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1、江苏省扬州中学2021-2022学年第二学期高三英语4月阶段检测试卷www.zzstep.c#*om第卷（共 95 分）第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）中国教育出版*%#网第一节 (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 does the man require？A. A fingerprint. B. A signature. C. A photo.2. How does the wom

2、an feel？A. Indifferent. B. Busy. C. Excited.3. What is the man asking the woman about？来#源:中教%*&网A. A child. B. The weather. C. His glasses.中国教育%&*出版网4. How long has the man had his beard？A. For about 4 months 中%&#国教育出版网B. For about 6 months. C. For about 12 months.5. What does the man suggest the wo

3、man do？A. Be more cautious. B. Be calmer. C. Be more adventurous.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。来#%源:中国教育&出版网6. Who is Sarah？A. The mans mom. B. The mans sister. C. The mans wife.7. W

4、hat does the woman want to do？.A. Invite the mans family for dinner.来#源:%中*教网B. Teach the man how to cook.C. Look at old photographs.来源&:中教#*网%听第7段材料，同答第8至10题。8. How far did the woman walk？A. About one mile. B. About two miles. C. About five miles.9. What is the weather like？来源:z*z#step%.comA. Rainy

5、. B. Windy. C. Sunny.10.Where is the man taking the woman？A To a mechanic. B. To a bar. C. To his house.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？中国&教育出#*%版网A. Referee and player. B. Husband and wife. C. Doctor and patient.12. Why can Charlie no longer play？A. He ha

6、s a bad cough.B. He failed a drug test.C. He injured himself.13. How does the woman feel at the end of the conversation？A. Sad. B. Angry. C. Surprised.听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。14. Why is Janet dirty？来#源:中教*&网%A. She was planting vegetables.B. She was playing soccer.C. She was cutting the grass.15. Where are

7、 the speakers probably？A. On a playground.B. At their house.C. In Lauras garden.16. What did Janet fail to think of when choosing the area？A.The sun B. The wind. C. The rain.17. How did Janet learn the process？.A. From a neighbor. B. From a class. C. From a show.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18. What is the mai

8、n topic of the talk？A. How to speak in public.www.zzstep*&.comB. How to overcome shyness.C. How to learn more.19. What did the speaker once fear？A. Talking to girls. B. Giving a speech. C. Making friends.20. What does the speaker suggest in the end？A. Doing some research.B. Buying more books.来&#源%:中

9、国教育出版网C. Keeping practicing.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来源%:zzs#t*ep.co&mOld and unrestored theatres are all around us and yet so unnoticed. A new photobook unveils their often overlooked beauty.Proctors Theatre， Newark， New JerseyAlthough available

10、outdoors from street sellers， food was banned in theatres to display respectability. In the late 1920s， however， the operators in Proctors Theatre in Newark began to set up stands to improve the economic situation during the Great Depression. Popcorn and Coke would become a significant part of the t

11、heatres income.Proctors Theatre， Troy， New YorkOriginally opened as Proctors Fourth Street Theatre in 1914， it hosted famous comedians such as Jack Benny and Bob Hope. From 1929， it was successively taken over， renamed as Proctors Troy Theatre and switched to screening films. In the 1960s， it began

12、playing second-run films before closing in 1977. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979. In 2010， the theatre was repaired but is currently not being used today.RKO Keiths Flushing Theatre， New YorkOriginally opened in 1928， RKO Keiths Flushing Theatre was designed

13、by Thomas Lamb. In 1982， it was listed on the NRHP. In 1986， the theatre was bought and closed by its new owner who planned to build a shopping centre on the site， intentionally damaging the hall. In 2019， despite the preservation efforts， the hall was knocked down to make way for a residential towe

14、r block.Metropolitan Opera House， PhiladelphiaThe theatre was originally opened as the Philadelphia Opera House in 1908. In the 1920s， it was renamed as the Metropolitan Opera House， showing silent films in addition to hosting various opera companies. In the 1940s， it became a sports arena. In 1954，

15、 it was turned into a church. In the late 1990s， the building was purchased by Mark Hatcher. The church and the developer came to an agreement on a repair for a music venue that was completed and reopened in 2018.1. In the late 1920s， Proctors Theatre in Newark set up stands to _.A. show respect for

16、 the guestsB. increase the theatres incomeC. promote newly released moviesD. compete with the street sellers2. What can we know from the passage？A. RKO Keiths Flushing Theatre is well preserved.来源:zzstep%.c#o*&mB. Proctors Theatre in Troy plays second-run films now.中国#教育*出%版网C. Metropolitan Opera Ho

17、use has witnessed changes in its function.D. Proctors Theatre in Newark has been officially listed on the NRHP.3. What is the purpose of this passage？A. To rank the old and unrestored theatres.B. To show the development of American theatres.C. To encourage people to protect the old theatres.D. To pr

18、ovide information on overlooked old theatres.【13题答案】【答案】1. B 2. C 3. DBThe exact location in France where Dutch master Vincent van Gogh painted his last work of art has been discovered. A Dutch researcher figured out that a scene described in the artists last work， Tee Root， was visible on a postcar

19、d showing a man standing next to a bicycle on a back street of the village Auvers-sur-Oise. Van Gogh spent the last weeks of his life in the village. Helpfully， the card even included the name of the street. Researchers were given a unique glimpse(体验) into the famous painters final hours. He was at

20、work right up to the end. 来%&#源:中教网Wouter van der Veen， scientific director of the Van Gogh Institute in France， made the discovery. While stuck at home， van de Veen used the extra time to organize the numerous files and documents on van Gogh， including images such as the old postcard from Auvers-su

21、r-Oise. One day in late April， he saw the card on his computer screen and it suddenly struck him that he was looking at the location of Tree Roots. Next to the man and his bicycle， roots and trees are clearly visible. He took a virtual trip down the site using Googles Street View. “Villagers know th

22、e spot and the main tree root well， even giving it the name the elephant because of its shapes，” van der Veen said. “It was really hiding in overt sight.”The discovery provides tourists with an extra reason to visit Auvers-sur-Oise. “They travel a lot just for one reasonto walk in the footsteps of V

23、incent van Gogh. Now they can stand at the very place where he painted his last painting，” van der Veen said. “And thats a very moving thing for a lot of people. So Im very happy to be able to share that with all those who love van Gogh.”4. What is paragraph 2 mainly about？A. What the postcard revea

24、led.B. How Tee Roots was discovered.C. Why Auvers-sur-Oise became known.D. Where van Gogh painted his works.来&源:#中教*网5. How did van der Veen confirm his discovery？A. He studied a picture of Auvers-sur-Oise.B. He organized his data on van Gogh.C. He traveled to France to see for himself.D. He paid a

25、visit to the spot online.6. What does the underlined word “overt” in paragraph 5 mean？中&国教育出版网*A. Mixed.B. Obvious.C. Lovely.D. Strange.7. What can we infer about tourists to Auvers-sur-Oise？A. They enjoy exploring how to paint.B. They share their love for van Gogh.C. They admire van Gogh very much.

26、D. They want to experience the life there.www.#*【47题答案】【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. CCWhen “irregardless” was included in Merriam-Webster dictionary， it caused wide disagreements. “Irregardless” has been in widespread and near-constant use since 1795， when a newspaper called The Charleston City Gazelle of

27、Charleston Ga first used it. “We do not make the English language， and we merely record it，” the dictionarys staff wrote in “Words of the Week”.The words definition， when we read it， would seem to be without regard. However， Merriam-Webster defines “irregardless” as “nonstandard” but meaning the sam

28、e as “regardless”. According to Merriam-Webster， “Many people find irregardless to be a ridiculous word， as the ir-prefix usually indicates negative meaning; however， in this case it appears to make the meaning of regardless stronger.”“Its not a real word. I dont care what the dictionary says.” resp

29、onds author Michelle Ray， who teaches English in Silver Spring， Md. And she says shes still planning to mark “irregardless” as incorrect on her students work.来源:%中国教育&出版#网An American newspaper the Baltimore Sun published the word in editor John McIntyres commentary on Saturday: “Irregardless is too

30、a word; you just dont understand dictionaries. People get upset about the dictionary because they think it is some sort of official document. But actually， its not. Its just lexicographers identifying words that people use and trying to find out how they are spelled， how they are pronounced， what me

31、anings they have and where they came from.”来源#:%中&教*网“The dictionarys recognition doesnt enroll a word as correct in the English language，” McIntyre says. “It just says this is a word that a lot of people use in English. And heres what we know about it.” So its a word， but its use is still discourag

32、ed in formal writing.来源:zz*s#t%8. Whats the function of the first paragraph？A. To lead in the topic.B. To criticize the use of “irregardless”.C. To introduce a new word.D. To make a definition of “irregardless”.9. What can we learn from the passage？A. The dictionarys staff rarely record the English

33、language.来&源:z*zstep.co%mB. Michelle Ray thinks the use of “irregardless” formal but incorrect.C. People are still not encouraged to use “irregardless” in formal writing.D. “Irregardless” had been in widespread and near-constant use before 1975.10. What is the attitude of McIntyre to the appearance

34、of “irregardless” in Merriam-Webster dictionary？A. Conservative.B. Favorable.C. Indifferent.D. Ambiguous.11. What can be the best title for the passage？A. “Irregardless” Is Frequently Used in Formal WritingB. “Irregardless” Shouldnt Be Included in the DictionaryC. Experts Cant Agree on the Meaning o

35、f “Irregardless”D. Regardless of What You Think， “Irregardless” Is a Word【811题答案】【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B 11. DDw%ww.zzste&p.*co#mThe latest in cat research reveals that the lovely animal seems to have a basic grasp on both the laws of physics and the ins and outs of cause and effect. According to a newl

36、y published study， cats seem to be able to predict the location of hiding prey (猎物) using both their ears and an inborn (天生的) understanding of how the physical world works. In a recent experiment， Japanese researchers taped 30 domestic cats reacting to a container that a team member shook. Some cont

37、ainers rattled (发出响声); others did not. When the container was tipped over， sometimes an object fell out and sometimes it didnt. It turns out that the cats were remarkably smart about what would happen when a container was tipped over. When an object did not drop out of the bottom of a rattling conta

38、iner， they looked at it for a longer time than they did when the container behaved as expected. “Cats use a causal-logical understanding of noise or sounds to predict the appearance of invisible objects，” lead researcher Saho Takagi says in a press release. The researchers conclude that cats hunting

39、 style may have developed based on their common-sense abilities to infer where prey is， using their hearing. Scientists have explored this idea with other lovely creatures; babies. Like cats， babies appear to engage in whats called “preferential looking” looking longer at things that are interesting

40、 or unusual than things they perceive as normal. 来*源:zzste%When babies expectations are disturbed in experiments like the ones performed with the cats， they react much like their animal friends. Psychologists have shown that babies apparently expect their world to be consistent with the laws of phys

41、ics and cause and effect as early as two months of age. Does the study mean that cats will soon grasp the ins and outs of cause and effect？ Maybe. Okay so cats may not be the next physics faculty members at Americas most important research universities. But by demonstrating their common sense， theyv

42、e shown that the divide between cats and humans may not be that great after all.ww#w.zzste&p.co*m12. What do we learn from a newly published study about cats？来源:zzs%t&#A. They can be trained to understand the physical world.B. They know what kind of prey might be easier to hunt.C. They have a natura

43、l ability to locate animals they hunt.D. They are capable of telling which way their prey flees.13. What may account for the cats response to the noise from the containers？A. Their inborn sensitivity to noise.B. Their unusual sense of direction.来源#:%中教&网C. Their special ability to perceive.D. Their

44、mastery of cause and effect.来源%:*中国教&育出版网#14. In what way do babies behave like cats？A. They focus on what appears odd.B. They view the world as normal.C. They do what they prefer to do.D. They are curious about everything.15. What can we conclude about cats from the passage？中国教#育出版*&网A. They have h

45、igher intelligence than many other animals.来源:中%国#教育出版网&B. They interact with the physical world much like humans.C. They display extraordinarily high intelligence in hunting.来源:中%国教育出&版网#D. They can aid physics professors in their research work.【1215题答案】【答案】12. C 13. D 14. A 15. B第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满

46、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。Being a teenager can be tough. “Troubled” and “rebellious(叛逆的)” are often labels that people give kids in their teens. There are even scientific theories explaining that the likelihood of teenagers taking is due to the fact that their brains arent ful

47、ly developed yet. _16_But a new study by researches at the University of Pennsylvania and Cornell University may have finally cleared up this misunderstanding. _17_They simply are easily attracted by new things and are eager to explore the world.来%&源:中教网The adolescents(青少年) lack experience. _18_This personality trait(特征)is called “sensation seeking”， which is shared by a lo