湖南省邵阳市武冈市2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2023年下学期期中考试试卷高三英语满分：150分时量：120分钟(温馨提示：请将答案写在答题卡上)第一部分听力技能（两节，共20小題，满分30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.WhenwillthespeakersgettoSydney?A.OnDecember17. B.OnDecember20. C.OnDecember23.2.Whatwouldthemanliketoreadaboutinthenewspaper?A.Entertainment. B.Sports. C.Localnews.3.Whatwillthemanprobablydotonight?A.Makeaphonecall. B.TraveltoNewYork. C.Gooutfordinner.4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Chewguminstead. B.Smokeless. C.Seeadoctor.5.Wherewilltheman’sfamilystayforthelongesttime?A.InAustria. B.InItaly. C.InSwitzerland.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、7题。6.Whenwillthemanhaveameeting?A.At11:00am. B.At12:00noon. C.At2:00pm.7.heredoesthisconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Atahotel. B.Ataclothesstore. C.Atatailor’sshop.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whendidthewomanstartrunning?A.Duringhighschool. B.Duringprimaryschool. C.Duringcollege.9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofrunninginthecountryside?A.Awful. B.Hard. C.Pleasant.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Wheredidthewomanbuyhermountainbike?A.InFinchley. B.InHammersmith. C.InKilburn.11.Howwillthemanprobablygotothebikeshop?A.Bybus. B.Bymotorbike. C.Byunderground.12.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantobuyforher?A.Bikelights. B.Awaterbottle. C.Cyclingshorts.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Doctorandpatient. B.Professorandstudent. C.Bossandemployee.更多免费优质滋源请家威杏MXSJ66314.Howlonghasthewomanbeenatherpresentjob?A.Aboutonemonths. B.Aboutsixmonths. C.Aboutoneyear.15.Wheredoesthewomanwork?A.Inatechcompany. B.Inahospital. C.Atauniversity.16.Whatistheman’sadvice?A.Findinganewjob. B.Takingsomemedicine. C.Workingoutmoreoften.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatusedtohappentothespeaker?A.Shewaslateforwork. B.Sheforgottolockthedoor.C.Sheforgotthedoctor’sappointment.18.Whichscheduleshouldincludetimeforactivities?A.Aweeklyschedule. B.Amasterschedule. C.Adailyschedule.19.Whendidthespeakerbegintomakedailyschedules?A.Threeweeksago. B.Twomonthsago. C.Threemonthsago.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.Whentouseschedules. B.Howtomakeuseofschedules.C.Wheretowritedownschedules.第二部分阅读（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。APortugal’sMostBeautifulSeasideDestinationsThelongcoastlineofPortugalisextraordinarilydiverse.WindyourwayalongitandyouwillfindtruePortugal,itshistory,itsheartanditssoul.CascaisOriginallyalittlewhite-washedfishingvillage,Cascaisbecameasummerresidenceforwealthynoblemeninthelate19thcentury.Itisnowabusy,moderntown,butalongitsshoreline,itstillhaspalatialvillas(富丽堂皇的别墅)，manyofwhichhavebeenturnedintohotels,anditsprettytownsquareandoldstreetshavekepttheircharacter.ComportaThislittlevillagehas,untilrecently,beenasecretoftheexperts.Withhotelsnowstartingtoopen,thelocalsmakethemostofitbeforethecrowdscome.Bluewaterwashessuchpicture-perfectwhitesandsthatit’shardtobelieveyou’reinEurope:walkthebeachatsunset,orweaveyourwayonhorsebackthroughthegreenricefieldsbeforeamealofthefreshestoffishontheseashore.ZambujeiradoMarStandingbetweenthefierceAtlanticandtheplainsoftheAlentejo,thelittlefishingvillageofZambujeiradoMarhasoneoftheregion’smostbeautifulbeaches,backedbyhighrockcliffs.ForfivedaysinAugust,oneofPortugal’sbiggestyouthmusicfestivals,MEOSudoeste,isheldhere.LagosWhite-washedLagosmanagestomaintainitscharacterandcharmwhileofferinglivelynightlifetothelocalsandtourists.Animportantnavalcenterinthe15thcentury,LagoswasalsothecapitaloftheAlgarvefrom1576-1756.Extensivelydamagedinthe1755earthquake,thetownnowconsistsofmostly18th-and-19th-centurybuildings.VisitSantoAntonioChurchforitsblueandwhitetilesandgilded(镀金的)woodwork.21.Whichplaceisstillasecretdestinationknownbyexperts?A.Lagos. B.Comporta. C.Cascais.D.ZambujeiradoMar.22.WhatisspecialaboutZambujeiradoMar?A.Itisaremotevillage. B.ItfacesthePacificOcean.C.Ithostsamusicfestival. D.Itliesonhighrockcliffs.23.WhenweremostoftheexistingconstructionsinLagosbuilt?A.14-15thcenturies. B.15-16thcenturies.C.16-17thcenturies. D.18-19thcenturies.BEdJackson’steamweretryingtoclimbtothetopofaHimalayanmountain.However,weeksaftertheysetoff,theywerestrandedthereovernightwithoutwater,foodortentsatatemperatureofabout－30℃.Theytookturnstokeepeachotherawakeincasetheyfellasleepanddidnotwakeupagain.Actually,thatnightonthemountaintopwasnotthefirsttimethatJacksonhadbeenclosetodeath.Fiveyearsago,whilestillaprofessionalrugbyplayer,Jacksonbrokehisneckinachallenge,whichnearlykilledhim.Jacksonwastoldbydoctorsthathewaslikelytofacelifeinawheelchair.Hewasforcedtoretirefromplayingrugby.Luckily,Jacksonmanagedtodiscardhiswheelchairsixmonthsaftertheaccident.Tomarkthefirstanniversaryofhisaccident,JacksonsethimselfthegoalofclimbingMountSnowdon,thehighestmountaininWales,eventhoughhewasstillusingtwocrutchesthen.Hetriedtoclimbmanyhighermountainsafterthat.Fouryearslater,hefoundhimselfintheHimalayas.ThechallengesthatJacksonfacedinthemountainshavehadagreatimpactonhisrecoverybothphysicallyandmentally.Jacksonrealizedthatothersmightbenefit,too.SohestartedthecharityMillimeterstoMountains(M2M)withhiswifeLoisandhisfriendOilyBarkley.Ittakesbeneficiarieswhohavesufferedphysicalorpsychologicalinjuriesinchallengesaroundtheworld,allowingthemtoaccessthehealingpowerofnature.Jacksonsays,“Ioncelosthopeinlifebecauseofmybadcondition,thinkingtherewasnothingIcoulddo.ButhopefullywhatI’mdoing,whatwe’redoingwiththecharityandwhatourbeneficiariesareprovingcangiveanyonethehopethattheycanturntheirlifearound,nomatterhowdiscouragingitmightseematthatmoment.”24.Whatdothefirsttwoparagraphsmainlytalkabout?A.Jacksonwastiredofballgames.B.Jacksonwasnostrangertosufferinginlife.C.Jacksonwaswellrespectedforhissurvivalskills.D.Jacksonwasadvisedtodoexercisebyhisdoctors.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“discard”probablymeaninthethirdparagraph?A.Giveup. B.Figureout. C.Moveon. D.Lookthrough.26.WhydidJacksonstartM2M?A.Toeducatesportslovers. B.Toraisemoneyforthedisabled.C.Toencouragesafemountainclimbing. D.Tohelppeoplewithsimilarexperiences.27.WhatkindofpersonisJacksonprobably?A.Enthusiasticbutimpolite. B.Creativebutimpatient.C.Adventurousandinspiring. D.Responsibleandhumorous.CInaglobalreportoflakecolour,researchersestimatethatroughlyone-thirdofEarth’slakesareblue.But,shouldaveragesummerairtemperaturesrisebyafewdegrees,someofthoseclearwaterscouldturnacloudygreenorbrown,theLearnreportsintheSept.28GeophysicalResearchLetters.Thechangingcolourscouldchangehowpeopleusethosewatersandoffercluesaboutthestabilityoflakeecosystems.Comparedwithbluelakes,greenorbrownlakeshavemorealgaeandorganicmatter,saysXiaoYang,ahydrologist(水文专家)atSouthernMethodistUniversity.Lakesinplaceswithaveragesummerairtemperaturesthatwerebelow19°Celsiusweremorelikelytobebluethanlakeswithwarmersummers.That’sbecausewarmerwaterhelpsalgaebloommore,whichchangesthepropertiesofthewater.Yangandcolleaguesusedsatellitephotosfrom2013to2020toanalyzethecolourofmorethan85,000lakesaroundtheworld.Becausestormsandseasonscantemporarilyaffectalake’scolour,theresearchersfocusedonthemostfrequentcolourobservedforeachlakeovertheseven-yearperiod.Theresearchersalsocreatedaninteractiveonlinemapthatcanbeusedtoexplorethecoloursoftheselakes.Theapproachis“supercool,”theresearcherssay.Thesesatellitedataare“justsopowerful.”Ifsomelakesdobecomelessblue,peoplewillprobablylosesomeoftheresourcestheyhavecometovalue,O’Reillysays,whoisanecologistatIllinoisStateUniversity.Lakesareoftenusedfordrinkingwater,foodorrecreation.Ifthewaterhasmorealgae,itcouldbeunappealingforplayormorecostlytocleanfordrinking.Butthecolourchangeswouldn’tnecessarilymeanthatthelakesareanylesshealthy.“Humansdon’tvaluelotsofalgaeinalake,butifyou’reacertaintypeoffishspecies,youmightbelike‘thisisgreat,’”O’Reillysays.28.Whatcanwelearnaboutthelakes’colourchangeaccordingtothetext?A.Itiscausedbywaterpollution.B.Itdoesharmtothegrowthofalgae.C.Itresultsfromthetemperatureincrease.D.Itcandisturbthestabilityoflakeecosystems.29.Howwastheresearchconducted?A.Bydoingfieldinvestigation. B.Byanalyzinglong-termsatellitedata.C.Byresearchingpreviousstudies. D.Byobservingthedailycolourofthelakes.30.WhichwordbestdescribesO’Reilly’sattitudetothecolourchange?A.Objective. B.Doubtful. C.Unconcerned. D.Favourable.31.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Tocallonpeopletoprotectlakes. B.Tointroduceanewresearchmethod.C.Toprovidesolutionstolakes’colourchange. D.Topresenttheoutcomeofaresearch.DThere’sacontinuingcontroversyoverwhetherelectricvehiclesshouldproducesoundstolettheblindandotherpedestriansknowthey’reonthescene.Somethinkthosesoundsshouldbestandardized—likethe“beep,beep,beep”ofheavymachinerybackingup,soyou’llthink"somethingheavyiscomingthisway"whenyouhearit—andsomethinkanysoundwilldo.Thisisaserioussubject.Plug-inhybridcars(插电式混合动力车)andbatteryelectricvehiclesaresuper-quiet,andastudyattheUniversityofCalifornia,Riversideconcludesthatpeoplelisteningtorecordingsonheadphonescanheararegulargascarcomingfrom28feetaway,butahybridinbatterymodeonlywhenit’s7feetaway.Inresponse,theEuropeanUnionhasputnewrulesintoplay:allnewelectricvehiclemodelsmusthaveasound-producingdevice,whichsoundslikeatraditionalengine.Startingin2021,allnewelectricvehiclesofanymodelhavehadtheAcousticVehicleAlertingSystemorAVAS.Thatsoundcomesintoplaywhenthecaristravelingbackwardsorwhenit’stravelingatlessthan12milesanhour-speedsatwhichcarsaremorelikelytobemixingwithpedestrians.That’sanicestart,sayrepresentativesfortheblind,butmoreisneeded."We’recallingonthegovernmenttotakethisannouncementfurtherbyrequiringAVASonallexistingelectricandhybridvehiclesandensuringdrivershavethemswitchedon,"JohnWelsman,guidedogownerandGuideDogsstaffmember,saidinastatement.Driversinmosteaseshavetheabilitytoshutoffthedevicewhenneeded.Myguessisthattheywilleventuallybestandardizedsoyourmindwillautomaticallyregister“electriccar”whenyouhearit.Andthat’sprobablyagoodthingtoreducethemayhem(混乱)ontheroads.32.Howdoestheauthorshow“electriccarsarequiet”inParagraph2?A.Bymakingaclassification. B.Bymakingacomparison.C.Byanalyzingcauseandeffect. D.Bysettingdowngeneralrules.33.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheAVAS?A.ItwasdevelopedbytheEuropeanUnion.B.Itwasdesignedforinexperienceddrivers.C.Itconsistsofasound-producingdeviceandanengine.D.Itwarnspedestriansofthecomingofanelectriccar.34.WhatdoesJohnWelsmanthinkofthenewrules?A.Theyaretoostrictfordrivers. B.Theyaretoocomplextofollow.C.Theyneedfurtherimprovement. D.Theyhardlyallowforanyflexibility.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A.ProblemswithelectriccarsB.AnewtypeofelectriccaronsaleC.Electriccarswithastandardizedsound-producingdeviceD.Quietelectriccars第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Readytotakeagapyear?A“GapYear”isaperiodoftimewhenastudenttakesabreakbeforegoingtouniversity.Itisoftenspenttravellingorworking.36.GapyearsarepopularwithEuropeanandAustralianstudents,butremainlesspopularinAmerica.However,inrecentyears,moreandmoreAmericanstudentsarepreparingforcollegebytakingagapyear.Theadvantagesoftakingagapyearareasfollows:37Althoughyoudon’thavetogoabroadtoexperiencegapyears,mostgapyearstudentscatchthechancetotravelabroad.Youareabletoworkoutwhoyouareandwhatyouarefor.Theexperiencesofdifferentculturesofferyouinterestinglessons.Youcanlearnmoreabouttheworldandgettoknowyourselfbetter.FacechallengesandhavefunAgapyearisnotonlyatimetotakeavacation,butalsoatimetofacechallenges.Gapyearstudentsusuallywork,volunteerortakeserviceprojects.Youhavetolearnhowtogetalongintherealworld.Thisprocessisn’talwayseasy,butitisanimportantpartofgrowingup.38.SavemoneyandimproveyourcollegeadmissionchancesThere’sacommonthoughtthatgapyearsareonlyforrichstudents,butit’snottrue.Actually,takingagapyearcansaveyourmoney.Gapyearstudentsoftentakeapart-timejob.Besides,attheendofagapyear,studentsaremuchmorelikelytoknowwhattostudyincollege.39.40.Bothofthemareexcellentandhavehighgrades.However,onestudenthasmuchpracticalexperienceorhasvolunteeredinhisvacation.Whodoyouthinktheadmissionofficerwillchoose?A.LearnabouttheworldandyourselfB.OnlyinthiswaycanyouenjoylifeandhavefunC.CheckoutyourgapyearchoicesbeforemakingtherightdecisionD.ItcangiveyoungpeopleusefullearningexperiencesandnewskillsE.ImagineanadmissionofficertryingtoadmitonlyonebetweentwostudentsF.MorestudentsthaneverbeforearetakingagapyearbeforegoingtouniversityG.Clearlearninggoalscankeepthestudentsworkinghardinsteadofwastingtimeandmoneyplaying第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节完形填空（共15小题；每题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Iwaswaitinginacheckoutline.Awomanandtwoboyswereaheadofme.Atthecashdesk,awhite-hairedmanhadbegunto41hisgoods.Thencamethe42.Sometimesit'sacustomerwithmultiplecoupons(优惠券),orsomeonewhoforgotto43apieceoffruit.Fairenough.Onewaited.Buttoday,itwassomethingelse.Themandidn'thave44money.Sohebegantheprocessofchoosingwhich45tokeepandwhichtohandback.He46overeachonebeforekeepingorabandoningit.Wewaited.Thelinebecamelonger.Eventually,his47cametoanend.Themanturnedbacktousasheleft,48andapologetic.We49offhischagrin(懊恼).Itcouldhappentoanyone.ButIhadnoideajusthow50thefamilyofthreeaheadofmewereuntiltheirturncame.Thewomanaskedthecashiertoaddallthe51goodstoherbillasquicklyaspossible.Thenthetwoboys52throughtheexitwiththesmallbagofgroceries.Whentheyreturned,itwasclearthattheirmissionhadbeen53.ThenIrealizedallittooktowitnessthisflashof54waswaitingalittlelongerinacheckoutline.Icouldhavecaughtthebus.ButIfeltso55onmyfeetthatIwalkedhomeinstead.41.A.bag B.list C.check D.receive42.A.attempt B.barrier C.intention D.mission43.A.fetch B.slice C.weigh D.taste44.A.enough B.pocket C.extra D.bonus45.A.tools B.items C.drinks D.snacks46.A.doubted B.glanced C.shifted D.paused47.A.delay B.evaluation C.checkup D.selection48.A.thrilled B.anxious C.embarrassed D.satisfied49.A.blew B.waved C.cut D.kicked50.A.helpless B.sympathetic C.patient D.annoyed51.A.expensive B.thrown-away C.left-behind D.major52.A.rushed B.slipped C.walked D.moved53.A.accomplished B.failed C.postponed D.started54.A.tenderness B.courage C.kindness D.tolerance55.A.careful B.heavy C.clumsy D.light第二节语法填空（共10分；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Decorativestoveartworkattractsagrowingnumberof56(admire),whoenjoythememoriesitevokes,YangFeiyuereports.ThedistinctiveartforminJiaxing57(list)asanationalintangibleculturalheritagein2011.Anoldwoodenstove,58(bear)richvividimages,tookcenterstageatavillageSpringFestivalgalainJiaxing，ZhejiangProvince，inearlyFebruary.Theimagesfeaturehistoricalandlegendaryfigures,fairytales,animalsandflowers,allof59aredepictedinbrightcolorsandhaveawayofclaimingattentionfromviewers.Itwasoncecommonforfarmhouses,especiallythosealongthelowerreachesoftheYangtzeRiver，60(have)azaotouthatwaspaintedwithfloralfigures.Localsburnedfirewoodandstrawinittocook61gasburnersormicrowaveovenswereavailable.“Historicalevidenceshowsthearthas62historyofatleast300years,”saysZhaofromHaiyan’sTongyuantown.Mostofthoseengaged63zaotoupaintingwerebricklayersinruralareaswheretheywereoftenhiredbyvillagerstobuildamudstovein64(they)newhome.Toolsusedtoproducesuchartincludedaselectionofbrushes,rulers,andpaint.Aspeople’saestheticappreciationgrew,watercolorswereapplied,mostlyred,yellowandblue.“Butnomatterwhatmaterialisused,thestovepaintingisalways65(symbol)andharborsgoodwishesfortheowners,”Zhaosays.第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）你是校英语文学社社长李华,准备召集社团成员开会,讨论如何响应学校拟举行的以“和谐校园”为主题的系列活动。请写一份邮件,通知大家开会,内容包括:(1)会议起因;(2)会议主题;(3)会议时间、地点。注意:(1)写作词数应为80左右;(2)可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearAll,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestregards,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）Itwasafreezingcoldnight,allquietinthestreet.Tomwaswalkinghomeafteratiringdayfromwork,depressedandexhausted.Hehadbeenworkingovertimefornearlyamonth,hisprogramwasstillrejectedbyhismanager.Unfortunately,hismomwasdiagnosedwithlungcancertheotherday.Hefelthislifecouldn'tbeworse.Ashewalked,hethoughtseriouslyaboutgivinguphis