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2023-2024学年江苏省无锡市锡山区天一高级中学高二年级第二学期4月阶段测试英语（春卷）
一、阅读理解（★★）Apps forMiddle SchoolStudentsPixtonWith theright tools,summer can be a great timefor gettingtweens andteens toflex theircreative writingmuscles.Pixton is a freesite forkids to make comicsthey canprint orshare online.Pixton iseasy to use andalsooffers how-to videos and support.For asubscription fee,kids canaccess evenmore features.Be Confidentin WhoYou AreThisapp isthe firstpart of an award-winning seriescalled MiddleSchool Confidential.Presented asagraphic novel,it helpskids understand and navigatethe socialworld ofmiddle school.It takeson common（自尊）issues likeself-esteem andfitting in.Theres noread-aloud function,but thereare quizzesto helpkidswork onsocial skills.SuperBetterThis game-like toolhelps teensstay motivatedto takedaily stepstoward theirgoals.SuperBetter canbeused tobreak negativepatterns andimprove self-image.It alsoenables teensto connectwith otherusers,adding asocial elementthat canencourage progress.The toolis tailor-made foreach kidsneeds,but itcantake time to setit up.InstructablesWant tolearn how to bakecakes filledwith chocolate-hazelnut spreadInstructables isfull ofdo-it-yourself projects,including manythat aregreat forsummer.Some projectsare goodfor organizingandmanaging life.There arealso afew projectsthat mayhelp with attention.Parents mayneed topreselectprojects becausethe sitehas somecontent aboutadult topics.
1.In whataspect doesBe Confidentin WhoYou Arehelp withkidsA.Improving theirpeople skills.B.Encouraging themto readaloud.Dear Tom,Yours sincerely,Li Hua
五、书面表达（★★★）
47.读后续写“Now,parents andstudents separateinto twogroups.You willbe reunitedat theend of the campustour.Groups ofincoming freshmanhappily left their parentsupon hearingthis announcement.I wasless thanthrilledabout startingcollege,let aloneleaving mymother5s sideto tourthe campuswith other freshmen;Ifelt alittle anxious.We followedthe seniortour guide.The otherfreshmen chattedand madecausalintroductions asI draggedbehind.How couldI havebelieved I was readyfor thisAfter all,it hadonly been afew monthssince Ileftthehospital.I wasfeeling betterfor thefirst timein years.But college...My thinkingwas interruptedby asweet femalevoice,“Hi,V mJennifer.”T mLauren,n Ireplied.uWhere doyouprefer to live Athome oron campus”she said.Before Icould reply,the tourguide announcedit wastimeto createour schedulesand selectthe courseswe wantedto take.（课程公We crowdedinto theStudent ActivityCenter.Three seniorshanded outthick coursebulletins告）and formsthat neededto befilled out.All aroundme,the soundsof turningpapers andwriting soundedlikethose givenby analarm clock.Others seemedto bemoving through the processquickly butI hadn*t even（目录）.opened mycourse catalogFocus,I toldmyself,just readthroughthecatalog andfind thecourse youlike anda schedulethatworks psychologyA orB,Geology101,English,history,sections1,2,3-The listwent onand on.I panickedand almoststarted tocry.How wasI supposedto knowhow tocomplete itI wasjust relearninghowtolivein thereal world,and theywanted metomake a schedule.How Iwished someonecould helpme.Soon,otherfreshmenwere handingin theirforms・_______________________________________________________________________________Then,I felta warmhand onmy shoulder.C.Helping themsucceed inquiz games.D.Teaching themto writea graphicnovel.
2.Which appcanbedesigned according to usersneedsA.Pixton.B.Instructables.C.Super Better.D.Be Confidentin WhoYou Are.
3.What doesInstructables adviseparents todoA.Make foodat home.C.Pay attentionto theirkids interests.D.Select projectsfor theirkids in advance.记B.Help theirk swith theirprojects.★★★Just likeso manyothers,I have always beenaware ofthe importanceof work in mylife.Watching myparentshas taughtmetoapproach workwith asense ofseriousness anddevotion,and toremember itsrole inimprovingour quality of lifeby givingit purposeand meaning.Unfortunately,the externaldemands ofdeadlines thatshape ourwork scheduleshave alsoshaped myattitude towards mywork.I fearedthe consequencesof submittingmy homeworklate inschool,which was asgood as not submittingit altogether.To avoidpunishment,I dsubmit homeworkthat waspartially completedbutalways ontime,receiving apassing gradeand avoidingpunishment asa result.Learning,therefore,became lessimportant aslong asI managedto keepmy anxietyof notgetting reprimanded,and offailing,atbay.This attitudeincreased overthe years,making mebelieve thataverageness wasmy limitof achievement.It snot that I shiedaway fromwork-it sjust that I thoughtunoriginal essays,poorly draftedand designedarchitecturalplans,and basicpresentations werewhat Iwas capableof.Reading RobertPirsig5s Zenand theArt ofMotorcycle Maintenancechanged all of that.By recountinghisconcepts ofWestern andEastern philosophyduring a17-day motorcycletrip acrossAmerica,Pirsig helpedmeidentify theeffect myattitudetowardswork hadon me.Zen helpedme realizethat I had confusedmywork withproductivity5,since Vd seenthe latterbeing valuedmore thanhigh-quality work.Once Imade thusdistinction,I began to seemy activitiesas anextension of myself andtook ownershipofthem.Over theweeks,I wouldstill mymind beforeevery shirtI ironed,every sandwichImade andevery pieceI wrote,and giveit mycomplete attention.The resultwas thatI stoppedproducingwork thatwas average,and everythingI didhad acertain originalityand qualityto itthatInever knewI wascapableof.A.They putagreatvalue on their work.
8.They setdeadlines forhis homework.C.They haveachieved theirlife purposes.D.They triedhard toimprove theirlife quality.
5.What doesthe underlinedword“reprimanded”in paragraph2meanA.Finished.B.Criticized.
9.Rewarded.D.Marked.
6.What didthe authorthink ofhimself previouslyA.He workedin toomany fields.B.He enjoyedchallenging himself.C.He failed to showhis excellence.
10.He wasa manof limitedability.
7.How has the bookZen affectedthe authorA.He hasimproved hisproductivity.B.He haslearned newdaily livingskills.D.He hasdeveloped aninterest inmotorcycle trips.C.He hasimproved hisqualityofwork.
4.What canwe inferabout the author1s parents★★★On thecomer ofthe busiestcrossroad inOmaha,Neb.,there*sasquare building,wrapped ontwo sideswitha flashingLED signboardpromoting thehigh-tech equipmentand classesinside.UI thoughtit wasa3-D printersales place,n saysFrank Fu,a highschool student.Earlier thisyear,Fuchanced uponDo Space,a technologylibrary providingfree accessto powerfulPCs loadedwith software激光切割机.used bybusinesses andartists.There are3-D printersand lasercuttersuIt wasexactly whatIwaslooking for,and Inever knewthere wasa placeanywhere likeit,and itturns outtheresnot,n Fusays.There areno booksin this library.Instead,it sjammed withhigh-end technologythat itprovides freeto thepublic.Taxpayers didnt fundthislibrary.Instead,Heritage Services,a groupof Omahacontributors,donated$7million totransform thebuilding—which hadbeenaBorders bookstore—and payfor computers,3-D printersand theInternet bandwidth.Sue Morrisspeaks for the donors,With1Gbminimum,to goup to10Gb,to havethat in a publicbuilding that*s free,n shesays.“That sreally amazing;that isunheard of anywhere.That computingpower alsomakes itan attractivespot forstartup founders.Weknow peoplerun businessesout ofthis building,and were OKwith that,n Morrissays.Hans Bekaleis amongthem.This isprobably thebiggest dreamof anydeveloper tohaveaplace likethis,H hesays.Because thisis ourmodern-day office.1Bekale manageshis smallmultimedia businessfromDo Space.He says the technologyattracted him,as wellastheinformal communityof creativepeople whohangout there.I usedto belocked into my office,just sortof bymyself,right Nothearing freshideas,n hesays.Some ofthe mostinnovative thingsthat Fve thoughtof justhappened throughconversation/Across thecountry,other librariesare expandingtheir techoptions.Susan BentonoftheUrban LibrariesCouncilsaystheOmaha experimenttakes theconcept toa newlevel.
8.How mightFu feelupon steppinginto Do SpaceA.Relieved.B.Excited.C.Doubtful.D.Nervous.A.She isa startupfounder.B.She knowscomputers well.
9.What dowe knowabout MorrisC.She providedfunds forDo Space.D.She was the ownerof aBorders bookstore.A.He isoften inspiredthere.B.He learnsbasic technologythere.
10.How doesDo Spacebenefit BekaleC.He isable tomeet moreclients there.D.He canspend timewith himself.
11.What isthe besttitle for the textA.The futureof librarieslies in their techoptionsB.A librarywith nobooks bringstechnology toallC.DoSpaceoffers freescience classesto studentsD.Sharing scientificresources transformsa community（★★★）I grewup ina15-minute city.Or really,to be more precise,I grewup ina15-minute neighborhoodinacitythat waspacked withthem.The NewYork essayistA.J.Liebling dismissed.Chicago in the1950sasanendless andboring stretchof factory,town mainstreets”.He didn1t realizeit,but hewas payingthe citya（赞美）.compliment Everyone ofthose streetswasthecapital of a smallworld inwhich afew thousandresidentscould meetalloftheir regularneeds-physical,social andspiritual-within thespace of15minutes.I can1t helpfinding itironic（讽刺的）that in the21st centurysome ofthe bestminds inurban planningaretrying todesign thecar tof communitiesthat usedto existwithout anybodyinside havingto givethem theslightestthought.But theyare workinghard at the task,and theyare winningsupporters.The15-minute-city movementwas born,or Ishould sayreborn,in Paris,where MayorAnne Hidalgobuilt（促进）her successful2020reelection campaignonthe15-minute goal,and shehas donequite abit tofosterit.Hidalgo iscreating900miles ofbike lanesin thecity.She hasbanned cartraffic fromsome ofthe pathwaysalongthe riverSeine.She ischanging schoolyardsthroughout thecity intoround-the-clock publicplaygrounds.What exactlymakes a15-minute city,anyway Andis ita newidea orjust aslogan Fm infavor ofthisgoal.But itmay notbe sosimple.Most peoplethatIknow arepretty unwillingto walka fullmile tohandle an（差事）.（专门土也）errand Thats whysome criticshave saidthat ifwe aretalking exclusivelyaboutwalking,the ideaofa5-or10-minute citymight bemore realistic.It willalso bemuch moredifficult toachieve,to saythe least.In fact,we have15-minute citiesright now-we canget inour carsand reachmost ofour desireddestinationswitha15-minute drive.Of course,that5s preciselywhat weneed tostop doing,for avariety ofenvironmentaland socialreasons.
12.What wasChicago likein theT950sA.It hadtoo largea population.B.It wasfamous fora neighborhoodin it.C.It wasthe academiccenter ofmany essayists.D.It wasfull ofwell-functioned smallcommunities.
13.What areurban plannersdevoted todoing nowaccordingtothe authorA.Repuiposing abandonedcommunities.B.Designing communitiessimilar tothose inthe past.C.Collecting communitydesigns fromthe public.D.Publicizing theirideas ofcommunity expansion.
14.What doesthe authorthink ofa15-minute cityA.It willbe hardto achieve.B.It isinnovative andpractical.C.It willbe popularwith Americans.D.It isbased ona5-or1O-minute city.
15.According totheauthor,which oneis animportant featureofa15-minute cityinthe21st centuryA.Residents areencouraged todrive theirown cars.B.Residents havea closerrelationship witheach other.C.It promotesa fast-paced lifestyle.D.It isfriendly tothe environment.★★★4Reasons toGraduate inAgricultureAttitudes towardsagriculture arechanging.16because itoffers themmore opportunitiesthan everbeforeand achance tomakeadifference.Let stake acloser look.Choose froma widerange ofsubjects.The fieldof agricultureis verybroad andstudents canstudyanything fromanimal scienceand landmanagement tohorticulture oreconomics.
17.Whetherstudents aremore interestedinthescientific sideof agricultureorthemore practicaland activeside,there isachoice tosatisfy alldifferent typesof learners.Experience abundantjob opportunities.
18.They dont justhave togo intofarming,although theycan chooseto managefarm oragricultural businesses.They canwork inareas likeagriculturalsales andmarketing orget positionsin environmentalconservation.They canalso chooseto workinawiderange ofenvironments such as inoffices,outdoors ora mixtureof both.
19.In thecourse oftheir agriculturalstudies,students willbe exposedto manyissues thataffectthe worldtoday.Students canget involvedin researchand developmentworkinsignificant areasliketackling povertyand foodinsecurity.Skilled graduateswill helpto shapethe responseto globalneeds indifferentareas byapplying theirproblem-solving skills.Get paidwell.An easyway toreduce therisk ofbeing unemployedafter graduationis tobecome skilledina fieldwhere there5sashortage.
20.Agricultural graduates,especially thosewithmaster sdegrees,are indemand andtherefore have the potentialto earntop salaries.A.Encourage healthyeating habitsB.Address significantmodern worldissuesC.More studentsare choosingto registerfor agricultureD.Agriculture isan essentialindustry thatneeds moreskilled graduatesE.A careercan godown agreat numberof differentroutes foragricultural graduatesF.Environmental conservationand farmingpractice areother commonareas ofstudyG.Students wouldhavetheopportunity togain skillswhile gainingextra outdoorexercises
二、完形填空★★I alwaysfound itdifficult tobe mentallypresent duringactivities outsidethe lab.Establishing ahealthywork-life balancewas anfor me.Though Iregularly leftthe labby5pm,I oftenwork wellinto theevening.劫持A turningpoint camewhen anemail hijackedmy,atthewedding,which Ibelieve wasa perfectopportunityto celebratethe reunionofmyfriends.Unfortunately,my wassomewhere else.Moments earlier,不由自主地I tookout my phone andcompulsively my email.I spotteda messagethat myco-workersneeded meto writea newreport.I pocketedmyphone,but the was done:For therest ofthe dayI triedtofigure outhowtoget thework done.That night,feeling Iasked myself,Have Ireally work-life balanceif,regardless ofwhere Iam,my mindisinthelab”I finallyrealized thatmyemailchecking waskey tomy problem.So Iset anfor myself:Onlydeal withwork-related taskswhen Ican givethem myfull attention.I begantomyhabit ofreaching formyphone wheneverIhada sparemoment.Instead,I forcedmyself tostop andquestion whetherthewasright.Now,I stillcatch myselfconsidering experimentswhen Im tryingto fallasleep atnight.But Tm makingprogress.I hopeto________a lessanxious scientistandamuch happierweddingguest.
21.A.adventure B.conflict C.desire D.challenge
22.A.cut offB.carried outC.got overD.thought about
23.A.takes B.activities C.interviews D.discussions
24.A.plan B.mind C.phone D.friend
25.A.wrote B.sent C.checked D.shared
26.A.job B.damage C.deal D.report
27.A.carelessly B.anxiously C.immediately D.randomly
28.A.excited B.puzzled C.relieved D.annoyed
29.A.deserved B.achieved C.adjusted D.established
30.A.frequent B.casual C.previous D.simple
31.A.example B.record C.deadline D.boundary
32.A.break B.reveal C,form D.consider
33.A.time B.decision C.price D.suggestion
34.A.as usualB.by natureC.on occasionD.in vain
35.A.meet B.become C.observe D.choose
三、语法填空★★★阅读下面短文，在空白处填入个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式1Chinese sealE[l carvingoriginated duringthe ShangDynasty.In thebeginning,the characterscarved onseals were thesame as36used inwriting,suchasXiaozhuan ofthe Qin Dynasty.However,with Chinesewritingbecoming37increase standardizedand simplified,it becamea traditiontouseXiaozhuan for seals.真实性.In ancienttimes,seals wereregarded asa guaranteeof authenticityToday,they38bemoreof asignof authorityofalegal person39an artwork.After theQinDynasty,materials forsealswerestrictly classified.Jade wasonly usedfor emperors,gold铜and silver40high-ranking officialsand copperforthelow ranks.Various typesof stoneswere usedfromthe Song Dynasty,41ledtoa roomforseal carving.42early,seal carvingwas accomplishedonly byworkers.During theSongDynasty,scholars andartistsbegantoget involvedin it.They combinedsealcarvingwith calligraphyand painting,43make thistraditionalart morepopular inChina.To protectthis artistictreasure andstimulate thepublic s44enthusiastic forit,Chinese sealcarving45
四、书include onthe UNESCORepresentative Listof IntangibleCultural Heritageof Humanityin
2009.信写作★★★.假如你是李华，你校邀请了部分澳大利亚中学生来校参加暑假为期一周的“体验中国文化”46的交流活动其中就有你的朋友他来信想The ExperienceChinese Cultureexchange programTomo了解这次活动的具体细节请给他写封回信要点如下具体时间及住宿安排
1..活动内容学习中文、唱中国民歌、欣赏中国绘画及传统中国戏剧2你的祝愿
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