1、 江苏省南通市如皋县 2021 届高三期中调研考试 英 语 1. 本试卷共 8 页,共四部分,满分 150 分,考试时间 120 分钟。 2. 答题前,考生务必将学校、班级、姓名写在密封线内。 第一部分 听力(共两节,满分 30 分) 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。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. How long will the woman study in the UK? A. For th
2、ree months. B. For one year. C. For one and a half years. ( ) 2. What is the relationship between John and Mike? A. Friends. B. Partners. C. Strangers. ( ) 3. How might the woman feel? A. Satisfied. B. Annoyed. C. Excited. ( ) 4. What does the woman mean? A. The man forgot to do his hair. B. The man
3、 forgot to put on a tie. C. The man is wearing clothes that dont match. ( ) 5. What are the two speakers talking about? A. Cleaning the house. B. Dealing with old books. C. Sorting the rubbish. 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。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小
4、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。 听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。 ( ) 6. When did the womans license stop being valid? A. 19 days ago. B. 17 days ago. C. 2 days ago. ( ) 7. What will the woman come back tomorrow with? A. Her passport. B. Her credit card. C. Her bills. 听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。 ( ) 8. What
5、 time is it now? A. 6:30 a.m. B. 7:00 a.m. C. 7:30 a.m. ( ) 9. What will the boy do next? A. Go to school. B. Fix the watch. C. Check the time. 听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。 ( )10. When did the man argue with David? A. Yesterday. B. Today. C. The day before yesterday. ( )11. Why did the man want to get hi
6、s money back? A. Because David borrowed too much money from him. B. Because he didnt trust David anymore. C. Because he had to pay an unexpected bill. ( )12. How does the man feel now? A. He is still angry with David. B. He regrets getting angry with David. C. He is happy to break up with David. 听第
7、9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。 ( )13. What does the man do to kill time? A. Eat potato chips. B. Take a walk. C. Watch TV. ( )14. What does the woman hate? A. The parks. B. The square. C. The city. ( )15. What is the most important in the mans opinion? A. Entertainment. B. Quietness. C. Income. ( )16. What do
8、 the man and woman disagree on? A. Whether the city needs a symbol. B. Whether the amusement park should be built. C. Whether the square is a good place for a walk. 听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。 ( )17. What is the speakers attitude? A. No one is born a genius. B. Too much practice is not useful. C. Talen
9、ted people neednt work hard. ( )18. When did Mozart begin composing? A. At the age of three. B. At the age of five. C. At the age of eight. ( )19. How did Jimi Hendrix learn to play the guitar? A. By going to school. B. His dad taught him. C. He taught himself. ( )20. What happened to Einstein after
10、 graduation? A. He couldnt find a job. B. He was an immediate success. C. He gave up his studies for a while. 第二部分 阅读理解(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 Top Things to Do with Kids in London Play at the Museum of London Docklands Address: No. 1 Wareh
11、ouse, London E14 4AL, the UK The Museum of London Docklands has a great play area called “Mudlarks.” Everything is themed around life in the London docks, so big kids can weigh goods or put tea sets into a model ship while the smaller kids get to move around and play with large foam(泡沫) bananas and
12、London buses or pretend to drive a DLR (Docklands Light Railway) train. Take a Picture in Kensington Gardens Address: London W22UH, the UK Stop by the bronze statue of the fictional character Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, which is located next to Hyde Park, for the opportunity to take a photo and
13、 even read one of the famous Peter Pan stories by J.M. Barrie. The exact location of the statue was chosen by Barries, who lived close to Kensington Gardens and published his first Peter Pan story in 1902 using the park for inspiration. Explore the London Dungeon Address: The Queens Walk, London SE1
14、 7PB, the UK The London Dungeon calls itself “the worlds most famous horror attraction”. The new London dungeon, which moved from Tooley Street to its new home near County Hall and the London Eye and cost millions of pounds to build, features live actors dressed in scary clothes as historical figure
15、s, realistic special effects and two breathtaking rides to bring back a thousand years of Londons dark past. See the Animals at the London Zoo Address: Outer Circle, London NW1 4RY, the UK The London Zoo is an excellent family day out for kids and adults, and once youre inside you can easily spend a
16、 whole day there. Daily events include a tropical bird tour, the Megabugs Live show, a showcase of big fish, and an event known as Giraffe High Tea as well as shows with birds and small animals at the Animals in Action Amphitheatre. ( )21. What can you learn about the Museum of London Docklands? A.
17、It provides Mudlarks for parents to rest. B. Its play area is suitable for kids of all ages. C. Big kids can make foam bananas for small kids there. D. Kids can have the chance of driving a Docklands Light Railway train. ( )22. When exploring the London Dungeon, visitors . A. would learn more about
18、Londons history B. could understand the reason and process of its relocation C. will experience two breathtaking rides around London D. can dress up as historical figures to create Londons history ( )23. If you want to enjoy a tropical bird tour, you can go to . A. The Queens Walk, London SE1 7PB, t
19、he UK B. London W22UH, the UK C. Outer Circle, London NW1 4RY, the UK D. No. 1 Warehouse, London E14 4AL, the UK B Matthew Whitaker has been blind since birth. His parents were told that he only had a 50% chance of survival, and he experienced 11 operations before he was even two years old. Despite
20、being faced with these terrible situations, he survived. Not only that, he exhibited an excellent gift for playing the piano; by the time he was 3 years old, he was playing two- handed piano compositions and writing his own songs without ever having a teacher. At the age of 5, he even could play the
21、 songs completely after hearing them one time. Dalia Sakas, the director of New Yorks Filomen M. DAgostino Greenberg Music School, recalls the moment she decided to take Matthew on as a student when he was five years old, making him the youngest person to ever attend the school. Now only 18 years ol
22、d, Whitaker has since toured the world, headlined famous sites from Carnegie Hall to Kennedy Centre, and won a number of music awards. Such is the height of Whitakers talent that he caught the attention of Dr Charles Limb, a neurologist who also happens to be a fellow musician. Dr Limb was attracted
23、 by what might have been going on inside Whitakers brain, so with the permission of the musician and his family, Whitaker took two MRI examsfirst while being exposed to different stimuli, including music, and then while he played on a keyboard. What Dr Limb was surprised to find was that Whitakers b
24、rain seemed to have repurposed its own disused visual cortex(视觉皮质) in order to build other neurological(神经系 统的) pathways. Even when Whitaker was simply listening to one of his favourite music, his entire visual cortex lit up. When Dr Limb presented Whitaker with his brain scans showing how his brain
25、 lit up when he listened to music, the musician was amazed. “I didnt even know that that was happening.” When asked about why his brain was inspired in such a way, he simply said “I love music”. ( )24. What can we learn about Matthew Whitaker from Para.3? A. He was the youngest disabled piano player
26、 in the school. B. Dalia Sakas helped him tour the world to play the piano. C. He had visited a lot of tourist attractions by the time he was 18. D. He has achieved great success in music when he is just eighteen. ( )25. What was Dr Limb probably interested in about Matthew? A. His brains reaction t
27、o music. B. The terrible condition of Matthew. C. The special structure of his brain. D. The wonderful performance of Matthew. ( )26. What do you know about the result of Whitakers brain scans? A. It showed that Whitaker was just a common boy. B. Dr Limb and Whitaker both felt unexpected about it. C
28、. Dr Limb thought that it wasnt reasonable and complete. D. It explained how Whitaker remembered the songs after listening. ( )27. What is the best title for the text? A. A Scientist Is Studying an 18-year-old Piano Player B. An 18-year-old Blind Piano Player Is Studying His Brain C. A Scientist Stu
29、dies an 18-year-old Blind Piano Players Brain D. An 18-year-old Piano Player Helps Scientists with Music C Denmark is only about half the size of South Carolina, but it produces more of its electricity from wind than any other country in the world. Thats not because its a particularly breezy country
30、; it has pretty ordinary average wind speeds. The reason the Danes now get 47% of their electricity from wind, with more to come, comes down to a combination of history and policy. First, the history: Paul la Cour was a scientist and inventor who experimented with and engineered early wind power mac
31、hines at the start of the 20th century. So its not surprising that Denmark spent money developing wind power early, beginning at a national level in the 1970s. In the 1980s, due to a strong grassroots movement disagreeing with nuclear power plants, Denmark increased production before many other coun
32、tries were even considering it. Denmark has also had significant government support for wind-energy projects, as well as support from the countrys technology-focused universities. Even back in 2002, the country was taking climate change warnings seriously, aiming to cut fossil-fuel emissions by 20 p
33、ercent, which it did via renewable energy investment and implementation. Some of the worlds largest companies in the areaincluding Vestas, which builds turbines, and Orsted, which specializes in offshore wind projectsare Danish, so the country has an impact beyond its borders. The great impact of De
34、nmarks wind-energy business is important because its a small country, so while an almost 50% rate of electricity from wind is admirable, its also small in terms of overall global impact. While Denmark gets almost half of its electricity needs covered from 5,758 megawatts(MW) of capacity, Spains 23,0
35、00 MTW covers just 18 percent of its electricity supply as its a much bigger country. China is the leader in wind energy at 221,000 MW, and the US comes second in the world at about 96,000 MW. Denmarks long support for wind-energy technology and its policies made in support of wind energy have prove
36、n this approach can work to decarbonize the economy, even on a bigger scale. At the end of 2019, lawmakers in Denmark set a new goal: increasing the percentage of electricity sourced from renewable power to 100%. ( )28. What can we learn about Denmark in developing wind power? A. It has the advantag
37、e of strong winds. B. Its weather conditions are unfavourable. C. It is experienced in this area. D. It met with strong disagreement at first. ( )29. The fourth paragraph mentions two companies to show . A. the bright future of the wind power business B. the fierce competition in the area of wind po
38、wer C. Denmarks dependence on the wind-energy business D. Denmarks international status in the wind-energy business ( )30. Which country produces the most wind power? A. The US. B. Denmark. C. Spain. D. China. ( )31. What is indicated in the last paragraph? A. A hopeful future of the green economy.
39、B. The urgent need to develop wind energy worldwide. C. A long way to go to full dependence on clean energy. D. Wind energys leading role as a form of renewable power. D In an interview in 1958, Ernest Hemingway made an admission that has inspired novelists ever since: The final words of A Farewell
40、to Arms, his wartime classic, were rewritten “39 times before I was satisfied.” Those endings have never been published together in their entirety, according to his longtime publisher, Scribner. A new edition of A Farewell to Arms, will be released soon, including all the different endings, with ear
41、ly drafts of other passages in the book. The new edition concludes that the 39 endings that Hemingway referred to are really more like 47. They have been kept in the Ernest Hemingway Collection at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum in Boston since 1979. The endings are named and gat
42、hered in an appendix in the new edition, a 330-page book whose cover uses the novels original artwork. For readers of Hemingway the endings are a fascinating look into how the novel could have ended with different endings. And since most modern authors produce their work on computers, the new editio
43、n also serves as an artifact, with handwritten notes and long passages crossed out, giving readers a sense of an authors process. Hemingway also left behind a list of titles, like World Enough and Time, Of Wounds and Other Causes, The Enchantment, etc., which are reprinted in the new edition. Patric
44、k Hemingway, Ernest Hemingways only surviving son, said that when Scribner suggested the raw material be published, he agreed. “They do give insight into how Hemingway was thinking, but no matter how much you analyze a classic bit of writing, you can never really figure out what makes talent work,”
45、said Patrick Hemingway, who is 84. Susan Moldow, the publisher of Scribner, says that Hemingway is an all-time strong seller. After reading the various endings, Ms Moldow added, she didnt question the authors decision; the ending has stood the test of time. She said, “I think we have to be glad that
46、 he chose the ending in line with his style.” ( )32. What can we know about A Farewell to Arms? A. It is a novel written during the times of wars. B. Scribner has never published Hemingways works. C. Hemingway tried to write a satisfying ending for it. D. Other writers rewrite their works mostly bec
47、ause of its success. ( )33. What cant readers find in the new edition according to the passage? A. 47 endings of the book. B. Handwritten notes by Hemingway. C. Different unused names of the book. D. A picture of an artifact made by Hemingway. ( )34. What can we know from Patrick Hemingways words? A
48、. Publishing the new edition is thought to be a good idea. B. It is difficult to find a writer as talented as Ernest Hemingway. C. Readers never really understand Ernest Hemingways works. D. The drafts of the novels are valued more than the novels. ( )35. What does Susan Moldow think of the final en
49、ding of the book? A. Ironic. B. Classic. C. Average. D. Interesting. 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分) 根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 A few years ago, a Finnish app took the mobile gaming world by storm. Its set-up was simple and its idea illogical: Angry Birds was little more than a shooting game, with birds instead of bullets and green pigs in place of targets. 36 Shortly after Angry Birds took off, audiences found a new distraction in Fruit Ninja, a game where the object was to chop falling produce, and then Candy Crush
