黑龙江省绥化市绥棱县第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考英语试题（word版含答案，含听力原文）
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绥棱县第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考
英 语
全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
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5. 本卷主要考查内容：外研版选择性必修第一册一选择性必修第二册U4。
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. When will the woman have time to translate the instruction
A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow afternoon.
2. Who is this credit card for
A. Tom. B. Tom’s brother. C. Tom’s colleague.
3. Why is the man disappointed
A. He lost his job. B. His leave was refused. C. He didn’t get a promotion.
4. Where is this conversation likely to take place
A. On the way to work. B. At entrance to the theatre. C. At the railway station.
5. Which aspect of Chinese painting does the woman like best
A. Figures. B. Landscape painting. C. Birds and flowers.
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. What does the woman think of a car wash for a charity event
A. It is unfit for bad weather.
B. It is very practical for them.
C. It can’t make much money.
7. Which activity does the man choose at last
A. A cake sale. B. A book sale. C. A sports day.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. On a game show. B. In a spaceship. C. In a bank.
9. Who was the first woman in space
A. Anna Edison. B. Sally K. Ride. C. Valentina Tereshkova.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers talking about
A. Offering and taking a lift.
B. Studying for a driver’s test.
C. Traffic rules to follow on the road.
11. How does the woman feel about the man
A. She’s had enough of him.
B. She has high hopes for him.
C. She is concerned about him.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Driver and passenger. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Fighting fires. B. Detecting fires. C. Using fires.
14. How many fires did California have in 2020
A. Around 50. B. About 400. C. Over 8, 600.
15. What size of fire can the new satellites discover
A. Size of a car. B. Size of a plane. C. Size of a sports field.
16. What is the woman’s main concern
A. Saving animals. B. Saving the trees. C. Saving humans.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does Brian Kane do
A. A truck driver. B. A rubbish collector. C. A professional climber.
18. Why did he ask for leave on his 30th birthday
A. To visit Nepal.
B. To volunteer on Mount Qomolangma.
C. To go to the top of Mount Qomolangma.
19. How did Brian feel when he saw the rubbish pile at Camp Four
A. Extremely upset. B. Indifferent. C. Very excited.
20. Which can accurately describe Brian Kane’s behaviour
A. Brave and hardworking. B. Unwise and pointless. C. Without common sense.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Explore Your City: Well-Loved Parks in Springfield, MA
Springfield, Massachusetts, is a city that enjoys many beautiful parks. Whether you’re looking for an apartment to rent in Springfield, homes for sale, or more parks to explore, read on to get started.
Blunt Park
Blunt Park has over 100 acres of green space and recreational (娱乐的) facilities, including a swimming pool, playgrounds, tennis courts, and athletic fields. You can also explore the park’s walking and biking paths, winding through the striking forests and breathtaking landscape. In addition, the park is home to several historic sites, including the World War Ⅱ Memorial.
Forest Park
Going to Forest Park is an impressive adventure that offers visitors a chance to explore the region’s natural beauty. The park is home to over 735 acres of green space, including a brilliant rose garden, a zoo, a golf course, and a boating lake. Explore walking and biking trails and appreciate views of the Connecticut River.
Dr. Seuss Garden
The Dr. Seuss National Garden is an attractive destination, which features a series of sculptures (雕塑) describing some of Dr. Seuss’s favourite characters, including The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, and The Lorax. You can wander through the park and appreciate imaginative designs of the sculptures. The garden is a perfect destination for families and art lovers.
Robinson State Park
Robinson State Park is a peaceful destination that shows the natural beauty. The park has over 800 acres of green space, including forests, grasslands, and a scenic lake. It also features several fantastic recreational facilities, including picnic areas, a playground, and a beach on the lake, which make it a popular destination for families.
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21. Which is the perfect destination if you enjoy nature and history
A. Forest Park. B. Dr. Seuss Garden.
C. Blunt Park. D. Robinson State Park.
22. What do Dr. Seuss Garden and Robinson State Park have in common
A. They feature art and imagination.
B. They offer entertainment live shows.
C. They are suitable for walking and biking.
D. They are wonderful sites for family activities.
23. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A travel blog. B. A city brochure.
C. A history magazine. D. A geography textbook.
B
“Women do not own lands in my community except if they are able to buy one, as most of the lands in a family are passed on to the male children. So a woman who intends to own a land must be prepared to work hard.
Monica Maigari was born and raised in her native community of Madakiya, located in the southern part of Kaduna state of northwestern Nigeria. In 2014, her achievements as a farmer, community leader, and women’s advocate won her recognition as an Oxfam Female Food Hero. Since that time, she has deepened her involvement in the local community while sharing her skills with influential audiences.
Monica has been a farmer for more than 30 years. Despite great challenges faced by rural women farmers, such as land accessibility, labour costs, market access, and climate change, she has achieved great success. She started with a small field for crop cultivation in 1984 then expanded into various crops and livestock farming. Like all farmers in her region, Monica’s agricultural productivity is threatened by climate change. She is leading her community in adapting to the effects while challenging policymakers to act.
In November 2014, out of the 1,280 contestants nationwide, Monica won the Female Food Hero title for her innovative and leadership qualities. Against local practices, she chose to purchase farmland with her prize money in order to reduce the cost of renting a land and help plough back (把……再投资) that money into her agribusiness.
She describes the FFH as being a truly life changing experience, “I acquired several skills. I was taught the value chain. My productivity and income has steadily increased. I am more financially stable.” Since her recognition from Oxfam, Monica has been in demand as a speaker throughout Nigeria and abroad, and she is now able to educate other female farmers. Realizing this yet always humble (谦虚的), Monica simply describes herself as “a hard-working woman devoted (献身) to encouraging women especially those less privileged to go into agriculture”.
24. What does the author intend to stress in Paragraph 1
A. Monica’s achievements as a women’s advocate.
B. The challenges of having lands faced by women.
C. The importance of women’s involvement in agriculture.
D. The role of male children played in possessing lands.
25. Why was Monica chosen as a Food Hero
A. She used her money to buy farmland.
B. She served as a public speaker at home and abroad.
C. She was creative and had strong leadership.
D. She owned lands in a community where women typically do not.
26. Which of the following can best describe Monica
A. Devoted and inspiring. B. Hard-working and sensitive.
C. Shy but strict. D. Creative but proud.
27. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. A Farmer’s Journey in Northwestern Nigeria
B. Women’s Land Rights in Madakiya
C. Oxfam Female Food Hero: Monica Maigari
D. Climate Change and Agriculture in Nigeria
C
Taste in music varies considerably, but whatever people enjoy listening to, they often report an emotional response that has a touch of the physical to it. Maybe you feel beautiful music gives you the feeling of being cold, or makes your hair stand on end.
By studying a rare person, named BW, who does not like or respond to music at all, psychologist Psyche Loui of Northeastern University has discovered that connectivity patterns in the brain link finding music rewarding with finding social interaction enjoyable.
“BW said he had never understood why people enjoy music,” Loui says. BW is not someone who doesn’t like art, Loui says. “He goes to museums. He’s an enthusiastic photographer. He likes good food. He likes long walks on the beach. He just doesn’t like music.” He told Loui that when he saw a person at the grocery store with headphones in their ears dancing to music, he could never understand why anyone would do that. “This really seems to be a somewhat socially weakening experience,” Loui says.
“Given that music is important for social bonding (联结) across different cultures and that music is a way for the hearing system to connect to the reward system, one strong prediction is that music reward sensitivity can partially explain individual differences in sensitivity to social reward.”
This newly discovered connectivity between the hearing and reward systems may be why we feel emotions in response to music, Loui says. “I think that there’s a role of music for social bonding.” She also thinks there are influences from this work for other conditions with low social reward. “If people who don’t love music have differences in specific systems in the brain, then that shows these specific systems are related to the love of music. Then we can examine what else engages these same systems and what other abilities or human capacities are linked to music.”
28. Why are “being cold” and “hair stand on end” mentioned in Paragraph 1
A. To support the argument. B. To draw a conclusion.
C. To develop the plot. D. To make comparisons.
29. What is BW’s attitude towards music
A. He enjoys music while wandering on the beach.
B. He thinks music is important in social bonding.
C. He figures music is less important than art and food.
D. He takes little interest in and is unresponsive to music.
30. What will Loui probably examine in the follow-up study
A. How people respond to music emotionally.
B. What role music plays in social bonding.
C. What other human abilities are linked with music.
D. Whether specific music influences brain system.
31. What’s the text mainly about
A. Connections between enjoyment of music and social interaction.
B. People’s emotional and physical reactions to beautiful music.
C. Relationships among social bonding, diverse cultures and music.
D. Links among music sensibility, hearing system and reward system.
D
The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas has issued a recent report in order to recommend ways to increase food donations, reduce food waste, and fight hunger, which may help Kenyan leaders meet 2030 food waste reduction goals.
Food donation can reroute eatable food—that would otherwise give off greenhouse gasses in a landfill—to those experiencing hunger. According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, 3.5 million Kenyans, roughly 37 percent of the population, face severe hunger. At the same time, the Policy Atlas reports roughly 40 percent of food produced within Kenya goes to waste. But Broad Leib, Deputy Director of Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), sees some promising changes. “While progress is not happening as quickly as needed, Kenya’s food loss index has been steadily (稳步地) reduced from 1,744 metric tons in 2017, to 1,531 in 2018, to 1,446 metric tons in 2019, indicating a steady improvement and national commitment to food loss reduction,” reports Broad Leib.
According to the Policy Atlas, motivating food donation with rewards is particularly important, which helps food donors and food recovery organizations make up for costs necessary for recovery, storing, processing, and transporting food for donation.
“A major driver of food waste is inconsistent or unclear date labels that cause confusion among all actors along the value chain and limit the ability of businesses to donate food. This increases the likelihood that much safe food will go to waste,” Broad Leib tells Food Tank. However, he acknowledges Kenya’s current dual (双的) date labeling laws. While food may lose its freshness over time, it is still edible before expiration (到期). Dual date labeling on packaged foods reduces confusion by defining dates for both safety and quality. This helps reduce considerable waste and responsibility for donors.
Broad Leib believes that the private sector can also play a significant role in decreasing food waste in Kenya. It is vital for consumer education campaigns. FLPC’s research shows that public-private initiatives can help raise awareness among consumers and donors around issues of food waste and food donation.
32. What changes does Broad Leib see
A. People in Kenya no longer suffer hunger.
B. Kenya has gradually reduced its food waste.
C. Kenya is not committed to reducing food loss.
D. Progress in reducing food waste is happening quickly.
33. What does the underlined word “edible” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Delicious. B. Convenient. C. Eatable. D. Affordable.
34. How can Kenya reduce food waste according to Broad Leib
A. By increasing storehouses.
B. By fighting hunger with rewards.
C. By reducing food produced within the country.
D. By using double date labeling on packaged food.
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Private and public joint efforts matter around food issues.
B. Consumer education campaigns are the most important.
C. Only the private sector is helpful in reducing food waste.
D. Broad Leib doesn’t agree with FLPC on food waste reduction.
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。
On Aug. 7, 2021, Xu Shixiao and her partner, Sun Mengya, won gold in the first women’s canoe double 500 m event at the Tokyo Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for China in the event.
36 Xu was born in a small county in a mountainous area in Jiangxi. Before becoming a paddler, Xu couldn’t even swim since her hometown is surrounded by mountains.
In 2005, the 13-year-old, who was much taller than her peers, attracted the attention of a rowing coach who came to look for potential paddlers in her school. 37
“Every day my canoe turned over dozens of times. I drank lots of water in rivers,” recalls Xu of her first canoeing training. Xu kept training for a year and she made the final of a national race for teenage athletes out of a dozen paddlers at the centre.
In 2013, the news that women’s canoeing was still not an Olympic event dealt her a heavy blow. 38 Xu gave up her career and found her first job as a saleswoman in a furniture company.
When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in the furniture company five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games. 39 “I never thought that one day I could go back to the sport. Now that I have started again, I will do my best,” says Xu.
40 She is also looking forward to taking part in the Paris Olympics in 2024.
A. Xu quickly made her decision.
B. Yet Xu’s journey to the Olympics was a rough one.
C. It was impossible for her to change the sport at age 21.
D. She made all efforts to reach the goal and never gave up.
E. Xu agreed to train at a rowing centre because she thought rowing a boat was fun.
F. Compared with athletes who are in their early 20s, Xu’s physical recovery is slower.
G. The Olympic medalist will participate in competitions at home and abroad this year.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Our church has a way of assisting those who have financial difficulties without making the receiver feel shame or guilt by dropping money into an offering box with only the name of the receiver on the envelope. The envelopes are then distributed to those members without them knowing the 41 of the giver.
There came a time when my husband and I were among those 42 . We did not talk about our financial difficulty with anyone. The only reason our 43 knew was because we had to cut back on many things. 44 , we hoped they were not aware of the extent of our need. We did not want to burden (使负担) them with a problem they were too young to do anything to 45 .
Our 46 wasn’t improving, and just as we reached the point of despair (绝望), our church gave us a gift envelope left in the offering box. We were 47 to receive a big sum of money, enough to help us 48 that desperate time. We couldn’t help but wonder who had given such a generous gift.
A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was applying for a student loan so he could 49 university. It was then that we discovered that his savings account was almost 50 . His father and I were very disturbed by this. From the time he was nine years old, he had worked very hard for his small 51 . I asked him repeatedly to tell me where the money had gone. At first he would not tell me, but I would not let the matter 52 .
Finally, in tears, and with much 53 my son admitted that the year before he had put his savings in the offering box for his father and me. I stood there 54 , tears filling my eyes. It had taken my son years to save that money. He had given it to us 55 —without telling us what he had done.
41. A. address B. number C. name D. home
42. A. in charge B. in need C. in danger D. in condition
43. A. neighbors B. parents C. friends D. children
44. A. Then B. Still C. Therefore D. Otherwise
45. A. provide B. assume C. solve D. equip
46. A. failure B. surprise C. situation D. success
47. A. grateful B. shameful C. regretful D. hopeful
48. A. go through B. get across C. pass out D. set aside
49. A. found B. attend C. visit D. manage
50. A. expensive B. cheap C. full D. empty
51. A. surroundings B. blessings C. belongings D. earnings
52. A. off B. alone C. out D. down
53. A. willingness B. happiness C. hesitation D. admiration
54. A. speechless B. aimless C. tireless D. emotionless
55. A. resentfully B. reluctantly C. accidentally D. willingly
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。
The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, 56 (belong) to the plucked (拨弦的) category of instruments. Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has 57 unique pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets (琴格) ranging from 12 to 26. The pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments and 58 (play) for almost two thousand years in China.
In China, plenty of music and stories are associated 59 this instrument. The most popular one is about a beauty 60 (call) Wang Zhaojun. It is said that Wang Zhaojun began a journey northward 61 (marry) a nomad (游牧民族) ruler. She left her hometown on horseback on a bright autumn morning and along the way, the horse neighed (嘶鸣), making Zhaojun 62 (extreme) sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A group of 63 (bird) flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, 64 fell to the ground. From then on, Zhaojun acquired the nickname “drop birds” or “luoyan”. Later, the melody, 65 was played on the saddle, was regarded as Zhaojun’s Lament (《昭君怨》) and the stringed instrument was commonly described as a pipa.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你将参与英国友好学校组织的以“Personal Finances”为主题的论坛活动。请你写一篇文章简要介绍下列内容：
1. 平时你的零花钱的获得和支配；
2. 你的理财知识获取途径；
3. 你的理财观。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节（满分25分）
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。
The Story of an Umbrella
Carla is a freshman in the science department of a university in her city. Due to her poor family, she saves everywhere and studies hard.
One weekend, she was going to the bookstore to buy a badly needed book. Suddenly the rain poured down. Without an umbrella, Carla ran for cover when it started to rain. Finally, she decided to buy a beautiful umbrella.
The prices of various umbrellas ranged from a few dollars to tens of dollars. She fell in love with a red umbrella. But she had only $10.
“I can give you seven dollars for that umbrella,” she said shyly to the smiling salesgirl.
“OK. Young lady. This is your lucky day. The umbrella is yours,” the salesgirl agreed.
She opened the red new umbrella above her head, and the rain beat on it.
Carla went to the bookstore she used to go to. She carefully placed her beloved umbrella next to another old and black one.
There are no other customers in the store except a girl of her height and age. While Carla was talking to a shop assistant, the girl left the shop.
When Carla left, Carla found her own umbrella missing.
There was only the old and black umbrella which had a pattern of yellow ducks.
“This is not my lucky day,” Carla walked to the city square.
“Hello!” a young man smiled at her. But Carla didn’t know this young man. She walked away quickly. But the young man still followed the old and black umbrella. She looked at the young man angrily.
“Marissa, I’m sorry,” he said to her. “I am late.”
“I’m not Marissa!” Carla shouted, staring.
“You’re not Marissa ” the young man pointed at the black umbrella with yellow ducks, saying, “That’s her umbrella.”
“Oh!” said Carla. “Who is Marissa ”
“I don’t know Marissa. I’ve only seen a picture of her holding this umbrella. My name is Paul, a junior in college. I’m majoring in law. I came here today to give her some legal advice. Marissa works with my cousin,” said he.
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。
“I’m not Marissa!” said Carla again. It was the very new red umbrella she had bought.
绥棱县第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考
英语
参考答案、提示及评分细则
1～5 CBCBA 6～10 ABACB 11～15 ACBCA 16～20 ABCAA
【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。本文描述了马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德市备受喜爱的几个公园。
21. C 细节理解题。根据Blunt Park这一段的第二句和第三句，引人注目的森林、令人叹为观止的景观和一些历史遗迹可推断出，Blunt Park是自然爱好者和历史爱好者的最佳目的地。
22. D 细节理解题。根据Dr. Seuss Garden和Robinson State Park两段的最后一句可知，这两个公园都是家庭出游的绝佳选择，其他三个选项都不是两个公园共有的特点。
23. A 推理判断题。根据文中“Click to learn more（点击链接了解更多信息）”以及冒号后的网页链接可知，该文章选自网站，因此有可能出自一篇旅行博客。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了乐施会女性食物英雄Monica鼓励更多女性投身农业的故事。
24. B 推理判断题。根据第一段“Women do not own lands in my community except if they are able to buy one，as most of the lands in a family are passed on to the male children.”可知，此句话提供了故事的背景：女人只有通过购买才能获得土地，因为大部分土地都被传给男孩子了。所以，此段强调女人想要拥有土地所面临的挑战。
25. C 细节理解题。根据第四段“In November 2014, out of the 1.280 contestants nationwide. Monica won the Female Food Hero title for her innovative and leadership qualities.”可知，因为创造性和领导品质，Monica被选为“乐施会女性食物英雄”。
26. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Monica simply describes herself as ‘a hard working woman devoted to encouraging women especially those less privileged to go into agriculture’.”可知，她是有奉献精神的（devoted），且能够鼓舞人心的（inspiring）。“encourage”和“inspire”是近义词转变。
27. C 标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了乐施会女性食物英雄Monica鼓励更多女性投身农业的故事。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了心理学家揭示了享受音乐与社交互动之间的联系。
28. A 推理判断题。题目中“感觉冷”和“感到毛骨悚然”是对第一段第一句后半句的举例说明，故选A。
29. D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话可知，BW不喜欢音乐，也对音乐不回应。又根据第三段倒数第二句可知，当BW看到杂货店一个头戴耳机的人随着音乐起舞的时候，他无法理解为什么人们会那样做。以上说法与D项表述相符合。
30. C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句可知，Luoi想拓展研究对象，我们可以调查还有哪些东西参与了这些相同的系统，以及有哪些其他能力或人类能力与音乐相关。”以上说法与C项相符合，“人类有哪些其他能力与音乐有联系。”
31. A 主旨大意题。根据第二段“人脑中的连接模式将认为音乐有价值和认为社交有趣联系了起来”和最后—段首句“听觉和奖励系统之间的联系就是人类对音乐有情感回应的主要因素”可知，本文主要讲述了人们享受音乐与社交互动之间的联系。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了全球粮食捐赠政策地图集最近发布了一份报告，提出了增加粮食捐赠、减少粮食浪费和抗击饥饿的方法有助于肯尼亚实现减少粮食浪费的目标。
32. B 细节理解题。根据第二段“But Broad Leib... sees some promising changes. ‘While progress is not happening as quickly as needed, Kenya’s food loss index has been steadily reduced from 1,744 metric tons in 2017, to 1,531 in 2018, to 1,446 metric tons in 2019, indicating a steady improvement and national commitment to food loss reduction.”可知，肯尼亚稳步减少了食物浪费。
33. C 词义猜测题。 画线词所在的句子意为“随着时间的推移，食物可能失去了新鲜，但在到期之前，它依然是可以食用的。”edible意为“可食用的”，与eatable意思相同。
34. D 推理判断题。根据第四段“Dual date labeling on packaged foods reduces confusion by defining dates for both safety and quality. This helps reduce considerable waste and responsibility for donors.”可知，Broad Leib认为使用双8期标签能减少肯尼亚的食物浪费。
35. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，公私合作可以帮助提高消费者和捐助者对粮食浪费和粮食捐赠问题的认识，在食物问题上至关重要。
【文章大意】文章讲述了东京奥运会女子500米双人划艇金牌得主徐诗晓的夺冠之路。
36. B 考查段落之间关系。根据后文徐诗晓的曲折经历可知。
37. E 考查前后文逻辑关系。根据前后文可知徐诗晓加入了划艇队，同时注意复现词at the centre。
38. C 考查上下文逻辑关系。根据徐诗晓放弃职业可知。
39. A 考查前后文逻辑关系。根据后文徐诗晓的话语可知。
40. G 考查前后文逻辑关系。所填句与后文呈现并列关系。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者一家人在经历经济方面的困难时收到了儿子的“爱”并因此渡过难关的故事。
41. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些信封会被分发给会员，而接受信封的人不会知道给予者的名字。A. address地址；B. number电话号码；C. name名字；D. home家。根据上文“with only the name of the receiver on the envelope”可推知，故选C项。
42. B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：曾经我和丈夫因为经济困难需要帮助。A. in charge负责；B. in need在困难中，迫切需要；C. in danger在危险中；D. in condition健康状况好。根据下文“We did not talk about our financial difficulty with anyone.”可推知，此处作者家面临财政困难，需要帮助。故选B项。
43. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：让小孩知道我们的困难的唯一原因就是我们需要减少许多家庭开支。A. neighbors邻居；B. parents父母；C. friends朋友；D. children孩子。根据下文“... they were too young to do anything to solve”可推知。故选D项。
44. B 考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然让孩子们知道家里的困难，但是我们并不想让他们知道我们的需求程度。A. Then然后，接着；B. Still但，不过；C. Therefore因此；D. Otherwise否则。故选B项。
45. C 考查动词搭配辨析。句意：我们不想让孩子们担负太多他们这个年纪不能解决的问题。solve a problem意为“解决问题”。故选C项。
46. C 考查名词词义辨析。situation意为“情况”。句意：我们的情况一直没有好转，就在我们陷入绝望的时候……。故选C项。
47. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很感激能收到一大笔钱，足以帮助我们渡过困难时期。A. grateful感激的；B. shameful丢脸的；C. regretful后悔的；D. hopeful满怀希望的。故选A项。
48. A 考查动词短语辨析。句意：这笔钱足够帮助我们渡过难关。A. go through度过，熬过（困难时期）；B. get across（想法）被理解，把……讲清楚；C. pass out昏迷，失去知觉；D. set aside省出，把……抛在脑后。故选A项。
49. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一年后，我17岁的儿子申请助学贷款以便于他能上大学。A. found创建，建立；B. attend出席，定期去某处（attend university 上大学）；C. visit参观，拜访；D. manage管理，负责。故选B项。
50. D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：直到儿子申请助学贷款的那一刻我们才发现儿子的存款账户几乎空了。A. expensive昂贵的；B. cheap便宜的；C. full满的；D. empty空的。再根据下文“His father and I were very disturbed by this.”以及“tell me where the money had gone”可推知儿子的账户应该是没钱了。故选D项。
51. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：儿子从9岁开始就一直为了那点小小的薪金而努力工作。A. surroundings周围环境/事物；B. blessings祝福；C. belongings所有物，财务；D. earnings收入，工资。根据上文“savings account”以及最后一段中“put his savings in the offering box”可推知。故选D项。
52. B 考查副词词义辨析。句意：一开始儿子不愿告诉我他存款的去向，但是我是不会不管这件事的。let...off放出，排放；let...alone不管...；let...out放出，泄露；let...down放下，降低。故选B项。
53. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最终，儿子流着泪，极不情愿地承认了钱地去向。A. willingness乐意，心甘情愿；B. happiness快乐，幸福；C. hesitation不情愿，犹豫；D. admiration钦佩，赞赏。故选C项。
54. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听了儿子的话我泪流满面，说不出话来。A. speechless说不出话的；B. aimless无目标的，无计划的；C. tireless不知疲倦的，精力充沛的；D. emotionless没有情感的，冷漠的。故选A项。
55. D 考查副词词义辨析。句意：儿子欣然地把他多年积攒的钱用于帮助我们渡过难关，却并没有告诉我们他所做的一切。A. resentfully气愤地，憎恨地；B. reluctantly不情愿地；C. accidentally意外地，偶然地；D. willingly欣然地，乐意地。故选D项。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种中国乐器琵琶以及与之相关的王昭君的故事。
56. belonging 考查非谓语动词。本句逗号前面是完整的主句，且无连词，因此，后半句为现在分词短语作伴随状语。
57. a 考查冠词。此处表示泛指，要用不定冠词。unique虽然以字母u开头，但并不以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词a修饰。
58. has been played 考查时态和语态，根据时间状语“for almost two thousand years”可知，用现在完成时；此外，主语The Pipa与动词play之间为被动关系，因此用现在完成时的被动语态。
59. with 考查介词。be associated with意为“与……有关”，为固定搭配。
60. called 考查非谓语动词。过去分词作后置定语，修饰a beauty。
61. to marry 考查非谓语动词。不定式作目的状语，指为了和一位游牧民族统治者结婚。
62. extremely 考查副词，副词修饰形容词sad。
63. birds 考查名词。a group of意为“一群”，故用可数名词的复数，bird的复数形式为birds。
64. and 考查连词。此句话中四个并列动词heard、saw、forgot和fell连用，因此用并列连词and连接。
65. which 考查定语从句。先行词为the melody，定语从句“...was played on the saddle”缺主语，本句为非限制性定语从句，因此用关系代词which。
第一节
One possible version:
Personal Finances
Usually we have a certain amount of pocket money provided by our parents, which varies from person to person. Students should have some pocket money because we need to buy some necessaries and develop the skill of managing money as well.
In addition to the occasional contact with financial management related knowledge in daily life, we learn some basic knowledge at school.
My financial concepts are as follows. Firstly, making plans is a good choice. Secondly, it’s necessary to keep some money reserve for a rainy day. If people need my help, I will try to give them a hand.
第二节
One possible version:
“I’m not Marissa!” said Carla again. Feeling that Carla was very impatient, Paul quickly comforted her. “It will be better. if you’re willing to tell me what occurred so that we can pull together to work it out,” said Paul with a smile. Then Carla explained to him the experience, tears in eyes. Having known all the details, Paul promised her to help Carla to look for her lost umbrella. They decided to go back to the bookstore. They were approaching the shop when they saw a girl standing there, with an umbrella in her hand.
It was the very new red umbrella she had bought. On seeing them, the girl walked towards Carla and recognized her. She gave her back the umbrella and kept apologizing. With a butterfly in her stomach, Carla asked whether she was Marissa or not. To Paul’s surprise, the girl nodded with a smile. The three of them went to a coffee shop and sat down, chatting and laughing. They exchanged their study and work and the legal advice Marissa needed. After Paul and Marissa left, Carla went home full of satisfaction.
听力部分录音材料
(Text 1)
M: Would you lend me a hand and translate the instruction for me
W: Sorry, I am rather busy this morning. How about tomorrow afternoon I’ll be available then.
(Text 2)
W: Excuse me. Would you mind giving this credit card to Tom and asking him to give it to his brother
M: No, certainly not. Tom is out for purchases with his colleague. I will preserve it for the time being.
W: OK. But don’t forget to give it to him.
(Text 3)
M: The office manager is leaving. I’ve been here for ten years. I should get that job.
W: Well, if you’ve worked hard and they like your work, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t.
M: I’m disappointed that they don’t pick me.
(Text 4)
W: I have been waiting here for almost half an hour. Why are you so late
M: Sorry for having you wait so long. I was stuck in the traffic jam near the train station after work.
W: The opera is about to begin. The audience have entered. Let’s hurry up.
(Text 5)
M: Susan, do you know what traditional Chinese painting mainly includes
W: Yes. It mainly includes landscape painting, figures, birds and flowers.
M: So which do you like best
W: I love looking at figure paintings most.
(Text 6)
W: OK, so we need to organize a charity event. What about the idea of a sports day
M: Um, I agree that it would be nice, but I don’t think it’s practical. I don’t think we’d have enough time to set it all up. Maybe we could arrange a car wash instead. How does that sound to you
W: Well, the weather is awful these days. It’s pretty cold and rainy.
M: Yeah, I see what you mean. How do you feel about the idea of a cake sale That’s something we could do indoors.
W: I’m just not sure we’d make much money selling cakes. Maybe a book sale is the best option. It would be quick to organize.
M: Good point. That’s better than having an art exhibition.
(Text 7)
M: So, Anna, if you answer this question correctly, we’ll put $1 million in your bank account today. Are you ready
W: Yes. Please go ahead.
M: Well, here’s the question. Who was the first woman to go into space
W: The answer is American astronaut Sally K. Ride.
M: Oh, Anna. I’m afraid that’s incorrect.
W: I’m sorry, I just remembered Valentina Tereshkova.
M: Yes, the Russian. I’m afraid I need to take your first answer. But you still walk away with $250,000.
W: I guess that’s something.
M: Indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause for Anna Edison.
W: Thank you.
(Text 8)
W: Aren’t you supposed to be studying for the driver’s test
M: I’m supposed to be, but I can’t focus my mind. Reading this book is deadly.
W: I know, but if you don’t work on that, you’ll never pass the test. Try to focus.
M: I’ve tried to remember the rules of the road, but my mind keeps wandering and I’m almost ready to give it up.
W: No, you can’t do that. You have to be serious about this. I’m watching you.
M: What’s in it for you What do you care about
W: I’ve been carrying you around since I got my driver’s license and I don’t plan on doing it for one second more than I have to.
M: All right, all right. I’ll study, but not because you’re telling me to.
W: Oh, yeah Why
M: I want to see the look on your face the first time Dad gives me the car key instead of you!
(Text 9)
W: We’re developing a new technology that can detect forest fires as soon as they start.
M: That sounds amazing. Given how many fires there have been recently, it’s something the world extremely needs.
W: Indeed. In 2020 alone, California had over 8,600 fires, losing roughly 4% of the state’s trees.
M: That is truly surprising.
W: Yes. The other place where it will be useful is Australia. At the start of the year. there were 50 separate forest fires burning across the country.
M: So how will your new detection system work
W: We’re going to use a new range of satellites which have heat cameras.
M: Don’t other satellites have those
W: Yes, but none is so advanced. They can detect a fire the size of a football field. The new one can sense a fire the size of a car.
M: And will that be enough of a difference to stop the fire from spreading
W: We believe so. Hopefully it will give firefighters enough time to stop it before it gets too big. If they get the plane up in time they could stop it dead.
M: If it works, I really hope you get recognition for it.
W: I just want to try and stop trees from burning, and more importantly, protect the poor animals that live in them.
M: I know, we often only consider the human cost, never the animal one.
(Text 10)
Brian Kane is a rubbish collector in Denver, Colorado. He rides on the back of a garbage truck. At each stop, he jogs to the back of buildings, then drag heavy rubbish cans to the truck. Brian never complains.
On his thirtieth birthday. Brian took a leave from his job and flew to Nepal to begin the long, difficult journey up Mount Qomolangma.
Brian first climbed to a base camp. He planned to bring three oxygen containers with him to the top. At 29,028 feet, it would be hard to survive without extra oxygen. Over the next two months. Brian climbed to 26,000 feet, to Camp Four—the last place to rest below the top of the mountain. But when Brian saw this camp, he fell to his knees. “Rubbish!” he cried. Nearly a thousand empty oxygen containers littered the camp area. Humans had turned this beautiful, far-away place into a big rubbish pile. Brian was very sad. But with a strong determination he continued to follow his dream. Two days later he stood proudly on the top of Mount Qomolangma. He had reached the “roof of the world”!
Two days after this great achievement, Brian put a dozen empty oxygen containers in his pack and headed down the mountain. He smiled to himself as he realized that the work of a rubbish collector is great and never done.
英 语
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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. When will the woman have time to translate the instruction
A. This morning. B. This afternoon. C. Tomorrow afternoon.
2. Who is this credit card for
A. Tom. B. Tom’s brother. C. Tom’s colleague.
3. Why is the man disappointed
A. He lost his job. B. His leave was refused. C. He didn’t get a promotion.
4. Where is this conversation likely to take place
A. On the way to work. B. At entrance to the theatre. C. At the railway station.
5. Which aspect of Chinese painting does the woman like best
A. Figures. B. Landscape painting. C. Birds and flowers.
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. What does the woman think of a car wash for a charity event
A. It is unfit for bad weather.
B. It is very practical for them.
C. It can’t make much money.
7. Which activity does the man choose at last
A. A cake sale. B. A book sale. C. A sports day.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where are the speakers probably
A. On a game show. B. In a spaceship. C. In a bank.
9. Who was the first woman in space
A. Anna Edison. B. Sally K. Ride. C. Valentina Tereshkova.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers talking about
A. Offering and taking a lift.
B. Studying for a driver’s test.
C. Traffic rules to follow on the road.
11. How does the woman feel about the man
A. She’s had enough of him.
B. She has high hopes for him.
C. She is concerned about him.
12. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Driver and passenger. B. Classmates. C. Brother and sister.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Fighting fires. B. Detecting fires. C. Using fires.
14. How many fires did California have in 2020
A. Around 50. B. About 400. C. Over 8, 600.
15. What size of fire can the new satellites discover
A. Size of a car. B. Size of a plane. C. Size of a sports field.
16. What is the woman’s main concern
A. Saving animals. B. Saving the trees. C. Saving humans.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does Brian Kane do
A. A truck driver. B. A rubbish collector. C. A professional climber.
18. Why did he ask for leave on his 30th birthday
A. To visit Nepal.
B. To volunteer on Mount Qomolangma.
C. To go to the top of Mount Qomolangma.
19. How did Brian feel when he saw the rubbish pile at Camp Four
A. Extremely upset. B. Indifferent. C. Very excited.
20. Which can accurately describe Brian Kane’s behaviour
A. Brave and hardworking. B. Unwise and pointless. C. Without common sense.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Explore Your City: Well-Loved Parks in Springfield, MA
Springfield, Massachusetts, is a city that enjoys many beautiful parks. Whether you’re looking for an apartment to rent in Springfield, homes for sale, or more parks to explore, read on to get started.
Blunt Park
Blunt Park has over 100 acres of green space and recreational (娱乐的) facilities, including a swimming pool, playgrounds, tennis courts, and athletic fields. You can also explore the park’s walking and biking paths, winding through the striking forests and breathtaking landscape. In addition, the park is home to several historic sites, including the World War Ⅱ Memorial.
Forest Park
Going to Forest Park is an impressive adventure that offers visitors a chance to explore the region’s natural beauty. The park is home to over 735 acres of green space, including a brilliant rose garden, a zoo, a golf course, and a boating lake. Explore walking and biking trails and appreciate views of the Connecticut River.
Dr. Seuss Garden
The Dr. Seuss National Garden is an attractive destination, which features a series of sculptures (雕塑) describing some of Dr. Seuss’s favourite characters, including The Cat in the Hat, Horton the Elephant, and The Lorax. You can wander through the park and appreciate imaginative designs of the sculptures. The garden is a perfect destination for families and art lovers.
Robinson State Park
Robinson State Park is a peaceful destination that shows the natural beauty. The park has over 800 acres of green space, including forests, grasslands, and a scenic lake. It also features several fantastic recreational facilities, including picnic areas, a playground, and a beach on the lake, which make it a popular destination for families.
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21. Which is the perfect destination if you enjoy nature and history
A. Forest Park. B. Dr. Seuss Garden.
C. Blunt Park. D. Robinson State Park.
22. What do Dr. Seuss Garden and Robinson State Park have in common
A. They feature art and imagination.
B. They offer entertainment live shows.
C. They are suitable for walking and biking.
D. They are wonderful sites for family activities.
23. Where is the text probably taken from
A. A travel blog. B. A city brochure.
C. A history magazine. D. A geography textbook.
B
“Women do not own lands in my community except if they are able to buy one, as most of the lands in a family are passed on to the male children. So a woman who intends to own a land must be prepared to work hard.
Monica Maigari was born and raised in her native community of Madakiya, located in the southern part of Kaduna state of northwestern Nigeria. In 2014, her achievements as a farmer, community leader, and women’s advocate won her recognition as an Oxfam Female Food Hero. Since that time, she has deepened her involvement in the local community while sharing her skills with influential audiences.
Monica has been a farmer for more than 30 years. Despite great challenges faced by rural women farmers, such as land accessibility, labour costs, market access, and climate change, she has achieved great success. She started with a small field for crop cultivation in 1984 then expanded into various crops and livestock farming. Like all farmers in her region, Monica’s agricultural productivity is threatened by climate change. She is leading her community in adapting to the effects while challenging policymakers to act.
In November 2014, out of the 1,280 contestants nationwide, Monica won the Female Food Hero title for her innovative and leadership qualities. Against local practices, she chose to purchase farmland with her prize money in order to reduce the cost of renting a land and help plough back (把……再投资) that money into her agribusiness.
She describes the FFH as being a truly life changing experience, “I acquired several skills. I was taught the value chain. My productivity and income has steadily increased. I am more financially stable.” Since her recognition from Oxfam, Monica has been in demand as a speaker throughout Nigeria and abroad, and she is now able to educate other female farmers. Realizing this yet always humble (谦虚的), Monica simply describes herself as “a hard-working woman devoted (献身) to encouraging women especially those less privileged to go into agriculture”.
24. What does the author intend to stress in Paragraph 1
A. Monica’s achievements as a women’s advocate.
B. The challenges of having lands faced by women.
C. The importance of women’s involvement in agriculture.
D. The role of male children played in possessing lands.
25. Why was Monica chosen as a Food Hero
A. She used her money to buy farmland.
B. She served as a public speaker at home and abroad.
C. She was creative and had strong leadership.
D. She owned lands in a community where women typically do not.
26. Which of the following can best describe Monica
A. Devoted and inspiring. B. Hard-working and sensitive.
C. Shy but strict. D. Creative but proud.
27. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. A Farmer’s Journey in Northwestern Nigeria
B. Women’s Land Rights in Madakiya
C. Oxfam Female Food Hero: Monica Maigari
D. Climate Change and Agriculture in Nigeria
C
Taste in music varies considerably, but whatever people enjoy listening to, they often report an emotional response that has a touch of the physical to it. Maybe you feel beautiful music gives you the feeling of being cold, or makes your hair stand on end.
By studying a rare person, named BW, who does not like or respond to music at all, psychologist Psyche Loui of Northeastern University has discovered that connectivity patterns in the brain link finding music rewarding with finding social interaction enjoyable.
“BW said he had never understood why people enjoy music,” Loui says. BW is not someone who doesn’t like art, Loui says. “He goes to museums. He’s an enthusiastic photographer. He likes good food. He likes long walks on the beach. He just doesn’t like music.” He told Loui that when he saw a person at the grocery store with headphones in their ears dancing to music, he could never understand why anyone would do that. “This really seems to be a somewhat socially weakening experience,” Loui says.
“Given that music is important for social bonding (联结) across different cultures and that music is a way for the hearing system to connect to the reward system, one strong prediction is that music reward sensitivity can partially explain individual differences in sensitivity to social reward.”
This newly discovered connectivity between the hearing and reward systems may be why we feel emotions in response to music, Loui says. “I think that there’s a role of music for social bonding.” She also thinks there are influences from this work for other conditions with low social reward. “If people who don’t love music have differences in specific systems in the brain, then that shows these specific systems are related to the love of music. Then we can examine what else engages these same systems and what other abilities or human capacities are linked to music.”
28. Why are “being cold” and “hair stand on end” mentioned in Paragraph 1
A. To support the argument. B. To draw a conclusion.
C. To develop the plot. D. To make comparisons.
29. What is BW’s attitude towards music
A. He enjoys music while wandering on the beach.
B. He thinks music is important in social bonding.
C. He figures music is less important than art and food.
D. He takes little interest in and is unresponsive to music.
30. What will Loui probably examine in the follow-up study
A. How people respond to music emotionally.
B. What role music plays in social bonding.
C. What other human abilities are linked with music.
D. Whether specific music influences brain system.
31. What’s the text mainly about
A. Connections between enjoyment of music and social interaction.
B. People’s emotional and physical reactions to beautiful music.
C. Relationships among social bonding, diverse cultures and music.
D. Links among music sensibility, hearing system and reward system.
D
The Global Food Donation Policy Atlas has issued a recent report in order to recommend ways to increase food donations, reduce food waste, and fight hunger, which may help Kenyan leaders meet 2030 food waste reduction goals.
Food donation can reroute eatable food—that would otherwise give off greenhouse gasses in a landfill—to those experiencing hunger. According to the Famine Early Warning Systems Network, 3.5 million Kenyans, roughly 37 percent of the population, face severe hunger. At the same time, the Policy Atlas reports roughly 40 percent of food produced within Kenya goes to waste. But Broad Leib, Deputy Director of Harvard Law School Food Law and Policy Clinic (FLPC), sees some promising changes. “While progress is not happening as quickly as needed, Kenya’s food loss index has been steadily (稳步地) reduced from 1,744 metric tons in 2017, to 1,531 in 2018, to 1,446 metric tons in 2019, indicating a steady improvement and national commitment to food loss reduction,” reports Broad Leib.
According to the Policy Atlas, motivating food donation with rewards is particularly important, which helps food donors and food recovery organizations make up for costs necessary for recovery, storing, processing, and transporting food for donation.
“A major driver of food waste is inconsistent or unclear date labels that cause confusion among all actors along the value chain and limit the ability of businesses to donate food. This increases the likelihood that much safe food will go to waste,” Broad Leib tells Food Tank. However, he acknowledges Kenya’s current dual (双的) date labeling laws. While food may lose its freshness over time, it is still edible before expiration (到期). Dual date labeling on packaged foods reduces confusion by defining dates for both safety and quality. This helps reduce considerable waste and responsibility for donors.
Broad Leib believes that the private sector can also play a significant role in decreasing food waste in Kenya. It is vital for consumer education campaigns. FLPC’s research shows that public-private initiatives can help raise awareness among consumers and donors around issues of food waste and food donation.
32. What changes does Broad Leib see
A. People in Kenya no longer suffer hunger.
B. Kenya has gradually reduced its food waste.
C. Kenya is not committed to reducing food loss.
D. Progress in reducing food waste is happening quickly.
33. What does the underlined word “edible” mean in Paragraph 4
A. Delicious. B. Convenient. C. Eatable. D. Affordable.
34. How can Kenya reduce food waste according to Broad Leib
A. By increasing storehouses.
B. By fighting hunger with rewards.
C. By reducing food produced within the country.
D. By using double date labeling on packaged food.
35. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Private and public joint efforts matter around food issues.
B. Consumer education campaigns are the most important.
C. Only the private sector is helpful in reducing food waste.
D. Broad Leib doesn’t agree with FLPC on food waste reduction.
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。
On Aug. 7, 2021, Xu Shixiao and her partner, Sun Mengya, won gold in the first women’s canoe double 500 m event at the Tokyo Games. It was also the first Olympic gold medal for China in the event.
36 Xu was born in a small county in a mountainous area in Jiangxi. Before becoming a paddler, Xu couldn’t even swim since her hometown is surrounded by mountains.
In 2005, the 13-year-old, who was much taller than her peers, attracted the attention of a rowing coach who came to look for potential paddlers in her school. 37
“Every day my canoe turned over dozens of times. I drank lots of water in rivers,” recalls Xu of her first canoeing training. Xu kept training for a year and she made the final of a national race for teenage athletes out of a dozen paddlers at the centre.
In 2013, the news that women’s canoeing was still not an Olympic event dealt her a heavy blow. 38 Xu gave up her career and found her first job as a saleswoman in a furniture company.
When Xu Shixiao went to work as usual in the furniture company five years ago, she was surprised to get a call from her former coach, inquiring about her willingness to return to canoeing and compete in the Tokyo Olympic Games. 39 “I never thought that one day I could go back to the sport. Now that I have started again, I will do my best,” says Xu.
40 She is also looking forward to taking part in the Paris Olympics in 2024.
A. Xu quickly made her decision.
B. Yet Xu’s journey to the Olympics was a rough one.
C. It was impossible for her to change the sport at age 21.
D. She made all efforts to reach the goal and never gave up.
E. Xu agreed to train at a rowing centre because she thought rowing a boat was fun.
F. Compared with athletes who are in their early 20s, Xu’s physical recovery is slower.
G. The Olympic medalist will participate in competitions at home and abroad this year.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Our church has a way of assisting those who have financial difficulties without making the receiver feel shame or guilt by dropping money into an offering box with only the name of the receiver on the envelope. The envelopes are then distributed to those members without them knowing the 41 of the giver.
There came a time when my husband and I were among those 42 . We did not talk about our financial difficulty with anyone. The only reason our 43 knew was because we had to cut back on many things. 44 , we hoped they were not aware of the extent of our need. We did not want to burden (使负担) them with a problem they were too young to do anything to 45 .
Our 46 wasn’t improving, and just as we reached the point of despair (绝望), our church gave us a gift envelope left in the offering box. We were 47 to receive a big sum of money, enough to help us 48 that desperate time. We couldn’t help but wonder who had given such a generous gift.
A year later, our seventeen-year-old son was applying for a student loan so he could 49 university. It was then that we discovered that his savings account was almost 50 . His father and I were very disturbed by this. From the time he was nine years old, he had worked very hard for his small 51 . I asked him repeatedly to tell me where the money had gone. At first he would not tell me, but I would not let the matter 52 .
Finally, in tears, and with much 53 my son admitted that the year before he had put his savings in the offering box for his father and me. I stood there 54 , tears filling my eyes. It had taken my son years to save that money. He had given it to us 55 —without telling us what he had done.
41. A. address B. number C. name D. home
42. A. in charge B. in need C. in danger D. in condition
43. A. neighbors B. parents C. friends D. children
44. A. Then B. Still C. Therefore D. Otherwise
45. A. provide B. assume C. solve D. equip
46. A. failure B. surprise C. situation D. success
47. A. grateful B. shameful C. regretful D. hopeful
48. A. go through B. get across C. pass out D. set aside
49. A. found B. attend C. visit D. manage
50. A. expensive B. cheap C. full D. empty
51. A. surroundings B. blessings C. belongings D. earnings
52. A. off B. alone C. out D. down
53. A. willingness B. happiness C. hesitation D. admiration
54. A. speechless B. aimless C. tireless D. emotionless
55. A. resentfully B. reluctantly C. accidentally D. willingly
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。
The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, 56 (belong) to the plucked (拨弦的) category of instruments. Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has 57 unique pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets (琴格) ranging from 12 to 26. The pipa is one of the most popular Chinese instruments and 58 (play) for almost two thousand years in China.
In China, plenty of music and stories are associated 59 this instrument. The most popular one is about a beauty 60 (call) Wang Zhaojun. It is said that Wang Zhaojun began a journey northward 61 (marry) a nomad (游牧民族) ruler. She left her hometown on horseback on a bright autumn morning and along the way, the horse neighed (嘶鸣), making Zhaojun 62 (extreme) sad and unable to control her emotions. As she sat on the saddle, she began to play sorrowful melodies on a stringed instrument. A group of 63 (bird) flying southward heard the music, saw the beautiful young woman riding the horse, immediately forgot to flap their wings, 64 fell to the ground. From then on, Zhaojun acquired the nickname “drop birds” or “luoyan”. Later, the melody, 65 was played on the saddle, was regarded as Zhaojun’s Lament (《昭君怨》) and the stringed instrument was commonly described as a pipa.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
假定你是李华，你将参与英国友好学校组织的以“Personal Finances”为主题的论坛活动。请你写一篇文章简要介绍下列内容：
1. 平时你的零花钱的获得和支配；
2. 你的理财知识获取途径；
3. 你的理财观。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
第二节（满分25分）
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。
The Story of an Umbrella
Carla is a freshman in the science department of a university in her city. Due to her poor family, she saves everywhere and studies hard.
One weekend, she was going to the bookstore to buy a badly needed book. Suddenly the rain poured down. Without an umbrella, Carla ran for cover when it started to rain. Finally, she decided to buy a beautiful umbrella.
The prices of various umbrellas ranged from a few dollars to tens of dollars. She fell in love with a red umbrella. But she had only $10.
“I can give you seven dollars for that umbrella,” she said shyly to the smiling salesgirl.
“OK. Young lady. This is your lucky day. The umbrella is yours,” the salesgirl agreed.
She opened the red new umbrella above her head, and the rain beat on it.
Carla went to the bookstore she used to go to. She carefully placed her beloved umbrella next to another old and black one.
There are no other customers in the store except a girl of her height and age. While Carla was talking to a shop assistant, the girl left the shop.
When Carla left, Carla found her own umbrella missing.
There was only the old and black umbrella which had a pattern of yellow ducks.
“This is not my lucky day,” Carla walked to the city square.
“Hello!” a young man smiled at her. But Carla didn’t know this young man. She walked away quickly. But the young man still followed the old and black umbrella. She looked at the young man angrily.
“Marissa, I’m sorry,” he said to her. “I am late.”
“I’m not Marissa!” Carla shouted, staring.
“You’re not Marissa ” the young man pointed at the black umbrella with yellow ducks, saying, “That’s her umbrella.”
“Oh!” said Carla. “Who is Marissa ”
“I don’t know Marissa. I’ve only seen a picture of her holding this umbrella. My name is Paul, a junior in college. I’m majoring in law. I came here today to give her some legal advice. Marissa works with my cousin,” said he.
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。
“I’m not Marissa!” said Carla again. It was the very new red umbrella she had bought.
绥棱县第一中学2023-2024学年高二上学期12月月考
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【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文。本文描述了马萨诸塞州斯普林菲尔德市备受喜爱的几个公园。
21. C 细节理解题。根据Blunt Park这一段的第二句和第三句，引人注目的森林、令人叹为观止的景观和一些历史遗迹可推断出，Blunt Park是自然爱好者和历史爱好者的最佳目的地。
22. D 细节理解题。根据Dr. Seuss Garden和Robinson State Park两段的最后一句可知，这两个公园都是家庭出游的绝佳选择，其他三个选项都不是两个公园共有的特点。
23. A 推理判断题。根据文中“Click to learn more（点击链接了解更多信息）”以及冒号后的网页链接可知，该文章选自网站，因此有可能出自一篇旅行博客。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了乐施会女性食物英雄Monica鼓励更多女性投身农业的故事。
24. B 推理判断题。根据第一段“Women do not own lands in my community except if they are able to buy one，as most of the lands in a family are passed on to the male children.”可知，此句话提供了故事的背景：女人只有通过购买才能获得土地，因为大部分土地都被传给男孩子了。所以，此段强调女人想要拥有土地所面临的挑战。
25. C 细节理解题。根据第四段“In November 2014, out of the 1.280 contestants nationwide. Monica won the Female Food Hero title for her innovative and leadership qualities.”可知，因为创造性和领导品质，Monica被选为“乐施会女性食物英雄”。
26. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Monica simply describes herself as ‘a hard working woman devoted to encouraging women especially those less privileged to go into agriculture’.”可知，她是有奉献精神的（devoted），且能够鼓舞人心的（inspiring）。“encourage”和“inspire”是近义词转变。
27. C 标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了乐施会女性食物英雄Monica鼓励更多女性投身农业的故事。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了心理学家揭示了享受音乐与社交互动之间的联系。
28. A 推理判断题。题目中“感觉冷”和“感到毛骨悚然”是对第一段第一句后半句的举例说明，故选A。
29. D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句话可知，BW不喜欢音乐，也对音乐不回应。又根据第三段倒数第二句可知，当BW看到杂货店一个头戴耳机的人随着音乐起舞的时候，他无法理解为什么人们会那样做。以上说法与D项表述相符合。
30. C 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段最后一句可知，Luoi想拓展研究对象，我们可以调查还有哪些东西参与了这些相同的系统，以及有哪些其他能力或人类能力与音乐相关。”以上说法与C项相符合，“人类有哪些其他能力与音乐有联系。”
31. A 主旨大意题。根据第二段“人脑中的连接模式将认为音乐有价值和认为社交有趣联系了起来”和最后—段首句“听觉和奖励系统之间的联系就是人类对音乐有情感回应的主要因素”可知，本文主要讲述了人们享受音乐与社交互动之间的联系。
【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了全球粮食捐赠政策地图集最近发布了一份报告，提出了增加粮食捐赠、减少粮食浪费和抗击饥饿的方法有助于肯尼亚实现减少粮食浪费的目标。
32. B 细节理解题。根据第二段“But Broad Leib... sees some promising changes. ‘While progress is not happening as quickly as needed, Kenya’s food loss index has been steadily reduced from 1,744 metric tons in 2017, to 1,531 in 2018, to 1,446 metric tons in 2019, indicating a steady improvement and national commitment to food loss reduction.”可知，肯尼亚稳步减少了食物浪费。
33. C 词义猜测题。 画线词所在的句子意为“随着时间的推移，食物可能失去了新鲜，但在到期之前，它依然是可以食用的。”edible意为“可食用的”，与eatable意思相同。
34. D 推理判断题。根据第四段“Dual date labeling on packaged foods reduces confusion by defining dates for both safety and quality. This helps reduce considerable waste and responsibility for donors.”可知，Broad Leib认为使用双8期标签能减少肯尼亚的食物浪费。
35. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，公私合作可以帮助提高消费者和捐助者对粮食浪费和粮食捐赠问题的认识，在食物问题上至关重要。
【文章大意】文章讲述了东京奥运会女子500米双人划艇金牌得主徐诗晓的夺冠之路。
36. B 考查段落之间关系。根据后文徐诗晓的曲折经历可知。
37. E 考查前后文逻辑关系。根据前后文可知徐诗晓加入了划艇队，同时注意复现词at the centre。
38. C 考查上下文逻辑关系。根据徐诗晓放弃职业可知。
39. A 考查前后文逻辑关系。根据后文徐诗晓的话语可知。
40. G 考查前后文逻辑关系。所填句与后文呈现并列关系。
【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者一家人在经历经济方面的困难时收到了儿子的“爱”并因此渡过难关的故事。
41. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些信封会被分发给会员，而接受信封的人不会知道给予者的名字。A. address地址；B. number电话号码；C. name名字；D. home家。根据上文“with only the name of the receiver on the envelope”可推知，故选C项。
42. B 考查介词短语辨析。句意：曾经我和丈夫因为经济困难需要帮助。A. in charge负责；B. in need在困难中，迫切需要；C. in danger在危险中；D. in condition健康状况好。根据下文“We did not talk about our financial difficulty with anyone.”可推知，此处作者家面临财政困难，需要帮助。故选B项。
43. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：让小孩知道我们的困难的唯一原因就是我们需要减少许多家庭开支。A. neighbors邻居；B. parents父母；C. friends朋友；D. children孩子。根据下文“... they were too young to do anything to solve”可推知。故选D项。
44. B 考查副词词义辨析。句意：虽然让孩子们知道家里的困难，但是我们并不想让他们知道我们的需求程度。A. Then然后，接着；B. Still但，不过；C. Therefore因此；D. Otherwise否则。故选B项。
45. C 考查动词搭配辨析。句意：我们不想让孩子们担负太多他们这个年纪不能解决的问题。solve a problem意为“解决问题”。故选C项。
46. C 考查名词词义辨析。situation意为“情况”。句意：我们的情况一直没有好转，就在我们陷入绝望的时候……。故选C项。
47. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很感激能收到一大笔钱，足以帮助我们渡过困难时期。A. grateful感激的；B. shameful丢脸的；C. regretful后悔的；D. hopeful满怀希望的。故选A项。
48. A 考查动词短语辨析。句意：这笔钱足够帮助我们渡过难关。A. go through度过，熬过（困难时期）；B. get across（想法）被理解，把……讲清楚；C. pass out昏迷，失去知觉；D. set aside省出，把……抛在脑后。故选A项。
49. B 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一年后，我17岁的儿子申请助学贷款以便于他能上大学。A. found创建，建立；B. attend出席，定期去某处（attend university 上大学）；C. visit参观，拜访；D. manage管理，负责。故选B项。
50. D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：直到儿子申请助学贷款的那一刻我们才发现儿子的存款账户几乎空了。A. expensive昂贵的；B. cheap便宜的；C. full满的；D. empty空的。再根据下文“His father and I were very disturbed by this.”以及“tell me where the money had gone”可推知儿子的账户应该是没钱了。故选D项。
51. D 考查名词词义辨析。句意：儿子从9岁开始就一直为了那点小小的薪金而努力工作。A. surroundings周围环境/事物；B. blessings祝福；C. belongings所有物，财务；D. earnings收入，工资。根据上文“savings account”以及最后一段中“put his savings in the offering box”可推知。故选D项。
52. B 考查副词词义辨析。句意：一开始儿子不愿告诉我他存款的去向，但是我是不会不管这件事的。let...off放出，排放；let...alone不管...；let...out放出，泄露；let...down放下，降低。故选B项。
53. C 考查名词词义辨析。句意：最终，儿子流着泪，极不情愿地承认了钱地去向。A. willingness乐意，心甘情愿；B. happiness快乐，幸福；C. hesitation不情愿，犹豫；D. admiration钦佩，赞赏。故选C项。
54. A 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：听了儿子的话我泪流满面，说不出话来。A. speechless说不出话的；B. aimless无目标的，无计划的；C. tireless不知疲倦的，精力充沛的；D. emotionless没有情感的，冷漠的。故选A项。
55. D 考查副词词义辨析。句意：儿子欣然地把他多年积攒的钱用于帮助我们渡过难关，却并没有告诉我们他所做的一切。A. resentfully气愤地，憎恨地；B. reluctantly不情愿地；C. accidentally意外地，偶然地；D. willingly欣然地，乐意地。故选D项。
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56. belonging 考查非谓语动词。本句逗号前面是完整的主句，且无连词，因此，后半句为现在分词短语作伴随状语。
57. a 考查冠词。此处表示泛指，要用不定冠词。unique虽然以字母u开头，但并不以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词a修饰。
58. has been played 考查时态和语态，根据时间状语“for almost two thousand years”可知，用现在完成时；此外，主语The Pipa与动词play之间为被动关系，因此用现在完成时的被动语态。
59. with 考查介词。be associated with意为“与……有关”，为固定搭配。
60. called 考查非谓语动词。过去分词作后置定语，修饰a beauty。
61. to marry 考查非谓语动词。不定式作目的状语，指为了和一位游牧民族统治者结婚。
62. extremely 考查副词，副词修饰形容词sad。
63. birds 考查名词。a group of意为“一群”，故用可数名词的复数，bird的复数形式为birds。
64. and 考查连词。此句话中四个并列动词heard、saw、forgot和fell连用，因此用并列连词and连接。
65. which 考查定语从句。先行词为the melody，定语从句“...was played on the saddle”缺主语，本句为非限制性定语从句，因此用关系代词which。
第一节
One possible version:
Personal Finances
Usually we have a certain amount of pocket money provided by our parents, which varies from person to person. Students should have some pocket money because we need to buy some necessaries and develop the skill of managing money as well.
In addition to the occasional contact with financial management related knowledge in daily life, we learn some basic knowledge at school.
My financial concepts are as follows. Firstly, making plans is a good choice. Secondly, it’s necessary to keep some money reserve for a rainy day. If people need my help, I will try to give them a hand.
第二节
One possible version:
“I’m not Marissa!” said Carla again. Feeling that Carla was very impatient, Paul quickly comforted her. “It will be better. if you’re willing to tell me what occurred so that we can pull together to work it out,” said Paul with a smile. Then Carla explained to him the experience, tears in eyes. Having known all the details, Paul promised her to help Carla to look for her lost umbrella. They decided to go back to the bookstore. They were approaching the shop when they saw a girl standing there, with an umbrella in her hand.
It was the very new red umbrella she had bought. On seeing them, the girl walked towards Carla and recognized her. She gave her back the umbrella and kept apologizing. With a butterfly in her stomach, Carla asked whether she was Marissa or not. To Paul’s surprise, the girl nodded with a smile. The three of them went to a coffee shop and sat down, chatting and laughing. They exchanged their study and work and the legal advice Marissa needed. After Paul and Marissa left, Carla went home full of satisfaction.
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(Text 1)
M: Would you lend me a hand and translate the instruction for me
W: Sorry, I am rather busy this morning. How about tomorrow afternoon I’ll be available then.
(Text 2)
W: Excuse me. Would you mind giving this credit card to Tom and asking him to give it to his brother
M: No, certainly not. Tom is out for purchases with his colleague. I will preserve it for the time being.
W: OK. But don’t forget to give it to him.
(Text 3)
M: The office manager is leaving. I’ve been here for ten years. I should get that job.
W: Well, if you’ve worked hard and they like your work, there’s no reason why you shouldn’t.
M: I’m disappointed that they don’t pick me.
(Text 4)
W: I have been waiting here for almost half an hour. Why are you so late
M: Sorry for having you wait so long. I was stuck in the traffic jam near the train station after work.
W: The opera is about to begin. The audience have entered. Let’s hurry up.
(Text 5)
M: Susan, do you know what traditional Chinese painting mainly includes
W: Yes. It mainly includes landscape painting, figures, birds and flowers.
M: So which do you like best
W: I love looking at figure paintings most.
(Text 6)
W: OK, so we need to organize a charity event. What about the idea of a sports day
M: Um, I agree that it would be nice, but I don’t think it’s practical. I don’t think we’d have enough time to set it all up. Maybe we could arrange a car wash instead. How does that sound to you
W: Well, the weather is awful these days. It’s pretty cold and rainy.
M: Yeah, I see what you mean. How do you feel about the idea of a cake sale That’s something we could do indoors.
W: I’m just not sure we’d make much money selling cakes. Maybe a book sale is the best option. It would be quick to organize.
M: Good point. That’s better than having an art exhibition.
(Text 7)
M: So, Anna, if you answer this question correctly, we’ll put $1 million in your bank account today. Are you ready
W: Yes. Please go ahead.
M: Well, here’s the question. Who was the first woman to go into space
W: The answer is American astronaut Sally K. Ride.
M: Oh, Anna. I’m afraid that’s incorrect.
W: I’m sorry, I just remembered Valentina Tereshkova.
M: Yes, the Russian. I’m afraid I need to take your first answer. But you still walk away with $250,000.
W: I guess that’s something.
M: Indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, a round of applause for Anna Edison.
W: Thank you.
(Text 8)
W: Aren’t you supposed to be studying for the driver’s test
M: I’m supposed to be, but I can’t focus my mind. Reading this book is deadly.
W: I know, but if you don’t work on that, you’ll never pass the test. Try to focus.
M: I’ve tried to remember the rules of the road, but my mind keeps wandering and I’m almost ready to give it up.
W: No, you can’t do that. You have to be serious about this. I’m watching you.
M: What’s in it for you What do you care about
W: I’ve been carrying you around since I got my driver’s license and I don’t plan on doing it for one second more than I have to.
M: All right, all right. I’ll study, but not because you’re telling me to.
W: Oh, yeah Why
M: I want to see the look on your face the first time Dad gives me the car key instead of you!
(Text 9)
W: We’re developing a new technology that can detect forest fires as soon as they start.
M: That sounds amazing. Given how many fires there have been recently, it’s something the world extremely needs.
W: Indeed. In 2020 alone, California had over 8,600 fires, losing roughly 4% of the state’s trees.
M: That is truly surprising.
W: Yes. The other place where it will be useful is Australia. At the start of the year. there were 50 separate forest fires burning across the country.
M: So how will your new detection system work
W: We’re going to use a new range of satellites which have heat cameras.
M: Don’t other satellites have those
W: Yes, but none is so advanced. They can detect a fire the size of a football field. The new one can sense a fire the size of a car.
M: And will that be enough of a difference to stop the fire from spreading
W: We believe so. Hopefully it will give firefighters enough time to stop it before it gets too big. If they get the plane up in time they could stop it dead.
M: If it works, I really hope you get recognition for it.
W: I just want to try and stop trees from burning, and more importantly, protect the poor animals that live in them.
M: I know, we often only consider the human cost, never the animal one.
(Text 10)
Brian Kane is a rubbish collector in Denver, Colorado. He rides on the back of a garbage truck. At each stop, he jogs to the back of buildings, then drag heavy rubbish cans to the truck. Brian never complains.
On his thirtieth birthday. Brian took a leave from his job and flew to Nepal to begin the long, difficult journey up Mount Qomolangma.
Brian first climbed to a base camp. He planned to bring three oxygen containers with him to the top. At 29,028 feet, it would be hard to survive without extra oxygen. Over the next two months. Brian climbed to 26,000 feet, to Camp Four—the last place to rest below the top of the mountain. But when Brian saw this camp, he fell to his knees. “Rubbish!” he cried. Nearly a thousand empty oxygen containers littered the camp area. Humans had turned this beautiful, far-away place into a big rubbish pile. Brian was very sad. But with a strong determination he continued to follow his dream. Two days later he stood proudly on the top of Mount Qomolangma. He had reached the “roof of the world”!
Two days after this great achievement, Brian put a dozen empty oxygen containers in his pack and headed down the mountain. He smiled to himself as he realized that the work of a rubbish collector is great and never done.
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