2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市新吴区梅村高级中学空港分校高二年级第一学期10月阶段测试英语（秋卷）

2024—2025学年江苏省无锡市新吴区梅村高级中学空港分校高二年级第一学期10月阶段测试英语（秋卷）

一、阅读理解(★)JitterbugFlip2.OureasiestJitterbugphoneever.TheJitterbugFlip2,fromthemakersoftheoriginaleasy-to-usecellphone,hasbigbuttonsandaUrgentResponsebuttononthekeypad.EASYTOUSEToday,cellphonesarehardtohear,difficulttodial(拨号)andoverloadedwithfeaturesyoumayneveruse.That’snotthecasewiththeJitterbugFlip2.Alargescreen,bigbuttons,andone-touchspeeddialingmakeiteasytocallfamilyandfriends,andthepowerfulspeakerensureseveryconversationwillbeloudandclear.EASYTOENJOYWhereveryougo,abuilt-incameramakesiteasyandfunforyoutofilmandshareyourfavoritememories.Plus,theflashlightandbuilt-inmagnifier(放大镜)helpyouseeindarkareas.EASYTOBEPREPAREDLifehasawayofbeingunpredictable,butyoucanbepreparedinanuncertainorunsafesituationwithUrgentResponseService.SimplypresstheUrgentResponsebuttontospeakwithahighlytrainedAgentwhocanconfirmyourlocation,judgeyoursituationandgetyouthehelpyouneed,24/7.TheJitterbugFlip2isoneofthemostaffordablecellphonesonthemarketandcomeswithreliablenationwidecoverage.Withnolong-termcontractsorcancellationfees,youcanswitchplansanytime.1.HowcanyougethelpwithJitterbugFlip2infaceofdanger?

A．Bymonitoringaroundtheclock.B．Bycheckingyourpresentlocation.C．Byjudgingyourfutureuncertainty.D．Bypressingabuttonandspeaking.2.WhomayfavorJitterbugFlip2most?

A．Thestudents.B．Theelderly.C．Thedisabled.D．Theleaders.3.WhatisoneofthefeaturesoftheplansofJitterbugFlip2?

A．Zerohiddenmonthlyfees.B．Notmanylong-termcontracts.C．Mostreliableinternationalcoverage.D．MainlyU.S.-basedcustomerservice.(★★★)BythetimeNalinKamatwas13,theTorontoteenwaswellonhiswaytobecomingaworkingartist.Hehadalreadyhadhisfirstshowatalocalartcenter,showcasinghisseriestitled“Dispositions”,whichillustratedhisowngrowthduringadolescence(青少年).Yethewantedmore—specificallytostartshowinghisworkinajuriedexhibition,whereagroupofartexpertswouldevaluateandselectpiecesinacompetitivereviewprocess.That’swhenhehitanobstacle,discoveringintheverylastlineofamulti-pageapplicationthattheminimumageforsubmissionwas18.Thatrejectionbecameamotivationforcreation.“Ithoughtit’dbereallycoolifIcouldprovidetheopportunitytomoreyoungartists,”saysNalin,now15.Withthesupportofhisparents,inJanuary2023,NalinrentedastorefrontandfoundedLittleEGGGallery,whichisnowprofitableenoughtomakeendsmeetbychargingasmallhangingfeeforanydisplayedwork.Inturn,LittleEGGhelpspromoteyoungtalentbyshowcasingtheirwork.Notlongafteropening,DavidGriffin,aprofessorandartistofOntarioCollegeofArtandDesignUniversitysteppedintothegalleryandmetNalin.Griffinregardshimassomeonespecial:“astrongyoungartistwithareallyexcellentidea—creatingaspaceforshowingthenaturalgeniusofyoungpeople.Itwasavoid(空白)intheartworld.”ThereNalinaskedGriffintohelpjudgeanupcomingcompetition.Thefirstjuriedshowwaslastspring,andfive-year-oldJackGamblewonforhisabstractpaintingtitledPokemon.AsNalinwasbusywithschool,lifeandhisownart,LittleEGGismostlyopenbyappointmentonly,buthe’sstillcommittedtogrowingitwithseasonalandthemedshowsscheduledafewtimesayear.4.WhatdoweknowaboutNalinKamatfromthefirsttwoparagraphs?

A．Hedrewteenagers’growthinhiswork.B．Hebecameaworkingartistwhenaged13.C．Hewasdisqualifiedforajuriedexhibition.D．Heshowedhisseriesatthecapitalartcenter.5.WhydidNalindecidetosetupLittleEGGGallery?

A．Topromoteartistsbyshowcasingtheirwork.B．Toformtheconnectionbetweendifferentgalleries.C．Toexpandhisownbusinessthroughthemedshows.D．Toshowyoungartists’talentbyofferingthemastage.6.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeNalin’sideaofopeningthegallery?

A．Pioneering.B．Short-lived.C．Popular.D．Unpromising.7.WhatkindofpersonisNalinKamataccordingtothetext?

A．Helpfulandcautious.B．Devotedandcreative.C．Humorousandintelligent.D．Knowledgeableandambitious.(★★★)Asthisyear’sgraduatespreparetostepintotheworkplace,manyareeitheranxiousorscaredabouttheimpactofartificialintelligence—particularlylargelanguagemodelssuchasChatGPT—ontheircareers.AccordingtoavotebytheBestCollegeswebsite,sixintenUScollegestudentsworrythattheuseofAIintheirstudiesisloweringthevalueofearningadegree.Evenworse,morethanhalfexpectthatincreasinguseofAIintheworkplacewillfurtherdevaluetheworthoftheirstudiestopotentialemployers.Fearsareverycommonthatwomen,whoarenotenoughincomputingandsciencedegrees,willbekeptoutofthejobmarket.Rightnow,companytechnologydepartmentsaremostlymale.ButtheimpactofAIonemployabilitymaybequitedifferentoutsideofcomputerprogramming,someemployerssay.TheriseofAIisalreadycreatingnewopportunitiesforstudentswhohavestudiedliberalsubjects(文科).Thisisparticularlytrueforwriting-intensivesubjects,suchasEnglishandhistory,thatdrawmorefemalestudentsthantechnologyandrequirestudentstopulltogetherdiversesourcesofinformation.ThatisbecausethecompaniesthatarestartingtouseAItodealwithcustomersarehiringwriterstoproducescriptsforchatbotstouse.Oncegraduated,bothgendersalsoworrythatAIcouldreshapethejobmarketforentrylevelwork.EarlyexperimentsintheeconomicandprofessionalservicesindustriesdosuggestthatAItoolswillchangethewaymarketing,investmentbankingandlegaldocumentsarecreated.Thosechangescouldfreejunioremployeesfromboringwork.ButthemoreworkthatisturnedovertoAI,thefewerjobswillbeneeded.Andmostofthesejobsnowuseanapprenticeship(学徒)way,wheredoingthesimpleworkgivesyoungemployeesagoodplaceformoreimportantwork.Somealsoworrythatthefocusontechwillhitworkplacediversityefforts.“Itisautomationatacompletelydifferentlevel,whichiswhyI’mconcernedaboutwomen. Mybiggestfearisthatwomenwillfallbehindagain,”saysRoyaRahmani,chairofDelphosInternational,whichprovidesinvestmentmarketsadvisoryservices.8.Whatcanweknowfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?

A．Itmaybeharderforgraduatestofindajob.B．Itiscertainthatmorewomenwilllosejobs.C．TheuseofAImakesadegreemorevaluable.D．TheimpactofAIgivesthegraduatesmorehope.9.Whydoliberalartsstudentshavenewopportunities?

A．Thecompaniesneedtodealwithcustomers.B．Theyaregoodatgatheringdiverseinformation.C．Theymayhaveanadvantageofwritingscripts.D．Thesubjectstheylearnareallwriting-intensive.10.Whatistheconcernaboutthejobmarketforentrylevelwork?

A．AIwillmakethejobmarketmorediverse.B．AIwilltransformthewaysomeworkisdone.C．AIwillmaketheboringworkmoreinteresting.D．AIwillgivemoreopportunitiestojunioremployees.11.WhatdoesRoyaRahmaniworryabout?

A．Thedecreaseofworkplacediversity.B．TheinfluenceofAIonwomen’scareers.C．Thelackofapprenticeshipchancesforwomen.D．TheapplicationofAIintheinvestmentmarkets.(★★★)Weallnoticebrightcolors.Peoplewhochoosetogoeye-catching,whethertheyexpressthemselvesthroughclothesoraccessories(配饰),heareverythingfrom“Nooneisgoingtomissyouattheparty”to“Iwouldneverhavethecouragetowearthat.”Butaccordingtoresearch,thosecommentsmaybebothaccurateandexpected.AdamD.PazdaandChristopherA.Thorstenson(2019)examinedhowweperceivepeopleatfirstimpressionwhowearbrightcolors.Theyspecificallyexaminedtheeffectofchroma(色度).Theyfoundthattargets,bothmaleandfemale,whowerewearingorsurroundedbyhigh-chromacolorswereperceivedasmoreopenandoutgoingthaninalow-chromasetting.Theyconcludedthatchromaisavariableofperceptionthatcaninfluencefirstimpressionsofpersonality.Drillingdownfurther,theyfoundthathigh-chromacolorsstrengthenedviewerperspectiveofopennessandextraversion(外向),butnototherpersonalities.Theseobservationsareimportantbecausesomejobresponsibilitiescapitalizeonsomeofthepersonalitiesinferredthroughbrightcolors.PazdaandThorstensonrecognizewhatjobseekersnodoubtconsiderastheylookforacareertomatchtheirpersonalnature:insomeoccupations,successisfueledbypossessingcertainpersonalityqualities.Theygiveexamplesofindustriessuchassalesandmarketingaswellascustomerserviceasfieldswhereextravertsthrive(繁荣).Accordingly,applicantsforthesepositionsmaybeviewedmorefavorablyandjudgedasmorecompetentiftheywearhighlychromaticclothing.Regardingthegeneralityoftheirresults,PazdaandThorstensonnotethatoneofthelimitationsoftheirstudywastheiruseofparticipantslivingintheUnitedStates,whichmeanstheirfindingsmaynotpredictresultsinothercultures.Theynotethepossibilitythatchromamayinfluencetheperceptionofpersonalitydifferentlyinnon-Westerncountries,andthathigh-chromaclothingmaybeperceivedasatoddswithsocialnormsinothercultures.Thepracticaltakeaway,atleastintheUnitedStates,appearstobethatbrightcolors,likethepeacock’stail,willgetyounoticed.Butdependingonyourgoals,considertailoringyourchromatothecircumstances,personallyandprofessionally.12.Whatisthefocusofthestudymentionedinthepassage?

A．Theculturalimplicationsofhighchromacolors.B．Theinfluenceofclothingonviewerperceptions.C．Theconnectionbetweenclothingandjobsuitability.D．Theimpactofhighchromacolorsonfirstimpression.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“capitalizeon”inparagraph4probablymean?

A．Drawon.B．Approveof.C．Subscribeto.D．Digup.14.Whichmightbealimitationofthestudy?

A．Theculturallyspecificfindings.B．Theunmonitoredresearchprocess.C．Theoutdateddataanalysismethods.D．Therelativelyinsufficienttheoreticalbasis.15.Whatisthepracticaladvicegivenbytheauthorinthelastparagraph?

A．Reservebrightcolorsforsocialevents.B．Alwayswearbrightcolorstobenoticed.C．Avoidbrightcolorsinprofessionalsettings.D．Usebrightcolorsstrategicallybasedonyourgoals.(★★★)Getlucky!WaystomaketheuniverseinyourfavoureverydayInthegranduniverse,therearesmallyetpowerfulwaystoturnthedailyactivitiesintoaplaygroundofpossibilities.16Well,goodnews—youcan!Letthesekeyinsightsgiveyoupowertostart.EmbraceapositivemindsetByshiftingyourmindsetfromafocusonobstaclestoacelebrationofpossibilities,youadoptamoreoptimisticapproachtolife,thuscreatingamagneticenergythatattractsopportunitiesandfavourableoutcomes.Todothis,startyourdaybylookingatyourselfinthemirror,cryoutpositivestatements,andformsuccessinmind.Therecanbeastatementforabsolutelyanything!“I’msolucky,everythingworksoutforme”,“Ideeplyandcompletelyloveandacceptmyself”,“Iamgratefulforalltheblessingsinmylife”.17CreateyourlucknetworkLuckoftenappearsthroughconnectionsandcooperation.Theatmosphereyoucreatewillattractothers.Therefore,buildinganetworkoflike-mindedindividualswhocansupportandinspireyouisextremelyimportant.18Themoreyouinvestinmeaningfulrelationships,themoreopportunitiesforlucktoshowthroughsharedexperiences.TakecalculatedrisksDespitethecommonbeliefthatluckispurelyrandom,takingcalculatedrisksopensdoorstounforeseenopportunities.Whetherit’spursuinganewcareerpath,orsteppingoutsideyourcomfortzone,calculatedrisksdriveyouintoaspacewhereluckismorelikelytofindyou.Takingrisksandsteppingbeyondcomfortzonesaredescribedasactionsthatpromotepersonalandprofessionalgrowth.19Byfollowingtheaboveways,youcanactivelymaketheuniverseinyourfavoureachandeveryday.Asyoustartthisjourney,rememberthatluckisnotapassiveforce.20So,goahead,getlucky,andwatchastheuniversegoesinyourfavour.

A．Wonderhowyoucangetluckyintheuniverse?B．Everwishyoucouldmaketheuniverseinyourfavour?C．It’salsoimportanttohaveaclearunderstandingofyourobjectives.D．Justafewexamples,butgetcreativeandstatethemloudandproud.E．Embracethediscomfortoftheunknown,andyouwillcreatearichgroundforluck.F．Attendevents,engagewithcommunities,orspendtimetoconnectwithyourlovedones.G．It’sapositiveenergythatrespondstoyourthoughts,actionsandtheintentionalchoicesyoumake.二、完形填空(★★★)HereIwas,sittingintherollercoaster(过山车)cartofKingdaKainNewJersey,thetallestandsecondfastestrollercoasteronEarth.Myfriendsshoutedinexcitement,whileIshakily_______myhandsonmyshorts.“Howcanyoubesoexcitedwhen...”Mywordscaughtinmythroatandmeltedintoscreamsastherollercoastersuddenly_______forward.Itwasthefastest_______Ihadeverexperiencedinmylife:128milesperhour.Iscreamedatthetopofmy_______asfearfrozemeupfrominside.Werapidlymoveduptheskinnyhump(驼峰)risingintothecloudsataninetydegreeangle,havingcrossedthetrackbringingusforwardinmere_______._______,closetothehighestpartofthehump,I_______alittle.Myscreamsbecamelessterrifiedandmoreenergetic.Oncewereachedthe_______ofthehump,Icouldalmosttouchthesky.Andthenwewerespiraling(盘旋)downwards,curvingandtwistingand_______towardsEarthatthesamespeed.________Irealizedit,wehadalreadymettheground.Itwasathirty-second-longride.Imanagedto________theentireridewithoutabreakdown.Igaspedinsurprise.Itwasover.Ihadnotonlysurvivedtheride—Ihad________it.Myfriendturnedtome,hereyes________.“Areyoureadyforthenextrollercoaster?”MyheadfeltlightaswewalkedawayfromtheridespinningwithsomethingIdidn’t________recognize.Ittookmeafewminutestoputanametoit—thrill.“I’mreadyforanything.”Untiltoday,that________ridethatIwenton20yearsagoisstillkeptaliveinmymemory.21.A．wipedB．wavedC．joinedD．cleaned22.A．removedB．rocketedC．struggledD．marched23.A．launchB．operationC．rideD．flight24.A．cheeksB．throatC．heartD．lungs25.A．minutesB．hoursC．secondsD．occasions26.A．InsteadB．MeanwhileC．ThereforeD．However27.A．brokedownB．calmeddownC．madeupD．dressedup28.A．topB．pointC．trackD．location29.A．swingingB．escapingC．shootingD．roaring30.A．AfterB．ThoughC．BeforeD．While31.A．takeoffB．carryonC．gothroughD．getthrough32.A．enjoyedB．deservedC．hatedD．confirmed33.A．brightB．wetC．closedD．open34.A．graduallyB．absolutelyC．immediatelyD．eventually35.A．romanticB．thrillingC．alarmingD．awkward三、语法填空(★★★)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。ChinesearchitectandwriterLinHuiyinwasposthumouslyawarded(追授)aBachelorofArchitecturedegreefromtheWeitzmanSchoolofDesignoftheUniversityofPennsylvaniain36(recognize)ofheroutstandingcontributionsasapioneerofmodernarchitectureinChina.37(comment)onthedecision,WeitzmanDeanFritzSteinersaidthat“AllthemenfromChinareceivedfullscholarshipsandLingothalfofone.Shewastheonlywomanandtheonlystudentwho38(deny)anarchitecturedegreebytheSchool.”“Butshedeservedthatdegree.”In1924,withheradmissionapplication39(reject),Linhadtostudyintheonlydepartment40acceptedfemalestudents—theSchoolofFineArts.Apart41completingherartcoursesaswellasmostof42requiredarchitecturecourses,Linalsoworkedasateachingassistantinarchitecturaldesignandoutperformedmostofhermalepeers43(academic).AfterreturningtoChina,asthefirstChinesefemalearchitectinmoderntimes,Linachievedgreatsuccessinarchitecturalhistory,design,andeducationdespitewaranddisease.Lin’slegendarystoryhasnowbecomeknownto44(generation)ofyoungpeople.Thisisnotjustastoryabout45Chinesewomenarebreakingthroughstereotypes(刻板印象)andhistoricallimits,butservesasarolemodelformodernChinesewomen.(★★)46.Outof______________(curious),theboyopenedtheboxanxiouslytoseewhatgiftwasinside.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)47.________(absorb)inhismobilephone,hefelldownonthefrozenroad.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)48.Believeitornot,playingwithwatercankeepchildren______(amuse)forquitealongtime.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)49.______________(complain)can’thelpsolveanyproblems.Weshouldtakeactiontomakeourearthabetterplacetolivein.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)50.Thetworeportspresented______________(contradict)findings,leavingusconfusedaboutthetruesituation.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)51.Theyarelookingforsomeonewitharealsenseof_________（commit）tothejob.（所给词的适当形式填空）(★★)52.Theteam’seffortstoscorewerepreventedbythe______________(oppose)goalkeeper.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★★)53.Atlast,people______________(trap)inthecollapsedbuildingwererescued.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)54.Wewillbeabletousegenome(基因组)editingtoincreasethehuman______________(resist)tocoldsandflu.(所给词的适当形式填空)(★★)55.Hebecametoo__________(withdraw)intohimselfinanegativeway,endingupindepression.（所给词的适当形式填空）四、翻译(★★★)56.过去的几十年已经见证了中国经济的快速发展。(witness)（汉译英）(★★★)57.好消息是他在本次演讲比赛中排名第一。(表语从句，rank)(汉译英)(★★★)58.这是第一次在无锡举行这个会议。(Itwasthefirsttime…)(汉译英)(★★★)59.他们由于拒绝认输被对手投诉了。(accuse，throwinthetowel)(汉译英)(★★)60.他花了两个小时才把自己的想法表达清楚。（getacross）(汉译英)五、书面表达(★★★)61.阅读下面的材料,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。OnedayAlbertfoundababybirdlyingontheground,squawking(叫喊)forhelp.Feelingsadforthebird,Albertpetteditgentlyandwantedtohelpit,buthedidn’tknowhowsincehewasjust7yearsold.Sohetookthebirdinhishands,carrieditcarefullyhomeandshowedittohisparents.Atonce,hisparentstookaction.Theywashedthebirdandfounditinjured.Withthehelpofhisparents,Albertdressedthewound.Butitwouldneedtimeandcareforthebirdtocompletelyrecover.Asthebirdhadbecomedeartohisheart,Albertimmediatelyofferedtocareforthebird.Albertnamedhisnewfriend