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唐山一中2021—2022学年度第一学期期中考试高三年级英语试卷说明：1.考试时间120分钟，满分150分。2.将卷Ⅰ答案用2B铅笔涂在答题卡上,将卷Ⅱ答案用黑色字迹的签字笔书写在答题卡上。卷Ⅰ(选择题共95分

)注意事项：1.答题前,先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。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

在试题卷答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分听力（共两节，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.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whereisthewomangoingwithherchildren?A.ToJapan.B.ToAustralia.C.ToCanada.2.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Howmu

chshouldthemanpay?A.$16.B.$32.C.$60.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhatdoesthewomanexpectthemantodoonSaturday?ACelebratetheirmu

m’sbirthday.B.HelpBrianmovehouse.C.TakeBrianoutfortheday.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewilltakethejobrightaway..BSheisn’tsure

whethertotakethejob.C.Shedoesn’tlikethejob.5.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Anovel.B.

Afilm.C.Awriter.第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)请听下面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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】6.Whatwillthewomandothisevening

?A.Dosomeshopping.B.Attendaparty.C.Visithergrandma.7.Whatdoesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Makeaskirt.B.Buyahandba

g.C.Wearanecklace.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】8.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Atanairpo

rt.B.Atahotel.C.Atapolicestation.9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Waitwheresheis.B.Makearequestforth

eloss.C.Givehimhertelephonenumber.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】10.What’stherelationbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Friends.C.Bossa

ndworker.11.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?A.Sheisnotgettingonwellwithherboss.B.Shehasbeenlateforworkrecently..C.Shehastroubletakingherchildrento

school.12.WhatmightthewomanthinkofAlice’swaytodealwithherproblem?A.Practical.B.Strange.C.Wrong.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下

小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】13.Howlongwillthecourserunthisyear?A.Eightweeks.B.Sixweeks.C.Sevenweeks.14.Whatwasthewomansurprisedat?A.Thelackofassista

nts.B.Theconditionofweather.C.Thenumberofchildren.15.Whatnewactivitiescanthechildrenhavethisyear?A.Funprograms.B.Adventuresport

s.C.Creativeclasses.16.Whatisexpectedaboutthecoursethisyear?A.Itwilllastlonger.B.Itwillrunbetter.C.Itwillstartearlie

r.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】17.WhatdifficultydidthespeakerhavewhenstartingtolearnFrench?A.Grammar.B.Pronunc

iation.C.Vocabulary.18.WhydidthespeakergotoFrance?A.Tosettlethere.B.Tolookforajob.C.Tocontinuetostudy.19.WhatdidthespeakerthinkofherFrenchaftershe

arrivedinFrance?A.Poor.B.Excellent.C.Acceptable.20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingto

thespeaker?A.Masteringthegrammarrules.B.Knowingalargenumberofwords.C.Usingthelanguageinreallife.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小

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heideabehindheruniqueclothingitemcameoutofadesiretonormalizerejectionandtakeprideinovercomingit."Thewholeprocessofrevisitingth

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tanceoffailureinherstudents.Libarkinbelievesit'simportantforstudentstogetintohabitofapplyingforthings,andtogetusedtothefeelingofrejection,s

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tyofNebraska-Lincoln.Asforwhatthefutureholds?"I'mpreparedtoreceiveafewmorerejectionlettersalongtheway

,"shejokedheartily,"MaybeI'llmakealongerskirt."24.WhatcanwelearnaboutCaitlinKirby'srejectionletters?A.S

hereceived17rejectionsintotal.B.29ofherrejectionswerefromjournals.C.Therejectionswereconnectedintoafan.D.Shemadesomerej

ectionlettersintoaskirt.25.WhatisJulieLibarkin'sattitudetowardsCaitlin'saction?A.Favorable.B.Ambiguous.C.Skepti

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weeksplayingavirtual-realitygamecalledLabyrinth;theyworeheadsetsandwalkedinplace,walkingvirtualneighborhoodswhilecompletingsmalltasks.Theother

half,inthecontrolgroup,usedelectronictabletstoplaygamesthatdidnotrequirerecallingdetails.After15sessions(期),thelatterperf

ormedroughlythesameasbeforeonalong-termmemorytest.ButtheLabyrinthplayersgainanimprovementinmemorythroughtheVRgame.Asc

ientistPeterWaisoftheUniversityofCaliforniasaidtheimprovementsbroughtthemuptothelevelofanothergroupofyoungeradultstakingthesamememorytes

ts.MeredithThompson,aneducationresearcher,studieslearningthroughVRgamesbutwasnotinvolvedinthenewstudy.Itwouldbegreattoactuallyfollowpeopleovertime

andseewhatthistypeofgamedoesforlong-termmemory.Shesays,addingVRcanprovidegreaterinvolvementthanothergames.Wais'

steamisnowinvestigatinghowlongtheobservedeffectslastandwhichelementsofthetraininghavethemostimpact.Acognitive(认知)psy

chologist,DanielSimons,whowasalsonotinvolvedinthestudy,notesexperimentswithothergamesthatclaimtotrainthebrainhaveoftenfailedtoevaluatethi

s.Anditremainsunclearhowtestperformanceinalaboratorysettingmighttranslatetoreal-worldsituations.Theoutcome,Simonsnotes,“ne

edstoberepeated,ideallywithamuchlargergroup,beforeit’streatedasastrongfinding.”Fornow,Waissays,thetea

mhopesitsstudieswithsimilar-sizedgroupswillhelpdrawfundingtotestthegameinalargerpoolofparticipants.28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.People'smemo

rygraduallyfailsastheyage.B.PeopleofdifferentagesshouldplayVRgames.C.Virtualrealitychangespeople'smemory.D.Virtualrea

lityimprovesolderadults'memory.29.WhatisMeredithThompson'sattitudetowardtheresearch?A.satisfied.B.enthusias

tic.C.cautious.D.concerned.30.Accordingtothescientists,theresearchneedstobeimproveddueto________.A.t

helackoffinancialsupport.B.thelimitedpoolofparticipants.C.theunsatisfyingtestperformance.D.theimpractic

alapplicationinrealworld.31.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A.Anovel.B.Areview.C.Amagazine.D.Aguidebook.DTheGatausedto

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areaof95“zero-energyhomes”(ZEH)justoutsidetown.Nowthey'reactuallyeagertoseetheirelectricitybills.Thegrandtotaloverthe10mon

thsthey'velivedinthethree-bedroomhouse:$75.Forthepasttwomonths,theyhaven’tpaidacent.ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoft

echnologiesthatmightsomedaycreatehousesthatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsume.PremierGardensisoneofahalf-dozensu

bdivisions(住宅开发项目)inCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspowerconsumptionby50%,mostlybyusinglowpowerappliancesandsolarpanels.Asidefromthepanels

ontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityoftraditionalhomes.Butinside,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolarheatinsummerandke

epingindoorwarmthwinter.Therestoftheenergysavingscomesfromthesolarunits.Theydon'tjustfeedthehometheyserve.Iftheygeneratemorepowert

hanthehomeisusing,theexcessflowsintotheutility'spowergrid(电网).Theresidentsarebilledby“netmetering”:theypayfortheamo

untofpowerthattheygetfromthegrid,minusthekilowatts(千瓦)theyfeedintoit.Ifahomegeneratesmorepowerthanituses,thebilliszero.Thatsound

slikeabaddealforthepowercompany,butit'snot.Solarhomesproducethemostpoweronthehotsunnyafternoonswheneveryonerusheshometo

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toknowiftheyareabletopay.C.Theywanttoseehowmuchtheyhavesaved.D.Theywanttoavoidbeingovercharged.33.WhatisspecialabouttheZEHcommunities?A.T

heyarebuiltinharmonywiththeenvironment.B.Theyhavecreatedcuttingedgetechnologies.C.Theyaresubdividedintohalf

adozensections.D.Theyaimtobeindependentinpowersupply.34.Whatdoesthe"netmetering"practicemeantothepowercompany?A.MorepressureatpeaktimeB.Reducedope

rationalcosts.C.Increasedelectricityoutput.D.Lessprofitsintheshortterm.35.TheauthorbelievesthatbuyingahouseinaZEHcommunity__________.A.isa

worthyinvestmentinthelongrunB.isbutadreamforaverageconsumersC.givestheownergreattaxbenefitsD.contributestoenvironmentalprotection第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分1

2.5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。Yourunintothegrocerystoretopickuponebottleofwater.Yougetwhatyouneed

,headtothefront,andchoosethelinethatlooksfastest.Youchosewrong.Peoplewhoyousweargotinotherlineslongafteryouare

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ystorestrytohaveenoughemployeesatcheckouttogetalltheircustomersthroughwithminimumdelay.___37___Anysmallinterruption-apricecheck,achattycus

tomer-canhavedownstreameffects,holdingupanentireline.Iftherearethreelinesinthestore,delayswillhappenrandomlyatdifferentregisters.Thi

nkabouttheprobability:____38____Soit'snotjustinyourmind:Anotherlineprobablyismovingfaster.Researchershaveagoodwaytodealwiththisproblem.Makea

llcustomersstandinonelong,snakingline-calledaserpentineline-andserveeachpersonatthefrontwiththenextavailabler

egister.___39___Thisiswhattheydoatmostbanksandfast-foodrestaurants.Withaserpentineline,alongdelayatoneregisterwon'tunfairlypunishthepeoplewholinedupb

ehindit.Instead,itwillslowdowneveryonealittlebitbutspeedupcheckoutoverall.____40____Ittakesmanyregisterstok

eeponelinemovingquickly,andsomestorescan'taffordthespaceormanpower.Sowhereveryournextwaitmaybe:Goodluck.A.Whydoesthisalwaysseemtohappentoyo

u?B.Sowhydon’tmostplacesencourageserpentinelines?C.Someofthemayhavestoodinaqueueforalmostanhour.D.Thechancesofyourlinebeingthefastestareonlyone

inthree.E.Howhighistheprobabilitythatyouareinthefastestwaitingline?F.Withthreeregisters,thismethodismuchfasterthanthetraditionalapproa

ch.G.Butsometimes,asonaSundayafternoon,thesystemgetsparticularlybusy.第三部分语言运用（共三节，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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。Fiveyearsago,Ileftmyjobtoworkonaship.Myfriendssaidthatworkingonashipwould____41____mycareer,butIwaswillin

gtotaketherisk.____42____fortheadventure,Iboardedashipwith2,000passengersandcrew.Tomy____43____,theshipwaswellequipp

ed.Thatfirstvoyagewasalearningexperience.Therewassomuchnewinformationto____44____.Evenrememberingwhichuniformtow

eareachdaywasa____45____.ThemostconfusingthingwasthatIoftenforgotto____46____myclockwhentheshipcrossedtimezones.Asadoct

or,Iwas____47____forthe600crew.Theship’smedicalcenterwas____48____afloatingemergencyroom,andwedidn’thaveatea

mofspecialistsforasecond____49____.Withlonghours’work,itrequiredastrongwill.Asmanyofthepassengerswereelderly,hearta

ttackscould_____50_____anywhereandemergencyevacuations(疏散)weredifficulttoarrange.Irememberonesuchpatient,whowastakenofftheshiphalfway.

Aftera(n)_____51_____rideinanoldambulance,Iwasrelievedthatthepatientarrivedatahospitalsafely.Thankfully,thejobhadseveralunexpectedbenefitstome.

I_____52_____thepassengerfacilitiesandIeven_____53_____asatourguideontripsashore.Now,Iunderstandbeingadoctoronashipisnotajob－it’sawayof_____54_____

.Ilosemycareerambition,_____55_____Iknowwhathappinessisinmylife.41.A.blockB.buildC.ruinD.improve42.A.Hungr

yB.SkillfulC.SuitableD.Thankful43.A.angerB.disappointmentC.scareD.relief44.A.takeinB.figureoutC.giveupD.

passon45.A.lessonB.riskC.challengeD.choice46.A.watchB.repairC.checkD.set47.A.powerfulB.responsibleC.help

fulD.grateful48.A.probablyB.especiallyC.certainlyD.actually49.A.examinationB.argumentC.opinionD.movement5

0.A.happenB.breakC.stopD.disappear51.A.amazingB.boringC.excitingD.scaring52.A.cleanedB.enjoyedC.fixedD.protected53.A.volunteeredB.travelledC

.refusedD.returned54.A.confidenceB.lifeC.experienceD.business55.A.thoughB.unlessC.butD.or卷Ⅱ(非选择题共55分)第二节单词拼写(共10小题；每小题0.5分

，满分5分)阅读下面句子,根据汉语提示在空白处填入1个适当的单词。注：所填单词要求1—4册课本复习词汇。56.Whatyoutoldmeaboutyourcountry________(扩大)myhorizonsandarouse

dmyinterestinforeignculture.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）57.HemadeadvancestoHollywood,________(主演)withJulianneMooreinNineMo

nths.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）58.ThemomentIheardthegoodnews,Iofferedmy________(祝贺)toheroverthephone.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）59.Het

hengoesbackandbriefly________(耳语)somethingintotheblonde’sear.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）60.Withtherapidprogressdevelopmentofartificial_______

_(智能，智慧),ourlifeinthefutureissuretobetotallydifferentfromtoday.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）61.I’dliketoinquiresomeinformat

ionconcerningtheposition________(公布，登广告)inyesterday’snewspaper.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）62.Ifindthatdoingphysicalexerciseacoupleoftimesaweekmakesmemo

re_______________(精力充沛).(根据汉语意思单词拼写)63.Thereisclear________(证据)thatchildrenwhotakemusiclessonsdevelopabettermemorycomparedwit

hchildrenwhohavenomusicaltraining.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）64.Theywouldbeabletoreplytoour________(信号)usingsimilarmethods.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）65.Asisknowntoalllanguag

elearners,newlylearntwordswillsoonbeforgottenunless________(经常)usedineverydaycommunication.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）第三节单句语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)阅读下面句子,在空

白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。66.DavidwenttoAustraliaforhisholidaylastweek,whichaccounted________hisabsencefromLinda’sbirthdayparty.(用适

当的词填空)67.Anumberoftrees________(cut)downtomakewayforthehighwayinrecentyears,whichmakesusveryupset.(所给词的适当形式填空）68.Theyo

ungmandisappearedintothecrowd________Icouldexpressmythankstohim.(用适当的词填空)69.________(recover)fromdepre

ssion,Shimakagedecidedtosharehisexperienceonlinewiththosesufferingfromthesamedisease.(所给词的适当形式填空）70.Whenw

earriveat________usedtobecalledtheCityofFog,wefoundLondonhadcompletelychanged.(用适当词填空)71.Thedesigner,aswellasthemodels,

________(interview)shortlyaftertheyfinishedtheiramazingperformance.(所给词的适当形式填空）72.Studentsshouldhaveaproperattitude________coll

egebeforethinkingaboutwhichcollegetoattend.(用适当的词填空)73.TheVoiceofChinahassetupastage________somepeoplecanrealizetheirdreams.(用适当的词填空)74

.Itwastheculture,ratherthanthelanguage,________madeithardforhimtoadapttothenewenvironmentabroad.(用适当的词填空)75.Afterher

etired,theoldmandidallhecouldtoprotecttheoldtemplefrom________(damage).(所给词的适当形式填空）第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）的76.假如

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止日期。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考词汇：建党thefoundingoftheCPCNotice________________________________________________________

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tudentUnion第二节读后续写（满分25分）77.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。续写的词数应为150左右。Therewassomethingintheelderlywoman’sgracethatcaughtmyeye.Althoughs

lowandunsureofhersteps,thewomanmovedwithdeliberation(从容),andtherewasnohesitationinhergestures.Itwasafewyearsago,andIhadtakenap

art-timeholiday-seasonjobinavideo.storeatthelocalshoppingmall.Frominsidethestore,Icouldseethepeopleoutsiderushingby.Theelderlywomanenteredthe

store,alongwithherdaughter,whowasdisplayingaseriouscaseofimpatience,rollinghereyes,sighingandcheckingherwatcheveryfewsecon

ds.Iguessedifshehadpossessedarope,shewouldhavefastenedittohermothertodragheralongtokeepstepwiththerushofothershoppers.Theelderlywomanseparatedfromher

daughterandbegantoseekthroughtheDVDsonthenearestshelf.Aftertheslightesthesitation,IwalkedoverandaskedifIcouldhelph

erfindsomething.Thewomansmiledupatmeandshowedmeatitlewrittenonanoldpieceofpaper.RatherthanrushofftolocatetheDVDforthewoman,Iaskedhertowalkwi

thmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfindit.Lookingback,IthoughtIwantedtoenjoyhercompanyforamoment.Somethin

gaboutherdeliberatemovementsremindedmeofmyownmother,who’dpassedawaythepreviousChristmas.Imissedmymoma

ndstillfeltregretfulaboutthemomentswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeherlifeunhappy.Aswewalkedalongthebacko

fthestore,Iintroduceditsfloorplan:oldtelevisionshows,actionmovies,cartoons,sciencefiction.Thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushedcompany

andcasualconversation.WefoundtheDVDandshethankedme,sayingthatitwastheoneshe’denjoyedwhenshewasherdaughter’sage.U

nwillingly,Iaccompaniedhertothecashregister,realizingIhadtoreturntheelderlywomantoherdaughter,whowasstilltappingher

footatthefrontofthestore.Paragraph1:Astheelderlywomanwaswaitinginthequeueatthecashregister,Iwalkedovertoherdaughter.________

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