2023-2024学年江苏省苏州市高三年级上册期末摸底调研英语模拟试题（含答案）

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2023-2024学年江苏省苏州市高三上学期期末摸底调研英语

模拟试题

■第1部分阅读理解

:第一节阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共15小题；满分37.5分）

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ThelatestdatashowsthepopulationofwildAsianelephantsinsouthwestChina9sYunnanProvince

hasincreasedfromaround150tomorethan300fromthe1980stotheendof2021,accordingtothe

NationalForestryandGrasslandAdministration.

Withthegrowthintheelephantpopulation,conflictsbetweenhumansandelephantshavebecome

frequent.Inordertofundamentallyandpeacefullysolvetheissueandprotecttheelephant'shabitatatthe

sametime,constructionoftheAsianelephantNationalParkispickingupspeed.Expertssuggestthat

nationalparksarenotmeanttobeentirelyfreeofpeople.Instead,theyshouldofferamethodfbr

coexistence.

Asianelephantsplayanimportantroleasengineersoftherainforest,saidtheexpert.Their

migration(迁徙)canspeedupthereplacementofforestecosystemsalongtheway.Elephantwasteremains

notonlyadelicacyforinsects,butalsoattractsinsectivorousbirds,allowingplantseedstospread.

Therefore,protectingtheelephantsandtheirhabitatsguaranteesthesheltertootherwildlifeinforest

ecosystems.

Tocopewithhuman-elephantconflicts,Yunnantooktheleadinintroducingacommercialinsurance

modelintoitscompensation（补偿）system:localresidentswillbepaidwiththeamountofmoneyforthe

cropsdestroyedbytheelephantsbytheinsurancecompany.Inthepast10years,Yunnanhaspaidatotalof

173millionyuanforlossescausedbyAsianelephants.

“Thestandardofcompensationisconstantlybeingadjusted,andtheamountofinsurancecoveragefor

compensationisalsoincreasing,saidYangHuafromtheForestryandGrassBureauofYunnanProvince.

“Atpresent,theinsuredamountinPu'erCityandXishuangbannaPrefecturealonehasalreadygone

beyond50million.^^

4.WhydoestheauthormentionthegrowingpopulationofwildAsianelephants?

A.Topromoteabetterenvironment.

B.Tointroduceapossiblecrisis.

C.Toapplaudtheeffortsofthegovernment.

D.Tostresstheimportanceoftheelephants.

5.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"insectivorous“meaninparagraph3?

A.Feedingoninsects.B.Drivingawayinsects.

C.Lettinggoofinsects.D.Keepingtrackofinsects.

6.Whathasbeendonetotackleconflictsbetweenelephantsandhumans?

A.Constructionofundisturbednationalparks.

B.SupportofAsianelephants5migration.

C.Constantadjustmentofinsurancepolicies.

D.Guaranteeofthesheltertootherwildlife.

7.Whatmightbethebesttitle?

A.Asianelephants,engineersoftherainforest

B.Insuranceadjusted,compensationincreased

C.PopulationofwildAsianelephantsshootsupinChina

D.Chinaexploressolutionstoachievehuman-elephantharmony

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Citiesaredifficulttonavigate（导航）atthebestoftimes,butforpeoplewithdisabilitiestheycanbe

likecourseswithhurdlesandbringinconveniencetodisabledpeople.

AUKnationaltravelsurveyfoundthatadultswithmobilitydifficultiestook39%fewertripsthan

thosewithnodisabilityin2017.Yetthatcouldchangeasdevicesandcitiesgrowsmarter.Assistivetechis

playingabigroleinthetransformation.Theglobalvalueoftheindustryisexpectedtoincreasefrom$14

billionin2015to$30.8billionin2024,accordingtoZionMarketResearch.

Oneofthethingsthatcouldtransformlivesisasmartwalkingstickdesignedbyengineersfrom

YoungGuruAcademy(YGA)inTurkey.TheWeWalkstickhasasensorthatdetectshurdlesabovechest

levelandusesvibrations(振动)towarntheuser.Itcanbepairedwithasmartphonetohelpnavigation,and

isconnectedwithavoiceassistantandGoogleMaps.

......,whohasbeenblindsincebirth,saysthatconnectingthesticktotheInternetofThingsandsmart

citysolutionsmakesituser-friendly."Asablindperson,whenIamattheMetrostationIdon'tknow

whichismyexit...Idon'tknowwhichbusisapproaching...whichstoresarearoundme.Thatkindof

informationcanbeprovidedwiththeWeWalk,“hesays.

...esmartwalkingstickisreallyanexcitinginitiativethatwillmakeahugedifferencetosome

people,“saysAnnaLawson,thedirectoroftheCenterforDisabilityStudiesatLeedsUniversityinthe

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disabledpeople,9,sheadded.

BryanMatthews,alecturerattheInstituteforTransportStudiesattheUniversityofLeeds,sharesthe

concernsaboutcost.Hesaysthereshouldalsobeafocusoninclusivedesign,andanythingthathelps

peoplenavigatetheirenvironmentispositive.

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C.Thefactthatthedisabledtraveledless.

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C.ThetransformationcausedbytheWeWalkstick.

D.ThebenefitsbroughtaboutbytheWeWalkstick.

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B.Tourgemoreattentiontotheblind.

C.Toincreasethepotentialmarketshare.

D.Toencouragetechresearchanddevelopment.

11.WhatisthedisadvantageoftheWeWalkstick?

A.Confusinginstructions.B.Poornavigation.

C.Inclusivedesigns.D.Highprices.

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Whatstrategydoyouusetomaketoughlifedecisionslikewhethertoendarelationship,quityourjob,

orgobacktoschool?Maybeyouweightheadvantagesanddisadvantages.Maybeyougowithyoursixth

sense.Ormaybe,ifyou'relikemostpeople,yousimplydonothing.Afterall,wehaveatendencytoprefer

thestatusquo（现状），andfocusmoreonthepotentiallossesinvolvedwithchangeratherthanthepotential

benefits.

Buthere'sasimplerstrategy:Whenyou5reindecisiveaboutabiglifedecision,choosethepathof

change.ThafsthetakeawayofresearchrecentlypublishedbyStevenLevitt,aneconomistatthe

UniversityofChicago.

FreakonomicsE.efacingtoughdecisionstoflip（抛）adigitalcoinonthewebsite

FreakonomicsE.Thecointosseswererandomized,withonesiderepresentingchange,the

otherstatusquo.Thestudyaskedmorethan20,000participantstomakewhicheverdecisionthecointoss

directed,andthenreportbackonhowthingsplayedoutaftertwoandsixmonths.

Ofcourse,noteveryonefollowedthrough.Thetwo-monthsurveyfoundthatparticipantschose

changelessfrequentlythantheyhadinitiallypredictedtheywould.Aftersixmonths,however,this

tendencytowardinactiondisappeared.Butmostsurprisingweretheresultsonwell-being.Atboththetwo

andsix-monthmarks,mostpeoplewhochosechangereportedfeelinghappier,betteroff,andthattheyhad

madethecorrectdecision.

Thestudyhadsomelimitations.Oneisthatitsparticipantsweren'tselectedrandomly.Another

limitationisthatparticipantswhosedecisiondidn,tplayoutwellmighthavebeenlesslikelytoreportback

ontheirstatusaftertwoandsixmonths.Still,thestudydoessuggestthatpeoplewhoareontheedgeofa

toughdecisionareprobablybetteroffgoingwithchange.Levittisn'tsuggestingyouflipacointomakeall

decisions.Butcoin-flippingdoesseemtohavesomebenefits.Levittnotesthatsomepeoplemightprefer

givingintotheirfatetorandomnessinordertoavoidregret.Butyoucanalsouserandomnessabitmore

sensibly.Whenfacingatoughdecision,youcouldflipacoinand,uponseeingtheoutcome,noticewhether

youfeelrelieforfright.Ifyoufeelrelieved,thafsprobablythepathyoushouldchoose.

12.Whatismostpeople'sprioritywhenmakinghardchoices?

A.Calculatingpotentiallosses.

B.Valuingpotentialbenefits.

C.Followinginnervoiceofone'smind.

D.Makingachangetothestatusquo.

13.Whatarethefindingsofthetwosurveys?

A.Makingchangesbroughtmostparticipantshappiness.

B.Allparticipantsgaveimmediatefeedbackontheirstatus.

C.Participants5actionagreedwiththeirinitialprediction.

D.Moreparticipantsremainedinactiveaftersixmonths.

14.Whatisalimitationofthestudy?

A.Therandomnessofpickingstudysubjects.

B.Theincorrectmethodofflippingacoin.

C.Theinsufficiencyofstudystatistics.

D.Theinsensibleoutcomeoftheanalysis.

15.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?

A.Coinflipsarebeneficialtomakinghardchoices.

B.Whenfacingaharddecision,choosethestatusquo.

C.Astudyjustifiesmakinghardchoiceswithrandomness.

D.Astudyoffersastrategyformakingharddecisions.

第二节七选五阅读（每小题2.5分，共5小题；满分12.5分）

Tohugornottohug?Thafsthequestionrightnow.16Dependingonwhereyoulive,

manyofusarevaccinated（打疫苗）.Butifshardtoknowforsurebeforeyouhugwhetherornotthe

personyou'releaningintohasgotvaccinated.Meanwhile,manyofusarelongingforthewarmthofahug

afterlongstretchesofsocialisolation.Humansbiologicallyneedtouch,andagoodlonghugisoneofthe

bestwaystogetit.

DeggeWhite,aprofessoratNorthernIllinoisUniversity,saysthatourneedforahuggoesalltheway

backtothesurvivalofourspecies.Whenwe'rebom,wecan'tcareforourselvesandweneedtobe

comfortablewithbeingheldinordertosurvive.17"Whenwehug,ourbrainsreleaseoxytocin,

thebondinghormone（荷尔蒙）,aswellasserotoninandendorphins.

18Becauseforhumans,thesecurityofoursmallgroupsandlatercommunitieswasvery

importanttosurvival.Closecontacthelpedbuildcivilization.Asaresult,ourbrainsneedeachother-and

whenwemissout,itcanhavepsychologicalrepercussions（心理影响）.“Whenwecan'thug,wedon'tget

thatfeelingofgoodhormones.

Wemaynotknowwhatwe'regettingfromgreetingourfriendsandfamilywithahug;wejustenjoyit.

19Anairgreetingisnotenough.ResearchpublishedinthejournalPsychologicalSciencehasshown

thathugginghasa“stressbuffering（缓7中）“effectthatmayevenprotectusfromillnessandinfections.

Somepeoplegrowupinmoreformalhouseholdswherehuggingisn'tcommon.Othersmay

experienceabusethatmakeshuggingunpleasant.Inbothcases,whenchildrendon'texperiencehealthy

touch,itcanimpacttheirdevelopment.Kidswhodidn'tgrowupbeingheldmissoutonthatsenseofsafety

andprotection.Theymayactoutorisolatefromthosearoundthem.20Somechildrenmay

showtoomuchaffection,desiringanyformofpositiveattentionthattheydidn'tgetathome.

A.Insomecases,theoppositemayalsobetrue.

B.Thisbondandsenseofcommunityhasanimportantrole.

C.We'reinanuncertainplaceintheworldofgreetingsmanner.

D.Itisn'tuntilthoseexperiencesaretakenawaythatwefeelpainandsadness.

E.Whenfriendsreachoutinpreparationforahug,theyfeelhormonesincreasing.

F.We'rerewardedwitharushoffeel-goodchemicalsthatcomefromacomfortablehug.

G.Thelackoftouchingmightimplycoldattitudesininterpersonalrelationships.

第二部分语言知识运用

第一节完形填空（每小题1分，共15小题；满分15分）

Ineverimaginedthataninterstatetripcouldbesoexciting.

Butwhenyourworldhasbecomesmallersincethepandemichittwo-and-a-bityearsago,andthen

slowly21,themostordinaryexperiencegivesnew22tolife.Andsoitwaswithmewhen

Iwas23giventhechancetotakemyfirstflightinmorethantwoyears.

rdforgottenhowitfelttobeamongthepeoplecomingandgoing.Igottotheairporttwohours

beforeboarding.Timeforthebarand,ofcourse,24.

ThatgroupofyoungArabwomenlaughingandposingforphotographsbytheexpansivewindows,

aircraftinthe25,lightinguptheplacewiththeirhappiness.

Themaninthecornerdrinkingalone.Justanotheroneofthe70,000orsostoriesthatwouldpass

throughtheairport26.

I'veneverbeenacalmflyer.ButwhentheplanetookoffIwas27,inthatmomentof

weightlessnessasthewheels28Earth,leaningtowardsthewindowtowatcheverythingbelow

becomingsmallerandsmaller.

Isitpossiblethatthedenialofsomuchduringthepandemiclockdownhadaddednew29to

whatwastheordinary?Ithinkso.Theplaneride,thehotelstay,andthesocialoccasionallnowgavemea

senseof30thatmighthavepreviouslyonlyarousedinmenothingmorethanacertain

nonchalance（若无其事）oreven31.

LastJune,justaheadofthelongSydneylockdown,afriend32abirthdayparty.That

experienceformewouldcontinuehappilythroughsomeofthe33monthsofthelockdownthat

wouldfollow.34therepeatedfearthatthepandemicholdsoverus,thememoryofthat

celebrationstillkeepsitsbright,warmlightinmymind.Thafswhathappenswheneverythingoldisnew

again,when35isrediscoveredasavirtue.

21.A.disappearsB.expandsC.escapesD.emerges

22.A.changeB.outcomeC.panicD.meaning

23.A.finallyB.merelyC.originallyD.frequently

24.A.book-readingB.stranger-chattingC.story-tellingD.people-watching

25.A.circumstanceB.backgroundC.situationD.maintenance

26.A.onadailybasisB.onceinawhileC.inaspecialwayD.allofasudden

27.A.anxiousB.elegantC.excitedD.energetic

28.A.slidB.attachedC.floatedD.departed

29.A.liberationB.companyC.struggleD.appeal

30.A.fearB-joyC.regretD.chaos

31.A.tirednessB.happinessC.kindnessD.brightness

32.A.heldB.cancelledC.attendedD.forgot

33.A.permanentB.harmoniousC.difficultD.dynamic

34.A.ApartfromB.DespiteC.SimilartoD.Without

35.A.opportunityB.superiorityC.equalityD.simplicity

第二节语法填空(每小题L5分，共10小题；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。

Chinahasrecentlyannouncedtheformalestablishmentofitsfirstfivenationalparks.GiantPanda

NationalPark(GPNP)isone36thelist.GPNPislocatedinCentralChinaspreadingacross

Sichuan,NingxiaandShaanxi.Once37(complete),thenewnationalparkwillinclude67

existingpandareserves.

ThegiantpandaisafamoussymbolofChinaandoneofthemostadorable38(creature)

acrosstheglobe.GPNPhasapopulationofaround1,800giantpandas,39accountsforover80%

oftheChinesegiantpandapopulation.

Connectingthesereservesandestablishingprotectedareasbetween40willallowpandasto

travelbetweenthedifferentareasand41(hopeful)crossbreed(杂交繁育)andstrengthenthe

pandapopulation.Thisisafocusedeffort42(help)theanimalsreproduce.

The43(combine)ofthesepandareservesisanenthusiasticcommitmentbytheChinese

governmenttoprotecttheseextraordinaryanimals.Thegoodnews44(be)thatthereisevidence

thatthepopulationappearstobegrowing.TheInternationalUnionfbrConservationofNaturehas

upgradedthespeciesfromendangeredtothreatened.45thisimprovementispositive,thereis

stillalottheworldneedstodotohelpsecurethesurvivalofthispreciousspecies.

第三部分读后续写(满分20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。

Walkingacrosscampuswitheverypairofeyesonyoucanbeembarrassing,especiallywhenyou're

13yearsold.Ilookedaroundmeindesperatesearchofafriendlyface,asmile,anything.Iwasquite

disappointed,tosaytheleast.AndI,inturn,feltsomewhatfoolish,walkingacrosscampuswithafalse

smileonmyface.Iwassimplyattemptingtofollowtheadvicemymotherhadgivenmeyearsbefore:

whenthingsgetawkward,smile.Nomatterwhereyouare,asmilewillalwaysbeunderstood.Asmileis

universal.Atthatverymoment,however,Ifeltmymother5sadvicedidn'twork.

Ontopofitall,mymindwasracingwithquestionsandconcernstypicalofany13-year-oldonthe

firstdayofschool:wherewouldIsitatlunch?WhowouldItalkto?Nottomention,howwouldImake

friendswhenIdidn'tevenspeakthelanguage?Myheartbeatquickened,andIfeltnervous.Still,Ididmy

besttomaintaincalmsoasnottoletmyguarddownandrevealtoothersjusthowscaredItrulywas.

Whentheteacherintroducedmetotheclassasthe'"Americangirl”,10setsofhandsimmediatelyshot

up.Somestudentshadquestions,otherswantedtopracticetheirEnglishwithme.BecauseIdidn'tspeak

muchChineseyet,Icommunicatedwiththeotherstudentsthroughhandmotionsmixedinwithbroken

EnglishandChinese.Despitetheattention,Iwasn'tsurehowmuchofitwaspositive.Itwasalmostasif

theyweren'tsurewhattomakeofmeandIwasbeingexamined.Thenagain,whocouldblamethem?

Afterall,IwasthefirstAmericanevertoattendtheschool.Soessentially,wewereallfirsttimers.

注意：

1.续写词数应为150左右；

2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。

Thencamethefirstclass-Chinesepainting.

AsIburntwithgreatembarrassment,LiHua,whowasnexttome,gavemeawarmsmile.

答案

第一部分阅读理解

AA--H-

弟一T阅读理解

1.D2.A3.B

4.B5.A6.C7.D

8.C9.A10.A11.D

12.A13.A14.C15.D

甘—­-44-

果七选五阅读

16.C17.F18.B19.D20.A

第二部分语言知识运用

第一节完形填空

21.B22.D23.A24.D25.B

26.A27.C28.D29.D30.B

31.A32.A33.C34.B35.D

第二节语法填空

36.on37.completed38.creatures39.which40.them

41.hopefully42.tohelp43.combination