江苏省常州市2022-2023学年高一年级下册期中考试英语试题

常州市教育学会2023年春学期学业水平监测

高一英语

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1.5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10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.Whafsfordinnertonight?

A.Hamburgers.B.Noodles.C.Fish.

2.Howwilltheboygettoschool?

A.Bycar.B.Bybus.C.Bysubway.

3.HowmuchmoneydocsthemanneedtopayforIettUCe（生菜）？

A.$20,B.$10.C.$5.

4.Whereistheconversationtakingplace?

A.Atarestaurant.B.Attheairport.C.Atahotel.

5.Whatisthewoman,sfavoritethingabouthersummerjob?

A.Theworkinghours.B.Theco-workers.C.Thesalary.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5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.Whycan,tthemanretirenextyear?

A.Heistooyoungtoretire.

B.Heloveshisjobsomuch.

C.Hedoesn'thaveenoughmoney.

7.Whyisthemanneededathisjob?

A.Hecanteachyoungworkers.

B.Heworkswellwithcustomers.

C.Heknowsalltheofficeworkers.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Lookingforbirds.

B.Plantingsometrees.

C.Tryingtogetbacktocamp.

9.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Brotherandsister.B.Classmates.C.Friends.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whathappenedtothewoman,schemistrybook?

A.Shegaveitaway.

B.Shelostitsomewhere.

C.Shelentittosomeone.

ɪɪ.Whenwillthewomangivethebookbacktotheman?

A.OnWednesday.B.OnThursday.C.OnFriday.

12.WhattimeisMrs.Green,slecture?

A.At1:45.B.At2:15.C.At2:45.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Wherearethespeakers?

A.InBritain.B.InSpain.C.InItaly.

14.Whendoesthemanhavetostartworkfromhome?

A.OnMonday.B.OnTuesday.C.OnFriday.

15.Whatdoesthewomanliketodo?

A.Bealone.B.Workfromhome.C.Gooutwithfriends.

16.Whyisitimportanttostayathome?

A.Tostayhealthy.B.Tohavespace.C.Todowork.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whenwastheprojectfinished?

A.Aboutoneyearago.B.Abouttwoyearsago.C.Abouttenyearsago.

18.Whatdothenewglassesallowtheuserstoseewithouttakingouttheirphones?

A.Themap.B.Themessages.C.Thepictures.

19.Whatisthespeakermostproudofaboutthenewglasses?

A.Theyarefashionable.B.Theyareeasytouse.C.Theyarecomfortable.

20.Howdoesthespeakersound?

A.Funny.B.Confident.C.Nervous.

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。

A

SouthAfricaisthefifthlargestnativeEnglish-speakingcountryintheworld,withadiverse

rangeOfEnglishspeakers.SouthAfricanEnglish（SAE）isdifferentfromotherkindsofEnglish.

ButhowdidSAEbecomewhatitistoday?Let,stakealookatthebriefhistoryofSouthAfrican

English.

1795TheBritishfirstintroducedEnglishtoSouthernAfricawhentheysetupa

militarybaseinwhatwas,atthetime,calledtheCapeColony（开普殖民地）.

Atthatpoint,theywerenotintendingtocreateanever-lastingsettlement.

1820Thefirstmajorinflux（JffiA）ofEnglishspeakerssettledintheEasternCape.

Therewerearound5,000people,mostly,butnotentirely,ofworkingclass

backgroundfromBritain.

1822ThegovernorofCapeColony,LordCharlesSomerset,declaredEnglishtobe

theofficiallanguageofthecolony.

1840-1850ThenextwaveOfEnglishspeakersarrivedinthecolony.Theyweremostly

retiredmilitarypersonnelandaristocrats（贵族）fromBritain.

1875-1904AnotherwaveofnativeEnglishspeakersarrivedatthecolony,withmore

variedaccentsthanthosewhohadcomebefore.Theyquicklylosttheir

accents,astheyassimilated（同化）totheStandardBritishEnglishthatwas

currentlydevelopinginBritain.MissingthehomecountryBritainbecamepart

ofthecolony,snationalconsciousness（意识）.Thisbasicallymeantthat

colonialEnglishspeakerslookeduptoBritishEnglish.Asaresult,their

standardaccentbecamemoresimilartoStandardBritishEnglish.

1910TheUnionofSouthAfricawasformed.BothEnglishandDUtCh（荷兰语）

wereregardedasitsofficiallanguage.

21.HowlongdidittakeEnglishtobecometheofficiallanguageofCapeColony?

A.25years.B.27years.C.55years.D.115years.

22.WhatmakesthefirsttwomajorwavesOfEnglishspeakersdifferentfromeachother?

A.Theirnationality.B.Theirdestination.

C.Theirsocialbackground.D.Theirnativelanguage.

23.Whatmighthavehappenedbytheyear1904?

A.MoreaccentsofSAEhadappeared.

B.Manychildrenhadlosttheirnationalconsciousness.

C.BritishEnglishhadheavilyinfluencedSAE.

D.DutchhadbecometheofficiallanguageofSouthAfrica.

B

Inwinter,intensecoldinChina'sJilinProvincecanturntrippingwaterintoicewithin

seconds.Yet,63-year-oldRenJianguogetsupearlyeverydaytospreadcormontheriverbankto

makesurethousandsofmigratorybirds（候鸟）havefoodtogothroughthecolddays.

RenlivesinJilinCitywhichisbuiltonthebanksoftheSonghuajiangRiver.Overthepast26

years,hehasbeenoneofthemanyvolunteersprotectingmigratorybirdsontheriver,sChangbai

Island.Localresidentslabelhimas"UncleBird,,∙WinteristhebusiesttimeforUncleBirdasitis

theseasonwhenlargeamountsofmigratorybirdsflyheretoavoidthebitingcolddaysinSiberia,

Russia.

OntheupperreachesoftheSonghuajiangRiverisNortheastChina,slargestartificiallake.

Thetemperatureofthewaterstaysataround4-10°Callyearround.ThisallowsChanghaiIsland

towelcomecountlessmigratorybirds.

“Aslongastheychoosetostayinthiscity,thereshouldbepeopletotakecareofthem.When

itbecomesdifficulttofindfoodinwinter,Icallfordonationsorsometimespayforthefood

myselftosecuretheirsurvivalduringthewinter,,,Rensaid.

JilinCity,whichispartofthemigratorypassageofbirdsinEastAsia,isoneofthefewwarm

wetlandsinnorthernChinasuitableformigratorybirdstorest.Toimprovetheenvironmenthere,

theChinesegovernmenthasinvestedabout26.6billionyuanforwaterpollutioncontroland

preventionalongtheSonghuajiangRiversince2006.

ForRen,asmallhouseneartheriverbankhasalmostbecomehis“secondhome"，aplace

fromwhichhecanPatrO1（巡逻）alongthebanks,observebirds,educatethepublicaboutbird

conservationand,afteralongdayofwork,lightafireandenjoyawarmmeal.

“Isimplywantthistobeawarmandwelcomingplaceforbirdswhentheychoosetostay

hereforatemporaryrest,“hesaid.

24.Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?

A.TheTaleofςςUncleBird”

B.TheEnvironmentofChangbaiIsland.

C.TheSurvivalofBirds.

D.TheProtectionofWetlands.

25.WhydoesRenJianguovolunteertoprotectmigratorybirds?

A.Tokeephimselffrombeingbored.

B.Tokeepthebirdsfromflyingaway.

C.Tokeepthebirdsfromgoinghungry.

D.Tokeeptheenvironmentfrombeingpolluted.

26.WhydothebirdscometoChangbaiIslandinthewinter?

A.Toeathigh-qualitycoms.

B.Toseekind-heartedvolunteers.

C.Foracleanerenvironment.

D.Forabettertemperature.

27.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesRcnJianguo,swork?

A.Boring.B.Professional.

C.Dangerous.D.Meaningful.

D

WhileChatGPTsuccessfullyansweredavarietyofquestionsraisedbytesters,some

responseswerenoticeablyoff.Infact,StackOverflow-aQ&Awebsiteforcodersand

programmers-didn,tallowuserstoshareinformationfromChatGPT,sayingthatit,s^harmful

tothesiteandtouserswhoareaskingorlookingforcorrectanswers.^^

Beyondtheissueofspreadingincorrectinformation,thetoolcouldalsobeusedtoexplain

problematicthoughts,andaswithallAltools,spreadbiases（偏见）basedonthepoolofdataon

whichit,strained.TypingsomethinginvolvingaCEO,forexample,couldPrOmPt（激起）a

responseassumingthattheindividualiswhiteandmale,forexample.

“Whilewe,vemadeeffortstomakethemodelrefuseunsuitablerequests,itwillsometimes

respondtoharmfulinstructionsorexhibitbiasedbehavior,"OpenAI,thecompanythatcreated

ChatGPT,saidonitswebsite.ςςWe,reusingtheModerationAPItowarnorstopcertaintypesof

unsafecontent,butitstillhassomefalsenegativesandpositivesfornow.We,reeagertocollect

useri⅛edback（反馈）toaidourongoingworktoimprovethissystem.”

Still,LianJyeSu,aresearchdirectoratmarketresearchcompanyABIResearch,warnsthe

chatbotisoperating“withoutunderstandingthecontextofthelanguage.^^

“ItisveιyeasyforChatGPTtogivePlaUSibIe-SOUnding（听起来合理）butincorrector

senselessanswers,,,hesaid."Itguessedwhenitwassupposedtoexplainandsometimes

respondedtoharmfulinstructionsorexhibitedbiasedbehavior.Italsolacksregionaland

country-specificunderstanding.^^

WhileChatGPTisfree,itdoesputalimitonthenumberofquestionsausercanraisebefore

havingtopay.WhenElonMusk,aco-fbunderofOpenAI,recentlyaskedAltmanonTwitterabout

theaveragecostperChatGPTchat,Altmansaid:"Wewillhavetomonetize（货币化）itsomehow

atsomepoint;thecomputecostsareeye-watering?"

28.WhydoestheauthormentionStackOverflow?

A.Toshowhownarrow-mindeditis.

B.ToillustratethenegativeinfluenceofChatGPT.

C.TorevealthecompetitionithaswithChatGPT.

D.ToindicateChatGPTsstrongabilityinproblemsolving.

29.Whatisthe3paragraphmainlyabout?

A.TheeffortsOpenAImakeforimprovement.

B.ThereasonfortheuseOfModerationAPI.

C.TheproblemOpenAIisnowfacing.

D.ThesuccessinsolvingOpenAΓsproblem.

30.WhydoesChatGPThaveproblems?

A.Itdoesnotunderstandhumanlanguage.

B.Itmainlyworksthroughguessing.

C.Itcannotrespondproperlybasedoncontexts.

D.Itholdsbiasonsomespecificregions.

31.Whatdoestheword“eye-watering“inthelastparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.extremelyhighB.veryharmful

C.quitenecessaryD.tooaverage

D

Inthelastdecade,scientistshavebeengoingbackandforthononequestion:doesrecycling

reallyhelptheenvironment?Theconclusionatwhichtheyhavearrivedseemstobe:yes,itdoes.

However,expertswarnthatoureffortsshouldnotstopthere.Whilerecyclingisanimportantpart

ofthesolution,itisnotnecessarilythemostimportantfactor.Therefore,Idisagreethatrecycling

isthekeytoaSUStainabIe（可持续的）future.

Comparedtoothermethodstosavetheearth,recyclingisamuchsmallerplayer.According

toarecentstudy,thetwentytopPetroChemiCa1（石化）companiesintheworldareresponsiblefor

55%oftheworld,ssingle-useplastics,mostofwhicharepracticallyimpossibletoreycle.This

meansthataskingthesemajorpolluterstotakeresponsibilityfortheirharmtotheenvironment

woulddomuchmorethanifeveryoneofusrecycledourwaste.Inaddition,adependenceon

recyclingcantakeattentionawayfromreducingandreusing,whicharemoreeffectiveinlowering

missions（排放）andinturnhelpingtocreateasustainablefuture.Therefore,itwoulddousalotof

goodifwefocusontheeotherhigh-prioritysolutionsratherthansimplyrecycling.

Recyclingsupportersmayarguethatrecyclingisindeedthekeytoasustainablefuture

becauseithelpssavealotofenergybytakingwhatalreadyexistsandchangingitintosomething

new.Whileitistruethatrecyclingisavaluabletoolinthefightagainstclimatechange,itisnot

thekey.Regrettably,italoneisnotsufficienttosustainourearth.So,whileweshouldcontinue

recycling,weneedtogofurtherbytakingOtheractionsforourplanet.

Inconclusion,1disagreethatrecyclingisthekeytoasustainablefuture.Havingsaidthat,

recyclingisstillbeneficial.Itisbutasmallpartofaninterconnectedwebofsolutions,whichon

itsowncannotaccomplishmuch,buttogetherwithotherefforts,cantrulycreateasustainable

futureforusall.

32.Whydoestheauthorwritethisarticle?

A.Toraiseaquestion.B.Toexplainarule.

C.Topresentasolution.D.Toexpressanidea.

33.Whichofthefollowingbelongstoςςotheractions“intheParagraph3?

A.Stoppingusingplastics.

B.Usingfewerhigh-emissioncars.

C.Individualsrecyclingtheirwaste.

D.Changingusedthingsintosomethingnew.

34.Whyisrecyclingnotthatimportantaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Itdoesnothelpwithprotectingtheenvironment.

B.Itstopsmajorpollutersfromtakingresponsibility.

C.Itcanonlysave45%oftheenergypeopleneed.

D.Itplaysasmallandlimitedpartinsustainingtheearth.

35.Whatisthekeytoasustainablefutureaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Reducingandreusingofsingle-useplastics.

B.Askingpetrochemicalcompaniestoberesponsible.

C.Combinedeffortsofallthesolutions.

D.Moreandmorepeoplejoininginrecycling.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项多余选项。

Arthasbeendescribedinpopularcultureassomethingonlyparticularlyeducatedorwealthy

peoplecanenjoy.However,thiscouldn'tbefurtherfromthetruth.36Herearesometips

thatcanhelp.

37ArtiStSoftencreateworkstocommentonmajorhistoricalevents,andthiscangive

usawindowintotheiruniqueperspective.Forexample,PabloPicasso,sGuernica（1937）was

createdinresponsetothebombingsduringtheSpanishCivilWar.38Besides,powerful

organizationsandpeoplethroughouthistoryoftenhiredartiststocreatepiecesthatsupportedtheir

causes.Thisaffectstheintendedaudienceoftheartpiece-whowasmeanttoseetheart.

Findoutthegenre（类型）ofthepainting.Ifyou,relookingatapainting,knowingwhatgenre

itbelongstocanbehelpful.Genresarebasicallycategories.39Inpainting,the

establishedandwell-knowngenresincludelandscape,portraiture,stilllifeandsoon.

Learnabouttheartmovementsorschoolsthatinfluencedthepiece.Artmovementswere

risesinpopularityofcertainwaysofcreatingart.Anartschoolisbasicallyjustagroupofartists,

sometimesallinthesameregion,whoallhaveasimilarstyleorsubjectmatter.Knowingalittle

bitaboutthesecanhelpyouunderstandwhyanartistmighthavemadecertainchoices.

40Learningabitaboutartistswhocreatedapiececanhelpcastlightonitina

varietyofways.Itcanhelpyouunderstandwhytheymadecertainartisticdecisionsorchoseto

maketheworkinthefirstplace.

A.Ifsfilledwithagainst-warspirit.

B.Itisdecidedbywhatthepaintingisabout.

C.Theyareusedtodivideartintogroupsortypes.

D.Readuponthelifeandphilosophiesoftheartist.

E.Anyonewhocandrawwellcanunderstandthehistoryofart.

F.Anyonecancometoappreciateartwithabitoftimeandeffort.

G.Understandthehistoricalcontextofthetimewhentheartwasproduced.

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。

WhenAidenVayofoundoutthathehadararegenetic（基因的）heartillness,itactuallycame

asabitofa（n）41Eventhoughthediagnosismeantthathisheartcouldsuddenlygiveout,

Aidenwas42gladtoknowwhatwasbehindalltheseproblemshe,dfeltforyears.He

wasalsorelievedtoIeamthattherewas43available（可获得的）.

Aidenisanunusuallybright,quickwittedteenagerwhodealswithhisconditionwithadark

butcheerfulsenseof44"Ionceblackedoutonmybirthdayandwokeupinabush,^^he

laughs.Aidenispositiveandcheerfulevenwhendiscussinghisfather,spassingawayafterhis

heart45towork.Andthis46ledtohisgeneticdiagnosis（诊断）.Resultsshowed

thatAidenhad47heartfunction,notperformingproperly.Consideringhisfamily,s___

48healthhistoryandthetestresults,DrCeresnakwhoalsotreatedhislatefatherforyears,

putAidenonmedicationandworkedwiththePackardChildren'sHospitalgeneticteamto

investigate（研究）49

“50havingafun,greatmedicalteamhere,Wechangeourdynamic（交互方式）to__

51theneedsofanindividual,saysDr.Ceresnak.Laterinaninterview,healso52,

“Doctorsherealltryto53thewayweeducateandsupportafamilyinwaysthatbestsuit

them.ThebestpartispeoplelikeAiden,whose54forlifeissoencouraging.Kidslike

himarewhatmakesourjobssomeaningfuland55.

41.A.alarmB.reliefC.stressD.prize

42.A.aboveallB.atleastC.forexampleD.ofcourse

43.A.treatmentB.serviceC.spiritD.research

44.A.sadnessB.fearC.successD.humor

45.A.desiredB.beganC.managedD.failed

46.A.luckilyB.hopefullyC.eventuallyD.suddenly

47.A.selectedB.createdC.weakenedD.updated

48.A.worryingB.amazingC.amusingD.interesting

49.A.fartherB.furtherC.somehowD.otherwise

50.A.WithoutB.DespiteC.UnlikeD.Besides

51.A.meetB.developC.releaseD.permit

52.A.requestsB.challengesC.mentionsD.protests

53.A.removeB.adaptC.survive

54.A.concernB.desireC.planningD.regret

55.A.regularB.professionalD.rewarding

第二节（共10小题；每小题1∙5分，满分15分）

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。

LOSANGELES-TheAsian-ledmultiverseadventureEverythingEverywhereAllatOnce

turnedouttobeabigsuccessSundaynightatthe95thAcademyAwards,56(hold)atthe

DolbyTheatreinLosAngeles,withseventrophies(奖杯).

Thefilm,anamusingandbig-heartedsci-fiactionadventureaboutaChineseAmerican