常州市届高三上学期期中考试 英语试题含答案.docx

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常州市届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

常州市2021届高三上学期期中考试

英语试题

第一部分　听力（共两节,满分30分）

第一节（共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）

　　听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听完每段对话后,你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

（　　）1.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthemovie?

A.Exciting.　　　　　　B.Boring.　　　　　　　C.Justso-so.

（　　）2.Whenwillthemangettothewoman􀆳sparty?

A.Atabout6:

30.B.Atabout7:

00.C.Atabout7:

30.

（　　）3.Whereisthewomanorderingherfood?

A.Onherphone.B.Fromhercar.C.Frominsidetherestaurant.

（　　）4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shedoesn􀆳tlikethehorse.

B.Brian􀆳schoiceisinvain.

C.Amanshouldearnmuchmoney.

（　　）5.Whatdoesthemanreallyneed?

A.Awaytostorehispasswords.

B.Anapptobuyalaptop.

C.Anewusernametouseonline.

第二节（共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）

　　听下面5段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

　　听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。

（　　）6.Whowillpayforthelunch?

A.Theman.B.Thewoman.C.Theman􀆳sboss.

（　　）7.Howwillthespeakersgoforthelunch?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bytaxi.

　　听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。

（　　）8.Whatwillthemandothismorning?

A.Eatacake.B.Buyapresent.C.Lectureinclass.

（　　）9.Whatdoesthemanthinkofspeakinginpublicforhim?

A.Honourable.B.Fearful.C.Fair.

（　　）10.Whatdoesthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Domorepreparation.B.Havemoreconfidence.C.Makenocomplaint.

　　听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。

（　　）11.Howdidthewomanknowthewantedjobposition?

A.Byreadinganewspaperad.

B.Bycallinganemploymentservice.

C.Bylisteningtotheradionews.

（　　）12.Whydidthewomanfindthejobappealing?

A.Shecouldimproveherforeignlanguage.

B.Thejobsuitedherverywell.

C.Herfamilywantedhertoreturnhometowork.

（　　）13.Whatwasthewomanaskedtodointheend?

A.Toprepareforaninterviewinacoupleofdays.

B.Toreadtheadvertisementagainformoredetails.

C.Tosendinawrittenapplicationassoonaspossible.

　　听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。

（　　）14.Whydidthewomancometotheman􀆳soffice?

A.Toaskforhissignature.

B.Toaskforhisadvice.

C.Toseekhissupport.

（　　）15.Whatcoursesdoesthewomanthinkeasytolearn?

A.Chemistryandcalculus（微积分）.

B.Economicsandmusic.

C.AmericannovelsandRomanticpoetry.

（　　）16.Whydidthemanaskthewomantoseehimafterthefirstweekofclasses?

A.Tobesuresheisingoodhealth.

B.Toexaminewhatshehaslearned.

C.Tomakesurethecoursesaren􀆳theavyforher.

　　听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

（　　）17.Howhassocialmediachangedourlife?

A.Peoplearemoreconfusedthanever.

B.Peoplearemoreconnectedthanbefore.

C.Peoplearenotashappyastheyusedtobe.

（　　）18.Whymightsocialmediabeanaffectivetoolforsmallcompanies?

A.Itencouragessocialdiscussions.

B.Itchangesthewaywegetournews.

C.Itprovidesacheapwaytoadvertise.

（　　）19.Whatisoneofthenegativeaspectsofsocialmedia?

A.Nohonesttalksbetweenpeople.

B.Spreadingincorrectinformation.

C.Thedamagetopeople􀆳scomputers.

（　　）20.Whatisthespeaker􀆳sattitudetowardssocialmedia?

A.Positive.B.Negative.C.Objective.

第二部分　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。

A

Dillion,

Wouldyouliketodeepenyourunderstandingofdiversity,equality,andinclusion（DEI）asitrelatestothefieldofEnglishlanguageteaching?

You􀆳reinvitedtojoinonlineconversationsonthesetopicsaspartofanewreadingclubintheDiversity,Equality,andInclusionCommunity,accessiblethroughmyTESOL.Eachweektherewillbeanewarticleusedasabasisforthediscussion.

InWeek1,August9—15,wewilldiscuss“BlackTeachersofEnglishinSouthKorea:

ConstructingIdentitiesasaNativeEnglishSpeakerandEnglishLanguageTeachingProfessional”withauthorQuanishaD.Charles.Throughouttheweek,theauthorwillpostquestionsfordiscussionforparticipantstodiscusswithinthediscussiongroup.

InWeek2,August16—22,wewilldiscuss“OnIssuesofDiscriminationandPrejudice:

WhatCanTESOLPractitionersDotoSupportandAdvocateforRefugeeStudents?

”withauthorChatwaraSuwanamaiDuran.Suwanamaiwillposttheinitialquestion（s）fordiscussionandwilltakepartinthediscussion.

Toparticipate,jointheonlinecommunityinmyTESOL.MoredetailscanbefoundatTESOLInternationalAssociationwebsitehttps:

//www.tesol.org//dei-reading-club.

Welookforwardtohavingmanymeaningfulandthoughtfulexchangeswithyou.

（　　）21.Thispieceofinformationissentby　　　　. 

A.DEIB.TESOLInternationalAssociation

C.QuanishaD.CharlesD.ChatwaraSuwannamaiDuran

（　　）22.Whatisthise-mailaimedat?

A.AskingDilliontolearnhowtoteachEnglish.

B.AskingDilliontobecomeaTESOLPractitioner.

C.InvitingDilliontotakepartinonlinediscussions.

D.InvitingDilliontoexchangethoughtsaboutmyTESOL.

（　　）23.WhatwillbetalkedaboutwithSuwannamai?

A.BecomingaTESOLpractitioner.B.IdentitiesasanEnglishteacher.

C.Helpingrefugeestudents.D.DiscriminationinSouthKorea.

B

Bornintoapoorfamily,LinBustudiedhardandgrewuptobealearnedscholar.HehadtravelledextensivelyacrossChinabeforelivingthecarefreelifeofahermit（隐士）.Hewasagoodpoetandwriterbutheneverkeptanyofhiswritings,tearingthemuprightafterpenningthem.

“Whywon􀆳tyoukeepthemforlatergenerations?

”peopleasked.

“I􀆳maforesthermit,”hesaid.“IfIseeknopraisenow,whyshouldposthumous（死后的）famemattertome?

”

ThemostextraordinarythingaboutLinBuwashisPlumBlossomWifeandCraneSon,meaningthathehadaplumblossom（梅花）ashiswifeandacraneashisson.Thisfascinationpuzzledhisfriends.“Whyplumblossoms,ofallflowers?

”theyasked.

“Plumblossomsaloneflowerduringthecoldestofdays,unbendingtothefreezingfallingsnow.Itisthecharacterofthese‘GentlemenoftheFlowers’thatattractslearnedgentlemen,aswellashermitslikemyself,”hereplied.

AfterLinBudied,theFlyingCranePavilion（亭子）wasbuiltinhismemory.Peoplewouldcometoadmirethehundredsofplumtrees,appreciatingtheformandcharacterofLinBu􀆳sbeloved“wife”and“son”.

Oneday,twoscholarshadadiscussion.“Isn􀆳titashamethatacompetentpersonjustifyinghisofficialrankssettleforahermit􀆳slifeinthedepthsofthemountains?

”oneasked.“What􀆳ssobadaboutfameandfortunethattheyhaveescapedit?

”

“It􀆳struethatallpeoplewishforfameandfortune,buttheymustsufferagreatdealtoobtainthem.Thedarkestsideofhumannatureisalmostalwaysrevealedinthesestrugglesforfameandfortune.”

“That􀆳swhyahermitwouldfleefromallworldlycares,maintaininghisnoblecharacter,justastheplumblossomsquietlyflowerinthedepthsofwinter!

”Theirdiscussionended,butthetworemainedinthepavilionforalongtime.

（　　）24.WhydidLinBudestroyhisownwritings?

A.Becausehetravelledalotasalearnedscholar.

B.Becausehewasnotsatisfiedwiththeirquality.

C.Becausehecarednothingaboutfameandfortune.

D.Becausehedidn􀆳tcareaboutlatergenerations.

（　　）25.WhatisspecialaboutplumblossomsinLinBu􀆳seyes?

A.Theysymbolizebeautyandpeace.

B.Theysymbolizebraveryandindependence.

C.Theysymbolizehappinessandlonglife.

D.Theysymbolizepurityandgoodluck.

（　　）26.Whatdoesthelastsentenceofthisarticleindicate?

A.ThedebateonLinBu􀆳schoicewouldlastforalongtime.

B.Thetwoscholarswouldmaintaintheirnoblecharacterslong.

C.TheFlyingCranePavilionwouldattractmoreChinesescholars.

D.LinBu􀆳sstorywouldhavealastinginfluenceonChinesescholars.

（　　）27.Whatcanwemainlylearnfromthisarticle?

A.ChineseculturevaluedlivinginharmonywithNature.

B.NatureplayedanimportantroleinChinesescholars􀆳dailylife.

C.HermitsinChinagenerallycomparedthemselvestoplumblossoms.

D.MaterialsuccessmeantnothingtoscholarswithanoblecharacterinChina.

C

Thediscoverythattheuniverseisexpandingwasoneofthegreatintellectualrevolutionsofthetwentiethcentury.Withhindsight（回过头看）,itiseasytowonderwhynoonehadthoughtofitbefore.Newton,andothers,shouldhaverealizedthatastatic（静止的）universewouldsoonstarttoshrinkundertheinfluenceofgravity.Butsupposeinsteadtheuniverseisexpanding.Ifitwasexpandingfairlyslowly,theforceofgravitywouldcauseiteventuallytostopexpandingandtostartshrinking.However,ifitwasexpandingatmorethanacertaincriticalrate,gravitywouldneverbestrongenoughtostopit,andtheuniversewouldcontinuetoexpandforever.

Thisisabitlikewhathappenswhenonefiresarocketupwardfromthesurfaceoftheearth.Ifithasafairlylowspeed,gravitywilleventuallystoptherocketanditwillstartfallingback.Ontheotherhand,iftherockethasmorethanacertaincriticalspeed,gravitywillnotbestrongenoughtopullitback,soitwillkeepgoingawayfromtheearthforever.

ThisbehaviouroftheuniversecouldhavebeenpredictedfromNewton􀆳stheoryofgravityatanytimeinthenineteenth,theeighteenth,oreventhelateseventeenthcenturies.Yetsostrongwasthebeliefinastaticuniversethatitpersistedintotheearlytwentiethcentury.EvenEinstein,whenheformulated（构想）thegeneraltheoryofrelativityin1915,wassosurethattheuniversehadtobestaticthathemodifiedhistheorytomakethispossible,introducingaso-calledcosmologicalconstant（宇宙常数）intohisequations.WhenHubble􀆳sstudyofnearbygalaxiesshowedthattheuniversewasinfactexpanding,Einsteinregrettedmodifyinghiseleganttheoryandviewedthecosmologicalconstanttermashis“greatestmistake”.

（　　）28.Whatdoesth