黄冈市部分普通高中2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试
英语试题答案及解析
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21-23ADB 24-27CDBC 28-31ACAD 32-35ACCA 36-40 FBDGA
41-45DBACC 46-50ABDCB 51-55ADBAD
56.beautiful 57.to produce 58.what 59.addition 60.are designed
61.particularly 62.packed 63.that/which 64.hobbies 65.to
写作
第一节
One possible version:
Dear John,
It’s common for people to feel a little uncomfortable when they receive praise or attention. We may feel this way because we’re not quite sure how to react.
Follow my tips and you will know how to respond when others clap for you. First, smile. Smiling shows that you appreciate the applause. Then you can say “thank you” once the clapping is finished. Try to remember when people clap for you, they’re showing they admire what you’ve done. You should feel proud of yourself！
Hopefully, my suggestions could be helpful.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节
One possible version:
“But I have a better idea of how we can help the cleaner!” Mrs. Peterson added. “Really How ” Tom’s face brightened up, and his lips curved into a smile. Mrs. Peterson gave him a nod and said, “Tom, I am thinking of organizing a clean-up drive where we teach students about environmental cleanliness. The kids should understand littering is a bad thing. That way, we’d be doing our part while indirectly helping the cleaner.” “Wow! That’s a wonderful idea, Mrs. Peterson!” Tom said happily. “Thank you!”Mrs. Peterson shook her head. “No, thank you, Tom! You’re wonderful ...”
Soon, with the headmaster’s support, the clean-up event was organized. Students were taught not to litter in public places, and teachers were urged to keep an eye on the kids so they didn’t litter around the school. The school also thanked Tom for inspiring the activity. Tom was so happy to know the cleaner wouldn’t have to work such long hours since the kids threw their waste in trash cans and he could spend more time with his family! Sometimes young minds end up teaching valuable lessons to the older lot.
A篇
主题语境：人与自我——生活与学习本文是应用文。文章介绍了四个在线学习吉他的应用程序。
21. A。理解具体信息。根据 TrueFire 部分中的 Because of this presenting style, however, things can get crowded on the mobile app — it’s definitely a platform that works better on a desktop 可知，该课程利用多镜头，从多角度对左手和右手进行了特写，在移动设备上观看的话，画面会显得很拥挤。因此，作者建议用户在台式电脑上使用该应用程序。
22. D。理解具体信息。根据The Gibson App中的this is a system that responds to you as you play along to lessons and exercises, making the experience feel like an interactive lesson 和Yousician 中 的 plus the ability to provide instant feedback on your performance可知，这两个应用程序都会实时对用户的学习情况进行反馈。
23. B。理解具体信息。根据 BandLab 部分中的 It’s also totally free, with no paywalls or subscriptions 和 Price: Free 可知，BandLab是一个完全免费的应用程序。
【补充解释】close-up（para. 1）: a photograph, or picture in a film / movie, taken very close to sb. / sth. so that it shows a lot of detail（照片、电影的）特写、特写镜头
B篇
主题语境：人与自我——人生感悟，做人与做事
本文是一篇记叙文，原材料选自Readers’ Digest，讲述了一对夫妻用爱创造了奇迹，唤回了他们濒临死亡的早产儿子的生命。
24. C。细节理解题。根据第一段Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each，可知孩子因为早产很虚弱，A，B，D选项都是早产虚弱的表现，根本原因还是在于早产。
25. D。细节理解题。根据第四段Kate说的“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”这对父母已经打算接受儿子将会死亡的现实，好好抓住这珍贵的最后一刻。
26. B。细节理解题。根据第五段The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him和第六段We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him可知，这对父母与孩子进行皮肤接触来让孩子保持体温，然后一直跟他讲话。
27. C。主旨大意题。根据整篇文章的故事情节，可知是这对夫妻永不放弃的精神和爱的抚触创造了奇迹，挽救了孩子的生命。
C篇
主题语境：人与社会——科学与技术本文是说明文。智能服装或将入驻我们的未来衣橱。
28. A。理解具体信息。根据第一段中的 Inspired by the movie, researchers in England created “The Right Trousers”可知，研究人员受到一部电影的启发，发明了名为 The Right Trousers 的智能裤子。
29. C。理解具体信息。根据第二段中的 Last year, scientists at MIT built fiber batteries that could be embedded into clothes and power robotic clothing可知，去年，麻省理工学院的科学家们发明了纤维电池，为智能衣物供能。
30. A。理解具体信息。根据倒数第二段中的 But challenges still remain for Do’s team, notably around making these robotic tubes smaller so they can weave easily with other fabrics 可知，目前 Thanh Nho Do 和他的团队遇到的挑战是如何让这些机械软管变得更小、更适合纺织。
31. D。推断。根据最后一段中的Despite that, she says researchers will figure out a way forward. “Recent breakthroughs,” she said, “point toward a not-so-distant future where smart clothing will be a part of our everyday life.”可知，Rebecca Kramer- Bottiglio对智能衣物的未来充满希望。
D篇
主题语境：人与社会——科学本文是说明文。科学家在红树林里找到了世界上最大的细菌，其长度达到2厘米。
32. A。推断。第一段是对文章内容的总述。文章主要介绍了科学家发现了世界上迄今为止最大的细菌，它让其他小细菌“自惭形秽”。划线单词指“其他细菌”。
33. C。推断。根据第三段中的Originally, he thought it was “anything but a bacterium” because normal bacteria ... This species averages 10,000 micrometers (around 1cm), with some growing up to twice that length.可知，Professor Gros对白色细丝的初步判断基于以前对细菌的了解。
34. C。理解具体信息。根据第四段中的adding that they needed stronger images to provide proof. 以及第五段中的 Then with financial backing and access to some of the best tools in the field, Dr Jean-Marie Volland and his colleagues began building up a picture of the bacterium ... Specialist 3D microscope images finally made it possible to prove that the entire strand was indeed a single cell.可知，研究者们需要提供照片以证明他们的发现。
35. A。理解具体信息。根据最后一段中的... in this giant species, it is pressed firmly in small structures, which are “normally a feature of human, animal and plant cells, complex organisms.可知，Thiomargarita magnifica.有复杂生物体的特征。
第二节
说明文 主题：人与自我——现代人害怕错过的心理。
【语篇导读】本文介绍了FOMO这个名词的含义、影响以及如何克服这种害怕错过的心理。
36.选F该空位于段中，此空前面的第一句“FOMO is...”讲FOMO的一种定义，而此空中的“also”正好呼应第一句是FOMO的第二种定义 。
37.选B该空前面提问，答案正好是对此问题的回答。
38.选D该空位于段末。是对本段内容的总结，也是对本段“调整心态”这一主题的呼应 。
39.选G该空位于段中，是对上一句的承接，上一句介绍坚持写日志的方法，该空进一步解释坚持写日志的好处。
40.选A该空位考查本段主题句。从本段内容可推断主要讲述寻求连接这一方法来克服FOMO（害怕错过）心理。
第三部分 语言运用
第一节
语篇类型是记叙文，主题语境是人与自我之做人与做事。失踪的两岁男孩在24小时后被志愿者Roy Link在树林里找到。
41. D。根据下文When his mother woke up可知，人们相信小男孩是在妈妈睡觉的时候离开家的。
42. B。根据上文he was missing和下文they could find the baby nowhere可知，超过500个志愿者帮助寻找失踪的小男孩。
43. A。根据上文Nearly 24 hours passed和空后的they could find the baby nowhere可知，他们搜寻了几乎24个小时，但不幸的是，他们在哪里都找不到小男孩。
44. C。根据空前的That long period和下文You know all the bad things start going through your mind可知，已经过了这么长时间，人们都开始往最坏的方面想。
45. C。根据上文they could find the baby nowhere可知，此处指这么多人找了这么久，怎么能一点线索都没找到？
46. A。根据上文的Over 500 volunteers可知，Roy Link是志愿者之一。
47. B。根据空后的two wooded areas with an open space in between和下文He 48 the forest on his left可知，当Link来到一片开阔地时，他面临一个选择——左右两边各有一片树林，中间有一个开放的空间。
48. D。根据空后的the forest on his left and heard the first cry可知，Link选择进入了他左手边的森林。
49. C。根据空前的As it got louder和下文He could sense that the boy was 50 可知，Link循着哭喊声发现了失踪的小男孩。
50. B。根据下文The 2-year-old held onto him closely and wouldn’t go to any place without him可知，小男孩紧紧抓住Link，而且没有Link就不去任何地方，Link能够感觉到小男孩非常害怕。
51. A。根据下文but then finding him healthy and alive可知，虽然小男孩的胳膊上和腿上到处都是划痕，但他看上去真的很健康。
52. D。根据空后的he managed to survive a day in the wild. Some adults wouldn’t have made it that long either可知，有些成年人都无法在野外存活一整天，小男孩却做到了，这让Link感到很惊讶。
53. B。根据空后的for saving the 2-year-old and named him the “Man of the Year”可知，网友们称赞Link 救了两岁的小男孩，并将他评为“年度风云人物”。
54. A。根据下文“How could you not go when you heard that there was a need for volunteers to search for a 2-yearold child ” Link said. “I was just doing the 55 thing.”可知，Link对于网友们的高度评价感到很迷惑，他觉得当一个人听说需要志愿者去寻找一个两岁的孩子时，他怎么能不去呢？
55. D。根据上文How could you not go when you heard that there was a need for volunteers to search for a 2-year-old child 可知，Link觉得他只是做了正确的事情。
第二节
主题语境：人与社会——文化
本文是说明文。文章介绍了英国人的花园文化。
56. beautiful。考查形容词。“as +形容词/副词原级+ as”是固定搭配 ，意为“和……一样……”，结合设空处前面的系动词look可知，设空处应用形容词，意为“美丽的”，故填beautiful。
57. to produce。考查动词不定式。compete to do sth. 是固定搭配，意为“比赛做某事”，故填to produce。
58. what。考查疑问词。设空处引导特殊疑问句，且在句中作find的宾语，再结合语境可知，此处想要表示“你能在典型的英国花园里发现什么”，故填what。
59. addition。考查名词。设空处在句中作主语，再结合其前面的 typical 可知，设空处应用名词，意为“增加物”，故填addition。
60. are designed。考查被动语态。该句是限制性定语从句，修饰先行词small areas，that指代先行词small areas，又因为small areas和design之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，故填are designed。
61. particularly。考查副词。设空处在句中作状语，应用副词，故填 particularly。
62. packed。考查动词-ed 形式。 设空处在句中作后置定语，且pack 和 little wooden or plastic constructions 之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，应用动词-ed形式，故填packed。
63. that / which。考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句，指代先行词junk，且在从句中作主语，故填that或which。
64. hobbies。考查名词复数。hobby 是可数名词，意为“爱好”，且其前没有任何冠词修饰，应用复数形式，故填hobbies。
65. to。考查介词。be devoted to ...是固定搭配，意为“致力于”，故填to。
听力录音原文
Text 1
W: Hardy, you’ve been staying there for the whole morning. What’s on
M: I’m watching a new documentary series, The Green Planet. It gives us a new look at plants. I’ll give a presentation on it in my class tomorrow.
Text 2
W: What happened to our flight It should have been here 15 minutes ago according to the timetable. But it’s already 9:30.
M: Don’t be worried. The announcement says it has a 30-minute delay.
Text 3
M: Many young people have given up salty food and turned to light diets. How about you, Lisa
W: Me, too. I eat one egg and a bowl of porridge for breakfast, chicken with vegetable salad for lunch, and drink a cup of lemon water in the afternoon. And I don’t feel hungry the whole day.
Text 4
W: Where are you heading
M: The Market and Trade Building. Can you call a taxi here immediately, please
W: OK. A taxi will be here in front of the hotel in just five minutes, sir.
M: Good. I’ll get my bag and come downstairs.
Text 5
W: John, you said you’d clean your bedroom and rearrange the books on the shelves yesterday.
M: Sorry, Mom. It must have slipped my mind. I’ll do it right now.
Text 6
M: Hey, Jennifer, Fred tells me that you know how to draw.
W: Yes, I studied art in middle school and high school.
M: Well, ⑥my club is going to have a big exhibition next week, and we need someone to draw a few posters to advertise it.
W: But I haven’t done anything like this recently. Can’t you find anyone else
M: I’m afraid not. I’ve already asked some of the students in the art department. ⑦But all of them are preparing for a drawing contest. Will you do it
W: OK, fine.
Text 7
W: Hello, this is Emily White. ⑧I have paid for 5 cartoon books online, but I suddenly realize that it’ll take 7 days for you to send them to me. I want to get them early, because I’ll go abroad 5 days later.
M: Hello, Ms. White, wait a moment please. I’ll check your phone first. May I have your phone number
W: It’s 18045582349.
M: OK. I’ve confirmed your information, Ms. White. I think you can choose express which will arrive in 4 days. ⑨Or you can choose EMS, by which you’ll get these books tomorrow, but you have to pay another 20 yuan for this service.
W: ⑨I’ll choose EMS.
M: OK. I’ll change the order for you. Do you have any other problems
W: No more. Thanks!
Text 8
M: Hi, Catherine. Are you getting used to working here
W: Yes, everything goes well. Although I miss my family a lot in America, especially my parents.
M: Have your parents retired
W: Yes. They grow flowers and vegetables in our garden, and they also go to a senior reading club, sharing their reading tips with others. They always feel happy. What about your parents
M: After retirement they have joined a community seniors group. They can do many activities such as dancing, drawing pictures, playing chess, and so on. And drawing pictures is their favorite. They want to keep physically and mentally active.
W: Sounds great! There seems to be a lot of elderly people in China. Every day, I can see them exercising in the public parks.
M: It is true. At present, China has entered into the aging society.
W: Could you tell me more about that
Text 9
W: How can I help you, Mr. Daniels
M: Well, when I get home after work I’m feeling worn out, but it’s difficult to fall asleep at night.
W: I see. How many hours a week do you work
M: Normally, eight hours a day. But sometimes I work at least 10 hours.
W: That’s a lot. What do you do before sleeping
M: I always browse through my mobile phone applications. I finally go to sleep until 3:00 am.
W: I think you’re suffering from unforced sleeplessness.
M: What do you mean
W: Common symptoms include falling asleep later than 2:00 am. The average time to fall asleep is more than one hour.
M: What causes this symptom
W: Common causes are loneliness, extreme pressure and emotional disorders.
M: What should I do I’m unwilling to let the day just slip away.
W: Through psychological and drug treatment, you’ll be e and see me in four weeks and I’ll give you a check-up again.
Text 10
W: The Rubber Duck, Florentijn Hofman’s best-known work, which has toured over 20 cities across the world. It gained him popularity in China after its Summer Palace appearance in Beijing in 2013. 9 years later, the Rubber Duck came to China again, along with its animal friends. The exhibition titled Celebrate to remind people of the need to find joy in the little things in life. It’s Hofman’s first solo show held at Today Art Museum in China. There were over 20 large pieces that cover more than nine sections across three floors. There’s also an interactive section. Visitors could shape colorful sculptural clay into different shapes and stick them onto the zodiac-theme animal model. There were several bird-themed exhibits. Anouchka van Driel, a friend of Hofman’s who is the planner of the exhibition, said the artist made birds because they were a sign of hope.
As a strong supporter of “public art in public spaces”, Hofman was strictly opposed to commercializing his art. His strategy for the development of the toy world is to spread art to everyone.黄冈市部分普通高中2023-2024学年高二上学期期中考试
英 语
本试卷共 10页。全卷满分 150分。考试用时 120分钟。
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注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号、考场号、座位号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用黑色签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
4.考试结束后，请将答题卡上交。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。 录音结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。 每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will Hardy do tomorrow
A. Give a speech. B. Write a report. C. Watch a program.
2. When is the plane arriving
A. At 9:15. B. At 9:30. C. At 9:45.
3. What do we know about Lisa
A. She feels hungry easily.
B. She is keen on light diets.
C. She never ate salty food before.
4. Where does the conversation take place
A. In a hotel. B. In a taxi. C. In a market.
5. What does John mean
A. He lost a book.
B. He slipped in his room.
C. He forgot to do the housework.
第二节(共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 22.5 分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5 秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第 6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the man talk to Jennifer
A. To make an invitation. B. To ask for help. C. To talk about his club.
7. What are the art students busy doing at the moment
A. Drawing posters for a big exhibition.
B. Designing advertisements for the school.
C. Making preparations for a painting competition.
听第7 段材料,回答第 8 至 10 题。
8. Why does Ms. White make the call
A. To recommend some books.
B. To change an order.
C. To cancel the reservation.
9. When will Ms. White get the books
A. The next day. B.4 days later. C. In 5 days.
10. How does the man sound
A. Confused. B. Helpful. C. Humorous.
听第8段材料,回答第 11至 14 题。
11. What seems to be Catherine's problem
A. She is homesick.
B. She lacks exercise.
C. She can't adapt herself to work.
12. How do Catherine's parents feel about their life
A. Pleased. B. Tough. C. Bored.
13. What do the man's parents like doing best
A. Reading books. B. Drawing pictures. C. Playing chess.
14. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. American family life. B. The aging society. C. Their parents' retired life.
听第 9 段材料,回答第 15 至 17题。
15. What bothers the man
A. Working overtime frequently.
B. Having difficulty falling asleep.
C. Being addicted to online games.
16. What does the man usually do at night
A. He works overtime.
B. He plays with his cellphone.
C. He surfs the Internet on the computer.
17. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Colleagues. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.
听第 10段材料,回答第 18 至 20题。
18. When was the exhibition called Celebrate held in China
A. In 2022. B. In 2019. C. In 2013.
19. Why is Anouchka van Driel mentioned in the talk
A. She is a famous artist.
B. She created the bird sculptures.
C. She made a contribution to the exhibition.
20. What is the purpose of the exhibition
A. To raise funds. B. To gain a reputation. C. To bring art to the world.
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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
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BandLab
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21. What is suggested for the first app
A. Using it on a desktop. B. Selecting your favorite teacher.
C. Buying the courses individually. D. Starting with specific theory concepts.
22. What do The Gibson App and Yousician have in common
A. Neither of them can be downloaded for free.
B. Neither of them is suitable for beginners.
C. They both provide paid video tutorials.
D. They both provide real-time feedback.
23. Which app can be used totally free
A. TrueFire B. BandLab C. Yousician D. The Gibson App
B
On March 25,2010, Kate and David Ogg heard the words every parent fears: Their newborn wasn't going to make it. Their twins—a girl and a boy—were born two minutes apart and 14 weeks premature, weighing just over two pounds each. Doctors had tried to save the boy for 20 minutes but saw no improvement. His heartbeat was nearly gone, and he'd stopped breathing. The baby had just moments to live.
“I saw him gasp, but the doctor said it was no use,” Kate told the Daily Mail five years later. “I know it sounds stupid, but if he was still gasping, that was a sign of life. I wasn't going to give up easily.”
Still, the Sydney couple knew this was likely goodbye. In an effort to cherish her last minutes with the tiny boy, Kate asked to hold him.
“I wanted to meet him, and for him to know us,” Kate told Today. “We’d resigned ourselves to the fact that we were going to lose him, and we were just trying to make the most of those last, precious moments.”
Kate unwrapped the boy, whom the couple had already named Jamie, from his hospital blanket and ordered David to take his shirt off and join them in bed. The first-time parents wanted their son to be as warm as possible and hoped the skin-to-skin contact would improve his condition. They also talked to him.
“We were trying to persuade him to stay,” Kate told the Daily Mail. “We explained his name and that he had a twin that he had to look out for and how hard we had tried to have him.”
Then something miraculous happened. Jamie gasped again—and then he started breathing. Finally, he reached for his father's finger.
The couple's lost boy had made it.
“We’re the luckiest people in the world,” David told Today. Eight years later, Jamie and his sister, Emily, are happy and healthy. The Oggs only recently told the kids the story of their birth. “Emily burst into tears,” Kate said. “She was really upset, and she kept hugging Jamie. This whole experience makes you cherish them more.”
24. Why was the newborn not going to make it
A. Because he had just moments to live.
B. Because his heartbeat was nearly gone.
C. Because he was 14 weeks premature.
D. Because he weighed just over 2 pounds.
25. What does Kate's words mean in paragraph 4
A. The doctors thought it no use saving the boy.
B. The doctor had no idea how to save the boy.
C. Kate was prepared to resign her position.
D. Kate cherished her last minutes with the boy.
26. What did the first-time parents did to save the boy
A. To have eye contact. B. To touch him skin to skin.
C. To tell him stories. D. To grasp his hands tightly.
27. Which is the best title of the article
A. Wonders of love B. Premature twins
C. Life-giving touch D. Precious moments
C
In the movie “The Wrong Trousers”, a pair of futuristic trousers lets people walk on walls and ceilings. Inspired by the movie, researchers in England created “The Right Trousers”, a set of trousers embedded(嵌入) with electrical pumps to force air into tiny tubes that expand and can help elderly or disabled people with issues like getting up or improving blood flow. Now, material scientists, computer programmers and fabric designers are working to advance robotic clothing.
In June, researchers in Australia created robotic fibers, which can make fabric move automatically. Last year, scientists at MIT built fiber batteries that could be embedded into clothes and power robotic clothing. In recent years, Google partnered with brands like Levi's and Adidas to put sensors in jackets, backpacks and shoes, letting users access their phones instantly. Researchers said they could soon unlock an era where clothing will act more like a computer, sensing how your body feels and telling your clothes how to help.
At the University of New South Wales in Australia, researchers are creating fabric s that can shape-shift. Thanh Nho Do, a senior lecturer at the school, said his team has created tiny tubes that can weave into sheets of fabric. These tubes can make fabric take various preprogrammed shapes. But challenges still remain for Do’s team, notably around making these robotic tubes smaller so they can weave easily with other fabrics.
Rebecca Kramer Bottiglio from Yale University agreed that many challenges remain before smart clothing “reaches their full potential.” It will be challenging to make these clothes, equipped with fibers and technology, strong enough to go through multiple cycles in the laundry, she said. Despite that, she says researchers will figure out a way forward. “Recent breakthroughs point toward a not-so-distant future where smart clothing will be a part of our everyday life.” she said.
28. What inspired the researchers to come up with “The Right Trousers”
A. A film.
B. A blood issue.
C. The way electrical pumps work.
D. The way the elderly and disabled move.
29. What did scientists at MIT do last year
A. They put sensors in clothes.
B. They created movable robotic fibers.
C. They made batteries for robotic clothing.
D. They released smart clothing connected to cellphones.
30. What does Do's team find challenging
A. Making robotic tubes smaller.
B. Keeping robotic tubes properly shaped.
C. Producing stronger robotic tubes.
D. Programming the shape of robotic tubes.
31. What is Rebecca’s attitude toward the future of smart clothing
A. Doubtful. B. Indifferent. C. Worried. D. Hopeful.
D
You can see it with the naked eye and pick it up with a pair of tweezers(镊子)—not bad for a bacterium. Scientists say they have discovered the world's largest variety in the mangroves(红树林) of Guadeloupe, putting its small peers to shame.
Bacteria are the planet's oldest life forms, essential to most living organisms. But at up to 2cmin length, the “Thiomargarita magnifica” is around 5,000 times bigger than most bacteria and has a more complex structure, according to a study published in the journal Science.
The discovery “shakes up a lot of knowledge” in microbiology, co-author of the study Olivier Gros said. In his laboratory, Professor Gros was amazed at a test tube holding white strands(细丝). Originally, he thought it was “anything but a bacterium” because normal bacteria are only between 1-5 micrometers long. The largest-known bacterium until now had a maximum length of around 750 micrometers. This species averages 10,000 micrometers(around 1cm), with some growing up to twice that length. Techniques revealed it was a bacterial organism, but there was no guarantee it was a single cell. Associate Professor Silvina Gonzalez-Rizzo found it belonged to the Thiomargarita family. Next a researcher in Paris suggested they were indeed dealing with just one cell—but a first attempt at peer review a few years later was abandoned.
“We were told, ‘This is interesting, but we lack the information to believe you’,” Professor Gros said, adding that they needed stronger images to provide proof.
Then with financial backing and access to some of the best tools in the field, Dr Jean-Marie Volland and his colleagues began building up a picture of the bacterium. It was clearly enormous by bacterial standards. Scaled up(增大) to human proportions, it would be like meeting someone as tall as Mount Qomolangma”, Dr Volland said. Specialist 3D microscope images finally made it possible to prove that the entire strand was indeed a single cell.
They also helped Dr Volland make a “completely unexpected” discovery. Normally, a bacterium's DNA floats freely in the cell. But in this giant species, it is pressed firmly in small structures, which are “normally a feature of human, animal and plant cells, complex organisms... but not bacteria,” Dr Volland said.
32. What does the underlined word “peers” in paragraph 1 refer to
A. other bacteria B. other scientists
C. a pair of tweezers D. mangroves in other places
33. What can we learn about Professor Gros’ initial judgment on the white strands
A. It was confirmed by Silvina Gonzalez-Rizzo.
B. It represented a breakthrough in the field of microbiology.
C. It was made based on his previous knowledge about bacteria.
D. It gave inspiration to other scientists' research on the strands' structure.
34. What did researchers need to provide to prove their findings
A. The process of their research.
B. Data on the weight of a single cell.
C. Stronger pictures of the bacterium.
D. Comparison among various bacteria.
35. What is another discovery about the “Thiomargarita magnifica” according to the last paragraph
A. It has the feature of complex organisms.
B. Its DNA floats freely inside it.
C. Its length is twice its width.
D. It is a single cell.
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。
Fear of missing out or FOMO is “a pervasive apprehension that others might be having rewarding experiences from which one is absent”. This social anxiety is characterized by “a desire to stay continually connected with what others are doing”. 36 One tends to show the concern that he or she might miss an opportunity for social interaction, a novel experience, profitable investment or other satisfying events.
Does FOMO make us happy 37 Researchers have found that FOMO leads us to check social media more frequently, leading to a negative cycle that can be hard to break. FOMO can lead to feelings of depression, loneliness, and boredom. Your mood will be easily influenced by others and your life starts to be controlled by the outside world. What should people do to get rid of FOMO
Change your focus
Rather than focusing on what you lack, try noticing what you have. You can change your feeling that triggers your FOMO. “Meritocracy(精英) society” is advocated today, but in fact, everyone owns their own success. Try to reduce our screen time, focus on building your own path to success and do what you like. 38
Keep a journal
It is common to post on social media to keep a record of the fun things you do. However, you may find yourself noticing a little too much about whether people are validating your experiences online. If this is the case, you may try to keep a personal journal of your best memories, either online or on paper. 39 This shift can sometimes help you to get out of the cycle of FOMO.
40
You may find yourself seeking a greater connection when you are feeling depressed or anxious, and this is healthy. Feelings of loneliness or exclusion are actually our brain's way of telling us that we want to seek out greater connections with others and increase our sense of belonging. Rather than trying to connect more with people on social media, why not arrange to meet up with someone in person Talking with families, making plans with a good friend, or creating a group outing that can help you to shake that feeling that you are missing out. It puts you in the center of the action.
A. Seek out real connections
B. The answer is definitely: NO.
C. You should be confident in what you do and you'll succeed one day.
D. Live in the moment, you will find nothing is missing out in our life!
E. As long as you focus on what you like, you will feel content with yourself.
F. FOMO is also defined as a fear of regret, which may lead to a compulsive concern.
G. Keeping a journal can help you to shift your focus from public approval to private appreciation of the things that make your life great.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分 30分)
第一节(共 15 小题;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。
Joshua JJ Rowland, a 2-year-old boy, had been missing for 24 hours. It was believed that he left his home while his mom was 41 . When his mother woke up, he was missing.
Over 500 volunteers helped in 42 the baby. Nearly 24 hours passed. 43 , they could find the baby nowhere. “That long period everybody starts 44 the worst, and it's hard not to. How can all these people search all this and not 45 a clue ”Roy Link, one of the 46 , said. He decided to start searching on his own.
When he came to an open field he was met with a(n) 47 two wooded areas with an open space in between. He 48 the forest on his left and heard the first cry. As it got louder, he 49 JJ. He could sense that the boy was 50 . The 2 year old held onto him closely and wouldn't go to any place without him. “He had scratches(划痕) all over his arms and legs, but he really looked in good 51 . You know all the bad things start going through your mind, but then finding him healthy and alive, it's just ... wow,” Link said. “And I was 52 that he managed to survive a day in the wild. Some adults wouldn't have made it that long either.”
Online commenters 53 Link for saving the 2 year old and named him the “Man of the Year”. Link was 54 about such a big title. “How could you not go when you heard that there was a need for volunteers to search for a 2-year-old child ” Link said. “I was just doing the 55 thing.”
41. A. working B. traveling C. cooking D. sleeping
42. A. caring for B. looking for C. waiting for D. standing for
43. A. Unluckily B. Unsurprisingly C. Obviously D. Actually
44. A. avoiding B. wanting C. thinking D. experiencing
45. A. need B. give C. find D. receive
46. A. volunteers B. experts C. adults D. adventurers
47. A. challenge B. choice C. accident D. failure
48. A. managed B. protected C. cleared D. entered
49. A. tracked B. contacted C. discovered D. reminded
50. A. positive B. frightened C. awkward D. curious
51. A. health B. humor C. company D. position
52. A. thankful B. confident C. scared D. amazed
53. A. excused B. praised C. remembered D. lectured
54. A. confused B. worried C. excited D. moved
55. A. wise B. honest C. simple D. right
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 British love their gardens. British men and women spend hours and hours every week trying to make their garden look as 56 (beauty) as possible, competing 57 (produce) the flattest, greenest lawns in the neighbourhood.
So 58 can you find in a typical British garden The average garden has a lawn and a flower bed. Others may have vegetable patches(小块土地). Another typical 59 (add) is the pond. The ponds are small areas of water that 60 (design) to look like real rock pools, with running water, fish, and vegetation.
One of the most unusual objects to be found in a garden is the shed. This is a sacred place, 61 (particular) for British men. Sheds are little wooden or plastic constructions 62 (pack) with gardening tools, and the junk 63 finds its way there. The shed is a place where British men are truly at home. It's a place far away from the hard reality of the outside world, and a place where 64 (hobby) can be pursued in peace.
So what do the British do in their gardens Most time is devoted 65 hard gardening work. But the garden is also a place for entertainment. The British love to organise barbecue parties in their gardens.
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。你的英国笔友John 最近参加了两次公开演讲，但每次演讲完毕后，面对观众热烈的掌声他总感觉无所适从，于是发来邮件希望得到你的帮助。请你给他回一封邮件，内容包括：
1.分析原因；
2.提出建议。
注意：写作词数应为 80左右。
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。
Every day after their classes, the children at Tom's school rushed to the school playground to spend some time there before their parents picked them up. Eventually, everyone would be gone, except Tom. Every day, Tom waited until the playground was empty, after which he cleaned it by picking up trash, throwing it in trash cans, and sweeping the whole play area.
One day, Tom's science teacher, Mrs. Peterson, happened to see the whole thing. She was confused as to why Tom was doing that as the school already had a cleaner who cleaned the playground in the evenings.
She decided to find out what was going on. “Hello, Tom, what are you doing here on your own at this hour ” she greeted him with a big smile on her face.
“Hello, Mrs. Peterson,” Tom replied. “I'm cleaning the playground because it's dirty. The other kids litter everywhere, but they never clean it.” “Oh, how awful!” Mrs. Peterson exclaimed(喊道).“I'll make sure they don't do that again, Tom,” she added gently. “You are not supposed to clean up after them. It's late, so you should go home.”
“I can't go home until I finish cleaning, Mrs. Peterson,” Tom said. “Your parents raised you very well,” she said, praising him.
注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右；
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
“But I have a better idea of how we can help the cleaner!” Mrs. Peterson added.
Soon, with the headmaster's support, the clean-up event was organized.
