英语高二联考-江苏省苏州市2024-1-24 高二期末英语试卷

苏州市2023〜2024学年第一学期学业质量阳光指标调研卷

高二英语2024.01

注意事项：

1.本卷满分150分。调研时间120分钟。

2.答卷前，学生务必将自己的学校、姓名、调研序列号等相关信息填写在答题卡上规定的

地方。

3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，

写在本卷上无效。

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答

案转涂到答题卡上。

第一节（共5小题；每小题L5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。听完每段对话后，你都有1（）秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每

段对话仅读一遍。

1.WhatwillJohnprobablydobeforeskiingnexttime?

A.Dowarm-upexercise.

B.Wearbetterequipment.

C.Takeatrainingcourse.

2.WheredoesTerryusuallygetbooks?

A.Fromthelibrary.

B.Fromawebsite.

C.Fromabookstore.

3.Whatwillthespeakersdothisweekend?

A.Bookthetickets.

B.Gotothezoo.

C.Haveabarbecue.

4.Whatkindofcoffeewillthewomanhave?

A.Plaincoffee.

B.Coffeewithsugar.

C.Coffeewithmilk.

5.Whydoesthemandecidetoleavehisjob?

A.Toworkmoreflexibly.

B.Togetmoretimetorelax.

C.Toavoidonlinecommunication.

第二节（共15小题；每小题L5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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；

听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Howdoesthewomanfeelabouttheendingofthemovie?

A.Boring.B.Confusing.C.Satisfying.

7.Whatdoesthewomanwanttodonext?

A.Playbasketball.

B.Dinewiththeman.

C.Pickaweddinggift.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题c

8.Whatisthenoticeabout?

A.Thefirepractice.

B.Theworkinghours.

C.Theafternoonmeeting.

9.Whendoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.At8:15a.m.B.At8:45a.m.C.At9:00a.m.

10.Whichdepartmentexitsthebuildingfirst?

A.Thesalesdepartment.

B.Themarketingdepartment.

C.Thecustomerservicedepartment.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Givingaperformance.

B.Tastingdeliciousfood.

C.Enjoyingfolkactivities.

12.Whatdoesthemansayaboutthesongs?

A.Theyareunusual.

B.Theyareeasytolearn.

C.Theyarepopularwiththeyoung.

13.Whatisthemanprobably?

A.Astudent.B.Ateacher.C.Asinger.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.Whatisthemanbusydoingrecently?

A.Exercisinginthegym.

B.Workingonaproject.

C.Decoratinghisoffice.

15.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Trainerandclient.

B.Formerworkmates.

C.Employerandemployee.

16.Whydidthemanquithisjob?

A.Forhighersalary.

B.Forjobpromotion.

C.Forbetterworktime.

17.Howdoesthewomansoundwhenhearingaboutthevirtualoffice?

A.Delighted.B.Curious.C.Anxious.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whoisthespeakertalkingto?

A.Students.B.Volunteers.C.Teachers.

19.Whatdoesthespeakersayaboutvolunteering?

A.Itrequiresmultipleskills.

B.Itisbeneficialtovolunteers.

C.Itisamustforapplyingforscholarships.

20.Whatispurposeofthetalk?

A.Tointroduceajobwebsite.

B.Toattractmorevolunteers.

C.Toexplaincoursepolicies.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节供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。

A

Towhomitmayconcern,

Pleaseacceptmyapplicationfortheinternship（实习）youpostedthroughABCCollege's

CareerServicesOffice.Iwouldlovetheopportunitytoworkasaneditorialassistantforyour

company.Afterreadingthejobdescription,IbelieveIamawell-qualifiedcandidateforthe

position.

Youstatethatyouarelookingforsomeonewithstrongwritingskillsforpublishingpress

releasesandotherinformationalmaterials.AsanEnglishmajor,awritingtutor,andaneditorof

myschoolpaper,Ihaveconsiderableexperienceinbothwritingandeditingandhavebuiltupa

highlyrelevantskillset.Andmyattentiontodetailandcommitmenttoafuturecareerinthe

publishingbusinesswillmakemeanexcellenteditorialassistant.

Imeetyourrequirementsthatapplicantsshouldbebothacademicallysuccessfuland

resourceful.Iamadoublemajorwitha3.99GPA（平均学分绩点）.Ihavedemonstrated

resourcefulnesswhileworkingfbrSarasotaReads,aprogramthatinvolvesdiscussingliterature

publishedasfarbackas1911intheUnitedStates,butChao'swasthefirstthatrefusedto

westernizeChinesecooking.ShemayhavegivenAmericaawell-wornphrase,butsheknewthat

someaspectsoftheimmigrantexperienceresisttranslation.Chao'scontributiontoAmericanfood

cultureshouldhavebeenenoughtomakeherintoheadlines,buttheNewYorkTimesdidnoteven

honorherwithanobituary（讣告）uponherdeath.HowmanyothercookingpioneerslikeChao,

immigrantswhodidn'tsilencetheirdifferenceinordertogainbroadapproval,stillawait

rediscovery?

24.Whichofthefollowingistrueaboutuch,ao,,?

A.ItisacookingtechniqueusedonlyinAmerica.

B.ItquicklyfoundaplaceintheAmericanlanguage.

C.Itwasaccuratelytranslatedinto“stir-fry“byChao.

D.Itmeansmixingtogethersmallpiecesofmaterials.

25.WhatmadeChaoturntotraditionalChinesecooking?

A.Herinterestincooking.B.Herprofessionasadoctor.

C.InadaptabilitytolifeinAmerica.D.Encouragementfromherhusband.

26.WhatismostspecialaboutChao'scookbook?

A.Consistencyinwritingstyle.

B.RefusaltowesternizeChinesecooking.

C.SuccessinpleasingtheAmericantaste.

D.Reflectionofwesternculture.

27.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Chao'scookbookwaslargelyoverlookedbycritics.

B.Chaofollowedthesametrendasothercookbookwriters.

C.Chaoisn'ttheonlyimmigrantthatdeservesgivingcreditto.

D.Chaogainedpopularityforherunwillingnesstosilenceherdifferences.

C

Myfamilyhasanewtoy.Ateverygathering,aMataQuest2virtualrealityheadsetisnow

carefullyunpackedandpassedaround.Themetaverse（元宇宙）thattheheadsetsaccesssounds

likeanappealingplace.Createyourownform,movebetweenworldsandbeyondthelimitations

ofreality-whatcouldbebetter?Yettheheadsetsarestillmassiveandtheappscartoonish.Even

thegamemyfamilylovesbestshowsthatperfectinteractionwiththerealworldandrealistic

picturesarestillyearsaway.Afteranhour,notevenmynephewswanttoplayanymore.

Yetthisobservationrunscountertothesteadydrumbeatofwarningsthathaveemergedabout

virtuallifeoverthepastyear.WhenMetawhistleblowerFrancesHaugenspokeoutagainsther

employer,addictiontothemetaversewasoneofthethingssheclaimstobemostworriedabout.

Immersiveenvironmentswouldencourageuserstodisconnectfromrealityaltogether,shesaid.

YoucanseewhyproductmanagerslikeHaugenmightworry.Manyofuslostthebattle

againstlimitingourInternetuselongago.Techaddictionhastrickedourbrainsintohabitsthat

ensureouroverconsumptionoftechproducts.Forinstance,ouraddictiontocheckingand

recheckingourmessagingapps.Orlookingoutfbremailnotifications（通知）.Onthispoint,I

agree.Tmguiltyofboth.Iturnedmyownscreentimeremindersoffmonthsago.Simplyknowing

howmuchtimeIwasspendingonmyphonedidn'tseemtobehavinganyeffectonmyhabits.

Inlockdowns,spendinghoursatatimeontheInternetbecamenormalized.Yetthisdoesnot

meanweareallontheedgeofspendinghoursandhoursinthemetaverse.InthefouryearsIhave

spenttestingoutvirtualandaugmented（强化的）headsets,Ihaveyettotryonethatfeels

comfortable.t4Liketyingabricktoyourforehead,^asonefriendputit.Itispossibletobuy

upgradedheadbandsthatattempttoredistributetheweight,butevensothesetsstillremainheavy.

28.Howdidtheattitudeoftheauthor'sfamilychangetowardsplayingVRgames?

A.Frombeingabsorbedtobored.B.Frombeingconfusedtoconfident.

C.Frombeingcurioustoexcited.D.Frombeingcasualtointerested.

29.Inparagraph2,whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“runcounterto"mean?

A.Confirm.B.Challenge.C.Repeat.D.Ignore.

30.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"both”referto?

①minimizingonlineuse.

②checkingmessagingappsrepeatedly.

③beingaddictedtoemailnotifications.

④silencingthescreen-timereminders.

A.①②B.②③C.③④D.①④

31.Whatmightstoppeoplefromspendingtoomuchtimeonthemetaverse?

A.Theaddictiontovirtualreality.

B.Theanxietycausedbylockdowns.

C.Theheavinessofvirtualrealityheadsets.

D.Thecostinvolvedwithbuyingtechproducts.

D

Ifyouhaveeverfoundyourselfconcludingthatintelligenceisinshortsupplyinthemodern

world,perhapsyouarelookinginthewrongplace.Therearestillplentyofsmartstobefound

elsewhere.

Youwillbefamiliarwiththeclevernessofdolphinsandchimpanzees.Butwhataboutwasps

（黄蜂）？Theycanrecognizehumanfaces.Ormosquitoes?Theycanlearntoavoidbeingkilledby

chemicalsafterasingletaste.

Suchanastonishinggroupoftalentisratherunsettling,whichraisesfundamentalquestions

likewhatactuallyisintelligence,howdiditdevelopandhowdotheabilitiesofvariousorganisms

（生物）compare?Evaluatingintelligenceinnatureistricky,particularlyinlifeformsthatarevery

differentfromus.Nowagroupofneuroscientists,AIresearchersandphilosopherswanttocreate

aperiodictableofintelligencesimilartotheoneusedtocategorizethechemicalelements.The

chemicalversionsortselementsbytheiratomic（原子的）numberoratomicmass.Forintelligence,

researchersarestilllookingforacriterionthatisequallystraightforward.Butwheretobegin?

Itcertainlyisn'tbrainsize,aswaslongthought.Behaviormightbeabetterwaytocategorize

cleverness.Buttestingfbrintelligencethroughbehaviorisdifficult.Recognizingoneselfina

mirrorisseenasasignofadvancedcognition（认知）.Dolphinsandbatscandoit——butdogs

typicallycan't.Doesthisreflectalackofintelligenceindogsorperhapssomethingelse,suchas

theirreliancemoreonsmellthanvision.Likewise,manyorganismsliveinenvironmentsthatare

obviouslydifferentfromoursandsomightusesensesthatwedon'tevenpossess.

Nevertheless,theresearchersbehindtheinitiativethinkintelligencemightbecomeclearer

throughacombinationofbehavioralandneuroanatomical（神经解剖学的）features.^WeVegoing

toask,aretherekindsofintelligence,andcanweidentifystructuralfeaturesthatareorganizational

ofthosekindsofintelligence?,,saysAndrewBarronatMacquarieUniversity.€<Ifwecan,thenwe

arestartingtoidentifythingsthatcanbethoughtofaspossibledimensionsofintelligence.^^

32.Whyarewaspsandmosquitoesmentionedinparagraph2?

A.Tomakecomparisonsbetweenthem.

B.Toprovesmartsareinshortsupply.

C.Toshowthereareotherformsofintelligence.

D.Toillustratetheirsimilaritieswithhumans.

33.Whichfailstoexplainthedifficultyinevaluatingclevernessinnature?

A.Itisupsettingtoseedifferenttalentsinnaturalsettings.

B.Itishardtocomparetheabilitiesofdifferentspecies.

C.Lifeformsinthenaturalworldaredifferentfromhumans.

D.Itrequiresustoanswersomebasicquestionsaboutintelligence.

34.Whyistestingfbrintelligencethroughbehaviorchallenging?

A.Factorslikebrainsizemattermore.

B.Otherfeaturesneedtobeconsidered.

C.Someorganismspossesssimilarsenses.

D.Allanimalsshowsignsofadvancedcognition.

35.Whatcouldbeapossibletitlefbrthepassage?

A.DifferentMindsB.SurprisingBehaviors

C.UniqueSensesD.DiverseSpecies

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12・5分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该

项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Makingfriendsasanadultcanbetough,butitisn'timpossible.36

AccordingtopsychologistandfriendshipexpertDrMarisaGFranco,thereisanecessary

elementforstartingafriendship:continuousunplannedinteractions（beinginthesameplaceand

thesametime,againandagain）.Whenwe'reyoungerandatschooloruniversity,thisismuch

easieraswe'reautomaticallyplacedwithinawidenetworkofpeoplewhoareallgoingthrough

thesamething.37Unlesswemaketheefforttoputourselvesinsituationswherewe'llbe

amongothers,weprobablywon'tmeetanyonenew.So,youifirststepshouldbegoingtoplaces

whereyoucanmeetpeople.

38Youalsohavetomaketheefforttoengagewiththem.Introduceyourselfandtryto

strikeupaconversation.39Thisisfine:justkeepatituntilyoufindsomeonethatyouclick

with.Interestingly,astudybyCornellUniversityfoundthatmostpeopleunderestimatehowmuch

peoplelikethemwhentheymeetnewpeople.Soevenifyoufeelabitawkward,chancesarethat

otherpeoplewon'tseeyouinthisway.

Onceyou'vebuiltupafriendlyconnectionwithsomeone,youneedtogivethatrelationshiptimeto

develop.Keepshowingupandbeintentionalabouttheeffortyouputinwiththatperson,whilehaving

enoughconfidenceintherelationshiptonotbetoodemandingofthem.40

A.Friends,likebooks,shouldbefewbutgood.

B.Sometimesitwillgowell,sometimesitwont

C.Butaswegetolder,wehavelesstimetojusthangout.

D.It'snotenoughtojustbeintheroomwiththesefolks,though.

E.Nevertheless,makingfriendswithrightpeopleisfullofbenefits.

F.Unfortunately,though,there'snowayaroundthetimeandeffortittakes.

G.Overtime,yoursharedexperienceswillbringthetwoofyouclosertogether.

第三部分语言知识运用（共三节，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。

BillSumielwashavingatoughFriday.ItwasOctober2020,andthe71-year-old,whowas

dealingwithkidney（肾）failure,foundhimselfatamedicalcenter30milesfromhome.

Sumielwasnostrangertothe41ofkidneydisease.He'dsufferedfromdiabetes（糖尿

病）morethan20yearsbefore,which42hiskidneyproblems.Hewasonthetransplant

43,butnomatcheshadyetappeared.Sohecontinuedwithhistreatmentsandtookataxito

andfromhis44.

TimothyLetts,31,wasdrivingnorthtovisitafriendwhenhisphonerangwiththe45for

Sumiel'sridehome.ThetripwasoutofLetts,sway.46,hetooktheorder.

WhenSumielgotintothecar,thepairgotto47.Sumiel48thathewassearching

forakidneydonor.Lettsjokedthathe'dbeagooddonor(捐赠者)，49thathedidn'tdrink

orsmoke.Sumiel50,thoughhedidn'tthinkmuchofitastheykeptdriving.Letts,however,

couldn'tstopthinkingaboutit.Aboutaquarter-mileawayfromSumiePshouse,Lettssaid,"I'd

liketoseeif1couldbea51togiveyouakidney.^^

SumielwastouchedbyLetts,s52thoughhewonderedifithadjustbeen

a(n)53moment.ButLettswas54tohisword.HegotintouchwithSumieljusta

fewhourslater,andbythenextweek,Lettshad55thekidneytransplantprogram.Aftera

longscreeningprocess,theresultswerein:Lettswasanidealdonor,andheandSumielwerea

perfectmatch.

41.A.originsB.strugglesC.warningsD.symbols

42.A.adaptedtoB.arosefromC.ledtoD.tookover

43.A.listB.categoryC.classD.group

44.A.departmentB.companyC.arrangementD.appointment

45.A.applicationB.questionC.requestD.intention

46.A.StillB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Meanwhile

47.A.debatingB.remarkingC.arguingD.chatting

48.A.instructedB.revealedC.wonderedD.announced

49.A.supposedB.assumedC.givenD.convinced

50.A.agreedB.claimedC.doubtedD.suggested

51.A.sponsorB.matchC.surgeonD.model

52.A.demandB.adviceC.offerD.mission

53.A.magicalB.joyfulC.anxiousD.emotional

54.A.equalB.kindC.trueD.sensitive

55.A.contactedB.informedC.persuadedD.urged

第二节语法填空(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分)

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

BuildingasuccessfulgardenintheSuzhouclassicalstyletookaround300years.Garden-

building,then,wastraditionallyaprojecttakenonbyafamily,passingalongfromonegeneration

56thenext.

AttheheartofChineseclassicalgardens57(lie)acombinationofDaoistandBuddhist

philosophy.Gardensprovideaplacetoescapefromthedemandsofa58(political)engagedlife.

Inordertofacilitate59senseofcalmandquiet,classicalgardensaimatsimplicity.Allof

theelementswithinthegrounds-therockformation,plants,pavilions停子)，andwaterways

—60(construct)accordingtothisconcept.

Suzhoutodayishometogardensrepresentativeofthekeyperiodsofdevelopmentof

classicalgardeningstyles,theYuan,Song,MingandQingDynasties.Suzhou61(arise)as

afamouscenterforgardeningduringtheSongDynasty.Songgardensaimedattheharmonyin

thelayoutofpavilions,treesandwaterways,andplacedspecial62（emphasize）onthe

mixtureofcolorandsize.Yuangardens,builtupontheSongtradition,sought63（make）

moreofanexpressionistpictureofthegrounds.Thedevelopmentofclassicalgardensdidn'treach

itspeak64MingandQingDynastieswhengardendesignersbuiltmoremultifunctional

facilitiesthanbefore.

ThoughmanyofSuzhou'sgardenshaveahistory65（date）longbeforetheQing

Dynasty,theQingstyleistheformmostnoticeablyreflectedinthegardensexistingtoday.

第三节单词填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）

请认真阅读下列各小题，并根据上下文语境和所给首字母或中文的提示，写出下列各

句空格中的单词，注意保持语义和形式的一致。

66.Itwilltakeabouttwohourstogettotheairport,a▲fortrafficjams.

67.Heo▲himselfwithbusinessmatters,sowedidn'twanttobotherhim.

68.Ithasbeenc▲thattheglobalspaceeconomyistoincreasebybillionsofdollarsinthe

yearstocome.

69.Duetotheneara▲ofgravityinspace,wehavetoattachourselvessothatwedon'tfloat

around.

70.Acupuncture,asymboloftraditionalChineseculture,hascomeintow▲usearoundthe

world.

71.We'reexploring▲（可替代的）energysources,suchaswindandsolarpower.

72.Tohisdisappointment,onlya▲（少数）ofhisemployeessupportedthenewplan.

73.Theathlete▲（退出）fromthecompetitionduetoaninjurysustainedduringtraining.

74.Thenewsarticlequotedthepolitician'sstatement▲（字面上），withoutrewordingor

summarizing.

75.Intoday'sworld,it'smoreimportantthanevertobea▲（批判性的）newsreaderand

tofact-checkeverything.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分35分）

第一节（满分15分）

76.随着全球数字化，人工智能产品己悄然融入我们的生活。假如你是李华，近期你班英

语课前一分钟汇报的主题是“AI与我们”，请你写一篇汇报稿，主要内容包括：

1.简要介绍AI（应用、影响等）；

2.你认为未来人们该如何与AI共存。

注意：

1.词数80左右；

2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

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Thanksforyourlistening!

第二节（满分20分）

77.阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使其构成一篇完整的短文。

注意：