2022-2023学年江苏省盐城市四校高三上学期12月联考英语试卷 Word版含答案

盐城市四校2022-2023学年高三上学期12月联考

英语试卷

 考试时间：120分钟    满分：150分

    2022.12.15  

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。每段对话仅读一遍。

1. What is the man doing?

A. Doing homework.                 B. Cooking food.            C. Making a list.

2. What’s the weather like now?

A. Sunny.                          B. Rainy.                   C. Cloudy.

3. What does the woman mean?

A. She would like to buy a new car.     B. She thinks her car will be ready soon.

C. She hopes the man will ride her to work.

4. Where does the conversation take place?

A. In a TV station.                  B. In a repair shop.            C. Over the phone.

5. What is disturbing the man?

A. The light in the room.             B. The noise made by Alice.     

C. The noise of the computer games.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6 When is the homework due?

A. Next Monday.                   B. Next Sunday.             C. Next Tuesday.

7. What will Judy do on Sunday?

A. Attend some classes.            B. Go kite flying.            C. Attend a meeting.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8. Which one is Oksana’s final Olympic Games?

A. Sydney.                      B. Tokyo.                 C. Beijing.

9. Why did Oksana continue competing in international competitions?

A. Because she was not satisfied with her performance.

B. Because her family was in need of a lot of money.

C. Because her country needed her to win more prizes.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Parent and daughter.           B. Classmates.               C. Boss and employee.

11. Why is the woman working so hard in running?

A. To improve her health.          B. To kill time after school. 

C. To get ready for a race.

12. Who is making the training schedule for her?

A. She herself.                    B. Her father.                C. Her mother.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13. What day is it today?

A. Monday.                      B. Thursday.            C. Friday.

14. What does the man need help with?

A. Writing a paper.                B. Studying for an exam.       C. Preparing for a play.

15. What did the woman do last term?

A. She wrote her own play.         B. She took History of Theatre.   

C. She took a course all about Shakespeare.

16. What will the woman give the man?

A. Her notes.                    B. A book.                  C. A ticket.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What is usually the first requirement for being a model?

A.Being lovely.                  B. Being thin.              C. Being unique.

18. What does Victoria’s secret decide to do?

A. Hire plus-sized models.         B. Lower their standards.     

C. Dismiss skinny models.

19. What is the problem caused by products only in small sizes?

A. They destroy girls’ ideal life.     B. They create body shame in girls.

C. They increase boys’ individuality.

20. What career opportunities do plus-sized models have now?

A. To act in films and TV shows.    B. To sell products as saleswomen.   

C. To appear in many magazines.

第二部分 阅读理解（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。220059

A

Top Travel Destinations 2022

Penang, Malaysia

Penang is one of the only 13 states that make up Malaysia in Southeast Asia. Its food culture is like nothing you’ve ever experienced. If you’re a food lover, this is the place to go. The central location of Penang makes it a hub（枢纽）for cuisine from many different regions including India, Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam.

Best Time to Visit：November to January220059

Bali, Indonesia

Bali has always been a top travel destination due to its beauty, but even so, there are still hidden spots away from the main tourist attractions that offer peace and quiet. One such place is the island of Nusa Lembongan. One tourist attraction here is the underwater Big Buddha, which has been placed by locals as a business attraction. It also makes for good diving and underwater photography, and is one of the best vacation spots for couples.

Best Time to Visit：May to September

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland is a coastal city known for its breathtaking views and beautiful beaches and islands. The nearby Mount Eden is a volcanic mountain you can hike and explore. With its many hiking tracks, views, beaches, and cultural sites, Auckland has enough activities to keep you busy.

Best Time to Visit：March to May, September to November

Banff, Canada

Located in the northern part of the Rocky Mountains in Alberta, Banff is a small town of Canada. Most people outside of Canada have probably never even heard of it, but that’s what makes it so different from other attractions. Visitors can ski on Mount Norquay or ride the Banff Gondola up Sulphur Mountain to swim in the Banff Upper Hot Springs and enjoy great views of the countryside.220059

Best Time to Visit：June to August, December to March

21. Where should you go if you are interested in diving?

A. Penang.                          B. Nusa Lembongan.

C. The Banff Gondola.                     D. The Banff Upper Hot Springs.

22. If you want to explore a volcanic mountain, which month is the best choice?

A. October.            B. August.              C. January.           D. December.

23. What makes Banff special compared to the other three travel destinations?

A. It’s famous for its tasty food. B. It doesn’t have any mountains.

C. It offers great views of beaches. D. It’s not well-known to foreigners.

B

In the 17th century, the Netherlands experienced a period of artistic prosperity known as the Dutch Golden Age. During this period, artists found inspiration in Northern Renaissance painting techniques, contributing to masterpieces like Girl with a Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer. Known as the “Mona Lisa of the North”,this painting represents the best of Dutch art and it has become one of art history’s most beloved paintings.

Dutch artist Johannes Vermeer is famous for his paintings of contemporary Delft, a city in Holland where the artist was born, lived and died. Girl with a Pearl Earring is Vermeer’s most well-known work of art. However, it did not attain international fame at its time of completion. That came about at the end of the 20th century, when it was featured in a special exhibition in Washington, D. C.

Girl with a Pearl Earring does not show a specific person. Instead, it shows an unknown girl dressed in grand clothing who, “like a vision coming from the darkness,” art historian Arthur K. Wheelock explained in the Johannes Vermeer catalogue, “belongs to no specific time or place.”

Vermeer is known for his ability to create shapes and forms using light rather than line. This characteristic approach to modeling is particularly evident in Girl with a Pearl Earring. First, he would “invent”, or create an initial drawing on the canvas. Then, he made a single colored underpainting. Next, he added color. And, finally, in order to make the piece extraordinarily bright, he would apply a thin layer of glaze to certain parts of the painting.

In addition to its fascinating context and appealing beauty, the piece is celebrated for the mystery that surrounds it. “When you think about the Mona Lisa, she is also looking at us, but she isn’t engaging — she’s sitting back in the painting, self-contained,” Tracy Chevalier, the author of the New York Times bestselling historical novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring, points out. “While Girl with a Pearl Earring is right there — there is nothing between her and us. She has this magical quality of being incredibly open and yet mysterious at the same time—and that is what makes her so appealing.”

24. What inspired the creation of Girl with a Pearl Earring?

A. Previous artists’ skills.                     B. The appearance of the girl.

C. Vermeer’s international fame.               D. Encouragement from other artists.

25. What do we know about Girl with a Pearl Earring?

A. It is set in the artist’s birthplace.             B. It makes the artist famous overnight.

C. It describes a particular and exact girl.        D. It is regarded as a match for Mona Lisa.

26. What is the purpose of paragraph 4?

A. To introduce the subject of the painting.       B. To show techniques used in the painting.

C. To explain the artistic value of the painting.    D. To uncover the mystery behind the painting.

27. How does Tracy comment on Girl with a Pearl Earring?

A. By citing a theory.                        B. By giving a definition.

C. By offering an example.                   D. By making a comparison.

                                      C

A new technology is going to ripe, one that could transform our daily lives, help to form new industries, even remove world economic powers from their present positions. Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globe—and Asians are in the forefront. Physicists are creating a new class of materials that display an amazing property unforeseen even two years ago—superconductivity (超导体技术).

Used today only in specialized equipment, super conductors have the potential to radically change most of the electrical and electronic appliances found in the home, making them smaller, more powerful and efficient. They could free our cities of pollution by replacing petrol and diesel (柴油) vehicles with electric cars, and cut the cost of electricity. The new materials do something that even the best of conductors such as copper and silver cannot—they do away with all electrical resistance. The significances for energy storage are great.

The technology is in its early stage, still accessible to countries that decide to invest brains and money. For 75 years it had remained little more than a scientific curiosity with limited practical use because the phenomenon occurred only at extremely low temperatures. It was first observed in 1911 by a Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who cooled mercury (水银) to temperatures below -269℃ with liquid helium (氦). Then in January last year, two IBM scientists, K. Alex Muller and J. George Bednorz, found a metal oxide ceramic (氧化陶瓷) that superconducted at -243℃. Their report went largely unnoticed until last December, when it was confirmed at a scientific meeting in Boston. Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives (助产士) to a new technology.

28. As is indicated in the passage, the technology of superconductivity ____________.

A. has already been developed                  B. is still under development

C. will be used only in specialized equipment      D. will be used in daily lives in a few years

29. The new technology differs from the others in that ____________.

A. it began in the East and spread later to the rest of the world

B. it began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world

C. it is being cultivated in research labs around the world

D. it is accessible to physicists who are intelligent and rich

30. From the passage, we may conclude that ____________.

A.the West was astonished at the new technology developed by the Asians

B. Dutch scientists kept reporting new findings for the last 75 years

C. IBM scientists' report receive immediate attention all over the world

D.Asian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technology

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

A. The Prospect of a New Technology

B. Superconductivity: A New Technology

C. A New Technology: The Key to Change the Way of Our Lives

D. A New Technology: A Joint Effort of Many Countries

D

Wholesale prices for gas and electricity are increasing suddenly across Europe, raising the possibility of increases in already-high utility（公共事业）bills and further pain for people who have taken a financial hit from CoVID-19 and the Russia-Ukraine conflicts.

Governments are struggling to find ways to limit costs to consumers as scant natural gas reserves present yet another potential problem, exposing the continent to even more price increases and possible shortages if it’s a cold winter.

In the U.K., many people will see their gas and electricity bills rise next month after the nation’s energy regulator approved a 12% price increase for those without contracts that lock in rates. Officials in Italy have warned that prices will increase by 40% for the quarter that will be billed in October.

There are multiple causes for the price increases, energy analysts say, including tight supplies of natural gas used to generate electricity, higher costs for permits to release carbon dioxide as part of Europe’s fight against climate change, and less supply from wind in some cases.

Analysts at S&P Global Platts say electricity prices have risen due to strong demand from places like data centers and electric cars, but above all because of the rise in the price of natural gas used in generating plants. Utility companies’ exposure to natural gas prices has increased as high-emission coal plants have been retired, while utilities face higher costs for carbon allowances required by the European Union’s emissions trading system, which is aimed at reducing emissions of greenhouse gases.

The tight gas market could bite even more sharply if there’s an unusually cold winter. That’s because European distributors did not refill reserves reduced during last winter as they typically had done in summer months. In March 2018, when the freeze named “the beast from the east” hit Europe, industrial users in the U.K. got a notice that there was a risk of interruption, although it didn’t come to that.

Could Europe run out of gas? “The short answer is Yes, this is a real risk,” said James Huckstepp, an analyst at S&P Global Platts. “Storage stocks are at record lows and there isn’t currently any spare supply capacity that is exportable anywhere in the world. The longer answer is that it’s hard to predict how it will play out, given that Europe has never run out of gas in two decades under the current distribution system.”

32. What does the underlined word “scant” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?

A. Total.     B. Additional.   C. Limited.     D. Regular.

33. What has actually led to the rise of electricity prices?

A. The great demand for electric cars.          B.The closure of some coal plants.

C. The competition between utility companies.   D. The change in the emissions trading system.

34. Why could an unusually cold winter make the gas market tighter?

A. More natural gas will be needed for industrial use.

B.Utility companies work can be easily interrupted.

C. It is not easy to fill reserves during the cold weather.

D. European distributors don’t make good preparations.

35. What can we learn from James Huckstepp’s words in the last paragraph?

A. Europe is expected to seek help from other countries.

B. It is hard to control the gas price in Europe at present.

C. Europe might face a serious shortage of gas in the future.

D. There’s something wrong with Europe’s distribution system.

第二节 (共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)

阅读短文，从短文后选项中选出可填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

As the proverb goes, beauty is in the eye of the beholder(观看者). ____36____ A paper published two years ago in Nature found a connection between people’s sense of well-being and the scenicness (美景) of where they lived. The paper’s authors measured scenicness by conducting a survey among volunteers.

The connection, the paper’s authors found, held true whether a neighborhood was urban or rural. ____37____ Nor did levels of air pollution have any influence on it. The authors also discovered that differences in volunteers’ health were better explained by the scenicness of where they lived than by the amount of green space around them.

____38____ The team behind that Nature paper have nevertheless decided to have a go. They have adapted a computer program to recognize beautiful landscapes, whether natural or artificial, using the criteria that a human beholder would employ. The program’s task was to work out, by analyzing each photograph’s features in the context of its Scenic-or-Not ratings, what it is that makes a landscape scenic.

Most of the results are not surprising. Lakes and horizons scored well. So did valleys and snowy mountains. In artificial landscapes, castles, churches and cottages were seen as scenic. ____39____ The analysis did, however, confirm one important finding from the team’s previous study, which is also a message for town planners. Green spaces alone are not scenic. To be so they need to involve contours (高低起伏的轮廓) and trees. ____40____

A. But surroundings matter.

B. Hospitals, garages and motels were not so much.

C. So people have a deep affection for where they live.

D. It bore no relation to volunteers’ social and economic status.

E. Therefore, less grass and more trees and bushes would be welcome.

F. Natural landscapes are rated as scenicness as opposed to artificial landscapes.

G. Determining what scenicness is, though, has always been frustrating for scientists.

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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

When you are storm chasing, most mornings start off in a cheap hotel trying to remember where you ended up the night before. This morning, we were in Wichita, Kansas, midway through a project to   41   the dramatic and destructive weather that travels across the middle of the United States every spring.

We loaded the car with our   42   , and off we went, driving under cloudless blue skies for hundreds of miles. Then we reached the border of our targeted storm and entered a dark scene of clouds and occasional rain. As we   43   the heart of the storm, we found ourselves   44   

with high winds, violent rain, and severe hail（冰雹）, Photographer Krystle, at the wheel,    45   to get in front of the storm, but it was moving too fast. We could   46   keep pace with it.

Then we caught sight of something   47   , created by the storm：a rain--wrapped tornado half a mile to our right. The chaotic conditions made it   48   for us to keep it in sight. We lost our cellphone signals and all the data we were desperately   49   for communication. We couldn’t see beyond 20 feet. That was when Nick, our expedition(探险) leader and weather expert, called, “We have to flee.” Krystle   50   changed direction, driving the car north onto a country road,    51   the madness of that dangerous chase.

We weren’t done. After a stretch of clear skies, we found another   52   waiting for us. This time, we   53   to get in front of it, stopping to photograph it and racing back to the car to   54   its extreme anger.

A little past midnight, we let the storm go. We watched as the lightning--filled cloud rolled away, displaying the night sky — a beautiful   55   for those reckless（wwppto不顾危险的）enough to seek it.

41. A. recognize  B. transform C. photograph D. forecast

42. A. nutrients  B. flavor C. equipment D. documents

43. A. mentioned  B. identified C. captured D. approached

44. A. struggling  B. comparing C. engaged D. filled

45. A. pretended  B.accelerated  C. deserved D. hesitated

46. A. instantly  B. gradually C. exactly D.hardly

47. A. disgusting  B. frightening C. annoying D. embarrassing

48. A. efficient  B. contradictory C. fundamental D. tough

49. A. dependent on  B. absorbed in C. satisfied with D. curious about

50. A. deliberately  B. frequently C. rigidly D. abruptly

51. A. predicting  B. tolerating C. escaping D. witnessing

52. A. cloud  B. storm C. car D. road

53. A. regretted  B. devoted C. managed D. proposed

54. A. calm  B.ignore C. challenge D. avoid

55. A. reward  B. excuse C. appetite D. thought

第二节 (共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空自处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Nowadays, face masks  56  ______(wear) all over the world, but China is one of first countries to realize the importance off the wearing of face masks. In fact, it is also a result of traditional cultural factors in China

These include the   57______  (believe) rooted in traditional Chinese medicine, of  58___  qi is a hugely important concept. The Chinese character for qi is related to air, breathing, and energy. People believe that _ 59______  one is low on qi, they are more likely to fall ill. Thus, 60_ _______ (maintain)a supply of clean air in one’s lungs is important Because face masks can filter out _ 61_  ______(poison) matter in the air, people tend to consider them a useful tool for disease _ 62________ ( prevent).

Some experts argue that effectiveness of face masks in preventing disease is great. According to Dr. Deng Xiaofan, _ 63_______ advisor of medical information, face masks can actually prevent the spread of viruses on condition that they are worn correctly. Other experts have pointed out that healthy people do not need to be _ 64_____  （constant）wearing them when not in public, When it comes to preventing COVID-19, authorities advise correct face masks wearing and frequent hand washing  65 ______  effective ways of controlling the spread of diseases.

第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节 应用文（满分15分）

66.如今，游泳已成为各校争相开展的体育活动。假定你是李华，你校组建了游泳俱乐部。请给在我校留学的朋友Peter写信，邀请他加入。内容包括：

1. 组建俱乐部的目的；2. 俱乐部的主要活动； 3. 报名的时间和地点。

注意：1. 词数100左右；2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

第二节 读后续写（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

When a tornado(龙卷风) touched down in a small town nearby, many families were left completely ruined. Afterward al he local newspapers carried many human-interest stories featuring some of the families who suffered the hardest.

One Sunday, a particular picture especially touched me, . A young woman stood in front of an entirely shattered（破碎的）mobile home, a depressed expression on her face. A young boy, seven or eight years old, stood at her side, eyes downcast. Clutching（紧握）at her skirt was a tiny girl who stared into the camera, eyes wide with confusion and fear,

The article that went with the picture gave the clothing sizes of each family member. With growing interest, I noticed that their sizes closely matched ours, This would be a good opportunity to teach my children to help those less fortunate than themselves. I stuck the picture of the young family to our refrigerator, explaining their difficulty to my seven-year-old twins, Brad and Brett, and to three-year-old Meghan.

"These poor people now have nothing, "I said. "We'll share what we have with them. "I brought three large boxes down from the room upstairs and placed them on the living room floor. Meghan watched seriously, as the boys and I filled one of the boxes with canned goods and foods.

While I sorted through our clothes, I encouraged the boys to go through their toys and donate some of their less favorite things. Meghan watched quietly as the boys piled up old toys and games.

Meghan walked up with Lucy, her worn, much-loved rag doll hugged tightly to her chest. She came to the box that held the toys, pressed her round little face into Lucy's flat, painted-on-face, gave her a final kiss, then laid her gently on top of the other toys.

"Oh, Honey, "I said. "You don't have to give Lucy. You love her so much. "

Meghan nodded seriously, eyes filled with held-back tears. "Lucy makes me happy, Mommy. Maybe she'll make that other little girl happy, too. "

注意∶1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2. 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。