江苏省2021届高三英语下学期3月联考试题[含解析]

1、江苏省2021届高三英语下学期3月联考试题含解析注意事项：1.本试题卷共8页，满分150分，考试时间120分钟。2.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号等填写在答题卡的相应位置。3.全部答案在答题卡上完成，答在本试题卷上无效。4.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。5.考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30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1.5分，满分7.5分)听下面5段对话，每段对话后

2、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。例: How much is the shirt?A.19.15. B.9.18. C.9. 15.答案是C。1. What is the man going to buy for Jarsmin?A. A Barbie. B. A typewriter. C. An old artwork.2. How much slid the man pay in the end?A. $300. B. $600. C. $900.3. Wh

3、at does the woman really mean?A. No competitors get injured.B. Some competitors are giving up.C. Competitors will go to the final despite difficulties.4. What does the woman want to give the man?A. A coat. B. A book. C. Some fruits.5. Which subject does the man want to change to?A. Chinese. B. Paint

4、ing. C. Business communication.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. Which car has got its back damaged?A. The white car. B. The black car. C. The red car.7. What will the speakers probab

5、ly do next?A. Call the ambulance. B. Turn to the police. C. Take the injured to the hospital.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Colleagues. B. Aunt and nephew. C. Classmates.9. What's the weather like in Sydney this time of year?A. Very cold. B. Very

6、sunny. C. Very cool.10. What will the man do in Sydney?A. Visit Mary. B. Stay with his aunt. C. Celebrate the New Year.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What kind of plane ticket does the woman want?A. First class. B. Business class. C. Economy class.12. When does the woman plan to leave for Sydney?A.At7:15. B.

7、At 6:00. C. At 4:45.13. How will the woman pay for her tickets?A. By paying at once online.B. By paying at the check-in desk.C. By turning to a person to pay at once.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Whose birthday is it today?A. Tony's. B. Helen's. C. Jack's.15. How does the man find this model plan

8、e?A. Terrible. B. Cheap. C. Wonderful.16. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At Tony's house. B. In the old Street Market. C. In a bookstore.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. When did Hip-Hop start?A. In the 2000s. B. In the 1990s. C. In the 1970s.18. What was the problem of the youth in New

9、 York to make music?A. They couldn't afford expensive instruments.B. They were not always so popular.C. They were too busy to practice.19. What is special about the break dancing?A. It is easy to learn. B. It was like fighting at first. C. It is now a big business.20. What does the speaker mainl

10、y talk about?A. The birth of two pop cultures.B. The character of two pop cultures.C. The development of two pop cultures.第二部分 阅读理解(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，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。ADifferent from a text-heavy novel, coffee table books offer large images and smalle

11、r sections of text, allowing us to easily dive in and explore.The Metropolitan Museum of Art: Masterpiece Paintings by Kathryn Calley GalitzIf you're unable to wander along the corridors of this world-famous museum yourself, don't panic: this book offers an impressive insight into some of th

12、e masterpieces housed here. Amazing images will attract the casual reader, while insights from Galitz, curator(馆长)of the museum, into different pieces are set to engage art and history lovers alike.Destinations of a Lifetime: 225 of the World's Most Amazing Places by National GeographicWith larg

13、e, striking photos, a mere glance through this book will fuel the urge to travel. Besides a few of the hot places, there are plenty of destinations you may not have heard of. Alongside images of dramatic landscapes, accompanying text reveals highlights at each spot and handy tips on experiencing the

14、m like a local.Secret Gardeners by Victoria SummerleyWhen thinking of some of Britain's most famous names, their busy, jet-set lifestyles probably spring to mind. But, away from the public eye, these individuals are just like us, and love nothing more than spending hours in their gardens. The pa

15、ges of this beautiful book share fantastic images from the gardens of 25 well-known personalities.The Story of Food: An Illustrated History of Everything We Eat by DKThe origins and facts of different ingredients are included in this book, along with explorations into the development of cooking over

16、 the ages. The book is more text heavy, but don't let that put you off: there are still plenty of beautiful photos and vivid illustrations throughout.21. Which of the following books includes opinions from an expert?A. Secret Gardeners. B. The Story of Food.C. Destinations of a Lifetime. D. The

17、Metropolitan Museum of Art.22. What does Victoria write about?A. History of cooking. B. Tips on traveling cheaply.C. Lifestyles of personalities. D. Private gardens in Britain.23. What makes The Story of Food different?A. It contains bigger sections of words.B. It provides data people never heard of

18、.C. It appeals to casual readers and specialists.D. It shares fantastic images by well-known people.BFew people realize that it takes the army of volunteers for one young child to have a half-hour riding lesson. I volunteer at Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association(VTEA)in Aldergrove. B. C., clos

19、e to the Washington State border. It takes a few paid staff and an army of volunteers-approximately eighty-to take care of a dozen horses and help with eighty or more children during the week. There is a large barn to clean, and hay nets and water buckets to brush and fill. Specific feeds for each h

20、orse must he prepared twice daily The list is endless.To prepare a horse for a ride, someone has to bring it in from outside, at times sinking into inches of black, sticky mud (luring the winter months. Usually, two volunteers groom(刷洗梳毛)the horse and put on the special saddle. Then they lead the ho

21、rse to where the lesson takes place. There, one volunteer leads the horse, and usually two walk alongside for safety, one on each side. Then the horse must be returned to the barn, unsaddled, cleaned and fed.Yet so many people willingly give their time-because the children need us. Ranging in age fr

22、om two upwards, the children have varying degrees of mental disabilities. Some have severe physical handicaps(残疾). Riding strengthens their muscles and bones, enabling them to enjoy a more fruitful life.Throughout my past life as an accountant, business author and speaker, I volunteered on many leve

23、ls and in many organizations. However, a terrible motor-vehicle accident changed my life in a split second when my car was hit-as was my head-causing severe brain injury. It was hard to accept a new "me" and her often-frustrating limitations, until I discovered that I needed to do somethin

24、g that I have a passion for. I'd loved horses from childhood, and working with them and with the children has helped turn my life around, making me warm from the inside out. The journey back has been painful but worthwhile. Now, fourteen years later, I am a different, more simplified person.24.

25、What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A. Horses for riding lessons are cared for carefully.B. Horse-riding lessons bring children many benefits.C. Volunteers have much to do for a horse-riding lesson.D. Disabled children are taught horse-riding in a different way.25. What does the author think of her

26、 voluntary work in VTEA?A. Risky and thrilling. B. Tiring but worthwhile.C. Funny and enjoyable. D. Demanding but fruitless.26. What can be inferred about the author from the last paragraph?A. The accident transformed her thoroughly.B. Volunteering has brought her a win-win result.C. She's never

27、 recovered from the injury.D. She wasn't interested in voluntary work before.27. What could be the best title for the passage?A. Helping Children in Need B. Surviving the Brain InjuryC. Volunteering: A Journey Back D. Horse-riding: Toughest LessonsCMen hunted. Women gathered. That has long been

28、the common view of our prehistoric ancestors. But the discovery of a woman buried 9 000 years ago in the Andes Mountains with weapons and hunting tools, and an analysis of other burial sites in the Americas challenges this widely accepted division of labor in hunter-gatherer society."Labor prac

29、tices among recent hunter-gatherer societies are highly gendered, which might lead some to believe that sexist inequalities in things like pay or rank are somehow 'natural'," said lead study author Randy Haas, an assistant professor of anthropology(人类学)at University of California, Davis

30、, in a news release. "But it's now clear that sexual division of labor was fundamentally different-likely more equal and reasonable-in our species' deep hunter-gatherer past."The burial site was discovered in 2018 (luring excavations(发掘)at a high-altitude site called Wilamaya Patjx

31、a in what is now Peru. The woman, thought to be between 17 and 19 years old when she died, was buried with items that suggested she hunted big-game animals.Although some scholars have suggested a role for women in ancient hunting, others have dismissed this idea even when hunting tools were uncovere

32、d in female burials. To examine whether this woman found at this site was an outlier, the researchers examined 429 skeletons(骷髅)at 107 burials sites in North and South America around 8 000 to 14 000 years ago. Of those, 27 individuals were buried with hunting tools-11 were female and 15 were male. T

33、he sample was sufficient to "support the conclusion that female participation in early big-game hunting was likely not unusual".The findings add to doubts about "man-the-hunter" assumption that informed much thinking about early humans since the mid-20th century. They suggest hun

34、ting was very much a community-based activity, needing the participation of all able-bodied individuals to drive large animals, the paper said. The weapon of choice at that time had low accuracy, encouraging broad participation, and using it was a skill learned from childhood.28. What does the recen

35、t burial site at Andes Mountains show?A. The origin of sexual inequality. B. Hunting skills of ancient times.C. The social system of prehistoric hunters. D. Job division of hunter-gatherer society.29. Which of the following might Randy Haas agree with?A. Gender plays no part in recent hunter-gathere

36、r society.B. Sexist inequality is a natural result of prehistoric society.C. Ancient division of labor might be fairer than we'd thought.D. Public ideas of women's role will be changed abruptly.30. What does the underlined word "outlier" in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Exception. B. Failure

37、. C. Role model. D. Easy target.31. What might make prehistoric hunting a community-based activity?A. Lack of able-bodied individuals. B. Imperfection in hunting weapons.C. Better accuracy of females in hunting. D. Need for large animals as food source.DSelective breeding, also known as artificial s

38、election, is a process used by humans to develop new organisms with desirable traits(特点). It can be used to produce tastier fruits and vegetables, crops with greater resistance to pests, and larger animals that can be used for meat.Perhaps the earliest example of selective breeding is the domestic d

39、og. Scientists believe that the domestic clog evolved from the wild gray wolf, and through artificial selection, humans were able to create hundreds of different dog breeds. As people domesticated and bred dogs, they favored specific traits, like size or intelligence, for certain tasks, such as hunt

40、ing, shepherding, or companionship. As a result, many dog breeds vastly differ in appearance, a unique phenomenon in the animal world, as different breeds of a single species generally look like each other. The Chihuahua and the Dalmatian, for instance, are both dogs, yet they share few physical fea

41、tures.Selective breeding has also been practiced in agriculture for thousands of years. Almost every fruit and vegetable eaten today is a product of artificial selection. By picking out wild cabbage plants with specific characteristics, farmers were able to create a variety of vegetables from a sing

42、le source, each with differing flavors. Broccoli, for example, was developed from wild cabbage plants that hadn't enough flower development while kale came from Brassica oleracea with larger leaves.Corn is an unusual product of selective breeding. Unlike rice, wheat, and cabbage, which have clea

43、r ancestors, there is no wild plant that looks like corn. The earliest records of corn indicate that the plant was developed in southern Mexico 6 000-10 000 years ago from a grass called teosinte(墨西哥类蜀黍). Scientists believe that early Mexican farmers selected only the largest and tastiest seeds of t

44、eosinte for planting. This process allowed Mexicans to develop corn very quickly, as small changes in the plant's genetic makeup had dramatic effects on the grain's taste and size.Without selective breeding, many of the plants and animals on earth today would not exist. However, every coin h

45、as two sides.32. What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 1?A. Introduce a new topic for discussion. B. Add some background information.C. Provide scientific data for readers. D. Explain a scientific study method.33. Chihuahua and Dalmatian are mentioned to show .A. selective breeding is very

46、successfulB. selective breeding leads to biodiversityC. selective breeding brings difference in appearanceD. selective breeding might bring about new species34. What is special about corn as a product of selective breeding?A. It has genetic makeup opposite to teosinte.B. It is the earliest plant dev

47、eloped by Mexicans.C. It hasn't an ancestor in Mother Nature.D. It shares few physical similarities with its ancestors.35. What might be discussed in the paragraphs following the last one?A. More examples of selective breeding.B. Disadvantages of selective breeding.C. Influence of selective bree

48、ding on species.D. Comparison between natural and selective breeding.第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Personal development doesn't just happen. 36 Self-development requires hard work, devotion and an ever-growing skills. So, what new skills do you need to power f

49、orward?On your journey toward your best self, you need to set goals. The key is balance: If your goals are too high, you'll get discouraged when you fall short. 37 The better approach is to think in milestones. If you want to be a novelist, don't set a goal to finish a book in a week. Focus

50、on getting a couple of pages done each day, or on writing a chapter each week. This measurable progress is more sustainable and fulfilling. 38 To keep going when times are tough, you have to learn how to manage your stress levels. If light walks help you keep your head on straight, schedule one for

51、your lunch period every day. If you need to take Sundays off to recharge for the next week, it's more than acceptable to do so.Organization is a skill that comes more naturally to some people than others. If you're a naturally messy person, start small. Otherwise, you'll be at a loss. 39

52、 Clean up your bedroom or your car. If physical cleaning is stressful, start by cutting out files from your computer. Believe it or not, one clean space can set the tone for the rest of your life.On the road of personal development, you'll run into some barriers. Nobody but you can remove these

53、from your path. 40 Perhaps anxiety is keeping you from doing your best work. Instead of struggling through it, quietly take a mental health day.A. Personal growth needs stress management.B. Focus on the places where you spend the most time.C. You can't expect to wake up the next day with new ski

54、lls.D. Don't let personal challenges stand in the way of your growth.E. That's why problem solving is a vital skill for self-development.F. You absolutely don't need to disclose why you're taking a sick day.G. Start too small, and you'll become satisfied with your progress too ea

55、rly.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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。My parents announced I was getting my own room. I was wild with 41 , because my sister was not great at sharing. 42 , my new bedroom was down in the partly unfinished basement(地下室), usually a 43 pl

56、ace for a five-year-old. Because of that, I 44 for a while-until I found my great-grandmother's bedroom next to mine. But even so, I was still 45 of sleeping in that big, old, terrible basement.My grandmother 46 completely and started letting me crawl(爬)in bed with her. It 41 well for both of us

57、 for a while. But when my parents found out, they were 48 , saying if I continued to do that, I would never be able to make it alone.Of course, I screamed and cried but 49 . I was forced back. Struggling through several nights, I suddenly hit upon a(n) 50 . When I was sure my grandma was asleep, I got up and 51 as quietly as I could into her bedroom. It seemed like only minutes had passed when I was suddenly being shaken awake. "Get back