河南省周口市2022届高三英语上学期期中试题

2022--2022学年上期高三期中考试英语试题第二部分：阅读理解（每小题２分，满分40分）ATheSaharaFestivalisathree-dayAfricancelebrationoftheveryrecentpast,whichtakesplaceeveryyeareitherinNovemberorDecember.Itispartmilitarydisplayandpartcompetition.Themilitarydisplaycomesfirst.Itisverypopularwithtouristsandlocalpeopleandespeciallywithgovernmentleaders.Duringtheopeningceremonies,thegovernmentleadersfirstmakespeeches.Theywelcomeeverybodytothedisplayandhopethateveryonewillenjoythemselves.Thenthereisadisplayofsoldierswhomarchverysmartlyinfrontoftheplacewherethegovernmentleaderssit.Thenhorsemenfromseveraldifferentcountriesshowofftheirbeautifulclothesandtheirgoodridingskills.OneafteranothertheycomeanddancersfromallovertheSaharataketheirturnstoshowofftheirwonderfultraditionalclothesanddances.Theyareaccompaniedbymenplayingdrumsandbeatingstrongrhythmsforthedancers.Thehighlightoftheopeningceremonyaretheraceswhichtakeplaceintheevening.Itisthegrandfinaleoftheday.Menridetheirhorsesveryfast.Someridewiththeirlegsintheair,othersrideinpairsondifferenthorses.Itissofastandsowonderful!21.TheSaharaFestivalisafestivalwhich.A.hasaverylonghistoryinNorthAfricaB.isnotcelebratedonthesamedateseachyearC.isattendedmainlybythepeopleintheSaharaD.iscelebratedonlybytravellersfromdifferentcountries22.Beforetheracesbegin,takepartintheactivitiesduringtheopeningceremonies.A.horsemen,dancers,horsesandsoldiersB.horsemen,horses,governmentleadersanddancers-11-\nC.governmentleaders,horsemen,dancersandsoldiersD.musicians,soldiers,governmentleadersandsoldiers23.Theunderlinedword“finale”inthethirdparagraphmostprobablymeanstheoftheopeningday.A.firstpartB.middleC.lastpartD.whole24.Thispassagemainlytellsreaders.A.whathappensontheopeningdayoftheSaharaFestivalB.howpeoplecelebrateduringthethree-daySaharaFestivalC.whattakesplaceattheclosingceremoniesoftheSaharaFestivalD.howanimalsraceonthefirstandthelastdaysoftheSaharaFestivalBAsthepace（步速）oflifecontinuestoincrease,wearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.Onceyouareinthehabitofrushingthroughlift,beingonthegofrommorningtillnight,itishardtoslowdown.Butrelaxationiscompletelynecessaryforahealthymindandbody.Stressisannaturalpartofeverydaylifeandthereisnowaytoavoidit.Infact,itisnotthebadthingitisoftensupposedtobe.Acertainamountofstressisvitaltoprovidemotivationandgivepurposetolife.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrolthatitcanleadtopoorperformanceandillhealth.Theamountofstressapersoncanwithstand(忍受)dependsverymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstress,andsuchcharactersareobviouslyprimematerialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatthefirstsignsofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostress,inwhateverform,wereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakechoicebetween"fight"or"flight"andinmoreprimitivedaysthechoicemadethedifferencebetweenlifeordeath.Thecrises（危机）wemeettodayareunlikelytobesoextreme,buthoweverlittlethestress,itinvolvesthesameresponse.Itiswhensuchareactionlastslong,throughcontinuedexposuretostress,thathealthbecomesendangered.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseasehaveestablished（确定的）linkswithstress.Sincewecannotremovestressfromourlives(itwouldbeunwisetodoso-11-\nevenifwecould),weneedtofindwaystodealwithit.25.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue,accordingtothepassage?A.WecanfindsomewaystoavoidstressB.Stressisalwaysharmfultopeople’shealth.C.Itiseasytochangethehabitofkeepingoneselfbusywithwork.D.Differentpeoplecanwithstanddifferentamountsofstress26.Inthelastsentenceofthepassage,“doso”refersto.A.“exposeourselvestostress”B.“findwaystodealwithstress”C.“removestressfromourlives”D.“establishlinksbetweendiseasesandstress”27.Accordingtotheauthor,therightattitudetowardstressis.A.toavoiditB.totrytodealwithit　C.toregarditasavitalmotivationD.tofindsomerelaxationCInthekitchenofmymother’shousestherehasalwaysbeenawoodenstand（木架）withasmallnotepad（记事本）andaholeforapencil.I’mlookingforpaperonwhichtonotedownthenameofabookIamrecommendingtomymother.Overfortyyearssincemyearliestmemoriesofthekitchenpadandpencil,fivehouseslater,thecurrentpaperandpencillookthesameastheyalwaysdid.Surelyitcan’tbethesamepencil?Thepadismoremodern,butthewoodenstandisdefinitelytheoriginalone.“I’mjustamazedyoustillhavethesamestandforholdingthepadandpencilafteralltheseyear.”Isaytoher,walkingbackintotheliving-roomwithasheetofpaperandthepencil.“Youstilluseapencil.Can’tyouaffordapen?”Mymotherrepliesalittlesharply.“Itworksperfectlywell.I’vealwayskeptthestandinthekitchen.IneverknewwhenImightwanttonotedownanidea,andIwasalwaysinthekitcheninthesedays.”ImmediatelyIcanpictureher,hairwild,bluehousecoatcoveredinflour,awoodenspooninonehand,thepencilintheother,hermouthmovingsilently.Mymothersmilesandsays,“OnedayIwascookingandwatchingbabyPauline,andIhadabrilliant-11-\nthought,butthestandwasempty.Oneofthechildrenmusthavetakenthepaper.SoIjustpickedupthebreadboardandwroteitalldownontheback.ItturnedouttobearealbreakthroughforsolvingthemathematicalproblemIwasworkingon.”Thisstory—whichhappenedbeforeIwasborn—remindsmehowextraordinarymymotherwas,andisalsoagiftedmathematician.IfeelembarrassedthatIcomplainaboutnothavingenoughchild-freetimetowork.Later,whenmymotherisinthebathroom,Igointoherkitchenandturnoverthebreadboards.Sureenough,onthebackofthesmallestone,aresomepenciledmarksIrecognizeasmathematics.Thosesymbolshavetraveledunaffectedthroughfiftyyears,rootedinthesoilofacheapwoodenbreadboard,invisible（看不到的）exhibitsateverymeal.29．Whyhastheauthor’smotheralwayskeptthenotepadandpencilinthekitchen?A．Toleavemessages.B．TowritedownaflashofinspirationC．Tonotedownmathsproblems.D．Tolisthereverydaytasks..30.Whatistheauthor’soriginalopinionaboutthewoodenstand?A.Ithasgreatvalueforthefamily.B..Itshouldbepassedontothenextgeneration.C.Itbringsherbacktoherlonelychildhood.D.Itneedstobereplacedbyabetterone31.Theauthorfeelsembarrassedfor.A.notmakinggooduseoftimeashermotherdid.B.givinghermotheralotoftrouble.C..blaminghermotherwronglyD.notmakinganybreakthroughinherfield.32.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.Themarksonthebreadboardhavedisappeared.B.Thefamilymembersliketraveling.C.Theauthorhadlittletimetoplaywhenyoung.D.Themotherissuccessfulinhercareer.DEveryhourspentinwatchingTV,DVDsandvideosasanadultreduceslife-11-\nexpectancybyalmost22minutes,astudysuggests.AndviewingTVforanaverageofsixhoursadaycancutshortyourlifebyfiveyears.Theresearchclaimsthatasedentary(久坐的)lifestyleisasbadforhealthassmokingandobesity,becauseofthedangerscausedbyinactivityandthegreateropportunitiesitoffersforunhealthyeating.Theacademicsconductingthestudysetouttocalculatetheoverallrisktolifeexpectancyfromwatchingtelevision.Theirresearchinvolvedmorethan11,000peopleovertheageof25.WritingintheBritishJournalofSportsMedicine,theyconcluded."TVviewingtimemaybeassociatedwithalossoflife,whichissimilartoothermajorchronicdiseaseriskfactorssuchasphysicalinactivityandobesity."Theresearchers,fromtheUniversityofQueensland,usedinformationfromtheAustralianDiabetes,ObesityandLifestyleStudy,togetherwithpopulationanddeathratedata.Buttheysaid:"AlthoughweusedAustraliandata,theeffectsinotherindustrializedanddevelopingcountriesarelikelytobesimilar,consideringthelargeamountsoftimespentwatchingTVandsimilaritiesindiseasepatterns."IntheUnitedKingdom,theaverageamountoftimespentwatchingTVisfourhoursaday,comparedwithfivehoursintheUnitedStates.Earlierthisyear,aseparatestudysuggestedtheriskofdevelopingtype2diabetes(糖尿病)andheartdisease,ordyingearly,risesbyasmuchas20percentafterjusttwohoursadayinfrontofthebox.England'sChiefMedicalOfficer,SallyDavies,said:"Physicalactivityoffershugebenefitsandthesestudiesbackwhatwealreadyknowthatasedentarylifestylecarriesadditionalrisks.Wehopethesestudieswillhelpmorepeoplerealizethattherearemanywaystogetexercise."32.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat_______A.whetheryouwatchTVornothasnothingtodowithhowlongyouwillliveB.ifanadultwatchesTVforsixhourseveryday,hewilldiefiveyearsearlierC.physicalinactivityandobesitywon'tshortenyourlife-11-\nD.asedentarylifestyleoffershugebenefits.33.Theword"it"inthesecondparagraphreferstoA.asedentarylifestyleB.eatingC.smokingD.obesity34.Whatdoweknowfromthelastthreeparagraphs?A.PeopleintheUnitedKingdomwatchTVlongerthanthoseintheUnitedStates.B.Thatasedentarylifestylecarriesadditionalrisksisn'tsupportedbyotherstudies.C.WatchingTVfortwohoursadaywillincreasetheriskofillnessesordyingearlyby20%.D.Itisthroughthesestudiesthatweknowasedentarylifestylecarriesadditionalrisks.35.Thepassageisintendedto_______.A.informthereadersofaresearchonwatchingTVB.warnthereadersoftheharmofwatchingTVandhopetheydosportsC.tellthereaderswatchingTVisalsoagoodwaytorelaxD.tellthereaderslargeamountsofpeopleoftenwatchTV第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“ThreeApples”changedtheworld.Thefirstoneseduced(引诱)Eve.ThesecondoneawakenedNewton.36HerearesomefamouswordsfromSteveJobstoshare.OnCharacterI’mtheonlypersonIknowthat’slostaquarterofabilliondollarsinoneyear.37OngooddesignThat’sbeenoneofmymottoes—focusandsimplicity.Simplecanbeharderthancomplex—Youhavetoworkhardtogetyourthinkingcleantomakeitsimple.Butit’sworthitintheendbecauseonceyougetthere,youcanmovemountains.Onhisoutlook38Goingtobedatnightsayingwe’vedonesomethingwonderful,that’swhat-11-\nmatterstome.OnyourworkinglifeYourworkistofillalargepartofyourlife,andtheonlywaytobetrulysatisfiedistodowhatyoubelieveisgreatwork.39Ifyouhaven’tfoundit,keeplooking.Don’tsettle.OntheimportanceofdeathNoonewantstodie.Evenpeoplewhowanttogotoheavendon’twanttodietogetthere.40Noonehaseverescapedit.Andthatisasitshouldbe,becausedeathisverylikelythesinglebestinventionoflife.Itislife’schangeagent.Itclearsouttheoldtomakewayforthenew.Rightnowthenewisyou,butsomedaynottoolongfromnow,youwillgraduallybecometheoldandbeclearedaway.A.It’sverycharacter-building.B.Thisisnotaone-manshow.C.ThethirdonewasinthehandsofSteveJobsD.Andyetdeathisthedestinationweallshare.E.Andtheonlywaytodogreatworkistolovewhatyoudo.F.Beingtherichestmaninthecemetery(墓地)doesn’tmattertomeG..It’sreallyhardtodesignproductsbyfocusingongroups.第三部分：英语知识应用第一节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）IwillneverforgettheyearIwasabouttwelveyearsold.Mymothertoldusthatwewouldnotbe_1_Christmasgiftsbecausetherewasnotenoughmoney.Ifeltsadandthought,“WhatwouldIsaywhentheotherkidsaskedwhatI’d2?”JustwhenIstartedto3thattherewouldnotbeaChristmasthatyear,threewomen4atourhousewithgiftsforallofus.Formetheybroughtadoll.Ifeltsuchasenseof5thatIwouldnolongerhavetobeembarrassedwhenIreturnedtoschool.Iwasn’t6.Somebodyhadthought7ofmetobringmeagift.Yearslater,whenIstoodinthekitchenofmynewhouse,thinkinghowIwantedtomakemy8Christmastherespecialandmemorable,I9rememberedthewomen’svisit.IdecidedthatIwantedtocreatethatsamefeelingof10forasmany-11-\nchildrenasIcouldpossiblyreach.SoI11aplanandgatheredfortypeoplefrommycompanytohelp.Wegatheredabout125orphans(孤儿)attheChristmasparty.Foreverychild,wewrappedcolorfulpackagesfilledwithtoys,clothes,andschoolsupplies,12withachild’sname.Wewantedallofthemtoknowtheywere13.BeforeIcalledouttheirnamesandhandedthemtheirgifts,I14themthattheycouldn’topentheirpresents15everychildhadcomeforward.Finallythe16theyhadbeenwaitingforcameasIcalledout,“One,two,three.Openyourpresents!”Asthechildrenopenedtheirpackages,theirfacesbeamedandtheirbrightsmiles17uptheroom.The18intheroomwasobvious,and19wasn’tjustabouttoys.Itwasafeeling–thefeelingIknew20thatChristmassolongagowhenthewomencametovisit.Iwasn’tforgotten.Somebodythoughtofme.Imatter.1.A.sendingB.makingC.receivingD.exchanging2.A.gotB.preparedC.foundD.expected3.A.doubtB.hopeC.acceptD.suggest4.A.brokeinB.turnedupC.settleddownD.showedoff5.A.achievementB.lossC.reliefD.justice6.A.blamedB.forgottenC.lovedD.affected7.A.enoughB.littleC.poorlyD.highly8.A.presentB.recentC.firstD.previous9.A.hardlyB.occasionallyC.regularlyD.instantly10.A.importanceB.independenceC.strengthD.safety11.A.keptupwithB.cameupwithC.caughtupwithD.putupwith12.A.noneB.fewC.eachD.some13.A.fineB.normalC.helpfulD.special14.A.convincedB.guaranteedC.remindedD.promised15.A.untilB.afterC.whenD.since16.A.chanceB.giftC.rewardD.moment17.A.tookB.litC.burnedD.cheered18.A.atmosphereB.sympathyC.joyD.calmness-11-\n19.A.suchB.itC.somethingD.everybody20.A.fromB.tillC.forD.by第二节：语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）Lastweek,ourclasswas41dutyinthecafeteriaforstudentself-management.Onthefirstday,I42(shock)toseesomuchleftoverfoodthrownawaybystudents.Whatawaste!Beingconcernedaboutit,myclassmatesandIhada43(heat)discussiononhow44(solve)theproblem.Lotsofgoodideascameup,suchasholdingclassmeetings,puttingupwallnewspapersandchargingafineforwastingfood.Finally,weallagreedthatwallnewspaperwouldbe45(good)choice.Thenextday,weputourideaintoreality.Towardslunchtime,weputupawallnewspaperoutsidetheschoolcafeteria,46(call)onstudentsnottowastefood.Manystudentsgatheredaroundtoreadand47(express)theirsupport.Tomygreatdelight,therewerechangessoon.Inthecafeteria,Ifoundthetraysreturnedafterlunchallempty48anyleftover.Food49(save)andthedininghallwascleaner.Seeingthis,Ifeltrelievedandproudof50wehaddone.第四部分：写作第一节：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，请您修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语文错误，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（），并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜钱（\）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．只充许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。　　IamwritingthislettertoexpressmyregretthatIcan’tgototheGreatWallwithyounextweekend.It’sreallypity.Ifeelsorryforthemandwantyoutoknow-11-\nthathappened.Yesterday,myfather,workedintheUnitedStatesnow,informedmethathewouldbebacktohometomorrow.IwasveryhappywhenIheardthenews.FatherandIhadnotseeneachotherfortwoyears,butIamreallylookingforwardtothismeeting.Isincerehopethatyoucanbeabletothinkinmypositionandacceptmyapology.IwouldappreciateyourallowingmetomakeanotherdatestogototheGreatWall.Onceagain,IamsorryforanyinconvenienceIhavecaused.第二节：书面表达（满分25分）某外资公司正在招聘外语兼职翻译。假如你叫李华，你是一名大学在校生，想去应聘，故写一封求职信进行自我介绍。内容要点如下：①中学时，喜欢英语，成绩很好，经常受到老师表扬；②中学毕业后，利用业余时间自学英语，坚持每天收听英语广播，每天看15页英语书，并练习英语口语；③经过几年的努力学习，已经取得了很大的进步，现在能和外宾流利地用英语交谈；④若能被录用，相信一定能把工作做好。注意：字迹工整，要点齐全，100词左右。-11-\n2022-2022学年高三年级上学期期中考试英语试题参考答案阅读理解（每题2分共40分）21-24BCCA，25-27：DCB28-31:BDAD32-35BACB36-40:CAFED完形填空（每题1.5分共30分）CACBC、BACDA，BCDCA，DBCBA语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）1.on2.wasshocked3.heated4.tosolve5.thebest6.calling7.expressed8.without9.wassaved10.what书面表达：pity前加a；them改为it；that改为what；worked改为working；to去掉；had改为have；but改为so；sincere改为sincerely；can改为will；dates改为date。写作Onepossibleversion:　DearSir,IamacollegestudentwhosenameisLiHua.SohappyamItogetthenewsthatyourcompanyneedsanEnglishpart-timetranslatorinyesterday’snewspaper.Pleaseallowmetointroducemyselfasfollows.WhenIwasinmiddleschool,IlikedEnglishverymuch.IwasgoodatEnglish.IwasoftenpraisedbymyEnglishteacherbecauseIdidwellinEnglish.SinceIgraduatedfrommiddleschool,IhavebeenteachingmyselfEnglishinmysparetime.IhavekeptonlisteningtoEnglishbroadcastandreadingEnglishbooksfor15pageseachday.IhavekeptonpracticingspokenEnglishaswell.Afterseveralyearsofhardstudy,Ihavemadegreatprogress.NowIcantalktoforeignersinEnglishfreely.IamsureIcandomyworkwellifIamtakenon.Iwouldappreciateitifyoucouldgivemeachancetohaveaninterview.-11-