宁夏石嘴山市第三中学2022届高三英语上学期第二次10月月考试题

2022年高三年级第二次月考英语试卷第I卷选择题第一部分：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，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小题，每段对话仅读一遍。1.HowdidLawrencegotothemeetingthismorning?A.Bytaxi.B.Bybus.C.Onfoot.2.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Theman'salwaysbusy.B.Theman'sinventinganexcuse.C.Sheforgotthemanhasameeting.3.Whenisthelasttrain?A.9:48p.m.B.10:18p.m.C.10:50p.m.4.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Choosingcourses.B.Shopping.C.History.5.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A.GobacktoColorado.B.Gotovisithisrelatives.C.Climbthemountains.第二节（共15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.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Ataclinic.B.Atarestaurant.C.Onthebeach.7.Whichrestaurantdidthewomangotofirstlastnight?A.Chineseone.B.Italianone.C.Americanone.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。-15-\n8.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife.B.Doctorandpatient.C.Customerandwaiter.9.Whatmusthavecausedthespeakers'stomachaches?A.Thefish.B.Thesoup.C.Theapples.10.Wherewillthespeakersgo?A.Tothemarket.B.Tothehospital.C.Totherestaurant.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatdayisittoday?A.Monday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.12.WhydoesthemanhavetoseeDr.Smith?A.Hewashitbyaladder.B.Hebrokehisleg.C.Hehurthisfoot.13.Whatdoesthewomantellthemanintheend?A.Towaitathome.B.Totakeoffthepaintcanhimself.C.Tocometotheofficerightaway.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.WhycanthewomanspeakEnglishwell?A.ShehaslearnedEnglishfor4years.B.ShelivedinBostonforthreeyears.C.SheworkedintheUnitedStatesforsometime.15.What'stheman'sbookabout?A.Strangers.B.TheUnitedStates.C.Hisfamilymembers.16.Howmanyfamilymembersdoesthemanmention?A.4.B.5.C.6.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthepurposeofthespeech?A.Sellingsomemedicine.B.Offeringsomeadviceonsleepingproblems.-15-\nC.Tellingpeoplehowtoexercise.18.Whyisituselesstokeepturningaroundwhenyoucan'tsleep?A.It'stossing.B.Itmakesyouworry.C.Itincreasesheartrate.19.Whichofthefollowingcancausesleeplessness?A.Toomuchexerciseintheevening.B.Lackofsleeponweekends.C.Eatingcheesebeforegoingtobed.20.Whatcanwelearnaboutsleepingpills?A.It'llhelprelax.B.Itpreventssleeping.C.It'suselessforsleeplessness.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。从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。ATheCoolestInventionsAnOceansVacuumThere’sacollectionofplastictrashinthemiddleofthePacificOcean.It’sbiggerthanTexasandgrowing.Thewaytocleanitupnowistocatchitwithnets.Thatisbothcostlyandslow.Instead,theOceanCleanupProjectproposesa62-mile-longfloatingbarrierthatwouldusenaturalcurrentstotraptrash.Ifnextyear’strialssucceed,afullcleanupoperationwouldaimtostartin2022.Itcouldreducethetrashby42%over10years.Easy-OnShoesIn2022,MatthewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeassignedadesignteamtothe-15-\nchallenge.Thisyear,theycameoutwiththeirsolution:theFlyEase.Thebasketballshoecanbefastenedwithonehand.ApairofNikeFlyEaseshoessellsfor$130.AnAirportforDrones(无人机）AsAmazon,Google,andothersgetreadyfordronedeliveryservice,thereisonebigquestion:Whatkindsofhomebaseswilltheirdroneshave?Rwanda,inAfrica,mayhavetheanswer.There,workerswillsoonstartworkonthree“droneports”.Thegoalsistomakeiteasiertotransportfood,medicalsupplies,electronics,andothergoodsthroughthehillycountryside.Constructionissettobecompletedin2022.21.What’stheadvantageoftheOceansVacuum?A.Itcantearplasticintopieces.B.Itcangrowyearbyyear.C.Itcanbeputintowideusesoon.D.Itcanbeamoney-saver.22.WhatdoweknowaboutNike?A.Itoffersfreeshoestothedisabled.B.Itisdesigningnewshoesfrequently.C.Itprovidescustomerfriendlyservices.D.ItrespondedtoMatthew’srequestpassively.23.WhyisRwandasettingup“droneports”?A.Becausetherearetoomanydrones.B.Becauseroadtravelthereisrough.C.Becausetheyarereceptivetonewtechnology.D.Becausethey’reeasiertoconstructthanroads.BThroughouthistoryscientistshaveriskedtheirhealthandtheirlivesintheirsearchforthetruth.SirIssacNewton,theseventeenthcenturyscientistwasverysmart,butthatdidn'tstophimfromdoingsomeprettystupidthings.InhislaboratoryinCambridge,heoftendidthestrangestexperiments.Once,whiletestinghowlightpassesthroughlenses(晶状体),heputalongneedleintohiseye,pushedittotheback,andthen-15-\nmoveditaroundjusttoseewhatwouldhappen.Luckily,therewasnolastingbadeffect.Onanotheroccasion,hestaredatthesun,foraslongashecouldbear,todiscoverwhateffectthiswouldhaveonhissight.Toescapesufferingpermanentdamage,hehadtospendsomedaysinadarkroombeforehiseyesrecovered.Inthe1750s,theSwedishchemistKarlScheele,wasthefirstpersontofindawaytoproducephosphorus(磷)He,infact,discoveredeightmorechemicalelements,includingChlorine(氯),thoughhedidn'tgetanyplaceforthem.Hewasaverycleverscientist,buthehadastrangehabitoftastingalittleofeverysubstancehestudied.Thisriskypracticefinallycaughtupwithhim.In1786,hewasfounddeadinhislaboratory,surroundedbyalargenumberofdangerouschemicals,anyofwhichmighthavebeenresponsibleforhisdeath.EugeneShoemakerwasarespectedgeologist,hespentalargepartofhislifestudyingcraters(陨石坑),andhowtheywereformed,andlatertheresearchintothecommentsoftheplaneJupiter.In1997,heandhiswifewereintheAustraliandesert,wheretheywenteveryyearsearchforplaceswherecomets(彗星)mighthavehittheearth.WhiledrivingintheTanamdesert,oneofthemostopenplacesintheworld,anothervehiclerushedintothem,andShoemakerdiedonthespot.Someofhisashes(骨灰)weresenttothemoonbytheLunarProspector,aspacecraft,andheistheonlypersonwhohasthishonor.24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"permanent"inParagraph2mean?A.Lasting.B.Slight.C.Brief.D.Ordinary.25.WhatdidKarlScheelelikedoingwhenperformingexperiments?A.Tastingchemicals.B.Stayingintheemptylabs.C.Experimentingindarkness.D.Workingtogetherwithothers.26.WhatspecialhonorwasShoemakergivenafterhisdeath?A.HewasburiedintheTanamidesert.B.OnecometofJupiterwasnamedafterhim.C.Someofhisasheswereplacedonthemoon.-15-\nD.AspacecraftcarryinghimtravelledaroundJupiter.27.Thetextismainlyaboutthreegreatscientists'__________.A.specialhonorsB.greatachievementsC.sufferingintheirresearchD.famousexperimentsC"Weallthinkplantswereexpectedtogetlargerwithincreasedcarbondioxideintheatmosphere,butchangesintemperature,humidity(湿度）andnutrientavailabilityseemtohavetrumpedthebenefitsofincreasedcarbondioxide"saidresearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingapore.45percentofthespeciesstudiednowreachsmalleradultsizesthantheydidinthepast.Theresearcherspointedoutthatwarmertemperaturesandchanginghabitats,causedbyclimatechange,arepossiblereasonsforshrinkingcreatures.“Wedonotyetknowthemechanisms(机制）involved,orwhysomeorganismaregettingsmallerwhileothersareunaffected,”theresearcherssaid.“Untilweunderstandmore,wecouldberiskingnegativeconsequencesthatwecan’tyetquantify.’’Thechangeisbigincold-bloodedanimals.Onlytwodecadesofwarmertemperaturesareenoughtomakeretiles(爬行动物）smaller.Anincreaseofonly1degreecentigradecausednearlya10percentincreaseinmetabolism(新陈代谢).Greateruseofenergyresultedintinytortoisesandlittlelizards.Fisharesmallernowtoo.Thoughoverfishinghasplayedapartinreducingnumbers,experimentsshowthatwarmertemperaturesalsostopfishgrowing.Warm-bloodedanimalsaren’timmune(免除）fromthesizechangecausedbyclimatechange.Manybirdsarenowsmaller.Soaysheeparethinner.ReddeerareweakenAndpolarbearsaresmaller,comparedwithhistoricalrecords.ThisisnotthefirsttimethishashappenedinEarth’shistory.55millionyearsago,awarmingeventsimilartothecurrentclimatechangecausedbees,spidersandantstoshrinkby50to75percentoverseveralthousandyears.Thateventhappenedoveralongertimethanthecurrentclimatechange.-15-\nThespeedofmodernclimatechangecouldmeanorganismsmaynotrespondoradaptquicklyenough,especiallythosewithlonggenerationtimesclimatechangewillbeshowninthefuture.28.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout______?A.Whysomespeciesbecomesmaller.B.HowclimatechangesinEarth’shistory?C.Climatechangehasmanynegativeeffects.D.Speciesarebecomingsmallerasclimategetswarmer.29.Theunderlinedword“trumped”mthefirstparagraphprobablymean________.A.strengthenedB.gainedC.equaledD.beaten30.ResearchersfromtheNationalUniversityofSingaporebelievethat________.A.theyhavefoundtheexactcausesforcreaturesgettingsmaller.B.alltheanimalsontheearthhavebecomesmaller.C.climatechangehasmorenegativeeffectsonwarm-bloodedanimals.D.increaseinenergyusecanleadtocreaturesgettingsmaller.31.Whatdoestheauthorfeelabouttheclimatechange?A.WorriedB.OptimisticC.DisappointedD.ShamefulDIfyou’reDIY-minded,youcanbuildyourownsolarpowersystem.Insomecases,youcanevenbuildyourownsolarpanels(太阳能电池板),althoughtheamountthatyoucaneffectivelyDIYhomesolardependsonhowmuchyouwanttopower.Makingyourownsolarpanelisatime-consumingprocessandrequiressomeelectricalskills.However,itcanalsobeveryrewarding—learningtobuildyourownpanelisagreatwaytounderstandhowsolarelectricityisgenerated(产生).Beforeyoucanbuildyourownsolarpanels,youfirstneedtounderstandhowsolarcellsgenerateelectricity.Onceyou’veboughtindividualsolarcells(theycanbepurchasedonline),thebasicprocessforbuildingyourownsolarpanelgoeslikethis:Preparethebacking(底板)foryourpanel.ManyDIYsolarpanelbuildersprefertouseawoodenboardasthebasefortheirsolarcell.You’llneedtodrillholesintheboardsothatthewiresforeachcellcanpassthrough.Wireyoursolarcells-15-\ntogether.Thisrequiressomeexperiencewithelectricalwork.Useasolderingiron(烙铁)toattachwiretothesolarcellsandthenlinkeachofthecellstogether.Attachcellstoyourbacking.Ifpossible,attacheachsolarcelltothebackingindividually.Thismakesiteasiertoreplaceasinglecellintheeventthatbecomesdamagedorisnotoperatingproperly.Atthispointyouhaveafunctionalsolarpanelthatcanproduceelectricitywhenthesunshines.However,asolarpanelbyitselfisnotuseful.Ifyouaretryingtogenerateelectricitytopowerdevicesinyourhome,youneedtopairyourpanelwithaninverter(换流器)thatwillturndirectcurrent(DC)powerfromthesunintothealternatingcurrent(AC)powerusedinmostmodemelectronicdevices.32.WhatdoestheauthorthinkofbuildingDIYsolarpanelinthefirstparagraph?A.Itiseasy.B.Itiscommon.C.Itisworthwhile.D.Itisnecessary.33.What’sthefirststepofbuildingyourownsolarpanels?A.Buyindividualsolarcells.B.Drillholesinthewoodenboard.C.Preparethebackingforyourpanel.D.Mastertheadvancedknowledgeofmanagement.34.Whyaresolarcellsconnectedtothewoodenboardseparately?A.Toproducemorepower.B.Tosubstitutedamagedcellseasily.C.Toattachcellstothebackingtightly.D.Topassthroughthewoodenboardeasily.35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.PeoplewithelectricalskillshaveadvantagesoverthosewithoutinDIYsolarpanels.B.Afunctionalsolarpanelcangivepowertoyourhomedevicesdirectly.C.Howtopairaninverterdependsonhowmuchyouwanttopower.D.Awoodenboardisamustforyourownsolarpanels.第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）-15-\n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。Changingyourlifecancomeinsmall,easysteps.Youcantransformyourselfandliveabetterlifebymakingpositivechangesalongtheway.Herearesomechoicesthatwillleadtoyourtransformation.ChoosetochangebadhabitsSomebadhabitsseemtostickaroundwithoutusevenrealizingit.36．Youcanovercomethem,findbetteralternatives,andgetthroughyourstruggletobecomeabetteryou!Doitforyourselfmorethananything.ChoosetogrowIt’seasytogetstuckinafixedwayoflife.37．Inchoosingtogrow,youbuildcharacter,developyourstrengths,becomeawareofwhatneedsimprovement,andturnintothewell-roundedpersonyouneedtobetosucceed.ChoosetoseekabalancedlifeWheredoyouneedbalance?Areyouallwork,noplay?Ortheopposite?38．Ifyou’respendingtoomuchtimeworkingorlockedawayalone,findthetimeforsocialinteractionandhavingfun.Ifyouhaven’tcommittedtoascheduleinawhile,makethedecisiontostartfollowingone.39．Thisisvitaltohumanexistence.Weneedthelovingbondscreatedbyfamilymembersandfriends.Personalrelationshipsarekeytoemotionalgrowthandsocialstability.ChoosetoliveyourpassionWhateveryourdreamis,youcanhaveit.Thepersonyouwishtobeandthethingsyouwishtoachievearewithinyou.Makethechoicetopursuethosepassionsatwhatevercost.Itmaymeanclearingoutyourscheduleordoingsomethingyou’veneverdone.40．-15-\nA．ChoosetospendtimewiththoseyouloveB．ChoosetoorganizeyourscheduleflexiblyC．Makethechoicetodaythatyouwon’tberuledbythem.D．Neitherextremewillleadyoutoapleasantlifeforverylong.E.However,withre-evaluationandgrowthcomesabeautifulfreedom.F.It’sgoodtochange,andyou’veonlygotsomanyyearstorefreshyourself.G.However,therewardfromsuccessandpersonalaccomplishmentwillbeworthit.第三部分英语知识应用（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）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。MyclassandIvisitedLaoSiJiCareCenterinShizuishantocomforttheoldpeoplewhoneededalittlecheeringupduringtheholidayseason.Thefirsttwo41therewereforpersonsrequiringhelpintakingcareofthemselves.Wesang42forthem.Theylovedoursweetsongsandtheflowersthatweleftwiththem.Aswewere43onthethirdfloorforoldpeoplewithAlzheimer(老年痴呆症),mostofthem44offatthewallsorfloor.However,onelady45myeye.Shewassittingbythedoor,inawheelchair,singingsongstoherself.Theyweren’tthesongsthatweweresinging,atleasttheydidn’t46likethat.Aswegot47witheachfestivesong,shedidaswell.Thelouderwegot,theloudershegot.48shewassinging,shewasalso49outtouswithherhandsandbody.IknewthatIshouldhavegoneovertoher,butIthoughtthatmy50weretomystudents.Peoplewhoworkedatthecarecentercould51toher,Ithought.JustwhenIstoppedfeeling52aboutnotgivinghertheattentionsheneeded,oneofmystudents,JiaQi,showedmewhattheholidayseasonisreallyabout.JiaQialso53thesamelady.Thedifferencebetweenusisthathe54onherneeds,butIdidn’t.Duringthelastsong,“GucciPrada,”JiaQiwalkedover-15-\ntoherandheldherhand.Helookedthisagedladyinher55andwithhisactionssaid,“Youareimportant,andIwilltakemy56toletyouknowthat.”Thistired,elderlyladystoppedsingingandheldhishand.Thenshetouchedhischeekwith57hand.Tearsbegantofalldownherface.No58cancompletelydescribethattouchingmoment...It59aboytoteachme,aman,aboutkindnessandlove.JiaQi’sexampleofacomplete,selflessattitudetowardanotherwasa60thatIwillneverforget.Hewastheteacherthatday,andIconsidermyselfluckytohavewitnessedhislesson.41．A.buildingsB.floorsC.roomsD.groups42．A.shylyB.bravelyC.madlyD.beautifully43．A.meetingB.dancingC.gatheringD.singing44．A.shutB.staredC.paidD.glared45．A.escapedB.lookedC.caughtD.hurt46．A.soundB.hearC.appearD.feel47．A.louderB.nearerC.fasterD.higher48．A.BecauseB.AsC.SinceD.Though49．A.movingB.reachingC.comingD.spreading50．A.interestsB.abilitiesC.feelingsD.responsibilities51．A.speakB.objectC.compareD.attend52．A.afraidB.sureC.scaryD.guilty53．A.fearedB.avoidedC.noticedD.helped54．A.calledB.actedC.keptD.insisted55．A.tearsB.handsC.faceD.eyes56．A.timeB.flowerC.bodyD.cheek57．A.anotherB.hisC.theotherD.herself58．A.wordsB.poemsC.expressionsD.songs59．A.tookB.wastedC.causedD.made-15-\n60．A.messageB.lessonC.activityD.class第II卷非选择题第三部分英语知识应用（共两节，满分45分）第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。Balloonsarereleased(放)forspecialoccasionslikememorialservicesandgrandopenings.Itisfunandexciting.61．,itreallycausesgreatdestructiontotheenvironmentandthreatensthelivesofourwildlife.When62．balloonfliesintothesky,itdoesn’tendup63．(stay)there.Iteventuallyburstsandreturnstotheearthasuglylitter.Balloonscaneventravelthousandsofmilesandpollutethemostremoteandpureplaces.More64.(sad),theycanpresentathreat65.manyanimals.Birds,whales,turtlesandotheranimalsoftenmistakeballoonsforfood,whichcandodamagetothembecauseballoonscontain66．(harm)chemicals.Balloonsevenkillanimals.Whenananimalswallowsaballoon,itcanblockitsintestinaltract(肠道),resulting67．starvation.Partofthereasonwhyreleasingballoons68．(permit)insomanyplacesisthatsomeballoonsdobreakdowneventually.However,ittakesabout4years69．(break)downcompletely.Watchinghundredsofballoonsslowlygoingupintotheskymightgiveyouafive-secondthrill,butisitworthabunchofdeadanimalsandsomanyplacesfullofrubbish?Absolutelynot.70．weshoulddoistogetcreativeandcomeupwithalternativewaystocelebrate.第四部分写作（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）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，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。-15-\n删除：把多余的词用斜线(＼)划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，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；Thismorning,JingWeiandIwenttoseeMrs.Liu,sheusedtobeourEnglishteacher.OnarrivingatMrs.Liu’s,wepresentedourgiftstoher,whichshelikedthemverymuch.Hetalkedaboutsomeinterestingthingsandpersonssheremembered.Whenshebegantoteachus,IwasquitepoorwithEnglish.Learnedaboutthis,Mrs.Liuofferedlotsofhelptome.Withoutherhelp,Iwouldn’thavemadesorapidprogress.Mrs.Liuisretirednow.Sheleadsactivelifeanddoessomevoluntaryworks.Beforeweleave,sheimpresseduponustheimportanceofknowledgeandinspiredustostudyhardly.Wewishedherahappylifeforever.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假如你是李华，你的美国笔友Amy发来邮件与你分享好消息，她在当地“汉语桥(ChineseBridge)”比赛中中文演讲与二胡独奏表现突出。今年十月她将代表美国赴华参加世界中学生汉语桥总决赛(finals)。请你给她写一封邮件，内容包括：1.祝贺Amy获得“汉语桥”比赛佳绩；2.围绕赛前的准备练习、自信心肯定及良好心态的树立，提出对总决赛的建议3.期待见面。注意：1.词数100左右；2.文中不得出现自己的真实信息；3.参考词汇：二胡独奏erhusoloDearAmy,____________________________________________________________________________________________-15-\n____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Congratulationsagain!Yours,LiHua-15-\n-15-