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1、常州市联盟学校20232024学年度第二学期阶段调研高二年级英语试卷2024.3出卷老师：袁银 审卷老师：岳瑛 考试时间120分钟本试卷共七大题 满分150分第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）第一节 (共 5 小题；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。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.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?A. Noise. B. Housework. C. Window
2、s.2. Who probably is the woman?A. A restaurant manager. B. A hotel clerk. C. A bank clerk.3. What does the woman mean?A. The maths puzzle is also difficult for her.B. Its a pity for the man not to solve the puzzle.C. She wants the man to help her.4. What will the woman probably do with the computer?
3、A. Return it to the store. B. Have it checked. C. Have it replaced.5. Why does the woman come to the mans office?A. To work together with the man.B. To talk to him about her paper.C. To invite him to have lunch.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。听每段
4、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 do we know about Richard and Wendy?A. They are new to this neighborhood.B. They are living where Janet once lived.C. They are friends of Janets husband.7. Who are the Thompsons?A. Janets old landlord. B. Richards
5、friends. C. Janets old neighbors.听第 7 段材料，回答第 8至10 题。8. What made the womans house messy?A. The kids. B. The pets. C. The friends.9. How was the weather on Saturday?A. Windy. B. Cloudy. C. Nice.10. What did the woman do on Sunday?A. She spent some time in the museum.B. She had a walk in the mountain
6、.C. She cleaned the house.听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。11. Who felt sad about the news in the paper?A. Susan. B. Susans grandpa. C. Nat Baker.12. Why have the plans for the community center been postponed?A. The senior citizens dont like the idea.B. People prefer the old library.C. There is short of money
7、.13. What does Grandpa think of the old community center on Elm Street?A. It isnt well-equipped. B. It isnt suitable for the old. C. It is very big.听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 16 题。14. Where are the speakers?A. In a hotel. B. In a studio. C. In a university.15. How much does the man share the expenses for eve
8、ry semester?A. $5,000. B. $3,000. C. $2,000.16. Whats the mans suggestion on saving money?A. Shopping online for cheaper clothes.B. Trying to eat home-made food.C. Sharing a room with others.听第 10 段材料，回答第 17 至 20 题。17. Who might be interested in this speech?A. Teachers. B. Children. C. Parents.18. W
9、hat is the speakers child like now?A. He is an adult. B. He is a teenager. C. He is still a small boy.19. Which period is a challenging time for children?A. Adolescence. B. Childhood. C. Adulthood.20. What does the speaker think of raising children?A. It is full of enjoyment.B. It is not as hard as
10、it looks.C. It is not an easy job.第二部分阅读（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。AHow do flowers know when to bloom? How do dogs know when to start getting their winter coats falling off? Phenology, the study of timings in nature, helps us understand how plant and animal
11、life cycle events are influenced by seasonal variations and changing climate. Learn more about phenology and record the timings of nature near you!MATERIALSPhenology bingo sheetSmell fresh-cut grassFind a red leaf on a treeSmell a blooming flowerFind snow on the groundFind a butterflyFind footprints
12、 in the mudScratch a mosquito biteListen to a rainstormCollect ripe strawberriesSee a group of birds fly overheadPlay with maple seedsFind a pine cone (松果) on the groundScience notebook or paperSomething to write withPROCEDUREIn your science notebook, write down 3 or 4 natural things you can observe
13、 that tell you what season it is.Print out the bingo sheet. Walk in your neighborhood and cross off as many of the items as you can.Are you able to get through everything on your bingo sheet? Do you notice a pattern with the items that you are/arent able to find? What time of the year would it be ea
14、siest to get through each item on the bingo sheet?Keep your bingo sheet and continue playing throughout the following months. Then you are able to discover various connections and patterns that affect our everyday life. For example, the appearance of flowers is a response to the local weather and cl
15、imate.21. What does phenology mainly focus on?A. The effects of climate change on everyday life.B. The link between biological events and the environment.C. The interaction between plant and animal life cycles.D. The patterns of climate and seasonal variations.22. What should people do with the bing
16、o sheet?A. Use it for a long period. B. Put it in their notebook.C. Find every item on it. D. Add 3 or 4 items to it.23. Why does the author write this text?A. To help people improve observational skills.B. To persuade people to be close to nature.C. To provide a way to cast new light on phenology.D
17、. To publicize the significance of phenology.BDr. Joseph Dituri, who is 55 and known as “Dr. Deep Sea”, has just finished an amazing adventure. For 100 days, the University of South Florida scientist lived in a small room underwater. He set a new world record, beating the old record of 73 days.The f
18、arther you go below the oceans surface, the greater the pressure. The mission, known as Project Neptune 100, was a scientific attempt to study the effects of living in a high-pressure environment for a continuous period. In his undersea room, Dr. Dituri was living with pressure that was about 66% gr
19、eater than the pressure on the surface. He believed that high pressure could help people live longer and stay healthier as they get older and that it could also help doctors treat different medical problems, including brain injuries.Actually, Dr. Dituri went through several big changes. For one thin
20、g, he became 1.3 centimeters shorter during his time at the higher pressure undersea. He was also able to sleep much better. His physical conditions greatly improved in a couple of other ways, too.While he was living underwater, Dr. Dituri stayed busy. He used the project as an educational experienc
21、e for the youth. “I have communicated with thousands of young people to get them interested in science, technology, engineering and math,” he said. He had online chats with over 5,500 students from 15 different countries. Meanwhile, he kept teaching his college classes and worked with other marine e
22、xperts to figure out ways to protect and take care of the ocean.Dr. Dituri said his favorite part of the project was talking with young people. “If we can get people excited about science, that would be a great success to me!” he said. “Maybe one day, one of them will come back and break the record
23、I just set. My greatest hope is that I can inspire a new generation of researchers to push back the boundaries.”24. Why did Dr. Dituri have the adventure?A. To learn how human bodies respond to high pressure.B. To research the underwater life better.C. To draw attention to a healthy lifestyle.D. To
24、beat the previous world record.25. What happened to Dr. Dituri?A. His state of health stabilized. B. He was forced to live a busy life.C. His height changed slightly. D. He suffered from sleep problems.26. What does Dr. Dituri want to inspire young people to do through the project?A. Develop enthusi
25、asm for science. B. Challenge themselves bravely.C. Expand scientific boundaries. D. Protect the ocean actively.27. How can we describe Dr. Dituri?A. He is high-powered and caring. B. He is determined and inspiring.C. He is open-minded and insightful. D. He is committed and optimistic.CBy now, the s
26、tory of Britney Spearss guardianship and its eventual end is well known: For years, Ms. Spears was trapped in a legal situation in which most of the money she earned went to her father, who controlled not only her finances, but things like her medication, her performance schedule and more. Ms. Spear
27、ss story triggered an examination of guardianship laws, and that may have helped prompt recent assessments of the protections - or lack thereof - available to child influencers. Yet in nearly all of the United States, these workers have no legal protections and no guarantees that they will ever see
28、any of the money that they have earned. If this has parallels with Ms. Spearss guardianship, its roots stretch back nearly a century. In 1938, a 23-year-old named Jackie Coogan, who had starred in Charlie Chaplins The Kid as a toddler, learned that his mother and his stepfather had spent the million
29、s of dollars he had earned as a child star. He sued and won, and in response, California passed a bill in 1939, commonly referred to as the Coogan Law, to protect children in similar roles.Today, a revised version of the law requires that 15 percent of a child entertainers earnings go into a trust.
30、A few other states have their own versions of Californias law, but barring one exception, these laws do not extend to children who are making their names on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube or any of the other major social media platforms. Even if child influencers produce their own content and are not ma
31、naged by their parents, they are at risk of being exploited by adults in their lives. Now, politicians are starting to catch up, motivated in part by civic-minded teenagers who have watched as popular family vloggers like Machelle Hobson and Ruby Franke have been exposed for abusing and exploiting t
32、heir children, mostly behind the scenes, but sometimes on camera.28.The example of Britney Spears shows that_.A. people are interested in the news of celebritiesB. some stars break up with their family after gaining fame C. the conflict between parents and children is commonD. the guardianship law m
33、ay fail to offer protection29.What does “this” refer to in paragraph 3?A. The phenomenon that the government examines the guardianship lawsB. The phenomenon that child laborers have no control over the money they have earnedC. The phenomenon that child influencer earned more money than adultsD. The
34、phenomenon that Jackie Coogan starred in Charlie Chaplins The Kid as a toddler30.What can be learned about the Coogan Law?A. Jackie Coogan was compensated according to this law. B. It does not apply to child entertainers on online platforms.C. A few states has the law to protect child entertainers.D
35、. It requires that 15 percent of the earnings go to the parents. 31.What can you know from the last paragraph?A. Politicians are punishing the behavior of child abuse.B. Politicians are lifting the age restrictions in banks.C. Politicians are improving the related laws.D. Politicians are banning chi
36、ldren from being content creators. DPlaced before you are two pots. Each contains 100 balls. You are given a clear description of the first pots contents, in which there are 50 red balls and 50 black balls. The economist running the experiment is tight-lipped about the second, saying only that there
37、 are 100 balls divided between red and black in some percentage. Then you are offered a choice. Pick a red ball from a pot and you will get a million dollars. Which pot would you like to pull from? Now try again, but select a black ball. Which pot this time? Most people choose the first pot both tim
38、es, despite such a choice implying that there are both more and fewer red balls than in the second pot. This fact is known as the Ellsberg paradox after Daniel Ellsberg, who called the behaviour hate uncertainty. It reveals a deeper problem facing the world as it struggles with climate change. Ignor
39、ance of the future carries a cost today: uncertainty makes risks uninsurable, or at the very least expensive. The less insurers know about risks, the more capital they need to protect their balance-sheets against possible losses.Insurance is a tool of climate adaptation. Indeed, insurance calculator
40、s have as big a role to play as activists in the fight against climate change. Without insurance, those whose homes burn in a wildfire or are destroyed by a flood will lose everything. Insurance can also be a motive for corrective action. Higher insurance expenses, which accurately reflect risk, sti
41、mulate people to adapt sooner, whether by discouraging building in risky areas or encouraging people to move away from high fire risk land. If prices are wrong, society will be more hurt by a hotter world than otherwise would be the case. Politicians considering financial aid for home insurance on f
42、lood plains ought to note.32.The experiment of the two pots show that_.A. instinct sometimes works better than reasoningB. most people prefer predictability to uncertaintyC. people are willing to take risks to get a rewardD. it is impossible to always make the right decision33.Whats the functions of
43、 insurance?A. It raises peoples awareness of climate change.B. It prevents people from taking risks.C. It motivates people to adapt to risky environment.D. It helps climate refugees to relocate.34.Whats authors attitude towards financial aids for home insurance?A. OpposingB. SupportiveC. UncertainD.
44、 Ambiguous35.Which of the following could be the best title for the text?A. Prevention is better than remedyB. Improving forecast can reduce uncertaintyC. Uncertainty pushes up the price of insuranceD. Speedy action is urgently needed for climate change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
45、白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How cuteness has taken over the world?Scroll through any social-media feed, and before long a cute video will appear. _36_. The supply of these adorable clips is huge. On TikTok, there are 65 million videos tagged#cute._37_. Japanese artists in the Edo period(between 1603 and 186
46、8) painted puppies or fashioned them out of ivory. Joshua Paul Dale, the author ofIrresistible, argues that the popularity of Cupids in Renaissance and Rococo art made winged babies the major expression of cuteness in Western art for three centuries. _38_. People could watch and share amusing conten
47、t of their children or favourite animals at any time. In2022, more than 90,000 videos of cats were uploaded to YouTube every day.Cute things are everywhere, not just online. In America, a puppy has advertised beer, and a cute gecko helps company Geico sell around $39billion in car insurance a year. In Britain a cartoon koala helps peddle toilet paper. _39_. However, a study from 2015 found that participants fel