南通市2020届高三阶段性练习英语 试题(含答案)

南通市2020届高三阶段性试卷
英语
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分20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分，满分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. In which season did the woman get to Prague?
A. In summer.
B. In autumn.
C. In winter.
2. How much will the speakers pay for the shoes?
A. £35.
B. £25.
C. £15.
3. What is the woman going to wear?
A. A skirt and a sweater.
B. Jeans and a sweater.
C. A shirt and a skirt.
4. How does the woman probably feel?
A. Apologetic.
B. Worried.
C. Annoyed.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Boss and employee.
B. Salesperson and customer.
C. Interviewer and interviewee.
第二节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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. What will the boy do on Saturday?
A. Go shopping.
B. Have a picnic.
C. Ask friends round.
7. What will the woman buy tomorrow?
A. Sausages.
B. Salads.
C. Pies.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What do we know about the man?
A. He often borrows things from the woman.
B. He wants to use the woman's camera.
C. He needs to buy the best suit.
9. How will the man go to attend the wedding?
A. By motorcycle.
B. By taxi.
C. By car.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。

10. What happened in the late 1970s?
A. Return of the Jedi appeared.
B. Science fiction movies became popular.
C. There was a long gap in movie releases.
11. When did The Phantom Menace come out?
A. In 1980.
B. In 1984.
C. In 1999.
12. What are the speakers discussing?
A. When Star Wars movies were released.
B. What effects Star Wars movies have.
C. How Star Wars movies were made.
听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。

13. When did Karina become interested in cooking?
A. When she helped her parents in the hotel kitchen.
B. When she made food for herself at home.
C. When she worked in a restaurant.
14. What happened to Karina in the cooking competition?
A. She won one of the prizes.
B. Her dishes were thought highly of.
C. She realized her talent for cooking.
15. Why did a top chef offer to train Karina?
A. He needed someone to work on Saturdays.
B. A famous person liked the food she made.
C. She was quick at learning to cook.
16. What does Karina like to do in her free time?
A. Stay with her family.
B. Create new salads.
C. Eat out.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。

17. Who is the speaker talking to?
A. Guest speakers.
B. Club members.
C. University students.
18. What does the speaker suggest doing?
A. Comparing the clubs before joining one.
B. Remembering to bring the library card.
C. Trying to join a free club.
19. What information is on the registration document?
A. A book list for each course.
B. The names of the departmental heads.
C. The classroom numbers for each class.
20. Where should one fix any accommodation problems?
A. The secretary office.
B. The academic department.
C. The university administration.
第二部分英语知识运用(共两节, 满分35分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

21. Group activities can help children gain the concept ______team spirit is crucial to more
achievements.
A. that
B. where
C. what
D. which
22. ---Can we make it to the concert with such heavy traffic?
---Absolutely not. The pianist _____ for about half an hour when we arrive.
A. will be playing
B. has played
C. will have played
D. has been playing
23. I can't figure out why some foreigners must go out ______staying at home is the safest war
during the outbreak of the virus.
A. until
B. before
C. unless
D. when
24. Our high. tech zone has _____guidelines for sustainable development in the next five years.
A. fallen for
B. got over
C. broken down
D. laid out
25. A research project is quite different from homework ______ you know there is a solution.
A which B. where C. what D. that
26. Since COVID-19 has largely been brought _______ ，people in China are returning to their
work in an orderly manner.
A. under control
B. under way
C. under discussion
D. under threat
27. With scenic spots exploring new projects, ticket sales will no longer. be the only source of_
A. revision
B. revenue
C. revolution
D. review
28. ---I am going to the library. Do you have any books _____.
---No, but thank you all the same.
A. to return
B. returned
C. to be returned
D. returning
29. ---You are late for the morning assembly again!
---I 'm terribly sorry. I _____a contract almost the whole night.
A. was drafting
B. have been drafting
C. have drafted
D. had drafted
30. The building of an ecological civilization has entered a critical period, _____ requires more
quality products to meet people's demand.
A. it
B. that
C. one
D. the one
31. _____ for the wrong turning on the highway, I would be having dinner with my friends now.
A. Had it not been
B. Were it not
C. It had not been
D. It were not
32. Our school often organizes various after school activities, _____our stress to some degree.
A. to relieve
B. relieved
C. having relieved
D. relieving
33. Nantong has become one of the most _____ cities in the Yangtze River Delta through
innovation.
A. dynamic
B. conservative
C. primitive
D. ethnic
34. Our village is making efforts to _____its development pattern to promote green growth.
A. squeeze
B. compromise
C. transform
D. differentiate
35. ---Could Martha afford the money to go on a trip abroad with us?
---I' m afraid not. She is _____at the moment.
A. physically challenged
B. between jobs
C. not all there
D. all ears
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

I joined the army as an infantryman (步兵) instead of as a helicopter pilot because I only had the, literacy (读写) level of an 11-year-old. I had no idea that 1 had a reading level that 36 ; I had just 37 words when I didn't know them, and usually ended up getting them wrong.
It was just before I turned 19 that I 38 my very first book. I can vividly remember the sense of 39 and achievement I felt. It was meant for primary school children but I didn't 40 I had read a whole book, and I was 41 . From then on I read anything and everything I could get. I just wanted to get as much 42 as I could.
I learned in those days at the 43 education centre. There are always people looking forward to helping you and 44 you stuff. But you are never going to progress 45 you keep learning. The unbelievable educational 46 that the army offers make it one of the few places that can help you climb up the ladder of social classes in the UK.
For me, improving my literacy level had another more surprising 47 . When I left the army, I was asked to write a(n) 48 of the Bravo Two Zero Mission and that led to the unexpected career change of becoming a(m) 49 I have spent quite a bit of time over the past few years 50 schools, and workplaces, as well as army bases and businesses, to talk about my past and 51 others to start reading and writing like me. The 52 I give to all the people that I chat to is that if I can do it, anyone can. If that is a message that even one of them accepts and 53 , then it has been 54 . My experience shows that the best soldier out there is the one with a 55 , card.
36. A. high B. new C. low D. senior
37. A. gone over B. made up C. put down D. taken back
38. A. wrote B. received C. bought D. read
39. A. pride B. beauty C. duty D. security
40. A. panic B. care C. doubt D. agree
41. A. depressed B. puzzled C. trapped D. hooked
42. A wealth B. knowledge C. support D. freedom
43. A. community B. nursery C. army D. health
44. A. showing B. selling C. lending D. teaching
45. A. unless B. until C. though D. since
46. A. expenses B. backgrounds C. opportunities D. requirements
47. A. trouble B. burden C. outcome D. challenge
48. A. email B. diary C. scheme D. account
49. A. athlete B. typist C. author D. porter
50. A. visiting B. attending C. constructing D. inspecting
51. A. permitting B. encouraging C. commanding D. preferring
52. A. message B. story C. impression D. influence
53. A. changes B. uses C. questions D. ignores
54. A. controversial B. arbitrary C. ridiculous D. worthwhile
55. A. library B. credit C. business D. fitness
第三部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A
Repel Lightweight Travel
Umbrella
Just 11 inches long when folded
up，this travel umbrella is
reinforced with fiberglass to help it
resist stormy weather. It can be opened with one hand at the push of a button (£I0; ).
The Handbag Raincoat
If you've splashed (挥霍)
out on a good handbag.
you don't want it to be
ruined in a downpour.
This simple as- can-be plastic cover is the solution (£10; amazon ).
YOSH waterproof (防水)
phone case
If you put your phone in this waterproof
bag it will be protected from the rain---
but you'll still be able to use its touchscreen. With a“ snap and lock” seal, it fits most phones p to 6.1 inches in size (£10;amazon,).
Hunter Women's Original
Play Short Wellington Boots
Tall wellies (长简靴) are great for
walking in long grass, but
unnecessarily heavy for city wear; these short boots are a sensible investment for urban folks who want to arrive at work with dry feet (£ 100; hunterboots. com).
56. What do the four items have in common?
A. They are waterproof.
B. They are of the same price.
C. They are made of fiberglass.
D. They are on sale on Amazon.
57. From the passage, we know _______.
A. the handbag raincoat is of low quality
B. the short boots are suitable for urban living
C. the waterproof phone case has different sizes
D. the travel umbrella can be folded using a button
B
Pleasingly, a new study supports one of my favourite insights about writing, or getting any creative work done- though I'm pretty sure that wasn't intentional, since the researchers
were actually studying traffic jams. Jonathan Boreyko, an American engineering professor, was crawling along in his ear one day, observing how drivers naturally bunch u at red lights, leaving mere inches between vehicles. Their motivation isn't a mystery: the closer you are to the car ahead, you ' d assume, the better your chances of squeezing through before the light goes back to red, and the sooner you'll reach your destination, even if you also increase the risk of collisions.
But you'd assume wrong When Boreyko and a colleague recreated the traffic-light scenario (场景) on a special test track, they found that drivers who bunched u made no swifter progress. True, they stopped slightly closer to the light. But it also took them longer to resume (继续) moving safely, and these two factors cancelled each other out. "There's no point in getting closer to the car in front of you when traffic comes to a stop," Boreyko concluded.
This is true of writing or similar work. People never rest in urgent, pursuit of their goals. Yes, it all looks impressively productive. But 8s the psychologist Robert Boice argues, racing to get a task completed generally brings a cost that outweighs the benefit. You tire yourself out, s0 you can't shine the next day. Or you neglect s0 many other duties that you're forced to take an extra day to catch up. Or you start damaging work you've already produced- which is why the novelist Gabriel Garcia Marquez said he gave up writing in the afternoon: he wrote more, but he had to redo it the next morning, so the overall effect was to slow him down. That's also why Boice insists that, when you're writing on a schedule, it's a important to be disciplined about stopping as starting, even if you're on a roll.
Clearly, this is all a convenient way to feel superior to people who put in more hours. But that doesn’t mean it s untrue. Indeed, it's scary to ask what role impatience plays in your life in genera!: how much of each day we spend leaning into the future, trying to get tasks "out of the way", always focused on the destination, metaphorically (隐喻地) inching closer and closer to the bumper of the car ahead. None of it gets us anywhere faster. It's also no way to live.
58. Which of the following best summarizes the finding of Boreyko's study?
A. The sooner, the better.
B. More haste, no extra speed.
C. The early bird catches the worm.
D. Chances favour the prepared mind.
59. The author wants to tell us that in creative work _______.
A. tight planning avoids chaos
B. overwork polishes our images
C. impatience almost never pays
D. afternoon time is less productive
60. The author writes the passage to _____.
A. advise people to stop racing
B. instruct people to write skillfully
C. persuade people to treasure time
D. warn people to obey traffic rules
C
In the famous musical My Fair Lady, Eliza Doolittle, the poor daughter of a dustman who
speaks with a thick Cockney accent, becomes the unwitting (不知晓的) target for a bet between two phonetics scholars. By the end of the musical, Doolittle is able to pronounce all of her words like a member of the British elite, fooling everyone at an embassy ball about her true origins.
It's hard to imagine a version of My Fair Lady set in the U.S. because, unlike the British, Americans seem either unwilling or unable to honestly acknowledge their own social class. But a new set of scientific studies conducted by Michael Krauss and his colleagues at Yale University show that Americans find it easy to make distinctions about other people's social class just by listening to them speak.
In one study, the researchers asked 229 people to listen to 27 different speakers who varied in terms of their age, race, gender and social class. The participants heard each speaker say a total of seven different words. Based on just this short audio, participants were able to correctly identify which speakers were college-educated 55 percent of the time- -more than what would be expected by chance. A major limitation of this study, however, was that it used college education as a criterion for social class.
Then in another experiment, 302 participants were asked to either listen to or read transcripts (文本) from 90 seconds of recorded speech in which the speakers talked about themselves without explicitly mentioning anything about their social class. Participants were asked to judge what they thought the social cases of the speakers were by using a 10--rung ascending (上升的) ladder of increasing income, education and occupation status. They found that participants who heard the audio recordings were more accurate in judging where the speakers fell in terms of their social status.
To show whether these inferences have real- world consequences, Kraus and his colleagues ran another experiment. They recruited 274 participants, all of whom had past hiring experience, to either listen to the audio or read a transcript of the content. The findings showed that participants were able to accurately judge the social class of the candidates and that this effect was stronger for participants who had heard the audio recordings. In addition, participants judged the higher- class candidates 8 more competent, a better fit for the job and more likely to be hired.
Taken together, this research suggests that despite our discomfort about the topic, Americans are able to easily detect one another's social class from small snippets of speech. Moreover, we use this information to discriminate against people who seem to be of a lower social class. This research identifies social class as another potential way that employers may discriminate against candidates, perhaps without even realizing it
61. The author introduces his topic by _____.
A. making a comparison
B. justifying an assumption
C. explaining a phenomenon
D. relating the plot of a musical
62. What d the experiments suggest?
A. Participants tend to make objective judgements.
B. The content rather than the speaking style is reliable.
C. One's social class can be inferred from how they speak.
D. Education and income are the main criteria for social status.
63. According to the passage, judgments about the way people talk _____.
A. disagree with the facts
B. affect hiring decisions
C. favour competent people
D. hardly provide reference
64. What can be learned from the last paragraph?
A. Americans are slow to judge social classes.
B. People in a low social class lose jobs easily.
C. Social-class discrimination is hard to address.
D. Speech can create social-class discrimination.
D
Grab an ice cube from the freezer and place it on a table. Watch closely enough and you will see, well, not much at all. The ice cube is absorbing heat, but it is still an ice cube. Before it melts, it will draw heat from the environment to change from solid to liquid. Only then will it begin to slip and slide in a puddle of its own making.
And so to A Word Without Ice by Henry Pollack, retired professor of geophysics at the University of Michigan and a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that shared the 2007 Nobel peace prize with Al Gore.
The book gets off to a slow start. You may have to work a little before being rewarded. But given time, Pollack's account warms up and really takes off. The story he has to tell is fascinating, frightening and important.
Despite the title, this is not a book about the world without ice. Much is given over to the impact of ice in Earth's long history, as an important force that shaped our planet's landscape, controlled migrations and influenced cultures. Pollack takes us through Antarctic and Arctic explorations, the natural cycles that bring us ice ages and milder periods without extremes of heat or cold, and the rise of climate science which, among other achievements, can recreate a history of the temperature on Earth from kilometers of ice core drilled from the polar caps.
Pollack’s intellectual power and clarity of phrase are invaluable in describing the scientific evidence for global warming, the ways in which it will affect the world, and the all -too-probable consequences. Pollack is not one to brush awkward issues under the carpet. There is serious discussion about uncertainties in climate science, and in particular, the computer models used to forecast future warming. For its forensic analysis (取证分析) and strong destruction of climate sceptic (怀疑论者) arguments alone, A World Without Ice is worth keeping on a nearby shelf.
Some readers may find Pollack's US-centric approach occasionally grating (刺耳的). He tells of intense irrigation in southwestern Kansas, IPCC reports as big as several New York City phone directories and school- day stories from Omaha But this is forgivable. The US is uniquely placed to act on climate change but faces a significant barrier in the shape of the
outdated, influential, oil-- funded anti climate change lobby (游说议员的团体).
Thoughtful throughout, Pollack occasionally delivers paragraphs that stay with you long after closing the book. On the subject of the book itself, he writes: "Nature's best thermometer (温度计), perhaps its most sensitive and unambiguous indicator of climate change, is ice. When ice gets sufficient warm, it melts. Ice asks no questions, presents no arguments, reads 0o newspapers, listens to no debates. It is not burdened by ideology and carries no political baggage a it crosses the threshold (门槛) from solid to liquid. It just melts."
A World Without Ice is且call to arms. Debates about which mitigation (减缓) strategies might give us the best chances of reducing our emissions miss the point, Pollack says. If we want to avoid the worst that climate change may bring, we need "every hose in the stable pulling together and as hard and as fast a possible".
Pollack's argument is attractive, persuasive and deeply upsetting, no matter the climate change tiredness that unavoidably sets in as a consequence of endless media coverage of global warming. The author's final warning comes from Lao Tzu, an ancient Chinese philosopher: “If you do not change direction, you may end up where you are heading.
Pollack leaves us in no doubt as to where that is.
65. A World Without Ice mainly focuses on _____.
A. the adventures to the freezing Poles
B. the impact of ice on human and nature
C. the role of climate science in drilling ice
D. the process of ice cube turning into water
66. We can learn that A World Without Ice _____.
A. brings us to the core of the issue at the very beginning
B. convinces sceptics of the truth about climate change
C. gives an in- depth analysis of global warming
D. gets funded by anti -climate change lobby
67. Why does Henry Pollack think ice is nature's best thermometer?
A. Ice is a reminder of peaceful co- existence.
B. Ice is a common topic of the media coverage.
C. Ice is a controversial issue in political debates.
D. Ice is a clear indicator sensitive to climate change.
68. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 8 probably means the book
A. urges us to make joint efforts to fight climate change
B. advocates addressing climate change by armed forces
C. recommends debating on strategies to reduce emission
D. calls for separate and tough actions in a timely manner
69. What does the underlined word “that" in the last paragraph refer to?
A. Warning from Lao Tzu.
B. Destination of a journey.
C. Effect of global warming.
D. Argument on climate change.
70. What's the author's attitude toward A World Without Ice?
A. Ambiguous.
B. Cautious.
C. Positive.
D. Skeptical.
第四部分任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

注意：每个空格只填1个单词。

请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。

It's taken a long time, but people have finally discovered how much information companies like Google and Facebook have on them.. We cannot keep sacrificing our privacy and dignity to continue using the Internet. However, at the same time, new digital innovations that millions love and enjoy require our data. So what are we to do?
The biggest issue with the software industry's data collection is the span of time for which it stores information. The industry simply does not believe in a delete button. For instance, Google has records of all my locations for the last six years, and Facebook has my deleted messages from nearly 10 years ago. This kind of long-term data storage may seem harmless to some. To others, it may even be useful to know what exactly they were doing on a specific day many years ago, or recover messages from a loved one, or see how much their searching and browsing habits have changed over time..
However, as government surveillance (监视) is emerging as a growing concern- especially in surveillance states- -the long-term data storage enacted (实施) by all of the top tech companies is a dream come true for any current or future arbitrary government. A 2013 study surveying US writers found that after they learned of the NSA's mass surveillance programs, one in six avoided writing on a topic they thought that would subject them to any kind of surveillance, and a further one in six seriously considered avoiding controversial topics.
This is why we need online privacy: we have the right to be curious or conduct digital actions without constantly being tracked, or fearing future reprisals (报复). As Edward Snowden has put it: “Ask yourself: at every point in history, who suffers the most from unjustified surveillance? It is not the privileged, but the vulnerable (弱势群体). Surveillance is not about safety. It's about control."
The world is constantly changing. It may be too difficult or even impossible to stop some agencies from monitoring your internet activity, but we can at least take a first step and protect ourselves from any potential or future surveillance. They will not have access to your life's diary at the click of a button, or see everywhere you have been for 10 years, or use searching or browsing history from when you were a teenager to question your character.
This Digital Expiry Date offers companies the benefits of getting your data, personalizing results and still making profits, while putting so me control in the user’s hands. You will not have to worry about governments or companies in the future mishandling years’worth of information which would limit the damage they could do. A Digital Expiry Date would maintain online innovation and profitability, while helping to prevent any future privacy disasters.
Passage outline Supporting details
Present situation It's difficult for us to (71) ▲privacy and dignity while using the Internet.
Possible effects ◆The software industry can store our (72 ▲information and even recover deleted messages 10 years ago.
◆Long-term date storage makes it possible to keep (73) ▲of your privacy without your knowledge.
Growing concerns ◆All of the top tech companies have enacted the long-term data storage, which is an (74) ▲to government surveillance.
◆To avoid being a (75) ▲for surveillance, some writers shrank from controversial topics.
◆Surveillance of the vulnerable who conduct digital actions is actually carried out for the sake of (76) ▲instead of safety.
(77) ▲to the problem ◆We can create a (78) ▲to any potential or future surveillance,
so some agencies will be (79) ▲easy access to our privacy.
◆A Digital Expiry Date can be adopted to help people to (80) ▲less.
第五部分书面表达(满分25分)
81.请阅读下面文字及图表，并按照要求用英语写一篇
150词左右的文章。

In a recent survey of 300 Chinese born after
1990, 54 percent of the respondents said they had
hair loss, 51 percent had poorer eyesight, 45
percent gained weight and 35 percent had
weakened immunity. At the same time, about 65
percent said they always stayed up late.
Meanwhile, 56.7 percent of interviewees said they
didn't know how to live a healthy life.
Wu Feng, who works at a private company in Beijing, was warned in this year's physical examination report about hyperlipemia, a condition which be ascribed (归因于) to his diet and the fast pace of his life and work.
“At work, I usually sit in the office for hours without moving my body. And when I eat at the canteen, the food is quite oily. What's more, I like to order fast food, such as fried chicken, at night when I work extra hours," Wu said.
A post -90s programmer Wang Ke has been seeing abnormal parameters in his medical report in the past few years. He knew he had some bad habits, but it was not easy for him to change.“ I know drinking too much milk tea is unhealthy, but I couldn't stop myself," he said. 【写作内容】
1.用约30个单词概述上述信息的主要内容;
2.结合上述信息, 简要分析不健康的生活方式的危害;
3.根据你的实际情况,谈谈如何拥有健康的生活方式。

【写作要求】
1.写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3.不必写标题。

【评分标准】
内容完整,语言规范,语篇连贯,词数适当。

南通市2020届高三阶段性练习英语
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Among all the factors that influence health, lifestyle plays a dominant role. But many youngsters of today are leading an unhealthy lifestyle, which has caused great damage to their health.
An unhealthy lifestyle is definitely one of the major contributors to many health issues. What is widely known is that various illnesses are associated with lack of exercise and an。