江苏省连云港市部分学校2023-2024学年高三上学期10月联考英语试题

届高三第二次阶段性测试英语试卷第一部分听力（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.Howdoesthemansound?A.Surprised. B.Confused. C.Annoyed.2.Whichpicturedoesthemanlikemost?A.Theoneofboats. B.Theoneofanimals. C.Theoneofthevillagehouses.3.Whatarethespeakersgoingtodofirst?A.Seeamovie. B.Havedinner. C.Goforawalk.4.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toaskforhelp. B.Togiveadvice. C.Tomakeanappointment.5.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Husbandandwife. B.Brotherandsister. C.Fatheranddaughter.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.Wherearethespeakersprobably?A.Byariver. B.Onafarm. C.Athome.7.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthepaththroughthewoods?A.Itwasold. B.Itwaswet. C.Itwaslong.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whatisthemandoingnowprobably?A.Hostingaprogram. B.Givingaclass. C.Conductingajobinterview.9.WhydidthewomanlikeMr.Evans?A.Hetaughtheractingskills. B.Hehadasenseofhumor. C.Hehadapassionforhistory.听第8段材科，回答第10至12题。10.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Abirthdayparty. B.Apromotionparty. C.Agraduationparty.11.Howdoesthemanprobablyfeelabouttheparty?A.Bored. B.Excited. C.Satisfied.12.Whatwillthemandonext?A.Talktohismum. B.SurftheInternet. C.Gototheshops.听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whendidthemanreceiveprofessionaltrainingindiving?A.Atage13. B.Atage18. C.Atage28.14.Whydidthemanlearntodive?A.Torelaxhimself. B.Tolearnaboutanewfield.C.Toachievehischildhooddream.15.Whatdoesthemanenjoymostaboutdivingnow?A.Protectingfish. B.Sharingtheadventure. C.Watchingseacreatures.16.Whatdoesthemansuggestotherdiversdo?A.Practicehard. B.Buythebestequipment. C.Learnfromexperiencedinstructors.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whoisthespeakerprobably?A.Areporter. B.Ateacher. C.Awriter.18.Whatdopeopledoatthefestival?A.Theyrecycleplastic.B.Theyweartheirnewclothes.C.Theythrowtomatoesateachother.19.Howlongdoesthefestivallast?A.Aboutonehour. B.Abouttwohours. C.Aboutthreehours.20.WhatdoesAntoniousuallydoontheeveningofthefestival?A.Hecookslocalfood. B.Heenjoysfireworks. C.Hedanceswithothers.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。ACentralParkExploreCentralPark,oneofthelargestcityparksintheworldandoneofthemostfamoussymbolsofNewYork.Let’shavealookatitsmainsights.CentralParkisNewYork’slargestcityparkandoneofthebiggestintheworld,withanareaof843acres(about3.4km2).Thisparkishometoman-madelakes,waterfalls,grassandwoodedareas.YouwillalsofindtheCentralParkZoo,amongotherattractionsinthisgreenspaceofNewYork.Besidesbeingthecity’sprimarygreenlungs,CentralParkisalsoafavoritespotformanyNewYorkers.Itisperfectforsunbathing,goingforwalks,ordoinganyoutdoorsports.Somethingthatwefoundcuriousisseeingsomanypeoplerunningwiththeirbabiesinprams(婴儿车).OnFootorbyBicycleTogettoknowsomeofthewildestpartsofCentralParkwesuggestwalking.However,togetageneralfeelforthewholepark,thebestthingtodoishireabicycleandenjoythescenery.Ifyoudecidetohireabike,youwillfindlotsofbikerentalstoresaroundCentralParkthatarenotveryexpensive.OpenTimeFrom7a.m.to10p.m.onweekends.From6am.to8:30p.m.onweekdays.PriceEntrytotheParkisfree.ButifyouvisitsomepartslikeCentralParkZoo,youneedtobuyaticket.TransportSubway:Line5,6,7,A,B,CandD．Bus:LineM1,M2,M3,M4andM10.NearbyplacesMetropolitanMuseumofArt(447m)GuggenheimMuseum(564m)AmericanMuseumofNaturalHistory(688m)WhitneyMuseumofAmericanArt(1km)TheFrickCollection(1.3km)21.WhatcanwelearnabouttheCentralParkfromthetext?A.Itishometonaturallakesandwaterfalls.B.Itisperfectfordoingoutdoorsports.C.Itisthelargestcityparkintheworld.D.ItisthemostfamoussymbolofNewYork.22.Whichoneofthefollowingthingsisfree?A.Hiringabicycle. B.EntrancetoCentralPark.C.VisitingCentralParkZoo. D.GoingtotheMetropolitanMuseumofArt.23.Wherecanwefindthistext?A.Inasciencereport. B.Inageographybook.C.Inafashionmagazine. D.Inatravelguide.BInScotland,600,000tonnesoffoodarethrownawayeveryyear.Thisamountoffood,whichcouldfeedabout1.2billionpoorpeople,isalmostathirdofhousehold(家庭的)waste.Andfoodwasteisn’tjustabigprobleminScotland.Money,time,andresourcesareoftenwastedbythrowingawaygoodfood.Italsocausesveryharmfulgreenhousegas,whichisperiloustotheplanet.Intheproductionstage,somefoodsdonotenterthefoodchainformanyreasons.Supermarketsusuallycareaboutthequalityoffoodfromfarms.Theyoftenrefusestrange-lookingandunusually-sizedproduce.However,theyseemtoforgetthatitisalmostimpossibletogrowtheperfectproduce.Foodwasteattheconsumption(消费)stageincludesfoodgoingoutofdateandleftovers(剩饭)becauseoftoomuchfood.Inhouseholds,evenmostlyfreshfruitandvegetablesarethrownaway.Inordertoreducefoodwaste,hereiswhatwecando:Understandtheterms“useby”and“bestbefore”dates.“Useby”datesarethereforyoursafety.Itisdangeroustoeatfoodaftertheuse-bydateanddoingsorisksyourhealth.“Bestbefore”datestellyouhowlongthefoodwillbeatitsbestquality.Oncethefoodpassesthedate,itisn’tnecessarilybad,butyoushouldstillcheck,justtobesure.Everytimeyougoshoppingandbringbacknewfood,putthematthebackofyourfridgeandbringthefoodthatwillexpire(到期)soonclosertothefront.Thatway,youknowwhatneedstobeeatenfirst.Ifyouhaveanyfoodthatwillexpiresoon,giveittocharityifyouaren’tgoingtoeatit.Theywillreallyappreciatethefoodyouhavegiven.24.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph1?A.Foodwasteisthebiggestpartofhouseholdwaste.B.Householdwastehasn’tdrawnmuchattention.C.PeopleinScotlandwastethemostfood.D.Foodwasteisacommonproblem.25.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“perilous”inParagraph2mean?A.Valuable.B.Dangerous.C.Different.D.Unnecessary.26.Whatshouldpeopledotoreducefoodwasteaccordingtothetext?A.Pickusuallysizedproduce.B.Improvethequalityoffarmproduce.C.Orderproducedirectlyfromfarmers.D.Avoidbuyingtoomuchfoodatatime.27.Whatadvicedoestheauthoroffertopeople?A.Buyfoodthatwillexpiresoontoreducewaste.B.Placefoodcarefullyaccordingtoitsexpirydate.C.Throwawayfoodthatpassesthebest-beforedate.D.Givefoodthathaspasseditsuse-bydatetocharity.CThespermwhaleisanastonishingcreature.It'slongerthanasemi-truck,weighsmorethan90,000poundsandisthelargestmemberofthetoothedwhalefamily.It'sknowntodive6,500feetinsearchoffood,andtostaydownthereforlongerthananhouratatime.Perhapsmostfantastically,thespermwhale'sbrainweighsasmuchas20pounds—thebiggestofanyspeciesonEarth.Butwhenitcomestobrains,issizeallthatmatters?There'salotwedon'tknowaboutthespermwhale'sintelligencebecauseit'sdifficulttocarryoutneurological(神经的)testingonsuchahugemarinemammal.Butsomecluespointtospermwhalesbeingmuchsmarterthanwegivethemcreditfor.A2021studypublishedinBiologyLetters,forexample,lookedbackto19th-centuryhistoricallogbooksfromwhalers.Researchersfoundthatspermwhaleswereatfirsteasytocatch—butalmostimmediately,thewhaleslearnedhowtoevadehuntersandwhalingsuccessdroppedby60percent.Thestudysuggeststhatthewhalespassedinformationtooneanotherthroughsoundwavestoavoidbeingcaught.Animalsthathavebigbrainsusuallyhaveafewthingsincommon.Theyusuallylivelonglives;forexample,spermwhalescanlivefor70yearsorlonger.Additionally,they'recapableofcomplexbehaviorsandtheytendtobemoresocial.Whalesmayworktogethertohuntorcommunicateinalanguagealltheirown.What'smore,humans,whalesanddolphinsallhavespindleneuronsintheirbrains.Thesenervecellsmakeuscapableofdeeperthought,suchasreasoningskills,memory,communicationandadaptivethinking.Andlikehumans,whaleshaveemotionalintelligence—meaningthey’recapableofempathy,griefandsadness.Still,inproportionto(与…成比例)ourbodysize,thehumanbrainisbiggerthanthatofthespermwhale.Yetthere'sstillsomuchwedon'tknowabouthowsmartspermwhalesreallyare.Andjustlikethewhalersofacenturyago,wehavelikelybeenunderestimatingmarinemammals,whetherlargeorsmall,foraslongaswe'veknownoftheirexistence.28.Whydopeopleknowlittleaboutthespermwhale'sintelligence?A.Spermwhales’bigsizemakesresearchdifficult.B.Spermwhales’bigsizemakesresearchdifficult.C.Whalersdidn’tkeepenoughrecordsoftheirhunting.D.Spermwhalesusuallystaydeepdownintheocean.29.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"evade"meaninparagraph-3?A.Track. B.Avoid. C.Locate. D.Trick.30.Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromparagraph5?A.Thenervecellsdistinguishhumansfromanimals.B.Spermwhaleshavesmallerbrainsthanhumans.C.Spindleneuronsmakehigherintelligencepossible.D.Emotionalintelligenceisuniquetowhalesandhumans.31.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.UnlocktheMysteryofSeaMammalsB.SpermWhalesHavetheBiggestBrainC.BreaktheCodeofWhaleLanguageD.SpermWhalesAreAstonishinglySmartDSincewearevulnerable(脆弱的)whenwesleep,sleepmustplayacriticalrole,orevolutionwouldn’thaveselectedforit.Earlyhumanshadtohunt,gatherfoodandprotectthemselves.Thoseactivitiesconsumedmuchtime,sounlesssleepservedveryimportantpurposes,thosewhosleptlesswouldhaveanadvantage.Yetsleepingforlonghoursofthenightwaskeptforyears,butscientistshadonlygeneralideasaboutwhathappenedduringsleep.Recently,Dr.ChiaraChiarelli,aneuroscientist,sharedwhatsleepneuroscienceresearchhasdiscovered.Neural(神经的)networksinthebrainareconnectedthroughsynapses(神经突触)whichallowsignalstoflowthroughoutthebrainandontocells.Duringwakinghours,newlearningcanstrengthentheconnections.Youcanthinkofknowledgeacquiredoveralongtimeasagroupofwell-connectedneuralpaths.Whenyoulearnsomethingnew,newpathsareconnectedtotheold.Duringthewakinghours,yourbrainprocessesmassiveamountsofnewinsignificantinformation,sayrememberingwhereyouparkedyourcar.Butthatmemoryhastobepreservedatleastuntilyoureachthecar.Itestablishesanewconnectiontoyourmemoryofwhatyourcarlookslike,awell-established“old”memory.Thebraincreatessomanyconnectionsdailythatparticularcircuitscanbeheavilyburdened.Dr.Cirelliexplainedthatduringsleep,agreatmanysynapticconnectionsareweakenedsothatconnectionsaremoreavailablefornewlearningthenextday.Continuingwiththeparkedcarexample,theexactlocationoftheparkedcarisnotneededagain,sotheconnectionsareweakened.Infact,ifitwerenot,youmightmemorizehundredsofplaceswhereyouhaveparked,leadingtoconsiderableconfusion!Youdon’thavetobeascientisttounderstandthatnotsleepingwellaffectsnextdayfunctioning—thisiscommonculturalwisdom.Dr.Cirelli’sresearchisanexampleofscienceshowingthe“why”and“how”mechanismsthatunderliethatwisdom.32.Whatdoestheexampleofearlyhumansshow?A.Sleepwasn'tasimportantasitistoday.B.Ourancestorshadahardtimesurviving.C.Sleepissignificantinthehistoryofhumans.D.Whoeversleepslessenjoysmoreadvantages.33.Whatmessagedoestheauthorseemtoconveyinparagraph2?A.Ourmemorycanbekeptoveralongperiodoftime.B.Ourbraincanbeoverloadedwithsynapticconnections.C.Ourbrain’sneuralnetworkisconnectedthroughsynapses.D.Ournewlearningisbasedonwell-establishedoldmemories.34.WhathasDr.Cirelli’sresearchdiscovered?A.Sleepbroadensneuralpaths.B.Sleepcarriesculturalwisdom.C.Sleeprelievessynapticburden.D.Sleepstimulatesbraindevelopment.35.What'stheauthor’sattitudetoDr.Cirelli'sresearch?A.Approving. B.Unclear. C.Dismissive. D.Doubtful.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。Thedegreetowhichyouleavetraces(ordata)ofyouronlineactivitiesisreferredtoasyourdigitalfootprint.36Whatyouusuallyleavebehindincludetheremainsofacampfire,yourdinnerscraps,andthepathyoucarvedinthewoodswhilehiking.Insomecases,there'salegaluseforyourdigitalfootprint,suchaswebsiteownersandadvertiserscollectinginformationaboutyouronlinehabitsandpurchasingpreferencestobetteraccommodateyourneeds.37Perhapsthebiggestriskpeoplefaceonlineishavingtheiridentitystolen.Besidesidentitytheft,criminalscangatherenoughinformationaboutapersontotargethimforfraud(欺诈).38Herearesomestepsyoucantaketominimizeit.Don'tuseyourprimaryemailaddresswhencreatingonlineaccounts.Youcancreateone-offemailaddressestomakeitharderforsomeonetodevelopapictureofallthesitesandservicesyouuse.Anotherstepforyouisnottoover-share.39Soyoucanrestrictyoursocialmediapoststofriendsorclosecontactsonly.Finally,don'tletwebsitessellyourdata.Increasingly,websitesareaddingprivacytoolsthatpreventyoufromhavingyourpersonalinformationsoldtoadvertisersorsharedwithpartners.40A.You'releavingan“active”digitalfootprintora“passive”one.B.You'llneedtolookforthesecontrolsrightnow,iftheyexistatall.C.Youprobablydon'tneedyourpersonallifetobecompletelypublic.D.It'ssimilartotheevidenceyoumightleavebehindaftergoingcamping.E.Inthecaseofyourdigitalfootprint,theevidenceyouleavebehindisdata.F.It'sinescapabletoleavesomesortofdigitalfootprintafteryouronlineactivity.G.Butthedatacanalsobeusedbyhackers,criminalsandotherimmoralactors.第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。BackinthedayswhenIwasjustayoungstudent,Iwasalwaysabsentfromschool__41__,tooshytostepintothepublicattention.Mygrades,thoughnotabsolutelygood,wasabovethe__42__.However,anunexpectedincidentallowedmeto__43__lifelessonsandgraduallyacceptthechallengesthrownatme.Onerainyafternoon,whilewalkinghomefromschool,anaccidenthappened.Aspeedingcar__44__me,leavingmewithabrokenleg.Lyingonmyhospitalbed,painachingthroughmybody,itoccurredtomethatthisunforeseenincidenthadsetmeback__45__,andIneededto__46__howtoachievemypreviousstanding.Withthehelpofmyparentsandteachers,who__47__accompaniedmethroughthehealingprocess,Imanagedtotransformmy__48__intoasteppingstone.Ibegantoacquirethewilltopushmyselfbeyondmylimits.Afterseveralmonths,Ireturnedtoschool.Myteachershadmadeaccommodationsforme,whichincludedaccessto__49__classestocatchuponthelessonsImissed.Fueledbyanewfound__50__,Imadeeveryefforttoengageinallactivitiesandtriedveryhardtostayactiveinboththeacademicandextracurricularfields.Intheend,myactions__51__fruit.Notonlydidmyacademicperformanceimprove,butIalsodevelopedanabilitytoadapttounexpectedsituations.Irealizedtheimportanceofbeingableto__52__myfearsandovercomethem.TheincidentthatI__53__viewedasamajordiscouragementwas,infact,aturningpointinmylife.Itwasanopportunitytoadjustmyperspectiveandlearntoadmirethestrengthwithinmyself.The__54__didnothappenovernight.Itwasagradualprocess,justlikeaddinganewpiecetoapuzzleeveryday.Butwitheachpiece,Imovedonestepclosertothebigger__55__41.A.camps42.A.minimum43.A.absorb44.A.approached45.A.visibly46.A.figureout47.A.occasionally48.A.shyness49.A.practical50.A.drive51.A.planted52.A.assess53.A.initially54.A.inspiration55.A.spaceB.daysB.maximumB.forgetB.hitB.academicallyB.rolloutB.casuallyB.setbackB.optionalB.conceptB.distributedB.addressB.actuallyB.assumptionB.ambitionC.facilitiesC.averageC.teachC.liftedC.criticallyC.ruleoutC.constantlyC.strengthC.basicC.versionC.soldC.monitorC.suddenlyC.transformationC.pictureD.eventsD.majorityD.avoidD.followedD.strategicallyD.layoutD.scarcelyD.performanceD.extraD.skillD.boreD.hideD.eventuallyD.explorationD.capacity第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)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。Alongtimeago,therewasamountain56___________(name)“ChengduZaitian”inthevastwilderness.ThismountainwashometotheKuaFutribe,57___________memberswerealltallandmightylikegiants.Catchingsightofthesunriseandsunset,KuaFusuddenlyhituponanidea58___________hewantedtoraceagainstthesuntoseewhoranfaster!Thenextday,59___________momentthesuncameout,hetookabigstepandrantowardsthesunatfullspeed.Thesun,however,wasnotstill,anditgraduallyrosefromthehorizon,reachedthehighestpointandthensettothewest.KuaFucouldnotstopforaninstant,andheranlikewindalltheway,60___________(struggle)tocatchup.Mostofthedaypassed,61___________KuaFuwasfinallyabouttoovertakethesuninYugu,wherethesun62___________(suppose)tofall!Butashegotcloser,hefeltexhaustedandextremely63___________(thirst)whenahugeheatwavehithimallover.ThenKuaFudrankupallthewateroftheYellowRiverandtheWeiheRiver.Butthatwasstillfar64___________enough.KuaFuthrewhiscaneoutwithhislastbitof65___________(strong),whichturnedintoapeachforestwithrichfruits,servingasarestingplaceforpeopletoenjoythecoolnessandtakepeachesasfoodbeforetheycontinuedtheirjourney.第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假如你是李华，你的朋友Caroline发来邮件向你求助，她近来因考试成绩不佳，深受打击，逐渐对学习失去信心，请你给她写一封回信，帮助她重拾信心。具体内容如下：1.给予安慰；2.提出建议；3.加以鼓励。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可适当增加细节以使行文连贯。DearCaroline,____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）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。Freddiewokeuptoseeitwassnowing—again.Theworldoutsidewaswhite.Snowcoveredtheroads,thecars,thehouses,andeventhedrivewayFreddiehadjustshoveled(铲)thedaybefore.“Ugh,”saidFreddie.“Nomoresnow!”Hegotoutofbedandheadedtothebathroomforhisregularmorningshower.Ashereachedforthetaps,hismotherappearedinthedoorway.“I’vegotnews,”shesaid.“There’sbeensomuchsnowovernightthattheroadsareslipperyanddangerous.Ijustheardontheradiothattheycanceledtheschoolbusesfortheday.”Freddiesighed.“ThenhowamIsupposedtogettoschool?”Hismomgrinned.“Iguessyoudon’t.It’sasnowday!”Freddie’seyeslitup.He’dneverhadasnowdayofffromschoo