江苏省无锡市2021届高三下学期期初质量检测英语（Word版含解析）.docx

1、2021 年高三教学质量检测试卷年高三教学质量检测试卷 英 语 2021.02.25 注意事项：注意事项： 1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的 第二节和第四部分为非选择题。 2.答卷前，考试务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回 答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 第一部分第一部分 听力（共两节，满分听力（共两节，满分 30 分）分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案 转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（

2、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.Where does the conversation take place？ A. At home. B. In a classroom. C. In a supermarket. 2.When do the staff begin to check the tickets？ A. At 7：15 pm. B. At 7：25pm

3、. C.At7：30pm. 3.How does the woman feel now？ A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Calm. 4.What do we know about the new clothes shop？ A. Its crowded on Saturday. B. The clothes are cheap. C. There are many changing rooms. 5.What will the man probably do？ A. Have the computer repaired. B. Call Mr. Steven in

4、Washington. C. Get the email sent the next door. 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 至 7 题。 6.What does the man usually do with his cell phone？ A. Watch films.

5、 B. Make payments. C. Pay credit cards. 7.What does the man want to have？ A. Some cash. B.A spare cell phone. C.A credit card. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8.Where should the woman get off No.3 bus？ A. At the shopping mall stop. B. At Furong Square stop. C. At the Experimental Middle School stop. 9.Whats

6、the relationship between the two speakers？ A. Friends. B. Strangers. C. Colleagues. 10.What do the two speakers mainly talk about？ A. Travelling in a city. B. Asking the way to the Forest Park. C. Showing the location of the bus stops. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11.What do we know about the boys econom

7、ics exam？ A. He passed it. B. He failed it. C. He missed it. 12.What does the woman think of the boy？ A. He didnt work hard enough. B. He should have relaxed more. C. He already tried his best. 13.What will the boy probably plan to do next？ A. Make ends meet. B. Take the course again. C. Hang out wi

8、th his friends. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14.Whats the problem of the woman？ A. She is skinny. B. She is always weak. C. She is overweight. 15.Whats the mans suggestion for the woman about her diet？ A. Eating less and less. B. Drinking much milk. C. Having a balanced diet. 16.What does the man advise

9、the woman to do in fine weather？ A. Do some jogging. B. Play badminton. C. Take Taji. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17.What did the speaker previously talk about？ A. Sports in America. B. Medical research in America. C. Economy in America. 18.What is the speaker mainly talking about？ A. How people expect

10、 about the economy. B. What attracts American teenagers to go to college. C. How American parents chose universities for their children. 19.What does the speaker say about education generations ago？ A. Parents only sent their children to famous schools. B. Parents and children used to have the same

11、opinions about colleges. C. Parents used to make the decisions about colleges for their children. 20.What do todays teenagers think is more important according to the speaker？ A. Social activities. B.A beautiful campus. C. Good professors. 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分）分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5

12、分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A What limits you from hiking more often? If not having a suitable hiking partner is keeping you out of the woods, why not take a look at the great hiking clubs across Canada? Yukon Outdoors Club Membership cost:$10 for a single membership Description

13、: The club organizes day hikes, backpacking trips, canoe trips, mountain biking, and cross-country skiing trips for members to gain new skills and valuable information. The trips are open to everyone and range from easy to moderate to difficult. UBC Varsity Outdoor Club Membership cost: Students $40

14、; non-UBC students $60 Description: The UBC Varsity Outdoor Club is a social group that hikes and rock climbs. Members lead trips, run skills workshops, and host presentations. Members can borrow equipment from the club. The UBC VOC has also constructed a few huts in the Coast Mountains. Pender Harb

15、or Hiking Group Membership cost: Free Description: The Pender Harbour Hiking Group offers a way for members to meet like-minded individuals and get fit. Hikes are scheduled two months in advance, so check the website regularly to find a hike thats right for you! Hikes are usually one and a half to t

16、wo hours long every Monday and Wednesday morning, but some full-day hikes are scheduled, depending on member interest. Vernon Outdoors Club Membership cost:A single membership is $25, and students pay $10. Children are free when they come with a registered family member. Description: The Vermon Outd

17、oors Club is an active group that enjoys hiking and cycling. Members are encouraged to share their activity ideas and interests. The group organizes a Tuesday Activity each week. 21. Which club organizes its trips based on their members hiking skills? A. The Yukon Outdoors Club. B. The UBC Varsity O

18、utdoor Club. C. The Pender Harbor Hiking Group. D. The Vernon Outdoors Club. 22. What do we know about hikes organized by the Pender Harbor Hiking Group? A. They are mostly held on weekends. B. They are arranged two months ahead of time. C. Their schedule is always emailed to the members. D. More fu

19、ll-day hikes are offered than half-day hikes. 23. Mr. and Mrs. Smith, together with their two children, aged 4 and 6, intend to join the Vernon Outdoors Club, how much will they pay for the membership? A.$70. B.$50. C.$45. D.$35. B Imagine a world where you move around in front of a personal compute

20、r in your own sound space. You listen to your favorite songs, play loud computer games or watch a movie-all without other people hearing the sound and without headphones. That is the possibility presented by “sound beaming”, a new technology from Noveto Systems, an Israeli company. On Friday, the co

21、mpany introduced a desktop device that sends sound directly to a listener without the need for headphones or a special receiver. Noveto Systems gave The Associated Press（AP）a chance to test its SoundBeamer 1.0 before its introduction. The APs Louise Dixon writes that listening to the device is like

22、something from a science fiction movie.The sound seems so close that it feels like it is inside your ears while also in front, above and behind them. Noveto expects the device will have many uses. Office workers could listen to music or conference calls without others hearing. People could play a ga

23、me, a movie or music without waking up others in the same room. Because the device does not use headphones, it is possible to hear other sounds in the room clearly. The device uses a 3-D sensing module that finds and follows the ear position of the listener. It sends ultrasonic waves（超声波）to create s

24、ound pockets by the users ears. The 3-D method creates sound on all sides of the listener, therefore the listeners feel completely transported into the scene. By changing a setting, the sound can follow a listener around when he moves his head. It is also possible to move out of the sound beams path

25、 and hear nothing at all. While the idea of sound beaming is not new, Noveto was the first to launch the technology. According to the chief executive officer Christophe Ramstein, a “smaller” version of the device will be ready for release to consumers next year. 24. What does the underlined word “po

26、ssibility” in Paragraph 2 refer to? A. The listener may put on music to block out other sounds. B. The listener may hear sound only for him or her without using headphones. C. The listener may enjoy songs or movies without being interrupted by others. D. The listener may have the ability to pick up

27、some special sounds. 25. What does Louise Dixon think of SoundBeamer 1.0? A. Amazing. B. Impossible. C. Strange. D. Meaningful. 26. How does SoundBeamer put sound in the listeners head? A. It places the listener on the scene to hear the sound. B. It fixes a sound beams path which can not be changed.

28、 C. It follows the listeners around to send and receive sounds. D. With 3-D tracking technology, it sends ultrasonic waves to the target listener. 27. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To promote the SoundBeamer. B. To introduce a new sound device. C. To recommend new headphones. D. To explain

29、a technical phenomenon. C Beijing resident Hou Lixin started eating meal replacement products in February when she wanted to lose weight. She bought various meal replacement products online and ate them for more than a month. “Most of them dont taste good, but at least they have low calories and are

30、 convenient to buy, store and cook,” she said, adding the product she consumed gave a strong sense of fullness. Hou is by no means alone. Meal replacement products, or substitutes for regular meals that can fill you up with low-calorie intakes, appear as a potential big market in China, driven by Ch

31、inese consumer demand for products that can help in weight control and offer convenience, experts said. The most common meal replacement products include powders, liquids, shakes, porridges and energy bars containing fiber, protein, vitamin, minerals and other nutritious content. The meal replacemen

32、t market is at the early stage of competition and there is big room for future development, like in the United States and Japan. Euromonitor International, a market research company, said sales revenue of meal replacement products in China hit 57.17 billion yuan in 2017 and is expected to reach 120

33、billion yuan by 2022.More fast-moving consumer goods giants are partaking in the market action. PepsiCos oat brand Quaker released a new shake product in June. A major Chinese snack brand Bestore released 27 meal replacement products in August. Jia Jianbin, secretary general at Chinese Cereals and O

34、ils Association, told CCTV reporter that despite its possible effectiveness that many people believe, this way of weight loss may bring greater harm as it breaks the balance of nutrition and food. As a result, it can only be a temporary move, not a long-term use. “Cereal meal replacement powder, for

35、 example, is mainly composed of carbohydrates（碳水 化合物） , which have enough calories， but the vitamins and minerals are not enough. Instead, it is better to soak oatmeal（燕麦片）in milk, which may be more nutritious and more economical,” said Gu Zhongyi, a dietitian of the Beijing Dietetic Association. “M

36、eal replacements can be an alternative for busy workers, but they are no substitute for a balanced diet, and try not to eat more than one meal a day.” 28. The author quotes the example of Hou Lixin to _. A. show an efficient way to lose weight B. promote the meal replacement products C. introduce th

37、e topic of meal replacement products D. arouse readers interest in the meal replacement products 29. Why are meal replacement products popular among many Chinese consumers? A. Because they are highly recommended by health experts. B. Because they are helpful to control weight and bring convenience.

38、C. Because they have a large market share in the food market. D. Because they provide various forms and flavors for the consumers. 30. What does the underlined word “partaking” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Participating. B. Advertising. C. Experimenting. D. Cooperating. 31. What attitude do Jia Jianbin a

39、nd Gu Zhongyi have towards the meal replacement products? A. Cautious. B. Favorable. C. Disapproving. D. Confused. D Gabriela worked for a multinational company as a successful project manager in Brazil. Later she was transferred to manage a team in Sweden. She was excited about her new role but soo

40、n realized that managing her new team would be a challenge. Despite their friendliness, Gabriela didnt feel respected as a leader. Her new staff would question her proposals openly in meetings. When she gave them instructions on how to carry out a task, they would often go about it in their own way

41、without checking with her. When she announced her decisions on the project, they would continue giving their opinions as if it were still up for discussion. What Gabriela was experiencing was a cultural shock in expectations. Dutch psychologist Geert Hofstede uses the concept of power distance to de

42、scribe how power is distributed in different cultures. In her previous work environment, Gabriela was used to a high power distance culture where power is respected. In such a culture, leaders make the big decisions and are not often challenged. Her Swedish team, however, were used to working in a l

43、ow power distance culture where employees often work together with their bosses to find solutions and make decisions. Here, leaders act as coaches who encourage independent thought and expect to be challenged. When Gabriela became aware of the cultural differences between her and her team, she took

44、the initiative（主动权）to have an open conversation with them about their feelings about her leadership. Pleased to be asked for their thoughts, Gabrielas team openly expressed that they were not used to being told what to do. They enjoyed having more room for initiative and creative freedom. When she t

45、old her team exactly what she needed them to do, they felt that she didnt trust them to do their job well. With a better understanding of the reasons behind each others behavior， Gabriela was able to make adjustments to her management style. Finally she effectively motivated her team to achieve thei

46、r goals. 32. What problem did Gabriela face with her Swedish team at the beginning? A. Her Swedish staff didnt understand her instructions. B. Her authority was challenged by her Swedish staff. C. They were always refusing to follow her directions. D. They looked down upon her because she was a fema

47、le. 33. What is encouraged in the working culture in Sweden? A. Professional spirit and risk-taking behavior. B. Competitive spirit and friendly atmosphere. C. Active participation and creative thinking. D. Independent thinking and mild character. 34. Which of the following can best describe Gabriel

48、a? A. Kind but arbitrary. B. Strict but trustworthy. C. Flexible and communicative. D. Stubborn and aggressive. 35. What a lesson can we learn from Gabrielas story? A. Birds of a feather flock together. B. Dont judge a book by its cover. C. Two heads are better than one. D. When in Rome, do as Roman

49、s do. 第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分） 阅读下面短文， 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多 余选项。 A Plastic Ocean is a film to make you think. Think, and then act. We need to take action on our dependence on plastic. Weve been producing plastic in huge quantities. Drinking bottles, shopping bags and even clothes are made with plastic. 36 What happens to all the rest？ This is the question the film A Plastic Ocean answers. The film begins as a journey to film the largest animal on the planet, the blue whale. But during the journey the filmmakers make the shocking discovery of a huge, thick layer of pl