2021届江苏省泰州市高三上学期期末英语试题(解析版).doc

1、20202021学年度第一学期期末调研测试高三英语试题注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。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 听力(共两节，满分30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纸上。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

2、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. 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 talki

3、ng about?A. The time to announce the news.B. The students to attend the meeting.C.The trip to 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

4、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 woman 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

5、料，回答第8、9题。8.How will the woman go to New York City?A. By air.B. By train.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

6、 the woman say could be improved?A. The plot.B.The acting.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

7、 gifts for each other.14.When did the 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 hu

8、sband.B.Her friend.C.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?

9、A.For five years.B.For eight year.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AC

10、hina 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.Shabu- ShabuMany types of hot pots exist, but one of the most popular in Japan is called Shabu-Shabu. Featuring thinly sliced cuts

11、 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 been serve

12、d to sumo(相扑)wrestlers looking to gain weight. Interestingly, there is no fixed recipe fr 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 significa

13、nt body weight.Mille-Feuille NabeA less fattening Japanese hot pot that has an attractive visual element is Mille-Feuille 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 be enjoyed

14、 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 the ultima

15、te 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!1. Where does Shabu-Shabu get its name from?A. The taste of the meat as its eaten.B. The town called Osaka in the 1950s.C. The sound of foo

16、d boiling in the pot.D. The flavor coming from a citrus sauce.2. According to the text. what kind of nabemono are the people in the right picture probably eating?A. Shabu-Shabu.B. Chankonabe.C. Mille-Feuille Nabe.D. Yaminabe.3. Where is this text most likely from? A. A food and travel blog.B. A hist

17、ory textbook.C. A Japanese cookbook.D. A news website.【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A【解析】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了日本四种锅物料理。【1题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“Featuring thinly sliced cuts of meats, fish and vegetables, the dish, whose name imitates the sound “swish swish as the food is cooked in the boiling pot(这道菜的特点是切成薄片的肉、鱼和蔬菜，它的名字模仿了食物在沸

18、腾的锅里煮时发出的“嗖嗖”的声音)”可知，涮涮火锅的名字来源于C项“The sound of food boiling in the pot.(锅里食物沸腾的声音)”符合题意，故选C项。【2题详解】细节理解题。根据第五段“Yaminabe 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(Yaminabe是一次无与伦比的用

19、餐体验。每个人都带着自己的配料加入锅中，但蒙着眼睛，不知道还有什么正被添加进来)”可知，Yaminabe这种火锅，用餐者需要蒙着眼睛添加配料。右图中的人都蒙着眼睛，因此，根据文本。右图中的人可能在吃的是D项“Yaminabe”。故选D项。【3题详解】推理判断题。本文笼统地介绍了日本的四种锅物料理，并未详细说明每一种的做法，所以很可能出现在食物和旅行博客上。因此，A项“A food and travel blog.(美食和旅游博客)”符合题意。故选A项。BThe government of India has announced that it will replace the single-u

20、se 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 thrown away every day, thus helping further the governments goal of making India free from single-use plastics, and it will provide much-needed empl

21、oyment for two million potters.Jaya Jaitly, a politician and handicrafts expert, has advocated since the early 1990s for clay cups to be reintroduced in train 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 Inter

22、net technology.It is reported that a potters average monthly income will increase from $34 to $135 a month. The government is distributing electric wheels to those who do not have them and funding a switch from wood-fueled to gas-fueled kilns(窑炉)in villages that already have gas devices for cooking.

23、 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 unwilling to accept non-standardized sizes and shapes of cups. This time they will have to accept it because the handmade pieces cannot possibly

24、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 happy, hopeful news from India, a country that has long struggled to deal with plastic waste, partly because of its huge population and inadequate

25、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, rather than just trying to clean up the mess afterward. To use the bathtub metaphor(比喻) thats commonly cited when talking about plastic pollution, t

26、his is like turning off the plastic-producing tap, instead of wasting time trying to mop up the overflow, wishing it would go away.4. What is special about the policy announced by Indian government?A. It promotes awareness of traffic issues.B. It collects enough revenue to fight poverty.C. It promis

27、es to be eco-friendly and favorable.D. It rids India of the long-term unemployment.5. What can we learn from Paragraph 2?A. Jaya Jaitly is a short-sighted politician and economist.B. Advances in Internet technology cost potters their jobs.C. Clay cups were first introduced in Indian railway stations

28、.D. Potters were employed at stations to get financial support.6. What effort does the government make for the potters?A. It raises their monthly income.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.7

29、. 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 boiling by taking off the fire.D. Kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. C【解析】这是一篇新闻报道类文章。印度政府宣布，将在全国7000个火车站用传统的kulhads粘土杯代替一次性塑料杯喝茶

30、。该政策既有助于环保又有利于工人就业。【4题详解】推理判断题。根据第一段中的“The government of India has announced that it will replace the single-use 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 thrown away every day, thus helping fu

31、rther the governments goal of making India free from single-use plastics, and it will provide much-needed employment for two million potters.”（印度政府宣布，将在全国7000个火车站用传统的kulhads粘土杯代替一次性塑料杯喝茶。这将减少每天扔掉的垃圾数量，从而有助于进一步实现政府让印度摆脱一次性塑料的目标，并将为200万陶工提供急需的就业机会。）由此推知，该政策的特殊之处在于它既有助于环保又有利于工人就业。故选C。【5题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段中

32、的“employing potters to provide these cups was a way to support them at a time when they lost jobs due to new Internet technology.”（陶工们由于网络技术而失去了工作。而雇佣陶工提供这些杯子是支持他们的一种方式。）可知，互联网技术的进步让陶工们失去了工作。故选B。【6题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It is reported that a potters average monthly income will increase from $34 to $135 a

33、 month. The government is distributing electric wheels to those who do not have them and funding a switch from wood-fueled to gas-fueled kilns in villages that already have gas devices for cooking.”（陶工的平均月收入将从每月34美元增加到135美元。政府正在向那些没有电动车轮的人分发电动车轮，并资助那些已经有燃气做饭设备的村庄将以木柴为燃料的窑炉改为以天然气为燃料的窑炉。）由此可知，政府为陶工们提供

34、资金升级他们的设备。故选D。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“This policy is an excellent example of getting at the root cause of a problem and fixing it, rather 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

35、the plastic-producing tap, instead of wasting time trying to mop up the overflow, wishing it would go away.”（这个政策是一个很好的例子，它能找到问题的根源并解决它，而不仅仅是试图在事后收拾残局。在谈论塑料污染时，我们经常引用浴缸的比喻，这就像关掉生产塑料的水龙头，而不是浪费时间试图清理溢出的塑料，希望它会消失。）由此可知，浴缸的比喻表达的是“从根本上解决问题”的思想。结合选项，C选项“釜底抽薪”也表达此意。故选C。CFor years I hadnt known much about g

36、ardening. 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 city I so longed to be part of.I was always full of life,free from worries.Breaking up with Josh changed ev

37、erything. 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 kind friends. But none of them worked for long.Then one day I walked to the balcony,seeing sunflowers blooming

38、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, but I could rely on those cycles of growth,decay(衰退)and renewal. There was something enormously comforting in t

39、hat.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 at a local community garden and would get there early on Sunday mornings, as if it were my own kind of church.Its not

40、 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 blood pressure,relieve anxiety and depression, boost mood,and burn calories.Fifteen months later, I found a new hom

41、e,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 still happen. But these days I know how to treat myself: I make sure I go o

42、utside, breathe in, look at whats growing, and I always feel better.8. Which can best describe the author in her teenage years?A. Stubborn but innocent.B. Diligent and carefree.C. Productive and optimistic.D. Ambitious but selfish.9. What actually drew the author to gardening?A. It reminded her of t

43、he childhood.B. It helped her ease negative feelings.C. It broke down the barrier to the big city.D. It relieved the symptoms of sleeplessness.10. The underlined part in Paragraph 4 probably refers toA. praying to God in the churchB. the need for green space in lifeC. hunting out as many parks as po

44、ssibleD. the voluntary work in the community garden11. What does the text focus on?A. Cure of nature.B. Curse of fate.C. Obstacle to peace.D. Openness to change.【答案】8. B 9. B 10. D 11. A【解析】【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议。通过作者自述失恋后靠自然花卉走出阴霾，并且作为终身爱好的故事，最终提出大自然会让情绪治愈。【详解】1. 推理判断题。结合第一段中“ I grew up in the countryside bu

45、t 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 city I so longed to be part of.I was always full of life,free from worries.”作者.hook on music and drawing;.free from worries，可知，我在乡下长大，但迷上了音乐和绘画，花了很多

46、精力在书上。十几岁的时候，我家外面的田野成了我渴望成为其中一部分的大城市的绿色屏障，我总是充满生机，没有烦恼。可见作者的青春期是勤奋且无忧无虑的。故选B。2. 推理判断题。结合第二段中“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 a

47、nd relied on kind friends. But none of them worked for long.”，（和 Josh 分手改变了一切。我觉得很失落，很孤独。但我并没有为了恢复情绪立刻转向园艺。那个夏天我参加了很多节日，在不眠之夜的周末跳舞，依靠友善的朋友。但没有一个能长久发挥作用。）第三段中“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

48、 small my heartbreak is in the grand scheme of things, I said to myself.”（然后有一天我走到阳台，看到向日葵在风中绽放。他们让我意识到，植物总是会继续生长。我对自己说: “我的心碎在整个计划中是多么的微不足道。”。）可知，作者失恋后心情低落，沉迷舞会但是没有用，直到花园的花卉让她的心绪得到平和，可见园艺有助于她减轻负面情绪吸引了作者去从事园艺。故选B。3. 词句猜测题。根据上文中“Within a couple of months, Id signed up as a volunteer at a local community garden and would get there early on Sunday mornings”（几个月后，我在当地的一个社区花园报名做志愿者，每周日早上都会去那里）