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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】Howmuchshouldthemanpay?A.$16.

B.$32.C.$60.3.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】WhatdoesthewomanexpectthemantodoonSaturday?ACelebratetheirmum’sbirthday.B

.HelpBrianmovehouse.C.TakeBrianoutfortheday.4.【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Shewilltakethejobrightaway..BSheis

n’tsurewhethertotakethejob.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.What

doesthemanadvisethewomantodo?A.Makeaskirt.B.Buyahandbag.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.Wheredoesthe

conversationtakeplace?A.Atanairport.B.Atahotel.C.Atapolicestation.9.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Waitwher

esheis.B.Makearequestfortheloss.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’stherel

ationbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Friends.C.Bossandworker.11.Whydoesthewomanlookworried?A.Sheisnotgettingonw

ellwithherboss.B.Shehasbeenlateforworkrecently..C.Shehastroubletakingherchildrentoschool.12.WhatmightthewomanthinkofAlic

e’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.Howlongwi

llthecourserunthisyear?A.Eightweeks.B.Sixweeks.C.Sevenweeks.14.Whatwasthewomansurprisedat?A.Thelackofassistants.B.Theco

nditionofweather.C.Thenumberofchildren.15.Whatnewactivitiescanthechildrenhavethisyear?A.Funprograms.B.Adventuresports.C.Creativeclasses.16.

Whatisexpectedaboutthecoursethisyear?A.Itwilllastlonger.B.Itwillrunbetter.C.Itwillstartearlier.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.Wha

tdifficultydidthespeakerhavewhenstartingtolearnFrench?A.Grammar.B.Pronunciation.C.Vocabulary.18.Whydidthespeaker

gotoFrance?A.Tosettlethere.B.Tolookforajob.C.Tocontinuetostudy.19.WhatdidthespeakerthinkofherFrenchaftershearrivedinFrance?A.Poor.

B.Excellent.C.Acceptable.20.Whatisthemostimportantinlearningalanguageaccordingtothespeaker?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小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）ATrip.compro

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petitive.B.Whetheritsdataaresecureenough.C.Whetheritsmembersareactiveornot.D.Whetheritsservicecoversthewholeworld.BAPhDstudentinMichigandefe

ndedherpaperwhilewearingaskirtmadeofrejectionlettersshereceivedwhilestudying.29-year-oldCaitlinKirbyprintedout17of

herrejectionletters—fromscholarships,academicjournals,andconferences—thenfoldedeachoneintoafan.Sheconnectedthemin

rows,andbytheendshedesignedtheitemintoaskirtandworeit.Shesaidthattheideabehindheruniqueclothingitemcameoutofadesiretonormalize

rejectionandtakeprideinovercomingit."Thewholeprocessofrevisitingthoseoldlettersandmakingthatskirtsortofremindedmethatyouhav

etoapplytoalotofthingstosucceed,"shesaid."Anaturalpartoftheprocessistogetrejectedalongtheway."Caitlin'sadviser,JulieLibarkin,aprofessorofearthandenv

ironmentalscienceatMichiganStateUniversity,alsoencouragestheacceptanceoffailureinherstudents.Libarkinbelie

vesit'simportantforstudentstogetintohabitofapplyingforthings,andtogetusedtothefeelingofrejection,sosheencouragesthemtochas

eafteranyopportunitythatcomestheirway.Ifastudentdoesn'tgetthegrantorthespotintheacademicjournal,that'sokay.They'llstillhavelear

nedsomethingintheprocess.AsforCaitlin?Herrejectionsovertheyearshaveledtogreatthings:Sinceherdoctorate,she'swonascholarshiptodofurtherresearcho

nurbanagricultureinGermany.Currently,she'sapost-doctoralresearcherattheUniversityofNebraska-Lincoln.Asforwh

atthefutureholds?"I'mpreparedtoreceiveafewmorerejectionlettersalongtheway,"shejokedheartily,"MaybeI'llmakealongerskirt."24.Whatcanwe

learnaboutCaitlinKirby'srejectionletters?A.Shereceived17rejectionsintotal.B.29ofherrejectionswerefromjournals.

C.Therejectionswereconnectedintoafan.D.Shemadesomerejectionlettersintoaskirt.25.WhatisJulieLibarkin'sa

ttitudetowardsCaitlin'saction?A.Favorable.B.Ambiguous.C.Skeptical.D.Opposed.26.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeCatlin?A.Creativeand

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wingmayCaitlinagreewith?A.Hardworkpaysoff.B.Educationistheentrancetosuccess.C.Self-respectearnsmoreresp

ect.D.Oneneedstonormalizefailures.CScientistshavelongsoughttopreventsharpmemoriesfromdullingwithage,buttheproblemremainsunsett

led.NowresearchpublishedinScientificReportssuggestsvirtualrealitymighthelpolderpeoplerecallfactsandeventsbasedonspecificdetails.Thestudyinvol

ved42healthyolderadultsfromtheSanFranciscoBayArea.Halfspentadozenhoursoverfourweeksplayingavirtual-realit

ygamecalledLabyrinth;theyworeheadsetsandwalkedinplace,walkingvirtualneighborhoodswhilecompletingsmalltasks.Theotherhalf

,inthecontrolgroup,usedelectronictabletstoplaygamesthatdidnotrequirerecallingdetails.After15sessions(期),thelatterperfor

medroughlythesameasbeforeonalong-termmemorytest.ButtheLabyrinthplayersgainanimprovementinmemorythroughtheVRgame.AscientistPeterWaisoftheUniversityo

fCaliforniasaidtheimprovementsbroughtthemuptothelevelofanothergroupofyoungeradultstakingthesamememorytests.MeredithThompson,aneducationresearche

r,studieslearningthroughVRgamesbutwasnotinvolvedinthenewstudy.Itwouldbegreattoactuallyfollowpeopleovertimeandseewhatthis

typeofgamedoesforlong-termmemory.Shesays,addingVRcanprovidegreaterinvolvementthanothergames.Wais'steamisnowinvestigatinghowlongth

eobservedeffectslastandwhichelementsofthetraininghavethemostimpact.Acognitive(认知)psychologist,DanielSimons,whowasalsonotinvolve

dinthestudy,notesexperimentswithothergamesthatclaimtotrainthebrainhaveoftenfailedtoevaluatethis.Anditremainsunclearhowtestperforma

nceinalaboratorysettingmighttranslatetoreal-worldsituations.Theoutcome,Simonsnotes,“needstoberepeated,ideallywithamuchlargerg

roup,beforeit’streatedasastrongfinding.”Fornow,Waissays,theteamhopesitsstudieswithsimilar-sizedgroupswillhelpdrawfundingtotestthegameina

largerpoolofparticipants.28.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.People'smemorygraduallyfailsastheyage.B.Peopleofdifferenta

gesshouldplayVRgames.C.Virtualrealitychangespeople'smemory.D.Virtualrealityimprovesolderadults'memory.29.WhatisM

eredithThompson'sattitudetowardtheresearch?A.satisfied.B.enthusiastic.C.cautious.D.concerned.30.Accordingtothescientists,theresearchne

edstobeimproveddueto________.A.thelackoffinancialsupport.B.thelimitedpoolofparticipants.C.theunsatisfyingtestperf

ormance.D.theimpracticalapplicationinrealworld.31.Wheremaythepassagecomefrom?A.Anovel.B.Areview.C.Amagazine.D.Aguide

book.DTheGatausedtolookannoyedwhentheyreceivedpowerbillsthatroutinelytopped$200.LastSeptemberthecouplemovedintoa1,500-square-foothomeinPremi

erGardens,anareaof95“zero-energyhomes”(ZEH)justoutsidetown.Nowthey'reactuallyeagertoseetheirelectricitybills.Thegrandtota

loverthe10monthsthey'velivedinthethree-bedroomhouse:$75.Forthepasttwomonths,theyhaven’tpaidacent.ZEHcommunitiesaretheleadingedgeoftechnologiest

hatmightsomedaycreatehousesthatproduceasmuchenergyastheyconsume.PremierGardensisoneofahalf-dozensubdivisions(住宅开发项目)inCaliforniawhereeveryhomecutspo

werconsumptionby50%,mostlybyusinglowpowerappliancesandsolarpanels.Asidefromthepanelsontheroof,PremierGardenslookslikeacommunityoftraditionalh

omes.Butinside,specialwindowscutpowerbillsbyblockingsolarheatinsummerandkeepingindoorwarmthwinter.Therestoftheenergysavingscomesfromthesolaruni

ts.Theydon'tjustfeedthehometheyserve.Iftheygeneratemorepowerthanthehomeisusing,theexcessflowsintotheutility'spowergrid(电网).Ther

esidentsarebilledby“netmetering”:theypayfortheamountofpowerthattheygetfromthegrid,minusthekilowatts(千瓦)theyfeedintoit.Ifahomegenera

tesmorepowerthanituses,thebilliszero.Thatsoundslikeabaddealforthepowercompany,butit'snot.Solarhomesprodu

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ialfeaturescanadd$25,000ormoretothepurchasepriceofahouse.Taxbreaksbringthecostdown,especiallyinCalifornia,butinmanystatesZEH

scanbeextremelyexpensive.Fortheconsumer,it'samatterofpayingnowforthehardwaretosavelateronthepowerbill.32.WhyistheGataeagertoseetheirelectric

itybillsnow?A.Theywanttocutdowntheirutility'expenses.B.Theywanttoknowiftheyareabletopay.C.Theywanttoseehowmuchtheyhavesaved.D.The

ywanttoavoidbeingovercharged.33.WhatisspecialabouttheZEHcommunities?A.Theyarebuiltinharmonywiththeenvironment.B.Theyhavecreatedcuttingedgetech

nologies.C.Theyaresubdividedintohalfadozensections.D.Theyaimtobeindependentinpowersupply.34.Whatdoesthe"netmeterin

g"practicemeantothepowercompany?A.MorepressureatpeaktimeB.Reducedoperationalcosts.C.Increasedelectricityoutput.D.Lessprofitsintheshortterm.35.T

heauthorbelievesthatbuyingahouseinaZEHcommunity__________.A.isaworthyinvestmentinthelongrunB.isbutadreamforaverageconsumersC.give

stheownergreattaxbenefitsD.contributestoenvironmentalprotection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。Yourunintothegrocerystoretopickuponebottleofwater.Yougetwhatyouneed,headtothefront,andchoosethelinethatlooksf

astest.Youchosewrong.Peoplewhoyousweargotinotherlineslongafteryouarealreadycheckedoutandofftotheparkinglot.___36__

_Itturnsout,it’sjustmathworkingagainstyou;chancesare,theotherlinereallyisfaster.Grocerystorestrytohaveenoughemployeesatcheckouttogetallth

eircustomersthroughwithminimumdelay.___37___Anysmallinterruption-apricecheck,achattycustomer-canhavedownstreameffects,ho

ldingupanentireline.Iftherearethreelinesinthestore,delayswillhappenrandomlyatdifferentregisters.Thinkabouttheprobability:___

_38____Soit'snotjustinyourmind:Anotherlineprobablyismovingfaster.Researchershaveagoodwaytodealwiththisproblem.Makeallcustomersstandinonelong,snaking

line-calledaserpentineline-andserveeachpersonatthefrontwiththenextavailableregister.___39___Thisiswhattheydoatmostbanksan

dfast-foodrestaurants.Withaserpentineline,alongdelayatoneregisterwon'tunfairlypunishthepeoplewholinedupbehindit.Instead,itwillslowdow

neveryonealittlebitbutspeedupcheckoutoverall.____40____Ittakesmanyregisterstokeeponelinemovingquickly,andsomestorescan'taffordthespaceormanpower.

Sowhereveryournextwaitmaybe:Goodluck.A.Whydoesthisalwaysseemtohappentoyou?B.Sowhydon’tmostplacesencourageserpentinelin

es?C.Someofthemayhavestoodinaqueueforalmostanhour.D.Thechancesofyourlinebeingthefastestareonlyoneinthree.E.Howhighistheprobabilitythatyo

uareinthefastestwaitingline?F.Withthreeregisters,thismethodismuchfasterthanthetraditionalapproach.G.Butsometimes,a

sonaSundayafternoon,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。Fiv

eyearsago,Ileftmyjobtoworkonaship.Myfriendssaidthatworkingonashipwould____41____mycareer,butIwaswillingtota

ketherisk.____42____fortheadventure,Iboardedashipwith2,000passengersandcrew.Tomy____43____,theshipwaswellequipped.Thatfirstvoy

agewasalearningexperience.Therewassomuchnewinformationto____44____.Evenrememberingwhichuniformtoweareachdaywasa____45____

.ThemostconfusingthingwasthatIoftenforgotto____46____myclockwhentheshipcrossedtimezones.Asadoctor,Iwas____47____forthe600crew.

Theship’smedicalcenterwas____48____afloatingemergencyroom,andwedidn’thaveateamofspecialistsforasecond____49____.Withl

onghours’work,itrequiredastrongwill.Asmanyofthepassengerswereelderly,heartattackscould_____50_____anywhereandem

ergencyevacuations(疏散)weredifficulttoarrange.Irememberonesuchpatient,whowastakenofftheshiphalfway.Af

tera(n)_____51_____rideinanoldambulance,Iwasrelievedthatthepatientarrivedatahospitalsafely.Thankfully,thejobhadseveral

unexpectedbenefitstome.I_____52_____thepassengerfacilitiesandIeven_____53_____asatourguideontripsashore.Now,Iunderstandbeingadoctoronashipisn

otajob－it’sawayof_____54_____.Ilosemycareerambition,_____55_____Iknowwhathappinessisinmylife.41.A.blockB

.buildC.ruinD.improve42.A.HungryB.SkillfulC.SuitableD.Thankful43.A.angerB.disappointmentC.scareD.relief44.A.takeinB.figureoutC.giveupD.passon45.A.l

essonB.riskC.challengeD.choice46.A.watchB.repairC.checkD.set47.A.powerfulB.responsibleC.helpfulD.grateful48.A.probablyB.especiallyC.certainlyD.act

ually49.A.examinationB.argumentC.opinionD.movement50.A.happenB.breakC.stopD.disappear51.A.amazingB.boringC.excitingD.scaring52.A.cleaned

B.enjoyedC.fixedD.protected53.A.volunteeredB.travelledC.refusedD.returned54.A.confidenceB.lifeC.experienceD.busines

s55.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)myhorizonsandarousedmyinterestinforeignculture.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）57.HemadeadvancestoHolly

wood,________(主演)withJulianneMooreinNineMonths.(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.H

ethengoesbackandbriefly________(耳语)somethingintotheblonde’sear.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）60.Withtherapidprogressdevelopmentofartificial________(智能，智慧),ourlifeint

hefutureissuretobetotallydifferentfromtoday.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）61.I’dliketoinquiresomeinformationconcerningtheposition________(公布，登广告)inye

sterday’snewspaper.(根据汉语提示单词拼写）62.Ifindthatdoingphysicalexerciseacoupleoftimesaweekmakesmemore_______________(精力充沛).(根据汉语意思单词拼写)63.Ther

eisclear________(证据)thatchildrenwhotakemusiclessonsdevelopabettermemorycomparedwithchildrenwhohavenomusic

altraining.(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.Asisknowntoalllanguagelearners,newlylea

rntwordswillsoonbeforgottenunless________(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.Anumbero

ftrees________(cut)downtomakewayforthehighwayinrecentyears,whichmakesusveryupset.(所给词的适当形式填空）68.Theyoungma

ndisappearedintothecrowd________Icouldexpressmythankstohim.(用适当的词填空)69.________(recover)fromdepression,

Shimakagedecidedtosharehisexperienceonlinewiththosesufferingfromthesamedisease.(所给词的适当形式填空）70.Whenwearriveat________usedtobecalledtheCityof

Fog,wefoundLondonhadcompletelychanged.(用适当词填空)71.Thedesigner,aswellasthemodels,________(interview)shortlyaftertheyfinishedtheiramazingperfo

rmance.(所给词的适当形式填空）72.Studentsshouldhaveaproperattitude________collegebeforethinkingaboutwhichcollegetoattend.(用适当的词填空)73.TheVoiceofChinahassetupast

age________somepeoplecanrealizetheirdreams.(用适当的词填空)74.Itwastheculture,ratherthanthelanguage,________madeithardforhimtoadaptt

othenewenvironmentabroad.(用适当的词填空)75.Afterheretired,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.假如你是你校学生会主席李华，为庆祝建党100周年，你校决定举办一场学生书画作品展，主题为“我心中的祖国”，现向全校同学征集作品。请你代表学生会写一则通知。内容包括：1.展览的时间、地点；2.作品内容；3.截止

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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_StudentUnion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。Therewassomethingintheelderl

ywoman’sgracethatcaughtmyeye.Althoughslowandunsureofhersteps,thewomanmovedwithdeliberation(从容),andtherewasnohesitationinhergestures.Itwasafew

yearsago,andIhadtakenapart-timeholiday-seasonjobinavideo.storeatthelocalshoppingmall.Frominsidethestore,Icouldseethepeopleoutsider

ushingby.Theelderlywomanenteredthestore,alongwithherdaughter,whowasdisplayingaseriouscaseofimpatience,rollinghereyes,sighingandcheckingherwatchever

yfewseconds.Iguessedifshehadpossessedarope,shewouldhavefastenedittohermothertodragheralongtokeepstepwiththerushofothershoppers.Theelderly

womanseparatedfromherdaughterandbegantoseekthroughtheDVDsonthenearestshelf.Aftertheslightesthesitation,IwalkedoverandaskedifIcouldhelpherfindsomethi

ng.Thewomansmiledupatmeandshowedmeatitlewrittenonanoldpieceofpaper.RatherthanrushofftolocatetheDVDforthewoma

n,IaskedhertowalkwithmesoIcouldshowherwhereshecouldfindit.Lookingback,IthoughtIwantedtoenjoyhercompanyforamom

ent.Somethingaboutherdeliberatemovementsremindedmeofmyownmother,who’dpassedawaythepreviousChristmas.Imissedmymomandstillfeltregretful

aboutthemomentswhenI’dusedmyimpatiencetomakeherlifeunhappy.Aswewalkedalongthebackofthestore,Iintroduceditsfloorplan:oldtelevi

sionshows,actionmovies,cartoons,sciencefiction.Thewomanseemedgladoftheunrushedcompanyandcasualconversation.Wefo

undtheDVDandshethankedme,sayingthatitwastheoneshe’denjoyedwhenshewasherdaughter’sage.Unwillingly,Iaccompaniedhertothecashregister,realizingIhadt

oreturntheelderlywomantoherdaughter,whowasstilltappingherfootatthefrontofthestore.Paragraph1:Astheelderlywomanwaswaitinginthequeueatthecashregister,

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