隆德县2022-2023学年度第二学期第二次模拟考试英语试题

2022-2023学年度第二学期高三年级第二次模拟考试

英语试卷

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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）

请听下面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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有

关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whichcolorofpaintisthewomanlookingfor?

A.Pink.B.Yellow.C.Red

2.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Teacherandstudent.B.Bossandsecretary.C.Doctorandpatient.

3.Whatdoesthewomanplantodo?

A.Workonhercomposition.B.SurftheInternet.C.Chatwithneighbors.

4.WhenisthemangoingtoleaveforNewYork?

A.InOctober.B.InSeptember.C.InAugust.

5.Howmuchdoesthewomanwanttoborrow?

A.20dollars.B.12dollars.C.8dollars.

第二节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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，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小题。

6.Howmanypeopleisthemanplanningatripfor?

A.Four.B.Three.C.Two.

7.WhenwillthemanleaveforSeattle?

A.ThisWednesday.B.NextMonday.C.NextWednesday.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题

8.Whichteacherdoesthemanlikebest?

A.MadameMartin.B.Mr.Thomas.C.Mr.Greenwood.

9.WhatdoweknowaboutMr.Greenwood?

A.Heseldomgiveshomework.

B.Hecanexplaineverythingwell.

C.HecanspeakFrench.

10.WhatdoesthewomansayaboutMissMcCloud?

A.Sheisstrict.B.Sheispatient.C.Sheissmart.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13小题。

11.Howmuchwillthemanneedtopay?

A.About$30.B.About$20.C.About$15.

12.Whencanthemanpickuphisshoes?

A.At5:00thisafternoon.

B.At2:00tomorrowafternoon.

C.At4:30tomorrowafternoon.

13.Whatisthemansatisfiedwith?

A.Thequality.B.Thequickservice.C.Theprice.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17小题。

14.Whoisthewomancalling?

A.Anadvertisingagency.B.Adepartmentstore.C.Ahomedecorationfirm.

15.HowdidthewomanlearnaboutAthertonBrothers?

A.Fromaphonedirectory.B.Fromafriend.C.Fromanadvertisement.

16.Whoseflatneedspainting?

A.HillaryPemberton's.B.BillAtherton's.C.MayWilson's

17.Wherewillthemangotomorrowmorning?

AtChurchHilLB.CityLibrary.C.WestPark.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.WhatdidJean-LucBrassarddo?

A.HewasaTVreporter.B.Hewasacoach.C.Hewasasportsman.

19.WhendidDaleBegg-Smithwinthegoldmedalinthetext?

A.In2006.B.In2010.C.In2014.

20.WhatisJasonBegg-Smithgoodat?

A.Tennis.B.Fishing.C.Surfing.

第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

ThelocaltransportinLiverpoolCityRegionisconvenientforvisitorstogoaround.The

followingaresomemeansoftransportforyoutochoosefrom.

ByTrain

Merseyrailtrainsrunfrequentlythroughoutthedayacross68stationsinandaroundthe

Liverpoolarea.With4citycentreundergroundstations,youcaneasilygetaroundthecity.You

cannowbuyticketsonline.Yourticketwillbeemailedstraighttoyou,soyoudon'thavetothink

aboutitatthestation,justjumponthetrainandenjoyyourjourney!

ByBike

Liverpooliseasytogetaroundbybike.BikeparkingcanbefoundontheLiverpoolCycle

Map.Ifyou'rearrivinginLiverpoolbytrainorferry，bikesgofree.TheCityBikebicyclehire

systemisalsoavailableinthecitycentre.Findmoreinformationat

ByBus

BustravelinandaroundLiverpoolisagreenandconvenientwaytoexplorethedestination.

ThebusnetworkisrunbyMerseytravel,withtwomaincitycentrebusterminals—Liverpool

ONEandQueenSquare.

21.HowmanystationsdoMerseyrailtrainsrunacross?

A.2.B.4.C.64.D.68.

22.Wherecanwegettheinformationofbikeparking?

A.Atthebusstation.B.Attheticketoffice.

C.OntheLiverpoolCycleMap.D.Attheundergroundstation.

23.Wheredoesthistextprobablycomefrom?

A.Asciencetextbook.B.Ahistorymagazine.

C.Atravelguide.D.Anewsreport.

B

Agroupofgraduatesgottogethertovisittheirolduniversityprofessor.Theconversation

soonturnedintocomplaintsaboutstressinworkandlife.Offeringhisguestscoffee,theprofessor

wenttothekitchenandreturnedwithalargepotofcoffeeandavarietyofcups—porcelain（瓷）,

plastic,glass—tellingthemtohelpthemselvestothecoffee.Meanwhiletheprofessorstood

nearbywatching.

Whenallthestudentshadacupofcoffeeinhand,theprofessorsaid,“Ifyouhavenoticed,allthe

nice-lookingexpensivecupshavebeentakenup,theplainandcheaponesbeingleftbehind.Itis

normalfbryoutowantonlythebestforyourselves,whichisthesourceofyourproblemsand

stress.”

“Beassuredthatthecupitselfaddsnoqualitytothecoffee.Inmostcasesitisjustmore

expensiveandinsomecasesevenhideswhatwedrink.Whatallofyoureallywantiscoffee,not

thecup,butyouconsciouslywentfbrthebestcups...Andthenyoubeganeyeingeachother's

cups.”

“Nowconsiderthis：Lifeisthecoffee；thejobs,moneyandpositioninsocietyarethecups.

Theyarejusttoolstoholdandcontainlife,andthetypeofcupwehavedoesnotdefine,nor

changethequalityofthelifewelive.Sometimes,byconcentratingonlyonthecup，wefailto

enjoythecoffee.Savor（品味）thecoffee,notthecups!Don*tletthecupsdriveyou...enjoythe

coffeeinstead.^^

Afterlisteningtohiswords,thestudentstastedcoffeecarefullyandfounditmoredeliciousthan

ever.

24.Whydidtheprofessortakeoutvariouscupswithalargepotofcoffee?

A.Toshowhiswealth.B.Tooffermorechoicestostudents.

C.Totellstudentsthephilosophyoflife.D.Tomatchdifferentcoffeetastes.

25.Accordingtotheprofessor,whatisthesourceofthestudents*problemsandstress?

A.Lookingforgoodjobs.B.Pursuingperfection.

C.Buyingabighouse.D.Searchingfornicecompanions.

26.Whydidstudentseyeeachother'scups?

A.Toexchangetheircoffeewithothers.B.Onlytotalkabouttheircoffee.

C.Tointendtohaveothers*cups.D.Tomakesuretheirowncupswerebetter.

27.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytellus?

A.Learntoenjoyyourlife.B.Cupsarenothing.

C.Coffeeisthebest.D.Theappearanceiseverything

c

Ateleven,Idecidedtolearntoswim.TherewasapoolattheY.M.C.A.offeringexactlythe

opportunity.Mothercontinuallywarnedagainstit,andkeptfreshinmymindthedetailsofeach

drowningintheriver.ButtheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.

Ihadachildhoodfearofwater.ThisstartedwhenIwasthreeyearsoldandfathertookmeto

thebeach.Thehugewavesknockedmedownandsweptoverme.

Thepoolwasquiet.Iwasafraidofgoinginallalone,soIsatonthesideofthepooltowait

forothers.Thencameabigboy.Heyelled,"Hi,Skinny!How'dyouliketobeducked?nWiththat

hepickedmeupandthrewmeintothedeepend.Ilandedinasittingposition,andswallowed

water.ButIwasnotfrightenedoutofmywits-whenmyfeethitthebottom,Iwouldmakeabig

jump,comeoutofthesurface.Itseemedalongwaydown.IgatheredallmystrengthwhenI

landedandmadewhatIthoughtwasagreatspringupwards.ThenIopenedmyeyesandsaw

nothingbutwater.Itriedtoyellbutnosoundcameout.Iwentdown,down,endlessly.

WhenIcametoconsciousness,Ifoundmyselflyingonthebedinthehospital.

Ineverwentbacktothepool.IavoidedwaterwheneverIcould.Thismisadventurestayed

withmeastheyearsrolledby.Itdeprivedmeofthejoyofboatingandswimming.Finally,I

decidedtogetaninstructor.Piecebypiece,hebuiltaswimmer.Severalmonthslater,the

instructorwasfinished,butIwasnot.Sometimestheterrorwouldreturn.

ThiswentonuntilJuly.IswamacrosstheLakeWentworth.Onlyoncedidtheterrorreturn.

WhenIwasinthemiddleofthelake,Iputmyfaceunderandsawnothingbutbottomlesswater.I

laughedandsaid,"Well,Mr.Terror,whatdoyouthinkyoucandotome?”

Ihadconqueredmyfearofwater.

28.Theauthor'soriginalfearofwaterwascausedby.

A.anoutingtothebeachwithhisfather

B.hismother'swarningofdrowning

C.hispoorskillinswimming

D.anunpleasantmemoryofthepool

29.Whywastheauthornotscaredtodeathwhenhewasthrownintothewater?

A.Heknewhowtoswiminthepool.

B.HefeltthattheY.M.C.A.poolwassafe.

C.Hecameupwithanideatogoupwards.

D.Hewaswaitingfbrotherstosavehim.

30.BynbutIwasnotHinparagraph5,theauthorprobablymeans”

A.hewasstillapoorswimmer

B.hewasnotafraidofdrowninganymore

C.hehadnotovercomethefearyet

D.hewasnotsatisfiedwiththeswimmingtraining

31.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.MyPassionfbrSwimmingB.Hello,ChildhoodFear

C.ASwimmingAdventureD.Goodbye,Mr.Terror

D

WhydidChristopherColumbus,whoneversetfootonNorthAmerica,getanationalholiday

inhisname?ThisisinsharpcontrasttoJuanPoncedeLeon(whoarrivedinFloridain1513),

AlonsoAlvarezdePineda(whoseshipsarrivedinwhat'snowknownasCorpusChristiBayin

Texasin1519)andGiovannidaVerrazzano,whoreachedNewYorkHarborin1524.

Actually,untilthemid-1700s,ChristopherColumbuswasnotwidelyknownamongmost

Americans.Itstartedtochangeinthe1820swhenItalianimmigrantsbeganmovingtotheUnited

Statesinsizablenumbersinsearchofopportunityandabetterlife.Butthenewarrivalswerenot

welcomedbyall.Theywereoftendescribedasshortinsize,darkinskin,cruelandtooemotional.

Theseanti-ItalianfeelingsledtooneofthelargestmasskillingsinNewOrleansin1891,when11

ItalianimmigrantswerehangedwithouttrialafterpolicechiefDavidHennessy,knownforhis

arrestsofItalianAmericans,waskilled.ThecruelkillingangeredItaly,whichthreatenedtocutoff

diplomaticrelationswiththeUS.InanattempttopleaseItaliangovernmentandacknowledgethe

contributionsofItalianAmericansonthe400thanniversaryofColumbus'arrivalinSouth

America,PresidentBenjaminHarrisonin1892declaredanationwidecelebrationof"Discovery

Day”,recognizing

Columbusas“thepioneerofprogress”.In1934,PresidentFranklinD.Rooseveltmadeita

nationalholiday,andin1971CongresschangedthedatefromOctober12tothesecondMonday

ofOctober.ThefirststatetoofficiallyobserveColumbusDaywasColoradoin1906.

However,noteverystatewashappyaboutthenationalholidayhonoringColumbus.Three

stateswithsignificantnativepopulations——Hawaii,AlaskaandSouthDakota——donotobservethe

dayatall.In1990,SouthDakotadecidedtocelebrate“NativeAmericanDay,?insteadInHawaii

thestatechosetocelebrate“Discoverers'Day"，ThecityofBerkeleyinCaliforniawasthefirstto

declarein1992thatitwouldbecelebrating'indigenousPeoples'Day"onthesamedaywhenthe

restofthecountrywouldbecelebratingColumbus.

32.WhoisthefirstmantoarriveinNorthAmerica?

A.ChristopherColumbus.B.JuanPoncedeLeon.

C.AlonsoAlvarezdePineda.D.GiovannidaVerrazzano.

33.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.ItalianimmigrantswerebadlytreatedintheUS.

B.DiscoveryDayiswelcomedbythenativeAmericans.

C.Discoverers'DayiscelebratedineverystateintheUS.

D.ColumbusarrivedintheUSonthesecondMondayofOctober.

34.InwhichstatewasIndigenousPeoples5Dayfirstcelebrated?

A.Hawaii.B.Colorado.C.California.D.Alaska.

35.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.TheOriginsofDifferentAmericanHolidays

B.HowDidColumbusSailIntotheUSHolidays?

C.WhatIstheSo-calledIndigenousPeoples9Day?

D.ABriefIntroductiontoItalianImmigrantsintheUS

第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）

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

项。

Howtodealwithstressatschool

Stressispartofstudents,life.Whilesomestresscanhelpinspirethemtogetworkdone,too

muchstresscancauseproblemswithhealth,sleepandbrainfunction.Nowwhenyoufeelyour

stressbuildingupinside,howcanyoumanageit?36.

Workoutyourownlearningways

Studentslearnindifferentwaysandhavedifferentlearningstyles.Somedohomeworkallatonce,

whileothersneedtotakesomebreaks.37.However,otherstudentsrememberwellinthe

evening.Soworkoutyourbestlearning

waysandyou'Hfeelrelaxed.

Stayhealthyandgetenoughsleep

38.Asaresult,theirperformanceinschoolandworkcansuffer.Exercising,eatinga

healthydietandgettingenoughsleepdogoodtoschoolperformance.Whenyoutakecareof

yourself,youjustfeelbetter!

39

Shareyourproblemsandhowyouarefeelinganddealingwithaparent,friend,teacher,or

doctor.Whenyoutalkyourstressoutwithsomefriends,chancesarethatsomeofthemaregoing

throughthesamethingandtheymighthavesomeideastoshare.Besides,ithelpstoknowyou're

notalone.

Giveyourselfabreak

Youshouldfeelgoodabouttakingbreak.40Somepeoplefindthatquietactivitieslike

readingabookorwatchingTVarethebestwaytorelax.Othersprefermoreactivebreaks:

workingonpersonalprojects,exercisinglikeyogaorTaiChi,Listeningtomusicorspendingtime

outdoors.

A.Talktoothers.

B.Shareyourhappiness.

C.Somestudentsrememberwellinthemoming.

D.Tryoneormoreofthefollowing.

E.Sometimesyoufeeltired.

F.Andonlyyoucansaywhichactivitiesworkbestfbrlettingyourelax.

G.Manystudentsdon'tfocusontheirhealth

第三部分:语言基础知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节完形填空（共20小题；

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并标在答题卡上。

A75yearoldretiredlawyerfromChicagorecentlybecametheoldestAmericantoclimb

Qomolangma,theworld'stallestmountaintop.Themost41thingisthathehadonlystarted

mountaineeringsevenyearsbefore.

ArthurMuirhadtakengreat42inmountainclimbingeversincehisfathergavehimabook

abouttheHimalayaswhenhewasachild.Andthatfascinationonly43whenBarryBishop,

afamousclimberofQomolangma,visitedhishighschoolin1964.44,henevermentioned

hisdreamuntilafriend45himtodososevenyearsago.Oncehedid,hecouldn'tstophis

stepsof46hisdream.

Atfirst,Muirjust47climbedmountainsinSouthAmerica,beforefinallytakingonthe

48hehadbeendreamingofhiswholelife.In2019,ArthurMuir49toclimb

Qomolangma.Unluckily,his50endedinfailureafterheinjuredhisankle51falling

offaladderduringhisclimb.Lastyear,Qomolangmawas52duetotheCOVID19

pandemic.Thisyear,hegaveitanothertryandgothis53intothehistorybooks.

"I'veexpectedtoclimbupMountQomolangmaand54whatitwouldgivemeatmy

age，"saidMuir.uBythetimeIgottothetop,Iwasso55that1didn*treallyabsorbwhat

washappeningaroundme.Iwasveryconcernedabout56thatIhadthereserveenergyand

theabilitytogetdown57.Honestlyspeaking,IwastootiredtostandupsoIamsitting

downinmysummit58

AlthoughMuircurrentlyhasnoideahowhe*lltopthis59,it*ssafetosayhehasn'tdecided

tohanguphismountaineering60yet.Afterall,he'sonlybeenmountaineeringfbrseven

years.

41.A.unacceptableB.unbearableC.unbelievableD.uncomfortable

42.A.partB.interestC.prideD.faith

43.A.grewB.explodedC.spreadD.ended

44.A.RatherC.InsteadD.However

45.A.remindedB.convinced

46.A.introducingB.describingC.followingD.stating

B.absolutelyC.admirablyD.successfully

48.A.challcngeB.burdenD.direction

49.A.tookoffB.setoutC.hurriedupD.heldup

50.A.careerB.researchC.experimentD.attempt

51.A.atthesightofB.intermsofC.asaresultofD.onthebasisof

52.A.canceledB.closedC.defeatedD.abandoned

53,A.honorB.discoveryC.opinionD.name

54.A.wonderedB.confirmedC.preservedD.proved

55.A.upsetC.excitedD.grateful

56.A.ensuringB.pretendingC.rememberingD.impressing

57.A.freelyB.safelyC.quietlyD.steadily

58.A.pictureB.arrivalC.memoryD.speech

59tA.processB.argumentC.behaviourD.achievement

60.A.umbrellasB.slippersC.bootsD.raincoats

第二节（共10小题；每小题分，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。

TraditionalChinesecultureisbeginningtocapturetheattentionoftheworld.Kung

fu,61(especial),hashadagreateffect62themillionsofpeoplewhofirstlearned

aboutChinathroughit.Fromthat,theymaycometoChinaandlearnaboutsomeother

63(aspect)ofthisculture.Othe