2019-2020学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调查(一)
英 语 2020.4.9
注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。两部分答案都做在答题卡上。总分为120分。考试时间120分钟。
第一卷（选择题 共85分）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分20分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题；每小题1分，满分5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, 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. What does the woman think of gardening?
A. Tiring. B. Boring. C. Enjoyable.
2. Why does the man call Johnson's office?
A. To ask for sick leave. B. To have his car repaired. C. To put off the appointment.
3. What does the woman mean?
A. She won't sit next to John. B. She doesn't like the movie. C. She enjoys talking to John.
4. Where is the man probably now?
A. At home. B. In the office. C. In a restaurant.
5. How much does the woman pay for her tickets?
A. $8.8. B. $10. C. $11.2.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15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至7题。
6. Why is the man going to Chengdu?
A. To go on business. B. To call on his aunt. C. To make a living.
7. When will it probably be sunny in Chengdu?
A. Next Monday. B. Next Thursday. C. Next Saturday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What's the matter with the woman's phone?
A. It has run out of power. B. It is loaded with too many things. C. It stores too many online pictures.
9. What will Nancy probably do next?
A. Buy a memory card. B. Ask for the man's help. C. Remove some pictures.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man ask the woman to do for him?
A. Draw some money. B. Change some money. C. Make new regulations.
11. How much can the man change at most after 3:00 pm?
A. $300. B. $400. C. $600.
12. What can we know about the woman?
A. She's impatient. B. She's considerate. C. She's responsible.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Latest meetings. B. Job changes. C. Trip plans.
14. Where is Sherry going to work?
A. Shenzhen. B. Beijing. C. Shanghai.
15. What can we know about Trish?
A. She is fed up with her work. B. She wants to apply for a transfer. C. She enjoys traveling at her job.
16. What's the relationship between the two speakers?
A. Colleagues. B. A couple. C. Customer and saleswoman.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. At what age was Laurent Simons admitted into university?
A. At8. B. At9. C. At 10.
18. What is Laurent Simons' major now in the university?
A. Medicine. B. Electrical Engineering. C. Artificial Intelligence.
19. Why does Laurent Simons want to create artificial hearts in the future?
A. To complete his final project. B. To help those with heart disease. C. To follow in his parents' footsteps.
20. What are Laurent Simons’ parents doing for his development?
A. Forcing him to learn quickly.
B. Forbidding him from any hobbies.
C. Carefully letting him enjoy himself.
【答案】1-5 CCABA 6-10 BCBAB 11-15 BCBAC 16-20 AABBC
【解析】听力原文：
Text 1
M: You spend so much time looking after your garden every day. Don't you feel bored or tired?
W: No. It's part of my life, and I like the work.
Text 2
W: Good morning, Doctor Johnson's office.
M: Hello, this is Tom Green. Could you please tell Doctor Johnson I'll be delayed? My car won't start.
Text 3
M: You go ahead and sit next to John. I don't want him to talk to me throughout the whole movie.
W: And I do? No way!
Text 4
M: Sorry, honey. I'll go back home late. I have something urgent to deal with.
W: OK, it's nothing. And I'll meet my friends in the restaurant.
Text 5
W: Good morning, Sir! I need two tickets for tonight's musical. Here's a ten-dollar bill.
M: Sure, two tickets and here's a dollar twenty cents change.
Text 6
W: What are you looking up on the Internet?
M: The weather report for Chengdu.
W: Are you going on business there?
M: No. My aunt lives there and I want to visit her for a few days next week. ，But I hate to travel when it rains.
W: Then, how's the weather there?
M: Well, there's a 70% chance of rain on Monday and Tuesday. It's going to rain all day on Wednesday and Thursday. But there's a good chance of nice weather starting from Friday through the weekend.
Text 7
M: Nancy, has your phone run out of power? I couldn't get through.
W: I tried to answer but my phone kept freezing.
M: Have you checked your phone's memory?
W: No. But I do have a lot of pictures and apps on my phone.
M: It's too full to work properly. Actually, you could put most of your pictures online.
W: But I like to keep everything on my phone!
M: Then you need a larger memory card. That will solve the problem.
W: Great! I'll get one after work.
Text 8
W: Excuse me, what can I do for you?
M: I'd like to change some money, please.
W: All right. How much would you like to change?
M: $600 at least.
W: Sorry, sir. After 3:00 pm, the change maximum limit is $400 according to our regulations.
M: But I'm badly in need of the amount. Might I ask you to give me a special help?
W: I'm afraid we cannot help you, sir, because that would be acting against the regulations. I owe an apology for doing nothing about it.
M: It's just too bad. But thank you just the same.
Text 9
M: Hi, Trish, I haven't seen you recently. Where have you been?
W: I have been at two meetings in a row, one in Beijing and the other in Shanghai.
M: So you haven't heard the news. James has got promoted to vice president and Sherry is going to be head of the new office in Shenzhen.
W: Oh, good news! Well, who's going to get assigned to run the Sales Department in Shenzhen?
M: I hear that Tom is being considered for the job.
W: He's lucky. Shenzhen is a wonderful city. I wouldn't mind living there.
M: What? Does that mean you're going to apply for a transfer?
W: Oh, no. I like it here.
M: But you'll probably get sent to Shenzhen on one of your trips.
W: Yes, I'm sure I will. And that's one good thing about my job--- I certainly get to travel a lot.
Text 10
Soon, Laurent Simons, 9, of Belgium, will become one of the youngest people in the world to graduate from a university. For this, his teachers and others have called him a talent.
Laurent is studying electrical engineering at the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands. He entered when he was 8 and is set to complete a three-year program in 10 months.
If all goes well and he completes his final project---about a brain-connected electrical chip --- he will walk out a graduate in December, 2019.
“Then, I want to study medicine, and do a Ph.D. and make artificial organs," he said. Laurent explained why he wanted to create artificial hearts in the future. The grandparents he grew up with have heart conditions. "I'd like to help people like them, he said.
While Laurent comes from a family of doctors, his parents have so far not received any explanation as to why their child is capable of learning so quickly. Also, though Laurent is obviously able to learn faster than most, his parents are being careful to let him enjoy himself too. He enjoys playing with his dog Sammy and playing on his phone, like many young people.
第二部分: 英语知识运用 (共两节, 满分35分)
第一节：单项选填空 (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。
21. Though awarded as National Teacher of the Year, she has a guilty_____ for spending so little time with her kids.
A. complaint B. conscience C. commitment D. compromise
【答案】B
【解析】考查名词辨析。 句意：尽管被评为年度国家教师，她仍然对于自己很少陪伴孩子而感到愧疚。guilty conscience表示内疚。类似用法have a clear conscience 问心无愧。A抱怨；C承诺；投身，致力于；D妥协，均不符合，故选B。
22. Nezha, the highest earning animated film ever in China, was _____ in North America in August, 2019.
A. relieved B. restored C registered D. released
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：作为中国史上最高票房的动画片，《哪吒》于2019年8月在北美上映。A舒缓，放松；B恢复，修复，归还；C注册；D发行，放映，故选D。
23. Chinese tech giant Huawei launched its new operating system called Harmony, creating an _____app ecosystem to Google's Android.
A. alternative B. aggressive C. academic D. abstract
【答案】A
【解析】考查词义辨析。句意：中国的科技巨头华为发布了一款名叫“鸿蒙”的新操作系统，有望能代替谷歌公司的安卓系统。an alternative to...为固定短语，表示可以替代…；B激进的；C学术的；D抽象的，均不符合，故选A。
24. ---Have you heard of Li Ziqi, a popular vlogger?
---Definitely. How I wish _____ her, showing the world the wonderful culture of China.
A. am B. were C. will be D. had been
【答案】B
【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：——你听说过网红博主李子柒吗？——当然，我多想成为她，让世界都看看中国博大精深的文化啊！虚拟语气提示词wish，且表示对现在的虚拟，用过去式，故选B。
25. Economists have long focused on the concept of education as an investment that, on average, _______well over the long term for both individual students and society as a whole.
A. gets around B. makes up C. holds on D. pays of
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词短语。句意：经济学家一直以来都聚焦于教育的概念并把其看作一种投资。以长远的目光来看，这种投资通常对于学生个体和整个社会都会得到很好的回报。A到处走走；逃避；说服；传开来；B组成，构成；补足；化妆；编造，捏造；C不挂断电话；等一下；继续；D取得成功，得到回报，故选D。
26. _____ the environmental impacts of larger plastics are well documented, very little is understood about the
dangers associated with microplastics
A. While B.As C. Because D. If
【答案】A
【解析】考查连词。句意：尽管越来越多塑料袋造成的环境影响是有据可查的，很少有人能理解塑料微粒的危害。表示前后对比、转折，故选A。
27. The Amazon rainforest is considered the lungs of Earth, much of _____ located in Brazil.
A. which B. what C. it D. that
【答案】C
【解析】考查独立主格结构。句意：亚马逊雨林被认为是地球之肺，大部分都位于在巴西。独立主格结构作状语，由宾格或主格+动词的现在分词或者过去分词组成。此句中空格处所填指代亚马逊雨林用it，因此选C。
28. ______some jokes into her speech, she grabbed the attention of the audience all the time.
A. Working B. To work C. Worked D. Work
【答案】A
【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：她在演讲中穿插了几个笑话，很好地抓住了听众的注意力。work与she构成逻辑上的主动关系，用现在分词形式，故选A。
29. The past decades have witnessed China’s many scientific achievements, _____ development of Shenwei surpercomputers is a typical example.
A. to which B. for which C. in which D. of which
【答案】D
【解析】考查定语从句。句意：过去的几十年见证了中国许多科技成就的产生和发展，其中超级计算机“神威·太湖之光“的开发就是一个很典型的例子。神威是众多科技成就之一，表示范围，因此用of which，故选D。
30. Nowadays the growth of food delivery apps in China _____ the country with takeout containers and plastic bags.
A. have drowned B. has been drowned C. is drowning D. are drowned
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词时态和语态。句意：如今中国外卖软件数量的不断增加使我们国家到处都是外卖盒和塑料袋。首先主语是the growth 为第三人称单数，排除AD，其次时间提示词nowadays
，根据语境可知，这件事正在发生，用现在进行时，故选C。
31. More attention on digital books reflects a rising trend in the industry towards _____ many are calling “digital first".
A. which B. that C. what D. where
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词性从句。句意：电子书受到越来越多关注的现象反映电子书产业的不断攀升，我们把它叫做“数字化优先”。介词towards后面缺少宾语，后半句call后面也缺少宾语，前缺后缺用what。what在宾语从句中作call的宾语，故选C。
32. ---I'm so annoyed! And I just don't understand why Mike is constantly speaking ill of me.
---Don't take it _____ . He treats everyone the same.
A. thoroughly B. individually C. accurately D. personally
【答案】D
【解析】考察副词辨析。句意：——我太生气了！我就是不明白为什么迈克老是说我的坏话！——不要放在心上，他对每个人都是这样的。take sth./sb. personally表示把…放在心上。A彻底地；B个别地；C精确地；均不符合，故选D。
33. When we look up at the night sky and wonder whether there is anyone else out there, we're actually asking who we are _____ the universe.
A. in preference to B. in relation to C. in advance of D. in recognition of
【答案】B
【解析】考查介词短语。句意：当我们仰望星空思考是否有其他人在那儿时，我们实际上是在叩问我们和宇宙的关系是什么。A偏爱；C提前；D承认；均不符合，故选B。
34. New regulations make it clear that to use children's information, network operators ______ obtain the children's guardians' permission in a clear manner.
A. may B. shall C. could D. might
【答案】B
【解析】考查情态动词辨析。句意：新规定明确指出如果网站运营者要使用儿童的个人信息，其必须以明确的方式获得儿童监护人的许可。因为有法规说明，且表示命令、强制的语气用shall，故选B。
35. ---Do you know that the latest AI technology can read minds?
---Yes, but don't you think that allowing data to be taken directly from our brains is like _____, giving rise to
unpredictable consequences.
A. killing the fatted calf B. taking things as they come
C. opening Pandora's box D. putting the cart before the horse
【答案】C
【解析】考察情景交际。句意：——你知道最新的人工智能科技能够读心术吗？——是的，但你难道不认为能让数据直接从你的脑中提取信息就像打开潘多拉的魔盒一样吗？这会带来一些无法预测的事儿的。A热情款待；B既来之则安之； D本末倒置；均不符合，故选C。
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, 并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Few 17-year-old girls know how to weld (焊接) two metal pipes together. I have learned this skill in the past five years as a(n) 36 for my father's personal plumbing (管道装置)business. This summer job often needs to deal with the mess that causes physical and mental 37 , and, to some extent 38 a tough and elegant attitude. It is often difficult to cope with. But I 39 .
Every morning, I have to put on a pair of men's jeans. Most of my peers are 40 to wear it in public. I 41 tied my hair when I rushed out of the house, and 42 in to the front passenger seat of the plumber's construction vehicle.
When my peers were part-time babysitters or lifeguards, I was helping my father in the dirty bathroom or the 43 basement. Thick dust 44 my nose and mouth, and my hands became black. There is nothing beautiful and neat; everything in front of you is 45 . Honestly speaking, I felt 46 , discouraged and unable to think hard.
Pipe work is a tough job, and I sometimes hate it. I asked myself why I had to 47 these dust and sweat. I can even find another job, a 48 job more like my peers.
49 , just like I hate messy pipes, I also hate being affected by these little 50 emotions. After all, the world is built by people who are willing to get their hands 51 . Life is a process of 52 chaos and learning to clean up, and pipeline work is no 53 .
My dad and I not only create chaos, we also create 54 . When customers are 55 for our work, I understand that we have brought order to their lives in small places. The physical and mental discomfort of plumbing work is worth it.
36. A. companion B. fellow C. assistant D. engineer
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【文章导读】本文为一篇说明文。本文讲述了作者当水管工父亲的助手时忍受着脏乱差。她领悟到世界是由愿意弄脏自己双手的人建立的，生活是一个接受混乱并学着清理混乱的过程。
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词辨析。此处表示当我为了父亲给别人安装管道生意做助手时我学会了这项技能。
37. A. misfortune B. pleasure C. discomfort D. injury
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词辨析。作者是作水管工的助手，且deal with the mess可知，应填贬义词，“会导致身体以及精神上的不舒适”。其余选项代入不符合语境。并且全文最后一行的discomfort直接再次出现了。
38. A. requires B. reflects C. reviews D. recovers
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。某种程度上这个工作需要坚毅且细致的态度，其余选项代入不符合语境。
39. A. promised B. waited C. resisted D. insisted
【答案】D
【解析】考查动词辨析。此处表示我还是坚持。
40. A. eager B. able C. unwilling D. impatient
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词辨析。“每天早上，我不得不穿上男式牛仔裤”而作者是女生，根据常理推断应该是我的多数同龄人在人们面前并不愿意穿它。其余选项代入不符合语境。
41. A. carefully B. normally C. eventually D. hurriedly
【答案】D
【解析】考查副词辨析。当我冲出房间时我快速扎头发，根据rushed out可知，是很紧急的情况，因此选hurriedly。
42. A. looked B. moved C. climbed D. turned
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词辨析。我爬进水管工的工程车辆。固定搭配climb into xxx（小轿车、赛车、货车等）, look into是调查，turn into是变成， move into搬到（某地/某房子）。
43. A. big B. damp C. cool D. warm
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词辨析。我在肮脏的厕所或潮湿的地下室辅助我父亲。
36. A. covered B. separated C. infected D. protected
【答案】A
【解析】考查动词辨析。厚厚的灰尘覆盖在我的鼻子和嘴巴上。
37. A. dangerous B. interesting C. crucial D. ugly
【答案】D
【解析】考查形容词辨析。前一句没有什么是漂亮整洁的，因此“你面前的一切都是丑陋的。”
38. A. fearless B. powerless C. effortless D. endless
【答案】B
【解析】考查形容词辨析。由前面的脏乱差，discomfort等可知，作者觉得很心累，因此是“老实说，我感到无力、气馁和无法努力思考”。
39. A. respect B. wipe C. tolerate D. replace
【答案】C
【解析】考查动词辨析。我讨厌这份工作，因此我问我自己我为什么不得不承受这些灰尘和汗水。
40. A. renewable B. responsible C. regular D. realistic
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词辨析。前面提到我的同龄人都在看孩子、卖东西等，且后面还有修饰短语like my peers，可知我可以找一份常规的工作。
41. A. However B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Instead
【答案】A
【解析】考查副词辨析。上一段说我讨厌修水管的工作，我不明白自己干嘛要忍受这些。而这一段却说，我其实也讨厌被这些不安情绪影响（的自己），是轻微的转折关系“然而”。
42. A. disturbing B. surprising C. touching D. warning
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词辨析。上一段可知作者其实觉得并不开心，因此这里是烦乱不安的心绪。
43. A. smooth B. smart C. dirty D. violent
【答案】C
【解析】考查形容词辨析。根据常理推断，以及后面介绍清理混乱可知，世界是由愿意弄脏自己双手的人搭建的。
36. A. controlling B. accepting C. finishing D. handling
【答案】B
【解析】考查动词辨析。根据后面是清理混乱，可知应该是先接受混乱。
37. A. excuse B. puzzle C. description D. exception
【答案】D
【解析】考查名词辨析。 sth. is no exception为固定词组，表示...也不例外。生活是接受然后清理混乱的过程，修水管的工作也不例外。
38. A. memory B. luck C. order D. wealth
【答案】C
【解析】考查名词辨析。对照前面的chaos以及照应后文brought order to their lives可知这里是order。
39. A. grateful B. ready C. thirsty D. sorry
【答案】A
【解析】考查形容词辨析。be grateful for表示对……感激。根据后面我觉得修水管的负面影响是值得的可知这里是人们表达了对作者以及父亲的工作的感谢。
第三部分: 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
Have you seen the movie Coco? What about Finding Nemo? Did you watch The Incredibles? These moves may seem different, but they actually share a lot in common. For starters, they were all made by an animation studio called Pixar.
How can one studio make movies that everyone love? The secret: Pixar tells stories that audiences of all ages and backgrounds can connect with. The most important part of any Pixar movie is the story itself.
GREAT STORYTELLING IS HARD WORK
Storytelling is an art and a skill. Pixar creators know this. They have put a lot of time and thought into what makes a great story. One Pixar storyboard artist named Emma Coates created a list called “The 22 Rules of storytelling According to Pixa.” These are the rules that all Pixar stories must follow in order to be called a good story.
One rule is that “You admire a character for trying more than for their successes." In Finding Dory, Dory isn't a perfect character. She finds it hard to remember things. She makes silly mistakes, but never stops trying to find her parents. This makes her the hero of her story. If you have ever tried hard for something, you can relate to Dory.
GREAT STORYTELLING CONNECTS US
Why are the stories that Pixar tells important? They get the audience to feel the story. Feelings of anger, fear, sadness, joy, and love are universal. In this way, Pixar's stories have the power to show audience members that we are more alike than different. Because we can connect with the characters' emotions, we can connect with each other,
The stories that Pixar tells are very creative. No two movies are the same! But the stories and, more importantly, the feelings in each are universal. Even though we've never traveled the ocean with Dory, fought evil villains (恶棍) with the Incredibes, or played guitar with Miguel, the power of these stories inspires us. They push us to better understand each other and to seek out our own adventures.
56. What is special about Pixar according to the author?
A. It makes the movies very quickly.
B. It creates all different types of movies.
C. It creates stories that touch all the audience.
D. It makes a lot of money from their movies.
【题源】https://www.rcboe.org/cms/lib/GA01903614/Centricity/Domain/12279/5th%20ELA%202.pdf
【答案】C
【解析】定位到第二段的第二句“The secret: Pixer tells stories that audiences of all ages… is the story itself”可知pixer的电影故事受众为所有年龄和背景的人，最重要的是pixer故事本身的吸引力，根据下文第六段首句也可知道pixer的电影非常有创造性，故选C。
57. How do Pixar films connect with us?
A. They teach all of us the same lesson.
B. They bring us together to watch movies.
C. Their characters are usually physically similar to us.
D. Their characters experience the emotions that we all do.
【答案】D
【解析】定位到倒数第二段中的“they get the audience to the story”以及“because we can connect with the
characters emotions, we can connect with each other，以及 最后一段“the feelings in each are universal”可知pixer电影是通过将角色的情感与受众的情感相联系，从而将观众代入到电影中，故选D。
B
Is your promotion really necessary? Many workers focus their hopes on climbing the scale of their organizations. The prospect of higher pay helps explain their ambition, but so does the greater status that comes with each successive (连续的) title.
This climb can often end in disappointment. The Peter Principle, developed by Laurence Peter for a book published in 1969, states that workers get promoted until they reach their level of incompetence. It makes perfect sense. If you are good at your job, you rise up the career ladder. Eventually, there will be a job you are not good at and at that point your career will stop.
There is another problem with chasing the promotion fantasy. Many companies have a strong tendency to promote the best sales people. Convincing others to buy goods and services is a useful skill, requiring charm and persistence. But, as the authors point out, these are not the same capabilities as the strategic planning and administrative competence needed to lead a sales team.
The research then looked at what happened after these super-salespeople were promoted. Their previous sales performance was actually a negative indicator of managerial success. The sales growth of workers assigned to the star sellers was 7.5 percentage points lower than for those whose managers were previously weaker performers.
The trick to avoiding this curse is to stick to what you like doing. If you enjoy teaching, don't be a headmaster or college principal. If you like writing articles and columns, editing other people's work may not give you the same degree of satisfaction.
Another problem with pursuing frequent promotions is that it turns you into a supplicant, endlessly in search of favourable feedback from the higher-ups. This can lead you to lose control of your work-life balance. In Charles Handy's new book, 21 Letters On Life And Its Challenges, the experienced management theorist recalls an insight when working for Royal Dutch Shell, an oil giant.“In exchange for the promise of financial security and guaranteed work, I had sold my time to complete strangers with my permission for them to use that time for their own purposes." he writes.
The higher up the ladder you go, the greater the demands are likely to be on your time. The chief executive will expect you to be available at weekends; after all, that is why you get paid the big bucks.
So that shiny promotion may not be for everyone. Beware the curse of overwork and dissatisfaction. Some
people like to devote their whole lives to their job and be at the centre of events. It is best to let them get on with it.
58. What can we learn about "The Peter Principle"?
A. People's careers are easily spoiled by unrealistic expectations.
B. There are to some degree certain ceilings in people's career paths.
C. Incompetent employees tend to have more chances to gain promotions.
D. People don't necessarily get promoted by virtue of their competence.
【答案】B
【解析】定位到第二段的第二行“states that workers get promoted until they reach their level of incompetence”可知员工在到达他们不能胜任的那一阶层时，会停止晋升。也就是B项的人们的职业道路在某种程度上有一定的上限。
59. Why is Charles Handy's new book 21 Letters On Life And Its Challenges mentioned?
A. To put forward useful suggestions on how to get promoted.
B. To show how many challenges we face without getting promoted.
C. To illustrate the serious consequences of the pursuit of promotion.
D. To prove the economic security brought along by the promotion.
【答案】C
【解析】定位到倒数第三段首句“turns you into a supplicant”论述了晋升会让你成为一个恳求者。并且通过Charles的书籍中的句子举例来论证晋升会出卖自己的时间，故一味追求晋升会带来很多严重的问题。
60. Which of the following might be the best title of this passage?
A. The Promotion Satisfaction B. The Promotion Curse
C. The Promotion Strategies D. The Promotion Prospect
【答案】B
【解析】本文首句就提出了晋升是否是必要的疑问，然后通过论述晋升的天花板定律、超级销售员工晋升后的调查发现、以及晋升会带来的负面影响都说明了晋升也许并不适合每一个人，故B项“晋升诅咒”更符合文章主旨。
C
In 2010, the planetary (行星的) defence team at NASA had identified and logged 90 per cent of the asteroids (小行星) near Earth measuring 1km wide. These "“near-Earth objects" or NEOs, are the size of mountains and include anything within 50 million kilometres of Earth's orbit. With an estimated 50 left to log, NASA says none of
the 887 it knows about are a significant danger to the planet.
Now NASA is working towards logging some of the smaller asteroids, those measuring 140 metres wide or more. Of the 25,000 estimated asteroids of this size, so far about 8,000 have been logged, leaving 17,000 unaccounted for. Considering that a 19-metre asteroid that exploded above the city of Chelyabinsk in Russia in 2013 injured 1,200 people, these middle- sized asteroids would be a serious danger if they enter Barth's orbit. ①
Whether NASA can find the remaining middle- sized NEOs depends on getting the money to build NEOCam, a 0.5-metre space telescope which would use infrared (红外线的) light to locate asteroids. ② Once logged, the planetary defence team would still need to work out how to defend the planet against being hit by the truly worrying asteroids - the PHAS.
"Potentially Hazardous Asteroids" (PHAs) are rocks close enough to pass within 7.5 million kilometres of Earth's orbit. NASA has created a map of 1,400 PHAs, none of which are expected to be a treat in the next one hundred years.
③ With technology already available, NASA can track these objects and make predictions about possible impact, at which point two defence solutions could be launched.
The first is DART---the Double Asteroid Redirection Test. Plans are scheduled to test DART on the moon of an asteroid called Didymos. "Didymoon" is 150 metres wide, orbiting its 800 metre mother, and hopefully the impact of DART will knock it out of its orbit enough for Earth-based telescopes to pick up.
Another suggested defence against a PHA on course to hit Barth is to blow it up using a nuclear weapon. It may sound like a plot from a film, and it was the subject of the 1998 film Armageddon, but the Hypervelocity Asteroid Mitigation Mission for Emergency Response (HAMMER) is a genuine NASA proposal. ④ The eight-ton rockets would be fired as approaching asteroid with the hope of bumping it off course. If the asteroid was too close to Earth for this plan to work, the rockets would carry nuclear bombs to blow it up instead.
61. Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “log"?
A. record B. protect C. decide D. discover
【答案】A
【解析】根据文中第一、二段内容，“identified and logged”以及“working towards logging some of the…”可知，我们已经观测、并且确定了一些小行星，下一步要做到应该是记录相关的数据。Log，有做日志，记录的意思。Discover可能会与log含义混淆，但是需要注意到discover应该是在identify之前的，故排除。
62. What can we know from the first two paragraphs?
A. NASA has measured 90 percent of the asteroids.
B. The asteroids are proved to be no danger to the planet.
C. There are still many unlogged asteroids near Earth.
D. Middle-sized asteroids are more likely to enter Earth's orbit.
【答案】C
【解析】细节题，可以在文中找到相关答案。A，回到原文注意定于，应为asteroids near Earth measuring 1 km wide；B，根据第二段内容可知小行星一旦进入轨道对地球存在极大危险；D, 未提及中等行星进入轨道的可能性。C根据第二段第二行“leaving 17,000 unaccounted for”可知正确。
63. What can we infer from the passage?
A. PHAs are a big concern but not an immediate threat in the short term.
B. People needn't worry about the middle-sized asteroids with the help of DART.
C. A special telescope will provide a complete defence against asteroids hitting Earth.
D. It is likely that Didymoon will be knocked out of its orbit dropping to Earth.
【答案】A
【解析】根据第四段第三行内容可知，PHAs在近百年来可能会成为威胁，但不是立即会发生的；B、C太绝对；D错误，DART是将其击落到地球可观测范围，而非落在地球上。
64. Where does the following sentence fit best in the passage?
“If it did get the money, it could probably achieve its goal in ten years."
A. ① B.② C.③ D.④
【答案】B
【解析】第三段开头明确提到了资金问题，且主语it与上文所提到的NEOCam呼应。其余位置均不符合上文叙述内容。
D
Monday dawned warm and rainless. Aurelio Escovar, a dentist without a degree, opened his office at six. When he had a handful of is instruments arranged on the table, he sat down to polish the false teeth. He seemed not to be thinking about what he was doing, but worked steadily.
The sharp voice of his eleven-year-old son interrupted his concentration.
"Papa.”
"What?
"The Mayor wants to know if you'll pull his tooth."
" Tell him I'm not here."
He was polishing a gold tooth. He held it at arm's length, and examined it with his eyes half closed. His son shouted again from the little waiting room.
"He says you are, too, because he can hear you."
The dentist kept examining the tooth. Only when he had put it on the table with the finished work did he say, “So much the better." He took several pieces of a bridge out of a cardboard box where he kept the things he still had to do and began to polish the gold.
"Papa."
"What? He still hadn't changed his expression.
"He says if you don't take out his tooth, he'll shoot yon."
Without hurrying, with an extremely calm movement, he stopped his work and pulled the lower drawer of the table all the way out. There was a revolver (左轮手枪).“OK," he said. “Tell him to come and shoot me." He rolled the chair over opposite the door, his hand resting on the edge of the drawer.
The Mayor appeared at the door. He had shaved the left side of his face, but the other side, swollen and in pain, had a five- day-old beard.
The dentist saw many nights of desperation in his dull eyes. He closed the drawer with his fingertips and said softy, "'Sit down."
"Good morning," said the Mayor.
"Morning," said the dentist.
While the instruments were boiling, the Mayor leaned his head on the headrest of the chair and felt better. His breath was icy. When he felt the dentist approach, the Mayor held his breath and opened his mouth.
Aurelio Escovar turned his bead toward the light. After inspecting the infected tooth, he closed the Mayor's jaw with a cautious pressure of his fingers.“It has to be without anesthesia (麻醉)," he said.
"Why?"
"Because you have an abscess (肢肿)."
The Mayor looked him in the eye. “All right," he said, and tried to smile.
The dentist did not return the smile. He did all the preparation work without looking at the Mayor.
It was a lower wisdom tooth. The dentist spread his feet and grasped the tooth with the hot forceps (钳子). The Mayor seized the arms of the chair with all his strength. The dentist moved only his wrist. Without rancor (怨恨) rather with a bitter tenderness he said, "Now you'll pay for our twenty dead men."
The Mayor felt the great pain in his jaw, and his eyes filled with tears. But he didn't breathe until he felt the tooth come out. Then he saw it through his tears. It seemed so foreign to his pain that he filed to understand his torture of the five previous nights.
The dentist gave him a clean cloth. "Dry your tears," he said.
The Mayor did. He was trembling. While the dentist washed his hands, he saw the shabby ceiling and a dusty spider web with spider's eggs and dead insects.
The dentist returned, drying his hands.“Go to bed," he said, "and gargle (漱口) with salt water.”
The Mayor stood up, said goodbye with a casual military solute, and walked toward the door, stretching his legs.
"Send the bill, he said
"To you or the town?"
The Mayor didn't look at him. He closed the door and said through the screen," 70 .“
65. Why did the dentist say he was not there (Para 6) when the Mayor wanted to have his tooth pulled?
A. Because he was only a dentist without a degree,
B. Because he was unwilling to treat the Mayor.
C. Because he was too busy to attend to the Mayor.
D. Because he was still polishing the Mayor's gold tooth.
【题源】https://passion4pearl.wordpress.com/2014/04/21/one-of-these-days/
【答案】B
【解析】根据牙医听到镇长到来的反应（继续擦假牙、without hurrying）以及而后对待镇长的冷淡态度（说镇长在这里杀了人、不回应微笑等）可以推断出牙医内心是厌恶镇长、不愿意给他拔牙。A，文中未提及degree；C，与文中内容不符；D，金牙不是镇长的。
66. What does the underlined sentence "He says if you don’t take out his tooth he’ll shoot you." imply?
A. The Mayor had a gun in secret. B. The Mayor was scaring the dentist's son.
C. The Mayor used to hate the dentist. D. The Mayor had absolute power in this town.
【答案】D
【解析】结合全文内容推断可知，镇长平日行凶作恶，在镇上为所欲为。ABC在文中未提及，均不合题意。
67. How did the dentist like the Mayor according to the passage?
A. The dentist envied him B. The dentist sympathized with him
C. The dentist hated him. D. The dentist respected him.
【答案】C
【解析】牙医对镇长应该是负面情感，排除BD。根据概述，可知牙医是恨镇长杀人的。
68. Which of the following statements is actually a lie?
A. There was a real revolver in the lower drawer of the dentist's table.
B. The Mayor didn't shave the right side of his face because of the toothache.
C. A lower wisdom tooth on the right side had given the Mayor a lot of pain for several days.
D. The dentist couldn't but pull the Mayor's tooth without anesthesia because of an abscess.
【答案】D
【解析】ABC都能在文中找到具体客观的描写，而D是由牙医的口述推断而出，但因为牙医恨镇长滥杀，却因职业操守不能杀他，所以借口没有麻药，直接拔取智齿，给镇长一点惩罚。
69. What kind of person is Aurelio Eascover according to the passage?
A. A humorous dentist in a small town.
B. A skilled murderer in a dentist's clothing.
C. An ordinary citizen with a strong sense of justice.
D.A brave hero in support of the government.
【答案】C
【解析】本文意在塑造一位平凡的牙医形象，他善良、有公民的责任感，所以会不满镇长的杀人行为，但是又遵循医者的道德，选择为镇长拔牙，故选C。A，humorous未体现；B，dentist没有杀人；D，牙医显然不满政府/市长的作为。
70. How would the Mayor probably answer in the last paragraph?
A. To neither, please B. It's none of your damn business.
C. Then to me, please D. It's the same damn thing.
【答案】D
【解析】根据文章内容，牙医在拔牙过程中想到了死去的人，但选择了用不打麻醉拔牙来让镇长付出代价而非出于怨恨直接杀了他，这点让镇长深受感动，在离开时敬了
一个标准的军礼，或许是出于弥补过失，镇长问钱应该给牙医还是给镇上。而牙医回答的动作是关了门不看他，所以不会是特别友好热情的回复，排除AC。B，镇长要付钱的，不合题意。选D，与69呼应，体现了牙医的公民意识与责任感。
第二卷（非选择题，共两大题，35分）
第四部分: 任务型阅读 (共10小题；每小题l分, 满分l0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。
Holidays are good for workers and companies alike
The swimming suits have been dug out of drawers. The beach shoes have been brought back from the shed. Tens of millions are about to go on their annual holiday. They will go away for at least a week.
A vacation means workers get more sleep without the early-morning alarm. In addition, they no longer suffer the pain of the daily transport: the crowded railway carriages or roads. And best of all, there are no meetings to suffer. In short, holidays reduce stress.
It also gives workers a chance to recharge their mental batteries. Heading to a new location allows employees to clear their thoughts. After all, there is more to life than spreadsheets (电子数据表) and sales forecasts. For those on vacation, the occasional work-related thought might occur when walking quietly along the beach, or through a wood. Often such ideas will be all the more original for being dreamed up in a moment of relaxation.
Although it does lead to crowded traffic, there is something to be said for the European tradition of taking holidays in August. The predictability of the season means that companies can adjust their plans accordingly. Even those people who are in the office can enjoy an easier pace of life. Most of their customers and suppliers are on a break so there is not much that anyone can do.
Indeed, just as employees need a break from the workplace, companies sometimes need a break from their employees. After a trading scandal (丑闻) at Société Générale, a French bank recommended that all traders take a two-week break at some point in the year. The aim was to make sure that any unusual dealing patterns would be discovered while the employee who was suspected of doing something improper was away from his desk.
Senior managers can also benefit from seeing what happens when their juniors head to the beach. Does office efficiency improve as soon as a mid-level manager disappears? If so, this suggests that he or she is not running the department well. Does an underling (下属) do a good job when the boss is away? In that case, they may need a promotion.
Work can be annoying but, as any unemployed person will tell you, is better than the alternative. It gives purpose to people's days and, on occasion can even be fun. But not every day. Some days it is better to be reading a book. By a pool, in the sunshine.
Holidays are good for workers and companies alike
Introduction
Searching for swimming suits and beach shoes, many people are busy making (71) ▲ for their upcoming holidays.
(72) ▲ of taking holidays
For workers
● When on holiday, workers will feel less stressed. Getting more sleep and enjoying (73) ▲ from painful transport and boring meetings.
● Mental batteries (74) ▲ workers on holiday are more likely to come up with new ideas related to their work.
● Those who don't go on holiday can also live an (75) ▲ life, because the majority of their customers and suppliers are on a break.
For
(76) ▲
● Holidays are good opportunities for the (77) ▲ of unusual dealing patterns in a company.
● Holidays are good opportunities for senior managers to see whether a mid-level manager runs a department well or whether (78) ▲ needs a promotion.
Conclusion
Although work can (79) ▲ us, it is better than unemployment. So, find(80) ▲ in your work and holiday,
【题源】https://www.economist.com/business/2019/08/08/holidays-are-good-for-workers-and-companies-alike
71.【答案】preparations/arrangements/plans
【解析】理解概括题，也考察固定搭配。结合第一段在说为度假准备采购，也就是做准备或计划和安排。Make preparations for...为...做准备，make plans for...为...制定计划， make arrangements for....为...做出安排，故填preparations/arrangements/plans。
72.【答案】Benefits / Advantages / Importance/ Significance
【解析】总结概括。结合下文在说度假的种种好处或者优点或者重要性或重要意义，故填Benefits / Advantages / Importance/ Significance，注意大写。
73.【答案】freedom/relief/breaks
【解析】理解概括，也考察固定搭配。第二段在说放假可以使得你放松压力远离拥挤的交通和无聊的会议，也就是享受逃离这种生活的自由、短暂的假期或者缓解，故填freedom/relief/breaks，这里做名词。
74.【答案】recharged
【解析】原词重现。第三段第一句...to recharge their mental batteries.给自己的精神重新充电，这里注意非谓语的情况，要改被动语态，故填recharged。
75.【答案】easier/ easy
【解析】原词重现。第四段倒数第二行...an easier pace of life。享受更加容易而慢节奏的生活，故填easier/easy。
76.【答案】companies
【解析】总结概括题，但是原词重现。第五段就再说假期除了有利于工作者，也有利于公司，故填companies。
77.【答案】discovery / discoveries
【解析】原词重现。第五段倒数第二行...any unusual dealing patterns would be discovered.确保任何异常模式可以被发现，也就是为了异常的发现，被动语态转为名词，故填discovery/discoveries。
78.【答案】anyone / someone/somebody/anybody
【解析】理解概括题。第六段...Does an underling (下属) do a good job when the boss is away? In that case, they may need a promotion.可知，此处指是否有人或者任何人需要晋升，故填anyone / someone/somebody/anybody。
79.【答案】annoy / upset / bother /disturb
【解析】原词重现。最后一段work can be annoying...工作可能令人恼火，也就是使我们恼火，形容词转动词，故填annoy / upset / bother /disturb。
80.【答案】fun/ pleasure / enjoyment/ joy / happiness/delight/balance
【解析】最后一段出现了fun这个词，也就是让我们寻找生活的乐趣，也可以理解为在忙碌和放松中寻找一种平衡，故填fun/ pleasure / enjoyment/ joy / happiness/delight/balance。
81. 第五部分： 书面表达（满分25分）
请阅读下面文字，并按照要求用英语写一篇150词左右的文章。
The Ministry of Education issued a notice on Nov. 22, 2019. According to the regulation, primary and middle school teachers are allowed to criticize and give proper punishment to students who violate school
discipline, social order, laws and rules, as well as those who cause chaos. Should teachers be allowed to discipline students? Students share their opinions.
Su Hua
Teachers should be cautious in disciplining students. They can punish a student without violence but hurt the child psychologically for the rest of his life. My daughter's teacher makes who forget to bring homework stand for an hour at their seat. I do believe the aim is student to feel ashamed and it is not acceptable.
Li Jiang
It is parents' responsibility to discipline the students, not teachers, because the teachers are not paid to discipline children, but to guide their learning, If necessary, teachers should manage situation in a way that is effective but does not replace the parents.
Zhang Ming
I think teachers should be allowed to discipline children in class to maintain an environment beneficial for learning. Here the word "discipline does not mean "punish". Teachers discipline children to lead them into what is believed to be correct thinking and action, rather than punish them.
【写作内容】
1.用约30词概括上述信息的主要内容:
2.你是否赞成“教师对违纪违规学生实施一定的惩成”这一观点，并说明理由(至少两点);
3.对如何有效阻止学生违纪违规提出你的建议(至少两点).
【写作要求】
1. 写作过程中不能直接引用原文语句;
2.作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称;
3.不必写标题。
【评分标准】内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。
【题源】http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201911/23/WS5dd88493a310cf3e35579709_1.html
【官方范文】
Version 1：
An official notice has been issued to grant teachers the right to properly punish students. The public are
concerned about this regulation, expressing their opinions on it from different perspectives.(30 words)
As a senior school student, I give applause to this regulation. School is a place where every student should obey rules, and if not, they should be responsible for what they've done. Additionally, proper punishment is a good way to teach students to figure out how to behave themselves, which is also a good example to instruct others.
As to how to discipline students, proper measures, I think, come first to prevent students from violating school rules. School regulations are to be transparently issued, which helps all the people concerned know how students should behave on campus. Besides, teachers should be more patient with students for effective communication. Only with joint efforts can students learn to obey the school rules. (120 words)
Version 2：
An official notice has been issued to grant teachers the right to properly punish students. The public are concerned about this regulation, expressing their opinions on it from different perspectives. (30 words)
As a senior school student, I think it is awful for teachers to adopt punishment to discipline their students. Punishment, if not used properly, may leave a deep scar on the children, which is a great disadvantage to students' lifelong development. What's worse, punishment from teachers may cause conflicts and, as a result, barriers between teachers and students.
As to how to discipline students, proper measures, I think, come first to prevent them from violating school rules. School regulators are to be transparently issued, which helps all the people concerned know how students should behave on campus Besides teachers should be more patient with students for effective communication Only with joint efforts can students learn to obey the school rules. (120 words)
【详细点评】
这篇作文的命题方式和2020届南京盐城一模，教育惩戒一文非常相似，但是相似之余，提问方式也有很大的不同，因为第三点苏锡常镇一模更加接地气和具体一点：“如何有效阻止学生违纪违规提出你的建议”。以学生的角度去写如何治学生，更加人性化。
第一段：
作为一篇新闻类文章，首段轰动的新闻事件一定要在30个字概括这个部分中点出来，然后对这个新闻事件大家观点不一，观点不一的理由可以写，也可以不写，就具体的字数而定。
A regulation that teachers enjoy due right to criticize and punish misbehaving students was executed. Some support teachers’ disciplining students but not punishing them, while others maintain the penalty might cause
long-term psychological harm. (33 words)
第二段：
适当的惩罚益处多多，还是通过向内看，向外看产生观点。向内看，老师可以让过去为所欲为的学生老老实实，服服帖帖，因为他们现在惩罚学生的权利受到了法律的保护，而不会像以往那样害怕家长投诉或者校长批评。其次，学生，尤其是调皮学生，在违反纪律之前会三思而后行，因为违反纪律意味着要承担相应的惩罚，对于他们的“违法犯罪行为”会有一定的遏制作用。
Punishment, personally, is indispensable for teachers to discipline mischievous rule breakers. Firstly, it awakens those rule offenders that will face the punishment after getting their way, thus deterring their misdeeds and keeping them well-behaved. Secondly, teachers become more empowered and will carry out teaching on their own initiative, since their right to execute penalty is now protected by the law rather than being dictated by bossy parents or fussy headmasters. (71 words)
第三段：
如何有效阻止学生违纪违规提出我的建议。还是分向内看，向外看。首先，老师要提前和学生一起制定规章制度，这样规章制度都收到了学生的认可，得到了集体的表决，执行起来也更加有说服力，即教师在制定规则的时候一定不要自己一手包揽，而要充分征集民意。第二，体罚，言语暴力，一定不能有，因为这些不但不能帮助孩子们改掉坏习惯，反而会给他们留下心理阴影，落下一个很严重的“人生污点”或者“不公正的标签”，对他们一辈子都有不好的影响。
To effectively curb students’ misbehavior, firstly, teachers need to involve every student in enacting the rules. Say, a class meeting can be held to discuss the pros and cons of each discipline so that they can keep the sensible ones and eliminate the dross. Secondly, once the rules are set, effective execution should be guaranteed regardless of the breaker’s status or position. This way, the regulations’ prestige can be built, preserved and enhanced. (73 words)
【下水作文范文】
A regulation that teachers enjoy due right to criticize and punish misbehaving students was executed. Some support teachers’ disciplining students but not punishing them, while others maintain the penalty might cause long-term psychological harm. (33 words)
Punishment, personally, is indispensable for teachers to discipline mischievous rule breakers. Firstly, it awakens those rule offenders that they will face the music after getting their way, thus deterring their misdeeds and
keeping them well-behaved. Secondly, teachers become more empowered and will carry out teaching on their own initiative, since their right to execute penalty is now protected by the law rather than being dictated by bossy parents or fussy headmasters. (71 words)
To effectively curb students’ misbehavior, firstly, teachers need to involve every student in enacting the rules. Say, a class meeting can be held to discuss the pros and cons of each discipline so that they can keep the sensible ones and eliminate the dross. Secondly, once the rules are set, effective execution should be guaranteed regardless of the breaker’s status or position. This way, the regulations’ prestige can be built, preserved and enhanced. (73 words)
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