1、常州市教育学会学业水平监测 高三英语试题 2021年11月注意: 本试卷分四个部分，答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分: 听力 (共两节，满分30分)第一节听下面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. When does the conversation take place?A. At the beginning of a term.B. At the end of a term.C. During a vaca
2、tion.2. What is the man doing now?A. Drinking a cup of tea. B. Washing clothes. C. Going to the bank.3. Where was the computer used last week?A. In a lab. B. In a classroom. C. In a theater.4. What is true about the woman?A. She likes math now.B. She is very good at English.C. She thinks the man is
3、funny.5. What does the woman mean?A. Her mother is a housewife.B.0nly 10% of American mothers work.C. Most American mothers work.第二节听下面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，各个小题将给出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 are the speakers mainly
4、talking about?A. A birthday party. B. A festival. C. A class reunion.7. What does the woman decide to do?A. Stay with her family. B. Go to a party with the man. C. Go on vacation.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8. What does the woman think of earthquakes?A. She is used to them. B. She is scared of them.C. She hasnt
5、experienced any.9. How strong was the earthquake that just happened?A. It was stronger than the one in 1989.B. At least 4.0 on the Richter scale.C. About 7.1 on the Richter scale.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10. Why was the man disappointed?A. China lost the match.B. China did not play well.C. The other team ma
6、de too many mistakes.11. What did the woman enjoy most about the match?A. The passion of the sport.B. The skill of the players.C. The close score of the game.12. What did the man say about Chinas womens team in the next Olympics?A. China will surely win a gold medal.B. China will definitely lose to
7、good teams.C. China should hope for a bronze medal.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13. Why did the man stop the woman?A. To ask her for directions.B. To give her a ticket for speeding.C. To warn her about the kids in the street.14. What was the speed limit where the woman was driving?A.40 mph. B.25 mph. C.35 mph.1
8、5. What will happen if the woman goes to traffic school?A. She wont have to pay a fine.B. She wont have to go to court.C. Her insurance wont become more expensive.16. What do we know about school zones?A. There are sometimes children there even on weekends.B. People are more likely to get tickets th
9、ere.C. They are more dangerous than other areas.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What was the main focus of the study?A. How to eat chocolate without gaining weight.B. The health benefits of eating chocolate.C. The effects of eating chocolate on happiness.18. Who reported the best results?A. People who ate no
10、chocolate at all.B. People who ate a lot of chocolate every day.C. People who ate a moderate amount of chocolate every day.19. What did the researchers say about the study?A. There is still a lot of work to be done.B. Milk chocolate was used in the experiment.C. Eating too much chocolate had no posi
11、tive impact on health.20. Who might appreciate this news report most?A. People who want to change their diet.B. People who exercise regularly.C. People who already eat chocolate fairly often.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。ANEW: Thanks to the SNCF disc
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17、 and his son were driving their donkey to a neighboring fair to sell him. They hadnot gone far when they met with a troop of women collected round a well, talking and laughing.“Look there, cried one of them, “did you ever see such fellows, to be trudging along the roadon foot when they might ride? T
18、he old man hearing this, quickly made his son mount the donkey,and continued to walk along merrily by his side.Presently they came up to a group of old men in earnest debate. There, said one of them,“it proves what I was saying What respect is shown to old age in these days? Do you see that idlelad
19、riding while his old father has to walk? Get down, you young scapegrace, and let the old manrest his exhausted body. Upon this the old man made his son dismount, and got up himself.In this manner they had not proceeded far when they met a company of women and children:“Why, you lazy old fellow, crie
20、d several tongues at once, “how can you ride upon the beast,while that poor little young man there can hardly keep pace by the side of you? The Millerimmediately took up his son behind him.They had now almost reached the town. “Pray, honest friend, said a citizen, “is that donkeyyour own? “Yes, repl
21、ied the old man. “O, one would not have thought so, said the other, “bythe way you load him. Why, you two fellows are better able to carry the poor beast than he you.So, alighting(落地) with his son, they tied the legs of the donkey together and with the help of apole struggled to carry him on their s
22、houlders over a bridge near the entrance to the town.This entertaining sight brought the people in crowds to laugh at it, till the donkey, not likingthe noise nor the strange handling that he was subject to, broke the ropes that bound him and,filling off the pole, fell into the river.24. Who actuall
23、y caused the old mans loss?A. Himself. B. His son. C. The donkey. D. People who laughed at him.25. In what logical order did the author arrange the events in his story?A. From negative to positive. B. From reasonable to abnormal.C. From imaginary to factual. D. From realistic to ideal.26. What main
24、feeling does the donkey have in the process?A. excited B. relaxed C. confused D. worried27. What lesson can we learn from this story?A. Too many cooks spoil the meat soup.B. Dont keep all your eggs in one basketball.C. By trying to please everybody you can please nobody.D. Life is what happens to yo
25、u while you are busy making other plans.CAll melodies(旋律) and harmony in Western music is typically built from just 12 notes.Whether its a splendid symphony, flourishing concerto or your favourite western pop songs, itwill contain 12 familiar tonesand be based around familiar intervals(间隙) between t
26、hese tonesto create the melodies we know and love today.Western music typically uses 12 notesC, D, E, F, G, A and B, plus five flats(降调) andequal sharps(升调) in between, which are: C sharp/D flat (theyre the same note, just nameddifferently), D sharp/B flat, F sharp/G flat, G sharp/A flat and A sharp
27、/B flat.These 12 notes have typically been used to compose most of the Western music we listen to.The reasons music has landed on these specific notes can be summed up as a combination ofconvenience, science and listener preferences.All sounds are the result of waves, and the frequency of waves dete
28、rmine the pitch(音高) ofsounds we hear. Pitches or notes that sound high, for instance, have a high frequency. But when itcomes to our familiar 12 notes, its not all about frequency - in fact, frequency hasnt created thisset of 12.We typically use just 12 notes in Western music because of the spaces -
29、 or intervals - betweenthe notes.Pieces of music are familiar entirely because of these intervals. Think of the childrens songBaa baa Black Sheep its still the same Baa baa Black sheep when you start on the note C asIf you start on B, or indeed if its sung by a person with a deep, low voice as if it
30、s sung by a personwith a very high voice. For performers and music theory experts, this is what transposing(转调)is.Talking about 12 notes in music generally applies to music from the West and from someother parts of the world, but certainly isnt an exhaustive system for all music. Arabic music had a1
31、7-tone scale. Indian classical music creates colour between notes far beyond the limited 12 notes.Indonesian gamelan also uses a different scale. And there are of course many, many more differentways music-makers have split the octave(八度音阶) up into different notes to create sensationalmelodies throu
32、ghout human history. 28. Which of the following notes come between note C and note F sharp in correct order goingupwards?A. C flat, C, D, E flat, E B. C sharp, D, D flat, E sharp, FC.C flat, C, D, D sharp, E D. C sharp, D, D sharp, E, F29. Why is the song Baa baa Black Sheep always the same whether
33、you start on the note C or thenote B?A. It is always sung by people with a deep voice and then a low voice.B. The frequency and pitch of note B and C are always the same.C. The intervals between each of the 12 notes are always the same.D. It is always transposed by musicians between different notes.
34、30. What can we infer from the last paragraph?A.12 notes in music act better than a 17-tone scale.B. Music varies in different areas around the world.C. Western music should borrow some ways from the world.D. The world should learn from western 12-tone scale.31. Whats the best title of this article?
35、A.12 Notes in Western MusicB. Difference Between World MusicC. How can We Enjoy Western Music?D. Why is 12 Notes World Famous?DAshlee Thomas struggles are just one example of Instagrams potential toxic effect on teengirls, as highlighted in the congressional(国会的) testimony(证词) of Frances Haugen on F
36、riday.“I believe Facebooks products harm children, encourage division and weaken our democracy,said Haugen, a 37-year-old former Facebook product manager who worked on civic integrity issuesat the company.Facebooks own internal research, cited by Haugen, showed “13.5% of ten girls on Instagram(Insta
37、gram is owned by Facebook) say the platform makes thoughts of Suicide and Self Injuryworse and 17% say the platform makes “Eating Issues such as anorexia(厌食症) worse.Its research also claimed Facebooks platforms “make body image issues worse for 1 in3 teengirls.“The companys leadership knows how to m
38、ake Facebook and Instagram safer but wont makethe necessary changes because they have put their profits before people, Haugen said during heropening remarks. “Congressional action is needed. They wont solve this crisis without your help.Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg took to the platform he built to d
39、efend the company againstHaugens allegations(指控), saying in a 1,300-word statement that the tech giants research on itsimpact on children was being misrepresented.“We care deeply about issues like safety, well-being and mental health, Zuckerberg wrote.He added, “Many of the claims dont make any sens
40、e. If we wanted to ignore research, whywould we create an industry-leading research program to understand these important issues in thefirst place?In a statement, Facebook doubted the interpretation(解释) of the research and insisted thepercentages are much lower. The company has also said it welcomes
41、 regulation.Still, those familiar with the workings of the tech world say it will take much more to saveteens.“Their business models putting kids into these kinds of loops of engagement, said TristanHarris, co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology. “And thats what Im really worriedabout. that
42、there isnt some quick fix to this thing. Is the intrinsic(固有的) nature of the product.32. What issue does this article mainly talk about?A. Facebooks development problems. B. Childrens poor eating habits.C. Facebooks possible harm on its users. D. Instagrams business model.33. What does the underline
43、d word toxic in the first paragraph most probably mean?A. poisonous B. immediate C. beneficial D. dramatic34. What is the main conflict between Frances Haugen and Mark Zuckerberg?A. Whether there is a Facebook internal research.B. Whether the result of the internal research is true.C. Whether Facebo
44、ok accepts regulation.D. Whether Facebook cares about its users.35. What is the best structure of this passage?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。选项中有两项为多于选项。Either consciously or not, we spend our lives continually gathering knowledge, information,“facts which help define who
45、 we are. 36 Each fact learned, each skill acquired should have a purpose. We should not, therefore, wasteour time learning facts by rote(死记硬背), simply to pass exams. But the training of the mind toremember crucial pieces of information and to exercise is a vital part of our personal development.We s
46、hould not underestimate(低估) how much children can learn. n memorizing lines of poetry or play scripts, childrens minds are spongelike(海绵状). 37 Properly engaged, the sky is the limit.In recent years, however, the Internet has given us pause to re-visit the debate of skills versusknowledge and to look at what we need to commit to memory.No one would argue about the value of leaning information by heart, but there is a lot more“knowledge” to choose from now and we have better tools by which
