湖北省鄂东南教育教学改革联盟学校2022-2023学年高三上学期期中联考英语试题.pdf

1、2022 年秋鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高三英语试卷（共 8 页）第 1页2022 年秋鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高三英语试卷（共 8 页）第 2页2022 年秋季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考年秋季鄂东南省级示范高中教育教学改革联盟学校期中联考高三英语试卷高三英语试卷命题学校：命题学校：孝感高中孝感高中命题教师：许晓玲命题教师：许晓玲廖明霞廖明霞江江楠楠审题学校：黄陂一中审题学校：黄陂一中审题教师：审题教师：黄成进黄成进考试时间：2022 年 11 月 2 日上午 8:0010:00试卷满分：150 分第一部分第一部分听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分）第

2、一节（共第一节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分）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.Where are the speakers probably?A.In a bank.B.In a shop.C.In a hotel.2.Why does the man call?A.To look for his ring.B.To send his package.C.To ask about a ticket.

3、3.What are the speakers talking about?A.Fruits.B.Drinks.C.Minerals.4.When will the movie start?A.At 7:50 pm.B.At 8:00 pm.C.At 8:10 pm.5.What does the woman want to do?A.Put off the submission date.B.Inquire more about the budget.C.Change the way of doing budget.第二节（共第二节（共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分

4、 22.5 分）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.What does the woman say about the china tea set?A.Its priceless.B.Its classical.C.Its well-known.7.How will the woman deal with the china t

5、ea set?A.By collecting it herself.B.By sending it out as a gift.C.By selling it at a fair price.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.What does the job position involve according to the man?A.Answering phones.B.Conducting interviews.C.Creating schedules.9.What does the company offer to its employees?A.Insurance.B.Ac

6、commodation.C.High salaries.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What does the man want to do in the beginning?A.Buy a refrigerator.B.Repair a refrigerator.C.Return a refrigerator.11.What does the woman do with the situation?A.She lowers the price.B.She corrects the instructions.C.She explains the method of us

7、e.12.How does the man sound at the end?A.Confused.B.Embarrassed.C.Disappointed.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.How often does the man go to the beach?A.Once a week.B.Twice a month.C.Once a month.14.Why did the man join Heal the Bay?A.His cousin invited him.B.His parents influenced him.C.His friend recomme

8、nded him.15.Which program did the man take part in?A.Adopt-A-Beach.B.Saturday Warriors.C.Beach Captains.16.What does the man say about the members of Heal the Bay?A.Theyre brave.B.Theyre creative.C.Theyre warm-hearted.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Who is the speaker probably?A.Ateacher.B.A hostess.C.A

9、tourist.18.What was the original price of the tour package?A.$1,430.B.$2,460.C.$2,860.19.What does the tour package cover?A.Flight tickets.B.Lunch and dinner.C.A 5-night hotel stay.20.What does the speaker advise the listeners to do?A.Book in advance.B.Travel in large groups.C.Make the most of the p

10、romotions.第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分5050分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分分,满分满分 37.5 分）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.ASearching the OEDHow to use the quick searchThe quick search bar can be found on the OED(Oxford English Dictionary)homepage and at the topof every entry page,and finds main

11、 dictionary entries,such as alphabet,break,xylophone.It also findsphrases and compounds listed within main entries,such as to look up or alphabet book,and different formsof spellings such as dictionarie.Wildcard searchesA wildcard is a symbol which stands for any character.The question mark?represen

12、ts the occurrenceof any one single character,and the asterisk*represents the occurrence of any number of characters(or nocharacter at all).Wildcards are useful if you do not know how to spell a word,or if you want to find severalterms beginning with the same root.2022 年秋鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高三英语试卷（共 8 页）第

13、3页2022 年秋鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高三英语试卷（共 8 页）第 4页How to use the advanced searchAn advanced search is a full search of the entire dictionary text which is for readers who have loggedin or subscribed to the dictionary.Advanced search can be especially useful for very specific searches.Youcan use the search are

14、a functionality to search by each section of an entry.You can also use filters to narrowyour search to match certain criteria.Browsing by categoriesCategories allow you to explore the dictionary through groupings of words in,for instance,a subject orfrom a particular origin.If you want to find all t

15、he Carribbean borrowings in English,or find the first wordrelated to espionage(间谍行为)to enter the dictionary,this is the function for you.Further explore your search by using the options that appear on the right-hand side of the results page.21.What will you use if you are not sure of the spelling of

16、 a word?A.The quick search.B.Wildcard searches.C.The advanced search.D.Browsing by categories.22.Whats the requirement of using the advanced search?A.Registering for the dictionary.B.Matching certain criteria.C.Searching with specific words.D.Searching with purpose.23.Where is this text probably tak

17、en from?A.Adictionary.B.Abrochure.C.Awebsite.D.Atextbook.BTiger Woods was only 19-year-olds when he made his first cut on the PGA Tour,but the newestwonderkid in golf has beaten that marker this week.The Chinese-Tapei star Hsieh Cheng-wei was in the field for the Linkou International,and experienced

18、a storming start on Thursday when he posted a three under par(标准杆)69.His second round tailed offslightly as he finished with a 74,but at one under par,he remains in the tournament for the weekend.Hsieh broke the record of Guan Tian-lang,who made the cut at the 2013 Masters when he was 14years and 16

19、9 days.The legendary Tiger Woods-who reportedly shot a 48 over nine holes when he wasonly three-years-old,was 19 when he made his first professional cut at the 1995 Masters.Cheng-wei isnt old enough to have been able to drive home from the course after his rounds,and norcould he celebrate his new fe

20、at with an alcoholic drink.However,he wasnt about to get carried away withhis performance either.“I didnt putt(轻击球)well.”he told Markman from AsianT.“Its not that tough out there.Ijust didnt play my best game.I got nervous towards the end because I wasnt playing well.I didnt havemuch expectation tho

21、ugh.I just try to play my best.”Despite his own critical assessment,golf fans reacted favourably when the official Asian Tour Twitteraccount praised the feat,writing:“Local amateur Hsieh Cheng-wei becomes the youngest male player(14years and 33 days old)to make the halfway cut on one of the games ma

22、jor Tours,”alongside a clappingemoji.The youngster will now hope to progress better than previous record holder Tian-lang,who is currentlyoutside the top 1,900 players in the world.But his achievement on his home course will have undoubtedlymade the golf work take note.24.Who made his first cut at t

23、he youngest age?A.Tiger Woods.B.Hsieh Cheng-wei.C.Guan Tian-lang.D.Markman.25.Which of the following can replace“get carried away with”in Paragraph 4?A.Be anxious about.B.Be tired of.C.Be annoyed about.D.Be excited about.26.What can we know from Cheng-weis words?A.He didnt play the game with ease.B.

24、He was nervous from the beginning.C.He was content with the process.D.He had no expectation for the game.27.What will Cheng-wei do next?A.Challenge Tian-lang to a game.B.Break the world record.C.Make greater achievements.D.Become the top 1900 player.CAs I write this blog on 23rd April,most of the UK

25、,will have been stuck at home for a whole monthsince 23rd March.As we adjust to the physical challenges brought about by coronavirus,it will come as nosurprise when I say that our language is also being affected by the current situation.We have all learned some new vocabulary:coronavirus being one o

26、f them.For many,it was probablythe first time they realised that coronameans crown(-like),referring to the shape of the virus itself.Thereis plenty of other terminology related to the virus:COVID-19,epidemic,pandemic,self-isolation,super-spreader.All of a sudden,the pandemic has people like you and

27、me with no medical backgroundstalking like true epidemiologists(specialists who study diseases).More importantly,the effects of the pandemic and the nationwide lockdown on our language useextend way beyond the vocabulary we might slip in during our video chats with family,friends,andcolleagues.With

28、the closure of schools and universities,most bilingual students now live at home wherethey are immersed in a linguistic environment,where on the one hand,they are losing hundreds of contacthours with English-speaking peers.On the other hand,this might be an opportunity for them to developtheir abili

29、ties in their home languages.Similar linguistic changes can be observed among those who mostly communicate only in English too,for instance,in terms of their accents.After being in the same space with our family for a whole month,some of us might start to sound more and more like our family partly b

30、ecause we all unconsciouslyaccommodate to people we frequently talk to.In this sense,what this national lockdown does to our accentsis like when we have been on an extended holiday abroad with the family.Maybe when we can finallysocialise again,we will be able to guess where each others roommates ar

31、e from.28.What is the current situation in Paragraph 1?A.People in the UK have to stay at home.B.We have got used to the environment.C.Coronavirus is affecting our language.D.People face the challenge of the virus.29.What does the nationwide lockdown bring for bilingual students?A.Chatting with rela

32、tives online.B.Losing contact with classmates.C.Fewer English practicing hours.D.Alack of learning environment.30.Whats the main idea of the last paragraph?A.The way we communicate changes.B.We speak with more accents.C.We can easily identify others.D.Our accents are being changed.31.Whats the autho

33、rs tone in writing this article?A.Cautious.B.Critical.C.Pessimistic.D.Humorous.2022 年秋鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高三英语试卷（共 8 页）第 5页2022 年秋鄂东南教改联盟学校期中联考 高三英语试卷（共 8 页）第 6页DFlash droughts are relatively new for natural disasters,and come on fast,with conditions going fromnormal to severely dry in less than one month

34、.This means people have no time to prepare for theconsequences,which can include dried crops,streams or wells.A well-documented flash drought swept across the central U.S.in 2012.Normal winter and springrainfall made people assume it would be a normal summer.But it suddenly stopped raining in May,le

35、adingto the driest summer in the Great Plains since 1895.The drought destroyed crops in six states,resulting in$35.7 billion of agricultural loss.The 2012 disaster inspired researchers to concentrate on flash droughts.In a study published in 2021,Cook and his colleagues,using tree ring data paired w

36、ith soil moisture data,reconstructed the frequency andscale of flash droughts in the Central Plains over the past 500 years.The model showed that over one-thirdof all flash droughts since A.D.1500 occurred in the 20th century.However,while science is giving some insights into where and how these rap

37、id dry outs happen,westill dont know how to predict them.“We know the physical ingredients that cause flash droughts,but we dont really understand whattriggers them in the soil column,”says Justin Mankin,a geography professor.Part of the reason flash droughts are difficult to forecast is because the

38、res a lack of on-the-groundmonitoring,including real-time measurements of soil moisture.Tools like the U.S.Drought Monitor rely onsatellite imagery of vegetation as well as other geophysical data.But they only provide a guess of soilmoisture,rather than showing whats happening beneath the surface.“P

39、lants are doing the water exchange between the land and the atmosphere,”explains Mankin.“Thatexchange is happening in what we call the root zone about a meter underground,which is difficult tomonitor from a satellite.”32.Whats the purpose of mentioning the 2012 drought?A.To highlight the loss the dr

40、ought brought.B.To show the history of flash droughts.C.To further explain flash droughts.D.To illustrate the harm of the drought.33.How did Cook and his team study flash drought?A.By doing experiments.B.By analyzing statistics.C.By studying the history.D.By observing nature.34.Whats the disadvantag

41、e of the current monitoring tools?A.They cannot predict soil moisture.B.They depend on satellites and data.C.They cannot get clear pictures.D.They cannot track water exchange.35.Whats the best title of the text?A.What Flash Droughts AreB.How Flash Droughts FormC.What Flash Droughts BringD.How We Pre

42、dict Flash Droughts第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分分)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。Fake news spreads faster and more easily today through the internet,social media and instantmessaging.36,which can harm the public health and add to social disorder and division.Some fake news

43、 also contains a mixture of correct information,which makes it difficult to spot what istrue and accurate.37.They might not have read the full story before sharing or just glancedover it.Before you decide to share,make sure to read stories properly and follow some checks to determinethe accuracy.If

44、the story appears to claim a much higher level of certainty in its advice and arguments than otherstories,this is questionable.38.So,it is only natural to more readily accept information thatprovides comfort or easy solutions unfortunately,often in a false way.39,it is worth double-checking.Fake new

45、s will try to grab your attention by being moreexaggerated than real stories.Anything written entirely in capital letters or containing a lot of exclamationmarks should raise your suspicions.The best sources for authentic information are your government websites.However,even governmentmessaging can

46、get things wrong.40.For instance,The Conversation is a more trusted sourcebecauseallcontentiswrittenbyacademicswhoareexpertsintheirfields.Websitessuchas APFactCheck and Full Fact highlight common fake news stories.A search engine can be used to look upthe title of the article to see if it has been i

47、dentified as fake news by the mainstream media.A.If a story is more surprisingB.If a message presses you to shareC.Fake news may also be shared by trusted friends and familyD.People will be seeking certainty in a time of high uncertaintyE.But they are more trustworthy than unchecked sources on socia

48、l mediaF.Think twice about the messages and help guide your family and friendsG.These messages may contain useless,incorrect information and advice第三部分第三部分 语言知识运用语言知识运用(共两节共两节,满分满分 3030 分分)第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题小题;每小题每小题 1 分分,满分满分 15 分）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。Mrs.Mueller was our n

49、ext-door neighbor when my sister and I were growing up.She was alone,gentleand41.Early one December,Mrs.Mueller went into the hospital.Laurel and I were busy making Christmas42.As Mrs.Mueller always treated us to snacks,we pondered what to make for her.It43on us thatshe would be coming home a few da

50、ys before Christmas to an empty house with no holiday decorations.Welit upon the idea of decorating a small44.I was in Miss Keefes sixth grade class,and we had trimmed a small tree with paper-link chains andornaments(装饰物)wed made in art class.It was45.Miss Keefe said there would be a drawing forthe