2023江苏省苏北四市高三上学期期中抽测英语试卷Word含答案听力

2022~2023学年度第一学期高三年级期中抽测英语试题

注意事项∶

1. 答卷前, 考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。

2. 回答选择题时, 选出每小题答案后, 用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动, 用橡皮擦干净后, 再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时, 将答案写在答题卡上, 写在本试卷上无效。

3. 考试结束后, 将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。

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。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 kind of cake did the woman make?

A. The lemon cake. B. The chocolate cake. C. The strawberry cake.

2. When will the woman have some free time?

A. This Friday. B. Next Wednesday. C. Next Thursday.

3. What will the woman probably do next?

A. Do some chores.   B. Go out with her friend.   C. See a movie with her brother.

4. Which candle does the man decide to buy?

A. The apple and pine candle. B. The orange and walnut candle.

C . The chocolate and coffee candle.

5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?

A. Preparing some food.  B. Shopping for a party. C. Cleaning up after a disaster.

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。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。

听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。

6. What Kind of transport does the man want to try?

A. Helicopters.   B. Cars. C. Planes.

7. What does the woman trust most?

A. Statistics. B. Her own feelings. C. Safety reports.

听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。

8. When did the man last have his hair cut?

A. One month ago.   B Two months ago. C. Twelve months ago.

9. How long was the man's hair in his youth?

A. Down to his back. B. Down to his collar. C. Down to his shoulders.

10. What is the relationship between the speakers?

A. Friends. B. Husband and wife. C. Hairdresser and customer.

听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。

11. Where are the speakers?

A. In the forest. B. In the desert. C. In the mountains.

12. How does the man feel?

A. Worried  B. Excited.  C. Confident.

13. What will the speakers probably do next?

A. Listen to the radio. B. Change their direction. C. Help with the cows on the road.

听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。

14. What does the man say about the countryside?

A. It has narrow roads.   B It is flat. C. It is inconvenient.

15. How did the man lose his ability to walk?

A. He fell down the mountains when hiking.

B. He had an accident when taking an elevator.

C He had an accident when riding a motorbike.

16. How does the woman feel in the end?

A. Sympathetic. B. Disappointed. C. Confused.

听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。

17. What did China sell to the Bomans?

A. Silk. B. Glass. C. Silver.

18. How many areas of Britain were controlled by the Romans?

A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.

19. Which of the following is the shortest?

A, Hadrian's Wall.   B. The Antonine Wall.  C. The Great Wall.

20. What is still in use today?

A. Baths made by the Romans. B. Toilets made by the Romans. C Roads made by the Romans.

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

Humanities Mentors

Humanities Mentors（导师）are student volunteers. They build community for current students in Humanities Series and connect them with other humanists on campus. Main duties for mentors

● Help undergraduates with the humanities on campus, including the Humanistic Studies certificate. Offer advice about reading, writing, course selection, and international experiences.

● Participate in Humanities forum, where students improve their papers with the help of Mentors.

● Involve students in discussing literature, philosophy, history, and art.

● Write brief blogs about humanities experiences on campus and beyond.

● May serve as chairman, who lead Humanities forum. Become a Humanities Mentor

Please fill out the Google Form if you would like to become a Humanities Mentor. Meet with a Humanities Mentor

Are you interested in the humanities? Have you taken a Humanities Sequence, and don't know what to do next? Want to learn about humanities opportunities at and beyond Princeton? We encourage you to email one of our Humanities Mentors for advice about course selection, the Humanistic Studies certificate, internships, and more.

During the academic year, the Coffee Conference program enables students interested in the humanities to ask Humanities Mentors for advice over an informal cup of coffee. To participate, students can contact anyone in the Mentor directory to schedule a coffee conference (coffee's on us. ).

21. Who is this passage intended for?

A. Professors. B. Undergraduates. C. High school students.  D. Parents.

22. What is a duty of Humanities Mentors?

A. To build communities beyond campus.

B. To provide certificates for students.

C. To help improve the students' papers.

D. To write blogs about life experiences.

23. What can the students do to meet with a humanities Mentor?

A. Fill out the Google Form.   B. Show interest in the humanities.

C. E-mall a Humanities Mentor.  D. Schedule a coffee conference.

B

One day, Hilary Krieger was sitting in her parents' home when her friend accidentally squirted （喷射） himself with an orange slice. “Oh, the orange just orbisculated, " she said. "It did what?” asked her friend, “I’ve never heard such a word. ”The two made a five-dollar bet, and Hilary gleefully grabbed the family dictionary. She quickly turned to the "O" section and didn't find it. Then she burst into her dad's study and told him the shocking news:“Orbisculate”was not in the dictionary!

Looking embarrassed, her father confessed that he had made up the word when in college. He defined "orbisculate" as the action that happens "when you dig your spoon into a grapefruit and it squirts juice directly into your eye, "though the family also applied it to other fruits and vegetables that unexpectedly sprayed. "We had been using it our whole lives, as if it were a real word, "Hilary says.

Out five dollars and wondering what other fake words might exist in her vocabulary. Hilary was mad. But she quickly came to see her dad's made-up word as a gift, one that, revealed his naughty and inventive spirit. It speaks to his creativity and the idea that, even when something's painful and annoying, like getting grape fruit juice in your eye, you can laugh and have fun with it, ” she says.

Two decades later, Hilary told that funny story again and again, in sad circumstances. Her father, Neil Krieger, died at age 78. "'Orbisculate' is such a great word that I dream it should be in the dictionary!” says Hilary. To get the word officially recognized, Hilary set up a website, orbisculate. com, encouraging people to use “orbisculate” in a wide variety of contexts.

Getting a word into the dictionary isn't easy, but words describing concrete phenomena that affect many people tend to get picked up. “That's one of the things 'orbisculate' has going for it —there is no single word that captures' the squirting in the eye that certain fruits do, ”senior editor of the Merriam-Webster dictionary Emily Brewster says. "The word's status as an established member of the English language would be pretty undeniable. ”

24. What shocked Hilary Krieger one day?

A. Her friend's squirting juice into his eyes.

B. Losing five dollar in the bet.

C. Failing to find "orbisculate" in the dictionary.

D. Her father's making up the word.

25. What made Hilary see her dad's made-up word as a gift?

A. The application of the word to other fruits.

B. Her father's naughty and inventive spirit.

C. The fun she got from the word "orbisculate".

D. Her dream about the word again and again.

26. What is Brewster's attitude toward Hillary's dream?

A. Cautious.   B Doubtful.    C. Positive.   D. Unclear.

27. Why did Hilary want to get "orbisculate" in the dictionary?

A. To recall her childhood life.    B. To memorialize her father.

C. To get herself officially recognized.   D. To encourage people to make up new words.

C

New bioplastics are being made in laboratories from straw, wood chips and food waste, with researchers aiming to replace oil as the source of the world's plastic.

The new approaches include genetically modifying bacteria to eat wood and produce useful chemicals. But the bioplastics are currently significantly more expensive to make than fossil fuel-based plastics.

Land and seas around the world, from high mountains to deep oceans, have become polluted with plastic, prompting major public concern. The world has produced 8bn tonnes of plastic since the 1950s and demand is still rising.

While some waste plastic is recycled, much of it is burnt to produce electricity, resulting in carbon emissions that drive climate change. In contrast to plastic made from oil, plastics made from plant-based materials only release the carbon the plants absorbed from the air as they grew. Bioplastics will also give more options. tor products that biodegrade in the environment, although they can be made very long-lasting if required.

"Plastics are an incredible enhancement to our daily lives, "said Paul Mines, CEO of Biome Technologies in the UK, which has spent ￡5m in the last five years on bioplastics research. “But we can't go on using fossil fuel-based materials. About 6-7% of every barrel of oil is used to make plastics. ”

Using plant materials is feasible, said professor Simon, at the University of York. Replacing half of the nation's plastic bottles could be done using just 3% of the sugar beet crop, 5% of wheat straw or 2. 5% of food waste, he said.

Currently, just a few thousand tonnes of bioplastic are used in the UK each year, compared to millions of tonnes of conventional plastic. Mines said this could rise to about 20, 000 tonnes in the next five years.

28. Why are high mountains and deep oceans mentioned in paragraph 3?

A. To display the range of plastic waste.

B. To show the widespread use of plastic.

C. I o stress the increasing demand for plastic.

D. To raise awareness of ocean protection.

29. What is one advantage of bioplastics over fossil fuel-based plastics?

A. Producing electricity.    B. Being eco-friendly.

C. Driving climate change.    D. Biodegrading other plastic.

30. What does the underlined word "feasible" mean in paragraph 6?

A. Possible.    B. Troublesome. C. Original. D. Costly.

31. What is the main idea of the passage?

A. Plastics arc necessary in daily life.

B Oil is the source of the world's plastic.

C. Bioplastic making is a promising industry.

D. Scientists are researching bioplastic making.

D

As a kid growing up in a suburb of London. I loved to go looking for the perfect park bench. Some Sunday mornings, my dad could be persuaded lo drive to new parks. We'd have a kick-around with a soccer ball, share a bag of Dotritos and check out all the benches in the area, reading the words can read them.

The good park bench leaves me in a state, somewhere between nostalgia（怀旧）and eager antic ration. Where once I was excited by the words carved on wood, I now find, as a 10-year-old, that I'm more appreciative of each bench's quiet stoicism （坦然淡定）, the way they are willing to wait out their turn in every weather, remaining available to all-comers. Like a good book or piece of music, a park bench allows for a sense of solitude （独处） and community at the same time, which is crucial to life in a great city.

Part of my recession with park benches is as spaces where history settles. By planting seeds of curiosity, and making space for reflection, park benches become doors to the past Maybe that's the greatest power of the park bench: its rapacity w encourage the art of observation. A good bench catches us in our quietest, most vulnerable（脆弱的）moments, when we may be open to imagining new nanauves and revisiting old ones. Our masks are taken off, hung from the bench's wrought iron. On other nearby benches, babies are being burped. Glances exchanged. Sandwiches eaten. Newspapers read it .

Lately, through I've found me sitting on a lot of cramped metal benches of the kind that don't invite you to linger long, or nafsirtoncicue ones that leave you cold. That's because public seating is becoming an endangered species. (Our cities are becoming more like Disneyland, which has been quietly removing public seating and replacing it with more restaurant seating. If you want a moment's rest in 21st-century America, you have to open your wallet.

One recent Sunday, I wandered through Central Park. To be in Central Park in what is hopefully the pandemic's twilight is to be reminded of the beauty of living in a city that still makes space for park benches in the modem cityscape.

32. How did the writer lead in the topic?

A. By describing the scene of the park.

B. By revealing his passion for London.

C. By showing his father's affection for him.

D. By introducing his childhood experience.

33. What can we learn about the writer after he grew up?

A. He was suffering great frustration in his 40s.

B. He enjoyed the peace in the park very much.

C. He liked the feel park benches brought to him.

D. He was still crazy about the words on the bench

34. Which aspect of park benches does paragraph 3 focus on?

A. Design.   B History.   C. Location.   D Power.

35. Why is public seating becoming an endangered species?

A. It is out of date.     B. It is uncomfortable to sit there.

C. It is commercialized.    D. It is usually made of metal.

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。

Each place on this planet has its own unique tracts culture and customs. In addition, different locales have their own languages and dialects. 36_____________

As people travel more frequently, they exchange goods and ideas. Thus, the blending of cultures has become easier and more commonplace. In the age of globalization, one may argue that language acts as a barrier to communication. Individual dialects may divide people even further. 37.__________ Dialects arc important for international business. Read on to learn bow.

DIALECTS RETAIN IDENTITY

Many cultures use different words or prortanciations for the same thing. 38___________                    Many times, exact translations are impossible. For example, one language may have a specific word for something, while another does not. If each language were standardized with the same set of words and pronunciations, cultures would lose their identities.

DIALECTS HELP SPREAD CREATIVITY

New words spread freely throughout different cultures thanks to world travel and the internet. In our modern society, each person can travel to experience new things. By learning new languages and dialects, a person expands his or her mind. Opening one's mind promotes creativity. 39.___________ Therefore, as we interact internationally, these exchanges lead to innovations.

DIALECTS INCREASE INDEPENDENCE

40________ Even though a small group is part of a larger whole, their unique form of expression sets them apart. Their uniqueness provides them a sense of independence. Oftentimes, people from a specific area take pride in their dialect. Differences enhance cultural diversity and increase independence. Without diversity, our world would not progress in business or technology.

Our world needs dialects and individual expression to keep cultures alive for future generations. Preserving dialects is good for creativity, innovation, and business.

A. The free exchange of ideas leads to new ideas.

B. Unique pronunciations help give a culture its identity.

C. A dialect, by definition, is specific to a region or group.

D. When exchanging ideas, they feel comfortable speaking dialects.

E. Therefore, a standardized language is crucial in the communication.

F. However, dialects express the unique qualities of a particular region.

G. Language and dialects preserve the unique cultural elements of a given place.

第三部分 语言运用 （共两节, 偶分30分）

第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）

阅读下面短文, 从所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空处的最佳选项。

My family unit of four was on the stricter side when it came to COVID- 19 precautions. We had decided not to attend most group 41. We had 42 about the health risks posed by this new virus, especially as we waited for our kids to be vaccinated.

My parents came up from Texas in December 2020 to quarantine (隔离期) before seeing us and 43 to visit us occasionally after that. We tried to visit them too but got 44 twice—first when the virus Delta made the trip too 45, then when my grandma and my older son separately were 46 with Omicron.

Finally, in February 2022, we got there. It had been more than two years once my kids had seen my grandparents, and my younger son did not 47 being on a plane. We met my parents, grandparents, aunt, uncle, and cousins in Colorado. There, my kids. 48 her baby cousin. I 49 my kids as they swam, watched fireworks, generally 50 with their older cousins. They were so 51 with everyone, despite how infrequently we had gotten together over the past few years.

Several times, I looked over at my kids playing with my relatives, their relatives, forming   their own 52 ,and felt something that I rarely feel about being with other people: longing, the                   53 for more of this.

As COVID- 19 is not over, we are still trying to keep our 54 limited. But with our younger son finally 55 we are cracking open the door, just a little, to be with the people we love.                           

41 A. gatherings  B. discussions  C. work   D. talk

42.A. knowledge  B. prediction  C. concern  D. argument

43.A. left    B. returned  C. called   D. chatted

44.A. lost    B. hurt   C. fined   D. stopped

45.A. shocking  B. embarrassing C. frightening  D. tiring

46 A. unsatisfied  B. connected  C. bored   D. infected

47.A. remember  B. regret   C. imagine  D. consider

48. A. played tricks on B. fell in love with C. made jokes about D. got in touch with

49. A. chased   B. ignored  C. observed  D. admired

50. A. working  B. fighting  C. messing  D. jumping

51.A. generous  B. comfortable  C. curious  D. modest

52.A. values   B. friendships  C. bonds   D. opinions

53.A. pity   B. sympathy  C. love   D. desire

54.A. exposures  B. expenses  C. choices  D. bobbies

55.A. educated  B. cured   C. changed  D. vaccinated

第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）

阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

The Tibet autonomous region has achieved all-around progress in the sports sector, 56_______ (pour) nearly 5. 23 billion yuan into sports projects, officials said at a news conference in Lhasa this Monday.

As part of this historic breakthrough, the region has been making efforts to enhance the protection and inheritance of ethnic sports and the 57_______ (develop) of outdoor sports. Up to now, over 20 ethnic sports, including Lhasa kite-flying, 58__________(put) on the national cultural heritage lists, and activities such as Tibetan wrestling have been included as events at national ethnic sports meets. Stone-lifting and Tibetan chess are now among activities 59________have been included in regional ethnic sports meets.

60__________(enrich) with natural resources such as snow-capped mountains, rivers, lakes, grasslands and forests, Tibet is an ideal place for outdoor sports, such as running, trekking, cycling and ski mountaineering, Wang Dejun, spokesman for the regional sports bureau, told 61._________ news conference on Monday.

Participation 62______sports throughout the region has improved 63________ (dramatic) over the past decade, 64_________more than 997, 000people regularly taking part in physical exercise. "We expect that the outdoor sports industry 65_________ (become) a pillar industry in the region eventually and contribute to the economy, ” Wang added.

第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

假如你是李华, 你的英国笔友Caroline对中国传统文化很感兴趣, 请你给她写一封信, 内容包括∶

1. 提出学习建议（内容、途径等）；2. 希望加强交流。

注意∶

1. 写作词数应为80左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Dear Caroline,

________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours sincerely,

Li Hua

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。

Raju's family was the smallest family on the coastal line of Kanyakumari. Raju was 10 years old. He was tall, dark and handsome and had a lot of dreams. He had always dreamt of living in a city. He was always his dad's charm, as he was not quite happy to spend time with his mom. All he could remember about his mom was her scars, red and white scars on her face, neck and hands. He always felt unpleasant to see his mom's face. But what he did not know was that his mom scratched her beauty to save him from a fire when he was one year old. Not wanting to burden him with it, Raju's parents kept it a secret.

His mom Kamala used to drop him to school and pick him up every day. He felt awkward to see his mom with that scarred face standing in front of the school gate. As he was laughing and chatting with his fellow school mates, all of them became silent and started staring at the gate. So, Raju turned towards the gate with a lot of curiosity. He froze when seeing his mom, face covered with a piece of cloth. Raju felt ashamed and rushed out of the school with lots of anger.

With days passing by, Raju started to dislike his mom more. He did not like to get picked up or dropped by his mom. He felt that she was ugly and so abnormal. As he grew old, he stopped going out with her to the market or anywhere outside. Kamala tried her best to make her son happy, got him everything that he wanted and gave him his space. She understood what her son was going through and felt pity for herself and sad for her son, as she was helpless.

When Raju turned 15, he was sent to a city high school 67 kilometers away from his coastal village. The very thought of not being with his ugly mother made him very happy.

Three years later, then came Raju's graduation ceremony. His parents didn't want to be absent from such an important occasion, so they managed to be there without informing Raju.

注意∶

1. 续写词数应为150左右；

2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Raju was shocked when seeing his parents arrive at the ceremony hall. __________________

___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Hesitating for a moment, Reju's father told him everything that happened many years ago.

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