64福建省厦门实验中学2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考英语试卷

厦门实验中学2023-2024学年第一学期高三期中考试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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，从题中给出的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秒钟的时间回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15 B．£9.18 C．£9.15答案是C。（）1．Whichcountryhasrulesaboutmakingbeer?A．Germany. B．TheUK. C．Belgium.（）2．Whendidthewomangoforawalk?A．Inthemorning. B．Intheafternoon. C．Intheevening.（）3．Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Motherandson. B．Masterandservant. C．Tourguideandtourist.（）4．Howwillthemanpayfortheshopping?A．Withacard. B．Withhiscash. C．Withthewoman’smoney.（）5．Whatistheweatherlikenow?A．Rainy. B．Cloudy. C．Sunny.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至7题。（）6．Wherearethespeakers?A．Inacar. B．Outsideacave. C．Insideahouse.（）7．Whatwillthespeakersdonext?A．Brushtheirhair. B．Makesomerules. C．Putontheirhats.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。（）8．Whattimedoesthemanusuallyarriveatschool?A．9:00a.m. B．9:10a.m. C．9:30a.m.（）9．Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A．Workmeetingplans. B．Theman’slateness. C．Schoolclassarrangements.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Whatdoesthemanthinkofthecake?更多免费优质滋源请家威杏MXSJ663A．Itisnormal. B．Itisdelicious. C．It’sdisappointing.（）11．Whyisthewomangladtoseetheman?A．Sheislonely. B．Hewillhelpher. C．Heisafamilymember.（）12．Whatwillthewomanconsiderdoing?A．Movingtoanothercommunity. B．Seeingherfamilymoreoften. C．Runningacakeshop.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。（）13．Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttherecyclingrules?A．Confused B．Comfortable. C．Content.（）14．Whichitemswillberegardedasgeneralwaste?A．Cans. B．Bottles. C．Envelops.（）15．Whatistheproblemwiththeplate?A．Itistoobig. B．Itistoodirty. C．Itcan’tberecycled.（）16．Whenaretheitemscollected?A．OnTuesday. B．OnWednesday. C．OnThursday.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。（）17．Whatisprobablythespeaker’sjob?A．Ahotelmanager. B．Aweatherreporter. C．Anairtrafficcontroller.（）18．Whatmademanyflightscanceled?A．Aheavysnowstorm. B．Athickcloud. C．Atyphoon.（）19．Wherewillmostofthepassengerssleep?A．Intheairporthotel. B．Intheairportlounge. C．Intheairportterminal.（）20．Whatwillthespeakerprobablydowithinthenexthour?A．Updatethecrowd. B．Givepassengersticketrefunds. C．Letpeoplegetreadyfordeparture.第二部分阅读理解（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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。AWriter’sDigestAnnualWritingCompetitionWriter’sDigesthasbeenshiningaspotlightonup-and-comingwritersinallgenresthroughitsAnnualWritingCompetitionformorethan80years.Enterour89thAnnualWritingCompetitionforyourchancetowinandhaveyourworkseenbyeditorsandagents!Prizes●OneGrandPrizewinnerwillreceive:$5,000incashandaninterviewwiththeminWriter’sDigest(Nov./Dec.2022issue)andonWritersDigest.com.ApaidtriptotheWriter’sDigestAnnualConference,includingspecialrecognitionatthekeynote.●Alltopwinnerswillreceive:TheirnamesandthetitleoftheirwinningpiecelistedinWriter’sDigestandonWritersDigest.com.Aone-yearsubscription(neworrenewal)toWriter’sDigestmagazine.Aone-yearsubscriptiontoWriter’sDigestTutorials.20%discountoffofpurchasesatWriter’sDigestUniversity.PricingandDeadlines●Early-BirdDeadline:May6th2022Poetryentry-$20forthefirstentry;$15foreachadditionalpoetryentry.Manuscriptentry-$30forthefirstentry;$25foreachadditionalmanuscriptentry.●RegularDeadline:June6th2022Poetryentry-$25forthefirstentry;$20foreachadditionalpoetryentry.Manuscriptentry-$35forthefirstentry;$30foreachadditionalmanuscriptentry.Preparingyourentry●Pleasesubmittextonly;illustrationsarenotaccepted.●Coverpagesareoptional;titlesarenotrequestedornecessary.●Wordcountsarenottoincludeentrytitle.●Acceptedfileformat:pdf.Donotattachzippedfiles,ordocumentsstoredontheweb.HowtoEnterCreateyourfreeSubmittableaccountbyclickingtheSUBMITbutton.IfyoualreadyhaveaSubmittableaccount,simplylogin!（）21．Whatwillalltopwinnersreceive?A．TheirwinningpiecepublishedinWriter’sDigest.B．ApaidtriptotheWriter’sDigestAnnualConference.C．FreepermanentsubscriptiontoWriter’sDigestmagazine.D．PurchaseswithaspecialdiscountatWriter’sDigestUniversity.（）22．IfsomeonesubmitstwomanuscriptentriesonMay22nd,howmuchshouldhepay?A．$65. 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D．Illustrations.BIusedtogetafilmcameraasapresentwhenIwasinmyearlyteens.WhenIgotit,IimmediatelygotonmybikeandrodeovertoWimbledonCommontotakepicturesoftreesandwildlifethatIwouldonlyhaveformyself.Allday,Iwasnotin.OnmywayhomeIspottedatreelitupbystreetlightingandtriedtocaptureitssplendor,Rushinghome,Ipoppedthespentfilminaspeciallittleenvelopeandsentitofftoaphotographystore,desperatetoseehawitcameout.Itookmanyphotosthenandlovedthefactthatwhenyouprocessedyourfilmyougotbackcolourphotoswhichfrozethepreciousmoments,gentlyencouragingthehobbyandthepaymentsforprocessing.AsIgrewintoadulthood,thatsimple,deephappinessgraduallyfadedaway.OneweekendwhenIwasbusyansweringtheworkcalls,myeyescaughtaboxinthecorneroftheroom.Isuddenlyfeltasenseofsadness.Thestressgrowingovertheseyearshadpushedthecamerafrombesidemypillowtotheboxinthecorner.IthoughtIneededachange.Itookoutthecameraanddusteditdown.Itwasagreatjoythatitstillworked.IboughtnewfilmandtookthecameraeverywhereIwent.Nowitisalwaysonhandtoaccompanymeonjourneys,allowingmetimetomyself.Evenifthedayisfullandbusy,Icanseizesomemomentsformyselftotakephotos,toobservetheworldaroundme.Thewallofmyroomnowholdsallmycameraequipmentondisplay,alongwithphotosI’vetaken.Tome,theroomrepresentshowI’vefoundhappiness:byreconnectingtotheyoungerpartofmyselfIlaidaside,byallowingroominmylifeforpleasuretoexist,andbycreatinganenvironmentthatallowsopportunitiesfordelight.（）24．Whatdidtheauthorthinkoftakingphotosasayoungboy?A．Inspiringandpractical. B．Tiringyetdelightful.C．Excitingandworthwhile. D．Difficultyetengaging.（）25．WhydidtheauthorstoptakingphotosaccordingtoParagraph2?A．Hewantedtofocusonhiswork. B．Hewasstruckbysuddensorrow.C．Heattemptedtobehavelikeanadult. D．Hewasfacedwithincreasingpressure.（）26．Whatdidtheauthorgetfrompickinguphishobby?A．Muchenjoymentinthedailyroutine. B．Newjourneysinthewild.C．Betterskillsofobservation. D．Differentstylesofphotography.（）27．Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?A．RevisitingLostChildhoodMemories B．AppreciatingBeautyBehindtheLensC．EscapingTeenageSadnesswithCamera D．RegainingPleasureThroughPhotographyCA2012studycoinedtheterm“IKEAeffect”,demonstratingthatadultswhosuccessfullycompletedtasksvaluedthecompletedproductsmorehighlythancomparableproductstheydidnotcreatethemselves.Anewpaper,authoredbypsychologistLaurenMarsh,reportsaninitialexperimentinwhich64childrenaged3to6weregiventheopportunitytointeractwithtwoMy“monsters”—onethattheycreatedthemselvesfollowinginstructionsfromakit,andanotherthattheymerelyheldontowhileplayingashortgame.Beforecreatingorholdingeithermonster,theexperimentershadeachchildratehowmuchtheylikedeachmonster,eitherratingamonsteridenticaltothemonsterabouttobecreated,orratingthemonsterthechildwouldgoontohold.Theseratingswererepeatedaftercreatingorholdingamonstertoassesshowmucheachmonster’sperceivedvaluewasaffectedbythepreviousinteraction.Ifchildrenvalueobjectsmorehighlyjustbecausetheysuccessfullycreatedtheobjects—ifkidsshowanIKEAeffect—we’dexpectkids’ratingstoincreasemorethanforthemonstertheyjustheld.Andthisispreciselywhattheresearchersfound,butonlyforthe5-and6-year-olds.The3-and4-year-oldsshowednosucheffect.Acrosstwosubsequentstudies,theresearchersvariedthefeaturesoftheexperiments,includingwhethercreatingthemonsterrequiredlowerorhigherlevelsofeffort,whetherthecreatedmonsterwasownedbythechild,andwhetherthefinishedmonsterwouldbedisplayedinpublic.Thesefactorsdidn’thaveanyreliableeffectsonthe5-and6-year-oldparticipants’ratingsofhowmuchtheyvaluedthemonsters,eventhoughthechildren,onaverage,showedanIKEAeffect.ThisprovidessomeevidenceagainsttheideathatthesefactorsarewhatdrivestheIKEAeffect,atleastinyoung.It’salwayspossiblethateffort,ownership,orsignaledcompetencemakesadifference,buttheexperimentsdidn’tmeasuretheeffectsofthesefactorsinaneffectiveway.Marshandcolleagueshavetheirownproposal:beginningaroundage5,childrencometovaluetheirowncreationsbecausethey“becomepartofwhoweare,aconcreterepresentationofself.”（）28．Whatdidtheresearchershavethechildrendoduringtheinitialexperiment?A．Completeashortgame. B．Followinstructionsfromakit.C．Choosetheirfavouriteonefromtwotoys. D．Expresstheirfondnessdegreeforthemonsters.（）29．Whatwasthepurposeoftheinitialexperiment?A．Toevaluatetheresultsoftheinteractions.B．TotestifIKEAeffectappliestoyoungkids.C．TocheckifIKEAeffectboostschildren’screativity.D．Togatherdataontheperceivedvalueofthemonsters.（）30．Whatcanwelearnfromthesubsequentstudies?A．Effortlevelcontributestochildren’preference.B．Publicremarkshaveanimpactonkids’assessment.C．Influenceofdifferentfeaturesisinconclusiveinchildren.D．ExternalfactorsareundoubtedlythedriversofIKEAeffect.（）31．WhatmightbethecauseoftheIKEAeffectinkidsaccordingtoMarsh?A．Realizationofself-value. B．Strongsenseofcompetition.C．Attachmenttothecreations. D．Effectivewaysofmeasurement.DHerearethesimpleinstructionsgivenbyaHarvardUniversityassistantprofessortopeopleparticipatinginarecentsciencestudy:“Imaginethefollowingscene.Visualizeitinyourmind’seye,asvividlyasyoucan:apersonwalksintoaroomandknocksaballoffatable.”Theassistantprofessor,TomerUllman,thenaskedthoseinthestudyabouttheirmentalimages:“Didyouseehowbigtheballwas?Howabouttheperson’shaircolor?”Mostparticipantsvisualizedtheformerbutnotthelatter.Ullmanandhiscolleaguestermthisabsenceofdetails“noncommitment”tomentalimagery（意象）.Brainimagingstudiesshowthatmentalimageryengagesthesameneurons(744770)insimilarwaysasperception(EXXI).Visualizingthingsseemstohavemuchincommonwithactuallyseeingthem.Butifmentalimagesareindeedpictures,whydotheylacksuchsimpledetails?Ullmanandhiscolleaguesconductedaseriesofexperimentsinwhichparticipantsvisualizedtheballandtablesceneandwerethenpresentedwiththequestionsselectedbytheresearchers.Thefindingsshow78%oftheparticipantsdidnotvisualizeatleasttwodetails.Peopleareoftenunawareofhowlittledetailtheirmentalimagescontainuntilasked.Theydon’tnoticehowmuchtheydon’tnotice.Ithasnothingtodowithapersonforgettingthecontentsofamentalimage,anditalsoisfoundinpeoplewithvividimaginations.“Nearlyeveryonecantellyouthesizeoftheballbutnottheperson’shaircolor,”Ullmansays.“It’slikethere’sonehierarchywhenweconstructimages,andspatialpropertiesarehighup.Thenthingslikecolorsarefurtherdown.”ThisfitswithKosslyn’s“skeletalimage”theory,inwhichoverallshapeisgeneratedfirst,andotherdetailsareaddedasneeded.“Thereareimagery-basedsystemsforinterviewingpeoplewhowitnessedacrimetoguidethemthroughtryingtovisualizeitasaccuratelyaspossible,”Kosslynsays.Imaginationisanissue,butunderstandingnoncommitmentbettercouldhelpdevelopwaysofgettingmoreaccurateeyewitnessevidence,hesays.“That’sworthalot.”（）32．Whatdoesnoncommitmenttomentalimageryreferto?A．Imaginingasceneinone’smindvividly. B．Rememberingthesizeofaballexactly.C．Picturingthingsinone’smindpartially. D．Forgettingaperson’shaircolourentirely.（）33．Whydopeopleignoresomedetailswhenvisualizingthings?A．Theyfailtorealize. B．Theyhavepoormemories.C．Theylackarichimagination. D．Theythinkinawrongway.（）34．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“hierarchy”probablymeaninparagraph5?A．Prejudice. B．Order. C．Height. D．Standard.（）35．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．Thepotentialvalueoftheresearch. B．Thefurtherprospectoftheresearch.C．Theimportanceoflookingforawitness. D．Thedifficultyinfindingevidenceofacrime.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Scientistshavelongbelievedthathumansneedmeaningfulsocialconnectionstosurvive.36Knowingthatwehavepeopletodependonandwhocareforusmakesusfeelconfidentandsafe.Andthestrongerourrelationshipsare,themorelikelywearetothrive.Sohowdowestrengthentheexistingfriendshipsinourlives?37—sharingyourtime,attentionorresourceswiththem.Peoplewanttobeandstayfriendswithpeoplewhovaluethem,andgenerosityisawaytoexpressthat.Youcanthinkaboutwhatyourskillsandtalentsareandfindawaytoturnthemintogenerousacts.38Orifyou’regreatwithkids,youmightoffertobabysitforyourfriendswhoareparents.Andtalkaboutyourstruggles,happinessandguiltypleasures.ThinkabouthowgooditfeelstotellafriendyousecretlylikeaboringTVshowandhearthemsay“Metoo!”.Wefeeladeeperconnectiontoourfriendswhenourweaknessismetwithsupport.39.Talkaboutyourdisagreements.It’shardtodealwithconflictinfriendships.40Itmightbepainfulatfirst,butitshowsyouwanttobesincerewiththem—andthatyouwanttomakeyourrelationshipbetter.Soifyouhaveanissuewithafriend,don’tsweepitundertherug.Trytalkingaboutit.A．Begenerouswithyourfriends.B．Spendalittletimewithyourfriends.C．Infact,they’reconnectedtoourwell-being.D．Itmeanstheyacceptusforwhowereallyare,thegoodandthebad.E．However,beingabletohandleitinahealthywaycanstrengthenyourfriendships.F．Forexample,ifyouhavegreenfingers,giveyourfriendssomeflowersyou’vetended.G．Forinstance,ifyouaregenerouswithyourfriends,treatthemtobigdinnersfrequently.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完型填空（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和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。OnMonday,May9,JamesGivens,apoliceofficerinCincinnati,Ohio,wassittinginhispandacar.Justatthatmomentheheardwhatsoundedlikea41.Heturnedaroundonlytofindagoosepecking（啄）atthecardoor.Thiswashighly42giventhatthebirdstypicallypreferredtoobserve43fromadistance.Butonthisday,thegooseappearedtobedeterminedtogethis,44andkeptpeckinguntilGivensopenedthecardoorand45.Thepoliceofficersaysthatthoughthebirdthenbeganto46,itkeptturningaroundtomakesurehewas47.Whentheyfinallystopped,Givensrealizedwhythemothergoosehadbeenso—Shewantedhimtosavehergosling（幼鹅）thathadbeentrappedinsomeballoonstring.48thatthemothergoosewouldattackhimifhegotclosetothebaby,GivenscalledthelocalSPCA（保护动物协会）.49theywereunabletosendanyonetohelprightaway.Therefore,hehadtocallhisfellowpoliceofficerCeciliaCharron,whowasnearbyandsoon50Givens.Concernedthatthegoslingwouldnotsurvivethe51.Ceciliadecidedtotakeonthetaskherself.Asitturnedout,therewas52toworryabout.ThemothergooseappearedtounderstandthatCharronwastryingtohelpandwatched53fromasafedistanceastheofficeruntiedthetrappedbird.Assoonasthelittlegoslingwas54,itranasquicklyaspossibletoitsmom,andtheytookoffshortlyafter.Charron,a24-yearsoldierofthepoliceforce,saidthiswouldprobably55tobethemostmemorableincidentofhercareer!（）41．A．cry B．knock C．greeting D．singing（）42．A．horrible B．stupid C．possible D．unusual（）43．A．humans B．foods C．enemies D．babies（）44．A．attraction B．welcome C．attention D．permission（）45．A．ranaway B．gavein C．glancedup D．steppedout（）46．A．slidein B．pushahead C．flyup D．walkaway（）47．A．backing B．copying C．following D．watching（）48．A．Pleased B．Puzzled C．Worried D．Interested（）49．A．Hurriedly B．Surprisingly C．Unfortunately D．Hopefully（）50．A．praised B．joined C．approved D．contacted（）51．A．delay B．scene C．rescue D．injure（）52．A．much B．enough C．nothing D．something（）53．A．proudly B．patiently C．willingly D．happily（）54．A．freed B．relaxed C．dismissed D．relieved（）55．A．continue B．grow C．like D．prove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。WuQinXi,orTheFive-AnimalQigong,canberegardedasthe56(early)formofMedicalQigonginChinesehistory,datingbacktoEasternHanDynasty(25—220).The57(create)ofWuQinXiwascreditedtothefamousChinesephysicianHuaTuo(110—207)58hadgreatskillsasasurgeon,acupuncturist（针灸师）andherbalist.WuQinXiis59setofDaoyin(deepstretching)andTuNa(deepbreathing)exercisethatimitates（模仿）theactionsofanimals60(base)onthehabitsofthetiger,deer,bear,monkeyandbird.It61(practice)byimitatingsymbolicallyandphysicallythemovements,breathingandsoundsofthefiveanimals.Itconsists62somestandardformsofmovements,naturalmovementsandsounds,andsimplebut63(effect)techniques.Thesymbolicmovementsoftheanimalscanhavegreateffectsonthestateofmindandbehavior.Thedignityandgreatpowerofthetiger,theeleganceofthedeer,theearthinessandsoftstrengthofthebear,thegracefulandfreespiritofthebirdandthelivelinessofthemonkey,allleavetheir64(mark)ontheconsciousnessandassistin65(build)confidenceanddignity.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，计划组织一次郊游，请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括：1．时间、地点；2．活动：登山、野餐等。注意：1．词数80左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearChris,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,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。Itwassummer,andmydadwantedtotreatmetoavacationlikeneverbefore.HedecidedtotakemeonatriptotheWildWest.WetookaplanetoAlbuquerque,abigcityinthestateofNewMexico.WereachedAlbuquerqueinthelateafternoon.UnclePaul,mydad’sfriend,pickedusupfromtheairportanddroveusuptohisfarminPecos.HiswifeTinacookedusadeliciousdinnerandwegottoknowhissonsRyanandKyle.MydadandIspentthenightintheguestroomofthefarmhouselisteningtothefrogsandwaterrollingdowntherivernearby.Veryearlyinthemorning,UnclePaulwokeusuptohavebreakfast.“Thedaystartsatdawnonmyfarm,”hesaid.Afterbreakfast,IwenttohelpAuntTinafeedthechickens,whilemydadwentwithUnclePaultotakethesheepouttograze（吃草）.IwasimpressedtoseemydadandUnclePaulridinghorses.Theylookedreallycool.Intheafternoon,IaskedUnclePaulifIcouldtakeahorseride,andhesaidyes,aslongasmydadwentwithme.Iwasn’tgoing