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1、万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 1页共 10页万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。考生须知：1.答题前，考生务必用黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、准考证号、座位号在答题卡上填写清楚；2.每小题选出答案后，用 2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，在试卷上作答无效；3.考试结束后，请将本试卷和答题卡一并交回；满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）做题时先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。第一节（共 5 小题

2、：每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 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。例：How much is the shirt?A.19.15.B.9.18.C.9.15.答案是 C。1Where was the man last night?AIn the library.BAt the concert.CAt home.2Whats wrong with the womans sun cream?AIt is outdated.B

3、It seems useless.CIt feels different.3AAt Susan Bakers.BAt the computer company.CIn his own office.4Who is the boy probably talking to?AHis boss.BHis fitness coach.CHis teacher.5What are the speakers mainly talking about?AWhere the map is.BWhen to work.CHow to find their way.第二节（共 15 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分

4、 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。听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。6What is the woman most worried about?AHer house keys.BHer documents.CHer camera.7What date is it today?AMay the 12th.BMay the 13th.CMay the 14th.8Wh

5、ere did the woman leave her suitcase?AOn a train.BIn a taxi.COn a bus.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。9What color is the womans dress?万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 2页共 10页AWhite.BCream.CSilver and gold.10How many people will be present at the ceremony?A100.B200.C300.11What will the woman provide?ADrinks.BBalloo

6、ns.CChair covers.12What are the speakers talking about?AA birthday party.BAwedding ceremony.CAfuneral.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。13Why does the woman call?ATo book a table.BTo reschedule an interview.CTo apply for a part-time job.14What will the woman do at 2:30 this afternoon?AAttend a class.BMeet the manage

7、r.CWork in a restaurant.听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。15Where does the man most probably work?AAt an airport.BAt a hotel.CAt a travel agency.16Which airport is the best choice for the woman?AReagan National.BDulles.CBaltimore-Washington.17Why is the woman going to Washington DC?ATo visit a friend.BTo meet the ma

8、n.CTo go sightseeing.听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。18What language did the speaker learn from the teacher?AFrench.BGerman.CEnglish.19What did the speakers coursebook look like?AIt was very modern.BIt had a red back cover.CIt was full of pictures.20How does the speaker feel about having classes?ABored.BTired.CPleas

9、ed.21What do we know about the speaker?AShe knew a lot of French.BShe had some lessons at home.CShe has a talent for learning languages.第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 1.5 分，满分 37.5 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。AThe number of weather-related disasters has increased by five times over the

10、past 50 years,万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 3页共 10页the latest report by the World Meteorological(气象)Organization(WMO)said on September.However,thanks to improved early warning systems and disaster management,the number ofdeath from these hazards(危险)has been almost three times less.According to th

11、e WMO,from 1970 to 2019,weather,climate and water hazards accountedfor 50 percent of all disasters.Among the top 10 hazards that led to the largest loss of human lifeduring this period were droughts,storms,floods and extreme temperatures.However,deaths fellfrom over 50,000 in the 1970s to less than

12、20,000 in the 2010s.“Weather,climate and water extremes are increasing and will become more frequent andsevere in many parts of the world as a result of climate change,”says WMO Secretary-GeneralPetteri Taalas.“That means more heat waves,drought and forest fires such as those we have observedrecentl

13、y in Europe and North America.We have more water vapor in the atmosphere,which isworsening extreme rainfall and deadly flooding.The warming of the oceans has affected thefrequency and area of existence of the most intense tropical storms.”“Economic losses are increasing as exposure increases.But beh

14、ind the statistics lies amessage of hope.Improved multi-hazard early warning systems have led to a significant reductionin deaths.Quite simply,we are better than ever before at saving lives,”Taalas said.22What do we know from the first paragraph?ADisasters connected with weather have gone up.BThe nu

15、mber of weather-related disasters has decreased.CThe number of deaths from hazards has been increasing.DEarly warning systems have made disasters decline much.23What will happen according to Petteri Taalas?AThere will be more extreme weather.BExtreme rainfall will no longer exist.CWater vapor in the

16、 atmosphere will go down.DHumans will defeat extreme weather in the end.24What is hopeful behind the bad news?AImproved warning systems will save economic losses.BEconomic losses are going down as exposure increases.CMore lives will be saved thanks to early warning systems.DImproved early warning sy

17、stems will control extreme weather25Where may the text be taken from?AA novel.BAbrochure.CAmagazine.DAguideline.BSteve Forest is a scientist.Hes standing on an island off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 4页共 10页Below him are several hundred penguins and their chi

18、ldren.Forrests job is to count every one ofthem.Its snowing.There is a big wind,too.And their children wont stay still.Penguins are greatclimbers.So Forrest and the team members must be too.And penguins arent always clean.Forrest has been coming to Antarctica every January for six years.Hes helping

19、count theareas penguins.This will help researchers better understand the Antarctic environment.Thereused to be lots of penguins in Antarctica,“Its all because of climate change,”Heather J.Lynchsays seriously.She is leading the research team.The team member Noah Strycker adds,“We knowclimate change i

20、s hitting theAntarctic Peninsula harder than anywhere else in the world.We arefollowing the situation closely.”Scientists think that warming waters do harm to krill,the tiny animals that penguins eat.Thisis bad for the sea life.But krill are hard to study,so researchers pay attention to penguins.The

21、yreeasier to follow.They return to the same place each year to lay eggs.If penguins arent doing well,krill probably arent either.“Penguins give us an idea about what is going on in the sea around us,”Forrest says.This year,Lynchs research team uses a drone to help them.They fly it over an area to ta

22、kepictures to count penguins.Counting penguins is quite necessary.The more we learn,the more we know about krill andthe ocean animals that depend on them.When we understand them,we can start fixing them.Weshould consider carefully what Lynch says:“Whats happening in the Antarctic is happeningeverywh

23、ere.”26What is required of scientists like Forrest according to Paragraph 1?ABeing clean.BBeing good at math.CBeing cool-headed.DBeing skilled in climbing.27Whats the point of counting penguins in the Antarctie?ATo protect this animal species from extinction.BTo help find out how many krill might be

24、 livingCTo have a better knowledge of the Antarctic environmentDTo collect first-hand data for analyzing global warming.28What does the underlined word“them”in the last paragraph refer to?AScientists.BKrill.CPenguins.DOcean animals.29What can be inferred from the text?APenguins lay eggs in the same

25、place on the island every year.BThe penguin population is increasing due to climate change.CThe penguin population determines the krill population.DClimate change is most obvious in the Antarctic Peninsula.C万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 5页共 10页Curiosity is what drives us to keep learning,keep try

26、ing,keep pushing forward.But howdoes one generate(产生)curiosity,in oneself or others?George Loewenstein,a professor ofpsychology at Carnegie Mellon University,offered an answer in the classic1994 paper,“ThePsychology of Curiosity.”Curiosity arises,Loewenstein wrote,“when attention becomes focused on

27、a gap in onesknowledge.Such information gaps produce the feeling of deprivation(匮乏)labeled curiosity.The curious individual is motivated to obtain the missing information to reduce the feeling ofdeprivation.”Loewensteins theory helps explain why curiosity is such a force:its not only amental state b

28、ut also an emotion,a powerful feeling that drives us forward.Scientist Daniel Willingham notes that teachers are often“so eager to get to the answer thatwe do not devote enough time to developing the question.”Yet its the question that stimulates(刺激)curiosity;being told an answer stops curiosity bef

29、ore it can even get going.In his 1994 paper,George Loewenstein noted that curiosity requires some basic knowledge.Were not curious about something we know absolutely nothing about.But as soon as we knoweven a little bit,our curiosity is aroused and we want to learn more.In fact,research shows thatcu

30、riosity increases with knowledge:the more we know,the more we want to know.To get thisprocess started,Loewenstein suggests,take steps with some interesting but incompleteinformation.Language teachers have long used communication in exercises that open an information gapand then require learners to c

31、ommunicate with each other in order to fill it.For example,onestudent might be given a series of pictures for the beginning of the story,while the studentspartner is given a series of pictures showing how that same story ends.Only by speaking witheach other(in the foreign language they are learning,

32、of course)can the students fill in each othersinformation gaps.30When one notices a gap in his knowledge,he.Adesires to fill itBtends to be afraidCmight get tired and sadDwill become focused on his learning31What does Daniel Willingham imply in the article?AAnswers are more important than questions.

33、BTeachers should be eager to get to the answer.CTeachers know how to stimulate studentscuriosity.DTeachers are partly to blame for studentshating school.32According to George Loewensteins paper,curiosity about something occurs only whenyou.Ahave read a lot of booksBknow little about somethingChave s

34、ome related informationDare given incomplete information万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 6页共 10页33What is the article mainly about?AWhy students hate school.BWhy curiosity is important.CHow to stimulate curiosity.DWhat makes people hungry for knowledge.DAlaskas Yukon River has faced major salmon sho

35、rtages in recent years.Officials sayrecord-high temperatures last year killed most salmon in the 3,200-kilometer river before the fishwere able to reproduce.The losses led Alaska to stop their salmon harvests in 2021 to make surethat enough fish survived to reproduce for another year.The poor salmon

36、 harvests caused major financial losses to private fishing companies in thearea.The die-offs also hurt native communities,which traditionally store the fish as a year-roundfood supply.Last month,the U.S.Department of Commerce declared a disaster for Yukon River fishingfor 2020 and 2021,making aid mo

37、ney available.Alaska has sent emergency fish shipments toareas affected by the salmon shortages.Scientists have mostly blamed the problems on a series of heat waves in the Bering Sea andNorth Pacific Ocean from 2014 to 2019.The warm ocean waters affected salmons living in thesea before they returned

38、 to lay eggs.Climate change may also be affecting what the salmon are eating.Fishing experts say youngsalmon are likely filling up on nutrient-poor food because warmer waters drive away healthierorganisms(有机物)they normally feed on.“In my opinion,the salmon are starving with climatechange,”said Brook

39、e Woods in the Yukon River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission.The effects of climate change on freshwater environments have also been studied.Vanessavon Biela is a biologist who looked at the rivers,streams and lakes where salmon live.Her teamfound that Chinook salmon show heat stress at temperatures abov

40、e 18.They start dying above20.In 2019,temperatures on the Alaskan side were above 18 for 44 straight days,a recentstudy found.The effects of warming waters can be reduced by climate-driven glacier(冰川)runoff,whichbrings cooler water into rivers and streams.But scientists still expect salmon to begin

41、slowlymoving to new areas within Alaska.“Salmon will find a way,”said Biela.“but its going to behard for communities in places where there might not be salmon anymore.”34What do the locals rely on salmon for?AFood supply.BScientific study.CGreen tourism.DWater improvement.35What did the declaration

42、of the disaster bring about?AFinancial losses.BRelief funds.CEconomic growth.DFast delivery.36Which of the following is the effect of climate change in Yukon River?ANo healthy organisms are left there.BSalmon there lose the ability to lay eggs.CSalmon there go short of nutritious food.D The temperat

43、ure remains above 18 till now.万州二中 2023 年高 2023 届 1 月质量检测英语试题第 7页共 10页37What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AMeasures to protect salmon are effective.BSalmon will not find a way out of the crisis.CThe amount of salmon will increase greatly.DSalmon are likely to leave the river forsurvival.第

44、二节（共 5 小题：每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Traveling alone gives you the freedom to create your own schedule and do as you please._38_ For example,a travel partner can provide practical support and celebrate in the rewardsof first-hand experience with unfamiliar location

45、s and cultures.Here are several steps to find atravel partner who will improve your journey._39_ Traveling should be fun.When you are on a trip,you will want to do lots ofactivities that you enjoy.Preferably,your companion will want to do the same things as you.Discuss financial plans.Before you tra

46、vel,you should plan a budget._40_ You dontwant to be planning an expensive getaway when your friend is looking for budget travel.Have an honest conversation.If you are thinking about traveling with a companion,takesome time to have an open discussion.Schedule a time to sit down and talk.Try saying,“

47、I knowweve talked about the idea of traveling through Europe together.Lets have a coffee this weekand actually talk that through.”_41_ You should also talk about your travel style.Find someone who is flexible.Choose a travel partner who can adjust._42_Maybe itwill rain on the day you planned to visi

48、t the Grand Canyon.Or you might not be able to getreservations at that French restaurant youve been dying to try.ALook for someone with common interests.BYou should discuss your goals for the trip.CTravel with a friend who is pretty easygoing.DBut traveling with a partner has its benefits,too.EMake

49、sure that you are on the same page concerning money.FTry to meet your new travel partner in person before your trip.GNo matter how carefully you plan your trip,it is likely that something will go wrong.第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）第一节（共 15 小题：每小题 1 分，满分 15 分）阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。At a y

50、oung age,Patti Wilson was an epileptic(癫痫病患者).Her father,Jim Wilson,is amorning jogger.One day Patti said,“Daddy,what Id really love to do is _43_ with youevery day,but Im _44_ Ill have a seizure(癫痫发作).”Her father told her,“If you do,Iknow how to _45_ it so lets start running!”Thats just what they d