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江苏省苏州新区第一中学2020年秋季高三英语期初考试卷(无附听

力材料)

命题人：赵慧考试范围：Unit1-Unit3

本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分，共150分。考试时间120

分钟。

第Ⅰ卷（选择题共115分）

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，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，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。

zedoesthewomanwant?

12.

oestheconversationtakeplace?

k.

hemangoingtoNewYork?

avacation.

etheygoingtodo?

cleaning.

themandoing?

an

invitation.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

heannouncementfor?

ina

restaurant.

meofthedayisit?

g.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

rethespeakers?

p.

fthefollowingisthewoman’scoat?

coatwithabeltandthickfurrycollar.

ithabeltandthickfurrycollar.

coatwithabeltbutwithoutthickfurrycollar.

听第8段材料，回答第10至11题。

ethespeakersdoing?

soup.

kesthemanunhappy?

andoesn’anldomtalksatdinner.

anwatchestoomanycommercials（广告片）.

听第9段材料，回答第12至14题。

esthemandislikeabouthisjob?

lingallthe

time.

sn’thewanttotakethenewjob?

n’tgetagoodpay.

ikesworkinginaasidetown.

splayingthesamepieceagainandagain.

esthewomanthinkofthejobthemanwasoffered?

.

听第10段材料，回答第15至17题。

etheydiscussing?

havelunch.

nwelearnabouttheman?

ysdoesn’teatfastfood.

neatsinarestaurantnearhishome.

’taffordanexpensivelunchthatday.

retheyprobablygoingrightafterthisconversation?

hrestaurant.

听第11段材料，回答第18至20题。

n’tthewomangototheman’sbirthdayparty?

n’n’t

knowaboutit.

hewoman?

’’’s

cretary.

esthewomanwanttodofortheman’sbirthday?

manemail.

第二部分：英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)

第一节:单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项

涂黑。

,someAboriginesstilllivein_______similarwaytotheir

ancestors,whileotherslivein________bigcitiesortowns.

A.a,theB.a,/,,/

________ofall,themissingboywasfoundsleepinginbedathome.

tment

ljobis_____,togetherwithmyinterestinthesubject,which

usmyskills.

nistryofEducationreportsaysabouthalfofmiddleschool

studentsdonotweigha

（an）____amount.

nguptoptalents________morefanancialaidthanyoucanimagine.

or

26.--Why!Whereismypassport?MaybeIleftitontheplane.

--MyGoodness!You______thingsbehind.

’’t

left

etogiveherpianolessonsin________forhergivingmemaths

lessons.

ationhasbeenconfirmed_______7Chinewerebadlywoundedin

Moscowbombexplosioninaninternationalmarket.

29.--Sir,IamafraidIcan’tmakeittothetopoftheclass.

--Trytobe_______youcanbe,butdon’talwaysdemandtoomuchofyourlf.

wascold,bright________thesunwas.

notold

untilregrets_______theplaceofdreams.

32.--Oh,God!Theoilinmycar________!

--Let’sdrivetothenextgasstationtorefeulbeforenoneisleft.

out

of

oPolo’stravels,Chinawas________asacountrycoveredwith

gold.

edto

iffersmuch________theUSA________cultureandsocialsystems.

,,,,with

35.--It’’s

youropinion?

--_____.Heisreallyexcellentandbrave.

’

good!

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填

入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Aswemadeforthegate，Ilookedatmysister,whoeyeswerefilled

withtears.“You’dbettergooryou’llmiss36,”shesaid.

“Iamjustgoingtowalkawayandnotlookback,dearRita,”Isaid,“that

wouldjustbetoo__37.”As38,Ididnotlookback,butasI39

intomychair,ikemybestfriend

hadjustbeen40awayfromme.

Growingup,

eroneofusneededtodosomething,theotheronewould

hadthatsamemixof43andfearofallthings

unknowntous,liketheattic（阁楼）.Frighteningasitwas,wewere44

y,whenthetimecameforustogotocollege,

what45wayitwasthanforustogotogether?Myparentswereplead

becauthatwaywecould‘keepan46on’eachotherandofcour47

,49mymemories,

nothingwasleft.

verto50

mybelongingsupwhenIsawa(an)otuntilI

pickeditup52Irealizedthatitwasadiary.

“HiSis,ouletmeknowthatyou

havereceive53tomoveabroadandthenmyboss...”OnlythendidI

realithatmysisterhadbeenkeepingadiaryforthepastmonthandthat

shewasnowpassingitontome.

Ispenttherestoftheflightreadingaboutmysister’scomingsandgoings.

Andeventhoughalargeocean54us,Irealizedthatshewasgoingto

be55forever.

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分）

阅读下列短文，从每篇短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最

佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Whataretheriskiestsportsyoucando?Well,ifyouthoughtof

“dangeroussports”likeskateboarding,rockclimbing,orscuba-diving,

you’dbewrong,becauthey’renot,infact,thatdangerous.

Accordingtorecentstatistics（统计资料）,thesportthatcausmost

injuriesisrugby,ethepopularity

ofthegames,andalthoughweteachschoolchildrentoplaythem,they

injuremorepeopleper1,000thanmotor-racing,skiing,orscuba-diving.

Ofcour,peopledogethurtin“adventuresports”andthemostdangerous

isclimbing,snotalwaysobvious

tance,twopeopledieeveryyearin

skateboardingaccidents,butthesamenumberiskilledbybadminton,whereas

sixpeopleayeardieinfishingaccidents!So“exciting”isn’talways

thesameas“dangerous”.

morepeopledieduetoaccidentsinthehomethanfromsportsofanykind.

Didyouknowthat160peoplearekilledperyearbytoothpasteand3,600are

killedbycurtains(althoughhowthishappensisamystery)?Andifyoureally

wanttolivedangerously,thenhaveacigarette,orgetinacar,becau

thethreebiggestkillersintheUKareheartdia,cancer,andcar

accidents,velonger,stopsmoking,llthecar,and

startjumpingoutofairplanes!

poinwritingthistextis__________.

peopleagainstsmokinganddriving

uadepeopletogoinforextremesports

ehowdangerousourdailylifeis

peoplenottododangeroussports

ingtothearticle,whichofthefollowingisTrue?

iaisthebiggestkillerintheworld.

llisalittlesaferthanrugby.

whofishhavetheleastriskofbeingkilled.

remorecaraccidentsintheUKthanelwhere.

earnfromthetextthat_________.

on’texistineverydayactivities

esportsarealwaysthemostdangerous

oughttostayathomeinordertoavoidgettinginjured

emainsapopulargamealthoughit’sdangerous.

erlinedntence“So‘exciting’isn’talwaysthesameas

‘dangerous’”means_______

dogethurtinadventuresports.

uresportsarelessdangerousthanordinarysports.

uresportsarepopularbecautheyareexciting.

rysportsmaycaudangerousaccidents.

B

EdViestursgrewupinRockford,Illinois,wherethetallestthingon

hursday,Viestursbecametheonly

Americantoclimbtothetopoftheworld’s14highestmountains.

HislasthikewasupMountAnnapurna,inAsia’ssnowcappedHimalayas.

At26,545feet,emountain

thatinspiredhimtostartclimbing.

“Ittendstobethetrickiest,themostdangerous,”saidViesturs.

“There’rethreateningavalanches（雪

崩）andicefallsthatprotectthemountain.”

Inhighschool,ViestursreadFrenchclimberMauriceHerzog’staleof

’sstorywasoffrostbite（冻伤）and

rswashookedrightaway.

ViestursgothisstartonWashington’sMountRainierin1977,guiding

nyearsago,hetouttowalkuptotheworld’s

y,he’sdone.

Thepioneeringclimbertalksaboutmountainsasiftheywereliving

creaturesthatshouldbetreatedwithrespect.“Youhavetouallofyour

ns,allofyourabilitiestoeifthemountainwillletyouclimbit,”

saidViesturs.“Ifwehavethepatienceandtherespect,andifwe’rehere

attherighttime,undertherightcircumstances,theyallowustogoup,

andallowustocomedown.”

What’snextforamanwhocan’stopclimbing?“I’mgoingtohugmy

wifeandkidsandkindofkickbackandenjoythesummer,”saysViesturs.

Butforamanwho’sclimbedtheworld’s14tallestmountains,hewill

probablysoontoffonyetanotheradventure.

cordhasEdViesturst?

ucceededinclimbingtotheworld’s14thhighestmountain.

eentothetopoftheworld’s14highestmountains.

ecomethefirsttoclimbtotheheightof26,545feet.

ecomethefirstmantoclimbtothetopof14highestmountains

intheworld.

erlinedword“hooked”inParagraph4canbereplacedby

“______”.

horudViestures’wordsinParagraph6tosupportaviewthat

______.

inclimbingisadangeroussport

insshouldberegardedaslivingcreatures

inclimbingneedsmoreskillsthanphysicalenergy

holikemountainclimbingwon’tstopclimbing

’sthenextprobablyplanofViestures?

ngclimbingandstayingwithhisfamily.

ngtothetopoftheworld’s14tallestmountainsagain.

nganotheroneofthehighestmountains.

gdowntheexperiencesabouthisadventure.

C

YoucouldbenefitfromflippingthroughthepagesofICan’tBelieve

YouAskedThat,abookbyauthorPhillipMilanothat’ssubtitled（副标题）,

ANo-Holds-BarredQ&AAboutRace,Sex,Religion,andOtherTerrifyingTopics.

Forthepastvenyears,,aWeb

hthepostingofsometimes

foolishquestionsandtheanswerstheyproduce,peopleareencouragedtohave

abarrier-freeexchangeontopicsacrossracial,ethnic（伦理）andcultural

,thequestionsgrowoutofourbias（偏见）andfearsandthe

stereotypes（古板）thatfuelmisunderstandingamongus.

AswiththeWebsite,Milanohopeshisbookwillbeasocialandcultural

elixir（灵丹妙药）.“Thetimeisrightforanew‘cultureofcuriosity’

tobegintounfold,withpeoplefinallybreakingdownthelastbarrierto

improveraceandculturalrelationsbyactuallytalkingtoeachotherabout

theirdifferences”,wily

nyears,ithas

generated50,000postings—manyofthemquestionsthatpeoplefindhard

toaskinaface-to-faceexchange.

Butinhisbook,whichwaspublishedearlierthismonth,Milanogives

readersanopportunitytoreadthequestionsandamixofanswersthatmade

itontohisWebsite.“Iamcuriousaboutwhatpeoplewhohavebeenblind

frombirth‘e’intheirdreams,”a13-year-oldboywantedtoknow.“Do

AfricanAmericanspraytoawhiteGodorablackGod?”awhiteteenagerwanted

toknow.

LikeIsaid,thequestionscanproducearangeofemotionsand

pointofMilano’sWebsite,andhisbook,isnottoget

peoplemad,buttoinformus“aboutthelivesandexperiences”ofothers.

Gettingpeopletoopenlysaywhattheyarethinkingaboutthingsthat

ussavetho

conversationsforgatheringsofpeoplewholookorthinklikeus.

poofthewebsiteisto______________.

ematerialsforabook

hesocialandcultural

problems

“lastbarrier”inParagraph3mentionedinMelano’-mail

refersto________________.

directcommunication

ferencesbetween

people

tations（引用语）inparagraph4areintendedto

________________.

rate（阐述）thequestionspostedonthewebsite

ythestereotypexistinginpeople’sminds

fferentconcernsofdifferentgroupsofpeople

epossibleemotionsandreactionsofthereaders

hor’spositiveattitudetowardsMilano’sworkisshownin

_________

firmationofMilano’shopeabouthisbook

lanationofthepurpoofMilano’swebsite

criptionofvarioumotionsandrespons

tationofthecommentsmadebytheexperts

themainideaofthispassage?

tenarrowsthegapbetweendifferentcultures.

barrierbreaksdownaftercontinuoufforts.

voteshimlftounderstandingamongpeople.

ftoughquestionshelpsdealwithstereotypes.

D

（August25,2020,XinhuaNewsAgent）Plutohasbeentheninthplanet

ofthesolarsystemfor70years,whichiscontroversial（富有争议的）since

fdisputesamongastronomersaswellasfiercedebate

uponthisInternationalAstronomicalUnionAsmbly,Plutowasdismisdof

won,orbitingtheedgeofthesolar

system,Plutocanonlyjoinits“brothersandsisters”ofthesimilarsize

tobecalledas“dwarf”planet（矮行星）,similartotheformernameof

“minorplanet”.

InternationalAstronomicalUnionCouncil（IAUC）declaredthefinaldraft

（草案）,whichwasvotedafterwards,sayingthemembershipofsolarsystem

willberestrictedtoeightplanets.

irstpart,“Planet”isdefined

asacelestialbody（天体）thatisinorbitaroundthesun,havingenough

massforitslf-gravitytoovercomerigidbodyforcessothatittakeson

anearlyroundshape,andhasclearedtheneighborhoodarounditsorbit.

ThoplanetsinsolarsystemcontainsMercury,Venus,Earth,Mars,

Jupiter,Saturn,UranusandNeptune,

celestialbodyhavesamequality,roundshape,buttheycannotclearother

enamed“dwarf”bjectsalso

orbitarountthesun,butcannotmeetwiththeabove,sotheobjestare

called“smallorbofsolarsystem”.Thecendpartofthisdraftaddsone

word“sutra（经典）”basingonthefirstone.

AccordingtotheintroductionbyIAUC,2500astronomersfromworldwide

tedon24th,anddecidetoabandonthecondpart

whichcalledtheeightplanets“sutrapalnet”ey

confirmonly8planetsinsolarsystem.

ingtothereport,Plutowillnowberegardedasa________.

rbofsolar

system

gfromthedraft,Plutomeetswiththefollowingexcept________

enoughmassforits

lf-gravity

ngtheneighborhoodaroundits

orbit

elastparagraphwecaninferthat________.

2500astronomersvotedintheirowncountries

tedagainstthedraft

ernationalAstronomicalUnionvotedforthedraft

re8“sutrapalnets”inthesolarsystemnow

E

Theyoungboysawme,orrather,hesawthecarandquicklyranupto

me,he

appearedtobeabouttwelve,heemedtohavealreadyknownhebitterness

oflife.“s200naira.”Hesaidinalowvoice.

agreed,Ihanded

’dhimnottoworry.

Hesaidthanksandsmiledarowofperfectteeth.

When,twoweekslater,Isawtheboyagain,Iwasmoreawareofmyposition

inasocietywhereit’snotthatuncommontoealittleboywhoshould

parentsbadraidmetobeawareoftheadvantagewehadbeenaffordedand

theresponsibilityitbroughttous.

bunchofbananasand

themaway.“What’tup?”Iaskedhim.

“I…Idon’thavemoneytobuybooksforschool.”Ireachedintomy

pocketandhandedhimtwofresh500nairabills.“Willthishelp?”Iasked.

usandnairawas

alotofmoneytosomeonewhofamilyprobablymadeabout5,000nairaor

lesachyear.“Thankyou,sir.”hesaid.“Thankyouverymuch!”

redifmylittlefriendactuallyudthemoney

he’sacheat?AndthenIwonderedwhyIdidit.

DidIdoittomakemylffeelbetter?WasIusinghim?Later,Irealized

thatIdidn’tknowhisnameortheleastbitabouthim,nordidIthinkto

ask.

Overthenextsixmonths,Iwasbusyworkinginanewsagencyinnorthern

meafterIreturned,asabout

topullover,theboysuddenlyappearedbymywindowwithabigsmileready

onhisface.

“Oh,gosh!inschoolnow?”ed.

“That’sgood,”cefellaswelookedateachother,and

thenIrealizedwhathewanted.“Here,”Iheldouta500nairabill.“Take

this.”Heshookhisheadandsteppedbackasifhurt.“What’swrong?”

Iasked.“It’sagift.”

Heshookhisheadagainandsuddenlydroppedabunchofbananasanda

bagofpeanutsinthefrontatbeforehesaid,“I’vebeenwaitingtogive

thetoyou.”

stheauthor’sfirstimpressionoftheboy?

edtohavesufferedalot.

edgoodatbargaining.

ondtimetheauthormettheboy,theboy.

toexpresshis

thanks

otakeadvantageof

him

horgavehismoneytotheboybecau________.

earnttohelpotherssince

childhood

eenaskedbythenews

agencytodoso

fthefollowingbestdescribestheboy?

andcautious.

第II卷（共35分）

第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

阅读下面对话，掌握其大意，并根据所给首字母的提示，在标有题号的右边横线上

写出一个英语单词的完整、正确的形式，使对话通顺。

(LiMingistalkingwithProfessorHua,whoisjustbackfromAustralia.)

LiMing:Sir,it’ssaidthatyoucamebackwithalotofnew1)d________.

Isittrue?.1_________

ProfessorHua:Duringmystayinmid-Australia,Ilivedwith2)n_______

2_________

Australians,thatis,theAborigines,for3)a_______longasfourmonths.

3_________

Idiscovertheynotonly4)r_______peopleinSouthChinainappearances,

4_________

butalsoinlifestyleandreligions.

LiMing:Pleatellmemore.

ProfessorHua:OneexampleIoften5)r_______toisthat,whenaperson

5_________

6)d________,thefamilywillstaywiththebodyfor3wholedays,

6_________

7)b________eofthewords

7_________

ofindalittle8)e_______fromlanguage

and8_________

historyexpertstosupportmytheory.

LiMing:Asforme,IsupportthetheorythatZhengHe9)l________onthis

lonely9_________

m10)u________togetenoughproof.

10_________

第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

8月16日是清华大学新生报到（register）的第一天。当天晚上，一些贫困学

生家长因为无钱住旅馆，就露宿在学校操场上。对此，学生、家长、新闻媒体、学

校各自发表了观念：

部分

学生

看到父母在操场露宿，我感动得落泪了。我们一定好好学习，报

答他们。

部分

家长

只要孩子能就读清华大学，我们受苦受累又有什么？

新闻

媒体

学校应该为贫困生的父母提供基本的住宿条件。

学校

领导

学校已经尽力。不提倡家长送学生报到，要培养他们的独立能力。

请根据以上提示写一篇120词左右的短文，罗列各方观念，并发表自己的看法。

文章开头已经给出，不计入总词数。（请不要逐条翻译）

OnAugust16,thefirstdaywhenQinghuafreshmenregistered,somepoor

students’nsdifferonthis

phenomenon.

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命题人：赵慧考试范围：Unit1-Unit3

第一部分：听力理解（共两节，30分）

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第二部分：知识运用（共两节，45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共15分）

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第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，共30分）

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第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，共40分）

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第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节：对话填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

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第二节：书面表达（满分25分）

OnAugust16,thefirstdaywhenQinghuafreshmenregistered,somepoor

students’nsdifferonthis

phenomenon.

Somestudentsweresodeeplymovedatthissightthattearsrolleddowntheir

__

arents,

however,didn’inkit’snothingtosweatsolong

astheirchildrencanstudyinsuchatopuniversitylikeQinghua.

Meanwhile,thisphenomenonhasattractedtheattentionofthemedia,which

complainthattheschoolshouldhavetriedtohelpofferbasicaccomodation

(livingplaces)s,Qinghuahasconfirmedits

innocence,tion,theyadvi

parentsnottondtheirchildrentoscholsoastotraintheirlf-

independence.

AsfarasIamconcerned,it’sunderstandablethatparentsndtheir

,childrenshould

learntosharethebitternessoflifewiththemtogether.