英语试题
(满分150 分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分 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 does the man suggest drinking
A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Cold water.
2. What do we know about the woman
A. She will go to school. B. She won’t go to the library.
C. She is willing to help the man.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. On a farm. B. In a bookstore. C. In a supermarket.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary.
5. What does the man plan to do this weekend
A. Buy some furniture. B. Go out with some friends.
C Entertain some friends at home.
听第6段材料，回答第6~8小题。
6. What is wrong with the man
A. He feels tired and sad. B. He eats less every day. C. He keeps awake at night.
7. What do we know about the man
A. He is a student. B. He is a foreigner. C. He is seriously ill.
8. Why does the woman know so much about cultural shock
A. She is an expert. B. She has heard about it.
C. She has the similar experience.
听第7段材料，回答第9~11小题。
9. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The first day at a new job. B. A usual day at work C. A new boss.
10. What does the woman think of her boss
A. Indifferent. B. Supportive. C. Inexperienced.
11. What do we know about the woman
A. She has a good overtime pay. B. She often works late at night.
C. She had a hard time at work today.
听第8段材料，回答第12~14小题。
12. What does the woman say about the sports centre
A. It was small. B. It was noisy. C. It was expensive.
13. Why didn’t the woman stay in the café
A. It was not clean. B. The service was bad. C. She had an appointment.
14. What does the man suggest doing right now
A. Playing tennis. B. Going to a club. C. Swimming in the river.
听第9段材料，回答第15~17小题。
15. What probably is the man
A. A doctor. B. A lawyer. C. An architect.
16. How will the man get to the bus station tomorrow morning
A. He will walk there. B. He will go there in his car.
C. His wife will take him there.
17. When will the man take the return bus tomorrow
A. At 6:30 p.m. B. At 8:00 p.m. C. At 9:30 p.m.
听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。
18. Who can join the Road Safety Team
A. Students in Junior 1 and 2. B. Students in Senior 2 and 3.
C. Students in Senior 1 and 2.
19. What can students get from Miss Mailer
A. A book. B. A letter. C. A picture.
20. What activity is the team also organizing
A. A short quiz. B. A writing competition. C. A poster design competition.
第二部分：阅读理解(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
Asia is the birthplace of the world’s three ancient civilizations: ancient China, ancient India and Babylon. Each gave the world different architectural styles and global landmarks, such as the Great Wall of China. Taj Mahal of India.With the conclusion of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilization, let’s take a look at the architecture of Asian civilizations.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is an ancient defense project with the longest construction time and the largest workload put into a landmark, stretching out to a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers. Only when you have been to the Great Wall and witnessed its majesty can you truly say you have visited China.
Angkor Wat,Cambodia
The Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the largest religious monuments in the world,built on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman Ⅱ in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura(present-day Angkor),the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum(陵墓).
Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra.It was commissioned in 1632 by Mughalemperor Shah to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being“the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”
Al-Khazneh, Jordan
Al-Khazneh, also known as the Treasury, is one of the most delicate temples in the ancient Arab Nabataean Kingdom city of Petra,Jordan. The 45-meter-high and 30-meter-wide building is a magnificent building with a pronounced Greek style. It is said to have been a place where pirates hid their treasure.
1. What is special about the Great Wall compared with the others in the article
A. It is the longest man-made project in the world.
B. It was listed in the UNESCO world Heritage Site.
C. It was used as a defense project in the ancient China.
D. It used to be used as a religious/purpose in China
2. Which of the following is one of the largest religious monuments
A. The Angkor Wat. B. The Taj Mahal.
C. AI-Khazneh. D. The Treasury
3. Which of the landmarks has been affected by the Greek culture
A. The Great Wall. B. The Angkor Wat.
C. The Taj Mahal. D. AI-Khazneh.
B
Daniel Brush, an astonishing worker in gold, jewels and steel died on November 2022, aged 75. Students from a jewellery school once came to Brush’s studio, a loft in mid-Manhattan, awed to be meeting a figure who, to them, was a worker of miracles.
For 45 years in that loft, he had pursued his calling. His wife Olivia was the only company. He produced hundreds of objects of all sorts, most of them exquisite and many astonishingly small. Rather than use electricity, he laboured alone in a forest of antique machines and when tools frustrated him he made his own, displaying them in cupboards as art in themselves.
Above all else he worked in gold. His obsession took fire when at 13 he saw an Etruscan gold bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The ancient technique of applying gold beads as fine as sand-grains to a curved gold surface without solder (焊接), was stunning, but so was the lightness of spirit.
He resolved then that he would make such a bowl, and gold became the study of his life. Simply to watch it melt, turn to red-hot and white-hot, then glow purple, was magical. To hold pure gold grain and let it move slowly through his fingers restored his calm of spirit. His chief motivation, he said, was to understand the material and, through that, himself. He wondered why his heart had beaten so fast in the museum that day. Gold in particular had a message for him. His contact with this glorious metal might focus all his attention and help him to hear it.
He developed delicate craftsmanship, with each object virtually a museum piece. For Daniel Brush, he loved the idea that one might take a piece made by Brush out of a pocket, let its beauty pass from mind to mind, and smile. That too was what its maker was after.
4. What can we learn about Daniel Brush
A. Students visited him regularly.
B He began to live in his loft in 1975.
C. He tended to use ancient crafts to produce objects.
D. Most objects he produced were of a surprisingly small size.
5. What is the main reason for his lifelong study of gold
A. He wanted to learn more about both gold and himself.
B. He wondered why his heart had beat fast in the museum.
C. His calm was restored when gold grain moved through fingers.
D. Gold had a particular message for him and he was eager to hear it.
6. Which of the following can best describe Daniel Brush
A. Stubborn. B. Wealthy. C. Dedicated. D. Lonely.
7. What does the author try to emphasize in the last paragraph
A. Brush’s valuable works. B. The admirers Brush expected.
C. Brush’s desire for fame. D. The artistic ideal Brush pursued.
C
The exhibit, Digital Dunhuang — Tales of Heaven and Earth, which was held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, brought to Hong Kong more than 100 exhibits including the visual murals and other related programs that could allow visitors to learn about the art and history of the Mogao Caves in a fun way.
“Dunhuang was an international city, a place where East met West, on the old Silk Road. So the Mogao Caves, which were completed in a period of over 1,000 years, record the ways of life and beliefs of the different peoples that crossed paths there,” explained Fion Lin of Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Visitors can now get up close and personal with these faraway treasures without having to step into the caves, thanks to the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy, a pioneer that has made great progress in the digitization and 3D scanning of the Dunhuang treasures.
“Studies have shown that in a cave, both temperature and CO2 concentration level can rise with 15 tourists inside for ten minutes. As a result, the wall paintings are going to eventually fade. Digital technology has helped to strike a balance between sharing the treasures and protecting them,” said Lin.
However, digitization of the caves faces many challenges such as poor lighting and rough wall surfaces. On average, 40,000 pictures have to be taken to cover 300 m2. Great amount of efforts have been made to piece the pictures together. What the exhibition presented is the result of years of hard work.
During the exhibition period, a mini display on Dunhuang music culture was also being held at the Museum for public participation.
8. What could visitors see at the Digital Dunhuang exhibit
A. The Mogao Caves. B. About 40,000 Dunhuang pictures.
C. Digital Dunhuang wall paintings. D. Ancient records of Dunhuang.
9. What is the significance of the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy
A. It helps Dunhuang become an international city.
B. It lets people better appreciate the Dunhuang art.
C. It is effective in cutting the CO level in the caves.
D. It attracts more tourists from East and West to Hong Kong.
10. What do we know about the Dunhuang wall paintings
A. They are brightly lit. B. They are very rough.
C. It is very hard to protect them. D. It is impossible for the tourists to see them.
11. Where can you find the evidence that supports “digitization of the caves isn’t easy”
A. In paragraph 2. B. In paragraph 3.
C In paragraph 4. D. In paragraph 5.
D
Now some businesses are using Artificial Intelligence as a shortcut to writing materials for them in hopes of saving time and effort. Sure, computers are great at capturing(捕捉) information and recognizing trending searches, but translating that information into an organized piece of writing designed specifically for you Not so much.
Your job as a business owner is to connect with your customers. To show them you “see” them, understand them, and you can deliver. You want to reach your clients not just by showing calculated content that shows you are relevant. The job of AI is to skim the surface and bring you back keywords and phrases that are, well, robotic. However, through the complexities of human thought and emotion, human content writers far surpass AI in choosing just the right words that can touch and attract other humans.
People who use AI to generate their writing materials might think it will save them time, but the opposite ends up being true. We’re all been in situations where we take a shortcut to save time, and it ends up creating more work. The same goes for using AI for writing. For example, it captures a lot of the top-ranking content for you to slap onto your blog, but you then have to go back and figure out how to transform that forced content into your business’s voice, style and tone. It’s like someone giving you a pair of pants. Yay! Pants! But they are not your size or color, so you spend even more time mending them and trying to talk yourself into liking them than the time you would have spent just getting the pants for yourself.
AI has had much more success in fields such as manufacturing and technology. For now, there isn’t any AI writer software sophisticated (水平高的) and creative enough to sound just like a human.
But humans do have limitations and AI writers can work with writers as an aid. You can imagine AI that could do your research for writing a white paper, or fact check for you. These types of tools could be incredible time-saving tools for writers in the future.
12. Which of the following is closest to the underlined words “surpass” in paragraph 2
A. Overlook. B. Overmatch.
C. Satisfy. D. Replace.
13. How does the author present his opinion in Paragraph 3
A. By listing figures. B. By giving an example.
C. By analyzing causes. D. By making predictions.
14. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. The limitation of AI writing. B. The debates about AI writing.
C. The expectation of AI writing. D. A theoretical basis behind AI writing.
15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text
A. What Are Artificial Intelligence writers
B. Why is AI Applied to Content Writing
C. How Does an AI Content Writer Work
D. Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Real Writers
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A Housewarming Party
A housewarming party is a special party to be held when someone buys or moves into a new apartment or house.The person or people who bought the apartment or house or moved are the ones who throw the party. _____16_____ It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like. It is an opportunity to fill the new space with love and hopeful presents.
It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party.____17____ Some common items(物品) people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and items like curtains. Even if there isn’t a registry, a good housewarming gift is something to decorate the new house with, like, a piece of art or a plant. ________18________ This is often appreciated since at a housewarming party there isn’t a lot of food served, usually just appetizers or sandwiches.
_______19_______The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home.Sometimes, because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into a new home, people may be asked to help unpack boxes.This isn’t usual though.
Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift so that the person could keep the home warm for the winter. _________20_________
A. You can also bring food or drinks to share.
B. Different activities are held to make guests satisfied.
C. There are usually no planned activities at a housewarming party.
D. Now most homes substitute(替代) fires with central heating to keep warm.
E. Different people hold or attend housewarming parties for various reasons.
F. Some people register a list of things they would like to give as gifts at local stores.
G The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate the person or people on the new home.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
A famous theorist(理论家) once said, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures... I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.”
What on earth would make someone a non-leaner Everyone is born with an intense ____21____ to learn. Babies rise to the learning challenge daily. Not just for ____22____ tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never decide it’s too hard or not worth the ____23____. Babies are not concerned about making mistakes or ____24____ themselves. They walk, they fall, they ____25____.
What puts an end to this fearless learning A fixed mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate(评估) themselves, some of them become ____26____ of challenges. They are concerned about not being ____27____. My research team have studied thousands of people from preschoolers on, and it’s breathtaking how many ____28____ an opportunity to learn.
We offered four-year-olds a(n) ____29____: they could redo an easy jigsaw(拼图) or try a harder one. Even at this young age, children with a fixed mindset stuck with the _____30_____ one. They believe smart kids don’t make _____31_____.
Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a _____32_____ choice. Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle _____33_____ They chose increasingly difficult ones instead.
Believing that success is about learning, children-with a growth mind took the opportunity. But those with a fixed mindset didn’t want to give away their _____34_____. This is how a fixed mindset makes people into _____35_____.
21. A. fear B. drive C. competition D. concentration
22. A. significant B. mental C. ordinary D. particular
23. A. attention B. effort C. interest D. emotion
24. A. confusing B. behaving C. punishing D. hurting
25. A. get up B. give up C. turn up D. shut up
26. A. scared B. ashamed C. confident D. fond
27. A. appealing B. curious C. content D. smart
28. A. receive B. ruin C. refuse D. require
29. A. lesson B. option C. assumption D. game
30. A. challenging B. interesting C. new D. simple
31. A. decisions B. jigsaws C. mistakes D. predictions
32. A. strange B. promising C. severe D. difficult
33. A. repeatedly B. unwillingly C. urgently D. properly
34. A. secrets B. thoughts C. preferences D. weaknesses
35. A. theorists B. perfectionists C. non-learners D. risk-takers
第二节 (共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
With roots ____36____ (date) back thousands of years, Chinese seals (印章) are more than just a unique image; they are symbolic of identity, status, and culture. A Chinese seal is a seal or stamp used to mark important documents, pieces of art, contracts, or any other item that ____37____(require) a signature.
The seal was first created in 221 BC. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered his first imperial (皇帝的) seal to be carved using beautiful white jade (玉). ____38____ (call) the“Xi”, the imperial seal was only used by those in power. It wasn’t until the Ming and Qing dynasties ____39____ the seal’s usage moved from the imperial to the personal, due to the ____40____ (expand) of arts. Artists began using a stylized seal carving of their names to mark ownership of their works. ____41____ (individual) also began using a personalized stamp for important documents. These non-official stamps were called “Yin”.
____42____(typical), the seals are carved into stone, but they can also ____43____ (make) of wood, bamboo, or bone. Seals are carved in one of two ways: the material is carved away from the character, leaving a red ink outline when used on paper, ____44____ the character is carved into the material, leaving the character _____45_____white among a red background.
第二节: 书面表达(满分15分)
46. 人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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第三节：读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。续写词数应为150左右。
Tim Robinson, a former junior officer in the British Army, slipped (滑倒) on a seaweed-covered rock while walking on the beach under Golden Cap one Saturday afternoon. It was a terrible fall and he broke his right leg.
Unfortunately, Tim didn’t bring his cell phone with him, and no one was in sight. His wife was in Seatown Hotel, where the couple were staying while on holiday. He had told his wife that he would be back in two hours.
As water levels were rising, there was a possibility of being killed by car-sized rocks falling from the cliff (悬崖). So Tim thought that he had to get off the beach instead of waiting there for help. He found a small branch on the beach and used it as a support. After struggling along the beach for a while, the pain became too much to handle. He stopped and thought about what else he could do.
With no phone and no one around, and with his leg hurting badly, Tim had a difficult decision to make. He could either continue this way in pain and hope that someone happened to see him, or he could try something else. Unable to walk，Tim thought he still had the ability to crawl (爬行), and so he did.
Making such a choice had been easy, but the crawling was tough. After crawling for almost two hours, it was getting dark, so Tim started flashing his torch (手电) to signal SOS and swung it around his head to attract attention. There was no response to begin with, so he crawled for five minutes and covered about 50 meters before making the same signal three times.
No one seemed to be around. Once again, he had to either stay where he was and wait for help or get moving. In his mind he had no choice. Most people couldn’t imagine crawling for any great distance with a broken leg, but Tim wasn’t t about to give up.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1
Tim finally noticed a response in the distance.
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Paragraph 2
Tim’s condition was worse than Mrs. Robinson thought.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________英语试题
(满分150 分，考试时间120分钟)
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分20分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1分，满分 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 does the man suggest drinking
A. Tea. B. Coffee. C. Cold water.
2. What do we know about the woman
A. She will go to school. B. She won’t go to the library.
C. She is willing to help the man.
3. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. On a farm. B. In a bookstore. C. In a supermarket.
4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Policeman and driver. B. Teacher and student. C. Boss and secretary.
5. What does the man plan to do this weekend
A. Buy some furniture. B. Go out with some friends.
C. Entertain some friends at home.
听第6段材料，回答第6~8小题。
6. What is wrong with the man
A. He feels tired and sad. B. He eats less every day. C. He keeps awake at night.
7. What do we know about the man
A. He is a student. B. He is a foreigner. C. He is seriously ill.
8. Why does the woman know so much about cultural shock
A. She is an expert. B. She has heard about it.
C. She has the similar experience.
听第7段材料，回答第9~11小题。
9. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The first day at a new job. B. A usual day at work C. A new boss.
10. What does the woman think of her boss
A. Indifferent. B. Supportive. C. Inexperienced.
11. What do we know about the woman
A. She has a good overtime pay. B. She often works late at night.
C. She had a hard time at work today.
听第8段材料，回答第12~14小题。
12. What does the woman say about the sports centre
A. It was small. B. It was noisy. C. It was expensive.
13. Why didn’t the woman stay in the café
A. It was not clean. B. The service was bad. C. She had an appointment.
14. What does the man suggest doing right now
A. Playing tennis. B. Going to a club. C. Swimming in the river.
听第9段材料，回答第15~17小题。
15. What probably is the man
A. A doctor. B. A lawyer. C. An architect.
16. How will the man get to the bus station tomorrow morning
A. He will walk there. B. He will go there in his car.
C. His wife will take him there.
17. When will the man take the return bus tomorrow
A. At 6:30 p.m. B. At 8:00 p.m. C. At 9:30 p.m.
听第10段材料，回答第18~20小题。
18. Who can join the Road Safety Team
A. Students in Junior 1 and 2. B. Students in Senior 2 and 3.
C. Students in Senior 1 and 2.
19. What can students get from Miss Mailer
A. A book. B. A letter. C. A picture.
20. What activity is the team also organizing
A. A short quiz. B. A writing competition. C. A poster design competition.
第二部分：阅读理解(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
Asia is the birthplace of the world’s three ancient civilizations: ancient China, ancient India and Babylon. Each gave the world different architectural styles and global landmarks, such as the Great Wall of China. Taj Mahal of India.With the conclusion of the Conference on Dialogue of Asian Civilization, let’s take a look at the architecture of Asian civilizations.
The Great Wall of China
The Great Wall of China is an ancient defense project with the longest construction time and the largest workload put into a landmark, stretching out to a total length of more than 5,000 kilometers. Only when you have been to the Great Wall and witnessed its majesty can you truly say you have visited China.
Angkor Wat,Cambodia
The Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the largest religious monuments in the world,built on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. It was built by the Khmer King Suryavarman Ⅱ in the early 12th century in Yasodharapura(present-day Angkor),the capital of the Khmer Empire, as his state temple and eventual mausoleum(陵墓).
Taj Mahal, India
The Taj Mahal is an ivory-white marble mausoleum on the south bank of the river Yamuna in the Indian city of Agra.It was commissioned in 1632 by Mughalemperor Shah to house the tomb of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1983 for being“the jewel of Muslim art in India and one of the universally admired masterpieces of the world’s heritage”
Al-Khazneh, Jordan
Al-Khazneh, also known as the Treasury, is one of the most delicate temples in the ancient Arab Nabataean Kingdom city of Petra,Jordan. The 45-meter-high and 30-meter-wide building is a magnificent building with a pronounced Greek style. It is said to have been a place where pirates hid their treasure.
1. What is special about the Great Wall compared with the others in the article
A. It is the longest man-made project in the world.
B. It was listed in the UNESCO world Heritage Site.
C. It was used as a defense project in the ancient China.
D. It used to be used as a religious/purpose in China
2. Which of the following is one of the largest religious monuments
A. The Angkor Wat. B. The Taj Mahal.
C. AI-Khazneh. D. The Treasury
3. Which of the landmarks has been affected by the Greek culture
A. The Great Wall. B. The Angkor Wat.
C. The Taj Mahal. D. AI-Khazneh.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四处亚洲文明的建筑。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Great Wall of China部分中“The Great Wall of China is an ancient defense project with the longest construction time (中国的长城是古代建造时间最长的防御工程。)”可知，中国的长城是在古代是一项防御工程。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Angkor Wat, Cambodia部分中“The Angkor Wat in Cambodia is one of the largest religious monuments in the world, built on a site measuring 162.6 hectares. (柬埔寨的吴哥窟是世界上最大的宗教遗迹之一，占地162.6公顷。)”可知，吴哥窟是世界上最大的宗教遗迹之一。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Al-Khazneh, Jordan部分中“The 45-meter-high and 30-meter-wide building is a magnificent building with a pronounced Greek style.(这座建筑高45米，宽30米，是一座具有明显希腊风格的宏伟建筑。)”可知，卡兹尼神殿受到希腊风格建筑的影响。故选D。
B
Daniel Brush, an astonishing worker in gold, jewels and steel died on November 2022, aged 75. Students from a jewellery school once came to Brush’s studio, a loft in mid-Manhattan, awed to be meeting a figure who, to them, was a worker of miracles.
For 45 years in that loft, he had pursued his calling. His wife Olivia was the only company. He produced hundreds of objects of all sorts, most of them exquisite and many astonishingly small. Rather than use electricity, he laboured alone in a forest of antique machines and when tools frustrated him he made his own, displaying them in cupboards as art in themselves.
Above all else, he worked in gold. His obsession took fire when at 13 he saw an Etruscan gold bowl in the Victoria and Albert Museum. The ancient technique of applying gold beads as fine as sand-grains to a curved gold surface without solder (焊接), was stunning, but so was the lightness of spirit.
He resolved then that he would make such a bowl, and gold became the study of his life. Simply to watch it melt, turn to red-hot and white-hot, then glow purple, was magical. To hold pure gold grain and let it move slowly through his fingers restored his calm of spirit. His chief motivation, he said, was to understand the material and, through that, himself. He wondered why his heart had beaten so fast in the museum that day. Gold in particular had a message for him. His contact with this glorious metal might focus all his attention and help him to hear it.
He developed delicate craftsmanship, with each object virtually a museum piece. For Daniel Brush, he loved the idea that one might take a piece made by Brush out of a pocket, let its beauty pass from mind to mind, and smile. That too was what its maker was after.
4. What can we learn about Daniel Brush
A. Students visited him regularly.
B. He began to live in his loft in 1975.
C. He tended to use ancient crafts to produce objects.
D. Most objects he produced were of a surprisingly small size.
5. What is the main reason for his lifelong study of gold
A. He wanted to learn more about both gold and himself.
B. He wondered why his heart had beat fast in the museum.
C. His calm was restored when gold grain moved through fingers.
D. Gold had a particular message for him and he was eager to hear it.
6. Which of the following can best describe Daniel Brush
A. Stubborn. B. Wealthy. C. Dedicated. D. Lonely.
7. What does the author try to emphasize in the last paragraph
A. Brush’s valuable works. B. The admirers Brush expected.
C. Brush’s desire for fame. D. The artistic ideal Brush pursued.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Daniel Brush是一位创造奇迹的人，使用古老的工艺来制作物品，他终生研究黄金，一生追求艺术理想。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。文章第三段讲到“The ancient technique of applying gold beads as fine as sand-grains to a curved gold surface without solder (焊接), was stunning, but so was the lightness of spirit.(在没有焊料的弯曲金表面上涂上细如沙粒的金珠的古老技术令人惊叹，但精神的轻盈也是如此。)”可知Daniel Brush倾向于使用古老的工艺来制作物品，故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。文章第四段讲到“His chief motivation, he said, was to understand the material and, through that, himself. He wondered why his heart had beaten so fast in the museum that day. Gold in particular had a message for him. His contact with this glorious metal might focus all his attention and help him to hear it.(他说，他的主要动机是了解材料，并通过这些了解自己。他想知道为什么那天他的心脏在博物馆里跳动得如此之快。黄金特别向他传达了一个信息。他与这种光荣金属的接触可能会集中他的所有注意力，帮助他听到它。)”可知他终生研究黄金的主要原因是他想了解更多关于黄金和自己的知识，故选A。
6题详解】
推理判断题。文章第二段讲到“For 45 years in that loft, he had pursued his calling (在那间阁楼里45年来，他一直在追寻自己的使命)”以及整篇文章描述他对黄金的研究和投入，可知Daniel Brush非常投入和专注，故选C。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。文章最后一段讲到“For Daniel Brush, he loved the idea that one might take a piece made by Brush out of a pocket, let its beauty pass from mind to mind, and smile. That too was what its maker was after. (对于Daniel Brush来说，他喜欢这样的想法：人们可以从口袋里拿出一件Brush制作的作品，让它的美从脑海中传递到脑海中，然后微笑。这也是它的制造者所追求的。)”可知作者在最后一段中强调的是Brush追求的艺术理想，故选D。
C
The exhibit, Digital Dunhuang — Tales of Heaven and Earth, which was held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, brought to Hong Kong more than 100 exhibits including the visual murals and other related programs that could allow visitors to learn about the art and history of the Mogao Caves in a fun way.
“Dunhuang was an international city, a place where East met West, on the old Silk Road. So the Mogao Caves, which were completed in a period of over 1,000 years, record the ways of life and beliefs of the different peoples that crossed paths there,” explained Fion Lin of Hong Kong Heritage Museum.
Visitors can now get up close and personal with these faraway treasures without having to step into the caves, thanks to the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy, a pioneer that has made great progress in the digitization and 3D scanning of the Dunhuang treasures.
“Studies have shown that in a cave, both temperature and CO2 concentration level can rise with 15 tourists inside for ten minutes. As a result, the wall paintings are going to eventually fade. Digital technology has helped to strike a balance between sharing the treasures and protecting them,” said Lin.
However, digitization of the caves faces many challenges such as poor lighting and rough wall surfaces. On average, 40,000 pictures have to be taken to cover 300 m2. Great amount of efforts have been made to piece the pictures together. What the exhibition presented is the result of years of hard work.
During the exhibition period, a mini display on Dunhuang music culture was also being held at the Museum for public participation.
8. What could visitors see at the Digital Dunhuang exhibit
A. The Mogao Caves. B. About 40,000 Dunhuang pictures.
C. Digital Dunhuang wall paintings. D. Ancient records of Dunhuang.
9. What is the significance of the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy
A. It helps Dunhuang become an international city.
B. It lets people better appreciate the Dunhuang art.
C. It is effective in cutting the CO level in the caves.
D. It attracts more tourists from East and West to Hong Kong.
10 What do we know about the Dunhuang wall paintings
A. They are brightly lit. B. They are very rough.
C. It is very hard to protect them. D. It is impossible for the tourists to see them.
11. Where can you find the evidence that supports “digitization of the caves isn’t easy”
A. In paragraph 2. B. In paragraph 3.
C. In paragraph 4. D. In paragraph 5.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了在香港举办的“数码敦煌”展的具体情况及其对比传统展览的优势和克服的数字化难题。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The exhibit, Digital Dunhuang —Tales of Heaven and Earth, which was held at the Hong Kong Heritage Museum, brought to Hong Kong more than 100 exhibits including the visual murals and other related programs that could allow visitors to learn about the art and history of the Mogao Caves in a fun way.(这场名为“数码敦煌——天地传说”的展览在香港文化博物馆举行，为香港带来了100多件展品，包括视觉壁画和其他相关项目，让游客以有趣的方式了解莫高窟的艺术和历史)”可知，在香港的“数码敦煌”展上，展出了虚拟壁画，游客们可以看到虚拟的敦煌壁画。故选C项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Visitors can now get up close and personal with these faraway treasures without having to step into the caves, thanks to the digitization project of the Dunhuang Academy, a pioneer that has made great progress in the digitization and 3D scanning of the Dunhuang treasures.(由于敦煌研究院的数字化项目，游客现在可以近距离接触这些遥远的宝藏，而不必走进洞穴。敦煌研究院在敦煌宝藏的数字化和3D扫描方面取得了巨大进展)”可知，敦煌研究院的数字化项目给游客提供了一种新的方式，让他们在不进入洞窟的情况下欣赏这些遥远的珍宝。由此推知，敦煌研究院的数字化项目的意义是让人们更好地欣赏敦煌艺术。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段前两句“Studies have shown that in a cave, both temperature and CO2 concentration level can rise with 15 tourists inside for ten minutes. As a result, the wall paintings are going to eventually fade.(研究表明，在洞穴中，如果有15名游客在洞穴中停留10分钟，温度和二氧化碳浓度都会上升。从而导致洞内的壁画褪色)”可推知，敦煌壁画很难保护。故选C项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“However, digitization of the caves faces many challenges such as poor lighting and rough wall surfaces. On average, 40,000 pictures have to be taken to cover 300 m2. Great amount of efforts have been made to piece the pictures together. What the exhibition presented is the result of years of hard work.(然而，洞穴的数字化面临着许多挑战，如光线不足和粗糙的墙面。平均每300平方米需要拍摄4万张照片。人们花了很大的力气把这些图画拼凑起来。这次展览展示的是多年努力工作的结果)”可推知，该段描述了洞窟数字化面临的许多挑战，是洞窟数字化并不容易的证据。故选D项。
D
Now some businesses are using Artificial Intelligence as a shortcut to writing materials for them in hopes of saving time and effort. Sure, computers are great at capturing(捕捉) information and recognizing trending searches, but translating that information into an organized piece of writing designed specifically for you Not so much.
Your job as a business owner is to connect with your customers. To show them you “see” them, understand them, and you can deliver. You want to reach your clients not just by showing calculated content that shows you are relevant. The job of AI is to skim the surface and bring you back keywords and phrases that are, well, robotic. However, through the complexities of human thought and emotion, human content writers far surpass AI in choosing just the right words that can touch and attract other humans.
People who use AI to generate their writing materials might think it will save them time, but the opposite ends up being true. We’re all been in situations where we take a shortcut to save time, and it ends up creating more work. The same goes for using AI for writing. For example, it captures a lot of the top-ranking content for you to slap onto your blog, but you then have to go back and figure out how to transform that forced content into your business’s voice, style and tone. It’s like someone giving you a pair of pants. Yay! Pants! But they are not your size or color, so you spend even more time mending them and trying to talk yourself into liking them than the time you would have spent just getting the pants for yourself.
AI has had much more success in fields such as manufacturing and technology. For now, there isn’t any AI writer software sophisticated (水平高的) and creative enough to sound just like a human.
But humans do have limitations and AI writers can work with writers as an aid. You can imagine AI that could do your research for writing a white paper, or fact check for you. These types of tools could be incredible time-saving tools for writers in the future.
12. Which of the following is closest to the underlined words “surpass” in paragraph 2
A. Overlook. B. Overmatch.
C. Satisfy. D. Replace.
13. How does the author present his opinion in Paragraph 3
A. By listing figures. B. By giving an example.
C. By analyzing causes. D. By making predictions.
14. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. The limitation of AI writing. B. The debates about AI writing.
C. The expectation of AI writing. D. A theoretical basis behind AI writing.
15. Which of the following can be a suitable title for the text
A. What Are Artificial Intelligence writers
B. Why is AI Applied to Content Writing
C. How Does an AI Content Writer Work
D. Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Real Writers
【答案】12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。现在，一些企业正在使用人工智能作为为他们撰写材料的捷径，希望节省时间和精力。人工智能固然有其优势，但仍然无法真正替代人类作者。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段最后一句中的“through the complexities of human thought and emotion(通过人类复杂的思想和情感)”和“in choosing just the right words that can touch and attract other humans.(在选择恰当的词语来打动和吸引其他人方面)”可推知，人类思想情感具有复杂性，在选择能够打动并吸引其他人的正确词语方面远远超过人工智能。所以划线词surpass意为“超过”，与overmatch意思相近。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第二句和第三句“We’re all been in situations where we take a shortcut to save time, and it ends up creating more work. The same goes for using AI for writing.(我们都遇到过这样的情况：我们为了节省时间而走捷径，结果却创造了更多的工作。使用人工智能写作也是如此。)”以及第四句“For example, it captures a lot of the top-ranking content for you to slap onto your blog, but you then have to go back and figure out how to transform that forced content into your business’s voice, style and tone.(例如，它捕获了许多排名靠前的内容，让你把它们放到你的博客上，但你必须回过头来，弄清楚如何将这些被迫的内容转化为你的业务声音、风格和语气。)”可知，作者在第三段中通过举例来表明观点。故选B。
【14题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段最后两句“You can imagine AI that could do your research for writing a white paper, or fact check for you. These types of tools could be incredible time-saving tools for writers in the future.(你可以想象人工智能可以为你写白皮书做研究，或者为你做事实核查。这些类型的工具在未来可以为作者节省大量时间。)”可知，最后一段主要是讲AI写作的前景。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“Now some businesses are using Artificial Intelligence as a shortcut to writing materials for them in hopes of saving time and effort. Sure, computers are great at capturing information and recognizing trending searches, but translating that information into an organized piece of writing designed specifically for you Not so much.(现在，一些企业正在使用人工智能作为为他们撰写材料的捷径，希望节省时间和精力。当然，计算机在捕捉信息和识别趋势搜索方面很出色，但在将这些信息翻译成专门为你设计的有组织的文章方面呢？并没那么好。)”和最后一段中“But humans do have limitations and AI writers can work with writers as an aid.(但人类确实有局限性，人工智能作家可以作为作家的辅助。)”可推知，文章讨论了人工智能取代真正的作家的可能性。所以D项“Will Artificial Intelligence Replace Real Writers (人工智能会取代真正的作家吗 )”是文章最佳标题。故选D。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
A Housewarming Party
A housewarming party is a special party to be held when someone buys or moves into a new apartment or house.The person or people who bought the apartment or house or moved are the ones who throw the party. _____16_____ It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like. It is an opportunity to fill the new space with love and hopeful presents.
It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party.____17____ Some common items(物品) people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and items like curtains. Even if there isn’t a registry, a good housewarming gift is something to decorate the new house with, like, a piece of art or a plant. ________18________ This is often appreciated since at a housewarming party there isn’t a lot of food served, usually just appetizers or sandwiches.
_______19_______The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home.Sometimes, because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into a new home, people may be asked to help unpack boxes.This isn’t usual though.
Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift so that the person could keep the home warm for the winter. _________20_________
A. You can also bring food or drinks to share.
B. Different activities are held to make guests satisfied.
C. There are usually no planned activities at a housewarming party.
D. Now most homes substitute(替代) fires with central heating to keep warm.
E. Different people hold or attend housewarming parties for various reasons.
F. Some people register a list of things they would like to give as gifts at local stores.
G. The party is an opportunity for friends and family to congratulate the person or people on the new home.
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. A 19. C 20. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了举办“乔迁宴会”的来历、意义和内容。
【16题详解】
下文It also gives people a chance to see what the new home looks like. It is an opportunity to fill the new space with love and hopeful presents.（它也让人们有机会看到新家的样子。这是一个充满爱和希望的机会。）列出了举办“乔迁宴会”的好处，该空也应该列出举办“乔迁宴会”的好处，G选项“聚会是朋友和家人祝贺人们乔迁新居的好机会。”切题，故选G。
【17题详解】
上文It is traditional to bring a gift to a housewarming party.说在乔迁宴会上带礼物是一种传统。 下文Some common items(物品) people will put on a gift registry include kitchen tools like knives and items like curtains.说人们会把一些常见的物品放在礼物登记簿上，包括厨房工具，如刀具和窗帘等物品。该空承上启下，F选项“有些人会在当地商店登记他们想送的礼物清单。”切题，故选F。
【18题详解】
下文This is often appreciated since at a housewarming party there isn’t a lot of food served, usually just appetizers or sandwiches.说这一点很受欢迎，因为在乔迁宴会上提供的食物并不多，通常只有开胃菜或三明治。该空引出下文，A选项“你也可以带食物或饮料来分享。”切题，故选A。
【19题详解】
下文The host or hostess of the party will, however, probably give all the guests a tour of their new home. Sometimes, because a housewarming party happens shortly after a person moves into a new home, people may be asked to help unpack boxes. This isn’t usual though.（然而，宴会的男主人或女主人可能会带领所有的客人参观他们的新家。有时候，因为乔迁宴会是在一个人搬进新家后不久举行的，人们可能会被要求帮忙打开箱子。但这并不常见。）指出了在宴会上的一些活动。该空引出下文，C选项“在乔迁宴会上通常没有计划好的活动。”切题，故选C。
【20题详解】
上文Housewarming parties get their name from the fact that a long time ago people would actually bring firewood to a new home as a gift so that the person could keep the home warm for the winter.（乔迁宴会得名于这样一个事实：很久以前，人们会把柴火作为礼物带到新家，这样人们就可以让家里过冬了。）提到了房屋取暖的问题。该空承接上文，D选项“现在大多数家庭都用集中供暖来代替生火取暖。”切题，故选D。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
A famous theorist(理论家) once said, “I don’t divide the world into the weak and the strong, or the successes and the failures... I divide the world into the learners and the non-learners.”
What on earth would make someone a non-leaner Everyone is born with an intense ____21____ to learn. Babies rise to the learning challenge daily. Not just for ____22____ tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like learning to walk and talk. They never decide it’s too hard or not worth the ____23____. Babies are not concerned about making mistakes or ____24____ themselves. They walk, they fall, they ____25____.
What puts an end to this fearless learning A fixed mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate(评估) themselves, some of them become ____26____ of challenges. They are concerned about not being ____27____. My research team have studied thousands of people from preschoolers on, and it’s breathtaking how many ____28____ an opportunity to learn.
We offered four-year-olds a(n) ____29____: they could redo an easy jigsaw(拼图) or try a harder one. Even at this young age, children with a fixed mindset stuck with the _____30_____ one. They believe smart kids don’t make _____31_____.
Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a _____32_____ choice. Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle _____33_____ They chose increasingly difficult ones instead.
Believing that success is about learning, children-with a growth mind took the opportunity. But those with a fixed mindset didn’t want to give away their _____34_____. This is how a fixed mindset makes people into _____35_____.
21 A. fear B. drive C. competition D. concentration
22. A. significant B. mental C. ordinary D. particular
23. A. attention B. effort C. interest D. emotion
24. A. confusing B. behaving C. punishing D. hurting
25. A. get up B. give up C. turn up D. shut up
26. A. scared B. ashamed C. confident D. fond
27. A. appealing B. curious C. content D. smart
28. A. receive B. ruin C. refuse D. require
29. A. lesson B. option C. assumption D. game
30. A. challenging B. interesting C. new D. simple
31. A. decisions B. jigsaws C. mistakes D. predictions
32. A. strange B. promising C. severe D. difficult
33. A. repeatedly B. unwillingly C. urgently D. properly
34. A. secrets B. thoughts C. preferences D. weaknesses
35. A. theorists B. perfectionists C. non-learners D. risk-takers
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是议论文。文章讲述了导致习得者和非习得者的区别的原因。总结了固定型思维导致了非习得者的形成。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每个人生来就有强烈的学习动力。A. fear恐惧；B. drive内驱力；C. competition竞争；D. concentration专心。由下一句“Babies rise to the learning challenge daily.”可知，婴儿每天都面临学习挑战，有挑战就有动力，因此人们生来就有强烈的学习动力。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不仅是为了普通任务，而且为一生中最困难的任务，像走路和说话。A. significant重要的；B. mental精神的；C. ordinary普通的；D. particular特别的。上下文出现连词“not just... but (also)”表示”不仅，而且”，表示并列关系，后半句提到了”最困难的事”，因此该题与”困难的”是同一范畴的词，即婴儿每天要面对学习的挑战，不仅有普通任务，而且有一生中最困难的任务。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们从来不认为太难或不值得这么努力。A. attention注意力；B. effort努力；C. interest兴趣；D. emotion情感。根据上文“Babies rise to the learning challenge daily. Not just for ___2___tasks, but the most difficult ones of a lifetime, like leaning to walk and talk.”可知，婴儿生来就会学习，他们不会意识到这些任务是不是太难或者这些任务值不值得花费精力去完成。不选择time是因为该段落强调是婴儿学习挑战的行为，而没有突出时间这个概念，因此effort符合题意。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：婴儿不担心犯错误或伤害自己。A. confusing使困惑；B. behaving表现；C. punishing惩罚；D. hurting使受伤。首先根据or表并列可知，该题的动词是婴儿主动发出的而且结果是消极的，其次根据下文的“They walk, they fall,”的提示，婴儿学习走路，然后会跌倒，由跌倒可以联想到他们在学习的过程中可能会受伤，故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们走路，跌倒，站起来。A. get up起立；B. give up放弃；C. turn up露面；D. shut up闭嘴。根据常识和该句子的顺承逻辑，婴儿走路、跌倒，然后再站起来。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一旦孩子们能够评估自己，其中一些人就会害怕挑战。A. scared害怕的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. confident自信的；D. fond喜欢的。根据上文“What puts an end to this fearless learning A fixed mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves”可知，孩子一开始是不害怕学习的， 但是这个过程被终结了，所以一些孩子开始害怕挑战。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们担心不够聪明。A. appealing吸引人的；B. curious好奇的；C. content满意的；D. smart聪明的。根据上文“As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves”可推断，孩子开始评估自己，下一段“They believe smart kids don’t make ____11____.”提到把自己与聪明孩子做对比，因此他们担心自己不够聪明。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的研究团队已经研究了成千上万来自学龄前儿童的人，那么多的人拒绝学习的机会真是令人震惊。A. receive接收；B. ruin毁灭；C. reject拒绝；D. require要求。根据上文“As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves, some of them become ___6___ of challenges.”可推断，一些孩子开始害怕学习，因此拒绝学习的机会。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们提供给四岁的孩子一个选择：他们可以重新做一个简单的拼图，或者尝试一个更困难的拼图。A. lesson教训；B. option选择；C. assumption假设；D. game游戏。根据下文“they could redo an easy jigsaw (拼图) or try a harder one.”可知，研究团队在实验过程中让孩子们做简单的或者困难的拼图任务，这是一个二选一的选择。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：即使在这么小的时候，有固定型思维模式的孩子们也会坚持保持简单的心态。A. challenging富有挑战性的；B. interesting有趣的；C. new新的；D. simple简单的。根据下一段文章内容“Children with a growth mindset, however, thought it was a ____12____choice.”和“They chose increasingly difficult-ones instead.”可以推出，成长型思维模式的孩子会选择困难的拼图任务，因此固定型思维模式的孩子会选择相反的任务。故选D。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们认为聪明的孩子不会犯错误。A. decisions决定；B. jigsaws拼图；C. mistakes错误；D. predictions预测。根据上文“A fixed mindset. As soon as children become able to evaluate themselves, some of them become ___6___ of challenges. They worry about not being ___7___.”以及下文“They chose increasingly difficult-ones instead.”可推断，固定型思维模式的孩子由于害怕自己犯错误而选择简单的任务，所以他们会认为聪明的孩子不会像他们那样犯错误。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，有成长型思维的孩子们认为这是一个奇怪的选择。A. strange奇怪的；B. promising有希望的；C. severe严重的；D. difficult困难的。根据下文的问句“Why would anyone want to keep doing the same puzzle ____13____ ”可推断，成长型思维的孩子会选择困难的任务，他们觉得为什么要重复做相同的任务，也就是说他们觉得没必要做简单的任务，所以对于为什么有这两种选择而感到奇怪。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：为什么有人想重复做同样的谜题。A. repeatedly重复地；B. unwillingly不情愿地；C. urgently紧急地；D. properly恰当地。根据“keep doing the same puzzle”可知，这个任务是一直要做相同的事情，故选A。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是那些有固定型思维的人并不想暴露他们的缺点。A. secrets秘密；B. thoughts想法；C. preferences偏爱；D. weaknesses弱点。根据上文“children with a growth mindset seized the chance.”以及but表示转折可知，固定型思维的孩子不愿抓住学习的机会，是因为他们害怕犯错，会显示出自己的不足。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这就是一个固定型思维的人如何成为非习得者的。A. theorists理论家；B. perfectionists完美主义者；C. non-learners非习得者；D. risk-takers风险承担者。根据第一段内容与第二 段首句“What on earth would make someone a non-learner ”可知，通篇文章讲述的是什么导致了习得者和非习得者的区别，文章最后一句总结了固定型思维导致了非习得者的形成。故选C。
第二节 (共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
With roots ____36____ (date) back thousands of years, Chinese seals (印章) are more than just a unique image; they are symbolic of identity, status, and culture. A Chinese seal is a seal or stamp used to mark important documents, pieces of art, contracts, or any other item that ____37____(require) a signature.
The seal was first created in 221 BC. The first emperor of China, Qin Shi Huang, ordered his first imperial (皇帝的) seal to be carved using beautiful white jade (玉). ____38____ (call) the“Xi”, the imperial seal was only used by those in power. It wasn’t until the Ming and Qing dynasties ____39____ the seal’s usage moved from the imperial to the personal, due to the ____40____ (expand) of arts. Artists began using a stylized seal carving of their names to mark ownership of their works. ____41____ (individual) also began using a personalized stamp for important documents. These non-official stamps were called “Yin”.
____42____(typical), the seals are carved into stone, but they can also ____43____ (make) of wood, bamboo, or bone. Seals are carved in one of two ways: the material is carved away from the character, leaving a red ink outline when used on paper, ____44____ the character is carved into the material, leaving the character _____45_____white among a red background.
【答案】36. dating
37. requires
38. Called 39. that
40. expansion
41. Individuals
42. Typically
43. be made 44. or 45. in
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍中国印章的发展历史和特征。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：中国印章的历史可以追溯到几千年前，它不仅仅是一个独特的图像。date back(追溯到；回溯至)是with复合结构中宾语roots的补足语，用非谓语动词，动词date和名词roots是主动关系，此处使用现在分词形式。故填dating。
【37题详解】
考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：中国印章是在重要文件、艺术品、合同或任何其他需要签名的物品上标记的印章或印记。require(需要)是定语从句中谓语动词，与主语that(即先行词any other item)之间是主动关系，陈述客观事实，应使用一般现在时态，又因主语是单数名词，所以谓语动词也应使用单数形式。综上，谓语应用一般现在时的主动语态，单数形式。故填requires。
【38题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：被称为“玺”的玺印，只有当权者才能使用。分析句子可知，call(给……取名；称呼)是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语the imperial seal之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动，作状语；句首单词首字母大写。故填Called。
【39题详解】
考查强调句。句意：直到明清两朝，由于艺术的发展，印章的使用才从宫廷转移到个人。not...until...是固定句型，意为“直到……才……”，其强调句型为：It + is/was not until...+ that + 句子其它部分。分析句子可知，句中使用了该强调句型，强调的是原句时间状语“not until the Ming and Qing dynasties”，句子其它部分只能由that引出。故填that。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：直到明清两朝，由于艺术的发展，印章的使用才从宫廷转移到个人。结合句意和空格前定冠词the可知，提示词在句中作宾语，用名词expansion，意为“发展”，为不可数名词。故填expansion。
【41题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：个人也开始在重要文件上使用个性化的印记。可数名词individual在句中作主语，结合句意，这里的个人包含很多个个体，是复数概念；句首单词首字母大写。故填Individuals。
【42题详解】
考查副词。句意：通常，印章被雕刻成石头，但它们也可以由木头、竹子或骨头制成。提示词在句中作状语，用副词typically，意为“一般，通常”；句首单词首字母大写。故填Typically。
【43题详解】
考查动词语态。句意：通常，印章被雕刻成石头，但它们也可以由木头、竹子或骨头制成。提示词make是分句谓语动词，与主语they之间是被动关系，在情态动词can后助动词用原形be；be made of...“由……制成”。故填be made。
【44题详解】
考查连词。句意：印章有两种雕刻方式：除文字外的材料被雕走，在纸上使用时留下文字的红色墨水轮廓，或者将文字雕刻到材料上，在红色的背景中留下白色的文字。根据“Seals are carved in one of two ways”可知，印章有两种雕刻方式；结合句意，空格前和空格后分别介绍了这两种方式，这两种方式是选择关系，用连词or连接。故填or。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：印章有两种雕刻方式：除文字外的材料被雕走，在纸上使用时留下文字的红色的墨水轮廓，或者将文字雕刻到材料上，在红色的背景中留下白色的文字。根据句意，句中指让文字保持白色，用介词in表示“处于……状态”；in white“白色的”。故填in。
第二节: 书面表达(满分15分)
46. 人们对于学生网上交友持不同意见。请你用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。注意：写作词数应为80左右。
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【答案】 Should students make friends online Some people say yes. The internet helps make many friends. Chatting online, students can more freely express their feelings and opinions, and even get help with their foreign language studies. Others, however, think students should not. They say making friends on line is a waste of time, which should be spent more meaningfully on study. Besides, some students get cheated online. It is my opinion that students should place their study, health and safety before other things. As for friendship, we can readily find it in our classmates and other people around us.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文。要求考生用英语写一篇关于学生网上交友的短文，介绍人们的不同观点，并表达自己的看法。
【详解】1.词汇积累
表达：express→convey
观点：opinion→view
此外：besides→what’s more
找到：find→discover
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Chatting on line, students can more freely express their feelings and opinions, and even get help with their foreign language studies.
拓展句：When students are chatting on line, they can more freely express their feelings and opinions, and even get help with their foreign language studies.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Others, however, think students should not.（运用了省略that引导宾语从句）
【高分句型2】They say making friends on line is a waste of time, which should be spent more meaningfully on study. （运用了省略that引导宾语从句，which引导非限制性定语从句）
第三节：读后续写(满分25分)
47. 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。续写词数应为150左右。
Tim Robinson, a former junior officer in the British Army, slipped (滑倒) on a seaweed-covered rock while walking on the beach under Golden Cap one Saturday afternoon. It was a terrible fall and he broke his right leg.
Unfortunately, Tim didn’t bring his cell phone with him, and no one was in sight. His wife was in Seatown Hotel, where the couple were staying while on holiday. He had told his wife that he would be back in two hours.
As water levels were rising, there was a possibility of being killed by car-sized rocks falling from the cliff (悬崖). So Tim thought that he had to get off the beach instead of waiting there for help. He found a small branch on the beach and used it as a support. After struggling along the beach for a while, the pain became too much to handle. He stopped and thought about what else he could do.
With no phone and no one around, and with his leg hurting badly, Tim had a difficult decision to make. He could either continue this way in pain and hope that someone happened to see him, or he could try something else. Unable to walk，Tim thought he still had the ability to crawl (爬行), and so he did.
Making such a choice had been easy, but the crawling was tough. After crawling for almost two hours, it was getting dark, so Tim started flashing his torch (手电) to signal SOS and swung it around his head to attract attention. There was no response to begin with, so he crawled for five minutes and covered about 50 meters before making the same signal three times.
No one seemed to be around. Once again, he had to either stay where he was and wait for help or get moving. In his mind he had no choice. Most people couldn’t imagine crawling for any great distance with a broken leg, but Tim wasn’t t about to give up.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1
Tim finally noticed a response in the distance.
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Paragraph 2
Tim’s condition was worse than Mrs Robinson thought.
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【答案】 Tim finally noticed a response in the distance. He was excited to see a torch flashing back. It was his wife shining the torch in response to his signal. Thankfully his wife knew something must have been wrong and went looking for her husband. She kept moving toward her husband, shining her light. All the while, Mrs. Robinson called for help. As they got closer to each other she waited anxiously for help to arrive. She had no idea how hurt her husband actually was.
Tim’s condition was worse than Mrs. Robinson thought. Tim’s broken leg hurt increasingly worse and was at risk of infection. He needed medical care immediately. Luckily, the ambulance finally showed up. After checking his leg, the medical workers couldn’t believe what he had put himself through. This man had crawled such a long distance after suffering such a wound. If it hadn’t been for his training in the army, he might not have made it.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达以人物为线索展开，讲述了退伍军官Tim Robinson独自在海边散步，不慎滑倒，摔伤了右腿。不幸的是，他没有带手机，无人可求救，他利用之前在部队学到的知识进行自救，经过多次不懈的尝试之后选择爬行，并利用手电筒发出求救信号。
详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“蒂姆终于注意到远处有人回应。”可知，第一段可描写蒂姆看到妻子回应他的信号，夫妇两人焦急地等待救援。
②由第二段首句内容“蒂姆的情况比罗宾逊太太想象的还要糟糕。”可知，第二段可描写蒂姆的伤情，救护车到来后，医护人员感慨蒂姆的坚强意志。
2.续写线索：妻子回应——妻子找到蒂姆——蒂姆的伤情——救护车到来——感慨蒂姆的坚强意志
3.词汇激活
行为类
①知道：know/be aware of
②接近：get close to/come near to
③出现：show up/turn up
情绪类
①激动的：excited/thrilled
②焦急地：anxiously/nervously
【点睛】【高分句型1】After checking his leg, the medical workers couldn’t believe what he had put himself through. （运用了what引导宾语从句）
【高分句型2】If it hadn’t been for his training in the army, he might not have made it.（运用了if引导条件状语从句，且从句使用虚拟语气）
