2023武汉高三下学期二月调研考试英语试题含听力无答案

武汉市2023届高中毕业生二月调研考试

英语试卷

武汉市教育科学研究院命制                                                         2023.2.15

本试题卷共12页，67题。全卷满分150分。考试用时120分钟。

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注意事项:

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4. 考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并上交。

第一部分听力(共两节 ,满分30分)

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷，上的答案转涂到答题卡上。

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。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。

例: How much is the shirt?

A.& 19. 15.        B.& 9.18.           C.E 9. 15.

答案是C。

1. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. At a train station.           B. At the airport.         C. At the post office.

2. What does the woman mean?

A. She feels upset.            B. She is starving.         C. She ate too much.

3. How will the woman catch her flight?

A. By car.                    B. By subway.，         C. By bus.

4. What's the girl's attitude towards her high school life?

A. Confident.                  B. Anxious.             C. Negative.

5. What are the speakers probably talking about?

A. An investigation.           B. An interview.            C. A job.

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道小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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、7题。

6. What happens to the meeting?

A. It is canceled.            B. It is postponed.          C. It is advanced.

7. Who will inform everyone of the change?

A. Sven.                     B. Anna.                 C. Paul.

听第7段材料,回答第8 9题。

8. What happened to the man?

A. He lost his textbooks.

B. He went to the wrong class.

C. He was attracted by the lecture.

9. How does the woman probably feel?

A. Impatient.               B. Guilty.                 C. Relieved.

听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10. What is Windy doing now?

A. Taking notes.               B. Making orders.     C. Meeting her colleagues.

11. What is lan responsible for?

A. Marketing.                 B. Ordering.           C. Communications.

12. What will Windy do next?

A. Change her email address.    B. Print a document.     C. Seek help.

听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. Why does Ben call Susan?

A. For instructions.              B. For company.，         C. For comfort.

14. How can Ben get the DVD out?

A. By pushing the button hard.

B. By pushing the button several times.

C. By pushing the button for several seconds.

15. What is Ben probably doing?

A. Fixing the cooker.    B. Preparing a party.          C. Tidying the garage.

16. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Strangers.             B. Friends.             C. Roommates.

听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. What is the speaker?

A. A teacher.            B. A host.            C. A writer.

18. When was the construction of the Panama Canal restarted?

A. In 1881.            B. In 1904.            C. In 1914.

19. Which country controlled the Panama Canal since the 21th century?

A. Panama.            B. France.            C. The United States.

20. What do we know about the Panama Canal?

A. It was extended in 2016.     B. It is a natural waterway.         C. It is for military purpose.

第二部分阅读理解(共两节 ,满分50分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。

A

Ben Miller is a British actor, as well as a productive writer for children. Here, he shares his favorite books.

King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green

I loved reading when I was little. My parents were both English teachers, and our home was full of books. Dickens was a family favorite. But the book that really fired my imagination was King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green.

Buy King Arthur and His Knight of the Round Table here

Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith

I'm a fool for a classic, and I'm so glad I finally managed to finish Diary of a Nobody by George and Weedon Grossmith. Put simply, its the funniest book I've ever read, with text by George and illustrations by Weedon.

Buy Diary of a Nobody here

Exhalation by Ted Chiang

It's never too late to have your life changed by a book， and it happened to me again recently when I read Ted Chiang's collection Exhalation. Story of Your Life, one of the best in it, inspired the sci-fi alien visitation classic Arrival. I love that too, but each and every piece in Exhalation is its match in imagination.

Buy Exhalation here

Ben Miller's new book The Night We Got Stuck in a Story is available now.

* This post contains some links, so we may earn a small amount of money when you make a purchase through links on our site at no additional cost to you.

21. Who wrote the book Ben Miller considers the most amusing?

A. Dickens.      B. Roger Lancelyn Green.   C. Ted Chiang.    D. George and Weedon Grossmith.

22. Which category does the book Exhalation most likely fall in?

A. Fairy tale.      B. Poetry.       C. Science fiction.       D. Comics.

23. What's the main purpose of the text?

A. To advertise some books.                B. To attract new subscriptions.

C. To recommend a famous actor.           D. To share Miller's reading habits.

B

During 20 years of stacking (码放) shelves with goods at his family's supermarket in Pollenca on the Spanish island of Mallorca, Jose Luis-Reig, known as Pep, never gave a thought to the academic world. It was only when visiting the classrooms and passages of mainland universities with his two teenage daughters that he suddenly felt himself at home among the books and atmosphere of learning.

After school Pep had intended to do a degree in biology at Barcelona University but had been called on to help run the family business instead.

But the question of “What's my role in life?" still kept coming back to him. It wasn't until a year later that the answer suddenly struck him. When he was at school，other children would come to him with their problems. He developed a reputation and so was invited onto local radio, where the interviewer said, “You're like a young psychologist.

Pep was no stranger to change. The family business had originally been a sawmill (锯木厂), but when Pep, then 27, was asked if he wanted to take over, he decided to transform the mill into the town's first supermarket.

One day in the shop, what the radio presenter said came back to him. After running the idea past his family, he applied to university in Palma to study psychology and, aged 46, was accepted.

“I had to get used to being much older than all the other students,” he says.“ In fact, I was older than my professor. But I believe disadvantages can always be advantages. And I ended up helping the others because I'd had more life experience that carries psychological impact, which could reflect classroom theory.

Pep came top of his year and impressed his tutors so much that he was offered a job researching and teaching, which he still does while studying for a master's in neuropsychology. Now 52, and still in the job, he adds, “My only regret is not having done it earlier.

24. What can we know about Pep in the first paragraph?

A. He felt relaxed in the academic atmosphere.

B. He visited his daughters' universities frequently.

C. He supported his daughters by arranging shelves.

D. He never quit the thought of going to mainland colleges.

25. What was Pep's answer to the question of his role in life?

A. To win a reputation.               B. To study psychology.

C. To take over his family business.     D. To cure children of their problems.

26. What inspired Pep to apply to the university in Palma at 46?

A. His pursuit of a better career.      B. The radio presenter's comment.

C. His classmates' encouragement.    D. The proposal of the family members.

27. Which quality might have helped Pep a lot in the university?

A. Integrity.          B. Self-discipline.          C. Sensitivity.        D. Optimism.

C

Have you ever seen one of the many videos of an elephant grabbing a paintbrush, putting it in paint， and producing a painting similar to something a 5-year-old could create? While watching an elephant paint is an amazing sight, we can't help but wonder whether the training methods and results reflect animal cruelty.

A 2014 study on four captive (圈养的) Asian elephants at the Melbourne Zoo in Australia sought to identify stress-related behaviors around the activity of painting. While the researchers found that the elephants had a neutral response to painting- not stressful, nor enriching- it seemed that when an elephant was not selected to paint, it displayed non-interactive behavior. This is seen as a possible signal of stress in the animals.

In addition, PETA, a famous animal rights group, has cited several American zoos that use harmful training methods to get elephants to paint, perform tricks, play instruments, and more. Not every z00 that organizes elephant painting uses aggression( 攻击) to encourage the elephants. However, PETA argues that animal shelters should not force animals to do tricks at all.

Activist organizations warn that elephants can undergo extreme discomfort in the training process. Furthermore, many of the painting elephants are very young, at an age where they should still be with their mothers. It raises questions about whether there's a chance they were caught for the express purpose of performing, or if they could somehow be restored to a return to the wild.

It is difficult to support any kind of trained behavior that differs greatly from a wild animal's natural tendencies. The role of a shelter, ideally, is to allow an animal to live as close to its normal life as possible, perhaps with an eye to returning the animal to the wild ; teaching them to paint does not seem to align with that target, particularly if it's not a learned behavior that the animal would be willing to do independently.

28. What can be safely concluded from the 2014 study?

A. Researchers didn't collect solid evidence.

B. Painting promoted elephants' interaction.

C. Negative effects of painting were confirmed.

D. Elephants made strong responses to painting.

29. What is a concern of activist organizations?

A. Complexity of the training process.       B. Purposes of elephants' performance.

C. Daily activities of captive elephants.       D. Potential for elephants' return to nature.

30. What does the underlined phrase “ align with" in the last paragraph mean?

A. Wander off.   B. Set up.     C. Consist with.     D. Go against.

31. What might be the best title for the text?

A. How PETA Helps?  B. Why Animal Rights?  C. Should Elephants Paint?   D. Should Elephants live in captivity?

D

It is reported that rail industry bosses are planning to phase out paper train tickets and shut almost 1 ,000 station ticket offices in England. The government says nothing has been decided. But the transport secretary, Grant Shapps, points out some stations sell only a handful of tickets each week and the vast majority of transactions( 交易) have moved online.

Regardless of the outcome of the plan， the direction of travel is clear. In the name of modernization and cost-cutting, station ticket offices are likely to follow many high street bank branches and rural post offices into memory. For those who have grown used to the advantages of organizing travel via a smartphone, there will be little to mourn( 哀悼). But for people without online access or skills, another small social barrier will have emerged. A recent report estimated that around 6% of households- -1 .5m homes- -have no internet access. Millions more of us remain irregular and unconfident users of the internet. Most likely, as digital technology becomes the gatekeeper to everyday life, a significant minority risks being left behind.

The shift online is unavoidable, but its fallout needs to be managed with more care. Technology should not be allowed to drive people to the side of their own lives, as anecdotal evidence suggests is increasingly the case. Ros Altmann, the former pensions minister, recently wrote of being contacted by an elderly woman who no longer drives to her local park,because she cannot download the car parking app required.

The debate over ticket offices offers an opportunity to reflect more broadly on the increasing role of technology in our social landscape. Clearly, much more needs to be invested in helping marginalized(边缘化的) groups gain easy online access. Alternative offline options must be maintained for important services. Contactable telephone numbers and staffed public access points should always be available. This will cost more. But that is the price of being fair to those who find themselves on the wrong side of the digital divide.

29. What is a concern of activist organizations?

A. Complexity of the training process.

B. Purposes of elephants' performance.

C. Daily activities of captive elephants.

D. Potential for elephants' return to nature.

30. What does the underlined phrase “align with” in the last paragraph mean?

A. Wander off.    B. Set up.    C. Consist with.       D. Go against.

31. What might be the best title for the text?

A. How PETA Helps?  B. Why Animal Rights?  C. Should Elephants Paint?  D. Should Elephants live in captivity?

32. What forces the rail industry to phase out paper train tickets?

A. Costs of internet access.               B. Closure of station ticket offices.

C. Sharp decline of offline transactions.    D. Government's efforts to digitize the industry.

33. Which of the following might fall victim to the plan?

A. Rural post offices.       B. Irregular internet users.

C. Unconfident households.  D. High Street bank branches.

34. How does the author clarify his opinion in paragraph 3?

A. By giving an example.           B. By making a comparison.

C. By citing research data.          D. By offering statistical analysis.

35. What does the author suggest in the last paragraph?

A. Taking the digital divide fairly.          B. Maintaining a diversity of service.

C. Investing more in public transport.       D. Slowing down the pace of modernization.

第二节(共5 小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5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。

With New Y ear approaching, year-end reviews dominate the airwaves._ 36      . Lose ten pounds? Read a book a month? However, I've never given much thought to New Year's resolutions. I make intentions instead. It means setting one's purpose toward a path instead of action toward specific behaviors. And more than that, I'm setting them in a framework( 框架) that will give them wings.

Set time, not goals

A wise friend once told me “Do not set a result as the goal. Set the time in which you do the things you want to do.” For example, I usually tell myself I should write more.  37       . Then, I realize it would be better to set my intention to write and the time to write, say, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 :30 a. m.

Take advantage of the Premack Principle

The Premack principle is a behavioral strategy that states that the presence of a high-probability behavior can make a low-probability behavior more likely._   38    . So, now that I've set my intention to write and the time to write, I can link it to a high-probability behavior, such as dropping my kids off at school in the morning. The point is that it gets the

action rolling without much thought or self -motivating talk.  39       .

40       

Let's face it, no matter how much you set an intention, if there's no enjoyment once you start, it will likely fall by the wayside. So, find a path you enjoy that will bring the same results. In truth, I hate exercising, but, luckily, I walk my dog. A lovely way to exercise, go out in nature, enjoy companionship, and meet people !

A. Face your intention directly

B. One intention, multiple paths

C. Over time, it becomes routine as well

D. But the result proves far from satisfactory

E. Perhaps most are also making new year resolutions

F. Resolutions seem to hold people prisoners rather than free them

G. In other words, to enact a new behavior, attach it to a well-established behavior

第三部分语言 知识运用(共两节,满分30分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。

Like most people, I have to work for a living. We have a bank loan, and other  41  we have to pay. But I certainly don't have a 9-5  42  . I decided long ago that I could not  43  fixed working hours for a big company and I certainly wasn't suitable to  44  in an office day in and day out. I work  45   as a writer, garden designer, and sustainability consultant. Many days, I work long hours, but I have a lot of  46  and control over everything. I have found my   47  -- what I really want to do.

But I fully appreciate that most people are not in such a  48  position and some of them have no choice but to  49  the work they do not like. Therefore, many people feel  50  in their jobs even when they are not really stuck at all. Finding sustainable solutions and a better quality of life means  51  long and hard about what you really want to do, and how you can  52  that goal.

Working for yourself is beneficial on  53  levels: you save time, you save money, and you can potentially  54  your carbon footprint. Consider this : Management consultancy firm WSP found working from  55  can help reduce your carbon footprint in the summer months.

41. A. wages        B. rents            C. bills            D. fines

42. A. habit         B. job             C. workout         D. trip

43. A. arrange       B. resist           C. avoid            D. bear

44. A. arrive        B. compete         C. sit              D. communicate

45. A. dully         B. occasionally     C. cooperatively      D. independently

46. A. judgement     B. flexibility       C. burden           D. doubt.

47. A. routine        B. style           C. pressure          D. passion

48. A. fortunate      B. promising       C. profitable         D. permanent

49. A. submit to      B. leave out       C. make for          D. depart from

50. A. interested      B. relaxed        C. engaged           D. trapped

51. A. complaining    B. thinking       C. worrying          D. arguing

52. A. reach .         B. ignore        C. discover           D. switch

53. A. special         B. multiple      C. high              D. spiritual

54. A. decrease       B. record        C. calculate .          D. increase

55. A. nothing        B. reality        C. home              D. office

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面短文,在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

Watching the stars while lying in a tent hotel  56      sitting under a large outdoor shade with a cup of coffee certainly sounds like an appealing treat. Such  57        ( experience ) Chinese travelers are appreciating, as glamping (豪华露营) has emerged as a new vacation trend.

During the recent holiday, Zhao Yue from Bejing joined her friends for a vacation in a camping site in the Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture of Gannan.

Located at  58     average altitude (海拔) of 3 ,000 meters, a vast grassland there offers the perfect  59    ( relax) in nature. The site has a row of camping tents as well as steel-framed tents with Tibetan-style decorations and modern facilities， offering campers like Zhao a mix of tradition and luxury.

“The hotel is  60      fantastic nature meets modern luxury, and spending a night there, surrounded by mountains, is like living in the nature," Zhao said. Although a room cost 1 ,000 yuan, Zhao  61      ( treasure) the opportunity to relax in the natural environment.

Such tent hotels  62      ( build) in forests, valleys, on the grassland, or along rivers are gaining 63       ( rise ) popularity among Chinese tourists. Many travelers also prefer to set up their own tents on campgrounds by renting equipment.

Glamping, this absorbing new vacation trend，features camping with basic conveniences.  64         ( like) traditional camping, it is a different way  65       ( ease) the pressure of urban life with the adventure recreation.

第四部分写作(共两节 ,满分40分)

第一节.书面表达(满分 15分)

你是校英语文学社社长李华,准备召集社团成员开会,讨论如何响应学校拟举行的以“和谐校园”为主题的系列活动。请写--份邮件,通知大家开会,内容包括:

1.会议起因;

2.会议主题;

3.会议时间、地点。

注意:

1.写作词数应为80词左右;

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear All,

Best regards，

Li Hua .

第二节(满分25分)

阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一-篇完整的短文。

Amanda lived in a big modern city. Due to the high-speed development of economy, families from different backgrounds came here to find a better life. Amanda's classmate and friend, Rama, was from one of those families.

One day after school, Amanda and Rama were chatting and Rama mentioned how much she missed her friends and hometown. “It is hard to leave,” Rama sighed, “but my family needed to be somewhere that is easier to make a living. Holding Rama 's hands, Amanda encouraged her to share more and she knew Rama loved to sing and dance with her friends back in her hometown.

After learning about Rama's story, Amanda started to notice more students like Rama in her school. For the first time she realized that those students looked sad in their eyes. Sometimes because of their different accents, they couldn't communicate well with others, which made them always sit or stand silently at the back of the classroom.

“They are having a hard time, we should show them kindness and love!” she told her mother one day. Amanda asked her mother what she could do to help make them feel welcome. Amanda's mother suggested, “What about using art? Maybe it will be easier to communicate through art.” Amanda thought for a while and nodded. Like her friend Rama, Amanda loved all forms of art, like painting, singing, dancing, and performing, through which she could tell different stories- about her family, and her life.

The next day, Amanda went to the Activity Center in her school and proposed her plan of an art show. The officer thought it a great idea. Inspired and excited, Amanda set about her plan with several friends. At the Activity Center they filled a room with paper, paint and pencils. They even made a small stage! Everything ready, they invited all the new students in her school and Amanda encouraged them to share something special about their hometown in any art form. To Amanda's surprise, no one responded.

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。

Amazingly，Rama stepped forward to break the ice.

Everything seemed to change after that art show.