1、江苏省金陵中学2021届高三上学期期末调研考试英语试题注意事项：1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考试号座位号填写在答题卡上。2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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
2、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。例：How much is the shirt? A.19.15 B.9.18 C.9.15答案是C。1. Where did the woman leave her hat? A. In a restaurant B. In a taxi C. In a car2. What is the local time right now? A. 7:15 B. 9:15 C. 11:153. What are the speakers discussing? A. Whethe
3、r to go to France B. What to do in France C. How to go to France4. Why is the girl upset? A. Her family is about to leave B. Her mother is out of work C. She has no friends now5. What was the weather like in the Lake District on holiday? A. Snowy B. Sunny C. Rainy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。每段
4、对话后有几个小题，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。每段对话读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6. How long has the man play the guitar? A. 8 years B. 9 years C. 17 years7. What instrument does the man think is the most difficult to play? A. The piano B. The guitar C. The drum听第7段材料，回
5、答第8、9题。8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues B. Roommates C. Schoolmates9. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Move house B. Go to work together C. Confirm the appointment听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. What did the woman do last winter? A. She taught a class B. She changed a j
6、ob C. She took a lecture11. Why is the man happy? A. He has retired B. He can given lectures after retirementC. He can communicate with his grandchildren online12. What is the womans regular job? A. A librarian B. A salesperson C. A lecturer听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. When is the woman supposed to finish h
7、er essay? A. By this Saturday B. By next Monday C. By next Friday14. Why is the woman behind with her writing class? A. She was ill B. The course is too difficult C. She is busy with her reading task15. What does the man think of his college life? A. Busy B. Boring C. Colourful16. What is the woman
8、probably going to do on the 28th? A. Visit an exhibition B. Attend a party C. Watch a play听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What can be seen in Wood hill Shelter? A. Wild animals B. Sea creatures C. Farm animals18. When was the shelter set up? A. In 2011 B. In 2013 C. In 201619. What do we know about the worker
9、s of the shelter? A. They work without pay B. They are highly paid C. They live on a plant-based diet20. What is advised to do to be a volunteer of the shelter? A. Make a call B. Visit a website C. Post a form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分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A There is n
10、o better way to broaden your horizons and open your mind than traveling around the world. Here are a couple of tips to get you started. Get Insurance Make sure that youget right travel insurance for your trip. What you get covered depends on your own values, but there is a lot out there to consider.
11、 Medical, lost luggage, the list goes on. Another thing to look into is where to get your insurane from. Banks and other institutions （机构）can provide it., but so can credit cards, so check and see if you may already be covered, Online Booking There are a lot of online booking sites you can check out
12、 to book your vacation. Because there is so much competition, you can oftgen get good deals on packages. This is especially true if you are flexible on dates. E is one website that can be trusted to get a good deal. One tip: if you find a deal that is too good to be sure, do a search on the company
13、to make sure it is a legal offer. Packing Pack clothes that can dress up or dress down. Also, very important: make sure you bring good shoes for your destination. DiaryYour vacation is going to the filled with amazing experiences that will be so vivid at the time, but will slowly disappear after you
14、 return home. Try to keep a diary at regular intervals to think back your experiences. This is the best gift you can give yourself. So have fun planning your first trip and keep these tips in mind. Happy travels!21, Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To give some tips on a trip B. To explain how to
15、 travel across the worldC. To plan your first trip D. To know how to start your holiday22, What do we learn from the passage?A. You can only book your vacation online B. Expedia .com is the most popular siteC. You should be careful with any deal. D. Your fixed time is good for you. 23, Why are you a
16、dvised to keep a diary?A. You can send it to your friends as a gift. B. You have enough time to do so.C. You may forget to bring your good shoes.D. It can help remember your travel experiences. BThe setting was a packed gymnasium just before the start of a game against another school. There were fiv
17、e girls who were members of the Danville High School basketball teamall of them starters. They were not in uniform to play that night and would not be on the team for the rest of this season. They were there to admit their breaking of team rules. They were there to support their coachs decision to t
18、ake them off the team. They were there to let the town know there was a problem in their little community that needed to be addressed. And they did it with sincere regret rather than defensiveness.While the school had been out for the New Years holiday, the five girls had gone to the party with seve
19、ral of their friends. There was alcohol there. And they all drank some.Coach Rainville has a zero tolerance rule on drugs and alcohol for her members though it was a hard decision to make. When classes resumed and accounts of holiday parties were shared, rumors about the five girls began closing in
20、on them. The coach said she couldnt back down on her rules. And the playerstwo junior students and three senior studentsagreed. That night in the gym was part of their public support of the coachs decision.“We hope you will understand that we are not bad kids. What we did was definitely not worth it
21、. We hope this event will make everyone realize that there is a big drug and alcohol problem in our community,” one of the senior students said, “And if you work with us to try to solve this problem, you will help us feel that we have not been thrown off our basketball team for nothing.” The five le
22、ft the floor to deafening applause.The team may not win another game this year. But theyve learnt something about personal responsibility, the effect of ones action on others, and honesty that will serve them well throughout life.24. It can be inferred from the passage that the five girls who were k
23、icked off the team were _.A. very good players on the teamB. addicted to alcohol and drugsC. three junior students and two senior studentsD. scolded by their parents for drinking alcohol25. What did the girls do to support their coachs decision?A. They didnt fight for Danville High School any more.B
24、. They all gave speeches to apologize in the local press.C. They admitted their mistake in public in the gymnasium.D. They would never drink any alcohol throughout their life.26. Which word best describes the coach Rainville?A. Indifferent. B. Strict. C. Stubborn. D. Cruel.27. Which would be the bes
25、t title for the passage?A. Growing up with pain B. A bad mistakeC. Team rules are everything D. Basketball girls in high schoolC Since 2008, the leaders of Brazil, Russia, India and China the BRIC countries have met every year to discuss topics of global importance. At their third summit (峰会) in Chi
26、na in 2011, the leaders invited South Africa to join, thus becoming the BRICKS. The four foreign ministers met on the fringes of the United Nations General Assembly in the fall of 2016. Their leaders first meeting was held in Sapporo on the eve of the G8 Toyako-Hokkaido Summit in 2008, and their fir
27、st standalone (单独的) summit was the following year in Yekaterinburg, Russia. Since then, the BRICs ministers responsible for foreign affairs, finance and the economy, trade, agriculture and health have met. At the officials level, there have been meetings held to discuss science and technology, natio
28、nal security, competition and statistics. While the concept “BRICS” was first created by Jim ONeill of Goldman Sachs to refer to the investment opportunities of the rising economies, the leaders meetings transcend the financial topics to involve many different summit-level topics relating to global
29、governance, such as development, peace and security, energy and climate change and social topics. The mission of the BRICS Information Center is to serve as a leading independent source of information and analysis on the BRICS interaction and institutions. Documentation from the BRICS and research a
30、nd reports will be published on this website as they become useable. Special attention will be paid to the interaction (合作) and each others influence of the BRICS with the world, and including the BRICS relationship with the Group of Eight (G8), Group of Twenty (G20), and other different summit inst
31、itutions and broadly many-sided organizations. 28, We can learn about BRICS from the passage that _A. South Africa refused to join it in 2008.B. It was firt called the Group of Eight in 2008.C. Its leaders held the first standalone summit in 2009.D. Its ministers have met every year since 2008.29, W
32、hat does the underlined word “transcend” probably mean?A. pay attention to B. go beyond C. turn to D. replace30, The BRICS information Center_A. can deal with all kinds of informationB. is an independent organizationC. doesnt have its own website.D. has a lot of researchers31, What can we infer from
33、 the last paragraph?A. BRICS has specially stressed the interaction.B. BRICS has built good relationship with other organizationsC. BRICS will build closer relationship with G20D. BRICS will make much difference to the world. DDodder is an unusual and unwanted plant that attacks other plants. Except
34、 for its flowers, the plant looks like spaghetti, a kind of noodles in the shape of long thin pieces that look like string when they are cooked. Its almost leafless, thread-like stems hang down on top of other plants that dodder needs to stay alive. Dodder does not produce its own food. Instead, it
35、steals food from other plants. It feeds by sucking juices from the plant which is wrapped around, often making its host very weak or even killing it.Dodder can find other plants by their smell. When a young dodder plant starts growing, it follows the smell of plants it prefers, like tomato plants, p
36、otato plants, or other farm crops. Unlike most plants that usually grow in the direction of light or warmth, a dodder plant will grow in the direction of, for example, tomato smellif a tomato happens to be growing nearby.However, a young dodder plant must find a host plant quickly. It no longer need
37、s its root once it is attached to the host and wrapped around it. If it cannot catch a smell of a potential host within a few days, it will dry up and vanish even if there is plenty of water around. Once it finds a host, the young dodder plant will attach itself to it and start growing faster. At th
38、at point the dodder plant will drop its root.Dodder is thus a difficult weed to manage and a real headache for farmers. When it does get out of hand, dodder can greatly reduce a farmers harvest or even destroy crops completely. Before sowing their produce, especially farmers in warm parts of the wor
39、ld often check to make sure no unwanted dodder seeds have mixed with their crop seeds. This is a good way to stop dodder plants from making their way to a crop field secretly.32. Why does the author mention spaghetti in the first paragraph?A. To analyze the content of some food.B. To introduce the t
40、opic of this passage.C. To tell the usage of the dodder plants.D. To describe the shape of dodder plants.33. What does the underlined word “vanish” in the third paragraph mean?A. invade. B. grow. C. escape. D. disappear.34. What can be inferred from the passage?A. Dodder doesnt produce its own food.
41、B. Dodder gives off smell to attract plants.C. Dodder can affect farmers income.D. Dodder can only survive in the shade.35. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To introduce a new variety of farm crops.B. To introduce plants that are harmful to humans.C. To introduce the special abilities of a dang
42、erous plant.D. To introduce recent improvements in farming methods.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。Improving Communication: Developing Communication Skills Communication skills are important to success in many aspects of life. _36_. People with good communication s
43、kills usually enjoy better relationships with friends and family. The following list includes links to other pages at skillsYouNeed that can help you further improve your communication skills.Learn to ListenLearn to listen not only to the words being spoken but how they are being spoken and the non-
44、verbal（非言语）messages sent with them. _37_. Instead clear your mind and concentrate on the message being received. Be Aware of Other Peoples FeelingsBe sympathetic (同情的) to other peoples misfortunes and congratulate their positive landmarks. _38_ . Make and maintain eye contact and use first names whe
45、re appropriate. Do not be afraid to ask others for their opinions as this will help to make them feel valued. Empathise_39_. Stay in tune with your own feelings to help you understand the feelings of others. If appropriagte, offer your personal viewpoint clearly and honestly to avoid confusion. _40_
46、Offer words and actions of encouragement, as well as praise, to others. Make other people feel welcome, wanted, valued and appreciated in your communications. If you let other know that they valued, they are much more likely to give you their best. A. EncourageB. Learn to appreciateC. Listening is n
47、ot the same as hearingD. Many jobs require strong communication skills. E. Try not to think about what to say next while listeningF. To do this you need to aware of what is going on in other peoples lives. G. When communicating with others, try to see things from the point-of-view of others. 第三部分语言运
48、用（共两节，满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每题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。Although it is difficult to make direct year-to-year comparisons because of increase in viewing on digital devices, the trend over the past decade is clear in numerous studies, including the Nielsen ratings. The average age of
49、those who watch nationally televised Major League Baseball games has been 41 these years. Asked in a survey whether they 42 baseball, nearly two-thirds of those ages 18 to 36 said no.Michael Haupert, a professor of economics at the University of Wisconsin -la Crosse who studies baseball as a busines
50、s, explains why many young people might be 43 by what to an older and more knowledgeable fan is one of the most exciting experiences in sports: a no-hitter. ” Failure is more 44 than success,” he says. ”If my students get a third of the answers right on their test, they fail. However, if a ballplaye
51、r gets a hit a third of the time, hes often one of the 45 .” But watch an NBA game for 15 seconds, and you will likely see one team score.It is not surprising that 46 the length of games-about three hours in recent years-and increasing the pace of action has become a subject of discussion among thos
52、e who love baseball. MLB commissioner Rob Manfred is strongly 47 of both. For the 2018 season, the league issued a set of new rules designed to do just that. Mound visits are limited. A timer countdown is designed to shorten the break between innings(局).No one knows if any of these changes will sign
53、ificantly shorten games. According to MLB, the average length of a nine-inning outing this season has been three hours-about five minutes shorter than the 2017 average, itself the longest mean on record.All of those proposed changes seem to 48 the point. I interviewed at least 100 semi-fans in their
54、 late teens and early 20s for my recent book. All considered themselves fans to some degree, though they 49 watched more than snatcheson iPads or smartphones. They told me it made no difference whether a game lasted two or three hours: they would not pay attention for 50 amount of time.The historic
55、May 14 Supreme Court decision allowing all states to legalize sports betting could have an impact on all this. More people will soon be able to gamble on sports while watching a game on their couch. But whether 51 gambling will attract more young people to baseball is a huge unknown. Many already ga
56、mble, both legally and illegally, on fantasy sports, but legalization will provide yet another 52 during games in real time. Will some states allow betting reports in broadcasts? Will it make the young more likely to bet on baseball than on other sports? Stay tuned.I dont know what will hook young p
57、eople on baseball. But abandoning the games unique selling proposition-the timelessness that provides both suspense and great conversationhe educated fan -is not the 53 . Baseball, Clark told me, is like a game of chess-and too many 54 - changes might turn it into something “more similar to a game o
58、f checkers.” Baseball may survive in spite of its challenges, precisely because it stands out and stands up against the short 55 spans that negatively affect every aspect of our culture, including politics and education. As Casey Stengel is reported to have said,” Never make predictions, especially
59、about the future. ”41AarisingBdecliningCvaryingDrising42AfollowedBabandonedCsecuredDplayed43AHeld upBtaken upCpicked upDfed up44AhonorableBcommonCacceptableDworthwhile45AstarsBlosersChittersDwinners46AdecreasingBextendingCincreasingDbalancing47AdisapprovingBcapableCsupportiveDindependent48AmissBreac
60、hCdenyDclarify49AfrequentlyBsometimesCrarelyDtypically50AexcessiveBspecificCeitherDtotal51AriskyBorganizedCaddictiveDeasy52AdistractionBappealCpastimeDchannel53AinspirationBanswerCachievementDrecreation54AOverwhelming BsimplifyingCsweepingDunderlying55AinformationBtimeCmemoryDattention第二节（共10小题；每小题1
61、.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“Click!” Thats the sound of safety. Thats the sound of survival. Thats the sound of a seat belt locking in place. Seat belts save lives and thats a fact. Thats why I dont drive anywhere until 56_ (I) is on tight. Choosing 57_ (wear) your seat belt is like cho
62、osing between life and death. Imagine you are driving at 100 kilometers per hour or58_ (fast) when somebody ahead of you puts on his or her brakes suddenly. What may happen to you?Someone think that seat belts are59_(comfortable). Lets just take 60_ close look at your choice. You are not wearing you
63、r seat belt, 61_you can slide in and out of your seat easily. That sounds62_ a lot of fun. But you are also more likely to die or suffer serious63_(injury).Wearing a seat belt does not make you completely safe. You can get64_( kill) or hurt )while wearing your seat belt. But wearing them65_(prove) t
64、o be safer than without them. So why not take the safer way?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，将在欢送到你校参加“中国文化之旅”的国际交流生的晚会上致辞。请你写一篇发言稿。内容包括：1， 简单回顾过程，2， 你的收获和祝愿。注意： 1. 词数80左右；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。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。I woke up after surgery with my leg bandaged beyond recogniti
65、on, with tubes coming out of various limbs(肢体), with my mouth dry and my mind confused.The operation had required two bone transplants to fill the chunk(组块) Id broken (it was in a million pieces, a doctor said). Theyd inserted a titanium rod, a dozen or so screws. I wouldnt walk for three months, op
66、timistically. I couldnt drive. I couldnt navigate the steps in our house. I couldnt even shower on my own.I would be sent home to California with a machine designed to train my leg to regain its range of motion. I would sit in it for six hours a day, and when I wasnt sitting in the machine, I would
67、be at physical therapy or limited to bed rest.I was not thinking normally on my IV drip(静脉滴注) but my mind was clear enough and I turned to my husband Adam and asked, “How are we going to manage?” Who would get the kids to the bus at 7:15 a.m., since my husband was in his office by 6 a.m. each day? W
68、ho would deal with the dogs, who relied on my companionship and long walks? Who would prepare dinner?Who would drive to tennis practices and softball games and sleepovers?“Well figure it out,” Adam said. I nodded, because what was the alternative? But nowhere in any of my Vicodin-infused cells did I
69、 believe him. Not even a tiny bit.I posted about my accident on Facebook. An image of me with tubes up my nose, and a picture of my leg, wrapped and swollen.Paragraph 1:Friends responses flooded in, asking for ways they could help._Paragraph 2:Both my children and husband learned to be autonomous an
70、d considerate._英 语 试 题 答 案听力：ACCBB BBCCA CCBBC BBCCA阅读：ABB ACBA DCBA BABC七选五：EFGBC完形填空：DADBC ACACC DABBD语法填空：写作：Paragraph 1:Friends responses flooded in, asking for ways they could help. I wrote each person back, thanking them all but not taking them up on their kind offers. But by the time we retur
71、ned home, a friend had already brought us some food. Meals for my family were taken care of for the first month of my recovery. Parents at our school bus stop offered to drop my kids off. Moved by their kindness, I was close to tears.Paragraph 2:Both my children and husband learned to be autonomous
72、and considerate. They ran up to me each day after school to check on me. My son dutifully fetched my laptop charger or a bottle of water when asked, never complaining as he would have in the past. My husband ordered the dog food, cooked for every one and carried me into the shower. Eventually, I recovered. But something profound had shifted in our household and in me. Now I am quicker to offer help if I sense that a friend is in need. (150 Words)
