2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题含答案

2023届高三上期末考试

2023.1

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第一部分阅读（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）

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shareandconnectwithothersthroughavarietyofeventsthatareactive,sociable,anduplifting.It's

allaboutfulfilmentandwellbeing.

Therearesomeonlineeventseachmonthtotry,fromcraftworkshops（手工工坊）tofitness

sessions.Forexample,accordingtooureventcalendar,thisweekyoucanattendgardeningclasses

andsinginglessons.Sowhetheryouhaveadesiretogetfitterortopickupanewskill——signingup

forclassesandeventswithMirthycouldbejustwhatyouhavebeenlookingfor.

Howdoesitwork?

SignupviatheonlineregistrationformatM.Thenyoucantakealookthroughthe

calendarofupcomingeventsandseewhattakesyourfancy.

Onceyouregisterforaneventyouwillthenreceivealinkonemailreadyforyoutojointhelive

event.Ifyourplanschangeandyoucan'tmakeit,youwillreceivealinkfbra7-dayreplaythatyou

canwatchatatimethatisconvenientfbryou!

Bestofall,it'scompletelyFREEtojoin

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1.WhatcanpeopledoatMirthythisweek?

A.Makeartcrafts.B.Talkaboutfitnessexperience.

C.Learnsongs.D.Studywildplantsandanimals.

2.WhichofthefollowingistrueaboutMirthy?

A.Peoplecansignupfortheeventsonline.

B.Theeventscanbewatchedagainatanytime.

C.Peoplecanupgradetheirmembershipforfree.

D.Nomorethan4eventsareofferedeachmonth.

3.What'sthemainpurposeofthispassage?

A.Tosharealifestyle.B.Torecommendawebsite.

C.Toexplainaregistrationprocess.D.Tointroduceonlineevents.

B

Twenty-oneyearsago,EricMoussambanibecamethefirstswimmerfromEquatorialGuinea,

oneofthesmallestcountriesontheAfrican,continent,tocompeteintheOlympics.Herecordedthe

slowestmen's100mfreestyleeverintheOlympics,swimmingsoslowlythathealmostdrowned,but

heleftadeepimpressionontheaudience.

AsMoussambanipreparedforSydney,heconductedmostofhistraininginahotelpool,which

wasonly13meterslongandfellfarshortofOlympiclevel.Hespenttimeinriversandlakes.

Moreover,hiscoachingcamefromfishermen,whotriedtoadjustMoussambani^armandleg

movementstopreventsinking

UponhisarrivalinSydney,Moussambaniwasstruckbythesightsoftheforeigncityandthe

sizeoftheOlympicVillage.ButMoussambaniwasoverwhelmedbytheOlympicpool,whichwas

surroundedbyseatingfor17,500audience.HWhenIsawtheswimmingpoolforthefirsttime,Iwas

soscared.Thepoolwassobigforme,"hesaid.

Ofthreeswimmers,theothertwoswimmersweredisqualifiedforstartingtheracetooearly,

leavingafrightenedMoussambaniastheonlymaninhisrace.Althoughhemaintainedaconsistent

speedduringtheopeningsection,hecouldn'tbeinaharmoniousbreathingpattern.Inthefinalhalf

oftherace,hestruggledtostayafloatsomuchthatthoseonthesidelinesC两侧场外区域）considered

jumpinginandhelpinghimoutofthewater.Finally,Moussambanitouchedthewall,stoppingthe

clockin1：52：72.

Ofcourse,therewasnomedalawardedtoMoussambani.Buthewastreatedasacelebrityfbr

hisinspiringswim."ThemostimportantthingintheOlympicGamesisnotwinning,buttakingpart.

Theessentialthinginlifeisnotconquering,butfightingwell."ThedescriptionfitsMoussambani

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perfectly.AnyonecanbeinspiredbywhatMoussambaniachievedbecausewe'veallbeenwherehe

was.Onhisown,outofhisdepth,andjusttryingtostayafloat.

4.WhatcanweknowaboutMoussambani?

A.HewasthefirstswimmerfromAfrica.

B.Hepracticedinstandardswimmingpools.

C.Heacceptedtrainingfromprofessionalcoaches.

D.Hesettheslowesttimeinmen's100mfreestyle.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword^overwhelmed**inParagraph3probablymean?

A.Amazed.B.ExcitedC.EmbarrassedD.Disappointed.

6.Whydidpeopleconsiderhelpinghimoutofthewater?

A.Hebroketherules.B.Hewasdisqualified

C.HeseemednearlydrownedD.Hekeptaconsistentspeed.

7.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesMoussambani?

A.Caringandhumorous.B.Aggressiveanddemanding.

C.Perseveringanddetermined.D.Generousandhardworking.

C

WhenyouvisitKinderdijk,oneofthemostvisitedvillagesintheNetherlands,youstepright

intothemiddleofDutchhistory.

KinderdijkliesintheAlblasserwaard,wheretheLekandNoordriversmeettogether.Muchof

thevillageisnearorevenbelowsealevel.Althoughtherearecanalsanddykes（堤坝），thelowlands

ofthevillagearestillatriskofflooding（洪灾）.AmongthemostdeadlyfloodswasSaintElisabeth's

floodin1421,whichkilledthousandsafterthedykesbrokeinseveralplaces.Tbdealwiththiskind

ofproblem,theKinderdijkwindmills（风车）werebuiltaround1740tomovewaterfromthelower

areastohighergroundandintotheriver.

Nineteenofthe20KinderdijkwindmillsremainandwerenamedaUNESCOWorldHeritage

（遗产）Sitein1997.Ofthe19windmills,16stillhavemillerswholiveinsideandcontrolthehuge

sails（翼板）inthewind.ThesewindmillscontinuetohelpmanagetheNetherlandsongoingfightto

stayabovewater.

Fortourists,boattoursareofferedalongthecanalsandwalkwaysleadfromthevisitorcenterto

thewindmills.Twowindmillsserveasmuseums,filledwitholdmillers,itemsandphotos.Youcan

climbupinsidetoseehowthewindmillswork.Thewindmillsalsoareworking,sobepreparedto

feelthewholebuildingshakewhenthesailsturninthewind.

Eachyear,about500,000peoplevisittheKinderdijkwindmillsandthebuildingshavebecomea

must-seeonanytriptotheNetherlands.TherearesomewindmillsnorthofAmsterdamthat”were

builtfortourists,butwe'reahistoricalsitewheretouristscome,soit'stheotherwayaround,“says

KinderdijkcommunicationsmanagerPeterPaulKlapwijk."Tourismisagoodwaytosupportour

site.”

8.WhyweretheKinderdijkwindmillsbuiltaround1740?

A.Topreventfloods.B.Toproducecleanwater.

C.Toprotectdykes.D.Tokeepthesealevelfromrising.

9.WhatcanwelearnaboutKinderdijkwindmills?

A.Mostofthemareworkingasbefore.B.Mostofthemhavebecomemuseums.

C.Severalofthemhavebeensoldtomillers.D.Severalofthemweredestroyedlongago.

10.HowdoesPeterPaulKlapwijkfeelaboutsomanytouristsvisitingthewindmills?

A.Fearful.B.Worried.C.Excited.D.Surprised.

11.Whatdoesthetextmainlyintroduce?

A.ThehistoryofKinderdijkB.Afamoushistoricalsite

C.AnamazingvillageofcanalsD.ThetraditionsoftheNetherlands

D

ItusedtobeamatteroffactwhenPeterPan一acharacterfromJamesMatthewBarrie's1911

book一said,UA11children,exceptone,growup.”

Butthis"fact"doesn'tseemtoapplytotoday'sworldonymore.

AccordingtotheNPDGroup,aUSmarketresearchcompany,salesoftoystoadultsintheUK

increasedbymorethan20percentin2016,threetimesthepaceofthechildren'stoymarketitself.

ThesetoysrangedfrompuzzlesandLegobuildingsetstovehiclemodelsandactionfigures.And

morethanhalfofthesalescamefrommillennials一peoplebornbetweenthe1980sand2000s.

“Adultsofthe21stcenturyarechannelingtheirinnerchild,onetoyatatime,“commented

websiteKoreaboo.Thisisalsowhytheseadultsaresometimesreferredtoas“kidults”.

AccordingtoFrederiqueTutt,ananalystatNPD,themotivationofthesegrown-upsistoescape

thestressoftoday'sfast-pacedworld.Theyaredriventowardthemoreimmediatepleasuresbrought

bytoysthanthosebroughtby,say,gettingapromotion,whichisfarlesseasytoachieve.

“Itremindsmeoftheplayfulsideoflife,^RobWillner,a25-year-oldPhDstudentintheUK,

toldTheTelegraphwhentalkingabouthisloveforLego,whichhesaidbringshimbothcomfortand

entertainment.Despitethis,somesocialscientistsseethetrendasdisturbing.ToFrankFurendi,a

professorattheUniversityofKentintheUK,thefactthatsomanyadultsarepursuing"thethrillsof

youth^^istheevidencethat"adulthoodhasgotnothingattractiveaboutitanymore”,hetoldTheNew

YorkTimes."That'sactuallyquitesad.”

Butscientistsareprobablyjustworriedtoomuch.AccordingtoCanadiancomicbookartistTodd

McFarlane,collectingtoyscouldsimplybeawayforpeopletoexpresstheirindividuality."It'sjust

popculturestuff.It9sstuffthatsays,"IlikealittleofthisandIlikealittleofthat,9,9hetoldABC

News."It'snobigdeal.^^

Sonowthatover100yearshavepassedsincePeterPan,perhapsit'stimetointroduceanew

"fact”,asstatedinthetagline（标语）oftheUKfashionbrandKIDULT:"Growingoldismandatory

（被迫的）,butgrowingupisoptional.^^

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12.WhatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinParagraph2imply?

A.Somethingoldisnotsuitableforanewworld.

B・Manyadultsstillhavesomechildlikefeatures.

C.Allchildrengrowupastheybecomeadults.

D.It'sdifficultforsomechildrentogrowupintoday'sworld.

13.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?

A.ToddMcFarlaneisworriedtoomuchaboutcollectingtoys.

B.FrankFurendibelievesthatthethrillofyouthdoesnotattractadults.

C.RobWillnerbelievesthatthepleasurebroughtbytoysiseasiertoachieve.

D.FrederiqueTuttbelievesthatsomeadultsrelievepressurewithchildren'stoys.

14.Whatisthewriter'sattitudetowardsthetrendofgrowingkidults?

A.Supportive.B.Doubtful.C.Critical.D.Indifferent.

15.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.GrowingupwithPeterPanB.ToysSalesontheRise

C.TheRiseofaTrend:KidultsD.KidultsinFashionAgain

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

HowtoSaveWaterDuringaDrought?

Thedroughtishappeningbecauseofclimatechange.Californiajusthaditsdriestyearina

century.Gov.GavinNewsomhasdeclaredastatewidedroughtemergency,askingallCaliforniansto

savewaterineverywaypossible.__16___,thoughyoucan'tsaveCaliforniaonyourown

Smallthingscanaddup.You'veprobablyheardthesetipsbefore,butconsiderthisarefresher

course:Don'tletthewaterrunningwhileyouwashdishesinthesinkorwashing,brushingor

shaving.___17___.Wateroutdoorplantsinthemorningorevening,soyoudon'tloseasmuch

watertoevaporationinthemiddaysun.

Replaceoldappliances.Howoldisyourtoilet?Ifit'sfrombefore1990,itcouldbeusingupto6

gallonsperflush.Newertoiletsmayuseaslittleas1.28gallonsorless.___18___.Upgradingyour

dishwasherandwashingmachineandanyotherwater-intensiveappliancewillalsopaysavings

dividends（红利），inbothwaterandenergycosts.

___19___.Keepaneyeonyourwaterbill.Ifitcreepshigherthannormalwithoutagoodreason,

investigatewhetheryouhavealeaksomewhere.Dependingonthetypeofwatermeter（仪表）you

have,youmaybeabletomonitorthemeterwithallyourwaterturnedoffandseewhetheranything

isstillmovingthroughyoursystem,___20___.

Consideryouroveralllifestyleofwaterusageanddoeverythingwithinyourpowertouseless

water.Individualactioncanmakeabigchange.

A.Focusonthewaterbill

B.Individualactionmatters

C.Findoutthepotentialproblem

D.Theycansavealotperhouseholdperday

E.It'spoliticalactionthatbringsasignificantchange

F.Youmayalsouseasmartdetectortotellyouoncethere'saproblem

G.Onlyrunwashingmachinesanddishwasherswhenyouhaveafullload

第二部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题I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。

MyparentsandIneverreallysaweyetoeyeonanything.WhenIwasyoungitwasjustthe

___21___stuff一thelengthofmyskirtorthemoviesIwantedtowatch.___22___,asIgotolder,I

foundthattherewasalotmorethatwedidn't__23___—mychoiceoffriendsorwhatIwantedto

studyatuniversity.

Iwenttouniversityinanothercityat17.___24___homehastotallybroadenedmyoutlook（看

法）ontheworldandhaschangedmyopinionsonlotsof___25___.Fveencounteredmanyamazing

peoplewithdifferentexperiences.Mycircleoffriendsincludespeoplewith___26___beliefs,values,

culturesanddifferentwaysofapproachinglife.Butthegreatthingisthatwerespecteachother's

___27___.FvelearnttoquestionwhatFvebeentaughtandnotalwaysagreejustbecausethatis

what'"everybodyelse"__28___.

WhenIwenthometovisitmyparentsthefirstcoupleoftimes,Ifounditreallyhardto

___29.Ifoundithardtodealwithnotbeingableto30myopinionsasfreelyasIdid

whenIwasawayfromhome.Itwasreallyupsetting.Iusedtogetangrythatmyparentsweren'tin

___31___ofmyopinions.Now,Igraduallyrealizethat___32___Iwantmyparentstorespectwhat

Isay,Ihaveto__33___theirviews.Whileitis___34_onceImakeanefforttorespecttheir

values,itisnota—_35___togetalongwithmyparents.

21.A.majorB.usefulC.simpleD.actual

22.A.OtherwiseB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Thus

23.A.agreeonB.focusonC.workonD.relyon

24.A.ReachingB.VisitingC.MissingD.Leaving

25.A.decisionsB.challengesC.issuesD.experiences

26.A.secondaryB.diverseC.practicalD.normal

27.A.interestsB.feelingsC.attitudesD.viewpoints

28.A.arguesB.considersC.exchangesD.battles

29.A.removeB.proposeC.tackleD.complain

30.A.voiceB-controlC.tellD.review

31.A.faceB-needC.supportD.honor

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32.A.unlessB.ifC.afterD.although

33.A.welcomeB.protectC.acquireD.develop

34.A.unfortunateB.alarmingC.frighteningD.tough

35.A.tensionB.shockC.breakdownD.struggle

第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Comparedtodogs,catsareusuallybelieved36(be)lessfriendlytohumans.

However,anewstudyshowsthatcatsbondtousjustas37(strong)asdogs.

ResearchersatOregonStateUniversity,intheUnitedStates,invitedtheownersof117catsto

takeatest,38isoftenusedtotestthebondsdogshavewiththeirhuman

39(caretaker).

Inthesix-minutetest,catownerswalkedintoanunfamiliarroomwiththeirpets.Aftertwo

minutes,theownerslefttheroom,40(leave)thecatsalone,whichcausedthecatstofeel

41(stress).Whentheownersreturnedtwominuteslater,abouttwo-thirdsofthecats

cametogreetthem.Thecatsthen42(go)backlookingaroundtheroom,butstill

returnedtotheirownersnowandthen.Thesecats,theresearcherssaid,sawtheir

owners43asourceofsecurityinanunfamiliarplace."Themorewefindoutaboutcats,

44morewe'reseeingthattheyare45(society)creatures,"KristynVitale,

leadauthorofthestudy,said.

第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节（满分15分）

你校英文报在正在庆祝创刊十周年，请你写一篇短文投稿，内容包括:

1.读报的经历；

2.喜爱的栏目；

3.期望和祝福。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

TeensandMe

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。

AMOTHER'SDAYSURPRISE

Thetwinswerefilledwithexcitementastheythoughtofthesurprisetheywereplanningfor

Mother'sDay.HowpleasedandproudMotherwouldbewhentheybroughtherbreakfastinbed.

TheyplannedtomakeFrenchtoastandchickenporridge.Theyhadwatchedtheirmotherinthe

kitchen.Therewasnothingtoit.JennaandJeffknewexactlywhattodo.

Thebigdaycameatlast.Thealarmrangat6a.m.Thepairwentdownthestairsquietlytothe

kitchen.Theydecidedtoboiltheporridgefirst.Theyputsomericeintoapotofwaterandleftitto

boilwhiletheymadetheFrenchtoast.Jeffbroketwoeggsintoaplateandaddedinsomemilk.

Jennafoundthebreadandputtwoslicesintotheeggmixture.Next,Jeffturnedonthesecondstove

burnertoheatupthefryingpan.EverythingwasgoingsmoothlyuntilJeffstartedfryingthebread.

Thepanwastoohotandthebreadturnedblackwithinseconds.Jennathrewtheburntpieceintothe

sinkandputintheothersliceofbread.Thistime,sheturneddownthefiresoitcookednicely.

ThenJeffnoticedsteamshootingoutofthepotandthelidstartingtoshake.Thenextminute,

theporridgeboiledoverandputoutthefire.Jennapanicked.Thankfully,Jeffstayedcalmandturned

offthegasquickly.Butthestovewasamessnow.JennatoldJefftocleanitupsotheycould

continuetocooktherestoftheporridge.ButJeff'shandtouchedthehotburnerandhegaveacryof

pain.Jennamadehimputhishand