2019-2020学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调查(一)
英语 2020年3月
注意:本试卷分第一卷(选择题)和第二卷(非选择题)两部分。两部分答案都做在答题卡上。总分 为120分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷(选择题共85分)
第一部分 听力 (共两节, 满分20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分,满分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。 1. What does the woman think of gardening? A. Tiring. B. Boring. C. Enjoyable. 2. Why does the man call Johnson's office? A. To ask for sick leave. B. To have his car repaired. C. To put off the appointment. 3. What does the woman mean? A. She won't sit next to John. B. She doesn't like the movie. C. She enjoys talking to John. 4. Where is the man probably now? A. At home. B. In the office. C. In a restaurant.
5. How much does the woman pay for her tickets? A.$8.8. B. $10. C. $11.2.
第二节(共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15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至7题。 6. Why is the man going to Chengdu? A. To go on business. B. To call on his aunt, C. To make a living.
7. When will it probably be sunny in Chengdu? A. Next Monday.
B. Next Thursday. C. Next Saturday.
听第7段材料,回答第8至9题。
8. What's the matter with the woman's phone? A. It has run out of power
B. It is loaded with too many things. C. It stores too many online pictures. 9. What will Nancy probably do next? A. Buy a memory card. B. Ask for the man's help. C. Remove some pictures.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man ask the woman to do for him? A. Draw some money. B. Change some money. C. Make new regulations.
11. How much can the man change at most after 3:00 pm? A. $300. B. $400. C. $600.
12. What can we know about the woman? A. She's impatient. B. She's considerate. C. She's responsible.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Latest meetings. B. Job changes. C. Trip plans.
14. Where is Sherry going to work? A. Shenzhen. B. Beijing. C. Shanghai.
15. What can we know about Trish? A. She is fed up with her work. B. She wants to apply for a transfer. C. She enjoys traveling at her job.
16. What's the relationship between the two speakers? A. Colleagues. B. A couple.
C. Customer and saleswoman.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. At what age was Laurent Simons admitted into university? A.At 8. B. At 9. C. At 10.
18. What is Laurent Simons' major now in the university?
A. Medicine. B. Electrical Engineering. C. Artificial Intelligence.
19. Why does Laurent Simons want to create artificial hearts in the future? A. To complete his final project. B. To help those with heart disease. C. To follow in his parents' footsteps.
20. What are Laurent Simons' parents doing for his development? A.Forcing him to learn quickly.
B. Forbidding him from any hobbies. C. Carefully letting him enjoy himself.
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节,满分35分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题,从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。
21. Though awarded as National Teacher of the Year, she has a guilty ___ for spending so little time with her kids.
A. Complaint B. conscience C. commitment D. compromise
22. Nezha, the highest-earning animated film ever in China, was ___ in North America in August, 2019.
A. Relieved B. restored C. registered D. released
23. Chinese tech giant Huawei launched its new operating system called Harmony, creating an ____ app ecosystem to Google's Android.
A. alternative B. aggressive C. academic D. abstract 24. — Have you heard of Li Ziqi, a popular vlogger?
—Definitely. How I wish I ___ her, showing the world the wonderful culture of China. A. am B. were C. will be D. had been
25. Economists have long focused on the concept of education as an investment that, on average, ___ well over the long term, for both individual students and society as a whole. A. gets around B. makes up C. holds on D. pays off
26. ___ the environmental impacts of larger plastics are well documented, very little is understood about the dangers associated with microplastics. A. While B. As C. Because D. If
27. The Amazon rainforest is considered the lungs of Earth, much of ___ located in Brazil. A. Which B. what C. it D. that
28. ___ some jokes into her speech, she grabbed the attention of the audience all the time. A. Working B. To work C. Worked D. Work
29. The past decades have witnessed China's many scientific achievements, ____ the development of Shenwei supercomputers is a typical example.
A. to which B. for which C. in which D. of which
30. Nowadays the growth of food delivery apps in China ___ the country with takeout containers and plastic bags.
A. have drowned B. has been drowned C. is drowning D. are drowned
31. More attention on digital books reflects a rising trend in the industry towards ___ many are calling \
A. Which B. that C. what D. where
32. —I'm so annoyed! And I just don't understand why Mike is constantly speaking ill of me.
—Don't take it ___ . He treats everyone the same.
A. thoroughly B. individually C. accurately D. personally
33. When we look up at the night sky and wonder whether there is anyone else out there, we're actually asking who we are ___ the universe.
A. in preference to B. in relation to C. in advance of D. in recognition of
34. New regulations make it clear that to use children's information, network operators ___ obtain the children's guardians' permission in a clear manner. A. may B. shall C. could D. might
35. —Do you know that the latest AI technology can read minds?
—Yes, but don't you think that allowing data to be taken directly from our brains is like ___ , giving rise to unpredictable consequences.
A. killing the fatted calf B. taking things as they come
C. opening Pandora's box D. putting the cart before the horse 第二节完形填空(共20小题;每小题1分,.满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Few 17-year- old girls know how to weld (焊接) two metal pipes together. I have learned this skill in the past five years as a(n)_ 36_ for my father's personal plumbing (管道装置) business. This summer job often needs to deal with the mess that causes physical and mental_ 37_, and, to some extent_ 38 a tough and elegant atude It is often difiult to cope with But I _ 39 .
Every moring, I have to put on a pair of men's jeans. Most of my peersare _ 40_ to wearitin public. I_ 41 tied my hair when I rushed out of the house, and 42 into the front passenger seat of the plumber's construction vehicle.
When my peers were part-time babyitters or lifeguards, I was helping my father in the dirty bathroom or the basement. Thick dust 44 my nose and mouth, and my hands became black. There is nothing beautiful and neat; everything in front of you is _45_. Honestly speaking, I felt_ 46_ , discouraged and unable to think hard.
Pipe work is a tough job, and I sometimes hate it. 1 asked myself why Ihadto 47_ these dust and sweat. I can even find another job,a_ 48 job more like my peers.
49 , just like I hate messy pipes, I also hate being affected by these litle 50_ emotions. After all, the world is built by people who are wling to get their hands_ 51 . Life is a process of 52_ chaos and leaning to clean up, and pipeline work is no_ 53 .
My dad and I not only create chaos, we also create__ 54 . When customers are 55_ for our work, I understand that we have brought order to their lives in small places. The physical and ; mental discomfort of plumbing work is woth it. 36. A. companion B. fellow C. assistant D. engineer 37. A. misfortune B. pleasure C. discomfort D. injury 38. A. requires B. reflects C. reviews . D. recovers 39. A. promised B. waited C. resisted D. insisted 40. A. eager B. able C. unwilling D. impatient 41. A. carefully : B. normally C. eventually D. hurriedly 42. A. looked B. moved C. climbed D. turned 43. A. big B. damp C. cool D. warm 44. A. covered B. separated C. infected D. protected
45. A. dangerous B. interesting C. crucial D. ugly 46. A. fearless B. powerless C. effortless D. endless 47. A. respect B. wipe C. tolerate D. replace 48. A. renewable B. responsible C. regular D. realistic 49. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Instead 50. A. disturbing B. surprising C. touching D. warning 51. A. smooth B. smart C. dirty D. violent 52. A. controlling B. accepting C. finishing D. handling 53. A. excuse B. puzzle C. description D. exception 54. A. memory B. luck C. order D. wealth 55. A. grateful B. ready C. thirsty D. sorry 第三部分阅读理解(共 15小题每小题2分,满分30分)
认真阅读下列短文,从短文后各题所给的A、 B、C、D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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Have you sen the movie Coco? What about Finding Nemo? Did you watch The credible? Thee moviess may see dfrertr but they atally share a lot in cmom. For sartes they were al made by an animation studio clledl Pixar.
How can one studio make movies that everyone love? The secret Pixar tell stories that audiences of all ages and backgrounds connect with. The most important part of any Pixar movie is the story itself. GREAT STORYTELLING Is HARD woRK
Sortelling is an art and a sill; Pixar creators know this. They have put a lot of time and thought into what makes a great story. One Pixar soryboard arist named Emma Coates created a list cllel“\22 Rules of stoelli Accoring to Pixar,\a good story.
One rule is that“You admire a character for trying more than for their sucesses\In Finding Dory, Dory isnt a perfect charactr. She finds it hard to remember things. She makes silly mistakes, but never stops trying to find her parents. This makes her the hero of her story. If you have ever tried hard for something, you can relate to Dory.
GREAT STORYTELLING CONNECTS US
Why are the stories that Pixar tells important? They get the audience to feel the story. Feelings of anger, fear, sadness, joy, and love are universal. In this way, Pixar's stories have the power to show audience members that we are more alike than different. Because we can connect with the characters' emotions, we can connect with each other.
The stories that Pixar tells are very creative. No two movies are the same! But the stories and, more importantly, the feelings in each are universal Even though we' ve never traveled the ocean with Dory, fought evil villains (恶棍) with the Incredibles, or played guitar with Miguel, the power of these stories inspires us. They push us to better understand each other and to seek out our own adventures. 56. What is special about Pixar according to the author? A. It makes the movies very quickly. B. It creates all different types of movies.
C. It creates stories that touch all the audience. D. It makes a lot of money from their movies. 57. How do Pixar films connect vith us?