江苏省木渎某中学2021届高三英语上学期第一次调研考试试题

江苏省木渎高级中学2021届高三英语上学期第一次调研考试试题

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,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。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.19.15B.9.18C.9.15

答案是C。

1.WhatwillDorothydoontheweekend?

A.Gooutwithherfriend.B.Workonherpaper.C.Makesomeplans.

2.WhatwasthenormalpriceoftheT-shirt?

A.$15.B.$30.C.$50.

3.WhathasthewomandecidedtodoonSundayafternoon?

A.Toattendawedding.B.Tovisitanexhibition.C.Tomeetafriend.

4.WhendoesthebankcloseonSaturday?

A.At1：00pm.B.At3：00pm.C.At4：00pm.

5.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inastore.B.Inaclassroom.C.Atahotel.

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，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.WhatdoweknowaboutNora?

A.Sheprefersaroomofherown.

B.Shelikestoworkwithothergirls.

C.Shelivesnearthecitycenter.

7.Whatisgoodabouttheflat?

A.Ithasalargesittingroom.

B.Ithasgoodfurniture.

C.Ithasabigkitchen.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.WherehasBarbarabeen?

A.Milan.B.Florence.C.Rome.

9.WhathasBarbaragotinhersuitcase?

A.Shoes.B.Stones.C.Books.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whoismakingthetelephonecall?

A.ThomasBrothers.B.MikeLandon.C.JackCooper.

11.WhatrelationisthewomantoMr.Cooper?

A.Hiswife.B.Hisboss.C.Hissecretary.

12.Whatisthemessageabout?

A.Ameeting.

B.AvisittoFrance.

C.Thedateforatrip.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whocouldthemanspeakermostprobablybe?

A.Apersonwhosawtheaccident.

B.Thedriverofthelorry.

C.Apoliceofficer.

14.WhatwasMrs.Franksdoingwhentheaccidenttookplace?

A.WalkingalongChurchillAvenue.

B.Gettingreadytocrosstheroad.

C.Standingoutsideabank.

15.Whendidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Atabout8：00am.

B.Atabout9：00am.

C.Atabout10：00am.

16.Howdidtheaccidenthappen?

A.Alorryhitacar.

B.Acarranintoalorry.

C.Abankclerkrushedintothestreet.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Thehistoryoftheschool.

B.Thecoursesfortheterm.

C.Theplanfortheday.

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.

B.Inthesciencelabs.

C.Intheclassrooms.

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Takesciencecourses.

B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.

C.Attendworkshops.

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?

A.Duringthelunchhour.

B.Afterthewelcomespeech.

C.Beforethetourofthelabs.

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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

TheUSwillhaveanewpresidentthisfall.Voterswilldecidebetweenthe

Democraticcandidate,HillaryClinton,andDonaldTrumpoftheRepublicans.

ButthevotingisnotamustforeachpersonintheUS.Soquitealotofpeople

choosenottovote,especiallytheyounggeneration.AccordingtoFoxNews,

one-in-fiveyoungvotersbetweentheagesof18and35saidclearlythatthey

wouldn,tvoteforeitherofthetwocandidates.Just12percentofvotersaged35-54,

andonlyninepercentofvotersaged55andoldersaidthesamething.

Thisisnotonlybecauseyoungpeopledon,tlikeClintonorTrump,according

totheFortunemagazine.Thetruthisthattheyaretraditionallylesslikelyto

votethantheirparents.

“Youngpeoplearenotatanageintheirlifewhentheythinkpoliticsor

governmenthasanythingtodowiththem,“saidRoddFreitag,apoliticalscience

professorattheUniversityofWisconsin-EauClaire,US."Butfortheolderage

groups,theyhaveahome,theypaytaxes,theycareaboutschoolsandthecommunity.”

Manybelievethatthecivic（公民的）educationofanAmericanyouthisanother

reasonwhytheydon,tvote.

Studentsusuallyjustdocommunityserviceslikecleaningtheneighborhoods.This

meanstheyhaven?tlearnedhowtolinkreallifeproblemstopoliticsthroughvoting,

accordingtoChristopherBeem,apoliticsprofessoratthePennsylvaniaState

University.

Hesaidthecountryneedstohelpyoungpeoplelearnhowtotakepartinpolitics

andgetthemtoseethattheycanmakeadifference.

21.Whatpercentageofyoungvoterswouldn,tgotovote?

A.9percent.B.12percent.C.20percent.D.

55percent.

22.AccordingtoRoddFreitag,youngpeoplearelesslikelytovotebecause.

A.theydon'tlikeeitherofthecandidates

B.theirparentsdon'tliketovote

C.theydon,tthinkitisapartoftheirlife

D.theyhavenoworkandcarelittleaboutlivingproblems

23.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleofthepassage

A.USYoungNotVotingB.USYoungandTheirPresident

C.YoungPeopleJsPowerD.VotingfortheNewUSPresident

B

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intoiPhonetoinstantlytransfercharge.Nomorebatteryworries.RichardSolowill

chargeiPhonetofull1.5times,anditisgoodfor3-5yearsofrecharges.

UsetheiPhonewhilechargingit.EvenchargetheRichardSolo1800andiPhone

togetheratthesametime.Takeonlyonechargerwhentravelingandwakeupinthe

morningwiththeRichardSoloandtheiPhonecharged.

RichardSolo1800islargestinitsclassandholdsitschargeformonths.Works

withalmostalliPhonecases.

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notsatisfiedforanyreason,we'11emailyouapre-paidreturnlabel.

Actualcustomercomments:

Tohaveyourcompanyexhibitsuchgoodserviceisunbelievablyrefreshing.一

P.S.

ThisiswhatIcallgreatcustomersupport.Iwishmorecompanieswouldfigure

thisoutthesedays.Thankyousomuch.一D.C.

YouhaveprovidedmeoneofthebestservicesIhaveeverseenonanyonline/

telephoneshopping.—T.K.

Youmusthavethefastestprocessingandshippingintheindustry!!—M.C.

ThisisthebestcustomerserviceexperienceIhavehadinalongtime.一L.L.

I'vereadonlineaboutyouramazingcustomerservice,andImustsayI'mnow

atruebeliever.—B.L.

24.HowlongdoesittakethebatterytochargeupaniPhone?

A.15minutes.B.30minutes.C.1.5hours.D.3hours.

25.Whatisspecialaboutthebattery?

A.ItisbuiltinaniPhone.

B.Itisthesmallestofitskind.

C.Itcanalsobeusedasacharger.

D.Itkeepspowerforabout30days.

26.Thecustomercommentsonthebatteryaremainlyaboutits.

A.qualityB.serviceC.functionD.shopping

27.Whomentionsthetransportingofthebattery?

A.P.S.B.B.L.C.M.C.D.T.K.

C

Goingtosleepmayseemprettyboringcomparedwithallthefunthingsyoudo

whileyouareawake.Butthere?salotgoingoninyourmindandbodywhileyou

aresleeping.

Sleep,infact,isasimportanttoyoursurvivalaseatinganddrinking.Sleep

improvesyourmood,makesyouabetterathlete,andhelpsyourememberandunderstand

whatyoulearnedduringtheday.

Duringsleepyourtemperaturedrops.Yourheartrateslows.Downgoesthe

pressureofthebloodmovingthroughyourveins.Achemicalthatcontrolsgrowth

(calledahormone)movesintoyourbloodstream.Scientiststhinkthatsleepbrings

backenergyandimprovesyourimmunesystem.Weknowwhathappenswhilewe'reasleep

becausescientistsstudyvolunteerswhosleepinlaboratories.Thesleepersare

connectedwithmachinesthatmeasurebrainwaves,eyemovementsandmuscle

activities.

Sleepislikeaschoolday:it'sdividedintodifferentperiods,orstages.

Whenyouareawake,yourbrainwavesrapidly.Asyoubegintorelaxanddriftinto

thefirststageofsleep,yourbrainproducesslower-movingwavesandyoulose

awarenessofyoursurroundings.Asyouslidetodeepersleep,yourbodyrepairs

itselffromthenormalwearandtearofdailylife.Then,asyoubegintodriftback

uptoalightersleep,yourmindbecomesmorealert,andyourdreamsbegin.Youare

inREMsleep.

REMisthenamefortherapideyemovementthathappenswhileyouaredreaming.

DuringREMsleep,youreyesmovebackandforthbehindyourlids,asthoughyouwere

watchingamovie.Duringotherstages,youmightmoveinbed,butduringREMsleep

you,restill.That'sprobablybecauseifyoucouldmove,yourbodywouldactout

yourdreams.Asyougetclosetomorning,youspendmoretimeinREMthanindeep

sleep,soyoudreammore.ResearchersknowthatduringREMsleepthepartofthe

brainthathandleslearningandthinkingisveryactive.

Gettingtoolittlesleepcanaffectyourpersonality.Expertsrecommendthat

childrengetatleastninehourssleepanight.

28.Sleephasmanyadvantagesexcept_______.

A.improvingyourmoodB.makingyoustrong

C.practisingyoureyesD.helping

youstudy

29.Duringyoursleep,.

①yourbodyrepairsitselffromthenormalwearandtearofdailylife

②yourbrainproducesslower-movingwaves

③yourdreambegins

@youloseawarenessofsurroundings

Choosetherightorder:

A.②④①③B.①③②④C.④③①@D.④①③②

30.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph4?

A.Sleepislikeaschoolday.B.Whatisthecourseofyour

sleep?

C.Whendoyourdreamsbegin?D.Whatdoesyourbraindoduringyour

sleep?

31.WhichofthefollowingisNOTright?

A.Youdon'tmovewhileyouareinREMsleep,dreaming.

B.Hormonehassomethingtodowithyourgrowth.

C.Thewholebrainisactive.

D.Theclosertomorning,themoredreamsyouhave.

D

AndrewRitchie,inventoroftheBromptonfoldingbicycle,oncesaidthatthe

perfectportablebikewouldbe“likeamagiccarpet-^Youcouldfolditupandput

itintoyourpocketorhandbag”.Thenhepaused:"Butyou'11alwaysbelimited

bythesizeofthewheels.Andsofarnoonehasinventedafoldingwheel.”

Itwasarare—indeedunique—occasionwhenIwasabletoputRitchieright.

A19th-centuryinventor,WilliamHenryJamesGrout,didinfactdesignafolding

wheel.Uisbike,predictablynamedtheGroutPortable,hadaframethatsplitinto

twoandalargerwheelthatcouldbeseparatedintofourpieces.Allthebitsfitted

intoGrout'sWonderfulBag,aleathercase.

Grout'saim:tosolvetheproblemsofcarryingabikeonatrain.Nowdoesn,t

thatsoundfamiliar?Groutintendedtofindawayofmakingabikesmallenoughfor

traintravel:hisbikewasahugebeast.Andimportantly,thedesignofearlybicycles

gavehimanadvantage:inGrout'sday,tyresweresolid,whichmadethebusiness

ofsplittingawheelintofourseparatepartsrelativelysimple.Youcouldn,tdo

thesamewithawheelfittedwithaone-pieceinflated（充气的）tyre.

So,ina21st-centurycontext,istheideaofthefoldingwheeldead?Itisnot.

ABritishdesignengineer,DuncanFitzsimons,hasdevelopedawheelthatcanbe

squashedintosomethinglikeaslenderellipse（椭圆）.Throughout,thetyre

remainsinflated.

WilltheyoungFitzsimons'sfoldingwheelmakeitintoproduction?Ihaven't

thefoggiestidea.Buthisinventivenessshowstwothings.First,peoplehavebeen

sayingformorethanacenturythatbikedesignhasreacheditslimit,exceptfor

gradualadvances.It'sassillyaconceptnowasitwas100yearsago:there's

plentystilltogofor.Second,itisinthefieldoffoldingbikesthatweareseeing

themostinterestinginventions.Youcanbuyafoldingbikeforlessthan£1,000

thatcanbeknockeddownsosmallthatitcanbecarriedonaplane-minuswheels,

ofcourse一ashandbaggage.

Foldingwheelswouldmakeallmannerofthingspossible.Haveweyetgotthe

magiccarpetofAndrewRitchie*simagination?No.Butit'sprogress.

32.WecaninferfromParagraph1thattheBromptonfoldingbike.

A.wasportable

B.hadafoldingwheel

C.couldbeputinapocket

D.lookedlikeamagiccarpet

33.WecanlearnfromthetextthatthewheelsoftheGroutPortable.

A.weredifficulttoseparate

B.couldbesplitinto6pieces

C.werefittedwithsolidtyres

D.werehardtocarryonatrain

34.WecanlearnfromthetextthatFitzsimons'sinvention.

A.keptthetyreasawholepiece

B.wasmadeintoproductionsoon

C.leftlittleroomforimprovement

D.changedourviewsonbagdesign

35.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.Threefoldingbikeinventors

B.Themakingofafoldingbike

C.Progressinfoldingbikedesign

D.Waysofseparatingabikewheel

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。

Cheatingiswhenapersonmisleads,deceivesoractsdishonestlyon

purpose.36Ifabasketballteamisforkidsunder8,it'scheatingfora

9-year-oldplayontheteam.

Atschool,inadditiontocheatingonatest,akidmightcheatbystealing

someoneelse'sideaforascienceproject.37Thiskindofcheatingiscalled

plagiarizing（抄袭）.

38Jeffisdoingitbysneakinganswerstoatest.Andit'salsocheating

tobreaktherulesofagameorcontestortopretendsomethingisyourswhenit

isn't.Whenpeoplecheat,it'snotfairtootherpeople.

It'stempting（诱惑人的）tocheatbecauseitmakesdifficultthingsseemeasy,

likegettingalltherightanswerontherest.39Anditwon'thelponthe

nexttest-unlessthepersoncheatsagain.

40Theywanttogetgoodgradesbuthatehardwork.Otherkidsmightfeel

liketheycan'tpassthetestwithoutcheating.Eventhoughthereseemstobea"good

reason“forcheating,cheatingisn'tagoodidea.

A.Somekidscheatbecausethey，relazy.

B.Cheatingcanhappeninalotofdifferentways.

C.Butitdoesn'tsolvetheproblemofnotknowingthematerial.

D.Somekidscheatonceandfeelsobadthattheyneverdoitagain.

E.Forkids,cheatingmayhappenatschool,athome,orwhileplayingasport.

F.Thereareplentyofreasonswhyakidshouldn'tcheat,butsomekidshave

alreadycheated.

G.KidsmayalsocheatbycopyingabookreportofftheInternetandhanding

itinasit'shisorheroriginalwork.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每题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。

Astarathletestoppedbymyofficeandshewaseatenupbyself-criticismafter

committingafewerrorsduringaweekendmatch.'Tmatpeak41andI

practisehard.Howisthishappening?wThisstudent,likemanyIteach,believes

sheshouldbeableto42theoutcomesofherlifebyvirtueofherhardwork.

Istudyandwriteaboutresilience（复原力），andI'mnoticinga（n）43

increaseinstudentslikethisathlete.Whentheywin,theyfeelpowerfulandsmart.

Whentheyfallshortofwhattheyimaginetheyshould44,however,theyare

crushedbyself-blame.

Wetalkoftenaboutyoungadultsstrugglingwithfailurebecausetheirparents

haveprotectedthemfrom45,Butthereissomethingelseatplayamongthe

mostadvantagedinparticular:a46promisethattheycanachieveanything

iftheyarewillingtoworkforit.

Psychologistshavesourcedthisphenomenontoamisapplicationof“mind-set”

research,whichhasfoundthatpraisingchildrenfor47willincrease

academicperformance.DevelopedbyStanfordpsychologistCarolDweck,mind-set

educationhasspreadacrossclassroomsworldwide.Buta2018analysisfoundthat

whilepraisinghardworkoverabilitymaybenefiteconomicallydisadvantaged

students,itdoesnot48helpeveryone.

OnepossibleexplanationcomesfromNinaKumar,whoarguedinaresearchpaper

lastyearthatforteensinwealthy,pressure-cookercommunities,“Itisnota49

ofmotivationandperseverancethatisthebigproblem.50,itisunhealthy

perfectionismanddifficultywithbackingoffwhentheyshould,whenthefiercedrive

forachievementsisoverthetop."Thiscan51physicalandemotionalstress.

Ina2007study,psychologistsGregoryMillerdeterminedthatadolescentgirlswho

refusedtogiveupthe52goalsshowedelevatedlevelsofCRP,aproteinthat

servesasamarkerofsystemicinflammation（炎症）linkedtodiabetes,heartdisease

andothermedicalconditions.

Thecruelrealityisthatyoucandoeverythinginyourpowerandstillfail.

Thisknowledgecomesearlytounderrepresentedminoritieswhoseexperienceof

discrimination（歧视）andinequalityteachesthemto53whatis,fornow,

largelybeyondtheircontroltochange.Yetforothers,thebeliefthatsuccessis

alwayswithintheirgraspisasetup.Insteadofallowingourkidstobeatthemselves

upwhenthingsdon'tgotheirway,weshouldallquestionaculturethathastaught

themthathowtheyperformforothersismoreimportantthanwhat54inspires

themandthatwheretheygotocollegemattersmorethanthekindofpersonthey

are.Weshouldbewisetoremindourkidsthatlifehasawayofdisappointingus

whenweleast55it.It'softenthepeoplewholearntosay“stuffhappens”

whogetupthefastest.

41.A.coolnessB.fitnessC.goodnessD.readiness

42.A.controlB.changeC.adjustD.celebrate

43.A.amusingB.inspiringC.troublingD.touching

44.A.applyB.approveC.appreciateD.accomplish

45.A.disbeliefB.disagreementC.discoveryD.discomfort

46.A.brightB.falseC.generalD.flexible

47.A.virtueB.abilityC.effortD.status

48.A.originallyB.obviouslyC.necessarilyD.regularly

49.A.choiceB.commandC.displayD.lack

50.A.InsteadB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.However

51.A.resultfromB.applyforC.associatewithD.leadto

52.A.ImmoralB.impersonalC.impossibleD.impolite

53.A.challengeB.acceptC.assessD.inquire

54.A.plainlyB.probablyC.immediatelyD.actually

55.A.exhibitB.expectC.establishD.recognize

第二节(共10小题；每小题L5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

WhenImovedtoMelbourne,mynewcityseemedsobigandunfriendly.Aftera

medicalexamination,I56(tell)thatIhadtogotothehospital.

Nothavingacarorknowingthecitywell,Iwasdepending57acoupleof

busestogetmefromoneplacetoanother.AlthoughI'dleftmyselfplentyoftime,

itwassoonclear58Iwasgoingtobelate,asIhadtakenawrongbusthat

wastakingmein59oppositedirection.

60(get)offthebus,Istoodonthefootpathnotknowingwhattodo.Ilooked

atastranger,whowastryingtogetpastme.61(surprise),shestoppedtoask

ifIwasOKinsteadofmovingon.Istartedtoexplainmysituation,andtearsstarted

runningdownmyface.

Thekindwomanpointedatabusstopacrossthestreet,62abuswouldtake

meback.Sittingtherewaiting,Ifeltgratefulthatsomeonehadbeenwillingto

help.Then,hearingahornnearby,Ilookeduptoseeacarandmynewfriendwas

wavingatmetogetin.Shehadreturnedtodrivemetothe63.

Suchunexpected64（kind）fromastrangerwasalovelygifttoreceive.As

Iclimbedoutofthecaratthehospitalandturnedtothank65,shesmiledand

toldmenottogiveup,forallthingsarepossible.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假定你是李华，你的澳大利亚笔友Mike发来电子邮件，询问最近你市举办的“最

美家乡”英语演讲比赛活动的情况。请给他回一封电子邮件，介绍以下该活动。要点如下：

1.来自全市15所36名学生参加了此次英语演讲比赛；

2.比赛分为三个环节：英语演讲、回答评委提出的问题和才艺表演；

3.活动的意义。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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。

Iamafrequentinterstatetraveler.IwasborninOntario,Canadaandthus

allmyfamilyexceptmyhusbandandchildrenlivethere.SothreetimesayearI

makeatripnorthfromGeorgiatovisit.Ioftentravelbymyselfasmychildren

areallgrownandmyhusbandisworking.

TwoyearsagoIwentupinthespringandbroughtoneofmysisterssouthfor

amonthtotakeawaythepainsofalongwinter.ThisyearIdidthesame.Itis

interestingthatmanyofmyfriendshavesaid"Aren'tyouscared?"or"Whatifyou

breakdown?”.IalwaysrespondthatIhavealotoffaithint