2025届江苏省常州市高三11月期中考-英语试题（含答案）.docx

常州市 2024-2025 学年第一学期高三期中质量调研英语2024 年 11 月注意：本试卷分四个部分，答案全部做在答题纸上。总分为 150 分。考试时间 120 分钟。第一节听下面 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。1Whats the time now?A5:45.What do we know about the womans bike?B5:30.C5:152AIt is stolen.BIt is under repair.CIt is under the stairs.3Whats the man probably doing?ATalking on the phone.BListening to some music.CPreparing for a speech contest.4What will the man probably do?ABuy a new car.BPaint the old car.CBuy the womans car.5What can we learn about the woman?AShe hurried home to meet Mary.BShe was hurt in the traffic accident.CShe came home later than expected.第二节听下面 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。6Where does the conversation probably take place?AIn the hospital.BIn a drugstore.CIn the mans home.7What will the man do in two days?AGo on taking the tablets.BCome back to see the woman. CJudge the effect of the tablets.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8What are they talking about?AWays to hunt for a job.BReasons for quitting a job.CBalance between work and family.9Why does the man decide to leave the company?AHe wants to be better paid.BHe badly needs a vacation.CHe will work with his girlfriend.10Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?AWorkmates. BA couple.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。1Whats the weather like tomorrow?CNeighbours.1AIt will be sunny all day long.BIt will be stormy tomorrow evening.CIt will have freezing rain tomorrow afternoon.12What will the woman do if it snows tomorrow?ASee her friends in Birmingham.BJoin the man in watching movies.CGo to ski with her classmates.13What had the woman previously thought of English weather?AUnpredictable. BBeautiful.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。4Why does the man borrow the womans notes?CTerrible.1AHe missed many classes.5What does the woman suggest?ASkipping classes.BHis notes are poor.CHe has never taken notes.CGoing to the cafeteria.CExcellent.1BStudying together.16What do they think of Professor Labelles classes?AUninteresting.BDifficult.17What do we know about the woman?AShe works at a coffee shop.BShe often studies in the cafeteria.CShe often falls asleep in the class.听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。8What really annoys the speaker?1ACoworkers talk to him on the phone.BCoworkers talk with him face to face. CCoworkers in the same office email him at work.9What will dominate the future life?ATime travel. B3D printers.0How does the speaker feel about the future?1CInternet of things.2ACurious.BDoubtful.CUninterested.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。AFrequently asked questionsDont see what youre looking for? 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AIt must be used for in-person events.BIt takes effect from the next day it is bought.CIt is activated automatically.DIt will continue by itself unless unsubscribed.BHan Kang, the South Korean author best known for her extraordinary novel, “The Vegetarian,” was awardedthe Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursdaythe first writer from her country to receive the award.Mats Malm, the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, which organizes the prize, said at a newsconference in Stockholm that Han was receiving the honor “for her intense poetic writing that bravely discusseshistorical events and exposes the fragility of human life.”Han, 53, was born in 1970 in Gwangju, South Korea. Her father was also a novelist, but much less successful.The family struggled financially and moved frequently. In a 2016 interview with The Times, Han said her childhoodexperience “was too much for a little child, but I was all right because I was surrounded by books.”When Han was 9, her family moved to Seoul just months before the Gwangju uprising （起义）, whengovernment army fired on crowds of protesters, killing hundreds.The event shaped her views on humanitys capacity for violence, Han said in the 2016 interview. She alsorecalled seeing images of people who lined up to donate their blood to those who were injured in the uprising.“It was like two unsolvable riddles imprinted on my mind: How can humans be so violent, and how can humansbe so noble?” she said. “When I write novels, I find myself always returning to the theme of what it means to behuman.”Han studied literature at Yonsei University in Korea, and her first published works were poems. Her first novel,“Black Deer,” which came out in 1998, was a mystery about a missing woman. In the 2016 interview, Han said itwas around that time that she developed the idea for a short story about a woman who becomes a plant, which sheeventually developed into “The Vegetarian.”24What are Hans novels themed at?APolitical systems. BFinancial struggle.5What can we learn about Hans childhood from paragraph 3?CHuman natureDCultural conflicts.2AFathers success: inspired her.BEconomic difficulty strengthened her.CFrequent move destroyed her.DThe habit of reading comforted her.26Why does the author mention the Gwangju uprising?ATo indicate the importance of history.BTo show its influence on Hans writing.CTo reveal the cruelty of politics.DTo stress its impact on Korean peoples life.27What is “The Vegetarian” mainly about?AA deer. BA woman.CA plant.DA vegetable.CBritish and American English have mutually （相互的） influenced each other for centuries, but the reactionsto these linguistic （语言的） exchanges are different on both sides of the Atlantic. British intellectuals oftencomplain about Americanisms, such as “24/7” or “touch base”, which are viewed as an attack at the purity of British English. However, as Ben Yagoda discusses in Gob smacked! Americans happily adopt Britishisms. Words likecheeky” and “dodgy” have entered the American vocabulary, often through media like The Crown. This flow of“British terms to the U. S. has gone mostly unnoticed, though British people remain critical of Americanism.Yagoda traces the history of this exchange, noting that many British terms have existed in American languageover the years. For instance, military slang （俚语） from British soldiers, such as“bonkers” or“cushy,” becamecommon in American English during the early 20th century. The rise of the Internet has only expedited this exchange,with British phrases now appearing regularly in American media.Despite the frequent adoption of Britishisms by Americans, the opposite exchange-Brits acceptingAmericanisms-receives far more criticism. British commentators, like Simon Heffer, describe the spread of Americanslang as a “linguistic pollution,” criticizing its influence on British English. Shows like Friends are often blamed forthe rise of American phrases in British speech, like “Can I get?” in coffee shops. While British terms are oftenseen as attractive in the U. S., Americanisms tend to be perceived negatively in Britain, with lists highlighting things“Americans say wrong.”In the end, this linguistic exchange reveals broader cultural dynamics. British critics might view Americanismsas crude （粗俗的）, while Americans delight in the perceived superiority and quirkiness of British slang. Bothcountries continue to shape each others language, whether through media, travel, or digital communication,reflecting a complex relationship between the two nations linguistic identities.28What is the text mainly about?AThe global impact of Americanisms on British English.BThe reason for British slangs winning over Americans.CMutual linguistic influence between British and American English.DThe decline of British English in America.29What does the underlined word “expedited” most probably mean?ASpeeded up.BAccepted.CBrought back.DChallenged.30What is “Can I get?” in coffee shops viewed as in British eyes?ASimple.BHumorous.CUnique.DCrude.31What does the author agree with according to the last paragraph?A Language and culture are mutually connected.BBritish English is superior, to American English.CBoth Englishes will become more complicated.DAmerica and Britain have a complex relationship.DA newly published study finds there are important distinctions in how men and women experience pain.According to the study conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, menand women use different biological mechanisms （机制 for pain relief.This research was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of meditation （冥想） for chronic （长期的）back pain and combined data from two clinical trials involving a total of 98 participants that included both healthyindividuals and those with chronic back pain. Participants experienced a meditation training program and practiced meditation while receiving either somenaloxone, a drug that stops opioids （类罂粟碱） from working, or a placebo （无效的替代品） of naloxone.Participants were given a painful but harmless heat stimulus （刺激） to the back of their leg. Researchers thenmeasured and compared how much pain relief was experienced from meditation when the opioid system was blockedand when it was fully functional.The study found:Blocking the opioid system with naloxone inhibited （ 抑 制 ） meditation-based pain relief in men,suggesting that men rely on opioids to reduce pain.Naloxone increased meditation-based pain relief in women, suggesting that women rely on non-opioidmechanisms to reduce pain.In both men and women, those with chronic pain experienced more pain relief from meditation than thehealthy participants did.Opioids are the bodys natural painkillers. These naturally occurring substances bind to opioid receptors in thebrain to reduce the perception of pain. In contrast, pain relief for women appears to use alternative, non-opioidpathways, suggesting that women make less use of the bodys internal opioids for pain relief.Chronic pain treatment has traditionally followed a relatively standardized approach, but if men and women usedifferent biological pathways for pain relief, it makes sense they might require more sex-specific approaches totreatment. This study provides clear evidence that sex-based differences in pain processing are real and need to beconsidered when developing treatments and recommending medicines for pain.32What is the best title for this article?ANew Research Proves Meditation Ineffective for Chronic Pain.BNew Research Finds Women Experience More Chronic Pain.CNew Research Confirms Men and Women Process Pain Differently,DNew Research Suggests Standardized Approach to Pain Relief.33What did all the participants in the research experience?AMeditation.BDrugs.CHarm in the leg.DChronic back pain.34What can we know from the finding?ABlocking the opioid system helps men reduce pain.BWomen depend on opioids to reduce pain.CMen use bodys internal opioid for pain relief.DMeditation works better to healthy, men than women.35What of the study does the last paragraph talk about?ACondition. BLimitation.CConclusion.DImplication.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。选项中有两项为多于选项。Have you ever wished there were a magic method to make learning easier and more efficient? 36_Named after a Nobel winner in physics known for simplifying complex ideas, this method can help you unlock yourpotential and gain a deep understanding of various topics. Step 1: Start by getting a blank sheet of paper. Write down everything you already know about a topic. Thisserves as your initial knowledge base. As you dive deeper into the topic, continue to add new information and insightsto your sheet. Be patient during this process. 37_Step 2: Explain your topic in a way that a 12-year-old child could understand. 38_ Begin by simplifyingyour notes. Its easy to complicate a subject. However, the true challenge, and the true demonstration of understanding,is in simplification. Only someone who truly comprehends a subject can break it down into its simplest terms, makingit accessible to people of all ages.Step 3: Write down your explanations. It is a powerful tool in the learning process. This activity facilitatesreflection, through which we identify areas where further learning is needed. The learning process is iterative （迭代的）. Never hesitate to go back to the source materials, especially the parts you dont fully grasp yet. 39_Repeat this process until your explanations are simple and clear.Step 4: Save the page where you have documented simplified explanations. This is an important step, as thisdocument will serve as a valuable reference in the future. By applying this technique to all new concepts