江蘇省鹽城市三校聯考2023-2024學年高二下學期4月期中英語試題

2023-2024學年度高二年級第二學期期中聯考試卷英語試題本試卷分試題卷和答題卷兩部分。試題卷包括1至8頁；答題卷1至4頁。滿分：150分考試時間：120分鐘第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽完每段對話后，你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。例:Howmuchistheshirt?A.￡19.15.B.￡9.18.C.￡9.15.答案是C。1.Whatwasthewomandissatisfiedwithaboutthetour?A.Thebus.B.Theguide.C.Thefood.2.Whatdidthewomandoyesterday?A.Sheboughtablouse.B.Shegotabook.C.Shesawafilm.3.Whatcanwelearnfromtheconversation?A.Allthesubwaysarepleasant.B.Thesubwaysneedreplacing.C.Themantookthesubwaylastyear.4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Onatrain.B.Ataticketoffice.C.Inatravelagency.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?AAparty.B.Aflat.C.Asofa.第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。聽第6段材料，回答第6、7題。6.Howdidthewomanlearnaboutthemovie?A.Byreadingareview.B.Bytalkingtoafriend.C.Bycheckingtheofficialwebsite.7.Whatdoesthewomansuggestthemando?A.Findanothertheater.B.Bookticketsinadvance.C.Arriveattheplaceearly.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。8.Whathasthemanbeendoing?A.Drawingupabudget.B.Choosingarestaurant.C.Fixingupaplaceforameeting.9.WhatdoesthewomanthinkofStarRestaurant?A.Itischeap.B.Itisdisappointing.C.ItisbetterthanGoldenEagle.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Howdoesthemangethismealsonweekdays?A.Hebuysthem.B.Hemakesthemhimself.C.Hisroommatecooksthem.11Whatdoesthewomanusuallydoontheweekend?A.Sherelaxesathome.B.Shegoestorestaurants.C.ShemakesChinesefood.12.Whydoesn’tthemaninvitehisfriendsover?A.Hishouseistoosmall.B.Heisn’tgoodatcooking.C.Hedoesn’tliketomakeamess.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.WhatisMay’sschoolproject?A.Constructingabuilding.B.Helpingaroundthehouse.C.Researchingonbuildingmaterial.14.WhereisMaygoingtoworkontheproject?A.Inthegarage.B.Inthebedroom.C.Inthelivingroom.15.WhatisMayworriedabout?A.Shecan’tdotheprojectwell.B.Therearen’tenoughmaterials.C.Hermomwillbeannoyedatthemess.16.WhatwillMaydo?A.Dosomedesignwork.B.Askhermotherforhelp.C.Savesomecardboardboxes.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.WhatdoesthespeakersayaboutIndonesia?A.It’salwayscrowded.B.There’remanyfamousplaces.C.TheweatherispreferableinAugust.18.WhydidthespeakergotoBalieveryvacation?A.Tovisitthetemples.B.Tofindajob.C.Toseehisfather.19.WhatisPuraBesakih?A.Abeach.B.Ahotel.C.Atemple.20.HowdoesthespeakerdescribethehotelsinBali?A.Theyareexpensive.B.Theycanmeetvariousneeds.C.Theyaredesignedmainlyforleisure.第二部分閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）第一節(jié)（共15個小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。ABukuMusicFestivalWhere:NewOrleans,LAWhen:July10—July11Tickets:$180—$270Camping:NoTheSceneFromarttomusic,Bukuisauniquefestivalinthesummer.Withapost-industrialsettingasthebackgroundandofferingelectronicmusicandhiphop,Bukusucceedsasatruefestivalexperience.Catchuponyoursleep—withtheall-nightshowsinthecityofNewOrleans,youneedtogetsomerest.HorizonFestivalWhere:Arinsal,AndorraWhen:July9—July11Tickets:$65—$149Camping:NoTheSceneIt'shardtoargueaboutafestivalthathaspoolactivities,paintballwars,itsownSnowOlympicsandsecretparties.Beyondthatyou'llalsofind100+internationalDJswithstagesonthemountain.GasparillaMusicFestivalWhere:Tampa,FLWhen:July9—July10Tickets:FreeCamping:NoTheSceneTheGasparillaMusicFestivalisnon-profit(非營利的).ItorganizesamusicfestivaleveryyearinthedowntownsquareonthesecondweekendofJuly.GoldenPlainsFestivalWhere:Meredith,AustraliaWhen:July11—July13Tickets:FreeCamping:YesTheSceneThere'snoadvertisement,nomarketstalls(貨攤),andnothingmarketedtoyouforthewholelongweekend.It'smeanttobeaperfectplace.Campwhereveryoulike,bringalmosteverythingandanythingifyouwant—youcanbringasofaandplaceitintheopen-airtheatre,andenjoythesunshineandmusicforthelongweekend.1.WhydopeopleintheBukuMusicFestivalneedtocatchupontheirsleep?A.Sleepduringthenightisdifficult. B.Bukuhasapost-industrialsetting.C.Theperformanceswilllastovernight. D.Theticketsforthefestivalareveryexpensive.2.Atwhichmusicfestivalcanyoufindsportsprograms?A.BukuMusicFestival. B.HorizonFestival.C.GasparillaMusicFestival. D.GoldenPlainsFestival.3.WhereistheGoldenPlainsFestivalheld?A.Onamountain. B.Inadowntownsquare.C.Inamusichall. D.Inanopen-airtheatre.BIwas18whenIfirstwenttoseaasatourist.Asateenagerwhoalwayslookedfornoveltyandarealadventure,IjoinedtheMerchantNavyimmediatelyafterschool.Igotaround-the-worldjourneyasmyfirsttripwewenttoSouthAfrica,AustraliaandNewZealandandsaileddownthePanamaCanal.Overthenext15years,Ienjoyedajoyfullifeasasteward,workinglonghoursbutplayinghardduringmytimeof.Thenontheeveningofmy33rdbirthdayinNovember1983,westoppedinTrinidadandagroupofuswenttothelandtocelebrate.ButwhenIopenedmyeyesatnoonthenextday,IknewIwassufferingfrommorethanjustthetypicaleffectsofbeingdrunkandstayingupallnight-IfoundIcouldseenothing.AsIwashelpedofftheship,Itriedtocalmdown,assumingthesituationwastemporary.Later,IflewbacktotheUKandwasexaminedbyaspecialist.HetoldmeIhadarareseriousmedicalcondition,whichcouldmakemeblindfortherestofmylife.Icouldn’tprocesswhatI’dheardatfirst;itjustdidn’tseemtomakesense.Inthefollowingmonths,Ifeltmylifewasover.Ihadlostnotonlymysightbutalsomyindependence-Iwastrappedinmyhousewithnoincome.Atfirst,Ifounditdifficulttomakemywayfromoneroomtoanother,andthethoughtofgoingoutsidefilledmewithanxiety.TheturningpointcamewhenIwentonacampingholidaywitothervisuallyimpairedpeople-itmadesuchadifferencetobeabletotalktopeoplewhounderstoodmysituation.Later,Istartedatwo-yearcourseattheRoyalNationalInstitutefortheBlind,learningnewskills.Halfwaythroughthecourse,Igotmyfirstguidedog,Otis,whichchangedeverything.Ihadafriendwhoalwaysstayedwithme-itwasasifallthedifficultieshaddisappearedandthesenseofregainedfreedomwasexciting.Shortlyafterthat,Istartedworkingagain,andhavesinceenjoyedarewardingcareerwithorganizationsthathelpvisuallyimpairedpeople.4.Whatkindoflifedidtheauthorlivebeforehis33rdbirthday?A.Hardbutrewarding. B.Regularandboring.C.Lonelybutpeaceful. D.Adventurousandhappy.5.HowdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterlearningabouthisconditionfromtheUKspecialist?A.Shocked. B.Relaxed.C.Regretful. D.Disappointed.6.Whatchangedtheauthor’sattitudetowardshislifewithblindness?A.Thecompanyofaguidedog.B.Acourseinspecialeducation.C.Atalkwithothershavingsimilarstruggles.D.Arewardingjobhelpingotherblindpeople.7Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.KnowledgehasnolimitB.Losingsightdoesn’tendmylifeC.RegainedfreedomismorevaluableD.GuidedogshelprebuildmyconfidenceCWehavetomakecertainourlimitedmoneyiswellspent.Butwhatshouldwespendourmoneyon?A20-yearstudyconductedbyDr.Gilovich,aprofessoratCormellUniversity,reachedapowerfulandstraightforwardconclusion:don’tspendyourmoneyonthings.Thetroublewiththingsisthatthehappinesstheyprovidepetersout.Wegetusedtonewpossessions,andwhatonceseemedexcitingquicklybecomesthecommon.Wekeepraisingthebarandalwayslookforanevenbetterone.Possessions,bytheirnature,causecomparisons.Webuyanewcarandarethrilledwithituntilafriendbuysabetterone-andthere’salwayssomeonewithabetterone.Mostofususuallyassumethatthehappinesswegetfrombuyingsomethingwilllastaslongasthethingitself.Itseemsintuitive(直覺的)thatinvestinginsomethingwecansee,hear,andtouchonapermanentbasisdeliversthebestvalue.Butit’snotthecaseatall.Gilovichhasfoundthatexperiencesdelivermore-lastinghappinessthanthings.Experiencesbecomeapartofouridentity.Everyone’sexperienceisunique.Wearenotourpossessions,butwearetheaccumulationofeverythingwe’veseen,thethingswe’vedone,andtheplaceswe’vebeento.“Ourexperiencesareabiggerpartofourselvesthanourmaterialgoods,”saidGilovich.“Youcanreallylikeyourmaterialstuff.Youcaneventhinkthatpartofyouridentityisconnectedtothosethings,buttheyremainseparatefromyou.Incontrast,yourexperiencesreallyarepartofyou.Wearethesumtotalofourexperiences.”Besides,wedon’tcompareexperiencesinthesamewaythatwecomparethings.It’shardtoquantifytherelativevalueofanytwoexperiences,whichmakesthemthatmuchmoreenjoyable.Andexpectationofanexperiencecausesexcitementandenjoyment,whileexpectationofobtainingapossessioncausesimpatience.Experiencesareenjoyablefromtheveryfirstmomentsofplanning,allthewaythroughtothememoriesyoukeepforever.Thetemporaryhappinessachievedbybuyingthingscanberegardedas“puddles(水坑)ofpleasure.”Inotherwords,thatkindofhappinessevaporates(蒸發(fā))quicklyandleavesuswantingmore.Thingsmaylastlongerthanexperiences,butthememoriesthatremainarewhatmattermost.8.Theunderlinedphrase“petersout”canbereplacedby______.A.takesaway B.diesaway C.isnotreal D.coststoomuch9.WhatdoesGilovichthinkofexperiences?A.Experiencescanexistinourmemoryforever.B.Ourexperiencestakeupallpartsofourselves.C.Ourexperiencesarewhatsetusapartfromothers.D.Experiencesdeliverless-lastinghappinessthanthings.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?A.Spiritualwealthisthemostvaluableforus.B.Experiencescanbecomparedwitheachother.C.Expectinganexperienceincreasesourfeelingofanxiety.D.Peoplearemorelikelytobeimpatientwhenbuyingthings.11.Whichisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howcanwemakehappinesslastlong?B.Howcanwegainhappinesswithmoney?C.Whydoexperiencesachievepermanenthappinessthanthings?D.Whyshouldwespendmoneyonexperiencesinsteadofthings?DPersonalityhasbeendescribedinallsortsofanimalspecies.Someareshywhileothersareactive.Nowanewstudysuggestsexpertscanreliablymeasureanimalpersonalitysimplyfromthewayanimalsmove,andthatthemethodcouldbeusedtohelpscientistsandmathematiciansfromSwanseaUniversityandtheUniversityofEssexfilmedthemovementsof15three-spinedsticklebackfish(三刺魚)swimminginatankwhichcontainedtwo,threeorfiveplasticplantsinfixedpositions.Usingthehigh-resolutiontrackingdatafromvideorecordings,theteammeasuredhowlongandhowoftenthefishturned,andhowlongtheystoppedandstartedmoving.Thedatashowedthateachfish’smovementswereverydifferent,andthatthesedifferenceswerehighlyrepeatable—somushsothattheresearcherscouldidentifyafishjustfromitsmovementdata.DrInesFurthbauerm,aco-authorofthestudyfromSwanseaUniversity,said,“Thesepersonalitiesinfisharelikesignatures—differentanduniquetoanindividual.Wefoundthefish’ssignatureswerethesamewhenwemadesimplechangestothefishtanks,suchasaddingadditionalplants.However,itispossiblethatthesesignatureschangegraduallyoverananimal’slifetime,orsuddenlyifananimalmeetssomethingneworunexpectedinitsenvironment.Trackinganimals’movementsoverlongerperiodsandinthewildwillgiveusthissortofinsightandhelpusbetterunderstandnotonlypersonalitybutalsohowflexibleananimal’sbehavioris.”DrAndrewKing,leadauthorfromSwanseaUniversity,said,“Theresearchissignificantbecauseitsuggestwemightbeabletoquantifypersonalitydifferencesinwildanimals.12.Whatdidtheresearchteamdotothefish?A.Theykeptmeasuringtheirsizes. B.Theyfedthemwithrealplants.C.Theyrecordedtheirmovements. D.Theyputthemindifferenttanks.13.WhatdidDrInesFurtbauerfindaboutthefish’spersonalitiesinthestudy?A.Theyremainedrelativelystable. B.Theychangedeasilyaccordingly.C.Theyproveddifficulttodetect. D.Theywerethesameasothers’.14.WhatisDrAndrewKing’sattitudetothenewstudy?A.Positive. B.Disapproving.C.Conservative. D.Unclear.15.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.PersonalityDeterminesMovements. B.HowAnimalsMoveSeemsSimilar.C.PersonalityIsNotaSecret. D.Animals’MovementsTellPersonality.第二節(jié)（共5個小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）根據短文內容，從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩處為多余選項。Nowadays,theterm“superfood”hasbecomethenutritionalbuzzword.Simplyput,thesesuperfoodsarethosethatprovidelargeamountofnutrientsthroughminimalcalories.Theterm“superfood”mayhavetakenthemodernfoodscenebystorm.____16____Althoughonlypopularinrecentyears,theconceptofcertainfoodswithspecialnutritionalqualitieshasbeenaroundforalongtime.Thenickname“superfood”gainedwidespreadpopularityintheearly2000sashealthenthusiastsandthefoodindustrysoughttoidentifyandmarketfoodswithspecialhealthbenefits.Today,itisatrendindiet.Inanagewhenweshareallkindsofsuperfoodsonsocialmedia,ignoringthephenomenonisimpossible.____17____It’seasytounderstand.Thesenutritionalsuperheroesofferaperfectcombinationofsubstanceandstyle,tailoredforthedigitalgeneration.Theirlivelycolours,exoticoriginsandimpressivenutrientprofilesmakethemcandidatesforthenextviralfoodtrend.____18____Theyofferalifestylethatreflectstheglobalshifttowardsamorehealth-conscioussociety.Astheworldwrestleswithanincreasingburdenofdiseasesandthefastpaceofmodernlife,peopleareseekingdietarysolutionsfromsuperfoods.____19____Theyarerichinvitaminsandmineralsthatcanstrengthenyourimmunesystem,avoidchronicdiseases,andimproveyouroverallwell-being.Anotherremarkablebenefitistheirpotentialtopromotehearthealth,helpingyoubuildastrongheart.Don’tforgettheirroleinskinregeneration.Theantioxidants(抗氧化物)canprovideanaturalglow,reduceskinageingandfightagainstskinconditions.____20____Superfoods,whilenutritionallydense,shouldbepartofacomprehensivedietratherthantheonlyguaranteeofourhealth.A.Whatisdrivingthetrend?B.Whatarenutritionalsuperheroes?C.Theybringappearancestothetableaswell.D.Superfoodspromisemorethanjustameal.E.Nosinglefoodcancurealldiseases.F.Theyseemtailor-madetodealwiththeseconcerns.G.However,itsrootscanbetracedbacktoearly20th-centurynutritionliterature.第三部分語言知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）第一節(jié)完形填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。WhileenjoyingmyfreshlunchinarestaurantinAmsterdam,Inoticedsomethingodd.Customerscominginforsomethingtoeatignoredthepersonstandingbehindthecounter(柜臺),preferringto____21____throughasmartphone.Whatwasthecrazythingaboutthis?Theywerejustseveral____22____apart!Infact,theyweresoclosethatthestaffmembertookaquick____23____athisscreentogetaheadstartonpickingtherightvegetables—allwithoutanywords____24____.Now,Igetit:Moderntechnologyallowsustobemore____25____,butImightbewitnessingsomethingdeeper:weprefernottotalktoeachotheranymore.Thinkaboutitforamoment.Whenwasthelasttimeyounaturally___26___aconversationwithsomebodyyoudidn’tknow?Thechancesarethatyoudon’teven____27____!Likelyeitheryouortheotherpersonwas“busy”withotherthingslike____28____withasmartphone.Now,withthe____29____ofdigitaltechnologies,onecan’thelpbutpaythe____30____formodernefficiency:ourabilitytotalktostrangers.Weshop,____31____ahotel,ororderataxi,allviaanapp.____32____withrandomstrangersisbecomingrarerandrarer.Yettherearesurprising____33____ofhavingevenashortandsimpleconversationwithstrangers.Youmightlearnsomething____34____,andbeyonddoubt,ithasthepowertoenrichyourunderstandingofothersand____35____aspecialbondinourmodernworld.21.A.talk B.call C.order D.deliver22.A.meters B.millimeters C.kilometers D.centimeters23.A.chance B.turn C.look D.test24.A.spoken B.written C.typed D.mentioned25.A.efficient B.enthusiastic C.effective D.energetic26.A.endedup B.engagedin C.madeup D.wenton27.A.hear B.believe C.remember D.understand28.A.recording B.studying C.playing D.calculating29.A.idea B.aim C.problem D.rise30.A.cash B.price C.debt D.tax31.A.decorate B.book C.build D.repair32.A.Contact B.Work C.Quarrel D.Reunion33.A.interests B.benefits C.disadvantages D.influences34.Aunrealistic B.unsuitable C.unreasonable D.unexpected35.Aservesas B.refersto C.accountsfor D.consistsof第二節(jié)語法填空（共10個小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當的單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。BeijingInstituteforGeneralArtificialIntelligence(BIGAI)createdtheworld’sfirstvirtualchild-imagefigurenamedTongTong,____36____(base)onartificialgeneralintelligence(AGI)technology,saidtheinstituteinBeijingonWednesday.TongTong____37____(train)usingtheTongOS2.0AGIoperatingsystemandTongPL2.0programminglanguage-____38____self-developedlearningandreasoningframeworkforlong.ThistrainingequipsTongTongwithabilitiesinactivevision,comprehension,communication,andmanyother____39____(personality).“TongTongpossessesacompletemindsetandvaluesystemsimilarto____40____ofathreeorfour-year-oldchild.Currently,itisstillundergoingrapidevolutionand____41____(enter)variousaspectsofourlivesinthenearfuture,”saidZhuSongchun,directorofBIGAI.TongTonghasthepotential____42____(assist)inreal-lifescenesinthefuture,whichincludessmarthomes,healthmanagement,educationandtraining,andinteractions.AccordingtoBIGAI,TongTongcanprovideuserswithamore____43____(intelligence),personalized,andadaptableindustrydigitalintelligenthuman.“AGIisthemostpowerfuldriver____44____functionsasnewqualityproductiveforces,”Zhuadded.____45____strengtheningresearchanddevelopmentinhigh-techinnovation,BIGAIhasalsofocusedondevelopingtalentinthefieldofAGL.第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（滿分15分）46.假定你是李華，在五一勞動節(jié)到來之際，你做了關于“學生做家務”的校園采訪。請你就此次采訪寫一篇報道，向校英文報投稿，內容包括：1.學生做家務的情況：2.他們對做家務的看法。注意：1.寫作詞數應為80個左右；2.請在答題卡的相應位置作答。___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二節(jié)（滿分25分）47.閱讀下面材料，根據其內容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構成一篇完整的短文。Sarah,ahighschoolstudent,hadagreatpassionforbaking.Withherparents’support,Sarahdreamedofopeningherownbakery,aplacewhereshecouldturnherinterestintoabusiness.However,sheknewtheimportanceofimprovingherskillsandgainingreal-worldexperience.Therefore,everySaturday,withoutfail,shewouldsetupasmallbutcharmingtableatalocalpark.Thepark,filledwithfamiliesandlaughter,wastheperfectplaceforSarahtosellhercreations.Hertable,neatlylaidoutwithcolorfulhomemadecookiesandcakes,attractedpassers-bywiththedesserts’smell.Onaparticularlybrightandsunnyafternoon,asSa