江苏省镇江市2021-2022学年高三上学期期中考试英语试卷.doc

镇江市2021～2022 学年度第一学期高三期中英语试卷

注意∶
1.本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。
2.两部分答案都做在答题卡上。
3.总分为 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。
1.What does the woman want to do?

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A. Change the sweater.
B. Return the sweater.
C.Buy another sweater.

2.Where will the speakers meet?

A. In a library.
B. In a bank.
C.In a car park.

3.What will the man probably do next?

A. Speed up his car.
B.Slow down his car.
C.Stop his car.

4.When will the goods arrive?

A.On February 16.
B.On February 17.
C.On February 19.

5.What does the man want to eat now?

A. Bread.
B. Strawberries.
C.Chips.

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，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 is the weather like?

A. Sunny.
B.Windy.
C.Rainy.

7. What will the speakers do?

A.Call the police.
B.Listen to the radio.
C.Get out and help the guy.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.Why did the man quit the marathon race?
A. There was something wrong with his legs.
B. The weather was terrible.
C.He felt to tired.
9.What does the man think of his decision to quit the race?

A. Surprising.
B.Regrettable.
C.Wise.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.What is the relationship between the two speakers?

A. Neighbors.
B.Old schoolmates.
C. Colleagues.

11. What does the man say about his living place?

A.It's near the ocean.
B.It's very hot.
C.It's in a town.

12. Where does the woman work now?

A.In a university.
B.In a travel agency.
C.In a trading company.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Why is the man talking to the woman?

A. To get some advice.
B.To make an apology.
C. To ask for leave.

14. What do we know about the man?
A. He is majoring in business administration.
B. He is a senior at Kryptos University.
C. He is studying in his hometown.
15.What will the man have to do if he goes to Central University?
A. Send educational records.
B. Take extra courses.
C. Change majors.
16.What will the man do next?
A. Make a phone call to his parent.
B. Move back to his hometown.
C. Search for more information.
听第10段材料，回答第17至 20题。
17.Which is the hardest trip the speaker has ever had?
A. A "round the word"journey.
B.A 50,000-mile journey around the Pacific Ocean.
C.A car journey from the North Pole to the South Pole.
18.Why does the speaker want to change his old way of traveling?
A.It makes him unhealthy.
B.It is too tiring.
C. It is unpleasant.
19.What does the speaker think of his programs about long trips?

A. They are inspiring.
B. They are ordinary.
C. They are strange.

20.What will the speaker probably write?

A. Fiction.
B.Poetry.
C. Newspaper articles.

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。
A

1.War of the Worlds by H.G.Wells
Published in 1897, this science fiction has inspired countless novels since then and still continues to fascinate its readers. The unnamed hero is one of the first witnesses of a strange-looking meteorite（陨石）in England. Not long after，it is apparent that the meteorite is Martian and an invasion is around the corner, What is it like for man, the dominated of earth, to be dominated by a race of aliens?

2.The Dune Saga（沙丘）by Frank Herbert
Published from 1965-1985, the Dune Saga contains 6 novels and is widely considered the greatest epic of science fiction.Instead of sticking to a single character, these novels begin with Paul Atreides, first a son of a noble family and then the emperor of the known universe. The novels follow Paul's descendants(后裔),ending by revealing the fate of his planet,Arrakis,and the fate of his generations.

3.The Space Trilogy by C.S Lewis
This series contains three books that were published from 1938-1945.Lewis explores the nature of humanity by taking the main character, Dr.Elwin Ransom, outside of Earth and to the planets of Mars and Venus.On these planets，the local residents are not corrupted(腐败),but corruption from Earth threatens them. When Ransom returns to Earth in the final book,corruption even greater than when he left awaits him there.

4. Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
The future society in the priceless 1953 novel is made worse by technology. Ray Bradbury discusses the importance of books by using such a society that burs them. The main character,Guy Montag, is a fireman, someone who burns books and the houses that contain them. The culture obsesses(着迷)with the society of television but doesn't realize the value--and the freedom--that comes with literature.
21.Where is Dr.Elwin Ransom originally from?

A. Earth.
B.Venus.
C.Mars.
D.Arrakis.

22. Which book explores the potential for technology to make humans less fre?

A. War of the Worlds.
C.The Space Trilogy.
B.The Dune Saga.
D.Fahrenheit 451.

23. What do the four books have in common?
A.They show an imaginary world.
B They each have two main characters.
C. They explore the nature of humanity.
D. They were published in the 20u century.
B
In 1868 six-year-old Laura Jernegan,her parents, and her baby brother,Prescott,set sail from New Bedford, Massachusetts. This was no vacation cruise.Laura's father,captain of the whaleship Roman, was hunting the mightiest animal on earth.
Unwilling to be separated from his family for three to four years while he made ocean voyages thousands of miles from home, Captain Jernegan took them with him to share in the adventure—and the danger-of life at sea. In the mid-1800s,as many as one in six American whaling, captains took their families on voyages.
What was it like to live on a whaleship? The diary Laura kept while she was at sea offers a look into her unusual childhood. She was fascinated by her father's job. When the ship's lookout spotted a whale, Laura recorded it in her diary."I hope we shall get him,"she wrote.
She watched as the men rushed to their whaleboats and chased the whales. As soon as a whale was caught, the crew began to process it. First the crew"cut in" the whale by removing its thick blanket of blubber（鲸脂）.
After throwing pieces of blubber into large pots， two men would "get in the pots and squish (挤)out the blubber,"Laura wrote. It must have been a strange sight because the sailors were "way up to their knees" in the greasy fat, she reported.
Now came the hot,smoky,and smelly par.A brick furnace(火炉)was fired up,and the blubber was tried out, or boiled into oil. One huge whale produced enough oil to fill seventy-five barrels, she noted in disbelief. When the Jernegans returned home, the oil would be sold for the best price possible.Whale oil was important during most of the nineteenth century.It was used to light lamps and to make candles.
Two and a half years after she had left New Bedford, deep-water adventure came to an abrupt end. The Jernegans were whaling in the South Pacific when several crew members mutinied(反叛). Fortunately,the mutiny was stopped before anyone got killed.Her parents were terrified.They decided that a whaleship was no place for children. Laura, Prescott,and Mrs. Jernegan headed straight back to the United States on a passenger ship, and Captain Jernegan continued his whaling voyage.
This era, often called the golden age of whaling, was over in the late nineteenth century. Yet one girl's diary has helped to ensure that this chapter in America's seafaring history will not be forgotten.
24. Why did Captain Jernegan take his family out on a whale hunt?
A.To experience the pleasant life at sea.
B.To spend a nice vacation with his family.
C. To avoid a long separation from his family.
D. To follow in the footsteps of other captains.
25. What can we learn about processing the hunted whales?
A. Laura offered help to the work.
B. It was very hard and dirty work.
C.It started from boiling the blubber.
D. The workers couldn't stand the heat and bad smell.
26.Why did Captain Jernegan send his wife and children home?
A.He worried about their safety.
B.Laura had no friends on his ship.
C.There happened to be a passenger ship.
D.They had been away from home too long.
27.What can we infer from Laura's dairy?
A. Her father stopped whaling after the mutiny.
B. Hunting whales was challenging but rewarding.
C. She thought deep-water adventures were boring.
D. The 20th century was thc golden age of whaling.
C
When did you last write a letter? Properly write on—by hand? In a digital world, where sending a text or email is far more convenient than using snail mail, is the writing on the wall for traditional pen and paper? Well, some people claim that writing still has many benefits,so maybe it's not time to ditch your ballpoint(圆珠笔)or fountain pen(钢笔)yet.
These days,when people request things in writing,a typed, electronic document will be accepted.Doing this on a computer means it could be saved, edited, copied and sent via email.But crafting a handwriting document is unique: It requires planning and thought, and, as well as practising your handwriting,it helps you to remember spelling and punctuation.
Some experts believe your brain benefits from using old-fashioned pen and paper. This is particularly relevant for students,where typing notes into a laptop is thought to lack the "tactile feedback"(触觉反馈)to the brain that contact between pen and paper docs. BBC Worklife website quotes Hetty Roessingh from the University of Calgary,who says that "taking notes by hand involves cognitive(认知的)engagement in summarizing,adapting, organizing. concept and vocabulary mapping. Others agree that handwriting may boost fine motor skills in your hands and fingers.
There are everyday benefits to using pen and paper too.Scribbling（涂狗）notes，shopping lists or messages on the back of an envelope can still be useful,quick and portable.But putting pen to paper in a letter to a friend or loved one can probably have the most impact. Pen pal writer Katherine Moller told the BBC:"In a world where it is so easy to hop online to email or to send a fast text,it is so personal and so precious to know someone chose to turn off the virtual world to spend some time with you."
So,while digital skills remain important, don't write off your pens and pencils yet—especially if your smartphone, tablet or laptop runs out of power!
28. What does the underlined word "ditch"mean in the first paragraph?

A.Write.
B. Abandon.
C.Save.
D. Choose.

29.What does the writer want to emphasize in Paragraph 2?
A. The popularity of electronic documents.
B. The convenience of electronic documents.
C. The special features of handwritten documents.
D. The basic requirements of handwritten documents.
30.Which of the following is the benefit of writing by hand?
A. It fully develops your hand muscles.
B. It helps you to practise your handwriting.
C. It strengthens the bond between pen and paper.
D. It sharpens your comprehensive cognitive abilities.
31. What can we infer from Katherine Moller's words?
A.It is necessary for us to turn off the virtual world.
B. Scribbling notes should be practised in our daily life.
C.Using paper and pen has the greatest impact on our daily life.
D.Writing a letter by hand can be a touching and valuable experience.
D
Recently, many climate change campaigns and organizations have marketed themselves using images of polar bears losing their habitat.This has led many people to view the polar bear as the global icon(象征物)for our climate crisis.
The polar bear has become so widespread because it does an excellent job of playing on an audience's emotions and convincing them that there is an urgent problem on Earth. The imagery of a polar bear is also much more attractive than a scientific graph(图表)or chart of increasing sea levels or extreme weather event occurrences.
However,using polar bears as the only icon of our changing climate is flawed（有错的）.For one,it only represents one effect of climate change, global warming,and not climate change itself. It neglects to address other aspects such as extreme weather events, ocean acidification, etc.While global warming is an important impact of climate change, the other aspects need to be communicated as well since climate change may not even cause warming in certain parts of the world—it could lead to severe snowstorms or colder winters instead. Thus, communicating these other elements is vital because it can reduce much of the misinformation surrounding our climate and gives the audience a more comprehensive understanding of our planet.
Moreover,using polar bears is problematic because most people do not live anywhere near polar bear habitat.This makes polar bears feel far removed from our own personal reality-thus making climate change feel far removed from our lives. Since climate change is anything but a distant phenomenon, a symbol that communicates the ways in which the climate crisis affects humans could be more convincing and push more people to act.
Even though using the polar bear as the icon of climate change is limited in conveying the full scope of our climate crisis, it can act as an agent of opening up the conversation about environmental issues and inspiring viewers to dive deeper into learning about climate change.
32.Why are polar bears preferred as marketing images?
A. Their imagery is more convincing.
B. They are likely to lose their habitats.
C. They are unique victims of the climate crisis.
D. The data on them often appear in scientific graphs.
33. What can we learn from Paragraph 3?
A. Polar bears arc the only indicator of climate change.
B. Climate change is bound to result in global warming.
C.All elements of climate change have been communicated to the public.
D.Using polar bears as the only icon of climate change will cause some problems.
34.What does the underlined word"This"refer to in Paragraph 4?
A. Failing to understand our planet.
B.Refusing to take immediate action.
C. Living apart from polar bear habitat.
D.Using polar bears to explain climate change.
35. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?
A. The occurrence of climate change
B. The possible impact of climate change
C. The dangerous symbol of polar bears
D.The importance of protecting polar bears
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。
Former Harvard President Drew Faust recently wrote of students overlooking the benefit of following their interest in at or linguistics. The trend towards employable subjects lie math and science is reflected in decisions of college students as well as primary and secondary schools.
36 Groundbreaking work of cognitive neuroscientists reveals what we think of as"extras"are central to strengthening our minds.
Take music as an example. A study shows that musical