2023-2024学年江苏省扬州市邗江区高二上学期期中调研英语试卷

扬州市邗江区2023-2024学年高二上学期期中调研英语试题2023.11.08第一部分听力(共两节，20小题，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.Whatwillthemanprobablydoforthewomannext?A.Callthedoctorforher.B.Takehertothehospital.C.Givehersomemedicine.2.Whatdidthewomandolastnight?A.Shethrewaparty.B.Sheplayedtheviolin.C.Shewenttoasquare.3.WhenwillthenexttrainforChicagoleave?A.At7:30.B.At10:30.C.At10:40.4.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?A.Inthebank.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inashop.5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Aholidayplan.B.Acity.C.Thespeakers’children.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.Whathappenedtothewoman’sflight?A.Itwasdelayedfornearlytwohours.B.Itarrivedabouttwohoursearlier.C.Itwascanceledwithoutannouncement.7.Whatdidthewomanhaveontheplane?A.Acupoftea.B.Asandwich.C.Nothing.听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。8.WhatdoesSamthinkofthehotel?AColdbutcheap.B.Smallbutwarm.C.Inconvenientbutquiet.9.WhatwouldSamprobably|donext?A.Havebreakfast.B.Changearoom.C.Havetheheatingfixed.听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。10.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomando?A.Buyanothercar.B.Getthecarchecked.C.Saveupforthecar.11.Whatdidthesalesmanagreetodo?A.Offeradiscount.B.Takecareofthecar.C.Examinethecarinadvance.12.Howwillthemanhelpthewoman?A.Payforhercar.B.Drivehercarhome.C.Talkwiththesalesman.听第9段材料,回答第13至16题。13.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Colleagues.B.Neighbors.C.Oldclassmates.14.Wherearethespeakers?A.Atahotel.B.AtJudy’shome.C.Attherailwaystation.15.WhatisMarkdoingnow?A.Shoppingforthedinner.B.Textingoverthemobilephone.C.Lookingatthehistoricbuildings.16.WhatwillJackprobablydonext?A.Seeafilm.B.Visitanoldtown.C.Goshopping.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whatpercentageofemployeesthoughttheyweremoreefficientwhenworkingathomeaccordingtotheresearch?A.Eightypercent.B.Forty-twopercent.C.Twenty-eightpercent.18.Whatdidthespeakerlikemostaboutworkingfromhome?A.Focusingonworkeasily.B.Developingmorehobbies.C.Savingthetimefromhometowork.19.Whattroubledthespeakermostwhenworkingfromhome?A.Missingtheco-workers.B.Beingdifficulttostopworking.C.Havingonlinemeetings.20.Howwouldthespeakerprefertoworkinthefuture?A.Workinaflexibleapproach.B.Workintheoffice.C.Workjustathome.第二部分阅读(共两节，满分37.5分)第一节(共10小题;每题2.5分，满分25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。AAccordingtoareportbytheWorldHealthOrganization,therearecurrently285millionpeopleintheworldwhoarevisuallydisadvantaged.Amongthose39millionpeopleareblindwhereas246millionpeoplearelivingwithlowvisionofsomekind.Accessibilityoptionscanbeimprovedwithasimplewalkingstick,butlifeisstillfullofobstacles(障碍)forthosepeople.Tohelpthisvisually-challengedpopulation,ChandigarhUniversity’sstudentLoveleshDutthasdevelopedasmartstickwhichhelpsthemwiththeirday-to-dayactivities,ensuringthattheirvisualproblemdoesn’tpreventthemfromlivingalifeofjoy.Basedonartificialintelligence,thesmartstickhasanumberoffeatures.Forexample,ifanykindofobjectoranimalorevenhumancomesinthewayoftheuser,thenthestick.willgenerateawarningsound,besidesproducingvibrations(震动),makingtheuserawareoftheobjectcominginfrontofthem.DuttexplainsthattheAI-basedsmartstickisconnectedtotheGPSsystem,whichprovidesinformationaboutthelocationoftheusertotheirfamily.Besides,thestickdrawsitspowerfromthesunwiththehelpofasolarpanelmountedonit,thusremovingtheproblemofchargingit.“ThestickhasaninbuiltemergencySOSnetwork.Incaseofanyemergency,theusercanpressthebuttononthestick,whichwillautomaticallysendanSOSmessagetothepoliceandfamilymembersalongwiththelocationoftheuser.Also,ifanyonetriestoharmtheuser,theinbuiltdeviceatthebottomofthestickwillgiveashockof400kvtotheoffender,allowingtheblindpersontoprotectthemselves,”hesays.ThereismoretoDuttthanjustthesmartstick.Withexceptionalperformanceinthefieldofresearchandinnovation,Duttisprovidingfreetechnologyandresearcheducationtopoorchildren.Furthermore,hisworktowardswomen’ssafetyandself-relianceisleadingthechargeforasafersocietyforwomen.21．WhatdoesparagraphIintendtotellusaboutvisually-challengedpeople?A．Theirglobalnumbers. B．Theirlevelsofvisibility.C．Thecausesoftheirproblem. D．Theneedtoimprovetheirwell-being.22．Whatdoesthedeviceatthebottomofthestickfunctionas?A．Aself-defensiveweapon.B．Achargingport.C．Analarmnetwork. D．AGPSsystem.23．WhatsortofstudentisDuttaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Self-reliant. B．Business-talented. C．Sociallyresponsible. D．Environmentallyfocused.BFashiondesignersarealwayslookingfornewmaterialstoworkwith.Lately,it’sallaboutenvironment-friendlymaterials--recycledtires,mushrooms,evenpineapplefibers!Whatifyouwantsuchapairofshoes?Thaelyisheretohelp.ThissneakerbrandoutofDubaiwantstofightthegrowingproblemofplasticpollution.Ledby23-year-oldIndianbusinessmanAshayBhave,theymayhavefoundawinningapproach:makingshoesoutofplasticgrocerybags.“Thaely”means“plasticbag”intheHindilanguage.“Iwaslookingtocreatefootwearthatiscost-effectiveandsafefortheenvironment,”Bhavesaidinaninterviewwithanewspaper.“Ineededtocomeupwithsomethingthatusesrecycledplasticwithoutcreatinganymoreplasticwaste.”Plasticbagsweretheperfectsolution.Hesaidfivetrillionplasticbagsareusedaroundtheworldeachyear.“Iwasmotivatedtofindasolutiontothisproblem,”Bhavesaid.ThatsolutionwasthefibercalledThaelyTex.Madeentirelyfromplasticbags,themateriallooksandfeelslikeleather.Thatsoundspromising.Betteryet,theproductionprocessrequiresnoadditionalchemicalsandproducesnopoisonousby-products.Theresultisasmart-lookingpairofwhitelow-topsneakers.Bhavewouldn’texposethefullprocessformakingThaelyTex,buthesaidthateachpairofshoeswasmadefromupto15plasticbagsand22plasticbottles.Wheredotheygetthematerials?BhavetoldEllethatwasthehardestpart.“Thebiggestchallengewefacedwasrightatthefirststepofacquiringtheplasticbags.”Finally,theygothelpfromTrioTapTechnologies,awastemanagementplant.BhavesaidtheyofferedtocollectthebagsandalsoprocessthemintoThaelyTex.Sofar,itseemslikethingsarefallingintoplace.Therearealreadyhundredsofpre-ordersinplace.Itsoundsliketheyhavesomeplansforthefuture.“Wehaveafewmorecolorscomingup,”saidBhave.Theyalsoplantoputoutahigh-topmodelandbringinalineofclothing.Let’shopetheirgrowthisalsofriendlytotheenvironment.24．WhydidBhavechoosetomakeshoesoutofplasticbags?A．Tosetanewfootweartrend.B．Totestnewmaterialsforfootwear.C．Toreducetheuseofplasticbagsinhishomecountry.D．Touserecycledplasticinanenvironment-friendlyway.25．WhatwasthemostdifficulttaskforBhave?A．HavingafewmorecolorsforThaely. B．ProcessingplasticbagsintoThaelyTex.C．Collectingenoughproductionmaterials D．Dealingwithmanypoisonousby-products26．Theunderlinedpart“putout”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans__________.A．produce B．ConserveC．provide D．broadcast27．Whatcanbethebesttitleforthispassage?A．Bhave:apromisingyoungmanB．Thaely:killerofwasteplasticbagsC．ThaelyTex:materialoutofplasticbagsD．TrioTapTechnologies:awastemanagementplantCBodylanguageisanessentialpartofcommunicationandcanbejustasimportantasourspokenlanguageexchanges.Bodylanguagecanbebothconsciousorunconsciousactions,soitisimportanttomakesureyourbodyissendingthesamemessagesasyourwordstoensuregoodcommunication.Theseactionscanstrengthentheverbal(口头的)messagesyou’resendingoritcanleadtomistrustorconfusion—signsofpoorcommunicationandmisunderstanding.Bodylanguagecanmakeinteractingwithothersandexpressingyourselfmucheasier,butitcanalsointroducenewchallenges.Somenonverbalsignsunintentionallycommunicatepartsofourselvesthatwedon’twantotherstoknow.Forexample,badpostureorfidgeting(坐立不安)maycommunicatelackofconfidence,somethingwemaynotintendforotherstoknowaboutus.Butbodylanguagecanstrengthenourverbalmessagesandsolidifywhatwearetellingothers.Facingsomeonewitheyecontactortakingnoteswhilesomeoneisspeakingcancommunicategenuineinterest.Withoutthesesigns,teachersmaynotbeabletoassessastudent’sunderstanding.Whenyou’respeakingsincerely,it’snaturalforyourbodylanguagetorespondtoyourwordsthroughgesturesorfacialexpressions.Wealsousegesturesinconversationstotellstoriesordescribeobjects,oftenusinghandsignalstoshowhowbigorsmallsomethingis.Thesearelargelyunconscious,naturallyoccurringformsofbodylanguage.Itcanbedifficulttocommunicateconfidenceinyouractionswhenyoumaynotfeelitinternally.Whenyoudisplayconfidentbodylanguage,suchasgoodpostureoreye-contact,evenifyou’remakingaconsciouseffort,studieshaveshownthatitcanleadtofeelingmoreconfident.Whenspeakingtoothers,practicecontrollingimpulsestofidgetandplantingyourfeetconfidentlytoincreaseself-esteem.28.Whydoestheauthorgivesomeexamplesinparagraph2?A.Toshowbodylanguagecanhelpusallthetime.B.Totellbodylanguagecanshowthetruesideofus.C.Toexplainhowchallengingitistoreadbodylanguage.D.Totellteachershowtoassessastudent’sunderstanding.29.Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellinthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Handsignalsareessentialwaystomakeourselvesunderstood.B.Naturallyoccurringformsofbodylanguagemakesusconfident.C.Properbodylanguagecanhelpusalotingainingconfidence.D.Whenspeakingtoothers,tryyourbesttohideyourbodylanguage.30.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.KnowingYourFriendswithBodyLanguageB.UnderstandingOthersbyBodyLanguageC.BeingSmartinShowingYourBodyLanguageD.HelpingCommunicatewithBodyLanguage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。Sciencecanhelpyouimproveyourstudymethods.Formorethan100years，psychologistshavedoneresearchonwhichstudyhabitsworkbest.31.Hereare4tipstoimproveyourstudyhabits.SpaceoutyourstudyingNateKornell，apsychologistatWilliamsCollege，thinksit'sagoodideatostudythedaybeforeabigtest.32.Instead，spaceoutthosestudysessions.Kornellcomparesourmemorytowaterinabucketthathasasmallleak.Trytorefillthebucketwhileit'sstillfull，andyoucan'taddmuchmorewater.Allowtimebetweenstudysessions，andsomeofthematerialmaydripoutofyourmemory.Butthenyou'llbeabletorelearnitandlearnmoreinyournextstudysession.Practice，practice，practice!Musicianspracticetheirinstruments.Athletespracticesportsskills.33."Ifyouwanttobeabletorememberinformation，thebestthingyoucandoispractice，"saysKatherineRawson.She'sapsychologistatKentStateUniversityinOhio.Inone2013study，studentstookpracticetestsoverseveralweeks.Onthefinaltest，theyscoredmorethanafulllettergradebetter，onaverage，thanstudentswhostudiedthewaytheynormallyhad.TestyourselfNebel'spreferredstudyhabitisoneofthebestway.Beforebigtests，Nebel'smomquizzedheronthematerial.“NowIknowthatwasretrieval（检索）practice，”shesays.AsNebelgotolder，shequizzedherself.“34，”Nebelsuggests.“Putquestionsononesideandtheanswersontheothersideandtrytoquizyourselfthewaytheteacherasksquestions，”sheadds.DigdeeperIt'shardtorememberastringoffactsandfiguresifyoudon'tpushfurther.Askwhythingsareacertainway.Howdidtheycomeabout？Whydotheymatter？Psychologistscallthiselaboration.It'stakingclassmaterialandaskingalotofhowandwhyquestionsaboutit.Thishelpsyoucombinenewinformationwithotherthingsyouknow.Anditcreatesabiggernetworkinyourbrainofthingsthatrelatetooneanother，shesays.35.A．ThesameshouldgoforlearningB．SometipshelpforalmosteverysubjectC．Ofcourse，nothingcanreplacestudyingwithyourmotherD．SomeexpertsholdthatstudyinglateatnightcanbereallyusefulE．ThatlargernetworkmakesiteasiertolearnandrememberthingsF．CreateapackofflashcardseverytimeyoulearnnewinformationG．Butresearchshowsit'sabadideatoforceallyourstudyingintothatday第三部分完形填空(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,Iwasalwaysabsentfromschool36,tooshytostepintothepublicattention.Mygrades,thoughnotabsolutelygood,wasabovethe37.However,anunexpectedincidentallowedmeto38lifelessonsandgraduallyacceptthechallengesthrownatme.Onerainyafternoon,whilewalkinghomefromschool,anaccidenthappened.Aspeedingcar39me,leavingmewithabrokenleg.Lyingonmyhospitalbed,painachingthroughmybody,therealityofmysituation40.Thisunforeseenincidenthadsetmebackacademically,andIneededtofigureouthowtoachievemyprevious41.Withthehelpofmyparentsandteachers,who42accompaniedmethroughthehealingprocess,Imanagedtotransformmy43intoasteppingstone.Ibegantoacquirethewilltopushmyselfbeyondmylimits.Afterseveralmonths,Ireturnedtoschool.Myteachershadmadeaccommodationsforme,whichincludedaccessto44classestocatchuponthelessonsImissed.Fueledbyanewfound45,Imadeeveryefforttoengageinallactivitiesandstrivedtostayactiveinboththeacademicandextracurricularfields.Intheend,myactions46fruit.Notonlydidmyacademicperformanceimprove,butIalsodevelopedanabilitytoadapttounexpectedsituations.Irealizedtheimportanceofbeingableto47myfearsandovercomethem.TheincidentthatI48viewedasamajordiscouragementwas,infact,aturningpointinmylife.Itwasanopportunitytoadjustmyperspectiveandlearntoadmirethestrengthwithinmyself.The49didnothappenovernight.Itwasagradualprocess,justlikeaddinganewpiecetoapuzzleeveryday.Butwitheachpiece,Imovedonestepclosertothebigger50.36．A．camps B．days C．facilities D．events37．A．minimum B．maximum C．average D．majority38．A．absorb B．forget C．teach D．avoid39．A．approached B．hit C．lifted D．followed40．A．gavein B．sankin C．fitin D．cutin41．A．standing B．playing C．suffering D．finding42．A．occasionally B．casually C．constantly D．scarcely43．A．shyness B．setback C．strength D．performance44．A．practical B．optional C．basic D．extra45．A．drive B．concept C．version D．skill46．A．planted B．distributed C．sold D．bore47．A．assess B．address C．monitor D．hide48．A．initially B．actually C．suddenly D．eventually49．A．inspiration B．assumption C．transformation D．exploration50．A．space B．ambition C．picture D．Capacity第四部分语法填空(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。Howdowehelpkidsmakewisechoicesabouttheirmoney?51financialteacherinAmerica,AnneKersten,saysthatshestartsitbyopeninganongoingdialogue.Kerstenleadstwoworkshops52(design)forfamilies.Botharevalues-basedmoneymanagementworkshops53provideparentswithtoolsandtalkingpointsonhowtoshare,saveandspendmoney54(smart).Childrenwhoattendtheworkshopreceiveeitherabluepiggybank55aCashCache(贮存物).LongbeforeKerstenbeganteachingotherpeople’skidsaboutwisemoneymanagement,shetaughtherowndaughters.Whenherdaughters56(be)only4and5yearsold,theyeachreceivedasmallallowancetolearnhowtoshare,saveandspend.“Savingisimportantbecauseithelpsmentallyprepareforlong-term57(aim),”Kerstensays,addingthatherdaughtersknewtheywouldberesponsibleforapartoftheircollegefee.Afterspendingaterm58(study)abroad,Kersten’solderdaughtergraduated59collegelastyear.Sheusedscholarshipsalongwithhersavings60(help)payherway.Kersten’syoungerdaughtersavedenoughtocoverherfeeandshewillgraduatedebt-freein2020.单词拼写（本题包含5小空，每空0.5分，共计2.5分）TheForeignSecretary'sremarksclarifyan

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theextremelybadweather.(体谅；,考虑到)第七部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节应用文写作(满分15分)假定你是李华，你校篮球队打算与来自英国的交换生进行一场比赛。现在你给他们的领队Robinson写一封信，协商此事。内容包括：1.写信的目的；2.你们暂定的时间、地点等；3.请他们斟酌后，尽快回复。注意：1.词数80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearRobinson,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________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。“Daddy,Ihavesomethingtotellyou.IwantedtoaskyourpermissiontogotoAmerica.”Ididn’tfinishmyspeechasheshouted,“No!”“Butwhy?What…”,Ireplied.“Ifthisallisaboutmoney,thenyoumaynotworry,Igotascholarship…”Ididn’tknowwhattodo.Ifeltawarmtearrunningdownmycheek.Ithoughttherewouldbenoproblembecause