2023届江苏省苏锡常镇高三下学期二模教学情况调研（二）英语试卷+答案.docx

1、20222023 学年度苏锡常镇四市高三教学情况调研（二）英语2023. 05注意：本试卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。两部分答案都做在答题卡上。总分为150分。考试时间120分钟。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（共5小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5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。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. What is the probab

2、le relationship between the speakers?A. Hostess and guest. B. Husband and wife. C. Boss and secretary. 2. What will Anna do next?A. Meet James. B. Send a message.C. Change the time. 3. Where does the conversation take place?A. In a restaurant. B. In a bookstore. C. In a library. 4. What is the woman

3、s telephone number?A. 02086557621. B. 02086657321. C. 02026557321. 5. How does the woman sound?A. Annoyed. B. Disappointed. C. Puzzled. 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. Why d

4、oes the man make the phone call?A. To book a table for a dinner. B. To adjust the dining time. C. To change the number of diners. 7. What time is the man going to have the dinner?A. At 4. B. At 6. C. At 7:30. 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。8. What is the mans problem with English?A. Listening. B. Speaking. C. Voc

5、abulary. 9. Where does the mans problem lie?A. Forms of words. B. Stress of words. C. Meaning of words. 10. What does the woman advise the man to do?A. Speak with natives. B. Practice oral English. C. See some films. 听第8段材料, 回答第11至14题。11. What did the man do?A. He repaired some bookshelves. B. He br

6、oke a water pipe. C. He hired a repairman. 12. What does the woman think of the mans work?A. Successful. B. Economical. C. Disastrous. 13. What do we know about the book?A. It is expensive. B. It is a guidebook to DIY. C. It is taken from Mr. Neils bookshelf. 14. What is Neil going to do?A. Read the

7、 book. B. Save some money. C. Change the pipe. 听第9段材料, 回答第15至17题。15. What is the woman doing?A. Conducting an interview. B. Assigning homework. C. Giving a lecture. 16. What is Teach China?A. A rural school. B. An educational organization. C. A co-operative factory. 17. When did the man start teachi

8、ng in Teach China?A. In 2015. B. In 2016. C. In 2018. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。18. What makes Beethovens music special to the speaker?A. Family-related emotions. B. Piano-related practices. C. Education-related experiences. 19. Why does the speaker like Beethovens Symphony No. 6?A. It is pure to him. B. I

9、t is simple to him. C. It is inspiring to him. 20. What is the speaker mainly talking about?A. His love for classical music. B. His favorite Beethoven music. C. His view on Beethoven music. 第二部分 阅读（共两节, 满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题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。ABUILTBYYOU ChallengeIn this

10、post on our website of WiTech, we introduce some details about the BUILTBYYOU Challenge and why teens from around the world should join it!BUILTBYYOU is an initiative that aims to encourage and expose more high school girls to careers in technology. Read the write-up below from the BUILTBYYOU team t

11、o learn more about the challenge!Who Were Looking ForWere looking for the next generation of 13-18 years old female startup founders and change-makers （you） who are building a mobile app, hardware device, robotics project, game, or something no one has invented yet. You can submit in up to teams of

12、4. Feel free to apply with your projects from your previous tech experiences or build out an entirely new idea. What You Could WinYou could win the opportunity to present your project in front of expert teenager judges, techVC moguls（大人物）and change makers during a live Presentation Day in San Franci

13、sco on September 1. Winners receive $10, 000 in funding, mentorship and a booth at TechCrunch Disrupt to take their project to the next level. The Founder of WiTech Audrey Pe is an incoming high school junior from the Philippines. Because current Philippine curriculum is lacking in computer science

14、education, Audrey taught herself to program using available online resources. As she pursued her interest in a technology career, she found very little support and no female role models within the industry. While attending tech conferences Audrey met other girls with similar interests for the first

15、time. At 15 she gathered a team of students and founded Women in Technology（WiTech）. WiTech is a community organization that educates, inspires and empowers young girls to break barriers and use technology to make positive differences in society. 21. Which of the following is one of the factors that

16、 determine who can apply?A. Nationality. B. Occupation. C. Gender. D. Character. 22. What will participants do?A. Apply with their own projects. B. Submit their projects in September. C. Present their project before tech moguls. D. Receive ten thousand dollars in funding. 23. What caused Audrey Pe t

17、o found WiTech?A. Requests from other girls. B. The wish to support young females. C. Lack of interest in school education. D. Inspiration from similar organizations. B“To repair ancient books, we have a lot to do, ” says Song Jing, 34, who has been working in the restoration division for ancient bo

18、oks at the National Library of China in Beijing for eight years. Before starting a restoration project, Song and her colleagues have to evaluate the subject to consider what problems can be solved through restoration and those that cannot. Fearing the chemicals in commercially produced pastes（胶水）mig

19、ht harm the books, they have to make the glues they need by themselves, starting from removing starch（淀粉）from flour. “The restoration also requires high levels of control in brushing the paper. If the pressure is not properly controlled during the brushing process, the paper may tear, but if the tou

20、ch is too light, the paper wont stick, ” Song explains. Song was determined to join the field from an early age. As a child, she was attracted by documentaries about the worlds cultural relics（遗物）and became deeply interested in the art of artifact restoration. In senior middle school, those earlier

21、experiences helped her to set her sights on becoming a master restorer of ancient books. There were not many schools offering cultural-relic restoration courses back then, and her dream destination, Peking University, only offered openings every other year. As Song looked into undergraduate curricul

22、a（本科课程）arrangement for that particular field of study, she found it was mostly related to chemistry. Therefore, she chose to start a chemistry degree at Fudan University in Shanghai in 2008. In her spare time, she continued to read up on cultural relics and study how museums operate. I got to learn

23、how certain aspects of chemistry are going a long way in restoring cultural relics, ”she says. After graduating from Fudan, she was accepted as a masters candidate to the cultural heritage preservation program at Peking University. From then on, she has been on a mission to make her dreams a reality

24、. 24. What will ruin a restoration work?A. Brushing the paper. B. Man-made glue. C. Removing starch. D. Incorrect assessment. 25. Which of the following best describes Songs job?A. Demanding and Boring. B. Complex and challenging. C. Complicated and Dangerous. D. Entertaining and profitable. 26. Why

25、 did Song study chemistry at Fudan University in 2008?A. She didnt reach the requirement of Peking University. B. Only Fudan University offered her favorite course. C. She wanted to be better prepared for her dream occupation. D. Her interest had shifted from book restoration to chemistry. 27. What

26、can we learn from Songs story?A. History mirrors future. B. Courage is the key to achievements. C. Education breaks down barriers. D. Commitment and hard work pay off. CFrom strumming a guitar next to a campfire to entertaining guests with a piano piece at a formal dinner, being able to play a music

27、al instrument is unquestionably rewarding. Studies comparing the mental abilities of musicians and non-musicians often show that musical training is related to small, but significant, cognitive（认知的）benefits even when other factors, such as social and economic status, are accounted for. Indeed, there

28、 is evidence that just twvo years of such training enhances cognition. However, it has remained unclear whether these enhanced cognitive skills are just temporary. It is difficult to determine if cognitive changes associated with learning how to play an instrument remain throughout a persons lifetim

29、e. On a single day in 1947, the Scottish movement tested the intelligence of almost every 11-year-old child who attended school in the country. Researchers at Edinburgh Universitys Reid School of Music realized it was not too late to ask the original participants about their musical experiences. The

30、 researchers developed a questionnaire that collected information about lifetime musical experience. This was completed by the surviving members who returned to the study for further testing in 2018. The participants were asked how many instruments they played and what their training was like. They

31、were also asked to record how many years of regular practice they had and what performance level they had reached. A total of 366 members provided usable information and 117 revealed that they had some degree of experience with musical instruments. Overall, the researchers found that a significant p

32、ositive relationship existed between playing an instrument and change in cognitive ability over time. More specifically, the more years and more hours of practice with an instrument that a person had, the more likely they were to show a positive cognitive change over the course of their life. Precis

33、ely why learning to play a musical instrument has these effects remains unclear. The researchers theorize that driving people to regularly use a mix of focused attention, co- ordination, auditory-motor skills and memory results in advantageous cognitive changes. 28. What is the first paragraph mainl

34、y about?A. The significance of playing a guitar and a piano. B. The benefits of playing a musical instrument. C. The relationship between music and social status. D. The difference between musicians and non-musicians. 29. What do we know about the Edinburg research? A. It surveyed 366 participants.

35、B. Its participants were old men or women. C. It asked participants to play musical instruments. D. Its data explained why music affected cognition. 30. What was the result collected in the 1947 Scottish movement used as?A. A database. B. An example. C. A cause. D. A target. 31. What is the best tit

36、le of this text?A. Musical instruments benefit temporary cognitive abilityB. Musical instruments lead to disadvantages in cognitionC. Playing a musical instrument enhances long-term cognitionD. Playing an instrument prevents temporary cognitive changesDPublic debates about the ethics（道德准则）of “genera

37、tive AI” like ChatGPT have rightly focused on the ability of these systems to make up convincing misinformation. But fewer people are talking about the chatbots potential to be emotionally manipulative. Last month, The New York Times published a conversation between reporter Kevin Roose and Microsof

38、ts Bing chatbot, which is powered by AI. The AI claimed to love Roose, “Im the only person for you, and Im in love with you, ” it wrote, with a kissing emoji. Limits need to be set on AIs ability to simulate（模仿）human feelings. Ensuring that chatbots dont use emojis would be a good start. Emojis are

39、particularly manipulative. Humans instinctively（本能地）respond to shapes that look like faces and emojis can cause these reactions. When you text your friend a joke and they reply with three tears-of-joy emojis, your body responds with endorphins（内啡肽）as you happily realize that your friend is amused. O

40、ur instinctive reaction to AI-generated emojis is likely to be the same, even though there is no human emotion at the other end. Humans lie and manipulate each others emotions all the time, but at least we can reasonably guess at someones motivations, plan and methods. We can hold each other respons

41、ible for such lies, calling them out and seeking redress（赔偿）. With AI, we cant. AIs are doubly misleading: an AI that sends a crying-with-laughter emoji is not only not crying with laughter, but it is also incapable of any such feeling. It would be more ethical to design chatbots to be noticeably di

42、fferent from humans. To minimize the possibility of manipulation and harm, we need to be reminded that we are talking to a chatbot. We should set some limits and rules. Such rules should be the standard for chatbots that are supposed to be informative, as a safeguard to our autonomy. 32. What does t

43、he author intend to do with this article?A. To ban AI from using emojis. B. To forbid human to interact with AI. C. To warn humans against using emojis. D. To prevent AI from simulating humans. 33. What does the underlined word “manipulative” in paragraph 1 most probably mean?A. Interested in tellin

44、g lies. B. Good at understanding others. C. Enthusiastic about supporting others. D. Skillful in influencing or controlling others. 34. What is AI able to do according to this article?A. Be responsible for lies. B. Guess at others purposes. C. Cry with laughter. D. Communicate with humans. 35. What

45、does the author do in paragraph14?A. Make a different suggestion. B. Provide a supporting argument. C. Offer a possible solution. D. Make a final conclusion. 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。“If you buy things you do not need, soon you will have to sell things y

46、ou need. ” This is a piece of wise advice from Warren Buffet, arguably one of the greatest financial minds of the 21st century. 36 This is true especially in the present economic climate. While the idea of being frugal（节俭的）has long been a part of Eastern culture, the relatively recent growth of weal

47、th in China as well as the ease of purchasing has led to increased consumerism for many across the country. Yet this increased consumption of goods has been pushing up the prices of certain bare essentials such as housing, transportation and food, which is forcing people to reevaluate their prioriti

48、es while spending money. 37The internet is flooded with advice on where one can save money as well as good opinions about how they should spend their money. For example, clothes can be bought second-hand, but you should never skip a visit to the dentist. 38 In the meanwhile, you should limit those that are fancy but not entirely necessary. Of course, it is still fine to occasionally spend money on a nice vacation, but buyin