届常州市高三上期中考试英语试题及答案.docx

1、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.What does the man think of the movie?A. Exciting.B. Boring.C.Just so-so.2.When will the man get to the womans party?A. At about 6:30.B.At ab

2、out 7:00.C.At about 7:30.3.Where is the woman ordering her food?A. On her phone.B.From her car.C.From inside the restaurant.4.What does the woman mean?A. She doesnt like the horse.B. Brians choice is in vain.C.A man should earn much money.5.What does the man really need?A. A way to store his passwor

3、ds.B.An app to buy a laptop.C.A new user name to use online.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.Who will pay for the lunch?A. The man.B. The woman.C. The mans boss.7.How will the speaker

4、s go for the lunch?A.Bycar.B.On foot.C.By taxi.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What will the man do this morning?A.Eat a cake.B.Buy a present.C.Lecture in class.9.What does the man think of speaking 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.

5、Have more confidence.C.Make no complaint.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.How did the woman know the wanted job position?A.By reading a newspaper ad.B.By calling an employment service.C.By listening to the radio news.12.Why did the woman find the job appealing?A.She could improve her foreign language.B.The job s

6、uited her very well.C.Her 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 advertisement again for more details.C.To send in a written application as soon as possible.听第9段材料，回答第14 至16题。14.Why did the

7、 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.Chemistry and calculus(微积分）B. Economics and music.C.American novels and Romantic poetry.16. Why did the man ask the woman to see him after t

8、he 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 arentheavyfor her.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How has social media changed ourlife?A.People are more confused than everB.People are more connected than before.C.People are not as happy a

9、s 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 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 i

10、ncorrect 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 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。ADillion,Would you like to deepen your understanding of diversity, equality,and i

11、nclusion (DEI) as itrelates to the field of English language teaching? Youre invited to join online conversations onthese topics as part of a new reading club in the Diversity,Equality,and Inclusion Community,accessible through myTESOL. Each week there will be a new article used as a basis for thedi

12、scussion.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 Language Teaching Professionalwith author Quanisha D.Charles.Throughout the week, the author will post questions fordiscussion for participants to d

13、iscuss within the discussion group.In Week 2,August 16-22,we will discuss On Issues of Discrimination and Prejudice:WhatCan TESOL Practitioners Do to Support and Advocate for Refugee Students? with authorChatwara Suwanamai Duran. Suwanamai will post the initialquestion(s) for discussion and willtake

14、 part in the discussion.Toparticiple, join the on line communityinmyTESOL.More details can befound at TESOLInternational Association website https:/www.tesol.org/dei-reading-clubWe look forward to having many meaningful and thoughtful exchanges with you.21.This piece of information is sent byA.DEIB.

15、TESOL International AssociationC.Quanisha D.CharlesD.Chatwara Suwannamai Duran22. What is this email aimed at?A. Asking Dillion to learn 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

16、 about myTESOL.23. What will be talked about with Suwannamai?A. Becoming a TESOL practitioner.B.Identities as an English teacher.C.Helping 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 hadtravelled extensively ac

17、ross China before living the carefree life of a hermit(隐士）。He was a goodpoet and.writer but he never kept any of his writings,tearing therm up right after penning them.“Why wont you keep them for later generations? people asked.“Im a forest hermithe said.IfI seek no praise now,why should posthumous(

18、死后的）fame matter to me?”The most extraordinary thing about Lin Bu washis Plum Blossom Wife and Crane Son,meaning that he had a plum blossom(梅花）as his wife and a crane as his son. This fascinationpuzzled his friends.Why plum blossoms,of all flowers? theyd ask.“Plum blossoms alone flower during the col

19、dest of days, unbending to the freezing fallingsnow.It is the character of these Gentlemen of the Flowers that attracts learned gentlemen, aswell as hermits like myself.” he replied.After Lin Bu died, the Flying Crane Pavilion(亭子）was built in his memory.People wouldcome to admire the hundreds of plu

20、m trees, appreciating the form and character of Lin Bus belovedwife and son.One day, two scholars had a discussion.Isnt it a shame that a competent person justifyinghis official ranks settle for a hermits life in the depths of the mountains? one asked.Whats sobad about fame and fortune that they hav

21、e escaped it?”Its true that all people wish for fame and fortune, but they must suffer a great deal to obtainthem.The darkest side of human nature is almost always revealed in these struggles for fame andfortune.”“Thats why a hermit would flee from all worldly cares, maintaining his noble character,

22、 justas the plum blossoms quietly flower in the depths of winter!Their discussion ended, but the tworemained 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 car

23、ed nothing about fame and fortune.D.Because he didnt care about later generations.25. What is special about plum blossoms in Lin Bus eyes?A.They symbolize beauty and peace.B.They symbolize bravery and independence.C.They symbolize happiness and long life. D. They symbolize purity and good luck.26.Wh

24、at does the last sentence of this article indicate?A. The debate on Lin Bus choice would last for a long time.B. The two scholars would maintain their noble characters long.C.The Flying Crane Pavilion would attract more Chinese scholars.D.Lin Bus story would have a lasting influence on Chinese schol

25、ars.27.What can we mainly 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 chara

26、cter in China.CThe discovery that the universe is expanding was one of the great intellectual revolutions ofthe twentieth century. With hindsight(回过头看）， it is easy to wonder why no one had thought ofit before. Newton,and others,should have realized that a static(静止的）universe would soon startto shrin

27、k under the influence of gravity. But suppose instead the universe is expanding.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 wouldnever be strong en

28、ough to stop it,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. Onthe other hand, if the rocket has more

29、 than a certain critical speed, gravity will not be strong enoughto pull it back, so it will keep going away from the earth forever.This behavior of the universe could have been predicted from Newtons theory of gravity at any time in the nineteenth, the eighteenth, or even the late seventeenth centu

30、ries.Yet so strong was the belief in a static universe that it persisted into the early twentieth century.Even Einstein,when he formulated(构想） the general theory of relativity in 1915, was so sure that the universe had tobe static that he modified his theory to make this possible,introducing a so-ca

31、lled cosmologicalconstant(宇宙常数）into his equations. When Hubbles study of nearby galaxies showed that theuniverse was in fact expanding,Einstein regretted modifying his elegant theory and viewed thecosmological constant term as his greatest mistake.28.What does the passage mainly talk about?A. the di

32、scovery of the expanding universe theoryB.the differences between two universe theoriesC.scientists unwillingness to abandon a widely accepted theoryD. scientists doubts about the theory that the universe is expanding29. Which of the following can be inferred about the expanding universe?A. It did not agree with a theory widely accepted in the nineteenth century.B.