2023-2024学年度第一学期第二次段考
高二年级英语试题
试卷分值：130分 考试时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 本卷共10页。
2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
3. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
4. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。
5. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节;满分50分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In September, thousands of monuments, civic buildings and private homes throw open their doors to offer a rare glimpse of normally of-limits spaces. Here are some less-known treasures around the UK.
Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden
Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden will be running special tours as part of the Open Doors-Wales festival. It was built as a memorial to prime minister Wiliam Gladstope, Take a tour of beautiful Reading Rooms housing 150,000 books.
September 16, 10 am-2 pm, booking required.
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow
The atmospheric Britannia Panopticon will be showing off its collection of theatrical relics, props and costumes. Sample Victorian items at the world’s oldest surviving music hall without booking.
September 15 and 16, 11 am-5 pm and September 17, 12 pm-5 pm
Gothic Temple, Stowe Gardens
Visitors to Stowe Gardens will be offered a rare chance to see inside the 18th century Gothic Temple. Though it’s normally rented as a holiday let, its circular rooms and mosaic ceilings will be open to prebooked visitors for one weekend.
September 16 and 17 10: 30 am-4: 30 pm, free of charge
Appleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University
As part of Scotland’s Doors Open Days festival, Edinburgh University’s Appleton Tower will be offering tours of the world-leading School, including a visit to the study suite on Level 9 which offers far-reaching views of the Edinburgh skyline.
September 23, 11 am-2 pm, booking in advance.
1. What can visitors do at Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
A. They can appreciate theatre-related items
B. They can listen to the oldest surviving music
C. They can visit a study room with far-reaching scenery.
D. They can read in Reading Rooms with 150,000 books in store.
2. Which of the following will appeal to architecture fans
A. Gothic Temple. Stowe Gardens
B. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow.
C. Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library. Hawarden
D. Appleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University
3. What do Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library and Appleton Tower have in common
A. They both last for four hours. B. They both require early reservations
C. They both honor world famous figures D. They both offer special views to visitors.
B
Seventy miles inland from the Bering Sea, the villages of Akiachak, Akiak and Tuluksak formed the Yupiit School District. This year, this district was allowed to operate on an academic calendar according to seasonal harvests.
It starts a week later than other districts, and classes finish 10 days earlier. They make up the difference with an extra half hour of instruction each day. Students can now take part in the fall moose (驼鹿) hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest. The strategy is to pass along traditional knowledge that cannot be gained in the classroom.
On a cloudy day this June, teachers met students at a large cutting table near teacher housing near the river. Originally, the morning catch of salmon (鲑鱼) was supposed to be processed at a nearby community fish camp, but those plans were scrapped because a black bear was hanging around.
Evelyn Esmailka explained the differences between salmon and other fishes to the children. After this lesson, they boarded boats to go fishing for salmon on the river. The order of the day was making sure that every student got a chance to take part in the harvest.
Barron Sample was in charge of it. “For some of them it’s the first time actually out here on the river doing this, and the first time they’re actually pulling a net,” Sample said. The boat was one of three owned by the school district. “There’re three schools in our school district: Akiak, Tuluksak, and us, Akiachak. So, in a little competition, like, how many did you catch today ” Sample said.
While the first drift only yielded two fish, the second brought in around a dozen of various fish. The students screamed in delight as the struggling salmons were picked from the net, landing with a bang in a plastic box.
During the narrow window when fishing was allowed, the village of Akiachak felt like a deserted town. But along the river, the fish camps buzzed with activities as families processed the day’s harvest in a way that has changed little over the centuries.
4. What are students of the Yupiit School District expected to do
A. Embrace traditional native knowledge fully.
B. Attend an extra class for half an hour.
C. Harvest their academic achievements.
D. Learn about the migration of birds.
5. What docs the underlined word “scrapped” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Discussed. B. Abandoned. C. Approved. D. Introduced.
6. What does Barron think of the students’ fishing for salmon
A. Exhausting. B. Dangerous. C. Competitive. D. Knowledgeable.
7. What remains unchanged at Akiachak village
A. The local quiet lifestyle. B. The education of surviving skills.
C. The summer camp activities. D. The way of processing fish.
C
A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.
The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.
Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.
Though the study shows numbers can quantify feelings, researchers are still a bit confused as to why estimates of seemingly subjective feelings can be such good predictors of future actions. According to Oswald, a number of factors could be at play. Humans are very experienced in comparative thinking and are able to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their neighbors. We’re also accustomed to using measuring devices for other aspects of life like temperature, distance and weight, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that we’re able to measure our feelings in a similarly accurate way. Another study co-author Caspar Kaiser says that it may also be because we communicate our feelings and do it in a scaled fashion every day. This could be why it comes out in the data more accurately than in objective markers.
Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.
Looking ahead, Kaiser hopes this same data can be studied in lower-income countries so that it can be applied universally to places with varied levels of economic development. But more than anything else he’s interested in studying why feelings work so well.
8. Paragraph 2 is mainly about .
A. research process and findings
B research topic and significance
C. research subjects and purpose
D. research data collection and analysis
9. What can we know about the study
A. It also applies to people from lower-income countries.
B. It challenges the opinion that feelings data are unreliable.
C. It explains why ratings of feelings can foresee future actions.
D. It first shows data about feelings can predict human behavior
10. What is Ori’s attitude towards the study
A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Supportive. D. Cautious.
11. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. How You Rate Your Life Predicts Your Future Behavior
B. Feelings Forecast Actions Better than Economic Factors
C. Why Your Feelings Affect Your Future Actions
D. Ranking Every Aspect of Your Life Counts
D
The “reading wars,” one of the most confusing and disabling conflicts in the history of education, went on heatedly in the 1980s and then peace came. Advocates of phonics (learning by being taught the sound of each letter group) seemed to defeat advocates of whole language (learning by using cues like context and being exposed to much good literature).
Recent events suggest the conflict of complicated concepts is far from over. Teachers, parents and experts appear to agree that phonics is crucial, but what is going on in classrooms is not in agreement with what research studies say is required, which has aroused a national debate over the meaning of the word “phonics.”
Lucy M. Calkins, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College and a much-respected expert on how to teach reading, has drawn attention with an eight-page essay. Here is part of her argument: “The important thing is to teach kids that they needn’t freeze when they come to a hard word, nor skip past it. The important thing is to teach them that they have resources to draw upon, and to use those resources to develop endurance.”
To Calkins’s critics, it is cruel and wasteful to encourage 6-year-olds to look for clues if they don’t immediately know the correct sounds. They should work on decoding — knowing the pronunciation of every letter group — until they master it, say the critics, backed by much research.
Calkins’s approach “is a slow, unreliable way to read words and an inefficient way to develop word recognition skill,” Mark S. Seidenberg, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin, said in a blog post. “Dr. Calkins treats word recognition as a reasoning problem — like solving a puzzle. She is committed to the educational principle that children learn best by discovering how systems work rather than being told.”
Many others share his view. “Children should learn to decode — i.e., go from print on the page to words in the mind — not by clever guesswork and inference, but by learning to decode,” Daniel Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, told me. He said the inferences Calkins applauds are “cognitively (认知地) demanding, and readers don’t have much endurance for it. … It disturbs the flow of what you’re reading, and doing a lot of it gets frustrating.”
Yet a recent survey found that only 22 percent of 670 early-reading teachers are using the approach of phonics and what they mean by phonics is often no more than marking up a worksheet.
Both sides agree that children need to acquire the vocabulary and background information that gives meaning to words. But first, they have to pronounce them correctly to connect the words they have learned to speak.
Calkins said in her essay: “Much of what the phonics people are saying is praiseworthy,” but it would be a mistake to teach phonics “at the expense of reading and writing.”
The two sides appear to agree with her on that.
12. Critics of phonics hold the opinion that ________.
A. children should be taught to use context
B. teaching phonics is both boring and useless
C. kids acquire vocabulary in hearing letter groups
D. pronunciation has nothing to do with meaning of words
13. Which of the following statements is Mark S. Seidenberg most likely to agree with
A. Tell me and I will forget; show me and I will remember.
B. Skilled reading is fast and automatic but not deliberative.
C. Word recognition skill should be developed in problem reasoning.
D. Learning to make reasonable inferences is also a way of decoding.
14. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. phonics approach has been proved to be successful
B. children don’t shy away from difficulties in reading
C. the two reading approaches might integrate with each other
D. reading and writing are much more important than phonics
15. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. An everlasting reading war among critics
B. From print on the page to words in the mind
C. A battle restarts between phonics, whole language
D. Decoding and inferring confuse early-reading teachers
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for Self-discipline When You Study
Regulating ourselves is incredibly important because it can build self-esteem. When we achieve the goals we set for ourselves, we get a boost of confidence. ___16___. Here are some tips for self-discipline.
___17___
Self-discipline is the easiest when things that distract you from your studies are out of sight. If you find yourself disturbed by external distractions like your cell phone, then by all means, turn it off. Nothing is going to happen in the 45 minutes when you are going to sit down to study.
Give yourself a break
Giving yourself a break doesn’t mean abandoning all self-discipline. ___18___. Set a. watch or timer(not the phone-it is turned off ) for 45 minutes. Study for 45 minutes, making sure that nothing interferes(妨碍) with you. Then, at 45 minutes, take a scheduled 5- to 7-minute break. Appropriate break will enhance your efficiency significantly.
Reward yourself
If you want to be more motivated, you will need something more tangible. So, set up a reward system. It is recommended that setting your timer for 45minutes. If you’ve made it that far, then give yourself a reward. ___19___.
Start with small things
Self-discipline is not a natural thing but a learned skill. Self-discipline comes from the repeated exercise of willpower. ___20___. So you can adjust your execution (实施) over and over to get closer to your goal. Start by forcing yourself to study for just 20 minutes with5-minute breaks in between. Then, once that becomes relatively easy, set for 45 minutes.
A. Remove disturbance
B. Do away with perfect timing
C. It can improve many aspects of our lives
D. But you don’t get benefits from mechanical repetition
E. Schedule mini-breaks into your study session strategically
F. You can take time to remove the mess from your study area
G. By doing so, your willpower for studying will be improved greatly
第三部分 英语知识运用(共二节;满分25分)
第一节 完形填空(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做佳选项。
Recently, I have been struggling to connect with my dad because our conversations have seemed unimportant to him. In a half-hearted attempt to find something that ____21____ him, I pulled out my phone and showed him a few ____22____ of Jay, my new pet rabbit.
“Did mom tell you I got a bunny ” It was an unusual question. To my surprise, my dad’s ____23____ were lifted. “A black bunny!” he called out, getting closer to ____24____ the photos. He wanted to know more. I hurried to find more photos, holding on to this ____25____ opportunity.
I shouldn’t be ____26____ that it was a bunny that broke through the ____27____ between my dad and I. Growing up, we never talked much. ____28____ our time together centered around animals, like catching crayfish at the river and caring for turtles and crabs. ____29____ animals has always been our thing.
A few months later, I came up with more photos and videos of Jay on my laptop so my dad could see them more _____30_____. I had been _____31_____ that his initial interest in Jay was a one-off event, but he _____32_____ up again when I showed him the new stuff.
Our love for animals is the _____33_____ that connects us. There was no _____34_____ to start having deep conversations if that had never been our style, just finding _____35_____ together in a photo of a bunny was enough.
21. A. connects B. comforts C. inspires D. interests
22. A. gifts B. photos C. videos D. posters
23. A. spirits B. feelings C. eyes D. hands
24. A. select B. share C. examine D. deliver
25. A. unexpected B. unfinished C. undoubted D. unlimited
26. A. disappointed B. annoyed C. satisfied D. surprised
27. A. chat B. silence C. bridge D. fog
28. A. Plus B. Thus C. Meanwhile D. Instead
29. A. Respecting B. Loving C. Researching D. Catching
30. A. easily B. frequently C. patiently D. quickly
31. A. pleased B. ashamed C. worried D. discouraged
32 A. cheered B. stood C. gave D. looked
33. A. trick B. chain C. bond D. routine
34. A. need B. help C. harm D. chance
35. A. hope B. joy C. success D. freedom
第二节 单词语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分，单词限定本学期所学词作)
根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的恰当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51～60的相应位置。
36. It is no easy thing to get at the meaning of every __________ (习语). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
37. Chen Wei had his dinner __________ (被打断) when he heard someone screaming. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
38. How can they __________ (证明……有道理) paying such huge salaries (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
39. In time, all of nature joins him in a visual __________ (交响乐). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
40. He denied that his country wants to __________ (控制，占领) Europe. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
41. ________ (head) eastwards, you will pass the Canadian Rockies. (所给词的适当形式填空）
42. The teacher’s wish is __________ (inspire) students to be creative. (所给词的适当形式填空)
43. On Oct 4. Gong Linna and her friends gave a concert, performing __________ (public) the new album at the Divine Music Administration. (所给词的适当形式填空)
44. According to Lin, the new album is quite different from __________ was presented on Gong’s first album.(用适当的词填空)
45. The meeting __________ (hold) tomorrow is of great importance. (所给词的适当形式填空)
第四部分 写作(共三节;满分55分)
第一节 句子考查(第61～66小题每空0.5分，第67～68小题每题3分，满分15分)
根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。
46. It took me a long time to __________ __________ __________ __________ (下定决心).(根据汉语提示完成句子)
47. My first view of the island from the air __________ __________ __________ __________ (令人惊叹；感到窒息). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
48. ________ ________(与……相反) popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
49. The book __________ __________ __________ (为了纪念) those who died in the war had been published. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
50. He received a medal ________(为奖赏) his bravery. （根据汉语提示完成句子）
51. The scenery in Guilin is believed to be the best in the world. (同义句改写)
It is __________ __________ the scenery in Guilin is the best in the world.
52. 这是他第三次呼叫紧急服务。
It was the third time that ____________________.
53. He saw the mists rising from the river. He was reduced to tears. (用分词作状语合并句子)
第二节 应用文写作(满分15分)
54. 假如你是校学生会主席李华，你校邀请了来自国外某著名大学的Smith教授做关于计算机人工智能的报告。作为主持人，你将在报告开始前致辞欢迎。内容包括：
1. 表示感谢；
2. 相关介绍；
3. 对听众的要求。
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第三节 读后续写(满分25分)
55. 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。
Jenny was the only child in her family. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn’t help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother. Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat. She stood beside a stand for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand, she gave a sigh and had to leave. The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles ” “Oh, yes, but I don’t have money on me.” she replied.
“That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the man “Come in.” The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, whose smell was so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently. “What is it ” asked the man kindly. “Nothing. Actually, I was just touched by your kindness!” said Jenny as she wiped her tears. “Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so merciless compared to a stranger!” Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl, do you really think so I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. Can you number the times she cooked for you Have you expressed your gratitude to her ” Jenny sat there, speechless and numb with shock: she remembered her mother’s familiar face and weathered hands. “Why didn’t I think of that A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted. Why haven’t I thanked my mum for what she has done for me ” On the way home. Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.
注意：
1. 所续写短文词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Nearing the doorway. Jenny took a deep breath.
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A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023-2024学年度第一学期第二次段考
高二年级英语试题
试卷分值：130分 考试时间：120分钟
注意事项：
1. 本卷共10页。
2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、试室号和座位号填写在答题卡上。
3. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔将答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。
4. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新答案;不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答无效。
5. 考生必须保证答题卡的整洁。
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节;满分50分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
In September, thousands of monuments, civic buildings and private homes throw open their doors to offer a rare glimpse of normally of-limits spaces. Here are some less-known treasures around the UK.
Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden
Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden will be running special tours as part of the Open Doors-Wales festival. It was built as a memorial to prime minister Wiliam Gladstope, Take a tour of beautiful Reading Rooms housing 150,000 books.
September 16, 10 am-2 pm, booking required.
Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow
The atmospheric Britannia Panopticon will be showing off its collection of theatrical relics, props and costumes. Sample Victorian items at the world’s oldest surviving music hall without booking.
September 15 and 16, 11 am-5 pm and September 17, 12 pm-5 pm
Gothic Temple, Stowe Gardens
Visitors to Stowe Gardens will be offered a rare chance to see inside the 18th century Gothic Temple. Though it’s normally rented as a holiday let, its circular rooms and mosaic ceilings will be open to prebooked visitors for one weekend.
September 16 and 17, 10: 30 am-4: 30 pm, free of charge
Appleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University
As part of Scotland’s Doors Open Days festival, Edinburgh University’s Appleton Tower will be offering tours of the world-leading School, including a visit to the study suite on Level 9 which offers far-reaching views of the Edinburgh skyline.
September 23, 11 am-2 pm, booking in advance.
1. What can visitors do at Britannia Panopticon Music Hall
A. They can appreciate theatre-related items
B. They can listen to the oldest surviving music
C. They can visit a study room with far-reaching scenery.
D. They can read in Reading Rooms with 150,000 books in store.
2. Which of the following will appeal to architecture fans
A. Gothic Temple. Stowe Gardens
B. Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow.
C. Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library. Hawarden
D. Appleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University
3. What do Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library and Appleton Tower have in common
A. They both last for four hours. B. They both require early reservations
C. They both honor world famous figures D. They both offer special views to visitors.
【答案】1. A 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。9月，成千上万的纪念碑、市政建筑和私人住宅敞开大门，让人们难得地一睹通常限制空间的风采，本文介绍了四座英国鲜为人知的建筑。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Britannia Panopticon Music Hall, Glasgow下的“The atmospheric Britannia Panopticon will be showing off its collection of theatrical relics, props and costumes. Sample Victorian items at the world’s oldest surviving music hall without booking.(气氛浓厚的不列颠尼亚圆形监狱将展示其收藏的戏剧文物、道具和服装。在世界上现存最古老的音乐厅里品尝维多利亚时代的物品，无需预订)”可知，在Britannia Panopticon Music Hall他们可以欣赏与戏剧有关的物品。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Gothic Temple, Stowe Gardens下的“Visitors to Stowe Gardens will be offered a rare chance to see inside the 18th century Gothic Temple. Though it’s normally rented as a holiday let, its circular rooms and mosaic ceilings will be open to prebooked visitors for one weekend.(斯托花园的游客将有机会一睹这座18世纪哥特式神庙的内部风貌。虽然它通常是作为度假场所出租的，但它的圆形房间和马赛克天花板将在一个周末向预订的游客开放)”可知，Gothic Temple, Stowe Gardens的建筑奇特，会吸引建筑爱好者。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Guided tour of Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden下的“September 16, 10 am-2 pm, booking required.(9月16日上午10点至下午2点，需预约)”以及小标题Appleton Tower: School of Informatics, Edinburgh University下的“September 23, 11 am-2 pm, booking in advance.(9月23日上午11点至下午2点，提前预订)”可知，这两个景点的共同之处是都需要预约。故选B项。
B
Seventy miles inland from the Bering Sea, the villages of Akiachak, Akiak and Tuluksak formed the Yupiit School District. This year, this district was allowed to operate on an academic calendar according to seasonal harvests.
It starts a week later than other districts, and classes finish 10 days earlier. They make up the difference with an extra half hour of instruction each day. Students can now take part in the fall moose (驼鹿) hunt and the spring migratory bird harvest. The strategy is to pass along traditional knowledge that cannot be gained in the classroom.
On a cloudy day this June, teachers met students at a large cutting table near teacher housing near the river. Originally, the morning catch of salmon (鲑鱼) was supposed to be processed at a nearby community fish camp, but those plans were scrapped because a black bear was hanging around.
Evelyn Esmailka explained the differences between salmon and other fishes to the children. After this lesson, they boarded boats to go fishing for salmon on the river. The order of the day was making sure that every student got a chance to take part in the harvest.
Barron Sample was in charge of it. “For some of them, it’s the first time actually out here on the river doing this, and the first time they’re actually pulling a net,” Sample said. The boat was one of three owned by the school district. “There’re three schools in our school district: Akiak, Tuluksak, and us, Akiachak. So, in a little competition, like, how many did you catch today ” Sample said.
While the first drift only yielded two fish, the second brought in around a dozen of various fish. The students screamed in delight as the struggling salmons were picked from the net, landing with a bang in a plastic box.
During the narrow window when fishing was allowed, the village of Akiachak felt like a deserted town. But along the river, the fish camps buzzed with activities as families processed the day’s harvest in a way that has changed little over the centuries.
4. What are students of the Yupiit School District expected to do
A. Embrace traditional native knowledge fully.
B. Attend an extra class for half an hour.
C. Harvest their academic achievements.
D. Learn about the migration of birds.
5. What docs the underlined word “scrapped” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Discussed. B. Abandoned. C. Approved. D. Introduced.
6. What does Barron think of the students’ fishing for salmon
A. Exhausting. B. Dangerous. C. Competitive. D. Knowledgeable.
7. What remains unchanged at Akiachak village
A. The local quiet lifestyle. B. The education of surviving skills.
C. The summer camp activities. D. The way of processing fish.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了akakhak、Akiak和Tuluksak三个村庄组成了Yupiit学区。今年，这个地区被允许根据季节收成实行学历。这样学生可以学习在课堂上无法获得的传统知识。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The strategy is to pass along traditional knowledge that cannot be gained in the classroom.(他们的策略是传授在课堂上无法获得的传统知识。)”可知，这个新学区的学生预计能充分地了解传统知识。故选A。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据上文“On a cloudy day this June, teachers met students at a large cutting table near teacher housing near the river. Originally, the morning catch of salmon (鲑鱼) was supposed to be processed at a nearby community fish camp…(今年6月的一个阴天，老师们在河边教师宿舍附近的一张大桌子旁与学生见面。原本，早上捕获的鲑鱼应该在附近的社区鱼类营地进行加工……)”和“but”以及下文中“because a black bear was hanging around.(由于黑熊在附近徘徊)”可知，由于黑熊的出没，原来的计划被放弃了，scrapped意为“放弃”，和B项：Abandoned意思接近。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段““There’re three schools in our school district: Akiak, Tuluksak, and us, Akiachak. So, in a little competition, like, how many did you catch today ”(“我们的学区有三所学校：Akiak, Tuluksak，我们Akiachak。所以，在一个小比赛中，比如，你今天抓了多少 ”)”可推知，他认为学生的捕鱼过程是有竞争性的。故选C。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“During the narrow window when fishing was allowed, the village of Akiachak felt like a deserted town. But along the river, the fish camps buzzed with activities as families processed the day’s harvest in a way that has changed little over the centuries.(在允许捕鱼的狭窄窗口期间，Akiachak村感觉像一个荒芜的小镇。但沿河的渔场里却热闹异常，各家各户都在以几个世纪以来几乎没有改变的方式加工当天的收成。)”可推知，在Akiachak这个地方，加工鱼的方式是保持不变的。故选D。
C
A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.
The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.
Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.
Though the study shows numbers can quantify feelings, researchers are still a bit confused as to why estimates of seemingly subjective feelings can be such good predictors of future actions. According to Oswald, a number of factors could be at play. Humans are very experienced in comparative thinking and are able to scale their own life satisfaction against that of their neighbors. We’re also accustomed to using measuring devices for other aspects of life like temperature, distance and weight, so it shouldn’t be too surprising that we’re able to measure our feelings in a similarly accurate way. Another study co-author Caspar Kaiser says that it may also be because we communicate our feelings and do it in a scaled fashion every day. This could be why it comes out in the data more accurately than in objective markers.
Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.
Looking ahead, Kaiser hopes this same data can be studied in lower-income countries so that it can be applied universally to places with varied levels of economic development. But more than anything else he’s interested in studying why feelings work so well.
8. Paragraph 2 is mainly about .
A. research process and findings
B. research topic and significance
C. research subjects and purpose
D. research data collection and analysis
9. What can we know about the study
A. It also applies to people from lower-income countries.
B. It challenges the opinion that feelings data are unreliable.
C. It explains why ratings of feelings can foresee future actions.
D. It first shows data about feelings can predict human behavior
10. What is Ori’s attitude towards the study
A. Neutral. B. Skeptical. C. Supportive. D. Cautious.
11. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. How You Rate Your Life Predicts Your Future Behavior
B. Feelings Forecast Actions Better than Economic Factors
C. Why Your Feelings Affect Your Future Actions
D. Ranking Every Aspect of Your Life Counts
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一项新的研究发现，与对家庭收入和就业状况等社会经济因素的正式研究相比，人类的情感可以准确地用数字表达出来，对我们的行为具有更大的预测力。文章讲述了该项研究的过程及结论的得出。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“The study co-author Andrew Oswald, a professor of economics and behavioral science gathered information from nearly 700,000 people, who were asked annually over a three-decade period how they felt on a numerical scale about their job, spouse, health and home. Using the data collected, researchers constructed statistical models to show how people felt and the actions they took as a result of their reported feelings. The study found that ratings of life satisfaction had a direct linear (线性的) relationship to actions people subsequently take. Participants who rated their job satisfaction as a 2 out of 7 had a 25% probability of quitting their job. Those who rated a 6 out of 7 had only a 10 percent probability of quitting. The same was true across other measures like marriage, health and housing.”（这项研究的合著者，经济学和行为科学教授安德鲁 · 奥斯瓦尔德(Andrew Oswald)收集了近70万人的信息。在过去的30年里，他们每年都会被问及对自己的工作、配偶、健康和家庭的感受。利用收集到的数据，研究人员构建了统计模型，以显示人们的感受以及他们因报告的感受而采取的行动。研究发现，生活满意度的等级与人们随后采取的行动有直接的线性关系。参与者将他们的工作满意度评为7分中的2分，他们辞职的可能性为25% 。那些得到6分(满分7分)的人只有10% 的可能性会放弃。在婚姻、健康和住房等其他指标上也是如此。）可知，本段主要讲述了实施研究的过程和研究结果。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Previous research has also shown data about feelings predict human outcomes, but not in such a linear fashion; the degree of satisfaction served as a good predictor of future actions. Additionally, economists have previously been critical of feelings data because they considered them unscientific and unreliable. But this study shows socioeconomic factors have a lesser probability of predicting human behavior than data on feelings.”（先前的研究也表明，关于情感的数据可以预测人类的结果，但不是以这样的线性方式；满意度可以很好地预测未来的行动。此外，经济学家此前一直对情感数据持批评态度，因为他们认为这些数据不科学、不可靠。但是，这项研究表明，社会经济因素预测人类行为的可能性低于情感数据。）可知，之前的研究结果表明情感的数据可以预测人类的行为。但是，这项研究表明，社会经济因素预测人类行为的可能性低于情感数据。所以这个研究的结果证实了之前的研究的的结论不可靠。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Ori Heffetz, an economics professor who was not involved in the study, says that this research shows feelings data shouldn’t be underestimated even if they’re more difficult to study. “Scientists who ignore this do so at their own risk,” he says.”（没有参与这项研究的经济学教授 Ori Heffetz 说，这项研究表明，即使感觉数据更难研究，也不应该被低估。他说: “忽视这一点的科学家要承担自己的风险。”）可推知，经济学教授 Ori Heffetz认为， 即使感觉数据更难研究，也不应该被低估。所以对于这次研究他是赞同的。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A new study has found human feelings can accurately be expressed numerically and have more predictive power for how we behave than formal studies of socioeconomic factors like household income and employment status.”（一项新的研究发现，与对家庭收入和就业状况等社会经济因素的正式研究相比，人类的情感可以准确地用数字表达出来，对我们的行为具有更大的预测力。）可知，文章介绍了一项新的研究成果：人类的情感可以准确地用数字表达出来，这对我们的行为具有更大的预测力。同时结合下文讲述研究的过程及结论的得出，本文主要讲述了一项新的研究成果：你对自己的评价会影响你未来的行为。故选A。
D
The “reading wars,” one of the most confusing and disabling conflicts in the history of education, went on heatedly in the 1980s and then peace came. Advocates of phonics (learning by being taught the sound of each letter group) seemed to defeat advocates of whole language (learning by using cues like context and being exposed to much good literature).
Recent events suggest the conflict of complicated concepts is far from over. Teachers, parents and experts appear to agree that phonics is crucial, but what is going on in classrooms is not in agreement with what research studies say is required, which has aroused a national debate over the meaning of the word “phonics.”
Lucy M. Calkins, a professor at Columbia University’s Teachers College and a much-respected expert on how to teach reading, has drawn attention with an eight-page essay. Here is part of her argument: “The important thing is to teach kids that they needn’t freeze when they come to a hard word, nor skip past it. The important thing is to teach them that they have resources to draw upon, and to use those resources to develop endurance.”
To Calkins’s critics, it is cruel and wasteful to encourage 6-year-olds to look for clues if they don’t immediately know the correct sounds. They should work on decoding — knowing the pronunciation of every letter group — until they master it, say the critics, backed by much research.
Calkins’s approach “is a slow, unreliable way to read words and an inefficient way to develop word recognition skill,” Mark S. Seidenberg, a psychologist at the University of Wisconsin, said in a blog post. “Dr. Calkins treats word recognition as a reasoning problem — like solving a puzzle. She is committed to the educational principle that children learn best by discovering how systems work rather than being told.”
Many others share his view. “Children should learn to decode — i.e., go from print on the page to words in the mind — not by clever guesswork and inference, but by learning to decode,” Daniel Willingham, a psychologist at the University of Virginia, told me. He said the inferences Calkins applauds are “cognitively (认知地) demanding, and readers don’t have much endurance for it. … It disturbs the flow of what you’re reading, and doing a lot of it gets frustrating.”
Yet a recent survey found that only 22 percent of 670 early-reading teachers are using the approach of phonics and what they mean by phonics is often no more than marking up a worksheet.
Both sides agree that children need to acquire the vocabulary and background information that gives meaning to words. But first, they have to pronounce them correctly to connect the words they have learned to speak.
Calkins said in her essay: “Much of what the phonics people are saying is praiseworthy,” but it would be a mistake to teach phonics “at the expense of reading and writing.”
The two sides appear to agree with her on that.
12. Critics of phonics hold the opinion that ________.
A. children should be taught to use context
B. teaching phonics is both boring and useless
C. kids acquire vocabulary in hearing letter groups
D. pronunciation has nothing to do with meaning of words
13. Which of the following statements is Mark S. Seidenberg most likely to agree with
A. Tell me and I will forget; show me and I will remember.
B. Skilled reading is fast and automatic but not deliberative.
C. Word recognition skill should be developed in problem reasoning.
D. Learning to make reasonable inferences is also a way of decoding.
14. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A. phonics approach has been proved to be successful
B. children don’t shy away from difficulties in reading
C. the two reading approaches might integrate with each other
D. reading and writing are much more important than phonics
15. Which of the following might be the best title of the passage
A. An everlasting reading war among critics
B. From print on the page to words in the mind
C. A battle restarts between phonics, whole language
D. Decoding and inferring confuse early-reading teachers
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。主要讨论了自然拼读法和整体语言法之间的一场战争。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Advocates of phonics (learning by being taught the sound of each letter group) seemed to defeat advocates of whole language (learning by using cues like context and being exposed to much good literature).”（自然拼读法的倡导者——通过学习每个字母组的发音来学习，似乎击败了整体语言法的倡议者——通过使用上下文等线索来学习，并接触许多好的文学作品）可知，反对自然拼读的人们认为要通过语境来来学习。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段Mark S. Seidenberg所说的话“Calkins’s approach “is a slow, unreliable way to read words and an inefficient way to develop word recognition skill,” ”（Calkins的方法“是一种缓慢、不可靠的读词方式，也是一种发展单词识别技能的低效方式”。）以及“Dr. Calkins treats word recognition as a reasoning problem—like solving a puzzle.”（Calkins博士将单词识别视为一个推理问题，就像解决一个难题一样。）可推知，Mark S. Seidenberg会倾向于同意熟练的阅读是快速和自动的，而不是深思熟虑的。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“Both sides agree that children need to acquire the vocabulary and background information that gives meaning to words. But first, they have to pronounce them correctly to connect the words they have learned to speak.”（双方都同意，孩子们需要掌握赋予单词意义的词汇和背景信息。但首先，他们必须正确发音，以便将所学单词连接起来。）以及倒数第二段“Calkins said in her essay: “Much of what the phonics people are saying is praiseworthy,” but it would be a mistake to teach phonics “at the expense of reading and writing.””（Calkins在她的文章中说：“人们所说的很多语音知识都是值得称赞的”，但“以阅读和写作为代价”教授语音知识将是一个错误）和最后一段“双方似乎都同意她的观点。”可推知，这两种阅读方法可以相互融合。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Advocates of phonics (learning by being taught the sound of each letter group) seemed to defeat advocates of whole language (learning by using cues like context and being exposed to much good literature).”（自然拼读法的倡导者——通过学习每个字母组的发音来学习，似乎击败了整体语言法的倡议者——通过使用上下文等线索来学习，并接触许多好的文学作品）和第二段“Teachers, parents and experts appear to agree that phonics is crucial, but what is going on in classrooms is not in agreement with what research studies say is required, which has aroused a national debate over the meaning of the word “phonics.””（教师、家长和专家似乎都同意语音至关重要，但课堂上发生的事情与研究报告所说的不一致，这引发了全国范围内对“语音”一词含义的争论）可知，本文是有关自然拼读法和整体语言法之间的讨论。故选C。
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tips for Self-discipline When You Study
Regulating ourselves is incredibly important because it can build self-esteem. When we achieve the goals we set for ourselves, we get a boost of confidence. ___16___. Here are some tips for self-discipline.
___17___
Self-discipline is the easiest when things that distract you from your studies are out of sight. If you find yourself disturbed by external distractions like your cell phone, then by all means, turn it off. Nothing is going to happen in the 45 minutes when you are going to sit down to study.
Give yourself a break
Giving yourself a break doesn’t mean abandoning all self-discipline. ___18___. Set a. watch or timer(not the phone-it is turned off ) for 45 minutes. Study for 45 minutes, making sure that nothing interferes(妨碍) with you. Then, at 45 minutes, take a scheduled 5- to 7-minute break. Appropriate break will enhance your efficiency significantly.
Reward yourself
If you want to be more motivated, you will need something more tangible. So, set up a reward system. It is recommended that setting your timer for 45minutes. If you’ve made it that far, then give yourself a reward. ___19___.
Start with small things
Self-discipline is not a natural thing but a learned skill. Self-discipline comes from the repeated exercise of willpower. ___20___. So you can adjust your execution (实施) over and over to get closer to your goal. Start by forcing yourself to study for just 20 minutes with5-minute breaks in between. Then, once that becomes relatively easy, set for 45 minutes.
A. Remove disturbance
B. Do away with perfect timing
C. It can improve many aspects of our lives
D. But you don’t get benefits from mechanical repetition
E. Schedule mini-breaks into your study session strategically
F. You can take time to remove the mess from your study area
G. By doing so your willpower for studying will be improved greatly
【答案】16. C 17. A 18. E 19. G 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了在学习时如何保持自律。
【16题详解】
根据上文“When we achieve the goals we set for ourselves, we get a boost of confidence.(当我们实现了我们为自己设定的目标时，我们会获得信心的提升)”可知，本句主要承接上文说明实现目标带来的好处。故C选项“它可以改善我们生活的许多方面”符合语境，故选C。
【17题详解】
根据本段内容“Self-discipline is the easiest when things that distract you from your studies are out of sight. If you find yourself disturbed by external distractions like your cell phone, then by all means, turn it off. Nothing is going to happen in the 45 minutes when you are going to sit down to study.(当那些让你分心的事情不在你的视线之内时，自律是最容易的。如果你发现自己受到外界干扰，比如手机，那么无论如何，把它关掉。在你坐下来学习的45分钟里什么也不会发生)”可知，本段的建议是排除让你分心的事情，比如关掉手机，即排除干扰。故A选项“排除干扰”符合语境，故选A。
【18题详解】
根据标题“Give yourself a break(让自己休息)”以及上文“Giving yourself a break doesn’t mean abandoning all self-discipline.(让自己休息一下并不意味着放弃所有的自律)”可知，本段主要建议要安排休息时间，E选项中mini-breaks对应上文break。故E选项“在学习过程中有策略地安排小休息”符合语境，故选E。
【19题详解】
根据上文“If you’ve made it that far, then give yourself a reward.(如果你已经做到了，那就给自己一个奖励吧)”可知，上文提到了奖励，本句为本段最后一句，故说明这么做的好处：你的学习意志力将大大提高。故G选项“通过这样做，你的学习意志力将大大提高”符合语境，故选G。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Self-discipline is not a natural thing but a learned skill. Self-discipline comes from the repeated exercise of willpower.(自律不是天生的，而是一种后天习得的技能。自律来自于对意志力的反复锻炼)”以及后文“So you can adjust your execution (实施) over and over to get closer to your goal.(所以你可以不断调整你的执行力来接近你的目标)”可知，上文提到了反复锻炼，D选项中mechanical repetition对应上文repeated exercise。故D选项“但是你不会从机械的重复中得到好处”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共二节;满分25分)
第一节 完形填空(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做佳选项。
Recently, I have been struggling to connect with my dad because our conversations have seemed unimportant to him. In a half-hearted attempt to find something that ____21____ him, I pulled out my phone and showed him a few ____22____ of Jay, my new pet rabbit.
“Did mom tell you I got a bunny ” It was an unusual question. To my surprise, my dad’s ____23____ were lifted. “A black bunny!” he called out, getting closer to ____24____ the photos. He wanted to know more. I hurried to find more photos, holding on to this ____25____ opportunity.
I shouldn’t be ____26____ that it was a bunny that broke through the ____27____ between my dad and I. Growing up, we never talked much. ____28____ our time together centered around animals, like catching crayfish at the river and caring for turtles and crabs. ____29____ animals has always been our thing.
A few months later, I came up with more photos and videos of Jay on my laptop so my dad could see them more _____30_____. I had been _____31_____ that his initial interest in Jay was a one-off event, but he _____32_____ up again when I showed him the new stuff.
Our love for animals is the _____33_____ that connects us. There was no _____34_____ to start having deep conversations if that had never been our style, just finding _____35_____ together in a photo of a bunny was enough.
21. A. connects B. comforts C. inspires D. interests
22. A. gifts B. photos C. videos D. posters
23. A. spirits B. feelings C. eyes D. hands
24 A. select B. share C. examine D. deliver
25. A. unexpected B. unfinished C. undoubted D. unlimited
26. A. disappointed B. annoyed C. satisfied D. surprised
27. A. chat B. silence C. bridge D. fog
28. A. Plus B. Thus C. Meanwhile D. Instead
29. A. Respecting B. Loving C. Researching D. Catching
30. A. easily B. frequently C. patiently D. quickly
31. A. pleased B. ashamed C. worried D. discouraged
32. A. cheered B. stood C. gave D. looked
33. A. trick B. chain C. bond D. routine
34. A. need B. help C. harm D. chance
35. A. hope B. joy C. success D. freedom
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. D 28. D 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍作者和父亲通过对动物的热爱将他们二人更加紧密地联系在一起。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了找到他感兴趣的东西，我半心半意地拿出手机，给他看了几张Jay的照片，他是我的新宠物兔子。A. connects联系；B. comforts安慰；C. inspires激励；D. interests使……感兴趣。根据上文“I have been struggling to connect with my dad”可知，作者一直在努力与父亲建立联系，因此为了引起他的兴起，作者给他看兔子的照片。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. gifts礼物；B. photos照片；C. videos视频；D. posters海报。根据下文“I hurried to find more photos”可知，此处是信息词photos的词汇复现。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：令我惊讶的是，我父亲的精神振奋起来。A. spirits精神；B. feelings感情；C. eyes眼睛；D. hands手。根据下文“He wanted to know more.”可知，父亲想了解更多，说明他对兔子感兴趣，他的精神振奋了。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“一只黑兔子!”他喊道，凑近一些仔细看照片。A. select选择；B. share分享；C. examine检查，查看；D. deliver递送。根据上文“I pulled out my phone and showed him a few ____2____ of Jay, my new pet rabbit.”可知，父亲走近一些仔细查看照片。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我赶紧去找更多的照片，抓住这个意想不到的机会。A. unexpected出乎意料的；B. unfinished未完成的；C. undoubted无疑的；D. unlimited没有限制的。根据上文“Recently, I have been struggling to connect with my dad because our conversations have seemed unimportant to him.”和“He wanted to know more.”可知，父亲精神振奋，这是意想不到的机会。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我并不感到惊讶，是一只兔子打破了我和爸爸之间的迷雾。A. disappointed感到失望的；B. annoyed生气的；C. satisfied感到满意的；D. surprised感到惊讶的。根据下文“____8____ our time together centered around animals, like catching crayfish at the river and caring for turtles and crabs.”可知，作者和父亲都对动物感兴趣，因此一只兔子打破了作者和爸爸之间的隔阂，作者并不感到惊讶。故选D。
27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. chat聊天；B. silence沉默；C. bridge桥；D. fog困惑，雾。根据下文“Growing up, we never talked much.”可知，作者和父亲之间没有太多的话，说明他们之间存在困惑、隔阂。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，我们在一起的时间主要围绕着动物，比如在河里抓小龙虾，照顾乌龟和螃蟹。A. Plus加；B. Thus因此；C. Meanwhile同时；D. Instead相反。上文提到“从小到大，我们很少说话。”，下文提到“我们在一起的时间主要围绕着动物，比如在河里抓小龙虾，照顾乌龟和螃蟹。”，上下文之间为转折关系。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：爱动物一直是我们共有的事情。A. Respecting尊重；B. Loving爱；C. Researching研究；D. Catching抓住。根据下文“Our love for animals”可知，作者和父亲都爱动物。故选B。
【30题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：几个月后，我在笔记本电脑上放了更多Jay的照片和视频，这样爸爸就能更容易地看到它们。A. easily容易地；B. frequently频繁地；C. patiently有耐心地；D. quickly迅速地。根据上文““A black bunny!” he called out, getting closer to ____4____ the photos. He wanted to know more.”可知，作者的父亲对Jay是感兴趣的，所以作者准备Jay的照片是为了让父亲更容易看见。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我一直担心他最初对Jay的兴趣是一次性的，但当我给他看新东西时，他又高兴起来了。A. pleased高兴的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. worried担心的；D. discouraged沮丧的。根据下文“his initial interest in Jay was a one-off event”可知，作者之前担心父亲是否对Jay的兴趣是一次性的。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. cheered欢呼；B. stood站立；C. gave给；D. looked看。根据上文“To my surprise, my dad’s ____3____ were lifted.”和“again”可知，此处表示父亲看见Jay的照片再次振作起来。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们对动物的爱是连接我们的纽带。A. trick技巧；B. chain锁链；C. bond纽带；D. routine常规。根据上文“____9____ animals has always been our thing.”可知，对动物的爱是父亲和作者之间的纽带。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果这不是我们的风格，就没有必要开始深入的交谈，只要在一张兔子的照片中找到共同的快乐就足够了。A. need需要；B. help帮助；C. harm伤害；D. chance机会。根据上文“Growing up, we never talked much.”和“Our love for animals is the ____13___ that connects us.”可知，作者和父亲之间话不多，但对动物的爱是他们之间联系的纽带，推断出他们不需要开始深入的对话。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. hope希望；B. joy快乐；C. success成功；D. freedom自由。根据上文“____9____ animals has always been our thing.”可知，爱小动物是作者和父亲之间共有的事情，说明看兔子Jay的照片会给他们带来快乐。故选B。
第二节 单词语法填空(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分，单词限定本学期所学词作)
根据句子结构的语法性，在下面空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中单词的恰当形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为51～60的相应位置。
36. It is no easy thing to get at the meaning of every __________ (习语). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】idiom
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：理解每个习语的意思不是一件容易的事。“习语”应用名词idiom，作介词of的宾语，且空前有every“每个”，可数名词idiom应用单数形式。故填idiom。
37. Chen Wei had his dinner __________ (被打断) when he heard someone screaming. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】interrupted
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：陈伟听到有人尖叫，晚饭被打断了。“打断”用动词interrupt，与宾语his dinner之间为被动关系，所以用过去分词作宾语补足语。根据汉语提示及句意，故填interrupted。
38. How can they __________ (证明……有道理) paying such huge salaries (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】justify
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他们怎么能证明支付这么高的薪水是合理的呢？根据汉语提示“证明……有道理”可知，此处为动词justify，位于情态动词can后面，使用动词原形。故填justify。
39. In time, all of nature joins him in a visual __________ (交响乐). (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】symphony
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：慢慢地，整个大自然都加入了他视觉交响曲。“交响乐”应用名词symphony，作介词in的宾语，且空前有不定冠词a，可数名词symphony应用单数形式。故填symphony。
40. He denied that his country wants to __________ (控制，占领) Europe. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】dominate
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他否认他的国家想要控制欧洲。此处用了动词短语want to do sth.，意为“想要做某事”，空处应用动词原形，结合“his country”和“Europe”可知，“控制，占领”应用动词dominate，表示控制欧洲。故填dominate。
41. ________ (head) eastwards, you will pass the Canadian Rockies. (所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】Heading
【解析】
【详解】考查现在分词。句意：向东出发，你会经过加拿大落基山脉。动词head意为“出发”，和主语you构成主动关系，且和谓语动词之间没有连词，所以应用现在分词作状语。故填Heading。
42. The teacher’s wish is __________ (inspire) students to be creative. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to inspire
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：老师的愿望是激发学生的创造力。句中用不定式作表语，来说明主语的内容。故填to inspire。
43. On Oct 4. Gong Linna and her friends gave a concert, performing __________ (public) the new album at the Divine Music Administration. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】publicly
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：10月4日，龚琳娜和她的朋友们在天坛神乐署举办了一场音乐会，公开表演了新专辑。空处修饰动词performing，需用副词publicly，作状语。故填publicly。
44. According to Lin, the new album is quite different from __________ was presented on Gong’s first album.(用适当的词填空)
【答案】what
【解析】
【详解】考查宾语从句。句意：据林说，新专辑与龚的第一张专辑有很大的不同。引导宾语从句，从句缺少主语，指事物应用what。故填what。
45. The meeting __________ (hold) tomorrow is of great importance. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to be held
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：明天要召开的会议很重要。分析句子结构可知，已有谓语动词is，空处需填非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰名词the meeting，由“tomorrow”可知，此处用动词不定式表将来，the meeting和hold为逻辑动宾关系，需用动词不定式的被动语态。故填to be held。
第四部分 写作(共三节;满分55分)
第一节 句子考查(第61～66小题每空0.5分，第67～68小题每题3分，满分15分)
根据下面各个句子的要求，完成、改写或翻译句子。
46. It took me a long time to __________ __________ __________ __________ (下定决心).(根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. make ②. up ③. my ④. mind
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和非谓语动词。句意：我花了很长时间才下定决心。根据汉语提示“下定决心”可知，此处为固定短语make up one’s mind，结合“me”可知，对应的形容词性物主代词是my，位于动词不定式符号to后面，使用动词原形。故填①make；②up；③my；④mind。
47. My first view of the island from the air __________ __________ __________ __________ (令人惊叹；感到窒息). (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. took ②. my ③. breath ④. away
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：我第一次从空中看到这个岛，就吓得喘不过气来。根据汉语提示可知短语为take one's breath away，根据语境可知为一般过去时。故填took my breath away。
48. ________ ________(与……相反) popular belief, moderate exercise actually decreases your appetite. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. Contrary ②. to
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：与普遍的看法相反，适度的锻炼实际上会降低你的食欲。根据汉语提示“与……相反”可知短语为be contrary to，此处省略be动词，用形容词作状语，句首单词首字母要大写。故填①Contrary②to。
49. The book __________ __________ __________ (为了纪念) those who died in the war had been published. (根据汉语提示完成句子)
【答案】 ①. in ②. memory##honor ③. of
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语。句意：纪念在战争中牺牲的人的书已经出版了。空处是book的后置定语，“为了纪念”应用介词短语in memory of或in honor of。故填①in；②memory/honor；③of。
50. He received a medal ________(为奖赏) his bravery. （根据汉语提示完成句子）
【答案】in reward for##as a reward for
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：他因勇敢而获得奖章。分析句子可知，空格处应填入介词短语作状语。根据提示“为奖赏”可知，此处可用in reward for或者as a reward for意为“作为报答；作为……的奖励”。故填in reward for/as a reward for。
51. The scenery in Guilin is believed to be the best in the world. (同义句改写)
It is __________ __________ the scenery in Guilin is the best in the world.
【答案】 ① believed ②. that
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句。句意：桂林的风景被认为是世界上最好的。将原句中的“is believed to do”结构改写为“It is believed that...”这个固定句型，it为形式主语，that引导主语从句。故填①believed；②that。
52. 这是他第三次呼叫紧急服务。
It was the third time that ____________________.
【答案】he had called emergency services##he had called the emergency service
【解析】
【详解】考查动词、名词短语和时态。对比中英文可知，空处表示“他呼叫紧急服务”，为主语从句的内容，主语“他”用代词he，谓语“呼叫”用动词call，宾语“紧急服务”用名词短语emergency services或the emergency service，且结合“It was the third time”可知，此处是描述过去某一时间前就已经发生或完成了的动作，时态应用过去完成时，谓语需用had done的形式。故填he had called emergency services/the emergency service。
53. He saw the mists rising from the river. He was reduced to tears. (用分词作状语合并句子)
【答案】Seeing the mists rising from the river, he was reduced to tears.
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。原句句意：他看到河上升起了薄雾。他留下了眼泪。根据提示可知，可将“He saw the mists rising from the river.”改为状语，see“看到”和he逻辑上是主动的关系，应用see的现在分词形式。故答案为：Seeing the mists rising from the river, he was reduced to tears。
第二节 应用文写作(满分15分)
54. 假如你是校学生会主席李华，你校邀请了来自国外某著名大学的Smith教授做关于计算机人工智能的报告。作为主持人，你将在报告开始前致辞欢迎。内容包括：
1. 表示感谢；
2. 相关介绍；
3. 对听众的要求。
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
Ladies and gentlemen, today we feel highly privileged to have invited Mr. Smith from Harvard University to deliver a speech on AI development. Mr. Smith is a distinguished professor, who has been engaged in AI research for over two decades and achieved remarkable success in this field.
With the dramatic development of AI, our society is changing at an unprecedented pace. Mr. Smith is to contribute his brand-new perspective on a wide variety of AI’s application in our daily routine, which will absolutely shed new light on our sound understanding in this area. Apart from that, Mr. Smith’s approachable personal trait will grant us an optimal opportunity to interact with him freely when it comes to the “Ask-and-Answer” section. I’m firmly convinced that his speech will benefit us a lot.
Now, let’s give Mr. Smith the warmest round of applause for his speech.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求考生为Smith教授关于计算机人工智能的报告做致辞欢迎，需对教授表示感谢，进行相关介绍，说明对听众的要求。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
荣幸的：privileged→favored, fortunate
取得：achieve→obtain, gain
除了：apart from→aside from, besides
机会：opportunity→chance
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：With the dramatic development of AI, our society is changing at an unprecedented pace.
拓展句：As AI dramatically develops, our society is changing at an unprecedented pace.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Mr. Smith is a distinguished professor, who has been engaged in AI research for over two decades and achieved remarkable success in this field. (运用了who引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] Mr. Smith is to contribute his brand-new perspective on a wide variety of AI’s application in our daily routine, which will absolutely shed new light on our sound understanding in this area. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句)
第三节 读后续写(满分25分)
55. 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。
Jenny was the only child in her family. She had a quarrel with her mother that afternoon and she ran out of the house angrily. She couldn’t help weeping sorrowfully when she thought of the scolding from her mother. Having wandered aimlessly in the street for hours, she felt a little hungry and wished for something to eat. She stood beside a stand for a while, watching the middle-aged seller busy doing his business. However, with no money in hand, she gave a sigh and had to leave. The seller behind the stand noticed the young girl and asked, “Hey, girl, you want to have the noodles ” “Oh, yes, but I don’t have money on me.” she replied.
“That’s nothing. I’ll treat you today,” said the man “Come in.” The seller brought her a bowl of noodles, whose smell was so attractive. As she was eating, Jenny cried silently. “What is it ” asked the man kindly. “Nothing. Actually, I was just touched by your kindness!” said Jenny as she wiped her tears. “Even a stranger on the street will give me a bowl of noodles, while my mother drove me out of the house. She showed no care for me. She is so merciless compared to a stranger!” Hearing the words, the seller smiled, “Girl, do you really think so I only gave you a bowl of noodles and you thanked me a lot. But it is your mother who has raised you since you were a baby. Can you number the times she cooked for you Have you expressed your gratitude to her ” Jenny sat there, speechless and numb with shock: she remembered her mother’s familiar face and weathered hands. “Why didn’t I think of that A bowl of noodles from a stranger made me feel indebted. Why haven’t I thanked my mum for what she has done for me ” On the way home. Jenny made up her mind to make an apology to her mother for her rudeness as soon as she arrived home.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右;
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Nearing the doorway. Jenny took a deep breath.
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A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back.
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【答案】Nearing the doorway, Jenny took a deep breath. When she pushed the door open and entered the house, she found her mother was not in. Tired and sad, she sunk down into the sofa. “ Where could my mother be ” she wondered. “Was she still angry with me ” Again, the scene of the quarrel appeared in her mind. She remembered her rudeness to her mother. Realizing that all the scolding from her mother was due to the fact that her mother really cared a lot about her, she felt rather ashamed, tears rolling down her cheeks.
A gentle touch on her hair called her mind back. She raised her head and saw the familiar face of her mother. “Here you come! I’ve been looking for you,” she said, fatigued but relieved. Jenny couldn’t help throwing herself into her mother’ arms. “Mum, I’m so sorry and thank you for all you have done for me.” she expressed her sincere apology and great gratitude. Hearing this, her mother smiled, patting her back gently. It dawned on Jenny that Mum’s love was invisible and intangible, but always surrounded us.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了珍妮与母亲吵架而离家出走，在感到饥饿而没钱吃饭的时候，一个商贩给了她一碗面条，珍妮非常感动，觉得自己母亲非常的无情不关心她，而商贩的话让珍妮觉得自己对母亲太粗鲁了，于是下定决心回家向母亲道歉的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写
①由第一段首句内容“快到门口时，珍妮深吸了一口气。”可知，第一段可描写Jenny回家后的心理活动。
②由第二段首句内容“她的头发被轻轻地碰了一下，她的思绪又回来了。”可知，第二段可描写Jenny给妈妈道歉，母女俩和好的过程。
2.续写线索：感到疲惫和伤心——想起争吵的场景——意识到妈妈在乎自己——感到惭愧——看见妈妈——扑进妈妈怀里——道歉和感谢——妈妈原谅Jenny
3.词汇激活
行为类
出现在脑海：appear in one’s mind/come to one’s mind
流下：roll down/stream down
意识到：realize/be aware of
表达：express/convey
情绪类
难过的：sad/upset
感谢：thank/appreciate
疲惫的：tired/exhausted
【点睛】[高分句型1]
When she pushed the door open and entered the house, she found her mother was not in.（运用了when引导时间状语从句，省略了that的宾语从句）
[高分句型2]
Realizing that all the scolding from her mother was due to the fact that her mother really cared a lot about her, she felt rather ashamed, tears rolling down her cheeks.（运用了that引导的宾语从句和同位语从句，其中第一个that引导宾语从句，第二个that引导同位语从句，tears rolling down her cheeks为独立主格结构）
