2022-2023学年福建省泉州市永春县中高三上学期期中考试英语试题 Word版含答案

永春县中2022-2023学年高三上学期期中考试

英语试卷

考试时间：120分钟  

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题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What does the man want to do?

A. Check the new bike.     B. Buy a new bike.       C. Ride the new bike

2. What did the man do before 9:00 last night?

A. He slept for a while.       B. He watched TV.   C. He wrote the paper.

3. Why was the offer refused?

A. It wasn’t fit for the market.     B. It was rather low.      C. It was a bit high.

4. What does the man suggest the woman do?

A. Go to the Johnsons’ for dinner. 

B. Do a chemistry experiment.

C. Use the old recipes tonight.

5. What’s the man’s decision?

A. Waiting for the bus.    B. Walking to the next stop.    C. Meeting the woman 30 minutes later.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7两个小题。

6. Why does the man call Louis Catering?

A. For food and drinks.      B. For an invitation. C. For conference rooms.

7. How many people will attend the party?

A. 108.                B. 120.              C. 112.

听下面一段对话，回答第8和第9两个小题。

8. What is the man going to Canada for?

A. Research.       B. Further study.            C. Sightseeing.

9. What will the speakers do next?

A. Buy a suitcase.    B. Pack clothes.      C. Prepare materials.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至第12三个小题。

10. Who works in the power company?

A. The girl’s father.    B. The girl’s classmate.   C. The man’s classmate.

11. How will the girl go to the power company?

A. By car.           B. On foot.          C. By taxi.

12. What is the girl going to do first?

A. Visit the manager.   B. Get ready for a picnic.    C. Chat with the workers.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16四个小题。

13. What does the competition try to find this year?

A. The best dancer.    B. The best actor.    C. The best singer.

14. How should people enter the competition?

A. By fax.            B. By phone.    C. Through the Internet.

15. When does the sports hall close this week?

A. At 10:30 pm.       B. At 9:00 pm.     C. At 8:00 pm.

16. What do we know about the new swimming pool?

A. It is bigger than the old one.

B. It will be free for the first week.

C. It will be open earlier than planned.

听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What does CyberEdit aim to do?

A. Supply funding for businessmen.

B. Offer students computer editing services.

C. Edit documents for Wired magazine.

18. How many employees did the speaker hire at first?

A. Four.      B. Five.       C. Ten.

19. Why did some investors invest money in CyberEdit?

A. It got good publicity.

B. It promised big returns.

C. It employed 50 students.

20. When is the best time for people to develop a business?

A. When they have the idea.

B. After they graduate from college.

C. After they have rich social experience.

第二部分 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。

A篇

Scotland is packed with beautiful places to visit and you could honestly spend months and months exploring everything this wonderful country has to offer! Next I’m going to take you through some of the best places to visit in Scotland, based on where we have personally visited so far!

Glen Coe

If you asked me where my favourite place to visit in all of Scotland is... I would say, Glen Coe. The whole area of Glen Coe constantly had my face in shock due to the beauty that I was witnessing. It’s just a stream of dramatic mountains, lakes, rugged beauty and more.

Fort William

Fort William is probably one of the most well-known places to visit in Scotland. It’s a popular tourist destination thanks to being home to the UK’s tallest mountain: Ben Nevis. Fort William is also the starting point for one of the world’s most famous train rides: The Jacobite. Harry Potter fans will recognize it as the Hogwarts Express, and this train ride will take you through the beautiful countryside, crossing some iconic Harry Potter filming locations such as the Dumbledore’s Grave and the Glenfinnan Viaduct!

Isle Of Skye

This island feels totally different from other parts of Scotland and is truly rugged and ready! There are many hot spots to explore including the Old Man of Storr, the Fairy Glen. I even stayed on a private island with its very own lighthouse, which was one of the coolest places I’ve ever visited and one of the most romantic places stay in Scotland.

Cairngorms National Park

This is the largest national park in the UK so it’s another popular place to visit in Scotland and it’s no surprise why. It’s absolutely beautiful and there’s so much happening at the Cairngorms National Park! From skiing or meeting local reindeers, you’ll not go bored and you’ll be surrounded by beauty the entire time.

21．Which place probably attracts Harry Potter fans most?

A．Glen Coe.                          B．Isle Of Skye.

C．Cairngorms National Park.            D．Fort William.

22．What can you see in Cairngorms National Park?

A．The Jacobite.                     B．Local reindeers.

C．The UK's tallest mountain.          D．A cool lighthouse.

23．Where is the text probably from?

A．A geography textbook.                 B．A science journal.

C．A travel blog.                         D．An autobiography.

B篇

Since the age of 5, Laura Lee has had what most would consider an odd habit-she collects toilet rolls. At that time, she didn’t know this habit would eventually become a nationwide recycling campaign.

In December 2018, as a 16-year-old student of Nanyang Girls’ High School in Singapore, Lee founded ToiletRollSG, a national project that aims to collect 1,000 kilograms of cardboard cylinders — or about 150,000 pieces. As of February of 2021, Lee, who was studying at Hwa Chong Institution, had collected 860 kg of toilet rolls, reported Singapore Today. Slightly later, she was awarded Singapore’s National Environment Agency’s Ecofriend Awards, which recognizes individuals for their contributions to the environment, under the Youth and Students category.

But why did she choose toilet rolls? “They are convenient to collect and also one of the purest forms of waste to recycle because they are made of only one material,” Lee told Singapore Today. “Project must be economically practical too. For example, it’s more difficult to recycle pens because they are made up of too many different materials like rubber casings, metals and plastics which require more resources to separate.”

Lee went into a partnership with the waste management firm Veolia, which gives her five cents for every 1 kg of toilet rolls collected.

She organized “toilet roll challenges” within Nanyang Girls’ High School and worked with cleaners to collect used toilet rolls from school toilets. She also conducted talks about ToiletRollSG. But due to COVID-19, she has been unable to conduct physical talks, so she raises awareness about different social causes through her Instagram Live series called On A Roll.

One of the biggest challenges Lee has faced has been others doubting her due to her young age. “I always have to use my actions as well as the different things I’ve done to prove that I’m passionate and know about this,” she told The Straits Times.

Lee will donate the money collected to a social cause that is focused on community health.

24．Why did Lee found ToiletRollSG?

A．To develop some good habits. B．To be honored by Ecofriend Awards.

C．To recycle toilet cardboard cylinders. D．To make contributions to her high school.

25．Lee’s mention of pens in Paragraph 3 is to ________.

A．show toilet rolls are more important B．prove it difficult to recycle pens

C．illustrate the process of recycling pens D．explain Lee’s opinion on recycling

26．What is the biggest challenge Laura is faced with?

A．The failure to conduct talks. B．The ineffective cooperation.

C．The small amount of money. D．The mistrust of others.

27．Which of the following words can best describe Lee?

A．Humorous. B．Responsible. C．Emotional. D．Curious.

C篇

While many people aren’t getting enough calcium, new research cautions that some people may have the opposite problem: They could be getting too much. Americans spend more than $1 billion a year on calcium supplements in hopes of delaying osteoporosis, the brittle bone disease that cripples many elderly women and some men. Yet recent studies link calcium supplements to a higher risk of heart attacks. Last month, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force issued a draft recommendation against taking calcium and vitamin D, saying there wasn't enough evidence of benefit to justify the risk.

For generations of Americans who grew up encouraged to drink milk to maintain strong bones, the reports raised troubling questions: Is calcium not so important after all? Are the supplements unsafe? And how much is too much? “It’s gotten very confusing but it doesn’t need to be,” says Ethel Siris, director of the Toni Stabile Osteoporosis Center in New York. How much calcium people need varies by age and gender. “Adults generally need 1,000 mg daily, rising to 1,200 mg for women over 50 and men over 70, according to guidelines issued in 2010. Children need 1,300 mg daily during the peak growing years of 9 to 18.”

People also need sufficient levels of vitamin D to absorb the calcium. The IOM recommends 600 international units a day for most adults, and 800 daily after age 70, although many physicians recommend more. It is difficult to take in that much vitamin D from food sources, so experts say many people should take vitamin D in supplement form.

Getting adequate calcium from food is easier. For example, 8 ounces of milk or 6 ounces of yogurt has 300 mg of calcium, and one cup of spinach has 270 mg.

But studies linking calcium supplements to heart attack have made experts more cautious of excess calcium than before. A study of 24,000 Germans published in the journal Heart last month, found that those who got their calcium exclusively from supplements were more than twice as likely to have a heart attack as those who took no supplements.

Exactly how calcium supplements might contribute to heart attacks baffles cardiologists. “Nobody has associated the calcium in your bloodstream with calcification in your arteries,” says Nieca Goldberg, medical director of the Joan H. Tisch Center. Still, she says she now urges patients get their recommended calcium from food than from supplements to avoid possible problems.

Osteoporosis experts also urge patients not to take more than the recommended amount of calcium. “People should definitely stop taking two big calcium supplements a day,” says Dr. Dawson-Hughes. Even if the risks remain unclear, taking more than the body can absorb doesn’t benefit bones, “so it’s not worth any risk.” She adds.

28. According to the new studies, taking much calcium might ________.

A. delay aging        B. build muscles

C. cause heart problems   D. lead to bone diseases

29. What is Ethel Siris’ opinion on taking calcium supplements?

A. Taking calcium supplements is unsafe.

B. Adults need more calcium than children.

C. Age and gender determine how much calcium is needed.

D. It is safer to take calcium from food than from supplements.

30. What does the underlined word “baffle” in Paragraph 6 mean? 

A. Interest .  C. Amaze .  D. Frighten.   D. Puzzle. 

31. What can we learn from the passage?

A. Taking two calcium supplements a day is good for health.

B. It might be wiser to take recommended calcium from food.

C. It is easy for people to obtain enough Vitamin D from food. 

D. The benefits of taking calcium supplements outweigh its risks.

D篇

Neurotech—new, potentially revolutionary technology—promises to transform our lives. With all the global challenges of today, we need revolutionary technology to help the world cope.

There are different types of neurotech—some are invasive, some are not. Invasive brain-computer interfaces involve placing microelectrodes or other kinds of neurotech materials directly onto the brain or even embedding them into the neural tissue. Such technology has already improved the quality of life and abilities of people with different illnesses or impairments, from epilepsy to Parkinson’s Disease to chronic pain. There is also noninvasive neurotech that can be used for similar applications. For example, researchers have developed wearables to infer a person’s intended speech or movement. These are already quite impressive, but there is also neurotech that really pushes the envelope. Not only can it sense or read neurodata but it can also modulate (调节) — invasively and noninvasively. This research is still in early stages, but it’s advancing rapidly.

As neurotech becomes more commonplace, we must consider the risks it might present, the morals around it, and the necessary regulation. We have to anticipate and deal with the implications related to the development and use of this technology. Any neurotech applications should consider potential consequences for the autonomy, privacy, responsibility, consent, integrity and dignity of a person.

What if someone were to face employment discrimination because the algorithms（算法） that power a neurotech application used for hiring misinterpret his or her neurodata? What if a criminal gets a hold of the previous or current neurodata of the secretary of defense and steals top secret information? Concerns increase when we are not just monitoring someone’s neurodata but also interpreting it, decoding the person’s thoughts—with implications for accuracy and mental privacy.

One tricky aspect is that most of the neurodata generated by the nervous systems is unconscious. It means it is very possible to unknowingly or unintentionally provide neurotech with information that one otherwise wouldn’t. So, in some applications of neurotech, the presumption of privacy within one’s own mind may simply no longer be a certainty.

As new, emerging technology, neurotech challenges corporations, researchers and individuals to reaffirm our commitment to responsible innovation, it’s essential to enforce guardrails (防护措施) so that they lead to beneficial long-term outcomes—on company, national and international levels. We need to ensure that researchers and manufacturers of neurotech as well as policymakers and consumers approach it responsibly. Let’s act now to avoid any future risks as neurotech matures—for the benefit of humanity.

32. The first two paragraphs mainly ________.

A. stress the originality of neurotech   B. prove the superiority of neurotech    

C. compare the functions of neurotech     D. present the technology of neurotech

33. What can be inferred from the passage?

 A. Noninvasive neurotech is much better than invasive one.

B. Messages within one’s mind can be safer with neurotech.

C. Having neurodata analyzed brings about risks to privacy.

D. Proper rules have already been set to deal with neurodata.

34. According to the passage, companies, policy makers and consumers should ________.

A. use neurotechnology in a responsible way

B. avoid neurotech for the benefit of mankind

C. interpret all neurodata to improve accuracy

D. help develop more noninvasive applications

35. Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

A. Neurotech Has Long-term Benefits  

B. Neurotech Meets Moral Challenges

C. Neurotech Becomes Commonplace

D. Neurotech Transforms Human Lives

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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Open an app at your smart phone and scan the code bar on the garbage can. When you throw garbage into the garbage can, it will show the weight of the garbage and the points you can get from doing so. ___36___ It will become more popular in the future. Yes, we are talking about the smart garbage can.

___37___ The environmental problems have become constant headaches in the development of those cities. Encouraging garbage classification has become an effective way.

In some cities, a variety of multifunctional smart garbage cans are being put into use. In Beijing, for example, a smart garbage can is equipped with an LED screen, which not only shows national policies on garbage classification but also shows the correct steps for garbage sorting. It can also calculate the weight of the garbage and the accumulated points one can get. They can be traded for some articles of daily use. ___38___ Its body is actually a screen. It is equipped with some Internal sensors. When people throw garbage into it, the internal sensors can automatically tell the types of the garbage. Meanwhile, people can see how to deal with them. ___39___

Garbage disposal is a small issue that involves everybody each day. However, it is also a big issue.___40___ With smart garbage cans in our daily life, the idea of garbage sorting will become more established. Our dream of building a greener and more beautiful China will come true so long as we start to make small changes right now.

A．Garbage sorting has been a new fashion.

B．Another kind of garbage can is even smarter.

C．It is no wonder that residents cheered for their presence.

D．Such a way of handling garbage has appeared in some cities.

E．It will affect China’s transformation towards green development.

F．Over 200 million tons of garbage is produced each year in some cities.

G．The good habit of garbage classification can improve the living environment.

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。

Last year I ruined my summer vacation by bringing along a modern convenience: the iPad.

Instead of looking at nature, I ___41___ my e-mail. Instead of reading great novels, I stuck to reading ___42___ newspapers each morning. And that was the problem: I was acting as if I were still in the office. My body was on vacation but my ___43___ wasn’t.

So this year I made up my mind to try something ___44___: getting away from the Internet. I knew it wouldn’t be easy, ___45___ I’m not good at self-control. But I was ___46___. I started by handing the iPad to my wife. Then, a stroke of luck: The mobile phone ___47___ at our cabin was worse than in the past. I was ___48___, forced to carry out my plan. Largely cut off from e-mail and my favourite newspaper websites, I had little way to ___49___ the world. I had no ___50___ but to do what I had planned to do all along: read books.

With determination and the strong support of my wife, I succeeded in my vacation struggle against the Internet. I finally ___51___ that it was me, of course, not the iPad, that was the ___52___.

I knew I had ___53___ when we passed a Starbucks and my wife asked if I wanted to stop to use the Wi-Fi. “Don’t need it,” I said. ___54___, as we return to work, a test begins: Can I survive when I’m back at work? I don’t plan to ___55___ my iPad completely. But I hope to resist the temptation (抵抗诱惑) to use it every five minutes.

41．A．received B．selected C．checked D．removed

42．A．online B．informal C．local D．traditional

43．A．opinion B．mind C．identity D．curiosity

44．A．attractive B．logical C．magical D．different

45．A．since B．unless C．though D．so

46．A．generous B．capable C．eager D．determined

47．A．battery B．button C．signal D．function

48．A．grateful B．tough C．stuck D．puzzled

49．A．rely on B．go through C．connect to D．adapt to

50．A．method B．goal C．trick D．choice

51．A．expected B．realised C．permitted D．suggested

52．A．approach B．sign C．evidence D．problem

53．A．won B．forgotten C．suffered D．recovered

54．A．Somehow B．Anyway C．However D．Therefore

55．A．take apart B．give up C．turn up D．go off

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。

Shenzhou XⅢ crew members Wang Yaping and Ye Guangfu ___56___ （conduct）a science lecture 400 kilometers above Earth on December 9th. During the Tiangong class, astronaut Zhai Zhigang introduced Ye's special uniform,  ___57___ was called a "penguin jumpsuit". Astronauts also showed viewers ___58___ they lived and worked inside the space station. They ___59___ （stay）in the Tiangong station for about two months by then.

Tens of millions of primary and middle school students across China watched the event, with some ___60___ （take）part in video chats with the crew members during the lecture. Wang Yihan, a fifth-grade student said that he was ___61___ （interest）in watching the astronauts' experiments. He would like to play a part ___62___ our country's space exploration program in the future."

“The event gave Hong Kong students an opportunity ___63___ （communicate）with the astronauts while stimulating their interest in space and science." said Vincent Wong, principal of a Hong Kong College. “It also helped to improve their sense of ___64___ （nation）identity as they saw the rapid ___65___ （develop）of our country's space technology," he said.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

66. 你班将举办主题为“Share Housework With Parents”的英语分享会。请你写一篇发言稿，内容包括：

1. 介绍你承担的家务         2.做家务的感触

注意：1.词数100左右；     2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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九、第二节（满分25分）

67．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。

In 1989, fresh out of high school, I had the difficult task of choosing a career path before college started in three months. In those days in Pakistan, there were limited options: becoming a doctor or an engineer, or entering the financial world after getting a business degree. I wasn’t interested in engineering, so that I was left with medicine or business. I couldn’t decide.

My uncle, one of the people who have the final say in the family, suggested that I do a work placement to experience it for a month in an international company followed by a month in a hospital. After that, I could make a decision. It seemed like a brilliant idea.

I was accepted for a month’s placement at a foreign bank in Karachi. I got a feel for how the world of finance functioned, made new friends, and generally enjoyed the mostly easy-going work surroundings.

The month passed rapidly, and soon I began working at a leading hospital in Karachi. The experience couldn’t have been more different. The hospital had an intense environment. The days started early（at 7 am, compared to 9 am at the bank）, and were filled with endless duties. And the night calls! This was crazy, working all day, through the night, and again the next day.

I began thinking about my two experiences. The bank had offered a more relaxing atmosphere, better working hours and less stress. The hospital was full of excitement and unpredictability, but the studying and training was difficult. It seemed that the business option was going to win out.

Near the end of my month at the hospital, I was driving home after an especially busy night call. In front of me was a public bus, with college students sitting on the top. As the driver weaved through（穿梭）traffic, I could see the boys shaking from side to side.

Paragraph 1:

Suddenly, a boy fell off the back of the bus._________________________________________

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Paragraph 2:

The next day, when I went to hospital to see the boy, all his family got up, with grateful smiles on their faces.

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