2023届江西省宜春市八校联考高三下学期二模英语试题(含听力)

2023届江西省宜春市八校联考高三下学期二模英语试题（含听力）
一、听力选择题
1. When will the speakers go to the theater?
A．After 7:00 pm.B．After 8:00 pm.C．After 9:00 pm.
2. Why didn’t the man finish his science homework?
A．He didn’t have enough time.
B．He forgot it completely.
C．He found it difficult.
3. How will the woman go home today?
A．By bus.B．By car.C．By subway
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A．Workmates.B．Employer and employee.C．Taxi driver and passenger.
5. What does the man thank the woman for?
A．Giving him a lift.
B．Extending an invitation.
C．Bringing the documents.
二、听力选择题
6. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Who started to make birthdays important holidays?
A．The woman’s grandparents.
B．The man’s grandparents.
C．The woman’s parents.
2. What does the woman’s mother do for the woman’s birthday?
A．She gives her a gift of jewelry.
B．She cooks some special food.
C．She makes some beautiful clothes.
7. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. Why did the man fall asleep?
A．He is sick.B．He works at night.C．His class was boring.
2. Why does the man have to work?
A．To pay for school.B．To pay his debts.C．To pay his hospital bill.
3. Where will the man probably go next?
A．To a class.B．To the financial aid office.C．To the student employment office.
8. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. How did the woman get to know about third-hand smoke?
A．From young smokers.
B．From a newspaper article.
C．From some smoking parents.
2. Why does the man say that he should keep away from babies?
A．He has just become a father.
B．He wears dirty clothes.
C．He is a smoker.
3. What does the woman suggest smoking parents should do?
A．Stop smoking altogether.
B．Smoke only outside their houses.
C．Reduce dangerous matter in cigarettes.
9. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。

1. What will Adam do in the next two months?
A．Perform some shows.B．Write a new book.C．Share stories with fans.
2. What does Adam say about Ramble Book?
A．It tells stories in the 1990s.
B．It is mainly in a funny style.
C．It becomes a best-seller in 2021.
3. When was The Adam and Joe Show played on TV?
A．From 1991 to 1994.B．From 1994 to 1996.C．From 1996 to 2001.
4. Where did Adam meet Joe Cornish?
A．At Paris College.B．At Oxford University.C．At Westminster School.
三、听力选择题
10. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。

1. When did Zhang Hong go back to the base camp?
A．On May 21.B．On May 24.C．On May 27.
2. Why is Erik Weihenmayer mentioned?
A．He was an inspiration to Zhang Hong.
B．He was Zhang Hong’s guide.
C．He funded Zhang Hong.
3. What does the speaker mainly talk about?
A．Careful preparation for climbing is essential.
B．A blind Chinese man climbed Mount Qomolangma.
C．Climbing can help the disabled have a strong mind.
四、改错
11. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文，文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处，每处错误
仅涉及一个单词的增加、删改或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（Λ），并在其下面写出该加的词。

删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。

修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。

A Chinese scientist, Mr. He Jiankui claimed that he has successfully created the world’s first genetically-edited babies. In a interview, Mr. He said
he had edited the genetic substance, or DNA, of twin girls born a few weeks early. Though Mr He’s claim was immediately condemned by some scientists as unsafe and unethical, but he defended his work. He said the gene editing, that was to help protect the babies from their future infection of HIV, the virus responsible with AIDS, was perfectly safe. Many scientists working in genetics say he believe any experiments performing this way are dangerous.
In the United States and other country, this kind of gene editing is strictly banned. What scientists are worried about that such changes to a person’s DNA may harm his/her other genes and lead to deadly diseases.
五、完形填空
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文。

主要讲述的是Andrew Chilton在患病后家人们处处照顾他，而他的个人护理服务员Christy发现Andrew过度依赖他人，最终在大家的努力下，Andrew获得了独立，高中毕业并进入了大学。

12. “Y ou’re fired!” Andrew Chilton wasn’t joking. At that moment, the high school _________ wanted his personal care attendant, Christy
Chachere, out of his life forever.
When Andrew was diagnosed with Asperger’s syndrome(综合征), Andrew’s family did their best to _________ him from life’s hardships.
六、阅读理解
Doctors _________ that Andrew might not even finish high school.
Christy saw the _________ right away. “Andrew wouldn’t take a step without his mother’s permission,” she remembers. “Y ou have to let him _________,” she told the family. “It’s the only way he’s going to learn.” No longer would his mother write Andrew’s papers for him. His younger brother wouldn’t help him _________ the computer. Christy wouldn’t be helping him with homework either. It was a little _________ to step back.But everyone was _________.
He complained _________ at times. But then things began to change. Andrew would come home from __________, get a snack and start on his homework. He saw that Christy __________ was there for him. She wouldn’t do his papers for him. But she showed him how to get organized. And she coached him on how to __________ frustration and difficulties.
Once bis work was done, Christy offered __________. She’d take him to the bookstore or to a store where he could buy Pokemon cards. To the movies. Or out to eat __________ food, sushi. One step at a time, Andrew gained __________. He graduated from high school and entered university.And he stopped trying to fire Christy.1.A ．junior B ．teacher C ．headmaster D ．nurse 2.A ．sponsor B ．shelter C ．remove D ．tell
3.A ．predicted B ．hoped C ．complained D ．demonstrated
4.A ．reward B ．difference C ．problem D ．wisdom
5.A ．fail B ．cry C ．win D ．insist
6.A ．move B ．operate C ．repair D ．clean
7.A ．bad-tempered B ．beneficial C ．delightful D ．hard-hearted 8.A ．in desperation B ．at a loss C ．out of question D ．on board 9.A ．loudly B ．cautiously C ．politely D ．unwillingly 10.A ．hospital B ．school C ．office D ．college 11.A ．stubbornly B ．creatively C ．surprisingly D ．really 12.A ．deal with B ．break down C ．put away D ．shame on 13.A ．kingdom B ．insurance C ．money D ．freedom 14.A ．good-looking B ．home-made C ．healthy
D ．favorite 15.A ．award
B ．encouragement
C ．independence
D ．interest
13. Classifying things is critical for our daily lives. For example, we have to detect spam mail (垃圾邮件), false political news. When we use AI,such tasks are based on “classification technology” in machine learning—having the computer learn, using the boundary separating positive and negative data. For example, “positive” data would be photos including a happy face, and “negative” data photos that include a sad face. Once a classification boundary is learned, the computer can determine whether a certain data is positive or negative.
However, the difficulty with this technology is that it requires both positive and negative data for the learning process, and negative data are not available in many cases. For instance, when a retailer (零售商) is trying to predict who will make a purchase, they can easily find data on customers who have purchased from them (positive data), but it is basically impossible to obtain data on customers who have never purchased from them (negative data), since they do not have access to their competitors’ data.
According to lead author Takashi Ishida from RIKEN AIP, “Previous classification methods could not cope with the situation where negative data were not available, but we have made it possible for computers to learn with only positive data, as long as we have a confidence score for our positive data, constructed from information such as buying intention or the active rate of app users. Using our new method, we can let computers learn a classifier only from positive data equipped with confidence.”
According to Ishida, “This discovery could expand the range of applications where classification technology can be used. Even in fields where machine learning has been actively used, our classification technology could be used in new situations where only positive data can be gathered due to data regulation or business constraints (限制). In the near future, we hope to put our technology to use in various research fields, such as natural language processing, computer vision, robotics, and bioinformatics.”1. How can the computer distinguish the positive data from the negative data?
A ．By learning the classification boundary.
B ．By updating the data collected regularly.
C．By separating happy faces and sad ones.
D．By introducing classification technology.
2. Why is the example mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A．To prove how important the positive data are.
B．To confirm that data on customers are complete.
C．To argue that retailers get their competitors’ data.
D．To explain why negative data are hard to acquire.
3. What do the underlined words “new method” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A．Analyzing buying intention.
B．Building a confidence score.
C．Assessing the active rate of app users.
D．Equipping the computer with confidence.
4. What can be a suitable title for the text?
A．The History of Classification Technology
B．Smarter AI: Machine Leaning without Negative Data
C．Bigger Data: Computers Assisting Language Processing
D．The Comparison between Positive Data and Negative Data
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了一项新发现——<span style="font-size:14px;">和尚鹦鹉</span>有与人类一样的“声纹”，可以在群体中识别彼此。

14. Parrots consistently top the charts of the world’s smartest animals. A new discovery published by the Royal Society Open Science reveals to us what sets the intelligent individual monk parakeet (和尚鹦鹉) apart in a group.
Previously, it was thought that these birds introduced themselves to others with a sort of “catchphrase” that distinguished their identity. However, after running the vocalizations (发声) collected in this study through a machine learning program, a team led by Simeon Smeele, a doctoral student at Aarhus University in Denmark, found that the birds actually had “voiceprints” like humans that identify themselves in the group.
The researchers studied thousands of monk parakeet vocalizations from hundreds of birds in Barcelona across two years and ran these recordings through the program that identifies small differences in their calls.
“The voiceprint is the underlying quality of a voice that you can recognize in humans, and this is the first time that has been shown in another vocal learner,” Smeele said. For example, the voiceprint of your father is how you know it’s his voice, even if he isn’t present. “This is what I think could explain how they recognize each other, because it can be stable over very long periods of time.” he added.
“This shows that these birds also have that sort of information that they might be using in their complicated social interactions,” said Emily Du V al, Ph.D., a behavioral ecologist at Florida State University. “Research into animal communication has the potential to motivate the public into action to conserve animals. Recognizing who each other is and understanding how they interact with one another are important for human life,” she said.
This model can potentially be applied to other animals with vocal recognition like bottlenose dolphins, bat s and elephants. Future research will look into whether these voiceprints are recognized by all parakeets in the community or only a circle of close relatives.
1. What helps the monk parakeets recognize each other?
A．The catchphrase.B．The intelligence.
C．The voiceprint.D．The communication.
2. How did the researchers conduct the study?
A．By combining “catchphrase” with “voiceprints”.
B．By keeping track of the monk parakeets’ relatives.
C．By collecting vocalizations and identifying their differences.
D．By comparing humans’ voiceprints with monk parakeets’.
3. What will the future study focus on?
A．The information that voiceprints can express.
B．The potential influence that voiceprints can bring.
C．The animals among which voiceprints are identified.
D．The range where parakeets’ voiceprints are recognized.
4. What can be the best title for the text?
A．Mon k Parakeets Are Great Vocal Learners
B．Mon k Parakeets Resemble Humans in Communication
C．“Voiceprints” Are Found in Animals’ Social Interactions
D．“Voiceprints” Help Monk Parakeets Identify Themselves
文章大意：这是一篇说明文。

文章主要介绍了一些用于提高农业生产力的现代技术。

15. With the extensive growth of crops, the requirement of modern techniques has become necessary. Here are some modern technology used in agriculture for enhancing productivity:
Information T echnology in Agriculture
The most important contribution of Information Technology has been the weather forecast reports. It has helped the farmers be better prepared and gives them a heads-up if any heavy rainfall is to occur in the near time. It also gathers information and keeps track of the market prices, seasonal changes, cultivation tricks and so on.
Data Accumulated From Soil
For farmers to make informed decisions, it is necessary to understand the nature of the soil. Thus, to understand the land and to analyze its future productivity, the farmers need to learn more about the past and present state of the land. For this, the soil data is accumulated, and soil maps are prepared, to provide access to various farmers and agriculturists to study the soil capacity so that sustainable agriculture can be initiated.
M inochromosol T echnology
The concept of Minochromosol Technology is very much similar to the workings of a cell. There are numerous particles inside a cell, one of which is a chromosome. It is responsible for genetic development in our bodies and it holds a lot of significance. They decide the traits in our bodies. Minochromosol Technology takes the help of chromosomes. With the help of this, many farmers can yield great profits and has helped save crops from getting infected or deficient.
Sensors- Soil and Water
Soil and Water sensors are an economical option for farmers who cannot afford highly equipped and costly technological advancements. These low-cost sensors help detect the nitrogen level and moisture content in the soil and crops. It helps the farmers to plan and schedule their crops’ water requirements.
1. In what aspect does Information Technology benefit agriculture most?
A．Providing farmers with a heads-up about the market price.
B．Making weather predictions and getting farmers prepared.
C．Keeping track of local demands for goods.
D．Acquiring information about the soil.
2. Which modern technology gets the inspiration from human body?
A．Information Technology in Agriculture.
B．Data Accumulated From Soil.
C．Minochromosol Technology.
D．Sensors - Soil and Water.
3. What makes Sensors - Soil and Water an economical option?
A．Gathering information.B．Accumulating data.
C．Restoring water.D．Saving cost.
文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了一个很小就展现出色音乐天赋的小女孩Alma Deutscher，以及她的突出成就。

16. At first sight, Alma Deutscher, a twelve-year-old girl from England appears to be like any other typical pre-teen. She loves to skip rope, read and play with her younger sister. But this modest youngster, who composed her first musical work at age six, first short opera at age seven, and first full-length opera based on Cinderella at age ten, is anything but average. Though her parents downplay her extraordinary talent, young Alma is being described as “little Mozart” by the music world
Alma's operatic take on the classic fairy tale, which she began writing at age eight, has a slight twist. Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song. “In my Cinderella, she sings the beginning of a ballad — but at midnight she flees. Eventually, the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.”
The opera was first performed in Vienna, Australia on December 29, 2016, where the then eleven-year-old skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and receives enthusiastic reviews. The young genius has since performed two new piano works, once in Australia and the other in China.
While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young, Alma is not worried. She says, “of course I have to work hard. But all children have to
work hard for exams, and at least when I work hard, I work hard for something incredibly exciting, like seeing my whole opera put on stage.”
Alma's musical talent first came to light before she could even talk. Her parents recall that as an 18-month-old toddler, she was able to hum a pitch perfect version of the children’s rhyme
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.
However, Alma’s abilities only gained international attention in 2012, after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart. The family was suddenly swamped with media requested and Alma became an overnight star, dubbed “little Mozart”. This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl. They would instead prefer her to be called “a composer and musician”.
Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either, saying, “There was only one Mozart, and I prefer to be little Alma.” Regardless of what she calls herself, the twelve-year-old is changing the world of music forever!
1. What do we know about Alma Deutscher?
A．She has shown great musical talent from a young age.
B．She comes from a famous musical family.
C．She regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.
D．She has adapted some famous works of classical music.
2. How did Alma get to be widely known?
A．By performing on television
B．Through an online video
C．By putting on an opera
D．Through her parents’ promotion
3. What is Alma’s attitude towards her success?
A．She is still unsatisfied with her performance.
B．She is modest about her musical achievements
C．She is uncomfortable with so much pressure.
D．She is proud to have become a professional musician.
4. What can we infer about Alma’s parents?
A．They are very well-educated people.
B．They have made a good life plan for Alma.
C．They have pushed Alma to take up music.
D．They are protective of their daughter.
七、阅读理解
文章大意：这是一篇说明文。

主要介绍了减少身边负能量的方法。

17. No M ore Negative E nergy
It’s been a hard year but, while we attempt to change what’s happening in the world, we can focus on boosting our positive emotions.
Accept sufferings.
Hard times are rubbish, but they make you what you are. It’s a lucky person indeed who manages to avoid upset as they go through life. What’s important is how you deal with it. 1
E mbrace negative feelings.
2 It’s a defence mechanism (机制) that flags up danger so you can avoid it. So, although you don’t want to be controlled by negativity, you
should know that it’s actually a healthy response to unpleasant situations.
Count your nice things.
Try writing a list of the things you’re thankful for or spend a few minutes every evening writing down three nice things that have happened to you that day. 3 Stroked a dog in the park? Write it down. Laughed at a silly meme on social media? Put that on the list too.
Freshen up your home.
Nothing cheers you up quite like improving where you live. 4 Y ou might want to redecorate a room, or do something as simple as hanging a new picture, or putting out a vase of tulips.
5
A good morning routine will give you the best possible chance of picking up good mood every day. Get up at the same time, do some exercise
physical activity is proven to help mental health—and have a good breakfast.
A．Start the day well.
B．A well beginning is half done.
C．Feeling down is actually normal.
D．You should start from the small things.
E．It doesn’t matter if they are small and insignificant.
F．Try to find something good in all the bad you’re going through.
G．That’s because your environment has a big impact on the way you feel.
八、语法填空
18. 阅读下面材料，在题后空白处填入适当的内容(每空一词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

On 31 October 2003, 13-year-old Bethany Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai. She had just laid 1 (she)on the surfboard with her left arm in the water when suddenly a tiger shark attacked and had her left arm 2 (bite)off just below the shoulder. By the time she was transported to Wilcox Memorial Hospital, she 3 (lose) 60 percent of her blood and felt numb.
Initially the doctors told her parents that her chances of survival were very slim. Luckily, she bravely fought on and survived. She stayed in the hospital for a week to recover 4 eventually being released.
Within weeks of the shark attack, she made her comeback to surfing with a custom—made board that was longer, 5 (thick), and equipped with a handle for her right arm. But with time she learned to use standard 6 (equip).
Determined not to let her disability get in the way of her professional ambitions, Bethany entered her first major competition on 10 January, 2004 since 7 shark attack. Later in 2004 she wrote her autobiography ‘Soul Surfer’, 8 soon became a best-seller. In 2011, a film based on her autobiography 9 (release) and was well received by the audience.
Today, as well as 10 (spend) time with her family, Hamilton works with World Vision to help raise money for disabled children. Bethany has also become an inspirational speaker.。