安徽省示范高中培优联盟2023-2024学年高二春季联赛英语试题

安徽省示范高中培优联盟2023-2024学年高二春季联赛英语试题

一、听力选择题

1.Whatwillthewomanprobablydonext?

A.Takeanap.B.Preparedinner.CGoto:hebathroom.

2.WhatisthewomandissatisfiedwithaboutLinda?

A.Herlearningattitude.B.Herexamresults.C.Herccmmunicationskills.

3.WhoisScott?

A.Awaiter.B.Asalesman.CAstudent.

4.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Atafurniturestore.B.Atthewoman'shome.

C.Inarestaurant.

5.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Atrip.B.Auniversity.C.ATVshow.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题c

6.Whatbothersthewoman?

A.Shetypestooslowly.

B.Sheforgottosaveherreport.

C.Hercomputerisbrokenagain.

7.Whenisthewoman'sreportdue?

A.ThisThursday.B.NextMonday.CNextTuesday.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题c

8.Whatisthemanreadingatfirst?

A.Apoem.B.Anovel.CAmagazine.

9.HowdocsthewomanfeelaboutMaryVanderbilt,sstory?

A.Angry.B.Curious.CIndifferent.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题C

10.HowwillHelengettoChicago?

A.Byrail.B.Byplane.C.Bycar.

11.WheredidHelenandLisafirstmeec?

A.Ataswimmingpool.B.AtLisa'shouse.C.Atacamp.

12.WhatdoHelenandLisabothlikedoing?

A.Goingskiing.B.Collectingstamps.C.Listeningtomusic.

听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题C

13.WhycanthewomanspeakEnglishfluently?

A.Shehasagiftforlanguages.

B.Shehaslearneditfbrlong.

C.ShesignedupforanEnglishcourse.

14.Whatdoesthemanwanttodonextyear?

A.Studyabroad.B.Joinaclub.C.TourBritain.

15.Whichofthewoman'ssuggestionsdoesthemantake?

A.Thefirstone.B.Thesecondone.C.Thethirdone.

16.Whatare(hespeakersgoing(odotogetherthisevening?

A.Dotheirhomework.B.Cleanthehouse.C.Seeafilm.

听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

17.Howmuchdoesitcosttobuyanadultticketandachildticket?

A.About$36.B.About$38.C.About$40.

18.Whatdoesthespeakerthinkofwhale-themedspaces?

A.They,reconfusing.B.They,reinteresting.C.They'respecial.

19.Whatistheattractiononthe120thfloor?

A.Asmallcafe.B.Anoutdoorbalcony.C.Aglassfloor.

20.Whatdoesthespeakersayabouttherestaurant?

A.It'sonthe122ndfloor.

B.Itsfoodisinexpensive.

C.Ithasgoodnaturallight.

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二、阅读理解

BridportPrizeThePeggyChapman-AndrewsFirstNovelAward

TheNovelAwardisopentowritersaged16andoverlivinginBritainandIrelandandBritishwritersliving

overseas.

IMPORTANT:Allentriesarejudgedanonymously(匿名地).Pleasedonotincludeyourpersonal

infonnationinthedocumentorthefilemime,otherwiseitwillbedisqualified.

General

Entriescanbeonanysubjectinanystyleorform.

Entriesmustbesubmittedonlineorbypost.Noemailsubmissions.

EntriesmustbeinEnglish.

Donotaddcoverortitlepages.

Donotsendillustratedwork.

Entriescanbewithdrawnbyloggingintoyoursubmittableaccount.Entryfeeswillnotberefunded.

Deadline

Thedeadlinedateforentriesis12midnight(UKlime)on30July2023.

Length

8.000wordsmaximum,5.000mirimumtakenfromtheopeningchapter.

Fees

£24pernovel.Thereisnolimittothenumberofnovelsubmissions.

Format

EntriesmustbetypedinArial12ptblackfont,double-spacedwithnumberedpagesandthenovel'stitleon

everypage.SaveasaMicrosoftWorddocument,docor.docx)orPDFfilewiththenoveltitleasthefilename.

Pleasedonotincludeyournameinthefilenameasthiswillleadiodisqualification.Themaximumallowedfile

sizeis2MB.Includethewordcountforthesubmissiononthetoprightfirstpage.

Results&Awards

Aprize-givingeventwillbeheldatBridportArtsCentre,Dorsetforthewinner,runner-upandthreeHighly

Commendedwinnerson22October2023.FullresultsandtheJudges,Reportwillbepublishedonthewebsite:hat

afternoon.

IfyouwanttoleanimoreaboutIheNovelAward,pleasecontactkate@.uk.

21.Whichofihcfollowingwillresultindisqualification?

A.Writinganovelof6,000words.B.Resubmittingyourentrybypost.

C.Includingillustrationsinyourentry.D.Forgettingtoaddthecoverpageofyourentry.

22.Whatshouldyoudotomeettheformatrequirements?

A.Nameyourfilewithyourname.

B.Ensureyourfilesizeis2MBatmost.

C.Addthewordcounttoeverypageofyourentry.

D.Includethetitleofyoureniryonthetoprightfirstpage.

23.WhatdoweknowabouttheNovelAward?

A.Itcharges£24percompetitor.

B.Itdemandsaspecificsubject.

C.Itswinnerswillbeawardedprizesonthewebsite.

D.ItsJudges'Reportwillbeavailableon22October2023.

BillionaireElonMuskonWednesdayannouncedIhathehasformedanewartificialintelligence（AI）

company,xAI,whichhasemployedresearchersfromGoogle,OpenAIancotherloptechnologycompanies.The

goal,Musktweeted,is"tounderstandreality.^^

xAIisasepanitecompanyfromMusk'sotherbusinesses,suchasT^slaandTwitter,butwillworkclosely

wilhihem,accordingiothenewcompany'swebsiie.

Muskisn'tanovicetoAIsinceTeslausesthetechnologyinitscars.WhilexAIdidn'tmentionwhatprojects

itwillbeworkingon,thecompanynotedthatitsteamof11researchersaredrawnfromtoptechcompaniessuchas

MicrasoftResearch.OpenAIandGoogle.

MusksuggestedthatthereasonhepickedJuly12,2023,toannouncethestartofxAIisconnectedwilha

science〃（科幻小说）classic,DouglasAdams'"'TheHitchhikersGuidetotheGalaxy''Inhistweet,henoted

thataddingthedale7-12-23equals42.whichtheworkofthefictionfamouslyassumesistheanswertolife.

“ThegoalofxAIistounderstandthetruenatureoftheuniverse,MthexAIwebsitestates.

ThecompanysaiditwillbeadvisedbyDanHendrycks,directorofiheCenterforAISafety.Hendrycks

pointedoutwhereAIcouldcauseproblems.<4AIscouldbeusedbybadpeopletomakenewdeadlybiowcapons（生

物武器）,“HcndryckssaidinMay.**OrpeoplecouldmakeAIthattriestohurtpeopleonpurpose.IfthisAIwas

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reallysmart,itcouldbeabigdangertoallofus.”

ThefirstlimexAIwasshowntoihcpublicwasafterMusktalkedaboutitinAprilto（heformerFoxNews

hostTuckerCarlson.MusktoldCarlsonthatOpenAPsChatGPTwasabitbiased（有偏见的）andthathewantedto

createadifferenttoolthatwouldbeasuperhonestAIthattriestolearnhoweve^lhingintheworldworks.

Thenewcompanyreflected（反映）Musk'slong-voicedconcernsaboutafutureinwhichAIsystemscould

presentarisktohumanexistence.Theidea,Musksaid,isthatanAIthatwantstounderstandhumanityisless

likelytodestroyit.

24.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“novice”inparagraph3mean?

A.Boss.B.Coach.C.Partner.D.Beginner.

25.WhydidMuskannouncethestartofxAIonJuly12,2023?

A.Hechosethedatetorememberafriend.

B.Hewasinfluencedbyanumberinabook.

C.Itwassuggestedbyawriterathisinvitation.

D.Itwasthedecisionofallthe11researchersofxAI.

26.WhatdoesHcndrycksthinkofAI?

A.Itisquiteworrying.B.Itismoney-making.

C.Itwillnotbesmarter（hanhumans.D.hcanbeusedtopunishbadpeople.

27.WhatdidMusksaytoCarlson?

A.Itwilltaketime（ocreateanewAI.B.OpenAl'sChatGPThasitsadvantages.

C.CreatinganhonestAIishisdream.D.Iiishardiochangepeople'sideasofAi.

Whilemoststateshavelawsthatprohibitrelocatingwildpigs,thepracticestillhappens,andisoneofthe

mainfactorscontributingtotherecentincreaseinpignumbersacrosstheUnitedStates.''That'swhywedidthe

study.Allthesepigsarebeingmovedaroundandwereallyhavenoideawhat'shappeningwithihem,“saidJames

Beasley,seniorauthorofanewstudy.

ResearchersmadeihestudyattheSavannahRiverSiteoutsideAiken,SouthCarolina.Becausethearea

coversmorethan310squaremiles.Beasleysaidtheresearcherscouldmovepigstonewlocationswithinthearea

andMillfeelconfidentIheywereinanunfamiliarplace.SouthCarolinalawprohibitsmovingwildpigsunlessthey

remaininthesamearea.

AftercatchingapigandfillingitwithaGPStracker,theresearchersmovedittoanotherlocation,usuallyat

least10milesaway,andtrackeditsmovementsoverseveralmonths.Thetrackersshowed(hepigswereableto

coveralotofgroundwithinashorttimeOveraseven-dayperiod,onaverage,thewildpigswouldmakesweeping

pathsacrossthelandscape,seldomreturningtotheiroriginaldrop-offpointandoftenfinallyendingupseveral

milesaway.

Theresearchersalsofoundiha(notlongafterbeingreleased,thewildpigshookedupwithotherpigsinthe

area—sometimesjoininganexistingsocialgroupofpigsandotherlimescreatingnewgroupsofrelocated

individuals.

Inoneexample,twopigsfromthesamegroupwerereleasedmorethanamileapart.4*Thcystartedmoving

indillcrcntdirections.Then,oneseemedtocrossthepathoftheotheroneandfoundthatpig,“Beasleysaid."They

havethisreallyextraordinarysocialbond."Morestudyisneededtounderstandhowthesesocialbondsform,but

it'sclearthatwildpigsarcwillingtoacceptunrelatedindividualswithintheirsocialgroup.

Infamousforthedamagetheycausetocropsandlandscapes,theresearchshowsthepotentialforproblems

whenwildpigsarerelocatedandthepotentialrisksofthemspreadingdiseasessuchasAfricanswinefeverwhen

theyaremovedaroundthelandscape.Beasleysaid,“Thistypeofinlormationisimportanttodeveloping

managementplansforrespondingtonewintroductionsofpigpopulations.^^

28.Whydidtheresearcherscarryoutthestudyonwildpigs?

A.Tostudytheirsuddenpopulationincrease.B.Toimprove(heirsurvivalafterrelocations.

C.Tbmanagetheirdailyactivities.D.Tounderstandtheirmovementbehavior.

29.Whatdidthetrackersfindoutabout(hewildpigs?

A.Theycamebackio(heirfamiliarplaces.B.Theyexploredthenewareaalot.

C.TheystayedneartheirreleaseIccations.D.Theymovedinthesamedirection.

30.Whatdoestheexample(ellusaboutthewildpigs?

A.Theywereverylonely.B.Theywereverycurious.

C.Theywereverysociable.D.Theywereverycompetitive.

31.WhatisBeasley'sattitudetorelocatingwildpigs?

A.Concerned.B.Indifferent.C.Uncertain.D.Supportive.

Stresscancausephysicalimpactstothebody,suchasincreasedheartrateandbloodpressure,thereleaseof

adrenalineandcortisol(肾上腺素和皮质醇).Ifadrenalineandcortisollevelsarcincreasedforanextendedperiod

oflime,thatcandamageDNAandcells.

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Inanewpaper,publishedinAprilinthejournalCellMetabolism,researchersdescribedhow(heymeasured

biologicalagebylookingfbrchangesinDNA'sstructureconnectedtoaging.

Inthefirststageoftheresearch,theresearcherssurgicallyattachedthree-month-oldmiceto

twenly-monlh-oldmicesothatbloodcouldflowbetweenthem.Overthreemonths,thebiologicalageof(he

youngermiceincreasedwhiletheysharedbloodwith(heoldermice.Butafter(heyoungermicewereseparated

andallowedtorecoverfortwomonths,iheirbiologicalagefellonceagain.

Then,theresearcherslookedathumanDNAfrombloodsamplesgatheredinpreviousstudiestomeasure

howhumanbodiesreactiostress.

Inonestage,theresearchersexaminedbloodsamplesfromelderlypatients.Patientswhohadreceived

emergencysurgeryforafracturedhip(健部骨折)hadanincreasedbiologicalage(hemorningaftertheprocedure,

butitrelumedtopre-surgerylevelsfourtosevendayslater.However,theresearchersdidnotfindthesameeffect

inpatientswhohadundergoneelectivehipsurgeryorcolorectal(结肠直肠的)surgery.

TheteamalsolookedatpatientswhohadbeenhospitalizedwithCovid-19.buttheseresultsvariedbysex.

Whilethebiologicalageoffemalepatientsdroppedwithintwoweeksofrecovery,lha(ofmendidnot.

“Thestudylookedatbiologicalagebothbeforeandafterstressfulevents.Therearejustvery,veryfew

studiesthathavelookedattheseclocksbeforeandaftersomekindofintervention(干预),“DanielBelsky,a

medicalscientistatColumbiaUniversitywhodidnotparticipateinthestudy,tellsTheScientist.

Thestudyshowsthatbiologicalageis“muchmoredynamicthanpeoplepreviouslythought,MJessePoganik,

aco-authorofthestudy,tellsLiveScience."Youcanhavetheseveryseverestressevents,whichincrease

biologicalage,buiiicanbeshort-lived,ifihestressisshort-lived,thentheagecanberestored/*

32.Whatdidtheresearchersfindaboutthebiologicalageoftheyoungermice?

A.Itincreasedduringbloodsharing.

B.Itcouldberestoredbybloodsharing.

C.Itdroppedwhentheywereattached(otheoldermice.

D.Itreturned(opre-sharinglevelsassoonastheywereseparated.

33.Whoexperiencedadecreaseinbiologicalageafterrecovery?

A.Thosewhohadhadfracturedhipsurgery.

B.Thosewhohadreceivedcolorectalsurgery.

C.Thosewhohadundergoneelectivehipsurgery。

D.ThosewomenwhohadbeenhospitalizedwithCovid-19.

34.WhatdoesBelskywanttostressaboutthestudy?

A.Itstandsoutinsimilarstudies.B.Itistrulyremarkable.

C.Ithassomelimitations.D.Itisinfluential.

35.Whichisthemostsuitabletitleforthetext?

A.Biologicalagecanbemeasuredeasily

B.Recoveringfromstressisalongprocess

C.Stressagesyouwithnotpermanenteffect

D.Stress,harminghumanbodiesmeansprotectingthemwell

Howtocancelplansatthelastminute

Makeaphonecall

Ifyou'recancelingalthelastminute,considergivingthepersonyou'retr)4ngtocontactacallratherthana

text."Iknowacallcanbescarybecausesometimesyoudon'tknowexactlywhattosay,“saysfriendshipexpert

DanislleJackson.u36whichcanmakeacancelationeasiertoaccept,nsheadds.

Apologizeupfront

37.Apologizingdemonstratesthatyourespecttheotherperson'stimeandenergyandunderstand

thatyourcancelationmayaffectthem.Jacksonalsosuggestsacknowledgingyouroriginalcommitnientandhow

youcametothedecisiontocancel.

38.

Lies,evensmallones,candamageafriendshipmorethansimplysianingwith(heiruih.Ifyoureallyteel

likeyouhavetostretchthetruth,keepitgeneralratherthaninventingastorybysayingsomethinglike,"I'mso

sorrythisislast-minute,butTmunfortunatelynotgoingtobeabletomakeJacksonadvises.

Expectandacceptdisappointment

Yourfriendmayhavebeenreallylookingforwardtoyourtimetogether.Thismayhavebeentheonlyplan

hehasallIheweek,ortheonethathehaspreparedforalongtime.39.Thisisanonnalreaction.But

remember,aheartfeltapologycangoalongway!

Offertoreschedulefirst

Onceyou'veexplainedyourself,trytofindanalternativetimetoreschedule.40.JacksonthinksLhat

it'snowyourjobtodoalltheplanningandfindasolutionthatworksforbothofyou.

A.Beforecancelingplans,assessthesiruation

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B.Remembertostartwiththewords'Tmsorry”

C.Eitherway,bepreparedforabitofaletdown

D.Nolyingeventhoughyouhavenorealexcuse

E.Don'twaitandlettheotherpersonlaunchanewplan

F.Esalsoimportantnottooverexplainwhencancelingplans

G.However,that'llgivethepersonachancetohearyourtoneandsinceritj-

三、完形填空

IjustreturnedfromIndia.Whiledrivinghomefromtheairport,Iwasamazedbyhoweverylhingin

Americanstreets41thoseinDelhi,acityinnorthernIndia.t4Youcancatoff(hestreethcrc!^^Isaid.My

familylookedatme42Ihadgottenoffaspaceshipratherthanaplane.

DuringtheIwoyearsIwasaway,myfriendsandfamily43sendingtexts(oeachotherbyphone.

AfterIcameback,myphonewasnolonger44asbefore,justlightingupwiththe“ding"soundofatext,

andIfellvery45.1chosetotalktomyfriendsinsteadoftextingthem.Iaskedmyfriendsfortheir46

asImadeaneffort(o47withthemandrebuildourfriendships.

WhileIwasonmy48trips,mostofmyfriendshadmovedonwiththeir49.Wefell

disccnnecledfromeachother'sexperiences.Justas50wouldalwaysbepartofmylife,Iundersloodthat

raisingafamilywouldalwaysbepartoftheirs.ItoldthemsometimesIfelt51because1hadbeenaway

andwasn'tthereforiheir52events.

Expats(侨民)inLaossaythatsometimes,ifyoustayabroadtoolong,youbecomeapermanent53,

neverquitemakingitasalocal,andneverfeeling54inyourhomecountry.I55.Ifyoualways

travelwithaheartbeatingforyourbelovedones,nomatterhowlongyouhavebeenabroad,youwillfind

satisfactionathome.

41.A.resultsinB.resultsfromC.differsinD.differsfrom

42.A.eventhoughB.asthoughC.nowthatD.inthat

43.A.weredevotedtoB.lookedfonvardtoC.gotusedtoD.wereaddictedto

44.A.functioningB.ringingC.shiningD.shaking

45.A.lonelyB.energeticC.curiousD.fortunate

46.A.encouragementB.expectationC.understandingD.description

47.A.researchB.recallC.relaxD.reconnect

48.A.idealB.extraordinaryC.internationalD.dramatic

49.A.livesB.studiesC.expectationsD.ambitions

50.A.travellingB.surfingC.exercisingD.competing

51.A.desperateB.memorableC.ashamedD.nervous

52.A.factualB.specialC.externalD.similar

53.A.nativeB.foreignerC.civilianD,resident

54.A.contentB.uncontrolledC.astonishedD.secure

55.A.acknowledgeB.betC.promiseD.disagree

四、语法填空

阅读下面材料，在空白处填入I个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Toboostthecity'spost-pandemiceconomicrecovery,(hegovernmentofHarbinhasmadespecialeffortsto

takeadvantageofIhewintermonthstoattractvisitorsfromthesouthofthecountry.During56(hree-day

NewYear'sDayholidayfromDec30toJan1,thecityreceived3.05millionvisits,withtheincomefromtourism

57(reach)5.91billionyuan,bothhistoricalrecords.ItisworthmentioningthatIhecityauthoritieshave

promptlyand58(effective)addressedcomplaintsoftourists.Harbin'sswiftresponse59the

complainsgavepeopleagoodimpressionofihecity.

Assuch,thanksiothesnowballeffectofsocialmedia,Harbinappearsiohavebecomeihe60

(popular)touristdestinationinthecountryinashortlime,overshadowingSanya,Hainan.Thatseems61

(awaken)thelong-sleeping62(proud)oftheover9millionresidentsinHarbin.

Overthepast20years,Harbin'spopulationhascontractedbyabout2million.Itswithering(凋零的)

economyisdominatedbyState-ownedcompanies,63technologyandmanagementlag(滞后)behindthe

marketdemand.Thereductionofoilandcoalinnearbyregions64(contribute)toitseconomyrunningout

ofsteamaswell.OnceHarbin'sfast-gainedappealfadesaway,amajorchallengefacingthelocalgovernment

remainshowtoimprovethecity'sbusinessenvironmenttoattractinvestmentandboostthegrowthofprivate

companies,65(breath)lifebackintoitshugeSOEsystem,andenhanceitsownperformance.

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五、书信写作

66.进入2024年，各地火灾频发并带来巨大损失。为增强学生的安全意识，某国际学校决定对在校外籍学

生单独召开安全会议。假定你是校学生会主席李华，请你代表校学生会拟定一篇会议广播通知，通知内容

包括：

(I)会议时间及地点；

(2)会议内容；

(3)注意事项。

注意：

(I)写作