2023~2024學年度蘇錫常鎮(zhèn)四市高三教學情況調研（二）英語試題

2023~2024學年度蘇錫常鎮(zhèn)四市高三教學情況調研（二）英語2024.05注意：本試卷分第一卷（選擇題）和第二卷（非選擇題）兩部分。兩部分答案都做在答題卡上?？偡譃?50分，考試時間120分鐘。第一部分聽力(共兩節(jié),滿分30分)做題時，先將答案標在試卷上。錄音內容結束后，你將有兩分鐘的時間將試卷上的答案轉涂到答題卡上。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小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。1.Howdidthemangettotheparty?A.Bymotorbike. B.Bycar. B.Bybus.2.WhendoesMichelleusuallygetup?A.At6:00a.m. B.At6:30a.m. C.At7:00a.m.3.WhatwillthemanprobablydonextMonday?A.Buyabook. B.Borrowanovel. C.Visitawriter.4.Howmuchdidthewomanspendonthedress?A.$120. B.$280. C.$400.5.Whydoesthewomanwanttoquitherjob?A.Toworkmoreflexibly. B.Tospendmoretimereading.C.Totakecareofherfamily.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.WhydoesKatechoosethefirstpartofthework?A.Towatchavideo. B.Torealizeherdream. C.Toshootcampuslife.7.WhatwillMarieberesponsiblefor?A.Interviewing. B.Shooting. C.Editing.聽第7段材料，回答第8、9題8.Whatdoesthewomansayabouttheroom?A.Itrentsfor25poundsamonth.B.Itdoesn’thavearefrigerator.C.Itfacesnorth.9.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Landladyandcustomer. B.Bossandemployee. C.Guideandtourist.聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。10.Whatistheexhibitionabout?A.Thesciencebehindeverydaydevices.B.Theapplicationofvirtualreality.C.Thehistoryofworkshops.11.Whatparticularlyattractsthewomantotheexhibition?A.Pricesofsmartphones.B.Displaysonsmarthometechnology.C.Workshopsonmakingsimpledevices.12.Whatisthebenefitofbuyingticketsearlyaccordingtotheman?A.Receivingsmallgifts.B.Havingspecialdiscounts.C.Enteringthemuseumwithoutqueuing.聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。13.Whatkindofworkdoesthewomanwanttoget?A.Temporarywork. B.Part-timework. C.Permanentwork.14.Whencanthewomanstarttowork?A.OnJuly8th. B.OnJuly10th. C.OnJuly11th.15.Whichjobdoesthewomanprefertodo?A.Anassistantanimalkeeper. B.Anassistantcook. C.Acaféwait16.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Givethewomananoffer. B.Passtheapplicationon. C.Makeaphonecall.聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。17.Whichplacewillprobablyattractsecondaryschoolpupils?A.TheCityLibrary. B.TheNorchesterTheatre. C.TheConferenceCentre.18.WhatcanvisitorstoScienceinaSuitcasedo?A.Haveasingingcompetition.B.Watchcrazyexperiments. C.Makeotherpeoplelaugh.19.Whicheventisaboutbuildingabridge?A.Waterworld. B.RopesandHangings. C.PaperandTime.20.Whatdoesthespeakermainlytalkabout?A.Theoriginofthefestival.B.Ticketsandtransporttothefestival.C.Detailedinformationaboutthefestival.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。ASummercampseverywherearefillingupfast,butopportunitiesremainopenforcampswherethefunandgamescenteraroundfood—growingit,thatis.Yourkidswilllearnhowtotendtovegetablesandlivestock(家畜)andalmostcertainlytastethefruitsoftheirlabor.Here’sasmallsamplingofwhat’soutthere.Muscoot,NewYorkThisfarm,offersahalf-dayWranglerCampforkids(alivestock-centredexperience)andasix-week-longYoungFarmerscampforkidsingradesonethrougheight.Campsrangefrom$150forweeklonghalf-daysessionsto$350forfull-daysessions.Sproutin’Up,ColoradoAnagriculturefarmwithafocusoneducation,Sproutin’Upoffersskill-buildingprogramsforteensthroughouttheyear,buttheirsummercampforkidsisallaboutfun.Inadditiontofarmactivities,thekidsspendtimeatalocalclimbinggym.Threeweeklonghalf-daysessionsareavailablefor$200each.Humboldt,CaliforniaLocatednorthofSanFrancisco,thissleepawaycampspreadsoutoverseveralhundredacresinthecoastalhillsofSonomaCounty.Thelodging(住處)istent-style,withoutdoorshowers.Arangeoffarmactivitiesareavailablethroughoutthesummer.Alegre,GeorgiaYourkidswillcleanandbrushahorse,andlearntomilkagoatatthiscamp.Three-daysessions(morningsonly)cost$125,andparentscanattendwiththeirchildrenforanextrafee.21.Whichcampbestsuitskidswhoenjoyclimbing?A.Muscoot. B.Sproutin’Up. C.Humboldt. D.Alegre.22.WhatcankidsdoinAlegre?A.Interactwithanimals. B.Havesessionsintheafternoon.C.Sleepintentsatnight. D.Enjoythesceneryofcoastalhills.23.Whatdothefourcampshaveincommon?A.Theyprovidefull-daycamps. B.Theyofferfarm-themedcamps.C.Theyarelocatedinthesamestate. D.Theyfocusonhealtheducation.BDeforestation—byclear-cuttingorwildfires—hasmassiveconsequencesbothonclimateandhealth.ButleavingreforestationtoMotherNaturecantakedecades,particularlyasdisastrouswildfiresareincreasinginfrequencyandintensity.Andthetime,costandlabourinvolvedmakestraditionalmethodsoftreeplantingnotaspracticalastheyoncewere.BryceJonesknowshowharditistoreplantforests.Forfourmonthsin2013,heworkedasatreeplanterthroughoutCanada.“There’snotechnologythere,”hesays.“Theonlywayyoucanautomatereforestationisthroughtheair.”Butitwasn’tuntil2019thathehitontheonethathethoughthadpotential:usedrones(無人機)tofirespeciallydesignedseedpods(莢)intotheground—at10timesthenormalrateandcosting20percentlessthantraditionalmethods.HeproposedtheideatohisbrotherandFlashForestwasborn.Hisfirstgoalwastoplantabilliontreesby2025.Theteamtookoutaloan,boughtadroneandused3DprintersatJones’sschooltomakecastsofthepods.Now,onlytwoandahalfyearslater,thecompanyhasagroupofdroneswitheachabletocarryseveralthousandpodsperflight.Threeoperatorsworkinafield,controllingfivedrones,whoseflightstake15to20minutes.FlashForest’sbigdrawisitsseedpod,whichcontainseverythingseedlings(幼苗)needtopromotesurvival.Anditstechnologyallowsthemtoreachpost-burnsitesorremoteareasthataredifficultfortraditionaltreeplanting.Therearechallengeseveryday,Jonessays,astheyworktoimprovetheengineering,hardware,softwareandseedpodrecipes.Thentherearethechallengespresentedbytheclimate—thisyear,recordtemperatures,recordwildfiresanddrought.“Thatwassomethingthatwastotallyoutofourcontrol,”hesays.Unlikesometraditionalformsofreforestation,FlashForestisfocusedonbiodiversity.ForJones,thetargetofplantingabilliontreesby2025isjustthebeginning.“Ihaveadreamthatthecompanywillplantonsixcontinents—everywherewhereourtechnologyisneeded,”hesays.24.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinparagraph1?A.Thebenefitsofreforestation.B.ThepowerofMotherNature.C.Thewayofputtingoutwildfires.D.Thenecessityofusingnewplantingmethods.25.WhatcontributestotheparticularappealofFlashForest?A.Itsdroneoperators. B.Thefrequentflights.C.Itsseedpod. D.Thelowcostofseedlings.26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inparagraph4referto?A.Extremeweather. B.Dronetechnology.C.3Dequipment. D.Computersoftware.27.WhatcanweinferaboutFlashForestfromthelastparagraph?A.Itchangeditsfocusinthepast.B.Itwillachieveitsfinaltargetin2025.C.Itmightbeavailableworldwideoneday.D.Ithasreplacedtraditionalformsofreforestation.CThehumanvoiceisadelicatething.Eachperson’sdistinctivesoundisproducedwhenairfromthelungscausesthevocalcords(聲帶)tovibrate(震顫).Thesevocalcordscaneasilygetdamaged.Accordingtoa2005study,30%ofthepopulationwillexperienceavoicedisorderatsomepointintheirlife.Inastudypublished.inthejournalNatureCommunicationsthisweek,agroupofbioengineeringresearchersfromtheUniversityofCaliforniahaveputforwardanattractivesolution.Theyhavedesignedandtestedasoftpatch(小片)thatcanbestuckontoaperson'sneck,whereitwillpickupmuscle.movementsand,withthehelpofmachine-learningalgorithms(算法)thatprocessthesignals,translatethemintospeech.Whenapersonlosestheirvoicetoday,theeasiestfixistoturntotyping,texting,orwritingnotestocommunicate.Typingcanbeslowandinconvenient,saysJunChen,thepaper’sleadauthor,andwritingnotesisonlypossibleingoodlighting.Thenewsolutionwouldtheoreticallybeabletoclearallthesehurdles.Dr.Chen’sadeviceworksbased.onsomething:calledthemagnetoelasticeffect.Essentially,whentinymagnetic(磁性的)bitsareplacedintosoftmaterials,their.magneticpropertiescanchangeasthematerialisstretched.Whenthethroatmusclesmoveunderthesoftpatch,theresultingmagnetic-fieldvariationscanbechangedintoelectricalsignals.Inatestwitheightparticipants,theresearchersrecordedthesignalsasthesubjectsspokeandmouthedfivedifferentsentences.Theythentrainedamachine-learningmodelwhichwasthenabletopredictwhichofthefivesentencestheparticipantsspoke—whetheraloudorinsilence—withmorethan90%accuracy.Thereisawaytogoyet,fornowthedevicecanonlyrecognizethefivephrasesitwastrainedon.Plus,tomakeitpracticalatscale,theresearcherswillneedtocollectalotmoredata.28.Inparagraph1,theauthormainlywantstotellusthat______.A.lungsareeasilydamagedB.thehumanvoiceisuniqueC.vocalcordsvibratetoproducesoundD.voicedisordersareaproblemworthyofattention29.Whydoestheauthormentionthemagnetoelasticeffect?A.Toexplaintheworkingprinciple. B.Topresentasolution.C.Tointroducethechallenge. D.Tomakeacomparison.30.Whatisthefunctionofthesoftpatch?A.Predictingfivedifferentsentences.B.Destroyingthebackgroundmagneticfield.C.Slowingthemovementsofthroatmuscles.D.Helpingtummusclemovementsintoelectricalsignals.31.Whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.PredictingtheImportanceofVoiceRestorationB.UsingAlgorithmsinBioengineeringResearchC.OvercomingVoiceLosswithanInnovativePatchD.FindingthePrincipleofCommunicationDevicesDInrecentyears,muchofmylife,asaconsumerhasshiftedtowhatIliketocallbackgroundspending.AsI'vesubscribedtomoreappsandstreamingplatforms,significantsumsofmymoneytendtoslipawayeachmonthwithoutmyeverthinkingaboutit.Thinkofitasautomatedtrade.Spendingwithoutthetroubleofspending.Acquisitionwithoutaction.Orthought.Butwhilethisfloodofsubscriptionswassoldtomeontheconditionthatitwouldmakemylifemoretroublefree,therewasacertainshockIfeltupondiscoveringhowmuchIwasspendingwithoutrealizingeachmonth($179.45).Yousee,thethingaboutbackgroundspendingisthatittendstohappen,well,inthebackgroundwithoutyourfullattention.Andthereliesthepoint.“Handoveryourcreditcarddetailsandletustakecareoftherest,”thesecompaniespromiseus.Butbyagreeingtothistrade,we’vebecomelazypassiveconsumers.Andthislazinessbreeds(導致)morelazinessbecausemostofuscan’tbebotheredwithconductingregularreviewsofoursubscriptionspending.We’retoolazytoevennoticeorcancel!Iknowit’snotjustmewhoissuddenlylivinglifeasasmooth-brainedsubscriber.Theaverageconsumerspends$273permonthonsubscriptions,accordingtoa2021studyof2,500bydigitalservicesfirmWestMonroe.Notasinglepersonsurveyedknewwhathisactualmonthlyspendingwas.It’sunderstandablewhythismodelissoattractivetobusinesses.Ascompaniesquestionedtraditionaladvertisingmodels,subscriptionsofferedthepromiseof“sellingonceandearningforever.”Andwhilesubscriptionserviceshavebeenaroundfordecades(thinkWineoftheMonthClub),morecustomershavebeenwillingtosignupthankstothewidespreadavailabilityofsmartphonesandtheincreasingeaseofhomedelivery.Whilethesesubscriptionspromiseeaseandhappiness,notallofusaresatisfied.Lastyear,theKearneyConsumerInstitutefound40percentofconsumersbelievetheyhavetoomanysubscriptions.Almosthalfofusalsothinkwepaytoomuchforstreamingvideo-on-demandsubscriptions.32.Whatcanweknowaboutbackgroundspendinginparagraph2?A.Itspurpose. B.Itsfeature. C.Itsprocedure. D.Itsrequirement.33.Whatmakesitpossibleforbackgroundspendingtohappen?A.Itsattractiveprice. B.Somepeople'spoorhabit.C.Itssecureservice. D.Somepeople'saddictiontoit.34.Whyisthesubscriptionmodelappealingtobusinesses?A.Itoffersgoodhomedeliveryservices.B.Itisliketraditionaladvertisingmodels.C.Itispopularamongsmartphoneproducers.D.Itbringsrepeatedprofitsthroughasinglesale.35.What’stheauthor’sattitudetowardsbackgroundspending?A.Supportive. B.Optimistic. C.Critical. D.Unclear.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，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。選項中有兩項為多余選項。Ifyouaretryingtoassessaperson'scharacter,makesureyoudonotrelyheavilyonfactorsthatcanbemisleading.Instead,observetheindividual'sabilitytotellthetruthandtocommit.36Youcantellalotaboutaperson'scharacterbyobservinghowhetreatsotherpeople.37Itmaybedifficulttoactuallyseehowhetreatsdifferenttypesofpeopleifyouonlyencounterhiminasingleenvironment,suchastheworkplace.Itisoftenpossible,however,togetsomeideaofhismannerofinteractionwithdifferenttypesofpeoplethroughconversationwithhim.Whetherornotapersonishonestsaysalotabouthischaracter.Theattitudeapersonhasabouthonestycanalsoindicatewhattypeofpersonheis.38Tosomedegreethetypesoflieshemaytellandhismotivesfordoingsomatter.39Theword“commitment”oftencausespeopletoinstantlythinkofcloserelationships.Whetherapersoncanrespectthevows(誓約)andagreementsisusuallyanindicationofcharacter.Aperson’scharacterisaffectedbyhisattitude.40Attitudecanaffectmanyaspectsofaperson'slife,includinghowhardheworksandhisabilitytobesupportiveofothers.Whenyouaretryingtoassesssomeone'scharacter,rememberthatitconsistsofqualitiesandhabitsthatformhisidentity.A.Moreimportantly,it’snecessarytocontinuehisinnerstruggle.B.Thelevelofcommitmentindicatesthetypeofcharacterhehas.C.Therearemanyotherthingsinlifethatmayrequirecommitment.D.Thisincludesbothpeopleheknowsandpeoplehedoesnotknow.E.Also,payattentiontohisattitudeandtrytodistinguishhowitimpactshislife.F.Observetheperson'sconversationsandtrytodeterminehowoftenhetellslies.G.Somepeoplegenerallyhaveanegativeoutlookwhileothersmaytrytobepositiveevenindifficultsituations.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。GlenEdwardsbecameaherowhenherescuedaconstructionworkertrappedonthetopofa16-storyburningbuilding.Asacrane(吊車)41workingonaconstructionsite,Edwards42foundhimselfinalife-savingmissionwhenafirebrokeout.Herecalledhowhe43thetrappedworkerfromhiscrane’scabin(駕駛艙),andhowhecameupwiththeideaofsavingthemanbyloweringacagetohimtolethim44.However,hisattemptto45thecagebeforethemanwasbynomeansaneasyjob,aseachgust(陣)ofwindthreatenedtothrowhiscraneoffbalance.Besides,thesmokeandflamesalsoaddedtothedifficulty.46thegreatchallenges,Edwardsrefusedtogiveupandfoughtto47control.Luckily,someoneonthegroundoffered48onwheretolandthecagethrougharadio.Edwards49thecrane’smovements,inchbyinch,untilthecagehovered(盤旋)justinchesfromtheedgeofthe50.Withdetermination,Edwardssuccessfullylandedthecage.Eventually,Edwardswatchedthecage51themanawayfromthehorriblefirebelowandloweringhimtosafety.Thecrowd52abigroundofapplause,atribute(致敬)tothecourageandskill53byEdwards.Heknewthathisquickthinkingandstrong54hadmadeallthedifferencebetweenlifeanddeathinthefaceofdisaster.AGoFundMepagehasnowbeensetuptoraisemoneyforhim—withorganizers55peopleto“buyGlenabeer”forhislife-savingefforts.41.A.engineer B.operator C.cleaner D.salesman42.A.regularly B.unfortunately C.intentionally D.unexpectedly43.A.helped B.spotted C.realized D.guided44.A.escape B.hide C.walk D.slide45.A.clean B.cover C.position D.open46.A.Despite B.Without C.For D.From47.A.switch B.maintain C.lose D.give48.A.instructions B.promises C.explanations D.courses49.A.quickened B.described C.adjusted D.repeated50.A.door B.garden C.crane D.roof51.A.persuading B.lifting C.warning D.dragging52.A.wentthrough B.puton C.askedfor D.brokeinto53.A.displayed B.admired C.exchanged D.required54.A.preference B.response C.emotion D.determination55.A.choosing B.encouraging C.ordering D.teaching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?shù)膯卧~或括號內單詞的正確形式。Chinahasnearly5,000yearsof56(record)history.However,thehistoryofChinesefurnitureisevenlongerthan57ofitswriting,whichcanbetracedbacktotheHemuduCulturemorethan7,000yearsago.DuringtheMingandQingdynasties,mostofthefurniturewashand-madeusinghigh-qualityhardwood58rawmaterials,whicharenowrareandexpensive.Ordinarypeopleoftenusewoodsuchaspine,elm,andbeech,butthequalitybetweenthewoods59(differ)greatly.Classicalfurnitureismostlymadebyhand.Modernmachinescannot60(complete)replacehandwork.Theshapescarvedbythemachineareneatbutthelinesarerigidandlackingvitality.ThemostdelicateaspectofChineseclassicalfurnitureisthestructuralpartofthefurniture—mortise-and-tenon(榫卯)work.Combiningpiecesofwoodtogether,61(use)nothingmorethanthewooditself,isabasicskillofallcarpenters(木匠)inancientChina.ItwasfirstdiscoveredinthewoodenstructureoftheHemudusite62theancestorslivedmorethan7,000yearsago.ThisstructureisthewisdomoftheChineseworkingpeopleandfullyrepresentsthe63(create)andartistry(藝術性)ofhumanity.AncientChinese64(philosophy)havebeenexpressedintraditionalChinesefurniture.Forexample,Confucianismemphasizesgentlenessandmoderation.65(achieve)that,skilledcarpentersproperlymatchedthecurvesandstraightlinesofthefurniture.That’swhyChinesefurniturealwaysdisplaysbothbalanceandstability.第四部分寫作(共兩節(jié)，滿分40分).第一節(jié)(滿分15分)假定你是某國際學校學生李華，因高三畢業(yè)即將退出?；@球隊，請你在退隊儀式上用英文發(fā)表告別演說，內容包括:1.回顧往昔;2.表示感謝;3.祝福球隊。注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Mydearteammates,_____________________________________▲______________________________________________________________________▲______________________________________________________________________▲______________________________________________________________________▲______________________________________________________________________▲______________________________________________________________________▲_________________________________第二節(jié)(滿分25分)閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)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。注意:1.續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應為150左右;2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。Shewastheprettiestpuppywehadeverseen,andthewholefamilyimmediatelyfellinlovewithher.WenamedherOnyxbecauseofherthick,shinyblackcoat.Shespentherfirstvacationwithuswhenshewasonlytenweeksoldand