2024-2025學(xué)年江蘇省鹽城市八校高三下學(xué)期2月聯(lián)考英語(yǔ)試題一、閱讀理解(★★)Ahugenumberofexchangeprogramsandsummerschoolprogramsareofferedtointernationalstudentsaroundforeignuniversitiesworldwide.Todayweexplainthetopstudentexchangeprograms-and-summerprogramsofferedtoforeignstudents.ViennaSummerSchoolViennaSummerSchoolprovidesanincredibleopportunityfor30bachelor-levelstudentstoresearchsidebysidewithworldtopresearchersinthefieldofbioengineering.Thispaidsummerprogramaimstoattractinternationalstudentsandcreateanexcellentresearchenvironment.Thisisaperfectopportunityforthosestudentswhoareinterestedinthefieldoflifescience.ThedurationofViennaSummerSchoolisfromSaturday,July1toAugust28,2023.SUSIStudentLeadersProgramBachelor-levelstudentsinPakistanwhoareinterestedinthetopicofpublic,local,stateandfederalpolicymakingareinvitedtostudyintheUSAthroughtheshort-ternSUSIstudentprogram2023heldattheUniversityofMassachusetts.ThisisanexchangeprogramforPakistanistudents.AllexpensesandaccommodationcostswillbecoveredbySUSI,sotheapplicationperiodisveryshort.HansenLeadershipExchangeProgramTheHansenSummerInstituteforLeadershipisnowopenforthesummerexchangeprogram2023.TheHansensummerprogramofferstheopportunitytotheUSAandinternationalstudentstobuildbetterleadershipskillsandaculturalunderstandingenvironmentforthefuture.This3-weeksummerexchangeprogramisopenforundergraduate,graduate,anddoctoralstudentswithanyacademicbackground.IWPSummerExchangeProgramIWPSummerExchangeProgram2023isatwo-weekwritingandcultureexchangeprogramforPakistaniandIndianstudentsinIowaCity,USA.Theapplicantfrom18to22fromthesecountrieswithabackgroundinarthumanitiesiswelcometoapply.Thisprogramwillfocusoncreativityandisfreefortheselectedapplicants.Theselectedcandidateswillworktogetheronthecreationofpaintingsandsculptures.1.Whichprogramsuitsstudentswholikebiology?

A．ViennaSummerSchool.B．SUSIStudentLeadersProgram.C．IWPSummerExchangeProgram.D．HansenLeadershipExchangeProgram.2.WhyshouldstudentsapplyforSUSIStudentLeadersProgramearly?

A．Itisfullyfunded.B．Itisashort-termprogram.C．Itislimitedtopostgraduates.D．Itissupportedbythegovernment.3.WhatwillstudentsinIWPSummerExchangeProgramdo?

A．Offerpolicyadvice.B．Conductresearch.C．Writeacademicpapers.D．Createartworks.(★★★)WhenIwasgrowingup,mymomoftensaidthatnomatterwhatgradesIgotinschool,aslongasIdidmybest,she’dbeproudofme.Thensheadded,“Butifyoudidn’tgetanA,I’llknowyoudidn’tdoyourbest.”Shesaiditwithasmile,butItookitseriously:Ishouldn’tsettleforanythinglessthanperfect.MygreatestweaknessisthatI’mtoomuchofaperfectionist.Perfectionismisthedesiretobe100%perfect.Thegoaliszerofaultsandnofailures.Inanincreasinglycompetitiveworld,kidsfacegrowingpressurefromparentstobeperfectandseverecriticismwhentheyfallshort.Everyfaultisablowtotheirself-esteem(自尊).I’veliveditmyself.WhenIwonthefifth-gradequizbowlonworldexplorers,Ibeatmyselfupafterwardformissingonequestion.HowcouldIforgetthatthesearoutetoIndiawasdiscoveredbydaGama,butnotMagellan?WhenImadethefinalsofaMortalKombattournamentandwonalifetimepasstoalocalmovietheater,Ididn’tcelebrate.Thirdplaceisthesecondloser.WhenIwonthefirstprizeinamathtest,Iwasdisappointed.Onlya98?Notgoodenough.Therewasalwaysavoiceinthebackofmymindwhisperingthatitwasn’tenoughandthatIcouldhavedonebetter.ItwasduringmycollegeyearsthatIstartedtoquestionthevalueofthisperfectionism.Imetpeoplewhodidn’tseemtobeweigheddownbythesameexpectations,whoacceptedtheirmistakesandsawthemasopportunitiesforgrowthratherthanfailures.Theytaughtmethatitwasokaytobeimperfect,thatitwashumantomakemistakes,andthatsometimes,themostimportantlessonscomefromourfailures.4.Whatisparagraph1mainlyabout?

A．Whytheauthorbecameaperfectionist.B．Thedisadvantageofbeingaperfectionist.C．Howtheauthorgotthegoodgradesinschool.D．Thefeelingofbeinggratefultotheauthor’smother.5.Whatmadetheauthorunsatisfiedwithwhathadbeenachieved?

A．Blamefromparents.B．Desiretogetfirstprize.C．Eagernesstobeperfect.D．Pressureofcompetitions.6.Whatmadetheauthorchangetheattitudetowardsperfectionism?

A．Losingexpectationtosucceed.B．Realizingtheharmofbeingperfect.C．Learninglessonsfromotherpeople’sfailure.D．Encounteringthoseacceptingimperfection.7.Whichcolumnofamagazinemaythetextbetakenfrom?

A．ParentingStyles.B．Coming-of-AgeStories.C．PeopleofAchievement.D．ChallengesFacingYouth.(★★★)Somethingstrangeandratherwonderfulhappenswhentwopeopleareworkingtogetheronthesametask,anewstudyshows:keyregionsoftheirbrainssyncup(同步),suggestingwecanmatcheachother’sneural(神經(jīng)的)activitywhenwe’reingroups.Inthestudy,39pairsofvolunteerswereaskedtodesigntheinteriorofavirtualroomtogetherviaatouchscreen.Aswellashavingtheirbrainactivitymonitoredthroughafunctionalnear-infraredspectroscopytechnique(近紅外光譜技術(shù)),theparticipantswerewatchedforsignsofeyecontact.Tostudytheparticipants’responses,theresearchersdevelopedspecialprocessingandmodelingtechniquescapableofrecognizingsocialinteractions(theeyecontact)andmappingthemtoparticularmomentsandregionsofbrainactivity.Theparticipantsweredirectedtocompletethedesignatedtaskontheirownaswellasinpairs,givingtheresearcherstheopportunitytoexaminebothsolobrainactivity(within-brainsynchronizations(同步)orWBSs)andgroupbrainactivity(between-brainsynchronizationsorBBSs).WorkingtogetherledtoactiveBBSinthesuperiorandmiddletemporalregionsofthebrain.However,WBSwasn’tasstronginthetestscenarios.What’smore,theBBSswereshowntobestrongestwhenoneoftheindividualsraisedtheirgazetolookattheother,suggestinganimportantrolehereforsocialinteractions.Ontheotherhand,whenthevolunteerswereworkingontheirown,theWBSwasmuchstrongerwithinthesamebrainregions.Theinvestigation’smethodisanimprovementoverpreviousexperimentsin“second-personneuroscience”,whichsimplyputtwopeopletoworkonthesamemotortask.“Asthereisalreadyevidencethatsomekindofbrainsynchronizationalsohappenswhentwopeopleareindialoguewitheachother,nextwe’llapplyourmethodtomoredetailedsocialbehaviors,suchasfacialexpressionsandverbal(言語(yǔ)的)communication,”saysYasuyoMinagawa,theleadauthorofthestudy.“Weknowthathumanbeingsarewiredtobesocialcreatures,butthere’sstillalotwedon’tunderstandabouthowourbrainsshiftwhenwe’reincompany.AndIamstronglyconvincedthatourfindingscanprovideinsightsforansweringthoseunknowns,”addsMinagawa.8.Whatcanthespecialprocessingandmodelingtechniquesbeusedtodo?

A．Tomotivatetheparticipantstomakeeyecontact.B．Tocontroltheparticipants’brainactivityifnecessary.C．Tomatchtheparticipants’eyecontacttotheirbrainactivity.D．Tomeasurethefrequencyoftheparticipants’socialinteractions.9.Whathappenedwhentheparticipantsworkedtogethertocompleteatask?

A．TheirWBSsgraduallybecamestronger.B．Theycompletedthetaskinashortertime.C．Theyweremorecreativewithoutanyeyecontact.D．TheirBBSswerestrengthenedbytheireyecontact.10.Whatdoscientistsplantodointhefuture?

A．Comparehumanbeingswithothersocialcreatures.B．Adoptvariousanalyticalapproachesintheirresearch.C．Solvemoremysteriesabouthumanfacialexpressions.D．Studybrainsynchronizationinmorecomplexsocialsettings.11.WhatdoesYasuyoMinagawathinkoftheresearchfindings?

A．Surprising.B．Inspiring.C．Discouraging.D．Confusing.(★★★)Duringaparty,thehostsuggestedweeachshareasignificantmomentfromtheyear.Asonewomansharedhowherpottery(制陶技藝)classhadallowedhertoexplorehercreativeside,anothercheekilysaid,“Oh,youcouldtotallyturnitintoasidehustle(副業(yè)).”Beforesheevenfinishedthesentence,Iexclaimed,“No!Don’tmonetizeyourhobby!”Iamspeakingthisfrommypersonalexperience!Mywritingoffinancialopinionpiecesstemsfrom(源于)whatwasonceahobby.Isharedmyexperienceswithpersonalfinanceonalittleblog,whicheventuallybecameopportunitiesforspeakingengagements,freelancewritingandevenbookdeals.However,asthisbecamemyfulltimecareer,thework,despitebeingalignedwith(與……一致)myareasofinterestandskill,lostthefunfactorthatmotivatedmeinthebeginning.Italsoshiftedhowmybrainassessedmyotherhobbies.Everyareaofinterestturnedintoapotentialmoneymaker—orIeschewedcertainhobbieswhentheyweretimeandenergyconsuming,andwouldn’tyieldaprofitintheshortrun.Oh,howwrongIwas.Thepandemicsloweddownmyworkforaperiod,whichforcedmetofaceuptothefactthatIotherwisehadlittletofillmytimeoutsideofreadingorwatchingtelevision.AsmuchasIfindthoseactivitiesrelaxing,Ilongedformorecreativityandstimulationfromahobby.Sointhelasttwoyears,I’vetaughtmyselftocrochet(編織).Althoughitdoesn’tbringmeanyincome,ithasyieldedsignificant,non-financialreturns.Thereisareconnectionwithmycreativeself,asenseofaccomplishmentfromlearninganewskill,andthebenefitofchallengingmymindandbodytolearnnewwaysofmoving.Yes,crochetisaskillsetIcouldeasilymonetize,butprofitmarginswouldbenonexistentifyoudidthemathsoncostofsuppliesandthehoursoflaborforonepiece.Instead,Idonatemycreationsorgivethemawayforbirthdaysandholidays.Assomeonewhohashadmultiplestreamsofincomeherentireadultlife,Iunderstandthatthere’sabenefittohavingmorethanonewaytoearnmoney.Butsomehobbiesshouldsimplybehobbies.Weareallowedtocreateandlearnforpersonalenrichment,evenifitcostsussomemoney—andearnsnone.12.Whathappenedaftertheauthorturnedherhobbyintoacareer?

A．Shediscoveredmoreofherpotential.B．Shegainedlittlepleasureoutofthework.C．Shechangedherareasofinterestandskill.D．Shelearnedtoassesshobbiesinvariousways.13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eschewed”inparagraph3probablymean?

A．Pursued.B．Enjoyed.C．Avoided.D．Considered.14.Whatdoestheauthorsayabouthercrochethobby?

A．Itishardlyprofitable.B．Ithelpsimprovehermathskills.C．Itcanmakeherbirthdaymoremeaningful.D．Itfailstogiveherasenseofaccomplishment.15.Whatcanbethebesttitleofthetext?

A．It’sokaytomonetizeahobbyB．NevertakeupahobbyjustforfunC．It’snevertoolatetostartanewhobbyD．Don’tturnyourhobbyintoasidehustle(★★★)Don’tLetPersonalityTypesDefineYouPersonalitytests,especiallytheMyers-Briggstypeindicator(MBT),arepopulartoolsthatmanypeopleusetobetterunderstandthemselvesandtheirrelationshipswithothers.MBTIsortspeopleinto16differentpersonalitytypesbasedonfourkeycategories.Althoughthesetestscanprovideusefulinsights,it’simportantnottoletthemdefineorlimityou.16.Butpeoplearecomplex.Ourpersonalitiescanchangeovertime,dependingonexperiencesandgrowth.WhattheMBTItestrevealsisjustasnapshotofone’spreferences,notacompletedefinitionofwhoyouare.Forexample,ifthetestlabelsyouasan“introvert”(性格內(nèi)向的人),youmayfeeltemptedtoavoidsocialcommunicationbecauseyouthinkit’snotinyournaturetobeoutgoing.Butyoumightfindthatyourabilitytoenjoysocialeventsincreasesovertime.Thekeyisnottoacceptthelabelasanunchangeablefact.17Similarly,ifyouarecategorizedasa“thinking”type,itmightleadyoutobelievethatyouarealwaysrational18Emotionalresponseisalsoanessentialpartofhumannature,andembracingthemcanenhanceyourdecision-makingprocessandrelationships.Additionally,manypeoplegetcaughtupintheideathattheir“type”limitstheircareersorpersonalchoices.Theymightthink,forinstance,thatan“introvert”wouldnotbeagoodleader.19.Manyintrovertsachievesuccessthroughcarefullisteningandthoughtfuldecision-making.Don’tletdeMBTIlabelstopyoufrompursuingopportunitiesthatfeelrightforyou.Finally,oneofthemostimportantlessonswecanlearnfromtheMBTIisthatwearenotdefinedbyonetestorlabel.20.Byfocusingonourstrengthsandembracingthefullcomplexityofourpersonalities,wecanleadricherandmorefulfillinglives.Weareallmorethanthelabelswereceive.

A．Therealityisquitedifferent.B．Thetestresultsshouldbeseenasaguide,notalimitation.C．TheMBTIsystemprovidesasimplewaytocategorizeindividualsbasedontheirpreferences.D．Buttherearecountlessexamplesofintrovertsexcellinginthesetypesofroles.E．Youshouldseeitasastartingpointforself-reflectionandgrowth.F．However,it’sessentialtounderstandthatbothpartsofthepersonalityarevaluable.G．TheMBTIsystemcansometimespreventindividualsfromrealizingtheirfullpotential.二、完形填空(★★★)Asachild,Idreamedofbecomingascientist.Imappedmylifeout:studyingneuroscienceatatopuniversity,_______todoaMaster’sdegree,aPhD,andapostdoc,andultimatelyenjoyingasplendidcareer.Butthingsdidn’tgoas_______.Duringmymaster’sresearch,Ifoundlabworkboringandmyselfworkingwithlittle_______.However,Iwasn’treadytoletgoofmydreamsoIjust_______.Withintwoyears,though,itbecameevidentthatIwasn’t_______thenecessaryskills.What’sworse,Iwouldlieinbedwideawakeforhours.Originally,IdebatedwithmyselfwhetherIshould_______thepresentjob.Butaftermydoctor_______pointedoutmyhealthproblems,allofmy_______disappeared.Iresignedthenextday.Being_______withmyselfaboutapaththatwasn’tmeantformefeltliberatingyetitbroughtnew________.Facedwithdecidingmynextmove,Idiscoveredsciencefeatureswrittenbynon-PhDwriters.Thisinspiredmetoconsideracareerinsciencewritingregardlessofmy________inthelab.Aftersigningupforawritingcourseand________myinterest,Ibecamearegular________toasciencemagazine.Reflectingonmyjourney,Irealizetheimportanceof________“alternativeselves”earlier.Acknowledgingmydisinterestinlabresearchsoonercouldhaveguidedmethroughmycareerchangewithlessanxiety.Scienceoffers________pathsbeyondtraditionalacademia,andInowfeelI’montherighttrack.21.A．waitingB．preferringC．proceedingD．remembering22.A．a(chǎn)dvisedB．plannedC．instructedD．required23.A．enthusiasmB．qualificationC．preparationD．experience24.A．sloweddownB．gaveupC．showedoffD．carriedon25.A．needingB．sharingC．masteringD．a(chǎn)ssessing26.A．startB．landC．a(chǎn)dmitD．a(chǎn)bandon27.A．seriouslyB．punctuallyC．correctlyD．indirectly28.A．patienceB．hesitationC．complaintD．courage29.A．honestB．a(chǎn)ngryC．satisfiedD．familiar30.A．regretsB．limitationsC．goalsD．challenges31.A．a(chǎn)chievementB．fearC．failureD．pleasure32.A．a(chǎn)rousingB．confirmingC．losingD．controlling33.A．contributorB．researcherC．teacherD．editor34.A．ignoringB．hidingC．explainingD．a(chǎn)ccepting35.A．narrowB．difficultC．diverseD．wealthy三、語(yǔ)法填空(★★★)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。AnexhibitionofChinesemural(壁畫(huà))artmadeitsfirstappearanceoverseasattheUNESCOheadquartersinParis.Theexhibitionprovidedaplatform,36China,Franceandinternationalcommunitieshadadialogueonculturalheritageconservation.ThisexhibitionfeaturedtheextraordinarymuralsfromtheYonglePalace,which37(locate)inRuicheng.Shanxiprovince.ThepalacewasbuiltduringtheYuanDynasty(1271-1368),38(serve)asacenterofworship(祭祖)duringtheruleofEmperorYongle,39listedasanationalkeyculturalheritageconservationunitin1961.Inthisexhibition,hightechnologywasusedforreproductionanddisplaytoleteveryvisitorexperience40uniquecharmofthesemuralsupclose,whichnotonlyexhibited41(exception)artskillsbutalsoheldsignificantreferencevalueforthestudyofChinesethought,artandreligiousculture.The42(integrate)ofclassicalcultureandmoderntechnologyintheexhibitionbreathenewlifeintotraditionalartformsandmadethemaccessible43aglobalaudience.Withtheculturalimportanceofthesemurals44(highlight),theexhibitionsymbolizedthegrowinginterestinChina’srichculturalandreligiousheritageontheglobalstageand45(promote)betterunderstandingandcooperationbetweencountriesinamulticulturalcontext.四、書(shū)信寫(xiě)作(★★★)46.假定你是李華，你的澳大利亞筆友Chris將到你校交換學(xué)習(xí)一年，他來(lái)信向你詢問(wèn)與中國(guó)人交往的注意事項(xiàng)。請(qǐng)你給他回一封郵件，內(nèi)容包括：1.你的建議；2.說(shuō)明理由。注意：1.寫(xiě)作詞數(shù)應(yīng)為80個(gè)左右；2.請(qǐng)按如下格式在答題卡的相應(yīng)位置作答。DearChris,___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yours,LiHua五、書(shū)面表達(dá)(★★★)47.閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開(kāi)頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫(xiě)兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。MywifeandIlivedincentralAfrica,workingasanimaldoctorstosavemountaingorillas(大猩猩)there.Onemorning,weweretoldtohelpaninjuredyounggorillaintheforest.Alongwithafewguides,whohelpeduscarryoursupplies,westartedtogetintotherainforest.Afteradifficultjourney,wesawagroupofgorillasrestingandsittinginthetrees,unawareofourpresence.Westoodquietly,observingthegrouptofindtheinjuredgorilla.Soon,Ispottedourpatient;therewasathinpieceofmetalcloselyaroundthegorilla’shand.Themetal,whichwasprobablyleftbyhunterstocatchanimals,hadhurtthegorilla’shand.Andblood