江苏省常州市2024-2025学年高三年级上册期中质量调研英语试卷

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。

果一B

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。

1.What'sthetimenow?

A.5:45.B.5:30.C.5:15

2.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman9sbike?

A.Itisstolen.

B.Itisunderrepair.

C.Itisunderthestairs.

3.Whafsthemanprobablydoing?

A.Talkingonthephone.

B.Listeningtosomemusic.

C.Preparingforaspeechcontest.

4.Whatwillthemanprobablydo?

A.Buyanewcar.

B.Painttheoldcar.

C.Buythewoman'scar.

5.Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?

A.ShehurriedhometomeetMary.

B.Shewashurtinthetrafficaccident.

C.Shecamehomelaterthanexpected.

果甘一—■下-f-h

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.Whafstheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

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.B.Hisnotesarepoor.C.Hehasnevertakennotes.

15.Whatdoesthewomansuggest?

A.Skippingclasses.B.Studyingtogether.C.Goingtothecafeteria.

16.WhatdotheythinkofProfessorLabelle'sclasses?

A.Uninteresting.B.Difficult.C.Excellent.

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.B.3Dprinters.C.Internetofthings.

20.Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutthefuture?

A.Curious.B.Doubtful.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。

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MatsMalm,thepermanentsecretaryoftheSwedishAcademy,whichorganizestheprize,saidatanews

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Han,53,wasbomin1970inGwangju,SouthKorea.Herfatherwasalsoanovelist,butmuchlesssuccessful.

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WhenHanwas9,herfamilymovedtoSeouljustmonthsbeforetheGwangjuuprising（起义）,when

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HanstudiedliteratureatYonseiUniversityinKorea,andherfirstpublishedworkswerepoems.Herfirstnovel,

“BlackDeer,“whichcameoutin1998,wasamysteryaboutamissingwoman.Inthe2016interview,Hansaidit

wasaroundthattimethatshedevelopedtheideaforashortstoryaboutawomanwhobecomesaplant,whichshe

eventuallydevelopedinto“TheVegetarian.^^

24.WhatareHan^novelsthemedat?

A.Politicalsystems.B.Financialstruggle.C.HumannatureD.Culturalconflicts.

25.WhatcanwelearnaboutHan'schildhoodfromparagraph3?

A.Father5ssuccess:inspiredher.B.Economicdifficultystrengthenedher.

C.Frequentmovedestroyedher.D.Thehabitofreadingcomfortedher.

26.WhydoestheauthormentiontheGwangjuuprising?

A.Toindicatetheimportanceofhistory.B.ToshowitsinfluenceonHan'swriting.

C.Torevealthecrueltyofpolitics.D.TostressitsimpactonKoreanpeople'slife.

27.Whatis"TheVegetarian^^mainlyabout?

A.Adeer.B.Awoman.C.Aplant.D.Avegetable.

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BritishandAmericanEnglishhavemutually（相互的）influencedeachotherforcenturies,butthereactions

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Yagodatracesthehistoryofthisexchange,notingthatmanyBritishtermshaveexistedinAmericanlanguage

overtheyears.Forinstance,militaryslang（俚语）fromBritishsoldiers,suchas"bonkers"or"cushy,“became

commoninAmericanEnglishduringtheearly20thcentury.TheriseoftheInternethasonlyexpeditedthisexchange,

withBritishphrasesnowappearingregularlyinAmericanmedia.

DespitethefrequentadoptionofBritishismsbyAmericans,theoppositeexchange-Britsaccepting

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seenasattractiveintheU.S.,AmericanismstendtobeperceivednegativelyinBritain,withlistshighlightingthings

（"Americanssaywrong.”

Intheend,thislinguisticexchangerevealsbroaderculturaldynamics.BritishcriticsmightviewAmericanisms

ascrude（粗俗的）,whileAmericansdelightintheperceivedsuperiorityandquirkinessofBritishslang.Both

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reflectingacomplexrelationshipbetweenthetwonations5linguisticidentities.

28.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheglobalimpactofAmericanismsonBritishEnglish.

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ALanguageandculturearemutuallyconnected.

B.BritishEnglishissuperior,toAmericanEnglish.

C.BothEnglisheswillbecomemorecomplicated.

D.AmericaandBritainhaveacomplexrelationship.

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Anewlypublishedstudyfindsthereareimportantdistinctionsinhowmenandwomenexperiencepain.

AccordingtothestudyconductedbyresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoSchoolofMedicine,men

andwomenusedifferentbiologicalmechanisms（机制）forpainrelief.

Thisresearchwasdesignedtoevaluatetheeffectivenessofmeditation（冥想）forchronic（长期的）

backpainandcombineddatafromtwoclinicaltrialsinvolvingatotalof98participantsthatincludedbothhealthy

individualsandthosewithchronicbackpain.

Participantsexperiencedameditationtrainingprogramandpracticedmeditationwhilereceivingeithersome

naloxone,adrugthatstopsopioids（类罂粟碱）fromworking,oraplacebo（无效的替代品）ofnaloxone.

Participantsweregivenapainfulbutharmlessheatstimulus（刺激）tothebackoftheirleg.Researchersthen

measuredandcomparedhowmuchpainreliefwasexperiencedfrommeditationwhentheopioidsystemwasblocked

andwhenitwasfullyfunctional.

Thestudyfound:

•Blockingtheopioidsystemwithnaloxoneinhibited（抑制）meditation-basedpainreliefinmen,

suggestingthatmenrelyonopioidstoreducepain.

•Naloxoneincreasedmeditation-basedpainreliefinwomen,suggestingthatwomenrelyonnon-opioid

mechanismstoreducepain.

•Inbothmenandwomen,thosewithchronicpainexperiencedmorepainrelieffrommeditationthanthe

healthyparticipantsdid.

Opioidsarethebody'snaturalpainkillers.Thesenaturallyoccurringsubstancesbindtoopioidreceptorsinthe

braintoreducetheperceptionofpain.Incontrast,painreliefforwomenappearstousealternative,non-opioid

pathways,suggestingthatwomenmakelessuseofthebody'sinternalopioidsforpainrelief.

Chronicpaintreatmenthastraditionallyfollowedarelativelystandardizedapproach,butifmenandwomenuse

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treatment.Thisstudyprovidesclearevidencethatsex-baseddifferencesinpainprocessingarerealandneedtobe

consideredwhendevelopingtreatmentsandrecommendingmedicinesforpain.

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,thismethodcanhelpyouunlockyour

potentialandgainadeepunderstandingofvarioustopics.

Step1:Startbygettingablanksheetofpaper.Writedowneverythingyoualreadyknowaboutatopic.This

servesasyourinitialknowledgebase.Asyoudivedeeperintothetopic,continuetoaddnewinformationandinsights

toyoursheet.Bepatientduringthisprocess.37.

Step2:Explainyourtopicinawaythata12-year-oldchildcouldunderstand.38.Beginby

simplifyingyournotes.Ifseasytocomplicateasubject.However,thetruechallenge,andthetruedemonstrationof

understanding,isinsimplification.Onlysomeonewhotrulycomprehendsasubjectcanbreakitdownintoitssimplest

terms,makingitaccessibletopeopleofallages.

Step3:Writedownyourexplanations.Itisapowerfultoolinthelearningprocess.Thisactivityfacilitates

reflection,throughwhichweidentifyareaswherefurtherlearningisneeded.Thelearningprocessisiterative（迭

代的）.Neverhesitatetogobacktothesourcematerials,especiallythepartsyoudon'tfullygraspyet.39.

Repeatthisprocessuntilyourexplanationsaresimpleandclear.

Step4:Savethepagewhereyouhavedocumentedsimplifiedexplanations.Thisisanimportantstep,asthis

documentwillserveasavaluablereferenceinthefuture.Byapplyingthistechniquetoallnewconceptsyoulearn,

youwillgraduallybuildupacomprehensivefolder（文件夹）ofknowledge.40.Thisway,notonly

willyoubestrengtheningwhatyouhavelearned,butyouwillalsohavethechancetoimproveyourunderstanding

overtime.

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,asIhadbeendoingagoodjobaccordingtomylast

evaluation.Butthiswas41!Ihadtofindanewjob.

Ididthe42resume（简历）thing,butfailed.Againandagain.Thenamantoldmeabouta

governmentretrainingprogram."The43willpayfbrthejoblesstogotoanursingschool.Ifyou're

interested,goseeMr.Hill.He's44

“Imustforgetaboutthepastand45mymind,^^Isaidtomyself.

Thenextday,IfoundMr.Hill'sofficebutwas46tothecounseling（咨询）officeafterhetoldme

whatthefirstmanhadsaid.Thefellowthere47whatMr.Hillhadtoldmeandtookmetoanotheroffice,

whereIwastoldthesamething.

Ineededabreathof48air,soIsteppedoutsideintothewarmsunshine.49ranthroughmy

head:Donotgiveup.Don'tletthosepeople50you.

My51inthebusinessworldtoldmetogotothepersonatthetop.

Ifoundthenursingofficeand52wasledtotheheadofthenursingschool.Fifteenminutesintothe

53,shesaid,“Beheretomorrowmorning,9:00sharp!?,

Attendingcollegefull-timefortwoyearswithnoincomewasn't54.However,Igraduatedwithadegree

andacquireda(n)careerthatallowedmeto55almostanywhereintheworld.Allittookwasanopenmind,

faithinmyselfandmotivation.

41.A.faithB•cultureC.lifeD.time

42.A.averageB.usualC.equalD.strange

43.A.headmasterB.nurseC.companyD.government

44.A.inchargeB.introubleC.onguardD.onbusiness

45.A.makeupB•openupC.agreewithD.dealwith

46.A.forcedB.guidedC.carriedD.driven

47.A.repeatedB.twistedC.admiredD.criticized

48.A.warmB.cleanC.freshD.wet

49.A.MemoriesB•ThoughtsC.OpinionsD.Attitudes

50.A.recognizeB.astonishC.inspireD.discourage

51.A.confidenceB.concernC.experienceD.determination

52.A.eventuallyB.unluckilyC.unwillinglyD.frequently

53.A.investigationB.contestC.discussionD.interview

54.A.funnyB.easyC.effectiveD.valuable

55.A.workB.wanderC.protestD.study

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,56(date)back3,000

years,tothe9thcenturyBC.Brieflyput,themeaningofyinandyangis57theuniverseisgovernedbysets

oftwo58(oppose)andinterdependentprinciplesorenergiesthatcanbeobservedinnature.Generally

speaking,yinischaracterized59aninwardenergythatisfemale,cold,dark,andnegative,whileyangisan

outwardenergythatismale,hot,bright,andpositive.

Yinandyangelementscomeinpairs-suchasthemoonandthesun,femaleandmale,darkandbright,coldand

hot,passiveandactive,andsoon-60notethatyinandyangformtheunityofopposites,neitherofwhich

canexistindependentof61other.Theyareinterdependentand62(constant);transforminginto

eachother.Ifyinisgetting63(strong),yangwillbeweaker,andviceversa.Inotherwords,yinelements

cancontaincertainpartsofyang,andyangcanhavesomepartsofyin.Thisbalanceofyinandyangisbelieved

64(exist)ineverything.

Theidea65(influence)Chinesephilosophersforthousandsofyears