1、 无锡市普通高中2020年秋学期高三期中调研考试卷英语2020.11命题单位：锡山区教师发展中心制卷单位：无锡市教育科学研究院（考试时间：120分钟试卷满分：150分）注意事项：1.本试卷由四个部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。2.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用 2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答
2、题卡上。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. How long does it take the man to drive from his house to the university during rush hour?A. 25 minutes.2. Where are the speakers?A. At home.B. 40 minutes.C. 50 minutes.B. In
3、a museum.C. In the city square.C. Close friends.C. Mr. Miller.3. Whats the relationship between Jim and the man?A. Classmates.B. Brothers.4. Who does the wallet belong to?A. Mrs. Johnson.B. Bill.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. A camp for teenagers.B. Indoor activities.C.Franks adven
4、ture.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至 7题。高三英语第1页(共12页) 6. Whats the mans wife?A. A housewife.B. A gardener.C. A teacher.C. Flute.7. What instrument does the mans kids
5、play?A. Violin.B. Piano.听第 7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。8. When did the woman go to the restaurant?A. Thursday.B. Wednesday.C. Tuesday.9. What does the woman think of the restaurant?A. It is small.B. It is popular.C. It is quite new.10. How did the woman order?A. By carefully reading the menu.B. By following oth
6、ersadvice.C. By looking at othersdishes.听第 8段材料，回答第 11至 13题。11. What is the man nervous about?A. Taking politics lessons.B. Giving English lectures.C. Doing lots of reading.12. How does the woman find the teacher?A. Great.B. Just so-so.C. Disappointing.13. What does the woman advise the man to do?A.
7、 To take notes carefully.B. To read the textbook more.C. To review the summaries well.听第 9段材料，回答第 14至 16题。14. Who does the man focus on in the competition?A. The judges.B. The audience.C. Other skaters.C. Tennis.15. What was the mans first love before skating?A. Horsing riding.B. Swimming.16. What i
8、s the man going to do next week?A. Be a judge in a TV show.B. Compete in another match.C. Teach some skaters.听第 10段材料，回答第 17至 20题。17. When can people visit the reading rooms of the British Library?A. On Fridays.B. On Saturdays.B. In 1966.C. On Sundays.C. In 1988.18. When did the British Library open
9、?A. In 1977.高三英语第2页(共12页) 19. How long is the shelving of the basement?A. 120 kilometers.B. 300 kilometers.C. 1, 000 kilometers.20. What do we know about the collection in the British Library?A. It has a long history.B. People can borrow books easily.C. Each piece belongs to different cities.第二部分阅读理
10、解（共两节，满分 50分）第一节（共 15小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 37.5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。AHiring NowCopy EditorLocation: Beijing, ChinaContract Length: Minimum 12-month commitmentCGTN Digital is seeking an experienced copy editor to join its growing team of devoted,passionate journalists in Beijing. The ideal ca
11、ndidate will have experience working accurately andcarefully, in a fast-paced news environment. They will be positive, energetic and totally committedto the highest journalistic standards. They will also have the ability to read and edit scripts (讲稿)critically; make edits consistent with CGTNs tone
12、and accuracy; and spot spelling, punctuation,grammar, and syntax (句法) mistakes consistently. Edit existing news content Repurpose existing content for various online platforms Work together with other journalists Have an interest in international and Chinese newsMinimum Qualifications At least 3+ ye
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14、expected salary,along with any relevant work samples by e-mail to: cgtndigital .21. What aspects does CGTN Digital focus on while choosing a copy editor?A. Individualism and interest.B. Nationality and ability.高三英语第3页(共12页) C. Age and gender.D. Experience and competence.22. Which of the following ba
15、sic requirements should job applicants meet?A. Little experience in correcting mistakes.B. Native-level fluency in the English language.C. Ability to spot mistaken details in the copy.D. Competence to perform a single task independently.23. What should an applicant offer when applying for this job?A
16、. A brief cover letter.B. A self-introduction video.D. Current and expected bonus.C. Work samples related to this job.BHaving met only weeks before, climbers Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay shook handsbefore hugging each other in a moment that would put their names in history books forever. Theywe
17、re on top of the world literally. After five hours of continuous climbing the two first climbed tothe top of Mount Everest, the highest spot on Earth. As the ultimate climbing goal for them both andthe dream of most climbers, they had just 15 minutes to absorb the experience of being at 8,848metres
18、above sea level. Any longer and they may not have made it back to camp to tell the tale.With this in mind, the pair spent some of their precious minutes searching the area for signs ofthose who had been before them. The bodies of two previous Everest hopefuls Andrew Irvine andGeorge Mallory of the 1
19、924 attempt were in the thoughts of Norgay and Hillary. However, theycould find no sign of them having reached the top.Everest has been responsible for claiming over 300 lives and endangering many others, as itposes huge and unpredictable challenges, with high altitudes (海拔) putting immense tension
20、onhuman biology and with its icy land making each step a risk. When the climbers made it back tocamp and the news spread, global admiration and fame poured in.Norgay and Hillary were determined to be the first to conquer the worlds highest mountain.They had done it. At the time they believed that th
21、e box had been ticked and no one else would putthemselves through the danger to repeat their achievement. They couldnt have been more wrong.Today hundreds of people choose to follow in their footsteps every year. In contrast to the totalisolation (孤立) felt on the first successful journey, during tim
22、es of ideal weather conditions, queuesform up to the mountains summit. This creates dangerous standstills (停滞) in the mountains mostdeadly zones.Whether you believe these adventurers to be brave, admirable or out of their minds, it is clearthat Hillary and Norgay have provided knowledge and inspirat
23、ion for many to find out how it feelsto truly be on top of the world.高三英语第4页(共12页) 24. What did Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay do on the top of the world?A. They measured the height of Mount Everest.B. They celebrated their victory with many climbers.C. They tried to find signs of earlier climber
24、s.D. They shared the experience as long as 15 minutes.25. What can be inferred about Andrew Irvine and George Mallory from the passage?A. They succeeded in reaching the top of Mount Everest first.B. They lost their lives in their attempt to conquer Mount Everest.C. They were good friends of Edmund H
25、illary and Tenzing Norgay.D. They died because they didnt return to their camp in time.26. What does the underlined word “immense” in Paragraph 3 mean?A. Huge. D. Limited.B. Outside.C. Minimum.27. What will the present Everest climbers be likely to face compared with Norgay and Hillary?A. More terri
26、ble loneliness.C. More deadly zones.B. More ideal weather conditions.D. More dangerous stops.CVeronica Vorobet learned about caring in her home country of Romania by nursing hergrandparents. In 2013, after their deaths, she moved to England to find a job using the freedomprovided by EU (European Uni
27、on) membership.Vorobet, 36, is one of a quarter of a million care workers who are not UK citizens, a risingpercentage of whom have come from the EU in recent years. They have become an essential part ofa low-paid workforce that is constantly understaffed (人手不足的), with about 120,000 unoccupiedpositio
28、ns.Yesterday, she expressed disappointment with the announcement that there would be no specialtreatment for carers coming into the UK after Brexit British exit from the EU.“I want to see people treated the way I want to be treated and to make a difference in peopleslives, making a feeling of home f
29、or everyone,” she told the Guardian. “The foreign workers areimportant in this. They are able to work under a lot of stress and long hours. In my country we arevery close to our elderly people and that is what we show here. We try to be close to them andrespect their wishes.”She said her approach wa
30、s to treat residents as if they were her own grandparents and providesimilar levels of “support and love.” When she arrived in the UK, Vorobet started as a junior careworker on minimum wage in a home for older people in Petersfield, Hampshire. Seven years on andhaving studied for an NVQ in health an
31、d social care, she is a deputy (副的) care manager at St高三英语第5页(共12页) Anthonys residential care home in Watford, part of RMD Care. There she works alongside otherRomanian people, and care workers from Indian, Sri Lanka and Kenya.Her most recent trial has been keeping coronavirus (冠状病毒 ) out of the hom
32、e, so farsuccessfully. She said that given the difficulty of taking on care workers, European workers havehelped create stability in the workforce. Staff turnover rates in adult social care currently stand atabout 30% a year.“The government should do their research and find out who does these jobs a
33、nd understand therisk of taking this decision. The risk is that there wont be enough staff to look after the people inneed,” she said.28. Why does the author mention “with about 120,000 unoccupied positions” in Paragraph 2?A. To predict the future workforce in the UK.B. To highlight the current situ
34、ation of the UK.C. To show the importance of foreign carers in the UK.D. To reveal foreign carers determination to stay in the UK.29. What does Vorobet think of foreign carers in the UK?A. They are hardworking and considerate.B. They are unwilling to work with a low pay.C. They work at the risk of b
35、eing physically abused.D. They have to leave their countries to seek a fortune.30. The underlined part “this decision” in the last paragraph refers to the decision that _.A. European workers must be fired soonB. foreign carers will be treated with a low payC. foreign carers in the UK will be given n
36、o particular treatmentD. the British government bans European workers from finding jobs in England31. Whats the main purpose of this passage?A. To introduce Vorobet, a woman from UK.B. To present the current situation of the EU carers.C. To reveal the problems of the UK after Brexit.D. To predict th
37、e future workforce in the UK.DIn 2015, researchers from Australias Deakin University published one of the first studiesmeasuring foods physical effect on the left hippocampus (海马体), a seahorse-shaped brain regioncrucial for memory, learning, and decision making. It is also one of the first areas to
38、shrink in peoplewith Alzheimers disease and other forms of dementia (痴呆). 255 people filled out diet surveys and高三英语第6页(共12页) then underwent MRI scans (磁共振扫描成像) that measured their brains. Four years later, theyreturned for another scan in response to a request from the researchers.The study found t
39、hat the left hippocampus was bigger and heavier in the healthy eaters than inthe unhealthy ones, regardless of age, sex, weight, exercise habits, or general health. That meanseating the right foods and skipping the wrong stuff could help protect against declines in thinkingand memory that lead to de
40、mentia. Healthy eating doesnt just prevent brain decline. It raises scoreson thinking and memory tests, according to a study published in March 2019 that tracked 2,621American women and men for 30 years. “Green leafy vegetables have good effects that may protectboth females and males against cogniti
41、ve (认知的) decline and dementia,” says lead researcher ClaireMcEvoy, RD, of the Centre for Public Health at Queens University Belfast in Northern Ireland.Even a little healthy food goes a long way. According to a 2018 Rush University study thattracked 960 people for 4.7 years, participants who ate jus
42、t 1.3 extra servings of green leafyvegetables a day showed cognitive abilities similar to those of people 11 years younger.How are these power foods working with your brain cells? Animal and test-tube experimentssuggest that compounds in healthy diets help new cells make copies of DNA when they divi
43、de andmultiply. Meanwhile, high-fat, high-sugar processed foods harm brain cells.While food serves as an important brain protector, experts say brain supplements (补品) arentall that effective. Studies show that they dont make brain cells active in a significantly positive way.“Let the buyer be cautio
44、us,” says David Hogan, MD, a specialist at the University of Calgary. Astudy of nootropics (益智药) in the November 2019 Journal of the American Medical Associationrevealed that the unapproved drug piracetam (乙酰胺吡咯烷酮) was found in four out of fivebrands tested, at levels that could cause side effects s
45、uch as depression.32.Why did the researchers have the 255 people return for another MRI scan four years later?A. To test whether they had Alzheimers disease.B. To see what effects diets had on the left hippocampus.C. To study how they kept healthy in the four years.D. To deepen their research into A
46、lzheimers disease.33.What can we infer from Paragraph 2?A. Healthy eating helps to reduce the risk of dementia.B. Unhealthy diet is a major contributing factor in cognitive decline.C. Age and sex have nothing to do with our general health.D. Plant-based diets have greater effects on women than men.3
47、4.Which of the following would David Hogan most probably agree with?A. Brain supplements are as helpful as healthy diets.高三英语第7页(共12页) B. Wed better take brain supplements for convenience.C. We should be careful when taking brain supplements.D. Brain supplements have as many side effects as processe
48、d foods.35.What might be the best title for the passage?A. Yes to Green Leafy VegetablesC. No toB. Yes to NootropicsD. No to DementiaIntelligence第二节（共 5小题;每小题 2.5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。Have you ever had someone tell you “If you eat before bed, you are more likely to get
49、 fat”?This belief originated when researchers found the relation between individuals snacking late36at night and having a BMI that categorizes them as obese (肥胖的).Is eating late at night, especially after 8 pm, really going to make you gain weight? One theoryis that your metabolism (新陈代谢) slows down
50、 when you are asleep.37Thus the calories youeat right before bed would not be burned off as much as they would be while youre awake.Although the science seems pretty sound, recent studies have shown that metabolism changes verylittle, if at all, while you are asleep.38The heart is still beating, lun
51、gs are still working, andthe brain is still very active. All of these actions take energy, meaning while we are asleep, we arestill burning calories.39As we know, one physiological effect of insulin (胰岛素) is storing fat. Food beingconsumed late at night will more likely be stored away due to the hig
52、her levels of insulin present inthe blood system. However, insulin levels at night are shown to be no different than insulin levelsduring mid-day. If it is true that eating with high insulin levels causes you to gain weight, anyoneeating anytime after the morning will become fat.So how come individu
53、als have higher BMIs when they snack at night? It is simply a result ofeating too many calories. Snacks that individuals tend to eat during the night are usually high insugar and calories, such as ice cream, candy, potato chips and soft drinks. Put simply, if you eat morecalories than you burn, rega
54、rdless of the time of the day, you will gain weight.A. With a slow metabolism, few calories are being burned.B. While asleep, your body still functions in many ways.C. All living matter undergoes a process of metabolism.40D. The time these snacks are consumed does not matter.E. Without ever question
55、ing it, people quickly assume this to be true.F. Besides, insulin levels are dramatically lower in the morning than at night.G. Another theory is that late night snacking leads to rising insulin levels.高三英语第8页(共12页) 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。The
56、 town of Paradise has suffered a fire, which lasted 17 days and caused a loss of $16.5 billion.As a result, the beautifully named placeShane Grammer, Creative Director for Disneys theme parks in Los Angeles, paid closeattention to the news of the fires deadly path. In fact, he felt quite to help whe
57、n seeingafter the41its beauty.42the picture shared by his friend, in which only a white chimney of his housefire.43“Ive got toan artist. And it was a(n)Grammer spent three hours spray-painting the image of a woman on the chimney in black and44that chimney,” he said. “Im not trying to say anything. I
58、ts just that Im45for me to express myself and be an artist, wasnt it?”white, which wasjust life itself.46mysterious. Perhaps it served as a(n)47of the beauty of life orThen Grammer put its picture on social media. On seeing it, the victims of the fire could notthemselves. “Beautiful and impressive,”
59、 one of them remarked. And another said, “Youbring beauty andAt this time, Grammer became aware that somethingpurely artistic expression. “When the first mural (壁画) moved so many people, I knew I had to4849.”50had been transformed by a5152,” he told the journalist. Grammer returned to Paradise eight
60、 times in three months,which he completed 17 murals of victims and other figures.Today, Grammers efforts have53into a movement. He has also painted murals in darkplaces around the world that seriously need some light.Ironically, the first painting, on the chimney in Paradise, existed for just severa
61、l months,54the bulldozer (推土机）was a merciless art critic. But Grammer couldnt be more pleasedabout it, which means the spirit of Paradise is55again.41. A. destroyed42. A. powerless43. A. leftB. createdC. witnessedD. lostB. enthusiasticB. remainedB. rebuildC. urgentD. reluctantD. collapsedD. preserve
62、D. dutyC. disappearedC. paint44. A. mend45. A. riskB. opportunityB. originallyB. objectC. job46. A. strikingly47. A. labelC. deliberatelyC. contentC. helpD. accidentallyD. reminderD. release48. A. support49. A. hopeB. containB. mysteryC. entertainmentD. inspiration高三英语第9页(共12页) 50. A. brighter51. A.
63、 take back52. A. toB. higherB. come backB. fromC. biggerC. bring backC. ofD. deeperD. hold backD. during53. A. broken54. A. sinceB. lookedB. whileC. developedC. unlessC. fadingD. dippedD. once55. A. lastingB. risingD.accumulating第二节（共 10小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 15分）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。If everyone
64、 on your team is working different hours, you may be getting emails and messages atall hours of the day, night or weekend, can create an always available, or “always-on”environment. That might be necessary in some (industry) during these challengingcertainly not in every industry and not for everyon
65、e in any industry.5657times,58However, once this takes root in your company culture, it becomes difficult, if not impossible,5960(change) later. And “always-on” is not sustainable (可持续的). It increases pressure and(quick) turns your company61an unpleasant place to work. It might even(employ) to consi
66、der other offers. So how can you(protect) your culture and your teamscause the most dedicated62accommodate your workers needs while stillwork-life balance?63The key is to define clear “communication hours” (for example, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.) whileencouraging flexibility (灵活性). Outside of those hours, ev
67、eryone should be encouraged to changetheir settings to “Do Not Disturb” and to use the “ schedule send” feature of their email client so thatmessages64(deliver) only during communication hours. If any correspondence (通信联系)must happen outside of the set communication hours, such as for urgent issues,
68、the phone or text only.65(make)第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假定你是李华，你的英国朋友 Jack在“汉语桥”（Chinese Bridge Competition）中文比赛中获得一等奖。请你用英语给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.表示祝贺；2.肯定 Jack付出的努力；3.赠送中国四大名著小说。注意：1.词数 80左右。开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。高三英语第10页(共12页) Dear Jack,Knowing that you won the first prize in the Chinese Bri
69、dge Competition, _Im looking forward to your greater progress in the future.Yours,Li Hua第二节（满分 25分）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。续写的词数应为 150左右。A long time ago, there was a happy prince and princess in a country. They took care of andloved each other very much, and their country was happy, too
70、. Therefore they didnt envy anythingelse. There was one thing they worried about. They wanted to make sure they could live happilyforever like this.One day, one of the officials found out the couples worry and told them, “Prince, I heard thatthere is a magic charm (吉祥饰物), and it can protect you from
71、 any unfortunate event. If you alwayscarry the magic charm with you, your fear and worry will disappear.” “Is it true? Where can I findthat charm?” The prince asked him joyfully. “There is an old man in the forest, and he knows abouteverything. You can ask him.”The couple visited the old man, and as
72、ked for help with their worries and fears. The old mannodded his head as if he knew everything and said, “Travel all around the world. Then, when youmeet a very happy couple, ask them to cut a piece of their underwear. If you keep the piece of theunderwear, your fear and worry will go away.”The coup
73、le appreciated the old mans kindness and set out on the journey. The couple wanderedaround everywhere and heard about a happy knight (骑士) and his wife in a town. They went to visitthe knight. “Are you really happy like the rumor?” Then the knight answered. “Of course, we are,高三英语第11页(共12页) Prince. B
74、ut our only worry and problem is that we didnt have any children.”They had to find an absolutely happy couple, so they continued their journey. They visited ahappy couple who were famous for their happiness in the next town. And they asked the couple ifthey were really happy. The couple answered. “Y
75、es, we are very happy. But we have too manychildren. A mother with a large family of children never has a peaceful day. We worry too muchabout our children.”They could not get a magic charm this time too, and kept going on their trip. It was very hard tofind the happiest couple in the world.One day, the prince couple met a shepherd (牧羊人) and his wife in a big field._Feeling disappointed and tired out, the prince couple decided to go back. _注意：请将书面表达撰写在答题卡上。高三英语第12页(共12页)
