2023-2024学年江苏省南京外国语学校高三上学期期中考试英语试题含答案

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第一节 (共15小题; 每题2.5分，满分37.5分)
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Student Vlunteering: Prject Crdinatr (协调员) vacancies
Wuld yu like t make a real difference t yur lcal cmmunity? Becming a Prject Crdinatr culd be the rle fr yu! We're currently lking fr ur next set f vlunteer Prject Crdinatrs fr the 2023-2024 academic year. Priect Crdinatrs wrk with a team f students t run a prject with supprt frm the Vlunteering and Mentring Team. This year we are lking fr teams t lead the fllwing prjects:
Chester Student Dg Walking Prject - walking dgs fr members f the cmmunity wh wuld struggle t d s themselves fr health reasns
Chester Healthy Eating Wrkshps - healthy cking wrkshps fr peple wh have experienced hmelessness
Welly Wednesdays - ne-ff cnservatin activities that benefit the envirnment like tree planting and hedge laying
Get Talking - students raising awareness, fundraising and talking abut issues that can affect students, helping t pen dialgue abut serius tpics and reduce stigma (污名）
inCredible - students helping yung peple t identify what is credible infrmatin and reduce the spread f fake news
Dementia Café - a mnthly cafe in Time Square, Warringtn fr peple and families affected by dementia (痴呆) t cme tgether and cnnect with thers
Interested in running any f these prjects? Find the rle descriptins and applicatin frms n the Vlunteer Hub. Email vlunteering@ with any questins r with yur cmpleted applicatin frm. The deadline t apply is Thursday, April 20.
21. Wh can becme a Prject Crdinatr?
A. A cperative and well- rganized clerk.B. Students eager t give back t sciety.
C. A well-infrmed cmmunicatin expert.D. Peple struggling against health prblems.
22. Which prject wuld yu apply fr if yu want t g green?
A. Chester Healthy Eating Wrkshps.B. Welly Wednesdays.
C. inCredible.D. Dementia Café.
23. What shuld yu d t submit yur applicatin?
A. Learn the rle descriptins by heart.B. Raise yur tips abut vlunteering.
C. Uplad it n the Vlunteer Hub.D. Email vlunteering@
B
Here is an astnishing and significant fact: Mental wrk alne cannt make us tired. It sunds absurd. But a few years ag, scientists tried t find ut hw lng the human brain culd labr withut reaching a state f fatigue(疲劳). T the amazement f these scientists, they discvered that bld passing thrugh the brain, when it is active, shws n fatigue at all！ If we tk a drp f bld frm a day labrer, we culd find it full f fatigue txins and fatigue prducts. But if we tk bld frm the brain f an Albert Einstein, it wuld shw n fatigue txins at the end f the day.
S far as the brain is cncerned, it can wrk as well and swiftly at the end f eight r even twelve hurs f effrt as at the beginning. The brain is ttally tireless. S what make us tired?
Sme scientists declared that mst f ur fatigue cmes frm ur mental and emtinal attitudes. One f England's mst all standing scientists, J.A. Hadfield, says," The greater part f the fatigue frm which we suffer is f mental rigin. In fact, fatigue f purely physical rigin is rare." Dr. Brill, A famus American scientist ges even further. He declares," One hundred percent f the fatigue f a sitting wrker in a gd health is due t emtinal prblems".
What kinds f emtins make sitting wrkers tired? Jy? Satisfactin? N. A feeling f being bred, anger, anxiety, tenseness, wrry, a feeling f nt being appreciated—thse are the emtins that tire sitting wrkers. Hard wrk by itself seldm causes fatigue. We get tired because ur emtins prduce nervusness in the bdy.
24. What surprised the scientists a few years ag?
A. Fatigue txins culd hardly be fund in a labrer’s bld.
B. Albert Einstein didn’t feel wrn ut after a day’s wrk.
C. The brain culd wrk fr many hurs withut fatigue.
D. A mental wrker’s bld was filled with fatigue txins.
25. Accrding t the authr, which f the fllwing can make sitting wrkers tired?
A. Unpleasant emtins.B. Challenging mental wrk.
C. Endless tasksD. Physical labr.
26. We can infer frm the passage that in rder t stay energetic, sitting wrkers need t ______.
A. have sme gd fdB. discver fatigue txinsC. exercise regularlyD. enjy their wrk
27. What is the best title fr this passage?
A. Hw lng can ur brain wrk?B. Why is ur brain tired frm wrk?
C. Can we wrk like Albert Einstein?D. When shuld we take a break in wrk?
C
Mst f us trust ur dctrs even when they hand us a prescriptin fr a drug we can't prnunce. But natural, hlistic (整体的) prducts are fully in vgue nwadays, and the Internet has created a way fr nn-experts t becme as r mre infrmed as their general practitiner when it cmes t bscure treatment methds. "Peple are nw mre willing t take their health and wellness int their wn hands," says Danielle Hardee, a wellness advcate fr dTERRA Internatinal.
Oddly enugh, until fairly recently, Hardee was nt ne f thse peple. Her first experience with essential ils came in treating her pet bulldg. After seeking suggestins fr the sickly pet n Facebk, a fellw fsterer tld Hardee abut certain ils she culd try applying t the animal's skin. Pairing her curisity with healthy skepticism, Hardee dve deep int researching the safety f the ils. "I was very happy with everything I fund," she says. "I started nt just using them n the fster dg, but als ur sn, wh needed the benefits f the respiratry supprt. " While the dg's recvery was sn apparent, the benefits fr her sn were almst immediate.
The ils in questin are cnsidered "essential" nt due t any prven vitality, but because they cntain the essence f the plants frm which they are extracted. Peppermint, lavender and citruses are amng the mst cmmn n the market tday, but numerus essential ils have been in use fr several centuries.
After seeing hw beneficial the cncentrated liquids were t bth the tw-legged and fur-legged members f her family, Hardee sn fund herself teaching essential il classes. "It became smething I felt s strngly abut, I had t share it," she says. The classes quickly grew in size and gegraphical span and Hardee sn became an advcate fr dTERRA Internatinal, a natural nutritin and wellness cmpany.
As grwing ppularity pushes essential ils int the brader market, Hardee recmmends curius custmers prceed with cautin cncerning quality and purity. Hardee believes the effects f quality ils will be the evidence that helps them prevail. “I’m nt a hlistic health guru (专家),” she emphasizes. “I’m just seeing it with my wn eyes."
28. Why did Hardee begin t supprt dTERRA Internatinal?
A. Her essential il classes quickly grew.B. She learned treatment methds n Facebk.
C. Her family benefited frm the essential il.D. She felt strngly abut the essential il.
29. Why are thse ils cnsidered "essential"?
A. Because they are used t save peple's lives.B. Because they are taken frm the essence f plants.
C. Because they are essential t patients' recvery.D. Because they are prven t be useful and energetic.
30. What makes natural, hlistic prducts ppular accrding t Hardee?
A. The internet which has created a way fr them t be knwn.
B. The effects f the prducts peple can see with their wn eyes.
C. The curisity peple have abut quality prducts.
D. The determinatin f peple t cntrl their wn health.
31. What is Hardee's suggestin fr curius custmers?
A. They shuld buy thse gd and pure ils.B. They shuld chse any ppular il prduct.
C. They shuld start their wn essential il class.D. They shuld questin the effects f the ils at times.
D
ON June 6th Clumbia University annunced that it will n lnger c-perate with US News & Wrld Reprt’s undergraduate rankings. It is the first tp-ntch institutin t d s. Might its departure be the start f a mass departure?
Clumbia’s decisin fllws a rankings scandal last year. In February 2022 ne f Clumbia’s wn maths prfessrs accused the cllege f fudging its data in several areas. The university later admitted t having used “utdated and/r incrrect methdlgies”.
In the 1980s prspective students started t expand their cllege search beynd their lcal area, and it was hard t learn abut universities and cmpare them. Hence, US News began ranking America’s tp universities in 1983, and has released its findings annually since 1988.
Clleges have gne t great lengths t mve up in the ratings. Richard Freeland, Nrtheastern University’s frmer president, capped class sizes and hired faculty t imprve its spt; it mved frm 127th in 2003 t 44th this year. Others went t far. A dean at Temple University’s business schl was sentenced t prisn and was rdered t pay a $250,000 fine after being fund guilty f fraud in relatin t artificially inflating his prgramme’s rankings.
The ranking system used t seem unstppable. Universities have tried t ditch it befre, nly t find that ding s can backfire badly. US News still ranks nn-participating universities, using publicly available infrmatin, and the data ften d nt g in their favur. Reed Cllege, a liberal-arts cllege, stpped taking part in 1995. It tumbled frm the tp quartile t the bttm. Clumbia did nt submit data fr this year’s analysis, citing cncerns abut Dr Thaddeus’s claims, and its ranking fell frm secnd in 2021-22 (tied with Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute f Technlgy) t 18th in 2022-23 (tied with the University f Ntre Dame).
Recently the md has begun t change, hwever, especially amng graduate schls. In 2022, f the 15 highest-ranked law schls, nly the University f Chicag submitted data. Sme undergraduate schls have already pted ut this year (Rhde Island Schl f Design, Clrad Cllege, Stillman Cllege), but nne are as prestigius as Clumbia.
In May US News annunced changes t its rankings methdlgy. It is mving away frm metrics that rely n reputatin and twards student utcmes. One way r anther, the rankings—and universities mre bradly—are in a state f cnstant change.
32. What is true abut the US News undergraduate rankings?
A. It faked the infrmatin fr the ratings.B. It filled an infrmatin gat at ne time.
C. It prmted the quality f higher educatin.D. It has been released every year fr 40 years.
33. If a cllege des nt cperate with US News, ______.
A. it will be rdered t pay a fineB. it will be excluded frm the list
C. its ranking will suffer cnsequentlyD. its spt in the ranking wn’t be affected
34. The underlined wrd “capped” in the furth paragraph is clsest in meaning t ______.
A. limitedB. increasedC. inflatedD. maintained
35. It can be inferred frm the passage that US News undergraduate rankings may fcus mre n ______ in the future.
A. scres given by frmer studentsB. dnatins frm all walks f life
C. evaluatins frm ther cllegesD. earnings fr cllege graduates
第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5 分)
In China under imperial rule, Natinal Day was a celebratin f the Emperr’s birthday r his rise t the thrne. On Octber 1, 1949, Ma Zedng declared the frmatin f the Peple’s Republic f China. ___36___ The hliday is held annually in Hng Kng, Macau, and mainland China.
The first seven days f Octber are referred t as the Glden Week. This is a time f travel and leisure that is celebrated differently in varius parts f China. Peple in cities ften travel t rural areas t relax and enjy the quiet surrundings. Peple frm urban areas als travel t ther cities thrughut China t take part in celebratins. ___37___ Each year, a large Natinal Day celebratin is held in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square.
Beijing's Natinal Day festivals are filled with military perfrmances, fd vendrs, live music, and varius ther activities. In Beijing and ther cities, musical and dance cncerts are held t celebrate Natinal Day. Crafts, painting, and a range f ther activities can be enjyed by peple f varius ages.
___38___ This firewrks shw is apprved by the Chinese gvernment and sme f the highest quality rckets and explsives are used t fill the sky with sparkling clrs f gld and red.
In additin t patritic celebratins, Natinal Day in China is als a time fr peple t enjy being with their families. Family members f all ages will ften use this as an pprtunity t travel t a central lcatin t recnnect after mnths f wrking. ___39___
Althugh Natinal Day is entered arund patritism and China's histry, Natinal Day is als a time f shpping. ___40___ S peple shuld put a bit f mney t the side and use this as an pprtunity t purchase sme f the things that have been n their wish lists fr a while.
A. On the evening, a grand and elabrate firewrks demnstratin is perfrmed.
B. Beijing is the center f the largest Natinal Day activities.
C. Many cmpanies ffer very large discunts n prducts during Glden Week.
D. Ever since then, the first day f Octber has been a day f patritism and natinal celebratin.
E. On Natinal Day, thusands f sldiers and civilians take part in the massive parades.
F. This helps eliminate the stress f wrk and helps make sure that families remain clse.
G. China celebrates the Chinese Natinal Day n Octber 1st every year,
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)
Drthy Casterline was an American researcher, writer and pet. It tk decades fr her cntributins t deaf culture t be ___41___. In 1965, the deaf linguist wrked with tw thers t ___42___ the first dictinary f American Sign Language. Their Dictinary f American Sign Language n Linguistic Principles ___43___ ASL as a distinct language with its wn syntax (句法), and rganized signs by hand mvement rather than ___44___ rder. The bk was met with ___45___ amng linguists, wh saw ASL as ___46___ a gestural branch f English, and it wasn't until the 1980s that Casterline was ___47___ with helping create deaf cultural identity. “We were ___48___ think f ASL as a picture language,” she said. "Seeing these ___49___ symbls fr the first time can be discuraging."
Brn in Hnlulu t Japanese-American parents, Casterline lst her hearing in her teens ___50___ illness. She studied English at Gallaudet University, a schl fr the deaf, and graduated with hnrs in 1958. She then jined the schl's English faculty the first persn f clr n ___51___ and became a researcher at the linguistics lab, transcribing thusands f hurs f interviews t cmpile the ASL dictinary. The wrk became a ___52___, and she tiled "late int the night and n weekends, smetimes with her newbrn sn in ne arm," said The New Yrk Times.
After the bk was dne, Casterline left academia t raise her children. Last year, Gallaudet awarded her an hnrary dctrate in recgnitin f wrk that ___53___ "a renaissance in the histry f the deaf cmmunity," said Gallaudet.edu. She remained ___54___ f the bk, saying she wrte it “t shw that deaf peple can be studied as linguistic and cultural cmmunities, and nt nly as ___55___.”
第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分，满分15分)
The nce-islated village f Xiazhuang, ___56___ (lcate) in the muntainus Wushan cunty f Chngqing tday attracts a steady stream f visitrs ___57___ are keen t take in the area's breathtaking natural beauty and sample the lcal specialties.
The village's ___58___ (transfrm) began in 1997, when residents rallied under the leadership f Ma Xianglin, Party secretary f Xiazhuang, ___59___ (build) an 8-kilmeter rad ___60___ (pass) the surrunding sheer cliffs that made access t the utside wrld extremely difficult.
The prject tk seven years and six peple died ___61___ building the rad, but ___62___ its cmpletin a new wrld f pssibilities pened up.
The village didn't waste its newfund access and built mre infrastructure t make life ___63___ (easy) fr residents and attract curius visitrs frm utside.
In 2021, the village achieved ___64___ significant milestne, generating 1 millin yuan ($137,000) in revenue frm citrus sales. Ma Xianglin is prud f the change. He said that it was his dream t lift his cmmunity ut f pverty and pave the way fr prsperity, and that dream ___65___ (becme) a reality.
第四部分写作 (共两节，满分40分 )
第一节 (满分15分)
假如你是主席李华，暑假在伦敦学习，得知当地博物馆要举办中国瓷器展(an exhibitin f Chinese ceramics)。你准备写一封信申请做志愿者。内容包括：1. 写信目的；2. 自身优势
第二节 (满分25 分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Lily was cleaning windws, and it was what she must d fr her family’s new Chinese restaurant. Everything had t be abslutely perfect: unique decratins, skillful emplyees, and delicius traditinal fd. Then custmers wuld lve the place, making the business a success.
Lily's family had just mved here frm San Francisc, having bught a small restaurant, which was pened yesterday. She was new in the neighbr and had few friends. The first few days at her new schl hadn’t been easy, either. She fund it hard t talk t peple she didn’t knw and it seemed like the students hadn’t even nticed her. She was eager fr a friendship, thugh.
Lily shifted her visin t lk utside the restaurant as a girl abut her age, with abundant red hair, walked up the street. The girl paused t study the sign annuncing their pening and then lked directly at Lily with a friendly smile. Lily smiled back shyly and lifted a hand, accidentally waving with the cleaning clth. The girl smiled at her amusement and waved back happily.
Lily hesitated, nt accustmed t starting friendship, but she felt curageus, s she pened the dr. “Hell,” she said, adding the first thing that entered her head, “d yu like Chinese fd?”
“I dn't knw, but I like t try new things,” the girl remarked, and then she intrduced herself as Gabriela.
Lily culd nt think f additinal cnversatin until she had a sudden idea. ________
The fllwing day, Lily was ding her restaurant rutine when she heard an unexpected knck. _______
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46. A. abslutely
47. A. credited
48. A. led t
49. A. interesting
50. A. in
51. A. duty
52 A. passin
53. A. passed
52. A sure
55. A. examples
B. remembered
B. purchase
B. labelled
B. spatial
B. skepticism
B. cmpletely
B. burdened
B. cnditined t
B. unique
B. with
B. staff
B. trture
B. sht
B. ptimistic
B. victims
C. received
C. develp
C. transfrmed
C. randm
C. laughter
C. merely
C. rewarded
C. bund t
C. impressive
C. frm
C. bard
C. dream
C. halted
C. cnscius
C. wastes
D. recgnized
D. cnsult
D. defined
D. alphabetical
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D. charged
D. appinted t
D. strange
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D. rutine
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D. prud
D. members
Dear Sir/Madam,
Yurs, Lihua