2024届江苏省泰州市泰兴一中高三英语第一学期期末达标检测试题含解析.doc

1、2024届江苏省泰州市泰兴一中高三英语第一学期期末达标检测试题考生须知：1全卷分选择题和非选择题两部分，全部在答题纸上作答。选择题必须用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题的答案必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔写在“答题纸”相应位置上。2请用黑色字迹的钢笔或答字笔在“答题纸”上先填写姓名和准考证号。3保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，在草稿纸、试题卷上答题无效。第一部分 （共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1_ the player I came across in the stadium spoke, I hadnt realized she was foreign.AUntilBUnlessCS

2、inceDAlthough2Peter survived in the accident when he fell overboard yesterday. He _ escaped drowning.AnearlyBslightlyCnarrowlyDhardly3Some womena good salary in a job instead of staying home， but they decided not to work for the sake of the familyAmust makeBshould have madeCwould makeDcould have mad

3、e4It is usually thought a little child says is truth. AWhat that Bthat what Cwhich Dthat 5There is no doubt that climate all over the world _ greatly in recent years.Ahad changedBis changingCchangedDhas been changing6Its so humid these days!Dont worry! The rain _ to stop from tomorrow.Awill expect B

4、expectsCwill be expected Dis expected7The worse working conditions we are looking forward to _ must have attracted the local governments attention.Asee improvedBseeing improvedCsee improvingDseeing to improve8Having pictures to color will keep children _for hours.AamusedBamusingCamuseDto amuse9- Mum

5、, look at my shoes. I need a new pair.- .I bought them for you only a week ago!AYou bet BYou said itCYou dont say DYou name it10It is almost five years since Jimmy taught high school students and he _ as an interpreter in a foreign enterprise.Aserved Bhad servedCis serving Dwould serve11Mr. White, w

6、ho _ in Shanghai for seven years, is a manager of a company in Beijing.Awas workingBworkedChad workedDhas worked12According to my mother, it is a good idea to have some chicken soup when you have a cold_, scientists agree with herASooner or later BOnce in a whileCBelieve it or not DTo be exact13The

7、document film _ next week aims at introducing local cultures to the world.AreleasedBbeing releasedCto be releasedDhaving been released14Many of us see reading as an investment in ourselves，so its only natural that we want to learn something useful _ our efforts.Ain view of Bin response toCin paralle

8、l with Din return for15Great pity! His illness is _ the treatment available so far.AwithinBaboveCaboutDbeyond16After college, he was employed in a middle school and there ever since.Awould worked Bhad workedCworked Dhas worked17This semester our school offers many optional courses for the students,

9、_ appeals to many students.Aeach of whichBall of whomCeach of whomDall of which18At the news of the earthquake, the soldiers did what they could the victims.AhelpBto helpCto helpingDhelping19He was forced to spend another night at the airport _ for his plane.Awaiting Bbeing waited Cwaited Dto be wai

10、ted20-Im sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. -I think so. He _ for it months.Ais preparingBhas been preparingCwas preparingDhad been preparing第二部分 阅读理解（满分40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。21（6分）My First Day of SchoolFear started taking over, I was walking into my first school in Am

11、erica. I had traveled a long distance from India in order to join my parents, who had been for three years, hoping America would help my future. My father decided that I would be better off going to school here, so I enrolled(登记)in the local high school in my new town.I was afraid how I would do. On

12、 the first day, I went to my second period class after I had missed my first. With anxiety, I reached for the door, opening it slowly. Without paying attention to my classmates, I went straight to the teacher and asked if this was the right class. With a soft voice he answered. “Yes.” His voice comf

13、orted me a little. He gave me a sheet called Course Requirements, which I would never get in India because we didnt have anything like that. Then he asked me to choose where I would sit. I didnt actually want to pick a seat. In India we had fixed seats, so I never needed to worry about that. I spent

14、 the rest of the class taking notes from the image produced by the overhead projector. In Indian schools, we didnt use the technology we had. We had to take notes as the teacher spoke.It was noon. I was very confused about when I would have lunch. I went to my next class and the bell rang as I enter

15、ed. I went through the regular process of asking the teacher if I was in the right class. She said, “Its still fourth period.”“But the bell just rang,” I said.Changing from a gentle tone to a harsher(刺耳的)one, she said, “That is the lunch bell, young man.”I apologized. Without another word I headed f

16、or the cafeteria. I felt lucky because we didnt have this in India. Every confusion seemed like a barrier I had to get through to reach my goal. At the end of the day, I was on my way to the bus which we didnt have in India either. I spotted my bus and sat down inside happily. I was thinking, today

17、wasnt o bad.1、The author attended an American high school because _.Ahis father preferred American schoolsBhis family wanted him to have a bright futureChis mother had worked in it for 3 yearsDhe had been longing to leave his homeland2、What do we know about the authors first day of school?AHe went t

18、o the wrong class for the second periodBHe met some enthusiastic teachers and classmatesCHe got the Course Requirements sheet from his classmateDHe experienced differences from the Indian schools in many ways3、How did the author feel at the end of the day?AWorriedBPuzzledCRelievedDExcited22（8分）SUBSC

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26、 their present positions. Unlike the wave of industrialization that began in the West and spread later to the rest of the world, the new developments are taking place in research labs all over the globeand Asians are in the forefront. Physicists are creating a new class of materials that display an

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29、age are great.The technology is in its early stage, still accessible to countries that decide to invest brains and money. For 75 years it had remained little more than a scientific curiosity with limited practical use because the phenomenon occurred only at extremely low temperatures. It was first o

30、bserved in 1911 by a Dutch scientist named Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, who cooled mercury (水银) to temperatures below -269 with liquid helium (氦). Then in January last year, two IBM scientists, K. Alex Muller and J. George Bednorz, found a metal oxide ceramic (氧化陶瓷) that superconducted at -243. Their rep

31、ort went largely unnoticed until last December, when it was confirmed at a scientific meeting in Boston. Today Japan, India, China and other Asian countries all have their share of experts who spend their days and nights in labs, acting as midwives (助产士) to a new technology.1、As is indicated in the

32、passage, the technology of superconductivity _.Ahas already been developedBis still under developmentCwill be used only in specialized equipmentDwill be used in daily lives in a few years2、The new technology differs from the others in that _.Ait began in the East and spread later to the rest of the

33、worldBit began in the West and spread later to the rest of the worldCit is being cultivated in research labs around the worldDit is accessible to physicists who are intelligent and rich3、From the passage, we may conclude that _.AAsian scientists gain the lead in the growth of the new technologyBDutc

34、h scientists kept reporting new findings for the last 75 yearsCIBM scientists report receive immediate attention all over the worldDthe West was astonished at the new technology developed by the Asians4、Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?AThe Prospect of a New TechnologyB

35、Superconductivity: A New TechnologyCA New Technology: The Key to Change the Way of Our LivesDA New Technology: A Joint Effort of Many Countries24（8分）An explosion on Thursday killed one and injured 21 in a busy street in Tongren, Southwest Chinas Guizhou Province.The bomb was hidden in a rubbish bin

36、in the citys commercial hub（商业中心），where lots of shops and restaurants are concentrated.The ear-splitting blast was heard around 1250 p.m.，said a local newspaper, citing witnesses. The power of the blast shattered（使粉碎）nearby shop windows and ripped the stainless（不生锈的）steel rubbish can to pieces.One p

37、asser-by，identified（确认）only as Zhang，said she was shocked by the noise and saw a lot of pedestrians lying on the ground when she got to the scene.Thirteen of the injured were taken to a local hospital after the explosion. A doctor there said five were in serious condition but already out of danger a

38、fter emergency treatment. The others were just slightlyThe cause of the explosion is still under investigation, said an officer with the Tongren police, but refused to speculate as to the cause.1、444It can be inferred from the passage that _.AAll the injured were taken to a hospitalB8 of the injured

39、 were not taken to a hospitalCThe rubbish bin with a bomb was in a restaurantDThe rubbish bin with a bomb was in a shop2、446Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AOne passer- by, identified only as Zhang, saw the man throwing a bomb into a bin.BSome customers in restaura

40、nts were injured.CThe writer didnt get to the scene.DAll customers in shops got hurt.3、448In the last paragraph the underlined word“ speculate” probably means _.Atell Bguess Cdiscuss Dtalk4、450What of the following can be the best title for the passage?ABomb Hidden in a Rubbish BinBThe Cause of the

41、ExplosionCA Terrible ThingDMarket Blast Kills 1 ,Injures 2125（10分）For the past 15years, factory owner Kamal Parmar has been running an after-school program for slum kids in Ahmedabad, India, helping them with basic skills like reading and writing and even preparing for their school tests.Parmars sto

42、ry began one afternoon 15 years ago. He stopped a few kids returning home from the local school and took their exam paper and asked them a few questions. Shockingly, he made a shocking discovery-the students, even the older ones, knew nothing about reading except the alphabet. And that left him thin

43、king that something should be done for these children.So he invited the kids to visit his workshop every evening, where he set up a temporary classroom with metal desks. The shabby school started off with 10 students. Today, the Footpath School has a total of 155 students and many of the kids that P

44、armar has taught in the past 15yearshav e gone to attend college and build successful careers.Despite having studied only till the seventh grade, he has been able to teach the kids by inventing creative techniques. He asks them to read first and then to form questions on their own and read them out.

45、 In this way, many kids learn all seven subjects in six months.Parmars family are very supportive of his project and are proud to see how much of an impact he has had on the kids. His students love him. Ten of his ex-students are currently serving as teachers at the school and he doesnt have to empl

46、oy any teachers.For those who are inspired by his story, but cant actually volunteer at school, Parmar has a simple piece of ads ice: “Try to educate just one child a year, and see the difference it makes to the society.”1、Why did Parmar start the school?ATo earn some extra money.BTo become a good t

47、eacher.CTo help the poor kids with their education.DTo make himself famous.2、What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 2 refer to?AThe students poor reading ability.BThe students bad living conditions.CThe students terrible school exam result.DThe students lack of basic life skills.3、Which words can be used to describe Parm