2024-2025学年江苏省常州市高三上学期期中英语试题及答案

常州市2024-2025学年第一学期高三期中质量调研英语2024年11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。第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC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．What’sthetimenow?A．5:45.B．5:30.C．5:152．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sbike?A．Itisstolen.B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itisunderthestairs.3．What’sthemanprobablydoing?A．Talkingonthephone.B．Listeningtosomemusic.C．Preparingforaspeechcontest.4．Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A．Buyanewcar.B．Painttheoldcar.C．Buythewoman’scar.5．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A．ShehurriedhometomeetMary.B．Shewashurtinthetrafficaccident.C．Shecamehomelaterthanexpected.第二节听下面5ABC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．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inthehospital.B．Inadrugstore.C．Intheman’shome.7．Whatwillthemandointwodays?A．Goontakingthetablets.B．Comebacktoseethewoman.C．Judgetheeffectofthetablets.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8．Whataretheytalkingabout?A．Waystohuntforajob.B．Reasonsforquittingajob.C．Balancebetweenworkandfamily.9．Whydoesthemandecidetoleavethecompany?A．Hewantstobebetterpaid.B．Hebadlyneedsavacation.C．Hewillworkwithhisgirlfriend.10．What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Workmates.B．Acouple.C．Neighbours.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11．What’stheweatherliketomorrow?A．Itwillbesunnyalldaylong.B．Itwillbestormytomorrowevening.C．Itwillhavefreezingraintomorrowafternoon.12．Whatwillthewomandoifitsnowstomorrow?A．SeeherfriendsinBirmingham.B．Jointhemaninwatchingmovies.C．Gotoskiwithherclassmates.13．WhathadthewomanpreviouslythoughtofEnglishweather?A．Unpredictable.B．Beautiful.C．Terrible.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14．Whydoesthemanborrowthewoman’snotes?A．Hemissedmanyclasses.15．Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A．Skippingclasses.B．Hisnotesarepoor.C．Hehasnevertakennotes.C．Goingtothecafeteria.C．Excellent.B．Studyingtogether.16．WhatdotheythinkofProfessorLabelle’sclasses?A．Uninteresting.B．Difficult.17．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A．Sheworksatacoffeeshop.B．Sheoftenstudiesinthecafeteria.C．Sheoftenfallsasleepintheclass.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．Whatreallyannoysthespeaker?A．Coworkerstalktohimonthephone.B．Coworkerstalkwithhimfacetoface.C．Coworkersinthesameofficeemailhimatwork.19．Whatwilldominatethefuturelife?A．Timetravel.20．Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutthefuture?A．Curious.B．Doubtful.B．3Dprinters.C．Internetofthings.C．Uninterested.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。AFrequentlyaskedquestionsDon’tseewhatyou’relookingfor?Dropusalineatmembers@WhatisincludedinaTEDMembership?TEDMembersgetavarietyofexcitingbenefits,allwhilesupportingTED’smissiontomakeideasaccessibletoeveryone.Here’swhat’sincludedwithaTEDMembership:·LiveTEDSpeakerconversationswithopportunitiestoaskquestions·High-qualityrecordings:specialaccesstopasteventswhenyoucan’tattendlive·Ad-freeTEDpodcast（播客）experiences·SpecialaccesstonewTEDofferingsandevents:deals,discounts,andbeingthefirstinline△MemberscanviewtheirbenefitswhenloggedintoTED.combyclickingthe“MyMembership”button.AreTEDMembereventsin-personorremote?Fornowallofourliveeventsarevirtual,soyoucanaccessthemfromanywhereintheworld!HowdoIknowmyTEDMembershipisactivated（激活）?Themembershipwillstartonthedayitispurchased.Duringcheckout,youwillbeaskedtoeitherconnectyourexistingfreeTED.comaccountorcreateone.Connectingyourlogintoyourpurchaseiscriticaltoaccessmemberbenefitsandsubscribeorunsubscribe.Domembershipsexpire（失效）?No.Allmembershipsarepaidonarecurringbasis.Ifyouboughtanannualmembership,itwillautomaticallyreneweachyearfromthedateyoupurchasedit.Ifyouboughtamonthlymembership,itwillautomaticallyreneweachmonth.21．WhatcanyouenjoywithaTEDmembership?A．ChancestotalktoTEDspeakers.B．TherighttosellTEDrecordings.C．ChancestoplaceadsinTEDpodcasts.D．TherighttoattendTEDeventsforfree.22．YoucangetaTEDmembershipsolongasyou______.A．askforitatmembers@C．helpspreadTEDideasB．paysomemoneyforitD．purchaseaTED.comaccount23．WhatdoweknowaboutaTEDmembership?A．Itmustbeusedforin-personevents.B．Ittakeseffectfromthenextdayitisbought.C．Itisactivatedautomatically.D．Itwillcontinuebyitselfunlessunsubscribed.BHanKang,theSouthKoreanauthorbestknownforherextraordinarynovel,“TheVegetarian,”wasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteratureonThursday—thefirstwriterfromhercountrytoreceivetheaward.MatsMalm,thepermanentsecretaryoftheSwedishAcademy,whichorganizestheprize,saidatanewsconferenceinStockholmthatHanwasreceivingthehonor“forherintensepoeticwritingthatbravelydiscusseshistoricaleventsandexposesthefragilityofhumanlife.”Han,53,wasbornin1970inGwangju,SouthKorea.Herfatherwasalsoanovelist,butmuchlesssuccessful.Thefamilystruggledfinanciallyandmovedfrequently.Ina2016interviewwithTheTimes,Hansaidherchildhoodexperience“wastoomuchforalittlechild,butIwasallrightbecauseIwassurroundedbybooks.”WhenHanwas9,herfamilymovedtoSeouljustmonthsbeforetheGwangjuuprising（起义）,whengovernmentarmyfiredoncrowdsofprotesters,killinghundreds.Theeventshapedherviewsonhumanity’scapacityforviolence,Hansaidinthe2016interview.Shealsorecalledseeingimagesofpeoplewholineduptodonatetheirbloodtothosewhowereinjuredintheuprising.“Itwasliketwounsolvableriddlesimprintedonmymind:Howcanhumansbesoviolent,andhowcanhumansbesonoble?”shesaid.“WhenIwritenovels,Ifindmyselfalwaysreturningtothethemeofwhatitmeanstobehuman.”HanstudiedliteratureatYonseiUniversityinKorea,andherfirstpublishedworkswerepoems.Herfirstnovel,“BlackDeer,”whichcameoutin1998,wasamysteryaboutamissingwoman.Inthe2016interview,Hansaiditwasaroundthattimethatshedevelopedtheideaforashortstoryaboutawomanwhobecomesaplant,whichsheeventuallydevelopedinto“TheVegetarian.”24．WhatareHan’snovelsthemedat?A．Politicalsystems.B．Financialstruggle.C．HumannatureD．Culturalconflicts.25．WhatcanwelearnaboutHan’schildhoodfromparagraph3?A．Father’ssuccess:inspiredher.B．Economicdifficultystrengthenedher.D．Thehabitofreadingcomfortedher.C．Frequentmovedestroyedher.26．WhydoestheauthormentiontheGwangjuuprising?A．Toindicatetheimportanceofhistory.C．Torevealthecrueltyofpolitics.B．ToshowitsinfluenceonHan’swriting.D．TostressitsimpactonKoreanpeople’slife.27．Whatis“TheVegetarian”mainlyabout?A．Adeer.B．Awoman.C．Aplant.D．Avegetable.CBritishandAmericanEnglishhavemutually（相互的）influencedeachotherforcenturies,butthereactionstotheselinguistic（语言的）exchangesaredifferentonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.BritishintellectualsoftencomplainaboutAmericanisms,suchas“24/7”or“touchbase”,whichareviewedasanattackatthepurityofBritishEnglish.However,asBenYagodadiscussesinGobsmacked!AmericanshappilyadoptBritishisms.Wordslike“cheeky”and“dodgy”haveenteredtheAmericanvocabulary,oftenthroughmedialikeTheCrown.ThisflowofBritishtermstotheU.S.hasgonemostlyunnoticed,thoughBritishpeopleremaincriticalofAmericanism.Yagodatracesthehistoryofthisexchange,notingthatmanyBritishtermshaveexistedinAmericanlanguageovertheyears.Forinstance,militaryslang（俚语）fromBritishsoldiers,suchas“bonkers”or“cushy,”becamecommoninAmericanEnglishduringtheearly20thcentury.TheriseoftheInternethasonlyexpeditedthisexchange,withBritishphrasesnowappearingregularlyinAmericanmedia.DespitethefrequentadoptionofBritishismsbyAmericans,theoppositeexchange-BritsacceptingAmericanisms-receivesfarmorecriticism.Britishcommentators,likeSimonHeffer,describethespreadofAmericanslangasa“linguisticpollution,”criticizingitsinfluenceonBritishEnglish.ShowslikeFriendsareoftenblamedfortheriseofAmericanphrasesinBritishspeech,like“CanIget…?”incoffeeshops.WhileBritishtermsareoftenseenasattractiveintheU.S.,AmericanismstendtobeperceivednegativelyinBritain,withlistshighlightingthings“Americanssaywrong.”Intheend,thislinguisticexchangerevealsbroaderculturaldynamics.BritishcriticsmightviewAmericanismsascrude（粗俗的）,whileAmericansdelightintheperceivedsuperiorityandquirkinessofBritishslang.Bothcountriescontinuetoshapeeachother’slanguage,whetherthroughmedia,travel,ordigitalcommunication,reflectingacomplexrelationshipbetweenthetwonations’linguisticidentities.28．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．TheglobalimpactofAmericanismsonBritishEnglish.B．ThereasonforBritishslang’swinningoverAmericans.C．MutuallinguisticinfluencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.D．ThedeclineofBritishEnglishinAmerica.29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expedited”mostprobablymean?A．Speededup.30．Whatis“CanIget…?”incoffeeshopsviewedasinBritisheyes?A．Simple.B．Humorous.C．Unique.B．Accepted.C．Broughtback.D．Challenged.D．Crude.31．Whatdoestheauthoragreewithaccordingtothelastparagraph?ALanguageandculturearemutuallyconnected.B．BritishEnglishissuperior,toAmericanEnglish.C．BothEnglisheswillbecomemorecomplicated.D．AmericaandBritainhaveacomplexrelationship.DAnewlypublishedstudyfindsthereareimportantdistinctionsinhowmenandwomenexperiencepain.AccordingtothestudyconductedbyresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoSchoolofMedicine,menandwomenusedifferentbiologicalmechanisms（机制）forpainrelief.Thisresearchwasdesignedtoevaluatetheeffectivenessofmeditation（冥想）forchronic（长期的）backpainandcombineddatafromtwoclinicaltrialsinvolvingatotalof98participantsthatincludedbothhealthyindividualsandthosewithchronicbackpain.Participantsexperiencedameditationtrainingprogramandpracticedmeditationwhilereceivingeithersomenaloxone,adrugthatstopsopioids（类罂粟碱）fromworking,oraplacebo（无效的替代品）ofnaloxone.Participantsweregivenapainfulbutharmlessheatstimulus（刺激）tothebackoftheirleg.Researchersthenmeasuredandcomparedhowmuchpainreliefwasexperiencedfrommeditationwhentheopioidsystemwasblockedandwhenitwasfullyfunctional.Thestudyfound:●Blockingtheopioidsystemwithnaloxoneinhibited（抑制）meditation-basedpainreliefinmen,suggestingthatmenrelyonopioidstoreducepain.●Naloxoneincreasedmeditation-basedpainreliefinwomen,suggestingthatwomenrelyonnon-opioidmechanismstoreducepain.●Inbothmenandwomen,thosewithchronicpainexperiencedmorepainrelieffrommeditationthanthehealthyparticipantsdid.Opioidsarethebody’snaturalpainkillers.Thesenaturallyoccurringsubstancesbindtoopioidreceptorsinthebraintoreducetheperceptionofpain.Incontrast,painreliefforwomenappearstousealternative,non-opioidpathways,suggestingthatwomenmakelessuseofthebody’sinternalopioidsforpainrelief.Chronicpaintreatmenthastraditionallyfollowedarelativelystandardizedapproach,butifmenandwomenusedifferentbiologicalpathwaysforpainrelief,itmakessensetheymightrequiremoresex-specificapproachestotreatment.Thisstudyprovidesclearevidencethatsex-baseddifferencesinpainprocessingarerealandneedtobeconsideredwhendevelopingtreatmentsandrecommendingmedicinesforpain.32．Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?A．NewResearchProvesMeditationIneffectiveforChronicPain.B．NewResearchFindsWomenExperienceMoreChronicPain.C．NewResearchConfirmsMenandWomenProcessPainDifferently,D．NewResearchSuggestsStandardizedApproachtoPainRelief.33．Whatdidalltheparticipantsintheresearchexperience?A．Meditation.B．Drugs.C．Harmintheleg.D．Chronicbackpain.34．Whatcanweknowfromthefinding?A．Blockingtheopioidsystemhelpsmenreducepain.B．Womendependonopioidstoreducepain.C．Menusebody’sinternalopioidforpainrelief.D．Meditationworksbettertohealthy,menthanwomen.35．Whatofthestudydoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Condition.B．Limitation.C．Conclusion.D．Implication.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。Haveyoueverwishedtherewereamagicmethodtomakelearningeasierandmoreefficient?36．______NamedafteraNobelwinnerinphysicsknownforsimplifyingcomplexideas,thismethodcanhelpyouunlockyourpotentialandgainadeepunderstandingofvarioustopics.Step1:Startbygettingablanksheetofpaper.Writedowneverythingyoualreadyknowaboutatopic.Thisservesasyourinitialknowledgebase.Asyoudivedeeperintothetopic,continuetoaddnewinformationandinsightstoyoursheet.Bepatientduringthisprocess.37．______Step2:Explainyourtopicinawaythata12-year-oldchildcouldunderstand.38．______Beginbysimplifyingyournotes.It’seasytocomplicateasubject.However,thetruechallenge,andthetruedemonstrationofunderstanding,isinsimplification.Onlysomeonewhotrulycomprehendsasubjectcanbreakitdownintoitssimplestterms,makingitaccessibletopeopleofallages.Step3:Writedownyourexplanations.Itisapowerfultoolinthelearningprocess.Thisactivityfacilitatesreflection,throughwhichweidentifyareaswherefurtherlearningisneeded.Thelearningprocessisiterative（迭代的）.Neverhesitatetogobacktothesourcematerials,especiallythepartsyoudon’tfullygraspyet.39______Repeatthisprocessuntilyourexplanationsaresimpleandclear.Step4:Savethepagewhereyouhavedocumentedsimplifiedexplanations.Thisisanimportantstep,asthisdocumentwillserveasavaluablereferenceinthefuture.Byapplyingthistechniquetoallnewconceptsyoulearn,youwillgraduallybuildupacomprehensivefolder（文件夹）ofknowledge.40．______Thisway,notonlywillyoubestrengtheningwhatyouhavelearned,butyouwillalsohavethechancetoimproveyourunderstandingovertime.A．Thisisaneffectivetestofyourunderstanding.B．LooknofurtherthantheFeynmanTechnique.C．Learningisnotarace,butajourneyofdiscovery.D．Makeitahabittoreviewthisfolderafewtimesayear.E．Thisfoldercontainsotherpeople’scomplicatedexplanations.F．Reviewtheseparts,reflectonthem,andimproveyourunderstanding.G．TheFeynmantechniquebreaksthelearningprocessintofourbroadsteps.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。Iwasdismissedfromahigh-techcompany.Iwasangry,asIhadbeendoingagoodjobaccordingtomylastevaluation.ButthiswasIdidthe42governmentretrainingprogram.“The41!Ihadtofindanewjob.resume（简历）thing,butfailed.Againandagain.Thenamantoldmeabouta43.”45willpayforthejoblesstogotoanursingschool.Ifyou’remymind,”Isaidtoerested,goseeMr.Hill.He’s44“ImustforgetaboutthepastandThenextday,IfoundMr.Hill’sofficebutwas46tothecounseling（咨询）officeafterhetoldmewhatthefirstmanhadsaid.ThefellowtherewhereIwastoldthesamething.47whatMr.Hillhadtoldmeandtookmetoanotheroffice,Ineededabreathofhead:Donotgiveup.Don’tletthosepeopleMy51inthebusinessworldtoldmetogotothepersonatthetop.48air,soIsteppedoutsideintothewarmsunshine.49ranthroughmy50you.Ifoundthenursingofficeand52wasledtotheheadofthenursingschool.Fifteenminutesintothe53,shesaid,“Beheretomorrowmorning,9:00sharp!”Attendingcollegefull-timefortwoyearswithnoincomewasn’t54.However,Igraduatedwithadegreeandacquireda(n)careerthatallowedmetofaithinmyself,andmotivation.55almostanywhereintheworld.Allittookwasanopenmind,41．A．faithB．cultureB．usualC．lifeD．time42．A．average43．A．headmaster44．A．incharge45．A．makeup46．A．forcedC．equalD．strangeB．nurseC．companyC．onguardC．agreewithC．carriedD．governmentD．onbusinessD．dealwithD．drivenB．introubleB．openupB．guidedB．twistedB．clean47．A．repeated48．A．warmC．admiredC．freshD．criticizedD．wet49．A．Memories50．A．recognize51．A．confidence52．A．eventually53．A．investigation54．A．funnyB．ThoughtsB．astonishB．concernB．unluckilyB．contestB．easyC．OpinionsC．inspireD．AttitudesD．discourageD．determinationD．frequentlyD．interviewD．valuableD．studyC．experienceC．unwillinglyC．discussionC．effectiveC．protest55．A．workB．wander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。Yinandyang,oryin-yang,isacomplexrelationalconceptinChinesephilosophy,56theuniverseisgovernedbysets(oppose)andinterdependentprinciplesorenergiesthatcanbeobservedinnature.Generallyspeaking,yinischaracterized59aninwardenergythatisfemale,cold,dark,andnegative,whileyangisan(date)back3,000years,tothe9thcenturyBC.Brieflyput,themeaningofyinandyangisoftwo5857outwardenergythatismale,hot,bright,andpositive.Yinandyangelementscomeinpairs-suchasthemoonandthesun,femaleandmale,darkandbright,coldandhot,passiveandactive,andsoon-60other.Theyareinterdependentand(strong),yangwillbeweaker,andviceversa.Inotherwords,yinelementsnotethatyinandyangformtheunityofopposites,neitherofwhichcanexistindependentof616362(constant);transformingintoeachother.Ifyinisgettingcancontaincertainpartsofyang,andyangcanhavesomepartsofyin.Thisbalanceofyinandyangisbelieved64(exist)ineverything.Theidea65(influence)Chinesephilosophersforthousandsofyears,includingLaoTzuandConfucius.ItunderliesAsianmartialarts,medicine,science,literature,politics,dailybehaviorandbeliefs.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）学校英文报正在征文，要求描述一次在实践中学习的难忘经历，如理科在实验