2022-2023 学年江苏省常州市高三上学期期中英语试题及答
案
注意:本试卷分四个部分,答案全部做在答题纸上。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)
第一节
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,并标在试卷的相应位置。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。
1. Why does the man need a map?
A. To tour Manchester.
B. To find a restaurant.
C. To learn
about China.
2. What kind of mask is the man wearing?
A. A N95 mask.
3. What is the relationship between the speakers?
B. Mother and son.
A. Husband and wife.
B. A cloth mask.
4. How does the woman sound?
C. A KF95 mask.
C. Colleagues.
A. Pleased.
B. Touched.
C. Anxious.
5. What are the speakers talking about?
A. A video.
第二节
B. A singer.
C. A program.
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。
听第 6 段材料,回答第 6、7 题。
6. Where does the conversation take place?
A. In an office.
B. In a restaurant.
C. Over the
phone.
7. What will the man do tomorrow morning?
A. Deliver a suit.
B. Attend a meeting.
C. Pick up
someone.
听第 7 段材料,回答第 8、9 题。
8. What is the woman’s plan for tonight?
A. Learning to bake.
B. Reviewing for a test.
C. Attending
a party.
9. What dessert does the woman like best?
A. Tea ice cream.
B. Banana cupcakes.
C. Strawberry
pancakes.
听第 8 段材料,回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. How does the woman sound?
A. Satisfied.
B. Unhappy.
C. Excited.
11. What does the woman probably do?
A She’s a lawyer,
B. She’s a doctor.
C. She’s a
salesperson.
12. When will the woman take her holiday?
A. In the summer.
B. In the fall.
C. In the
winter.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. What is the woman doing?
A. Hosting a show.
B. Giving a lecture.
C. Having a
class.
14. How did Steven’s mother influence him?
A. By sending him to poetry classes.
B. By teaching him to write business plans.
C. By asking hm to read from early childhood.
15. What does Steven find most difficult in writing?
A. Finding the right words.
B. Choosing a suitable topic.
C. Describing real experiences.
16. What is Steven’s opinion on his own writing?
A. Creative.
Encouraging.
B. Successful.
C.
听第 10 段材料,回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the rate of the average global temperature increase?
A. 0.15 to 0.20°C per year.
B. 0.15 to 0.20°C every five years.
C. 0.15 to 0.20°C per decade.
18. At what average temperature will coral reefs begin to die?
A. 35°C.
B. 37°C.
C. 38°C.
19. What will happen if the average temperature reaches 39°C to 41°C?
A. Sunflowers won’t survive anymore.
B. Most countries will be drowned.
C. Sea animals will die massively.
20. What does the speaker mean in the end?
A. We should make some changes.
B. We have lost our last chance.
C. We can stop global warming.
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
Home / Information / Payment methods / Finnair flight gift card
Finnair flight gift card
Please note that Finnair flight gift cards are currently not available for
purchase. If you have an expiring flight gift card with some balance left, its
validity is extended until 31 December 2022 due to the situation caused by COVID-19.
If you have received a Finnair flight gift card, pay attention to the following
information.
●You can use the Finnair gift card for purchasing flight tickets on Finnair.com
and Finnair app.
●You can use one Finnair gift card per booking. It’s not possible to combine
gift cards.
●It is not possible to use the Finnair gift card for award bookings or bookings
paid with money and points; purchasing travel extras such as seats, meals or extra
bags; purchases onboard the flight.
●We issue gift cards in euros. If you are departing from a country that does
not use the euro as its currency, you must contact our customer service to use gift
cards.
●Finnair gift card is not personal, so you can give it to someone else or
purchase flights for others as well.
●Finnair gift card is valid for one year. Please buy your ticket before the
expiration date marked on the gift card. Travel date can be later (max 360 days from
the day of the purchase).
●Unused gift cards or a part of them are not redeemed.
●If you lose your Finnair gift card number or the PIN code, please contact
Finnair Customer Service using the CHAT. Finnair is not responsible for lost gift
cards.
1. What is this notice for?
A. Selling gift cards.
B. Using a gift card.
C. Changing a gift card.
D. Buying a gift card.
2. If a Chinese man has a gift card worth 800 euros, what can he do with it?
A. Buy two tickets worth 400 euros each.
B. Combine it with another card for a ticket of 1000 euros.
C. Buy a ticket worth 600 euros and 200 euros for food.
D. Exchange it for money instead of using it for tickets.
3. Which of the following tickets can a person buy with a gift card?
A. A ticket for 1 July 2023.
B. A ticket for 31 December 2024.
C.
Extra bags for himself.
D. An award ticket for his friend.
【答案】1. B
2. A
3. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章是关于芬兰航空航班礼品卡的使用说明。
【1 题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“If you have received a Finnair flight gift card, pay attention
to the following information.(如果您已收到芬兰航空航班礼品卡,请注意以下信息)”
可推知,文章是使用礼品卡的通知。故选 B。
【2 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“You can use the Finnair gift card for purchasing flight
tickets on Finnair.com and Finnair app.(你可以使用芬兰航空礼品卡在芬兰航空官网和
芬兰航空 APP 上购买机票)”可知,如果一个中国人有一张价值 800 欧元的礼品卡,他能用
它买两张每张 400 欧元的票。故选 A。
【3 题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“If you have an expiring flight gift card with some balance
left, its validity is extended until 31 December 2022 due to the situation caused
by COVID-19.(如果您的机票礼品卡即将到期,还有一些余额,由于 COVID-19 造成的情况,
其有效期将延长到 2022 年 12 月 31 日。)”和倒数第三段的“●Finnair gift card is valid
for one year. Please buy your ticket before the expiration date marked on the gift
card. Travel date can be later (max 360 days from the day of the purchase).(芬兰
航空礼品卡有效期为一年。请在礼品卡上标明的到期日期之前购买机票。出行日期可晚于卡
的到期日期(自购买之日起最长 360 天)。)”可知,礼品卡的有效期被延期到 2022 年 12
月 31 日,而出行日期可以最大延期到从购买日开始算的 360 天,因此在 2023 年年底前都有
效,因此可以购买 2023 年 7 月的票,B 超出时间限制,C 和 D 作为 award ticket 均不能使
用礼品卡。故选 A。
B
The peony has gained extraordinary support in an online vote to be chosen as
China’s national flower. The final result of the poll, initiated by the China Flower
Association, will be unveiled on Friday.
The five days of voting began on Monday, and an official from the association
revealed that the peony has collected more than 90 percent of the votes to date among
10 options.
“We are stepping into the new era and the country is witnessing social
prosperity,” the official said. “People also have better living conditions. It
is time to have an official national flower that can represent our state image and
the nation’s spirit.”
According to the association, China’s national flower should meet four standards:
It should originate in China and have a long history in many regions; it should be
beautiful in shape and color, to represent the Chinese culture and personality; it
should have a profound historical culture and be widely known to the public; and
it should be extensively used in many fields with a competitive ecological and
economic value that could benefit the public.
“The peony was the national flower in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). Apart from
ornamental (观赏的) value, it also has been used as a food and a traditional Chinese
herb, for which it has strong economic value,” Dong said. “It is widely known by
Chinese people. Even my 10-year-old son and his classmates in primary school have
voted for it.”
By Wednesday afternoon, nearly 600,000 people had joined in the discussion on
WeChat, with about 470,000 agreeing that the national flower should be only one
certain flower.
Among several colors being considered, the red peony has gained the greatest
support from the public with nearly 30,000 votes on Sina Weibo, followed by white
and yellow.
Many netizens said they didn’t realize that China has no national flower. In
fact, many people said they had already accepted the peony as the national flower
years before they saw the vote.
4. What is most probably this article?
A. An introduction to a flower.
B. A news report about a vote.
C. An ad for a flower.
D. A public notice of a vote.
5. What part of the voting is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The procedure.
B. The standard.
C. The reason.
D. The
result.
6. What is the author’s attitude towards peony being chosen as China’s national
flower?
A. negative
B. supportive
C. unclear
D.
intolerant
7. What is the best title for the text?
A. Peony leads national flower voting.
B. New era calls for new national flower.
C. Peony changes national flower standards.
D. Peony represents nation’s image and spirit.
【答案】4. B
5. B
6. C
7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章讲述了在中国国花选举投票中,牡丹获得了巨大的支持这
一现象。
【4 题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知,文章主要讲述了牡丹在选举中国国花的投票中获得了异乎寻常
的支持,文章对投票的相关细节和牡丹本身作了相关介绍,同时报道了与投票相关的讨论和
最新信息,并注明了投票结果最终公布的时间,故本文就是一篇关于选国花的投票的新闻报
道;故选 B 项。
【5 题详解】
主旨大意题。文章第四段“According to the association, China’s national flower should
meet four standards: It should originate in China and have a long history in many
regions; it should be beautiful in shape and color, to represent the Chinese culture
and personality; it should have a profound historical culture and be widely known
to the public; and it should be extensively used in many fields with a competitive
ecological and economic value that could benefit the public. (根据该协会的说法,
中国的国花应该符合四个标准:它应该起源于中国,在许多地区有悠久的历史;它应该有美
丽的形状和颜色,代表中国文化和个性;它应该有深厚的历史文化,为公众所熟知;它应该
广泛应用于许多具有竞争性的生态和经济价值的领域,可以造福公众。) ”可知这段是在说
选国花的标准;故文章第四段在讲述投票的选择标准部分;故选 B 项。
【6 题详解】
推理判断题。通读文章可知,文章主要讲述了牡丹在选举中国国花的投票中获得了异乎寻常
的支持这一现象,并以数据和引用别人的话来说明实际情况,并未带有个人感情色彩去支持
或者反对这个投票情况,也没有其他偏执的态度,故我们不清楚作者对于牡丹被选为国花这
一事件的态度;故选 C 项。
【7 题详解】
标题判断题。通读文章可知,文章主要讲述了牡丹在选举中国国花的投票中获得了异乎寻常
的支持这一现象,并以数据和引用别人的话来说明了牡丹选票领先于其他花卉这样的实际情
况,综上所述,本文就是围绕牡丹领导全国花卉投票这一现象进行阐述的,故选项 A 适合作
为本文标题;故选 A 项。
C
4 out of 10 parents and carers are thinking of leaving their careers in classical
music due to challenging working practices, according to a new study by Parents and
Carers in Performing Arts (PiPA) and Birkbeck, University of London.
The new report, titled A Bittersweet Symphony, surveyed 410 participants from
the music industry and conducted focus groups and in-depth interviews.
Its findings highlight the struggle that those in the classical music sector
face when having balance work and supporting children, elderly or sick family
members.
The study said that self-employed women - over 85% of whom have parenting and
caring responsibilities - reported a pay penalty of £8,000.
Women with caring responsibilities were also found to be twice as likely to turn
down work due to highly gendered work and caregiving structures in classical music.
“There is greater impact on women, who are likely to work and earn less, and
those without social capital,” the report says.
Also highlighted, are the logistics(后勤)and financial demands arising from
touring and working away from home, the lack of affordable, flexible, ad-hoc
childcare for working musicians, and the lack of support mechanisms(机制)within
the classical industry.
The report calls on industry leaders to create a classical music sector that
works for everyone. It highlights flexible working, more advanced scheduling, and
sharing best practice within the industry as key next steps.
PiPA will be bringing together a working group comprising of Black Lives in Music,
Help Musicians, Independent Society of Musicians, Liverpool Philharmonic,
Musicians’ Union, Phonographic Performance Limited, Royal Opera House and Scottish
Opera to develop a best practice charter(章程)to address the challenges raised
by ‘Bittersweet Symphony’.
“Only by re-evaluating established working practices, can we begin to deal with
wellbeing impacts, inclusion and diversity, and potential loss of talent,” the
report says.
“We need to jointly adopt sustainable, considered and flexible practices, HR
policies and processes, to address the problem.”
8. Which aspect of classical music industry does the research focus on?
A. Potential loss of its workforce.
B. Suggestions on its development.
C. Its gendered work structures.
D. Its logistics and financial
problems.