江苏省南京市第十三中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期初调研英语试题

2023-2024学年高二上学期南京市十三中期初考试 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5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。 A Animal Reiki: Using Energy to Heal the Animals in Your Life is a complete guide to healing all kinds of animals with Reiki. It is appropriate for people who are unfamiliar with Reiki as well as experienced Reiki practitioners. The book is available in bookstores or you can order it through www.amazon.com and other on- line booksellers. The book provides a thorough introduction to Animal Reiki, including step- by- step instructions for treating animals. It shows how Reiki treatments allow animals to be active partners in the healing process, how Reiki helps to develop the healer’s intuition (直觉), and how Reiki deepens the bond between humans and animals. Using Reiki with animals can differ in some important ways from using Reiki with people, and this book contains all the information needed to begin healing animals successfully under a wide range of circumstances, as well as many inspiring stories from the authors’ broad experience. The book has a wonderful foreword by Cheryl Schwartz, a pioneer in bringing traditional Chinese medicine and acupuncture to animals, author of Four Paws, Five Directions, and a founding member of the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (美国整体兽医协会). Some of the topics covered include: · How to give a basic Animal Reiki treatment · Guidelines for using Reiki with any animal under any circumstance · Separate sections on cats, dogs, horses, birds, small animals, farm animals, special needs animals, wild animals, fish, reptiles, and amphibians · Advanced Reiki: using Level 2 Reiki with animals · Helping dying animals with Reiki · Enhancing communication with animals · Offering Reiki beyond your own animal family Reiki has been practiced throughout the world for many years, including at over 300 major hospitals and medical centers in the U. S. Until recently, Reiki healing was available only to humans, but increasing numbers of Reiki practitioners are establishing practices devoted exclusively to animals. In 2022, the total number of veterinarians in the United States reached 124069. And almost 0.1 percent of them are now listed in the American Holistic Veterinary Medical Association (AHVMA) directory as Reiki practitioners. 1. What is the book Animal Reiki aimed at? A Helping more patients and their families with Reiki. B. Discussing some issues on healing animals with Reiki. C. Enhancing communication between humans and animals with Reiki D. Providing comprehensive information on healing animals with Reiki. 2. What can we know about Cheryl Schwartz? A. He part- funded the AHVMA. B. He has already published 9 books. C. He wrote the foreword to Animal Reiki. D. He is one of the authors of Animal Reiki. 3. How many veterinarians are now Reiki practitioners in America? A. About 120. B. Almost 12000. C. Over 1000. D. Less than 100. B At nine o’ clock one morning in late July, Gatsby drove up to the front of my house and sounded the horn of his car. “Good morning, Nick,” he said when I opened the door. “We’re having lunch today and I thought we’d ride there together.” I looked with admiration at his car. “It’s pretty, isn’t it? Haven’t you seen it before?” “Yes, of course. It’s gorgeous.” Everybody knew Gatsby’s car. It was a rich cream color, almost yellow and had green leather seats. There was plenty of space in it for all kinds of boxes — hat boxes, picnic boxes and tool boxes. I got in and he drove off through West Egg. I’d talked with him half a dozen times in the last month and found, to my disappointment, that he had little to say. I no longer thought that he was an important person. He was just the owner of the big house next door. So I was surprised when he suddenly turned to me and said, “What’s your opinion of me, Nick?” I didn’t know what to say. “I’m going to tell you about my life,” he continued. “I don’t want you to get a wrong idea from the stories you hear.” So he knew about the strange things people said about him. “I will tell you the truth,” he said. “I’m the son of some wealthy people from the Midwest. I was brought up in America but educated at Oxford. All my ancestors have been there. It’s a family tradition.” He said “educated at Oxford” very quickly and checked my reaction with a sideways look. Now I understand why Jordan didn’t believe this story. Perhaps there really was something sinister about him. “But then all my family died and I inherited lots of money.” I looked at him. For a moment I thought he was joking but his face was very serious. 4. What can we learn from the passage? A. Nick is Gatsby’s neighbor. B. Nick admires Gatsby a lot. C. Nick knows Gatsby very well. D. Nick talks a lot with Gatsby. 5. Why did Gatsby stress “It’s a family tradition”? A. To explain where his money came from. B. To show off his family’s great wealth to Nick. C. To remember his family members who had passed away. D. To show that his family was not only rich but also well-educated. 6. What’s Nick’s attitude towards Gatsby’s account of his education experience? A. Interested. B. Unbelieving. C. Convinced. D. Indifferent. 7. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Nick became disappointed with Gatsby. B. Nick was eager to know more about Gatsby. C. Gatsby tried to convince Nick of his life story. D. Gatsby went for a drive with his new friend Nick. C Love it or hate it, there is no escape from Internet slang. This is especially true among young people in some English- speaking countries such as Australia, the UK, and the US. These days, if they haven’t caught up with the latest popular Internet slang, chances are that they often feel out of the loop on social media. Take these posts by The Washington Post for example: “David Bowie dying is totes trade” and “When Cookie hugged Jamal, it made me totes emosh”. What on earth do these mean? Well, “totes” is a short form of the adverb “totally”. Likewise, “tradge” means “tragic” and “emosh” means “emotional”. It seems that for millennials ( those born between the early 1980s and late 1990s), typing in this abbreviated (缩写) form is not only time- saving but also stylish. Many millennial slang words are formed by what linguists call the practice of totesing — the systematic abbreviation of words, according to a recent article in The Washington Post. Some people think that millennial slang affects the English language negatively. However, Melbourne University linguist Rosey Billington doesn’t agree. “When you are able to use language in a creative way, you show you are linguistically knowledgeable because you know the language rules well enough to use words in a different way,” Billington told News.com. Her view is backed up by two linguists, Lauren Spradlin, and Taylor Jones, from the City University of New York and the University of Pennsylvania respectively. The two believe that totes- speak is a highly- organized system that can only be used by speakers who have mastered English pronunciation, “The ability to break apart syllables and mix different sounds together is key. Totesing is about sounds, and it follows the sometimes- complicated sound system of English,” Jones told The Washington Post. Totesing is not random (随意的). On the contrary, it has strict rules to follow. You need to be very fluent in the English language to be able to understand totes-speak. 8. The underlined phrase “out of the loop” in the second paragraph probably means ______. A. declined by others B. welcomed by others C. unaware of certain information D. clear about certain information 9. What are the characteristics of millennial slang? A. Useless but time-saving. B. Time- saving and fashionable. C. Complicated and outdated. D. Systematic but time- consuming. 10. What does Lauren Spradlin think of the practice of totesing? A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Confusing. D. Critical. 11. Which of the following might Taylor Jones agree with? A. Internet slang is mostly created by professional linguists. B. Totesing is mainly about making words easier to pronounce. C. Totesing requires speakers to master the language’s rules very well. D. Internet slang should be prevented since it is difficult to understand. D Have you ever found that you were able to sleep better with an air conditioner or fan running or perhaps with the sound of rain falling outside? If so, then you’re already familiar with white noise. White noise refers to a noise that has a mixture of all the audible (听得见的) frequencies that the human ear can detect. It is a combination of all the frequencies of sound played at once. It can cover the sounds of other noises because of its various frequencies, leading many people to experience its calming effects. Studies have that listening to white noise positively found affects sleep. For example, people living in a high-noise area of New York City fell asleep faster and spent more of their time in bed asleep while listening to white noise. In another study, listening to white noise through headphones improved sleep quality for seriously ill patients in a loud hospital room. However, more research is needed to confirm whether the characteristics of white noise itself improve sleep or whether the sound primarily helps by covering background noise. However, a recent analysis of multiple studies looking at white noise’s effect on sleep has produced mixed results. The researchers are doubtful about the quality of existing evidence and conclude that further research is necessary in order to widely recommend white noise as a sleep aid. They also note that in some instances, white noise can disturb a person’s sleep and may affect their hearing. Despite that, researchers are still optimistic that the steady hum of white noise might reduce a sleeper’s sensitivity to unpredictable noises from the environment, such as transportation sounds like cars and planes, which are considered a major contributor to poor sleep. 12. Why does white noise have calming effects? A. It can absorb other noises. B It can help people sleep better. C. It can be detected by human ears. D. It can cover the sounds of other noises. 13. How does the author explain the benefits of white noise? A. By giving examples. B. By telling stories. C. By asking questions. D. By making comparisons. 14. Which statement may researchers agree with according to the last two paragraphs? A White noise should be strongly recommended as a sleep aid. B. Harmful effects of white noise have become a major concern. C. Poor sleep will make people sensitive to the unpredictable noises. D. More researches are needed to confirm the effect of white noise on sleep. 15 Which of the following can be a suitable tile for the text? A. How Does White Noise Work? B. Is White Noise Harmful in Any Way? C. Does White Noise Help You Sleep? D. What Are the Benefits of White Noise? 第二节(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。 Is there a link between social media and depression? ___16___ It’s complicated. Sometimes, looking through Instagram just makes you feel bad. You try not to envy your friends, but they always seem to be traveling somewhere cool, eating something fancy, or looking cute in perfect just- rolled- out- of- bed hair. ___17___ Clearly, social media isn’t all bad. ___18___ Things like cyberbullying (网上欺凌), screen addiction, and being exposed to endless filtered images (美颜) that make it impossible not to make comparisons between yourself and others often make the news. In July, a big study came out in the journal JAMA titled “Association of Screen Time and Depression in Adolescence.” This big headline seems to confirm what a lot of people have been saying — ___19___ The study followed over 3,800 adolescents over four years as part of a drug and alcohol prevention program. Part of what the investigators measured was the teens’ amount of screen time, including time spent on social media, as well as their levels of depression symptoms. ___20___ That was true both when the researches compared between people and compared each person against their own mental health over time. A. Screen time is horrible for young people. B. Is there anyone in your family who uses stamps? C. Social media is a valuable way to cope with stress. D. Do Facebook and Instagram have a negative impact on your mental health? E. There are also times when you laugh at funny memes and catch up with old friends. F. They found those who used social media more had higher depression scores. G. However, people are increasingly suspecting the potential problems of social media. 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I was born in a large family of twelve siblings(兄弟姐妹). We weren’t poor, but there were times when we couldn’t ____21____ certain things my friends had. Back in those days, hot lunch was a luxury (奢侈品). And usually hot-lunch buyers and the students who brought cold lunch sat ____22____. My siblings and I brought lunch from home every day: thick ____23____ of homemade bread. We would look on ____24____ as the rich kids proudly sat down with their ____25____ food like chicken fricassee (白汁烩鸡). I never said anything, ____26____ my teacher Mrs. Caruso, must have seen the eagerness in my eyes. One day she quietly pressed a ____27____ into my hand and whispered, “Give this to your mother.” I skipped home and handed my mom the note. She read it and smiled “Well Mrs. Caruso said because of all your hard work, she wants to ____28____ lunch for you tomorrow.” The next day, I proudly carried my tray of chicken fricassee and sat with the students at the hot- lunch table. Honestly, the ____29____ wasn’t as great as I had imagined, but I was ____30____ to be a part of the group. I don’t know why Mrs. Caruso ____31____ me. Maybe she also grew up in a family that ____32____ to make ends meet. Maybe she knew what it was like to feel just a little ____33____ than everyone else. Somehow, with her ____34____, she never made me feel ashamed. She just made me feel loved and ____35____. Thanks to her, I learned that I had just as much right as anyone to sit at the hot lunch table. 21. A. provide B. grasp C. find D. afford 22. A. silently B. comfortably C. separately D. awkwardly 23. A. piles B. spoonful C. slices D. mouthful 24. A. eagerly B. strikingly C. desperately D. vividly 25. A. frozen B. steaming C. raw D. ordinary 26. A. because B. so C. but D. and 27. A. box B. bag C. bread D. note 28. A. buy B. sell C. eat D. check 29. A. table B. food C. dream D. time 30. A. pleased B. surprised C. determined D. stressed 31. A. impressed B. accepted C. informed D. helped 32. A. attempted B. struggled C. arranged D. sought 33. A. more B. less C. harder D. easier 34. A. company B. tolerance C. presence D. kindness 35. A. generous B. content C. important D. helpful 第二节 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。 Xu Beihong’s paintings best indicate his personality: patriotic (爱国的), diligent and humanistic. Born in rural Yixing, Jiangsu province, he learned the basics of classic Chinese ink painting from his father, Xu Dazhang, ___36___ private school teacher who was skilled in painting, calligraphy and writing. After his father died, Xu mostly taught ___37___ (he) the oil painting, while he taught at primary schools in hometown. In 1915, he left the teaching job for Shanghai and made a living by drawing illustrations and commercial advertisements. Soon, his artistic talent ___38___ (recognize) by some well- known and ___39___ (respect) social figures, including Kang Youwei and Cai Yuanpei. Xu won a scholarship to study at the famous National High School of Fine Arts in Paris in 1919. He ___40___ (study) and travelled in Europe for almost a decade. There he was ___41___ (great) nurtured (熏陶) by the classic traditions of European art and culture, absorbing these elements into his works of traditional Chinese ink painting. The great painter lived most of his life during a chaotic time ___42___ his motherland experienced wars and his fellow Chinese suffered ___43___ (poor), illness and social instability. In his paintings, he depleted the pains of his nation and people while ___44___ (encourage) others to stand against these difficulties and never give up. The ongoing exhibition at the National Art Museum of China, Nation and Era, shows more than 100 ___45___ (represent) works in Xu’s oeuvre, on loan from the Xu Beihong Memorial Hall in Beijing. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 你的留学生朋友Paul要参加“中国古诗词朗读大赛”，请你给他推荐一首古诗，用唐朝诗人王之涣的《登鹳雀楼》或其他你喜欢的古诗进行推荐。 要点如下： 1．诗歌名称及作者; 2．推荐理由：写作手法及内涵等。 附： 登鹳雀楼 On the Stork Tower 王之涣Wang Zhihuan 白日依山尽，The sun beyond the mountain glows; 黄河入海流。The Yellow River seawards flows. 欲穷千里目，You can enjoy a grander sight; 更上一层楼。By climbing to a greater height. (许渊冲译) 注意： 1．词数应为80左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Paul, Delighted to know you will participate in the contest, I’d like to recommend ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Sweat poured down from Mark’s face. He had just finished trying out for the football team in his high school, and of course he made it. After all, he had been playing football for almost ten years. Football was a way of life in Mark’s family. His father was a coach in a primary school. His elder brother Roy was now playing at a top college. Mark was expected to follow his brother’s footsteps and make his family proud. But he had a secret. Though he was good at football, Mark’s heart wasn’t in it anymore. He had another sport on his mind. Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Mark hopped on the school bus heading home. Through the bus window, he could see the cheerleading squad (啦啦队) on the field. The cheerleaders were kicking, dancing, and performing amazing moves. Mark was fascinated. In fact, he had been attracted by cheerleading for some time. He pulled out a piece of paper from his schoolbag. Printed across the top in big letters was the phrase: Cheerleaders Wanted. That’s what Mark really wanted to do. His love for football had gone away months ago, and he longed for being a cheerleader instead of a football player. He knew that cheerleading would not only be a physical challenge; it would also be an emotional one, too. His family had such high expectations for him when it came to football. But Mark was tired of trying to keep up with his brother. He wanted his dream and was ready to go on his own path. Right now, after his football tryout, he knew he had to tell the truth to his parents. As soon as he arrived home, his parents were already waiting for him at the door. “Did you get in the football team?” they asked anxiously. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “Yes, I made it. But I don’t want to play football anymore,” he replied. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Hearing his apology, Mark’s parents calmed down and smiled. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2023-2024学年高二上学期南京市十三中期初考试 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5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。 A 【1~3题答案】 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A B 【4~7题答案】 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C C 【8~11题答案】 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C D 【12~15题答案】 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. D 15. C 第二节(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。 【16~20题答案】 【答案】16. D 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. F 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，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 【21~35题答案】 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. B 34. D 35. C 第二节 【36~45题答案】 【答案】36. a 37. himself 38. was recognized 39. respected 40. studied 41. greatly 42. when 43. poverty 44. encouraging 45. representative 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 【46题答案】 【答案】Dear Paul, Delighted to know you will participate in the contest, I’d like to recommend my favourite poem On the Stork Tower. The poem is a masterpiece with only four lines, written by Wang Zhihuan, a famous poet in the Tang Dynasty. In the first two lines, the writer portrays a spectacular sight featuring the setting sun against high mountains and the Yellow River by using the typical technique of Chinese poems-antithesis. The last two lines convey the poet’s great ambition hidden in the metaphor of “great height” on the Stork Tower, which makes the poem a long-standing classic quoted in many contexts. Hope my recommendation can be of any help. If there is anything I can do, please do not hesitate to ask me. Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 【47题答案】 【答案】One possible version: “Yes, I made it. But I don’t want to play football anymore,” he replied. No sooner had they heard the stunning words than his parents were frozen to the spot. With eyebrows knitted and mouths dropped open, they held Mark’s hands firmly, asking what was wrong with him. Mark was too ashamed to meet their eyes. After a while, summoning up all his courage, Mark explained what had happened to his beloved parents. Flushed with embarrassment, he made a sincere apology to his dad and mom, “Sorry, I didn’t mean to lie to you. But I really want to try cheerleading.” Hearing his apology, Mark’s parents calmed down and smiled. In a mild voice, they comforted Mark who was in low spirits. “It is absolutely OK to pursue what you really love,” said Mom. Looking up from the floor, Mark couldn’t believe what he heard. He felt a ton lighter on his shoulders. He felt a lump in his throat and couldn’t stammer out a word from his trembling lips. With teary eyes, he held his parents into his arms and thanked them for their trust. Admittedly, parents’ trust and unconditional love will empower a child for his whole life. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$