2024-2025学年江苏省南通市重点中学高三下学期期末调研测试英语试题含解析

2024-2025学年江苏省南通市重点中学高三下学期期末调研测试英语试题注意事项

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3.原来的答案，然后再写上新答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液不按以上要求作答无效考生必须保证答题卡的整洁考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回

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10.You canuse a large plasticsbottle,cut off,as aplot togrow flowersin.A.with its top B.the top of whichawkward dilemma.But nowhewasgone eternally,and the urnfor memeant absolutely14itself.15there beenanother chanceto staywith myfather again,I mighthavecherished itmore thanever before.I16theurn,said a17farewell and then slowlytwisted off the lid.The windstarted tochange18blowing outtowards thesea.Ilooked lasttime atmy fathersashes and then19for a moment,I scatteredthe contentsout overthe cliff.I wipedaway atear,but it was perfecthappiness ratherthan sadness,because Ifinally knewthe manwho20so muchto me,myfather,was eventuallyat peace.、1A.journey B.view C.condition D.impression、2A.attach B.sense C.appeal D.spot、3A.would B.should C.could D.must、4A.consist ofB.break downC.knock overD.crash into、5A.embarrassing B.dangerous C.cautious D.rough、6A.because B.when C.if D.though、7A.at peaceB.at dawnC.at sunsetD.at sea、8A.slipped B.bent C.dived D.sank、9A.seek B.relieve C.rescue D.diagnose10A.everything B.something C.nothing D.anything、11A.gradually B.gratefully C.greatly D.gently、12A.that B.when C.which D.what、13A.care forB.approve ofC.turned toD.make out、14A.with B.beyond C.despite D.in、15A.If B.Had C.Has D.When、16A.looked backon B.looked outfor C.looked downat D.looked upto、17A.silent B.shocking C.constant D.typical、18A.speed B.distance C.attempt D.direction、19A.exposed B.hesitated C.ignored D.complained、20A.assisted B.owed C.meant D.convinced第二节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式

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27.15The followingaresomegreatest artistsor paintersin the world.（）Pablo Picassowas considered

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5.aim toshow ordinarytwentieth-century citylife（）」（）Qi Baishiwas one of Chinas6_great painters.He followedthe7tradition Chinesestyle ofpainting.Chinese paintingJisknown

8.its brushdrawings inblack inksand naturalcolours.Qi Baishispaintings arespecial becausehe observedthe worldof（）nature very

9.careful（）Xu Beihongwas oneof Chinasbest-known twentieth-century

10.artist.第四部分写作（共Like QiBaishi,Xu paintedin thetraditional Chinesestyle andis mostfamous forhis livelypaintings ofhorses两节）第一节短文改错（满分分）10（分）假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有处语言错误,每

28.1010句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号

（八），并在其下面写出该加的词删除把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉修改在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意、每处错误及其修改均限一词；

1、只允许修改处，多者（从第处起）不计分21011As astudent,I cantell youthat thereis nothingbetter thanpraised bymy teacherbefore myclassmates NeverN、will Iforget oneexperience inan Englishclass last year、I feltextreme nervousthe instantthe classbegan Mr Zhang mightannounce the exam resultand I would probablygetscolding asbefore Surprisingly,when enteringthe classroom,he glancedat us,saying gently,uToday,I wonttalk about the、exam,but Iam excitedto tellyou whatLi Jiawrote anexcellent Englisharticle in theexam”At hearingwhat he said,I wasso、excited thatI couldnthold backmy tearIt was the firsttime thatI havegot praisedFrom thenon,I fellin lovewith the、、English Pmgrateful toMrZhangWithout herpraise,I couldnthave gonesuch farin myEnglish study第二节书面表达（满分分）25（分）假如你是李华，你的英国朋友最近在中国学习她在信中向你诉说了她的困扰:不适应新的学习环境，

29.25Linda想家，感到焦虑请你给她写一封信内容包括.表示理解并给与安慰.提出建议并给出理由12要求.词数左右；.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯:11002参考词汇:想家的homesickDear Linda,Yours,Li Hua参考答案第一部分（共小题，每小题分，满分分）

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10.such so第二节书面表达（满分分）2529Dear LindaImsorry tolearn that you arehaving such a badtime.Actually,most peoplewill feelhomesick and anxious whenthey leavehome andcome to anew place,especially aforeign country.So dontworry too much.Here aresome tipsfbr you.First,youd bettertry tochange some of yourhabits so thatyoucan getused to the newenvironment assoonas possible.Second,make morenew friends,who canshare theirhobbies andideas withyou.You willfeel lesshomesick withmanyfriends around.Third,you takepart insome socialactivities.It willhelp learnmore about the localcustoms andcultures.I dohope youwill findthese ideasuseful andfeel bettersoon.Yours,Li HuaC.whose topD.itstopis

11.Nearly alleducators believethat achallenging situationcan oftenthe bestqualities of a person.A.cheer upB.take overC.bring outD.put away

12.—You lookreally down.—Pm tiredof myjob.There areendless problems to dealwith.A.Why botherB.So whatC.Whafs upD.Why not

13.In myopinion,ones individualincome doesnot whollyreflect theextent onesself-value and social valuearerealized.A.of whichB.with whichC.on whichD.to which

14.Premier LiKeqiang officiallythe planto developthe BayArea in his governmentwork reportdelivered atthestart of the NationalPeoples Congresssession inMarch.A.laid outB.laid offC.laid downD.laid up

15.work andcreative activitieshave beenimportant driversof humanprogress isdeeply rootedin oursocial values.A.How B.WhetherC.That D.Why

16.He finishedwriting hisfirst novellastyear,and weall think that ishis careerreally tookoff.A.where B.whenC.how D.why

17.Jenny nearlymissed theflight doingtoomuchshopping.A.as aresult ofB.on topofC.in frontofD.in needof

18.challenges in Chinas car-sharing economy,shared mobilitystill hasa promisingfuture.A.Despite B.BesidesC.Concerning D・Regarding

19..When hegoes out,he oftenwears sunglassesnobody canrecognize him.A.sothatB.now thatC.in caseD.as though

20.Can youhelp mewith myEnglish homeworkYoure agenius.™,but riltry to help you.Whafs yourproblemA.Far fromit B.Sounds goodC.By allmeans D.Ifs outof question第二部分阅读理解（满分分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的、、、四个选项中，选出最佳选项40A BC D（分）

21.6Science isfinaly beginningto embraceanimals who were,for along time,considered second-class citizens.As Annie Potts ofCanterbury Universityhas noted,chickens distinguishamong onehundred chickenfaces andrecognize familiarindividualseven aftermonths ofseparation.When givenproblemstosolve,they reason:hens trainedto pickcolored buttonssometimes（）choose togive up an immediatefood rewardfor aslightly laterand betterone.Healthy hensmay aidfriends,and mournwhen thosefrienddie.Pigs respondmeaningful tohuman symbols.When aresearch teamled byCandace Croneyat PennState Universitycarriedwooden blocksmarked with X andO symbolsaround pigs,only the O carriersoffered foodto theanimals.The pigssoon ignoredthe Xcarriersin favorof theOs.Then theteam switchedfrom real-life objectsto T-shirts printedwithXor Osymbols.Still,the pigswalkedonly towardtheO-shirted people:they hadtransferred theirknowledge to a two-dimensional format,a notinconsiderable featofreasoning.Ive beenguilty ofprejudiced expectations,myself.At thestart ofmy careeralmost fourdecades ago,I wasfirmly convincedthat（灵长目动物），monkeys andapes out-think andout-feel otheranimals.Theyre otherprimates afterall,animals fromour own（哺乳动物的）mammalian class.Fairly soon,I cameto see that alongwith ourclosest livingrelatives,whales tooare mastersof culturallearning,and elephantsexpress profoundjoy andmourning withtheir socialcompanions.Long-term studiesin thewild on thesemammals helpedto fuela viewpointshift inour society:the publicno longerso easilyaccepts monkeysmade toundergo painfulprocedurekin laboratories,elephants forcedto performin circuses,and dolphinskept insmall tanksat themeparks.Over time,though,as Ibegan tobroaden outeven furtherand explorethe innerlives offish,chickens,pigs,goats,and cows,Istarted towonder:Will thenew scienceof nfoodanimals11bring anethical（伦理的）revolution interms ofwhowe eat In other words,will ourethics startto catchupwiththe developmentof ourscienceAnimal activistsare alreadythere,of course,committed tonot eatingthese animals.But whatabouttherest ofus Canpayingattention to the thinkingand feelingof theseanimals leadus tomake changesin whoweeat、1According toAnniePotts,hens havethe abilityof.A.interaction B.analysisC.creation D.abstraction、2The researchinto pigsshows thatpigs.A.learn lettersquicklyB.have agood eyesightC.can buildupagood relationshipD.can applyknowledge tonew situations、3Paragraph4is mainlyabout.A.the similaritiesbetween mammalsand humansB.the necessityof long-term studieson mammalsC.a changein peoplesattitudes towardsanimalsD.a discoveryof howanimals expressthemselves4What mightbe thebest titlefor the passageA.The InnerLives of Food AnimalsB・The LifestylesofFoodAnimalsC.Science Reportson FoodAnimalsD.A Revolutionin FoodAnimals（分）

22.8“What iscivilization^^asked KennethClark50years agoin theBBC seriesonthesubject.I dontknow,and Icantdefine itin abstractterms,yet.But Ithink Ican recogniseit whenI seeit,and Imlooking atit now.^^And heturned togesture behindhim,at thesoaring Gothictowers andflying buttressesof Notre Dame.It seemsinhuman tocare moreabout abuilding than about people.That thesight of Notre Damegoing upin flamehas attractedsomuch moreattention thanfloods in southern Africawhich killedover1,000arouses understandablefeelings ofguilt.Yet thewidespread,（尖塔）intense griefat thesight of the cathedraPscollapsing steepleis in fact profoundlyhuman-and ina particularly21st-century way.It is not justthe economythat isglobal today,it isculture too.People wanderthe worldin searchnot justof jobsand securitybutalso ofbeauty andhistory.A buildingon whosesunny stepsyou haverested,in frontof whichyou have taken aselfie withyour lovedone,becomes awarm partof yourmemories andthus ofyourself.That helpsexplain why China isin mourning-WeChat,young Chinasprincipalmeans oftalking toitself,has beenthrobbing withthe story,and XiJinping,the countryspresident,sent amessage of（慰问）condolence toEmmanuel Macron,his Frenchcounterpart—while Indiawas largelyindifferent.Tourism fromIndia tothe Westis a streamcompared withthe floodfrom China.This visualage hasblessed beautywith newpower,andsocialmedia haveturned greatworks of art intosuperstars.Only afew,though,have achievedthis status.Just asthereisonly evera handfulof world-famous actors,so thenumber ofglobally recognisablecultural symbols istiny:the MonaLisa,Michelangelos David,the TajMahal,the GreatPyramid—and Notre Dame.Disaster,too,isvisual.In the24hours after the firestarted videoson socialmedia of the burningcathedral wereviewed nearlya quarterof abilliontimes.Yet theemotions thesight arousedwere lessaboutthe building itselfthanabout what losingit mightmean.Notre Dameis anexpressionof humanityat itscollective best.Nobody couldlook upinto thatvaulted ceilingwithout wonderingat thegenius of thethousands of anonymous craftsmenwho,over acentury anda half,realised avision sogrand inits structuralambition andso delicateinits hand-chiselled detail.Its survivalthrough850years ofpolitical turbulence——through war,revolution andNazi occupation-bindsthe presenttothepast.The firealso bindspeople toeach other.The outpouringof emotionit hasbrought forthis proofthat,despite thedark forcesofdivision nowabroad,we areall init together.When nationalismis arising threat,shared sadnessmakes borderssuddenly irrelevant.When politicsis polarised,a loveof culturehas thepower tounite.When extremismdivides Muslimfrom Christianand religiouspeople宏伟建筑from atheists,those ofall faithsand noneare mourningtogether.An edificebuilt for the gloryof Godalso representstheunity of the humanspirit.And itwill berebuilt.The morningafterthefire,the manyParisians whowent tothe cathedralto mournits destructionfoundcomfort instead.Although thespire isgone,the towersare stillstanding andit seemslikely that the wholebuilding can be revived.Theeffort torebuild it,like thefire,will bringpeople together.Within24hours,£6000m$677m hadbeen raisedfrom businessesand richpeople,andalot ofcrowdfunding campaignsstarted.A high-resolution laserscan of thebuilding,carried outrecently,should help.It willnever bethe same,but thatis as it should be.As VictorHugo wrotein“The Hunchbackof NotreDame”,a three-volumelove-letter tothe cathedral:Great edifices,like greatmountains,are the work ofcenturies.Art isoften transformedasit is beingmade...Time isthe architect,the nationisthebuilder/

71、What dothe firsttwo paragraphsimplyA.We shouldfeel guiltyabout ignoringthe floodsinsouthernAfrica.B.People inmodern timestend tocare alot abouthistory andcivilization.C.The destructionofahistoric buildingis moreserious thanthe lossof life.D.The humancivilization isgone withthe burningofNotreDame Cathedral.、2Which ofthe followingcan explainwhyChinaand Indiarespond differentlytothe cathedral on fireA.Familiarity producesaffection.B.A friendin needisa friend indeed.C・Absence makesthe heartgrow fonder.D.Beauty isintheeye ofthe beholder.、3The culturalsymbols inthe fourthparagraph arementioned toprove that.A.news haswings inthe ageof socialmedia nowadaysB.only afew culturalsymbols can become world-famousC.disasters becomemore powerfulwith somevisual effectD.culturalsymbolshavetakenon newmeanings inthe visualage、4When thecathedral wasonfire,people feltmost painfulabout.A.the destructionof itsartistic andtime-honored ceilingB.the fadingof itsstructure withcarefully madedetails C.the lossofthelink、between thepast andthe presentD,the deathoftheunknown craftsmenwho createdit5Which ofthe followingaboutwhathappenedafter thefire isTRUE according tothepassage A.Technological supportis moreimportant thananything elseintherescue work.B.The firehas unitedeveryone intheworldto focusontherestoration ofthecathedral.C.Donations weremade overnight,most ofwhich werefrom therich businessesand people.D.Influenced by the disaster,people withdifferent beliefshave abandonedtheir prejudices.、6Victor Hugoswords arequoted inthe lastparagraph toprove that.A.NotreDamelike anyother artshouldbetransformedB.time healseverything andwe willsoon forgetthe sorrowC.the rebuiltNotreDamewill notenjoy thesame reputationD.time constantlygives NotreDame newmeaning andvalue（分）

23.8“Hey,little boy,will yousupport mewhen Imgetting old”Wang Wenshan,35,asked hisnewborn babyas hehuggedhim athome.The Chinesetradition ofraising sonsto supportparents intheir oldage hasbeen weakenedbytherapidly growingeconomy andimprovedstandard ofliving.As isthe casewith more and more developed countries,China facesan agingsociety.People arelivinglonger andhaving fewerchildren.Therefore,many Chinesefamilies arefalling intoa4-2-1family pattern:a coupleraises onechild andsupportsfour elderlyparents.But fewrealize thata problem is likelyto happenahead.The agingofthepopulation isa trendthat nowaffects agrowing number of countries.The InformationOffice ofthe StateCouncil,（发彳亍）Chinas cabinet,issued awhite paperon measuresChina hasbeen takingtohelpits elderlypopulation.The papersaid Chinaspopulationentered the aging periodattheend ofthe20thcenturyandtheproportion ofpeople aged60and aboveaccounted forover10percent ofthe entirepopulation.By theend of2005,China hadnearly144million peopleover60,accounting for11percent ofthepopulation,according tothe whitepaper.An expandingaged populationinevitably meansthat manyissues must be settled,astheproblem concernsevery aspectof society.It putsmore pressureon eachfamily,causing disturbingeconomic consequencesand serioussocial problems.It alsochallenges thelaborforce supplyandthepension system.“I used to thinkthat itsnot anissue formetoprovide fbrthe agedJ saidWang,whose parentsand parents-in-law allenjoypensions andmedical insurance.But lastyear Wangsfather sufferedfrom aserious illnessand afterwardWang beganto feelthepressure on his shoulders.After hisfather recovered,Wang openeda bankaccount foreach parentand putaway somemoney inthe accountevery month toprepare forfuture uncertainties.In addition,he hasto savemoney everymonthtoprovide forhis sonsfuture education.“Im nowbreakingmy backto supportmy family:saving pensionsfor theparents,my sonseducation funds,and livingcosts.”（预防）Wang alsobought somecommercial old-age insurancefor himself.We haveto takeprecautions beforeitis too late,andmany ofmy colleaguesshare thesame view,“hesaid.1Which ofthe followingisnotcaused byan agingsocietyA.Social problems.B.Unemployment.C.More pressureon eachfamily.D.The problemofthepension system.、2From thepassage,we caninfer.A.the agingproblemisoneofthe concernsoftheChinese governmentB,China willencourage youngcouples tohave morethan onechildC.many peoplehave realizedtheagingproblemD.children willnot supporttheir parentsinChina、3Which ofthe followingcanbeused toreplace the underlined word“inevitably”A.Surprisingly.B.Certainly.C.Hopefully.D.Evidently.、4From thepassage,we cansee that.A.China isthe onlycountry toface an aging societyB,most ofthe developingcountries facean agingsocietyC.countries withalargepopulation facean agingsocietyD.moreandmoredevelopedcountries faceanagingsociety（分）

24.8Education isnot an end,but ameans toanend.Inotherwords,we donot educatechildren onlyfor the purpose ofeducatingthem.Our purposeisto fit themfor life.In somemodern countriesit hasfor sometime beenfashionable to thinkthatby free education for all-whether richor poor,cleveror stupid-one cansolve all the problemsof societyand builda perfectnation.But wecan alreadyseethatfree educationforallis notenough;we findin suchcountries afar largernumberofpeople withuniversity degreerefuse to do whatthey thinkto be“low”work,and,infact,working withhands isthought tobe dirtyand shamefulin suchcountries.But wehave onlytothinkamomentto understandthattheworkofacompletely uneducatedfarmer isfar moreimportant thanthat ofa professor.We canlive withouteducation,but wedieif wehave nofood.If noone cleanedour streetsand tookthe rubbishaway fromour houses,we shouldget terriblediseases inourtowns.In fact,when wesay that all ofus mustbe educatedtofitus forlife,it meansthat wemustbeeducated insuchaway that,firstly,each ofus cando whateverwork suitedto hisbrains andability and,secondly,that wecan realizethatalljobs arenecessary to society,and thatis verybad tobe ashamedof oneswork.Only sucha typeof education canbeconsidered valuabletosociety.、1According tothepassage,thepurposeof educationis.A.to builda perfectworldB.to choosea systemof educationC.to leteveryone receiveeducation fitfor himD.to preparechildren mainlyfor theirfuture work、2Which ofthe followingis Trueaccordingtothe passageA.Its hardfor universitygraduates tofind jobs.B.No onewould liketo dowork withhands.C.Education isnot enoughto builda perfectnation.D.University graduatesare ashamedof theirwork.、3In thewriters opinion,.A.allthesocial problemscant besolved byeducationB.free educationfor ailprobably leadstoaperfect worldC.freeeducationwon thelp tosolve socialproblemsD.educationcansettle alloftheworlds problems25・10分On aflight from Dallas,Texas,to Cincinnati,Ohio,to visitafriendin2008,event plannerPaige Chenaultdaydreamedabout thegrand birthdayparties shedthrow fbrher daughterone day.Paige wasfive monthspregnant atthe time.Then,flippingthrough amagazine,she sawa photoofanimpoverished Haitianboy,skinny.I thought,this kidhas nothing/9Paige says.The imagestayed withher,andshe resolvedtodosomething tohelp.“I decidedIwoulduse mytalents tothrow birthdayparties forhomeless kids JPaige says.For thenext fouryears,Paige and her husband,Colin,took timeout fromparenthood tovisit shelterstodetermine howbest topull offthe parties.Finally,in January2012,Paige launchedthe BirthdayParty Project,a nonprofitorganization,and recruitedfriends andfamily tohelpdecorate Dallass75-occupant FamilyGateway Shelterwith balloonsand streamers,celebrating thebirthdays of11boys andgirls,with60more homelesskids inattendance.That firstparty wasbetter thanI couldhave everimagined,says Paige.Now Paigeandherstaff ofthree paidemployees workwith regionalvolunteers toplan monthlythemed partiesat15shelters acrossthecountry,someofwhich houseabused orabandoned kids.Each childcelebrating abirthday thatmonth getsa$30gift,a decorativeplacemat,and anindividual cakeor cupcake.One ofPaiges favoriteparts ofeach partyis whenthe kidsmake awish andblow outthe candles.They rarelyget achance todreambig Jsays Paige.Her daughter,Lizzie,now seven,often helpsout atthe parties.Paige says,“The onething Ivealways wantedis formy kidto begenerous.”1What wasit thatmade Paigewant tohelp the homeless childrenA.A flightfromDallastoOhio.B.Her daughtersbirthday.C.The photoof aHaitianboy.D.Her talentfor throwingparties.、2What doestheunderlinedword“impoverished meanA.adorable B.poorC.talented D.dead、3What canbe learntfrom thepassageA.A totalof75full-time workersare employedby Paigeat present.B.After unsuccessfulattempts,Paige finallythrew awonderful partyforthehomelesskids.C.Kids canspend$30to celebratetheir birthday.D.Paige commitsherself tothe causeof helpingthehomelesskids.、4What kindof persondo youthink PaigeisA.Caring andsensitive.B.Competent andloyal.C.Kind andperseverant.D.Responsible anddisciplined.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题分，满分分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的、、和

1.530A BC D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项.（分）

26.30That daywas calmand splendid.I walkedslowly towardsthe edgeofthe cliff andlooked out.The]was amazing.I could2the gentlewind comingfrom thecoast whilewatching thebrilliant sunset.My dadand Iusedtoenjoy thesunset togetheron thatvery place.We3also watchthe waves4the rocksbelow.Yet,my motheralwaysannoyed ushow5itwas.I nevergot worried,6always becamesecure nexttomy father,who spentmost ofhis lifeout7inhisboat.I rememberone timeonhisboat;I had8offtheback andinto thecold wateraccidentally.My dadinstantly jumpedoff to9me.That daywas especiallyunforgettable andfrom thatpoint Irealized10would preventmy dadprotecting meif Imy lifewas inthreat.As I11approached thetopofthecliff,I recalledthe mostvaluable time12I spentwith mydad.I lookeddown desperatelyatthe（骨灰瓷）urn inmy hands.My fatherwas myrock,someone Icould13every timeI wasin。