2021屆常州市高三上期中考試

1、常州市教育學(xué)會(huì)學(xué)業(yè)水平監(jiān)測(cè)高三英語(yǔ)試題2020年11月注意：本試卷分四個(gè)部分，答案全部做在答題紙上?？偡譃?50分?？荚嚂r(shí)間120分鐘。第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）做題時(shí),先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn) 涂到答題卡上。第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分7.5分）聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳 選頊。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì) 話(huà)僅讀一遍。1 .What does the man think of the movie?C.Just so-so.C.At

2、about 7:30.C.From inside the restaurant.A. Exciting.B. Boring.2 .When will the man get to the womans party?A. At about 6:30.B.At about 7:00.3 .Where is the woman ordering her food?A. On her phone.B.From her car.4 .What does the woman mean?A. She doesn't like the horse. B. Brian's choice is i

3、n vain. C.A man should earn much money.5 .What docs the man really need?A. A way to store his passwords. B.An app to buy a laptop. C.A new user name to use online.第二節(jié)（共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分22.5分） 聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)自。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)自后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選 項(xiàng)中透出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng) 完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)

4、第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6 .Who will pay for the lunch?A. The man.B. The woman.7 .How will the speakers go for the lunch?A.By car.B.On foot.聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至10題。C. The man's boss.C.By taxi.8 .What will the man do this morning?A.Eat a cake. B.Buy a present.C.Lccture in class.9 .What does the man think of speakin

5、g in public for him?A. Honorable.B.Fearful.C.Fair.10.What does the woman advise the man to do?A.Do more preparation.B.Have more confidence. C.Make no complaint. 聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至13題。1 l.How did the woman know the wanted job position?A.By reading a newspaper ad.B.By calling an employment service.C.By lis

6、tening to the radio news.12. Why did the woman find the job appealing?A.Shc could improve her foreign language.B.The job suited her very well.C.Hcr family wanted her to return home to work. 13.What was the woman asked to do in the end?A.To prepare for an interview in a couple of days.B.To read the a

7、dvertisement again for more details. C.To send in a written application as soon as possible. 聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第14至16題。14. Why did the woman come to the mans office?A. To ask for his signature. B. To ask for his advice. C.To seek his support.15. What courses does the woman think easy to learn?A.Chcmistry and

8、 calculus（微積分）B. Economics and music.C.American novels and Romantic poetry.16. Why did the man ask the woman to see him after the first week of classes?A.To be sure she is in good health.B.To examine what she has learned.C.To make sure the courses aren't heavy for her.聽(tīng)第io段材料,回答第17至20題。17. How h

9、as social media changed our life?A.Pcople are more confused than everB.People are more connected than before.C.Pcoplc are not as happy as they used to be.18. Why might social media be an affective tool for small companies?A. It encourages social discussions.B. It changes the way we get our news.C.It

10、 provides a cheap way to advertise.19 .What is one of the negative aspects of social media?A.No honest talks between people.B.Spreading incorrect information.C.The damage to peoples computers.20 .What is the speakers attitude towards social media?A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Objective.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分50分）第一

11、節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ADillion,Would you like to deepen your understanding of diversity, equality,and inclusion （DEI） as it relates to the field of English language teaching? Youre invited to join online conversations on these topics as part of a new reading club in

12、 the Diversity,Equality,and Inclusion Community, accessible through myTESOL. Each week there will be a new article used as a basis for the discussion.In Week 1 ,August 9-15,we will discuss "Black Teachers of English in South Korea: Constructing Identities as a Native English Speaker and English

13、 Language Teaching Professional” with author Quanisha D.Charles.Throughout the week, the author will post questions for discussion for participants to discuss within the discussion group.In Week 2,August 16-22,we will discuss HOn Issues of Discrimination and Prejudice:What Can TESOL Practitioners Do

14、 to Support and Advocate for Refugee Students?” with author Chatwara Suwanamai Duran. Suwanamai will post the initial qucstion（s） for discussion and will take part in the discussion.To participle, join the on line community in myTESOL.More details can be found at TESOL International Association webs

15、ite https:/www.tcsol.Org/dei-rcading-clubWe look forward to having many meaningful and thoughtful exchanges with you.21 .This piece of information is sent byA.DEIB.TESOL International AssociationC.Quanisha D.CharlesD.Chatwara Suwannamai Duran22 . What is this email aimed at?A. Asking Dillion to lear

16、n how to teach English.IB.Asking Dillion to become a TESOL Practitioner.C.Inviting Dillion to take part in online discussions.D.Inviting Dillion to exchange thoughts about myTESOL.23 . What will be talked about with Suwannamai?A. Becoming a TESOL practitioner.B.Identities as an English teacher.C.Hel

17、ping refugee students.D.Discrimination in South Korea.BBorn into a poor family.Lin Bu studied hard and grew up to be a learned scholar. He had travelled extensively across China before living the carefree life of a hennit（隱士 ） o He was a good poet and.writer but he never kept any of his writingsjear

18、ing therm up right after penning them.“Why won't you keep them for later generations?1* people asked.“Pm a forest hermitMhe saidJIf I seek no praise now,why should posthumous（死后的） fame matter to me?”The most extraordinary thing about Lin Bu was his Plum Blossom Wife and Crane Son, meaning that h

19、e had a plum blossom（梅花）as his wife and a crane as his son. This fascination puzzled his friends.MWhy plum blossoms.of all flowers?1' they'd ask.“Plum blossoms alone flower during the coldest of days, unbending to the freezing falling snow.lt is the character of these 'Gentlemen of the F

20、lowers1 that attracts learned gentlemen, as well as hennits like myself.” he replied.After Lin Bu died, the Flying Crane Pavilion（亭子 ）was built in his mcmory.People would come to admire the hundreds of plum trees, appreciating the form and character of Lin Bu' s beloved ' wife' and '

21、son'.One day, two scholars had a discussion,HIsn*t it a shame that a competent person justifying his official ranks settle for a hermits life in the depths of the mountains?* one asked."What's so bad about fame and fbitime that they have escaped it?”"It s true that all people wish

22、for fame and fortune, but they must suffer a great deal to obtain them.Thc darkest side of human nature is almost always revealed in these struggles for fame and fortune.”“That's why a henmt would flee from all worldly cares, mamtammg his noble character, just as the plum blossoms quietly flower

23、 in the depths of wintcr!HThcir discussion ended, but the two remained in the pavilion for a long time.24 .Why did Lin Bu destroy his own writings?A.Because he traveled a lot as a learned scholar.B. Because he was not satisfied with their quality.C.Because he cared nothing about fame and fortune.D.B

24、ecause he didn*t care about later generations.25 . What is special about plum blossoms in Lin Bu's eyes?A.Thcy symbolize beauty and peace.B.Thcy symbolize bravery and independence.C.Thcy symbolize happiness and long life.D. They symbolize purity and good luck.26 .What docs the last sentence of t

25、his article indicate?A. The debate on Lin Bu's choice would last for a long time.B. The two scholars would maintain their noble characters long.C.Thc Flying Crane Pavilion would attract more Chinese scholars.D.Lin Bu* s story would have a lasting influence on Chinese scholars.27.What can wc main

26、ly learn from this article?A.Chinese culture valued living in harmony with Nature.B. Nature played an important role in Chinese scholars' daily life.C.Hermits in China generally compared themselves to plum blossoms.D.Material success meant nothing to scholars with a noble character in China.cThe

27、 discovery that the universe is expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions of the twentieth century. With hindsight（回過(guò)頭看）,it is easy to wonder why no one had thought of it before. Ncwton.and others,should have realized that a static（靜止的）universe would soon start to shrink under the infl

28、uence of gravity. But suppose instead the universe is cxpanding.If it was expanding fairly slowly,the force of gravity would cause it eventually to stop expanding and to start shrinking. However, if it was expanding at more than a certain critical rate,gravity would never be strong enough to stop it

29、.and the universe would continue to expand forever.This is a bit like what happens when one fires a rocket upward from the surface of the earth. If it has a fairly low speed,gravity will eventually stop the rocket and it will start falling back. On the other hand, if the rocket has more than a certa

30、in critical speed, gravity will not be strong enough to pull it back, so it will keep going away from the earth forever.This behavior of the universe could have been predicted from Newton's theory of gravity at any time in the nineteenth, the eighteenth, or even the late seventeenth centuries.Ye

31、t so strong was the belief in a static universe that it persisted into the early twentieth ccntury.Even Einstein,when he formulated（構(gòu)想）the general theory of relativity in 1915, was so sure that the universe had to be static that he modified his theory to make this possibleuntroducing a so-called cos

32、mological constant（宇宙常數(shù)）into his equations. When Hubble's study of nearby galaxies showed that the universe was in fact expanding,Einstein regretted modifying his elegant theory and viewed the cosmological constant term as his Hgreatcst mistake*1.28.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. the

33、 discovery of the expanding universe theoryB.the differences between two universe theoriesC.scientists unwillingness to abandon a widely accepted theoryD. scientists1 doubts about the theory that the universe is expanding29. Which of the following can be inferred about the expanding universe?A. It d

34、id not agree with a theory widely accepted in the nineteenth century.B.Most scientists nowadays believe that the idea is no longer acceptable.C.Thc existence of gravity makes it impossible for the universe to expand.D.Einstein discovered it when working with the general theory of relativity.30. The

35、author mentions Newton in order toA.show respect for his great scientific work of gravityB.provide evidence that the universe is not expandingC.give one example of a supporter of the expanding universe theoryD.show that the expanding universe theory might have been discovered earlier31. What can we

36、know from the last two paragraphs?A. The author mentions a rocket to prove the theory of a static universe.B.Thc force driving the universe to expand is similar to that driving the rockets upward.C.Einstcin used the term cosmological constant0 to challenge Newtons gravity theory.D.EinsteiiVs mistake

37、 is used to show the author's doubt whether the universe is expanding.DLord Robert Winston was sitting on a train.whcn he found himself becoming steadily angry. Winston is normally a fairly amiable man. What was driving him slowly insane was the particular behavior of another passenger. Ignoring

38、 the child with her, the woman had picked up her phone and begun what would become a very loud conversation filled with boring facts.Winston did try to ignore it.but there is something fundamentally un-ignorable about a loud, one-sided conversation. It was then that Lord Winston made a mistake. He b

39、egan to tweet（）Jz about the woman. He took photos of her and sent them out to his more than 40.000 followers.When the train had finally arrived at its destination, Winston quickly ran off. He had had enough of what he described as her Mrudeness.HBut the woman faced an unusual surprise. The press had

40、 picked up on Winstons tweets. They were waiting for her on the platform.Whcn they excitedly showed her Winstons mcssagesjhc womans face fell, She also suddenly found herself using just one word to describe Winston's actions:HmdcM.Wc find ourselves living at a time of incredible rudeness. Social

41、 media has taught the world that it needs to have an opinion, on everything.at all times. Reality television has taught us to celebrate meanness（不友好）,so long as that meanness is delivered as "honesty.”So what can wc do about the rising tide of rudeness?Winston shone a spotlight on that womans b

42、ehaviors, but he did not confront it, and he did not stop it. Instcad.that spotlight was shone weakly from afar, shaming her by taking an almost rudimentary（原始的）form of revenge Often, the trick to handling rudeness is far more elegant, and can be done with the gentle deliveiy of a sentence as sunpie

43、 as “just stop.”When we see it happen in a store, wc must step up and say/Just stop.nIf it happens to a collcague,we must point t out Because once a rude pt 12 ）s had the looking glass held up to them and can sec their actions through the eyes of others, they are far more likely to end that behavior

44、 themselves.A.Bcfore You Arc Rude B.Whcn Someone Is RudeC.If They Can End It D.Unlcss You Can Stop Rudeness33 .What does the underlined word "amiable" most probably mean?A.selflessB.cooperativeC. mild-manneredD.open-mindcd34 . Which of the following does the author agree with?A.Thc woman s

45、houldn't have ignored Winston's anger over her behavior.B. Winston is actually as rude as the woman with his behavior.C.Being rude is widely accepted as being honest in the society.D.Winston should have pointed out the woman's rudeness to her face.35.What is the purpose of this text?A. T

46、o argue against a point of view.B.To introduce a social phenomenon.C.To offer solutions to a social problem.D To express concerns over a social problem.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多于 選項(xiàng)。Look inward for better career adviceSometimes we turn to others for advice on ma

47、jor career decisions. 36 Warren Buffet*s father discouraged him from entering the securities（證券）business.Walt Disney* s brother and wife both tried to talk him out of making Snow Wnite.Why does so much career advice end up being misguided? 37 We often listen to the wrong sources. I've watched ma

48、ny students rely on their parents and grandparents for guidance, forgetting that they were raised in an area when it was common to spend an entire career in one organization.What about going to people who arc qualified to give advice? 38 Advisers often focus too heavily on their personal preferences

49、 and experiences rather than take our perspective（視角）oAt some point.you have probably noticed that yoifre wiser when giving advice to others than you are in making decisions for yourself. Youre not alone. It often happens because we have more distance from other people's problems than our own. 3

50、9 Sure enough, psychologists find that our reasoning becomes wiser when we think about our own problems from a third-person perspective.Advising others doesn't just help us make better decisions, but it also leaves us more motivated to follow through.In one experiment, it was expected people wer

51、e more motivated when receiving than giving advice. 40 It was people who gave advice who became more motivated.If you want to get better career advice, you can start by reflecting on what you would tell someone else with a similar question. Listen to the advice you give to others. It*s usually the a

52、dvice you need to take yourself.And it might be the best way to motivate yourself, too.A.Howevcr,sometimcs we make decisions depending on ourselves.B.But the opposite was true.C.But they may direct us in the wrong direction.D.It's no guarantee that they will know whats right for us.E.But it was

53、easier said than done.F. The problem may start with who we approach for advice.G.The lesson here is that one of the most effective ways to get better advice is to give it.第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。As soon as the words left my mouth.I knew Td mad

54、e a mistake.MYou think Jane Austen is.the man opposite me asked in disbelief. Then,he and his colleague took turns to_42 my claim.M I just mean.MI said m a bright voice, in order to keep the tone_43_Jthat she's not as biting as Virginia Woolf.”The two professorsjikc a couple of cats toying with

55、a_44_bird.gave specific examples of how Austen1 s work was, 45_,more biting.With no more action to take J simply smiled and said/'Lct s just agree to disagree, shall we?” And at that momentjny dreams of going to OxfordUniversity 46 in a puff of smoke.Part of my problem was a_47_of confidcnce.Eve

56、n though I was a straight A student and had prepared for the interview to the best of my ability, I wasn't a skillcd_48_.When faced with two experts who told me that I was wrongjnstead ofL49_myselfJ rolled over and accepted 50Sojnonths latcr.I already knew thc_51_of my thin envelope when it appe

57、ared on my doonnat._52_J felt a pang of disappointment. HoweverJailing my Oxford interview provided a_53ife lesson.Fm now more confident of my opinions.and I try to_54_my points with hard evidcnce.Whats more J have never since_55_a discussion by giving a simpering smile and sayingJLet's just agr

58、ee to disagree,shall we?"4 LA.nobleB.softC.beautifulD.clumsy42.A.appreciateB.submitC.challengeD.substitute43.A.plcasingB.seriousC.lowD.light44.A.frightenedB.braveC.fragileD.naughty45.A.on the contraryB.by no meansC.for exampleD.bcyond expectation46.A.devclopedB.arrivedC.disappcarcdD.shiftcd47.A.matterB.lack.C.senseD.kind48.A.dcbaterB. learnerC.fighterD.cducator49.A.expressingB.behavingC.dcfcndingD.identifying5O.A.tnithB.ad viceC.prejudiceD.dcfcat51.A.detailsB. spiritsC.contents.statistics52.A. Frequently