山东省日照市2022届高三英语3月模拟考试试题

山东省日照市2022届高三3月模拟考试英语试题注意事项：1．本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。2．答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题纸的相应位置。第I卷第一部分听力(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。每段对话后面有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。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’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A．Waitressandcustomer．B．Secretaryandboss．C．Hostessandguest．2．Howmuchdidthemanpayforhisties?A．25dollars．B．45dollars．C．50dollars．3．Whencanthewatchbefixed?A．Atabout10：00am．B．At12：00pm．C．Atabout2：00pm．4.WhatwillMariado?A．Stayathome．B．Turnthemusicup．C．Gototheconcert．5．Whatdoesthemanmean?A．Thewomanhadbetternotaskforleave．B．ManypeoplewanttohavetheFridayoff．C．Thewomancanhaveherholiday．第二节(共15小题；每小题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，各个小题将给出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至7题。6．Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Tomakeacall．B．Toseehisfriend．C．Todoshopping．7．Wherewillthemanprobablygo?A．Anothershop．B．Thepostoffice．C．Abank．听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8．HowdidJohnSmithknowaboutDrGordon’s?A．HewasonceapatientofDrGordon．B．HeoncemetDrGordonataconference．C．ThehotelmanagertoldhimaboutDrGordon．9．WhattimewillJohnSmithseethedoctor?-14-A．8：30thisevening．B．8：30tomorrowmorning．C．9：00tomorrowmorning．听第8段材料，回答第10至第12题。10．Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A．Thechildren’ssleep．B．Thechildren’snoise．C．Thechildren’sschoolwork．11．Whatdidthemansufferlastnight?A．Helosthisappetiteforfood．B．Hecouldn’tconcentrateonhiswork．C．Hestayedawakethewholenight．12．Whereisthewoman’shusband?A．Awayonbusiness．B．Athome．C．Inarestaurant．听第9段材料，回答第13至第16题。13．WhatdopeopledoonArborDay?A．Toplantandcarefortrees．B．Toimitatethepractice．C．Toholdaparty．14．WheredidArborDaycomeintobeing?A．InSouthAfrica．B．InChina．C．IntheUS．15．WhendiditbecomeatraditionalholidayinChina?A．In1914．B．In1927．C．In1981．16．Whatcanweknowabouttheholiday?A．Peoplehaveadayofftocelebratetheday．B．Peoplevolunteertoplanttreesontheday．C．ArborDayiscelebratedallovertheworld．听第10段材料，回答第17至第20题。17．Wherewastheguitarplayedover1．000yearsago?A．InEgypt．B．InPersia．C．InSpain．18．WhenwasthemodernguitarbroughttoSpainfromPersia?A．Intheeleventhcentury．B．Inthetwelfthcentury．C．Inthethirteenthcentury．19．Whohelpedmaketheguitarsopopular?A．NiccoloPaganini．B．FranzSchubert．C．AndresSegovia．20．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．Howtheguitarwasdevelopedandbecamepopular．B．Someguitaristsandtheirmostimportantworks．C．Differentopinionsabouthowtheguitarwasplayed．第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)-14-第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AOctober21wasaverydarkdayinTexas．NotonlydidHurricaneHannadestroyhomes，itcausedthelargestbusinessdamageinTexas’shistory．TheworstthingisHanna’sdestructiveforcenearlywipedoutmostpowerpolesandpowerlines．AccordingtoCenterPointEnergy，HurricaneHannaaffected2．15millioncustomers．Currently,morethan4，000ofthemarestillinthedark．Crewshaveworked16-hourshiftstorestorepowertoresidents．MostofHoustonseemstobereturningtonormal．Schools，restaurants，retailstoresandgasstationsareopen．Smilesareback．Butharder-hitplaces，includingGalveston，willtakemuchlongertorecover.Hundredsofpeoplearestillmissing，andcoastaltownsareamess．SomeruinsfromstormhavedriftedsouthtootherbeachesinTexas．SeveralpublicschoolsinGalvestonareclosedduetowaterdamage．ParentsareregisteringkidsinotherareaschoolswhicharescheduledtobeginclassonNovember13．Manyschoolsuppliesweredestroyed．ClaraBartonVillageisanemergencyshelterlocatedatAlamoElementarySchoolinGalveston，Texas．ThisiswherePaulaReedandherfamilyarestaying．Believeitornot，PaulaReedandherfamilyconsiderthishurricaneablessing．WhenPaulawasagirl，shewasanorphan，butwastakeninbyherstepmom，AntoniaFlores．ReedlostcontactwithFloresandhadbeentryingdesperatelytolocateherforthepastfewyears．Beforethehurricane，ReedandherfamilymovedawayfromGalvestontoaSanAntonioshelter．There，shereunitedwithFloresafter30longyears!Themomenttheysaweachother,theirliveswerechanged．21．What’sthemostseriousdamagecausedbyHurricaneHanna?A．Hundredsofpeoplearestillmissing．B．Alargenumberofpeoplearehomeless．C．Powerfacilitiesareseverelydestroyed．D．Factoriesareclosedandmanypeoplejobless．22．ItcanbeinferredthattheresidentsinHouston________．A．havefullyrecoveredfromthedisasterB．werethemostunluckypeopleinthedisasterC．needalongtimetobringtheirlifebacktonormalD．sufferedlessfromHannathanpeopleinGalveston23．KidsinpublicschoolsinotherareasofHoustonwillhavetostayathomefor_______-14-A．atleastonemonthB．atleastthreeweeksC．twoweeksatmostD．nearlyhalfamonth24．PaulaReedandherfamilyconsiderthehurricaneablessingbecause_______A．theyhadnothinglostafterHurricaneHannaB．theylivedahappierlifeinSanAntonioshelterC．PaulawastakengoodcareofintheshelterD．PaulareunitedwithherstepmotherafterthreedecadesBTheInternationalPaintingContestonGoogle’shomepagein2022maylookprettystrange，butitspotlightingsaveryseriousissue：cleanwater,whichisunusualforan11-year-oldfromLongIsland．AudreyZhang，afifth-graderfromLevittown，N．Y，isthewinnerofthisyear’sDoodle4Googlecontest，risingtothetopofsome100，000entriesonthethemeof“drawonethingtomaketheworldabetterplace．”Herpiece，titled“BacktoMotherNature，”describesadetailedwater-cleaningmachine．ZhangworkedwithateamofartistsatGoogletoanimate(使……生动)herdrawing．“Tomaketheworldabetterplace，Icameupwithatransformativewaterpurifier,amachineusedtoremovedirtyorharmfulsubstances，”GooglequotedZhangassaying．“Ittakesindirtyandpollutedwaterfromrivers，lakesandevenoceans，thenmassivelytransformsthewaterintoclean，safeandpurewater.Whenhumansandanimalsdrinkthiswater,theywillliveahealthierlife．”Shecreatedawholeworldaroundthedevice—onepopulatedbyhumans，awhaleinatophatanddragons．Zhang，spieceis“sovividandsorichandsofullandsocomplete，’’GoogleDoodleteamleaderRyanGermicktoldtheWashingtonPost．“Everyleafseemedtohavelifeinit．”AlongwithhavingherartworkfeaturedonGoogle’shomepage，Zhangwinsa$30，000collegescholarship．Inaddition，herschoolwillreceivea$50，000GoogleforEducationtechnologygrant，andthecompanyisdonating$20，000inhernametoacharitydevotedtobringingcleanwatertoschoolsinBangladesh．OnSunday,thenightbeforeherworkwasrevealedonnet，ZhangtoldNewsdayshewasexcitedbythebigwin，butsaidshewouldn'tbeawakewhenherartfirstwent-14-onlineatmidnight．“Ihaveschool-tomorrow,soIcan’tstayuplate，”shetoldthepaper．25．What’sthepassagemainlyabout?A．Thewinnerandherworkinthepaintingcontest．B．TheteamofartistsatGoogletoanimatedrawings．C．ThepaintingcontestofGoogle’shomepagein2022．D．Thewater-cleaningmachineinthepaintingcontest．26．Accordingtothepassage，weknowthat______．A．AudreyZhangiscreativeandself-disciplinedB．awater-cleaningdevicewasmadeinthecontestC．$50，000willbedonatedinAudreyZhang’snameD．Zhang’spiecewasprintedinallmajornewspapers27．TheunderlinedwordinParagraphlprobablymeans“_____”．A．putupwithB．1ookforwardtoC．breakawayfromD．focusattentionon-14-CTheworld’srichestmanmightseemtohaveitall，butBillGateshasoneregret．Theself-madebillionairesaidhefeltstupidfornotknowinganyforeignlanguages．SpeakinginhisthirdAskMeAnythingquestion-and-answersessionforonlineforumReddit(红迪网)，theMicrosoftfoundersaidthathewishedhespokeFrench，ArabicorChinese．Hesaid：“ItookLatinandGreekinhighschoolandgotA'sandIguessithelpsmyvocabulary．Ikeephopingtogettimetostudyoneofthese—probablyFrenchbecauseitistheeasiest．IdidDuolingoforawhilebutdidn’tkeepitup．”Gates，whoisworth$79．3billion，praisedFacebookfounderMarkZuckerbergforsurprisinganaudienceinBeijingwhenhespokefluentChinese．“MarkZuckerbergamazinglyleamedChineseanddidaQ&AwithChinesestudents—unbelievable，isn’tit?”hesaid．Thisisn’tthefirsttimeforGatestoadmithisregretoverlanguage．Healsoshowedhishabitsathomeandpersonalinsights．LastFebruary,Gatessaidhelikestodothedisheshimself—tohisownspecialstandardseverynightandalsotoldtheinterviewerthathiswife，Melinda，wouldlikelywantSamuelL．Jacksontoplayherhusbandinabiopic(传记片)．Healsoadmittedthathewouldpickupa$100billifhefounditonthestreet．AshetookthetopspotonForbes(福布斯)28thAnnualBillionaireslistlastyearforthefourthtime，hesaidheisprettybasicwhenitcomestosoendingonclothesandfood，butthatheenjoysinvestinginshoesandracquets(球拍)whenheplaystennis．Whenaskedalifelessonhehadtolearnthehardway，thebillionairesaidstayinguptoolateisahabitheisstilltryingtobreak．‘‘Don’tstayuptoolateevenifthebookisreallyexciting．Youwillregretitinthemorning．Pamstillworkingonthisproblem，”hesaid．28．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．AnInterviewwithBillGatesB．HowBillGatesSucceededC．BillGates’RegretD．TheRichestBillionaire29．TheunderlinedpartinParagraph8mayactuallymeanthat_____．A．itisimportanttolayagoodfoundationoflifeB．foodandclothingarebasicneedsforpeople’slifeC．hedoesn’tspendmuchmoneyonfoodandclothesD．henevercaresaboutbuyingfoodandclothing-14-30．WhatadvicedidBillGatesgive?A．Avoidstayinguptoolate．B．Beagoodlanguagelearner．C．Dothedishesyourselfathome．D．Pickupthe$100billsinthestreets．31．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．BillGatesisalsothefounderofFacebookB．BillGatestoppedthelistofForbes28times．C．BillGateswasgoodatlearninglanguagesinhighschoo1．D．BillGates’wifewantsSamueltoplayagamewithGates．DWe’vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus．Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy．Overtheyears，therehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableones，portabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves．However,themosthightechandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledTheStirKineticDesk．Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorsandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow．Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule．Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorning，butalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecall，thedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcourse，thedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcomerofthedesk．Whenswitchingpositions，thedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup．Ifyou’renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattime，youcantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger．Thebuilt．intouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycal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