江苏省常州市前黄中学高三第一学期期中适应性考试英语试卷

2020/2021学年度高三第一学期期中适应性考试试卷英语第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共S小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)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.Whydopeopletakepartintheworldclassmatcheveryyear?A.Toreceiveintensivetraining.B.Torepaytheircountry.C.Togetgloryfortheircountry.2.Whatdoweknowaboutthelittlegirl?A.Shewasdancing.B.Shewasinhighspirits.C.Shewasbuyingaskirt.3.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?A.Shehadweightlosspills.B.Sheorderedatakeout.C.Shefeltveryangry.4.WhyareAustraliansproudofkangaroos?A.TheyliveonlyinAustralia.B.Theirimagesarebeautiful.C.TheyareAustralia'sonlysymbol.5.Whatwilltheyfindapersontodo?A.Tochecktheoffice.B.Todownloadthefile.C.TohandletheInternetproblem.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，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.Whatdayisittodayprobably?A.Tuesday.B.Wednesday.C.Thursday.7.Whatwillthemanprobablydofirst?A.Finishthetextbook.B.Writetheessay.C.Dothetaskonline.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.WhatdoesthemansayaboutthehouseinEccles?A.Itwasthecheapest.B.Itwasthebiggest.C.Itwasthenewest.9.WhatwasthedisadvantageofthehouseinMonton?A.Itwasold.B.Itwasnoisy.C.Itwasunfurnished.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whydoesthewomanmeettheman?A.Tolookattheapartment.B.Todeliversomefurniture.C.Tohaveamealtogether.11.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?A.Thecupboardissmall.B.Thekitchenisempty.C.Thenighttableisgreat.12.Whenwillthespeakersmeetnexttimeprobably?A.Intwodays.B.Infourdays.C.Infivedays.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whatdoesthemansuggestseeingatfirst?A.Acircus.B.Amusical.C.Aedy.14.Whichofthefollowingislaunchedlastweek?A.TheDancingQueen.B.TakeItorLeaveIt.C.SweetDating.15.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheromanticedythemanmentions?A.It'sfunny.B.It'sboring.C.It'sold.16.Whatdothespeakersdecidetodoatlast?A.Attendaclub.B.Enjoytheclowns.C.Seeasilentfilm.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.WhatmajordidMiastudyatcollege?A.Law.B.Management.C.Electricity.18.WhycouldMiaenterthecoredecisionmakinglevelinthepany?A.Becauseofherfairjudgment.B.Becauseofherextraordinaryability.C.Becauseofherenthusiasmformovies.19.WhatdoesEllado?A.Adirector.B.Amanager.C.Atechnician.20.InordertoshoottheTVseries,whatdidEllado?A.Shestudiedsociology.B.Sheturnedtoprofessionals.C.Shesoughteconomicsupport.第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5)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。A

Sciencefictionpaintsafuturewhererobotsplayanimportantpartineverydaylife.AtechnologyfirmistryingtomakethatfuturearealitytodaywithanaffordablerobotcalledArtibo.Artiboissmall.Itsbrain,orAIblock,isacube(立方体）thatfitsinyourhand.Thatblockconnectstoamotorblockandtwosiliconwheels.Assembled,it'saboutfourinchestall.Artiboismuchmorethanjustarobotthatyouprogramtomovearound.Artibo’sdesignerswantittoprovidepanionshipandbearesourceforlearningcoding.Withitscamera,microphoneandconnectiontoacloudbasedAI,itcanrespondtovoicemandsorfunctionlikeawalkietalkie(对讲

机).Ittalkslikeachatbotandcantellbedtimestories.Itcanevenhelpyoulearnotherlanguages!Artiboisn’tquitereadyforstoresyet,though.It’spartofacrowdfundingproject.Crowdfundingisaprogramwhereyouputarequestonlinetoacrowdofpeople.Supporterscanthenpaylargeorsmallamountstohelpyoufinishaproject.Artibowillfirstbeavailabletopeoplewhohavepaidtohelpbringitintoproduction.Usingputercodetoprogramyourowntoysisnothingnew.LEGOfirstreleasedarobotkitin1998.Sincethen,programmablerobotshavebeeoneofthebestsellingunitsintheLEGOproductline.Programmingrobotsmightsoundparabletorocketscience,butanyonecanprogramoneusingnothingmorethanatabletorasmartphoneandcodeblocks.Codeblocksallowyoutoprogramsimpleorplexmandsbyassemblingvisualblocksofcodeonthecanvas(

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）ofaputerscreen.Justdraganddropavarietyofcodeblocksfromaprogrammingmenu,linkthemtogether,andwatchhowyourrobotresponds.InArtibo’scasecodingdoesn’tstopthere.Unlikeothersimilarprogrammabletoys,Artibowillalsoallowyoutowriteyourowncode.Soasyourfamiliaritywithcodingincreases,youwon’tloseinterestinArtibo.21.Accordingtothepassage,thepurposeofdevelopingArtibois

.A.helpingpeoplelearnanythingtheywantandprovidingpanionshipB.providingarobotthatcanmove,acpanyandhelppeoplelearncodingC.chattingwithpeople,tellingbedtimestoriesandsupplyinglanguagesD.helpingpeopleraisemoneyonlineandcreatingprogrammablerobots22.Whatcanbeconcludedfromthepassage?A.Programmingrobotsisnotreallyplicated.B.Programmingrobotsisadvancedlikearocket.C.Programmingrobotscanbeusedinsmartphones.D.Programmingrobotsusedintoysisnotnewatall.23.Thepassageimpliesthat_______.A.Peoplecanprogramvariousordersevenwithoutcodeblocks.B.AnyonecancontrolArtibofreelyunlikeotherprogrammingtoys.C.Themorefamiliaryou’rewithcoding,themoreyou’lllikeArtibo.D.Artiboispopularintheworldespeciallyamongyoungpeople.BPinocchiomaybejustachildren’sfairytale,butSpanishscientistsattheUniversityofGranadarecentlyinvestigatedthissocalled“Pinocchioeffect”andfoundthatournosesdon’tgrowwhenwetellalie,butactuallyshrinkabit.Dr.GómezMilánandhisteamdevelopedaliedetectortestthatusedthermography（体温计）℃℃.Scientistalsofoundthatdropintemperatureatnoselevelactuallycausedittoslightlyshrink,althoughthedifferenceisundetectedbythehumaneye.“Onehastothinkinordertolie,whichrisesthetemperatureoftheforehead,”Dr.GómezMilánexplainedthefindings.“Atthesametimewefeelanxious,whichlowersthetemperatureofthenose.”Forthisstudy,researchersaskedanumberof60studentstoperformvarioustaskswhiletheirtemperatureisscannedbytechnology.Oneofthesetasksrequiredmakinga3to4minutescalltotheirparentsorafriendandtellingasignificantlie.Participantshadtomakeuptheliethemselvesduringthecall.Interestingly,thisliedetectorpickedupthe“Pinocchioeffect”temperaturedifferencein80percentofthetestsubjects,whichisabetterrateofsuccessthanthatofanymodernliedetector.“Withthismethodwehaveachievedtoincreaseaccuracy”,saidDr.GómezMilán,whoaddedthatlawenforcementinterviewerscouldonedaybineotherliedetectiontechnologywiththermalimagingtoachievebetterresults.24.WhydoesthewritertalkaboutPinocchiointhefirstparagraph?A.Totellafairytale.

B.Togiveanexample.C.Totalkaboutascientist.

D.Tointroducethetopic.25.Whatis“Pinocchioeffect”?A.Ournoseswillgrowwhenwetellalie.B.Ournoseswillshrinkwhenwetellalie.C.Thetemperatureoftheforeheadfallsifwelie.D.Thetemperatureofthestudentrisesforanxiety.26.HowdidDr.GómezMilánfeelabouttheliedetector?A.Doubtful.

B.Surprised.C.Confident.

D.Puzzled.27.Whatlessoncanwelearnfromthetext?A.Aliewilltravelveryhard.

B.Manywaystobringaliartolight.C.Alieneverlivestobeold.

D.Oncealiaralwaysaliar.CEveryoneknowsthatdeathisnatural,butdoyouhaveanyideaoftheprocessofdying?Modernscientistsdividetheprocessofdyingintotwophasesclinicalortemporarydeathandbiologicaldeath.Clinicaldeathoccurswhenthevitalorgans,suchastheheartorlungs,haveceasedtofunction,buthavenotsufferedpermanentdamage.Theorganismcanstillberevived(复活).Biologicaldeathoccurswhenchangesintheorganismleadtothe“breakingup”ofvitalcellsandtissues.Deathisthenunchangeableandfinal.Scientists

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death.Toillustratehowthisworks,scientistsperformedanexperimentonasixyearoldfemalemonkeycalledKeta.ThescientistputKetatosleepwithanarcotic.Thentheysurroundedherbodywithicebagsandbegancheckingherbodytemperature.Whenithaddroppedto28degreesthescientistsbegandrainingbloodfromanartery.Themonkey’sbloodpressuredecreasedandanhourlaterboththeheartandbreathingstopped:clinicaldeathsetin.FortwentyminutesKetaremainedinthisstate.Hertemperaturedroppedto22degrees.Atthispointthescientistspumpedbloodintoanarteryinthedirectionoftheheartandstartedartificialbreathing.AftertwominutesKeta’sheartbecameactiveoncemore.Afterfifteenminutes,spontaneous(自发的)breathingbegan,andafterfourhoursKetaopenedhereyesandliftedherhead.Aftersixhours,whenthescientiststriedtogiveherapenicillininjection,Ketaseizedthesyringeandranwithitaroundtheroom.Herbehaviordifferedlittlefromthatofahealthyanimal.28.Forapersonwhosuffersfromtheclinicaldeath_________A.he

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monkey.DThenewsonedayreachedGabrielthatBathshebahadlefttheneighbourhood.Herabruptdepartureismoreemphaticthanherverbalrefusalofhisoffer.Itmayhavebeenobservedthatthereisnoregularpathforgettingoutofloveasthereisforgettingin.AllthatGabriellearntofBathsheba’smovementswasdoneindirectly.ItappearedthatshehadgonetoaplacecalledWeatherbury,which,whetherasavisitororpermanently,hecouldnotdiscover.Gabrielhadtwodogs.George,theelder,hadoriginallybelongedtoashepherd(牧羊人)ofinferiormoralsanddreadfultemper.Longexperiencehadsopreciselytaughttheanimalthedifferencebetweendifferentorders.Thoughold,hewascleverandtrustworthystill.Theyoungdog,George’sson,mightpossiblyhavebeentheimageofhismother,fortherewasnotmuchresemblancebetweenhimandGeorge.Hewaslearningthesheepkeepingbusiness.Soearnestandyetsowrongheadedwasthisyoungdogthatifsentbehindhediditsothoroughlythathewouldhavechasedthemacrossthewholecountrywiththegreatestpleasureifnotcalledoff.Onenight,whenGabrielhadreturnedtohishouse,hecalledasusualtothedogs,previouslyshuttingthemupintheouthousetillnextmorning.Onlyoneresponded—oldGeorge;theothercouldnotbefound.

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Gabrielthenconcludedthattheyoungonehadnotfinishedhismeal,andhewentindoorstotheluxuryofabed.Itwasastillandwetnight.Justbeforedawnhewaswokenbytheabnormalreverberationoffamiliarmusic.Totheshepherd,thenoteofthesheepbellisbeatingwithunusualviolenceandrapidity.TheexperiencedearofGabrielknewthesoundwascausedbytherunningoftheflockwithgreatspeed.

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Hejumpedoutofbedandascendedthehill.Thesetwohundredewes(femalesheep)seemedtohaveabsolutelyvanishedfromthehill.Gabrielcalledatthetopofhisvoice:‘Ovey,ovey,ovey!’Hecalledagain:thevalleysandfurthesthillsresoundedbutnosheep.Hepassedthroughthetreesandalongtheridgeofthehill.

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Headvanced:atonepointtherailswerebrokenthrough,andtherehesawthefootprintsofhisewes.Thedogcameup,lickedhishand,andmadesignsimplyingthatheexpectedsomegreatreward.Gabriellookedoverthesideofthemountain.Theeweslaydead—apileoftwohundreddeadbodies.

Asfarascouldbelearnt,itappearedthatthepooryoungdog,stillundertheimpressionthatsincehewaskeptforrunningaftersheep,themoreheranafterthemthebetter,hadattheendofhismealoffthedeadlamb,whichmayhavegivenhimadditionalenergyandspirits,collectedalltheewesintoacorneranddriventhetimidcreaturesthroughthehedge,breakingdownaportionoftherottenrailing.

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Gabrielwasanintenselyhumaneman;hisfirstfeelingnowwasoneofpityfortheuntimelyfateofthesegentleewesandtheirunbornlambs.Itwasasecondtorememberanotherstageofthematter.Allthesavingshadbeengoneatablow;hishopesofbeinganindependentfarmerwerelaidlow.Gabriel’senergies,patience,andindustryhadbeensoseverelytaxedduringtheyearsofhislife,toreachhispresentstageofprogress,thatnomoreseemedtobeleftinhim.Heleantdownuponarail,coveredhisfacewithhishandsandutteredinthankfulness:“ThankGodIamnotmarried:whatwouldshehavedoneinthepovertynowinguponme!”Gabrielfoundthatthevalueofremaininglambs,plant,andimplementswhichwerereallyhisownwouldbeaboutsufficienttopayhisdebts,leavinghimselfafreemanwiththeclotheshestoodupin,andnothingmore.Twomonthslater,GabrielwasdiscoveredatthehiringfairinCasterbridge.Thoughhewasnothired,heearnedafewpenniesatthehiringfairandlearnedthatanotherfairwouldbeheldatShottsford,10milesbeyondWeatherbury.32.Whatcanwelearnabouttheyoungdog?A.Hewasmorethancapableofdoingashepherddog’sduty.B.HewasslowinrespondingtoGabriel’sdifferentorders.C.HeboreastrikingresemblancetotheolddogGeorge.D.Hebelongedtothoseofterribletemperandbehavior.33.Whereshouldthesentence“Ontheextremesummit,hesawtheyoungerdogstandingagainstthesky—darkandmotionless.”beputinthepassage?A.①

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C.③

D.④34.WhydidGabrieluttersuchwordsinthankfulnessaftersuchablowtohim?A.Hewasgreatlyrelievedtoknowthatnovillagergothurtinthedisaster.B.Hefeltluckythathecouldpayoffhisdebtswiththeremainingthingsonthefarm.C.Hewasconvincedthatwithpatienceandindustrysuchasituationwouldimprove.D.Hehadsuchaconsiderateandsympatheticnaturethathedidn’twanttobotherothers.35.Whatmighthappeninthefollowingparagraphs?A.GabrieldecidedtoseeBathshebaonhiswaytoShottsford.B.GabrielfoundagoodjobinCasterbridgeandsucceededagain.C.Theyoungdogwasabandonedforhisfailuretoperformhisduty.D.GoodneighborsgaveGabrielahandandrestoredtherottenrailing.第二节(共5小题:每小题分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Managingyourpersonalfinancesisn'taseasyasitseems.Risingpricesandanuncertaineconomicclimatemakethechallengesevengreater,whichiswhyit'simportantthatyoutakestepstogetafirmhandleonyourmoneyneeds,assessingyoursituation,andmakingtheappropriatechanges.Herearethetopthreetipsthatmightjustmanageyourmoneymoreproductivelyandsafely.

3637Lookatyourlistofpurchasesoverthelastmonthandseeifthereareanyregularbuyswhicharesimplynotnecessary,andmakeadjustmentstoensurethatyourmoneyinginIsnotovershadowedbythemoneythatthengoesoutoverthecourseofthemonth.Havingapersonalfinancialadvisorisessentialifyou'relookingatinvestmentsorarewonderingaboutyourfuture.Therightfinancialadvisorwillstartwithafactfindingcheckthatwillcoveryoursituation.

38Sothatyouarebetterabletotakeadvantageofadedicatedlevelofexperienceandinsiderinsights.39Checkyourexpendituresandmakesurethatyouarenotpayingoutforsomethingthatyousimplydon'tneed.Costanalysisisessentialwhenitestomakingafinaldecisionbetweenrentingandbuying.Thelargerthecostvalue,themoreimportantthatdecisionbees.Themostimportantthingisbeinghonestwithyourselfaboutyourcurrentsituation.40

Andthenyou'llstandamuchbetterchanceofbeingabletobuildafortablebankbalancethatwillprotectyourfuture.A．Lookforspecialistsinyourareaofinterest.B．That'swhereyourinitialcostanalysiswilleinhandy.C．Itcanbeverytrickytoweighupthecostbenefitsofeitherrentingorbuyinggoodsandservices.D．Budgetingneedn'tbeaplicatedprocessE．Findingtheonethatbestsuitsyoursituationisthefirststeptoabetter,morestablefuture.F．MakinganoteofwhatandwhereyouarespendingyourmoneycanbehugelybeneficialG．Havingthefactswillmakeallofyourdecisionsmucheasier.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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Forhisgraduatethesis,aGermanstudentrode5，800kilometersinChinatolearnabouttheChineseDreamamongordinarypeople.“What'syourChineseDream?"Thisisthequestionheraisedforeverystrangerhe41onhis100dayjourney.The28yearoldstudentsurnamedJorgcametoChinaforthefirsttimein2011.AfterayearinChina,hewasabletousechopsticksandspeakChinese.Becauseofhis42inChineseculture,hewenttoZhejiangUniversityin2015foramaster'sdegreeinsinology.Accordingtoasinologyteacher,sinologyisnotrestrictedtotheclassroomandstudentsareencouragedto43Chinesesocietytofindsocialissues44interviewsandinvestigations.Jorglearnedtheterm“ChineseDreamin2013,andnowithasbeea45wordinChinesesociety.Withaneagernesstounderstandthetrue46ofthetermamongordinaryChinesepeople,hestartedhis47inMay2016.Jorgbelievesthatridingis48,environmentallyfriendly,andflexible.Beforestartinghistrip,hespecifically__49_bicycletraining.Histrip5012provinces,autonomousregions,andcities,fromthenorthernmostcityofMohetothesouthernmostcityofSanya.Jorghassetupapublicaccountonsocialmediatorecordand51hisexperiencesduringthetrip.Hefoundthatpeopleinthecountrysidestriveforapeacefullife,whileurbanresidentsfollowtheirhearts.OldergenerationsofChineseareMoreconcernedwithsocialstabilityandequalitythaneconomicdesireswhileaddingthateducationandindividualdevelopmentarethemajor52oftheyounggeneration.Jorgconcludedthatdreamsofindividualsaremore53andmostlyrelatedtowealth,happiness,andselffulfillment.Fromanofficialviewpoint,thedreampaintsabiggerpictureofnationalrejuvenation(复兴).Thoughthepeople54theirownwaystorealizetheirdreams,theyallbelievethata55countryisthecondition.41.A.heardofB.heardfromC.cameacrossD.rangup42.A.interestB.confusionC.ambitionD.education43.A.relyon.B.gothroughC.digintoD.dealwith44.A.throughB.forC.aboutD.beyond45.A.simpleB.familiarC.seriousD.popular46.A.preferenceB.benefitC.meaningD.attitude47.A.journeyB.experimentC.adventureD.performance48.A.monB.naturalC.usualD.exhausting49.A.reliedonB.adaptedtoC.turneddownD.carriedout50.A.includedB.linkedC.coveredD.occupied51.A.shareB.gatherC.fileD.classify52.A.pressureB.loadC.anxietyD.consideration53.A.fantasticB.imaginativeC.practicalD.mysterious54.A.quitB.seekC.changeD.lose55.A.bigB.historicalC.aggressiveD.strong第二节：阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Thelogistie(后勤的)groupofZhejiangUniversityandEleme,aChineseonlineorderingplatfomm,reachedastategic_56(coopcrate)tolaunchafoodtakeawayserviceandbringmealstostudents'dormitoryroomsonJuly7.Thepanyalsoannouncedthatitwillofferthatserviceto2000otheruniversideswithinayearwhichhasbeea_57_(high)controversialtopic.Thosesupportingtheplanbelievetakeawayfoodisa___58__(necessary)amidthecurrentantiepidemicperiod,since.___59__canavoidcontactsinnormaldiningandElemepromisedtodisinfectthedeliveryboxandhavethedeliverymen'stemperature__60_(take)severaltimesaday.Otherspraisethefact___61campuscanteenslaunchingdeliveryservicescansavestudents'time.Moreover.thecampusdeliverycanprovidestudentswithparttimejobs."Ioftenbring___62__dormitoryformyroommates.andnowI___63_(make)moneybyorderedfoodtodoingthat",saidastudentsumamedGaowhoappliedforthedeliveryjob.Howeverothersdon'tthinkit'snecessarythatsuchaservice__64_(launch).withthemajonityofopponentsdescribingstudentspayingforthecanteentodormitorydeliveryservice____65____being1azy.第三部分：应用文写作第一节15分学校发现最近经常有学生违反学校规定，通过美团、饿了么等App点购外卖。假设你是新华中学学生会主席李华，请你代表学生会拟一份书面通知。内容包括：1.重申禁令；2.陈述禁令原因；3.呼吁同学们自觉遵守学校规定。字数要求：80字左右。参考词汇：禁止ban，禁令restriction，违反violate，美团Meituan，饿了么ElemeNotice________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写满分25分读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。TheBoardMeetinghadetoanend.Bobstartedtostandupandknockedintothetable,spillinghiscoffeeoverhisnotes.''Howembarrassing!Iamgettingsoclumsy(笨拙的)inmyoldage.''Everyonehadagoodlaugh,andsoonwewerealltellingstoriesofourmostembarrassingmoments.ItcamearoundtoFrank,whosatquietlylisteningtotheothers.Someonesaid,''eon,Frank.Tellusyourmostembarrassingmoment.''Franklaughedandbegantotellusofhischildhood.''IgrewupinSanPedro.MyDadwasafisherman.Hehadhisownboat,butitwashardmakingalivingonthesea.Heworkedhardandwouldstayoutuntilhecaughtenoughtofeedabigfamily.Notjustenoughforourfamily,butalsoforhisMomandDadandtheotherkidsthatwerestillathome.''Helookedatusandsaid,''IwishyoucouldhavemetmyDad.Hewasstrongfrompullingthenetsandfightingtheseasforhiscatch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