1、 第 1 页/共 9 页 重庆市育才中学校高重庆市育才中学校高2023届高三届高三（上）半期考试（上）半期考试 英语试题英语试题 2022.11 本试卷共 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。注意事项：1.开考前，提前下载好智学网学生端 APP，提前 15 分钟进入考场。2.作答时，选择题在网上直接点击答案提交，其他题按要求拍照上传。3.交卷时，在交卷截止时间前完成交卷，到交卷截止时间系统会自动交卷。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
2、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.What is the man doing?A.Placing an order.B.Learning to cook.C.Paying the bill.2.Where are the speakers?A.At an airport.B.At a canteen.C.At a hotel.3.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Close friends.B.Mother and son.C.Teache
3、r and student.4.Which drink does Tom prefer?A.Coffee.B.Iced tea.C.Apple juice.5.What do the mans parents think of the magazine?A.Useful.B.Outdated.C.Expensive.第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分）听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或
4、独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Why does the woman like the Beatles better?A.Because of their fans.B.Because of their guitars.C.Because of their works.7.What can we infer about Jimmy Page?A.He has great songs.B.He plays the guitar well.C.He writes great lyrics.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.Why does the man dislik
5、e Santa Monica Beach?A.It has a very busy port.B.Its water is not clean.C.It has too many visitors.9.Which beach will the speakers probably go to that night?A.Malibu.B.Santa Monica.C.Venice.第 2 页/共 9 页 听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.How was the computer infected?A.The computer itself carried the virus.B.
6、The mans brother put the virus into it.C.The virus was downloaded with a game.11.What did the man advise the woman to do?A.Use the antivirus software.B.Buy a new computer.C.Set up the operating system.12.What is the speakers major concern?A.The online games.B.The history project files.C.The safety o
7、f the computer.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What contributes most to the success of the man?A.The schedule.B.Good training.C.Hard work.14.What does the man consider important for a game day schedule?A.Training harder.B.Enough sleep.C.Eating better.15.When does the man have breakfast on the game day?A.A
8、t about 9:50.B.At about 9:00.C.At about 8:30.16.Why do they watch videos of the past games?A.To do warm-up exercises.B.To find out mistakes theyve made.C.To study the skills of the other team.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is Michael mainly talking about?A.The fight against a new virus.B.The World
9、Health Organization.C.His daily routine.18.What is Michael?A.A social worker.B.A doctor.C.A reporter.19.How does Michael feel about his work?A.Relaxing.B.Boring.C.Meaningful.20.What does Michael advise the young?A.They should be hopeful about the future.B.They should be devoted to the homeland.C.The
10、y should care for their family and friends.第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分50分）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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。A Miss the summer days?There are many unusual water attractions that you can find around the world.Bangkok Floating Markets There are many floating markets
11、 where goods are sold from boats.While modern markets are more popular,floating 第 3 页/共 9 页 markets still are a huge attraction for local tourism.Any visitors can purchase local foods and traditional handcrafted souvenirs.Bargaining is a part of experience.So,start low and get the price you are read
12、y to pay.Bregenzer Festspiele The Bregenz Festival is held every year from July to August in Vorarlberg.It has the worlds largest stage on the water.The performances are different every year but they are usually united by one theme.The decorations are very impressive and are worth seeing.Marina Bay
13、Stadium This stadium was built as a temporary solution while Singapore National Stadium was rebuilt.The stadium was used for the opening and closing ceremonies during 2010 Summer Youth Olympics.It was a floating platform where the Formula One Grand Prix event was successfully held.Archipelago Cinema
14、 Archipelago Cinema is probably one of the worlds most scenic open-air cinemas that floats in the middle of a lake.The cinema was designed by German architect Ole Scheeren,who built it using techniques popular among local people.This cinema stage was built specially for the film festival Film on the
15、 Rocks Yao Noi.21.What visitors can do in Bangkok Floating Markets?A.Taste local foods for free.B.Bargain for local foods and souvenirs.C.Make boats by themselves.D.Enjoy impressive performances on water.22.Which one will you choose,if you want to appreciate performances on the worlds largest stage
16、on the water?A.Archipelago Cinema.B.Marina Bay Stadium.C.Bregenzer Festspiele.D.Bangkok Floating Markets.23.What do Marina Bay Stadium and Archipelago Cinema have in common?A.They both hold ceremonies every year.B.They both used local building techniques.C.They both offer visitors some sports events
17、.D.They were both built for a special purpose.B The shower,I find,is the best place to cry.The water covers the sound of my sadness,while washing away any evidence of my pain.I shower after the kids have gone to bed;its the only time I can be alone.I always did my best to protect my two children fro
18、m my tears.If I needed to cry,I cried by myself.Yet,I encourage my two boys to cry.My 7-year-old prides himself on never crying at school.“Oh,but you must cry,”I insist.“Cryings good.It gets the sadness out.Never hold back your tears.”But then I did just that.What might it do to them to see their mo
19、ther upset?Then my father died,and there was no way I could schedule my grief and keep my feelings inside.The realization that my dad was actually gone hit me with an intensity that was impossible to cover up.To my surprise,my boys didnt seem too alarmed.They found me hiding in the bedroom one after
20、noon,weeping.“Its OK,mommies get sad too,”I told them,smiling through my tears.“Dont be sad,Mommy.Grandads coming back as a baby,”my 7-year-old said,his tiny arm stretched across my shoulders.“Think about love,”he went on.“Think about all the people who love you.”I realized that in hiding my pain,I
21、was only denying what it means to be human.I felt as if I had led my sons to 第 4 页/共 9 页 believe that“negative”emotions are only a concept,and not something they should possess.Its one thing to tell my children its OK to cry.Its another to show them how its done.We owe that to our children,according
22、 to social researcher Brene Brown.During her TED talk The Power of Vulnerability,Brown said,“its imperative that we should let ourselves be seen deeply seen”.“Our job is not to protect our children,to keep them perfect,”said Brown.“Our job is to look and say,Youre imperfect,and youre made for strugg
23、les,but you are worthy of love and belonging.”24.What can we learn about the author from the first two paragraphs?A.She usually schedules her grief.B.She seldom gets her sadness out.C.She finds inspirations when she showers.D.She believes boys should be tough.25.What was the authors reaction to the
24、words of her seven-year-old?A.She felt moved by his comforting words.B.She was surprised he completely understood her sadness.C.She was glad that her children didnt worry about her sadness.D.She realized how she handled sadness had misled her children.26.Which one can replace the underlined word“imp
25、erative”in the last paragraph?A.unwilling B.necessary C.modest D.thrilled 27.What does the author suggest parents do？A.Parents should learn to get their emotions out.B.Parents should tell kids never hold back their tears.C.Parents should teach kids how to handle grief through examples.D.Parents shou
26、ld try to push their children to work toward perfection.C British sculptor Jason Taylor has made it his mission to use his talent to conserve our ecosystems by creating underwater museums.Over the years,the environmentalist has put over 850 massive artworks underwater worldwide.On February 1,2021,Ta
27、ylor launched his latest work The Underwater Museum of Cannes.“The main goal was to bring attention to the fact that our oceans need our help,”Taylor told Dezeen.“Ocean ecology has been destroyed by human activity in the Mediterranean over the past few decades,and it is not obvious what is taking pl
28、ace when observing the sea from afar.”The Underwater Museum of Cannes contains 6 sculptures featuring local residents of various ages.They range from Maurice,an 80-year-old fisherman,to Anouk,a 9-year-old student.Towering over 6-feet-tall and weighing 10 tons,the faces are sectioned into two parts,w
29、ith the outer part like a mask.The mask indicates that the worlds oceans appear powerful and unbeatable from the surface but house an ecosystem that is extremely fragile to careless human activities.Though the waters surrounding the sculptures now appear a pristine blue,the seabed was filled with ol
30、d boat engines,pipes,and other human-made trash when the project began about four years ago.Besides removing the trash,Taylor also restored the areas seagrass.Just one square meter of the seagrass can generate up to 10 liters of oxygen daily.The seagrass also helps prevent coastal erosion and provid
31、es habitats for many ocean creatures.“The idea of creating an underwater museum was to draw more people underwater and develop a sense of care and protection,”Taylor told Dezeen.“If we threw unwanted waste near a forest,there would be a public outcry.But this is happening every day in our surroundin
32、g waters and it largely goes unnoticed.”第 5 页/共 9 页 28.What are the underwater museums intended to do?A.To make huge profits.B.To show Jason Taylors talent.C.To raise awareness of protecting the ocean.D.To draw attention to endangered sea animals.29.Why does the outer part of the sculptures look lik
33、e a mask?A.To popularize the features of the locals.B.To remind people to protect themselves.C.To stress the sensitiveness of the ecosystem.D.To reflect peoples protection of the ocean.30.Whats paragraph 4 mainly about?A.How the project was started.B.How the seagrass was restored.C.Why the surroundi
34、ngs were improved.D.What recovery effort the project made.31.What can we infer from what Jason Taylor said in the last paragraph?A.The situation of the ocean is easily ignored.B.The destruction caused to the ocean is noticeable.C.Forests play a more important role in ecosystems.D.People have zero to
35、lerance to damage done to nature.D A recent study by University of Delaware researchers suggests exercise can help kids to learn and remember vocabulary.The article,published in the Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research,details one of the first studies on the effect of exercise on vocabula
36、ry learning in children.Children ages 6 to 12 were taught new words before doing one of three things-swimming,taking part in CrossFit exercises or completing a coloring sheet.The children who swam were 13%more accurate in follow-up tests of the vocabulary words.It makes sense to the lead researcher,
37、Maddy Pruitt,herself a former college swimmer.“Motor movement helps in learning new words,”she said,explaining that exercise is known to increase levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor(脑衍生神经营养因子).Then why did swimming make a difference while CrossFit did not?Pruitt attributes(归因)it to the amoun
38、t of energy each exercise demands of the brain.Swimming is an activity the kids could complete without much thought or instruction.It was more automatic,while the CrossFit exercises were new to them.The children needed to learn the moves,which required mental energy.Pruitt conducted the research as
39、part of her Masters Capstone Project and graduated in 2020.She now works as a speech-language pathologist(病理学家)at a primary school in South Carolina,where she puts her findings into practice.“My sessions are very rarely at a table,”she said.“Ill take my kids out to the playground or well take a walk
40、 around the school.”Pruitts adviser and co-author Giovanna Morini is building on the findings in her lab.Morini said most research into exercise examined it from the angle of a healthy lifestyle,not much entering the area of language acquisition.“We are so excited about this study because it applies
41、 to clinicians,caregivers and educators who can put it into practice,”Morini said.“Its simple stuff,nothing out of the ordinary.But it could help boost the outcomes.”32What were all the children asked to do in the study?A.Identify different colors.B.Share swimming skills.C.Complete vocabulary tests.
42、D.Teach others new words.第 6 页/共 9 页 33What does the author mainly talk about in paragraph 3?A.The subject of the study.B.The way of the study.C.The applications of the findings.D.The reasons for the study result.34How does Pruitt put her findings into practice?A.By training the students to swim reg
43、ularly.B.By adding physical exercise to her sessions.C.By setting up clinics with other researchers.D.By asking the students to learn complex words.35What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Kids Are Supposed to Exercise Before Studying B.Exercise Contributes to Kids Vocabulary Growth C.Swimming
44、Does Good to Peoples Physical Health D.Research Should Be Done on Language Acquisition 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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Every day is a gift,and if you look forward to enjoying each day,then you need to learn to make the most of your day.36 Have a great morning
45、 routine.A good start will make you feel good and is sure to make the rest of your day good as well.Rise early and get ready for your new day.37 Listen to good music.Have a wonderful breakfast.All these will help you start your day in a positive way.Make time for short breaks.Since we spend most of
46、our day in the workplace,it is necessary to relax between different tasks.Set a timer on your phone or computer to remind you its time to get up,leave your desk,go out and get some fresh air.38 Doing the same things every day is very boring.To prevent this,step out and take some time to do things th
47、at you have never done before.This will not only make a day exciting,but itll also build your confidence.Ask someone to be your accountability partner.It could be your brother or sister,or a good friend.39 He or she will help you get over difficulties and achieve your goals.Plan your schedule for th
48、e next day the night before.40 This will help you save much time later in the day.Focus on one thing at a time and give it your best try before moving on to the next one.A.Go for a morning walk or run.B.Here are some tips that can help you.C.Try something new and learn from it.D.Review your day befo
49、re going sleeping at night.E.Do everything you can to have a good time every day.F.This person encourages you,supports you and loves you.G.Make a list of all the tasks you want to complete the next day.第 7 页/共 9 页 第三部分第三部分 语言运用语言运用（共两节，满分共两节，满分30分分）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
50、个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Tenilles whole worldview changed when she came across a booklet for Sunrise House,a youth shelter in her hometown of Grande Prairie,Alta.“I had no idea that youth in our 41 were sleeping in a shelter every night.It 42 me.”she said.Tenille,at the age of 15,had always loved to 43 an
