2023屆江蘇省蘇錫常鎮(zhèn)高三5月二模英語試卷（含答案）

2023屆江蘇省蘇錫常鎮(zhèn)高三5月二模英語試卷

學(xué)校:姓名：班級:考號：

一、閱讀理解

BUILTBYYOUchallenge

InthispostonourwebsiteofWiTech,Weintroducesomedetailsaboutthe

BUILTBYYOUChallengeandwhyteensfromaroundtheworldShouldjoinit!

BUILTBYYOUisaninitiativethataimstoencourageandexposemorehighschoolgirls

tocareersintechnology.

Readthewrite-upbelowfromtheBUILTBYYOUteamtoIeammoreaboutthe

challenge!

WhoWe,reLookingFor

We,relookingforthenextgenerationof13-18yearsoldfemalestartupfoundersand

change-makers(you)whoarebuildingamobileapp,hardwaredevice,roboticsproject,game,

orsomethingnoonehasinventedyet.Youcansubmitinuptoteamsof4.Feelfreetoapply

withyourprojectsfromyourprevioustechexperiencesorbuildoutanentirelynewidea.

WhatYouCouldWin

Youcouldwintheopportunitytopresentyourprojectinfrontofexpertteenagerjudges,

tech/VCmoguls(大人物)andchangemakersduringalivePresentationDayinSanFrancisco

onSeptember1.WinnersreceiveS10,000infunding,mentorshipandaboothatTechCrunch

Disrupttotaketheirprojecttothenextlevel.

TheFounderofWiTehch

AudreyPeisanincominghighschooljuniorfromthePhilippines.Becausecurrent

Philippinecurriculumislackingincomputerscienceeducation,Audreytaughtherselfto

programusingavailableonlineresources.Asshepursuedherinterestinatechnologycareer,

shefoundverylittlesupportandnofemalerolemodelswithintheindustry.Whileattending

techconferencesAudreymetothergirlswithsimilarinterestsforthefirsttime.At15she

gatheredateamofstudentsandfoundedWomeninTechnology(WiTech).WiTechisa

communityorganizationthateducates,inspiresandempowersyounggirlstobreakbarriers

andusetechnologytomakepositivedifferencesinsociety.

1.Whichofthefollowingisoneofthefactorsthatdeterminewhocanapply?

A.Nationality.B.Occupation.C.Gender.D.Character.

2.Whatwillparticipantsdo?

A.Applywiththeirownprojects.B.SubmittheirprojectsinSeptember.

C.Presenttheirprojectbeforetechmoguls.D.Receivetenthousanddollarsinfunding,

3.WhatcausedAudreyPetofoundWiTech?

A.Requestsfromothergirls.B.Thewishtosupportyoungfemales.

C.Lackofinterestinschooleducation.D.Inspirationfromsimilarorganizations.

“Torepairancientbooks,wehavealottodo,“saysSongJing,34,whohasbeen

workingintherestorationdivisionforancientbooksattheNationalLibraryofChinain

Beijingforeightyears.Beforestartingarestorationproject,Songandhercolleagueshaveto

evaluatethesubjecttoconsiderwhatproblemscanbesolvedthroughrestorationandthose

thatcannot.Fearingthechemicalsincommerciallyproducedpastes（膠水）mightharmthe

books,theyhavetomakethegluestheyneedbythemselves,startingfromremoving

Stareh（淀粉）fromflour.

“Therestorationalsorequireshighlevelsofcontrolinbrushingthepaper.Ifthepressure

isnotproperlycontrolledduringthebrushingprocess,thepapermaytear,butifthetouchis

toolight,thepaperwon,tstick,,,Songexplains.

Songwasdetenninedtojointhefieldfromanearlyage.Asachild,shewasattractedby

documentariesabouttheworld,sculturalrelics（遺物）andbecamedeeplyinterestedintheart

ofartifactrestoration.

Inseniormiddleschool,thoseearlierexperienceshelpedhertosethersightson

becomingamasterrestorerofancientbooks.

Therewerenotmanyschoolsofferingcultural-relicrestorationcoursesbackthen,and

herdreamdestination,PekingUniversity,onlyofferedopeningseveryotheryear.

AsSonglookedintoundergraduatecuιτicula（本科課程）arrangementforthatparticular

fieldofstudy,shefounditwasmostlyrelatedtochemistry.Therefore,shechosetostarta

chemistrydegreeatFudanUniversityinShanghaiin2008.Inhersparetime,shecontinuedto

readuponculturalrelicsandstudyhowmuseumsoperate.

“Igottolearnhowcertainaspectsofchemistryaregoingalongwayinrestoring

culturalrelics,,,shesays.

AftergraduatingfromFudan,shewasacceptedasamaster'scandidatetothecultural

heritagepreservationprogramatPekingUniversity.Fromthenon,shehasbeenonamission

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tomakeherdreamsareality.

4.Whatwillruinarestorationwork?

A.Brushingthepaper.B.Man-madeglue.

C.Removingstarch.D.Incorrectassessment.

5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesSong,sjob?

A.DemandingandBoring.B.Complexandchallenging.

C.ComplicatedandDangerous.D.Entertainingandprofitable.

6.WhydidSongstudychemistryatFudanUniversityin2008?

A.Shedidn,treachtherequirementofPekingUniversity.

B.OnlyFudanUniversityofferedherfavoritecourse.

C.Shewantedtobebetterpreparedforherdreamoccupation.

D.Herinteresthadshiftedfrombookrestorationtochemistry.

7.WhatcanweIeamfromSong,sstory?

A.Historymirrorsfuture.B.Courageisthekeytoachievements.

C.Educationbreaksdownbarriers.D.Commitmentandhardworkpayoff.

Fromstrummingaguitarnexttoacampfiretoentertainingguestswithapianopieceata

formaldinner,beingabletoplayamusicalinstrumentisunquestionablyrewarding.Studies

comparingthementalabilitiesofmusiciansandnon-musiciansoftenshowthatmusical

trainingisrelatedtosmall,butsignificant,cognitive（認知的）benefitsevenwhenother

factors,suchassocialandeconomicstatus,areaccountedfor.Indeed,thereisevidencethat

justtwoyearsofsuchtrainingenhancescognition.

However,ithasremainedunclearwhethertheseenhancedcognitiveskillsarejust

temporary.

Itisdifficulttodetermineifcognitivechangesassociatedwithlearninghowtoplayan

instrumentremainthroughoutaperson'slifetime.Onasingledayin1947,theScottish

movementtestedtheintelligenceofalmostevery11-year-oldchildwhoattendedschoolin

thecountry.ResearchersatEdinburghUniversity,sReidSchoolofMusicrealizeditwasnot

toolatetoasktheoriginalparticipantsabouttheirmusicalexperiences.

Theresearchersdevelopedaquestionnairethatcollectedinformationaboutlifetime

musicalexperience.Thiswascompletedbythesurvivingmemberswhoreturnedtothestudy

forfurthertestingin2018.Theparticipantswereaskedhowmanyinstrumentstheyplayed

andwhattheirtrainingwaslike.Theywerealsoaskedtorecordhowmanyyearsofregular

practicetheyhadandwhatperformanceleveltheyhadreached.Atotalof366members

providedusableinformationand117revealedthattheyhadsomedegreeofexperiencewith

musicalinstruments.

Overall,theresearchersfoundthatasignificantpositiverelationshipexistedbetween

playinganinstrumentandchangeincognitiveabilityovertime.Morespecifically,themore

yearsandmorehoursofpracticewithaninstrumentthatapersonhad,themorelikelythey

weretoshowapositivecognitivechangeoverthecourseoftheirlife.Preciselywhylearning

toplayamusicalinstrumenthastheseeffectsremainsunclear.Theresearcherstheorizethat

drivingpeopletoregularlyuseamixoffocusedattention,co-ordination,auditory-motor

skillsandmemoryresultsinadvantageouscognitivechanges.

8.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Thesignificanceofplayingaguitarandapiano.

B.Thebenefitsofplayingamusicalinstrument.

C.Therelationshipbetweenmusicandsocialstatus.

D.Thedifferencebetweenmusiciansandnon-musicians.

9.WhatdoweknowabouttheEdinburgresearch?

A.Itsurveyed366participants.B.Itsparticipantswereoldmenorwomen.

C.Itaskedparticipantstoplaymusicalinstruments.D.Itsdataexplainedwhymusic

affectedcognition.

10.Whatwastheresultcollectedinthe1947Scottishmovementusedas?

A.Adatabase.B.Anexample.C.Acause.D.Atarget.

11.Whatisthebesttitleofthistext?

A.Musicalinstrumentsbenefittemporarycognitiveability.

B.Musicalinstrumentsleadtodisadvantagesincognition.

C.Playingamusicalinstrumentenhanceslong-termcognition.

D.Playinganinstrumentpreventstemporarycognitivechanges.

Publicdebatesabouttheelhics（道德準則）of""generativeAI"IikeChatGPThave

rightlyfocusedontheabilityofthesesystemstomakeupconvincingmisinformation.But

fewerpeoplearetalkingaboutthechatbots,potentialtobeemotionallymanipulative.

Lastmonth,TheNewYorkTimespublishedaconversationbetweenreporterKevin

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RooseandMicrosoft,sBingchatbot,whichispoweredbyALTheAIclaimedtoloveRoose,

'Tmtheonlypersonforyou,andI,minlovewithyou,“itwrote,withakissingemoji.

LimitsneedtobesetonAΓsabilitytosimulate（模仿）humanfeelings.Ensuringthat

chatbotsdon,tuseemqjiswouldbeagoodstart.Emqjisareparticularlymanipulative.

Humansinstinctively（本能地）respondtoshapesthatlooklikefacesandemojiscancause

thesereactions.Whenyoutextyourfriendajokeandtheyreplywiththreetears-of-joy

emojis,yourbodyrespondswithendorphins（內(nèi)啡肽）asyouhappilyrealizethatyourfriend

isamused.OurinstinctivereactiontoAi-generatedemojisislikelytobethesame,even

thoughthereisnohumanemotionattheotherend.

Humanslieandmanipulateeachother,semotionsallthetime,butatleastWecan

reasonablyguessatsomeone,smotivations,planandmethods.Wecanholdeachother

responsibleforsuchlies,callingthemoutandseekingredress（賠償）.WithAI,wecan,t.AIs

aredoublymisleading:anAIthatsendsacrying-with-Iaughteremojiisnotonlynotcrying

withlaughter,butitisalsoincapableofanysuchfeeling.

Itwouldbemoreethicaltodesignchatbotstobenoticeablydifferentfromhumans.To

minimizethepossibilityofmanipulationandharm,weneedtoberemindedthatWeare

talkingtoachatbot.Weshouldsetsomelimitsandrules.Suchrulesshouldbethestandard

forchatbotsthataresupposedtobeinformative,asasafeguardtoourautonomy.

12.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodowiththisarticle?

A.TobanAIfromusingemojis.B.ToforbidhumantointeractwithAL

C.Towarnhumansagainstusingemojis.D.TopreventAIfromsimulatinghumans.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“manipulative“inparagraph1mostprobablymean?

A.Interestedintellinglies.B.Goodatunderstandingothers.

C.Enthusiasticaboutsupportingothers.D.Skillfulininfluencingorcontrolling

others.

14.WhatisAIabletodoaccordingtothisarticle?

A.Beresponsibleforlies.B.Guessatothers,purposes.

C.Crywithlaughter.D.Communicatewithhumans.

15.Whatdoestheauthordoinparagraph4?

A.Makeadifferentsuggestion.B.Provideasupportingargument.

C.Offerapossiblesolution.D.Makeafinalconclusion.

二、七選五

“Ifyoubuythingsyoudonotneed,soonyouwillhavetosellthingsyouneed.^^Thisisa

pieceofwiseadvicefromWarrenBuffet,arguablyoneofthegreatestfinancialmindsofthe

21thcentury.16Thisistrueespeciallyinthepresenteconomicclimate.

Whiletheideaofbeingfrugal（節(jié)儉的）haslongbeenapartofEasternculture,the

relativelyrecentgrowthofwealthinChinaaswellastheeaseofpurchasinghasledto

increasedconsumerismformanyacrossthecountry.Yetthisincreasedconsumptionofgoods

hasbeenpushingupthepricesofcertainbareessentialssuchashousing,transportationand

food,whichisforcingpeopletoreevaluatetheirprioritieswhilespendingmoney.

17

Theinternetisfloodedwithadviceonwhereonecansavemoneyaswellasgood

opinionsabouthowtheyshouldspendtheirmoney.Forexample,clothescanbebought

second-hand,butyoushouldneverskipavisittothedentist.18Inthemeanwhile,

youshouldlimitthosethatarefancybutnotentirelynecessary.Ofcourse,itisstillfineto

occasionallyspendmoneyonanicevacation,butbuyingthirtypairsofshoesyouwillonly

wearafewtimesisneitherresponsiblenorsustainable.

Hopefully,Weallfullyunderstandatthispointthattheresourcesontheearthareindeed

limited.19Asaresult,thechoice（forcedornot）tobefrugalisnotonlygoodfor

one,swallet,butalsobeneficialtotheplanetinthelongrun.Haveyoueverchosentostarve

yourselftogetapairoflimited-editionsneakers?20

A.Acontinuousgrowthmodelonthisplanetisbynomeanssustainable.

B.Thesewordshavealwaysnotbeentakenseriouslybyyoungpeople.

C.Theyaremeanttoencouragepeopletobuymorestuffthantheyneed.

D.Itmakessensetoprioritizegoodsandservicesthatdirectlyaffectyourhealth.

E.Itisnowonderthenthatbeingfrugalisonceagainbecomingadominanttrend.

F.Manyyoungpeopletodayappeartobetakingthesewordsverymuchtoheart.

G.Ifso,itishighlimeyoustartedmakingchangesforyourselfandforallhumanity.

三、完形填空

Itwasn,teasytopracticegratitude（感激）everyday.AfterI21Cushing,s

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diseaseandhadanoperationafewyearsago,my22wasthateverythingwouldbe

OK.However,Iwaswrong.Ihadongoingachesandpains,and23myselftoanew

lifewasdifficultforme.?begantonoticethatΓdbecomea24person.

Oneday,IheardadiscussionaboutgratitudebyDrTonyEvans.It25meand

forcedmetotakealong,hard,honestlookatmyself.Ihavea（n）26spouse（酉己偶）

andparents.I,dheardthestoriesofotherpeople'sstruggleswithCushing,sdisease.Their

spouseshadleftthemandtheydidn,thavefamilyto27.1didn,tfaceanyofthese

problems,yetIdidn,trealizethat.

Imadeadecisiontostartpracticinggratitudedaily.OnceIdecidedthat,my28

improved,andIbegantoapproachsituations29.Insteadofviewingsituations

negatively,Istartedtoseethemas30.

Thisledmetopracticetheconceptofsowingandreaping（收獲）,whichIlearnedfrom

myparents.Theydidn,tjusttalkthetalk,butratherthey31thisconcepttous.

32,itwasn,tuntilIhadmyownexperiencesthatIunderstoodwhatitmeant.

Letmeexplain.WhenIwas33bymyownpity,myharvestinlifewas

ruined,becauseeverythingIwas34wasnegative.SinceIstartedpracticing

gratitude,somanydifferentdoorsofopportunityhaveopenedupforme.

Myadviceisstartingpracticinggratitudeuntilitbecomesapartofyourdaily

35.Takenoteofthedifferenceitwillmakeinyourlife.

21.A.caughtB.treatedC.studiedD.spread

22.A.suggestionB.assumptionC.descriptionD.solution

23.A.referringB.abandoningC.releasingD.adjusting

24.A.reasonableB.considerateC.generousD.hateful

25.A.annoyedB.challengedC.fooledD.ignored

26.A.supportiveB.creativeC.sensitiveD.active

27.A.turnupB.turninC.turntoD.turndown

28.A.imageB.tasteC-moodD.character

29.A.obviouslyB.differentlyC.greedilyD.frequently

30.A.opportunitiesB.responsibilitiesC.abilitiesD.difficulties

31.A.reportedB.explainedC.performedD.demonstrated

32.A.InsteadB.BesidesC.HoweverD.Therefore

33.A.consumedB.surprisedC.protectedD.judged

34.A.raisingB.sowingC.meetingD.learning

35.A.burdenB.supplyC.routineD.struggle

四、用單詞的適當形式完成短文

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Itiswellknownthataero(航空)sportshavebeenpopularintheUS,NewZealandand

othercountriesforyears.China,sHainanisfamousforitsnatural36(beautiful)of

endlesssea,andgoldenbeaches.37awarmclimateandover300sunnydayseach

yearalsoprovidefavorableconditionsforaerosportshere.

Aerosports,includingitemssuchasskydivingandhotairballooning,38(be)

inrapidgrowthinChina,andHainanhasseenthecombinationofsuchsportsandtourism

thrivingoverrecentyears.Agreatmanyfrequentvisitors39China,ssouthernmost

islandprovincechoosetoadmireHainan,sfantasticscenerynotjustatthebeach,butalso

fromhighabovewiththehelpof40(professional)qualifiedskydivingcoaches.

Visitorscangivefullexpressiontotheirfeelingsandpersonalities,andliberate41

(they)fromtheirsometimesboringeveιydaylifebyparticipatinginaerosports.Whatis

showninstatisticsis42askydivingclubsawarecord-breakingsingle-day

receptionof166customersduringthisyear,sSpringFestivalholiday.

Withthe43(rise)popularityofaerosports,aswellasadvantageouspoliciesin

buildingtheHainanFreeTradePort,44increasingnumberofpeoplefromhome

andabroadhavesettledinHainan.Theprovince45(host)several

national-levelaerosportseventsinthepastfewyearsandisstrivingtobuildanationalsports

tourismdemonstrationzoneby2025.

五、其他應(yīng)用文

46.假如你是李華，你剛剛參觀了你市博物館舉辦的一次“遇見藝術(shù)家”的展覽，請為你

校英文報寫一則評論，內(nèi)容包括:

1.展覽概況；

2.觀展感受；

3.意見建議。

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注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右；

2.為使行文連貫，可以適當增加細節(jié)。

六、讀后續(xù)寫

47.WehaveaNorwegianelkhound（柴犬）namedTorgy.Elkhoundsarebeautiful.They

aremedium-sized,strong,square-lookingdogs.Theirthick,silver-grayfur（皮毛）hasapure

whiteundercoat,makingakindofflagthatmovesupanddownwhentheyrun.Theyrun

everywhere.Infact,theyaregoodatroaming（閑逛），andTorgyisbetterthanmostofhis

breed.

InAugust,theheatwavestarted.Forquiteafewdays,Torgystarteddisappearinginthe

afternoon,andhewouldn,tshowupagainuntilweweregettingsupperonthetable.Every

day,Torgyhungaroundduringthecoolofthemorning,butasthesunrosetoitsfullheight,

hegotupfromhisfavoritespotundertheeimtree,stretched,shookhimselfallover,andran

outoftheyard.

Therewasnowaterfromthestreamormudfromthefishingpond.Nodustfromthe

countryroadsorweedsfromthewoods.WhycouldTorgycomehomeremarkablycleanasa

dogonthemove?

ttWherehaveyoubeen,Torgy?"Iturnedhisheadtowardmeandlookedhimintheeyes.

Helickedmynose.

Aweeklater,Momtookusonawalkdowntown.Itisonlyfourblocksfromourhouseto

themiddleofthetown,whichishowsmallitis.WewalkeddownDivisionStreet,which

broughtusrightbytheWebbFurSalon,theneweststoreintownandtheonlyonewithair

conditioning.

Inthemiddleofsummer,itwasn,teasytosellfurs.ItwassaidMr.Webb,thestore

owner,wasofferingsomediscountsinordertoattractcustomers.Theairconditioningalso

providedacomfortableenvironmentforthispurpose.

“Let'sseewhichfurI,mgoingtopickouttoday,,,Momsaidassheapproachedthe

displaywindowwheretheexpensive,fur-hangingmannequins（人體模特）wasonshow.She

lookedinthewindowandstoppeddeadinshock.

Paragraph1:Hermouthkeptopeningandclosingbutnosoundcameout.

Paragraph2:44Yourdoghasbeenmakinghimselfathomeinourwindowfordays,"Mr.Webb

explainedwi