2023届安徽省宣城市高三年级第二次调研测试英语试题（含答案）

2023届安徽省宣城市高三年级第二次调研测试英语试题

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一、阅读理解

KingArthurandHisKnightsoftheRoundTable

ByRogerLancelynCreen

IlovedreadingwhenIwaslittle.Ithinkthat'sthereasonIlovewritingforchildren.My

parentswerebothEnglishteachers,andourhomewasfullofbooks.Dickenswasafamily

favourite.ButthebookthatreallyfiredmyimaginationwasKingArthurandHisKnightsof

theRoundTablebyRogerLancelynGreen,whichmyfatherreadtomeatbedtimewhenI

wasaround12.

DiaryofaNobody

ByGeorgeandWeedonGrossmith

I'mafoolforaclassic,andI'msogladIfinallycameacrossDiaryofaNobodyby

GeorgeandWeedonGrossmith.ItbeganlifeasaserialinPunch,withtextbyCeorgeand

illustrationsbyWeedon.Putsimply,it'sthefunniestbookI'veeverread,andthemodelforso

manybrilliantfirst-personnarrativeslikeAdrianMoleandBridgetJones.Theshortpitchis

thatitfollowsthesocialclimbingofaLondonclerk,CharlesFooterbutofcourseifsso

muchmorethanthat,pokingfunatallthingsfrommiddleclass.

Exhalation

ByTedChiang

It'snevertoolatetohaveyourlifechangedbyabook,andithappenedtomeagain

recentlywhenIreadTedChiang'sExhalation.TedChiangwroteStoryofYourLife,which

inspiredthesci-fialien-visitationclassicArrival.Ilovethattoo,buteachandeverypiecein

Exhalationisitsmatchinwritingskills.Iftherearesuper-intelligentaliensinthegalaxy

seekingtocommunicateimportanttruths,TedChiangmaywellbeoneofthem.

1.WhatisspecialaboutthebookKingArthurandHisKnightsoftheRoundTable?

A.Itdescribesastoryofintelligentaliens.

B.Itstimulatestheauthor'simaginationofwriting.

C.Ithelpstheauthortoimprovethewritingskills.

D.Itopensawindowfortheauthortounderstandclassics.

2.WhohasdrawnpicturesforthebookDiaryofaNobody?

A.RogerLancelynGreen.B.George.

C.WeedonGrossmith.D.TedChiang.

3.Whereisthetextmostlikelyfrom?

A.Adiary.B.Anovel.C.Aguidebook.D.Amagazine.

OnFebruary13,2023,WuYibingmadehistory,beatingJohnIsnerinathrilling

three-setfinalattheDallasOpentobecomethefirstmanfromChinatowinanATP

(AssociationofTennisProfessionals)title.

Broughttoatenniscourtforthefirsttimeatjustfive,initiallyencouragedbyhisparents

asanexercisetoloseweight,Wusoonhadhistalentdiscoveredbyhisprovincialjuniorteam,

kickingoffajourneythatwouldchangethefaceofmen'stennisinChina.In2017,Wu

YibingshottoprominenceafterwinningtheUSOpenboys5tournamentat18tobecomethe

firstChinesetowinamajorjuniortitle,raisinghighhopesforthe“WonderBoy”tochange

thefortuneofChinesemeninasportlongdominatedbywomen'ssuccessontheprostage.

In2018,WuwonhisfirstATPChallengertitleinShanghai.However,thebrutally

competitivenatureofmen'sprotennishittherisingWuwithatoughreminderaftermultiple

injuries-tohiselbow,lowerback,shoulderandwrist—forcedhimtobeawayfromtheATP

Tourforclosetothreeyears.

HemadehisreturnlastyearandwonthreeATPChallengertitlesbeforequalifyingfor

theUSOpen."Lookingback,IfeellikeIwouldn'thavebeenhereifnotfortheupsand

downsoverthepastfewyears.Itakeallthesetbacksandstrugglesasanassetthathelpsme

maturementallynow."saidWu."OfcoursetherewerealotofdoubtsbecauseIhadsurgery

andtherecoverywasn'tgoingwellThechampionshiptodaywasapayoffforallthehard

workandeveryonewho'ssupportedmealongtheway.”

4.Whatdotheunderlinedwords"shottoprominence^^inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Lostweight.B.Discoveredtalent.C.Becamefamous.D.Feltuncertain.

5.WhywasWuabsentfromtheATPTourfbrnearlythreeyears?

A.Becausehefearedpossiblefailures.B.Becauseherefusedfiercecompetitions.

C.Becausehewantedtochangehiscarce匚D.Becausehesufferedfromserious

physicalinjuries.

6.WhatcanwelearnfromWuYibing'sstatement?

A.Nocross,nocrown.B.Wellbegunishalfdone.

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C.Easycome,easygo.D.Timewaitsfornoman.

7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheDevelopmentofChineseTennis.B.ThePowerofDifficultiesforAthletes.

C.ThePioneerofChineseTennisSport.D.TheFirstChineseMaleWinnerofATP

Title.

Iknowitmaybehardtoconvinceyou,butletmetry:Don'tkillthenextspideryousee

inyourhome.

Peopleliketothinkoftheirdwellingsassafelyseparatedfromtheoutsideworld,but

manytypesofspiderscanbefoundinside.Someareaccidentallytrapped,whileothersare

short-termvisitors.Somespeciesevenenjoythegreatindoors,wheretheyhappilyliveout

theirlivesandmakemorespiders.Thesefellowsareusuallysecretive,andalmostallyou

meetareneitheraggressivenordangerous.Andtheymaybeprovidingserviceslikeeating

pests—someeveneatotherspiders.

MycolleaguesandIconductedavisualsurveyof50NorthCarolinahomes.Every

singlehousewevisitedwashometospiders.Themostcommonspeciesweencounteredwere

cobwebspidersandcellarspiders.Bothbuildwebswheretheylieinwaitforprey（猎物）to

getcaught.Cellarspiderssometimesleavetheirwebstohuntotherspiders.

Althoughtheyareall-aroundpredators（捕食性动物）,tendingtoeatanythingtheycan

catch,spidersregularlycaptureharmfulpestsandevendisease-cairyinginsects—forexample,

mosquitoes.There'sevenaspeciesofjumpingspiderthatpreferstoeatblood-filled

mosquitoesinAfricanhomes.Sokillingaspiderdoesn'tjustcosttheinsectitslife;itmay

takeanimportantpredatoroutofyourhome.

It'snaturaltofearspiders.Theyhavelotsoflegsandalmostallarevenomous—though

themajorityofspecieshavevenom（毒液）tooweaktocauseissuesinhumans,iftheirfangs

canpierceourskinatall.Evenentomologiststhemselvescanfallpreytoarachnophobia（蜘蛛

恐惧症）.Iknowafewspiderresearcherswhoovercametheirfearbyobservingandworking

withthesefascinatingcreatures.Iftheycandoit,socanyou!

8.WhatisacommonmisunderstandingofspidersaccordingtoParagraph2?

A.Theycanbetrappedeasily.

B.Theyoftenattackhumanbeings.

C.Theyarefriendlytohumanbeings.

D.Theylivefarawayfromhumanbeings.

9.Whatwillhappenifyoukillaspiderinyourhome?

A.Losingagreatassistant.B.Catchingmoreinsects.

C.Developingrarediseases.D.Rescuingotherinsects.

10.Howcanpeoplegetovertheirfearofspiders?

A.Bydiscoveringtheirhabitats.B.Byprotectingtheirskin.

C.Bygettingalongwiththem.D.Byrecognizingtheirvenom.

11.Whatdoesthetextsuggestpeopledoaboutspiders?

A.Sparespiders.B.Monitorspiders.C.Defeatspiders.D.Controlspiders.

IfyouasksomethingofChatGPT,anartificial-intelligence(AI)tool,youmay

immediatelygettheresponses,completelycertainandoftenwrong.Thequestionsraisedby

technologieslikeChatGPTcausemuchmoretentativeanswers.Buttheyareonesthat

managersoughttostartasking.

Oneissueishowtodealwithemployees,concernsaboutjobsecurity.Worriesare

natural.AnAIthatmakesiteasiertoprocessyourexpensesisonething;anAIthatpeople

wouldprefertositnexttoatadinnerpartyquiteanother.Beingclearabouthowworkers

wouldredirecttimeandenergythatisfreedupbyanAIhelpsfosteracceptance.Sodoes

creatingasenseofagency:researchconductedbyMITSloanManagementReviewandthe

BostonConsultingGroupfoundthatanabilitytooverrideanAImakesemployeesmore

likelytouseit.

ArthurJagooftheUniversityofWashingtonandGlennCarrolloftheStanfordGraduate

SchoolofBusinessinvestigatehowwillingpeoplearetogiveratherthanearn

credit—specificallyforworkthatsomeonedidnotdoontheirown.Theyshowedvolunteers

somethingattributedtoaspecificperson—anartwork,say,orabusinessplan—andthen

revealedthatithadbeencreatedeitherwiththehelpofanalgorithmorwiththehelpof

humanassistants.Everyonegavelesscredittoproducerswhentheyweretoldtheyhadbeen

helped,butthiseffectwasmorepronouncedforworkthatinvolvedhumanassistants.

Thepicturethatemergesfromsuchresearchismessy.Itisalsodynamic:justas

technologiesevolve,sowillattitudes.Butitiscrystal-clearononething.Theimpactof

ChatGPTandotherAiswilldependnotjustonwhattheycando,butalsoonhowtheymake

peoplefeel.

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12.WhatshouldmanagerstakeintoconsiderationwhenusingtechnologieslikeChatGPT?

A.Skillsusedforthem.B.Issuescausedbythem.

C.Accuracyensuredinthem.D.Alternativesdiscoveredforthem.

13.Whatcanwelearnaboutemployees'attitudetowardsAIfromParagraph2?

A.Theyfinditcanmaketheirworkmorecomplicated.

B.TheythinkitisathreatforAItoreplacethematwork.

C.Theyconsiderit'snormalfbrAItofinishalltheirwork.

D.Theyfeelifsvitalfbrthemtoacknowledgeitsabilities.

14.WhatdidthevolunteersthinkofataskaccomplishedwithAIalgorithm?

A.Theythoughtlittleofit.B.Theywereunawareofit.

C.Theyspokehighlyofit.D.Theyfeltenviousaboutit.

15.Whatdoesthepassagemainlytalkabout?

A.ThelimitationofALB.TheimportanceofChatGPT

C.TherelationshipbetweenAIandhumans.D.ThepracticalapplicationofChatGPT.

二、七选五

E-BikeSafetyTips

Beforeyougoonyournexttwo-wheeledadventure,makesureyou'refamiliarwiththe

insandoutsofbicyclesafety.Thisholdstruewhetheryou5reridingatraditionalbikeoran

e-bike-onepoweredbyanelectricmotorinadditiontoyourpedaling.E-bikeisagreatwayto

getaround,savemoneyandprotecttheenvironment.Butasfunase-bikesaretoride,they

stillrequirepracticestoensureyourfunridescanbesafe.16

▲Keepdosanddon'tsinmind.Wearahelmet.Afullfacehelmetwithafaceshieldthat

flipsupcangiveyouallaroundprotection.Ridewiththeflowoftrafficratherthanagainst

it.17Don'tforgettousethelightstomakeyoumorevisibleatnight,whichmay

decreasechancesofroadaccidents.

▲Besureyourbikeisreadytoride.Thatstartswithcheckingthatthetiresareinflated.

Makesurethebrakesareworkingproper!y.18ifthebicyclehasn'tbeenusedfbra

while.Forane-bike,alsomakesureyourbatteryischarged.Andbeforeandaftereveryride,

inspectyourbicyclefordamage.

A19Thisisimportantfore-bikeriders.Withtheabilitytogofastercomes

theresponsibilityioknowwhenyoushouldslowdown.Donotrideonexpresswaysor

highways.

Rideintherightlanes.20、whenyou'reridinginthestreet,eveninaprotected

bikelane.Moreover,checkthesigntoseewheree-bikesareallowed.Ridingonsidewalksor

otherwalkwayscanleadtoafine.

YoucancheckthePeopleforBikeswebsite(peopleforbikes.org)formoreinformation.

A.Beawareofyourspeed

B.Becautiousofproperparking

C.Don'ttalkonthephone,text,orlistentomusic

D.Takeitforatune-upbeforeyoutakeitforaride

E.Itisessentialtopaycarefulattentiontothesetips

F.Readthesignalsandpayattentiontothelanemarkings

G.Alwaystrytocheckinyourmirrorbeforemovingfurtheroutintothelane

三、完形填空

IwassleepyasIdrovehomeonenightinthepouringrain.Iwasdrivingtoofast.Ifell

asleepand21mytrucksixtimes.Irememberfeelingrainonmyface

and22ahelicopter.AndIrememberthedoctorwhostitchedmeupintheoperating

room.

AsIwasbeing23fromthehospital,thenurseputahugepileof24in

myarms.Theywerenotmine.Sowheredidtheycomefrom?25whileIwas

hangingfromthetruckintherain.26peoplehadstopped,walkedthroughthe

brokenglassandcrumpled(变形的)metal,andlaidtheircoatsovermeto27me

fromtheelements.Ileftthehospitalwithtencoats.Tenstrangers28me,even

thoughIhadmadeaterrible29

Icleanedthecoatsandputadsinthepaperofferingto30them,butnooneever

cameforward.I31atthemeverydayfornearlyayearandfeltimpressedby

the32ofpeople.Ifinally33themtoalocalchurch.

Istillhavea34ofthetruckIdestroyed.AndanytimeIneeda35of

thekindnessthatisapermanentpartofhumanity,Ilookatthatpicture.

21.A.droveB.rolledC.choseD.examined

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22.A.hearingB.feelingC.touchingD.climbing

23.A.abandonedB.blockedC.consultedD.discharged

24.A.glovesB.coatsC.bagsD.socks

25.A.SlowlyB.EventuallyC.ApparentlyD.Generally

26.A.randomB.gratefulC.familiarD.clumsy

27.A.removeB.recognizeC.shelterD.shake

28.A.madeoutB.tookonC.dependedonD.caredabout

29.A.mistakeB.promiseC.shameD.complaint

30.A.rankB.raiseC,returnD.reward

31.A.shoutedB.pointedC.laughedD.stared

32.A.goodnessB.happinessC.weaknessD.fairness

33.A.soldB.lentC.gaveD.cast

34.A.modelB.photographC.beltD.receipt

35.A.decisionB.warningC.choiceD.reminder

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。

Morethan1,500yearsago,ancientChinesecraftsmen36(invent)anewtypeof

paper.ItlaterbecameanessentialitemfortraditionalChinesestudyandaniconofChinese

culture,37iscalledXuanpaper,orricepaper...In2009,thetraditionalcraftof

makingXuanpaperwasincludedonUNESCO'SRepresentativeListoftheIntangible

CulturalHeritageofHumanity.

Xuanpaperwasfirstmadefromthestrawofriceandbarkfromatypicaltreeinancient

XuanRegion,now38(know)asJingxianCountyinAnhuiProvince.Thetraditional

processofmakingXuanpaperis39(extreme)demandingandinvolvesmorethan

100steps.Thewholeprocesscantakeaslongastwoyearstocomplete,40theskills

havebeenpasseddownforthenextgeneration.

Suchfeaturesasbeingwhite,softandmoth-proof(防虫的)enableXuan

paper41(last)forevenmorethan1,000years.Amazingly,aftersuchalongtime,it

cankeepthe42(fresh)oftheinkendcoloronit,43(result)inaname

“PaperofAges.”

Becauseofitslastingpopularity44Chinesescholarsandartistsandalsodueto

itsremarkablelongevity,sofarthemajorityofexistingancientChinesebooks,calligraphy

andpaintings45(preserve)onXuanpaper.

五、告知信/通知

46.你受学生会委托为校网站交换生板块写一则英文通知，请大家关注一门线上选修课

程TraditionalChineseFestivals,内容包括：

1.课程时间安排；

2.课程内容简介；

3.报名方式。

注意：

1.写作词数应为80左右；

2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。

Notice

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。

OnatraintoSmithville,amanhappenedtositdownnexttoayoungmannomorethan

17yearsold.Becausetheboywastense,themanwonderedwhatcouldbeworryinghim.

Whateveritwas,theboy'stensionwasclear.

Theboykeptslaringoutofthewindow,payingnoattentiontoanyoneelseonthetrain.

Themanopenedupabookandstartedreading.Nowandthen,hewouldlookupandseethe

boy'sfacepressedagainstthewindow.Hesensedthattheboywasfightingtokeepfrom

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crying.

Finally,theboyaskedtheman,"Doyouknowwhattimeitis?Anddoyouknowwhen

wearetoarriveatSmithville?^^Themangavetheboythetime.Thentheboytoldthemanthe

wholestoryofhislife."Fouryearsago,“hesaid,“Ididsomethingbadhurtingmydad,so

badthatIhadtorunawayfromhome.Icouldn'tfacemyfather.SoIleftwithoutevensaying

goodbyetohim.Sincethen,Ihaveworkedhereandthere.Ineverstayedverylonginone

place.Tvebeenprettylonely.Untilfinally,IdecidedthatIwanttogobacktomyfatherand

apologizedto

Themanwentontoask,“Doesyourfatherknowyou'recoming?^^Andtheboy

responded,<4HeknowsI'mcoming,butIdon'tknowifhewillbethere.Isenthimaletter.I

didn'tknowifhewouldstillwantmeback.Iwasn'tsureifhewouldforgiveme.Soinmy

letter,Itoldhimthatifhewantedmetocomehome,hecouldputasignonatreewhichisa

fewhundredyardsbeforetherailroadstationinSmithville.ItoldhimthatIwouldlookfora

yellowribbon（丝带）ononeofthebranchesofthattreeasthetrainpasses.Ifthereisayellow

ribbononthetree,thenEllgetoff.Ifnot,thenI'lljustkeeponridingtowhereverthistrain

goes."ThetwoofthemwerenowwaitingforSmithville.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式作答。

Nowinvolved,themanstoppedreadingandalsostaredatthewindow.

Afewmomentslater,theconductorcamealongandcalledout,“Nextstop-Smithville.”

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参考答案:

1.B2.C3.D

4.C5.D6.A7.D

8.D9.A10.C11.A

12.B13.B14.A15.C

16.E17.C18.D19.A20.F

21.B22.A23.D24.B25.C26.A27.C28.D29.A30.C31.D

32.A33.C34.B35.D

36.invented37.