安徽省蚌埠市田家炳中學(xué)2023學(xué)年高三第二次調(diào)研英語(yǔ)試卷（含解析）

2023學(xué)年高考英語(yǔ)模擬測(cè)試卷注意事項(xiàng)：1．答卷前，考生務(wù)必將自己的姓名、準(zhǔn)考證號(hào)、考場(chǎng)號(hào)和座位號(hào)填寫(xiě)在試題卷和答題卡上。用2B鉛筆將試卷類(lèi)型（B）填涂在答題卡相應(yīng)位置上。將條形碼粘貼在答題卡右上角"條形碼粘貼處"。2．作答選擇題時(shí)，選出每小題答案后，用2B鉛筆把答題卡上對(duì)應(yīng)題目選項(xiàng)的答案信息點(diǎn)涂黑；如需改動(dòng)，用橡皮擦干凈后，再選涂其他答案。答案不能答在試題卷上。3．非選擇題必須用黑色字跡的鋼筆或簽字筆作答，答案必須寫(xiě)在答題卡各題目指定區(qū)域內(nèi)相應(yīng)位置上；如需改動(dòng)，先劃掉原來(lái)的答案，然后再寫(xiě)上新答案；不準(zhǔn)使用鉛筆和涂改液。不按以上要求作答無(wú)效。4．考生必須保證答題卡的整潔?？荚嚱Y(jié)束后，請(qǐng)將本試卷和答題卡一并交回。第一部分（共20小題，每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）1．Richardsaveduphismoney______hemightgoabroadforhissummerholiday.A．incaseB．nowthatC．a(chǎn)sifD．sothat2．ThemainissueattheAPECmeetingwasaclimate-changeplan_____byAustralia’sHowardandbackedbyBush.A．putout B．putoffC．putaway D．putforward3．Bydoingso,youcan________moreinformationanddetailsaboutthetopic,andbetterunderstandit.A．keepupwith B．doawaywithC．haveaccessto D．getdownto4．“MadeinChina2025”aimstotransformChinafromaproduct-makingfactoryintoaproduct-makingpower,______________drivenbyinnovationandemphasizingqualityoverquantity.A．theonethat B．onethatC．one D．theone5．Mothertoldmeinaphonecallthatshehadwrittentomeaweekbefore,butIhaven’treceived__________.A．one B．it C．something D．a(chǎn)nything6．—Ken,________,butthemusicyouareenjoyingistooloud.—Oh,I’mterriblysorry.I’llturnitdownonthespot.A．IamreallytiredofthisB．IneedyourhelpC．I’dliketotalkwithyouD．Ihatetosaythis7．Johnsonhasn’tfeltanyeffectthenewdietingrecipehashimsincehetriedtoloseweightthreemonthsago.A．for B．to C．on D．with8．Ihopewhenyoucometomorrow,you_____thereadingandhavesomethingtoshare.A．did B．a(chǎn)redoingC．willbedoing D．willhavedone9．Theboyishavingafever.You’dbetterdampatowelandlayit______hisforehead.A．a(chǎn)crossB．withinC．throughD．beyond10．—Whatdidyousayyouwerereluctanttoriskjustnow?—_________tohighlevelsofradiation.A．Beingexposed B．HavingbeenexposedC．Tobeexposed D．Exposed11．Bobmadeapromisetothemanager________theworkwouldallbefinishedontime.A．that B．whatC．which D．whether12．—ThemovieTillDeathDoUsPart《最?lèi)?ài)》willbeonat8pm．Whataboutpickingyouupat7pm?—Allright．Iwillhavecomebackfromworkbythen,andIyouathome．A．willbewaitingfor B．willwaitfor C．havebeenwaitingfor D．a(chǎn)mwaitingfor13．Hewasforcedtospendanothernightattheairport____forhisplane.A．waitingB．beingwaitedC．waitedD．tobewaited14．AsoneofthemostpopularartistsintheUS,notonly_______withherhitsongs,buthasinspiredwomenwithherdevotiontocharity.A．hasBeyonceinfluencedpopculture B．influencedpopculturehasBeyonceC．Beyoncehasinfluencedpopculture D．influencedpopcultureBeyoncehas15．It’struethattheoldroadislessdirectandabitlonger.Wewon’ttakethenewone,________,becausewedon’tfeelassafeonit.A．somehow B．though C．therefore D．otherwise16．—Accordingtomymother,itisagoodideatohavesomechickensoupwhenyouhaveacold．—_____,scientistsagreewithher．A．SoonerorlaterB．OnceinawhileC．BelieveitornotD．Tobeexact17．________workandcreativeactivitieshavebeenimportantdriversofhumanprogressisdeeplyrootedinoursocialvalues.A．HowB．WhetherC．ThatD．Why18．F/friendshipsfadeawayifthereisn’t___goodbalancebetweenthegiveandthetake．A．The;/ B．/;a C．The;a D．/;the19．I’mnotsureofthereasonforthedog’sillness,butit____byeatingtoomuch.A．mayhavebeencaused B．needhavebeencausedC．shouldhavebeencaused D．musthavebeencaused20．Thehealthofgardenplantsdependsonthesoil_____--theproperbalanceofmineralpieces,organicmatter,airandwater.A．constructionB．conservationC．corporationD．composition.第二部分閱讀理解（滿(mǎn)分40分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。21．（6分）MovingtoOrangeCountyIfyou'rethinkingofmovingtoOrangeCounty,withitswealthofsandybeaches,wineriesandtouristattractionsthenthere’reseveralthingsthatyou’llneedtoknow.VisasfortheUSTheUShasanumberofoptions,andifyouarerelocatingduetoworkcommitmentsorfamilyties,you’llbealongsidethemajorityofapplicants.Agreencardholder,forinstance,canapplyforanimmigrationvisaforaspouse（配偶）or(unmarried)child.AUSemployercanapplyonbehalfofanon-nationalperson,andtherearefivepreferencecategoriesforcompaniessponsoringimmigrationvisas,themajorityofwhichrequireexceptionalskills,master’strainingorexperienceofaparticularprofession.Ifyouarebeingsponsoredbyanemployer,yourspouseandanychildundertheageof21canapplyforimmigrationvisasalongsideyou.Temporaryworkervisas,ontheotherhand,aretypicallyeasier,butstillnotnecessarilyeasy,toobtainandallowforlimitedstays.FindingaccommodationThethreelargestcitiesinthecountyareAnaheim,anindustrialcenter,SantaAna,10milesfromthecoastwithaperfectsafetyrecord,andIrvine,anwealthyplannedcitywithanumberofhighlyregardedschools.Ifyou’relookingforametropolitanlifestyle,expecttopayanaverageof1,600USDinrentforaone-bedroomapartmentinthecitycenter,risingto2,900USDamonthforafamily-size,three-bedroomapartment;anapproximate600USDpremium（溢價(jià)）onsimilarapartmentsoutsideofthecitycenter.Ifyouwouldliketosettleoutsideofacity,thereareanumberofsuburbsinOrangeCountywithplentytoofferyoungprofessionalsandfamilies.PerhapsoneofthemostrenownedisNewportBeach,notedasoneofthecleanestbeachesinthecountyandfamousforitsmanyrestaurantsandfantasticschools.Ifyou’relookingforaninlandtown,AlisoViejoisanexcellentoption.Thiscompact（緊湊的）towniseasytonavigateandisidealforyoungfamilies.1、IfyouwanttogetaUSimmigrationvisa,youmustmeetoneoftherequirementsthat________.A．youshouldhaveanunmarriedchildB．youremployershouldbeanon-nationalpersonC．yourspouseshouldbealawfulpermanentresidentD．youshouldbequalifiedforfiveimmigrantvisapreferencecategories2、ItcanbeinferredthatfindingaccommodationinOrangeCountydependson________.A．a(chǎn)settler’ssponsor B．a(chǎn)settler’sprofessionallevelC．a(chǎn)settler’scompanylocation D．a(chǎn)settler’sneedsandthetypeoflifestyle22．（8分）Intheworldtoday,allofthepeopleneedrecreation(消遣).Wecannotworkallthetimeifwearegoingtokeephealthyandenjoylife.Everyonehashisownwayofrelaxing.Perhapsthemostpopularformistotakepartinsports.Thereareteamsports,suchasbasketballandfootball;Therearealsoindividual(個(gè)人的)sports,suchasswimmingandrunning.Skatingandmountainclimbingarethemostpopularrecreationforpeoplewholiketobeoutdoor.Noteveryonewhoenjoyssportslikestotakepartinthem.ManypeoplelikewatchingthemonTVorlisteningtothemontheradio.Somanypeoplelikesomeformsofindoorrecreation,suchaswatchingTV,singinganddancing.Itdoesn’tmatterwhetherwelikeindoorrecreationortakepartinoutdoorsports.Itisimportantforeveryonetorelaxfromtimetotime,andenjoysomeformsofrecreation.1、Whichisthemostpopularformofrecreation?A．Sports.B．WatchingTV.C．Sleeping.D．Singinganddancing.2、Peoplewanttotakepartinsportsinorderto____.A．keephealthyandenjoylifeB．makefriendsC．findagoodjobD．makemoremoney3、Outdoorsportsinclude____.A．watchingTVB．singinganddancingC．listeningtotheradioD．skatingandmountainclimbing4、Thepagemainlytellsusthat____.A．basketballisakindofteamsportB．everyonewhoenjoyssportsshouldtakepartinthemC．differentpeoplehavedifferentwaysofrelaxingD．indoorrecreationisnotasimportantasoutdoorsports23．（8分）Thesettingwasapackedgymnasiumjustbeforethestartofagameagainstanotherschool.TherewerefivegirlswhoweremembersoftheDanvilleHighSchoolbasketballteam-allofthemstarters.Theywerenotinuniformtoplaythatnightandwouldnotbeontheteamfortherestofthisseason.Theyweretheretoadmittheirbreakingofteamrules.Theyweretheretosupporttheircoach’sdecisiontotakethemofftheteam.Theyweretheretoletthetownknowtherewasaproblemintheirlittlecommunitythatneededtobeaddressed.Andtheydiditwithsincereregretratherthandefensiveness.WhiletheschoolhadbeenoutfortheNewYear’sholiday,thefivegirlshadgonetothepartywithseveraloftheirfriends.Therewasalcoholthere.Andtheyalldranksome.CoachRainvillehasazerotoleranceruleondrugsandalcoholforhermembersthoughitwasaharddecisiontomake.Whenclassesresumedandaccountsofholidaypartieswereshared,rumorsaboutthefivegirlsbeganclosinginonthem.Thecoachsaidshecouldn’tbackdownonherrules.Andtheplayers-twojuniorstudentsandseniorstudents-agreed.Thatnightinthegymwaspartoftheirpublicsupportofthecoach’sdecision.“Wehopeyouwillunderstandthatwearenotbadkids.Whatwedidwasdefinitelynotworthit.Wehopethiseventwillmakeeveryonerealizethatthereisabigdrugandalcoholprobleminourcommunity,”oneoftheseniorstudentssaid,“Andifyouworkwithustotrytosolvethisproblem,youwillhelpusfeelthatwehavenotbeenthrownoffourbasketballteamfornothing.”Thefiveleftthefloortodeafeningapplause.Theteammaynotwinanothergamethisyear.Butthey’velearntsomethingaboutpersonalresponsibility,theeffectofone’sactiononothers,andhonestythatwillservethemwellthroughoutlife.1、Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatfivegirlswhowerekickedofftheteamwere_.A．verygoodplayersontheteamB．a(chǎn)ddictedtoalcoholanddrugsC．threejuniorstudentsandtwoseniorstudentsD．scoldedbytheirparentsfordrinkingalcohol2、Whatdidthegirlsdotosupporttheircoach’sdecision?A．Theydidn’tfightforDanvilleHighSchoolanymore.B．Theyallgavespeechestoapologizeinthelocalpress.C．Theyadmittedtheirmistakeinpublicinthegymnasium.D．Theywouldneverdrinkanyalcoholthroughouttheirlife.3、WhichwordbestdescribesthecoachRainville?A．Indifferent. B．Strict.C．Stubborn. D．Cruel.4、Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A．Growingupwithpain B．AbadmistakeC．Teamrulesareeverything D．Basketballgirlsinhighschool24．（8分）TheRoboticIndustriesAssociation(RIA)announcedthatCatherineMorris,groupleaderanddirectorofautomotivesalesatATIIndustrialAutomationandDr.HowieChoset,roboticsprofessoratCarnegieMellonUniversityandco-founderoftheAdvancedRoboticsforManufacturing(ARM)Institute,havewonthe2019EngelbergerRoboticsAward.TheywerehonoredataspecialdinneronApril10duringtheAutomateShowandConferenceMorris,whobecomesjustthefourthwomantowintheawardishonoredinthecategoryofleadership.Shesaid,“Iamverysurprisedandextremelyhonoredtobethisyearswinneroftheaward.Besides,Icannothelpbutfeelgrateful.”JeffBurnstein,RIApresidentsays,“IcanthinkofveryfewpeopleinthehistoryoftheroboticsindustryascommittedtothegrowthofourindustryasCatherine.Infact,overthepasttwodecades,she’sfoundtimetoholdalmosteverykeypositioninourtradegroup,fromMembershipCommitteeChair,toAutomateShowCommitteeChair,tooverallChairofRIA,beingthefirstandonlywomantoholdthatroletodate.”Dr.ChosethasreceivedtheawardforEducation,becomingthethirdpersonfromCMUtowintheaward.Chosetisbestknownforbuildingsnake-likerobots.Heandhisresearchteamhavestudiedhowtheserobots,withtheiruniqueabilitytomovethroughdifficultenvironments,canbeusedforsearchandrescue,formappingandinspectingcaves,pipesandotherlimitedspaces,andformanufacturing,saidMartialHebert,directorofCMUSRoboticsInstitute.Dr.Chosetisaninnovativeeducator,Hebertadded,whoisdevotedhimselftoteachinghisstudents.HisFDA-approvedsurgicalsnakerobotshavebeenappliedinsurgeryintheU.S.andEuropesince2015.Besides,consideringhisrolesasaco-founderoftheARMInstituteandasafoundingeditorofthejournalScienceRobotics,youseethatDrChosetiswelldeservingofourindustry’shighesthonor1、Morrishasreceivedthe2019EngelbergerRoboticsAwardduetoherA．marketingconcepts B．excellentleadershipC．teachingskills D．uniquecreativity2、WhatcanwelearnfromJeffBurnsteinaboutMorris?A．Sheisthefirstwomentowintheroboticsaward.B．ShehasmademorepeoplecommittedtotheroboticsindustryC．ShehastheexperienceofholdingdifferentimportantpostsD．SheistheonlywomantoholdMembershipCommitteeChair3、Whyaresnake-likerobotsmentionedinParagraph3?A．TopraiseChoset'scooperationabilityB．ToshowChoset'soutstandingcontributionC．ToadvertiseaneffectiveproductforurbansearchD．Toprovetherapiddevelopmentofmoderntechnology4、WecanlearnthatDr.Choset'ssnakerobotshaveplayedaroleinA．helpingdoctorsoperateonpatientsB．replacingworkersinafactoryC．helpingstudentsdoexperimentsinalabD．warningworkersofsomethingdangerous5、Whichofthefollowingwouldbethebesttitleforthistext?A．EngelbergerRoboticsAwardandthewinnersB．EngelbergerRoboticsAwardandtheirimportanceC．TheRIAannouncedEngelbergerRoboticsAwardD．ChosetandMorriswonEngelbergerRoboticsAward25．（10分）Inthefallof1988,IvisitedmanyBuddhisttemples,butafterawhiletheyallbegantofadefrommymemories.However,therewasonetemplethatleftagreatimpressioninmyheart.ItiscalledtheTempleoftheGoldenBuddha.Afterwalkingarounditandtakingsomephotos,Iwalkedovertoaglasscase,nexttowhichwasatypewrittenpagedescribingthehistoryofthismagnificentpieceofart.Backin1957agroupofmonksfromamonastery(修道院)hadtorelocateaclayBuddhafromtheirtempletoanewlocation.Themonasterywastoberelocatedtomakeroomforthedevelopmentofahighway.Whenthecrane(吊車(chē))begantoliftit,theweightofwassolargethatitbegantocrack.What’smore,rainbegantofall,Theheadmonkdecidedtolowerthestatuebacktothegroundandcoveritwithalargeoilclothtoprotectitfromtherain.LaterthateveningtheheadmonkwenttocheckontheBuddha.Heshinedhisflash-lightundertheoilclothtoseeiftheBuddhawasstayingdry.Asthelightreachedthecrack,henoticedalittlebeamshiningbackandthoughtitstrange.Ashetookacloserlookatthisbeamoflight,hewonderediftheremightbesomethingunderneaththeclay.Hewenttofetchachiselandhammerfromthemonasteryandbegantochipawayattheclay.Asheknockedoffpiecesofclay,thelittlebeamgrewbrighterandbigger.Manyhoursoflaborwentbybeforethemonkstoodfacetofacewiththeextraordinarysolid-goldBuddha.Historiansbelievethatseveralhundredyearsbeforetheheadmonk’sdiscovery,thearmywasabouttoinvadethecountry.Themonks,realizingthattheircountrywouldsoonbeattacked,coveredtheirpreciousgoldenBuddhawithanoutercoveringofclayinordertokeeptheirtreasurefrombeingrobbedbytheenemy.Unfortunately,itappearsthattheenemykilledallthemonks,andthewell-keptsecretofthegoldenBuddharemaineduncovereduntilthedayin1957.AsIflewhomeIbegantothinktomyself,“WeareallliketheclayBuddhacoveredwithashellofhardnesscreatedoutoffear,andyetunderneatheachofusisa‘goldenBuddha’,agoldenChrist,ora‘goldenspirit,’whichisourrealself.Somewherealongtheway,betweentheagesoftwoandnine,webegintocoverupour’goldenspirit,’ournaturalself.Muchlikethemonkwiththehammerandthechisel,ourtasknowistodiscoverourtruespiritonceagain.”1、WhatmadethemonkscovertheBuddhawithalargeoilcloth?A．Hidingitfrombeingstolen.B．Protectingitfromtherain.C．Protectingitfrombeingdamaged.D．Avoidingbeingseen.2、WhywastheauthorgreatlyimpressedbythegoldenBuddha?A．Becausehelikesitverymuch.B．Becauseitdiffersfromothers.C．Becauseofitshistory.D．Becauseoftheprotectionofthemonk.3、Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?A．VisitingBuddhistTemplesB．TheGoldenBuddhaC．ProtectingTheirCountryD．RelocatingtheBuddha4、Whatadviceisgiventousaccordingtothepassage?A．Coveringupourselves.B．Findingthetruth.C．Discoveringourtruespirit.D．Buildingupourbelief.第三部分語(yǔ)言知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)．26．（30分）ItwassocoldthatIcouldn’tfeelmylegs.TherewasgoingtobearacingcontestthatnightsoIwas36myhorse,Skippy,up.Iwassimplyrunninglaps(跑道的圈)aroundthering.The37coldairhadbeenblowingpastme,freezingmylimbs,buteverysecondI38it.Youcouldhearthefaint39ofthepeopleupattheclubhouseeatingtheirdinner.Myparentswerealsothere,notknowingthatmylittlesisterhadslowlywanderedherwaydowntothering.Itwas40becausetherewasnomoonorstars.Nobodyelsewasintheringatthetime.Iwasreallyenjoyingthe41andIwasableto42whatSkippywasdoing.AsItookmylastlapit43.EverythingrapidlysloweddownasIsawmylittlesisterstep44thering.Isawtruefearonherfacebecausesheknewshewouldn’tbe45tomoveoutofthewayfastenough.Sheknewthatshewasgoingtogethit.Shetriedto46butnothingcameoutofherfear-driedthroat.Whenmyhorsegottoher,hewasstillinafulloutrun.47,miraculously(奇跡般地),heslidsohardonhisbackfeetthathe48.Itreallymadethe49seemabsolutelyunreal.IthoughtthatmaybeIwas50.Ihad51inmymindthatIwasn’tseeingwhatwashappening.IknewIhadhitmysister.TherewasnowayIcouldhave52her.MyhorsewasrisingstraightupandwhilehewasintheairIcouldn’tbreathe.It’slikeIforgot53.AsallofthishappenedIwatchedmysister’sfacetransform(變形)throughmanydifferent54:terror,confusion,curiosity,andthenasortofrelief.Thenshewaslaughing.AsIheldmysisterintomyarms,SkippystoodrightbehindmeknowingthatIactuallyowedhimmylife55hesavedmysister’s.1、A．pickingB．warming C．catching D．setting2、A．bitterly B．hardly C．gently D．perfectly3、A．challengedB．witnessedC．enjoyedD．hated4、A．ceremonyB．traditionC．victory D．laughter5、A．windy B．bright C．dark D．cloudy6、A．quiet B．quality C．impression D．significance7、A．relyon B．focusonC．insiston D．puton8、A．letoutB．heldonC．participatedinD．tookplace9、A．closeto B．outof C．into D．towards10、A．a(chǎn)ble B．frightenedC．contentD．proud11、A．evaluate B．worry C．scream D．escape12、A．AccidentallyB．NormallyC．Generally D．Somehow13、A．spedup B．roseup C．brokedown D．woreout14、A．moment B．contest C．comment D．technique15、A．a(chǎn)dvancing B．breathing C．concluding D．dreaming16、A．that B．none C．neither D．it17、A．hit B．recognizedC．missedD．a(chǎn)cknowledged18、A．how B．what C．when D．why19、A．a(chǎn)ctions B．emotions C．a(chǎn)ttitudes D．thoughts20、A．if B．because C．a(chǎn)sif D．sothat第二節(jié)（每小題1.5分，滿(mǎn)分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。27．（15分）KiyotoSaitoistryingtochangepeople’sopinionofagriculturalworkthroughhisunusualattire(打扮).Whetherhe’sdrivingatractor1．isstandinginthefields,Kiyotoisalwayswearinganelegantsuit.Kiyoto’sfamilyhasbeenplantingriceforaround400years,butasateenagerhe2．(find)thetraditionboringandmovedtothecity.Hereturnedtohisnativetowntwoyearsago,3．(determine)togetinvolvedinthefamilybusiness.4．ideaofwearingasuitinthefieldsstartedasajoke.Oneday,hisbrotherjokedaboutfarminginanelegantsuit,butKyiototookit5．(serious).Heviewedtheideaastheperfectwaytochangepublicopinionofagriculturalwork.“Mostpeoplethinkoffarmers6．‘dirtyallday’.Iwantyoungsterstothink‘farminglooksfun’”hesaid.Atfirstnooneseemed7．(understand)him.Evenhisfamilywassurprisedbyhis8．(choose)offarmingattire.Hisgrandfatherworried9．(do)farmworkinasuitwouldbedangerous.NowKiyotoisfamousandhasbeeninvitedonvarioustelevisionshows.Healsohasablogwhereheregularly10．(post)hisfarmingexperiencesandphotosofhimselfalldressedup.第四部分寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)）第一節(jié)短文改錯(cuò)（滿(mǎn)分10分）28．（10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處，錯(cuò)誤涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加，刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏詞符號(hào)(∧)，并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用線(xiàn)(＼)劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞同下劃一橫線(xiàn)，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1、每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均限一詞。只允許修改10處，多者(從第11處起)不計(jì)分。Thesummerjobisverymuchpopularamongsomeuniversitystudents、Longbeforetheendofaschoolyear,studentsstarttheirsummervacationjobsearch、Theysendletterstobusinesses,goingtojobinterviews,andaskourfriendsandrelationsforhelp、ByJunethestudentsusuallyhadfoundjobsandthentheybeginpreparingentertheworldofwork、Reasonsforwantingasummerjobdiffersfromstudenttostudent、Somestudentsworktopay