江苏省常州市2022-2023学年高三上学期期末考试（延期）英语 含答案.pdf
120222023 学年高三年级模拟试卷英语学年高三年级模拟试卷英语2023.2本试卷分四个部分。满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。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.What do the signals show today?A.“Stop”in both ways.B.“Go”in both ways.C.“Stop”in one way.()2.Where did the man go yesterday evening?A.To the hotel.B.To the airport.C.To the office.()3.What does the man probably want the woman to do?A.Get him a new chicken sandwich.B.Bring him a different sandwich.C.Give him his money back.()4.What does the woman see?A.Abird.B.A picture.C.Atail.()5.Where are the two speakers?A.In the forest.B.On the beach.C.In the mountains.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.Why does the woman want the man to watch Bruno?A.The man is available at any time.B.She shares the house with the man.C.Bruno knows the man.()7.Who might Bruno be?A.Adog.B.Acat.C.A mouse.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。()8.When did the man see the fox?A.Last night.B.This morning.C.Yesterday morning.()9.Where was the man when he saw the fox?A.At Jamies house.B.At school.C.Inside his house.()10.What did the man feel about the animal?A.Excited.B.Uninterested.C.Sad.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。()11.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Their favorite animals.B.The development of creatures.C.The strange behaviors of animals.()12.Which creatures behavior confuses the woman most?江苏省常州市2A.Ducks.B.Kangaroos.C.Camels.()13.How many types of fish does the woman mention?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。()14.What do we know about Fred?A.He hasnt got over the flu.B.He has got two kids.C.He comes to office every day.()15.Who is Karen?A.The mans wife.B.The mans coworker.C.The mans daughter.()16.How many kids does the man have?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.()17.What does the man usually do on weekends with his kids?A.Give them piano lessons.B.Do interesting activities with them.C.Watch a movie all night long.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。()18.What is a difference between loans and grants?A.The use of the money.B.The need for paying back.C.The amount of availability.()19.How does the website help the students?A.By giving help on writing essays.B.By providing a way to find proper scholarships.C.By offering free living advice.()20.What information is included in the form to fill out?A.College majors.B.College functions.C.Education level and experience.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。AThe Chinese written language originated very early.However,people began to like the art ofwriting,and pay attention to the creators thinking and spirit since the period between the Late HanDynasty and Wei Jin Dynasty.The Chinese calligraphy fonts(字体)gradually evolved from oracle,Chinese bronze inscriptions and silk manuscripts to the following five main schools：SchoolRepresentativeMasterFeatureSeal ScriptLi SiThere are Big Zhuan and Small Zhuan.The Big Zhuanincludes all the ancient Chinese calligraphy fontsbefore Qin Dynasty.The Small Zhuan are thecharacters commonly used by officials after Qinunited China.These characters feature balanced leftand right parts and a bit complicated structures.Official ScriptCai YongAsimplified form of script since seal characters weretoo complicated for officials to use when copying3documents.Regular ScriptOuyang Xun,Yan Zhenqing,Liu GongquanAlso named Zhenshu or Zhengshu,Kaishu is regularwith a tight structure and fluent strokes.Cursive HandZhang Xu，Huai SuCaoshu is characterized by sketchy,simplified formsof characters,often distorted or exaggerated to achievean internal rhythmic appearance within thecompositions of characters.Running HandWang Xizhi,Yan Zhenqing,Su ShiXingshu is something between the regular script andthe cursive scripts in the initial period and now isbetween the official script and cursive(草写体的)hand.Chinese masters have always compared thethree styles of writing,Kaishu,Xingshu,Caoshu topeople standing,walking and running respectively.()21.The difference between Seal Script and Official Script lies in _A.the difficulty to writeB.their function in useC.who often wrote themD.how cursive they are()22.Which school is compared to people walking according to the text?A.Official Script.B.Running Hand.C.Cursive Hand.D.Regular Script.()23.If you want to practice both Regular Script and Running Hand,who is a betterchoice based on this article?A.Ouyang Xun.B.Yan Zhenqing.C.Zhang Xu.D.Wang Xizhi.BA small accident led to profound changes in the life of Yang Li,an artisan(手艺人),who isfrom the Miao ethnic group.In 2011,Yang,from Tongren city in Guizhou province,createdleafvein(脉络)embroidery(刺绣)three months after a leaf cut her hand.The work is a perfect combination of traditional embroidery patterns and the naturaltextures(纹理)of the leaves.It has a unique aesthetic appeal of traditional embroidery matchedwith the characteristics of contemporary craftsmanship.As a native Miao woman with an inborn love of embroidery,Yang opened a folk cultureproducts shop with her sister in 2011.“People are becoming less familiar with traditionalhandicrafts,and I want to contribute all I can to change this situation，”Yang says.At first,thesmall shop did not earnsignificant income as there were many similar products on the market.She gradually realized that it was important to establish her own brand and launch products withdistinct features.Thats when she was inspired by the cut.In July 2011,Yang accidentally cut her hand on athorny leaf when she was hiking in Fanjing Mountain.A bold idea came into her head:“There areleafvein(叶脉)bookmarks and leafvein paintings.Why has nobody created leafvein embroideryyet？”Obviously,the reason behind this is that embroidering on leaves requires delicate skills thatfew possess.The biggest technical challenge Yang faced was improving the flexibility of the leavesand making them as soft as cloth.On Oct 16,a day she will never forget,Yang finally created ashiny,thin and unbreakable piece of leaf vein.Her idea of leafvein embroidery came to completion4after hundreds of experiments.Two years later,Yang opened an embroidery processing factory and offered jobs to more than500 laidoff female workers,rural women and people with disabilities.“I will keep doing theleafvein embroidery for the rest of my life because it is meaningful，”she says.()24.What do we know about Yang Lis folk culture products shop?A.It was inspired by a cut by a leaf in her hand.B.It was a failure before she began to sell similar products.C.It was intended to preserve traditional Chinese handicrafts.D.It perfectly combined traditional Chinese books and drawings.()25.What is Yang Lis difficulty in making her leafvein embroidery?A.Finding cloth with veinlike texture.B.Creating a new embroidery pattern.C.Changing leaves into unbreakable cloth.D.Softening up leaves for better flexibility.()26.Which of the following best describes Yang Li?A.Ambitious and innovative.B.Caring and patient.C.Persistent and demanding.D.Humorous and optimistic.()27.What is the text mainly about?A.An embroidery skill.B.A promising career.C.A cultural shop.D.An admirable artisan.CHumans have always assumed that there is a huge gulf between animal behavior and humandevelopment.However,recent research into animals shows that animals are continuously designinginnovative methods to finish their tasks.Examining the nature and results of their creativity canhelp us understand evolution.Research shows that animals too can be creative.By inventing new behavioral patterns andadjusting their behavior to new contexts,as well as to changes in social and ecologicalenvironments,researchers show that animal innovation too can be diverse.For instance,chimpanzees(猩 猩)use tools such as sharp spines and stalks to remove the hearts of palmvegetables from trees.Herring gulls(鲱 鱼 海 鸥)found out quite a cruel way of killingrabbitsdrowning them in the sea.Innovative species tend to survive when they enter new places,but novel behavior cannot berecognized unless“normal”behavior is studied.Researchers can now count and document theinnovations that have been created by species,which would help them to quantify their creativity.Studies also show us that all animals are not equally inventive,with primates(灵长目动物)tendingto be more innovative due to their bigger brains.The greatest scientific significance has been the innovation shown by animals such as apes,capuchins and macaques among primates.These species of primates possess the biggest brains inproportion to their body sizes.They are also heavy tool users.Their broad diets and complex formsof learning are also insightful.They indicate an evolutionary strategy that gave them new solutionsto lifes challenges.However,even if these animals show innovativeness,they do not have the ability to improveupon solutions of others.Unless they share information accurately and copy each others inventions,their creative inventions are likely to vanish before they can be innovated further.This ability can5be managed only by humans,for we are able to build on shared knowledge.()28.What does the underlined word“gulf”in the first paragraph mean?A.Difference.B.Conflict.C.Balance.D.Connection.()29.Why does the author mention“chimpanzees”and“Herring gulls”in Paragraph 2?A.They are both creative.B.They are both heavy tool users.C.They create innovations in different ways.D.They kill other animals in the same cruel way.()30.What can we learn about animal creativity?A.It is equally distributed among animals.B.It helps animals adapt to the environment.C.Animals innovations are easy to be identified.D.Animals innovations are facing huge challenges.()31.What aspect of animals does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A.Their ability to share information accurately.B.Their willingness to learn from each other.C.Their inability to take creativity forward.D.Their unwillingness to cooperate effectively.DPersonally,there is nothing I love more than asking“stupid”questions,especially the ones thathave no right answers.I remember once asking some kids what time it was,at home,in Singapore,and finally on the Moon.After a long giggling silence,finally a shy girl ventured(试探地说)to saythat it was“every time”，followed by an energetic Einstein who shouted it was“no time”.Bothkids shared that weeks Noble Prize,because no humans live in that distant world and time is ahuman construct.As a matter of fact,we are all good at asking questions by nature,but sadly as we age,we getaccustomedtotheworldaroundusandtakethingsforgranted.Webecamemoreresultsoriented(注重结果的)and concentrate our efforts on success.If something is working,dontfix it or worry about the cause;just relax and go with the flow.Conventional wisdom may workwell,but that does not mean it is always right.Throughout history,it has been those who havequestioned conventional wisdom and those who have challenged our commonsense notions of theworld that have been the ones to have ushered in(开 启)the major advancements of humancivilization.In 500 B C.,the ancient Greeks wondered whether the Earth was round because sailors on thesea had noticed that the farther south they went,the more different stars they saw in the sky.Whywas the sky changing?Nearly 2，000 years later,the Italian astronomer Galileo Galilei becameinterested in this question and ended up demonstrating the“crazy”concept of heliocentrism(日心说),in which the Sun lies at the center of the universe while the Earth revolves(旋转)around it at30 kilometers per second.But if the Earth is spinning around so quickly,why arent we beingthrown off of the surface of the planet?The answer to this question would not end up beingrevealed to us for another century.People like routine,but past performance is no guarantee of future results.While those whochallenge conventional wisdom tend to be subjected to abuse,the progress of humankind wouldhave otherwise been impossible without these persistent people and their“stupid”questions.6()32.What is the best title of this article?A.Asking“stupid”questionsB.Is conventional wisdom useless?C.Some major advancements of human civilizationD.What caused them to ask conventional questions?()33.What commonly happens to us when we grow older according to the author?A.We lay too much emphasis on process.B.We still refuse to relax and go with the flow.C.We start to challenge commonsense notions of the world.D.We gradually lose the ability to question conventional wisdom.()34.Who might have solved the question“why arent we being thrown off of the surfaceof the planet”？A.An ancient Greek scientist living in 500 BC.B.Galileo Galilei living between 1564 and 1642.C.Isaac Newton living between 1643 and 1727.D.Albert Einstein living between 1879 and 1955.()35.How does the author develop his writing on the whole?A.By comparison and contrast.B.By using supporting examples.C.By using time and space order.D.By generalization and definition.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。According to a 2022 report,nearly a quarter of people had relationships that were negativelyaffected by contradictory views during COVID19.Even in normal times,we gain and lose friendsall the time._36_ And,once you do,whats the best way forward?Be clear and responsibleBeyond conflicts over core values,there are many reasons why people stop being friends:maybe you just drifted apart after graduating;maybe one of you has hit a milestone(parenthood,say)and the other cant relate._37_ Ask yourself why youre considering ending the friendship.Next:have you told that to the other person?When to let it fade away_38_ He adds that a gradual fade can be fineif both parties are aware its happening.Inreality,there are certain situations where ghosting is the best strategy.Friendships can take ontoxic(有毒的)qualities.According to one survey,84 per cent of women and 75 per cent of menreport having had a rude friend._39_Find a silver liningNo matter how a friendship ends,it hurts to let go of someone you love.“Struggling toaccept the situation is normal，”says Thomas._40_ Counterintuitive(违反直觉的)as it mayseem,finding something to be grateful for in the former friendship can help,and it can also stopyou from focusing on what you could have done differently.Thomas stresses that all relationships,at their core,are part of how we learn and grow.A.Forget the core of friendship.B.No matter the context,explaining clearly is key.C.After all,human beings are attachment creature.7D.Thus,it will inevitably lead to a close friendship.E.But how do you decide when a friendship has run its course?F.In that case,prioritize your wellbeing and quietly cut ties without guilt.G.“Sometimes we can do nothing to decide the time，”says Thomas,a psychologist.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分 30 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。I never imagined that an interstate trip could be so exciting.But when your world has become smaller
