江苏省五市十一校2023-2024学年高二年级上册12月阶段联测英语试卷

江苏省五市十一校2023-2024学年高二上学期12月阶段联测

英语试卷

考试时间120分钟总分150分

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

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。每段对话仅读一遍。

l.Howwillthemangettothepark?

A.Bybus.B.Bysubway.C.Bytaxi.

2.Whydoesthewomanmakethecall?

A.Tomakeanappointment.

B.Tocancelanappointment.

C.Torescheduleanappointment.

3.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inasupermarket.B.Inarestaurant.C.Inaform.

4.Whatdoesthemanmeanintheend?

A.Hehadagreatvacation.B.Hevisitedthetower.C.HewenttoParis.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Astreet.B.Apark.C.Adog.

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。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.WheredoesSamdecidetogoafterhegraduates?

A.TheUK.B.TheUS.C.Australia.

7.WhatisthedeterminingfactorinSam'schoice?

A.Hissister.B.Thefootballteam.C.Thearchitecture.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Wherearethespeakers?

A.Inanautoshop.B.Inaflowershop.C.Inacarrentalcompany.

9.Whatproblemisthewomanfacing?

A.Thedeliverymanranoutoffuel.

B.Thevehiclewon'tstart.

C.Thekeyswerelost.

10.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Checkthewireconnections.B.Meetaclientinperson.C.Givethewomanaride.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whoreservedthetable?

A.George.B.Joseph.C.Michael.

12.Whichtablewillthemanuse?

A.Table2.B.Table4.C.Table10.

13.Whatwillthemanhave?

A.Abarbecuechickenpizza.B.Amixedvegetablepizza.C.Abeefpizza.

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.WhenwastheEiffelTowerbuilt?

A.In1869.B.In1889.C.In1909.

15.WhywastheEiffelTowerbuiltaccordingtotheman?

A.TodevelopFrance'stourismindustry.

B.ToshowtheEiffelfamily'swealth.

C.TopresentFrance'sindustriallevel.

16.WhatdoweknowaboutGustaveEiffel'sapartment?

A.Itwasrentedouttowealthypeople.

B.Itwasatouristdestinationinthepast.

C.Itcanbeviewedthroughthewindownow.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.WhatwasthereasonforMary'sabsence?

A.Shefeltunwell.B.Sheattendedaparty.C.Shewentonajourney.

18.Whatistoday?sEnglishhomework?

A.Astory.B.Ajournal.C.Anadvertisement.

19.HowmanywordsshouldMarywrite?

A.100.B.150.C.200.

20.WhatwillMarydoon22May?

A.Handinherhomework.B.Celebrateherbirthday.C.Drawamap.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节阅读理解（共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

ElizabethSherrillisalong-timewriter.For70years,herstoriesaboutfaith,herexperiences

oftravelingtheworldanddealingwithdepression（抑有&沮丧）havebeenabeacon（灯塔）oflight

formanypeople.Checkoutsomeofherarticlesandletherwordsaffectyourheart.

ALetteronDepression

Mystrugglewithdepressionhasn'ttotallydisappeared.Itstillsurroundsmefromtimeto

time,blockinglightandmakingithardtosmile.Butthesufferingnolongermakesmefrightened,

becauseIkeeptellingmyselftobepositive.

AnAngelNamedMaria

“Ababywasbomhereandnooneknowswhattodo,“thedoctorsaidintothetelephone.He

wentontoexplainthatthemotherhaddisappearedfromthehospitalafterseeingthedisabled

baby."Shewillnotlivelong,“thedoctorcontinued.tuBringusthebaby,“answeredSisterMarie

Patriceattheotherendoftheline,whoranadaynursery.

LessonsfromAbrahamLincoln

WhenIturnedtoleave,thepictureoverthedoorstoppedme.Itwasablack-and-whitephoto:

atall,thinmanwithhishandonatableandwiththesaddest,mostpain-filledfaceI'deverseen.

Thelettersontheframesaid"AbrahamLincoln”.Hewoneverywrestlingmatchandtoldfunny

storiesthatcrowdswouldgathertoenjoy.Overtime,thatpicturemadehimmoreimportanttome

thanever.

ALessonwhileMoving

IstoodlookingoutthekitchenwindowwonderinghowJohnandIcouldeverleavethis

house.We'dlivedherefor50years.Underthemapletreewasthegardenwherewegrew

tomatoesthatneverripened.Therewasthestump（树桩）ofthecedar（雪松）wecutdowntomake

roomforourdaughter'sweddingreception.

21.Whatdoesn'tfrightenElizabeth?

A.Thethickmorningfog.B.Sufferingfromdepression.

C.Losingtheabilitytosmile.D.Thedarknessinbadweather.

22.Whichofthefollowingtellsastoryofadoptingababy?

A.ALetteronDepression.B.AnAngelNamedMaria.

C.LessonsfromAbrahamLincoln.D.ALessonwhileMoving.

23.What'sthetextmainlyabout?

A.John'sgarden.B.Maria'stelephone.C.Elizabeth'sarticles.D.Lincoln'slessons.

B

About24yearsago,astudentaskedtointerviewmeforaclasstask.Heposedaninteresting

question,C4Whatisthemostchallengingpartofteaching?^^Istillperiodically（偶尔，间曷欠）think

aboutthisquestion.

Myresponsewastotrytomakeeachclassthebestoneinanimaginativeway.This

challengestillholdstruethesemanyyearsandhundredsofclasseslater.

Iamnotthebestatplanning,somethingthatmywifewillreadilyconfirm,buttheprocessof

preparingisjoyful.WhetherIamteachingacourseforthefirsttimeortaughtitadozentimes

before,IwonderaboutthewaysthatIcanengagestudentsintheco-learningprocess.ButIfindI

aminefficientwhenIwonderhowmyteachingwillaffectfutureinnovation.AsIwaspreparing

forrecentclasses,Ifacedtwoitems.

First,IwasstruckbythreewordsfromNancyKanwisher,professorofNeuroscienceatMIT.

Inaninterviewaboutfaceblindness,Kanwisherfoundanamazingresultinpeople'sbrainscans.

Askedwhatthisfindingmeanttoher,sherepliedwithasmile,"That'sthemagicofscience.Ifs

funtobetoldthatyou*recompletelywrong.Nowyouhavetogobackandthinkthenew.”

Thinkingthenewisabrilliantandsimplewaytosummarizecreativity.

ThesecondcomesfromthewisdomofJonKabat-Zinn,knownforhisworkinmeditation

(冥想)andmindfulness-basedstressreduction.Hesaid,“Mostofourthoughtsarerather

imprisoningeventhoughthinkingdrivesimaginationandcreativity.Soweneedtocreateabigger

stageforourthoughtsandwatchhowtheyself-liberate.^^

Theseconcepts---thinkingthenewandallowingthoughtstoselfliberate---aren'teasyonesto

master,butcaninspireusallinimprovingourinnovativespirits.Nowit*stimeformetodomy

bestinthinkingthenewtowardmynextclass.

24.Whattroublestheauthormostinhisteachingcareer?

A.Usingcreativityinhisclass.B.Oppositionfromhiswife.

C.Lackingtheabilitytoplan.D.Preparationforinterviews.

25.WhatdidKanwisherthinkofherfinding?

A.Itsurprisedhergreatly.B.Itforcedhertostartfromthebeginning.

C.Itdevelopedherinterestinscience.D.Itmadeherlearntorethink.

26.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"imprisoning“inparagraph5mean?

A.Practical.B.Closed.C.Absurd.D.Novel.

27.Whatcanweinferabouttheauthorfromthelastparagraph?

A.Hewillbedevotedtohisteaching.

B.Hefindsithardtoacceptotherideas.

C.Hewillfocusoninnovationinhisclasses.

D.Hetrieshisbesttofreestudents*minds.

C

Afternearly70yearsofspaceexploration,Earthisnowsurroundedbyspacejunk.Recently,

anaccidentmadethecleanupmoredifficulttostart.AccordingtotheEuropeanSpaceAgency

(ESA),scientistsplanontestingtheir"junktruck”,ClearSpace-1,in2026.It*saspacecraftwith

fourarmsthatcancatchdebris（碎片）andbringitbacktoEarth.Theyhavechosentobringback

VESPA,a113-kilogram,two-meter-widerocketpart.

However,inAugust,itwashitbyanotherpieceofspacejunk,creatingnewpieces.TheESA

isnowrevisingitscleanupplan.t4Wemust...reducethecreationofnewspacedebrisandbeginto

activelyreducetheimpactofexistingobjects/5saidtheagency.

Mostsatellites（卫星）todayaresentintoEarth'sloworbit（离地表较近的轨道）,which

reachesuptoaround2,000kilometersabovetheEarth.There,spacecraftaremostlikelytocrash

witheachother.Theremaybeasmanyas170millionpiecesofspacejunkinorbit,accordingto

theESA.Bigorsmall,anyofthepiecescancauseharmtoaspacecraft.Forexample,ifanobject

aslargeas10centimeterscrasheswithasatellite,thesatellitewillbreakapart.

Intermsofthecleanup,scientistshavesomeotherideas.Onepopularplanistosenda

spacecraftcarryingharpoons（鱼叉）andmagnets（磁铁）.Thecraftwouldshoottheharpoonto

stickintothedebrisbefore“throwing“itbacktoEarth.Magnetscouldmovethedebris,changing

itsdirection.ThedebriswouldbumafterenteringEarth'satmosphere（大气层）sotherewouldn't

bemuchleftwhenitreachesEarth.Scientistsarealsoconsideringshootinglasers（激光）from

spacecrafttoheatupthedebris*surface,creatingasmallpushthatwouldalterthedebris'orbit.

ThischangewouldallowthedebristobecapturedbyEarth'sgravity（重力）.

28.WhatisthemaingoaloftheClearSpace-1spacecraft?

A.TobringVESPAbacktoEarth.B.Tomonitorspacedebris.

C.Tostudytheeffectsofspacejunk.D.ToremovespacedebrisfromEarth'sorbit.

29.WhyistheESAchangingitsoriginalcleanupplan?

A.Theydiscoveredlargerspacedebris.

B.Theyfacedtechnicalchallenges.

C.Therewasaproblemwiththeiroriginalgoal.

D.TherearetoomanyspacecraftinEarth'sloworbit.

30.HowmanypiecesofspacejunkmaytherebeinEarth'sloworbit?

A.10million.B.113million.C.170million.D.2billion.

31.Whatisoneproposedmethodforcleaningupspacedebris?

A.Capturingdebriswithmagnets.

B.Shootinglaserstobumdebris.

C.PushingdebrisawayfromEarthwithnewspacecraft.

D.Sendingaspacecraftwithharpoonsandmagnets.

D

AIhasadvancedsignificantlyovertheyears.However,itscurrentmodelslargelydisregard

humanpsychology,suchasemotionalintelligence.

“Themainfbcusofourworkwashowwecouldbringtheemotionalpartofintelligenceto

AI,“saysSaptarshiDas,associateprofessoratPennState."Humanbehavioriseasytoobserve

butdifficulttomeasureandthatmakesitdifficulttoreplicate（复带（］）inarobotandmakeit

emotionallyintelligent.Thereisnorealwayrightnowtodothat.^^

Eatinghabitsserveasaprimeexampleofthisemotionalintelligence.Whilehungeristhe

physiologicaldrivetoeat,ourchoicesofwhattoeatareinfluencedbyoursenseoftaste.AsDas

explains,evenwhenoneisnothungry,thepsychologicaldesirecandrivehimorhertoconsume

asweettreat,ratherthanapieceofmeat.

Tograsptheintricacies（错综复杂的细节）oftaste,PennStateresearcherslookedtothe

humantongue,whichtranslateschemicaldataintoelectricalsignalssenttothebrain'sgustatory

cortex（味觉皮层）.Inthisbrainregion,complexneuronalnetworksshapeoursenseoftaste.To

imitatethis,theteamcreatedanelectronic“tongue”.

Thistechnologycanbeadaptedtorecognizeallprimarytastecharacteristics,fromsweetand

saltytoumami（鱼羊味）.Lookingahead,theresearchersseenumerousapplications,including

Al-designeddietsbasedonemotionalpreferencesortailoredrestaurantmealsuggestions.

Theteam*simmediategoalistoexpandtheelectronictongue*scapacity.ctWearetryingto

imitatethe10,000orsotastereceptors（味蕾）wehaveonourtonguethatareeachslightly

differentcomparedtotheothers,whichenablesustodistinguishbetweensmalldifferencesin

tastes,saysDas."TheexampleIthinkofispeoplewhotraintheirtongueandbecomeawine

taster.Perhapsinthefuture,wecanhaveanAIsystemthatyoucantraintobeanevenbetter

winetaster.^^

Beyondtaste,theteamwantstobroadenthisconcepttoothersenses,leadingtoamore

comprehensiveandemotionallyintelligentAIsystem.

32.Whatcanbelearnedfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Itisnecessarytomakerobotsemotionallyintelligent.

B.Itishardtomakerobotsemotionallyintelligent.

C.Emotionalintelligenceiscomplexanddifficulttoobserve.

D.FewresearcherspayattentiontoemotionalintelligenceofAL

33.Whatmightthiselectronictonguebeappliedforinthefuture?

A.Evaluatingpeople'sdietplans.

B.Designingahealthierdietplanforpeople.

C.Correctingpeople'spoordietarypreferences.

D.Helpingrestaurantsservecustomersbetter.

34.Whatistheteam*splanaccordingtothelasttwoparagraphs?

A.Improvingpeople'stastesensitivitywiththeelectronictongue.

B.Makingtheelectronictongueavailableforeveryone.

C.BringingallthehumansensesintotheAIsystem.

D.AttractingtheattentionofotherresearcherstoAPsinnovation.

35.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.TheprogressinbringingemotionalintelligenceintoAL

B.Theadvantageofthe"'electronictongue”.

C.ThefuturedevelopmenttrendofAL

D.ThebigroleofAIindevelopingemotionalintelligence.

第二节阅读七选五(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。

Feelingstuckinaplaceofhopelessnessmakeslifereallytough.Fortunately,therearesome

thingsyoucandowhenyou'refeelinghopelesstomakelifeabitbetter.

Considerthatyourbrainmightbelyingtoyou.Yourbrainmighttellyouthatthingsare

awfulandhorrible.Itmaytellyouthatthere'snochancethatthingsaregoingtogetbetter.

_36_Yourthoughtsmaybeinaccurateortotallywrong.Thereismorehopethanyouimagine.

Arguetheopposite.Whenyoufeelhopeless,you'lllikelythinkaboutwhythingsaren't

gettingbetter.Takeafewminutestoarguetheopposite.What'stheevidencethatthingsmight

workoutbetterthanyouexpect?_37_Thinkingabitaboutthepotentialpositivescanopenyou

uptomorepossibilities.

_38_There*salwayssomethingyoucandotomakethingsbetterortohelpyourselffeel

better.Spendsometimethinkingaboutpotentialsolutionstotheproblem.Ifyoucan*tsolvethe

problem(likeinthecaseofalovedone*sillness),considerhowtochangehowyoufeelaboutthe

problem.

Actasifyouwerehopeful.Sometimes,youhavetochangeyourbehaviorfirstandthe

feelingsmightfollow._39__

Talktoatrustedfriendorfamilymember.Whenyouarehavingahardtimegetting

unstuck,reachouttoatrustedfriendorfamilymember.Tellthemwhatyou*reexperiencing.

_40Or,theymayofferstrategiesthatcanhelpyoufeelbetter.

A.Engageinproblem-solving.

B.Butjustbecauseyouthinksodoesn'tmeanit'strue.

C.Orhowmightthingsactuallygetbetter?

D.Learntoblockoutnegativethoughts.

E.Theymaybeabletohelpyouseethingsfromadifferentperspective.

F.Youcanconsiderwhatyoucouldgainifyoubecamemorehopeful.

G.Soifyouacthopeful,youmightstarttoeventuallyfeelmorehopeful.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的

最佳选项。

IknewJaninewhenshewassevenandbecameapatientofmine.Herfatherhadtoldme

proudlyonthefirstdaywemethowhe'dbeatencancer.41,soonitattackedhimagain.He

diedofthatwhenJaninewas10.Hermother,already_42__frommentalillness,wasunableto

_43herdaughteralone.Therefore,Janinewas44tomovefromonefoster（寄养的）

hometoanother.

Inadesperateattempttodealwiththe_45_inherworld,Janinedevelopedsevereanorexia

（厌食症）.Afterrepeatedfruitlesstreatments,shegaveuphopeandhadno__46__togetbetter.

IknewIhadto47.1explainedthesituationtomyhusband,Saul,aboutthisamazing

younggirlwhodidn't_48__whathappenedtoherandwhoneededourhelp.Theweekbefore,

wehadbeenstrategizingaboutour49.NowIwasaskinghimtobeafosterdadandkeep

working.Tomy50,Saulagreedwithoutanyhesitation.

_51_,caringforsomeonewithsevereanorexiawasfarmore_52_thanwethought.We

wereswornatforcallingJaninetothetabletoeat.Janinewentthroughtreatmentprogramsthree

moretimesbeforebeginningto_53_littlebylittleyearslater.

Throughitall,westayedbyherside.We_54_retirementtosupportJanineandwatchher

grow.Thankfully,ourworkhas_55rightnowwe5reworkingtogetherinthekitchen,

chopping（切碎）vegetablessidebyside.

41.A.UnfortunatelyB.UncertainlyC.UnintentionallyD.Unbelievably

42.A.keepingB.escapingC.sufferingD.disappearing

43.A.tendB.cureC.injureD.inspire

44.A.allowedB.persuadedC.encouragedD.forced

45.A.violenceB.chaosC.diseaseD.behavior

46.A.resourceB.chanceC.evidenceD.motivation

47.A.waitB.actC.compromiseD.accelerate

48.A.admitB.expectC.comprehendD.deserve

49.A.retirementB.appointmentC.employmentD.treatment

50.A.annoyanceB.amusementC.regretD.relief

51.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.MoreoverD.Therefore

52.A.challengingB.rewardingC.thrillingD.refreshing

53.A.reduceB.reflectC.recoverD.relax

54.A.soughtB.tookC.postponedD.planned

55.A.paidoffB.runoutofC.setoffD.workedout

第二节语法填空(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。

“MydreamistobringChinesemusictotheworld.56.ittakestimefor

peopletofullyappreciateothercultures,IamconfidentthatChinesemusicwillachievewide

57.(admire)allovertheworld.^^YeYunchuan,awell-knownmusicproducer,

makesnosecretofhis58.(ambitious).

In2019,Ye59.(official)launchedtheprogramMusicalMapofChina,trying

todecodeChinesemusicfromavarietyofperspectives.Aspartoftheprogram,onemajorbranch

ofYe*sworkisrecordinglesser-knownor60.(endanger)traditionalChinesemusic

withworld-classequipmentandtechnology.Overthepastthreeyears,itissaidthat1,056pieces

ofmusic,playedonmorethan200kindsofmusicalinstruments,61.(collect).

Yet,Yeisacutelyawarethatsimplyrecordingtraditionalmusicisnotenough62.

(keep)italive."Theessenceoftraditionalculturewillnotfadewithtime,butweneedto

63.(cover)thatessenceandmakeitsomethingmodern,orsomething64.

canconnectthepastwiththefuture.9,

“Now,theworldisfat'.Culturesofothercountriescancombinewith65.(we)

andgeneratenewresults.Andmusiccanfillthegapsbetweendifferentnationalitie