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铁人中学2020级高三学年上学期开学考试英语试题 考试时间： 2022 年 8 月
6. When will the plane take off?
铁人中学 2020 级高三学年上学期开学考试
A. At 4:30. B. At 5:00. C. At 5:30.
7. Where is the woman going?
英语试题
A. To New York. B. To Washington. C. To New York then to Washington.
8. What is the woman probably going to do in Washington?
A. Go to work. B. Go to school. C. Stay with her sister.
试题说明：1、本试题满分150分，答题时间120分钟。
听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。
9. What will the woman do at first after class?
2、请将答案填写在答题卡上，考试结束后只交答题卡。
A. Pick up her brother. B. Do some housework. C. Do her homework.
10. What does the man want to do?
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分） A. Have a dinner. B. Listen to a concert. C. Watch a movie.
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 11. What can we learn from the conversation?
答题卡上。 A. They will go out for a movie.
第一节 （共5小题，每小题1分，满分5分） B. They might meet each other.
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， C. They will play computer game together.
并标在试卷的相应位置。 听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
1. What does the man mean?
12. What time do you think the plane takes off?
A. His article is quite long. B. He is finishing the article. C. He can’t finish the article on time.
A. Five to ten. B. Five past ten. C. Five to eleven.
2. How does the woman go back home today?
13. What is probably Tom?
A. By bus. B. By subway. C. By car.
A. A student. B. A teacher. C. Head teacher.
3. What does the man mean?
14. Which month do you think it is now?
A. She can only use the English dictionary in the library.
A. July. B. November. C. March.
B. She is welcome to use the English dictionary at any time.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
C. She can borrow the English dictionary from the library.
15. What is the relationship between the speakers?
4. Who is the girl coming up to the speakers?
A. Tourist and tour guide. B. Tourist and designer. C. Two tourists.
A. Lisa, the taller of twin sisters.
16. What can we know about the hotel?
B. Linda, the taller of twin sisters.
A. The queen Cleopatra used to live there.
C. Lisa, the shorter of twin sisters.
B. It is named after a well-known person.
5. What does the woman most likely mean?
C. It is the tallest building in the world.
A. They have different mail ways.
17. What is true about the hotel room?
B. They have only one mail way.
A. It’s far from the beach. [om]
C. She doesn’t know how to answer.
B. It provides a splendid view of the sea.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
C. The temperature of the room is comfortable.
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
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
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；
18. What is Enrique Iglesias?
听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
A. A singer. B. An actor. C. A writer.
听第6段材料，回答第6至8题。
19. Where is Natalie Portman from?
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A. Korea. B. The US. C. Latin America. We recommend joining the Santa Cruz Birding Club for public events and abundant online guides.
20. What will Ahn talk about? Contact us free at Birding &.Wildlife Watch Kit for registration.
A. His latest music and his wife.
B. His life and his future plans.
21. Why are there many birds in the UCSC Arboretum?
C. His past experiences and feelings.
A. The place is very family-friendly.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分） B. There are many kinds of plants.
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） C. There are Arboretum's Hummingbird Days.
D. The place has wide sampling of local habitats.
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。
22. Which place can one reach easily on foot from the Santa Cruz Beach?
A
A. Neary Lagoon. B. UCSC Arboretum.
Situated along the Pacific Flyway, a good migratory path that stretches from Alaska to Patagonia,
C. Watsonville Wetlands. D. Natural Bridges State Beach.
Santa Cruz plays host to hundreds of bird species. Just head to one of the spots listed below and see for
23. When is the best time to watch birds?
yourself!
A. In the morning. B. In the noon.
UCSC Arboretum
C. In the afternoon. D. In the evening.
The diverse plants that attract a wide range of birds make these gardens a wonderful place to start.
Mark your calendar for the Arboretum's popular Hummingbird Days, a family-friendly festival that
B
celebrates the tiny birds on March 5th and 6th.
In the world of water, 2021 was another year for the record books. Parts of Western Europe suffered
Natural Bridges State Beach
from deadly floods while large areas of the southwestern United States remained locked in a massive
This scenic park is excellent for bird watchers due to its wide sampling of local habitats. Over 250
drought.
bird species have been recorded in the area.
One might think that our impressive water management would safeguard society from such
Neary Lagoon
catastrophic events. Yet when it comes to water, the past is no longer a good guide for the future and most
Birdsong fills the air at this peaceful oasis less than a 10-minute walk from the fun of the Santa Cruz
of the water engineering is unprepared for consequences of increasingly occurring extreme weather. One
Beach. A walkway allows visitors a front-row view of birds such as American Coots.
of the most alarming wake-up calls came from the city of Cape Town, where the water taps of 4 million
Watsonville Wetlands
residents were nearly forced to be shut off after severe drought dried up its reservoir (水库).
The wetlands provide a year-round home for local birds and serve as a stop for migratory birds
Appealing as it might be, the solution is not to further build bigger and higher dams that often result
visiting from faraway. Drop by the Nature Centre for exhibits, maps, and suggestions for best spots to
in more disastrous flooding. Rather, it is to work more with natural processes.
visit.
The Netherlands avoided major damage from the historic floods in July 2021 thanks to its recently
Birding Tips
completed project, which gives river room to spread out by redirecting floodwaters into wetlands,
The early birder gets the worm. You're likely to see more birds earlier rather than later in the day.
lowering parts of the stormy river by more than a foot. Agricultural practices offer another strategy.
No two visits are likely to be the same. Varying times and seasons bring different birds and behaviour.
Scientists have found that boosting organic matter in the soil by 1% can increase the soil's water-holding
No matter how cute those little birds are, you should resist feeding them with your bread. It's
capacity by up to 18,000 gallons per acre, creating flexibility to both intense rains and dry periods. This
unhealthy for the bird and the surrounding ecosystem.
How to Get More Involved
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means farmland practices such as the planting of cover crops can not only raise output but improve water receive financial support to produce eco-friendly tents made of cardboard that can be recycled after the
management. bands and the crowds have gone home.
Solutions don't come easily, but they are key to a livable future. While it's too late to avoid the Major festivals such as Glastonbury throw away some 10,000 abandoned tents at the end of events
impacts of climate change, we can avoid the worst of those impacts by investing more in such each year. For his final year project at the University of the West of England, James Dunlop came up with
nature-based water solutions. a material that can be recycled. And to cope with the British summer, the cardboard has been made
waterproof.
24. Cape Town is mentioned to show ______. Taking inspiration from a Japanese architect, who has used cardboard to make big buildings including
A. the reservoir was of no use churches, Mr. Dunlop used cardboard material for his tents, which he called Myhabs.
B. new water management is in need The design won an award at the annual New Designers Exhibition after Mr. Dunlop graduated from
C. how awful it was without tap water his product design degree and he decided to try to turn it into a business.
D. the existing water management is impressive To raise money for the idea, he toured the City's private companies which fund new businesses and
25. What can we learn from Paragraph 4? found a supporter in the finance group Mint. He introduced his idea to four of Mint's directors and won
A. The Netherlands was spared from flood damage. their support. Mint has committed around ￡500,000 to MyHab and taken a share of 30 per cent in Mr.
B. The river's water level was reduced to over a foot. Dunlop's business. The first Myhabs should be tested at festivals this summer, before being marketed fully
C. Improving soil's water-holding ability is practical. next year.
D. Planting crops boosts organisms at the cost of production. Mr. Dunlop said that the design, which accommodates two people, could have other uses, such as for
26. Which of the following water projects might win the author's favor? disaster relief and housing for the London Olympics.
① "Restoring Healthy Soil" For music events, the cardboard houses will be ordered online and put up at the sites by the Myhab
② "Filling Wetland" team before the festival-goers arrive and removed by the company afterwards. They can be personalized
③ "Strengthening Dam" and the company will offer reductions on the expense if people agree to sell exterior(外部的) advertising
④ "Making Room for River" space.
The biggest festivals attract tens of thousands of participants, with Glastonhury having some 150,000
A. ①② B. ②③ C. ③④ D. ①④
each year. Altogether there are around 100 annual music festivals where people camp in the UK. The
27. What can be a suitable title for the text?
events are becoming increasingly environmentally conscious.
A. Water disaster: way out of control
B. Investment in water: a key to the future
28. "Eco-friendly tents" in paragraph 1 refer to tents ______ .
C. Nature-based solution: a way out for water
A. economically desirable B. favorable to the environment
D. Good news: farming practices working well
C. for holding music performances D. designed for disaster relief
29. Mr. Dunlop established his business ______ .
C
A. independently with an interest-free loan from Mint
The traditional tent cities at festivals such as Glastonbury may never be the same again. In a victory
B. with the approval of the City's administration
of green business that is certain to appeal to environmentally-aware music-lovers, a design student is to
C. in partnership with a finance group
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D. with the help of a Japanese architect allowed couples to have a second child if either parent was an only child, and in 2016, all couples were
30. It is implied in the passage that ______ . allowed to have two children.
A. the weather in the UK is changeable in summer However, not all people have shown their support for this latest policy. Many couples complained
B. most performances at British festivals are given in the open air about the rising costs of raising a child. A netizen named Qinfeng commented, “High cost of education and
C. the cardboard tents produced by Mr. Dunlop can be user-tailored both the physical and mental exhaustion stopped me from having more than one child.” Also, many
D. cardboard tents can be easily put up and removed by users women are reluctant（不情愿的）to give birth because that could mean sacrificing their career prospects,
31. The passage is mainly concerned with ______ .
according to Mu Guangzong, a professor at Peking University.
A. an attempt at developing recyclable tents
In that case, Mu noted that it is better to implement supporting measures with the three-child policy,
B. some efforts at making full use of cardboards
such as more preferential（优惠的）policies for couples that would ease their parental burden.
C. an unusual success of a graduation project
D. the effects of using cardboard tents on music festivals
32. What might NOT be the main cause for the new policy?
A. To increase the population’s role.
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B. To stop the declining birthrate.
Are you the only child in your family? If so, do you enjoy it or do you want more siblings?
C. To improve the child-care service system.
On May 31, a key meeting of the Communist Party of China unveiled a policy that would allow all
D. To address the challenge of the aging population.
couples to have up to three children.
33. What can be known from the text?
The move is expected to maximize the population’s role in driving economic and social growth, since
A. China’s annual number of newborns has fallen for decades.
this is a critical time for China to transform the world’s most populous country into a powerhouse（强国）
B. The government will protect the legal rights of women in employment.
with a quality workforce, according to the National Health Commission.
C. Measures will be taken to improve the high-quality education.
The three-child policy is also expected to prevent the decline in the nation’s birthrate and address the
D. The new policy allows couples to have up to three children.
challenge of a rapidly aging population, China Daily reported.
34. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “implement”?
China’s annual number of newborns has fallen for four years in a row. The country’s total
A. To carry out. B. To get along with.
birthrate—the average number of children born to each woman—stood at 1.3 in 2020. The number is
C. To make use of. D. To have a command of.
below the rate of 2.1 that would maintain a stable population, according to the National Bureau of
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text?
Statistics.
A. To show his love of children healthcare.
The declining birthrate has also brought a sharp increase in the proportion of the population aged 60
B. To introduce the new family size policy.
or above, rising from 10.3 percent to 18.7 percent in the past decade. An increasingly elderly population
C. To share his concerns about birthrate.
will increase the cost of labor and the pressure on the social security net. It also means there will be a lack
D. To emphasize the physical and mental exhaustion.
of young labor force. Therefore, it’s not good for economic growth, according to Chen Youhua, a professor
at Nanjing University.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
In fact, the new birth policy is a step to further relax the family planning policy. The one-child policy
was introduced in the 1970s and aimed to control the fast-growing population. Then in 2013, China
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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 When Williams, once a librarian, now 54-year old, became an elementary school teacher and tutor in
项。 Danville, Virginia, she wanted her students to fall in love with (41) just as she had. But early on, she
(42) some kids had limited (43) to books. To Williams, the (44) was simple: Give kids books. In
Narcissists are people who are simply interested in themselves. They talk about themselves, demand
2017, she (45) gave away 900 used children's books over three days. Most people would be (46)
admiration and recognition and believe everyone else should envy them. (36) . When you come
with that.
across a narcissistic person, your initial reaction might be shock, but in some cases the best reaction might
"I wanted to do something that's going to (47) my faith, my work ethic, my everything. " So she
be none at all.
(48) a new goal for herself: Give away one million books. It sounds like an (49) number, but as
Understand that narcissism is a personality disorder. (37) . Often the person can't help himself he
Williams (50) on Facebook: "Don't complain in the bleachers (露天看台) if you aren't willing to work
actually believes his idea of being superior to others. Remember that Narcissistic Personality Disorder
(NPD) is classified as a mental illness. hard out on the field. "
(38) . A narcissist feeds off attention from others. When the person starts talking about himself So she got down to (51) , first by persuading friends to donate books or (52) to buy books.
excessively, the best thing to do is just walk away—leave the situation. Before long, as news of Williams's project (53) , strangers started leaving packs of (54) on her front
porch.
Have reasonable expectations about the person and his ability to stop being self-absorbed. This is not
As quickly as the books come in, Williams (55) them to local schools-free of charge. She also
a disorder that goes away on its own—often the person will need intensive counseling (咨询) to deal with
(56) a book club for prisoners in the local jail.
his narcissism. Suggest counseling if you are in a close relationship with the person, such as a marriage.
In the four years she's been doing all this, the Book Lady, as Williams has come to be known, has
(39) , his condition may improve with treatment.
(57) more than 78, 000 books-only 922, 000 more to reach her (58) ! And she's not slowing down. It's
(40) . A narcissist can be a burden on his friends and family and will often put others down as a
too important for kids with (59) options. "Reading can take you anywhere. You can travel in time and
way of building himself up. It is important to have high confidence yourself, so that you do not start to
(60) . If you can read, you can learn almost anything. "
believe and absorb what he says as if it is the truth.
41. A. teaching B. reading C. drawing D. writing
A. Stay positive and strong-minded
42. A. assumed B. predicted C. realized D. heard
B. Ignore the person whenever possible
43. A. access B. energy C. time D. experience
C. Give him or her a hand whenever possible
44. A. proposal B. method C. enthusiasm D. solution
D. While he may not be able to stop the behavior completely
45. A. reluctantly B. occasionally C. constantly D. readily
E. Often it is rooted in childhood issues, such as abuse or neglect
46. A. astonished B. disappointed C. satisfied D. embarrassed
F. When you are suffering from this kind of mental disorder occasionally
47. A. lose B. restore C. break D. stretch
G. They might even lie or exaggerate the truth as a way to lift themselves
48. A. set B. achieved C. kept D. expected
49. A. unavoidable B. unreachable C. irresistible D. unreliable
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
50. A. promoted B. discovered C. posted D. wrote
第一节（共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分）
51. A. travel B. debate C. talk D. work
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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳
52. A. money B. projects C. libraries D. advertisement
选项。
53. A. came B. spread C. transported D. controlled
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54. A. novels B. food C. books D. drinks 74. This books provides a detailed ____________(分析) of the crimes committed by teenagers and their
55. A. offers B. returns C. takes D. lends causes.
56. A. continues B. prefers C. hosts D. joins 75. The maids spent the whole morning ____________(擦亮) the glass to get prepared for the party.
57. A. recommended B. contributed C. bought D. searched
76. They argued against the notion that man should ____________(主宰) nature rather than live in
58. A. responsibility B. judgment C. plan D. goal
harmony with it.
59. A. few B. strange C. special D. wise
77. Mandela insisted his black people should use peaceful way instead of v___________.
60. A. wonder B. space C. adventure D. passion
78. Addicted to computer games, Tom can’t concentrate on study, leading to the decline of a____________
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分,满分15分)
performance.
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｡ 79. The scientist has made o___________(杰出的) achievements in the field of the outer space.
Hospitals haven’t always been clean and quiet places. Long ago they were dirty and crowded. Nurses 80. All the ____________(代表) from different countries voiced their opinions on global warming.
were never taught (61) to look after their patients and many people died. It was Florence 第二节 短文改错（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
Nightingale who changed all this. 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。文中共有10
Florence was born in 1820. As a child, she often went with her mother (62) (visit) the poor
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。
people. They took food and medicine to the sick. It was these visits that first gave her the idea of becoming
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（^），并在其下面写出该加的词。
(63) nurse.
删除：把多余的词用斜线（╲）划掉。
Her chance came in 1854 when Britain went to war with Russia. Florence (64) (ask) by the
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
government to take a group of nurses to look after the sick and the (65) (wound). The hospitals
注意：
were dirty, and there wasn’t enough medicine. Florence and her team worked very hard, (66) (clean)
the hospital rooms and made the bed every day. At night, she would go from room to room, (67)________ 1. 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
(check) on the patients. She often stayed to talk to the patients and provided comfort (68) them. 2. 只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
After the war, Florence opened a school to teach nurses to look after their patients (69) (proper). Recently, one of my friends have sent me a short message, say that true friends are one soul in two
However, she never really made a full (70) (recover) from the illness that she had in the war, and
bodies. It moves me very much and makes me think how true friendship is.
she died in 1910.
Nowadays, the word friendship has been used very often that it has lost its meaning. Some jokingly
第四部分 写作（共三节，满分45分）
put it that friends are made to be taken advantage. In my opinion, true friendship doesn't mean that when
第一节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
you need your friendsˈ help, you'll treat them for dinner. True friendship is the communication of the
根据首字母或汉语提示用单词的适当形式填空。
hearts and understand of the friendsˈ souls. True friends keep you in the mind, no matter where they are.
71. He made a mistake, for he o___________ one important fact.
Once you have found such true friends, do treasure him. With friendship, life proves happily and
72. People tend to make ____________(假设) about you based on your appearance.
73. He knows little about American literature. No wonder your lecture was beyond his c____________. harmonious.
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第三节 书面表达（满分25分）
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假设你是李华，你校图书馆准备购置一批新书，以下是现有图书的情况（图表），现广泛征求学生
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们的意见。请你用英文发一封邮件至校长信箱，内容包括：
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Yours truly,
Li Hua
1.描述现有图书情况；
2.你希望购置哪一类图书；
3.你的理由。
参考词汇：学科辅导类test-prep books
注意：1.词数100词左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear headmaster,
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