无锡市普通高中2019年秋学期高三期中调研考试卷

英 语

2019.11

注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。答案全部做在答题卡上。

总分为120分，考试时间120分钟。

第一卷（选择题，共85分）

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. What will the woman do tonight?

A. Go to the airport. B. Attend the conference. C. Finish her report.

2. When does the train leave?

A. At 8：:30. B. At 10:30. C. At 6:30.

3. Where does the conversation probably take place?

A. In a theatre. B. In a restaurant. C. In a living room.

4. What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. What to do in Florida.

B. When to visit New York.

C. Where to spend their vacation.

5. How will the woman get home?

A. By car. B. By taxi. C .By subway.

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A、B、C三个选项 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至7题。

6. What will the woman's salary be in six months?

A. 4,000 yuan. B. 5,000 yuan.

7. How does the woman feel about the salary the company offers her?.

A. Satisfied. B. Confused. C. Disappointed.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8. What day is it today?

A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Friday.

9. Which character does the man like most?

A. The Jedi. B. Spider-man. C. The mad scientist.

10. What does the woman think of Spider-man?

A. Brave. B. Shy. C. Funny.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11. What's wrong with the man?

A. He's got a fever. B. He's got an injury. C. He can't fall asleep.

12. What does the man ask the woman to do?

A. Call for a doctor. B. Unlock the door. C. Drive him to hospital.

13. Where is the man when he calls for help?

A. In the phone booth. B. At home. C. In an emergency room.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14. What does the woman think of her classes?

A. Average. B. Small. C. Large.

15. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?

A. Schoolmates. B. Family members. C. Neighbors.

16. What can we know about the man?

A. He is often late for class.

B. He has got used to his classes.

C. He must run between his morning classes.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17. What did Shakespeare do during his school years?

A. He read a lot of books.

B. He worked hard at French grammar.

C. He learned many foreign languages.

18. Why did Shakespeare leave school?

A. Because he married a farmer's daughter.

B. Because he had to help support his family.

C. Because he didn't get along well with his classmates.

19. When did Shakespeare start to write plays?

A. At the age of seven.

B. After he became an actor.

C. As soon as he arrived in London.

20. What do we know about Shakespeare?

A. He had a very happy family.

B. He received very good education.

C. His works were published after his death.

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. was a desperate race against time to land the plane before it ran out of fuel.

Fortunately, the young pilot made it eventually.

A. It B. This C. What D.As

22. In a speech delivered on Sept 10 last year, President Xi reaffirmed the great importance of education and more respect for teachers and stronger efforts to enhance education.

A. called in B. called at C. called for D. called on

23. Our course is based on a specific project, one of aims is to improve our students5

comprehensive ability in English.

A. which B. what C. whose D. its

24. — Will Trump leave office in 2020?

—It's hard to say. No one knows who will him as the next president of the USA;

maybe he will win reelection.

A. follow B. remove C. achieve D. succeed

25. ---- The governor made only a passing to the problem of unemployment.

—Yes, he mentioned it quickly.

A. difference B. reference C. opposition D. adaptation

26. , more Asian politicians are voicing support for clean power. In July, 2019, Rodrigo Duterte, the Philippines' president, also instructed his energy minister to reduce his country's dependence on coal.

A. Surprisingly B. Unfortunately C. Horribly D. Promisingly

27. Sometimes I just can't figure out it is that has made those extraordinary intelligent

people make such silly mistakes.

A. what B. how C. why D. where

28. the cultural differences, the film's advertising materials should have explained, in brief

the moral behind Ne Zha's story to make it more appealing to foreign audiences.

A. Considered B. Supposed C. Given D. Supposing

29. — Hey, Jenny, my online car-hailing service is unavailable. Could you reserve a car for tomorrow?

_ Sorry, the upgrade , my phone has been bricked—it's stuck in emergency mode and

won't start up.

A. not to complete B. not completing

C. not completed D. not having completed

30. Lei Feng was a person who was only too ready to help others, seldom, , refusing them

when they turned to him.

A. if never B. if ever C. if not D. if any

31. Neither Mary nor her parents of the exciting news, which surprises us a lot.

A. has informed B. have informed

C. has been informed D. have been informed

32. —How impressive China's 70th anniversary of National Day parade is!

—Definitely. If only I on the scene!

A. was B. were C. have been D. had been

33. With some extra work__________, the manager had to stay in the company to work overtime during the National Day holiday.

A. remaining to be done B. remained to be done

C. remained being done D. remaining to do

34. This television documentary will show you __________ 70 years ago.

A. how our city Wuxi looked like B. what did our city Wuxi look like

C. what our city Wuxi looked like D. how did our city Wuxi look like

35. --- I really think Johnson's character is as good as that of Fang Yifan, a Senior 3 student in the

TV play Xiao Huanxi.

---- He often holds a positive attitude towards anything in life.

A. That's not the point B. You can say that again

C. It counts for nothing D. It doesn't matter

第二节完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）’

请阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选岀最佳选项，并在 答题卡上将该项涂黑。

As children enter and move through their school years, they become increasingly able to manage matters like homework and school projects on their own. 36 , each year they should take on more responsibilities in the classroom and at home. These daily chores （家务）and responsibilities are an important part of learning that life requires 37 , not just play.

Normally, of course, children are still single-minded with their 38 to have fun. While they may join in, particularly if 39 gives them time with their parents, children are not 40 to ask for household tasks, and parents often need to assign responsibilities as part of 41 to the family. At this age, many children find it difficult to 42 their chores, at least initially. Responsibility and initiative （积极性）are learned through a 43 process of guidance and reward.

As your own child takes on more responsibilities, he or she will probably have periods of acting 44 , procrastinating （拖延）and dawdling （懒散）.Most children do. During these times, parents need to step in and, with encouragement and gentle guidance, point him in the _45_ direction.

Sometimes parents may demand too much 46 their children, or may see a problem in everything their children do. They may 47_ them with too many responsibilities - an unfair number of chores, extra hours of taking care of younger siblings or a too strict schedule of after-school activities. When that happens, children may 48 taking on any responsibility at all. Parents need to 49 this kind of overloading, while still making sure that their youngsters are assuming a(n) 50 of responsibility. Children, of course,in the personalities. Some are simply not very persistent in the middle of chores. Others have difficulty getting organized. 52 others have trouble shifting from one activity to another. You should have a good 53 of your child's style, and shape your _ 54__ accordingly.

Children need to have some obligations and duties within the family, 55 _ they will not learn to accept responsibility.

36. A. Next B. Also C. Therefore D. Alike

37. A. work B. music C.1 love D. sport

38. A. courage B. time C. effort D. desire

39. A. helping out B. coming out C. running out D. trying out

40. A. anxious B. likely C. afraid D. able

41. A. attending B. belonging C. appealing D. referring

42. A. check B. present C. record D. complete

43. A. gradual B. virtual C. casual D. punctual

44. A. inaccurately B. irresponsibly C. illegally D. impolitely

45. A. free B. usual C. right D. same

46. A. of B. with C. in D. out

47. A. replace B. compare C. combine D. burden

48. A. forget B. resist C. forgive D. risk

49. A. carry B. offer C. prevent D. protect

50. A. temporary B. limited C. universal D. appropriate

51. A. conflict B. differ C. fail D. change

52. A. Still B. Only C. Again D. Almost

53. A. point B. taste C. sense D. place

54. A. collections B. assumptions C. expectations D. conditions

55. A. and B. but C. for D. or

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

Mid-Autumn Festival is the second grandest festival in China after Chinese New Year. It's a time when families come together to appreciate the full moon and eat mooncakes during the festival. In fact, besides these two traditions, there are many others.

1. Watching the tide

In ancient times, watching the tide on the Qiantang River in East China's Zhejiang province was another grand event of Mid-Autumn Festival. It has been recorded in detail since the Han Dynasty (206 BC-220). Many famous ancient poets, like Su Shi in the Song Dynasty (960-1279) wrote about the grand occasion in their poems.

2. Making colorful lanterns

On the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival, people usually make colorful lanterns to decorate th beautiful night. They also make Kongming lanterns, which can fly because the burning candles h t the air in the lanterns. Children write good wishes on the lanterns and let them fly up into the sky

3. Burning pagodas (佛塔)

When night falls, people gather together in an empty place, and pick up broken bricks and tiles to pile up several pagodas. The pagodas are hollow and are filled with firewood. Then the firewood in the pagodas is lit, and the red flames rise and sparks explode, through which people express the joy of harvest in autumn.

4. Stealing vegetables

Among the Dong ethnic group in Central China's Hunan province, it is the custom for young ladies to steal vegetables on Mid-Autumn Festival night. Whoever eats vegetables with sweet dew on this night will be healthy and happy. Also, women and girls express their adoration to their favorite young men by this way.

5. Drinking osmanthus-flavored wine

Osmanthus-flavored wine is a gift during this season. Drinking Osmanthus fragrance wine at Mid-Autumn Festival implies sweetness, wealth and luck, and prosperity of the family.

People gather together to appreciate the moon, on which Wu Gang, who chases Chang'e, is cutting a sweet-scented osmanthus tree outside the Moon Palace, according to a legend. They drink the sweet osmanthus-flavored wine to echo the festival atmosphere.

56. What do people usually do during Mid-Autumn Festival?

A. People in Hunan province steal vegetables on Mid-Autumn Festival night.

B. People drink Osmanthus fragrance wine to appreciate the moon and honor Chang'e.

C. People make Kongming lanterns to express good wishes and the joy of harvest in autumn.

D. People watch the tide on the Qiantang River, which dates back to the Han Dynasty.

57. Which column of a magazine does this article probably belong to?

A. Science. B. Culture. C. Advertisement. D. History.

B

Facebook has taken over a start-up named CTRL-Labs, which is developing devices that can pick up electrical signals from the brain and transmit them to a computer. CTRL-Labs has designed a wristband that can identify the signals the brain sends to the hand telling it to move, and decode （解 码）them. It could then transmit that command — for example, to press a button — to a computer or other devices.

It also "captures （捕捉）your intention”，said Facebook VR president Andrew Bosworth. “So you can share a photo with a friend using an imperceptible （极细微的）movement or just by, well, intending to,” he said in a post on his personal Facebook page.

Facebook has not confirmed a report by CNBC which claimed that the deal was worth between $500m and $ l bn (£0.4bn and £0.8bn）.) Mr Bosworth said he hoped the CTRL-Labs team would help Facebook to "build this kind of technology, at scale and get it into consumer products faster"

There was a mixed response to the news.

“Facebook needd to leave us alone. Step away from our lives more.” tweeted tech commentator Azeem Azhar.

“I'm very curious to see what the response is from regulators here," wrote an analyst Fatemeh Khatibloo.

Underneath Andrew Bosworth's Facebook post, Josh Chan, founder of an educational app, said the news was exciting.

“As an educator, I'm imagining how this could transform how we all learn," he said.

Facebook implied it would be some time before the product came to market. "The CTRL-Labs technology is an innovative input that Facebook hopes will be used to significantly improve the upcoming Facebook VR experiences a few years down the road to fundamentally improve the user experience." it said.

Facebook may have more to say about the new acquisition on Wednesday at its annual VR headset event, which the firm purchased in 2014 for around $2bn.

58. What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. Facebook should not affect people's lives any more.

B. Facebook should get less involved in people's lives.

C. Facebook should be less concerned about people's lives.

D. People's lives have been totally disturbed by Facebook.

59. What is the author's attitude towards CTRL-Labs?

A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Objective. D. Indifferent.

60. What does the passage mainly talk about?

A. The acquisition of a start-up company that has designed a fancy wristband.

B. The design of a high-tech product that can greatly affect people's lives.

C. The development of a wristband that can capture users' intentions.

D. The purchase of a start-up company that is developing a mind-reading product.

C

Running is often tiring and a lot of hard work, but nothing beats the feeling you get after finishing a long workout around the track.

But while it's long been believed that endorphins （脑内啡）—chemicals in the body that cause happiness — are behind the so-called "runner's high”，a study suggested that there may be more to this phenomenon than we previously knew.

According to a recent study published by a.group of scientists from several German universities, a group of chemicals called endocannabinoids （内源性大麻素）may actually be responsible for this familiar great feeling.

To test this theory, the scientists turned to mice.

Both mice and humans release high levels, of endorphins and endocannabinoids after exercise along With many other chemicals. After exercising on running wheel, the mice seemed happy and relaxed and displayed no signs of anxiety.

But after being given a drug to block their endorphins, the mice's behavior didn't seem to change. However, when their endocannabinoids were blocked with a different drug, their runner' change. However, when their endocannabinoids were blocked with a different drug, their runner' high symptoms seemed to fade

"The long-held notion of endorphins being responsible for the runner's high is false Endorphins are effective pain relievers, but only when it comes to the pain in your body and muscle high symptoms seemed to fade.you feel after taking exercise," Patrick Lucas Austin wrote on science blog Lifehacker.

Similar studies are yet to be carried out on humans, but ifs already well known that exercise is a highly effective way to get rid of stress or anxiety.

The UK s National Health Service even prescribes （开药方）exercise to patients who are suffering from depression.

Being depressed can leave you feeling low in energy, which might put you off being more active. Regular exercise can cheer you up if you have depression, and ifs especially useful for people with mild to moderate （中等的）depression," it wrote on its website.

It seems like nothing can beat that feeling we get after a good workout, even if we don t fully understand where it comes from. At least if we're feeling down, we know that all we have to do is put on our running shoes.

61. What have scientists from German universities recently discovered?

A. The runner's high can be caused by endocannabinoids.

B. Working out is a highly effective way to treat depression.

C. Endorphins may contribute to one's high spirits after running.

D. The level of endorphins and endocannabinoids could affect a person's mood.

62. The scientists gave mice drugs in their experiments with the intention of .

A. testing what influences the level of endocannabinoids released

B. identifying what the cause of the runner's high is

C. observing the specific symptoms of the runner's high

D. finding what reduces the runner's high symptoms

63. The underlined word ''notion" in Paragraph 7 has the closest meaning to .

A. effect B. suggestion C. question D. belief

64. According to the UK's National Health Service, working out regularly .

A. can help ease depression symptoms

B. is the best way to treat depression

C. can help people recover from depression completely

D. can work for those with serious depression effectively

D

“Could you see the whites of their eyes?" said the man, who was seated on a soap box.

“Nothing of the kind,", replied old Henry warmly. "Just a lot of figures running towards us, and

I let go at where there appeared to be most. Bang!”

“Mr. Fleming, said the grocer — his respectful voice expressed somehow the old man's exact social weight — “Mr. Fleming, you never were frightened much in those battles, were you?”

The veteran （老兵）looked down and smiled. Observing his manner, the entire group laughed a little. "Well, I guess I was,” he answered finally, “Pretty well scared, sometimes. Why, in my first battle, I thought the sky was falling down. I thought the world was coming to an end. You bet I was Everyone laughed. Perhaps it seemed strange and rather wonderful to them that a man should admit the thing, and in the tone of their laughter there was probably more admiration than if old Fleming had declared that he had always been a lion. Moreover, they knew that he had ranked as an orderly sergeant （中士），and so their opinion of heroism was fixed. None, to be sure, knew how an orderly sergeant ranked, but then it was understood to be somewhere just shy of a major-general's stars. So, when old Henry admitted that he had been frightened, there was a laugh.

"The trouble was,” said the old man, " I thought they were all shooting at me. Yes, sir, I thought every man in the other army was aiming at me in particular, and only me. And it seemed so unreasonable, you know. I wanted to explain to them what an almighty good fellow I was, because I thought then they might quit all trying to hit me. But I couldn't explain, and they kept on being unreasonable. Blim! Blam! Bang! So, I ran!"

Two little triangles of wrinkles appeared at the comers of his eyes. Evidently he appreciated some comedy in this storytelling. Down near his feet, however, little Jim, his grandson, was obviously horror-stricken. His hands were clasped nervously, and his eyes were wide with astonishment at this terrible scandal （丑闻），his most magnificent grandfather telling such a thing.

"That was at Chancellorsville. Of course, afterwards I got kind of used to it. A man does. Lots of men, though, seem to feel all right from the start. I did, as soon as I 'got on to it,' as they say now; but at first I was pretty well scared. Now, there was young Jim Conklin, old Si Conklin's son—that used to keep the leather factory—you none of you recall him―well, he went into it from the start just as if he was bom to it. But with me it was different. I had to get used to it."

When little Jim walked with his grandfather, he was in the habit of skipping along on the stone pavement, in front of the three stores and the hotel of the town, and betting that he could avoid the cracks. But upon this day he walked calmly, with his hand gripping two of his grandfather's fingers. Sometimes he kicked abstractedly at dandelions that curved over the walk. Anyone could see that he was much troubled.

“Um," said the boy, with a strange lack of interest. He continued his reflections. Then finally he asked: "Grandpa—now—was that true what you were telling those men?"

"What?” asked the grandfather. uWhat was I telling them?"

"Oh, about your running."

"Why, yes, that was true enough, Jimmie. It was my first fight, and there was an awful lot of noise, you know.”

Jimmie seemed a bit confused that this idol （偶像），of its own will, should be so weak. His stout boyish idealism was injured and then lapsed into a moody silence.

65.What was the old man talking about at the very beginning of the story?

A. A brave hero. B. A funny joke.

C. A terrible scandal. D. A battlefield experience.

66. What can be inferred from everyone's laugh when Fleming admitted he was scared sometimes?

A. They didn't expect a man like Fleming should admit his fright.

B. They thought that he was just making some kind of joke.

C. They were scared of his social weight and could do nothing else.

D. They teased him for his not being ashamed of his escape from the battlefield.

67. Why was little Jim astonished when Fleming told his story?

A. Because people laughed at his grandfather.

B. Because his grandfather failed to keep the secret.

C. Because his grandfather disappointed him.

D. Because people knew how an orderly sergeant ranked.

68. Which of the following can best describe Henry Fleming?

A. Shy but brave. B. Smart and admirable.

C. Honest and courageous. D. Frightened but heroic.

69. How does the author expose the character of Henry Fleming?

A. In a way of Romanticism.

B. By a means of Impressionism.

C. With a method of Symbolism.

D. In a style of Naturalism.

70. Which of the following can be served as the best title for the story?

A. The scandal. B. The veteran. C. The war. D. The lion.

第二卷（非选择题，共两大题，35分）

第四部分 任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最恰当的单词。 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。

A person might have a great job, a nice house, and a great group of friends. They might feel they have everything they need, and so, they just settle, stop moving and pushing themselves. After all, their life seems to be going fine. You might have seen this with friends or acquaintances. This is fine for a time; but the problem is, when people stop moving or pushing themselves, the world keeps spinning. Time moves forward. Staying in the same place and not seeking self-improvement has the exact same effect as moving backwards.

We're living in a period of technological and social advancement never before seen. Technology has moved and developed more over the past one hundred years than it had in the previous thousand. With this speed of advancement, it's easy to fall behind. Even if a person's life seems to be going well now, and they don't seek improvement, several years down the line, they may find that their lack of advancement and development in important skills may cause big problems in their lives. A person today who is comfortable in a job may be replaced by a machine tomorrow. Many people might soon find themselves out of a job.

Basically, no matter how hard we try, it's impossible to predict how things will change over the next few years. We don't know what skills will or won't be needed. Nor do we know how our lives may change over the next few years. Something as simple as a new piece of technology can have an incredible impact on our lives. Because of this, you need to be ready to adapt and not fall into the

trap of brief contentment.

A careful equation of things in your life and your skills is extremely useful. Pick one of your skills or an area of your life, and then critically evaluate it Ask yourself how useful it is going to remain and how it is going to adapt to changing circumstances. After reviewing your skills and knowledge you’ll be able to decide which should be abandoned and which should be improved It's like throwing away old tools and devices that don't work or are no longer useful, and replacing them with new. better ones.

第五部分书面表达（满分25分） 请阅读下面短文，并按要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。

On the subway in Beijing, most people stare at their smartphones. Some play video games or watch TV dramas, while some choose to read.

Online novels are popular among these readers. In fact, more people are becoming registered users on online literature websites or smartphone applications. The total number of online literature website users had increased to over 500 million by the end of November 2018, according to a report from China Internet Network Information Center. This shows half of all netizens are online literature readers.

Many scholars estimate the number will keep increasing at an annual rate of tens of millions. Yet the fast growth due to the widespread adoption of the Internet and smartphones in the past 20 years was criticized by some writers as disorder. As the number of online literature works increases, some vulgar （低俗的）online novels have appeared. Ning Ken, the top prize winner of the First Online Literature Contest, said online literature needs guidance. "I think it should be something of high quality, rather than just a sort of entertainment. Its quality should be improved, said the writer.

【写作内容】

1.用约30词概述所给信息的主要内容；

2.用约120词发表你的观点，内容包括：

（1）谈谈你对网络文学的看法（至少两点）；

（2）请你对改进网络文学作品质量提出合理建议（至少两点）。

【写作要求】

1.可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；

2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

【评分标准】

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注意：请将书面表达撰写在答题卡上。