2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省南京市高二年級(jí)上冊(cè)期中英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)模擬試題（含解析）

2023-2024學(xué)年江蘇省南京市高二上學(xué)期期中英語(yǔ)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)模擬試題

第一部分聽(tīng)力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

做題時(shí)，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(shí)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(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B.C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

例:Howmuchistheshirt?

A.￡19.15.B,￡9.18.C.￡9.15.

答案是C.

1.WhatwillLindado?

A.Drivetothesupermarket.B.Buythingsfortheman.C.Lendthemanhercar.

2.Whatmakesthemanunwillingtoattendtheparty?

A.Arudefriend.B.Alateinvitation.C.Hisfather^presence.

3.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Asubwaytrip.B.Aformerworkmate.C.Anewproject.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Ataschool.B.Inashop.C.Inacarmuseum.

S.Whendidthemanfirstmeethiswife?

A.20yearsago.B.21yearsago.C.22yearsago.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22?5分）

聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘：聽(tīng)完后，各小題

將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽(tīng)第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6.What'stheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Trainerandtrainee.B.Husbandandwife.C.Waiterandcustomer.

7.Wherewillthespeakershavedinnertonight?

A.InanItalianrestaurant.B.Inabar.C.Athome.

聽(tīng)第7段材料，回答第8至第10題。

8.Whatmakesthemanupset?

A.Toomuchnoise.B.Ahotroom.C.Abrokenwindow.

9.What*sthewoman'soffer?

A.Tofixtheairconditioner.

B.Togivethemanadiscount.

C.Togetthemananelectricfan.

10.Howdoesthemansoundattheendoftheconversation?

A.Satisfied.B.Annoyed.C.Stressed.

聽(tīng)第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whydoesthemanwanttobuyacar?

A.Togotowork.B.Topickuphisuncle.C.Totravelonweekends.

12.Whatistheman'scommentonGermancars?

A.Expensive.B.Trustworthy.C.Big-sized.

13.Whatdocsthewomanadvisethemantodo?

A.Buyabrandnewcar.B.Callhiswifeforadvice.C.Speaktoacarsalesman.

聽(tīng)第14.What第14至17題。14.WhatdidthemandolastSaturday?

A.Hevisitedhisgrandma.B.Hewenttoseeadoctor.C.Heattendedthesportsmeeting.

15.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheopeningceremony?

A.It*sboring.B.It'splain.C.It'samazing.

16.Howmanygoldmedalsdidtheclasswinthisyear?

A.Two.B.Three.C.Eight.

17.Whatmightthemandonext?

A.Signupfortheevents.B.Takephotosofathletes.C.Readblogposts.

聽(tīng)第10段材料，回答第18至20題。

18.Whoisthespeaker?

A.Anawardwinner.B.Anewsreporter.C.Ajournaleditor.

19.WhatdidLinSenwanttoexpress?

A.Professionalawardshaveimprovededitors,life.

B.Workingexperienceisamustinjournalediting.

C.Editorsaredevotedtotheirworkdespitedifficulties.

20.WhatdoweknowabouttheBaihuaLiteratureAwards?

A.Itwasfirstheldinthe1980s.

B.Itfavourssciencefictionwriters.

C.Itfacespressurefromonlinereaders.

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(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

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B

Whenthefifthgradeschoolyearwasalmostover,allthegirlsmadeautograph（簽名）books.AsI

signedmyclassmates9books,Inoticedtheirmomshadwritteninthem,too."Icouldn'tbeprouderof

you.Can'twaittoseehowyoulikejuniorhigh!^^"Congratulations!Weloveyouandknowyouhavea

brightfuture!,9

Iaskedmymothertosignmine,too.Whenshehandeditbacktome,Iwasanxioustoseewhatshe

hadwritten.ThisiswhatIfoundonthepage:

Whenathingisfirstbegun,

Neverleaveittillitsdone.

Bethelaborgreatorsmall.

Doitwellornotatall.

Thatwasit?1wasfrozen.Itwasanindicationtomethat,ifIcouldn'tbeperfect,Iwasn'tgood

enough.Iheldbackmytears,leftthepageinbutsecretlyhopedmyclassmateswouldn'treadit.

Doitwellornotatall.Foryears,Ibattledperfectionismandneverfeltgoodenoughfbrmostof

mylife.

Whenmymotherwasinhereighties,Igaveherabooktofilloutsowecouldknowmoreabouther.

Ithadquestionsatthetopofeachpageandthenblankcetorespond.Isecretlyhopedshe'dbeen

workingonitallalong.Sadly,notlongafter,mymotherpassedaway.WhenIsortedoutherbelongings,

whatIwantedmorethananythingwasthatbook.WhatIfoundstoppedmeshort.Onpageten,the

questionwas,"What'sthebestadviceyougotfromyourparents?*'Herresponsewaswhatshehad

writteninmyautographbook.EventhoughI'dmemorizedityearsa*Ireaditataelowerpace

now,seeingitinanewlight.

Itwaswrittentoherbyhermother,andshewaspassingitdowntoherdaughterinthesameway.A

giftfromhertome.Shewasgivingmetreasured,valuableadvicewhenallIwasthinkingaboutwere

wordsofpraise.Iunderstanditnow.

24.1nparagraph1,theauthorfoundthatwordsfromotherclassmates9moms.

A.containedreflectiononlife

B.expressedtheirthankfulness

C.showedprideintheirchildren

D.featuredaformalwritingstyle

25.Seeinghermom'swordsontheautographbook,howdidtheauthorfeel?

A.Disappointed.B.Motivated.C.Hopeful.D.Anxious.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph5imply?

A.Theauthormemorizedthewordsfromhermom.

B.Theauthorwassurprisedtoseethesamewordsagain.

C.Theauthorfounditeasytoseethewordsclearlyunderthelight.

D.Theauthorbegantohaveanewunderstandingofhermom'swords.

27.Whatgiftdidtheauthor'smomgiveher?

A.Avisionofaperfectworld.

B.Encouragementtodothingswell.

C.Hermom'swisdomoflovingyourself.

D.Hermom'sadviceonlivingataslowpace.

C

Solarpanels-alsoknownas“photovoltaic“panels—areusedtoturnsunlightintoelectricity,Most

solarpanelsareplacedonlandinlargecollectionscalledsolarfarms,Butrecentlypeoplehavebegunto

exploreputtingfloatingsolarpanelsonwaler.Becausethesepanelsfloat,somepeoplecallthem

“floatovoltacs”.

Theideaisn'tasunusualasitmightsem.Afterall,anysolarpanelhastobewaterproof,sinceitwill

beoutintherain.TherearealreadyseverallargefloatovoltaicfarmsinAsia.Onland,sopanelsareheld

upbyspecialframes（框架）.Onthewater,fbatovotaicisareplacedonafloatingplatfomattachedtothe

botoofalakeorreservoir（水庫(kù)）Floatingsolarpanelscostabout25%morethanthoseplacedonland.

Theresearchersbehindthenewstudylookedat14.5555reservoirsworldwide.Theyusedcomputer

progamstofigureouthowmuchelectricitycouldbeproducedyearlybycovering30%ofthese

reservoirswithfloatingsolarpanels.Theanswerwassurprisinglylarge-morethantwicetheamountof

energytheUnitedStatesgeneratesinayearAnd10timesasmuchenergyasallthesolarpower

currentlybeinggeneratedintheworld.

Floatovoltaicscanalsohelpsavewaterbylimitingevaporation（蒸發(fā)）fromreservoirs.The

scientistssaythatsolarpanelscoveringjust30%ofthereservoirs'surfacescouldsaveasmuchwateras

300millionpeoplewoulduseinayear.Thereareseveralotherreasonsthatmakefloatovoltaicsagood

idea.PhotovoltaicpanelsworkbetterwhentheyYenotextremelyhot.Thewaterhelpscoolthepanelsso

thattheycreatemoreenergy.

Floatovoltaicsaren'tperfect.Coveringtoomuchofareservoirwithpanelscouldaffecttheplants

andanimalsinthewater.Thescientistssayitwillbeimportanttostudyhowfloatingpanelswillaffect

waterineachreservoir.Focusingfirstonman-madereservoirswillavoidsomeofthoseproblems.

28.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?

A.Tolistsolarpanels'unusualfunctions.

B.Toshowdisadvantagesofsolarpanelsonland.

C.Tointroducetheworkabilityoffloatingsolarpanels.

D.Tomakeacomparisonbetweendifferentsolarpanels.

29.Howdidresearcherscarryoutthenewstudy?

A.Bylookingatreservoirsworldwide.

B.Bymakingcomputer-aidedestimates.

C.BybuildingfloatovoftaicfannsintheUS.

D.Byprocessingdatagivenbyspecialists

30.Whatdoweknowaboutfloatingsolarpanels?

A.Theyareperfectexceptforthehighcost.

B.Theyfunctionwellinextremehotweather.

C.Theywilleventuallyreplacephotovoltaicpanels.

D.Theymaycausepotentialhanntowaterecosystem.

3l.Whatisnsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.FloatingSolarPanels-MakingEnergy.SavingWater

B.FloatingSolarPanels—ANewWaytoCoolthePlanet

C.FloatingSolarPanels:OurFinalChoice

D.FloatingSolarPanelsTakeUsBacktoWater

D

Inthelab,mostmicegoasfarastotakeelectricshocksintheirdesperationtoconsumesugar.Mice

aren'talone.Humansdosomethingsimilar.Dailysnackingonprocessedfoods,recentstudiesshow,

rewiresthebrain'srewardcircuits（回路）.

AshleyGearhardt,aclinicalpsychologistattheUniversityofMichigan,arguesthathighly

Processedfoods,veryhighinfotandcarbohydrate,don'texistnaturally."They'redesignedbyfood

scientiststolookacertainway,feelacertainwayinyourmouth,smellacertainwaywhenyouopenthe

package?,shesays,"Peoplearen'tlosingcontroloverbeans.^^

Inhighlyprocessedsnacks,sugaroftengoestogetherwithfat-acombinationthatcouldmakesuch

foodsevenmoreaddictive.Fora2023study,DeFeliceantonio^teamasked82peopletosnackoneither

high-fat,high-sugaryogurtsorlow-sugar,low-fatonesforeightweeks.Thescientistsdiscoverednot

onlythatthefirstgroup'spreferencefbrthehealthieryogurtsdecreasedafterthetrialbutthattheirbrain

activationpatternschanged,too.Whentastingfatty,sugarymilkshakes,theyhadanincreasedresponse

intheirrewardcircuits."Highlyprocessedfoodsarecontrollingthebraininawayyou'dseewith

addictiontodrugs,“DeFeliceantoniosays.

In2022,GearhardtandDeFeliceantoniopublishedanopinionpieceinthejournalAddictionarguing

thathighlyprocessedfoodsshouldbeclassified（分類）asaddictive.Hebebrand,apsychiatristatthe

UniversityofDuisburg-Essen,however,worriesthatrushingtoclassifycertainfoodsasaddictivecould

letthesugarindustrymakeaneasyescape.Itmaybefollowing“theplaybookofthetobaccoindustry.^^

Afterall,therewasnoclearproofthatnicotine（尼古?。﹚asaddictive,either:researchersdidn'tknow

thedosage（劑量）atwhichitbecameaddictive.Asaresult,theaddictivenatureoftobaccowasopposed

fordecades.Consideringhighlyprocessedfoods?harmfulhealtheffects,Gearhardtarguesthatit*sbetter

toriskmisclassifyinghighlyprocessedfoodsasaddictivethantofailtolabel（貝占標(biāo)簽）themassuch.

“It'scigarettesalloveragain.^^Shesays.

32.Whatdoesparagraph2suggest?

A.Processedfoodsaretastierthannaturalones.

B.Beansaremuchhealthierthanprocessedfoods.

C.Peoplecanbecomeaddictedtoprocessedfoods.

D.Thedesignofprocessedfoodstakesgreateffort.

33.Accordinetothe2023study,thoseeatinghigh-fat,high-sugaryogurtshave.

A.decreasedresponsetohealthyfoodsinrewardsystem

B.increasedlikelihoodofdevelopingaddictiontodrugs

C.increaseddifficultyinactivatingthebrainwithdrugs

D.decreasedinterestinhighlyprocessedsnacks

34.WhatisHebebrand*sattitudetowardsclassifyingsugarnsnddictive?

A.Supportive.B.Cautious.C.UnconcemedoD.Unclear.

35.WhatdocsGearhardtmeanbysaying"It'scigarettesalloveragain."?

A.It'stimewelabeledtobaccoasaddictive.

B.Themarketwillbefilledwithprocessedfoods.

C.weshouldclassifysugarasaddictivebeforeit'stoolate.

D.It'samistaketohavemisclassifiedcigarettesasaddictive.

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，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選

項(xiàng)。

Thereyouwere,sittinginaclassroom,practicingwritinglettersandwords.Maybeyouwere

printing（手寫印居U字體）them,ormaybeyouwerelearningcursive（草體）.Atsomepoint,youprobably

askedyourself,"WhydoIneedtoknowhowtowritewhenall1needistopressthekeysona

computer?^^36Italsohelpsyouremembertheinformationthatyouwritedown.

37Actually,beginnerprintingisusuallyverymessy,andsometimeswecannoteventell

whatthelettersarc.Also,theshapeofeachlettercanchangeeachtimeachildtriestowriteit.But

rememberthateverytimeachildseesaletterthatlooksalittledifferentbutstillhasthesamename,it

helpsthechild'sbraintolearnthatletter.

Researchhasalsoshownthatifyouwrotesomethingbyhand,youwouldrememberitbetterthanif

youtypeditonyourcomputer!Whydoesthishappen?38Butspeedmaybetheproblem!

Whenwetypeinformation,wetendtotypeexactlywhattheteacherissaying.Withoutthinkingaboutit.

Writingbyhandtakeslonger,sowecannotrecordeverythingtheteachersays.Whenwriting,wetendto

putthingsintoourownwordsorsummarizewhattheteachersays.39

Insummary,writingbyhandcanhelpyoulearnnewthingslikeletters,butitalsoallowsyouto

rememberinfbnnationbetterthanifyoutypedit.Itdoesnotmatterhowyouwrite—printing,cursive,

abbreviations（宿寫）.40So,keepwriting!

A.Thatmakesthingsaloteasier.

B.Itjustmattersthatyouwritebyhand.

C.Surelyitisquickertotypeduringalecturethantowrite,right?

D.Whatdidyourprintinglooklikewhenyoufirststartedtowrite?

E.Inaway,takingnotesbyhandisawayofstudyingwhilewearelearning!

F.Well,inshort,writingbyhandhelpsyoulearnasetofsymbolsmoreeasily.

G.Whenpeoplewriteletters,theyactivelyseeandfeelthelettersbeingwritten.

第三部分語(yǔ)言運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題：每小顏1分，滿分15分）

閱讀下面短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)，

EveryJune,ourchildrenaregivenbowlstocollectleaves.Theyleavebowlsfullofleavesonthe

doorstepandwegofora41,Whenwereturn,wefindfairies（彳山子）have42the

leavesintoicecream.

“Whenarethefairiescoming?”five-year-oldAnnahadbeenaskingalllastJune,with43

Meanwhile,Joshua,ten,was44fairiesandsuchsillythings.HefoundMomwouldalways.

45somethingandreturnhomeduringourwalk.

Theeveningarrivedandwefollowedthetradition.Halfway,IsaidthatIhadforgottenmykeysand

neededto46.

Joshua,smiledasifhe47everything.

“Wait,“Iadded."I'vefoundthem!Idon'thavetogoback.^^Joshuagotabit48.When

wewereback,thebowlswerestillthere.49,itwasfilledwithicecream.

Annaacceptedallthiswithcomplete50,excitedtoeat.ButJoshuawassurprised.He

lookedupatmeandlookedaroundin51.

a.m.uawasquiettheentireevening.Butat2a.m.,hecrawled(爬)intomybed."Mommy,“he

52.“Howdidyoudoit?”

Foraten-year-old,youneedtotellhimthe53.Aneighbourhelpedme.Joshuasmiledand

54mefortellinghim.Thenhefellasleep.Andjustatthatmoment,Ibelievedin55too.

41.A.walkB.talkC.snackD.ride

42.A.pouredB.addedC.turnedD.threw

43.A.satisfactionB.doubtC.prideD.expectation

44.A.gettingwisetoB.gettingusedtoC.lookingforwardtoD.lookingupto

45.A.purchaseB.restoreC.forgetD.consume

46.A.liedownB.setoffC.gobackD.lookaround

47.A.hidB.preparedC.controlledD.knew

48.A.bitterB.confusedC.worriedD.enthusiastic

49.A.HoweverB.OtherwiseC.ThereforeD.Instead

50.A.determinationB.ignoranceC.courageD.curiosity

51.A.horrorB.reliefC.hesitationD.amazement

52.A.respondedB.declaredC.shoutedD.whispered

53.A.truthB.plotC.evidenceD.phenomenon

S4.A.forgaveB.rewardedC.thankedD.touched

S5.A.strengthB.magicC.trustD.motivation

第二節(jié)(共10小題：每小顆L5分，滿分15分)

閱讀下面短文，在空自處戰(zhàn)入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧兓蚶ㄌ?hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Thesheepskinraft,theoldestferrytoolalongtheYellowRiver,hasahistoryofnearly2.000years.

Theairbagoftheraftismadeofawholesheepskinandexperiencesprocessesthatinclude56

(heat),soaking.Sewing,dryingandblowing.Afterwards,theairbagsareattached57awooden

stand,enablingitsusefortransportingpeopleandgoodsacrossthewater.

Itissaidthatthe58(large)sheepskinraftinoldtimesconsistedofmorethan600

sheepskinairbags,withanimpressivelengthof22metersanda59_(wide)of7meters.

60railwayswerenotyetinoperationandroadtrafficwasinconvenientintheearly20th

century,thesheepskinraft60(serve)asthemostimportantmeansoftransportationfor

residentsnearby.

However,withtherapiddevelopmentofsociety,thesheepskinrafthasfinished62（it）

historicaltaskintransportingpeopleandgoods.Nowadays,itcanonlybefoundinseveralcities.Ithas

becomeatoolforpeople63（go）sightseeingalongtheriver.

Todayonlysomeoftheoldergenerationofraftersstilloperatethetraditionalsheepskinrafts,64

arestrugglingtomakealiving.65（surprising）,theyoungergenerationsprefertopursue

otherbusinessopportunitiesontheriverbankratherthancontinuetheoperation.

第四部分寫作（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）

第一節(jié)（滿分15分）

假定你是李華，你校外教Chris在口語(yǔ)課上無(wú)意中提到自己背部不適，疼痛難忍。請(qǐng)你給他寫

一封電子郵件，內(nèi)容包括：

1.推薦一種中醫(yī)療法；

2.簡(jiǎn)要介紹這種療法。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80左右：

2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在相應(yīng)位置作答。

DearChris,

Yours,

LiHua

第二節(jié)（滿分25分）

閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文

WhenIwasfour,myseven-year-oldbrotherreceivedabaseballgloveforhisbirthday.Everynight,

aswewenttosleep,rdlistentohimthrowingaballintothegloveoverandovertosoftentheleather.I

wantedaglovesomuchthatIalmostcried.But,backthen,girlsdidn'tplaysports;theyplayedwith

dolls（洋娃娃）.

Fast-forwardtwenty-sixyears.Nowathirty-year-oldmotheroftwoboysandagirl,Ihappenedto

secanoticeinmylocalpaper:"Women'sBaseballLeagueopenssoon.Anyoneinterested,signupatthe

communityservicecenter.^^Icutitoutandsetitonthekitchentable,CouldI?Afteralltheseyears?

Ilookedatthatnoticeonmytableeveryday.1thoughtofathousandreasonsIcouldn'tplay.But

theideaofplayingbaseballstuckinmyheadandwouldn'tgoaway.Finally,1gatheredupmycourage

andsignedup.SinceIwasn'tamemberofanyteam,theytoldmeI'dbeassigned（分配）toone.Two

weekspassedbeforetheygavemethenameoftheteamtolookfor.SincemyhusbandworkedMonday

nights,Iarrangedforababysitter.Itwasaluxury（奢侈）but,atthatmomentinmylife,anecessity.

OnMonday,heartpounding,Iwalkedthroughtheparkfilledwithwomenofallagespracticing.It

tookmeawhiletofindmyteam.Theywereallhigh-schoolgirls,seventeenandeighteenyearsold!I

waitedacoupleofminutesbeforeapproachingthecoach.Hehadputtogethertopathletesfbrhisteam,

andhedidn'twantsomeoldladymessingthingsup.Helookedmeover.Hisgirlshadfineglovesand

metalcleats（棒球釘鞋）.Theylookedlikeplayers.IhadnogloveandworeanoldT-shirtandgymshoes.

Ididn'tcare.Iwantedtoplay.Thatfirstday,hehadmerunbases（跑壘）.1nevergota