期末考試英語2023.1

沈陽二中2022-2023學(xué)年度上學(xué)期期末考試

高三（23屆）英語試題命題人：張嶺常虹韓莉莉?qū)徯Ｈ?；張嶺常虹韓莉莉說明：1.測試時間：120分鐘總分150分2.客觀題答案涂在答題紙上，主觀題答在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置上。第I卷第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetwoshirts?A.$80. B.$160.C.$200.2.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Adirector. B.Anactor.C.Amusical.3.Wherearethespeakersprobablygoingnext?A.Aclothingshop. B.Akitchen.C.Abookstore.4.Whenwastheoriginalappointment?A.Wednesday. B.Thursday.C.Friday.5.Howdoesthemansound?A.Confused. B.Hopeful.C.Upset.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。Howmanypeoplearethereintheman'sgroup?A.Three. B.Four.Whenwillthemanhavedinnerintherestaurant?A.At7:30, B.At8:00.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Neighbors. B.Fatheranddaughter.WhatdoesthemanaskBessietodo?C.Five.C.At8:30.C.Classmates.Helpwithhouseholdchores.Stopmakingnoise.Dosomeshopping.10.WhereprobablyisBessie'smother?A.Athome. B.Inabookstore.C.Inasupermarket.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Inarestaurant. B.Inapolicestation.C.Inamall.Whatdoesthewomansayaboutthehandbag?Itisnewinablackcolor.ItismadebyFranklinMills.Thereisonlysomemoneyinit.Whofoundthewoman'shandbag?A.Awaiter. B.Apoliceman.C.Ataxidriver.聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14.Whatdoesthewomanmostprobablydo?A.She'sacoach. B.She'sareporter.C.She'saplayer.15.Atwhatagedidthemanprobablystarttoplaybasketball?A.17. B.10.C.7.Whydidthemanstarttoplaybasketball?Agreatbasketballgameinterestedhimverymuch.Playingitregularlycouldhelphimstayhealthy.Hisparentshopedhecouldbecomeabasketballplayer.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。What'sthemostimportantqualitythesuccessfulpeopleshoulddevelop?Thinkingindependently.Havingastrongwill.Beinghard-working.Whatshouldapersondowhenchoosingajob?Applyforawell-paidone.Findthemostsuitableone.Turntosuccessfulpeople.Howmanypiecesofadvicedoesthespeakermention?A.One. B.Two. C.Three.Whoisthespeakerprobablytalkingto?A.Laid-offworkers B.Poorpeople. C.Youngpeople.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AFourMostIncredibleStadiumsinNorthAmericaEstadioAztecaMaybeit'snotthenicest,butitisamust-visitstadiuminMexico.LyinginthesuburbsofSantaUrsulainMexicoCity,itisthestadiumthathoststhenationalsoccergameinMexico.Whenthe1970WorldCupwasthere,ithosted10matches,includingthesemi-final,andthefinalbetweenBrazilandItaly.EstadioAztecaisthelargeststadiuminMexico,withacapacityof87,523.OlympicStadiumGiventhatCanadadoesn'thavethatmanyprofessionalsportsteams(atleastnotwiththesamepopularityofUSteams),stadiumsnorthoftheborderaregenerallysmalleranddon'tquitegetthesameinvestmentthatstadiumssouthoftheborderdo.ThestadiumwasusedfortheMontrealExpos,andnowiscarefullyusedforsoccergames.Infact,it'ssettohostsomeWorldCupgamesin2026,butanybodywho'sbeeninsidecantellyouit'snotastadiumfittohostsuchabigevent.MadisonSquareGardenMadisonSquareGardenisoneofthebeststadiumsinNorthAmerica,andnotjustforsports,butforconcertsandothereventsaswell.IfyouaretravelingintoNewYorkCitybytrain,youwillseethestadiumrightasyouenterthecity,abovethetrainstation.Beforeyougettoyourseats,theoutskirtsofthestadiumactuallylooklikeahigh-endhotel.Itwon'tdisappointyou.MichiganStadiumWouldyoubesurprisedtoknowthatthesecondlargeststadiumintheworldisacollegefootballstadium?That'sright.MichiganStadium,homeoftheUniversityofMichiganWolverines,isthelargeststadiumintheUnitedStatesandthesecond-largeststadiumintheworld.Ithasacapacityof107,601.WhenyouseeMichiganStadium,youknowyou'retalkingaboutcollegefootball.WhatdoEstadioAztecaandOlympicStadiumhaveincommon?Theywerebuiltatthesametime.TheybothhostedWorldCupgames.Theydon'thavemodemtechnology.Theybothcanbeusedtohostsoccergames.WhatcanwelearnaboutMadisonSquareGarden?A.Itusedtobeahotel.B.Itcanalsoserveasatheater.C.ItisthebeststadiuminNorthAmerica.D.ItwillhostsomeWorldCupgamesinthefuture.WhichisthelargeststadiumintheUS?EstadioAzteca.OlympicStadium.MichiganStadium.MadisonSquareGarden.BTopersonaltrainerSammyCallari,13-year-oldParkerSewardismorethanaclient.He'shis"littlebrother”.Overthepastyear,thepairhavebonded.Theyplaybasketballtogether,sharemealsanddancetohip-hoplikenoone'swatching.Thetrainerwasaskedtoworkwiththe13-year-oldboy,whohasDownsyndrome（唐氏癥），becausehiscoworkerwhodealtwiththeboywasoutoftownlastspring.Callarihadneverworkedwithsomeonewithadisabilitybefore.HewasanxiousthefirstdayhemetParker.ButParker'sbigsmileandcheeryintroductionimmediatelyputhimatease.HeremindedCallariofhimselfwhenhewasateenager.LikeParker,Callarihasalsofacedhischallengesovertheyears.Asahighschooler,Callaridescribedhimselfasbeingtheweakkid.Whenitcametosports,hewasalwaysoverlooked.Hisdreamofplayingbaseballincollegequicklyfadedaway.Whenhewenttocollege,Callariturnedtoanewsport.Hisyoungerbrothertrainedhimtobecomeaboxer.Callariparticipatedinfivematches.Outoffourofthosefightshewastheunderdog,andhewonthreetimes."Iknowhowitfeels.”Callarisaid."Societytellsyouthatyoucan'tdothis,youcan'tdothat."WhenitcomestoParker,Callarirefusestoaccepttheword"can't."Thefriendsmeettwiceaweektotrain.Theybike,box,runandworkontheircorewithpush-ups.Parkerhasashortattentionspan,soit'sCallari'sjobtokeephimfocused."IfParkercandoit,ifhe'shavingfun,evenwithhisfrustration,thenpeoplewillask,'Whycan'tIdothat?”Callarisaid."That'sthewholetaskrightnow”CallarirecallsParker'smomoncethankinghimfortakinga“chance“onherson.Callaritoldherhenevervieweditthatway.Parkermaybethestudent,butCallarisayshe'salsotheonewho'slearning.WhywasCallariaskedtotrainParker?A.Theysharedthesameinterests.B.Parkers'parentshadfaithinCallari.C.Callaritooktheplaceofhisabsentcolleague.D.CallariwasanexpertinDownsyndrome.WhatcanwelearnaboutCallariwhenhewasinhighschool?A.Hewasgoodatsports.B.Hewasoutofcondition.C.Hewaslookeddownuponbyeveryone.D.Hewasinfluenceddeeplybyhisbrother.WhatattitudedoesCallarihavetoParkeraccordingtothelastparagraph?A.Grateful. BSympathetic. C.Cautious. D.Critical.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Aninspiringstoryofadisabledboy.Ahighschoolersufferinglotsoffailure.Thefriendshipbetweenadisabledboyandhispersonaltrainer.WaysofdevelopingfriendshipwiththeboywithDownsyndrome.CThewords“caring"and"empathetic%共情的）aren’tonesnormallyassociatedwithtechnology.Yearsley,anAustralianenterpriserwhoisexpertinartificialintelligence（AI）,istryingtochangethat.YearsleyisthefounderofAkin,aroboticsstartupthatcurrentlyusesatablet-basedsystemtohelpusersmanagethetasksrelatedtohomelife,whetherthat'splanningmealsorremindingyoutopayyourcellphonebill.CurrenthomedevicesmadebyGoogleorAmazonorAppleusepredictiveAItotrackpatterns,strengthenbehaviorsandmanipulate（操控）buyingdecisions,someofwhich,sheassumes,arequestionableorjustunhealthy.Incontrast,theAIthatsheisdevelopingwillbedesignedtorunthehumanhome,encouraginghealthfuldecisionssuchastakinganightlywalk,refillingthefridgeandsupportingsocialinteractionslikelunchesorbirthdaycelebrationswithfriends."It'sthehardestAIIhaveeverbuiltforit'sacomplexsystem.Yearsleysays.YearsleybegandevelopingtheAkintechnologyin2017,whensherealizedtheneedtobettermanagethehomeishugelyignored.Besides,sherealizedthatwomenunequallybeU.S.heburdenofhouseholdwork.AUnitedNationsreportestimatesthatwomendo2.6timestheamountofunpaidcareanddomesticworkthatmendo,orcloseto30hoursperweekintheU.S.alone.Meanwhile,Yearsley,whohasaspecial-needschildandarelativewithdisabilitysaysitmakessensetofocusonthedisabilityfieldbecauseoftheextrain-homeneedsofusersandtheircaregivers."Wehavealotmoreworkload；'shesays."Arewegivingtimebacktocaregivers?IamnotgoingtorestuntilIgiveyouback10hoursaweek.”WhileYearsleypicturesanarmyofrobotssomedayhelpingwithroutinehomemadetasks,thefirstdisplayforAkinwilltaketimeandmoney.Akinhasreceivedsomeearlyseedfromahandfulofinvestors,andwasrecentlyselectedasafinalistfortechgiantLGNova'sMissionfortheFutureprogram,anannualchallengethatseekstoidentifybusinesseshavingpotentialtoimprovelifeandleadsocietyintothefuture.WhatmighttheAkin'sAlsystemsuggestaccordingtoparagraph3?Consumingmoredrinkstoenjoyyourself.Stayinguplateworkingtomakemoremoney.Spendingmoretimestayingwithyourfamily.Purchasingproductssimilartowhatyoubought.WhichisacontributortothebirthofYearsley’sAlsystem?Lotsoffinancialsupportfrominvestors.Theuselessnessofcurrenthomedevices.Akins'becomingafinalistforaprogram.Heavyburdenofhousewivesandcaregivers.WhatcanbeusedtodescribetheAkin'sAIsystem?A.Economicalandpromising. B.Stableandcurious.C.Thoughtfulandinnovative. D.Popularandfriendly.What'sthepurposeofthetext?Tocallonpeopletohelpthedisabled.Toraisemoneyforatechgiant.Tocomparedifferentcompanies’AIsystems.TointroduceafuturisticAIsystem.DFeelingsleepyinthemiddleoftheday?Therearemanyreasonswhywegetsleepyintheafternoon.Badlighting,apoornight'ssleep,aboringjob,large(carb-heavy)lunches,andmorecanallcontributetohead-bobbingatyourdeskorfallingintoalightsleepduringameeting.Thebestcourseofactionwouldbetofindtherootcauseofyoursleepissueandfixit,butmostofussimplyheadforthecoffeepotorthecafe.Insteadofthat,tryclimbingsomestairs.Well,nowexerciseresearchershavediscoveredthatwalkingupanddownlightsofstairsforabout10minutesactuallygivesyouamoreeffectiveboostofenergythandrinking50milligramsofcaffeinegreedily(theaverageamountofcaffeinefoundinacupofcoffee,tea,orsoda).InastudycalledStairwalking,theresearchersenlisted18"physicallyactive“collegewomenbetweentheages18and23.Theparticipantsreportedexperiencingpoorsleep,addinguptoanaverageoffewerthan45hoursofshuteyeeachweekinthepastfewyears.Andtheyareoftenalackofavailabletimeduringtheworkdayforadedicatedexercisesession.Theresearcherschosestairclimbingastheexerciseofchoice.Walkingupanddownthestairsrequiresnospecificclothing,traveltime,orevenashowerafterward.Duringthestudy,onsomedaystheparticipantsalternated(交替)betweentaking50-milligramcaffeinepillsoraplacebo.Ontheotherdays,theyskippedthecanine(realorotherwise)andclimbedupanddownthestairs,atamoderatepace,for10minutes.Attheconclusionofthestudy,theresearchersacknowledgedthatthereismoreresearchtobedone,butconcludedthat“ashortperiodoflow-to-moderateintensitystairwalkinghastemporaryenergizingeffectsthatexceedalowdoseofcaffeineforactiveyoungwomenwithchronic(長期的)insufficientsleep.So,thenexttimeyoufindyourselfnoddingoffmid-afternoon,whynotgivestairsatry?32.Whatisthemainpurposeofparagraph1?A.Todescribeaphenomenon.Toexplainreasonsofpoorsleep.Topresentthetopicofstairclimbing.Toremindpeopletodrinklesscoffee.Accordingtothepassage,collegewomenintheresearch_____.sufferedfromsleepdisorderwereactiveinphysicalworkoutweretoobusytofallsoundsleepvolunteeredtoparticipateinthestudyWhatdoestheunderlinedword“skipped“inparagraph4probablymean?A.Released. B.Exchanged.C.Becameaddictedto. D.Missedouton.Whatmessagedoesthetextseemtoconvey?Properstairwalkingcanrefreshpeople.Peopletendtofallasleepinmid-afternoon.Amoderateintakeofcaffeinewillbeharmless.Climbingstairscanentirelysolvesleepissue.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項，有兩個為多余選項。Whoeverwrotethesong"It'stheMostWonderfulTimeoftheYear“musthaveneverexperiencedtheholidayblues.Fortunately,psychologicalresearchsuggestssomeeffectivewaysyoucanusetobeattheholidayblues.36Instead,theycanhelpcontributetoahealthyandhappylife.Herearefourstrategiestohelpyoumakeyourownhappinessrecipethisholidayseason.37Atfamilygatheringswithcousinsyousecretlycan'tstand,youtendtoputonahappyface.Indeed,thatmightevenseemlikethemostmatureresponse-nodrama,noconflict.Buta2022studyfolloweddozensofbusdrivers,lookingtoseewhentheygaveforcedorhonestsmilesattheirpassengers.Theresultsshowedwhenthedriverspretendedtohaveagoodmood,theiractualmoodsgotworse,sotryingtoforcehappinessseemstohavetheoppositeeffects.LetoutsadnessTheresultsofthebus-driverstudycanbeexplainedbyresearchers,whofindthatnegativefeelingslikesadnessorangeronlyincreasewhenwetrytocontrolthem.Wefeelbadwhenourappearancecontradictshowwetrulyfeelinside38RespondcautiouslyRecently,scientistshavebeenpayingspecialattentiontothebenefitsofcaution.39Acautiousresponsetoanegativeeventreducessadnessweexperience.Besides,itisassociatedwithlessanxiety,andmayevencarryphysiologicalbenefits.EnjoyamixofemotionsOfcourse,theholidayswillbringamixofhighsandlows,butthemostimportantlessontokeepinmindisthatthisvarietyofemotionsmightbethebestthingpossibleforyouroverallwell-being.40Justmakesureyou'rebalancingthemwithlighterexperiences.Anddon'tforgettogiveyourselfabreak.RelaxyourmindDon'tforcecheerWetendtodenytheimportantfunctionemotionsserveAsamatteroffact,wedon'tlikecontradictorybehaviorInotherwords,sadness,anger,andotherdifficultemotionsarenothingtofearWhenyourespondcautiouslytoanemotionaltrigger,youpauseratherthanreactatonceThekeypointisthatsadnessandothertoughemotionsarenotwhatweshouldtrytoavoid第三部分英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Havingworkedinabankfortenyears,Ideterminedtogobeyondanine-to-fivejob.Scanningadvertisements,Ilearneda41companywastohireconsultants.Excited,Imadea（n）42withabranchpresident.Thatday,itwentsowellthatIwas43hewouldhiremeonthespot.44,hetoldmetocomebackfor12more45withhistopsalespeople!Overthenextfivemonths,everyoneofthem46mefromworkingasaconsultantinfinance.Themoretheyattackedmydream,themoredeterminedmyheartwas.I,thoughnervous,realizedIwouldhavetotryhardtillI47it.”48,thelastinterviewwiththepresidentcame."You'vegotthejob!Butyoumusttakeanexambeforethatandyouonlyhaveonechance.Youhavetopassitwithoutonepointlostonthefirst49heannounced.Inearlychokedatthethoughtofchangingthepromisingfutureintotheunknown.However,50bythisgreatchallengeIhadneverhad,Iswallowedhardandsaid,"I’lltakeit."Atlast,whenthescoresweredisplayed,Iletoutaloudsighof51.Myexperience52thetruthofThoreau'swords:"Ifoneadvances53inthedirectionofhisdreamsand54tolivethelifehehadimagined,hewillencounter55successinordinarydays.” 41.A.commercialB.financialC.marketingD.traveling42.A.predictionB.arrangementC.appointmentD.decision43.A.worriedB.positiveC.negativeD.skeptical44.A.InsteadB.MoreoverC.OtherwiseD.Orelse45.A.bargainsB.interviewsC.discussionsD.debates46.A.separatedB.freedC.bannedD.discouraged47.A.findB.loseC.makeD.borrow48.A.UnfortunatelyB.SurprisinglyC.EventuallyD.Constantly49.A.questionB.pointC.dayD.try50.A.entertainedB.committedC.attractedD.followed51.A.beliefB.reliefC.regretD.sorrow52.A.recognizedB.repeatedC.conflictedD.confirmed53.A.confidentlyB.aimlesslyC.randomlyD.lonely54.A.attemptsB.agreesC.failsD.promises55.A.unpracticalB.unlikely C.unfamiliarD.unexpected第二節(jié)(共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。WalkingintheparkofHelanshanRockArtRelicsinYinchuan,NingxiaHuiautonomousregionislike56(take)awanderthroughhistory.Onecan'thelpbutbeamazedatthenumberofartworksandcarvingsontherocksattheentrancetotheHelanMountains.Altogether,about6,000carvings57(find)intheparkareasincethe1970s.AndintheHelanMountainsregion,morethan25.00058(piece)havebeendiscovered.Thisenablesvisitorstoget59brieflookintoprehistoricart,perhapsinatripofjustoneortwohours.Inotherplaces,visitorsoftenhavetowalklongdistancestofindsuchremains.ThehighlightoftherockartintheHelanMountainsis60(definite)thehumanfacescarvedonrocks,afeature61israreinotherplaces.Thepatternsofthefacesareinterestingandsometimeshard62(explain),suchasafacewithoneeyeopenandoneeyeshut,andanotherfacehassheepintheeyes.63thewhole,thesecreativepatternsrevealarichspiritualworldofhumans64(live)inthepast.Throughthiskindofartform,wecanfindoutthesubstanceofhumannature:knowledge,culture,art,65(imagine)andreligion.第II卷第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分)第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是李華，你的英國朋友Tom希望向你了解國畫的相關(guān)知識，因你臨時有事，需要推遲見面時間。請給Tom寫一封郵件，說明情況，要點包括：.表示歉意并說明原因；2.重約見面和討論的時間；3.推薦其先參觀國畫展覽。注意：.字數(shù)80詞左右；.可以適當增加細節(jié)，以使行文連貫；.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearTom,Yours,LiHua第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Asayoungboy,Iwascarefree(無憂無慮的).EveryvacationIlooked