江苏省镇江市第一中学2023-2024学年高三年级上册学期期初阶段学情检测英语试卷

江苏省镇江第一中学2021级高三阶段学情检测

英语2023.08

命题人：审核人：

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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.£19.15.B.£9.18.C.£9.15.

答案是C.

1.Whatdoesthewomanintendtodo?

A.GototheɪɪthStreet.

B.TakeabustoJacksonville.

C.Putupasignatthebusstop.

2.WhatmaythewomansuggestthemanbuyforBarry?

A.Abook.B.Atoybear.C.Atelescope.

3.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Formerschoolmates.B.Newcolleagues.C.Sellerandbuyer.

4.Howistheweathernow?

A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Cloudy.

5.Wherearethespeakersprobablynow?

A.Inapark.B.Inalibrary.C.Inagym.

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。

听下面一段对话，回答第6至7小题

6.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?

A.Shewenttoaclubmeeting.

B.Shehandedinherresearch

C.Shebegantowriteheressay.

7.Whatwillthewomando?

A.ContactSimone.B.Changeheressaytopic.C.Visitanothercountry.

听下面一段对话，回答第8至9小题

8.WhatdoesthemansayaboutTheLordoftheRings?

A.Ithasnorelatedmovieseries.

B.Itsstoryisgreat.

C.Itlacksactionanddrama.

9.Whyisthewomanunwillingtoreadthebooks?

A.TheyareIOOlong.B.Theyareconfusing.C.Theyarefarfromreal.

听下面一段对话，回答第10至12小题

10.Whydoesthemaninvitethewomantohisflat?

A.Toshowheraroundhisgarden.

B.TohelpherimproveherEnglish.

C.Tointroducehertohisneighbors.

11.WhenwillthewomanseeherfriendLuke?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

12.Whatwillthewomanprepareforthegathering?

A.Atraditionalsnack.B.Abunchofflowers.C.Somecoffee.

听下面一段对话，回答第13至16小题

13.Whatcolormightthewoman,sdressbe?

A.White.B.Cream.C.Silverandgold.

14.Howmanypeoplewillbepresentattheeveningsection?

A.100.B.200.C.300.

15.Whatwillthewomanprovide?

A.Balloons.B.Drinks.C.Chaircovers.

16.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Acompanygathering.B.Abirthdayparty.C.Aweddingceremony.

听下面一段对话，回答第17至20小题

17.Whatimpacthasthecoronavirushadonpublictransport?

A.Ithasallbeenshutdown.B.Ithasbeenusedless.C.Ithasbeendestroyed.

18.WhatwastheincreaseofcyclingintheUKinJune2020?

A.25%.B.39%.C.300%.

19.HowdidthecoronavirusaffecttheemploymentintheUK?

A.ManypeopleintheservicesectionIostjobs.

B.Thetechnologysectionfacedtheworstresults.

C.Noemployeeswereabletoworkfromhome.

20.Whatismanypeople,swish?

A.Weshouldkeeppositivechanges.

B.It,sbettertolookbackonthepast.

C.Traditionalwaysoflivingshouldstay.

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。

A

ArchitectureinRotterdam

Rotterdam,thesecondlargestcityintheNetherlands,offersanythingfromuniquefoodto

wonderfullandscapes.However,it,sincrediblearchitecturethatmakesthecitystandout.

Markthal

Thebuilding,thescaleofwhichisimpressive,ishometoalmost100freshfoodstalls（摊位）,shop

units,restaurantsandover200apartments.Openedin2014,itwasbuiltnearwhereRotterdamwasfirst

foundedin1270.Besidesdeliciousfood,youshouldn,tmissitslargewallsandceilingcoveredwith

imagesofflyingfruits,flowersandinsects.Thisartwork,titledHornofPlentyandcreatedbytheartists

ArnoCoenenandIrisRoskam,isoneofthebiggestintheworldandcoversanareaofabout11,000

squaremeters.

ErasmusBridge

ThebridgestretchesovertheriverMaas,connectingthecitycenterwiththeneighborhoodofKop

vanZuid.Namedafterthecity,sfamousscholarDesideriusErasmus,thebridgeis808meterslongand

weighsasmuchas1,700adultelephants.Thebridgehasanickname-dezwaan（theswan）.Itdoes

requireabitofimaginationtoseehowthisgiantpieceofsteelresemblesanactualswan,butifyoulook

atitfromabove,itbecomesabitclearer.

MuseumBoijmansvanBeuningenDepot

Itwasbornoutofadesiretoshareartworkswithasmanypeopleaspossibleandhasgainedover

150,000pieces.Opensincethesummerof2021,ithasgivenvisitorsauniquebehind-the-sceneslook

intotheworldofartconservation,artrestorationandmuseummanagement.Mostimportantly,visitors

havefreeaccesstotherooftopgarden,whichofferspanoramic（全景的）viewsofthecity.

DeRotterdam

DeRotterdamisabuildingcomplexofthreeinterconnectedtowers.Locatedonthesouthsideofthe

city,ithas45floors.Ithousescommercialofficespaces,residentialapartments,cafes,restaurantsand

luxurioushotels.Withatotalfloorspaceofabout160,000squaremeters,it,swell-knownasthelargest

groupofbuildingsintheNetherlands.

21.WhatcanyoudoatMarkthal?

A.Playwithbeautifulswans.B.Admireaquitelargeartwork.

C.Interactwithfamouslocalartists.D.Explore100-year-oldRotterdam.

22.WherecanyouviewthewholecityofRotterdam?

A.AtMarkthaL

B.AtDeRotterdam.

C.AtErasmusBridge.

D.AtMuseumBoijmansvanBeuningenDepot.

23.WhatisDeRotterdamfamousfor?

A.Itslargescale.B.Itsunusualshape.

C.Itsgoodservice.D.Itsuniquelocation.

B

LindaBrownisasoftly-spokenrealtor（房地产经名己人）withapassionforhelpingthehomeless.

She,smovingmountainsbycombiningherunderstandingofrealestatewithherkindness-fueled

determinationtocreatebeautifulpermanenthomesfordisabledhomelesspeopleinhercommunity.

In2020,Mrs.BrownwasawardedtheGoodNeighborAward.ThishonorisinitiatedbyThe

NationalAssociationofRealtorsintheUS.Asitswebsitedetails,workingalongsideherhusband,Dr.

DavidBrown,shehasbeentransformingabandonedmobilehomesintovillagesoftinyhomesthatoffer

permanenthousingforhomelesspeoplewho,redisabled.

Thewishtohelphomelesspeople,andrestoretheirdignityandself-worth,asMrs.Brownexplains,

hadbeenajointmissionforsomeyears.AslocalbloggerAaronNicholsshares,thecoupleranalocal

eveningdrop-incenterforlocalhomelesspeoplecalledGardeningTree,foralmostadecade.This

functionedasashelterwherepeopleexperiencinghomelessnesscouldgrababite,shower,dolaundry

andrelax.

Buttheywantedtodomorethanthat.Withlocalindividualorganizations,help,thecouple

succeededinraisingalmost$5million,whichenabledthemtotransformunusedmobilehomesanda

desertedtrailerparkintoasmallvillageoftinyhomesthatopenedin2018.Theynamedtheshelter"Eden

Village,∖

AsMrs.BrownrevealedinherawardacceptancespeechaboutherjourneytocreatingEdenVillage,

helpinghomelesspeopleissomethingpersonal,ςςIwatchedasmyhomelessfriendswalkedoffintothe

darknesstoahidden,wetandcoldcampwhilewewenthometoawarmbed.Ihadtodosomething.^^

Today,EdenVillageincludesa4,000-square-fbotcommunitycenterofferingcookingandlaundry

facilities,aswellasamedicalcenterandcommunitygardens.Additionally,moresitesarebeing

developedthankstothelanddonatedtothenonprofitfoundedbytheBrowns.EdenVillage2and3areat

theplanningstage.Inthenextsixyears,Mrs.Brownhopestocreatefivesimilarvillageshousingupto

200peopleexperiencinghomelessness.

24.Howdoestheauthorintroducethecouple,sdevotiontohelpingthehomeless?

A.Bymentioninglocalrealtors,praise.

B.Byreferringtorelatedonlinedescriptions.

C.Byrecordinghomelesspeople,sevaluations.

D.Bydetailingtheirinteractionwiththehomeless.

25.WhatelseplaysaroleinbuildingEdenVillagebesidesthecouple,sdevotion?

A.Homelesspeople,srequests.

B.Officialfavorablepolicies.

C.Thesupportfromthesociety.

D.Theprizefrommanyassociations.

26.WhyisMrs.Brown,sawardacceptancespeechmentionedinparagraph5?

AToexpresshersympathyforherfriends.

B.Tohighlighttheinfluenceofthevillage.

C.Toshowhersinceregratitudefortheaward.

D.Togiveherreasonforsettingupthevillage.

27.WhatcanWelearnaboutthecouple,sproject?

A.ɪtisstillaconcept.B.Itkeepsexpanding.

C.Itiscarriedoutglobally.D.Itlacksfutureplans.

C

Theinvasivespecies,alsocalledintroducedspeciesorforeignspecies,isanynonnativespeciesthat

significantlychangesordamagestheecosystemitinvades.Suchspeciesmayarriveinnewareasthrough

naturalmigration,buttheyareoftenintroducedbytheactivitiesofotherspecies.Humanactivities,such

asthoseinvolvedinglobalcommerceandthepettrade,areconsideredtobethemostcommonwaysin

whichinvasiveplants,animals,microbes,andotherorganismsaretransportedtonewhabitats.

Mostintroducedspeciesdonotsurviveextendedperiodsinnewhabitats,becausetheydonot

possessthenecessaryadaptationstoadjusttothechallengesposedbytheirnewsurroundings.Some

introducedspeciesmaybecomeinvasivewhentheypossessabuilt-incompetitiveadvantageovernative

speciesininvadedareas.Theychangenativefoodchainsandinsomecasesevengettothetopofthefood

chains,whichmeanstheecosystemlacksnaturalenemycapableofkeepingthemincheck.Underthese

circumstances,newarrivalscangetthechancetoreproduceinlargenumbers.

Theecologicaldamagethattendstofollowsuchinvasionsoftenreducestheecosystem,s

biodiversityandcauseseconomicharmtopeoplewhodependontheecosystem,sbiologicalresources.

InvasivespeciesmaybesogoodatcatchingDneySthatvictimpopulationsdeclineovertime,andmany

victimspeciesdieoutintheaffectedecosystem.Otherinvasivespecies,incontrast,maypreventnative

speciesfromobtainingfood,livingspace,orotherresources.Overtime,invasivespeciescaneffectively

replacenativeones,oftenforcingthelocalizedextinctionofmanynativespecies.Invasiveplantsand

animalsmayalsoserveasdiseasecarriersthatspreadparasites（寄生虫）andvirusesthatmayfurtherdo

harmtotheinvadedarea.

28.Howdointroducedspeciesmainlytraveltoanewplace?

A.Throughnaturalreproduction.B.Throughnaturalmigration.

C.Throughhumanactivities.D.Thoughsocialinteractions.

29.Whathappenstomostintroducedspeciesinnewhabitats?

A.Theybecomeextinctworldwide.B.Theysurvivefromanychallenges.

C.Theydominatethenewworld.D.Theydieoffinashortperiod.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“preys”inparagraph3referto?

A.Creaturesthatarehuntedandeaten.

B.Speciesthatdieoutinanewplace.

C.Speciesatthetopoffoodchains.

D.Creaturesatthebottomoffoodchains.

31.Whichcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.InvasiveSpeciesAroundtheWorld

BInvasiveSpeciesandTheirImpact

C.TheWaysInvasiveSpeciesSpread

D.TheClassificationofIntroducedSpecies

D

Teenagerswhosenon-cognitiveskillsarepoorlydevelopedaremorelikelytosufferfromhealth

problemslaterinlife,accordingtoanewresearchbyagroupofexpertsfromtheUniversityof

Manchester.

RoseAtkinsofthatuniversity,alongwithhercolleaguessetouttoinvestigatenon-cognitiveskills

astheyareoneoftheleastexploreddeterminingfactorsofhealthandwell-being,despitethefactthat

evidencesurroundingtheirimportanceisgrowingquickly.

Theseskillsareconscientiousness（尽责性）,whichtellshowhardworking,carefulandstubbornan

adolescentis,andneuroticism（神经质）,whichshowshowworried,unhappyandfearfulanadolescent

is.

Theresearchersuseddataonagroupofindividualswhowerefollowedthroughouttheirlifeand

carriedoutstatisticalanalysistostudytherelationshipbetweenadolescentnon-cognitiveskillsand

later-lifehealth.Thenon-cognitiveskillswerereportedbyteachers,basedonthebehaviorofstudentsat

age16.

Thestudyfoundthatindividualswhoseadolescentconscientiousnessishigherdealwithstressin

adulthoodbetter,andareatalowerriskofsomediseases.Andindividualswhoseadolescentneuroticism

ishigherhaveapoorer,healthrelatedqualityoflifeinadulthoodandareatagreaterriskofsome

diseases.

Theresearchersconcludethatpoliciestoimproveadolescentconscientiousnessandreduce

adolescentneuroticismwouldofferthemostlong-termhealthbenefitstothosewiththepoo-resthealth,

ςςThereisagrowingbodyofevidencethatsuggestsschool-basedinterventionstoimprovenon-cognitive

skillscanhavelastingpositiveeffectsonimportantlifeoutcomes,,,saidRose.''Extra-curricularactivities

andworkexperiencehavealsobeenshowntoimprovetheseskills.Havingagreaterfocusonthe

improvementofnon-cognitiveskillsatbothprimaryandsecondaryschoollevelswouldbeapositive

policydecision,However,theseskillsarealsodeterminedbyfactorslikefamilyincome,parental

education,andparentalinvestment.There-tore,morecomplexpublicpolicyisneededtoreducesocial

inequality/'

32Whatcanbeinferredaboutnon-cognitiveskills?

A.Theycanfallintothreecategories.

B.Theyaremainlydevelopedinchildhood.

C.Theirimportancehasbeentotallyignored.

D.Theirimpactonhealthdoesn,tgetenoughattention.

33.Howdidtheresearchersdotheirresearch?

A.Theycaιτiedoutalargesurvey.

B.Theycollecteddatafromindividuals.

C.Theyfollowed16-year-oldindividuals.

D.Theycompareddatafromotherresearch.

34.Whatdotheresearchersthinktheirfindingssuggest?

A.Improvingteens,non-cognitiveskillsisn,tthatchallenging.

B.Schoolsshouldreducethetimeforextra-curricularactivities.

C.Measuresshouldbetakentoimproveteens,non-cognitiveskills.

D.Socialinequalityisthemajorcauseofpoornon-cognitiveskills.

35.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?

A.Teens,healthinlaterlifecanbepredicted.

B.Teacherscanimprovestudents,non-cognitiveskills,

C.Theimportanceofnon-cognitiveskillsisbeingrecognized.

D.Non-cognitiveskillsinadolescentsaffecttheirhealthinlaterlife.

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。

WorkfromAnywhereMovement

Foralotofus,workingfromwhereverWewantedwasabitofadream.Itwouldmeanwe,dbeable

tovisitfamilyandnottakeholidaydays.Butsuddenlythat“dream“ofnotworkingintheofficebecame

arealityformany.Workingfromhomeoverthelastyearshasproventhatitisn,talwaysnecessaryfor

teamstophysicallybetogetherandthereismoreflexibility.36

Anobviousbenefitformanyemployersisreducedcosts.Withawidespreadworkforce,there,sno

needtohaveanofficebigenoughforeveryone.Theyalsosaveontravelcosts,asmeetingsthatonce

“needed”tobedoneface-to-facecannowbedoneonline.37Withtheworkfromanywhere

movement,employerscanhireglobaltalents.They,renotrestrictedtopeoplelivingnearby.

38Inaneverchanginganddevelopingworkingworld,offeringbenefitslikethiscouldbe

whatmakesacompanystandoutfromanotherforaspecificcandidate.

Formanyemployees,workingfromanywheresupportsmentalhealth.39Imagineending

aparticularlystressfulmeeting.Ratherthangoingbacktoyourofficedesk,youstepoutyourdoorand

haveacoffeeinthesunorwalkalongabeach.InAddition,workingfromanywhereallowsyoutohavea

betterwork-lifebalance.Itletsyoutraveltoseefamily,watchyourdaughter,ssoccergame,andgotothe

littlebakery—allwhilebeingpaid.40

A.Butit,snotonlyaboutmoney.

B.However,everycoinhastwosides.

C.Itdecreasesstressandotherconcerns.

D.Yourtimeisspentonthethingsthatmatter.

E.Therearealotofbenefitsforcompaniesandworkers.

EOfferingremotejobpositionsmakesacompanymorecompetitive.

G.Officesareincreasinglywhereyougotoputthecompanyintocompany.

第三部分：语言运用（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

第一节完形填空阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空白处的最佳选项。

EveryyearΓdreadover2,000collegeapplicationsfromstudentsallovertheworld.Itisquite

41tochoosewhomtoadmit.42、inthechaosofSATscoresandrecommendations,

one43isalwaysirresistibleinacandidate：kindness.

Themostsurprising44ofkindnessΓveever45camefromastudentwhohad

excellentscoresandasupportiverecommendationfromhiscollegeCOUnSeIOr（亚页∣'可）.Evenwiththese

qualifications,hemightnothave46Butoneletterofrecommendationcaughtmyeye.Itwas

fromaschoolSeCUritV47.Lettersofrecommendationaretypicallywrittenbypeoplelike

formerpresidents,celebrities,andOlympicathletes.

Thesecurityguardwrotethathesupportedthisstudent,sadmissionbecauseOfhiS48.This

youngmanwastheonlypersonintheschoolwhoknewthenamesofeverymemberoftheguardstaff.He

turnedofflightsinemptyrooms,consistently49thehallwaymonitoreachmorningandtidied

uptheclassroomafterhispeersleftschool50nobodywaswatching.Thisstudent,thesecurity

guardwrote,hada(n)51respectforeverypersonattheschool,regardlessofposition,

popularityorpower.

Itgaveusa52ontoastudent,slifeinthemomentswhennothing“CoUnted”.Thatstudent

wasadmittedbyunanimous(一致的)voteoftheadmissionscommittee.

Nextyeartheremightbeafloodofsecurityguardrecommendations53thisessay.Butifit

meansstudentswillstartpayingasmuch54tothepeoplewhocleantheirclassroomsastheydo

totheirprincipalsandteachers,Γmhappytohelpstartthat55

41.A.decentB.difficultC.delicateD.desperate

42.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.BesidesD.Therefore

43.A.abilityB.qualityC.limitationD.assumption

44.A.signalB.imageC.appearanceD.indication

45.A.comeoutB.pickupC.comeacrossD.bringup

46.A.stoodupB.stoodoutC.givenupD.givenout

47.A.guardB.teacherC.principalD.counselor

48.A.wisdomB.braveιyC.encouragementD.consideration

49.A.botheredB.answeredC.visitedD.thanked

50.A.asifB.now由atC.evenifD.inorderthat

51.A.demandingB.amusingC.refreshingD.puzzling

52.A.passionB.troubleC.methodD.window

53.A.duetoB.inneedofC.exceptforD.alongwith

54.A.moneyB.noticeC.attentionD.curiosity

55.A.policyB.trendC.arrangementD.career

第二节语法填空(共10小题，每小题L5分，共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。

DiscoveriesmadeduringthelatestexcavationofPitNo.lattheMausoleumofQinShiHuang,

China,sfirstemperor,haveallowedChinesearchaeologiststogainmoreinsightinto56the

world-famousTerracottaWarriorsandtheirweaponsweremade.

Accordingtoarecentreportarchaeologists57(restore)morethan140TerracottaWarriors.

Theydiscoveredthatthearmsofthesefigureswerecreatedseparatelyandthenattachedtothebodiesand

coveredinalayeroffineclay.Thecarvingoffinedetailswascompleted58thearmswere

attached.59(additional),thepithasyieldedavarietyofweapons,includinglong-rangeattack

weapons,shieldsfordefense,aswellasdrumsanddrumsticksusedfbrcommandingsoldiers.

ςςTheTerracottaWarriorsusedaveryspecialmechanismtoconnectpiecestogether.Such

60(wise)wasuniquetoChina,,,LvQiuxia,61expertonancientChineseart,toldthe

GlobalTbneSonWednesday.Lvaddedthatthewaythewarriorsweremadedifferedbasedontheirsocial

statusandclass.ςςWhen62(analyze)howtheyweremade,Wenoticedthatthewarriorswere

dividedintodifferentclasses.Thiscontributestoresearch63theburialcultureoftheTerracotta

Warriors.^^theexpertnoted.

Throughexcavations,Chineseresearchershaveestablishedthetypesandaπ*angementofweapons

64(use)bytheTerracottaWarriorsaswellastheformationsandpatternsofthe65

(mystery)undergroundarmy.

第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节应用文写作(满分15分)

假定你是李华，你的英国朋友RebeCCa即将结束在中国的一年交换生学习回国，你在她临走

前打算送她一份有中国特色的礼物。请你写一封信向她告别。

要点如下：

1与她道别；

2.介绍礼物；

3.表达祝愿。

注意：

1.写