2024—2025學(xué)年江蘇省南京市高三六校聯(lián)合體高三下學(xué)期2月英語試卷

一、閱讀理解(★★)Ifsword(劍)fightingisyourthing，comeandlearnwiththecurrentWorldBroadswordChampion!SwordFightingClassItisafactthatallthingsarebetterwithswords.ComeandlearnthebasicsoftheswordinonehandwiththecurrentWorldBroadswordChampion!Thisclassisanintroductiontothebasicskillsofsingle-handedswords.You’lllearnthebasics,likefootwork,cutsanddefence.Thisclassissuitableforages14andup-checkoutourkids’classesforyoungerages.Allequipmentisprovided-justbringyourselfandwearcomfortablesportsclothesandlightshoeswithnon-markingsoles(鞋底).Ifyoubuyaticketforourlong-swordpresentationclssonSaturday,youmaybuyaticketforonly$10.AdelaideSwordAcademyItisaprofessionallyrunHistoricalEuropeanMartialArtsschool.Weteach,compete,andwinregularlyatinterstate(州際的),nationalandinternationalevents.Ourclassesaresuitableforallagesandphysicaltypes,usingmodernequipmentandteachingmethods.WerunclassesfivedaysaweekatmanyAdelaidelocations.Comeandjoinus!StartingDate:Tuesday,5January2022Time:6:00pm-8:00pmLocation:3PitmanRoad,WindsorGardens,AdclaideSA5081.Whatdoweknowabouttheclass?

A．Itisintendedforlearnersunderfourteen.B．Itinvitesseveralworldswordchampionstoteach.C．Itaimstochooseplayersfortheswordmatch.D．Itteachestheskillsofsingle-handedswords.2.Whatshouldlearnersdobeforetakingtheclass?

A．Theyshouldwearspecialshoes.B．Theyshouldattenditonweekends.C．Theyshouldbuytheappointedequipment.D．Theyshoulddecidewhichkindofswordtolearn.3.WhatisthepurposeofmentioningAdelaideSwordAcademy?

A．Tointroducehowtosignupforitsclasses.B．Toattractpeopletonationalswordevents.C．Toadvisepeopletolearnmoreaboutswords.D．Toshowitisagoodplacetolearnswordfighting.(★★★)Inmymid-20s,Ifoundmyselfinoneofthemostterriblerelationshipsofmylife.Lookingforasolution,Iboughtmyfirstself-helpbook,whichpromisedIcouldbehealed(治愈)ofanythingifIgotridofmylimitingbeliefs.Ifinisheditindays,andfoundeventhoughIwasstillthesamedepressed,broke,singlemother,Iwasfascinated.Overthenext15years,Iboughthundredsofself-helpbooks,courses,andapps,andfollowedeveryself-styledpersonalimprovementadviseronsocialmedia,hopingtofindhappiness,confidence,andlove.Someadvicewasgentleandobvious:“Talkkindlytoyourself;getenoughsleep.”O(jiān)thersweredangerous,encouragingmetospendmoremoneythanIcouldaffordtoshowwealthortoignoremyhealthproblemstofeelhealthy.Aftermyfather’sdeathin2022,mydependencygrewstronger.Ispentalargeamountoftimereadingabouthowtogrieve(哀悼)andgetthroughthepain,butnotdoingthethingsthatwouldactuallymakemefeelbetter:sittingwithmyfeelings,allowingmyselftocry,andprocessingtheloss.AlthoughIfollowedtheguidance,nothingimproved.Icouldn’thelpbutfeelthatnotachievingresultswasmypersonalfailing,ratherthantheindustry’sbrokenpromises.Gradually,Irealizedthatinsteadofhelpingme,theadvicewasmakingmefeelworse.Andadeepconversationwithalovedonemademerecognizethatintryingtochangemylife,Iwasattemptingtochangeaspectsofmyselfthatwereoutofmycontrol.InsteadoffocusingonwhoIwantedtobecome,IknewIhadtoquitself-helptolearnandacceptwhoIreallywas.Sincequittingself-help,I’verealizedthatfocusingallyourenergyonself-improvementcandrain(消耗)thejoyoutoflife.Itmakeshappinessconditional:onlywhenIhavegottoacertainstagecanIfeelcontentment;onlywhenIlookthatwaycanIbeloved.Itcanalsostopyoufromunconditionallyacceptingyourimperfectlyperfectself.Afteralongtime,IfinallyunderstandthatperhapsIneverneededfixingatall.4.Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthorfromthefirstparagraph?

A．Whytheself-helpbookfailedtoworkforher.B．Whysheturnedtoself-helpbooksinhermid-20s.C．Howshegotinspirationfromself-helpbooks.D．Howtheself-helpbooksavedherfromdepression.5.Whatdidtheauthorthinkofself-helpbooksatlast?

A．Beneficial.B．Ineffective.C．Unreasonable.D．Insightful.6.Whatchangedidtheauthormakeintheend?

A．Shesoughtmedicaltreatment.B．Shetriednewself-helpmethods.C．Shebegantoaccepthertrueself.D．Shefollowedmoreadvisers.7.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A．YoucanAlwaysFindAdviceinSelf-helpBooks.B．Youcan’tJustReadSelf-helpBooksbutnotPractice.C．YoushouldFindtheRightSelf-helpBookforYourself.D．Youdon’tNeedSelf-helpBookstobeBetter.(★★★★)WhengeneticistElizabethClareplaced70smallfilters(過濾器)aroundEngland’sHamertonZooParklastyear,sheintendedforthetrapstocollectDNAfromthesky.Whatshedidn’tknow,however,wasthatledbyKristineBohmann,anotherteamwasconductingasimilarexperimentintheCopenhagenZoo.Wildanimalsareusuallystudiedindirectlythroughcluesthattheyleavebehind,likefur,feathersorwaste.Thatmeanscertainanimals-especiallythesmall,fastandshyones-areoftenmissedintraditionalwildlifesurveys.BecausealllivingorganismsshedDNAintotheairoftheenvironmenttheylivein,thetworesearchgroupshopedtheycouldusethosegenetictraces,calledeDNA,tofindoutwhatanimalsfrequentanarea.OneofthebiggestchallengesofworkingwithairborneeDNAisavoidingcontamination(污染)fromothersources,whichcouldmuddle(弄亂)results.“Thezoobecomesthisperfectenvironmentwhereweknoweverythingthatwe’redetectinghasonlyonepossiblesource,”saysClare.“Mylabdoesn’thandletigerDNAever,soifwe’redetectingatiger,thereisnoothersource.”ToseeifeDNAcouldbedetectedintheair,bothteamsplacedfiltersindifferentzooenclosures,includingbothindoorandoutdoorexhibits.Bohmann’sgroupcollected40airsamplesinthreelocationsaroundtheCopenhagenZoo.Theyalsotestedthreedifferentairsamplingdevices.Clare’sgrouptookasimilarapproachbutinsteadusedjustonetypeofairpump.Thoughbothgroupswereoptimisticthattheirideacouldwork,theywerestillshockedattheirresults.Inthe40samplesthatBohmann’sgroupcollected,theysuccessfullyfound49speciesincludingmammals,birds,reptilesandfish.“Wehadnoideathatthiswouldactuallyworksowell,”saysBohmann.Clare’steamalsoidentifiedDNAfrommorethantwodozendifferentspeciesofanimalsfromtheirsamples,includingtigers,lemursanddingoes.“It’sreallyexcitinglookingathowbothofthesepapershaveproducedthesameresults,”saysMarkJohnson,whostudieseDNAatTexasTechUniversity.WhilehopefulaboutthefutureofairborneeDNA,Johnsonnoteshugeleapsneedtobemadebeforethetechniquesusedinthezoocanbeappliedinthefield.CollectingeDNAinthewildaddsahostofnewvariables.“Thenextstepistotakeitfromthezoointothenaturalenvironmentandseewhatwefindthere,”saysJohnson.8.Whatdidthetwoteamsofscientiststrytodo?

A．Tostudyzooanimals’DNAindetail.B．TodetectanimalsfromDNAintheair.C．Toimprovezooenvironmentsforanimals.D．TocompareDNAsofdifferentzooanimals.9.Whydidthescientistschoosethezoofortheirstudy?

A．Becausetheairtherewasmuchcleaner.B．Becausethereweremanyusefulresourcesinit.C．BecausetheyexpectedtofindatigerDNAthere.D．Becauseitcouldensuretheaccuracyoftheresults.10.Whatcanwelearnaboutthetwogroups’findings?

A．Theyneededtobefurtherproved.B．Theydependedgreatlyonthedevices.C．Theywerefarbeyondthescientists’expectations.D．Theyfailedtosupportthescientists’ideaabouteDNA.11.What’sMarkJohnson’sattitudetowardsthefutureofeDNA?

A．Cautiouslyoptimistic.B．Mildlydoubtful.C．Somewhatopposed.D．Completelysupportive.(★★★)There’saninnerdesireamongstmostpeopletoexploreourplanet.There’sthissenseinmodernsocietythatsomehowwewillfindabetterexistenceorwe’llfindhappinessbygoingonholiday.Ithinkwe’vealmostbeenconditionedtobecometourists,totheextentthatalotofpeopleengageintourismwithoutactuallyconsideringwhythey’redoingso.Thereareplentyofpeoplewhowillgotothesameplaceeveryyear,becausethey’recomfortableandfamiliarwithit.Peopleareexperiencinglessandlesstheplacestheyareat.Theymightbethereinbody,butnotnecessarilyinmind,becausealotofpeopleareconstantlythinking:“HowamIgoingtopresentmyselftomysocialmediagroupbackhomethroughmypostsonFacebookorInstagram?”Butthisisjustonesideoftheproblem.Ontheotherside,ourtravelhastakenatollontheenvironment.Itisreportedthatthecarbonemissionsfromairtravelaccountedfor2.5%ofglobalemissionsin2019,andthisfiguremaybethreetimesby2050.Iadmitthattherehasbeenaconsiderableincreaseinpeople’sawarenessabouttheenvironment.Andsomepeoplesaythatthiscaneventuallyleadtoashiftinourbehaviorastourists.However,Ican’tsharetheiroptimism.Alotofresearchhasbeendoneintotheextenttowhichtouristsarewillingtoadapttheirbehavior.Andeventhosepeoplewhoregularlyconsumeorbehaveinanenvironmentallyfriendlyfashionactuallytemporarilyforgettheirenvironmentalcommitments,andbehavelikenormaltourists.Theydosuffersomekindofeco-guilt,butneverthelesstheycontinuetotravel,andtheycontinuetofly.I’moldenoughtorememberwhentourismwasjustthesummerholiday,andyouwouldlookforwardtothosetwoweeksayearwhenyouwouldgoonholiday.Itwasspecialandmeaningful,butnowadaysitissoeasytotravel.Travelisnowseenasaright,notasaprivilege.However,tosomeextent,Ihopetherewillbeasignificantriseinthecostoftravel,oratleastinairtravel.Inmyopinion,onlyinthiswaycanpeoplerealizethevalueoftravelexperienceandreallyenjoyit.Also,onlyinthiswaycanmanyproblemsarisingwiththedevelopmentoftourismbeproperlysolved.12.Whatistheproblemwithmosttouristsaccordingtotheauthor?

A．Theydon’tcareaboutourplanetatall.B．Theyposttoomanyphotosonsocialmedia.C．Theycanhardlyfindtherightplacetoexplore.D．Theyfailtohaveameaningfultravelingexperience.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“takenatollon”inParagraph3probablymean?

A．Improved.B．Damaged.C．Saved.D．Shaped.14.WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph4?

A．Touristscanhardlybeaffectedbyenvironmentalawareness.B．Touristsareunawareoftheeffectoftheirbehavior.C．Tourists’environmentalawarenesshasbeenincreased.D．Touristsfindithardtotravelwithoutharmingtheenvironment.15.Whydoestheauthorhopeairlineticketswillbemoreexpensive?

A．Tolimitthedevelopmentoftourism.B．Tocreateasenseofequalityinsociety.C．Tohelppeoplevaluetheirtravelingexperience.D．Tomakepeoplelessexcitedabouttravelling.(★★★)Inmodernsociety,manyretiredpeoplearelonelyandlacklifepurposewhilemanyyoungpeoplehavetheirownproblems.16.Ortheymaywishtoliveindependentlybutbeunabletopaythehighrentsintheirarea.17.Itinvolvesbringingolderandyoungerpeopletogethertosupporteachother.Afterall,oldpeoplerepresentahugeunusedresource:theyincluderetiredengineers,doctors,teachersandbusinesspeoplewithyearsofexperience.18.Insomeprojects,retiredpeoplehelpoutinprimaryschools,tohearchildrenreadandofferthemindividualsupport.Similarprojectsareruninsecondaryschoolsandevenuniversities.Otherprojectsinvolvesendingchildrenandteenagersintooldpeople’shomesonaregularbasistoteachthem“digitalskills”,toentertainthemorsimplybefriendthemandlistentotheirstoriesandadvice.19.Thestudentscaneitherliverent-freeinexchangeforhouseholdchores(家務(wù)雜活)andsupportforthehomeowner,ortheycanpayareducedrentinexchangeforchattingwiththeolderpersonregularlyandkeepinganeyeontheirhealthandwell-being.Intergenerationalvolunteeringprojectshavehadatrulysignificantimpactonbothsides.Bybringingtogetherpeopleofdifferentgenerationsandsocioeconomicbackgrounds,theyhavebuilttrust,respectandfriendship.20.

A．Theseareimportantforthestructureofsociety.B．Studieshaveshownthatretiredpeoplecanstillcontributetosociety.C．Intergenerationalvolunteeringcanprovideasolutiontotheseproblems.D．Volunteeringmayevenhelpyoungpeoplediscoveranewinterestorpassionforlife.E．Theymayfacethechallengeoffindingajobwithoutworkexperienceorpracticalskills.F．Elsewhere,thereareprojectsthatmatchuniversitystudentswithwealthyelderlypeoplewhohavesparerooms.G．Youngpeople,too,havevaluableskillstoshare,mostobviouslytheirup-to-dateknowledgeoftechnology.二、完形填空(★★★)RogerBannister,borninHarrow,London,earlyshowedatalentforrunning.Universityeducationwasbeyondthe_________ofhisworking-classparents,buthewas_________tosecureaplaceatoneofEngland’stopuniversitiesandpursueacareerin_________.Luckily,owingtohisacademic_________,BannisterwasawardedascholarshipbyOxfordUniversity,wherehisexceptionalspeedonthetracksoonearnedhimtheattentionand_________fromthesportsmedia.Surprisingly,he_________tocompeteinthe1948OlympicsinLondon,preferringtofocusonhis_________andhismedicalstudies.By1951,BannisterhadwontheBritishchampionshipinthemileandfelt_________forOlympiccompetition.Unfortunately,alast-minutechangeintheschedule_________himtocompetewithoutrestingbetweeneventsandhefinishedjustfourthinthe1500-meterraceatthe1952Olympics.Tobreakthefour-minutemilebarrier,Bannister__________45minuteseverydayfromhisfull-timemedicalstudiesfortraining.OnMay6,1954,atOxford,hisefforts__________paidoff.Atage25,Bannistermadehistory,crossingthefinishlineat3:59.4.Whentheannouncerreadoutthetime:“3…”,therestwas__________bythecheeringcrowd.Inthefollowingfamous“MileoftheCentury”race,Bannister__________AustralianrunnerJohnLandywithatimeof3:58.8toLandy’s3:59.6,bothunderfourminutes.In1955,Bannister’sautobiography,FirstFourMinutes,cameout.Bannister’s__________toacademicmedicineisequallyremarkable,buthisspiritofthefour-minutemileis__________tonotonlypeopleofourera,buttobeforeandafter.21.A．hopeB．controlC．sightD．reach22.A．excitedB．determinedC．satisfiedD．surprised23.A．literatureB．biologyC．historyD．medicine24.A．effortB．interestC．courageD．a(chǎn)ttention25.A．supportB．permissionC．recognitionD．guidance26.A．declinedB．plannedC．decidedD．promised27.A．familyB．trainingC．professionD．competition28.A．coolB．proudC．readyD．a(chǎn)fraid29.A．forcedB．a(chǎn)llowedC．expectedD．encouraged30.A．takeinB．setasideC．carryawayD．getthrough31.A．initiallyB．a(chǎn)ctuallyC．definitelyD．eventually32.A．favoredB．a(chǎn)ttractedC．drownedD．confirmed33.A．inspectedB．defeatedC．overlookedD．a(chǎn)pproached34.A．promiseB．a(chǎn)ttitudeC．contributionD．viewpoint35.A．controversialB．considerateC．a(chǎn)ggressiveD．inspirational三、語法填空(★★★)閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。Everysummer,NewYorkerStephenL.Kossconductscitywalktours,knownas“WalkingwithSteve,”36.(guide)visitorsthroughlittle-knownbutculturallyrichplacesinSuzhoutohelpthemlearnmoreaboutthecity.ManylocalsadmittheyareamazedbecauseStephenknowsSuzhoubetterthantheydo.StephenKossfirstcametoChinain2001.Hevisitedmanytouristdestinations,butSuzhouleft37.uniqueimpressiononhim.SohereturnedandlatermarriedanativeofSuzhou.ThecoupledecidedtostayinSuzhouforhalfoftheyear38.inNewYorktheotherhalf.WheneverhereturnedtotheU.S.,peoplewouldaskhim39.helivedinChina.Whenhesaid“Suzhou”,40.(addition)questionspouredin.So,hewouldhavetoexplain.Finally,Stephenresolved41.(pen)somethingconcerningSuzhou.Hebeganresearchinginlibraries42.theNewYorkPublicLibraryandwheninSuzhou,wouldaddnewmaterials.Theresearchtookhimaboutsixyearsandaftertwoyearsmoreofwritingandrevising,hisbookBeautifulSu:ASocialandCulturalHistoryofSuzhou,China43.(publish)in2015.In2017,Stephenwasadvisedto44.(whole)exploreSuzhouthroughcitywalks.Thus,“WalkingwithSteve”waslaunched.Sincethen,bothlocalsandexpats(僑民)45.(join)thetoursandbecomefriendswithStephen.四、書信寫作(★★★)46.假如你是李華，上周你校開展了一場主題為“人工智能(AI)與我們的生活”的演講比賽，請為校英文報寫一篇報道，內(nèi)容包括：1.比賽目的；2.比賽的過程與結(jié)果；3.比賽的影響和意義。注意:1.寫作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個左右；2.請按如下格式在答題紙的相應(yīng)位置作答。AIandOurLives:AThought-ProvokingSpeechContest__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________五、書面表達(dá)(★★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。Thelittlecountryschoolhousewasheatedbyanold-fashionedcoalstove.Alittleboyhadthejobofcomingtoschoolearlyeachdaytostartthefireandwarmtheroombeforehisteacherandclassmatesarrived.Onemorningtheyarrivedtofindtheschoolhouseinflames.Theydraggedtheunconsciouslittleboyoutoftheburningbuildingmoredeadthanalive.Hehadmajorburnsoverthelowerhalfofhisbodyandwastakentothenearbycountyhospital.Fromhisbedtheterriblyburned,semi-consciouslittleboyfaintlyheardthedoctortalkingtohismother.Thedoctortoldhismotherthathersonwo