甘肃省陇南市等三地2022-2023学年高三上学期期中联考英语试题含答案.docx

陇南、临夏、甘南三地2022-2023学年第一学期高三期中考试联考试卷

高三英语

第Ⅰ卷（选择题）

第一部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共13小题；每小题2.5分，满分32.5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

MyfamilymovedfromTaiwantoasmalltownincentralGeorgia,wheremydadgotavisaforhisfamilyandajob.IhadjustlearnedEnglish,andfromwhatlittleIcouldgatherfrommyclassmates,SantaClauswouldcomedownoneschimneyandputtoysinonesstockingonChristmasEve!Whatagreatcountry,Ithought.AfterIlookedup“stocking”inmyChinese-Englishdictionary,IknewwhatIhadtodo.

Onthatfatefulnight,aftereveryonewenttobed,Itookmylongest,cleanestkneesockandattachedittoanailalreadyonthemantel(壁炉).Obviously,thepreviousownersofthishousewerenostrangerstothisSantacharacter.Unfortunately,myparentswere.

IwokeupbeforeeveryoneelseonChristmasDayandrantothefireplace.Tomakeasobstoryshort,Iwashitwiththerealityofanemptysockandthebiggestlieevertold.Iburstintotears,quicklytookdownthesock,andstuffeditinthebackofadrawer.Santawasdead.

EveryDecembersincethen,thetopicofChristmasmemorieswouldunavoidablycomeup,andIwouldamusemyfriendswithmypoor-little-mestory.Ihadtomakeitasfunnyaspossible,orelseIwouldcry.

HowcouldIknowthatSantawasjustfate?Nineyearsago,onChristmasEve,anoldermanwithawhitebeardandaredcapknockedonmyfrontdoor.Hesaid,“Ivebeenlookingforyoufortwenty-fiveyears.”Hehandedmearedstocking,winked,andleft,Ontopofthestockingwasacard.Itread:“ForBecky-Imayhavemissedyouinthesecondgrade,butyouvealwayslivedinmyheart.Santa.”Throughtear-blurredeyes,IrecognizedthehandwritingofJill,afriendIhadmetjusttwomonthsbefore.Ilaterdiscoveredthattheoldermanwasherfather.Jillhadseenthehurtlittlegirlunderneaththethirty-somethingwomananddecidedtodosomethingaboutit.

SonowIbelievethatSantaisreal.Id