江苏省如皋届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案.docx

1、江苏省如皋届高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案江苏省如皋中学2020-2021学年度高三年级教学质量调研（二）英语试题第一部分 听力（共两节20题，满分30分） 听力在邮箱第一节（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. How long will the woman study in the UK?A.For three months. B. For one year. C. For one and a half years

2、.2. What is the relationship between John and Mike?A.Friends. B. Partners. C.Strangers.3. How might the woman feel?A.Satisfied B. Annoyed. C. Excited.4. What does the woman mean?A. The man forgot to do his hair.B.The man forgot to put on a tie.C.The man is wearing clothes that dont match.5.What are

3、the two speakers talking about?A.Cleaning the house. B.Dealing with old books. C.Sorting the rubbish.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.When did the womans license stop being valid?A. 1

4、9 days ago. B.17 days ago. C.2 days ago.7.What will the woman come back tomorrow with?A.Her passport. B. Her credit card. C. Her bills.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What time is it now?A.6:30 a.m. B. 7:00 a.m. C. 7:30 a.m.9. What will the boy do next?A.Go to school. B. Fix the watch. C.Check the time.听第8段材料，回答第

5、10至12题。10. When did the man argue with David?A. Yesterday. B. Today. C.The day before yesterday.11. Why did the man want to get his money back?A.Because David borrowed too much money from him.B.Because he didnt trust David any more.C.Because he had to pay an unexpected bill.12.How does the man feel

6、now?A. He is still angry with David.B.He regrets getting angry with David.C.He is happy to break up with David.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.What does the man do to kill time?A. Eat potato chips. B.Take a walk. C.Watch TV.14. What does the woman hate?A. The parks. B. The square. C. The city.15. What is the mo

7、st important in the mans opinion?A.Entertainment. B.Quietness. C.Income.16. What do the man and woman disagree on?A. Whether the city needs a symbol.B.Whether the amusement park should be built.C.Whether the square is a good place for a walk.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17 What is the speakers attitude?A. No o

8、ne is born a genius.B. Too much practice is not useful.C. Talented people neednt work hard.18. When did Mozart begin composing?A. At the age of three. B.At the age of five. C.At the age of eight.19.How did Jimi Hendrix learn to play the guitar?A. By going to school. B. His dad taught him. C.He taugh

9、t himself.20. What happened to Einstein after graduation?A. He couldnt find a job.B.He was an immediate success.C. He gave up his studies for a while.第二部分 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ATop Things to Do With Kids in LondonPlay at the Museum of London Dockl

10、andsAddress: No. 1 Warehouse,London E14 4AL, the UKThe Museum of London Docklands has a great play area called Mudlarks. Everything is themed around life in the London docks, so big kids can weigh goods or put tea sets into a model ship while the smaller kids get to move around and play with large f

11、oam(泡沫） bananas and London buses or pretend to drive a DLR (Docklands Light Railway) train.Take a Picture in Kensington GardensAddress: London W22UH, the UKStop by the bronze statue of the fictional character Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, which is located next to Hyde Park, for the opportunity to

12、 take a photo and even read one of the famous Peter Pan stories by J.M.Barrie. The exact location of the statue was chosen by Barries,who lived close to Kensington Gardens and published his first Peter Pan story in 1902 using the park for inspiration.Explore the London DungeonAddress: The Queens Wal

13、k, London SE1 7PB, the UKThe London Dungeon calls itself the worlds most famous horror attraction. The new London dungeon, which moved from Tooley Street to its new home near County Hall and the London Eye and cost millions of pounds to build, features live actors dressed in scary clothes as histori

14、cal figures, realistic special effects and two breathtaking rides to bring back a thousand years of Londons dark past.See the Animals at the London ZooAddress: Outer Circle,London NW1 4RY, the UKThe London Zoo is an excellent family day out for kids and adults, and once youre inside you can easily s

15、pend a whole day there. Daily events include a tropical bird tour, the Megabugs Live show, a showcase of big fish, and an event known as Giraffe High Tea as well as shows with birds and small animals at the Animals in Action Amphitheatre.21.What can you learn about the Museum of London Docklands?A.I

16、t provides Mudlarks for parents to rest.B. Its play area is suitable for kids of all ages.C. Big kids can make foam bananas for small kids there.D. Kids can have the chance of driving a Docklands Light Railway train.22. When exploring the London Dungeon, visitorsA. would learn more about Londons his

17、toryB.could understand the reason and process of its relocationC.will experience two breathtaking rides around LondonD.can dress up as historical figures to create Londons history23. If you want to enjoy a tropical bird tour, you can go toA. The Queens Walk,London SE1 7PB, the UKB.London W22UH,the U

18、KC.Outer Circle,London NW1 4RY, the UKD.No.1 Warehouse,London E14 4AL,the UKBMatthew Whitaker has been blind since birth. His parents were told that he only had a 50% chance of survival, and he experienced 11 operations before he was even two years old.Despite being faced with these terrible situati

19、ons, he survived. Not only that, he exhibited an excellent gift for playing the piano; by the time he was 3 years old, he was playing two-handed piano compositions and writing his own songs without ever having a teacher. At the age of 5, he even could play the songs completely after hearing them one

20、 time.Dalia Sakas, the director of New Yorks Filomen M. D Agostino Greenberg Music School,recalls the moment she decided to take Matthew on as a student when he was five years old, making him the youngest person to ever attend the school. Now only 18 years old,Whitaker has since toured the world,hea

21、dlined famous sites from Carnegie Hall to Kennedy Center,and won a number of music awards.Such is the height of Whitaker s talent that he caught the attention of Dr. Charles Limb, a neurologist who also happens to be a fellow musician. Dr.Limb was attracted by what might have been going on inside Wh

22、itaker s brain, so with the permission of the musician and his family, Whitaker took two MRI exams - first while being exposed to different stimuli,including music,and then while he played on a keyboard.What Dr.Limb was surprised to find was that Whitaker s brain seemed to have repurposed its own di

23、sused visual cortex(视觉皮质）in order to build other neurological(神经系统的）pathways. Even when Whitaker was simply listening to one of his favorite music, his entire visual cortex lit up.When Dr.Limb presented Whitaker with his brain scans showing how his brain lit up when he listened to music, the musicia

24、n was amazed. I didnt even know that that was happening. When asked about why his brain was inspired in such a way, he simply said I love music”。24. What can we learn about Matthew Whitaker from Para.3?A. He was the youngest disabled piano player in the school.B.Dalia Sakas helped him tour the world

25、 to play the piano.C.He had visited a lot of tourist attractions by the time he was 18.D. He has achieved great success in music when he is just eighteen.25.What was Dr. Limb probably interested in about Matthew?A.His brains reaction to music.B.The terrible condition of Matthew.C.The special structu

26、re of his brain.D. The wonderful performance of Matthew.26. What do you know about the result of Whitaker s brain scans?A.It showed that Whitaker was just a common boy.B.Dr. Limb and Whitaker both felt unexpected about it.C.Dr.Limb thought that it wasnt reasonable and complete.D.It explained how Whi

27、taker remembered the songs after listening.27.What is the best title for the text?A.A Scientist Is Studying an 18-Year-old Piano PlayerB.An 18-Year-Old Blind Piano Player Is Studying His BrainC.A Scientist Studies an 18-Year-old Blind Piano Players BrainD.An 18-Year-Old Piano Player Helps Scientists

28、 With MusicCDenmark is only about half the size of South Carolina, but it produces more of its electricity from wind than any other country in the world. Thats not because its a particularly breezy country; it has pretty ordinary average wind speeds. The reason the Danes now get 47% of their electri

29、city from wind,with more to come,comes down to a combination of history and policy.First, the history: Paul la Cour was a scientist and inventor who experimented with and engineered early wind power machines at the start of the 20th century. So its not surprising that Denmark spent money developing

30、wind power early, beginning at a national level in the 1970s.In the 1980s,due to a strong grassroots movement disagreeing with nuclear power plants, Denmark increased production before many other countries were even considering it.Denmark has also had significant government support for wind-energy p

31、rojects, as well as support from the countrys technology-focused universities. Even back in 2002, the country was taking climate change warnings seriously, aiming to cut fossil-fuel emissions by 20 percent, which it did via renewable energy investment and implementation.Some of the worlds largest co

32、mpanies in the area - including Vestas, which builds turbines, and Orsted, which specializes in offshore wind projects - are Danish,so the country has an impact beyond its borders.The great impact of Denmarks wind-energy business is important because its a small country, so while an almost 50% rate of electricity from wind is admirable, its also small in terms of overall global impact.While