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焦作市博爱一中 2023—2024 学年(上)高三期中考试
英 语
考生注意：
1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚;
2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效;
3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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，
并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1．What did the speakers do last weekend?
A．They went climbing. B．They played football. C．They watched a match.
2．When was the meeting scheduled?
A．At 6:00. B．At 6:30. C．At 7:00.
3．What is the man dissatisfied with about the store?
A．The clothes. B．The service. C．The price.
4．What does the woman think of the show?
A．Boring. B．Interesting. C．Educational.
5．What are the speakers talking about?
A．The sea. B．The weekend plan. C．The weather.
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个小题，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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What day is it today?
A．Saturday. B．Friday. C．Monday.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司7．Why is the woman worried?
A．She has no time to prepare.
B．Nobody can lead the dance group.
C．There aren’t enough people in the group.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．Where are the speakers?
A．In a store. B．In a street. C．In a cafe.
9．What problem does the man have?
A．He forgot to send an email.
B．He has to make a phone call.
C．He left his wallet in the office.
10．What does the woman suggest the man do?
A．Speak with her manager. B．Visit another location. C．Eat in the cafe.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11．What might the man be?
A．A customer service representative.
B．A travel agent.
C．A repairman.
12．What will the woman do next?
A．Call his son. B．Give some details. C．Sign a form.
13．What do we know about the woman?
A．Her son lives abroad now.
B．She will go to visit her son soon.
C．She should make payment from this month.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．What did the man do yesterday?
A．He started a new job.
B．He registered for a class.
C．He did some shopping online.
15．What does the man want to buy?
A．Posters. B．Paintings. C．Brushes.
16．What will the woman do next?
A．Go to a store. B．Ask about a sale. C．Email the man.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．How much is the ticket to the Ocean Park?
A．£ 2.00. B．£ 6.50. C．£ 8.50.
18．What is unavailable during the trip?
A．Lunch. B．Water. C．Fruit.
19．What will the listeners do at 2:30 next Tuesday?
A．Listen to a talk. B．Do some worksheets. C．Watch the sharks being fed.
20．What is the topic of the talk for next Tuesday?
A．The ocean. B．Sharks. C．Penguins.
第二部分 阅读(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
World’s Incredible Railways
West Highland Railway, Scotland
Running for about 193 kilometers. West Highland Railway Line is one of the “greatest hits” of the landscapes
Scotland offers.The line can be enjoyed through the comfortable Caledonian Sleeper might train from London to
Fort William, with the last stretch of the journey accompanied by breakfast. Remember to keep an eye out for
stags(雄鹿)as they survey their kingdom.
The Ghan, Australia
Widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest rail journeys, it runs weekly over a 2,979-kilometer route
crossing the length of Australia from Adelaide in the south to Darwin in the Northern Territory. Each trip takes
more than 53 hours, including extended stops in remote towns such as Coober Pedy for passengers to experience
the Outback during off-train tours.
Qinghai-Tibet Railway, China
For centuries, known as “The Roof of the World”, Tibet was visited only by the hardiest travelers and
explorers, but the opening of the remarkable Qinghai-Tibet Railway in 2006 created a permanent connection with
the Chinese rail network. The 1,956 kilometer route from Xining to Lhasa tops out at the Tanggula Pass, 5,068
meters above sea level. With its opening, direct trains run to Lhasa from Beijing in 40 hours and Shanghai 47 hours.
The TranzAlpine, New Zealand
The TranzAlpine takes four and a half hours to cover just 224 kilometers. Its famous “open-air carriage(客车
厢)” is the real highlight. This open-sided car allows passengers to experience the fresh mountain air first-hand and
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司take amazing landscape photos. Passengers can also now listen to a GPS-based audio commentary in English,
enjoying stories about places along the route, the country and its culture.
1. Which of the following railways is the longest?
A. West Highland Railway. B. The Ghan.
C. Qinghai-Tibet Railway. D. The TranzAlpine.
2. How many hours does a direct train take from Shanghai to Lhasa?
A. 4.5. B. 40. C. 47. D. 53.
3. What can you do on a TranzAlpine train?
A. Enjoy a comfortable night’s sleep. B. Read books about local culture.
C. Watch TV programs in English. D. Experience the open-sided car.
B
In 1879, an 8-year-old girl made a discovery that would rock our understanding of human history. On the walls
of Altamira cave in northern Spain, she spotted amazing drawings of wild cows, painted in vivid red and black. More
striking even than the images was their age: they were made thousands of years ago by modern humans’
supposedly primitive ancestors. Today, nearly 400 caves across Europe have been found decorated with hand
stencils (模板), strange symbols and beautiful images of animals created by these skillful artists.
The discoveries led to the view that artistic talent arose after modern humans arrived in the region some 40,000
years ago, as part of a “cultural explosion” reflecting a flowering of the human mind. But more recent evidence has
blown this idea out of the water. For a start, modern humans might not have been the first artists in Europe. What’s
more, a collection of cave paintings emerging in Indonesia has dismissed the idea that Europe was the centre of
creativity.
Local people have long known that the caves of the island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, contain many painted images.
Modern humans are thought to have reached the region some 65,000 years ago, but nobody imagined the art could
be very old because ancient paintings seem unlikely to survive in the environment of high temperatures. A team of
researchers led by Maxime Aubert, now at Griffith University in Australia, upended this idea using a technique that is
shifting our understanding of cave art. Using this technique in seven caves, they found a hand stencil was at least
39,900 years old, making it the oldest known hand stencil at that time.
This opened a floodgate to new discoveries in Indonesia. These included a hunting scene created at least 43,900
years ago, and by far the oldest descriptive artwork. “When we found that image, we were absolutely delighted, but
when it turned out to be that old, we were almost jumping with joy,” says Adam Brumm, also at Griffith University.
4. What did the girl find in the cave?
A. Wild animals. B. Ancient images.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司C. Painting techniques. D. Recording artists.
5. What was a misunderstanding removed by recent evidence about the cave art?
A. It can be traced back to Europe.
B. It reflected the flowering of human minds.
C. Modern humans led to its rise in Indonesia.
D. Modern humans might not have been real artists.
6. What does the underlined word “upended” mean in paragraph 3?
A. Proved. B. Strengthened. C. Overturned. D. Overemphasized.
.
7 What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?
A. The amazing discoveries. B. The researchers’ expectations.
C. The benefits of the technique. D. The description of the cave art.
C
Some years ago, a Miami woman walking through an office building noticed two men standing together. Several
minutes after her leaving, the men murdered a person working in the building. The police determined that the woman
was the only witness and could possibly describe them. However, her memory of the men proved disappointingly
unclear. Several days later, psychologist Ronald Fisher was brought in to obtain a more complete account from the
woman. His interview produced a breakthrough—the woman reported a clear picture of one of the suspects. The
important information enabled the police to arrest the suspect and close the case.
The police asked Fisher for help because of his rich knowledge in cognitive (认知) interview, a kind of memory-
rebuilding process. Memory researchers have found that people trying to remember a past event often only recall part
of the relevant information. Human memory is selective and it is often distorted by stress. But a person’s accurate
recall of an event or understanding of a question can be improved using specific interviewing techniques. The
“cognitive interview” was developed in the late 1990s. It encourages the witness to take an active role in recalling
information rather than giving answers only to someone else’s questions. The witness first describes what happened
in his or her own words, with no interviewer interruptions. The interviewer then goes further with specific techniques,
such as having the witness tell the details of what happened from different perspectives(角度).
The cognitive interview focuses on guiding witnesses through four general recalling techniques: thinking about
physical surroundings and personal feelings that existed at the time of past events; reporting everything that comes
to mind about those events, no matter how broken it is retelling events in a variety of time orders, such as from
beginning to end, end to beginning, forward or backward; and adopting different perspectives while recalling
events.
Experiments with police detectives trained in this demanding interview method find that they obtain nearly 50%
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司more information from witnesses than before training, while error rates remain about the same. It is proved that
cognitive interviews are quite important tools in improving the accuracy and completeness of witness testimony (证
词).
8. The purpose of the passage is to _____.
A. give an account of a murder case
B. introduce an idea of cognitive interview
C. prove Fisher was an expert in cognitive interview
D. help a witness to recall information in a cognitive interview
9. What is required to recall in a cognitive interview for a witness?
A. The exact time at which a murder took place．
B. The information about the event in the time order．
C. The important things that come to his or her mind．
D. The surroundings and feelings at the time of the event．
10. The key point in a cognitive interview is that
A. the witness is encouraged to take part in recalling information
B. the interviewer should interrupt the witness from time to time
.
C the interview should take place outside the police station
D. the witness should recall details at the scene of the event
11. The underlined word "distorted" in the passage probably means " ____
A. arranged B. balanced C. changed D. examined
D
We’ve heard people say that we shouldn’t worry too much about the future. But this saying doesn’t hold true in
the technological world. Here, you always need to think about the future, or else you won’t have the chance to be in
the digital age. There are so many new inventions that come up daily, which help in making our lives better and
easier.
The iPod we use daily was once a far-fetched thought of Mr. Jobs, which has become a reality today. Similarly,
when television was launched, we thought nothing could beat this invention. Then came cable television, and now
it’s the age of digital television. Similarly, until a few years ago, 3D was limited to movies, but today, we have 3D
blueprints, 3D graphics, and 3D television sets as well. All these inventions were just a prediction by their inventors,
but they later, went on to become a part of our lives. Similar predictions can be made for the future.
For example, how about having human-like robots that understand our instructions by simply speaking to them?
We can talk with these robots regularly and simply instruct them to perform a particular task. If you want tea, you
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司can simply require your robot to make it for you. These robots can be useful in industrial fields as well. For example,
you can simply ask the robot to switch on the manufacturing line.
If waste keeps increasing, the future will see many problems related to pollution. So what about having a waste
recycling machine that produces notebooks? Yes, I’m not talking about the regular recycling machines that give us
raw materials we need to put to effective use. If we build recycling machines that produce a particular product out of
the waste, it’ll do much help to the environment as well.
This list can go on and on. Our imagination has no limits and so does technology. Who knows? Maybe one of
these ideas may become a reality in the near future!
12. What should we do according to the author?
A. Take the future less seriously. B. Use 3D technology more widely.
C. Base new inventions on experience. D. Keep making predictions for the future.
.
13 What can so called human-like robots do according to the text?
A. They can talk to themselves. B. They can understand human words.
C. They can offer the users instructions. D. They can invent something for humans.
14. What does the author think of the waste recycling machine?
A. It is achievable. B. It is profitable. C. It is affordable. D. It is impractical.
15. What is the text mainly about?
A. The far future of technology. B. Ways of making predictions.
C. Effects of predictions on inventions. D. The significance of human imagination.
第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选
项。
Shyness is something that many people battle with every day. They are afraid to look people in the eyes and
have a hard time speaking to new people. This makes it very hard to get ahead at work and in making new friends
and business connections. ___16___ There are ways to get around this fear and get out there and start talking to
people.
●Remember that most people are not looking at you. When you are shy you may believe that people are
constantly watching and judging you. ___17___ Most people are always busy looking at themselves and worrying
about what people think of them. When you are talking to someone new they are not picking apart your every
word; they are worried about what you think of them.
● ___18___ Instead of always complaining yourself about things you think you are not doing better, turn
your focus to the things that you do well. Your self-talk is very important to how you feel. Stop negative self-talk.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Instead remind yourself every morning of all the great things you have to offer. Whenever you start feeling shy
again run over your list of things that makes you happy.
●If you do not have an exercise routine, you should start one now. ___19___ You do not spend hours a day in
the gym. You should spend about 30 minutes a day walking or doing something physical you enjoy. If you are
physically capable you could also add 20 minutes of light weight training two or three days a week. ___20___
Being able to stand with your back straight and your head held high will definitely help overcome shy feelings.
A. Focus on your strengths.
B. This just is not the case at all.
C. Stop complaining about others.
D. They are brave to face any challenge in life.
.
E Many people are shy because they fear rejection.
F. This will help you feel stronger and will improve your posture.
G. Check with your doctor if you have not worked out for a while and then get to it.
第三部分 语言运用 (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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Girls are better at reading and writing than boys as early as fourth grade, according to a study, and the gap
continues to widen until senior year.
Scientists generally agree that boys and girls are psychologically more alike than they are different. But
reading seems to be a(n)____21____, with growing evidence suggesting a similar ____22____in writing. The
study, published in the journal American Psychologist, provided further ____23____ to support this view.
David Reilly, lead author of the study, said the study ____24____the commonly held view that boys and girls
start grade school with the same cognitive abilities. “It appears that the gender gap for writing tasks has been
greatly____25____, and despite our best efforts with changes in teaching methods, that does not appear to be
____26____ over time,” he said.
Factors explaining the results could include learning ____27____ being more prevalent among boys; the
pressure to conform to masculine (男子汉的) ideals and the idea of reading and language being feminine (女性的);
and slight____28____in how boys and girls use their brain hemispheres (半球), the authors believe.
To investigate how ____29____ levels differed between boys and girls in the U.S., the team studied data
collected over three decades in the National Assessment of Educational Progress. This database of test scores on
over 3 million students in the fourth, eighth, and twelfth grades____30____national and state performances in a
range of subjects, and considered such variables such as disabilities or whether children were English learners.
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司Reading and writing was ____31____according to children’s understanding of a range of different passages and
genres.
____32____, girls were found to perform significantly better in reading and writing tests by fourth grade when
compared with boys of the same age. As children progressed to eighth and twelfth grades, girls continued to
____33____ boys, but the difference was more noticeable in writing than reading. But what caused this difference
in abilities? Evidence suggests ____34____ problems, such as being disruptive（扰乱性的） in class or being
aggressive could be linked to neurological conditions. What is known as lateralization (偏侧化) could also play a
role. Boys are believed to use one hemisphere when reading or writing, while girls appear to use both. The data did
not, however, provide evidence to argue ____35____ the two genders having different learning styles.
21. A. distinction B. exception C. objection D. limitation
22. A. pattern B. standard C. circumstance D. feature
23. A. strategy B. signal C. sign D. evidence
24. A. confirmed B. represented C. questioned D. introduced
25. A. underestimated B. overemphasized C. underrepresented D. justified
26. A. increasing B. promoting C. accepting D. reducing
27. A. objectives B. drills C. difficulties D. advantages
28. A. contributions B. differences C. communications D. similarities
29. A. literacy B. literary C. academic D. cognitive
30. A. pulled down B. settled down C. turned down D. broke down
31. A. granted B. measured C. designed D. engineered
32. A. Likewise B. Overall C. However D. Besides
33. A. overtake B. discourage C. parallel D. distinguish
34. A. psychological B. emotional C. behavioral D. mental
35. A. in line with B. at the mercy of C. on account of D. in favor of
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Recently, the box office darling in China, titled A Little Red Flower, ____36____ (become) a hit.It is a love
story about a young couple ____37____ (suffer) from cancer and the stress it puts on their families. The movie
star Jackson Yee, ____38____ performance in Better Days(2019) was thought highly of, has impressed countless
viewers.
Han Yan, the director and scriptwriter of A Little Red Flower, says that his new film is intended ____39____
the audience who need a spiritual guide or support,
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司“I don't want to ____40____ (simple) show how much pain people are in after they fall ill or how they toss
and turn in bed, unable to fall asleep. Movies, indeed all works of art, should be able to give viewers psychological
consolation(安慰)，”he says.
By showing the steely ____41____ (determine) of cancer patients and their families in facing one of life's
biggest ____42____ (challenge), Han hopes viewers who comparatively have little ___43___ (worry) about can
realize that they should stop complaining and be grateful for being alive.
“I have watched many movies about the pursuit of dreams, but as I get older I feel the ____44____ (difficult)
thing in the world is to stay alive," he says "Every day, I see people exhausting all means just to stay alive .Battling
severe illnesses is just ____45____ extreme version of staying alive. ”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，乘坐FL753航班抵达伦敦后发现钱包遗失。请给航空公司写一封邮件说明情况并寻求
帮助。内容包括：
1. 行程信息；
2. 钱包特征；
3. 联系方式（lihua@googlemail.com.）
注意：
1. 词数100左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Sir/ Madam,
____________________________________________________________________________________________
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_________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 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。
It was my sixth-grade year. I was overjoyed when the U. S. Navy band came to perform in our town. It was an
event I’d never forget, and one instrument stood out above all others. That day, at 12 years old, I fell in love with
the heavenly sound that came from the trumpets (小号), and a dream was born. Someday, I wanted to join a
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学科网（北京）股份有限公司military band onstage as a guest performer.
My father took notice of my enthusiasm and bought me a used trumpet. I practiced every day, training my lips,
mastering my breathing, until I felt at one with the instrument. I made first chair and played trumpet through high
school. “Someday I’ll play along with a military band,” I told my friends. The details I left to God to figure out,
while I pursued a more practical life course. Rather than declaring a performance major in college, I studied to be a
music teacher.
Now I was blessed to be at this military band concert, a magic al after noon that had brought with it a trip
down memory lane.
After the concert, I made my way to the stage to thank Colonel (上校) Carino, the conductor of the military
band. When he learned I taught music in town and played trumpet, he invited me to play a trumpet solo (独奏) at
their next concert in the park.
A solo? I couldn’t remember the last time I’d taken my trumpet out of its case. I doubted I’d even be able to
get a decent note out of it. “Sir, that’s impossible. I’m sorry, but there’s no way.”
“In the Army,” the colonel thundered, “you don’t say no!”
I felt scared and trapped. Yet, a lingering thought took root: “Is it possible that life is opening the door to my
childhood dream?” I said yes to the invitation. I knew I had to do my part and practiced for hours every day. My
lips swelled and then bled.
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。
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As time passed Colonel Carino took an unexpected role in my preparation.
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I stood on stage next to Manuel, my performance partner.
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