江苏省苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研第一部分第一节1. What does the man think of Sue?A. She is a competitive coworker.B. She is too young to be promoted.C. She is an experienced employee.2. What does the doctor advise the woman to do?A. Do the first test only.B. Give up the two tests.C. Do the tests tomorrow.3. What is the relationship between the two speakers?A. Waiter and guest.B. Colleagues.C. Neighbours.4. What are the speakers talking about?A. Wedding dress.B. Wedding hotel.C. Wedding preparation.5. How far is the shop?A. Two blocks away.B. Three blocks away.C. Four blocks away.6. Why has the flight been canceled?A. The weather of the day is awful.B. Something is wrong with the plane.C. The airport is closed for emergency.7. What does the man think of the woman's second option?A. Acceptable.B. Ambiguous.C. Unreasonable.8. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. in a library.B. In a bookshop.C. In a supermarket.9. How can people find the books they want?A. By checking the online catalogue.B. By searching books on the phone.C. By putting in author names online.10. In what situation will the man get charged?A. When he borrows the books without his ID card.B. When he doesn't have the membership card.C. When he keeps the books without renewing them.11，What does the man want to do?A. Open a credit card account.B.Check his credit report.C. Pay off credit card debt. 12. How many valid credit cards does the man have now? A. None. B. One. C. Five. 13. What caused the man's problem? A. He had unpaid debts. B. He was unable to pay. C. He failed to pay on time. 14. What might be responsible for Alice's headache? A. Lack of sleep. B. Tiredness. C. Stress. 15. What does Alice probably do? A. She's a student. B. She's a housewife. C. She's an employee.16. What's the man's suggestion to the woman?A. Changing her job.B. Forgetting her to do-list.C.Relaxing herself with what she likes. 17. What has happened to South Howe Broch? A. It has completely disappeared. B. It has been falling into the sea. C. It has been protected by sea wall. 18. Which of the following sites has been badly affected by severe weather events? A. Midhowe Broch. B. The Orkney Islands. C. The University of the Highlands and Islands, 19. Which period does the Midhowe Broch belong to? A. The Iron Age. B. Viking rule. C. The Middle Ages. 20. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. Climate has greatly changed in Scotland. B. Climate change threatens Scottish historical structures. C. Ancient British structures remain after severe climate change. 第二部分第一节：每小题2.5分AUniversal Studios Beijing is under construction and will be opened in 2021. It will be the fifth Universal Studiosin the word. Universal Studios Beijing will bring in the classical Universal Studios entertainment projects including:The Magic World of Harry Potter, 3D Adventure of Transformers, Minion 3D Roller Coaster, River Adventure ofJurassic Park and so on. In addition, Chinese themed projects will be designed specially for Universal StudiosBeijing.Here are some recommended projects inside:The Magic World of Harry PotterThe Harry Potter Theme Park which swept the world will come in Beijing. The Hogwarts school, Diagon Alley, Hagrid's pumpkin house and other famous scenes will be reproduced in Universal Studios Beijing.Besides, the world's top technology- 4D riding equipment and the highest double track roller coaster will be available here.3D Adventure of TransformersThis project in Universal Studios Beijing perfectly combines 3D media and flight adventure, creating a unique experience that allows people to shuttle through reality and virtual images.Minion 3D Roller CoasterHere you can meet with Minion in reality. You can start your adventure from Gru's home and have a wonderful tr ip with Gru’s daughters and Minion.River Adventure of Jurassic ParkThis adventure is based on the movie “Jurassic Park ”. You can see dinosaurs living in the jungle. You will take a raft and escape from a huge meat-hunting dinosaur.In order to fit in Chinese culture better, the company will create more Chinese-themed entertainment projects. For example, Kung Fu Panda will be the key attraction of Universal Studios Beijing. What's more, in consideration of Beijing's long winter and some other weather factors, the constructors develop will more indoor amusement projects on the basis of classic projects.How to get to Universal Studios BeijingAfter being opened, the east extension of Subway Line 7 and the south extension of Batong Line will have a stop here.1. You may meet relatives of movie heroes in ________.A. Harry Potter Theme ParkB. Transformers Theme ParkC. Minion Theme ParkD. Jurassic Park2. More indoor amusement projects will be built due to ________.A. weather conditionsB. safety considerationsC. economic factorsD. tourists’ requests3. We are likely to find this passage in the ________ section of a newspaper.A. economyB. entertainmentC. scienceD. sportsBIf you look across the entire lifespan, what you see is an average increase in desirable personality traits（特点）.Psychologists call this the “maturity principle” and it’s comforting to know that, assuming your personality follows a typical course, then the older you get, the maturer you will become. However, it’s not such good news for young adolescents, because at this point, something known as the “disruption hypothesis” kicks in.Consider a study of Dutch teenagers who completed personality tests each year for six or seven years from 2005. The boys showed a temporary dip in conscientiousness—orderliness and self-discilpline in early adolescence, and the girls showed a temporary increase in neuroticism—emotional instability. This seems to back up some of the stereotypes we have of messy teen bedrooms and mood swings. Thankfully, this decline in personality is short-lived, with the Dutch data showing that the teenagers’ previous positive traits rebound（反弹）in later adolescence.Both parents and their teenage children agree that changes occur, but surprisingly, the perceived change can depend on who is measuring, according to a 2017 study of over 2,700 German teenagers. They rated their own personalities twice, at age 11 and age 14, and their parents also rated their personalities at these times. Some differences emerged: for instance, while the teenagers rated themselves as declining in agreeability, their parents saw this decline as much shaper. Also, the teens saw themselves as increasingly extroverted（外向的）, but their parents saw them as increasingly introverted.This mismatch can perhaps be explained by the big changes underway in the parent-child relationship brought on by teenagers’ growing desire for autonomy and privacy. The researchers point out t hat parents and teens might also be using different reference points—parents are measuring their teenagers’ traits against a typical adult, while the teenagers are comparing their own traits against those displayed by their peers.This is in line with several further studies, which also reveal a pattern of a temporary reduction in advantageous traits in early adolescence. The general picture of the teenage years as a temporary personality “disruption” therefore seems accurate. In fact, we’re only just begin ning to understand the complex mix of genetic and environmental factors that contribute to individual patterns of personality change.Studies also offer some clues for how we might create more nurturing environments for teenagers to aid their personality development. This is an approach worth pushing further given that teenage personality traits are predictive of experiences in later life. For instance, one British study of over 4,000 teenagers showed that those who scores lower in conscientiousness were twice as likely to be unemployed later in life, in comparison with those who scored higher.People focus so much on teaching teenagers facts and getting them to pass exams, but perhaps they ought to payat least as much attention to helping nurture their personalities.4. Which of the following can be an example of “disruption hypothesis”?A. A kindergarten kid cries over a toy.B. A boy in high school cleans his own room.C. A teenage girl feels sad for unknown reason.D. A college graduate feels stressed out by work.5. According to the study of German teenagers ______.A. parent give their teens too much automony and privacyB. teens are more optimistic about their personality changesC. teens and parents have the same personality rating standardD. parents and teens can later agree on teens’ personality decline6.We can infer from the last three paragraphs that ______. A. teens should pay less attention to their scores in exams B. developing teens’ personality has a long-term effect in their life C. people’s success in later life depends on teenage personality traits D. environmental factors outweigh genetic ones for personality change7. What is the author’s attitude towards present teenager personality education?A. Dissatisfied. B. Approving. C. Neutral. D. Cautious. C London, New York, Tokyo and Paris these famous cities have a commanding influence on the world economyand are home to millions of people, as well as internationally famous arts, culture and educational institutions. But they are hardly re presentative of the rest of the world’s cities. While 54% of the global population live in cities, around half of those live in cities that have 500,000 inhabitants or fewer.These “ordinary” cities can be overlooked by politicians, investors, researchers and big businesses. But they are dynamic places with many layers of social, cultural and economic significance. After experiencing a period of post-industrial decline, many such cities are considering urban regeneration (再生) programmes.But that doesn't mean they have to follow the same path as other urban areas. In fact, the research into urban development has found that ordinary cities can avoid some of the ill effects of regeneration, by embracing what makes them unique.At the turn of the century, city leaders became increasingly interested in the idea of the “creative city,” The idea was to encourage a “creative class” of talented workers to make their homes and businesses in cities, by creating urban spaces that are open, inclusive and diverse, as well as attractive and technologically advanced.“Regeneration” became a buzzword associated with these types of strategies, which seek to repurpose seemingly disused or rundown spaces to support an economy led by creative and technological industries. The apparent success of creative city policies was seen in post-industrial centres such as Detroit, US, following investments in cultural, artistic and musical urban renewal.Such policies swiftly became the go-to strategy for s eemingly “ordinary” post-industrial cities around the world, even resulting in new rankings that pit cities against each other, based on criteria including entrepreneurship (创业精神), urban leadership and “liveability”. Having plenty of former industrial spaces that can be adapted for new uses, and a desire to be noticed on the national or global stage, encourages investment in urban regeneration from both public and private sources.Yet regeneration programmes inspired by the creative city agenda can cause problems. Property developers (地产开发商) and foreign investors have recognized the economic potential of real estate(房地产) in “creative” cities. This has led to rocketing land costs, and many low-income residents have felt the effects of being displaced from their homes.Yet as more cities seek to emphasize their cultural assets(资产), city leaders and policy makers must be aware of the negative impacts that can arise if local residents are not central to the decision-making process. This emphasizes the need to consider local contexts and communities before operating copycat creative policies.8. Some famous cities can’t represent the rest of the world's cities in that____________.A. they are always ignored by politicians, researchers and businessmenB. they accommodate millions of people but don't contribute to the world economy.C. about a quarter of global population live in middle-sized and small cities.D. not all famous arts,culture and educational organizations are distributed there.9. What measure was probably taken by cities like Detroit to promote city development?A. Using culture and art as a driving force.B. Forcing low-income residents to move.C. Following the same path as some big cities.D. Encouraging industrial investment continuously.10. What does the author want to stress in the passage?A. Cities should copy regeneration programmes.B. Cities should compete with each other based on some criteria.C. Cities should seek financial support from sources around the world.D. Cities should consider regional factors before using creative policies.11. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Ordinary cities successfully avoid ill-effects of development.B. Ordinary cities don' t have to copy trends to regenerate.C. Ordinary cities are trying to recover from post-industrial decline.D. Ordinary cities are dynamic places with social importance.D“A teacher affects eternity( 永恒); he can never tell where his influence stops.”---Henry Adams He was eight years old. A telegram came from the hospital, and since his father, a Russian immigrant, could not read English, Morrie had to break the news, reading his mother's death notice like a student read in front of the class. “We regret to inform you.." he began.On the morning of the funeral, Morrie's relatives came down the steps of his tenement building on the poor Lower East Side of Manhattan. At the cemetery, Morrie watched as they shoveled dirt into his mother's gave. He tried to retell the tender moments they had shared when she was alive. She had operated a candy store until she got sick, after which she mostly slept or sat by the window, looking frail and weak. Sometimes she would yell out for her son to get her some medicine, and young Morrie, playing stickball in the street, would pretend he did not hear her.In his mind he believed he could make the illness go away by ignoring it.How else can a child deal with death?Morrie's father, whom everyone called Charlie, had come to America to escape the Russian Army. He worked in the fur business, but constantly out of a job. Uneducated and barely able to speak English, he was terribly poor, and the family was on the public assistance much of the time. Sometimes, to make money, Morrie and his younger brother, David, would wash porch steps together for a nickel(镍币).One morning, David couldn't move. He had polio(小儿麻痹症). For a long time- -as his brother was taken back and forth to a special medial home and was forced to wear braces on his les, which left him limping-- Morrie felt responsible.So in the mornings, he went to synagogue(犹太教会堂) and he stood among the swaying men in their long black coats and he asked God to take care of his dead mother and his sick brother.And in the afternoons , he stood at the bottom of the subway steps and sold magazines, turning whatever money he made over to his family to buy food.In the evenings, he watched his father eat in silence, hoping for- -but never getting --a show of affection, communication, warmth.At nine years old, he felt as if the weight of a mountain were on his shoulders.But a saving embrace came into Morrie's life the following year: his new stepmother, Eva. She was a short Romanian immigrant with plain features, curly brown hair, and the energy of two women. She had a glow(光) that warmed the otherwise murky atmosphere his father created. She talked when her new husband was silent, she sang songs to the children at night.Morrie took comfort in her smoothing voice, her school lessons, her strong character. When his brother returned from the medical home, still wearing braces from the polio, the two of them shared a rollaway bed in the kitchen of their apartment, and Eva would kiss them good-night. Morrie waited on those kisses like a puppy waits on milk, and he felt, deep down, that he had a mother again.There was no escaping their poverty, however. Because of the Depression, Morrie's father found even less work in the fur business.Still, despite their circumstances, Morrie was taught to love and to care. And to learn. Eva would accept nothing less than excellence in school, because she saw education as the only antidote to their poverty. She herself went to night school to improve her English. Morrie's love for education was hatched in her arms.He studied at night, by the lamp at the kitchen table. And in the mornings he would go to synagogue to say Kaddish- the memorial prayer for the dead- for his mother. He did this to keep her memory alive.“What will you do?" Eva would ask him.“I don't know," he would say. He ruled out law, because he didn’t like lawyers, and he ruled out medicine, because he couldn't take the sight of blood.“What will you do?"It was only through default that the best professor I ever had became a teacher.12. Why didn't Morrie respond to Mother's yelling for medicine?A. He didn't know how to help his mother.B. He was too focused on playing stickball.C. He was lost in tender moments they shared in the past.D. He was too young to understand what was happening to his family.13. After Eva joined in the family, Morrie ________.A. began to enjoy a materially rich lifeB. witnessed his father changing the atmosphereC. partly recovered from the sufferings in his lifeD. was forced to pursue academic achievements14. Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined word “antidote”?A. Alternative.B. Credit.C. Exception.D. Solution.15. What can we learn from the story?A. Every cloud has a silver lining.B. No man is wise at all times.C. Time and tide wait for no man.D. Well begun is half done.第二节：每小题2.5分Much like the season itself, the fresh fruits of the summer often don't remain long as we want them to. All too often, you reach into the fridge and find that the strawberries you purchased just a few days ago have turned moldy (发霉的). _____16_____Vinegar has an extensive and ever-increasing list of household uses. Because it is non-poisonous, unlike other washes, it can be used to clean fresh fruits. _____17_____ Putting the fruit in the mixture of one part vinegar and three parts water can remove 98 percent of bacteria. It will make the fruit much cleaner than it was when washed with an antibacterial wash or with water alone. _____18_____By following the same process, you can prevent the growth of mold for far longer than if you haven't washed them with the mixture. But be careful: this trick doesn't kill any mold that has already grown. _____19_____ Besides, try to make the strawberries as dry as possible before storing them in the fridge. You can pat them dry with paper towel, and then pack them away in a clean container._____20_____ Actually, there is a simple solution to your concern. A thorough wash with plain water afterward will ensure there are no unwanted tastes left.A. So make sure you do it before they go bad.B. Yet, many washes can keep them fresh longer.C. You may worry your berries will taste like vinegar.D. So you may not really need those pricey washes at all.E. It is even more effective in cleaning fruits than most washes.F. You'd better use vinegar to wash the berries before enjoying them.G. A new trick, however, can greatly expand their shelf life using vinegar.第三部分：第一节：每小题1分I was born legally blind. Of all the stories of my early childhood, the one about a ___21___ is my mother’s favorite.I was only two when the ___22___ occurred. We had just arrived home from a trip. Mom lifted me out of the car and ___23___ to speak to the driver. I took advantage of my brief ___24___ to dash across the lawn(草坪)— and hit a large maple tree! I was running so fast that I bounced off the trunk and landed on my backside. Mom ___25___ me to start crying, but I just sat there for a minute. Then I ___26___ myself up and kept right on going.Mom loves to use this story as an ___27___. It reminds her that children don’t enter life ___28___ to take risks or unwilling to ___29___ again when they fall down. She never wanted me to lose that toughness as I grew older. When I ____30____ my major life decisions, I was still that little girl tearing full-speed across the lawn. I studied abroad and later moved away from my parents’ home to look for a ____31____. Through years of ____32____, I have become a respected teacher in a school serving high-need students.We are almost certain to get ____33____ at some point during the process of achieving our goal. When that happens, don’t sit in the grass and ____34____. Just get up and keep on going. It will all be worth it ____35____.21. A. trip B. race C. tree D. driver22. A. incident B. change C. illness D. problem23. A. feared B. refused C. forgot D. turned24. A. delay B. absence C. freedom D. rest25. A. promised. B. encouraged C. allowed D. expected26. A. woke B. picked C. warmed D. gave27. A. answer B. example C. excuse D. order28. A. afraid B. ashamed C. able D. anxious29.A. ask B. share C. learn D. try 30. A. regretted B. reviewed C. made D. explained 31. A. job B. friend C. fortune D. house 32. A. memories B. efforts C. research D. experience33. A. mixed up B. fed up C. knocked down D. settled down34. A. play B. relax C. dream D. cry35. A. all at once B. in the end C. in either case D. as a result第二节：每小题1.5分语法填空Calligraphy is something very special for Chinese. It is not only an important part of ___36___ (tradition) Chinese culture but also a way of life for people of all classes. Like oil painting and sculpture in the West, calligraphy is as much an artistic form ___37___ a spiritual anchor for many Chinese throughout history. Rarely does any___38___ culture in human history attach importance to calligraphy in such a way.___39___ ancient times calligraphy has played a critical role in Chinese culture and history. Calligraphy was well-respected, or even worshiped in history. It was a foundation for scarcely available education opportunities___40___(lead) to the upper class. Nowadays, zhongtang consists of three pieces of calligraphic works and a water-color painting intended to impress the guests, and it is the ___41___(elegant) feature of the living room and is still popular in rural areas of northwestern China. The choice of calligraphy and its meaning reflects the social status in the neighborhood and it ___42___ (consider) as one of the most important possessions for generations.Calligraphy used to be a privilege among the well-educated elites(精英). Nowadays, a comfortable life encourages more and more people ___43___(practice) calligraphy. As much as artistic ___44___(appreciate), physical fitness and recreation, calligraphy ___45___(become) a part of life among many Chinese people. Therefore, another Golden Age of Chinese calligraphy is coming.第四部分：第一节：15分46. 假定你是李华，星期六晚上学校要放映电影《丝绸之路》(The Silk Road)，你想请在学校学习的外国朋友Peter一起观看。
