江苏省南通市如皋市2023届高考适应性考试（二）英语试卷+答案.pdf

1、2023 年高考适应性考试（二）英 语 试 题注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。3.本卷满分为 150 分，考试时间为 120 分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。第一部分:听力(共两节，满分 30 分)第一部分:听力(共两节，满分 30 分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节第一节(共共 5 小题小题

2、;每小题每小题 1 分，满分分，满分 5 分分)听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Where does the conversation probably take place?A.At a shoe shop.B.At a clothes shop.C.At a paint shop.2.What does the man suggest the woman do?A.Make more friends.B.Try har

3、der at work.C.Have a positive attitude.3.What will the man do next?A.Organize a trip to France.B.Send a letter to the school.C.Prepare a teaching course in traveling.4.What do the speakers think of Gary?A.Hes unqualified.B.Hes well-behaved.C.Hes faithful.5.How much does the cake cost?A.$2.00.B.$3.50

4、.C.$5.50.第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.Who is Helen probably?A.The girls friend.B.The mans daughter.C.The mans wife.7.What will the girl do at 5:00 p.m.?A.Have a me

5、al with the man.B.Buy some snacks.C.Do sports.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.Why does the woman want to park the car in another place?A.The parking space is small.B.There are larger spaces available.C.She parks in a spot for the disabled.9.Where will the woman and Jenny go first?A.The drugstore.B.The hair

6、salon.C.The shoe store.10.Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Mother and son.B.Husband and wife.C.Garage attendant and car owner.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.What is the weather like at the moment?A.Foggy.B.Rainy.C.Clear.12.Where is the woman going?A.The sea.B.The forest.C.The mounta

7、ins.13.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Book a hotel for him.B.Bring him a coffee.C.Contact him.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。14.What are the speakers talking about?A.Shopping for Christmas.B.Performing on Christmas.C.Selecting Christmas lights.15.Why will the event get press attention?A.The lead ac

8、tors are well known.B.The market is in a famous location.C.The new actors have good images.16.How does the woman feel about the opportunity?A.Excited.B.Uninterested.C.Worried.17.What must be perfect on the day according to the woman?A.The ticket sales.B.The sound quality.C.The costumes.听第 10 段材料，回答第

9、 18 至 20 题。18.Who is the speaker talking to?A.People who have read her books.B.People who are looking for jobs.C.People who want to write their own books.19.What does the speaker compare writing a book to?A.Completing a work assignment.B.Writing a university essay.C.Reading a magazine article.20.How

10、 does the speaker get most of her ideas?A.By reading papers.B.By speaking to people.C.By spending time online.第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分 50 分)第一节(共 15 小题;每题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。ATo help new students,the International Business Institute(IBI)plans to set up a buddy(伙伴)peer support pr

11、oject.The project will help new students meet current students at IBIwho can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastleand help them with any small problems that they may have.Whats in it for you?We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways.As a

12、 volunteer,it willbe personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students.It will also help youmake contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives.If you arean overseas student,it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.Responsibil

13、ities of buddies Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student.Meet the suet and show him/her around the campus and the local area Answerquestions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.Arrange to meet the new student on morning or afternoon one weekend early in

14、thesemester,and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle.Be prepared to take phone call from the new student to answer further questions thathe/she may have from time to time.Meet to explain information to the new student in person,if required.You will be matched to an individual new s

15、tudent.However,if you have friends whoare also buddies,you might prefer to form a support group together.This would mean thatyou meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.Being a buddy is voluntary.There is no“requirement to provide assistance beyondthe help outlined above.Please note

16、that if you agree to become a peer support buddy,you will be expected tofulfill your role conscientiously and cheerfully.It will be important to be considerate andreliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.21.According to the passage,what benefit can you get from being a buddy?A

17、.You can learn how to be a confident person.B.It is easy for you to find some friendly company.C.You can be rewarded with both money and prizes.D.It may be helpful for your future studies and career.22.Which of the following is one of buddys responsibility?A.Forming a support group with other volunt

18、eers at IBI.B.Familiarizing the new student with his or her surroundings.C.Building up the new suets confidence in his or her study.D.Meeting the new student every morning early in the semester.23.What is the authors purpose in writing this passage?A.To inform students responsibilities in new campus

19、.B.To attract potential volunteers to be peer supporters.C.To offer an opportunity to practise speaking English.D.To introduce a peer support project for new students.BA worrying rise in social media posts,suggesting that people leave their Halloweenpumpkins in the woods to feed wildlife after Octob

20、er 31,has made wildlife expertsconcerned.Thousands of pumpkins are discarded in woods across Britain.Whilewell-meaning pumpkin carvers might think they are doing the local animals groups akindness,leaving your leftover jack-o-lantern in the woodland is actually doing more harmthan good.“A myth seems

21、 to have built up that leaving pumpkins in woods helps wildlife,butbehind it are many hidden issues.said Paul Bunt on,engagement and communicationofficer at The Woodland Trust,according to The Telegraph.One of the main issues is that the leftover of the Halloween pumpkins are often eaten byalready s

22、truggling hedgehogs(刺猬).In early November,hedgehogs are looking to gain asmuch weight as possible to survive their winter hibernation.However,eating pumpkin isharmful to their little hedgehog stomachs,leading to diarrhea(腹泻)and dehydration.Thismeans they may struggle to put on weight,and in some cas

23、es can even be fatal.Moreover,leftover Halloween pumpkins can contain candles and plastic decorationswhich can also be fatal to wildlife if mistakenly eaten.The rotting leftover can also attractless popular wildlife,such as rats,to an area.According to The Woodland Trust,theadditional nutrients in t

24、he pumpkins can negatively affect the soil balance as well.“Pumpkinflesh can have a really harmful effect on woodland soils,plants,and fungi(真菌)”Bunt onpointed out.So what should you do with your beautifully carved pumpkin creation after October 31?Most experts recommend composting(堆肥)it yourself at

25、 home if you can,or asking if alocal farm will accept it as a donation.You could even try some scientific experiments toproduce more energy from the throw-away wasted.Either way,the hedgehogs will thankyou.24.What does the underlined word“discarded”mean in Paragraph 1?A.Processed.B.Recycled.C.Preser

26、ved.D.Deserted.25.Why do hedgehogs try to eat so many pumpkins in early November?A.To enjoy the sweet food.B.To fill their stomachs.C.To prepare for the winter.D.To improve their health.26.What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A.The additional nutrients in the leftover pumpkins.B.Further explanation of t

27、he eft of leftover pumpkins.C.The attraction of the rotting leftovers to some wildlife.D.The damages of candles and plastic left in the pumpkins.27.What are people advised to do with the leftover pumpkins after Halloween?.A.Stop leaving your pumpkins in the woods.B.Feed the hedgehogs with the leftov

28、er pumpkins.C.Keep your beautiful pumpkin creations at home.D.Bury the pumpkins leftover deep under the ground.CThe rapid pace of global warming and its effect on habitats raise the question ofwhether species are able to keep up so that they remain in suitable living conditions.Someanimals can move

29、fast to adjust to a quickly changing climate.Plants,being less mobile,relyon means such as seed dispersal(传播)by animals,wind or water to move to new areas,butthis redistribution typically occurs within one kilometer of the original plant.Writing inNature,Juan P.Gonzalez-Varo sheds light on the poten

30、tial capacity of migratory birds to aidseed dispersal.Gonzalez-Varo and colleagues report how plants might be able to keep pace with rapidclimate change through the help of migrating birds.They analyzed an impressive data set of949 different seed-dispersal interactions between bird and plant communi

31、ties,together withdata on entire fruiting times and migratory patterns of birds across Europe.The authors hypothesized(假定)that the direction of seed migration depends on howthe plants interact with migratory birds,the frequency of these interactions or the number ofbird species that might transport

32、seeds from each plant species.Perhaps the most striking feature of these inferred seed movements is the observationthat 35 percent of plant species across European communities,which are closely related onthe phylogenetic tree(系统进化树),might benefit from long distance dispersal by thenorthward journey

33、of migratory birds.This particular subset(小组)of plants tends to fruitover a long period of time,or has fruits that persist over the winter.This means that theability of plants to keep up with climate change could be shaped by their evolutionary historyimplying that future plant communities in the No

34、rthern Hemisphere will probably comefrom plant species that are phylogenetically closely related and that have migrated from thesouth.This study provides a great example of how migratory birds might assist plantredistribution to new locations that would normally be difficult for them to reach on the

35、irown,and which might offer a suitable climate.28.Why are the rapid pace of global warming and is eft mentioned in Paragraph 1?A.To call on the public to help with seed dispersal.B.To show the threat of climate change on our nature.C.To provide the background of Gonzalez-Varos research.D.To explain

36、why some animals can adapt to climate change.29.How did Gonzalez-Varo and his colleagues conduct the research?A.By analyzing related data.B.By conducting field research.C.By observing migrating birds.D.By reviewing previous findings.30.What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A.The evolutionary history

37、 of different plants proves to be similar.B.Almost all plant species gain benefits from long-distance dispersal.C.Plants with longer fruiting times adapt better when transported farther.D.Plant communities in different hemispheres will be less and less related.31.What is the passage mainly about?A.D

38、ifferent ways to redistribute plants to new climates.B.Impacts of climate change on migratory birds and plants.C.Plants are struggling to keep pace with the climate change.D.Migratory birds aid redistribution of plants to new climates.DDo you play video games?If so,you arent alone.Video games are be

39、coming morecommon and are increasingly enjoyed by adults.The average age of gamers has beenincreasing and was estimated to be 35 in 2016.Changing technology also means that morepeople are exposed to video games.A new breed of casual gamers has come,who play onsmart phones and tablets at spare moment

40、s throughout the day.But do they have any effecton our brains and behavior?Over the years,the media have made various claims about video games and their effecton our health and happiness.“Games have sometimes been praised or demonized,oftenwithout real data backing up those claims.Moreover,gaming is

41、 a popular activity,soeveryone seems to have strong opinions on the topic,”says Marc Palaus,who with hiscolleagues wanted to see if any trends had appeared from the research to date concerninghow video games affect the structure and activity of our brains.They collected the resultsfrom 116 scientifi

42、c studies,22 of which looked at structural changes in the brain and 100 ofwhich looked at changes in brain functionality and behavior.The studies show that paying video games can change how our brains perform,andeven their structure.For example,playing video games affects our attention,and somestudi

43、es found that gamers show improvements in several types of attention,such as sustainedattention or selective attention.Video games can also be addictive,and this kind of addictionis called“Internet gaming disorder”.Researchers have found functional and structuralchanges in the neural reward system i

44、n gaming addicts.These neural changes are basicallythe same as those seen in other addictive disorders.So,what do all these brain changes mean?“We focused on how the brain reacts tovideo game exposure,but these effects do not always translate to real-life changes,saysPalaus.As video games are still

45、quite new,the research into their effects is still in itsbabyhood.32.What factor causes a new breed of casual gamers to appear?A.Video games become more and more attractive.B.The pressure from work becomes bigger and bigger.C.Modern adults are usually very curious about new things.D.The advanced tec

46、hnology makes games easily accessible.33.What does Palauss research mainly focus on?A.What efts video games have on gamers brains.B.Which brain regions are affected by video games.C.How video games affect health and happiness.D.Why video games influence gamers brains.34.According to the research,why

47、 do some gamers get addicted to video games?A.Because their memory systems are disturbed.B.Because their sustained attention is improved.C.Because their neural reward systems are changed.D.Because the inner structure of their brain is changed.35.What can we learn from the last paragraph?A.Addiction

48、to video games will effect our daily life.B.The influence of video games needs a further study.C.There should be certain laws to regulate video games.D.Video game exposure brings harm instead of benefits.第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Your Brain Was Made For

49、 WalkingIf a president,a legendary philosopher,and one of the bestselling authors of all timecredited the same secret for their success,would you try to follow it too?What if the secretwas something you already knew how to do?36.Get walking!Its not just some people who made a case for it as a prime

50、creativitybooster.37AStanford University study found that participants were 81 percent morecreative when walking as opposed to sitting.According to the study,walkingoutsideversus on a treadmillproduces the most novel and highest quality analogies inparticipants who walked and then sat down to do cre