四川省2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中联考
英语试题
满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等填写在答题卡指定位置上.
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效.
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，共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. When does the woman usually have breakfast
A. Around 7:00. B. Around 8:00. C. Around 9:00.
2. Which country is the woman going to this year
A. Canada. B. Italy. C. Brazil.
3. What is the man hurrying to do
A. Join a team. B. Watch a game. C. Practice baseball.
4. Where could the speakers most likely be
A. At home. B. At a hotel. C. At a train station.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. How the woman gets to know Helen.
B. How the woman and Helen have fun together.
C. How Helen helps the woman with her oral English.
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. How much did the speakers pay
A. 50. B. 33. C. 25.
7. What did the man think of the food
A. It was expensive. B. It was delicious. C. It was terrible.
听第7段材料， 回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman want to do
A. Go traveling.
B. Get a job at home.
C. Do some volunteer work in Africa.
9. Who is the man
A. The woman’s teacher. B. The woman’s father. C. The woman’s husband.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10. Where does the man come from
A. Germany. B. America. C. Mexico.
11. What does the woman think of Mexico
A. Busy. B. Quiet. C. Expensive.
12. Why does the woman prefer New York to Mexico
A. People are friendlier. B. It is more beautiful. C. Life is more exciting.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who is answering the call
A. Anna. B. Anna’s mother. C. Anna’s grandma.
14. What color shoes does Anna like
A. Green. B. Blue. C. Black.
15. How much are the shoes now
A. 40. B. 65. C. 105.
16. What will Anna probably do tomorrow
A. Send a message to the man. B. Visit her grandma. C. Buy a pair of shoes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about Beowulf
A. It was written in Middle English.
B. Its author is unknown.
C. It is easy to understand.
18. When was Middle English used
A. Between about AD 800 and AD 1066.
B. Between about AD 1066 and AD 1150.
C. Between about AD 1150 and AD 1500.
19. Who is Geoffrey Chaucer
A. An English historian.
B. A Middle English poet.
C. A Modern English writer.
20. What will the speaker talk about after the break
A. Modern English. B. Middle English. C. Old English.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列文章，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In this post, we’ll introduce some top robotics competitions open to high schoolers. Keep reading to learn more.
Botball Educational Robotics Program
Level: Regional and national competitions available
Grades: 9th, 10th. 11th, 12th
Over a period of about seven weeks, students learn to code(编程) and develop complex strategies to use artificial intelligence. This allows them to create an autonomous robot together that competes in an annual game challenging against other teams in competitions at various levels across the country.
FIRST: Robotics Competition
Level: Local, regional and national competitions available
Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Teams work together with professional teachers to design, assemble(装配), and test an industrial-sized robot .The robot then competes in a head-to-head field game against other teams.
Robo Games
Level: International
Grades: All ages and backgrounds
This self-claimed “Olympics of robots” and current largest open robot competition challenges participants in a wide variety of events to display various skills. Amateurs, professionals, young and old alike are invited to participate with the goal of winning prizes, expanding educational service, and recognizing robot-builders in the public eye.
Zero Robotics High School Tournament
Level: International, including the U.S. and member countries of the European Space Agency
Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This fascinating competition begins with robots called SPHERES inside the International Space Station. The first phase of the competition is entirely online, in which competitors code the SPHERES to meet a yearly challenge. Finalists compete in person, onboard the International Space Station, conducted live in microgravity by a real astronaut!
1. What do the first and second robotics competitions have in common
A. Teamwork is a must in competitions.
B. They have the same goals and rules.
C. The robot is tested before competitions.
D. They are completely of the same level.
2. Which of the competitions has no age limitation
A. Bot ball Educational Robotics Program. B. FIRST: Robotics Competition.
C. Robo Games. D. Zero Robotics High School Tournament.
3 What can we learn about Zero Robotics High School Tournament
A. It is held by the European Space Agency.
B. It is a local robotics competition.
C. The whole competition is conducted online.
D. The final competition is held at the International Space Station.
B
An embroidered (刺绣的) butterfly made by Liang Zhongmei is so lifelike that it could easily be mistaken for the real thing. It looks as if it could flap its colorful wings and fly free from its white cloth background.
This 55-year-old embroiderer from Guizhou Province was born in a closed and underdeveloped village deep in the mountains, where most residents live by farming or as migrant workers. Losing her left arm at a very young age meant she could not feed herself, but she refused to become downhearted, and learned embroidery from her mother diligently and determinedly.
After producing several works featuring butterflies and goldfish, she won many national professional skills awards in 2011 among people with disabilities. In 2012, she opened her workshop, with embroiderers putting their designs on the shelves to sell to locals, but business was poor.
However, Liang’s career prospered after an online commercial order. Now, clothes, ties, paintings and handicrafts produced by the workshop are sold to consumers worldwide via e-commerce platforms, with profit reaching from 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan annually.
As the number of orders rose, Liang employed more workers, offering jobs to more than 100 female embroiderers in the neighborhood. She has also organized training courses for jobless women. “Thanks to the online buyers, our products sell well, which has changed our lives and brought us income and dignity,” Liang said.
Wang Danqing, an online seller, has worked with Liang’s team since 2015. She said, “Many young consumers prefer products with cultural elements and personal appeal. Only by combining embroidered designs with modern life can cultural heritage be seen, loved, protected and passed down.”
4. What do we know about Liang Zhongmei
A. She made a fortune when her business began.
B. She became world-famous after winning awards.
C. She was strong-willed while learning embroidery.
D. She was brought up in a well-off environment.
5. Which of the following can replace the underlined word in paragraph 4
A. took off. B. went wrong.
C. held steady. D. broke down.
6. What can we learn from Wang Danqing’s words
A. New designs need to be integrated into the products.
B. Expanding the range of product sales online is crucial.
C. It is Liang’s duty to pass on the embroidered technique.
D. Products with personal elements are favored by the youth.
7. What is the main idea of the text
A Online shopping gains popularity in China.
B. Young people take a great interest in embroidery.
C. Liang became an expert in embroidery despite her disability.
D. Disabled Liang achieved success by trading embroidery online.
C
You’ve likely been unable to avoid talk of the metaverse (虚拟空间/元宇宙) in the past few months. The term, first coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in a 1992 novel, has become a vision of the future of technology in our lives. And if that is to be believed, it’s where we’ll be living the rest of our digital lives.
“The metaverse is a further combination of our physical and digital lives,” says Cathy Hackl of Futures Intelligence Group. Put plainly, the metaverse is a 3D virtual space that can be accessed through virtual reality goggles (眼镜), adding elements of the digital on top of our day-to-day lives. You could attend concerts and conferences in the metaverse, staged in a 3D digital representation of a nightclub or conference center. Elsewhere, you’ll shop for shoes in a virtual Nike store or order food in a virtual McDonald’s and have it delivered to your real-world home.
“It’s the future of the Internet. But it’s also about further connectivity,” says Hackl. So far, most of the attention around the metaverse has been focused on the company formerly known as Facebook, which rebranded last year as Meta in an indication of how strongly it believes in the future of the metaverse. Founder Mark Zuckerberg wants a billion of us to live, work, and play in the metaverse by 2030.
But Hackl warns people not to view the social media giant as the center of the metaverse. “It’s not just one company,” she says. “No single company can build it, either.” It’s also not enabled by a single technology, even though right now the way to “enter” the metaverse is to wear a pair of virtual reality goggles. While the early running may be made by Meta, the momentum (势头) will be picked up by others. And just because we have an idea of what the metaverse will look like now, it doesn’t mean that’s what it’ll end up as, Hackl warns. “The way I explain it is we’re in a high-speed train, destination metaverse,” she says. “We don’t know the stops, but we kind of know where we’re heading.”
8. What is the metaverse according to the passage
A. It is just a word from a sci-fi novel.
B. It is a 3D virtual space that can connect future life.
C. It is where we’ll be living the rest of our digital lives.
D. It is a virtual world that interacts with the real world through VR goggles.
9. Why does the writer mention concerts and conference in paragraph 2
A. To introduce how the metaverse works.
B. To recommend a new way of enjoying life in the future.
C. To tell readers what his life will be like in the metaverse.
D. To provide examples of how physical and digital lives combine.
10. What can we know about Meta from the passage
A. It is the centre of the metaverse.
B. It is a social media giant like Facebook.
C. It seems to take a leading part in the field of the metaverse.
D. It believes all of us could live, work and play in the metaverse by 2030.
11. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean
A. We won’t stop until we realize the metaverse.
B It matters who will be in charge of the building of the metaverse.
C. Hackl is not familiar with the train she took but knows where to get off.
D. Though not knowing the process, Hackl is sure about the bright future of the metaverse.
D
Tourists visiting La Gomera and EI Hierro in the Canary-Islands can often hear locals communicating over long distances by whistling-not a tune, but the Spanish language. The locals are communicating in Silbo, a whistled Spanish language.
Whistled languages are almost developed in rough, mountainous regions or in thick forest. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting. As a result, whistled speech can be understood up to 10 times as far away as ordinary shouting. That lets people communicate even when they cannot easily approach close enough to shout. On La Gomera, for example, a few traditional shepherds (牧羊人) still whistle to one another across mountain valleys that could take hours to cross.
Whistled languages work because many of the key elements of speech can be produced in a whistle, says Meyer. We distinguish(区分) one speech sound from another by small differences in their sound frequency patterns. A long e, for example, is formed higher in the mouth than along o, giving it a higher sound.
To language scientists, such languages are more than just a curiosity. By studying whistled languages, they hope to learn more about how our brains get meaning from the complex sound patterns of speech. Whistling may even provide a chance to know one of the most dramatic jump forward in human evolution(进化): the origin of language itself.
Despite their interest to both language experts and casual observers, whistled languages are disappearing rapidly all over the world, and some, such as the whistled form of the Tepehua language in Mexico, have already disappeared. “...now you still find whistled speech only in places that are very, very remote, that have had less contact with modernity and less access to roads,” Meyer says.
Fortunately, there is still hope. UNESCO, the UN cultural organization, has listed two whistled languages, Silbo, and a whistled Turkish, as the world’s cultural heritage. Such attention can lead to conservation efforts.
12. What led to the development of whistled languages
A. Geographic inaccessibility. B. Rapid increase in tourism.
C. Greater information capacity. D. Interest of language experts.
13. Why are a long “e” and a long “o” mentioned in paragraph 3
A. To show what key elements speech has.
B. To explain the differences between speech sound frequency patterns.
C. To prove the popularity of whistled language in the world.
D. To compare whistled languages and ordinary languages.
14. What might be a reason for the disappearance of whistled languages according to Meyer
A. Construction of cities. B. Lack of attention.
C. Expansion of other cultures. D. Modernization.
15. Which of the following could be the best title for the text
A. Why People Used Whistled Languages B. When Whistles Languages Disappeared
C. How Whistled Languages Developed D. Why Whistled Languages Matter
第二节七选五(共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is often a complex and tiring task to live a healthy life, but that isn’t always the case. ___16___ It’s time to change the classroom environment for the health of the children.
___17___ It’s not surprising that sitting for long as a child is associated with health problems as an adult. Fortunately, there’s a simple, overlooked solution to these problems — standing classrooms.
Over the last few years, a number of studies have shown that the benefits of the increased range of movement students experience when using standing desks are surprisingly broad. ___18___ Besides, standing desks encourage higher levels of teamwork and participation among students. Standing desks also help to reduce the risk of some diseases. They can help to prevent fatness, heart disease and low spirits. Sedentary (久坐) lifestyles are a major reason why teenagers suffer from poor mental health, while higher activity levels reduce the chances of a child experiencing such an illness.
The benefits of bringing standing desks into classrooms are obvious. ___19___ Otherwise they will likely hurt their muscles when standing for a long time. Standing desks usually offer a full range of motion, which includes the option to sit or lean (倾斜身体) without losing eye-level of the rest of the class, and that full range of motion is important.
Sitting isn’t horrible. It isn’t a thing we should never do. The problem is that we do it too much, and so do our children, which makes children less likely to succeed and keep healthy. ___20___
A. It is time for us to stand up to stay healthy.
B. But it is important for children to use them gradually.
C. Children spend most of their school day sitting at desks.
D. Thus it’s necessary to break up the sitting with standing desks.
E. Something as cheap as a desk could be making a major difference.
F. Right now there is something we can do easily to keep our children healthy.
G. For example, they help students keep fit and avoid putting on too much weight.
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Todd and Donna woke up early one day to take pictures of the sunrise. While walking along the shoreline and enjoying the sights, Todd suddenly ____21____ down. Donna thought her husband was ____22____ . However, she quickly realized this was no laughing matter. Todd’s heart stopped beating and he turned ____23____ . Immediately she screamed for help.
Tyler Volpe, a ____24____ , was in the water when Todd came down. Volpe is also a physician assistant. He heard Donna’s cries for help. “I knew it wasn’t a ____25____ scream,” he said. “I came flying out of the water.”
Volpe started chest compression (按压) while Roy, another surfer, breathed into Todd’s mouth. Then, they switched ____26____ with each other. “I really thought he was ____27____ ,” Donna said. As Roy and Volpe continued CPR, Todd breathed ____28____ a few times.
The tide was starting to come in. Other surfers used their boards to form a ____29____ between the rescue effort and the water. “They kept him ____30____ until the ambulance got there,” Donna said. “It could have been two minutes or 10 days. I was watching my life ____31____ with his.”
Doctors used a defibrillator (除颤器) to shock his heart and ____32____ his heartbeat. On the second shock, he regained his feel.
Todd and Donna planned to drive back home to New Jersey that morning, but decided to first take a walk on the beach. “It is lucky we didn’t ____33____ because it would have happened while we were driving home,” Donna said.
Donna ____34____ a message asking if anyone knew the surfers who helped her husband — they wanted to ____35____ them.
21. A. fell B. sat C. took D. broke
22. A. sleeping B. lying C. joking D. thinking
23. A. red B. blue C. green D. orange
24. A. worker B. doctor C. reporter D. surfer
25. A. loud B. normal C. sudden D. lasting
26. A. positions B. cloths C. boards D. apartments
27. A. cold B. dead C. safe D. lucky
28. A. quietly B. easily C. deeply D. evenly
29. A. sight B. bridge C. link D. barrier
30. A. warm B. alive C. positive D. brave
31. A. start B. develop C. end D. continue
32. A. record B. review C. repeat D. restore
33. A. pay B. speed C. pause D. leave
34. A. answered B. learned C. posted D. heard
35. A. thank B. meet C. accept D. miss
第二节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共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。
Li Wen, a paper-cutting artist from Lingbi county, Suzhou city, east China’s Anhui Province, ___36___ (work) in the art industry for 17 years.
In 2005, Li was studying oil painting at Lingbi Normal School in Lingbi county when she saw wedding paper-cutting works stuck on the windows of her neighbor’s house and was ___37___(deep) impressed by the craft(手艺), as well as the lifelike images on ___38___ (they).
“I had never thought before that traditional arts and crafts could be so beautiful,” Li said. Since then, Li has wholeheartedly thrown herself into ___39___ (learn) the craft.
Li always brings scissors (剪刀)and paper___40___ her wherever she goes, and has created paper-cutting works under various ___41___(theme), including pictures of Zhong Kui, a god traditionally regarded as a vanquish er of ghost s and evil beings, local folk customs, plants and crops, among others.
Li’s excellent___42___ (able) and serious attitude towards the art has helped her go far. She has been awarded several honorary titles , including “Master in Arts and Crafs” of Suzhou city and an inheritor of Lingbi paper-cutting art, which is a city-level___43___(culture) heritage (遗产).
Li,___44___ is also a teacher at Lingbi Normal School, has given paper-cutting classes there to introduce ____45____ art form to more students.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分 15分)
46. 假定你是校广播站英语节目“School Talk”的主持人李华，请给学姐 Lisa 写邮件邀请她做一次访谈。内容包括：
1. 节目介绍;
2. 访谈的时间和话题。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。
Dear Lisa,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分 25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。
“Howie! You can’t go in! Mom told us to avoid Mrs. Carrigan’s house at all costs! We can’t go in there,” Howie’s big brother, Archie, yelled at the boy who had entered the older woman’s yard upon seeing her Halloween decorations.
The little kid turned and looked at his two big brothers angrily. “But she put up decorations. She wants us to come in,” Howie said, pointing at the pumpkins in the yard and the trick-or-treat sign on her doorway.
“Come out, Howie! Let’s go! I think Mom thinks she’s a ... a witch,” his other big brother, Bobby, whispered the last part. “What Are you afraid of her ” Howie laughed, knowing that his brothers would not like that. He saw their frowns, but his words were true. They were afraid. No one in the neighborhood went into Mrs. Carrigan’s house or even stayed close.
The old woman was strange. She only dressed in black and never brushed her hair. She couldn’t walk straight and never smiled at anyone, so people avoided her the few times she was seen outside. But Howie was not afraid. He was going to knock. The worst that could happen was being ignored or told to go away. Despite his big brothers’ words, he went up the tiny steps and rang the doorbell.
“Howie! Howie! No!” his big brothers whisper-yelled at him from the sidewalk, and Howie turned and put his finger to his mouth, signaling for them to shut up. But he saw their eyes widen and their faces pale even beneath the Halloween makeup they were all wearing. Howie felt something behind him and turned slowly, not knowing what to expect. He felt the cold air; he felt like ringing the bell was not a good idea.
The old woman was there, staring at him surprisedly. He saw her black clothes, and he knew precisely why everyone thought she was a witch. She looked like the ones in cartoons. But Howie squared his shoulders, raised his plastic pumpkin bucket, and said, “Trick or Treat!”
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。
Mrs. Carrigan stared at him for a few seconds.
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“Guys! Come here! There are lots of candies!” Howie shouted at the top of his lungs, waving his hands.
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听力 1—5 ACCAC 6—10 ABCBA 11—15 BCBAB 16—20 CBCBA四川省2023-2024学年高一上学期11月期中联考
英语试题
满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考号等填写在答题卡指定位置上.
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效.
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，共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. When does the woman usually have breakfast
A. Around 7:00. B. Around 8:00. C. Around 9:00.
2. Which country is the woman going to this year
A Canada. B. Italy. C. Brazil.
3. What is the man hurrying to do
A. Join a team. B. Watch a game. C. Practice baseball.
4. Where could the speakers most likely be
A. At home. B. At a hotel. C. At a train station.
5. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. How the woman gets to know Helen.
B. How the woman and Helen have fun together.
C. How Helen helps the woman with her oral English.
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. How much did the speakers pay
A. 50. B. 33. C. 25.
7. What did the man think of the food
A. It was expensive. B. It was delicious. C. It was terrible.
听第7段材料， 回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman want to do
A. Go traveling.
B. Get a job at home.
C. Do some volunteer work in Africa.
9. Who is the man
A. The woman’s teacher. B. The woman’s father. C. The woman’s husband.
听第8段材料，回答第 10至12题。
10. Where does the man come from
A. Germany. B. America. C. Mexico.
11. What does the woman think of Mexico
A. Busy. B. Quiet. C. Expensive.
12. Why does the woman prefer New York to Mexico
A. People are friendlier. B. It is more beautiful. C. Life is more exciting.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who is answering the call
A. Anna. B. Anna’s mother. C. Anna’s grandma.
14. What color shoes does Anna like
A. Green. B. Blue. C. Black.
15. How much are the shoes now
A. 40. B. 65. C. 105.
16. What will Anna probably do tomorrow
A. Send a message to the man. B. Visit her grandma. C. Buy a pair of shoes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What do we know about Beowulf
A. It was written in Middle English.
B. Its author is unknown.
C. It is easy to understand.
18. When was Middle English used
A. Between about AD 800 and AD 1066.
B. Between about AD 1066 and AD 1150.
C. Between about AD 1150 and AD 1500.
19. Who is Geoffrey Chaucer
A. An English historian.
B. A Middle English poet.
C. A Modern English writer.
20. What will the speaker talk about after the break
A. Modern English. B. Middle English. C. Old English.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 阅读理解(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列文章，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
In this post, we’ll introduce some top robotics competitions open to high schoolers. Keep reading to learn more.
Botball Educational Robotics Program
Level: Regional and national competitions available
Grades: 9th, 10th. 11th, 12th
Over a period of about seven weeks, students learn to code(编程) and develop complex strategies to use artificial intelligence. This allows them to create an autonomous robot together that competes in an annual game challenging against other teams in competitions at various levels across the country.
FIRST: Robotics Competition
Level: Local, regional and national competitions available
Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
Teams work together with professional teachers to design, assemble(装配), and test an industrial-sized robot .The robot then competes in a head-to-head field game against other teams.
Robo Games
Level: International
Grades: All ages and backgrounds
This self-claimed “Olympics of robots” and current largest open robot competition challenges participants in a wide variety of events to display various skills. Amateurs, professionals, young and old alike are invited to participate with the goal of winning prizes, expanding educational service, and recognizing robot-builders in the public eye.
Zero Robotics High School Tournament
Level: International, including the U.S. and member countries of the European Space Agency
Grades: 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th
This fascinating competition begins with robots called SPHERES inside the International Space Station. The first phase of the competition is entirely online, in which competitors code the SPHERES to meet a yearly challenge. Finalists compete in person, onboard the International Space Station, conducted live in microgravity by a real astronaut!
1. What do the first and second robotics competitions have in common
A. Teamwork is a must in competitions.
B. They have the same goals and rules.
C. The robot is tested before competitions.
D. They are completely of the same level.
2. Which of the competitions has no age limitation
A. Bot ball Educational Robotics Program. B. FIRST: Robotics Competition.
C. Robo Games. D. Zero Robotics High School Tournament.
3. What can we learn about Zero Robotics High School Tournament
A. It is held by the European Space Agency.
B. It is a local robotics competition.
C. The whole competition is conducted online.
D. The final competition is held at the International Space Station.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个对高中生开放的顶级机器人比赛。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Botball Educational Robotics Program部分中的“This allows them to create an autonomous robot together that competes in an annual game challenging against other teams in competitions at various levels across the country.”（这使他们能够共同创造一个自动机器人，参加一年一度的比赛，在全国不同级别的比赛中与其他团队竞争。）和FIRST: Robotics Competition部分中的“Teams work together with professional teachers to design, assemble(装配), and test an industrial-sized robot The robot then competes in a head-to-head field game against other teams.”（团队与专业教师一起设计、组装和测试工业大小的机器人，然后与其他团队进行面对面的比赛。）可知，这两个机器人比赛都是必须由团队成员一起合作来完成的。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Robo Games部分中的“Grades: All ages and backgrounds”（年级:所有年龄和背景）可知，Robo Games是没有年龄限制的。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“Finalists compete in person, onboard the International Space Station, conducted live in microgravity by a real astronaut!”（决赛选手将在国际空间站上亲自参加比赛，由一名真正的宇航员在微重力环境下现场指导！）可知，在Zero Robotics高中锦标赛中，决赛是在国际空间站举行。故选D。
B
An embroidered (刺绣的) butterfly made by Liang Zhongmei is so lifelike that it could easily be mistaken for the real thing. It looks as if it could flap its colorful wings and fly free from its white cloth background.
This 55-year-old embroiderer from Guizhou Province was born in a closed and underdeveloped village deep in the mountains, where most residents live by farming or as migrant workers. Losing her left arm at a very young age meant she could not feed herself, but she refused to become downhearted, and learned embroidery from her mother diligently and determinedly.
After producing several works featuring butterflies and goldfish, she won many national professional skills awards in 2011 among people with disabilities. In 2012, she opened her workshop, with embroiderers putting their designs on the shelves to sell to locals, but business was poor.
However, Liang’s career prospered after an online commercial order. Now, clothes, ties, paintings and handicrafts produced by the workshop are sold to consumers worldwide via e-commerce platforms, with profit reaching from 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan annually.
As the number of orders rose, Liang employed more workers, offering jobs to more than 100 female embroiderers in the neighborhood. She has also organized training courses for jobless women. “Thanks to the online buyers, our products sell well, which has changed our lives and brought us income and dignity,” Liang said.
Wang Danqing, an online seller, has worked with Liang’s team since 2015. She said, “Many young consumers prefer products with cultural elements and personal appeal. Only by combining embroidered designs with modern life can cultural heritage be seen, loved, protected and passed down.”
4. What do we know about Liang Zhongmei
A. She made a fortune when her business began.
B. She became world-famous after winning awards.
C. She was strong-willed while learning embroidery.
D. She was brought up in a well-off environment.
5. Which of the following can replace the underlined word in paragraph 4
A. took off. B. went wrong.
C. held steady. D. broke down.
6. What can we learn from Wang Danqing’s words
A. New designs need to be integrated into the products.
B. Expanding the range of product sales online is crucial.
C. It is Liang’s duty to pass on the embroidered technique.
D. Products with personal elements are favored by the youth.
7. What is the main idea of the text
A. Online shopping gains popularity in China.
B. Young people take a great interest in embroidery.
C Liang became an expert in embroidery despite her disability.
D. Disabled Liang achieved success by trading embroidery online.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. D 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述手臂残疾的梁忠美从小坚定不移地学习刺绣，并通过在网上交易刺绣获得了成功。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“Losing her left arm at a very young age meant she could not feed herself, but she refused to become downhearted, and learned embroidery from her mother diligently and determinedly. (很小的时候就失去了左臂，这意味着她不能养活自己，但她不灰心，她勤奋而坚定地向母亲学习刺绣)”可知，梁忠美学习刺绣时意志非常坚定。故选C。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段的“Now, clothes, ties, paintings and handicrafts produced by the workshop are sold to consumers worldwide via e-commerce platforms, with profit reaching from 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan annually. (现在，车间生产的衣服、领带、绘画和手工艺品通过电子商务平台销售给全球消费者，年利润达到30万至50万元不等)”可知，开始接受网上订单后，梁忠美的事业开始蓬勃发展。因此猜测，划线词prospered意为“蓬勃发展”，与take off同义。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的““Many young consumers prefer products with cultural elements and personal appeal. Only by combining embroidered designs with modern life can cultural heritage be seen, loved, protected and passed down. (许多年轻消费者更喜欢具有文化元素和个人吸引力的产品。只有将刺绣设计与现代生活结合起来，才能让文化遗产被人看到、被人喜爱、被人保护、被人传承)”可知，Wang Danqing认为带有个人特色的产品受到年轻人的喜欢。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文并结合第二段的“Losing her left arm at a very young age meant she could not feed herself, but she refused to become downhearted, and learned embroidery from her mother diligently and determinedly. (很小的时候就失去了左臂，这意味着她不能养活自己，但她不灰心，她勤奋而坚定地向母亲学习刺绣)”以及第四段的“Now, clothes, ties, paintings and handicrafts produced by the workshop are sold to consumers worldwide via e-commerce platforms, with profit reaching from 300,000 yuan to 500,000 yuan annually. (现在，车间生产的衣服、领带、绘画和手工艺品通过电子商务平台销售给全球消费者，年利润达到30万至50万元不等)”可知，文章主要讲述手臂残疾的梁忠美从小坚定不移地学习刺绣，并通过在网上交易刺绣获得了成功。故选D。
C
You’ve likely been unable to avoid talk of the metaverse (虚拟空间/元宇宙) in the past few months. The term, first coined by sci-fi author Neal Stephenson in a 1992 novel, has become a vision of the future of technology in our lives. And if that is to be believed, it’s where we’ll be living the rest of our digital lives.
“The metaverse is a further combination of our physical and digital lives,” says Cathy Hackl of Futures Intelligence Group. Put plainly, the metaverse is a 3D virtual space that can be accessed through virtual reality goggles (眼镜), adding elements of the digital on top of our day-to-day lives. You could attend concerts and conferences in the metaverse, staged in a 3D digital representation of a nightclub or conference center. Elsewhere, you’ll shop for shoes in a virtual Nike store or order food in a virtual McDonald’s and have it delivered to your real-world home.
“It’s the future of the Internet. But it’s also about further connectivity,” says Hackl. So far, most of the attention around the metaverse has been focused on the company formerly known as Facebook, which rebranded last year as Meta in an indication of how strongly it believes in the future of the metaverse. Founder Mark Zuckerberg wants a billion of us to live, work, and play in the metaverse by 2030.
But Hackl warns people not to view the social media giant as the center of the metaverse. “It’s not just one company,” she says. “No single company can build it, either.” It’s also not enabled by a single technology, even though right now the way to “enter” the metaverse is to wear a pair of virtual reality goggles. While the early running may be made by Meta, the momentum (势头) will be picked up by others. And just because we have an idea of what the metaverse will look like now, it doesn’t mean that’s what it’ll end up as, Hackl warns. “The way I explain it is we’re in a high-speed train, destination metaverse,” she says. “We don’t know the stops, but we kind of know where we’re heading.”
8. What is the metaverse according to the passage
A. It is just a word from a sci-fi novel.
B. It is a 3D virtual space that can connect future life.
C. It is where we’ll be living the rest of our digital lives.
D. It is a virtual world that interacts with the real world through VR goggles.
9. Why does the writer mention concerts and conference in paragraph 2
A. To introduce how the metaverse works.
B. To recommend a new way of enjoying life in the future.
C. To tell readers what his life will be like in the metaverse.
D. To provide examples of how physical and digital lives combine.
10. What can we know about Meta from the passage
A. It is the centre of the metaverse.
B. It is a social media giant like Facebook.
C. It seems to take a leading part in the field of the metaverse.
D. It believes all of us could live, work and play in the metaverse by 2030.
11. What does the underlined sentence in the last paragraph mean
A. We won’t stop until we realize the metaverse.
B. It matters who will be in charge of the building of the metaverse.
C. Hackl is not familiar with the train she took but knows where to get off.
D. Though not knowing the process, Hackl is sure about the bright future of the metaverse.
【答案】8. D 9. D 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。介绍了什么是元宇宙，以及对我们生活会有哪些改变，以及目前发展的最好的公司是谁，以及对未来的展望。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Put plainly, the metaverse is a 3D virtual space that can be accessed through virtual reality goggles, adding elements of the digital on top of our day-to-day lives.(简而言之，虚拟世界是一个可以通过虚拟现实眼镜进入的3D虚拟空间，在我们的日常生活中添加了数字元素)”可知，元宇宙是一个通过VR眼镜与现实世界互动的虚拟世界。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“The metaverse is a further combination of our physical and digital lives”(元宇宙是我们实体生活和数字生活的进一步结合)和“Put plainly, the metaverse is a 3D virtual space that can be accessed through virtual reality goggles, adding elements of the digital on top of our day-to-day lives. You could attend concerts and conferences in the metaverse, staged in a 3D digital representation of a nightclub or conference center. Elsewhere, you’ll shop for shoes in a virtual Nike store or order food in a virtual McDonald’s and have it delivered to your real-world home.(简而言之，虚拟世界是一个可以通过虚拟现实眼镜进入的3D虚拟空间，在我们的日常生活中添加了数字元素。你可以在虚拟世界里参加音乐会和会议，在三维数字形式的夜总会或会议中心举行。在其他地方，你可以在虚拟的耐克商店购买鞋子，或者在虚拟的麦当劳订购食物，然后把食物送到你现实世界的家里)”可推知，作者提到音乐会和会议是为了提供实体生活和数字生活如何结合的例子。故选D项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“But Hackl warns people not to view the social media giant as the center of the metaverse. “It’s not just one company,” she says. “No single company can build it, either.” It’s also not enabled by a single technology, even though right now the way to “enter” the metaverse is to wear a pair of virtual reality goggles. While the early running may be made by Meta, the momentum will be picked up by others.(但哈克警告人们不要将这家社交媒体巨头视为虚拟世界的中心。“不只是一家公司，”她说。“也没有一家公司可以单独建造它。”它也不是由单一技术实现的，即使现在“进入”虚拟世界的方式是戴上一副虚拟现实眼镜。虽然Meta可能会抢先一步，但其他公司也会跟进)”可知，Meta可能会抢先一步研究出虚拟现实眼镜，可推知，它似乎在元宇宙领域占据领导地位。故选C项。
11题详解】
词句猜测题。根据最后一段中“And just because we have an idea of what the metaverse will look like now, it doesn’t mean that’s what it’ll end up as, Hackl warns. “The way I explain it is we’re in a high-speed train, destination metaverse,” she says.(哈克警告说，仅仅因为我们知道现在的元宇宙是什么样子，并不意味着它最终会是什么样子。她说:“我的解释是，我们是在一列高速列车上，目的地是元宇宙。”)”可推知，最后一段带下划线的句子是虽然不知道这个过程，但Hackl对超宇宙的光明未来充满信心。故选D项。
D
Tourists visiting La Gomera and EI Hierro in the Canary-Islands can often hear locals communicating over long distances by whistling-not a tune, but the Spanish language. The locals are communicating in Silbo, a whistled Spanish language.
Whistled languages are almost developed in rough, mountainous regions or in thick forest. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting. As a result, whistled speech can be understood up to 10 times as far away as ordinary shouting. That lets people communicate even when they cannot easily approach close enough to shout. On La Gomera, for example, a few traditional shepherds (牧羊人) still whistle to one another across mountain valleys that could take hours to cross.
Whistled languages work because many of the key elements of speech can be produced in a whistle, says Meyer. We distinguish(区分) one speech sound from another by small differences in their sound frequency patterns. A long e, for example, is formed higher in the mouth than along o, giving it a higher sound.
To language scientists, such languages are more than just a curiosity. By studying whistled languages, they hope to learn more about how our brains get meaning from the complex sound patterns of speech. Whistling may even provide a chance to know one of the most dramatic jump forward in human evolution(进化): the origin of language itself.
Despite their interest to both language experts and casual observers, whistled languages are disappearing rapidly all over the world, and some, such as the whistled form of the Tepehua language in Mexico, have already disappeared. “...now you still find whistled speech only in places that are very, very remote, that have had less contact with modernity and less access to roads,” Meyer says.
Fortunately, there is still hope. UNESCO, the UN cultural organization, has listed two whistled languages, Silbo, and a whistled Turkish, as the world’s cultural heritage. Such attention can lead to conservation efforts.
12. What led to the development of whistled languages
A. Geographic inaccessibility. B. Rapid increase in tourism.
C. Greater information capacity. D. Interest of language experts.
13. Why are a long “e” and a long “o” mentioned in paragraph 3
A. To show what key elements speech has.
B. To explain the differences between speech sound frequency patterns.
C. To prove the popularity of whistled language in the world.
D. To compare whistled languages and ordinary languages.
14. What might be a reason for the disappearance of whistled languages according to Meyer
A. Construction of cities. B. Lack of attention.
C. Expansion of other cultures. D. Modernization.
15. Which of the following could be the best title for the text
A. Why People Used Whistled Languages B. When Whistles Languages Disappeared
C. How Whistled Languages Developed D. Why Whistled Languages Matter
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍口哨语言的优势，特征，形成的原因和现状。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Whistled languages are almost developed in rough, mountainous regions or in thick forest. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting. As a result, whistled speech can be understood up to 10 times as far away as ordinary shouting. That lets people communicate even when they cannot easily approach close enough to shout. (口哨几乎是在粗糙的山区或茂密的森林中发展起来的。这是因为吹口哨的讲话比普通的讲话或叫喊要远得多。因此，吹口哨讲话的理解力是普通叫喊的10倍。这让人们即使在无法轻易靠近大喊大叫的情况下也能进行交流。)”可知，人们在沟通时，地理位置的不便促进了口哨语言的发展。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“We distinguish(区分) one speech sound from another by small differences in their sound frequency patterns. A long e, for example, is formed higher in the mouth than along o, giving it a higher sound. (我们通过声音频率模式的微小差异来区分一种语音和另一种语音。例如，长e在口腔中形成的位置比沿着o的位置高，从而发出更高的声音。)”可知，文中提到长e和o是为了证明声音频率模式的不同。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段““...now you still find whistled speech only in places that are very, very remote, that have had less contact with modernity and less access to roads,” Meyer says. (迈耶说：“……现在，你仍然只能在非常、非常偏远的地方发现吹口哨的情况，这些地方与现代性的接触较少，道路也较少。”)”可知，在迈耶看来，现代化是口哨语言消失的原因。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“Whistled languages are almost developed in rough, mountainous regions or in thick forest. That’s because whistled speech carries much farther than ordinary speech or shouting. (口哨几乎是在粗糙的山区或茂密的森林中发展起来的。这是因为吹口哨的讲话比普通的讲话或叫喊要远得多。)”和第五段““...now you still find whistled speech only in places that are very, very remote, that have had less contact with modernity and less access to roads,” Meyer says. (迈耶说：“……现在，你仍然只能在非常、非常偏远的地方发现吹口哨的情况，这些地方与现代性的接触较少，道路也较少。”)”可知，这篇文章讲述了口哨语言从发展起来到如今衰落，由此可知，文章主要介绍口哨语言的发展。故选C。
第二节七选五(共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It is often a complex and tiring task to live a healthy life, but that isn’t always the case. ___16___ It’s time to change the classroom environment for the health of the children.
___17___ It’s not surprising that sitting for long as a child is associated with health problems as an adult. Fortunately, there’s a simple, overlooked solution to these problems — standing classrooms.
Over the last few years, a number of studies have shown that the benefits of the increased range of movement students experience when using standing desks are surprisingly broad. ___18___ Besides, standing desks encourage higher levels of teamwork and participation among students. Standing desks also help to reduce the risk of some diseases. They can help to prevent fatness, heart disease and low spirits. Sedentary (久坐的) lifestyles are a major reason why teenagers suffer from poor mental health, while higher activity levels reduce the chances of a child experiencing such an illness.
The benefits of bringing standing desks into classrooms are obvious. ___19___ Otherwise they will likely hurt their muscles when standing for a long time. Standing desks usually offer a full range of motion, which includes the option to sit or lean (倾斜身体) without losing eye-level of the rest of the class, and that full range of motion is important.
Sitting isn’t horrible. It isn’t a thing we should never do. The problem is that we do it too much, and so do our children, which makes children less likely to succeed and keep healthy. ___20___
A. It is time for us to stand up to stay healthy.
B. But it is important for children to use them gradually.
C. Children spend most of their school day sitting at desks.
D. Thus it’s necessary to break up the sitting with standing desks.
E. Something as cheap as a desk could be making a major difference.
F. Right now there is something we can do easily to keep our children healthy.
G. For example, they help students keep fit and avoid putting on too much weight.
【答案】16. F 17. C 18. G 19. B 20. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了久坐带来的健康隐患和采用站立式课桌对学生的健康的好处。
【16题详解】
上文“It is often a complex and tiring task to live a healthy life, but that isn’t always the case.(过健康的生活通常是一项复杂而累人的任务，但事实并非总是如此)”以及下文“It’s time to change the classroom environment for the health of the children.(为了孩子们的健康，是时候改变课堂环境了)”说明为了孩子们的健康，需要改变课堂环境，而且这并不一定是复杂且累人的，F项“现在，我们可以很容易地做一些事情来保持孩子的健康。”承上启下，符合题意。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据下文“It’s not surprising that sitting for long as a child is associated with health problems as an adult.(孩子久坐与成年时的健康问题有关，这并不奇怪)”可知，孩子成年时有健康问题并不奇怪。由此推知，空处陈述这种问题不奇怪的原因。C项“孩子们一天中的大部分时间都坐在书桌前。”引出下文，符合题意，sitting at desks是关键词故选C。
【18题详解】
上文“Over the last few years, a number of studies have shown that the benefits of the increased range of movement students experience when using standing desks are surprisingly broad.(在过去的几年里，许多研究表明，学生在使用站立式课桌时，活动范围的增加所带来的好处惊人的多)”说明学生使用站立式课桌有好处，G项“例如，他们帮助学生保持健康，避免体重过大”举例说明使用站立式课桌的好处，承接上文，符合题意。故选G。
【19题详解】
上文“The benefits of bringing standing desks into classrooms are obvious.(将站立式课桌引入教室的好处是显而易见的)”以及下文“Otherwise they will likely hurt their muscles when standing for a long time.(否则，当他们长时间站立时，很可能会损伤他们的肌肉)”说明站立式课桌有好处，但长时间站立可能损伤孩子们的肌肉，B项“但对孩子们来说，逐渐使用它们是很重要的。”承上启下，说明要让孩子们逐渐使用站立式课桌，符合题意。故选B。
【20题详解】
上文“Sitting isn’t horrible. It isn’t a thing we should never do. The problem is that we do it too much, and so do our children, which makes children less likely to succeed and keep healthy.(坐着并不可怕。这不是一件我们永远不应该做的事情。问题是我们坐得太多了，我们的孩子也是，这会降低孩子成功和保持健康的可能性)”说明久坐的坏处，D项“因此有必要用站立式课桌把坐分散开来。”说明解决方法，承接上文，符合题意。故选D。
第三部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题，每小题1分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Todd and Donna woke up early one day to take pictures of the sunrise. While walking along the shoreline and enjoying the sights, Todd suddenly ____21____ down. Donna thought her husband was ____22____ . However, she quickly realized this was no laughing matter. Todd’s heart stopped beating and he turned ____23____ . Immediately she screamed for help.
Tyler Volpe, a ____24____ , was in the water when Todd came down. Volpe is also a physician assistant. He heard Donna’s cries for help. “I knew it wasn’t a ____25____ scream,” he said. “I came flying out of the water.”
Volpe started chest compression (按压) while Roy, another surfer, breathed into Todd’s mouth. Then, they switched ____26____ with each other. “I really thought he was ____27____ ,” Donna said. As Roy and Volpe continued CPR, Todd breathed ____28____ a few times.
The tide was starting to come in. Other surfers used their boards to form a ____29____ between the rescue effort and the water. “They kept him ____30____ until the ambulance got there,” Donna said. “It could have been two minutes or 10 days. I was watching my life ____31____ with his.”
Doctors used a defibrillator (除颤器) to shock his heart and ____32____ his heartbeat. On the second shock, he regained his feel.
Todd and Donna planned to drive back home to New Jersey that morning but decided to first take a walk on the beach. “It is lucky we didn’t ____33____ because it would have happened while we were driving home,” Donna said.
Donna ____34____ a message asking if anyone knew the surfers who helped her husband — they wanted to ____35____ them.
21. A. fell B. sat C. took D. broke
22. A. sleeping B. lying C. joking D. thinking
23. A. red B. blue C. green D. orange
24. A. worker B. doctor C. reporter D. surfer
25. A. loud B. normal C. sudden D. lasting
26. A. positions B. cloths C. boards D. apartments
27. A. cold B. dead C. safe D. lucky
28. A. quietly B. easily C. deeply D. evenly
29. A. sight B. bridge C. link D. barrier
30. A. warm B. alive C. positive D. brave
31. A. start B. develop C. end D. continue
32. A. record B. review C. repeat D. restore
33. A. pay B. speed C. pause D. leave
34. A. answered B. learned C. posted D. heard
35. A. thank B. meet C. accept D. miss
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了Todd和Donna去拍摄日出照片，在散步的时候Todd发生了意外，在冲浪者和很多好心人的帮助下，拯救了Todd的命，Donna发帖子想找到冲浪者并表示感谢。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：沿着海岸线散步欣赏风景时，Todd突然摔倒了。A. fell落下，摔倒；B. sat坐下；C. took带走；D. broke打破。根据下文中的“Todd’s heart stopped beating”可知，Todd心脏骤停，所以此处应为Todd突然“摔倒”。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Donna以为她丈夫在开玩笑。A. sleeping睡觉；B. lying撒谎；C. joking开玩笑；D. thinking认为。根据下文中的“However, she quickly realized this was no laughing matter.”可知，Donna意识到，这不是开玩笑的事情，由此可知，此处指的是“开玩笑”符合语境。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Todd的心停止了跳动，脸色发青。A. red红色，危险的；B. blue蓝色的，发青的；C. green绿色的，生的；D. orange橙色的。根据常识和上文中的“Todd’s heart stopped beating”可知，Todd心跳骤停，脸色“发青的”符合语境。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Tyler Volpe是一名冲浪者，Todd摔倒时他正在水中。A. worker工人；B. doctor医生；C. reporter记者；D. surfer冲浪者。根据下文中的“Volpe started chest compression (按压) while Roy, another surfer, breathed into Todd’s mouth.”可知，另一位冲浪者做人工呼吸，由此可知，Volpe应该也是“冲浪者”。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我知道那不是正常的尖叫，”他说。A. loud大声的；B. normal正常的；C. sudden突然的；D. lasting持续的。根据上文中的“Immediately she screamed for help.”可知，Donna发现Todd心脏骤停，她发出的求救声应该不是“正常的”尖叫。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，他们互相交换位置。A. positions位置；B. cloths衣物；C. boards甲板；D. apartments公寓。根据上文中的“Volpe started chest compression (按压) while Roy, another surfer, breathed into Todd’s mouth.”以及switched和常识可知，在进行心肺复苏，两个人应该是轮流着进行，所以此处应为交换“位置”进行。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“我真的以为他死了，”Donna说。A. cold冷的；B. dead死的；C. safe安全的；D. lucky幸运的。根据语境和上文中的“Todd’s heart stopped beating”可知，Todd心脏停止跳动，所以Donna认为他真的“死了”。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Roy和Volpe继续做心肺复苏术时，Todd深呼吸了几次。A. quietly安静地；B. easily容易地；C. deeply深深地；D. evenly平均地。根据上文“Todd breathed”可知，在心肺复苏的作用下，Todd深呼吸了几次。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他冲浪者用他们的冲浪板在救援人员和水之间形成一道屏障。A. sight视力；B. bridge桥梁；C. link联系；D. barrier屏障，障碍。根据语境和上文中的“The tide was starting to come in. Other surfers used their boards to form”可知，涨潮的时候，很多人用冲浪板建立了一个“屏障”帮助救援。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“他们一直让他活着，直到救护车赶到，”Donna说。A. warm温暖的；B. alive活跃的，活着的；C. positive积极的；D. brave勇敢的。根据语境和下文中的“until the ambulance got there”可知，此处指的是这些救援者让Todd一直处于“活着的”状态，直到救护车的到来。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看着我的生命和他的生命一起结束。A. start开始；B. develop开发；C. end结束；D. continue继续。根据上文中的“It could have been two minutes or 10 days.”可知，丈夫处于危急时刻，性命攸关，Donna是非常焦急和绝望的，所以，Donna觉得自己的生命要和Todd的生命一起“结束”了。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：医生用除颤器电击他的心脏，使他的心跳恢复。A. record记录；B. review回顾，复习；C. repeat重复；D. restore恢复，使复原。根据常识和上文中的“Doctors used a defibrillator (除颤器) to shock his heart”可知，使用除颤仪是为了使Todd的心脏“恢复”跳动。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Donna说：“幸运的是我们没有离开，因为这可能是在我们开车回家的时候发生的。”A. pay支付；B. speed加速；C. pause暂停；D. leave离开。根据下文中的“because it would have happened while we were driving home”可知，这件事有可能会发生在回家的途中，所以此处指的是没有“离开”。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Donna发了一条信息，询问是否有人认识帮助她丈夫的冲浪者——他们想感谢他们。A. answered回答；B. learned学习；C. posted发帖子；D. heard听到。根据下文中的“a message asking if anyone knew the surfers who helped her husband”可知，此处指的是Donna在网上“发帖子”寻找帮助Todd的冲浪者。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Donna发了一条信息，询问是否有人认识帮助她丈夫的冲浪者——他们想感谢他们。A. thank感谢；B. meet遇见；C. accept接受；D. miss错过，思念。根据上文中的“anyone knew the surfers who helped her husband”和常识可知，对于帮助过她丈夫的人，应该是表示“感谢”符合语境。故选A。
第二节 语法填空(共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Li Wen, a paper-cutting artist from Lingbi county, Suzhou city, east China’s Anhui Province, ___36___ (work) in the art industry for 17 years.
In 2005, Li was studying oil painting at Lingbi Normal School in Lingbi county when she saw wedding paper-cutting works stuck on the windows of her neighbor’s house and was ___37___(deep) impressed by the craft(手艺), as well as the lifelike images on ___38___ (they).
“I had never thought before that traditional arts and crafts could be so beautiful,” Li said. Since then, Li has wholeheartedly thrown herself into ___39___ (learn) the craft.
Li always brings scissors (剪刀)and paper___40___ her wherever she goes, and has created paper-cutting works under various ___41___(theme), including pictures of Zhong Kui, a god traditionally regarded as a vanquish er of ghost s and evil beings, local folk customs, plants and crops, among others.
Li’s excellent___42___ (able) and serious attitude towards the art has helped her go far. She has been awarded several honorary titles , including “Master in Arts and Crafs” of Suzhou city and an inheritor of Lingbi paper-cutting art, which is a city-level___43___(culture) heritage (遗产).
Li,___44___ is also a teacher at Lingbi Normal School, has given paper-cutting classes there to introduce ____45____ art form to more students.
【答案】36. has worked##has been working
37. deeply 38. them
39. learning
40. with 41. themes
42. ability
43. cultural
44. who 45. the
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述的是江淮名匠李文剪纸的故事。
【36题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：李文，来自中国东部安徽省宿州市灵璧县的剪纸艺术家，已经在艺术行业工作了17年。根据时间状语 for 17 years是一个从过去持续到现在的时间段，表示对现在的影响，故用现在完成时或现在完成进行时。主谓一致，故填has worked/has been working。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：2005年，李在灵璧县灵璧师范学校学习油画，当时她看到邻居家窗户上贴着的婚礼剪纸作品，对这种工艺以及上面栩栩如生的形象印象深刻。修饰动词impressed应用副词。故填deeply。
【38题详解】
考查代词。句意：2005年，李在灵璧县灵璧师范学校学习油画，当时她看到邻居家窗户上贴着的婚礼剪纸作品，对这种工艺以及上面栩栩如生的形象印象深刻。在介词on后，所以用代词的宾格，作宾语。故填them。
【39题详解】
考查动名词。句意：从那以后，李全身心地投入到学习这门手艺中。因为在介词into后，故用动名词，作宾语。故填learning。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：无论走到哪里，李总是随身带着剪刀和纸，并创作了各种主题的剪纸作品，包括钟馗(传统上被认为是降鬼辟邪的神)、当地民俗、植物和农作物等。根据句意，此处应用表示“带有”的介词with。故填with。
【41题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：无论走到哪里，李总是随身带着剪刀和纸，并创作了各种主题的剪纸作品，包括钟馗(传统上被认为是降鬼辟邪的神)、当地民俗、植物和农作物等。因前面有various修饰，所以用名词的复数形式，作宾语。故填themes。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意：李的优秀能力和对艺术的认真态度帮助她走得很远。因前面有形容词excellent修饰，故要用名词形式，作主语。故填ability。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：她被授予多项荣誉称号，包括苏州市“工艺美术大师”称号和市一级文化遗产灵璧剪纸艺术传承人。因后面是名词heritage，故要用形容词修饰。故填cultural。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：李老师也是灵璧师范学校的一名教师，她在那里开设了剪纸课，向更多的学生介绍这种艺术形式。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Li，指人，用关系代词who引导从句，在从句中作主语。故填who。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：李老师也是灵璧师范学校的一名教师，她在那里开设了剪纸课，向更多的学生介绍这种艺术形式。因为前文has given paper-cutting classes提到了paper-cutting，所以空处特指剪纸这门艺术形式，应用定冠词the。故填the。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分 15分)
46. 假定你是校广播站英语节目“School Talk”的主持人李华，请给学姐 Lisa 写邮件邀请她做一次访谈。内容包括：
1. 节目介绍;
2. 访谈的时间和话题。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。
Dear Lisa,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Lisa ,
This is my first time that I have invited you to attend our program—School Talk. It is ten years since School Talk was established. This is an amazing program where you can share your ideas with us. Now, when having trouble in learning English well, plenty of students urge to know how to deal with it. As our distinguished schoolmate, you can help us a lot. If you are available on this Sunday, I together with the whole School Talk staff am waiting for your coming. I’d appreciate it if you take my invitation into consideration.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一封邮件邀请你的学姐Lisa来你校的广播站英语节目“School Talk”做一次访谈。其内容包括节目介绍和访谈的时间和话题。
【详解】1.词汇积累
参加：attend→participate in
建立：establish→set up
帮助：help→assist
许多：plenty of→a lot of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：As our distinguished schoolmate, you can help us a lot.
拓展句：You are our distinguished schoolmate, who can help us a lot.
【点睛】【高分句型1】This is an amazing program where you can share your ideas with us.(运用了where引导的限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】Now, when having trouble in learning English well, plenty of students urge to know how to deal with it.(运用了when引导的时间状语从句的省略结构)
第二节 读后续写(满分 25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Howie! You can’t go in! Mom told us to avoid Mrs. Carrigan’s house at all costs! We can’t go in there,” Howie’s big brother, Archie, yelled at the boy who had entered the older woman’s yard upon seeing her Halloween decorations.
The little kid turned and looked at his two big brothers angrily. “But she put up decorations. She wants us to come in,” Howie said, pointing at the pumpkins in the yard and the trick-or-treat sign on her doorway.
“Come out, Howie! Let’s go! I think Mom thinks she’s a ... a witch,” his other big brother, Bobby, whispered the last part. “What Are you afraid of her ” Howie laughed, knowing that his brothers would not like that. He saw their frowns, but his words were true. They were afraid. No one in the neighborhood went into Mrs. Carrigan’s house or even stayed close.
The old woman was strange. She only dressed in black and never brushed her hair. She couldn’t walk straight and never smiled at anyone, so people avoided her the few times she was seen outside. But Howie was not afraid. He was going to knock. The worst that could happen was being ignored or told to go away. Despite his big brothers’ words, he went up the tiny steps and rang the doorbell.
“Howie! Howie! No!” his big brothers whisper-yelled at him from the sidewalk, and Howie turned and put his finger to his mouth, signaling for them to shut up. But he saw their eyes widen and their faces pale even beneath the Halloween makeup they were all wearing. Howie felt something behind him and turned slowly, not knowing what to expect. He felt the cold air; he felt like ringing the bell was not a good idea.
The old woman was there, staring at him surprisedly. He saw her black clothes, and he knew precisely why everyone thought she was a witch. She looked like the ones in cartoons. But Howie squared his shoulders, raised his plastic pumpkin bucket, and said, “Trick or Treat!”
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。
Mrs. Carrigan stared at him for a few seconds.
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“Guys! Come here! There are lots of candies!” Howie shouted at the top of his lungs, waving his hands.
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【答案】
Mrs. Carrigan stared at him for a few seconds. He saw her eyes widen a bit with surprise. After a brief silence came her brisk voice, “Come in! My first trick-or-treater!” She reached beside her, taking out a big bag of candy. “Here you go! Pick whatever you like! By the way, I like your costume,” she said, giving Howie a cute wink and it was not scary as he had expected. Howie’s eyes sparkled with joy as he picked his favorites. She looked behind him and saw his big brothers. “Don’t they want any candies ” she asked.
“Guys! Come here! There are lots of candies!” Howie shouted at the top of his lungs, waving his hands. His big brothers exchanged a confused look, but still, they dashed to the door way, grabbing whatever Mrs. Carrigan was offering. Thrilled and overjoyed, they shared everyone their experience in the neighborhood. Soon, the porch of Mrs. Carrigan’s house was packed solid with kids ringing her doorbell for candies. Having taken a handful of candy, each kid left with a bright smile broadening from ear to ear. The rumors about Mrs. Carrigan disappeared that Halloween night and people realized she was just a friendly neighbor like everyone else.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Howie经常被妈妈告知不要接触Carrigan女士，因为她总是穿黑色的衣服，周围的人都认为她好像女巫。恰逢万圣节，Howie和哥哥们走到了Carrigan女士的门口，Howie鼓起勇气，挺起胸膛，走进了Carrigan女士的屋内，意料之外Carrigan女士是一个非常友好的人，赠与孩子们各种糖果，并与他们一起度过了愉快的万圣节。此后关于Carrigan女士的谣言消失，人们对她有了新的认识。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“Carrigan太太盯着他看了几秒钟。”可知，第一段可描写Carrigan太太见到孩子们给孩子们糖果，这种反应让Howie感到非常惊讶。
②由第二段首句内容“‘伙计们！来这里！这里有很多糖果！’Howie挥舞着双手，扯着嗓子大声喊道。”可知，第二段可描写孩子们收到了Carrigan太太的糖果礼物，由此关于Carrigan太太的谣言不断消失，人们对她有了新的认识。
2.续写线索：走进Carrigan房子——心情忐忑紧张——Carrigan太太馈赠糖果——孩子们出乎意料——接受礼物——谣言消失
3.词汇激活
行为类
①看到：see/catch a glimpse of
②冲出去：dash to/rush to
③明白：realize/understand
情绪类
①眼睛放光：eyes sparkled with joy/eyes shined with great bling
②灿烂的微笑：a bright smile /a brilliant smile
【点睛】[高分句型1] “Here you go! Pick whatever you like! By the way, I like your costume,” she said, giving Howie a cute wink and it was not scary as he had expected. （由现在分词作伴随状语）
[高分句型2]Soon, the porch of Mrs. Carrigan’s house was packed solid with kids ringing her doorbell for candies.（句中使用一般过去时被动语态以及with的复合结构）
听力 1—5 ACCAC 6—10 ABCBA 11—15 BCBAB 16—20 CBCBA
