赣州三中2023-2024学年度第一学期高二开学考
英 语 试 卷
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 speakers mainly talking about
A．Their favorite lessons.
B．The ability of thinking.
C．Life lessons.
2．What does the woman advise the man to do
A．Eat fewer ice creams. B．Watch less TV. C．Buy more ice creams.
3．How does Lizzy go to work now
A．By bike. B．By motorbike. C．By car.
4．What can we say about Jim
A．He’s careless. B．He’s hard-working. C．He’s badly-behaved.
5．Who will pay for the dinner tomorrow
A．Mike. B．John. C．Esther.
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．Why did Hannah change her job
A．She didn’t like her colleagues.
B．She was dissatisfied with her salary.
C．She wanted to challenge herself.
7．What does Joe think of Hannah
A．She is unlucky.
B．She works very hard.
C．She shouldn’t have changed her job.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8．Where does the conversation probably take place
A．At the dentist’s. B．In a drugstore. C．In a hospital.
9．How does the man sound
A．Grateful. B．Encouraged. C．Worried.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10．What happened to the man’s phone
A．It didn’t work. B．It was lost. C．It was stolen.
11．What did the man’s mother want him to do
A．Book a ticket for her.
B．Lend his car to her.
C．Repair her washing machine.
12．What did the woman do during the weekend
A．She traveled with her aunt.
B．She was busy writing her paper.
C．She did nothing but have a rest.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13．How often does Tommy probably have P.E. classes
A．Twice a week.
B．Three times a week.
C．Five times a week.
14．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Teacher and student.
B．Husband and wife.
C．Mother and son.
15．Which sport does John play
A．Table tennis.
B．Basketball.
C．Football.
16．What is Tommy’s attitude towards the woman’s advice in the end
A．Understanding.
B．Ambiguous.
C．Disapproving.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who does the speaker advise to have a coffee
A．People who don’t sleep well.
B．People who are afraid of heights.
C．People who have nothing to do.
18．What do we know about the Bailong Elevator
A．It goes up slowly.
B．It opened in 2012.
C．It’s a good place to enjoy outside views.
19．What is the second stop
A．The Bailong Elevator.
B．The Tianmenshan Temple.
C．Tianmen Mountain.
20．Who is the speaker
A．A receptionist.
B．A tour guide.
C．A tourist.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
As the forest decreases, Africa has become overly dependent on several tree species. Fortunately, the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project is helping to stop this terrible trend. Choose from Kakum National Park, Shai Hills Resource Reserve or Mole National Park and make a vital contribution to environmental preservation in Ghana.
Quick facts
Programme: Volunteer Ghana Project Site: National parks & reserves
Minimum Duration: 4 weeks Language Requirement: English
Minimum Age: 18 Accommodations: 2 meals daily & Homestay
Working Hours: 7 hours per day Start Dates: Every other Friday
Your role as a volunteer
You will help by maintaining the grounds, constructing or repairing park facilities and assisting with land management projects, as well as directing park visitors, promoting the park’s tourist appeal and raising awareness of environmental issues.
Also help lower the rate of forest decrease and protect the biodiversity within Ghana’s national parks and reserves. Media-loved volunteers may also get involved in park projects related to video creation, photography and image arts.
National parks and reserves volunteers typically work five days, from Monday to Friday. Working hours are from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. However, schedules and exact duties may vary depending on the park you’re based at, your qualifications, and the time and duration of your stay.
Journey to work
National parks and reserves volunteers are placed with a host family living either in the park or in a village nearby.
Contact us
To get further information, please visit our website at www..
Join the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project to do your part for the environment in Ghana.
21．What does the project offer volunteers
A．A language course. B．A 4-week training.
C．Free trips across Ghana. D．Two meals every day.
22．What does a volunteer’s job involve
A．Helping ground management. B．Building more nature reserves.
C．Introducing various tree species. D．Tearing down old park equipment.
23．What is the project intended to do
A．Stop animals from dying out. B．Protect Ghana’s environment.
C．Keep the diversity of culture. D．Collect ecological information.
B
Shaping, drying, glazing and firing... in less than 5 minutes, a mini vase only millimeters in size starts to take shape as viewers watch on. As the founder of a miniature ceramics (微型陶瓷) studio, Wang Wenhua never expected that his works would surprise viewers in China, let alone those abroad, and that his short videos would earn over 45 million views and 4.2 million likes on a video application.
Having worked in China’s “Porcelain Capital (瓷都)” Jingdezhen in East China’s Jiangxi Province for 14 years, Wang said he had once seen the world’s biggest ceramic here but he had never seen the smallest, so he decided one day to try something different — making micro porcelain.
Things were not easy in the beginning, and many people doubted him. “They called me crazy and mocked me when I went to factories and asked them to help make miniature tools for me to create micro pottery. Even my wife did not support me,” Wang said.
However, Wang did not give up and after about half a year of experimentation, Wang finally made miniature tools on his own and was able to complete his first miniature porcelain — a vase.
According to Wang, the key to making a miniature ceramic work is concentration and a pair of steady hands. After numerous attempts, Wang found that the smallest works he could get were about 2 millimeters in size. “It would probably miss my original intention if I made micro pottery using a microscope, so I have focused more attention on making the smaller pieces more beautiful and complex,” said Wang.
The smallest vase that Wang has made is a bowl only 2 millimeters tall, 3 millimeters wide and 1 millimeter thick. Wang says he plans to apply for the Guinness World Records for the world’s smallest pottery work.
24．What inspired Wang Wenhua to make micro porcelain
A．The high expectations of the viewers.
B．The popularity of his videos on a video application.
C．His decision to make something different.
D．The responsibility of the founder of the studio.
25．Which words can best describe Wang Wenhua
A．Generous and wise. B．Brilliant and wealthy.
C．Talented and selfish. D．Determined and focused.
26．What plays a significant role in Wang producing a miniature ceramic work
A．Using a microscope in his work. B．Advanced tools made by himself.
C．Carrying out numerous experiments. D．Attention on a thing and steady hands.
27．In which section of a newspaper may this text appear
A．Fashion. B．Art. C．Education. D．Psychology.
C
Children whose minds wander might have sharper brains, a research suggests.
A study has found that people who appear to be often distracted have more “working memory”, giving them the ability to hold a lot of information in their heads and manipulate (操作) it mentally.
Children at school need this type of memory on a daily basis for a variety of tasks, such as following teachers’ instructions or remembering sentences.
During the study, volunteers were asked to perform one of two simple tasks, during which, researchers checked if their minds were wandering.
At the end, the volunteer participants measured their own working memory capacity by their ability to remember a series of letters interspersed (插入) with simple maths questions.
Professor Daniel Levinson said that those with higher working memory capacity reported “more mind wandering during these simple tasks”, but their performance did not suffer.
The results, published online in the journal, Psychological Science, appear to confirm former research that found working memory allows humans to deal with multiple thoughts simultaneously (同时地).
Dr Jonathan Smallwood said, “What this study seems to suggest is that, when the task isn’t very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources use them to think about other things besides what they’re doing.”
Working memory capacity is also associated with general measures of intelligence, such as reading comprehension and IQ scores.
Dr Smallwood added: “Our results suggest the sorts of planning that people do quite often in daily life –– when they are on the bus, when they are cycling to work, when they are in the shower –– are probably supported by working memory ”
“Their brains are trying to allocate (分配) resources to the most pressing problems.”
28．What does the study show according to the text
A．People whose mind wanders often have lower work efficiency.
B．Children whose mind wanders might have a good memory.
C．Naughty children’s mind wanders more often than that of other children.
D．Children whose mind often wanders are good at solving difficult problems.
29．During the study, what did the researchers ask the volunteers to do
A．Carry out one simple task.
B．Retell some dictated sentences.
C．Follow the teacher’s instructions.
D．Solve some difficult maths problems.
30．What does the underlined word, “multiple”, in the seventh paragraph, mean
A．Simple. B．Related. C．Several. D．Changing.
31．According to the text, when will the minds of people be more likely to wander
A．When they feel nervous.
B．When they are in a good mood.
C．When they find it easy to do a task.
D．When they are not limited to a given time.
D
Along with a rising number of space missions by government agencies and private industries, comes a fresh set of problems for Earth: potentially dangerous space junk (太空垃圾).
A recent study published in the scientific journal Nature Astronomy concluded “that current space practices have a 10 percent chance of one or more deaths over a decade”. In other words, according to researchers from the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, there’s roughly a one-in-ten chance that the next decade will witness falling space junk kill someone.
The space junk orbiting the earth is an unfortunate by-product of our desire to explore and document space. According to 2021 figures from NASA and the Department of Defense’s Space Surveillance Data, the agencies were actively tracking more than 27,000 pieces of space junk, most of which are larger than a softball and that casually orbit the planet. The floating space junk is certainly a problem, but not all the objects must come down, and, in fact, a number of pieces simply burn up in the atmosphere. Sometimes those objects, particularly large ones like used rocket attachments, give in to gravity and fall back down to Earth to be dealt with once again by their human makers. But typically, people don’t die or even get injured by this phenomenon — because many of the falling pieces crash into the ocean.
They also have to deal with the unsettling feeling of knowing that large rocket pieces can just fall from the sky and that it might affect people in certain parts of the world more than others.
This poses an obvious safety risk to people on the ground. “When some large parts of space junk return to Earth, the parts of their mass survive the heat of atmosphere. Many of the surviving pieces are potentially dangerous, giving serious risks on land, at sea, and to people in airplanes,” the study explains.
32．What is the conclusion of the study published in Nature Astronomy
A．People will see space junk easily in the future.
B．Some people may be hit to death by objects from the space.
C．Government agencies and private industries will develop fast.
D．There will be a 10 percent chance for human to die in 10 years.
33．What can be inferred from the third paragraph
A．Normally we should not worry about space junk.
B．All the space junk will get burnt in the sky.
C．The large space junk will destroy the ocean.
D．The floating space junk will come down finally.
34．What might be discussed in the following part of the text
A．How to find space junk. B．How to deal with space junk.
C．How to check the space junk. D．How to inform people of the danger.
35．Which is the most suitable title for the text
A．Space Junk Causes Pollution
B．How to Take Back Space Junk
C．Space Junk Puts People at Risk
D．Exploring Space Takes in Unfortunate Results
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。
How to Be a Role Model
Being a role model is a big responsibility, especially when you’re on the job. How can you set a great example for your peers without setting impossible expectations for yourself 36 . We’ve outlined some simple qualities and characteristics associated with good role models.
Act confidently. 37 . Being confident features knowing your self-worth and your strengths, while arrogance (傲慢) centers on feelings of self-importance. You may take the lead on a project that matches your skillset and politely correct a co-worker when they share incorrect information.
Address your weaknesses. Role models aren’t afraid to expose their weaknesses in a new way. Despite popular belief, they aren’t flawless and perfect at everything they do. 38 . You might ask others for advice on how to handle a tough project and say “no” to new commitments if you already have a full schedule.
Respect everyone around you. Respect earns you other people’s trust and admiration. A good role model makes an effort to understand the feelings of their peers, care about their struggles, and treat others the way they’d like to be treated. You could try to wait for your turn to speak and offer a helping hand. 39 .
40 . Role models give their peers plenty of opportunities to improve. Take a moment to praise how hard your teammate has worked and let them know how they can make their next draft or revision even stronger. Keep your tone clear, kind, and direct, so your peer completely understands how to do an even better job in the future. You might say: “I appreciate all the hard work you put into this draft. Would you mind giving it another read-through for small errors ”
A．Share positive feedback
B．Point out your peers’ mistake
C．Don’t worry—you’ve come to the right place
D．They must try their best to be a role model
E．You should apologize if you mess up during a project
F．Instead, they try to understand their drawbacks and improve them
G．Role models have faith in their own abilities without being overconfident
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四个选项选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Just before Christmas, my daughter Katie and I went to my father’s house to decorate.
While we were 41 the tree, Katie’s children Daisy and Johnny played with their great-grandfather. Their laughter must have 42 my father of the old days when my brother and I were just their size 43 I saw tears in his eyes.
44 the familiar decorations on my father’s tree, I couldn’t help gently kissing the very oldest of the glass balls.
When we finished decorating we said goodbye to my dad and 45 home. Later that night I pulled my 46 up close.
On the Christmas Eve of my 16th year, while decorating the tree with my mother, I dropped and 47 a decoration. The old glass ball was blue; it had been on our tree for as long as I could remember.
I sadly picked up the pieces and was 48 to find a small piece of paper. Opening the small 49 , I recognized my father’s writing. Lifting my eyes, I saw my mother was staring at me.
“Your father wrote that and put it in that blue glass ball during our first Christmas together,” she said with a smile. I wouldn’t have believed it but for the 50 there in my hand. The yellowed paper 51 that long before my daddy had done something very romantic (浪漫的) at Christmas.
Carefully laying the note aside, I cleaned up the pieces, wishing I could somehow put them back together. “It’s OK,” Mama said, 52 me with a hug. “Just 53 another glass ball and put the note back inside.”
Mama passed away three years ago. However, each year as I decorate my father’s tree, I remember the moment I 54 with her.
The note holds the heart of my parents’ 55 in three little words: “I love you.”
41．A．describing B．decorating C．donating D．developing
42．A．reminded B．told C．warned D．persuaded
43．A．because B．unless C．before D．though
44．A．Collecting B．Hanging C．Hitting D．Picking
45．A．considered B．started C．headed D．practiced
46．A．memories B．presents C．children D．experiences
47．A．lost B．broke C．tore D．threw
48．A．gifted B．interested C．frightened D．surprised
49．A．box B．letter C．note D．ball
50．A．advice B．evidence C．decision D．knowledge
51．A．required B．demanded C．checked D．suggested
52．A．comforting B．celebrating C．greeting D．informing
53．A．put on B．put away C．pick off D．pick out
54．A．recovered B．shared C．stopped D．delayed
55．A．condition B．freedom C．marriage D．journey
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
A woman has been reunited with her long-lost father after 56 years apart. And it’s all because he was “suggested” as a friend on Facebook.
Karen Harris, now 56 years old, 56 (bring) up by her foster parents(养父母). When she turned 18, Harris approached an adoption agency, 57 (hope) to find her birth parents.
She knew nothing about her birth parents and 58 (they) family, but after a social worker shared with her useful 59 (detail), Harris found her mother ten years later.
However, finding her father proved to be more 60 (difficulty).
She knew he was 61 engineer from Croydon and his name was Trevor Sinden. But she failed
62 (find) him with such little information until decades later 63 she saw the name appear on the “Suggested Friends” feature of Facebook.
The pair then chatted for several weeks before meeting 64 the first time last week. They both said that it was like they 65 (know) each other their whole lives.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 书面表达 （15分）
假如你是学校的学生会主席李华，将为高一新生举办主题为“What to learn in senior high school”的英语沙龙活动，作为高二年级学生，你将结合自身学习经历谈谈自己的体会。请根据以下提示准备一份英语发言稿。
1．学会学习：方法、习惯等； 2．学会做人：真诚、友善； 3．学会……
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
1. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning, everyone!
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Thank you!
第二节 读后续写（25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar (项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. The owner sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, and I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By then we had named the dog. It was Kevin, so we called it Kevin. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I wondered in my heart whether I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Kevin was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing for me to do.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
But I had to make a decision. ____________________________________________________________
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The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.” ___________________________
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参考答案
1-5 CACBA 6-10 CBCCA 11-15 CBACC 16-20 ABCCB
21-23 DAB 24-27 CDDB 28-31 BACC 32-35 BABC 36-40 CGFEA
41-45 BAABC 46-50 ABDCB 51-55 DADBC
56. was brought 57. hoping 58. their 59. details 60. difficult
61. an 62. to find 63. when 64. for 65. had known
66.【书面表达】One possible version:
Good morning, everyone!
I am honored to be here today to share my learning experiences and insights with you.
Firstly, it is crucial to learn how to study effectively. I have found that having a well-structured study plan is very helpful in improving learning efficiency. Furthermore, actively participating in classroom discussions and completing assignments are essential.
In addition, learning how to be a good person is equally important. Whether you’re in school or in society, being sincere and friendly is vital. Finally, developing interests and doing sports are really helpful to enrich our school life and build up our body.
Senior high school is a precious time in our lives, so let’s cherish every day and make the most of it!
Thank you!
67.【读后续写】One possible version:
But I had to make a decision. With mixed feelings, I finally picked up my mobile phone. With butterflies in my stomach, I dialed the telephone number. Secretly, I prayed no one would answer, but someone did. The voice on the other end was that of a young woman. After describing the dog to her in detail, she immediately wanted to come over. I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. 30 minutes later, the bell rang and Kevin was barking. I opened the door, forcing myself to face the case.
The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.” I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Kevin tightly. Kevin started wagging its tail and barking excitedly as if it had recognized someone familiar. Surprised and excited, the woman told me that she couldn’t sleep well without it and thanked us for keeping her dog for these days. She offered to give me some cash as a reward, but I refused. After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. I knew I had done the right thing—that puppy should return to its original owner.
【原题说明】报纸原题共计29.5分，分别为
1.Passage C选自52期报纸检测12，29题为新增题，28、30、31题(共7.5分)为原题
2.完形填空选自49期报纸检测6，45和54题为改编题，剩余13题(共13分)为原题。
3.语法填空选自51期报纸检测10，57、62、64和65题为改编题，剩余6题(共9分)为原题。
21题“ambiguous” 和30题词义猜测题“multiple” 考查常用3500词。
【部分参考答案解析】
听力原文
Text 1（第1题为主旨大意题）
M: What is the most important lesson that life has taught you so far
W: I have learned many lessons, but especially this one: Think it twice before you do anything. Taking action without careful thinking may do damage.
Text 2
M: I’m going to get an ice cream. Do you want one
W: No, thanks. I recently saw a TV program. It tells me that eating too many ice creams will have a bad effect on us. So I don’t want to eat one anymore. Just for yourself. Remember to eat less. (2)
M: Fine.
Text 3
M: Hi, Lizzy. Do you still ride your motorbike to work every day
W: No, I don’t. I had an accident while riding the motorbike. Fortunately, nothing serious happened in the end, but I have decided to drive to work instead. (3)
Text 4（第4题为推断题）
M: Last year, Jim didn’t do well in many subjects, especially English and biology. This year, he puts more effort into them and becomes the top student in his class.
W: So it’s never too late to work hard.
Text 5
M: Do you want to have dinner with me tomorrow, Esther It’s my treat this time. I’ve just got a big raise.
W: Congratulations, Mike, (5) but I won’t be free until 7:30 p.m. I’ve promised that I will help John with his study tomorrow afternoon.
M: Then we can make it a bit later.
raise 加薪
Text 6
M: Congratulations, Hannah. (6) (7) Your brother told me that you landed a new job.
W: Yeah. I was very lucky. Actually, I wasn’t planning to change my job. I was quite happy with the place where I was. I like my former colleagues and working environment.
M: Well, why did you change your mind
W: A friend told me that there’s an opening for a software engineer in his company. It will be a good chance for me to improve myself a lot. So I applied. (6) To my surprise, I got the job at last and get good pay now.
M: I’m really happy for you. I’ve always thought you are born lucky! But you make every effort to do the work, which is more important. (7)
W: Thanks, Joe. (7) It’s very nice of you to say so.
land 得到；谋到；捞到（尤指许多人想得到的工作）
be born lucky 天生幸运
Text 7（第8题为推断题）
W: Good morning, sir. What seems to be the problem
M: Good morning. I need to see a doctor. I felt a sharp pain in my left arm this morning. My wife thought that it might be something wrong with my heart. (9) It never happened before.
W: Well, it could be, I suppose, but it could also be other problems. Are you sure you didn’t sleep on your arm during the night
M: I don’t know. I just want to make sure there isn’t a problem with my heart. That’s the biggest reason why I’m here. (9)
W: OK. I’ll contact the Department of Cardiology. Please have a seat, and I’ll call your name when it’s your turn.
the Department of Cardiology 心内科
Text 8
M: My phone was broken last week, and I had to get it fixed. (10) While the phone was under repair, it felt like a holiday for me.
W: Why do you say so
M: There was no phone call! I felt so relaxed for the first time in years. But now I would rather I had bought a new phone!
W: What do you mean
M: Well, when I got my phone back, I had a load of missed calls. My aunt asked me to help her book a train ticket. My friend hoped that I would find a second-hand car for him. My mother wanted me to fix her washing machine. (11) They were all in a rush and expected me to do these things immediately. So after my quiet week, I’m going to be as busy as a bee.
W: Well, at least you could relax for a while. I spent the whole weekend working on my paper. (12)
Text 9（第14题为推断题）
W: Tommy, (13) you really need to find something to do outside the house. I don’t want you to sit here for the whole day, playing games. You need more exercise.
M: Why I have P.E. classes at school on Tuesdays and Thursdays. (13)
W: But I bet you do as little as you can during the lessons. I have seen you on the sports field a few times, and you were sitting or standing around, talking with your friends. I will take away both your phone and iPad if you don’t do exercise. And I’ll discuss it with your father tonight.
M: What exercise do you advise me to do
W: Actually, I don’t care what kind of exercise you take. I just want you to have something to do outside. You can play basketball or table tennis. If you want someone to accompany you, you can join a club. Your friend John plays football, (15) so why don’t you join him It’ll be really fun. (16)
M: OK. I’ll talk to John about it. (16)
Text 10（第20题为推断题）
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. I hope you’ve all slept well, because it’s going to be a full and exciting day. This morning, our first stop will be the Bailong Elevator, (19) which opened in 2002. If you have a fear of heights, called “acrophobia”, please go and have a coffee in the restaurant. (17) The walls of the elevator are made of glass, giving you incredible views of the mountains in Zhangjiajie. (18) The elevator goes up quite fast to a height of over a thousand feet, so it can be pretty scary. Please don’t enter the elevator if you are not sure whether you can accept the height.
After this, we’ll go on to climb Tianmen Mountain, (19) then drive to a restaurant for lunch. After lunch and an hour’s rest, we’ll visit the Gateway to Heaven. It’s around a thousand steps to get there. Since you’re all in pretty good shape, the steps are not at all hard for you.
To round off the day, we’ll visit the Tianmenshan Temple where you can try the Tianmen Skyway. All in all, I think you’ll sleep soundly tonight!
the Bailong Elevator 百龙天梯，位于世界自然遗产张家界武陵源风景名胜区内。
acrophobia 恐高症
the Gateway to Heaven 通天大道
round off sth. 使（活动、表演等）圆满结束
【Passage A】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了为保护生态环境，加纳招募志愿者的相关信息。
21. D 细节理解题。根据小标题Quick facts之下的Accommodations: 2 meals daily & Homestay（住宿：每天两顿饭和寄宿家庭）可知，该项目为志愿者提供了每天两餐饭。故选D项。
21. A 细节理解题。根据小标题Your role as a volunteer下第一段You will help by maintaining the grounds, constructing or repairing park facilities and assisting with land management projects, as well as directing park visitors, promoting the park’s tourist appeal and raising awareness of environmental issues.（您将通过维护场地、建造或修复公园设施、协助土地管理项目、指导公园游客、促进公园的游客吸引力和提高对环境问题的认识来提供帮助。）可知，志愿者的工作包括帮助维护地面管理。故选A项。
21. B 细节理解题。根据小标题Contact us下的Join the Volunteer National Parks and Reserves Project to do your part for the environment in Ghana.（加入志愿者国家公园和保护区项目，为加纳的环境尽自己的一份力量。）可知，这个项目的目的是保护加纳的环境。故选B项。
【Passage B】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了微型陶瓷工作室的创始人王文华开始制作微瓷器的原因以及经过。
21. C 细节理解题。根据第二段Having worked in China’s “Porcelain Capital” Jingdezhen in East China’s Jiangxi Province for 14 years, Wang said he had once seen the world’s biggest ceramic here but he had never seen the smallest, so he decided one day to try something different — making micro porcelain. (在中国东部江西省的“瓷都”景德镇工作了14年之后，王说他曾经在这里看到过世界上最大的陶瓷，但从未见过最小的，所以有一天他决定尝试不同的东西——制作微瓷器)”可知，王文华做微瓷器是因为他决定做一些不同的东西。故选C。
21. D推理判断题。根据第四段“However, Wang did not give up and after about half a year of experimentation, Wang finally made miniature tools on his own and was able to complete his first miniature porcelain — a vase. (然而，王并没有放弃，经过大约半年的实验，他终于自己制作了微型工具，并完成了他的第一个微型瓷器——花瓶)以及第五段中“It would probably miss my original intention if I made micro pottery using a microscope, so I have focused more attention on making the smaller pieces more beautiful and complex, ”said Wang. (“如果我用显微镜制作微陶器，可能会错过我的初衷，所以我把更多的注意力放在让小陶器更漂亮、更复杂上，”王说)”可推知，王文华是有决心的和专注的。故选D。
21. D 细节理解题。根据第五段中According to Wang, the key to making a miniature ceramic work is concentration and a pair of steady hands. (据王说，制作微型陶瓷作品的关键是专注和一双稳定的手)可知，在制作微型陶瓷作品的过程中，专注一件事情和手稳起着重要的作用。故选D。
21. B推理判断题。根据第一段中As the founder of a miniature ceramics (微型陶瓷) studio, Wang Wenhua never expected that his works would surprise viewers in China, let alone those abroad, and that his short videos would earn over 45 million views and 4.2 million likes on a video application. (作为一家微型陶瓷工作室的创始人，王文华从未想到自己的作品会让国内观众感到惊讶，更不用说国外了。他的短视频在一个视频软件上获得了4500万点击量和420万点赞)结合文章主要介绍了微型陶瓷工作室的创始人王文华开始制作微瓷器的原因以及经过。可推知，这篇文章可能出现在报纸的“艺术”版面。故选B。
【Passage C】本文属于科普说明文，主要介绍了一项研究新成果，这项研究发现那些容易走神的人也许有更敏锐的大脑，也许更加聪明。
21. B细节理解题。根据第一段Children whose minds wander might have sharper brains, a research suggests.可知这项研究发现那些容易走神的人也许有更敏锐的大脑，也许更加聪明。故选B。
21. A细节理解题。根据第四段During the study, volunteers were asked to perform one simple task during which researchers kept asking if their minds were wandering.可知在这项研究中，请志愿者完成的都是一些很简单的任务。故A正确。
21. C词义猜测题。multiple “多样的”，由后文的“simultaneously(同时地)”可知工作记忆可以让人们同时处理多样化的任务。故选C。
21. C推理判断题。根据第六段 “those with higher working memory capacity reported “more mind wandering during these simple tasks”和第八段 “when the task isn’t very difficult, people who have additional working memory resources use them to think about other things besides what they’re doing”可推知，那些工作记忆容量更大的人在这些简单的任务中走神更多。故选C。
【Passage D】本文是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要讲述了随着政府机构和私营企业进行越来越多的太空任务，地球面临着一个新的问题：潜在的危险太空碎片。一项最近发表在科学期刊《自然天文学》上的研究得出结论，目前的做法在未来十年内有10%的几率造成一人或多人死亡。
21. B 细节理解题。根据第二段中In other words, according to researchers from the University of Victoria and the University of British Columbia, there’s roughly a one-in-ten chance that the next decade will witness falling space junk kill someone. (换句话说，根据维多利亚大学和英属哥伦比亚大学的研究人员的研究，在未来十年里，大约有十分之一的机会看到太空垃圾坠落致死。)可知，有些人可能会被来自太空的物体砸死。故选B。
21. A 推理判断题。根据第三段中The floating space junk is certainly a problem, but not all the objects must come down, and, in fact, a number of pieces simply burn up in the atmosphere. (虽然漂浮的太空垃圾确实是个问题，但并非所有物体都必须下降。事实上，大量的碎片只是在大气中燃烧。)以及But typically, people don’t die or even get injured by this phenomenon — because many of the falling pieces crash into the ocean. (但是通常情况下，人们不会死于这种现象，甚至不会受伤——因为许多坠落的碎片会坠入海洋。)可知，通常情况下我们不必担心太空垃圾。故选A。
21. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“When some large parts of space junk return to Earth, the parts of their mass survive the heat of atmosphere. Many of the surviving pieces are potentially dangerous, giving serious risks on land, at sea, and to people in airplanes,” the study explains. (“当一些大块的太空垃圾返回地球时，它们的质量部分在大气层的高温下幸存下来。许多幸存的碎片都有潜在的危险，对陆地、海上和飞机上的人都有严重的风险，”研究解释说。)可知，最后一段中指出当一些大块的太空垃圾返回地球时，它们的质量部分在大气层的高温下幸存下来，由此对陆地、海上和飞机上的人都有严重的风险。由此推测下文应该阐述的是如何处理这些太空垃圾。故选B。
21. C 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段Along with a rising number of space missions by government agencies and private industries, comes a fresh set of problems for Earth: potentially dangerous space junk. (随着政府机构和私营企业越来越多的太空任务，给地球带来了一系列新的问题：潜在的危险太空垃圾。)以及通读后文可知，太空垃圾使人类处于危险中。故选C。
【七选五】本文是说明文。介绍了职场上，如何成为一个好榜样。
21. C 前一句问到Being a role model is a big responsibility, especially when you’re on the job. How can you set a great example for your peers without setting impossible expectations for yourself （成为榜样是一项重大的责任，尤其是当你在职的时候。你怎样才能在不给自己设定不切实际的期望的情况下为同龄人树立一个好榜样呢？）文章第一段由问题引入，作者认为读者对此不了解，因此，作者请读者不要着急：C项Don’t worry—you’ve come to the right place.（别担心——你来对地方了。）而后立即说明We’ve outlined some simple qualities and characteristics associated with good role models. （我们已经概述了一些与良好榜样相关的简单品质和特征。）以帮助读者答疑解惑、给他们以指导。从第二段开始，作者就详细介绍成为一个好榜样的简单的品质和特点。故选 C。
21. G 第二段第一句提到Act confidently.（要自信），空处后提到Being confident features knowing your self-worth and your strengths, while arrogance centers on feelings of self-importance.（自信的特点是知道你的自我价值和你的优势，而傲慢的中心是自我重视的感觉。）由此判断，空处应该探讨自信和自大两个话题，G项Role models have faith in their own abilities without being overconfident.（榜样对自己的能力有信心，但不会过于自信。）该项起到承上启下的作用，符合文意。故选 G。
21. F 前文提到Despite popular belief, they aren’t flawless and perfect at everything they do.（尽管人们普遍认为，但他们并非事事都完美无瑕。）其中代词“they”是指代“role models”, F项中F项“Instead, they try to understand their drawbacks and improve them.”（相反，他们试图了解自己的缺点并加以改进。）“instead”（相反的是）否定了前一句中的“popular belief”（流行的看法）, 即 “Role models are flawless and perfect at everything they do”（榜样在他们做的每件事上都是完美无瑕的）。该项起到承上启下的作用，符合文意。故选 F。
21. E 第四段第一句段落中心句提到Respect everyone around you.（尊重你身边的每一个人）并根据本段中You could try to wait for your tum to speak and offer a helping hand.（你可以试着等轮到你说话的时候再伸出援助之手。）可知，前文都在围绕“尊重他人”提出具体建议，因此，该空处应该也是关于尊重别人的建议。E项You should apologize if you mess up during a project.（如果你在项目中搞砸了，也要道歉。）该项提到了在一些活动中，如果因为自己的原因造成了不好的影响，应该要处于尊重他人的目的向身边的人道歉，该项符合文意。故选 E。
21. A 最后一段第二句提到“Role models give their peers plenty of opportunities to improve.”（榜样给他们的同伴很多提升的机会。）由此判断，好的榜样要给予同伴机会以促进他们进步。而后又说要多表扬同伴的努力，即使是在指出同伴的小错误时，也应该先赞赏同伴的付出的努力。可知本段提出要分享积极的,建设性的反馈，A项“Share positive feedback.”（分享建设性的反馈。）该项起到引出下文的作用，符合文意。故选 A。
66. 【书面表达】
本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求考生根据主题“What to learn in senior high school”，结合自身学习经历谈谈体会，主要需要分享学习方法和习惯，以及培养真诚和友善等品格方面的内容。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
首先：firstly →to begin with/in the first place 关键的：crucial →essential/significant/vital
有效地：effectively →effectually/productively
此外：in addition→what’s more/besides /additionally/moreover
充分利用：make the most of →take full advantage of/make the best of
2. 句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：I am honored to be here today to share my learning experiences and insights with you.
拓展句：It is an honor for me to be here today to share my learning experiences and insights with you.
【点睛】[高分句型1] I have found that having a well-structured study plan is very helpful in improving learning efficiency. (运用了that引导名词性从句作found的宾语、动名词短语having…作从句的主语)
[高分句型2] Whether you’re in school or in society, being sincere and friendly is key. (运用了Whether引导让步状语从句、动名词短语being sincere…作主句的主语)
66. 【读后续写】
本文以人狗为线索展开，讲述了作者的女儿捡到了大约十二周大的一只小狗，且小狗与家人们相处融洽。一则寻狗启示的广告突然出现在作者面前，作者很怕寻狗的主人找的就是他们捡到的小狗。作者的良心一直困扰着作者。作者从来没有对孩子们或丈夫说过这件事。作者在心里想，是否必须拨打报纸上的那个号码，看看他们的狗是否就是要寻找的狗。这个事情令作者犯难。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但我必须做出决定”可知，第一段可描写作者打电话拨通了寻狗主人的电话并真实小狗就是失主的狗。30分钟后，门响起，小狗开始吠叫。作者不得不面对现实。
②由第二段首句内容“那个女人说：“我的狗在哪里？”可知，第二段可描写小狗见到原主人的反应，主人要感谢作者。作者感悟到自己做了正确的事情，即使小狗回到了原主人身边。
2.续写线索：打电话——确认小狗是失主的狗——失主表示感激——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①喜欢：love/be fond of ②想要做某事：want to do sth/would like to do sth ③拥抱：hug/embrace
情绪类
①惊讶的：surprised/astonished②激动的：excited / thrilled
【点睛】[高分句型1] I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. （由连接词that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2] After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. （由after引导的时间状语从句）
