2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市高三上学期期终教学质量调研测试英语卷

2024—2025学年江苏省无锡市高三上学期期终教学质量调研测试英语卷

一、阅读理解(★★)NDSXLAirFryerWishyoucouldfitadoubleairfryer(空气炸锅)inyourkitchen,butrunninglowonworktopspace?IntroducingtheNDS(NinjaDoubleStack)XLAirFryer.Thisdoubleairfryertowersabovetherest,with2verticalstackeddrawers(纵向堆叠抽屉)thatdonotneedasmuchspaceonyourworktopastraditionalside-by-side2-drawerairfryers.Now—youcanmixandmatch6cookingfunctions,cookingtimesandtemperaturesacross2individually-controlleddrawers,andhaveallyourfoodreadyatthesametime—eveninsmallerkitchenspaces!Alreadyratedthefullfivestarsbyusers,theairfryingdeviceis30%slimmercomparedtootherAirFryer.Itmightlooksmallinsize,butitcanbereallyusefulwhenitcomestomealtime.Itcancookfourlayersoffood—thankstothetwolargedrawers.Asmostoftheairfryers,italsohassixincrediblefunctionstohelpcookfoodexactlyasyoulikeit—airfry,crisp,roast,bake,reheat,anddehydrate(脱水)—makingitoneofthemostdiverseappliances(电器)inyourkitchen.Rally,onefivestarratersaid,“thisisperfectifyou’reshortofworktopspace.Itreplacesmy9-in-1airfryerandhasthesamequality.”Rosedescribeditasthe“bestinthemarket,”andadded,“loveabsolutelyeverythingaboutthismodel.I’mpleasedIwaitedforthedoublestackasittakesuplessspace.I’dhighlyrecommendit.”1.WhichofthefollowingisthebiggestadvantageofNDSXLAirFryer?

A．It’smuchcheaper.B．It’smoreenergyefficient.C．It’smorespace-saving.D．It’smoreconvenienttooperate.2.WhatcanthetwodrawersofNDSXLAirFryerdo?

A．Carryoutdiversetasks.B．Changethecookingsteps.C．Keepupstabletemperature.D．Replacethe9-in-1airfryer.3.WhyareRallyandRosementionedinthelasttwoparagraphs?

A．Toattractmoreconsumers.B．Tolisttwoexamples.C．Toprovidesomesuggestions.D．Tointroducetwocharacters.(★★★)SuzanneHeywoodwasjustsevenyearsoldwhenherparentstoldhershe,alongwithheryoungerbrotherJonathan,wouldbepulledoutofschooltogoonathree-yearvoyagearoundtheworld.ThefamilyoffourfromtheUKsetoutontheirexplorationtorecreateCaptainCook’svoyagearoundtheglobe,whichendeduptakingadecadeinsteadofthepromisedthreeyears.Now55yearsold,SuzannehassharedhertaleofsurvivalonTikTok,andrecalledher10yearsatseainhertell-allmemoir(回忆录)WaveWalker.“Ispentthattimetrappedonaboat,unabletogotoschoolorhavenormalfriendships.”Despiteherfatherassuringherthetripwouldbesafe,Suzanneclaimeditwas“incrediblydangerousbutgreataswell”,sharingdetailsofariskyjourneyfromSouthAfricatoAustraliawheretheboathitanenormousstorm.Inordertogetthroughherverystrangechildhood,Suzannerecalledhowshewasdeterminedtogetaneducationtoliveanormallife.“Asitbecameclearmyparentshadnointentionofgoingback,IdecidedIhadtoeducatemyselfasitwastheonlylifelinethatIhad,”shetoldthehostsofTheMorningShow.Shebeganstudyinginthesmallcabinoftheboat,whichshefoundchallengingbothpracticallyandacademically,asshe“hadmissedalotofeducation”.Then,whenshewas16,andherbrother15,herparentsenrolled(注册)thetwoteenagersintoaschoolinNewZealandwhiletheycontinuedsailing.Despitethegapsinhereducation,SuzannelandedaspotatOxfordUniversity,andaftersavingupmoneyshe’dearnedworkingonafarm,Suzanneboughtaone-wayplaneticketbacktotheUK.Sincegoingpublicwithherstory,Suzanne’sbookinstantlybecameabestseller,andshecontinuestoworkthroughthetrauma(创伤)causedbyher“unstable”childhood.Suzanne’sextraordinarytalehascapturedtheheartsofmillions,withthousandsofonlinefansapplaudingherforherbravery.4.WhydidSuzanne’sfamilysetouttheirvoyage?

A．Tomeetthechallengesoftheirlife.B．Torealizethedreamoffamilytraveling.C．Toadmirethebeautyofgreatoceans.D．Tofollowinthefootstepsofagreatexplorer.5.WhatdideducationmeantoSuzanneduringthevoyage?

A．Anapproachtopleasingherparents.B．Atoolforkillingtimeonthevastsea.C．Ameansofstrugglingforabetterfuture.D．AsupportofheradmissionintoOxfordUniversity.6.WhatmessagedoesSuzanne’sexperienceconvey?

A．Astrongwillcanfreeapersonfromfamilysupport.B．Alackofeducationcanaffectaperson’sintelligence.C．Auniquelifecanequipapersonwithspecialqualities.D．Acrazyupbringingalwaysleadstogreaterachievements.7.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthetext?

A．Toanalyzetheimpactoffamilydecisionsandgivewarnings.B．TorecordSuzanne’sremarkablelifejourneyandinspireothers.C．ToevaluateSuzanne’seducationalachievementsandpraiseher.D．TopromoteSuzanne’smemoirWaveWalkerandexcitereaders.(★★★)Vaping(抽电子烟)damagesyoungpeople’slungsasmuchassmoking,accordingtoaresearchthathascausedfreshdebateoverthehealthrisksofe-cigarettes.Thestudycomparedvapersandsmokersinanintenseexercisetestandfoundbothgroupslessfitandmuchmoreoutofbreaththanpeoplewhohaveneitherhabit.Dr.AzmyFaisalandcolleaguesatManchesterMetropolitanUniversityasked60peopleintheir20stohavetheirlungcapacityrecorded.Twentywerenon-smokers,20othershadvapedforatleasttwoyearsandtheother20hadsmokedforatleasttwoyears.Thetestmeasuredthemaximumamountofphysicalexercisethatsomeonecouldachieve,andfoundthatthevapershadanaverage“peakexercisecapacity”,which,at186watts,wassimilartothatofthesmokers(182watts)butmuchlowerthanthatamongthenon-smokers(226watts).Inaddition,thevapersandsmokerswerelessabletotakeinoxygen—at2.7litresand2.6litresaminuterespectively—thanthosewhoneithersmokednorvaped(3litres).“Thestudyaddstogrowingevidencethatlong-termuseofvapingisdetrimentalandchallengestheideathatvapingcouldbeahealthieralternativetosmoking”,saidFaisalandhisco-authorsofthestudy.Medicalresearchershavealsofoundevidencethatvapingincreasestheriskofcancer,becauseitchangestheirDNA,andalsothatitmaydamagethebrainandvitalorgansbecausee-cigaretteaerosols(气溶胶)andliquidscancontaintracesofpoisonousmetalssuchasleadanduranium.Dr.FilipposFilippidis,ChairmanoftheERS’stobaccocontrolcommittee,said,“Vapesarebeingsoldcheaplyandinavarietyofflavourstoappealtoyoungpeople.”Doctorsandpolicymakersneedtoknowabouttherisksofvapingandweshouldbedoingallwecantohelpchildrenandyoungpeopletoavoidorquitvaping.8.HowisFaisal’sresearchconducted?

A．Bymeasuringoxygenintakeintheblood.B．Byrecordingexercisecapacitiesatdifferentages.C．Bycomparinghealthconditionsindifferentexercises.D．Byanalyzinglungcapacitiesamongdifferentgroups.9.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“detrimental”inparagraph6probablymean?

A．Harmful.B．Mysterious.C．Unimportant.D．Unpredictable.10.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A．Vapingwillsoonbecompletelybanned.B．Morepeoplewillstartvapinginthefuture.C．Healthrisksofvapinghaven’tbeenunderstoodbyall.D．Strictruleswillbemadetoregulatethepriceofvapingproducts.11.Whatmightbediscussedinthefollowingparagraph?

A．Thehistoryanddevelopmentofvapingproducts.B．Thecomparisonbetweendifferente-cigarettebrands.C．Specificmeasurestohelpyoungpeopletoquitvaping.D．Differentopinionsofyoungpeoplewhovaperegularly.(★★★★)Negativenewsstoriesaboutsocialmediaplatformsappeartobehighlyeffectiveatpressuringcompaniesintochangingtheirpolicies.KatzenbachattheUniversityofBremenanalyzedpolicychangesacrossFacebook,Twitter(nowX)andYouTubebetween2006and2024,aswellashowmediareportingfrom26majorEnglish-languagepublicationsaffectedtheirpolicies.“Therearesignificantlymorechangesinthepoliciesbytheplatformsintheweeksandmonthsafteranincreaseofnegativereporting,”saysKatzenbach.Foreverynegativestoryaboutaplatform,thepossibilityofthatplatformchangingitsuserpoliciesincreasedby6percent.Tomeasurenegativereporting,theresearcherslookedatthecontentofnewsstoriesusinganAImodelthatclassifiesemotions.TheAIhadbeentrainedonadatasetof11,000newsstoriesaboutUSpolitics.Facebookwasthesubjectofthemostnegativereporting,witharound37percentofnewsstoriesfromthe26majorEnglish-languagepublicationsbeingseenasnegative.Around26percentofreportingaboutYouTubeandTwitterwasconsiderednegative.Thepercentageofnegativereportingaboutallplatformssignificantlyincreasedafter2018,whenaccusingofthemisuseofFacebookuserdatabytheconsultingfirmCambridgeAnalyticacametolight.“We’veseenthatplatformsdorespondtopubliccriticism,”saysKatzenbach.Forexample,in2014,acampaigncalledFreetheNipplepressuredFacebookintoallowinguserstopostphotosofbreastfeeding.However,thoserules,andhowtheyareenforced(强制实行),remainatopicofdebate.Meta’soversightboard(监督委员会)toldtheplatformtoexplainitspoliciesinJanuary2024followingconfusionoverwhatdidanddidn’tbreakpolicy.CarolinaatNorthumbriaUniversitysaysamoreactiveapproachisneededtoregulatesocialmediaplatforms,includinglawsthatcheckhowpoliciesaffectusers.“We’retakingforgrantedthatplatformsarealwaysgoingtorunthesystemastheyare—whileweneedtoholdthemfarmoreresponsiblethanthat,”Katzenbachagreeswiththisview.“Definitelyyouneedregulation,andstrongregulation,”hesays.“Mediareportingcannotreplacethat.”12.What’sthemainfocusofKatzenbach’sanalysisofsocialmediaplatforms?

A．Userbehaviorpatternsonsocialmedia.B．Policychangesandmediainfluence.C．Technologicaladvancementsofplatforms.D．Advertisingstrategiesonsocialmedia.13.Whatcausedasharpincreaseinnegativereportingafter2018?

A．AnewAImeasurementsystem.B．Theexposureofadataissue.C．Theincreasedpubliccriticism.D．Thegrowthofsocialmediausers.14.Howdoestheauthorexplaintheplatforms’responsetopubliccriticism?

A．Byquotingofficialstatements.B．Bypresentingstatisticaldata.C．Byconductingapublicsurvey.D．Bygivingaspecificexample.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．SocialMedia:PolicyShiftsintheMediaFocusB．SocialMedia:AdvertisingTrendsandTheirImpactsC．SocialMedia:UserReactionsandPlatformResponsesD．SocialMedia:TechnologicalInnovationsandChallenges(★★★)HowtoMakeEyeContactMakingeyecontactcanbetricky,especiallyifyouareshy,ornervous.Butgoodeye-contactisimportantforbuildingtrustandengaginganaudience.16.Turningyourshouldersandheadtofacetheotherperson’seyes.Openingupyourbodytotheotherpersonhelpstotellhimyouarelistening,engaged,andreadytocommunicate.17.Positionyourselfafewfeetawayfromtheotherperson’sface,whichensuresarespectfuldistancewhilestillmaintainingasenseofcloseness.Choosingafocalpointneartheeyes.Mostcommonly,thisisoneoftheotherperson’seyes.Butifyoudofeeluncomfortable,youcanalsoavoidtheireyesinawiseway.18.Youcanalsochoosetolookunderorabovetheeyes,oratacertainpointaroundtheear.Bearinmindthatmaintainingeyecontactwiththehelpofanappropriatefocalpointisaneffectivewaytoshowsincerity.19.Thinkofhowyouwouldlookatapaintingorgreatview—youarenotfocusingintentlyonthem,butinsteadlookingatthemgently.So,relaxyourgaze(注视)bybreathingslowlyasyoumakegentleeye-contactandnoddingoccasionallywhileyoulisten.Breakingeyecontactbrieflyevery5-15seconds.20.Whileyoudon’tneedtocounttheseconds,youshouldlookawayeveryonceinawhiletokeeptheconversationlightandeasy,butonlyforafewseconds.Somecasualwaystodosoinclude:laughing,nodding,andacknowledgingtheotherperson;lookingatthesky;lookingofftothesidebriefly,asifrememberingsomethingorrunningyourhandsthroughyourhair.

A．Makinggentleeye-contact.B．Lookingbetweentheireyesisagoodchoice.C．Italsomakeseyecontactmorenaturaltomaintain.D．Belowarethereasonswhyyoushouldmakeeyecontact.E．Avoidinghesitanteyecontactinaformalandimportantmeeting.F．Toomucheye-contactcanbeasuncomfortableasnoneatall.G．Allittakesisalittlepracticetoconfidentlyholdsomeone’sgaze.二、完形填空(★★★)OnaNewYorkCitysubway,willsomebodygiveuphisseattoastranger?Willsomebodygivehis_________foranotherperson?OnedayWesley,aconstructionworker,wasstandingonasubwayplatform,_________withhisdaughterforthetrain.Suddenlythemanstandinginfrontofthemsomehow_________offtheplatformedgeandfelltothetracksbetweenthetworails.He_________togetup,withoutknowingatrainwas_________.Rightthenandthere,Wesleyhadtomakeaquick_________beforejumpingontothetrackstosavethistotal_________.Wesleylayontopoftheman,_________himdowninaspaceroughlyafootdeep.Therewas_________onehalfinchofspacebetweenthetwomenandthetrain.Peopleonthespotwere__________becausethemanwasstruggling__________whenthetrainwascomingcloser.“Igottotalktohim,”laterbraveWesleytoldnewsreporters.“Sir,youcan’t__________.Ihavegotmykidwaitingforme.Youdon’tknowme,butlisten,don’t__________.I’mheretosaveyou.”Hardlyhadhefinishedwhenthetrainrolledoverheadbeforeitstopped.ThemanWesleysavedwasfineexceptforafew__________.“Idon’tfeellikeIdidsomethingextraordinary.Ijustsawsomeoneinneedofhelp,”Wesleysaid,“IdidwhatIfeltwas__________.”21.A．lifeB．moneyC．timeD．advice22.A．preparingB．waitingC．chattingD．working23.A．ranB．divedC．slippedD．climbed24.A．offeredB．agreedC．struggledD．happened25.A．exitingB．speedingC．runningD．approaching26.A．callB．changeC．escapeD．decision27.A．loserB．liarC．playerD．stranger28.A．liftingB．pressingC．grabbingD．knocking29.A．merelyB．completelyC．unfortunatelyD．obviously30.A．annoyedB．puzzledC．frightenedD．disappointed31.A．softlyB．firmlyC．violentlyD．deliberately32.A．getupB．getoverC．giveinD．giveup33.A．stopB．panicC．screamD．hesitate34.A．woundsB．wordsC．tearsD．nods35.A．idealB．rightC．specialD．challenging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。TheDonglinAcademyofClassicalLearningwasfoundedduringtheNorthernSongDynasty.Foralongtime,itwasaplace36.lecturesweregivenbythefamousscholarYangShi.DuringtheMingDynasty,GuXiancheng,adismissedofficial37.(return)tohishometown,togetherwithGaoPanIongandhisyoungerbrotherGuYuncheng,raisedmoneytorestoretheacademy.Thethreelearnedscholarscalled38.(they)“DonglinPeople”.TheyweretakenasexamplesbyChinesescholarsand39.(influence)anenormousamountofpeople.In1902,itwaschangedintoapublicschool,latercalledDonglinPrimarySchool.In2002,theWuxigovernmentdetermined40.(undertake)acomprehensiverestorationofDonglinAcademy.Followingtherestoration,mainbuildingsnowresembletheir41.(origin)appearance.DonglinAcademyofClassicalLearningoccupiesanimportantpositioninChina’shistory,regardlessofpolitics,culture42.education.Clean-handedDonglinscholarspaidmuchattentiontorigorous(严谨的)studyandrighteousbehaviours.Theyenthusiasticallypracticed,advocatedandstruggled43.reform.AlltheirvirtuescomposedapartofancientChineseessentialculturallegacy(遗产).TheDonglinspiritof“studyingtosavetheworld”and“regardingworldaffairsastheirownresponsibilities”44.(pass)downforover400years.Itwill45.(continuous)educateandinspirepeopletoworkforthesocialandcivilprogress.四、书信写作(★★★)46.你校英语俱乐部拟于下周末在学校礼堂举行主题为“ReadingChina”的文化创意活动(culturalcreativeactivity)。请你写一则活动通知，内容包括：1.介绍活动目的;2.说明参加要求。注意：1.词数80左右;2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。Notice____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________SchoolEnglishClụb五、书面表达(★★★)47.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。WhenSamwastwoyearsandtwomonthsold,hebegantoshuttheworldaway.Theonce-happylittleboy,whowasalreadystartingtopickupwordsofbothEnglishandSpanish,suddenlystoppedspeaking;stoppedlookinghisfamilyintheeye;stoppedcommunicatingaltogether.Mostofthetime,allSamdidwaslieonthesofatouchinghisears.Hestartedtodisplaycertainbehavioralchanges.Hebegantohavethisfunnythingwithstraightlineswherehewouldpickupatoyandlookatitsideways,orlieonhisfrontforhoursonend,rollingacarinfrontofhiseyes.Withintwoyears,hismotherJovisitedoneexpertafteranotherwithSamandtriedvarioustreatmentmethods;however,nothingseemedtowork.Whatwasworse,inaboutthreeweeksSam’sgrandfatherdiedofcancer,hisparentsdivorcedandhisfamilywerero