吉林省四校2023届高三英语期中联考试题

PAGE11-吉林省四校2022届高三英语期中联考试题听力〔30分，每题1.5分〕第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?A.Hikedownthehill.B.Takeouthercellphone.C.Takeapicturewithhercamera.2.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Onthetelephone. B.Inahospital. C.Atabeach.3.Whatisthemandoing?A.Askingforadvice. B.Givingdirections. C.Askingfordirections.4.Wheredoesthesmellcomefrom?A.Thegarbage. B.Thecat. C.Adeadanimal.5.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Themanisn’tabletodothepuzzle.B.Shecan’tstandbythemananymore.C.Shewillnotbeabletosolvethepuzzle.第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6.Whatwillthewomandotomorrow?A.LeavefortheU.S.byair.B.Gotoaconcertwiththeman.C.Pickupherfriendfromtheairport.7.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.ProfessorSmithhasboughtthetickets.B.Thewomanwillgototheairportwithouttheman.C.Thewomanhascanceledherappointmenttonight.听第7段材料，答复第8、9题。8.Whatdidthemanfindoutfromhisspecialsocks?A.Heneedstorunfaster.B.Heisn’treadytorunarace.C.Hewasn’trunningintherightposition.9.Whichcompetitionhasthemanalreadyparticipatedin?A.Amarathon. B.Ahalfmarathon. C.Aquartermarathon.听第8段材料，答复第10至12题。10.Whatkindofringwillthemanbuy?A.Onewithathickgoldband.B.Onewitharedstone.C.Onemadeofsilver.11.Whoishelpingtheman?A.Astoreemployee. B.Hisfriend. C.Hisfather.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Buythering.B.Lookatadifferentring.C.Takeapictureofthering.听第9段材料，答复第13至16题。13.Whichcountrydidthewomanvisit?A.Spain. B.Ireland. C.England.14.Howlongwasthewomanabroad?A.Forafewyears. B.Forsixmonths. C.Justunderhalfayear.15.Whydidn’tthemantraveltoBrazil?A.Histripwascanceled.B.Hecouldn’tgetthetimeoffwork.C.Heranoutofmoney.16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Getajob.B.Findaplacetolive.C.Introducethewomantoafriend.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17.WhoisJessica?A.TheHelplineofficer.B.Auniversitytourguide.C.TheStudentUnionPresident.18.Whatwillthespeakerhandout?A.Herbusinesscards. B.Guidebrochures. C.Maps.19.WhatarethehoursoftheStudentWelfareOffice?A.9:30a.m.-4:00p.m.onweekdays.B.9:30a.m.-4:00p.m.onSaturdays.C.10:00a.m.-4:00p.m.onSaturdays.20.Whatshouldvisitorsdoduringbusytimes?A.Waitinaline.B.Addtheirnametothewaitinglist.C.Askthespeakertocallthemback.第二局部阅读理解〔共两节，总分值40分〕第一节〔共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分〕阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项〔A、B、C和D〕中，选出最正确选项。ATheCambridgeScienceFestivalCuriosityChallengeDaretoTaketheCuriosityChallenge!TheCambridgeScienceFestival(CSF)ispleasedtoinformyouofthesixthannualCuriosity

Challenge.Thechallengeinvites,evendaresschoolstudentsbetweentheagesof5and14tocreate

artworkorapieceofwritingthatshowstheircuriosityhowitinspiresthemtoexploretheirworld.Studentsarebeingdaredtodrawapicture,writeanarticle,takeaphotoorwriteapoemthatshowswhattheyarecuriousabout.Toenterthechallenge,allartworkorpiecesofwritingshouldbesenttotheCambridgeScienceFestival,MITMuseum,265MassAvenue,

StudentswhoentertheCuriosityChallengeandareselectedaswinnerswillbehonoredataspecialceremonyduringtheCSFonSunday,April21st.Guestspeakerswillalsopresentprizestothestudents.Winningentrieswillbepublishedinabook.Studententrieswillbeexhibitedandprizeswillbegiven.Familiesofthosewhotakepartwillbeincludedinthecelebrationandbrunchwillbeserved.BetweenMarch10thandMarch15th,eachwinnerwillbegiventhespecificsoftheclosingceremonyandtheCuriosityChallengecelebration.Theprogramguidelinesandotherrelatedinformationareavailableat:://.21.WhocantakepartintheCuriosityChallenge?A.MITartists. B.Cambridgelocals. C.CSFwinners. D.Schoolstudents.Whenwilltheprize-givingceremonybeheld?A.OnFebruary8th.

B.OnMarch10th. C.OnMarch15th.

D.OnApril21st.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anannouncement.

B.Anartshowreview. C.

Anexhibitionguide

D.Anofficialreport.BThebabyisjustonedayoldandhasnotyetlefthospital.Sheisquietbutalert(警觉).Twentycentimetersfromherfaceresearchershaveplacedawhitecardwithtwoblackspotsonit.Shestaresatitcarefully.Aresearcherremovesthecardandreplacesitbyanother,thistimewiththespotsdifferentlyspaced.Asthecardschangefromonetotheother,hergaze(凝视)startstoloseitsfocus—untilathird,withthreeblackspots,ispresented.Hergazereturns:shelooksatitfortwiceaslongasshedidatthepreviouscard.Canshetellthatthenumbertwoisdifferentfromthree,just24hoursaftercomingintotheworld?Ordonewbornssimplyprefermoretofewer?Thesameexperiment,butwiththreespotsshownbeforetwo,showsthesamereturnofinterestwhenthenumberofspotschanges.Perhapsitisjustthenewness?Whenslightlyolderbabieswereshowncardswithpicturesofobjects(acomb,akey,anorangeandsoon),changingthenumberofobjectshadaneffectseparatefromchangingtheobjectsthemselves.Coulditbethepatternthattwothingsmake,asopposedtothree?Noagain.Babiespaidmoreattentiontosquaresmovingrandomlyonascreenwhentheirnumberchangedfromtwotothree,orthreetotwo.Theeffectevencrossesbetweensenses.Babieswhowererepeatedlyshowntwospotsbecamemoreexcitedwhentheythenheardthreedrumbeatsthanwhentheyheardjusttwo;likewise(同样地)whentheresearchersstartedwithdrumbeatsandmovedtospots.TheexperimentdescribedinParagraph1isrelatedtothebaby’s________.A. senseofsight B.senseofhearing C.senseoftouch D.senseofsmellBabiesaresensitivetothechangein________.A.thesizeofcards B.thecolorofpicturesC.theshapeofpatterns

D.thenumberofobjectsWhydidtheresearcherstestthebabieswithdrumbeats?A.Toreducethedifficultyoftheexperiment.

B.TocarrytheirexperimentfurtherC.

Toseehowbabiesrecognizesounds.

D.Tokeepthebabies’interest.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?A.Sciencefiction. B.Children’sliterature. C.Anadvertisement.

D.Asciencereport.CGiventhatmanypeople'smoods(情绪)areregulatedbythechemicalactionofchocolate,itwasprobablyonlyamatteroftimebeforesomebodymadethechocolateshopsimilartoadrugstoreofChinesemedicine.LookinglikeasettingfromthefilmCharlie&theChocolateFactory,

Singapore'sChocolateResearchFacility(CRF)hasover100varietiesofchocolates.ItsfounderisChrisLeewhogrewupathisparents'comerstorewithonehandalmostalwaysinthejarofsweets.IftheCRFseemstobeasmartidea,that'sbecauseLeeisnotmerelyaseasonedsalespersonbutalsoheadofamarketingdepartmentthathasbusinessrelationswithbignamessuchasLevi'sandSony.Thatideasurelyresultsintheimaginationatworkwhenitcomestomakingdifferentflavored(味道)chocolates.TheCRF'sproduceis"green",madewithinthecountryanddividedinto10lines,withtheAlcoholSeriesbeingthemostpopular.TheExoticSeries—withSichuanpepper,redbean(豆).cheeseandotherflavors—alsodoeswellandisfuntotaste.Andfor

chocolatesnobs,whothinkthattheyhaveabetterknowledgeofchocolatethanothers,theConnoisseurSeriesusescocoabeansfromTogo,Cuba,Venezuela,andGhana,amongothers.Whatisgoodaboutchocolate?A.Ithelpsimprovethestateofmind. B.Itworksasaneffectivemedicine.C.Itservesasasuitablegift. D.Itstrengthensbusinessrelations.WhyisChrisLeeabletodevelophisideaoftheCRF?A.Heknowstheimportanceofresearch. B.Hehasalotofmarketingexperience.C.Hehasthesupportofmanybignames D.Helearnsfromshopsofsimilartypes.WhichlineoftheCRFproducesellsbest?A.TheConnoisseurSeries. B.TheExoticSeries.C.TheAlcoholSeries. D.The

Sichuan

Series.Thewords"chocolatesnobs"inParagraph3probablyrefertopeoplewho

A.knowlittleaboutcocoabeans B.areparticularaboutchocolateC.lookdownuponothers D.liketotrynewflavorsDDoes

FameDrive

YouCrazy?Althoughbeingfamousmightsoundlikeadreamcomingtrue,today’sstars,feelinglikezooanimals,facepressuresthatfewofuscanimagine.Theyareatthecenterofmuchoftheworld’sattention.Paparazzi(狗仔队)campoutsidetheirhomes,camerasready.Tabloids(小报)publishthrillingstoriesabouttheirpersonallives.Justimaginenotbeingabletodoanythingwithoutbeingphotographedorinterruptedforasignature!AccordingtopsychologistChristinaVillareal,celebrities—famouspeople—worryconstantlyabouttheirpublicappearance.Eventually,theystarttolosetrackofwhotheyreallyare,seeingthemselvesthewaytheirfansimaginethem,notasthepersonstheywerebeforeeveryoneknewtheirnames.“Overtime,〞Villarealsays,“theyfeelseparatedandalone.〞Thephenomenonoftrackingcelebritieshasbeenaroundforages.Inthe4thcenturyB.C.,paintersfollowedAlexandertheGreatintobattle,hopingtopicturehisvictoriesforhisadmirers.WhenCharlesDickensvisitedAmericainthe19thcentury,hissold-outreadingsattractedthousandsoffans,leadinghimtocomplain(抱怨)abouthislackofprivacy.Tabloidsofthe1920sand1930sranarticlesaboutfilm-starsinmuchthesamewaythatmoderntabloidsandwebsitesdo.Beingapublicfiguretoday,however,isalotmoredifficultthanitusedtobe.Superstarscannotmoveaboutwithoutworryingaboutphotographerswithmoderncameras.Whentheysaysomethingsillyordosomethingridiculous,thereisalwaystheInternettospreadthenewsinminutesandkeeptheir“story〞aliveforever.

Iffameissotroublesome,whyaren’tallcelebritiesrunningawayfromit?Theansweristhattherearestillwaystodealwithit.Somestarsstaycalmbysurroundingthemselveswithtrustedfriendsandfamilyorbyescapingtoremoteplacesawayfrombigcities.Theyfocusnotonhowfamoustheyarebutonwhattheylovetodoorwhatevermadethemfamousinthefirstplace.Sometimesafewcelebritiescangetalittlejustice.Still,evenstarswhoenjoyfulljusticeoftencomplainabouthowhardtheirlivesare.Theyaretiredofbeingfamousalready.Itcanbelearnedfromthepassagethatstarstoday________.A.areoftenmisunderstoodbythepublic B.spendtoomuchontheirpublicappearanceC.cannolongerhavetheirprivacyprotectedD.carelittleabouthowtheyhavecomeintofameWhatisthemainideaofParagraph3?A.Greatheroesofthepastweregenerallyadmired.B.Theproblemfacedbycelebritieshasalonghistory.C.Well-knownactorsareusuallytargetsoftabloids.D.Worksofpopularwritersoftenhavealotofreaders.Whatmakesitmuchhardertobeacelebritytoday?A.Hugepopulationoffans B.Inadequatesocialrecognition.C.Lackoffavorablechances. D.Availabilityofmodernmedia..Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardmoderncelebrity?A.Sympathetic. B.Skeptical. C.Disapproving. D.Sincere第二节〔共5小题；每题2分，总分值10分〕根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。ColdblessesusallIt'sNovember,thetimeofyearwhenpeopleoftengetblessedmore.ThisisnotbecauseGodlikescold

weather,norbecauseothersarefeelinggenerouswithThanksgivingjustaroundthecorner.36Coldsandthefluarethemostcommonillnessespeoplegetinautumnandwinterastheweathergets

colder.Theyareallcausedbyviruses,butcoldsaregenerallymilder—you'llfeelannoyedbutnotasifyou

wanttodie.Teenagerscatchaveragesixtotencoldsayear,accordingtostatisticsfromtheMinistryofHealth,whileadultsaveragetwotofour.Morethan200virusescausecoldsymptoms.37Youcanbecontagious〔传染的〕onedaybeforesymptomsdevelopandforuptofivedaysafterbecomingsick.Thesignaturesymptomofacoldisarunnynose.Thefluwillmakeyouburnwithfever,acheallover,feelextremelytiredandcoughintensely.Theflucansometimesleadtomoreseriousdiseases,suchaspneumonia.38Adoctorcantestyoutoseewhetheryouhavethefluinthefirstfewdaysoftheillness.But

sometreatmentsforbothareprettymuchthesame:●39Manydoctorsconsiderwateraweaponagainstthecommoncold.Ithelpsyourblooddriveoff

virusesandfloodthemout.●Keepwarm.Youmightbecoldoneminuteandhotthenext,andwearingseverallayersisvery

important.●Washyourhandsfrequently.Youdon'twanttomakeitworsebyspreadingtheflutoeveryoneelse.Also,avoidsharingcupsandeatingutensils(餐具)withotherpeople.40Butifyourflusymptomsgetworse,gotoahospitalorclinicrightaway.Sometimes,it'shardtotellacoldfromtheflubasedonsymptomsalone.Drinklotsofwater.Takingmedicineontimeisagoodwaytopreventtheillness."Blessyou!"isacommonresponsetosneezes,thesymptomofcatchingacoldortheflu.Getlotsofsleepandtakeiteasy.You

canpassontheflubeforeyouevenknowyouhaveit.Mostpeoplewhocatchtheflugetbetterwithouthavingtoseetheirdoctor.第三局部英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值45分〕第一节完形填空〔共20小题；每题1.5分，总分值30分〕阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项〔A，B，C和D〕中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。Anoldmanwasdying.Onebyonehisrelativesvisitedhim.Evenrelativesandfriendshehadn’tseenforyears41himtosayfarewell.Theyall42theirdeeploveforhim.43eachcametohim,theoldmanheldeachpersonbytheir44andspoketoeach.Toonehesaid,

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D.wife第II卷〔非选择题共50分〕第三局部英语知识运用〔共两节，总分值45分〕第二节语法填空〔共10小题；每题1.5分，总分值15分〕阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容〔1个单词〕或括号内单词的正确形式。IwasnineyearsoldwhenIlearnttorideabike.Thebikewasabirthdaypresentfrommyuncle.Youcanimaginehow

61(excite)IwaswhenIsawthebike,andIbeggedmyuncletoteachmehow62(ride)itrightaway.However,beforeIgotonthebike,Ifelt63(extreme)nervousandIwasafraidthatIwouldfalloffandhurt64(me).Myuncleheldontotheseatandhelpedmetoget65thebike.WhileIwasriding,hewasrunningalongbesideme,holdingtheseatsoIwouldnotfallover.Iwasso

66(grate)tohimforhishelp.AsIwaspracticing,Ibecamemoreandmoreconfident.Then,Iheardmyuncleshouting,"Youareridingitbyyourselfnow!"Iwasbothexcitedandscared.Iwasreallyridingbymyself,but

67ifIfelloff?CouldIusethebrakestostop?AsIwaswonderingaboutthis,myuncleranaftermeandgotholdofthebike.I

68(slow)downandcametoastop.MyheartwasstillbeatingfastwhenIgotoffthebike.69(late)thatday,havinglearnthowtogetonthebikeandgetoffit,IfeltlikeIwaswalkingonair!Iamstillthankfultomyuncleforteachingmetorideabikeonmy70(nine)birthday.第四局部写作〔共两节，总分值35分〕第一节短文改错〔共10小题；每题1分，总分值10分〕假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划—横线，并在该下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者〔从第11处起〕不计分。I’mmorethanhappytohearyou．YoutoldmeyouwerehavingtroublelearnChineseandwantedsomeadvicesfromme．Firstly，whynottolearntosingChinesesongs?It’sagoodwaytolearnChineseandcanmakeyoufeelrelaxing．Secondly，youcanmakesomeChinesefriends．Althoughyougetalongwellwithit，theywillhelpyoutolearnChinese．Beside，itwillbehelpfulifyouwatchedsomeChineseTVprogrammesandreadsomeChinesenovels．Finally，joiningaclubisalsothegoodwaytolearnChinese．Inthisway，youwillgetmorechancestopracticeChinese．Ihopethesuggestionswillbeuseful．第二节书面表达〔总分值25分〕假设你是张萌，在刚结束的寒假里，你作为学校的交换生(exchangestudent)去美国WilsonMiddleSchool学习，期间你结交了很多朋友，增进了对美国文化的了解。现请你代表你的学校，根据以下内容要点，给WilsonMiddleSchool的校长写一封感谢信。内容要点：自我简介；表示感谢〔你的收获〕；希望多举办这样的活动；欢送该校师生来你校参观注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。DearHeadmaster, MynameisZhangMeng__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Bestwishes.Yourssincerely,ZhangMeng

英语听力模拟试题〔三十六〕Text1M:Canyoutakeaphotoofme?W:Idon’thaveacamerawithme.M:Imean,withyourphone.Wehikedallthisway;Ineedtorememberthisview!Text2W:SanFranciscoGeneralM:Hello.Thisisanemergency.Canyoupleasesendanambulance?W:OK,OK.Justtrytocalmdown,sir.Andtellmewhereyouare.M:OK.Right.Uh,weareatLaTraviataRestaurantinNorthText3W:Hello,Mike.I’mhavingproblemsfindingtheconferencecenter.I’vejustpassedtheStarHotel.M:You’realmostthere.Justkeepgoing.Slowdownwhenyouseethegasstationandturnrightthere.Text4W:Whatisthatsmell?Didyouforgettotakeoutthegarbage?M:No,Ithinkthecatbroughtinaratagain.W:Oh,no!Thatissodisgusting.Pleasegotakecareofit!Text5M:Thismathpuzzleisreallybeyondme.W:Well,ifyoucan’tsolveit,Iwon’tstandachance.Text6M:Ann,areyoudoinganythingtonight?W:Yes.I’mafraidI’llbebusytonight.IhaveanappointmentwithProfessorSmith.M:Well,howabouttomorrow?Maybewecouldgotoaconcert.M:That’stoobad.W:IwillpickyouupwhenIgetbackandwecangototheconcerttogether.Whatdoyouthink?M:Great.I’llbooktheticketsrightnow.Text7W:Whatarethosesocksyou’rewearing?Theylookstrange.M:ThesearetheSensoriaFitnessSmartSocks.Theyhavecomputerchipsinthemthatsenddatatoasmartphoneapp.W:Theydon’tlookverycomfortable.M:They’reextremelycomfortable!Plus,they’rehelpingmereachmyfitnessgoals.I’mtrainingtorunamarathon,andthesesocksareabletogivemeinformationabouthowfastI’mrunning,aswellaswheremyfeetarelandingontheground.WhenIfirststartedusingthem,theytoldmeIwasrunningincorrectly.W:Haveyoueverrunamarathonbefore?M:No,thiswillbemyfirstone.I’vedoneahalfmarathon,butthat’sit.Eventually,mygoalistotryoutfortheOlympics.Text8W:CanIhelpyouwithanything?M:Yes,I’mlookingforanengagementringformygirlfriend.W:Congratulations!Thatisveryexciting.Doyouknowwhatkindofringyou’relookingfor?M:Notreally.I’mnottoogoodatthiskindofstuff.W:Doyouknowwhatshelikes?M:Shereallylikescolorfulstones.Iknowthatsheprefersredandyellow.Shelikesdiamonds,butIthinkshewouldalsolikearubyorsomethingelsethat’sreallybright.W:Wehavesomegorgeousrubyringsoverhere.Doesshelikesilverorgold?M:Gold.W:Thisonehereisreallynice.Thegoldbandisonthethinnerside.M:Ilikethatone.Doyouhaveanythingwithasmallerstone?W:Thisoneherehasasmallstone.There’sanicedesignontheband,too.M:Ithinkthismaybetheone!I’mgoingtosendaphotoofittomymom.Text9M:Howwasyourtrip?W:Great!Iwentallovertheworld.IstartedoutinGermanyandthenmademywaytoSpainandFrance.AfterEurope,IwenttoEgyptandTurkey,thenovertoIndiaandChina.FromChina,ItraveledtoThailandandIndonesia,thenspentsometimeinAustralia.IwasplanningongoingtoSouthAmerica,butIranoutofmoney.M:Howlongwereyougonefor?Itfeltlikeyears.W:Almosthalfayear.Iwasgoneforfivemonths.Itwasamazing,and