2023-2024學年江蘇省蘇州市西安交通大學附屬中

學高二下英語3月月考試卷

一、閱讀理解

The2023AudubonPhotographyAwardsOpensforEntries

The2023AudubonPhotographyAwardsofficiallyopensforentriesfromJanuary

12,2023untilMarch9,2023at12:00pm.Judgeswillawardeightprizesto

photographersandvideographers.Prizesinclude:

?GrandPrize:$5,000

?ProfessionalPrize:$2,500

?AmateurPrize:$2,500

?PlantsforBirdsPrize:$2,500

?VideoPrize:$2,500

?FemaleBirdPrize:$1,000

?FisherPrize:$1,000

?YouthPrize:SixdaysatAudubonsHogIslandAudubonCampforteens

Forthesecondyear,AudubonwillawardtheFemaleBirdPrizeandtheVideoPrize.

TheFemaleBirdPrizecontinuestodisplaythebeautyoffemalebirds,whichare

oftenunder-appreciatedandunder-researchedinbothbirdingandscience.TheVideo

Prizeonceagainwillbeawardedtothetopvideoofbirdsdemonstratingunique

behaviorsorhighlightingbirdlifeinitshabitat.

WinningphotosandvideoswillbefeaturedinafutureissueofAudubonmagazine.

ThecontestisopentoalllegalresidentsoftheUS,whoare13yearsofageorolder.

PhotosthatdonotfollowAudubon'sGuidetoEthicalBirdPhotographyand

Videographywillbedisqualified.Entryfeesare$15perimageorvideo.Nopayment

isrequiredlorentrantsv/hoare13to17yearsofage.

1.Whatwilltheteenwinnerget?

A.Anoverseastour.

B.Achancetocamp.

C.Anissueofthemagazine.

D.Aprizemoneyof$2.500.

2.WhatcanweknowabouttheFemaleBirdPrize?

A.Itwasfirstestablishedin2021.

B.Itisawardedtothe(opvideoofbirds.

C.Ithelpsboostthefemalebirdresearch.

D.Itisintendedforfemalephotographers.

3.Whichofthefollowingcanmeetthecontest'srequirement?

A.Sendingtheentrytoanon-officialwebsite.

B.Submittinganentrythemedthelandscape.

C.Posting(heentrybytheendofMarch.

D.Payingentryfeesifentrantsareover18.

Ourperceptionofhoefoodtastesisinfluencedbycutlerylikeknives,forks,and

spoons,researchsuggests.

"Size,weight,shapeandcolorallhaveaneffectonflavor,1'saysaUniversityof

Oxfordteam.Cheesetastessaltierwheneatenfromakniferatherthanafork;while

whitespoonsmakeyoghurttastebelter,experimentsshow.

ThestudyinthejournalFlavoursuggeststhebrainmakesjudgmentsonfoodeven

beforeitgoesinthemouth.Morethan100studentstookpartinthreeexperiments

lookingattheinfluenceofweight,colorandshapeofcutleryontaste.Theresearchers

foundthatwhentheweightofthecutleryisconsistentwithexpectations,thishadan

influenceonhowthefoodtastes.Forexample,foodtastedsweeteronthesmall

spoonsthataretraditionallyusedtoservedesserts.

Colorcontrastwasalsoanimportantfactor-whiteyoghurteatenfromawhitespoon

wasratedsweeterthanwhiteyoghurttastedonablackspoon.Similarly,whentesters

wereofferedcheeseonaknife,spoon,forkortoothpick,theyfoundthatthecheeseon

aknifetastedsaltiest.

Howweexperiencefoodisamultisensoryexperienceinvolvingtaste,feelofthe

foodinourmouths,pleasantsmells,andthefeastingofoureyes,"saidPro.Charles

SpenceandDr.VanessaHarrar.'Evenbeforeweputfoodintoourmouths,our

brainshavemadeajudgmentaboutit,whichaffectsouroverallexperience."

Pastresearchhasshownthatchinacanchangeourperceptionoffoodanddrink.

Forexample,peoplegenerallyeatlesswhenfoodisservedonsmallerplates.'The

newresearchintohowthebraininfluencesfoodperceptioncouldhelpdietersor

improvegastronomic（美食的）experiencesatrestaurants,"saidPro.Spence.He

toldBBCNews:There'salotmoretofoodthanwhat'sontheplate.Many

thingswethoughtdidn'tmatterdo.Weregoingtoseealotmoreofneuroscience

（神經(jīng)科學）designaroundmealtimes."

4.Accordingtothetext,weknowthatthecheeseusedintheexperimentis.

A.saltyB.sour

C.sweetD.bitter

5.Whatdoweknowabouttheweightofthecutleryinparagraph3?

A.Itisimportantforpeople.

B.Peopleusuallydon'tcareaboutit.

Gregor'seyesturnednexttothewindow,andtheovercastsky-onecouldhearrain

dropsbeatingonthewindow—madehimquitemelancholy(憂郁的).Whatabout

sleepingalittlelongerandforgettingallthisnonsense,hethought,butitcouldnotbe

done,forhewasaccustomedtosleeponhisrightsideandinhispresentconditionhe

couldnotturnhimselfover.Howeverviolentlyheforcedhimselftowardshisright

sidehealwaysrolledontohisbackagain.Hetrieditatleastahundredtimes,

shuttinghiseyestokeepfromseeinghisstrugglinglegs,andonlystoppedwhenhe

begantofeelinhimafaintachehehadneverexperiencedbefore.

Hethought:"WhatanexhaustingjobVvepickedon!nTravelingaboutdayin,

dayout.It'smuchmoreboringworkthandoingtheactualbusinessintheoffice,

andontopofthatthere'sthetroubleofconstanttraveling,ofworryingabouttrain

connections,thebedandirregularmeals,casualacquaintancesthatarealwaysnew

andneverbecomeintimatefriends.Thedeviltakesitall!Hefeltaslightitchingupon

hisbelly;slowlypushedhimselfonhisbacknearertothetopofthebedsothathe

couldlifthisheadmoreeasily;identifiedtheitchingplacewhichwassurroundedby

manysmallwhitespotsthenatureofwhichhecouldnotunderstandandmadeto

touchitwithaleg,butdrewthelegbackimmediately,forthecontactmadeacold

shiverrunthroughhim.(tobecontinued)

8.WhatmightGregorSamsalooklikewhenhewokeup?

A.Anormalcommercialtraveler.B.Somethingridiculous.

C.Ahugeinsectwiththicklegs.D.Aladyinthegiftframe.

9.WhatcanweknowaboutSamsa'sroom?

A.Itwasaregularroomandtidy.

B.Therewassowindowforhimtolookoutsidehistinyroom.

C.Itswallsweredullandpale.

D.Therewasamagazineandaprettygoldenframeonthetable.

10.HowmightSamsafeelwhenhefoundhistransformation?

A.Extremely

B.Indifferent.C.Relieved.D.Unreal,

frightened

11.Whatcanweconcludefromthelastparagraph?

A.Samsafeltunsatisfiedabouthislifebefore.

B.Samsawouldratherdoactualbusiness.

C.Samsacouldn'tidentifywherewasitchinghoweverhetried.

D.ThewhitespotsfeltcoldwhenSamsatouchedthem.

Tothedelightofbookworms,anyonewhohasevertoldyouburyingyourheadina

bookmeansyou'rebeingunsociablewillhavetocattheirwards.Anewstudy

suggeststhosewhoregularlyread,especiallyfiction,arcactuallynicerandmore

empathetic（善解人意）people.

Thestudy,carriedoutbyKingstonUniversityLondon,andpresentedattheBritish

PsychologicalSocietyconferenceinBrighton,UK,lastweek,alsofoundthatthose

whojustwatchedtelevisionseemedtobelesskindandunderstandingofotherpeople.

Forthestudy,theresearchersquestioned123peopleontheirpreferencesfor

books.TVshows,andplays.Theywerealsoquizzedaboutthetypeofentertainment

theypreferredfromcomedyorromancetodrama.Thentheyweretestedontheir

interpersonalskills.Theresearchersaskedthemabouttheirbehaviortowardsothers,

whethertheyunderstoodandrespectedothers'pointsofview,andwhetherthey

activelybeltedotherpeople.

Drawingontheseresponsessheet,theresearchersfoundsomemind-boggling

results.Theydiscoveredthatthosewhoreadmoreshowedgreaterpositivesocial

behaviorandabetterabilitytoempathizewithothers,whilethosewhopreferred

watchingTVdidn'lshowthesameabilitytoempathizeandweremorelikelyto

showunsociablebehavior.

Theyalsofoundtheformsoffictionpeopleprefenedwerelinkedtotheir

interpersonalskillsandbehavior.Thosewhopreferredfictiondisplayedthemost

positivesocialskills.Romanceanddramaloversshowedtheabilitytoseeothers'

pointsofview,whilecomedyfanswereparticularly.Abletorelatetoothersthemost.

Theresearchersconcludedthatthosewhoreadfictionregularlyaremorevvell-

adaptcdtoseethingsfromotherpeople'spointsofview,whichmakesthembetterat

understandingpeople.However,theydoacknowledgethattheirstudydidn't

concludeiftheeffectsarecausal-doesreadingmakeyounicerandmoreempathetic,

ordomoreempatheticpeopletendtoreadfiction?Evenso.pickingupabookcan't

hurt,andmightjustmaketheworldanicerplace.

12.Howdidtheresearchersconducttheresearch?

A.Bymakingquestionnairesurveys.B.Bycomparingexperimentstatistics.

C.Byobservingparticipants'

D.Byreferringtopreviousstudyreports,

behaviors.

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"mind-boggling"meaninparagraph4?

A.Embarrassing.B.Rewarding.C.Amazing.D.Disappointing.

14.Whatcanimprovepeople'sempatheticabilitiesthemostaccordingtothestudy?

A.Readingfictionandcomedy.B.Enjoyingromanceanddrama.

C.Takingpartinsocialactivities.D.Watchingplaysonsocialmedia.

15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraph?

A.Allpeoplesupporttheresearchresult.B.Furtherstudyisneededonthissubject.

C.ThenicerandkinderpeoplelikeD.Readingcanhelppeoplemakemore

reading.friends.

Thinkingaboutthepastweek,didanyofyouforgetwhereyouputyourphone?

Didyouhaveawordstuckonthetipofyourtongue?Youcouldn'trememberthe

nameofthemovieafriendrecommended?Whatisgoingonhere?Isyourmemory

failing?

It'snot.16Despitememory'sextraordinary,necessaryandcommon

presenceinourlives,itisfarfromperfect.Ourbrainsarenotdesignedtoremember

people'snames,toremembertodosomethinglaterortocatalogueeverythingwe

experience.17Eveninthesmartestheads,memoryislikelytobewrong.So

whatdetermineswhatwcrememberandwhatwcforget?

18Yourmemoryisnotavideocamerarecordingaconstantstreamofevery

sightandsoundyou'reexposedto.Youcanonlyrememberwhatyouareconcerned

about.Accordingly,onemajorreasonforforgettingv/hatsomeonesaidorwhereyou

parkedyourcarislackofattention.

Theotherhassomethingtodowithstimulus（刺激物）.Forexample,thetipofthe

tongueisoneofthemostcommonexperiencesofmemoryfailure.19Whydoes

thishappen?Thetipofthetonguecanoccurwhenthere'sonlypartialorweak

activation（激活）ofthenervecellsthatconnecttothewordyou'rclookingfor.

Sowhenyouwalkintoaroomandsuddenlydon'tknowwhyyou'rethere,

you'renotgoingcrazyorgettingAlzheimer'sdisease,andyourmemoryisn't

terrible.Gobacktotheroomyouwereinbeforeyoulandedinthisoneandimagine

thecluesthatwerethere._20

A.Onenecessaryfactorisattention.

B.It'sdoingexactlywhatit'ssupposedtodo.

C.Theseimperfectionsaresimplythefactorysettings.

D.Ourbrainstendtorememberwhatismeaningfulandforgetwhatisn't.

E.You'retryingtocomeupwithaword,butyoucannotfinditinyourmemory.

F.Itwillinstantlydeliverwhatyouwerecompletelyconfusedaboutamomentago.

G.Memoryisamazingandisessentialforthefunctioningofalmosteverythingwe

do.

二、完形填空

Myfaithinhumannarnrehasneverbeensogreatasitwaslastweekendafterour

familyget-togetherinthetownofVail.

OnSaturday,weallwenttothemarketrightinthemiddleofthetown.Nearthe

end,weallmetatthefountainnearthebridgeandthekidswaded（踵水）aroundin

thefountainuntilwe.Thisisoneofthebusiestwalkingstreets.

Afterwcreturnedtothehotellateintheafternoon,my7-ycar-oldPonder

thatnowherecouldhefindhisbackpack,whichhisGameboyandhiswatch.

Afterathorough,wedeterminedthathemusthaveleftitatthefountain.

Ponderhasneveranything.Sowejusttakeforgrantedthatheneedsno

supervision（指導）formanaginghis.

Hewasupset,notabouttheGameboy,butaboutthewatch."ButDad,"hesaid,

throughmassive,"theydon'tmakethatkindofwatchanymore.'*We

wereallvery.

Ourdinnerreservationwasatarestaurantjustontheothersideofthebridge,soI

himthatweshouldnotonlysearchtheareaaroundthefountainwhenwe

wentbackfordinner,butwewouldalsofindthepoliceandaskthemifthebackpack

hadbeen.

Asweexitedfromtheparkinggarage,wecouldseethefountainaswewalked

downthelongstaircase.Isawsomethingblackthere,butitwasrightnext

toawomanstandingbythefountain,soIcouldnotwhatitwasorifitwas

hers.

"Seeit,Dad?"Pondershouted."Don'tgettooexcitedbecausethatmaynot

beit,"Isaid.Butthatwasit.Ithadbeenfiveorsixhourssinceweleftthefountain,

anditwasstillthere.TherewasnoIDinit,anditlookedlikesomeonehadlooked

throughitandthensetitrightoutwhereallcouldseeit.

Iliterallywhenwereacheditanditwashis!Everyoneinourpartywas

blownawaybythis"miracle".Inmywildest,Iwouldneverhave

imaginedthatthiscouldhappennowadays.

Whatacharmedlife,eh?Ibelievethiswasaperfectlessonfnrachildinlosing

somethingimportant...toloseitandfeelthefullofthatloss,andthento

miraculouslygetitback.

21.A.landedB.leftC.settledD.slept

22.A.respondedB.recognizedC.realizedD.recalled

23.A.containedB.combinedC.comprisedD.covered

24.A.preparationB.checkupC.revisionD.search

25.A.wastedB.lostC.soughtD.deserted

26.A.emotionB.timeC.moneyD.stuff

27.A.tearsB.fistsC.reliefsD.outbreaks

28.A.hesitantB.curiousC.sadD.eager

29.A.promisedB.informedC.warnedD.taught

30.A.wornoutB.caughtupC.putav/ayD.turnedin

31.A.hidingB.sittingC.swingingD.flowing

32.A.assessB.declareC.tellD.predict

33.A.panickedB.explodedC.collapsedD.cried

34.A.drcamsB.claimsC.effortsD.passions

35.A.rangeB.pressureC.weightD.harvest

三、語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式U

36comicsexhibitionwaslaunchedinSydneyonWednesday,offering

glimpsesofthecityofChengdu,capitalofsouthwestChina'sSichuanProvince,and

theChineseanimationindustry.

The37(fascinate)ChengduExcellentCartoonandAnimationWorks

Exhibition,co-hostedbytheChinaCulturalCenterinSydneyandChengduMunicipal

BureauofCulture,Broadcast-TVandTourism,38(present)morethan80

originalartworksfromChengdu.

Throughdifferenttypesofartistic39(approach),theexhibitionshowcased

postersofChineseanimatedproductionsandoriginalselections40(feature)

Chengdu'sculture,foodandlandmarks,suchaspanda,hotpotandtheWestPearl

Tower.Manyartistsalsosharedtheir41(enthusiastic)forChinesemythology,

literatureandmarlialartsintheirdesigns.

"Chengduisknown42'thecapitalofanimation'inChina.Manyartists

andproductionhousesare43（commit）tointegratingtraditionalChinese

culturewithmodernart,developsproductswithoriginalIP/'saidXiaoXiayong,

directoroftheChinaCulturalCenterinSydney.Theexhibitionwillbecomea

platform44bothcountriescanbe45（mutual）supportiveandimprove

theanimationindustrytogether.

四、單詞拼寫

46.1feelveryfortunatetobebwithhavingyouasagoodfriend.

（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）

47.Honestly,Ican't（自詡）toanygreatmusicaltalent,especially

infrontofallthemasters.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

48.Yourapplicationissupposedtobesearlybecauseuniversities

beginworkassoonasformsstartrollingin.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）

49.Thedoctorshelda（會診）todecidewhetheranoperationwas

necessary.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

50.Theleastweshouldexpectisthattheydonotfoster（分歧）and

excludethosewhoarealreadydisadvantaged.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

51.Hesaiditisstillnotpossibletopredicttheultimateo.（根據(jù)首字

母單詞拼寫）

52.Skinsmaybewbyyears,butitistokeepupyourenthusiasm

thatmakesyoursoulimmortal.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）

53.ThecallslorreformcuincasidebateconlinuusamongIlie

leadershipoverthenextfive-yeareconomicplan.（根據(jù)首字母單詞拼寫）

54.Weshouldattributemedicaladvancestotheanimalswhichdo

（巨大的）contributionstotheexperiment.（根據(jù)漢語提示單詞拼寫）

55.Therehasbeenamixedreactiontoher（任命）asdirector.（根據(jù)

漢語提示單詞拼寫）

五、書信寫作

56.某中學生英文報就“保護中國傳統(tǒng)文化遺產(chǎn)’為主題舉行英語征文活動。

你準備給該報投稿，稿件內(nèi)容包括：

1.保護中國傳統(tǒng)文化遺產(chǎn)的重要性；

2.列舉1個你所知道的國家或當?shù)卣幕z產(chǎn)保護的事例；

3,淡淡你對文化遺產(chǎn)保護的建議。

注意：

1.寫作詞數(shù)應為80左右；

2.請按如下格式在答題卡的相應位置作答。

六、書面表達

57.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭話續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完

整的短文。

Afteranexhaustingday,Jackwanderedinthestreet,smilingwhilethinkingofhis

students.Jackwasarespectableandconsiderateteacherwhilehisstudentstookgood

careofhim,too.

Sudde