1、保密启用前2022-2023学年度第一学期期末考试高三英语试题学年度第一学期期末考试高三英语试题2023.01注意事项：1本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟。2答题前，考生务必将姓名、班级等个人信息填写在答题卡指定位置。3考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答。超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。第一部分 阅读（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、D四个选项中选出
2、最佳选项。AThere are four youngest athletes who won the gold medal in the Olympics.Their achievements are recordedin the history of professional sports.Marjorie GestringMarjorie Gestring was only 13 years and 268 days old when she won a gold medal for her country.After1936,the Olympics were stopped for t
3、he Second World War.Following the conclusion of the war,she could notqualify for the 1948 London Olympics.Marjorie Gestring would have won more gold medals considering hertalent if not for the World War II.Klaus ZertaKlaus Zerta was only 13 years and 283 days old when he won a gold medal at the 1960
4、 Olympics inRome,Italy.He cooperated with his teammates Bernhard Knuble and Heinz Renneberg to win the gold medal.Klaus was from West Germany but represented the unified team of Germany at the Olympics.Moreover,he is theyoungest confirmed male athlete to win the gold medal in the history of the Summ
5、er Olympics.Fu MingxiaChinese female diver Fu Mingxia is popular for being one of the youngest Olympic diving champions.Shewon a gold medal at the1992 Olympic Games in Barcelona when she was just 13 years and 345 days old.Her lastOlympic gold medal came during the 2000 Sydney Olympics,which emphasiz
6、ed the environmental protectionand the reduction in waste.With the fourth gold medal，she joined Americans Pat McCormick and Greg Louganisas the worlds only quadruple（四次的）Olympic-diving champions.Nadia ComaneciNadia Comaneci is a five time Olympic gold medalist.She is a retired gymnast and one of the
7、 youngestathletes to win the gold medal.In 1976,she became the first gymnast to receive a perfect score of 10.She wasmerely 14 years old when she secured the gold medal at the 1976 MontrealOlympics.Interestingly,back then,a gymnast had to be 14 to participate but later the age limit wentup to 16.1.W
8、hich of the following players played team sports?A.Marjorie Gestring.B.Klaus Zerta.C.Fu Mingxia.D.Nadia Comaneci.2.Which Olympics might come up with the concept of Green Olympics?A.The 1948 London Olympics.C.The 1976 Montreal Olympics.B.The 1992 Barcelona Olympics.D.The 2000 Sydney Olympics.3.What c
9、an we learn from the text?A.Klaus Zerta defeated Bernhard Knubel and Heinz Renneberg in 1960.B.Fu Mingxia won more Olympic-diving champions than Pat McCormick.C.Marjorie Gestring didnt participate in the Olympics because of the war in 1948.D.It is impossible to break Nadia Comanecis record as the yo
10、ungest gymnast gold medalist.BLately,Ive been traveling around the world.No longer am I waking up far away from my home,tired from alate night of writing down the stories I collected the day before.Things are different now,and each day my travelsbegin like this:I sit down at my dining table,usually
11、early in the morning or late at night when nobody else isawake,and I listen to the radio.The radio station is always from somewhere that isnt here in New York,and most often it comes from afree-to-use website called Radio Garden.Move your mouse and maybe you will land in Bujumbura,Burundi;inDibrugar
12、h,India;or on the edge of the South Pacific.Seemingly no matter how large or small the broadcaster is,ifit sends out a signal online,it can appear on the site and you can listen to it.During the pandemic,Radio Garden,which is now available as an app,at times attracted as many as 15million monthly li
13、steners.“We received many heartwarming emails from people stuck at home expressing theirgratitude for the service,said Jonathan Puckey,the sites founder.Radio Garden began as a project of the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision,where designers andcomputer programmers overlaid（覆盖）station strea
14、ms with their geographical locations on a 3-D map of theworld.As a result,there is more than one way to transmit.Visiting a country like Colombia brought back memoriesof past trips-romantic accordion music reminding me of bus rides on the rural roads.Where will you visit first on the Radio Garden gl
15、obe?For me,thrilling as it is to drop in on Ouagadougou orUlaanbaatar or the Azores,its all about personal history:I was born and raised in New York,but my family is fromeverywhere-Latin America,the Middle East,and places in between.My ancestors were merchants who traded ingoods and cultures.Now,bec
16、auseof their wanderings,pieces of six languages still fly across our dinnertables.Thanks to Radio Garden,my family can cross planes of space and time without worry!4.What does the first paragraph focus on?A.The joys of radio travel.C.A popular way of traveling.B.A scene of traveling by radio.D.The d
17、ifference in this travel.5.What do we know about Radio Garden?A.It is affordable.C.It is easy to maintain.B.It is widely accepted.D.It is based in New York.6.What does the author think is the greatest advantage of Radio Garden?A.Simplifying travel schedules.B.Making tourism popular again.C.Improving
18、 the traveling experience.D.Promoting the virtual reality travel.7.What does the last paragraph imply?A.Radio Garden is expanding quickly.B.Radio Garden increases global connections.C.Radio Garden benefits from global awareness.D.Radio Garden facilitates the development of tourism.CPeople do physica
19、l exercise as part of their healthy lifestyle to get stronger and healthier.There are three basic modes of physical exercise:flexibility exercise helps the human body in general or itspart in particular to be able to reach farther and bend better;aerobic exercise helps the body work hard for a longt
20、ime;anaerobic exercise makes the arms and legs stronger.It has long been known that exercise is not only good for your body,but also for your mind.According toresearchers,gymnasts are more likely to be emotionally stable,football players the most outgoing and swimmersthe happiest.The psychological s
21、tudy,which was carried out by experts,also revealed that sports can also offer clues to apersons attitude to charity,reading habits and even their voting intentions.Boxers,for example,are most likely tofocus on material possessions in life.Meanwhile,runners tend to be outgoing people who love being
22、the centre ofattention.Walkers,a group that includes those who enjoy wandering and cross-country races,are least concernedabout other people and like doing things by themselves without interruption from others.Those who play chess areconfidentwhentheyfacechallengesandtrouble.Thosewhoswimtendtobetidy
23、andcharitable.However,according to Mind Lab,61 percent of adults are fond of helping others regardless of theirchoice of sports.The results from this study also show that no matter what kind of person you are,there is the right kind ofexercise for you.8.Which of the following sports belongs to flexi
24、bility exercise?A.Running.B.Swimming.C.Football.D.Gymnastics.9.What can we learn from the text?A.Walkers enjoy loneliness in their lives.B.Boxers tend to ignore wealth in life.C.Runners have great power of concentration.D.Chess players like challenging other people.10.Why does the author mention Min
25、d Lab in Paragraph 4?A.To make a contrast.C.To place an emphasis.B.To draw a comparison.D.To give an example.11.What is the best title for the text?A.How can you choose suitable sports?B.What kind of sports can benefit you most?C.How can sports keep you mentally healthy?D.What does your choice of sp
26、orts tell about you?DConsumers in the U.S.spend billions of dollars a year on gifts wrapping.Two colleagues and I wonderedwhether all that time and effort is actually worth it.So we conducted three experiments to explore the impact ofgift wrapping.In the first experiment,we involved 180 students,who
27、 were given a gift-a coffee cup with the logo of one oftwo NBA basketball teams，the local Miami Heat or rival（竞争对手）Orlando Magic.Every participant was a fanof the Heat and they obviously didnt support the Magic.We gave half of the students a desirable gift,while theothers received something they dis
28、liked.Finally,half of the gifts were wrapped neatly，while the rest lookedsloppy（凌乱的）.We found that those who received a sloppily wrapped gift liked their present significantly more than thosewho received a neatly wrapped gift-regardless of which cup they got.To understand why,we asked another set of
29、 students to report their expectations about either a neatly orsloppily wrapped gift.Results showed that expectations were significantly higher for the neatly wrappedgifts.However,receivers of the neatly wrapped gift reported that it failed tolive up to their expectations，whilethose who got the slop
30、pily wrapped gift said it surpassed（超过）their expectations.In our final experiment,we surveyed 261 adults and asked them to imagine receiving either a neatly orsloppily wrapped gift.This time we instructed half of them to imagine the gift was from a close friend，while theother half believed it came f
31、rom an acquaintance（熟人）.Then we revealed the gift and asked them to rate it.When it came from a close friend,receivers ended up liking the sloppily wrapped gift more.However,for thegift from an acquaintance,receivers preferred it when it was neatly wrapped.This occurs because these participantsused
32、the wrapping as a cue for how much the gift-giver values their relationship.So if youre stressed over gift wrapping this holiday season,consider saving yourself effort and money bywrapping your friendsgifts haphazardly（随意地）.But for someone you don t know quite as well,its probablyworth it to show th
33、at you put in some effort to make it look good with all of the beautiful bows.12.What did the researchers find in the first experiment?A.Adesirable gift is expected to be wrapped sloppily.B.Participants were more interested in neatly wrapped gifts.C.A sloppily wrapped gift can make the receiver much
34、 happier.D.Participants responded the same to gifts with different wrappings.13.Why did the researchers carry out the second experiment?A.To further explain the result of the first experiment.B.To compare receivers expectations for the same gifts.C.To knowwhy receivers have different expectations fo
35、r gifts.D.To find out the impact of wrapping on receivers expectations,14.What do neatly wrapped gifts show according to the third experiment?A.The gin giver is very skilled at wrapping gifts.B.The gift giver has a close relationship with the receiver.C.The gift giver attaches great importance to th
36、e relationship.D.The gift giver wants to become a close friend of the receiver.15.What does the author want to do in the last paragraph?A.To give examples.C.To make comparisons.B.To make suggestions.D.To present an argument.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。Does your
37、 dog always want to go wherever youre going and most of the time,this behavior is welcomed?16However,if you find your dog doing this too often or if its accompanied by other troubling behavior like eatingless,going outside less often or interacting less with other family members,there could be poten
38、tial issues.17 Usually,its simply out of loyalty and the close relationship thats been created with its owner,because heor she is the one that provides care and comfort and keeps it safe.However,sometimes,your dog wants to followyou possibly due to something negative.18Dogs are emotional animals and
39、 may feel anxious for some reason sometimes.It may take much time andtraining to help your dog work through whats causing the problem.19 Youll have to work with your dogconsistently or hire a professional trainer.One way to stop your dog from following you might be putting it in a secure and reliabl
40、e area.20 If your dogspends all of its time with you and you alone,it may express a dislike for being away from you or interacting withother humans or dogs.A.You and your dog must have a similar lifestyle.B.You may think its because it loves and trusts you.C.There are many reasons why dogs follow th
41、eir owners.D.For example,it could be ill,bored,nervous or stressed.E.Keep in mind that the behavior wont be cured overnight.F.Another trick might be to make sure your dog socializes enough.G.This could be especially true if dogs can take care of themselves.第二部分 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
42、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内处的最佳选项。Michael Todd wore the same clothes every day for the first three weeks of high school.When the other kidsbegan to 21 that he was wearing the same black pants and blue long-sleeve shirt day after day，Todd became the22 of taunts（奚落）and laughterTwo of the kids23 t
43、hat were Garrett and Graham,a pair of freshman football players.But over time，theyrealized that their abusive 24 felt like bullying（欺凌）and seemed to be slowly destroying Todds spirit.Finallythey understood 25 So he and Garrett26 a plan.They went home and hunted 27 their own drawers and closets.The n
44、ext day at school,they 28 Todd at their third period class and asked him to come into the hall.Todd was 29afraid of being called out by the larger boys.Were in the same third period,and 1 30 for laughing at you,and I want to give something to you to make it31Graham says.He then handed Todd an enormo
45、us bag.Inside were32 shirts and shorts,plus a brand-newpair of New Balance sneakers.Todd was blown away,happy and 33 completely.And Todd got much more than new clothes.He no longer sits alone at lunch.Now he eats with his new34,Garrett and Graham.Reflecting on the day Garrett and Graham called him i
46、nto the hall,he said,The 35dayof my entire life,basically.21.A.predictB.noticeC.decorateD.appreciate22.A.targetB.effortC.principleD.motivation23.A.moving onB.jumping onC.counting onD.insisting on24.A.effectB.powerC.wordsD.thoughts25.A.somethingB.nothingC.anythingD.everybody26.A.canceledB.hatchedC.di
47、sturbedD.changed27.A.forB.overC.afterD.through28.A.calledB.datedC.metD.abused29.A.purposelyB.excitedlyC.occasionallyD.understandably30.A.careB.waitC.dislikeD.apologize31.A.upB.outC.clearD.down32.A.oldB.cleanC.fashionableD.expensive33.A.annoyedB.confusedC.shockedD.embarrassed34.A.clothesB.sneakersC.f
48、riendsD.classmates35.A.bestB.hardestC.funniestD.poorest第二节（共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thangka artists in Gojo County,Tibet Autonomous Region,are painting their way to success by adding freshdesign elements to this 36(convention)art form.The county,located in eastern Tibet,is
49、 37 center for ancient Tibetanart forms such as thangka paintings.Thangka artists in Gojo 38(main)practice the Mansar style of Tibetan thangka paintings,39 started in the17th century.According to the county government,Gojo has 11 thangka painting cooperatives（合作社）and morethan 200 artistsThe total in
50、come40(earn)by thangka paintings in the county was over 10 million yuan in 2019.But 41 sets these artists apart from thangka artists in the rest of Tibet is that they have adapted their style ofpainting to involve contemporary scenes and themes.Last year,the top thangka artists from each of Gojospai
