江苏省苏州市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末阳光指标调研英语检测试卷（附答案）

江苏省苏州市2023-2024学年高二下学期期末阳光指标调研英语检测试卷注意事项1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、班级、学校在答题卡上填写清楚。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。3.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5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。ARomecanbepriceyfortravelers,whichiswhymanychoosetostayinahostel(旅社).ThehostelsinRomeofferabedinadormroomforaround$25anight,andforthat,you’lloftengettostayinacentrallocation(位置)withsecurityandcomfort.YellowHostelIfIhadtomakejustonerecommendationforwheretostayinRome,itwouldbeYellowHostel.It’soneofthebest-ratedhostelsinthecity,andforgoodreason.It’saffordable,andit’sgotafunatmospherewithoutbeingtoonoisy.Asanaddedbonus,it’sclosetothemaintrainstation.HostelAlessandroPalaceIfyoulovesocialhostels,thisisthebesthostelforyouinRome.HostelAlessandroPalaceisfun.Staffmembersholdplentyofbareventsforguestslikefreeshots,barcrawlsandkaraoke.There’salsoanareaontherooftopforhangingoutwithothertravelersduringthesummer.YouthStationHostelIfyou’relookingforcleanlinessandamodernhostel,looknofurtherthanYouthStation.Itoffersbeautifulfurnishingsandbeds.Thereareplentyofotherbenefits,too;itdoesn’tchargecitytax;ithasbothairconditioningandaheaterfortherooms;italsohasfreeWi-Fiineveryroom.HotelandHostelDesArtistesHotelandHostelDesArtistesislocatedjusta10-minutewalkfromthecentralcitystationandit’sclosetoallofthecity’smainattractions.Thestaffisfriendlyandhelpful,providingyouwithamapofthecitywhenyouarrive,andofferingadviceifyourequiresome.However,youneedtopay2eurosadayforWi-Fi.21.Whatisprobablythemajorconcernoftravelerswhochoosetostayinahostel?A.Comfort. B.Security.C.Price. D.Location.22.Whichhotelbestsuitspeoplewhoenjoyanactivesociallife?A.YellowHostel. B.HostelAlessandroPalace.C.YouthStationHostel. D.HotelandHostelDesArtistes.23.WhatisthedisadvantageofHotelandHostelDesArtistes?A.Itgetsnoisyatnight. B.Itsstaffistootalkative.C.ItchargesforWi-Fi. D.It’sinconvenientlylocated.BIn1916,twogirlsofwealthyfamilies,bestfriendsfromAuburn,N.Y.—DorothyWoodruffandRosamondUnderwood—traveledtoasettlementintheRockyMountainstoteachinaone-roomschoolhouse.ThegirlshadgonetoSmithCollege.Theyworeexpensiveclothes.SoforthemtomovetoElkhead,Colo.toinstructthechildrenwhoseshoeswereheldtogetherwithstringwasasurprise.TheirstayinElkheadisthesubjectofNothingDaunted:TheUnexpectedEducationofTwoSocietyGirlsintheWestbyDorothyWickenden,whoisamagazineeditorandDorothyWoodruff’sgranddaughter.Whydidtheygothen?Well,theywantedtodosomethinguseful.Soon,however,theyrealizedwhattheyhadundertaken.Theymovedinwithalocalfamily,theHarrisons,and,likethem,hadlittleprivacy,rarebaths,andablanketofsnowontheirquiltwhentheywokeupinthemorning.Somemornings,RosamondandDorothywouldarriveattheschoolhousetofindthechildrenweepingfromthecold.Inspring,thesnowwasreplacedbymudoverice.InWickenden’sbook,sheexpandedonthehistoryoftheWestandalsoonfeminism,whichofcourseinfluencedthegirls’decisiontogotoElkhead.Ahair-raisingsectionconcernsthebuildingoftherailroads,whichentailed(牵涉)drillingthroughtheRockies,ofteninblindingsnowstorms.ThebookendswithRosamondandDorothy’sreturntoAuburn.Wickendenisaverygoodstoryteller.Thesweepofthelandandthestoicism(坚忍)ofthepeoplemovehertosomebeautifulwriting.HereisapictureofDorothyWoodruff,onherhorse,lookingdownfromahilltop:“Whenthesunslippedbehindthemountains,itshedarosyglowallaroundthem.Thenafullmoonrose.Thesnowwasmarkedonlybysmallanimals:foxes,coyotes,mice,andvaryinghares,whichturnedwhiteinthewinter.”24.WhydidDorothyandRosamondgototheRockyMountains?A.Toteachinaschool. B.TostudyAmericanhistory.C.Towriteabook. D.Todosightseeing.25.Whatcanwelearnaboutthegirlsfromparagraph3?A.Theyenjoyedmuchrespect. B.Theyhadaroomwithabathtub.C.Theylivedwiththelocalkids. D.Theysufferedseverehardships.26.WhichpartofWickenden’swritingishair-raising?A.TheextremeclimateofAuburn. B.ThelivingconditionsinElkhead.C.TherailroadbuildingintheRockies. D.ThenaturalbeautyoftheWest.27.Whatisthetext?A.Anewsreport. B.Abookreview. C.Achildren’sstory. D.AdiaryCCanasmallgroupofdrones(无人机)guaranteethesafetyandreliabilityofrailwaysand,atthesametime,helprailwayoperatorssavebillionsofeuroseachyear?Thatistheverylikelyfutureofapplyingtoday’s“eyesinthesky”technologytomakesurethatthemillionsofkilometresofrailtracksandinfrastructure(基础设施)worldwidearesafefortrainsona24/7basis.Dronesarealreadybeingusedtoexaminehigh-tensionelectricallines.Theycoulddopreciselythesamethingtoinspectrailwaylinesandothervitalaspectsofrailinfrastructuresuchasthecorrectpositionofrailwaytracksandswitchingpoints.Themoreregularlytheycanbeinspected,themorerailwaysafety,reliabilityandon-timeperformancewillbeimproved.Costswouldbecutandoperationswouldbemoreefficient(高效)acrosstheboard.Thatincludeshugesavingsinmaintenancecostsandbetterprotectionofrailwaypersonnelsafety.ItiscalculatedthatEuropeanrailwaysalonespendapproximately20billioneurosayearonmaintenance,includingsendingmaintenancestaff,oftenatnight,toinspectandrepairtherailinfrastructure.Thatcanbedangerousworkthatcouldbeavoidedwithdronesassistingthecrews’efforts.Byusingthelatesttechnologies,dronescouldalsostartprovidinghigher-valueservicesforrailways,detectingfaultsintherailorswitches,beforetheycancauseanysafetyproblems.Toperformthesetasks,dronesforraildon’tneedtobeflyingoverhead.Engineersarenowworkingonanewconcept:theraildronesofthefuture.Theywillbemovingonthetrackaheadofthetrain,andprogrammedtorunautonomously.VerysmalldroneswithadvancedsensorsandAIandtravellingaheadofthetraincouldguideitlikeaco-pilot.Withtheirabilitytoseeahead,theycouldsignalanyproblem,sothatfast-movingtrainswouldbeabletoreactintime.28.Whatmakestheapplicationofdronestoraillinespossible?A.Theuseofdronesincheckingonpowerlines. B.Drones’abilitytoworkathighaltitudes.C.Thereductionofcostindesigningdrones. D.Drones’reliableperformanceinremoteareas.29.Whatdoes“maintenance”underlinedinparagraph3referto?A.Personnelsafety. B.Assistancefromdrones.C.Inspectionandrepair. D.Constructionofinfrastructure.30.Whatfunctionisexpectedoftheraildrones?A.Toprovideearlywarning. B.Tomaketrainsrunautomatically.C.Toearnprofitsforthecrews. D.Toacceleratetransportation.31Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?A.WhatFaultsCanBeDetectedwithDronesB.HowProductionofDronesCanBeExpandedC.WhatDifficultyDroneDevelopmentWillFaceD.HowDronesWillChangetheFutureofRailwaysDMinimizingtheenvironmentaldamagethatnewroadscauseisgenerallyregardedasagoodthing.Buttodothat,ithelpstounderstandjusthownewroadscausethedamageofwhichtheyareaccused.Recently,agroupofresearchersledbyDr.Gonzalezconductedanexperimentandprovedthatimmigrationisgoodforthehealthofanimalpopulations.Aroaddestroysonlyasmallpartofthehabitat,thusdestroyingjustafewlocalpopulationsofcreatures.Sotheargumentthatroad-buildingitselfisbadforbiodiversityisnotself-evidentlycorrect.Thosewhoneverthelessholdthisviewsaythatapparentlyseparatelocalpopulationsofanimalsare,infact,partsofmuchlargerpopulationsconnectedviamigration. Accordingtothistheory,whenalocalpopulationstrugglestomoveabout–becauseofanepidemic,forexample–individualsfromneighboringcommunitiescanfillthegaps.Theimplicationsofthetheoryarestraightforward.Cutlocalpopulationsofffromeachotherandeachismorelikelytodisappear.Androadsaregoodatdoingjustthat.Testingthetheorywithexperimentalroads,however,wouldbeexpensive.Dr.Gonzalez’sbrainwavewastodothewholethingonamuchsmallerscale. Theteamstudiedmoss-coveredrocks.Onsomerockstheresearchersleftthemossuntouched;onotherstheymade“roadways”acrosstoleavethemossisolated.Afterwaitingsixmonths,theyfoundthatinthedisturbedhabitatsnearlyallthebugpopulationhaddeclinedcomparedwithundisturbedmoss,and40%ofthespecieshadbecomeextinct.Therealtestcameinthesecondpartoftheexperiment.Inthis,theresearchersremovedmossmuchasbefore,buttheyleftnarrowmosspathstobridgetheno-bug’s-landbetweenislands.Theislandswithbridgesdidfarbetterthanisolatedislands–aresultthatsupportsthenotionthatpopulationexchangeisnecessarytokeepanecosystemhealthy. Whethertheseresultscanbetranslatedtolarge-scaleecosystemsremainsuncertain.Butiftheycan,theywouldcausemore,notless,concernabouttheecologicaleffectsofroad-building.Ontheotherhand,theyalsosuggestawayout.InBritain,tunnelsareoftenbuiltunderroadsforanimalsofregularhabits,suchasbadgers(獾),tobeabletotraveltheirtraditionalrouteswithouthavingtofightwithtraffic.Extendingthatprinciple,perhapsspecialbridgesmightbeacheapwayoflettingmanandnaturerubalongabitbetter.32.What’sthemainideaofthepassage?A.Callingonustostopbuildingroadsforahealthyecosystem.B.Warningusofpotentialdangersofanimalimmigration.C.Informingusoftheenvironmentaldamagecausedbynewroads.D.Suggestinganewwaytoavoidthedamagecausedbynewroads.33.Dr.Gonzalez’sexperimentfoundthat__________.A.buildingroadsisexpensiveB.immigrationisgoodforanimalsC.roadscutoffanimalimmigrationD.tunnelsshouldbebuiltunderroads34.Howdoestheauthorpresenthispoint?A.Byanalyzingfacts.​​ B.Bygivingexamples.C.Byprovidingscientificfindings.​​ D.Bycomparingpossibleeffects.35.Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingstatementswillthewriteragreewith?A.Theimpactofroad-buildingisnotasseriousaswethought.B.Road-buildingisbeneficialtoanimalimmigration.C.Environmentaldamagecausedbyroad-buildingisstilluncertainD.environmentaldamagecausedbyroad-buildingmightbelessened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。Friendshipneedscareandattentiontokeepitingoodhealth.Herearefivewaystosustain(保持)long-distancefriendships.·SetaregulardateLong-lastingfriendshipssharethecharacteristicthatbothsidesequallycontact(联系)andsharewithoneanother.Withbusyschedules,squeezinginphonecallscanbeachallenge.___36___.·Moreisn’talwaysmerrierMakesureyouhavecommunicatedwithyourfriendabouthowfrequentlyeachofyouwantstobecontactedandwhatmethodworksbestforyouboth.___37___.Therearealternativestoconstantwrittencommunication,suchasleavingvoicemessagesorhavingagroupchat.·Practiseempathy(共情)___38___.Thefriendwhoisremainingneedstobesensitivetoalltheadditionaltimedemandsplacedonthefriendwhohasmoved.Theoneinthenewenvironmentshouldbesympathetictothefactthatyourfriendmayfeelabandoned.·___39___Anniversariesandbirthdayscarryevenmoreweightinlong-distancefriendships.Althoughtechnologymightmakeday-to-daycommunicationpossible,extraeffortgoesalongwayonspecialdays.Simplykeepingadiarythatkeepstrackoffriends’birthdaysandotherimportantdateswillmakesurenothingslipsbyyou.·Don’trelyontechnologyalone___40___,butlong-distancefriendships—evencloseones—mayrequiremoreconsciousefforttosustain.Trytoseekoutchancestorenewfriendships.Howtodoit?Justspendface-to-facetimetogetherwheneverpossible.A.RememberimportantdatesB.CompensatebywritinglettersC.ItisalsohelpfulforyoutobeafriendshipkeeperD.TrytofindatimethatworksforbothofyouandsticktoitE.FriendsneedtotalkabouttheirpreferredmethodsofcommunicationF.ItiseasytohaveasenseofconnectednessthroughsocialmediaG.Youmaybethefriendwholeftortheonewhowasleftbehind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。HaveyoueverheardofandseenCanadiangeese?Doyouknowthatthey___41___freshgrassandseeds?Canadiangeesehaveagood___42___fortheirpoliteness.Theyalwaysbowdowntoyouwheneveryouwalkby.However,Ihaverecentlyfoundthattheycansometimesbe___43___totheirpeers,especiallyonoccasionswhentheyquarrelforfood——yes,these___44___gentlemendoquarrel,justforsomethingtoeatYesterdayIwitnessedtwoCanadianGeesearguing___45___foraclump(草丛)ofbeautifulfreshgrass.Theclumpwas___46___rightinthemiddleofthem,whilethetwowereshoutingnoisily,stretchingtheirnecksaslongastheycouldtolookaggressivelyateachother.It’s___47___towitnessthe“impolite”sideofCanadiangeese.Hence,Icouldn’thelp___48___mymorningwalk,standingstilltowatchthese“gentlemen”quarreling.Interestingly,afterashortwhile,atruckroaredpasttheirfeast,disturbingtheir___49___conversation.Thetwogeesewereequally___50___bythemassive“monster”,thusgivinguptheirconversation.Wouldtheystartquarrelingagain?Istoodstill,___51___theridiculousquestionandwaited.Beyondmyexpectation,rightafterthetruck’spassingby,thetwogeeseimmediatelylosttheir___52___forquarrelingasiftheyhadforgottenallaboutwhathadhappened.Eventhetwoturnedaroundandleftthe___53___inoppositedirectionsasifnothinghadhappened.Theyleftonlymethere,imaginingwhatmighthavehappenedwithoutthe___54___.Theygotalongharmoniouslyagain.Sometimesit’snotthatbadtobe___55___.41.A.drawon B.focuson C.feedon D.tryon42.A.desire B.reputation C.affection D.appetite43.A.generous B.faithful C.weird D.rude44.A.well-informed B.well-dressed C.well-behaved D.well-balanced45.A.fiercely B.blindly C.cautiously D.gently46.A.deserted B.located C.fixed D.laid47.A.frequent B.rare C.common D.constant48A.restricting B.changing C.pausing D.speeding49.A.desperate B.simple C.serious D.disharmonious50.A.frightened B.annoyed C.crashed D.injured51.A.findingout B.dealingwith C.lookinginto D.wonderingabout52.A.passion B.reason C.talent D.anxiety53.A.scene B.destination C.landscape D.park54.A.looker-on B.passer-by C.truck D.clump55.A.upset B.forgetful C.mean D.greedy第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。WorldPoetryDaytakesplaceeachyear56March21topromotetheteachingofpoetry,aswellasthepublishing,writing,andreadingofthisformofwritingaroundtheworld.It57(declare)byUNESCOin1999inthehopesofsupportinglanguagediversitythroughpoeticexpressionandincreasingtheopportunityforendangeredlanguages58(hear).WorldPoetryDaywasaboutgivingfreshdriveand59(recognize)tointernational,regional,andnationalpoetrymovements.Italsofocusedonpromotingareturntotheoral(口头的)traditionofpoetryrecitals,aswellas60(strengthen)theassociationbetweenpoetryandotherformsofexpression,suchasdance,music,andpainting.Thedayiscelebrated61(global).Governmentagencies,communitygroupsandindividualsgetinvolvedinpromotingorparticipatingintheday,whichenableschildrentolearnandenjoy62(variety)ofpoetry.Itisatime63studentsarebusyexaminingpoetsandlearningaboutdifferenttypesofpoetry.Poetsmaybeinvitedtoreadandsharetheirworktoaudienceatbookstoresandschools.Ceremoniesareheldtohonorpoetsof64(remark)achievements.Allinall,it’sadayforpoetry:65ancientartformthatstillenrichesourunderstandingofhumanitytoday.第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）66.学校英文报正在开展以LearningEnglishBeyondtheClassroom为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：1.学习活动状况描述；2.简单评论；3.你的建议。注意：1.词数80左右；2.短文的题目和首句已为你写好。LearningEnglishBeyondtheClassroomNowadays,withthegrowingpopularityofsmartphonesandcomputers,anincreasingnumberofstudentsarechoosingtolearnEnglishbeyondtheclassroominvariousways.第二节（满分25分）67.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。Mymotherbelievedinusingthingsup.Lastyear,ourcornfieldhadabadharvestbecausebirdsfeastedonthecrops.ItwasprobablythenthatMom'sfrugalitybecameevenmoreextraordinary.Shebegankeepingeverythingthatseemeduselessintheattic-worn-outclothes,oldsheets,brokenumbrellas,andsomeotherolditems.Mom'sfavoritesayingwas"wastenot,wantnot.MybrotherJoshandIweren'tsurewhatthatmeantuntiltheAffairoftheScarecrow)",which,asitlaterbecameknown,leftalastingimpressiononus.ThestorybeganwithaprettyhatthatMomreceivedasagifttoprotectherfromthesun.However,JoshandIcouldseethatMom'sfrugalnatureandfashionsensewereinbattle.Momreallydidn'twanttogetridofthehat--itwasnewandhadalotofuseleftinit-butneithercouldshestandwearingit.Shetriedtotakeoffthefancydecorations,buttheywerestuckontight.She'dhavetofindsomeothersolution.JoshandIwatchedasMomheadedupstairstotheatticwiththehat."Wastenot,wantnot,shecalledbackdown,Weheardboxesbeingmovedaround.Momentslater,Momleanedout,holding'aflourbagfullofstraw,andwithamysterioussmile,sheplacedthehatonit."Whatisthatfor?Iasked,confused.«Ascarecrow!"Momexclaimed.«Butnotagoodoneyet.Itneedsastrongbodytostandfirminthefield,"shesaidwithafrown."Anditdoesn'tlookscaryenough,Joshremarked.IhadtoadmitthatJosh,thoughyoungerthaniwas,couldsometimesbemoreimaginative.JoshandIturnedtoeachother,searchingforagoodidea.Soonenough,Josh'seyeslitupwithinspiration.注意:1.续写词数应为150左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Paragraph1:“Comewithme!"Joshcalledout.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Paragraph2:Inthedaysthatfollowed,thescarecrowstoodtall.____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

答案及评分细则第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）21～23CBC24～27ADCB28～31ACAD32～