河北省衡水市武强中学2022-2023学年高三年级上册期中考试英语试题

武强中学2022-2023学年度上学期期中考试

高三英语试题

第一部分听力（共两节，满分3（）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，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.Whatseasonisitnow?

A.Summer.B.Winter.C.Autumn.

2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shedoesn'thaveabike.B.Hermothermadeupthestory.

C.Shedidn'ttellthemanthetruth.

3.Whatisthewomanmostprobably?

A.Aclerk.B.Alibrarian.C.Awaitress.

4.Whereisthewomangoingforholidaythisyear?

A.Canada.B.Turkey.C.Italy.

5.Whatdoesthemanmean?

A.Hedoesn'twantthewomantoopenthewindow.

B.Hehascaughtacold.C.Ifstoocoldoutside.

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，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。

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

6.What'stheweatherlike?

A.Warmandsunny.B.Coldandcloudy.C.Snowy.

7.Whowilldrivethemantowork?

A.Themanhimself.B.Thewoman.C.Fred.

8.Whenisitnow?

A.Inthemorning.B.Intheafternoon.C.Intheevening.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

9.Whenaretheygoingtomeet?

A.OnWednesdaymorning.B.OnFridayevening.C.OnWednesdayevening.

10.Whatistheprobablejobofthewoman?

A.Afilmstar.B.Amusician.C.Afootballplayer.

11.Whataretheygoingtodo?

A.Toseeafilm.B.Tohavedinnertogether.C.Toenjoyaconcert.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

12.Wheredoesthisconversationmostprobablytakeplace?

A.Atthewoman'shome.B.Atamuseumofart.C.Attheman'shome.

13.Wheredidthewomanbuytheprints?

A.InBoston.B.InNewYork.C.InaEuropeancity.

14.Whatisthewomangoingtodo?

A.Makeanothermuseumtour.B.Organizeanexhibitionofart.

C.VisitsomeEuropeanpainters.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

15.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Sheishavingajobinterview.B.Sheisinterviewingafamoussportsstar.

C.Sheismakingaself-introductioninpublic.

16.Whywasthewomanoutofschoolforhalfayearduringhighschool?

A.Becauseshewasbadlyill.B.Becauseshehadtoactinafilm.

C.BecauseherfathertookhertoAmerica.

17.Whatparttimejobdidthewomandoatcollege?

A.Adesigner.B.Ateacher.C.Atravelguide.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

18.WhatpercentofthefouryearschoolsbeganaspublicagriculturalcollegesinAmerica?

A.About1/24.B.About1/4.C.About1/6.

19.Whenwastheideaofthelandgrantcollegedeveloped?

A.In1826.B.About200yearsago.C.Morethan100yearsago.

20.WhatdoweknowabouttheinternationalstudentsthisyearattheCollegeofAgricultural

Sciences?

A.Thereare5graduatestudentsaltogether.

B.MostofthemarefromAfrica,AsiaandEurope.C.Thereare205internationalstudents.

第二部分:阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题分，满分分）

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。

A

Therearenumerousamusementparksallovertheworld.Afamousmagazine,

AmusementToday,doesasurveyamongparkloverseveryyearbothintheUSand

overseas,basedonwhich,"Top5ListoftheBestAmusementParksintheWorld"has

comeoutasfollows:

Disneyland,California

DisneylandisathemeparkinAnaheim,California,theUS.Morethan515million

guestshavetravelledtothisAmericanlandmarkfromaroundtheworldsincetheparkfirst

openedtoguestsonJuly17,1955.Theparkconsistsofmanyworld-famoussections,such

asMainStreet,AdventureLand,NewOrleansSquare,andsoon.

MagicKingdom,DisneyWorld,Florida

MagicKingdomisathemeparkwithintheWaltDisneyWorldResortinLakeBuena

Vista,Florida,nearOrlandoopenedonOctober1,1971.Itisthemostfamousthemepark

inFlorida.Thepark'sdesignandattractionsdon'tmakemuchdifferencefromDisneyland

ParkinAnaheim.

EPCOT,DisneyWorld,Florida

EPCOTisthesecondthemeparkbuiltattheWaltDisneyWorldResortnearOrlando,

Florida.TheparkopenedonOctober1,1982,andwasnamedEPCOTCentrefrom1982to

1993.ItwasthelargestDisneythemeparkintheworlduntil1998,whenDisney*sAnimal

Kingdomopened.

Disney-MGMStudios,Florida

MGM'sstreetsarethehomeforsomegreatmovie-themedattractionswithahistoryof

lessthan30years.WiththeadditionoftheTwilightZoneTowerofTerrorandtheRock'N'

RollerCoaster,theparkisnowhometoDisneyWorld'smostthrillingrides.

UniversalStudios,Florida

Gobehindthescenes,beyondthescreenandjumprightintotheactionofyour

favouritemoviesatUniversalStudios,thenumberonemovieandTVthemeparkinthe

world.

21.Whichparkhasthelongesthistory?

A.MagicKingdom,DisneyWorld,Florida.B.Disneyland,California.

C.EPCOT,DisneyWorld,Florida.D.Disney-MGMStudios,Florida.

22.Whichofthefollowingthemeparkshavesimilarattractions?

A.EPCOT&Disney-MGMStudios.

B.MagicKingdom&UniversalStudios.

C.Disneyland,California&UniversalStudios.

D.Disneyland,California&MagicKingdom.

23.What'sthepurposeofthepassage?

A.Toattracttouriststothesethemeparks.

B.Tocompareattractionsindifferentthemeparks.

C.Tointroduceworld'sbestamusementparks.

D.ToincreasethesalesofAmusementToday.

B

Assummerapproaches,manykidsandteenagersmayfindthattheyhavemoretimeinhand.

Onegreatwaytomakeuseoftheextratimeistogoonanadventureandtravel.Clearly,Iamnot

anaturallyadventurousperson,butIhavefoundthattakingtheriskandchallengingmyselfto

exploreandtraveltounfamiliarplacescanbeaveryrewardingexperience.

BecauseIamusuallyquitebusyduringtheschoolyear,mostofmytravelstakeplace

duringthesummer.Overthepastfewsummers,IhavehikedintheGrandCanyon,explored

NiagaraFalls,andcampedoutinupstateNewYork.Althoughtheseexperiencesarevaried,they

aresimilarinthattheyinstill（灌输）asenseofappreciationfornatureandamorebalancedview

onlife.WhenIhikedintheGrandCanyon,forexample,Iwasinawe（敬畏）ofthegeological

influencesthatshapedthecanyon.

Adventures,ofcourse,arenotlimitedtohiking.Therearemanyotherchoices,suchas

camping,volunteeringinaforeignenvironmentandtravellingtodifferentcountries.Inmy

opinion,adventuresaremoreenjoyablewithfamilyorafewfriends.Thereisasenseofbonding

thatoneonlygetsthroughspendingtimetogetherinoutdooradventures.Forexample,whenI

wasinBoyScouts,Ioftenwentonweekendcampingtripswithmyfriends.WhenIcameback

fromaBoyScoutscampingtrip,Ioftenwaseagertogooutsidemoreandexploretheparksand

naturearoundme.

Nextfall,Iwillattendcollege.Inthemeantimethough,Ihopetomakethemostofmy

summertoexploreandtravel.Now,IamplanningonhikingandcampingoutinMaine.

WhenIvisitedMainelastfoil,Iwasamazedbyhowbeautifulitwasandthetalltreesand

coaststhatexist,andIreallyhopetoenjoythebeautyofnaturetherethissummer.

24.Wecanlearnfromthefirstparagraphabouttheauthor?

A.Heisanadventurouspersonbynature

B.Helikeschallenginghimselfbytravelling

C.Heenjoystravellingwithotheradventurers

D.Heneedsothers'helpwhengoingonanadventure

25.Whichofthefollowingcanmakepeople'sadventuremoreenjoyableaccordingtothe

author?

A.Goingtodifferentcountries.B.Goingtounfamiliarplaces.

C.Travellingwiththeirfamilyorfriends.D.Travellingtodistantplacesbythemselves.

26.Whatwilltheauthordothissummer?

A.ExploreNiagaraFalls.B.HikeintheGrandCanyons.

C.CampoutinupstateNewYork.D.HikeandcampoutinMaine.

27.Whoisprobablytheauthor?

A.Ahighschoolstudent.B.Acollegestudent.

C.Afriendlyguide.D.Awarm-heartedteacher.

C

Haveyoueverwonderedwhatwildanimalsdowhennooneiswatching?

Low-cost,dependableandsmallmoderncamerasofferedbighelp.Camerasplacedin

hard-to-reachplaceshaveshoteverythingfromsmalldesertcatstolargersnowcatsinthe

northernRockyMountains.Scientistshavebeenabletodocumentthe"private"moments

ofwildlifewithleadingtechnology.

GrantHarrisisagovernmentbiologistattheUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeServicein

Albuquerque,NewMexico.Inhiswords,“There'snodoubtthatthesewildcamerasare

importanttoolstolearnnewinformationonwildlife.'1Harrissaidsomeimageshelp

scientistsseetheinfluencesofclimatechange.

ResearcherswiththeWyomingMigrationInitiative,orWMI,areusingwildcameras

alongwithGlobalPositioningSystem,orGPS.ButWMIdirectorMatthewKauffmansays

asthosedevicesarelimited,soistheamountofinformationtheycangather.However,

camerascanbeleftinverywildareasfordays,weeksorevenmonths.Theycanprovide

informationonhowmanyanimalsaremovingoveragivenperiodoftime.

Puttingthosecamerasinplacerequirescarefulplanning.Wildvideoscanshowdetails

aboutanimalbehaviour.However,wildcamerashavetheirproblemstoo.Animalssuchas

wolverinesandbearssometimesattackthem.Scientistsdonotknowiftheattacksarethe

resultofangerorinterest.Also,thedeviceshavebecomepopulartoolstohelphunterslook

foranimals.Somepeoplearguethatitisunfairtousethecamerasthatway.

Evenwithsuchproblems,wildcamerasareclearlyimportantscientifictoolsin

researchingwildanimals.

28.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“document”inParagraph2mean?

A.Remind.B.Enrich.C.Record.D.Produce.

29.Whichisadisadvantageofwildcameras?

A.Theyprovidelimitedinformation.

B.Theymightbestolenbypeople.

C.Theycannotbeplacedinhard-to-reachareas.

D.Theycannotbeleftinthewildoveralongperiod.

3().Whydosomepeopleargueagainstusingwildcameras?

A.Itisdifficulttofixthecameras.

B.Ithelpshuntersfindanimalseasily.

C.Itishardtoachievecarefulplanning.

D.Itmakesanimalsinterestedinthecameras.

31.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardswildcameras?

A.Doubtful.B.Uninterested.C.Uncertain.D.Supporting.

D

Moreandmoreconsumersacrossthecountryareusingcashlesspaymentmethods.Therapid

developmentofthird-partymobilepaymenttoolsishelpingtoencouragecashlesspayments

acrossthecountry,saidDongXimiao,aresearcherattheRenminUniversityofChina.

Althoughtherewere3.4hundredmillionthird-partypaymentaccountsintotalinChinain

2016,Chinaisnotthefirstcountrytoseekacashlesssociety.Developedstateslike

Sweden,DenmarkandSingaporearealsoseeingthatincrease.

However,therapiddevelopmentofcashlesspaymentsdoesnotmeantherearenochallenges

andcriticisms.Alibaba*sHemastorehascomeintothespotlightrecently.Mediareportssaid

thatconsumerscan'tbuygoodswithcashthere,whichwouldbeconsideredillegal.

AlipayandWeChatPay,thenation'stwomajorthird-partymobilepaymenttools,alsolaunched

campaignstoencouragemorepeopletousecashlesspaymentmethods,whichcausedconcerns

overwhethercashwillsoondisappear.

“Someofflinesellersrefusetoacceptcash,whichinfluencesthenaturalcirculation（流通）of

cash,"saidDong.Hestressedthatacashlesssocietywouldnotmeanthatcashwould

completelydisappear.Alsoit'simportanttorememberthatnearlyhalfofChina'spopulationwho

liveinruralareas,especiallyundevelopedwesternregions,areunabletoenjoyinnovation（革

新）broughtbytheInternet,Dongsaid.AndwhenitcomestoChina'sseniorcitizens,mostof

themprefertousecashintheirdailylives,headded.

“It'sridiculous（荒谬的）toquestiondigitalpaymenttools1contributiontofinancial

development.Inthelongterm,variouspaymentmethodswillbeusedbyconsumers,and

merchantsshouldrespectconsumers1paymenthabits,"Dongnoted.

32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"that"inParagraph?probablyreferto?

A.Economicactivity.B.Alargeamountofpayment.

C.Developmentofeconomy.D.Cashlesspayment.

33.WhyhasAlibaba'sHemastorebecomeafocus?

A.Itfightsagainstillegalactivities.B.Customersarenotpermittedtousecashthere.

C.Itprovidescomprehensiveservices.D.Itstartscampaignstoencouragemobilepayment.

34.WhatisDongXimiao'sattitudetowardsthepaymentinfuture?

A.Cashlesspaymentshouldbelimitedinthecountryside.

B.Theinnovationfrompaymentisridiculousinfact.

C.Variouspaymentmethodsshouldbeencouraged.

D.Digitalpaymentshouldreplacecashcompletely.

35.Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A.CashorCashless?B.InnovationontheInternet.

C.PaymentOnlineShouldReplaceCash.D.IstheCirculationofCashDying?

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山可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余

选项。

Areyoutrulyhappy?Whatdoesitmeantobehappy?Whatdoesittaketoachieve

happiness?36ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.

Makeaplanforachievinggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodswill

verylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.

37Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthat

way.Onthecontrary,ifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappy,theiremotionalstatewillbe

infectious.

Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedin

self-pity.Trulyhappypeopledon'tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknow

thatwithalittlethoughttheycan.

Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.38And

thiswillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.

39Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunch,takealong,relaxingbathorsimplyspendafew

extraminutesonyourappearance,youwillbesubconsciouslyputtingyourselfinabetter

mood.

Findingthehumorinsituationscanalsoleadtohappiness.Findawaytomakelightof

asituationthatwouldotherwisemakeyouhappy.

Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.40

A.Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.

B.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.

C.Eatinghealthyfoodsorbeingfitcanhaveagreateffectonyourmood.

D.Thesefewminuteswillhelpyoufocusonthepositivethingsinyourlife.

E.Whatmakesyouhappymaybedifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.

F.Itisalsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.

G.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.

第三部分:语言运用（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内处的最佳选项。

FatimahasbeentheonlywomanworkingasatourguideinAfghanistan.The22-year-old

grewupleading41throughthecountryside,andnowsheleadstouriststhroughthe

streetsofHerat,thethirdlargestcityinAfghanistan.

ShegrewupinruralGohrProvince,wheretherewasnoschooling42togirls,but

sheconvincedherfamilytolethertake43ifshebroughtinenoughofanincomefrom

sheepherding.ShepracticedherEnglishbylisteningtoBBCradio,whichshecould44

whenhighenoughinthehills.

“Ithoughtalotduringtheseyears,“Fatimasays."Mybrothersandsisterswere45to

getmarried.IdecidedthatIwouldnotcontinueinthe46.ThatwashowIdecidedto

work.”

ShesignedupfbrFacebookandbeganjoininggroupsforpeopleinterestedin

history.47thatpeopleonlyknewAfghanistanasaplaceofwarandconflict,shestarted

writingregularpostsaboutplacesinhercountrythatforeignersmightnotknowabout.

Aftershebeganwritingher48,everythingchanged.Fatimastartedgetting

commentsandresponsesfromhernewonlinefriends.In2020,oneofthem—amanknownas

“BigTom”-49outtohersayinghewasgoingtobetravelinginAfghanistanandifshe

wouldbeinterestedin50himaroundinHerat?Shesaidyes.

Tomrecommendedhertosomeoneelse,andFatimacontinuedtogetworkbywordof

mouth.Eventuallyshecametothe51ofUntamedBorders,aboutique（精品的）travel

agencythatspecializesintripstomoreinaccessibleareas.Thecompanyhiredherinlate2020,

andtheyoungself-taughtwomanbecamehercountry'sfirstfemaleprofessionaltourguide.

Ofcourse,beingapioneerisnever52.Fatimasaysmanypeopleinherlife,

includingsomeofherfamilymembers,havetoldherthatit'stoodangerousfbrawomanto

work,53ifitmeansinteractingwithmenone-on-one.Sometimeschildrenthrow

stonesatherwhileshe'sguidingtouriststhroughthelocalmarket.Otherpeoplehaveshouted

profanities（污言秽语）alher.

Fatimasaysthatthe54ofheremployersandthepeopleshehasmetthroughgiving

toursiswhatkeepshermotivated.^Challengesarealwaysapartofmylife.IfIgiveup,then

otherwomenwillnever55shesaid.

41.A.cattleB.sheepC.peopleD.tourists

42.A.availableB.valuableC.reasonableD.reliable

43.A.risksB.lessonsC.advantagesD.challenges

44.A.hearfromB.getthroughC.testoutD.pickup

45.A.advisedB.scaredC.forcedD.adjusted

46.A.traditionB.habitC.trendD.anecdote

47.A.ExcitedB.AfraidC.TiredD.Delighted

48.A.postsB.lettersC.pagesD.articles

49.A.yelledB.pickedC.criedD.reached

50.A.walkingB.playingC.showingD.seeing

51.A.lightB.hopeC.intemetD.attention

52.A.funnyB.attractiveC.easyD.satisfying

53.A.obviouslyB.actuallyC.especiallyD.simply

54.A.supportB.struggleC.workD.sympathy

55.A.winB.startC.surviveD.quit

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同的正确形式。

TheUnitedKingdomconsistsoffourcountries：England,Wales,ScotlandandNorthern

Ireland.Waleswaslinked56Englandinthe13thcentury.Inthe17thcenturyEnglandand

WaleswerejoinedtoScotland,57(form)GreatBritain.

Theywereunitedin58peacefulway.ThesouthernpartofIrelandwasunwillingtojointhe

Englishgovernmentandbrokeawaytofounditsowngovernment.

Englandisthe59(large)ofthefourcountriesandforconvenienceitisdivided60(rough)

intothreezones：theSouthofEngland,theMidlandsandtheNorth.Mostofthepopulation

livesinthesouth,butmostoftheindustrialcities61(locate)intheMidlandsandthe

North.62isapitythattheindustrialcitieswhichwereconstructedinthe

nineteenthcenturydonotattract63(visit).

Londonisthecapitalcitywithgreathistoricaltreasures,64isthecentreofnational

governmentanditsadministration.Ithastheoldestport,buildingandcastle65(build)by

theinvaders.Withoutthehistoricalevidence,wewouldnotbeabletolearnmoreaboutthe

historyandcultureoftheUK.

56.57.58.59.60.

61.62.63.64.65.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分4()分)

第一节(满分15分)

假设你是晨光中学的李华，你的英国好友Peter最近给你来信，询问你对自己未来职业的

规划。请你给他回信，内容要点包括：

1.梦想中的职业；

2.选择此职业的原因；

3.如何为实现梦想努力。

DearPeter,

Yours,