1、2023年高考适应性考试（二）英 语 试 题注意事项:1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、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指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。3.本卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。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分，满分5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，
2、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. Where does the conversation probably take place?A. At a shoe shop. B. At a clothes shop. C. At a paint shop.2. What does the man suggest the woman do?A. Make more friends.B. Try harder at work.C. Have a positive attitude
3、.3. What will the man do next?A. Organize a trip to France.B. Send a letter to the school.C. Prepare a teaching course in traveling.4. What do the speakers think of Gary?A. Hes unqualified. B. Hes well-behaved. C. Hes faithful.5. How much does the cake cost?A. $2.00. B. $3.50. C. $5.50.第二节 (共15小题; 每
4、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.Who is Helen probably?A. The girls friend. B. The mans daughter. C. The mans wife.7. What will the girl do at 5:00 p.m.? A. Have a meal with the man.B. Buy some
5、snacks.C. Do sports.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。8. Why does the woman want to park the car in another place?A. The parking space is small.B. There are larger spaces available. C. She parks in a spot for the disabled.9. Where will the woman and Jenny go first?A. The drugstore. B. The hair salon. C. The shoe stor
6、e.10. Whats the probable relationship between the speakers?A. Mother and son.B. Husband and wife.C. Garage attendant and car owner.听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。11. What is the weather like at the moment? A. Foggy. B. Rainy. C. Clear.12. Where is the woman going?A. The sea. B. The forest. C. The mountains.13.Wha
7、t does the man ask the woman to do?A. Book a hotel for him. B. Bring him a coffee. C. Contact him.听第9段材料，回答第14至17 题。14. What are the speakers talking about?A. Shopping for Christmas.B. Performing on Christmas.C. Selecting Christmas lights.15. Why will the event get press attention?A. The lead actors
8、 are well known.B. The market is in a famous location.C. The new actors have good images.16. How does the woman feel about the opportunity?A. Excited. B. Uninterested. C. Worried.17. What must be perfect on the day according to the woman?A. The ticket sales. B. The sound quality. C. The costumes.听第1
9、0段材料，回答第18至20题。18. Who is the speaker talking to?A. People who have read her books. B. People who are looking for jobs.C. People who want to write their own books.19. What does the speaker compare writing a book to? A. Completing a work assignment.B. Writing a university essay.C. Reading a magazine
10、article.20. How does the speaker get most of her ideas? A. By reading papers.B. By speaking to people.C. By spending time online.第二部分 阅读 (共两节，满分50分)第一节 (共15小题; 每题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。ATo help new students, the International Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a buddy (伙伴
11、) peer support project. The project will help new students meet current students at IBI who can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have.Whats in it for you?We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding
12、in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise
13、speaking English.Responsibilities of buddies Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student. Meet the suet and show him/her around the campus and the local area Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI. Arrange to meet the new student on morning or
14、afternoon one weekend early in the semester,and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle. Be prepared to take phone call from the new student to answer further questions that he/she may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student in person, if required. You w
15、ill be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have friends who are also buddies, you might prefer to form a support group together. This would mean that you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one. Being a buddy is voluntary. There is no “requirement to provide assista
16、nce beyond the help outlined above.Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy, you will be expected to fulfill your role conscientiously and cheerfully. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.21. According to the p
17、assage, what benefit can you get from being a buddy?A. You can learn how to be a confident person.B. It is easy for you to find some friendly company.C. You can be rewarded with both money and prizes.D. It may be helpful for your future studies and career.22. Which of the following is one of buddys
18、responsibility?A. Forming a support group with other volunteers at IBI.B. Familiarizing the new student with his or her surroundings.C. Building up the new suets confidence in his or her study.D. Meeting the new student every morning early in the semester.23. What is the authors purpose in writing t
19、his passage?A. To inform students responsibilities in new campus.B. To attract potential volunteers to be peer supporters.C. To offer an opportunity to practise speaking English.D. To introduce a peer support project for new students.BA worrying rise in social media posts, suggesting that people lea
20、ve their Halloween pumpkins in the woods to feed wildlife after October 31, has made wildlife experts concerned. Thousands of pumpkins are discarded in woods across Britain. While well-meaning pumpkin carvers might think they are doing the local animals groups a kindness, leaving your leftover jack-
21、o-lantern in the woodland is actually doing more harm than good.“A myth seems to have built up that leaving pumpkins in woods helps wildlife, but behind it are many hidden issues. said Paul Bunt on, engagement and communication officer at The Woodland Trust, according to The Telegraph.One of the mai
22、n issues is that the leftover of the Halloween pumpkins are often eaten by already struggling hedgehogs (刺猬). In early November, hedgehogs are looking to gain as much weight as possible to survive their winter hibernation. However, eating pumpkin is harmful to their little hedgehog stomachs, leading
23、 to diarrhea (腹泻) and dehydration. This means they may struggle to put on weight, and in some cases can even be fatal.Moreover, leftover Halloween pumpkins can contain candles and plastic decorations which can also be fatal to wildlife if mistakenly eaten. The rotting leftover can also attract less
24、popular wildlife, such as rats, to an area. According to The Woodland Trust, the additional nutrients in the pumpkins can negatively affect the soil balance as well. “Pumpkin flesh can have a really harmful effect on woodland soils, plants, and fungi (真菌)” Bunt on pointed out.So what should you do w
25、ith your beautifully carved pumpkin creation after October 31? Most experts recommend composting (堆肥) it yourself at home if you can, or asking if a local farm will accept it as a donation. You could even try some scientific experiments to produce more energy from the throw-away wasted. Either way,
26、the hedgehogs will thank you.24. What does the underlined word “discarded” mean in Paragraph 1?A. Processed. B. Recycled. C. Preserved. D. Deserted.25. Why do hedgehogs try to eat so many pumpkins in early November?A. To enjoy the sweet food. B. To fill their stomachs.C. To prepare for the winter. D
27、. To improve their health.26. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?A. The additional nutrients in the leftover pumpkins.B. Further explanation of the eft of leftover pumpkins.C. The attraction of the rotting leftovers to some wildlife.D. The damages of candles and plastic left in the pumpkins.27. What a
28、re people advised to do with the leftover pumpkins after Halloween?.A. Stop leaving your pumpkins in the woods.B. Feed the hedgehogs with the leftover pumpkins.C. Keep your beautiful pumpkin creations at home.D. Bury the pumpkins leftover deep under the ground.CThe rapid pace of global warming and i
29、ts effect on habitats raise the question of whether species are able to keep up so that they remain in suitable living conditions. Some animals can move fast to adjust to a quickly changing climate. Plants, being less mobile, rely on means such as seed dispersal (传播) by animals, wind or water to mov
30、e to new areas, but this redistribution typically occurs within one kilometer of the original plant. Writing in Nature, Juan P. Gonzalez- Varo sheds light on the potential capacity of migratory birds to aid seed dispersal.Gonzalez- Varo and colleagues report how plants might be able to keep pace wit
31、h rapid climate change through the help of migrating birds. They analyzed an impressive data set of 949 different seed-dispersal interactions between bird and plant communities, together with data on entire fruiting times and migratory patterns of birds across Europe.The authors hypothesized (假定) th
32、at the direction of seed migration depends on how the plants interact with migratory birds, the frequency of these interactions or the number of bird species that might transport seeds from each plant species.Perhaps the most striking feature of these inferred seed movements is the observation that
33、35 percent of plant species across European communities, which are closely related on the phylogenetic tree (系统进化树), might benefit from long distance dispersal by the northward journey of migratory birds. This particular subset (小组) of plants tends to fruit over a long period of time, or has fruits
34、that persist over the winter. This means that the ability of plants to keep up with climate change could be shaped by their evolutionary historyimplying that future plant communities in the Northern Hemisphere will probably come from plant species that are phylogenetically closely related and that h
35、ave migrated from the south.This study provides a great example of how migratory birds might assist plant redistribution to new locations that would normally be difficult for them to reach on their own, and which might offer a suitable climate.28. Why are the rapid pace of global warming and is eft
36、mentioned in Paragraph 1?A. To call on the public to help with seed dispersal.B. To show the threat of climate change on our nature.C. To provide the background of Gonzalez- Varos research.D. To explain why some animals can adapt to climate change.29. How did Gonzalez- Varo and his colleagues conduc
37、t the research?A. By analyzing related data. B. By conducting field research.C. By observing migrating birds. D. By reviewing previous findings.30. What can be inferred from Paragraph 4?A. The evolutionary history of different plants proves to be similar.B. Almost all plant species gain benefits fro
38、m long-distance dispersal.C. Plants with longer fruiting times adapt better when transported farther.D. Plant communities in different hemispheres will be less and less related.31. What is the passage mainly about?A. Different ways to redistribute plants to new climates.B. Impacts of climate change
39、on migratory birds and plants.C. Plants are struggling to keep pace with the climate change.D. Migratory birds aid redistribution of plants to new climates.DDo you play video games? If so, you arent alone. Video games are becoming more common and are increasingly enjoyed by adults. The average age o
40、f gamers has been increasing and was estimated to be 35 in 2016. Changing technology also means that more people are exposed to video games. A new breed of casual gamers has come, who play on smart phones and tablets at spare moments throughout the day. But do they have any effect on our brains and
41、behavior?Over the years, the media have made various claims about video games and their effect on our health and happiness. “Games have sometimes been praised or demonized, often without real data backing up those claims. Moreover, gaming is a popular activity, so everyone seems to have strong opini
42、ons on the topic,” says Marc Palaus, who with his colleagues wanted to see if any trends had appeared from the research to date concerning how video games affect the structure and activity of our brains. They collected the results from 116 scientific studies, 22 of which looked at structural changes
43、 in the brain and 100 of which looked at changes in brain functionality and behavior.The studies show that paying video games can change how our brains perform, and even their structure. For example, playing video games affects our attention, and some studies found that gamers show improvements in s
44、everal types of attention, such as sustained attention or selective attention. Video games can also be addictive, and this kind of addiction is called “Internet gaming disorder”. Researchers have found functional and structural changes in the neural reward system in gaming addicts. These neural chan
45、ges are basically the same as those seen in other addictive disorders.So, what do all these brain changes mean? “We focused on how the brain reacts to video game exposure, but these effects do not always translate to real-life changes, says Palaus. As video games are still quite new, the research in
46、to their effects is still in its babyhood.32. What factor causes a new breed of casual gamers to appear?A. Video games become more and more attractive.B. The pressure from work becomes bigger and bigger.C. Modern adults are usually very curious about new things.D. The advanced technology makes games
47、 easily accessible.33. What does Palauss research mainly focus on?A. What efts video games have on gamers brains.B. Which brain regions are affected by video games.C. How video games affect health and happiness.D. Why video games influence gamers brains.34. According to the research, why do some gamers get addicted to video games?A. Because their memory systems are disturbed.B. Because their sustained attention is improved.C. Because their neural reward systems are changed.D. Because the inner structure of their brain is changed.35. What can we
