1、保密启用前20222023学年度第一学期期末考试高三英语试题2023.01注意事项：1.本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。2.答题前，考生务必将姓名、班级等个人信息填写在答题卡指定位置。3.考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答。超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。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)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。AThere are f
2、our youngest athletes who won the gold medal in the Olympics. Their achievements are recorded in the history of professional sports.Marjorie GestringMarjorie Gestring was only 13 years and 268 days old when she won a gold medal for her county. After 1936, the Olympies were sopped for the Second Worl
3、d War. Following the conclusion of the war, she could not qualify for the 1948 London Olympics. Marjorie Gestring would have won more gold medals considering her talent if not for the World War II.Klaus ZertaKlaus Zerta was only 13 years and 283 days old when he won a gold medal at the 1960 Olympics
4、 in Rome, Italy. He cooperated with his teammates Bernhard Knubel and Heinz Renneberg to win the gold medal. Klaus was from West Germany but represented the unified team of Germany at the Olympics. Moreover, he is the youngest confirmed male athlete to win the gold medal in the history of the Summer
5、 Olympics,Fu MingxiaChinese female diver Fu Mingxia is popular for being one of the youngest Olympic diving champions. She won a gold medal at the 1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona when she was just 13 years and 345 days old. Her last Olympic gold medal came during the 2000 Sydney Olympics, which emph
6、asized the environmental protection and the reduction in waste. With the fourth gold medal, she joined Americans Pat McCormick and Greg Louganis as the worlds only quadruple (四次的) Olympic diving champions.Nadia ComaneciNadia Comaneci is a five time Olympic gold medalist. She is a retired gymnast and
7、 one of the youngest athletes to win the gold medal. In 1976, she became the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10. She was merely 14 years old when she secured the gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. Interestingly, back then, a gymnast had to be 14 to participate but later the age li
8、mit went up to16.1. Which of the following players played team sports?A. Marjorie Gestring.B. Klaus Zerta.C. Fu Mingxia.D. Nadia Comaneci.2. Which Olympics might come up with the concept of “Green Olympics”?A. The 1948 London Olympics. B. The 1992 Barcelona Olympics.C. The 1976 Montreal Olympics.D.
9、The 2000 Sydney Olympics.3. What can we learn from the text?A. Klaus Zerta defeated Bernhard Knubel and Heinz Renneberg in 1960.B. Fu Mingxia won more Olympic-diving champions than Pat McCormick.C. Marjorie Gestring didnt participate in the Olympics because of the war in 1948.D. It is impossible to
10、break Nadia Comanecis record as the youngest gymnast gold medalist.BLately, Ive been traveling around the world. No longer am I waking up far away from my home, tired from a late night of writing down the stories I collected the day before. Things are different now, and each day my travels begin lik
11、e this: 1 sit down at my dining table, usually early in the morning or late at night when nobody else is awake, and I listen to the radio.The radio station is always from somewhere that isnt here in New York, and most often it comes from a free-to-use website called Radio Garden. Move your mouse and
12、 maybe you will land in Bujumbura, Burundi; in Dibrugarh, India; or on the edge of the South Pacific. Seemingly no matter how large or small the broadcaster is, if it sends out a signal online, it can appear on the site and you can listen to it.During the pandemic, Radio Garden, which is now availab
13、le as an app, at times attracted as many as 15 million monthly listeners. “We received many heartwarming emails from people stuck at home expressing their gratitude for the service,” said Jonathan Puckey, the sites founder.Radio Garden began as a project of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vi
14、sion, where designers and computer programmers overlaid (覆盖) station streams with their geographical locations on a 3-D map of the world. As a result, there is more than one way to transmit. Visiting a country like Colombia brought back memories of past trips - - romantic accordion music reminding m
15、e of bus rides on the rural roads.Where will you visit first on the Radio Garden globe? For me, thrilling as it is to drop in on Ouagadougou or Ulaanbaatar or the Azores, its all about personal history: I was born and raised in New York, but my family is from everywhereLatin America, the Middle East
16、, and places in between. My ancestors were merchants who traded in goods and cultures. Now, because of their wanderings, pieces of six languages still fly across our dinner tables. Thanks to Radio Garden, my family can cross planes of space and time without worry!4. What does the first paragraph foc
17、us on?A. The joys of radio travel.B. A scene of traveling by radio.C. A popular way of traveling.D. The difference in this travel.5. What do we know about Radio Garden?A. It is affordable.B. It is widely accepted.C. It is easy to maintain.D. It is based in New York.6. What does the author think is t
18、he greatest advantage of Radio Garden?A. Simplifying travel schedules.B. Making tourism popular again.C. Improving the traveling experience.D. Promoting the virtual reality travel.7. What does the last paragraph imply?A. Radio Garden is expanding quickly.B. Radio Garden increases global connections.
19、C. Radio Garden benefits from global awareness.D. Radio Garden facilitates the development of tourism.CPeople do physical exercise as part of their healthy lifestyle to get stronger and healthier.There are three basic modes of physical exercise: flexibility exercise helps the human body in general o
20、r its part in particular to be able to reach farther and bend better; aerobic exercise helps the body work hard for a long time; anaerobic exercise makes the arms and legs stronger.It has long been known that exercise is not only good for your body, but also for your mind. According to researchers,
21、gymnasts are more likely to be emotionally stable, football players the most outgoing and swimmers the happiest.The psychological study, which was carried out by experts, also revealed that sports can also offer clues to a persons attitude to charity, reading habits and even their voting intentions.
22、 Boxers, for example, are most likely to focus on material possessions in life. Meanwhile, runners tend to be outgoing people who love being the centre of attention. Walkers, a group that includes those who enjoy wandering and cross-country races, are least concerned about other people and like doin
23、g things by themselves without interruption from others. Those who play chess are confident when they face challenges and trouble. Those who swim tend to be tidy and charitable. However, according to Mind Lab, 61 percent of adults are fond of helping others regardless of their choice of sports.The r
24、esults. from this study also show that no matter what kind of person you are, there is the right kind of exercise for you,8. Which of the following sports belongs to flexibility exercise?A. Running.B. Swimming.C. Football.D. Gymnastics.9. What can we learn from the text?A. Walkers enjoy loneliness i
25、n their lives.B. Boxers tend to ignore wealth in life.C. Runners have great power of concentration.D. Chess players like challenging other people.10. Why does the author mention Mind Lab in Paragraph 4?A. To make a contrast.B. To draw a comparison.C. To place an emphasis.D. To give an example.11. Wh
26、at is the best title for the text?A. How can you choose suitable sports?B. What kind of sports can benefit you most?C. How can sports keep you mentally healthy?D. What does your choice of sports tell about you?DConsumers in the U.S. spend billions of dollars a year on gifts wrapping. Two colleagues
27、and I wondered whether all that time and effort is actually worth it. So we conducted three experiments to explore the impact of gift wrapping.In the first experiment, we involved 180 students, who were given a gifta coffee cup with the logo of one of two NBA basketball teams, the local Miami Heat o
28、r rival (竞争对手) Orlando Magic. Every participant was a fan of the Heat and they obviously didnt support the Magic. We gave half of the students a desirable gift, while the others received something they disliked. Finally, half of the gifts were wrapped neatly, while the rest looked sloppy (凌乱的).We fo
29、und that those who received a sloppily wrapped gift liked their present significantly more than those who received a neatly wrapped giftregardless of which cup they got.To understand why, we asked another set of students to report their expectations about either a neatly or sloppily wrapped gift. Re
30、sults showed that expectations were significantly higher for the neatly wrapped gifts. However, receivers of the neatly wrapped gift reported that it failed to live up to their expectations, while those who got the sloppily wrapped gift said it surpassed (超过) their expectations.In our final experime
31、nt, we surveyed 261 adults and asked them to imagine receiving either a neatly or sloppily wrapped gift. This time we instructed half of them to imagine the gift was from a close friend, while the other half believed it came from an acquaintance (熟人). Then we revealed the gift and asked them to rate
32、 it.When it came from a close friend, receivers ended up liking the sloppily wrapped gift more. However, for the gift from an acquaintance, receivers preferred it when it was neatly wrapped. This occurs because these participants used the wrapping as a cue for how much the gift-giver values their re
33、lationship.So if youre stressed over gift wrapping this holiday season, consider saving yourself effort and money by wrapping your friends gifts haphazardly (随意地). But for someone you dont know quite as well, its probably worth it to show that you put in some effort to make it look good with all of
34、the beautiful bows.12. What did the researchers find in the first experiment?A. A desirable gift is expected to be wrapped sloppily.B. Participants were more interested in neatly wrapped gifts.C. A soppily wrapped gift can make the receiver much happier.D. Participants responded the same to gifts wi
35、th different wrappings.13. Why did the researchers carry out the second experiment?A. To further explain the result of the first experiment.B. To compare receivers expectations for the same gifs.C. To know why receivers have different expectations for gifs.D. To find out the impact of wrapping on re
36、ceives expectations.14. What do neatly wrapped gifts show according to the third experiment?A. The gift giver is very skilled at wrapping gifts,B. The gift giver has a close relationship with the receiver.C. The gift giver attaches great importance to the relationship.D. The gift giver wants to beco
37、me a close friend of the receiver.15. What does the author want to do in the last paragraph?A. To give examples.B. To make suggestions.C. To make comparisons.D. To present an argument.第二节(共5小题；全科免费下载公众号高中僧课堂每小题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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Does your dog always want to go whe
38、rever youre going and most of the time, this behavior is welcomed? 16 However, if you find your dog doing this too often or if its accompanied by other troubling behavior like eating less, going outside less often or interacting less with other family members, there could be potential issues. 17 Usu
39、ally, its simply out of loyalty and the close relationship thats been created with its owner, because he or she is the one that provides care and comfort and keeps it safe. However, sometimes, your dog wants to follow you possibly due to something negative. 18 Dogs are emotional animals and may feel
40、 anxious for some reason sometimes. It may take much time and training to help your dog work through whats causing the problem 19 Youll have to work with your dog consistently or hire a professional trainer.One way to stop your dog from following you might be putting it in a secure and reliable area
41、. 20 If your dog spends all of its time with you and you alone, it may express a dislike for being away from you or interacting with other humans or dogs.A. You and your dog must have a similar lifestyle.B. You may think its because it loves and trusts you.C. There are many reasons why dogs follow t
42、heir owners.D. For example, it could be il, bored, nervous or stressed.E. Keep in mind that the behavior wont be cured overnight.F. Another trick might be to make sure your dog socializes enough.G. This could be especially true if dogs can take care of themselves.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1分，满
43、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。Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of high school. When the other kids began to 21 that he was wearing the same black pants and blue long-sleeve shirt day after day, Todd became the 22 of taunts (奚落) and laughterTwo of
44、the kids 23 that were Garrett and Graham, a pair of freshman football players. But over time, they realized that their abusive 24 felt like bullying (欺凌) and seemed to be slowly destroying Todds spirit. Finally they understood 25 . So he and Garrett 26 a plan. They went home and hunted 27 their own
45、drawers and closets. The next day at school, they 28 Todd at their third period class and asked him to come into the hall. Todd was 29 L afraid of being called out by the larger boys.“Were in the same third period, and I 30 for laughing at you, and I want to give something to you to make it 31 .” Gr
46、aham says. He then handed Todd an enormous bag. Inside were 32 shirts and shorts, plus a brand-new pair of New Balance sneakers. Todd was blown away, happy and 33 completely.”And Todd got much more than new clothes. He no longer sits alone at lunch. Now he eats with his new 34 , Garrett and Graham.
47、Reflecting on the day Garrett and Graham called him into the hall, he said, “The 35 day of my entire life, basically”.21. A. predictB. noticeC. decorateD. appreciate22. A. targetB. effortC. principleD. motivation23. A. moving onB. jumping onC. counting onD. insisting on24. A. effectB. powerC. wordsD
48、. thoughts25. A. somethingB. nothingC. anythingD. everybody26. A. canceledB. hatchedC. disturbedD. changed27. A. forB. overC. afterD. through28. A. calledB. datedC. metD. abused29. A. purposelyB. excitedlyC. occasionallyD. understandably30. A. careB. waitC. dislike D. apologize31. A. upB. outC. clea
49、rD. down32. A. oldB. cleanC. fashionableD. expensive33. A. annoyedB. confusedC. shockedD. embarrassed34. A. clothesB. sneakersC. friendsD. classmates35. A. bestB. hardestC. funniestD. poorest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。Thangka artists in Gojo County, Tibet Autonomous Regi
50、on, are painting their way to success by adding fresh design elements to this 36 (convention) art form. The county, located in eastern Tibet, is 37 center for ancient Tibetan art forms such as thangka paintings.Thangka artists in Gojo 38 (main) practice the Mansar style of Tibetan thangka paintings,
51、 39 started in the 17th century. According to the county government, Gojo has 11 thangka painting cooperatives (合作社) and more than 200 artists. The total income 40 (earn) by thangka paintings in the county was over 10 million yuan in 2019.But 41 sets these artists apart from thangka artists in the r
52、est of Tibet is that they have adapted their style of painting to involve contemporary scenes and themes. Last year, the top thangka artists from each of Gojos painting cooperatives teamed up 42 be (create) some giant paintings. So far, these masters 43 (produce) a series of thangka works 44 (descri
53、be) Chinas 56 ethnic groups as well as the experiences of people who have been lifted out of 45 (poor), which win popularity online.第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校将于下月举办“中国传统文化周”活动，请你给汉字字源网站的创始人“汉字叔叔”理查德西尔斯写封电子邮件，邀请他来你校作报告。内容包括：1.发出邀请；2.报告的主要内容；3.希望收到回复。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。参考词汇：
54、汉字字源网站Chinese EtymologyDear Mr. Richard Sears, Yours,Li Hua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。On a recent Saturday evening, my wife, my son Jack and I were having dinner when we heard the sounds of a group of kids talking in the street, outside our home. Then out of the blue came two lou
55、d thuds (闷响) above our bedroom window, followed by the noise of laughter and lite kids running away down our street.I turned on the external lights and rushed outside, unsure of what had caused the two thuds or what damage I could expect to see. The silence of the night was broken by the distant lau
56、ghter of the neighborhood kids. At that moment I wanted to run after them. However, running barefoot on the road in the dark wasnt a wise thing.The light above our garage helped me to identify just what had happened. Our home had been the victim of “an egg bombing”! Faced with the need to clean up t
57、his sticky mess, I was annoyed with the kids bad tricks. I decided to remove the mess the next morning.The next morning, I walked out to check the stains left by the two eggs, followed by little Jack with a book in his hand. “Where are the egg stains?” he asked. I soon found them and pointed to them
58、. Two patches (小块) of yellowish egg stains were on the wall above a large and wide metal awning (雨棚). Right below the awning was our front bedroom window. Our metal awning had a strong ability to protect this window from rain and other heavy things that could possibly fall down.After I pointed to th
59、e egg stains, Jack angrily said, “Bad kids.” Then, as usual, he walked to the bench below the front bedroom window and sat down to read his storybook. Jack liked reading there each morning. While Jack was reading, I carried a mop and placed a ladder on the front wall beside the bedroom window. I was
60、 ready to wash off the dry egg stains. I knew the task was challenging. My annoyance with the bad kids reached the level of the night before. Angrily, I climbed the ladder. Minutes later, I cleaned up the first egg stain.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Just then, I was surprised to find one pie
61、ce of glass in the window just below the awning badly cracked.Feeling a sense of luck instead of anger, I began handing the cracked glass.高三英语试题参考答案第一部分阅读(共20小题；每小题2.5分，满分50分)15 BDDBB610 DBDAA11l5 DCACB1620 BCDEF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1分，满分15分)2125 BADCA2630 BDCDD3135 ABCCA第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分
62、，满分15分)36. conventional37. a38. mainly39. which40. earned41. what42. to create43. have produced44. describing45. poverty第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)One possible version:Dear Mr. Richard Sears,I am writing to invite you to give us a lecture for the Chinese Traditional Culture Week to be held in my sch
63、ool next month.As the founder of the website called Chinese Etymology, you are known as “Uncle Hanzi”. You have researched into how Chinese characters developed in different periods and established a database. Because of your hard work, Chinese culture is better known in the world now. So, will you
64、give us an one-hour lecture, sharing your research and personal story?We are looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua第二节(满分25分)One possible version:Just then, I was surprised to find one piece of glass in the window just below the awning badly cracked. “How dangerous it is! If it fell, it wo
65、uld.” I dared not continue to imagine what would happen next, noticing the piece of glass which was on the edge of dropping. It would fell on the very place where Jack sat down to read books every morning. A flood of fear welled up in me at the thought of this terrible scene. At that moment, the yel
66、lowish egg strains were more a warning from the kids than a bad trick when I saw the cracked glass again.Feeling a sense of luck instead of anger, I began handling the cracked glass. After Jack was called away from the place in case of danger, I climbed the ladder slowly, approached gradually and to
67、uched the glass gently. It was no wonder that the piece fell on the bench where Jack sat just now. Jack widened his mouth at the sight of the fallen glass pieces. Seeming to be lost in thought for a moment, then Jack said to me and my wife. “I am so lucky to have those bad kids”. “We might take a positive view of bad things in life”, said I.
