江苏省泰州市届高三英语上学期期末调研测试试题.docx

1、江苏省泰州市届高三英语上学期期末调研测试试题江苏省泰州市2021届高三英语上学期期末调研测试试题本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What is the man worried about?A. The exam. B. The paper. C. The train tickets.

2、()2. Why are the mans cheeks red?A. He is sick. B. He feels embarrassed. C. He fell down and injured.()3. What is the woman?A. A doctor. B. A firefighter. C. A police officer.()4. What are the speakers talking about?A. The time to announce the news.B. The students to attend the meeting.C. The trip t

3、o take on Monday.()5. Where will the man go later this afternoon?A. To a supermarket. B. To Bills house. C. To a hospital.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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. What did the w

4、oman do this morning?A. She stayed at home. B. She had an interview. C. She bought a chocolate cake.()7. What does the man want the woman to do next?A. Take a shower. B. Buy some desserts.C. Tell him about her interview.听第7段材料，回答8、9题。()8. How will the woman go to New York City?A. By air. B. By train

5、. C. By car.()9. What does the man want to do?A. Relax at home. B. Visit museums with his family.C. Spend a week on the beach.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。()10. What is the woman?A. A director. B. A student. C. A movie star.()11. Which part of the movie did the woman say could be improved?A. The plot. B. The ac

6、ting. C. The lines.()12. What did the man think of the womans review?A. It was boring. B. It was shallow. C. It was thorough.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。()13. What can we know about the speakers?A. They are grandparents. B. They both love fancy events.C. They always buy gifts for each other.()14. When did the

7、competition first come to China?A. In 2014. B. In 2016. C. In 2019.()15. How does the man probably feel about the horse racing?A. He is pretty excited about it. B. He wants to learn more about it.C. He really dislikes it.()16. Who will the woman go to the event with?A. Her husband. B. Her friend. C.

8、 Her sister.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。()17. Where is the speaker giving the speech?A. In a park. B. In a museum. C. In a government building.()18. Why did Simon travel to Europe as a young man?A. To find a job. B. To get education.C. To help his familys business.()19. How long has Simon stayed in Europe?A.

9、For five years. B. For eight years. C. For three years.()20. What do people in Central and South America think of Simon?A. They consider him as a national hero. B. They dont identify with his dreams.C. They forget about him today.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

10、出最佳选项。AChina is famous for its various hot pots, but the Japanese also love this delicious cuisine, where hot pots are known as nabemono. Herere four tasty versions worth eating.ShabuShabuMany types of hot pots exist, but one of the most popular in Japan is called ShabuShabu. Featuring thinly sliced

11、 cuts of meats, fish and vegetables, the dish, whose name imitates the sound “swish swish” as the food is cooked in the boiling pot, is said to have been created in Osaka in the 1950s. The food is typically dipped in a sauce with a citrus(柑橘) flavor. ChankonabeSince the late 1800s, Chankonabe has be

12、en served to sumo(相扑) wrestlers looking to gain weight. Interestingly, there is no fixed recipe for this style of hot pot. In other words, any type of meat and vegetables can be thrown in. Its served in large portions, often with other food such as fried chicken so that sumo wrestlers can keep their

13、 significant body weight.MilleFeuille NabeA less fattening Japanese hot pot that has an attractive visual element is MilleFeuille Nabe. Made with mostly pork and cabbage, its easy to prepare since this hot pot requires fewer ingredients(原料) than other kinds of nabemono. The remaining soup can also b

14、e enjoyed with steamed rice or noodles.YaminabeYaminabe is a dining experience like no other. Everyone brings their own ingredients to add to the pot, but with their eyes covered, they dont know what else is being added. Therefore, no one knows exactly what theyre picking out of the pot. Sounds like

15、 the ultimate surprise, doesnt it?Thats only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to nabemono. These hot pots are just the start of a wonderfully delicious nabemono journey!()21. Where does ShabuShabu get its name from?A. The taste of the meat as its eaten. B. The town called Osaka in the 1950s.C. T

16、he sound of food boiling in the pot. D. The flavor coming from a citrus sauce.()22. According to the text, what kind of nabemono are the people in the right picture probably eating?A. ShabuShabu.B. Chankonabe.C. MilleFeuille Nabe.D. Yaminabe.()23. Where is this text most likely from?A. A food and tr

17、avel blog. B. A history textbook.C. A Japanese cookbook. D. A news website.BThe government of India has announced that it will replace the singleuse plastic cups used for tea in 7，000 train stations around the country with traditional clay cups called kulhads. This will reduce the amount of waste th

18、rown away every day, thus helping further the governments goal of making India free from singleuse plastics, and it will provide muchneeded employment for two million potters.Jaya Jaitly, a politician and handicrafts expert, has advocated since the early 1990s for clay cups to be reintroduced in tra

19、in stations. She explained that employing potters to provide these cups was a way to support them at a time when they lost jobs due to “new Internet technology”It is reported that a potters average monthly income will increase from $34 to $135 a month. The government is distributing electric wheels

20、to those who do not have them and funding a switch from woodfueled to gasfueled kilns(窑炉) in villages that already have gas devices for cooking. Jaitly said this would reduce smoke pollution.She also said that one reason why earlier efforts to reintroduce kulhads failed was that the government was u

21、nwilling to accept nonstandardized sizes and shapes of cups. This time they will have to accept it because the handmade pieces cannot possibly be the same, particularly with production being so scattered(分散). Variation in appearance is a small price to pay for the environmental benefits.This is happ

22、y, hopeful news from India, a country that has long struggled to deal with plastic waste, partly because of its huge population and inadequate waste processing infrastructure across vast rural regions. This policy is an excellent example of getting at the root cause of a problem and fixing it, rathe

23、r than just trying to clean up the mess afterward. To use the bathtub metaphor(比喻) thats commonly cited when talking about plastic pollution, this is like turning off the plasticproducing tap, instead of wasting time trying to mop up the overflow, wishing it would go away.()24. What is special about

24、 the policy announced by Indian government?A. It promotes awareness of traffic issues.B. It collects enough revenue to fight poverty.C. It promises to be ecofriendly and favorable.D. It rids India of the longterm unemployment.()25. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Jaya Jaitly is a shortsighted

25、politician and economist.B. Advances in Internet technology cost potters their jobs.C. Clay cups were first introduced in Indian railway stations.D. Potters were employed at stations to get financial support.()26. What effort does the government make for the potters?A. It raises their monthly income

26、.B. It offers new cooking devices to them.C. It standardizes the size of clay cups for them.D. It provides funds for them to upgrade their devices.()27. Which of the following is similar to the bathtub metaphor?A. Put the cart before the horse. B. Treat the foot when the foot hurts.C. Stop the boili

27、ng by taking off the fire. D. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.CFor years I hadnt known much about gardening. I grew up in the countryside but got hooked on music and drawing and put a great deal of effort into books. As a teenager, the fields beyond my home became a green barrier to the big

28、 city I so longed to be part of. I was always full of life, free from worries.Breaking up with Josh changed everything. I felt so lost and alone. Yet I didnt turn to gardening for recovery straight away. That summer I went to a dozen festivals, danced my way through sleepless weekends and relied on

29、kind friends. But none of them worked for long.Then one day I walked to the balcony, seeing sunflowers blooming brightly in the wind. They made me realize that plants always carried on. “How small my heartbreak is in the grand scheme of things，” I said to myself. I had no idea where Id end up living

30、, but I could rely on those cycles of growth, decay(衰退) and renewal. There was something enormously comforting in that.Gradually, the need for green space became a habit that changed my life. When I was staying with friends, Id hunt out parks. Within a couple of months, Id signed up as a volunteer a

31、t a local community garden and would get there early on Sunday mornings, as if it were my_own_kind_of_churchIts not surprising that being outdoors and surrounding myself with nature helped me through this difficult time. Studies by the Royal College of Physicians have found that gardening can lower

32、blood pressure, relieve anxiety and depression, boost mood, and burn calories.Fifteen months later, I found a new home, nestled in a patch of south London woodland. I have 30 houseplants in total and my balcony blooms all year around, so it feels like both an oasis(绿洲) and somewhere to think.Life is still sometimes frustrating. Difficult things