江苏省无锡市新吴区梅村高级中学2024届高三英语上学期期初检测试题
一、听力（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。 1. How will the speakers go to the movies?
A. By taxi. B. By subway. C. By bus. 2. How much should the woman pay?
A. $10. B. $15. C. $25. 3. Who is in charge of the project?
A. Dan. B. Gary. C. Mary. 4. What does the man say about the restaurant?
A. The waiters were noisy. B. The food was not his thing. C. The atmosphere was friendly. 5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. An adventure. B. A book. C. A vacation plan. 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. What will the speakers have to do?
A. Send figures to Mr. Jones. B. Draw up the budget for next year. C. Organize an advertising campaign on Thursday. 7. What does the woman ask the man to do?
A. Wait for her in his office. B. Go to Mr. Jones’ workplace. C. Make a phone call to Mr. Jones. 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8. What is the woman?
A. A hostess. B. A producer. C. An environmentalist. 9. Why is the interview held?
A. To present a study. B. To fill the thirty-minute opening. C. To increase public awareness of environmental protection. 10. When does the conversation take place?
A. Before the interview. B. During the interview. C. After the interview.
听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。
11. What are the speakers discussing?
A. The man’s house.
B. The effects of global warming. C. The life in the man’s hometown.
12. What is always nice according to the man?
A. He lives by the sea.
B. Animals can get more food.
C. Green can be seen all year round.
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13. What does the man have near his house?
A. Trees. B. Vegetables. C. Grass. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。 14. Where does the man most probably work?
A. At an airport. B. At a hotel. C. At a travel agency. 15. Which airport is the best choice for the woman?
A. Reagan National. B. Dulles. C. Baltimore-Washington Airport. 16. Why is the woman going to Washington DC?
A. To visit a friend. B. To meet the man. C. To go sightseeing. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。 17. What is the show about?
A. Experiments done by audience. B. Young enthusiastic experimenters. C. Explanations for some mysteries.
18. What subject is the speaker most looking forward to?
A. How to live a good life. B. How to meet the perfect partner. C. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight. 19. What does the speaker think of the show?
A. It’s boring. B. It’s time-wasting. C. It’s beneficial. 20. When will the show start this week?
A. At 9:30. B. At 9:00. C. At 8:30. 二、阅读理解（30分）
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After the cure of pneumonia(肺炎), Wuhan Dad reread the letter his daughter left at the bedside, tears filled his eyes. In the second vlog series, make a video call to a friend in Wuhan, China Daily reporter Xiao Peng interviewed three Wuhan residents by video and phone, among whom three have just been released from isolation. Their lives have been transformed by pneumonia caused by the new coronavirus(冠状病毒)．
The first interviewee was Tian Fuxin from Wuhan. He was admitted to hospital on January 20 and discharged from hospital on January 30 after 10 days of isolation treatment.
“When I was admitted to hospital, I was very anxious. But after a few days I was OK. And if you're infected by the novel coronavirus, the government covers your medical expenses. Our meals are the same as the doctors' and nurses'.”
“Every time I saw them in their protective gear, I felt moved because I know that stuff must be awful to wear, with goggles fogged up and so on. I can't thank them enough. Those patients who were discharged early like us are very grateful to the people who helped us, because without them, it's hard to say how we could have survived.”
Worried about his daughter's safety, the family had her back to the university in Shanghai before the closure. She was quarantined in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year and was recently confirmed to be well enough to end the quarantine. The daughter left her father a letter in which she read between the lines her guilt not being able to accompany him and her love for him.
“I can't look after you every time you are in hospital. I was right with you, though I didn't realize how ill you were. Nothing could be done except get away.” “Dad, I love you. After growing up, I think I've never said that. You must hold on. I can't live without you, Dad.” “Don't be pessimistic. Little psychological tricks are helpful. You have to tell
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yourself I am feeling better.”
Because of infectious virus as well as its outbreak Tian Fuxin fell ill, experiencing a period of fighting the disease. However, he received the words his daughter had not long been able to speak out “Dad, I love you.”
21. Whom does the underlined word “them” in the fourth paragraph refer to?
A. Wuhan residents B. Medical staff C. The three interviewees D. The government 22. Which of the following is FALSE?
A. The daughter couldn't care for her father when he was in hospital.
B. The meals of the pneumonia patients are quite different from those of doctors. C. The daughter was also isolated in Shanghai on the first day of the lunar New Year. D. Tian Fuxin has been cured and has recovered from pneumonia. 23. The daughter left the letter to ________．
A. show little psychological tricks are helpful
B. inform her father of her being quarantined in Shanghai
C. encourage her father to fight disease and show her love to him D. say goodbye to her father.
24. The article comes from ________．
A. a magazine B. a fiction C. a brochure D. a newspaper
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Regrets are often painful. A study suggests that some people can overcome them, said Jiawei Zhang, a psychology graduate at the University of California. But this isn't the case for everyone, he said.
The researchers wondered why some people report feeling improvement from regrets but others don't. Does it lie in how people approach their regrets?
In the study, the researchers focused on self－compassion(自我同情) as a potential factor in why some people have an easier time leaving their regrets behind them.
400 people attended an experiment. First, they were asked to write about their biggest regret. Half wrote something they did but wish they hadn't done; the other half wrote something they didn't do but wish they had. Then, the participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: self compassion, self－esteem and a control group. The self－esteem group was asked to respond by “talking to yourself about this regret from the aspect of confirming your positive qualities”．
The control group was asked to write about their favorite hobby rather than their regret. Then, they were asked about their feelings of forgiveness, acceptance and personal improvement following the exercise.
They found that the self－compassion group reported greater feelings of acceptance, forgiveness and personal improvement, compared with the control group and the self－esteem group. In other words, focusing on your best qualities is not what helps you feel better about a regret. Rather, being compassionate toward yourself is what may make a difference, the researchers found.
It's possible that people who practice self－compassion are able to confront their regrets and see what went wrong, so they can make a better choice in the future, Zhang told Live Science. Self－compassion pushes people to accept their regret instead of running away from it.
The researchers used an example of this from a previous study on breast cancer patients who were asked to try thinking about their treatment in a positive light before it began. The
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江苏省无锡市新吴区梅村高级中学2024届高三英语上学期期初检测试题
