衡钢中学2022年上学期高三英语9月份第一次周周清试题时量90分钟满分120分注意事项：1.本试卷由三个部分组成。其中，第一部分和第二部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节为非选择题。2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。（A）GrowingupinoneofthepoorestcommunitieswithmostcrimesinLosAngeles,US,beingraisedbyapoorly-educatedsinglemotherandattendingtheworst-qualitypublicschool,notmanypeopleexpectedmuchofme,soIchosetoexpectsomethingofmyself.Onmy12thbirthday,IboughtaposterofHarvardUniversitytohanginmyroom.BeingatHarvardbecamemydream—IsawmyselfattendingclassinSandersTheater,studyinginWidenerLibraryandeatinginAnnenbergHall.Drivenbythisdream,Ikeptstudyinghard.I’dbeginmydaybyaskingmyselfthesetwoquestions—WhatdoIwantinmylife?ArethethingsIamdoingtodaygoingtogetmeclosertothatlife?Askingmyselfthequestionsgavemethecouragetoaskover50Harvardstudentsforadviceonmyapplicationessays,itgavemetheenergytostudyjustonemorehouronmySATswhenotherswereasleep,anditgavemethedeterminationtoapplyforjustonemorescholarshipwhenalreadyrefusedmanytimes.Moreover,remindingmyselfofmygoaleachdaymadeiteasytosaynotothesamechoicesmyfriendsmade,becausetheywouldnevergetmeclosertomygoal.IfoundthatevenbeingpoorcouldnottakeawaymypowertodecidewhatIchosetodowithmylife.EverydayIcouldfeelmyselfgettingcloserandclosertomygoalasmywritinggotbetter,mySATscoreincreased,andmyscholarshipoffersstartedcomingin.OnMarch31st,2022,anemailarrivedfromHarvard.Thefirstwordwas“Congratulations!”.Tearsofjoyfilledmyeyes.Whoyouaretodayistheresultofthedecisionsyoumadeyesterday,andwhoyouwillbetomorrowwillbetheresultofthechoicesyoumaketoday.Whodoyouwanttobetomorrow?1.Whatdoesthefirstparagraphmainlytellus?9/9A.Itdescribestheauthor’searlylivingconditions.B.Itprovesthattheauthoroncelivedanunhappylife.C.Itshowshowmanypeopletreatedtheauthorbadly.D.Itsharestheauthor’sdreamwithreaders.2.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothehardship?A.Disappointed.B.Positive.C.Thankful.D.Sorrowful.3.Whatdidtheauthorwanttotellusmost?A.Afamousuniversity,asuccessfullife.B.Theearlieryousetyourselfagoal,thebetter.C.Whatdoesn’tkillyoumakesyoustronger.D.Yourchoicesdeterminewhoyouare.（B）NASA,theU.S.spaceagency,believesthere’sagoodchancethatwe’renotaloneintheuniverse.Lastfall,NASAbegananewprojectcalledtheHighResolutionMicrowaveSurvey(HRMS).Itsaimistofindevidenceoflifeinoneofthebillionsofgalaxiesintheuniverse.Thesearchforintelligentlifeonotherplanetsisn’tnew.Itbeganalmost100yearsago.That’swhenscientistsbuiltahugetransmitter(发射机)tosendradiowavesintospace.Scientiststhoughtsmartintelligentbeingsonotherplanetsmightpickupthesignals.Scientistshavealsosentamessageabouthumansandoursolarsystemtoanearbyconstellation(星座).Butbecausetheconstellationis25,000lightyearsaway,areturnmessagewouldreachtheearthafter50,000years!Sodon’twaitupforananswer.Sofar,noextraterrestrial(境外的)beingsthatweknowofhavereturnedour“calls”.ButaccordingtoDr.JillTarter,anHRMSscientist,wehaven’texactlyhadourearswideopen.“Now,however,”saysDr.Tarter,“we’vebuiltthetoolsweneedtolistenwell.”LastOctober,Dr.Tarterswitchedonthelargestradioreceiverintheworld.It’sanenormousmetalbowlstretching1,000feetacrossavalleyinPuertoRico.Meanwhile,anotherNASAscientistturnedonahugeradioreceiverinCalifornia’sMojaveDesert.NASAhopesthesebigdishesandothersaroundtheworldwillpickupradiosignalsfromanewworld.Dr.FrankDrakehasbeensearchingforlifeinouterspaceforyears.HeexplainstheHRMSprojectthisway—Tolistentoyourradio,youmovethetuneronthedialuntilthechannelscomeinloudandclear.Nowimagineradioreceiversthatscanourgalaxy“listening”to14millionchannelseverysecond.That’swhatNASA’sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaaredoing.Butthat’snotall.Powerfulcomputershookedtothereceiversexamineeverysignalcarefully.Thecomputerstrytomatchthesignalstoonesthatscientistsalreadyrecognise,suchashuman-madesignals.Iftheycan’t,DrakeandTartercheckonthem.“Itcouldprovethereisradio9/9technologyelsewhereintheuniverse,”saysDr.Tarter.“Andthatwouldmeanwe’renotalone.”1.NASAscientistsstartedanewprojectinorderto . A.sendhumanbeingsintospaceB.confirmthenumberofgalaxiesC.discoverlifeinothergalaxiesD.findevidenceofanewgalaxy2.Dr.JillTartercomparesthenewlargereceiverto . A.theuniverseB.ahugedishC.thehumanearD.ametalbowl3.AccordingtoDr.FrankDrake,NASA’sradioreceiversinPuertoRicoandCaliforniaare . A.movingthetuneronthedialforclearchannelsB.pickingupradiosignalsfromnewworldC.tryingtocheckoneverychannelcarefullyD.scanningtheuniverseforpossiblesignals4.Thebesttitleforthispassageis . A.TheInventionofNewRadioReceiversB.NASAlistensforNeighboursinSpaceC.SignalsfromSpaceD.IntelligentLifeinOuterSpace（C）Ifyouthoughtpilotsdimmed(调暗)thelightsbeforetakeofftogiveyousomeshuteye,thinkagain.Believeitornot,thedimlightingcouldactuallyhelpsaveyourlifeincaseofaplaneemergency.Thedimmedlightsbeforetakingofffromtherunwayandlandingareaflightprecautionusedtohelppassengers’eyesadjustmorequicklyduringanemergencyescape.“Goingfromabrightly-litenvironmenttoonethat’scompletelydarkwouldrequiresometimeforoureyestofocusandseetheescapeslide,”AliceTheriault,servicedirectorforAirCanadawroteinapressstatement.“Sinceweneedtohaveallthesecondsonoursideintheeventofanemergency,dimmingthelightsisoneofmanystepswetaketoensurethesafetyofourcustomers.”Thephenomenonthatyoureyesseethosestrangespeckles(小斑点)asyoursightadjuststoadarkplaceafterbeinginalightplaceiscalleddarkadaptation.Itnormallytakesoureyesabout20to30minutestoseebestinadarkroom.Thebrighterthelights,thelongerittakesforoureyestoadjust,whichiswhydimmingtheplanelightscouldshortenyour“darkadaptation”timesinceyouhaven’tbeensittingunderfluorescentbulbs(荧光灯)allflight.9/9Notonlydoesdimminglightsaddvaluabletimetotheescapeprocess,italsoreducesthetensiononyoureyesifyouneedtolookoutside,orseetheemergencylightingalongthepassage.“Ithelpskeepyouintherightdirection,”PatrickSmith,anairlinepilotandauthorofCockpitConfidentialtoldTheTelegraph.“Italsomakesiteasierforflightattendantstoassessanyoutsiderisks,suchasfireordebris,thatmightaffectanescape.”Sonexttimeapilotdimsthelights,justknowit’sforyoursafety,eventhoughitcreatesagentleatmosphereforyourtakeoffintothesky.1.Thelightsaredimmedbeforetakeofftohelppassengers . A.takeashortbreakB.escapeintimeofemergencyC.createawarmatmosphereD.adapttheireyestothebrightenvironment2.Whatisoneoftherolesofshortening“darkadaptation”time?A.Slowingdownthelanding.B.Adjustingtheplanelights.C.Keepingpassengerscalm.D.Helpingthecrewjudgeoutsiderisks.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“It”inthelastparagraphreferto?A.Dimminglights.B.Theescapeprocess.C.Reducingtension.D.Thepassage.4.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Atipofairtravel.B.Anemergencyeventonaplane.C.Awarningmessageonaplane.D.Anexplanationofanairlinesafetymeasure.（D）Overahundredyearsagoin1911,somethingstrangewasfoundintheglaciersofAntarctica.CrilffithTaylor—anAustraliangeologist,haddiscoveredabloodredstreampouringoutoftheicecascades(瀑布)ofTalorGlacier!PopularlyknownastheBloodFalls,scientistshadnotbeenabletofindthereasonbehindthebloodredliquidflowingthroughtheice—untilrecently.ThemysteryoftheBloodFallshadfinallybeensolved.Whenthesefallswerefirstdiscovered,scientistshadbelievedthattheredcolourcamefromalargeamountofredalgae(海藻)concentratedinthewater.Redalgaecontainapigment(色素)9/9whichreflectsredlight,makingthealgaeappearred.Thistheorymadesense,untilitwaslaterfoundthatalgaedonotplayapartintheredcoloroftheflowingliquidatall.WhatreallycausesTalorGlacier’swatersappearbloodred,isthepresenceofironoxideintheliquid.ThewatersoftheBloodFallsarerichinsaltandironcontent,andwhenthiswatercomesincontactwiththeair,itturnsred—justlikerust!Thewaterinthesefallsisoftenreferredtoas“brine”byscientistsbecauseofthehighsaltcontentinthewater.Thisreasoningbehindtheredcolorsofthefallswasfoundbackin2022.However,theentiremysteryhadnotyetbeensolved.Howisitthen,thattheBloodFallsarenotfrozen?ResearchersattheUniversityofColoradoandUniversityofAlaskafoundthatinsidetheglacier,thereisanetworkofchannelsandreservoirsthatmovethewateraround.Saltwaterhasalowerfreezingtemperature.Inaddition,whenanysubstanceundergoesachangeinstate,itgivesoffheat.Therefore,thebrineactuallywarmitselfupwhileit’sfreezing!Howthisworks,isthatwhenthebrineisflowingthroughtheTalorGlacier,someofitdoesfreeze.Asaresultofchangingstatefromliquidtoice,thebrinegivesoffheat.Thisheatisenoughtokeeptherestofthebrineinliquidform,whichiswhyitflowsoutoftheglacier.Incrediblenewchemistryfactsfound,andmysterysolved!1.Accordingtothetext,theredalgaetheorywasonceconsidered . A.ridiculousB.reasonableC.impracticalD.complex2.WhydotheBloodFallslookredincolour?A.Becausethereistoomuchsaltandironinthewater.B.Becausetheliquidisrichinredalgae.C.BecausetheflowingliquidreflectsredsunlightD.BecausetheairisthinandrareinAntarctica.3.WhatisthemainreasonfortheBloodFalls’notfreezing?A.Thewatercontinuedflowingconstantly.B.Thereistoomuchsaltinthewater.C.ThebrinegivesoffheatwhilefreezingD.Temperaturesaren’thighenoughforflowingwater.4.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Thediscoveryofthebloodglacier.B.ThebirthoftheTalorGlacier.C.TheflowingredwaterinAntarctica.D.ThemysteryoftheBloodFalls.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入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。TopWaystoSpendtheHolidaySeasonwithPets9/9Takinganapisagreatwaytorefreshduringtheholidays,andanapwithyourdogorcat(orboth)isanexcellentbondingopportunity.Holidaytimeishere.Thedecorating,theshopping,thecooking,thecleaning,thewrapping... 1 Intheseason’scraziness,ourfurryfamilymemberstendtogetignoredorover-stimulated(过度刺激的). 2 Buttheydon’thaveto:besuretopayattentionandgivethemabreakfromtheactivitywhentheyneeditandaddthemtothefunwhentheydon’t. ●Resttime.Ifyourpetseemsstressed,haveasafeplaceforhimawayfromactivity.Catsshouldhaveaquiet,cozyspottosleepwithfood,water,andtheirlitterbox. 3 Besuretohaveasoftareaforsleep,atoyortwo,water,andsomefood.Butyoumightneedanap,too,torefreshforholidayfestivities.Sousethistimetotakeonetogether. ● 4 ManyChristmastreefarmswelcomepetsonaleash(皮带).Yourpetwilljustlovebeingwithyououtdoorswhileyoushareoneoftheseason’smosthonoredtraditions—pickingouttheperfecttree.Justbesuretocallthefarmfirsttoconfirmthatpetsarewelcome...andyouhaveanewannualtradition.●Gohaveacatch.Giveyourpupagoodrunandwearhimoutaheadofwhencompanyvisits. 5 Thisway,he’llbehappyandrelaxedwhengreetingguests.Dogparksareidealaspupscanrun,chasetennisballs,andsocializewithothers.Alwaysremembertowalktoandfromtheparkwithyourpuponaleashandpoopbagsinhand. A.Keeppetsonaleash.B.Dogsloveplayingcatch.C.Dogsmightalsoneedone.D.Butwheredoourpetsfitin?E.PickoutthefamilyChristmastree.F.Asaresult,petscanexperiencerestlessnessandanxiety.G.Manypetswouldlovetobeincludedinsomeoftheactivities.第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分70分)第一节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Sometimes,wehavedifficultyinunderstandingothersviewabouttheworld.1,Iheardafunnystoryabout2theotherday.A(n)3namedJohnwasknownforhis4viewabouttheroleoftheteacher,One9/9oftheotherlecturersarrivedatworkonthatmorningand5themainlecturetheatreonthewaytohisclass.He6toglanceinandsawJohngivingalectureintheroom,Johnwasgesturing7andeagerlywritingontheboard.Butwhentheotherlecturerlookedaroundthetheatre,itwastotally8.HewasalittleconcernedaboutJohn'ssanity(神志)，9hedecidedtotalkaboutthe10gentlyatmorningtealateron."John,"hesaid，"IsawyouteachinginthelecturetheatrethismorningButInoticedtheredidn'tseemtobeanystudents.""Yes,that'sright.11turnedup,Johnrepliedwithasmile.“Butyouwere12teaching."theothermansaid,waitingforsome13Sureenough,"Johnreplied,“Well,they14metoteach,andthat'swhatIwasdoing!"Itwasatthismoment,"theotherlecturertoldme,"ThatIrealizedteachingand15aretwoseparatethings.”People'sattitudetothewholeworldare16.That'swheremetaprograms(元程序)comein.Whenwe17peoplearound,we'llalsonoticethatsomepeoplearedifferentinthesameway.Thesesamedifferencesaremetaprograms,andIthinktheyareveryusefulforalltypesof18.Whenwearetryingtocommunicate,wearetryingto19communicationchannelsandtakepartincommunication,notnecessarilytryingto20othersoracceptanotherperson'svalues.1.A.ForexampleB.InadditionC.OnpurposeD.Incontrast2.A.drawingB.teachingC.huntingD.working3.A.authorB.beginnerC.actorD.lecturer4.A.strongB.contraryC.funnyD.wrong5.A.camein.B.searchedforC.passedbyD.lookedaround6.A.managed.B.pretendedC.wishedD.happened7.A.bravelyB.enthusiasticallyC.casuallyD.quietly8.A.commonB.emptyC.newD.clean9.A.but.B.orC.soD.for10.A.standardB.accidentC.voiceD.matter11.A.AllB.NooneC.SomeoneD.Anybodyelse12.A.stillB.neverC.alwaysD.ever13.A.silenceB.explanationC.factsD.gifts14.A.inspireB.permitC.payD.force15.A.answeringB.searchingC.observingD.learning16.A.clearB.rightC.differentD.important17.A.lookatB.waitforC.believeinD.callon9/91.A.equipmentB.communicationC.culturesD.words2.A.rememberB.close.C.changeD.open3.A.persuadeB.concernC.appreciateD.forget第二节(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)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。TwoyearsafterannouncingstrictvolunteerrequirementsfortheTokyo2022Olympicsand 1 (realize)theycouldnotgetenoughhelpforfree,theJapaneseministryhasinsteadturnedtouniversitiesandtheirgreathuman 2 (resource). Inthepastfewweeks,toencouragestudentstovolunteerfortheOlympics,alargenumberofuniversities 3 (begin)toofferacademiccredits.Accordingtoasurvey,64percentofuniversitiesinTokyo—both 4 (nation)andprivate—arenowconsideringthatoption. Whilerewardingstudentvolunteers 5 creditstoadvancetheirundergraduateprograms 6 (be)anicegesture,themovealsomakesclearthattheOlympicCommitteedoesnotwanttopayforhighly-skilledindividuals 7 mustspeakaforeignlanguage,andworkovertenfulldays...Nottomentionthattheymustpass 8 interview. Themovealsoraisesthequestionofwhatitmeanstovolunteers.It’squiteobviousbynowthatthereisn’tenoughpeople 9 (fill)the110,000vacantpositions. OfferingacademiccreditstoJapanesestudentsseemslikethewrongwaytoencouragevolunteerism,butprecioustimeisgoingbyfortheOlympicCommittee.Iftheycan’tgetthe 10 (require)110,000volunteerssoon,anarmyofemotionlessrobotsmightjustwork. 第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(共1小题；每小题l5分，满分15分)假定你是李华,近期你校举办了主题为“美丽中国”的现场国画(traditionalChinesepainting)比赛。请为校报英文专栏写一篇活动报道。内容包括:1.活动时间、地点;2.活动概况;3.活动意义。注意:1.词数100左右:2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。第二节概要写作(共1小题；每小题25分，满分25分)阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Humanbeingsaresmart.However,itseemsthatpeoplearegraduallylosingtheirsmartnessassmartphonesbecomemoreandmoreimportantassistantsintheirlives,reportednewswebsiteRecordJapanonOct.22.Aswerelytoomuchontechnologyinsteadofourbrains,manypeople9/9havelostthreebasicabilities,saidthewebsite.Thefirstskillmanypeoplehavelostisrememberingphonenumbers.Becausephonenumbersarestoredinsmartphonecontacts,thereisnoneedtodialanumberorlookatitagain.Andpeoplemayalsohavelosttheirsenseofdirectionbecausenavigationappscanguidepeopleanywheretheywanttogo.Theseappscanevenfindshortestroutesforyouandavoidtrafficjams.Buttheworstlostskillsmaybesocialones，meaningthatsomepeoplearebecomingsociallyinept(无能的)．Peopleoftenburythemselvesintheirsmart－phones.Aswearetooaddictedtowhat’shappeninginthevirtualworld，someofushavelostconversationalskillsandsometimescan’teventellwhetherapersonishappyornot.InAugust，researchersattheUniversityofCalifornia，LosAngeles，studied51studentsaged11and12whohadoverfivehours’screentimeeveryday.Theirtaskwastotelltheemotionsof48picturesoffacesthatwerehappy，sad，angry，orscared.Thechildrenmadeanaverageof14.02mistakesatthebeginning.Butafterafive－daycampwithoutelectronicdevices(设备),theymadeonly9.41mistakesonaverage.“Ifyou’renotpracticingface－to－facecommunication,youcouldbelosingimportantsocialskills，”concludedprofessorYaldaUhlsfromtheresearch.Luckily,peoplestillhaveachancetogettheseabilitiesback.Youshouldtrytokeepyourparents’numberinmindforemergencies.Youshouldalsopaymoreattentiontostreetsignsandstores,whichwillhelpyoutodrawamindmapandpreventyoufromgettinglost.Andtheeasiestsolutiontosocialskilllossistotakeabreakfromelectronicdevicesbecausewearesocialcreatures.Weneeddevice－freetime.9/9
