泰州市20202021学年度高三年级第一学期期初检测
英语试题
（满分：150分，考试时间：120分钟）注意事项考生在答题前请认真阅读本注意事项及各题答题要求。1本试卷共14页，包含选择题、非选择题两部分。考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。2答题前，请务必将自己的姓名、准考证号用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔填写在试卷及答题卡的规定位置上。3请认真核对监考员在答题卡上所粘贴的条形码上的姓名、准考证号与本人是否相符。4作答选择题，必须用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应选项的方框涂满、涂黑；如需改动，请用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。作答非选择题，必须用05毫米黑色墨水的签字笔在答题卡上的指定位置作答，在其他位置作答一律无效。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）第二部分阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
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