1、2022-2023学年度第一学期高三年级期中联考试题英语试卷注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定的位置上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每题答案后，用铅笔把答案卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。 如需要改动，先用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案 写在答题卡上，写在试卷上无效。 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）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。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. How
2、does the woman want her meat cooked? A. Rare. B. Medium-rare.C. Well done.2. Which place will the man go to this weekend? A. A concert hall. B. A stadium.C. A gallery.3. What are the speakers talking about? A. Polite greetings. B. Table manners. C. Body language.4. What are the speakers doing? A. Ta
3、king a picture. B. Having a haircut. C. Looking at a photo.5. What will the man do after he gets home?A. Drive to a furniture store.B. Buy the woman a new table.C. Borrow a truck from the woman.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
4、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题。6. What does the woman think of electronic music? A. It is clever. B. It is loud.C. It is modern.7. How old was the woman when attending a classical concert? A. 16. B. 17.C. 18.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the man turn to the woman? A. He has to work late. B
5、. He has to get groceries. C. He has a package to come.9. What is the man getting? A. A box of fruit. B. Some alcohol. C. Some sports equipment.10. What do we know about the speakers kids? A. They are under the age of 21.B. Theyll return home by 3:00 p.m.C. Theyll practice soccer at 5:00 p.m. 听第8段材料
6、，回答第11至13题。11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Classmates.12. What does the woman want to become? A. A security guard.B. A computer security expert.C. A computer science teacher.13. What does the man suggest the woman do? A.
7、Do well in math. B. Major in math. C. See math as a career.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Where does the conversation take place? A. At school. B. At the zoo. C. At an amusement park. 15. Why is Lisa surprised? A. John was busy. B. John arrived late. C. John changed his mind. 16. Why did John lie to Lisa? A.
8、He wanted to come alone.B. He was afraid of roller coasters.C. He wanted to give her a surprise.17. What does John say about Lisa? A.Considerate. B.Brave. C.Reliable. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Why did the speaker buy a new umbrella? A. His old one was damaged.B. He really loved that one.C. He failed to
9、bring one.19. What is the main advantage of the hotels location? A. It is beside the Eiffel Tower. B. It is very close to a bakery.C. It is within walking distance to Louvre.20. Why did the speaker go to Paris? A. To see some artworks. B. To eat some French food. C. To meet some good friends.第二部分 阅读
10、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A、B、C和D四个选项中, 选出最佳选项。AThere are around 400,000 students in London. As university can be a costly time, many of these students will want to look for part-time work. Here are 4 relatively easy jobs to bag yourself in London and ensure a bit of po
11、cket money through your university experience.WaitressingIt is not hard to find waitressing jobs since London has an abundance of pubs and eateries. Gumtree and Indeed are good places for such opportunities. Hospitality UK and Next door are other great websites. However, as many of these positions a
12、re advertised on the windows of restaurants and pubs, going inside and asking the staff there about the positions is a much better idea. This will also demonstrate you as active and confident. Rates are around 12-15 an hour.Mystery （神秘）shoppingIt may not have you laughing to the bank but its extra p
13、ocket money. You go at any time as a regular customer and check out the services that the business provides. You report back to the client and they will pay for your purchases alongside 5 10.Care AssistantFor those who have a heart of gold and want to help, caring is the way. Theres a huge demand fo
14、r people to spend your free time with elderly people or help people with disabilities. It can be cooking meals or making sure they re taking their medicine on time.ReceptionistIf youre a good communicator and can act professionally, a receptionist might be a great opportunity for you, which will hel
15、p you build administrative skills and experience. Receptionist jobs are available at doctors surgeries, dentists, gyms, large offices and more.21. Which is the preferable way to land a waitressing job?A. Referring to Gumtree.B. Surfing Next door.C. Inquiring about positions in person,D. Contacting a
16、dvertisement company.22. What does a mystery shopper need to do?A. Amusing bank staff.B. Working at fixed times.C, Making purchases for clients,D. Feeding back service quality.23. Which job helps develop your administrative skills?A. Waitressing.B. Mystery shopping.C. Care Assistant.D. Receptionist.
17、BCollette Divitto, 31, was born with Downs Syndrome (唐氏综合症) but she is far from disabled.This woman channeled her passion for baking into a cookie business with a global mission to change the world, one, cookie at a time.Based in Boston, Massachusetts，her company was founded in 2016.Although she did
18、nt plan on being a business owner，she really created jobs for disabled people with all types of abilities.She said that she opened the bakery after receiving numerous job interview rejections, often being told she was not“a good fit for the company.“It was sad and it was hard, she said.“To me, it fe
19、lt like they didnt like me at all because of who 1 am.No one would hire me, so I decided to open my own business.The path to success wasnt easy.Divittos mother Rosemary Alfredo didnt raise her daughter to think of herself as different from her classmates.But this changed when Divitto was in the four
20、th grade and she was bullied by a boy in her class who started calling her“Down Syndrome”.Her mother had to have a conversation with her about what it meant and from then on, Divitto worked hard to be fully accepted at school.Divitto is not resting on her laurels (荣誉).A big part of her company s mis
21、sion is to help people with disabilities find jobs.She is also the author of two childrens books and she was featured on the documentary Born for Business, about pioneers with disabilities.Divitto also runs a nonprofit organization, Colletteys Leadership Org.Her first priority is to let people start
22、 seeing abilities in the physically disadvantaged and to employ the 82 percent of the people with disabilities who are capable of working but cannot find jobs.With her drive and vision, Divitto is sure to be a success.24.What drove Divitto to Start her own business?A.The desire to help others.B.The
23、failure to find a job.C.The prospect of bakery.D.The passion for baking. 第4页，共8页25.What can we learn about Divitto from Paragraph 4?A.She attempts to be a pioneer.B.She aims to assist the disabled.C.She wants to enlarge her business.D.She plans to direct a documentary.26.What concerns Divitto most a
24、bout the disabled?A.Equal human rights.B.Their working conditions.C.Chances of self-development.D.Recognition of their abilities.27.Which of the following can best describe Divitto? A.Independent and strict.B.Ambitious and humorous.C.Determined and responsible.D.Outgoing and knowledgeable.CAs the ef
25、fects of climate change become more disastrous, well-known research institutions and government agencies are focusing new money and attention on an idea: artificially cooling the planet, in the hopes of buying humanity more time to cut greenhouse gas emissions.That strategy, called solar climate int
26、ervention (干预) or solar geoengineering, involves reflecting more of the suns energy back into space abruptly reducing global temperatures in a way that imitates the effects of ash clouds flowing out from the volcanic eruptions. The idea has been considered as a dangerous and fancied solution, one th
27、at would encourage people to keep burning fossil fuels while exposing the planet to unexpected and potentially threatening side effects, producing more destructive hurricanes, wildfires floods and other disasters.But. as global warming continues, producing more destructive hurricanes, wildfires floo
28、ds and other disasters, some researchers and policy experts say that concerns about geoengineering should be outweighed by the imperative to better understand it, in case the consequence of climate change become so terrible that the world cant wait for better solutions.One way to cool the earth is b
29、y injecting aerosols (气溶胶) into the upper layer of the atmosphere. where those particles reflect sunlight away from the earth. That process works, according to Douglas MacMartin, a researcher at Cornell University.“We know with 100% certainty that we can cool the planet,” he said in an interview. Wh
30、ats still unclear, he added, is what happens next. Temperature, MacMartin said, is an indicator for a lot of climate effects. “What does it do to the strength of hurricanes?” he asked, “What does it do to agriculture production? What does it do to the risk of forest fires?”Another institution funded
31、 by the National Science Foundation will analyze hundreds of simulations of aerosol injection, testing the effects on weather extremes around the world. One goal of the research is to look for a sweet spot: the amount of artificial cooling that can reduce extreme weather events without causing broad
32、er changes in regional rainfall patterns or similar impacts.28. Why do researchers and government agencies work on cooling the earth?A. To prevent natural disasters.B. To win more time to reduce gas emissions.C. To imitate volcanic eruptions.D. To encourage more people to bur fossil fuels.29. What a
33、re researchers worried about in terms of global warming?A. More volcanoes will throw out.B. More solar energy will go into space.C. More disasters will endanger the future of the world.D. People will keep burning fossil fuels to keep warm.30. What can be inferred from Douglas words in an interview?A
34、. He thinks more research remains to be done.B. He is optimistic about the effect of cooling the earth.C. He is concerned about the reduction in agriculture production.D. He disapproves of the practice of solar climate intervention.31. What does the underlined words “sweet spot” in the last paragrap
35、h mean?A. The rainfall pattern of a region.B. The modest drop in temperature.C. The number of extreme weather events.D. The injection amount of aerosol.DWhen romantic partners argue over things like finances, jealousy, or other interpersonal issues, they tend to employ their current feelings as fuel
36、 for a heated argument. But thinking about the future helps overcome relationship conflicts, according to a University of Waterloo study just published online in Social Psychological and Personality Science. Alex Huynh, a doctoral candidate in psychology is the lead author of the study, which he pub
37、lished with Igor Grossmann from the University of Waterloo, and Daniel Yang from Yale University. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司Previous research has shown that third-perspective reasoning can be a positive strategy for settlement of interpersonal struggles. Huynh and his team investigated whether similar benefit ca
38、n be induced by simply thinking about the future. Study participants were instructed to reflect on a recent conflict with a romantic partner or a close friend. One group of participants were then asked to describe how they would feel about the conflict one year in the future, while another group was
39、 asked to describe how they feel in the present. The team examined participants written responses through a text-analysis program for their use of pronouns-such as I, me, she, he. These choices of pronouns were used to capture participants focus on the feelings and behaviour of those involved in the
40、 conflict. Written responses were also examined for forgiveness and reinterpreting the conflict more positively, both of which implied the participants use of reasoning strategies. The researchers found that envisioning（展望）future relationship affected both participants focus on their feelings and th
41、eir reasoning strategies. As a result, participants reported more positivity about their relationship altogether, especially when study participants extended their thinking about the relationship a year into the future. “Our study demonstrates that adopting a future-oriented perspective in the conte
42、xt of a relationship conflict-reflecting on how one might feel a year from now-may be a valuable coping tool for ones psychological happiness and relationship well-being,” said Huynh. 32. What do romantic partners do in face of most disagreements? A. They concentrate on their present feelings. B. Th
43、ey look forward to a fierce conflict. C. They lose faith in their future. D. They care more about financial problems. 33. What does the underlined word “induced” in paragraph 2 most probably mean? A. Explained. B. Reduced. C. Caused. D. Improved. 34. What can we learn from the study? A. The reasonin
44、g strategies in participants written responses were well worthy of note. B. Study participants described their recent relationship with their romance partners or friends. C. A text-analysis program was employed to examine participants use of negative words. D. All the study participants described ho
45、w they felt both in the present and in the future. 35. What can be the best title of the text? A.Your Current Feelings Are the Real Cause of Your Heated Arguments! B. Beneficial Reasoning Is a positive Strategy for Reconciliation!C. You Have a Year to Solve Your Interpersonal Problems! D. Thinking A
46、bout Future Is Essential for Relationship Maintenance!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出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Life can be challenging for teens. They must deal with schoolwork, family life and friends at the same time to fit. Feeling of sadness, frustration and irritability are common. _3
47、6_ Their negative feelings dont come and go. Instead, those intense feelings can point to a disease called depressionone that may require treatment.Its easy to think that depressed people simply feel sad or hopeless. For many teens that may be true. _37_ Some kids withdraw from friends and family. Others respond with angry outbursts. Some teens may skip school or stop eating or sleeping. Teachers, parents or even a teens close friends may find it hard to
