江苏省扬州市高邮市2024-2025学年高三下学期开学考试英语试题（含答案）.docx

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024-2025 学年第二学期高三年级期初学情调研测试
英语试题
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本试卷满分 150 分, 考试时间 120 分钟）
第一部分听力（共两节, 满分 30 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 1.5 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。
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. What does the man probably want to do?
A. Talk to his staff. B. Lose some weight.
. What is the woman doing now?
C. Set up a program.
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A. Applying for the job.
B. Making a call.
C. Reading the advertisement.
C. She has a headache.
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. Why does the woman refuse to help the man?
A. She is busy now.
B. She is poor at maths.
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. Where are probably the speakers?
A. In France. B. In America.
. How did the woman conclude that the water is unsafe?
C. In Germany.
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A. She noticed its strange color.
B. She read about it on a website.
C. She called the water department
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 至 7 题。
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. What does the man think of the classical music?
A. Relaxing. B. Lively. C. Difficult.
. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. CDs B. Music. C. Research.
听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 至 10 题。
. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Co-workers. B. Bank clerk and customer.
. Where is the Italian ice-cream shop?
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C. Shop assistant and customer.
C. Next to the station.
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A. Next to the office.
B. Next to the bank.
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0. What flavor of ice-cream does the man want?

A. Coffee.
B. Chocolate.
C. Watermelon.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 11 至 13 题。
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1. Why does the man make the phone call?
A. To sign up a college.
B. To make an appointment.
C. To ask for some information.
C. The address to the man.
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2. When does the class end on Saturdays?
A. At 4:00 p. m. B. At 8:00 p. m.
3. What is the woman going to talk about next?
C. At 9:00 p. m.
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A. The different subjects.
B. The price of the course.
听第 9 段材料, 回答第 14 至 17 题。
4. How old is the man's first child?
A. Six years old. B. Three years old
5. What does the man's wife do?
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C. Two years old.
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A. She is a nurse.
B. She is a teacher.
C. She is a lawyer.
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6. When did the woman start looking after children?
A. When she was in university.
B. When she was in high school.
C. When she was in middle school.
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7. How many days does the woman look after the children per week?
A. Two days. B. Three days. C. Five days.
听第 10 段材料, 回答第 18 至 20 题。
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8. Where was the Baseball Fair held last summer?
A. In China.
B. In France.
C. In Japan.
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9. What did the speaker do in the mornings?
A. He learned baseball skills.
B. He visited local museums.
C. He watched baseball games.
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0. What did the speaker like best about his trip?
A. Traveling around the world.
B. Learning several languages.
C. Making new friends.
第二部分阅读（共两节,满分 50 分）
第一节阅读理解（共 15 小题,每小题 2.5 分;满分 37.5 分）
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、和 D）中, 选出最佳选项, 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
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The Four Best Festivals for you
Don't let an empty wallet stop you from enjoying best festivals. These festivals offer free entry and tons of
entertainment.
Bastille Day French Festival 13-14 July
At this annual festival, stop by the Queen Victoria Market to see it transformed into a European winter
wonderland. Pick up delicious French cuisine and loads of freshly baked bread. There will also be performances,

walking tours and talks to celebrate the French National Day.
Mid-Autumn Moon Festival 21-22 September
Head to Queen Victoria Market and join in this two-day harvest festival celebration. Taste traditional mooncakes.
See beautiful Chinese dance performances. Watch the exciting lion show. And enjoy live music, workshops and more.
Plus, there will be lots of food trucks serving all sorts of yummy dishes.
Victorian Festival of Diwali 26 October
Celebrate India's magical festival of lights right in the heart of Melbourne. Head to the main stage and enjoy
traditional dances and yoga and listen to live music. In addition, there will be many activities to keep kids entertained,
like hands-on craft（工艺）workshops and dance sessions. Just make sure you come with an empty stomach ready to
fill up on authentic dishes and snacks.
Asia Oasis Street Food Festival by the Yarra 24-27 October
Look for the glowing Vietnamese lanterns and make your way to this must-visit riverside festival. Then get ready
for a big authentic Asian street food feast. We're talking about tasty noodles, steamy dumplings and more. There will
also be loads of family-friendly fun, including traditional games and live music.
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1. What can you do at the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival?
A. Look for glowing Vietnamese lanterns.
B. Taste loads of freshly baked French bread.
C. Enjoy live music and traditional Chinese dances.
D. Watch performances to celebrate the National Day.
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2. Which festival should you go to if you want to enjoy traditional Indian dances and yoga?
A. Bastille Day French Festival
C. Victorian Festival of Diwali
B. Mid - Autumn Moon Festival
D. Asia Oasis Street Food Festival
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3. What do these four festivals in Melbourne have in common?
A. They all have entry to visitors for free.
C. They all offer hands-on craft workshops.
B. They all provide family-friendly fun.
D. They all take place in Queen Victoria Market.
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Four volunteers who spent more than a year living in a 1,700-square-foot space created by NASA to simulate
模仿）the environment on Mars, have left their habitat.
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The members of the Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog（模拟）mission—or CHAPEA—
walked through the door of their home at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston to a round of applause. "Hello.
It's actually just so wonderful to be able to say hello to you all, " CHAPEA commander Kelly Haston said to the
crowd.
Haston and the other three crew members—science officer Anca Selariu, flight engineer Ross Brockwell and
medical officer Nathan Jones, entered the 3D-printed Mars environment on June 25, 2023, as part of a NASA
experiment to observe how humans would react to living on the Red Planet.
The volunteers grew their own vegetables, maintained equipment, participated in so-called Marswalks and faced
stressful situations that actual space travelers to Mars could experience, including 22-minute communication delays
with the Earth.

The 378-day effort was the first of three NASA missions the space agency has planned to test how humans
would respond to the conditions and challenges of living on Mars, where NASA says it could send astronauts as soon
as the 2030s. The second CHAPEA mission is scheduled for the spring of 2025, and the third is going to begin in
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026.
After coming out of the simulated Mars habitat, Anca Selariu reflected on why she and others chose to devote
themselves to this particular effort. "I've been asked many times: Why go to Mars?" Selariu said. "Because it's
possible. Because space can unite and bring out the best in us. Because it's one critical step that humans will take to
light the way into the next centuries."
NASA has conducted other isolation experiments before, including simulated journeys through space of roughly
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4. What is the main purpose of the CHAPEA mission?
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A. To train astronauts for future missions.
C. To develop new space travel technologies.
B. To explore how to grow plants on Mars.
D. To study human reactions to living on Mars.
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5. What do we know about the crew of the mission?
A. They all walked in space several times.
C. They lived in an artificial environment.
B. They were all experienced astronauts.
D. They exited 22 minutes later than planned.
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6. What does Anca Selariu say about Mars exploration?
A. It is challenging and costly.
B. It is important for our future.
D. It will be delayed till the 2030s.
C. It is too dangerous for humans.
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7. Where is the text probably from?
A. A news report.
C. A guidebook.
B. An autobiography.
D. A book review.
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With massive factors influencing academic achievement, it can be difficult to identify the exact reason why some
students excel（胜过）while others fall behind. However, a report released by the National Center on Scaling Up
Effective Schools（NCSU）shows that student ownership and responsibility are key factors that have a big impact on
a student's quality of academic performance.
The report presented findings from the first phase of a five-year research project that aims to identify the types of
programs, practices and processes that support better outcomes for students at risk of failure. Initial findings indicated
that the practice of increasing student ownership and responsibility for their academic success was a distinguishing
feature of schools with higher student achievement. The researchers explain that students who take responsibility for
their own learning are personally invested in their education and are more committed to understanding their subject
matter.
One thing that all schools with higher value-added students had in common was that they held high expectations
for student leaning. These schools didn't just assume that students would develop this sense of responsibility on their
own; instead, teachers put specific structures in place to help students take ownership of their education, and made a
concentrated effort to encourage and support students along the way. Additionally, teachers held the mindset that
student ownership must be developed early on in a student's educational career.

The research shows that students who are encouraged to take ownership of their own learning are better able to
work toward learning goals and demonstrate life skills such as initiative, self-direction and productivity. Such students
will show their responsibility through behaviors such as completing assignments on time, making up for missed work,
seeking additional help when they are struggling, asking questions when confused, and monitoring their own learning.
Lead researcher Marisa Cannata points out that these findings are consistent with the current research that
focuses on helping students develop so-called "growth mindsets（心态）" and providing them with the skills they
need to focus their learning efforts. The specific practices and conditions that make such a learning environment
possible are described in more detail in the report Reaching for Rigor: Identifying Practices of Effective High Schools.
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8. What does the NCSU report focus on?
A. The importance of personalized education.
B. The key drivers of academic achievement.
C. The main standards for assessing student success.
D. The causes of underperformance among students.
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9. What is a characteristic of schools with higher-achieving students?
A. They increase spending on hardware facilities.
B. They offer an environment of student responsibility.
C. They have lower expectations for learning outcomes.
D. They emphasize shared responsibility early in education.
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0. What is the last but one paragraph mainly about?
A. The life skills essential for academic achievement.
B. The role of learning goals in facilitating student learning.
C. The challenges faced by students struggling academically.
D. The benefits of taking responsibility for one's learning efforts.
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1. What might be discussed in the following paragraph?
A. The detailed formation process of Reaching for Rigor.
B. The debates surrounding the idea of growth mindsets.
C. The practices and conditions for growth mindsets and skills.
D. The common findings in comparison to other researches.
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Years ago, the world-known Viennese philosopher Viktor E. Frankl criticized the popular understanding of some
cherished American values, such as our idea of freedom. He took exception to what appeared to be a commonly
accepted view of equating freedom with a license to do virtually anything one wants. To Frankl, freedom without
responsibility was nonsense. That is why he suggested that the Statue of Liberty in New York Harbor on the East
Coast be accompanied by a "Statue of Responsibility” somewhere along the West Coast.
Such a monument makes sense to me and in my view, would be much more than just a "bookend" to the Statue
of Liberty. It could serve, among other things, as an important reminder to everyone of what is required to safeguard
true freedom and how to perform civil responsibilities.
A nonprofit foundation exists to advance Frankl's idea with the goal of completing the statue. After the initial

release of Prisoners of Our Thoughts, which I was honored to write at Dr. Frankl's personal urging, I also became
involved in the nonprofit foundation's efforts in an advisory capacity as well as being invited to be one of the
contributors to a book it sponsored entitled, Responsibility 911: With Great Liberty Comes Great Responsibility,
published in 2008. This book examined the role that responsibility plays in a free society. In this regard, I was
honored to be among a very distinguished group of contributors.
As you can learn from this list, the book embraced a wide range of ideologies（意识形态）and political beliefs.
Indeed, making a strong and diversified case for the role of responsibility in a free society belongs to no one political
party or a particular group. Rather, responsibility is a demonstration of the "ability to respond" and, in this context,
requires rules of engagement that include both civility and agreement to disagree on matters of common concern.
Diversity in all of its various dimensions, especially the diversity of thought, must be respected as a necessity of
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responsibility" in the collective（集体, 共同）. Otherwise, we will never be able to reach common ground, a
meaningful objective requiring, first and foremost, that we are willing and able to go to higher ground.
2. What does the underlined part "took exception to" in paragraph 1mean?
A. Disapproved. B. Misunderstood. C. Excluded.
3. Why does the author believe a Statue of Responsibility is needed?
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D. Compared.
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A. To honour the legacy of humanity.
B. To promote tourism on the West Coast.
C. To symbolize the importance of freedom.
D. To urge people to perform their civil duties.
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4. What do we know about Responsibility 911?
A. It was sponsored by Viktor E. Frankl.
C. It was recommended by many celebrities.
B. It is a collective work of diverse writers.
D. It is based on Prisoners of Our Thoughts.
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5. What is necessary for a responsible society according to the author?
A. Respecting the diversity of thought.
C. Having a uniform ideology and belief.
B. Ignoring different political beliefs.
D. Controlling various dimensions of diversity.
第二节七选五（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。
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