2021届江苏省XX中学高三上学期十二月份阶段测试英语试题(解析版).doc

1、江苏省高邮中学2020至2021学年高三年级十二月份阶段测试英语试卷第一部分听力（共两小节，20小题，每小题1.5分，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，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.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A robot. B.A dish. C.A restaurant.2.What will the man do f

2、irst after class?A.Go to the bar. B.See Professor Green. C.Borrow some books.3.What time is it now?A.9:00 a.m. B.10:00 a.m. C.10:30 a.m.4.What color is the tie?A.Blue. B.Red. C.Black.5.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Call the doctor.B.Clean his desk.C.Look for a note.第二节 （共 15 小题；每小题 1.5分，满分

3、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。听第6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.What do the speakers think of the test?A.Tiring. B.Useless. C.Boring.7.What does the man want to study in college?A.Science. B.Medicine. C.English.听第7 段材料，回答第8

4、至10 题。8.Whats the major cause of teenagers inadequate sleep?A.Heavy homework load.B.Too much use of electronic devices.C.Noise pollution.9.How long do teenagers who sleep less spend on their homework per day?A.One to three hours. B.Three to four hours. C.Four to six hours.10.What will the woman prob

5、ably talk about next?A.Harms of inadequate sleep.B.Ways to improve study efficiency.C.Measures to help students get more sleep.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.Whats the probable relationship between the two speakers?A.Schoolmates. B.Teacher and student. C.Gym instructor and trainee.12.What do we know about the

6、gym?A.Its far from the college.B.Its on the left of the bridge.C.It offers lower prices for students.13.Where is the sports center?A.Next to the post office. B.Opposite the supermarket. C.On the left of the supermarket.听第9段材料，回答第14至16 题。14.What university did Katie choose?A.Harvard University. B.MIT

7、. C.Yale University.15.Why does Katie feel down recently?A.She failed an exam.B.She found she wasnt the only best.C.She cant go fishing.16.How does the man feel about Katies frustration?A.Happy. B.Indifferent. C.Worried.听第 10段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Where is the speaker probably?A.At a TV station. B.On

8、a beach. C.At a shopping mall.18.How many people does the speaker mention?A.Three. B.Four. C.Five.19.What does the speaker say about the guy with short pants?A.He wears a fashionable shirt. B.He needs fashion lessons. C.Hell go to a barbecue party.20.Who is in fashion?A.The girl with a white blouse.

9、 B.The girl with holey jeans. C.The guy with a Hawaiian shirt.第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。AA new student group in the Highline district, south of Seattle, wants youth to have a say in hiring educators.Jordyn Famimiko, a 17-years-old, i

10、s president of her schools Black Student Union(BSU). She says its critically important to get a more diverse teaching staff. Eighty percent of students in the Highline district are youth of color. But people of color make up only 25 percent of the teaching staff. Across Washington, youth of color ar

11、e about 47 percent of the student population, and people of color consist of 13 percent of teaching staff.“I feel like students on every level need to feel safe, they need to feel valuable,” she said. “Its not to say that minority students cant connect with their white teachers, however, just right

12、off the bat there is some disconnect there culturally.”Mary Belay, 17, is entering her senior year at Mount Rainier High School in Des Moines and is an officer in her schools Black Student Union. She helped contact BSUs at other schools to form the student association and initiate(发起)a districtwide

13、discussion about their experiences as students of color.The new student group met recently with Superintendent Susan Enfield. Highline does have a policy that calls for “hiring teams to reflect the diversity of our schools and community.” Mary said, to put that into practice, the district needs to i

14、nclude youth representation.Highline district spokesperson Catherine Carbone Rogers said in an email that the district has included students on hiring teams for principals. The district is now considering ways to give students a role in the teacher hiring process, though it may be difficult to inclu

15、de students in interviews of candidates because those decisions often happen quickly and teachers of color are in high demand.1. Whats the function of the statistics in Paragraph 2?A. To tell most students in Highline are of color.B. To call on people of color to become teachers.C. To show people of

16、 color cant be teachers easily.D. To indicate unbalanced rate of students and teachers of color.2. Why is it vital to get a teaching staff of different cultural background?A. To have a say in hiring educators.B. To connect with the white teachers.C. To initiate a districtwide discussion.D. To ensure

17、 students sense of security.3. What can we know from the last paragraph?A. Students decide which principals to employ.B. Highline district employs youth on hiring teams.C. The schools are in great need of teachers of color.D. Students are given a role in interviewing candidates.【答案】1. D 2. D 3. C【解析

18、】【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了学生和教师的有色人种比例不平衡的现象，一个学生组织正在通过自己的努力争取在雇佣教师方面有发言权。【1题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第二段后半部分“But people of color make up only 25 percent of the teaching staff. Across Washington, youth of color are about 47 percent of the student population, and people of color consist of 13 percent of teaching staf

19、f.( 但是有色人种只占教师总数的25%。在整个华盛顿，有色人种青年约占学生人口的47%，有色人种占教职员工的13%。)”由此推断出，学生和教师的有色人种比例不平衡。故选D。【2题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第三段“I feel like students on every level need to feel safe, they need to feel valuable,” she said. (“我觉得各个层次学生都需要感到安全，他们需要感到有价值，”她说。)”可知，学生需要有安全感，而不同的人种之间存在文化上的脱节，拥有一支不同文化背景的教师队伍可以减少文化上得隔阂，从而保证学生们的安

20、全感。故选D。【3题详解】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The district is now considering ways to give students a role in the teacher hiring process, though it may be difficult to include students in interviews of candidates because those decisions often happen quickly and teachers of color are in high demand.(学区目前正在考虑让学生在教师招聘过程

21、中发挥作用，不过让学生参加面试可能很难，因为这些决定往往很快就会做出，而且有色人种教师的需求很大。)”可知，有色人种教师的需求很高。故选C。BTaking a break during the workday is important but how often do we actually make the time to do it？For most, an eight-hour workday just doesnt seem like enough and we end up sacrificing moments of peace to make room for more mome

22、nts of productivity, but according to a new study, skipping that lunch break could actually be hurting our performance.Amazing as it may seem, taking time away from work to enjoy a short walk or a few minutes of mindful thought throughout the day can actually have positive effects on your end of day

23、 concentration and help you feel less tired after you are off work.Scientists tasked workers in intellectually (智力上地) demanding fields-education, engineering and finance-with taking a short 15-minute walk or doing 15 minutes of mindful thinking during their lunch breaks every day for two weeks.The p

24、articipants were asked to report how they were feeling near the end of the day during, before and after the study.They also filled out a short questionnaire every night, asking how much they enjoyed their lunch break The results：those who took a break to walk or mindfully relax were significantly le

25、ss stressed and able to perform better at the end of the workday than those who took no breaks.Mindful relaxation in particular helped people feel less anxious at the end of the day.According to the study, walk in nature can lead toattention restorationrecovery from cognitive（认知的）overload after focu

26、s and mindful relaxation can increase our positive feelings, relieve stress and start focus.So the next time you think you should skip your lunch break to get that big project done, take a breath and consider giving yourself a moment of peace. It might just make you a more productive employee.4. Wha

27、t phenomenon is mainly described in the first paragraph?A. Overwork for productivity.B. Better performance on jobs.C. Inappropriate working ways.D. Peaceful work environment.5. What may make people more relaxed after work?A. Their walk with their colleagues.B. Their good food for lunch.C. Their time

28、ly relaxation.D. Their whole devotion.6 Why did the scientists test the workers?A. To check their physical health.B. To see the effect of lunch break.C. To see how long they relax daily.D. To check if they live an active life.7. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To tell how to perfo

29、rm better.B. To show the importance of attention.C. To introduce the life of employees.D. To advise people to take a lunch break during work.【答案】4. A 5. C 6. B 7. D【解析】【分析】本文是说明文，研究表明，适当的午休有助于减少工作压力和提高工作效率。【4题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段“an eight-hour workday just doesnt seem like enough and we end up sacrificing

30、 moments of peace to make room for more moments of productivity” 一天工作八小时似乎还不够，我们会牺牲片刻的平静来为更多的工作时间腾出空间。可知人们工作时间太长。故选A项。【5题详解】推理判断题。根据第二段“taking time away from work to enjoy a short walk or a few minutes of mindful thought throughout the day can actually have positive effects on your end of day concen

31、tration and help you feel less tired after you are off work.” 从工作中抽出时间来散散步，或者花上几分钟思考一下，这对你在一天结束时的专注力有积极的影响，还能让你下班后感觉不那么累。所以及时的放松有助于人们工作之后更加轻松。故选C项。【6题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段“The results：those who took a break to walk or mindfully relax were significantly less stressed and able to perform better at the end of

32、 the workday than those who took no breaks.” 结果是：那些休息了一会儿走路或专心放松的人压力明显更小，在工作日结束时比那些不休息的人表现更好。从结果可以看出第二段提出的放松之后，人们的工作压力更小，表现更好，所以科学家测试工作者是为了看看午休的影响。故选B项。【7题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“So the next time you think you should skip your lunch break to get that big project done, take a breath and consider giving yours

33、elf a moment of peace.” 所以，下次当你认为你应该跳过午餐休息去完成那个大项目时，深呼吸，考虑给自己片刻的安宁。作者写这篇文章的目的就是建议人们工作的时候午休，故选D项。CFrom ancient stories to modern researches, the label（标签）attached to being left-handed is undeniable. Left-handed people, or “lefties” as they are often called, are generally believed to be good at art Le

34、onardo da Vinci, Picasso and Michelangelo are all left-handed .Our brain is divided into two parts: the left hemisphere（大脑半球）and the right hemisphere. The left hemisphere, linked to logic and analysis, is responsible for the right side of the body. The right hemisphere, linked to creativity and imag

35、ination, controls the left side of the body. So, people tend to believe lefties are controlled by the right side of the brain, and are more creative than right-handers. Some also think that lefties may not be as good as right-handers in mathematics and problem-solving skills.However; a recent study

36、carried out by scientists from the University of Liverpool in the UK and the University of Milan in Italy proved this theory wrong. The study involved（涉及）more than 2,300 students in Italy aged between 6 and 17 years old. They were asked to complete several mathematical tasks of different levels. It

37、turned out the left-handers outperformed the others when the tasks involved difficult problem-solving. This pattern was particularly clear in male adolescents. However; when it came to simple arithmetic, there was no difference between left-handers aud right-handers.It was also discovered that those

38、 who are “severely” right-handed performed less well in all the experiments compared to “medium” right-handers and left-handers.“Taken together, these findings show that handedness does influence abilities to some degree,” the studys authors wrote. However, “handedness is just an indirect expression

39、 of brain function,” wrote psychology professor Giovanni Sala from the University of Liverpool in the UK, the lead author of the study. Sala also noted that only one third of people with a highly-developed right side of the brain are left-handed. It means that there arc lots of right-handed people w

40、ith a similar brain function as left-handers.8. The author begins the text by _.A. telling some ancient storiesB. giving examples of artworksC. introducing a modern researchD. presenting conventional wisdom9. What is the main focus of paragraph 2?A. Skills of solving problems.B. Ways of becoming cre

41、ative.C. Peoples opinions of left-handers.D. The functions of two hemispheres.10. What can we Jearn from the recent study led by Giovanni Sala?A. Handedness doesnt have any association with brain function.B. People with a highly-developed right hemisphere are most likely lefties.C. The “severely” ri

42、ght-handed are far better at simple arithmetic than lefties.D. Right-handers didnt perform as well as lefties when handling tough problems.11. The text is most probably taken from_ .A. a medical reportB. a science magazine .C. a biology textbookD. an education essay【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B【解析】【分析】这

43、是一篇说明文。本文通过一项调查研究论述左撇子是否真的更聪明。【8题详解】推理判断题。根据文章第一段第1句From ancient stories to modern researches, the label（标签）attached to being left-handed is undeniable. Left-handed people, or “lefties” as they are often called, are generally believed to be good at art Leonardo da Vinci, Picasso and Michelangelo are

44、 all left-handed .（从古代故事对现代科研，附加给左撇子的标签是不可否认的。左撇子通常被认为擅长艺术列奥纳多达芬奇、毕加索和米开朗基罗都是左撇子。）可知，作者要通过提出一些约定俗成的常识，包括后面的举例内容引起读者共鸣。故选D项。【9题详解】主旨大意题。根据文章第2段第4，5句So, people tend to believe lefties are controlled by the right side of the brain, and are more creative than right-handers. Some also think that lefties

45、may not be as good as right-handers in mathematics and problem-solving skills.（因此，人们倾向于相信左撇子是由右脑控制的，他们比右撇子更有创造力。有些人还认为左撇子在数学和解决问题的能力上可能不如右撇子。）可知，作者之前对大脑的分析都是在为后面的So句做铺垫分析，是第 4,5句人们对于用左手或右手习惯认知的来源，So句人们对于左撇子的认知观点是重点。故选C项。【10题详解】推理判断题。选项A. Handedness doesnt have any association with brain function. (用

46、手习惯与大脑功能没有任何联系)与文章第五段第2句However, “handedness is just an indirect expression of brain function,” wrote psychology professor Giovanni Sala from the University of Liverpool in the UK, the lead author of the study.（然而，这项研究的主要作者、英国利物浦大学的心理学教授乔瓦尼萨拉写道:“用手习惯只是大脑功能的一种间接表达。”）表述不一致，A项错误。选项B People with a highl

47、y-developed right hemisphere are most likely lefties. (右脑高度发达的人很可能是左撇子。)与文章第五段第3句Sala also noted that only one third of people with a highly-developed right side of the brain are left-handed.（萨拉还指出，只有三分之一的右脑高度发达的人是左撇子。）在程度表述上不一致，B项使用most likely , 原句使用only one third。选项B错误。选项C The “severely” right-han

48、ded are far better at simple arithmetic than lefties.（“重度”右撇子比左撇子更擅长简单的算术。） 与文章第四段It was also discovered that those who are “severely” right-handed performed less well in all the experiments compared to “medium” right-handers and left-handers.（研究还发现，那些“重度”右撇子的人在所有实验中的表现都不如“中度”右撇子和“中度”左撇子。）表述不一致，C项错误。D项Right-handers didnt perform as well as lefties when handling tough problems.( 在处理棘手