1、学年北京市海淀区高三英语第二学期期中练习20212022学年北京市海淀区高三英语第二学期期中练习2022. 03本试卷共10页，100分。考试时长90分钟。考生务必将答案答在答题卡上，在试卷上作答 无效。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 知识运用（共两节，30分）第一节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。I was about to sleep when someone knocked on my window. Knock, knock. Then a three-sec
2、ondpause. Knock, knock. Immediately I knew it was my best friend, Ben. The knock was our emergency call which never means anything good.“Whats going on?” I rushed to open the window and asked.Ben climbed in. Bad news. He gave me a 2 look, and I immediately knew what it was. Myheart 3 .1 gave him a n
3、od, and he sighed in response.uWhere to?” I asked.Virginia.Thats far from Florida.”We looked at each other knowing we were thinking the same. Both Ben and I had parents in the airforce. We were used to frequent moves.Ben and I became close friends since I crashed into Ben5s stand and sent plastic cu
4、ps of lemonadeflying into the heavens. At first, I 4 Florida. Everything changed, though, when I 5 rollerskated into Bens lemonade stand.“It must have been fate! we claimed. But I think that, maybe, there was some 6 in that lemonade, and that as it rained down on us, it cast a spell making us friend
5、s forever.Maybe your family will get moved to Virginia too. Ben said.“Yeah, maybe.” I knew the chance was low, but I chose to hope.Ben grinned at me. Though it looked sad, I saw 7 in him too.111 have a lemonade stand 8 for you.，Then Ill pack my roller-skates.”Then Ill wear a poncho (ffi披).”We 9 . Th
6、e humid Florida night closed around us, and I felt a tiny drop of liquid splash on my arm. I knew it was probably rain, but still, I thought that, maybe, it was a drop of magic lemonade, because nothing on earth can break the 10 between us.1. A. soundB. patternC , numberD symbol2. A. playfulB. grate
7、fulC. cheerfulD. meaningful3. A. failedB. softenedC. sankD relieved4. A. hatedB. missedC. exploredD appreciated5.仗 graduallyB. narrowlyC. constantlyD. accidentally6. A. signB. magicC. flavourD. wish7. A. hopeB. joyC. courageD. support8. A. necessaryB. convenientC. readyD. useful9. A. struggledB. arg
8、uedC. laughedD. compromised10. A. ruleB. bondC. barrierD. balance第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，共15分）阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出 提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指定区域作答。Aglory was not smooth, since itXu Mengtao, the flag-bearer for the Chinese delegation at the closing ceremony of 2022 WinterOlympics, has
9、 got multiple world championships. But her road 11wasaccompanied by many injuries. It washer passion for sports, her persistence and determination thathelped her continue and she finally 12 (win) the gold medal at her fourth Olympics. Her successgoes beyond sports as it motivates both athletes and o
10、rdinary people in 13 (they) pursuit of dreams.Based on AR and VR, the metaverse aims to bring people closer together in an online setting, enabling them to be connected in ways they couldn5t be before. Imagine 14 (attend) a meeting from the comfort of your couch, where you dont dress up, but your av
11、atar does. You5re seated at a virtual table with other people 15 reactions and body language can be judged just as well as they would be in real life. A metaverse could very likely bring these 16 (imagine) to reality, and soon.CEveryone has a sense of humor, but its pretty evident that not everybody
12、 has a good sense of it. Psychologists axe divided on 17 humor is inborn or learnable. However, there is one thing that 18 (accept) universally so farthe sense of humor is uniquely human. It is associated with laughter and laughter is associated with happiness and courage. These are qualities 19 (sh
13、are) with other forms of life. But if happiness is one of the goals 20 (chase) in life, then it is the sense of humor that provides the key.第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，38分)第一节(共14小题；每小题2分，共28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，并在答题卡上将该 项涂黑。AOld and unrestored theatres are all around us and yet so unnoticed. A new
14、photobook unveils their often overlooked beauty.Proctors Theatre, Newark, New JerseyAlthough available outdoors from street sellers, food was banned in theatres to display respectability. In the late 1920s, however, the operators in Proctor5s Theatre in Newark began to set up stands to improve the e
15、conomic situation during the Great Depression. Popcorn and Coke would become a significant part of the theatre5 s income.Proctors Theatre, Troy, New YorkOriginally opened as Proctor5s Fourth Street Theatre in 1914, it hosted famous comedians such as Jack Benny and Bob Hope. From 1929, it was successively taken over, renamed as Proctor5s Troy Theatre and switched to screening films. In the 1960s, it began playing second-run films before closing in 1977. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. In 2010, the theatre was repaired but is currently not being u
