1、厦门市2023届高三毕业班第二次质量检测英语试题本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。本试题附有答题卡。注意事项：1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的学校、班级、姓名、座号、准考证号填写在答题卡上。2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。3.考试结束后，将答题卡交回。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
2、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。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。例:How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是C。1.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Return his book.B.Lend him a book.C.Buy him a book.2.How long will the woman have to wait?A.About ten minutes.B.About fifty mi
3、nutes.C.About an hour.3 Where does the man like to eat?A.In a cafeteria.B.In his office.C.In a restaurant.4.What did the man do yesterday?A.He watched a game.B.He played with his sister._C.He covered for his workmate.5.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.A purchase.B.Astore.C.Asale.第二节(共15小
4、题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5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。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、7题。6.What does the man suggest the woman do?A,Buy a new car.B.Ask for a lower price.C.Drive home.7.What is the man good at?A.Driving.B.Saving money.C.Negotiating.听
5、第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8.What do we know about the man?A.He watched a play.B.He will act in a play.C.He directed a play.9.What does the man want the woman to do?A.Help with his study.B.Change her part.C.Give him some advice.10.What is the probable relationship between the speakers?A.Classmates.B.Business pa
6、rtners.C.Director and candidate.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11.What did the man do during his vacation?A.He did some gardening.B.He admired the scenery.C.He worked in a restaurant.12.What does the woman like?A.Gardening.B.Seafood.C.Reading.13.How did the woman feel about her vacation?A.Satisfied.B.Bored.C.Tire
7、d.听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。14.What is the woman?A.Ahost.B.Astudent.C.Atour guide.15.Who carried out the project on the island?A.Auniversity.B.Avolunteer organization.C.The local government.16.What is the aim of the project?A.To encourage students to plant more trees.B.To help the island set up an elementary
8、 school.C.To raise young peoples awareness of the environment.听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。17.How many people left their jobs?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.18.What are the listeners?A.Managers.B.Salespeople.C.Designers.19.What does the company think of the performance of the shae department?A.Disappointing.B.Promising.C
9、.Unexpected.20.What will replace the shoe corner?A.Childrens corner.B.Mens wear.C.Womens wear.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,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。A21.Where can we read about a cat?A.On page 90.B.On page 110.C.On page 22.D.On page 104.22.Which article attracts Louise most?A.Re
10、noirs Invitation ToAParty.B.The DayAt The Beach.C.APretty Good Teacher,ForACat.D.Exploits Of Charles.23.What is this text?A.Readers review.B.Editors note.CAuthors reflection.D.Publishers acknowledgement.BThe Mustard Seed Project is getting closer to one of its initiativesbuilding affordable senior h
11、ousing onthe Key Peninsula,Washington.The Nonprofit carries out the project so that people dont have to leave the Key Peninsula as they age andhave home care needs.“We hope to build in Key Center,a good,central location for our community.Our visionis to have a campus with a caf and meeting spaces,10
12、independent living cottages that have one ortwo bedroomswith laundry,housekeeping and one meal a day provided,and then assisted living for 30 residents,“said boardpresident Sara Thompson.“We want this to be a place that draws the entire community in,rather than a settingthat sets elders aside in an
13、isolated environment.”More than a year ago,a longtime supporter of the organization made a major gift to undertake a long-desired study to understand both the needs of the community and the financial feasibility(可行性)for seniorhousing.As a result,The Mustard Seed Project had a meeting in November at
14、the Key Peninsula Civic Centerto explain the results of the study and to plan for the next steps.“Well be applying for a predevelopment loan to do all the necessary planning,”The Mustard Seed ProjectExecutive Director Edie Morgan said.“Were aware of affordable loans for the assisted living section o
15、f theproject,and can get standard financing for the other buildings.But there will be a funding gap,and we expect toneed to raise nearly$3 million to make this happen.I believe we can do it.”The entire project,once the project manager is identified,is expected to take about two years.24.Why is the o
16、rganization building affordable senior housing?A.To offer free assistance to seniors.B.To create job opportunities for residents.C.To provide access to aging in place.D.To improve facilities for the community.25.What do we learn about the organization from Paragraph 3?A.It holds meetings regularly.B
17、.It prepares holiday gifts for elders.C.It adapts to sponsors needs.D.It takes the housing project seriously.26.What is Morgan mainly talking about?A.Sources of funds.B.Application for loans.C.Costs for construction.D.Distribution of donations.27.Why is the text written？A.To attract more visitors.B.
18、To introduce an organization.C.To report on a project.D.To entertain the seniors.COn September 1,1985,Dr.Robert Ballard and his crew spotted one of Titanics boilers.They erupted withcheers.By the time of the crews discovery,73 years had passed since the ship sank.Several missions had setoff to look
19、for it,including a 1977 one led by Ballard.In theearly 1980s,Ballardasked the U.S.Navy to fundthe development oftheArgo,an unmanned camerasled that could be dragged behind a surface ship at depths of up to 20,000 feet.The Navy were interested inusing theArgo to survey the wrecks(沉船)of the U.S.S.Thre
20、sher and Scorpion,two nuclear submarines(潜水艇)that had been last in the NorthAtlantic.They eventually agreed that if Ballard could successfully locate andmap the two subs,he could use whatever time left to look for Titanic.While photographing Thresher and Scorpion,Ballard noticed that the current had
21、 carried debris(碎片)from the ships as they fell to the seafloor,creating a long chain.With this in mind,he decided not to searchfor Titanics main body.Instead,he would use Argo to search for its much larger debris track,which mightstretch as far as a mile.Once he found it,he could use it to track dow
22、n the ship itself.With the new approach,after a few days,they discovered the boiler.Argo stalked the debris track,and the following morning,Titanicsbow came out of the inky depths.“The Titanic lies now in 13,000 feet of water,“Ballard said at a press conference.“There is no light at thisgreat depth
23、and little life can be found.It is a quiet and peaceful placeand a fitting place for the remains ofthis greatest of sea tragedies to rest.Forever may it remain that way.”28.Why did the Navy support the development of the Argo?A.To develop underwater robots.B.To locate the wreck of Titanic.C.To find
24、two nuclear submarines.D.To map the NorthAtlantic.29.What gave Ballard inspiration for the new search method?A.The 1977 search attempt.B.The surface ship with the Argo.C.The photographs of Titanic.D.The debris chain of the submarines.30.What does the underlined word“stalked”in paragraph 3 mean?A.Tra
25、ced.B.Recognized.C.Cleared.D.Dragged.31.What is the purpose of Ballards statement at the-press conference?A.To share the exact position of Titanic.B.To advocate leaving Titanic undisturbed.C.To launch surveys on sea tragedies.D.To show respect for Ballards crew.DIn a new study,Iowa Psychologist Ed W
26、asserman gave the pigeons complex categorization tests that high-level thinking would not aid in solving.Instead,the pigeons,by trial and error,eventually were able to memorizeenough situations in the test.This basic process of making associationsconsidered a lower-level thinkingtechniqueis the same
27、 between the test-taking pigeons and the latest AI advances.The researchers sought to figure out two types of learning:one,declarative learning,is based on exercisingreason according to a set of rules or strategiesa so-called higher level of learning owned mostly by people.Theother,associative learn
28、ing,centers on recognizing and making connections between objects or patterns.such assky-blue and water-wetWassermans team designed a difficult test to find out whether the pigeons use declarative or associativelearning.Each test pigeon was shown a stimulus（刺激）and had to decide,by pecking（啄）a button
29、 on theright or on the left,to which category that stimulus belonged What made the test so demanding was that no rulesor logic would help finish the task.They have to memorize the individual stimuli or regions from where thestimuli occur.Over hundreds of tests,the four test pigeons eventually upped
30、their score from 50%to an averageof 68%right.The pigeons are likeAl masters,Wasserman Says.Both of them employ associative learning,and vet thatbase-level thinking is what allowed the pigeons to ultimately score successfully.If people wore to take the sametest,theyd score poorly and would probably g
31、ive up because they rely so heavily on rules or strategies.Thoserules would get in the way of learning.The pigeon doesnt have that high-level thinking process.But it doesntget in the way of their learning.In fact,in some ways it facilitates it.People are stunned by AI doing amazing things using a le
32、arning algorithm(算法）much like the pigeon.Wasserman says,yet when people talk about associative learning in humans and animals,it is discounted asinflexible and uncomplicated.32.Which of the fallowing is a typical example of associative learning?A.Tom refuses to put hands on hot stoves after burns.B.
33、Dolphins detect obstacles using sound waves.C.Chimpanzees use physical gesture strategies.D.Emily figures out math problems with logic.33.How did the pigeon improve their performance in the test?A.By pecking the stimuli.B.By finding rules or logic.C.By compacting with each other.D.By making numerous
34、 attempts.34.What can wo infer from the last paragraph?A.Al and man use the same learning pattern.B.Associative learning ls underestimated.C.People think highly of declarative learning.D.Pigeons finish tasks with Al algorithms.35.Which can be a suitable title for the text?A.Pigeons Peck Can Mirror H
35、igh TechB.AI Contributes to a New Learning PatternC.AI Can Enrich Human Learning ExperienceD.Pigeons Learning Largely Extends High Tech第二节(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)根据下面短文，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。We are masters of distraction especially when we feel an uncomfortable emotion surfacing.And ourso
36、ciety makes it easier than ever.36Those range from videos on TikTok to online shopping.But does distraction really help deal with emotions?Or does it merely worsen the problem?37.In some ways it can help,and oftentimes distraction avoids the root of the problem.In the loud world in which we live now
37、adays,avoiding an emotion is easier than processing it.Duringthe sequencing of an emotion,distraction occurs when we first notice it.The emotion in question causesphysiological changes and often causes action.38.It isnt always a bad thing.Theres pretty goodevidence that distraction can help down reg
38、ulate the anxiety around a negative emotion.39.There are longer mood states that last days or months,although most emotionsonly last a fewminutes before they pass.Thats why,if youre seeking long-term solutions,learning to process emotions is theonly way.When you slow down and make space for your emo
39、tions,you can start to process them.微信公众号IAI EnglishJacobs Hendel,a psychotherapist,uses a process,which involves connecting your feet to the floor,deepbelly breathing,slowing down and then identifying where different emotions are felt in the body.40once anxiety goes down,you can identify the other
40、emotions that are coming up in your body.If the sameemotions keep coming up and causing you stress,learning to sit with them and work through them.Facingyour emotions may help you see that they arent as scary as you thought.A.According to experts,the answer is a mixed bagB.Grabbing your phone isnt n
41、ecessarily a bad thingC.And feeling them in the body is a good place to startD.We feel like emotions are going to get bigger when we focus on themE.For example,if youre sad,you draw back;if youre angry,you approachF.But distraction isnt a true fix either,because it only works in the short-termG.Once
42、 a negative emotion sets in,we may reach for various digital distractions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)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。My 34-year-old son Zack was diagnosed with autism(自闭症)at age two.It has been a long-road,filledwith many41_.The fact that Zack is nonverbal42matt
43、ers greatly.However,we have always found away to get our message across.Autism involves continuous obstacles in social43.Many parents like me,long for spontaneous(自发的)signs of_44_from their child.I was 45 to get one.At snack time,I started to_46_to Zack with a favorite chant that I often use.“Mommy
44、loves you;Mommyloves you,yes,I do,yes,I do.”In the middle of my song.I47that Zack was attentively observing me.48_,he took a step toward me and held his arms out.Another step49and he wrapped his arms around mein a big bear hug.A feather could have knocked me over as I realized that,for the very firs
45、t time,my son was50_me!For a moment I stood there51_.This magical hug ended as52as it had started,but the53_ithad on me will be permanent.On an ordinary day,the extraordinary 54_.It belongs to me,making me believemiracles exist and 55 me with joy every day.41.A.prioritiesB.mysteriesC.challengesD.opp
46、ortunities42.A.complicatesB.settlesC.helpsD.explains43.A.supportB responsibilityC.communicationD.security44.A.affectionB.growthC.successD.recovery45.A.amusedB.blessedC.determinedD.honored46.A.singB.apologizeC.respondD.complain47.A.agreedB.mentionedC.announcedD.noticed48.A.EventuallyB SuddenlyC.Natur
47、allyD.Apparently49.A.formedB.countedC.pausedD.followed50.A.callingB.encouragingC.huggingD.protecting51.A.in comfortB.in shockC.with confidenceD.with awe52.A.quicklyB.earlyC.perfectlyD.differently53.A.burdenB.focusC.hopeD.impact54.A.revivedB.workedC.occurredD.varied55.A.welcomingB.shapingC.fillingD.a
48、pproaching第二节.(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。Shenzhens first coffee-themed post office opened at the Science and Technology Park in NanshanDistrict.The postal service hall is no longer a56(tradition)one,providing a new scene57citizenscan socialize and experience postal culture
49、.Postal elements can be seen everywhere,with stamps,postcardsand cakes in the shapes of mailboxes,mail carts and an old-style postman bicycle_58_(exhibit).China Post has been trying new business opportunities in recent years._59 February 2022,thecountrys first coffee-themed post office opened in Xia
50、men and quickly became a hot search topic onmultiple social platforms.At least 14 such shops_60_(set)up nationwide so far.In 2022,China Post andride hailing company Didi Chuxing61(joint)launched offline activities such as“Take Didi tocoffee-themed post offices,”62carried out a book circulation(流通)pl
