1、盐城市2023届高三年级第一学期期中考试英语试题第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节 (共5小题: 每小题1.5分， 满分7.5分)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1. What does the man want to know?A How to train new workers.B. How to sign up for a cour
2、se.C How to find the company website.2. What does the man ask the woman to do?A. Pack the sandwiches. B. Bring the drinks. C Take the camera.3. How long will the woman wait for the next train?A. Fifty minutes. B. Forty minutes. C Ten minutes.4. Why did the boy leave halfway?A He felt bored with the
3、film.B. He suffered from a headache.C. He got a phone from his mum5. What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A shop. B. A disease. C.A song第二节 (共15小题: 每小题1.5分，满分2.分)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟: 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6
4、、7题。6. What did the woman find different from the advertisement?A. The food. B. The location. C. The price.7. What will the man do next?A. Contact his manager. B. Call the hotel. C. Correct the advertisement.听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。8. What might the man be?A. A guide. B. An artist. C.A teacher.9. What bas
5、caused an increased visit to museum visit?A The free talk B Lower ticker price. C A new exhibit.10. What can we learn from the conversation?A. There will be a lecture next Thursday.B. Everyone can hear Juno Siskas talk for free,C June Siska will donate her collection to the museum,听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题1
6、1.Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a bakery. B At a restaurant. C. Ala shore12 Why didnt the man get his order?A Some equipment didnt work.B. The payment was not made.C. An employee was absent.13. What does the woman offer to do?A. Deliver a product. B. Provide an alternative. C
7、 Cancel an order.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14. Who gave Jeana the ticket?A Her parents. B. Her friend. C. Her brother.15. How did Jenna feel when she saw other drivers?A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C Satisfied,16. What will Jenna do differently if she drives again?A Ask more about driving techniquesB. Listen
8、more carefully to the instructions.C Try to remember each part of the racetrack.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17. What does the speaker remind the listeners to do?A. Get to Union Street on timeB Check their travel routes in advance.C. Leave their homes early to avoid traffic jam.18. When will the competition be
9、gin?A At 9:30a.m. B. At 10:00a.m. C. At 1:00p.m19. Where is the finish line?A. At Boylston Street. B. At Union Street. C At Central Street.20. How can the listeners get more information?A By visiting a website. B. By calling the woman C By emailing BAAs office.第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题: 每小题2.5分，
10、满分37.5分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AVolunteers NeededDepaulUSA-Casa Milagrosa VOLUNTEER ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIESOn the Third Wednesday of the month we host our Monthly Food Distribution event on site. Volunteers can expect a larger group of fellow volunteers on these days and to work alongside
11、other volunteers in various capacities, including sorting, packing and distributing fresh produce. Food Sorter and Packer: These volunteers are tasked with assisting the driver in unloading boxes of food. Move and arrange produce boxes to the packing area to facilitate the packing process. Pack prod
12、uce bags/boxes with predetermined quantities of produce items. Place packed bag/boxes in distribution tables, once packed.Food Distributor: Volunteers distribute pre-packaged produced boxes/bags and help our guests with loading into their vehicles if necessary. Clean up, including breaking down boxe
13、s and removing empty boxes if applicable.Guest Greeter/Registration:If youre bilingual (双语的) and able to assist clients at distribution sites, we need your help as a client greeter and registration volunteer, who is the first point of contact at Casa Milagrosa distribution site. These volunteers mus
14、t have a cheerful, welcoming behavior and a willingness to welcome new clients and be responsible for: answering questions clients may have (in their preferred language), making plans for the distribution. SKILLS Food Delivery/Distribution Multi-Tasking People Skills Guiding REQUIREMENS Relevant Tra
15、ining Time Commitment: 4-5 hours in 1 day Minimum Age: 1821. Which is included in the volunteering tasks?A. Cleaning guests vehicles. B. Sorting and packing food.C. Providing language training. D. Donating money and food.22. What can we learn about the food distribution event?A. It is held on every
16、Wednesday. B. It needs volunteers teamwork.C. It provides some online service. D. Its volunteers have to serve all day.23. Who may be the best person for the event?A. A kind housewife available on weekends.B. A helpful teacher giving lessons daily at school.C. A sociable interpreter skilled at distr
17、ibuting food.D. A cheerful junior student good at greeting others.B“Belonging is important throughout the lifetime, particularly during life shifts, such as the first year of college,” reported Janine M. Dutcher in Psychological Science. “This connection to the university community is often referred
18、 to as school belonging, which is thought to be the extent to which students feel personally accepted, respected, included, and supported by others in the school social environment.”A series of three studies were conducted about the research. During each study, students began the term by self-report
19、ing their symptoms (症状) of depression, sense of social fit, and feelings of belonging. Belonging was measured by asking participants to rate one simple statement on a range from 1 to 7: “Today, I feel like I belong at (school name).”In the initial exploratory study of 157 students and the first conf
20、irmatory study of 121 students, participants then reported their sense of belonging at the end of each day for one week at the beginning, middle, and end of the term. In the second confirmatory study, 172 students did this reporting for one week at the beginning and end of both the winter and spring
21、 terms. During assessment weeks, participants also completed measures of social interaction, social fit, and symptoms of depression four times each day.In all three studies, students feelings of belonging were found to predict their symptoms of depression in advance even after controlling current de
22、pression symptoms, social interaction, and feelings of social ft or loneliness. Additionally, feelings of loneliness, not the number of social interactions that students reported having each day, were also found to predict symptoms of depression.“College students risk of developing depression has be
23、en increasing for academic and social reasons in recent years. However, these daily feelings of belonging actually provide an important signal for changes in depressive symptomatology,” Dutcher wrote. “This could have important implications for interventions to relieve depressive symptoms in first-y
24、ear university students because early detection of risk can allow for both earlier intervention and more positive preventative strategies.”24. What does the research mainly focus on?A. The new approaches to relieving depression.B. The symptoms and prevention of depression.C. The social interactions
25、between college students.D. The connection between belonging and depression.25. What is paragraph 3 mainly about?A. The process of the research. B. The direction of the research.C. The abilities of the participants. D. The backgrounds of the participants. 26. Which of the following is true about the
26、 research?A. Feeling lonely frequently means suffering from depression.B. The sense of belonging can serve as a predictor of depression.C. The social interactions determine the symptoms of depression.D. Controlling current depression symptoms leads to a full recovery.27. What can we conclude from th
27、e last paragraph?A. Depression can be cured easily if detected timely.B. Depression is unavoidable due to various pressures.C. Earlier detection makes for the prevention of depression.D. Students are more likely to develop depression than others.COne of the interesting things about China is that the
28、y love lists. There are sorts of things through Chinese history that are in list form, such as the Four Great Beauties, the Seven Warring States, and the Three Kingdoms. It should come as no surprise that there is such a thing as the Four Great Inventions.There are literally hundreds of inventions t
29、hat were originally invented in China before they were introduced anywhere else. However, the Four Great Inventions in particular stands out as having greatly changed not just Chinese civilization, but the entire world.However, what makes the Four Great Inventions such an odd list for China is that
30、the list was created by someone British. The Four Great Inventions was actually invented by British historian and sinologist Joseph Needham. He spent much of his life travelling in China, collecting and documenting examples of Chinese inventions and technology. He published his first book on Chinese
31、 culture in 1954 where he listed many Chinese inventions which were originally thought tobe European inventions.In the 16th century, there was a version floating around. called the Three Great Inventions, which contributed to the greatness of Europe, or more specifically sometimes, Germany. It might
32、 have been created by English philosopher Francis Bacon: the printing press, gunpowder, and the compass. As explorers began more frequently visiting China, they realized that all of those great inventions had been around in China for centuries before they appeared in Europe. So, as part of his work
33、and setting the record straight, Needham created the Four Great Inventions of China, a list that has subsequently gained widespread approval from scholars in China itself.The four great inventions are the three listed before: the printing press, gunpowder, the compass, and the other being papermakin
34、g.28. What does paragraph 1 serve as?A. A plot. B. A lead-in. C. A clue. D. A conclusion.29. What does the underlined word “sinologist” probably mean?A. An expert studying Chinese culture. B. A publisher trying to sell books.C. An explorer searching for treasures. D. A businessman trading with the C
35、hinese.30. What can we infer from the passage?A. Joseph Needham published books to list Chinese landscapes.B. Francis Bacon was the first to create the Four Great Inventions.C. The Four Great Inventions changed Europe, especially Germany.D. Ancient China contributed to scientific development worldwi
36、de.31. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text?A. Who really comes up with the Four Great Inventions?B. How do the Four Great Inventions change the world?C. What makes the Four Great Inventions well accepted?D. Why are the Four Great Inventions important to Europe?DThe words “caring”
37、 and “empathetic” (共情的) arent ones normally associated with technology. Yearsley, an Australian enterpriser who is expert in artificial intelligence (AI), is trying to change that.Yearsley is the founder of Akin, a robotics startup that currently uses a tablet-based system to help users manage the t
38、asks related to homelife, whether thats planning meals or reminding you to pay your cell phone bill. Current home devices made by Google or Amazon or Apple use predictive AI to track pattens, strengthen behaviors and manipulate (操控) buying decisions, some of which, she assumes, are questionable or j
39、ust unhealthy.In contrast, the AI that she is developing will be designed to run the human home, encouraging healthful decisions such as taking a nightly walk, refilling the fridge and supporting social interactions like lunches or birthday celebrations with friends. Its the hardest AI I have ever b
40、uilt, for its a complex system, Yearsley says.Yearsley began developing the Akin technology in 2017, when she realized the need to better manage the home is hugely ignored. Besides, she realized that women unequally bear the burden of household work. A United Nations report estimates that women do 2
41、.6 times the amount of unpaid care and domestic work that men do, or close to 30 hours per week in the U.S. alone.Meanwhile, Yearsley, who has a special-needs child and a relative with disability, says it makes sense to focus on the disability field because of the extra in-home needs of users and th
42、eir caregivers. “We have a lot more work load,” she says. “Are we giving time back to caregivers? I am not going to rest until I give you back 10 hours a week.”While Yearsley pictures an army of robots someday helping with routine homemade tasks, the first display for Akin will take time and money.
43、Akin has received some early seed from a handful of investors, and was recently selected as a finalist for tech giant LG Novas Mission for the Future program, an annual challenge that seeks to identify businesses having potential to improve life and lead society into the future.32. What might the Ak
44、ins AI system suggest?A. Consuming more drinks to enjoy yourself.B. Staying up late working to make more money.C. Spending more time staying with your family.D. Purchasing products similar to what you bought.33. Which is a contributor to Yearsleys AI system?A. Lots of financial support from investor
45、s.B. The uselessness of current home devices.C. Akins becoming a finalist for a program.D. Heavy burden of housewives and caregivers. 34. What can be used to describe the Akins AI system?A. Successful and promising. B. Stable and practical.C. Thoughtful and innovative. D. Mature and friendly.35. Wha
46、ts the purpose of the text?A. To call on people to help the disabled. B. To raise money for a tech giant.C To compare two companies AI systems. D. To introduce a futuristic AI system.第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。America is seriously stressed out. According to the American Institute of Stress, even before the pandemic, 94 percent of workers said they regularly felt stressed. . 36 We all get busy sometimes, but feeling constantly worried and overtired can
