江苏省常州市联盟学校2023-2024学年高二下学期3月阶段调研考试英语试题

江苏省常州市联盟学校2023-2024学年高二下学期3月阶段调研考试第一部分：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.Whatarethetwospeakersmainlytalkingabout?A.Noise.B.Housework. C.Windows.2.Whoprobablyisthewoman?A.Arestaurantmanager.B.Ahotelclerk.C.Abankclerk.3.Whatdoesthewomanmean?A.Themathspuzzleisalsodifficultforher.B.It’sapityforthemannottosolvethepuzzle.C.Shewantsthemantohelpher.4.Whatwillthewomanprobablydowiththecomputer?A.Returnittothestore.B.Haveitchecked.C.Haveitreplaced.5.Whydoesthewomancometotheman’soffice?A.Toworktogetherwiththeman.B.Totalktohimaboutherpaper.C.Toinvitehimtohavelunch.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.WhatdoweknowaboutRichardandWendy?A.Theyarenewtothisneighborhood.B.TheyarelivingwhereJanetoncelived.C.TheyarefriendsofJanet’shusband.7.WhoaretheThompsons?A.Janet’soldlandlord.B.Richard’sfriends.C.Janet’soldneighbors.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.Whatmadethewoman’shousemessy?A.Thekids.B.Thepets.C.Thefriends.9.HowwastheweatheronSaturday?A.Windy. B.Cloudy. C.Nice.10.WhatdidthewomandoonSunday?A.Shespentsometimeinthemuseum.B.Shehadawalkinthemountain.C.Shecleanedthehouse.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。Whofeltsadaboutthenewsinthepaper?A.Susan.B.Susan’sgrandpa.C.NatBaker.12.Whyhavetheplansforthecommunitycenterbeenpostponed?A.Theseniorcitizensdon’tliketheidea.B.Peopleprefertheoldlibrary.C.Thereisshortofmoney.13.WhatdoesGrandpathinkoftheoldcommunitycenteronElmStreet?A.Itisn’twell-equipped.B.Itisn’tsuitablefortheold.C.Itisverybig.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inahotel.B.Inastudio.C.Inauniversity.15.Howmuchdoesthemansharetheexpensesforeverysemester?A.$5,000. B.$3,000. C.$2,000.16.What’stheman’ssuggestiononsavingmoney?A.Shoppingonlineforcheaperclothes.B.Tryingtoeathome-madefood.C.Sharingaroomwithothers.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.Whomightbeinterestedinthisspeech?A.Teachers.B.Children.C.Parents.18.Whatisthespeakerschildlikenow?A.Heisanadult.B.Heisateenager.C.Heisstillasmallboy.19.Whichperiodisachallengingtimeforchildren?A.Adolescence.B.Childhood.C.Adulthood.20.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofraisingchildren?A.Itisfullofenjoyment.B.Itisnotashardasitlooks.C.Itisnotaneasyjob.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。AHowdoflowersknowwhentobloom?Howdodogsknowwhentostartgettingtheirwintercoatsfallingoff?Phenology,thestudyoftimingsinnature,helpsusunderstandhowplantandanimallifecycleeventsareinfluencedbyseasonalvariationsandchangingclimate.Learnmoreaboutphenologyandrecordthetimingsofnaturenearyou!MATERIALS·PhenologybingosheetSmellfresh-cutgrassFindaredleafonatreeSmellabloomingflowerFindsnowonthegroundFindabutterflyFindfootprintsinthemudScratchamosquitobiteListentoarainstormCollectripestrawberriesSeeagroupofbirdsflyoverheadPlaywithmapleseedsFindapinecone(松果)ontheground·Sciencenotebookorpaper·SomethingtowritewithPROCEDURE·Inyoursciencenotebook,writedown3or4naturalthingsyoucanobservethattellyouwhatseasonitis.·Printoutthebingosheet.Walkinyourneighborhoodandcrossoffasmanyoftheitemsasyoucan.·Areyouabletogetthrougheverythingonyourbingosheet?Doyounoticeapatternwiththeitemsthatyouare/aren’tabletofind?Whattimeoftheyearwoulditbeeasiesttogetthrougheachitemonthebingosheet?·Keepyourbingosheetandcontinueplayingthroughoutthefollowingmonths.Thenyouareabletodiscovervariousconnectionsandpatternsthataffectoureverydaylife.Forexample,theappearanceofflowersisaresponsetothelocalweatherandclimate.21.Whatdoesphenologymainlyfocuson?A.Theeffectsofclimatechangeoneverydaylife.B.Thelinkbetweenbiologicaleventsandtheenvironment.C.Theinteractionbetweenplantandanimallifecycles.D.Thepatternsofclimateandseasonalvariations.22.Whatshouldpeopledowiththebingosheet?A.Useitforalongperiod.B.Putitintheirnotebook.C.Findeveryitemonit.D.Add3or4itemstoit.23.Whydoestheauthorwritethistext?A.Tohelppeopleimproveobservationalskills. B.Topersuadepeopletobeclosetonature.C.Toprovideawaytocastnewlightonphenology. D.Topublicizethesignificanceofphenology.BDr.JosephDituri,whois55andknownas“Dr.DeepSea”,hasjustfinishedanamazingadventure.For100days,theUniversityofSouthFloridascientistlivedinasmallroomunderwater.Hesetanewworldrecord,beatingtheoldrecordof73days.Thefartheryougobelowtheocean’ssurface,thegreaterthepressure.Themission,knownasProjectNeptune100,wasascientificattempttostudytheeffectsoflivinginahigh-pressureenvironmentforacontinuousperiod.Inhisundersearoom,Dr.Dituriwaslivingwithpressurethatwasabout66%greaterthanthepressureonthesurface.Hebelievedthathighpressurecouldhelppeoplelivelongerandstayhealthierastheygetolderandthatitcouldalsohelpdoctorstreatdifferentmedicalproblems,includingbraininjuries.Actually,Dr.Dituriwentthroughseveralbigchanges.Foronething,hebecame1.3centimetersshorterduringhistimeatthehigherpressureundersea.Hewasalsoabletosleepmuchbetter.Hisphysicalconditionsgreatlyimprovedinacoupleofotherways,too.Whilehewaslivingunderwater,Dr.Dituristayedbusy.Heusedtheprojectasaneducationalexperiencefortheyouth.“Ihavecommunicatedwiththousandsofyoungpeopletogettheminterestedinscience,technology,engineeringandmath,”hesaid.Hehadonlinechatswithover5,500studentsfrom15differentcountries.Meanwhile,hekeptteachinghiscollegeclassesandworkedwithothermarineexpertstofigureoutwaystoprotectandtakecareoftheocean.Dr.Diturisaidhisfavoritepartoftheprojectwastalkingwithyoungpeople.“Ifwecangetpeopleexcitedaboutscience,thatwouldbeagreatsuccesstome!”hesaid.“Maybeoneday,oneofthemwillcomebackandbreaktherecordIjustset.MygreatesthopeisthatIcaninspireanewgenerationofresearcherstopushbacktheboundaries.”24.WhydidDr.Diturihavetheadventure?A.Tolearnhowhumanbodiesrespondtohighpressure.B.Toresearchtheunderwaterlifebetter.C.Todrawattentiontoahealthylifestyle.D.Tobeatthepreviousworldrecord.25.WhathappenedtoDr.Dituri?A.Hisstateofhealthstabilized. B.Hewasforcedtoliveabusylife.C.Hisheightchangedslightly. D.Hesufferedfromsleepproblems.26.WhatdoesDr.Dituriwanttoinspireyoungpeopletodothroughtheproject?A.Developenthusiasmforscience. B.Challengethemselvesbravely.C.Expandscientificboundaries. D.Protecttheoceanactively.27.HowcanwedescribeDr.Dituri?A.Heishigh-poweredandcaring.B.Heisdeterminedandinspiring.C.Heisopen-mindedandinsightful.D.Heiscommittedandoptimistic.CBynow,thestoryofBritneySpears'sguardianshipanditseventualendiswellknown:Foryears,Ms.Spearswastrappedinalegalsituationinwhichmostofthemoneysheearnedwenttoherfather,whocontrollednotonlyherfinances,butthingslikehermedication,herperformancescheduleandmore.Ms.Spears'sstorytriggeredanexaminationofguardianshiplaws,andthatmayhavehelpedpromptrecentassessmentsoftheprotections-orlackthereof-availabletochildinfluencers.YetinnearlyalloftheUnitedStates,theseworkershavenolegalprotectionsandnoguaranteesthattheywilleverseeanyofthemoneythattheyhaveearned.IfthishasparallelswithMs.Spears'sguardianship,itsrootsstretchbacknearlyacentury.In1938,a23-year-oldnamedJackieCoogan,whohadstarredinCharlieChaplin's"TheKid"asatoddler,learnedthathismotherandhisstepfatherhadspentthemillionsofdollarshehadearnedasachildstar.Hesuedandwon,andinresponse,Californiapassedabillin1939,commonlyreferredtoastheCooganLaw,toprotectchildreninsimilarroles.Today,arevisedversionofthelawrequiresthat15percentofachildentertainer'searningsgointoatrust.AfewotherstateshavetheirownversionsofCalifornia'slaw,butbarringoneexception,theselawsdonotextendtochildrenwhoaremakingtheirnamesonInstagram,TikTok,YouTubeoranyoftheothermajorsocialmediaplatforms.Evenifchildinfluencersproducetheirowncontentandarenotmanagedbytheirparents,theyareatriskofbeingexploitedbyadultsintheirlives.Now,politiciansarestartingtocatchup,motivatedinpartbycivic-mindedteenagerswhohavewatchedaspopularfamilyvloggerslikeMachelleHobsonandRubyFrankehavebeenexposedforabusingandexploitingtheirchildren,mostlybehindthescenes,butsometimesoncamera.28.TheexampleofBritneySpearsshowsthat____________.A.peopleareinterestedinthenewsofcelebritiesB.somestarsbreakupwiththeirfamilyaftergainingfameC.theconflictbetweenparentsandchildreniscommonD.theguardianshiplawmayfailtoofferprotection29.Whatdoes“this”refertoinparagraph3?A.ThephenomenonthatthegovernmentexaminestheguardianshiplawsB.ThephenomenonthatchildlaborershavenocontroloverthemoneytheyhaveearnedC.ThephenomenonthatchildinfluencerearnedmoremoneythanadultsD.ThephenomenonthatJackieCooganstarredinCharlieChaplin's"TheKid"asatoddler30.WhatcanbelearnedabouttheCooganLaw?A.JackieCooganwascompensatedaccordingtothislaw.B.Itdoesnotapplytochildentertainersononlineplatforms.C.Afewstateshasthelawtoprotectchildentertainers.D.Itrequiresthat15percentoftheearningsgototheparents.31.Whatcanyouknowfromthelastparagraph?A.Politiciansarepunishingthebehaviorofchildabuse.B.Politiciansareliftingtheagerestrictionsinbanks.C.Politiciansareimprovingtherelatedlaws.D.Politiciansarebanningchildrenfrombeingcontentcreators.DPlacedbeforeyouaretwopots.Eachcontains100balls.Youaregivenacleardescriptionofthefirstpot'scontents,inwhichthereare50redballsand50blackballs.Theeconomistrunningtheexperimentistight-lippedaboutthesecond,sayingonlythatthereare100ballsdividedbetweenredandblackinsomepercentage.Thenyouareofferedachoice.Pickaredballfromapotandyouwillgetamilliondollars.Whichpotwouldyouliketopullfrom?Nowtryagain,butselectablackball.Whichpotthistime?Mostpeoplechoosethefirstpotbothtimes,despitesuchachoiceimplyingthattherearebothmoreandfewerredballsthaninthesecondpot.ThisfactisknownastheEllsbergparadoxafterDanielEllsberg,whocalledthebehaviourhateuncertainty.Itrevealsadeeperproblemfacingtheworldasitstruggleswithclimatechange.Ignoranceofthefuturecarriesacosttoday:uncertaintymakesrisksuninsurable,orattheveryleastexpensive.Thelessinsurersknowaboutrisks,themorecapitaltheyneedtoprotecttheirbalance-sheetsagainstpossiblelosses.Insuranceisatoolofclimateadaptation.Indeed,insurancecalculatorshaveasbigaroletoplayasactivistsinthefightagainstclimatechange.Withoutinsurance,thosewhosehomesburninawildfireoraredestroyedbyafloodwillloseeverything.Insurancecanalsobeamotiveforcorrectiveaction.Higherinsuranceexpenses,whichaccuratelyreflectrisk,stimulatepeopletoadaptsooner,whetherbydiscouragingbuildinginriskyareasorencouragingpeopletomoveawayfromhighfireriskland.Ifpricesarewrong,societywillbemorehurtbyahotterworldthanotherwisewouldbethecase.Politiciansconsideringfinancialaidforhomeinsuranceonfloodplainsoughttonote.32.Theexperimentofthetwopotsshowthat___________.A.instinctsometimesworksbetterthanreasoning B.mostpeoplepreferpredictabilitytouncertaintyC.peoplearewillingtotakeriskstogetareward D.itisimpossibletoalwaysmaketherightdecision33.What’sthefunctionsofinsurance?A.Itraisespeople’sawarenessofclimatechange. B.Itpreventspeoplefromtakingrisks.C.Itmotivatespeopletoadapttoriskyenvironment. D.Ithelpsclimaterefugeestorelocate.34.What’sauthor’sattitudetowardsfinancialaidsforhomeinsurance?A.Opposing B.Supportive C.Uncertain D.Ambiguous35.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Preventionisbetterthanremedy B.ImprovingforecastcanreduceuncertaintyC.Uncertaintypushesupthepriceofinsurance D.Speedyactionisurgentlyneededforclimatechange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。Howcutenesshastakenovertheworld?Scrollthroughanysocial-mediafeed,andbeforelongacutevideowillappear.__36__.Thesupplyoftheseadorableclipsishuge.OnTikTok,thereare65millionvideostagged#cute.__37__.JapaneseartistsintheEdoperiod(between1603and1868)paintedpuppiesorfashionedthemoutofivory.JoshuaPaulDale,theauthorof"Irresistible",arguesthatthepopularityofCupidsinRenaissanceandRococoartmadewingedbabies"themajorexpressionofcutenessinWesternartforthreecenturies".__38__.Peoplecouldwatchandshareamusingcontentoftheirchildrenorfavouriteanimalsatanytime.In2022,morethan90,000videosofcatswereuploadedtoYouTubeeveryday.Cutethingsareeverywhere,notjustonline.InAmerica,apuppyhasadvertisedbeer,andacutegeckohelpscompanyGeicosellaround$39billionincarinsuranceayear.InBritainacartoonkoalahelpspeddletoiletpaper.__39__.However,astudyfrom2015foundthatparticipantsfeltmoreenergeticandpositive,andlessannoyed.anxiousorsad,afterwatchingcatvideos.Cutenesshasreal-worlduses.Lovot,acompanionrobotwithbigeyesandabuttonnose,iscoveredinsensorsandrespondspositivelywhenhugged.Suchinnovationsmayhelpfightwithlonelinessamongtheelderly.Policymakers,too,mighttakeadvantageofthepowerofcutetoguidepeople'sbehaviour.__40__.Anappreciationforcutethingsisajoyinandofitself,butitalsohasthepotentialtochangetheworld.How'sthatforacuteidea?Cutenessisnotanewtrend.Itinsertsalmosteveryaspectofourlives.Perhapsitshowsagigglingbabyorarabbitbitingstrawberries.Japan'skawaiibarriersarethoughttoreduceroad-rageincidents.Then,withtheInternet,cutenessbecameavailableondemand.Thedemandisgreater:thosevideoshavebeenviewedover625billiontimes.Aninterestintheadorablehaslongbeenconsideredasgirlish.第三部分语言知识运用（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。In1967,myhusbandandIgraduatedfromcollegewithfinancialchallenges.Westruggledtomakeboth__41__meetbecauseofourlow-payingjobsaswellascollegeloans.Thebirthofoursonthatsummer__42__ourfinancialpressure.Laterwegotinvolvedsociallywithacommunityofcouples.They__43__ourvaluesandhadinsightstoofferonparenting.Thisgroupofpeoplewenttomanyplacesandengagedinvariousactivities.They__44__madeusfeelwelcomealthoughourfinancesoften__45__ourparticipation.Onesummer,thegroup__46__apicnicandrequestedwebringpotatochips.Iwas__47__thatIdidn’thavetospendmuchontheevent.SoIboughttwolargebagsoftheleastexpensivebrandofpotatochipsIcouldfind.__48__,wegottothestatepark,onlytofindarealfeastlaidout—chicken,watermelon,home-madesalads,anddesserts.__49__,Ithoughtaboutleavingbutafriendreassured(使……安心)methatourtimetomakea__50__forthefeastwouldcome.Decadeshavepassed.Now,asmyhusbandandIapproachretirementwithourgrownson,thatpicnicremains__51__inmymemory.Ourfriends’kindnesshas__52__howweperceiveandassistothers.Wemayneverrepaythosewhoonceprovidedforus,butwecontinuethetraditionof__53__,supportingourstrugglingyoungerfriends.Thatday,thefeastsymbolizeda(n)__54__ofgratitude,nottoberepaid,buttobepaidforward.Itservesasa__55__ofthelastingpowerofcommunityandkindness.A.terms B.routes C.ends D.sides42.A.allowedfor B.sortedout C.resultedin D.addedto43.A.challenged B.shared C.reflected D.acknowledged44.A.hopefully B.originally C.consistently D.occasionally45.A.encouraged B.restricted C.refused D.facilitated46.A.advertised B.funded C.delivered D.organized47.A.relieved B.satisfied C.astonished D.convinced48.A.Instead B.Therefore C.Moreover D.However49.A.Depressed B.Disappointed C.Embarrassed D.Worried50.A.return B.fortune C.difference D.reform51.A.available B.fresh C.distant D.untouched52.A.evaluated B.calculate C.influenced D.defined53.A.innovation B.cooperation C.royalty D.generosity54.A.debt B.favor C.advance D.investment55.A.chance B.motive C.reminder D.turn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。TheVoyagerProgramwasconceivedasagrandtourofthesolarsystem.Itwasactually__56__engineerintheJetPropulsionLaboratorythatrealizedinthelate'70stherewasgoingtobea__57__(gold)opportunity.Andthatwas__58__theplanetswereallgoingtomoreorlesslineupononesideofthesun.Andthat'sreallyimportantwhenyou'retryingtoexploreoneplanetafteranother,becauseofcoursealltheplantsinthesolarsystemareorbiting__59__(independent).Sometimes

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oftherangeofoursolarsystem.第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节应用文写作（满分15分）假如你是李华，在上周的高二年级读后续写竞赛中，你的得分为14分（满分25分），你觉得此分数偏低不太合理。请你给外教评委Ryan写一份邮件，内容包括：1.说明问题；2.给出理由。参考词汇：读后续写continuationwriting注意：1）可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯；2）写作词数应为80左右（超字数不扣分）。DearRyan,I’mLiHuafromGrade2,_____________________________________________________ Yourssincerely,LiHua第二节读后续写（满分25分）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