2020南通高三适应性练习英语试题含答案

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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。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. Where des the wman suggest the key might be?
A. Under the mat.
B. Abve the dr.
C. Under the flwer pt.
2. What makes the girl study harder?
A. T get a ty
B. T wrk as a designer.
C. T earn mney fr a car.
3. What did the ntice say abut Tm?
A. He has finished his research.
B. He has been prmted t manager.
C. He is ging t wrk in the research center.
4. What will the speakers prbably d next?
A. Use a flashlight.
B. Light a candle.
C. Buy a bk.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking abut?
A. The man’s jb.
B. The man’s marriage.
C. The man’s relatinship with his assistant.
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 are the speakers arguing abut?
A. A bird.B. Sme mney.C. A game.
7. Where des the cnversatin prbably take place?
A. On a lake.B. On a farm.C. At a park.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is the man nervus?
A. He desn’t like jb interviews.
B. He desn’t want t lse his jb.
C. He desn’t have many emplyment ptins.
9. Hw lng was the wman ut f wrk?
A. Three mnths.B. Six mnths.C. Tw years.
10. Hw did the man live withut wrk and pay?
A. With mney frm his brther.
B. With mney frm his parents.
C. With mney frm his savings.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers ding at the beginning?
A. Queuing up.
B. Ordering fd.
C. Having sme drinks.
12. What des the man like best?
A. Beef.B. Fish.C. Chicken.
13. What des the wman think f the fish?
A. A little sur.B. Very sweet.C. T salty.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Where is the treehuse?
A. In Justin’s yard.
B. In Stanley’s yard.
C. In Miss Jhnsn’s yard.
15. Hw will Justin get back t the treehuse?
A. By car.B. By bike.C. On ft.
16. Why is Justin in a hurry?
A. He is afraid f thunder.
B. He thinks it’s ging t rain.
C. He wants his mther t see the treehuse.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Wh is the speaker talking t?
A. Teachers.B. Parents.C. Students.
18. What will the temperature be tmrrw mrning?
A. -10ºC.B. -20ºC.C. -15ºC.
19. What shuld the listeners have s that they can change int?
A. A pair f bts.
B. A warm jacket.
C. A pair f pants.
20. Where is the annuncement frm?
A. A schl.B. A TV statin.C. A radi statin.
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. Lve will always be a tpic f ______ interest regardless f race, religin r natinality.
A. spiritualB. universal C. fundamentalD. cnventinal
22. ______ as chairman f Alibaba, Jack Ma is helping build a credit system fr small businesses.
A. T resignB. ResignedC. ResigningD. Having resigned
23. Cming n as a ______ fr a regular player, Jnes scred fur crucial gals fr his team.
A. symbl B. sacrificeC. superirD. substitute
24. He pinted ut such a crucial detail abut the experiment ______ we culd never neglect.
A. as B. that C. where D. when
25. The manager has ______ several principles that he hpes will guide his emplyees in their wrk.
A. set inB. set ff C. set utD. set aside
26. On the whle, frequently ______ in a wide variety f activities and lder adults are less likely
t feel depressed.
A. participateB. t participateC. participatingD. participated
27. Thugh lacking experience, Mike was cnvinced that he ______ a higher pay by wrking hard.
A. has gtB. will getC. gtD. wuld get
28. ______ this apprach is effective in lsing weight, it is nt as beneficial as keeping a balanced diet.
A. Once B. WhileC. UnlessD. Until
29. In the library’s warehuse, rbts wuld manage stck and fetch bks ______.
A. n bardB. n watchC. n demandD. n ccasin
30.—Take a break, Amy. Yu ______ n the pian all mrning.
—All right. But the cmpetitin is cming sn. I have t wrk harder.
A. are practising B. will be practising C. have been practising D. practice
31. When dealing with peple frm different cultures, we shuld seek cmmn grund and ______ differences.
A. register B. reserve C. requestD. restre
32. If yu are addicted t yur mbile phne, that’s ______ yu shuld lay it dwn and be invlved
in meaningful activities.
A. whenB. whyC. whereD. hw
33. I ______ my friends and relatives during the Spring Festivals, but I had t stay hme because f COVID-19 utbreak.
A. shuld visitB. might visit
C. wuld have visitedD. must have visited
34. Only when he almst kncked her dwn ______ an ld wman was in frnt f his car.
A. he had fundB. had he fund
C. he fundD. did he find
35.—I hpe we’ll be able t mve t the new huse next mnth.
—______. The decratin is still in prgress.
A. Frget itB. Hard t say C. Pardn meD. N kidding
第二节 完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Frm pverty t a rcket scientist t the CEO f the Girl Scuts (女童子军), Sylvia Aceved’s stry is inspiring.
Sylvia Aceved grew up n a dirt rad in New Mexic. Her family was 36 , living paycheck t paycheck. After an infectius disease 37 in Las Cruces nearly killed her yunger sister, her mther mved the family t a different 38 . At her new schl, a classmate 39 her t becme a Brwnie Girl Scut. And frm that mment, her life 40 a new path.
The Girl Scut ckie prgram equips girls with basic 41 knwledge. Wmen cnstantly in the sectr said they gt their 42 thrugh it. Sylvia Aceved was there ging dr-t-dr 43 ckies t all her neighbrs. There’s a famus sales 44 that her trp leader gave her: yu never leave the side f a sale 45 yu’ve heard “n” three times, and t this day she 46 by that.
The Girl Scut experience in a way gt girls 47 . When they are earning different badges (徽章) , they have all thse jb skills that are tied 48 t what they’ve learned. On ne camping trip, Aceved’s trp leader saw her lking up at the 49 —she didn’t knw that there were planets. Her trp leader 50 the Big Dipper, the Little Dipper and a few planets. Later, when the girls were 51 badges, Aceved’s leader remembered her 52 with the stars and suggested she 53 fr her science badge. She went n t get a master’s in 54 frm Stanfrd University, then became a rcket scientist with NASA, and then, in 2016, was tapped t 55 the Girl Scuts.
What the Girl Scuts taught her was determinatin and resilience (适应力) and she has kept that lessn in her life ever since.
36. A. largeB. happyC. pr D. clse
37. A. cntrlB. utbreakC. detectin D. victim
38. A. prject B. neighburhdC. schlyardD. divisin
39. A. cnvincedB. advisedC. frced D. allwed
40. A. tk upB. tk inC. tk ff D. tk n
41. A. pliticalB. culturalC. financialD. religius
42. A. startB. wayC. headD. vte
43. A. allcatingB. sellingC. makingD. tasting
44. A. campaign B. figure C. prgramD. technique
45. A. afterB. whileC. untilD. since
46. A. lives B. gets C. passesD. judges
47. A. adptedB. hired C. nticedD. supprted
48. A. graduallyB. hpefullyC. directlyD. mysteriusly
49. A. treesB. birdsC. stars D. tents
50. A. pinted ut B. ruled utC. srted utD. brught ut
51. A. wearingB. dnatingC. cuntingD. earning
52. A. satisfactinB. assciatinC. cmbinatinD. fascinatin
53. A. tryB. wish C. standD. pay
54. A. nursing B. marketing C. teachingD. engineering
55. A. back B. headC. fundD. check
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
Keep the Summer Fun Ging
Grand Ole Opry Package
Experience sme f Nashville’s mst ntable attractins with the Grand Ole Opry Package, a three-night getaway that includes ldging, a perfrmance at the Grand Ole Opry, and a General Jacksn Shwbat Dinner Cruise.
Hersheypark Vacatin Package
The exciting Hersheypark Vacatin Package includes tw nights f ldging in the area in additin t tickets t Hersheypark, a recreatinal dream where visitrs can ride exciting rller casters and taste the delicius milk chclate that the Hershey cmpany is knwn fr.
Bransn's Fun fr Kids Vacatin
Bransn’s Fun fr Kids Vacatin includes fur nights f ldging, admissin t the Bransn’s Wild Wrld VIP Animal Adventure, Escape Mini Glf & Jungle Arcade, Hamners’ Unbelievable Family Variety Shw, Fritz’s Adventure, a ne day pass t Silver Dllar City and admissin t the Dlly Partn’s Stampede!
SeaWrld San Antni Vacatin Package
Dive int the deep sea excitement f SeaWrld with the SeaWrld San Antni Vacatin Package, which includes Three Day Flex Ticket and three nights’ ldging at yur chice f htels in the area.
56. If yu are planning an exciting wild jungle adventure, which vacatin package will yu bk?
A. Grand Ole Opry Package.
B. Hersheypark Vacatin Package.
C. Bransn's Fun fr Kids Vacatin.
D. SeaWrld San Antni Vacatin Package.
57. Hersheypark Vacatin Package is attractive in that it includes ______.
A. free accmmdatin
B. varius milk chclates
C. thrilling rller caster rides
D. amusing animal perfrmances
B
Peple are mre willing t change their mind abut peple they initially hld. Cmmn wisdm hlds that negative first impressins are hard t shake—and sme research backs this up. But such studies ften unfairly cmpare impressins based n immral deeds that are extreme and relatively rare with impressins based n kindnesses that are mre cmmn. A new set f studies invlving precisely balanced behavirs finds that peple are mre willing t change their mind abut individuals wh initially cme ff as selfish than abut thse they think selfless.
In three f the experiments, 336 labratry and nline participants read abut tw peple wh each made a series f 50 decisins regarding hw many electric shcks t give smene in exchange fr mney. One fictinal subject required mre mney per shck than the average persn did t inflict (施加) pain n thers. The ther’s price-per-shck threshld (界限) was cmparably lwer than the average persn’s. Study participants read abut each subject’s decisins ne at a time. Befre seeing each decisin, they predicted what it wuld be. After every three decisins the fictinal subject made, participants rated the individual n a scale frm “nasty” t “nice,” and then specified their cnfidence in the rating.
As expected, participants rated the persn wh gave shcks fr a lwer price as nastier than the higher-price shcker. But they expressed less cnfidence in the “nasty” ratings, and their predictins f hw many shcks that persn wuld give fluctuated (波动) mre. In ther wrds, their beliefs abut the “bad” subject were mre changeable. “A well-designed brain system wuld nt write smene ff cmpletely at the first sign f truble,” says Mlly Crckett, a psychlgist at Yale University.
The test scenaris (情况) are a far cry frm real-wrld interactins. Still, the experiment ffers “a really elegant pattern that drills dwn n a questin that’s s central t ur everyday human life,” says Peter Mende-Siedlecki, a psychlgist at the University f Delaware.
58. Accrding t the passage, what des the new set f studies find?
A. Bad first impressins may be lasting.
B. Bad first impressins are nt set in stne.
C. Peple ften judge thers by first impressins.
D. Peple are reluctant t change first impressins.
59. What are the researchers’ findings based n?
A. The number f electric shcks smene was given.
B. Sme specific labratry and nline questinnaires.
C. Cmparisns between decisins made by tw subjects.
D. An analysis f infrmatin cllected frm participants.
60. The underlined phrase in Paragraph 4 means “______”.
A. very secure B. much different
C. cmpletely hidden D. almst withdrawn
C
Fr many, scientific innvatins tend t be welcme advancements that imprve ur lives. Fr sme, hwever, new technlgies bring risk f uselessness, in turn leading t great resistance.
With the climate crisis unflding befre ur eyes, the race is n t find alternatives that will help humanity leave a smaller ftprint n ur planet. Because f animal agriculture’s leading rle as a greenhuse gas emitter, the search fr mre sustainable prtein surces culd be ne such alternative.
As fd tech cmpanies use science t unlck the ptential f plant prteins, they’re prducing increasingly better plant-based meats and milks that lk and taste like the real thing, but with a much lwer carbn ftprint. Sme in the meat industry are supprting the new and investing in these alt-prtein cmpanies.
Fr sme lawmakers, hwever, these innvative prducts dn’t deserve supprt; they deserve restrictin. Missuri State, fr example, recently passed a bill making it a crime punishable by imprisnment fr cmpanies t call their prducts “meat” if they dn’t cme frm an animal.
S why the mania (狂热) ver meat and milk all f a sudden? Was there a cnsumer wh brught hme sme pies labeled “plant-based meat” nly t realize he was tricked? Did cnfused milk-drinkers file cmplaints with the Department f Agriculture when they fund ut their symilk didn’t cntain actual milk?
There really are sme cnsumers wh are truly cnfused. Surveys shw, hwever, that number is remarkably small. If anything, cnsumers are chsing these plant-based prducts specifically because they think they’re better fr them than the riginal prducts. And they have gd reasn t believe that plant-based milks and meats usually have less fat and mre fiber than cmparable animal-based fds.
S, cnsumers aren’t cnfusing “veggie bacn” fr real bacn; and if they dn’t think chicken nuggets have the same nutritinal value as “chicken-free nuggets”, then why d sme meat and milk grups want a mnply (垄断) ver the M-wrds? Culd it have t d with the fact that the increasing ppularity f these fds, which are mre sustainable and better fr yu, is threatening the prfits f their cnstituents?
And with the future f ur civilizatin hanging in the balance as climate change becmes mre severe, it’s time fr plicy makers t stp trying t prevent innvatin, and instead t celebrate all the ways science can save us, including with sustainable prteins that can and d prduce new kinds f meat.
61. What can be learned abut the M-wrd applied t plant-based substitutes?
A. They are envirnmentally friendly.
B. They are innvative and widely accepted.
C. They have been restricted acrss America.
D. They have been prduced in large quantities.
62. Frm the passage we can learn that cnsumers ______.
A. have sufficient faith in new science and technlgy
B. prefer the riginal prducts t the plant-based prducts
C. buy the plant-based prducts fr their great benefit t health
D. ften get cnfused by the cmpsitin f the new kind f meat
63. Accrding t the authr, sme peple resist the new kind f fd prbably because _____.
A. it cntains n real meat
B. it brings risks t sciety
C. it plays a trick n custmers
D. it pses a threat t their prfits
64. What’s the authr’s attitude twards the plant-based prducts?
A. Supprtive. B. Cautius.
C. Ambiguus. D. Disapprving
D
As Jhn Gerge remembers it, the Detrit neighbrhd he grew up in was straight ut f Frank Capra’s It’s a Wnderful Life. “We knew all ur neighbrs,” Gerge, 60, tld Detrit’s Metr Times. “On Christmas Eve, we’d all g t midnight Mass, and there wuld be 300 peple in ur huse at ne ’clck t abut five in the mrning. The flks were just really gd, hardwrking peple.”
By the ’80s, hwever, the ld neighbrhd was mre Pttersville than Bedfrd Falls. Due in part t ecnmic dwnturns and a natinwide drug epidemic (泛滥), well-kept hmes had been abandned and kindly neighbrs had fled t the suburbs. But nt Gerge. “Living in any city, it’s like being in a relatinship,” he tld Reader’s Digest. “Sme days are better than thers. But it was my hme. And when I saw it deterirating, I had tw chices: I culd leave, r I culd stay and fight. I decided t stay and fight.”
When the abandned hme behind his turned int a crack den, the father f tw grabbed sme plywd and nails and began barding up the huse. After tw neighbrs stpped t ask what he was ding, they decided t help, with great results. “When the drug dealers came back, they turned arund and went hme,” says Gerge. “That’s hw it all gt started.”
“It” is Detrit Blight Busters, r DBB, an rganizatin f civic-minded vlunteers devted t reviving the city they lve, ne abandned huse, ne vacant lt, and ne garbage-strewn park at a time.
In the 30 years since that first hme rescue, an army f apprximately 182,000 vlunteers, alng with crprate and private dnrs, has helped Gerge destry arund 300 abandned hmes, mstly in the prer Nrthwest area f Detrit. They’ve als secured 400-sme hmes by barding them up, thus keeping bad actrs ut. They’ve painted and renvated nearly 900 hmes and built ver 100 frm scratch. Accrding t Frbes, mre than 1,000 Detriters have been hused as a result f DBB’s wrk.
“I’m half Lebanese, half Italian, and 100 percent Detrit stubbrn,” Gerge tld natinswell.cm. “Once we get smething in ur heart and in ur head, it’s almst autpilt.”
But that was nly the beginning. In 2003, Gerge als breathed life int a dilapidated (破旧的) square mile f Detrit by turning it int Artist Village, an area nw filled with galleries, a perfrmance space, cmmunity gardens, a cffee shp, and utdr curtyards. Because this regin f Nrth Detrit was a fd desert, Gerge als persuaded a supermarket chain t mve int the neighbrhd.
“Blight is like a cancer: If yu dn’t set upn it, it will spread,” Gerge tld thehubdetrit.cm. And then there’s Hallween. In Detrit, Octber 30 was ruefully knwn as Devil’s Night, a perid when all hell wuld break lse in the frm f crime and vandalism. In respnse, Gerge created a citizens’ patrl (巡逻队) that wuld take t the streets, keeping an eye n suspicius behavir. He called it Angels’ Night. What began with 12 neighbrs n patrl in 1990 has grwn t mre than 60,000 citywide.
Gerge’s inspired ideas have nt gne unnticed by the city he lves. “Jhn wants t shw that there is still smething t Detrit. That it’s still wrth it,” says real estate agent Rbert LaBute. And thers are buying int it. “We’re seeing the trend f yunger hmewners cming in.”
Is Gerge prud f having bsted his nce-ailing hmetwn? Yu’d better believe he is. As he puts it: “We are n the frnt prch f the greatest urban cmeback stry in this natin’s histry.”
65. Why was Jhn Gerge reluctant t leave Detrit?
A. He wanted t save his city.
B. He enjyed a wnderful life.
C. He stayed t fight against drugs.
D. He gt alng with his neighbrs.
66. What was the result f the first hme rescue?
A. An fficial rganizatin was funded.
B. A vluntary mvement began with it.
C. A better neighbr relatinship was frmed.
D. The drug dealers mended their ways at last.
67. The data prvided in Paragraph 5 suggest that ______.
A. many peple have been lifted ut f pverty
B. many abandned hmes have been destryed
C. DBB has dne a lt t bring the city back t life
D. the number f the vlunteers has been increasing
68. What did Jhn Gerge d t revive the city f Detrit ?
A. He transfrmed the city int an industrial area.
B. He created a citizen’s patrl t prevent crimes.
C. He expanded investment in real estate business.
D. He built a supermarket chain in the neighbrhd.
69. Accrding t the passage, Jhn Gerge can be described as ______.
A. cautius and creative
B. stubbrn and ambitius
C. prud and self-centered
D. strng-willed and inspiring
70. What’s the best title fr the passage?
A. The Life f a Her
B. Detrit’s Prud Tiger
C. The Pwer f Devtin
D. The Blming f Detrit
第四部分 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。
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。
Why D Smart Peple D Flish Things?
We all prbably knw smene wh is intelligent but des surprisingly stupid things. What des it mean t be smart r intelligent? Our everyday use f the term is meant t describe smene wh is knwledgeable and makes wise decisins, but this definitin is at dds with hw intelligence is traditinally measured. The mst widely knwn measure f intelligence is the intelligence qutient, mre cmmnly knwn as the IQ test, which includes visuspatial puzzles, math prblems, pattern recgnitin, vcabulary questins and visual searches.
The advantages f being intelligent are undeniable. Intelligent peple are mre likely t get better grades and g farther in schl. They are mre likely t be successful at wrk. And they are less likely t get int truble (fr example, cmmit crimes) as adlescents.
Given all the advantages f intelligence, thugh, yu may be surprised t learn that it des nt predict ther life utcmes, such as well-being. Yu might imagine that ding well in schl r at wrk might lead t greater life satisfactin, but several large-scale studies have failed t find evidence that IQ impacts life satisfactin r lngevity (长寿). Mst intelligence tests fail t assess the extent f ratinal thinking, such as real-wrld decisin-making and ur ability t interact well with thers. This is, in ther wrds, perhaps why “smart” peple d “dumb” things.
The ability t think critically, n the ther hand, has been assciated with wellness and lngevity. Thugh ften cnfused with intelligence, critical thinking is nt intelligence. Critical thinking is a cllectin f cgnitive (认知的) skills that allw us t think ratinally (理性地) in a gal-rientated fashin and a dispsitin t use thse skills when apprpriate. Critical thinkers have self-cnfidence in their wn abilities t reasn. They pssess great flexibility in requiring evidence t supprt their beliefs. Critical thinking means vercming all kinds f cgnitive biases (偏见).
Critical thinking predicts a wide range f life events. Researchers have fund that critical thinkers experience fewer negative life events such as academic (“I frgt abut an exam”), health (“I received HIV thrugh unprtected sex”), legal (“I was arrested fr driving under the influence”), interpersnal (“I cheated n my partner fr mre than a year”), financial (“I have ver $5,000 f credit-card debt”), and s n.
Intelligence and imprving intelligence are ht tpics that receive a lt f attentin. It is time fr critical thinking t receive a little mre f that attentin. Reasning and ratinality mre clsely resemble what we mean when we say a persn is smart rather than spatial skills and math ability. Furthermre, imprving intelligence is difficult. Intelligence is largely determined by genetics. Critical thinking, thugh, can imprve with training, and the benefits have been shwn t cntinue ver time. Anyne can imprve their critical thinking skills. Ding s, we can say with certainty, is a smart thing t d.
第五部分 书面表达 (满分25分)
81. 请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
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Why D Smart Peple D Flish Things?
Intrductin
The defining term f intelligence in daily life (71) ______ largely frm hw it is traditinally measured.
The advantages f intelligence
●Intelligent peple may have better academic and jb (72) ______.
●Intelligence may predict less truble during adlescence.
(73) ______ fr smart peple ding flish things
●Intelligent peple dn’t (74) ______ enjy greater life satisfactin r lngevity.
●What mst intelligence tests (75) ______ are ratinal thinking skills like decisin-making.
The imprtance f critical thinking
●Critical thinkers are mre likely t be (76) ______ in life and live lnger.
●Critical thinkers are ratinal, self-cnfident, (77) ______ and pen-minded.
●Critical thinking is believed t be (78) ______ with fewer negative life events.
Cnclusin
We shuld (79) ______ mre n critical thinking than n intelligence, as intelligence is smething, t a large extent, that ne is (80) ______ with while critical thinking can be trained and imprved.
Internatinal Museum Day falls n May 18. The debate ver whether museums shuld be free is a big ne right nw. Sme peple share their pinins.
Li Jiang
I think art exhibits shuld be free t the public. I d, hwever, think twice a year the museums shuld hst a fund-raising event t help pay fr the cst f upkeep.
They d it all the time. Wealthy buyers pay $100 fr a plate and the prceeds are given t the museum. If yu decide yu want t buy the art, the prceeds shuld g t the artist, with a fee ging t the museum.
Su Hua
Free entrance des nt attract peple, nr des it encurage them t appreciate it.
Sure, there are exceptins t this, but by and large human beings tend t lk up t things that are difficult r cstly t access.
A better ptin is t charge fees fr regular visitrs but prvide free tickets as prizes fr high-achieving students and thers wh are likely t appreciate the reward.