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/10/10/沈阳二中2022-2023学年度上学期期末考试高三（23届）英语试题命题人：张岭常虹韩莉莉审校人；张岭常虹韩莉莉说明：1.测试时间：120分钟总分150分2.客观题答案涂在答题纸上，主观题答在答题纸的相应位置上。第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetwoshirts?A.$80. B.$160.C.$200.2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Adirector. B.Anactor.C.Amusical.3.Wherearethespeakersprobablygoingnext?A.Aclothingshop. B.Akitchen.C.Abookstore.4.Whenwastheoriginalappointment?A.Wednesday. B.Thursday.C.Friday.5.Howdoesthemansound?A.Confused. B.Hopeful.C.Upset.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题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，回答第6、7题。Howmanypeoplearethereintheman'sgroup?A.Three. B.Four.Whenwillthemanhavedinnerintherestaurant?A.At7:30, B.At8:00.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors. B.Fatheranddaughter.WhatdoesthemanaskBessietodo?C.Five.C.At8:30.C.Classmates.Helpwithhouseholdchores.Stopmakingnoise.Dosomeshopping.10.WhereprobablyisBessie'smother?A.Athome. B.Inabookstore.C.Inasupermarket.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant. B.Inapolicestation.C.Inamall.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthehandbag?Itisnewinablackcolor.ItismadebyFranklinMills.Thereisonlysomemoneyinit.Whofoundthewoman'shandbag?A.Awaiter. B.Apoliceman.C.Ataxidriver.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatdoesthewomanmostprobablydo?A.She'sacoach. B.She'sareporter.C.She'saplayer.15.Atwhatagedidthemanprobablystarttoplaybasketball?A.17. B.10.C.7.Whydidthemanstarttoplaybasketball?Agreatbasketballgameinterestedhimverymuch.Playingitregularlycouldhelphimstayhealthy.Hisparentshopedhecouldbecomeabasketballplayer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。What'sthemostimportantqualitythesuccessfulpeopleshoulddevelop?Thinkingindependently.Havingastrongwill.Beinghard-working.Whatshouldapersondowhenchoosingajob?Applyforawell-paidone.Findthemostsuitableone.Turntosuccessfulpeople.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthespeakermention?A.One. B.Two. C.Three.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?A.Laid-offworkers B.Poorpeople. C.Youngpeople.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AFourMostIncredibleStadiumsinNorthAmericaEstadioAztecaMaybeit'snotthenicest,butitisamust-visitstadiuminMexico.LyinginthesuburbsofSantaUrsulainMexicoCity,itisthestadiumthathoststhenationalsoccergameinMexico.Whenthe1970WorldCupwasthere,ithosted10matches,includingthesemi-final,andthefinalbetweenBrazilandItaly.EstadioAztecaisthelargeststadiuminMexico,withacapacityof87,523.OlympicStadiumGiventhatCanadadoesn'thavethatmanyprofessionalsportsteams(atleastnotwiththesamepopularityofUSteams),stadiumsnorthoftheborderaregenerallysmalleranddon'tquitegetthesameinvestmentthatstadiumssouthoftheborderdo.ThestadiumwasusedfortheMontrealExpos,andnowiscarefullyusedforsoccergames.Infact,it'ssettohostsomeWorldCupgamesin2026,butanybodywho'sbeeninsidecantellyouit'snotastadiumfittohostsuchabigevent.MadisonSquareGardenMadisonSquareGardenisoneofthebeststadiumsinNorthAmerica,andnotjustforsports,butforconcertsandothereventsaswell.IfyouaretravelingintoNewYorkCitybytrain,youwillseethestadiumrightasyouenterthecity,abovethetrainstation.Beforeyougettoyourseats,theoutskirtsofthestadiumactuallylooklikeahigh-endhotel.Itwon'tdisappointyou.MichiganStadiumWouldyoubesurprisedtoknowthatthesecondlargeststadiumintheworldisacollegefootballstadium?That'sright.MichiganStadium,homeoftheUniversityofMichiganWolverines,isthelargeststadiumintheUnitedStatesandthesecond-largeststadiumintheworld.Ithasacapacityof107,601.WhenyouseeMichiganStadium,youknowyou'retalkingaboutcollegefootball.WhatdoEstadioAztecaandOlympicStadiumhaveincommon?Theywerebuiltatthesametime.TheybothhostedWorldCupgames.Theydon'thavemodemtechnology.Theybothcanbeusedtohostsoccergames.WhatcanwelearnaboutMadisonSquareGarden?A.Itusedtobeahotel.B.Itcanalsoserveasatheater.C.ItisthebeststadiuminNorthAmerica.D.ItwillhostsomeWorldCupgamesinthefuture.WhichisthelargeststadiumintheUS?EstadioAzteca.OlympicStadium.MichiganStadium.MadisonSquareGarden.BTopersonaltrainerSammyCallari,13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient.He'shis"littlebrother”.Overthepastyear,thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether,sharemealsanddancetohip-hoplikenoone'swatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy,whohasDownsyndrome（唐氏症），becausehiscoworkerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParker'sbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker,Callarihasalsofacedhischallengesovertheyears.Asahighschooler,Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports,hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege,Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Outoffourofthosefightshewastheunderdog,andhewonthreetimes."Iknowhowitfeels.”Callarisaid."Societytellsyouthatyoucan'tdothis,youcan'tdothat."WhenitcomestoParker,Callarirefusestoaccepttheword"can't."Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike,box,runandworkontheircorewithpush-ups.Parkerhasashortattentionspan,soit'sCallari'sjobtokeephimfocused."IfParkercandoit,ifhe'shavingfun,evenwithhisfrustration,thenpeoplewillask,'Whycan'tIdothat?”Callarisaid."That'sthewholetaskrightnow”CallarirecallsParker'smomoncethankinghimfortakinga“chance“onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent,butCallarisayshe'salsotheonewho'slearning.WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A.Theysharedthesameinterests.B.Parkers'parentshadfaithinCallari.C.Callaritooktheplaceofhisabsentcolleague.D.CallariwasanexpertinDownsyndrome.WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A.Hewasgoodatsports.B.Hewasoutofcondition.C.Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D.Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.WhatattitudedoesCallarihavetoParkeraccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Grateful. BSympathetic. C.Cautious. D.Critical.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDownsyndrome.CThewords“caring"and"empathetic%共情的）aren’tonesnormallyassociatedwithtechnology.Yearsley,anAustralianenterpriserwhoisexpertinartificialintelligence（AI）,istryingtochangethat.YearsleyisthefounderofAkin,aroboticsstartupthatcurrentlyusesatablet-basedsystemtohelpusersmanagethetasksrelatedtohomelife,whetherthat'splanningmealsorremindingyoutopayyourcellphonebill.CurrenthomedevicesmadebyGoogleorAmazonorAppleusepredictiveAItotrackpatterns,strengthenbehaviorsandmanipulate（操控）buyingdecisions,someofwhich,sheassumes,arequestionableorjustunhealthy.Incontrast,theAIthatsheisdevelopingwillbedesignedtorunthehumanhome,encouraginghealthfuldecisionssuchastakinganightlywalk,refillingthefridgeandsupportingsocialinteractionslikelunchesorbirthdaycelebrationswithfriends."It'sthehardestAIIhaveeverbuiltforit'sacomplexsystem.Yearsleysays.YearsleybegandevelopingtheAkintechnologyin2017,whensherealizedtheneedtobettermanagethehomeishugelyignored.Besides,sherealizedthatwomenunequallybeU.S.heburdenofhouseholdwork.AUnitedNationsreportestimatesthatwomendo2.6timestheamountofunpaidcareanddomesticworkthatmendo,orcloseto30hoursperweekintheU.S.alone.Meanwhile,Yearsley,whohasaspecial-needschildandarelativewithdisabilitysaysitmakessensetofocusonthedisabilityfieldbecauseoftheextrain-homeneedsofusersandtheircaregivers."Wehavealotmoreworkload；'shesays."Arewegivingtimebacktocaregivers?IamnotgoingtorestuntilIgiveyouback10hoursaweek.”WhileYearsleypicturesanarmyofrobotssomedayhelpingwithroutinehomemadetasks,thefirstdisplayforAkinwilltaketimeandmoney.Akinhasreceivedsomeearlyseedfromahandfulofinvestors,andwasrecentlyselectedasafinalistfortechgiantLGNova'sMissionfortheFutureprogram,anannualchallengethatseekstoidentifybusinesseshavingpotentialtoimprovelifeandleadsocietyintothefuture.WhatmighttheAkin'sAlsystemsuggestaccordingtoparagraph3?Consumingmoredrinkstoenjoyyourself.Stayinguplateworkingtomakemoremoney.Spendingmoretimestayingwithyourfamily.Purchasingproductssimilartowhatyoubought.WhichisacontributortothebirthofYearsley’sAlsystem?Lotsoffinancialsupportfrominvestors.Theuselessnessofcurrenthomedevices.Akins'becomingafinalistforaprogram.Heavyburdenofhousewivesandcaregivers.WhatcanbeusedtodescribetheAkin'sAIsystem?A.Economicalandpromising. B.Stableandcurious.C.Thoughtfulandinnovative. D.Popularandfriendly.What'sthepurposeofthetext?Tocallonpeopletohelpthedisabled.Toraisemoneyforatechgiant.Tocomparedifferentcompanies’AIsystems.TointroduceafuturisticAIsystem.DFeelingsleepyinthemiddleoftheday?Therearemanyreasonswhywegetsleepyintheafternoon.Badlighting,apoornight'ssleep,aboringjob,large(carb-heavy)lunches,andmorecanallcontributetohead-bobbingatyourdeskorfallingintoalightsleepduringameeting.Thebestcourseofactionwouldbetofindtherootcauseofyoursleepissueandfixit,butmostofussimplyheadforthecoffeepotorthecafe.Insteadofthat,tryclimbingsomestairs.Well,nowexerciseresearchershavediscoveredthatwalkingupanddownlightsofstairsforabout10minutesactuallygivesyouamoreeffectiveboostofenergythandrinking50milligramsofcaffeinegreedily(theaverageamountofcaffeinefoundinacupofcoffee,tea,orsoda).InastudycalledStairwalking,theresearchersenlisted18"physicallyactive“collegewomenbetweentheages18and23.Theparticipantsreportedexperiencingpoorsleep,addinguptoanaverageoffewerthan45hoursofshuteyeeachweekinthepastfewyears.Andtheyareoftenalackofavailabletimeduringtheworkdayforadedicatedexercisesession.Theresearcherschosestairclimbingastheexerciseofchoice.Walkingupanddownthestairsrequiresnospecificclothing,traveltime,orevenashowerafterward.Duringthestudy,onsomedaystheparticipantsalternated(交替)betweentaking50-milligramcaffeinepillsoraplacebo.Ontheotherdays,theyskippedthecanine(realorotherwise)andclimbedupanddownthestairs,atamoderatepace,for10minutes.Attheconclusionofthestudy,theresearchersacknowledgedthatthereismoreresearchtobedone,butconcludedthat“ashortperiodoflow-to-moderateintensitystairwalkinghastemporaryenergizingeffectsthatexceedalowdoseofcaffeineforactiveyoungwomenwithchronic(长期的)insufficientsleep.So,thenexttimeyoufindyourselfnoddingoffmid-afternoon,whynotgivestairsatry?32.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A.Todescribeaphenomenon.Toexplainreasonsofpoorsleep.Topresentthetopicofstairclimbing.Toremindpeopletodrinklesscoffee.Accordingtothepassage,collegewomenintheresearch_____.sufferedfromsleepdisorderwereactiveinphysicalworkoutweretoobusytofallsoundsleepvolunteeredtoparticipateinthestudyWhatdoestheunderlinedword“skipped“inparagraph4probablymean?A.Released. B.Exchanged.C.Becameaddictedto. D.Missedouton.Whatmessagedoesthetextseemtoconvey?Properstairwalkingcanrefreshpeople.Peopletendtofallasleepinmid-afternoon.Amoderateintakeofcaffeinewillbeharmless.Climbingstairscanentirelysolvesleepissue.第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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佳选项，有两个为多余选项。Whoeverwrotethesong"It'stheMostWonderfulTimeoftheYear“musthaveneverexperiencedtheholidayblues.Fortunately,psychologicalresearchsuggestssomeeffectivewaysyoucanusetobeattheholidayblues.36Instead,theycanhelpcontributetoahealthyandhappylife.Herearefourstrategiestohelpyoumakeyourownhappinessrecipethisholidayseason.37Atfamilygatheringswithcousinsyousecretlycan'tstand,youtendtoputonahappyface.Indeed,thatmightevenseemlikethemostmatureresponse-nodrama,noconflict.Buta2022studyfolloweddozensofbusdrivers,lookingtoseewhentheygaveforcedorhonestsmilesattheirpassengers.Theresultsshowedwhenthedriverspretendedtohaveagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse,sotryingtoforcehappinessseemstohavetheoppositeeffects.LetoutsadnessTheresultsofthebus-driverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchers,whofindthatnegativefeelingslikesadnessorangeronlyincreasewhenwetrytocontrolthem.Wefeelbadwhenourappearancecontradictshowwetrulyfeelinside38RespondcautiouslyRecently,scientistshavebeenpayingspecialattentiontothebenefitsofcaution.39Acautiousresponsetoanegativeeventreducessadnessweexperience.Besides,itisassociatedwithlessanxiety,andmayevencarryphysiologicalbenefits.EnjoyamixofemotionsOfcourse,theholidayswillbringamixofhighsandlows,butthemostimportantlessontokeepinmindisthatthisvarietyofemotionsmightbethebestthingpossibleforyouroverallwell-being.40Justmakesureyou'rebalancingthemwithlighterexperiences.Anddon'tforgettogiveyourselfabreak.RelaxyourmindDon'tforcecheerWetendtodenytheimportantfunctionemotionsserveAsamatteroffact,wedon'tlikecontradictorybehaviorInotherwords,sadness,anger,andotherdifficultemotionsarenothingtofearWhenyourespondcautiouslytoanemotionaltrigger,youpauseratherthanreactatonceThekeypointisthatsadnessandothertoughemotionsarenotwhatweshouldtrytoavoid第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Havingworkedinabankfortenyears,Ideterminedtogobeyondanine-to-fivejob.Scanningadvertisements,Ilearneda41companywastohireconsultants.Excited,Imadea（n）42withabranchpresident.Thatday,itwentsowellthatIwas43hewouldhiremeonthespot.44,hetoldmetocomebackfor12more45withhistopsalespeople!Overthenextfivemonths,everyoneofthem46mefromworkingasaconsultantinfinance.Themoretheyattackedmydream,themoredeterminedmyheartwas.I,thoughnervous,realizedIwouldhavetotryhardtillI47it.”48,thelastinterviewwiththepresidentcame."You'vegotthejob!Butyoumusttakeanexambeforethatandyouonlyhaveonechance.Youhavetopassitwithoutonepointlostonthefirst49heannounced.Inearlychokedatthethoughtofchangingthepromisingfutureintotheunknown.However,50bythisgreatchallengeIhadneverhad,Iswallowedhardandsaid,"I’lltakeit."Atlast,whenthescoresweredisplayed,Iletoutaloudsighof51.Myexperience52thetruthofThoreau'swords:"Ifoneadvances53inthedirectionofhisdreamsand54tolivethelifehehadimagined,hewillencounter55successinordinarydays.” 41.A.commercialB.financialC.marketingD.traveling42.A.predictionB.arrangementC.appointmentD.decision43.A.worriedB.positiveC.negativeD.skeptical44.A.InsteadB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Orelse45.A.bargainsB.interviewsC.discussionsD.debates46.A.separatedB.freedC.bannedD.discouraged47.A.findB.loseC.makeD.borrow48.A.UnfortunatelyB.SurprisinglyC.EventuallyD.Constantly49.A.questionB.pointC.dayD.try50.A.entertainedB.committedC.attractedD.followed51.A.beliefB.reliefC.regretD.sorrow52.A.recognizedB.repeatedC.conflictedD.confirmed53.A.confidentlyB.aimlesslyC.randomlyD.lonely54.A.attemptsB.agreesC.failsD.promises55.A.unpracticalB.unlikely C.unfamiliarD.unexpected第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。WalkingintheparkofHelanshanRockArtRelicsinYinchuan,NingxiaHuiautonomousregionislike56(take)awanderthroughhistory.Onecan'thelpbutbeamazedatthenumberofartworksandcarvingsontherocksattheentrancetotheHelanMountains.Altogether,about6,000carvings57(find)intheparkareasincethe1970s.AndintheHelanMountainsregion,morethan25.00058(piece)havebeendiscovered.Thisenablesvisitorstoget59brieflookintoprehistoricart,perhapsinatripofjustoneortwohours.Inotherplaces,visitorsoftenhavetowalklongdistancestofindsuchremains.ThehighlightoftherockartintheHelanMountainsis60(definite)thehumanfacescarvedonrocks,afeature61israreinotherplaces.Thepatternsofthefacesareinterestingandsometimeshard62(explain),suchasafacewithoneeyeopenandoneeyeshut,andanotherfacehassheepintheeyes.63thewhole,thesecreativepatternsrevealarichspiritualworldofhumans64(live)inthepast.Throughthiskindofartform,wecanfindoutthesubstanceofhumannature:knowledge,culture,art,65(imagine)andreligion.第II卷第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Tom希望向你了解国画的相关知识，因你临时有事，需要推迟见面时间。请给Tom写一封邮件，说明情况，要点包括：.表示歉意并说明原因；2.重约见面和讨论的时间；3.推荐其先参观国画展览。注意：.字数80词左右；.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearTom,Yours,LiHua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Asayoungboy,Iwascarefree(无忧无虑的).EveryvacationIlooked