1、南京市、盐城市2022届高三年级第二次模拟考试英语试卷第一部分听力(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; 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. 1. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Editor and reader. B. H
2、usband and wife. C. Customer and salesperson. 2. What will the speakers probably do? A. Search for the lake. B. Hike along the easy path. C. Climb up the mountain. 3. How much will the man receive from his father? A. 400 yuan. B. 600 yuan. C. 800 yuan. 4. What does the man probably mean? A. He wants
3、 to have a rest. B. He agreed to go to the cinema. C. He will have a basketball game. 5. Which tourist spot does the woman highly recommend? A. The Great Wall. B. The Forbidden City. C. The Summer Palace. 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, 并标在试卷的相应位置. 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 are the speakers talking about? A. featured of Chinese food. B. A recipe for chicken soup. C. A local Chinese restaurant. 7. What does the man think of the dinner? A. Oily. B. Light. C. Tasty. 听第7段材料,回答第8至10题. 8. Ho
5、w does the man often get to the office? A. By bus. B. By taxi. C. By motorcycle. 9. How much time does Mary usually spend on her way to work? A 15 minutes. B. 20 minutes. C. 40 minutes. 10. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In an office. B. data subway station. C. At the meeting ro
6、om.听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题. 11. Why did the woman make the mistake? A. She was ill. B. She was forgetful. C. She was silly12. What is the woman worried about? A. Simon impression of her. B. The possibility of her dismissal. C. The companys potential losses. 13. What does the man advise the woman to do? A.
7、 Make an apology. B. Forget about it. C. Find another job.听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题. 14. What does the man plan to do? A. Take a local trip. B. Visit the Stadium. C. Attend a winter camp. 15. Who once worked as a volunteer at this years Winter Olympics? A. Tom. B. Jack. C. Susan.16. How does the woman feel
8、about the invitation at first? A. Curious. B. Hesitant. C. Uninterested.17. Why does the woman change her mind in the end? A. Because she can learn how to ski. B. Because her friend will go there too. C. Because they will save a lot of money. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题. 18. What do we learn about Chunfen? A
9、. It dates back to 400 years ago. B. It is the third term of the lunar calendar. C. The day time is equal to the night time. 19 Why is Chunfen believed to be the ideal time for egg-standing? A. Because spring is the season of luck. B. Because the earth is in a balanced position. C. Because people ha
10、ve a better sense of direction. 20. Why did people fly kites on Chunfen in ancient times? A. To play with strings. B. To seek medical resource. C. To make wishes for good health. 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. A Do an anonymous (匿名的) act of kindness
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17、or a poor friend.D. You find your classmate in low spirits.2. To order smile cards, you have to_A. pay for them in advanceB. place a big quantity of requestC mail some necessary informationD. tell what favor you will do for others3. The purpose of using smile cards is to encourage people to _A. spre
18、ad kindnessB. become volunteersC. advertise for Kind SpringD. pay others kindness backBNowadays mail delivery is a little different. I still get my mail from my mailbox. Nothing, but my neighbors mail. I thought that was curious.I proceeded to take my neighbors mail to them. I was about to put the m
19、ail in their mailbox when a tall man came running out shouting about messing with his friends mail. He snatched (夺过) the mail from my hand, opened the mailbox and pointed to the mail inside.“You were after this.I shook my head, “No, believe me. I got this mail by mistake in my box today. I was just
20、bringing it to them.” He gave me a funny look and went back into his house.I got the knock on the door the next morning by two very polite officers. The annoyed tall man had phoned the police and told them I was a crazy old woman going around mixing up everyones mail. Before I could finish telling t
21、hem about what was going on, the officers had watched a dog approach my mailbox with mail in his mouth. He took out the mail that was in my box and put letters in. He pushed the door closed with his nose, picked up the new pile of mail he had gotten from my box, and repeated this all the way down th
22、e next street. We all started laughing.The dog had belonged to a mail carrier who had died. No one thought to check (the carrier lived alone) on the mans dog. The dog had been trained to put mail in and take mail out of the boxes. When he got loose, he assumed his duties.I went by to talk to the ann
23、oyed tall man to fill him in on what had happened. He was very pleased when he realized I was not a mail thief. He did, however, adopt the little guy.4. Why did the tall man give the author a funny look?A. To show his disbelief.B. To express his curiosity.C. To contain his annoyance.D. To hide his e
24、mbarrassment.5. How did the police officers discover the truth?A. By analyzing the case.B. By witnessing the mix-up.C. By questioning the author.D. By consulting the tall man.6. According to the story, the dogA. was well-trained and devotedB. used to live a lonely and busy lifeC. was assigned to rep
25、lace the carrierD. guarded the mail in the neighborhood7. Whats the best title for the story?A. A mail serviceB. A dogs taleC. Special deliveryD. Noble dutiesCI remember when Kamala Harris became Joe Bidens running mate. It seemed funny how many people pronounced her name incorrectly. On one occasio
26、n, a news host became upset when being corrected, and purposely called her Kumbaya.I am no stranger to this issue as many of my students are from Asian and Middle Eastern countries, and sometimes their names are difficult for me to pronounce, even after asking them how to say it. Many students seem
27、unwilling to correct me when I attempt to learn their names correctly. The other thing Ive seen in growing numbers is students “adopting” an English name.Its much more common than many think, for people to change their names in order to fit in.This is especially the case when it comes to seeking job
28、s. Racial and cultural minorities often attempt to avoid discrimination hiring by hiding racial cues on the resume including changing their name. This is referred to as “resume whitening”. Research shows almost 50 percent of black and Asian job applicants did so.Xian Zhao from the University of Toro
29、nto researches ethnic (种族的) name pronunciation, saying that many people dont understand that habitually pronouncing an unfamiliar name inaccurately is a form of indirect discrimination. It sends a message that “you are the minorities” says Zhao. “You are not important in this environment, so why sho
30、uld I take time and my effort to learn it?”On the other end, those with ethnic names frequently dont correct people, even when their name is pronounced wrong repeatedly, feeling it is better just to keep the peace and not stand out for being difficult.It is important to try to pronounce everyones na
31、me as they pronounce it. This communicates respect of them as a person and their culture. There is nothing wrong with asking someone to repeat their name so that you can learn to pronounce it properly. This is usually appreciated.8. When their names are incorrectly pronounced, the authors Asian stud
32、entsA. attempt to laugh at itB. tend to accept itC. offer to correct the authorD. agree to change their names9. Which of the following can be seen as “resume whitening”?A. An application for a better job.B. A change in work environment.C. A ban on racial discrimination in workplace.D. A practice of
33、using Western names in job seeking.10. In his research, Xian Zhao finds thatA. ethnics accept their names being mispronounced to save troubleB ethnics fight effectively with the discrimination against their namesC. many westerners pronounce ethnic names incorrectly on purposeD. many westerners make
34、efforts to pronounce ethnic names correctly11. Whats the authors attitude toward pronouncing ethnic names correctly?A. Critical.B. Uncaring.C. Reserved.D. Supportive.DFor generations, depression has been seen as an illness, disorder or even weakness. Such an idea makes sense because depression cause
35、s suffering and even death. But what if weve got it all wrong?The common wisdom is that depression starts in the mind with abnormal thinking. That leads to symptoms like headaches, stomachaches, or tiredness. Now, models like the Polyvagal Theory suggest that weve got it backward. Its the body that
36、detects danger and initiates a defense strategy meant to help us survive. That biological strategy is called immobilization, and it demonstrates in the mind and the body with a set of symptoms we call depression.When we think of depression as unnecessary suffering, we are telling people with depress
37、ion that they are not part of the group, they are not right and they don t belong. That robs them of hope. But when we begin to understand that depression, at least initially, happens for a good reason we lift the shame. Instead, people with depression are courageous survivors, not damaged sick peop
38、le.The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is constantly scanning our internal and external environment for signs of danger. If our ANS detects a threat or even a simple lack of safety, its next strategy is the fight or flight response, which we often feel as anxiety. Sometimes the threat is so bad or go
39、es on for so long, that the nervous system decides there is no way to fight or to flee. At that point, there is only one option left: immobilization.The immobilization response is the original biological defense in higher animals. It dulls pain and makes us feel disconnected. Think of some reptiles
40、(爬行动物), which shut down their bodies to avoid cold temperatures and the lack of food and water. In humans, people often describe feeling “out of their bodies during extremely unpleasant events, which has a defensive effect of reducing the emotional shock. This is important because some things are so
41、 terrible, we dont want people to be fully present when they happen. What incredible capacity of our biology to find a way in hard times!12. Why does the author mention the Polyvagal Theory?A. To offer a standard for identifying depression.B. To raise peoples awareness of mental problems.C. To make
42、sense of how depression affects people.D. To correct a commonly held idea about depression.13. What can we infer from paragraph 3?A. Depression can bring people in crisis hope.B. People may feel it wrong to have depression.C. Depression is an unnecessary human emotion.D. People often feel proud of f
43、ighting depression.14. What is “immobilization” in the text?A. Building up anxiety.B. Rising to challenges.C. Shutting down action.D. Pulling through a crisis.15. In which order does our body react to an extremely unpleasant situation?seek to work out solutionsbecome aware of a threatexperience emot
44、ional shockstart defensive disconnectionA. B. C. D. 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. When Failure Is a Good ThingFailure is an important process you can learn from._16_Most people view failure as something that should be avoided at all costs._17_It may have been
45、an “F” we received on a paper or the high expectations our parents placed upon our shoulders that stopped us from trying.Award-winning psychologist and author, Ron Friedman, tells the story of how Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, revolutionized the womens clothing industry and became a billionaire in
46、 his book, The Best Place To Work: The Art and Science of Creating an Extraordinary Workplace._18_ She had zero experience in the clothing industry, lacked an education in business and raised only $5,000 to invest. When asked where she found the courage, she gave all credit to her dad. While most pa
47、rents ask their kids, “How was your day? when sitting down for dinner, Saras parents asked her and her brother, “What did you fail at today?” each and every night.When interviewed by CNNs Anderson Cooper, Sara said, “Instead of failure being the outcome, failure became not trying. It forced me at a young age to want to push myself so much further out of my comfort zone.” _19_