河北省石家庄市正定中学2022-2023学年高三上学期12月月考英语试题

河北正定中学2022-2023学年（上）第三次月考高三英语（试卷总分：120分考试时间：90分钟 ）注意事项：1.答题时，务必将自己的姓名、班级、准考证号填写在答题卡规定的位置上。2.答选择题时，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。3.答非选择题时，必须使用0.5毫米黑色黑色签字笔把答案写在答题卡规定的位置上。答案如需改正，请先划掉原来的答案，再写上新答案，不准使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。4.考试结束后，只将答题卡交回。第一部分阅读（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。“Musicisamorallaw.Itgivessoultotheuniverse,wingstothemind,flighttotheimagination,andcharmandjoytolifeandtoeverything,”theancientGreekphilosopherPlatosaid.ThisisoneofDonSpencer’sfavoritemottosthathefirmlybelieves.“Weknowthatmusicbringsjoyandcomfort,andmakesusfeelhappy,”Spencersays,“Butresearchhasalsodiscoveredmusicplaysapowerfulroleinthementaldevelopmentofchildren.Musicinspirescreativity,imaginationandself-expression.Italsobuildsself-respectandisgoodformemoryskills.”ThepowerofmusicMuchresearchsupportsbothSpencerandPlato.AStanfordUniversitystudyfoundthatmusicaltrainingimprovesthewaythebrainprocessesthespokenword.ResearchfromCanadafoundthatchildrenagedfourtosixyearsoldwhohadmusiclessonshadbettermemories,aswellashigherabilitytoreadandwriteandmath’slevels.NotinthecurriculumResearchfromAustraliashowsit’snotthatsmartkidsplaymusic;it’sthatmusicmakeskidssmarter.ItsupportsSpencer’scallformusictobeastandardpartoftheschoolcurriculum,likeEnglishandMath.“Musiciseverywhere,butnotat75percentofpublicschoolsaroundAustraliawhodon'thaveadevotedmusicteacher,”Spencersays.“It'ssadthatmanychildrendon’thaveaccesstoformalmusicaleducation,particularlywhenithassuchaneffectonachild’sdevelopment.”Ideally,Spencerwouldlikeeverychildtolearnaninstrument.“Kidscanaccesscheapinstrumentslikeaukulele,recorderorharmonica,”Spencersays.HesaystheInternethasalotoffreevideoswhichteachyouhowtoplayinstruments.“Ican'tstressenoughhowimportantmusicis,”hesays.“Itbuildsrelationships,unitespeopleand,mostimportantly,itisfun.”1．Plato’swordsarementionedatthebeginningofthetexttoshowthat________.A．musicwasimportantinancienttime B．everythingisbasedonmusicC．SpenceradmiresPlato D．musichasmagicpower2．FromtheresearchfromAustraliamentionedinthepassage,wecanlearn________.A．musiccanmakechildrensmarterB．childrenagedfourtosixhavebettermemoriesC．therearenoprofessionalmusicteachersinAustraliaD．musicisastandardpartoftheschoolcurriculuminmostschools3．Whatmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．WhenMusicistaught B．WhyMusicMattersC．WhyWeLearnInstruments D．HowChildrenLearnMusicYou’vejustcomehome,afterlivingabroadforafewyears.Sinceyou’vebeenaway,hasthiscountrychangedforthebetter—orfortheworse?Ifyou’vejustarrivedbackintheUKafterafortnight’sholiday,smallchangeshaveprobablysurprisedyou—anythingfromalocalgreengrocersuddenlybeingreplacedbyamobile-phoneshoptosomeoneinyourstreetmovinghouse.SohowhavethingschangedtopeoplecomingbacktoBritainafterseven,tenoreven15yearslivingabroad?Whatchangesinsocietycantheyseethattherestofushavehardlynoticed—ornowtakeforgranted?Tofindout,weaskedsomepeoplewhorecentlyreturned.Debi:Whenweleft,Cheltenham,myhometown,wasatownofwhite,middle-classfamilies—allveryconservative(保守的).ThetownisnowhometomanyeasternEuropeansandlotsofAustralians,whocomeheremainlytoworkinhotelsandtourism.Thereareevenseveralshopsonlyforforeigners.Havingbeenanimmigrant(移民)myself,Iadmirepeoplewhogooverseastofindajob.MaybeifIlivedinaninnercitywhereunemploymentwashigh,I’dthinkdifferently,butIbelieveforeignsettlershaveimprovedthiscountrybecausethey’remoreopen-mindedandoftenworkharderthanthenatives.Christine:AsweflewhomeoverBritain,bothofusremarkedhowgreeneverythinglooked.Butthedifferencesbetweentheplacewe’dleftbehindandtheonewereturnedtowerebroughtsharplyintofocusassoonaswelanded.Toseepolicemenwithgunsintheairportforthefirsttimewasfrightening—inCyprus,they’reveryrelaxed—andIgotpulledoverbycustomsofficersjustfortakingawoolensweaterwithsomemetal-madebuttonsoutofmycaseinthearrivalshall.Everyoneseemedtobeonguard.Eventheairportcar-hirefirmwantedacreditcardratherthancashbecausetheysaidtheirvehicleshadbeenusedbybankrobbers.Butanyway,thisisstillagreen,beautifulcountry.Ijustwishmorepeoplewouldappreciatewhatthey’vegot.4．Afterashortoverseasholiday,peopletendto_______.A．noticesmallchangesB．expectsmallchangesC．welcomesmallchangesD．exaggeratesmallchanges5．HowdoesDebilookattheforeignsettlers?A．Cautiously.B．Positively.C．Sceptically.D．Critically.6．WhenarrivingattheairportinBritain,Christinewasshockedby_______.A．therelaxedpolicemenB．themessyarrivalshallC．thetightsecurityD．thebankrobbers7．Whichmightbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．LifeinBritain.B．BackinBritain.C．BritaininFuture.D．BritaininMemory.“You’llgetsquareeyes!”mymotherusedtosayasIsatforhourafterhourgluedtotheTV.Iignoredher,ofcourse.Past-forwardafewdecadesandnowI’mtheparent.My5-year-oldlivesinaworldwherescreensaren’tfixedpiecesoffurniture.Youcan’tevenavoidthembygoingoutside.Screensarenotonlyinourpockets;they’reeverywhere.Theconcernshavegrownwiththescreens.Inthepastdecade,wehaveheardthattheywilldamageourmentalhealth.Manyofusfeelmoredistractedbythem,feelingguiltierandmoretiredasaresult.Theappsandwebsiteswecanaccessonourphoneshavealsosparkedwidespreadconcern.Bigtec