甘肃省武威第二中学2022届高三英语上学期第三阶段（期中）考试试题（无答案）（考试时间：100分钟试卷满分：120分）第一部分阅读理解(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。AIthaslongbeenthoughtthatelephantsrelyontheirlargeearsandbathinginriverstostaycoolinhotclimates.Newresearch,however,hasshowedthattheworld'slargestlandanimalshaveasecrettrickofcontrollingtheirbodytemperatures.Scientistshavelongbeenpuzzledbytemperatureregulation(调节)inelephants.Generally,animalswithlargebodiestendtoholdmoreheatbecause,comparedtotheirsize,theyhaveasmallsurfaceareaforheattoescapefrom.Elephants,withtheirheavyweightframes,wouldappeartobeatadisadvantageintheheatoftheirAfricanandAsianhabitats,especiallybecausetheyhavethickfurtoprotectthemfrombushesandtrees.Scientiststhoughtthatthesecreatures,whichweighupto13tonswhenfully-grown,growlargeearstohelpthemstaycool.Theskinontheearsisthinner,sobloodwhichflowsintothemcoolsdownmoreeasily.ButfindingsbyresearchersattwouniversitiesinViennahaveshowedthatelephantsarealsoabletocooldownbyincreasingthebloodflowtoskinpatches(斑)inotherpartsoftheirbodies.TheresearchersstudiedsixAfricanelephantsatViennaZooastheymovedbetweenoutdoorandindoorenvironmentstoseehowthetemperatureontheirskinsurfacewouldchange.Theyfoundupto15“hotspots”alloveranelephant'sbodysurface,inadditiontolargepatchesontheears.Thestudyshowshowthesepatchesexpandastheairtemperatureincreasesandmorebloodflowsnearertotheskinsurface.Otherexperimentsshowthatelephantsinthewildusethesame“windows”tocontroltheirbodytemperature.-10-\nElephantshavetwoadditionalwaystostaycool:flapping(拍打)theearsandbathing.Togetherwiththesetricks,theskinhotspotsallowtheanimalstokeeptheirbodytemperaturealwaysatabout36degrees—onedegreelessthanhumans'.1．Whatcanweknowabouttheelephants?A．Theyhavethickfurtoprotectthem.B．TheyliveincoolareasinAfricaandAsia.C．Theycanweighupto3tonswhenfully-grown.D．Theyareafraidofwaterandrivers.2．Thefunctionofthethinnerskinonelephants’earsisto________.A．controltheirbodytemperatureB．helpholdmoreheatC．driveawayinsectsD．keepsensitivehearing3．Thenewresearch________.A．studiedsixAsianelephantsB．studiedelephantsinazooandinthewildC．aimedtodiscovertheelephants'disadvantagesD．provedthatscientists'earlierbeliefsweretotallytrueBMySpace,thesocialnetworkingwebsite,isdifferentfromotherwebsiteswhichonlyprovidestoriesaboutotherpeople.MySpaceisaplacethatallowsyoutobroadcastyourownstoriesandpersonalinformationtoasmanypeopleasyoulike.Startedtwoyearsago,itisabigsourceofinformationforandaboutAmericankids.Teenagersandtheirparentsfeelverydifferentaboutit.Teensarerushingtojointhesite,notsharingtheirparents’worries.Itsignalsyetanothergenerationgapinthedigitalera.Forteenagers,itisreliablenetworktokeepintouchwiththeirfriends.Theywilloftenlisttheirsurnames,birthdays,afterschooljobs,schoolclubs,hobbiesandotherpersonalinformation.“MySpaceisaneasywaytoreachjustabouteveryone.Idon’thaveallthephonenumbersofmyacquaintances.ButifIwanttogetintouchwithoneofthem,IcouldjustleavethemamessageonMySpace，”saidAbbyVanWassen.Sheisa16yearold-10-\nstudentatWoodlandHillsHighofPittsburgh,Pennsylvania.ParentsontheotherhandareseriouslyconcernedaboutthesecurityproblemsofMySpace.“Everytimeweholdaparentsmeeting,thefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpace，”saidKentGates,whotravelsthecountrydoingInternetsafetyseminars(研讨会)．TheNationalCentreforMissingandExploitedChildrenhasreceivedatleast288MySpacerelatedcomplaints,accordingtoMaryBethBuchanan,alawyerinPittsburgh.“YourprofileonMySpaceshowsallyourpersonalinformationtoanyoneontheWeb.AndMySpaceevenliststhisinformationbybirthplaceandage.It’slikeafreechecklistfortroublemakersanditendangerschildren，”Buchanansaid.4．Fromthepassage,wecanlearnthatMySpace________.A．bringsaboutthegenerationgapB．isverycarefulaboutpeople’sprivacyC．encouragesyoutolistyourpersonalinformationD．liststhetelephonenumbersofyourfriends5．WhyaresomeparentsagainstMySpace?A．BecausetheythinkMySpacehasabadinfluenceontheirchildren.B．Becausetheydon’twanttopaysomuchmoneyforMySpace.C．Becauseittakesuptoomuchoftheirchildren’ssparetime.D．Becausetroublemakerscaneasilyreachtheirchildrenthroughthesite.6．Whatcanweinferfrom“Everytimeweholdaparentsmeeting,thefirstquestionisalwaysaboutMySpace”？A．MySpacehasbecomeatopproblemtroublingparents.B．MySpaceoftenholdsparentsmeetings.C．MySpaceisquitepopularwithparents.D．Parentshavelotsofquestionsaboutthewebsite.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．InternetSafetyB．MySpaceC．GenerationGapD．TheDigitalEraCKidsarenaturalscientists.Thatmaybewhytheyasksomanyquestions.-10-\nYoungerkidstakeupscienceandmathwithamazingenthusiasm,yetastheygetoldertheyoftenlosetheirexcitement.Childrenlookonscientificexplorationasplay,butastheygetoldertheystarttoconnectitwithbigheavybooks,longworksheetsandalotofreallyconfusingwords.Whatatragedy！Wehadtheirattention,theywerelistening,theywereparticipating,theywerelearningandthenwelostittoboredom.Weneedourkidstoplaymore.Moreplaybringsupbasicscientificconcepts(概念)．Beingfamiliarwithbasicscientificconceptsbringsaboutexplorationwhichleadstoresearch.Oncetheyareresearching,theyarecompletelyintothelearning.Myboysbuiltasmall9holegolfcoursenexttoourdrivewayoneday.Itwasagreatproductofscience.Theydugouttheholesandchannelstoguidethegolfball.Theyplayedwitharchitecturewithaseriesofpipestheyhadfoundinthegarage.Theytestedspeedandmomentum(动量)bycreatingoneoftheholesacrossthedriveway.Theyexperiencedbiologywhendecidingwhichfrontyardplantscouldbeusedasapartofthecourseandwhichneededtobepulledup.IfIhadsentthemouttotheyardtobuilda9holegolfcourse,itwouldhaveneverhappened.Itwasbecauseitwastheirideathatitworked.Itrytotellthemsomeoftheconceptsafterthefact.Whentheyaskaboutsomething,Itrytorelateitbacktosomethingtheyhavebuilt,experienced,orfelt.Itrytogivethemavocabularyaroundwhattheyalreadyknow.Anafternooncanchangethewaykidslookattheworld.Notbadforadayofplay.8．Whatcanwelearnaboutkids'attitudestowardssciencefromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Kidsthinktheyareborntoworkasscientists.B．Youngerkidsbegintolearnscienceonpurpose.C．Olderkidsoftenlinksciencewithboringthings.D．Children'stakinganinterestinscienceisatragedy.9．Bybuildingthesmallgolfcourse,thewriter’sboyslearntaboutallofthefollowingthingsEXCEPT________.A．speedB．momentumC．biologyD．agriculture-10-\n10．Ifthewriterhadforcedtheboystobuildasmallgolfcourse,theymighthave_______.A．askedhersomerelatedscientificconceptsB．madeabettergolfcoursethantheonetheyhadbuiltC．askedtheirfriendstohelpthemwiththeworkD．gotboredandrefusedtofollowthewriter’sdirections11．Inwhichpartofanewspaperisthearticleprobablyincluded?A．Architecture.B．Education.C．Health.D．Sports.DTheChineseword"Shanzhai"meansasmallmountainvillage,butnowitbecomesanacceptednameforfakes,after"ShanzhaiCell-phones"producedbysmallworkshopsinsouthernChinabecamepopularinthemainlandmarketoverthepasttwoyears.BesidesShanzhai"electronicproducts,thereare"Shanzhai"movies,"Shanzhai"starsandevena"Shanzhai"SpringFestivalGala,acopyofthe25-year-oldtraditionalshowpresentedbyCCTVonChineseLunarNewYear'sEve."Shanzhai"hasbecomeacultureofitsown,meaninganythingthatimitatessomethingfamous.InChongqing,"Shanzhai"version"Bird'sNest"and"WaterCube"wovenbyfarmerswithbambooattractwideattentionfromtourists.BotharecopiesofthefamousOlympicbuildingsinBeijing.Aliteraturecriticsaidthattakingthe"Shanzhai"Galaasanexample,whenthetraditionalCCTVprogrambecomeslessandlessattractivetotheaudience,the"Shanzhai"versionappearstimelytoattractpeople."Althoughitisoftenconnectedwithpoortechniquesandoperation,'Shanzhai'culturemeetsthepsychologicalneedsofcommonpeopleandcouldbeacomforttotheirminds,"hesaid.Tothemainstream（主流）culture,theriseof"Shanzhai"cultureisachallengeandamotivation.Peoplebelievedifferentkindsofculturesdevelopingtogetherisaperfectwayanditisforthepublictochoose.12．TheChineseword"Shanzhai"mayhavestartedwith_______.A．fakecell-phonesB．electronicproductsC．SpringFestivalGalaD．Olympicbuildings-10-\n13．Accordingtothepassage,"Shanzhai"culturemeans_______.A．theactionthatapersonimitatesfamouspeopleB．productswithpoortechniquesandqualityC．anythingthatarecopiesofsomethingfamousD．thosesimilarnamestofamousbrands14．Wecaninferthatthemainstreamculture_______.A．isheldbackby"Shanzhai"cultureB．isthechallengeof"Shanzhai"cultureC．willbereplacedby"Shanzhai"cultureD．maydevelopfasterbecauseofthechallengeof"Shanzhai"culture15．Theunderlinedword"imitates"isclosestinmeaningto_______.A．stealsB．copiesC．advertisesD．cheats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。Englishisoneofthemostdifficultlanguagestomaster.Evenifyoumightnotyetsoundlikesomeonebornandraisedspeakingthelanguage,youshouldstillcongratulateyourselfonhowfaryou’vecome.Rememberthatpracticemakesperfect.Sokeepworkingatitandyourskilllevelwillcertainlyimprove.CreateanEnglishenvironmentforyourself.16．Themoreyouhearthelanguage,thebetteryou’llunderstandhowandwhentousecommonwordsandphrasesandhowthelanguageispronounced.PractisespeakingEnglisheverychanceyouget,whetheratschool,atworkorspeakingtofamilyandfriends.Whenyouspeakinyournativelanguage,askyourself,“HowwouldIsaythatinEnglish?”WatchyourselfspeakEnglishinthemirror.17．Andpractisechanginganythingyoudon’tlike.Ifyou’reuncomfortablemakingupthingstosaytoyourself,justreadyourlessonsaloud.UseconfidentbodylanguagewhileyouspeakEnglish.Evenifyou’rehavingtroublepronouncingwordsorrememberingphrases,don’tkeepyourheaddown.Speakinanatural,conversationaltone(语气);keepyourbackandheadstraight,andyour-10-\nchin(下巴)up.Ifyou’reinarelaxedsetting,putyourhandsbehindyourheadandputyourfeetup.18．FindalanguagefriendwhospeaksfluentEnglishandwantstolearnyourlanguage.19．Increaseyourconfidencebyknowingyouhavesomethingvaluabletoteach,aswellassomethingtolearn.20．Insteadofsaying“I’mnogoodatthis,”say“EverydayI’mgettingbetter.”A．TaketurnsteachingeachotherB．TrainyourbodyintofeelingincontrolC．SpeakconfidentlyaboutyourEnglishabilityD．LearningalanguagerequireslonghoursofstudyandpracticeE.GetcomfortablewiththewayyoulookspeakingthelanguageF.Readbooks,watchtelevisionshows,moviesandplaysinEnglishG.ImproveyourconfidencebyteachingthoseworseatEnglishthanyou第二部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Douglaswasmycousin.Ifirstmethimwhenhecametostaywithmyfamilyfora__21__,becausehisparentsweregoingtoteachinAfrica.Heandhisfamily__22_allthewayontheothersideofthecountry,sowehadneverhadachancetovisit.__23__,whenwearrivedattheairport,itwasnothardtofindwhichpersonwasmy_24___.Hewastheonestandingallalone,lookingaroundforsomeoneto__25__him.Helookedalittlescaredtomeetus,__26_startedtosmileshylyaftermymomhugged(拥抱)him.WhenwegotbackhomeandDouglas_27__puttinghisthingsaway,Icouldnotbelieveit.Allofhis__28_werethesame,allwhiteshirtsanddarkblueshorts.He_29__hadadarkbluejacketwithatie!“Howcomeyou__30__onlyonekindofclothes?”Iaskedhim.“That'sthewaymyschoolhas__31__been,”hesaid.“Wehavetowearuniforms.”-10-\n“Iwouldhatehavingtowearthe__32__thingeveryday,”Isaid.“Idon't__33__,”Douglassaid.“It_34__time.Idon'thavetothinkaboutwhatIamgoingtowear.”“Well,wedon'twearuniformsatour__35_.You'regoingtolookpretty__36_ifyoucometoschoolinajacketandtie.”Douglaslookedworried.__37__,Ifeltbad.Ihadnotmeantto_38_hisfeelings.Afterall,itwasnoteasytocomeallthiswaytolivewithsome__39_familyforayear.ThenandthereIdecidedthatIwasgoingto_40__mycousinandtrytomakethisasgoodayearaspossibleforhim.21．A．dayB．weekC．monthD．year22．A．workedB．livedC．traveledD．studied23．A．HoweverB．InsteadC．BesidesD．Therefore24．A．parentB．cousinC．uncleD．friend25．A．askB．teachC．helpD．meet26．A．soB．butC．orD．and27．A．startedB．stoppedC．finishedD．continued28．A．bagsB．picturesC．booksD．clothes29．A．alsoB．againC．stillD．even30．A．makeB．hateC．wearD．sell31．A．sometimesB．neverC．alwaysD．seldom32．A．rightB．sameC．onlyD．old33．A．knowB．useC．mindD．remember34．A．costsB．savesC．wastesD．counts35．A．airportB．countryC．homeD．school36．A．braveB．funnyC．smartD．handsome37．A．ReallyB．LuckilyC．SuddenlyD．Secretly38．A．shareB．enjoyC．hurtD．understand39．A．difficultB．specialC．bigD．strange40．A．lookatB．lookforC．lookafterD．lookup第二节(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)-10-\n阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。ThefirstforeignlanguageIstudiedwasFrench,andIlearntitatasecondaryschoolbetweentheagesof11and18.ItwasacompulsorysubjectforthefirstthreeyearsandI41．(choose)tocontinuestudyingitafterwardsbecauseIenjoyedit,foundit42．(interest)andwasquitegoodatit.OutsideclassIpracticed43．(listen)totheFrenchlanguageradioandreadingFrenchbooks.Beforegoingtouniversity,Ispentthreemonthsworkingon44．farminsouthernFrance.Thishelpedmebecomeprettyfluent45．Frenchandacquirearichfarming-relatedvocabulary.MyFrenchhasalsobeen46．(help)onholidayonMoroccoandPortugal.French47．(use)asasecondlanguageinMoroccoandinothercountriesquiteafewpeoplespeakFrenchinplaces48．alotoftouristsvisit.InSeptember2022IjoinedacoupleofFrenchconversation49．(group)inBangorandIhavebeengoingtothemeversince.Ithasresultedinmy50．(improve)inmyspokenFrench.NowIcanstillspeakFrenchfluentlyandcanalsoreaditwell,butmywrittenFrenchisnotsogood.第三部分写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分Iaminterestedatswimmingverymuch.Atthefirst,Iwentswimmingjusttokeephealth.NowmydreamwastoswimformycountryintheOlympics.Thoughpracticinginthepoolisverybored,Istillworkveryhardinordertorealizemydream.Becausemyhardwork,Ihavealreadycomefirstinmuchimportantcompetitions.Inthe-10-\ncompetitions,I’vemadelotoffriendsandwe’reveryclose.It’smucheasiertohavefriendswhichareswimmersbecausetheyalsohavetogetupearlytopracticelikeyouandtheyunderstandthiskindoflife.第二节书面表达（满分25分）一家英语报社向中学生征文，主题是“我理想的高中生活”，请根据下列要求和你的畅想完成短文。1.在校学习情况；2.老师与同学；3.学校活动。注意：1.词数100左右；2.司以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.开头语已为你写好，不计入总词数。Ioftenimaginewhatmylifewillbelikeinmydreamhighschool.-10-
