（英语）江苏省无锡市2021届上学期高三期中调研英语.doc

1、无锡市普通高中 2020 年秋学期高三期中调研考试卷 英 语 2020.11 命题单位: 锡山区教师发展中心 制卷单位:无锡市教育科学研究院 注意事项: 1.本试卷由四个部分组成：其中，第一、二部分和弟二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,考生务必将目己的姓名、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：听力理解 (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

2、答题卡上。 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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 does it take the man to drive from his house to the university during rush hour? A. 25 minutes. B. 40 minutes. C.50 minutes. 2. Where are the spea

3、kers? A. At home. B. In a museum. C. In the city square. 3. Whats the relationship between Jim and the man? A. Classmates. B. Brothers. C. Close friends. 4. Who does the wallet belong to? A. Mrs. Johnson. B. Bill. C. Mr. M 5. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A camp for teenagers. B. In

4、door activities. C. Franks adventure. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。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.Whats the mans wife? A.A housewife. B.A gardener. C. A teacher 7. What in

5、strument does the mans kids play? A. Violin. B. Piano. C. Flute. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8.When did the woman go to the restaurant? A. Thursday. B. Wednesday. C. Tuesday 9. What does the woman think of the restaurant? A. It is small. B. It is popular. C. It is quite new. 10.How did the woman order? A

6、. By carefully reading the menu. B. By following others advice. C. By looking at others dishes. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。 11. What is the man nervous about? A. Taking politics lessons. B. Giving English lectures. C. Doing lots of reading. 12.How does the woman find the teacher? A. Great. B. Just so-So

7、. C. Disappointing. 13. What does the woman advise the man to do? A. To take notes carefully. B. To read the textbook more. C. To review the summaries well. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. Who does the man focus on in the competition? A. The judges. B. The audience. C. Other skaters. 15. What was the ma

8、ns first love before skating? A. Horsing riding. B. Swimming. C. Tennis. 16. What is the man going to do next week? A. Be a judge in a TV show. B. Compete in another match. C. Teach some skaters. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. When can people visit the reading rooms of the British Library? A. On Frida

9、ys. B. On Saturdays. C. On Sundays. 18. When did the British Library open? A. In 1977. B. In 1966. C. In 198 19.How long is the shelving of the basement? A.120 kilometers. B. 300 kilometers. C.1, 000 kilometers. 20. What do we know about the collection in the British Library? A. It has a long histor

10、y B. People can borrow books easily. C. Each place belongs to different cities. 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、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Hiring Now Copy Editor Location: Beijing, China Contract Length: Minimum 12-month commitment CGTN Digital is seeking an experi

11、enced copy editor to join its growing team of devoted, passionate journalists in Beijing. The ideal candidate will have experience working accurately and carefully, in a fast-paced news environment. They will be positive, energetic and totally committed to the highest journalistic standards. They wi

12、ll also have the ability to read and edit scripts（讲稿） critically; make edits consistent with CGTNs tone and accuracy; and spot spelling, punctuation, grammar, and syntax（句法）mistakes consistently. Edit existing news content Repurpose existing content for various online platforms Work together with ot

13、her journalists Have an interest in international and Chinese news Minimum Qualifications At least 3+years of relevant experience in editing and fact-checking Native-level knowledge of the English language An eye for detail and ability to produce spotless copy Ability to multitask and work as a team

14、 player University degree Apply by sending a CV and a detailed cover letter, including your current and expected salary, along with any relevant work samples by e-mail to: cgtndigital cgtn. com. 21. What aspects does CGTN Digital focus on while choosing a copy editor? A. Individualism and interest.

15、B. Nationality and ability. C. Age and gender. D. Experience and competence. 22.Which of the following basic requirements should job applicants meet? A. Little experience in correcting mistakes. B. Native-level fluency in the English language. C. Ability to spot mistaken details in the copy. D. Comp

16、etence to perform a single task independently. 23.What should an applicant offer when applying for this job? A. A brief cover letter. B. A self-introduction video. C. Work samples related to this job. D. Current and expected bonus. B Having met only weeks before, climbers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing

17、Norgay shook hands before hugging each other in a moment that would put their names in history books forever. They were on top of the world-literally. After five hours of continuous climbing the two first climbed to the top of Mount Everest, the highest spot on Earth. As the ultimate climbing goal f

18、or them both and the dream of most climbers, they had just 15 minutes to absorb the experience of being at 8,848 metres above sea level. Any longer and they may not have made it back to camp to tell the tale. With this in mind, the pair spent some of their precious minutes searching the area for sig

19、ns of those who had been before them. The bodies of two previous Everest hopefuls-Andrew Irvine and George Mallory of the 1924 attempt-were in the thoughts of Norgay and Hillary. However, they could find no sign of them having reached the top. Everest has been responsible for claiming over 300 lives

20、 and endangering many others, as it poses huge and unpredictable challenges, with high altitudes（海拔）putting immense tension on human biology and with its icy land making each step a risk. When the climbers made it back to camp and the news spread, global admiration and fame poured in. Norgay and Hil

21、lary were determined to be the first to conquer the worlds highest mountain. They had done it. At the time they believed that the box had been ticked and no one else would put themselves through the danger to repeat their achievement. They couldnt have been more wrong. Today hundreds of people choos

22、e to follow in their footsteps every year. In contrast to the total isolation（孤立）felt on the first successful journey, during times of ideal weather conditions, queues form up to the mountains summit. This creates dangerous standstills （ 停 滞 ） in the mountains most deadly zones. Whether you believe

23、these adventurers to be brave, admirable or out of their minds, it is clear that Hillary and Norgay have provided knowledge and inspiration for many to find out how it feels to truly be on top of the world. 24. What did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay do on the top of the world? A. They measured t

24、he height of Mount Everest. B. They celebrated their victory with many climbers. C. They tried to find signs of earlier climbers. D. They shared the experience as long as 15 minutes. 25. What can be inferred about Andrew Irvine and George Mallory from the passage? A. They succeeded in reaching the t

25、op of Mount Everest first. B. They lost their lives in their attempt to conquer Mount Everest. C. They were good friends of Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay. D. They died because they didnt return to their camp in time. 26. What does the underlined word “immense” in Paragraph 3 mean? A. Huge. B. Ou

26、tside. C. Minimum. D. Limited. 27. What will the present Everest climbers be likely to face compared with Norgay and Hillary? A. More terrible loneliness. B. More ideal weather conditions. C. More deadly zones. D. More dangerous stops. C Veronica Vorobet learned about caring in her home country of R

27、omania by nursing her grandparents. In 2013, after their deaths，she moved to England to find a job using the freedom provided by EU（European Union）membership. Vorobet, 36, is one of a quarter of a million care workers who are not UK citizens, a rising percentage of whom have come from the EU in rece

28、nt years. They have become an essential part of a low-paid workforce that is constantly understaffed（人手不足的）, with about 120,000 unoccupied positions. Yesterday, she expressed disappointment with the announcement that there would be no special treatment for carers coming into the UK after BrexitBriti

29、sh exit from the EU. “I want to see people treated the way I want to be treated and to make a difference in peoples lives, making a feeling of home for everyone,” she told the Guardian. “The foreign workers are important in this. They are able to work under a lot of stress and long hours. In my coun

30、try we are very close to our elderly people and that is what we show here. We try to be close to them and respect their wishes.” She said her approach was to treat residents as if they were her own grandparents and provide similar levels of “support and love.” When she arrived in the UK, Vorobet sta

31、rted as a junior care worker on minimum wage in a home for older people in Petersfield, Hampshire. Seven years on and having studied for an NVQ in health and social care, she is a deputy（副的）care manager at St Anthonys residential care home in Watford, part of RMD Care. There she works alongside othe

32、r Romanian people, and care workers from Indian, Sri Lanka and Kenya. Her most recent trial has been keeping coronavirus（冠状病毒）out of the home, so far successfully. She said that given the difficulty of taking on care workers, European workers have helped create stability in the workforce. Staff turn

33、over rates in adult social care currently stand at about 30% a year. “The government should do their research and find out who does these jobs and understand the risk of taking this decision. The risk is that there wont be enough staff to look after the people in need,” she said. 28.Why does the aut

34、hor mention “with about 120,000 unoccupied positions” in Paragraph 2？ A. To predict the future workforce in the UK. B. To highlight the current situation of the UK. C. To show the importance of foreign carers in the UK. D. To reveal foreign carers determination to stay in the UK. 29.What does Vorobe

35、t think of foreign carers in the UK？ A. They are hardworking and considerate. B. They are unwilling to work with a low pay. C. They work at the risk of being physically abused. D. They have to leave their countries to seek a fortune. 30.The underlined part “this decision” in the last paragraph refer

36、s to the decision that _. A. European workers must be fired soon B. foreign carers will be treated with a low pay C. foreign carers in the UK will be given no particular treatment D. the British government bans European workers from finding jobs in England 31.Whats the main purpose of this passage？

37、A. To introduce Vorobet, a woman from UK. B. To present the current situation of the EU carers. C. To reveal the problems of the UK after Brexit. D. To predict the future workforce in the UK. D In 2015, researchers from Australias Deakin University published one of the first studies measuring foods

38、physical effect on the left hippocampus（海马体）, a seahorse-shaped brain region crucial for memory, learning, and decision making. It is also one of the first areas to shrink in people with Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia（痴呆）. 255 people filled out diet surveys and then underwent MRI (磁共

39、振扫描成像) that measured their brains. Four years later, they returned for another scan in response to a request from the researchers. The study found that the left hippocampus was bigger and heavier in the healthy eaters than in the unhealthy ones, regardless of age, sex, weight, exercise habits, or ge

40、neral health. That means eating the right foods and skipping the wrong stuff could help protect against declines in thinking and memory that lead to dementia. Healthy eating doesnt just prevent brain decline. It raises scores on thinking and memory tests, according to a study published in March 2019

41、 that tracked 2,621 American women and men for 30 years. “Green leafy vegetables have good effects that may protect both females and males against cognitive（认知的）decline and dementia,” says lead researcher Claire McEvoy, RD, of the Centre for Public Health at Queens University Belfast in Northern Ire

42、land. Even a little healthy food goes a long way. According to a 2018 Rush University study that tracked 960 people for 4.7 years, participants who ate just 1.3 extra servings of green leafy vegetables a day showed cognitive abilities similar to those of people 11 years younger. How are these power

43、foods working with your brain cells? Animal and test-tube experiments suggest that compounds in healthy diets help new cells make copies of DNA when they divide and multiply. Meanwhile, high-fat, high-sugar processed foods harm brain cells. While food serves as an important brain protector, experts

44、say brain supplements（补品） arent all that effective. Studies show that they dont make brain cells active in a significantly positive way. “Let the buyer be cautious,” says David Hogan, MD, a specialist at the University of Calgary. A study of nootropics（益智药）in the November 2019 Journal of the America

45、n Medical Association revealed that the unapproved drugpiracetam（乙酰胺吡略烷酮）was found in four out of five brands tested, at levels that could cause side effects such as depression. 32. Why did the researchers have the 255 people return for another MRI scan four years later? A. To test whether they had

46、Alzheimers disease. B. To see what effects diets had on the left hippocampus. C. To study how they kept healthy in the four years. D. To deepen their research into Alzheimers disease. 33. What can we infer from Paragraph 2? A. Healthy eating helps to reduce the risk of dementia. B. Unhealthy diet is

47、 a major contributing factor in cognitive decline. C. Age and sex have nothing to do with our general health. D. Plant-based diets have greater effects on women than men. 34. Which of the following would David Hogan most probably agree with? A. Brain supplements are as helpful as healthy diets. B. W

48、ed better take brain supplements for convenience. C. We should be careful when taking brain supplements. D. Brain supplements have as many side effects as processed foods. 35. What might be the best title for the passage? A. Yes to Green Leafy Vegetables B. Yes to Nootropics C. No to Intelligence D.

49、 No to Dementia 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。 Have you ever had someone tell you “If you eat before bed, you are more likely to get fat?” 36 This belief originated when researchers found the relation between individuals snacking late at night and having a BMI that categorizes them a