江苏省南京市六校2022-2023学年高二上学期期初联合调研考试英语试卷

试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页试卷第=page11页，共=sectionpages33页江苏省南京市六校2022-2023学年高二上学期期初联合调研考试英语试卷学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________一、阅读理解Atriptothecapitalwouldn'tbecompletewithoutseeingthefollowingattractionsinLondon.TheLondonEye

(Ticketsfrom£24.50)ExploreLondonfromaboveontheLondonEye.Yourticketincludesa30-minuteflightwithbreathtakingviewsoverLondonaswellasanamazing4Dexperience.Bookaheadtosavemoneyandskipmostofthequeueswithafast-trackentryticket.TowerofLondon

(Ticketsfrom£25)HearthemanystoriesoftheTowerofLondononaYeomanWarder(Beefeater)tour.SeethefamousCrownJewels,theWhiteTowerandfindoutwhatitwasliketobeaprisonerintheTowerofLondon.KidzaniaLondon

(Ticketsfrom£18.50)Testoutarangeofprofessionsandactivitiesincludingjournalism,animalcare,cabincrewandtourguidingatKidZaniaLondon.WorktoearnKidZosandsavethemfornexttimeorspendthemintheAirportShop.Greatforkidstolearnandhavefun.TheRoyalObservatoryGreenwich

(Ticketsfrom£16)VisitthehomeoftimeandexploreouterspaceattheRoyalObservatoryinGreenwich.SeeandstandastridethePrimeMeridianline(子午线),thereferencepointforGreenwichMeanTime.Learnaboutthehistoryoflongitude(经线),touchapieceofrockfromouterspace,andenjoyamazingviewsoverLondon.Coronavirusinformation:Londoniscurrentlysubjecttoafour-weeknationallockdownfrom5November,whichmeansattractionsaretemporarilyclosed.Youcanstillbookticketsinadvancereadyforwhentheyreopenwithsocialdistancingandothersafetymeasuresinplace.Cycleorwalktotheseattractionswherepossible.1．WhatcanyoudowhenvisitingtheLondonEye?A．Spend£24.50atthemost.B．Buytheticketonyourarrival.C．Getaspecialentrytickettosavetime.D．Payextramoneytoenjoythe30-minuteflight.2．WhatisspecialaboutKidzaniaLondon?A．Itcombineslearningwithentertainment.B．ItenablesvisitorstohaveagoodviewofLondon.C．Itoffersvisitorsanexperienceofbeingaprisoner.D．Itisnotinfluencedduringthefour-weeklockdown.3．Whichattractionwillyouchooseifyouareinterestedinnaturalscience?A．TheLondonEye. B．TowerofLondon.C．KidzaniaLondon. D．TheRoyalObservatoryGreenwichThe2021winnersofamajorinternationalenvironmentalawardhavejustbeenannounced,andthelistincludesaVietnameseconservationistwho’sknownforhisvitalworkhelpingprotectthepangolin(穿山甲)—theworld’smosttraffickedanimal.VanNguyengrewupnearCucPhuongNationalParkand,asachild,watchedpoachers(偷猎者)removingpangolinfromtheirholes.“Isawamum(pangolin),rollingintoaballtoprotectherbaby.”Nguyendecidedtomakepangolinconservationhislife’swork.NguyensetouttostoppoachingandeducatetheVietnamesepublicontheimportanceofpangolinconservationinordertoreversetheconditionofthepangolins.Hiseffortsbeganwithaneducationcampaign.NguyenalsoopenedtheCarnivoreandPangolinEducationCenter,thefirstofitskindinVietnam,inordertoprovidewildlifeconservationcoursesforstudentsandthegeneralpublic.Nguyendidn’tstopthere;heestablishedVietnam’sfirstAsianPangolinRehabilitation(康复)Center.Nguyenevenworkedwithpoacherstoaskthemtotakehimintotheforestandshowhimhowtheytrackandcatchpangolins.Healsovisitedmarkets,restaurants,anddoctorsoftraditionalmedicinetolearnmoreaboutthedemandforpangolins.In2018,NguyencreatedVietnam’sfirst-everanti-poachingunit.NguyenhasalsolookedtoglobalstrategiesandworkedwiththemanagementauthorityoftheCITEStobaninternationaltradeforanimalsmostthreatenedwithextinction.Asoneofthefewpeopleintheworldworkingonpangolinconservationandrehabilitation,Nguyenisfillinganecessaryandimportantspaceforunderstandingandprotectingthiscriticallyendangeredanimal.4．WhatmadeNguyenstartpangolinprotection?A．Hisloveforpangolins. B．Achildhoodexperience.C．Seriouspangolinpoaching. D．Theimportanceofpangolins.5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“reverse”inparagraph3mean?A．Worsen. B．Analyze. C．Change. D．Maintain.6．WhydidNguyenworkwithpoachers?A．Toreportthemtothepolice. B．Tolearnaboutthemarketdemand.C．Tounderstandtheirtricks. D．Togetpangolinstosaferplaces.7．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TakingAction:StoriesofPangolinB．Pangolins:ACriticallyEndangeredanimalC．SavingPangolins:VanNguyen’sLifeMissionD．VanNguyen:AnEnvironmentalAwardWinnerFormanyofus,there’snothingbetterthanburyingourheadinagoodbook.Whetherit’sacrimestoryorabiographyofsomeone’samazinglife,it’sgoodtoreadabooktoswitchofffromthedistractionsofeverydaylifeandhelpusrelax.Maybethat’swhysomeofthemareactuallydescribedasatherapytosickness.Itmayseemobviousthatreadingisgoodforus.Itcanbeeducational,and,assomesay,itcan‘broadenthemind’.Agoodnovelcanmakeushappyorsad,ormakeuscryaswesympathizewithcharacters.ThepowerofbookswasrecognizedafewyearsagobytheBritishcharityReadingAgency,whopublishedalistofbooksthatdoctorscouldoffertopatients,concerningtopicsfromdepressiontochronic（慢性的)pain.Itcalledthis“bibliotherapy”andit’sbecomesosuccessfulthatit’sabouttobeextendedtochildrenaswell.ProfessorPhilipDavisstudiestheeffectsofliteratureandisauthorofabookcalledReadingforLife.Hestudiedpeopleinreadinggroupsandfoundthatit’sreadingliterature—writtenworksthoughttohaveartisticvalue,thathasthebesteffect.“Whenreadingsomethingforpleasure,thebrainbeginstoworkfromdifferentparts,fromadifferenthemisphereanditgetsexcited,itgetspre-emotional—andyoucanseethebraincomingtolife.”hesaid.Ofcourse,it’seasyinoursmartphonegenerationtodesertagoodbookandplaywithourphonesinstead.Butopeningupapaperbackcouldbeasimplewaytohelpboostormaintainourmentalhealth.It’sthoughttheycanhelpyousettargetsandfindfocus.Andtheymayallowyoutoseethatawkwardsituationyou’vebeenanxiousaboutforweeksfromsomeoneelse’sperspective.Ifyou’renotakeenreaderitcanbehardtoknowwheretobegin.IftheReadingAgencybooklistdoesn’tappeal,youcouldreadbookreviews,visitalibraryorbookshoporaskafriend.Onceyou’vefoundtherighttext,you’llbeattracted!Andifyoustillloveyourtechnology,youcouldalwaysuseane-reader.8．Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?A．Booksareabetterwaytocuresickness.B．Readingallowsonetofocusondailylife.C．“Bibliotherapy”hasprovedeffectiveforadults.D．ReadingAgencyfirstrealizedthepowerofbooks.9．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Tostatefunctionsofvariousbooks.B．Tovaluemedicaleffectsofreading.C．Toadvocatepeopledoingmorereading.D．TorecommendbookslistedinReadingAgency.10．AccordingtoProfessorPhillipDavis,____________.A．notallliteraturehasartisticvalue B．writtenworkshaveeducationalvalueC．literatureisamainsourceofpleasure D．readingliteraturecanactivatethebrain11．Whatistheadvantageofpaperbacksoversmartphones?A．Theyarelessaddictive. B．Theyaremoreaccessible.C．Theybenefityourmentalhealth. D．Theyridyouofawkwardsituations.Peopledon’tlikenewthings.Itisnotanydifferentinhealthcare.Ittookplentyoftimeuntilthestethoscope(听诊器),thesymbolofhealthcarewasacceptedbythemedicalcommunitybackinthe19thcentury.Theinstrumentwasinventedby aFrenchphysician,whopublisheditsdescriptionin1819,butittookseveraldecadesuntildoctorsactuallystartedusingit.Idon’texpectanydifferencewithartificialintelligence(AI).Aftermanyofmytalks,physiciancolleaguesaskmewhetherAImightreplacethemintheirjobsandwhetheritcaneventuallybecomebetteratidentifyingtheexactcauseofanillness.Bothwillhappenbutnotthewaytheyimagineit.Hugewavesarecomingtohealthcare.Whilesomeofphysicians’taskswillbetakenoverbyAI,theywilldealwithpatientswithrealcareandmorepatience.Doctorswillnothavetostrugglewithbeingup-to-dateinmedicalresearch,withadministrativetasks,withconsultationormakingnotes.Theydonothavetohaveaheadacheabouthowtochoosethebesttreatment.Whateventhemostlearnedprofessorsknowcannotmatchcognitive(认知的)computers.Astheamountofinformationtheyaccumulategrows,theassistanceofcomputingsolutionsinmedicaldecisionsisapproaching.AIwillhelpdoctorsonthepersonallevelaswellashospitalsandothermedicalinstitutionsonthestructurallevel.Ontheinstitutionallevel,themostobvioususeofAIwillbedatamanagement.Itcouldalsoanalyzeentirehealthcaresystemsquicklyandeasily.AIwillgraduallyappearinmoreandmorehospitalsandgetthroughtheinitialstageveryquickly.Althoughitiscoming,itwillneedthemedicalcommunity’sunderstanding,initiative(主动性)anddriveforabetterhealthcareinordertoworkitsbest.IfweintroducedAIeverywherefromBoliviatoHarvard,healthcarewouldnotchangeabit.Therearemanyreasonsforitbuteveryoneinhealthcareshouldplaytheirparttoimprovethoseelements.12．Whydoestheauthorrefertothestethoscope?A．Toshowithasmanylimitations.B．ToimplyitwillgivewaytoAI.C．Toexplainitiswidelyusedintreatingdisease.D．Toillustratepeoplerefusetoacceptnewthings.13．HowwillAIinfluencephysicians?A．Theyneedn’tdomedicalresearch.B．They’llsparemoretimeforpatients.C．They’llhavedifficultywithtreatments.D．They’relikelytolosetheirjobstoAI.14．WhatdoestheauthorintendtoconveyinParagraph3?A．AIwillfaceuncertaintiesinthefuture.B．Cognitivecomputersdobetterthanman.C．Existinghealthcarehasitsdisadvantages.D．AIwillopenanewdimensionforhealthcare.15．Whatwillthefollowingparagraph(s)probablytalkabout?A．Whenhealthcarewillbeimproved.B．Howpeoplecanpromotethechange.C．WhatbenefitsAIwillbringabout.D．HowAIwilltransformhealthcare.二、七选五Someluckypeoplearebornwithartistictalent,whileothershavetostudytobecomeexpertinart.16Somepeoplejustlettheircreativeurgesoutmoreeasilythanothers.Iftheartisticpathiscallingyou,beginthejourneywithsometinystepsandfollowthem.Tryagenerousselectionofdifferentmediumsofart.Everyonecanbeanartist.17So,ifthere’saspecifictypeofartyou’dliketolearnmoreabout,goforit,anddon’tbeafraidtotryothermediumsaswell.Themostbasicformsofartaredrawing,painting,photographyandsculpting.Doyourresearchandlearnthebasics.Youcanreadbooksandarticlesaboutthemedium(s)youhavechosentofocuson.18Ifyoufeellikeyouneedalittlehelp,youcanalwaysimproveyourresearchwithanartclass.19Noticehowthelightchangesduringtheday,howcolorsaffectyou,andhowaninteractionmakesyoufeel.Takethetimetobecomefullyawareofyoursurroundingsandletwhatyouseeenteryourwork.Seekouttheopinionsofothers.Don’tbeafraidtoshowyourworktopeople.20Maybeyouhaveahardtimedrawinghands,oryoucan’tseemtogetthehandleofaclaymug(杯子)quiteright.Asecondpairofeyeswillhelpyouseewhatmakesitwork.A．Maketimeforyourarteveryday.B．Besides,youcanalsowatchinstructionalvideos.C．Askafewpeopleyoutrustwhattheythinkofyourart.D．Observetheworldaroundyouwiththeeyeofanartist.E．Youjustneedtoexpressyourcreativeideasinagreatway.F．Whicheverpathyouareon,beawarethateveryoneisanartist.G．Oneofthebestwaystolearnisbystudyingtheworksofothers.三、完形填空In1992,thefirstpianoarrivedonMahaniTeave’sdistantisland—RapaNui.Teavetookherfirstlessonsonthatpiano.Theystrengthenedherloveforthepianoand21theyoungmusiciantoleaveherhomeforyearsofstudy.Teave’striptothemainlandcamebecauseofthe22ofRobertoBravo,awell-knownpianistwhoheardherplay.Justnineyearsold,sheenrolledintheAustralUniversityofChileinValdivia.Asateenager,awardsbeganto23,includingafirstplaceattheClaudioArrauPianoCompetition.“Teaveisextraordinarilygifted.Thepowerofconcentrationthatshe24isfirst-class,”saysFabioBidini,afamouspianist,25Teavewouldearnaworldwidereputation.ButafteryearsofstudyinBerlin,Teavefelttheisland26herheart.Shebegantothinkofgivingupthe27career.“Therewasthisumbilicalcord(脐带)28mewiththeislandandsaying,‘Mahani,youhadallthese29.Therearelotsofchildrenwhoare30tohavethemtoo,andonlyyoucandothis.’”Thememoriesofheryouthful31formusichaunted(萦绕)her.She32thepainfeltwhengoodteachersappearedontheisland,andthensuddenly33theisland.“Itwasbreakingchildren’sdreamsoverandoveragain,”shesays.Teavesoonmovedbacktotheislandandopenedamusicschool.“Itis34toseethechildrenlearning.Iamcontent,”shesays.Teavemayhavegivenupasuccessfulcareer,butshegainssomethingmore—the35ofsupportingthedreamsofchildren,hungrytolearnmusic.21．A．allowed B．reminded C．stimulated D．trained22．A．challenge B．expectation C．defense D．recommendation23．A．rollin B．makesense C．takeeffect D．standout24．A．deserves B．possesses C．combines D．desires25．A．admitting B．assuming C．responding D．predicting26．A．breaking B．affecting C．making D．knowing27．A．promising B．encouraging C．surprising D．interesting28．A．comparing B．exchanging C．connecting D．replacing29．A．gifts B．opportunities C．reputations D．profits30．A．determined B．certain C．willing D．desperate31．A．hunger B．appreciation C．capability D．responsibility32．A．tolerated B．relieved C．recalled D．estimated33．A．ignored B．left C．forgot D．disliked34．A．possible B．essential C．wise D．pleasant35．A．impression B．satisfaction C．profession D．intention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。Ifyou’rewalkingthroughBostononarainyday,youmightseepoemsappearbeforeyoureyes.They36(write)onthesidewalks.37(entitle)“RainingPoetry”,thisprojectresultedfromcooperationbetweenthenonprofitMassPoetryandthecityofBoston.ThefirstpoemswereinstalledtocelebratethestartofNationalPoetryMonth,withseveralmore38(add)tothecity’sstreetslastMay13.Thesepoemscannotbeseenduringdry,sunnyweather,39theyappearlikemagiconceraindropsstartfallingfromthesky.ThepoemsarechosenbyBoston’sfamouspoetDanielleGeorges,40selectsthepoemsbasedontheirrelationshipstoBoston.“Iwanttodrawworksfrompoetsinfluentialintheliterary,educationalor41(culture)fields.Ialsowanttochoosepoemsthatconveypositiveenergy,like42(warm),gratitudeandjoy,”Georgessaid.“AllthepoemsinstallednowarecomposedinEnglish,butnew43(one)willbeaddedinthemanylanguagesbeingspokenthroughoutBoston,includingPortuguese,FrenchandSpanish.”“Thisisapublicartprojectandawonderfulwaytobringpoetrytopeople.44(hope),inthenexttwoyearseveryoneinBostonwillreadapoemintheirdailylifeatleastonceortwiceamonth,”Georgesadded.Soifyou’rewalkingaroundinBostonthenexttimeitrains,keep45eyeopenforthepoemsontheground.五、邀请信46．假定你是李华，你校将为正在本校学习的外国交换生举办一场中国古诗朗诵比赛，请给你的交换生朋友——来自英国的George——写封邮件，邀请他参加该比赛。内容包括：1.比赛时间、地点；2.比赛目的；3.比赛要求：用中文朗诵一首唐诗或宋词；4.报名方式和截止时间。参考词汇：1.朗诵比赛recitationcontest2.唐诗Tangpoems3.宋词Songlyricpoems4.交换生exchangestudents注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearGeorge,__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Bestwishes!Yours,LiHua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。使之构成一个完整的短文。Johnreachedintohisbackpack,searchingforhiscellphone.HewasscaredofhavingtospendthespringbreakatAuntLetty’sfarm.Althoughhehadprotested,hisparentsdecidedthatspendingtimeonthefarmwouldbeagreatexperienceforhim.Theygrewuponafarmandbelievedthatresponsibility,hardwork,andrespectforthelandwerevaluablelessons.“So,haveyoueverriddenahorse?”AuntLettyasked,tryingtoturnhisattentionawayfromhisphone.“Hmmm,no.”heanswered.“Well,we’vegotanicecalmhorseIthinkyou’lllike.Hercules—soundslikeabeast,buthe’sbasicallyagentlegiant—big,butkindhearted!”shesaid,smiling.Johnglancedathisaunt,annoyedthathewasexpectedtowork.Hetriedtotextafriendbuttherewasnocellreception.Thenextfewdayswerebusy.Thecrowoftheroosterswokethemup,andtheyhadbreakfastbeforedawn.Thentheywentouttothebarntogetthefeedwhiletheanimalswaitedtobefed.Theafternoonswerefilledwithtransportinghay,cleanup,andcaringfortheanimals.Atdusk,whenthefarmwasfinallyquiet,A