2023年江苏省苏州市五校联考英语高三第一学期期末学业水平测试试题含解析

2023年江苏省苏州市五校联考英语高三第一学期期末学业水平
测试试题
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第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1．more about the place where you live,and you will shoulder more responsibility to protect it
A．Learning B．To learn C．Learn D．Learned
2．—I am wondering ________ makes you study so hard?
—To go to my dream university.
A．what is it that B．that is what
C．what is that D．what it is that
3．We all Chinese people are called on to learn from Lei Feng, _______ we think set a good example to all of us.
A．whose B．who
C．that D．whom
4．She ________ to someone on the phone, so I just nodded to her and went away. A．talked B．has talked
C．had talked D．was talking
5．––You seem to be familiar with this city.
—I ______ here for three years. It’s so great to be back.
A．lived B．had lived
C．have lived D．live
6．The Japanese people keep up cheerful spirits ________ the world that they can get over the crisis caused by the terrible tsunami（海啸）.
A．being convinced B．convinced C．to convince D．having convinced
7．-- Are you happy with this laboratory?
-- Not a little. We can’t have ________.
A．a worse one B．a nicer one C．a worst one D．a nicest one
8．If it had not bee n for the heroes’ contributions and sacrifices, we _____such a happy life.
A．wouldn’t have led B．wouldn’t be leading
C．haven’t led D．are not leading
9．_______ many Chinese holidays are directed towards services remembering ancestors, the Ching Ming Festival is beyond doubt the largest.
A．Unless B．Since
C．Once D．While
10．During each NBA season, basketball fans cheer on their favorite teams to make
_______ through.
A．it B．them
C．that D．those
11．Advertising often functions as an indicator for ______ society considers to be socially acceptable and desirable at the time.
A．what B．whether
C．how D．which
12．--- Ann, our department may be named the Department of the Year because of the outstanding performance.
--- _______.
A．Good to know B．I’ll say
C．I hear you on that one D．Can’t argue with that
13．This restaurant has become popular for its wide ______ of foods that suit all tastes and pockets.
A．production B．offer
C．range D．division
14．—________ the woman with the baby come over? We have a seat here.
—Thank you, sir. Actually I do have my seat here. But my baby likes to look out of the window.
A．Would B．Shall
C．Must D．May
15．—Have you watched the film “Avatar”?
— Not yet. But I the film is worth watching.
A．am told B．was told C．have told D．have been told
16．Everybody was touched ______ words after they heard her moving story. A．without B．beyond
C．against D．despite
17．The influence of this book might not have been reaching so far, ________for Mr.
William, who dared to publish it.
A. if had it not been B．is it not being C．had it not been D. its only having been
18．Wild animals in nature reserves need to develop their survival skills and their wild nature.
A．display B．possess
C．maintain D．monitor
19．Kate asked the girls to so she could hear what her husband said onthe phone.
A．slow down B．come down C．settle down D．break down
20．The police have anyone with information to come forward and talk to them.
A．appealed to B．attended to
C．responded to D．attached to
第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21．（6分）Some of the greatest moments in human history were fueled by emotional intelligence. When Martin Luther King. Jr. presented his dream, he chose language that would stir the hearts of his audience. Delivering this electrifying(震撼性的) message required emotional intelligence—the ability to recognize, understand, and manage emotions.
Emotional intelligence has been highly recommended by leaders, policymakers, and educators as the solution to a wide range of social problems. If we can teach our children to manage emotions, the argument goes, we'll have less bullying and more cooperation. If we can cultivate emotional intelligence among leaders and doctors, we'll have more caring workplaces and more compassionate healthcare.
Emotional intelligence is important, but the uncontrolled enthusiasm has obscured (掩盖)a dark side. New evidence shows that when people sharpen their emotional skills, they become better at manipulating (把持) others. When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can hide your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can motivate them to act against their own best interests.
Social scientists have begun to document this dark side of emotional intelligence. In a research led by University of professor Jochen Menges, when a leader gave an inspiring speech filled with emotion. the audience was less likely to scrutinize (细察) the
message and remembered of the content. Ironically(讽刺的是) audience members were so moved by the speech that they claimed to recall more of it.
The authors call this the awestruck effect, but it might just as easily be described as the dumbstruck effect. One observer reflected that Hitler's persuasive impact came from his ability to strategically express emotions—he would "ear open his heart—and these emotions affected his followers to the point that they would"stop thinking critically and just emote.”
Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our capacities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own. the results can be destructive. New evidence suggests that when people have self-serving motives (动机), emotional intelligence becomes a weapon for manipulating others. In a study led by the University of Toronto psychologist Stephane Cote, university employees filled out a survey about their Machiavellian(不择手段的) tendencies, and took a test measuring their knowledge about effective strategies for managing emotions. Then, Cote's team assessed how often the employees deliberately undermined (逐渐削弱) their colleagues. The employees involved in the most harmful behaviors were Machiavellians with high emotional intelligence. They used their emotional skills to lower the dignity of their peers for personal gain.
Shining a light on this dark side of emotional intelligence is one mission of a research team led University College London professor Martin Kilduff. According to these experts, emotional intelligence helps people disguise (伪装) one set of emotions while expressing another for personal Professor Kiiduit's team writes,""The strategic disguise of one's own emotions and the manipulation of others' emotions for strategic ends are behaviors evident not only on Shakespeare's stage but also in the offices and corridors where power and influence are traded.”
Of course, people aren't always using emotional intelligence for nefarious ends. More often than not, emotional skills are simply instrumental tools for goal accomplishment. A research team discovered that founder Anita Roddick used emotional intelligence to inspire her employees fundraise for charity. As Roddick explained, "Whenever particular project we always tried to break their hearts we wanted to persuade our staff to support a particular project we always tried to break their hearts.”
There is growing recognition that emotional intelligence--like any skill--can be used
for good or evil. So if we're going to teach emotional intelligence in schools and develop it at work, we need to consider the values that go along with it and where it's actually useful.
1、Why does the author mention Martin Luther King, Jr?
A．To honor the great leader for his courage.
B．To recommend his speech to other leaders.
C．To impress the readers with a major topic.
D．To advocate a society with fewer problems.
2、Which of the following belongs to a dark side of emotional intelligence? A．Developing the capability to control one's own emotion.
B．Inducing people to do what brings disadvantages to them.
C．Appealing to the audience to concentrate and remember more.
D．Encouraging the moved audience to a more of the speech.
3、What is the dumbstruck effect of Hitler's emotional intelligence?
A．His followers would tear open their hearts to him.
B．His followers would express emotions strategically.
C．His followers would lose the ability to reason properly.
D．His followers would develop the self-serving motives.
4、How do people use their emotional intelligence for personal gain?
A．They disguise their emotions to earn others' trust.
B．They help their colleagues to build up confidence.
C．They present their strategic behaviors on the stage.
D．They lower their own dignity to gain popularity.
5、Which may mean the same as the underlined word in Paragraph 8? A．Immoral. B．Unimportant.
C．Illegal. D．Uncontrollable.
6、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．The benefits of emotional intelligence
B．The ways of disguising one's emotions
C．The reasons for using emotional skills
D．The dark side of emotional intelligence
22．（8分）The British live on a small island. They are surrounded by the sea, so it is
not surprising that the sea has always played an important role in their lives. After the development of large, ocean-going sailing ships in the fifteenth century, the sea became even more important to the country’s development. Ships setting sail from England determined to extend Britain’s territories, its wealth and its knowledge of the world. Ships returned to England bringing goods, people and new ideas from foreign places. By the nineteenth century, Britain had the largest, most powerful navy in the world.
The great sailing ships were so much a part of British life that they even affected the language. Many English expressions we use today were originally nautical (航海的) terms, although most people no longer realize this. For example, people commonly describ e an honest and fair business deal as being “above board”. This expression was originally used in sailing ship times when secretive, dishonest ship’s business would be carried out below decks (below the boards) out of public view. On the other hand, honest business was always conducted on deck (above the boards), in the open where everyone could see what was going on.
“Pipe down!”, meaning “Be quiet!”, is another common express ion that has nautical origins. The ship’s boatswain (水手长) would blow a whistle, or pipe, at the end of the day to indicate (表明) to the sailors it was time to quieten down and go to sleep.
Most native English speakers have heard the expression “not enough r oom to swing a cat”, but few know that the “cat” does not refer to a small furry animal with four legs and a tail. The “cat” is actually a short form of “cat of nine tails” — a whip with nine, knotted (打结的) tails. A boatswain needed a lot of space in order to swing the whip properly when lashing (鞭打) a poor sailor under his control!
1、The British have been strongly influenced by the sea because ________.
A．they occupied more land around the world
B．they got more wealth from the sea
C．they live on an island surrounded by the sea
D．they had the largest navy ever
2、If someone is open and above board, it means he is ________.
A．secretive B．honest
C．cheerful D．dishonest
3、Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Sailors need to go to sleep when they hear a whistle.
B．Sailors will be whipped if they do business below decks.
C．A poor sailor may be whipped nine times a day.
D．There is no spare room to raise cats on ships.
4、What is the main idea of the passage?
A．The business on British sailing ships.
B．The influence of British sailors’ language on English.
C．The sailing history of England.
D．The sailing story of British sailors.
23．（8分）The pills we take to treat anxiety may affect the behavior of fish, new research in the journal Science suggests.
Swedish researchers found a common drug in rivers downstream of wastewater treatment plants. It is a drug for treating anxiety, called oxazepam. It is accumulating in fish and makes them bolder. Wastewater treatment plants are not designed to get rid of drugs. As a result, the drugs end up in wildlife, reaching harmful levels.
“It’s something we don’t think about very often, but there are a lot of similarities between fish and humans. So some of our responses to drugs can be seen in fish as well,” said Karen Kidd. She is a biologist at the University of New Brunswick, Canada. The mood-altering drugs get into waterways when people taking the prescriptions throw unused pills into the waste stream.
The researchers let perch（鲈鱼）swim in lab tanks with concentrations similar to those found downstream from wastewater treatment plants. “The perch preferred to swim alone rather than in large groups. They were more likely to explore their environment,” said Micael Jonsson of Umeå University in Sweden, who helped l ead the research.
Jonsson said, “This adventurous behavior required more energy. And they ate more plankton（浮游生物）, or tiny algae-eating animals, to guarantee enough energy for their activities. This could reduce the population of plankton.” The result could be more algae(水藻). On the other hand, the new behavior could lead to the opposite effect. If perch make themselves closer to their natural enemies, they are likely to be eaten by them.
None of the scientists is suggesting that people should give up these drugs. They just want to reduce the effects of the medicines on the environment. They recommend
wastewater treatment plants should be redesigned to get rid of these medicines. But Kidd said that would be too expensive for some communities.
Bryan Brooks, director of the Environmental Health Science Program at Baylor University, said drugs could also be designed to break down more quickly in the environment. And the government could continue to run recycling programs where people drop off their unused drugs at government loca tions. Brooks said he’s particularly concerned about drug effects on aquatic（水生的）environments, like the Trinity River south of Dallas and the South Platte River near Denver, where the majority of the flow comes from treated wastewater. In the developing world, he said, the problem may be even worse, because of careless wastewater treatment and industrial regulations.
1、Which of the following best describes oxazepam’s effect on fish?
A．It causes fish to be more daring. B．It makes fish much stronger.
C．It has little influence on fish. D．It helps treat a fish disease.
2、What will happen if perch become adventurous?
A．They will eat more algae.
B．There will be less plankton.
C．They will need more oxazepam.
D．Their natural enemies will be stronger.
3、What would be the best title for the passage?
A．More wastewater treatment plants are needed
B．Fish in wastewater become more adventurous
C．Drugs for treating mental diseases end up in wildlife
D．Anxiety drugs found in rivers change the behavior of fish
24．（8分）Since App Store was set up, it has been selling consumers one simple thing choice. Whether you wanted to play games, read the news, or do a thousand other things, there was something for whatever you desired.
Then something funny happened. Logging into the App Store today is like going into a shopping mall with only a coupon(优惠券) for one thing: There’s so much choice; it might be easier to give up than to choose.
It isn’t consumers who are burdened, though. Too much content of all kinds also has economic effects. When countless choices are available, it causes pressure, pushing
prices down and driving us a bit crazy.
So what is the way forward? It may well be to turn less choice itself to the marketing strategy. There are already signs that this is happening. Firstly content companies are looking to prevent their offerings from getting lost in the tons of stuff. Most obvious is Disney, which is planning to open its own streaming service next year. The point is to narrow the focus so that those seeking Disney cartoons will have one place to go, rather than being around various services.
Yet if that represents a careful first step, there are more extreme options too. Consider the idea of a wine club: from tens of thousands of bottles each year, subscribers pay someone to select the most interesting ones. Perhaps what comes next for digital content is similar-carefully selected offerings from trusted sources that put choices in the hands of someone else in order to get rid of the anxiety of choosing.
Up to now, too much choice in digital media has only one solution: the algorithm （运算法则）．But we＇ve seen the trouble with algorithms on You Tube They feed you only what you’ve already said you like, not things you may not know you re into. Worse, they have a tendency to serve up disturbing content he way forward cant simply be more or better algorithms.
Instead, it's time for digital companies to start thinking about how to put limits on things: on how much we can use a device, or what we are available to choose from.
As we move further into the digital revolution, what people ask for is clear: Less. 1、What will too much choice of content on the market result in?
A．The shutdown of companies B．The anxiety of consumers
C．The poor quality of products D．The slowdown of economy
2、Which of the following statements is TRUE according to Paragraphs 4 and 5? A．Content companies should withdraw their offerings online
B．Content companies should post their offerings on App Store
C．Content companies adopt different methods to narrow the consumers focus D．Content companies open their own streaming services on You Tube
3、How do algorithms probably respond to consumers needs?
A．They make a better choice for them B．They help to remove disturbing content C．They change their interest in digital media D．They fail to offer what they possibly like
4、What is the authors attitude towards limiting the choice consumers have A．Approving. B．Skeptical
C．Opposing. D．Neutral
25．（10分）The computer mouse is familiar to everyone because it is a most useful device used by people to communicate with a desktop computer. It gave way to the touch pad（触摸板）for laptops but some people still use it for their laptops.
The man who invented the computer mouse, Douglas Engelbart died at home on July 2, 2013.Engelbart’s daughter Christina notified his death to the state’s Computer History Museum in an email. She said that her father had kidney failure and died peacefully on Tuesday night in his sleep.
Engelbart developed the mouse in the 1960s—a wooden shell covering two meal wheels, obtaining a patent for it long before the mouse’s widespread use.
Engelbart was born on January 30, 1925 in Portland, Oregon, to a radio repairman father and a housewife mother. He was working in a government aerospace laboratory in California when he had the vision of the computer mouse.
When he started working, the computer was at the infant stage and was a big machine that required huge amounts of time to process data. But Engelbart had already imagined the future of the computer and related technology. He was ahead of many scientists working on the same technology.
After the Vietnam War he started working on the interactive computer at an experimental research group at Stanford Research Institute, which had the financial backing of the Air Force, NASA and the Advanced Research Projects Agency, an arm of the Defense Department.
In 1968at a conference, he demonstrated a working model of a mouse, computer and keyboard that was used to share data on network. He demonstrated text editing, video conferencing and hypertext. His idea of computer network was the base and first step towards ARPANET.
He never made money with the invention of the mouse as his patent was till 1987 and the mouse came into wide use after the 1980s when Steve Jobs of Apple bought one button mouse. Apple never paid any money to Engelbart.
1、With the development of science and technology ________.
A．the computer mouse is still a necessary part of a laptop
B．some people stop using the mouse on their desktop computer
C．the touch pad has taken the place of the mouse in a way
D．laptops will become popular with most of the users
2、When Douglas Engelbart left the world ________.
A．he suffered a lot from kidney failure
B．he happened to be living with his daughter
C．he failed to send an email to a museum
D．he had a quiet expression on the face
3、When Engelbart got a patent for the mouse ________.
A．he had made many other inventions
B．the mouse wasn’t used widely
C．a wooden mouse was very popular
D．he took charge of an aerospace laboratory
4、From the sixth paragraph we can know that ________.
A．Engelbart went off to the Vietnam War B．Engelbart gained a lot of support C．Engelbart worked for the Air Force D．Engelbart earned a lot of money
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26．（30分）I am a social worker. I wanted to tell everyone about my very dear friend who passed away a few months ago.
I met him many years ago while doing my internship (实习期) in the country prison. He was 1 a program he had designed to help prisoners with drug and alcohol problems. He was always 2 new ways to bring hope and help to these men and their 3 .
One of his favorite 4 was the Toy Drive. He would run every Christmas for the children of the prisoners. He did this for twenty years 5 his sudden death. As last Christmas 6 ，I decided that this tradition had to be 7 ，for the children as well as the 8 of my friend.
But the file where he kept the names of the people who had been helped by him over the years was 9 . I had to start anew(重新) and with very little 10 ! I started making phone calls, explaining about the project and my 11 . I prayed every night that the event would, 12 , be worthy of my friend. To my great
13 , individuals, churches and businesses began to come on board and, 14 , I
had enough toys to give to all the children of the prisoners with some left over for the local community 15 !
When Christmas Eve finally arrived, I felt very happy, thinking I had done all I could do and reflecting on what a(n) 16 it had been for me. I was bagging up the remaining toys 17 if there was anyone left who might like them. Then my phone rang.
It was my daughter. She 18 to explain about a woman she knew in Kentucky who had five children, one seriously ill, no husband, no heating in the home, no toys! Oh! How could we not?
My daughter and I drove all night, from New York to Kentucky, and those children woke up in a nice warm house with plenty of 19 !
My friend’s 20 of kindness lived on that year, reaching all the way to Kentucky!
1、A．recording B．directing C．attending D．improving
2、A．putting up with B．keeping up with C．coming up with D．catching up with
3、A．family B．group C．company D．club
4、A．events B．sports C．hobbies D．games
5、A．after B．until C．because D．since
6、A．arrived B．approached C．followed D．finished
7、A．carried out B．lived on C．lived out D．carried on
8、A．benefit B．pleasure C．memory D．favor
9、A．active B．extra C．missing D．hiding
10、A．pressure B．time C．energy D．confidence
11、A．atmosphere B．impression C．importance D．difficulties
12、A．somehow B．however C．otherwise D．though
13、A．curiosity B．disappointment C．thought D．relief
14、A．absolutely B．occasionally C．eventually D．generally
15、A．as well B．in particular C．once more D．at first
16、A．burden B．pity C．honor D．discovery
17、A．predicting B．realizing C．evaluating D．wondering
18、A．called B．came C．returned D．drove
19、A．chocolates B．candies C．flowers D．toys
20、A．position B．spirit C．courage D．attention
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27．
（15分）The Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes is a world heritage (遗产) site 1．(locate) in Gansu Province, Northwest China. In 2016, the first phase of Digital Dunhuang resource database went online. Now people from all over the world can enjoy
high-definition images and panoramic (全景的) tours of 30 caves on the Digital Dunhuang website. Digital Dunhuang 2．(integrate) all kinds of data, including videos, 3D data, pictures and others, into digital images that can be shared globally over the Internet, Although the Digital Dunhuang project has a long way 3．(go), it has significant meaning to 4．(culture) heritage protection.
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28．（10分）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。

每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

刪除：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。

Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable、Here is a moving story about it、Once there was a medical student wanted to read a textbook which was far too expensive to buy it、The only copy he could find was in a bookshop, but he couldn’t afford it、So that he could do was to read it in the shop、Every afternoon, he goes to the shop and read some of the books at a time、One day, however, he found the book missed from its usual place、So disappointed, he was about to leave when he noticed an owner of the shop signaling to him、To their surprise, the owner pointed to the book, which was good put away in a comer、And he added that he put it there for case anyone else attempted to buy it、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29．（25分）假定你是李华,你居住的社区有一对到中国的英国夫妇,他们想为即将在本地上小学的儿子找个汉语家教,你对此很感兴趣。

请给女主人Carol 写封邮件,推荐自已,
内容包括：
1.自我介绍;
2.自荐理由；
3.教学时间。

注意:1.词数100 左右； 2.可以适当增加节,以使行文连贯。

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参考答案
第一部分（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
1、C
2、D
3、B
4、D
5、A
6、C
7、B
8、B
9、D
10、A
11、A
12、A
13、C
14、A
15、D
16、B
17、C
18、C
19、C
20、A
第二部分阅读理解（满分40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。

21、1、C
2、B
3、C
4、A
5、A
6、D
22、1、 C
2、 B
3、 A
4、 B
23、根据①②总结概括文章☞D选项Anxiety drugs found in rivers change the behavior of fish
24、1、 B
2、 C
3、 D
4、 A
25、1、C
2、D
3、B
4、B
第三部分语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．26、1、 B
2、 C
3、 A
4、 A
5、 B
6、 B
7、 D
8、 C
9、 C
10、 B
11、 D
12、 A
13、 D
14、 C
15、 A
16、 C
17、 D
18、 A
19、 D
20、 B
第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

27、1．located
2．integrates
3．to go
4．cultural
第四部分写作（共两节）第一节短文改错（满分10分）
28、
第二节书面表达（满分25分）
29、Dear Carol,
How are you doing? I'm a student who live in the same neighborhood with you. Hearing that you want a tutor to teach your son Chinese, I can’t wait to recommend myself to you with great sincerity.
I believe I will be your best choice, First, having acquired a good knowledge of Chinese characters and culture, I am able to help your son immerse in the new language. Besides, with my fluent oral English and outgoing personality, I don't think you need to worry about the communication Lastly, 1 am experienced and have managed 10 teach two Americans Chinese with special teaching methods.
The time for tutoring is limited to Sunday mornings. I would appreciate it if you could give me this valuable chance. Looking forward to your early reply .
Yours,
Li Hua。