江苏省盐城市阜宁县2021-2022学年高三第一次调研测试英语试卷含答案

2021-2022高考英语模拟试卷请考生注意：1．请用2B铅笔将选择题答案涂填在答题纸相应位置上，请用0．5毫米及以上黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将主观题的答案写在答题纸相应的答题区内。写在试题卷、草稿纸上均无效。2．答题前，认真阅读答题纸上的《注意事项》，按规定答题。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．Maryseems________thebadnews,forshelooksniceandhappy.A．nottohavelearned B．nottobehearingC．nothavinglearned D．nottobeheard2．ThestatementofOneFoundationhelpsyou____whereyourmoneyisgoing．A．keeptrackof B．putupwithC．comeupwith D．fitinwith3．Iwasunawareofthecriticalpointsinvolved,somychoicewasquite_______.A．arbitraryB．reasonableC．mechanicalD．conventional4．He______itonschedule,butsomehowhefellbehind.A．musthavedone B．mightfinishC．couldhavefinished D．couldfinish5．Thecreationcankeeppeopleawayfromtheirsmartphonesinawaysimilarto________e﹣cigaretteshaveallowedpeopletoquitsmoking．A．that B．howC．which D．what6．Aheavysandstormisgoingtoenvelopourcity.Itisunwisetohaveyourcar.A．washB．washedC．washingD．towash7．—Iamputtingonweightagain!MaybeIshouldstartdoingyoga.—You_______thatthewholemorning!A．aresayingB．havesaidC．havebeensayingD．weresaying8．Duetothecountry’sgrowingrateofurbanization,China’smigrantpopulation_______tobeover200millionby2020.A．predictsB．ispredictedC．willhavebeenpredictedD．willbepredicted9．TheartistissaidduringtheproductionandthusapiratedvideowassoldineverypartofKenya.A．tobecheated B．beingcheatedC．tohavebeencheated D．havingbeencheated10．Thesciencecompetitionisagoodopportunitytoshowstudents_____creativitycanaddnewvaluetotheirschoollife.A．where B．whether C．how D．when11．Agoodgovernmentisnottopicktechnologies,buttoestablishconditions________innovationissupportedandencouragedintothemarketplace.A．when B．thatC．as D．where12．—Therearen’tanytoysinoursuitcase．Wherehaveyouputthem?—Oh,no．Thatoldladysittingnexttous______havetakenoursbymistake.A．must B．could C．should D．would13．Howcome?Ican’tfindmykey.Ijustleftit________ithadbeen.A．where B．whichC．when D．how14．Don’ttouchyoureyes,noseandmouth,becausetheyaren’tcoveredbyskinandcan_______thevirusmoreeasily.A．takeup B．pickup C．makeup D．setup15．TheJapanesesufferingfromtheworstnaturaldisasters.A．are;eversince B．are;ofalltimeC．is;eversince D．is;ofalltime16．Anyway,we’reherenow,solet’s___________someseriouswork.A．comeupwith B．getdowntoC．doawaywith D．liveupto17．—Iwillfixyourprinterrightnow.—Oh,________.I’minnohurry.A．takeyourtimeB．that’sagreatideaC．youarewelcomeD．I’dliketo18．BythetimeIsawtheangryexpressiononhisface,I________exactlywhatIwashavingtoface.A．knewB．hadknownC．wouldknowD．haveknown19．Weweresadtolearnthatseveralstudentswerebyacaryesterday.A．hitout B．knockedoverC．runacross D．pickedup20．Johnhadplannedtomakeacompromise,buthechangedhismindatthelastminute.A．anyhow B．otherwiseC．therefore D．somehow第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21．（6分）TherearethousandsoffilmandmusicfestivalsinandoutofAustin,butthereisnothinglikeATX.Ourfocusisonthecelebrationofthemedium:lookingbackatitshistory,whereitisnow,andwhereitisheaded.Ourweekendconsistsofscreeningsandeventswhereparticipantscanhearfromactors,writers,directors,involvedinallstagesofbringingtheirfavouriteseriestothesmallscreen.WehavethefunctionofatraditionalfilmfestivalwithscreeningsfollowedbyQ&Asfromcreators;andaseriesofeventsincludingparties,socialmediaevents,and“supersecrethappyhours”.Unliketraditionalfestivals,however,wecelebratethehistoryofthemediumaswellasthefuture.Sincewearrange50%forthebiggesttelevisionfansand50%forthoseworkingorwantingtoworkintheindustry,ourpanels(专家小组)rangeintopicsfrom“behindthescenes”looksatyourfavouriteseries,tomoretechnicaltopicsonwherethemediumandhowtechnologyisheaded.Eventually,ATXTelevisionFestivalhasthegoalofservingboththecommunityandindustryprofessionalsequallybygivingthemtheopportunitytodiscussandcelebrateallaspectsofTVtogether.AustinisapproximatelyinthemiddleofAmerica,makingtravelfromEastorWestcoastmoreconvenient.AustinTVproductionhasalonghistory.Weloveourcityandtrytobepartofourcommunitybyshowingsmallbusinesses,localfood,andworkingwithartsorganizationslikeTexasFilmCommission,andAustinFilmFestival—thoughwearenotthe“AustinTelevisionFestival”.Weareanationaleventthatworkswithourmemberscomingfromallovertheworld.Co­foundersCaitlinMcFarlandandEmilyGipsonhavespentadecadeinavarietyofareasoftheentertainmentindustry—fromfilm&televisionproductiontoworkingwithinthenetwork&studiosystems.Combiningtheirknowledge,alongwithnumerousgoodindustryprofessionalsthatmakeuptheAdvisoryBoard,theyareintroducingaone­of­a­kindfestivalexperience.1、WhatisspecialaboutATX?A．Thefilmsareperformedtherealive.B．Actorscompetethereforbetterfilms.C．Audiencescanenjoymorethanfilmsthere.D．Audiencescanchoosetheirfavoritefilmstosee.2、WhatdopanelsdoatATX?A．Theyplayrolesinthefilms.B．TheymonitorthecreationofthefilmsC．Theyseehowaudiencesreacttotheirfilms.D．Theyofferatechnologicalperspectiveoffilms.3、Whatdoestheauthormeanby“wearenotthe‘AustinTelevisionFestival’”inparagraph3?A．Thefestivaliscelebratednationwide.B．Theaudiencesaremainlyfromabroad.C．Thelocalsareuninterestedintheevent.D．Peoplecanenjoythefestivalworldwide.4、Whatmaybethebesttitleofthepassage?A．FilmsinATXB．TriptoAustinC．ATXTelevisionFestivalD．FestivalsinAustin22．（8分）“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit.”Themessageappearedoncomputerscreensacrossthecountryatthesametime,onthesameday:December12th,at12p.m..Simultaneously,importantlookingenvelopescontainingcardswiththesamemessagewerehand-deliveredtotheofficesofallthemajornewscompanies.OnefounditswaytothedeskofChrisLin,abusinessreporteratThePost.Thecardwasbeautifullydesigned–ablackbackgroundwiththewordsprintedoutincrispwhiteletters.Therewasnoexplanationontheback,justawebsiteaddress.Chriswenttothewebsite.Itsstylewasidenticaltothecard’sandsaid:“Anytime:StartingTomorrow.”ThenextdaywebsitesandblogswerefilledwitharticlestheorisingaboutAnytime.WasitashoppingwebsitelikeTaoBaoorAmazon?Ajoke?Somethingillegal?Anytime’smarketinghadworked–itwasahouseholdnamebeforeit’devenmadeasinglesale.Whentheopeningcame,thatdayatnoon,theAnytimewebsitesuddenlyhadasinglefieldthatread,“Whatdoyouwant?”Allyouhadtodowastypethewordsintothatbox,andthenspecifyhowquicklyyouwantedyouritemdelivered:withinone,ten,ortwenty-fourhours.Bloggerswerethefirsttotesttheservice.Andtheirreviewswereglowing.Withinweeks,Anytimehadbecomeapartofdailylife.NobodyusedotherdeliverysitesorthepostanymoreasAnytimewasmuchcheaperandfaster.ChrisstillwonderedwhatexactlyAnytimewas.Hetriedtofindoutwhoownedthecompany,butitwasregisteredinasmallcountrythatdidnotrequiresuchinformationtobemadepublic.Hedidfindsomeinterestingfacts,though.Anyonewhochallengedthecompany,itseemed,metwithserioustrouble.AgovernmentofficialcriticalofAnytimeforavoidingtaxwasforcedtoleavehispositionafternewsstoriessuddenlyappearedclaiminghewasdishonest.TheheadofanothercompanytakingAnytimetocourtdiedinacaraccidentjustdaysbeforethecasewastobegin.ChrisbeganmakingalistofallthepeoplewhohadsomethingterriblehappentothemafteropposingorcriticisingAnytime.Bylunch,hehadmorethanonehundredexamples.Somethingwasdefinitelywrong.Chrisworkedonhislisttherestoftheday,emailingpeoplewhocouldprovidemoreinformationandlookingthroughnewspaperrecords.Afterworkingthroughthenight,anexhaustedChrisfinallyfellasleepathisdeskat4a.m..Whenhewokeafewhourslater,therewasamessageflashingonhiscomputerscreen:“Stopmakingtrouble.”Chrissmiled.Hehadnointentionofstoppingnowthatheknewhewasontherighttrack.1、WhatwasonthefrontofthecardsenttoChrisLin?A．Aninvitationtoacompanyopening.B．Thewebsiteaddressofanewcompany.C．Thewords“Anytime:Startingtomorrow”.D．Thewords“Anythingyouwant,anytimeyouneedit”.2、Whydidthecompanychoosetosendthecardstomanynewsreporters?A．Becauseitdidn’thaveenoughmoneyfortraditionaladvertising.B．Becauseitwantedtoattractthereportersascustomers.C．Sothereporterswouldwritestoriesaboutthenewcompany.D．Sopeoplewouldfindthenewcompanyinteresting.3、WhatdidChris’sresearchsuggestaboutAnytime?A．Itmaybeverydangerous.B．Itspopularitywouldsoondecrease.C．Itwasdoingbusinessallovertheworld.D．Itwasbeingwidelycriticisedbyjournalists.4、HowdidChrisfeelattheendofthestory?A．Scaredthathewouldgetintotrouble.B．Confidentthathewouldfindthetruth.C．Nervousaboutwhatthecompanywoulddo.D．Satisfiedthathehaddiscoveredthecompany’ssecret.23．（8分）Worldrecordscanbesetevenifyouareover100yearsold.RobertMarchandwasbornin1911innorthernFrance.Heenjoysridingabicycle,andstartedcyclingseriouslywhenhewasinhis60s.Marchandisnow105yearsold.OnWednesday,acrowdgatheredattheVelodromeNational,about30kilometersoutsideofParis.Theyweretheretoseehowfarhecouldtravelinonehour.TherecordforonehourisheldbyBritain’sBradleyWiggins,aformerTourdeFrancewinner.Wigginscovered54.5kilometersin2015.EvelynStevensoftheUnitedStatesholdsthewomen’srecord.Shewentalmost48kilometersinanhourlastyear.In2012,Marchandsetarecordforridersover100yearsoldwhenhetraveledalmost27kilometersinanhour.Sothequestionmanypeopleaskedthisweekwas:“Couldhebreakhisownrecord?”Marchandsetoffonhisrecordattemptassportsloverscheeredandphotographerswatched.Hemovedslowlybutsteadilyaroundthecyclingtrack.Marchandisrelativelysmall.Heisonly1.52meterstallandweighs52kilograms.Whenthehourended,hecompleted92timesaroundthetrack.Thatisjustover22.5kilometers.Aftertheevent,Marchandsaidhecouldhavedonebetter.Hedidnotseehistrainerstellinghimheonlyhad10minutesremaining.“Iwouldhavegonefaster.Iwouldhavepostedabettertime,”hesaid.Butthenewswasstillgood,ashedidsetanewrecordforriders105-years-oldorolder.“I’mnowwaitingforarival(对手),”hesaid.1、Themainpurposeofthefirstparagraphistotellreaders.A．anunbelievablefactB．bringinthetopicofthetextC．anypersoncansetaworldrecordD．settingaworldrecordisnotsodifficultaspeoplethink2、WhichwordcanbestdescribethefeelingofMarchandjustaftertheevent?A．TiredB．ProudC．RegretfulD．Depressed3、WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?A．BradleyWigginssetthecyclingrecordin2015B．RobertMarchandistherecordholderofcyclingover100yearsoldC．Thewomen’srecordofcyclingrecordwassetbyEvelynStevensin2016D．ThoughMarchanddidn’tperformaswellasbefore,hestillsetarecordofcyclingthisyear.4、Whichofthefollowingwell-knownsayingsbestexpressesthemessageofthetext?A．Experienceisthebestteacher.B．Youcan’tteachanolddognewtricks.C．Abirdinthehandisworthtwointhebush.D．Oldpeoplemaystillcherishhighaspirations.24．（8分）Off-Peakfaresarecheaperticketsfortravelingontrainsthatarelessbusy,offeringgoodvalueformoney.Theticketsmayrequireyoutotravelatspecifictimesofday,daysoftheweekoronaspecificroute.WherethereismorethanoneOff-Peakfareforajourney,thecheaperfareiscalledSuperOff-Peak.YoucanbuyOff-Peakticketsanytimebeforeyoutravel,eitheronlineoratalocalstation.ThetravelrestrictionsforyourOff-Peakticketwilldependonthejourneyyouaremaking.Theticketsmustbeusedonthedateshownontheticket.ForOff-Peakreturntickets,relatedjourneysmustbemadeonthedateshownonyourticketaswell.Childrenagedfivetofifteengeta50%discountforallOff-Peakfares.Upto2childrenunder5yearscantravelfreewitheachfarepayingadult.Railcardholdersget1/3offallStandardClassOff-Peakfares.Senior,anddisabledRailcardholdersalsoget1/3offallFirstClassOffPeakfares.PleasenotethatminimumfaresandtimerestrictionsmayapplytoticketsboughtwithaRailcard.Ifyouplanonatraintripwithfriendsoryourfamily,youmaygetgrouptraveldiscounts.Threeorfourcantravelforthepriceofjusttwoadults—leavingeveryonemoremoneytospendonthedayout!IfyouaretravelinginagroupoftenormoreatOff-Peaktimes,youmaybeabletoobtainafurtherdiscountthroughthetraincompanyyouaretravelingwith.Contactthetraincompanydirectlyandbeawarethatyoumayneedtobookticketsinadvance.Formoreinformation,pleasevisitwww.nationalrail.co.uk1、AnOff-Peakticketdiffersfromotherticketsin________.A．itsgoodvalueformoneyB．itsconvenienceC．thespecifictrainsD．travelschedules2、ApartfromtheOff-Peakfares,youmayalsosavemoneyby________.A．becomingaVIPB．travelingatrushtimeC．buyingticketsonlineD．gettinggrouptraveldiscounts3、Whattypeofwritingisthistext?A．Anannouncement.B．Aticketbookingguide.C．Abusinessreport.D．Atravelreview.25．（10分）Weallhavesomepeoplewhomwerespectverymuch,likeourfamilymembers,ourfriendsorourteachers.Respectoftenmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.Thereareseveralaspectsthatmanypeoplecanagreeon,though.Forexample,atitsmostbasiclevel,respectmeansbeingkindandconsideratetoothers.Respectcantakemanyforms.Don’tmakefunofothers.Putyourselfinotherpeople’sshoesandthinkabouthowtheyfeel.RemembertheGoldenRule:treatothersthesamewayyou’dwanttobetreated.Respectisimportantbecauseitsetstheproperstageforallourhumaninteractions.Friendship,love,andevenbasiccommunicationmustallstartwithrespect.Everyonewantstoberespected.Togetrespect,though,youmustalsoshowrespectforothers.It’salwaysatwo-waystreet.Youcan’tbeimpolitetoothersandexpectrespectinreturn.It’seasytoshowrespect.Bepolite.Lookforthebestinpeopleratherthanconcentratingontheirmistakes.Showcompassiontoothersandtrytoputtheirinterestsbeforeyourown.Makeotherscomfortablewhenthey’reuneasy.Helpoutwheneveryoucan.Whenyoupayitforward,amazingthingscanhappen.Andberespectfultoeveryone.Theworldisanunbelievablyhugeplacefilledwithbillionsofpeople,eachoneofwhomisuniqueandspecial.Andtheyalldeserveyourrespect!Becareful,though.Noteveryonewillshowyourespectallthetime.Infact,you’llprobablyseeexamplesofimpolitebehavioureachandeveryday.Howyourespondtoimpolitebehaviour,though,canmakeahugedifference.Ifyouchoosetorespondtoimpolitebehaviourbyactingrudelyyourself,you’vegainednothing.You’veonlycontinuedthepatternofimpolitebehaviourandsetabadexample.Instead,actrespectfullyandsetagoodexample.Consistentlyactingrespectfullymightjusthelpotherslearnfromyourexample!1、AccordingtotheGoldenRule,__________.A．you’dbetterwalkinothers’shoesB．youcan’tplayjokesonotherpeopleC．youshouldpayattentiontoyourfeelingsD．thewayyouaretreateddependsonyourself2、Bysaying“It’salwaysatwo-waystreet”inParagraph4,thewriterprobablywantstotellus“______”.A．PeopleshouldrespecteachotherB．ItisalwayssafetowalkinthestreetC．SomeleaveandotherscomebackD．Thereisonlyonestreettogothrough3、Thefifthparagraphismainlywrittentotellus______.A．wheretofindrespectB．howtocorrectmistakesC．whentohelpothersintimeD．howtoshowrespectforothers4、Accordingtothepassage,whatshouldwedoifsomeoneisimpolitetous?A．Showhim/hertruerespect.B．Leavehim/heralone.C．Bekindtohim/hersometimes.D．Setaspecialexampletoothers.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30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．26．（30分）In1988,Ibegantoworkasaflightattendant.1mywingswasmychildhooddreamthatIhadsetformyselfaftermyfirstplanerideattheageoffive.Likesomanyothersbeforeme,Ifellinlovewiththeromanceofairplanesand2others.Ihaveflownhundredsofflightssincegraduation,butone3amongthem.WewereflyingfromLosAngelestoWashington,D．C．,whenIfoundayoungmother4withherbaby.Everythingwasa5,andthemothertoldmethatshehadnomorediapers(尿布)orother6ontheaircraft.Throughhertears,she7methattheyhadmissedtheirflightthe8nightinLosAngeles.Sinceshehadn’t9tomisstheflight,shewas10touseupmostofher11andwhatevermoneyshehadto12herselfandherbaby.Asshestoodinfrontofme,crying,Icouldseethehopelessnessonherface.I13rangtheflightattendantcallbuttonandaskedfor14fromtheotherflightattendants.Theybroughtclothtowelsfromfirst15toassistincleaningupbothmomandthebaby.Igaveherasweaterandapairofpants.AsshethankedmeforallIhaddoneshesaid16,“You’renottheflightattendant,butyou’reaskyangel.”Touchingmyflightattendantwings,she17,“Andthoseareyourangelwing.”ThoughIamnolongeraflightattendant,my“angelwings”are18ondisplayinmyoffice.AndeachtimeIseethem,Iam19ofthatyoungwoman,hersonandthe20thatshegavemeonthatspecialday.1、A．ProducingB．DesigningC．ImaginingD．Earning2、A．callingB．guidingC．helpingD．rescuing3、A．goesawayB．standsoutC．comesupD．setsoff4、A．strugglingB．playingC．communicatingD．competing5、A．messB．mistakeC．trickD．joke6、A．friendsB．fortuneC．clothingD．babies7、A．suggestedB．informedC．persuadedD．confirmed8、A．previousB．dangerousC．extraD．remaining9、A．rememberedB．regrettedC．managedD．expected10、A．warnedB．forcedC．ableD．likely11、A．wealthB．suppliesC．foodD．souvenirs12、A．raiseB．teachC．supportD．defeat13、A．suddenlyB．actuallyC．immediatelyD．generally14、A．assistanceB．adviceC．permissionD．understanding15、A．airportB．aidC．numberD．class16、A．elegantlyB．quicklyC．eagerlyD．patiently17、A．repeatedB．explainedC．recalledD．continued18、A．seldomB．stillC．evenD．just19、A．accusedB．approvedC．remindedD．complained20、A．sceneB．excuseC．storyD．present第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）Astudentonceaskedhisteacher,“WhatisGreed?”Insteadofgivingtheanswerdirectly,theteacheraskedhim1．(go)throughthechocolatefactorynearbyandpicktheonechocolatehelikedmost.Buthecouldnotturnbackashepassedthroughthefactory.Thestudentwenttothechocolatefactory.Ashewalkedthrough,hesawonechocolate2．(wrap)nicely.Heinstantlylikedit,buthesaidto3．(he)thathemightfindamuchbiggeronefurther.Sohewalkedonandsawanotherchocolate.Butagain,hethought4．same.Whenhealmostcametotheendofthefactory,hecouldn’tseeanychocolatesasbigastheonehedidn’tpick5．(early).Hestartedtoregrethisdecisionoflettingitgo.Finally,hewentbacktohisteacherwithanemptyhandandgaveanaccountof6．hedid.Theteachertoldhim,“Youdidliketheonechocolateverymuch,butstillyoukeptlookingforabiggerone.Andlateryourealizedthatwhatyougaveup7．(be)thebestchocolateyoucouldfindthere.That8．(call)Greed.”Weletgoofmanygoodthingsinourlifebecause9．ourgreedofhavingevenbetterthings.Butinthesearchforbetterthings,weletgoofmanygoodthingsthatcouldhavegivenussimilar10．(satisfy)andmadeushappy.Learntomakeyourchoicewisely.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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参考答案第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1、A2、B3、A4、C5、B6、B7、C8、B9、C10、C11、D12、A13、A14、B15、B16、B17、A18、A19、B20、D第二部分阅读理解（满分40分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。21、Iwroteabusinessplantheotherday.Igaveittomyhusbandforsuggestions.Afterreadingit,hesaid,“Idon'tthinkthisisuptoyourusualstandards.”Isaid,“Ineedmoreinformation.Whatdoesn'twork？”Hesaidhewasn'tsure.Ithentooktheletterandrereadit.Heasked,“HowaboutifIlookatitagainandmakenotesbetweenthespace？”Iagreed.AhalfhourlaterIlookedathisnotesandtoldhimhedidn'tunderstandthesituationandwhatIreallywantedtoexpress.Heshrugged(耸肩)andsaidOK.Itooktheletterandwentbacktomycomputerandagainrevisedit.AsIwaswriting,Icouldseemyletterimprovingbasedonhissuggestions.WhenIfinished,Iproudlyhandedtheletterbacktomyhusband.Hereaditforthethirdtimeandsaid,“It'sstilln