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1、学科网（北京）股份有限公司2022-2023 学学年年度度上上学学期期辽辽西西联联合合校校高高三三期期中中考考试试英英语语试试题题本试卷满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟听力（时间：20 分钟满分：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。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.Whats John doing now?A.Playing football.B.Watching TV.C.Studying.2.What

2、 can the man do?A.Swim.B.Play soccer.C.Play basketball.3.When will the meeting be over?A.At 11:00.B.At 10:00.C.At 9:30.4.What does the woman think of the play?A.Terrible.B.Just so-so.C.Great.5.Whats the weather like now?A.Snowy.B.Rainy.C.Sunny.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

3、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.Where does the man want to go?A.The library.B.The lab.C.The cafe.7.Whats the mans major?A.Psychology.B.Physics.C.Chemistry.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Where is the woman going first?A.The clas

4、sroom.B.The library.C.The gym.9.What will the woman do in the library?A.Borrow some books.B.Return some books.C.Study for the exam.10.Why do the speakers go to the gym?A.To watch a game.B.To take a PE class.C.To go swimming.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What do we know about the man?A.He is in poor heal

5、th.B.He wants to stay at home today.学科网（北京）股份有限公司C.He hasnt finished his homework yet.12.What relation is Mr.Bell to the man?A.His neighbor.B.His teacher.C.His father.13.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Help him hand in his project.B.Call to ask for leave.C.Drive him to school right now.听第 9

6、段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.What will the man do in the late afternoon?A.Give a speech.B.Write a magazine article.C.Prepare some materials.15.Where will the man have dinner tonight?A.At home.B.In the office.C.In a meeting room.16.How will the man go back home?A.By bus.B.By car.C.By taxi.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至

7、20 题。17.What can we learn about Pedal Power?A.It was started in 1996.B.It gives bicycles to people for free.C.It sends bicycles to poor areas regular1y.18.What happened to Pedal Power in August 2000?A.It couldnt meet its costs.B.It won an Enterprise Award.C.It was criticized by the British media.19.

8、When did Dan Pearman go to Ecuador?A.In 1993.B.In 1998.C.In 2001.20.Why was Dan Pearmans neighbor successful in business?A.He offered many jobs to craftsmen in the town.B.He was the most skilled craftsman in the village.C.He could reach customers easily by riding his bike.（时间：100 分钟满分：120 分）第一部分阅读（共

9、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。ATales FromAnimal Hospital David GrantDavid Grant has become a familiar face to millions of fans ofAnimal Hospital.Here Dr Grant tells us the verybest of his personal stories about the animals he has treated,including famil

10、iar patients such as the dogs Snowy andDuchess,the delightful cat Marigold Serendipity Diamond.He also takes the reader behind the scenes at HarmsworthMemorial Animal Hospital as he describes his day,from ordinary medical check-ups to surgery.Tales FromAnimalHospital will delight all fans of the pro

11、gramme and anyone who has a lively interest in their pet,whether it be cat,dogor snake!14.99 Hardback 272pp Simon Schuster学科网（北京）股份有限公司ISBN 0751304417Isaac Newton:The Last Sorcerer Micheal WhiteFrom the author of Stephen Hawking:ALife in Science,comes this colourful description of the life of thewor

12、lds first modern scientist.Interesting yet based on fact,Michael Whites 1earned yet readable new book offers atrue picture of Newton completely different from what people commonly know about him.Newton is shown as agifted scientist with very human weaknesses who stood at the point in history where m

13、agic ended and science began.18.99 Hardback 320pp Fourth EstateISBN 1857024168Fermats Last Theorem Simon SinghIn 1963 a schoolboy called Andrew Wiles reading in his school library came across the worlds greatestmathematical problem:Fermats Last Theorem(定理).First put forward by the French mathematici

14、an Pierre deFermat in the-seventeenth century,the theorem had baffled and beaten the finest mathematical minds,including aFrench woman scientist who made a major advance in working out the problem,and who had to dress like a man inorder to be able to study at the Ecole Polytechnique.Through unbeliev

15、able determination Andrew Wiles finallyworked out the problem in 1995.An unusual story of human effort over three centuries,Fermats Last Theorem willdelight specialists and general readers alike.12.99 Hardback 384pp Fourth EstateISBN 185702521021.What is Animal Hospital?A.Anews story.B.Apopular book

16、.C.Aresearch report.D.ATV programme.22.In Michael whites book,Newton is described as _.A.a person who did not look the same as in many picturesB.a person who lived a colourful and meaningful lifeC.a great but not perfect manD.an old-time magician23.The person who finally proved Fermats Last Theorem

17、is _.A.Simon SinghB.Andrew WilesC.Pierre de FermatD.a French woman scientistBOne September night a family had gathered round their fireplace.Up the chimney roared the fire and brightenedthe room with its broad flames.The faces of the father and mother had a sober gladness;the children laughed;and th

18、eaged grandmother sat knitting in the warmest place.This family of mountaineers was situated in the Notch of theWhite Hills,where the wind was sharp throughout the year,and pitilessly cold in the winter.Not just that,but amountain towered above their heads,so steep，that the stones would often roll d

19、own its sides and wake the wholehouse at midnight.Though they lived in such a remote place,these people held daily conversation with the world.Some travelers,would pause here and pay only for food and accommodation,but meet with a homely kindness beyond all price.Whenthe footsteps were heard,therefo

20、re,between the outer door and the inner one,the whole family rose up,grandmother，学科网（北京）股份有限公司children,and all,as if about to welcome someone who belonged to them,and whose fate was linked with theirs.The door was opened by a young man.His face at first wore the sad expression,almost hopelessness,bu

21、t soonbrightened up when he saw the kindly warmth of his reception.He felt his heart spring forward to meet them all,fromthe old woman,who wiped a chair with her apron,to the little child that held out its arms to him.“Ah,this fire is the right thing!”cried he,“The biting wind almost froze me.But wh

22、en I saw this good fire,andall your cheerful faces,I felt as if you were waiting for my arrival.So I shall sit down,and make myself at home.”After supper,the young man talked freely,feeling himself a member of the family.He was of a proud,yet lonelyspirit,so trusting others was not easy for him.Howe

23、ver,that night,the educated youth poured out his heart before thesimple mountaineers.24.What can we learn about the family from the passage?A.They charged travelers lot for food.B.They were poor but hardworking.C.They lived in a cold and dangerous spot.D.They remained cut off from the world.25.What

24、might be the young mans purpose to drop by the family?A.To talk to the family.B.To seek shelter from cold.C.To keep company with the family.D.To know about the mountain.26.What was the main reason why the young man felt at ease?A.The welcoming fire.B.The comfortable chair.C.The delicious supper.D.Th

25、e warmth of the family.27.What would be probably the content of the paragraph that follows?A.The mountains condition.B.The familys life.C.Mountaineerscharacters.D.The young mans story.CEveryone looks forward to progress,whether in ones personal life or in the general society.Progress indicates apers

26、ons ability to change the way he is living at the moment.Progress must lead to a better life and a better way ofdoing things.All these,however,remain true only in so far as people want to accept technology and move forward byfinding new and more efficient ways of doing things.However,at the back of

27、the minds of many people,especially those who miss the“good old days”,efficiencycomes with a price.When communication becomes more efficient,people are able to contact one another no matterwhere they are and at whatever time they wish to.The click of a button allows people miles apart to talk or see

28、 eachother without even leaving their homes.With the communication gadgets,such as mobile phones and iPads,peopleoften do not take the effort to visit one another personally.Apersonal visit carries with it the additional feature ofhaving to be in the persons presence for as long as the visit lasts.W

29、e cannot unnecessarily excuse ourselves or turnthe other person off.With efficiency also comes mass production.Such is the nature of factories and the success of industrialisationtoday.Factories have improved efficiency.Unskillful tasks are left to machines and products are better made andproduced w

30、ith greater accuracy than any human hand could ever have done.However,with the improvements inefficiency also comes the loss of the personal touch when making these products.For example,many handicrafts(手工艺品)are now produced in a factory.Although this means that supply is better able to increase dem

31、and,now that学科网（北京）股份有限公司the supply is quick and efficient,the demand might fall because mass production lowers the quality of the handicraftand it is difficult to find unique designs on each item.Nevertheless,we must not commit the mistake of analysing progress only from one point of view.In fact,p

32、rogress has allowed tradition to keep up.It is only with progress and the invention of new technology that many oldproducts can be brought back to their old state.New technology is required for old products to stay old.It is peoples attitude towards progress that causes the type of influence that te

33、chnology has on society.Technology is flexible.There is no fixed way of making use of it.Everything depends on peoples attitude.The worsteffects of progress will fall on those who are unable to rethink their attitudes and views of society.When we acceptprogress and adapt it to suit our needs,a new“p

34、ast”is created.28.According to Paragraph 1,progress can benefit people when they are willing to _.A.live a better lifeB.look for better methodsC.accept technology and advance steadilyD.change ways of living29.What does the underlined word“gadgets”in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Tools.B.Messages.C.Barriers.D.S

35、kil1s.30.How does the author explains“efficiency comes with a price”?A.By describing a process.B.By making classification.C.By following time order.D.By using examples.31.What can be concluded from the last paragraph?A.Progress can suit the needs of daily life.B.People review the past with great reg

36、ret.C.Peoples attitude decides the use of technology.D.Technology should be introduced in a fixed way.DPlants:we eat them,juice them-and now it seems we can mine them too!After a successful experiment on the island of Borneo,the botany professorAlan Baker and a group ofresearchers want to introduce

37、phytomining(harvesting minerals from plants)as a better,partial substitute fortraditional mining.Phytomining,also known as agromining,means collecting metals from live plants.However,this can only bedone with a group of plants known as“hyperaccumulators”.There are around 700 identified types worldwi

38、de,andwhat makes these hyperaccumulators special is that they naturally attract and absorb minerals through theirroots-metals poisonous to other plants-and then store huge,pure concentrations of these minerals in their bodies.Themetals can then be extracted from the plantssap(汁;液),oil,or sometimes e

39、ven live tissue.Baker and his colleagues see a lot of potential in phytomining.Not only can it help meet the growing globaldemand for metals,but is a way of undoing some of that damage to the environment by traditional mining.One of the biggest problems with traditional mining is that it pollutes th

40、e surrounding area.Phytomining canextract metal waste,plus planting the hyperaccumulators would regrow the deforested areas caused by miningoperations.Aside from this,if phytomining is able to replace part of traditional mining,then there would be fewerinstances of bad mining practices like abandone

41、d mines,which pollute the nearby waters.Also,since phytomining学科网（北京）股份有限公司provides metals that are already naturally pure,there is no need to use huge amounts of energy to purify the ore(矿石).Phytomining has its drawbacks.Harvesting plants on a large scale is expensive today,compared to traditionalm

42、ining.Besides,plants can be wiped out by diseases or unexpected weather conditions.However,there are many reasons to consider phytomining.After all,we need to make sure that our planet cankeep up and sustainable practices like phytomining give us the hope that our advancement doesnt mean sacrificing

43、Mother Earth.32.What makes hyperaccumulators different from other plants?A.The sap poisonous to other plants.B.The ability to take in and store minerals.C.The oil extracted from live plant tissue.D.The concentrations of minerals in their bodies.33.What is the advantage of phytomining?A.It can stop d

44、eforestation.B.It may reduce the desertedmines.C.It uses clean energy to purify the ore.D.It cant be destroyed by diseases.34.What is the authors attitude toward phytomining?A.Pessimistic.B.Indifferent.C.Optimistic.D.Skeptical.35.What can be the best title for the text?A.Metals From Plants.B.The Fut

45、ure of Phytomining.C.WhatAre Hyperaccumulators?D.Benefits of Phytomining.第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。March 22 is the World Water Day,the theme of which is to save and cherish water.If one person saves a drop ofwater each day,hundreds of thousands tons of w

46、ater can be stored every year.36,lets take a look at thesetricks to save water.Fix pipes around your home.37Inspect your water meter and utility bills every month to see how much water youre using.If younotice an unusual increase,it may be a sign that you have a cracked pipe somewhere in your home.R

47、esolving suchproblem can save a lot of water in the long run.38This is one of the easiest ways to cut back on your water usage.Theres no need to keep the water running whileyoure in the process of cleaning your teeth or trimming your beard.Though it may sound hard to believe,39Use water-efficient ap

48、pliances.The next time you need to replace a dishwasher,washing machine,or water heater,purchase a water-efficientappliance which will benefit you a lot.For example,40,and youll also save money over time when it comesto utility costs.If we dont save water,the last drop of water will be a tear-drop o

49、f us.I believe if everyone make a little effort,we can make a big difference.A.Since water is so limited.B.while water becomes so valuable.学科网（北京）股份有限公司C.it will cut back on your water consumption.D.Replace damaged pipes to avoid wasting water.E.Turn the taps off while you brush or shave.F.Keep wate

50、r from running throughout the cleaning process.G.you can save roughly 760 L of water a month in this way.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节完形填空（共 15 小题；每题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C 和 D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Last Saturday evening,Ronan，who has autism(自闭症),attended a concert with his grandfather,Steph