2023北京十三中高三（上）期中英语（教师版）

第1页/共1页2023北京十三中高三（上）期中英语2023年11月本试卷分为第一部分（知识运用）、第二部分（阅读理解）和第三部分（书面表达），共13页，卷面共100分，考试时长90分钟。答题纸从第1页至第2页。请在两张答题纸上方密封线内书写班级、姓名、准考证号。考试结束后，将本试卷的两张答题纸一并交回。第一部分：知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节完形填空（共10小题；每小题1.5，满分15分）OneMothertoAnotherOnWednesdayevening,ourdaughter,whowasataboardingschoolover200kilometersaway,toldusthatshehadlostherphonewhenshetookpartinanactivityoffcampus.Werealizedthatwehadlittlechanceoffindingit.Thenextmorning,myphonebeeped（哔哔响）loudly.Akindvoiceannouncedthatshehadsomethingthatbelongedtomydaughter.I1thatIlivedathree-hourdriveaway,andtoldherIwouldaskafriendtofetchthephone.Mydaughterhadwrittenmynumberontheinsideofherphone’scase—goodthinking!AftercontactingthepeopleIknowwholivedneartheschool,Iwasoutof2—noonecouldgoand3thephone,notsurprisinglyasitwastheworkingdayandeveryonewasbusy.Idecidedtoasktheladytopostthephonetomydaughter.ButwhenIsentheratexttoaskifthiswouldbeOK,shereplied,“Wewill4itandwe’regoingtodrivedowntotheboardingschooltonight.”Tomy5,thiswonderfulcouple,whohadalreadyspentabusydayatwork,wasmakingaroundtriponthenight,6forreturningaphonetoacompletestranger.Howtouchingitwas!Igavethemdirectionsandthey7thephoneintothehandsofmydaughteratherboardinghouse.Theonlywordofanexplanationwas,“I’vegotchildrenofmyown,andIknowhowamother8.”Wehadthoughtthatthechanceofgettingbackthephonewas9,butwegotitbackinsuchashorttime.Itwasawonderfulreminderofthegoodintheworldandhowtheactionsofonepersoncan10theworldtoanother.1．A．suggested B．reported C．explained D．argued2．A．date B．luck C．work D．control3．A．pickup B．carryout C．handin D．giveaway4．A．find B．show C．miss D．take5．A．regret B．surprise C．amusement D．disappointment6．A．especially B．certainly C．definitely D．probably7．A．conducted B．arranged C．delivered D．identified8．A．doubts B．interests C．predicts D．worries9．A．free B．slim C．hard D．fair10．A．tell B．face C．mean D．join第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个适当的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。AThefamouswriterJamesPattersondonated$1.5milliontolaunchaclassroomprogram,11wasdesignedtohelppoorchildrenreadmorebooks.Itaimstobringbooksto32,000poorchildrenwhoarefromkindergartentoeighthgrade.Patterson12(donate)morethan$10milliontosupportliteracydevelopmentsincemanyyearsago.Hebelievesreadingskillsareimportantforthecountry.Pattersonadded,“theprogramwillbringbookstothoseschoolsand13(community)thatneedthemthemost,andthatwehaven’tservedbefore.”Theprogramhaschosenalimitednumberofschoolstotakepartthisyearbuthopestoexpandinthecomingyears.BThree-dimensional(3D)printingisnowgatheringsteam.Itisemployed14(make)thingsrangingfromorthopedic（矫形）implantstocomponentsforaircraft.Thedetailsaredifferentaccordingtotheproductsandprocessesinvolved,15theunderlyingprincipleisthesame.Alayerofmaterialislaiddownandsomehowfixedinplace.Thenanother16(put)ontopofit.Thenanother.Thenanother.By17(vary)theshape,andsometimesthecompositionofeachlayer,objectscanbecraftedthatwouldbedifficultorimpossibletoproducewithconventionaltechniques.Ontopofthis,nomaterialiswasted.CTherearereasonstoconsidertakingabreakfromsocialmedia.Firstly,whenyoustoptochecksocialmedia,againandagain,itbecomes18formofmultitasking,makingwhateveryoudotakelonger.Whenyoudon’thavetoworryaboutyourdevicesbuzzingleftandright,yourproductivitylevelswillshootthroughtheroof.Secondly,whenpeoplepostsomethingonsocialmedia,theytendtoshareonly19theywantotherstosee-thehappy,excitingpartsoftheirlives.Thismayseemharmless,butwhenyou’reseeingpeopleonlyattheirbest,it’seasytofeellikeyou’refallingbehindbycomparison.Quittingonlineaccountscanhelpblockmuchofthissocialcomparison,andyouwillendupfeelingmuch20(happy).第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，38分）第一节（共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADearLora,GreetingsfromtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofEducation!Aswebeginrecruiting（招收）talentedstudentsfromdifferentbackgroundsforthe2019-2020academicyear,wewouldliketoaskaboutyourplansforgraduatestudyandhighlightsomenewdevelopmentsontheHGSEAdmissionswebsite.ApplytoHGSEWearepleasedtoannouncethatouronlineapplicationisnowlive!Youcanaccesstheform,requirements,andinstructionsonourwebsite.TheapplicationdeadlinefortheDoctorofEducationLeadership(ED.L.D.)isMarch15,2019,whiletheMasterofEducation(Ed.M.)deadlineisApril5,2019．DoctorofPhilosophyinEducation(Ph.D.)HGSEandtheHarvardGraduateSchoolofArtsandSciences(GSAS)additionallyofferthestudentsaPh.D.inEducation.Applicationsforthisresearch-baseddoctorate（博士学位）mustbesenttoGSASbyFebruary20,2019.ConnectwithHGSEWehavebegunpostingthescheduleofourfallrecruitmenteventsonourwebsite,thefirstofwhichistheNewYorkCityIdealistGradFaironThursday,January31．Pleasecheckourwebsitefordetailsaboutthisandotheroff-campusandonlineinformationsessions.Notethatwearecontinuingtoaddeventsastheyarescheduled.UpdateYourCommunicationPreferencesPleasetakeamomenttoupdateyourinformation(e.g.,contactinfo,programpreference)toreflectanychangessinceyousignedupinitially,sothatwemaycommunicatewithyouinawaythatbestfitsyourneeds.Ifyou’renolongerconsideringHGSEforgraduatestudy,clickontheunsubscribelinkatthebottomofthisemailmessage;youwillnolongerreceivecommunicationsfromtheAdmissionsOffice.Asalways,youarewelcometocontactuswithyourquestions.Welookforwardtoconnectingwithyouinthenearfutureandhopewewillhaveachancetoreadyourapplicationthisspring.Sincerely,JuliaDeland,Ed.M.DirectorofAdmissions21．AnapplicationforDoctorofEducationLeadershipmustbesubmittedby______A．April5,2019 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B．Toaskforsuggestions.C．Toprovideinformation. D．Tomakerecommendations.BAdamZiblukisa15-year-oldLifeScout（童子军）inTroop70inNewtown,CT.HewasalsorecentlytheTroop’sSeniorPatrolLeader,thehighestrankingboyinthetroop!Lastsummer,he,alongwith15otherboysfromtheTroopcompletedscouting’sgreatestadventure,backpackingover50milesin7daysinthewildernessatthePhilmontScoutRanchinNewMexico!WhileAdam’sScoutingachievementsareimpressiveontheirown,histimeinScoutshasnotalwaysbeensoeasy.Adamhashemophilia,amedicalconditionthatcancauseseverebleedingfromevenaslightinjury.AndasaBoyScout,spendingmuchtimeoutinthewilderness,itisquitecommontogetminorinjuries.Becauseofhiscondition,AdamhashadtomisssomeScoutingactivitiesovertheyears.ThefirstfewdaysofAdam’sbackpackinginPhilmontwentsmooth.Butonthe3rdday,whileunloadinghisgearataremotecampsite,hefeltasharppaininhisback.Adamtoldtheadultleadersabouthisbackandthathewasstartingtonotfeelwell.TheymadethedecisiontocallPhilmontbasecamptoseekmedicalattention.Itwasgettingdarkandrainthreatened.Twodoctorssetoutintothenightonbackcountryroadsandthenhikedinthelast1/2miletofindAdam.Theydidsometestsanddecidedtotakehimbackwiththemtobasecamp.ItwasatoughmomentforAdamandfortherestofthescoutcrew.WhileAdamreturnedtobasecamp,therestoftheboysbackpackedon.ToencourageAdam,theytookoneofhisshirtswiththemandtookphotosofitalongtheway,whichtheysenttohim.AfewdayspassedandAdamwasfeelingbetter.Thedoctorsclearedhimtoreturntothebackcountry!Finally,Adamfinishedthetrekwithhiscrew.HeisnowoneoftheonlyBoyScoutswithhemophiliatohaveeverparticipatedinandcompletedaPhilmontTrek.WhatencouragedAdamtotakeonthischallengedespitetherisk?“IthoughtitwouldbefunandagoodthingtodoaslongasIwasprepared.AndmyparentshavealwaysencouragedmenottolethemophiliabetheonlyfactorinANYdecision.”24．WhathasstoppedAdamfromparticipatinginsomeScoutingactivitiesovertheyears?A．Inadequatetrekexperience. B．Hisfearofthewilderness.C．Lackofcampingskills. D．Hishealthcondition.25．WhydidAdamparticipateinthischallengingactivity?A．Hehadaloveforit. B．Hewaseagertobealeader.C．Hewantedtosetarecord. D．Hisparentsdecidedforhim.26．WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeAdam?A．Athleticandambitious. B．Considerateandfearless.C．Courageousanddetermined. D．Confidentandknowledgeable.CDoyoulistentoquietmusictohelpyouwinddownbeforesleep?However,thispracticecouldbecounter-productive,accordingtoanewstudybyMichaelK.ScullinandcolleaguesatBaylorUniversity.Thework,publishedinPsychologicalMedicine,foundthatbedtimemusicwasassociatedwithmoresleepdisruptionsandthatinstrumentalmusicisevenworsethanmusicwithlyrics.Inthefirststudy,199onlineparticipantslivingintheUSreportedontheirsleepqualityandmusiclisteningfrequencyandtiming,aswellastheirbeliefsabouthowthisaffectedtheirsleep.Almostall—87%—believedthatmusicimprovessleep,oratleastdoesnotdisruptit.However,theteamfoundthatmoreoveralltimespentlisteningtomusicwasassociatedwithpoorersleepanddaytimesleepiness.Justoverthreequartersoftheparticipantsalsoreportedexperiencingfrequent“earworms”—havingasongortune“stuck”andreplayingintheirminds.Aquarterreportedexperiencingtheseduringthenightatleastonceperweek,andthesepeopleweresixtimesaslikelytoreportpoorsleepquality.Theteam’sanalysissuggestedthatlisteningspecificallytoinstrumentalmusicnearbedtimewaslinkedtomoresleep-relatedearwormsandpoorersleepquality.Theteamthenrananexperimentalstudyon48youngadults.Afterarrivingatthesleeplabat8:45p.m.,participantswenttoaquietbedroom,wheretheycompletedquestionnairesthatincludedmeasuresofstress,sleepqualityanddaytimesleepiness.Theyalsohadelectrodesapplied,readyforthenight-timepolysomnographytorecordtheirbrainwaveactivity,aswellasheartrateandbreathing,andreportedonhowrelaxed,nervous,energetic,sleepyandstressedtheyfelt.At10:00p.m.,theyweregivensome“downtime”,withquietmusicplaying.Halfwererandomizedtohearthreesongswhiletheotherhalfheardinstrumental-onlyversionsofthesesamesongs.Participantsreporteddecreasesinstressandnervousnessandincreasedrelaxationafterlisteningtoeithersetofsongs,andalsoshoweddecreasesinbloodpressure.So-asearlierstudieshavealsosuggested-quietmusicatbedtimewasindeedrelaxingatthetime.However,aquarteroftheparticipantswokefromsleepwithanearworm,andthepolysomnographydatashowedthatinstrumentalversionsofthesongsweremorelikelytoinducetheseawakeningsaswellasothersleepdisruptions,suchasshiftsfromdeepersleeptolightersleep.Takentogether,thefindingsrepresent“causalevidenceforbedtimeinstrumentalmusicaffectingsleepqualityviatriggeringearworms”theteamwrites.Whyinstrumental-onlysongsshouldhaveabiggerimpactthanmusicwithlyricsisn’tclear.Thethreesongsusedinthisstudywerechosenbecausetheywerelikelytobefamiliar.Hearingthemwithoutthelyricsmighthavepromptedtheparticipant’sbrainstotrytoaddthewords,whichmighthavemadeearwormsmorelikely.Ifthisisthecase,allinstrumentalmusicmaynothavethesameeffect.However,thedatafromthefirststudyisconsistentwiththeideathatinstrumentalmusicgenerallyismoreofaproblem.27．Accordingtothepassage,theparticipantsinbothstudies______.A．wererequiredtolistentolightmusic B．felttheirsleepingproblemsresolvedC．hadtheirsleepingqualitymonitored D．providedfeedbackonbedtimemusic28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“induce”inParagraph4probablymean?A．Leadto. B．Impacton. C．Breakin. D．Focuson.29．Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A．Earwormsaremainlycausedbymusicwithlyrics.B．Bedtimemusicleadstohighbloodpressureandanxiety.C．Quietmusicimprovessleepingqualitywhileloudmusicharmssleep.D．Bothfamiliarandunfamiliarinstrumentalmusiccancausesleepingproblems.30．Thepassageismainlyabout______.A．howinstrumentalmusicdisturbssleepB．thepossiblenegativeeffectofbedtimemusicC．howpeoplecanimprovetheirsleepqualityD．differencesbetweenmusicwithandwithoutlyricsDHabitsareafunnything.Wereachforthemmindlessly,settingourbrainsonauto-pilotandrelaxingintotheunconsciouscomfortoffamiliarroutine.“Notchoice,buthabitrulestheunreflectingcreatures,”WilliamWordsworthsaidinthe19thcentury.Intheever-changing215tcentury,eventheword“habit”carriesanegativemeaning.Soitseemscontradictory（自相矛盾的）totalkabouthabitsinthesamecontextasinnovation（创新）.Butbrainresearchershavediscoveredthatwhenweconsciouslydevelopnewhabits,wecreateparallelpaths,andevenentirelynewbraincells,thatcanjumpourtrainsofthoughtontonew,innovativetracks.Ratherthandismissingourselvesasunchangeablecreaturesofhabit,wecaninsteaddirectourownchangebyconsciouslydevelopingnewhabits.Infact,themorenewthingswetry,themorecreativewebecome.Butdon’tbothertryingtokilloffoldhabits;oncethoserutsofprocedurearewornintothebrain,they’retheretostay.Instead,thenewhabitswedeliberatelypressintoourselvescreateparallelpathwaysthatcanbypassthoseoldroads.“Thefirstthingneededforinnovationisattractiontowonder,”saysDawnaMarkova,authorofTheOpenMind.“Butwearetaughtinsteadto‘decide’,justasourpresidentcallshimself‘theDecider’.”Sheadds,however,that“todecideistokilloffallpossibilitiesbutone.Agoodinnovationalthinkerisalwaysexploringthemanyotherpossibilities.”“Allofusworkthroughproblemsinwaysofwhichwe’reunaware,”shesays.Researchersinthelate1960sdiscoveredthathumansarebornwiththeabilitytoapproachchallengesinfourprimaryways:analytically,procedurally,collaboratively（合作地）andinnovatively.Attheendofadolescence,however,thebrainshutsdownhalfofthatability,preservingonlythosewaysofthoughtthathaveseemedmostvaluableduringthefirstdecadeorsooflife.Thecurrentemphasisonstandardizedtestinghighlightsanalysisandprocedure,meaningthatfewofususeourinnovativeandcollaborativewaysofthought.“ThisbreaksthemajorruleintheAmericanbeliefsystemthatanyonecandoanything,”explainsM.J.Ryan,authorofthe2006bookThisYearIWill...andMs.Markova’sbusinesspartner.“That’saliethatwehavepreserved,anditfosterscommonness.Knowingwhatyou’regoodatanddoingevenmoreofitcreatesexcellence.”Thisiswheredevelopingnewhabitscomesin.31．Brainresearchershavediscoveredthat______.A．theformingofnewhabitscanbeguidedB．thedevelopmentofhabitscanbepredictedCtheregulationofoldhabitscanbetransformedD．thetrackofnewhabitscanbecreatedunconsciously32．Theunderlinedword“ruts”inParagraph4isclosetsinmeaningto______.A．zones B．connections C．situations D．tracks33．WhichofthefollowingstatementsmostprobablyagreeswithDawnaMarkova’sview?A．Decisionmakesnosenseinchoices.B．Curiositymakescreativemindsactive.C．Creativeideasarebornofarelaxingmind.D．Formationofinnovationcomesfromfantasticideas.34．Thepurposeoftheauthorwritingthisarticleistopersuadeus______.A．togiveupourtraditionalhabitsdeliberatelyBtocreateanddevelopnewhabitsconsciouslyC．toresisttheapplicationofstandardizedtestingD．tobelievethatoldhabitsconflictwithnewhabits第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。VoluntourismVolunteeringtohelppeopleinneedcombinedwithtravellingtofarawayplacesisanewtrendinthetravelindustry.Itiscalledvoluntourism.35Theyfinditisthebestwaytogetthebestoftheworld.Recentstatisticsshowthatinthepastfewyearsvoluntourismhasbeenoneofthefastest-growingareasoftourism.Morethan1.6millionpeoplearoundtheworldarevolunteersinothercountries.Theyhelpbuildschools,assistinhospitalsanddofarmingworkindevelopingcountries.36Theykeepintouchwiththeirhostfamiliesaftertheyreturnhome,andmanyreturntovisit.Therearemanyreasonswhypeoplewanttoengageinvoluntourism.Whenpeoplechoosetojoinavoluntourismprogram,theyarejoiningaglobalnetworkofvolunteerswhoarelivingandworkingwithdiverseculturesonprojectsthathaveapositiveeffect.Thevolunteerscomefromallovertheworld,andtheywillsharethepassionforgivingbackandthedesiretobroadenhorizons.Somestudentsalsoseeitasagapyearafterschool,whileotherssimplywanttotaketimeoutfromajobanddosomethingelse.37However,manyvoluntouristsdonotseevolunteeringaswhatitis.Theythinkitisacheapwayoftravellinganddon’treallywanttogetinvolvedinhardwork.Whilevoluntourismhasbeenaroundforoveracentury,modernvolunteeringstartedwiththePeaceCorps,aprogramthattheUSgovernmentstartedinthe1960s.Fromthenon,voluntourismhasbecomemoreandmorepopular.Manyorganizationsstartsimilarprojects.38Andtheyhavehundredsofdifferenttypesofprogramsforpeopletochoosefrominmorethan30developingcountries.Theprogramsrunyearroundandeachvolunteerchooseswhentheywanttostartandthedurationtheywouldliketostayfor.39Theysaythatifpeoplereallywanttohelpthoseinneed,therearemanyopportunitiesintheirowncommunitytodothis.Ontheotherside,volunteersareoftennotskilledenoughforthetasksthattheydo.Travelexpertspointoutthatinsomecasesvoluntouristsareoftentakenadvantageofbytheorganizationthatsetsupthetrips.A．Noteveryoneseesvoluntourisminapositiveway.B．Someofthemestablishlastingbondswithpeoplethere.C．Andtherearethosewhoareboredandmerelyseekadventure.D．Mostvoluntourismorganizationsemploypeoplefromsimilarfields.E．Byparticipatinginvoluntourism,theyarecontributingtolocaleconomy.F．Peopletraveltoothercountries,learnlanguagesandgainnewexperiences.G．Theyoffervoluntourismtripstosuitpeople’sinterest,experiencelevelorage.第三部分：书面表达（共两节，32分）第一节阅读表达（共4小题；第40、41题各2分，第42题3分，第43题5分，共12分）。阅读下面短文，根据题目要求回答问题。Readingisoneofthemostcriticalactivitiesanyonecanengageinforhisorhersuccessinlife.Itisessentialforbothchildrenandadultsbecauseitexposesanindividualtonewthingsandequipsthemtobecomeeffectiveproblemsolvers.Sometimes,readingendsbeingahobbytomanypeople,orevenacareer.Itisfromreadingthatexplorationarises.Readingformsafundamentalpartofself-improvement.Throughit,peoplebecomebetterinunderstandingtheworldaroundthem.Itisthroughthisvitalactivitythatpeoplegainadeepunderstandingofspecifictopicsthatareofinteresttothem.Forinstance,onecanreadanarticleoranyotherpieceofwritingonhowtoimproveone’sself-confidence.Itisthusthroughreadingthatitbecomespossibleforonetocreateastructuredpathtowardsbetterunderstandingofissuesandwell-informeddecisionmaking.Further,readingiscrucialasithelpsonetopreparetotakeaction.Usually,beforetakinganactiononanything,oneseeksguidanceandhelp.Guidancecanbeobtainedfrompeoplewhohavegonethroughsimilarsituations.However,somepeopleturntoreadingasasourceofknowledgeandguidanceaboutasituation.Inthe21stcentury,guidanceandhelpgoesalongwayininfluencingdecisionmaking.Forexample,onecanreadonhowtocookameal,howtoplayfootball,oreventhebestplacestogoforavacation.Insuchsituations,readinghelpspeoplepreparebeforetheytakeanysignificantsteps.Itisalsothroughreadingthatonemaygainexperiencefromotherpeople.Sincebooksandotherreadingmaterialsarewrittenbydifferentpeoplefromvaryingbackgrounds,readingexposesareadertodifferentexperiences.Throughsuchexperiences,areadermayhastentheirsuccesstowardsagoalsincetheymightavoidsimilarmistakesmadebyotherpeople.Bookscontainsuccesses,failures,andadvicefromdifferentpeopleanditisassumedthatlifeistooshorttorepeatmistakescommittedbyotherpeopleinthepast.Inthecaseofsuccess,onemightreadonthebestwaystomakemoneyandavoidcertainmistakesalongthispath.Learningaboutandgettingtounderstandpeoplewhohavesucceededisessentialforsomeonewhointendstofollowthesamepath.40．Accordingtotheauthor,whyisreadingessentialforbothchildrenandadults?41．Howdoesreadinghelppeopletopreparebeforetakinganaction?42．Pleasedecidewhichpartisfalseinthefollowingstatement,thenunderlineitandexplainwhy.▷Throughreading,peoplemaylearnaboutdifferentstoriesandexperiences,sotheymayrepeatthemis