2023届江西省上饶市六校高三第二次联考英语试题.docx

2023届江西省上饶市六校高三第二次联考英语试题学校:姓名：班级：考号：一、阅读理解Teen Eco-Art ExhibitionYoung artists share your artwork and viewpoints on our environment in the Teen Eco-Art Exhibition this Spring!Submission is open to artiste from Grades 11-12 who reside in West Vancouver or attend a West Vancouver secondary school.Submissions will be reviewed by a Selection Committee. Artwork will be assessed on creative use of materials and expression of the theme.Submission criteria （标准）Artwork addressing environmental themes such as clean water, climate change, sustainability, conservation, pollution, etc.Artwork created primarily from sustainable, repurposed, recycled materials. Other media such as paint, photography, paper, etc. can be used in combination with repurposed materials.Size. Wall-mounled （固定在墙上的）artwork: no larger than 36"x36". Sculpture: no larger than F5“xl'5"xl5'.Artwork should be exhibition ready. Wall-mounted artwork should have hanging wire, D-rings or hangers. Sculptures should be able to stand on their own.Artist statement: clear and brief, 100-200 word statement regarding your art practice and the concept/ theme of the work being considered.How to submitComplete the submission form & upload the required materials.Submission closeMarch 25, 6 pm.ResultsArtists will be notified by April 6.Exhibition locationWest Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Dr.Exhibition DatesUsing Fitness to Find HappinessApril 15-May 29.If you have any questions please contact Gallery Coordinator Steven Snider at steven. wvcacshaw. ca. We look forward to seeing your artwork!1. What do we know about the event?A. It is open to artists of all ages.B , It welcomes half-finished art pieces.C. It is looking for creative works from students.D. It disapproves of works with artists, statements.2. What standard should the submission meet?A. It should be larger than 36"x36”.B , It should be able to stand on its own.C. It should avoid repurposed materials.D. It should highlight environmental problems.3. When will the selected works be announced?A. March 25.B. April 6.C. April 15.D. May 29.Even before she lost her teeth, I thought my mother, Clara, was funny looking. Mother had a long nose. My nose was also too long. At 16,1 announced that I wanted to have it “done”. For many years I was delighted with my new look.While in her 40s, Mother lost most of her teeth to an ongoing infection. Over time, her jaw shrank and her face collapsed around it, When she heard one of her co-workers whisper that she “looked about 95 year old“ she shrugged it off. I was determined that no co-worker, or anybody else, was ever going to say such things to me.Twenty-five years ago, I had a facelift. Better yet, modern dentistry allowed me to keep most of my teeth. But my hands became Mother's hands. My tightened face bore the hint of an all-too-familiar network of fine wrinkles. Considering the advances in skin care, I could have had my problems filled. But year after year T hesitated. Mother had grown weak, then ill and then died in 1986.It wasn't until recently, years after the long loneliness that follows the loss of any parent that I realized why I'd left my aging face alone. In the mirror, an 80-year-old woman stared back at me with her skin, far more lined than that of my friends. Despite years of anxiety and plastic surgery, I looked a lot like the woman who once told me that life is about innerstrengths, not appearances, and who turned out to be right.I wonder now why I ever wanted to eradicate （根除）Mother from my reflection. Who would have imagined how comforted I'd feel these days, knowing I have only to look into the mirror to call up that much-loved woman?4. Why did the author have her nose changed?A.To become funny.B.To comfort her mother.C.To look like her mother.D.To be more beautiful.5. . What was the final result of the ongoing infection?A.Mother became weaker.B.Mother looked ranch older.C.Mother looked shorter.D.Mother became seriously ill.6. Which of the following led to the author's hesitation in skin care?A Lack of money.B.Loss of her parents.C.Her look similar to her mother's.D.Her mother's objection.7. What can be inferred from the last paragraph?A. The author misses her mother so much.B , The author admires her friends very much.C. The author is anxious about her aging face.D. The author doubts the function of plastic surgery.The game is going on, yet you can hear a needle drop in the stands. No one makes a sound out of fear they'll distract the players defending their bases（垒）because the players need to me their hearing to know when the opposing player is running toward them. Once the batter hits a base with their hand, the crowd erupts in applause. These people are playing beep baseball, an adapted version of baseball.The game has been around for decades. Beep baseball uses sounds in place of sight to make the game accessible to the visually weakened. There are only three bases, home, first and third, and they stand 4 to 5 feet tall. After the batter hits the ball, the bases start to beep so runners can follow the sound to the base. The catcher and the pitcher（投手）are the only sighted players on the team. The six other players are all visually weakened, plus they wear sleep shades or dark glasses to rid any advantage for those with some level of vision.Beep baseball is an innovative approach to America's pastime that makes it accessible for everyone. "Usually as a visually-weakened person, you,re sitting on the sidelines and just cheering on, because you don't have the chance to play basketball, or play football, but now that I've found this sport. Tm included,said Jason Esterhuizen, a player who lost his vision in a car accident 11 years ago. Jason is a member of the Pasadena Panthers, a beep baseball team in California that made it to the National Beep Baseball World Series in 2022. The team traveled to Beaumont, Texas to participate in the event.According to the City of Beaumont, Texas, the World Series includes 37 learns throughout the United States, Canada, and the Dominican Republic, The World Series gives all teams the opportunity to meet and compete. How have we not heard of this amazing_ modification of the traditional American sport until now? Beep baseball is such a simple concept, but it means so much to people who have been refused from traditional sports for so long!8. . What is special about the game according to the first paragraph?A.Dropping needles is part of the game.B.Hearing matters during the game.C.The players must have better eyesight.D.The batter hits the ball with both hands.9. Why are sleep shades or dark glasses used in the sport?A.To ensure fairness in the game.B.To help players hear more clearly.C.To make key players stand out.D.To suit personal preferences of players.10. What is Jason Esterhuizen's attitude to the sport?A.Tolerant.B.Doubtful.C.Objective.D.Positive.11. What does the underlined word ”modi行cation" in the last paragraph probably mean?A.Condition.B.Competition.C.Change.D.Cooperation.Growing buildings from mushrooms may sound like something out of a science fiction novel, but scientists are turning the fantasy into reality. Using the mycelium （菌丝体）of various kinds of mushrooms, scientists are growing bricks and other materials used in the construction industry. Considering that mushrooms are natural and abundant, and that the construction industry is responsible for just over 10 percent of the world's carbon emissions, they offer hope for a far more satisfactory building solution.It is not only the construction industry that is experimenting with mycelium. South Korean start-up Mycel makes mycelium-based materials that can replace animal leather and plastic in various products, including fashion accessories and furniture. Car manufacturer Kia is embracing innovation with mycelium and has partnered with Mycel to develop their leather replacement based on mycelium. This new soft material can mimic （模寸以）a variety of textures and can be dyed. It is resistant to tearing, and has a high strength, both of which are key to car seats.As mycelium technology is relatively new, its potential is still being explored. Researchers are testing a range of applications in the laboratory. The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency （DARPA） is also interested in the possibilities of mycelium. The agency is working with US mycelium-technology pioneer Ecovative and university partners to develop a solution for rebuilding areas after a natural disaster.Reconstruction efforts are often time intensive and costly, as most materials need to be imported, so the program aims develop a method for growing local materials on site that can self-repair. They are also experimenting with maintaining mycelium's bioactivity （生物活性） so that it could actively self-repair when damaged, essentially creating living buildings. Inspired by nature, engineers and scientists are advancing sustainability by finding ways to take less from the environment, and give back more. This brings hope for building a more stable future.12. How can the new technology affect the construction industry?A. Reducing its carbon emissions.B. Making building materials stronger.C. Slowing down the building process.D. Improving buildings9 appearance.13. Why does Kia cooperate with Mycel?A. To produce fashionable furniture.B , To conduct further experiments.C. To reduce the use of plastic in car seats.D. To develop mycelium-based materials to replace leather.14. What often leads to the costly reconstruction after a natural disaster?A. The high transportation cost.B. The shortage of building workers.C. The lack of international assistance.D. The low efficiency of building devices. 15 . What is the best title for the text?A. Scientists Find New Species of Mushrooms.B , Mushrooms Inspire Engineers to Build a Better Future.C. A New Experiment Shows How to Build a Better Future.D. Future Reconstruction After Natural Disasters Will Be Improved.二、七选五As we walked along the street recently, my friend suddenly sighed, "How I miss the ice-cream my grandma used to buy me after school!"16 which cost her 9.8 yuan,almost 10 limes higher than the “grandma ice cream”.But it was just one of the fair-priced treats 17 It was written by a user who claimed he "randomly picked a plain-looking ice-cream in a store, and was shocked when the register showed it was 68 yuan. He bought it anyway, but said that every bite tasted more bitter than sweet. "Never pick any brand of ice-cream you're not familiar with J the Weibo user wrote.I miss the good old days too, but on second thoughts, I don't believe that some expensive ice-cream means the market is “corrupted'：18, Consumption upgradesmay boost demand and expensive ice-cream exists because some consumers like it.Zhao Xuekuan, a senior ice-cream dealer agrees with me. His shop has probably the widest variety of ice-creams m the market. 19 but young customers favor fancier ones. They are quite particular about the ingredients, expecting they provide not only good tastes, but also high protein and low calories.20. It's a good thing that recently, the State Administration for MarketRegulation issued a new rule that goods must be sold with a clearly marked price tag, or the retailer will be fined up to 100, 000 yuan. Let the fair play carry on and consumers will make their own choices.A. They don't choose cheaper onesB , The other day I read a post on WeiboC. While walking, she was licking on oneD. The development of a market has its own rulesE. For the past few months, many cities went through lockdownF. Of course, market supervisors should still monitor ice-cream pricing closelyG. He said that the bestsellers in his shop are always classic types that cost less than 5 yuaneach三、完形填空Our Greatest GiftRecently, a friend told me a story about twins talking to each other in the womb （子宫）.The sister said to the brother, "I believe there is 21 after birth.”Her brother 22 strongly, “No, no! This is all there is. This is a dark and cosy place, and we have nothing else to do but 23 on the cord that feeds us.The little girl 24,"There must be something more than this dark place. Theremust be something else, a place with light where there is 25 to move. Still she could not 26 her twin brother.After some silence, the sister said. 27 “I have something else to say, and I'm afraid you won't believe that either, but I think there is a 28.Her brother became angry. "A mother!He 29, What are you talking about? Ihave never seen a mother, and 30 have you, Who puts that idea in your head? AsT told you, this place is all we have. Why do you always want more? This is not such a bad place.3j, We have alt we need, so let's be 32”The sister was overwhelmed by her brothers 33 and for a while didn't dare say anything more. But she couldn't 34 her thoughts, and since she had only her twinbrother to 35 to, she finally said, "Don't you feel the 36 every oncein a while? They're quite 37 and sometimes even painful.“Yes J he answered. "What's 38 about that?”“Well J the sister said, “I think that these squeezes are there to get us ready39 another place, much more beautiful than this,40 we will see ourmother face to face. Don't you think thafs exciting?21. A. soilB. airC. lifeD. water22. A. protestedB. projectedC- proposedD. protected23. A. reactB dependC. holdD. focus24. A. whisperedB. insistedC - commentedD. reviewed25. A. chanceB . abilityC. freedomD. choice26. A. dislikeB , admireC , motivateD. convince27. A. hesitantlyB.immediatelyC. reluctantlyD. gradually28. A. worldB.birdC. motherD. human29. A. spokeB.thoughtC. weptD. shouted30. A. bothB.soC. notD. neither31. A. in allB.after allC , above allD. not at all32. A. satisfiedB.quietC. patientD. diligent33. A. attitudeB.responseC , actionD. behavior34. A. give in toB.reflect onC. think ofD. let go of35. A. talkB.referC. lendD. devote36. A. squeezesB.loadsC. burdensD. secrets37. A. cosyB.excellentC. unpleasantD. comfortable38. A. particularB.specialC , wrongD. angry39. A. inB.atC. forD. w汕40. A. whenB.whichC. beforeD. where四、用单词的适当形式完成短文阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。The number of 5G mobile users in China 41 (reach) 428 million by the end of May, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) said in a statement on Tuesday, adding that 42 country had also launched 1.7 million 5G base stations.According to the MIIT. China's 5G network has now covered all prefecture-level cities (地级市)and county towns and 92 percent of towns, with