江蘇省常州市2022-2023學(xué)年高一年級下冊期中考試英語試題

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高一英語

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時，先將答案標(biāo)在試卷上。錄音內(nèi)容結(jié)束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉(zhuǎn)涂

到答題卡上。

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(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話

僅讀一遍。

1.Whafsfordinnertonight?

A.Hamburgers.B.Noodles.C.Fish.

2.Howwilltheboygettoschool?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.

3.HowmuchmoneydocsthemanneedtopayforIettUCe（生菜）？

A.$20,B.$10.C.$5.

4.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

A.Atarestaurant.B.Attheairport.C.Atahotel.

5.Whatisthewoman,sfavoritethingabouthersummerjob?

A.Theworkinghours.B.Theco-workers.C.Thesalary.

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.Whycan,tthemanretirenextyear?

A.Heistooyoungtoretire.

B.Heloveshisjobsomuch.

C.Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.

7.Whyisthemanneededathisjob?

A.Hecanteachyoungworkers.

B.Heworkswellwithcustomers.

C.Heknowsalltheofficeworkers.

聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題。

8.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Lookingforbirds.

B.Plantingsometrees.

C.Tryingtogetbacktocamp.

9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Classmates.C.Friends.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whathappenedtothewoman,schemistrybook?

A.Shegaveitaway.

B.Shelostitsomewhere.

C.Shelentittosomeone.

??.Whenwillthewomangivethebookbacktotheman?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

12.WhattimeisMrs.Green,slecture?

A.At1:45.B.At2:15.C.At2:45.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InBritain.B.InSpain.C.InItaly.

14.Whendoesthemanhavetostartworkfromhome?

A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnFriday.

15.Whatdoesthewomanliketodo?

A.Bealone.B.Workfromhome.C.Gooutwithfriends.

16.Whyisitimportanttostayathome?

A.Tostayhealthy.B.Tohavespace.C.Todowork.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whenwastheprojectfinished?

A.Aboutoneyearago.B.Abouttwoyearsago.C.Abouttenyearsago.

18.Whatdothenewglassesallowtheuserstoseewithouttakingouttheirphones?

A.Themap.B.Themessages.C.Thepictures.

19.Whatisthespeakermostproudofaboutthenewglasses?

A.Theyarefashionable.B.Theyareeasytouse.C.Theyarecomfortable.

20.Howdoesthespeakersound?

A.Funny.B.Confident.C.Nervous.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15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。

A

SouthAfricaisthefifthlargestnativeEnglish-speakingcountryintheworld,withadiverse

rangeOfEnglishspeakers.SouthAfricanEnglish（SAE）isdifferentfromotherkindsofEnglish.

ButhowdidSAEbecomewhatitistoday?Let,stakealookatthebriefhistoryofSouthAfrican

English.

1795TheBritishfirstintroducedEnglishtoSouthernAfricawhentheysetupa

militarybaseinwhatwas,atthetime,calledtheCapeColony（開普殖民地）.

Atthatpoint,theywerenotintendingtocreateanever-lastingsettlement.

1820Thefirstmajorinflux（JffiA）ofEnglishspeakerssettledintheEasternCape.

Therewerearound5,000people,mostly,butnotentirely,ofworkingclass

backgroundfromBritain.

1822ThegovernorofCapeColony,LordCharlesSomerset,declaredEnglishtobe

theofficiallanguageofthecolony.

1840-1850ThenextwaveOfEnglishspeakersarrivedinthecolony.Theyweremostly

retiredmilitarypersonnelandaristocrats（貴族）fromBritain.

1875-1904AnotherwaveofnativeEnglishspeakersarrivedatthecolony,withmore

variedaccentsthanthosewhohadcomebefore.Theyquicklylosttheir

accents,astheyassimilated（同化）totheStandardBritishEnglishthatwas

currentlydevelopinginBritain.MissingthehomecountryBritainbecamepart

ofthecolony,snationalconsciousness（意識）.Thisbasicallymeantthat

colonialEnglishspeakerslookeduptoBritishEnglish.Asaresult,their

standardaccentbecamemoresimilartoStandardBritishEnglish.

1910TheUnionofSouthAfricawasformed.BothEnglishandDUtCh（荷蘭語）

wereregardedasitsofficiallanguage.

21.HowlongdidittakeEnglishtobecometheofficiallanguageofCapeColony?

A.25years.B.27years.C.55years.D.115years.

22.WhatmakesthefirsttwomajorwavesOfEnglishspeakersdifferentfromeachother?

A.Theirnationality.B.Theirdestination.

C.Theirsocialbackground.D.Theirnativelanguage.

23.Whatmighthavehappenedbytheyear1904?

A.MoreaccentsofSAEhadappeared.

B.Manychildrenhadlosttheirnationalconsciousness.

C.BritishEnglishhadheavilyinfluencedSAE.

D.DutchhadbecometheofficiallanguageofSouthAfrica.

B

Inwinter,intensecoldinChina'sJilinProvincecanturntrippingwaterintoicewithin

seconds.Yet,63-year-oldRenJianguogetsupearlyeverydaytospreadcormontheriverbankto

makesurethousandsofmigratorybirds（候鳥）havefoodtogothroughthecolddays.

RenlivesinJilinCitywhichisbuiltonthebanksoftheSonghuajiangRiver.Overthepast26

years,hehasbeenoneofthemanyvolunteersprotectingmigratorybirdsontheriver,sChangbai

Island.Localresidentslabelhimas"UncleBird,,?WinteristhebusiesttimeforUncleBirdasitis

theseasonwhenlargeamountsofmigratorybirdsflyheretoavoidthebitingcolddaysinSiberia,

Russia.

OntheupperreachesoftheSonghuajiangRiverisNortheastChina,slargestartificiallake.

Thetemperatureofthewaterstaysataround4-10°Callyearround.ThisallowsChanghaiIsland

towelcomecountlessmigratorybirds.

“Aslongastheychoosetostayinthiscity,thereshouldbepeopletotakecareofthem.When

itbecomesdifficulttofindfoodinwinter,Icallfordonationsorsometimespayforthefood

myselftosecuretheirsurvivalduringthewinter,,,Rensaid.

JilinCity,whichispartofthemigratorypassageofbirdsinEastAsia,isoneofthefewwarm

wetlandsinnorthernChinasuitableformigratorybirdstorest.Toimprovetheenvironmenthere,

theChinesegovernmenthasinvestedabout26.6billionyuanforwaterpollutioncontroland

preventionalongtheSonghuajiangRiversince2006.

ForRen,asmallhouseneartheriverbankhasalmostbecomehis“secondhome"，aplace

fromwhichhecanPatrO1（巡邏）alongthebanks,observebirds,educatethepublicaboutbird

conservationand,afteralongdayofwork,lightafireandenjoyawarmmeal.

“Isimplywantthistobeawarmandwelcomingplaceforbirdswhentheychoosetostay

hereforatemporaryrest,“hesaid.

24.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheTaleof??UncleBird”

B.TheEnvironmentofChangbaiIsland.

C.TheSurvivalofBirds.

D.TheProtectionofWetlands.

25.WhydoesRenJianguovolunteertoprotectmigratorybirds?

A.Tokeephimselffrombeingbored.

B.Tokeepthebirdsfromflyingaway.

C.Tokeepthebirdsfromgoinghungry.

D.Tokeeptheenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.

26.WhydothebirdscometoChangbaiIslandinthewinter?

A.Toeathigh-qualitycoms.

B.Toseekind-heartedvolunteers.

C.Foracleanerenvironment.

D.Forabettertemperature.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRcnJianguo,swork?

A.Boring.B.Professional.

C.Dangerous.D.Meaningful.

D

WhileChatGPTsuccessfullyansweredavarietyofquestionsraisedbytesters,some

responseswerenoticeablyoff.Infact,StackOverflow-aQ&Awebsiteforcodersand

programmers-didn,tallowuserstoshareinformationfromChatGPT,sayingthatit,s^harmful

tothesiteandtouserswhoareaskingorlookingforcorrectanswers.^^

Beyondtheissueofspreadingincorrectinformation,thetoolcouldalsobeusedtoexplain

problematicthoughts,andaswithallAltools,spreadbiases（偏見）basedonthepoolofdataon

whichit,strained.TypingsomethinginvolvingaCEO,forexample,couldPrOmPt（激起）a

responseassumingthattheindividualiswhiteandmale,forexample.

“Whilewe,vemadeeffortstomakethemodelrefuseunsuitablerequests,itwillsometimes

respondtoharmfulinstructionsorexhibitbiasedbehavior,"OpenAI,thecompanythatcreated

ChatGPT,saidonitswebsite.??We,reusingtheModerationAPItowarnorstopcertaintypesof

unsafecontent,butitstillhassomefalsenegativesandpositivesfornow.We,reeagertocollect

useri?edback（反饋）toaidourongoingworktoimprovethissystem.”

Still,LianJyeSu,aresearchdirectoratmarketresearchcompanyABIResearch,warnsthe

chatbotisoperating“withoutunderstandingthecontextofthelanguage.^^

“ItisveιyeasyforChatGPTtogivePlaUSibIe-SOUnding（聽起來合理）butincorrector

senselessanswers,,,hesaid."Itguessedwhenitwassupposedtoexplainandsometimes

respondedtoharmfulinstructionsorexhibitedbiasedbehavior.Italsolacksregionaland

country-specificunderstanding.^^

WhileChatGPTisfree,itdoesputalimitonthenumberofquestionsausercanraisebefore

havingtopay.WhenElonMusk,aco-fbunderofOpenAI,recentlyaskedAltmanonTwitterabout

theaveragecostperChatGPTchat,Altmansaid:"Wewillhavetomonetize（貨幣化）itsomehow

atsomepoint;thecomputecostsareeye-watering?"

28.WhydoestheauthormentionStackOverflow?

A.Toshowhownarrow-mindeditis.

B.ToillustratethenegativeinfluenceofChatGPT.

C.TorevealthecompetitionithaswithChatGPT.

D.ToindicateChatGPTsstrongabilityinproblemsolving.

29.Whatisthe3paragraphmainlyabout?

A.TheeffortsOpenAImakeforimprovement.

B.ThereasonfortheuseOfModerationAPI.

C.TheproblemOpenAIisnowfacing.

D.ThesuccessinsolvingOpenAΓsproblem.

30.WhydoesChatGPThaveproblems?

A.Itdoesnotunderstandhumanlanguage.

B.Itmainlyworksthroughguessing.

C.Itcannotrespondproperlybasedoncontexts.

D.Itholdsbiasonsomespecificregions.

31.Whatdoestheword“eye-watering“inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.extremelyhighB.veryharmful

C.quitenecessaryD.tooaverage

D

Inthelastdecade,scientistshavebeengoingbackandforthononequestion:doesrecycling

reallyhelptheenvironment?Theconclusionatwhichtheyhavearrivedseemstobe:yes,itdoes.

However,expertswarnthatoureffortsshouldnotstopthere.Whilerecyclingisanimportantpart

ofthesolution,itisnotnecessarilythemostimportantfactor.Therefore,Idisagreethatrecycling

isthekeytoaSUStainabIe（可持續(xù)的）future.

Comparedtoothermethodstosavetheearth,recyclingisamuchsmallerplayer.According

toarecentstudy,thetwentytopPetroChemiCa1（石化）companiesintheworldareresponsiblefor

55%oftheworld,ssingle-useplastics,mostofwhicharepracticallyimpossibletoreycle.This

meansthataskingthesemajorpolluterstotakeresponsibilityfortheirharmtotheenvironment

woulddomuchmorethanifeveryoneofusrecycledourwaste.Inaddition,adependenceon

recyclingcantakeattentionawayfromreducingandreusing,whicharemoreeffectiveinlowering

missions（排放）andinturnhelpingtocreateasustainablefuture.Therefore,itwoulddousalotof

goodifwefocusontheeotherhigh-prioritysolutionsratherthansimplyrecycling.

Recyclingsupportersmayarguethatrecyclingisindeedthekeytoasustainablefuture

becauseithelpssavealotofenergybytakingwhatalreadyexistsandchangingitintosomething

new.Whileitistruethatrecyclingisavaluabletoolinthefightagainstclimatechange,itisnot

thekey.Regrettably,italoneisnotsufficienttosustainourearth.So,whileweshouldcontinue

recycling,weneedtogofurtherbytakingOtheractionsforourplanet.

Inconclusion,1disagreethatrecyclingisthekeytoasustainablefuture.Havingsaidthat,

recyclingisstillbeneficial.Itisbutasmallpartofaninterconnectedwebofsolutions,whichon

itsowncannotaccomplishmuch,buttogetherwithotherefforts,cantrulycreateasustainable

futureforusall.

32.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?

A.Toraiseaquestion.B.Toexplainarule.

C.Topresentasolution.D.Toexpressanidea.

33.Whichofthefollowingbelongsto??otheractions“intheParagraph3?

A.Stoppingusingplastics.

B.Usingfewerhigh-emissioncars.

C.Individualsrecyclingtheirwaste.

D.Changingusedthingsintosomethingnew.

34.Whyisrecyclingnotthatimportantaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Itdoesnothelpwithprotectingtheenvironment.

B.Itstopsmajorpollutersfromtakingresponsibility.

C.Itcanonlysave45%oftheenergypeopleneed.

D.Itplaysasmallandlimitedpartinsustainingtheearth.

35.Whatisthekeytoasustainablefutureaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Reducingandreusingofsingle-useplastics.

B.Askingpetrochemicalcompaniestoberesponsible.

C.Combinedeffortsofallthesolutions.

D.Moreandmorepeoplejoininginrecycling.

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項多余選項。

Arthasbeendescribedinpopularcultureassomethingonlyparticularlyeducatedorwealthy

peoplecanenjoy.However,thiscouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.36Herearesometips

thatcanhelp.

37ArtiStSoftencreateworkstocommentonmajorhistoricalevents,andthiscangive

usawindowintotheiruniqueperspective.Forexample,PabloPicasso,sGuernica（1937）was

createdinresponsetothebombingsduringtheSpanishCivilWar.38Besides,powerful

organizationsandpeoplethroughouthistoryoftenhiredartiststocreatepiecesthatsupportedtheir

causes.Thisaffectstheintendedaudienceoftheartpiece-whowasmeanttoseetheart.

Findoutthegenre（類型）ofthepainting.Ifyou,relookingatapainting,knowingwhatgenre

itbelongstocanbehelpful.Genresarebasicallycategories.39Inpainting,the

establishedandwell-knowngenresincludelandscape,portraiture,stilllifeandsoon.

Learnabouttheartmovementsorschoolsthatinfluencedthepiece.Artmovementswere

risesinpopularityofcertainwaysofcreatingart.Anartschoolisbasicallyjustagroupofartists,

sometimesallinthesameregion,whoallhaveasimilarstyleorsubjectmatter.Knowingalittle

bitaboutthesecanhelpyouunderstandwhyanartistmighthavemadecertainchoices.

40Learningabitaboutartistswhocreatedapiececanhelpcastlightonitina

varietyofways.Itcanhelpyouunderstandwhytheymadecertainartisticdecisionsorchoseto

maketheworkinthefirstplace.

A.Ifsfilledwithagainst-warspirit.

B.Itisdecidedbywhatthepaintingisabout.

C.Theyareusedtodivideartintogroupsortypes.

D.Readuponthelifeandphilosophiesoftheartist.

E.Anyonewhocandrawwellcanunderstandthehistoryofart.

F.Anyonecancometoappreciateartwithabitoftimeandeffort.

G.Understandthehistoricalcontextofthetimewhentheartwasproduced.

第三部分語言運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

WhenAidenVayofoundoutthathehadararegenetic（基因的）heartillness,itactuallycame

asabitofa（n）41Eventhoughthediagnosismeantthathisheartcouldsuddenlygiveout,

Aidenwas42gladtoknowwhatwasbehindalltheseproblemshe,dfeltforyears.He

wasalsorelievedtoIeamthattherewas43available（可獲得的）.

Aidenisanunusuallybright,quickwittedteenagerwhodealswithhisconditionwithadark

butcheerfulsenseof44"Ionceblackedoutonmybirthdayandwokeupinabush,^^he

laughs.Aidenispositiveandcheerfulevenwhendiscussinghisfather,spassingawayafterhis

heart45towork.Andthis46ledtohisgeneticdiagnosis（診斷）.Resultsshowed

thatAidenhad47heartfunction,notperformingproperly.Consideringhisfamily,s___

48healthhistoryandthetestresults,DrCeresnakwhoalsotreatedhislatefatherforyears,

putAidenonmedicationandworkedwiththePackardChildren'sHospitalgeneticteamto

investigate（研究）49

“50havingafun,greatmedicalteamhere,Wechangeourdynamic（交互方式）to__

51theneedsofanindividual,saysDr.Ceresnak.Laterinaninterview,healso52,

“Doctorsherealltryto53thewayweeducateandsupportafamilyinwaysthatbestsuit

them.ThebestpartispeoplelikeAiden,whose54forlifeissoencouraging.Kidslike

himarewhatmakesourjobssomeaningfuland55.

41.A.alarmB.reliefC.stressD.prize

42.A.aboveallB.atleastC.forexampleD.ofcourse

43.A.treatmentB.serviceC.spiritD.research

44.A.sadnessB.fearC.successD.humor

45.A.desiredB.beganC.managedD.failed

46.A.luckilyB.hopefullyC.eventuallyD.suddenly

47.A.selectedB.createdC.weakenedD.updated

48.A.worryingB.amazingC.amusingD.interesting

49.A.fartherB.furtherC.somehowD.otherwise

50.A.WithoutB.DespiteC.UnlikeD.Besides

51.A.meetB.developC.releaseD.permit

52.A.requestsB.challengesC.mentionsD.protests

53.A.removeB.adaptC.survive

54.A.concernB.desireC.planningD.regret

55.A.regularB.professionalD.rewarding

第二節(jié)（共10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(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

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DolbyTheatreinLosAngeles,withseventrophies(獎杯).

Thefilm,anamusingandbig-heartedsci-fiactionadventureaboutaChineseAmerican