常州市2023-2024学年高三上学期期末监测英语试卷（含答案）+听力音频

PagePagePAGE2of13常州市教育学会学业水平监测高三英语试题2024年1月注意：本试卷分四个部分,答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分听力（满分30分）第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分,满分7.5分）5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,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。Whyisn'tthewomanplanningtoattendtheparty?Sheisfeelingtirednow.Shehastoomuchworktodo.Shehasplansfortomorrowmorning.Whatkindofexamisthemanpreparingfor?Awritingexam. B.Alisteningexam. C.Aspeakingexam.Whatplacedidthewomangetinthemostrecentcompetition?First. B.Second. C.Third.Wherearethespeakersprobably?Atatheater. B.Atamusicshop. C.Ataschool.Whichplacewillthetourendat?WestminsterBridge. B.TowerBridge. C.SouthBankCenter.第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分,满分22.5分）5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,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5秒钟；听完后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。Whatdoesthemanmainlywantforhiscurrentjob?Apayraise. B.Freemeals. C.Moregifts.Whatwasthewomanplanningtohaveforlunchatfirst?Pizza. B.Dumplings. C.Sandwiches.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?Preparingforparties. B.Planningacelebration. C.Organizingworkschedules.WhatwillthewomandoonSaturdaynight?Workattherestaurant. B.Attendastudygroup. C.Gotoaconcert.Whatistheman'sjob?Arestaurantowner. B.Acollegeprofessor. C.Amusician.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。Whatisthenameoftheplacethemanworksatnow?TheRoyal. B.TheSt.James. C.TheCriterion.Howdoesthewomansoundabouttheman?Satisfied. B.Unsure. C.Confident.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?Parentandchild. B.Doctorandpatient. C.Interviewerandinterviewee.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。Howdidthewomanfeelaboutthemanbeinglate?Understanding. B.Surprised. C.Unhappy.Howdoesthemanusuallygettoschool?!Onfoot. B.Bybus. C.Bycar.Whendidthemanarrive?A.At9:00a.m. B.At9:10a.m. C.At10:00a.m.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。WhatnationalityisDominique?French. B.Chinese. C.Canadian.WhatdoesthespeakerlikebestaboutwritingtoDominique?Buildingafriendship.Learningaboutothercultures.Improvingherlanguageskills.HowdoesthespeakerusuallycommunicatewithDominique?Byletter. B.Throughemail. C.Onthephone.WhatisthelatesttopicbetweenthespeakerandDominique?Traditionalfestivals. B.Exchangetrips. C.Speakingskills.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。AWhereisSNCFmostprobablylocated?InAmsterdam. B.InBrussels. C.InLondon. D.InParis.Whatisthebiggestsellingpointoftheserviceaccordingtothisadvertisement?Internationalsupport. B.Lowprice.C.Flexibletimetable. D.Convenientapp.IfaBritishmanwantstovisittheLouvreandthengoesbackhome,hewill .pay39Eurosforthetrainticketspay58Eurosforthetrainticketsstayonthetrainforaround270minutesstayonthetrainfor2hoursand15minutesorsoBThesunmao（榫卯）methodofjoinerywascommonlyusedinancientChinesearchitectureandfurniture.ButwhenmoderntechnologydiscouragesmanyinmasteringthisancientskillJiaJing,ajuniorstudentatHubeiEcologyPolytechnicCollege,offershisanswer."Itisessentialtotrainyoungpeopleinthiscraft,"saidthe20-year-old."Notonlydoesitensurethepreservationofcarpentry（木工）skills,butthereexistdelicatewoodenartifactsfromancienttimesthatmachinesstillcannotrepeatGrowingupinafamilywithacarpenterfather,Jiawouldconstantlyobservehisfatherdoingwoodworkandsometimesassisthim.Thisearlyexposureignited（点燃）hispassionandtalentforcarpentry.Butasachild,hecouldn'tbuildfurnitureonhisown.So,heconveyedthispassionintobuildingwithLegobricksattheageof8."Atthattime,IwouldthinkbeforegoingtobedaboutwhatIwouldbuildtomorrow,"Jiarecalled."Ibrainstormedaframeworkinmymind,andthenextdayIwouldstartbuildingit."ThishobbysignificantlybenefitedJia'sfuturefurniture-makingskills.Beforemakinganypiece,Jiacanquicklysketchadraftinhismind,whichprovesusefulduringthecarvingprocess.WhenthemomentarrivedforJiatoheadtocollege,hechoseinteriordesignatthesuggestionofhisfather.Beyondhistheoreticalstudies,Jiaalsosignedupforschoolfurniture-makingtrainingcenter.Sawing,planning,andcarvingwoodrepeatedlyeverydaycanbeanextremelydulljobformostyoungpeople.Whileotherstudentswereenjoyingtheircollegelife,Jiahadalreadylearnedtobearlonelinessandfocusonachievingexcellence."Thisexperiencenotonlyimprovedmyskillsbutalsotestedmycharacter,"Jiasaid.Recently,Jia'scommitmenttothiscraftachievedasignificantmilestone.HewaschosenasoneofthecandidatestocompeteonbehalfofChinaatthe47thWorldSkillsCompetitioninLyon,Francenextyear."IfIcanrepresentChinaontheglobalstage,Iwillexertallmyeffortstobecomethewinner,"Jiasaid.WhyshouldyoungpeoplelearnthesunmaomethodaccordingtoJiajing?ItiskeytomakingChinesefurniture.B.Itisbetterthanmoderntechnology.C.ItexhibitstraditionalChineseculture. D.Itexhibitsancientcarpentrywisdom.HowdidLegobenefitJiaJing?Arousinghisinterestincarpentry. B.Assistinghisfatherinfurnituremaking.C.Improvinghiscarpentryskills. D.Preparinghimforhisidealuniversity.WhatdidJiasacrificeduringhiscollegetime?Hisleisuretime. B.Hispracticalskills.C.Histheoreticalstudies. D.Hisoriginalcharacter.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthistext?Makingfurnitureagainsttechnology. B.PreservingcarpentryinsideLego.C.Carvingdreamsinwood. D.Continuingpassiononglobalstage.CAproton（质子）isaninfinitesimal（无穷小的）partofanatom.Nowimagineifyoucan（andofcourseyoucan't）makesmalleroneofthoseprotonsdowntoabillionthofitsnormalsizeintoaspacesosmallthatitwouldmakeaprotonlookhuge.Nowpackintothattiny,tinyspacesomematter.Excellent.YouarereadytostartastandardBigBanguniverse.Infact,youwillneedtogatherupeverythingthereis,everylastmote（尘埃）ofmatter,betweenhereandtheedgeofcreationandpressitintoaspotsoinfinitesimallycompact（紧密的）thatithasnodimensionsatall.Itisknownasasingularity.Itisnaturalbutwrongtovisualizethesingularityasakindofpackedspothanginginadark,boundlessvoid（虚空）Thereisnospacenodarkness.Thesingularityhasno"aroundaroundit.Wecan'tevenaskhowlongithasbeenthere-whetherithasjustlatelyexplodedintobeing,likeagoodidea,orwhetherithasbeenthereforever,quietlyawaitingtherightmomentTimedoesn'texist.Thereisnopastforittoemergefrom.Andso,fromnothing,ouruniversebeginswithabig"bang".Inasingleblindingpulse,amomentofglory"explosion"muchtoorapidandexpansiveforanyformofwords,thesingularityassumes（显露出）heavenlydimensions,spacebeyondconception.Withinasecondgravityisproducedandthentheotherforcesthatgovernphysics.Inlessthanaminutetheuniverseisamillionbillionmilesacrossandgrowingfast.Thereisalotofheatnow,tenbilliondegreesofit,enoughtobeginthenuclearreactionsthatcreatethelighterelements—principallyhydrogen,heliumandalittlelithium（）.Inthreeminutes,98percentofallthematterthereisorwilleverbehasbeenproduced.Wehaveauniverse.Itisaplaceofthemostwondrousandgratifyingpossibility,andbeautiful,too.Anditwasalldoneinaboutthetimeittakestomakeasandwich.Whatisthecharacteristicofsingularity?Empty. B.Mysterious. C.Fixed. D.Predictable.Whichofthefollowinghappensorcomesintoexistencefirst?Gravity. B.Expansion. C.Nuclearreactions.D.Elements.Wecaninferfromthelastparagraphthattheauthorisamazedby.theexistenceoftheuniversetheenvironmentinwhichtheuniverseismadethespeedatwhichtheuniversecomesintoexistencethebeautyoftheuniverseWhatchapterofasciencebookisthistextmostprobablytakenfrom?ProtonsintheUniverse. B.WhyBuildaUniverse.C.TheSizeoftheUniverse. D.HowtoBuildaUniverse.DTheiPhonehasbecomeausabilitynightmare（噩梦）.Anewonecomeswith38preinstalled（提前装好的）apps,ofwhichyoucandelete27.Onceyou'vedownloadedyourfavoriteapps,you'renowsittingat46ormore.Likemanycompanies,Applehasdecidedthatthere'snoneedtobuildaneasy-to-useproductwhenitcanuseartificialintelligence.Ifyouwanttofindsomethingintheirgarbagedumpofappsandoptions,youmustuseSpotlight,Apple'sAI-poweredsearchenginethatcanfindalmosteverythingthere.This"innovation"ofartificialintelligenceisnotthecreationofsomethingnewbutsimplycompaniessellingyoubackbasicusabilityafterdecadesofmessydesignchoices.AndthesetechfirmsarechargingusmoretofixtheirmistakesandslappinganAIlabelasasolution.AlexaandSirihavebecomereplacementsforintentionalcomputing.Theygivecommandsintovoiceinterfaces（接口）easilybutsacrifice"whatwecando"to"whatAmazonorAppleallowsustodo."Wehavebeentrainedtokeepappsandfiles,whiletechcompanieshavefailedtoprovideanyeasywaytoorganizethem.Theyhavedecidedthatdisorganizedchaosisfineaslongastheycanprovideanautomatedsearchproducttosift（筛查）throughthemess,somethingmoretech,eveniftechcreatedtheprobleminthefirstplace.Artificialintelligence-baseduserinterfacesrobtheuserofchoiceandempowertechgiantstocontroltheirdecision-making.WhenonesearchesforsomethinginSiriorAlexa,AppleandAmazoncontroltheresults.Googlealreadyprovidesvastlydifferentsearchresultsbasedonyourlocation,andhasredesignedsearchitselfmultipletimestotrickusersintoclickinglinksthatbenefitGoogleinsomeway.Depressingly,ourfutureisbecomingonewherewemustchoosebetweenaskinganartificialintelligenceforhelp,orfightingthroughanever-increasingamountofpoorlydesignedmenusinthehopewemightbeabletohelpourselves.We,asconsumers,shoulddemandmorefromthecompaniesthathaveturnedourdigitallivesintotrillion-dollarenterprises.WhydoestheauthormentionApple'sproblem?Asthemaintopic. B.Asthemodel.C.Asanexample. D.Asasharpcontrast.WhatcanweknowaboutAlexaandSiri?TheyarebothApple'ssearchproducts.Theyhelpconsumersmaketheirownchoices.Theyhavebetteredtheuserexperiencegreatly.Theyworktothebenefitsoftechgiantsbehind.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardsthetechnologicalgiants'AI-solution?Uncertain. B.Disapproving. C.Unclear. D.Unconcerned.Theauthorwritesthisarticletoaskreadersto .abandonusingartificialintelligenceabandonusingproductsfromtechgiantsrecognizethenatureofAI-basedsolutionrecognizethenatureofpoorlydesignedapps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。选项中有两项为多于选项。Tennisisanincrediblymentalsport.36. Butitisalsoanincrediblydifficultsporttoplaywell.Itisveryeasytoself-destruct（自我毁灭）whenplayingtennisifyouletyourexpectationsandegogetthebetterofyou.So,simplyplayingtheballthatisinfrontofyouisthesimplestwaytoapproachthegame,alongwithtakingeachpointatatime.Thatbeingsaid,itismucheasiersaidthandone.37. Evenifitisassimpleasplayingtoyouropponent'sbackhandasmuchaspossible,oraimingtohitasmanycrosscourt（对角线球）ballsasyoucan,itisimportanttohaveaplanofattackifyouwanttobesuccessfulonthecourt. Youmayhavethebestplanintheworldbutifyouaren'tperformingwellenoughtoexecuteitoryouropponentcottonson（领悟）whatyou'retryingtodo,you'llneedtoadapt,improviseandovercome.Adaptingtonewconditions,courtsurfaces,ballsandplayingstylesisallpartofbecomingabettertennisplayer! Thismeansyouneedtobeincrediblyresilient（坚韧的）toplaygoodtennisandovercomehardship.Don'tbetoomuchbotheredbysomepointsyoulose.Justlearnfromyourmistakesbutnotletthemgetyoudown.Tennisisalsoaboutplayingthebigpointswellandunderstandingthatnotallpointsholdthesameweightacrossthecourseofamatch.Puttingdisappointmentbehindyouandtryingtoplaythenextpointwithapositiveattitudecanbeverydifficulttodo.40. However,beingflexibleisalsoimportant.Youwillalwayshavetohavesomeformofstrategy.However,itisakeypartofbecomingabettertennisplayer.Itcanbringwithitawholehostofphysicalandmentalbenefits.Everybackhandshotyouhitiswhatyouthrowatyouropponent.Perhapsthemostobviousbenefitstennisoffersarethephysicalones.Thescoringsystemintennismeansyoucanwinmorepointsandstillloseamatch!第三部分语言知识运用（共两节,满分30分）第一节完形填空（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。PeoplealwaystellmeIwasbravetoapplytomedicalschoolinmy30s.Butforme,thebravestthingwasto41frombeingadoctor10yearslater.I'dalwayswantedtostudymedicinetohelpreleasetheworldfromsufferingsbut,believingIwasnotbrightenough,Ileftschoolat15anddidn'treturntoeducationuntilmy30s.42thefactthatthecommute（通勤）wastoughandthemoneywas43,Ikeptgoingthistime.Idreamedofbecomingadoctorwhomadea（n）44.Ispentfiveyearsatmedicalschoollearninghowtofixthings,butaftergraduation,whenIworkedinahospital,IsoondiscoveredthereweremanythingsinlifeIwasunableto45.Itwasn'ttheworkloadIstruggledwith,though.WhatIfoundreally46wastheemotionalload.Asadoctor,IknewIwould47upsettingthings.IknewIwouldwatchpeopledieandIknewIwouldseethemostawfulthings.However,beingalwayspresentatallthesemomentsbecamea48forme.IknewIneededasolutiontoit,andIfinally49writing.Writingallowedmeanescape,adoorintoanotherworld,anditalsohelpedto50myanxieties.Writing,somethingIhadstartedasaformoftreatment,nowgavemesuccess,anexitcard,andachanceofself-protection.51IwaswonderingwhetherIwasadoctororawriter.Havingthoughtthickandthin,I52myjobandtookthewriting.ItwasnotadecisionImade53.IknewifIdidn'tputmyselffirst,Iwouldeventuallydisappear.Istillworkonthewards（病房）now,butasa（an）54.Therearetimeswhenyouneedtofocusonyourself.Ifyouhavewalkedsofardownaroughroad,youmayfindit55toheadbackbecausewalkingawayisoftenthesafestrouteofall.41.A.leaveB.sufferC.hideD.lean42.A.ForB.WithC.GivenD.Despite43.A.sufficientB.tightC.worthlessD.missing44.A.wishB.decisionC.differenceD.application45.A.handleB.recognizeC.chooseD.decide46.A.amazingB.essentialC.impossibleD.significant47.A.causeB.abandonC.witnessD.fix48.A.giftB.practiceC.burdenD.luck49.A.turnedtoB.gaveupC.runforD.figuredout50.A.wipeoutB.findoutC.handoutD.pickout51.A.RecentlyB.OriginallyC.GraduallyD.Apparently52.A.quittedB.regainedC.continuedD.led53.A.seriouslyB.lightlyC.aimlesslyD.sadly54.A.expertB.leaderC.doctorD.volunteer55.A.easyB.fortunateC.hardD.wise第二节语法填空（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。InthehistoryofChinesepainting,theWei,Jin,NorthernandSouthernDynastieswasaveryimportantperiod.GuKaizhi,apainteroftheEasternJinDynasty,was56figurethathadtobementionedduringthisperiod.GukaizhiwasborninWuxi,Jiangsuprovinceintheyear344and57（occupy）animportantplaceinthehistoryofChineseliterature.Hewasalsoatalentedpoetandcalligrapher.Meanwhile,58（extreme）uninterestedinfameandwealth,hemadehislivingonthephilosophyof"beinghalfsly（狡黠）andhalfsilly"59wasgiventhetitleof"threeexcellences",namely"excellenceinpoems","excellenceinpainting"and"excellenceinstupidity".Asthefirstpainter60（maintain）influenceonthedevelopmentofChinesepainting,GuKaizhinotonlycreatedthebasicmodeloffigurepainting,leaving61hismostfamouswork,NymphoftheLuoRiver（《洛神赋图》）,butalsoproposedtheprinciplesofpainting62influencehaslastedathousandyears,suchas"realizingperfectionthroughempathy","exposingspiritwithform",aswellashis"sixmethods".ThestoryofNymphoftheLuoRiver63（root）inhistoricalrecordsandthepoetryofCaoZhi,aandpoetfromtheThreeKingdomsperiod.Accordingtoaccounts,CaoZhiwroteapoemcalled"RhapsodyoftheGoddessofLuo"whichdescribedagoddessofextraordinary64（attractive）.InspiredbyCaoZhi'spoem,Gukaizhisetouttoillustratethecharmingnymph.Hispaintingexhibitsthesoulofthepoem,65（display）thenymph'suniqueeleganceandappealingcharm.TheworkexemplifiesGukaizhi'sskillinbringingliteraryinspirationtolifethroughart.第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华,上个月,你校组织了“读名著、学英语”活动。请你写信与你的英国笔友James分享此事,内容包括：活动过程；注意：80左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。（答题卡上不用再写已给部分DearJames,Lastmonth,myschoolorganizedamonth-longreadingactivitynamed"ClassicsforEnglish".Doesyourschoolhavesimilaractivities?Lookingforwardtoyoursharing.YoursLiHua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,使之构成一篇完整的短文。ThesnowstormwassupposedtohittheeveningofMonday,Jan.31,2022.Iwasworkingfromhome,butIhadtoleavethatafternoonandgotomyofficeatFirstNationsUniversityinRegina,Saskatchewan,soIcouldsignanemergencyfinancialaidcheckforastudent.Asdirectoroffinance,Iwantedtogetittohimassoonaspossible,snowstormornot.Besides,Iwasn'tworried.IfiguredIhadmorethanenoughtimetomakeittotheofficeandgetbackhome.Theroutetotheuniversitytakesabout30minutesalongtheTrans-CanadaHighway.AfterIfinishedmywork,itwasjustpast4:30p.m.Istartedheadingbackhome.NotsoonafterIleftoffice,thesnowstarted-anditwascomingdownfast.WithinminutesIwasinawhiteout.Thestormwasa"snownado,"orwhattheTVmeteorologistscallaSaskatchewanscreamer,becauseitcomesinfastandsowindythatitscreams.Theroadconditionwashorrible,forcingmetoslowdown.Thewindowswerefoggingupandgettingcoveredwithsnow,soIrolleddownmydriver'ssidewindow,thinkingIcouldbetterfollowtheedgeoftheroadandkeeptoastraightline.Butreally,Ididn'thaveacluewhereIwasorevenwhichsideoftheroadIwason.Atonepoint,Idon'tknowexactlywhen,IstoppedbecauseIwasafraidofdrivingintoafarmer'sfield.TheTrans-CanadaHighwaywasinbetweentwofarms,each500yardsaway,Iremember.Ikeptthecarrunningtostaywarmandcalled911.Theytoldmetosittightandwaitthingsoutforthenight,sayingnobodywascomingtogetmeuntilmorning,attheearliest.Itwasnow6:30p.m.,Ihadtodosomethingforhelp.注意：150左右；请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。IpostedmysituationontomyFacebook（网络社交工具）,hopinganyonemightreaditandhelp."Ican'tdrive,"theoldfarmerreplied,“Iwalkedhereaftermysonphonedmeabouteverything.”PagePagePAGE2of2常州市教育学会学业水平监测高三英语试题答案2024年1月听力1-5CCABB 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