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1学科网（北京）股份有限公司江江苏苏省省扬扬州州中中学学 20222023 学学年年第第一一学学期期检检测测英英语语试试卷卷2 20 02 22 2.1 10 0（考考试试时时间间：1 12 20 0 分分钟钟满满分分：1 15 50 0 分分）第第一一部部分分：听听力力（共共两两节节，满满分分 30 分分）第第一一节节（共共 5 小小题题；每每小小题题 1.5 分分，满满分分 7.5 分分）听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1.Why is the woman flying to New York?A.To change her plane.B.To do business.C.To have a vacation.2.What will the speakers do?A.Relax on the beach.B.Go jet skiing.C.Ride horses.3.What does the man invite the woman to do?A.Go jogging.B.Have a drink.C.Have dinner.4.What does the woman mean?A.Ivy is incompetent.B.Ivy thinks highly of others.C.Ivy is brave enough to quit her job.5.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Wake up Mary.B.Ask Mary for some news.C.Tell Mary to give him a phone call.第二节(共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。6.What are the speakers mainly talking about?A.Watching TV.B.Reading magazines.C.Reading newspapers.7.Where does the woman usually get the news?A.On TV.B.In magazines.C.On the Internet.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。8.What did the woman do last night?A.She watched a game.B.She attended a party.C.She travelled to Madrid.9.What does the man say about Barcelona?A.They played well as usual.B.They have a poor goalkeeper.C.They could have played better.10.What does the man ask the woman to do?A.Make a plan on the games.2学科网（北京）股份有限公司B.Watch the next game together.C.Avoid getting injured in the game.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11.When does the conversation take place?A.In spring.B.In summer.C.In winter.12.What is the woman pleased about?A.Collecting stamps.B.Playing computer games.C.Doing indoor sports.13.Why wont the boy play table tennis?A.He is afraid to lose.B.He finds nobody to play with.C.He thinks it boring.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14.How does the woman go to work these days?A.By bus.B.By car.C.By train.15.What was the woman two years ago?A.Acity planner.B.Acompanys boss.C.Alandscape gardener.16.Why did the woman change her job last year?A.To work at home.B.To start her own business.C.To spend more time with her family.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17.Whom has the government promised to offer help to?A.Some farmers.B.Some pilots.C.Some children.18.Where are the transport workers going on strike?A.In Sydney.B.In Melbourne.C.In Queensland.19.How did the school children feel after the rescue?A.Thankful.B.Angry.C.Sorry.20.What can we learn about the school children?A.They attended a musical concert.B.They enjoyed themselves in the sea.C.Their plane was forced to land shortly after takeoff.第二部分第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）分）第一节（共第一节（共 15 小题，每小题小题，每小题 2.5 分，共分，共 37.5 分）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。AStudying a subject that you feel pointless is never a fun or easy task.If youre studyinghistory,asking yourself the question“why is history important”is a very good first step.Historyis an essential part of human civilization.You will find something here that will arouse yourinterest,or get you thinking about the significance of history.History grounds us in our roots.History is an important and interesting field of study,andlearning the history of our home country can give us a deeper,more meaningful glimpse into our3学科网（北京）股份有限公司ancestorspasts,and how we got to where we are today.Many people feel like they need a senseof cultural belonging,which is something that studying your roots and being openminded to theevolution of your culture can provide.History enriches our experience.Reading history is an amazing experience because itenables us to reflect on the social and economic life of the people living long time ago.According to the experts,problems faced by people regardless of the past and present are thesame.With the information about the ancestors,one can become more experienced in handlingchallenges of life.History makes us more empathetic.Studying history can give us insight into why ourculture does certain things,and how the past has shaped it into what we know now.It alsoprovides a rather strong foundation for empathy across cultures.Fear and hate for others isusually caused by ignorance.Were scared of the things that we dont understand.History hasthe potential to break down those boundaries by offering us insight into entire worlds that wouldotherwise be foreign to us.History can inspire us to learn more.Whats fantastic about history is the way it broadensour horizons.Its almost impossible to learn about one historical period without having dozensof questions about related concepts.Study the 19th century England,and you might catch aglimpse of Charles Dickens Oliver Twist.Look up Charles Dickens,and you might learn a thingor two about realism.Or maybe you end up switching your attention away from novels,anddiscover the history of romantic poets in England.It can go anywhere,and there is something inthere for absolutely anybody.The value of history cannot be ignored.We dont have to live in the past,but we candefinitely do better by learning from it and using the lessons learnt to lead more meaningfullives.21According to the experts,why is history useful for people to handle challenges of life?AThe problems at present are similar to those in the past.BAncient people laid economic foundations for people today.CThe current challenges of life were predicted by the ancestors.DPeople living long time ago knew more about how to solve problems.22With the example in Para.5,the writer intends to show that _.ACharles Dickens contributes much to British literatureBOliver Twist can satisfy our curiosity for romantic poetsCreading novels is a way to learn about a historical periodDstudying history can arouse peoples interest in other fields23What could be the best title for the passage?AHow to Build Cultural IdentityBWhy Studying History MattersCKnow the Past,Know the PresentDHistory:a Way to Broaden Horizons4学科网（北京）股份有限公司BThose supposedly“free”trials for various products and services can be attractive,but thetrouble comes when all those free things end up costing you money.Nearly 6 in 10 Americans who signed up for a free product trial were later charged againsttheir will,according to a website named Bankrate.Users who forget to cancel before the trialperiod ends may find themselves charged a fee of$10 or$15 and included in whats known as a“negative option”plan,in which goods or services are sent unless a customer tells the seller notto send them.Other users may find themselves billed for the price of shipping.And then theres the fine print.For Morgan Taylor,a marketer based in Scottsdale,Arizona,failing to carefully examine a websites offer that let him download 10 songs for free ended upcosting him money.The catch:Although he says he canceled before the trial period ended,Taylor was charged$9.90 because the terms said that the songs were free only with a onemonthsubscription and billed if the subscription was canceled.“I tried to question the charge,but it was useless,Taylor said.“I hadnt read the fine print.”The likelihood that a person will end up paying for a free trial after it ends actuallyincreases with income and education level,Bankrate found.About twothirds,or 65%，of peoplemaking$80,000 or more a year were charged after a free trial.Meanwhile,just over half ofpeople making$40,000 or less found themselves forking over dollars.People with lesseducation and less income seem to be keeping a closer eye on their money and therefore are lesslikely to be charged against their will.”Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman said.Rossman gave a few suggestions to help customers avoid getting cheated.He said,“Beforemaking up your mind,youd better research the company,check the terms and conditionscarefully and pay attention to the cancellation windows.”24What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?AAn introduction of different kinds of free trials.BAdiscussion about why people like to sign up for free trials.CThe fact that many people lose money on free trials.DThe reason why many people lose money on free trials.25What led to Taylors unnecessary loss of money?AHe failed to read the rules of the free trial.BHe forgot to cancel the subscription in time.CHe downloaded more than 10 songs by mistake.DHe didnt contact the company to question the charge.26Who is most likely to lose money on free trials according to Ted Rossman?AA nurse making$80,000 a year.BAprofessor making$130,000 a year.CAdishwasher making$26,000 a year.5学科网（北京）股份有限公司DA childcare worker making$30,000 a year.27In which part of a newspaper can we probably find this text?ASports.BEntertainment.CEducation.DConsumption.CMany people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success,but research hasfound that moderation(适度)also gets results on the job.In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University,researchers asked people to translatesentences into a new a madeup language.Subjects who practiced the language moderatelybeforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all.High levels ofknowledge can make people too attached to traditional ways of viewing problems across fieldsthe arts,sciences,and politics.High conscientiousness is related to lower job performance,especially in simple jobs where it doesnt pay to be a perfectionist.How long we stay on the clock and how we spend that time are under careful examinationin many workplaces.The young banker who eats lunch at his desk is probably seen as agogetter,while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conferenceroom meal get dirty looksfrom the corner office.“People from cultures that value relationships more than ours does areshocked by the thought of eating alone in front of a computer”,says Art Markman,a professor ofpsychology at the University of Texas,Austin.Social interaction has been shown to lift moodand get people thinking in new directions and in ways that could help improve any postluncheffort.Markman also promotes offtask time.“Part of being a good thinker is experiencing thingsthat are seemingly unrelated to what you are working on at the moment but give you fresh ideasabout your work,”he says.“Also,there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads tohigher levels of productivity and creativity.So,when people do things to increase their lifesatisfaction,they also make themselves more effective at work.”28What does Ellen Langers study show?AIt is worthwhile to be a perfectionistBTranslation makes people knowledgeable.CSimpler jobs require greater caution.DModerate effort produces the best result.29The underlined word“go-getter”in paragraph 3 refers to someone Who_.Ais good at handling pressureBworks hard to become successfulCa has a natural talent for his job.Dgets on well with his coworkers30What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AA good thinker is able to inspire other people.BExperience unrelated to your job is useless.CAcheerful mood helps make a creative mind.DFocusing on what you do raises productivity.6学科网（北京）股份有限公司31What does the text seem to advocate?AMiddleoftheroad work habits.BBalance between work and family.CLongstanding cultural traditions.DHarmony in the work environment.DIt is a general belief among academics that the humanities are in crisis.According toHarvard historian James Hankins,part of the problem is the dominance of“critical”reading over“primary”reading.Primary reading takes a text at face value and simply tries to understand whatthe author intended to say.Critical reading assumes an authors statements can never be taken atface value.Instead,they must be“seen through”to expose the texts real meaning,which isdetermined in accord with this or that fashionable theory.Mr.Hankins says primary reading“must be recovered”for higher education in thehumanities to be effective.I would go further.Primary reading isnt important only for thehumanities,or even for education more generally.The restoration of primary reading could be acrucial weapon in fighting the“idle talk”that troublesAmerican society.Idle talk was philosopher Martin Heideggers term for inauthentic discourse(不可信的言辞).It involves adopting and circulating others opinions about something without everpersonally engaging that thing for yourself.People engaged in idle talk speak in accord withexpectations for their particular identity or role.They hold and express the opinions a person intheir role is expected to hold.Idle talk can be harmless.Each year my mother forms strong opinions about which filmsshould win Academy Awards without seeing any of them,after reading articles by critics shefavors.But idle talk can also be dangerous.Consider journalism.The norm nowadays is for onereporter to break a story,followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content.They may add a little spin of their own but rarely look into the issue for themselveseven whenthis would require but a few clicks and a couple of minutes to read a legislative(法律的)text.Some journalists even just search social media for the story of the day and rewrite it in their ownwords.The Covid pandemic highlighted the problem,from exclusion of those daring to discuss thetradeoffs of lockdowns to the promotion of masks as a political identity marker completelydisconnected from medical or scientific justification.Not to mention the misleading statementthat arose over“the science”and the social trend to“follow”it.Social media has contributed to the spread of idle talk.Authentic discourse requires time,effort and goodfaith engagement,but social media tends to encourage the opposite.Asjournalists comment on every topic,however small or traditionally unnewsworthy,theallknowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring crowd.Social media raises this voice,pushing it into user feeds 24/7.We hear about everything,and we cant hear about anything7学科网（北京）股份有限公司without also being told what opinion we should have about it.Opinions before facts;know whatto think about something before actually looking into it for yourself.And really,why even botherwith that?Primary reading isnt only something the humanities need.Our entire culture needs itsvalue to be recognized and restored.32What do we know from the first two paragraphs?APrimary reading focuses on the deep meaning.BCritical reading leads to the crisis in humanities.CCritical reading is generally preferred nowadays.DPrimary reading once dominated higher education.33What does the underlined word“spin”in paragraph 4 probably mean?APractice.BPriority.CInvestigation.DInterpretation.34What does the author think of idle talk?AIt broadens peoples understanding.BIt affects independent thinking ability.CIt shakes peoples trust in news report.DIt promotes the advance of social media.35What message does the author convey?AReaders should stay away from idle talk.BReaders should read original texts carefully.CReaders should limit the impact of social media.DReaders should take a balanced view on reading.第二节第二节(共共 5 小题：每小题小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分分，满分 12.5 分分)阅读下面短文阅读下面短文，从短文后的
