上海市市某中学2022-2023学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（含听力音频及原文）含详解.pdf

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1、2022学年高三期中英语考试考生注意：1.考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分。2.本考试设试卷和答题纸两部分。所有答题必须涂（选择题）或写（非选择题）在答题纸上，做在试卷上一律不得分。3.答题前，务必在答题纸上填写准考证号和姓名。檄自助获取听力音频I.Listening ComprehensionSection ADirections:In Section A,you will hear ten short conversations between twospeakers.At the end of each conversation,a question will be asked ab

2、out whatwas said.The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once.After youhear a conversation and the question about it,read the four possible answers onyour paper,and decide which one is the best answer to the question you haveheard.1.A.Excited.B.Dissatisfied.C.Bored.D.Exhausted.2.A,7:

3、00.B.7:I0.C.9:00.D.9:10.3.A.A cook.B.A shop assistant.C.A saleswoman.D.Awaitress.4.A.At a gas station.B.In a work shop.C.At an art gallery.D.In a department store.5.A.He hasnt had a chance to meet Kathy yet.B.Kathy had already told him the news.C.He didnt know that Kathy was being moved.D.His new of

4、fice will be located in New York.6.A.The woman wants to go to Toronto.B.The man wants to go to Vancouver.C.There are no flights to Toronto.D.There are two direct flights toToronto.7.A.She should do more careful work.B.She is not concerned about Georges remarks.C.George does not care about her.D.Geor

5、ge shouldnt have said much about her.8.此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】A.She cant afford that much for a trip.B.She is fortunate to have made a lot of money.C.She doesnt think 15,000 dollars is enough for the trip.D.She considers 15,000 dollars only a small sum of money.9.A.Playing tennis.B.Writing a term paper.C.

6、Gathering materials.D.Holding a meeting.10.A.The man was seriously injured in the car accident.B.The man had poor imagination because of the car accident.C.The man wasnt wearing the seat belt when the accident happened.D.The mans daughter advised him to wear the seat belt before he left home.Section

7、 BDirections:In Section B,you will hear two short passages and one conversation.You will be asked three questions on each of the passages and four questions forthe conversation.The passages and conversation will be read twice,but thequestions will be spoken only once.When you hear a question,read th

8、e fourpossible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer tothe question you have heard.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。11.A.Future researchers.C.Company employees.12.A To teach the listeners how to work hard.B.To enable the listeners to get better salaries.C.To prepare the listeners to get

9、better jobs.D.To encourage the listeners to seize opportunities.13.A.Kindness.B.Diligence.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。14.A.The benefits of walking.C.The way of forming a habit.15.A Because it needs much thinking.B.College students.D.Successful artists.C.Willingness.D.Interest.B.The importance of keeping fit.D.Th

10、e possibility of excising regularly.B.Because people can improve their memory.C.Because it is suitable fbr everyone.D.Because people neednt concentrate on it.16.A.It is the easiest way to lose weight.B.It can be made part of peoples life.C.It can make peoples hearts stronger.D.It prevents people suf

11、fering fromcancers.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。17.A.He has just been back from South America.B.He has been burnt fbr a few hours.C.He has been surfing the Internet for long.D.He has been doing school work all night.18.A.To look for something interesting for pleasure.B.To meet new friends in the net chatroom.C.

12、To release pressure from heavy work.D.To look for information for his project.19.A.Quite a few sites are just old event calendars.B.Ifs a waste of time to surf the Internet.C.A lot of information can be found.D.A lot of friends can be made on the Internet.20.A.People spend much time talking about ot

13、her interests.B.It takes long to find things because of many useless sites.C.It is hard to start chatting with others in the chatroom.D.Its hardly the best source of information available.II.Grammar and VocabularySection ADirections:After reading the passage below,fill in the blanks to make the pass

14、age coherent andgrammatically correct.For the blanks with a given word,fill in each blank with the proper form ofthe given word;fbr the otl 1 er blanks,use one word that best fits each blank.Inflation（通货膨胀）ruins Broadways romance with the PhantomThe stage chandelier（水晶吊灯）will fall for the last time

15、when“The Phantom of the Opera,“the longest running musical on Broadway,shuts in February after 35 years.Musical theatre has been the mainstay of Broadway since the 19th century,but the business ofrunning grand musicals 21 require huge audiences to pay high ticket prices is quite agamble.“Phantom 22（

16、see）by almost 20 million people on Broadway by earlier this month,grossing$1.3 billion.It 23 not match classical operas as a work of art,but you cannotargue with a cash machine.However,the machine can suddenly break down,as Phantom has foundon Broadway 24 it returned post-pandemic last year.The bigg

17、est difficulty is not the initial investment in a new production,enormous 25this can be;it is that musicals are very costly to keep going.Cameron Mackintosh,joint producerof Phantom,“compares them with yachts.C 4It is like owning a boat:the happiest days are buyingand selling it.It is extremely expe

18、nsive to run.The drag has become greater with high inflation.Mackintosh estimates that so far,the weeklycost of putting on“Phantom on Broadway 26(rise)by$100,000,with further rises inenergy and other expenses to come.This is reinforced by the fact,as is often the case in London and New York,27 long-

19、running musicals tend to become increasingly dependent on tourists,with locals attracted28 limited runs of new shows and revivals.Fewer have been visiting New York thanbefore Covid hit,particularly from Asia.As demand falls,tickets get 29(discount)andthe economics of the older musical sag(萧条、下挫).Thi

20、s will probably not be the last New York has seen of the lovestruck masked man;Phantom”may be revived in the future,perhaps in a more viable form.It will carry on touring the world forlimited runs.If the tourists will not come to“Phantom,“it will come to 30(they).Section B(10 分)Directions:Complete t

21、he passage with the words in the box.Each word can only be used once.Notethat there is one word more than you need.A.experiencing B.loss C.respond D.pressing E.determine F.classifyG.senses H.strictly I.processing J.distinguish K.upsetTheres no doubt that dogs are incredibly perceptive and sensitive

22、beings,with the ability tosense emotions and read the facial expressions of humans.The American Kennel Club(AKC)saysprevious studies have shown dogs combine hearing and sight to 31 to happy and angryhuman faces with happy and angry vocalizations(发声).Researchers have found that dogs can 32 the positi

23、ve sound of laughing from thenegative sound of crying The dogs were found to be more 33 and stimulated by thenegative sounds than positive ones.A 2018 study published in Scientific Report showed that dogscan 34 human emotions using only their ears.They use the right side of their brain for35 negativ

24、e emotions and the left side for positive ones.A 2016 study published in The Royal Societys Biology Letters showed dogs can recognizeemotions in humans using information from different 36 which the study said is an abilitythat had never previously been observed outside of humans.Speaking to Newsweek

25、,the AKCs chief veterinary officer,Dr.Jerry Klein,explained dogscan certainly become depressed and anxious.There have been reports of dogs 37depression and loneliness following the 38 of an owner or a t4fellow member“of theirpack,as well as a change from their normal routine,Klein explained.“But whe

26、ther or not dogs get sad is a little less certain,Klein told Newsweek.Klein saidfrom a 39 scientific standpoint,there isnt strong evidence“that dogs feel what peoplewould 40 as sadness,Dogs live more in the moment and dont have the seFconsciousness or the tendency to inwardly ponder like people do.I

27、IL Reading ComprehensionSection ADirections:For each blank in the following passage there are four words orphrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase thatbest fits the context.When educators think of literacy the ability to read and write they often place moreimportance on

28、 a studenfs ability to read and fully comprehend a piece of writing.But experts saycritical and creative writing skills are equally important.And,they are too often 41 inthe classroom.Compared to reading,writing is more 42.It helps students be independent thinkers,take 43 of their stories and ideas

29、and communicate them clearly to others.Unless wewant an education system just focused on making people 44 and not focused on helpingthem to be producers,this 45 on reading only-which does happen in so many places is very short-sighted.Students5 writing work now usually 46 on examining a text,instead

30、 of presenting anew idea.Writing should be the central thing youre learning,rather than writing in response to atext on a test or writing to demonstrate youve learned what someone has taught you.Writing improves reading skillsTeaching reading together with writing improves both skills,says Rebecca W

31、allace-Segall,who 47 a New York City writing center,Writopia Lab.She said writing affects apersons ability to read.More than 90 percent of young people in the Writopia program do not48 their writing abilities when they start,Wallace-Segall said.But she said they learn toenjoy the writing process and

32、 become more effective 49、too.Employers today seek workers all the time who can write well.Digital tools 50mean that people are interacting with the internet through writing.Young people are5J writing all the time through text messages,emails and on social media.Everyyoung person today is a writer i

33、f they are connected to the internet.Working through 52 by writingSupporters of writing-centered teaching add that writing 53 young people.Whenstudents own their 54 and tell their stories,they become not only stronger and moreconfident writers,but also stronger and more confident individuals.Writing

34、 also helps students work through difficulties they face in life.Theyre not writing astory about a difficult father or directly about a bully in class,but they are creating a55 scenario that might feel distant enough for them to explore some of these problemsat a deeper level.Thus,teaching students

35、to write well can have an effect on the larger world.Those adults can see that the stories they5re telling themselves about those young people are oftenwrong and doing a lot of harm in the world.41.A.emphasizedB.overlookedC.concealedD.exhibited42.A.activeB.educativeC.possessiveD.idealistic43.A.owner

36、shipB.governorshipC.readershipD.authorship44.A.purchasersB.customersC.consumersD.inventors45.A.influenceB.emphasisC.concentrationD.insistence46.A.carriesB.feedsC.centersD.takes47.A.hostsB.occupiesC.revolvesD.heads48.A.showB.boostC.boastD.trust49.A.listenersB.writersC.readersD.publishers50.A.unexpect

37、edlyB.increasinglyC.intentionallyD.surprisingly51.A.barelyB.reluctantlyC.skillfullyD.already52.A.effortsB.individualsC.problemsD.opinions53.A.authorizesB.drainsC.teachesD.empowers54.A.voicesB.rightsC.confidencesD.freedoms55.A.mysteriousB.fictionalC.dramaticD.realisticSection BDirection：Read the foll

38、owing three passages.Each passage is followed byseveral questions or unfinished statements.For each of them there are fourchoices marked A,B,C and D.Choose the one that fits best according to theinformation given in the passage you have just read.(A)At first,I didnt recognize the symptoms that we al

39、l had in common.Friends mentioned thatthey were having trouble concentrating.It wasnt burnout we still had energy.It wasntdepression-we didnt feel hopeless.We just felt somewhat joyless and aimless.It turns out there?s a name for that:lanQuishin.Languishing is a sense of inactivity and emptiness.It

40、feels as if youre muddling（应付）through your days,looking at your life through a foggy windshield.In psychology,we think about mental health on a spectrum（范围）from depression toflourishing.Flourishing is the peak of well-being.Depression is the valley of ill-being.Languishing is the neglected middle ch

41、ild of mental health.Its the emptiness between depressionand flourishing-the absence of well-being.Youre not functioning at full capacity.Languishingdulls your motivation,disrupts your ability to focus,and greatly increases the possibility thatyou91 1 cut back on work.Part of the danger is that when

42、 youre languishing,you might not notice the lessening ofdelight or the decreasing of drive.You dont catch yourself slipping slowly into aloneness;youreindifferent to your indifference.When you cant see your own suffering,you dont seek help oreven do much to help yourself.So what can we do about it?P

43、eople who became more focused on their work managed toavoid languishing.Interrupted attention is an enemy of engagement and excellence.To go beyondlanguishing,give yourself some uninten upted time.It clears out constant distractions and gives usthe freedom to focus.And try starting with small wins b

44、y focusing on a challenge that matters toyou-an interesting project,a worthwhile goal,or a meaningful conversation.We still have a lot to learn about what causes languishing and how to cure it,but naming itmight be a first step.It could help to defbg our vision,giving us a clearer window into what h

45、adbeen an unclear experience.It could remind us that we werent alone:languishing is common andshared.By acknowledging that so many of us are languishing,we can start giving voice to quiet despairand lighting a path out of the emptiness.56.According to the passage,which definition best suits the word

46、“languishing”?A.Staying in ones comfort zone.B.Having a vague view of ones future.C.Becoming weaker or failing to improve.D.Feeling exhausted and without hope.57.For those who are languishing,they are likely to.A.seek help when they feel theyre sufferingB.deny that they cannot work at full capacityC

47、.give themselves some unintenupted timeD.be indifferent to their lack of enthusiasm58.Which of the following is a potential solution to languishing?A.Removing it from the spectrum of mental health.B.Recognizing the reduction of delight and motivation.C.Improving attention span and eliminating distra

48、ction.D.Having a clearer idea about its cause and effect.59.Why is it significant to know that languishing is common and shared?A.We can continue to learn more about languishing.B.We can let the silent despair speak up and find a way out.C.We can see it as basically the same as depression.D.We can s

49、tudy it as the complete opposite of flourishing.(B)What is a TEDx event?TEDxx=independently organized TE D eventTEDx brings the spirit of TEDs mission of“ideas worth spreading to local communitiesaround the globe.A TEDx event is a local gathering where live TED-like talks and videos previouslyrecord

50、ed at TED conferences are shared with a community.TEDx events are fully planned andcoordinated independently,on a community-by-community basis.All TEDx events present multipleissues and a diversity of voices from many disciplines.After all,whats the fun without a littlevariety?If you want to organiz