河北省部分高中2023-2024学年高三上学期12月期末联考
英语试卷
本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
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纸上。
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。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．Who taught the man to make hats
A．His mother. B．His father. C．The man himself.
2．Where might Tom be now
A．In the dorm. B．In the classroom. C．In the headmaster’s office.
3．How much less did the man pay for the vase
A．$5.99. B．$10. C．$15.99.
4．Why does the man make the phone call
A．To make an apology. B．To cancel a meeting. C．To reschedule an appointment.
5．What does the woman imply
A．Jack won’t listen to her advice.
B．She trusts Jack for his decision.
C．She advises Jack not to work overseas.
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。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．How does the woman feel about paying for online music
A．Angry. B．Usual. C．Surprised.
7．Where can you find Taylor Swift’s new song now
A．On NetEase Music. B．On Kuwo Music. C．On QQ Music.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．How did the man notice the problem first
A．His bank called him. B．His bill showed him. C．His credit card was stolen.
9．What did the bank do to fix the problem
A．They gave the man his money back at once.
B．They asked the man to provide the evidence.
C．They decided to talk to the bank’s owner.
10．What do the two speakers mainly talk about
A．Information theft. B．Shopping habits. C．Money management.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．Why is the man troubled
A．He is short of money. B．He’s made a big mistake. C．He’s facing a tough choice.
12．What was the man when in the army
A．An artist. B．A cook. C．A repairman.
13．What does the woman want the man to do
A．Stay in college. B．Learn to repair cars. C．Accept the job offer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14．What is the man
A．An inventor. B．A reporter. C．A professor.
15．Who is Hermione Granger based on
A．The woman.
B．One of the woman’s best friends.
C．The woman’s favorite teacher.
16．What was beyond the woman’s expectation
A．The publication of the Harry Potter books.
B．The popularity of the Harry Potter books.
C．The inspiration for the Harry Potter books.
17．How different will the woman’s future books on Harry Potter probably be
A．Rather exciting. B．More realistic. C．Rather scary.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18．When will the clouds clear up today
A．By breakfast time. B．By lunchtime. C．By supportime.
19．What’s the weather like by the weekend
A．Windy and cold. B．Cloudy skies and rain. C．Dry and sunny.
20．What will the temperatures be for the weekend
A．Around 21 degrees. 1 000 B．Around 29 degrees. C．Around 32 degrees.
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
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21．What’s the restriction of the coupon
A．It is valid only on March 31st. B．It doesn’t support phone reservation.
C．Only new patients can use it. D．It must be used with insurance fees.
22．Which is an advantage of dental implants
A．They cost little money. B．They preserve the jawbone.
C．They can be easily removed. D．They prevent teeth missing.
23．What is the purpose of the text
A．To explain how to implant teeth. B．To introduce three implant centers.
C．To advertise a newly opened dental center. D．To popularize the knowledge of oral health.
B
On the day he almost died, Kimbal Musk had food on the brain. The Internet startup talent and restaurateur had just arrived in Jackson Hole from a conference where chef Jamie Oliver had spoken about the benefits of healthy eating. This was something Musk thought about a lot—how he might make a difference to the food industry—but beyond expanding his farm-to-table movement along with his restaurant, Musk hadn’t yet broken the code. Then he went sailing down a snowy slope（坡） and fell over, breaking his neck. The left side of his body was paralyzed.
Musk eventually made a full recovery, but it involved spending two months on his back, which gave him plenty of time to come up with a plan. Since then, he has launched an initiative to put “learning gardens” in public schools across America; attracted Generation Z to the farming profession by changing shipping containers into high-tech, data-driven, year-round farms; and this year, is kicking off a new campaign to create one million at-home gardens.
Aimed at reaching low-income families, the Million Gardens Movement was inspired by the pandemic, as both a desire to feel more connected to nature and food insecurity have been at the forefront of so many people’s lives. “We were getting a lot of inquiries about gardening from people that had never gardened before,” says Musk. “People were looking to garden for a bunch of reasons: to supplement their budget, to improve the nutritional quality of their diets, or just to cure the boredom that came with the lockdown.”
The program offers free garden kits that can be grown indoors or outdoors, and will be distributed through schools that Musk’s non-profit, Big Green, has already partnered with. It also offers free courses on how to get the garden growing and fresh seeds and materials for the changing growing seasons. “I grew up in the projects when I was young, in what we now call food deserts,” says EVE, one of the many celebrities who have teamed up with the organization to encourage people to pick up a free garden. “What I love about this is that it’s not difficult. We are all able to grow something.”
24．What inspired Musk to be devoted to food industry
A．An accident. B．Jamie Oliver’s speech.
C．The pandemic. D．The farm-to-table movement.
25．What can we learn about the Million Gardens Movement
A．It has mainly attracted young generations. B．It has just accomplished its target.
C．It may be stimulated by a lack of food security. D．It increases economic burdens for the poor.
26．Which of the following best describes Musk
A．Charitable. B．Honest. C．Flexible. D．Strict.
27．Why is EVE taken as an example
A．To demonstrate the program to be non-profit. B．To share his experience in a food desert.
C．To encourage people to start a free garden. D．To clarify the reason why he loves a garden.
C
Bees seem to fly aimlessly as they search for the sugary liquid called nectar（花蜜）. But their flight plans actually do have a pattern. Flowers act as the insects’ air-traffic controllers. And new research shows bees prefer flowers that aren’t too flashy.
Flowers give bees clues about how much a plant can offer. Those clues can be in the color of petals in the type, in the smell or even in the electrical charge. All of these characteristics send signals to the bees, telling them whether to land or not, among which the colors play the most significant role. The insects keep track of the color of the flowers that are especially rich in nectar. They then visit more flowers of that color.
However, color can’t guarantee bees a good meal. It may change depending on the angle at which sun light hits its petals. A yellow flower, for example, may look somewhat blue from one angle and red from another. Beverley Glover studies plants at the University of Cambridge in England. Glover and her colleagues showed that even when the color of petals looks similar, bees behave differently in searching for nectar. They started to guess that the strength of petals’ iridescence（色彩斑斓） might be related to how bees find the petals.
Glover and her colleagues tested their hypothesis in the lab. In their experiment, they found that bees felt confused sometimes when the petals were very iridescent and that bees had no problem finding the flowers with more nectar when the petals were not very iridescent. The team shared its new findings in the March 21 Current Biology.
“At first glance, it’s very surprising because animals can usually detect a more vivid signal more easily,” says Klaus Lunau, a biologist in Germany, who was not involved in the study.
28．What can we know about the flight of bees
A．They usually fly in a regular pattern. B．They fly under the direction of flowers.
C．They usually fly without any purpose. D．They fly to some very flashy flowers.
29．What is the most important clue for bees to search for nectar
A．The petals’ type. B．The followers’ smell.
C．The followers’ electrical charge. D．The petals’ color.
30．What does the underlined word “hypothesis” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A．Discussion. B．Method. C．Assumption. D．Invention.
31．What is the new finding of the team
A．Petals that are not very flashy are better for bees to make adjustments.
B．Petals of different color usually give different signals.
C．Petals that are vivid are detected by bees more easily.
D．Petals of different types make bees confused to find the right flower.
D
Is future you... you It might seem like a strange philosophical question. But the answer to how you think about your future self could make the difference between decisions you ultimately find satisfying and ones you might eventually regret.
The brain patterns that emerge on an MRI（核磁共振） when people think about their future selves most resemble the brain patterns that arise when they think about strangers. This finding suggests that, in the mind’s eye, our future selves look like other people. If you see future you as a different person, why should you save money, eat healthier or exercise more regularly to benefit that stranger
However, if you see the interests of your distant self as more like those of your present self, you are considerably more likely to do things today that benefit you tomorrow. A paper in the journal PLOS One revealed that college students who experienced a greater sense of connection and similarity to their future selves were more likely to achieve academic success. Relationships with our future selves also matter for general psychological well-being. In a project led by Joseph Reiff, which includes 5,000 adults aged 20 to 75, he found that those who perceived a great overlap（重叠） in traits between their current and future selves ended up being more satisfied with their lives 10 years after filling out the initial survey.
So how can we better befriend our future selves and feel more connected to their fates The psychological mindset with what we call “vividness interventions” works. We have found, for instance, that showing people images of their older, grayer selves increases intentions to save for the long term. Besides, you might try writing a letter to—and then from—your future self. As demonstrated by Yuta Chishima and Anne Wilson in their 2020 study in the journal Self and Identity, when high-school students engaged in this type of “send-and-reply” exercise, they experienced elevated levels of feelings of similarity with their future selves.
Letter-writing and visualization exercises are just a couple of ways we can connect with our future selves and beyond, but the larger lesson here is clear: If we can treat our distant selves as if they are people we love, care about and want to support, we can start making choices for them that improve our lives—both today and tomorrow.
32．What’s the function of paragraph 2
A．Generating further discussion. B．Introducing a research result.
C．Showing the effect of the finding. D．Concluding various viewpoints.
33．How does the author prove his statements
A．By offering relevant statistics. B．By using quotations.
C．By referring to previous findings. D．By making comparisons.
34．What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A．Benefits of befriending our future selves. B．Ways of connecting with our future selves.
C．Methods of changing psychological mindsets. D．Possibilities of us becoming our future selves.
35．What does the article want to tell us
A．Making future plans makes a difference. B．Our future selves look like other people.
C．Getting to know your future self benefits. D．Your choice determines future happiness.
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。
Since the prehistoric times, man has had an urge to satisfy his needs. Be it hunger or shelter, he has always controlled the conditions to the best of his advantages. 36 As we climbed the steps of evolution（进化）, we somehow left behind common sense and logical thinking—we forgot that we have stopped thinking ahead of times.
If you are hungry, what do you do Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that Just like your stomach, your mind is hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, your favorite star and many such silly things. 37 When mind looses its freedom to grow, creativity gets a full stop.
38 Now why reading and not watching TV Because reading has been the most educative tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading. Once you read a book, you just don’t run your eyes through the lines, but even your mind decodes（解读） it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. 39 It, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, of which you would have never thought!
Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently, but as I read, I could improve significantly. I am still on the path of improvement to quench（止住） my thirst for satisfaction. So join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. 40
A．This is nothing but creativity.
B．Go, grab a book, and let me know.
C．So it silently begins to focus on your needs and never lets itself grow.
D．Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading.
E．You have numerous books which will answer all your “How to ” questions.
F．Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas.
G．This might be the reason why we humans are the most developed of all living species.
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，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。
When I first visited Mexico, I spoke Spanish well. So when I 41 an ice-cream in a shop, and the local seller said “ahorita,” which directly translates to “right now,” I smiled and waited nearby, believing that its arrival was 42 .
Half an hour passed and still no ice-cream arrived, so I asked again about it. “Ahorita,” he 43 again and his face was a mix of confusion and 44 .
I was 45 . Waiting longer wasn’t pleasant, but it was impolite to walk away if the ice-cream was now being delivered just for me. But finally, after waiting too long, I made a rush for the nearest bus to take me home. 46 , it really wasn’t my fault. As I left, I 47 at my wrist and shrugged to the ice-cream seller, leaving him in 48 confusion.
This experience 49 in my memory until years later when I came back to live in Mexico. I discovered that understanding “ahorita” took not a 50 in the language, but rather a fluency in the 51 . When someone from Mexico says “ahorita,” it should almost never be taken literally（照字面地）, its meaning 52 greatly with context. As a linguist 53 , “Ahorita could mean tomorrow, in an hour, within five years or never.” It is evenused as a（n） 54 way of saying “no, thanks” when refusing a（n） 55 .
41．A．selected B．ordered C．picked D．bought
42．A．certain B．regular C．scheduled D．immediate
43．A．responded B．lied C．refused D．exclaimed
44．A．relief B．comfort C．panic D．embarrassment
45．A．torn B．ashamed C．doubtful D．sure
46．A．Hopefully B．Luckily C．Obviously D．Thankfully
47．A．stared B．signaled C．shouted D．aimed
48．A．total B．modest C．unexpected D．amazing
49．A．remained B．faded C．shone D．appeared
50．A．time B．history C．manners D．fluency
51．A．habit B．shopping C．culture D．time
52．A．varies B．grows C．extends D．stays
53．A．questions B．expects C．outlines D．illustrates
54．A．polite B．funny C．amazing D．popular
55．A．application B．design C．offer D．request
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。
Tens of thousands of Chinese 56 （society） media users have backed calls from the country’s state media to have its artworks 57 （current） kept in the British Museum returned.
The topic “The British Museum please return Chinese antiquities（古董）” was in response 58 a piece published by Chinese state media Global Times that called for all cultural relics in the British Museum 59 （return） free of charge.
The British Museum has been under pressure after around 2,000 items were reported “missing, 60 （steal） or damaged” two weeks ago, 61 （lead） to accusations that it was failing to fulfil its duty of care.
The calls follow the very piece published by the Global Times 62 argued, “The world-renowned British museum 63 （fail） to take good care of ‘cultural property belonging to other countries’ up to these years.”
The British Museum looks after 23,000 Chinese objects, from the Neolithic（新石器） age to the present day. It is one of the largest 64 （collection） of Chinese antiquities in the West. The collection includes 65 large range of precious items such as paintings, prints, jade and bronzes.
第三节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）
基础知识，根据句子语境填入适当的词，使句子完整通顺。
66．As well as studying hard, I’ve been ______（involve） in social activities.
67．I am repeatedly ______（expose） to the basic words and learn how they are used to explain objects and ideas.
68．There is no ______（deny） that protecting the environment is of great importance.
69．The equipment can be ______（trick） to install.
70．He is one of the top ______（chef） in China.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是某国际学校学生李华，你的爱尔兰笔友Kelly对你提到的学校“多元文化日”（Multicultural Day）活动很感兴趣。请回信告知他关于该活动的相关信息。内容包括：
1．活动时间；
2．活动目的和内容。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Kelly, Yours, Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
My family moved in a small house in Brighton, Colorado on my seventh birthday. My first memory, is our neighbor Bill, an old man, handing me strawberries from his garden through a hole in the chain-link fence. “We need to make the hole bigger,” he said jokingly. Later I knew that he lived alone.
Bill spent much time working in the garden, and I was always talking to him from our yard. I was a chatterbox. I think what drew me to Bill is that he never got tired of listening to me. I also think Bill saw a lot of himself in me—we were both lonely and anxious—and that may be why he always took the time to listen to me. It was a wonderful connection.
There weren’t any kids of my age in the neighborhood, and my parents were very busy, so I mostly played in the yard with my dog. I had a lot of imaginary friends—a whole family, actually, with a wife, children, a best friend... no joke. Weird kid.
One day, my parents asked Bill whether he’d watch me while they were away on business. This worked for everyone, so it became a somewhat monthly occurrence. Bill had a spare room in his house, which became “my” room.
Bill promised to teach me to drive the lawn tractor（割草机） someday and I was always looking forward to it. In winter, Bill would attach a snowplow（铲雪机） to the front of the dawn tractor. I seriously told him that I would invent a better snowplow when I grew up. “Sure you will. You’ll get a patent certificate. It takes a certificate to prove an important thing,” Bill said with a smile.
One snowy morning, an idea suddenly hit me. My parents were watching TV when I spit it out, “What if I adopted Bill as my grandpa ” My parents said I could go over and ask him.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
I knocked on his door, sat down in his living room, and asked, “Can I adopt you as my grandpa ” The next morning, while learning to drive the lawn tractor with a snowplow, I accidentally plowed down our chain-link fence.
参考答案
第一部分 听力
1～5 BCACC 6～10 ACBBA 11～15 CCABA 16～20 BCBBA
第二部分 阅读
21～25 CBCBC 26～30 ACBDC 31～35 AACBC 36～40 GCDFB
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
41～45 BDADA 46～50 CBABD 51～55 CADAC
第二节
56．social 57．currently 58．to 59．to be returned 60．stolen 61．leading
62．that 63．has failed 64．collections 65．a
第三节
66．involved 67．exposed 68．denying 69．tricky 70．chefs
第四部分 写作
第一节
参考范文（一）
Dear Kelly,
How have you been these days in Ireland Knowing you are interested in Multicultural Day in our school, I’m delighted to share with you some information.
The Day started five years ago and annually it takes place on 22 October. As for the aim of the event, it is expected to promote understanding among students from different cultures and establish their responsibility to bridging the culture gap. Various activities are held on the day, ranging from watching foreign movies to a singing party to Culture Salon. The Day has been a hit on campus.
Hope this brief introduction has given you a general idea of the Multicultural Day. How does your school carry out Multicultural Day activity Eagerly looking forward to your early reply!
Yours,
Li Hua
参考范文（二）
Dear Kelly,
Learning that you are interested in Multicultural Day that took place in our school last Friday, I’m willing to share with you some of the shining moments.
The Day started five years ago and annually it takes place on 22 October. Meant to help students better understand and learn to tolerate different cultures, various activities are organized the highlight of which was the theme lecture delivered by a cross-culture scholar, deepening our insight into the cultural diversity. Also worthy of note was the live performance displaying distinctive qualities of each culture.
The event was really a cultural feast and eye-opener. To learn more, come to next year’s Multicultural Day here!
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
I knocked on his door, sat down in his living room, and asked, “Can I adopt you as my grandpa ” Bill stood frozen for a little while before a broad smile came across his face. Then I saw tears in his eyes. He wrapped me in his arms and buried his face in my coat to hide his tears, his voice trembling, “Of course, sweetheart! I’m so happy to be your grandpa!” Soon after, Bill printed out an adoption certificate and hung it on the wall of “my” room. Gazing at the snow outside, Bill said to me excitedly, “It’s time to learn how to drive a lawn tractor.”
The next morning. while learning to drive the lawn tractor with a snowplow, I accidentally plowed down our chain-link fence. I was almost frightened to tears, but Bill just chuckled in his laid-back way and comforted me, “Don’t worry, Grandson. I have already planned to change a fence.” We eventually replaced it with a nice, tall wooden fence. My dad and Bill installed it together. What impressed me most was that there was a door on the fence, which definitely strengthened our connection. Underneath, I knew that we were a true family now.
听力录音文稿
Text 1
W: The hat is really beautiful. Did you make it by yourself
M: I’m glad you like it. I learned to make hats from my father.
Text 2
W: Bob, have you seen Tom The teacher is coming.
M: We were talking about our trip to the elderly house in the dormitory, but he was suddenly called by the headmaster.
Text 3
M: $15.99 for the vase is too expensive. I will pay only $10 for it.
W: Done, sir. It’s yours for $ 10.
Text 4
M: Hello, I made an appointment on Thursday with Dr. Smith, but I can’t make it because of an important meeting. I’m calling to ask you to rearrange it for next Friday. Is it OK
W: OK. I am writing you down for that time.
Text 5
M: I hear that Jack is planning to work in the USA.
W: Really Believe me! I’ll try to talk him out of it.
Text 6
W: Mario, could you share Taylor Swift’s new song with me
M: I suggest you search for the song by yourself, because you have to pay if you want to listen.
W: That’s really annoying.
M: It’s true but singers earn their bread from it.
W: Fine. I hope it is worth the price. But I fail to find it on NetEase Music or Kuwo Music. What’s wrong
M: It is only available on QQ Music at present. It takes time for you to download it.
Text 7
M: I can’t believe this. I have been on the phone with my bank all day and they still haven’t fixed my problem.
W: Is it a credit card problem
M: Yes. My credit card information was stolen. When I got my bill in the mail, I saw there were many unfamiliar purchases on it.
W: That’s terrible.
M: I am very upset because the bank is not helping me quickly. I have talked to many different managers already.
W: Doesn’t the bank’s owner need to make the decision to give you your money back
M: No. I just have to prove that these purchases were not made by me. I think the person who stole my information got it from the Internet.
W: You can never be too careful.
Text 8
W: You look troubled. What’s the matter
M: I have a big decision to make. My best friend Carl offered me a job as the leading engineer at his garage and with good pay.
W: That’s wonderful. But doesn’t it mean you’re going to quit college
M: I don’t know. One side of me says go ahead, you can go back to college anytime. And the other side says not so fast. For all those years in the army, you planned to go to college.
W: It’s true that with your experience in the army you could do a good job repairing cars. But it would be a pity if you gave up your college. I’m sure you will get better jobs with a college degree.
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M: Where do you get your idea from, Mrs. Rowling
W: I was traveling on a train between Manchester and London, and it just popped into my head. By the time I got off at King’s Cross, many of the characters in the books had already been invented.
M: Are any of the characters in the books based on real people
W: Hermione Granger is a little bit like I was at her age, though I was neither as clever nor as annoying. Ron is a little bit like my best friend and Professor Snape is a lot like one of my old teachers.
M: How long have you been writing
W: Nearly all my life. I had written two novels before I had the idea for Harry Potter.
M: Did you expect the Harry Potter books to be so successful
W: Never. I didn’t expect lots of people to like them. In fact, I never really thought much apart from getting them published.
M: Any clues about the next book
W: The books are getting darker... Harry Potter’s going to have quite a bit to deal with as he gets older. Sorry if they get too scary!
M: Thanks for your time.
W: You’re welcome.
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Hello and good morning! Well, we’re off to a good start in the south this week, as most of the rain from the weekend has disappeared—just a few patches of cloud and maybe some showers here on the east coast. They’ll all clear up by lunchtime, though. Over the next day or so, London and the area around Kent can expect a couple of isolated showers, but mostly dry through until Thursday.
By the weekend, unfortunately, the dry weather will make way for mostly cloudy skies and rain. The rain will move from Scotland, down towards the north and reach the south coast by Saturday afternoon. Temperatures, at least, will stay mostly warm at around 21 degrees for the weekend. It might feel like a nice change from the high twenties and early thirties we’ll see in the week. That’s all from me until tomorrow. Enjoy the mini-heatwave while you can!
