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2023学年第二学期高三年级学业质量调研
英 语 试 卷
(考试时间120分钟，试卷满分140分)
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 fridge. B. An electric cooker. C. Laundry machines. D. Dishes.
2. A. $450. B. $500. C. $550. D. $510.
3. A. Flowers. B. A gardening tool. C. Cooking appliances. D. A cookbook.
4. A. Disappointed. B. Proud. C. Confident. D. Encouraged.
5. A. The man. B. The woman. C. Their boss. D. Sarah.
6. A. At a concert venue. B. At a movie theater.
C. At a hotel reception. D. At a restaurant.
7. A. Keep playing video games. B. Get more sleep.
C. Buy a comfortable bed. D. Establish a regular bedtime.
8. A. She is confused about the software program as well.
B. She understands the software program completely.
C. She doesn’t care about the software program.
D. She has lost the software password.
9. A. He wants more recognition for his volunteer work.
B. He prefers to keep his volunteer work private.
C. He regrets volunteering at the animal shelter.
D. He wants to discuss his volunteer work further.
10. A. The students were interested in sharing.
B. The students were eager to learn knowledge.
C. The students were amazed at the learning material.
D. The students were respectful towards the teacher.
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 passages and the conversation. The passages and the 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 would be the best answer to the question you have heard.
Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following talk.
11. A. In her arm. B. In her lung. C. On her shoulder. D. In her back.
12. A. Over five years. B. About three months.
C. Less than two weeks. D. A few months.
13. A. To find ways to help Mrs. Smith’s family.
B. To hear an update on Mrs. Smith’s situation.
C. To figure out what’s wrong with Mrs. Smith.
D. To discuss the company’s helping policies.
Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following talk.
14. A. Improving artistic theory. B. Putting forward flow theory.
C. Holding attractive activities. D. Studying business matters.
15. A. To promote the painters’ spirit. B. To discover the exception to the theory.
C. To study the way to get the flow state. D. To discover the best flow quality.
16. A. When they consider nothing seems to matter.
B. When they began to learn new skills.
C. When they work in different professions.
D. When they are engaged in their pursuits.
Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation.
17. A. It was stolen. B. It was involved in an accident.
C. It ran out of gas. D. It was parked illegally and pulled away.
18. A. It’s only for loading purposes. B. It’s reserved for motorcycles.
C. It’s free for anyone to park there. D. It’s for library use only.
19. A. The parking services office. B. The main entrance of the library.
C. The vehicle storage facility. D. The campus gymnasium.
20. A. $10 B. $50 C. $75 D. $85
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.
By day, Robert Titterton is a lawyer. In his spare time, he goes on stage beside pianist Maria Raspopova—not as a musician but as her page-turner. “(21)________ not being a trained musician, I’ve learned to read music to assist Maria in her performance.”
Mr Titterton is chairman of the Omega Ensemble but (22)________(act) as the group’s official page-turner for the past four years. His job is to sit beside the pianist and turn the pages of the score. In this way, the musicians don’t have to break the flow of sound by doing it (23)________. He said he became just as nervous as those playing instruments on stage.
Being a page-turner requires plenty of practice. Some pieces of music (24)________ go for 40 minutes and require up to 50 pages of turns, including back turns for repeat passages. (25)________ matters is onstage communication. Each pianist has their own style of “nodding” (26)________( indicate) a page turn that they need to practise with their page-turner.
But like all performances, there are moments (27)________ things go wrong. “I was turning the page to get ready for the next page, but the draft wind from the turn caused the spare pages to fall off the stand,” Mr Titterton said, “Luckily, I was able to catch them and put them back.”
(28)________ most page-turners are piano students or up-and-coming concert pianists, Ms Raspopova has once asked her husband to help her out on stage.
“Sometimes my husband is not an attentive page-turner. He’s interested in the music, (29)________(feel) every note, but I have to say: ‘Turn, turn!’ ” she laughed. “But Robert is (30)________ (qualified) page-turner I’ve had in my entire life.”
Section B
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
contrast instructed concentrating potential E. touching played
better specialized spot follow tracing
Unfamiliar Music May Help People Chat at Parties
If you want your guests to be particularly sociable at an upcoming party, make sure you play music they probably haven’t heard before.
To explore how background music affects the way we 31 conversations, researchers Jane Brown and Gavin Bidelman conducted a study analyzing the brain activity of 31 individuals aged 21 and 33. During the experiment, participants listened to 72 minutes of an audiobook (有声读物), which the pair used as a replacement for 32 on someone talking, while background music was accompanied by the audiobook for most of the time.
For half of the experiment, the participants were asked to focus on 2-minute parts of an unfamiliar audiobook read by a man. The rest of the time, they were told to focus on four background songs, which were similarly 33 for 2 minutes at a time. This 34 in voices aimed to assess participants’ ability to shift attention between two distinctly different voices.
During the experiment, all the participants wore 35 caps to monitor the electrical activity taking place in their brains. This 36 of electrical activity was the key. It allowed Brown and Bidelman to discover how efficiently these individuals could focus on either the audiobook or the music when 37 to do so. The finding revealed that the participants could 38 turn their attention to the audiobook if the background music was unfamiliar to them.
Following the task, the participants completed a music perception survey evaluating their musical skills, such as the capacity to 39 whether a pair of similar-sounding tunes are the same. Notably, those with lower musical scores demonstrated slower attentional shifts between songs and audiobooks, suggesting a(n) 40 link between musical ability and attention management skills.
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.
In Favour of Simple Writing
Do you edit text messages carefully before sending them If so, you may be the kind of person who takes pride in 41 even the simplest message. If you do not, you may see yourself as a go-getter, one who values excitement and speed over 42 : get it done decently now rather than perfectly later.
People are constantly receiving messages, from the mailbox to the inbox to the text-message alert. What to read, what to skim (略读) and what to ignore are decisions that nearly everyone has to make dozens of times a day. A new book titled All Readers are Busy Nowadays makes the argument for being the careful kind of 43 , even in informal lines. The authors also present well-established 44 that have long been prized in guides to writing.
Take “less is more”. Most books on writing well advocate the advice to 45 needless words. The authors, however, have 46 the idea. In an email to thousands of school-board members asking them to take a survey, cutting the count from 127 to 49 words almost 47
the response rate.
Keeping messages to a 48 idea—or as few as absolutely needed—helps ensure that they will be read, remembered and acted on. 49 the number of the available options has the same effect, too. A link in an email, 50 , attracted 50% more clicks when presented alone than when it was sent alongside a second additional link.
Syntax (句法) and 51 matter, too. It is more 52 to adopt short and active sentences, with common words familiar to everyone. From Facebook posts to online-travel reviews, even brief, informal pieces of writing that follow these rules get more likes and shares.
If everyone is a busy reader, everyone is a busy writer, too. That may make it tempting to sent as many messages as 53 as possible and hope for the best. But from essays to text messages organizing dinner plans, devoting time to the needs of readers has provable 54 . If you are so busy that you write an undisciplined message which readers scan, ignore and delete, then you might as well have not 55 it at all.
A. conveying B. understanding C. crafting D. sending
A. care B. quantity C. simplicity D. technology
A. reader B. poster C. learner D. writer
A. structures B. principles C. aims D. alternatives
A. remove B. ignore C. reconsider D. interpret
A. conveyed B. translated C. tested D. shaped
A. lowered B. affected C. doubled D. maintained
A. basic B. positive C. definite D. single
A. Recording B. Reducing C. Counting D. Estimating
A. in comparison B. after all C. for instance D. in particular
A. word-choice B. pattern-design C. target-setting D. platform-selection
A. difficult B. suitable C. challenging D. common
A. carefully B. often C. politely D. quickly
A. outcomes B. points C. figures D. benefits
A. received B. written C. read D. answered
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 read.
(A)
Growing up in Ukraine, Vadim didn’t know what it was like to live in a safe, stable home. His parents were alcoholics who would often beat him. They’d even stuff him into a wine container, breaking his little body and leaving only a small opening at the top so he could breathe and see—but only just a little.
By the time Vadim turned 9, he was living in an orphanage (孤儿院). Unfortunately, as is the case with far too many little ones, his life only got worse there. Not only was he hurt, but he was placed in a room on the third floor, making it impossible to get downstairs in a wheelchair.
This left Vadim crawling up and down the stairs, an activity that was both physically and mentally exhausting. He’d often be late for meals. If the food wasn’t already gone by the time he arrived, other kids would steal from him.
Then, a chain effect began when some special folks visited the orphanage. They told him a story about a spiritual figure who advocated love and forgiveness. This conversation helped the 14-year-old find his faith and, in turn, he had more hope than he ever had before.
Today, Vadim is on longer the boy subject to fate. He is a father to his own kids, and his life couldn’t be more different or better. Over the years, he’s discovered a gift for expressing himself through art. This inspired Tim Tebow Foundation, an organization fighting for the most vulnerable (脆弱的) people around the world, to ask if he’d like to create a piece that represented what it looked and felt like for him to have gone from “darkness to light.”
The result A truly remarkable painting that features Vadim, in his wheelchair, leaving behind his old home, including the wine container his parents stuffed him into. His new direction includes a beautiful forest full of fall leaves and bright light, showing the hope he is said to have found in the inspiring story.
56. According to the passage, Vadim’s parents treated him ________.
A. abusively B. forgivingly C. thoughtfully D. strictly
57. Why did Vadim crawl up and down the stairs when living in the orphanage
A. Because his little roommates often did damage to his wheelchair.
B. Because other children would take his meal without permission.
C. Because he couldn’t use the wheelchair to go downstairs from a high floor.
D. Because getting downstairs was demanding for him physically and mentally.
58. The phrase “a chain effect ” in paragraph 4 refers to _________.
A. an effective treatment for Vadim’s disability
B. a series of positive changes occurring in Vadim’s life
C. a sense of hope from the story of a spiritual figure
D. a helping hand from Tim Tebow Foundation
59. What is the message that Vadim wants to convey in his remarkable painting
A. He admires the beauty and harmony of nature.
B. He leads a miserable life with his own kids.
C. He excels in delicate painting techniques.
D. He says farewell to the past and harvests happiness.
(B)
The Role of Crowdfunding in Business Growth
Crowdfunding is a fundraising method that makes use of the power of the Internet and social networks. It involves raising small amounts of money from a large number of individuals or investors, typically through online platforms. These platforms connect entrepreneurs (创业者) with potential backers who contribute funds to support a specific project, business, or idea.
Types of Crowdfunding
Reward-Based Crowdfunding—Backers get a reward, such as a product sample or easy access, in exchange for their contribution. This model is popular for startups and creative projects.
Equity (股权) Crowdfunding—Investors receive shares or equity in the business in exchange for their funding. This model is ideal for small businesses looking to raise substantial capital and is subject to specific regulations.
Debt Crowdfunding—Entrepreneurs borrow money from backers and agree to repay it with interest over time. This model is similar to a loan and is suitable for businesses with a clear repayment plan.
Tips for a Successful Crowdfunding Campaign
Set clear goals: Define your funding goal, the purpose of the funds, and how you’ll use the money.
Persuasive story: Make an appealing and genuine story about your business. Explain why it matters and how backers’ contributions will make a difference.
Engage your network: Mobilize your existing network of friends, family, and professional contacts to support your campaign. Their initial contributions can build momentum (动力).
Transparency: Be transparent and honest about your project’s progress and any challenges you encounter. Backers appreciate honesty.
Fulfill promises: Once your campaign is successful, fulfill your promises to backers timely and communicate regularly.
60. According to the passage, which of the following is accurate about crowdfunding
A. Reward-Based Crowdfunding is the most popular type of crowdfunding.
B. Backers can get the same kinds of rewards in the three types of crowdfunding.
C. Crowdfunding is a fundraising technique that relies on offline platforms.
D. Debt Crowdfunding is fit for businesses with a specific repayment schedule.
61. The 4th tip “Transparency” probably means “________”.
A. carefulness B. perseverance C. frankness D. optimism
62. The owners of Exploding Kittens, a card game corporation established six years ago, plan to
raise a large sum of capital to start a promotion campaign. They are highly recommended to
________.
A. prefer Reward-Based Crowdfunding to Equity Crowdfunding
B. draft an attractive story about the campaign based on real information
C. realize their promises to backers on time even if the campaign is a failure
D. compare the initial support provided by different existing contacts
(C)
Hundreds of people die at sea every year due to ship and airplane accidents. Emergency teams have little time to rescue those in the water because the probability of finding a person alive falls dramatically after six hours. Beyond tides and challenging weather conditions, unsteady coastal currents often make search and rescue operations extremely difficult.
New insight into coastal flows gained by an international research team led by George Haller, Professor of Nonlinear Dynamics at ETH Zurich, promises to enhance the search and rescue techniques currently in use. Using tools from dynamical systems theory and ocean data, the team has developed an algorithm (算法) to predict where objects and people floating in water will go. “Our work has a clear potential to save lives,” says Mattia Serra, the first author of a study recently published in Nature Communications.
In today’s rescue operations at sea, complicated models of ocean dynamics and weather forecasting are used to predict the path of floating objects. For fast-changing coastal waters, however, such predictions are often inaccurate due to uncertain boundaries and missing data. As a result, a search may be launched in the wrong location, causing a loss of precious time.
Haller’s research team obtained mathematical results predicting that objects floating on the ocean’s surface should gather along a few special curves (曲线) which they call TRansient Attracting Profiles (TRAPs). These curves can’t be seen with our eyes but can be tracked from instant ocean surface current data using recent mathematical methods developed by the ETH team. This enables quick and precise planning of search paths that are less sensitive to uncertainties in the time and place of the accident.
In cooperation with a team from MIT, the ETH team tested their new, TRAP-based search algorithm in two separate ocean experiments near Martha’s Vineyard, which is on the northeastern coast of the United States. Working from the same real-time data available to the Coast Guard, the team successfully identified TRAPs in the region in real-time. They found that buoys and manikins (浮标和人体模型) thrown in the water indeed quickly gathered along these emerging curves. “Of several competing approaches tested in this project, this was the only algorithm that consistently found the right location”, says Haller.
“Our results are rapidly obtained, easy to interpret, and cheap to perform,” points out Serra. Haller stresses: “Our hope is that this method will become a standard part of the tool kit of coast guards everywhere.”
In a search and rescue operation, ________.
A. the survival rate drops to almost zero after six hours
B. the use of dynamics leads to the wrong location
C. weather conditions are a determining factor
D. changing currents present a challenge
64. The main significance of the new algorithm is ________.
A. accurately predicting weather conditions during rescue operations
B. dependence on satellite technology to locate distressed individuals at sea
C. cost-effective, efficient tracking of objects and individuals in coastal waters
D. predicting the exact time and location of ocean accidents
65. Paragraph 5 mainly talks about ________.
A. the collection of data
B. the testing of the algorithm
C. the identification of the TRAPs
D. the cooperation of two research teams
66. Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A. How Mathematics Can Save Lives at Sea
B. How Coastal Waters Affect Saving Lives
C. Why Algorithms Are Popular in Rescue Operations
D. Why Success Rates of Rescue Operations Have Fallen
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. Such media doesn’t just entertain. B. You can easily pick out the differences among your siblings. C. As we journey through adulthood, it’s crucial to reflect on its impact. D. Media exposure during childhood impacts each child in distinct ways. E. Additionally, media have proven to have long-term effects on individuals. F. However, our mental and physical states may not be adequately equipped to handle it.
Childhood Media Shaping Futures
Much of the media we consume during our formative years shapes us into the people we are today. Reflect on a particular piece of media from our childhood—perhaps it’s the TV show we eagerly awaited every weekend during visits to our grandmother’s house. 67 It shapes our dreams and fears and even drives us to future careers.
68 Older children may have had a lot more restrictions, like TV shows, movies, and social media access. And because of these, they were able to be a child for longer compared to their siblings (兄弟姐妹). Children who have older siblings tend to show more mature tendencies and can appear to “grow up quicker” than other children their age.
While they might have been restricted from social media accounts until a certain age, once given access, they tend to be more prepared. The media exposure of our generation has undoubtedly led to an increased maturation at younger ages. 69 9
Simply looking back at previous generations and the rate of consumption and processing of information that we experience every day, the effects of such are only beginning. As soon-to-be or current adults, we are already facing issues such as depression, anxiety, and delays in certain learning and social skills, just to name a few. Are we “more mature ” or are we overexposed and at risk for exceptional mental, physical, and emotional consequences
In conclusion, childhood media consumption significantly influences our lives. 70
Striking a balance between media exposure and mental well-being is essential for our growth in today’s media-rich world.
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.
Have You Got Success Amnesia
Have you heard yourself say “it was nothing really” when someone congratulates you on a job well done Or have you drawn a blank when you are asked to make a list of what you have achieved If so, you have suffered success amnesia. Failing to acknowledge your hard work is often a sign of success amnesia. It signals that there might be a gap between how others view your achievements and how you see them.
People who have success amnesia often have a strong track record at work or get it sorted for family members. They are people who others would describe as successful and yet they find it difficult to acknowledge and own their results. They don’t hold their achievements in their memory bank.
This particular type of memory loss robs them of the satisfaction and pleasure that can follow in achieving a goal. And, perhaps more importantly, it robs them of confidence. Confidence does not guarantee success, but it does increase the chance of success. Why not try some practical methods
Ask for feedback about the impact you’ve had and then listen carefully. Watch out for anything that you begin to tell yourself “It wasn’t that big a deal.” Try to absorb what you hear. You can also look back over the past 6 or 12 months, capture every success you can think of, whether large or small, and write them down clearly. Purposefully acknowledging and admitting your achievements can help to bring them into more realistic focus. Besides, be mindful that you have a tendency to forget or minimize your achievements. A sticky note on your laptop screen might help: my strengths and achievements are bigger than they appear to me.
V. Translation
Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets.
72. 这种新产品防水耐高温，卖得很好。(resistant)
73. 短视频越来越受欢迎的原因是什么？(account)
74. 外国游客对山顶寺庙中的中国古代艺术作品惊叹不已，流连忘返。（marvel）
75. 这个提案聚焦如何保护青少年自由活跃的天性，我觉得评审小组会感兴趣。(appeal to)
VI. Guided Writing
Directions: Write an English composition in 120 - 150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese.
假设你是上海市明启中学的高三学生李华，你的新西兰笔友Terry即将在下个学期来你们学校参加为期2个月的学习交流项目。他发来邮件，请你给他一些在上海生活和学习的建议。
请你回复邮件。你的邮件须包含2～3条建议和相关理由。2023学年第二学期高三年级学业质量调研
英语学科 参考答案及评分标准
I. Listening Comprehension
1. D 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 8. A 9. B 10. B
11. A 12. A 13. B 14. B 15. C 16. D 17. D 18. A 19. C 20. B
II. Grammar and Vocabulary
Section A
21. Despite 22. has acted/has been acting 23. themselves 24. can/may/might 25. What
26. to indicate 27. when 28. Although/ Though/While 29. feeling 30. the most qualified
Section B
31. J 32. C 33. F 34. A 35.H 36. K 37. B 38. G 39. I 40. D
III. Reading Comprehension
Section A
41. C 42. A 43. D 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. C 48. D 49. B 50. C
51.A 52. B 53. D 54. D 55. B
Section B
56. A 57. C 58. B 59. D 60. D 61. C 62. B 63. D 64. C 65. B 66. A
Section C
67. A 68. D 69. F 70. C
IV. Summary Writing
评分标准：本题满分10分。
内容分细则：
5分：在满足3分的基础上，还能完整表述第4段描述的3个措施中的任意2个：
1）Accept other people’s views toward the impact you’ve made.
2）Note down all the success you’ve made.
3）Make sure you can notice your advantages and achievements.
4分：在满足3分的基础上，还能完整表述第4段描述的3个措施中的任意1个：
1）Accept other people’s views toward the impact you’ve made.
2）Note down all the success you’ve made.
3）Make sure you can notice your advantages and achievements.
3分：必须概述全文三个要点，表述可多样）：
1）“成功健忘症”的定义：第1、2段
Success amnesia refers to a phenomenon that those who play a vital role in job and life often fail to acknowledge their effort and accomplishments.
2）“成功健忘症”的危害：第3段
People suffering success amnesia will witness a decline in their fulfillment and confidence.
3）“成功健忘症”的解决方法 第4段
There are three ways to tackle success amnesia./To tackle success amnesia...
2分：只写到3个要点中的两点
1分：只写到3个要点中的一点
V. Translation
72. The new product is resistant to water and heat, and sells well.
0.5 1 0.5 1
What accounts for the growing popularity of short videos
0.5 1 1 0.5
Foreign tourists marveled at the ancient Chinese art works in the temple at the peak of the mountain,
0.5 1 1 0.5 0.5
reluctant to leave. (and didn’t want to leave.)
0.5
The proposal/bill focuses on how to protect teenagers’ nature of freedom and activeness, which I think
0.5 0.5 0.5 1.5 0.5
will appeal to the review group.
1.5
评分标准：第72—73 每题3分；第74题4分；第75题5分。
VI. Guided Writing
评分标准：本答题满分25分。

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