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江苏省扬州中学 2022~2023 学年第一学期检测
英语试卷
2022.10
（考试时间：120分钟 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，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. Why is the woman flying to New York?
A. To change her plane. B. To do business. C. To have a vacation.
2. What will the speakers do?
A. Relax on the beach. B. Go jet skiing. C. Ride horses.
3. What does the man invite the woman to do?
A. Go jogging. B. Have a drink. C. Have dinner.
4. What does the woman mean?
A. Ivy is incompetent.
B. Ivy thinks highly of others.
C. Ivy is brave enough to quit her job.
5. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Wake up Mary.
B. Ask Mary for some news.
C. Tell Mary to give him a phone call.
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 mainly talking about?
A. Watching TV. B. Reading magazines. C. Reading newspapers.
7. Where does the woman usually get the news?
A. On TV. B. In magazines. C. On the Internet.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the woman do last night?
A. She watched a game.
B. She attended a party.
C. She travelled to Madrid.
9. What does the man say about Barcelona?
A. They played well as usual.
B. They have a poor goalkeeper.
C. They could have played better.
10. What does the man ask the woman to do?
A. Make a plan on the games.B. Watch the next game together.
C. Avoid getting injured in the game.
听第8段材料，回答第 11至13 题。
11. When does the conversation take place?
A. In spring. B. In summer. C. In winter.
12. What is the woman pleased about?
A. Collecting stamps.
B. Playing computer games.
C. Doing indoor sports.
13. Why won't the boy play table tennis?
A. He is afraid to lose.
B. He finds nobody to play with.
C. He thinks it boring.
听第9 段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. How does the woman go to work these days?
A. By bus. B. By car. C. By train.
15. What was the woman two years ago?
A. A city planner. B. A company's boss. C. A landscape gardener.
16. Why did the woman change her job last year?
A. To work at home.
B. To start her own business.
C. To spend more time with her family.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Whom has the government promised to offer help to?
A. Some farmers. B. Some pilots. C. Some children.
18. Where are the transport workers going on strike?
A. In Sydney. B. In Melbourne. C. In Queensland.
19. How did the school children feel after the rescue?
A. Thankful. B. Angry. C. Sorry.
20. What can we learn about the school children?
A. They attended a musical concert.
B. They enjoyed themselves in the sea.
C. Their plane was forced to land shortly after takeoff.
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，共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
Studying a subject that you feel pointless is never a fun or easy task. If you’re studying
history, asking yourself the question “why is history important” is a very good first step. History
is an essential part of human civilization. You will find something here that will arouse your
interest, or get you thinking about the significance of history.
History grounds us in our roots. History is an important and interesting field of study, and
learning the history of our home country can give us a deeper, more meaningful glimpse into ourancestors’ pasts, and how we got to where we are today. Many people feel like they need a sense
of cultural belonging, which is something that studying your roots and being open-minded to the
evolution of your culture can provide.
History enriches our experience. Reading history is an amazing experience because it
enables us to reflect on the social and economic life of the people living long time ago.
According to the experts, problems faced by people regardless of the past and present are the
same. With the information about the ancestors, one can become more experienced in handling
challenges of life.
History makes us more empathetic. Studying history can give us insight into why our
culture does certain things, and how the past has shaped it into what we know now. It also
provides a rather strong foundation for empathy across cultures. Fear and hate for others is
usually caused by ignorance. We’re scared of the things that we don’t understand. History has
the potential to break down those boundaries by offering us insight into entire worlds that would
otherwise be foreign to us.
History can inspire us to learn more. What’s fantastic about history is the way it broadens
our horizons. It’s almost impossible to learn about one historical period without having dozens
of questions about related concepts. Study the 19th century England, and you might catch a
glimpse of Charles Dickensˈ Oliver Twist. Look up Charles Dickens, and you might learn a
thing or two about realism. Or maybe you end up switching your attention away from novels,
and discover the history of romantic poets in England. It can go anywhere, and there is
something in there for absolutely anybody.
The value of history cannot be ignored. We don’t have to live in the past, but we can
definitely do better by learning from it and using the lessons learnt to lead more meaningful
lives.
21．According to the experts, why is history useful for people to handle challenges of life?
A．The problems at present are similar to those in the past.
B．Ancient people laid economic foundations for people today.
C．The current challenges of life were predicted by the ancestors.
D．People living long time ago knew more about how to solve problems.
22．With the example in Para. 5, the writer intends to show that _________.
A．Charles Dickens contributes much to British literature
B．Oliver Twist can satisfy our curiosity for romantic poets
C．reading novels is a way to learn about a historical period
D．studying history can arouse people’s interest in other fields
23．What could be the best title for the passage?
A．How to Build Cultural Identity B．Why Studying History Matters
C．Know the Past, Know the Present D．History: a Way to Broaden HorizonsB
Those supposedly “free” trials for various products and services can be attractive, but the
trouble comes when all those free things end up costing you money.
Nearly 6 in 10 Americans who signed up for a free product trial were later charged against
their will, according to a website named Bankrate. Users who forget to cancel before the trial
period ends may find themselves charged a fee of $10 or $15 and included in what’s known as a
“negative option” plan, in which goods or services are sent unless a customer tells the seller not
to send them. Other users may find themselves billed for the price of shipping.
And then there's the fine print. For Morgan Taylor, a marketer based in Scottsdale, Arizona,
failing to carefully examine a website’s offer that let him download 10 songs for free ended up
costing him money. The catch: Although he says he canceled before the trial period ended,
Taylor was charged $9.90 because the terms said that the songs were free only with a one-month
subscription and billed if the subscription was canceled.
“I tried to question the charge, but it was useless, "Taylor said. “I hadn't read the fine print.”
The likelihood that a person will end up paying for a free trial after it ends actually
increases with income and education level, Bankrate found. About two-thirds, or 65%，of
people making $80,000 or more a year were charged after a free trial. Meanwhile, just over half
of people making $40,000 or less found themselves forking over dollars. "People with less
education and less income seem to be keeping a closer eye on their money and therefore are less
likely to be charged against their will.” Bankrate analyst Ted Rossman said.
Rossman gave a few suggestions to help customers avoid getting cheated. He said, “Before
making up your mind, you'd better research the company, check the terms and conditions
carefully and pay attention to the cancellation windows.”
24．What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?
A．An introduction of different kinds of free trials.
B．A discussion about why people like to sign up for free trials.
C．The fact that many people lose money on free trials.
D．The reason why many people lose money on free trials.
25．What led to Taylor's unnecessary loss of money?
A．He failed to read the rules of the free trial.
B．He forgot to cancel the subscription in time.
C．He downloaded more than 10 songs by mistake.
D．He didn't contact the company to question the charge.
26．Who is most likely to lose money on free trials according to Ted Rossman?
A．A nurse making $80,000 a year.
B．A professor making $130,000 a year.
C．A dishwasher making $26,000 a year.D．A childcare worker making $30,000 a year.
27．In which part of a newspaper can we probably find this text?
A．Sports. B．Entertainment. C．Education. D．Consumption.
C
Many people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success, but research has
found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.
In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University, researchers asked people to translate
sentences into a new a made-up language. Subjects who practiced the language moderately
beforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all. High levels of
knowledge can make people too attached to traditional ways of viewing problems across
fields─ the arts, sciences, and politics. High conscientiousness is related to lower job
performance, especially in simple jobs where it doesn’t pay to be a perfectionist.
How long we stay on the clock and how we spend that time are under careful examination
in many workplaces. The young banker who eats lunch at his desk is probably seen as a go-
getter, while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conference-room meal get dirty looks from
the corner office. “People from cultures that value relationships more than ours does are shocked
by the thought of eating alone in front of a computer”, says Art Markman, a professor of
psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. Social interaction has been shown to lift mood
and get people thinking in new directions and in ways that could help improve any post-lunch
effort.
Markman also promotes off-task time. “Part of being a good thinker is experiencing things
that are seemingly unrelated to what you are working on at the moment but give you fresh ideas
about your work,” he says. “Also, there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads to
higher levels of productivity and creativity. So, when people do things to increase their life
satisfaction, they also make themselves more effective at work.”
28．What does Ellen Langer’s study show?
A．It is worthwhile to be a perfectionist B．Translation makes people knowledgeable.
C．Simpler jobs require greater caution. D．Moderate effort produces the best result.
29．The underlined word “go-getter” in paragraph 3 refers to someone Who_______.
A．is good at handling pressure B．works hard to become successful
C．a has a natural talent for his job. D．gets on well with his co-workers
30．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．A good thinker is able to inspire other people.
B．Experience unrelated to your job is useless.
C．A cheerful mood helps make a creative mind.
D．Focusing on what you do raises productivity.31．What does the text seem to advocate?
A．Middle-of-the-road work habits. B．Balance between work and family.
C．Long-standing cultural traditions. D．Harmony in the work environment.
D
It is a general belief among academics that the humanities are in crisis. According to
Harvard historian James Hankins, part of the problem is the dominance of “critical” reading over
“primary” reading. Primary reading takes a text at face value and simply tries to understand what
the author intended to say. Critical reading assumes an author’s statements can never be taken at
face value. Instead, they must be “seen through” to expose the text’s real meaning, which is
determined in accord with this or that fashionable theory.
Mr. Hankins says primary reading “must be recovered” for higher education in the
humanities to be effective. I would go further. Primary reading isn’t important only for the
humanities, or even for education more generally. The restoration of primary reading could be a
crucial weapon in fighting the “idle talk” that troubles American society.
Idle talk was philosopher Martin Heidegger’s term for inauthentic discourse(不可信的言
辞 ). It involves adopting and circulating others’ opinions about something without ever
personally engaging that thing for yourself. People engaged in idle talk speak in accord with
expectations for their particular identity or role. They hold and express the opinions a person in
their role is expected to hold.
Idle talk can be harmless. Each year my mother forms strong opinions about which films
should win Academy Awards without seeing any of them, after reading articles by critics she
favors. But idle talk can also be dangerous. Consider journalism. The norm nowadays is for one
reporter to break a story, followed by dozens or hundreds of journalists recycling that content.
They may add a little spin of their own but rarely look into the issue for themselves—even
when this would require but a few clicks and a couple of minutes to read a legislative(法律的)
text. Some journalists even just search social media for the story of the day and rewrite it in their
own words.
The Covid pandemic highlighted the problem, from exclusion of those daring to discuss the
tradeoffs of lockdowns to the promotion of masks as a political identity marker completely
disconnected from medical or scientific justification. Not to mention the misleading statement
that arose over “the science” and the social trend to “follow” it.
Social media has contributed to the spread of idle talk. Authentic discourse requires time,
effort and good-faith engagement, but social media tends to encourage the opposite. As
journalists comment on every topic, however small or traditionally unnewsworthy, the all-
knowing chorus of global gossip becomes a roaring crowd. Social media raises this voice,
pushing it into user feeds 24/7. We hear about everything, and we can’t hear about anythingwithout also being told what opinion we should have about it. Opinions before facts; know what
to think about something before actually looking into it for yourself. And really, why even bother
with that?
Primary reading isn’t only something the humanities need. Our entire culture needs its
value to be recognized and restored.
32．What do we know from the first two paragraphs?
A．Primary reading focuses on the deep meaning.
B．Critical reading leads to the crisis in humanities.
C．Critical reading is generally preferred nowadays.
D．Primary reading once dominated higher education.
33．What does the underlined word “spin” in paragraph 4 probably mean?
A．Practice. B．Priority. C．Investigation. D．Interpretation.
34．What does the author think of idle talk?
A．It broadens people’s understanding.
B．It affects independent thinking ability.
C．It shakes people’s trust in news report.
D．It promotes the advance of social media.
35．What message does the author convey?
A．Readers should stay away from idle talk.
B．Readers should read original texts carefully.
C．Readers should limit the impact of social media.
D．Readers should take a balanced view on reading.
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。
The China State Council issued a document in early August, suggesting employers across
the country make flexible working arrangements and give their workers Friday afternoons off
during hot summer days in order to boost tourism and consumption.
Online surveys have shown that most correspondents are in favor of the State Council’s
proposal for longer weekends, as two and a half days are enough even for one to plan a short
journey. People will have more time to be together with their families. ____36____
However, there are doubts as to whether this well-intentioned initiative can be put into
practice. ____37____ While the regular two-day weekend is still a dream for a large number of
working people in various industries, a two-and-half-day weekend is really a luxury many
people can barely afford.
____38____ If staff workers of government departments and public institutions no longer
work on Friday afternoons, local residents will have nowhere to go if they have urgent issues to
solve through these establishments.Obviously, the only way out is to implement policies concerning paid annual leave in a
realistic manner so that the working people can make arrangements for their days off work. As a
result, holidaymakers don’t need to all rush to the same scenic spots during the same period of
time, which would be beneficial to the protection and operation of these spots. ____39____
Thus it serves the initial purpose of boosting economic growth through developing tourism.
____40____ The government is supposed to pay more attention to the protection of labor
rights and employ all possible means to ensure their holidays as well as the functions of
government institutions, instead of just making economically motivated policies.
A．Also, this is an effective way to increase consumer spending.
B．The right of workers to rest and paid annual leave are protected under the law.
C．A larger number of workers, if not all, will benefit from official holiday arrangements.
D．Most people think that they will actually not be able to enjoy the benefits of such a scheme.
E．After rest and relaxation, employees will become more energetic when they come back to
work.
F．Another worry is that this measure will finally be exclusively (专有地) enjoyed by a limited
number of employees.
G. As long as paid annual leave remains unrealistic in most industrial sectors, the two-and-half-
day weekend seems pointless.
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。
I have the bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book to see how it ends while I’m still
in the middle of it. This habit ___41___ people around me. Often my ___42___ wouldn’t be
confined(局限) just to the books I read but also to what others were reading as well. Finally, one
day my daughter told me with a little anger. “Dad, please just read a book one page at a time like
everyone else!”
At times I didn’t limit this bad habit to just reading books either. I also tried to skip ahead in
my life and __43__ what to do months and even years from now instead of ___44___ each day
as it is intended. I knew that the book of my life wasn’t done yet and that I had many ___45___
left to go. ____46____, that didn’t stop me from trying to write the ___47___ half-way
through. Time and again, I would ___48___ jump ahead and try to solve every potential
problem before it happened so I could reach that storybook happily ever after ending. Life,
however, doesn’t ___49___ like that. It loves to surprise us, and you never know what new
problem or opportunity each new day will bring.
Life has often had to ___50___ me to slow down. Recently, when I found myself
___51___ to that bad habit of rushing ahead and living in the ___52___ again, I felt a specialvoice gently telling me, “Live one day at a time.” Then I smiled, and turned the book of my life
back to the __53__ page. Each of us has to live the book of life one page and one day at a time.
Each of us has to write it ___54___ and moment by moment. We have to trust that it will bring
our ___55___ to its perfect end.
41．A．concerned B．annoyed C．frightened D．embarrassed
42．A．impatience B．difficulty C．influence D．effort
43．A．bring out B．let out C．try out D．figure out
44．A．fearing B．enjoying C．doubting D．imagining
45．A．pages B．things C．reports D．novels
46．A．Indeed B．Still C．Surely D．Finally
47．A．ending B．plot C．outline D．passage
48．A．happily B．carefully C．unwillingly D．foolishly
49．A．start B．finish C．work D．change
50．A．allow B．force C．remind D．encourage
51．A．admitting B．returning C．responding D．referring
52．A．present B．memory C．dream D．future
53．A．right B．first C．new D．blank
54．A．more or less B．line by line C．one by one D．now and then
55．A．story B．job C．plan D．hope
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
China’s first artificial intelligence (AI) textbook for high school students___56___(bring)
out last week, following a plan by central government____57____(include) AI courses in
primary and secondary schools. The nine-chapter textbook, ___58___(name) “Fundamentals of
Artificial Intelligence”, was written by outstanding___59___(scholar) from well-known schools
nationwide, under the joint efforts by the research center for MOOC at East China Normal
University and AI startup Sense Time. It includes the history of AI and how the technology can
be applied in areas such as facial recognition, auto driving and public security.
“The textbook focuses not only on basics of AI but on____60____(practice) use of AI in
daily life”, said Chen Yukun, a professor at East China Normal University, ___61___is also a
contributor to the book.
Up till now, about 40 high schools across the country___62___(undertake) the task of being
the first group of the AI high education pilot program___63___introducing the textbook in the
curriculum. “The AI sector is facing a talent shortage___64___(global). The publication of the
book is_____65_____breakthrough as it takes AI technology out of the “Ivory tower” and makes
it part of high school learning”, said Lin Dahua, a professor at the Chinese University of Hon
Kong.
第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假如你是李华，你们学校下周将举办首届茶文化交流节，英国罗素中学 (Rossell
School) 的部分师生受邀来参加活动。你作为学生代表，将在为他们举办的欢迎会上发言，
请你写一篇发言稿。
要点如下：1. 表示欢迎； 2. 介绍交流节活动； 3. 邀请对方分享英国茶文化。
注意：1. 词数80左右：
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节（满分25分）
67. 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。
No Time
With a broad smile on her lips, 15yearold Sirin rushed to her mom to show off her new
painting. But Mom raised her eyebrows with eyes wide open and spoke in an impatient tone,
“No time, baby. Right now I am busy with an important talk. Just wait for some time, OK？”
Holding her oil painting, she frowned, and then searched for her dad.
“Dad, see what I have done,” Sirin announced aloud in a thrilling voice. Her dad
turned around while adjusting his tie, grinned at her, and showed his thumbs up!
Immediately, blowing her two cheeks, Sirin replied angrily, “Dad, you haven't seen it yet.”
He smiled at her saying, “No time, baby. I will see it later.” He just patted her back lovingly,
kissed her forehead, and rushed for his office.
She was not a kid to be pleased with simple gesture or smile. She stood there for
a few seconds, and then stormed off to her own bedroom. Hot air was blowing from
her nostrils (鼻孔); her face turned into red apple. She threw the painting on the table,
slammed (把……砰地关上) the door and threw herself on her bed.
“Why is everybody so busy？” she recalled thousands of incidents that hurt her in
preschool, middle school and even in high school too！She assumed at least her own
family members would give some values to her thoughts, but they were no exception.
Unconsciously, her eyes were filled with tears.
The knocking sound on the door put a sudden brake to her thought. Her mom was calling
her for dinner. Sirin deliberately came late to join them. She kept silent and didn't look at
anyone, scratching the table mat with her nail. Her mom was puzzled at the unusual behavior.
Suddenly, the morning incident clicked in her mind. Softly, she asked, “Honey, did I
do anything wrong？”
注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;
At this very moment, Sirin could no longer resist her anger. “Why is everybody so
busy?”.
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When back from school the next day, Sirin was surprised to see her beautifully decorated
painting on the wall.
