江苏省苏州市高三上学期期末考试英语

苏州市2023~2024学年第一学期学业质量阳光指标调研卷高三英语2024.01注意：本卷分第一卷（选择题）和第二卷（非选择题）两部分。两部分答案都做在答题卡上。总分为150分。调研时间120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节,满分30分）做题时,先将答案标在本卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将本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.Wherearethespeakers?A.Inahotel. B.Inatravelagency. C.Attheairport.2.Whathasthewomanbeeninterestedinlately?A.Basketball. B.Tennis. C.Cycling.3.Whatdoesthewomanimply?A.Shehasplannedtocookdinner.B.Sheistootiredtoprepareameal.C.Shemightgiveuptidyingthehouse.4.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?A.Momandson. B.Brotherandsister. C.Husbandandwife.5.Whatdoesthewomanprobablymean?A.Keeptheroominorder. B.Throwawaydirtyclothes.C.Layoutdirtyclothesonthefloor.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.WhereisStevenow?A.Vancouver. B.California. C.Shanghai.7.WhatistheweatherlikeinCalifornianow?A.Sunny. B.Cloudy. C.Rainy.听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。8.Whatistheman'sroleintheconversation?A.Anorganizer. B.Agardener. C.Asquareworker.9.Howdoesthewomansoundintheend?A.Confused. B.Satisfied. C.Surprised.10.Whatwillthewomandofirst?A.Waterthecrops. B.Signupfortheactivity.C.Sharetheinformationwithherfriends.听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。11.Whatisthewomandoing?A.Conductinganinterview. B.Hostingaceremony. C.Holdingapressconference.12.WhatisNorman'spanymainlydealingwithnow?A.Buildingtoytrains. B.Constructingabridge. C.Findingabusinesspartner.13.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Tolerant. B.Sympathetic. C.Enthusiastic.听第9段材料,回答第14至16题。14.WhatkindoftrainingwillMikeberesponsiblefor?A.Marketmanagement. B.Digitalmarketing. C.Digitaldevices.15.Whatdoweknowabouttheworkingatmosphere?A.Stressful. B.Relaxed. C.petitive.16.HowcanCindylearnadditionalknowledge?A.Byattendingonlinecourses.B.Byhavingaccesstoonlinebooks.C.Byreceivingfacetofacetraining.听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。17.Whoistheclubintendedfor?A.Officestaff. B.Universitystudents. C.Seniorhighstudents.18.Whatistheclub'sgoal?A.Toensurestudents'academicsuccess.B.Toimprovestudents'developerskills.C.Tohelpstudentsputforwardnewideas.19.Whatcanstudentsdointheclub?A.Joinworkshopstoworkoutcreativesolutions.B.Findoutproblemsfacedbylocalmunity.C.SetupmoreworkshopsacrosstheUK.20.Whenwillthefirstmeetingbeheld?A.OnJanuary5. B.OnFebruary4. C.OnMarch1.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。ABetween1901and2023,theNobelPrizesandtheNobelMemorialPrizeinEconomicScienceswereawarded621timesto1,000peopleandorganizations.WithsomereceivingtheNobelPrizemorethanonce,thismakesatotalof965individualsand27organizations.Below,youcanviewthefulllistof2023NobelPrizesandNobelPrizewinners.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics2023PierreAgostini,FerencKrauszandAnneL'Huillier"forexperimentalmethodsthatgenerateattosecondpulses（脉冲）oflightforthestudyofelectrondynamicsinmatter"TheNobelPrizeinPhysiologyorMedicine2023KatalinKarikoandDrewWeissman"fortheirdiscoveriesconcerningDNAthatenabledthedevelopmentofeffectivevaccines（疫苗）againstCOVID19"TheNobelPrizeinChemistry2023MoungiG.Bawendi,LouisE.BrusandAlexeiI.Ekimov"forthediscoveryandbinationofquantumdots（量子点）"TheNobelPrizeinLiterature2023JonFosse"forhisinnovativeworkswhichgivevoicetotheunsayable"TheNobelPeacePrize2023NargesMohammadi"forherfightagainsttheunfairandcrueltreatmentofwomeninIranandherfighttopromotehumanrightsandfreedomforall"TheNobleMemorialPrizeinEconomicSciences2023ClaudiaGoldin"forhavingadvancedourunderstandingofwomen'slabourmarketoutes"Forfurtherinformation,youcanclickhere.21.Whoseachievementdirectlycontributestopeople'sheath?A.PierreAgostini. B.KatalinKarikó. C.AlexeiI.Ekimov. D.JonFosse.22.Whatdothelasttwowinnershaveinmon?A.Theymakebreakthroughsinscientificfield.B.Theyshowconcernforwomen'scondition.C.TheyconducttheirresearchinAsiancountries.D.Theyfightforthefreedomofworkingwomen.23.Whereisthearticleprobablytakenfrom?A.Asciencewebsite. B.Aliterarymagazine.C.Aresearchpaper. D.Asciencetextbook.BAnxietyhasfollowedmearoundlikealostdoglookingforaboneforyearsnow.IfeelitthemoststronglywhenI'mworriedaboutmyhealthormydaughter'shealth.Ifeelanunusualsensationandallofasudden:panic!Myworriesarenotlimitedtohealthconcernsthough,andtheygointhedirectionofanxietyaboutthefutureoftheworld,worriesaboutmyfinances,andfearsthatI'mnotgoodenough.Letmegobackafewdecades,backtowhenanxietywasn'tpartofmylife.WhenIwasachild,Ilovedart.IdrewandIcoloredbecausethat'swhatIenjoyed.Iwenttocollegetobeeanartteacher.WhenIfinishedschoolinMayof2001,Ihadaparttimedesignjob,andaftertheeventofSeptember11h,2001,IknewIneededtotravel,togetoutofthesafelifeIwaslivinginmyhometown.That'swhenmycreativepracticesfellbythewayside.Luckily,afterthebirthofmydaughterin2014,thedesiretocreatecameback.Atfirst,Iwasusingatinycornerofabedroominourrentalhousetopaint.Eventuallyweboughtahouse,andIhadthespacetospreadout,readytopaintwhenevertheurgestruck.That'swhenIstartednoticingsomethingimportant:Paintingstilledmeinawaythatnothingelsedid.Iteasedmyfearsandanxietiesinawayotherpractice（deepbreathing,etc）didnot,atleastnotasconsistently.Whenanxiousthoughtsstart,Iknowwhattodo.Iheadintomystudio,grabsomematerials,andstartcreating.Soonenough,theworriesaregoneandinsteadmymindisquiet.Ithinkthereasonwhypaintingissohelpfulformyanxietyisthat,inorderformetobeanxious,Ihavetobeworryingaboutthefutureandwhatitholds.WhenI'mdoinganactivitythatrequiresmyfullconcentration,Ihavetobeinthemoment.Itdoesn'tmatterifyou'reartistic.Theonlythingthatmattersisfindingawaytobehere,inthenow,insteadofintheunknowablefuture.24.Whichwordcanbestdescribethewriterinparagraph1?A.Cautious. B.Insecure. C.Considerate. D.Impatient.25.Whendidthewritergiveuponarttemporarily?A.Afterherdaughterwasborn. B.Whenshestudiedincollege.C.Whenshewasstillalittlechild. D.Aftersomebigeventhappened.26.Howdoespaintingrelievethewriter'sanxiety?A.Paintingmakesherstayinaplace. B.Colorsofpaintingcalmherdown.C.Paintingisaverycreativeactivity. D.Paintingmakeslessroomforworries.27.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?A.Whatisimportantistoseizethemoment.B.Anxietymaysometimesbebeneficialtolife.C.Itisnecessarytolearnsomeartinchildhood.D.Paintingisthebestwaytoeasepeople'smind.CEatinginsectsisoneofthoseideasthatneverquiteseemtocatchon.TheUnitedNationsspreadtheideaadecadeago,but,intheWestatleast,insectsremainmostlyabsentfromsupermarketshelves.Facedwithanunsatisfiedpublic,scientistshavebeenexploringotheroptions.Oneistofeedtheinsectsinsteadtofarmanimals,whicharenotsopicky.Ofcourse,theinsectsneedtoeat,too.Todate,theyhavemostlyreared（饲养）onleftoverchickenfeed.Butthesupplyofthatislimited,andifinsectrearedmeatistotakeoff,newsourceswillbeneeded.NielsEriksen,abiochemistatAalborgUniversity,suggestsfeedingthemonthewasteproductsofthebeerindustry.Theworldknocksbackaround185bnlitresofbeereveryyear.Eachlitreproducesbetweenthreeandtenlitresofwastewaterfullofthrownawaygrains.Themixisrichinproteinbutlackingincarbohydrates（碳水化合物）,especiallyparedwithchickenfeed.Mostinsectsgrownforfeeddepend,inthewild,onthecarbohydratesfoundinbadfruit.Whetherinsectswouldactuallyconsiderbeerwasteasquaremealwas,therefore,unclear.Theresearchersusedthebabyinsectsoftheblacksoldierfly.Theyounginsectsweredividedintothreegroups,whichwereofferedbeerwaste,chickenfeedoramixtureofboth.TheresearchersmonitoredboththeirweightgainandtheamountofCO,theyproduced.Theyfoundthebabyinsectshappilyconsumedbothbeerwasteandchickenfeed,andgrewequallywelloneitherfoodsource.DrEriksenfoundfewdifferencesinhownutritioustheinsectswouldbetofarmanimals.Theexperimentmayhaveimplicationsbeyondthebeerbusiness,too.Bonemealfromfarms,andwastefromotherfoodindustriesarealllikewiseplentifulandproteinrich.Allnowlooktobereasonabletargetsfornutrientrecyclingbyinsects.Whetherconsumerswillbewillingtoeatinsectrearedbeef,though,remainstobeseen.28.WhatisthepurposeofNielsEriksen'sresearch?A.Tofindalternativestochickenfeed.B.Torecyclethewastewaterinbeerindustry.C.Tochangepublic'sattitudetowardinsects.D.Toreducetheconsumptionofwasteproducts.29.Whatisparagraph6mainlyabout?A.Thefutureapplicationoftheresearch. B.Theimportanceofproteininthecycle.C.Theextendedinfluenceoftheresearch. D.Thecontributionofthebeerindustry.30.Whatisthepossiblefoodchaindescribedinthearticle?A.chickensinsectscowshumans B.humansbeerwasteinsectscowsC.beerwasteinsectscowshumans D.cowschickensinsectsbeerwaste31.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleofthearticle?A.WasterecyclingwillbetakingoffsoonB.EatinginsectsisthenewoptionforpeopleC.InsectscouldhelpturnbeerwasteintobeefD.InsectscouldgainpopularityinsupermarketDAIcouldmakeitlessnecessarytolearnforeignlanguages.Thatisgoodnewsfortravelers,badnewsforsoulfulconnection.TravelhaslongbeenamotivatorforstudyunlesspeoplestarttofeelAItoolsofferagoodenoughservice.Someareconcernedthatappsareturninglanguageacquisitionintoadwindlingpursuit.DouglasHofstadter,awriter,hasarguedthatsomethingimportantwilldisappearwhenpeopletalkthroughmachines.Hedescribesgivingahesitant,difficultspeechinMandarin,whichrequiredalotofworkbutofferedasenseofachievementattheend.WhowouldshowofftakingaplanetothetopofMountEverest?Othersarelessworried.Mostpeopledonotmoveabroadorhavethekindofsustainedcontactwithaforeignculturethatrequiresthemtoputintheworktobeefluent.Nordomostpeoplelearnlanguagesforthepurposeofhumanizingthemselvesortrainingtheirbrains.Ontheirholiday,theyjustwantabeerandpizza.AsAItranslationbeesamorepopularlaboursavingtool,peoplewilldivideintotwogroups.Therewillbethosewhowanttochallengetheirminds,putthemselvesinotherculturesorforcetheirthinkingintonewpathways.Thislotwillstilltakeonlanguagestudy,oftenaidedbytechnology.Otherswilllookatlearninganewlanguagewithamixofadmirationandconfusion,astheymightwithextremeendurance（忍耐力）sports:"Goodforyou,ifthat'syourthing,butabitpainfulformytaste."Butafocusonthelearneralonemissesthefundamentallysocialnatureoflanguage.Itisabitlikeanalyzingthebenefitsofcloserelationshipstohearthealthbutoverlookingtheinnervalueofthosebondsthemselves.WhenyoutrytoaskdirectionsinbrokenJapaneseormakeajokeinhesitantGerman,youaremakingdirectcontactwithsomeone.Andwhenyouspeakalanguagewellenoughtotellastorywithperfecttimingorputsubtle（微妙的）shadingonanargument,thatconnectionisstilldeeper.32.Whatdoestheword"dwindling"meaninparagraph2?A.Growing. B.Lasting. C.Declining. D.Challenging.33.Whatistheunderlinedpart"takingahelicoptertothetopofMountEverest"paredto?A.UsingAItoolstodothetranslation.B.Doingtheworkthatgivesyousatisfaction.C.Makingefforttolearnanewlanguage.D.Studyingalanguageaidedbytechnology.34.Whichofthefollowingwillthe"Others"inparagraph4agreewith?A.Peopleshouldstretchtheirmindsinlife.B.AItranslationtoolsofferagoodservice.C.Extremeendurancesportsareworthtrying.D.Languagelearningbuildsdeepconnection.35.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Languagelearningbenefitslearnersalone.B.Languagelearningisofvaluetohumanhealth.C.Weshouldreflectonlanguagelearningmethods.D.Weshouldadoptanewangleonlanguagelearning.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。Whatestomindwhenyouthinkaboutchocolate?AcandybaratHalloween?Icecreamonahotday?ForIbrahim,a12yearoldboyfromtheWestAfricancountryofGhana,chocolateisnotaboutsweettreats;itisaboutbitterwork.36Butiftheydid,wewouldlearnthatIbrahimspendshisdaysgrowingandharvestingcocoabeans,fromwhichchocolateismade.Wewouldalsolearnthatheisjustoneofmorethantwomillionchildrenwhoperformthisdifficultlabourinsteadofattendingschool.Tochangetheharmfulpracticeslikethis,somefarmsuseanapproachcalledFairtrade.37Itaimstocreateadifferentrelationshipbetweenbuyers（chocolatepanies）andsellers（cocoafarmers）byencouragingfarmerstojointogethertoformasharedbusinesscalledacooperative.Becausefarmersworktogetherinsteadofpetingwitheachother,theycandemandahigherpricefromthebuyers.38Consumerslikeyoucanplayaroleaswell.YoucanbuyFairtradechocolateifpossible,pressurecandypaniestochangetheirlabourpractices,orasklocalstorestosellFairtradeproducts.39ItisaprogrammerecognizingschoolsthatprovideFairtradeproductsincafeteriasorincluderelatedlessonsincurriculum（课程）.ChocolatehasahiddenstorythataffectschildrenlikeIbrahimchildrenwhowantahappyfuturejustlikeyoudo.40ByenjoyingFairtradeproductsorsimplyspreadingtheword,youcanmakechocolateassweetforallchildrenasitisforyou.A.Youhavethepowertochangethestory.B.Thelabelsonchocolatedonottellhisstory.C.Fairtradeisawayofdoingbusinessthatprohibitschildlabour.D.YoucanalsotakeactionthroughtheFairtradeSchoolsnetwork.E.Onmanyfarms,childrenlikeIbrahimperformdifficultfarmingtasks.F.CocoatreesgrowinthetropicalclimatesofAfrica,LatinAmericaandSouthEastAsia.G.Withmoreine,farmerscanpayadultworkersandcansendtheirchildrentoschool.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。John,69,wantedtoretirefromrunninghissmalltowngrocerystore.However,hedidn'twantto41hislocalmunitywithoutagrocerystoretoshopat.Hewasfacingadilemma（困境）.John'sparentsopenedthestorein1940,andJohn42itoverin1985.Whenthestorefirstopened,itwasoneoffourgrocerystoresintown.Now,it'sthelastone43.Sincetherewasnooneinhisfamilywhocouldcontinuerunningit,John44sellingitandputthestoreonthe45threeyearsago.Althoughhegotsomeinterest,no46camein.47,hepulledthestoreoffthemarket,asheworriedthatwhoeverboughtthebuildingmightnotcontinuethegrocerystore,whichwouldmakelifeharderforpeopleinthemunityespeciallythosewithout48toavehicle.Thenlastsummer,Elizabeth,whogrewupinanearbytown,49Johnwithanidea.Sheofferedtoraisemoneytobuythestore,withthegoalof50itintoasustainablesocialenterprise.Thus,Elizabethturnedtolocalresidentsandpeople51.Localresidents,aswellaspeoplewith52tothetown,donated.Inamatterofmonths,themunity53halfamilliondollars,whichwasenoughforthemto54thepropertyandrenewthestore.John,forhispart,is55thathisfamily'slegacy（遗产）willliveon,andtheresidentswillstillhavealocalplacetoshopforfreshfood.41. A.give B.cause C.lead D.leave42. A.handed B.took C.turned D.looked43. A.changing B.standing C.closing D.developing44. A.considered B.opposed C.missed D.avoided45. A.list B.spot C.line D.market46. A.calls B.charges C.offers D.plaints47. A.Gradually B.Eventually C.Annually D.Constantly48. A.addiction B.attention C.adaptation D.access49. A.defended B.blessed C.approached D.equipped50. A.dividing B.downgrading C.transforming D.restoring51. A.satup B.steppedup C.spedup D.spokeup52. A.disrespect B.mitment C.ties D.contributions53. A.invested B.borrowed C.saved D.collected54. A.purchase B.promote C.sell D.rent55. A.excited B.frightened C.annoyed D.astonished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。ChenSifang,a23yearoldstudentfromBeijingNormalUniversity,givesmovie56（appreciate）classestochildreninXinghaicounty,Qinghaiprovincetopromoteartandculture.Theclassispartofanonprofitproject57collegestudentsvolunteerduringtheirvacationsinremoteareasandgiveartandcultureclassestolocalchildren.58（launch）inJulyandlastingalmostamonth,theprojecthassentmorethan100collegestudentstosixregions.Chenrecallsthatittookthevolunteerlecturerssixhours59（travel）fromXiningtothecounty,whichhas60averagealtitude（海拔）of3,900meters.Asthebusapproached,theysawclearblueskies,vastgrasslandsandroaming（漫游）cattle,makingthemfeel61（refresh）.Afterconsultingwithherfellowvolunteers,Chenselected30movies62coachingmaterialsfornearly70localstudentsfromthreeprimaryschoolsandtwojuniormiddleschools.Interestingly,ChenfoundayounggirlwhosaidoneofZhangYimou'smoviewasherfavoritebecausetheromancebetweenthetwomaincharacterswassimilarto63ofherownparents'."It'sveryinteresting.Ihaveneverhadthiskindofclassbefore,"says14yearoldYangChengyan,who64（absorb）inreadingmorescifitalesbyLiuCixin,authorofTheWanderingEarthnowbecauseofthisclass.Besidesthechildren,theirparentswerealsodrawntothebigscreen.Afilmcould65（true）leaveamarkontheirlives.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）假定你是李华,刚参加了杭州亚运会的志愿者工作,你的外国好友Peter想申请做下一届志愿者,写信向你询问相关情况,请你用英语给他写一封回信,内容包括：1.个人感想；2.如何准备：3.表达祝愿。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。DearPeter,Bestregards,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一段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Attheendofmyjunioryear,electionforstudentbodyofficerscausedquiteanexcitementamongstudents.ItappearedthatDebbiewouldrununopposedforpresident.Talkingamongagroupofdissatisfiedgirls,Iwhispered,"Theremustbesomeonewho'drun