安徽省滁州市定远县育才学校2022-2023学年高三上学期11月期中英语试题

月期中英语试题

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一、阅读理解

Below is a list of activities that will get you excited and add a bit of fun into your schedule at the same time.

Ready, set, play! Join a team sport

Playing sport as part of a team can help you get active while making friends and feeling part of your community. This list of links will lead you through to sports clubs and fixtures across the state, or you can use the My Community directory to search for your sport of choice.

Make date night active night

Date night (or any time you hang with loved ones or friends) doesn’t have to be spent sitting in a cinema. Get active on your next date by going bowling, playing laser tag or paintball, or sinking balls at minigolf.

Catch and kick

Anyone with kids will know that sometimes entertaining them takes priority over looking after your own health. Kill two birds with one stone and take them to the park to kick a footy or throw a ball back and forth. Once everyone’s practised their kicking, throwing and catching skills, take things to the next level by asking them to throw or kick long and make you run for it.

Take the stairs

An oldy but a goody, taking the stairs instead of a lift is great for working the major muscle groups in the legs. It might not seem like the most fun option for a workout, but you can fit a surprising amount of activity into every day by taking the stairs whenever they are an option. And if you get hooked(喜欢上), you can even become a competitive stair climber. 1．Where is this text probably taken from? A．Public health and wellbeing. C．News and events.

2．What is the advantage of Join a team sport?

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B．Research and reports. D．Strategic direction.

A．You have more time for morning exercise. B．You have a better way of communication. C．It is a way to work the major muscle in legs. D．You will get an expert direction in the group.

3．Which would a father choose if he wanted to play with his 5—year—old son? A．Join a team sport C．Catch and kick

The UMass program Brown is taking over presents different challenges from the one he helped rebuild in 2018. The Minutemen are 2-23 over the past three seasons.

As an independent program, UMass has to work on its own to put together schedules and negotiate television contracts. But Brown doesn't like to look at the past, bad or good. He says he doesn't even watch film of previous games. “I haven't worried about what's happened behind me but what's in front of me, ”Brown says.

He emphasizes the importance of a well-conditioned team. He's already looking forward to winter workouts. “When I'm chasing guys around the mat room, I feel pretty good,” Brown says. Brown also emphasizes playing fundamental football, preferring to keep his focus on the immediate future.

Brown, 66, will be one of the oldest head coaches next season. He signed a five-year deal with UMass. “You can see his passion. He's got a lot of energy to build our program and a lot of pride in it,” Scott, president of UMass says. “We're gonna take advantage of that to build back a winning program that we all want.” Brown knows what UMass looks like as a winning program. He's made it his mission to get the Minutemen back there.

“It will mean a lot. I'm going to work tirelessly to make it happen. I have no doubt that we're going to get there,” Brown says. “Won't it be nice to be playing in a bowl game? That's the beauty there. We will get ourselves into a bowl game and bring our first bowl cup home at this level. It will be a special moment.” 4．What do we know about Brown? A．He is a football coach. C．He likes recalling the past.

B．He used to be a teacher. D．He came to Umass in 2018. B．Take the stairs

D．Make date night active night

5．Which of the following can best describe Brown? A．Sensitive.

B．Cooperative.

C．Ambitious.

D．Generous.

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6．How does Brown feel about the UMass program's future? A．It's tough.

B．It's uncertain.

C．It's hopeless.

D．It's bright.

7．What may be the best title for the text? A．The UMass program will be famous B．The UMass has abandoned the past C．Brown still believes in the future D．Brown takes over a winning program

Parents are an enormously powerful force in the lives of children. Whether Johnny can read, whether Johnny knows right from wrong, whether Johnny is a happy, well—adjusted kid, or shy and bad—tempered, has a whole lot to do with the kind of parenting Johnny has received. If Johnny’s mom and dad have been able to come through with lasting, determining, loving attention, the odds are Johnny is on track to become a productive, compassionate citizen. If they have not, Johnny is in trouble—and so is our nation.

Thirty years ago Chicago sociologist James S. Coleman showed that parental involvement mattered far more in determining school success than any quality of the formal education system. Across a wide range of subject areas, in literature, science and reading, Coleman estimated that the parent was twice as powerful as the school in determining achievement at age fourteen. Psychologist Lawrence Steinberg, who recently completed a six—year study of 20 ,000 teenagers in nine different communities, confirms the importance of parents. Steinberg shows that one out of three parents is “seriously disengaged” from his or her adolescent’s education, and this is the primary reason why so many American students perform below their potential—and below students in other rich countries.

A weight of evidence now demonstrates obvious links between absent parents and a wide range of behavioral and emotional problems in children. A 1997 study of 90 ,000 teenagers—the Add Health Project undertaken by the Carolina Population Center and the Adolescent Health Program at the University of Minnesota—found that youngsters are less likely get hopeless, use drugs or become involved in crime when they spent significant time with their parents. This study found that only the physical presence of a parent in the home after school, at dinner and at bedtime significantly reduces the incidence of risky behavior among teenagers.

8．What can be inferred from paragraph 1?

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A．Children should be taught to be successful in life. B．Parents’ character has a deep influence on children. C．Children are affected by many factors during the growth. D．Parents should be strict with their children about behaviors. 9．What does the underlined word “they” in paragraph 1 mean? A．Odds.

B．Children.

C．Citizens.

D．Parents.

10．What’s the purpose of Lawrence Steinberg’s research?

A．To find out why there are so many crimes. B．To know the importance of parents’ company. C．To get ways to prevent teenagers’s bad behaviors. D．To find links between parents’ education and crimes.

11．What ’s the author’s attitude towards parents’ company with children?

A．Intolerant.

Virtual reality is quickly becoming the new technological frontier. Tech companies everywhere seem to be racing to get their foot in the VR door. However, Virtual reality has a set of challenges and hurdles that it must overcome in order to work well. Michael Abrash, a writer and programmer, listed a number of these in a speech from 2014; they include things like low latency, high refresh rate, high resolution, a wide field of view and rock solid tracking, among others. Even if you don’t quite understand the technical aspects of those terms, it should be noted that VR is heavily dependent on being very fast, very accurate and very good-looking. If it isn’t, the viewer will feel motion sick or disconnected from the world that VR is trying to create.

Now that we can actually build VR headsets that begin to meet these requirements, we are seeing a rising interest in VR. As it rises, so does the interest in creating new media to be experienced in using virtual reality. Journalism is a medium built on relevance. Journalists should always be finding new ways to tell stories and deliver content. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it?

Some journalists and publications are already utilizing VR. Vice creative director Spike Jonze, in a collaboration with director and visual artist Chris Milk, put viewers at the scene of the Millions March protest in New York in December, 2014. The University of Southern

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B．Doubtful.

C．Favorable.

D．Unclear.

California created “Project Syria,” which allows viewers to experience the bombing of a crowded neighborhood and visit a refugee camp in the titular, war-torn country. These are just a few examples of a growing number of projects that are out there.

Virtual reality is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn’t just reading or watching something play out; they’re experiencing it. The immersive nature of VR allows for people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct than our intellect. The possibilities for storytelling here are legion, and any storyteller wanting to do something more interesting than their peers should surely be considering the sheer power of VR.

The question of virtual reality, though, is not how powerful it is. That is immediately apparent. The question of VR is one of viability and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tools to tell a story with VR aren’t easy to pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR technology isn’t both top-of-the-line and affordable, VR will fail.

Accessibility was one concern for Thomas Hallaq, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications, who said that current VR technology is pretty exclusive right now. Despite that, he said he doesn’t think the exclusivity of this technology will be a problem in the long run.

“I think it’s very promising,” Hallaq said. “We’re seeing more technology become accessible, and more people having access to that technology. Just look at smartphones.” If the technology is widely available and companies like Oculus, Samsung, HTC and Valve can overcome the inherent hurdles, VR will succeed in being a desirable means of storytelling. Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, virtual reality will change the way we tell stories. 12．Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism?

A．Because it is an exclusively new tool. B．Because it is very powerful and popular.

C．Because people can experience the story in person. D．Because it is very fast, accurate and good-looking.

13．According to the passage, what is the biggest challenge VR is facing?

A．How powerful and interesting it can be. B．Whether people will have easy access to it.

C．Whether qualified VR headsets can be built. D．What new ways people will find to

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deliver content.

14．What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of VR technology?

A．optimistic

B．neutral

C．pessimistic

D．concerned

15．Which of the following is the best title for the passage?

A．The Wide Popularity of Virtual Reality B．The Future Development of Virtual Reality

C．Challenges and Hurdles of Virtual Reality Storytelling

D．Virtual Reality is the Future of

二、七选五

The student syndrome (综合症) is a phenomenon where a large number of students put off doing things until right before the deadline (最后期限). 16 Since it involves unnecessary delay, it usually leads to negative results for those who display it. They will feel stressed and overwhelmed, and the task seems to be never finished.

To avoid the student syndrome, you should figure out what’s causing you to delay in the first place,and then use some techniques. 17 Break your tasks into small and manageable steps. For example, if you need to write an article, you can start with small steps, such as figuring out the title, creating a rough description, and finding five appropriate academic sources. Keep it in mind that if the project in question is large, then you generally shouldn’t worry about figuring out all the steps to it from the very beginning. 18 Then find new steps as you make progress along the way. This helps you avoid feeling upset and getting stuck.

19 For example, if you have a single deadline for completing a large research paper, set additional deadlines along the way for completing specific parts of it. These additional deadlines to be met will make the very large research paper more manageable and less frightening.

Find your productivity cycles. People’s ability to complete certain tasks is different based on a great many factors such as the time of day. For example, it may be the case that you’re best able to concentrate on difficult tasks early in the morning, before you’ve started dealing with emails or minor administrative aspects of your job. 20

Follow these techniques and you are unlikely to wait until the last minute.

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A．Establish specific goals for yourself.

B．Set intermediate (中间的) deadlines for yourself. C．They can help you take action in a timely manner. D．This phenomenon can be considered to be a form of delay. E．You should take this into account when scheduling your work. F．Instead, start by finding the first few steps that you need to take.

G．You should change your environment to make it easier for yourself to get started.

三、完形填空

“I couldn't survive without music,” says fifteen-year-old Steve. In the morning, Steve wakes up to his favorite 21 radio station. He listens to rock on the radio while he eats his 22 .He puts on his personal stereo before he leaves the house and listens to cassettes on the bus to 23 . “Last week I put my headphones on in the maths 24 ,”admits Steve.“The teacher was really 25 . She took my headphones away and I couldn't use them for a week. It was 26 .” At home Steve does his homework to music—loud music. “My mother 27 shouts ‘Turn it down!’,” says Steve.“She can't 28 how I can work 29 music on, but music 30 me to fix my attention upon my studies.”Steve would like to make music himself.“I'm learning to play the guitar. 31 ,it doesn't sound so good at the 32 .But I'm going to keep Practicing!” For 33 like Steve, music is a very important part of 34 .Music is social. It brings people together at discos, parties and concerts. Fast, 35 music is full of energy. It helps people to forget their problems and have fun. Music talks about love, freedom and imagination. There are always new songs and new styles. But Steve's mother agrees that music brings some problems.“Steve is a sensible(明智的)boy.” she says.“I don't think he would ever take drugs hearing rock. But I do worry about his hearing with all that loud music. And it drives me crazy!” 21．A．English 22．A．breakfast 23．A．work 24．A．workshop B．news B．lunch B．office B．class C．information C．supper C．school C．lab 试卷第7页，共10页

D．music D．dinner D．party D．dormitory 25．A．excited 26．A．terrible 27．A．usually 28．A．expect 29．A．while 30．A．helps 31．A．Unluckily 32．A．first 33．A．grown-ups 34．A．study 35．A．classical

B．worried B．hopeless B．seldom B．bear B．at B．leads B．Actually B．last B．parents B．life B．country

C．angry C．poor C．frequently C．understand C．for C．causes C．Disappointingly C．moment C．friends C．family C．light

D．tired D．surprising D．always D．hope D．with D．forces D．Necessarily D．hour D．teenagers D．school D．loud

四、用单词的适当形式完成短文

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。

It has been estimated that rapidly growing modernization is leading to ignorance towards the environment. Humans have created a situation in 36 ordinary events become increasingly raised to the level of natural disasters, 37 (cause) heavy losses in terms of human life as well as property.

Over the years, scientists researching on this topic 38 (find) that the main problem is global warming. But because 39 human greed, no one is really caring about the environmental risks and everyone is busy making money.

It is known that the rapid industrial growth has led to 40 large number of air and water pollution problems. Though there are environmental laws that these 41 (industry) need to follow to treat the waste but most of the time the industry owners ignore these laws for their personal gain. Rapid construction has led to large land areas being covered with cement(水泥), meaning the flow of water becomes so strong 42 water runoff can’t get absorbed by the soil, eventually leading to greater flooding.

43 (fortunate), there are still a lot of people who really care about the environment and are 44 (will) to work on environmental issues. Many societies and groups are working day and night 45 (make) people aware of the harmful effects of the pollution and other practices that are harmful to our environment.

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五、建议信

46． 你的英国笔友Jack来信向你求助，假如你是李华，说进入高中后因为考试压力大，晚上常常难以入眠或半夜易醒，睡眠问题对健康和学习产生了不良影响。请你用英请给他回一封信，主要内容包括： 1. 表示理解和安慰； 2. 提出至少2条建议。 注意：

1. 词数100左右；

2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Jack,

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Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

六、读后续写

47．I don’t remember her name, but I remember that day as if it were yesterday. That day, what my teacher did for me was rooted in my memory and changed the rest of my life.

I was 7 years old then. And it began when I entered the classroom. The teacher asked us to clear up our desktops as we were going to take the math test she told us the day before. Since I had never had any difficulty in math before, I didn’t bother to study and I thought I was ready.

When I took a look at the paper, I began to panic. The first few questions were easy but I faced big challenges when I got to the middle of the page. I tried my best, and then I left my

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seat to put my paper in a pile on the front desk with a sigh. I knew I messed up.

I returned to my seat. Suddenly, an idea came to my mind. I checked where the teacher was before I made my move. She walked around at the back of the room. I. left my seat quickly and went back to the pile of test papers already handed in. When I picked up my paper, I also picked up the paper right below it and then returned to my seat.

When I looked at the extra paper I had taken, I found that it was the work of the smartest girl in our class, and I felt very lucky. I began to copy her answers onto my test paper. I checked that the teacher was still not paying attention and put the two papers back on the top of the front desk. I made it！I thought I was home free（大功告成）.

The next day, the teacher sent back our papers and put them face down on everyone’s desk. She smiled at every student when she sent the paper, but she raised her eyebrows when she gave me the paper.

注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

When I turned my paper over, I was shocked to see an “F” on it.

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I realized that the teacher had known I cheated on the exam.

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