江苏省苏州市2020-2021高三八校期末联考英语试卷(word版有答案)

2021届苏州市八校期末联考试卷高三英语2021.02高三英语2021.02（满分：150分考试时间，120分钟）第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）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，从就中所给的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杪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.Whataretheydoing?A.Takingatrip. B.Workingonafarm.2.WhenwillthemangotoMongolia?A.InJune. B.InJuly.A.Takingatrip. B.Workingonafarm.2.WhenwillthemangotoMongolia?A.InJune. B.InJuly.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A.Inalaboratory. B.Inalibrary.Whydoesthemanfailtorentthisapartment?A.Hewantstorentasmallerone.C.Feedingthecow.C.InAugustC.Inacafe.Hethinksitistooexpensive.Heintendstoshareaflat,Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.John'shairstyleisgreat.BJohn'shairstyledoesn'tfithim.C.John'shairstyleisdifferentfromhisfriends.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，从题中所给出的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・Whoistheman?A.Acarseller. B.Thewoman'sfriend. C.Thewoman'shusband.Whydoesthewomanwanttobuyacar?A.Todrivetowork. B.Todriveherkidstoschool C.Todriveonholidays.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题・Whatcanweknowfromtheman?A.It'stoocoldiorunoutside,

It'shealthytorunincoldweather.It'sgoodforlungstorunoutside.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodorightnow?A.Sleepinbed. B.Gethergymclothes听第8段材料，回答第10-12题Whywillthewomanhaveadinnerparty?A.Tochatwiththedoctor.B.Tocelebrateherpaper.11.Whenwillthemancome?A.Alaround6:30onSaturday.B.Ataround7:00onSaturday.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegirl?A.Sheispretty. B.Sheisfriendly.听第9段材料，回答第13至16翘.Whatarethegirl'soldshoeslike?A.Theyarelovely. B.Theyarecasual.What'swrongwiththefirstpairofshoesthegirltrieson?A.Theydon'tmatchthedress.B.Theyareoutofstyle.Howmuchdoesthegirlhavetopay?A.130dollars. B.230dollars.Whatdoweknowaboutthegirl?Sheiswearingareddress.Sheboughtapairofyellowshoes.Shewillweartheredshoeshome.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题.Whatdocolorsmeantodrivers?A.Life-savinginformation.B.Meansoftransportation.WhichofthefollowingisNOTmentioned?Colorscanchangepeople'smoodColorscanmakepeoplebeautiful.Colorscanincreasepeople'sappetite.Whatismoreimportantinasportscompetition?A.Luckandability. B.Luckandpsychology.Whatdocsthespeakerthinkofartists'works?Theyareascolorfulasarainbow.Theyaremorecolorfulthanarainbow.C.Domake-up.C.Towelcomethechairman.C.Ataround7:00onSunday.C.Sheishard-workingC.Theyareold.C.Theyfeeluncomfortable.C.260C.Domake-up.C.Towelcomethechairman.C.Ataround7:00onSunday.C.Sheishard-workingC.Theyareold.C.Theyfeeluncomfortable.C.260dollars.C.Trafficpolice.C.Abilityandpsychology.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.Soothing,softening,award-winninglipcare,justIntimeforthatbiteintheairNaturalChoiceFulloforganicingredients,thislipstickispackagedplastic-freeinahandytin.Itusesorganicherbsthataregreatforcomfortingskinandlips.What'snottoloveaboutthistinofcare?£4each,soapnuts.co.uk"Aprotectiveandhealingstickforlips”JULIET,Yorkshire.MikesSensePackagedinAcleverplastic-freetube,thislipMickwinsourEcoChampionaward.Itislong-lastingandperfectforsensitiveorsoreskin.Effective!£3.90each,scenccxo.uk''Lookslovely,andworks!"ANDREA,London.MoistureMiracleWeleda'slipstickgottopmarksgivenbycustomersandwasconsidered'trulycomforting',whichcamsittheReaders'Choiceaward.Thisproductislightlyperfumedwithessentialoils.Thetubeisrecyclable.£4.95each,weleda.co.uk"Thisisskinfood!Itsmellsheavenly.Mylipsfelttreated"HOLLY,Hertfordshire.LipidforLipsAvegan-friendlybutterwithaminty（薄荷）scentthatcomesinaneasy-to-usetin.It'splastic-freeandhandmadeinsmallbatches（量）inScotlandwithnatural,85percentorganicingredients.£4.50each,blushberrybotanicals.co.uk“Fresh,comforting,lightandlong-lasting”ESTHER,Oxfordshire.Shea'saWinnerThisstickismadefromnatural,organicingredients.Itcancureyoursoreskininoneday-andthisgorgeousproductprotectsyouwithsubtlemintyscent.£6.95each,pravera.co.uk/shop/fair-squaredadorethisproductanditsnaturalscent"NIKKl,'Psychologies'PartnershipsDirector.WhatdoMakesSenseandMoistureMiraclehaveincommon?A.Theycostthesame. B.Theyhavewonawards.C.Theyuseessentialoils. D.Theyaregoodforsorelips.WhatisspecialaboutLipidforLips?A.Itsmellsheavenlywithmint. B.Itismadefromorganicingredients.C.Itishandmadeinsmallquantities. D.Ithasdiscountsifyoubuyinbatches.Whichofthefollowingwillabudget-consciouscustomerbuy?A.MakesSense.B.NaturalChoice.C.MoistureMiracle.D.Shea'saWinner.BArobotnavigatesthroughthestrawberries.detectingripeones,pickingwithoutbruisingandplacingtheminitsbasket.ItsoundsfuturisticbutitpossiblenowthankstoRubion,thepickingrobotforstrawberries.ThispieceofBelgianinnovationisnotonlyunanswertothelaborshortageintheagriculturalindustry,butalsoallowsgrowerstoIncreasethequalityofitsproduce-whichintheendbenefitstheconsumer.Demographic（人口结构的）andsocio-economicnumbersshowthatthelaborshortageintheagriculturalindustryisafact.ButforOctinionthefocusisclearlyonaddingquality“Thankstorobotics,wehavesomanypossibilities,muchmorethanahumancouldeverdo.Harvestprediction,pickingaccordingtomarketneeds,simplypickingwhentheberriesarcripeinsteadofwhenworkersareavailable-thesearejustafewexamplesofwhatispossiblenowforagrower,“saysTomCoen,CEOoftheOctinionTechnologyGroup."Theconsumerwillalsonoticethedifference,asstrawberrieswillbefresherandshowlessbruising.”Introducingrobotsinanindustrywherealmosteverythinggetsdonebyhandismoreofarevolutionthananevolution.Itcallsforclosecooperationwithallstakeholders（利益相关者）.TomCoen:"notonlyhavewebeenworkingtogetherwithgrowersandtestcentersacrosstheworldforthepastcoupleofyears,breedershavealsobeenkeenonbeingpartofthetechnologicaldevelopments."In2014ateamofBelgianengineersstartedthedevelopmentoftherobot.Inthemeanwhile,Octinionwasn'ttheonlycompanypresentingaconcept.ProductManagerLauraGuillaumesaysit'snotasurprisethatthecompanyfromLeuvenisthefirsttoactuallypresentacommercialproduct:“bydevelopingtherobotfromthebeginning,weareabletomakeitpracticalingreenhousesortunnels.”Octinionplansonlaunchingharvestingrobotsforothercropsintheupcomingyears.Whatcanweknowabouttherobot?Itcanhelpsolvetheproblemoflaborshortage.Itmakeslittledifferencetothequalityofthefruits.ItisdevelopedbyagroupofBelgianengineersindependently.Ithasbeenputintousearoundtheglobe.Whatisparagraph2mainlyabout?A.Thegoodnewsoftheroboticpicking. B.Theadvantagesoftheroboticpicking.C.Howtheroboticpickingworks. D.Differentattitudestotheroboticpicking.Whatcanweinferfromthelastparagraph?Therobotwasintroducedtothemarketin2014.Octinionistheonlycompanytoputforwardtheideaoftherobot.Therobotcanbeusedinanysituation.Variousharvestingrobotsareontheway.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Howrobotspickstrawberries, B.FruitswillbepickedbyRobots,C.Strawberry-pickingrobotsarepresented. D.Anewrobotwasinvented.C“Youcanusemeasalastresort（选择），andifnobodyelsevolunteers,thenIwilldoit."ThiswasanactualreplyfromaparentafterIputoutarequestforvolunteersformykids'lacrosse（长曲棍球）club.Iguessthatthere'sprobablysomedemandingworkschedule,orsocialanxietyaroundsteppinguptohelpforanunknownsport.Shemayjustneedalittlepersuading.SoItryagainandtugattheheartstringsmentionthesingleparentwithfourkidsrunningtheshowandItalkaboutthedadcoachingateamthathiskidsaren'tevenon...Atthispointtheunwillingparentspeaksup,“Alright.Yes,I'lldoit."I'msecretlyrelievedbecauseIknowthere'srealpowerinsharingvolunteerresponsibilitiesamongmany.Theunwillingparentorganizesthemealschedule,sendsoutemails,andcollectsmoneyforend—of—seasongifts.Somewherealongtheway,thesameparentendsupbecominganinvaluablememberoftheteam.Thecoachisabletofocusonthekidswhiletheotherparentsarerelievedtobeoffthehookforanotherseason.HandingoutslicedorangestobloodthirstykidscanbeasexcitingaswatchingyourownkidscoreagoalStill,mostofusvolunteersbreatheasighofreliefwhentheseasoncomestoaclose.Thatreliefiscoupledwithadeepunderstandingofwhythesamepeoplekeepcomingbackformore:Connectingtothecommunityasyoufreelygiveyourtime,money,skills,orservicesprovidesarealjoy.Volunteeringjustfeelssogood.Inthatsense,I'mprettysurevolunteeringismoreofaselfishactthanI'dfreelyliketoadmitHowever,ifothersbenefitintheprocess,andIgetsomerewardtoo,doesitreallymatterwheremymotivationlies?28.Whatcanweinferabouttheparentfromherreplyinparagraph1?A.Sheknowslittleabouttheclub.B.Sheisn'tgoodatsports.C.Shejustdoesn'twanttovolunteer.D.She'sunabletomeetherschedule,Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase"tugattheheartstrings”inparagraph2mean?A.Encourageteamwork. B.Appealtofeelings.C.Promotegooddeeds. D.Provideadvice.Whatcanwelearnabouttheparentfromparagraph3?A.Shegetsinterestedinlacrosse. B.Sheisproudofherkids.C,She'llwortforanotherseason. D.Shebecomesagoodhelper.31Whydoestheauthorlikedoingvolunteerwork?A,It0vesherasenseofduty. B.Itmakesherveryhappy.C.Itenableshertoworkhard. D.itbringshermaterialrewards.DElizabethSpelke,acognitive(认知的)psychologistatHarvard,hasspenthercareertestingtheworld'smostcomplexlearningsystem-themindofababy.Babiesmightseemlikenomatchforartificialintelligence(AI).Theyareterribleatlabelingimages,hopelessatminingtext,andawfulatvideogames.Thenagain,babiescandothingsbeyondthereachofanyAI.Byjustafewmonthsold,they’vebeguntograspthefoundationsoflanguage,suchasgrammar.They’vestartedtounderstandhowtoadapttounfamiliarsituations.YetevenexpertslikeSpelkedon’tunderstandpreciselyhowbabies—oradults,forthatmatter—learn.Thatgappointstoapuzzleattheheartofmodernartificialintelligence:We'renotsurewhattoaimfor.ConsideroneofthemostimpressiveexamplesofAI,AlphaZero,aprogrammethatplaysboardgameswithsuperhumanskill.Afterplayingthousandsofgamesagainstitselfatasuperspeed,andlearningfromwinningpositions,AlphaZeroindependentlydiscoveredseveralfamouschessstrategiesandeveninventednewones.Itcertainlyseemslikeamachineeclipsinghumancognitiveabilities.ButAlphaZeroneedstoplaymillionsmoregamesthanapersonduringpracticetolearnagame.Mostimportantly,itcannottakewhatithaslearnedfromthegameandapplyittoanotherarea.TosomeAIexperts,thatcallsforanewapproach.InaNovemberresearchpaper,FrancoisChollet,awell-knownAIengineer,arguedthatit’smisguidedtomeasuremachineintelligencejustaccordingtoitsskillsatspecifictasks.“Humansdon’tstartoutwithskills;theystartoutwithabroadabilitytoacquirenewskills,”hesays.“Whatastronghumanchessplayerisdemonstratingisnotonlytheabilitytoplaychess,butthepotentialtofulfillanytaskofasimilardifficulty.”Cholletposedasetofproblems,eachofwhichrequiresanAIprogrammetoarrangecoloredsquaresonagrid（格栅）basedonjustafewpriorexamples.It’snothardforaperson.Butmodernmachine-learningprogrammes-trainedonhugeamountsofdata—cannotlearnfromsofewexamples.JoshTenenbaum,aprofessorinMIT'sCenterforBrains,Minds&Machines,workscloselywithSpelkeandusesinsightsfromcognitivescienceasinspirationforhisprogrammes.HesaysmuchofmodernAImissesthebiggerpicture,comparingittoacartoonaboutatwo-dimensionalworldpopulatedbysimplegeometrical（几何形的）people.AIprogrammeswillneedtolearninnewways—forexample,bydrawingcausalinferencesratherthansimplyfindingpatterns.“Atsomepoint—youknow,ifyou’reintelligent—yourealizemaybethere'ssomethingelseoutthere,”hesays.32.ComparedtoanadvancedAIprogramme,ababymightbebetterat .A.labelingimages B.identifyinglocationsC.playinggames D.makingadjustments32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eclipsing”inParagraph3probablymean?A.Stimulating.B.Measuring. C.Beating. D.Limiting.34.BothFrancoisCholletandJoshTenenbaumma）agreethat.A.AlisgoodatfindingsimilarpatternsB.AIshouldgainabilitieswithlesstrainingAllackstheabilityofgeneralizingaskillD.AIwillmatchhumansincognitiveability35.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthispassage?A.Whatisexactlyintelligence? B.WhyismodemAIadvanced?C.Whereishumanintelligencegoing?D.HowdohumanstacklethechallengeofAl?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。We'veallheardthephrase,"Worksmarter,notharder."Whenitcomestostudying,therearesomeveryspecificwaysyoucanimproveyoureffectivenesswithoutaddingloadsofextrawork.Createagameplan.Beforeyoubeginyourstudysession,createagameplanforexactlyhowyouwillstudy.Considerwhatyouwillstudy,howlongyou'llspendoneachsubjectandwhatstudymethodsyouwilluse.36Takeatleast10minutesbeforeyourstudysessiontomapoutyourgameplan.Outlineyournotes.Takingthetimetoboilyournotesdowntoastandardoutlinecanhelpyougrasptheoverallconceptsyou'restudying.Youcertainlycanborroworcopysomeoneelse'snotes,butyoumustworkhardtoputeverythinginyourownwords.37_Manytimes,understandingthebigpictureisjustasimportantasrememberingalltheindividualfacts.Outliningallowsyoutofileindividualfactsunderlargerideas.Maintainbalance.Balancecanbedifficulttomaintaininschoolbutit'scrucialforsuccess.38Seektocarryoutabalancedlife.Makesuretomaintainasociallifeanddevelophobbiesoutsideofschool.Stayintouchwithyourfamilyandkeeptheminformedofyourschoolprogress.It'scertainlyachallenge,butlivinginbalancewillkeepyouonthepathtosuccess.39Ifyouwanttodowellinschool,yousimplyhavetodoit.Buttherearespecificwaystostudybetter.Tomakethemostofyourlimitedtime.40Byfollowingthemethodsabove,youcanraisethequalityofyourstudyingsessionswithoutnecessarilyincreasingthequantity.Tokeepfromspinningyourwheels.There'snowaytogetaroundstudying.CWriteoutyournotesbyhandduringclass.Ifyoudon't,you'llfailtounderstandthelargerconcept.Thisallowsyoutostudytherightmaterialsattherighttime.EThelastthingyouwanttodoisburyyourselfinamountainofbooks.G.Don'tspendallyourtimestudyingorallyourtimehangingwithfriends.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.LeslieMorissette'sson,Graham,wassixyearsoldwhenhewasdiagnosedwithleukemia（白血病）.ThroughoutGraham'streatmentinthehospital,Grahamconnectedwitheveryonehem"from41patientstoyoungerchildren."Hewould42histoystoothersickchildrenoractsillytomakethemlaugh."Morissettesaid,“Graham'sspecialspiritiswhatkeptme43_,Hegavemetheenergyandthe44tofightwithhim,"In1997,whenhewaseightyearsold,Grahampassedaway.InspiredbyhowGrahamlivedhislifecaringaboutothers,Morissettefoundedthe45GrahamtasticConnectioninhislateson'shonor.Theorganizationprovidesfreetechnology-includingcomputers,ipadsandrobots—tochildren46againstcancerandotherseriousillnesses.OneofthemajorgoalsofMorissette'sworkisto47kidstotheirclassrooms.Thishelpsthemcontinuetheireducationdespitemultiplehospitalizationsanddays48fromschool.Therobots_49_"childrenrightintotheclassroominrealtime.Theycan50therobotsrightfromtheirhospitalbedorhome.Ifachildisunabletoattendschool,theycan51logontotheirtabletorlaptopand52therobot.Theycanwalkupanddowntheschoolpaths,andgotolunchwiththeirfriends.Buttherealmagichappens53classes.Therobotenablesthemtowalkdownthehallwaywiththeirfriends,talkingabouttheirweekend,theirfavoritefoodsandotherthings.Ifsareallygreat54thatgiveschildrenthefeelingofcontrol,whentheirworldismaybeoutofcontrol.“EverytimeIcanhelpachildinneed,IfeelasifGrahamislooking55,"Morissettesaid."IbelievethatGraham'slovelivesonintheworkthatIdo.AndI'mproudandprivilegedtobeabletodoitinhishonor.”41,A.lonely B.elderly C.daily D.lively42.A.lend B.submit C.return D.apply43.A.laughingB.imaginingC.goingD.lying44.A.strengthB.warmthC.opinionD.direction45.A.associatedB.nonprofitC,unconditionalD,appointed46.A.reactingB.guardingC.goingD.battling47,A-inviteB.showC.connectD.limit48.A.gainedB.missedC.sufferedD,graduated49.A.turnB,transformC.exchangeD.transport50,A.buildB.operateC.leachD.separate51.A.hardlyB.randomlyC.mostlyD.simply52.A.callinB,catchonC.giveawayD.leavebehind53.A.overB.duringC.betweenD.within54.A.responsibilityB.abilityCpersonalityD.technology55.A.InB.outC.downD.over第二节(共10小题；每小题1.分,满分15分)阅读下而短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Nowadays,nineintenchildrenarenowatschool.However,thefigureisnotas46(impress)asitsounds.Evenifmostoftheworld'schildrengotoschool,47awfullotofthemlearnprettymuchnothingthereAccording58therecentWorldBankstudyofsevenAfricancountries,halfofnine-year-oldcannotreadasimplewordandthree-quarterscannotreadasimplesentence.Thereasonisterrible59(teach).Severalrecentstudiessuggesteducationaltechnologycanhelp.Itseems60(bring)biggerimprovementinpoorcountriesthaninrichones.Someoftherare._61(resource)beingspentonteacherscouldthereforebebetterspentoneducationaltechnology.Thatdoesn'tmeandumpingcomputersonschools,hopingthatchildren62(understand)howtousethem.Instead,itmeansprovidingschoolswithsoftwarethatchildrencanusewithminimalhelpfromanadult,thatgetsthingsright_63_(much)oftenthantheteachersdo,thatadjustsitselftothechild'sabilitythatsendsteacherscluesabout64theyaresupposedtobeteachingandthatallowstheauthoritiestocheckonwhethertheteacherisintheclassroom.Ofcourse,good65tradition)teachersarenotreplaced,andareneverlikelytobe.第四部分写作(共两节，满分49分)第一节提纲类作文(满分15分)你校正在帮助学生进行生涯规划，将以“Mydreamcareer”为题举办英语演讲比赛.假设你是李华，请你根据以下要求，写一篇英语演讲稿。要点如下：.你的理想职业；.选择的理由：.实现的途径。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯：3,开头和结尾已经给出,不计入总数。Goodmorning,everyone!Thanksforlistening!第二节读后续写（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，便之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词数应为150左右.InearlyMarchof2019,MichaelJ.WeirskyfromPhilipsburg,NewJersey,sloppedataQuickCheckgasstationtopurchasealotteryticket.Hehadbeenoutofworkandhadbeenapplyingforjobsforoverayearatthetime.Despitethefactthathehadbeenunemployedandhadfailedtoevengetaninterview,Weirskycontinuedhisweeklyroutineofbuyingtwolotteryticketsfor$20.Soonthedaybeforethelotterydrawing,WeirskywalkedintoalocalQuickCheckandpurchasedhistickets.YetimmediatelyafterWeirskyboughtthetickets,heendeduplosingthemwhenheaccidentallylefttheticketsonthecounter.Hehadnoideahehadjustlefthislotteryticketsbehindforhewasbusywith€€thetypicalcellphonedeal”.Weirskythenleftthegasstationanddrovehomewithoutevenrealizinghedidn'thavehistickets.Whenhegothome,andrealizedthelotteryticketsweremissing,helookedeverywhereforthemforhours.Whenhefailedtofindanything,WeirskydecidedtotrygoingbacktotheQuickChecktospeaktotheclerkandaskifanyonehadfoundhismissinglotterytickets.Incredibly,theclerktoldWeirskythatsomeonehadaccidentallyfoundandreturnedtwotickets.BeforehandingthembacktoWeirsky,however,theclerkaskedhimquestionsaboutwhatticketshehadpurchasedtomakes