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高三英语考试注意事项：1．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。3．考

试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。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。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。例：Howmuchistheshirt?A．£19.15.B．£9.18.

C．£9.15.答案是C。1．Whatdidthewomanthinkthemanwasgoingtodo?A．Washclothes.B．GotoSweden.C．Havesupper.2．Howmanypeoplewillhavedinnertogether?A．Th

ree.B．Four.C．Five.3．Whenshouldthemanmakethecallbyhistime?A．At2pm.B．At3pm.C．At5pm.4．Whatdoesthewomanmean?A．Theyneedtomakemoreeffor

ts.B．Mostoftheworkremainstobedone.C．Theworkisnotasmuchasthemanthinks.5．WhichT-shirtwillthemanbuy?A．Theblackonewit

hlongsleeves.B．Thelighter-coloredonewithaV-neck.C．Theround-neckedonewithshortsleeves.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

．WhatdoestheteacherthinkofDavid’smath?A．It’snotverygood.B．It’sexcellent.C．It’saverage.7．Whatistherelationshipbetweenthetwo

speakers?A．Parentandteacher.B．Motherandson.C．Husbandandwife.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8．WhyisthewomanunwillingtoplayJuliet?A．Shedislikestherole.B．She

’safraidtoplaywithMarie.C．Shedoesn’twanttomemorizelines.9．WhomayplaythecharacterJulietintheend?A．Thewoman.B．Marie

.C．Lisa.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Atahotel.B．Attheairport.C．Atthewoman’shouse.11．Whatdoest

hemanplantodoinCalifornia?A．Relaxhimself.B．Buyanewhousehere.C．PracticespeakingEnglish.12．WhydidDrewchooseMrs.McNamara?A．Theycomefrom

thesameplace.B．Herhouseisneartheschool.C．Shehasabeautifulhouse.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13．Whichistheman’sfavoriteatfirst?A．Readingbooks

.B．WatchingTV.C．Cleaninghouses.14．Whatdidtheman’smotheraskhimtodoinhisGradeFive?A．Readonebookeveryweek.B．R

eadtwobookseveryweek.C．WriteareportontheTVprogramme.15．Whattopicmighttheman’sbrotherbeinterestedin?A．Anima

ls.B．Science.C．Engineering.16．Whatmadethemanbegintolovebooks?A．Thereviewsinthebooks.B．Therewardsfromhism

other.C．Thenewexperiencegainingfromreading.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17．Whichbusdidthespeakergeton?A．Thefirstbusthatpassed.B．Thethirdb

usthatpassed.C．Thesecondbusthatpassed.18．Whatwastheonlywordthespeakerknewofthelanguage?A．Thenameofthehotelinwhichhelived.B．Thenameofthestreetinw

hichhelived.C．Thenameofthecityinwhichhewas.19．Whowasthesecondpersonthespeakerasked?A．Apoliceman.B．Apostman.C．Anewspaperseller.20．Whatcanw

elearnaboutthespeakerfromthetext?A．Hehadarrivedinanothercity.B．Hehadn’treachedthedestination.C．Hehadfoundthehote

lwiththehelpofsomeone.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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AHerearefoureventsthatcanhelpyourstudent

staketheirwritingtothenextlevel.TheScholasticArt&WritingAwardsWithawiderangeofcategories—fromcriticalessaystoscie

ncefictionandfantasy,theScholasticAwardsareamainstayofstudentcontests.Eachcategoryhasitsownrulesandwordcounts,sobesuretocheckouttheoptionsbeforey

oudecidewhichoneisbestforyourstudents.Studentsingrades7-12,aged13andup,maybeginsubmittingworkinSeptemberbyuploadi

ngtoanonlineaccountatScholasticandconnectingtotheirlocalregion.Thereareentryfees,butthosecanbewaived(免除)forstudentsinneed.YoungArtsNationalArtsC

ompetitionThisendssoon,butifyouhavestudentswhoarereadytosubmit,it’sworthit.YoungArtsoffersanationalc

ompetitioninthecategoriesofcreativenonfiction,novel,playorscript,poetry,shortstory,andspokenword.Studentwinnersmayreceiv

eawardsofupto$10,000aswellasthechancetoparticipateinartisticdevelopmentwithleadersintheirfields.YoungA

rtsacceptssubmissionsineachcategorythroughOctober13.NationalYouthFoundationProgramsEachyear,awardsaregivenforStudentBoo

kScholars,AmazingWomen,andthe“IMatter”Poetry&Artcompetition.Thisisagreatchanceforkidstoexpressthemselveswithjoy

andstrength.Therules,prizes,anddeadlinesvary,socheckoutthewebsiteformoreinformation.AmericanForeignServiceNationalHighSchoolEssay

ContestIfyou’relookingtohelpstudentstakeadeepdiveintointernationalrelations,history,andwriting,looknofurtherthan

thisessaycontest.WinnersreceiveavoyagewiththeSemesteratSeaprogramandatriptoWashington,DC.Studentsfilloutaregistrationformonline,andate

acherorsponsorisrequired.ThedeadlinetoenteristhefirstweekofApril.21．WhatisanobviousfeatureofTheScholasticArt&WritingAwards

?A．Noentryfeesrequired.B．Variousrulesandwordcountspercategory.C．Opentostudentsingrades7-12.D．Focusesonvisualartsonly.

22．Whichcompetitionofferswinnersavoyageandatrip?A．TheScholasticArt&WritingAwards.B．YoungArtsNationalArtsCompetition.C．NationalYouthFou

ndationPrograms.D．AmericanForeignServiceNationalHighSchoolEssayContest.23．Whatdothecompetitionshaveincommon?A．Theyarefreet

otakepartin.B．Theyareheldatthesametime.C．Theyareintendedforstudents.D．Theyofferprizesupto$10,000.BWhentourguideandwildlifephotographerGaura

vRamnarayananwasonasafarijeepwithhistouristsatKazirangaNationalPark,theyheardanalarmcallfromadeer—thesoundananimalma

keswhenitseesapredator(捕食者).Hebegandriving,turningacornerbeforestoppingthecarinitstracks:Around700metersaway,therewasatigeronth

eroad.Whenhelookedatthepredatorthroughhiscameralens:Withstrawberry-blondestripes,thebigcatwasunmistakablyarare“golden”tiger.“Thetigerdecidedtocom

etowardsus,notwithanyintentionforattackoranyintentiontoharmus,butpurelytopassthroughhispathandproceedwithmarkinghist

erritory,”saysRamnarayanan.Hewasabletosnapincredibleshotsofthetigerasitwalkedalongtheroad,comingwithin100metersofthesafarijeep.Ram

narayananpostedanimageonline,andInternetuserswerequicktoexpresstheiradmirationforthestunningphotoandthetiger’sunusualcoloring.

Butgoldentigersarenotasubspecies:They’retheresultofageneticmutation(突变)thatchangesthecoloroftheirfur.Andwhiletheyarebeautiful,theirpres

encehasadarkside.Goldentigers,likewhiteandsnow-whitetigers,areoneresultofarecessivetraitthatappearsasamutationincolor-creatingge

ne.Whileit’sauniquesellingpointforvisitors,theparkisnotcelebrating;Therecessivegenesareshowingupduetoinbreeding(同系繁殖)withinawe

akenedpopulation.Around70%ofAssam’s190tigersresideinKaziranga,butrapiddevelopmentintheregionmeanswildlifeislosingitshistoricmigrationrout

esbetweenhabitats.ForphotographerRamnarayanan,Kaziranga’sgoldentigerwashisfirstsightingoftheseunusuallycoloredbigcats.Strikingasitw

as,he’sconsciousoftherarity,andhopeshecaninspireconversationsabouthowtobetterprotectwildlife.“Asaphotographer,Icanbringmessagesouttothe

public,”headds.24．Whatmayadeerdowhensensingdanger?A．Hideinacorner.B．Pretendtobedead.C．Makeawarningsound.D．He

lplesslywaitfordeath.25．WhatdidRamnarayanandowhenthetigerwascomingtowardhim?A．Hefeltthreatenedanddroveaw

ay.B．Hetriedtoattractthetiger’sattention.C．Heignoreditandcontinuedtheroute.D．Hetookthechancetophotographthetiger.

26．Whatistheattitudeoftheparktowardsmoretigerslivinginthisarea?A．Concerned.B．Indifferent.C．Opposed.D．Ignorant.27．WhatdoesGauravRam

narayananhopetodoregardinghisencounterwiththegoldentiger?A．Capturemoreimagesofsimilartigers.B．Caused

iscussionsonwildlifeprotection.C．Discouragetouristsfromvisitingthepark.D．HighlightthebeautyofKazirangaNatio

nalPark.CWemaynotalwaysnoticethatwefrequentlyimitateeachotherinconversation,usingsimilargestures,accents,andfacialexpressions.Wealsooftenreus

ethewordsofthepeoplewespeakwith.Overtime,thisformofengagement,knownasresonance(共鸣),hasincreasedmostlyamong

peopleinhighersocialgrades,includingpeopleinleadingmanagerialpositionsinthecorporateworld,doctors,universitylecturersandpoliticians,ac

cordingtoastudyledbyDrVittorioTantucci,aSeniorLecturerinLinguisticsatLancasterUniversity.Itshowedthatovera20-yearperiodpeoplefromtheses

ectorschangedtheirbehaviour—resonatingwithoneanothersignificantlymorethantheyusedtoandmovingtowardsamoreengagi

ngstyle.Wetalklikeotherstobemoreinclusiveandresonatewiththem.Thismight,suggesttheresearchers,beduetothedramaticch

angeincorporatecommunicationandhighereducationinthe2000s,involvinganinstitutionalturntowardscorporatesocialresponsibility(CSR),

andideologies(意识形态)suchasEquality,Diversity,andInclusion(EDI).“Thisaffectednotonlythesystemofvaluesofthosecommunitiesbutalsotheirinteractiona

lbehaviour,nowincreasinglymovingtowardsopenacknowledgementofotherpeople’stalk,”saidDrTantucci.“Thisincreaseisnotfoundinw

orkplaceswheretheseideologiesarenotroutinelyencouraged.”“Whenwordsandexpressionsarecreativelyreusedinconversation,sp

eakersaremoreengagedwitheachother’sspeech,showingamoreinclusiveattitudetowardswhathasjustbeensaidbytheotherparty,”explainsDrTantucci.

“Theymaketheotherperson’sspeechsoundmoreimportant.”Thisphenomenon—resonance—hasbecomemoreobviousacrosshighersocialgradesofBritishSocietythaninlow

erones.ThisshowsasignificantchangeinhowBritishpeopleinteractwithoneanotherandhowthisisreflectedindifferentsocialclasses.28．Whatdoest

heterm“resonance”refertointhetext?A．Thephysicalactofsound.B．Thepsychologicalphenomenonofsympathy.C．Thecorporatestrategyofadaptingtomarkettrend

s.D．Thebehavioralpatternofimitatingothersinconversation.29．Whichgrouphasshownthemostsignificantincreaseinresonance?A．Highschoolstudents.B．Amateurathl

etes.C．Leadersofcompanies.D．Shoppingassistants.30．Whatmightbethereasonbehindtheincreaseinresonance?A．Theriseofsocialmedia.B．T

heinfluence:ofpopularculture.C．Advancesincommunicationtechnology.D．TheshifttowardsCSRandideologieslikeEDI.31．Howdoesacommunicatorfeelinaresonantc

onversation?A．Respected.B．Offended.C．Nervous.D．Uncomfortable.DForestshavebeenembracedasanaturalclimatesolution

,duetotheirabilitytosoakupcarbondioxidefromtheatmosphereastheygrow,lockingitupintheirtrunks,branches,leaves,an

droots.ButanewstudyconfirmswidespreaddoubtsaboutthepotentialformostforestsintheWesternUStohelpcontrolclimatechange.

PublishedinEarth’sFuture,thepaperanalyzedtrendsincarbonstorageacrosstheAmericanWestfrom2005to2019.LedbyJazlynnHall

,aforestandlandscapeecologistatCaryInstituteofEcosystemStudies,theteamfoundthatthroughoutmostoftheregion,climatechan

geandfiresmaybecausingforeststostorelesscarbon,notmore.“There’sagrowingtrendtouseforestsasnaturalclimates

olutions,”saidHall.“Manyclimatemitigation(减轻)pathwaysrelyinpartonadditionalforestcarbonstoragetokeepwarmingbelow1.5℃thiscentury.Wewantedtop

rovideabaselineforhowmuchcarboniscurrentlystoredinWesternforests,howit’schanging,andhowdisturbanceslikefireanddroughtposeathreattoclimate

mitigationtargets.”TheauthorswarnthatmanyWesternforestscouldseearapidaccelerationofcarbonlossinthecomingyearsorde

cades.“Thesechallengeshavethepotentialtocompromisecarbonstoragecapacityandweakenourabilitytomitigateclimatecha

nge,Hahcautions.Byprovidingafire-newviewofthreatsatlandscapeandregionallevels,Hallandcolleaguesprovideaframework(框架)thatcouldhelpforestmanagersadapt

site-specificstrategiestostrengthenforestresilience(复原力).Theyalsoidentifytheremainingareaswiththelowestriskandhighestpotentialtostorecarbon,sucha

sthePacificNorthwest.“Ourstudydevelopsnewmethodstocarefullyestimateforest-carbonstorageataregionallevel,trackitovertime,andfindoutthecausesofcha

ngesovertime,”saidHall.Heexpectsthemethodswillbeusefulinmonitoringcarbonstoragelevelsgoingforward,aswellasassessingthecarbonimpactsofmana

gementeffortssuchasforestthinningandplannedburning.32．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“soakup”inparagraph1mean?A．Putdown.B．Takein

.C．Bringup.D．Giveout.33．Whywasthestudyconducted?A．Tofindthebestforestsforcarbonstorage.B．Topromoteforests’carbonsto

ragecapacity.C．Toassessthecurrentsituationofforests.D．Tomeasurethecarbonreleasedintoforests.34．Whatc

anwesayaboutthefuturetrendofWesternforests?A．Carbonlosswillspeedup.B．Theywillbecomemoreresilient.C．They

willstoremorecarbon.D．Theywillhavenoimpactonclimate.35．WhatistheprimaryfunctionofHall’sframeworkforforestmanagement?A．Predictingf

utureforestgrowthrates.B．Identifyinghigh-riskareasforprotection.C．MappingalltheforestsintheWesternUS.D．Helpingmanagersadaptst

rategiestoforests.第二节（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。HowtoBecomeaMoreInterestingPersonWhi

leyouwon’tbethelifeofeveryparty,youdohavethepotentialtodevelopmorepassionaterelationshipswithotherpeopleandactivities.Thiscan,inturn,ma

keyouamoreinterestingperson.Trythestepsbelowtostartonyourownpathtobecomingamoreinterestingperson.Writedownalistofyourskillsandi

nterests.Figureoutwhatbeinginterestingmeanstoyou.36Knowingwhatyouareinterestedinisessentialtobecomingbett

eratinteractingwithothersinawaythatmightbeseenasmoreinteresting.37Recognizethatyouarealreadyaninteresting

person.Youmaybecomeamoreinterestingpersonforotherpeoplewhenyouhighlightsomeofyouruniquequalities.Thismightsoundcontradictoryatfirst,but

itreallyjustmeansthattryingtobeyourselfisthebestwaytoappearmostcomfortable.Smileandlaughasoftenasyouca

n.Researchhasfoundthatevenifyouaren’tnecessarilyhappy,tobeginwith,themereactofsmilingcanreleasechemicalsinyourbrainthatmakeyoumorecom

fortableinyoursurroundings.38Smilingandlaughterhasevenbeenshowntorelievesymptomsofminordepressionandanxiety.Tryoutne

wactivitiestostretchyourcomfortzone.39Whenyoustretchyourcomfortzone,yougetyourselfoutofarut(惯例).Youinjectmoreexcitementintoyo

urlife.Youmeetnewpeople.Beopentotryingnewactivitiessothatyoulearntobealittlemorefearless.Getasenseofwhatpeoplewanttohearabout.Whilebeinginterest

ingcanmeantalkingaboutyourself,italsomeansthatyoushowinterestinotherpeople.Askabouttheperson’schildren,oraskfordetailsabouthisrecentvacation.4

0A．Embraceyouruniqueness.B．Trytobecomfortablearoundpeople.C．It’simportanttolearnhowtoengagewithothers.D．What’sin

terestingwon’tbethesameforeverybody.E．Asaresult,yoursmileconveysthisfeelingtoothers.F．Experimentwithnewactivitiesthatmightinterestyou.G．Maketheo

therpersoncomfortableinyourpresencebymakingyourselfeasytotalkto.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入

空白处的最佳选项。BrandonGarrettwasdrivingalongawindingroadintheWallowaMountains,accompaniedbyhisloyaldog,Blue.Theywere

going.41withhisbrotherandhisfamilyattheirusualcampsite.Asheapproachedasharpcurve,helost42ofthecarandcrashedoffth

eembankment(路堤).Despitesurvivingthe43,Brandonwastrapped,unabletocallforhelp44hisdeadcellphone.Hehadnochoicebuttowai

tforhelp.45,hisdogBluewassafeandsound.Havingsensedsomethingwas46,BluerannearlyfourmilestothecampsitewhereBrandon’sbrotherwasstayingtofind4

7.Afterreachingthecampsite,Blue48thefamily,barkingcrazilyuntiltheyunderstoodtheurgencyofthesituation.Thefamilyquicklygatheredotherc

amperstoassistintherescue49.Theylocatedthecrashsiteintherugged(崎岖的)terrainbutfacedchallenges50Brandon.Realizingthegravityofthesituat

ion,theycalledemergencyrescuers,whoarrived51withchainsawsandnecessarytools.AftercarefullymakingtheirwaytoBrandon,they52ablanke

tandropetopullhimoutoftrouble.Brandonwassenttothe53hospital.Afteraweekoftreatment,hewasdischargedfromthehospital.Thoughitwouldtake54forhimtofu

llyrecover,hefeltgratefulforthe55actionsofBlueandtherescueteamthatsavedhim.Together,theyhadturnedanear-t

ragicsituationintoastoryofmiracle.41．A．swimmingB．shoppingC．campingD．skating42．A．sightB．controlC．sourceD．path43．A．warB．affairC．experienceD

．accident44．A．duetoB．alongwithC．apartfromD．outof45．A．AdditionallyB．FortunatelyC．UnusuallyD．Conveniently46．A．smellyB．strangeC．wrongD．missing47．A．

guidelineB．accessC．companyD．assistance48．A．alertedB．calledC．toldD．reminded49．A．ceremonyB．effortC．occasionD．region50．A．catchingB．informingC．reachi

ngD．greeting51．A．equippedB．filledC．coveredD．decorated52．A．setB．gotC．broughtD．used53．A．bestB．nearestC．latestD．biggest5

4．A．timeB．courageC．chanceD．energy55．A．giantB．normalC．quickD．complex第二节（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。Oneofthemostwell

-knownEuropeanstotraveltheSilkRoadinMedievaltimeswasMarcoPolo(1245-1324),amerchant(商人),explorerandwriterw

horecordedhistravelsinthebookTheTravelsofMarcoPolo,56describes—amongotherthings—Polo’stravelsalongtheSilkRoadand

the57(vary)Asianregionsandcitiesthathetraverses,includingChina.AcitizenoftheRepublicofVenice,Polo58(grow)upinafamilywherebothhisfatherNiccoloanduncle

Maffeoweremerchants.EvenbeforeMarcowasborn,thebrothershadtravelled59(extensive),settinguptradingpostsinConstantinople,Sudak,Crime

a,andthewesternpartoftheMongolianEmpire.TheyevenvisitedChina.Later,thePolobrother’sembarkedonanewjourney,

andthistimetheybroughtMarco60them.Thistrip,whichwouldendup61(take)24yearssincetheystayedforverylonginChi

na,istheonerecordedbyMarcoPoloinhisbook.Ithasbeenassumedthat62PolostravelledalongtheNorthernSilkRoad,althoughthe

63(possible)ofasouthernroutehasalsobeenadvancedbysomescholars.ThePolosweren’tthefirstEuropeanstovisitChina,64MarcoPolowasthefirstEuropeantopubli

shedaccountofit,andhisbookwassure65(become)veryimportantforfuturegenerationsofexplorers.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，

你在暑假期间和家人一起去旅游。请你给英国笔友Bruce写一封电子邮件，内容包括：1．你的旅游经历；2．你的感想。注意：1．写作词数应为80个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearBru

ce,Iamwritingtosharemytravelexperienceduringthesummervacationwithyou.Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇

完整的短文。OneThursday,myclassmates,teachers,andIwenttoDahuParktostudynature.DahuPark’sMoonBridgeisoneofthemostfamousp

lacesinthewholeworld.That’sbecause,atnight,itshinesbrightlikethemoon!Onthebridge,Isawsomethinghugefloatingontopofthewater.Iwond

eredwhatitwas,soIwentdowntolook.WhenIsawwhatitwas,IwishedIhadn’t.Therewasarotting,dead,uglyfishfloatinginthepond

.MyfriendJaspercameovertoseewhatIwaslookingatandhealmostthrewup.Iaskedhimifheneededmedicine.Hesaidheneededmetogetthatfishasfarawayfromhima

spossible.Ipokeditwithastick,Irealizedthatitwashardanditseyewasmissing.Iwastotallydisgusted.Ilostmyappetite.Ourte

acher,sensingwhatwasabouttohappen,tookusawayfromthepond.WewalkedforawhileandkeptexploringDahuPark.Aswecrossedoverabridge,I

triednottolookintothewater.Then,Isawthreeoldmenfishing.Twolookedannoyedandnervous,buttheotherwascalm.Theylookedliketheywerecompeting.Igotcl

oser.Thecalmonepatientlywaitedforafishtofallintothetrap.Whenhefinallycaughtafish,IwassohappyIcouldhavejumpedintothelake.Butthefishwasr

eallysmall.Iexpectedhimtoputitinacontainerorsomething,butno,hethrewittoanearbybird.Itswallowedithappily.Theotherbirdsl

ookedatitwithjealousy,andthenmovedclosertotheoldman.Iwasshocked.Heworkedsohardandfinallycaughtafish,and

hethrewhisfirstonetoabird!注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右；2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。IthoughtmaybethedisgustingfishIsawearlierhadso

methingtodowiththisoldman’sactions.Hearingwhattheytalkedabouttheseriousnessofwaterpollution,Iunderstoodwhy.