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安岳中学高2023级第三学期半期考试 英 语 试 题 时间：120分钟；满分：150分； 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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 will the man do at 8:00? A. Go out with the woman. B. Have dinner with Mike. C. Work in the office. 2. What does the woman dislike about the shirt? A. The color. B. The price. C. The design. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Gary’s works. B. Gary’s application. C. Gary’s list of samples. 4. What did the man plan to do on March 1st? A. Go to the mountains. B. Call the travel agent. C. Apply for some classes. 5. Why does Amy plan to go to Rome? A. To work. B. To study. C. To travel. 第二节（共15小题；每题1. 5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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What course won't the girl attend? A. African music. B. Basic Spanish. C. Business. 7. On which days does the girl have advanced piano classes? A. Mondays. B. Tuesdays. C. Thursdays. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Which family holiday does the man recommend? A. The one on the 19th. B. The one on the 18th. C. The one on the 20th. 9. Where will the woman probably go? A. Spain. B. France. C. Greece. 10. What do we know about The Hotel Playa? A. It is a five-star hotel. B. It has a swimming pool. C. It has its own beach. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Where does the conversation take place? A. At home. B. In a shop. C. At a TV station. 12. What does Bob like doing? A. Taking pictures. B. Playing tennis. C. Riding bikes. 13. What did the woman dream of being? A. A shop owner. B. A bank clerk. C. A tennis player. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. How long has Louise been working at the center? A. About six months. B. About two years. C. About one year. 15. How did Louise feel when she started working at the center? A. Excited. B. Confident. C. Nervous. 16. What is the most rewarding part of the job? A. Helping the less able children achieve more. B. Thinking of new things for children to do. C. Seeing children have a lot of fun. 17. What does Louise say about working at night? A. It's unfair for her to do it. B. It's a necessary part of the job. C. It's something that she enjoys. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What organizations used to have a lot of power? A. Libraries and printing companies. B. Newspapers and publishers. C. Universities and bookstores. 19. Why do many city people like e-books? A. They are easier to carry. B. They are cheaper. C. They are more interesting. 20. What can we learn about Border’s Group? A. They were bought by a tech company. B. They made billions of dollars this year. C. They used to have more than 600 stores. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。 A CROSS IT OFF YOUR BUCKET LIST! Any time is the right time to visit Grand Central Terminal! Located at the intersection of Park Avenue and 42nd Street, the terminal is easily accessible on foot, by subway, by bus and by Metro-North train. Please note that the terminal does not offer luggage storage. Please plan ahead. Plan your visit & things to do ·Take a tour! You can see the most famous terminal. ·Head upstairs if you're looking for dinner under the stars at Cipriani Dolci or Michael Jordan's The Steak House N. Y. C. or a cocktail at The Campbell. ·Head downstairs if you're looking for a quick bite in the Dining Concourse. Shake Shack burger or a memorable meal at the historic Oyster Bar & Restaurant, anyone? ·Head to Grand Central Market if you're looking for a unique shopping experience. Enjoy a great meal at local vendors(摊贩)like Murray' s Cheese, Eli Zabar's Farm to Table and Pescatore Seafood Company. Accessibility: The terminal is accessible to visitors with disabilities, but does not provide wheelchair rentals. Audio (声音的 ) tours Orpheo's state-of-the-art audio device(设备) and headset comes with a map of the terminal for just $9 per adult and $7 discounted(seniors, military, students, kids). The audio tour is also available seven days a week(closed only on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day) at the tours office in the Graybar Passage. Hours are 9 am to 6 pm, but may be extended during the holidays. The self-guided tour can last as short as 30 minutes to just over an hour. Docent-led (有讲解员带领的) tours The tour lasts 75 minutes. The cost is $30 for adults or $20 for seniors(65+) , students and kids.Hours are 9 am to 6 pm, but may be extended during the holidays. Space is limited. 21. Where can tourists go when visiting Grand Central Market? A. The Campbell B. Cipriani Dolci C. Eli Zabar's Farm to Table D. The historic Oyster Bar & Restaurant 22. What can be offered by the terminal? A. Luggage storage B. Free audio devices C. Wheelchair rentals D. Travel discount for students 23. What do audio tours and docent-led tours have in common? A. Each of their tours is self-guided. B. Each of their tours lasts less than an hour. C. They are normally available for 9 hours each day. D. They can be booked in advance during the holidays. B My husband came across the program from my father-in-law’s high school graduation, 90 years ago. It was the class of 1928 and their class motto (格言) was “Build for character, not for fame.” I’m pretty sure society has done a full reverse on that one. These days, we have people who are famous for simply being famous. They haven’t done anything particularly impressive, but they do take great selfies. We are all obsessed with fame these days, mainly thanks to social media. All we want is for people to follow us, friend us, like us, or share our posts. We are nearly desperate for fame. “Build for character, not for fame,” is based on the assumption that one is looking up and ahead. That’s an encouraging idea, especially today, when most of us have our heads down, looking at the screens of our smartphones. Looking ahead and building for character takes thought and intentionality (意向性). One can be intentional in building for fame as well, but fame often relies heavily on the right timing and connections, as well as the creation of a base of fans and supporters. Character isn’t subject to the ideas of others. Character is built with self-discipline (自律), and a willingness to learn from difficulties. Character grows internally (内在地) and needs no applause. Fame depends on people looking at you, while character is who you are when no one is looking. Fame often comes with jealousy (嫉妒); a feeling that time is running out or that someone better than you is coming to steal your fans. Character is marked by feeling content and being generous. There is satisfaction that comes with the reward of achievements, but at the same time, good character willingly holds the door open for others who are also hoping to achieve. This commencement (毕业典礼) season, speakers will tell new graduates to get out there and build a better world. The best way to build a better world is to build character, the kind that runs deep and can carry you through life’s storms. Build character with courage, justice (公正) and strength. Build character by respecting yourself and respecting others. Build character with kindness, hope and love. Build for character and you will build a better world. 24. The underlined phrase “has done a full reverse on” in Paragraph 2 probably means ______. A. has taken full advantage of B. has done the complete opposite to C. has made a good practice of D. has paid a lot of attention to 25. People’s desire for fame has a lot to do with ______. A. the rise of social media B. the impact of well-known stars C. their intention to make a difference D. their satisfaction with their achievements 26. In the author’s opinion, “building for character” requires people to ______. A. mind their behavior when being looked at B. connect with others at the right time C. look ahead and gladly accept other people’s advice D. behave themselves and readily learn from hardships 27.Why does the author value “building for character”? A. It inspires people to achieve more. B. It honors her family’s memory. C. It enables us to build a better world. D. It helps us gain respect from other people. C Some people think asking for help is a sign of weakness, but the complete opposite is true. It takes strength to ask for help. It’s a hard thing to do. The truth is, there are more good people than bad. People truly want to help others. No one should ever have to be in that dark place. I have a friend called Diane. Diane is one of the most positive people I have ever known. She is smart and funny, and by looking at her you would certainly think she had a perfect life. No one knew the terrible things she was dealing with. She never asked anyone for help when she was in great trouble. She thought that she would just be bothering people if she told them the truth. She thought loneliness was her answer. She masked her loneliness, but one day she hit her breaking point. Diane tried to take her life one morning. She was lucky, though. Someone found her before it was too late. People finally knew her problems and with their help she got rid of them. She once told me that her biggest regret was not reaching out to someone sooner. Diane has greatly changed. She’s become positive and is always ready to help others. Diane and I have grown quite close. She has helped me battle my own problems. She is an example of what help looks like. To anyone out there who feels they are alone, I hope you know you are not. Even if you feel the world is closing in on you, there are people who care—people who will surprise you in the best ways. The best thing about our technological world is how easily you can reach people. Don’t be afraid to ask for help. You are not alone. 28. What does the author mean by saying “the complete opposite is true” in Paragraph 1? A. Getting help from others is a great shame. B. Asking for help shows great courage. C. It takes bravery to offer help. D. It is difficult to get help. 29. Why did Diane refuse to ask for help at first? A. She was very positive. B. She had no one to turn to. C. She considered help useless. D. She feared to make trouble for others. 30. What does the author think of our technological world today? A. It makes people afraid of face-to-face conversation. B. It makes communication between people easier. C. It offers a variety of ways to care for others. D. It is likely to make people feel lonely. 31. What’s the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To share a friend’s story. B. To explain why people refuse to get help. C. To encourage us to ask for help if necessary. D. To show the harm of keeping problems ourselves. D When colds and flu hit, many people automatically turn to over-the-counter (OTC) medicines to push through and treat their symptoms. Although these medicines are easily accessible and widely used, it might come as a surprise to many people to learn that they are not risk-free. A study estimated that every year, 26,735 people went to the emergency room for adverse (不利的) events related to OTC cold and cough medicines. When two or more drugs are used together, their interactions can sometimes produce unexpected harmful effects. Physicians are typically knowledgeable about potential drug interactions, so it is very important for patients to ask their healthcare providers which OTC medicines are safe for them to use. It is important to read the package ingredients of OTC medicines closely to avoid duplication of doses (剂量重复). Cold medicines are typically made up of multiple ingredients. A person who takes a single-ingredient medicine paired with one of these multi-ingredient medicines can receive an unsafe dose of that ingredient.. While everyone could potentially experience adverse effects from cold and flu medicines, some groups — including older adults, children and pregnant women — may be at greater risk. Older people who are using prescribed drugs to treat multiple health conditions may have a higher risk of drug interactions because of the higher number of medicines being used at the same time to treat different conditions. The aging body is not as expert at absorbing, distributing and clearing medicines as younger bodies are. This can put older adults at higher risk for an overdose and drug-to-drug interactions with some medicines. The Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention do not recommend giving cold medicines to children under age 4. Because of a variety of factors, young children have a higher risk of an accidental overdose and adverse events that could lead to death.. 32. What does the author advise patients to do in Paragraph 2? A. To ask for suggestions from doctors. B. To buy medicines from hospitals. C. To read the package ingredients of drugs. D. To take drugs as early as possible. 33. What’s the purpose of mentioning cold medicines in Paragraph 3? A. To provide a medical choice for people who catch a cold. B. To show cold medicines are more likely to cause bad effects. C. To explain OTC medicines often have more than one ingredient. D. To stress the importance of learning about medicines’ ingredients. 34. What can we infer about older people in Paragraph 4? A. They can’t cope with aging positively. B. Their body can’t handle medicines easily. C. They are more easily affected by diseases. D. Their desire for health makes them unwise. 35. What’s the best title for the passage? A. Say No to OTC Drugs B. Tips on Taking OTC Drugs C. OTC Medicines May Not Be Safe D. How to Deal with an OTC Drug Overdose 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Find Your Inner Self Figuring out who you are and your place in the world is a life-long task. 36 Once you realize that finding yourself is an ongoing process, not some sort of goal you must achieve, you’ll realize that you know much more about your inner self than you’ve ever imagined. Here are a few tips that can help you find your inner self. Think about the moments you are most proud of in your life. Finding meaning in your life is not easy, nor should it be, but you can get wonderful clues from your own past. 37 , as they often give you the most meaning and purpose while working, traveling, or learning. 38 . As you reflect on things that made you proud, think about what these experiences reveal about your values. Try asking yourself, what values are connected with the things that make me feel proud? Determine the things you want in life. Finding your inner self is as much about looking forward as looking back. Whether it is a job, a house in your favorite town, a loving partner, or lazy Sundays with a book, your desires reveal a lot about you. Simply write down the things you want in life. Look beyond the labels(标签) given to you by others. 39 These labels are important to help define your roles and responsibilities in the world, but they are not you. They are just labels, and you are far more complex than a few words. Remember that finding your inner self is a life-long process because you are always changing. Looking back on your life, note how often you were wrong about yourself. 40 Even if you’re sure about yourself now, this change will always happen as you move through life. A. Recognize your values. B. Make you proud. C. But it doesn’t have to be frightening. D. Think about what you want to achieve in your life, E. Think about the things that brought your great pride in yourself, F. How often did your likes, desires and goals change as you grew older? G. At any one time, you may be considered a daughter, a girlfriend, an employee, and a tennis player. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 When I was 17, my rowing coach declared that taking a day off a week was unnecessary. Such strict stressful routine made me 41 exercise, and when I eventually quit rowing, I also 42 exercising altogether. However, after moving to a new area — being an author and working at home, I 43 to be part of a team again but was 44 to return to rowing. One day, a neighbor 45 me to fill in for his basketball team because of his leg injury. Playing basketball brought back the 46 of being part of a team. Unlike rowing, playing basketball was purely for fun for me, without the high 47 for expensive equipment. My teammates and I don’t know much about each other’s personal lives, but we share a (n) 48 through our passion for the game and our desire to win, a connection that makes us struggle for excellence together. These weekly games have 49 improved my life. Being an author can be isolated (孤独的), and social media often also 50 my pressure. I clearly remember when I received an email to 51 the book I had spent a year working on, I cried sadly. At that evening, I went to play basketball. I started the game in a 52 mood, but as it progressed, my emotional state 53 . By the end, I felt great. Playing basketball offers a much-needed break from these 54 . It allows me to focus merely on the game, temporarily (暂时地) 55 something else. Though a small change — less than an hour a week — it has greatly improved my overall well-being. 41. A. hate B. obey C. lack D. watch 42. A. obtained B. stopped C. accessed D. recommended 43. A. longed B. pretended C. hesitated D. refused 44. A. unwilling B. proud C. pleased D. curious 45. A. reminded B. forced C. taught D. requested 46. A. defeat B. challenge C. complaint D. joy 47. A. risks B. points C. costs D. degrees 48. A. ceremony B. tie C. adventure D. excitement 49. A. significantly B. casually C. hardly D. only 50. A. refers to B. appeals to C. adds to D. adapts to 51. A. publish B. rewrite C. illustrate D. buy 52. A. cheerful B. relaxed C. positive D. terrible 53. A. improved B. worsened C. floated D. fixed 54. A. warnings B. amusements C. commitments D. stresses 55. A. predicting B. listing C. forgetting D. losing 第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 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。 Talking plants have long been a thing of myths and legends. Many cultures have stories of talking trees that give advice as well as 56. ________(warn) to people. Alexander the Great and Marco Polo were said 57. ________ (visit) such a tree in India. And in some modern stories, such as the film Avatar, trees can communicate with animals and people. With us long58. ________ (believe) that talking plants are fantasy, new research has revealed something amazing:59. ________ appears that plants can communicate after all. It60. ________ (be) known for some time that plants use chemicals to communicate with each other. This happens when a plant, say a bean plant, gets attacked by insects. The plant releases tiny amounts of chemicals from the leaves 61.________ are being eaten. This is like a warning, or a call for help: “I’m being attacked!” When another bean plant detects the chemicals from its62. ________ (injure) neighbour, it starts to release its own, different chemicals. Some of these chemicals drive insects away. Others attract insects — the wasps! The wasps kill the insects that are eating the bean plants. Scientists hope to learn more about this plant warning system, so that we can use it to grow crops 63.________ pesticides. More64. ________ (surprise), plants also use sound to communicate. People can’t hear these sounds, but plants are making them. Some plants make noises with their roots. Corn and chilli plants do this. They also “listen” to the noises from other plants. A chilli plant can tell if 65.________neighbouring plant is helpful, or unfriendly. Some trees make clicking noises when there is not enough water, indicating drought is arriving. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 66.假定你是李华，你校将于2022年12月9日在学校体育馆组织一次慈善义卖活动。请根据以下要点给你校外籍教师Mr. John写一封信，邀请他一起参加。 1．活动介绍(时间、地点、物品等)；2．活动意义；3．盼回复参与。 注意：1.词数80左右；2．信的开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数；3．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考词汇：义卖活动charity sale 体育馆 stadium Dear Mr. John, How is everything going？ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。 There were once two rabbits, Wanda the Wise and Frederick the Foolish, who were walking through a field. They were good friends and enjoyed their wander together. On this walk, they came upon two carrots. One of the carrots had large leaves coming out of the top and the other looked much smaller from the surface. Frederick was excited and ran up to the carrot with the larger leaves. “I’ll have this one.” he proudly exclaimed and proceeded to pulling it out from the ground. Wanda shrugged her shoulders and pulled out the other carrot, which turned out to be much bigger. Frederick was surprised and asked how this could possibly be. Wanda looked at her friend and replied, “You can’t always judge a carrot by its leaves.” They kept on walking and came across another pair of carrots, again with different sized leaves. This time Frederick allowed his friend the first pick. Wanda hopped to each carrot, inspected (检查) and sniffed them carefully and, to Frederick’s surprise, chose the carrot with the larger leaves. As they each pulled their carrots out from the ground, Frederick was confused to see that his carrot was still smaller than Wanda’s. “You said that carrots with larger leaves are not always larger. I thought carrots with small leaves meant larger ones.” he said. “No,” replied Wanda, “I said don’t judge a carrot by its leaves. It’s also important to remember to think before you choose.” Frederick nodded and they ate their carrots before continuing their stroll. For a third time, they found two carrots, again with different sized leaves. Frederick looked confused and didn’t know what to do. Wanda indicated that he could choose which carrot to eat. 注意： 1. 续写词数为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Frederick, the poor foolish rabbit, didn’t really know what to do. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ Wanda smiled warmly, hopped over to the bigger carrot and pulled it out to his friend. ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $