2022-2023学年山东省威海市高三（上）期末英语试卷

第一部分 阅读（共两节，满分37.5分）第一节（共4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。

• 1．Being a pilot was first seen as a male occupation，however，these amazing female aviators proved that to be wrong.
     Amy Johnson
     On May 5，1930，Amy Johnson，an English pilot，set out in her airplane，hoping to beat the record for the fastest flight between England and Australia：15 days.Flying through sandstorms，monsoons，and terrible heat，she made several forced landings and landed in Australia 19 days later.She didn't beat the record，but she was the first female to make the solo flight.Johnson set other solo records and eventually earned the nickname "Queen of the Air."
     Lee Ya-Ching
     Lee Ya-Ching was China's first woman pilot.When war broke out between China and Japan in 1937，Lee volunteered to be a combat pilot（空战飞行员）but the government declined that offer.Determined to do more to help her country，Lee set up a hospital and refugee（难民）camps.Then she bought a plane and set out a goodwill tour.She flew all over the United States，Canada，South America，and the Caribbean to raise money to help Chinese refugees by entertaining crowds with her flying.
     Lotfia El Nadi
     During the 1910s in Egypt，girls were expected to become housewives.Lotfia El Nadi，however，wanted a more exciting life.While attending the college，El Nadi secretly enrolled a flying school，working as the school's secretary to pay for her lessons.In 1933，at the age of 26，she became the first female pilot in the Arab world.El Nadi's fame inspired many other young Egyptian women to become pilots.
  
  （1）Which of the following best describes Amy Johnson's first solo flight？

  
  A．Routine.
  B．Pleasant.
  C．Eventful.
  D．Educational.
  （2）How did Lee Ya-Ching help her country？

  
  A．By being a combat pilot.
  B．By volunteering in hospitals.
  C．By flying refugees to safety.
  D．By collecting money with airshow.
  （3）What do the three women pilots have in common？

  
  A．They were peace-lovers.
  B．They were born with talent.
  C．They were dream-seekers.
  D．They were highly educated.
  组卷：2引用：2难度：0.3

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• 2．Solving the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster would be considered as a good deed，right？On that basis，a webcam has been set up overlooking the lake.Anyone can tune in at any time.If you see something suspicious（可疑的），you simply click the "snapshot" buttons to submit a picture for further analysis.It is free，easy，and you can do it for as little or as long as you like，with no login or signup required.What you are doing is micro–volunteering，which offers volunteers a series of easy tasks that can be done anytime，anywhere，on their own terms.
     Micro-volunteering could involve anything from retweeting a message to joining a flash mob（快闪）.Volunteers do not need to go through an application or training process，or to make any ongoing commitment.The vast majority of micro-volunteering takes place online，but it doesn't have to.Weeding a garden in a local community center counts just as much.
     The key benefit of micro-volunteering is its flexibility.People frequently cite their lack of time as the biggest barrier to volunteering.For many，micro-volunteering removes the need to worry about making long-term commitments once they start volunteering.It enables people who might be excluded from traditional ways of volunteering to participate.
     To some extent，micro-volunteering is an approach that aims to help lots of people come together to make a difference.It could take a while to see its impacts.Studies，however，have shown that 65 percent of those who have micro volunteered were still actively doing so one year later.Even though micro-volunteering cannot replace long-term commitments，it serves as a complement（补充）to the more traditional methods of contributing to good causes.
  
  （1）Why is the Loch Ness Monster mentioned in paragraph 1？

  
  A．To illustrate micro–volunteering.
  B．To get more volunteers involved.
  C．To offer a solution to the mystery.
  D．To post a micro-volunteering task.
  （2）What does micro-volunteering feature？

  
  A．It's free of commitment.
  B．It's flexible，time-wise.
  C．It's only available online.
  D．It needs systematical training.
  （3）Which can best explain the underlined "be excluded from" in paragraph 3？

  
  A．Be used to.
  B．Be distracted by.
  C．Be discouraged from.
  D．Be interested in.
  （4）What does the writer think of micro-volunteering according to the last paragraph？

  
  A．Quick-impact.
  B．Widely-recognized.
  C．Irreplaceable.
  D．Sustainable.
  组卷：3引用：5难度：0.5

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• 3．It's a structure that isn't finished，yet two million people visit it every year.Antoni Gaud í began building his church，La Sagrada Família，in 1883 — and work continues to this day and it is expected to be finished in 2026，a hundred years after Gaud í's death.
     The architect grew up fascinated by the natural wonders of the countryside.Early in his career，Gaud í experimented with many styles but eventually developed his own ideas about architecture.The natural world was the main inspiration for Gaud í's designs. "Nothing is art if it does not come from nature，" he believed.Gaud í understood that the natural world is full of curved forms，not straight lines.With this idea in mind，he based his structures on nature.
     The architect's love of nature guided the design of La Sagrada Família.Gaud í designed the inside of La Sagrada Família to feel like a forest.Inside the church，pillars rise up like trees.This theme continues outside.The outside of the church is decorated with sculptures of wildlife.For example，a turtle （a symbol of the sea） and a tortoise （a symbol of the land） are carved into the base of two columns.
     Gaud í died in 1926.Before his death，he made three-dimensional models of his plans for the building，hoping that others could complete his masterpiece.Many of these models were lost during the Spanish Civil War，but some survived.These models have helped Gaud í's successors.For example，Mark Burry，an architect from New Zealand，uses computer technology and the surviving models to bring Gaud í's plans to life.
     Gaud í's work illustrates a timeless truth.As the architectural historian Joan Bassegoda wrote： "The lesson of Gaud í is …to look at nature for inspiration …Nature does not go out of fashion." In fact，you might say Gaud í's architectural style was ahead of its time.The architect's nature-inspired designs can be seen as an early example of the modern science of biomimetics — a science that uses designs in nature to solve modern problems.
  
  
  （1）What's paragraph 2 mainly about？

  
  A．Gaud í's ideas about architecture.
  B．The inspiration of La Sagrada Família.
  C．Biographical information about Gaud í.
  D．The link between architecture and nature.
  （2）What might visitors see in La Sagrada Família？

  
  A．A virtual forest.
  B．Straight lined window frames.
  C．Trunk-like columns.
  D．Pillar bases carved with characters.
  （3）What does the author mean by saying "Gaud í's work illustrates a timeless truth"？

  
  A．Architecture ahead of time is fashionable.
  B．Nature is the constant source of inspiration.
  C．Nature-inspired designs can solve global issues.
  D．Gaudí's work is the best example of biomimetics.
  （4）Which might be the best title？

  
  A．A Genius Architect.
  B．Wonders of Nature.
  C．The Origin of Biomimetics.
  D．Unfinished Masterpiece.
  组卷：2引用：3难度：0.5

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第三部分 写作（共两节，满分15分）第一节（满分15分）

• 8．上周日你校举办了一场师生足球赛，请你写一篇短文，给校英文报"Sporting Moments"栏目投稿。内容包括：
  （1）比赛时间、地点；
  （2）比赛精彩瞬间。
  注意：（1）词数80左右；
  （2）可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
  （3）不得透露任何与个人或学校相关的真实信息。
  组卷：2引用：2难度：0.5

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第二节（满分25分）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。

• 9．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 September 1966，and I was twenty years old，facing my first class of kids as a new teacher.My class in downtown Toronto was made up of thirty-eight angels，and one street kid named Mike.His parents passed away when he was a baby，and he lived with a weak and indifferent grandmother.As for a ten-year-old boy，he was little and rough.
      Like most new，young teachers，I was full of enthusiasm and determined to make a difference.Being so young，I knew very little about parenting.However，I did recognize a child in need，and decided to see if I could make a difference.And so my special "foster father （养父）" relationship with Mike began.
      Each day as I arrived at school，I'd take Mike out for breakfast.Each noon hour as I shared my lunch with him，I taught him some new skills — for a while we worked on the proper method of using a microscope.On another day we constructed a camera，then we classified rocks.Mike would then "help" me teach these skills to the rest of the class.We had a lot of fun，and a kind of unspoken trust began to build up between us.
      Early in our special relationship，Mike told me of his dream — becoming a lawyer.I believed then，and after thirty-four years of teaching I still believe，that all children have a gift.Everyone has the same opportunity to be the best person they can be.I realized this boy was brilliant，and that with a little love，attention，understanding，guidance and encouragement，he could probably accomplish whatever he put his mind to.I figured if he wanted to be a lawyer，I would do all I could to help him become the very best lawyer he could be.
      Every Saturday morning，I took Mike to the Osgoode Law Library，which was attached to the University of Toronto.I explained to him that reading up on law was the only way to be a good lawyer.His young mind was eager and interested.
  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。
      Paragraph 1：This was how we spent each Saturday morning for two years.
  _______
      Paragraph 2：One day，after we were out of touch for 30 years，there went my doorbell.
  _______
  组卷：5引用：2难度：0.5

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