2020年4月高三开学摸底考（江苏B卷）
英语试卷
第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分35分)
第一节单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
请认真阅读下面各题，从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
1．—I have no idea what made the students so excited and crazy.
—________ it have been their team’s victory in the finals?
A．Must B．Could C．Would D．Should
2．—The power is off, Mom. I am going to Grandpa’s.
—OK, just stay there until the power ________．
A．will be restored B．is restored
C．will restore D．has restored
3．The students suggested that our school ________ in amazing colors on Children’s Day.
A．was decorated B．is decorated
C．be decorated D．would be decorated
4．The program keeps me off the streets，________ I probably would be wandering around right now.
A．when B．where C．in which D．without which
5．—Hurry! T here’s no time to waste.
—OK. But I’m afraid that ________ I work around the clock, I can’t catch up with those straight A students.
A．even if B．as C．until D．as though
6．The past ten years ________ a boom in economy in my hometown，as a result of which people here are enjoying
a far better life than before.
A．was witnessing B．witnessed
C．has witnessed D．is witnessing
7．To write a good news report，you have to make sure your information ________ something that is coming up，or has recently happened.
A．relates to B．turns to
C．comes to D．belongs to
8．The minicomputer has Wi-Fi, a huge memory and super fast processor.________，it’s so small that it fits in a shirt pocket.
A．Therefore B．However C．Moreover D．Rather
9．By the time the traffic________，we will have run out of gas.
A．clears B．cleared C．will clear D．has been clearing
10．—Can we get to the railway station in time?
—Yes, so long as we________in any traffic jam.
A．aren’t held up B．won’t hold up
C．don’t hold up D．won’t be held up
11. The sum total of housework should be divided, according to household needs, and be assigned to members,
________ with their will and skill.
A．concerned B．familiar C．consistent D．associated
12．Merkel called May to congratulate her on becoming Prime Minister and to________her success in the new job.
A．promise B．spare C．allow D．wish
13．It wasn’t easy having my friends talk about their freshman years ________ I wasn’t a part of.
A．whom B．when C．that D．what
14．Don’t worry! When you arrive at the airport at 5 a.m. tomorrow, I ________ for you there.
A．am waiting B．have been waiting
C．will have waited D．will be waiting
15．If you know first aid methods，you ________ be calmer and more helpful in case of emergency.
A．can B．may C．should D．need
第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分)
请认真阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
For most people, a family member would be their inspiration. As for me, 16 my mother and father were both great influences, my greatest influence came from a television program Gilmore Girls. Nearly every day after 17 , I would come home, 18 on the couch, and turn on the television.
Upon hearing the theme song and seeing the 19 faces, I was overcome by a sense of 20 and total peace. All the day’s hardships would 21 . I would forget about any 22 stress. When it was about five o’ clock, I would sit in front of the TV to 23 another episode of Gilmore Girls. It was what I had to 24 in
my day, because I was having a 25 day and I simply loved to laugh at their humorous dialogues. Each of the characters had a 26 personality, unlike anyone I had ever known. The more I watched Gilmore Girls, the more I found myself wanting to be a “Rory Gilmore”.
Much of Rory’s success came from her m other. In the process of 27 Harvard or any college, I have recently discovered it is a long process. My 28 has also encouraged me to follow my dreams and to make my own 29 . I am a particularly hesitant person, so 30 this task is not easy for me. In 31 and developing into her own person, Rory Gilmore discovered her dreams and how to achieve them; that was how she 32 me.
Although I am a girl who is 33 trying to find my true self, Rory made me feel as if I could 34 everything. No matter which college I may 35 , I’ll always know that the road, which I travel to get there, is a road well worth traveling.
16. A. unless B. because C. now that D. even though
17. A. dinner B. communication C. school D. work
18. A. pick up B. lie down C. lay down D. show up
19. A. common B. unusual C. familiar D. strange
20. A. relief B. care C. honor D. surprise
21. A. pause B. disappear C. decrease D. stop
22. A. casual B. formal C. certain D. previous
23. A. survey B. identify C. watch D. notice
24. A. look forward to B. make up for C. pay attention to D. take charge of
25. A. lazy B. tough C. big D. happy
26. A. unique B. good C. strange D. ambiguous
27. A. passing by B. thinking of C. searching for D. getting into
28. A. Rory B. family C. mother D. friend
29. A. efforts B. experiments C. decisions D. trips
30. A. proposing B. quitting C. confronting D. undertaking
31. A. speeding up B. growing up C. hanging out D. holding on
32. A. inspired B. envied C. admired D. calmed
33. A. hardly B. still C. almost D. seldom
34. A. conquer B. find C. analyze D. afford
35. A. know B. conduct C. admit D. choose
第二部分阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
请认真阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Growing Green Thumbs
Callie’s Kids by Calloway Nursery
Denton, 940/591-8865;
Flower Mound, 972/691-2650;
Lewisville, 972/315-3133.
www. mytexasgarden. com
LEARN: Kids ages 5-12 can explore and plant in the Calloway gardens with a parent/ caregiver^ supervision at 9:30 am on the first or third Wednesdays from June to August. A garden expert will share tips and advice for the best gardening practices during the 45-minute session (beginning on June 2). Preregistration online is required.
COST: Free
Denton Children's Community Garden
2200 Bowling Green Ave., Denton, 940/349-2883.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/c27188420.html,
LEARN: Join the weekend work at the community garden, where caregivers, parents and master gardeners help children of all ages plant new vegetables, water the plants, harvest from the gardens and more. The instructors also lead games about nutrition, good and bad insects and more. 10 am-5 pm on Saturdays.
COST: Free
Coppell Community Gardens
255 Parkway Blvd, Coppell.
https://www.doczj.com/doc/c27188420.html,
LEARN: Kids of all ages (with a parent? caregiver) can volunteer at either the Helping Hands Garden (255 Parkway Blvd.) or Ground Delivery Garden (450 S. Denton Tap Road). Children will have the opportunity to ill (耕)the ground, plant vegetables, harvest from the garden and more. Master gardeners are available on site; all harvested foods are either sold at the community's farmers5 market or donated to the area food bank. Work begins every Saturday at about 9am.
COST: Free
36．If a child wants to plant in the Calloway gardens, he / she ,
A．must be under fourteen years old
B．can visit https://www.doczj.com/doc/c27188420.html, for more information
C．should work there every Wednesday morning,
D．needs to register online before going there
37．What do Denton Children's Community Garden and Coppell Community Gardens have in common?
A．Both hold activities on Saturdays.
B．Both offer students games about farming.
C．Both donate their harvest to a food bank.
D．Both have an age limit for children.
B
Many of my summer, childhood adventures were related to that classic American experience of the family road trip.
We visited Carlsbad Caverns when we took a trip out west so my father could look for work. A concrete tent called “tepee” by American Indians, which we spent the night in, has stuck in my mind. This was at Wigwam Village Motel in Holbrook, Arizona, on Route 66. The city was founded in 188 l, when the railroad was built, and named to honor the first chief engineer of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. I slept on an army type bed just below the attractive air conditioner.
Another time, our family took our summer vacation at a small wooden house that belonged to one of my father 's friends for a couple of years in the Adirondacks. We had to take everything we needed up a steep hill to the house that you couldn't see from the road that passed in front of it. There was no mailbox and the only indication that there might be something there was a small courtyard where you could park a car. We had packed all the food and clothing we would need for one week. After all, it wasn't like there was a Walmart nearby.
The week's entertainment consisted of catching insects and snakes and playing in the small lake that was across the road from the house. I have never seen water as pristine (清澈) since. I would catch small fish by hand and set them free. Seven days passed before I knew it!
These trips are our family's history. We were making our, own history and placing the historical markers of our lives along the road.
38. What impressed the writer most in Holbrook?
A. A concrete tent.
B. The city's long history.
C. The air conditioner.
D. An army type bed.
39. What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The steep hill.
B. The wooden house.
C. The small courtyard.
D. The family's car.
40. How did the writer like the summer vacation in the Adirondacks?
A. He enjoyed it very much.
B. He wasn't well prepared for it.
C. He found it inconvenient to stay there.
D. He considered it environment-friendly.
C
I came home one day recently and, for reasons I don’t quite understand, my living room smelled like my grandmother’s house. Suddenly I felt as if I were 12 years old, happy and relaxed, sitting in her kitchen. I can remember what her house looked like, though it was sold 20 years ago – her three-level plant stand, the plates lining the walls, the window over her sink – but th ese visual memories don’t have the power that smell does. The funny thing is, I can’t even begin to describe the odor(气味) that was so distinctively hers. The best I can do is this: “It smelled like my grandmother’s house.”
It’s a common experience, and a c ommon linguistic( 语言学的) problem. In cultures worldwide, people have powerful olfactory memories. This odor-memory link is also called “the Proust phenomenon,” after Marcel Proust’s famous description of the feelings aroused by a cake dipped in tea in “Remembrance of Things Past.”
Olfactory memories seem to be more closely bound up with emotions than are visual or auditory ones.
Not all these memories are pleasant, of course, and smells can also trigger feelings of pain.
It is surprisingly hard for English-speakers to describe the odors that occasion such strong emotions, however. English possesses almost no abstract smell words that pick out links or themes among unrelated aromas(芳香).
We have plenty of these in the visual field. “Yellow,” for example, identi fies a characteristic that bananas, lemons, some cars, some flowers, old book pages, and the sun all share.
But for odors, we don’t have many more than the vague “musty” (smells old and stale) and “musky” (smells perfumey). We usually have no choice but to say that one thing smells like another – like a banana, like garlic, like diesel fuel.
A few languages, though, do have a rich odor vocabulary. Linguist Asifa Majid has found that the Jahai, the
Semaq Beri, and the Maniq, hunter-gatherer groups in Malaysia and Thailand, employ a wide range of abstract smell words and can identify aromas as easily as we can colors. The Jahai have a word, for example, that describes “the seemingly dissimilar smell of petrol, smoke, bat poop, root of wild ginger and wood of w ild mango.”
Last year my cat got sprayed by a skunk(臭鼬), and the vet told me to wash its face with coffee to cover the bad smell. Until then, I had never realized that coffee, which I find delicious, smells remarkably like skunk spray, which I do not.
Science has identified the chemicals that both share. They are called mercaptans (硫醇). But in oral English, we have no word for the underlying note that connects these two odors. If the Jahai drank coffee and encountered skunks, I bet they would.
41．The opening paragraph is mainly intended to .
A．express the writer’s affection for his grandmother
B．direct the readers’attention to a linguistic problem
C．tell us the odor of the grandmother’s house stayed the same
D．prove smell has a greater power than visual memories
42．Which of the following is related to olfactory memories?
A．Forming an image in mind after seeing the word “injury”.
B．Feeling sympathetic when seeing a sick cat.
C．Dancing to the music upon hearing it played.
D．Missing fried eggs with garlic cooked by mum.
43．The example of the Jahai suggests that .
A．the Jahai don’t have many words in the visual field
B．English possesses many vague words like “musty”and “musky”
C．the Jahai has more abstract smell words than English
D．skunk and coffee have the same smell, but different functions
44．What can we learn from the passage?
A．The author feels pity about the limitation of his language.
B．English has a wide range of visual and odor vocabulary.
C．Olfactory memories can bring nothing but pleasant feelings.
D．Cultures worldwide always collide with each other.
D
When Laura wanted to go into the garden by the back door, it was blocked by servants.
Something had happened.
“What's the matter? What's happened?"
“There's been a horrible accident/ said the cook."A man killed."
“A man killed! Where? How? When?”
Know those little cottages just below here, Miss?” Know them? Of course, Laura knew them. "Well, there's a young guy living there, name of Scott, a carter His horse shied （受惊）at a traction-engine, and he was thrown out on the back of his head. Killed.
“Dead!" Laura stared at the cook.
“Dead when they picked him up," said the cook. "Just now they were taking the body home. He's left a wife and five little ones. "
"Come here," Laura caught her sister's sleeve and dragged her through the kitchen into the garden. There she paused. "Jose!" she said, horrified, ''however are we going to stop everything?'
"Stop everything, Laura!” cried Jose in astonishment. “What do you mean?”
"Stop the garden party, of course. Why did Jose pretend?”
But Jose was still more amazed. "Stop the garden party? My dear Laura, don't be so absurd. Of course we can’t do anything of the kind. Nobody expects us to. Don't be so extravagant.”
“But we can’t possibly have a garden party with a man dead just outside the front gate.”
That really was extravagant. Those little cottages, those miserable houses, had no right to be in that rich neighbourhood in the first place. When Laura and Jose were little they were even forbidden to set foot there because of the rude language and of what they might see. It was dirty and disgusting.
“And just think of what the band would sound like to that poor woman," said Laura.
"Oh, Laura!” Jose began to be seriously annoyed, lf you are going to stop a band pla ying every time some one has an accident, you'll lead a very difficult life, I'm every bit as sorry about it as you. But you won't bring a drunken workman back to life by being sentimental（多愁善感的）.”
"Drunk! Who said he was drunk?” Laura turned angrily on Jose, “I'm going straight up to tell mother
Do, dear," said Jose, gently.
"Mother, can 1 come into your mom?" Laura turned the big glass door-knob.
"Of course, child. Why, what’s the matter? What's given you such a colour?” And Mrs. Sheridan turned round from her dressing-table. She was trying on a new hat.
"Mother, a man's been killed,began laura.
“Not in the garden?" interrupted her mother.
“No, no!”
"Oh, what a fright you gave me!" Mrs. Sheridan sighed with relief and took off the big hat and held it on her knees.
"But listen, mother,,, said Laura, Breathless, half-choking, she told the dreadful story. "Of course, we can't have our party, can we?" she begged. "The band and everybody arriving. And the poor family would hear us, mother; they're nearly neighbo urs!”
“Oh, Laura's astonishment her mother behaved just like Jose; it was harder to bear because she seemed amused. She refused to take Laura seriously.”
“But, my dear child, use your common sense. If someone had died there normally 一and I can't understand how they keep alive in those little holes 一we should still be having our party, shouldn't we??”
Laura had to say “yes” to that, but she felt it was all wrong.
"Mother, isn't it terribly heartless of us?” she asked.
"Darling!" Mrs. Sheridan got up and ca me over to her, carrying the hat. "My child!” said her mother, "the hat is yours. It's made for you. Wow! Look at yourself! And she held up her hand-mirror.
"But, mother, Laura began again. She couldn't look at herself; she turned aside.
This time Mrs. Sheridan lost patience just as Jose had done.
"You are being very absurd, Laura," she said coldly. "People like that don't expect sacrifices from us. And ifs not very sympathetic to spoil everybody’s enjoyment as you are doing now,"
"I don't understand,'' murmured Laura. Then, quite by chance, she saw this charming girl in the mirror, in the beautiful hat. Never had she imagined she could look like that. Is mother right? She thought. And now she hoped her mother was right. Am I being extravagant? Perhaps. Just for a moment she had another glimpse of that poor woman and those little children, and the body being carried into the house. But it all seemed blurred, unreal, like a picture in the newspaper. I'll remember it again after the party's over, she decided. And somehow that seemed quite the best plan …
45．Laura suggested stopping everything because .
A．something bad had happened in the garden
B．her neighbours were experiencing great grief
C．the servants blocked the back door of the garden
D．she wanted to provide material help for the poor family
46．What does the last paragraph mainly tell us?
A．Laura was trying to submit herself to her family.
B．The news of the carter's death finally hit the headlines.
C．Laura hoped mother was right in choosing that hat for her.
D．A poor man's death was little more than an unimportant thing,
47．What will most probably happen following this story?
A．Laura came up with a best plan to solve all this.
B．Laura managed to persuade her mother and sister.
C．The party just continued as planned in the garden,
D．The poor widow came over to scold the band.
48．Which of the following can best describe Laura?
A．Sentimental and persistent. B．Optimistic and easy-going.
C．Considerate and sympathetic. D．Hardworking and open-minded,
49．What does the underlined word “extravagant”probably mean?
A．Too sensible. B．Not practical
C．Too upright. D．Not sympathetic.
50．Which of the following can be the best title of the story?
A．The garden party. B．The quarrel.
C．rhe rich and the poor. D．The death of a neighbour.
第三部分任务型阅读(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)
请认真阅读下列短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。注意：每个空格只填1个单词。请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上。
Today, knowledge can be found in any place. With the Internet having become accessible to nearly everyone, it’s now possible to study and get knowledge on any subject without having to attend college, or going for a university course. However, as convenient as it may seem, can learning on your own really match or be even better than traditional education? In the following lines, we examine the advantages of formal education as well as being self-educated.
Perhaps the biggest advantage of being self-taught is that you’re able to save a lot of money. Today, to get a degree, one has to spend thousands of dollars on college fees, books, transportation, etc. However, being self-
taught means that you don’t have to pay most of these expenses. You’re only required to spend on important books.
Learning by oneself is quite likely to require much time. However, it’s possible to learn faster on your own, by concentrating on only those areas you’re interested in. Besides, by being self-taught, you’ll be able to avoid unimportant subjects and instead concentrate only on those that are necessary for the field you want to get into.
What’s more, unlike a formal education system, there are no set rules when you choose to self-educate. You aren’t supposed to read a particular book, watch a video, take a test, etc., at particular times. This lets you manage your study time based on your own convenience. You can thus work full-time and at the same time learn part-time, which makes you gain income as well as valuable real-time work experience.
However, there are also advantages of formal education. For example, you can get a college degree which means you’ve achieved a level of knowledge in that particular field. Many companies tend to prefer those who have a college degree. So, if you possess a degree, you naturally gain an advantage over other people while looking for a job.
College and university curriculums are designed to offer as complete a level of knowledge on the subject as possible. These curriculums are based on tried and tested methods, which make sure you get to learn a subject in the best, and the most complete manner. Being formally educated also means that you’ll get into a college or university, where you will be guided by learned teachers and other subject experts.
Thus, both formal education and self-education have their own advantages. Neither is better than the other. In the end, the choice between the two comes down to personal preference and situations.
Self-education and Formal Education
第四部分书面表达(满分25分)
请阅读下面短文，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
Let’s face it. You are constantly exposed to common viruses. There is nothing you can do about them. However, you can greatly influence the effect of those viruses on your health. Don’t accept that the flu or common cold is something you have to suffer from time to time. Cast off this thought and keep yourself and your entire family healthy regardless of the weather or season. These 4 easy tips will help you to reduce the number of times you are down with the flu or common cold：
1. Eat plenty of fresh fruit and vegetables daily. They will provide you with important nutrients, mainly vitamins, which are needed to increase your ability to win the fight against common viruses.
2. Drink plenty of water. The water runs through your body, removing everything your body wants to get rid of.
3. Sleep 8 hours per night. If you often fail to have enough sleep, not only will you feel tired, but also your immune system will work less efficiently. You will be more easily affected by viruses.
4. Think positively and keep an optimistic view on your life situations. Your mind and your immune system talk with each other. Your encouraging thoughts will bring the best out from your immune system. Keep always in mind that your reaction to the first sign of the flu or common cold should be something like: I am sure my immune system will easily win the fight against those viruses. I am going to stay healthy!
[写作内容]
请你用英语以“健康的生活习惯让我们远离病毒”为题写一篇短文，主要内容包括：
1.以约30个词概括以上短文的主要内容。
2.然后以约120个词谈谈你对养成健康生活习惯的看法，内容包括：
(1)病毒的危害及形成健康生活习惯的必要性；
(2)要保持健康，还有哪些可行措施；
(3)倡导大家培养良好生活习惯，健康生活。
【写作要求】
1.作文中可使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。
【评分标准】
概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，语篇连贯。
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