河北省石家庄市正定中学2022届高三英语1月月考试卷本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第II卷(非选择题)两部分。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上，在本试卷上答题无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。注意事项：1.答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。2.选择题答案使用2B铅笔填涂,如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案的标号；非选择题答案使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。3.请按照题号在各题的答题区域(黑色线框)内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。4.保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。第I卷第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节(共5小题；每小题l.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l0秒钟的时问来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Howmuchdidthemanpayforthecap?A.Tendollars.B.Fortydollars.C.Fiftydollars2.Whereisthemangoingtoplantthetree?A.Bythefrontdoor.B.Atthebackofthegarage.C.Attheotherendofthegarden.3.Whatdidthemanmean?A.Hequiteagreedwiththewoman.B.Heenjoyedthelecturethewholetime.C.Thelecturewasmorethanonehourlong.4.Whatdoesthemanreallywanttodo?A.Toreadtheadvertisement.B.Tomeetthemanager.C.Totakethejob.5.What'sthetimenow?A.8:30.B.8:00.C.9:00.第二节(共15小题：每小题l.5分，满分22.5分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独自后有几个小题，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.Whydoesthemanmakethisphonecall?A.Tobuyatable.B.Toreserveatable.C.Tosellatable.7.AtwhattimedoesMr.Millerwanttogoatfirst?-14-A.At7:00.B.At8:00.C.At9:00.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhereisMr.Brown?A.IntheSalesDepartment.B.Inameetingroom.C.Intheoffice.9.WhatisMr.Peterson’stelephonenumber?A.1300－621—7865.B.1300－612－7685.C.1360－620－7568.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.HowlonghasArtbeenretired?A.Abouttwelveyears.B.Aboutfiveyears.C.Abouteightyears.11.WhatdidArtdo?A.Hewasabusinessman.BHewasagolfer.C.Hewasapainter.12.WhatdoesArtlikedoingmostnow?A.Playgolf.B.Paintpictures.C.Makeglass.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Wheredoesthemanwanttogo?A.TokyoSubwayStation.B.TokyoArtMuseum.C.TokyoTower.14.Howmuchisthetrainfare?A.130yen.B.140yen.C.150yen15.Whereshouldthemangetonthetrain?A.Platformnumber3.B.Platformnumber4.C.Platformnumber5.16.Howoftendoesthetraincome?A.Abouteveryfiveminutes.B.Abouteverysixminutes.C.Abouteverysevenminutes.听第l0段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthenameofthecourse?A.InterculturalCommerce.B.InteractioninCommunication.C.InterculturalCommunication.18.Whattimedoestheclassmeet?A.3:05pmto4:15pm.B.3:15pmto4:50pm.C.3:50pmto4:50pm.19.Onaverage,howoftenwilltheclassmeetintheresearchlabduringthelastpartofthecourse?A.Onceamonth.B.Twiceamonth.C.Threetimesamonth.20.WhichitemwasNOTmentionedaspartofdeterminingastudent'sfinalgradeintheclass?A.Participation.B.Aresearchproject.C.Presenceoftheclass.第二部分阅读理解（共20小题;每小题2分，满分40分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A.B.C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AIn1939twobrothers,MacandDickMcDonald,startedadrive-inrestaurantin-14-SanBernadino,California.Theycarefullychoseabusycornerfortheirlocation.Theyhadruntheirownbusinessesforyears,firstatheater,thenabarbecue(烤肉)restaurant,thenanotherdrive-in.Butintheirnewoperation,theyofferedanew,shortenedmenu:Frenchfries,hamburgers,andsodas.Tothissmallselectiontheyaddedonenewidea:quickservice,nowaitersorwaitresses,andnotips.Theirhamburgerssoldforfifteencents.Cheesewasanotherfourcents.TheirFrenchfriesandhamburgershadaremarkableuniformity(一致性),forthebrothershaddevelopedastrictroutine(程序)forthepreparationoftheirfood,andtheyinsistedontheircooksstickingtotheirroutine.Theirnewdrive-inbecamesurprisinglypopular,particularlyforlunch.Peopledroveupbythehundredsduringthebusynoontime.Theself-servicerestaurantwassopopularthatthebrothershadallowedtencopiesoftheirrestauranttobeopened.TheywerecontentwiththismodestsuccessuntiltheymetRayKroc.KrocwasasalesmanwhomettheMcDonaldbrothersin1954,whenhewassellingmilkshake-mixingmachines.Hequicklysawthespecialattractionofthebrothers’fast-foodrestaurantsandboughttherighttofranchise(特许经营)othercopiesoftheirrestaurants.Theagreementincludedtherighttoduplicate(复制)themenu,theequipment,eventheirredandwhitebuildingswiththegoldenarches(拱门).TodayMcDonald’sisreallyahouseholdname.In1976,McDonald’shadover$lbillionintotalsales.Itsfirsttwenty-twoyearsisoneofthemostsurprisingsuccessstoriesinmodernAmericanbusinesshistory.56.Thispassagemainlytalksabout_______.A.thedevelopmentoffastfoodservicesB.howMcDonald’sbecameabillion-dollarbusinessC.thebusinesscareersofMacandDickMcDonaldD.RayKroc’sbusinesstalent57.MacandDickmanagedallofthefollowingbusinessesexcept_______.A.adrive-inB.atheaterC.acinemaD.abarbecuerestaurant58.Wemayinferfromthispassagethat_______.A.MacandDickMcDonaldneverbecamewealthyfortheysoldtheirideatoKroc.-14-B.theplacetheMcDonaldschosewastheonlysourceofthegreatpopularityoftheirdrive-inC.fortyyearsagotherewerelotsoffast-foodrestaurantsD.RayKrocwasagoodbusinessman59.Thepassagesuggeststhat_______.A.creativityisanimportantelementofbusinesssuccessB.RayKrocwastheclosepartneroftheMcDonaldbrothersC.MacandDickMcDonaldbecamebrokenaftertheysoldtheirideastoRayKrocD.CaliforniaisthebestplacetogointobusinessBHIGHFIELDCOMPREHENSIVESCHOOLSCHOOLREPORTFormTeacher:G.BakerPupil’sName:SimonWatkinsTerm:Summer2022Form:ⅣBSubjectExamClassworkCommentsEnglish5961Simonhasreachedasatisfactorystandardbutnowneedstoapplyhimselfwithmoredetermination.Mathematics7785Soundworkandprogressthroughouttheyear.Welldone!History4653Adisappointingexamresult.Heisunabletogiveattentiontothissubjectforlong.Chemistry7885Hisobviousabilityinthesubjectwasnotfullyreflectedinhisexamwork,butIhavehighhopesforhimnevertheless.Physics8694Anexcellentterm’sperformance.Hegoesfromstrengthtostrength.Abornscientist,Ifeel.-14-Biology5760Thistimenextyearhewillbetakingthe“0”exam.Heneedstoconcentrateonthework,notonclassconversation.French4146Clearlyhedidn’tbothertorevise.Hisgeneralattitudeisfartoocasual.PhysicalEducation/31Weak.It’stimeheexercisedhisbodymoreandhisvoiceless.Heshouldtrytoworkwithateam.FORMTEACHER’SREMARKSHEADMASTERBasicallysatisfactoryworkandprogressIshallbekeepinganeyeonhisthoughhewillnowhaverealized,Ihope,thatprogressinhisweakersubjectsincertainsubjectareasheneedstomakespeedythoughhissuccessinthesciencesisimprovement.mostpleasing.60.AccordingtothecommentsofthePhysicalEducationteacher,Simon_______.A.istootalkativeintheclassB.likestoworkwithhisclassmatesC.doesn’texercisehisbodyattherighttimeD.becomesweakbecausehedoesn’texerciseatall61.WhichofSimon’ssubjectswillattracttheheadmaster’sattentioninfuture?A.BiologyandMaths.B.HistoryandFrench.C.EnglishandChemistry.D.PhysicsandPhysicalEducation.62.WhichofthefollowingstatementsbestdescribesSimon?A.Hehasmadegreatprogressinlanguageclasses.B.Hispotentialhasbeenfullyreflectedinscienceclasses.C.Hisgradeinmathsmakeshimabornscientist.D.Heneedstoimprovehisattitudeoncertainsubjects.63.Basedontheschoolreport,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?A.Simondidn’tbotherhisteachertoreviseFrench.-14-B.Basically,Simondidagoodjobinscience.C.SimonisadeterminedlearnerinEnglish.D.Simonisabletopayattentiontohistoryforlong.CDoyouknowwhatreallytroublesme?Forsomereason,wordswithsilentlettershavealwaysbotheredme.Forexample,considerthesewords:know,design,island,school,wrist,naughty,andsalmon.Allofthesewordshaveatleastoneletterthatisnottypicallypronounced,andthesewordsarejustaverysmallpartofwordswithsilentlettersinthem.Somewordsareevenworse,considerthisword:colonel.Notonlyaresomelettersnotpronounced,butlettersthatarenoteventherearepronounced.Evenforeignlanguages,especiallyFrench,areguiltyofthisneedlesscomplexityandconfusion.Iknowtheremustbesomemainhistoricalreasonswhythewordsarespelledandpronouncedthewaytheyare,butthatdoesnotmeanbadtraditionsmustcontinuetosurvive.Especiallyiftheyarenolongerlogical.Unfortunately,thereisverylittlethatanyonecandoforit,becausethere’snogroupofpeoplewhocanchangeorhavetherighttochangetheEnglishlanguageforeveryone.However,theonlythingwecandoismakechangesinthewaywetalkandwriteinhopesthatitcatcheson.Forexample,Ipronouncetheletter“l”insalmononpurposetomakepeopleannoyedandtosoundmoredifferentorcomplicated.IevenpronouncecolonelthecorrectorFrenchway.IcanonlyhopethesetwominorchangestotheEnglishlanguagemakesensetoyou,andyouwillhelptokeepuptheseminorchangesforeverinyoureverydaylife.64.Whichofthefollowingisthemainreasonforsilentletters?A.Frenchlanguage.B.Historicalreasons.C.SomelinguistsD.Badtraditions.65.Theunderlinedphrase“catcheson”probablymeans“________”.A.becomespopularB.getsacrossC.followsthefashionsD.doesn’tfallbehind66.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?-14-A.TroublesineverydaylifeB.TrapsinEnglishwordsC.WordswithsilentlettersD.NecessarychangesoflanguagesDAttemptaguessatthefollowingquestion:IntheEnglish-speakingworld,whichcountryhastheleastaffordablehomes?YouarewrongifyouguessedtheUS,evenwiththehousingbubble（气泡）andmainsadness.NorisittheUK,wherepriceshaverisenbecausedemandisfarfromsupply.Accordingtoarecentsurveyof227citiesaroundtheglobe,youmustgosouthoftheequator（赤道）toAustraliatofindthepriciesthomes．Thereportmeasuredacity’shousingmarketalongthefollowingguidelines.An“affordable”homerequiredthreetimesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincometopurchase.Atfourtimesearnings,ahomefellintothe“unaffordable”category.Anda“seriouslyunaffordable”homeneededfivetimesafamily’sincome.InAustralia,homesintheleastaffordablecitycostjustabout9.5timestheaverageincome.Sydney,Perth,andMelbournewereonlyalittleunderthisfigure．Australianofficialsofferedlittlecomment,apartfromageneralstatementonthedismalfindings.ThesepricesmakethepossibilitythatmanyAustralianswillonedayownahomelargelyunbelievable.Landrationing（配给制）andexcessivedevelopmentchargeshaveraisedprices,andtheproblemwillonlybesolvedthroughurgentactionbytheRuddgovernment．SomeAmericancitieswerealsoincludedontheleastaffordablelist,fourofwhichwereinCalifornia.Americaisstillinvolvedinamortgage（抵押）crisis,though,affectingtheaffordabilityofhomes.YetanumberofUScitiesgarnered“affordable”status,namelyDallasandKansas.Australiahadnocitieslistedinthetopfiftyplaceswithaffordablehomes．Thesurveysuggeststhatyoucanfindaffordablehomesinmostplaces,justnotifyou’reAustralianandchoosetolivedownunder．67.Tobuyanaffordablehouse,youshouldpay_____．A.3timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeB.4timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincome-14-C.5timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincomeD.9.5timesorlessoftheaveragefamily’sincome68.WhatcausedthepricesofhousestoincreaseinAustralia?A．Therisingfamily’sincome．B．Thedemandove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sunflowersandtapedtheenvelopetoit.Ibroughttheflowerstoschoolandleft___70____inheroffice.Shecameintomythirdperiodclassshortlyafterwardstodeliveracallslip,andthereitwasasmileonherface！第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）第一节短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文。文中共有10处错误，每句中最多有两处。错误涉及单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号∧，并在此符号下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线＼划掉。修改：在错词下面划一横线，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处不计分-14-Eventoday,amanwithgoodmannerwillpolitelyopenthedoorforalady,helpherputonhercoatwhennecessaryandseehersafelytothedoorofherhomebeforeadate.Whenamantakesawomanoutforadinner,itisconsideredimpolitetohelpherwithherchairwhenshegetsuporsitsdown.Onacrowdingtrainorbus,itisproperforamanofferawomanhisseat,particularifsheisoldorcarriesababy.Evenwhenitcomestoshakehands,ladiescomefirst.Itisimpoliteforamantoextendhishandforahandshakeuponfirstgreeting.Unlessawomandoesnotextendherhandtothemanfirst,themanshouldn’toffertheirs.第二节书面表达（满分25分）假定你是李华，正在英国接受英语培训，住在一户英国人家里。今天你的房东MrsWilson不在家，你准备外出，请给MrsWilson写一留言条，内容包括：1．外出购物2．替房东还书3．Tracy来电话留言：1)咖啡屋(BoltonCoffee)见面取消2)此事已告知Susan3)尽快回电注意：1.词数100左右；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearMrsWilson,Withbestwishes,LiHua-14-听力原文Text1M:Whichcapdidyoufinallydecidetobuy?W:Well,Iwouldhavelikedtobuytheblueone,butitwas50dollarSoIboughtanotheroneinsteadandsaved10dollars.Text2W:Whereareyougoingtoplantthetree?Bythefrontdoor?M:No,thatwouldbesilly.It'llgrowtoobig.I'mgoingtoputitatthebackofthegarage.W:Ithoughtitwouldbebetterrightattheotherendofthegarden.M:Oh,no.Text3W:Thelecturethismorningwassoboring.M:I'llsayIhadoneeyeontheclockthewholetime.Text4M:I'dliketospeaktothemanager,please.W:MayIknowwhatitisabout?M:I'dliketoseehimaboutthepositionadvertisedintoday'snewspaper.W:Certainly.Justwaitforawhile;heismakingaphonecall.Text5M:Hello.W:Hello.CanIhelpyou?M:Yes,Iwanttoknowwhythere'snoelectricity.-14-W:Sorry,Sir.There'sbeenapowercut.M:Well,whenwillitcomeonagain?W:It'susuallyoffforabouthalfanhour,soweexpectitbackateightthirty.Text6W:RedHouseRestaurant.MayIhelpyou?M:I'dliketobookatable.W:Forhowmany?M:Justtwo.W:Forwhattime?M:8:00.W:I'msorry,therearen'tanytablesleftfor8:00,butwecangiveyouonefor7:00or9:00.M:Allright.9:00then.W:MayIhaveyourname,please?M:Miller.W:Atablefortwoat9:00forMrMiller.Thankyou.M:Thankyou.Text7W:ABCcompany.CanIhelpyou?M:CanyouputmethroughtoMrBrownintheSalesDepartment?W:I'mafraidMrBrownisatameetingatthemoment.M:CanIleaveamessage?W:Certainly.M:CanyouaskMrBrowntocallmeat1300—621—7865?W:Whoiscalling,please?M:AlanPeterson.W:OK.MrPeterson.Canyourepeatthephonenumber?M:That's1300-621-7865.W:OK.I'llaskMrBrowntocallyouassoonasthemeetingisover.M:Thanks.Bye.Text8Art'sSelfintroductionHello!Myname'sArt.I'm74yearsoldandIliveinaretirementcommunitywithmywifeKate.Iretiredabouttwelveyearsagofromthebicyclebusiness.Iwasinthebicyclebusinessforthirty-fiveyears.TwentyofthethirtyfiveyearsIranmyownbusiness.AfterIdecidedtosellmybusiness,Ibecameanadvisor.IworkedasanadvisorforfiveyearsandthenIretired.TheretirementcommunityIliveinrequiresyoubeforty-eightyearsorolder.InthecommunityIengageinmanyactivities,oilpainting,watercolorpainting,stainglassprojects.Mymajoractivity,however,isgolf.Weatherpermitting,Iplayeveryday.Wehaveagolfcourseinthecommunity,andsinceIplaymoreoftenthanIusedtobeforeIretired,mygamehasimprovedverymuch.Text9M:Letmeseenow.WhichtraindoIneedtogeton?-14-W:Excuseme.Doyouneedanyhelp?M:Yes.IwanttogotoTokyoTower,butI'mreallylost.ThisismyfirstvisittoJapan,soIhavenoideaonhowtoridethetrains.W:First,youneedtobuyatickettoyourdestination.Fromthere,it'sahundredandthirtyyen.M:AhundredandthirtyyenOkay.-14-
