江苏省苏州市2023-2024学年高二年级上册11月摸底调研卷

江苏省苏州市2023-2024学年高二上学期11月摸底调研卷

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一、阅读理解

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二museumday二就A

MuseumDayisherefbronedayandonedayonly—soyou'llneedtohurryifyouwantto

graspthechancetogetfreeSaturdayadmissiontooneofthehundredsofparticipating

museums.TheyearlyeventishostedbySmithsonianmagazineandinvolvesmuseumsand

culturalinstitutions(机构)comingtogethertoofferfreeadmissionfbrvisitorswhowould

otherwisehavetopayforentry.

Youjustneedanemailaddresstogetaticket

Togetaticket,you'llneedtogototheSmithsonianmagazinewebsiteandpickwhich

museumyouwanttogoto.You'llbeabletosearchtoseewhichmuseumsnearyouare

participating,andfromthereyoujusthavetoputinyouremailaddressandname.Afterthat,

youcandownloadyourticketandheadoutforsomefun.EachMuseumDayticketisgood

fortwopeople,soifyou'reinagrouplargerthanthat,afewpeoplemightneedtosignup.

Alotofmusumsarestillfeelingfinancialstressfromthepandemic

Theeventishappeningasmuseumsarestillstrugglingfromthehitstheytookduringthe

firstfewyearsofthepandemic.TheAmericanAllianceofMuseums(AAM)estimateditwill

takeyearsformuseumstofullyrecover.

AAMpresidentandCEOauralotsnotedthatfederalreliefhelpedremovethepotential

ofclosurethatmanyinstitutionswerefacing,but4t2021provedtobeanotherpainfillyearin

whichoperatingingomedroppedfurtherandattendancewasdownnearly40%formanyof

ournation'smuscams."Butthere'shopethatafreedayatthemuseumsmightstimulate

followingvisits.

FreeAdmissiontoParticipatingMuseumsFINDAMUSEUM

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthisyear'sMuseumDay?

A.Someculturalinstitutionscontributetoit.B.Visitorscangetfreeticketsevery

Saturday.

C.Moremuseumswillparticipatethanbefore.D.Smithsonianmagazinehostsitto

raisefunds.

2.YoucangetaMuseumDayticketby

A.writinganemailB.signingupontheInternet

C.visitingthenearestmuseumD.downloadingaSmithsonianmagazine

3.HowcanMuseumDayhelpparticipatingmuseums?

A.Recoverthefinancialloses.B.Removethepotentialofclosure

C.IncreasethefutureattendanceD.Improvethemuseumoperation.

Keepingabusysociallifeamonglotsoffriendsmaykeeppeoplethinnerthanspending

hoursdoingsomeexercises,accordingtoscientists.Theysaythatsocialisingandmeeting

withfriendshelpincreaselevelsofbrownfatinthebodywhichbumscalories（卡路里）to

produceheat.

Livinginanexcitingsocialenvironmentwasfoundtoreducefatinmice'sbellybyhalf

overfourweeks,eveniftheyatemore.USresearcherssaythatsocialexcitementaidsweight

lossbyturningwhitefatintobrown.Whitefatstorescaloriesandmakesusfatter,while

brownbumsenergytoproduceheat.Turningwhitefatintobrownisextremelydifficult,

normallyrequiringlong-termstayincoldconditionsorexcitingpartofthebody'snervous

system.

However,scientistsfromOhioStateUniversitynowthinkthathavingabusysociallife

isanevenmoreeffectivewayofchangingwhitefatintobrown.Theteamcameupwiththeir

theorybystudyingtheeffectsofvariouslivingenvironmentsonmice.Those,wholived

alongsideagreaternumberofmice,hadmorespaceandtoystoexcitethemselvesandthen

lostfarmoreweightoverthecourseofthestudythantheir“couchpotato11fellows.

Studyauthor.DrMatthewDuring,whoseteam'sfindingsappearinthejournalCell

Metabolism,said,"Fmstillamazedatthedegreeoffatlossthatoccurs.nExplaininghownew

technologyhadthreatenedface-to-facesocialising,headded,"It'snotjustasedentary（久坐

的）lifeslyleandhighcaloriefoods,butanincreasinglackofsocialactivities.'*Co-authorDr

LeiCaosaid,“Lonelinessisapotentialfactorforcanceranddeath;it'sequaltocigarette

smokingtoacertainextent.Socialactivitiesareveryvital.,,

4.Whatinformationcanwegetfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A.Brownfatstorescaloriesandmakesusfatter.

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B.Itdoesn*ttakelongtoturnwhitefatintobrown.

C.Socialexcitementhelpsgainmoreweight.

D.Brownfatcanburnenergytoproduceheat.

5.Whichofthefollowingstatementdoesthetextsupport?

A.Levelsofbrownfatcanbeincreasedbysocialising.

B.Themicelackingsociallifelosemoreweight.

C.Theresearchfindingshaven'tbeenpublishedsofar.

D.DrMatthewDuringwasn'tconvincedoftheresult.

6.Wecanconcludefromthetextthat.

A.thefatinmice'sbellywasreducedbecauseoftherelaxingenvironment

B.asedentarylifestyleandhighcaloriesfoodsinfluencepeople'ssociallife

C.surfingtheInternetmayinfluencepeople'sface-to-facecommunication

D.canceranddeatharemainlycausedforlackofsociallife

7.What'sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Brownfatisbeneficialtopeople'shealth.

B.Socialisingisunnecessarilyimportantinpeople'sdailylife.

C.Whitefatcanbechangedintobrownfat.

D.Socialisingcontributestopeople'slosingweight.

Glassbottleshavelongconveyed（传递）ahigh-qualityimageforthewinetheycarry,

buttheircarbonfootprintissizable.Fossilfuelsareusedtoproduceandrecyclethem.And

whenitcomestotransport,theyarealsoheavyandwastespace.

“ButPackamama,anAustralianpackagingstartup,haslaunchedarangeofflat

wine-bottles,thefirstforthecountry,promotingthemasanenvironmentally-friendly

alternativetotraditionalglass.Thebottlesaremadefrom100%recycledPETplastic.The

slim,flatprofile（外形）is83%lighter,andallowstwiceasmanybottlestofitintoastandard

case."Australiaishometothetwomostsignificantsuccessfulwinepackaginginnovationsof

thelastcentury.Bag-in-boxandscrewcap（螺旋瓶盖），bothfromthemid-1960s,“says

SantiagoNavarro,Packamama'sco-founder.

Threemonthsafterthefirstbottleshittheshelves,thedatasuggestsflat-bottledwines

arebecomingpopularwithdrinkers.Packamama'sfirstproductionorderwasfor65,000units,

afigurethathasrisento90,000.Thedemandwassostrongthattheyweresoldoutafterthe

firstproduction.Questionsremain,however,abouttheflat-profilebottle'ssuitabilityfor

high-qualitywines.ThewinemakerNicoleEsdaile,ofCentareVineyardinVictoria'sYarra

Valley,applaudsthemovebutsaysitisnotaworkableoptionforherbusiness,givenitsfocus

onclassic,collectiblewinestypicallyexportedtoChina.""Critically,theyarenotsuitablefor

storingwine,withtherecommendedshelflifebeingnomorethantwoyears.Thebottlesare

perfectforquick'drink-now'style.”

ThewinemakerTomWallacewantstoseehowflat-bottledwinesperformoverthe

yearsahead.uThepriorityforusisthequalityofthewinegoingin,sothepackaginghasto

reflectthatandallowthosewinestomature（酉良成）inthebestwaypossible.Wewillwaitand

seehowthetrialsandresearchgobeforewejumponboard.”

8.Whatadvantagedotheflatwine-bottleshaveoverglassbottles?

A.Theycanberecycled.B.Theyofferzerocarbonfootprint.

C.Theysavespaceintransport.D.Theyindicategoodwinequality.

9.WhydoesSantiagoNavarromentionthetwoinnovationsofthelastcentury?

A.Toexpresshisprideinhiscountry.B.Toexplainhisinterestininnovations.

C.Toshowhisconfidenceinhisproducts.D.Todisplayhisknowledgeinpackaging.

10.Whatistheweaknessoftheflatwine-bottles?

A.Theyhaveashortshelflife.B.Theyarehardtoproduceinmass.

C.TheyfailtomeetChinesestandards.D.Theyareprohibitedfrombeingexported.

11.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase'jumponboard“meaninthelastparagraph?

A.Shipbottledwines.B.Usethenewpackaging.

C.Quickentheprocessofmaturing.D.Produceflatwine-bottles.

Formysecondcareer,asaweatherforecaster（预报员）,IjerkedontheCanadianPlains,

whichisthesecond-bestplacetochase（追逐）severeweather,afterTornadoAlley.Iwasalso

studyingforadegreeinMeteorologysoIcouldinterpretweatherdataandmakemyown

forecasts.Ididn'twanttobelookedatassomeonesillywhodidn'tknowwhatshewas

talkingabout.Aroundthattime,aphotographerfriendinvitedmetochasewithhiminthe

Alleyfbramonth.Isaidsure;IwantedtolearneverythingIcould.

Duringmysecondroundin2013,1gottoseethelargesttornadoinrecordedhistory-on

theveryfatdayofthechaseseason.Wewerewaitinginthisdarkanddirtygas-station

parkinglotinElReno,Oklahoma.Chasersdothatalot.Wesitaroundingroupswaitingand

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eatingjunkfood.Theforecastcalleditahigh-riskday,andfinally,atornadorolledinaround

5:30p.m.

Itstartedoutasalittlecloudandthenturnedintoa60,000-footthunderstorminmaybe

20minutes.Wejumpedinourcarandracedtowardit.AfewminuteslaterIwaslookingout

thewindow,filmingthismassivewallofwhatseemedlikerain.Wethoughtthetornadowas

hiddeninside.ButthenIsawittakingshapeandfeltitsuckinginwind.That'swhenI

realizedthatwallwasthetornadoitselfitwasaround2.6milesacrosswithwindsnearly300

milesperhour.Itwasexplosive.

Wehurriedtobeoutofthere.Carspackedtheroads.Allwecouldseewerebrakelights.

Wefearedwe'dbestuck.Butinafewminutes,itwasover.

Threestormchasersdiedthatday,justuptheroadfromwherewe'dbeenstuck.That

hadneverhappenedbefore,Soyeah,IwonderedwhyIwouldriskgoingoutagain.Butthen

thenextchaseseasoncalledmeback.

12.Whydidtheauthoragreetochasetornadoeswithherphotographerfriend?

A.Toearncreditsforherdegree.B.Toforecasttheweatheronsite.

C.Tointerpretweatherdataforthefriend.D.Toimproveherprofessionperformance.

13.Whatcanwelearnfromparagraphs2and3?

A.tornadoesoccuronceinachaseseason.B.tornadoesarehiddenbehindawallof

rain.

C.Chasingtornadoesrequiretimeandpatience.D.Chasingtornadoesinvolvesgroup

competition.

14.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestdescribetheauthor?

A.Efficientandcommitted.B.Enthusiasticandbrave.

C.Traditionalandambitious.D.Determinedandtalented.

15.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.OnthemoveB.NotaweathergirlC.SeasonofchaseD.Anarrowescape

二、七选五

Varietymakesthingsfreshandinteresting;itkeepsyourbrainsharpandyourbody

alive-partofthereasonwhywefeelrefreshedafteraholidayisthebreakfromroutine.16

Sodoingthingsdifferentlymighttakeabitofeffortatfirst,butyou'llsoonfeelthebenefits.

Whetherit'slearningaskill,orvisitingsomewherenew,theseallrequiredifferentwaysof

thinking.

"Lifelonglearningrequiresustohaveagrowthmindset,toupsizeourknowledgeof

theworld,sayshealthcoachSusansanders."17It'sthelearningthatmakesthe

difference,firingupourcuriosityandengagingourminds.”

Manypeopledecidethatthebestwaytokeeptheirmindsfeelingyoungeristoreally

changeuptheirlifeandtrainforanewjob."Ashumans,wearemeanttogrow,stretch,and

expand,saysFrancescaKastelanides,directorandfounderofBeamAcademy.”18

Althoughitwillmostlikelybechallengingattimes,ifyourreasonwhyisstrongenough,you

willalwaysgainthebenefits.^^

19"Whenstartinganewjourney,askyourselfwhatyouhopetogain,whyyou

wanttomakethismove,andwhatyouexpecttogetoutofitattheend.”

Learningsomethingnewwillnotonlyimproveyourskillsetbutitwillboostyour

wellbeing.Fromaphysicalpointofview,whenyouexerciseyourbrain,themindreshapes

itself,becausethephysicalbraincangrowandchange.But,mentally,anewskillalso

providesyouwithmotivationandincreaseyourconfidence.20And,ofcourse,

learningwillopennewopportunitiesinlifethatwillboostyourhappiness.Andwhodoesn't

wanttobehappier?

A.We'renaturallycreaturesofhabit.

B.Butlearningtogrowisnoeasytask.

C.Anditdoesn'tmatterwhatwelearn.

D.Thusyoucanovercomeanyfearsandanxietiesyouhave.

E.Learninganewskillorretrainingforadifferentcareercanonlybepositive.

F.lbhavethedesiredresult,youshouldmakesomepreparationsinthefirstplace.

G.Sheexplainsthatthemostimportantthingistomakeuseofyourcentralmotivation.

三、完形填空

Whenourthreekidswereyoung,wehaddaysthatwentonforlifetimes,AsIwatched

myhusbandCragleaveeverymorning,Ifelt21tohavesomuchtimealonewithmy

babies.WhenCraig22eachevening,hewouldsmileandask,"So!Howwasyour

day?”

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Thisquestionshowedthe23betweenhisexperienceofa"day"andmine.How

wasmyday?I24Craigasthekidsscreamedloudlyaround.ThenIlookeddownat

mydirtyT-shirtandthetoyslitteringthefloor.

Iwantedtosay,“Todayhasbeena25ThereweremomentswhenIwassofedup

withthemessthatIthoughtImight26.Iwasbothlonelyand27tobealone.”

Butbusywithsomuchhousework,Iwastootiredto28.SoIjustsaid,"Fine."ButI

feltsadbecause29isaboutbeingseenandknown.

Sowedecidedto30help.Welearnedfromthecounselor（咨询师）thatloveis

31andweshouldn*taskthesameemptyquestionslike:"Howwasyourday?”

32,wecanaskquestionslike:Whendidyoufeellovedorlonelytoday?A33

questionisakeythatwillunlockaroominsidethepersonyoulove.

Questionsarelikegifts.It'sthe34behindthemthatthereceiverfeels.The

more35yougivetoyourquestions,themorebeautifultheanswersbecome.

21.A.relaxedB.scaredC.excitedD.surprised

22.A.calledB.awokeC.returnedD・withdrew

23.A.combinationB.gapC.wrestleD.linked

24.A.staredatB.brokewithC.liedtoD.droveaway

25.A.miracleB.flashC.lifetimeD.discovery

26.A.jumpB.regretC.hesitateD.explode

27.A.optimisticB.desperateC.secureD.thankful

28.A.moveB.listenC.quarrelD.answer

29.A.loveB.respectC.trustD.help

30.A.offerB,receiveC.refuseD.seek

31.A.specificB,preciousC.fundamentalD.plain

32.A.HoweverB.InsteadC.ConsequentlyD.Besides

33.A.caringB.curiousC.pointedD.direct

34.A.secretB.responseC・thoughtD.inspiration

35.A.clueB.explanationsC.supportD.attention

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

IgraduatedfromtheShaanxiUniversityofChineseMedicinein1994,and36

(work)inorthopedics('骨科)for26yearsbythetimeItookpartin37Chinese

MedicalVolunteerstourinYushu,QinghaiprovinceinAugust2020.

Then,IusedTraditionalChineseMedicine(TCM)totreatavarietyofhealthproblems,

includingseverepains,bloodpressureissueandkneed38(injure).Theseconditions

are39(primary)causedbythelocalpeople'sherdingpracticeandthetough

environment40theylive,andarealsoassociatedwithsomeoftheirunhealthyliving

habits.

TCMmethodscanonlyrelievethepainforashorttime,andsometimestheyareunable

toaddressthefundamentalcauses.So,IsuggestedthatChineseMedicalVolunteersperform

surgerieslocally41bringthepatientstobetterdevelopedregions.Wesuccessfully

completedsurgerieson21patients.Onesurgeryhadto42(cancel)becausethepatient

hadsevereheartfailure.

Astheheadofthesurgicalteam,Iwas43alotofpressurebecausewewere

responsibleforensuringthesafetyofeverypatient,44(rid)themoftheirpainand

improvingtheirqualityoflife.Anothergoalofouractionwas45(provide)local

medicalworkerswithhands-ontraining,solocalvillagerswouldstillbeabletoaccess

qualitytreatmentconvenientlyafterweleft.

五、读后续写

46.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。

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