1、第 1 页 共 10 页盐城市、南京市盐城市、南京市 20222023 学年度第一学期期末调研测试学年度第一学期期末调研测试高三英语高三英语2023.02.10第一部分听力(共两节，满分 30 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(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。例:How much is the shit?A
2、.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C.1.What will the speakers do next?A.Visit Simon.B.Plan a picnic.C.Make a call.2.How was the weather during the womans trip?A.Sunny.B.Rainy.C.Windy.3.Why does the woman recommend Gramercy Tavern?A.Its price is low.B.Its food is tasty.C.Its service is excellent.4.What will th
3、e woman most probably give to Kathy?A.Ahand-made bag.B.Ascarf.C.Abox of chocolates.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Abook.B.Awriter.C.A list.第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 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，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
4、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 is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Workmates.B.Schoolmates.C.Neighbors.7.What does the man plan to do next month?A.Fish by the river.B.Move his house.C.Go to the beach.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8、9 题。8.Where does the conversation take place?A.At a meeting r
5、oom.B.At the Regents Company.C.At the front desk9,When will the taxi arrive?A.At 1:15.B.At 1:30.C.At 2:00.听第 8 段材料，回答第 10 至 12 题。10.Where did the mans interest in business come from?A.His childhood experience.B.His college coursesC.His school project.1l.What does the man do now?A.He manages his fath
6、ers shop.B.He works at a foreign companyC.He does import trade on his own.12.What is the woman?A.Abusinesswoman.B.Areporter.C.Astudent.听第 9 段材料，回答第 13 至 16 题。13.What is the mans problem?A.He cant find a job.B.He is too busy with workC.He missed a job interview.14.What does the woman suggest the man
7、do?A.Move to another city.B.Join an online group.C.Talk to his boss.15.What does the man think of the womans idea?第 2 页 共 10 页A.Interesting.B.Excellent.C.Strange.16.What will the man do next?A.Surf the Internet.B.Send an application letter.C.Buy some clothes.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.What is the sp
8、eaker doing?A.Teaching a class.B.Presenting a guest.C.Sharing an experience.18.What is the purpose of Street Play Project?A.To establish a better community.B.To make children play in the street safely.C.To call for volunteers to help local residents.19.When did Alice Riches come up with Street Play
9、Project?A.Two years ago.B.Four years ago.C.Six years ago.20.What doesAlice Riches want to do?A.Close the street longer.B.Get more children involved.C.Promote the project to other cities.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。AThe Right Electric Bike For
10、YouThe bicycle fever is back,but this time it has gone electric.According to NPD Group whichtracks the bicycle industry,electric bike sales have more than doubled since 2019.And theirpopularity is still on the rise.Confirm your need and pick the electric bike thats best for you.MODELWHATS IT FOR?WHO
11、S IT FOR?Swagtron EB5 Such e-bikes are designed tomake short trips,adding to theriders comfort and ability to see.The electric assistance allows youto travel easily and comfortably.Thoselookingforalternatives to driving aroundthe town.Theyre lighter thanmost motorcycles.making themperfect for carryi
12、ng groceriesand laptops.Specialized TurboThese e-bikes use the same lightstructure and narrow wheels asconventional touring bikes.Theelectric motor makes it possible tocover longer distances.Riders who are eager formorechallengingcyclingorwanttoextendtheridingdistance.The riding positionmay discoura
13、ge those with backor neck pain.RadWagon 4 With strong structure and fatwheels,they transport relativelyheavyloads,whichcanbeequipped with a seat or rack(支架).Anyone who would prefer totransportlargeloadsofgroceries or packages(or evensmallkids)withsomethingother than a car.Ancheer EM With stronger st
14、ructure,biggerwheels,and suspension systemsthat absorb the impact of roughrides,theycanhandleroughlandscapes.Someonewhowantstoexperience the excitement ofriding down dirt tracks but alsowants a bit help from an electricmotor.21.Which magazine is this text probably taken from?A.Techlife News.B.Muscle
15、&Fitness.C.How It Works.D.Consumer Reports.22.Which is most suitable for someone who wants to challenge long-range tours?A.Swagtron EB5.B.Specialized Turbo.C.RadWagon 4.D.Ancheer EM.第 3 页 共 10 页23.What can we learn about the electric bikes?A.Designs of electric bikes are based on travel purposes.B.E
16、lectric bikes are more popular than conventional bikes.C.Riders of these electric bikes put speed in the first place.D.The trend of electric bikes replacing cars cant be prevented.BChristian Liden decided that he would not pick out a ring from a jewelers like most otherpeople.He hatched an ambitious
17、 plan to create a personalized ring for his future wife,DesiraeClovis.Therefore,he made up his mind to go into the wild to find his own materials:the diamond,the goldand the accompanying jewels.So,in May 2022,Liden told Clovis that he and Josh Tucker,his best friend,were heading outon a camp to Yell
18、owstone.Instead,he and Tucker made for Crater of Diamonds State Park,Arkansas,which is set on a volcanic crater().The park is one of the few places in the world wherethe public is welcome to search for rea!diamonds and can keep them for free.Since its opening,only 1 in10,000 park visitors is lucky e
19、nough to find a diamond that weighs a carat or more.Still,he was up for the challenge.On their way,Liden and Tucker stopped in Helena,Montana,to mine for accompanyingjewels to add to the diamond they hoped to score.In Arkansas,the pair paid$10 each to get intothe parkand spent almost three days sear
20、ching through the volcanic dirt.On the third morning,Liden suddenly spotted something reflecting light in the sands.“I wasso excited that I started shaking.”he said,“It was oily and shiny,and we both just knew it was aDiamond.”It was confirmed that Liden had found a 2.2-carat yellow diamond.Similarl
21、y-sized diamondsgo for$2,500 to$20,000 per carat,depending on quality,color and cut.But the value wasnt whatwas important to Liden.When he pulled out the diamond and got on his knee upon his return,Clovis was amazed.“Iknew that he was going to propose someday,she said,“but I certainly didnt expect t
22、his.”24.What was Christian Lidens ambitious plan?A.He intended his ring to consist of various jewels.B.He would get a personalized ring from a jewelersC.He decided to make a ring together with his future wife.D.He planned to hunt for a natural diamond to create a ring.25.Why did Liden and Tucker cho
23、ose Crater of Diamond State Park?A.It was the only place that charged jewel hunters nothingB.They were likely to find more than just natural diamondsC.The majority of park visitors had got their ideal diamondsD.The public was allowed to keep any diamond found there.26.Why was Liden excited about his
24、 findings?AHe had got the largest diamond in the parks history.B.The value of the diamond was above his expectations.C.He was lucky to acquire the diamond for his dream ring.D.The quality and color of his diamond ranked among the best.27.What can we learn from the story?A,True love stories never hav
25、e endings.B.Love shows more in action than in words.C.Absence makes two hearts grow fonder.D.Alife lived in love will never be boring.CThis year saw the publication,in stages,of the sixth report by the UNs IntergovernmentalPanel on Climate Change(IPCC)a report which was depressing reading for many c
26、limatescientists,and in some ways offered a ray of hope.Why depressing?Because the report confirmed what scientists have been saying for years:thathuman activity,particularly in the form of emissions(排放)of greenhouse gases,is responsiblefor the warming in the past few centuries,and that unless such
27、emissions are greatly reduced,wewill soon bring about our entire ecosystems destruction.The report concluded that 1.5C of global warming over the next couple of hundred years isalready“baked in”.This makes the goals outlined in the 2015 Paris Agreementthat nations第 4 页 共 10 页agreed to keep warming b
28、elow 2C,and hopefully below 1.5C-much harder to meet.Worse still,the IPCC report was followed later in the year by the COP27 summit(峰会),described by ProfDann Mitchell,as“a complete failure,other than some commitment to loss and damage.”And the ray of hope?The IPCCs sixth report was broader in approa
29、ch than previous studieslooking in-depth for the first time at the role played in warming by short-term greenhouse gasessuch as methane(甲烷),for instance.“Reducing carbon emissions is always the best approach:stop the problem at its source,”saidMitchell.“But we also need other approaches to help with
30、 this.Methane is important,but its soshort-lived-thats why we havent been so bothered when compared with CO,.”The IPCC working groups showed potential adaptation paths,and they are the other things we cando in terms of fighting climate change and relieving its worst effects,rather than simply reduci
31、ngcarbon emissions.This would include taking measures such as switching to a more plant-baseddiet(to reduce methane emissions),controlling population growth,reducing financial inequalityand developing means by which we might remove CO,thats already in our atmosphere,ratherthan simply preventing it b
32、eing released.28.Which of the following can best describe the sixth report by IPCC?A.Seemingly contradictory.B.Wholly promising.C.Particularly hopeless.D.Exceptionally new.29.What does the underlined phrase“baked in”in paragraph 2 mean?A.out of date.B.to the full.C.under discussion.D.in progress30.A
33、ccording to the passage,what can we learn about methane?A.It has been long regarded as a major source of global warming.B,Its role in global warming had been overlooked before the report.C.Its boost to global warming is as much as other greenhouse gasesD.It is considered as a new approach to reducin
34、g global warming.31.How many aspects do the adaptation paths involve in the last paragraph?A.2.C.4.B.3.D.5.DDoes your life ever feel as if youre pushing a heavy carone on which youve spent muchmoney and that has now broken down?Youve done everything right:you havent invested heavilyin a new business
35、 or quit your job to pursue your childhood dream of becoming a professionalathlete.You have been a sensible adult living your sensible life.So why does it feel like such hardwork?This has been me for the past few months.Earlier this year,I took a long hard look at mysources of income and decided to
36、focus on the ones that provided the most money.Im luckyenough to have had a good financial year.But despite doing the right thing,it has used up myenergy and Ive worked out why.Years ago,I realized that I disliked hard work.Dont get me wrong,I dont mind workinghard.but hard work isnt for me.Whats th
37、e difference?For a start,hard work feels as if it neverreally gets going.You can push hard work and it might move a little but theres no celebratorymoment when it gets done.Most importantly,hard work lacks joy.Working hard on a project youfeel excited and moved by can be tiring and difficult,but its
38、 ultimately joyful and that is what Ivebeen missingSo I asked myself what would feel scary but joyful and this is the answer.Im going to write aromance.Of course,being a middle-aged journalist who suddenly decides to write a book isnothing novel.However,for me,it hits the sweet spot between being jo
39、yful enough to make mewant to do it and scary enough to make me feel its worthwhile.As with all good middle-aged changes,this one hasnt really been thought through.I knowlittle about writing fiction and even less about what makes a good book.I have the thinnest ofideas for a plot but,for the first t
40、ime in a while,Im excited,I will be another Jane Austen with myfantasies which give me life.So now,I have to go and sharpen my pencil.32.What can best describe-the authors current feeling about life?A.Anew business makes her feel fresh.B.She has got everything under her control.C She is conflicted a
41、bout living a sensible life.DA childhood dream inspires her to more efforts.第 5 页 共 10 页33,What does the underlined word“it”in paragraph 2 refer to?A.Living a rather sensible life.B.Identifying income sources.C.Discovering new life goals.D.Sorting out the authors jobs34.Whats the authors understandi
42、ng of hard work and working hard?A.Journalism is a career worth working hard.B Hard work is something either sweet or tiring.C.Writing a romance is difficult but rewarding.D.Working hard rarely brings about satisfaction35.What is probably the best title for the text?A.Works like a dream.B.Middle-age
43、d job crisisC.Celebratory moment.D.Afuture JaneAusten.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。选项中有两项为多余选项。Complaining is often looked at as a negative,but if you perfect it great things can happen.36Articles and experts insist that too much complaining will“lower your empathy(共情
44、)and stop you achieving your dream and living the life you want.They suggest that you cutout negativity from your life,especially people who complain.But humans love to complainI know this because I get paid to sit with people while they complain and process every week.37Once we discover how to effe
45、ctively integrate it,great things can happen.DrRobin Kowalski found those who complain with the hopes of achieving a certain result tend to behappier.Complaining also influences how people see us,creates social bonds,encourages empathyand helps create real changes.It plays a very important role in o
46、ur lives and is a skill that can beextremely effective.38So here are some ways to deal with the art of complaining in a skillful way.l.Clarify and organize your complaints.It will get your complaints across to others moreeasily.2.Work out who can give you a hand.39Pick those who can empathize with y
47、ou orhelp with your goal.3.Make connections with others.It would be possible for people to know what you needed.Conclude from specific things above,and our complaining is much more likely to feel usefuland effective:Use facts and logic.Identify who has the ability to make it happen.40Whatever your c
48、omplaining,itll make for your improvement when used correctly andeffectively.A.Get rid of your bitter complaints.B.Dont complain to the same people.C.Actually,complaining has a bad reputation.D.Socialize with others to make complaints accessible.E.Complaining does serve as a real purpose in our live
49、s.F.However,the influences of complaining are not necessarily beneficial to us all.G.Our goal is not to remove complaining,but make it more useful and effective.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Milo is a rescue dog,adopted by 20-year-old Maka
50、yla Swift,One morning in November2021,Swift opened her front door and Milo41running.“I couldnt catch him,”she said.Milo ran to a house across the street.He seemed42with this house,so he ran to theone next door,Swift on his43.When it started scratching(抓挠)on the front door,Swift was44.No everyone wan
