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2023 学年第一学期宁波三锋教研联盟期中联考
高二年级英语学科 试题
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选择题部分
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Who colored the trees in the picture
A. Shelly. B. Louis. C. John.
2.When will the speakers leave for the concert
A. At 5:30 p.m. B. At 5:40 p.m. C. At 5:50 p.m.
3.Why does Helen want to ask for leave
A.She needs to care for a relative.
B.She fell down the stairs.
C.She plans to visit her parents.
4.How does the man sound
A. Unhappy. B. Confused. C. Cheerful.
5.What is the conversation mainly about
A. Married life. B. Future plans. C. Dream schools.
第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，各小题将
给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。
6.What happened to the boy
A. He got lost. B. He was pushed over. C. He was blamed by his parents.
7.What does the woman offer to do for the boy
A. Ring up his father. B. Look for his dog. C. Drive him home.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。
8.Where are most probably the speakers
A. At Toby’s place. B. In a hospital. C. In a company.
9.Who suggested the name Arthur
A. The woman’s sister. B. Tommy. C. The woman.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10.How did the woman know about the sales promotion
A. From the TV. B. From a friend. C. From the newspaper.
11.What day is it today
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
12.What will the man do next
A. Clean his new house. B. Buy a floor lamp. C. Contact his colleague.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13.What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Teammates. C. Family members.
14.What does the woman often do on Sunday afternoons
A. Play video games. B. Do some sports. C. Watch movies.
15.What does the woman advise the man to buy
A. A new phone. B. A baseball bat. C. An alarm clock.
16.What do the speakers mainly talk about
A. How to increase learning efficiency. B. How to improve sleep quality.
C. How to manage screen time.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17.Why did Miriam’s uncle give her some money
A. To pay for her school tuition. B. To celebrate her birthday.
C. To reward her for her kindness.
18.What do we know about the documentary How I Became an Elephant
A. It inspired Miriam and her mother to visit Africa.
B. It tells the abuse of elephants in Thailand.
C. It is about a boy’s campaign to save elephants.
19.How did Miriam collect money to save elephants
A. By teaching people to make clay elephants.
B. By drawing pictures about elephants.
C. By making and selling baked goods.
20.What does Kate Santorineos do
A. She’s a teacher. B. She’s an animal doctor. C. She’s an artist.
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
As one of the world’s most ancient civilizations, China offers wonderful opportunities to explore wonderful relics from its rich past. Here is our pick of the best places to visit in China.
A Tiger Leaping Gorge — Best landscape to hike
One of China’s most famous hiking places, this 22km trail winds through a World Heritage-listed gorge in Yunnan that is one of Asia’s most striking landscapes. Framed by spectacular snow-capped mountains and the scenic Jinshajiang River, it is in depths of 3900m, making it one of the deepest gorges in the world.
B. Zhangjiajie — Best dramatic landscapes
Rising dramatically from the subtropical forests of northwest Hunan, the peak rock formations of Zhangjiajie inspired the scenery in the film Avatar (2009). Take it all in as you walk over a glass-bottom suspension bridge floating 300m above ground. And if that’s not daring enough, you can bungee jump off it too!
C. Shanghai —
Elegant, historic and cosmopolitan — everything you’ve heard about Shanghai is true. Just take a walk through the French Concession or along the Bund and you’ll see for yourself. From the grand display of 1920s architecture and the city’s sophisticated restaurants, Shanghai is past and future China brought to life.
D. Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang — Best Buddhist art
Sitting along the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang is home to one of the world’s most important collections of Buddhist art. Among more than 490 Buddhist caves in the area, the mural (壁画) and statue-filled Mogao Grottoes represent perhaps the top of Buddhist artistry in China.
1. What do Tiger Leaping Gorge and Zhangjiajie have in common
A. They are shot for films. B. They have hiking trails.
C. They have splendid mountains. D. They have extreme sports.
2. Which of the following can be filled in the line
A. Best city for past and future. B. Best dramatic landscapes.
C. Best iconic sight in China. D. Best countryside scenery.
3. What is special about Mogao Grottoes
A. It has the rarest collection of Buddhism. B. It is a religious place to visit.
C. It has over 490 murals and caves. D. It owns sophisticated restaurants.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国四个最佳旅游景点。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据A. Tiger Leaping Gorge — Best landscape to hike(虎跳峡——徒步旅行的最佳景观)中“Framed by spectacular snow-capped mountains and the scenic Jinshajiang River, it is in depths of 3900m, making it one of the deepest gorges in the world. (它被壮观的雪山和风景秀丽的金沙江所环绕，深达3900米，是世界上最深的峡谷之一。)”和B. Zhangjiajie — Best dramatic landscapes(张家界——最具戏剧性的风景)中“Rising dramatically from the subtropical forests of northwest Hunan, the peak rock formations of Zhangjiajie inspired the scenery in the film Avatar (2009). Take it all in as you walk over a glass-bottom suspension bridge floating 300m above ground. And if that’s not daring enough, you can bungee jump off it too!(张家界高耸于湖南西北部的亚热带森林之中，是电影《阿凡达》(2009)的灵感来源。当你走在离地面300米的玻璃吊桥上时，你会领略到这一切。如果这还不够大胆，你还可以蹦极！)”可知，它们都有壮丽的山脉。故选C项。
【2题详解】
主旨大意题。根据C. Shanghai — 中“Elegant, historic and cosmopolitan — everything you’ve heard about Shanghai is true. Just take a walk through the French Concession or along the Bund and you’ll see for yourself. From the grand display of 1920s architecture and the city’s sophisticated restaurants, Shanghai is past and future China brought to life. (优雅、历史悠久、国际化——你所听到的关于上海的一切都是真的。只要穿过法租界或沿着外滩走一走，你就会自己看到。从20世纪20年代建筑的宏伟展示和城市精致的餐厅，上海是过去和未来中国的生活。)”可知，本段谈到了上海是过去和未来的中国生活。A“过去和未来的最佳城市”符合本段主题，故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据D. Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang — Best Buddhist art(敦煌莫高窟——最好的佛教艺术)中“Sitting along the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang is home to one of the world’s most important collections of Buddhist art. Among more than 490 Buddhist caves in the area, the mural (壁画) and statue-filled Mogao Grottoes represent perhaps the top of Buddhist artistry in China. (敦煌坐落在古丝绸之路上，是世界上最重要的佛教艺术收藏品之一。在该地区490多个佛教洞穴中，充满壁画和雕像的莫高窟可能代表了中国佛教艺术的顶峰。)”可知，莫高窟这是一个值得参观的宗教场所。故选B项。
B
In late 2020, Detroit resident Oleita posted a video on Facebook that explained how to make sleeping bags from used potato chips and other snack bags. She could help the city’s homeless people find warmth during cold winters while also giving a second life to chip bags, which aren’t easily recyclable and usually end up in the trash.
Almost immediately after Oleita posted that first call for bags, people took notice. Local businesses offered to serve as collection points, and volunteers raised their hands to get involved.
“We’re all humans who share this planet together, and it’s my duty to make sure the person next to me has access to basic necessities,” says Oleita. “We have a major climate issue happening, and the people who are most influenced are those who are economically poor.”
For most of the Chip Bag Project’s existence, Oleita made sleeping bags all by herself. Now, she has some help. The group operates with a core team of 10 volunteers who do everything from making and delivering the bags to sourcing financial sponsors and doing community outreach.
The road to success has its ups and downs. For a while, the Chip Bag Project operated out of a small space donated by a local business, and the team recently had to leave. Yet they’re not giving up. Instead, the team does everything — including production, back-end business tasks and equipment and supply storage.
Oleita has served as a community organizer for the past decade, and she has experienced homelessness herself. She knew that this project needed to do more than just hand out sleeping bags. “This isn’t just a trash issue; it’s also a climate issue. And it’s not just a climate issue, but a human issue too. I’m always thinking of the world as interconnected — energy is neither created nor destroyed, only transferred.”
4. What made Oleita want to help homeless people
A. Cold winter. B. Polluted environment.
C. Personal experience. D. Social responsibility.
5. What can we know about the project
A. It consists of ten people. B. It is facing low efficiency.
C. It managed to run well. D. It is just about a human issue.
6. Which of the following best describes Oleita
A. Modest. B. Kind-hearted. C. Ambitious. D. Self-motivated.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. A touching story. B. Turning trash into treasure.
C. An accidental post. D. Helping people in need.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Oleita变废为宝，利用用过的旧零食袋制作睡袋，帮助无家可归的人在寒冷的冬天找到温暖的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中Oleita所说“We’re all humans who share this planet together, and it’s my duty to make sure the person next to me has access to basic necessities. (我们都是共同生活在这个星球上的人类，我有责任确保我身边的人能够获得基本的必需品。)”可知，是社会责任让Oleita想要帮助无家可归的人。故选D项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Almost immediately after Oleita posted that first call for bags, people took notice. Local businesses offered to serve as collection points, and volunteers raised their hands to get involved. (在Oleita发布了第一个征集包的帖子后，人们几乎立即注意到了。当地企业主动提出充当收集点，志愿者也举手表示愿意参与其中。)”以及第四段中“Instead, the team does everything — including production, back-end business tasks and equipment and supply storage. (相反，团队包揽一切——包括生产、后端业务任务、设备和供应存储。)”可知，这个项目运行得很好。故选C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题题。根据第一段中“She could help the city’s homeless people find warmth during cold winters while also giving a second life to chip bags, which aren’t easily recyclable and usually end up in the trash. (她可以帮助这个城市无家可归的人在寒冷的冬天找到温暖，同时也给薯片袋第二次生命，这些薯片袋不容易回收，通常会被扔进垃圾桶。)”可知，Oleita是个善良的人，热心帮助穷人并且积极保护环境。故选B项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段“In late 2020, Detroit resident Oleita posted a video on Facebook that explained how to make sleeping bags from used potato chips and other snack bags. She could help the city’s homeless people find warmth during cold winters while also giving a second life to chip bags, which aren’t easily recyclable and usually end up in the trash. (2020年底，底特律居民Oleita在脸书上发布了一段视频，解释了如何用用过的薯片和其他零食袋制作睡袋。她可以帮助这个城市无家可归的人在寒冷的冬天找到温暖，同时也给薯片袋第二次生命，这些薯片袋不容易回收，通常会被扔进垃圾桶。)”可知，本文主要讲述了Oleita变废为宝，利用用过的旧零食袋制作睡袋，帮助无家可归的人在寒冷的冬天找到温暖的故事。故选B项。
C
As the use of AI chatbots increases, people are finding innovative ways to use this technology. And while there are concerns about how AI should be used, there are several sites showing that a chatbot can provide a unique and enriching experience. The Hello History app and Character. AI website both provide this type of experience, by allowing users to engage in conversation with historical figures.
Hello History, which was created by the Swedish company Facing It, has an easy interface that includes the chance to chat with everyone from Sir Isaac Newton to Elvis Presley. Whether asking Marilyn Monroe about her road to success or getting Frida Kahlo’s viewpoint on AI art, the conversations are a fun way to engage with history.
Character AI is a website where you’ll find an even wider range of bots to converse with. There are, of course, all the standard historical figures like Albert Einstein, Napoleon, and Socrates. But living figures ranging from Elon Musk to Billie Eilish are also available. You can even chat with popular cartoon characters or your favorite TV personality. Created by two former Google researchers, Character. AI is trying to build a new — more honest — chatbot. And, as a community-based site, people are able to create their own chatbot characters, each of which is linked back to their profile.
This is certainly just the beginning of how chatbots will start being used in more interesting, innovative ways. These developments seem like positive steps forward at a time when schools are struggling with how to incorporate the technology into their classrooms so that students can converse with the figures they are learning about.
8. What’s Paragraph 1 mainly about
A. New ways to talk with historical figures. B. A big worry about using technology.
C. A recent study of various AI chatbots. D. Benefits from the use of AI chatbots.
9. What can we learn about Hello History and Character. AI
A. Hello History is created in Sweden.
B. Hello History lets us know how stars went to fame.
C. You can only talk with living figures on Character. AI.
D. Google researchers are trying a new way to create Character. AI.
10. What might the author continue talking about
A. More fun ways to use AI chatbots. B. The dilemma faced by schools.
C. Comments from some students. D. Studies of more chatbots.
11. In which column of newspaper can this text probably be found
A. Fashion B. Business C. Education D. Technology
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Hello History应用程序允许用户与历史人物进行对话，以及Character AI可以找到更广泛的机器人交谈。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“As the use of AI chatbots increases, people are finding innovative ways to use this technology. And while there are concerns about how Al should be used, there are several sites showing that a chatbot can provide a unique and enriching experience. The Hello History app and Character. Al website both provide this type of experience, by allowing users to engage in conversation with historical figures.(随着人工智能聊天机器人使用的增加，人们正在寻找创新的方式来使用这项技术。虽然有人担心人工智能应该如何使用，但有几个网站表明，聊天机器人可以提供独特而丰富的体验。Hello History应用程序和字符。所有网站都提供这种体验，允许用户与历史人物进行对话)”可知，第一段的主要内容是与历史人物交谈的新方法。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Whether asking Marilyn Monroe about her road to success or getting Frida Kahlo’s viewpoint on Al art, the conversations are a fun way to engage with history.(无论是询问玛丽莲·梦露的成功之路，还是了解弗里达·卡罗对人工智能艺术的看法，这些对话都是了解历史的一种有趣方式)”可知，Hello History让我们知道明星是如何成名的。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“These developments seem like positive steps forward at a time when schools are struggling with how to incorporate the technology into their classrooms so that students can converse with the figures they are learning about.(这些发展似乎是积极的进步，因为学校正在努力将技术纳入他们的课堂，以便学生可以与他们正在学习的数字交谈)”可推知，作者可能会继续谈论一些学生的评论。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“As the use of AI chatbots increases, people are finding innovative ways to use this technology. And while there are concerns about how Al should be used, there are several sites showing that a chatbot can provide a unique and enriching experience. The Hello History app and Character. Al website both provide this type of experience, by allowing users to engage in conversation with historical figures.(随着人工智能聊天机器人使用的增加，人们正在寻找创新的方式来使用这项技术。虽然有人担心人工智能应该如何使用，但有几个网站表明，聊天机器人可以提供独特而丰富的体验。Hello History应用程序和字符。所有网站都提供这种体验，允许用户与历史人物进行对话)”结合文章主要介绍了Hello History应用程序允许用户与历史人物进行对话，以及Character AI可以找到更广泛的机器人交谈。可推知，文章选自报纸的“科技”专栏。故选D。
D
After a long day at work, it feels so much better to just leave the dirty dishes in the sink — right Don’t just call it laziness: After a long period of thinking hard, we tend to make decisions for relaxing in the short term but are worse overall, which appears to be a biological tool to fight against cognitive fatigue (疲乏), according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
“Influential theories suggested that fatigue, a feeling of being extremely tired, is a sort of illusion cooked up by the brain to make us stop whatever we are doing and turn to a more satisfying activity,” said study author Mathias Pessiglione, Inserm research director at the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris. “Our findings show that cognitive work results in a true functional change, so fatigue would indeed be a signal that makes us stop working, but for a different purpose: to protect the state of brain functioning.”
In the study, 40 people were given either an easy or a hard task that involved telling letters on a screen for more than six hours. Each participant was then offered choices of either an immediately satisfying smaller reward that required less cognitive (认知的) control or one that was higher value in the longer term but involved more cognitive control. Participants who had to think harder for the six-hour task were more likely to take the smaller reward. The researchers found that the harder the participants thought, the higher their levels of glutamate (谷氨酸盐).
After people spend long time thinking hard, the glutamate accumulation (积累) triggers a response in the brain, making it more difficult to use the prefrontal cortex, the area in the brain that allows us to control our thoughts, so that we make choices that are more impulsive (冲动的) than strategic.
If you are about to make an important decision, it’s important to make sure you aren’t too tired, said study author Antonius Wiehler, a cognitive neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at the Paris Brain Institute. But bad news is: It may also be difficult for people to accurately evaluate how fatigued they actually are.
12. What’s the role of fatigue in Paragraph 2
A. It prevents us from cheering up. B. It is a biological controller.
C. It allows brains to function properly. D. It makes us stop working.
13. What’s the author’s purpose in mentioning the experiment in Paragraph 3
A. To explain a rule. B. To make a comparison.
C. To present a fact. D. To clarify a concept.
14. What does “triggers” underlined in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Activate. B. Drive. C. Improve. D. Promote.
15. What’s the text mainly about
A. Fatigue results in damaging effects and keeps us lazier.
B. Our body helps us find a better way to deal with fatigue.
C. We may make worse choices after a day of hard thinking.
D. It’s easier to make strategic decisions after thinking for a long time.
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，长时间思考后，人们更倾向于做短期放松的决定，这是一种生物学工具来对抗认知疲劳。研究表明，认知工作会导致大脑功能发生真正的变化，疲劳确实是一个信号，让我们停止工作，但目的是保护大脑功能状态。研究发现，长时间思考后，大脑中谷氨酸的积累会触发一种反应，使得我们更难使用前额叶皮质，导致我们做出更冲动而非战略性的选择。因此，重要决策前要确保自己没有太疲劳，但人们也可能难以准确评估自己的疲劳程度。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段““Our findings show that cognitive work results in a true functional change, so fatigue would indeed be a signal that makes us stop working, but for a different purpose: to protect the state of brain functioning.”(我们的研究结果表明，认知工作会导致真正的功能变化，因此疲劳确实是让我们停止工作的信号，但目的不同: 保护大脑功能状态。) ”可知，疲劳能使大脑发挥正常功能。故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“In the study, 40 people were given either an easy or a hard task that involved telling letters on a screen for more than six hours. Each participant was then offered choices of either an immediately satisfying smaller reward that required less cognitive (认知的) control or one that was higher value in the longer term but involved more cognitive control. Participants who had to think harder for the six-hour task were more likely to take the smaller reward. The researchers found that the harder the participants thought, the higher their levels of glutamate (谷氨酸盐).(在这项研究中，40人被赋予了一项简单或艰巨的任务，包括在屏幕上讲六个多小时的字母。然后，每个参与者都可以选择一个立即令人满意的、需要较少认知的较小奖励，控制或长期价值较高但涉及更多认知控制的控制。在六小时的任务中必须更加努力思考的参与者更有可能获得较小的奖励。研究人员发现，参与者思考得越艰难，他们的谷氨酸水平就越高.) ”可知，作者在第三段提到这个实验的目的是陈述事实。故选C。
【14题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段“After people spend long time thinking hard, the glutamate accumulation (积累) (人经过长时间的努力思考，谷氨酸积累起来) ”以及“making it more difficult to use the prefrontal cortex, the area in the brain that allows us to control our thoughts, so that we make choices that are more impulsive (冲动的) than strategic.(前额叶皮层是大脑中控制我们思想的区域，因此我们做出的选择更容易冲动，而不是战略性的)”可知，谷氨酸的积累触发对大脑的响应，trigger意为“激发，刺激”。A项：Activate激活。故选A。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“If you are about to make an important decision, it’s important to make sure you aren’t too tired, said study author Antonius Wiehler, a cognitive neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at the Paris Brain Institute. But bad news is: It may also be difficult for people to accurately evaluate how fatigued they actually are.(该研究的作者、巴黎大脑研究所的认知神经科学家和博士后研究员Antonius Wiehler说，如果你即将做出一个重要的决定，确保你不会太累是很重要的。但坏消息是：人们可能也很难准确评估自己的疲劳程度。) ”可知，本文主要说明重要决策前要确保自己没有太疲劳。C选项：We may make worse choices after a day of hard thinking.(经过一天的苦思冥想，我们可能会做出更糟糕的选择)符合题意。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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Getting a cut or a color in a salon can be a transformative experience. When you like what your hairstylist does, it can make you feel refreshed and even build your confidence.____16____. Don’t leave the salon in tears. These expert tips will help you.
●Be honest but kind
More gentle language may help you express yourself.____17____. They’ll likely to ask some clarifying questions that will help you express your true feelings. Chances are the stylist didn’t want you to hate your hair, focus on talking about what you don’t like about the cut or color.
●____18____
I hate it. This is not my style at all. Who would ever want their hair to look like this ! While those may be the thoughts running through your mind, they aren’t helpful. Instead, try to be as specific as you can. For example, “The tone is a little ashy for me,” or “ ____19____.” This will help the stylist understand how they missed the mark.
●Make suggestions if you can
After getting specific about what it is you don’t like, try making suggestions on what could improve it. ____20____, but making a few suggestions can get a conversation going and help you and your stylist work together to figure out a path forward.
A. Get specific
B. Speak out directly
C. But sometimes a bad haircut happens
D. It’s too short to style it the way I imagined
E. No one expects you to have the full answer
F. Think about the reason behind your bad haircut
G. Tell your stylist you are unsure how you feel about the cut
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. A 19. D 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了怎样和理发师沟通以便做出自己满意的发型。
【16题详解】
上文“Getting a cut or a color in a salon can be a transformative experience. When you like what your hairstylist does, it can make you feel refreshed and even build your confidence. (在美容院剪头发或染发是一种改变人生的经历。当你喜欢你的发型师所理的发时，它会让你感到神清气爽，甚至建立你的信心。)”说明发型是很重要的，理发师理得好，自己神清气爽，更加自信，选项C“但有时发型不好也会发生”承接上文，转折语义，发型不好的事情也会发生，引出下文，介绍文章主题。故选C项。
17题详解】
下文“They’ll likely to ask some clarifying questions that will help you express your true feelings. (他们可能会问一些澄清性的问题，帮助你表达自己的真实感受。)”说明理发师会澄清一些问题，帮助你表达自己的感受，选项G“告诉你的发型师你不确定你对这个发型的感觉”引领下文，建议首先告诉理发师你对这个发型的疑虑，和下文是因果关系，所以理发师才会帮助你表达自己的真实感受。故选G项。
【18题详解】
下文“Instead, try to be as specific as you can. (相反，试着尽可能具体。)”等内容说明对自己的发型要求要尽可能的具体，选项A“具体一点”概括本段主题。故选A项。
【19题详解】
上文“Instead, try to be as specific as you can. (相反，试着尽可能具体。)”以及“For example, ‘The tone is a little ashy for me,’ (例如，‘这个色调对我来说有点灰黄’)”说明对自己的发型要求要尽可能的具体，并进行具体举例，选项D “它太短了，不能做成我想象中的样子”是对发型具体要求的另一个举例。故选D项。
【20题详解】
上文“After getting specific about what it is you don’t like, try making suggestions on what could improve it. (在明确你不喜欢的是什么之后，试着提出可以改善它的建议。)”建议提出改善建议，选项E“没有人期望你得到完整的答案”承接上文，说明提出的建议不一定完整，引出下文“but making a few suggestions can get a conversation going and help you and your stylist work together to figure out a path forward(但是提出一些建议可以让对话进行下去，帮助你和你的造型师一起找出前进的道路)”转折语义，说明虽然建议不一定完整，但是可以帮助继续沟通并做得更好。故选E项。
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)
In late October, Mike Coots lost his right leg to a tiger shark while surfing in Kauai. While he was waiting for a wave shortly after dawn, a large shark came right up under Mike and____21____his teeth into Mike’s lower leg. There’d been no____22____, no noise, no splashing (水花), and Mike felt no pain, only huge pressure on his lower body.
As he tried to help himself be free, the shark ____23____ harder, shaking its head back and forth and____24____Mike around like a toy. Mike followed his ____25____: He hit the shark in the face, again and again until the shark ____26____him. As Mike swam back into shore, he realized his lower____27____ leg was gone.
Mike’s friends ____28____to his aid immediately, one of whom made a tourniquet (止血带). The doctors later told Mike that’s probably what kept him alive during the drive to the hospital.
For the next few weeks, Mike spent time with his family and considered the future.____29____Mike was given the OK by his doctors, he did what many of us might consider_____30_____: he started riding the waves again. But Mike was unshaken. _____31_____, he was curious — why was he attacked His_____32_____ led him to research sharks.
His unique situation as a shark survivor empowered him to give sharks a _____33_____. He began working with the government to help pass a ban on shark products. Mike also discovered how much he liked photography, and it has become his_____34_____. As a photographer, he likes using his photos to spread the message about why sharks _____35_____.
21.
A. bit B. shook C. sank D. made
22.
A. movements B. ideas C. signs D. responses
23.
A. sped up B. bit down C. took in D. put off
24.
A. passing B. throwing C. seeing D. hitting
25.
A. belief B. memory C. plan D. heart
26.
A. relieved B. released C. left D. removed
27.
A. right B. hurt C. lame D. crushed
28.
A. rushed B. walked C. escaped D. called
29.
A. If only B. Even though C. The moment D. Just as
30.
A. unreliable B. irresponsible C. indifferent D. unexpected
31
A. Thus B. In addition C. Instead D. What’s more
32.
A. courage B. curiosity C. kindness D. bravery
33.
A. hope B. voice C. test D. future
34.
A. job B. duty C. pride D. ability
35.
A. change B. survive C. grow D. matter
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Mike Coots在冲浪时被虎鲨夺去了右腿，康复之后，又开始冲浪，并且对鲨鱼进行研究，并呼吁保护鲨鱼的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：黎明后不久，当他在等一个浪头时，一条大鲨鱼正好游到迈克的身下，用牙齿叼住了Mike的小腿。A. bit咬；B. shook摇晃；C. sank下沉；D. made制造。根据后文“As he tried to help himself be free, the shark ____3____ harder, shaking its head back and forth and____4____Mike around like a toy.”可知，鲨鱼用牙叼住Mike的小腿，sink his teeth into意为“使牙齿陷（咬）进”。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有任何迹象，没有噪音，没有水花飞溅，迈克也感觉不到疼痛，只是下半身受到了巨大的压力。A. movements动作；B. ideas想法；C. signs标志，迹象；D. responses反应。根据后文“no noise, no splashing(水花), and Mike felt no pain”可知，没有声音，没有水花，说明没有迹象。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：当他试图挣脱时，鲨鱼咬得更狠了，它来回摇着头，把迈克像玩具一样扔来扔去。A. sped up加速；B. bit down咬下；C. took in吸收；D. put off推迟。根据前文“a large shark came right up under Mike and____1____his teeth into Mike’s lower leg”可知，鲨鱼叼住他的小腿，他挣脱时，鲨鱼咬得更狠。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析句意：同上。A. passing通过，转移给；B. throwing投掷，扔；C. seeing看见；D. hitting击打。根据常识和前文“shaking its head back and forth”可知，鲨鱼咬着他来回摇头，把他扔过来扔过去。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mike随心而动：他击打鲨鱼的脸，一次又一次，直到鲨鱼松开他为止。A. belief信仰；B. memory记忆；C. plan计划；D. heart心脏。根据语境、常识和后文“He hit the shark in the face, again and again”可知，Mike处于危险，是自然（随心）反击。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. relieved解除，缓解；B. released松开，释放；C. left离开；D. removed脱掉，去掉。根据语境和前文“He hit the shark in the face, again and again”可知，Mike处于危险，击打鲨鱼一直到鲨鱼松开为止。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当迈克游回岸边时，他意识到他的右腿不见了。A. right右边的，正确的；B. hurt受伤的；C. lame瘸的；D. crushed压碎的。根据文章第一句中“Mike Coots lost his right leg”可知，他的右腿不见了。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mike的朋友们立即跑过去帮助他，其中一个做了止血带。A. rushed冲，冲向；B. walked步行；C. escaped逃跑；D. called呼叫。根据语境和后文“his aid immediately”可知，Mike处于危险中，朋友冲过来营救。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：在迈克被医生准许的那一刻，他做了一件我们很多人可能都想不到的事：他又开始冲浪了。A. If only但愿；B. Even though尽管；C. The moment一……就，那一刻；D. Just as正像。根据后文“Mike was given the OK by his doctors, he did what many of us might consider____10____: he started riding the waves again”可知，是在医生准许的时候，他又开始冲浪了。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. unreliable不可信赖的；B. irresponsible不负责任的；C. indifferent漠不关心的；D. unexpected出乎预料的。根据语境和后文“he started riding the waves again”可知，他又开始冲浪了，这是很多人预想不到的事。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查副词（固定短语）词义辨析。句意：相反，他很好奇——他为什么遭到袭击？ A. Thus因此；B. In addition另外；C. Instead反而；D. What’s more此外。根据后文“he was curious — why was he attacked His____12____ led him to research sharks.”可知，Mike被鲨鱼咬掉小腿，既没有恐惧，也没有痛恨，反倒好奇地研究起鲨鱼来了。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的好奇心促使他研究鲨鱼。A. courage勇气；B. curiosity好奇心；C. kindness善良；D. bravery勇敢。根据前文“he was curious — why was he attacked ”可知，是他的好奇心促使他研究鲨鱼。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名鲨鱼幸存者，他的独特处境使他有能力为鲨鱼发声。A. hope希望；B. voice呼声，发言权；C. test测试；D. future未来。根据后文“He began working with the government to help pass a ban on shark products.”可知，他的处境使他有能力为保护鲨鱼而发声。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Mike也发现他非常喜欢摄影，这已经成为他的工作。A. job工作；B. duty任务；C. pride骄傲；D. ability能力。根据后文“As a photographer”可知，摄影已经成为他的工作，他成了摄影师。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：作为一名摄影师，他喜欢用他的照片来传播信息，说明鲨鱼为什么是重要的。A. change改变；B. survive幸存；C. grow成长；D. matter要紧，有重大影响。根据前文“He began working with the government to help pass a ban on shark products.”可知，Mike呼吁保护鲨鱼，所以他用照片说明鲨鱼为什么是重要的。故选D项。
非选择题部分
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。
China’s second national botanical garden opened on Monday in Guangzhou after the country’s first ____36____(show) in Beijing in April. ____37____ (build) on the current South China Botanical Garden in the eastern part of the city, its ____38____(establish) was approved by the State Council.
With a total area of 333 hectares of exhibition and ____39____(science) research, it is the world’s largest south subtropical ( 亚热带的) botanical garden, as well as one of China’s ____40____ (old) institutions for botanical research and conservation.
It is home ____41____about 17,000 taxa of conservation plants away from their natural habitats, including 643 rare and endangered plants ____42____337 wild plant species on national key protection lists.
So far, 36 species of rare and endangered plants, including Camellia azalea, Michelia guangdongensis and Dunnia sinensis, ____43____ (return) to the wild thanks to the garden.
In the next three to five years____44____national factory off site conservation (迁地保护) center will be established there, to____45____(effect) protect 95 percent of rare and endangered plants in South China.
【答案】36. was shown
37. Built 38. establishment
39. scientific
40. oldest 41. to
42. and 43. have returned
44. a 45. effectively
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了广州的中国第二国家植物园。
【36题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：继中国第一个国家植物园于4月在北京展出后，中国第二个国家植物园于周一在广州开幕。设空处为在after引导的时间状语从句中的谓语，叙述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时，主语为the country’s first(botanical garden)，为单数的形式，结合主谓一致。故填was shown。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：它是由国务院批准成立的，建在现在的华东华南植物园的基础上。设空处在句中作非谓语，和其逻辑主语之间是逻辑的被动关系，应用动词的过去分词的形式作状语。故填Built。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意见上题解析。设空处应用名词的形式作主语，根据谓语动词was，可知主语应为单数的形式。故填establishment。
【39题详解】
考查形容词。句意：它是世界上最大的亚热带植物园，也是中国最古老的植物研究和保护机构之一，展览和科研总面积达333公顷。设空处应用形容词的形式作定语修饰空后的名词，故填scientific。
【40题详解】
考查形容词的最高级。句意见上题解析。One of+最高级+名词复数表示“……其中之一”，故设空处应用形容词的最高级的形式。故填oldest。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：这里有远离自然栖息地的保护植物1.7万余种，其中珍稀濒危植物643种，国家重点保护野生植物337种。固定短语be home to是……的所在地/栖息地。故填to。
【42题详解】
考查连词。句意见上题解析。设空处前的名词plants和空后的名词species并列，表示“而且”应用名词复数的形式。故填and。
【43题详解】
考查动词的时态。句意：到目前为止，有36种珍稀濒危植物，包括山茶杜鹃花、广东含笑和冬青，都在这个花园的帮助下回归了野外。设空处为句子的谓语，根据时间状语so far，可知句子的时态为现在完成时，主语为Michelia guangdongensis and Dunnia sinensis，结合主谓一致，故填have returned。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在未来的三到五年内，一个国家级工厂场外保护中心将在那里建立，以有效地保护中国南方95%的珍稀濒危植物。设空处后为名词单数，表示泛指，设空处应用不定冠词，空后为辅音音素开头的单词，应用a。故填a。
【45题详解】
考查副词。句意见上题解析。设空处应用副词的形式作状语修饰动词，故填effectively。
第四部分写作(共两节, 满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假如你是李华，上周日你校举办了英语节活动。请你向校英文报投稿，介绍此次活动。
要点：
1.活动时间、地点;
2.活动内容(英语歌曲比赛、英语戏曲表演、西方文化讲座等);
3.活动意义。
注意: 1.词数 80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Our School’s English Festival
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 Our School’s English Festival
In order to immerse everyone in the charm of English, our school held an English festival last Sunday, which turned out to be a big hit.
This festival was a feast for ears and eyes as well as minds, which students and teachers were welcomed to participate in. A wide variety of wonderful activities were organized by our school, including English singing competition and drama performances. What impressed us most was a lecture about Western culture delivered by a knowledgeable professor, which enabled us to gain a deeper insight into a different culture.
Overall, the festival was thought highly of by students, which not only fuelled our desire to learn English, but also sparked our way.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。上周日学校举办了英语节活动。要求考生给校英文报投稿，介绍此次活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
魅力：beauty →charm
参加：take part in → participate in
包含：contain →include
比赛：competition →match
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：A wide variety of wonderful activities were organized by our school, including English singing competition and drama performances.
拓展句：A wide variety of wonderful activities were organized by our school, which include English singing competition and drama performances.
【点睛】【高分句型1】In order to immerse everyone in the charm of English, our school held an English festival last Sunday, which turned out to be a big hit.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】What impressed us most was a lecture about Western culture delivered by a knowledgeable professor, which enabled us to gain a deeper insight into a different culture.（运用了what引导的主语从句以及which引导的非限制性的定语从句）
第二节(满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Papa built big houses in faraway places. He came home only once during the Chinese New Year and stayed only three days. It was the days that we anticipated so much. On that day Mama and I would woke up early and waited for Papa at the gateway, with an anxious but light heart.
We waited and waited and it was not until at dusk that I finally noticed a figure from the distance. It’s Papa! He rushed over and swept me up in his arms, prickling (刺;戳) my face with his beard. “Look what I’ve got for you!” Papa rummaged (乱翻) in his big suitcase and took out a gift—ooh, what a pretty hat!
Making sticky rice balls together was a ritual. That night, Papa buried a coin in a sticky rice ball and said, “Whoever finds the coin will have good luck.” That night I lied between Papa and Mama and fell asleep, drowsily hearing them whispering and firecrackers outside, with love and warmth enveloping me.
Early the next morning, Papa fed me sticky rice balls with a spoon. Suddenly, I bit on something hard. “It’s the fortune coin!” I yelled. “Quick, put it in your pocket so the good luck won’t escape!” Mama helped me into a brand-new jacket and we were going New Year Visiting.
On the way, I met my friend Dachun who got a big red envelop from his Papa.“Well, how about this ” I took the coin out of my pocket proudly. “I have a fortune coin! My papa buried it in a sticky rice ball, and I found it!”
On the second day, it snowed really hard! When it finally stopped, Dachun got me to play and we had a snowball fight till it was getting dark. On the way home, I felt inside my pocket and … I couldn’t find the coin! My fortune coin was gone!
I rushed back to the courtyard and searched, but in vain. Where was my fortune coin “Don’t cry, sweetie. I’ll give you another one. Look, it’s exactly the same!” Papa scooped another coin out of his pocket. “I don’t want this one— I want the other one!” I bawled (放声痛哭).
注意：
续写词数应为 150 左右；请按如下格式作答。
In the evening, I crept into bed, miserable (痛苦的).
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That night, I slept very soundly (香甜的) and I knew Dad would leave tomorrow.
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【答案】Possible Version 1
In the evening, I crept into bed, miserable. The fact that I had lost my lucky coin made me shed tears of sadness.Tears blurring my eyes, grief caming in waves, I took off my new Jacket with trembling hands and threw it onto the chair. “Ding……” Suddenly, a ringing sound echoed in the room. It must be the lucky coin. I leapt out of my bed and sprinted to the place where the coin might be. Kneeling, I grobed the floor inch by inch and finally found the little shiny coin. With the coin in hand, all my misery gave way to exilatration, my face glowing with joy.
That night, I slept very soundly and I knew Papa would leave tomorrow. I slept close to Papa and savored the last precious moment we spent together. Early next morning, I woke up and found my mom was packing for Papa. Papa crunched down and scooped me in his arms. I whispered in his ears ,“ Papa, I have a gift for you.” Putting the coin, which was all warm from being held in hand for so long, into my Papa’s coarse hand, I looked at his eyes and said,“Next time you’re back, we can bury it in the sticky rice ball again!” Papa was very quiet. He nodded and held me tight.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，文章主要讲述了作者的父亲一年只有春节回家三天。作者很期待父亲回来。这次父亲回来了，将一枚硬币包在粘饭团，谁吃到粘饭团谁就是幸运的。作者吃到了硬币很高兴。春节期间，作者遇到朋友大春。作者给他看硬币。但是后来找不到硬币了很着急。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“晚上，我爬上床，痛苦不堪。”可知，第一段可描写作者丢失硬币很难过以及发现硬币的兴奋和开心。
②由第二段首句内容“那天晚上，我睡得很香，我知道爸爸明天就要走了。”可知，第二段可描写作者很珍惜和爸爸在一起的时刻，把幸运硬币送给爸爸并和爸爸约定再次包糯米团放幸运硬币。
2.续写线索：丢失硬币——失而复得——非常开心——送给爸爸礼物——约定——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①脱下：take off / unfix
②.看：look at/ observe/see
③.扔掉：throw/ discard
情绪类
①.悲伤：sadness /be sad/sorrow
②.开心：joy /happy
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. The fact that I had lost my lucky coin made me shed tears of sadness.（由连接词that引导的同位语从句）
[高分句型2]. I leapt out of my bed and sprinted to the place where the coin might be（由关系代词where引导的限制性定语从句）
听力答案：1~5 ACAAB 6~10 CABAB 11~15 BCABC 16~20 CBBCC绝密★考试结束前
2023 学年第一学期宁波三锋教研联盟期中联考
高二年级英语学科 试题
考生须知：
1.本卷共 8 页满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。
2.答题前，在答题卷指定区域填写班级、姓名、考场号、座位号及准考证号并填涂相应数字。
3.所有答案必须写在答题纸上，写在试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，只需上交答题纸。
选择题部分
第一部分听力 (共两节，满分 30 分)
第一节(共 5 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1.Who colored the trees in the picture
A. Shelly. B. Louis. C. John.
2When will the speakers leave for the concert
A. At 5:30 p.m. B. At 5:40 p.m. C. At 5:50 p.m.
3.Why does Helen want to ask for leave
A.She needs to care for a relative.
B.She fell down the stairs.
C.She plans to visit her parents.
4.How does the man sound
A. Unhappy. B. Confused. C. Cheerful.
5.What is the conversation mainly about
A. Married life. B. Future plans. C. Dream schools.
第二节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分)
听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟;听完后，各小题将
给出 5 秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段对话，回答第 6 至第 7 两个小题。
6.What happened to the boy
A He got lost. B. He was pushed over. C. He was blamed by his parents.
7.What does the woman offer to do for the boy
A. Ring up his father. B. Look for his dog. C. Drive him home.
听下面一段对话，回答第 8 至第 9 两个小题。
8.Where are most probably the speakers
A. At Toby’s place. B. In a hospital. C. In a company.
9.Who suggested the name Arthur
A. The woman’s sister. B. Tommy. C. The woman.
听下面一段对话，回答第 10 至第 12 三个小题。
10.How did the woman know about the sales promotion
A. From the TV. B. From a friend. C. From the newspaper.
11.What day is it today
A. Wednesday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
12.What will the man do next
A Clean his new house. B. Buy a floor lamp. C. Contact his colleague.
听下面一段对话，回答第 13 至第 16 四个小题。
13.What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Teammates. C. Family members.
14.What does the woman often do on Sunday afternoons
A. Play video games. B. Do some sports. C. Watch movies.
15.What does the woman advise the man to buy
A. A new phone. B. A baseball bat. C. An alarm clock.
16.What do the speakers mainly talk about
A. How to increase learning efficiency. B. How to improve sleep quality.
C. How to manage screen time.
听下面一段独白，回答第 17 至第 20 四个小题。
17.Why did Miriam’s uncle give her some money
A. To pay for her school tuition. B. To celebrate her birthday.
C. To reward her for her kindness.
18.What do we know about the documentary How I Became an Elephant
A. It inspired Miriam and her mother to visit Africa.
B. It tells the abuse of elephants in Thailand.
C. It is about a boy’s campaign to save elephants.
19.How did Miriam collect money to save elephants
A. By teaching people to make clay elephants.
B. By drawing pictures about elephants.
C. By making and selling baked goods.
20.What does Kate Santorineos do
A. She’s a teacher. B. She’s an animal doctor. C. She’s an artist.
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
As one of the world’s most ancient civilizations, China offers wonderful opportunities to explore wonderful relics from its rich past. Here is our pick of the best places to visit in China.
A. Tiger Leaping Gorge — Best landscape to hike
One of China’s most famous hiking places, this 22km trail winds through a World Heritage-listed gorge in Yunnan that is one of Asia’s most striking landscapes. Framed by spectacular snow-capped mountains and the scenic Jinshajiang River, it is in depths of 3900m, making it one of the deepest gorges in the world.
B. Zhangjiajie — Best dramatic landscapes
Rising dramatically from the subtropical forests of northwest Hunan, the peak rock formations of Zhangjiajie inspired the scenery in the film Avatar (2009). Take it all in as you walk over a glass-bottom suspension bridge floating 300m above ground. And if that’s not daring enough, you can bungee jump off it too!
C. Shanghai —
Elegant, historic and cosmopolitan — everything you’ve heard about Shanghai is true. Just take a walk through the French Concession or along the Bund and you’ll see for yourself. From the grand display of 1920s architecture and the city’s sophisticated restaurants, Shanghai is past and future China brought to life.
D. Mogao Grottoes, Dunhuang — Best Buddhist art
Sitting along the ancient Silk Road, Dunhuang is home to one of the world’s most important collections of Buddhist art. Among more than 490 Buddhist caves in the area, the mural (壁画) and statue-filled Mogao Grottoes represent perhaps the top of Buddhist artistry in China.
1. What do Tiger Leaping Gorge and Zhangjiajie have in common
A. They are shot for films. B. They have hiking trails.
C. They have splendid mountains. D. They have extreme sports.
2. Which of the following can be filled in the line
A. Best city for past and future. B. Best dramatic landscapes.
C. Best iconic sight in China. D. Best countryside scenery.
3. What is special about Mogao Grottoes
A. It has the rarest collection of Buddhism. B. It is a religious place to visit.
C. It has over 490 murals and caves. D. It owns sophisticated restaurants.
B
In late 2020, Detroit resident Oleita posted a video on Facebook that explained how to make sleeping bags from used potato chips and other snack bags. She could help the city’s homeless people find warmth during cold winters while also giving a second life to chip bags, which aren’t easily recyclable and usually end up in the trash.
Almost immediately after Oleita posted that first call for bags, people took notice. Local businesses offered to serve as collection points, and volunteers raised their hands to get involved.
“We’re all humans who share this planet together, and it’s my duty to make sure the person next to me has access to basic necessities,” says Oleita. “We have a major climate issue happening, and the people who are most influenced are those who are economically poor.”
For most of the Chip Bag Project’s existence, Oleita made sleeping bags all by herself. Now, she has some help. The group operates with a core team of 10 volunteers who do everything from making and delivering the bags to sourcing financial sponsors and doing community outreach.
The road to success has its ups and downs. For a while, the Chip Bag Project operated out of a small space donated by a local business, and the team recently had to leave. Yet they’re not giving up. Instead, the team does everything — including production, back-end business tasks and equipment and supply storage.
Oleita has served as a community organizer for the past decade, and she has experienced homelessness herself. She knew that this project needed to do more than just hand out sleeping bags. “This isn’t just a trash issue; it’s also a climate issue. And it’s not just a climate issue, but a human issue too. I’m always thinking of the world as interconnected — energy is neither created nor destroyed, only transferred.”
4. What made Oleita want to help homeless people
A. Cold winter. B. Polluted environment.
C. Personal experience. D. Social responsibility.
5. What can we know about the project
A. It consists of ten people. B. It is facing low efficiency.
C. It managed to run well. D. It is just about a human issue.
6. Which of the following best describes Oleita
A. Modest. B. Kind-hearted. C. Ambitious. D. Self-motivated.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. A touching story. B. Turning trash into treasure.
C. An accidental post. D. Helping people in need.
C
As the use of AI chatbots increases, people are finding innovative ways to use this technology. And while there are concerns about how AI should be used, there are several sites showing that a chatbot can provide a unique and enriching experience. The Hello History app and Character. AI website both provide this type of experience, by allowing users to engage in conversation with historical figures.
Hello History, which was created by the Swedish company Facing It, has an easy interface that includes the chance to chat with everyone from Sir Isaac Newton to Elvis Presley. Whether asking Marilyn Monroe about her road to success or getting Frida Kahlo’s viewpoint on AI art, the conversations are a fun way to engage with history.
Character AI is a website where you’ll find an even wider range of bots to converse with. There are, of course, all the standard historical figures like Albert Einstein, Napoleon, and Socrates. But living figures ranging from Elon Musk to Billie Eilish are also available. You can even chat with popular cartoon characters or your favorite TV personality. Created by two former Google researchers, Character. AI is trying to build a new — more honest — chatbot. And, as a community-based site, people are able to create their own chatbot characters, each of which is linked back to their profile.
This is certainly just the beginning of how chatbots will start being used in more interesting, innovative ways. These developments seem like positive steps forward at a time when schools are struggling with how to incorporate the technology into their classrooms so that students can converse with the figures they are learning about.
8. What’s Paragraph 1 mainly about
A. New ways to talk with historical figures. B. A big worry about using technology.
C. A recent study of various AI chatbots. D. Benefits from the use of AI chatbots.
9. What can we learn about Hello History and Character. AI
A. Hello History is created in Sweden.
B. Hello History lets us know how stars went to fame.
C. You can only talk with living figures on Character. AI.
D. Google researchers are trying a new way to create Character. AI.
10. What might the author continue talking about
A. More fun ways to use AI chatbots. B. The dilemma faced by schools.
C. Comments from some students. D. Studies of more chatbots.
11. In which column of newspaper can this text probably be found
A. Fashion B. Business C. Education D. Technology
D
After a long day at work, it feels so much better to just leave the dirty dishes in the sink — right Don’t just call it laziness: After a long period of thinking hard, we tend to make decisions for relaxing in the short term but are worse overall, which appears to be a biological tool to fight against cognitive fatigue (疲乏), according to a new study published Thursday in the journal Current Biology.
“Influential theories suggested that fatigue, a feeling of being extremely tired, is a sort of illusion cooked up by the brain to make us stop whatever we are doing and turn to a more satisfying activity,” said study author Mathias Pessiglione, Inserm research director at the Brain and Spine Institute in Paris. “Our findings show that cognitive work results in a true functional change, so fatigue would indeed be a signal that makes us stop working, but for a different purpose: to protect the state of brain functioning.”
In the study, 40 people were given either an easy or a hard task that involved telling letters on a screen for more than six hours. Each participant was then offered choices of either an immediately satisfying smaller reward that required less cognitive (认知的) control or one that was higher value in the longer term but involved more cognitive control. Participants who had to think harder for the six-hour task were more likely to take the smaller reward. The researchers found that the harder the participants thought, the higher their levels of glutamate (谷氨酸盐).
After people spend long time thinking hard, the glutamate accumulation (积累) triggers a response in the brain, making it more difficult to use the prefrontal cortex, the area in the brain that allows us to control our thoughts, so that we make choices that are more impulsive (冲动的) than strategic.
If you are about to make an important decision, it’s important to make sure you aren’t too tired, said study author Antonius Wiehler, a cognitive neuroscientist and postdoctoral researcher at the Paris Brain Institute. But bad news is: It may also be difficult for people to accurately evaluate how fatigued they actually are.
12. What’s the role of fatigue in Paragraph 2
A. It prevents us from cheering up. B. It is a biological controller.
C It allows brains to function properly. D. It makes us stop working.
13. What’s the author’s purpose in mentioning the experiment in Paragraph 3
A. To explain a rule. B. To make a comparison.
C. To present a fact. D. To clarify a concept.
14. What does “triggers” underlined in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Activate. B. Drive. C. Improve. D. Promote.
15. What’s the text mainly about
A. Fatigue results in damaging effects and keeps us lazier.
B. Our body helps us find a better way to deal with fatigue.
C. We may make worse choices after a day of hard thinking.
D. It’s easier to make strategic decisions after thinking for a long time.
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。
Getting a cut or a color in a salon can be a transformative experience. When you like what your hairstylist does, it can make you feel refreshed and even build your confidence.____16____. Don’t leave the salon in tears. These expert tips will help you.
●Be honest but kind
More gentle language may help you express yourself.____17____. They’ll likely to ask some clarifying questions that will help you express your true feelings. Chances are the stylist didn’t want you to hate your hair, focus on talking about what you don’t like about the cut or color.
●____18____
I hate it. This is not my style at all. Who would ever want their hair to look like this ! While those may be the thoughts running through your mind, they aren’t helpful. Instead, try to be as specific as you can. For example, “The tone is a little ashy for me,” or “ ____19____.” This will help the stylist understand how they missed the mark.
●Make suggestions if you can
After getting specific about what it is you don’t like, try making suggestions on what could improve it. ____20____, but making a few suggestions can get a conversation going and help you and your stylist work together to figure out a path forward.
A. Get specific
B. Speak out directly
C. But sometimes a bad haircut happens
D. It’s too short to style it the way I imagined
E. No one expects you to have the full answer
F. Think about the reason behind your bad haircut
G. Tell your stylist you are unsure how you feel about the cut
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)
In late October, Mike Coots lost his right leg to a tiger shark while surfing in Kauai. While he was waiting for a wave shortly after dawn, a large shark came right up under Mike and____21____his teeth into Mike’s lower leg. There’d been no____22____, no noise, no splashing (水花), and Mike felt no pain, only huge pressure on his lower body.
As he tried to help himself be free, the shark ____23____ harder, shaking its head back and forth and____24____Mike around like a toy. Mike followed his ____25____: He hit the shark in the face, again and again until the shark ____26____him. As Mike swam back into shore, he realized his lower____27____ leg was gone.
Mike’s friends ____28____to his aid immediately, one of whom made a tourniquet (止血带). The doctors later told Mike that’s probably what kept him alive during the drive to the hospital.
For the next few weeks, Mike spent time with his family and considered the future.____29____Mike was given the OK by his doctors, he did what many of us might consider_____30_____: he started riding the waves again. But Mike was unshaken. _____31_____, he was curious — why was he attacked His_____32_____ led him to research sharks.
His unique situation as a shark survivor empowered him to give sharks a _____33_____. He began working with the government to help pass a ban on shark products. Mike also discovered how much he liked photography, and it has become his_____34_____. As a photographer, he likes using his photos to spread the message about why sharks _____35_____.
21.
A. bit B. shook C. sank D. made
22.
A. movements B. ideas C. signs D. responses
23.
A. sped up B. bit down C. took in D. put off
24.
A. passing B. throwing C. seeing D. hitting
25.
A. belief B. memory C. plan D. heart
26.
A. relieved B. released C. left D. removed
27.
A. right B. hurt C. lame D. crushed
28.
A. rushed B. walked C. escaped D. called
29.
A. If only B. Even though C. The moment D. Just as
30.
A. unreliable B. irresponsible C. indifferent D. unexpected
31.
A. Thus B. In addition C. Instead D. What’s more
32.
A. courage B. curiosity C. kindness D. bravery
33.
A. hope B. voice C. test D. future
34.
A. job B. duty C. pride D. ability
35.
A. change B. survive C. grow D. matter
非选择题部分
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。
China’s second national botanical garden opened on Monday in Guangzhou after the country’s first ____36____(show) in Beijing in April. ____37____ (build) on the current South China Botanical Garden in the eastern part of the city its ____38____(establish) was approved by the State Council.
With a total area of 333 hectares of exhibition and ____39____(science) research, it is the world’s largest south subtropical ( 亚热带的) botanical garden, as well as one of China’s ____40____ (old) institutions for botanical research and conservation.
It is home ____41____about 17,000 taxa of conservation plants away from their natural habitats, including 643 rare and endangered plants ____42____337 wild plant species on national key protection lists.
So far, 36 species of rare and endangered plants, including Camellia azalea, Michelia guangdongensis and Dunnia sinensis, ____43____ (return) to the wild thanks to the garden.
In the next three to five years,____44____national factory off site conservation (迁地保护) center will be established there, to____45____(effect) protect 95 percent of rare and endangered plants in South China.
第四部分写作(共两节, 满分 40 分) 第一节(满分 15 分)
46. 假如你是李华，上周日你校举办了英语节活动。请你向校英文报投稿，介绍此次活动。
要点：
1.活动时间、地点;
2.活动内容(英语歌曲比赛、英语戏曲表演、西方文化讲座等);
3.活动意义。
注意: 1.词数 80 左右;
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Our School’s English Festival
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第二节(满分 25 分)
47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Papa built big houses in faraway places. He came home only once during the Chinese New Year and stayed only three days. It was the days that we anticipated so much. On that day Mama and I would woke up early and waited for Papa at the gateway, with an anxious but light heart.
We waited and waited and it was not until at dusk that I finally noticed a figure from the distance. It’s Papa! He rushed over and swept me up in his arms, prickling (刺;戳) my face with his beard. “Look what I’ve got for you!” Papa rummaged (乱翻) in his big suitcase and took out a gift—ooh, what a pretty hat!
Making sticky rice balls together was a ritual. That night, Papa buried a coin in a sticky rice ball and said, “Whoever finds the coin will have good luck.” That night I lied between Papa and Mama and fell asleep, drowsily hearing them whispering and firecrackers outside, with love and warmth enveloping me.
Early the next morning, Papa fed me sticky rice balls with a spoon. Suddenly, I bit on something hard. “It’s the fortune coin!” I yelled. “Quick, put it in your pocket so the good luck won’t escape!” Mama helped me into a brand-new jacket and we were going New Year Visiting.
On the way, I met my friend Dachun who got a big red envelop from his Papa.“Well, how about this ” I took the coin out of my pocket proudly. “I have a fortune coin! My papa buried it in a sticky rice ball, and I found it!”
On the second day, it snowed really hard! When it finally stopped, Dachun got me to play and we had a snowball fight till it was getting dark. On the way home, I felt inside my pocket and … I couldn’t find the coin! My fortune coin was gone!
I rushed back to the courtyard and searched, but in vain. Where was my fortune coin “Don’t cry, sweetie. I’ll give you another one. Look, it’s exactly the same!” Papa scooped another coin out of his pocket. “I don’t want this one— I want the other one!” I bawled (放声痛哭).
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In the evening, I crept into bed, miserable (痛苦的).
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That night, I slept very soundly (香甜的) and I knew Dad would leave tomorrow.
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