厦门集美中学2022年上学期高三英语期中考试题第Ⅰ卷（共100分）第一部分听力（略）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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ARainbeatagainstthewindow,matchingmymood.Ishouldhaveknownthatmynewjobatthehospitalwastoogoodtobetrue.Throughouttheday,rumors(传言)warnedthatthenewestemployeefromeachdepartmentwouldbelaidoff.Iwasthenewestoneinthetrainingdepartment.Mybossappeared.“Youprobablyknowwe’recuttingback,”hesaid.“Administrationwantsustoofferoutplacementclassestohelpthoseemployeesfindotherjobs,showingthemhowtoactinaninterview,forexample.”“Fine,”Iansweredunwillingly,notknowingwhatelsetosay.Idecidedtogohomeearlythatday.Inthehall,ImettheladywhobroughtuscookieseveryFriday.Shewasalittlewomanwithgrayhair.Onlyherheadand thetopofhergreenapronwerevisibleoverthecart(小车)loadedwithcleaningsupplies.Atleastshehadajob!Atthefinalmeeting,laid-offworkersformedalineatthedoor.Acolleaguewhispered,“Ican’tbelieveourCookieLadyisbeinglaidoff.We’llmissherasmuchaswe’llmisshercookies.”WhenthecolleaguespoketoherinSpanish,IknewmyclasseswouldbeuselessforherandIrealizedhowmuchbetteroffwasthanthispoorwoman.Idecidedtodosomethingforher.IwrotetoanewspaperexpressinghowIfeltabouttheunselfishnessoftheCookieLadywhoneededajob.Afewdayslater,myarticleappearedinthenewspaperandtheCookieLadywasallowedtostayinherposition.Onthesameday,Ireceivedaletter,whichseemedsounlikelythatIreadittwice.“Aneditorofalocalmagazinelikesyourpieceandwantsyoutocallhernexttimeyou’relookingforwork…”21.Howdidtheauthorfeelonthatrainyday?A.Nervous. B.Excited.C.Awkward. D.Proud.22.Whatwastheauthoraskedtodo?A.Takecareofpatients. B.Leaveearlierthatday.C.Resignfromthehospital. D.Helpthelaid-offworkers.23.HowdidtheauthorhelptheCookieLady?A.Heofferedherahigh-paidjob.B.Hegaveheradviceonjobhunting.C.Hemadeherstoryknowntoothers.D.Hetaughtherhowtopassaninterview.24.Whatdoesthestorytellus?A.Gooddeedshavetheirrewards.8/8\nB.Afriendinneedisafriendindeed.C.Littlepeoplecanmakeabigdifference.D.Lovebringsmorejoytopeoplethanworkdoes.BDoYouWantToChangetheFutureofEducation?Ourgoalistogiveaworld-classeducationtoeveryone,everywhere,regardlessofgender,incomeorsocialstatus.Today,EDX.org,anot-for-profitwebsite,provideshundredsofthousandsofpeoplefromaroundtheglobewithaccesstofreeeducation.Weofferamazingqualityclassesbythebestprofessorsfromthebestschools.Weenableourmemberstofindoutanewpassionthatwilltransformtheirlivesandtheircommunities.Aroundtheworldfromcoasttocoast,inover192countries,peoplearemakingthedecisiontotakeoneorseveralofourcourses.Aswecontinuetogrowouroperations,wearelookingfortalentedpassionatepeoplewithgreatideastojointheEDXteam.Weaimtocreateanenvironmentthatissupportive,diverse,andasfunasourbrand.Ifyou’rehardworkingandreadytocontributetoanunparalleledmemberexperienceforourcommunity,wereallywantyoutoapply.AspartoftheEDXteam,you’llreceive:·Competitivecompensation·Generousbenefitspackage·Freeluncheveryday·AgreatworkplacewhereeveryonecaresandwantstochangetheworldWhileweappreciateeveryapplicant’sinterest,onlythoseunderconsiderationwillbecontacted.Weregretthatphonecallswillnotbeaccepted.Wepromisethateveryapplicantwillbetreatedfairly.AllpositionsarelocatedinourCambridgeoffices.25.What’stheaimofthetext?A.TogiveanintroductiontoEDX.B.ToencouragepeopletojoinEDX.C.Topredictthefutureofeducation.D.Toadviseustochoosequalityeducation.26.WhatdoesEDXmainlydo?A.Providingfreecourses.B.Studyingpeople’slearninghabits.C.Discoveringpeople’snewpassion.D.Researchingthetrendofeducation.27.Accordingtothetext,EDX________.A.aimstochangetheworldB.triestobuildmoreschoolsC.hasschoolsinnearly200countriesD.teachespeoplehowtochoosetheircoursesC8/8\nWehavearealcrisisinthiscountryinthebasicunderstandingofscience.Itaffects ourglobalcompetitivenessasacountry,ournationalsecurity,andtheeffectivenessofoursocialsystem. Themisunderstandingaboutscienceisblindingoureyes. Weknowthatanawfullotofteacherswhoareteachingsciencetodayhavenotbeenproperlyempoweredtodoso.Schoolfrequentlyisn’ttestingwhetheryouunderstandsomethingbutwhetheryou’refamiliarwithit.What’s Newton’ssecondlaw?YousayF=ma,andyougetanA.ThatdoesnotreflectadeepunderstandingofNewtonianmechanics.Scienceeducationisnotjustabodyoffacts;it’saprocess.Topresentitwithappealandexcitementyouneedtopictureitasadetectivestory—askingquestions,makingobservations,andcollectingevidence.Youtestandyoufailbut,youknow,failurecanleadtodiscovery.Another challengewefaceisthatscienceisoftenviewedastoohard,forexpertsonly.ButIdon’tactuallythinkit’sthatdifficult.Peopleseescienceeveryday.Theylookoutsideandseeweatherandnature.Theypushabuttonintheirhouseandthelightsgoon.Everybody’sdealingwithscienceeveryday.Theyjustdon’tcallitthat.Andit’simportanttheydo.Infact,scienceisdeterminingthequalityandoutcomesoftheirlife.Scienceneedscreativity.And oneofthebestwaystobecreativeis tothink“outofthebox”.However,weneedmorecouragewhenwecometopractice.Takemeforexample.VeryearlyinmyteensIdecidedtoeducatemyself.IrealizedIwouldneverbeaverygoodstudentbecauseIdidn’tliketeachersjudgingmebywhatIthoughtwerearbitrary(主观臆断的)standards.IdecidedI’dlettheworldjudgemebywhetherIcoulddosomethingofvalue—solveaproblemorbuildsomething.That’swhyIquitschoolearlyandriskedeverythingtostartacompany.IriskedeverythingIhadbecauseIhadnothingto lose.I’dratherfailattryingtodosomethingreallybigthansucceedat beingmedium.“When’stherightagetothinkcreatively?” youmayask. I’dsayinthewomb(母腹)!Kidsdon’thaveanxietiesabouttryingtoavoidfailure.Theyarefullofimaginationandmuchmorewillingtofail.Justwatcha3-year-old.Theytoucheverything,andifithurtstheydon’ttouchitagain.Theylearneverythingatabreathtakingrate. Starttothinkoutoftheboxasearlyasyoucan,becauseit’smorelikelytotakeyoutoplacesthatyoucan’tpredict,scheduleandbudgetfor.Doallthatwhenyoucanbeartheinsecurity.28.Accordingtothepassage,scienceteachersshould________.A.trainstudents’memoryforrightfacts B.focusmoreonthelearningprocessC.presentinterestingdetectivestories D.abandonfrequentscienceexaminations29.Paragraph 3 indicatesthat_______.A.scienceisintendedforexpertsonly B.it’simportanttoseeweatherandnatureC.peoplecandeterminethequalityoflife D.weshouldrealizescienceisaroundus30.Theauthortakeshisownexampletosay________.A.schooleducationmaydolittlegoodtostudents B.teacherssometimesjudgetheirstudentsunfairlyC.peopleneedtotakeanunusualpathtobecreativeD.failureatabigthingisbetterthanasmallsuccess 31.What’sthe toneofthe passage?A. Questioning. B. Encouraging. C. Praising. D. Complaining.D8/8\nOneofthegreatestsourcesofunhappiness,inmyexperience,isthedifficultywehaveinacceptingthingsastheyare.Whenweseesomethingwedon'tlike,wewishitcouldbedifferent.Wecryoutforsomethingbetter.Thatmaybehumannature,orperhapsit’ssomethingingrained(根深蒂固的)inourculture.Therootoftheunhappinessisn’tnecessarilythatwewantthingstobedifferent.However,it’sthatwedecidedwedidn’tlikeitinthefirstplace.We'vejudgeditasbad,ratherthansaying,“It’snotbadorgood,anditjustisit.”Inoneofmybooks,Isaid“Youshouldexpectpeopletomessupandexpectthingstogodifferentlythanyouplanned”.Somereaderssaidit’stoosorrowfultoexpectthingstogowrong.However,it’sonlynegativeifyouseeitasnegativeandjudgeitasbad.Instead,youcouldacceptitasthewaytheworldworksandtrytounderstandwhythatis.Thiscanbeappliedtowhateveryoudo:howotherpeopleactatwork,howpoliticsworksandhowdepressingthenewsmediacanbe.Acceptthesethingsastheyare,andtrytounderstandwhythey'rethatway. It willsaveyoualotofsadness,becauseyou'llnolongersay,“Oh.Iwishbadthingsdidn’thappen!”Doesitmeanyoucanneverchangethings?Notatall.Butchangethingsnotbecauseyoucan’tacceptthingsastheyare,butbecauseyouenjoytheprocessofchanging,learningandgrowing.Canwemakethisworldabetterplace?Youcansaythatyou’llcontinuetotrytodothings tohelpothers,togrowasaperson,tomakeadifferenceinthisworld.That’sthecorrectpathyouchoosetotake,becauseyouenjoythatpath.Therefore,whenyoufindyourselfjudgingandwishingfordifference,tryadifferentapproach：accept,andunderstand.Itmightleadtosomeinterestingresults.32. Theauthorbelievesthatwefeelunhappymaybebecause___________.A. itisournaturalemotioninthelifeB. cultureasksustobedifferentfromothersC. everyonehastheirownopinionsonthingsD. wedislikesomethinginthebeginning33. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”InParagraph4refersto?A. Actingwellatworkandinpolitics.B. Feelingdepressedforthenewsmedia.C. Acceptingandunderstandingwhathashappened.D. Sayingsomethingnegativewhenbadthingscome.34. Whatareyouadvisedaccordingtothelastparagraph?A. HelpothersandmakeadifferenceB. EnjoywhatyouhavetodointheworkC. JudgeyourselfandmakeawishforyouD. Tryanewwaywhenmakingtheworldbetter35. Whatisthemainthemeofthepassage?A. Acceptingcanmakeourlifehappierandbetter.B. Expectingthingstobedifferentgivesushope.C. Traditionalculturebecomesrootofunhappiness.D. Judginggoodorbadisimportantforourworld.8/8\n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PracticalWaystoShowRespectforaFriend●ShowrespectfortheirlifechoicesanddecisionsAcceptthatpeoplearen’talwaysgoingtobejustlikeyou．Theywillmakedifferentlifechoices,havedifferentviewsonpoliticsandreligion,andactdifferentlyinmanyways.Thisdoesn’tmeantheycan’tbeyourfriend.36●Givethemthebenefitofthedoubt37Ifyou’reindoubtaboutsomething,askyourfriend.Berespectfulandgivethemthebenefitofthedoubtwhenyoudon’tdo.Thisalonewillhelpyoustayintheirgoodgraces(好感).●GivefriendsyourfullattentionOneofthebestwaystoshowrespectforsomeoneistolistentothemfully.Allowthemtopause,conveynonverbalcommunicationclues,collecttheirthoughts,andgetitallout.Toooftenfriendslistenwithhalfanearorjumpintheminutetheirfriendpauseswithanevenworsestory.38Whenyourfriendistalking,payattention.●39Treatyourfriendsrespectfullywhenyouarguewiththem.Makeyourfriendshipasafeplacebynotembarrassingyourfriendorexpressingyourprivatedisagreementsinfrontofotherpeople.Bepubliclysupportiveandkindtoyourfriendssotheyknowyouvalueyourfriendshipwiththem.●Showup,bethere,anddowhatyousayyou’regoingtodo40Sojustshowyourfriendthebestkindofrespectbybeingontime,keepingpromises,andbeingtheonefriendtheycanalwayscounton.That’sthewaytotrulyshowrespect.A.Assumptionscanbeadangerousthing.B.Consideryourfriendshipapreciousgift.C.Thistypeofbehaviorisverydisrespectful.D.Tellyourfriendswhatyouthinkaboutthemdirectly.E.Infact,youcanalmostdonothingbutacceptthedifferences.F.Itmeansthatyou’llneedtotakeastepback,reservejudgment,andshowrespect.G.Noonelikesanunreliablefriendwhosaysthey’llbethereandthendoesn’tshow.8/8\n第三部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完型填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，掌握其大意，从各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。Godwantsyoutobehappy.It’sasimpleidea,butacomplicatedreality.WhentravelingtoRwandatofindoutthe41ofaneworphanage(孤儿院),Ifoundchildrenwhohadbeeninjuredphysicallyand42fromtheirfamilies.ButIalsofoundsomething43:childrenwhoseemedtobetrulyhappy.Nothey44hadshed(流)manytears,45mostofthemwerenotsadorangry.Theyplayed,sang,and46thecompanyoftheirfelloworphans.IalsometFredNkunda,aUgandanmanwhowas47withjoydespitehispoverty,andlonghoursofworkingforasmallsalary.Afewyearslater,he48cancer,butwhilehelived,heworeabig49asheselflesslygavehimselftoothers.ThesamewastrueforayoungCanadiancouplewho50theirlivestothemissionwork(布道).WhenIcamehome,Inoticedasharp51.MostAmericanslackedthe52thatthoseRwandanchildrenandmissionworkersowned.Despitegreatwealth,modernconveniencesandotherendlessmaterialblessings,peopleherewere53toeachother,exhibitedimpatience,andexpressedtheir54.Howcouldthisbe?Somewherealongtheway,manyofusinAmericahave55something.Wehave56.experiencehappiness—realhappinessthatcomesfromwithinandflowstoothers.Andit’snotjustmissingin“theworld”.It’sinshort57inourhomes,businesses,andchurches.58isactuallyapersonalcharacter.Weunderstandthe59oflove,peace,patience,kindness,goodness,faithfulness,gentleness,andself-control.Buthappiness?Itis60ignoredorconsideredasunachievableinthislife.41.A.secrets B.directions C.situations D.choices42.A.learned B.separated C.protected D.judged43.A.unchallenged B.unconcerned C.uncivilized D.unexpected44.A.doubt B.matter C.wonder D.way45.A.or B.for C.but D.so46.A.ignored B.enjoyed C.forgot D.sought47.A.impressed B.concerned C.blessed D.filled48.A.calledfor B.sufferedfrom C.worriedabout D.escapedfrom49.A.smile B.sign C.watch D.ring50.A.reduced B.donated C.devoted D.returned51.A.difference B.disagreement C.similarity D.agreement52.A.fortune B. talent C. courage D.joy53.A.honest B.cold C.close D.sincere54.A.independence B.appreciation C.discontent D.uncertainty55.A.lost B.created C.learned D.achieved56.A.managedto B.struggledto C.hurriedto D.failedto57.A.supply B.education C.pride D.interest58.A.Kindness B.Failure C.Happiness D.Regret59.A.result B.necessity C.existence D.source60.A.hardly B.purposely C.partly D.easily8/8\n第Ⅱ卷（非选择题50分）第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填空适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Everyyear,youcelebratedtheSpringFestivalwithyourfamily.While61(prepare)formostimportantholidayoftheyear,youmaycomeacrossananimalsignfromtheChinesezodiac(生肖)onthepapercutdecorations62hangonthedoorsorwindows.AccordingtotheChineselunarcalendar,February16isthebeginningoftheYearoftheDog.Althoughthey63(see)ascompanionsandpartofthefamilytoday,ChinaandWesterncountrieshavedifferentcultural64(belief)aboutdogs.InChinese,somewordsrelated65dogshavenegativemeanings,suchas“Noivorycancomeoutofadog’smouth.”InEnglish,66,thesituationisdifferent.Peopleuse“Everydoghashisday”67(describe)aperiodofgoodfortune.ItissaidthatwhenGreekheroOdysseus68(eventual)returnshomeafter20yearsawayatwaronlyhisdogArgosrecognizeshim,whoisoverjoyedtosee69(it)owneragainaftersomanyyears.Infact,peoplearemuch70(close)todogsinawaythantocows,pigsorevenhorses.TheirloyaltyistheoriginoftheEnglishsaying,“Adogisman’sbestfriend.”第四部分书面表达（满分25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学之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，要求你在错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号（/\），并在该句下面写出该加的词。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。Iwillshareoneexperiencewithyou.WiththecollegeEntranceExaminationdrawnear,Iwasfilledwithgreatanxiety.However,Icouldn’tbeabsorbedinstudy,resultingfrommyfailingintheexamination.Igotverydiscouraging.Justthen,myteacher,MissZhang,approachmeandsaid,“Inlifeweallhavemomentwhenwecan’tachievewhatwewantit.Itisnatural.Don’tallowthosemomentstoweakenyou,andturnthemintomotivationtoinspireyourself.”Herwordswereareminderthatprovidedmewithconstantencouragementtosmileatlife.Consequently,IgainedthatIdeserved.Soitisanoptimisticattitudewhichmattersmostofall.Itgivesyoutheconfidencetodealwithdifficultiesandtoachievewhatyouwantinyourlife.8/8\n第二节书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华，自从进入高三以来你妈妈不允许你上网，她认为上网不仅浪费时间而且还耽误学习。请你用英语写一封信向校英语报的编辑王老师求助。主要内容包括：1.你不同意她的看法，为此你感到很苦恼2.互联网辅导学习的优势3.与妈妈沟通的方法。注意：1.词数100左右。2.增加适当细节，以使行文连贯。DearMissWang,________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua8/8
