金陵中学、丹阳高级中学、无锡一中2020届高三年级第二学期期初联考试卷英语试题(含答案及评分标准)

1、高三英语试卷 第 页 共 27 页高三英语试卷 第 页 共 27 页2020 届高三年级第二学期期初联考试卷英语试题命题单位：无锡一中 审核单位：丹阳高级中学 金陵中学第I卷（三部分，85分）第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20 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（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。Why does the m

2、an need a map?C To learn aboutC Learn toC Change theA To tour Manchester. B To find a restaurant. China.What does the woman want to do for vacation?A Go to the beach.B Travel to Colorado.snowboard.What will the man probably do?A Take the job.B Refuse the offer.working hours.What does the woman say a

3、bout John?A He won t wait for her.B He wont come home today.C He won t be on time for dinner.What will the speakers probably do next?A Order some boxes.B Go home and rest.C Continueworking.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

4、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 和第 7 题。How does the woman usually go to work?A By car.B By bus.C By train.What do the speakers agree about taking the train?A It is safer.B It is faster.C It is cheaper.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至第 10 题。What does the man suggest the woman do?A Save up

5、for the car.Go to another car dealer.C Ask someone to check the car.What is the salesman going to do?A Give a discount.B Stick to a high price.C Ask for cashpayment.How will the man help the woman?A Lend money to her.B Drive her car home. CTake care of her car.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至第 13 题。11 What does th

6、e woman think of the living expenses in the city?A Fairly low.B Just Okay.12 What does the woman spend most on?A Meals.B Trains.C Very high.C Clothes.13 What does the woman do in her free time?A See films.B Travel around.C Go for a drink.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14 What will Rebecca do on June 12?A Go

7、 on a business trip.B Organize a trade exhibition.C Meet the people from Head Office.15. What is John preparing for the meeting?A A report.B A timetable.C A speech.16 When do the speakers decide to have the meeting?A On June 3.B On June 10.C On June 17.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17 What did the speaker

8、 decide to do after lunch that day?B Walk alone to her car.C Wait for theA Stay to help her friend. train to stop.18 What can we learn about the speaker then?A She worked at a hotel.B She had bought a new car.C She was having a baby soon. Where did the speaker meet the taxi passenger?A At a crossroa

9、ds.B In front of a hotel.C Besides a car park. What does the speaker talk about?A An exciting lunch party.B A well-known short story.C An unforgettable experience.第二部分 英语知识运用（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）请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、 B、 C、 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。21 If you feel any in your nec

10、k, put a towel under your head for supportwhen sleeping.A tensionB abortionC submissionD dimension22 Nowadays, many people struggleto maintain thebalance between work andfamily.A deliberateB delicateC desperateD definite23 Not well prepared for this lecture, he had to his memory by looking athis not

11、es.A refreshB relaxC relieveD register24 Wedidnt travel much during the holiday, because of the tight budget,but also because of the huge crowds.A in turnB in vainC in partD in effect25This new dress codeeveryone at school, teachers and students alike. Yes, there are no exceptions.A contributes toB

12、subscribes to C adds toD applies to26 In today s information age, the loss of data cause serious problemsfor a company.A needB shouldC canD must27Chinese womens volleyball team proves that with hardships greatsuccess. Absolutely! Opportunities favor the prepared mind.AcomesB is comingC will comeD ar

13、e coming28 By boat is the only way to get here, which is we arrived.AwhereB whenC whyD how29Where is your new home now? In the new developed zone. But I downtown for five years.A have lived B had livedC was livingD lived Unfortunately, when I dropped in, Mr. Smith . So we only had time fora few word

14、s.A has just leftB was just leaving C had justleftD just left New energy-sharing projects in dozens of cities across the countryto fuel China s sharing economy in the next few years.A are to carry outB are being carried outC were carried outD will have been carried out Whenenough years to enable us

15、to look back, we sometimes discussed theevents leading to his accident.高三英语试卷 第 页共27页高三英语试卷 第 页共27页A. went byB . were to go by C . had gone by D. goes byThe violence in Hong Kong has threatened its stability. Wewould rather it its former order soon.A. would restoreB . will restore C. restoredD. hadr

16、estoredOur neighbor is always doing what he can to help those in need. He is reallyC . a sacred cowA. a Scrooge B . a good SamaritanD. a JudasThere are so many spelling mistakes in the composition, and I have to write the letter out again. It means I will .B . kill the fatted calfA. give the cold sh

17、oulderC. cost an arm and a legD . start from scratch第二节 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A B、C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My parents are from South Africa, and I m a vegetarian, which no one in my small hometown in Washington understood. I always felt 36 from everybody else at school. As h

18、ard as I tried to keep myself 37 , I started getting bullied（霸凌）.I 38 who I was, wore really plain clothes, and tied up my bright red hair and 39 I wouldn t attract as much attention. Eventually, I 40 to an arts high school, which was much more 41 . There, I felt brave enough to show off the unique

19、sides of my 42 and made friends who loved me for who I was.More recently, I ve 43 with confidence in my skin. WhenI moved to L. A.I started getting bad cystic acne（瘗疮）.I didn t want to go outside, and if Ihad to, I would 44 makeup. I ve learned that you can t 45 control your skin, but you can contro

20、l how you treat yourself. WhenI tell myself I m beauti ful, or take a（n） 46 few minutes for skin care, I wake up the next morning feeling 47 .A lot of Riverdale fans made the 48 that I was as mean as Cheryl when the show was first 49 , so I started a YouTube channel for them to get to know mytrue 50

21、 . And so many of them ask for advice about how to 51 bullying. Playing a 52 girl has helped me see the reasons I was bullied. I tell them, whoever is treating you that way is 53 something,and it has nothing to do withyou. Like for Cheryl, every time her 54 erupts, it has to do with how she sfeeling

22、 about herself rather than the other characters. Cheryl behaves in a way that 55 her wealth and upbringing, a privileged daughter of a businessman.Mymotto: If youtakecare of you rself,you ll always feelconfident and happy36. A. absentB .,freeC.distinctD. immune37. A. activeB .,uniqueC.unnoticedD. am

23、bitious38. A. hidB .,displayedC.rememberedD. forgot39. A. yetB .,thusC.moreoverD. meanwhile40. A. submittedB .,transportedC.slippedD. transferred41. A. persuasiveB .,inclusiveC.expensiveD. negative42. A. hairB .,originC.personalityD). identity43. A. goneB .,metC.startedD. struggled44. A. abuseB .,ab

24、sorbC.attachD. apply45. A. constantlyB .,strictlyC.hardlyD. loosely46. A. spareB .,extraC.preciousD. unhappy47. A. nervousB .,depressedC.contentD. ridiculous48. A. presentation 1B .,explanationC.definitionD. assumption49. A. airedB .,scheduledC.designedD. adapted50. A. strengthsB .,charmsC.valuesD.

25、characters51. A. handleB .,relieveC.clarifyD. monitor高三英语试卷 第 页 共 27 页高三英语试卷 第 页 共 27 页52 A popular53 A seeing through54 A violence55 A multipliesB meanD going throughB excitementB sharesC foreignB falling throughC curiosityC reflectsD sensitiveC putting throughD anxietyD decreases第三部分 阅读理解（共15 小题；每

26、小题 2 分，满分 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Brecon Beacons YAC has an amazing opportunity forbudding ( 崭露头角的 )archaeologists of all ages, in Sunderland in Tyne and Wear. Thanks to funding from the Heritage Lottery Fund, professional archaeologists from Wardell Armstrong wil

27、l be investigating an archaeological mystery and they need your help.Romans?“ The site is a bit of a mystery ” , Frank Giecco from Wardell Armstrong said.“There is a very nice cropmark recorded on the site that has got lots of peoplevery excited. Geophysicists failed to find anything relating to the

28、 cropmark. Thereis anecdotal evidence of Roman material being found, but nothing is officiallyrecorded. We hope to finally answer the question of what is in this field, duringthe two weeks on site. Is there evidence of any Roman occupation on the site? Canyou help us find out? ”Get involvedThis is a

29、n opportunity for both adults and children to take part in field walking and trial trenching (small hand-dug test pits for children). No experience is necessary, training will be provided by the professional archaeologists fromWardell Armstrong, and all equipment will be provided. Volunteers can att

30、end for as few or as many days as they wish, but they do need to book a place.For more information, and to book your place, please contact Norman Kirtlanat HYPERLINK mailto:sunderlandforgottenstones sunderlandforgottenstones. If you intend to take part in the activity, you .A will be charged for usi

31、ng equipmentwill be coached by experts in the fieldC should have worked with archaeologists beforeD should spare two weeks to stay at the site What s the main purpos e of the passage?A To seek funding for archaeological research.To appeal for help in proving findings based on anecdotal evidence.C To

32、 find volunteers to help solve an archaeological mystery.D To organize volunteers to help sort our data on the Roman occupation.BListening to a radio broadcast in a foreign language is difficult for many of us. We may have studied the language for several years, and are able to read it, perhaps even

33、 write in it. But listening and understanding the spoken language require special skills. Somepeople have a natural ability that helps them to learn a language quickly, while others must study for a long time. Everyone, however, can improve his or her listening skills with practice.Weare good listen

34、ers in our own language because we have had years of practice. Weunderstand the grammar and the language. Weknow what to expect a person to say to us in almost any situation. We have been in similar situations many times, and we have heard it all before. Wecan understand it, even if wedo not listen

35、carefully.But this is not true with a foreign language. We must listen with our full attention. And we must try not to let the cultural style of our language affect our understanding of the foreign language. Listening to a foreign language broadcast is easier if we know something about it. There are

36、 clues that can help us. One clue is the time of a day. Morning programs usually contain many short items of news, information or entertainment. The items are short because most of us are getting ready to go to work in the morning. Often we do not have time to listen to long programs. Evening progra

37、ms are different. There is time for more details about the subjects discussed.We can get a clue about the program from the music at the beginning, but we must be familiar with the music of the foreign culture. The kind of music serious and slow, or fast and light can tell us what kind of program to

38、expect. The name of the program can give us good information about what it will contain.Another good clue is the broadcaster. The more we listen to the same person, the easier it will be to understand him. His speaking style will become familiar to us. Further, the broadcaster provides clues to the

39、organization of the broadcast at the beginning of the program. The broadcaster usually gives us the highlights of the program to prepare us for the details that will follow. We are good listeners in our own language because .A we have a natural ability of learning languageour own language is much ea

40、sierC we listen to our own language more carefullyD we have practiced it for years If you don t have enough time, you can listen to .Aevening programsBprograms with soft musicCmorning programsDfamiliar programs You can know the information of the program according to .Aits nameBthe broadcasterCits m

41、usicDthe time of the programCCalifornia has been facing droughts for many years, with certain areas evenhaving to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system. The problem is growing as the population of the state continues to expand. Newresearch has found deep water reserves under

42、 the state which could help solve their drought crisis. Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet, but dueto new pumping practices, water deeper than this can now be extracted （抽取 ）. Theteam at Stanford investigated the aquifers （ 地下蓄水层） below this depth and foundthat reserves

43、 may be three times what was previously thought.It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas, but only recently in Californiahas it become profitable to pumpwater from this depth.The aquifers range from 1,000 to 3,000 feet below the ground, which means that pumping will b

44、e expensive and there are other concerns. The biggest concern is the gradual setting down of the land surface. As the water is pumped out, the vacant space left is pressed by the weight of the earth above.Even though pumping from these depths is expensive, it is still cheaper than desalinating （脱盐 ）

45、 the ocean water in the largely coastal state. Somedesalination plants exist where possible,but they are costly to run and can need constant repairs.Wells are much more reliablesources of freshwater, and California is hopingthatthese deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage.One pr

46、oblem with these sources is that the deep water also has a higher level of salt than shallower aquifers. This means that some water may even need to be desalinated after extraction, thus increasing the cost. Research from the study of groundwater has just been published. New estimates of the water r

47、eserves now go up to 2,700 billion cubic meters of freshwater. According to the text, what causes the water crisis in California?A Previous drilling of wells.B The messy distribution system.C Constant droughts in the area.D The adoption of new pumpingpractices. The research teams think it to extract

48、 water from deeper aquifers.A expensive but practicalB reliable and profitableC cost-free but demandingD cheap and environment-friendly高三英语试卷 第 页 共 27 页高三英语试卷 第 页 共 27 页高三英语试卷 第 页共27页. What is mentioned as a consequence of extracting water from deep underground?A. The damage to aquifers.B . The sink

49、ing of land surface.C. The decrease in operation costs.D . The negative effects on the climate. What is the author s purpose in writing the text?To encourage people to save water.To promote the seawater desalination.To introduce a new way of extracting freshwater.To draw people s attention to the dr

50、oughts in California.DTo learn to think is to learn to question. Those who dont question never truly think for themselves. These are simple rules that have governed the advancement of science and human thought since the beginning of time. Advancements are made when thinkers question theories and int

51、roduce new ones. Unfortunately, it is often the great and respected thinkers who end up slowing the progress of human thought. Aristotle was a brilliantphilosopher whose theories explained much of the naturalworld, often incorrectly.He was so esteemed by the scientificcommunity that even1, 200 years

52、 after his death, scientists were still trying to build upon his mistakes rather than correct them!Brilliant minds can intimidate up- and-coming thinkers who are not confidentof their abilities. They often believe they are inferior to the minds of giants such as Aristotle, leading many to accept cur

53、rent paradigms instead of questioning them.I, like many thinkers of the past, once believed in my mental inferiority. Iwas certain that my parents, my teachers adults in general were always right. They were like a textbook to me; I didnt question what was written on those pages. I respected them, an

54、d accepted whatever they told me. But that attitude soon changed. My minds independence was first stimulated in the classroom.A stern, 65-year - old elementary -school science teacher once told me that light is a type of wave. I confidently went through years of school believing that light is a wave

55、. One day ， however I heard the German exchange student mention that light could be made up of particles. As the others laughed at his statement, I started to question my beliefs.Maybe the teachers and textbooks hadnt given me the whole story. I went to the library, did some research and learned of

56、the light- as- a-wave versus light-as- a- particle debate. I read about Einsteins discovery of the dual nature of light and learned the facts of a paradox（ 悖论 ） that puzzles the worlds greatest thinkers to this day. Light behaves as both a particle and a wave, it is both at once. I realized I had go

57、ne through life accepting only half of the story as the whole truth.Each new year brought more new facts, and I formulated even more questions.I found myself in the library after school, trying to find my own answers to gain a more complete understanding of what I thought I already knew. I discovere

58、d that my parents and teachers are incredible tools in my quest for knowledge, but they are never the final word. Even textbooks can be challenged. I learned to question my sources, I learned to be a thinker. I once believed that everything I learned at home and at school was certain, but I have now

59、 discovered to re- examine whennecessary.Questions are said to be the path to knowledge and truth, and I plan to continue questioning. How many things do we know for sure today that we will question in the future? At this moment, I know that our sun will burn for another five billion years, and I kn

60、ow nothing can escape the gravity of a black hole. This knowledge, however, may change in the next 20 years maybe even in the next two. The one thing we can control now is our openness to discovery. Questions are the tools of open minds, and open minds are the key to intellectual advancement.65 In t