湖北省荆州市松滋二中2022届高三上学期期中考试英语试题-Word版含答案.docx

湖北省松滋二中2021-2022学年度高三上学期期中考试英语试题
时间：120分钟 分值150分 命题：贾萌
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一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.What is the weather like at the moment?
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
2. What is the woman’s roommate like?
A. She is a patient . B. She is nice. C. She is tidy.
3. Why has John moved out?
A. To be near the school. B. To live in a quiet place. C. To avoid the trouble.
4. What’s the man’s problem?
A. He can’t see the sign clearly.
B. He has no ticket for the movie.
C. He has parked in the wrong place.
5. Which musical instrument does Bob have?
A. Drums. B. A guitar. C. A violin.
其次节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man know about the River Nile ?
A. It’s the longest river in the world .
B. It often fliids large areas C. It’s the second longest river in the world
7. Why did Egyptians build Aswan High Dam ?
A. In order to sail upstream B. In order to control the flood
C. In order to attract visitors
请听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. What is Timmy most interested in ?
A. Playing the piano B. Playing the violin C. Classical music
9. What ’s Timmy’s main purpose at the moment ?
A. to make some new friends B. to go to some concert
C. to learn from others
10. What are they both weak in ?
A. Sports B. Music C. Theory of music
11. Whom will they turn to for help ?
A. Timmy’s uncle B. Lily’s uncle C. Their teacher
请听第8段材料,回答第11至15题。
12. How old was the narrator when she became a stewardess ( 空姐 ) ？
A. Twenty B. Twenty-six C. Not told
13. How many daughters were there at least in her family ?
A. Four B. Five C. Six
14. When did the speaker get married ?
A. Twenty B. Twenty –six C. Almost twenty-five
15. What do people think of the job as a stewardess ?
A. It’s an honorable job B. It’s a dull job C. It’s not a splendid job
听第9段材料，回答第16至20题。
16. Which city did Pakistan’s President go to in China besides Beijing?
A. Sichuan B. Chengdu C. Nowhere else
17. How long was the visit?
A. Five days B. Four days C. Three days
18. What did the two countries agree on?
A. Defence B. Energy C. Both
19. Who was killed in Pakistan?
A. Chinese engineers B. Engineers of Pakistan
C. Chinese workers
20. What did the president promise to do?
A. To give the victims’ family some money. B. To punish the killers
C. To give some help to the Chinese family.
其次部分：笔试部分
一、阅读理解（共15小题, 每小题2分，满分30分）
We live in central Phoenix, near the canal（水道）. Every day I used to see a homeless old man and his scruffy little dog hanging out down there.
I would tell my husband we should give him food for the little dog. It wouldn't have been a problem; we have our own "mini farm" of animals! But he would say "OK!" and then blow the idea off because of our business.
Being in Phoenix, Arizona, you can just imagine how hot it gets here, but his winter was really chilly! I had just come from KFC with take-out food for dinner. As I was turning by the canal, the man and his dog were sitting right there all bundled up. Even the doggy had a coat on! Not even thinking about it, I pulled into the parking lot along the canal and piled up a plate of chicken with all the fixings for the man and his little buddy（好友）. I gave it to him with a soda and a bottle of water for the little dog. He said, "Thank you, sweetie. You are an angel." And there were tears welling up in his eyes! I told him he was so welcome, and then went home.
When my husband dug into the KFC bag he asked, "Were you hungry, or what?" I told him what I did and he said, "Only you!" Then he told me I had done a good thing.
A few weeks later, we were walking along the canal and found the man walking to me, with his little dog. He asked whether I would mind adopting the dog. With tears in eyes, he said it had gotten too hard for him to care for the dog. He added that he was planning on heading to Washington State but his dog wouldn't have been up to it, so he hoped to give it to me. "Only you! In this city, you are the only person I can believe in!"
Now, every time I watch and pat the dog lying near the fireplace, I will remember the old man's words and wish him good luck.
1．What can we learn about the author from Paragraph 3?
A. She gave the old man some food on a cold day.
B. She met the old man after finishing her dinner.
C. She offered the old man nothing but chicken.
D. She burst into tears after helping the old man.
2．What did the author's husband feel when she told him what she had done?
A. thankful B. delighted
C. indifferent D. disappointed
3．Why did the old man hope to give the dog to the author?
A. Because he knew the author was also a dog lover.
B. Because the author was the person he could trust.
C. Because the author was the only person he knew.
D. Because he believed that his dog liked the author.
4．What can we infer from the ending of the passage?
A. The author refused the old man's request.
B. The author misses the old man and his dog.
C. The author feels the old man was very lucky.
D. The author adopted the old man's dog.

Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs—what do they have in common? They are, of course, all Americans. And according to a survey by social networking site badoo. com, they all best illustrate(举例说明) the word “cool”.

But just what does it mean to say someone is “cool”? Most would answer that it is something to do with being independent-minded and not following the crowd.
Yale University art professor Robert Farris Thompson says that the term “cool” goes back to 15th century West African philosophy(哲学). “Cool” relates to ideas of grace(优雅) under pressure.
“In Africa, ” he writes, “coolness is a positive quality which combines calmness, silence, and life.”
The modern idea of “cool” developed largely in the US in the period after World War II. “Post-war ‘cool’ was in part an expression of war-weariness (n. 厌战心情)
. . . it went against the strict social rules of the time,” write sociologists Dick Pountain and David Robins in Cool Rules:Anatomy of an Attitude.
But it was the American actor James Dean who became the symbol for “cool” in the hugely successful 1955 movie Rebel without a Cause. Dean plays a tough guy who disobeys his parents and the authorities. He always gets the girl, smokes cigarettes, wears a leather jacket and beats up bullies(欺凌弱小者). In the movie, Dean showed what “cool” would mean to American young people for the next 60 years.
Today the focus of “cool” has changed to athletics (体育运动) stars. Often in movies about schools, students gain popularity on the athletics field more than in the classroom. This can be seen quite clearly in movies like Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die.
But many teenagers also think being smart is cool. Chess and other thinking games have been becoming more popular in schools.
“Call it the Harry Potterization of America—a time when being smart is the new cool,” writes journalist Joe Sunnen.
5．Barack Obama, Lady Gaga and Steve Jobs are mentioned in the first paragraph to ________.
A. introduce the topic B. draw our attention
C. tell us what they have in common D. tell us what is “cool”
6．If you were considered “cool” in Africa in the 15th century, you ________.
A. thought and acted differently from the majority
B. had a calm and quiet attitude towards life
C. didn’t observe rules and authorities
D. had all kinds of “bad” manners
7．The heroes in Varsity Blues and John Tucker Must Die are likely to be those who ________.
A. do very well in their studies
B. are very skilled at sports
C. are good at chess and other thinking games.
D. have supernatural powers like Harry Potter
8．Which of the following is NOT true according to the article?
A. It is generally considered “cool” to be independent-minded and not to follow the crowd.
B. “Cool” was used as early as the 15th century.
C. Disobeying one’s parents and the authorities is considered “cool” among American young people nowadays.
D. Getting the first place in an exam can also be considered “cool”.
9．What does the article mainly talk about?
A. The origin of the word “cool”.
B. The kinds of people who are “cool”.
C. The changing meaning of the word “cool”.
D. How to be a “ cool” person.

It was a cold December and Mrs. Bell wanted to do a lot of shopping. She waited until it was Saturday, when her husband was free, and she took him to the shops with her to pay for everything and to carry for her what she had bought. They went to a lot of shops, and Mrs. Bell bought everything she could think of.
She often stopped and said, “Look, Peter! Isn’t that beautiful?
“All right, my dear. How much is it?” answered Mr. Bell, and then he took money out to buy it for her.
It was almost dark when they came out of the last shop, and Mr. Bell was tired. He was thinking about a nice drink by the side of a warm fire home. Suddenly his wife looked up at the sky and said, “Look at that beautiful moon, Peter!”
Without stopping, Mr. Bell answered at once. “All right, dear. How much is it?” Then he took his wallet out of his pocket.
10．Mrs. Bell took her husband to the shops because ．
A．he liked beautiful things
B．he liked to do shopping too.
C．she wanted him to pay money
D．he was always free
11．Mrs. Bell bought in the shops.
A．nothing B．a drink
C．the most beautiful thing D．a number of things
12．Mr. Bell shopping.
A．was addicted to B．was thinking about
C．was tired of D．was very interested in
13．According to the last paragraph, we know Mr. Bell .
A．wanted to buy the moon
B．did not really know what his wife was saying
C．was a millionaire
D．did not like the idea of buying the moon

There has been an outpouring of love for a 23-year-old disabled woman whose dog was killed in front of her while a groomer(美容师) tried to trim(修剪) its claws.
Calls and e-mails came from as far away as the Upper Peninsula and Arizona as well as Oakland and Macomb counties, offering Laurie Crouch, who uses a wheelchair because of multiple sclerosis(硬化症), everything from dogs to money, such as that from Jason Daly of Roseville who said, “ I would like to buy her a new dog.”
A story about the death of Crouch’s pet, Gooch, was printed on the front page of Macomb Daily. Crouch said a man sat on the dog to trim its nails. Gooch died after one claw was trimmed.
Crouch yelled at the groomer to stop when she saw Gooch was struggling to breathe, but she said she was ignored. “If I could have walked, I would have put my hands on her and pulled her off my dog and physically stopped her, but I can’t do that.” Gooch was not a trained service animal, but naturally helped Crouch by picking up things for her.
“This case is absolute animal abuse(虐待),” Larry Obrecht, division manager of the Oakland County Animal Shelter in Auburn Hills, said.
People who read the story contacted Oakland Press to offer help. A message, from Rebecca Amett of Giggles N Wiggles Puppy Rescue, in Roseville, said, “We have puppies to donate … and want to help the young woman who lost her service dog.”
“When Gooch was with me, I was happy,” Crouch said, “I think I can be happy again but no animal can replace Gooch. There’s never going to be another Gooch out there but I think I will find a dog that can bring me joy again.”
14． What does the passage mainly tell us?
A. A disabled woman’s service dog.
B. A cruel groomer killed a disabled woman’s dog.
C. People’s love for a disabled woman who lost her dog.
D. Disabled woman loves to have the dog as company.
15．People called and emailed to .
A. offer help and care to Laurie Crouch.
B. give their angry voice to the groomer.
C. offer a cure for Crouch’s disease.
D. tell Crouch how to punish the groomer.
16．We can infer from the passage that .
A. Crouch refused to take another dog.
B. Crouch must be sad after losing her dog.
C. Crouch has accepted another dog from a stranger.
D. Crouch can live well without a dog’s company.

Lillian was a young girl who grew up in a village. At the age of 16, her father forced her to drop out of school and find a job to help the family.
With limited education, skills and hope, she would take the bus into the big cities of Windsor and Detroit, walk aimlessly about and then return home every day. She couldn’t even bring herself to knock on a door.
As the days passed, Lillian knew she would soon have to knock on a door. On one of her trips, Lillian saw a sign at Carhartt Overall Company, saying, “Help Wanted, Secretarial. Apply Within.”
She walked up to the office and was met by the office manager, who sat her down at a typewriter and said, “Let’s see how good you really are.”
She directed Lillian to type a single letter and then left. Lillian looked at the clock: 11:40 am. She figured that she could run away in the crowd then. But she knew she should at least try the letter.
On her first try, she got through one line. It had five words and she made four mistakes. The clock read 11:45. “At noon,” she said to herself, “I’ll move out with the crowd, and she will never see me again.” On her second try, Lillian got through a full paragraph, but still made many mistakes. Again she pulled out the paper. At last she completed the letter with some mistakes.
Just then, the door opened and the office manager walked in. She came directly over to Lillian, read the letter, paused and then said, “Lillian, you’ve done a good job.”
17．Why did the office manager leave after directing Lillian to type a letter?
A. She was not satisfied with Lillian.
B. She found Lillian was too young.
C. She wanted to let the girl be quiet.
D. She wanted to test Lillian
18．What’s the meaning of the underlined sentence in paragraph 6?
A. Lillian didn’t have enough confidence in herself.
B. Lillian didn’t like the workers there.
C. Lillian didn’t want the job.
D. Lillian wanted to have lunch then.
19．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
The girl didn’t like to go to school.
The girl’s family was not very rich.
The girl’s father was very fond of money.
The girl was living in a poor village.
20． From the passage it can be inferred that in the end__________.
A. Lillian had to run away without being noticed.
B. Lillian’s father wanted his daughter to return to school.
C. the office manager was deeply moved by the girl.
D. Lillian was allowed to work there.

二、、完形填空（共20小题, 每小题1.5分，满分30分）

A man and his girlfriend were married. It was a large .