鄂州高中2022屆高三調(diào)研考試（五）英語本試題卷共8頁。全卷滿分150分?？荚囉脮r120分鐘。注意事項：1.答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號填寫在答題卡上。2.回答選擇題時，選出每小題答案后，用鉛筆把答題卡對應(yīng)題目的答案標(biāo)號涂黑。如需改動，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案標(biāo)號?；卮鸱沁x擇題時，將答案寫在答題卡上。寫在本試卷上無效。3.考試結(jié)束后，將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）略第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題;每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。ANewstrength-trainingdevicesfitaweightroom’sworthofequipmentintoanareasmallerthanayoga（瑜伽）mat—lettingyouworkoutanywhere.Herearefoursmallbutpowerfulstrength-trainingkits.FORTHEPEOPLELOVINGBEAUTY $2,999NordicTrack’sbendingsurfacelookslikeanordinarywallmirror.Butthesmoothreflectivecasinghidestrainingdeviceslikeanexercisecarpet,yogablocksandkettlebells.Theglassitselfisafuturistictouchscreenthatoffersalibraryofliveandon-demandclassesandcustomizedtrainingprograms.Itssurfacealsoletsyouobserveatrainer’sproperformandmodelitasyoumove.www.nordictrack.comFORSMALL-SPACEDWELLERS $979MAXPRO,asabackpack—sizedevice,isacondensed（緊縮的）versionoftheheavygymmachinesthatuseweightplatesattachedtoacable.Switchbetween50resistancesettings（from5to300pounds）withtheturnofadial.Touseit,juststandorlieonthebase.Grabthelongbar,handles,ankleorwristropestoperformover150exercisesonyourown.www.maxprofitness.comFORTHESMART-HOMELOVERS $2,500.Morespace-efficientthanayogamat,TheArenagym’shigh-techpulley（滑輪）systemcangenerate200poundsofresistance.Andaninternalcomputertrackstheamountofweight,numberofrepetitionsandspeedatwhichyoulifttoadjusttoyourfitnessgoals.www.goarena.comFORCHANGE-IT-UPLIFTERS $2,895TheFitbenchcanturnanyspaceintoaweightroom.With14fixingpointsforresistancebandsandaholeforaweightedrope,thefourfootwidebenchmaxesoutitsspace.Hidingbelowtheadjustabletoparesixsetsofdumbbells,kettlebells,aweightedballandresistancebands.www.fitbench.com21.Whichofthefollowingoffersvarioustrainingclasses?A.NordicTrack. B.MAXPRO.C.TheArena. D.TheFitbench.22.Whatdothefourdeviceshaveincommon?A.Theyareallhigh-techwithtouchscreen.B.Theyareallgoodforgymandyogaexercises.C.Theyareallsmallbuteffectiveforstrengthtraining.D.Theyareallavailableforon-demandworkoutsdisplay.23.Whichsectiondoesthetextprobablyappearinanewspaper?A.Health. B.Advertisement.C.Entertainment. D.Science.BMyfriendGwenpostedaphotoyesterdayonhersocialpage.ThephotowasofaChristmastreemadefromcarefully-placedbooks.Itwasveryclever.Afterdoingalittleresearch,IfoundthatmakingChristmastreesfromapileofbooksispopularrightnow,especiallyatlibraries.TheInglewoodLibraryinLosAngelescreatedatreefromlittleusedbooksusingredbooksonthebottomtocopyatreeskirtandgreenbooksforthetreeitself.OtherexamplesarefromtheGleesonLibraryinSanFranciscoandasmallbookstorewindowinBethlehem,Pennsylvania.OneofthegreatthingsaboutusingbookstocreateadecorativeChristmastreeisthatthereisnowaste.AfterDec25,thebooksjustgobackontheshelf.Icouldn'tfindanyspecificinstructionsonlinewithtipsforbuildingatreeoutofbooks,butitseemedprettysimple.Solastnight,my9-year-oldsonandIemptiedseveralshelvesinhisroomandbuiltourowntreeoutofcopiesofDiaryofaWimpyKid,CaptainUnderpants,Stink,HarryPotteranddozensofotherbooks.ThetopbookonthetreeisTheBestChristmasPageantEver.Wetookanoldstringoflightsandwrappedthemaroundthetreeandasparestartreetopperthatwehadandlitthetreeofbooksup.HewasthrilledtohavehisownChristmastreeinhisbedroom.Wedidn'tworryaboutmakingthetreeperfectlysymmetrical(對稱的),butwithalittlemoretimeandpatiencewecouldhavemadeatreethatwastallerandalittleneater.Thatwouldn'thavebeennearlyasmuchfunforus,though.Icouldseethetreethroughthecrackinhisdoorlastnightashewassleeping,anditmademesmileeverytimeIwalkedpasthisbedroom.24.Whatinspiredtheauthortobuildatreeoutofbooks?A.AphotopostedontheInternet.B.AChristmastreeatafriend'shomeC.AChristmastreehesawinalibrary.D.Afriend'snoteabouttheuseofbooks25.Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlyabout?A.ThepopularityoftreesmadeofbooksB.Somelibraries’loveforChristmastrees.C.ThebooksusedtobuildChristmastrees.DThefeatureofChristmastreesinlibraries.26.Howdidtheauthormanagetobuildatreeoutofbooks?A.Byusingbooksborrowed.B.Byaskinghisfriendsforhelp.C.Bysearchingonlineforusefultips.D.Bymakingpreparationswithhisson.27.Whatdidtheauthorfeelsatisfiedwith?A.Theappearanceofthetree.B.Thefruitoftheirjointefforts.C.Theprocessofbuildingthetree.D.Hisson'sacademicperformance.CThegreatSwisspsychologistJeanusedtolecturearoundtheworld,explaininghowchildren’smindsdevelopastheygetolder.OnceanAmericanasked,“ButProf.Jean,howcanwegetthemtodofaster?”Todayit’snolongerjustimpatientAmericanswhoassumethatfasterbrainandcognitive（認(rèn)知的）developmentisbetter.Acrosstheglobe,bothparentsandpolicymakerseagerlypushpreschoolstobemorelikeschools.Awaveofnewresearchshows,however,thatthispictureisfartoosimple.In1998alandmarkseriesofstudieslookedatthelongtermeffectofAdverseChildhoodExperiences(ACEs)onchildren’sgrowingup.ACEsincludephysicaloremotionaloverlookorabuse,beingpoor,losingparent,violenceormental（精神的）illnessinthehome.Sincetheoriginalstudies,therehavebeenhundredsofsimilaronesdoneacrosstheworld.ItturnsoutthatACEsaredisastrouslycommon.AnewpaperbyDr.Mackey,publishedinNatureNeuroscienceReviews,alsoconcludesthat.ACEsseemtomakechildren’sbrainsgrowuptooquickly.Dr.Mackeysuggeststhatfrequentlyrepeatedbadexperiencesmayhavetheworstspeedingupeffect,whilemorevariedandunusualgoodexperiencesmaybeparticularlylikelytokeepthebrainopentolearning.Whywouldstressanddisastersmakeusgrowupfasterandarich,varied,nursingenvironmentmakeusgrowupmoreslowly?Oneinfluentialrecentideatakesofffromthebiologicalconceptof“l(fā)ifehistory”.Ananimal’slifehistoryincludeshowlongitlives,howmuchitinvestsinitsyoungandhowlongittakesthoseyoungtomature.A“l(fā)ivefast,dieyoung”lifehistorymakesmoredevelopmentalsensewhenresourcesarefewandlifeispredictablyhard.Inbrief,along,slowlifehistorygoeswithabig,smartbrain.Allofthisshouldbeabletorelievetheparents’worriesabout“theAmericanquestion”.Lovingyourchildrenandgivingthemspacetolearnandexploreismoreimportantthandesigningaparticularcurriculum（課程）.28.Whatcanweinferfromparagraph1?A.Americansareusuallysmarterthanothers.B.Americanbrainscienceisbetterdeveloped.C.Mostpeoplebelievedchildrenshouldskippreschools.D.Mostpeoplewishtodeveloptheirchildren’sbrainsfaster.29.WhatisDr.Mackey’sopinionaboutspeedingupchildren’sbrain?A.Itleadstoanearlydeath.B.Itmaycausepainfulproblems.C.Itisbeneficialtoacademiclearning.D.Itoriginatesfromunpleasantenvironment.30.Whatdoestheauthorfinallyadviseparentstodo?A.Pushpreschoolstobemorelikeschools.B.Putmiddle-highpressureontheirchildren.C.Givechildrencareandfreedomtolearnandexplore.D.Askteacherstodesignabundantcurriculaforchildren.31.Whatmaybethebesttitleforthetext?A.LiveFast,DieYoungB.FasterDevelopment,BetterFutureC.AnAmericanQuestion,theWorld’sProblemD.ACEs,KeytoChildren’sBrains’DevelopmentDAmajorchallengeforfullyautonomousvehiclesisnavigatingbadweather，snowespecially.Averagingmorethan200inchesofsnoweverywinter,Michigan'sKeweenawPeninsulaistheperfectplacetopushautonomousvehicletechtoitslimits.IntwopaperspresentedatSPIEDefense+CommercialSensing2021,researchersfromMichiganTechnologicalUniversitydiscusssolutionsforsnowydrivingscenariosthatcouldhelpbringself-drivingoptionstosnowycitieslikeChicago,Detroit,MinneapolisandToronto.Justliketheweatherattimes,self-drivingisnotasunnyorsnowyyes-nodesignation(指定).Autonomousvehiclescoveraseriesoflevels,fromcarsalreadyonthemarketwithblindspotwarningsorbrakingassistance,tovehiclesthatcanswitchinandoutofself-drivingmodes,toothersthatcannavigateentirelyontheirown.Majorautomakersandresearchuniversitiesarestilltweakingself-drivingtechnology.Occasionallyaccidentsoccur,eitherduetoamisjudgmentbythecar'sartificialintelligence(AI)orahumandriver'smisuseofself-drivingfeatures.Humanshavesensors,too:ourscanningeyes,oursenseofbalanceandmovement,andtheprocessingpowerofourbrainhelpusunderstandourenvironment.Theseseeminglybasicinputsallowustodriveinvirtuallyeveryscenario,evenifitisnewtous,becausehumanbrainsaregoodatgeneralizingnewexperiences.Inautonomousvehicles,twocamerasscanandperceivedepthusingstereovisiontomimichumanvision,whilebalanceandmotioncanbegauged(計量)usingameasurementunit.Butcomputerscanonlyreacttosituationstheyhaveencounteredbeforeorbeenprogrammedtorecognize.Sinceartificialbrainsaren'taroundyet,task-specificartificialintelligence(AI)algorithms(計算)musttakethewheel.Fisheyecameraswidentheviewwhileothercamerasactmuchlikethehumaneye.Infrared(紅外線)picksupheatsignatures.Radarcanseethroughthefogandrain."Allsnowisnotcreatedequal,"Bossaid,pointingoutthatthevarietyofsnowmakessensordetectionachallenge."AIislikeachef—ifyouhavegoodingredients,therewillbeanexcellentmeal,"hesaid.32.Inwhataspectisself-drivingsimilartotheweather?A.Bothneedassistance.B.Bothgivewarnings.C.Bothextendtheirlimits.D.Bothhavedifferentlevels.33.Whatmightacomputerfailtodo?A.Generalizenewexperiences.B.Scantheunfamiliarenvironment.C.Helpvehiclesachievebalance.D.Reacttosituationsfrommemory.34.WhatdoesParagraph4mainlyfocuson?A.Artificialbrains.B.Fisheyecamerasincars.C.ApplicationsofAl.D.ThepowerofRadar.35.WhatdoesBoswanttoconveyinthelastparagraph?A.BadweatherdiscouragesapplicationsofAl.B.AIhasgreatpotentialtoimproveself-driving.C.AIcanhelpchefstomakewonderfulmeals.D.Badweatherposesachallengetosensordetection.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Findingtheperfectapartmentorhousetorentrequiresalotoftimeandresearch,sowereheretohelpmaketheprocessalittleeasierforyou!36It’sunderstandabletowantasmanyconveniencesaspossible,butit’simportanttorecognizewhichonesareessential.Ifyoucangiveinonsomeconveniences,suchasanoutsidepoolorwaterview,youmaybeabletofindahomeinabetterlocation,orclosertoyourfavoriteactivities.37,andforgetaboutalltheotherunimportantfactors.GettoknowtheneighborhoodsIfyou’refamiliarwiththecitywhereyou’relooking,youmayalreadyhaveagoodsenseofitsneighborhoods.Ifnot,itmakessensetogetfamiliarwithareasbyways.Lookatcrimemaps.38.Seekoutinformationinforums（論壇）,andifyouhaveanyoneinyournetworkthatmightbeabletogiveyouthelocal’sperspectiveonaparticularneighborhood,askthemforinput.Decidewhatlocationisideal39?Doyouprefertheactivelifeinthecity?UsethesearchfeatureonHomes.comtoeasilysearchrentalsbypostcode,andtofindlistingsinnearbylocationstoensureyoudon’tmissyourdreamhomeinthelocationsthatbestfityourpersonality.KnowthelocalroutinesFormanyfamilies,rentingahomeistoprovidetheirchildrenwithstability.Insuchcases,landlordsmightoffera12-monthlease（租約）upfrontwiththepotentialforamulti-yearleaseuponrenewal.40.A.Decidewhichisimportant B.Readreviewsonthelocalschools C.Noonewantstolivewithoutpeace D.IstheschooldistrictthetopconcernE.WhatisimportanttoyouandyourfamilyF.Don’tgetcaughtupinallthebellsandwhistlesG.Thisgivesthemayeartolearnmoreabouttheirrenters第三部分語言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。 55第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Oneofthebest-preservedfossils（化石）yetdiscoveredhasrevealedthattheyoungdinosaurusedthesametechniqueasbabybirds56(break)outofitsshell.Thefossil,namedBabyYingliang,wasfoundinsoutheastChinaand57(belong)toagroupoffeathereddinosaurs.Anditprovidesthefirstclearevidence58dinosaurs’assumedposturesremindusofmodernbirdsasthetimeapproachedforthemtohatch.Sincethe1990sscientists59(discover)manymoreconnectionsbetweenbirdsandthedinosaurs.However,thepostureofBabyYinglianginside60(it)17cmegghadnotbeenseenpreviously.Thecreatureisfoldedover,withitsheadrestingbetweenitslegsanditsarmspressed61eithersideofitsneck.Inmodernbirdssuchposturesarecriticalfor62(success)hatching.Theresearchersnowproposethatthisbehaviour,whichhadbeenconsidereduniquetobirds,appearedinsomedinosaurs,63(possible)hundredsofmillionsofyearsago.FionWaisum,oneoftheleadauthorsofthestudy,said,“Itisinterestingtoseethatthisdinosaurbaby64achickenoneposeinasimilarwayinsidetheegg,65(indicate)similarpre-hatchingbehaviours.”第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)；滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）假定你是李華,上星期五你班舉行了"勞動光榮”的主題班會。請你為校英文報寫一篇報道,內(nèi)容包括:1.班會目的;2.班會進(jìn)程;3.班會反響。注意：1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。第二節(jié)（滿分25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。KarenHelpsOutKarensatatthekitchentable.ShefinishedherlastbiteofcerealasshewatchedDadfillabucketwithtools"Whatareyouworkingontoday?"sheasked.“LastweekIfixedtheporchrailing,”Dadsaid.“Th