2025~2026学年江苏省常州市常州市第一学期高三上学期期末质量调研英语试卷

2025~2026学年江苏省常州市常州市第一学期高三上学期期末质量调研英语试卷一、听力选择题1.Whatdoesthewomanusuallydowhenbored?

A．Sheruns.B．Sheplaysbasketball.C．Shedoesthehousecleaning.2.Whatisthemandescribingtothewoman?

A．Anaturalprocess.B．Ahistoricevent.C．Apersonalexperience.3.Whatdoweknowaboutthepieceofclothing?

A．Itlooksbeautifulontheman.B．Therearesomemistakesonit.C．Itfitsthewomanwell.4.Whatisthewomanworriedabout?

A．Shedoesn’thaveenoughschoolsupplies.B．Theexamwillbetoodifficult.C．Shehasn’tstudiedenough.5.Whathasthemanprobablybeentryingtodo?

A．Watchanewshow.B．Reviewanewshow.C．Recommendanewshow.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.Whatisthemaintopicoftheconversation?

A．Theworriesaboutgettingold.B．Theconcernsabouttakingadrivingtest.C．Theagelimitfordrivers.7.Whydidn’tthewomantakeherdrivingtestinher20s?

A．Shewasn’tpatient.B．Shewasn’tconfident.C．Shewasn’tinterested.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Whatisthemainchallengefortheman?

A．Findingbands.B．Choosingmusic.C．Confirmingtheeventlocation.9.Whatwillthespeakersdonext?

A．Talktothenearbyuniversity.B．Studyatauniversity.C．Runinthepark.10.Wherearethespeakersprobably?

A．Inthehospital.B．Atarestaurant.C．Inthestadium.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。11.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A．Decoratorandhouseowner.B．Fatheranddaughter.C．Friends.12.Whatcolordoesthemansuggest?

A．Aplaincolor.B．Alightcolor.C．Adarkcolor.13.Whatmightthewomandoaboutdecoratinghernewplace?

A．Hireahomedesigner.B．Changethedecorationstyle.C．Getinspirationfrommagazines.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。14.Whatdoesthewomanwantthemantodo?

A．Upgradehispackage.B．CancelhisTVsubscription.C．Keephiscurrentpackage.15.HowmuchwillitcosttogetthePremiumPackageandequipmentnow?

A．Fiftydollars.B．Sixtydollars.C．Sixty-fivedollars.16.WhatdoesthePremiumPackageoffer?

A．Extramovies.B．ExtraTVseries.C．Replayingfunctions.17.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A．Watchafilm.B．Sendoverdetails.C．Readtheinformation.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18.Whatisthemandoing?

A．Guidingaracingexperiencetour.B．Broadcastingaracingcompetition.C．Teachingpeoplehowtodocarracing.19.Whatwilltheaudiencebedoingatnoon?

A．Checkingoutthecontrolcenter.B．SittingintheVIPstands.C．Warminguptheircars.20.Howdoesthespeakerfeel?

A．Excited.B．Nervous.C．Curious.二、阅读理解DefinitionandCharacteristicsClassicalmusicreferstoalong-standingtraditionofmusicrootedinthetraditionsofEurope.Itischaracterizedbyitscomplexity,formalstructure,andtheuseofnotationtoguideperformance.Unlikepopularorfolkmusic,classicalmusicofteninvolvescompositionsthatrequireahighleveloftechnicalskillfromperformers.HistoricalContextClassicalmusichasitsrootsintheMiddleAges(approximately450-1450AD)andhasevolvedthroughseveraldistinctperiods,includingtheRenaissance,Baroque,Classical,Romantic,andModerneras.KeyPeriods●RenaissancePeriod(1450-1600)isdistinguishedbypolyphonic(复调的)texturesandhumanisticmusicalexpressions,withrepresentativecomposersincludingThomasTallis,JosquindesPrezandClaudioMonteverdi.●BaroqueEra(1600-1750)ismarkedbysplendidmusicalforms,withcomposerslikeJohannSebastianBachandGeorgeFridericHandel.●ClassicalPeriod(1750-1820)isdefinedbyclarityandbalance,withfamousfiguressuchasJosephHaydn,WolfgangAmadeusMozart,andLudwigvanBeethoven,oftenreferredtoasthe“VienneseClassicalSchool”.●RomanticPeriod(1820-1900)focusesonemotionalexpressionandindividualism,featuringcomposerslikeFranzSchubertandJohannesBrahms.●20thCenturyandBeyondsawtheemergenceofvariousstyles,includingModernismandImpressionism,withinfluentialcomposerslikeIgorStravinskyandClaudeDebussy.InfluenceandLegacyClassicalmusichassignificantlyinfluencedmanymodernmusicgenresandcontinuestobeavitalpartofculturalandintellectuallife.Itsemphasisonformalcompositionandexpressivedepthhasshapednotonlythedevelopmentofmusicbutalsobroaderartisticandculturalmovementsthroughouthistory.Insummary,classicalmusicisarichanddiversetraditionthathasevolvedovercenturies,characterizedbyitsformalstructureandexpressivedepth,makingitacornerstoneofWesternmusicalheritage.21.WhatdoweknowabouttheRenaissanceperiod?

A．ItoriginatesinEurope.B．Itistheshortestperiod.C．ItcrossesovertheMiddleAges.D．Itfeaturesemotionandindividualism.22.Whosemusicmostprobablydisplaysclearandbalancedstructures?

A．BachandHandel.B．HaydnandMozart.C．BeethovenandDebussy.D．SchubertandBrahms.23.WhichofthefollowingaboutClassicalmusicistrueaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Ithaslastedover2000years.B．Itcanbebothformalandinformal.C．Itismorepopularthanmodernmusic.D．Ithasalong-lastingculturalsignificance.Itallbeganatanunusualengineeringclasswherenon-engineerswerechallengedtocombineartandsciencetohelptheworld.Twostudents—JuliaSilvermanandJessicaMatthews—decidedtogiveitatry.Thepairdiscussedissuesfacedbymanypeoplearoundtheworldtoseewhichtheycouldhelpsolve.Accesstocheapelectricitywasonethatcametomindrightaway.That’swhenJulia,whousedtoplaylotsofsportsinhighschool,hadasuddenidea:whatiftheywereabletocapture(捕获)someoftheenergythatisgeneratedwhenpeopleplaysports?Maybetheycouldturnitintoelectricity.Givenitspopularityamongbothyoungandoldallovertheworld,soccerseemedtobethenaturalchoice,andtheballtheperfectthingtodoitwith!Theytriedtheirideasoutfirstbystickingashake-to-chargeflashlighttheyhadboughtinsideasmall,hollowball.Thentheykickeditaroundtoseeiftheflashlightwouldpickupthecharge(电荷).Theversiontheyproducedafterthatwasanimprovedone.Amechanisminsidetheballcapturedtheenergycreatedastheballmoved,whichcouldthenbeturnedintoelectricity.TheymadeanumberoftheseballswhichweretestedbydelightedkidsattheWorldCupSoccerChampionships.Justunder150gheavierthanaregulationsoccerball,theSoccketfootballhadthecapacitytostoreenoughenergytopowerupasmalllampforthreehoursfollowingjust30minutesofplay.TheythenworkedonthefirstSoccketfootballtobeproducedinlargenumbers.Thelatestmodelissaidtobesixtoseventimesmoreenergyefficientthantheoriginal.AndtheSoccketisnottheironlyidea—havingsucceededwiththeSoccket,theyhavemanysimilarideascombiningfunandfunction.Ofcourse,theyplantodevelopthese.AsSilvermansays:“Justbecausewegetolderdoesn’tmeanwehavetostopplaying,andjustbecauseweneedimportantthingsinlife,likeelectricity,doesn’tmeanwecan’thavefunproducingthem.”24.Theunusualengineeringclassmentionedinthefirstparagraph______.

A．isrelatedtosoccerB．isdesignedforelectricalengineersC．admitsnon-engineerssolongastheylovesportsD．encourageslearningtosolvereal-worldproblems25.Whatistheprimarypurposeofthisarticle?

A．Toexplainhowtochargesoccerballswithelectricity.B．Tointroduceanamazinginventionwithsoccerballs.C．Todiscusstheglobalshortageofelectricity.D．Toshowhowsoccerchangestwostudents’life.26.WhatdoweknowabouttheSoccketfootball?

A．Itcanflashwhenkickedaround.B．Itisbeingusedinprofessionalsoccermatches.C．Itisthecombinedproductofloveandimagination.D．Itiscreatedtoturnelectricalenergyintootherenergy.27.WhydoestheauthorquoteSilvermanattheendofthepassage?

A．TopraiseJuliaandJessica’scontributiontotheworld.B．ToexplainthefunctionofJuliaandJessica’sproduct.C．TohighlightJuliaandJessica’spersonalcharacterofhelpfulness.D．TodemonstratethephilosophybehindJuliaandJessica’spractice.Untilrecently,scientiststhoughtanimals’mindwaslimitedtoassociativememories:recollectionsoftherelationshipsbetweenexperiencesorevents,butnottheepisodicmemories(情景化记忆)oftheexperienceitself.Butinrecentyears,researchconductedbyMiklósiandhiscolleagueClaudiaFugazzahasshakentheideathatdogsarerestrictedtosuchPavlovian(巴甫洛夫式的)recall.In2016theyconfirmed,bywayofanexperimentinwhichtheyaskeddogstoimitateactionsmodeledbyahumanminutesearlier,thatthedogsdidrememberspecificelementsofwhatthey’dexperienced.Infollow-upexperiments,dogsrepeatedtheirownactionslongaftertheyfirstperformedthem,afindingthataddedaself-focusedlayertotheirepisodicmemories.Theirthoughtsdidn’tjustcontainamessofseparatedetails,butwereintegratedtogetherbyasenseofself.Asforcats,testsofwhethertheyreturnedtocontainerswheretheywerepreviouslyfedlendscientificsupporttotheirversionofepisodicmemory.“Catmemoryisprobablyverymuchlikedogmemory,”saysMiklósi.Still,henotesthatthiskindofreminiscence(回忆)mightdifferfromourown.Humanscanreflectontheirmemoriesinnatural,self-directedways:Humanscanthinkaboutthefirstconcerttheyeverattended,withoutneedingtoseethetickettoremindthemofit.Howcatsanddogsguidetheirownrecall—iftheyneedreminderstoactivateit—isamystery.It’salsolessclearhowourfurrycompanionsrelivetheirdistantmemories.Oursplaylikeamovieinourmind’seye,whichfits,ascontemporaryhumansareavisuallyengagedspecies.Butcatsanddogsarefarmorereliantonothersenses,especiallysmell.Couldtheirrecallcometogetherassmellsratherthanimages?Twostudies—ofdogsinadarkroomfindingfamiliarobjectswiththeirnoses,andofkittensrecognizingtheirmothersbysmellafteryearsofseparation—suggestasmuch.28.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A．Thedifferencesbetweenhumanmemoryandanimalmemory.B．Newresearchmethodsusedtotestepisodicmemoryinanimals.C．Theimportantroleofsmellinthememoryoffurrycompanions.D．Newresearchfindingsaboutthememoryabilitiesofdogsandcats.29.WhatcanweknowfromMiklósiandFugazza’s2016experiment?

A．DogscancarryoutPavlovianrecalleffectively.B．Dogscanrememberspecificdetailsofpastexperiences.C．Dogsneedhumanreminderstorecalltheirownpastactions.D．Dogs’memoriesarecompletelydifferentfromhumanmemories.30.Whatmysterydoscientistsstillneedtosolveaboutanimalmemory?

A．Whethercatsanddogshaveassociativememories.B．Whethercatsanddogsrelyonsmelltomemorize.C．Howcatsanddogsreflectontheirmemories.D．Howcatsanddogsusereminderstorelivememories.31.Whatdoestheauthormainlywanttosayinthelastparagraph?

A．Dogshavesimilarepisodicmemorytocats.B．Humanstendtorelivememoriesthroughimages.C．Catsanddogsmostprobablymemorizebysmell.D．Itisunclearhowhumansmemorizebetterthananimals.Cognitive(认知的)offloading,theactofdelegatingmentalworktoexternaltools,shouldconcernanyonewhovaluestheirownintelligence.Whengiventhechoicebetweenthinkingthroughaproblemorlettingtechnologyhandleit,willwechoosethetool,evenwhenwe’reperfectlycapableofsucceedingonourown?SamGilbertnoticedinhisexperimentssomethinghecalls“reminderbias.”Thisisthetendencytouseexternalmemoryaidsevenwhenyourownmemorywouldserveyoubetter.Participantschosetosetdigitalremindersfortaskstheycouldeasilyrememberunaided.Evenwhenofferedmoneytoencouragepeopletorelyontheirownmemory,theystillcouldn’tovercomeit.Therootreasonseemstobethatpeopleunderestimatetheirowncognitiveabilities.Theythinkthey’llforget,sotheysetareminder.Theythinktheycan’tsolvetheproblem,sotheyaskAI.Overtime,byconsistentlychoosingtheexternaltool,theyneverexercisetheinternalcapability.Iftheproblemwerelimitedtomemory,itmightnotmattermuch.Afterall,what’stheproblemwithsettingareminderonyourphone?Butresearchsuggeststhecognitivecostsextendfarbeyondrememberingappointments.NathanielBarrclaimedthatindividualswhoscorelowerontheCognitiveReflectionTestshowgreatersmartphonedependencewhenobtaininginformation.Thesearepeoplewho,whenfacedwithaproblem,instinctively(本能地)reachforthequickestsolution.AIhasn’tcreatedthistendency.Humanshaveoftenpreferredmentalshortcuts.ButAIhasremovednearlyalldifficulties.Youdon’thavetogotoalibraryoreventypeasearchquestion.Youjustask,andtheanswerappears,exactlyasyouneedit.MyconcernisthatpeoplemaybeginusingAIinwaysthatpreventthedevelopmentofanalyticalskills.ForacollegestudentwhoconsistentlyusesAItoworkthroughproblems,Iquestionwhetherthey’rebuildingtheneuralinfrastructure(神经基础结构)tohandlesimilarproblemsindependentlylaterinlife.32.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“delegating”mostprobablymean?

A．Assigning.B．Comparing.C．Applying.D．Linking.33.WhydidparticipantsinGilbert’sexperimentsetunnecessarydigitalreminders?

A．Theylackedconfidenceintheirownmemory.B．Theywerenotofferedenoughmoney.C．Theywerepoorincognitiveabilities.D．Theyneverexercisedtheirinternalcapability.34.TheauthormentionstheCognitiveReflectionTesttoshow______.

A．peoplerelytoomuchonsmartphonesB．AIworksbetterthanhumanmemoryC．reminderbiascausesharmtomorethanjustmemoryD．smartphonesarethequickestsolutiontomanyproblems35.Whatisthebesttitleofthearticle?

A．CognitiveOffloading:TheCauseofAIRelianceB．HowExternalAidsLikeAIEnhanceReminderBiasC．ExternalToolsorInternalTool,WhichCausesMoreHarmD．Over-relianceonExternalAIToolsMayWeakenCognitiveAbilitiesAlotofparentsthinkkidswanttospendalltheirtimeonsocialmedia,andthat’swhyit’ssohardtotakeaway.Buthere’sthetruth:36Thereasontheycan’tdecidenottousetheseappsforthemselvesisbecausethey’reafraidofmissingoutonsocialopportunities,sincesomanyyoungpeoplemaintaintheirfriendshipsontheseplatforms.Ifparentsallmadethesamedecisionnottoletourkidsusesocialmedia,we’dsolvetheproblemforthem.Evenifonlysomeparentsrestricttheirkids’use,itwillbeenoughtoforceteenstofindotherwaysofcommunicating.WhenItalktoparentsandteachersaboutthis,Iliketostartbytellingthemabouta2023studyinwhichcollegestudentswereaskedhowmuchmoneyresearcherswouldhavetopaythemnottousesocialmediaaccountsforamonth.37Actually,theaverageamounttheywantedwas$50,andthemedian(中位数),$30,wasevenlower.Thentheresearchersaskedthestudentshowmuchthey’dhavetopaythemtodeactivatetheiraccountsiftheirfriendsdidthesamething.Theansweris:38Noaudiencememberofminehasevercorrectlyguessedtheresult.Insituationslikethis,ourjobasparentsistostepinandhelpourkids.Ifparentsalltoldourkidsthey’renotallowedtousesocialmediauntilthey’re16yearsold,noneofthemwouldfacethedilemma(窘境)oflosingsocialopportunitiesinthefirstplace.Evenifonlyafewoftheirfriendsdon’thavesocialmedia,theywon’tbepariahs(被遗弃的人).39Insteadofseeingpicturesofthepartiestowhichtheyweren’tinvitedonsocialapps,theycouldtextwiththeirfriendsonflip(老式翻盖)phonestomakeplans—orcallandchat.40Insteadoffollowingthepolishedversionsofoneanother’slives,theycouldgettogetherinpersonandtalkabouthowthey’rereallydoing.

A．Kidswillprobablyworryaboutit.B．Ourresponsibilityhereisnodifferent.C．Manyteenagersrecognizethatsocialmediaisunhealthy.D．Thestudentswerewillingtopaytheresearcherstomakethishappen.E．Sotalktotheparentsofyourkids’friendsandgetthemtodothesamething.F．Myaudiencetypicallyguessesthatthestudentsdemandedtensofthousandsofdollars.G．Chatgroupswithpeoplekidsknowareagoodalternativetoconversationsonsocialapps.三、完形填空Eightyearsago,theninmymid-40s,Ioverheardanoldermanaskayounggirl:“Whatdoyouwanttobewhenyougrowup?”Shecheerfullylisteda(n)________rangeofdreams:vet,painter,computercoder.Ilistenedwith________,butsoonitchangedintounease.Shestillhadtimetobecomeanyofthosethings.Yetatmyage,noonewasaskingmethatquestionanymore.Moreimportantly,Ihad________askingmyselfthatquestion.Thatconversationstayedinmymind,andIwokeupthenextmorningstillfeeling________.Therearemanyreasonsmidlifeoftengets________asaperiodof“crisis,”sittingatthebottomofaU-shapedcurve(曲线)oflifehappiness,but“asyoubegintostopmakingdecisions,itwon’tbelongbeforeyouhave________actuallymakingdecisions,”oneresearchersaid.Idecidedto________.A(n)________Googlesearchof“Whatarethehardestthingsyoucando”ledmetoobstaclecourseracing(OCR,障碍赛).Growingupasaskinnykid,Ihadalwayswantedtobe________.Inreality,though,Iwasmostlypickedlastforteamsand________thebench.OCRbecamemyanswertotheolderman’squestion.Forthelastsixyears,I’ve________almosteverydaytobecomesomethingIalwayswantedtobeasalittlegirlbutneverthought________.Asacompetitiveathlete,I’veracedmorethan50timesand________ofteninmyagegroup.Nothinginmyyoungeryears________Icoulddevelopsuchabilities.However,bydrawingontheperspective(思维方式),experienceandwisdomInowpossessasanadult,Imadeithappen.Your________maydifferfrommine,butyou,too,canbringittolife.41.A．familiarB．creativeC．annoyingD．impressive42.A．admirationB．reliefC．regretD．pride43.A．delayedB．stoppedC．riskedD．finished44.A．unsettledB．wrongedC．committedD．inspired45.A．mistakenB．labeledC．confirmedD．selected46.A．advantageB．opportunityC．difficultyD．danger47.A．quitB．seekC．actD．learn48.A．routineB．frighteningC．unexpectedD．random49.A．energeticB．athleticC．realisticD．romantic50.A．warmedB．repairedC．cheeredD．watched51.A．operatedB．trainedC．competedD．worked52.A．simpleB．reliableC．possibleD．sustainable53.A．medaledB．struggledC．coachedD．exercised54.A．opposedB．insistedC．deniedD．suggested55.A．ageB．problemC．ambitionD．condition四、语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Lithium-ion(锂离子)batteriesarefoundineverythingfromsmartphonestocars.Whiletheyaregenerallyverysafeifstoredandchargedcorrectly,therearethousandsofdocumentedcasesofthem56(catch)fire—sometimeswithdeadlyconsequences.Researchersallovertheworld57(work)tosolvetheproblembydevelopingsaferbatteries,forexamplebyreplacingtheliquidelectrolyt(电解质)withamorefire-resistantsolidorgel.However,suchsolutionsrequiresignificantchangestocurrentproductionlines,abarrier58widespreadadoption.Now,ateamofresearchersfromTheChineseUniversityofHongKonghasproposedachangeinlithium-ionbatterydesign59couldrapidlyintegrateintocurrentmanufacturingmethods,becauseit60(simple)involvesswappingchemicalsintheexistingelectrolytesolution.Themethod61(detail)earlierthisyearinastudyledbyYueSun,nowapostdoctoralfellowatVirginiaTech:“Ithinkthemostdifficultthingforpeopletorealizeaboutbatteriesisthat62youtrytomaximizeperformance,sometimesyoureducesafety,”shesaid,explainingthatincreasingperformance63(require)afocusonchemicalreactionsthathappenatroomtemperature,whileincreasingsafetyfocusesonreactionsthathappenathightemperatures.“Sowecameupwithanidea64(break)thistrade-offbydesigningatemperature-sensitivematerial,whichcanprovideagoodperformanceatroomtemperature,butcanalsooffergood65(stable)athightemperatures.”五、书信写作66.假定你是李华，你校英语报最近开设了“ALettertothePrincipal（校长）”栏目，助力缓解高中学生心理压力。请你向该栏目投稿，内容包括：1.心理压力形成的原因；2.学校可采取的措施。注意：1.词数80左右；2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPrincipal,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua六、书面表达67.阅读下面材料，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。IstillremembertheProvincialHandicraft(手工艺)WorksCompetitionlikeitwasyesterday.Thatday,Iwokeupwithmyheartpounding,holdingmybackpacktightlytomybackasIrodetothevenue.Insidewerethematerialsforahomemadehand-wovenbamboobirdcagewithaseparablefeedingwoodendish.Ihadpractisedformonths:splittin