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2023学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研
英语学科 试卷
Q2023.12
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1．本试卷共12页。满分140分。考试时间120分钟。
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I. Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. A. A policewoman. B. A waitress. C. A flight attendant. D. A pilot.
2. A. At 5:30. B. At 5:35. C. At 6:00. D. At 6:05.
3. A. Confusing. B. Enjoyable. C. Relaxing. D. Boring.
4. A. The play started early. B. She went back to get her ticket.
C. Tom walked with her to the bus stop. D. It was a long way from the theatre.
5. A. Preparing his school project. B. Catching the school bus.
C. Making the final touch on the food. D. Handing in his homework.
6. A. Return the dog to her relative. B. Place a ban on dogs.
C. Clean her apartment. D. Stay with her relative.
7. A. Find another scale. B. Develop a fitness routine.
C. Try another workout programme. D. Wait for the right time to exercise.
8. A. The mall must be overcrowded.
B. It’s hard to find the way in the mall.
C. They should come to the mall some other day.
D. They can get into the mall through the south gate.
9. A. Tony hopes to change his role in the play.
B. Tony lacks confidence in playing the part.
C. Professor Wright will help Tony remember the lines.
D. Professor Wright will give Tony hints during the show.
10. A. It was quite easy for them to climb Huashan.
B. The man went to Huashan during the summer vacation.
C. The woman didn’t reach all the mountain tops of Huashan.
D. The weather was just fine when the woman climbed Huashan.
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
11. A. Making the wearer feel tired.
B. Gradually weakening an adult’s eyes.
C. The loss of vision in children.
D. Permanent change of the eye structure.
12. A. Working hard. B. Wearing sunglasses.
C. Watching TV in poor light. D. Reading in bed.
13. A. Ways of choosing eye glasses.
B. Suggestions of eyesight protection.
C. Untruths of eye glasses and eyesight.
D. Proven facts of the benefits of eye glasses.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
14. A. By reviewing new words every day.
B. By studying the usage of the new word at night.
C. By connecting the new word with the “old” ones.
D. By applying the new word to daily conversations.
15. A. Desire to learn a new language. B. Anxiety to visit a community.
C. Eagerness to have more sleep. D. Wish to be connected.
16. A. Roles of dreams in school life.
B. Right attitudes towards language learning.
C. Connections between dreams and language learning.
D. Effective ways to memorize foreign language vocabulary.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. 13 years. B. 17 years. C. 20 years. D. 24 years.
18. A. The pressure from his competitors.
B. The high expectation from his parents.
C. The unforgettable matches he played on court.
D. The prizes he received from winning the championships.
19. A. Because he had an operation but got well soon.
B. Because he didn’t have enough rest before the match.
C. Because his family and team gave him a lot of support.
D. Because his belief and desire to win worked and helped.
20. A. Talkative and inspiring. B. Talented and determined.
C. Modest and humorous. D. Optimistic and realistic.
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Diary
Kyra Peralte thought keeping a diary might help her sort out her troubled feelings. In April 2020, the mother of two in New Jersey, started writing about the challenges of handling work, marriage and motherhood during a global crisis.
Writing released emotions, but Peralte, now 46, wanted to know how other women were doing. So she made an unusual offer. She invited women from near and far to fill the __21__ (remain) lined pages of her notebook with their own stories. She named the project The Traveling Diary.
So many wanted to participate __22__ Peralte decided to create a website () for people to add their names to the queue. She came up with a system: each person __23__ (get) to keep the diary for three days and fills as many pages as she wishes. Then she is responsible for mailing it to the next person.
So far, more than 2,000 women from 30 countries __24__ (participate). Of course, not all those entries could fit in just one journal. More than 50 of these notebooks are currently __25__ use. About 20 completed ones are back in Peralte’s possession.
Each participant fills the pages with her own handwriting, narrating her experiences, recounting obstacles she faced, and sharing __26__ (learn) lessons.
Kirsty Nicol, 31 from London, received the journal in March 2021. She said reading the entries allowed her to transport her into the lives of __27__ and find bits of wisdom they left.
One such pearl came from a woman in Australia. She had written: “Working with the setbacks. Not against them. Patience and gratitude. It’s a dance. Life is moving and we __28__ stamp our feet in rejection, or we can gracefully embrace the mess, tidying as we go.”
“It has really evolved into a community,” Peralte says. She sends participants a weekly newsletter and often hosts online meetings so the women get the chance to get to know one another more, share stories and feel __29__ (distant). Some of the women, she says, have even become close friends. Her spontaneous idea, she says, has had a profound effect on the women __30__ were part of it. “The Traveling Diary is making sisters out of strangers.” She says.
Section B
Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. carved B. unknowingly C. ecosystem D. artificial E. elemental
F. changing G. practically H. wrinkled I. unmoving J. species K. inspection
Magical Creatures: AN APPRECIATION OF AUTUMN MOTH (蛾)
Moths seem to have a bit of a bad reputation: to some they are ill indications or something scary, to others they are dull in comparison to our well-loved butterflies. But moths are an essential part of a(n) __31__, and important food sources for species like birds and bats. And for me, moths are far from dull.
My first meeting with an Angle Shades moth was nearly a non-encounter. I almost passed by without noticing it, thinking it was a fallen leaf on a fence post. But there was something about it that stopped me in my tracks. Its angular shape perhaps Or the way it sat, __32__, despite the breeze. Closer __33__ revealed cream and buff shell-shaped wings, painted with triangles of light pink and brown. Suddenly, it transformed from a(n) __34__ leaf into a living thing before my eyes. I’ve been fascinated ever since.
The Canary-shouldered Thorn, with its hairy buttercup-coloured body and yellow and orange wings, reminds me of a fallen silver birch (白桦树) leaf. A night-flyer, it favours gardens and woodlands, and is often drawn to __35__ light, meaning that your torch beam may be attracting moths as well as lighting your way in the dark. It’s also worth double-checking any leaves in farm houses, as these sheltered spots are a favourite hiding place of another overwintering __36__: the Herald moth. This elegant creature’s beautiful wings look as though they’ve been __37__ by hand and painted with bronze.
There’s more to these imitators than fallen leaves. The Green-spotted Crescent, which __38__ disappears on rough branches, has metallic green spots integrating with the moss (苔藓). Maybe I’ve already __39__ crossed paths with one, though. As we dig out our big coats and slip on boots for walks beneath branches, how many moths are we missing These clever creatures aren’t bad indications, but __40__ parts of nature, with a gift for fancy-dress.
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
I’m pretty good at sticking with things even when they get hard. Bad relationships, unpleasant workplaces, __41__ sports — I’ve hung on for months and even years longer than I should have, convinced the situation would __42__ if I refused to give up.
After all, isn’t every success story littered with __43__ Didn’t Beyoncé lose Star Search, and didn’t Oprah get fired from her first TV job Quitting is a sign that you lack patience and strong will, or so I was raised to believe.
__44__, if I look back on all the things I eventually quit, my only regret is that I didn’t do it sooner. I’ve wasted immeasurable time and energy dragging my heels, determined that I could __45__ everyone if I just kept going.
All of us are constantly making tricky choices between going further into familiar territory and __46__ to expand our horizons. This is known as the exploration-exploitation trade-off. When we are younger, it’s advantageous to go far on the side of exploration, trying lots of new things because we have plenty of time to __47__ later. But as we age, it’s often smarter to double down.
Of course, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t quit something just because you’ve put a lot of time into it. Economists call this the sunk cost fallacy (谬误): People are more likely to __48__ something if they’ve invested a lot of money or effort into it, even when it’s clear that they should __49__ their losses and jump ship. This practice is normal and __50__, but it’s also unreasonable. If an activity or relationship is making you miserable, that’s important information you shouldn’t ignore.
If you don’t get energy out of doing something, it can be a(n) __51__ that this is not for you or that there’s something better you could be doing. Or it could be a sign that you should __52__ your goals. Maybe your yogurt startup might not win over investors, but you could still make and sell yogurt at the farmers’ market on weekends.
In fact, dogged persistence in the face of energy-sucking disappointment can __53__ depression, and then make you suffer from diseases in the long run.
But the good news is that people can learn to pay better attention to these moments when they’re happening and make __54__. The art of quitting isn’t about just letting go whenever there’s an obstacle. It’s about being able to let go when there’s no __55__ to success anymore.
41. A. engaging B. demanding C. inevitable D. leisure
42. A. worsen B. occur C. improve D. continue
43. A. frustrations B. determinations C. attempts D. inspirations
44. A. Therefore B. Additionally C. For example D. However
45. A. amaze B. scare C. distress D. compliment
46. A. breaking up B. looking up C. standing up D. backing up
47. A. venture B. specialize C. explore D. relax
48. A. benefit from B. approve of C. stick with D. withdraw from
49. A. evaluate B. avoid C. overlook D. cut
50. A. human B. crazy C. sensible D. tricky
51. A. indication B. desire C. occasion D. recognition
52. A. accomplish B. upgrade C. modify D. maintain
53. A. prevent B. trigger C. relieve D. contract
54. A. researches B. choices C. changes D. resolutions
55. A. shortcut B. barrier C. guarantee D. pathway
Section B
Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read.
(A)
I write this on a spring morning, in the van I have called home for two years now.
From one small window, I have a view of joggers pounding the sunny path by the Oxford Canal, and the other looks onto the busy railway line along which trains travel from Southampton Docks to Birmingham.
The woods where I’ve parked my van have grown up between them. This ancient van, a vehicle designed for freedom and the open road, has proved a stable solution for surviving the current housing crisis.
I became a travel writer after my studies ended, committing to brief “residencies” with museums and art centres—where temporary accommodation is often provided in exchange for producing new work about a community. Over the years that followed, living and working on location in the polar regions or Scandinavia or the Alps, not settling down for very long, meant wherever I landed was always “home”.
During the pandemic it was necessary to adopt a more permanent engagement with locality. Oxford had often drawn me back. It’s a crossroads of reality and the imagination, the perfect city for a writer.
It takes a surprising amount of work to keep a tiny home in order: buying a used van online; ensuring the smooth running of a gas cooker and car batteries; fetching water and emptying the mobile toilet. I began to enjoy taking care of my immediate surroundings. Over the summer, I worked to turn waste-ground into a wild garden, replacing weeds with wild plants.
I made friends with the self-sufficient boaters living nearby, always ready to share knowledge on the low-carbon simplicity of life without electricity. I’ve learnt that comfort can be found away from the bright infrastructure of urban life: in watching the birds that nest in the tree and the foxes playing in the woods at dawn, in making a cup of coffee on a spring morning.
My step away from conventional housing has been a necessary act of personal economy, but the benefits include taking nothing for granted, and unexpected delight.
56. Why did the writer make the van his home
A. Because the feature of the van and that of his occupation are matching.
B. Because the van is equivalent to a crossroads of reality and the imagination.
C. Because the views of joggers and trains outside the van can relieve his pressure.
D. Because living and working on location in the polar regions are appealing to him.
57. What does “immediate surroundings” in Paragraph 6 refer to
A. a used van B. a gas cooker C. a wild garden D. a mobile toilet
58. Which of the following is the benefit of unconventional housing
A. Joining joggers to do exercise. B. Keeping a tiny home in order easily.
C. Improving the economy of Oxford. D. Embracing delightful surprises.
59. What’s the writer’s attitude towards living in the van
A. Cautious. B. Ironical. C. Favorable. D. Neutral.
(B)
Keep Cool Next Summer with These 3 Devices
As we prepare for what could be another hot summer, you may already be feeling the heat. Luckily a range of unusual and clever devices are now available to help make hot summer days more bearable.
The breeze-blowing umbrella
Umbrellas serve a double function, protecting us from rain and sunlight; they also serve as a sort of personal ozone layer. The Fanbrella, which looks and feels just like a conventional umbrella, is perfect for keeping the rain at bay but boasts a delicate fan located underneath the cover, so that you can enjoy fresh cool air while you walk through the summer showers. The fan is small and quiet enough to be unnoticeable yet powerful enough to reduce humidity. Operated by a switch on the handle of the umbrella, it can be activated only when you need it most.
Air conditioned beds
Humid nights are a horrible experience for most people, causing much discomfort and making sleep impossible. Unfortunately, a conventional fan in your bedroom will do little to mitigate your suffering, as humid air is simply blown around the room. An air conditioned bed is the perfect solution! This revolutionary furniture boasts quiet fans at the foot of the bed that help to circulate cool air from the opposite end, so you’re effectively sleeping on an air conditioned bed. With low running costs, summer nights without sleep could be a thing of the past.
The iPhone fan
iPhones are known for getting pretty hot to the touch when you’re using one, but now your smartphone could be the perfect device to help keep the summer heat at bay when you’re working at your desk or on the move. The small plastic fan fits onto the top of your iPhone and plugs into your phone’s charging socket (充电插座), so you need not worry about running out of batteries. With a quiet motor, you can be confident that colleagues won’t be disturbed and, if you remember to keep your iPhone charged, you can take the fan anywhere, from a sweaty train ride home to a walk in the local park with family.
With a range of inventive accessories to help make hot days more bearable, all we need now is a summer!
60. What makes a breeze-blowing umbrella superior to a conventional umbrella
A. It creates a personal ozone layer to avoid sunlight.
B. It boasts unconventional and luxurious appearance.
C. It can be activated by voice when you need it most.
D. It has a fan to give off cool air and reduce humidity.
61. Which of the following words can replace the underlined word “mitigate”
A. claim B. relieve C. intensify D. sustain
62. What do we know about the iPhone fan
A. It can prevent your iPhone from temperature rise in summer heat.
B. You’d better use it outdoors to avoid noise despite the quiet motor.
C. It is portable and can function well without limitation of locations.
D. Batteries with high-capacity should be prepared to keep it charged.
(C)
In the roughly 250 years since the Industrial Revolution, the world’s population, like its wealth, has exploded. Before the end of this century, however, the number of people on the planet could shrink for the first time since the Black Death. The root cause is not an increase in deaths, but a drop in births. Across much of the world the fertility rate, the average number of births per woman, is collapsing. Although the trend may be familiar, its extent and its consequences are not. Even as artificial intelligence (AI) leads to optimism in some quarters, the baby bust (婴儿荒) hangs over the future of the world economy.
Whatever some environmentalists say, a shrinking population creates problems. The world is not close to full and the economic difficulties resulting from fewer young people are many. The obvious one is that it is getting harder to support the world’s pensioners. Retired folk draw on the output of the working-aged, either through the state, which requests taxes on workers to pay public pensions, or by cashing in savings to buy goods and services or because relatives provide care unpaid. But whereas the rich world currently has around three people between 20 and 64 years old for everyone over 65, by 2050 it will have less than two. The implications are higher taxes, later retirements, lower real returns for savers and, possibly, government budget crises.
Low proportion of workers to pensioners are only one problem resulting from collapsing fertility. Younger people have more of what psychologists call “fluid intelligence”, the ability to think creatively so as to solve problems in entirely new ways. This youthful energy adds to the accumulated knowledge of older workers. It also brings change. Patents filed by the youngest inventors are much more likely to cover breakthrough innovations. Older countries and their young people are less enterprising and less comfortable taking risks. Because the old benefit less than the young when economies grow, they have proved less keen on pro-growth policies, especially housebuilding. Creative destruction is likely to be rarer in ageing societies, restricting productivity growth in ways that compound into an enormous missed opportunity.
Eventually, therefore, the world will have to make do with fewer youngsters—and perhaps with a shrinking population. With that in mind, recent advances in AI could not have come at a better time. A productive AI economy might find it easy to support a greater number of retired people. Eventually AI may be able to generate ideas by itself, reducing the need for human bined with robotics, AI may also make caring for the elderly less labour-intensive. Such innovations will certainly be in high demand.
If technology does allow humanity to overcome the baby bust, it will fit the historical pattern. Unexpected productivity advances meant that demographic time-bombs (人口定时炸弹) failed to explode. Fewer babies mean less human genius. But that might be a problem human genius can fix.
63. What can be learned from the first paragraph
A. The collapsing fertility rate is to blame for the shrinking population.
B. Black Death marked the shrinking number of people for the first time.
C. Industrial Revolution weakened the increase of the world’s population.
D. The public are familiar with the extent and the influence of the baby bust.
64. What makes it harder to support the world’s pensioners
A. Close relatives have refused to take care of the old without being paid.
B. The output of the working-aged which the old can draw on is shrinking.
C. The old have cashed in savings to cover expenses of goods and services.
D. The government has requested taxes on younger employees to pay pensions.
65. Why does “fluid intelligence” (in Paragraph 3) suffer in ageing societies？
A. Because older workers boast more accumulated knowledge.
B. Because the old benefit less than the young in creative destruction.
C. Because collapsing fertility results in low proportion of workers to pensioners.
D. Because restricting productivity growth compounds into a missed opportunity.
66. The best title for the passage is probably _____.
A. The Old Pensioners Make a Comeback B. Artificial Intelligence Leads to a Bright Future
C. The Measures to Overcome the Baby Bust D. The Effect of the Baby Bust on Economy
Section C
Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.
A. They desire genuineness while constantly immersed in a digital world. B. TikTok’s user-generated videos can lead even tiny brands to speedy viral fame. C. The lifestyle of the “moonlight clan” has made many young people feel overwhelmed. D. Easy access to means of spreading payments may encourage spending money like water. E. A heightened expectation of convenience comes with being raised in the age of Amazon. F. These “always-on purchasers” often shift from a weekly shop to quicker fixes of everything from fashion to furniture.
How Young Americans Spend Their Money
Young people have always puzzled their elders. Today’s youngsters are no different; indeed, they are confusing. They have thin wallets and expensive tastes. They prize convenience and a social conscience. They want shopping to be personal. ____67____ As they start spending in earnest, brands are trying to understand what these walking paradoxes with conflicting features want and how they shop. The answers will define the next era of consumerism.
Their absolute numbers are impressive. The European Union is home to nearly 125m people between the ages of ten (the youngest will become consumers in the next few years) and 34. America has another 110m of these Gen-Zs and millennials, a third of the population. The annual spending of households headed by American Gen-Zs and millennials hit $2.7trn in 2021, around 30% of the total.
____68____ Forrester, a market-research firm, found that most users of “buy now, pay later” apps are around 20. Megan Scott, a 20-year-old student from London, speaks for many of her peers by admitting that, when shopping, she has no self-control—until the bill arrives.
The light-speed online world also appears to have lowered tolerances for long delivery times. A study by Salesforce, a business-software giant, found that Gen-Z Americans, who prefer to use their phones to pay for shopping, are the likeliest of all age groups to want their groceries delivered within an hour. ____69____
The Internet has also changed how the young discover brands. Print, billboard or TV advertising has given way to social media. Instagram, part of Meta’s empire, and TikTok, a Chinese-owned app, are where the young look for inspiration, particularly for goods where looks matter such as fashion, beauty and sportswear. ____70____ Such apps are increasingly adding features that allow users to shop without ever leaving the platform. According to McKinsey, six in ten Americans under the age of 25 had completed a purchase on a social-media site.
IV. Summary Writing
Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in no more than 60 words. Use your own words as far as possible.
71.
Drawing High Schoolers to Science
A group of educators and plant scientists at Michigan State University (MSU) are connecting to reshape science classes. And this particular partnership isn’t just helping students get a better understanding of biology; it’s turning them into young scientists, even if only during class.
It doesn’t take long to see that the curriculum born from this collaboration makes for a much different experience than the traditional high school biology classes. For starters, it has a comic book for a workbook. Secondly, students are getting their hands dirty growing plants. MSU researchers are also studying the plant. The high schoolers are asking some of the same questions professional plant scientists are trying to answer.
“We’re getting them engaged with science in science practices, not just having them learn about science,” says Hildah Makori, a researcher at MSU. “They learn to look at things differently. That’s a life-time impact.”
The main characters of the comic book are a pair of young field scientists. They invite the high school students to help with plant research inspired by a real project at MSU. By growing their own plants, the students learn about genetics, evolution and how these interact with the environment.
The team has seen how this practice could keep students in the driver’s seat of their learning. To help the characters out, students set up different experiments to test their ideas.
The program is working. “This comic personally gave me a click that sparked my curiosity,” reads one student’s survey response. “The comic book put a lot of creative atmosphere into the story instead of just looking at words, instead of just listening to the teacher talk,” says another.
Teachers also had positive reviews. In a survey, one remarked how helpful it was to have the comic to refer to. The students could see the comic’s characters doing something in the lab and realize, “I’m able to do this right here at my table and I can do the same thing,” the teacher says.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72．小区里的咖啡店定于年底开张，这真是锦上添花的美事。 (schedule)
73．我们都没有想到，那个曾经腼腆的男孩竟然能在演讲比赛中一举夺魁。 (It)
74．很多人反对在岛上修建核电站，担心废水可能会排入海洋，污染海洋生物。(for fear that)
75．除了推出智能电子产品外，这个公司与客户深化合作，探索数字化转型和可持续发展的道路。 (launch)
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
76.
假设你是浦润中学高三学生李青。学校社团就本学期开展的“经典作品阅读（Classics reading）”活动发起征文。主题是：Classics connect me and _________。征文要求如下：
根据主题补全标题；
阐述二者（classics和“______”）的联系及其对你（“me”）的影响
（注：文中不得出现真实的姓名及学校名称。）
听力文字稿、参考答案、分值和评分标准 Q2023.12
听力文字稿
2023学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研英语学科听力部分，现在开始。
Listening Comprehension
Section A
Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
1. W: Excuse me sir, we’re about to land. Please remain seated and fasten your seat belt.
M: Thank you for your notice.
Q: What is probably the woman
2. M: Oh no! It’s 5:30. The train is leaving in 5 minutes.
W: According to the announcer, it is delayed 30 minutes due to the heavy snow.
Q: When will the train leave
3. M: Professor Smith’s lecture is anything but interesting. I can’t help yawning every time I’m listening.
W: Seriously I think he is very knowledgeable and I really enjoy attending his class.
Q: What does the man think of the lecture
4. M: Hey Jane, what took you so long The play is already on.
W: Sorry Tom. When I got on the bus, I realized I’d left my ticket at home. I had to go back.
Q: Why is Jane late
5. W: Tom, rise and shine! Come on down, or your breakfast will be cold and you’ll miss the school bus.
M: Just a second. Let me put the final touch on my school project. I must hand it in today.
Q: What’s Tom doing
6. W: Mary just got a little dog from one of her relatives.
M: Really But I hear her apartment building is about to place a ban on pet animals.
Q: What should Mary do
7. M: I’ve done everything I can. Running, swimming, going on a diet… But the number on the scale doesn’t go down!
W: Maybe you should stick to whatever method you’re trying for a longer time, like a month instead of a week.
Q: What does the woman suggest the man do
8. M: We’ll never find a parking space here. What about dropping you at the south gate and I’ll find parking somewhere else.
W: Well, OK. It looks like everyone in town has come to the mall today.
Q: What does the woman mean
9. M: Professor Wright, you may have to find another student to play this role. The lines are so long and I simply can’t remember them all.
W: Look, Tony. There’s still time. I don’t expect you to know all the lines yet. Just keep practicing.
Q: What can we infer from the conversation
10. M: I heard that you climbed Huashan during the summer holidays. How was the trip
W: If it hadn’t rained, I would have set foot on all of the five peaks.
Q: What can we learn from the conversation
Section B
Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked several questions on each of the short passages and the longer conversation. The short passages and the longer conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage.
There are many commonly held beliefs about eye glasses and eyesight that are not proven facts. For instance, some people believe that wearing glasses too early weakens the eyes. But there is no evidence to show that the structure of eyes is changed by wearing glasses at a young age. Wearing the wrong glasses, however, can prove harmful. Studies show that for adults there is no danger, but children can develop loss of vision if they have glasses inappropriate for their eyes.
Most people believe that reading in poor light causes poor eyesight, but that is untrue. Too little light makes the eyes work harder, so they do get tired. Eye tiredness also results from reading a lot, reading in bed, and watching too much television. However, although eye tiredness may cause some pain or headaches, it does not permanently damage eyesight. Another false statement about eyes is that they can be replaced, or transferred from one person to another. But if we keep clearing up the incorrect understanding and learning more about the eyes, someday a full transplant may be possible.
(Now listen again please.)
Questions:
11. What harm can wearing wrong eye glasses cause
12. What may cause eye tiredness
13. What is the passage mainly about
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage.
Have you ever dreamt a multilingual dream That is a dream in more than one language. It is often said that if we dream in a foreign language, it’s a sign that we are making progress in learning that language. But is it true
First, let’s look at sleep. The link between sleep and language can be applied to how we learn any language, including our mother tongue. Even adults still learn about one new word every two days in their first language, but, if we are going to have a firm grasp of that new word, we need to link it to our existing knowledge. And in order to do that, we “need to have some sleep”.
It’s during sleep that the combination of old and new knowledge happens. The role that dreams play in this night-time learning process is still being studied, but it’s entirely possible that during multilingual dreams, the brain is trying to connect two languages.
Having multilingual dreams could also have an emotional significance. Researchers suggest that multilingual dreams can express “fears and desires” around learning a foreign language, including the wish to be a native-like speaker or to be accepted within a certain community.
We clearly still have a lot to learn about multilingual dreams, but one thing seems certain: if you’re trying to learn a new language, you should definitely sleep on it.
(Now listen again please.)
Questions:
14. According to the passage, how can we have a firm grasp of a new word
15. What kind of emotion can multilingual dreams tell
16. What is the passage mainly about
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
W: Hello everyone. This is Face-to-Face from Radio 1. With us today is the legendary tennis player Roger Federer. Welcome, Mr. Federer.
M: Thank you for having me here.
W: So, Mr. Federer, we all know that you retired at the age of 41. How long did your professional tennis career last
M: Well, I picked up the racket when I was 3 and turned professional at the age of 17.
W: That’s a really long time. It’s interesting to note that you were also on the junior national football team. Why did you choose tennis in the end Did your parents have a say in your decision
M: I have to say, no. They didn’t have too much expectation on me, but they always support my decision. I found myself more into tennis when I was 13. And here I am.
W: A wise decision. Throughout your career, you played more than 1,500 matches. What kept you going
M: I always believe that I was given a special talent. I became a top 100 player in just seven months. Also, my competitors on court pushed me so hard that I had to keep on bettering my skills to win as many matches as I could. The support from my amazing family, team and friends was another reason.
W: Then, what’s your most unforgettable match
M: It was the 2017 Australian Open. At that time, I hadn’t trained for almost 6 months because of my severe knee injury. I received an operation and it took me a long time to recover. I hadn’t expected that I would make it to the final and win my title.
W: Amazing! How did you do that
M: I guess it was my firm belief and desire to win that helped me along the journey. As I always say, if you believe, you can go really far in your life. And on the tennis court, that is to win the championship.
W: Indeed. So sad that our time is up. Thank you, Mr. Federer.
(Now listen again please.)
Questions:
17. How long did Roger Federer’s professional career last
18. What motivated Federer to keep on playing tennis
19. Why was the 2017 Australian Open most unforgettable to Federer
20. Which of the following best describes Federer
That’s the end of listening comprehension. 听力部分到此结束。
青浦区2023学年第一学期高三年级期终学业质量调研
英语学科 参考答案 Q2023.12
I. Listening Comprehension
1-5 CDDBA 6-10 ABABC 11-13 CDC 14-16 CAC 17-20 DADB
II
Grammar
21. remaining 22. that 23. gets 24. have participated 25. in
26. learned/learnt 27. others 28. can 29. less distant 30.who/that
Vocabulary
31-40 C I K H D J A G B E
III
41-55 BCADA DBCDA ACBCD
56-59 ACDC
60-62 DBC
63-66 ABBD
67-70 ADFB
IV. Summary writing
Educators are cooperating with plant scientists by giving science classes designed to help students learn about science and to engage them in science. With a workbook with comics and field study about plants, such classes provide different experiences for students and have received positive reviews from both students and teachers since they arouse students’ creativity, curiosity and initiative. (58 words)
V. Translation
72. The coffee shop in the community is scheduled to open at the end of the year, which is really the icing on the cake/an extra bonus/adds brilliance to the community/makes things better.
Or: According to the schedule, the coffee shop in the community is to open at the end of the year, which is really the icing on the cake/ an extra bonus/ adds brilliance to the community/ makes things better.
73. It never occurred to us that the boy who used to be / was shy should win the first prize in the speech contest.
74. Many people object to building a nuclear power station/plant on the island for fear that the waste water might be dumped into the sea and pollute the marine life.
75. In addition to launching smart electronic products, the company is deepening cooperation with customers to explore the pathway to digital transformation and sustainable development.
VI. Guided writing
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