江苏省常州市金坛区2023-2024学年高二上学期期中英语试卷（原卷版）

2023年秋学期高二期中质量调研英语试卷注意：本试卷分四个部分，答案全部做在答题纸上。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)第一节(共5小题;每小题分，共分)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。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Whathappenedtotheman?A.Hegotaparkingticket.B.Helosthisticket.C.Hegotapermittoparkintheredzone.2.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A.Insideacinema.B.Inaticketoffice.C.Outsideacinema.3.WhydoesMarycalltheman?A.Tocancelanappointment(约定).B.Toconfirmanappointment.C.Torescheduleanappointment.4.Whatmightpreventthewomanbuyingthetable?A.Itsquality.B.Theprice.C.Itsdesign.5.Whatwillthewomando?A.Chargehercellphone.B.Visithermother.C.Makeaphonecall.第二节(共15小题;每小题分，满分分)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，并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。6.Howmanytimeshasthemanmadedumplings?A.Twice.B.Once.C.Never.7.Whatdoesitneedtomakegooddumplingsaccordingtothewoman?A.Practice.B.Asecretrecipe.C.Talent.听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。8.Whydoesthewomancalltheman?A.Toplaceanadinthenewspaper.BToaskaboutaTVsetforsale.C.TofindoutaboutaTVprogram.9.Whenwillthespeakersmeetthisafternoon?A.At2:00.B.At3:00.C.At4:00.听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。10.Whatdidthemandolastnight?A.HewatchedasportsprogramonTVB.HeinvitedthewomantoseeashowC.HewenttothestadiumtowatchanNBAgame11Howdoesthewomandescribebasketball?A.It’saveryfastgameB.It’sadullgameC.It’stooplicated.12.Whydoesthemanaskthewomanthelastquestion?A.HewantstotakehertoanNBAgameB.Hewantstochangethetopicoftheirdiscussion.C.Hewantstotakehertoamovie听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。13.Whodoesthewomantravelwith?A.Sheisalone.B.HerfamilyC.Herbusinesspartner.14.Whatdothespeakershaveinmon?A.TheybothliveinNewYork.BTheyarebothtravelingonbusiness.C.Theyhavebothstayedinthehotelbefore.15.Whatistheman’sfavoritepartofthehotel?A.Theservice.B.Thebreakfast.C.Thefacilities.16.Whatdoesthewomanimplyaboutthehotel?A.Thepricesarereasonable.B.Itdoesn’tseemlikeanicehotelfromtheoutside.C.Theservicedidn’tusetobeanythingspecial.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whatcanwelearnfromthearticlein2017?A.People’sinterestinsmartphones.B.People’sfearsofscreentime.C.People’sdoubtaboutscience18.Whatwereotherresearchersconcerned?A.Thatthemethodwaswrong.B.Thatthedatawasnotenough.C.Thattheresultsmightbemisleading19Whyweretheresultsdifferent?A.ThescientistsapplieddifferentsetsofdataB.ThescientistsfocusedondifferentsituationsC.Thescientistssurveyeddifferentgroupsofpeople.20.Whataspectshouldpeoplepaymoreattentiontoaccordingtothefindingsin2019?A.Whatcontentsonkids’phonesare.B.WhetherchildrenshouldbeallowedtousephonesC.Howmuchtimekidsshouldspendontheirphones第二部分阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题分，满分分)AArtificialintelligenceishavingamoment,poweringahostofsmarttoolstomakeyourlifeeasierandmoreconvenient.HereareourpicksofthebestAIinnovationsdesignedfor……SortingyourfinancesCleoisanappthatknowstheneedsoftheyoungergeneration.It’satreasureofbudgeting(预算)tipsandtricks,rangingfrompaymentreminderstobudgetplannersandadviceonwheretosavemoney.Andit’spoweredbyAIsystemsthatlearnyourspendinghabitsandadapttothem.Soundsgreat,right?…CreatinggreatpresentationsIfbuildingtheperfectpresentationisn’tinyourwheelhouse,Slidesgoisaimedatyou.Simplyspecifyyourtopic,preferredstyleandtone,andsetitgoing.Youcanthenjumpinandmakeanydesiredchanges.LikemanyAItools,itcanberatherhitandmiss,sobepreparedtoreworkyournotesonoccasionswhenithaspletelymisunderstoodthelevelof“playful”you’reafter.…PerfectingwritingWeallmakemistakesinourdocuments,emails,newslettersandanyotherpiecesofwriting.Likeateacherwhowon’tleaveyourside,Grammarlynotonlyidentifiesgrammaticalerrors,butalsosuggestswaystopolishup.ThisAIpoweredtoolmightoccasionallymisunderstandyourtone,butforthemostpartit’lljustsaveyoufromthetroubleofcheckingyouressaywordbyword.…SuperchargingyourresearchWhentacklingreallybigprojects,researchcangetmessy.It’seasytoendupwithamessofbrowsertabs,vastlistsofresearchpapersandahighlightingsystemthatyou’resuremadesensewhenyoustarted,butnow…Geneiaimstotidyupsuchelementsoftheresearchprocess,summarizingbackgroundreading,andprovidingoverviewsandselectinghighlightsfromlongpapers.Thesedocumentscanthenbestoredinprojectsandfoldersthatyoucansearchforparticularquotesandphrases.1.Whichappwillacollegestudentprobablyuseifhewantstosavemoney?A.Cleo. B.Grammarly. C.Slidesgo. D.Genei.2.WhatisasimilaradvantagesharedbyGrammarlyandGenei?A.Inspiringnewideas. B.Improvingefficiency.C.Offeringrecipesforwealth. D.Improvingacademiclevels.3.Whichmagazineisthetextprobablytakenfrom?A.ScienceFocus B.TheEconomist.C.PhotographyWeek. D.HighstreetFashion.BEvenifyouhaven’ttriedPamela’sworkouts,hernamelikelyringsabelltheGermanbornmodelisoneoftheworld’smostpopularfitnessinfluencers.Lately,she’sbeentryingoutsomethingnew:Baduanjin,atraditionalChinesefitnessexercise,originallycreatedover800yearsagoduringtheSongDynasty.Thenamegenerallyreferstohowtheeightindividualmovementscharacterizeandgiveasilkenqualitytothemovementofthebodyanditsenergy.BaduanjinusedtobepopularmainlyamongolderChinesefolks,butyoungpeoplearenowalsogettingintoit.Noequipmentisnecessaryanditrequiresverylittlespaceor,perhapsmostimportantlyinourfastpacedlives,time.Infact,it’sperfectforofficeworkers,astheyoftensufferfromlowerbackpaincausedbyhourssittinginfrontoftheputer.ThevideoofPameladoingBaduanjinhasbeeahitonChinesesocialmedia,receivingmillionsofviews.Inadditionto9.68millionfollowersonYouTube,PamelahasestablishedapresenceonChinesesocialmedia,includingBilibili,withmorethan11.6millionfollowers.Showingherperfectfigureyearround,Pamelahasbeeaninspirationformanypeopleworldwide,offeringpathwaystofatburning,increasedenergy,andimprovedsleepquality.Apparently,noonecanresistthecharmofBaduanjin.“IhavebeendoingBaduanjinforaboutonemonth,whichmakesmesleepwellandgetstronger.IowebigthankstoBaduanjinsinceitgivesmeamuchhealthierlifestyle,”ayoungnetizenmentedbelowthevideo.ButnotallpeoplearesuitableforpracticingBaduanjin.LiuXiaodan,anassociateprofessoratShanghaiUniversityofTraditionalChineseMedicine,cautionedthatpeopleshouldalwaysputsafetyfirstwhendoingBaduanjin,andpatientswhoareextremelyweakandfalleasilyshouldnottakeupthisexercise.4.WhatcanwelearnaboutBaduanjinfromthetext?A.Itis8movementspractisedwithasilkband.B.ItiscreatedbyPamelaforyoungpeople.C.Ithelpsofficeworkersslowdowntheirpace.D.Ithelpspeoplesleepbetterandgetintoshape.5.HowdidtheauthorshowthebenefitsofpractisingBaduanjin?A.Byusingspecificdata. B.Byexplainingitsdefinition.C.Byquotingonlinement. D.Bymakingparisons.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribePamela’spractisingBaduanjin?A.Riskybutrewarding. B.Thrillingbutregretful.C.Unexpectedandstrange. D.Eyecatchingandinspiring.7.WhatshouldbeconsideredifonewantstotakeupBaduanjin?A.Physicalcondition. B.Socialtrend.C.Paceoflife. D.Workpattern.CLastAprilover21,000fanswereatWembleyArenainLondon,shoutingandcheering.Thousandsmorewerewatchingonline.Butthiswasn’tafootball,basketballortennismatch.Itwasesports,orpetitiveputergaming.Theprizemoneyforthewinners:3million.MillionsofpeopleintheUKplayesportsforfun.Someofthemhavemadeittheirfulltimejob.It’snoteasybeingaprofessionalgamer,though.Theysitinfrontofaputerforanywherefrom1015hoursstraight,doingthesamethingoverandoveragain,tryingtoimproveonthatcraftliketypingfast.Inordertostayfitenoughtopete,teamsoftenmaintainaconsistentgymroutine.Aswellasplayingesports,manypeopleintheUKlikewatchingthemtoo.Esportscanbeexcitingtowatch:justliketraditionalsports,thereareclosegames,lastminutevictoriesandamazingperformances.Sometimesonlineviewerscaninteractwithgames.Despitetheword“esports”having“sports”rightinthename,there’sstillafrequentlyaskedquestion:areesportsreallysports?Somesayno.Whiletheyhavealotofsimilaritiestotraditionalsportslikefootball,soccer,andbasketball,it’sappearingtomissonething:movement.Physicalactivity.Esportsplayersdon’tneedtorun,jump,throwordobigphysicalaction.Atthemoment,theUKgovernmentregardsesportsaskindsofgames,notassports.Butotherssayyes:esportsaresports.Playersdoneedsomephysicalskills,especiallyhandeyecooperation,reflexes,accuracyandtiming.Ifdarts(飞镖),snookerandshootingareseenassports,thenperhapsesportsshouldbetoo.Infact,ChinaandSouthKoreadoseeesportsassports.AndesportisalreadyanofficialmedalsportsintheAsianGamessince2022.Formanyesportsfansandplayers,though,themostimportantthingisthatesportsaregrowinginpopularityandimportance.Ifesportsarenotasimportantassportsnow,theydefinitelywillbeinthenearfuture.8.Whatcanwelearnaboutesportsfromthetext?A.EsportsaregainingpopularityintheUK.B.Esportsfansjustwatchgamesquietlyonline.C.Peopleprefertowatchratherthanplayesports.D.Esportsaremoreinteractivethantraditionalsports.9.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutprofessionalesportsplayers?A.Theywinbigprizesquiteeasily. B.Theyneednophysicalactionsorskills.C.Theyhavetogothroughseveretraining. D.Theypaylittleattentiontophysicalconditions.10.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothefutureofesports?A.Negative. B.Unclear. C.Cautious. D.Optimistic.11.whichofthefollowingisasuitabletitleforthetext?A.Nextstep:theOlympics! B.Esports:GamesorSports?C.TheSportsWithoutMovement. D.WhatMakesAProfessionalGamer?DWhenJenniferfirstheardthatherfriendGeorgepassedanexam,herheartsank.She’dfailedthesametestweeksearlier.Butthen,insteadoffeelingupsetandenvious,shecongratulatedhim.Jenniferwassurprisedwhenshecouldshareherfriend’shappiness,sheexperiencedherown,inturn.Findingpleasureinanotherperson’sgoodfortuneiswhatsocialscientistscallfreudenfreude,atermwhichdescribesthehappinesswefeelwhensomeoneelsesucceeds,evenifitdoesn’tdirectlyinvolveus.Freudenfreudeislikesocialglue,makingrelationshipscloserandmoreenjoyable.Astudyin2021foundthatindailylifefreudenfreudeboostedkindacts,suchashelpingothers.Sharinginsomeoneelse’sjoycanalsoimprovelifesatisfactionandhelppeoplecooperateduringaconflict.Whilethebenefitsoffreudenfreudeareplentiful,itdoesn’talwayseeasily.Insomecases,itmightreallyhurtyouwhenyouseeanotherperson’swinningasyourloss,makingfreudenfreudefeeloutofreach.Ifyouwereraisedinafamilythatpairedwinningwithselfworth,youmightmisreadsomeoneelse’svictoryasyourownweakpoint.Factorssuchasmentalhealthandoverallwellbeingcanalsoaffectyourabilitytosharesomeoneelse’sjoy.Tobetterunderstandfreudenfreude,itcanbehelpfultoillustrateitsbetterknowncounterpart,schadenfreude:thepleasurewefeelwhenwitnessingsomeone’smisfortune.Ina2022study,expertsexaminedinstancesoffreudenfreudeandschadenfreudeamongcollegestudents,someofwhomwereexperiencingmilddepression.Freudenfreudescoreswerehigher,andschadenfreudescoreswereloweramongthosewhowerenotdepressed.Themildlydepressedstudents,however,hadahardertimedevelopingajoysharingmindset.Whenyou’refeelingdown,it’snaturaltoviewpositivenewswithnegativity.However,noonegetstothetopalone,andwhenweraiseothersup,we’reoftencarriedupwiththem.Whenwefeelhappyforothers,theirjoybeesourjoy.Celebratingourfriends’successes—bigandsmall—helpsusallwin.12.WhyisthestoryofJennifermentionedinparagraph1?A.Tointroduceatopic. B.Toreportanissue.C.Topresentadefinition. D.Toprovideabackground.13.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraph3to4ofthetext?A.Freudenfreudeesnaturallyasaninbornability.B.Peopleexperiencingfreudenfreudearemorelikelytohelpothers.C.Freudenfreudeisaccessibleifweviewothers’successasourloss.D.Peoplewhosefamilyhighlightswinningtendtoenjoyfreudenfreude.14.Whatisthepurposeofthe2022studyinparagraph5?A.Tofigureoutthebenefitsoffreudenfreude.B.Toparefreudenfreudewithschadenfreude.C.Toexplorethecauseofcollegestudents’depression.D.Torevealtheeffectofmentalhealthonfreudenfreude.15.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthetext?A.Others’victoriesmayresultinourenvy.B.Celebratingothers’victoriescanbringawinwin.C.Delightinothers’misfortuneboostsourhappiness.D.Freudenfreudeiscloselylinkedtoourphysicalhealth.第二节(共5小题;每小题分，满分分)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。其中有两项为多余选项。Advertisementsaredesignedtopersuadeus,butwhichtechniquesareeffectiveintalkingusintobuythings?____16____Normalizationcanleadtohighersalesofjunkfoodaspeoplestarttoseethesehabitsasnormal.Thisislikeproductplacement—whereproductsareshownormentionedinTVshowsandfilms.Beth,anassistantprofessorofmarketingandadvertisement,tellsusthatproductplacementismosteffectivewhenitisnottooobvious.____17____Itseemsthatasubtle(不易察觉的)approachcanbemorepersuasive.Appealingtoouremotionsisanotherstrategyadvertisersuse.____18____Jannet,aseniorlecturerinmunicationstudies,explainsthatforfeartobeaneffectivetool,weneedtobelieve:whenfearsareraised,peopletendtotakeactiontomakeadifference,likebuyingsomething.Butwhenfearsareexaggerated(夸大)orwefeelhelpless,wearelikelytoswitchoff.Advertisementsoftenshowperfectlookingpeoplebecausemarketersbelievethatwewilldesiretobelikethemandbuytheproductstheysupport.____19____Theresearchthatshementionsshowstheseadscanmakepeoplefeelbadandputthemoffproducts.Thesestudiessaythatseeingamorehumansideofpeoplecanleadustobelievethem.____20____So,itseemsthatthebesttechniqueadvertiserscanusetopersuadepeopleistofullyunderstandthepeopletheyaresellingto.A.Someofthemusefeartopersuadeus.B.Onewayissimplytodescribesomethingasnormal.C.Superstarsaregraduallylosingtheirmercialvalue.D.Webeedefensiveifweknowthatsomeoneistryingtosellussomething.E.However,aresearcherinmarketingpointsoutthismaynotbethebeststrategy.F.Amontechniquetomakeanemotionalimpactistocreateamemorableslogan.G.Andendorsements(代言)fromcharacterswhoadmittheirmistakescanbemorebelievable.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。IwasfortunatetoobserveJohnwhenourstafftouredmiddleschoolstomeetoutstandingteachers.Johnisoneofthoseteacherswhochange____21____andhappentoteachartbuthewouldhavebeenjustas____22____ifhewereabasketballcoachoraphysicalinstructor.Heisthatgood.____23____happenstobehisfieldofexpertise(专长),___24___thetruthisthatJohnisoneofthosemasterteacherswho____25____usofwhatabeautifulthingteachingcanbe.Hisstudentscreated____26____worksofartthroughouttheyear,andJohndecidedtohaveanartshowasasortofculmination(结业)to____27____thestudents’creationsandthanktheirparentsforalltheir____28____.Hetookhisstudentstoartmuseumsthroughouttheyear,andhehad____29____agallerytoallowhisclasstouseacoupleofroomsfortheirshow.Itwasgoingtobea(n)_____30_____evening.It_____31_____evenbetterthanJohncouldhaveimagined.Peopleinthe_____32_____hadheardabouttheshowandcame.Theworksweresobeautifulthatmanypeople_____33_____tobuythepaintingsandsculptures.ThemoneycouldbeusedforJohn’sschooltobuyart_____34_____fornextyear’sclass.Likemanyteachers,Johnhadconstantlyreachedintohisown_____35_____tomakethingshappen.Bytheendofthesecondeveningofthetwodayshow,John’sstudentshadraisedseveralthousanddollars.Everyonefeltgreat.21.A.schools B.courses C.minds D.lives22.A.kind B.practical C.effective D.critical23.A.Art B.Basketball C.Physics D.Writing24.A.but B.and C.or D.though25.A.accuse B.warn C.remind D.cure26.A.amateur B.amazing C.contemporary D.conventional27.A.celebrate B.donate C.sponsor D.house28.A.emotion B.association C.expectation D.support29.A.required B.persuaded C.invited D.motivated30.A.social B.impressive C.tiring D.desperate31.A.turnedout B.figuredout C.broughtout D.brokeout32.A.school B.field C.league D.munity33.A.intended B.learned C.offered D.promised34.A.treasures B.galleries C.supplies D.works35.A.bag B.jacket C.box D.pocket第二节(共10小题;每小题分，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。After20daysofworldclasssportingaction,the19thAsianGamesconcludedonOctober8thinHangzhou.AsthebiggestAsianGamesinhistory___36___(feature)arecord12,417athletes,theHangzhouAsianGameswitnessed15worldand28Asianrecordsbeingsetin481medalevents,againthehighestever.China___37___(rank)firstinthemedaltablewith___38___totalof383medals,including201gold.Sofar,China___39___(top)theAsiadmedaltable11timesinarow,eversincethe1982GamesinIndia.Twoshortfilmsintheclosingceremonydemonstratedtheathletic___40___(highlight)andtouchingmomentsduringtheGames,leavingaudiencessmiling___41___(tearful).Thegiantvirtualtorchbearer,___42___litthemainflameattheopeningceremony,madeasurprisereturn___43___thestadiumamidthunderousapplausefromthecrowd.SomepetitionsalsoservedasOlympicqualifyingevents(预选赛),whosewinnerswouldproceed___44___(participate)intheingParisOlympics.China’s____45____(mit)toa“green,smart,economicalandethical”approachtopresentingadistinctlyChinese,uniquelyAsianandspectacularGamespaidoffandtheeventwonwidespreadpraisefromboththeOlympicCouncilofAsiaandtheglobalmunity.第四部分书面表达(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)46.假如你是校学生会主席李华，应校电台邀请，你将在学校广播以“Beacriticalreader”为题，呼吁大家带着批判的眼光去阅读新闻。内容包括：1.分析原因；2.具体做法。注意：1.词数80左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。BeaCriticalReaderAsweknow,anewsreportmayaffectourthoughtandaction.___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________第二节读后续写(满分25分)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语练写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。Everymorningbeforegoingtoschool,Galenwouldstandinfrontoftheirbookshelfinthelivingroom,focusinghissightsononebooktitled“TheGreatestExplorerThatNeverWas”.Itwaskeptonthetopshelf.Hismomwouldalwaysreadittohimwhenhewasfeelingsad.Andlately,he’dalwaysbeenfeelingsad.Hismomdied.Hewouldtrytothinkofawaytogetthebook.He’dthoughtaboutaskinghisdadforhelpbuthisdadhadbeenspendingmoretimeinhisoffice.Galenwasonhisownforthisoneandhesawitasachallengeheneededtoovere.Thiswas