1、横峰中学2022-2022学年度上学期高三英语第7周周练卷一、阅读理解第一节AAcross Britain, burnt toast will be served to mothers in bed this morning as older sons and daughters rush to deliver their supermarket bunches of flowers. But, according to a new study, we should be placing a higher value on motherhood all year.Mothers have lo
2、ng known that their home workload was just as heavy as paid work. Now, the new study has shown that if they were paid for their parental labours, they would earn as much as172,000 a year.The study looked at the range of jobs mothers do, as well as the hours they are working, to determine the figure.
3、 This would make their yearly income 30,000 more than the Prime Minister earns.By analysing the numbers, it found the average mother works 119 hours a week, 40 of which would usually be paid at a standard rate and 79 hours as overtime. After questioning 1,000 mothers with children under 18, it found
4、 that, on most days, mums started their routine work at 7 am and finished at around 11 pm.To calculate just how much mothers would earn from that labour, it suggested some of the roles that mums could take on, including housekeeper, part-time lawyer, personal trainer and entertainer. Being a part-ti
5、me lawyer, at 48.98 an hour, would prove to be the most profitable of the “mum jibs”, with psychologist(心理学家) a close second.It also asked mothers about the challenges they face, with 80 percent making emotional(情感的) demand as the hardest thing about motherhood.Over a third of mums felt they needed
6、more training and around half said they missed going out with friends.The study shows mothers matter all year long and not just on Mothers Day. The emotional, physical and mental energy mothers devote to their children can be never-ending, but children are also sources of great joy and happiness. In
7、vesting(投入) in time for parenting and raising relationships is money well spent.1How much would a mother earn a year if working as the Prime Minister?A.30,000. B.142,000.C.172,000. D.202,000.2The biggest challenge for most mothers is from .A. emotional demand B. low pay for workC. heavy workload D.
8、lack of training3 What is stressed in the last paragraph?A. Mothers importance shows in family all year long.B. The sacrifices mothers make are huge but worthwhile.C. Mothers devotion to children can hardly be calculated.D. Investing time in parenting would bring a financial return.4 What can we con
9、clude from the study?A. Mothers working hours should be largely reduced.B. Mothers should balance their time for work and rest.C. Mothers labour is of a higher value than it is realized.D. Mothers should be freed from housework for social life.BA new survey finds that more than eighty percent of Int
10、ernet users in the United States search for health information onlineThe survey found that searching online is one of the leading ways that people look for a second opinion though doctors are still the main source of health informationForty-four percent of people are actually looking for doctors or
11、other providers when they search for health information onlineAnother finding of the survey: Two-thirds of Internet users look online for information about a specific disease or medical conditionThe Internet has also become an important source of emotional support for people with health problemsSusa
12、nnah Fox says one in five Internet users has gone online to find other people who have the same conditionIt was more popular among people with more serious health issuesone in four people living with chronic diseases （慢性病）And it was basically off the charts with people living with rare diseaseThey a
13、re so eager to find other people online who share their health concernsA disease is considered rare if it affects fewer than two hundred thousand people worldwideThe rise of social networking has made it easier for people with rare diseases to connect with each other and feel less aloneSocial networ
14、king is also changing the way some doctors and patients communicate with each otherDrJeff Livingston operates a medical center for women in Irving, TexasHis office uses password-protected software to share information with patients“We provide the patient full access to their medical careAnything I c
15、an see, the patient can seeAll of their notes, all of their doctor visits are right thereAll of their lab work is right there” DrLivingston says the software has increased efficiency, reduced costs and improved relations with patients5From the first paragraph, we can know _Amost online health inform
16、ation is reliableBmore people now turn to the Internet for medical adviceCpeople shouldnt rely on the Internet for medical adviceDdoctors are no longer the patients first choice6The underlined words “off the charts” in Paragraph 3 mean _Avery popularBnot accessibleCfar away fromDnot attractive7By us
17、ing social networking, patients with rare diseases can _Afind effective curesBget emotional comfortCask for financial supportDconsult doctors anytime8Which of the following is NOT true for DrLivingstons software?AIt cuts down medical expensesBIt decreases the time spent on medical careCIt takes doct
18、ors closer to their patientsDIt gives patients a medical test onlineCYou choose to be a winner!The Winners Club is a bank account specially designed for teenagers. It has been made to help you better manage your money. The Winners Club is a transaction account(交易账户)where you receive a key-card so yo
19、u can get to your money 24/7thats 24 hours a day, 7 days a week!Its a club with impressive features for teenagers:No account keeping fees!Youre no millionaire so we dont expect you to pay large fees. In fact, there are no account keeping or transaction fees!Excellent interest rates!You want your mon
20、ey to grow. The Winners Club has a good rate of interest （利息）which gets even better if you make at least two deposits(储蓄)without taking them out in a month.ConvenientTeenagers are busywe get that. You may never need to come to a bank at all. With the Winners Club you can choose to use handy tellers
21、and to bank from home using the phone and the Internet. . . You can have money directly deposited into your Winners Club account. This could be your pocket money or your pay from your part-time job!Mega magazine includedAlong with your regular report, you will receive a FREE magazine full of good id
22、eas to make even more of your money. There are also fantastic offers and competitions only for Winners Club members.The Winners Club is a great choice for teenagers. And it is so easy to join. Simply fill in an application form(申请表). You will have to get permission from your parent or guardian (so w
23、e can organize that cool key-card)but it is easy. We cant wait to hear from you. Its the best way to choose to be a winner!9The Winners Club is a bank account intended for _ .A. parents B. teenagers C. winners D. adults10If you want to be a member of the Winners Club, you must _.A. be an Internet us
24、er B. be permitted by your parentC. have a big sum of money D. be in your twenties11What is the purpose of this text?A. To set up a club.B. To provide part-time jobs.C. To organize key-cards.D. To introduce a new banking service.DA popular CCTV hosts “improper remarks” that were caught on video at a
25、 dinner party have led to an investigation into the incident and a suspension of his programs.The video, released online on Monday, showed host Bi Fujian using vulgar words about Chairman Mao Zedong while singing in the style of Peking Opera, enraging（激怒） some netizens and causing a stir on the Inte
26、rnet.CCTV said on its micro blog on Wednesday that it will investigate the incident, which it said many have found disturbing.Bis programs will stop being broadcast until at least Sunday, as his comments in the video have seriously damaged the broadcasters image, Huaxi Metropolis Daily quoted a CCTV
27、 staff member as saying.The CCTV employee said it is uncertain whether the programs can be broadcast again after Sunday, the report added.Bi, 56, is popular for a hosting style that engages the audience. He has hosted the CCTV Spring Festival Gala since 2022, as well as a popular talent show involvi
28、ng Westerners speaking Chinese. The cancellation was the first decision after Nie Chenxi was named CCTV president on Tuesday, the report said, adding that Nie had ordered all staff members to strictly correct work styles.A micro-blogger named Zhou Junchi said that free speech doesnt mean it is OK to
29、 defame others, adding that Bis comments were not proper for a popular host. Cheng Manli, a professor specializing in communication at Peking University, echoed Zhou, saying Bi should pay more attention to his behavior and speech as a public figure.“It does not mean we cannot share our opinions, but
30、 using ugly words and sarcasm to comment on Chinese leaders who have passed away is improper,” Cheng said.“The actions and words of celebrities are easily broadened in todays Internet era, which is open and can have a huge influence, so it is a must for the public figures to boost the quality of the
31、ir speech and behavior. Otherwise, their images will be affected, such as the stars who were recently punished for drug use,” she said.“Everyone should take responsibility for what he or she says in public and online. Its better, I think, to share different ideas in a normal way,” she suggested. But
32、 she added that the party in the video seemed private, “so its release is also improper to some extent.”The video was recorded by someone sitting on Bis right, but who it is and why the video was put online is unknown.12According to the passage, CCTVs response when the incident happened was _.A. to
33、change his jobB. to have Bi Fujian firedC. to look into the matterD. to make him apologize13 We can learn from the passage that _.A. Bi Fujians program will be stopped foreverB. the incident happened before the new CCTV presidents arrivalC. the video was recorded when Bi Fujian was working in a prog
34、ramD. Huaxi Metropolis Daily thinks the incident damages CCTVs image14 As is mentioned in the passage, Chen Manli holds the view that_.A. Bi Fujian should be severely punishedB. a celebritys influence can be enlarged through the InternetC. public figures should not share their opinionsD. it is all r
35、ight to release private video of a celebrity15The underlined word “boost” probably means “_”.A. cover B. improveC. influence D. Solve第二节What is a dream?For centuries, people have wondered about the strange places that they seem to visit in their sleep. 16 However, they have been valued as necessary
36、to a persons health and happiness.Historically people thought dreams contained messages from God. It was only in the twentieth century that people started to study dreams scientifically believing that they tell about a persons character. 17 He believed that dreams allow a person to express fantasies
37、 or fears, which would be socially unacceptable in real life.The second theory to become popular was Carl Jungs compensation theory. Jung, a former student of Freud, said that the purpose of a dream is not to hide something, but rather to communicate it to the dreamer. 18 Thus, people who think too
38、highly of themselves may dream about falling; those who think too little of themselves dream of being heroes.Using more recent research, William Domhoff from the University of California found that dreaming is a mental skill that needs time to develop in humans. , 19 Until they reach age five, they
39、can not express very well what their dreams are about. Once people become adults, there is little or no change in their dreams. The dreams of men and women differ. For instance,The characters that appear in the dreams of men are often other men, and often involve physical aggression.The meaning of d
40、reams continues to be difficult to understand. 20 If you dream that a loved one is going to die, do not panic. The dream may have meaning, but it does not mean that your loved one is going to die.ADreams make up for what is lacking in waking life.BHowever, people should not take their dreams as real
41、ity.CThey have been considered as meaningless nighttime journeys.DIt gives scientists chances to better understand human mind.EChildren do not dream as much as adults.FThey think their mind is trying to tell them something.GFirst, there was Sigmund Freuds theory.二、完形填空I would like to suggest that fo
42、r sixty to ninety minutes each evening all television broadcasting in the United States be forbidden by law Let us take a 21 ,reasonable look at what the results might be if such a（an） 22. were accepted; families might use the time for a real family hourWithout the distraction of TV, they might 23.
43、to gether after dinner and actually talk to one anotherIt is well known that many of our 24. -everything in fact, from me generation gap to the high divorce rate to some forms of 25. illness -are caused at least in part by 26. to communicateBy using the quiet family hour to 27. our problems, we migh
44、t get to know each other better, and to like each other better On evenings when such talk is 28. , families could discover more active pastimes（娱乐）Freed from TV and forced to find their own activities, they might take a 29. together to watch the sunset30. they might take a walk together. 31. free ti
45、me and no TV, children and adults might discover readingThere is more entertainment in 32. than in a TV program 33. rep ort that the generation growing up with television can hardly write an English sentence, 34. at the college level35. is often learned from readingA more literate new generation cou
46、ld be a product of the quiet hour A different form of reading might also be done 36. it was in the past: reading aloudThe quiet hour could become the story hourWhen the 37. ends, the TV networks might be forced to 38. with better shows i n order to get us back from our newly- discovered activities A
47、t first glance, this idea seems radical （激进的）39. will we spend the time then? The fact is: it has been only twenty-five years since television came to control American free time Those of us thirty-five and older can 40. childhoods without televisionIt wasnt that difficult 21Avaluable Bpleasant Cquic
48、k Dserious 22Aadvice Bsuggestion Copinion Doffer 23Aget around Bstand stiff Cmeet with Dsit around 24Aproblems Btroubles Caffairs Dmisfortunes 25Aphysical Bcommon Cmental Dfamiliar 26Aattempt Bfailure Cability Dpermission 27Adiscuss Btalk Ccomment Dremark 28Aimpossible Bunnecessary Cfunny Dunpleasan
49、t 29Awalk Blook Cride Drest 30AAnd BOr CBut DWhile 31AAt BIn CFor DWith 32Aa fine poem Ba good book Ca quiet hour Da composition 33AProfessors BScientists CParents DEducators 34Ayet Bstill Ceven Djust 35AWriting BSkill CSpeaking DListening 36Aas Bbefore Cafter Dwhen 37Areading Bquiet-hour Cactivity
50、Dprogramme 38Acome across Bcome about Ccome up Dcome out 39AWhether BHow CWhat DIf 40Aremind Bremember Crecognize Dknow三、语法填空A man came to the USA from other country. After 41 (settle) down at an island, he went into a cafeteria to get something 42 (eat). He sat down at an empty table and waited for
51、 someone to take his order, but nobody did. 43 (final), a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and informed him 44 the cafeteria worked.“Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and pick out what you want. At 45 other end theyll tell you how much you have to pay.”“I
52、soon 46 (learn) how everything worked in the USA,” the man told his friend. “Lifes a cafeteria there. You can get anything you want as long as you are willing to pay the price.You can even get success, 47 youll never get it if you wait for someone to bring it to you. You have to get up and get it 48
53、 .”You cant change the inevitable. The only thing you can do 49 (be)to control your attitude. Once you reach that point in life, happiness and 50 (satisfy) cant be too far away.四、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（/）
54、划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1。每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。Patience is great importance in our daily life. Once I waited for a bus to come at a stop. 30 minutes past, but no bus came. Anxiety and annoyed, I decided to walk on foot. But no sooner had I left when the bus arrived. I thoug
55、ht if I had waited for one more minutes, I would have caught it. If I chose to take a next bus, I would have to wait for another 30 minutes. Only then did I realized my problem. Being impatient will possible waste all the efforts that we have made them. Now whenever I am to losing my patience, I wil
56、l think of this experience.五、书面表达下列表格为某市2022年与2022年人们度假方式的情况比较，请按表格内容写一篇120词左右的短文，并对度假方式变化原因加以简要评析。年度20222022原因境外旅游11%22%收入增加海边度假38%31%海水污染爬山野营11%34%回归自然注意：1.词数100左右。2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。The way people spend their holidays changed a lot from 2022 to 2022._参考答案阅读理解1-5BABCB 6-10ABDBB
57、11-15DCBBB 16-20. CGAEB完形填空21-25. DBDAC 26-30. BABCB 31-35. DBDCA 36-40. ABCBB语法填空41settling 42to eat43finally 44how45the 46learned47but 48yourself49is 50satisfaction短文改错【小题1】 is 后加of【小题2】past 改为 passed【小题3】Anxiety-Anxious【小题4】when-than【小题5】minutes-minute【小题6】a -the【小题7】realized-realize【小题8】possible
58、- possibly【小题9】去掉 them【小题10】losing-lose书面表达one possible versionThe way people spend their holidays changed a lot from 2022 to 2022.The table shows that a greater number of people spent their holidays traveling abroad in 2022. The rate of 2022 (22%) doubled that of 2022 (11%). We are sure that the nu
59、mber will increase because with their incomes rising, more people can afford the journeys abroad.At the same time, the seaside attracted a lot of people. However, the rate slightly dropped from 38% in 2022 to 31% in 2022, the reason for which lies in the fact that sea water is being polluted. The polluted seaside is likely to drive more visitors away.The year 2022 saw a sharp increase in the number of people who went climbing and camping. The rate in 2022 (34%) was more than three times that in 2022 (11%). The reason is that more and more people are eager to get close to nature.
