2024-2025學年江蘇省常州市高三上學期期中英語試題及答案

常州市2024-2025學年第一學期高三期中質量調研英語2024年11月注意：本試卷分四個部分，答案全部做在答題紙上?？偡譃?50分?？荚嚂r間120分鐘。第一節(jié)聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的ABC三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1．What’sthetimenow?A．5:45.B．5:30.C．5:152．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman’sbike?A．Itisstolen.B．Itisunderrepair.C．Itisunderthestairs.3．What’sthemanprobablydoing?A．Talkingonthephone.B．Listeningtosomemusic.C．Preparingforaspeechcontest.4．Whatwillthemanprobablydo?A．Buyanewcar.B．Painttheoldcar.C．Buythewoman’scar.5．Whatcanwelearnaboutthewoman?A．ShehurriedhometomeetMary.B．Shewashurtinthetrafficaccident.C．Shecamehomelaterthanexpected.第二節(jié)聽下面5ABC三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inthehospital.B．Inadrugstore.C．Intheman’shome.7．Whatwillthemandointwodays?A．Goontakingthetablets.B．Comebacktoseethewoman.C．Judgetheeffectofthetablets.聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。8．Whataretheytalkingabout?A．Waystohuntforajob.B．Reasonsforquittingajob.C．Balancebetweenworkandfamily.9．Whydoesthemandecidetoleavethecompany?A．Hewantstobebetterpaid.B．Hebadlyneedsavacation.C．Hewillworkwithhisgirlfriend.10．What’stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A．Workmates.B．Acouple.C．Neighbours.聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。11．What’stheweatherliketomorrow?A．Itwillbesunnyalldaylong.B．Itwillbestormytomorrowevening.C．Itwillhavefreezingraintomorrowafternoon.12．Whatwillthewomandoifitsnowstomorrow?A．SeeherfriendsinBirmingham.B．Jointhemaninwatchingmovies.C．Gotoskiwithherclassmates.13．WhathadthewomanpreviouslythoughtofEnglishweather?A．Unpredictable.B．Beautiful.C．Terrible.聽第9段材料，回答第14至17題。14．Whydoesthemanborrowthewoman’snotes?A．Hemissedmanyclasses.15．Whatdoesthewomansuggest?A．Skippingclasses.B．Hisnotesarepoor.C．Hehasnevertakennotes.C．Goingtothecafeteria.C．Excellent.B．Studyingtogether.16．WhatdotheythinkofProfessorLabelle’sclasses?A．Uninteresting.B．Difficult.17．Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?A．Sheworksatacoffeeshop.B．Sheoftenstudiesinthecafeteria.C．Sheoftenfallsasleepintheclass.聽第10段材料，回答第18至20題。18．Whatreallyannoysthespeaker?A．Coworkerstalktohimonthephone.B．Coworkerstalkwithhimfacetoface.C．Coworkersinthesameofficeemailhimatwork.19．Whatwilldominatethefuturelife?A．Timetravel.20．Howdoesthespeakerfeelaboutthefuture?A．Curious.B．Doubtful.B．3Dprinters.C．Internetofthings.C．Uninterested.第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最佳選項。AFrequentlyaskedquestionsDon’tseewhatyou’relookingfor?Dropusalineatmembers@WhatisincludedinaTEDMembership?TEDMembersgetavarietyofexcitingbenefits,allwhilesupportingTED’smissiontomakeideasaccessibletoeveryone.Here’swhat’sincludedwithaTEDMembership:·LiveTEDSpeakerconversationswithopportunitiestoaskquestions·High-qualityrecordings:specialaccesstopasteventswhenyoucan’tattendlive·Ad-freeTEDpodcast（播客）experiences·SpecialaccesstonewTEDofferingsandevents:deals,discounts,andbeingthefirstinline△MemberscanviewtheirbenefitswhenloggedintoTED.combyclickingthe“MyMembership”button.AreTEDMembereventsin-personorremote?Fornowallofourliveeventsarevirtual,soyoucanaccessthemfromanywhereintheworld!HowdoIknowmyTEDMembershipisactivated（激活）?Themembershipwillstartonthedayitispurchased.Duringcheckout,youwillbeaskedtoeitherconnectyourexistingfreeTED.comaccountorcreateone.Connectingyourlogintoyourpurchaseiscriticaltoaccessmemberbenefitsandsubscribeorunsubscribe.Domembershipsexpire（失效）?No.Allmembershipsarepaidonarecurringbasis.Ifyouboughtanannualmembership,itwillautomaticallyreneweachyearfromthedateyoupurchasedit.Ifyouboughtamonthlymembership,itwillautomaticallyreneweachmonth.21．WhatcanyouenjoywithaTEDmembership?A．ChancestotalktoTEDspeakers.B．TherighttosellTEDrecordings.C．ChancestoplaceadsinTEDpodcasts.D．TherighttoattendTEDeventsforfree.22．YoucangetaTEDmembershipsolongasyou______.A．askforitatmembers@C．helpspreadTEDideasB．paysomemoneyforitD．purchaseaTED.comaccount23．WhatdoweknowaboutaTEDmembership?A．Itmustbeusedforin-personevents.B．Ittakeseffectfromthenextdayitisbought.C．Itisactivatedautomatically.D．Itwillcontinuebyitselfunlessunsubscribed.BHanKang,theSouthKoreanauthorbestknownforherextraordinarynovel,“TheVegetarian,”wasawardedtheNobelPrizeinLiteratureonThursday—thefirstwriterfromhercountrytoreceivetheaward.MatsMalm,thepermanentsecretaryoftheSwedishAcademy,whichorganizestheprize,saidatanewsconferenceinStockholmthatHanwasreceivingthehonor“forherintensepoeticwritingthatbravelydiscusseshistoricaleventsandexposesthefragilityofhumanlife.”Han,53,wasbornin1970inGwangju,SouthKorea.Herfatherwasalsoanovelist,butmuchlesssuccessful.Thefamilystruggledfinanciallyandmovedfrequently.Ina2016interviewwithTheTimes,Hansaidherchildhoodexperience“wastoomuchforalittlechild,butIwasallrightbecauseIwassurroundedbybooks.”WhenHanwas9,herfamilymovedtoSeouljustmonthsbeforetheGwangjuuprising（起義）,whengovernmentarmyfiredoncrowdsofprotesters,killinghundreds.Theeventshapedherviewsonhumanity’scapacityforviolence,Hansaidinthe2016interview.Shealsorecalledseeingimagesofpeoplewholineduptodonatetheirbloodtothosewhowereinjuredintheuprising.“Itwasliketwounsolvableriddlesimprintedonmymind:Howcanhumansbesoviolent,andhowcanhumansbesonoble?”shesaid.“WhenIwritenovels,Ifindmyselfalwaysreturningtothethemeofwhatitmeanstobehuman.”HanstudiedliteratureatYonseiUniversityinKorea,andherfirstpublishedworkswerepoems.Herfirstnovel,“BlackDeer,”whichcameoutin1998,wasamysteryaboutamissingwoman.Inthe2016interview,Hansaiditwasaroundthattimethatshedevelopedtheideaforashortstoryaboutawomanwhobecomesaplant,whichsheeventuallydevelopedinto“TheVegetarian.”24．WhatareHan’snovelsthemedat?A．Politicalsystems.B．Financialstruggle.C．HumannatureD．Culturalconflicts.25．WhatcanwelearnaboutHan’schildhoodfromparagraph3?A．Father’ssuccess:inspiredher.B．Economicdifficultystrengthenedher.D．Thehabitofreadingcomfortedher.C．Frequentmovedestroyedher.26．WhydoestheauthormentiontheGwangjuuprising?A．Toindicatetheimportanceofhistory.C．Torevealthecrueltyofpolitics.B．ToshowitsinfluenceonHan’swriting.D．TostressitsimpactonKoreanpeople’slife.27．Whatis“TheVegetarian”mainlyabout?A．Adeer.B．Awoman.C．Aplant.D．Avegetable.CBritishandAmericanEnglishhavemutually（相互的）influencedeachotherforcenturies,butthereactionstotheselinguistic（語言的）exchangesaredifferentonbothsidesoftheAtlantic.BritishintellectualsoftencomplainaboutAmericanisms,suchas“24/7”or“touchbase”,whichareviewedasanattackatthepurityofBritishEnglish.However,asBenYagodadiscussesinGobsmacked!AmericanshappilyadoptBritishisms.Wordslike“cheeky”and“dodgy”haveenteredtheAmericanvocabulary,oftenthroughmedialikeTheCrown.ThisflowofBritishtermstotheU.S.hasgonemostlyunnoticed,thoughBritishpeopleremaincriticalofAmericanism.Yagodatracesthehistoryofthisexchange,notingthatmanyBritishtermshaveexistedinAmericanlanguageovertheyears.Forinstance,militaryslang（俚語）fromBritishsoldiers,suchas“bonkers”or“cushy,”becamecommoninAmericanEnglishduringtheearly20thcentury.TheriseoftheInternethasonlyexpeditedthisexchange,withBritishphrasesnowappearingregularlyinAmericanmedia.DespitethefrequentadoptionofBritishismsbyAmericans,theoppositeexchange-BritsacceptingAmericanisms-receivesfarmorecriticism.Britishcommentators,likeSimonHeffer,describethespreadofAmericanslangasa“l(fā)inguisticpollution,”criticizingitsinfluenceonBritishEnglish.ShowslikeFriendsareoftenblamedfortheriseofAmericanphrasesinBritishspeech,like“CanIget…?”incoffeeshops.WhileBritishtermsareoftenseenasattractiveintheU.S.,AmericanismstendtobeperceivednegativelyinBritain,withlistshighlightingthings“Americanssaywrong.”Intheend,thislinguisticexchangerevealsbroaderculturaldynamics.BritishcriticsmightviewAmericanismsascrude（粗俗的）,whileAmericansdelightintheperceivedsuperiorityandquirkinessofBritishslang.Bothcountriescontinuetoshapeeachother’slanguage,whetherthroughmedia,travel,ordigitalcommunication,reflectingacomplexrelationshipbetweenthetwonations’linguisticidentities.28．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．TheglobalimpactofAmericanismsonBritishEnglish.B．ThereasonforBritishslang’swinningoverAmericans.C．MutuallinguisticinfluencebetweenBritishandAmericanEnglish.D．ThedeclineofBritishEnglishinAmerica.29．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“expedited”mostprobablymean?A．Speededup.30．Whatis“CanIget…?”incoffeeshopsviewedasinBritisheyes?A．Simple.B．Humorous.C．Unique.B．Accepted.C．Broughtback.D．Challenged.D．Crude.31．Whatdoestheauthoragreewithaccordingtothelastparagraph?ALanguageandculturearemutuallyconnected.B．BritishEnglishissuperior,toAmericanEnglish.C．BothEnglisheswillbecomemorecomplicated.D．AmericaandBritainhaveacomplexrelationship.DAnewlypublishedstudyfindsthereareimportantdistinctionsinhowmenandwomenexperiencepain.AccordingtothestudyconductedbyresearchersattheUniversityofCaliforniaSanDiegoSchoolofMedicine,menandwomenusedifferentbiologicalmechanisms（機制）forpainrelief.Thisresearchwasdesignedtoevaluatetheeffectivenessofmeditation（冥想）forchronic（長期的）backpainandcombineddatafromtwoclinicaltrialsinvolvingatotalof98participantsthatincludedbothhealthyindividualsandthosewithchronicbackpain.Participantsexperiencedameditationtrainingprogramandpracticedmeditationwhilereceivingeithersomenaloxone,adrugthatstopsopioids（類罌粟堿）fromworking,oraplacebo（無效的替代品）ofnaloxone.Participantsweregivenapainfulbutharmlessheatstimulus（刺激）tothebackoftheirleg.Researchersthenmeasuredandcomparedhowmuchpainreliefwasexperiencedfrommeditationwhentheopioidsystemwasblockedandwhenitwasfullyfunctional.Thestudyfound:●Blockingtheopioidsystemwithnaloxoneinhibited（抑制）meditation-basedpainreliefinmen,suggestingthatmenrelyonopioidstoreducepain.●Naloxoneincreasedmeditation-basedpainreliefinwomen,suggestingthatwomenrelyonnon-opioidmechanismstoreducepain.●Inbothmenandwomen,thosewithchronicpainexperiencedmorepainrelieffrommeditationthanthehealthyparticipantsdid.Opioidsarethebody’snaturalpainkillers.Thesenaturallyoccurringsubstancesbindtoopioidreceptorsinthebraintoreducetheperceptionofpain.Incontrast,painreliefforwomenappearstousealternative,non-opioidpathways,suggestingthatwomenmakelessuseofthebody’sinternalopioidsforpainrelief.Chronicpaintreatmenthastraditionallyfollowedarelativelystandardizedapproach,butifmenandwomenusedifferentbiologicalpathwaysforpainrelief,itmakessensetheymightrequiremoresex-specificapproachestotreatment.Thisstudyprovidesclearevidencethatsex-baseddifferencesinpainprocessingarerealandneedtobeconsideredwhendevelopingtreatmentsandrecommendingmedicinesforpain.32．Whatisthebesttitleforthisarticle?A．NewResearchProvesMeditationIneffectiveforChronicPain.B．NewResearchFindsWomenExperienceMoreChronicPain.C．NewResearchConfirmsMenandWomenProcessPainDifferently,D．NewResearchSuggestsStandardizedApproachtoPainRelief.33．Whatdidalltheparticipantsintheresearchexperience?A．Meditation.B．Drugs.C．Harmintheleg.D．Chronicbackpain.34．Whatcanweknowfromthefinding?A．Blockingtheopioidsystemhelpsmenreducepain.B．Womendependonopioidstoreducepain.C．Menusebody’sinternalopioidforpainrelief.D．Meditationworksbettertohealthy,menthanwomen.35．Whatofthestudydoesthelastparagraphtalkabout?A．Condition.B．Limitation.C．Conclusion.D．Implication.第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多于選項。Haveyoueverwishedtherewereamagicmethodtomakelearningeasierandmoreefficient?36．______NamedafteraNobelwinnerinphysicsknownforsimplifyingcomplexideas,thismethodcanhelpyouunlockyourpotentialandgainadeepunderstandingofvarioustopics.Step1:Startbygettingablanksheetofpaper.Writedowneverythingyoualreadyknowaboutatopic.Thisservesasyourinitialknowledgebase.Asyoudivedeeperintothetopic,continuetoaddnewinformationandinsightstoyoursheet.Bepatientduringthisprocess.37．______Step2:Explainyourtopicinawaythata12-year-oldchildcouldunderstand.38．______Beginbysimplifyingyournotes.It’seasytocomplicateasubject.However,thetruechallenge,andthetruedemonstrationofunderstanding,isinsimplification.Onlysomeonewhotrulycomprehendsasubjectcanbreakitdownintoitssimplestterms,makingitaccessibletopeopleofallages.Step3:Writedownyourexplanations.Itisapowerfultoolinthelearningprocess.Thisactivityfacilitatesreflection,throughwhichweidentifyareaswherefurtherlearningisneeded.Thelearningprocessisiterative（迭代的）.Neverhesitatetogobacktothesourcematerials,especiallythepartsyoudon’tfullygraspyet.39______Repeatthisprocessuntilyourexplanationsaresimpleandclear.Step4:Savethepagewhereyouhavedocumentedsimplifiedexplanations.Thisisanimportantstep,asthisdocumentwillserveasavaluablereferenceinthefuture.Byapplyingthistechniquetoallnewconceptsyoulearn,youwillgraduallybuildupacomprehensivefolder（文件夾）ofknowledge.40．______Thisway,notonlywillyoubestrengtheningwhatyouhavelearned,butyouwillalsohavethechancetoimproveyourunderstandingovertime.A．Thisisaneffectivetestofyourunderstanding.B．LooknofurtherthantheFeynmanTechnique.C．Learningisnotarace,butajourneyofdiscovery.D．Makeitahabittoreviewthisfolderafewtimesayear.E．Thisfoldercontainsotherpeople’scomplicatedexplanations.F．Reviewtheseparts,reflectonthem,andimproveyourunderstanding.G．TheFeynmantechniquebreaksthelearningprocessintofourbroadsteps.第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。Iwasdismissedfromahigh-techcompany.Iwasangry,asIhadbeendoingagoodjobaccordingtomylastevaluation.ButthiswasIdidthe42governmentretrainingprogram.“The41!Ihadtofindanewjob.resume（簡歷）thing,butfailed.Againandagain.Thenamantoldmeabouta43.”45willpayforthejoblesstogotoanursingschool.Ifyou’remymind,”Isaidtoerested,goseeMr.Hill.He’s44“ImustforgetaboutthepastandThenextday,IfoundMr.Hill’sofficebutwas46tothecounseling（咨詢）officeafterhetoldmewhatthefirstmanhadsaid.ThefellowtherewhereIwastoldthesamething.47whatMr.Hillhadtoldmeandtookmetoanotheroffice,Ineededabreathofhead:Donotgiveup.Don’tletthosepeopleMy51inthebusinessworldtoldmetogotothepersonatthetop.48air,soIsteppedoutsideintothewarmsunshine.49ranthroughmy50you.Ifoundthenursingofficeand52wasledtotheheadofthenursingschool.Fifteenminutesintothe53,shesaid,“Beheretomorrowmorning,9:00sharp!”Attendingcollegefull-timefortwoyearswithnoincomewasn’t54.However,Igraduatedwithadegreeandacquireda(n)careerthatallowedmetofaithinmyself,andmotivation.55almostanywhereintheworld.Allittookwasanopenmind,41．A．faithB．cultureB．usualC．lifeD．time42．A．average43．A．headmaster44．A．incharge45．A．makeup46．A．forcedC．equalD．strangeB．nurseC．companyC．onguardC．agreewithC．carriedD．governmentD．onbusinessD．dealwithD．drivenB．introubleB．openupB．guidedB．twistedB．clean47．A．repeated48．A．warmC．admiredC．freshD．criticizedD．wet49．A．Memories50．A．recognize51．A．confidence52．A．eventually53．A．investigation54．A．funnyB．ThoughtsB．astonishB．concernB．unluckilyB．contestB．easyC．OpinionsC．inspireD．AttitudesD．discourageD．determinationD．frequentlyD．interviewD．valuableD．studyC．experienceC．unwillinglyC．discussionC．effectiveC．protest55．A．workB．wander第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Yinandyang,oryin-yang,isacomplexrelationalconceptinChinesephilosophy,56theuniverseisgovernedbysets(oppose)andinterdependentprinciplesorenergiesthatcanbeobservedinnature.Generallyspeaking,yinischaracterized59aninwardenergythatisfemale,cold,dark,andnegative,whileyangisan(date)back3,000years,tothe9thcenturyBC.Brieflyput,themeaningofyinandyangisoftwo5857outwardenergythatismale,hot,bright,andpositive.Yinandyangelementscomeinpairs-suchasthemoonandthesun,femaleandmale,darkandbright,coldandhot,passiveandactive,andsoon-60other.Theyareinterdependentand(strong),yangwillbeweaker,andviceversa.Inotherwords,yinelementsnotethatyinandyangformtheunityofopposites,neitherofwhichcanexistindependentof616362(constant);transformingintoeachother.Ifyinisgettingcancontaincertainpartsofyang,andyangcanhavesomepartsofyin.Thisbalanceofyinandyangisbelieved64(exist)ineverything.Theidea65(influence)Chinesephilosophersforthousandsofyears,includingLaoTzuandConfucius.ItunderliesAsianmartialarts,medicine,science,literature,politics,dailybehaviorandbeliefs.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）學校英文報正在征文，要求描述一次在實踐中學習的難忘經歷，如理科在實驗