1、1 20202021学年度高三年级第一学期教学质量调研（一） 英语试题 （考试时间 120分钟满分 150) 第一部分 听力（共 20题；每小题 1.5分，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. What will Joe probably do before skiing next time? A.Take a training course.B.Wear better equipment.C.Tr
2、y to help others exercise. 2. How does Sophia feel about giving a speech? A.Excited.B.Nervous.C.Proud. 3.What are the speakers mainly talking about? A.A funny man.B.A car accident.C.A car advertisement. 4.Why will Jim go to the city library? A.To practice French.B.To attend a meeting.C.To borrow mag
3、azines. 5.What season is it now? A.Summer.B.Autumn.C.Winter. 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.Who is the woman? A.A policewoman.B.A computer engineer.C.A clerk in an airline com
4、pany. 7.Where is Mr.Johnson now? A. In Seattle.B.In New York.C.In Los Angeles. 听下面一段对话，回答第 8 和第 9两个小题。 8.Why do the speakers need more ideas? A.To reduce the cost.B.To design new products.C.To increase the market share. 2 9.When will the speakers have a discussion? A.This Wednesday.B.This Friday.C.N
5、ext Monday. 听下面一段对话，回答第 10至第 12三个小题。 10.What does Doctor Brown consider the most important? A.Writing.B.Family.C.Work. 11.What problem about writing does Doctor Brown face? A.She lacks her separate space. B.She cant get her familys support. C.She is often interrupted by her daughter. 12.Why does Doc
6、tor Brown come here? A.To take an interview. B.To share writing skills. C.To collect readers comments. 听下面一段对话，回答第 13至第 16四个小题。 13.What course is the man going to take? A.Chinese.B.Japanese.C.French. 14.How long does the man want to study? A.12 weeks.B.6 months.C.8 months. 15.What level would the ma
7、n like to take? A.The beginners level. B.The lower level.C.The upper level. 16. When will the man begin to take the course? A.From September. B.From next January.C.From next March. 听下面一段独白，回答第 17至第 20四个小题。 17.What is the speaker doing? A.Doing a survey. B.Conducting a lecture.C.Recommending an exerc
8、ise. 18.How many days do inactive people feel bad per year on average? A.35.B.43.C.53. 19.What sport might have more positive effect? A.Basketball.B.Cycling.C.Running. 20.What seems to be the speakers opinion? A.A perfect balance is a must while exercising. B.A right type of exercise is more importa
9、nt. 3 C.Any exercise is better than no exercise. 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。 A Take a high quality helicopter tour from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon West Rim(边缘）！ Highlights A great Grand Canyon West Rim helicopter tour with an optional Skywal
10、k Eagle Point Guano Point Hualapai Ranch What You Can Expect Your journey from Las Vegas to the Grand Canyon begins with a scenic helicopter flight over Lake Mead,Hoover Dam,Fortification Hill and Temple Rock.Upon landing,you will have approximately 3.5 hours to explore.Enjoy a meal at the viewpoint
11、 of your choice. Youll visit Eagle Point,home to the Skywalk, a glass-bottom walking surface that suspended （悬浮）more than 4,000 feet above the Grand Canyon. At Guano Point,you can visit Highpoint Hike,where youll see breathtaking views of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River.Also visit Hualapai Ranch
12、 where you can go horseback riding. Also at the ranch there is cowboy entertainment,wagon rides,and more. Finally,if you select the helicopter upgrade option,youll fly down to a private bluff(悬崖） at the bottom of the Grand Canyon.Enjoy this breathtaking setting and make sure to bring your camera for
13、 unique photo opportunities.The activity lasts approximately 40 minutes and features 20 minutes at the bottom of the canyon. Additional Information The listed price does not include a US$15 fuel surcharge(附加费）per person,payable at the time of check-in.According to FAA regulations,all passengers 18 y
14、ears and older will be required to show photo ID such as a drivers license or passport at the time of check-in. All loose objects including cameras are NOT allowed on the Skywalk.Personal belongings will 4 need to be stored in a locker for free.Photos can be purchased at the gift shop. Due to comfor
15、t and weight/balance of the aircraft,passengers weighing over 136kg will be required to purchase an additional seat.This is payable directly to the tour operator on the day of the tour. Departure Points From selected Las Vegas hotels Departure Time 8 am or 9 am Departure time is subject to change du
16、e to weather conditions and weight restrictions. Duration 7 hours Return Details Return to original departure points 21.Where is a visitor most likely to see cowboys on his journey? A.At Hoover Dam.B.At Hualapai Ranch.C.At Eagle Point.D.At Guano Point. 22.If possible,how long can a visitor stay at t
17、he bottom of the Grand Canyon? A.For about 20 minutes. B.For about 40 minutes. C.For about 1 hour. D.For about 3.5 hours. 23.When a passenger takes the helicopter tour,he A.must arrive at a Las Vegas strip hotel before 9 B.can take pictures on the Skywalk C.must be 18 years and older D.can have a pa
18、cked lunch B It is the golden decade,the time in your life when you are carefree and at your happiest.Never again will you enjoy the freedom and thrills of your 20s.A new study has now confirmed the fears of anyone approaching middle-age-peoples 20s are their happiest years. But,while researchers wa
19、rn of lower life satisfaction for 40 years,there is hope.Their findings show that life does get better at 65,with happiness levels rising.Dr Ioana Ramia,from the University of New South Wales in Australia,said,Satisfaction over life decreases from the early 5 20s,plateaus for about 40 years and then
20、 increases from about 65 up. The aim of the research was to help develop policy to target specific age groups.Dr Ramia and her team found that happiness follows a U-curve with the highest levels experienced by those aged 15 to 24 and over 75. Dr Ramia said,couples reported greatest satisfaction at l
21、ife just before having their first child and a decrease from the childs first year of life through to when the child reaches six years old and starts school.She said,It then stays low,but increases slightly,and is the highest around the age of 80.So thats something to look forward to.Her teams resea
22、rch shows a strong connection betweenthemiddle-agehappinessstateandemploymentopportunitiesandfinancial situations,whenmoney and.jobs matter most. There was a greater emphasis on the quality of housing itself into middle age and beyond,along with neighborhood and community.At this time happiness is a
23、t its lowest and it only starts to increase when people start focusing on other things,like their free time,said Dr Ramia.Safety was an important aspect of life satisfaction in every age group,while health appeared twice-in the mid-30s with the first awareness of physical fallibility or illness,and
24、again later in life,she said. Though her research had shed some light onto the drivers of happiness,Dr Ramia said the peak at young and old age remained poorly understood,with question marks around how satisfaction could remain constant across the major parameters described yet manage to increase wi
25、th age overall. Defining whatsatisfactionwas and how it was rated by subjects was also a challenge for future research,she said. 24.The early 20s are thought to be the happiest years possibly because people A.enjoy their school life very much then B.can enjoy more freedom during that period C.usuall
26、y have lots of friends in those years. D.are going to have their own family in their life 25.The underlined wordplateausin Paragraph 2 probably means_ A.keeps a relatively stable level B.keeps changing C.reaches a very low level D.turns more complex 26.Paragraphs 4-5 mainly focus on A.the factors in
27、fluencing peoples satisfaction at life B.the differences between the young and the old C.the reasons why happiness follows a U-curve D.the matters concerning the middle-aged group 6 27.What can we learn from the last paragraph? A.We still have a poor understanding on the old. B.The drivers of happin
28、ess need further research. C.Its still a challenge to remain happy in our life. D.People are hard to be satisfied because of their age. C California has been facing a drought for many years now,with certain areas even having to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system.The probl
29、em is growing as the population of the state continues to expand.New research has found deep water reserves under the state which could help solve their drought crisis.Previous drilling of wells could only reach depths of 1,000 feet,but due to new pumping practices,water deeper than this can now be
30、extracted(抽取）。The team at Stanford investigated the aquifers(地下蓄水层）below this depth and found that reserves may be triple(三倍的）what was previously thought. It is profitable to drill to depths more than 1,000 feet for oil and gas extraction,but only recently in California has it become profitable to p
31、ump water from this depth.The aquifers range from 1,000 to 3,000 feet below the ground,which means that pumping will be expensive and there are other concerns.The biggest concern of pumping out water from this deep is the gradual setting down of the land surface.As the water is pumped out,the vacant
32、 space left is compacted(压缩） by the weight of the earth above. Even though pumping from these depths is expensive,it is still cheaper than desalinating(脱 盐）the ocean water in the largely coastal state.Some desalination plants exist where practical,but they are costly to run and can need constant rep
33、airs.Wells are much more reliable sources of freshwater,and California is hoping that these deep wells may be the answer to their severe water shortage. One problem with these sources is that the deep water also has a higher level of salt than shallower aquifers.This means that some wells may even n
34、eed to undergo desalination after extraction,thus increasing the cost.Research from the exhaustive study of groundwater from over 950 drilling logs has just been published.New estimates of the water reserves now go up to 2,700 billion cubic meters of freshwater. 28.How could Californias drought cris
35、is be solved according to some researchers? A. By building more reserves of groundwater. B.By drawing water from the depths of the earth. C.By developing more advanced drilling devices. D.By improving its water distribution system. 29.What can be inferred about extracting water from deep aquifers? 7
36、 A.It was considered vital to solving the water problem. B.It is bound to gain support from the local people. C.It was not considered worth the expense. D.It may not provide qualified freshwater. 30.What is mentioned as a consequence of extracting water from deep underground? A.The sinking of land s
37、urface. B.The harm to the ecosystem. C.The damage to aquifers. D.The change of the climate. 31.What is the authors purpose in writing the text? A.To encourage people to save water. B.To promote the seawater desalination. C.To introduce a new way of extracting freshwater. D.To draw peoples attention
38、to the droughts in California. D I saw my first total solar eclipse(日全食）in 1999 on the coast of France.Little did I know that the experience would change my life and determine the course of my career. Eclipse-chasersaim to put themselves in whats called the path of totality,the thin region where the
39、 sun is completely blocked out.While partial eclipses are interesting,total eclipses are breathtaking.Full darkness descends(降临）as the moon blocks the sun and its shadow covers the Earth.Viewers can remove protective glasses and stare at the black circle with their naked eyes(肉 眼）。Since 1999,I have
40、travelled around the globe to witness 10 total solar eclipses.I have carried out a research program to document and analyze the experiences of eclipse- chasers,publishing my findings in the books Total Addiction and Being in the Shadow. My survey data was interesting because it showed me that,again
41、and again,the eclipse- chasers were saying the same things.It was so amazing.There is something about this experience that is so profound and really life-changing.I basically teased out the common elements of it,and it creates an acronym(首字母缩拼词），SPACED. What happens is that were standing there waiti
42、ng for it to happen,and theres thissense of wrongness-thats the S.Were picking up that theres something in the environment that really is not right.This is the element thats very hard to describe to people who havent seen it,because they just imagine that it goes from day to night,and we all experie
43、nce that every day.But theres 8 something otherworldly that happens;we just cannot communicate to other people how weird(奇 异的）the environment gets. And then that leads to a primal fear.The hair on the back of our neck stands up and we get goosebumps(鸡皮疙瘩），and this is the moment where the shadow come
44、s towards us.Were looking at the sky and theres this creeping darkness;its so ominous and really wrong and we just think,What is going on?So,thats the P,theprimal fear. And then as totality comes above us and the darkness descends,and were standing there in the shadow of the moon and seeing the ecli
45、psed sun,its just the most spectacular(壮观的）thing weve seen.Thats when we get that sense of completeawe-thats the A.We know the emotion of awe involves vastness:We get a sense of the significance of something and how powerful it is in relation to us,and so we feel insignificant ourselves. We have to
46、actually change our mental structures to help us understand what were seeing because its just so vast. So,we feel insignificant,but we also then feelconnectedto something greater-and thats the C in SPACED.I myself feel connected to humanity and nature,so I just have this sense of how we are all one.
47、It doesnt matter what color,religion,background,culture you come from,regardless of how you make sense of it;we all experience this.We are human beings standing there at that moment at that point in time,all connected with our experience. And then afterwards is theeuphoria(欣快感）”thats the E.Theres su
48、ch a range of intense emotion over a very,very short period of time,like a rollercoaster that happens within minutes.We have the most intense highs and its incredible. And then the total eclipse is over and then we are just left with this desire to repeat,and thats the D.Its so strong.If youre in a
49、group of people who have seen their first total eclipse,the next question isWhens the next one?People just cant fully understand the idea that thats all it is; they have to see it again. 32.What can we find in the books Total Addiction and Being in the Shadow? A.The path of totality in life. B.The reason for solar eclipse. C.The difference among eclipses. D.The experiences of seeing eclipses. 33.Why do people get thesense of wrongness? A.Because they cannot explain the sudden change from day to night. B.Because they cannot find the right words to express their feelings. C.Because they
