江蘇省揚(yáng)州中學(xué)2024-2025學(xué)年高三上學(xué)期開學(xué)英語試題

一、閱讀理解

TopExhibitionstoSeeinLondonin2024

Architectural:VanishingPoints

Whileweliketothinkofarchitectureexistingpurelyintherealworld,emergingdesigners

andarchitectsareusingplatformslikeInstagramtocreatestructuresinthevirtualworld.This

collectionofworks,whichrangefromthepracticaltothefantastical,areallbyarchitectswho

havegatheredsignificantsocialmediafollowings.

IntheDigitalUniverseatROCALondon.8February-31July,free.

Flowery:Orchids

Thisannualfestivalisbackinbloom,thistimeinspiredbythebeautyandbiodiversityof

Cameroon.Justlikepreviousyears,theorchidsarespreadthroughoutthevariouszonesofthe

PrincessofWalesconservatoryandaccompaniedbysculpturesthatarejustascolourfulasthe

flowersondisplay.

AtKewGardens.4February-5March,￡16.50-entrancetothegardensincluded.

FemaleAbstraction:Action,Gesture,Paint

ArthistoryhasoftenshonealightonthemenofAbstractExpressionism,suchasJackson

PollockandMarkRothko.Well,now'sthetimetoletthemostimportantwomenofthemovement

takethelimelightinanexhibitionthatincludesworksbyAmericanartistssuchasLeeKrasner

andHelenFrankenthaler,butspreadsthenetwidertoincludethefemaleabstractartistsfrom

Europe,Asiaandthewiderworld,withwhommostofuswillbeunfamiliar.

AtWhitechapelGallery.9February-7May,￡16.50——concessionsavailable.

PowerfulPortraits:AliceNeel

ThelargestUKexhibitiontodateofAmericanpainterAliceNeel'sworkswillbring

togetherherfigurativepiecesfromacrossher60-yearcareer.Neelwentagainstthepopulargrain

bypaintingfigureswhenabstractworksweremostpopular,andshepaintedsubjectsthatother

artistsignored-pregnantwomen,labourleaders,blackchildren,civilrightsactivistsandstrange

performers.IfshightimewehadamajorshowofherworkinLondon,andtheBarbicanhasduly

provided.

AtBarbicanArtGallery.16February-21May,￡16.50.

1.Whatdonewly-developingdesignersandarchitectsliketodo?

A.Togathersignificantsocialmedia.

B.Todesignpurelyrealarchitecturalstructures.

C.TocreateplatformslikeInstagram.

D.Tocreatevirtualarchitecturalstructures.

2.WhatcanwelearnabouttheartistAliceNeel?

A.Sheis60yearsoldnow.

B.Herworksdidn'tfollowthetrend.

C.Sheoftenignoredsomecommonsubjects.

D.SheisthemostpopularAmericanpainterintheUK.

JusthowbadofamotheramI,Isilentlywondered,asIwatchedmy13-year-oldsondeep

inconversationwithSiri.Gushasautism(自閉癥),andSiri,Apple's""intelligentpersonalassistant99

ontheiPhone,iscurrentlyhisBFF(BestFriendForever).Obsessedwithweatherformations,Gus

hadspentthepasthourexploringthedifferencebetweenisolatedandscalteredthunderstorms一an

hourduringwhich,thankGod,Ididn'thavetodiscusswithhimmyself.AfterawhileIheardthis:

Gus/'You'reareallynicecomputer.^^

Siri:"It'snicetobeappreciated.^^

Gus:"YouTealwaysaskingifyoucanhelpme.Isthereanythingyouwant?”Siri:"Thank

you,butIhaveveryfewwants.^^

Gus:"OK.Well,goodnight!^^

Siri:"Seeyoulater!

ThatisSiri.Shedoesnotletmycommunicativelyimpairedsongetawaywithanything.

WhenGusdiscoveredtherewassomeonewhowouldnotonlyfindinformationforhimrelatedto

hisvariousobsessionsbutwouldalsobewillingtotirelesslydiscussthesesubjects,hewas

hooked.

Sheisalsowonderfulforsomeonewhodoesnotpickuponsocialcues:Siri'sresponsesare

notentirelypredictable,buttheyarepredictablykind-evenwhenGusisrude.Iheardhimtalking

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toSiriaboutmusic,andSiriofferedsomesuggestions."Idon*tlikethatkindofmusic."Gus

snapped（厲聲說）.Sirireplied,"You'recertainlyentitledtoyouropinion.^^Siri'spoliteness

remindedGuswhatheowedSiri."Thankyouforthatmusic,though.^^Gussaid.

Myson'spracticeconversationswithSiriarestartingtotranslateintoincreasedfacility

withactualhumans.YesterdayIhadthelongesteverconversationwithhim.Admittedly,itwas

aboutdifferentspeciesofturtleswhichmightnothavebeenmychoiceoftopic,butitwasback

andforth,andfollowedalogic.Formostofmyson's13yearsofexistence,thishasnotbeenthe

case.

Indeed,manyofuswantedanimaginaryfriendwhenwewereyoung,andnowwecanall

haveonenotentirelyimaginaryanytimewewishto.Inaworldwherethecommonlyheldwisdom

isthattechnologyisolatesus,it*sworthconsideringanothersideofthestory.

Thedevelopersofintelligentassistantsrecognizetheirpotentialusefulnessforthosewith

speechandcommunicationproblems,andsomearecurrentlyponderingnewwaysinwhichthe

assistantscanhelp."Torexample,theassistantwouldbeabletotrackeyemovementsandhelpthe

autisticlearntolookyouintheeyewhiletalking."saidWilliamMark,vicepresidentofthe

companyfromwhomApplepurchasedthetechnologybehindSiri."See,that'sthewonderfulthing

abouttechnology.Gettingresultsrequiresalotofrepetition.Machinesarevery,verypatient."

3.WhatdidtheauthorfeelwhenshewatchedhersonhavingadeepconversationwithSiriabout

thunderstorms?

A.Concernedbuthelpless.B.Excitedandoveijoyed.

C.GuiltybutrelievedD.Hopelessandsurprised.

4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsaboutGusistrue?

A.Hehadalwaysdreamedofhavinganimaginaryfriend.

B.Heshowsnointerestinanythingthatisnotrelatedtoweather.

C.Hehastroublecommunicatingwithothersbecauseofhisillness.

D.HehasbeenfriendswithSirisincehewasdiagnosedwithautism.

5.SirihashelpedGusinthefollowingaspectsexcept

A.settingafixedbedtimeroutine

B.exploringhisspecialinterests

C.shapinghislogicwhiletalking

D.improvinghisinteractionwithpeople

6.Whatdoestheauthorlearnfromherson*sstory?

A.Sirimakespeoplefeelmuchlonelyinmodernsociety.

B.Sirisometimesprovidesbetterassistancethanpeople.

C.Sirihasabetteracademicperformancethantheauthor.

D.Siriislikelytobeaneffectivecureforherson'sautism.

7.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?

A.Intelligentassistantswillbemorewidelyemployedinthefuture.

B.Theuseofintelligentassistantswilllikelybelimitedtoautisticpeople.

C.Machinesaremoreskilledandpatientatcommunicationthanhumans.

D.WilliamMarkwascriticalofthefuturedevelopmentofintelligentassistants.

Chillyweatherandcommonrespiratory（呼吸器官的）infectionsoftengohandinhand.

Reasonsforthisincludepeoplegatherinsidemoreinwinterandvirusessurvivebetterin

low-humidityindoorair.Buttherehasbeenlesscertaintyaboutwhetherlowertemperatures

actuallyimpairhumanimmunity（免疫力）and,ifso,how.

Now,anewstudypublishedDecember6,2022,intheJournalofAllergyandClinical

Immunologydetailsapreviouslyunknownwaythattheimmunesystemattacksvirusesinsidethe

noseandfindsitworksbetterwhenifswarm.

MansoorAmiji,apharmaceuticalsciencesprofessoratNortheasternUniversity,foundthat

ournosesreleased"'extracellularvesicles^^（EVs）—asprayoftinysacs（囊）thatgatheredand

destroyedbacteriauponbreathingin.

Forthenewresearch,theteamsetouttoansweraquestion:isthestrengthofEVS5

responselinkedtotemperature?

Inordertotacklethequestion,theydividedthenasal（鼻的）cellsamplesintotwogroups

andcultivatedtheminalab,subjectingonesetofsamplesto37C,andtheotherto32℃.

Underregularbodyheatconditions,theEVsweresuccessfullyabletofightoffviruses.But

underthereducedtemperatures,fewerEVswereproduced,andthosethatweremadepackedless

attackagainsttheinvaderstested:tworhinoviruses（鼻病毒的）andanon-COVIDcoronavirus,

whicharetypicallyfoundinwintercoldseason.

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“There'sneverbeenaconvincingreasonwhyyouhavethisveryclearincreaseinviral

infectivityinthecoldmonths,9,saidco-authorBenjaminBleier,asurgeonatHarvardMedical

SchoolandMassachusettsEyeandEar."Thisisthefirstquantitativeandbiologicallyreasonable

explanationthathasbeendeveloped.^^Headded.

“Thesediscoveriescouldpavethewayforaneventualtreatmentagainstthecommoncold,

oreventhefluandCOVID,“saidAmiji,"That'sanareaofgreatinterestforusandwecertainly

continuetopursuethat.”

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"impair“inParagraph1mean?

A.Damage.B.Improve.C.Influence.D.Preserve.

9.HowdidMansoorAmijiconductthenewresearch?

A.Byraisingaquestion.B.Bycultivatingthenasalsamples.

C.Bysettingthecontrastexperiment.D.Byadjustingthetemperatureinthelab.

10.WhatcanweknowabouttheEVsaccordingtotheresearch?

A.TheEVsaretypicallyfoundinthecoldseason.

B.TheEVsreleasesacstodestroybacteriauponinhalation.

C.TheEVswon'tresisttherhinovirusesunderregularbodyheatconditions.

D.TheEVs'quantityandattackpowerarepositivelyassociatedwithtemperature.

11.WhatisBenjaminBleier'sattitudetowardstheresultofthestudy?

A.Skeptical.B.Approved.C.Conservative.D.Indifferent.

Backin1975,economistsplannedrisinglifeexpectancy(預(yù)期壽命)againstcountries?

wealth,andconcludedthatwealthitselfincreaseslongevity.Itseemedself-evident:everything

peopleneedtobehealthy—fromfoodtomedicalcare-costsmoney.

Butitsoonprovedthatthedatadidn'talwaysfitthattheory.Economicboomsdidn'talways

meanlongerlives.Inaddition,forreasonsthatweren'tclear,agivengainingrossdomestic

product(GDP)causedincreasinglyhighergainsinlifeexpectancyovertime,asthoughitwas

becomingcheapertoaddyearsoflife.Moreover,inthe1980sresearchersfoundgainsinlearning

wereassociatedwithgreaterincreasesinlifeexpectancythangainsinwealthwere.Finally,the

moreeducatedpeopleinanycountrytendtolivelongerthantheirlesseducatedfellowcitizens.

Butsuchpeoplealsotendtobewealthier,soithasbeendifficulttomakeoutwhichfactoris

increasinglifespan.

WolfgangLutzandhiscolleagueshavenowdonethatbycollectingaveragedataonGDP

perperson,lifespan,andyearsofeducationfrom174countries,datingfrom1970to2010.They

foundthat,justasin1975,wealthassociatedwithlongevity.Buttheassociationbetween

longevityandyearsofschoolingwascloser,withadirectrelationshipthatdidnotchangeover

time,thewaywealthdoes.

Lutzarguesthatbecauseschoolinghappensmanyyearsbeforeapersonhasattainedtheir

lifeexpectancy,thisassociationreflectscause:bettereducationdriveslongerlife.Italsoleadsto

morewealth,whichiswhywealthandlongevityarealsoassociated.Butwhatisimportant,says

Lutz,isthatwealthdoesnotseemtobelongevity,asexpertsthought-infact,educationisdriving

bothofthem.

Hethinksthisisbecauseeducationpermanentlyimprovesaperson'scognitiveabilities,

allowingbetterplanningandself-controlthroughouttherestoftheirlife.Thisideaissupportedby

thefactthatpeoplewhoaremoreintelligentappeartolivelonger.

12.Whichofthefollowingbestdescribeseconomists'conclusionin1975?

A.Lifespancouldbeincreasedbywealth.

B.Economicgrowthdidn'talwaysmeanlongerlife.

C.Educationinfluencedlongevitymorethanwealthdid.

D.AgivengrowthinGDPcausedhighergainsinlongevity.

13.WhatdidWolfgangLutzandhiscolleaguesfind?

A.Wealthandlongevitydidnothaveanyassociation.

B.Longevityandeducationweremorecloselyassociated.

C.Differencesinwealthpredicteddifferencesinlongevity.

D.Relationshipbetweeneducationandlongevitychangedovertime.

14.WhatpartdoeseducationplaypermanentlyaccordingtoLutz?

A.Itenablespeopletohavebetterplanningandself-control.

B.Italwaysleadstoalongerbutnotnecessarilyricherlife.

C.Itimprovespeople'simaginativeandinnovativeabilities.

D.Ithelpspeopleacquiretime-managingandlearninghabits.

15.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthispassage?

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A.Wealthinfluenceslongevity.

B.Educationinfluenceslongevity.

C.Wealthhasnothingtodowithlongevity.

D.Therelationshipbetweeneducationandwealth.

FourWaystoBeattheMondayBlues

Areyoufeelingdownbecausetheweekendisalmostover?Takeiteasy,andyoucantrythe

followingwaystohelpyouovercometheMondayBlues.

Makealistforyournextweek.

Insteadoffocusingondifficulttasksthatlayaheadofyou,thinkaboutallthegoodtocome.

16Agoodplacetostartistothinkofonethingyouareexcitedaboutforeachcategory:at

work,afterwork,andattheweekend.Ififshardtocomeupwiththreethingstolookforwardto,

getplanningASAP!We'renottalkingaboutanythingdifficult,justsimplethingsthatupliftyou

likemeetingafriendforcoffee.

17

Sleephasatremendouseffectonourmood.AccordingtoHarvardMedicalSchool,""poor

orinadequatesleepcancausestress,whilehealthysleepcanenhancewell-being.^^So,ifyoufind

yourselfalittlemoreshort-temperedthannormal,sleepmaybetheanswer.18It'sworth

takingthisintoaccountonSundaytoavoidalackofenergyonaMondaymorning.

Chooseyourfavoriteclothes.

19Infact,psychologistsconcludethatthestronglinkbetweenclothingandmood

suggestsweshouldputonclothesthatweassociatewithhappiness,evenwhenfeelinglow.In

short,wearingwhateveryoulikeonMondaymakesyoufeelgreat!

Arrangesomeeasytasks.

Afteraweekendoffunandtakingiteasy,itmightbebesttokeepMonday'sschedulea

littlelighterthanotherdays.Thisdoesn'tmeansittingaroundanddrowninginyourblues.It

meansthatinsteadoffacingthemostcomplicatedstuffonaMonday,putsometimeintothe

easiertasks.20

A.Formaroutineofdailylife.

B.GotobedearlyonSundaynight.

C.Don'tunderestimatethepowerofasuit.

D.ReduceMondayBluesbyallowingyourselftodoMondaywithease.

E.PuttinglesspressureonyourselfisagoodwaytobeattheMondayBlues.

F.Takeanaptoenergizeorgettobedearliertonighttomakeupforlostsleep.

G.Makealistbywritingoutsomethingsthatyouarecurrentlylookingforwardto.

二、完形填空

Inmyroleasaclown（〃、丑）doctor,Iamdressedinmywhitecoatwithacurlyrainbow

wig（假發(fā)），abigrednoseandmynamebadge“DoctorLarryLaugh-Out-Loud^^.AsIenterthe

waitingarea,Iseethefamiliaratmosphereof21andtension:peoplesitting22

onplasticchairs,lookingthroughworn-outmagazines,andanxiousparentstryingto23

theircryingchildren.

Inthemiddleofthisparticularscene,I24asmallgirlLara,withaswollenankle.

Theon-dutynursetellsmethatLara'sparents25hertothehospitalafterabicycle

accident.Iunderstandthatwhilethemedicalstaffwilltreatherphysicalinjury,myroleisto

26herspirits.BeingaclowndoctormeansIcanhelppeopleby27them.

Iperformmagictricks,singsongs,tellstoriesandsharesillyjokes.Somechildren,though,

don'tfeellikelaughing,especiallyifthey'reinpain.SoIworkcloselywithdoctorsandnursesto

28ourapproachsensitivelytoeachpatienfsneeds.

Andmymagicmedicinedoesindeedseemto29.Whilethedoctor30

examiningLara'sankle,Igether31bydoingamagictrick.Her32smilesoon

turnsintoheartylaughterasI“magically“producehersockfrommypocket.Seeingtheir

daughtersomuchhappierhasinturnmadeLara'sparentsmorerelaxed.

AsIleavethehospital,33mywigandrednose,Icarrywithmeabroadsmile,

knowingthattodayImakeadifference.Whiletheremaybemore34aheadforLaraand

others,Ihopethatmypresenceasaclowndoctorcontinuestomakethehospitala35

placetovisit.Afterall,asthesayinggoes,"Laughteristhebestmedicine.,,

21.A.interestB.emptinessC.boredomD.pleasure

22.A.uncomfortablyB.calmlyC.peacefullyD.nicely

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23.A.encourageB.comfortC.criticizeD.reward

24.A.spotB.recognizeC.acknowledgeD.distinguish

25.A.forcedB.draggedC.pushedD.rushed

26.A.showB.lowerC.liftD.admire

27.A.treatingB.entertainingC.examiningD.instructing

28.A.sellB.purchaseC.marketD.tailor

29.A.workB.respondC.answerD.deserve

30.A.looksforwardtoB.concentratesonC.preferstoD.refers

to

31.A.agreementB.praiseC.appreciationD.attention

32.A.embarrassingB.frighteningC.initialD.final

33.A.removingB.losingC.forgettingD.ignoring

34.A.dangersB.challengesC.adventuresD.explorations

35.A.saferB.colderC.friendlierD.lonelier

三、語法填空

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。

Inthedistantpast,friendsreliedoneachotherfortheir36(survive).Theyhunted

togetheranddefendedeachotheragainstanimalsandenemiesinthe37(disaster)

experiences.Inthosedays,ifyoudidn'thaveafriend,youwouldendupeitherstarving,38

(eat)orkilled.

Nowadays,friendshipisn'texactlyamatteroflifeanddeath.However,friendshipisstillof

greatimportanceandnot39(have)afriendissomethingtobeconcernedabout.Most

peoplelookuponafriendassomeonetheycandependonwhen40(face)withtrouble.In

thesehardtimes,friendsprovidethemwithemotionalsupportandsometimesfinancialhelp.Itis

inthesehardtimes41theyfindoutwhotheirtruefriendsare.42theoldsaying

goes,intimesofsuccess,friendswillbeplenty;intimesof43(suffer),notoneintwenty.

Andthereisanothersayingthatsaysyoucanhardlymakeafriendinayear,butyoucaneasily

upsetonein44hour.Sodoyourbesttogetalongwithandbegratefultoallthosewho

arewillingtosupportyouinthecases45putyouintrouble.

四、書信寫作

46.假如你是李華。你的英國(guó)朋友Ryan來信了解你校英語校本課程(theEnglishlanguage

school-basedcurriculum)開設(shè)情況。請(qǐng)你用英語寫一封回信。內(nèi)容包括：

1.課程簡(jiǎn)介；

2.開設(shè)情況；

3.學(xué)生反響。

注意：

1.詞數(shù)80左右；

2.可以適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。

DearRyan,

Yours,