江苏省苏州市2020届高三上学期期末考试英语试卷(含答案)

1、英语试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第H卷(非选择题)两部分©满分120分，考试时间120分 钟。第I卷(选择题共85分)第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)第一节(共5小题；每小题1分,满分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三个选项中选出诚佳 选项,并标在试卷的相应位听完每段对话后，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 woman think of golf?A. It's fun. B. It's silly. C. It's exciting.()2. H

2、ow much will the man pay?A. $50. B. S40. C. $20.()3. What does the man want to do?A. Walk to the next stop. B. Wait for the next bus. C. Stay on the bus.()4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. In a shop.()5. What is John doing?A. Meeting the manager

3、. B. Visiting his father. C. Asking for leave.第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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、7题.()6. What did the man do in Atlanta?A. Attended two meetings. B. Made a presentation. C. Worked i

4、n the garden.()7. Why did the woman move to Colorado?A. She got a job. B. She liked the weather. C. She went to college.听第7段材料.回答第8、9题。()8. What does the man say about the city?A. It's cleaner. B. It's healthier. C. It's more dangerous.()9. What do we know about the woman?A. She is marri

5、ed. B. She is living in the city. C. She is young.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。()10. What has Peter been doing?A. Interviewing new employees. B. Shopping for a new suit. C. Looking for a job.()11. What does the woman think of Peter's quitting?A. Smart. B. Unwise. C. Surprising.()12. What does the man advise

6、 Peter to do?A. To try a networking group. B. To send out more resumes.C. To call for interviews.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。()13. Why does the man make the call?A. To ask for his account number.B. To check his electricity bill.C. To register in the database.()14. What will the woman do to help the man?A. Open

7、 an account for the man.B. Contact the man's manager.C. Mark the man's enquiry.()15. When can the man get a feedback?A. By the end of the week. B. At the weekend. C. After a week.()16. What is the enquiry number?A. 2368. B. 3471. C. 3271.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。()17. Which suits you when you study

8、?A. Sweets. B. Cola. C. Apples.()18. What are you supposed to do when you feel anxious?A. Find a comfortable place. B. Go out for a walk. C. Drink a glass of water.()19. What should the students avoid doing?A. Trying to learn everything. B. Taking regular breaks. C. Using past exam papers.()20. What

9、 is probably the speaker?A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A parent.第二部分：英语基础知识运用(共两节，满分35分)第一节：单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)请认真阅读卜.面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。()21. A grand celebration along with the military parade was broadcast liveat 11 am. millions of families were sitting in front of the television,

10、watching it.A. which B. when C. what D. that()22. Ouch! I this really bad toothache for about three days.-You really need to take a day off and see a dentist.A. have B. am having C. have had D. had()23. This new dress code everyone at school, teachers and studentsalike.Yes, there are no exceptions.A

11、. applies to B. subscribes to C. adds to D. contributes to()24. We didn't travel much during the holiday, because of the tightbudget, but also because of the huge crowds.A. in turn B. in part C. in vain D. in effect()25. In the bright sunlight the surface of the lake looks as if itdotted with sh

12、ining diamonds.A. is B. were C. will be D. would be()26. Oh! Dear! It's so dark here.Take my hand, eyes , and you will not Ret lost.A. being closed B. closed C. to close D. are closed()27. Would you please keep an eye on my bag? I want to go to the washroom._ It will be safe with me. It doesn

13、9;t matter.A. It doesn't matter B. Go aheadC. Forget it D. It's my pleasure()28. Nowadays, many people struggle to maintain the balance betweenwork and family.A. deliberate B. delicate C. desperate D. definite()29. According to the latest rule, people sort household garbageinto four categori

14、es.A. can B. shall C. may D. need()30. Literature is a kind of intellectual light, just like the light of thesun, sometimes enabling us to see we do not like.A. what B. how C. when D. that()31. The selfdriving smart bus is already operating in 10 cities acrossChina, with the latest in Shanghai in Au

15、gust.A. exploration B. exclusion C. expansion D. explosion()32. In the 1980s in this village, there were only muddy roads to the outside,and concrete ones yet.A. haven't built B. haven't been builtC. hadn't built D. hadn't been built()33. By no means when we try to create a global br

16、and.A. the cultural factor is to neglect B. is the cultural factor to neglectC. the cultural factor is to be neglected D. is the cultural factor to be neglected()34. the sales figure of the new range of products is relativelysmall, the potential market is large.A. Unless B. After C. Since D. While()

17、35. Jack has admitted letting out the secret again.-Ko surprise. However, admitting his problem but never making a change is just like .A. landing on his feet B. bursting on the sceneC. scratching the surface D. making the headlines第二节：完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分,满分20分)请认真阅读卜.面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项.I

18、 didn't grow up in a very loving family. In fact, there are few, 36 . happy memories I have of my childhood 37 my family members. My 38 moments were those spent with the few friends I was 39 to have. My family eventually alienated(排斥) all the neighbors. 40 I didn't even have kids to play wit

19、h and became quite serious just to hide my pain.There was another family in town that seemed 41 to mine. They had a lot of children too. I always wondered what it would be like 42 my family were more like them. They never knew it, but I watched them and 43. them. They were kind, genuine and close.44

20、 later I found myself back in the very same place, in that same small town I had 45. This time I was in that town for my mother's funeral. My family gaveeach other the cold 46 , as always. I felt upset that neither time nor circumstances could make them act with 47 toward each other. As I approa

21、ched the church for the funeral, memories came 48 back to ne. I remembered the warm, kind smiles of that family.After the funeral service a meal was provided. When looking for seats with my husband, I heard a 49 voice I hadn't heard in decades call my name. I 50 and the father of that family I h

22、ad admired was there. He was a church volunteer for my mother s funeral lunch. We chatted for a bit. I 51 my happy child a few meters away to him and it was at that point that I realized I was raising my boy in a way I had seen him bring 契 his own children so long ago. He wasn't 33 of it, but my

23、 son" s life has been greatly by him.So, live your life with love and kindness. You never know who's watching, whoyou will 55 ()36. ()37. ()38. ()39. ()40. ()41. ()42. ()43. ()44. ()45. ()46. ()47. ()48. ()49. ()50. ()51. ()52. ()53. ()54. ()55.A.A.A.A.A.A.and whose life you'll change.i

24、f not B. if ever C. if any surrounding B. including C.D. if so involving D. centeringtensest B. saddest C. merriest D. plainest allowed B. ordered C. urged D. requestedMoreover superior while B.B. However C. Otherwise D. ThereforeB. opposite C. similai- D. considerate if C. though D. tilladmired B.

25、joined C. respected D. followedDays B. Weeks C. Months left behind B. dreamed ofD. Decadesshoulder hate B. stepping strangeB. kick C. kiss regret C. reasonC.D.D.wiped out D. counted on fish kindnessB. moving C. flooding D. turningB. familiar C. broken D.walked around B. turned around C. picked out B

26、. drove out C. pulled back B. up C. in D. outsharpcame around D. got around out D. pointed outworthy B. ashamed C. sure D. aware affected B. disturbed C. twisted D. valued train B. assess C. inspire D. regulate第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分,第分30分）请认真阅读下列短文.从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中.选出最佳选项。14 Oct 2019Sydney, CBD,

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32、Relevant work experience. B. Flexible interpersonal skills.C. Thoughtful handling of affairs. D. Educational background in management.()57. From the duties mentioned above, what should you do after landing thejob?A. Receive guests warm heartedly. B. Clean up the general office daily.C. Chair meeting

33、s from time to time. D. Offer booking service for all the staff.BSo you're thinking about breaking up with me. But before doing that, make sure you have examined its short term and long term environmental effects.THE ENVFOVvtXIAL IMPACT OF BREAKING UP V1TH MELet's start simple: consider the

34、great number of gallons of clean, drinkable water that would be wasted by my crying in the shower. Scientists don't have a precise estimate of how much water might be lost, but, considering the length of my listening to the recent two sad albums during the shower, the amcunt is sure to be catast

35、rophic.Make no mistake: running from my sweet hug leaves a set of carbon footprints. Youi- leaving me will stai-t a swift chain of events that results inme at a bar, drunkenly cursing at you with my friends. At the end of the night, I will be forced to take a taxi home instead of the subway. Those e

36、xtra carbon dioxide releases are a breakup by product, as are the single use plastic bottles of Glacier Freeze flavor Gatorade r 11 surely buy the next morning.Sone effects are more hidden. Should you kick me to the roadside, you must anticipate that I am going to sit there eating ice cream. I will

37、eat ice cream a lot every day, because I have seen sad women do this in movies. This, of course, causes ecological disaster. Not only do dairy cows produce greenhouse gas, but industrial dairy fanning can cause the destruction of prairies!北美草原)，forests, and other ecosystems. You might meet other int

38、eresting women in your life, but good luck replacing North America, s wetlands!Breaking up with me is a very personal choice, and no one can make it for you. I only hope that you have gained a helpful new way of thinking, one broad enough to deal with the world that waits for you in your singlehood.

39、 There might be uother fish in the sea”, but will there be actual fish in the real sea? It doesn t look good. Alternatively, we could stay together and preserve this beautiful blue sea for our grandchildren. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and I eagerly wait for your decision.()58. Wha

40、t can we learn from the passage?A. The North America* s wetlands are expected to disappear.B. The writer will cry much during the shower for the breakup.C. Eating ice cream has a direct connection with deforestation.D. An international organization is waiting for the man's reply.()59. According

41、to the passage, a breakup might cause the following resultsexcept .A. wasting water B. global waimingC. white pollution D. illegal fishing()60. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To remind her boyfriend to care for the environment.B. To state the short term and long term environmental effects.C.

42、To persuade her boyfriend not to break up with her.D. To reveal her disappointment and sorrow after the breakup.cPeople think of cats as cute. But research published in a psychology journal calls them neurotic(神经质的)and unstable. Researchers from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and the Bronx

43、Zoo in New York compared the personalities of domestic house cats with those of four different types of wildcats.To better understand their personalities, the researchers rated a number of animals1 behaviors on what psychologists call the Big Five human personality traits (特 征).Domestic house cats h

44、ave similai- personality structures to African lions. "It's what cats do pretty much on a daily basis, things like being anxious, being timid, being excitable, being aggressive toward humans, being aggressive toward each other. * said Max Wachtel, a Denver psychologist who didn't partic

45、ipate in the study. “All of those are characteristics you see in those cute little house cats, and you also see them in lions. vIf you ever thought your cat was anxious, insecure, tense, suspicious or aggressive toward you, you aren't making it up, he said. If they were bigger, they probably wou

46、ld consider killing you.But the news isn't all bad: Just like lions, house cats are also playful, excitable and impulsively funny They just aren't very predic:able. One moment cats will be enjoying belly scratches, and the next they will be biting you to make you stop.“It is good to understa

47、nd the personality characteristics of our pets. " Wachtel said. uDifferent cats have different personalities, but as a species, there are a lot of commonalities. MThe researchers also studied personality traits of Scottish wildcats and some other animals. aAcross the five species we assessed, p

48、ersonality structure was strikingly similar and also seemed to be related to other studies' findings, such as in tigers. " the researchers wrote in their study in the November 2014 issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology. But house cats were most like lions, potentially because they

49、live in semi social surroundings and lions are the most social of cats.“They're cute and furry, but we need to remember when we have cats as pets, we are inviting little predators into our house. ° Wachtel said. "Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions -until they turn 9n you.”()61. Ca

50、ts can be described as.A. funny and safe B. playful and stableC. fantastic and devoted D. neurotic and unpredictable()62. How did the researchers conduct the research?A. By making comparisons. B. By analyzing cause and effect.C. By giving examples. D. By providing explanations.()63. Which of the fol

51、lowing “turn on” s shares the same meaning as theunderlined phrase?A. The book really turned me on to science.B. Upon entering the room, he turned on the light.C. The hungry suddenly turned on each other for food.D. The trial turned on the medical evidence presented by the defense.()64. Which of the

52、 following can be used as a suitable title?A. Cats are best pets. B. Domestic cats and wildcats.C. Your cat may want to kill you. D. Different cats, different personalities.Dr d done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned h

53、ome from my mission trip, as always, r d bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my jeans and, of course, a lot of great memories.The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving

54、at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No sooner had we parked on the home's dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family1 s temporary home. Shoeless

55、 and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I'd ever seen, she yelled, “Ma, Ma, they really came! ” I didn't know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she'd say another word near me.Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair-her grandmother, we'd

56、 soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire damaged dining room into a bedroom for this little girl. Grabbing our tools, we went to work. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked. A few times, I tried talking with

57、 her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping herselfBy our fifth and final day, however, this was about to change.Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased wh

58、en she told me how much Dakota loved her new room-so much, in fact, that she'd begged to sleep in it the previous night, even though it wasn't quite ready. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn11 seen before-Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother. Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her clothes, her face was still dirty. But no amount of soil could hide those bright blue eyes and big smile. She was simply adorable. I wanted so much to hug her, but respecting her shyness, I kept my distance.Slowly, she began walking toward me. It wasn't until she