1、试卷第 1页，共 13页如如皋皋市市 20222023 学学年年高高三三年年级级第第一一学学期期教教学学质质量量调调研研(三三)英英语语试试题题注注意意事事项项：1.答答卷卷前前，考考生生务务必必将将自自己己的的姓姓名名、准准考考证证号号填填写写在在答答题题卡卡上上。2.回回答答选选择择题题时时，选选出出每每小小题题答答案案后后，用用铅铅笔笔把把答答题题卡卡上上对对应应题题目目的的答答案案标标号号涂涂黑黑。如如需需改改动动，用用橡橡皮皮擦擦干干净净后后，再再选选涂涂其其他他答答案案标标号号。回回答答非非选选择择题题时时，将将答答案案写写在在答答题题卡卡上上指指定定位位置置，在在其其他他位位置置
2、作作答答一一律律无无效效。3.本本卷卷满满分分为为 150 分分，考考试试时时间间为为 120 分分钟钟。考考试试结结束束后后，将将本本试试卷卷和和答答题题卡卡一一并并交交回回。第第一一部部分分 听听力力(共共两两节节，满满分分 30 分分)做做题题时时，先先将将答答案案标标在在试试卷卷上上。录录音音内内容容结结束束后后，你你将将有有两两分分钟钟的的时时间间将将试试卷卷上上的的答答案案转转涂涂到到答答题题卡卡上上。第第一一节节(共共 5 小小题题;每每题题 1.5 分分，满满分分 7.5 分分)听听下下面面 5 段段对对话话。每每段段对对话话后后有有一一个个小小题题，从从题题中中所所给给的的
3、A、B、C 三三个个选选项项中中选选出出最最佳佳选选项项。听听完完每每段段对对话话后后，你你都都有有 10 秒秒钟钟的的时时间间来来回回答答有有关关小小题题和和阅阅读读下下一一小小题题。每每段段对对话话仅仅读读一一遍遍。1.What is the woman doing now?A.Playing music.B.Sewing.C.Washing a car.2.What will the woman show the man?A.Her strength.B.Her injury.C.Her method.3.Why wont the woman order from the company
4、 again?A.She thinks their delivery isnt reliable.B.She didnt get her first order.C.She dislikes their products.4.What does the woman mean?A.Jill missed her class last week.B.Jill wore the overcoat last week.C.She is in the same class as the man.5.Where will the man get his notebook?试卷第 2页，共 13页A.In
5、the library.B.In the classroom.C.In the teachersoffice.第第二二节节(共共 15 小小题题;每每小小题题 1.5 分分，满满分分 22.5 分分)听听下下面面 5 段段对对话话或或独独白白。每每段段对对话话或或独独白白后后有有几几个个小小题题，从从题题中中所所给给的的 A、B、C 三三个个选选项项中中选选出出最最佳佳选选项项。听听每每段段对对话话或或独独白白前前，你你将将有有时时间间阅阅读读各各个个小小题题，每每小小题题 5 秒秒钟钟;听听完完后后，各各小小题题将将给给出出 5 秒秒钟钟的的作作答答时时间间。每每段段对对话话或或独独白白读读
6、两两遍遍。听听第第 6 段段材材料料，回回答答第第 6、7 题题。6.Where will the speakers go next?A.To an ice cream shop.B.To a restaurant.C.To an office.7.How will the woman get to the game?A.By driving a car.B.By taking a train.C.By sitting on a bicycle.听听第第 7 段段材材料料，回回答答第第 8、9 题题。8.What does George suggest Stephanie do with th
7、e report?A.Improve it.B.Hand it in later.C.Leave it with him.9.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.In an office.B.At home.C.In a hospital.听听第第 8 段段材材料料，回回答答第第：10 至至 12 题题。10.What is the man?A.Anews writer.B.Abusiness owner.C.A delivery man.11.What is the woman going to do first?A.Call
8、the guests.B.Reserve the restaurant.C.Pick up the decorations.12.How does the man feel now?A.Confused.B.Annoyed.C.Anxious.听听第第 9 段段材材料料，回回答答第第 13 至至 16 题题。13.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Friends.B.Husband and wife.C.Interviewer and interviewee.试卷第 3页，共 13页14.How many chil
9、dren does the woman have?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.15.Why does the woman mainly consider taking a job outside of her country?A.To look for something new.B.To make more money.C.To have a better working environment.16.How does the man react to the womans situation?A.Confused.B.Disappointed.C.Supportive.听听第第
10、 10 段段材材料料，回回答答第第 17 至至 20 题题。17.Why were pangolins(穿山甲)hunted in the past?A.For clothes.B.For cures.C.For food.18.When was pangolin hunting forbidden in China?A.In 2007.B.In 2017.C.In 2018.19.Where can pangolins be spotted?A.In Indonesia.B.In eastern Japan.C.In southern Korea20.What is China doing
11、to protect the pangolin according to the talk?A.Making tougher punishments.B.Improving their habitat.C.Raising them at a base.第第二二部部分分 阅阅读读(共共两两节节，满满分分 50 分分)第第一一节节(共共 15 小小题题;每每题题 2.5 分分，满满分分 37.5 分分)阅阅读读下下列列短短文文，从从每每题题所所给给的的 A、B、C、D 四四个个选选项项中中选选出出最最佳佳选选项项。AGet stuck into chemistry with these fasci
12、nating guides.An Elementary Guide to the Periodic Tableby Gill Arbuthnott(Bloomsbury Childrens Books)There are lots of funny stories,fascinating facts and interesting explanations packed into thisbook,which aims to provide a good introduction to the periodic table.As well as plenty ofinformation,the
13、re are lots of eye-catching diagrams and illustrations.Exploring the Elements试卷第 4页，共 13页by Isabel Thomas.Illustrated by Sara Gillingham(Phaidon Press)This beautifully designed book provides an introductory guide to the chemical elements where they are found,their properties and the remark able ways
14、 weve learned to use them.Smartand stylish,the book even comes with an illustrated periodic table.The Elements in the Roomby Mike Barfield.Illustrated by Lauren Humphrey(Laurence King)As the candidate for lots of awards,this entertaining book invites you to join detectiveSherlock Ohms as he tries to
15、 solve the mystery of how absolutely everything came to exist.This isa fun way to learn about the basics of chemical elements,from aluminum to zinc.The Periodic Table Bookby Darling Kindersley,LtdIf you are just starting your chemistry learning,look no further than this comprehensivevisual encyclope
16、dia,which is packed with stunning photographs.It covers all the basics ofchemistry,with information about the different elements,and youll also learn about some of thefamous scientists who discovered them.1Which book can explain the application of the elements?AAn Elementary Guide to the Periodic Ta
17、ble BExploring the ElementsCThe Elements in the RoomDThe Periodic Table Book2How is Mike Barfields book different from the other books?AIt contains an illustrated periodic table.BIt includes interesting stories and facts.CIt introduces some of the famous chemists.DIt has the potential for winning pr
18、izes.3Who are the four books especially intended for?AChemistry researchers.BChemistry majors.CChemistry beginners.DChemistry teachers.BMy hands were shaking uncontrollably.I tried incredibly hard to focus on the words that Ispent hours putting down on paper.I tried to defeat my fear of speaking in
19、public on numerousoccasions throughout my life.During college and at my first few jobs,I would get ridiculouslynervous when I had to give a presentation or lead a meeting.Public speaking had been mynemesis for as long as I could remember.试卷第 5页，共 13页Then in my mid-thirties,I decided to join the publ
20、ic speaking group Toastmasters.At everymeeting we were rated and forced to compete with other speakers for an award.You would thinkthat I would walk away from these experiences as a polished speaker,but nothing seemed to work.It wasnt until recently,when science and scientific institutions were bein
21、g attacked for unfairreasons during the pandemic,that I decided I must speak out.Science has made this country aplace where dreams come true this is why we all need to protect science.In addition,as ascience writer,I try to get readers to understand how science is related to their daily lives.So I w
22、as on that frightening stage on that sunny Saturday in April Earth Day.Despite thebody shakes and fear,I persevered.That day,I looked out into the crowd of like-minded sciencesupporters and I felt comfort.Reaching that milestone goal of getting through a speech truly changed me.At almost forty,Ilear
23、ned that passion can set off a flame in my heart to do things I never dreamed possible.Thedarkness that led to my speech is sure to lead to new opportunities and adventures.4Which of the following can replace the underlined word“nemesis”in Paragraph 1?AAdvantage.BAnnoyance.CPreference.DConfusion.5Ho
24、w did the author behave towards public speaking after leaving Toastmasters?AHe began to feel less worried.BHe became a polished speaker.CHe remained a shy speaker.DThings became worse for him.6What made the author want to speak out on Earth Day?AHe couldnt bear people attacking science.BIt was a sim
25、ple test organized by Toastmasters.CIt was a good opportunity for him to learn science.DHe had no choice but to rise up to defend his own job.7What lesson did the author draw from his successful speech?AFrustration can be stepping stones to success.BScience can lead us to make wonderful changes.CAny
26、 difficulty can be overcome with great efforts.DPassion can motive us to achieve the unachievable.试卷第 6页，共 13页CScientists researching climate change in Antarctica are studying penguins in an effort tobetter understand the areas environmental health.The scientists are measuring the growth anddevelopm
27、ent of the penguin population on the eastern side of the Antarctic Peninsula.“We arecounting penguin nests to understand how many penguins are in a colony,producing young everyyear,and whether that number is going up or down with the environmental conditions,”said AlexBorowicz.He is an ecology resea
28、rcher at New Yorks Stony Brook University.The work is not easy for climate researchers in the icy,faraway reaches ofAntarctica.Butpenguins are easier to follow than some other kinds of animals because they nest on land.Theirblack bodies and waste droppings can also be identified against the areas wh
29、ite background.Michael Wethington,another researcher from Stony Brook,told Reuters the penguinpopulation can represent overall climate conditions and the health of the areas whole ecosystem.The researchers say counts of individual penguins can be combined with data from satelliteimages to get a more
30、 complete picture of how the animals are progressing.Gentoo penguinswith bright orange beaks and white markings on their headsprefer openwater without broken pieces of ice floating around.So when temperatures on the AntarcticPeninsula began rising during the latter half of the 20th century,Gentoo po
31、pulations moved south.Gentoo penguins dont like sea ice.They mostly forage(觅食)over the continental shelf and dontgo far out to sea.As sea ice has decreased along the western side of the peninsula,Gentoos seemto have gotten used to the changed conditions.But those same conditions have been worse for
32、theAdelie penguin species.This is because theAdelies depend on sea ice for feeding andreproduction.“When we find Adelie penguins,we typically know that sea ice is nearby,”Stony BrooksWethington said.He added that whenever researchers see sea ice decreasing or disappearing,theyalso see Adelie penguin
33、 populations plunge.Even though Adelie penguins are increasing innumber overall,some populations have fallen by more than 65 percent,researchers say.8Why do scientists studying climate change in Antarctica study penguins?ATo offer them better protection.BTo find out about the penguin population.CTo
34、have a clearer idea of their living habits.试卷第 7页，共 13页DTo learn more about the conditions ofAntarctica.9What makes penguins easier to follow than other kinds of animals?ATheir various kinds of species.BTheir unique eating habits.CTheir nesting habit and body color.DTheir unusual hunting ways.10What
35、 can be inferred about Gentoo penguins from paragraph 4?AThey are quite adaptive.BThey are in great danger.CThey tend to hunt far out to sea.DThey have a preference for sea ice.11What can we learn from the last paragraph?AAdelie penguin has been affected by climate change.BAdelie penguin has got use
36、d to the changing environment.CAdelie penguin population has fallen by more than 65 percent.DAdelie pepenguin population represents the areas whole ecosystem.DVirtual reality is quickly becoming the new technological frontier.Tech companieseverywhere seem to be racing to get their foot in the VR doo
37、r.However,Virtual reality has a set ofchallenges and hurdles that it must overcome in order to work well.It should be noted that VR isheavily dependent on being very fast,very accurate and very good-looking.If it isnt,the viewerwill feel motion sick or disconnected from the world that VR is trying t
38、o create.Now that we can actually build VR headsets that begin to meet these requirements,we areseeing a rising interest in VR.As it rises,so does the interest in creating new media to beexperienced in using virtual reality.Journalism is a medium built on relevance.Journalists shouldalways be findin
39、g new ways to tell stories and deliver content.It is a goldmine for storytelling.What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it?Virtual reality is a powerful tool for journalists.The consumer isnt just reading or watchingsomething play out;theyre experiencing
40、it.The immersive nature of VR allows for people toconnect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it.The experienceis emotional,speaking more to our instinct than our intellect.The possibilities for storytelling hereare legion,and any storyteller wanting to do somethin
41、g more interesting than their peers shouldsurely be considering the sheer power of VR.The question of virtual reality,though,is not how powerful it is.That is immediately试卷第 8页，共 13页apparent.The question of VR is one of viability and availability.Telling stories must be easy to do,and access to thos
42、e stories must be readily available.This is the biggest challenge that VR faces.Ifthe tools to tell a story with VR,arent easy to pick up and learn,VR will fail.If VR technologyisnt both top-of-the-line and affordable,VR will fail.Accessibility was one concern for Thomas Hallaq,assistant professor o
43、f journalism and masscommunications,who said that current VR technology,is pretty exclusive right now.Despite that,he said he doesnt think the exclusivity of this technology will be a problem in the long run.“I think its very promising,”Hallaq said.“Were seeing more technology become accessible,and
44、more people having access to that technology.Just look at smartphones.”Like radio,TV andthe Internet before it,virtual reality will change the way we tell stories.12Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism?ABecause it is an exclusively new tool.BBecause it is very powerful and popular.CBe
45、cause people can experience the story in person.DBecause it is very fast,accurate and good-looking.13According to the passage,what is the biggest challenge VR is facing?AHow powerful and interesting it can be.BWhether people will have easy access to it.CWhether qualified VR headsets can be built.DWh
46、at new ways people will find to deliver content.14Whats the authors attitude towards the future of VR technology?AOptimistic.BNeutral.CPessimistic.DConcerned.15Which of the following is the best title for the passage?AThe Wide Popularity of Virtual RealityBThe Future Development of Virtual RealityCC
47、hallenges and Hurdles of Virtual RealityDVirtual Reality is the Future of Storytelling第第二二节节(共共 5 小小题题;每每小小题题 2.5 分分，满满分分 12.5 分分)阅阅读读下下面面短短文文，从从短短文文后后的的选选项项中中选选出出可可以以填填入入空空白白处处的的最最佳佳选选项项。选选项项中中有有两两项项为为多多余余选选项项。试卷第 9页，共 13页More people get off the beaten track for relaxing breakGoing against the tide
48、 of flocking to well-known yet generally jam-packed touristdestinations on vacation,a growing number of holidaymakers in China tend to spend their leisuretime at lesser-known resorts to seek unique,relaxed holiday experiences._16_17_That is what Dai Bin,president of the China TourismAcademy said.He
49、saidpopular tourist spots are always packed and often raise their prices during holidays.As peoplebecome more mature travelers,they are increasingly reluctant to follow the herd._18_ And itis a good way to vacation.According to data from online travel agencies,the number of roomsbooked at hotels in
50、less-traveled cities during the holiday was up 30 percent year-on-year.Inaddition,lesser-known attractions are not as“commercial”and“standardized”as developed onesand are able to offer more authentic experiences and natural encounters,according to social mediaposts._19_COVID-19 is another key factor
