1、2022-2023 学年第二学期期初考试高三英语学年第二学期期初考试高三英语2023.2本试卷共 9 页,满分 150 分。考试用时 120 分钟。第一部分：听力第一部分：听力(共两节共两节,20 小题小题,每题每题 1.5 分分,满分满分 30 分分)第一节听下面 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.What was the weather like in the afternoon?A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.2.How doe
2、s the man sound?A.Worried.B.Confident.C.Afraid.3.What is the conversation mainly about?A.Going on holiday.B.Taking photographs.C.Getting a new passport.4.Why did the man go to see a doctor?A.He can only see things up close.B.He gets glasses for the woman.C.He doesnt like his old glasses.5.What are t
3、he speakers going to do next?A.Stay at home.B.Play with snow.C.Play badminton.第二节听下面 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。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。6.Why does the woman want to replace the sofa?A.It is uncomfortable.B.It is really o
4、ld.C.It doesnt match the table.7.What do the speakers agree to do?A.Change the table.B.Buy a reading lamp.C.Move a lamp onto the table.听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。8.What did the man use last weekend?A.Ashared bike.B.A shared charger.C.Ashared umbrella.9.What is the woman going to talk about next?A.The proper
5、 ways to use the sharing product.B.Her attitude towards the sharing economy.C.The advantages of the sharing economy.听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。10.What has the man found?A.An old door.B.Asecret dinner.C.An interesting wall.11.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Boss and secretary.B
6、.Father and daughter.C.Husband and wife.12.Where are the speakers?A.In a shop.B.In a house.C.In a castle.听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the man doing?A.Eating a meal.B.Cooking a meal.C.Having an interview.14.How long has the man been cooking?A.Only recently.B.Since he was a kid.C.Since he was twe
7、nty years old.15.Why does the man mention rice and noodles?A.To give an example.B.To name his favorite food.C.To show his best cooking.16.What is the most important for cooking according to the man?A.Rich flavors.B.Freshness of food.C.Different styles of cooking.听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is Ca
8、thys nationality?A.Chinese.B.German.C.American.18.When will they start making dumplings?A.At 4 p.m.B.At 6 p.m.C.At 8 p.m,19.How will Cathy come to the speakers house probably?A.By car.B.By bus.C.By taxi.20.What does the speaker think Cathy may worry about?A.Going back too early.B.Staying there too l
9、ong.C.Having difficulty watching TV shows.第二部分阅读第二部分阅读(共两节共两节,满分满分 50 分分)第一节第一节(共共 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。ATheres no shortage of health food trends on TikTok,but which ones are actually sensible?And should you skip any of them altogether?We asked regist
10、ered dietitian Vanessa Rissetto,andheres what you need to know.Emily Marikos Salmon BowlMade with rice,baked salmon,soy sauce and spicy mayoand to be clear,there are a lot ofdifferent variations of it onlinethis passes Rissettos test because its healthy,fast,easy and hasgood flavor.Rissetto says tha
11、t while she would recommend this recipe,she would also suggest changingthe white rice for brown rice for increased nutrients and more fiber.Healthy Cookie DoughCookie dough thats healthy?This is too good to be true,right?The answer is probably yes.Rissctto says that while this may be healthy,it prob
12、ably docsnt taste good.“Im certain this tastes like cardboard,”she said.“If you dont care about tastethen this isfor you.”Lettuce Water For SleepWhile harmless,the TikTok trend of pouring boiling water over romaine lettuce leaves tomake“lettuce water”for better sleep probably wont cure your sleep di
13、sorderand it probablydoesnt taste great,either.“This is not a thing.Theres no evidence to prove it,”Rissetto said.“Instead,steep a bananapeel in boiling water to help aid with sleep.”Natures CerealAs Rissetto points out,its basically a fruit smoothie bowl.“I am all for having berries and coconut wat
14、er,”she said.Nutrition-wise,this has lots ofvitamins,antioxidants and fiber.Its basically a fruit salad that would be super refreshing on a hotday or post-workout”21.What is special about Emily Marikos salmon bowl?A.It doesnt taste great.B.It is good for health.C.Its recipe is not fixed.D.It uses tw
15、o kinds of rice.22.Which recipe doesnt Rissetto recommend?A.Emily Marikos salmon bowl.B.Healthy cookie dough.C.Lettuce water for sleep.D.Natures cereal.23.Which food suits you best after playing a football match?A.Emily Marikos salmon bowlB.Healthy cookie dough.C.Lettuce water for sleep.D.Natures ce
16、real.BAndy Kong has worked very hard to get to where he is today.He credits becoming amillionaire by 20 to his strict Asian parents who tutored him at a young age by working for thefamily.Kong,of Danville,Virginia,started working when he was only nine.English wasnt a strongsuit for Andys parents,and
17、 thats where he was able to assist his family the most.After school andon weekends he would help out at their family-owned restaurant and nail salons.Not only did hedo the labor work,but he was also involved in creating online ads.This was his introduction to theworld of online business.Andy started
18、 hisAmazon business in the eighth grade.When he learned aboutAmazonDropshipping(代发货模式)from a kid he saw on Instagram,he got inspired and decided togive it a try.Unfortunately,the store eventually got shut down because he was impatient with thegrowth.Instead of considering it a failure,he viewed this
19、 experience as a life lesson and learnedfrom his mistakes.Meanwhile,his parents never stopped trying to talk him into focusing onschool and their retail business.“The biggest challenge when starting a business is getting someone to believe in you,”Andysays.He pushed through and did things for himsel
20、f even when his loved ones discouraged it.In 2019,Andy met his now business partners,and together,they created an Amazonmanagement company called Project WiFi.This Project has proven to be extremely successful.They currently help over 55 clients run their online businesses,and plan to help many more
21、 in thefuture.When asked about the secret to his success,Andy says,“Learning to sacrifice whether thatsfamily,friends,or soccer game for a single goal is the only way to succeed,rather than attemptingmultiple things.If its worth doing then its worth doing well with no shortcuts.”24.Why did Andy work
22、 in his parents shops at a young age?A.Because he could earn some pocket money.B.Because his parents werent fluent in English.C.Because his parents could help with his study.D.Because he could get access to the Internet.25.What does paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A.Anew online business model.B.Result
23、s of working impatiently.C.Difficulties in Andys career.D.Andys tense family relationship.26.What doesAndy think contributes to his success?A.His early working experiences.B.Lessons learned from his failures.C.Gaining other peoples trust.D.Focusing on one thing at a time.27.Which of the following ca
24、n best describe Andy Kongs personality?A.Committed and generous.B.Motivated and open-minded.C.Creative and faithful.D.Hard-working and sociable.CToday,the Vikings are mostly known as violent pirates(海盗).But they were also traders.Attheir height,the Vikings attacked,settled or traded on four continen
25、ts.All of their travel,trade and warfare were made possible by Viking ships,which were farmore advanced than anything else sailing around Europe at the time.The most famous,and mostfeared,was the drekar.At sea,these ships could move quickly thanks to their large sails.Thehulls(船体)of the ships were s
26、hallow and fat,which made them ride high in the water.The shipswere also light enough that they could be carried from one body of water to another over shortsections of land.This greatly extended their range.But Viking ships werent just built for warfare.Another type,called the knarr,had cargo(货物)ho
27、lds built in the hull.One such cargo ship was capable of carrying 24 tons.The knarrs wouldhave looked similar to the drekars except they were longer,fatter and taller.These were thebackbones of the Viking empire,which they used to carry everything from gold coins to spicesand fine fabrics.Both the d
28、rekar and the knarr were built using the same method.Traditionally,oceangoingships have used a keel(龙骨),shaped like the fin of a fish.The keel sinks into the water below thehull.It helps the ship maintain a straight line through the water and counters the force of the windagainst the sail,which othe
29、rwise might blow the ship over.Viking ships had no deep keel.Instead,they were built fat enough to carry lots of soldiers or pieces of cargo whose weight helped keepthe ship planted in the water.Viking ships were so advanced for their tine that they often were the biggest,tallest and moststriking sh
30、ips many people had ever seen,A monk at the St.Omar Monastery,in Franco,wrotethis description of a royal Viking ship in 1013.“On one side lions molded in gold were to be seen on the ships,on the other birds on thetops of the poles indicated by their movements the winds as they blew .The Vikings buil
31、t a wealthy empire through trade as well as robbery and used their wealth tocontinuously improve their ships.28.What does the author intend to tell us?A.The Vikings were not violent pirates.but traders.B.The Vikings used to take a lead in the world trade.C.Viking ships could carry more cargo than sh
32、ips today.D.Viking ships contributed to the extension of their empire.29.What can we infer about the knarrs?A.They were not designed for warfare.B.They were faster than the drekars.C.They were designed to carry soldiers.D.They served the same purpose as drekars.30.What do the Vikings ships and the t
33、raditional oceangoing ships have in common?A.They both use a deep keel shaped like the fin of a fish.B.They both make the hull shallow and fat with large sails.C.They both take measures to keep the ship planted in water.D.They both install something to counter the force of wind.31.Why does the autho
34、r refer to a monks description of a Viking ship?A.To show how advanced Viking ships were for their time.B.To show how interested the monk was in traveling by sea.C.To show that Viking ships were designed in a strange way.D.To show that Viking ships were continuously improved.DEvery language and cult
35、ure has curse words(脏话).What gives a curse word its power ispartly its meaning and partly its sound.“In English,for example,curse words tend to contain ahigh percentage of plosive soundsincluding P,T and K,”said Ryan McKay,a psychologist atUniversity of London.Dr.McKay teamed up with his colleague S
36、hiri Lev-Ari to learn whether this familiar patternwent beyond English.They wondered whether it might even represent whats called soundsymbolism.Sound symbolism is when a word sounds like what it means.The researchers first asked fluent speakers of Hebrew,Hindi,Hungarian,Korean and Russianto list th
37、e most vulgar(粗俗的)words they could think of.Once theyd made a list of eachlanguages most frequently used curse words,the researchers compared these with neutral wordsfrom the same language.In these languages,they didnt find the plosive sounds that seem commonin English curse words.“Instead,we found
38、that the vulgar words were defined by what theylacked:the approximant sounds that include letters I,L,R,W and Y,”Dr.Lev-Ari said.Next,the scientists invited 215 native speakers of six languages:Arabic,Chinese,Finnish,French,German and Spanish.The participants listened to pairs of words in a language
39、 they didntspeak,and guessed which word in each pair was offensive.In reality,all the words were invented.For example,the researchers started with the Albanian word“zog,”for“bird,”and created thepair of fake words“yog and“tsog.”Participants were more likely to guess that words withoutapproximants,su
40、ch as“tsog,”were curses.Finally,the researchers combed through the dictionary for English curse words and theircleaned-up versions.Once again,the clean versions included more of the sounds I,L,R,W and Y.A20th-century linguistic(语言学的)principle claimed that the sounds of words were arbitrary:Any word
41、could have any meaning.With curse words,though,as in other cases of soundsymbolism,“the sounds themselves seem to carry meaning,”said Lev-Ari.“Thats a newthing,”said linguist Benjamin Bergen.“Curse words across languages,unrelated to each other,may pattern similarly.”He also pointed out,to make sure
42、 the pattern of approximants missingfrom curses isnt an accident,it would be nice to find it in an even larger sample of languages.32.What is the purpose of McKay and Lev-Aris research?A.To analyze a phenomenon.B.To confirm an assumption.C.To explain a definition.D.To challenge a theory.33.What were
43、 the participants asked to do in the second part of the research?A.To decide which curse words are used more frequently.B.To make up new curse words from real words.C.To guess a words offensiveness according to its sound.D.To identify the approximants in curse words.34.According to Lev-Ari,which of
44、the four is likely to sound offensive?A.tusckB.solaC.darnD.biach35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.The old linguistic principle of sounds and meanings is wrong.B.In sound symbolism,a words sound represents its meaning.C.The research reveals the similarities between different languages.D.
45、The result of the research is not fully accepted by scientists.第二节第二节(共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分分,满分满分 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。In theory,modern smartphones can last hundreds of hours on a single charge.36_Manufacturers love to use laboratory conditions to advertise great numbe
46、rs,most of whichdont match real-world use.Here we have some saving tricks that actually work.Delete apps you dont use.On average,smartphone users download about 42 apps but useonly ten daily.An easy way to preserve battery life?37_ Deleting an app that you dontuse is a simple way to free up storage
47、space on your device and reduce the burden of your battery.38 _A phones single biggest battery drain is the fact that it takes a lot of energy tokeep your phones screen lit up,and we often leave it on accidentally,even if were not looking atthe screen.The solution is to set your device to turn off i
48、ts screen after 30 seconds or a minute.Dim the screen.Viewing your phones millions of pixels at full brightness is a guaranteedbattery drain.Even your phones auto-brightness feature will sometimes overdo it,meaning youcould be losing precious hours of battery life.Try dimming your display a little a
49、t a time.39_Go ahead and charge it.Youve probably heard the classic advice about charging batteries:Let your battery drain all the way,then charge to 100 percent and repeat.The idea is that you areteaching your battery to“remember”its full charge capacity,rather than confusing it with periodic,incon
50、sistent charges.40_ So instead of running out the door with 50 percent juice,consider plugging in your phone for 15 minutes before you leave.A.Get rid of the others.B.Decrease display time.C.But its not the case in practice.D.Turn off the ones that you dont use.E.Youll be surprised how quickly your
