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1、2022-2023-1长郡中学高三上入学考试英语第一局部 听力（共两节，总分值30分）第一节 （共5小题;每题1.5分，总分值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 选出最正确选项。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。每段对话读两遍。1. How does the woman go to work this week?A. On foot. B. By bike. C. By car.2. What is Helen going to do?A. Buy some books. B. Study in the libra

2、ry. C. Attend a history class.3. Where is the conversation probably taking place?A. In a hospital. B. In a restaurant. C. In an office.4. When will the school bus arrive?A. At 7:05. B. At 7:20. C. At 7:35.5. How can the man improve his article?1. By adding a couple of points.8. By deleting unnecessa

3、ry words.9. By con-ecting grammar mistakes.第二节（共15小题;每题1分，总分值15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三个选项中选出最正确选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每题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。10. What is Tom busy doing?A. Raising money. B. Writing a lab report. C. Giving classes to children.11. Who mi

4、ght be able to help Tom this week?A. Mike. B. Cathy. C. Jane.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。12. Why is Jack leaving early?A. To avoid getting stuck in traffic.B. To enjoy the scenery on the way.C. To buy some gifts for his family.13. What does Judy often do at the railway station?A. Read books. B. Call some friend

5、s. C. Look around the shops.14. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. What to do next year. B. Where to go for vacations. C. How to pass the waiting time.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。forward to it. In winter, Bill would attach a snowplow（铲雪机）to the front of the dawn tractor. I seriously told him that I

6、would invent a better snowplow when I grew up. Sure you will. Youll get a patent certificate. It takes a certificate to prove an important thing J Bill said with a smile.One snowy morning, an idea suddenly hit me. My parents were watching TV when I spit it out, “What if I adopted Bill as my grandpa?

7、 My parents said I could go over and ask him.注意：1 .续写词数应为150左右；.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。I knocked on his door, sat down in his living room, and asked, “Can I adopt you as my grandpa?”The next morning, while learning to drive the lawn tractor with a snowplow, I accidentally plowed down our chain-link fence

8、.11. Why does Bill look troubled?A. He is short of money. B. He has made a big mistake. C. He is facing a tough choice. 12 What is Bill now?A. A college student. B. An army officer. C. A computer engineer. 13. What does the woman seem to suggest Bill do?A. Learn to repair cars. B. Decline the job of

9、fer. C. Ask his uncle for advice.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. What does the man probably do for a living?A. He is a journalist. B. He is a film reviewer. C. He is a magazine editor. 15.What day is it today?A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.16. How does the man feel at the end of the conversation?A. Very g

10、rateful. B. A little annoyed. C. Much calmer.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What is the speaker doing?A. Reporting a study. B. Chairing a meeting. C. Teaching a class.18. What should you pay most attention to when taking notes?A. Listening. B. Reading. C. Writing.19. What is an advantage of using symbols in

11、note-taking?A. It keeps information secret. B. It leaves space for future use. C. It makes key words noticeable.20. What will the speaker do next?A. Ask a few questions. B. Show some notes. C. Make a summary.第二局部 阅读（共两节，总分值50分）第一节 （共15小题；每题2.5分，总分值37.5分）阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最正确选项。AEvery year,

12、Barnes & Noble picks the 10 best books of the year, covering all genres and age groups. If youre looking fbr an amazing book to grab before the end of 2021, here are some of the best books of the year.Cloud Cuckoo LandThis novel is both a historical and futuristic science fiction story that connects

13、 five characters across hundreds of years through their relationship to a book: Cloud Cuckoo Land： The book they find is about a shepherd named Aethon, who longs to be turned into a bird, so he can live a carefree life forever. As each character finds this book, from a 15th century kid to a young te

14、en on a futuristic interstellar ship, their stories meet in this complex yet fascinating read.Crying in H MartWhen Michelle Zauner was 25, her mother s cancer changed her life forever and forced her to accept her Korean American identity in a desperate attempt to stay connected to her mother. As a t

15、alented musician, Michelle had previously been divorced from her cultural roots, but quickly turned to food to keep her mothers memory alive in this powerful and heartbreaking memoir.PonyIt is a historical, middle-grade adventure novel intended for adolescents. It talks about a 12-year-old boy named

16、 Silas who is woken in the middle of the night to see his father being taken away by three horsemen. With only his horse named Pony by his side, Silas sets off on a life-changing mission to find his father.You Will Get Through This NightIt is a nonfiction read about mental health that offers both a

17、personal and professional outlook on how to survive the hardest mental health days. Dividing the book into three chapters 一 This Night, Tomorrow, and The Days After 一 Daniel Howell wants readers to not just survive the hard nights but properly care for our mental health.1. What do Cloud Cuckoo Land

18、and Pony have in common?A. Plot.B. Literary form.C. Characters.D. Writingbackground.2. Which book is specially designed for teenagers?A Cloud Cuckoo Land.B. Crying in H Mart.C. Pony.D. You Will Get Through This Night.3. What is the feature of You Will Get Through This Night?A. It is about psychologi

19、cal health.B. It helps cure physical disabilities.C. It is a collection of personal stories.D. It mainly solves sleeping problems.BThe year I turned fifty, I resolved to do something new every day. However, balancing 365 new things with work and family, while still managing to do the laundry and get

20、 dinner on the table every night, was not always easy. In the early weeks of the project, I found it difficult to find so many new things.It wasn9t long before my friends learned that I was open to almost anything I could consider a new thing, and the invitations began pouring in not just from frien

21、ds, but friends of friends. As a result, my life was new. I went dog sledding. I attended a fashion show. I went to numerous lectures on all kinds of topics that I never would have previously considered useful or interesting and found something to appreciate in every single one. I even signed up imm

22、ediately when learning about a local group trying to get into the Guinness Book of World Records by doing something unusual.As time went by, whenever I learned about something that seemed remarkable, I did what I could to pursue it. Instead of Why”, I began to ask “Why not”. Now I find it is easier

23、to just keep my eyes open to the possibilities that surrounded me. It turned out that there were new things everywhere, and all I had to do was make a little effort to enjoy them.I looked back on the year. It doesnt matter to me that many of my new things“ werent exactly meaningful. What matters is

24、how to make full use of them when discovering there is an endless number of new things fbr me. It seemed to me an obvious sign that at fifty, my life was full of promise. I could continue to grow, stretch my wings, and learn more every day for the rest of my life.I enjoyed the idea of something new,

25、 and it gave me a reason to welcome each day as an opportunity to experience the world a little differently.4. Which of the following can best describe the authors feeling according to Paragraph 1?A. Better late than never.C. Saying is one thing but doing is another.5. Whafs the authors attitude tow

26、ard new things?A. Skeptical.B. Appreciative.Tolerant.B. Action speaks louder than words.D. Experience is the best teacher.C. Cautious.D.A. Make the most of new things.C. Try to find more new things.7. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Dream for a New LifeC. Remarkable New Things8. Wait fo

27、r your life to start over.D. Never say never when in trouble.8. The Value of FriendshipD. A Year of New ThingsC6. What does the author intend to tell us in the last paragraph?A large body of research has been developed in recent years to explain many aspects of willpower. Most of the researchers exp

28、loring self-control do so with an obvious goal in mind: How can willpower be strengthened? If willpower is truly a limited resource, as the research suggests, what can be done to make it stay strong?Avoiding temptation （诱惑）is an effective method for maintaining self-control, which is called the out

29、of sight, out of mind principle. One recent study, fbr instance, found office workers less attracted to candy in the desk drawer than that on top of their desks, in plain sight.The research suggesting that we possess a limited reservoir of self-control raises a troubling question. When we face too m

30、any temptations, are we to fail? Not necessarily. Researchers dont believe that ones willpower is ever completely exhausted. Rather, people appear to hold some willpower in reserve, saved for future demands. The right motivation allows us to tap into those reserves, allowing us to carry on even when

31、 our self-control strength has been run down. High motivation might help overcome weakened willpower-at least to a point.Willpower may also be made less vulnerable （脆弱）to being exhausted in the first place. Researchers who study self-control often describe it as being like a muscle that gets tired w

32、ith heavy use. But there is another aspect to the muscle comparison, they say. While muscles become exhausted by exercise in the short term, they are strengthened by regular exercise in the long term. Similarly, regular practices of self-control may improve willpower strength.The evidence from willp

33、ower-exhaustion studies also suggests that making a list of resolutions on New Years Eve is the worst possible approach. Being exhausted in one area can reduce willpower in other areas, so it makes more sense to focus on a single goal at a time. In other words, dont try to quit smoking, adopt a heal

34、thy diet and start a new exercise plan at the same time. Taking goals one by one is a better approach. Once a good habit is in place, Baumeister says, youll no longer need to draw on your willpower to maintain the behavior. Eventually healthy habits will become routine, and wont require making decis

35、ions at all.8. From the studies in the passage we learn that. A. people have unlimited self-controlhigh motivation ensures ones successB. willpower is hardly completely exhaustedtoo many temptations often lead to failure9. The underlined phrase tap into“ in Paragraph 3 most probably means.A. make us

36、e ofB. run out ofC. buildD. increase10. The author compares self-control to muscles. A. to prove the long-term effect of willpowerB. to show the significance of regular exercise C. to argue that self-control can be easily used up D. to explain the benefits of practicing self-control 11. To develop a

37、 good habit, which of the following does the author prefer? A. ”I will give up dessert and do exercise.B. I will set three goals this new semester., C.I will read an English novel every month.” D. I will keep myself from any temptation.DMidway through The Matrix. Cypher feasts on an enormous steak,

38、well aware that his reality is not real, part of a digital program telling his brain that the steak is a construction and that it is “juicy and delicious. Two decades after the movie made its first appearance, something unexpected arises: The future of reality will not only be virtual but also synth

39、etic （合成的）.Cyphers future meal will be a physical one, synthesized from animal cells.And the synthesis goes beyond dinner. Starting with components from the natural world, scientists are learning to engineer microorganisms and build biocomputing systems. However, biology has a tendency to evolve in

40、unexpected ways.Synthesized meat is one case in point. The driving forces behind the meat movement are practical. It has been estimated that cultured （培育的）meat would require 7 to 45 percent less energy and produce 78 to 96 percent less greenhouse gas than conventional animals farmed for consumption.

41、 But once were able to synthesize meat, theoretically, well have the capability to culture meat from any animal, even those wed never consider eating today, like dolphins or chimpanzees, which will pose a new regulatory challenge for us.Using synthetic biology, we can even edit and rewrite life, the

42、 technology of which are already in use. In 2021, scientists in some countries announced they had grown monkey embryos injected with human stem cells. Here comes the situation worth considering: such a monkey-human hybrid will demonstrate qualities that are somewhere between humans, on which experim

43、entation isnt allowed, and animals, which are often raised specifically for research. How will we decide when an animal becomes too human?Depending on where you stand, the synthetic realities land somewhere between really exciting and critically conceming. As individuals, we undertake a shared respo

44、nsibility to make good choices about this coming synthetic technology.12. What do we know about Cyphers steak in the movie?A. It is anything but appetizing.B. It is enjoyed in a virtual world.C. It is synthesized from animal cell.D. It is a construction made by himself.13. Whafs the advantage of syn

45、thesized meat?A. It is more nutritious.B It is more energy-consuming.C. It is more environment-friendly.D. It is more controllable in regulation.14. What is the authors attitude to the experiment in Paragraph 4?A. Cautious.B. Favorable.C. Pessimistic.D. Indifferent.15. What is the purpose of the tex

46、t?A. To popularize synthetic technology.B To indicate challenges of synthetic technology.C. To stress the importance of synthetic technology.D. To introduce the development of synthetic technology.第二节（共5小题；每题2.5分，总分值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正确选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Nature soothes（抚慰）our stressed-out

47、souls. We know that nature is the best prescription, and new research suggests we can gain benefits while visiting parks.16 The study published in the International Journal of Environmental Health Research found that spending 20 minutes in a city park can make you happier, regardless of whether you

48、use that time to exercise or not.In general, we found park visitors reported an improvement in emotional well-being（幸福 感）after the park visit. the study*s lead author and University of Alabama at Birmingham professor Hon K. Yuen said in a statement. T7 Instead, we found time spent in the park is related to improved emotional well-being.”For the study, 94 adults visited three city parks in Mountain Brook, Alabama, completing a questionnaire about their subjective well-being before and after their visit. 18 A visit of between 20 and 25 minutes showed the best resu