江苏省南通市海安2023届高三下学期3月阶段测试英语试卷+答案.pdf

1、2023届高三年级阶段测试（四）英语试题2023届高三年级阶段测试（四）英语试题（考试时间：120分钟；总分：150分）第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30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。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.What does the girl like about her parents?A.They are kind.B.They are rich.C.They have influence.2.How much does

2、the keyboard cost now?A.$50.B.$40.C.$20.3.Why did the boy refuse the girls offer?A.He has a doctors appointment.B.He has gone to the beach earlier.C.He needs to go to see his family.4.What are the speakers doing?A.Making dinner.B.Shopping for a party.C.Ordering some food.5.What does the man want to

3、know?A.How to understand expressions.B.How to make desserts.C.How to solve problems.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。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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6.What is the mans advice for the womans trip?A.She should also ch

4、eck out Venice.B.She should only stay in Rome.C.She really should go to Pisa.7.How much vacation time will the woman probably spend in Rome?A.Two days.B.Five days.C.Seven days.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。8.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At a restaurant.B.At home.C.At office.9.What is the wom

5、an most worried about?A.Missing the snacks.B.Failing to finish her report.C.Leaving a bad impression on the mans parents.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。10.How did the man feel when he went back to his hometown?A.Bored.B.Awkward.C.Excited.11.Where does the man live now?A.In France.B.In England.C.In Germany.12.What

6、 does the man decide to do at last?A.Visit his family.B.Go back home and get a job.C.Keep in touch with his friends more often.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13.Whats the relationship between the speakers?A.Classmates.B.Strangers.C.Teammates.14.What is the girl afraid of?A.Failing the test.B.Missing some classes.

7、C.Losing at sports.15.What game wouldnt the boy like to play anymore?A.Soccer.B.Baseball.C.Basketball.16.Where is the library?A.On the third floor.B.On the second floor.C-On the first floor.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。17.Why will Mr.Jenkins be leaving?A.He is sick.B.He has found a new job.C.He will take care of

8、a family member.18.When will Mr.Jenkins be leaving?A.At the end of the week.B.At the end of the month.C.At the end of the semester.19.What will the school do to appreciate Mr.Jenkins?A.Hold a party for him.B.Send him on a vacation.C.Name something after him.20.Who is Mr.Ryan?A.Ateacher.B.An athlete.

9、C.Abasketball coach.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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ABest Gifts for Every Type of MomDo you want to reward Mom with New Year gifts?Millions of products are offered online,but dont get scaredaway.We have done the work for you by selecting best gift ideas fo

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17、age intended for?A.Agencies selling products to moms.B.People seeking gifts for their moms.C.Moms planning to reward themselves.D.Salesmen studying momspreferences.BAfew days ago,my husband,Russ,and I lost our house of 28 years to a California wild fire.On that night,we had to leave our house and sl

18、eep in the back seat of our Ford.The next morning,we had to drive three and a half hours to find a hotel that had anavailable room.Only later,in the local newspaper,did we see photographs of thedestruction.Our house had been consumed by the fire along with most of ourneighborhood.How are we going to

19、 rebuild after this?I thought,rounding a corner in thesidewalk on my walk back to the hotel.Is it even possible?I noticed something up ahead-a pair of nickels,shining like precious jewels.They were just nickels,but they somehow felt special.I bent down and picked them up.If these were lucky coins,Ic

20、ould use all the luck I could get.A few days later,I made a trip to the store to buy essentials.The enormous task of replacing everything wedlost put a heavy weight on me.I was about to leave when I felt the urge to stop and turn my head to the right.Icould hardly believe it-there on nickels shelf,w

21、as a nickel!Okay,maybe this is more than luck,I thought and putthe nickel in my pocket.I told myself that I had found the nickels just by chance.Then I found one next to my plate at a restaurant-onThanksgiving,no less,when I was missing our house more than ever.It seemed that a nickel appeared whene

22、vermy spirits plummeted.Whenever I reached my breaking point,Id find another nickel.In the grass at the park,or near the tire of mycar in a parking lot.Once,my change for a quick lunch was given entirely in nickels.“Im sorry,”the cashier said.“Its all we have.”Its all I needed!One day,I was sitting

23、at the desk when my phone rang.It was a real-estate agent Id been working with.“I have a new listing,”she said.“When can we see it?”Afew hours later,Russ and I were following the agent down the driveway toward the house.I didnt think long.Because there,in the driveway,.24.After the wild fire,the cou

24、pleA.lived in their car for one nightB.took some photos of the destructionC.could hardly afford their Thanksgiving dinnerD.saved precious items from the burned down house25.What does the underlined word“plummeted”in Paragraph 6 probably mean?A.Remained.B.Changed.C.Strengthened.D.Sank.26.What did the

25、 found nickels mean to the author?A.Luck for the foreseeable future.B.Hope during challenging times.C.Signs of a huge fortune to come.D.Reminders of what had happened.27.Which would be the best ending for the passage?A.I spotted a flash of silver in the sun,two nickels,both heads up.B.I found an old

26、 nickel,which seemed to tell a story from the past.C.I saw a mysterious locked box,and thought perhaps it was full of nickels.D.I looked up and imagined something on a cloud,a giant nickel,just for me.CNot every architectural landmark is grand in scale,with splendid decorations,or amazing colors.Suz

27、houGardens may just be the opposite.When a group of monks during the Yuan Dynasty(1271-1368)first constructed Lion Grove Garden,they mayhave just wanted to enjoy a quiet place,hidden away from urban noise,while in the following centuries,thischarming garden-most notable for its waterside rockeries r

28、esembling the shape of lions-has attracted a constantstream of celebrity guests,who have left a long list of poems，paintings and historical anecdotes（轶事）.In recent years,nine of the best-known classical gardens of Suzhou,including Lion Grove Garden,HumbleAdministrators Garden and Great Wave Pavilion

29、,were registered into the World Heritage List.As UNESCOremarks,Classical Chinese garden design,which seeks to recreate natural landscapes in miniature（缩略图），isnowhere better illustrated than in the nine gardens,which reflect the profound natural beauty in Chinese culture andinspire people to pursue h

30、armony with the world.”Nowadays,relevant administrations have been trying to restore the historical landscapes of Suzhous classicalgardens.Consequently,last year,a new project was launched allowing tourists in small groups to reserve places toenter the garden in the early morning before the regular

31、opening time.Their visit ended with them completing thelast step in making a traditional folding fan,adding a poem about the garden on its surface.The experience wasalso regarded as a way to help people understand the wisdom,elegance and philosophical worldview of the ancientChinese literati（文人）.The

32、 delicate beauty of the gardens still flows via the canals that snake across Suzhou.Hardly felt,theirstrength in shaping the citys character seems to last forever.28.Whats the purpose of building the Lion Grove Garden?A.To share historical anecdotes.B.To attract celebrity guests.C.To enjoy the beaut

33、iful scenery.D.To stay far from the madding crowd.29.What do Suzhou Gardens show?A.Splendid decorations.B.Grand beauty.C.Human-nature harmony.D.Amazing colors.30.What can we know about the project from Paragraph 4?A.It featured traditional Chinese elements.B.Small groups without reservation were wel

34、come.C.Its main aim was to help people approach poems.D.It was launched when the gardens were open to the public.31.What can be the best title for the text?A.Suzhou Gardens,a place of national pride.B.Suzhou Gardens,a place with natural beauty.C.Suzhou Gardens,a place that shows the decorations and

35、colors.D.Suzhou Gardens,a place that reflects the philosophy and culture.DAeronautics（航空学）specialists from the University of South Australia spent months studying the dragonflysflight,creating 3D models from digital images,to build a winged drone（无人机）.Study leader Javaan Chahlbelieves that winged dr

36、ones based on the dragonfly s shape and movement will simply be more flexible and energyefficient.Chahls team used a special photography technique to classify the wing shapes of 75 different dragonflyspecies from museum collections.Their wings are long,light and hard.Plus,their long bodies give them

37、 excellentstability and balance,making it possible for winged drones to deliver awkward loads and undertake longobservation missions.Investigating the way that dragonflies remain stable during flight actually reveals the techniques they use toget themselves out of tricky situations.Dragonflies are f

38、ound to be able to perform upside-down backflips to regainbalance and normal flight,when they find themselves upside down mid-air.This special skill can even be performedwhile dragonflies are unconscious,meaning it is a passive stability mechanism similar in concept to planes that aredesigned to gli

39、de to safety with their engines turned off.Engineers are looking to copy dragonfly wings to createsafer drones that can right themselves.Of course,not all attempts to build dragonfly-like drones are successful.TechJets air vehicle was supposed tooperate as an aerial camera,observation and security d

40、rone,but it failed before production got underway.Similarly,Insectothopter,an American dragonfly spy drone built in the 1970 s was deserted.Yet the principles behind winged drones are solid.In fact,NASA has settled on a nuclear-poweredautonomous craft called Dragonfly to explore the surface of Satur

41、ns moon Titan in 2034.NASAs project is actuallyan air vehicle,rather than a winged drone,but engineers are still convinced they can crack the code of natures mostgifted flying insect and revolutionize unmanned flight along the way.32.Why did aeronautics specialists spend months studying the dragonfl

42、ys flight?A.To build 3D models from digital images.B.To make winged drones modelled after it.C.To clarify the flexibility and efficiency of drones.D.To display the shape and movement of the dragonfly.33.The special skill of dragonflies is their ability toA.glide to safetyB.avoid tricky situationsC.p

43、erform observation tasksD.adjust themselves to stay stable34.What is the authors attitude towards winged drones?A.Skeptical.B.Uncertain.C.Supportive.D.Conservative.35.Which can be a suitable title for the text?A.Winged Drones:Still a Long Way to GoB.Javaan Chahl:An Innovative Leader ofAeronauticsC.A

44、Dragonflys Flying Technique:Perfect for DronesD.The Code of Nature:A Solution to NASAs Space Exploration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。When Liz Dixon-Spain got married in 1967,there was only one place where she wanted to hold celebrations.That was her parentsgarde

45、n with the beautiful beech tree overlooking the festivities（庆典）.36The perfect ceremony left a lasting impression on her.37Her two sisters also celebrated their weddings next to the tree.The beech has been a constantpresence in her familys lives.It has been part of all of her family memories because

46、they all happened around thetree.When she was a child,Liz often played around the tree and enjoyed watching it come to life as a home togenerations of wildlife.After her marriage ended,she moved back to her childhood home,where she has beenliving ever since.She used to open up the garden to the publ

47、ic as part of the national garden scheme.38“Looking at it from inside the house is fantastic,but to stand right underneath feels extraordinary,”said onevisitor.Liz has four grown-up sons,who spent their childhood playing on the grass in front of the tree.Her childrenand eight grandchildren live acro

48、ss the UK,in London,Scotland,Southport and Stamford.However,they often comehere to meet up.39One of her grandchildren,Frank,10,lives in Hackney,East London,but visits Liz often.40One of them begins:“Through the pebble filled driveway,through the old wooden gate,lay aparadise for nature.”A.The tree h

49、elps bring them together.B.The beech tree inspired him to write poems.C.Liz is happy that everything is coming full circle.D.Visitors were impressed when they caught sight of the tree.E.The tree has also become a major part of her childrens lives.F.She planted various flowers around it just for the

50、special occasion.G.Holding wedding receptions in the garden has become her family tradition.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。World Book and Copyright Day is a celebration to promote the 56(enjoy)of books and reading.Each year,on23 April,celebrations take place all over the wor