江苏省常州市八校2021-2022学年高三12月联合调研英语试卷

2021-2022学年第一学期八校高三年级联合调研英语试卷2021年12月第一部分听力（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。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.Whatistheweatherlikenow?A.Rainy. B.Warm. C.Sunny.2.Whereisthescienceclassbeingheld?A.Intheclassroom. B.Inthelaboratory. C.Inthelibrary.3.Whydoesthemanrefusethewoman?A.Thestoreisclosed.B.Heneedstogotowork.C.Theyhavecoldmedicineathome.4.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Seeamovie. B.Goonholiday. C.Visithisrelatives.5.Whattimedoesthemeetingstart?A.At11:40. B.At11:50. C.At12:00.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。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.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Friends. B.Familymembers. C.Co-workers.7.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheoldfactory?A.Itisboring. B.Itisdangerous. C.Itistoofaraway.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whereisthewomanprobably?A.Athome. B.Inagym. C.Inanoffice.9.Howoftendidthewomanusetoexercise?A.Onceaday. B.Onceaweek. C.Onceamonth.10.Whatexercisedoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Runoutside. B.Playtennis. C.Rideanexercisebike.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whatwillthemandofirsttonight?A.Eatdinner. B.Watchamovie. C.Dohishomework.12.Whichmoviedoesthemanwanttosee?A.NeZha. B.Frozen2. C.StarWars.13.Whydoesthemandisagreewithdownloadingmoviesonline?A.Hewantstosupportthefilmmakers.B.Helikestoseemoviesintheaters.C.Hethinksit’snotallowedbythelaw.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Whatdidthestrangerdoaccordingtotheman?A.Hestolesomething. B.Hesoldsomething. C.Heaskedfordirections.15.Whatdoesthemanthinkaboutthestranger?A.Hewasrude. B.Hewasfriendly. C.Hewasdishonest.16.Whatwillthewomandonext?A.Goshopping. B.Makesomefood. C.Goouttochecksomething.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatisthemainideaofthetalk?A.Aschool’seducationproject.B.Aschool’sclosingannouncement.C.Aschool’sideastofightthevirus.18.Whomightbeallowedtoattendschoolduringthisperiod?A.Anurse’schild. B.Afarmer’schild. C.Anengineer’schild.19.Whoisthetalkaimedat?A.Students. B.Parents. C.Teachers.20.Howshouldpeoplecontacttheschool?A.Bysendinganemail.B.Bymakingaphonecall.C.Bygoingthereinperson.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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AInstantExpert:ArtificialIntelligence8thFebruary,BritishLibrary,LondonArtificialintelligenceisstartingtoimpactyourlife.Machinesthathavelearnedhowtoperformatask-orahugerangeoftasks-betterthanhumansareprovingtobeaninvaluableresource.AInowassistswithyouronlineshopping,routingyourdeliveries,andmuchmore.Soonitmaybedrivingyourcarandhelpingoutaroundyourhome.Someseethisasacomingidealworld;othersasaforthcomingdisaster.Whateverthetruth,themajorityofpeopleareinadilemma.DoweletAImakedecisionsaboutfiringweapons?IsitOKtoletAIputpeopleoutofwork?Howfarshouldwegoindevelopingintelligentmachines?JoinourspeakersonajourneythroughthefascinatingworldofAIandgiveyourownintelligenceaninstantupgrade.Speakers:-MichaelVeale,LecturerinDigitalRightsandRegulationatUniversityCollegeLondon-NelloCristianini,ProfessorofArtificialIntelligenceattheUniversityofBristol-LydiaNicholls,Researcherandwriter——HostedbyValerieJamieson——NewScientistLiveCreativeDirectorTopicscoveredwillinclude:·Howdoesartificialintelligencework?·WhatcanAIdoforustodayandhowwillweuseittomorrow?·Willmachinesoutsmartus?·Shouldweequipintelligentmachineswithfeelingsandasenseofself?·Howishuman-robotinteractionlikeinthefuture?·Willweeverbuildconsciousmachines?Bookinginformation:.Werequirethenameofeachpersonattending-pleaseensurethisisprovidedatthetimeofbooking..Wewillemailyouyourticket(s)immediatelyafterpurchase-pleaseremembertobringthisonthedayasyouwillneedtoshowyourtickettogainentry.·Allticketsarenon-refundableandnon-transferabletoanyotherNewScientistevent.21.WhatdomostpeoplethinkofAI'sbeingusedmorewidely?A.It'sconfusing. B.It'sgladnewstoshare.C.It'sworrying. D.It'sadifficultchoicetomake.22.Whatcanattendeeslearnfromthespeakers?A.Workingprinciplesofhuman-robotinteraction.B.Waystodevelopmoreintelligentrobots.C.Reasonswhymachinesoutsmarthumans.D.Moralproblemsofartificialintelligence.23.Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A.Anotice. B.Anexhibitionguide.C.Anad. D.Asciencereport.BThere’snodoubtthatDollyPartonknowshowtolightupastage;however,she’salsospentanumberofdecadestryingtobringasparktochildren’seducation.ThroughprogramssuchastheBuddyProgramandtheImaginationLibrary,theAmericansingerissharingherpassionforgivingkidsabetterchanceinlifeacrossthestatesandfurtherintheUK,Australia,CanadaandIreland.Amongothercharityefforts,PartonwasinspiredtointroducetheBuddyProgramafterseeingthealarmingdropoutrateinherhometownofSevierville,Tennessee,in1990.Thatyear34%ofschoolkidsdroppedoutofhighschool—adecisiontheyreachedaroundfifthorsixthgrade.ThefiguresweresoshockingthatPartondecidedtoinspirekidswithhernewprogram.So,inthesameyear,sheinvitedthefifthandsixthgraderstoheramusementpark,Dollywood.Shegatheredthepupilsandaskedthemtopairupwithafriendaspartofamotivatingbuddysystem.Ifbothchildrenwentontograduate,shesaidshewouldofferthembotha$500checkasareward.Thatyearthepercentageofkidsabandoningtheireducationdroppedtoanunbelievable6%,andcontinuestobearoundthatratetoday.ItwasafterthesuccessoftheBuddyProgramthatPartonwantedtoaddresstheissueofearlyeducationevenfurther.Tohelpgivekidsfromdisadvantagedbackgroundsabetterchanceatschool,thesingerstartedherImaginationLibraryin1995.Overthefollowing25yearstheprogramhasseenbabiesandtoddlersenjoynewbookseverymonththankstohergenerosity.Andthesingershowsnosignofstopping.In2020,shedonated$1milliontoVanderbiltUniversitytotryandhelpresearchinthefightagainstCOVID-19.24.WhatgaverisetothesettingupoftheBuddyProgram?A.Lackofcharityactivities. B.Thealarmingrateofsocialcrimes.C.Children’spoorlivingconditions. D.Thegreatnumberofchildrenquittingschool.25.ThroughtheBuddyProgram,whatdidDollyPartondotohelp?A.Shesponsoredhighschools. B.Sheofferedmoneytodropouts.C.Sheencouragedlearninginpairs. D.Sheorganizedamusementactivities.26.InwhatwaydidImaginationLibrarycontributetoeducation?A.Itofferedachanceforchildrentogotoschool.B.Itappealedtothepublictovalueeducation.C.Ithelpedbuildlibrariesalloverthecountry.D.Itdonatedbookstothoselessfortunatechildren.27.WhichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribeDollyParton?A.Inspiringandgenerous. B.Courageousandkind.C.Reliableandhonest. D.Smartandpatient.CBlooddonationssavelives.Butbloodcanonlybestoredunderrefrigerationforuptosixweeks.Afterthat,it’snolongerusablefortransfusions.Becauseofthatlimitation,peoplehavetocontinuallydonatebloodtomeettheneeds.JonathanKopechek,abioengineerfromUniversityofLouisvillesayssuspensiontoregularblooddonationsduetoCOVID-19hasputstressonthebloodsupply,andthepandemicunderscorestheneedformorereliablelong-termstoragemethods.GoodnewsisthatKopechek’steamhasdevelopedamethodofpreservingbloodsoitcanbestoredinadehydrated(脱水的)stateatroomtemperature.Todoso,theyturnedtoasugarcalledtrehalose(海藻糖),whichisacommoningredientindonuts(甜甜圈).Trehaloseisintendedtohelpmakethemlookfreshevenwhentheyaremonthsold,andyouwouldn’tknowthedifference.Theresearcherschosetrehalosebecause,innature,it’smadebyanimalslikeseamonkeys—famousfortheirabilitytosurvivedehydration.“Sotheseanimalscandryoutcompletelyforalongtimeandthenberehydratedandresumenormalfunction.Sowewantedtousethetrehaloseproducedbytheseorganismsandapplythattopreservingbloodcellsinadriedstate.”Butfirst,theresearchershadtogettrehaloseintobloodcells.Toachievethis,theydrilledtemporaryholesinthecellmembranes(细胞膜).Andtheyneedtohavesufficienttrehaloseonboththeinsideandtheoutsideofthecellinordertosurvivethedehydrationandrehydrationprocess.Atthatpoint,thebloodcouldbedriedandmadeintoapowder.“Andthenwecanrehydratethebloodandhaveitreturnbacktonormal.”Kopecheksaidthetechniquecouldbereadyforclinicaltrialsinthreetofiveyears.Ifsuccessful,itcouldbeusedtocreatestoresofdriedbloodincaseoffuturepandemicsornaturaldisasters—andforhumanitarianaidwork,militaryoperationsorevenmissionstoMars.MaybefirstaidkitsonMarswillincludedriedredbloodcells.28.WhichhastheclosestmeaningwiththeunderlinedwordinParagraph2?A.Satisfy. B.Decrease. C.Highlight. D.Influence.29.Whatcanwelearnabouttrehalose?A.Itcanonlybefoundinseamonkeys.B.Itshouldbepreservedinadriedstate.C.Ithelpstokeepdonutsfreshandtasty.D.Itcontributestolong-termbloodstorage.30.Whichisthecorrectorderofstoringbloodwithtrehalose?①Dryingbloodandmakingitintoapowder. ②Gettingtrehaloseintobloodcells.③Rehydratingtheblood. ④Drillingholesinthecellsurface.A.④②①③ B.④①②③ C.②④①③ D.②③④①31.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A.Driedbloodhasapromisingprospect. B.Trehalosecouldhelpstoredbloodlast.C.Theneedforstoredbloodisontherise. D.Storingbloodlongerisverychallenging.DAfterScottKellyspentayearinspace,hisgeneticexpressionchanged,accordingtoaNASAstudythatcomparedthebodilychangesbetweentheastronautandhisidenticaltwin,whostayedonEarthwhileKellywasaboardtheInternationalSpaceStation.About7percentofKelly’sgeneactivityhasyetto“returntonormal”—almosttwoyearsafterhisyearlongspaceflightmissioncametoanend.KellyhassinceretiredfromNASA.TheTwinsStudy,asit’sbeencalled,lookedatwhathappenedtoKelly—bothphysiologicallyandpsychologically:-before,duringandafterhistripinspace，andthencomparedthatdatatoKelly’stwinbrother,MarkKelly,alsoaretiredNASAastronaut.Unlikehisbrotherwhospentmonthsatatimeinspace，Mark’smissionswereontheshorterside.Hislast—andlongest—mission,whichtookplacein2011，lasted15days.“Bymeasuringlargenumbersofthebrother’smetabolites,cytokines(代谢物、细胞活素）andproteins,researcherslearnedthatspaceflightisassociatedwithoxygendeprivation(匮乏）stress,increasedinflammation(炎症），andnutrientchangesthataffectgeneexpression，”NASAsaid.AlthoughmostofthebiologicalchangesKellyexperiencedinspacedisappearedinthehoursanddays(andinsomecases?weeks)afterhisreturntoEarthy,NASAsaidsomechangesappeartohavecontinued.While93percentofhisgeneticexpressionhasreturnedtonormal,severalhundred“spacegenes”stillhavechangedactivitylevels,thedatasuggests,which,NASAsaid,couldindicate“longer-termchanges”ingeneticexpressioncausedbythestressesofspaceflight.NASAsaidtheresearchcouldprovideimportantknowledgeoftheeffectsoflong-termspaceflightonthehumanbody,andthatitwillinfluenceitsplanningforamissiontoMars,whichwouldseeastronautsspendingsomethreeyearsinspace.Reactingtothenewsofthestudyresults,Kellyexpressedamazementathisbody’schanges，andalsousedtheopportunitytomakefunofhisbrother.“Thiscouldbegoodnews,”hejokedonTwitter.“InolongerhavetocallMarkmyidenticaltwinbrotheranymore.”32.WhatcanbelearntaboutMarkKelly?A.He’sstillworkingforNASA.B.Hehasonlybeentospaceonce.C.Hehasn’tgoneonaspaceflightmissionyet.D.Heneverstayedinspaceforawholemonth.33.WhatdoesNASA’sresearchshowaboutgeneticexpressionchanges?A.They’redangeroustoastronauts.B.Mostofthemwon’tlastverylong.C.They’remainlycausedbypsychologicalstress.D.Somecanoccurduringshort-termspaceflight.34.WhatcanweknowabouttheTwinsStudy?A.ItwillbevaluabletoNASA’sMarsmission..B.ItendedsoonafterScottKelly’slastspaceflight.C.ItonlystudiedScottKelly’sphysicalchanges.D.Itinvolvedmanytwinparticipants35.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?A.MarkKellywilllosehistwinbrothersoon.B.ScottKellyalwayslooksonthebrightside.C.ScottKellyseemstohaveasenseofhumor.D.ScottKellydoesn’tlikehistwinbrother.第二节(共5小题:每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文,从知文后的洗项中选出可以填入空白外的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Yourpreschoolerispaintingwithfingers.Tryingtobeencouraging,youaskher,“Whatareyoumakingwiththismixofcolors?”andsheshrugs(耸肩).Untilyoumentionedit,shehadn’tgivenitanythought.36Theylovethewayitfeelswhentheypourpaintonpaper,howitlookswhentheywildlydropglitter,andeventhesoftsoundabrushmakesasitcrossesthepage.Mostpreschoolersaren’tself-consciousaboutwhatthey’redoingorfocusedoncreatingafinishedproduct.37Butlettinggo—andallowingkidstoenjoytheprocessofcreation—canharvestbigrewards.Childrenwillbebetteroffinthelongrunifthey’reallowedjusttobeinthemomentandexpressthemselves.Fosteringcreativitywon’tjustincreaseyourchild’schancesofbecomingthenextPicasso.38Askidsuseapaintbrush，theirfinemotorskillsimprove.Bycountingpiecesandcolors,theylearnthebasicsofmath.Whenchildrenexperimentwithmaterials,theydiveinscience.Mostimportantperhaps,whenkidsfeelgoodwhiletheyarecreating,arthelpsboostself-confidence.39Setupanartspacewhereyourkidcanbefreetoexperiment.Throwadropclothoranewspaperontopofyourkitchentableorinthegarage.Ifweatherpermits,letkidspaintoutside.Avoidgivingdirections.Don’ttellyourkidwhattomakeorhowtomakeit.Insteadofsaying,“Paintarainbow,”encourageherto“experimentwithmixingcolorsusingdifferenttypesofbrushesandpaper.”Whenachildfinishesapiece,don’tsuggestadditionsorchanges.40A.Sojustprepareforamess.B.Preschoolersliketobealone.C.Littlekidsaremastersofthemoment.D.Thatcanbehardforparentstoaccept.E.Remembertowarnthemagainsttheircarelessmistakes.F.You’realsohelpinghimdevelopmentally,socially,andemotionally.G.Letyourchildfeelhercreationisenough-evenifit’sjustadotonthepage.第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Afterneighborsgatheredtogethertosavethelifeofanunidentifiedmanearlierthismonth,heusedasigntothankeveryoneforcomingtohisrescue.AlphonsoandDeborahWilliamsweresurprisedbythesoundofacar___41___ontheirstreetastheywerewatchingtelevisionathome.Astheyrantotheirdoorto___42___thesoundofthenoise,theyfoundanunconsciousmansittingbesidethewheelofacrashedcar.Asmorepeoplejoinedthematthe___43___ofthecrash,hestopped___44___andstartedturningblue.Aftertheydialed911,theneighborsthentook___45___performingCPR(心肺复苏)onthemanwhileDeborahbroughtthem___46___topreventtheheat.Anambulance___47___arrivedandtookthemantothehospital.Fearingtheworst,sheandtheotherGoodSamaritansworriedthatthemanwasn’tgoingto___48___.“Everybodywasoutthere,wewereall___49___,”shesaid.Oneweekaftertheincident___50___,asignappearedintheneighborhood.Itread:“GoodSamaritansofPotomacAve—yousavedmylife!Yourquick,immediate,steadyCPRactionsavedme.Forevergrateful,Joe.”Police___51___toidentifyJoeaftertheaccident,butthe___52___saythattheyaresimplyhappytoknowthattheincidenthadahappy___53___—andthey’regratefultoknowthattheyliveinacommunitywherepeoplearereadyto___54___atamoment’snotice.Alphonsotold

ThePost:“Whenthere’sanaccident,theywillalwayspull___55___.”41.A.crash B.race C.exhibition D.fair42.A.hear B.produce C.investigate D.stop43.A.edge B.scene C.thought D.expense44.A.crying B.driving C.waving D.breathing45.A.trouble B.pains C.turns D.charge46.A.water B.food C.oil D.medicine47.A.suddenly B.slowly C.definitely D.eventually48.A.return B.survive C.escape D.admit49.A.concerned B.satisfied C.desperate D.curious50.A.tookplace B.remained C.lasted D.began51.A.offered B.tried C.decided D.declined52.A.doctors B.police C.neighbors D.witnesses53.A.title B.ending C.development D.clue54.A.know B.comfort C.help D.pay55.A.together B.up C.off D.over第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TopromotevariousapplicationsofDunhuangartpatternsindailylifedesignandachievethedevelopmentofculturalheritagerepresentedbyDunhuangartpatterns,theChangShanaDesignAwardin2021___56____(announce)onJanuary21.ChangShana,___57_____outstandingdesignerandeducatorinChina,wasjust13whenherloveaffairwithDunhuang____58____(begin).BorninFrance,shereturnedfromPariswithherfatheranddevoted____59____(they)tothecauseofculturalheritage.Shewasmuch____60____(young)thantheothermembersintheconservationandresearchteamattheMogaoCaves____61____leaderwasherfatherChangShuhong(1904—1994),anotedpainteranddirectoroftheDunhuangAcademy.Changhasspentherentirelifecarryingonherfather’s___62_____(commit)toDunhuang.Sheappliedtheclassicpatterns___63_____herownmoderndesignsinacreativewayafter___64_____(conduct)researchintothevarietyofpatternsfoundonthemurals(壁画).InthehopethatmoredesignerscanfullyunderstandandareabletousetheDunhuangartpatterns___65____(appropriate),thecompetitionisalsomeanttospreadDunhuangculture,practicethe“SilkRoadSpirit”andpromoteculturalexchangesalongwiththeBeltandRoadInitiative.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假设你是高三学生李华，你的英国笔友Jim准备参加学校组织的“青少年健康生活论坛”，正在收集相关资料。他很想了解你对健康生活的看法，请你给Jim回信，内容包括：1.健康生活的益处；2.如何保持健康生活。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。提示词：论坛forumDearJim,_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。ItwasourturntoopenourpresentsthisparticularChristmasmorning.Thelivingroomwasalreadycoveredwithtornwrappingpaper.Obviously,thechildrencouldhardlywaittodiscoverthehiddentreasures,whichtheyhadexpectedfornearlyamonth.Nowweadultssataroundtheroomwithourpresentsatourfeet,slowlyremovingthepaper,tryingtomaintainourdignityinfrontofthechildren.Mywife,Brenda,andherfamilyhaveatraditionofgettingeachothergag(恶作剧)gifts.ThisalwaysmakesmeabituneasyatChristmasormybirthday,neverknowingwhatformofembarrassmentlieswaitingformeunderthethinbordersofthewrappingpaper.Recently,mysix-year-olddaughterChristyseemedtobusyherselfwithsomethingwhileIwasplayingcomputervideoflightgames.Nowshewasstandingdirectlyinfrontofme.Theexcitementofthemomentjustbeamedacrossherface.Itwaseverythingshecoulddotokeepherselffromhelpingmeripthepaperfromeachpresent.Finally,IcametothelastgiftandwithmynaturalSherlockHolmesability,Iconcludedthatthishadtobethegaggift.Witheveryonelookingon,Idecidedtogoaheadandgetitoverwith—justletthemhavetheirlaugh—andItorethepaperandthereitwasatoyairplaneabouttwoincheslong.OurholidayguestsstartedgigglingtothemselvesasIlookeduptomywifewithanunpleasantsmileonmyfaceandblurtedout(脱口而出),“Atoyairplane?Areyoukiddingme?”Brendagavemethelook—thatlookthatalwaystellsmeIhavejustsaidsomethingwrongandshouldhavegivenitasecondthought.IhadfailedtolookatthenametagbeforeIopenedthepresenttoseewhoitwasfrom.AsIpickedupthepaperfromthefloorandreadthenametag,myheartsank.注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Onthetagwerethelettersthatread,“ToDad,LoveChristy”.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Staringatthegift,Isuddenlythoughtofawaytocheerherup._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________