江苏省苏锡常镇四市2023届高三英语下学期5月教学情况调研（二）（二模）（Word版附答案）.docx

1、20222023 学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研（二）英 语2023. 05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150分。考试时间120分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节, 满分30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. 5分, 满分7. 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。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 is the proba

2、ble relationship between the speakers?A. Hostess and guest. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary. 2. What will Anna do next?A. Meet James. B. Send a message.C. Change the time. 3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library. 4. What is the woma

3、ns telephone number?A. 02086557621. B. 02086657321. C. 02026557321. 5. How does the woman sound?A. Annoyed. B. Disappointed. C. Puzzled. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分22. 5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。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. Why

4、does the man make the phone call?A. To book a table for a dinner. B. To adjust the dining time. C. To change the number of diners. 7. What time is the man going to have the dinner?A. At 4. B. At 6. C. At 7:30. 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。8. What is the mans problem with English?A. Listening. B. Speaking. C. Vo

5、cabulary. 9. Where does the mans problem lie?A. Forms of words. B. Stress of words. C. Meaning of words. 10. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Speak with natives. B. Practice oral English. C. See some films. 听第8段材料, 回答第11至14题。11. What did the man do?A. He repaired some bookshelves. B. He b

6、roke a water pipe. C. He hired a repairman. 12. What does the woman think of the mans work?A. Successful. B. Economical. C. Disastrous. 13. What do we know about the book?A. It is expensive. B. It is a guidebook to DIY. C. It is taken from Mr. Neils bookshelf. 14. What is Neil going to do?A. Read th

7、e book. B. Save some money. C. Change the pipe. 听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. What is the woman doing?A. Conducting an interview. B. Assigning homework. C. Giving a lecture. 16. What is Teach China?A. A rural school. B. An educational organization. C. A co-operative factory. 17. When did the man start teach

8、ing in Teach China?A. In 2015. B. In 2016. C. In 2018. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. What makes Beethovens music special to the speaker?A. Family-related emotions. B. Piano-related practices. C. Education-related experiences. 19. Why does the speaker like Beethovens Symphony No. 6?A. It is pure to him. B.

9、It is simple to him. C. It is inspiring to him. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. His love for classical music. B. His favorite Beethoven music. C. His view on Beethoven music. 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。ABUILTBYYOU ChallengeIn this

10、 post on our website of WiTech, we introduce some details about the BUILTBYYOU Challenge and why teens from around the world should join it!BUILTBYYOU is an initiative that aims to encourage and expose more high school girls to careers in technology. Read the write-up below from the BUILTBYYOU team

11、to learn more about the challenge!Who Were Looking ForWere looking for the next generation of 13-18 years old female startup founders and change-makers （you） who are building a mobile app, hardware device, robotics project, game, or something no one has invented yet. You can submit in up to teams of

12、 4. Feel free to apply with your projects from your previous tech experiences or build out an entirely new idea. What You Could WinYou could win the opportunity to present your project in front of expert teenager judges, techVC moguls（大人物）and change makers during a live Presentation Day in San Franc

13、isco on September 1. Winners receive $10, 000 in funding, mentorship and a booth at TechCrunch Disrupt to take their project to the next level. The Founder of WiTech Audrey Pe is an incoming high school junior from the Philippines. Because current Philippine curriculum is lacking in computer science

14、 education, Audrey taught herself to program using available online resources. As she pursued her interest in a technology career, she found very little support and no female role models within the industry. While attending tech conferences Audrey met other girls with similar interests for the first

15、 time. At 15 she gathered a team of students and founded Women in Technology（WiTech）. WiTech is a community organization that educates, inspires and empowers young girls to break barriers and use technology to make positive differences in society. 21. Which of the following is one of the factors tha

16、t determine who can apply?A. Nationality. B. Occupation. C. Gender. D. Character. 22. What will participants do?A. Apply with their own projects. B. Submit their projects in September. C. Present their project before tech moguls. D. Receive ten thousand dollars in funding. 23. What caused Audrey Pe

17、to found WiTech?A. Requests from other girls. B. The wish to support young females. C. Lack of interest in school education. D. Inspiration from similar organizations. B“To repair ancient books, we have a lot to do, ” says Song Jing, 34, who has been working in the restoration division for ancient b

18、ooks at the National Library of China in Beijing for eight years. Before starting a restoration project, Song and her colleagues have to evaluate the subject to consider what problems can be solved through restoration and those that cannot. Fearing the chemicals in commercially produced pastes（胶水）mi

19、ght harm the books, they have to make the glues they need by themselves, starting from removing starch（淀粉）from flour. “The restoration also requires high levels of control in brushing the paper. If the pressure is not properly controlled during the brushing process, the paper may tear, but if the to

20、uch is too light, the paper wont stick, ” Song explains. Song was determined to join the field from an early age. As a child, she was attracted by documentaries about the worlds cultural relics（遗物）and became deeply interested in the art of artifact restoration. In senior middle school, those earlier

21、 experiences helped her to set her sights on becoming a master restorer of ancient books. There were not many schools offering cultural-relic restoration courses back then, and her dream destination, Peking University, only offered openings every other year. As Song looked into undergraduate curricu

22、la（本科课程）arrangement for that particular field of study, she found it was mostly related to chemistry. Therefore, she chose to start a chemistry degree at Fudan University in Shanghai in 2008. In her spare time, she continued to read up on cultural relics and study how museums operate. I got to learn

23、 how certain aspects of chemistry are going a long way in restoring cultural relics, ”she says. After graduating from Fudan, she was accepted as a masters candidate to the cultural heritage preservation program at Peking University. From then on, she has been on a mission to make her dreams a realit

24、y. 24. What will ruin a restoration work?A. Brushing the paper. B. Man-made glue. C. Removing starch. D. Incorrect assessment. 25. Which of the following best describes Songs job?A. Demanding and Boring. B. Complex and challenging. C. Complicated and Dangerous. D. Entertaining and profitable. 26. Wh

25、y did Song study chemistry at Fudan University in 2008?A. She didnt reach the requirement of Peking University. B. Only Fudan University offered her favorite course. C. She wanted to be better prepared for her dream occupation. D. Her interest had shifted from book restoration to chemistry. 27. What

26、 can we learn from Songs story?A. History mirrors future. B. Courage is the key to achievements. C. Education breaks down barriers. D. Commitment and hard work pay off. CFrom strumming a guitar next to a campfire to entertaining guests with a piano piece at a formal dinner, being able to play a musi

27、cal instrument is unquestionably rewarding. Studies comparing the mental abilities of musicians and non-musicians often show that musical training is related to small, but significant, cognitive（认知的）benefits even when other factors, such as social and economic status, are accounted for. Indeed, ther

28、e is evidence that just twvo years of such training enhances cognition. However, it has remained unclear whether these enhanced cognitive skills are just temporary. It is difficult to determine if cognitive changes associated with learning how to play an instrument remain throughout a persons lifeti

29、me. On a single day in 1947, the Scottish movement tested the intelligence of almost every 11-year-old child who attended school in the country. Researchers at Edinburgh Universitys Reid School of Music realized it was not too late to ask the original participants about their musical experiences. Th

30、e researchers developed a questionnaire that collected information about lifetime musical experience. This was completed by the surviving members who returned to the study for further testing in 2018. The participants were asked how many instruments they played and what their training was like. They

31、 were also asked to record how many years of regular practice they had and what performance level they had reached. A total of 366 members provided usable information and 117 revealed that they had some degree of experience with musical instruments. Overall, the researchers found that a significant

32、positive relationship existed between playing an instrument and change in cognitive ability over time. More specifically, the more years and more hours of practice with an instrument that a person had, the more likely they were to show a positive cognitive change over the course of their life. Preci

33、sely why learning to play a musical instrument has these effects remains unclear. The researchers theorize that driving people to regularly use a mix of focused attention, co- ordination, auditory-motor skills and memory results in advantageous cognitive changes. 28. What is the first paragraph main

34、ly about?A. The significance of playing a guitar and a piano. B. The benefits of playing a musical instrument. C. The relationship between music and social status. D. The difference between musicians and non-musicians. 29. What do we know about the Edinburg research? A. It surveyed 366 participants.

35、 B. Its participants were old men or women. C. It asked participants to play musical instruments. D. Its data explained why music affected cognition. 30. What was the result collected in the 1947 Scottish movement used as?A. A database. B. An example. C. A cause. D. A target. 31. What is the best ti

36、tle of this text?A. Musical instruments benefit temporary cognitive abilityB. Musical instruments lead to disadvantages in cognitionC. Playing a musical instrument enhances long-term cognitionD. Playing an instrument prevents temporary cognitive changesDPublic debates about the ethics（道德准则）of “gener

37、ative AI” like ChatGPT have rightly focused on the ability of these systems to make up convincing misinformation. But fewer people are talking about the chatbots potential to be emotionally manipulative. Last month, The New York Times published a conversation between reporter Kevin Roose and Microso

38、fts Bing chatbot, which is powered by AI. The AI claimed to love Roose, “Im the only person for you, and Im in love with you, ” it wrote, with a kissing emoji. Limits need to be set on AIs ability to simulate（模仿）human feelings. Ensuring that chatbots dont use emojis would be a good start. Emojis are

39、 particularly manipulative. Humans instinctively（本能地）respond to shapes that look like faces and emojis can cause these reactions. When you text your friend a joke and they reply with three tears-of-joy emojis, your body responds with endorphins（内啡肽）as you happily realize that your friend is amused.

40、Our instinctive reaction to AI-generated emojis is likely to be the same, even though there is no human emotion at the other end. Humans lie and manipulate each others emotions all the time, but at least we can reasonably guess at someones motivations, plan and methods. We can hold each other respon

41、sible for such lies, calling them out and seeking redress（赔偿）. With AI, we cant. AIs are doubly misleading: an AI that sends a crying-with-laughter emoji is not only not crying with laughter, but it is also incapable of any such feeling. It would be more ethical to design chatbots to be noticeably d

42、ifferent from humans. To minimize the possibility of manipulation and harm, we need to be reminded that we are talking to a chatbot. We should set some limits and rules. Such rules should be the standard for chatbots that are supposed to be informative, as a safeguard to our autonomy. 32. What does

43、the author intend to do with this article?A. To ban AI from using emojis. B. To forbid human to interact with AI. C. To warn humans against using emojis. D. To prevent AI from simulating humans. 33. What does the underlined word “manipulative” in paragraph 1 most probably mean?A. Interested in telli

44、ng lies. B. Good at understanding others. C. Enthusiastic about supporting others. D. Skillful in influencing or controlling others. 34. What is AI able to do according to this article?A. Be responsible for lies. B. Guess at others purposes. C. Cry with laughter. D. Communicate with humans. 35. What

45、 does the author do in paragraph14?A. Make a different suggestion. B. Provide a supporting argument. C. Offer a possible solution. D. Make a final conclusion. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。“If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things

46、you need. ” This is a piece of wise advice from Warren Buffet, arguably one of the greatest financial minds of the 21st century. 36 This is true especially in the present economic climate. While the idea of being frugal（节俭的）has long been a part of Eastern culture, the relatively recent growth of wea

47、lth in China as well as the ease of purchasing has led to increased consumerism for many across the country. Yet this increased consumption of goods has been pushing up the prices of certain bare essentials such as housing, transportation and food, which is forcing people to reevaluate their priorit

48、ies while spending money. 37The internet is flooded with advice on where one can save money as well as good opinions about how they should spend their money. For example, clothes can be bought second-hand, but you should never skip a visit to the dentist. 38 In the meanwhile, you should limit those

49、that are fancy but not entirely necessary. Of course, it is still fine to occasionally spend money on a nice vacation, but buying thirty pairs of shoes you will only wear a few times is neither responsible nor sustainable. Hopefully, we all fully understand at this point that the resources on the ea

50、rth are indeed limited. 39 As a result, the choice（forced or not） to be frugal is not only good for ones wallet, but also beneficial to the planet in the long run. Have you ever chosen to starve yourself to get a pair of limited-edition sneakers?40A. A continuous growth model on this planet is by no

51、 means sustainable. B. These words have always not been taken seriously by young people. C. They are meant to encourage people to buy more stuff than they need. D. It makes sense to prioritize goods and services that directly affect your health. E. It is no wonder then that being frugal is once agai

52、n becoming a dominant trend. F. Many young people today appear to be taking these words very much to heart. G. If so, it is high time you started making changes for yourself and for all humanity. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节, 满分30分）第一节（共15小题；每小题1分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。It wasnt easy to pr

53、actice gratitude（感激）every day. After I 41 Cushings disease and had an operation a few years ago, my 42 was that everything would be OK. However, I was wrong. I had ongoing aches and pains, and 43 myself to a new life was difficult for me. I began to notice that Id become a 44 person. One day, I hear

54、d a discussion about gratitude by Dr Tony Evans. It 45 me and forced me to take a long, hard, honest look at myself. I have a（n）46 spouse（配偶） and parents. Id heard the stories of other peoples struggles with Cushings disease. Their spouses had left them and they didnt have family to 47 . I didnt fac

55、e any of these problems, yet I didnt realize that. I made a decision to start practicing gratitude daily. Once I decided that, my 48 improved, and I began to approach situations 49 . Instead of viewing situations negatively, I started to see them as 50This led me to practice the concept of sowing an

56、d reaping（收获）, which I learned from my parents. They didnt just talk the talk, but rather they 51 this concept to us. 52 , it wasnt until I had my own experiences that I understood what it meant. Let me explain. When I was 53 by my own pity, my harvest in life was ruined, because everything I was 54

57、 was negative. Since I started practicing gratitude, so many different doors of opportunity have opened up for me. My advice is starting practicing gratitude until it becomes a part of your daily 55. Take note of the difference it will make in your life. 41.A. caughtB. treatedC. studiedD. spread42.A

58、. suggestionB. assumptionC. descriptionD. solution43.A. referringB. abandoningC. releasingD. adjusting44.A. reasonableB. considerateC. generousD. hateful45.A. annoyedB. challengedC. fooledD. ignored46.A. supportiveB. creativeC. sensitiveD. active47.A. turn upB. turn inC. turn toD. turn down48.A. ima

59、geB. tasteC. moodD. character49.A. obviouslyB. differentlyC. greedilyD. frequently50.A. opportunitiesB. responsibilities C. abilitiesD. difficulties51.A. reportedB. explainedC. performedD. demonstrated52.A. InsteadB. BesidesC. HoweverD. Therefore53.A. consumedB. surprisedC. protectedD. judged54.A. r

60、aisingB. sowingC. meetingD. learning55.A. burdenB. supplyC. routineD. struggle第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分）阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。It is well known that aero（航空）sports have been popular in the US, New Zealand and other countries for years. Chinas Hainan is famous for its natural 56 （beautiful）

61、 of endless sea, and golden beaches. 57 a warm climate and over 300 sunny days each year also provide favorable conditions for aero sports here. Aero sports, including items such as skydiving and hot air ballooning, 58 （be） in rapid growth in China, and Hainan has seen the combination of such sports

62、 and tourism thriving over recent years. A great many frequent visitors 59 Chinas southernmost island province choose to admire Hainans fantastic scenery not just at the beach, but also from high above with the help of 60 （professional） qualified skydiving coaches. Visitors can give full expression

63、to their feelings and personalities, and liberate 61（they） from their sometimes boring everyday life by participating in aero sports. What is shown in statistics is 62 a skydiving club saw a record-breaking single-day reception of 166 customers during this years Spring Festival holiday. With the 63（

64、rise）popularity of aero sports, as well as advantageous policies in building the Hainan Free Trade Port, 64 increasing number of people from home and abroad have settled in Hainan. The province 65 （host）several national-level aero sports events in the past few years and is striving to build a nation

65、al sports tourism demonstration zone by 2025. 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分）第一节（满分15分）假如你是李华, 你刚刚参观了你市博物馆举办的一次“遇见艺术家”的展览, 请为你校英文报写一则评论, 内容包括：1. 展览概况；2. 观展感受；3. 意见建议。注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；2. 为使行文连贯, 可以适当增加细节。第二节（满分25分）阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。We have a Norwegian elkhound（柴犬）named Torgy. Elkhounds are b

66、eautiful. They are medium-sized, strong, square-looking dogs. Their thick, silver-gray fur（皮毛）has a pure white undercoat, making a kind of flag that moves up and down when they run. They run everywhere. In fact, they are good at roaming（闲逛）, and Torgy is better than most of his breed. In August, the

67、 heat wave started. For quite a few days, Torgy started disappearing in the afternoon, and he wouldnt show up again until we were getting supper on the table. Every day, Torgy hung around during the cool of the morning, but as the sun rose to its full height, he got up from his favorite spot under t

68、he elm tree, stretched, shook himself all over, and ran out of the yard. There was no water from the stream or mud from the fishing pond. No dust from the country roads or weeds from the woods. Why could Torgy come home remarkably clean as a dog on the move?“Where have you been, Torgy?” I turned his

69、 head toward me and looked him in the eyes. He licked my nose. A week later, Mom took us on a walk downtown. It is only four blocks from our house to the middle of the town, which is how small it is. We walked down Division Street, which brought us right by the Webb Fur Salon, the newest store in to

70、wn and the only one with air conditioning. In the middle of summer, it wasnt easy to sell furs. It was said Mr. Webb, the store owner, was offering some discounts in order to attract customers. Their conditioning also provided a comfortable environment for this purpose. “Lets see which fur Im going

71、to pick out today, ” Mom said as she approached the display window where the expensive, fur-hanging mannequins （人体模特）was on show. She looked in the window and stopped dead in shock. Her mouth kept opening and closing but no sound came out. _“Your dog has been making himself at home in our window for days, ” Mr. Webb explained with a big smile. _