江苏省苏州市第五中学2024届高三第二学期期末试英语试题含解析

江苏省苏州市第五中学2024届高三第二学期期末试英语试题注意事项:1．答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在条形码区域内。2．答题时请按要求用笔。3．请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。4．作图可先使用铅笔画出，确定后必须用黑色字迹的签字笔描黑。5．保持卡面清洁，不要折暴、不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）1．—Hi,Tom!IgotachancetobeanexchangestudentinHarvardUniversity.—_________!Ihadbeenexpectingtostudythere.A．Luckyyou B．HavefunC．Takeiteasy D．Forgetit2．Theeventthat_________inmymemoryhappenedonemorningin1983whenIwas14yearsold.Ithasneverescaped.A．stoodoutB．standsoutC．wouldstandoutD．hasstoodout3．Thisisaveryinterestingbook.I’llbuyit，________.A．howmuchmayitcost B．nomatterhowitmaycostC．howevermuchitmaycost D．whatevermayitcost4．—Wouldyoumindgivingyouradviceonhowtoimproveourbusinessmanagement?—Ifyoumake________mostoftheequipment,therewillbe________riseinproduction.A．the;a B．/;/ C．/;a D．the;/5．Aftertheflooding,peopleweresufferinginthatarea,________urgentlyneededcleanwater,medicineandsheltertosurvive.A．which B．whoC．where D．what6．—Ihavebeenconsideringcancellingtheprojectbecauseitseemshardtogofarther.—Butit'stooearlyto________now.There'sstillmuchhope.A．pickupthepieces B．throwinthetowelC．gothroughyourpaces D．jumpdownyourthroat7．_____isoftenthecase,wehaveworkedouttheproductionplan.A．WhichB．WhenC．WhatD．As8．.IwasembarrassedtoadmitthatyesterdayI______aseriouserror.A．acted B．committed C．performed D．completed9．---Howdidyouliketheconcertlastnight?---Ienjoyeditverymuch,butthedancers______abetterjob.A．couldhavedone B．couldn’thavedone C．coulddo D．haddone10．—Doyoufeellikegoingtothecinematonight?—Sorry,I’msotired．I____anearlynight．A．have B．amhaving C．havehad D．had11．---Themanagerofthefactorywantstoimproveproductionagreatdeal,buthedoesn’tspendmuchontechnology.---Iamafraidhewon’trealizehisdream.Youknow________.A．youcan’teatyourcakeandhaveit B．emptyvesselsmakethegreatestsoundC．enoughisasgoodasafeast D．twoheadsarebetterthanone12．Videogamescanbeapoorinfluenceif________inthewronghands.A．toleave B．leaving C．leave D．left13．WhethertofavorurbandevelopmentorthepreservationofhistoricalsitesisespeciallycontroversialinChina,wherethereexistsrichhistory,diversifiedtraditionandcultural________.A．surplus B．deposits C．accounts D．receipts14．OurEnglishteacher,havingexplainedtoushowtodesignaproject,allowedusawholeweek’spreparationandthen______theclass.A．todismiss B．dismissedC．dismissing D．havingdismissed15．Wehavenoideawhatairwewillbebreathinginthefutureifweanythingtostophazyweather.A．hadn’tdoneB．didn’tdoC．haven’tdoneD．don’tdo16．Sometimeswehavetofaceembarrassingmoments________wecanonlykeepsilent.A．who B．whichC．when D．why17．Withthedevelopmentofagriculture,thepeople_____villageItaughtarenowlivingahappylife.A．inwhose B．whose C．inwhich D．which18．_____howtogetalongwithothersisveryimportantinsuccess.A．KnowB．KnownC．HavingknownD．Knowing19．Shewassoangryandspokesofastthatnoneofusunderstood______hesaidmeant．A．that B．what C．thatthat D．whatwhat20．Accordingtothebankrulesreleasedrecently,youhavetopaya25%________oneachchequeyoucash.A．admission B．pensionC．allowance D．commission第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。21．（6分）Anewphoneappusesshakingfromsmartphonestowarnpeopleaboutearthquakes.ThenewappiscalledMyShake,whichistheworkoffourresearchersattheUniversityofCalifornia.Berkeley.Smartphonesareequippedwithaccelerometers(加速器).MyShakeusesphoneaccelerometerstomeasureseismic(地震的)activity.Ithasbeenprogrammedtoknowthedifferencebetweennormalactivityandearthquakemovement.Thesoftwaredeveloperssaytheirappisright93percentofthetime.Asmartphonesendsseismicinformationtotheappdevelopers.Ifthedevelopersreceiveseveralwarningsfromonearea,itrecognizesthatanearthquakemaybetakingplaceorwilltakeplacesoon.Usinginformationsentfromtheapp,thenetworkthenjudgesthelocationandstrengthofthequakeinrealtime.MyShakecanrecord5.0earthquakeatdistancesof10kilometersorless.MyShakeusesverylittlepower,accordingtoitsdevelopers.Onlywhenseismicactivityissensedbytheappdoesitbecomeactiveandsendsdatatothenetwork.Theappworksbestwhenyourphoneisrestingonaflatsurface,likeatable.ThedevelopershopethatMyShakecanaddtoinformationcollectedbytheU.SGeologicalSurvey.ThatU.SagencyhascreatedtheEarthquakeEarlyWarningSystem,alsoknownastheEEW.TheEEWhasusedsensorsformeasuringquakesinmanyareas.Inplaceswherenosuchequipmentexists,MyShakemaybetheonlymethodofearlyquakedetection(发现).Theappalsoshowswaystostaysaferduringanearthquake.Thedeveloperssayitwillbecomemoreeffectiveasmorepeopleuseit.Thedeveloperssaytheyhopetoaddafeaturethatwillwarnpeopleaboutpossibletsunamiafteranearthquake.1、ThenewappA．isakindofaccelerometer.B．feelsearthquakesthroughsmartphones.C．isdevelopedbytheU.SGeologicalSurvey.D．predictspossibletsunamiafteranearthquake.2、Whatisthesecondparagraphmainlytalkingabout?A．HowMyShakeworks.B．Whatseismicactivityis.C．WhyMyShakeisdeveloped.D．Whenaccelerometersrecordearthquake.3、WecaninferthatMyShakeA．docsnotworkwhenthespartphoneisinthepocketB．sleepswhilethereisnoshakingoftheearth’ssurface.C．guidespeoplehowtosurvivewhenmanypeopleuseitatthesametime.D．recognizesanearthquakewhenitreceivetheinformationfromothersensors.4、ThenewappdevelopershopetoA．usetheinformationbytheU.SGeologicalSurveytobetterMyShake.B．unitetheU.SGeologicalSurveytocombinetheEEWandMyShake.C．helptheEEWdetectearthquakessomewhere.D．improvetheEEW.22．（8分）Languagelearningappsareverypopularnowandofferopportunitiestolearnvocabularyandpracticegrammar.Buttherehasbeenadiscussionaboutjusthoweffectivesuchappscanbe.AmongthemostpopularappsareDuolingoandBusuu.Apreviousresearchfoundpositiveresultsontheuseofthem.Butitmainlyconcentratedonstudieswithlearnerswhohadsigneduptolanguagecoursesandtheseappsworkedasanafter-classsupport,sotheresultswerenotalwaysreliable.Arecentstudyof4,095Busuuusershasbeencarriedoutaimedtofindoutifuserscanactuallylearnalanguagewithanapp.Busuuprovideslearningmaterialsfor12differentlanguages.Itoffersspecialmodelwheresomecontentisavailableforfreewhilesomecontentisnot.Wefindthatitsusersareanevenmixofmenandwomen.Morethanhalfconsiderthemselvestobeatthebeginnerlevelasthereisadecreaseinusersastheirlanguagelevelsgoup.Mostpeopleusetheappbecauseofpersonalinterest,orbecausetheywanttostudyorliveabroad.Femaleuserstendtouseitlessoftenbutforlongerperiodsoftimethanmaleusers.GettinganyfeedbackonBusuudependsonwhetheryouransweriscorrectornot.Whileitishelpful,thisisnotthesortoffeedbacklanguageteachersprefer,asitdoesnotexplainwhytheanswerisrightorwrong.Inspiteofthis,feedbackintheappisveryhighlyrated.Morethan92%ofrespondentsstatethattheapphasmettheirexpectationsand86%ratetheappasverygoodorgood.Infact,morethan80%oftheuserssurveyedstronglyagreethatusingtheapphashelpedthemimprovetheirknowledgeofthelanguagetheyarelearning.Besides,languagelearningappsalsocreateanenvironmentwheremistakesareonlyknowntotheusers,andthiscanaddresstheperformanceanxietythatmanylearnerssufferfromwhenaskedtospeakaforeignlanguage.Solanguageteachersshouldencouragetheirstudentstousethemtodothegrammarwork,leavingpreciousclasstimeformorelanguagecommunication.1、Theresultsoftheformerresearchweren’talwaysdependablebecause_________.A．itwasonlycarriedoutbeforeclassB．itdidn’tconsiderusersinclassC．itjustfocusedonpositiveresultsD．itusedout-of-datemethods2、WhatcanwelearnabouttheappBusuufromthetext?A．Allthecontentsarefreetouse.B．Mostusersconsideritsatisfying.C．It’susedbymoreadvancedlearners.D．It’smorepopularwithfemalelearners.3、Whichofthefollowingcanprobablyreplacetheunderlinedword“address”?A．dealwith B．writedownC．turnto D．speakof4、Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A．Studentswon’tsufferanxietyinlearninglanguagesbyusingBusuu.B．Languagelearningappsareeffectiveandsatisfactorytolanguagelearners.C．Languagelearningappsareverypopularwithmostlanguageteachers.D．Studentsshouldberequiredtouseappsforhomeworkafterclass.23．（8分）Everyday,weareinchingclosertosomekindofartificialintelligence.Advancesinbigdata,machinelearningandroboticsaregoingtogiveusaworldwherecomputersareeffectivelyintelligentintermsofhowwedealwiththem.Shouldyoubescaredbythis?Absolutely,butnotintheusual“robotoverlords”(机器人帝国)kindofway.Instead,therealfearshouldbeaboutgettinghumanbeingswrong,notgettingAIright.Thekeytothetechnologyistheabilityofcomputerstorecognizehumanemotionsbasedonthe‘‘activation”ofmusclesintheface.Acomputercanidentifythepositionsoffacialmusclesandusethemtoinfertheemotionalstateofitsuser.Thenthemachinerespondsinwaysthattakethatemotionalstateintoaccount.Onepotentialapplicationofitistoprovide“emotionalrobots”fortheelderly.Havingamachinethatcouldspeakinakindwaywouldcomfortalonelyolderperson.Thatisagoodthing,right?Butthatwon’talsorelieveusfromquestioninghowweendedupinasocietythattakescareoftheelderlybecausewedon’tknowwhatelsetodowiththem?Can’twehavemorehumanesolutionsthanrobots?“Emotiondata”aren’tthesamethingastherealandvividemotionalexperienceswehumanbeingshave.Ouremotionsaremorethanourfacesorvoices.Howcantheybepulledoutlikeathread,onebyone,fromthefabricofourbeing?Researchprogramscancomewithmuchphilosophicalconcern,too.Fromthecomputers’pointofview,whatthecomputingtechnologycapturesareemotions,butatitsrootisareductionofhumanexperiencewhoseoutwardexpressionscanbecapturedalgorithmically(计算上).Asthetechnologyisusedintheworld,itcanreframetheworldinwaysthatcanbehardtoescapefrom.Thetechnologywillclearlyhaveusefulapplications,butonceittreatsemotionsasdata,wemayfindthatitistheonlyaspectofemotionwecometorecognizeorvalue.Oncebillionsofdollarsfloodsintothisfield,wewillfindourselvestrappedinatechnologythatisreducingourlives.Evenworse,our“emotiondata”willbeusedagainstustomakemoneyforsomeoneelse.AndthatiswhatscaresmeaboutAI.1、Whydoestheauthorfeelscaredofthedevelopmentofartificialintelligence?A．Thetechnologyisdevelopingmuchtooslowly.B．Computerscan’trecognizehumanemotions.C．Robotswouldgetcontrolofhumanbeings.D．Peoplemayuseartificialintelligenceimproperly.2、Whydoestheauthordisliketheideaofproviding“emotionalrobots”fortheelderly?A．Theagedpeoplewillfindithardtolivewiththem.B．Whatelderlypeopleneedismuchmorethanthat.C．Itcan’trelieveusofthepressurefrommodernsociety.D．It’simpossibletousethemtokeeptheelderlyhealthy.3、WhatdoestheauthorintendtoconcludeinParagraphs4and5?A．Emotionaldatacan’tbeequaltohumanemotions.B．AItechnologyitselfhasfewerandfewerfaults.C．AI-built-inrobotswon’thavetheabilitytounderstandhumanbeings.D．Theinformationcomputersgetcanreframehumanemotions.4、Howdoestheauthorthinkabout‘‘emotiondata”accordingtothelastparagraph?A．Itcanarousepeople’ssenseofvalue.B．Itcanimprovepeople’shumanexperience.C．Itmaybemisusedasatooltomakeprofits.D．ItmaypushtheAItechnologyforward.24．（8分）Mid-afternoononaparticularlybusyTuesday,ItookleaveofmydeskatworkandwalkedintoalocalStarbucks,onlytofindaspacewhereneithermyclients(客户)normychildrenwouldaskmetodosomething.Inside,IranintoKate,aco-workerofmine.Thetopicofparenthoodcameup.Icomplainedabouthowpackedmyschedulewas.FromtheminuteIwokeuptotheminuteIfellasleep,Iwasconstantlyindemandandalwayshadsomeoneknockingatthedoor.ButabitofsadnessseemedtocomeoverKate’sface.“Well,mydaughter’sinSanFranciscoandshedoesn’tseemtoneedmeatallthesedays.”Katesaid.ItwasinthatmomentthatIrealizedalthoughImightoftenfeelinhighdemand,therewillcomeadaywhenI’llactuallymissthatsamestressInowcomplainabout.Andasourconversationcontinued,itturnedtoourchildren’syoungeryears,withKatesmilingproudly,thinkingofthelittleboyandgirlsheraisedwhoarenowamanandawoman.ButInoticedhersmilewasmarkedwithregret.Sheexplainedthatsheoftenwonderedaboutwhatshecouldhavedonedifferentlywhenherchildrenwereintheirearlieryears.ThisgotmethinkingIsregretanunfortunatefootnote(注脚)toparenthood?Withthatinmind,Iaskedsixolderparentsonequestion:Whatisyourbiggestregretfromyourearlydaysasaparent?Itturnedoutthatallofthemthoughttheycouldhavedoneitbetter.But,eachofthemalsohasastrong,healthyrelationshipwiththeirkids.Whateverregretstheirparentsmighthavehadabouttheirupbringing,onethingisclear—itdidn’taffecttheminameaningfulway.Thebottomlineis,weallfeellikewecouldbedoingthisparentingthingbetter,Andquiteclearly,yearslater,we’restillgoingtolookbackandwishwetriedthingsdifferently.Butthepastcan’tbechanged,andneithershouldit.1、Whatcanbeinferredfromthefirstthreeparagraphs?A．Katehadthesameproblemastheauthor’s.B．Thetwopeoplehadarrangedtomeetinthecoffeeshop.C．Katewenttothecoffeeshopsonoonecouldfindherthere.D．Theauthorwenttothecoffeeshoptoescapefromthepressuresaroundhim.2、WhydidKatefeelsadandregretful?A．Becausesheandherdaughterhadafight.B．Becauseshehadn’tpaidenoughattentiontoherkids.C．Becauseshewasdisappointedwithherkids’performance.D．Becauseshethoughtthatshecouldhavedonebetterinraisingherkids.3、Whatdidtheauthorfindwhenhespoketosixolderparents?A．Someoftheparentshaveabadrelationshipwiththeirkids.B．Hewasmovedbytheloveoftheseparentsfortheirchildren.C．Theseparentsimprovedtheirbehavioraftertheirkidsgrewup.D．Noneoftheparentswerecompletelysatisfiedwiththewaytheyraisedtheirkids.4、Whatshouldparentsdoaccordingtothelastparagraph?A．Givemorelovetotheirkids.B．Letyourchildrengrowupwithfreedom.C．Cherishthepresenttimeanddoone’sbesttobeaparent.D．Neverstoplearninghowtobeagoodparentfromothers.25．（10分）WhereIsSpringBreakWhereisSpringBreakgoingtobe?Theoptionsareendless.Doyouwanttogetyourbloodpumpingfromthrillingtravels?Looknofurther!Thesetoursanddestinationswillkeepyouonyourtoesallweeklong.Panama:Thisunderrateddestinationisalittle-knownsecretofthemosttravelers!Throughthistouryou’llgettohike,snorkel(浮潜)andexploreallthebestsightsthisbeautifulcountryhastooffer!Eightdaystoursfor$250/day.Canada:Thisdiversecountryisfullofoptions.ExploretheEastofCanadaandvisitcitiessuchasMontreal,QuebecorToronto.Ifyou’refeelingadventurous,exploretheWesternpartofthecountrywithaCanadianRockiesTour.Duringthistwelvedaystouryouwillhikeaglaciertobeautifulsceneryandwanderthroughpostcard-worthyvillages.TourstoCanadafor$200/day.Iceland:CheckoffoneofthesevenwondersoftheworldwithatouroftheNorthernLightsandGoldenCircle.Spendsevendaysfullofadventurelikehikingglaciers,snowshoeingthroughThingvellirNationalPark,relaxingintheGeysirHotSpringsandofcourseexperiencingthegloryoftheNorthernLights!Sevendaystoursfor$300/day.SouthAfrica:DiscoverthediversecultureandwildlifethatmakesupSouthAfrica.Yourtourplanincludesajourneyalongthecoastknownas“RainbowNation.”Hereyouwillenjoybeautifulscenery,ahuntingtravelthroughAddoElephantNationalParkandthewildlifeinTsitsikarnmaNationalPark.Ninedaystoursfor$230/day.1、Whatisthecommoncharacteristicofthetravelsmentionedinthetext?A．Exciting. B．Risky.C．Educational. D．Environmental.2、Accordingtothetext,Panamaisadestinationwhich.A．isnotasfamousastheotherthreeB．youcangotoforenjoyingsurfingC．offersanoptiontohikeintheparkD．takesthemosttimeofthefourtours3、Whichdestinationcoststouriststhemostmoney?A．Panama. B．Canada.C．Iceland. D．SouthAfrica.4、Whatcanbelearnedfromthetext?A．TouristscantakeahotshoweronlyinIceland.B．TouristscanhikeglaciersinbothCanadaandIceland.C．CanadaoffersRockiesTourfortouriststoexploretheEast.D．TouristscanenjoyahuntingtravelthroughTsitsikammaNationalPark.第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。Ifwewanttomakefriends,let’sputourselvesouttodothingsforotherpeople---thingsthatrequiretime,energy,unselfishness,andthoughtfulness.WhentheDukeofWindsorwasthePrinceofWales,hewastotourSouthAmerica,andbeforeheonthattourhespentmonthsstudyingSpanishsothathecouldmakepublictalksinthelanguageofthecountry;andtheSouthAmericanshimforit.ForyearsIconsidereditimportanttofindouttheofmyfriends.How?AlthoughIdon’thavefaithinastrology(占星术),Ibeganbyaskingmyfriendswhetherheorshethedateofone’sbirthhasanythingtodowithandpersonality.Ithenaskedhimorhertotellmethemonthanddayofbirth.heorshesaid,“November24,”forexample,Ikepttomyself,“November24,November24.”Theminutemyfriend’sbackwas,Iwrotedownthenameandbirthdayandwouldtransfer(转写)ittoabirthdaybook.Atthebeginningofeachyear,Ihadthesebirthdaydatesscheduledinmycalendarpadsothattheycametomyautomatically.Whenthebirthday,therewasmyletterortelegram.Whatabigitwas!Iwasfrequentlytheonlypersononearthwho.Ifwewanttomakefriends,let’speoplewithenthusiasm.Whensomebodycallsyouonthetelephone,say“Hello”intonesthatsuggesthowyouaretohavethepersoncall.Manycompaniestraintheirtelephoneoperatorstogreetallcallersinatonethatshowsinterestand.Thecallersfeelthecompanyisaboutthem.Let’srememberthatwhenweanswerthetelephonetomorrow.Showingagenuineinothersnotonlywinsfriendsforyou,butmayinitscustomersaloyaltytoyourcompany.1、A．plannedB．forcedC．permittedD．scheduled2、A．carriedoutB．workedoutC．setoutD．turnedout3、A．enviedB．criticizedC．lovedD．expected4、A．plansB．birthdaysC．worriesD．secrets5、A．noticedB．believedC．caredD．imagined6、A．characterB．talentC．habitsD．beliefs7、A．IfB．SinceC．WhileD．Unless1320、A．countingB．provingC．explainingD．repeating8、A．hiddenB．coveredC．turnedD．examined9、A．insteadB．laterC．againD．still10、A．attentionB．controlC．touchD．support11、A．arrivedB．appearedC．lastedD．passed12、A．recordB．challengeC．embarrassmentD．surprise13、A．expectedB．promisedC．discoveredD．remembered14、A．praiseB．greetC．helpD．encourage15、A．peacefulB．worriedC．pleasedD．nervous16、A．surpriseB．enthusiasmC．shockD．imagination17、A．worriedB．curiousC．carefulD．concerned18、A．faithB．prideC．interestD．understanding19、A．developB．prepareC．involveD．Share第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。27．（15分）ManypeoplemaythinktheForbiddenCity,orthePalaceMuseumasit’salsocalled,is1．old-fashionedmuseum.2．,inrecentyears,themuseumhasbeenworkinghard3．（promote）Chineseculturalheritageamongyoungpeople.Themuseum’sonlinestorenowoffersspecialculturalandcreative4．（product）.Forexample,in2014,itstartedtomakeT-shirtsthatlooklikeanemperor’scoat.Italsosoldearphonesthatlooklikethenecklaces5．（wear）byancientofficials.ThemuseumhasalsolaunchedanappcalledADayofanEmperor.Whenusing6．peoplearetaughtaboutaregulardayinthelifeofanemperoroftheQingDynasty.Lastyear,adocumentarytitledMastersintheForbiddenCity7．（become）popularonline.Thedocumentaryisaboutthepeople8．jobistorepairtherelicsinthemuseum.Manyoftheseworkersareyoung,andsomeareeven9．their20s.Someothermuseumsacrossthecountry,suchastheNationalMuseumofChina,10．（inspire）bythePalaceMuseum’seffortsinthepastfiveyearsandareworkingonsimilarprojectsoftheirown.第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）28．（10分）假如英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌的以下作文，文中共有10

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