天津市和平区2022-2023学年高三上学期英语期末考试.docx

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1、天津市和平区20222023学年高三上学期期末考试英语试题第1卷（共115分）注意事项：1 .答第1卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目用铅笔涂写在答题卡 上。2 .选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应的题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡 皮擦干净后，再填涂其它答案。第一部分：听力（共两节，满分2（）分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面五段对话。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，你将有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 . What will the man do ne

2、xt?A. Slop his car for a drink.B.Find a place to take a rest.C. Drive directly to the hotel.2 . What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Professor and student.C. Saleswoman and customer.3 . Why did Tom go to a new school?A.His family has moved to Milan.B.He has done

3、something wrong in his last school.C.His teacher asked him to transfer to another school.4 . Where probably are the speakers?A. In an office. B. At home. C. In a hotel.5 .How many people will watch the film together?it as a college major and future career.Over the course of three weeks, the young wo

4、men in the program are exposed to Artificial Intelligence through lectures, industry field trips, hands-on projects, and even mentoring sessions G旨导会议）with professors, researchers, and graduate students.How Much: $6,000 （includes tuition , room & board, field trips, and course materials）Engineering

5、Pre-College Summer Program at Syracuse UniversityThis unique summer program is perfect for the high school students considering a career in engineering, as it combines college-level introductory courses with hands-on activities and field trips. The program offers two courses during two weeks-Civil &

6、 Environmental Engineering and Aerospace Engineering - and students can choose to participate in one or both.How Much: $3.090 for boarding students; $2,191 for commuting students （走读生）51 .What can you attain from the Nanoscience program?A.Valuable research experience.B.Self-made nano-based product.C

7、.Approaches to writing applications.D.Official admission to the UC system.52 .Why does Stanford University start its A.I. program?A.To appeal to more A. I. projects.B.To attract more female students to explore A.I.C.To promote communication between A. I. researchers.D.To select qualified graduate st

8、udents for the university.53 .What can students do in Stanford Universitys A.L program?A.Go sightseeing in nearby colleges.B. Advertise for A.L course materials.C.Give lectures on A. I. to fellow students.Communicate with A.I. experts for advice.54.If you apply for Syracuse Universitys engineering p

9、rogram, you can _ .A.choose to live off campusB.take two courses for a monthC.have a discount for your tuitionD.get a part-time job in engineering55. What is the common feature of the three programs?高三年级英语试卷 笫6页（共12页）A.They last less than two weeks.B.They aim at educators in high school.C.They are h

10、osted by the same university.D.They focus on the field of technology.BIn 2015, the town of Carefree, in the USA was seeking a pumpkin carver to help their newly- planned Enchanted Pumpkin Garden festival become an instant success. Luckily for them, the sculptor Ray Villafane fell in love with the fo

11、ur-acre Carefree Desert Gardens and agreed to carve pumpkins for the tourists. Then, the festival became a hit in 2015. Now the annual event, which took place from October 19-28, in 2008, includes many fun activities for both kids and adults. However, it is the pumpkin carvings that remain the star

12、attraction.This year, Villafane and his team reached the garden in early October to carve the popular pickled （腌制的）pumpkins. Placed inside tanks resembling a kind of plants to fit in with the environment, the 3D pumpkin artworks were put in a special liquid that helped preserve them for a longer per

13、iod of time.Throughout the festival, Villafane and his team also held several live demonstrations, adding to the impressive carved pumpkins on exh 伽 tion. They also volunteered to give many pumpkin-carving fans valuable tips.Besides the wonderful carvings, guests had the chance to go into a pumpkin

14、world, complete with tales. The tales featured pumpkin dead bodies running through the grass, and a group of helpless pumpkins attempting to free their peers imprisoned by a scary-looking figure with only bones. Then, there were the hard-working rats who were sewing a pumpkin.The highlight of the fe

15、stival came on October 27. when Villafane transformed a huge pumpkin into a din osaur. The festival also featured activities including pie-eating matches, story-telling, face painting, and pumpkin-carving matches.Villafancs skil 1 first came to light in 1993 after he sculpted a pumpkin for his stude

16、nts during Halloween. In 2004, while still teaching, he decided to use his skills to create action figures for Marvel Comics. Over the next two years, the artist created numerous popular characters. In 2006, Villafane accepted a full-time position about carving toys at DC Comics. In 2010, he finally

17、 decided to go after his true love-pumpkin carving. Since he first began carving, the expert has sculpted 2,576 pieces of outstanding works in 102 cities around the world.The expert using basic carving tools for his most complex creations stands out in the festival. 56.What can wc learn about the an

18、nual Enchanted Pumpkin Garden festival?A.It has been held three times so far.B.It was organized by Ray Villafane.C.It aims at teenagers interested in arts.D.It has gained Ray Villafanes support. 高：年级英亡试卷笫8页（共12页）57 .Why did Villafane have his carved pumpkins put in a liquid?A.To prevent them from go

19、ing bad quickly.B.To make them fit in with the environment.C.To make them much more delicious.D.To make them appear more beautiful.高二年级英语试卷笫9页（共12页）58 .What can we infer about the tales of pumpkins?A.They were created by Ray Villafane.B.They were centered on the theme of friendship.C.They were all f

20、ull of imagination and terror.D.They were probably most attractive to those fond of magic.59 .Whats Paragraph 6 mainly about?A.The popularity of Ray Villafanes works.B.The gradual improvement ofVillafanes skills.C.The interest of Ray Villafane in pumpkin carving.D.The introduction of Ray Villafanes

21、career of carving.60 .Which of the following can best describe Ray Villafane?A.Reliable and brave.B.Confident and modest.C.Talented and helpful.0.Enthusiastic and cautious.COld trains are very attractive and mysterious, whether its because of their history and their function or simply because they l

22、ook so fierce and huge. Many old derailed trains have been transformed into anything like homes, art galleries and even amusement parks. As part of a recovery program to restore a failed railway, Ecuadorian design firm Al Borde transformed a tired, old train into a mobile cultural center, which they

23、 call Wagon of Knowledge* (Vagon del Saber).Selected by the Ecuadorian (厄瓜多尔)Ministry of Culture and Heritage, the community oriented project is to reactivate settlements along its route. After more than a decade of absence, these areas not only recover a means of communication but are enhanced econ

24、omically, as the cultural promoters use the train car as an activator of public space and a meeting point for the locals. The multifunctional nature of the carriage it is without a strictly defined architectural program and can therefore be designed flexibly allows for musical performances, theater

25、shows, training programs and celebrations.The train was renovated （修复）to achieve the greatest number of uses with the minimum number of elements.A public square and a theater with a capacity of 60-80 people, as well as work spaces for 20 users were incorporated by attaching three extensions to the t

26、rain: a roof with several deployment （部 署）options, retractable furniture and two storage spaces simple systems operated by the cultural promoters turn the cart into their desired requirements. Set to travel around the route, the cultural unit will begin to accumulate and facilitate new stories.Inten

27、ded to move from place to place without a strict set of limitations to define its use, it becomes something flexible that adapts to the needs of the moment, so that it Hcarries neither goods nor tourists, but culture and public space1. As we can see here, there are a lot of possibilities, thanks to

28、various interchangeable components that can allow the train to shift from conference space to a performance venue in a snap.Its a creative way to give new life to a historically important train that was once even derailed, and to ensure that it can keep on serving the public. One more thing, people

29、dont have to go to this public space; it will travel to come to them.61 .Why did the design firm Al Borde carry out the project?A.To boost the local tourism.B.To sharpen rural peoples communication skills.C.To bring communities along the railroad line to life.D.To provide recreation for the communit

30、y residents.62 .What makes the multipui-pose train possible?A. Advanced architectural design techniques.B.Thc railway systems that arc easy to operate.C.Flexible construction features of the train car.D.The financial assistance provided by cultural promoters.63 .How docs the old train meet different

31、 requirements?A. By extending the length of the carriage.B.By adding three components to the train.C.By freely changing the position of the roof.D.By expanding the seating capacity of the train.64 .What can we know about HWagon of Knowledge from the passage?A.It used to be the meeting point for the

32、locals.B.It can perform different working functions.C.It was used t。carry goods and t雕集级英语试卷第页（共2页D.It will stay in one place to entertain locals65 . What does the author think about the project?A.It is meaningful.B.It is large-scale.C.It is pioneering.D.It is impressive.DThe benefits of reading at

33、home are many and lifelong. Falling levels of enjoyment are cause for worry.If there was one good thing to come out of lockdowns, it was improved book sales and rates of reading, especially among children. A survey of 70.000 children and young people by the National Literacy Trust, however, has foun

34、d this gain is now gone: figures are now equal just before the pandemic, when the trust recorded the lowest levels of reading enjoyment(just under 50%) since it first asked the question 17 years ago. A concurrent (同时进行的)study of 8.000 five to eight-year-olds found that nearly one in five did not hav

35、e a book at home.These questions are not about basic literacy but about the habit of reading: the children surveyed spoke of books giving them subjects to talk about; of entertainment and information; of reading helping them to understand people unlike themselves; of finding in books a place ofescap

36、e and a mitigation （缓 解）of loneliness; of aid in coping with difficulty. It helps me in learning about what I am feeling. That is because I have a hard lime expressing my emotions and would rather not bother anyone? as one child put it.Children who read at home are six times more likely to be able t

37、o read above expected levels, while one study of 160,000 adults from 31 countries found children whose homes held at least 80 books, but whose schooling ended at 13 or 14, were as literate, numerate and technologically wise in adulthood as university graduates who grew up with only a few books1. Ano

38、ther found these children also went on to earn more.It is not that most parents and carers dont understand this. A reason often cited for the lack of books at home is the cost of living. Almost a fifth of Britains public libraries have closed in 10 years while one in eight primary schools in England

39、, rising to one in four in disadvantaged communities, do not have a library or designated reading space. Furthermore, the Department for Education, with its insistence on systematic synthetic phonics （自然拼读法） would do well to heed （留 心）the number of children who told the National Literacy Trust that

40、teaching in primary schools had put them off reading. Compared with other problems this country faces, providing varied reading material is relatively straightforward to fix. We owe it to children to do so.66 .What does this gain, in Para. 1 most probably refer to?A. More young readers.B.Better read

41、ing material.C.More books sold online.D.Better reading environment.67 . Which of the following is NOT cited as a reason why the habit of reading matters?A.Reading broadens childrens horizons.B.Reading offers children spiritual shelters.C.Reading improves childrens basic literacy.D.Reading helps chil

42、dren deal with emotions.68 .Children reading more often at home are found _ .A. to be pushed by expected levels of readingB.to end schooling earlier than average readersC.to be willing to learn more when they grow upD.to possess greater reading and technological abilities. Which of the following sta

43、tements is not true according to the last paragraph?A.Poor communities do not hay脩 su4fjjQiriqq pppjnediqading spaces.B.Disadvantaged families cant understand the problem with the lack of books at home.C. Primary schools havenl so far done a great job in encouraging children to read more.D.The count

44、ry should take immediate action to offer children more varied reading material.69 .What docs the author mean by saying We owe it to children to do so?A. We can offer any assistance to children to realize their drcams.B.We must create conditions and supply various books to children.C.We can buy enoug

45、h books for the children who want to read more.D.We should help children read books at home rather than in libraries.第II卷 主观题（共35分）第一节：阅读表达(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)阅读短文，按照题目要求用英 语回答问题。The gymnasium smelled of delicious food and was filled with people. The place was more lively when kids in each class of ki

46、ndergarten came in and sat in chattering rows. This was the big day the kickoff to the St. Baldricks event. And the kids knew what was coming. A fourth-grade teacher was about to have his head shaved.The St. Baldricks Foundation provides funds for childrens cancer research. Their money conics from p

47、articipants offering to publicly shave their heads in exchange for donations to the fund. When the fourth-grade teacher Mr. Leckron offered to shave his blond hair for the good of the cause, many kids signed up to be shaved as well. Many community members and parents stepped forward to donate money

48、to support the events.This event took place on a May afternoon. In the beginning of the after-school community shaving event, our principal stepped to the microphone and introduced the honorable guest, our towns mayor (市长).Our mayor said the students were worth his respect because they were so sympathetic (同 1#的)to those unfortunate.After the mayors speech, a mother stepped to the microphone and shared the story of her sons childhood cancer. The mother said the cancer was terrible to his son, but the St. Baldricks funded research m