江苏省苏州市吴江区汾湖中学2020届高三英语下学期期初考试试题

江苏省苏州市吴江区汾湖中学2020届高三英语下学期期初考试试题注意事项：1. 本试卷共120分，考试时间120分钟；2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚；3. 考生作答时，请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区城内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。第i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)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 are the speakers talking about?a. a band.b. a song. c. an album.2. where did the woman probably go today?a. to the bank.b. to the post office. c. to the supermarket.3. why did the man move to the present house?a. its cheap and large.b. its near his workplace. c. its beautiful outside.4. what are the speakers talking about?a. a running tiger.b. a book about legends. c. a tourist attraction.5. what made the woman surprised?a. the mans diet.b. the mans lifestyle. c. the mans weight loss.第二节 (共15小题)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. when will the man start his new job?a. tomorrowb. next week c. next month7. why is the man paying for the womans lunch?a. she helped him a lotb. it is his turn to pay c. he wants to congratulate her听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。8. what are grocery bags like compared with plastic ones?a. lighter.b. cheaper. c. stronger.9. how much can shoppers save by using every reusable bag?a. 3 cents.b. 10 cents. c. 15 cents.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. where are the speakers?a. in a hospital.b. in the office. c. at home.11. when is the report due?a. thursday.b. friday. c. next monday.12. what does george suggest stephanie do with the report?a. improve it.b. hand it in later. c. leave it with him.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. what is the woman doing right now?a. doing a survey.b. going over the notes. c. taking part in a quiz show.14. who are the speakers?a. students.b. teachers. c. reporters.15. when did iceland announce its ban against foreign fishermen?a. in 1973.b. in 1975. c. in 1980.16. what did iceland do in 2006?a. it started its first whale hunt.b. it elected a woman president.c. it allowed commercial whaling.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. what does the golden rule ask people to do?a. develop personal rulesb. respect their families and ancestorsc. treat others as they wish to be treated18. which is confucius teaching?a. governments should be moralb. husbands should respect wivesc. people should memorize rules of behavior.19. how did confucius teach lessons?a. through arguments.b. through reasoning c. through personal examples20. what does the speaker say about confucius?a. he used to be even more important.b. he has influenced many cultures.c. he has little effect on people today.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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。21. actors should be good observers, watching peoples body language and speaking style, and this into their own abilities to progress in acting.a. transferringb. transformingc. transmittingd. transporting22. what should we avoid when we work out in summer? _ when the temperature is over 32.a. to run b. running c. having run d. to have run23. what made them miss the deadline was not their lack of funding, but their lack of planning.a. evenb. everc. ratherd. still24. it is vital to to teenagers the simple fact that the internet will more or less do harm to both mental and physical health.a. get across; being addicted to b. get over; addicted toc. get through; addicting to d. get down; addicting themselves to25. titled pain, the book contains 51 poems, written in the past three years.a. most of whichb. most of itc. most of whatd. most of them26. in my younger years, my father gave me some advice that i in my mind ever since.a. turned overb. was turning overc. had turned overd. have been turning over27. the educational leaders gathered to a comprehensive reform of education in urban schools.a. allow forb. cater forc. push ford. send for28. almost unbelievably, that dream has now become a reality americas first african- american leader and its first black first family.a. in the eyes ofb. in the event ofc. in the shape ofd. in the wake of29. on mobile phones for storing information that people are unable to remember basic things.a. such is the dependenceb. such dependence doesc. so they are dependentd. so do they depend30. hello, i have heard you are on holiday. thats not the case. actually i from my holiday in athens, where i for a fortnight.a. have returned; stayedb. returned; stayedc. will return; stayd. am to return; stay31. they cant wipe away the strain of the past, they can certainly move forward.a. afterb. ifc. unlessd. while32. we havent found any evidence of his attempt to ruin our reputation, but we still suspect he did it intentionally.a. subjectiveb. systematicc. sufficientd. significant33. for the efforts of medical staff, the spread of the novel coronavirus would not be controlled, which astonishes the whole world.a. were not itb. were it notc. had not it beend. if it were34. a man ought to follow his heart when reading, or he reads as a task will do him little good.a. thatb. howc. whatd. why35. whats wrong? it seems that you are losing control of the situation. dont stick your nose into my business.a. i have no idea.b. let me alone!c. are you kidding?d take your time!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，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。when i was just out of college, i managed to get my dream job as a trader in new york city on the floor of the american stock (股票) exchange. though it was a proud 36 , the job was simply too physically 37 . i must stand in a crowd every day, which often 38 me in a mindset (心态) that held me back.manhattan is a walking town and its difficult to 39 when you have a disability. taxis are expensive and riding the subway 40 dozens of steep steps to get below 41 . this left me only one 42 the bus.one night, after the 43 for my job, i was aching with my self-pity 44 it started to rain on my walk to the bus stop. i became more and more 45 without an umbrella, thinking id never 46 it in this city and telling myself, “this city is just too hard” and “maybe it is just not possible for a guy like me”.and then, i 47 the most beautiful, short moment. a couple came rolling by on roller skates, hand 48 hand as they skated what seemed like the tango (探戈). they were all wet but they saw the 49 as an opportunity and romance.i suddenly became 50 for waiting in the rain because i would have missed this beauty 51 if i had been in a taxi or on the subway. this, although 52 , was an important moment on my journey to discovering the 53 of achieving health and happiness. when i change my mindset, 54 for a moment, to what is possible and work to get rid of the self-limiting beliefs that 55 my daily actions, i will be on the road to a healthier, happier life.36. a. adjustmentb. achievementc. agreementd. treatment37. a. tiringb. disappointingc. relaxingd. boring38. a. remindedb. expectedc. tookd. left39. a. go upb. get aroundc. set offd. show up40. a. acquiresb. supportsc. requiresd. surrounds41. a. groundb. streetc. townd. city42. a. changeb. chancec. idead. choice43. a. struggleb. workc. experienced. influence44. a. beforeb. whilec. whend. after45. a. nervousb. curiousc. scaredd. upset46. a. getb. makec. putd. watch47. a. recalledb. intendedc. witnessedd. realized48. a. onb. byc. tod. in49. a. rainb. treec. windd. cloud50. a. astonishedb. gratefulc. anxiousd. relaxed51. a. exactlyb. instantlyc. entirelyd. suddenly52. a. strangeb. smallc. normald. different53. a. humorb. honestyc. powerd. process54. a. stillb. yetc. alsod. even55. a. affectb. followc. forbidd. harm第三部分：阅读理解 (共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 a、b、c、d 四个选项中，选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。athe worlds best hearing aid value under $200, the doctors choice for advanced hearing aid technologyhow can a hearing aid cost less than $200?when you buy a hearing aid, be sure to choose a pair that every bit of it is as good as one that sells for $2500 or 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results of the experimentsbon january 15, 2009, the crew of us airways flight 1549 experienced a never-in-a-lifetime event. less than two minutes after takeoff, some birds found their way into the airplanes two engines and brought them to a sudden stop. over the next three and a half minutes, the crew managed to identify the problem, decide what to do about it, and make the most successful emergency landing in aviation (航空) history.we all experience similar moments. running into the person you canceled a date with while youre on another date. realizing you hit “reply all” on an e-mail that youd do anything to have back. earthquakes, medical emergencies whatever the situation, the first thing you probably do is panic. everybody does. while many of us think that were cool in a crisis, science tells us that we seldom are. at the moment we need to be keenly aware of our surroundings, but our attention goes to the scariest thing on the scene, leaving us unaware of the other sights, sounds, and even smells around us. at the moment, were anything but at our best.these normal human reactions can be reversed. for example, firefighters are taught how to bring down their blood pressure and heart rates quickly, box breathing, belly breathing, hum breathing you can learn these techniques in minutes. once you calm down, youll identify accurately what the problem is really about. lack of practice always causes us to judge problems in wrong ways. doing the thinking ahead of time also helps you fire off the solution when its show time. this is why you are advised to find the closest exit before the flight. and sometimes we arent prepared with all the knowledge we need. lets say were on a hike and a bear shows up. what shall we do? better to read suggestions on how to respond before heading into the wild.performing in a crisis is becoming more important for all of us for two reasons. back in the good old days, the reliability of most anything we used or did was far less than it is today. now think about what happens to our preparedness as the likelihood of something bad happening reduces. unless we practice what hardly ever happens, our ability to respond when it does happen tends to slip away. reliability can kill you. also, the systems we use today are more complex. there are seldom moving parts in plain view that allow us to see when things are about to go wrong. consequently, terrible situations can “come out of nowhere”. ironically, the systems that were designed to lessen our workload might require us to remain in a state of increased vigilance(警觉) in order to survive these increasingly infrequent events when they do happen.as technology becomes part of most everything, and as once-large risks break into countless small ones, crisis situations may become standard affairs. we should all learn to breathe, recognize the situation, and carry out the plan that we are smart enough to prepare well in advance.58. according to the passage, when an armed robbery (抢劫) happens, most witnesses will first _.a. observe the surroundingsb. pretend to be calmc. decide what to do d. focus on the gun59. it can be inferred from paragraph 4 that _.a. things are less dependable than they used to beb. cautiousness helps prevent the occurrence of crisisc. convenience reduces our problem-solving capabilityd. the complexity of present systems ensures our safety60. what is the main purpose of the passage?a. to introduce ways of avoiding crisis situations.b. to point out the connection between stress and risks.c. to raise awareness of the preparation for emergencies.d. to analyse the influence of technology on crisis management.cwhy mars is new settlementis it possible to live on other planets? the united states government is taking a serious look at the moon and mars as potential places for future human settlement. the moon could serve as a training ground for later journeys to mars. currently, with mars becoming the eventual long-term goal, serious questions exist as to whether the dangers of the settlement on the moon are too extreme and unnecessary.one major reason the settlement on the moon is too dangerous is the difference between the atmosphere environment of the moon and mars. atmosphere is important because it protects humans and all other life from a continuous attack of radiation (辐射) caused by sources such as the sun. this radiation is especially dangerous to humans because it increases the risk of cancer and can negatively change dna. the fact that the moon has no atmosphere can cause great harm to human beings. although mars atmosphere is significantly thinner than earths, at least it has one and would create some sort of protective barrier for humans.another important characteristic necessary for human settlement is natural resources like water, of which the moon is believed to have none. mars, however, contains vast quantities of water ice, dry ice, and also snow. there is also sufficient evidence that water once existed at the surface of mars and might return in the future if the planet warms. with increased technologies, the potential for settlers to remain on mars by being increasingly self-sufficient makes mars a much more attractive goal as the space settlement than the moon.future settlers will not only benefit from potential water on mars; the planet is also rich in other natural resources such as oxygen, hydrogen, and minerals, which can be well used in productive ways. for example, hydrogen can be used as fuel, and it can be combined with nitrogen (氮气) to form new materials necessary for human settlement. due to these advantages, mars would be a more successful planet for exploration and settlement because it contains the basic resources necessary for humans to survive.since the environment of mars is more similar to that of earth and it contains resources necessary to help life exist, it should be the only option for any kind of long-term human settlement. the settlement on mars would not only be a milestone in space but also an excellent chance for mankind to improve itself from past adventures on earth and preserve and make the best use of the natural resources mars has to offer.61. according to paragraph 2, the atmosphere on mars would .a. change the dna structure of humansb. measure the harmful radiation from spacec. provide protection against dangerous effectsd. cause humans to be exposed to serious illnesses62. what can be inferred about water on mars?a. it is not present in a liquid state.b. it doesnt exist in large quantities.c. it will bring potential dangers to settlers.d. it can be easily changed into liquid forms.63. the author believes that .a. exploration of mars takes great riskb. natural resources on mars last foreverc. settlement on mars is perfectly acceptabled. mars is more suitable for settlement than earth64.