青海省西宁市六校联考2022-2023学年高三下学期开学考试英语试题学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解ChooseYourOne-Day-Tours!TourA—Bath&Stonehenge:includingentrancefeestotheancientRomanbathroomsandStonehenge—￡37until26Marchand￡39thereafter.Visitthecitywithover2,000yearsofhistoryandBathAbbey,theRoyalCrescentandtheCostumeMuseum.TourB—Oxford:includingentrancefeestotheUniversityStMary’sChurchTowerandAnneHathaway’s—￡32until12Marchand￡36thereafterOxford:IncludesaguidedtourofEngland’soldestuniversitycityandcolleges.TourC—WindsorCastle&HamptonCourt:includingentrancefeestoHamptonCourtPalace—￡34until11Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofWindsorandHamptonCourt,HenryVIII’sfavoritepalace.FreetimetovisitWindsorCastle(entrancefeesnotincluded).With500yearsofhistory,HamptonCourtwasoncethehomeoffourKingsandoneQueen.Nowthisformerroyalpalaceisopentothepublicasamajortouristattraction.Visitthepalaceanditsvarioushistoricgardens,whichincludethefamousmaze(迷宫)whereitiseasytogetlost!TourD—Cambridge:includingentrancefeestotheTowerofSaintMarytheGreat—￡33until18Marchand￡37thereafter.IncludesaguidedtourofCambridge,thefamousuniversitytown,andthegardensofthe18thcentury.1．WhichtourwillyouchooseifyouwanttoseeEngland’soldestuniversitycity?A．TourAB．TourBC．TourCD．TourD2．Whichofthefollowingtourschargesthelowestfeeon17March?A．WindsorCastle&HamptonCourtC．Bath&StonehengeB．OxfordD．Cambridge3．WhyisHamptonCourtamajortouristattraction?A．ItusedtobethehomeofroyalfamiliesC．ItistheoldestpalaceinBritainB．Itusedtobeawell-knownmazeD．Itisaworld-famouscastle试卷第1页，共9页OneofmywonderfulmemoriesisaboutaChristmasgift.Unlikeothergifts,itcamewithoutwrap(包装).OnSeptember11th.1958.MumgavebirthtoRichard.Aftershebroughthimhomefromhospital,sheputhiminmylap,saying.\"Ipromisedyouagift,andhereitis.\"Whatanhonor!Iturnedfouramonthearlierandnoneofmyfriendshadsuchababydolloftheirown.Iplayedwithitdayandnight.Isangtoit.Itolditstories.1tolditoverandoverhowmuchIlovedit!Onemorning,however,Ifounditsbedempty.Mydollwasgone!Icriedforit.Mumweptandtoldmethatthepoorlittlethinghadbeensenttoahospital.Ithadafever.Forseveraldays,IheardMumandDadwhisperingsuchwordsas\"hopeless\\"pitiful\and\"dying\whichsoundedominous.Christmaswascoming.\"Don’texpectanypresentsthisyear.\"Dadsaid,pointingatthesocksIhunginthelivingroom.\"Ifyourbabybrotherlives,that'llbeChristmasenough.\"Ashespoke,hiseyesfilledwithtears.I'dneverseenhimcrybefore.ThephonerangearlyonChristmasmorning.Dadjumpedoutofbedtoanswerit.FrommybedroomIheardhimsay.\"What?He'sallright?\"Hehungupandshoutedupstairs.\"ThehospitalsaidwecanbringRichardhome!\"\"ThankGod.'\"IheardMumcry.Fromtheupstairswindow,Iwatchedmyparentsrushouttothecar.Ihadneverseenthemhappy.AndIwasalsofullofjoy.Whatawonderfulday!Mybabydollwouldbehome.Idownstairs.Mysacksstillhungthereflat.ButIknewtheywerenotempty;theywerefilledwithlove!4．whathappenedtotheauthoronSeptember111958?A．HegotababybrotherB．HegotaChristmasgiftC．HebecamefouryearsoldD．Hereceivedadoll5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“ominous”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Impossible.C．DifficultB．BoringD．Fearful6．WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofthefatherwhenChristmaswascoming?A．Excitement.B．Happiness.试卷第2页，共9页C．Sadness.7．Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A．AsadChristmasdayB．LifewithalovelybabyC．AspecialChristmasgiftD．MemoriesofahappyfamilyD．Disappointment.IfyouliveinShanghai,youmighthavetotakea“lesson”insortinggarbage,asthecityrecentlyintroducednewgarbage-sortingregulations(条例).It’snowrequiredthatpeopleshouldsortgarbageintofourcategories,namelyrecyclable,harmful,dryandwetwaste.However,ifpeoplefailtosorttheirgarbageproperly,theycanbefinedupto200yuan.Inthepast,somepreviousgarbageregulationsdidn’tgiveclearfinesforpeoplewhofailedtosortgarbage.Morecitiesareintroducingsimilarregulations,followingthepracticeinShanghai.Bytheendof2020,garbage-sortingsystemswillhavebeenbuiltin46majorChinesecities.AccordingtoastudybythePolicyResearchCenterforEnvironmentandEconomy,undertheMinistryofEcologyandEnvironment,over90percentofthepublicbelievethatgarbagesortingisimportantfortheprotectionoftheenvironment.However,garbagesortingisstillabigprobleminChina.Only30percentofparticipantssaidtheythinktheyareadequatelysortingtheirtrash,thestudynoted,it’spartlybecausemanypeoplelackthewillingnesstosorttheirownwaste.“It’samusttohavealegalguaranteetopromotegarbagesorting,”LiuJianguosaid,aprofessorfromTsinghuaUniversity.HealsotoldChinaDailythattheimportanceofthenewregulationsinShanghaiistochangethepastvoluntaryactionintocompulsoryactionforeveryone.AsidefromChina,manyotherforeigncountrieshavealsointroducedgarbagesortingregulations.InJapan,wastesortinghasbecomeabasicsurvivalskill,reportedXinhua.Thereisafixedtimefordisposal(处理)ofeachkindofgarbageandlitteringcanresultinhighfinesandevenjailtime.InGermanytoo,peopleareaskedtosortwasteintospecificcategories,reportedHuffPost.Forexample,inBerlin,peoplehaveyellowbinsforplasticandmetalsandbluebinsforpaperandcardboard.试卷第3页，共9页8．WhatdoweknowaboutgarbagesortinginShanghai?A．Peopleshouldputtheirgarbageintotwocategories.B．ItsetsanexampleformanyothercitiesinChina.C．Peoplewillbefined200yuaneverytimetheybreaktheregulations.D．Shanghaiisthefirstcitytointroducegarbage﹣sortingregulationsinChina.9．WhatisthecurrentsituationofgarbagesortinginChina?A．Somepeoplecanproperlysorttheirgarbage.B．Fewpeopleknowtheimportanceofgarbagesorting.C．Peoplearewillingtosorttheirgarbagefrequently.10．Howisthethirdparagraphdeveloped?A．BygivingexampleC．Bymakingcomparison11．Whatdoesthearticlemainlytalkabout?A．Whygarbagesortingisimportant.C．GarbagesortinghasstartedinChina.becomingworse.B．Howothercountriessortgarbage.D．Theworld′sgarbageproblemisB．ByshowingstatisticsD．BytellingstoriesWe’vebeenthere:inalift,inlineatthebankoronanairplane,surroundedbypeoplewhoare,likeus,deeplyfocusedontheirsmartphonesor,worse,strugglingwiththeuncomfortablesilence.What’stheproblem?Itispossiblethatweallhavecompromisedconversationalintelligence.It’smorelikelythatnoneofusstartaconversationbecauseit’sawkwardandchallenging,orwethinkit’sannoyingandunnecessary.Butthenexttimeyoufindyourselfamongstrangers,considerthatsmalltalkisworththetrouble.Expertssayit’sanimportantsocialpracticethatresultsinbigbenefits.Dismissingsmalltalkasunimportantiseasy,butwecan’tforgetthatdeeprelationshipswouldn’tevenexistifitweren’tforcasualconversation.Smalltalkisthegrease(润滑剂)forsocialcommunication,saysBernardoCarducci.“Almosteverygreatlovestoryandeachbigbusinessdealbeginswithsmalltalk,”heexplains.“Thekeytosuccessfulsmalltalkislearninghowtoconnectwithothers,notjustcommunicatewiththem.”Ina2014study,ElizabethDunn,AssociateProfessorofpsychologyatUBC,invitedpeopleontheirwayintoacoffeeshop.Onegroupwasaskedtoseekoutaninteraction(互动)试卷第4页，共9页withitswaiter;theother,tospeakonlywhennecessary.Theresultsshowedthatthosewhochattedwiththeirserverreportedsignificantlyhigherpositivefeelingsandabettercoffeeshopexperience.“It’snotthattalkingtothewaiterisbetterthantalkingtoyourhusband,”saysDunn.“Butinteractionswithperipheral(边缘的)membersofoursocialnetworkmatterforourwell-beingalso.”Dunnbelievesthatpeoplewhoreachouttostrangersfeelasignificantlygreatersenseofbelonging,abondwithothers.Carduccibelievesdevelopingsuchasenseofbelongingstartswithsmalltalk.“Smalltalkisthebasisofgoodmanners,”hesays.12．Whatphenomenonisdescribedinthefirstparagraph?A．Addictiontosmartphones.B．Inappropriatebehavioursinpublicplaces.C．Absenceofcommunicationbetweenstranger.D．Impatiencewithslowservice.13．WhatisimportantforsuccessfulsmalltalkaccordingtoCarducci?A．Showinggoodmanners.C．Focusingonatopic.14．Whatcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A．Bigbusinessdoesn’tneedtohavesmalltalk.B．communicatingwithothersisthemostimportantthing.C．Smalltalkcanbenifitalot.D．Silenceisnecessaryindailylife.15．Whatdoesthecoffee-shopstudysuggestaboutsmalltalk?A．Itimprovesfamilyrelationships.B．Itraisespeople’sconfidence.C．Itmattersasmuchasaformaltalk.D．Itmakespeoplefeelgood.B．Relatingtootherpeople.D．Makingbusinessdeals.二、完形填空Amanworkedinapostoffice.Hisjobwastohandle(处理)all___16___thathadunclearaddresses.Onedayhecameacrossaletterwhichwas___17___toGod.Heopeneditandit___18___,“DearGod,Iaman83-year-oldwomanandIliveonaverysmallpension(养老试卷第5页，共9页金).Yesterdaysomeonestolemy___19___.Therewasahundreddollarsinit,whichwasallthemoneyIhad___20___untilmynextpensioncomes.NextThursdayisThanksgivingDay,andIhaveinvitedmylasttwofriendsfor___21___.Withoutthatmoney,Ihave___22___tobuyfoodwith.Ihavenofamilyto___23___,andyouaremyonly___24___.Canyoupleasehelpme?”Themanwas___25___,andwentaroundshowingthelettertoalltheotherworkers.Eachofthem___26___theirwalletsanddonatedafewdollars.Bythetimehe___27___hisshowing,hehadcollected96dollars.___28___thenhesentittotheoldwoman.ThanksgivingDaycameandwent.Theworkers___29___forgotaboutit.Thenoneday,therecameanotherletterfromtheoldladytoGod.Allthe___30___gatheredaroundwhentheletterwas___31___.Itread,“DearGod,howcanIeverthankyouenoughforwhatyoudidforme?Becauseofyourkindness,Iwasableto___32___alovelydinnerformyfriends.Wehadavery___33___day,andItoldmyfriendsaboutyour___34___gift.Thankyouverymuch!”Seeingthis,alltheworkersfelt___35___withthenicethingtheyhaddone.Theylookedintoeachother’seyesandsmiled.16．A．stamps17．A．spoken18．A．noticed19．A．clothes20．A．borrowed21．A．dinner22．A．nothing23．A．livein24．A．family25．A．excited26．A．gained27．A．finished28．A．Or29．A．gradually30．A．friends31．A．sent32．A．bring33．A．niceB．moneyB．writtenB．talkedB．purseB．wishedB．funB．anythingB．liveonB．hopeB．amazedB．earnedB．plannedB．AsB．usuallyB．workersB．repliedB．chooseB．strangeC．mailC．recordedC．readC．houseC．paidC．businessC．somethingC．turntoC．friendC．surprisedC．searchedC．startedC．AndC．especiallyC．officersC．acceptedC．prepareC．common试卷第6页，共9页D．postcardsD．pointedD．toldD．foodD．leftD．picnicD．everythingD．turnbackD．partnerD．movedD．exploredD．touredD．ButD．easilyD．guestsD．openedD．enjoyD．formal34．A．traditional35．A．annoyedB．wonderfulB．confidentC．expensiveC．pleasedD．extraD．hopeful三、七选五HowtoMeditateDailyThehabitofmeditationisoneofthemostpowerfulthings.Meditationistheactofremaininginasilentandcalmstateforaperiodoftime.Meditationhasbeenshowntohavementalbenefits,suchasimprovedfocus,happiness,memory,self-controlandmore.___36___Butourconcernistoformthedailyhabitofmeditation.Committojust2minutesaday.Youcandoitfor5minutesifyoufeelgoodaboutit,butallyou'recommittingtois2minuteseachday.Pickatimeandtrigger(触发器).____37____Thetriggershouldbesomethingyoualreadydoregularly,likedrinkyourfirstcupofcoffee,brushyourteethorhavelunch.Findaquietspot.Sometimesearlymorningisbest,beforeothersinyourhousemightbeawakeandmakinglotsofnoise.___38___Itreallydoesn'tmatterwhere—aslongasyoucanrelaxwithoutbeingbotheredforafewminutes.___39___Don'tcaretoomuchabouthowyousit,whatyouwear,whatyousiton.Ipersonallyliketositonapillowonthefloor,withmybackleaningagainstawall.Focusonyourbreath.Asyoubreathein,followyourbreathinthroughyournostrils(鼻孔),thenintoyourthroat,thenintoyourlungsandbelly.___40___Youwon'tbeverygoodatitatfirst,butyou'llgetbetterwithpractice.Andthat'sit.Dothisforamonthandyou'llhaveadailymeditationhabit.A．Sitcomfortably.B．Therearelotsofwaystomeditate.C．Trainyourselftofocusyourattention.D．Youmightfindaspotinaparkoronthebeach.E．Therearecountlessreasons,butherearesomeofmyfavorites,F．Asyoubreatheout,followyourbreathoutbackintotheworld.G．Notanexacttimeofday,butageneraltime,likemorningwhenyouwakeup.试卷第7页，共9页四、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。Friendshipisoneofthemostimportantthingsineveryone’slife.___41___isverydifficulttofindabetterdefinition(定义)offriendship.Atruefriendistheperson___42___cansharealloursadnessanddoubleallourhappiness.Intimeoftrial(尝试),heorsheisalwaysatoursidetogiveushisorherhelpandcomfort.Knowinghow___43___(value)friendshipis,weshouldbeverycarefulwithourchoiceofafriend.Weshouldchoosethosepeoplewithagoodcharacter___44___ourfriends,butwemusttrytoavoid___45___(make)friendswithabadman.Besides,weshouldforgivetheirmistakesandtrytohelpthemasmuchaspossible.Atruefriendcanalways___46___(trust),lovedandrespected.Ifyoutellafriendoneofyour___47___(secret),heorshewon’ttellothers.Friendssharetheirjoysandsorrows.Theyhelpeachotherwhentheyare___48___trouble,andcheereachotherupwhentheyaresad.___49___mostimportantthingisthatafriendalwaysunderstandsyou.Inconclusion,___50___youhavemadeagoodfriend,don’tforgethimorher.五、短文改错51．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。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；2.只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。IjustcomebackfromBritainlastweek.IwasluckilyenoughtobeoneofthestudentfromdifferentcountriestovisittheUKfromFeb.16to28.Wepaidavisittomanyplaces,likeLondon,OxfordortheLakeDistrict.IlearnedmuchaboutBritishcultureandhistoryinLondon,wherewasmyfavorite.IalsolikedOxford,inwhichIsawmuchmoreoldbuildings.TheLakeDistrictwasbeautiful,butitwaspitythatitrainedheavilywhentheywerethere.ThemostexcitedthingformeintheBritainwasthatImadealotoffriendsthere.试卷第8页，共9页六、其他应用文52．假如你是李华，新华中学高一的学生，你在英国的朋友Tom来信告知他的学校将举行一场主题为“Weareonthebike”的国际夏令营活动，你很感兴趣。所以写信咨询Tom具体情况。主要内容为：1.你对这场活动的看法；2.咨询活动安排和时间；3.了解费用和食宿情况；注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________试卷第9页，共9页
