江苏省海州高级中学2020-2021学年高三第一学期1月调研考试英语试题第一部分听力（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 shirt?A.19.15B.9.18C.9.15答案是C。

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 attending 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 often listen to?A. Jazz music.B. Classical music.C. Rock music.5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A. Sarah’s happy retirement.B. The man’s art classes.C. Their hobbies.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 damaged 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 urgent problem at work.C. The traffic due to the bad weather.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 far away is Sun Valley from Richmond?A. 5 minutes’ walk.B. 10 minutes’ walk.C. 15 minutes’ bike ride.12. Where do the speakers decide to stay?A. In a tent.B. In a hotel.C. In a villager’s 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 teacher’s 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 doing sports?A. Teach the young important life lessons.B. Try to maintain mental well-being.C. Make efforts to keep physically fit.听下面一段独白，回答第17至第20四个小题。

17. What does Volterman’s 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. A picture of him.B. A voice from the phone.C. A message from the wallet.20. Why is Volterman’s Smart Wallet suitable for travel?A. It doesn’t need to recharge.B. It is light and easy to carry.C. It has a large capacity for pictures.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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

AEssay CompetitionThe aim of this contest is to encourage great student writers and to give them a leg-up in their studies.2.PrizesOne Grand Prize winner will receive: $1,000 in cash; the essay published in our magazine’s May 2021 issue; an interview with our magazine's author.Ten First Place winners will receive: $ 500 in cash; their names and essay titles listed in our magazine’s May 2021 issue.Fifty Honorable Mention Winners will receive: a $ 50 gift card to our online shop.3.RequirementsThe length of the essay should be between 500-700 words.Write an essay on the topic of: How Food Affects Our Mood.Please write about three reasons for believing in your thesis（论点）statement in the form of body paragraphs and back up your reasons with practical evidence from respected sources.Do not write about yourself and don’t explain why you deserve to win the prizes.4.DeadlinesEarly-Bird Deadline: May 4, 2020 --- Free for the entry.Deadline: June 5, 2020 --- $ 5 for the entry.Extended Deadline: July 22, 2020 --- $ 10 for the entry.21. What will the First Place winners be rewarded with?A. Getting their essays published in the magazine.B. Having their essay titles listed in the magazine.C. Receiving a gift card to the particular online shop.D. Gaining an opportunity to meet the magazine's author.22. Which of the following meets the requirements?A. Writing an essay of more than 800 words.B. Submitting an essay about food nutrition.C. Expressing your strong desire to get the award.D. Supporting your reasons with credible evidence.23. When can you submit your essay for free?A. April 30, 2020B. May 20, 2020C. June 10, 2020D. July 25, 2020.BI’m going through it right now．Last night one of our three family dogs was hit and killed by a car in front of my mother’s house. The dogs became, more or less, my mother’s surrogate children after her human children grew up and moved out and my father ran with a midlife crisis and left her. The one that was killed had bonded with my mother far more than the others．She is extremely shocked. I loved the dog，but my true sadness currently results from having to watch my mother bear another tragedy after everything she has been through in her life. In the midst of all of this, I have to sincerely applaud the driver of the vehicle, which feels wrong, but it’s not．I’ll start by stating it was not his fault. The dog ran after a deer into the road at night. In an effort not to hit the deer with his car, he changed direction, not seeing the dog, resulting in its death. He could have very easily continued on his way, but he did something that I hope I never forget．In my eyes, he did the right thing. The driver pulled over, carefully wrapped our dog in a blanket he got from his car to preserve its dignity, and carried it up to my mother’s front door．He was visibly shaking and very upset. He informed my mother of what happened and she broke down immediately. He comforted her the best a stranger could and waited with her while my sister rushed to her house. He left his information and offered assistance in any way he could．Yes, he is the man who hit and killed our dog accidentally. What he really did was spare my mother, and potentially my sister, from coming across a horrible scene themselves while searchingfor the dog. He had so many choices that were far easier to make than what he chose. He did the right thing and for that, thank you, Stranger. You restored my faith in humanity．24．What do we know about the dog killed by the driver?A．It was killed by the driver on purpose．B．It lost its life during a fight against a deer．C．It was a particular favorite of the author’s mother．D．It got killed by hitting the deer while running after it．25．What does the underlined part “feels wrong, but it’s not” in Paragraph 2 probably mean？A．The driver ought to answer for the dog’s death．B．The author thought it sensible to praise the driver．C．The author believed it was not the driver’s fault to kill the dog．D．The driver should not take responsibility for the dog’s death at all．26．Which of the following can best describe the driver?A．Self-condemned and considerate．B．Calm and far-sighted．C．Reliable and generous．D．Irresponsible and unreasonable．27．What may the author agree with?A．Still waters have deep bottoms．B．Those who are ready to believe are easy to cheat．C．When the wound is healed，the pain is forgotten．D．Taking responsibility is the best policy．CWherever we humans go, we leave behind a mess. That goes for space, too. An estimated 500,000 pieces of debris (碎片) litter the Earth’s orbit as a result of man’s explorations of space. Some satellites have been hit by fast-moving pieces of junk. The remains of old rockets can be the size of a bus, while other debris pieces are simply tiny spots of paint.Today, our species is responsible for the junk dashing around Earth at high speeds, and if we don’t start actively removing the largest pieces, the risk of collisions will only grow worse. “Imagine how dangerous sailing the high seas would be, if all the ships ever lost in history were still floating on top of the water.” says Jan Wörner, ESA director general, “That is the current situation in orbit, and it cannot be allowed to continue.”It’s almost as if we need a truck to remove all of failed satellites from our orbit. By 2025, the agency plans on launching the world’s first orbiting junk collector, a four-armed robot that tracks down space waste. The first-of-its-kind task, known as ClearSpace-1, will start collecting only a single piece of space junk to prove the concept works. The target in this case is called Vespa, a leftover from ESA’s Vega rocket launch in 2013. This piece of junk weighs roughly the same as a small satellitle and has a simple shape that should make it easy to grab with four robotic arms. Once it’s safely in the arms of the garbage collector, it will then be dragged out of orbit and allowed to burn up in the atmosphere.In addition, an Australian company, Electro Optic Systems, has received a $ 3.5 million government fund to develop the world’s first laser tracking (激光跟踪) technology. It would replace existing radar (雷达) networks that currently monitor that part of space. The goal is to track small objects with great accuracy.28. Why does Jan Wörner refer to ships on the high seas?A. To explain the danger of space debris.B. To describe the universe’s huge space.C. To praise man’s explorations of space.D. To compare the oceans with the universe.29. Humans plan to handle debris by____________.A. ClearSpace-1 and VespaB. ESA’s Vega rocket launch and radar networksC. the orbiting junk collector and the first laser tracking technologyD. truck to remove all of failed satellites and track small objects30. What can be a suitable title for the text?A. Dangerous Space ExplorationB. Cleaning up Space Junk PiecesC. Developing Space TechnologyD. Launching A Four-armed Robot31. Where is this text probably from?A. An astronomy report.B. A travel guidebook.C. A science fiction.D. An environmental magazine.DEuropean researchers say they have created a process that can produce oxygen from moon dust．The process could provide a major source of oxygen for humans taking part in moon exploration activities in the future．Researchers from the European Space Agency，or ESA，carried out the experiments at a laboratory in the Netherlands．The team says ESA’s experimental “plant” was able to successfully produce oxygen from simulated（仿造的）moon dust．The dust is part of a material known as regolith(风化层），a top layer of dirt and rock pieces that sit on the surface of the moon．Samples of regolith returned from the moon have confirmed that the material contains about 45 percent oxygen by weight．However, the oxygen is chemically locked in the form of minerals or glass, so it is not easily available for use. Having real samples of regolith from the moon made it possible for the researchers to create the simulated moon dust material used during testing．The oxygen extraction(提取)process is carried out using a method called molten salt electrolysis(熔盐电解). This includes first placing the regolith in a metal container. Calcium chloride salt is added to the mixture, which is then heated to 950 degrees Celsius. At thistemperature, the regolith remains solid. Next，an electrical current is passed through the material. The researchers say it is this step that results in oxygen being extracted from the regolith. The study reported that up to 96 percent of oxygen in the simulated moon dust was extracted during the experiments．ESA’s long-term goal is to design an oxygen-producing “pilot plant” to operate full-time on the moon．The first technology demonstration of the system is expected to take place in the middle 2020s. Beth Lomax, a lead researcher on the project, said, “Being able to acquire oxygen from resources found on the moon would obviously be hugely useful for future lunar settlers, both for breathing and the local production of rocket fuel.” The researchers reported that “as a bonus” the process also results in the production of usable metallic materials．ESA and the US space agency NASA are both working on plans to return human beings to the moon. NASA has set a goal for 2024 with the aim to keep humans on the moon for long periods．32．Why is oxygen from moon dust difficult to use?A．It is tough for human beings to get moon dust．B．It is chemically fixed in materials or glass．C．The conditions of moon dust are terrible．D．There exits only a little of it．33．What is the main idea of the third paragraph?A．What molten salt electrolysis is．B．Where the value of the study lies．C．How oxygen is extracted from moon dust．D．What is necessary in the oxygen extraction process．34．What is Beth Lomax’s attitude towards the possibility of getting oxygen from moon dust?A．Positive．B．Skeptical．C．Cautious．D．Indifferent．35．What can be the best title for the text?A．Recent Studies of Moon Dust by ResearchersB．How Researchers Extracted Oxygen from Moon DustC．Potential Significance of Oxygen Extracted from Moon DustD．Researchers Report Extracting Oxygen from Moon Dust Successfully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。