2020-2021 学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调查（一）
英语
注意∶本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。两部分答案都做在答题卡
上。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。
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What office was the man looking for?
A. Chinese. B. Geography. C. Chemistry.
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Why does the woman make the call?
A. She needs a mask.
B. A man beside her needs a mask.
C. A man nearby doesn't wear a mask.
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What are the speakers talking about?
A. An assignment.
B. An interesting topic.
C. A Chinese traditional festival.
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What made Luki move out of his first homestay family?
A. He had stayed there for three months.
B. They were not kind to him.
C. He couldn't concentrate on his study there.
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What does the woman think of the street?
A. Perfect. B. Acceptable. C. Disappointing.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What is the man going to do this afternoon?
A. Call t the woman's house.
B. Show the woman some photos.
C. Take some pictures of the woman
7. What might be the first headache in Paris according to the man？
A. Business B. Accommodation C. Traffic
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. When do the workshops run?
A. Every Thursday. B. Every Saturday. C. Every Sunday.
9. Who cannot join in the workshops?
A. A 4-year-old child.
B. A 5-year-old child.
C. An 8-year-old child.
10. How much should three children from a family pay?
A. ₤7.50. B. ₤7.00 C. ₤6.00.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
11. Why does the woman want to buy a new car?
A. She wants a more powerful car.
B. She doesn't have a car now.
C. She doesn't like the color of her present car.
12. What engine size of a car does the woman want?
A. 2.0 litre. B. 2.5 litre C. 3.0 litre.
13. What color does the woman like?
A. Any color. B. Royal blue. C. Sky Blue.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
14. What's the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. Friends. C. Classmates.
15. Why doesn't Sharon work in her own office?
A. Her desk in it isn't big enough.
B. She doesn't like it at all.
C. Mr.Smith doesn't allow her to.
16. What does Mr.Smith offer to do?
A. Put a small desk in Sharon's office.
B. Help Sharon with the mail himself.
C. Ask Miss Green to help Sharon
17. What will Sharon do next?
A. Attend the meeting
B. Finish her work on her own
C. Clean up her office by herself
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
18. What does ASO-S mainly do?
A. Do solar observation.
B. Study Earth's atmosphere.
C. Make weather forecasting.
19. How long will ASO-S stay in orbit at least?
A. Four years. B. Forty hours. C. Seventy years.
20. Why is ASO-S so meaningful?
A. It can block the sun's radiation.
B. It may fill China's gap in the field.
C. It is the first solar satellite globally.
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. Scenic landscapes on stamps: A nine-day tour in the cities of Xuzhou,Suqian and Huai'an in northern
Jiangsu province.
This route is associated with local culture, characteristics, and creativity. It offers a taste of the famous canal
cities.
2.Life on the Grand Canal: A seven-day Jiangsu tour through the cities of Nanjing, Suqian, Huai'an,Yangzhou
and Suzhou.
This route presents the most authentic, economic, cultural and entertainment-focused activities along the canal
from both ancient and modern times.I allows visitors to ride in boats and observe local fishermen fishing.
3.Food,culture,leisure and health;Seven-day experience of local life in Zhenjiang Changzhou,Wuxi and
Suzhou
To increase tourists’ interest in the traditional culture and crafts of Jiangsu, the route will include
pottery,embroidery(刺绣), paper-cutting, cooking and other hands-on experiences. It includes scenic spots along the
Beijing-Hangzhou Gran Canal, ancient water towns, historical streets and ancient fishing villages.Visitors can join
in the recreational farmhouse experience and pick up both fruits and vegetables
4．A walk into history: Six-day tour in Xuzhou, Suqian,Huai’an,Yangzhou, Zhenjiang, Changzhou and Wuxi
The Beiing-Hangzhou Grand Canal runs through the entire province and has been a part of Jiangsu's culture
for thousands of years. Inspired by the canal, the route includes historical cities Xuzhou, Suqian, Huai'an,Yangzhou
along with Zheniang Changzhou and Wuxi.
21. Which of the following do the four travel routes share?
A. A time duration of less than a week.
B. Ancient towns in southern Jiangsu.
C. The Grand Canal.
D. The city of Suqian.
22. Which route is the best for an in-depth tourist who wants to cover fewer cities with more time?
A. Route 1 B. Route 2 C. Route 3 D. Route 4.
23. What can you enjoy in the route only covering Suzhou, Wuxi, Changzhou and Zhenjiang?
A. Rowing a boat. B. Trying on paper-cutting.
C. Growing vegetables. D. Fishing with local villagers.
B
When people sit together at night and enjoy the glorious moon, an ancient poem, Prelude to Water Melody, is
often read for this occasion. Critics say it's probably the best poem about the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's just focus
on its most famous five lines to make some analysis.
In the first two lines of the five, the writer is comparing the life of a man with the changing face of the moon.
In Chinese culture the moon is always considered to be a perfect carrier of emotions like nostalgia（怀旧）ad
longing for family reunion. A full moon symbolizes perfection and unity, while a gloomy night may remind people
of their fortunes. When the moon is round and fair but people are separated from their loved ones, such moments
can be even more heartbreaking.
Before the comparison, the poet actually complains about the seemingly "ruthless（无情的）"moon and asks
her: You should have no spite（怨恨）against man, but why, when people part, are you often full and bright?
However, he soon realizes that no one has an easy ride, just like the moon may not always be bright. The
imperfections have been going one since the beginning of time. That’s why he says "There has been nothing perfect
since the olden days."
But should we get bogged down（陷入）by the suffering of things with which we can't change? The poet gives
his answer: Change your attitude and stay positive. So we have his everlasting line, "________." The poet hopes
that people appreciate the fact that no matter where they are, as long as the ones they love and miss are healthy and
happy, they can all admire the same moon high in the sky.
To this day, people still use this verse to express their good will and wishes for family members and friends
who can't be with them, especially during major festivals.
24. What does the passage mainly talk about?
A. How we can appreciate Chinese poetry about the Mid-Autumn Day.
B. When we must recite the best Chinese poetry about the Mid-Autumn Day.
C. What made a poet write the best ever Mid-Autumn Day Chinese poem.
D. Why a poem is the peak of Chinese poetry about the Mid-Autumn Day.
25. Why does the poet write "nothing is perfect since the olden day" in the poem?
A. He doesn't understand why the moon hates humans.
B. He knows eventually the moon will become full again.
C. He realizes life is always accompanied by imperfections.
D. He understands life is too ruthless and has lost his interest in it.
26. Which of the following lines is the most suitable for the blank in Paragraph 4?
A. How long will the full moon appear? Wine cup in hand I ask the sky.
B. Looking up,I find the moon bright; bowing, in homesickness I'm drowned.
C. In spring the river rises as high as the sea; with the river's tide uprises the moon bright.
D. May we all be blessed with a long life; miles apart, we’ll share the beauty, of the moon together.
27. We can infer from this article that the author
A. is a very optimistic poet.
B. likes the first two lines of the five most.
C. appreciates the poet's optimism in the poem.
D. believes a positive state of mind is a must to a good poet.
C
In 2009,Dr. Kathleen Wermke, who studies babies' first sounds,and her colleagues made headlines with a
study showing that French and German newborns produce distinctly different"cry sounds". German newborns
produce more cries that fall from a higher to a lower pitch，imitating（模仿）the falling intonation（语调）of the
German language,while French babies tend to cry with the rising intonation of French.At this age, babies
experiment with a wide variety of sounds,and can learn any language.But they are already influenced by their
mother tongue.Today, Dr.Wermke's lab houses a collection of around a half-million recordings of babies from as far
as Cameroon and China.
The analysis of these recordings has produced further insights into the factors that e a baby's first sounds.
Newborns whose mothers speak tonal languages,such as Chinese, tend to produce more complex cry sounds.
Swedish newborns, whose native language has what linguists(语言学家)call a"pitch accent"，produce more
sing-songy cries.
Hearing and imitating are fundamental to language development. By the third trimester(妊娠期），a fetus(胎
儿)can hear the rhythm and melody of its mother's voice- known as"prosody（韵律）".Since individual words are
not heard clearly， prosody becomes the major characteristic of language for the fetus. Through stress, pauses and
so on, prosody cuts up the sound into words and phrases-that is,into speech
These studies form the basis for the lab's broader effort to map the typical development of a baby's cries.
Knowing what typical development looks like, and what factors can influence it, helps doctors address potential
problems early on and understand how hearing problems are affecting the babies' ability to imitate and experiment
with language, and how they are progressing after treatment.
28. What is the study of Dr.Kathleen and her colleagues mainly about?
A. Difference between languages.
B. The way people cry in different countries.
C. Factors about babies' first sounds.
D. Similarities between babies' first cry.
29. Which of the following languages sounds more like a song?
A. Chinese. B. German. C. French. D. Swedish.
30. Why do babies in different countries produce different"cry sounds"?
A. Their language learning ability is too low.
B. They imitate their mother tongue even when crying.
C. They are fond of playing with different ways of crying.
D. They like trying different kinds of sounds.
31. What can we know from this passage?
A. A child's language ability is mainly determined by its first cry.
B. The Chinese language is more difficult to learn than the German language.
C. A fetus can already understand the major meaning of its mother'slanguage.
D. Children with hearing problems will have difficulty learning a language.
D
As an astronomer(天文学家)，I am accustomed to observing the universe in quiet places. I observe galaxies in
the deep universe-places so far away that their light takes billions of years to reach our eyes.
Sometimes I wonder what our own galaxy looked like billions of years ago, before solar system was born. I
often stare at the Hubble Deep Field(哈勃深空区)searching for clues∶galaxies colliding(碰撞)，stars exploding，
and stellar nurseries. Can looking to the stars bring us closer together?
A couple of months ago，Betelgeuse，a bright star in the Orion constellation(猎户座) started to get dimmer
and dimmer. Astronomers all over the world thought this might be a signal that the star was about to explode.
Though it might not happen for another 1000 years or more, still I went outside every night to check it out. I was
hoping that it would explode. Imagine seeing a star shining as bright as the full moon even during the day.
I started dreaming about using such an event to remind everyone that stars produce nearly all of the chemical
elements in the universe, which came directly out of the Big Bang. Everything we breathe, touch and see was made
inside of stars. The iron in our blood, calcium bones, and almost the entire periodic table are products of stellar
evolution.
Betelgeuse did not explode, and more recent observations note that it is actually returning to normal. But
nothing is normal here on Earth now. I am beginning to realize that we did not need a star to explode to unite us.
All we needed was a common problem.
I am hoping that everyone on the planet is saving some time to contemplate（凝视，沉思)the universe and to
realize we are not alone. No matter where we are or who we are, we are on this planet together. Since we are all
made of stars, looking up at the night sky gives us a glimpse of our past and our future, and we can contemplate
both together.
32. Why does the author write this article?
A. To advise others to stare at a potentially exploding star recently.
B. To research into the scientific mystery in the universe with readers.
C. To discuss the proper relationship between human and the universe.
D. To suggest us thinking about the way human beings live in this world.
33. According to the article, Betelgeuse________.
A. is a star the author tracked for years
B. will produce chemical elements if it explodes
C. is a normal star which is disappearing
D. will explode in ten thousand years
34. "Such an event"underlined in Paragraph 4 refers to________.
A. Betelgeuse's potential explosion
B. Betelgeuse's getting dimmer and dimmer
C. the author's checking out every night
D. a star's shining as bright as the sun
35. What's the best title of this passage?
A. What should an astronomer do?
B. Should we know more about the universe?
C. Looking to the stars can bring us closer together.
D. Getting united is a problem impossible to solve.
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。
On 19 April 1980,more than 50,000 Parisians marched through the streets to mourn (悼念) the loss of one of
their own. Was it for a famous pop star, a beloved politician, or a I hero from the world of sport? No, it was for
Jean-Paul Sartre, the French existential philosopher and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature. In the United
States, this of mass public display of sadness and affection is usually reserved for pop stars.____36____
A culture can admire both the physical and intellectual (智力).The achievements of athletes inspire us to push
the boundaries of what our bodies are capable of.____37____Both should make us try to be greater, stronger and
smarter.
The problem is that when the average person sees an athlete perform an amazing feat(功绩), there is also the
belief that they could do the same thing with enough training and practice. It seems to be within their grasp. Some
people see intellectual feats, however, as beyond their understanding and therefore beyond their reach. Rather than
struggle, they feel resentment (憎恨).____38____In the same way, intellectuals do not help their cause when they
are dismissive (对……不屑一顾的) of pop culture and sports by dismissing popular achievements in those
areas.____39____People are just more exposed to one or the other in their lives. Any attempt to use either as a
means to imply superiority indicates lack of understanding of the purpose of culture. It is something that brings us
close together by showing that we are all equal in our needs to love, be loved, and strive to be better tomorrow than
we are today. We accomplish this by understanding that the elegant idea to a thinker is as inspiring as the slam dunk
(灌篮) is to a sports fan. ____40____
A. Maybe it is time to rethink that priority.
B. Such anti-intellectualism leads to sickness, death and slows down society's progress.
C. Equally, we can be inspired by the insights of our poets, philosophers and the scientists.
D. We should have a healthy attitude toward experts because they are not always right.
E. That makes us all realize that we have unexploited physical potential.
F. To dismiss either the athlete or the intellectual indicates someone not worthy of either.
G. Actually, neither high culture nor pop culture is a measure of intelligences
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）
问选下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Every Sunday after church,CJ and his grandma ride the bus across town.
Drom the bus stop,he watched the wipers moving against the windshield（挡风玻璃）of a nearby car. His
friend Colby ____41____in, gave CJ a wave, and drove off with his dad. “Nana, how come we don’t get a car?”
“Boy, what do we need a car for? We’ve got a bus that breathes fire, and Mr.Dennis,who always has a ____42____
for you.”The bus came to a stop in front of them. It sighed and the doors____43____ open.”What’s that I see?” Mr.
Dennis asked. He ____44____ a coin from behind CJ's ear, placing it in his hand. Nana laughed her deep laugh and
pushed CJ along.
At the next stop,a man got on with a spotted dog. CJ ____45____ his seat. “How come that man can't
____46____?” “Boy, some people watch the world with their ears,” Nana told him. “Their ____47____, too,” the
man said, “You ____48____ so good today, madam” Nana laughed her deep laugh.
“____49____ stop on Market Street,” Mr. Dennis called. CJ looked around as he _____50_____ the bus.
Crumbling（裂缝的）sidewalks，broken-down doors，and graffiti-tagged windows... “How come it’s always so
_____51_____ over here? ”Nana _____52_____, pointing to the sky. “Sometimes when you're surrounded by dirt,
you'll better _____53_____ what’s beautiful.”
CJ looked all around again, at the bus _____54_____ the corner out of sight, the broken streetlamps still
shining bright and the stray-cat shadows moving_____55_____ the wall. When he spotted all of these, he said, “I'm
glad we came.”
41. A. climbed B. came C. drew D. drove
42. A. story B. trick C. plan D. game
43. A. remained B. broke C. crashed D. swung
44. A. earned B. made C. pulled D. showed
45. A. covered B. took C. accepted D. offered
46. A. see B. walk C. sit D. talk
47. A. eyes B. noses C. hands D. mouths
48. A. smile B. sound C. smell D. look
49. A. Last B. Next C. Another D. First
50. A. ran after B. turned to C. stepped off D. waited for
51. A. old B. dirty C. poor D. busy
52. A. frowned B. reflected C. shouted D. smiled
53. A. witness B. destroy C. forget D. pardon
54. A. facing B. avoiding C. rounding D. striking
55. A. through B. across C. outside D. beneath
第二节（共 10 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Someone once said."Habits are like a cable （电缆线）.We form it little by little every day and soon it cannot
____56____ (break)."I ____57____ (personal) disagree with the part of the expression.I know habits can be
learned and unlearned but it isn't a quick fix.It involves a process and a huge ____58____ (commit).
Those of us who watched the lunar voyage of Apollo11 were amazed as we saw the first man walk on the
moon. But ____59____ (get) there those astronauts literally had to break out of the huge gravity pull of the
earth.More energy ____60____ (spend) in the first few minutes of lift-off than was used over the next several
days to travel half a million miles.
Habits, too,have huge gravity pull more than most people realize or admit. ____61____ (break) deeply
habitual tendencies involves more than a little willpower and a few minor changes in our lives.But once we break
out of the gravity pull, our freedom takes on ____62____ whole new dimension.
____63____ any natural force, gravity pull can work with us or not. The gravity pull of our habits may
currently be keeping us from going ____64____ we want to go.But it is also gravity pull _____65_____
keeps our universe in order. We can use it to create an order necessary to establish effectiveness in our lives.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
66. 春暖花开，新冠（coronavirus）疫情得到有效控制，你校英语俱乐部将于下个月举办英语短剧比赛，展
现新冠控制过程中的感人事迹。假如你是李华，请你根据所给提示，代表俱乐部用英语写一则通知，内容
包括：
1.短剧主题；2.活动时间和报名截止时间；3.报名方式及其他事项。
注意：
1.写作词数应为 80 左右；2.请按要求在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Notice
Dear club members,
In order to welcome the coming of spring and celebrate the control of coronavirus,
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March 23,2021
School English Club
第二节（满分 25 分）
67. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
This particular day began at seven in the morning in Casablanca(卡萨布兰卡). My friend Mike and I were
going to visit Abdel, a young man we’d worked with on a volunteer project in Kenitra, an industrial city on the
Moroccan(摩洛哥) coast. He’d been expecting us to arrive in Casablanca for a few days now, and since he had no
telephone, he’d written down his address and name and told us to just show up-his mother and Sisters were always
at home.
Apparently the address he had written down was hard for foreigners like us to understand. When we got into
the neighborhood, our taxi driver started asking directions. Eventually, with the help of a policeman, we were led to
a house down a winding road. Our driver went to the door and inquired. He came back saying Abdel’s sister was in
this house visiting friends and would come along to show us where they lived.
Soon a girl of about sixteen emerged from the house. Surprisingly, she didn’t look like Abdel at all. Still I’d
seen other families where children didn’t look alike, so I didn’t give it too much thought. She then brought us to a
yard. We waited in the yard while the sister went in and returned accompanied by her mother, sisters and
brother-in-law, all of whom greeted us with cautious warmth. We were shown into the living room. The mother told
us in broken French that Abdel was out, but would be home soon. We sat on low, cushioned seats, drinking sweet
mint tea and eating sugar cookies, while the family members sat with us and made shy, polite conversation that
frequently fell into uncomfortable silence.
An hour passed, more family members emerged from inner rooms. I was again struck by the fact that none of
them looked a thing like our friend.
After another two hours had passed with no sign of Abdel, the family insisted on serving us a meal in their
kitchen next door. “Soon,” was the only response I got when I inquired as to what time Abdel might come back.
注意∶续写词数应为 150 左右
Finally we heard the words we had been waiting for from the mother. “Please, Abdel is back in the living
room.”
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I took out the piece of paper Abdel had given me in Kenitra and showed it to the new Abdel.
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