江苏省苏州市2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题[含答案].doc

1、江苏省苏州市2020届高三英语上学期期末考试试题本试卷分第I卷(选择题)和第n卷(非选择题)两部分。满分120分，考试时间120分钟。 第I卷(选择题共85分)第一部分：听力( 共两节，满分20 分 )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 golf?A. It's fun. B. It's silly.

2、 C. It's exciting.()2. How much will the man pay?A. $50. B. $40. C. $20.()3. What does the man want to do?A. Walk to the next stop. B. Wait for the next bus. C. Stay on the bus.()4. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a restaurant. B. At a hotel. C. In a shop.()5. What is John

3、doing?A. Meeting the manager. B. Visiting his father. C. Asking for leave.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、 7 题。()6. What did the man do in Atlanta?A. Attended two meetin

4、gs. B. Made a presentation. C. Worked in the garden.()7. Why did the woman move to Colorado?A. She got a job. B. She liked the weather. C. She went to college.听第 7 段材料，回答第8、 9 题。()8. What does the man say about the city?A. It's cleaner. B. It's healthier. C. It's more dangerous.()9. What

5、 do we know about the woman?A. She is married. B. She is living in the city. C. She is young.听第 8 段材料，回答第10 至 12 题。()10. What has Peter been doing?A. Interviewing new employees. B. Shopping for a new suit.C. Lookingfor a job.()11. What does the woman think of Peter's quitting?A. Smart.B. Unwise.

6、C. Surprising.()12. What does the man advise Peter to do?A. To try a networking group.B. To send out more resumes.C. To call for interviews.听第 9 段材料，回答第13 至 16 题。()13. Why does the man make the call?A. To ask for his account number.B. To check his electricity bill.C. To register in the database.()14

7、. What will the woman do to help the man?A. Open an account for the man.B. Contact the man's manager.C. Mark the man's enquiry.()15. When can the man get a feedback?A. By the end of the week. B. At the weekend. C. After a week.()16. What is the enquiry number?A. 2368. B. 3471. C. 3271.听第10 段

8、材料，回答第17 至 20 题。()17. Which suits you when you study?A. Sweets. B. Cola. C. Apples.()18. What are you supposed to do when you feel anxious?A. Find a comfortable place. B. Go out for a walk. C. Drink a glass of water.()19. What should the students avoid doing?A. Trying to learn everything. B. Taking

9、regular breaks. C. Using past exam papers.()20. What is probably the speaker?A. A student. B. A teacher. C. A parent.第二部分：英语基础知识运用( 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、日C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。()21. A grand celebration along with the military parade was broadcast liveat 11 am ， mil

10、lions of families were sitting in front of the television,watching it.A. which B. when C. what D. that()22. Ouch! I this really bad toothache for about three days. You really need to take a day off and see a dentist.A. have B. am having C. have had D. had()23. This new dress code everyone at school,

11、teachers andstudents alike. Yes, there are no exceptions.A. applies to B. subscribes to C. adds to D. contributes to()24. Wedidn't travel much during the holiday, because of the tightbudget, but also because of the huge crowds.A. in turn B. in part C. in vain D. in effect()25. In the bright sunl

12、ight the surface of the lake looks as if it dotted with shining diamonds.A. is B. were C. will be D. would be()26. Oh! Dear! It's so dark here. Take my hand, eyes ， and you will not get lost.A. being closed B. closed C. to close D. are closed()27. Would you please keep an eye on my bag? I want t

13、o go to the washroom. . It will be safe with me. It doesn't matter.A. It doesn't matter B. Go aheadC. Forget it D. It's my pleasure()28. Nowadays, many people struggle to maintain the balance betweenwork and family.A. deliberate B. delicate C. desperate D. definite()29. According to the

14、latest rule, people sort household garbageinto four categories.A. can B. shall C. may D. need()30. Literature is a kind of intellectual light, just like the light of thesun, sometimes enabling us to see we do not like.A. what B. how C. when D. that()31. The self-driving smart bus is already operatin

15、g in 10 cities acrossChina, with the latest in Shanghai in August.A. exploration B. exclusion C. expansion D. explosion()32. In the 1980s in this village, there were only muddyroads to the outside,and concrete ones yet.A. haven't built B. haven't been builtC. hadn't built D. hadn't b

16、een built()33. By no means when we try to create a global brand.A. the cultural factor is to neglect B. is the cultural factor to neglectC. the cultural factor is to be neglected D. is the cultural factor to be neglected()34.the sales figure of the new range of products is relativelysmall, the poten

17、tial market is large.A. Unless B. After C. Since D. While()35. Jack has admitted letting out the secret again.- No surprise. However, admitting his problem but never making a change is just likeA. landing on his feet B. bursting on the sceneC. scratching the surface D. making the headlines第二节：完形填空(共

18、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。I didn't grow up in a very loving family. In fact, there are few, 36 , happy memories I have of my childhood 37 myfamily members. My 38 moments were those spent with the few friends I was _39_ to have. My family eventually alienated(排斥)all

19、the neighbors. 40, I didn't even have kids to play with and became quite serious just to hide my pain.There was another family in town that seemed _41_ to mine. They had a lot of children too. I always wondered what it would be like _42_ my family were more like them. They never knew it, but I w

20、atched them and _43_ them. They were kind, genuine and close.44 laterI found myself back in the very same place, in that same small townI had _45_. This time I was in that town for my mother's funeral. My family gave each other the cold 46,as always. I felt upset that neither time norcircumstanc

21、es could make them act with 47 toward each other. As I approached the church for the funeral, memories came _48_ back to me. I remembered the warm, kind smiles of that family.After the funeral service a meal was provided. When looking for seats with my husband, I heard a _49 voice I hadn't heard

22、 in decades call my name. I _50_ and the father of that family I had admired was there. He was a church volunteer for my mother's funeral lunch. We chatted for a bit. I _51_ my happy child a few meters away to him and it was at that point that I realized I was raising my boy in a way I had seen

23、him bring _52_ _his own children so long ago. He wasn't _53_ of it, _ but my son's life has been greatly _54_ by him.So, live your life with love and kindness. You never know who's watching, who you will _55_ and whose life you'll change.( )36. A. if not B. if ever C. if any D. if so

24、( )37. A. surrounding B. including C. involving D. centering( )38. A. tensest B. saddest C. merriest D. plainest( )39. A. allowed B. ordered C. urged D. requested( )40. A. Moreover B. However C. Otherwise D. Therefore( )41. A. superior B. opposite C. similar D. considerate( )42. A. while B. if C. th

25、ough D. till( )43. A. admired B. joined C. respected D. followed( )44. A. Days B. Weeks C. Months D. Decades( )45. A. left behind B. dreamed of C. wiped out D. counted on( )46. A. shoulder B. kick C. kiss D. fish( )47. A. hate B. regret C. reason D. kindness( )48. A. stepping B. moving C. flooding D

26、. turning( )49. A. strange B. familiar C. broken D. sharp( )50. A. walked around B. turned around C. came aroundD. got around( )51. A. picked out B. drove out C. pulled out D. pointed out( )52. A. back B. up C. in D. out( )53. A. worthy B. ashamed C. sure D. aware( )54. A. affected B. disturbed C. t

27、wisted D. valued( )55. A. train B. assess C. inspire D. regulate第三部分：阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A14 Oct 2019Sydney, CBD, Inner West & Eastern SuburbsFull TimeAdministration & Office Support, Office ManagementThe Opportunity :We are currentlylooking for an e

28、nergetic office assistant to support the dailyrunning of our office! This is a hands-on role that would suit someone who has an office management background and is looking for a busy role within an exciting industry. Within this role you will have the opportunity to deal with clients at home and abr

29、oad.Duties will include, but are not limited toBeing the face of the office!( Meet and greet guests with a warm and friendly approach( Manage all deliveries in and out of the officeOffice Administration( Manage expenses for the management team( Order stationary( Manage kitchen supplies( Order sample

30、s for sales staff( General office management ensuring everywhere is kept tidySales &Marketing Support( Support the management team on meeting arrangements( Order catering for meetingsEvent Management( Coordination of wine dinners with customers( Arrange office social eventsTravel Bookings( Suppo

31、rt the management team with travel bookingsAbout you :To be successful in this role you will have administration or office management experience and will be comfortable dealing with people at all levels. You will be flexible, adaptable and will have strong organizational skills.To apply for this rol

32、e, please submit your application through our career's website: http : "careers. .au/()56. Which of the following is unnecessary for application?A. Relevant work experience. B. Flexible interpersonal skills.C. Thoughtful handling of affairs. D. Educational background in management.( )57. Fr

33、om the duties mentioned above, what should you do after landing thejob?A. Receive guests warm - heartedly. B. Clean up the general office daily.C. Chair meetings from time to time. D. Offer booking service for all the staff.BSo you're thinking about breaking up with me. But before doing that, ma

34、ke sure you have examined its short -term and long -term environmental effects.I-cwt dTHF.IMIWZT OFLff MELet's start simple: consider the great number of gallons of clean, drinkable water that would be wasted by my crying in the shower. Scientists don't have a precise estimate of how much wa

35、ter might be lost, but, considering the length of my listening to the recent two sad albums during the shower, the amount is sure to be catastrophic.Make no mistake: running from my sweet hug leaves a set of carbon footprints.Your leaving me will start a swift chain of events that results in me at a

36、 bar, drunkenly cursing at you with my friends. At the end of the night, I will be forced to take a taxi home instead of the subway. Those extra carbon dioxide releases are a breakup by- product, as are the single - use plastic bottles of Glacier Freeze - flavor Gatorade I'll surely buy the next

37、 morning.Some effects are more hidden. Should you kick me to the roadside, you must anticipate that I am going to sit there eating ice cream. I willeat ice cream a lotevery day, because I have seen sad women do this in movies. This, of course, causes ecological disaster. Not only do dairy cows produ

38、ce greenhouse gas, but industrial dairy farming can cause the destruction of prairies(北美草原), forests, and otherecosystems. You might meet other interesting women in your life, but good luck replacing North America's wetlands!Breaking up with me is a very personal choice, and no one can make it f

39、or you. I only hope that you have gained a helpful new way of thinking, one broad enough to deal with the world that waits for you in your single-hood. There might be “ otherfish in the sea ”， but will there be actual fish in the real sea? It doesn't look good. Alternatively, we could stay toget

40、her and preserve this beautiful blue sea for our grandchildren. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and I eagerly wait for your decision.()58. What can we learn from the passage?A. The North America's wetlands are expected to disappear.B. The writer will cry much during the shower for

41、the breakup.C. Eating ice cream has a direct connection with deforestation.D. An international organization is waiting for the man's reply.()59. According to the passage, a breakup might cause the following resultsexcept A. wasting water B. global warmingC. white pollution D. illegal fishing()60

42、. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To remind her boyfriend to care for the environment.B. To state the short - term and long - term environmental effects.C. To persuade her boyfriend not to break up with her.D. To reveal her disappointment and sorrow after the breakup.CPeople think of cats as c

43、ute. But research published in a psychology journal calls them neurotic( 神经质的) and unstable. Researchers from the University of Edinburghin Scotland and the Bronx Zoo in NewYork compared the personalities of domestic house cats with those of four different types of wildcats.To better understand thei

44、r personalities, the researchers rated a number of animals' behaviors on what psychologists call the Big Five human personality traits( 特征 ) Domestic house cats have similar personality structures to African lions. “ It's what cats do pretty much on a daily basis, things like being anxious,

45、being timid,being excitable, being aggressive toward humans, being aggressive toward each other , said Max Wachtel, a Denver psychologist who didn't participate in the study."Allof those are characteristics you see in those cute little house cats, and you also see them in lions. ”If you eve

46、r thought your cat was anxious, insecure, tense, suspicious or aggressive toward you, you aren't making it up, he said. If they were bigger, they probably would consider killing you.But the news isn't all bad: Just like lions, house cats are also playful, excitable and impulsively funny. The

47、y just aren't very predictable. One moment cats will be enjoying belly scratches, and the next they will be biting you to make you stop.“It is good to understand the personality characteristics of our pets Wachtel said. " Different cats have different personalities, but as a species, there

48、are a lot of commonalities. ”The researchers also studied personality traits of Scottish wildcats and some other animals. "Across the five species we assessed, personality structure was strikingly similar and also seemed to be related to other studies' findings, such as in tigers the resear

49、chers wrote in their study in the November 2014 issue of the Journal of Comparative Psychology. But house cats were most like lions, potentially beca use they live in semi-social surroundings and lions are the most social of cats."They're cute and furry, but we need to remember when we have

50、 cats as pets, we are inviting little predators into our house,“ Wachtel said. "Cats can be fantastic, sweet companions until they turn on _ you."()61. Cats can be described asA. funny and safe B. playful and stableC. fantastic and devoted D. neurotic and unpredictable()62. How did the res

51、earchers conduct the research?A. By making comparisons. B. By analyzing cause and effect.C. By giving examples. D. By providing explanations.()63. Which of the following “turn on " s shares the same meaning as theunderlined phrase?A. The book really turned me on to science.B. Upon entering the

52、room, he turned on the light.C. The hungry suddenly turned on each other for food.D. The trial turned on the medical evidence presented by the defense.()64. Which of the following can be used as a suitable title?A. Cats are best pets. B. Domestic cats and wildcats.C. Your cat may want to kill you. D

53、. Different cats, different personalities.DI'd done it before, and so I had no reason to believe that this time would be any different. I was sure that when I returned home from my mission trip, as always, I'd bring back nothing more than some mud on my boots, a hole or two in my jeans and,

54、of course, a lot of great memories.The summer before my high school graduation, I went to West Virginia with others as volunteers to repair the homes of those in need. Arriving at our destination, my group was assigned the task of rebuilding sections of a home that had been damaged by fire. No soone

55、r had we parked on the home's dirt driveway than we saw an excited little girl, no more than six years old, standing in the doorway of the family's temporary home. Shoeless and wearing dirty clothes and the biggest smile I'd ever seen, she yelled, “Ma, Ma, they really came! ” I didn'

56、t know it then, but her name was Dakota, and four more days would pass before she'd say another word near me.Behind Dakota was a woman in a wheelchair her grandmother, we'd soon learn. I also discovered that my job that week would be to help change a fire- damaged diningroom into a bedroom f

57、or this little girl. Grabbing our tools, we went to work. Over the following days, I noticed Dakota peeking at us every now and then as we worked.A few times, I tried talking with her, but she remained shy and distant, always flying around us like a tiny butterfly but keeping_to herself _ .By our fi

58、fth and final day, however, this was about to change.Before I went to work on her home on that last morning, I spoke for a moment or two with the grandmother. I was especially pleased when she told me how much Dakota loved her new room so much, in fact, that she'd begged to sleep in it the previous night, even though it wasn't quite ready. As we talked, I noticed something I hadn't seen before Dakota was hiding behind her grandmother. Cautiously, she stepped into view, and I could see that just like her c