江苏省盐城市2022-2023学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

2022-2023英语试题一、阅读理解VolunteersNeededDepaulUSA-CasaMilagrosaVOLUNTEERROLES&RESPONSIBILITIESOntheThirdWednesdayofthemonthwehostourMonthlyFoodDistributioneventonsite.Volunteerscanexpectalargergroupoffellowvolunteersonthesedaysandtoworkalongsideothervolunteersinvariouscapacities,includingsorting,packinganddistributingfreshproduce.FoodSorterandPacker:Thesevolunteersaretaskedwithassistingthedriverinunloadingboxesoffood.Moveandarrangeproduceboxestothepackingareatofacilitatethepackingprocess.Packproducebags/boxeswithpredeterminedquantitiesofproduceitems.Placepackedbags/boxesindistributiontables,oncepacked.FoodDistributor:Volunteersdistributepre-packagedproducedboxes/bagsandhelpourguestswithloadingintotheirvehiclesifnecessary.Cleanup,includingbreakingdownboxesandremovingemptyboxesifapplicable.GuestGreeter/Registration:Ifyou’rebilingual(双语的)andabletoassistclientsatdistributionsites,weneedyourhelpasaclientgreeterandregistrationvolunteer,whoisthefirstpointofcontactatCasaMilagrosadistributionsite.Thesevolunteersmusthaveacheerfulwelcomingbehaviorandawillingnesstowelcomenewclientsandberesponsiblefor:answeringquestionsclientsmayhave(intheirpreferredlanguage),makingplansforthedistribution.SKILLSFoodDelivery/Distribution·Multi-TaskingFoodDelivery/Distribution·Multi-TaskingPeopleSkills·GuidingREQUIREMENS·RelevantTrainingTimeCommitment:4-5hoursin1day·MinimumAge:18Whichisincludedinthevolunteeringtasks?Cleaningguestsvehicles. B．SortingandpackingC．Providinglanguagetraining D．Donatingmoneyandfood.Whatcanwelearnaboutthefooddistributionevent?Itisheldonevery B．ItneedsvolunteersWednesday.C．Itprovidessomeonline D．Itsvolunteershavetoserveservice. day.Whomaybethebestpersonfortheevent?A．Akindhousewifeavailableonweekends.B．Ahelpfulteachergivinglessonsdailyatschool.C．Asociableinterpreterskilledatdistributingfood.D．Acheerfuljuniorstudentgoodatgreetingothers.“Belongingisimportantthroughoutthelifetime,duringlifeshifts,suchasthefirstyearofcollege.“reportedJanineM.DutcherinPsychologicalScineThisconnectiontotheuniversitycommunityisoftenreferredtoas‘schoolbelonging’,whichisthoughttobetheextenttowhichstudentsfeelpersonallyaccepted,respected,included,andsupportedbyothersintheschoolsocialenvironment.”Aseriesofthreestudieswereconductedabouttheresearch.Duringeachstudy,studentsbeganthetermbyself-reportingtheirsymptoms(症状)ofdepression,senseofsocialfit,andfeelingsofbelonging.Belongingwasmeasuredbyaskingparticipantstorateonesimplestatementonarangefrom1to7:“Today,IfeellikeIbelongat.…(schoolname).’Intheinitialexploratorystudyof157studentsandthefirstconfirmatorystudyof121students,participantsthenreportedtheirsenseofbelongingattheendofeachdayforoneweekatthebeginning,middle,andendoftheterm.Inthesecondconfirmatorystudy,172studentsdidthisreportingforoneweekatthebeginningandendofboththewinterandspringterms.Duringassessmentweeks,participantsalsocompletedmeasuresofsocialinteraction,socialfit,andsymptomsofdepressionfourtimeseachday.Inallthreestudies,students’feelingsofbelongingwerefoundtopredicttheirsymptomsofdepressioninadvanceevenaftercontrollingcurrentdepressionsymptoms,socialinteraction,andfeelingsofsocialfitorloneliness.Additionallyfeelingsoflonelinessnotthenumberofsocialinteractionsthatstudentsreportedhavingeachday,werealsofoundtopredictsymptomsofdepression.“Collegestudents’riskofdevelopingdepressionhasbeenincreasingforacademicandsocialreasonsinrecentyears.However,thesedailyfeelingsofbelongingactuallyprovideanimportantsignalforchangesindepressivesymptomatology,“Dutcherwrote.“Thiscouldhaveimportantimplicationsforinterventionstorelievedepressivesymptomsinfirst-yearuniversitystudentsbecauseearlydetectionofriskcanallowforbothearlierinterventionandmorepositivepreventativestrategies.”Whatdoestheresearchmainlyfocuson?A．Thenewapproachestorelievingdepression.Thesymptomsandpreventionofdepression.Thesocialinteractionsbetweencollegestudents.Theconnectionbetweenbelonginganddepression.Whatisparagraph3mainlyabout?Theprocessoftheresearch. B．ThedirectionoftheC．Theabilitiesofthe D．Thebackgroundsoftheparticipants. participants.Whichofthefollowingistrueabouttheresearch?A．Feelinglonelyfrequentlymeanssufferingfromdepression.B．Thesenseofbelongingcanserveasapredictorofdepression.C．Thesocialinteractionsdeterminethesymptomsofdepression.D．Controllingcurrentdepressionsymptomsleadstoafullrecovery.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?Depressioncanbecuredeasilyifdetectedtimely.B．Depressionisunavoidableduetovariouspressures.C．Earlierdetectionmakesforthepreventionofdepression.D．Studentsaremorelikelytodevelopdepressionthanothers.OneoftheinterestingthingsaboutChinaisthattheylovelists.TherearesortsofthingsthroughChinesehistorythatareinlistform,suchastheFourGreatBeautiestheSevenWarringStates,andtheThreeKingdoms.ItshouldcomeasnosurprisethatthereissuchathingastheFourGreatInventions.ThereareliterallyhundredsofinventionsthatwereoriginallyinventedinChinabeforetheywereintroducedanywhereelse.However,theFourGreatInventionsinparticularstandsoutashavinggreatlychangednotjustChinesecivilization,buttheentireworld.However,whatmakestheFourGreatInventionssuchanoddlistforChinaisthatthelistwascreatedbysomeoneBritish.TheFourGreatInventionswasactuallyinventedbyBritishhistorianandsinologistJosephNeedham.HespentmuchofhislifetravellinginChina,collectinganddocumentingexamplesofChineseinventionsandtechnology.HepublishedhisfirstbookonChineseculturein1954wherehelistedmanyChineseinventionswhichwereoriginallytobeEuropeaninventions.Inthe16*century,therewasaversionfloatingaroundcalledtheThreeGreatInventionswhichcontributedtothegreatnessofEurope,ormorespecificallysometimesGermany.ItmighthavecreatedbyEnglishphilosopherFrancisBacon:theprintingpress,gunpowder,andthecompass.AsexplorersbeganmorefrequentlyvisitingChina,theyrealizedthatallofthosegreatinventionshadbeenaroundinChinaforcenturiesbeforetheyappearedinEurope.So,aspartofhisworkandsettingtherecordstraight,NeedhamcreatedtheFourGreatInventionsofChina,alistthathassubsequentlygainedwidespreadapprovalfromscholarsinChinaitself.Thefourgreatinventionsarethethreelistedbefore:theprintingpress,gunpowder,thecompass,andtheotherbeingpaper-making.8.Whatdoesparagraph1serveas?A．Aplot.C．Aclue.B．Alead-in.D．Aconclusion.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sinologist”probablyA．AnexpertstudyingChineseculture.B．Apublishertryingtosellbooks.C．Anexplorersearchingfortreasures.D．AbusinessmantradingwiththeChinese.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?JosephNeedhampublishedbookstolistChineselandscapes.FrancisBaconwasthefirsttocreatetheFourGreatInventions.TheFourGreatInventionschangedEurope,especiallyGermany.AncientChinacontributedtoscientificdevelopmentworldwide.WhichofthefollowingisasuitabletitlefortheA．WhoreallycomesupwiththeFourGreatInventions?HowdotheFourGreatInventionschangetheworld?WhatmakestheFourGreatInventionswellaccepted?WhyaretheFourGreatInventionsimportanttoEurope?Thewords“caring”and“empathetic”(共情的)aren’tonesnormallyassociatedwithtechnology.Yearsley,anAustralianenterpriserwhoisexpertinartificialintelligence(AI),istryingtochangethat.YearsleyisthefounderofAkin,aroboticsstartupthatcurrentlyusesatablet-basedsystemtohelpusersmanagethetasksrelatedtohomelife,whetherthat’splanningmealsorremindingyoutopayyourcellphonebill.CurrenthomedevicesmadebyGoogleorAmazonorAppleusepredictiveAItotrackpatterns,strengthenbehaviorsandmanipulate(操控)buyingdecisions,someofwhich,sheassumes,arequestionableorjustunhealthy.Incontrast,theAIthatsheisdevelopingwillbedesignedtorunthehumanhome,encouraginghealthfuldecisionssuchastakinganightlywalk,refillingthefridgeandsupportingsociallikelunchesorbirthdaycelebrationswithfriends.“It’sthehardestAIIhaveeverbuiltforit’sacomplexsystem,Yearsleysays.YearsleybegandevelopingtheAkintechnologyin2017,whensherealizedtheneedtobettermanagethehomeishugelyignored.Besides,sherealizedthatwomenunequallybeartheburdenofhouseholdwork.AUnitedNationsreportestimatesthatwomendo2.6timestheamountofunpaidcareanddomesticworkthatmendo,orcloseto30hoursperweekintheU.S.alone.Meanwhile,Yearsley,whohasaspecial-needschildandarelativewithdisabilitysaysitmakessensetofocusonthedisabilityfieldbecauseoftheextrain-homeneedsofusersandtheircaregivers.“Wehavealotmoreworkload,”shesays.“Arewegivingtimebacktocaregivers?IamnotgoingtorestuntilIgiveyouback10hoursweek.”WhileYearsleypicturesanarmyofrobotssomedayhelpingwithroutinehomemadetasks,thefirstdisplayforAkinwilltaketimeandmoney.Akinhasreceivedsomeearlyseedfromahandfulofinvestors,andwasrecentlyselectedasafinalistfortechgiantLGNova’sMissionfortheFutureprogram,anannualchallengethatseekstoidentifybusinesseshavingpotentialtoimprovelifeandleadsocietyintothefuture.WhatmighttheAkin’sAlsystemA．Consumingmoredrinkstoenjoyyourself.B．StayinguplateworkingtomakemoreC．SpendingmoretimestayingwithyourfamilyD．Purchasingproductssimilartowhatyoubought.WhichisacontributortoYearsley’sAlsystem?LotsoffinancialsupportfrominvestorsTheuselessnessofcurrenthomedevices.Akins’becomingafinalistforaprogram.Heavyburdenofhousewivesandcaregivers.WhatcanbeusedtodescribetheAkin’sAIsystem?A．Successfulandpromising B．Stableandpractical.C．Thoughtfulandinnovative. D．Matureandfriendly.What’sthepurposeofthetext?A．Tocallonpeopletohelpthe B．Toraisemoneyforadisabled. giant.C．Tocomparetwocompanies’AIsystems.二、七选五

D．TointroduceafuturisticAIsystem.Americaisseriouslystressedout.AccordingtotheAmericanInstituteofStress,evenbeforethepandemic,94percentofsaidtheyregularlyfeltstressed. 16 Weallgetsometimes,butfeelingconstantlyworriedandovertiredcanleadburnout(倦怠),whichcanhaveseriousresults.Thinkofburnoutasstresstakentoanotherlevel.“Typically,burnoutisdefinedasanextremestateofpsychologicalanxiety,”saysYoungAhPark,anassociateprofessortheSchoolofLaborandEmploymentRelations. 17 .Becausesomanyofusfrequentlyfeelstresseditcanbehardrecognizewhenthelinehasbeencrossed. 18 MichaelLeiter,aprofessorofpsychologyinNovaScotia,explains“Burnoutcombinesthreekeydimensions:extremetiredness,feelingsofpessimismandasenseoflowachievement.“19“Thisisasignthatdemandsarebuildingfasterthanyoucanrecoverfromthem,”hesays.Thattirednessturnsintofeelingssuchaspessimismandwithdrawal,especiallyfeelingthatwaytowardpeopleyou’resupposedtocareabout. 20 Inspiteofthis,itcancontributetomakingmistakesorevenstartingtofeelemotionallydisabled,allwhichaccountformoreseriousissuestodevelop.Sobeforethestressrisesuptothatextremealarmingleveltakesomestepsyoucantopreventburnout.Whydopeoplesufferfromburnout?Trueburnoutdiffersfromfeelingovertired.Feelingtiredwhenyoubeginworkingisaredflag.D．Livingataburnoutlevelcancauseaseriousdisease.That’stheendstageofburnout,butittakesawhiletothere.It’saresponsetofacingthecontinuedstressbeyondability.Andrecently,theirstressisreportedtohavereachedanlevel.三、完形填空“Mountainsarealwayssmallerinyourimaginationthantheyareinreallife,”someonewisesaid.Andthequotesprangtomindasstaredupatthesnowy 21 ofPenYFan,thehighestmountaininSouthWales.IwastotakepartintheFanDancetheworld’soldestSpecialForcestest.Mygeneralfeelingabouttheeventwasthatitwouldbetough,butgoodstrength 22 formyrunning.Ifeltpretty 23 withinthefirstkilometreandIsurprisedhoweasyitfeltsofar.Kilometretwo24metrudging(跋涉)throughsnowandice,butspiritsstillremainedhighasIchattedtofellow25aroundme.Gradually,however,theclimbingbecameextremely 26 .Thesnowwas 27 byathickfogandwindssostrongthatIcouldhardlystandonmyfeet.Thewindkept 28 mebackwardsandsideways,andeachstepseemedtorequirealltheenergyIhad.Iwasabouttoquitsomeoneappearedoutof 29 .“You’redoingreallywell!Keepgoing!”heshouted 30 thewind.Ifeltasuddenburstof 31 andIcrazilypulledmyselftothefinishline.We’dbeenmovingforhoursandwere 32 theline.Thewellbeingofmybodycamesecondtomyburningdesiretogettothatfinishline.IwasexpectingtofeelrelievedandjoyfulwhenIfinallysucceeded, 33 insteadIfeltamixtureoftirednessandconfusion.I 34 ontheideathatwhilearesmallerinyourimaginationthantheyareinreallife,yourabilitytosufferisalsobiggerinreallife.Infact,I 35 overmorethanjustamountainattheFanDance.21.A．peaks B．caves C．valleys 22.A．looked B．worked C．applied 23.A．shocked B．depressed C．moved 24.A．saw B．kept C．found 25.A．colleagues B．admirers C．participants 26.A．encouraging B．excitingC．energy-consuming 27.A．blocked B．warmed C．wrapped D．accompanied28.A．guidingB．holdingC．blowingD．chasing29.A．nowhereB．placeC．sightD．mind30.A．over31.B．uponC．into D．acrossA．fear32.B．hopeC．panic D．angerA．approaching33.B．escaping C．crossingD．extendingA．while34.A．focusedB．since C．soB．reflected C．dependedD．butD．carried35.A．tookB．rode C．turnedD．climbed四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。TheBeijingEconomic-TechnologicalDevelopmentAreareportedasharpdeclineinwaterconsumptionandagreatimprovementinnaturalandlivingenvironment.WaterconsumptionperunitofGDPforthearea,alsoknown 36 BeijingE-Town,wasonlyone-thirdofBeijing’saverage.The 37 (efficient)ofwateruseintheareaisamongthehighest 38 (global),saidofficialattheadministrativecommitteeofBeijingE-Town.Inthepastdecade,BeijingE-Townhas 39 improveditsnaturalandlivingenvironment, 40 (struggle)tobecomeanidealplaceliveandworkandanurbanareafreeof“urbandiseases”,whichrefertoproblemsfacingbigcitiessuchastrafficjamsandenvironmentalpollution.Now,ithasbecomeanidealhabitatforanimals.Everyyear,alargegroupofbirds41(spot)intheBeijingE-TownsectionoftheLiangshuiRiver,42 wasoncefullofpollutionandhadanunpleasantsmell.Aftermorethan10yearspollutioncontrolandmanagement,it 43 (pass)theevaluationbytheMinistryofWaterResourcesin2020, 44 (recognize)asoneofthefirstexemplaryriversinChina.“BeijingE-Townwillcontinuetoadoptapeople-centeredapproachtodevelopmentandpromotethecombinationofindustrialgrowth 45 urbandevelopment,”saidanofficialofBeijingE-Town.五、其他应用文46.假定你校英语文学社准备招聘一名编辑，请你用英语写一个招聘启事，内容包括：工作内容；注意:80请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。WANTEDEnglishLiteratureClub六、读后续写47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。OurchurchcharityinTorontohasawayofa