2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省無(wú)錫市新吳區(qū)梅村高級(jí)中學(xué)空港分校高二年級(jí)第一學(xué)期10月階段測(cè)試英語(yǔ)（秋卷）

2024—2025學(xué)年江蘇省無(wú)錫市新吳區(qū)梅村高級(jí)中學(xué)空港分校高二年級(jí)第一學(xué)期10月階段測(cè)試英語(yǔ)（秋卷）

一、閱讀理解(★)JitterbugFlip2.OureasiestJitterbugphoneever.TheJitterbugFlip2,fromthemakersoftheoriginaleasy-to-usecellphone,hasbigbuttonsandaUrgentResponsebuttononthekeypad.EASYTOUSEToday,cellphonesarehardtohear,difficulttodial(撥號(hào))andoverloadedwithfeaturesyoumayneveruse.That’snotthecasewiththeJitterbugFlip2.Alargescreen,bigbuttons,andone-touchspeeddialingmakeiteasytocallfamilyandfriends,andthepowerfulspeakerensureseveryconversationwillbeloudandclear.EASYTOENJOYWhereveryougo,abuilt-incameramakesiteasyandfunforyoutofilmandshareyourfavoritememories.Plus,theflashlightandbuilt-inmagnifier(放大鏡)helpyouseeindarkareas.EASYTOBEPREPAREDLifehasawayofbeingunpredictable,butyoucanbepreparedinanuncertainorunsafesituationwithUrgentResponseService.SimplypresstheUrgentResponsebuttontospeakwithahighlytrainedAgentwhocanconfirmyourlocation,judgeyoursituationandgetyouthehelpyouneed,24/7.TheJitterbugFlip2isoneofthemostaffordablecellphonesonthemarketandcomeswithreliablenationwidecoverage.Withnolong-termcontractsorcancellationfees,youcanswitchplansanytime.1.HowcanyougethelpwithJitterbugFlip2infaceofdanger?

A．Bymonitoringaroundtheclock.B．Bycheckingyourpresentlocation.C．Byjudgingyourfutureuncertainty.D．Bypressingabuttonandspeaking.2.WhomayfavorJitterbugFlip2most?

A．Thestudents.B．Theelderly.C．Thedisabled.D．Theleaders.3.WhatisoneofthefeaturesoftheplansofJitterbugFlip2?

A．Zerohiddenmonthlyfees.B．Notmanylong-termcontracts.C．Mostreliableinternationalcoverage.D．MainlyU.S.-basedcustomerservice.(★★★)BythetimeNalinKamatwas13,theTorontoteenwaswellonhiswaytobecomingaworkingartist.Hehadalreadyhadhisfirstshowatalocalartcenter,showcasinghisseriestitled“Dispositions”,whichillustratedhisowngrowthduringadolescence(青少年).Yethewantedmore—specificallytostartshowinghisworkinajuriedexhibition,whereagroupofartexpertswouldevaluateandselectpiecesinacompetitivereviewprocess.That’swhenhehitanobstacle,discoveringintheverylastlineofamulti-pageapplicationthattheminimumageforsubmissionwas18.Thatrejectionbecameamotivationforcreation.“Ithoughtit’dbereallycoolifIcouldprovidetheopportunitytomoreyoungartists,”saysNalin,now15.Withthesupportofhisparents,inJanuary2023,NalinrentedastorefrontandfoundedLittleEGGGallery,whichisnowprofitableenoughtomakeendsmeetbychargingasmallhangingfeeforanydisplayedwork.Inturn,LittleEGGhelpspromoteyoungtalentbyshowcasingtheirwork.Notlongafteropening,DavidGriffin,aprofessorandartistofOntarioCollegeofArtandDesignUniversitysteppedintothegalleryandmetNalin.Griffinregardshimassomeonespecial:“astrongyoungartistwithareallyexcellentidea—creatingaspaceforshowingthenaturalgeniusofyoungpeople.Itwasavoid(空白)intheartworld.”ThereNalinaskedGriffintohelpjudgeanupcomingcompetition.Thefirstjuriedshowwaslastspring,andfive-year-oldJackGamblewonforhisabstractpaintingtitledPokemon.AsNalinwasbusywithschool,lifeandhisownart,LittleEGGismostlyopenbyappointmentonly,buthe’sstillcommittedtogrowingitwithseasonalandthemedshowsscheduledafewtimesayear.4.WhatdoweknowaboutNalinKamatfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Hedrewteenagers’growthinhiswork.B．Hebecameaworkingartistwhenaged13.C．Hewasdisqualifiedforajuriedexhibition.D．Heshowedhisseriesatthecapitalartcenter.5.WhydidNalindecidetosetupLittleEGGGallery?

A．Topromoteartistsbyshowcasingtheirwork.B．Toformtheconnectionbetweendifferentgalleries.C．Toexpandhisownbusinessthroughthemedshows.D．Toshowyoungartists’talentbyofferingthemastage.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeNalin’sideaofopeningthegallery?

A．Pioneering.B．Short-lived.C．Popular.D．Unpromising.7.WhatkindofpersonisNalinKamataccordingtothetext?

A．Helpfulandcautious.B．Devotedandcreative.C．Humorousandintelligent.D．Knowledgeableandambitious.(★★★)Asthisyear’sgraduatespreparetostepintotheworkplace,manyareeitheranxiousorscaredabouttheimpactofartificialintelligence—particularlylargelanguagemodelssuchasChatGPT—ontheircareers.AccordingtoavotebytheBestCollegeswebsite,sixintenUScollegestudentsworrythattheuseofAIintheirstudiesisloweringthevalueofearningadegree.Evenworse,morethanhalfexpectthatincreasinguseofAIintheworkplacewillfurtherdevaluetheworthoftheirstudiestopotentialemployers.Fearsareverycommonthatwomen,whoarenotenoughincomputingandsciencedegrees,willbekeptoutofthejobmarket.Rightnow,companytechnologydepartmentsaremostlymale.ButtheimpactofAIonemployabilitymaybequitedifferentoutsideofcomputerprogramming,someemployerssay.TheriseofAIisalreadycreatingnewopportunitiesforstudentswhohavestudiedliberalsubjects(文科).Thisisparticularlytrueforwriting-intensivesubjects,suchasEnglishandhistory,thatdrawmorefemalestudentsthantechnologyandrequirestudentstopulltogetherdiversesourcesofinformation.ThatisbecausethecompaniesthatarestartingtouseAItodealwithcustomersarehiringwriterstoproducescriptsforchatbotstouse.Oncegraduated,bothgendersalsoworrythatAIcouldreshapethejobmarketforentrylevelwork.EarlyexperimentsintheeconomicandprofessionalservicesindustriesdosuggestthatAItoolswillchangethewaymarketing,investmentbankingandlegaldocumentsarecreated.Thosechangescouldfreejunioremployeesfromboringwork.ButthemoreworkthatisturnedovertoAI,thefewerjobswillbeneeded.Andmostofthesejobsnowuseanapprenticeship(學(xué)徒)way,wheredoingthesimpleworkgivesyoungemployeesagoodplaceformoreimportantwork.Somealsoworrythatthefocusontechwillhitworkplacediversityefforts.“Itisautomationatacompletelydifferentlevel,whichiswhyI’mconcernedaboutwomen.?Mybiggestfearisthatwomenwillfallbehindagain,”saysRoyaRahmani,chairofDelphosInternational,whichprovidesinvestmentmarketsadvisoryservices.8.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A．Itmaybeharderforgraduatestofindajob.B．Itiscertainthatmorewomenwilllosejobs.C．TheuseofAImakesadegreemorevaluable.D．TheimpactofAIgivesthegraduatesmorehope.9.Whydoliberalartsstudentshavenewopportunities?

A．Thecompaniesneedtodealwithcustomers.B．Theyaregoodatgatheringdiverseinformation.C．Theymayhaveanadvantageofwritingscripts.D．Thesubjectstheylearnareallwriting-intensive.10.Whatistheconcernaboutthejobmarketforentrylevelwork?

A．AIwillmakethejobmarketmorediverse.B．AIwilltransformthewaysomeworkisdone.C．AIwillmaketheboringworkmoreinteresting.D．AIwillgivemoreopportunitiestojunioremployees.11.WhatdoesRoyaRahmaniworryabout?

A．Thedecreaseofworkplacediversity.B．TheinfluenceofAIonwomen’scareers.C．Thelackofapprenticeshipchancesforwomen.D．TheapplicationofAIintheinvestmentmarkets.(★★★)Weallnoticebrightcolors.Peoplewhochoosetogoeye-catching,whethertheyexpressthemselvesthroughclothesoraccessories(配飾),heareverythingfrom“Nooneisgoingtomissyouattheparty”to“Iwouldneverhavethecouragetowearthat.”Butaccordingtoresearch,thosecommentsmaybebothaccurateandexpected.AdamD.PazdaandChristopherA.Thorstenson(2019)examinedhowweperceivepeopleatfirstimpressionwhowearbrightcolors.Theyspecificallyexaminedtheeffectofchroma(色度).Theyfoundthattargets,bothmaleandfemale,whowerewearingorsurroundedbyhigh-chromacolorswereperceivedasmoreopenandoutgoingthaninalow-chromasetting.Theyconcludedthatchromaisavariableofperceptionthatcaninfluencefirstimpressionsofpersonality.Drillingdownfurther,theyfoundthathigh-chromacolorsstrengthenedviewerperspectiveofopennessandextraversion(外向),butnototherpersonalities.Theseobservationsareimportantbecausesomejobresponsibilitiescapitalizeonsomeofthepersonalitiesinferredthroughbrightcolors.PazdaandThorstensonrecognizewhatjobseekersnodoubtconsiderastheylookforacareertomatchtheirpersonalnature:insomeoccupations,successisfueledbypossessingcertainpersonalityqualities.Theygiveexamplesofindustriessuchassalesandmarketingaswellascustomerserviceasfieldswhereextravertsthrive(繁榮).Accordingly,applicantsforthesepositionsmaybeviewedmorefavorablyandjudgedasmorecompetentiftheywearhighlychromaticclothing.Regardingthegeneralityoftheirresults,PazdaandThorstensonnotethatoneofthelimitationsoftheirstudywastheiruseofparticipantslivingintheUnitedStates,whichmeanstheirfindingsmaynotpredictresultsinothercultures.Theynotethepossibilitythatchromamayinfluencetheperceptionofpersonalitydifferentlyinnon-Westerncountries,andthathigh-chromaclothingmaybeperceivedasatoddswithsocialnormsinothercultures.Thepracticaltakeaway,atleastintheUnitedStates,appearstobethatbrightcolors,likethepeacock’stail,willgetyounoticed.Butdependingonyourgoals,considertailoringyourchromatothecircumstances,personallyandprofessionally.12.Whatisthefocusofthestudymentionedinthepassage?

A．Theculturalimplicationsofhighchromacolors.B．Theinfluenceofclothingonviewerperceptions.C．Theconnectionbetweenclothingandjobsuitability.D．Theimpactofhighchromacolorsonfirstimpression.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“capitalizeon”inparagraph4probablymean?

A．Drawon.B．Approveof.C．Subscribeto.D．Digup.14.Whichmightbealimitationofthestudy?

A．Theculturallyspecificfindings.B．Theunmonitoredresearchprocess.C．Theoutdateddataanalysismethods.D．Therelativelyinsufficienttheoreticalbasis.15.Whatisthepracticaladvicegivenbytheauthorinthelastparagraph?

A．Reservebrightcolorsforsocialevents.B．Alwayswearbrightcolorstobenoticed.C．Avoidbrightcolorsinprofessionalsettings.D．Usebrightcolorsstrategicallybasedonyourgoals.(★★★)Getlucky!WaystomaketheuniverseinyourfavoureverydayInthegranduniverse,therearesmallyetpowerfulwaystoturnthedailyactivitiesintoaplaygroundofpossibilities.16Well,goodnews—youcan!Letthesekeyinsightsgiveyoupowertostart.EmbraceapositivemindsetByshiftingyourmindsetfromafocusonobstaclestoacelebrationofpossibilities,youadoptamoreoptimisticapproachtolife,thuscreatingamagneticenergythatattractsopportunitiesandfavourableoutcomes.Todothis,startyourdaybylookingatyourselfinthemirror,cryoutpositivestatements,andformsuccessinmind.Therecanbeastatementforabsolutelyanything!“I’msolucky,everythingworksoutforme”,“Ideeplyandcompletelyloveandacceptmyself”,“Iamgratefulforalltheblessingsinmylife”.17CreateyourlucknetworkLuckoftenappearsthroughconnectionsandcooperation.Theatmosphereyoucreatewillattractothers.Therefore,buildinganetworkoflike-mindedindividualswhocansupportandinspireyouisextremelyimportant.18Themoreyouinvestinmeaningfulrelationships,themoreopportunitiesforlucktoshowthroughsharedexperiences.TakecalculatedrisksDespitethecommonbeliefthatluckispurelyrandom,takingcalculatedrisksopensdoorstounforeseenopportunities.Whetherit’spursuinganewcareerpath,orsteppingoutsideyourcomfortzone,calculatedrisksdriveyouintoaspacewhereluckismorelikelytofindyou.Takingrisksandsteppingbeyondcomfortzonesaredescribedasactionsthatpromotepersonalandprofessionalgrowth.19Byfollowingtheaboveways,youcanactivelymaketheuniverseinyourfavoureachandeveryday.Asyoustartthisjourney,rememberthatluckisnotapassiveforce.20So,goahead,getlucky,andwatchastheuniversegoesinyourfavour.

A．Wonderhowyoucangetluckyintheuniverse?B．Everwishyoucouldmaketheuniverseinyourfavour?C．It’salsoimportanttohaveaclearunderstandingofyourobjectives.D．Justafewexamples,butgetcreativeandstatethemloudandproud.E．Embracethediscomfortoftheunknown,andyouwillcreatearichgroundforluck.F．Attendevents,engagewithcommunities,orspendtimetoconnectwithyourlovedones.G．It’sapositiveenergythatrespondstoyourthoughts,actionsandtheintentionalchoicesyoumake.二、完形填空(★★★)HereIwas,sittingintherollercoaster(過(guò)山車)cartofKingdaKainNewJersey,thetallestandsecondfastestrollercoasteronEarth.Myfriendsshoutedinexcitement,whileIshakily_______myhandsonmyshorts.“Howcanyoubesoexcitedwhen...”Mywordscaughtinmythroatandmeltedintoscreamsastherollercoastersuddenly_______forward.Itwasthefastest_______Ihadeverexperiencedinmylife:128milesperhour.Iscreamedatthetopofmy_______asfearfrozemeupfrominside.Werapidlymoveduptheskinnyhump(駝峰)risingintothecloudsataninetydegreeangle,havingcrossedthetrackbringingusforwardinmere_______._______,closetothehighestpartofthehump,I_______alittle.Myscreamsbecamelessterrifiedandmoreenergetic.Oncewereachedthe_______ofthehump,Icouldalmosttouchthesky.Andthenwewerespiraling(盤旋)downwards,curvingandtwistingand_______towardsEarthatthesamespeed.________Irealizedit,wehadalreadymettheground.Itwasathirty-second-longride.Imanagedto________theentireridewithoutabreakdown.Igaspedinsurprise.Itwasover.Ihadnotonlysurvivedtheride—Ihad________it.Myfriendturnedtome,hereyes________.“Areyoureadyforthenextrollercoaster?”MyheadfeltlightaswewalkedawayfromtheridespinningwithsomethingIdidn’t________recognize.Ittookmeafewminutestoputanametoit—thrill.“I’mreadyforanything.”Untiltoday,that________ridethatIwenton20yearsagoisstillkeptaliveinmymemory.21.A．wipedB．wavedC．joinedD．cleaned22.A．removedB．rocketedC．struggledD．marched23.A．launchB．operationC．rideD．flight24.A．cheeksB．throatC．heartD．lungs25.A．minutesB．hoursC．secondsD．occasions26.A．InsteadB．MeanwhileC．ThereforeD．However27.A．brokedownB．calmeddownC．madeupD．dressedup28.A．topB．pointC．trackD．location29.A．swingingB．escapingC．shootingD．roaring30.A．AfterB．ThoughC．BeforeD．While31.A．takeoffB．carryonC．gothroughD．getthrough32.A．enjoyedB．deservedC．hatedD．confirmed33.A．brightB．wetC．closedD．open34.A．graduallyB．a(chǎn)bsolutelyC．immediatelyD．eventually35.A．romanticB．thrillingC．a(chǎn)larmingD．a(chǎn)wkward三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。ChinesearchitectandwriterLinHuiyinwasposthumouslyawarded(追授)aBachelorofArchitecturedegreefromtheWeitzmanSchoolofDesignoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain36(recognize)ofheroutstandingcontributionsasapioneerofmodernarchitectureinChina.37(comment)onthedecision,WeitzmanDeanFritzSteinersaidthat“AllthemenfromChinareceivedfullscholarshipsandLingothalfofone.Shewastheonlywomanandtheonlystudentwho38(deny)anarchitecturedegreebytheSchool.”“Butshedeservedthatdegree.”In1924,withheradmissionapplication39(reject),Linhadtostudyintheonlydepartment40acceptedfemalestudents—theSchoolofFineArts.Apart41completingherartcoursesaswellasmostof42requiredarchitecturecourses,Linalsoworkedasateachingassistantinarchitecturaldesignandoutperformedmostofhermalepeers43(academic).AfterreturningtoChina,asthefirstChinesefemalearchitectinmoderntimes,Linachievedgreatsuccessinarchitecturalhistory,design,andeducationdespitewaranddisease.Lin’slegendarystoryhasnowbecomeknownto44(generation)ofyoungpeople.Thisisnotjustastoryabout45Chinesewomenarebreakingthroughstereotypes(刻板印象)andhistoricallimits,butservesasarolemodelformodernChinesewomen.(★★)46.Outof______________(curious),theboyopenedtheboxanxiouslytoseewhatgiftwasinside.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)47.________(absorb)inhismobilephone,hefelldownonthefrozenroad.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)48.Believeitornot,playingwithwatercankeepchildren______(amuse)forquitealongtime.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)49.______________(complain)can’thelpsolveanyproblems.Weshouldtakeactiontomakeourearthabetterplacetolivein.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)50.Thetworeportspresented______________(contradict)findings,leavingusconfusedaboutthetruesituation.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)51.Theyarelookingforsomeonewitharealsenseof_________（commit）tothejob.（所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空）(★★)52.Theteam’seffortstoscorewerepreventedbythe______________(oppose)goalkeeper.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★★)53.Atlast,people______________(trap)inthecollapsedbuildingwererescued.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)54.Wewillbeabletousegenome(基因組)editingtoincreasethehuman______________(resist)tocoldsandflu.(所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空)(★★)55.Hebecametoo__________(withdraw)intohimselfinanegativeway,endingupindepression.（所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空）四、翻譯(★★★)56.過(guò)去的幾十年已經(jīng)見(jiàn)證了中國(guó)經(jīng)濟(jì)的快速發(fā)展。(witness)（漢譯英）(★★★)57.好消息是他在本次演講比賽中排名第一。(表語(yǔ)從句，rank)(漢譯英)(★★★)58.這是第一次在無(wú)錫舉行這個(gè)會(huì)議。(Itwasthefirsttime…)(漢譯英)(★★★)59.他們由于拒絕認(rèn)輸被對(duì)手投訴了。(accuse，throwinthetowel)(漢譯英)(★★)60.他花了兩個(gè)小時(shí)才把自己的想法表達(dá)清楚。（getacross）(漢譯英)五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★)61.閱讀下面的材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。OnedayAlbertfoundababybirdlyingontheground,squawking(叫喊)forhelp.Feelingsadforthebird,Albertpetteditgentlyandwantedtohelpit,buthedidn’tknowhowsincehewasjust7yearsold.Sohetookthebirdinhishands,carrieditcarefullyhomeandshowedittohisparents.Atonce,hisparentstookaction.Theywashedthebirdandfounditinjured.Withthehelpofhisparents,Albertdressedthewound.Butitwouldneedtimeandcareforthebirdtocompletelyrecover.Asthebirdhadbecomedeartohisheart,Albertimmediatelyofferedtocareforthebird.Albertnamedhisnewfriend