2022-2023學(xué)年湖北省黃石市陽新縣三校高三（上）期末英語試卷

閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50.0分）

• 1．Whatever your resolutions are，make sure they are still going strong.Here are some famous persons' resolutions.
  Gabby Logan，TV presenter
  Resolution：to drink more water
     I know I should drink two litres of water a day，but it's easy to forget，especially when it's cold out.I'm going to fill my bottle and leave it in the fridge overnight so I won't leave home without it and check in each night to see if I've drunk enough.
  Sarah Stirk，TV presenter
  Resolution：to meditate （冥想） more
     With a newborn baby，I'll need to stay really calm.Meditation will help me deal with those stresses，so I'll work on that，as well as deep breathing and getting out in nature regularly.With a positive attitude，I use diaries to help me keep my resolution.
  Desirèe Henry，sprinter （短跑運(yùn)動(dòng)員）
  Resolution：to get quality rest
     As I train so hard，I need to ensure I also get enough rest.I've set an 8：30 pm reminder on my phone to slow down.Sometimes I can move really slowly，so I give myself plenty of time.At 10 pm，I'll put my phone on airplane mode so I can't be disturbed.
  Alex Davies，bodybuilder
  Resolution：to schedule my time efficiently
     I've taken a break from my job as an engineer to become a professional bodybuilder and train as a drone （無人機(jī)） pilot.I've never been busier!But without that 9-to-5 structure，I need to be focused.My top trick will be nightly diaries so I can write down my short-term goals and prepare a to-do list for the next day.
  
  （1）What do Gabby Logan and Sarah Stirk have in common？

  
  A．They both work at a TV station.
  B．They have the same resolution.
  C．They are both expecting a baby.
  D．They need to calm down in study.
  （2）What do we know about Desirèe Henry？

  
  A．She will have a newborn baby.
  B．She worked as an engineer once.
  C．She is now training as a drone pilot.
  D．She gives herself enough time to rest.
  （3）Who has changed an occupation according to the text？

  
  A．Gabby Logan.
  B．Sarah Stirk.
  C．Desirèe Henry.
  D．Alex Davies.
  組卷：7引用：4難度：0.5

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• 2．"The word "sport" first meant something that people did in their free time.Later it often meant hunting wild animals and birds.About a hundred years ago the word was first used for organized games.This is the usual meaning of the word today.People spend a lot of time playing football，basketball，tennis and many other sports.Such people play because they leant to.A few people are paid for sport they play.These people are called professional sportsmen.They may be sportsmen for only a few years，but during that time the best ones can earn a lot of money.For example，a professional football player in England earns more than 300，000 dollars a year.The stars earn a lot more.International golf and tennis champions can make more than 500，000 dollars a year.Of course，only a few sportsmen can earn as much as that.Perhaps the most surprising thing about sportsmen and money is that the stars can earn more money from advertising than from sports.An advertisement for sports equipment does not simply mean，"Buy our things".It says，"Buy the same shirt and shoes as…".Famous sportsmen can even advertise things like watches and food.They allow the companies to use their names or a photo of them and they are paid for this.Sport is no longer just something for people's spare time.
  
  （1）From the passage we can learn that

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  A．famous people spend too much money and time on sports
  B．The development of sports is slower than any other activity
  C．Most people enjoy sports because they can earn a lot of money
  D．Now sports is not only an amusement for people
  （2）In this passage "professional sportsmen" means people "

  ".
  A．who teach others how to make money in sports
  B．who take sports as their jobs
  C．who are very fond of sports
  D．who teach other sportsmen how to play sports
  （3）Now，the "sport" means

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  A．what most of the people do in their spare time
  B．hunting wild animals and birds in the forests
  C．organized games
  D．something that people are paid to
  （4）Which of the following is TRUE？

  
  A．Most people play sports only for money.
  B．Those who play sports earn more than those who do not.
  C．People play sports for different purposes.
  D．Those who play sports want to keep strong and fit.
  組卷：86引用：2難度：0.5

  解析

• 3．Around the country and around the world，there is no shortage of human suffering.Poverty，disease，violence，hurricanes，wildfire and more are constantly troubling humanity，and even our best efforts thus far can't address all of everybody's needs.Many are looking for places to cut funding，and one of the first places that comes up in conversation is excessive spending on space exploration.What good is it to conduct microgravity experiments repeatedly when children are starving？Why launch so many space-related projects when nuclear war threatens our planet？
     This is a line of thinking that has been coming up throughout history.Yes，it's short-sighted，in that it fails to recognize that our greatest problems require long-term investment，and that society's greatest advances come about through hard work，research，development of decades after that is made.Investing in science is investing in the betterment of humanity.
     Over these years，much of the results of the space research have been adapted to be applicable to our daily lives.For example，NASA's advancements in the areas of robotics have given manufacturers an additional basis for the development of more advanced artificial limbs.Additionally，certain nutritional enrichment ingredients that were developed by NASA have been integrated into baby food formula.
     Space technology has also helped improve economies.Within the next three years，the space exploration and space tourism industry are expected to be valued at 3 trillion USD.It is true that for every dollar we spend on the space program，the US economy receives about ＄8 of economic benefit.Space exploration can also serve as a motivation for children to enter the fields of science and engineering.
     To many people，the idea of space travel may still seem far from practical.However，I believe that it is important that we keep going forward or we'll risk delaying further discoveries and technological advancements that will be beneficial for us.
  
  （1）According to paragraph 1，what do some people think of space exploration？

  
  A．Useless.
  B．Wasteful.
  C．Beneficial.
  D．Harmful.
  （2）What does the underlined word "that" in the second paragraph refer to？

  
  A．The advance.
  B．The development.
  C．The investment.
  D．The problem.
  （3）How does NASA's advancements contribute to the development of artificial limbs？

  
  A．By providing a foundation.
  B．By adding certain materials.
  C．By acting as a driving force.
  D．By helping realize the mass production.
  （4）What can we infer from the last two paragraphs？

  
  A．The payback of space programs is very high.
  B．Space travel appears to be within people's reach.
  C．More and more children are interested in science.
  D．New technological discoveries have been delayed.
  組卷：6引用：4難度：0.5

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寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

• 8．網(wǎng)絡(luò)時(shí)代，熱詞潮涌。傳統(tǒng)事物在創(chuàng)造性轉(zhuǎn)化、創(chuàng)新性發(fā)展的同時(shí)，也值得我們仔細(xì)審視。譬如，近期人們習(xí)慣地把"Thank you"說成"栓q"，這一現(xiàn)象在Tik Tok平臺(tái)上產(chǎn)生了諸多質(zhì)疑。作為復(fù)興中學(xué)高三的學(xué)生，你有怎樣的思考與理解？請(qǐng)你發(fā)送一條帖子，暢談你的認(rèn)知與看法。（要求：字?jǐn)?shù)不少于80詞）
  A post on my perception__________
  組卷：3引用：2難度：0.5

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• 9．閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。
      My husband Fred and I moved to a new place.We bought a small house in a reasonably good neighborhood close to Fred's office.It was a one-and-a-half-floor brick house built for soldiers returning from World War Ⅱ.That house impressed nobody except me.We had to decorate it first because it was so old.Fred and I started to paint the walls and the doors.I also worked outside the house，helping Fred break the ugly fence between us and the neighbors and grow some flowers.
      After I finished painting walls in the bedroom upstairs，I brought up some water and old towels to wash the window.I washed the inside，then opened the window and stepped out on the kitchen roof to wash the outside.The window was the kind that you couldn't open from the outside.
      I was so devoted to my housework that I didn't realize the window gradually closed.After finishing cleaning，I stood back to admire the clean glass.And then，I tried to open the window，but I failed.Standing on my kitchen roof，I looked around the neighborhood.That was a lovely afternoon.Where were the neighbor kids riding their bikes？They often rode back from the park.No young voices shouted to one anojye.air.The neighbor on the left was at work.Carroll and Julie，an elderly couple，lived in the house at the corner and were our next door neighbors.They were likely to be at home，but our kitchen was on the wrong side of our house for me to call them.
      I sat down and thought about my situation.Even if someone came along，he couldn't walk in the house and open the window.The doors were locked.That was my husband's doing. "When you're working on an indoor project，anyone could just open the door and come in.So，just keep the doors closed，" he would say.I just needed a rope to get down.I sat there，thinking how stupid I was and wishing a rope would magically appear.
  注意：
  （1）續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右；
  （2）請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。
  Suddenly，I heard a little boy laughing.__________
  The boy looked at me for a while and left to ask for help.__________
  組卷：8引用：5難度：0.5

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