四川省泸县第一中学2022-2023学年高三下学期开学考试英语试题.docx

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1、萨县一中2022-2023学年高三下期开学考试英语试题注意事项：答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂 到答题卡上。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. What are the speakers discussing?C - What textbook to read.C. H

2、e is hungry.C. Tap water.C. At 1:15 p.m.C. Seeing a guest off.A. Which movie to see. B. What homework to do.2. . What do we know about the man?A. He is late.B. He is tired.3. What does the man want to get?A. A tennis.B. A table.4. When is the speakers appointment?A. At 1:30 p.m.B. At 1:25 p.m.5. Wha

3、t is the woman probably preparing fbr?A - Getting married.B. Going to a movie.第二节（共15小题，每小题15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段长对话，回答第6、7题。6. How can the man get the tickets at the office?A. By mentioning the wo

4、mans name.B By giving a performance.C. By sending flowers.7. Who is the woman probably?A A ticket collector.B. A theatre actress.听第7段长对话，回答第8至9题。8. . Who is the man probably?A A farmer.B A host.9. What will the weather be like this afternoon?C. A waitress.C. A guide.A. Sunny.B. Rainy.听第8段长对话，回答第10至1

5、2题。10. What was the building used as in the past?A A library.B. A post office.C. Windy.C A supermarket.11. What did the mans kids do at the cafe on Saturday?A. They made their own pizza.B They had fiin in the play area.C. They ate hamburgers and noodles.12. What did the man dislike about the cafe?A.

6、 The noise.B. The prices.C. The service.听第9段长对话，回答第13至16题。13. What is the relationship between the speakers?A. Driver and passenger. B. Club owner and customer. C. Interviewer and interviewee.14. What can the guests do on the bus?A. Drive the bus.B. Have cold drinks.C. Cook food.15. . What are guest

7、s expected to do fbr parties?A. Get dressed smartlyB. Bring their VIP cards. C. Book clubs in advance.16. What does the man suggest guests do before a fancy-dress party?A. Control the number of people.B - Inform him of the booking time.C. Avoid wearing jeans and sports shoes.听下面一段独白，回答第17至20题。17. Wh

8、o is Beck Alter?A. An art teacher.B. A student leader. C. The owner of Penny.18. When will Penny be tested?A. When she is 30 days old. B. When she is 49 days old.C. When she is 79 days old.19. In which classes will the students write diaries fbr Pennys website?A. English and art. B. English and geog

9、raphy. C. Speech and communication.20. What will the students in life skills class do for Penny?A. Take care of Penny. B. Train Pennys personality. C. Help run the Internet page.第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个 选项中，选出最佳选项。AFree Help for Mothers of 2-3 Year OldsThe Poin

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15、rested in calling. A. 632-7415B. 632-4550C. 632-7874D. (631)632-7874Stony Brook University staff members.A. can take part in the lunch symposium on Thursday June 13th without making an appointmentB should pay fbr the advice from Woods Laboratory and Parenting Clinic on how to care for2-3 year oldsC.

16、 need only to pay 90% of the fees if their children participate in the summer campwill have their heart examined in the clinic free of chargeBIn 1848 gold was found in California. Thousands of people rushed there to get some. Many people liked living there. But there wasnt a whole lot between Califo

17、rnia (CA) and Missouri (MO), where the nearest trains ran. The train line to California wasnt finished until 1869.In I860 and 1861, the Pony Express was the fastest way to get news to and from the West. The trail that they rode was around 2000 miles long. It took most people weeks or months to ride

18、that far. The Pony Express could make the trip in just ten days. Those speeds were unheard of at the time. So how did they do it? Well, they had a good system.The Pony Express had 184 stations along the trail. The stations were around ten miles apart. This is about how far a horse could run at a gal

19、lop (疾驰)before tiring. The rider would switch to a new horse at each station. He would only take his mail pouch (邮袋)with him. Every 75-100 miles, the rider would get to a home station. At each home station, riders would rest. The mail never stopped moving, even while the horses and riders rested.It

20、was tough to ride for the Pony Express. Each rider had to weigh less than 125 pounds. Speed was the key. Most of the riders were teenage boys. They rode at a fast pace fbr up to 100 miles a day. If there were an emergency, one might have to ride 200 miles in a day.The Pony Express filled an importan

21、t role fbr a time, but it did not last. The Civil War started in April of 1861. On October 24th, 1861, the first telegraph line to California was finished. This linked them to the rest of the country. People could send messages in an instant. Two days later the Pony Express closed.23. Which happened

22、 first?A. The Pony Express was started. B. The American Civil War broke out.C. The train line to California was finished. D. Settlers rushed to California to find gold. 25. How long did it take the Pony Express to send mail from CA to MO?A,About 24 hours.B.About ten days.C About twenty days.D.About

23、one month.26. What would a rider do at the home station?A.Give his mail to a new rider.B.Rest a while and go on riding.C.Collect new mail for customers.D.Feed the horse and checkthe mail.27. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To prove communication industry develops rapidly.B. To exp

24、lain why horses were used to deliver mail. C. To describe the I860 - 1861E Fastest Mail Service.D. To tell the brave stories of the Pony Express.CTraveling by subway can sometimes be quite an adventure, especially during rush hour. There are the times when you have to avoid cups of coffee that could

25、 spill （溅）on you. The smells of some passengers5 food are very strong, too. According to the Beijing subway passenger regulations, which went into effect on May 15th, passengers except babies and the sick are no longer allowed to eat or drink on the subway. Violators （违反者）who do not stop after being

26、 asked to will be asked to get off. The violation will also be recorded in the violators credit record.Some support the rule. The reason is that the smell of food and drink can annoy other passengers. “The smell of food fills the carriage, causing people discomfort, especially in the hot summer, Bes

27、ides, eating on the subway produces rubbish. And on subway trains, people often spill their drinks J said Zheng Yiou5 17, a student from Hefei.However, others question this rule. Some citizens live so far from their work places that they have limited time to have breakfast before they go to work. Ea

28、ting while they travel saves them time and decreases the chance that they will be late fbr work,“ He Songlin, a 17-year-old student from Chengdu said, “And some people, like those with low- blood sugar levels, get sick if they cant eat when they must.”Other Chinese cities like Nanjing and Chengdu ha

29、ve similar regulations. Some foreign cities also ban eating and drinking on the subway. For example, eating and drinking have long been banned on the subway in Washington DC. Singapore fines people who eat or drink on the subway up to 500 Singapore dollars, which is RMB 2,417 yuan.Chen Yanyan, a pro

30、fessor from Beijing University of Technology, believed we should consider the need of some people to eat or drink on the subway. Commuters （上班族）and travelers are sometimes too busy to eat. Maybe we could learn from Tokyo, where there are many subway stations equipped with services, allowing passenge

31、rs to eat and drink J she said.28. In which city was subway passenger regulations carried out on May 15th?A.Chengdu.B.Nanjing.C.Washington DC.D.Beijing.29. Whats the punishment fbr the passengers who break the rules in Singapore?A Eating on the subway.B.Drinking on thesubway.C.Being fined up to 2417

32、 yuan.D.Being asked to getoff the train.30. What is Chen Yanyans attitude to eating or drinking on the subway?A -Worried.B.Sympathetic.C. Doubtful.D. UninterestedWhat would be the best title fbr the text?A. Food and Drink Banned on Subway.B. The Adventure of Subway TravelingC. Ways to Eat and Drink

33、on Subway.D. The Services on Subway StationsDFrom Mozart to Metallica, tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while they paint, write, or draw. Many believe that music helps inspire creativity, but an international Study conducted by English and Swedish researchers is challenging t

34、hat idea.Psychologists from Lancaster University, The University of Gavle, and The University of Central Lancashire say that their findings indicate music actually prevents creativity.To come to their conclusions, researchers had participants complete verbal insight（洞察）problems designed to inspire c

35、reativity while sitting in a quiet room, and then again while music played in the background. They found that background music significantly impaired（肖U 弱）“the participants1 ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.The research team also tested background noises such as those comm

36、only heard in a library, but found that such noises had no impact on subjects1 creativity.The tasks were simple word games. For example, participants were given three words, such as dress, dial, and flower. Then, they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined

37、to form a common phrase or word. The single word, in this case, would be surT （sundress, sunflower, etc.）Participants completed the tasks in either a quiet room, or while exposed to three different types of music; music with unfamiliar lyrics, instrumental music, or music with familiar lyrics.We fou

38、nd strong evidence of impaired performance when playing background music in comparison to quiet background conditions/ says co-author Dr. Neil McLatchie of Lancaster University.Dr. McLatchie and his colleagues theorize that music interferes （干 扰）with the verbal working memory processes of the brain,

39、 preventing creativity. Also, as far as the library background noise having seemingly no effect, the studyfs authors believe that was the case because library noises create a steady state environment that doesnt prevent concentration.Its worth mentioning that even familiar music with well known lyri

40、cs impaired participants creativity, regardless of whether or not it produced a positive reaction, or whether participants typically studied or created while listening to music.To conclude, the findings here challenge the popular view that music inspires creativity, and instead show that music, rega

41、rdless of the presence of semantic（语义的）content （no lyrics, familiar lyrics or unfamiliar lyrics）, always prevent creative performance in insight problem solving11, the study reads.31. What conclusion can most probably be drawn from this passage?A. Background music inspires creativity.B Background mu

42、sic impairs creativity.C. Background noises have bad influence on creativity.D. Different music has different effects on creativity.32. The participants were asked to.A. do some reading in a libraryB. design some verbal insight problemsC.do some word gamesD.listen to some background music33. Why can

43、t the participants perform well?A.Because the music prevents concentration.B.Because they arent familiar with music.C.Because the tasks are too challengingD.Bee the background is not creative.34. Which of the connections about background music with their learning effects is true?A. The music with a

44、positive reaction has a positive effect.B. The effects depend on the contents of music.C. Quiet music does good to learning effects.D. All background music is bad fbr learning effects.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10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。As you get older, your memory declines, and constant s

45、tress and unhealthy lifestyles can also cause it to decline too soon. Even memory strategies wont save you if you dont know how to keep a good memory. 36 The following can be tried.Exercise regularlyThafs right, we mean physical exercise. Leading a lifestyle spending a lot of time sitting down and n

46、ot moving can also lead to memory loss. 37 Its healthy fbr both your mind and your body.Play video gamesYes, you heard us. Get on that controller and spend a couple of hours playing your favorite video game. 38 A recent study illustrated how these pastimes can help improve the functioning of various

47、 memory-associated regions in the brain. But dont go overboard, too much of a good thing can be bad for you.Eat your vegetablesThis is a no-brainer since its a well-known fact eating vegetables can help keep you and your body healthy, and that includes your brain. Various research papers state that

48、fruits and vegetables can help lower oxidative （氧化的）stress in your brain. 39Reduce stress level40 Intense and persistent stress, especially at high levels, can easily impair our memory and disrupt our cognitive skills. You can do this by meditating, taking a walk or by taking mindfiilness-based stress reduction methods.A. Its sometimes good fbr your mind.B Sharpen your brain with advanced devices.C. Go ahead and practice whenever possible.D. So go outside and start working up a good sweat.E. They as well as help keep hea