包头钢铁公司第四中学2022年上学期高三英语期中考试试题第一部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）(A)AdultEducationCoursesComputerStudiesTechnologyisadvancingatarapidpace，andwerelymoreandmoreoncomputersforeverythingfromcookingtoorganizingourtaxes.Thissix•weekcoursewillgiveyouanunderstandingofcomputerfundamentals，includingtheuseofsoftwarepackages(Word，ExcelandPowerPoint)andhowtousetheInternet.Start：May2,2022Time：Wed.7pm－9pmCost：$300Length：6weeksPlace：SydneyCollegeWoodworkLearnthebasicsofwoodworkingwithsimplehands•onprojectstobuildyourconfidenceandskills.Eachlessonexploresadifferentareaofwoodworkingthatwillprovideyouwiththeskillsneededforanywoodworkingproject.Flexiblelearningallowsyoutochooseonlythelessonsthatinterestyou.Start：April15,2022Time：Mon.5pm－7pmCost：$30perlessonLength：12weeksPlace：AdultLearningCentreWebDesignThiscourseprovidesadvancedtraininginsoftware,design,andcodingfortheWeb.StudentsmusthavealreadycompletedarecognizedbasicWebdesigncourseorhaveatleast2years’relevantworkexperience.StudentscompletingthecoursewillreceivetheDiplomainAdvancedWebDesign.Start：June1,2022Time：Weekdays9am－4pmCost：$4,990Length：40weeksPlace：UniversityofTechnologyArtThispracticalcourseisintendedtohelpestablished(著名的)artiststaketheircreativityfurther.Fromsketchingandcolour,tocomposition(构图),paintingandexperimentingwithstyle,youwillstudyandexploreanengagingvarietyofcreative10/10\n1.Whichcoursesaresuitableforbeginners?A.WebDesignandArt.B.ComputerStudiesandArt.C.WoodworkandWebDesign.D.ComputerStudiesandWoodwork.2.Whichcourseawardsstudentsanofficialcertificate?A.Art.B.Woodwork.C.WebDesign.D.ComputerStudies.3.HowmuchwillastudentwhoattendsonlyhalfofalltheWoodworklessonspayintotalA．$30.B．$180.C．$250.D．$360.(B)AuthorWalterDeanMyersdiedattheageof76afterabriefillness.WalterDeanMyerswastheauthorofmorethan100booksforchildrenandyoungadultsandreceivedmanytopawards.TheprolificauthorwaslovedforhisvividdescriptionofthelivesofAfricanAmericanchildren,andforwritingbooksforyoungpeoplethatcovereddifferentsubjects.“Myershaswrittenaboutallthosesubjectswithdeepunderstandingandahard•won(来之不易的),qualifiedsenseofhope,”saidLeonardS.Marcusin2022.Hewasbornin1937andwasadoptedbyFlorenceDeanandHerbertafterhismotherdiedwhilegivingbirthtohisyoungersister.Theylovedhimverymuchandhismotherreadtohimfromaveryyoungage.Readingpushedhimtodiscoverworldsbeyondhislandscape.Hebeganwritingatanearlyage.HewrotewellinhighschoolandanEnglishteacherrecognizedthisandadvisedhimtokeeponwritingnomatterwhathappenedtohim.“It’swhatyoudo,”shesaid.Hedroppedoutofhighschoolat17andjoinedthearmy.Afterfinishinghisservice,heenteredadarkperiodinhislife.Myersbeganwritingatnighttopullhimselfthroughthat10/10\nmiserabletime.InanessaypublishedinTheNewYorkTimesearlierthisyear,MyersdescribedhowashortstorybyJamesArthurBaldwinhelpedchangethecourseofhislife.“Ididn’tlovethestory,butIwasliftedbyit,”hewrote,“forittookplaceinHarlem,anditwasastoryconcernedwithblackpeoplelikethoseIknew.Byhumanizingthepeoplewhowerelikeme,Baldwin’sstoryalsohumanizedme.ThestorygavemeapermissionthatIdidn’tknowIneeded,thepermissiontowriteaboutmyownlandscape,myownmap.”“IwritebooksorthetroubledboyIoncewas,”hewrote,“andfortheboywholiveswithinmestill.”1.Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytalkabout?A.HowpopularMyerswas.B.HowMyersbecamesuccessful.C.WhatmakesMyers’workspopular.D.WhatpeoplethinkofMyers’works.2.WhodiscoveredMyers’writingtalent?A．JamesArthurBaldwin.B．Hismother.C.LeonardS．Marcus.D.Oneofhisteachers.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“prolific”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Productive.B．Unfortunate.C．Conservative.D．Humorous.4.WhywastheshortstorybyJamesArthurBaldwinsoimportantforMyers?A.Ithelpedhimsurvivethedarkperiod.B.Itinspiredhimtopursuehiswritingcareer.C.Helearnedmanywritingtechniquesfromit.D.Theauthorofthestorypermittedhimtowrite.(C)Nomancanchangetheweather.Nobodycancontroltheweather.Butifwereadcorrectlythesignsaroundus,wecantellwhatthemoreimportantchangedintheweatherwillbe.Thiswayoftellingwhattheweatherwillbelikeinthefollowingdayortwoiscalledweatherforecasting.Formanycenturiesandinallcountriespeoplehavestudiedtheweatherandtriedto10/10\nmakeweatherforecasting.Sometimesdistantobjectssuchashillsandtalltreesseemtobeveryclearandneat.Thisisasignofmuchwatervapor(水蒸气)intheair,andthereforerainwillprobablycome.Ringsaroundthesunareasignofcomingrain.Manypeoplefeelintheirbonesthecomingofthewetweather.Theirjointsache.Somebirdsflyhighiffineweatheriscoming,buttheyflynearthegroundifrainyorstormyweatherisontheway.Itisprobablybecauseoftheinsectswhichtheyarehuntingthattheyflylow.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,thisisasignthattheweatherwillbecomeclearandfine.Suchrainbowsalwayscomeintheevening.Ifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight,thenfairweatherwillcontinue.Ifafogappearsinthemorning,justaboutsunrisethenthedaywillbewarm.Instead,ifafogappearsintheevening,thenextdaywillbewet.Ifsunsetismostlyredincolor,thenthefollowingdaywillbefine.Ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,rainyweatherwillprobablycome.Mostoftheabovesayingshavebeenmadebypeoplewhohaveusedtheireyesandbrainstomakeweatherforecasting.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUE?A.wecandonothingtoforecasttheweatherB.somebirdsflylowiffineweatheriscomingC.ifarainbowappearsinthemorning,theweatherwillbefineD.fairweatherwillcontinueifthestarstwinkleclearlyatnight2.Whenbirdsflyneartheground,itindicates(预示).A.wetweatherB.fineweatherC.ahotdayD.acoldday3.Ifyouseearainbowduringrainyweather,theweatherwill.A.continuetoberainyB.clearupC.becloudyD.getdarksoon4.Whendistanthillsandtreesseemtobeveryclearandneat.A.peoplewillshoutB.birdswillsingC.thereareringsaroundthesunD.rainwillprobablycome(D)ANobelPrizeisconsideredbymostpeopleoneofthehighestinternationalhonorsapersoncanreceive.Asyouknow,theprizeswerestartedbyaSwedishcalledAlfredNobel.HewasborninStockholm,thecapitalofSweden.AlfredNobelwasagreatscientist.Hemadetwoimportantinventions,andsohebecameveryrich.Althoughhewasrich,Nobelwasnotahappyman.Henevermarriedorhadchildren.Also,hewasasickmanduringhislargepartoflife.Whenhediedattheageof63,heleftafundof$9,000,000.Themoneywastobeusedingivingprizestothosewhomadegreatachievementsinphysics,chemistry,medicineandliterature,andforworldpeace.Eachprizehasthreeparts.Thefirstpartisagoldmedal.Second,awinnerofaNobelPrizeisgivenadiplomasayingthathehasbeengiventheprize.Thethirdpartoftheprizeisalargeamountofmoney-about$40,000.Oftenaprizeisgiventojustoneperson,butnotalways.Sometimesaprizeisshared.Itmaybegiventotwoormorepeoplewhohaveworkedtogether.Itisalsosometimestruethataprizeisnotgivenatallifthereisnogreatachievement.In1972,forexample,noNobelPeacePrizewasgiven.5.WhatkindofpersonwouldyousayAlfredNobelwas?A．Hewasarich,happyandluckyman.10/10\nB．Hewasapoor,unhappyandunluckyman.C．Hewasarich,butunhappyandunluckyman.D．Hewasapoor,buthappyandluckyman.1.Whenhedied,Nobelleftalargeamountofmoney.A.tohiswifeB.tohischildrenC.forhelpingthepoorpeopleinSwedenD.forsettingfiveprizes2.Theunderlinedword“diploma”inthepassagemostprobablymeans.A.letterB.certificateC．ticketD．card3.HowmanypersonsisaNobelPrizegivento?A.Notalwaysoneperson.B.Twopersons.C.Onlyoneperson.D.Threepersons.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的七个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。Areyoutrulyhappy?Doyoueverknowwhatitmeanstobehappyandwhatittakestoachievehappiness?16.ThefollowingareafewtipsthatIfollowtocreatehappinessinmylife.Makeaplanforattaininggoalsthatyoubelievewillmakeyouhappy.Yourmoodswillverylikelyincreaseifyouaregoingaftersomethingyouvalue.Surroundyourselfwithhappypeople.Itiseasytobegintothinknegativelywhenyouaresurroundedbypeoplewhothinkthatway.17.Whensomethinggoeswrong,trytofigureoutasolutioninsteadofbeingabsorbedinselfpity.Trulyhappypeopledon'tallowsetbackstoaffecttheirmoodbecausetheyknowthatwithalittlethoughttheycanturnthecircumstancesbacktotheirfavor.18.Thesefewminuteswillgiveyoutheopportunitytofocusonthepositivethingsinyourlifeandwillleadyoutocontinuoushappiness.19.Whetheryoutreatyourselftolunch,takealong,relaxingbathorsimplyspendafewextraminutesonyourappearance,youwillbesubconsciously(下意识地)puttingyourselfinabettermood.Keepinghealthyisanotherwaytoachievehappiness.20.A.Whatmakesonepersonhappymaybeverydifferentfromwhatmakessomeoneelsehappy.B.Onthecontrary,ifyouarearoundpeoplewhoarehappy,theiremotionalstatewillbeinfectious.C.Beingoverweightornoteatingnutritiousfoodscanhaveanegativeeffectonyourmood.10/10\nA.Theseareimportantquestionsforanyonewhoisseekinghappinesstoaskthemselves.B.Spendafewminuteseachdaythinkingaboutthethingsthatmakeyouhappy.C.Therearesometipsinlifethatleadtohappiness.D.It'salsoimportanttotakesometimeeachdaytodosomethingniceforyourself.10/10\n第二部分英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）第一节完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）Myfatherusedtolikedrinking.Everytimewhenhegot21,hewouldshoutloudlyandbeatmy22,wholeftmyfatherandmewhenIwasseven.Iwenttoaboarding23whenIthirteen,andIfinallydidn’thavetoseemyfatherdrunkeveryday.However,Ididn’ttalktoanybodyand24allmysparetimealoneinschoolbecauseofthepaininmyheart.Whileotherboyswere25ontheplayground,Iwouldsittherealone.Thislastedforseveralweeksuntilanew26whowasaboutfortycametoourclass.She,ofcourse,27Iwasdifferent.Sheaskedmetoanswerherquestioninherfirstclass.I28andansweredherquestioninavery29voice,withmyheaddown.Thatnoon,afterlunch,shefoundmeandhada30withme.Sheaskedme31Ineededanyhelp.Nobodyhadevercaredaboutmelikethat.I32toldhereverythingaboutmyfamily.“Thingswon’tget33.”shesaid.Fromthatdayon,everytimewhenshesawme,shewouldgivemea34.Sheoftenaskedmetoanswerherquestionsinclass,andshehelpedmewithmy35afterclass.Astimewentby,Ididn’tfeelso36asbefore.ThedayIleftthatschool,I37herwhyshedidallthatforme.“Mymother38whenIwasten.Iknowhowharditis39amother,”shesaid.21.A.hurtB.drunkC.lostD.bored22.A.brotherB.grandmaC.motherD.aunt23.A.classB.factoryC.schoolD.office24.A.wastedB.savedC.gotD.spent25.A.playingB.singingC.performingD.pushing26.A.studentB.workerC.teacherD.friend27.A.ignoredB.noticedC.smeltD.felt28.A.wokeupB.wentthroughC.stoodupD.calmeddown29.A.angryB.lowC.terribleD.sad30.A.mealB.talkC.sentenceD.test31.A.ifB.whyC.whenD.how32.A.firstlyB.finallyC.interestingD.strangely33.A.betterB.smallerC.worseD.higher34.A.lookB.smileC.handD.bookIwillnever40her—mydearestteacher.35.A.phrasesB.accentC.vocabularyD.studies36.A.happyB.dangerousC.hardD.lonely37.A.toldB.askedC.answeredD.troubled38.A.diedB.marriedC.appearedD.fell39.A.withB.forC.withoutD.as40.A.cheatB.forgetC.believeD.upset第二节语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（不多于3个词）或括号内的正确形式。Thebeaver(河狸)isfound41(chief)inNorthAmerica.Itisaboutthreeandahalffeetlong,includingtheflat,paddle-shapedtail,42isafootinlength.Beaversbuildthemselvesmostcurioushuts(小屋)tolivein,andquitefrequently43greatnumberofthesehutsareplacedclosetogether.Theyalwaysbuildtheirhutsonthebanksofriversorlakes.Whentheybuildonthebanksofarunningstream,theymakeadam(坝)acrossthestreamforthepurposeofkeepingthewateratthe44(high)theywish.Thesedamsaremadeofmud,stones,andthebranchesoftrees.Theyaresometimessixorsevenhundredfeetinlength,andthey45(construct)sodelicately(精致地)thattheylookmoreliketheworkofmanthanoflittledumbbeasts.Theystartbuildingtheirhutslateinsummer,butdonotgetthem46(finish)beforetheearlyfrosts.Thefreezingtemperaturemakesthehutsmuch47(strong).Amanoncesawfiveyoungbeaversplaying.Theywouldleaponthetrunkofatreeandpushoneanotheroffintothewater.Hecrept(匍匐)forwardverycautiously,andwasabouttofireonthelittlecreatures;buttheiramusingtricksremindedhimsomuch48somelittle10/10\nchildrenheknewathomethathethought49wouldbeinhuman(冷酷无情的)tokillthem.Soheleftthemwithouteven50(disturb)theirplay.10/10\n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）注意：1.每处均仅限一词；2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分Smileisanattitudetowardslife.Inourlife,theremaybesomethingunpleasant.Forexample,youfailanexam,oryouaremisunderstandbyyourfriends.Theseunpleasantthingsmaymakeyoufeelbadly.Thenwhatwillyoudoifyouwillmeetunpleasantthings?Whynotlearningtosmile?First,learntosmileatyou.Smilecanbringbackconfidences.Andthisisalwayseasierofaconfidentpersontoachievesuccess.Beside,weshouldalsolearntosmileatothers,thatcanmakeusgetalongbetterwiththem.Smileismostwidelyunderstoodlanguageandourworldwillbecomemorebeautifulwithsmileeverywhere.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是高三学生李华，去年你作为交换生去了美国新泽西州布莱尔中学（BlairAcademy）游学。回国后给你的寄宿的小伙伴Bill写了一封感谢信，要点如下：1.写信目的;2.分享游学体会;3.邀请他们一家来中国游玩。注意：1.词数100左右2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。10/10\n_10/10
