江苏省常州市2023届高三年级上册学期期中考试英语试题

江苏省常州市教育学会学业水平监测

高三英语试题2022.11

第一部分:听力（共两节，满分30分）

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.Whydoesthemanneedamap?

A.TotourManchester.B.Tofindarestaurant.C.TolearnaboutChina.

2.Whatkindofmaskisthemanwearing?

A.AN95mask.B.Aclothmask.C.AKF95mask.

3.Whatistherelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Husbandandwife.B.Motherandson.C.Colleagues.

4.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Pleased.B.Touched.C.Anxious.

5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Avideo.B.Asinger.C.Aprogram.

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6、7题。

6.Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?

A.Inanoffice.B.Inarestaurant.C.Overthephone.

7.Whatwillthemandotomorrowmorning?

A.Deliverasuit.B.Attendameeting.C.Pickupsomeone.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatisthewoman'splanfortonight?

A.Learningtobake.B.Reviewingforatest.C.Attendingaparty.

9.Whatdessertdoesthewomanlikebest?

A.Teaicecream.B.Bananacupcakes.C.Strawberrypancakes.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Howdoesthewomansound?

A.Satisfied.B.Unhappy.C.Excited.

11.Whatdoesthewomanprobablydo?

A.She'salawyer.B.She'sadoctor.C.She'sasalesperson.

12.Whenwillthewomantakeherholiday?

A.Inthesummer.B.Inthefall.C.Inthewinter.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthewomandoing?

A.Hostingashow.B.Givingalecture.C.Havingaclass.

14.HowdidSteven'smotherinfluencehim?

A.Bysendinghimtopoetryclasses.

B.Byteachinghimtowritebusinessplans.

C.Byaskinghimtoreadfromearlychildhood.

15.WhatdoesStevenfindmostdifficultinwriting?

A.Findingtherightwords.

B.Choosingasuitabletopic.

C.Describingrealexperiences.

16.WhatisSteven'sopiniononhisownwriting?

A.Creative.B.Successful.C.Encouraging.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatistherateoftheaverageglobaltemperatureincrease?

A.0.15to0.20℃peryear.

B.0.15to0.20℃everyfiveyears.

C.0.15to0.20℃perdecade.

18.Atwhataveragetemperaturewillcoralreefsbegintodie?

A.35℃.B.37℃.C.38℃.

19.Whatwillhappeniftheaveragetemperaturereaches39℃to41℃?

A.Sunflowerswon'tsurviveanymore.

B.Mostcountrieswillbedrowned.

C.Seaanimalswilldiemassively.

20.Whatdoesthespeakermeanintheend?

A.Weshouldmakesomechanges.

B.Wehavelostourlastchance.

C.Wecanstopglobalwarming.

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

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thefight.

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CustomerServiceusingtheCHAT.Finnairisnotresponsibleforlostgiftcards.

21.Whatisthisnoticefor?

A.Sellinggiftcards.B.Usingagiftcard.

C.Changingagiftcard.D.Buyingagiftcard.

22.IfaChinesemanhasagiftcardworth800euros,whatcanhedowithit?

A.Buytwoticketsworth400euroseach.

B.Combineitwithanothercardforaticketof1000euros.

C.Buyaticketworth600eurosand200eurosforfood.

D.Exchangeitformoneyinsteadofusingitfortickets.

23.Whichofthefollowingticketscanapersonbuywithagiftcard?

A.Aticketfor1July2023.B.Aticketfor31December2024.

C.Anawardticketforhimself.D.Anawardticketforhisfriend.

B

ThepeonyhasgainedextraordinarysupportinanonlinevotetobechosenasChina's

nationalflower.Thefinalresultofthepoll,initiatedbytheChinaFlowerAssociation,willbe

unveiledonFriday.

ThefivedaysofvotingbeganonMonday,andanofficialfromtheassociationrevealedthat

thepeonyhascollectedmorethan90percentofthevotestodateamong10options.

"Wearesteppingintotheneweraandthecountyiswitnessingsocialprosperity/'the

officialsatd."Peoplealsohavebetterlivingconditions.Itistimetohaveanofficialnational

flowerthatcanrepresentourstateimageandthenation'sspirit."

Accordingtotheassociation,China'snationalflowershouldmeetfourstandards:Itshould

originateinChinaandhavealonghistoryinmanyregions;itshouldbebeautifulinshapeand

color;torepresenttheChinesecultureandpersonality;itshouldhaveaprofoundhistorical

cultureandbewidelyknowntothepublic;anditshouldbeextensivelyusedinmanyfieldswith

acompetitiveecologicalandeconomicvaluethatcouldbenefitthepublic.

"ThepeonywasthenationalflowerintheTangDynasty(618-907).Apartfrom

ornamental(观赏的)value,italsohasbeenusedasafoodandatraditionalChineseherb,for

whichithasstrongeconomicvalue,"Dongsaid."ItiswidelyknownbyChinesepeople.Evenmy

10-year-oldsonandhisclassmatesinprimaryschoolhavevotedforit."

ByWednesdayafternoon,nearly600,000peoplehadjoinedinthediscussiononWeChat,

withabout470,000agreeingthatthenationalflowershouldbeonlyonecertainflower.

Amongseveralcolorsbeingconsidered,theredpeonybas.gainedthegreatestsupportfrom

thepublicwithnearly30,000votesonSinaWeibo,followedbywhiteandyellow.

Manynetizenssaidtheydidn'trealizethatChinahasnonationalflower.Infact,many

peoplesaidtheyhadalreadyacceptedthepeonyasthenationalfloweryearsbeforetheysaw

thevote.

24.Whatismostprobablythisarticle?

A.Anintroductiontoaflower.B.Anewsreportaboutavote.

C.Anadforaflower.D.Apublicnoticeofavote.

25.Whatpartofthevotingisparagraph4and5mainlyabout?

A.Theprocedure.B.Thestandard.C.Thereason.D.Theresult.

26.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardspeonybeingchosenasChina'snationalflower?

A.negativeB.supportiveC.unclearDintolerant

27.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.Peonyleadsnationalflowervoting.

B.Neweracallsfornewnationalflower.

C.Peonychangesnationalflowerstandards.

D.Peonyrepresentsnation'simageandspirit.

C

4outof10parentsandcarersarethinkingofleavingtheircareersinclassicalmusicdueto

challengingworkingpractices,accordingtoanewstudybyParentsandCarersinPerformingArts

（PiPA）andBirkbeck,UniversityofLondon.

Thenewreport,titledABittersweetSymphony,surveyed410participantsfromthemusic

industryandconductedfocusgroupsandin-depthinterviews.

Itsfindingshighlightthestrugglethatthoseintheclassicalmusicsectorfacewhenhaving

balanceworkandsupportingchildren,elderlyorsickfamilymembers.

Thestudysaidthatself-employedwomen——over85%ofwhomhaveparentingandcaring

responsibilities—reportedapaypenaltyof£8,000.

Womenwithcaringresponsibilitieswerealsofoundtobetwiceaslikelytoturndownwork

duetohighlygenderedworkandcaregivingstructuresinclassicalmusic.

"Thereisgreaterimpactonwomen,whoarelikelytoworkandearnless,andthosewithout

socialcapital/*thereportsays.

Alsohighlighted,arethelogistics（后勒）andfinancialdemandsarisingfromtouringand

workingawayfromhome,thelackofaffordable,flexible,ad-hocchildcareforworkingmusicians,

andthelackofsupportmechanisms（机制）withintheclassicalindustry.

Thereportcallsonindustryleaderstocreateaclassicalmusicsectorthatworksfor

everyone.Ithighlightsflexibleworking,moreadvancedscheduling,andsharingbest-practice

withintheindustryaskeynextsteps.

PiPAwillbebringingtogetheraworkinggroupcomprisingofBlackLivesinMusic,Help

Musicians,IndependentSocietyofMusicians,LiverpoolPhilharmonic,Musicians'Union,

PhonographicPerformanceLimited,RoyalOperaHouseandScottishOperatodevelopabest

practicecharter（章程）toaddressthechallengesraisedby'BittersweetSymphony'.

“Onlybyre-evaluatingestablishedworkingpractices,canwebegintodealwithwellbeing

impacts,inclusionanddiversity,andpotentiallossoftalent,"thereportsays.

〃Weneedtojointlyadoptsustainable,consideredandflexiblepractices,HRpoliciesand

processes,toaddresstheproblem."

28.Whichaspectofclassicalmusicindustrydoestheresearchfocuson?

A.Potentiallossofitsworkforce.B.Suggestionsonitsdevelopment.

C.Itsgenderedworkstructures.D.Itslogisticsandfinancialproblems.

29.Whatdoweinferfromthereporttitle“ABittersweetSymphony'1?

A.Performingasymphonyofclassicalmusicisabitterjob.

B.Classicalindustryissufferinghardshipsdespiteitssweetness.

C.Thesurveywascomparedtoaclassicalsymphony.

DLifeisasymphonymixedwithbitternessandsweetness.

30.Whatmakesitharderforwomentostickwithclassicalmusiccareers?

A.Theirinborngenderdisadvantages.

B.Highchallengesontheirperformance.

C.Thelackofsupportmechanismsintheindustry.

D.Thelackofflexibilityintheircareerscheduling.

31.Whatisthekeyfactorinsolvingtheproblem?

Aworkinggroupandacharter.

D.Agender-balancedstructureoftheindustry.

C.Stickingtotheestablishedworkingpractice.

D.Reformingthecurrentworkingmechanism.

D

Weourselves,asproductsofaneducationalsystem,aresufficientlyperfectevidenceagainst

it.Ifwethinkofwhatwehappilymighthavebeen,andthenofwhatweare,wecannotbut

admitthetotalfailureorthehelplessinsufficiencyofoureducation.

Lookingbackonthoseyearsuponyearswhichwespentinschool,weknowthatsomething

waswrong.Ifwewillremember;wedidnot,atthetime,exactlyapproveoftheschoolsystem.

Manyofus,infact,wentinforsabotages.Ourfavoritebrandofsabotagewasthe"/withdrawalof

efficiency"—inourcaseakindofunconsciouspassiveresistance.Good-naturedonlookers,such

asourparentsortheboardofeducation,mighthavethoughtthatwewerelearningsomething

allthewhile;butthat'sjustwherewefooledthem!Therewere,ofcourse,afewofuswhoreally

learnedandrememberedeverything-whocouldstateoff-hand,rightnow,ifanybodyaskedus,

inwhatyearNormantheConquerorlandedinEngland.Butthetroubleisthatsofewpeopleask

us!

Therewasonebitofhonestyinourschooling—atitsveryend.Theycalledthatendinga

Commencement（毕业典礼）.Andsoindeedwefoundit.Confused,unprepared,outoftouchwith

therealities,wecommenced（开始）thenandtheretolearnwhatlifeislike.Wefoundit

discouraginginathousandways;butthethingwhichstruckusatthetimemostforciblywasthat

itwasineveryrespectquiteunlikeschool.Onecouldnotcramforajobasifitwerean

examination;onecouldnotgetinthegoodgracesofamachineasifitwereateacher;the

docility（温顺）whichwonhighumarks"inschoolwascalledlackoforiginalityinthebusiness

world,dullnessinsociallife,stupidityintherealmoflove.Wehadbeenquitecarefullyprepared

togoonstudyingandattendingclassesandtakingexaminations;buttherealworldwasnotlike

that.So,whatdifferencedoesschoolingmake,tousortotheworld?Andwhattousnoware

thosevictoriesandhumiliations,thefailureorsuccessofschool?

32.Whatisthepurposeofthisarticle?

A.Tocomplainabouttheeducationalsystem.

BToencouragereaderstogeteducatedinschool.

CTodiscussabouthowtogetgoodeducationinschool.

D.Totalkabouttherelationshipbetweenschoolandsociety.

33.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordsabotagein2ndparagraphmostprobablymean?

A.anunconsciousactofdestructionB.thelowabilitytobeefficient

C.adeliberatestrategyofdisrespectD.theactiveresistancetosuccess

34.Whatdoestheauthormeanbythelastsentenceofthe2ndparagraph?

A.Notmanyunderstandknowledgelearnedfromeducation.

B.Toomuchdeadknowledgeisgiventostudentsinschool.

C.Fewpeopleareinterestedineducationalquestions.

D.Themorequestionsyouaskthemoretroubleyouface..

35.Whatisthemainideaofthe3ndparagraph?

A.Commencementsshouldn'tbecarriedoutinschools.

B.Schoolvaluesarenotconsistentwithoutsiderealities.

C.Wehaveattendedtoomanyclassesandexaminations.

D.Weshouldbeeducatedondifferentaspectsatschool.

第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

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

项。

Fallingasleeporcomingdownfromanxietymightneverbeaseasyas1-2-3,butsome

expertsbelieveadifferentsetofnumbers-4-7-8-comesmuchclosertodoingthetrick.

“Whatalotofsleepdifficultiesareallaboutispeoplewhostruggletofallasleepbecausetheir

mindisbuzzing,"saidRebeccaRobbins,aninstructorinmedicineatHarvardMedicalSchool.

36Andthat'sexactlywhatweneedtodobeforewegotobed.',

The4-7-8methoddoesn'trequireanyequipmentorspecificsetting,batwhenyou're

initiallylearningtheexercise,youshouldsitwithyourbackstraight,accordingtoWeil.Practicing

inacalm,quietplacecouldhelp,saidRobbins.37

Duringtheentirepractice,placethetipofyourtongueagainsttheridgeoftissuebehindyour

upperfrontteeth,asyou'llbeexhaling（呼气）throughyourmoutharoundyourtongue.Then

followthesesteps,accordingtoWeil:

•Completelyexhalethroughyourmouth,makingawhooshsound.

•38

•Holdyourbreathforacountofseven.

•Exhalethroughyourmouth,makingawhooshsoundforacountofeight.

•Repeattheprocessthreemoretimesforatotaloffourbreathcycles.

•Keepingtotheratiooffour,thensevenandtheneightcountsismoreimportantthanthe

timeyouspendoneachphase,accordingtoWeil.

"39Withpracticeyoucanslowitalldownandgetusedtoinhalingandexhalingmore

andmoredeeply/'hiswebsiteadvised.

Whenyou*restressedout,yoursympatheticnervoussystem（交感神经系统）-responsible

foryourfight-or-flightresponse-isoverlyactive.Thismakesyoufeeloverstimulatedandnot

readytorelaxandtransitionintosleep,Rebeccasaid./zAnactivesympatheticnervoussystemcan

causeafastheartrateaswellasrapidandshallowbreathing//

The4-7-8breathingpracticecanhelpactivateyourparasympatheticnervoussystem-

responsibleforrestinganddigesting—whichreducessympatheticactivity.40Activating

theparasympatheticsystemalsogivesananxiousbrainsomethingtofocusonbesides"whyamI

notsleeping?"Weilsaid.

A.Breatheoutsomeairforacountoffour.

B.Itcanputthebodyinastateeasierforrestfulsleep,headded.

C.Onceyougetthehangofit,youcanusethetechniquewhilelyinginbed.

D.Butifyou'reabeginner;youcouldfeelalittlelightheadedatfirst,Rebeccasaid.

ECloseyourmouthandquietlyinhalethroughyournosetoamentalcountoffour.

F.Butexerciseslikethe4-7-8techniquegiveyoutheopportunitytopracticebeingatpeace.

G.Ifyouhavetroubleholdingyourbreath,speedtheexerciseupbutkeeptheratio（consistent）

forthethreephases.

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。

CharliePlumbwasaNavyjetpilot.Onhis75thmission,hisfighterwasdestroyedbya

missileandhewasforcedto41.Theonlythingbetweenhimand42washis

parachute（降落伞）thatheprayedwouldopen.TheparachutedidopenandCharliemadeit

downtotheground,buthewas43andspent6yearsinaprisoncamp.

Oneday,15yearslater,Charliewassittinginarestaurantwhenhe44twotablesover

wasthisguywhokeptlookingathim.Charlielookedbackbutdidn't45him.Finallytheguy

walkedovertoCharlie'stableandsaid,"You'reCaptainPlumb.Youflewjetfightersinthewar.

You46fromtheaircraftcarrier（航母）KittyHawk,youparachutedintoenemyterritory**"

Astonished,Charlieasked,"Howdidyouknow?"Themanlaughedandsaid,"BecauseI

47yourparachute.'

Charliewas48.ThemangrabbedCharlie'shandandsaid,"Iguessitworked,'*and

walkedoff.

Charlielayawakethatnight,thinkingaboutallthetimeshehadwalkedthroughthelong

narrowroomofthe49,withthetableswherethemenpackedtheparachutes.He

wonderedhowmanytimeshemusthavewalkedpastthisman50saying"hi,"or“good

job"or"I51whatyoudo."

Thinkaboutthisforyourself.Howmanytimesinlifedoyou52thepeoplewhohelp

yououtthemost?Thepeoplewhocomeoutofthe53cornersofyourlifejustwhenyou

needthemthemost?Thepeoplewhogothe54mile,thepeoplewhodon'tlookforthe

55ortheachievementmedaloreventhebonuscheck—thefolkswhoarejustoutthere

packingparachutes?

41.A.stopB.escapeC.jumpD.uphold

42.A.deathB.faithC.courageD.confidence

43.A.protectedB.seizedC.deniedD.admitted

44.A.noticedB.facedC.witnessedD.accepted

45.A.appreciateB.discoverC.acknowledgeD.recognize

46.A.fellB.collapsedC.launchedD.bounded

47.A.collectedB.packedC.unlockedD.shifted

48.A.embarrassedB.ashamedC.motionlessD.speechless

49.A.prisoncampB.restaurantroomC.aircraftcarrierD.enemyterritory

50.A.whileB.withoutC.byD.before

51.A.knowB.noticeC.rememberD.appreciate

52A.passB.saveC.testD.cheat

53.A.darkB.farC.smallD.secret

54.A.requiredB.mistakenC.regularD.extra

55A.troubleB.beautyC.praiseD.comfort

第二节（共10小题;每小题L5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。

Hanson,isoneofmanyprofessionalartistswhoseworkwasincludedinthedatasetusedto

trainStableDiffusion,apopular56publiclyavailableopen-sourceAlimagegenerationtool.

She'soneofseveralartistsinterviewed57wereunhappytolearnthatpicturesoftheir

workwereusedwithoutsomeone58(inform)them,askingforconsent,orpayingfortheir

use.

Onceavailableonlytoaselectgroupoftechinsiders,text-to-imageAlsystemsarebecoming

increasinglypopularand59(power).ThesesystemsincludeStableDiffusion,froma

companythatrecentlyraisedmorethan$100millioninfunding,andDALL-E,fromacompany

thathasraised$1billion60now.

Injustmonths,millionsofpeople61(enter)text-toimageAlsystemsandtheyare

alreadybeingusedtocreateexperimentalfilms,magazinecoversandimagestoillustratenews

stories.Animage62(generate)withanAlsystemcalledMidjourneyrecentlywonanart

competitionattheColoradoStateFair,andcaused63uproar(怨愤)amongartists.

ButasartistslikeHansonhavediscoveredthattheirworkisbeingusedtotrainAl,itraises,

anevenmorefundamentalconcern:thattheirownartis64(effective)beingusedtotrain

acomputerprogramthatcouldonedaycutintotheirlivelihoods.Anyonewhogeneratesimages

withsystemssuchasStableDiffusionorDALI-Ecanthensellthem.

"Idon'twanttoparticipateatallinthemachinethat'sgoingto65(cheap)whatIdo,"

saidDanielDanger,anillustratorandprintmakerwholearnedanumberofhisworkswereused

totrainStableDiffusion.

第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)

第一节(