河北省石家庄市部分高中2023-2024学年高一上学期12月期中考试英语试题（word版含解析）
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石家庄市部分高中2023-2024学年高一上学期12月期中考试
英语考试
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 does the woman say about Betty
A. She likes running. B. She feels better now. C. She still has a fever.
2. What does the man suggest buying
A. A bicycle. B. A toy car. C. A tape player.
3. How will the woman probably go downtown
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
4. When will the evening class probably begin
A. At 6 pm. B. A16:30pm. C. At 7:30 pm.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. In a furniture store. C. In a restaurant.
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，并标在试巷的相应位置。听每段对语或独白前，你将有时向阅读各个小题，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. When does the woman’s plane take off
A. At 1 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 3 pm.
7. What will the man probably do next
A. Call the hotel. B. Call a taxi. C. Book a hotel.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man want to change the table
A. It’s rather dirty. B. It’s in the smoking area. C. It’s by the aisle (过道).
9. Who probably is the woman
A. A shop assistant. B. A hotel clerk. C. A restaurant waitress.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Choosing a school. B. Finding a house. C. Choosing a major.
11. What does the speakers’ daughter seem to be talented in
A. Sports. B. Music. C. Fashion.
12. Which school has the highest university acceptance rate
A. Samon Grammar School. B. Brighton Art School. C. George High School.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man studying for
A. IELTS. B. GRE. C. TOEFL.
14. What make the man hesitate in choosing a UK university
A. The long distance. B. The high expenses. C. The hard test.
15. What does the man have to get for an unconditional offer
A. A GRE score of 5.5. B. A TOEFL score of 6.5. C. A IELTS score of 7.5.
16. Which university is the best according to the woman
A. Oxford. B. Yale. C. Sydney.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many gold medals did Simone win at the 2016 Olympics？
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.
18. When did Simone first take part in the World Championships
A. In 2004. B. In 2013. C. In 2016.
19. Who is Aimee Boorman
A. Simone’s mother. B. Simone’s teammate. C. Simone’s coach.
20. What does Aimee Boorman think of Simone
A. Optimistic. B. Shy. C. Tough.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Museums in Baltimore
The Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum contains 36,000 objects from around the world. Walking through the museum’s historic buildings, visitors encounter a stunning panorama of thousands of years of art, from romantic 17th-century images of French gardens to fascinating Ethiopian icons, ancient Roman sarcophagi (石棺), and peaceful images of the Buddha.
Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 7 and under.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
The Baltimore Museum of Industry. celebrates the innovators, entrepreneurs and workers who promoted this port city into the industrial age. From garment making to airplane manufacturing, visitors to the museum will discover how their pioneering spirit built the region’s manufacturing might. Located in an 1860s oyster cannery on a five-acre waterfront campus, the BMI offers dynamic exhibitions and hands-on activities for guests of all ages.
Tickets: $15. Half price for children.
Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art is home to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. It has 90,000 works of art—including the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. The BMA is now throughout the multi-year project so that visitors can enjoy its out-standing selection of European and American painting and sculpture from the 17th through 20th centuries.
Tickets: $10. Ten percent off if booked on the official website.
American Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum is the nation’s museum for self-taught, creative skills. Three historic buildings house wonders created by farmers, housewives, mechanics, the disabled, as well as the occasional neurosurgeon. From carved roots to embroidered rags, tattoos to toothpicks, “the visionary” transforms dreams, loss, hopes, and ideals into powerful works of art.
Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 6 and under and museum members.
21. Which museum best suits people interested in contemporary French paintings
A. The Walters Art Museum. B. Baltimore Museum of Industry.
C. Baltimore Museum of Art. D. American Visionary Art Museum.
22. What do we know about Baltimore Museum of Industry？
A. It’s a place for memorial celebrations for the city.
B. It was built in a factory where food was canned.
C. It offers free exhibitions for guests of all ages.
D. It is now undergoing a multi-year project.
23. How much should they pay if a 7-year-old boy goes to American Visionary Art Museum with his parents
A. $19. B. $23.5. C. $27. D. $28.5.
B
To fight against the ballooning waistlines among people, several US cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar aiming to reduce consumption, but new research suggests these policies currently have one fundamental flaw.
The study found sugary drinks only reduce purchasing if price tags at stores mention consumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.
The research included a field study at two convenience stores in San Francisco, which currently has a tax on sugary drinks of I cent per ounce. Researchers varied the price tags placed on the sugary drinks over the eight-week study: one tag that simply said the price for the 12-ounce drink ($1.52) and one that had the price and the message “Includes SF Sugary Drink Tax”. All non-sugary drinks, which weren’t subject to the tax, simply had the price of the drink ($1.40).
The researchers compared sales of the drinks during the study period to the two weeks before the study began when the sugary drink tax was in effect but there were no price tags on any drinks. Results showed sales of sugary drinks weren’t lower during the two weeks, compared to sales before the tax, indicating the tax itself didn’t reduce purchases of sugary drinks.
The researchers then looked at the effects of the two different price tags. Results showed the share of sugary drinks purchased when the tags simply showed the price wasn’t significantly different from that of the two-week period before the study, but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax.
In a separate online study, the researchers asked participants to estimate what the tax would be on a can of their favorite drink that cost $1.52. The average estimate was 40 cents—much higher than the 12 cents actually demanded in San Francisco. When told the tax was only 12 cents, they reported they’d still purchase the drink.
The findings suggest price tags should mention the tax but not the amount, for consumers tend to overestimate how much the tax is. “If cities want these policies to be effective, they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that,” said Donnelly, lead author of the study.
24. What does the underlined word “flaw” mean in the first paragraph
A. Weakness. B. Solution. C. Imbalance. D. Evidence.
25. What kind of price tags may discourage customers from buying sugary drinks
A. Price tags bearing sugar content.
B. Price tags with the exact tax on them.
C. Price tags saying added tax included.
D. Price tags just showing the total price.
26. Which of the following may be Donnelly’s suggestion
A. Stores label sugary drinks at will.
B. Cancel sugary drink taxes at once.
C. Publicize the impacts of sugary drinks.
D. Cities urge stores to use proper price tags.
27. What might be the best title for the text
A. A New Way to Prevent Fatness
B. Eating Habits and Food Consumption
C. Sugary Drink Taxes Aren’t Working Well
D. Non-sugary Drinkers Benefit from New Policies
C
Humans are emotional beings, showing feelings in our behavior and facial expressions. But whether these mean the same thing in different cultures has been hotly debated. Now a new study has found that in different social contexts, such as weddings, funerals and sports, people indeed show universal facial expressions.
For the new study, Alan Cowen’s team used a machine learning model, Deep Neural Network (DNN), to systematically analyze facial expressions in thousands of different contexts. These contexts come from more than six million videos uploaded to YouTube by people in 144 countries.
Facial expressions were rated by English speakers in India by selecting applicable emotions from a list of 31 labels, resulting in a total of 16 distinct facial expressions. Meanwhile, contexts were classified in a separate experiment. The results showed that people from different cultures share about 70% of the facial expressions used in response to different social and emotional situations.
“This supports Darwin’s theory that expressing emotions in our faces is universal among humans,” the study co-lead author Dacher Keltner said. “The physical display of our emotions may define who we are as a species, enhancing our communication and cooperation skills and ensuring our survival.”
However, Lisa Barrett, from the Northeastern University College of Science notes that the English speakers in India were given the emotional word ratings rather than labeling the expressions themselves. They used emotion labels such as “anger” “fear” and “sadness” instead of descriptive terms, thereby inferring the emotions behind the expressions.
She further comments that the raters (评定者) saw the faces in contexts which can’t necessarily be separated from the emotions themselves, and that the key point is that the raters are from just one country. “The ultimate value of Cowen and his colleagues’ study might lie not in the answers it provides,” she concludes, “but in the opportunity for further discovery that it opens up.”
28. What can we learn from the text
A. The study is opposite to Darwin’s theory.
B. People in different cultures show similar facial expressions.
C. The team conducted the study by downloading facial expressions.
D. Facial expressions and contexts were classified in the same experiment.
29. How did Alan Cowen’s team conduct the study
A. By using a learning machine. B. By uploading videos to YouTube.
C. By analyzing facial expressions. D. By using emotion labels.
30. What can we infer from Dacher Keltner’s words
A. Social success is dependent on facial expressions.
B. Facial expressions have constantly changed over time.
C. Social skills reflect the ability of one’s expression management.
D. Facial expressions play a vital role in humans’ development.
31. What is Lisa Barrett’s attitude towards the study
A. Objective. B. Ambiguous. C. Critical. D. Contradictory.
D
You may never know why the email will arrive and reasons offered for your rejection might be the real ones—or not. Bosses have always spied on their employees, then judged them. Now the rise of the online self means the employer’s eye can travel still farther.
Even before the pandemic, research found that 28% of large companies had turned down applicants after carrying out such checks. And it is becoming more popular: Reed Screening, a large agency, was asked to run over a third more social-media checks in December this year than a year earlier. This month the government gave the practice approval when the Department for Education said schools and colleges “should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence (尽职调查)”.
The way screening works is simple: Any “problematic” behaviours will be marked with a red flag. There are laws governing such online screening. David Erdos, head of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, says that companies are supposed to warn candidates before screening their social media and tell them that they have the right to hold back permission. Some companies follow these rules, but others may not. As for the right to refuse, it is hardly practicable. “Who on earth is… going to be that person who says, ‘Hang on a minute. I’m not happy about that ’” asks Mr Erdos. “That itself is likely to be a red flag.”
All agree that the spread of online screening is alarming, as it is so unforgiving. People may be unable ever to be free of their online past, says Mr Erdos. As indeed some footballers, recently punished for comments made almost a decade ago when they were but teenagers, have found to their cost.
Those within the industry think laws should be tightened, with punishment for illegal act. In the meantime, being very careful is advisable. In talks to university students, Mr Erdos warns them what companies will do to their social media when they apply for jobs. “They are universally terrified,” he says. And rightly.
32. What can we know about online screening from Paragraph 2
A. It is turned down by large companies.
B. It boosts the development of education.
C. It is becoming increasingly acceptable.
D. It highlights the wisdom of employers.
33. What do applicants tend to do with online screening
A. They reject the red flags. B. They have to submit to it.
C. They will charge the company. D. They postpone carrying it out.
34. What is Mr Erdos’ opinion on posting comments online？
A. Companies are tolerant of it. B. Its influence is hard to erase.
C. It should be under strict laws. D. University students are free to do it.
35. What could be a suitable title for the text
A. Big Employer Is Watching You
B. Fix Your Eyes on Online Screening
C. Social-media Checks Are Around the Corner
D. Checks Online Are to Blame for Unemployment
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。
Technology has changed our lives and reshapes the way we live. Some of us love it and some of us are frustrated (懊恼的) with it. This is clear as most of us are guilty of being addicted to the Internet and social media. 36 Technology has created a whole new world and brought endless opportunities.
The invention of airplanes, ships and spacecraft always allows people to visit other countries and even other planets. As long as we follow the laws of immigration, we can go to any country we like. 37
In addition, technology is also used by a large number of teachers to improve their teaching. It can make the lessons more interactive and interesting for students. E-learning is possible with the use of the Internet connection and computers. People wishing to study for a degree can do so at their comfortable homes. 38 Teachers can post notes and videos on the Internet and students can study and learn whenever they are ready.
39 You don’t have to walk around with a large sum of cash any more because you can make purchases and payments electronically. Online banking is secure and convenient for online shopping. You don’t have to worry that your cash might be stolen by someone.
However, we have to say that technology can be a double-edged sword. Nowadays, instead of paying attention to the conversation we are having face to face, we just take the phone. We are distracted by smartphones and technology in general. But we can’t blame technology. We should not blame ourselves, either. 40 Indeed, technology is addictive, but our focus shouldn’t be on phones or computers, but on people and face-to-face conversations.
A. This gives students flexibility.
B. What we need to do is to find some balance.
C. This makes it easy for students to make progress.
D. Nevertheless, we have seen some benefits of technology.
E. When it comes to shopping, technology is also of great help.
F. Besides, we have suffered a lot from modern communication.
G. And of course, travelling can make people’s lives more colorful.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Castillo wrote a letter to her father for his 50th birthday. Her father, who suffers from Down’s syndrome (唐氏综合征), had at one point been a(n) 41 in her life. But in her letter, she wanted the world to know how much she 42 and loves her father.
Castillo said it took years before she had the courage to 43 the truth about her situation and her father. She got bullied at school because the other kids saw her father as “ 44 ”. She didn’t understand at the time why the kids were bullying her. 45 , she thought of herself as a “coward daughter”.
“You 46 love, understanding, patience and acceptance as any individual with Down’s syndrome should,” she wrote.
Besides having Down’s syndrome, her father has a wide 47 of health complication (并发症). Therefore, her father has been in and out of the hospital getting all sorts of 48 . Castillo wrote that her father is the “most 49 person” because of what he went through, yet he rarely complained. But there were times when he couldn’t 50 the pain and broke down in tears, which hurt her greatly and made her cry, But her dad kept persisting (坚持), which gave her 51 .
“Dad, no words can sum up how 52 I am for being a(n) 53 daughter. If there is one thing I regret, it is 54 you from my life because I was afraid of getting bullied. But I love you more than you could ever 55 and I am always inspired by you,” she wrote.
41. A. pride B. encouragement C. embarrassment D. puzzlement
42. A. praises B. believes C. admires D. assists
43. A. reason out B. face up to C. seek after D. clear up
44. A. typical B. different C. rude D. troublesome
45. A. Still B. Moreover C. Instead D. Meanwhile
46. A. reserve B. deserve C. preserve D. demand
47. A. area B. division C. range D. circle
48. A. examinations B. operations C. treatments D. medicines
49. A. courageous B. selfless C. promising D. pessimistic
50. A. bear B. relieve C. kill D. remove
51. A. faith B. ambition C. strength D. example
52. A. awesome B. sorry C. casual D. shameful
53. A. lucky B. lovely C. absent D. intelligent
54. A. keeping B. hiding C. saving D. drawing
55. A. guess B. recover C. know D. seize
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。
Buried deep in the ruins of the Shang Dynasty, specifically in Anyang City of Henan Province, bones of the rhino were found.
A collection of archaeological evidence has confirmed the 56.__________ (exist) of rhinos in ancient China. The animal 57.__________ (distribute) across China’s Central Plains, 58.__________ Chinese civilization originated.
Nevertheless, the rhino was no longer wandering in the region after the Han Dynasty. One explanation is that it was the colder climate of Northeast Asia that saw the creature 59.__________ (appear) from the pages of history. However, Zhou Yu, the writer of History of Chinese Armor (盔甲), offered up 60.__________ explanation: the crafting of armor.
Armor was 61.__________ (original) made of bamboo but the material possessed limited 62.__________ (defend) capabilities. Leather armor later became popular during the pre-Qin period. Zhou’s book 63.__________ (read) that the rhino’s thick skin was a primary material for the creation of warriors’ armor. Many ancient accounts recorded the killing of rhinos and 64.__________ (turn) their skin into protective covering. “The huge demand 65.__________ rhino skins might have caused the animal’s disappearance or at least its migration from the Central Plains to the southwestern regions,” Zhou told Beijing Review.
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，临近高考，心理压力特别大，于是向学校心理老师Tom写一封信，求助如何缓解压力，在高考中取得优异成绩。要点如下：
1. 自我介绍；
2. 压力大的原因；
3. 希望得到老师的帮助。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I am Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. ________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。
I could feel the excitement rising in me as I held the beautifully wrapped present in my hands. I was unable to contain my curiosity any longer. I opened it. It was a brand new laptop (笔记本电脑). I had scored straight As for my O-level examination and this was my reward. I had always envied my friends who were exchanging news about chat rooms, instant messaging and e-mailing, all of which I knew nothing about. Now I was going to find out.
It started out simply enough. I was searching for some information online when I came across a social networking site. Soon I became addicted to chatting with my newfound friend on the Internet. I began to spend more and more time on YouTube and became enslaved by Facebook and Twitter. I had never imagined that the day would come when I would be stuck by the glowing screen before me. Whenever I didn’t surf these social networking sites, I would be going through conversation about boring things or fashion websites.
As time passed, I realized that I was addicted to the Internet. During weekends, when I had more time on my hands, I could easily spend a few hours on my laptop. It came to a point where I chose to lock myself in my room, refusing to come out and take part in family discussions. I preferred to stay connected to the people I befriended on the Internet although I had never met them. Soon I was spending the early hours of the morning surfing the Internet. Sleep was replaced by naps (打盹) and my grades at school also dropped quickly.
It was about this time that my parents started voicing their disapproval. It became obvious to them that I was spending too much time on the Internet. I was asked to decrease my usage of the laptop. Yet, however hard I tried, I was unable to pull myself away, unable to end my chat sessions, and unable to concentrate on my lessons. I was desperate for just another click, just another look at my e-mail or message board.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
Then one day, my father took away my laptop. _____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:
I promised my parents that I would turn over a new leaf. _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
参考答案
1～5 CABCB 6～10 CABCA 11～15 CBABC 16～20 ABBCA
【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国Balimore的四个博物馆的特点、果价等。
21. C 细节理解题。根据Baltimore Museum of Art中第一段末句可知，法国属于欧洲，所以巴尔的摩艺术博物馆最适合对法国当代绘画感兴趣的人。故选C。
22. B 细节理解题。根据Baltimore Museum of Industry中的“Located in an 1860s oyster cannery on a five-acre waterfront campus, the BMI offers dynamic exhibitions and hands-on activities for guests of all ages.”可知，巴尔的摩工业博物馆是在一家生产罐头食品的工厂里建造的。故选B。
23. D 数字计算题。根据American Visionary Art Museum中的“Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 6 and under and museum members.”可知，如果一个7岁的男孩和他的父母一起去美国幻想艺术博物馆，他们应该付9.5×3=28.5美元。故选D。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。为了对抗人们不断膨胀的腰围，美国的几个城市已经开始对含糖饮料征税，旨在减少消费，但新的研究表明，这些政策目前有一个根本缺陷。文章主要说明了这一政策的缺陷是什么以及研究是如何开展的。
24. A 词义猜测题。 根据第二段可知，研究发现，只有当商店的价签提到消费者在购买饮料时要支付该税时，含糖饮料的销售量才会减少，说明新的研究表明这些政策目前有一个弱点。故画线词意思是“弱点”。故选A。
25. C 细节理解题。 根据文章最后三段，尤其是倒数第三段中“but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax”和最后一段第一句可知，只有当价格标签标明需要支付附加税而不标明具体金额时，才可能会阻止消费者购买含糖饮料。故选C。
26. D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“If cities want these policies to be effective, they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that”可知，“城市应敦促商店使用合适的价格标签”是Donnelly的建议。故选D。
27. C 标题归纳题。根据第一段并结合全文可知，文章主要说明了美国的几个城市对含糖饮料征税这一政策的缺陷是什么以及研究是如何开展的。由此可知，C项“含糖饮料税效果不佳”可以作为文章的最佳标题。故选C。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。Alan Cowen的团队进行的一项新的研究发现，在不同的文化背景和社会环境中，人们会表现出普遍的面部表情。
28. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段最后一句可知，不同文化背景的人会有相似的面部表情。故选B。
29. C 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段关键句“For the new study, Alan Cowen’s team used… to systematically analyze facial expressions in thousands of different contexts.”可知，Alan Cowen团队通过分析面部表情进行这项研究。故选C。
30. D 推理判断题。根据文章第四段末句可推知，面部表情在人类的发展过程中起着至关重要的作用。故选D。
31. A 观点态度题。根据最后两段，尤其是最后一段最后一句可知，她既指出了这项研究的不足之处，又肯定了它的意义，所以，对于这项研究她是持客观态度的。故选A。
【语篇导读】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是在网络的帮助下，雇主可以更为广泛地监控和评价求职者。
32. C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容尤其是第二句可知，在线筛查正越来越被接受。故选C。
33. B 推理判断题。根据第三段中“As for the right to refuse, it is hardly practicable… ‘That itself is likely to be a red flag.’”可推知，求职者面对在线筛查最后只能屈服。故选B。
34. B 推理判断题。根据第四段中“People may be unable ever to be free of their online past … have found to their cost.”可知，已经有足球运动员为十年前的网络言论付出了代价，由此可推断，网络言论带来的影响力很难消除。故选B。
35. A 标题归纳题。根据文章第一段及全文可知，文章主要介绍的是在网络的帮助下，雇主可以更为广泛地监控和评价求职者。所以A项（大雇主在监视着你）作为文章标题最为合适。故选A。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。本文介绍了技术是一把双刃剑，它在给人们带来方便的同时，也会产生一些负面作用。
36. D 空处上一句提到了 我们中的大部分人为沉溺于网络和社交媒体而感到后悔，也就是技术的缺点；空处下一句提到了技术创造了一个全新的世界，并且也带来了无尽的机会，也就是技术的优点。所以空处应承上启下，既与上文构成转折关系，又引出下文，谈到技术带来的好处。故选D。
37. G 通读本段可知，技术为人们的 旅行提供了便利，所以空处也应与旅行有关。故G项“当然，旅行能使人们的生活更加多彩。”承接上文，说明了旅行对人们生活的影响。故选G。
38. A 根据空前的“People wishing to study for a degree can do so at their comfortable homes.”和空后的“Teachers can post… are ready.”可知，学生可以实现在家里学习，教师也可以在网上发布教学资料，学生们可以随时学习。由此可知，技术使学生们的学习具有灵活性。故选A。
39. E 通读本段可知，本段主要介绍的是技术为购物带来的便利，所以空处也应与之相关。分析选项可知，E项“谈到购物时，技术也有很大的帮助。”符合语境。故选E。
40. B 根据空前的内容可知，我们通常会被智能手机和科技分散注意力；根据空后内容可知，技术确实会让人上瘾，但我们不应该只关注手机和电脑，而应该关注人和面对面的对话。所以技术是否会对人们产生负面影响取决于人们能否找到平衡。故选B。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Castillo在其父亲50岁生日时，给患唐氏综合征的父亲写了一封充满深情的信。在这封信中，Castillo表达了对父亲的敬意。
41. C 根据上文提到的父亲患唐氏综合征一事及下文中But表示转折可知，对于Castillo 来说，父亲一度使她难堪。此处embarrassment为可数名词，意为“使人难堪的人”。故选C。
42. C 根据后面的loves及下文可知，此处是指但在她的信中，她想让世界知道她多么钦佩和爱她的父亲。admire钦佩。故选C。
43. B 根据语境可知，此处表达的应是，她花了几年的时间才有勇气面对自己的处境和父亲的真实情况。reason out推断出；face up to（大胆）面对；seek after追求；clear up消除，解决。故选B。
44. B 根据常识可知，因为父亲患唐氏综合征，所以其他孩子认为Castillo的父亲与他们的父亲是不同的（different）。故选B。
45. A 根据空处前面的“She didn’t understand at the time why the kids were bullying her.”可知，此处表达的是，尽管如此，她仍然认为自己是一个“懦弱的女儿”。still（虽然……）还是。故选A。
46. B 根据上下文可知，此处表达的是Castillo现在意识到父亲值得被爱、被理解、被耐心对待和被接纳，就像任何唐氏综合征患者应该被对待的那样。deserve值得。故选B。
47. C 根据上下文及常识可知，此处表达的是，除了患有唐氏综合征以外，她的父亲还患有各种各样的并发症。a wide range of为固定搭配，意为“各种各样的，一系列的”。故选C。
48. C 根据上文信息及常识可知，她的父亲 患有各种各样的并发症，所以一直在住院和院外接受各种治疗（treatment）。故选C。
49. A 根据本句末提到的“yet he rarely complained”可知，此处强调的是在Castillo的眼里，父亲是最勇敢的人。故选A。
50. A 根据本句中的“broke down in tears”可知，此处表达的是，有时父亲也会难以忍受疼痛而流下眼泪。bear忍受。故选A。
51. C 根据上文及语境可知，父亲在痛苦时仍然坚持了下来，这给了作者面对艰难生活的力量（strength）。故选C。
52. B 根据上文内容可知，此处 表达的是，Castillo在她的父亲需要她的时候没有陪伴在父亲的身边，她为此感到非常愧疚（sorry）。故选B。
53. C 根据上文内容可知，因为父亲患有唐氏综合征，Castillo被同学们欺负。由下文内容可知，她那时尽可能地躲着父亲。因此可推断出，她也没有照顾过他。absent缺席的。故选C。
54. B 根据上文 内容可知，Castillo因为父亲患有唐氏综合征而被同学们欺负，所以可以推断出，她在小的时候一直躲着父亲，而现在她为自己之前的行为感到懊悔。hide躲，藏。故选B。
55. C 根据语境和上文内容可知，此处表达的应是Castillo对父亲的感激之情，因此她写道“我爱你（的程度）超出了你所知道（know）的程度”。故选C。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了犀牛在古代中国中原地区的存在，考古学家对其转移到西南地区的原因给出解释。
56. 解析：考查名词。此处应使用名词作confirm的宾语。故填existence。
答案：existence
57. 解析：考查时态、语态和主谓一致。描述过去的事情，且表示单数意义的主语animal与动词distribute之间存在被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was distributed。
答案：was distributed
58. 解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，先行词为China’s Central Plains，在从句中充当地点状语，应用关系副词where。故填where。
答案：where
59. 解析：考查非谓语动词。此处考查see sb do sth，意为“看见某人做某事的全过程”，应使用动词原形，结合句意，此处指犀牛消失了，应用动词disappear。故填disappear。
答案：disappear
60. 解析：考查代词。上文已经提到了一种解释，此处再补充另外一种。故填another。
答案：another
61. 解析：考查副词。此处修饰动词应用副词作状语。故填originally。
答案：originally
62. 解析：考查形容词或名词。表示“防御能力”既可以用形容词也可以用名词作定语修饰capabilities。故填defensive/ defens(c)e。
答案：defensive/defens(c)e
63. 解析：考查时态和主谓一致。动词read 在此处意为“写道”，表示书上写着什么内容，应用一般现在时，主语为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填reads。
答案：reads
64. 解析：考查非谓语动词。此处and连接的是两个并列的动名词短语作宾语。故填turning。
答案：turning
65. 解析：考查介词。a/the demand for意为“对……的需求”，介词for表对象。故填for。
答案：for
第四部分
第一节
【参考范文】
Dear Tom,
I am Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. With the college entrance examination approaching, I feel great psychological pressure. So I’m writing to you, asking for help on how to relieve the pressure and get excellent results in the college entrance examination.
I’m encountering some problems which trouble me a lot, First, I have to spend so much time on my homework that I hardly have time to do sports. Moreover, the high expectations from the teachers and my parents make me extremely stressful because I don’t want to let them down. What troubles me most is that it’s difficult for me to fall asleep every night.
Faced with the above problems, I’m anxious to get your help. Could you please offer me some advice on how to solve these problems
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节
【参考范文】
Paragraph 1:
Then one day , my father took away my laptop. I begged and even quarreled with him. I fought for a long time, but whatever I did, it was no use. Dad had made up his mind—he wouldn’t allow me to use it. Over time, I realized that Dad and Mum had always wanted the best for me. It was then that I decided to take the big step—to conquer my Internet addiction. Quitting was harder than I had expected. But with great determination, I knew that I would be able to do it.
Paragraph 2:
I promised my parents that I would turn over a new leaf. So I made a detailed plan for my everyday life. I managed to change my daily routine. After I got up, the first thing I did was run for half an hour, which could help me forget about going online. After school, I would play basketball with my classmates, which made me healthier and stronger. All this helped me conquer my addiction. Now my life has returned to normal and my grades have gone up again.
英语考试
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 does the woman say about Betty
A. She likes running. B. She feels better now. C. She still has a fever.
2. What does the man suggest buying
A. A bicycle. B. A toy car. C. A tape player.
3. How will the woman probably go downtown
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By taxi.
4. When will the evening class probably begin
A. At 6 pm. B. A16:30pm. C. At 7:30 pm.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. In a furniture store. C. In a restaurant.
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，并标在试巷的相应位置。听每段对语或独白前，你将有时向阅读各个小题，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. When does the woman’s plane take off
A. At 1 pm. B. At 1:30 pm. C. At 3 pm.
7. What will the man probably do next
A. Call the hotel. B. Call a taxi. C. Book a hotel.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does the man want to change the table
A. It’s rather dirty. B. It’s in the smoking area. C. It’s by the aisle (过道).
9. Who probably is the woman
A. A shop assistant. B. A hotel clerk. C. A restaurant waitress.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Choosing a school. B. Finding a house. C. Choosing a major.
11. What does the speakers’ daughter seem to be talented in
A. Sports. B. Music. C. Fashion.
12. Which school has the highest university acceptance rate
A. Samon Grammar School. B. Brighton Art School. C. George High School.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What is the man studying for
A. IELTS. B. GRE. C. TOEFL.
14. What make the man hesitate in choosing a UK university
A. The long distance. B. The high expenses. C. The hard test.
15. What does the man have to get for an unconditional offer
A. A GRE score of 5.5. B. A TOEFL score of 6.5. C. A IELTS score of 7.5.
16. Which university is the best according to the woman
A. Oxford. B. Yale. C. Sydney.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How many gold medals did Simone win at the 2016 Olympics？
A. 3. B. 4. C. 5.
18. When did Simone first take part in the World Championships
A. In 2004. B. In 2013. C. In 2016.
19. Who is Aimee Boorman
A. Simone’s mother. B. Simone’s teammate. C. Simone’s coach.
20. What does Aimee Boorman think of Simone
A. Optimistic. B. Shy. C. Tough.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Museums in Baltimore
The Walters Art Museum
The Walters Art Museum contains 36,000 objects from around the world. Walking through the museum’s historic buildings, visitors encounter a stunning panorama of thousands of years of art, from romantic 17th-century images of French gardens to fascinating Ethiopian icons, ancient Roman sarcophagi (石棺), and peaceful images of the Buddha.
Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 7 and under.
Baltimore Museum of Industry
The Baltimore Museum of Industry. celebrates the innovators, entrepreneurs and workers who promoted this port city into the industrial age. From garment making to airplane manufacturing, visitors to the museum will discover how their pioneering spirit built the region’s manufacturing might. Located in an 1860s oyster cannery on a five-acre waterfront campus, the BMI offers dynamic exhibitions and hands-on activities for guests of all ages.
Tickets: $15. Half price for children.
Baltimore Museum of Art
The Baltimore Museum of Art is home to an internationally renowned collection of 19th-century, modern, and contemporary art. It has 90,000 works of art—including the largest holding of works by Henri Matisse in the world. The BMA is now throughout the multi-year project so that visitors can enjoy its out-standing selection of European and American painting and sculpture from the 17th through 20th centuries.
Tickets: $10. Ten percent off if booked on the official website.
American Visionary Art Museum
The American Visionary Art Museum is the nation’s museum for self-taught, creative skills. Three historic buildings house wonders created by farmers, housewives, mechanics, the disabled, as well as the occasional neurosurgeon. From carved roots to embroidered rags, tattoos to toothpicks, “the visionary” transforms dreams, loss, hopes, and ideals into powerful works of art.
Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 6 and under and museum members.
21. Which museum best suits people interested in contemporary French paintings
A. The Walters Art Museum. B. Baltimore Museum of Industry.
C. Baltimore Museum of Art. D. American Visionary Art Museum.
22. What do we know about Baltimore Museum of Industry？
A. It’s a place for memorial celebrations for the city.
B. It was built in a factory where food was canned.
C. It offers free exhibitions for guests of all ages.
D. It is now undergoing a multi-year project.
23. How much should they pay if a 7-year-old boy goes to American Visionary Art Museum with his parents
A. $19. B. $23.5. C. $27. D. $28.5.
B
To fight against the ballooning waistlines among people, several US cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar aiming to reduce consumption, but new research suggests these policies currently have one fundamental flaw.
The study found sugary drinks only reduce purchasing if price tags at stores mention consumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.
The research included a field study at two convenience stores in San Francisco, which currently has a tax on sugary drinks of I cent per ounce. Researchers varied the price tags placed on the sugary drinks over the eight-week study: one tag that simply said the price for the 12-ounce drink ($1.52) and one that had the price and the message “Includes SF Sugary Drink Tax”. All non-sugary drinks, which weren’t subject to the tax, simply had the price of the drink ($1.40).
The researchers compared sales of the drinks during the study period to the two weeks before the study began when the sugary drink tax was in effect but there were no price tags on any drinks. Results showed sales of sugary drinks weren’t lower during the two weeks, compared to sales before the tax, indicating the tax itself didn’t reduce purchases of sugary drinks.
The researchers then looked at the effects of the two different price tags. Results showed the share of sugary drinks purchased when the tags simply showed the price wasn’t significantly different from that of the two-week period before the study, but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax.
In a separate online study, the researchers asked participants to estimate what the tax would be on a can of their favorite drink that cost $1.52. The average estimate was 40 cents—much higher than the 12 cents actually demanded in San Francisco. When told the tax was only 12 cents, they reported they’d still purchase the drink.
The findings suggest price tags should mention the tax but not the amount, for consumers tend to overestimate how much the tax is. “If cities want these policies to be effective, they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that,” said Donnelly, lead author of the study.
24. What does the underlined word “flaw” mean in the first paragraph
A. Weakness. B. Solution. C. Imbalance. D. Evidence.
25. What kind of price tags may discourage customers from buying sugary drinks
A. Price tags bearing sugar content.
B. Price tags with the exact tax on them.
C. Price tags saying added tax included.
D. Price tags just showing the total price.
26. Which of the following may be Donnelly’s suggestion
A. Stores label sugary drinks at will.
B. Cancel sugary drink taxes at once.
C. Publicize the impacts of sugary drinks.
D. Cities urge stores to use proper price tags.
27. What might be the best title for the text
A. A New Way to Prevent Fatness
B. Eating Habits and Food Consumption
C. Sugary Drink Taxes Aren’t Working Well
D. Non-sugary Drinkers Benefit from New Policies
C
Humans are emotional beings, showing feelings in our behavior and facial expressions. But whether these mean the same thing in different cultures has been hotly debated. Now a new study has found that in different social contexts, such as weddings, funerals and sports, people indeed show universal facial expressions.
For the new study, Alan Cowen’s team used a machine learning model, Deep Neural Network (DNN), to systematically analyze facial expressions in thousands of different contexts. These contexts come from more than six million videos uploaded to YouTube by people in 144 countries.
Facial expressions were rated by English speakers in India by selecting applicable emotions from a list of 31 labels, resulting in a total of 16 distinct facial expressions. Meanwhile, contexts were classified in a separate experiment. The results showed that people from different cultures share about 70% of the facial expressions used in response to different social and emotional situations.
“This supports Darwin’s theory that expressing emotions in our faces is universal among humans,” the study co-lead author Dacher Keltner said. “The physical display of our emotions may define who we are as a species, enhancing our communication and cooperation skills and ensuring our survival.”
However, Lisa Barrett, from the Northeastern University College of Science notes that the English speakers in India were given the emotional word ratings rather than labeling the expressions themselves. They used emotion labels such as “anger” “fear” and “sadness” instead of descriptive terms, thereby inferring the emotions behind the expressions.
She further comments that the raters (评定者) saw the faces in contexts which can’t necessarily be separated from the emotions themselves, and that the key point is that the raters are from just one country. “The ultimate value of Cowen and his colleagues’ study might lie not in the answers it provides,” she concludes, “but in the opportunity for further discovery that it opens up.”
28. What can we learn from the text
A. The study is opposite to Darwin’s theory.
B. People in different cultures show similar facial expressions.
C. The team conducted the study by downloading facial expressions.
D. Facial expressions and contexts were classified in the same experiment.
29. How did Alan Cowen’s team conduct the study
A. By using a learning machine. B. By uploading videos to YouTube.
C. By analyzing facial expressions. D. By using emotion labels.
30. What can we infer from Dacher Keltner’s words
A. Social success is dependent on facial expressions.
B. Facial expressions have constantly changed over time.
C. Social skills reflect the ability of one’s expression management.
D. Facial expressions play a vital role in humans’ development.
31. What is Lisa Barrett’s attitude towards the study
A. Objective. B. Ambiguous. C. Critical. D. Contradictory.
D
You may never know why the email will arrive and reasons offered for your rejection might be the real ones—or not. Bosses have always spied on their employees, then judged them. Now the rise of the online self means the employer’s eye can travel still farther.
Even before the pandemic, research found that 28% of large companies had turned down applicants after carrying out such checks. And it is becoming more popular: Reed Screening, a large agency, was asked to run over a third more social-media checks in December this year than a year earlier. This month the government gave the practice approval when the Department for Education said schools and colleges “should consider carrying out an online search as part of their due diligence (尽职调查)”.
The way screening works is simple: Any “problematic” behaviours will be marked with a red flag. There are laws governing such online screening. David Erdos, head of the Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, says that companies are supposed to warn candidates before screening their social media and tell them that they have the right to hold back permission. Some companies follow these rules, but others may not. As for the right to refuse, it is hardly practicable. “Who on earth is… going to be that person who says, ‘Hang on a minute. I’m not happy about that ’” asks Mr Erdos. “That itself is likely to be a red flag.”
All agree that the spread of online screening is alarming, as it is so unforgiving. People may be unable ever to be free of their online past, says Mr Erdos. As indeed some footballers, recently punished for comments made almost a decade ago when they were but teenagers, have found to their cost.
Those within the industry think laws should be tightened, with punishment for illegal act. In the meantime, being very careful is advisable. In talks to university students, Mr Erdos warns them what companies will do to their social media when they apply for jobs. “They are universally terrified,” he says. And rightly.
32. What can we know about online screening from Paragraph 2
A. It is turned down by large companies.
B. It boosts the development of education.
C. It is becoming increasingly acceptable.
D. It highlights the wisdom of employers.
33. What do applicants tend to do with online screening
A. They reject the red flags. B. They have to submit to it.
C. They will charge the company. D. They postpone carrying it out.
34. What is Mr Erdos’ opinion on posting comments online？
A. Companies are tolerant of it. B. Its influence is hard to erase.
C. It should be under strict laws. D. University students are free to do it.
35. What could be a suitable title for the text
A. Big Employer Is Watching You
B. Fix Your Eyes on Online Screening
C. Social-media Checks Are Around the Corner
D. Checks Online Are to Blame for Unemployment
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。
Technology has changed our lives and reshapes the way we live. Some of us love it and some of us are frustrated (懊恼的) with it. This is clear as most of us are guilty of being addicted to the Internet and social media. 36 Technology has created a whole new world and brought endless opportunities.
The invention of airplanes, ships and spacecraft always allows people to visit other countries and even other planets. As long as we follow the laws of immigration, we can go to any country we like. 37
In addition, technology is also used by a large number of teachers to improve their teaching. It can make the lessons more interactive and interesting for students. E-learning is possible with the use of the Internet connection and computers. People wishing to study for a degree can do so at their comfortable homes. 38 Teachers can post notes and videos on the Internet and students can study and learn whenever they are ready.
39 You don’t have to walk around with a large sum of cash any more because you can make purchases and payments electronically. Online banking is secure and convenient for online shopping. You don’t have to worry that your cash might be stolen by someone.
However, we have to say that technology can be a double-edged sword. Nowadays, instead of paying attention to the conversation we are having face to face, we just take the phone. We are distracted by smartphones and technology in general. But we can’t blame technology. We should not blame ourselves, either. 40 Indeed, technology is addictive, but our focus shouldn’t be on phones or computers, but on people and face-to-face conversations.
A. This gives students flexibility.
B. What we need to do is to find some balance.
C. This makes it easy for students to make progress.
D. Nevertheless, we have seen some benefits of technology.
E. When it comes to shopping, technology is also of great help.
F. Besides, we have suffered a lot from modern communication.
G. And of course, travelling can make people’s lives more colorful.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Castillo wrote a letter to her father for his 50th birthday. Her father, who suffers from Down’s syndrome (唐氏综合征), had at one point been a(n) 41 in her life. But in her letter, she wanted the world to know how much she 42 and loves her father.
Castillo said it took years before she had the courage to 43 the truth about her situation and her father. She got bullied at school because the other kids saw her father as “ 44 ”. She didn’t understand at the time why the kids were bullying her. 45 , she thought of herself as a “coward daughter”.
“You 46 love, understanding, patience and acceptance as any individual with Down’s syndrome should,” she wrote.
Besides having Down’s syndrome, her father has a wide 47 of health complication (并发症). Therefore, her father has been in and out of the hospital getting all sorts of 48 . Castillo wrote that her father is the “most 49 person” because of what he went through, yet he rarely complained. But there were times when he couldn’t 50 the pain and broke down in tears, which hurt her greatly and made her cry, But her dad kept persisting (坚持), which gave her 51 .
“Dad, no words can sum up how 52 I am for being a(n) 53 daughter. If there is one thing I regret, it is 54 you from my life because I was afraid of getting bullied. But I love you more than you could ever 55 and I am always inspired by you,” she wrote.
41. A. pride B. encouragement C. embarrassment D. puzzlement
42. A. praises B. believes C. admires D. assists
43. A. reason out B. face up to C. seek after D. clear up
44. A. typical B. different C. rude D. troublesome
45. A. Still B. Moreover C. Instead D. Meanwhile
46. A. reserve B. deserve C. preserve D. demand
47. A. area B. division C. range D. circle
48. A. examinations B. operations C. treatments D. medicines
49. A. courageous B. selfless C. promising D. pessimistic
50. A. bear B. relieve C. kill D. remove
51. A. faith B. ambition C. strength D. example
52. A. awesome B. sorry C. casual D. shameful
53. A. lucky B. lovely C. absent D. intelligent
54. A. keeping B. hiding C. saving D. drawing
55. A. guess B. recover C. know D. seize
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。
Buried deep in the ruins of the Shang Dynasty, specifically in Anyang City of Henan Province, bones of the rhino were found.
A collection of archaeological evidence has confirmed the 56.__________ (exist) of rhinos in ancient China. The animal 57.__________ (distribute) across China’s Central Plains, 58.__________ Chinese civilization originated.
Nevertheless, the rhino was no longer wandering in the region after the Han Dynasty. One explanation is that it was the colder climate of Northeast Asia that saw the creature 59.__________ (appear) from the pages of history. However, Zhou Yu, the writer of History of Chinese Armor (盔甲), offered up 60.__________ explanation: the crafting of armor.
Armor was 61.__________ (original) made of bamboo but the material possessed limited 62.__________ (defend) capabilities. Leather armor later became popular during the pre-Qin period. Zhou’s book 63.__________ (read) that the rhino’s thick skin was a primary material for the creation of warriors’ armor. Many ancient accounts recorded the killing of rhinos and 64.__________ (turn) their skin into protective covering. “The huge demand 65.__________ rhino skins might have caused the animal’s disappearance or at least its migration from the Central Plains to the southwestern regions,” Zhou told Beijing Review.
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，临近高考，心理压力特别大，于是向学校心理老师Tom写一封信，求助如何缓解压力，在高考中取得优异成绩。要点如下：
1. 自我介绍；
2. 压力大的原因；
3. 希望得到老师的帮助。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Tom,
I am Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. ________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。
I could feel the excitement rising in me as I held the beautifully wrapped present in my hands. I was unable to contain my curiosity any longer. I opened it. It was a brand new laptop (笔记本电脑). I had scored straight As for my O-level examination and this was my reward. I had always envied my friends who were exchanging news about chat rooms, instant messaging and e-mailing, all of which I knew nothing about. Now I was going to find out.
It started out simply enough. I was searching for some information online when I came across a social networking site. Soon I became addicted to chatting with my newfound friend on the Internet. I began to spend more and more time on YouTube and became enslaved by Facebook and Twitter. I had never imagined that the day would come when I would be stuck by the glowing screen before me. Whenever I didn’t surf these social networking sites, I would be going through conversation about boring things or fashion websites.
As time passed, I realized that I was addicted to the Internet. During weekends, when I had more time on my hands, I could easily spend a few hours on my laptop. It came to a point where I chose to lock myself in my room, refusing to come out and take part in family discussions. I preferred to stay connected to the people I befriended on the Internet although I had never met them. Soon I was spending the early hours of the morning surfing the Internet. Sleep was replaced by naps (打盹) and my grades at school also dropped quickly.
It was about this time that my parents started voicing their disapproval. It became obvious to them that I was spending too much time on the Internet. I was asked to decrease my usage of the laptop. Yet, however hard I tried, I was unable to pull myself away, unable to end my chat sessions, and unable to concentrate on my lessons. I was desperate for just another click, just another look at my e-mail or message board.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
Then one day, my father took away my laptop. _____________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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Paragraph 2:
I promised my parents that I would turn over a new leaf. _____________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________________________________
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参考答案
1～5 CABCB 6～10 CABCA 11～15 CBABC 16～20 ABBCA
【语篇导读】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国Balimore的四个博物馆的特点、果价等。
21. C 细节理解题。根据Baltimore Museum of Art中第一段末句可知，法国属于欧洲，所以巴尔的摩艺术博物馆最适合对法国当代绘画感兴趣的人。故选C。
22. B 细节理解题。根据Baltimore Museum of Industry中的“Located in an 1860s oyster cannery on a five-acre waterfront campus, the BMI offers dynamic exhibitions and hands-on activities for guests of all ages.”可知，巴尔的摩工业博物馆是在一家生产罐头食品的工厂里建造的。故选B。
23. D 数字计算题。根据American Visionary Art Museum中的“Tickets: $9.5. Free for children aged 6 and under and museum members.”可知，如果一个7岁的男孩和他的父母一起去美国幻想艺术博物馆，他们应该付9.5×3=28.5美元。故选D。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇新闻报道。为了对抗人们不断膨胀的腰围，美国的几个城市已经开始对含糖饮料征税，旨在减少消费，但新的研究表明，这些政策目前有一个根本缺陷。文章主要说明了这一政策的缺陷是什么以及研究是如何开展的。
24. A 词义猜测题。 根据第二段可知，研究发现，只有当商店的价签提到消费者在购买饮料时要支付该税时，含糖饮料的销售量才会减少，说明新的研究表明这些政策目前有一个弱点。故画线词意思是“弱点”。故选A。
25. C 细节理解题。 根据文章最后三段，尤其是倒数第三段中“but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax”和最后一段第一句可知，只有当价格标签标明需要支付附加税而不标明具体金额时，才可能会阻止消费者购买含糖饮料。故选C。
26. D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“If cities want these policies to be effective, they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that”可知，“城市应敦促商店使用合适的价格标签”是Donnelly的建议。故选D。
27. C 标题归纳题。根据第一段并结合全文可知，文章主要说明了美国的几个城市对含糖饮料征税这一政策的缺陷是什么以及研究是如何开展的。由此可知，C项“含糖饮料税效果不佳”可以作为文章的最佳标题。故选C。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。Alan Cowen的团队进行的一项新的研究发现，在不同的文化背景和社会环境中，人们会表现出普遍的面部表情。
28. B 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段最后一句可知，不同文化背景的人会有相似的面部表情。故选B。
29. C 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段关键句“For the new study, Alan Cowen’s team used… to systematically analyze facial expressions in thousands of different contexts.”可知，Alan Cowen团队通过分析面部表情进行这项研究。故选C。
30. D 推理判断题。根据文章第四段末句可推知，面部表情在人类的发展过程中起着至关重要的作用。故选D。
31. A 观点态度题。根据最后两段，尤其是最后一段最后一句可知，她既指出了这项研究的不足之处，又肯定了它的意义，所以，对于这项研究她是持客观态度的。故选A。
【语篇导读】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍的是在网络的帮助下，雇主可以更为广泛地监控和评价求职者。
32. C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容尤其是第二句可知，在线筛查正越来越被接受。故选C。
33. B 推理判断题。根据第三段中“As for the right to refuse, it is hardly practicable… ‘That itself is likely to be a red flag.’”可推知，求职者面对在线筛查最后只能屈服。故选B。
34. B 推理判断题。根据第四段中“People may be unable ever to be free of their online past … have found to their cost.”可知，已经有足球运动员为十年前的网络言论付出了代价，由此可推断，网络言论带来的影响力很难消除。故选B。
35. A 标题归纳题。根据文章第一段及全文可知，文章主要介绍的是在网络的帮助下，雇主可以更为广泛地监控和评价求职者。所以A项（大雇主在监视着你）作为文章标题最为合适。故选A。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。本文介绍了技术是一把双刃剑，它在给人们带来方便的同时，也会产生一些负面作用。
36. D 空处上一句提到了 我们中的大部分人为沉溺于网络和社交媒体而感到后悔，也就是技术的缺点；空处下一句提到了技术创造了一个全新的世界，并且也带来了无尽的机会，也就是技术的优点。所以空处应承上启下，既与上文构成转折关系，又引出下文，谈到技术带来的好处。故选D。
37. G 通读本段可知，技术为人们的 旅行提供了便利，所以空处也应与旅行有关。故G项“当然，旅行能使人们的生活更加多彩。”承接上文，说明了旅行对人们生活的影响。故选G。
38. A 根据空前的“People wishing to study for a degree can do so at their comfortable homes.”和空后的“Teachers can post… are ready.”可知，学生可以实现在家里学习，教师也可以在网上发布教学资料，学生们可以随时学习。由此可知，技术使学生们的学习具有灵活性。故选A。
39. E 通读本段可知，本段主要介绍的是技术为购物带来的便利，所以空处也应与之相关。分析选项可知，E项“谈到购物时，技术也有很大的帮助。”符合语境。故选E。
40. B 根据空前的内容可知，我们通常会被智能手机和科技分散注意力；根据空后内容可知，技术确实会让人上瘾，但我们不应该只关注手机和电脑，而应该关注人和面对面的对话。所以技术是否会对人们产生负面影响取决于人们能否找到平衡。故选B。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Castillo在其父亲50岁生日时，给患唐氏综合征的父亲写了一封充满深情的信。在这封信中，Castillo表达了对父亲的敬意。
41. C 根据上文提到的父亲患唐氏综合征一事及下文中But表示转折可知，对于Castillo 来说，父亲一度使她难堪。此处embarrassment为可数名词，意为“使人难堪的人”。故选C。
42. C 根据后面的loves及下文可知，此处是指但在她的信中，她想让世界知道她多么钦佩和爱她的父亲。admire钦佩。故选C。
43. B 根据语境可知，此处表达的应是，她花了几年的时间才有勇气面对自己的处境和父亲的真实情况。reason out推断出；face up to（大胆）面对；seek after追求；clear up消除，解决。故选B。
44. B 根据常识可知，因为父亲患唐氏综合征，所以其他孩子认为Castillo的父亲与他们的父亲是不同的（different）。故选B。
45. A 根据空处前面的“She didn’t understand at the time why the kids were bullying her.”可知，此处表达的是，尽管如此，她仍然认为自己是一个“懦弱的女儿”。still（虽然……）还是。故选A。
46. B 根据上下文可知，此处表达的是Castillo现在意识到父亲值得被爱、被理解、被耐心对待和被接纳，就像任何唐氏综合征患者应该被对待的那样。deserve值得。故选B。
47. C 根据上下文及常识可知，此处表达的是，除了患有唐氏综合征以外，她的父亲还患有各种各样的并发症。a wide range of为固定搭配，意为“各种各样的，一系列的”。故选C。
48. C 根据上文信息及常识可知，她的父亲 患有各种各样的并发症，所以一直在住院和院外接受各种治疗（treatment）。故选C。
49. A 根据本句末提到的“yet he rarely complained”可知，此处强调的是在Castillo的眼里，父亲是最勇敢的人。故选A。
50. A 根据本句中的“broke down in tears”可知，此处表达的是，有时父亲也会难以忍受疼痛而流下眼泪。bear忍受。故选A。
51. C 根据上文及语境可知，父亲在痛苦时仍然坚持了下来，这给了作者面对艰难生活的力量（strength）。故选C。
52. B 根据上文内容可知，此处 表达的是，Castillo在她的父亲需要她的时候没有陪伴在父亲的身边，她为此感到非常愧疚（sorry）。故选B。
53. C 根据上文内容可知，因为父亲患有唐氏综合征，Castillo被同学们欺负。由下文内容可知，她那时尽可能地躲着父亲。因此可推断出，她也没有照顾过他。absent缺席的。故选C。
54. B 根据上文 内容可知，Castillo因为父亲患有唐氏综合征而被同学们欺负，所以可以推断出，她在小的时候一直躲着父亲，而现在她为自己之前的行为感到懊悔。hide躲，藏。故选B。
55. C 根据语境和上文内容可知，此处表达的应是Castillo对父亲的感激之情，因此她写道“我爱你（的程度）超出了你所知道（know）的程度”。故选C。
【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了犀牛在古代中国中原地区的存在，考古学家对其转移到西南地区的原因给出解释。
56. 解析：考查名词。此处应使用名词作confirm的宾语。故填existence。
答案：existence
57. 解析：考查时态、语态和主谓一致。描述过去的事情，且表示单数意义的主语animal与动词distribute之间存在被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was distributed。
答案：was distributed
58. 解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处为定语从句，先行词为China’s Central Plains，在从句中充当地点状语，应用关系副词where。故填where。
答案：where
59. 解析：考查非谓语动词。此处考查see sb do sth，意为“看见某人做某事的全过程”，应使用动词原形，结合句意，此处指犀牛消失了，应用动词disappear。故填disappear。
答案：disappear
60. 解析：考查代词。上文已经提到了一种解释，此处再补充另外一种。故填another。
答案：another
61. 解析：考查副词。此处修饰动词应用副词作状语。故填originally。
答案：originally
62. 解析：考查形容词或名词。表示“防御能力”既可以用形容词也可以用名词作定语修饰capabilities。故填defensive/ defens(c)e。
答案：defensive/defens(c)e
63. 解析：考查时态和主谓一致。动词read 在此处意为“写道”，表示书上写着什么内容，应用一般现在时，主语为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填reads。
答案：reads
64. 解析：考查非谓语动词。此处and连接的是两个并列的动名词短语作宾语。故填turning。
答案：turning
65. 解析：考查介词。a/the demand for意为“对……的需求”，介词for表对象。故填for。
答案：for
第四部分
第一节
【参考范文】
Dear Tom,
I am Li Hua, a Senior 3 student. With the college entrance examination approaching, I feel great psychological pressure. So I’m writing to you, asking for help on how to relieve the pressure and get excellent results in the college entrance examination.
I’m encountering some problems which trouble me a lot, First, I have to spend so much time on my homework that I hardly have time to do sports. Moreover, the high expectations from the teachers and my parents make me extremely stressful because I don’t want to let them down. What troubles me most is that it’s difficult for me to fall asleep every night.
Faced with the above problems, I’m anxious to get your help. Could you please offer me some advice on how to solve these problems
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节
【参考范文】
Paragraph 1:
Then one day , my father took away my laptop. I begged and even quarreled with him. I fought for a long time, but whatever I did, it was no use. Dad had made up his mind—he wouldn’t allow me to use it. Over time, I realized that Dad and Mum had always wanted the best for me. It was then that I decided to take the big step—to conquer my Internet addiction. Quitting was harder than I had expected. But with great determination, I knew that I would be able to do it.
Paragraph 2:
I promised my parents that I would turn over a new leaf. So I made a detailed plan for my everyday life. I managed to change my daily routine. After I got up, the first thing I did was run for half an hour, which could help me forget about going online. After school, I would play basketball with my classmates, which made me healthier and stronger. All this helped me conquer my addiction. Now my life has returned to normal and my grades have gone up again.
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