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1、试卷第 1 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司江苏省扬州中学 2023-2024 学年度第一学期高三阶段检测江苏省扬州中学 2023-2024 学年度第一学期高三阶段检测 英 语 英 语 2024.12024.1本试卷分四个部分。满分本试卷分四个部分。满分 150 分，考试用时分，考试用时 120 分钟。分钟。第一部分听力第一部分听力(共两节，满分共两节，满分 30 分分)第一节第一节(共共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 7.5 分分)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
2、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 will the woman do next?A.Attend a meeting.B.Pick up the mans client.C.Send the man to his office.2.What does the man think of the campus?A.Its beautiful.B.Its a Greek campus.C.Its an ancient campus.3.What is the woman?A.A salesperson.B.A hotel clerk.C.A waitress.4.W
3、hat type of book is the woman reading?A.Science fiction.B.Horror fiction.C.Romantic fiction.5.When will the man probably meet Dr.Banks?A.At 8:20.B.At 8:50.C.At 9:20.第二节第二节(共共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 22.5 分分)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
4、 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 does the woman probably want the man to do?A.Do some cleaning.B.Be careful in his job.C.Take out the trash in turn.7.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Brother and sister.C.Manager and new worker.听
5、第 7 段材料，回答第 8 到 10 题。8.Which is a superfood according to the man?A.Yogurt.B.Noodles.C.Rice.9.Why are superfoods healthy?A.Because they cure some terrible diseases.B.Because they fight against some cancers.更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 2 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司C.Because they reduce the risks of some dise
6、ases.10.Which food will the woman be adding to their family diet?A.Fish.B.Tomatoes.C.Brown rice.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What was the woman doing when she heard a noise?A.She was doing the dishes.B.She was cleaning the living room.C.She was polishing the table.12.Who may be the man speaker?A.A poli
7、ce officer.B.The womans husband.C.The womans friend.13.When does the conversation probably take place?A.On an early morning.B.Around noon.C.In the evening.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.How did the man notice the problem first?A.His bank called him.B.His bill showed him.C.His credit card was stolen.15.Wh
8、at did the bank do to fix the problem?A.They gave the man his money back at once.B.They decided to talk to the banks owner.C.They asked the man to provide the evidence.16.What might have caused the problem according to the man?A.Online shopping.B.Overdue debt.C.Unskilled operation.17.What do the two
9、 speakers mainly talk about?A.Information safety.B.Shopping habits.C.Money management.听下面一段独白，回答第 18 至 20 题。18.What will Todd Messegee be responsible for?A.Writing a play.B.Directing a play.C.Starring in a play.19.What will participants mainly do by the fourth day?A.Practice the play.B.Attend a lect
10、ure on acting.C.Perform on stage formally.20.What is the speaker doing?A.Advertising an acting program.B.Drawing up a plan for a program.更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 3 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司C.Announcing arrangements for a play.第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分
11、37.5 分）分）ANow,Earth Day is celebrated around the world.We still face many challenges,such as climate change,plastic pollution,and deforestation.But we can all make a difference.Her Trees Save LivesAdeline Tiffanie Suwana was 12 when her familys home flooded.Indonesia,her island nation,is often hit h
12、ard by floods and other natural disasters.Adeline learned that mangrove trees play a key role in flood protection and rallied classmates to plant 200 trees during a school break.They started a group called Sahabat Alam or Friends of Nature,which works to conserve the regions biodiversity and combat
13、climate change.Today,Adeline attends university,studying how businesses can help the environment.Teens Two-Fold InventionEPSexpanded polystyrene foamis the white,lightweight stuff used to make things like takeout food containers,foam egg cartons,and packing“peanuts”.But it takes up a lot of space an
14、d is difficult to recycle.EPS breaks into small pieces as it floats down waterways into oceans,harming wildlife along the way.Eighth-graders Julia Bray,Luke Clay,and Ashton Cofer looked at EPSs chemical makeup and saw that it was mostly carbon.That sparked an idea.Could they turn it into activated c
15、arbon,a material that filters toxins from water?After 50 hours of experiments,including one that accidentally set the family grill fire,they succeeded!Solar for Her SchoolWhen Claire Vlases of Montana was in seventh grade,she learned about plans to expand and modernize her middle school.Claire asked
16、 the school board to add solar panels to the project.The board liked the idea but said it could contribute just$25,000,one-fifth of the cost.So Claire organized a group of kids and adults who set to work raising the rest.They asked for donations,even going door-to-door for them.And they appealed to
17、charitable foundations too.One even donated half the cost!After two years of hard work,the group paid for the solar panels,which now supply one-fourth of the schools electricity needs.更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 4 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司21.What do the three groups of teenagers have in common?A.They ar
18、e Earth-helping heroes.B.They are from island countries.C.They are high school students.D.They are keen on experiments.22.How much did one of the charitable organizations donate for solar panels?A.$25,000.B.$50,000.C.$62,500.D.$125,000.23.What is the purpose of the passage?A.To give models for color
19、ful school activities.B.To explore the ways to deal with plastic pollution.C.To inspire people to act for environmental problems.D.To display the amazing power of effective cooperation.BOnce the choice of royal household,the watermelon has gained popularity rapidly over the years,and an online groce
20、r reported that the fruits sales on the platform had increased sixfold from 2020 to 2022,resulting in increasingly high demand for watermelon quality testers.Lee,32,is extremely busy in the summer months.Just by holding the watermelon near his ear and knocking on the surface with his fingers,Lee say
21、s,he can tell by the sound if the fruit is ripe enough to be eaten or not.He works for a rural cooperative set up by a group of watermelon farmers,and puts thousands of watermelons through the“knock test”daily,before they are shipped to downtown warehouses where the platform sources its supplies.The
22、 practice of knocking on watermelons to determine their ripeness can be found across cultures.In China,it is considered a national habit.Smart buyers tap on the fruit before purchase to ensure their money is well-spent.Some buyers knock on the fruit despite not knowing what the hollow sound means ju
23、st to negotiate a better deal from the seller.As fruit sales have moved to online platforms in a big way,those who make a living by checking the quality of the fruits with their fingers are much in demand.Lee is one among the growing group.Their task is to conduct knock tests on behalf of e-buyers a
24、nd ensure that the fruits selected to be sold online are uniform in size and quality.Lee,who was once an award-winning soccer player,now describes himself as a“goalkeeper for watermelons”.He quit soccer about four years ago and learned about melon-knocking as an emerging profession and decided to be
25、come an apprentice to an experienced farmer.After a years trial and error,Lee worked independently as a quality checker.“It is a highly demanding task.During the apprenticeship,I often cracked open melons to confirm my 更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 5 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司judgment.There are just no sho
26、rtcuts,”he said.24.What is the main purpose of the text?A.To introduce an emerging profession.B.To describe Lees career transformation.C.To discuss the importance of fruit quality testers.D.To explain the cultural role of watermelon-knocking.25.What has led to the high demand for watermelon quality
27、testers?A.The popularity of watermelons.B.The big harvest of watermelons.C.An increase in watermelon prices.D.A rapid rise in online watermelon sales.26.Why does Lee describe himself as a“goalkeeper for watermelons”?A.He was once an award-winning soccer player.B.He dreams of being a professional mel
28、on-knocker.C.He was taught by an experienced watermelon farmer.D.He ensures that customers enjoy watermelons of quality.27.What can we learn from Lees words in the last paragraph?A.Seeing is believing.B.Every man has his value.C.Great efforts and practice matter.D.Excellence can be found in any prof
29、ession.CFor people who arent fans of winter,animals that hibernate seem to have the right idea:Its the equivalent of burying your head under the covers until spring comes isnt it?Not quite.“Most of the physiological functions are extremely slowed down,”says Marina Blanco,a postdoctoral associate at
30、the Duke Lemur(狐猴)Center in Durham,North Carolina.For example,when lemurs hibernate,they reduce their heart rates from over 300 beats per minute to fewer than six,says Blanco.And instead of breathing about every second,they can go up to 10 minutes without taking a breath.Their brain activity“becomes
31、 undetectable.”This is very different from sleep,which is gentle resting state where unconscious functions are still performed.Put simply:“Hibernation is a means of energy conservation,”says Kelly Drew,a neuropharmacologist at the University of Alaska Fairbanks who studies the brain chemistry of hib
32、ernating Arctic ground squirrels.While hibernation is often seen as a seasonal behavior,its not limited to cold-weather animals.There are tropical hibernators that may do so to beat the heat.And“some species hibernate in response to food shortages,”notes Drew.For example,echidnas(针鼹)in Australia wil
33、l hibernate after fires,waiting until food resources rebound to 更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 6 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司resume normal activities.To slow their metabolism(新陈代谢),animals cool their bodies by 5 to 10 C on average.The Arctic ground squirrels Drew works on can take this much further,supercooli
34、ng to subfreezing temperatures.Drews research has shown that cooling is likely regulated by levels of adenosine(腺苷)in the brain.Not only does adenosine increase in winter in ground squirrels,the receptors for the molecule become more sensitive to it.But species dont stay in their cold,sleeping state
35、 for the duration of their dormant period.About 80 percent of their energy is spent intermittently(间歇地)waking and warming up.Why they do this is“one of the greatest mysteries”of the field,says Thomas Ruf,a professor of animal physiology at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna.Some think t
36、hey need to turn back on their immune systems to fight disease,while others think they may simply awaken so they can sleep.One bird and a variety of amphibians(两 栖 动 物),reptiles and insects also exhibit hibernation-like states.There is even at least one fish the Antarctic cod that slows down its met
37、abolism in winter,becoming 20 times less active.And,of course,there are lots of mammals.While bears might be the first that come to mind,most mammalian hibernators are on the smaller side.“The average hibernator weighs only 70 grams,”says Ruf.Thats because little bodies have high surface area to vol
38、ume ratios,making it more taxing for them to stay warm in cold weather so they need the seasonal energy savings more than larger animals.28.How does the author distinguish between hibernation and sleep?A.By highlighting reasons.B.By presenting definitions.C.By introducing arguments.D.By comparing th
39、e data.29.“Echidnas”in Paragraph 3 is introduced to show _.A.animals cool their bodies by 5 to 10C on averageB.tropical hibernators may hibernate to beat the heatC.some species hibernate in response to food shortageD.hibernation is most often seen as a seasonal behavior30.The last paragraph mainly d
40、iscusses _.A.when certain animals hibernate B.what kinds of animals hibernateC.why some animals hibernate D.how animals hibernate31.The passage implies that _.A.It is harder for smaller animals to keep warm in winter.B.The cooling of bodies may influence the levels of adenosine.C.Scientists dont agr
41、ee on the reasons of intermittent hibernation.D.Body functions are still unconsciously performed during hibernation.更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 7 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司DTonal languages use pitch(音调)to distinguish words that otherwise might sound the same.In Mandarin,for instance,m means horse whereas
42、 m means mother.Nontonal languages like Spanish sometimes include pitch changes to suggest emotion,for example,but not to change a words meaning.As a Mandarin speaker and musician,Jingxuan Liu wondered about the crossover(融合)between language and music.While studying at Duke University,Liu helped ana
43、lyze the musical abilities of nearly half a million people from 203 countries.Her colleagues had launched an online game in which participants completed several musical tasks,including identifying matching melodies at different pitches and finding beat tracks that fit songs rhythms.On average,native
44、 speakers of the 19 represented tonal languages were better at the melody task compared with speakers of 29 nontonal languages.And the effect wasnt small a tonal first language strengthened melodic understanding by about half the amount that music lessons did,which was also surveyed.But tonal langua
45、ges speakers tended to be worse at the rhythm task.Humans must be choosy about what they pay attention to.Pitch patterns are quite important in tonal languages,which might explain the balancing act in music.“Youve got a finite resource of attention,and youve got to divide up that somehow,”says study
46、 coauthor Courtney Hilton,a scientist at the University of Auckland in New Zealand.Prior research on language and music often compared just two tongues,usually English and Mandarin.But other cultural influences,such as Eastern and Western music styles,could have affected results.By examining a wide
47、range of people,the new study included languages never estimated in this way and reached more generalizable conclusion.“Our result here is showing that the language someone speaks which is an important part of culture also shapes cognition,”Hilton says.32.Why did Lius colleagues launch the online ga
48、me?A.To attract more students to do the research.B.To learn about different peoples musical abilities.C.To confirm the role of music in peoples language learning.D.To find the difference between tonal languages and nontonal ones.33.What were native speakers of tonal languages better at than those of
49、 nontonal languages?A.Finding beat tracks.B.Suggesting emotion.C.Distinguishing word meanings.D.Figuring out matching melodies.34.What does the underlined word“finite”in paragraph 4 mean?更多全科试卷尽在网盘群，请关注公众号：高中试卷君试卷第 8 页，共 13 页学科网（北京）股份有限公司A.Valued.B.Limited.C.Special.D.Potential.35.Which of the follo
50、wing words can best describe Lius study?A.Ground-breaking.B.Brain-washing.C.Inefficient.D.Unreliable.第二节（共第二节（共 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分）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。When Chinese people think of wushu,what often comes to mind is wuxia novels,a kind of historical novel that i