江苏省南通市2020-2021学年高三上学期开学检测1英语试题（原卷版） 12页

南通市2020-2021学年第一学期高三年级开学检测 英 语 试 题 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纸上。‎ 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 do we learn from the conversation?‎ A. The man hates to lend his tools to other people.‎ B. The man hasn’t finished working on the bookshelf.‎ C. The man lost those tools.‎ ‎2. What do we know about the man?‎ A. He doesn’t like his job.‎ B. He will not give up his job.‎ C. He has a large family to support.‎ ‎3. What’s the relationship between the two speakers?‎ A. Classmates. B. Teachers and students. C. Headmaster and teachers.‎ ‎4. Who is worried about gaining weight?‎ A. The son. B. Aunt Louise. C. The mother.‎ ‎5. Why doesn’t the woman buy the coat?‎ A. It is expensive. B. There isn’t her size. C. She doesn’t like the color.‎ 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 is the woman probably?‎ A. A hotel clerk. B. A house agent C. A shop assistant.‎ ‎7. What is the pillow filled with?‎ A. Cotton. C. Dried flowers. C. A special material.‎ 听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。‎ ‎8. What kind of skills does the woman not have?‎ A. Operating computers. ‎ B. Doing business.‎ C. Typing.‎ ‎9. Which company did the woman work in?‎ A. A trading company and a trust company.‎ B. A trust company.‎ C. A trading company.‎ 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。‎ ‎10. What’s wrong with the woman’s mother?‎ A. She has been sick.‎ B. She misses her family and friends.‎ C. She can’t earn enough to support her family.‎ ‎11. Where does the woman live?‎ A. In America B. In India. C. In Britain.‎ ‎12. What does the woman plan to do next year?‎ A. Study a new language.‎ B. Travel to India.‎ C Visit her father’s native country.‎ 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。‎ ‎13. How many Economics lectures will the man attend every week?‎ A. Five times, from Monday to Friday.‎ B. Two times, on Thursday and Friday.‎ C. Two times, on Tuesday and Thursday.‎ ‎14. Why did the man miss the meeting for the new students yesterday?‎ A. Because he hadn’t received any notice about that meeting.‎ B. Because he had to attend the group discussion.‎ C. Because he had to do some part time jobs yesterday.‎ ‎15. If a student wants to earn the scholarship, what is the required attendance rate?‎ A. 80% B. 90% C. 100%‎ ‎16. Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the conversation?‎ A. The man is a grade one student in the university.‎ B. The man has to work after school.‎ C. The man thinks the time of the lecture is too early.‎ 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。‎ ‎17. How long has the speaker lived in a big city?‎ A. One year. B. Ten years. C. Eighteen years.‎ ‎18. What is the speaker’s opinion on public transport?‎ A. It’s comfortable. B. It’s time-saving. C. It’s cheap.‎ ‎19. What is good about living in a small town?‎ A. It’s safer. B. It’s healthier. C. It’s more convenient.‎ ‎20. What kind of life do the speakers seem to like most?‎ A. Busy. B. Colorful. C. Quiet.‎ 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。‎ ‎1. —Do you think the weather will be fine this spring?‎ ‎—No, we are fortunate. The weatherman forecasts there will be several sand storms.‎ A. if B. as C. though D. unless ‎2. Newton is shown as a gifted scientist with every human weakness stood at the point in history magic ended and science began.‎ A. who; where B. which; where C. who; when D. which; that ‎3. Now that energy prices are rising so rapidly, further prices are very uncertain, and the risk a new investment depending on them may fail is greater.‎ A. by which B. of C. that D. in that ‎4. He tried to avoid making mistakes, but the added pressure caused him to make more than his usual　　　　.‎ A. size B. space C. share D. state ‎5. —Have you heard that he was admitted into Beijing University? ‎ ‎—Is that true?　I’m glad that his efforts at last _______.‎ A. worked out B. paid off C. turned out D. paid for ‎6. He revisited his home village last month, and everything there_______his sweet memory of his childhood.‎ A. brought about B. brought up C. brought back D. brought in ‎7. He ______ writing the paper now. He hadn’t written a single word when I left him ten minutes ago.‎ A. shouldn’t be B. can’t have finished C. can’t be D. mustn’t have finished ‎8. I think my father would like to know_______I’ve been up to so far, so I decide to send him a quick note.‎ A. which B. what C. why D. when ‎9. —How would you like your coffee? ‎ ‎—_______‎ A. It’s well done. B. Very nice. Thank you.‎ C. One cup, that’s enough. D. The stronger, the better.‎ ‎10. ----- Why hasn’t Jack come back yet ? _______ anything have happened to him ?‎ ‎----- I’m not sure, but I guess something _______ .‎ A. May, must have B. Can, may have C. Must, may D. Should, might have ‎11. At the bad news, she was so sad_______I had to stay here keeping her_______.‎ A. that; companion B. then; companies C. that; company D. and; accompany ‎12. Though it is 30 years_______we last met, I still remember the scene_______we got separated on a rainy day.‎ A. before; where B. before; which C. since; when D. since; where ‎13. In my opinion, your composition is not as interesting as his but yours is_______in writing.‎ A. the best organized B. better organized C. so organized as D. as organized as ‎14. —Could you possibly tell me what to do with such sort of situation? ‎ ‎—It’s no good asking me all the time, Anna. You’ll have to learn to think yourself.‎ A. of B. to C. by D. for ‎15. We had no food left in our backpacks, and things worse, it began to pour.‎ A. making B. to have made C. having made D. to make 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。‎ I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage(按揭), credit cards, success. I wanted it and worked toward it like everyone else, all of us____16____chasing the same thing.‎ One year, through a series of unhappy events, it all fell ___17___. I found myself homeless and alone. I had my truck and $56. I___18___the countryside for some place I could rent for the___19___possible amount. I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road ___20___ the Potomac River in West Virginia. It was ___21___, full of broken glass and rubbish. I found the owner, rented it, and ___22___  a corner to camp in.‎ The locals knew nothing about me, ___23___ slowly, they started teaching me the ___24___ of being a neighbor. They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began _____25_____ around to chat. They started to teach me a belief in a _____26_____ American Dream—not the one of individual achievement but of _____27_____.‎ What I had believed in, all those things I thought were_____28_____ for a civilized life, were nonexistent in this place._____29_____ on the mountain, my most valuable possessions were my _____30_____ with my neighbors.‎ Four years later, I moved back into  _____31_____. I saw many people were having a really hard time, _____32_____ their jobs and homes. I managed to rent a big enough house to _____33_____ a handful of people. There are four of us now in the house, but over time I've had nine people come in and move on to other places. We'd all be in_____34_____if we hadn't banded together.‎ The American Dream I believe in now is a shared one. It's not so much about what I can get for myself; it's about _____35_____ we can all get by together.‎ ‎16. A. separately B. equally C. violently D. naturally ‎17. A. off B. apart C. over D. out ‎18. A. crossed B. left C. toured D. searched ‎19. A. fullest B. largest C. fairest D. cheapest ‎20. A. over B. through C. at D. round ‎21. A. occupied B. emptied C. abandoned D. robbed ‎22. A. turned B. cleared C. approached D. cut ‎23. A. for B. although C. otherwise D. but ‎24. A. benefit B. art C. nature D. lesson ‎25. A. swinging B. looking C. sticking D. turning ‎26. A. different B. real C. wild D. remote ‎27. A. kindness B. happiness C. friendliness D. neighborliness ‎28. A. unique B. expensive C. necessary D. rare ‎29. A. Along B. Down C. Deep D. Up ‎30. A. cooperation B. satisfaction C. relationships D. appointments ‎31. A. reality B. town C. society D. life ‎32. A. creating B. losing C. offering D. quitting ‎33. A. put in B. turn in C. get in D. take in ‎34. A. yards B. camps C. shelters D. cottages ‎35. A. how B. what C. whether D. when 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。‎ A Shyness is the cause of much unhappiness for a great many people. Shy people are anxious and self-conscious; that is, they are concerned about their own appearance and actions too much. Negative thoughts are constantly occurring in their minds: What kind of impression am I making? Do they like me? Do I sound stupid? Am I wearing unattractive clothes?‎ It is obvious that such uncomfortable feelings must affect people unfavorably. A person’s self-concept is reflected in the way he or she behaves and the way a person behaves affects other people’s reactions. In general, the way people think about themselves has a deep effect on all areas of their lives.‎ Shy people, who have low respect, are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need faith that they are doing ＂the right thing＂. Shy people are very sensitive to criticism. It makes them feel inferior(自卑). They also find it difficult to be pleased by praises because they believe they are unworthy of praise. A shy person may respond to a praise with a statement like this one: ＂You’re just saying that to make me feel good. I know it’s not true.＂ It is clear that, while self-awareness is a healthy quality, overdoing it is harmful.‎ Can shyness be completely got rid of, or at least reduced? Fortunately, people can overcome shyness with determination since shyness goes hand in hand with lack of self-respect. It is ‎ important for people to accept their weaknesses as well as their strengths. Each one of us has his or her own characteristics. We are interested in our own personal ways. The better we understand ourselves, the easier it becomes to live up to our chances for a rich and successful life.‎ ‎36. The first paragraph is mainly about ____________.‎ A. the cause of shyness B. the effect of shyness on people C. the feelings of shy people D. the questions in the minds of shy people ‎37. According to the writer, self-awareness is ____________.‎ A. harmful to people B. a weak point of people C. the cause of unhappiness D. a good characteristic ‎38. What is the shy people’s reaction to praise?‎ A. They are pleased by it.‎ B They feel it is not true.‎ C. They are very sensitive to it.‎ D. They feel they are worthy of it.‎ ‎39. We can learn from the passage that shyness ____________.‎ A. blocks our chances for a successful life B. helps us to live up to our full development C. enables us to understand ourselves better D. has nothing to do with lack of self-respect B July 27th, 2010 was a typical English summer’s day—it rained for 24 hours! As usual, I rushed home from work at midday to check on the house. Nothing was amiss. By the time I left work at 5pm, however, the road into our village was flooded. Our house had never been flooded but, as I opened the front door, a wave of water greeted me. Thank God the kids weren’t with me, because the house was 5 feet deep in water. We lost everything downstairs. ‎ At first we tried to push on through. We didn’t want to move the children out of home, so we camped upstairs. We put a sheet of plastic across the floor to protect us from the damp. But after three months, we felt very sick, so we moved to a wooden house in a park. The house was small, but at first we were all just delighted to be in a new place. Unfortunately, things took longer than expected and we were there for 10 months. The life there was inconvenient. What surprised me most was how much I missed being part of a community (社区). We had lived in a friendly village with good neighbours, and I’d never thought how much I’d miss that. ‎ Although our situation was very hard it’s difficult to feel too sorry for yourself when you look at what’s happening elsewhere. I watched a news report about floods in Northern India and thought, “We didn’t have a straw hut (茅草房) that was swept away, and our house is still standing. We’re lucky.”‎ We moved back home in August. With December coming, there’s still reconstruction work to be done, so it’s difficult to prepare for Christmas. But I can’t wait—I’m going to throw a party for our friends in the village to say thanks for their support. This year, I won’t need any gifts—living away from home for months has made me realize how little we actually need or miss all our possessions. Although we are replacing things, there’s really no rush—we have our home back, and that’s the main thing.‎ ‎40. The underlined word “amiss” in the first paragraph means　　　.‎ A. wrong B. missing C. right D. difficult ‎41. Why does the author say that they were lucky in the third paragraph?‎ A. Because they were able to move to a new place.‎ B. Because many other places were flooded.‎ C. Because their straw hut was not swept away.‎ D. Because some others suffered even more.‎ ‎42. It can be inferred from the text that the author　　　.‎ A. was sick of staying upstairs B. cared much about her children C. could not stand living in a wooden house D. did not deal well with her family affairs during the flood ‎43. What does the author mainly want to express by telling her story?‎ A. She valued human feelings more than before.‎ B. She realized she almost didn’t need possessions.‎ C. She found Christmas gifts no longer badly needed.‎ D. She thought her own home was the most important.‎ C Babies are born yogis. Once we were all able to pull our toes up by our ears and laugh about it. Then we aged, got injured, and began carrying stress in our shoulders and back. In short, we lost our balance.‎ Yoga（瑜伽） is an ancient practice that helps create a sense of union in body, mind, and spirit. It brings us balance. I was seriously out of balance when I started practicing yoga in 1999. I had plantar fascitis in both feet, and my doctor had warned me against all the things I loved to do: walking, hiking, and playing tennis. I was desperate for exercise. Yoga became my salvation and even enhanced my other fitness activities. I practice yoga at least twice a week, but I consider yoga to be part of my daily life because after a while you no longer just practice yoga—you love it.‎ Yoga becomes part of your physical life. Your body grows stronger, more toned, and more flexible as you move from one pose to the other. I spent a week in Mexico at a yoga retreat, and it was the first vacation on which I lost weight. “Rather than building muscle, yoga builds muscle tone,” says Shakta Kaur Khalsa, author of the K.I.S.S. Guide to Yoga. “Because yoga helps ‎ maintain a balanced metabolism (新陈代谢), it also helps to regulate weight. Additionally, yoga stretches muscles lengthwise, causing fat to be removed around the cells.” I do yoga poses throughout the day. After hours at my computer, I stretch my stiff shoulders and arms. When I need a boost of energy, I do energizing poses. When I am feeling exhausted at the end of the day, I do restorative poses. ‎ Yoga becomes part of your mental life. Yoga teaches you to focus on breathing while you hold the poses. This attention to breath is calming; it dissolves stress and anxiety. I use yogic breathing on the tennis courts, in the dentist’s chair, and in traffic jams. You should always leave a yoga practice feeling energized, not tired. If you feel tired after yoga, it means you spent the time “fighting” yourself, trying to force yourself into poses. In yoga, you “surrender” to the pose by letting go of the tension.‎ Yoga becomes part of your spiritual life. Yoga is practiced by people from all religions; it is not restricted to any religious group. Yoga teaches “right” living in how we deal with ourselves and others. As I work on a difficult pose, I learn patience, forgiveness, and the value of gentleness. Yoga advocates proper eating, but you don’t have to be a vegetarian to practice yoga.‎ ‎44. What would be the best title for this passage?‎ A. What’s Yoga? B. How I Do Yoga Poses C. The Benefits of Yoga D. The Varieties of Yoga ‎45. According to the third paragraph, yoga can help people __________.‎ A grow taller B. lose weight C. become flexible in thinking D. make more friends ‎46. People feel tired after yoga because __________.‎ A. they consume energy in practicing yoga B. they respond well to yoga poses C. they spend too much time on yoga D. they force themselves into yoga poses ‎47. If s passage continues, what will the writer most probably write about in the next paragraph?‎ A. Yoga as a means to keep fit. B. Different yoga poses.‎ C. Popularity of yoga all over the world. D. Encouraging people to do yoga.‎ D A research by the National Center for Health Statistics is seen as an important confirmation of the “Hispanic mortality paradox (西班牙裔死亡率悖论).”‎ On average, Hispanics outlive whites by 2.5 years and blacks by 7.7 years. Their life expectancy at birth in 2006 was 80.6 years, compared with 78.1 for whites, 72.9 for blacks and 77.7 years for the total population. ‎ The report shows that the Hispanic population has higher life expectancy at birth and at almost every age despite a socioeconomic status lower than that of whites. “Mortality is very correlated with income, education and health care access,” says Elizabeth Arias, author of the ‎ report. “You would expect the Hispanic population would have higher mortality, in line with the black population.”‎ The Hispanic paradox has been documented for more than two decades, but this is the first time the government has had enough data to issue national numbers. Researchers are struggling to explain why Hispanics live longer. ‎ ‎“We don’t know,” says David Hayes-Bautista, director of the Center for the Study of Latino Health and Culture at UCLA’s David Geffen School of Medicine. “We thought it was a problem in the data, but we can pretty much say this is real.”‎ Potential factors: ‎ ‎·Culture and lifestyle. Support from extended family and lower rates of smoking and drinking. Latino groups in particular have very strong family and social ties. ‎ ‎·Migration. The “healthy migrant effect” argues that healthy people are more likely to emigrate. And when immigrants become ill, they might return home and die there. ‎ ‎“Solving the puzzle may help the nation deal with health care issues because Hispanics use health services less—they make fewer doctors visits and spend less time in hospitals,” Hayes Bautista says. “It’s clearly something in the Latino culture,” he says.‎ ‎48. In 2006, Hispanics’ life expectancy is years longer than the average of the total population.‎ A. 2. 5 B. 7. 7 C. 2. 9 D. 80. 6‎ ‎49. What does the underlined word “outlive” in the second paragraph probably mean?‎ A. To live longer than. ‎ B. To live shorter than. ‎ C. To die out.‎ D. To expect to live.‎ ‎50. What is the main idea of paragraph three?‎ A. Hispanics were born better than whites.‎ B. Morality is closely related with health care access.‎ C. Whites should have longer life expectancy.‎ D. Even experts can’t explain the phenomenon.‎ 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一个最恰当的单词。‎ 注意：每个空格只填一个单词。‎ Count your blessings (祝福), we’re told, but it’s just not in our nature. We’d rather count our problems. We’re so used to focusing on bad news that we tend to pay no attention to what’s going well. As soon as we solve one problem, we take the progress for granted and find a new cause for alarm. Every now and again it doesn’t hurt to think how good we have it. Start counting: ‎ ‎1. Free time ‎ As much as we complain about being busy, the typical American has more free time than ever—more than five hours per day. If you feel too busy, it’s probably only because you’re doing ‎ so many other things than work. Experts say there’ll be even more free time in the future. ‎ ‎2. Peace ‎ Wars and terrorist attacks will always make headlines but it’s remarkable how many of the world’s 6. 7 billion people now live in peace. In recent decades, though the population has been growing, the number of wars around the world has declined. ‎ In some earlier generations, a quarter of the male population died violent deaths. Over the past century, even counting the world wars, a person’s chance of dying from war was less than 2 percent. ‎ ‎3. American dream ‎ While some people are struggling to keep their homes, the vast majority of Americans still have plenty to be thankful for when they walk through the front door. In 1950 the typical new American house had one floor with 1,000 square feet, two bedrooms, and one bathroom—and even that bungalow was beyond many people’s means. Today, more than two thirds of Americans own their homes, and the typical new house has two floors, at least three bedrooms, two and a half baths, and more than 2, 200 square feet of space for the family. ‎ ‎4. The reader’s revolution ‎ In 1970 barely half the people in the world were literate, and many of them could afford only a few books. Today, more than 80 percent of the world’s people can read, and 22 percent have access to the greatest library in history. The Web provides classic books and reference works free of charge. ‎ ‎5. More wilderness ‎ Once you travel beyond the cities, you’ll find plenty of open space and peaceful forests. Many of the woodlands cleared by settlers have returned now that the land is no longer needed for agriculture. ‎ ‎6. The modern cars ‎ Cars give off greenhouse gases and create maddening traffic jams, but consider what else they do. Compared with the models on the road in 1970, today’s cars burn less gasoline per mile and emit 98 percent fewer pollutants. That’s why, despite the doubling of the number of cars, there’s much less smog in the air. The basic car today offers more comforts and safety than the luxury (豪华) cars of old. ‎ Title Six reasons to be thankful Problems We tend to focus on our problems and ___51___what’s going well. ‎ Even with problems solved immediately, we still ___52___ourselves with a new course. ‎ The blessings we should count Today Americans have more free ___53___than ever. ‎ The number of people dying of wars has declined despite the ‎ ‎___54___in population. ‎ Owing a two-floor house with at least 3 bedrooms has been within the ___55___of most Americans today. ‎ More reading materials are ___56___to readers and more than 80% can read. ‎ More land for agriculture has made ___57___for wood lands. ‎ Modern cars produce less pollution and are more ___58___. ‎ The basic cars are much ___59___and more ____60____. ‎ ‎61. 和睦的家庭有利于孩子的个性发展和家人的身心健康。请你根据表格中的信息和自身的感受，以How we can build up a harmonious family 为题用英语写一篇短文。‎ 主要特征 ‎ 充满温暖、爱心和欢笑； 相互关爱、尊重和理解 ‎ 主要益处 ‎ 生长在和睦家庭环境中的孩子会乐观向上； 生活在和睦家庭中的父母会健康快乐 ‎ 父母该 怎么做 ‎ 言行举止上做好表率； 充分尊重、信任孩子； 经常与孩子沟通交流 ‎ 你该怎么做 ‎ ‎…… ‎ 注意：1.对所有要点逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。‎ ‎2．词数120左右，开头已经写好，不计入总词数。‎ ‎3．作文中不得提及有关考生个人身份的任何信息，如校名、人名等。‎ How we can build up a harmonious family A harmonious family is essential to our personal development and our physical and mental health.‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎___________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎ ‎____________________________________________________________________________‎