1、2022年赣州市十六县(市)二十校期中联考高三英语试卷考生注意：1.本试卷共150分，考试时间120分钟。2.请将各题答案填写在答题卡上。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. What will the woman study for the science project?A. The Earth. B. Mars. C.The moon.2. What does the b
2、oy want to do?A. Call his dad. B. Wait for his dad. C. Eat some chicken.3. Why does the man say sorry to Anna?A. He lost her book.B. He broke her machine.C. He made her book dirty.4. When will the man check out?A.At 9 a.m. B. At 12 noon. C.At 1 p.m.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. An a
3、thlete. B. A movie. C.An interview.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 How will the speakers get to the hotel from the station?A. By bike. B.By taxi. C.By subway.7.What is the woman goin
4、g to do next?A.Pack for the trip. B. Take some pictures. C.Make a plan.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Where are the speakers?A. In the womans house.B.In the street. C.On the subway.9.Why does the man want to go to Billys House?A. To have lunch. B.To work there. C. To pick up a friend.10. What will the woman do f
5、or the man?A.Draw a map. B.Show him the way. C.Make him some coffee.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is Tom doing at the beginning of the conversation?A. Doing the dishes. B.Cleaning the room. C.Playing on his phone.12. What is Tom probably?A A businessman. B. A student. C.A sportsman.13.How does Tom sound
6、?A.Excited. B.Unhappy. C. Grateful.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Friends. B. Mother and son. C.Teacher and student.15. What is Jim worried about?A. His spoken English.B. His written English.C. His relations with classmates.16. What can we say about Jim?A.He is
7、 too shy.B. He has made great progress.C. He works hard on his English.17. What does the woman suggest Jim do?A. Learn more languages.B. Watch some English movies.C. Find a language exchange partner.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What do we know about the University of Oxford?A. It is in the north of England
8、.B. It is the oldest university in England.C.It was founded in the twelfth century.19 What is Christ Church?A.A restaurant. B.A shop. C.A college.20. Who might be interested in the Ashmolean?A. History-lovers. B. Book-lovers. C. Movie-lovers.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
9、、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AFor those who love the thrill of overhead fireworks, here is a chance to appreciate some fireworks shows. Some are one-night events, while others are part of multi-day carnivals.Annual CarnivalThe event is part of the annual fundraiser for the poor and free for all. It features an
10、additional concert followed by a fireworks display at 7:30 pm on October 10 at Town Park at Point Lookout. On the same day at 8:30 pm, watch fireworks over the bay.Empire State FairSee fireworks at Nassau Live Center in Uniondale. The fair features the royal circus with many foreign animals, kid gam
11、e shows, amusement rides and attractions from 7 pm to 10 pm on October 20. Admission is $ 10; free for children under 36 inches.Memorial Fireworks ShowWatch fireworks at Firemens Memorial Field in Valley Stream. Gates open at 7 pm on November 1, lasting three days, and admission is $15 for all; $10
12、in advance, purchase your tickets at Henry Waldinger Memorial Library, Valley Stream Community Center or Valley Stream Village Hall.Riverhead Raceway CelebrationThere will be a kid race open at 5:30 pm and the fireworks opening ceremony starts at 6 pm on November 20.第5页/共16页学科网（北京）股份有限公司 The firewor
13、ks shows begin at dusk at the Riverhead Raceway and last four days. Admission is $ 20 for adults; $10 for children aged 6-12; free for children aged 5 and under.Click here to contact us and know more detailed information about the events.1. Which event is part of the charity?A. Annual Carnival.B. Em
14、pire State Fair.C. Memorial Fireworks Show.D. Riverhead Raceway Celebration.2. What is special about Empire State Fair?A. It offers an outdoor concert.B. It features a fireworks show.C. It requires payment in advance.D. It includes animal performance.3. How much should a couple with 8-year-old twins
15、 pay for Riverhead Raceway Celebration?A. $25.B. $30.C. $45.D. $60.BWorld-famous music and movie star Olivia Newton-John has died in southern California. The highly awarded Newton-John sold more than 100 million record albums during her career. From 1973 to 1983, she was among the worlds most popula
16、r entertainers. She had 14 top 10 singles in the United States alone and won four Grammy Awards.Newton-John is perhaps most remembered for her performance in 1978s wildly popular musical movie Grease. She starred as a high school student Sandy, and was partnered with John Travolta. One song the two
17、shared in the film, Youre the One That I Want, sold more than 15 million copies.“I was afraid that at 30 I was too old to play a high school girl,” Newton-John told The Telegraph in 2017. “Everything about making the film was fun, but if I had to pick a favorite moment, it was the transformation fro
18、m what I call Sandy 1 to Sandy 2. I got to play a different character and wear different clothes, and when I put on that tight black clothes to sing Youre the One That I Want, I got a very different reaction from the guys on the set.”Physical, Newton-Johns biggest single, came out in 1981. The energ
19、etic dance song was hugely popular, holding Number One position on Billboards hit list for 10 weeks straight. Later, the music industry magazine named Physical the Song of the Year. A video linked to the song won a Grammy Award as well.In 1992, Newton-John faced loss and sickness. Her father died an
20、d she was diagnosed with breast cancer.第4页/共16页学科网（北京）股份有限公司 Then Newton-John created an album, Gaia: One Womans Journey, about her battle with cancer and the loss of her father.Newton-John married John Easterling in 2008. She became involved in several causes, serving as a goodwill ambassador for t
21、he United Nations Environment Programme and a national spokeswoman for the Childrens Health Environmental Coalition. She also founded the Olivia Newton-John Cancer and Wellness Center in Melbourne, Australia.4. What is Sandy in paragraph 2?A. A film director.B. A music teacher.C. A film characterD.
22、A music composer.5. Why did Newton-John worry when playing in the film?A. Because of her age.B. Because of her gender.C. Because of her acting skills.D. Because of her tight clothes.6. What made Newton-John create the album Gaia: One Womans Journey?A. Her film.B. Her dance songs.C. Her sufferings.D.
23、 Her husbands encouragement.7. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. Newton-Johns physical pain.B. Newton-Johns social activities.C. Newton-Johns happy marriage.D. Newton-Johns artistic achievements.CWhen robots appear to engage with people and display human-like emotions, people may think of t
24、hem as capable of “thinking”, or acting on their own beliefs and desires rather than their programs, according to the research published by the American Psychological Association.“The relationship between human-like shape, human-like behavior and the tendency to owe independent thought and intention
25、al behavior to robots is yet to be understood,” said study author Agnieszka Wykowska, PhD, a principal investigator at the Italian Institute of Technology. “As artificial intelligence increasingly becomes part of our lives, it is important to understand how interacting with a robot that displays hum
26、an-like behaviors might cause higher likelihood of attribution of intentional agency to the robot.”Across three experiments involving 119 participants, researchers examined how individuals would see a human-like robot, the iCub, after socializing with it and watching videos together. Before and afte
27、r interacting with第5页/共16页学科网（北京）股份有限公司 the robot, participants completed a questionnaire that showed them pictures of the robot in different situations and asked them to choose whether the robots motivation in each situation was mechanical or intentional.The researchers found that participants who
28、watched videos with the human-like robot were more likely to rate the robots actions as intentional, rather than programmed, while those who only interacted with the machine-like robot were not. This shows that mere expo-sure to a human-like robot is not enough to make people believe it is capable o
29、f thoughts and emotions. It is human-like behavior that might be crucial for being deemed as an intentional agent.According to Wykowska, these findings show that people might be more likely to believe artificial intelligence is capable of independent thought when it creates the impression that it ca
30、n behave just like humans. “This could inform the design of social robots of the future,” she said.8. What were participants asked to do in the experiment?A. Behave like a robot.B. Complete a questionnaire.C. Show pictures of the robot.D. Watch the behavior of the iCub.9. What does the underlined wo
31、rd “deemed” in paragraph 4 probably mean?A. Believed.B. Persuaded.C. Performed.D. Advocated.10. What could the findings be applied to?A. Addressing some technique problems.B. Creating social robots just like humans.C. Revealing artificial intelligence industry.D. Guiding the design of future social
32、robots.11. What would be a suitable title for the text?A. Human-like robots can interact with humansB. Human-like robots can behave just like humansC. Artificial intelligence has become part of our livesD. Human-like robots may be believed to have mental statesDA method to transform a commonly throw
33、n-away plastic to a resin(树脂) used in 3D printing could allow for making better use of plastic waste. A team of Washington State University researchers developed a simple and efficient way to transform polylactic acid (PLA) (聚乳酸),a bio-based plastic used in products such as第6页/共16页学科网（北京）股份有限公司 fila
34、ment,plastic silverware and food packaging to a high-quality resin.“We found a way to immediately turn this into something thats stronger and better, and we hope that will provide people with the inspiration to upcycle this stuff instead of just throwing it away,” said Yu-Chung Chang, a postdoctoral
35、 researcher in the WSU School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering and a co-corresponding author on the work. “We made stronger materials just straight out of trash. We believe this could be a great opportunity.”Although its bio-based, PLA, which is categorized as a number 7 plastic, can float in
36、 fresh or salt water for a year without degrading. It is also rarely recycled because like many plastics, when its melted down and re-formed, it doesnt perform as well as the original version and becomes less valuable.“Its biodegradable and compostable, but once you look into it, it turns out that i
37、t can take up to 100 years for it to rot away in a landfill,” Chang said. “In reality, it still creates a lot of pollution. We want to make sure that when we do start producing PLA on the million-tons scale, we will know how to deal with it.”While the researchers focused on PLA for the study, they h
38、ope to apply the work to poly-ethylene terephthalate(PET)(涤纶树脂), which is more common than PLA and has a similar chemical structure and presents a bigger waste problem. They have filed a temporary patent and are working to further improve the process. The researchers are also looking into other appl
39、ications for the upcycling method.12. What can the method help do according to paragraph 1?A. Solve financial crisis.B. Change waste into wealth.C. Control plastic production.D. Determine 3D printing skills.13. What does Yu-Chung Chang think of the method?A. Unrealistic.B. Imaginable.C. Promising.D.
40、 Common.14. Which of the following is a feature of number 7 plastics?A. They are hard to break down.B. They are easy to deal with.C. They are invaluable to recycle.D. They are difficult to sort out.15. What is the text mainly about?A. Applications of an upcycling method.B. 3D printing with newly fou
41、nd materials.C A new way to turn plastic into valuable products.D. Some better methods to break down different plastics.第二节(共5小题;每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。If you just want to come up with a fun idea that will generate enthusiasm for your community group, we have five worth
42、y suggestions._16_Getting all your neighbors together for an afternoon or an evening on weekends can help you develop more than a nodding acquaintance with them. This is a bit simple, but things like picking a location, sending out invitations and arranging for food follow pretty organically once yo
43、u start setting up strategy.Hold a hobby show_17_, from face painting to woodcarving, and most are willing to share their works. From conducting a cooking contest in the public kitchen to putting on a dance show, there are hundreds of ways that you can make your neighbors show their hobbies.Host a n
44、ature walkHosting a nature walk around a neighborhood park is a good way to educate the community about green practices and conservation._18_. In this activity neighbors actively join in the identification of the trees, birds, insects, and other wildlife you share space with.Hold a pumpkin painting
45、contestIn fall, pumpkin carving is a big contest. This year, instead of slicing those orange globes into scary shapes, hold a kid-focused pumpkin decorating day._19_. For the grownups, prepare a couple of face painting booths and let a professional to help.Have a treasure huntA treasure hunt gets pe
46、ople thinking creatively and actively engaged in the hunt. We really love this idea because it can be an indoor or outdoor activity, so its a year-round option. All you need is some gifts, a hiding place and mysterious clues. You just place a flag where the treasure should be._20_.A. Throw a communi
47、ty partyB. Everyone has a personal interestC. Turn to neighbors in your communityD. It also helps identify some regional creaturesE. The carving contest is more suitable for grownupsF. The winner can use it to claim his prize and get the gloryG. Kids can become pumpkin reinvention masters with adult
48、s help第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分45分)第一节(共20小题;每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。“What would Ms K do?” was in my playlist of the top 10 questions as I was taking books and files in my office. Reports had been_21_over the last few weeks about the growing_22_of COVID-19. My husband, a physician,_23_me that I should make plans to begin working from h