1、 江苏省四校联考江苏省四校联考 20202020 届高三届高三 4 4 月调研测试月调研测试 英语试卷英语试卷 注意事项注意事项 考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求 1.本试卷满分为 120 分，考试时间为 120 分钟。 2.答卷前，务必将姓名、班级、学号、考场号、座位号、准考证号填写在答 题卡上。 3.请用 0.5 亳米黑色签字笔按题号在答题卡指定区域作答，在其它位置作答 一律无效。 第一部分第一部分 听力听力( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 2020 分分) ) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上 的答案转 涂到答题卡上。 第一节:听下面 5
2、 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 does the man always do on Saturday? A.See a film. B.Have a class. C.Review his notes. 2.How does the woman deal with difficult lectures? A.By recording them. B.By talking with lecturers. C.By a
3、ttending them again. 3.Where will the man fetch his notebook? A.In the library. B.In the classroom. C.In the teachers office. 4.What kind of music does the man bf ten listen to? A.Jazz music. B.Classical music. C.Rock music. 5.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.Sarahs happy retirement. B.
4、The mans art classes. C.Their hobbies 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。 听下面一段对话，回答第 6 和第 7 两个小题 6.Why does the man apologize to the woman? A.He lost her dictionary. B.He made her desk dirty. C.He dama
5、ged her glasses. 7.What does the woman ask the man to do? A.Buy her an ice cream. B.Look up some new words. C.Tidy up her desk carefully. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9 两个小题。 8.What makes the man change his appointment? A.An unexpected visitor. B.His urge pt problem at work. C.The traffic due to the bad weather
6、. 9.When will the man meet Dr.Martin? A.On Wednesday B.On Thursday. C.On Friday. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。 10.What can people enjoy in Richmond? A.Local foods. B.Local artworks. C.Local shopping centers. 11.How faraway is Sun Valley from Richmond? A.5 minutes walk. B.10 minutes walk. C.15 minutes b
7、ike ride. 12.Where do the speakers decide to stay? A.In a tent. B.In a hotel. C.In a villagers house. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。 13.What is the relationship between the speakers? A.Teacher and student. B.Journalist and sportsman. C.Interviewer and job applicant. 14.What does the man think of a teach
8、ers work? A.Easy. B.Boring. C.Challenging. 15.What does the man like doing best? A.Playing sports. B.Watching sports. C.Teaching sports. 16.What does the man value most about doings sports? A.Teach the young important life lessons. B.Try to maintain mental well-being. C.Make efforts to keep physical
9、ly fit. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。 17.What does Voltermans Smart Wallet focus on? A.The function. B.The design. C.The security. 18.What will inform you of your phone and wallet being apart? A.The alarm. B.The camera. C.The GPS tracker. 19.What can you receive if someone opens your wallet secretly? A
10、.A picture bf him. B.A voice from the phone. C.A message from the wallet. 20.Why is Voltermans Smart Wallet suitable for travel? A.It doesnt need to recharge. B.It is light and easy to carry. C.It has a large capacity for pictures. 第二部分：英语知识运用第二部分：英语知识运用( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 3535 分分) ) 第一节：单项填空(共 15 小题；每小
11、题 1 分，满分 15 分) 请阅读下面各题，从题中所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。 D.Te-make things worse 21.Scientists are making every effort to go beneath the surface of the data to the hidden possibilities. A.release B.reveal C.reflect D.record 22.Humans tend to regard ourselves we are the only spec is on the pla
12、net-and certainly the only one that matters. A.as though B.even though C.though D.as 23.Personal computer are no longer something beyond the or diary people； they are available these days. A.specifically B.instantly C.readily D.freely 24.Such violent acts as have challenged Hong Kongs prosperity and
13、 stability must be cracked down on the law. A.in view of B.in accordance with C.in light of D.in response to 25.It is time for the West to learn from Chinas as responsible efforts to fake news. A.weed out B.workout C.turnout D.bring out 26.China will launch several cooperation projects with other de
14、veloping countries for climate change. A.intending B.having intended C.intended D.intend 27.My smart watch battery glow.It needs charging A.runs B.is run C.ran D.is running 28.Not knowing what to do， the old lady rang up her son and asked for his help with she described as a bit of bother. A.which B
15、.what C.when D.where 29.The storyline of Qing Yu Nian takes place in a time travel， a man in the contemporary era is reborn in the ancient era to a mysterious mother. A.what B.which C.that D.where 30.I just love living herein London.I mean， the culture， the parks， the restaurants. ，its not the cheap
16、est place to live. A.To put it another way B.To be fair C.To put it simply D.To make things worse 31.The boy，though up in the countryside， soon adapted himself to the way of life in this big city. A.bringing B.having brought C.brought D.being brought 32.Looking back on his youth， he finally realized
17、 that his pain taking effort in Senior Three his bright future. A.shaped B.had shaped C.was going to shape D.was to shape 33.The minister warned that any civil servant not a this desk faced immediate . A.suspension B.suspicion C.submission D.separation 34. laborers can be released from ting and repe
18、titive task on the production line by industrial robots. A.Artificial B.Authentic C.Innovative D.Manual 35.Mrs.Smith， please teach me how to draw on the computer today. Oh，no. . You have to get familiar with the keyboard first. A.Think twice before you do B.Learn to walk before you run C.All things
19、are difficult before they are easy D.Dont county our chickens before they are hatched 第二节 完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 20 分) 请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Mid-afternoon on a particularly busy Tuesday， I took leave of my desk at work and walked into a local Starbucks. I went there s
20、imply because I wanted to find a space where neither my clients nor my 36 would ask me to do something. Inside，I ran into Kate，a co-worker of mine.I 37 she was there for the same reason I was.But as we started chatting，I realized that there was a(n) 38 difference in the reasons for our visit.The top
21、ic of parenthood 39 .I joked about how 40 my schedule was， noting that I was needed“from the minute I wake up，to the minute If all asleep.” But a bit of 41 seemed to come over Kates face.“Well， my daughters in San Francisco and she doesnt seem to 42 meat all these days， ”Kate said， with a sad-lookin
22、g smile. It was in that moment that I realized： 43 I might often feel in high demand，there will come a day when Ill actually miss that same stress I now 44 about. And as our conversation continued， it became clear that I wasnt just talking to Kate； I was talking to myself 45 15-20 years. The convers
23、ation turned to our children s 46 years, with Kate smiling proudly，thinking of the little boy and girls he raised who are now a man and a woman.But I noticed her smile was 47 with regret. She explained that she often wondered about what she could have done 48 when her children were in their earlier
24、years.“I just wish.I wish I had brought them to each other s sporing event and encouraged them to cheer and to be stronger 49 for each other.”Kate noted. This got me thinking.Is regret an unfortunate footnote (注脚) to 50 ?I asked six older parents in my life one question： What is your biggest regret
25、from your early days as a parent?It turned out that all of them thought they could have done it better. But，each of them also has a 51 relationship with their kids.Regret didnt affect them in am 52 way. The 53 line is， we all feel like we could be doing this parent thing beer.And quite clearly， year
26、s later， were still going to look back and 54 we tried things differently.But the past cant be 55 , and neither should it. 36.A.children B.parents C.friends D.colleagues 37.A.claimed B.concluded C.assumed D.declared 38.A.impressive B.modest C.slight D.significant 39.A.came over B.came up C.came in D
27、.came about 40.A.packed B.crushed C.involved D.exploited 41.A.happiness B.disappointment C.sadness D.anxiety 42.A.love B.contact C.miss D.need 43.A.Once B.Unless C.While D.As 44.A.complain B.think C.argue D.wonder 45.A.after B.over C.in D.within 46.A.adolescent B.younger C.later D.adult 47.decorated
28、 B.connected C.dotted D.marked 48.A.differently B.carefully C.eventually D.personally 49.A.audiences B.referees C.opponents D.advocates 50.A.childhood B.maturity C.parenthood D.growth 51.A.secure B.weak C.unhealthy D.sharp 52.A.comprehensive B.complete C.meaningful D.miserable 53.A.finishing B.botto
29、m C.fine D.hard 54.A.regret B.remember C.hope D.wish 55.A.celebrated B.changed C.replaced D.returned 第三部分第三部分 阅读理解阅读理解( (共共 1515 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 3030 分分) ) 请阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中，选出最佳 选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A THE REMARKABLE ROCKS area must-see on Kangaroo Island accessible by air and f
30、erry from the Australian mainland Hop on new Kangaroo Island trailHop on new Kangaroo Island trail for fivefor five- -day adventureday adventure It sounds like an amusement park.Or a portion of a zoo reserved for marsupials(有袋动物). But Kangaroo Island(KI),30 minutes by air from Adelaide in South Aust
31、ralia，is just the opposite.Much of the island remained inaccessible to visitors until this year.Opened to the public in May， the Kangaroo Island Wilderness Trail，a nearly 38-mile， fie-day hike， ushers adventurous trekkers on a botanically distinctive immersion into the islands south-west side. Foote
32、rs can expect to walk roughly four to seven hours a day， pa sing colorful flower，splendid sugar gum tees and massive native plant life .In this timeless setting， theyll likely sport kangaroos， goanna lizards and spiny echidna. From cliff rims， theyll overlook the Southern Ocean， where sharks lurk an
33、d schools of salmon cluster in flower like， protective formations. The trial includes 4 camping areas,each outfitted with 24 tent platforms :12 for self-guided walkers and 12 for tour operators,who also can arrange options off the trail. Independent trekkers pay about$124to do the walk；the cost incl
34、udes the parking at the Flinders Chase visitor center ,and a trail guide and map. KI is accessible both by air and by ferry ;www.tourkangarooisland. com.au -Chicago Tribune/TNS 56.According to the passage， Kangaroo Island is special for . A.camping sites B.kangaroos C.an amusement park D.natural bea
35、uty 57.On the island the visitors can . A.feed wild animals B.visit the Remarkable Rocks C.choose from 12 tent platforms D.take a boat on the Southern Ocean B B The human sense of smell is weak.That is well known， and is suspected by many anthropologists of being the result of a trade-off(协调) in fav
36、or of visual processing power.In the specif case of people， however,the relative weakness of smell compared with sight extends to language， too.Humans have nod ii cult putting names to colors but are notoriously bad at putting names to smells. That might also because d by how the brain is wired.But
37、some doubt this.They suggest it is more likely a consequence of the tendency of languages to contain words useful to their speakers.Since smells matter little to most people， most languages have few abstract words for them.A study just published in Current Biology， by Asifa Majid at Radboud Universi
38、ty in the Netherlands and Nicole Kr us peat Lund University in Sweden.supports this. Dr.Majid knew from previous work she had done that the Jahai,a group of hunter-gatherers who live in western Malaysia ,are remarkably good at naming smells.Dr.Majid the J suggested that it might， in part， be because
39、 the Jahai have a dozen wards dedicated to describing different sorts of smells in the abstract.For example， the Jahai use the word “ c s ” for stinging( 刺 激 的 ) sorts of smells associated with petrol.smoke and various insects， and“ple”for bloody，fishy and meaty sorts of smells. According to Dr Maji
40、d, only “musty” is able to act in this way in English without drawing on analogy (banana-like, gooseberry-noted, and even earthy and sweet-smelling, are all analogies of some sort). They also looked at how two other groups of people from the Malay Peninsula(马来半岛)used terms for colors and smells.Thes
41、e were the Semaq Beri who also hunt and gather for a living， and the Semelai, who cultivate rice. They found tat the Semaq Beri used abstract terms for smells 86%of the time-about as often as they did for colours, which was 80. The Semelai also used abstract colour descriptions at a similar rate, na
42、mely 78 of the time. But when it came to describing odours they relied on abstraction on only 44 of occasions, while resorting to analogies, such as “banana” and “chocolate”, 56 of the time. Given these findings, Dr.Majid and Dr.Kruspe argue that it is the hunting-and-gathering way of life, rather t
43、han the use of a particular language, that is crucial to the use of abstract names for smells. 58.What leads to the difficulty of describing smells according to Majids study? A.The imbalance between smell and sight. B.The poor function of the human nose. C.The structure of the brain. D.Lack of relev
44、ant vocabulary. 59.What can be inferred from the examples in Paragraph 3? A.English mainly relies on analogy to name smells. B.Analogy is often used in the Jan a i language to names smells. C.“Musty”is an English word using analogy to name a smell. D.English borrows some words for smells from the Ja
45、hai language. 60.What can we learn from the study about two other groups? A.Language plays a decisive role in_naming smells. B.The two groups were equally good at describing colors. C.The Semaq Beris lifestyle helped them have an edge in naming smells. D.Surviving in the forest has greater effect on
46、 human language than farming. C C Picture yourself at a crowded airport departure gate.Your flight is 20 minutes late.The woman on your left is noisily eating something that smells awful.The man to your right is still braying into his cellphone， and the traveler next to him is preparing to kill time
47、 with.wait， is that a toenail clipper? Unless you are saintly or unconscious ， a few things in that description-on many things， or all the things-are likely to really bug you.We know an annoyance when we experience it But what makes something annoying?And does research of fr any advice for prevent l
48、ifes annoyances from making our heads explode?The answers to those quest ins are：no.Did even one university create a Department of Annoyance Science.or offer a major in this universal emotion?No.Nothing. Then what makes something annoying?It must be harmful but not physically.A housefly buzzing around your head i sun peasant but it wont kill you.Also， it must be unpredictable and intermittent.The loud ticking of an a arm clock or the odor of a cat litter box m
