1、高三上英语半期考试 第 1 页（共 10 页）2022-2023 学年度上期高 2023 届半期考试 英 语 英 语 注意事项：1.答题前，务必将自己的姓名、考号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，必须使用 2B 铅笔将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，再选涂其它答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用 0.5 毫米黑色笔迹的签字笔，将答案书写在答题卡规定的位置上。4.所有题目必须在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上答题无效。5.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。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
2、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、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小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.How does the woman want her meat cooked?A.Rare.B.Medium-rare.C.Well done.2.Which place might the man go to this weekend?A.A concert hall.B.A stadium.C.A gallery.3.W
3、hat are the speakers talking about?A.Polite greetings.B.Table manners.C.Body language.4.What are the speakers doing?A.Taking a picture.B.Having a haircut.C.Looking at a photo.5.What will the man do after he gets home?A.Drive to a furniture store.B.Buy the woman a new table.C.Borrow a truck from the
4、woman.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。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6 至 7 题。6.What does the woman think of electronic music?A.It is clever.B.It is loud.C.It is modern.高三上英语半期考试 第 3 页（共 10 页）第二
5、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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。A Old and historical cinemas are all around us and yet so unnoticed.A new photobook uncovers their often overlooked beauty.Loews Palace Theatre Originally opened as the Polis Palace Theatre in 1922 by ar
6、chitect Thomas W.Lamb,it was one of a double theatre complex along with the neighbouring Polis Majestic Theatre.In 1934,both theatres were taken over by Loews and operated as film theatres.In the late 1970s,an attempt to turn the building into a Christian Revival Centre never succeeded.The theatre i
7、s presently vacant and awaiting restoration.Metropolitan Opera House Originally founded as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908,it was designed by local architect William H.McElfatrick,who was in charge of the design of 40 theatres in his career.The Philadelphia Opera House was designed for opera ma
8、nager Oscar Hammerstein as his ninth opera house.In 1910,it was sold to the Metropolitan Opera of New York City and was renamed the Met.Through the 1920s,it showed silent films in addition to hosting various opera companies.In the late 1930s,it became a ballroom,and in the 1940s a sports area for ba
9、sketball,wrestling,and boxing events.It finally closed in 1954 and was turned into a church.Robins Theatre Opened in 1923,it had 1,500 seats,and was designed by architects I.J.Goldston and Detroit-based C.Howard Crane.It was operated by The Robins Theatre Enterprises Co.,a local company founded by D
10、aniel Robins,who was an early partner of Albert Warner of Warner Bros.It closed in 1974 and was vacant until 2018,when it was renovated and reopened as a multipurpose venue in 2020.21.At present,where are you likely to go for a concert?A.Loews Palace Theatre.B.Christian Revival Centre.C.Robins Theat
11、re.D.Metropolitan Opera House.22.What do Loews Palace Theatre and Metropolitan Opera House have in common?A.Both of them were renamed.B.Both of them used to show silent films.C.Both of them have been restored.D.Both of them served religious purposes.23.What is the purpose of this passage?A.To rank t
12、he old and unnoticed theatres.B.To encourage people to protect the old theatres.C.To show the development of American theatres.D.To provide information on overlooked old theatres.高三上英语半期考试 第 4 页（共 10 页）B In my mind,the effect that experience had on me lasted forever.I was determined to learn swimmin
13、g at the age of ten.There was a pool,at the K.P.L.B.,offering the opportunity.My mother constantly warned against it,and bore fresh in my mind the details of each drowning in the river.But the K.P.L.B.pool was safe.My fear of water started from childhood.It began when I was four years old and father
14、 took me to the beach.There the huge waves knocked me down and swept over me.The K.P.L.B.pool was quiet.I was afraid of going in all alone,so I sat on the side of the pool to wait for others.Then came a big boy.He yelled,“Hi,Skinny!Howd you like to be ducked?”With that he picked me up and threw me i
15、nto the deep end.I landed in a sitting position,and swallowed water.But I was not frightened out of my wits when my feet hit the bottom,I would make a big jump,come out of the surface.It seemed a long way down.I gathered all my strength when I landed and made what I thought was a great spring upward
16、s.Then I opened my eyes and saw nothing but water.I tried to yell but no sound came out.I went down,down,endlessly.When I came to consciousness,I found myself on the bed in the hospital.I never went back to the pool.I avoided water whenever I could.This misadventure stayed with me as the years rolle
17、d by.It deprived me of the joy of boating and swimming.Finally,I decided to get an instructor.Piece by piece,I practiced hard and finally he built a swimmer.Several months later,the instruction was finished,but I was not.Sometimes the terror would return.This went on till July.I swam across the Lake
18、 Wentworth.Only once did the terror return.When I was in the middle of the lake,I put my face under and saw nothing but bottomless water.I laughed and said,“Well,Mr.Terror,what do you think you can do to me?”I had conquered my fear of water.24.Why was the author frightened of water originally?A.His
19、swimming skill was very poor.B.An experience at the beach affected him.C.He had an unpleasant memory of the pool at the age of four.D.His mother warned him about the danger of being drowned.25.Which of the following is right about the authors experience in the K.P.L.B.pool?A.The experience made him
20、aware that the pool was safe.B.The big boy eagerly helped him conquer the fear of water.C.When thrown into water,he knew someone would save him.D.While he had no skill in swimming,he struggled to go upwards.26.Which of the following can be used to describe the author?A.Diligent and cautious.B.Determ
21、ined and grateful.C.Dependable and adaptable.D.Humorous and courageous.27.What does the author try to tell us?A.A fall into a pit,a gain in your wit.B.Do one thing at a time,and do well.C.Deed divides beings into lower and higher ones.D.Success always comes from daring to challenge.高三上英语半期考试 第 5 页（共
22、 10 页）C Like many other five-year-olds,Jeanie Low of Houston,Texas,would use a stool(凳子)to help her reach the bathroom sink.However,the plastic step-stool she had at home was unstable and cluttered up the small bathroom shared by her whole family.After learning of an invention contest held by her sc
23、hool that year,Jeanie resolved to enter the contest by creating a stool that would be a permanent fixture in the bathroom,and yet could be kept out of the way when not in use.Jeanie decided to make a stool attached to the bathroom cabinet door under the sink.She cut a board of wood into two pieces,e
24、ach about two feet wide and one foot long.Using metal hinges(铰链),Jeanie attached one piece of the wood to the front of the cabinet door,and the second piece to the first.The first piece was set just high enough so that when it swung out horizontally from the cabinet door,the second piece would swing
25、 down from the first,just touching the ground,and so serving as a support for the first piece of the wood.This created a convenient,strong platform for any person too short to reach the sink.When not in use,the hinges allowed the two pieces of wood to fold back up tightly against the cabinet,where t
26、hey were held in place by magnets(磁铁).Jeanie called her invention“the Kiddie Stool”.Jeanies Kiddie Stool won first place in her schools contest.Two years later,it was awarded first prize again at Houstons first annual Invention Fair.As a result,Jeanie was invited to make a number of public appearanc
27、es with her Kiddie Stool,and was featured on local TV as well as in newspapers.Many people found the story of the Kiddie Stool inspiring because it showed that with a pair of observant eyes,anyone can be an inventor.28.According to the passage,why did Jeanie Low invent the Kiddie Stool?A.The old sto
28、ol wasnt tall enough for her.B.She was invited to enter an invention contest.C.Other five-year-olds had problems reaching the sink.D.The plastic stool was not firm and often got in the way.29.What is the design of Jeanies Kiddie Stool like?A.The platform is supported by two metal hinges.B.The two wo
29、oden pieces swing from left to right.C.The wooden pieces are kept in place by hinges and magnets.D.The Kiddie Stool will swing out only when the cabinet door opens.30.What are the characteristics of Jeanies Kiddie Stool?A.Steady and convenient.B.Fragile and single-use.C.Conventional and portable.D.F
30、oldable and recyclable.31.What message does the passage convey?A.What is suitable is the best.B.Success comes from failure.C.Necessity is the mother of invention.D.Genius is 1%inspiration and 99%perspiration.高三上英语半期考试 第 6 页（共 10 页）D Albert Einsteins 1915 masterpiece The Foundation of the General The
31、ory of Relativity is the first and still the best introduction to the subject,but it probably wouldnt be publishable in a scientific journal today.Why not?After all,it undoubtedly would pass the tests of correctness and significance.And while its believed that the paper was incomprehensible to its f
32、irst readers,in fact many papers in theoretical physics are much more difficult.As the physicist Richard Feynman wrote,“There was a time when the newspapers said that only 1.2 men understood the theory of relativity,which is not true.After reading the paper,a lot of people understood the theory of r
33、elativity in some way or other,certainly more than 1.2.”No,the problem is its style.It starts with a leisurely philosophical discussion of space and time and then continues with an explanation of known mathematics.Those two sections,which would be considered extraneous today,take up half the paper.W
34、orse,there are zero citations of previous scientists work,nor are there any graphs.Those features might make a paper not even get past the first editors.A similar process of professionalisation has transformed other parts of the scientific landscape.Requests for research time at major laboratories a
35、re more strictly structured.And anything involving work with human objects,or putting instruments in space,involves piles of paperwork.We see it also in the Regeneron Science Talent Search,the Nobel Prize of high school science competitions.In the early decades of its history,the winning projects we
36、re usually the sort of clever but naive,amateurish efforts one might expect of talented beginners working on their own.Today,polished work coming out of internships at established laboratories is the norm.These professionalising tendencies are a natural consequence of the explosive growth of modern
37、science.Standardisation and system make it easier to manage the rapid flow of papers,applications and people.But there are serious downsides.A lot of unproductive effort goes into jumping through bureaucratic hoops(繁文缛节).Of course,Einstein would have found his way to meeting modern standards and pub
38、lishing his results.Its scientific core wouldnt have changed,but the paper might not be the same taste to read.32.According to Richard Feynman,which statement about Einsteins 1915 paper is true?A.It attracted few professionals.B.It turned out to be comprehensible.C.It needed further improvement.D.It
39、 was a classic in theoretical physics.33.What does the underlined word“extraneous”in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Unrealistic.B.Imprecise.C.Unattractive.D.Irrelevant.34.According to the author,what is affected as modern science develops?A.The selection of young talents.B.The evaluation of laboratories.C.The p
40、rinciple of scientific research.D.The application of research findings.高三上英语半期考试 第 7 页（共 10 页）35.Which would be the best title for this passage?A.How to write quality papers?B.Will science be professionalised?C.Could Einstein get published today?D.How will modern science make advances?第二节（共 5 小题；每小题
41、 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。Fitness Magazine recently ran an article titled Five Reasons to Thank Your Workout Partner.One reason was:“Youll actually show up if you know someone is waiting for you at the gym,”While another read:“36 ”With a workout partner,you wi
42、ll increase your training effort as there is a subtle competition.So,how do you find a workout partner?First of all,decide what you want from that person.37 Or do you just want to be physically fit,able to move with strength and flexibility?Think about the exercises you would like to do with your wo
43、rkout partner.You might think about posting what you are looking for on social media,but it probably wont result in a useful response.38 If you plan on working out in a gym,that person must belong to the same gym.My partner posted her request on the notice board of a local park.Her notice included w
44、hat kind of training she wanted to do,how many days a week and how many hours she wanted to spend on each session,and her age.It also listed her favourite sports and activities,and provided her phone number.39 You and your partner will probably have different skills.40 Over time.both of you will ben
45、efit your partner will be able to lift more weights and you will become more physically fit.The core of your relationship is that you will always be there to help each other.A.Your first meeting may be a little awkward.B.A workout partner usually needs to live close by.C.Youll work harder if you tra
46、in with someone else.D.Do you want to be a better athlete in your favourite sport?E.How can you write a good“seeking training partner”notice?F.Just accept your differences and learn to work with each other.G.Any notice for a training partner should include such information.第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分 45 分）第一
47、节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。高三上英语半期考试 第 8 页（共 10 页）While Sam Bloom was on a vacation in Thailand,a balcony railing(栏杆)collapsed,sending her falling 20 feet to the ground.The 41 left her with numerous injuries,including a broken spine.Her
48、life was 42 changed.In the many months that followed,she fell into a deep 43 .Before her accident,she spent her time 44 her family,surfing,exploring the outdoors,and traveling the world.Her 45 sense of self disappeared overnight as she 46 it in her piece in a Time article,“I was no longer a(n)47 wom
49、an,and I no longer 48 myself as a wife and mother.”A few months after returning home,her son Noah 49 an injured baby magpie that had fallen from high in a tall pine tree.After no veterinarian(兽医)would rather 50 her in,the family decided to try and 51 her back to health themselves.Due to its wobbly(摇
50、晃的)walk and black and white 52 ,Blooms three boys decided to 53 the baby bird Penguin.And so,this 54 new creature became a member of the Bloom family.This new addition required constant 55 ,needing to be fed every two hours and kept warm constantly.This new 56 fell on Sam,and soon,Penguin became a f
