江苏省南通市海安县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,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 skill does the woman think most useful?A.Making a fire.B.Building a shelter.C.Finding water.()2.Why didn t the woman have the bags delivered?A.The supermarket doesn t offer delivery.B.She is strong enough to carry them.C.The driver doesn t work today.()3.Why does the woman visit the man?A.To ask him to hang a painting for her.B.To borrow a tool from him.C.To tell him to turn down his music.()4.Where are the speakers?A.At home.B.In a park.C.In a shop.()5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Whether to get a gift for a wedding.B.How to prepare for a wedding.C.What to get for a wedding.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。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
()6.How much does Judy s pig weigh?A.100pounds.B.200pounds.C.300pounds.()7.What will Judy do?A.Pay some money as punishment.B.Spend two months in prison.C.Help her pig lose weight.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
()8.Where will the woman probably be at6:40tomorrow?A.In a taxi.B.At the hotel.C.At the airport.()9.What does the woman ask the man to do in the end?A.Book a taxi for her.rm her of the flight.C.Give her a wake-up call.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
()10.What does the man want to do?A.Have his money back.B.Get a new watch of the same style.C.Exchange the watch for a different one.()11.What will the man do next?A.Show his receipt.B.Make a call.C.Fill in a form.()12.What can we learn from the conversation?A.The man bought the watch a few days ago.B.This style of watch enjoys great popularity.C.The man s watch is completely broken.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。
()13.How did the man know the position?A.From the restaurant.B.From his friend.C.From the newspaper. ()14.What related experience does the man have?A.Waiting tables.B.Serving dishes.C.Handling customers.()15.How long is the trial period?A.About a week.B.About two weeks.C.About three weeks.()16.What benefit can be gained from the job?A.Free transportation to work.B.Two free meals a day.C.Three days off a week.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
()17.How does the departure time differ from the usual?A.It s fifteen minutes later.B.It s fifteen minutes earlier.C.It s half an hour later.()18.What does the speaker say about the ruin?A.It was mentioned during yesterday s tour.B.It was near the ancient theatre.C.It is a famous palace now.()19.Which activity is unavailable during the trip?A.Diving.B.Volleyball.C.Sailing.()20.What does the speaker think of taking the suncream?A.It is safe.B.It is useless.C.It is necessary.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。
AI m not much of a gardener.I love having beautiful flowers—but I don t havea good track record when it comes to making them grow.A few months after our son left for the Middle East,my friend gifted me a box of tulip bulbs(郁金香球茎).She explained that these bulbs were put into the ground in the fall and lay sleeping all winter.They had all the nutrients they needed inside the bulb and would come out in the spring.“When you see the leaves of the tiny flowers pushing toward the sun,you ll know that it s almost time for your son to come home.They ll give you what you need most.”She walked me through the process of planting them.It was a long winter—cold and dark.I endured both the weather and the loneliness and fear I felt with my son away.Dead leaves,frost and finally a heavy snow covered the area where I d planted those flowers,and I soon forgot they were there.Finally the weather began to warm.One day,as I walked down my front steps,I noticed an area of green.I bent down to inspect the situation more clearly and saw that those tulips had begun to grow,their tiny leaves forcing their way to the sun.Day after day,the time approached when my son would finally be home.Now with spring just around the corner,nothing could keep either of us from marching toward the light.Almost all of those bulbs bloomed.And with each brightly coloured flower,I marked off one day closer to holding my son in my arms again.()21.Which of the following is TRUE about the author?A.She is a professional gardener.B.She never plants flowers at home.C.She is not good at growing flowers.D.She often sends friends flowers as gifts.()22.Why did the author forget the tulip bulbs soon?A.She had no hope for beautiful flowers indeed.B.The bitter winter reminded her of her son far away.C.She was discouraged from making another attempt.D.They failed to live through the cold and long winter.()23.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.A Dark Winter with HopeB.Living a Positive LifeC.An Area of Green in SpringD.Planting Hope in WinterBAn80-year-old man and his family may soon get a bill for the cost of his rescue mission.After an all-night search by rescuers,James Clark of Dublin,Ohio, was found“not moving and exhibiting what appeared to be signs and symptoms on low body temperature to the point of not being able to speak any clear words,”according to a statement.Similarly,in2015,a family of four received an about8,500bill after their daytime hike left them lost in the dark and requiring search and rescue(SAR).Thisraises an interesting question:Who pays for the cost when you get lost or injured in the great outdoors?The high cost of SAR missions is what prompted states like New Hampshire to pass laws that establish programmes like Hike Safe to hold individuals more financially accountable for their rescues.However,some people have called for more strict laws to shift SAR costs off taxpayers.They say such a move would ultimately make people take more responsibility,but it s a controversial idea.“Society rescues people all the time—auto accident victims,home fire victims—and at far greater cost than wilderness hiker rescues,”writes Backpacker.Critics say putting a price tag on SAR could cause people to hesitate before calling for help in emergency situations.But Heggie says this isn t actually the reason why the National Park Service doesn t charge for SAR.“If an agency such as NPS starts charging the public for SAR costs,the agency essentially has to conduct SAR operations.If something goes wrong during the SAR operation,someone could lead to a lawsuit(起诉).”Both Heggie and Kupper say the best way people can avoid needing rescue is simply by being prepared,suggesting that people research hikes before they go,pay attention to their surroundings,pack essential gear and not rely on a cellphone as a survival kit.“The best time to prevent SAR incidents is when people are stillat home,”Heggie said.()24.What happened to James when he was rescued?A.He lost his way home.B.He didn t dare to move alone.C.He couldn t express himself.D.He was seriously injured.()25.What benefit does a price tag on SAR have?A.To pay back the rescuers.B.To make hikers more responsible.C.To reduce outdoor activities.D.To discourage hikers calling for help.()26.What is the reason for NPS to avoid charging for SAR?A.The possibility of being charged.B.The heavy burden of medical costs.C.The difficulty in doing a SAR operation.D.The fear of doing fewer SAR operations.()27.What is the most effective way to avoid a rescue need according to Heggie?A.Packing necessary things.B.Carrying a survival kit.C.Taking a cellphone everywhere.D.Preparing well in advance.CIsraeli company Watergen has produced an appliance that can generate clean, drinkable water out of air.The device,called GENNY,is small enough to be used in a home or office but can generate up to30liters of water a day.GENNY takes air in and passes through a filter(过滤器)to remove dust and dirt. The filter is powerful enough to work with high air pollution.The air is directed through GENius,a heating and cooling process which causes water in the air to condense(凝结).This water is then passed through several more filters and minerals are added to improve the flavour of the water.Finally,the water is stored in atank where it is continually circulated to keep it fresh.Therefore,the water produced by GENNY is often of a higher quality than water running throughfiltration systems attached to the city s water lines.The technology of GENius is much better than other technologies that generate water from air.It produces four to five times more water per kilowatt-hour. Watergen has other products that use this same technology on a larger scale,the largest of which can produce up to5,000litres of water per day.As an added bonus,during the water generation process,GENNY can emit clean air which is healthier for people to breathe.At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas,GENNY was named the Energy Efficient Product of the Year.The award series recognize the world s top high-tech home products.Last year,Watergen s large-scale products were donated to authorities in Brazil,Vietnam and India.They also assisted rescue and recovery efforts duringthe2018California wildfires and provided clean,safe water for the residents of Texas and Florida in the aftermath of the devastation caused by hurricanes Harvey and Irma.Watergen also seeks to help protect the environment by reducing waste generated by plastic water bottles.People are called upon to put the water from GENNY into reusable bottles so that plastic ones don t get used and thrown away.()28.What does GENNY accomplish by adding minerals to the water?A.It keeps the water fresh.B.It helps kill harmful bacteria.C.It satisfies local water regulations.D.It makes the water taste better. ()29.Which of the following can best describe GENius?A.Energy-efficient.B.Cost-saving.C.Time-saving.D.Environment-friendly.()30.What does the underlined word“emit”in Paragraph4probably mean?A.Cut down.B.Blow away.C.Give off.e up.()31.What can Watergen do using its large scale products?A.Consume plastic waste.B.Respond to natural disasters.C.Test water quality globally.D.Relieve drought in some countries.DWhen you think of a map,is north on the top or the bottom?Usually,maps are designed with north on top,though when we think about it,there s no logical reason for this bias.After all,there is no up or down in space.So what s wrong with south,east or west being on the top of the map?The answer is:nothing at all. In fact,north-up maps only became the norm in the last few hundred years.Ancient Egyptian maps had south at the top because the Nile River flows downhill from mountains in the south to the Mediterranean Sea in the north.Mecca was to the south of most early Muslim civilizations,and south-up maps were designed so that viewers would look up to see Mecca.Medieval Christian maps hadeast at the top,as they believed the Garden of Eden was in the east.The onlyearly maps that had north at the top were those of early China because the emperor lived in the north.North seems to have settled at the top of maps during the16th century,largely thanks to a Flemish mapmaker,Mercator.Mercator was a great admirer of an early Greek mapmaker,who,for reasons now unknown,put north at the top of maps,so Mercator did,too.When Mercator s world map became the standard map to navigate the oceans,north up became standard as well.What is the implication of this north-view of the world?Psychologically, people tend to think of up as good and down as bad.Just think of words and phrases like“upmarket”,“upbeat”and“moving up in the world”,and how they contrast with their opposites.Because north is so consistently put at the top of maps, people now think of north as good,too.Several attempts have been made in recent years by introducing south-up maps to the market.These maps not only give us a chance to see the world differently,but also give everyone the chance to see themselves on top.()32.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?A.North-up maps were rare in ancient times.B.Deciding up or down in space is ridiculous.C.Mecca maps were based on a legend.D.The south-up map first appeared in ancient Egypt.()33.Why is north associated with good?A.An illogical reason.B.The spread of Mercator s maps.C.People s preference for up.D.An age-old tradition in Greece.()34.What is the author s attitude to south-up maps?A.Cautious.B.Supportive.C.Uncaring.D.Disapproving.()35.What s the main purpose of the text?A.To explain a phenomenon.B.To compare various facts.C.To correct a cultural bias.D.To argue for a viewpoint.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。