2022-2023學年第二學期期初考試

高三英語2023.2

本試卷共9頁，滿分150分。考試用時120分鐘。

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié),20小題，每題1.5分，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)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小題和閱讀下一小題。每段

對話僅讀一遍。

1.Whatwastheweatherlikeintheafternoon?

A.Windy.B.Sunny.C.Rainy.

2.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Worried.B.Confident.C.Afraid.

3.Whatistheconversationmainlyabout?

A.Goingonholiday.B.Takingphotographs.C.Gettinganewpassport.

4.Whydidthemangotoseeadoctor?

A.Hecanonlyseethingsupclose.

B.Hegetsglassesforthewoman.

C.Hedoesn'tlikehisoldglasses.

5.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodonext?

A.Stayathome.B.Playwithsnow.C.Playbadminton.

第二節(jié)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。

6.Whydoesthewomanwanttoreplacethesofa?

A.Itisuncomfortable.B.Itisreallyold.C.Itdoesn'tmatchthetable.

7.Whatdothespeakersagreetodo?

A.Changethetable.B.Buyareadinglamp.C.Movealampontothetable.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatdidthemanuselastweekend?

A.Asharedbike.B.Asharedcharger.C.Asharedumbrella.

9.Whatisthewomangoingtotalkaboutnext?

A.Theproperwaystousethesharingproduct.

B.Herattitudetowardsthesharingeconomy.

C.Theadvantagesofthesharingeconomy.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whathasthemanfound?

A.Anolddoor.B.Asecretdinner.C.Aninterestingwall.

11.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?

A.Bossandsecretary.B.Fatheranddaughter.C.Husbandandwife.

12.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inashop.B.Inahouse.C.Inacastle.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Eatingameal.B.Cookingameal.C.Havinganinterview.

14.Howlonghasthemanbeencooking?

A.Onlyrecently.B.Sincehewasakid.C.Sincehewastwentyyearsold.

15.Whydoesthemanmentionriceandnoodles?

A.Togiveanexample.B.Tonamehisfavoritefood.C.TDshowhisbestcooking.

16.Whatisthemostimportantforcookingaccordingtotheman?

A.Richflavors.B.Freshnessoffood.C.Differentstylesofcooking.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.WhatisCathy'snationality?

A.Chinese.B.German.C.American.

18.Whenwilltheystartmakingdumplings?

A.At4p.m.B.At6p.m.C.At8p.m,

19.HowwillCathycometothespeakershouseprobably?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bytaxi.

20.WhatdoesthespeakerthinkCathymayworryabout?

A.Goingbacktooearly.

B.Stayingtheretoolong.

C.HavingdifficultywatchingTVshows.

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。

A

There*snoshortageofhealthfoodtrendsonTikTok,butwhichonesareactuallysensible?

Andshouldyouskipanyofthemaltogether?WeaskedregistereddietitianVanessaRissetto,and

here'swhatyouneedtoknow.

EmilyMariko'sSalmonBowl

Madewithrice,bakedsalmon,soysauceandspicymayo-andtobeclear,therearealotof

differentvariationsofitonline——thispassesRissetto'stestbecauseit'shealthy,fast,easyandhas

goodflavor.

Rissettosaysthatwhileshewouldrecommendthisrecipe,shewouldalsosuggestchanging

thewhitericeforbrownriceforincreasednutrientsandmorefiber.

HealthyCookieDough

Cookiedoughthat'shealthy?Thisistoogoodtobetrue,right?Theanswerisprobablyyes.

Rissettosaysthatwhilethismaybehealthy,itprobablydoesn'ttastegood.

'Tmcertainthistasteslikecardboard,^shesaid."Ifyoudon*tcareabouttaste-thenthisis

foryou.”

LettuceWaterForSleep

Whileharmless,theTikToktrendofpouringboilingwateroverromainelettuceleavesto

make

"lettucewater“forbettersleepprobablywon'tcureyoursleepdisorder-anditprobably

doesn'ttastegreat,either.

“Thisisnotathing.There'snoevidencetoproveit,“Rissettosaid.^Instead,steepabanana

peelinboilingwatertohelpaidwithsleep.”

Nature'sCereal

AsRissettopointsout,it'sbasicallyafruitsmoothiebowl.

“Iamallforhavingberriesandcoconutwater,“shesaid."Nutrition-wise,thishaslotsof

vitamins,antioxidantsandfiber.It*sbasicallyafruitsaladthatwouldbesuperrefreshingonahot

dayorpost-workoutM

21.WhatisspecialaboutEmilyMariko,ssalmonbowl?

A.Itdoesn'ttastegreat.B.Itisgoodforhealth.

C.Itsrecipeisnotfixed.D.Itusestwokindsofrice.

22.Whichrecipedoesn'tRissettorecommend?

A.EmilyMariko'ssalmonbowl.B.Healthycookiedough.

C.Lettucewaterforsleep.D.Nature'scereal.

23.Whichfoodsuitsyoubestafterplayingafootballmatch?

A.EmilyMariko'ssalmonbowlB.Healthycookiedough.

C.Lettucewaterforsleep.D.Nature'scereal.

B

AndyKonghasworkedveryhardtogettowhereheistoday.Hecreditsbecominga

millionaireby20tohisstrictAsianparentswhotutoredhimatayoungagebyworkingforthe

family.

Kong,ofDanville,Virginia,startedworkingwhenhewasonlynine.Englishwasn'tastrong

suitforAndy'sparents,andthat'swherehewasabletoassisthisfamilythemost.Afterschooland

onweekendshewouldhelpoutattheirfamily-ownedrestaurantandnailsalons.Notonlydidhe

dothelaborwork,buthewasalsoinvolvedincreatingonlineads.Thiswashisintroductiontothe

worldofonlinebusiness.

AndystartedhisAmazonbusinessintheeighthgrade.WhenhelearnedaboutAmazon

Dropshipping（代發(fā)貨模式）fromakidhesawonInstagram,hegotinspiredanddecidedto

giveitatry.Unfortunately,thestoreeventuallygotshutdownbecausehewasimpatientwiththe

growth.Insteadofconsideringitafailure,heviewedthisexperienceasalifelessonandlearned

fromhismistakes.Meanwhile,hisparentsneverstoppedtryingtotalkhimintofocusingon

schoolandtheirretailbusiness.

“Thebiggestchallengewhenstartingabusinessisgettingsomeonetobelieveinyou,"Andy

says.Hepushedthroughanddidthingsforhimselfevenwhenhislovedonesdiscouragedit.

In2019,Andymethisnowbusinesspartners,andtogether,theycreatedanAmazon

managementcompanycalledProjectWiFi.ThisProjecthasproventobeextremelysuccessful.

Theycurrentlyhelpover55clientsruntheironlinebusinesses,andplantohelpmanymoreinthe

future.

Whenaskedaboutthesecrettohissuccess,Andysays,''Learningtosacrificewhetherthat's

family,friends,orsoccergameforasinglegoalistheonlywaytosucceed,ratherthanattempting

multiplethings.Ififsworthdoingthenit*sworthdoingwellwithnoshortcuts.

24.WhydidAndyworkinhisparents*shopsatayoungage?

A.Becausehecouldearnsomepocketmoney.

B.Becausehisparentsweren'tfluentinEnglish.

C.Becausehisparentscouldhelpwithhisstudy.

D.BecausehecouldgetaccesstotheInternet.

25.Whatdoesparagraph3mainlytalkabout?

A.Anewonlinebusinessmodel.B.Resultsofworkingimpatiently.

C.DifficultiesinAndy'scareer.D.Andy'stensefamilyrelationship.

26.WhatdoesAndythinkcontributestohissuccess?

A.Hisearlyworkingexperiences.B.Lessonslearnedfromhisfailures.

C.Gainingotherpeople'strust.D.Focusingononethingatatime.

27.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeAndyKong'spersonality?

A.Committedandgenerous.B.Motivatedandopen-minded.

C.Creativeandfaithful.D.Hard-workingandsociable.

C

Today,theVikingsaremostlyknownasviolentpirates（海盜）.Buttheywerealsotraders.At

theirheight,theVikingsattacked,settledortradedonfourcontinents.

Alloftheirtravel,tradeandwarfareweremadepossiblebyV汰ingships,whichwerefar

moreadvancedthananythingelsesailingaroundEuropeatthetime.Themostfamous,andmost

feared,wasthedrekar.Atsea,theseshipscouldmovequicklythankstotheirlargesails.The

hulls（船體）oftheshipswereshallowandfat,whichmadethemridehighinthewater.Theships

werealsolightenoughthattheycouldbecarriedfromonebodyofwatertoanotherovershort

sectionsofland.Thisgreatlyextendedtheirrange.

ButVikingshipsweren'tjustbuiltforwarfare.Anothertype,calledtheknarr,hadcargo（貨

物）holdsbuiltinthehull.Onesuchcargoshipwascapableofcarrying24tons.Theknarrswould

havelookedsimilartothedrekarsexcepttheywerelonger,fatterandtaller.Thesewerethe

backbonesoftheVikingempire,whichtheyusedtocarryeverythingfromgoldcoinstospices

andfinefabrics.

Boththedrekarandtheknarrwerebuiltusingthesamemethod.Traditionally,oceangoing

shipshaveusedakeel（龍骨），shapedlikethefinofafish.Thekeelsinksintothewaterbelowthe

hull.Ithelpstheshipmaintainastraightlinethroughthewaterandcounterstheforceofthewind

againstthesail,whichotherwisemightblowtheshipover.Vikingshipshadnodeepkeel.Instead,

theywerebuiltfatenoughtocarrylotsofsoldiersorpiecesofcargowhoseweighthelpedkeep

theshipplantedinthewater.

Vikingshipsweresoadvancedfortheirtinethattheyoftenwerethebiggest,tallestandmost

strikingshipsmanypeoplehadeverseen,AmonkattheSt.OmarMonastery,inFranco,wrote

thisdescriptionofaroyalVikingshipin1013.

“Ononesidelionsmoldedingoldweretobeseenontheships,ontheotherbirdsonthe

topsofthepolesindicatedbytheirmovementsthewindsastheyblew…”

TheVikingsbuiltawealthyempirethroughtradeaswellasrobberyandusedtheirwealthto

continuouslyimprovetheirships.

28.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellus?

A.TheVikingswerenotviolentpirates,buttraders.

B.TheVikingsusedtotakealeadintheworldtrade.

C.Vikingshipscouldcarrymorecargothanshipstoday.

D.Vikingshipscontributedtotheextensionoftheirempire.

29.Whatcanweinferabouttheknarrs?

A.Theywerenotdesignedforwarfare.

B.Theywerefasterthanthedrekars.

C.Theyweredesignedtocarrysoldiers.

D.Theyservedthesamepurposeasdrekars.

30.WhatdotheVikings'shipsandthetraditionaloceangoingshipshaveincommon?

A.Theybothuseadeepkeelshapedlikethefinofafish.

B.Theybothmakethehullshallowandfatwithlargesails.

C.Theybothtakemeasurestokeeptheshipplantedinwater.

D.Theybothinstallsomethingtocountertheforceofwind.

31.Whydoestheauthorrefertoamonk'sdescriptionofaVikingship?

A.ToshowhowadvancedVikingshipswerefortheirtime.

B.Toshowhowinterestedthemonkwasintravelingbysea.

C.ToshowthatVikingshipsweredesignedinastrangeway.

D.ToshowthatVikingshipswerecontinuouslyimproved.

D

Everylanguageandculturehascursewords（臟話）.Whatgivesacurseworditspoweris

partlyitsmeaningandpartlyitssound.uInEnglish,forexample,cursewordstendtocontaina

highpercentageofplosivesounds-includingP,TandK,"saidRyanMcKay,apsychologistat

UniversityofLondon.

Dr.McKayteamedupwithhiscolleagueShiriLev-Aritolearnwhetherthisfamiliarpattern

wentbeyondEnglish.Theywonderedwhetheritmightevenrepresentwhat'scalledsound

symbolism.Soundsymbolismiswhenawordsoundslikewhatitmeans.

TheresearchersfirstaskedfluentspeakersofHebrew,Hindi,Hungarian,KoreanandRussian

tolistthemostvulgar（粗俗的）wordstheycouldthinkof.Oncethey'dmadealistofeach

language'smostfrequentlyusedcursewords,theresearcherscomparedthesewithneutralwords

fromthesamelanguage.Intheselanguages,theydidn'tfindtheplosivesoundsthatseemcommon

inEnglishcursewords."Instead,wefoundthatthevulgarwordsweredefinedbywhatthey

lacked:theapproximantsoundsthatincludelettersI,L,R,WandY,"Dr.Lev-Arisaid.

Next,thescientistsinvited215nativespeakersofsixlanguages:Arabic,Chinese,Finnish,

French,GermanandSpanish.Theparticipantslistenedtopairsofwordsinalanguagetheydidn*t

speak,andguessedwhichwordineachpairwasoffensive.Inreality,allthewordswereinvented.

Forexample,theresearchersstartedwiththeAlbanianword"zog,"for"bird,“andcreatedthe

pairoffakewords“yog”and“tsog."Participantsweremorelikelytoguessthatwordswithout

approximants,suchas"tsog,“werecurses.

Finally,theresearcherscombedthroughthedictionaryforEnglishcursewordsandtheir

cleaned-upversions.Onceagain,thecleanversionsincludedmoreofthesoundsI,L,R,WandY.

A20th-centurylinguistic（語言學的）principleclaimedthatthesoundsofwordswerearbitrary:

Anywordcouldhaveanymeaning.Withcursewords,though,asinothercasesofsound

symbolism,“thesoundsthemselvesseemtocarrymeaning,“saidLev-Ari."That'sanew

thing,"saidlinguistBenjaminBergen.uCursewordsacrosslanguages,unrelatedtoeachother,

maypatternsimilarly."Healsopointedout,tomakesurethepatternofapproximantsmissing

fromcursesisn'tanaccident,itwouldbenicetofinditinanevenlargersampleoflanguages.

32.WhatisthepurposeofMcKayandLev-Ari'sresearch?

A.Toanalyzeaphenomenon.B.Toconfirmanassumption.

C.Toexplainadefinition.D.Tochallengeatheory.

33.Whatweretheparticipantsaskedtodointhesecondpartoftheresearch?

A.Todecidewhichcursewordsareusedmorefrequently.

B.Tomakeupnewcursewordsfromrealwords.

C.Ibguessaword'soffensivenessaccordingtoitssound.

D.Toidentifytheapproximantsincursewords.

34.AccordingtoLev-Ari,whichofthefourislikelytosoundoffensive?

A.tusckB.solaC.darnD.biach

35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Theoldlinguisticprincipleofsoundsandmeaningsiswrong.

B.Insoundsymbolism,aword'ssoundrepresentsitsmeaning.

C.Theresearchrevealsthesimilaritiesbetweendifferentlanguages.

D.Theresultoftheresearchisnotfullyacceptedbyscientists.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12?5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選

項。

Intheory,modemsmartphonescanlasthundredsofhoursonasinglecharge.36

Manufacturerslovetouselaboratoryconditionstoadvertisegreatnumbers,mostofwhich

don'tmatchreal-worlduse.Herewehavesomesavingtricksthatactuallywork.

Deleteappsyoudon'tuse.Onaverage,smartphoneusersdownloadabout42appsbutuse

onlytendaily.Aneasywaytopreservebatterylife?37Deletinganappthatyoudon't

useisasimplewaytofreeupstoragespaceonyourdeviceandreducetheburdenofyourbattery.

38Aphone'ssinglebiggestbatterydrainisthefactthatittakesalotofenergyto

keepyourphone'sscreenlitup,andweoftenleaveitonaccidentally,evenifwe'renotlookingat

thescreen.Thesolutionistosetyourdevicetoturnoffitsscreenafter30secondsoraminute.

Dimthescreen.Viewingyourphone'smillionsofpixelsatfullbrightnessisaguaranteed

batterydrain.Evenyourphone'sauto-brightnessfeaturewillsometimesoverdoit,meaningyou

couldbelosingprecioushoursofbatterylife.Trydimmingyourdisplayalittleatatime.39

Goaheadandchargeit.You'veprobablyheardtheclassicadviceaboutchargingbatteries:

Letyourbatterydrainalltheway,thenchargeto100percentandrepeat.Theideaisthatyouare

teachingyourbatteryto"remember“itsfullchargecapacity,ratherthanconfusingitwithperiodic,

inconsistentcharges.40Soinsteadofrunningoutthedoorwith50percentjuice,

considerplugginginyourphonefor15minutesbeforeyouleave.

A.Getridoftheothers.

B.Decreasedisplaytime.

C.Butitsnotthecaseinpractice.

D.Turnofftheonesthatyoudon*tuse.

E.You'llbesurprisedhowquicklyyoureyesadjust.

F.Itdoesn'tconsumeasmuchbatterypoweraswethink.

G.Actuallymostsmartphonebatteriesdon'tneedspecialtreatment.

第三部分語言運用（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。

Aboutfiveyearsago,Iwaspartofapilotgroup（試驗小組）formyemployertaskedwith

figuringouthowtohireandtrainpeoplewithdisabilitiesandmakethemsuccessfulinsidethe

organization.Mybosswasverykindanddecidedtobethe41forthegroup.Untilthenwehad

onlyhiredpeoplewiththevisually42.

Iledthe43ofacandidatewithanautism（自I/癥）disability.Thecandidatehadthe44

However,ourinterviewteamfeltthatthedisabilitywould45himlearningtheskillsandbeing

successful.

Iconvincedmypeerstogivehimachancetotryout——46itwasapilotprogrammeantfor

ourorganizationtolearntoo.Igavethecandidatealotof47andIbecameoneofhistrainers.Our

HRdepartmentwasnottoosupportivetotakesomeriskssowecouldonlyhirehimasa48

contractor.

Thecandidateslowlyandsurelystoodoutintheworkplace.Thereweremanybarriersalong

thewaybutthecandidatecametobe49.byhiscolleaguesandhisleader.Icontinuedtotrainhim

50andhelpedhimtogetoveranumberofchallengeshisdisabilitypresentedattheworkplace.

Fastforwardfiveyears,hecalledmelastnighttoletmeknowthathegotaformal51

yesterdayfromhismanagerasaregularemployeewithajobtitle.I.52himandtoldhimmyjoy.

Hewentontosay"Sir,53yoursupportalltheseyears,Iwouldnotbehere^^.Itoldhim

“Yoursuccessisthe54ofyourhardworkandpersistence.Youareaninspirationtoalotofpeople

with55disabilities.

Isn'titwonderfulthatapersonwithdisabilitysucceedsinaworkplace?

41.A.sponsorB.intervieweeC.followerD.inspector

42.A.involvedB.challengedC.advantagedD.varied

43.A.interviewB.examC.departmentD.group

44.A.disabilitiesB.experiencesC.qualificationsD.attitudes

45、A.preventB.leaveC.keepD.send

46.A.inallB.afterallC.firstofallD.aboveall

47.A.pressureB.gratitudeC.controlD.encouragement

48.A.potentialB.constantC.permanentD.temporary

49.A.discoveredB.ignoredC.acceptedD.envied

50.A.dramaticallyB.causallyC.carelesslyD.closely

51.A.offerB.permitC.answerD.salary

52.A.treatedB.comfortedC.recognizedD.congratulated

53.A.beyondB.withoutC.despiteD.besides

54.A.methodB.causeC.rewardD.direction

55.A.rareB.seriousC.similarD.mental

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個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

ThereisnothingquitesoFrenchasabaguette—along,thinstickofbreadthat'sfoundin

everyFrenchbakeryintheworld.56thistraditionalfoodisn'tjustasnack;the

baguetteisanimportantpartofFrenchculture.

Accordingtoonelegend,thebaguette57(create)inAustriabyabakerwho

introducedthesteamoventoFrancein1839.Thisbakingmethodmadeitpossibletobakebread

withacrispycrust(酥皮)andlightcenter.

Baguettesgrewin.58(popular)inFrancethroughoutthe19thcentury.Early

baguettesweremuchlargerthanthoseoftoday.59(measure)aroundtwometerslong,

thesebaguetteswerecarriedbydeliverywomen,whopiledthemlikefirewoodontheirbacks.

When60(serve),thesehugebaguetteswerecommonlylaidalongthedinnertable,as

theyweretoolongtofitthetable'swidth!

Whilethebreaddatesbacktothe1800s,thetermbaguettewasn*tregularlyuseduntilthe

1920s,61anewlawpreventedbakersfromworkingbefore4:00a.m.Followingthe

law'sintroduction,bakersstartedmakingbreadwithalong,thinshapesothatitwouldbake

62(fast)andbereadyintimeforbreakfast.Baguettebegantobeusedtorefertothis

fast-bakingbread.

Baguetteeatingcomeswith63(it)ownsetofcustoms.Forexample,ifs

consideredunluckytoplaceabaguetteupsidedownonatable.Andbaguettesareusuallybroken

apartbyhandduringmeals,notsliced64aknife.Howeveryouenjoythem,just

rememberthatyou