2023-2024学年江苏省常州市高二下学期6月水平监测英语模拟试题

/2023-2024学年江苏省常州市高二下学期6月水平监测英语模拟试题注意事项1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、班级、学校在答题卡上填写清楚。2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。3.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）略第二部分阅读（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。ABeautifulGuatemalaisalandrichindiversityandculturalheritage.Whetheryouhopetosummitavolcano,hikethroughthejungleorexploreancientruins,Guatemalawillnotdisappoint.TikalNationalParkTikalNationalParkisaUNESCOWorldHeritageSiteandoneofthemostfamousplacesinGuatemala.Tikalcoversanestimated46miles(around74km)andisoneofthemostextraordinaryarchaeologicalsitesinCentralAmerica.Itishere,centuriesago,thattheancientMayancivilisationboomed.Chichicastenango“Chichi,”asit’sknownbythelocalKichepopulation,hoststhelargestmarketinCentralAmerica.ThetowncomesaliveonThursdaysandSundayswhenvendors(小贩)comefromsurroundingareastodisplaytheirgoods.Themarketburstswithvariedcoloursandalivelyatmosphere,stockingeverythingfromvividly-coloredclothtotraditionalcarvedwoodenmasks.GuatemalaCityBrightlygraffitied(涂鸦)wallslinethebusystreetsinGuatemalaCitywhereyou’llfindtrendystores,relaxingbars,anddiverseartgalleries.MakesuretocheckoutLaEsquina,anindoorfoodmarketwithsomeofthebestfoodstallsinthecity.TheMuseoPopolVuhisaleadingmuseumintheworldofMayanart.HereyouwillbeabletospendacoupleofhoursappreciatingtheincredibleandcomprehensivecollectionofMayanaswellascolonialart.AcatenangoVolcanoVolcanoAcatenangotowersalmost4,000metresabovethesurroundinglandscapejustoutsideAntigua.Thehiketothesummitofthisvolcanoisoneofthetoughest,yetmostpopular,inGuatemala.Notonlywillyougettoappreciatethebreathtakingviews,butyouwillalsohaveabird’s-eyeviewofthenearby(andextremelyactive)VolcanFuego.21．What’sthebestchoiceforsomeoneinterestedinMayanhistory?A．TikalNationalPark. B．Chichicastenango.C．GuatemalaCity. D．AcatenangoVolcano.22．WhatdoweknowaboutGuatemalaCity?A．IthoststhelargestmarketinCentralAmerica.B．Itisaperfectdestinationforartlovers.C．Youcanbuyvividclothandmasksthere.D．MuseoPopolVuhisagreatfoodmarket.23．WhatisspecialaboutAcatenangoVolcano?A．AbirdviewofGuatemalaCity.B．ThehighesttowerinGuatemala.C．Thehiketothevolcanosummit.D．Itisanextremelyactivevolcano.BHarrylookedattheblackalleyway.Ifonlyitwouldmove,thenhe’dknowwhetheritwasjustastraycator—somethingelse.“Lumos,”Harrymuttered,andalightappearedattheendofhiswand(魔杖).Heheldithighoverhishead,andthepebble-dashedwallsofnumbertwosuddenlyrkled;thegaragedoorshone,andbetweenthemHarrysaw,quitedistinctly,thegiantoutlineofsomethingverybig,withwide,gleamingeyes.Harrysteppedbackward.Hislegshithistrunkandhetripped.Hiswandflewoutofhishandashecastoutanarmtobreakhisfall,andhelanded,hard,inthegutter(阴沟)—TherewasadeafeningBANG,andHarrythrewuphishandstoshieldhiseyesagainstasuddenblindinglight—Withayell,herolledbackontothepavement,justintime.Asecondlater,agiganticpairofwheelsandheadlightsscreamedtoastopexactlywhereHarryhadjustbeenlying.Theybelonged,asHarrysawwhenheraisedhishead,toatriple-decker(三层),violentlypurplebus,whichhadappearedoutofthinair.GoldletteringoverthewindshieldspelledTheKnightBus.Forasecond,Harrywonderedifhehadbeenknockedsillybyhisfall.Thenaconductorinapurpleuniformleaptoutofthebusandbegantospeakloudlytothenight.“WelcometotheKnightBus,emergencytransportfortheisolatedwitchorwizard(巫师).Juststickoutyourwandhand,steponboard,andwecantakeyouanywhereyouwanttogo.MynameisStanShunpike,andIwillbeyourconductorthiseve—”Theconductorstoppedsuddenly.HehadjustcaughtsightofHarry,whowasstillsittingontheground.Harrygrabbedhiswandagainandstruggledtohisfeet.24．WhatdidHarryseewiththelightofhisward?A．Astraycatorsomethingelse.B．Thebigoutlineofsomethingwithwide,gleamingeyes.C．Somethingunknownonthepebble-dashedwallsshining.D．Theouteredgeofsomethingbehindthegaragedoorrkle.25．WheredidTheKnightBusstop?A．Inthegutter. B．Onthepavement.C．Attheblackalleyway. D．Behindthegaragedoor.26．WhydidHarrywonderifhehadbeenknockedsilly?A．Thebusappearedoutofnowhere.B．Thebuslookedstrangeinthelonelynight.C．Thebuswaswithatriple-deckerandinviolentlypurple.D．ThebusappearedexactlywhereHarryhadjustbeenlying.27．HowcanHarrytakeTheKnightBus?A．Unfoldhishandandbuybusticket.B．Grabhiswardandstruggletohisfeet.C．Stretchouthiswardandgetonthebus.D．Beinganisolatedwizardandfindtheemergencytransport.CCafeteriashavebeenfilledwithchallenges—rightfromplanning,purchasing,andpreparing,toreducingwaste,stayingonbudget,managinggoods,andtrainingstaff.Throughthetediousprocess,restaurateurslackedaunifiedplatformforefficientmanagement.Tobringconsistencytotheunorganisedcatering(餐饮)industry,childhoodfriendsArjunSubramanianandRajJain,whosharedapassionforinnovation,decidedtopartnerin2019toexploreopportunitiesinthecafeteriaindustry.InMay2020,theyco-foundedPlatos,aone-stopsolutionforrestaurantswithacustomtechnologykittostreamlineallaspectsofcafeteriamanagement.Thecompanyoffersend-to-endcafeteriamanagement,staffselectionandfoodtrialstoensuresmoothoperationsandconsistentservice.“WebelievestartupssolverealproblemsandPlatosisourshotatmakingdailyworkplacefoodenjoyableagain.Weaimtosimplifythediningexperience,providingaconvenientandefficientsolutionthatbenefitsbothrestaurateursandcustomersandcreatingaconnectedecosystem,”saysSubramanian,CEOandco-founder.Platosguaranteesthatatechnology-drivencafeteriaallowscustomerstoorder,pay,pickup,andprovideratingsandfeedback.Italsooffersgoodsandmenumanagementtoeffectivelyperformdailyoperations.Additionally,itsapplicationsconnectallshareholdersforasmartcafeteriaexperience.“Wehelpbusinessesthatareintocateringonconditionthattheyhaveaccesstoanindustrialkitchensetupwherethey’remakingfoodaccordingtocertainstandards,”Jainstates.Sincethebeginning,Platosclaimstohavetransformed45cafeteriasacrosseightcitiesinthecountry.Currently,ithasover45,000monthlyusersplacingmorethan200,000orders.Despitefacingchallengesinlaunchingcafeteriasacrossmajorcitiesintheinitialstages,Platoshasexperienceda15%increaseinitsmonth-over-monthprofits.Asforfutureplans,thestartupislookingtoraise$1millionfrominvestorsasstrategicpartners,bringingincapital,expertise,andnetworks.“Findingtherightleadinvestoristhecompassthatpointsyourstartuptowardsuccess,”Subramaniansays.28．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“tedious”inParagraph1mean?A．Time-consuming. B．Breath-taking.C．Heart-breaking. D．Energy-saving.29．WhatisthepurposeoffoundingPlatos?A．Toconnectcustomerswithagreenerecosystem.B．Toensurefoodsecurityandvarietyincafeterias.C．Toimprovecafeteriamanagementwithtechnology.D．Tomakestaffselectionmoreefficientandenjoyable.30．WhatcanwelearnfromthestatisticsinParagraph4?A．Platoshasachieveditsultimatefinancialgoal.B．Platoshasgainedimpressivemarketingprogress.C．Challengesinfoodindustrycanbeeasilyovercome.D．Tech-drivencafeteriashavecoveredmosturbanareas.31．WhatisSubramanian’sfutureplanforPlatos?A．Toreducecosts. B．Toincreaseprofits.C．Toseekinvestment. D．Toinnovatetechnology.DResearchersfromETHZurich,theUniversityofZurich,andtheUniversityHospitalZurichhavemadeasignificantbreakthroughinthefieldofprecisionmedicine.TheyhavedevelopedamachinelearningapproachknownasCellOTthatcanpredicthowindividualcellsreacttospecifictreatments.Thisdevelopmentpromisesmoreaccuratediagnosesandtherapeutics,particularlyinthefightagainstcancer.Precisionmedicine,whichaimstofindthemosteffectivedrugcombinationanddosage(剂量)basedonindividualpatientcharacteristics,hasbeenacriticalgoalinthebattleagainstcancer.Centraltothisisunderstandinghowindividualcellsrespondtotreatment,achallengethattheresearchteamfromZurichhastackledhead-onwiththeirinnovativemethod.CellOTisagroundbreakingapproachthatidentifiesthedistinctreactionsindividualcellswithinalargerpopulationcanhavetoadrug.Theaverageresponseofacellpopulationoftendoesnotcapturethefullcomplexityofhowcertaintumorcellssurviveordevelopresistancetodrugs.CellOTaddressesthisbypredictingtheeffectsofperturbations(扰动)oncells,pavingthewayformoreeffectiveandpersonalizedcancertreatments.Perturbationsarechangescausedbychemical,physical,orgeneticinfluences,suchastheeffectsofdrugsoncancercells.Byunderstandingwhichcellsrespondtoadrugandidentifyingthetraitsofresistantcells,researcherscandevelopnewtreatmentstrategiesthatpreventcellgrowthorcausepathogenic(致病的)cellstodie.ForCellOT,theresearchersusenovelmachinelearningalgorithmsandtrainthesewithbothdatafromunperturbedcellsanddatafromcellsthatchangedafteraperturbationresponse.Intheprocess,thealgorithmlearnshowcellularperturbationreactionsarise,howtheyprogress,andthelikelyphenotypes(显性类型)ofalteredcellstates.Thestudy,publishedinNatureMethods,showsthatCellOTisnotjusteffectiveforcancercells.Itcanalsobeusedonotherpathogeniccellsinvolvedinautoimmunediseaseslikelupuserythematosus(红斑狼疮),indicatingitspotentialinadvancingtreatmentsforvariousdiseases.AkeyinnovationofCellOTisitspredictiveability.Byevaluatingexistingcellmeasurementdata,andthusexpandingtheknowledgeofcellularperturbationreactions,CellOTcanpredicthowindividualcellswillrespondtoperturbationsthathavenotbeenmeasuredinthelaboratory.Thiscapabilityopensupnewavenuesfortargetedandpersonalizedtreatments.WhileCellOTholdsimmensepromise,comprehensiveclinicaltrialsarestillrequiredbeforetheapproachcanbeusedinahospitalsetting.Nevertheless,thedevelopmentofthismethodmarksasignificantsteptowardsamorenuanced(细腻的)understandingofindividualcellresponsestodrugs.Itfuelsthehopeformoreeffectivecancertreatmentsandadvancesinprecisionmedicine.32．Theunderlinedword“this”inParagraph3refersto_______.A．variousresponsesofacellpopulationtodrugsB．theaveragereactionofacellpopulationtodrugsC．theresistancefromagroupofcancercellstodrugsD．thesurvivalofapopulationofcancercellstodrugs33．Accordingtothetext,CellOT_______.A．hasprovedefficientinsomeZurichhospitalsB．cancauseperturbationsinsideahumanbodyC．maybringaboutbettertreatmentsforvariousdiseasesD．focusesonmonitoringthedevelopmentofcancercells34．Whatisthelastparagraphmainlyabout?A．ThelimitationsofCellOT.B．SuggestionsforCellOTimprovement.C．Anexplanationoffurtherresearch.D．FutureimplicationsofCellOT.35．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．AGroundbreakingMedicineforCancerB．PrecisionMedicineisAroundtheCornerC．HowMachineLearningHelpsZurichDoctorsD．CellOT:AdvancingPrecisionCancerTreatment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。ManypeoplewhoarelearningEnglishwanttoknowhowtoimprovetheirreadingskills.36Theeffectivewaytoimproveyourreadingskillsistolovereadingandpracticemore.Readingisoneofthemostimportantlanguageskillsbecauseweuseittoexpandourvocabularyandimprovethewaywespeak,writeandlisten.37SeeingnewwaystosaythingscanhelpyourunderstandingofEnglishandimprovenotonlyyourreading,butalsoyourotherlanguageskills.38Ifwedonotunderstandsomething,wecangooveritagainandevenlookupthewordswedonotknowthemeaningsof.Thismeansthatwehaveamuchgreaterchanceofunderstandinginformationthatwereadthaninformationthatwehear.Sohowdowepracticereadingsothatourskilllevelimproves?Whenwereadapassage,weneedtounderstandit.Wemustunderstandwhattheimportantwordsmeanineachsentence.Thisdoesnotmeanthatweneedtoknowthemeaningofeveryword.Inmanycases,wecanfindoutwhatwordsmeanfromthewordsaroundthem.39Todothis,wemustunderstandhowwordsworktogether.Inmanycases,wemust“see”partofthemessagethathasnotbeenwritten,orwemustformanopinionourselves.ReadingisanessentialpartofyourstudyoftheEnglishlanguage.Itcanhelpyouunderstandandlearnmore.Itcanalsobecomeasatisfyinghobby.40A．Unfortunately,thereisnoeasywaytodothis.B．Unlikelistening,readingallowsustotakeourtime.C．Amongthefourskills,listeningisthemostimportantone.D．Itishopedthatyouwilllovereadingandimproveyourreadingskills.E．Whenweread,wecanseehowthingsaresaid,fromsentencestructuretoexpression.F．Ifwedonot,wewillnotbeabletounderstandwhattheentirearticleorstoryisabout.G．Onceweunderstandwhatthewordsmean,weneedtofigureoutwhatthemessageis.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。HaveyoueverheardofandseenCanadiangeese?Doyouknowthatthey___21___freshgrassandseeds?Canadiangeesehaveagood___22___fortheirpoliteness.Theyalwaysbowdowntoyouwheneveryouwalkby.However,Ihaverecentlyfoundthattheycansometimesbe___23___totheirpeers,especiallyonoccasionswhentheyquarrelforfood——yes,these___24___gentlemendoquarrel,justforsomethingtoeatYesterdayIwitnessedtwoCanadianGeesearguing___25___foraclump(草丛)ofbeautifulfreshgrass.Theclumpwas___26___rightinthemiddleofthem,whilethetwowereshoutingnoisily,stretchingtheirnecksaslongastheycouldtolookaggressivelyateachother.It’s___27___towitnessthe“impolite”sideofCanadiangeese.Hence,Icouldn’thelp___28___mymorningwalk,standingstilltowatchthese“gentlemen”quarreling.Interestingly,afterashortwhile,atruckroaredpasttheirfeast,disturbingtheir___29___conversation.Thetwogeesewereequally___30___bythemassive“monster”,thusgivinguptheirconversation.Wouldtheystartquarrelingagain?Istoodstill,___31___theridiculousquestionandwaited.Beyondmyexpectation,rightafterthetruck’spassingby,thetwogeeseimmediatelylosttheir___32___forquarrelingasiftheyhadforgottenallaboutwhathadhappened.Eventhetwoturnedaroundandleftthe___33___inoppositedirectionsasifnothinghadhappened.Theyleftonlymethere,imaginingwhatmighthavehappenedwithoutthe___34___.Theygotalongharmoniouslyagain.Sometimesit’snotthatbadtobe___35___.21.A.drawon B.focuson C.feedon D.tryon22.A.desire B.reputation C.affection D.appetite23.A.generous B.faithful C.weird D.rude24.A.well-informed B.well-dressed C.well-behaved D.well-balanced25.A.fiercely B.blindly C.cautiously D.gently26.A.deserted B.located C.fixed D.laid27.A.frequent B.rare C.common D.constant28A.restricting B.changing C.pausing D.speeding29.A.desperate B.simple C.serious D.disharmonious30.A.frightened B.annoyed C.crashed D.injured31.A.findingout B.dealingwith C.lookinginto D.wonderingabout32.A.passion B.reason C.talent D.anxiety33.A.scene B.destination C.landscape D.park34.A.looker-on B.passer-by C.truck D.clump35.A.upset B.forgetful C.mean D.greedy第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分,满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或所给单词的正确形式。Xiaolongbao(soupdumplings),thoseamazingconstructionsofdelicatedumplingwrappers,encasinghot,56(taste)soupandsweet,freshmeat,arefarandawaymyfavoriteChinesestreetfood.Thedumplingsarrivesteaminganddangerouslyhot.Toeatone,youhavetodecidewhether57(bite)asmallholeinitfirst,releasingthestreamandriskingaspill(溢出),58toputthewholedumplinginyourmouth,lettingthehotsoupexplodeonyourtongue.Shanghaimaybethe59(recognize)homeofthesoupdumplingsbutfoodhistorianswillactuallypointyoutotheneighboringcanaltownofNanxiangasXiaolongbao’sbirthplace.Thereyouwillfindthemprepareddifferently—moredumplingandlesssoup,andthewrappersarepressed60handratherthanrolled.Nanxiangaside,thebestXiaolongbaohaveafineskin,allowingthem61(lift)outofthesteamerbasketwithouttearingorspillinganyof62(they)contents.Themeatshouldbefreshwith63touchofsweetnessandthesouphot,clearanddelicious.NomatterwhereIbuythem,onesteameris64(rare)enough,yettwoseemsgreedy,soIamalwaysleft65(want)morenexttime.第四部分写作（共两节,满分40分）第一节（满分15分）66.假定你是李华，最近参观了汉文化博物馆。你的朋友David对此很感兴趣，请你给他写一封邮件，内容包括：1.参观过程2.你的感受3.邀请他来体验。注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。DearDavid,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________YoursLiHua第二节（满分25分）67.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。MrsFlippen’sclasssatlisteningtoatalkbeinggivenbyalocalauthor.Tuckersatabsent-mindedinoneofthelibrarychairs.Mostofthestudentswantedtohearaboutthewriter’swork.Tuckerdidnot.“Whybother?”Tuckerthoughttohimself.Healwaysreceivedlowmarksonhiswritingassignments,nomatterhowhardheworkedonthem.Hecouldneverthinkofanythinginterestingtowriteabout.“Doesanyonehaveanyquestions?”'MrsFlippenaskedherclass.Tuckerraisedhishand,“Howdoyouknowwhattowriteabout?”“Well,sometimesIdon’t,”theauthorreplied.“Ittakesalotofhardworktocomeupwithideas.”Shereacheddownandpulledaworn-lookingbookfromaclothbagonthefloor.“Ifindmakingascrapbook(剪贴簿)helps.”Tuckersatupalittlestraighterinhisseat.“What’sinthebook?”heasked.“Ifillitwithpictures,stories,andnotesaboutthingsthatinterestme.”Thewriteropenedthescrapbookonherknee.“WhenIneedanidea,Ilookthroughthebookinsteadofstaringatablankpage.”Tuckerthoughtabouttheauthor’sscrapbookashewalkedhome.Hethoughtaboutstaringatablankpageeachtimehetriedtowriteastory.Digginginhisbookcase,Tuckerfoundanoldbinder(活页夹).Hefilledthebinderwithnotepaperfromhisdesk.Aftersupper,Tuckercutsomepicturesoutofthenewper.Thenhedrewsomepicturesofhisown.Hecutandpasted(粘贴)storiesfromhisoldmagazines.Thenhelookedupthewordshedidnotknowandwrotedowntheirmeanings.Inthedaysandweeksthatfollowed,Tuckercollectedmoreideas.Hefoundthatthemorehecollected,theeasieritbecametofindthingstocollect.Tucker’sbookofideasgrewfatterandfatter.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。Onemorning,MrsFlippentoldtheclassaboutastorywritingcompetition.Thencamethedaywhentheheadmasterannouncedtheresult.