江苏省南京市协同体七校2025届高三期中联考-英语试题（含答案）.docx

南京市协同体七校 2024—2025学年第一学期期中联合考试
高三英语试题
考试时间：120分钟 满分：150分
注意事项：
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. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。
如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，
写在本试卷上无效。
第Ⅰ卷（选择题 共 95分）
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个小题。
每段对话仅读一遍。
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.What do the signals show today?
A. “Stop” in both ways.
B. “Go” in both ways.
C. “Stop” in one way.
C. To the office.
. Where didn’t the woman go yesterday evening?
A. To the hotel.
B. To the airport.
. 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.
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. What does the woman see?
A. A bird.
. Who is the man probably talking to?
A. A reporter. B. A shop assistant.
第二节 (共 15小题；每小题 1.5分，满分 22.5 分)
B. A picture.
C. A tail.
C. A travel agent.
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至 7 题。
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. What day is it today?
A. Thursday.
B. Friday.
C. Saturday.

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. What is the woman likely to do in Toronto?
A. Deal with her work. B. Relax herself.
C. Meet her friends.
听第 7 段材料，回答第 8至 10题。
. Why did the woman fail to sleep well last night?
A. She stayed up late working.
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B. She was under a lot of pressure.
C. She drank strong tea before bedtime.
. What does the man advise the woman to do?
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A. Do some exercise.
B. Take sleeping pills.
C. Have an early supper.
C. Fellow workers.
0. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Doctor and patient.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
B. Husband and wife.
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1.Who made the cookies?
A. The woman’s mother.
B. The woman’s father.
C. The woman’s sister.
C. At Christmas.
2.When did the woman get her 3D printer?
A. On her birthday.
B. At Halloween.
3.What was the first thing the woman printed?
A. A pencil holder.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
B. A plant container.
C. A house decoration.
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4.What does the man recommend?
A. A guided boat tour.
B. A ride on the London Eye.
C. A tour of the Tower of London.
5.How will the woman travel to London?
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A. By train.
B. By ship.
C. By plane.
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6.What will the woman probably do after her Thames trip?
A. Have a meal at Borough Market.
B. Watch the changing of the guard.
C. Visit the Southbank Skatepark.
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7.What does the man think of the National Portrait Gallery?
A. Its works are difficult to understand.
B. It has great historical value.
C. It's a bit too traditional.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

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8. What is the speaker’s job?
A. An artist.
B. A news announcer.
C. An art gallery director.
C. It was understandable.
C.Traffic.
9. What does the speaker most likely think about the whole story?
A. It was strange. B. It was meaningful.
0. What will directly follow the commercial?
A. Politics. B. Weather.
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。
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The Summer Journalism Academy at Boston University gives high school students the opportunity
to expand their skills and prepare for college, either through a residential experience on campus or
through remote instruction from home.
Each instructor is also a working journalist, so what's taught is grounded in real-life experience.
Each lesson gives students actual reporting assignments. Each day is a sample of life as a news
reporter.
DATES
On Campus: June 24 to July 12, 2024 (Applications Closed);
Learn-from-Home: A: June 17 to 28, 2024 (Applications Closed); B: July 1 to 12, 2024
(Applications Closed); C: July 15 to 26, 2024 (Applications Closed)
FOR
On Campus: High School students, and current seniors, with journalism experiences
Learn-from-Home: High School students, 14-18, with all experience levels.
FEES
On Campus: Three weeks, tuition and fees: $6200.
Learn-from-Home: Two weeks, tuition: $1500.
REQUIRED MATERIALS
Textbook, Inside Reporting by Tim Harrower, available print or digital, for purchase or rental at
B&N or Amazon. On-campus students can also borrow a hard copy from us. If a student borrows
one book and does not return it on time, you will be charged $80 for the book.
Computer, with a broadband internet connection, audio and camera for video-conference meetings.
VACCINATION(疫苗接种) POLICY
According to Boston University's MMR Vaccination policy, all on-campus students must be fully
vaccinated according to the university requirements. If a student is accepted to our on-campus

program, they are required to provide documentation of their vaccination.
1. According to the article, which student is most qualified to apply for the on-campus learning
program?
A. A high school student knowing nothing about journalism
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B. A 13-year-old school student interested in journalism
C. A senior high school student working as a school reporter
D. A graduate student pursuing a master's degree in journalism
2.What is the typical feature of the summer program?
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A. It presents practical experiences.
C. It allows online learning.
3.Which of the following is a must for the applicants?
A. A bought textbook.
B. It provides college courses.
D. It offers one-to-one guidance.
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B. Documentation of vaccination
D. A computer with internet access.
C. A report of academic performance.
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Every year during Halloween, it’s likely homes around the neighborhood will put up some
spider webs as their spooky (恐怖的) decorations. But people were asked to stop using fake spider
webs last year because they pose a huge danger to natural wildlife.
The fake webbing is considered a danger to birds, bats and other small animals as they are
often attracted to the decoration and get caught, resulting in injuries or sometimes even death.
What’s more, when blown around by the wind, fake Halloween spider webs often end up in public
spaces like parks and beaches, attracting wildlife. Since they are not biodegradable (可生物降解
的), they can linger for months or even years, posing a continuous threat to the environment and
animals.
Last year, government authorities actively used social media to warn about the dangers posed
by popular Halloween decorations. One post advised: “Please avoid using fake spider webs when
decorating your home. They can be very harmful to wildlife, especially birds, which often mistake
spider silk for building their nests and cannot distinguish between real and synthetic webbing. This
can lead to birds and their young becoming entangled, along with bats, insects and other wildlife.”
The Paws & Recover Facebook group posted a reminder about the dangers of synthetic
webbing, generating over 700 comments from people expressing how much they loathe the
decoration due to the great harm it causes to precious wildlife.
Wildlife experts have urged people to use larger, safer decorations that don’t endanger animals.
Compassionate individuals have also shared advice online. “Here I am, ready to spoil your
Halloween decorating fun! PLEASE DO NOT USE FAKE SPIDER WEBS OUTSIDE,” a woman

cautioned, sharing her photos. Another suggested, “If you’re looking for decorating ideas, consider
reusing or repurposing items you already own.”
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4. What is the problem with fake spider webs?
A. They are not visually appealing.
B. They break down easily.
C. They pose a risk to wildlife.
D. They are difficult to clean up.
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5. Why did local officials share posts on social media?
A. To raise people's awareness of fake webbing issues.
B. To warn people about the danger of Halloween decorations.
C. To respond to people’s concerns on environment.
D. To promote bird protection practices.
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6. What does the underlined word “loathe” in paragraph 4 most probably mean?
A. Ignore.
B. Choose.
C. Hate.
D. Frighten.
7. Which of the following is the most suitable title for this text?
A. Abandon dangerous Halloween decorations
B. Restore the losing wildlife habitats
C. Celebrate Halloween responsibly
D. Stop using fake spider webs for Halloween
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The way different languages sound may depend on the geography of the landscape on which
they’re spoken, new research suggests.
A study of more than 550 languages around the world found that tongues spoken in high-
altitude regions contain more sounds called “ejective consonants”, sounds made with a burst of air,
than languages closer to sea level.
Ejectives may be more common in these regions because the sounds are easier to produce there,
or possibly because they minimize water loss from the mouth in dry, high-altitude environments,
said study author Caleb Everett, an anthropological (人类学的) linguist at the University of Miami.
Traditionally, linguists have assumed that geography doesn’t play a role in shaping languages,
with the exception of vocabulary specific to certain environments or wildlife. A handful of small
studies have suggested that languages in warm climates use more vowels than languages in cold
climates, but the findings are controversial.
Everett set out to investigate how other aspects of geography, namely altitude, might be linked
to certain sounds in a language – specifically, ejectives. Everett suspected that ejectives might be
more common at high altitudes, where the lower air pressure would make them easier to produce.

To test this hypothesis ( 假说), Everett analyzed phoneme data on 567 languages from the
World Atlas of Linguistic Structures Online. He compared the data to the altitudes where the
languages were spoken, obtained using geographic mapping software. Languages containing
ejective sounds were found to occur at or near five of the six major inhabited high-altitude regions,
including in North and South America, southern Africa and Eurasia, Everett found.
He theorized that languages at high altitudes may have evolved to have ejective sounds because
less effort is required to produce these bursts of air in thinner atmospheres. Alternatively, speaking
in ejectives might expel (排出) less water vapor from the mouth, allowing water to be conserved in
typically dry high-altitude environments. Everett’s findings were based on basic calculations of the
air pressure needed to make these sounds.
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8. What did Everett’s study focus on?
A. The effects of warm climates on language.
B. The impact of high altitudes on human speech.
C. The evolution of ejective consonants.
D. The link between geography and language sounds.
9. What might be the reasons for more ejective consonants in languages spoken in high-altitude
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regions?
A. They are easier to hear in thin air.
B. They are related to certain wildlife.
C. They help reduce water loss in the mouth.
D. They are easier to produce in thick atmospheres.
0. What is paragraph 6 mainly about?
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A. The controversy surrounding Everett’s hypothesis.
B. The scientific basis for Everett’s research.
C. The distribution of ejective sounds.
D. The research methods and findings.
1. Where is the text most probably taken from?
A. A geography textbook.
C. An experiment report.
B. A linguistic research paper.
D. A cultural magazine.
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A man in a lab coat bends under a dim light with tight eyes looking at a microscope. Time is
short, the pays-off are high, and only this scientist can save everyone. That kind of romanticized
picture of science was standard for a long time. But it’s far from the truth.

Some scientists search for the causes of some observable effects, such as the link between
destroyed forests and Earth’s temperature increase. Others may investigate the “what” rather than
the “why” of things. For example, ecologists build models to estimate gray wolf abundance in
Montana, US. It’s impractical to spot them all and count them. Abundance models are not 100
percent accurate, but they offer estimates that seem good enough to set harvesting quotas (限额)
and maintain the ecosystem.
Beyond the “what” and the “why”, scientists may focus on the “how”. For instance, the lives
of people living with illnesses can be improved by research on how to relieve symptoms, even if
the true causes of their disorders are largely unknown to current medicine.
People often think “real science” should provide definite, complete and perfect answers to their
questions. However, given various limitations and the world’s complexity, keeping multiple
perspectives in play is often the best way for scientists to reach their goals and solve the problems
at hand.
In the world of science, healthy disagreement is a feature, not a bug. Science is a social process
in which the community’s scrutiny (监督) ensures we have the best available knowledge. “Best
available” does not mean “definitive”, but the best we have until we find out how to improve it.
The long history of atomism (原子论) shows how science is a process rather than a fast delivery
of results set in stone. As scientist Jean Baptiste Perrin conducted his 1908 experiments that
seemingly settled all discussion regarding atoms, questions about the atom’s properties were about
to spark decades of controversy with the birth of quantum (量子) physics. Similar discussions
continue to the present day.
So, real science is a collective, imperfect and may-sided process in which scientists contribute
multiple and often partial solutions to complex and diverse problems.
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2. How does the author introduce the topic of the article?
A. By describing a scientific research process.
B. By telling a scientist’s personal experience.
C. By giving an example of scientific failure.
D. By presenting a common misconception.
3. What do paragraphs 2-3 mainly talk about?
A. The challenges faced by scientists.
B. The history of scientific research.
C. The methods scientists use to share results.
D. The various focuses of scientists in their research.
4. What is the author’s view on healthy disagreements in science?

A. They are essential for scientific progress.
B. They create confusion and delay conclusions.
C. They indicate problems in scientific methods.
D. They often lead to the rejection of old theories.
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5. Why does the author mention Jean Baptiste Perrin’s experiments and the subsequent debate ?
A. To show science is a collection of facts.
B. To prove scientific knowledge is always absolute.
C. To illustrate science is a dynamic and evolving process.
D. To show scientific conclusion can be reached after discussion.
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。
You are bound to face some challenges in life as situations around you change. Here are some
effective tools to help you master change.
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Keep things in perspective.
Being able to step back and observe each situation within the context of the “bigger picture”
of your life helps you process your feelings about the importance of a certain event or situation.