江蘇省泰州市興化市2023-2024學(xué)年高三年級(jí)上冊(cè)期末適應(yīng)性考試英語(yǔ)試題

2023年秋學(xué)期期末適應(yīng)性考試

高三英語(yǔ)試卷

（考試用時(shí)：120分鐘總分：150分）

注意事項(xiàng)：

1.本試卷共分兩部分，第I卷為選擇題，第II卷為非選擇題。

2.所有試題的答案均填寫(xiě)在答題卡上，答案寫(xiě)在試卷上的無(wú)效。

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）

做題時(shí)，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時(shí)間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂到

答題卡上。

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分7.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選

項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀

下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。

例：Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是Co

1.Howwillthemangotothetrainstationtonight?

A.Bycar.B.Onfoot.C.Bybus.

2.Howdidthewomanfeelaboutherlife?

A.Worried.B.Bored.C.Satisfied.

3.WhathasledAmytosuccess?

AHerintelligence.B.Herluck.C.Hereffort.

4.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Sheworksasatutoratnight.

BShegotapayraiserecently.

C.Shehasawell-paidjob.

5.Whichhatisthemanlookingfor?

A.Theonewithstars.B.Thecowboyhat.C.Theonewithabaseballlogo.

第二節(jié)（共15小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分22.5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)

中選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，

每小題5秒鐘；聽(tīng)完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6、7題。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Atahotel.B.Atanairport.C.Atatravelagency.

7.Whatdayisittoday?

A.Thursday.B.Wednesday.C.Tuesday.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.WhatdoweknowaboutWestminsterAbbey?

A.It'stheoldestbuildinginLondon.

B.It'sthelivingplaceoftheBritishprimeminister.

C.Itwasbuiltinvariousstyles.

9.WhatishappeningtotheTowerBridge?

A.Itismovingdown.B.Itisgivingwaytoaship.C.Itisholdingbackaship.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.HowlongdidthemanstudyinAustralia?

A.For1yea匚B.For3years.C.For5years.

11.Whereisthemanfrom?

A.Canada.B.Japan.C.America.

12.WheredoAmericanteenagersliketoholdparties?

A.Intheirclassrooms.B.Attheirownhouses.C.Inpubs.

聽(tīng)第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whoislikelytobeatthetopofhisclassthisyear?

A.Jason.B.Jack.C.Mark.

14.WhatisJasonhopingtodo?

A.Becomeaprofessor.B.Makemoneyfromsports.C.GotoHarvardUniversity.

15.WhatareMark'steachersimplying?

A.Markdoeshisbest.

B.Markdoeshishomeworkefficiently.

C.Markhasthecapacitytolearn.

16.Whatisthewoman'ssuggestionfortheman?

A.TohelpJasonwithhisfutureplan.

B.TohaveatalkwithMark.

C.Tohaveatalkwithhiswife.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Wherecanyoumostprobablyhearthistalk?

A.InaclassoftheGreeklanguage.

B.InaclassoftheFrenchlanguage.

CInaclassoftheEnglishlanguage.

18.Howlongdoestheclasslast?

A.11weeks.B.30weeks.C.13weeks.

19.Whatis"theshortcut“tolearningwordsaccordingtothespeaker?

A.Takingmorecourses.

B.Learninghowwordsareformed.

C.Readingbasicwordsaloud.

20.Whyistheclasspopular?

A.Ithelpstomastersomeusefulrules.

B.It'staughtbyProfessorMorris.

C.Itisnotofferedeachterm.

第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題，每小題2.5分,滿(mǎn)分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上

將選項(xiàng)涂黑。

A

StudentFilmFestival

StudentFilmFestivalcelebrateslearningacrossthecurriculumthroughtheexcitinganddynamicmediumof

shortfilm.

Throughfilm,studentscantellstories,investigateideas,documentlearninginanyareaofstudyandexpress

thecomplexityoftheirthinkingthrougharangeofgenresandtechnicalapproaches.

Withthecreativeuseofdigitalmedia,studentscanintegratetheirpersonalperspectivestoexplorethediverse

andchallengingissuesofourtime.

Ifsopentoallstudents,regardlessofschool.Weareacceptingsubmissionsinthefollowingcategories:

Cartoon(upto30mins)

Documentary(紀(jì)錄片)(upto60mins)

MusicVideo(under10mins)

ScienceFictionShort(upto25mins)

SituationalComedy(under10mins)

WebSeries(uptothreeepisodes,nomorethan30minseach)

Sofar,morethan20entrieshavebeenselectedacrossallcategories.Wewillgraduallyannouncethechosen

entriesforeachcategory,givingyouachancetowatchallthefilmsonlineandvoteforyourfavourites.Winnersin

allcategorieswillbeannouncedonWednesday,27December.

Overtheyears,ourfilmfestivalshaveattractedthousandsoffilmmakersfromaroundtheworld.Eachfestival

featureslivescreeningsinourownschooltheater.Our80-seattheaterisoutfittedwitha4Kprojectorandseven

speakersthroughoutthevenue,deliveringhighqualityinafirst-classscreeningenvironment.Filmmakerswhose

worksareacceptedintoourfestivalwillreceivefreepassestotheschooltheater,invitationstofilmmasterclasses,

andareconsideredforawards.

1.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitablesubmissiontothefestival?

A.A20-minuterecordingofashortplay.

B.Atwo-hourfilmrecordingyourdailyroutine.

C.Afive-minutefunvideoaboutstudents5dormitorylife.

D.A22-minuteeducationalvideoexplainingpopularscience.

2.Whatcanfilmmakersdoiftheirworksareaccepted?

A.Receiveafilmaward.B.Watchfilmsforfreeintheschooltheater.

C.Interviewfilmmasters.D.Deliveraspeechinthevenue.

3.Whatisthetext?

A.Ascheduleforthefilmselectingprocess.

B.Aninvitationtoafilmmakers5celebration.

C.Anannouncementofafilmfestivalawards.

D.Anadvertisementforanupcomingfestival.

Oncethechoiceofroyalhousehold,thewatermelonhasgainedpopularityrapidlyovertheyears,andan

onlinegrocerreportedthatthefruit'ssalesontheplatformhadincreasedsixfoldfrom2020to2022,resultingin

increasinglyhighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters.

Lee,32,isextremelybusyinthesummermonths.Justbyholdingthewatermelonnearhisearandknocking

onthesurfacewithhisfingers,Leesays,hecantellbythesoundifthefruitisripeenoughtobeeatenornot.He

worksforaruralcooperativesetupbyagroupofwatermelonfarmers,andputsthousandsofwatermelonsthrough

the“knocktest"daily,beforetheyareshippedtodowntownwarehouseswheretheplatfbnnsourcesitssupplies.

Thepracticeofknockingonwatermelonstodeterminetheirripenesscanbefoundacrosscultures.InChina,it

isconsideredanationalhabit.Smartbuyerstaponthefruitbeforepurchasetoensuretheirmoneyiswell-spent.

Somebuyersknockonthefruitdespitenotknowingwhatthehollowsoundmeansjusttonegotiateabetterdeal

fromtheseller.

Asfruitsaleshavemovedtoonlineplatformsinabigway,thosewhomakealivingbycheckingthequalityof

thefruitswiththeirfingersaremuchindemand.Leeisoneamongthegrowinggroup.Theirtaskistoconduct

knocktestsonbehalfofe-buyersandensurethatthefruitsselectedtobesoldonlineareuniforminsizeand

quality.

Lee,whowasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer,nowdescribeshimselfasa"'goalkeeperfor

watermelons”.Hequitsocceraboutfouryearsagoandlearnedaboutmelon-knockingasanemergingprofession

anddecidedtobecomeanapprentice（學(xué)徒）toanexperiencedfanner.

Afterayear'strialanderror,Leeworkedindependentlyasaqualitychecker.tuItisahighlydemandingtask.

Duringtheapprenticeship,Ioftencrackedopenmelonstoconfirmmyjudgment.Therearejustnoshortcuts,he

said.

4.Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?

A.Tointroduceanemergingprofession.

B.TodescribeLee'scareertransformation.

C.Todiscusstheimportanceoffruitqualitytesters.

D.Toexplaintheculturalroleofwatermelon-knocking.

5.Whathasledtothehighdemandforwatermelonqualitytesters?

A.Thepopularityofwatermelons.B.Thebigharvestofwatermelons.

C.Anincreaseinwatermelonprices.D.Arapidriseinonlinewatennelonsales.

6.WhydoesLeedescribehimselfasa''goalkeeperforwatermelons^^?

A.Hewasonceanaward-winningsoccerplayer.

B.Hedreamsofbeingaprofessionalmelon-knocker.

C.Hewastaughtbyanexperiencedwatermelonfarmer.

D.Heensuresthatcustomersenjoywatermelonsofquality.

7.WhatcanweleamfromLee'swordsinthelastparagraph?

A.Seeingisbelieving.B.Everymanhashisvalue.

C.Greateffortsandpracticematter.D.Excellencecanbefoundinanyprofession.

C

Innature,octopuses（章魚(yú)）huntmainlywiththeirsenseoftouch,usingtheireightarmstofeelouttheir

environmentfbrhiddencreatures.ResearchersattheUniversityofMinnesotarecentlystudiedadifferentway

octopuseshunt-whentheyidentifyprey（獵物）basedonsight.Thestudyfindingsshowthatthemarinecreatures

arequiteconsistentandmethodicalinhowtheyapproachprey.

LeadresearcherTrevorWardillandhisteamplacedCaliforniatwo-spotoctopusesintowatertanks,hiding

themincaveswheretheywouldhaveoneeyelookingout.Theythenplacedeitherfiddlercrabsorwhiteshrimpin

thetankstoseehowtheoctopuseswouldtrytocatchthem,capturingtheinteractionsonvideo.Thecrabsand

shrimpbehavedifferentlywhentryingtoescapefrompredators（捕獵者），sousingbothspeciesgavethe

researchersanopportunitytoseewhetherthisledtheoctopusestouseadifferentarmfbrhuntingdependingonthe

prey.

Wardiirsteamfoundthattheoctopusesalmostalwaysusedthesamearmtograbtheirprey.Specifically,the

secondarmfromthemiddleoftheoctopuses,body,onthesamesideoftheirbodyastheeye,caughttheprey.If

theyneededmorearmstograbprey,theywouldusetheonesnexttothesecondami.

Theoctopusesalsoattackeddifferentlydependingontheprey.Whenfacedwithcrabs,anoctopuswould

movesuddenlyontopofthecrabwithitswholebody.However,whencatchingshrimp,theoctopuseswouldtake

onearmandreachoutveryslowlytowardtheshrimp,thengrabitandlatch（纏?。﹐ntoitwithitsotherarmsto

pullitin.

Wardillandhisteamhopetodomoreresearch.Theywanttostudytheoctopus'sbrainasitattackspreyto

developabetterunderstandingofwhatrolethecreature\nervoussystemplaysinselectingthearmsituses.

8.Whatistherecentstudymainlyabout?

A.Octopuses'abilitytohideitself.B.Octopuses'waytotrackprey.

C.Octopuses5huntingmodeviaeyes.D.Octopuses'methodofperceivingtheenvironment.

9.Whatcanweleamabouttheoctopusesinthestudy?

A.Theyadoptdifferentstrategiestohunt.B.Theystretcharmsslowlytocatchcrabs.

C.Theymovesuddenlytopreyonshrimps.D.Theyusethesecondarmtocatchpreyanytime.

10.Whatdoesthefollow-uptestaimtofindoutabouttheoctopuses?

A.Whetherthey'renervousinhunting.B.Howtheirnervesworkduringhunting.

C.Howtheychoosetheirarmsinhunting.D.Whethertheyusetheirbrainduringhunting.

11.Whichofthefollowingcanbeasuitabletitlefbrthetext?

A.Octopuses:SkillfulHuntersB.Octopuses:One-armedPredators

C.Octopuses:ASharp-eyedSpeciesD.Octopuses:AMysteriousCreature

D

Businessesarenowincost-cuttingmode.Titleinflation（頭銜通月長(zhǎng)）hascreptintotheworkplace.Layoffs,hiring

freezesandconcernsaboutarecession（經(jīng)濟(jì)衰退）areplaguingemployers.

Tobalancethisuniqueeconomicenvironment,employershavefiguredoutawaytocomfortemployeesandjob

applicantswithoutspendingmoremoney.Theyareofferingimpressivetitlestosoftentheblowofnotprovidinga

raisetointernalemployeesorbigcompensationtojobcandidates.

Anemployee\titleistheiridentity.Itgivesthemcredibilityintheofficeandmakesthemfeelmorepowerful.

Inthissense,thepolicyisasensiblewaytohelpkeepstaffandattracttopcandidates.

Butifyoudon'treallydeservethenewtitle,itcouldcomebackandtroubleyou.Recruiterswillbepleasedto

findacandidatewhoisaperfectfitfbrasignificant,well-payingpositionintermsofskills,background,andprevious

experience.However,astumblingblockariseswhentheynoticethecandidatehasahighertitlethantheclientoffers.

Sincearecruiterwantstomakeaplacementandearnafee,theywon'twastetimeandwillseekoutothercandidates

whoareabetterfit.

Eveniftherecruitersdecidetocontactthecandidate,there'sagoodchancethecandidatewon'taccept.Because

mostpeoplearen'tawarethattheirtitlewasinflatedandbelieveitwasarewardfortheiroutstandingperfbnnance.

Understandably,theywouldbeoffendediftheyreceivedalower-levelpost.Nowthatyouarcatacertainlevel,you

don'twanttogobackward.

What'smore,ifyourcurrenttitleistoohigh,itraisesredflags.Forexample,whensearchingforanewjob,if

yourtitleis“director,“butthenewroleisunderthatlevel,theinterviewerwillcuriouslyinquire,<4whydoyouwant

togodownintitle?"Therewillbeanassumptionfromthehiringmanagerthatsomethingisn'tright.Theymayfeel

thatthejobseekerisleavingbeforebeingfiredandwillingtodowngrade.Ratherthantryingtofigureoutthe

motivationsofthecandidate,they911moveontootherswhohaveacleanerstorywithoutanybaggage.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plaguing“inparagraph1probablymean?

A.Shocking.B.Embarrassing.C.Troubling.D.Confusing.

13.Whatcanwelearnaboutemployeeswithimpressivetitles?

A.Theytendtolookdownuponothers.

B.Theirsalariesdon'tmatchtheirtitles.

C.Theirfearofbeingfiredwilldisappear.

D.Theygetagoodplatformfordevelopment.

14.Whatwillarecruiterprobablydoifacandidate'stitleishigherthantheclientoffers?

A.Haveadiscussionwiththeclient.

B.Contactthejobapplicantimmediately.

C.Excludethecandidatefromconsideration.

D.Gathermoreinfbnnationaboutthecandidate.

15.Whatishiringmanagers5attitudetowardsthosewhochoosetodowngrade?

A.Enthusiastic.B.Dismissive.C.Appreciative.D.Doubtful.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿(mǎn)分12.5分）

根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。

Itcanbehardtostaymotivatedwhenyouareonatrainingplanandthiscanleadtoyoumissingessential

sessions.16Luckily,wehavesometriedandtestedmotivationaltricksthatwillensureyoukeeprunningall

yeararound.

Runwithapartner.Ifyoucan,askafriendtorunwithyou,asthenyouhaveareasontogoout,evenwhenyou

don'twantto.17Youneedsomeonewhowillhelpyououtofthedooroncoldwintermornings.

18.Afast-trackwaytoloseyourmotivationistoalwaysrunthesamerouteoverandoveragain.Mixit

upbychangingwhereyourun.Tryanewrouteandyouwillfocusonthingslikehowyouarefeelingratherthan

whenyouhitthenextlamppostortree.

Mixupthetraining.19Ifyouusuallygoforalong,slowrunonaSundaymorning,whynottryalittle

sprintsessioninstead?Youcanpickalandmarkanywhereandrunasfastasyoucanuntilyougettoit,beforeslowing

downagaintorecover.

Listentomusic.Theraceitselfwillhaveplentyofmotivationalfactorstokeepyougoing,withthecrowds

cheeringandotherrunnerstoconcentrateon,butifyouareoutonyourown,yourfavoritesongcanreallycheeryou

upifyou'refeelingthatlull（低谷期）comeoveryou.20

A.Varyyourlocations.

B.Stimulateyourmotivation.

C.Youalsoneedtovaryyourtrainingpatterns.

D.Thisisespeciallythecasewhenitcomestothecoldmonths.

E.Makesureyoudon'tpicksomeonewhoislikelytocancelonyou.

F.Somemusicdeviceswillhelpyoutostaymotivatedandontarget.

G.Musiccanhelpkeepyougoingwhentherunninggetsalittletough.

第三部分英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分30分）

第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿(mǎn)分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳

選項(xiàng)，并在答題卡上將該項(xiàng)涂黑。

LastyearwewerestuckinalittlerestaurantinFranceonChristmasEve.Mywife2]forusinFrench.

Somehow,thewaiterbroughtusthewrongmeal,soIscoldedherangrily.ShebegantocryandIfelteven22

Everythinghadgonewrong.TherewasnoChristmas23inourhearts.

Suddenly,incameanoldflowerwomanwhowentfromtabletotablebutnoone24any.Tiredlyshesat

downatatablewhereayoungsailorfinishedhismeal.Hestoodupand25twocorsages花束），smiling,

“Howmucharethey?”"Twofrancs,Monsieur.^^Hethen26thewomana20-francnote,leaningoverand

27herancientcheek."MyChristmaspresenttoyou."Then,28,hecametoourtable,gavemywife

acorsage,29usaMerryChristmas,anddeparted.

Everyonehadstoppedeating.Everyonewassilent.Afewsecondslater,Christmas30throughoutthe

restaurantlikeabomb.Theflowerwomanjumpedup,wavingthe20-franc31,anddidamerrydance.She

wasso32andappeared20yearsyounger.Mywifewavedhercorsageintimewiththerhythmand

the33hadlefthereyes.

34theChristmasspiritinhissoul,theyoungsailorreleasedthe_35andjoyhiddenbyangerwithin

us.HegaveusChristmas!

21.

A.orderedB.prayedC.waitedD.interpreted

22.

A.moreconcernedB.worseC.guiltierD.morescary

23.

A.holidayB.serviceC.spiritD.gift

24.

A.admiredB.acceptedC.paidD.bought

25.

A.checkedoutB.pickedoutC.broughtoutD.carriedout

26.

A.droppedB.handedC.sentD.wrote

27.

A.observingB.touchingC.kissingD.stroking

28.

A.unexpectedlyB.unfortunatelyC.uncomfortablyD.unwillingly

29.

A.sangB.toldC.gaveD.wished

30.

A.arrivedB.floatedC.happenedD.exploded

31.

A.chequeB.billC.receiptD.debt

32.

A.quickB.surprisedC.happyD.moved

33.

A.excitementB.fearC.sadnessD.regret

34.

A.BecauseofB.InsteadofC.ApartfromD.Asfor

35.

A.romanceB.energyC.lifeD.love

第二節(jié)語(yǔ)法填空(共10小題；每小題1?5分,滿(mǎn)分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

TheChineseAmericanMuseum,36(locate)indowntownWashington,800metersfromtheWhite

House,istheonlyChinesemuseuminWashington,DC,theUnitedStates.

PhilipQiu,37founderoftheMuseum,saiditwasestablishedtotellthestoryofChinesepeoplein

America,highlighttheircontributionstothecountry38improvepeople'sunderstandingofChinese-American

culture.

Overthepastfewyears,themuseum39(commit)tocollecting,preserving,researchinganddisplaying

thehistoryandcultureofChineseAmericans.IthopestoencourageChineseAmericanstoshow40(they)

andtellandrecordtheirownstoriesandexperiencesintheUS41(proud).

Themuseumhasheldmorethan15highqualityexhibitionswithdifferentthemes.The42(exhibit)

includeartworksfromChinaandtheUS,antiquedocuments,calligraphyandpaintingsandclothing,43

(attract)morethan15,0000visitorsfromallovertheworld.

44(celebrate)theChineseNewYear,fromtheendofJanuarytothebeginningofFebruary,themuseum

heldthe"WelcometotheNewYear"lanternexhibitionandChineseNewYearculturaldisplayactivities.

“Ialwaysbelievethathumancivilizationislikeabigfamily,andthecultureofeverynationshouldberespected,9,

Qiusaid,''Culturalexchangeslikethiswillstrengthencommunicationbetweenpeoplefromthetwocountriesand

enhance45(friend)relations.

第四部分寫(xiě)作(共兩節(jié)，滿(mǎn)分40分)

第一節(jié)應(yīng)用文寫(xiě)作(滿(mǎn)分15分)

46.假如你是李華，作為你市文化旅游發(fā)展中心的一名志愿者，你將擔(dān)任前來(lái)你市一日游的外國(guó)友人Mr.