届常州市高三上期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

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届常州市高三上期中考试英语试题及答案

常州市教育学会2021届高三学期中考试

英语试题2020年11月

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三个选项中透出最佳选项。

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.Honorable.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）fordiscussionandwill

takepartinthediscussion.

Toparticiple,jointheonlinecommunityinmyTESOL.MoredetailscanbefoundatTESOLInternationalAssociationwebsitehttps:

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

Welookforwardtohavingmanymeaningfulandthoughtfulexchangeswithyou.

21.Thispieceofinformationissentby

A.DEIB.TESOLInternationalAssociation

C.QuanishaD.CharlesD.ChatwaraSuwannamaiDuran

22.Whatisthisemailaimedat?

A.AskingDilliontolearnhowtoteachEnglish.I

B.AskingDilliontobecomeaTESOLPractitioner.

C.InvitingDilliontotakepartinonlinediscussions.

D.InvitingDilliontoexchangethoughtsaboutmyTESOL.

23.WhatwillbetalkedaboutwithSuwannamai?

A.BecomingaTESOLpractitioner.

B.IdentitiesasanEnglishteacher.

C.Helpingrefugeestudents.

D.DiscriminationinSouthKorea.

B

Bornintoapoorfamily,LinBustudiedhardandgrewuptobealearnedscholar.HehadtravelledextensivelyacrossChinabeforelivingthecarefreelifeofahermit（隐士）。

Hewasagoodpoetand.writerbutheneverkeptanyofhiswritings,tearingthermuprightafterpenningthem.

“Whywon'tyoukeepthemforlatergenerations?

"peopleasked.

“I’maforesthermit"hesaid."IfIseeknopraisenow,whyshouldposthumous（死后的）famemattertome?

”

ThemostextraordinarythingaboutLinBuwashisPlumBlossomWifeandCraneSon,meaningthathehadaplumblossom（梅花）ashiswifeandacraneashisson.Thisfascination

puzzledhisfriends."Whyplumblossoms,ofallflowers?

"they'dask.

“Plumblossomsaloneflowerduringthecoldestofdays,unbendingtothefreezingfalling

snow.Itisthecharacterofthese'GentlemenoftheFlowers'thatattractslearnedgentlemen,as

wellashermitslikemyself.”hereplied.

AfterLinBudied,theFlyingCranePavilion（亭子）wasbuiltinhismemory.Peoplewould

cometoadmirethehundredsofplumtrees,appreciatingtheformandcharacterofLinBu'sbeloved＇wife'and'son'.

Oneday,twoscholarshadadiscussion."Isn'titashamethatacompetentpersonjustifying

hisofficialrankssettleforahermit'slifeinthedepthsofthemountains?

"oneasked."What'ssobadaboutfameandfortunethattheyhaveescapedit?

”

＂It'struethatallpeoplewishforfameandfortune,buttheymustsufferagreatdealtoobtainthem.Thedarkestsideofhumannatureisalmostalwaysrevealedinthesestrugglesforfameandfortune.”

“That'swhyahermitwouldfleefromallworldlycares,maintaininghisnoblecharacter,justastheplumblossomsquietlyflowerinthedepthsofwinter!

"Theirdiscussionended,butthetworemainedinthepavilionforalongtime.

24.WhydidLinBudestroyhisownwritings?

A.Becausehetraveledalotasalearnedscholar.

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.

ThisbehavioroftheuniversecouldhavebeenpredictedfromNewton'stheoryofgravityatanytimeinthenineteenth,theeighteenth,oreventhelateseventeenthcenturies.Yetsostrongwasthebeliefinastaticuniversethatitpersistedintotheearlytwentiethcentury.EvenEinstein,whenheformulated（构想）thegeneraltheoryofrelativityin1915,wassosurethattheuniversehadtobestaticthathemodifiedhistheorytomakethispossible,introducingaso-calledcosmologicalconstant（宇宙常数）intohisequations.WhenHubble'sstudyofnearbygalaxiesshowedthattheuniversewasinfactexpanding,Einsteinregrettedmodifyinghiseleganttheoryandviewedthecosmologicalconstanttermashis"greatestmistake".

28.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.thediscoveryoftheexpandinguniversetheory

B.thedifferencesbetweentwouniversetheories

C.scientists'unwillingnesstoabandonawidelyacceptedtheory

D.scientists'doubtsaboutthetheorythattheuniverseisexpanding

29.Whichofthefollowingcanbeinferredabouttheexpandinguniverse?

A.Itdidnotagreewithatheorywidelyacceptedinthenineteenthcentury.

B.