高三英语试卷

南通市2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考

英语试题

本试卷满分150分。考试时间120分钟。

第一部分听力（共20小题;每小题1.5分，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.Whatisthemanprobablydoing?

A.Havinganinterview.B.Sharinghisknowledge.C.Catchingupwithanoldfriend.

2.Howdidthewomanlearnaboutthemicroscope?

A.Byusingglasses.B.Byreadinghistory.C.Bystudyinginmedicalschool.

3.Towhichplacewillthespeakersmostlikelygonext?

A.Theman'sgrandparents1home.B.Kim'shouse.C.Arestaurant.

4.Whatdoesthemanmostlikelydo?

A.Afitnesstrainer.B.Adressmaker.C.Achef.

5.Whattimeisitnow?

A.It's1:00.B.Ifs2:00.C.It's3:00.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whatwasthewoman'sprobleminthebeginning?

A.Shedidn*tbringcash.

B.Sheforgottobuyphonechargers.

C.Shemisunderstoodthestore'ssale.

7.Whatgoodsareonsale?

A.Electronics.B.Clothing.C.Food.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Abusydayatwork.

B.Thewoman'slastdayatwork.

C.Thewoman'sfirstdayatanewjob.

9.Whatdoesthewomanthinkofherboss?

A.Helpful.B.Strict.C.Inexperienced.

10.Whyisthewomanabletomakemoremoney?

A.Shehastwojobs.B.Shehasgoodovertimepay.C.Shehasbeenpromotedrecently.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Ataswimmingpool.B.InaTVstudio.C.Inaschool.

12.Whenistheman'snextcompetition?

A.Ineightdays.B.Intendays.C.Intwoweeks.

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Interviewinganathlete.B.Hostingasportsevent.C.Coachingateam.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenJerryandthewoman?

A.Apartmentownerandrenter.B.Husbandandwife.C.Neighbors.

15.Wheredidthewomanprobablygrowup?

A.InLosAngeles.B.InNewYork.C.InLondon.

16.Whatisthemanconcerned?

A.Thatsomeoneelsewillrenttheapartment.

B.Thatthewomanhasn'tgotenoughmoney.

C.Thathe*smovingtoanewcity.

17.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?

A.Playwiththewoman'skids.

B.Makeaphonecall.

C.Renttheapartment.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whyisfruitimportanttoexpandmemoryabilityaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Itcontainssugar.B.Itcontainswater.C.Itcontainsvitamins.

19.Howdoessleephelptoimprovememoryaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Sleephelpsthebraincontrolthesenses.

B.Sleepenablesthebraintostoreinformation.

C.Sleepcutsoffthememorysystem.

20.Whatisthespeakermainlytalkingabout?

A.Factorsrelatedtomemorydevelopment.

B.Theimportanceofimprovingmemory.

C.Famousfigureswithgoodmemories.

第二部分阅读（满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共15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，选出最佳选项。

A

FourfamousBritishfilmlocations

AmericanandCanadianvisitorstoBritainareusuallyneverquiteasinterestedinfilmsitesas

Britishtourismfolksseemtoexpect.Forclassicfilmlovers,however,Britainhardlylacksmemorable

filmlocations.Hereisagreatselectionofrecognizablelocationsfromsomeofourfavoritefilms.

CastleHoward,Yorkshire

BridesheadRevisitedputCastleHowardonthemap.TheYorkshireestateisawonderfulvisit,

virtuallyunchangedsincethefilmingofEvelynWaugh'sclassictherein1980.Youcaneasilysee

CharlesRyderandSebastianFlyterowingonthelake.Itrsaneasydrive,orbusride,eastfromYork.

Cambridge,Cambridgeshire

TherearemanyscenesfromCambridgerecognizablefromtheAcademyAward-winningChar­

iotsofFire.PerhapsnoneareasmemorableastheraceHaroldAbrahamsandLordLynleyrunagainst

theclockaroundTrinityCollegeGreatCourt.VisitGonville&CaiusCollegeandKing'sCollege

Chapelaswell.

Dorchester,Dorset

Somuchofthesurroundingcountrysideisrecognizableas“ThomasHardycountry".Dorches­

teritself,though,isCasterbridgeplayedoutiTheMayorofCasterbridge,TessoftheD'UrberviHes,

andFarfromtheMaddingCrowd.YoualmostexpecttoseeAlanBatesorJulieChristiewalking

alongCornStreet.

CastleCombe,Wiltshire

Longtermed"theprettiestvillageinEngland",CastleCombejustmightbe.ThesouthernCots­

woldvillagenearChippenhamhasbeenafilmsetmanytimes,perhapsmostfamouslywithRexHar­

risoninDoctorDoolittle(1967).

21.WhoisonecharacterofEvelynWaugh'swork?

A.SebastianFlyte.B.JulieChristie.C.HaroldAbrahams.D.RexHarrison.

22.WhatmakesDorchesterfamous?

A.ComStreet.B.Itsunusuallocation

C.ThomasHardy'sworks.D.Itssurroundingscenery.

23.WhichfilmwassetinthesouthernCotswoldvillage?

A.BridesheadRevisited.

B.ChariotsofFire.

C.DoctorDoolittle.

D.FarfromtheMaddingCrowd.

B

Thereoncelivedawomanwhohadbeenblindfordecades.Thenonedayshefoundadoctor

whotreatedthewomanwithanewdeviceshehadinventedcalledtheLaserphacoProbe.Forthefirst

timeinover30years,thewomancouldregainhereyesight.Thedoctorresponsibleforthislife-

changingsurgerywascalledDr.PatriciaE.Bath.

Dr.BathwasanAmericanophthalmologist(眼科医生),researcher,andanadvocateforthe

prevention,treatment,andcureofblindness.Shehadaninterestinscienceandmedicinefroma

youngage,whichshesaidwasfirstevokedbyachemistrykithermotherhadboughtforherwhen

shewasyoung

DuringafellowshipatColumbiaUniversity,Dr.BathrealizedthatAfricanAmericanswere

twiceaslikelytosufferfromblindnessthanotherpatientssheattendedto.Thisobservationledto

herdevelopmentofacommunityophthalmologysystem,whichincreasedtheamountofeyecare

giventounderservedcommunities.Thisallowedthousandsofpeopletogetearlypreventativecare

forconditionsthatwouldhaveotherwisebeenuntreatedsavingtheeyesightofmany.

Dr.Bathinventedthenewtechniquetoremovecataracts（白内障）bytheLaserphacoProbe.

Thistechniqueisstillusedaroundtheworld,andithasalloweddoctorstorestorepatients*eyesight

inamoreprecise,andlesspainful,mannerthantechniquesbeforeit.

Cataractsdevelopaspeopleage.Theyformwhentheproteinsinthelens（晶状体）oftheeye

breakdown,makingthelenscloudy.Thiscansignificantlyaffectvision.Traditionalcataractsurgery

involvedremovingthecloudylensoftheeyeandreplacingitwithanartificiallens.However,this

surgerywasnotalwayssuccessful,andcouldbequitepainful.Dr.Bathsucceededinsolvingthe

problem.

Dr.Bathmadeinnovativecontributionstothefieldofmedicinewhichhadlong-lastingimpacts

onthecommunitiessheserved.

24.Whichofthefollowingcanbestreplacetheunderlinedword“evoked"inparagraph2?

A.Displayed.

B.Stimulated.

C.Discovered.

D.Maintained.

25.WhydidDr.Bathcreateacommunityophthalmologysystem?

A.Tooffereyecaretreatmenttothepoor.

B.Tohelptheblindregaintheireyesight.

C.ToprovideeyesurgeryforAfricanAmericans.

D.Togiverealmedicalcaretoblindpeople.

26.WhatcanwesayaboutDr.Bath'sdevice?

A.Itpreventsproteinsinthelensbreakingdown.

B.Itneedstobeadvertisedaroundtheworld.

C.Ithelpspatientsavoidgettingcataracts.

D.Itmakescataractsurgerybetterthanbefore.

27.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Meetawomanwhoimprovedvisionformillions

B.Admireaninventorwhochangedthefaceofscience

C.Recommendadoctorwhohadvariousmedicalskills

D.Rememberaresearcherwhowasanadvocateforthepoor

C

Apairofbusinessmenareattemptingtostartanewhumanspaceflightcompanythat,insteadof

launchingrockets,willliftcivilianpassengersintotheskytiedtoahigh-performanceballoon.

SpacePerspectiveaimstocarryacapsuleofeightpassengersatatime,hangingfromaballoon,

100,000feetaboveEarth.Theballoonandcapsulewillgentlyriseforabouttwohoursat12mph,

floatingalongforanothertwohoursaspassengersenjoyrefreshmentsandaviewoftheEarthbelow,

andthendescendbackdownat12mphandlandineithertheGulfofMexicoortheAtlanticOcean.

Thegoalistomaketheflightsasaccessibleandaffordabletoasmanypeopleaspossible,one

daypossiblyhostingweddings.Co-foundersJanePoynterandTaberMacCallum,whoaremarried,

saidtheyexpectpricestobearound$125,000forasingleticket."Everybodyshouldbeabletosee

theEarthfromspace,"Poyntersaid."Wewantthemtoreallybeabletoexperiencewhatastronauts

talkabout,lookingdownattheEarthinthatblacknessofouterspace.n

Butpassengerflightsarestillsometimeaway.

Hopingtoperformitsfirsttestflightinearly2023,SpacePerspectivejoinsthegroupsofdevel­

opingcompaniesworkingtocreateanindustrythatcansendpayingpassengerstotheedgesofspace,

generallythoughttobeginabout50milesoffEarth'ssurface.SpacePerspective'sballoonwillreach

about20miles.

PassengerswillneedverylittletrainingbeforetakingaridewithSpacePerspective,MacCallum

said.Duringtheflight,theinsideofthecapsulewillbepressurized,andtemperaturewillbecontrolled.

Onboardtherewillbeapilot,pairedwithanotherdownonEarth,whocanalsocontrolthecraft.A

newballoon,whichwillbefilledwithhydrogen,willbeusedfbreachflightandmaterialsfromit

recycled.Thecapsulewillbeabletobereusedonmanymissions.

Presentationsofthespacecraft,tobenamedSpaceshipNeptune,showalargecapsulewitha

circleofseatsfacingouttoarowofwindows.PoynterandMacCallumsaidabar,abathroomandan

clearwindowedroofatthetopofthecapsulewillbecombinedintothedesign.

28.Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedwordudescend"inParagraph2?

A.Decrease.

B.Sink.

C.Dive.

D.Fall.

29.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesthespaceflightaccordingtotheCo-founders?

A.Challenging.

B.Mysterious.

C.Sustainable.

D.Cheap.

30.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.SpacePerspectiveplanstoflypassengersinearly2023.

B.SpacePerspectiveenableseverybodytoseetheEarthabove.

C.SpacePerspectiveistoreusetheballoonandthecapsule.

D.SpacePerspectiveintendstotransportcommonpeopleintosky.

31.Whatisthepurposeofthetext?

A.Toadvertiseaservice.

B.Topresentascene.

C.Tointroduceaproject.

D.Toshareanadventure.

D

Iftherewasonegoodthingtocomeoutoflockdowns,itwasimprovedbooksalesandratesof

reading,especiallyamongchildren.Asurveyof70,000childrenandyoungpeoplebytheNational

LiteracyTrust,however,hasfoundthisgainisnowgone:figuresarenowequaltojustbeforethe

pandemic,whenthetrustrecordedthelowestlevelsofreadingenjoymentsinceitfirstaskedthe

question17yearsago.Aconcurrentstudyof8,000fivetoeight-year-oldsfoundthatnearlyonein

fivedidnothaveabookathome.

Thesequestionsarenotaboutbasicliteracybutaboutthehabitofreading.Thechildrensurveyed

spokeofbooksgivingthemsubjectstotalkabout;ofentertainmentandinformation;ofreadinghelp­

ingthemtounderstandpeopleunlikethemselves;offindinginbooksaplaceofescapeandareduc­

tionofloneliness;ofaidincopingwithdifficulty."IthelpsmeinlearningaboutwhatIamfeeling.

ThatisbecauseIhaveahardtimeexpressingmyemotionsandwouldrathernotbotheranyone,“

asonechildputit.

Childrenwhoreadathomearesixtimesmorelikelytobeabletoreadaboveexpectedlevels,

whileonestudyof160,000adultsfrom31countriesfoundchildrenwhosehomesheldatleast80

books,butwhoseschoolingendedat13or14,were"asliterateandtechnologicallyquickinadult­

hoodasuniversitygraduates."Anotherfoundthesechildrenalsowentontoearnmore.

Itisnotthatmostparentsdon'tunderstandthis.Areasonoftencitedforthelackofbooksat

homeisthecostofliving.AlmostafifthofBritain'spubliclibrarieshaveclosedin10years,while

oneineightprimaryschoolsinEngland,risingtooneinfourindisadvantagedcommunities,donot

havealibraryorgivenreadingspace.Furthermore,theDepartmentforEducation,withitsinsistence

onsystematicsyntheticphonics（自然拼读法）,wouldkeepaneyeonthenumberofchildrenwho

toldtheNationalLiteracyTrustthatteachinginprimaryschoolshadputthemoffreading.Compared

withotherproblemsthiscountryfaces,providingvariedreadingmaterialisrelativelystraightforward

tofix.Weoweittochildrentodoso.

32.Whatdoes“thisgainisnowgone1*inParagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.Morechildrentaketoreading.

B.Salesofbookshaveshrank.

C.Ratesofreadingremainstable.

D.Readingmaterialsareavailable.

33.Whichofthefollowingdostudentsdisapproveof?

A.Readingbroadenschildren'shorizons.

B.Readingofferschildrenspiritualshelters.

C.Readingimproveschildren'sbasicliteracy.

D.Readinghelpschildrendealwithemotions.

34.Childrenreadingmoreoftenathomearefound__.

A.tobepushedbyexpectedlevelsofreading

B.toendschoolingearlierthanaveragereaders

C.tobewillingtolearnmorewhentheygrowup

D.topossessgreaterreadingandtechnologicalabilities

35.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?

A.Localcommunitiesdonothavepubliclibrariesorappointedreadingspaces.

B.Immediateactionshouldbetakentoofferchildrenmorevariedreadingmaterial.

C.Primaryschoolshavesofardoneagreatjobinencouragingchildrentoreadmore.

D.Disadvantagedfamiliesattachlittleimportancetoreadingforlackofbooksathome.

第二节七选五（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。

TeachingKidsPetCare

Growingupwithafamilypetcanbeawonderfulexperienceforchildren.___36___Itteaches

responsibility,reducetheriskofallergiesandencourageexerciseaccordingtotherecentresearch.

Buthowtomanagechildrenandpetsproperly,VeterinarianDrWarrenshareshertoptips.

Makesomebasicgroundrulesbeforebringinghomeanewpet.___37___Besides,askyour

childrentoanswersomebasicquestionsaboutwhatwillbeinvolvedinlookingafterthepet.

Alwayssuperviseyoungchildrenandpets,andifyoucan'tsupervisethenbesuretoseparate

them.Neverleaveayoungchildunsupervisedwithanypet,evenwhenit'syourownwell-lovedand

trusteddog.___38___

___39___Childrenshouldnotbeallowedtopickuptheirpetunlessundersupervision.When

pattingorplayingwithpets,besurechildrenarealwayssittingonthefloor,notwanderingaround

holdingthepet.Lettinggoofapetratherthanforcingthemtodosomethingreluctantlyisamust.

Teachkidshowtohelpeverydaypetcare.Youngerchildrencanhelpfillthewaterbowl.

___40___Thisisagreatwaytoteachlessonsinbasicpethygienebyremindingthemtowash

theirhandsafterhandlingtheirpet.

Encouragetripstothevet,wherechildrenwilllearnmoreaboutanimalhealthandtheresponsi­

bilityofcaringforapet.Moreinterestingly,enrollanewpuppyintopuppyclassescanhelppets

learngoodmanners.

A.Warnkidsthatpetsarenottoys.

B.Teachkidstomakefriendswithpets.

C.Whileolderonescantakecareoffeedingorchangingthelittertray.

D.Andalsopetcarecanbebeneficialfbrchildhooddevelopmentandhealth.

E.Theexperiencewillhavealife-longinfluenceonchildren'smentalhealth.

F.Meanwhile,readsomeage-appropriatebooksaboutthetypeofpetyouaregetting.

G.Dogbitestochildrenaremostlycausedbytheirowndogorthedogofafriendorneighbor.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

IwasbominIndia.Mydadwasabusydoctor,butthebestthinghedidwasto___41___the

Reader'sDigest.Hedidn'tread___42_buttheDigestandtheIllustratedWeeklyofIndia,because

hesaidtheyweretheonlystylishmagazines.WelookedforwardtotheRDmonthly,simplybecause

welovedthem.__43___,thepostmandidn*tatalllikethedayhebroughtit.MysiblingsandIused

to__44___himbypullingitfromhishand,___45___thepackingandthrowingthatbackinhis

bag.

Weusedtofightforthemagazinesomuchthathenearlyfelloffhis___46___once!

Realizingwhatagroupof__47___youngstershehadtoencounter,hesoonlearnedhislesson

andalwaysgotoffhisbike__48___herangthedoorbell,especiallyonthedaytheRDhadtobe___

49—!

ItwasonlywhenIwas17thatIfullyunderstoodthe___50___pages.Ihadanirritatinghabit

oflaughingoutloud,whichIdid,inthe___51___places.OnceIwastravellingtoLondonwithmy

parents.LostinthejokesfromReader'sDigest,Iburstoutlaughing.Peoplewerestaringatmein

_52___;myparentswereembarrassed,butIwas53ofallthat,andjustenjoyedreadingmyDigest.

___54___,IstartedreadingallthearticlesintheRD,andImustsayItrulyenjoyedreadingthe

magazinefromcovertocover.Iamnow65yearsold.Reader'sDigesthas___55___overtheyears,

butIhavenotstoppedreading.Ievengotmyownsubscription.

41.A.catertoB.tendtoC.subscribetoD.stickto

42.A.nothingB.anythingC.everythingD.none

43.A.InsteadB.UnfortunatelyC.OccasionallyD.However

44.A.welcomeB.greetC.comfortD.scare

45.A.tearingoffB.tearingawayC.takingoffD.takingdown

46.A.busB.carC.truckD.bike

47.A.aggressiveB.activeC.ambitiousD.adorable

48.A.afterB.untilC.beforeD.when

49.A.fetchedB.deliveredC.broughtD.collected

50.A.sportsB.newsC.healthD.humor

51.A.rightB.quietC.wrongD.noisy

52.A.despairB.confusionC.disappointmentD.fear

53.A.ignorantB.sensitiveC.awareD.conscious

54.A.LuckilyB.GraduallyC.SuddenlyD.Surprisingly

55.A.worsenedB.progressedC.changedD.quitted

第二节语法填空（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。

TheFIFAWorldCup2022haskicked___56___inQatar,fuelingpassionofthefootballfans

allovertheworld.__57___TeamChinaismissingoutonthecompetition,Chineseelementsshine

attheWorldCup.

Fromastadiumtosouvenirs,fromtransportationto___58___(accommodate),“Madein

China”appearsbothonandoffthefieldattheFIFAWorldCupQatar2022.

TheLusailStadium,thebiggestoneinQatarandthevenueforthefinalwith92,000seats,

covering___59___areaof190,000squaremeters,wasdesignedandbuiltbyChinaRailwayInter­

nationalGroupwith___60___(advance)energy-savingtechnologiesandsustainablematerialin

2021.Besides,morethan1,500busesfromChina'sleadingbusmakerYuyongarezoomingdown

thestreetsofQatarforthedurationoftheevent,someof___61___areelectric,offeringshuttle

serviceforthousandsofofficialsandjournalistsandfansfromdifferentcountries.

GoodsfromYiwuinZhejiangProvincealsohaveanenormouspresenceduringtheWorldCup,

___62___(account)for70%ofthesouvenirmarketshare.Additionally,Chinesecompaniesoffer

morethan10thousandcontainerhouses.Adoubleroomcostsabout$200anight,much__63___

(cheap)thanstarredhotels.Recently,apowerplantbuiltanddesignedbyChina___64___(put)

intooperation,providinggreenelectricityforgames.Whilethespotlightis___65___(firm)fo­

cusedonCristianoRonaldoandLionelMessi,