1、厦门市2022届高三毕业班第二次质量检测2022.3.3英语试题注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等信息填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，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，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束，考生将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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、
2、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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是C。1. How does the man feel?A. Relaxed.B. Confident.C. Anxious.2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Schoolmates.B. Brother and sister.C. Mother and son.3. Whose books will
3、 Amy probably choose?A. Dickens.B. Agathas.C. Conans.4. How does the woman speaker find the blanket?A. Lovely.B. Low-key.C. Expensive.5. Where does the conversation take place?A. On a farm.B. At a chocolate shop.C. In a restaurant.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
4、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 much does the man spend on other things monthly?A.$300.B.$1,465.C.$2,365.7. What will the man probably do to reduce the budget?A. Bargain over the rent.B. Quit the gym membership.C. Cut expenses on shopping.听第7段材料，
5、回答第8-10题。8. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A fun run.B. A cartoon show.C. Free-gift delivery.9. What will the man do?A. Organize a fashion design show.B. Wear a cartoon character costume.C. Participate in making toy clothes.10. Why does the woman help the man in the end?A. To live up
6、to his image.B. To push him to lose weight.C. To prepare him for the event.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is Simon doing?A. Exploring the coastline.B. Taking scenic pictures.C. Sharing his recent trip.12. Where was Simon headed after landing?A. Kyushu.B. Bay of Islands.C. Rotorua.13. What might impress K
7、ate most?A. Beaches with clear water.B. Maori culture and history.C. The bubbling mud pool.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. What are the speakers doing?A. Enjoying a bus tour. B. Talking on the phone.C. Making a travel plan.15. How far is it to the destination according to the man?A. About 15 minutes ride.B. Ab
8、out 30 minutes ride.C. About 45 minutes ride.16. Where does the man live?A. In the heart of downtown.B. On the north side of the park.C. On the south side of the city.17. Why does Mina take the mans suggestion?A. To adjust her schedule.B. To reach the destination faster.C. To improve her sense of ti
9、me.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is John Russell?A. A reporter.B. A detective.C. A researcher.19. When do the seeds date back?A. Over 23,000 years.B.21,130 to 22,800 years.C.13,000 to 26,000 years.20. Which continent did the past migration path link Alaska with?A. Asia.B. Africa.C. America.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分
10、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。Letter 1Your article (November) mentioned a doctors visit for heat and compressiontreatment. I bought an inexpensive microwavable moist-heat eye compress online and use it for several minutes at bedtime to help open the oil glands. Plus,t
11、he warmth and ritual help me relax and fall asleep. No more messy washcloth compresses for me!Julie EvansMinneapolis, MinnesotaLetter 2The Quality Inn in Kodak, Tennessee,turning into a shelter during a historic winter storm showed so much kindness that I read the story twice (November). For Sean Pa
12、tel to open his hotel to locals in need during the storm and power outage, at Christmastime and for just $25 (the lowest price the corporate regulations would allow), was priceless. The town is a better place because of Patel and his staff.Annette WolfeShelton, ConnecticutLetter 3You suggested using
13、 toothpicks to raise a pot lid and prevent the pot from boiling over (October). I prevent boilovers by just laying a wooden spoon over the open pot. The spoon will pop most of the bubbles on contact-hasnt failed me yet!Pam SnellgroveLaGrange, GeorgiaLetter 4The story about a snorkeler, Carter Viss,w
14、ho lost his arm after getting hit by a speedboat (October) and then forgiving the driver was among the most compelling Ive ever read. Here was a story of health and loss, sea and shore,healing and the hope to endure out of the darkness into the light. Simply marvelous!Leander JonesNorthport, Alabama
15、21. Which of the following highlights Letter 1?A. We Found a Fix.B. Dealing with Dry Eye.C. Run Over by a Speedboat.D. So Nice You Have to Read It Twice.22. Who forgave the driver after an accident?A. Annette Wolfe.B. Pam Snellgrove.C. Carter Viss.D. Leander Jones.23. What do these four letters have
16、 in common?A. They are notes on past issues.B. They give advice on how to read.C. They are remarks on human virtues.D. They offer information about health.BI live in Xizhou in Yunnan Province, on the historic Tea Horse Road. I have to admit that when I first heard that Paul Salopek was going to walk
17、 the entire globe on his own two feet, I was blown away. I couldnt imagine that there could be such an unusual person in the world.Last May, I met Paul. He told me that it was his first time in China. He talked to me with great excitement about the history, migrations, and discoveries in my region o
18、f China. He spoke of the Shu-Yandu Dao (the Southern Silk Road), the travels of the 17th-century Chinese explorer Xu Xiake, the Tea Horse Road and the early 20th-century American botanist Joseph Rock. He also talked of Xuanzang. Paul considered many of them heroes and in a sense Chinese pioneers of
19、slow journalism.I decided to accompany Paul on his walk toward Yunnan. On September 28, 2021, we set out. Our days were simple: walk, eat, sleep, and repeat. We woke up at sunrise, set off in high spirits, and rested at sunset, dragging ourselves into exhausted sleep.We met many people on the road.
20、Some were curious, surrounding us and watching us;some gave us directions; some invited us into their home to take a rest; some spoke of the charm of their hometown. We met many beautiful souls, simple souls and warm souls. We were walking with our minds.Together, we were impressed by the biodiversi
21、ty of the Gaoligong Mountains. As I walked on ancient paths through mountains, I seemed to hear the antique voices of past travelers urging me to be careful on the road.Looking back on the more than 200 miles I walked with Paul, I came to a realization.Walking for its own sake, while healthy and adm
22、irable, is only a small part of the benefit of moving with our feet. A deeper reward is rediscovering the world around us, shortening the distance between each other, and sharing each others cultures.24. How did the writer first respond to Pauls travel plan?A. Scared.B. Puzzled.C. Disappointed.D. Su
23、rprised.25. What can we learn about Paul Salopek from paragraph 2?A. He was a western journalist.B. He had a knowledge of China.C. He came to China several times.D. He was Joseph Rocks acquaintance.26. What does paragraph 4 tell us about the writer and Paul?A. They honored the ancestors.B. They set
24、off in high spirits.C. They satisfied the locals curiosity.D. They built bonds with people.27. What is the main purpose of the writers writing the text?A. To share and reflect on a journey.B. To suggest a new way of travel.C. To advocate protection of biodiversity. D. To introduce and promote Chines
25、e culture.CTime zones were created by railroad officials to deal with a major headache. It was becoming impossible to know what time it was. At that time each town or city in the US kept its own solar time. Fifty-six standards of time are now employed by the various railroads in preparing their sche
26、dules of running time, reported The New York Times on April 19, 1883.In 1883, railroad representatives attended the General Railroad Time Convention. On April11, railroad officials agreed to create five time zones in North America. And the new standard took effect on November 18, 1883.Though the new
27、 time standard was not sanctioned by the federal government, the Naval Observatory in Washington offered to send, by telegraph, a new time signal so people could synchronize(同步）their watches. Most people had no objection to the new time standard. An article in The New York Times on November 16, 1883
28、 noted, The passenger from Chicago to New Orleans, can make the entire run without changing his watch.As the time change was instituted by the railroads, and voluntarily accepted by many towns and cities, some incidents of confusion appeared. A report in The Philadelphia Inquirer on November 21, 188
29、3, described an incident where a debtor had been ordered to report to a Boston courtroom before 10:00. He appeared at 9:48, standard time, but was ruled that it was after10:00.Incidents like that demonstrated the need for everyone to adopt the new standard time.However, there were objections. An ite
30、m in The New York Times on June 28, 1884, detailed how the city of Louisville had given up on standard time. Louisville set all its clocks ahead 18minutes to return to solar time.By the 1890s, standard time and time zones were accepted as ordinary. The successful adoption in the US in 1883 set an ex
31、ample of how time zones could spread across the globe. The following year, a conference in Paris created the time zones worldwide and eventually they came into use.28. What was the headache of the railroad officers?A. Various railroads.B. Different solar times.C. Endless conferences.D. Frequent pres
32、s coverage.29. What does the underlined word sanctioned in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Approved.B. Replaced.C. Tested.D. Raised.30. Evidence of opposition to standard time was available inA. The New York Times (April 19, 1883)B. The New York Times (November 16, 1883)C. The Philadelphia Inquirer (No
33、vember 21, 1883)D. The New York Times (June 28, 1884)31. What is the last paragraph mainly about?A. The US simplified time zones.B. Paris created its time zone.C. Time zones went worldwide.D. Time zones proved effective.DCompared to metal, ceramics(陶瓷） can better resist high temperatures and certain
34、 severe environments, but they are fragile. This potentially causes problems for innovators trying to create lightweight versions of these materials, explaining why ceramic materials are not typically used as structural components.Facing the challenging task of developing lightweight, high-strength
35、ceramic materials,Mechanical Engineering Assistant Professor Ling Li has turned to the knobby sea star from the tropical Indo-Pacific for design inspiration.Sea star skeletons(骨骼） are made of an easily broken material. However, the body of the sea star demonstrates high strength and flexibility. Unc
36、overing the principles of this structure may help solve the challenges of making stronger ceramics.What the team found was unexpected. The skeleton of the knobby star consists of many millimeter-sized skeletal elements. Li and his team discovered that each is constructed of a microlattice (微晶）struct
37、ure so uniform that it can be described mathematically.Even more interesting, the team found the uniform structure of the microlattice is essentially a single crystal structure at atomic level.Based on the finding, Li and his collaborators used 3D printing to model and generate large-scale versions
38、of these complex lattice structures, a useful approach in understanding the complexity of these unique geometries. While the 3D-printed models created by Liapos;s team were indeed visually inspiring, the technology needed to bring new, stronger ceramic micro-architectures to market still lay in the
39、future. Currently, 3D printers produce structures at the micrometer level, but printing ceramics still requires firing the final product, which possibly introduces many uncontrolled tiny holes and cracks. These make the structures extremely fragile.Li hopes that continued advances in the field of 3D
40、 printing and further understanding of the formation mechanisms of biological structures like sea star skeletons eventually offer a solution.32. What does Lis team mainly focus on to improve ceramics?A. Their strength. B. Their flexibility. C. Their heat-resistance. D. Their main component.33. In wh
41、ich aspect do the researchers explore sea star skeletons?A. Function.B. Material.C. Structure.D. Size.34. What is a barrier to the practical application of the finding?A. The inability to print tiny structures.B. The failure to produce a larger sea star model.C. Inadequate technology in heating prod
42、ucts.D. Misunderstanding in the nature of ceramics.35. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. The Secret in Fragile SkeletonsB. 3D Printing for Sea Star ModelsC. Ceramics as Perfect Structural ComponentsD. A Star in the World of Ceramic Engineering第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）选项中有两项为多余选项。Research
43、shows that we spend one-third to one-half of our waking life not living in the present. _36_ Our brains transport us to past events, imagined future scenes and other internal thoughts.This allows for introspection(内省）- the space to imagine, remember, reflect and then use these fantasies to solve pro
44、blems, innovate and create. But introspection can sometimes lead to more harm than good._ 37_ When we focus inward to work through our problems, we may find that doing so causes us to feel worse. Negative thought cycles like this can make our capacity for introspection feel more like a curse than a
45、blessing.The fact that introspection is both a helpful tool and destructive force is a great contradiction of the human mind. Fortunately, science has begun to explain why this happens,and how to control it._38 _This fires up our emotions to the degree of rejecting alternative ways of thinking about
46、 the issue that might cool us down. In other words, we lose insight. One natural solution to this problem is to zoom out-to step back from your problems so you can think about them more objectively. _39_ However, not just any conversation will do. The key is to focus on talking to people who not onl
47、y allow you to express your emotions but also help broaden your horizons.Introspection is central to the makeup of the human mind. The challenge is to minimize the negative aspects while achieving its potential. _40_A. But it can be wonderful to live in the past.B. We naturally separate from the here and now.C. It might contribute to anxiety and depression.D. Another way to gain insight is to talk to others.E. Regulating negative emotions also helps to reason wisely.F. Negative thought cycles occur when we zoom in too close on our problems.G. Being aware of how our minds wo
