哈师大附中2023—2024学年度高二上学期期中考试
英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
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What did Fred have for breakfast today
A. Bread and an egg. B. Bread and an apple. C. A banana and an apple.
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What does the woman think of herself
A. Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Confident.
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When will the woman meet the man
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:30.
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What may cause the woman trouble
A. Missing a class. B. Having dinner outside. C. Getting back home too late.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. A teacher. B. A task. C. A movie.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What do the speakers both agree
A. It was an enjoyable evening.
B. They had an expensive meal.
C. The food was very delicious.
7. What does the man think of the music
A. Relaxing. B. Embarrassing. C. Special.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What kind of people does London Week need
A. Advertisers. B. Reporters. C. Sales representatives.
9. How much did Lisa earn monthly in her last job
A. 2,500 pounds. B. 3,000 pounds. C. 3,500 pounds.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. Why does the woman talk to the man
A. To ask for his help. B. To invite him to the music festival. C. To introduce a folk band to him.
11. When will the speakers go to get tickets
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
12. What is the most important for the speakers to get tickets
A. Arriving by 6:00 a.m. B. Taking something to sit on. C. Lining up in the park.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Who is the woman staying with now
A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her sister.
14. What will the man do in the evening
A. Visit the woman. B. Work on his project. C. Stay with his relatives.
15. How will the man go to the woman’s house
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car.
16. When does the conversation take place
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. Where is Coopers
A. On the edge of town. B. Behind a market. C. Near the college.
18. What is the good point about Shopsmart
A. The price. B. The position. C. Transport.
19. What can people buy in Mass
A. Fruit and vegetables. B. Files and pens. C. Souvenirs.
20. What do we know about the museum in Newtown
A. It has its own shop. B. It is closed on Sunday. C. It provides parking spaces.
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）
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Whether you’re after a quiet beach holiday or an adventure-packed trip, with over 700 islands and 30 territories, the Caribbean offers many choices. Here we will provide practical tips to help you plan your dream Caribbean vacation.
Choosing the Best Time to Visit
Generally speaking, the Caribbean has a tropical climate with hot and humid weather year-round. Hurricanes are common during the summer months, so it’s advised to avoid travel during this season if possible. The best time to visit typically starts in November and runs through April. Be sure to check local weather forecasts before your trip.
Experiencing the Local Culture
The Caribbean is home to a variety of cultures. The local culture is a key part of the Caribbean experience, so make sure to soak up as much as you can. Visit museums and historical sites to get a deeper understanding of the local heritage, or explore local festivals for a display of music, dance, and art. Moreover, the people of the Caribbean are well known for their friendliness, so don’t be afraid to strike up a conversation.
Planning Your Activities
Whether you’re into diving hiking, shopping, or simply lying on the beach, you will be able to pick between endless activities. Besides, you can try your hand at deep-sea fishing, horseback riding, or even bungee jumping. If you’re looking for something more laid back, take a guided tour of the island’s botanical gardens or explorer its national parks. Whatever you decide to do, be sure to review safety guidelines and pack all the necessary equipment before your adventure.
In conclusion, the Caribbean offers a diverse travel experience that caters to different preferences and budgets. With careful planning and a bit of research, you can plan a vacation that is truly unforgettable. So don’t wait — start planning your dream Caribbean trip today!
21. Which month is the best time to visit the Caribbean
A. July. B. December. C. August. D. June.
22. What is known about the Caribbean experience
A. Visitors can experience different cultures and activities.
B. Visitors can have the opportunity to play local music.
C. Visitors have to be concerned about the safety of accommodation.
D. Deep-sea fishing is not allowed for the reason of ocean protection.
23. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A fashion magazine. B. A shopping guide.
C. A geography textbook. D. A travel brochure.
B
It was a sunny afternoon in June of 2022 when 20-year-old Anthony Perry stepped off the train at Chicago’s 69th Street station. On the platform, two men were fighting bitterly. Then the unthinkable happened: the pair fell over the edge and onto the tracks. One man ended up on his back. Suddenly, he started convulsing (抽搐) unnaturally. He had fallen on the third rail, the conduit (导线管) for the 600 volts of electricity that powers Chicago’s L trains. The aggressor leaped backward, bounded back up onto the platform and disappeared.
Perry couldn’t just stand there and watch. He sat at the edge of the platform and eased himself down. He took a few quick bounds and approached the victim. The guy looked dead, his body still moving violently as the electricity pulsed (搏动). Gathering up his courage, Perry reached down and grasped the victim’s wrist. Instantly, he felt a blast of electric shock shoot through his body. Perry shrank and jumped back. He reached down a second time, and was shocked again. But the third time he seized the man’s wrist and forearm and, braving the shock, pulled with all his strength. The guy’s body slid briefly along the third rail, coming to rest on the gravel on the outer edge of the tracks.
The man was breathing, but irregularly. Something wasn’t right. “Give him chest compressions (按压)!” yelled a woman. Perry was no expert, but for a few moments he worked on the man’s heart until the victim began convulsing. Then he heard a sudden noise behind him — medical workers and firefighters had arrived. Perry let the professionals take over. His heart still racing from the electric shocks, he climbed back up onto the platform, grabbed his things and headed home.
The evening news reported the incident. After a friend outed him to the media, Perry became the toast of Chicago. Perry was then recruited by the Chicago Fire Department and is now training to be an emergency medical technician.
24. What made the rescue of the victim particularly difficult
A. The man had lost his consciousness.
B. The victim lay injured on top of a track.
C. The rescuer was at risk of an electric shock.
D. The electricity powering trains was hard to cut off.
25. What can be inferred about Perry according to paragraphs 3—4
A. He had received professional first aid training.
B. The local newspaper interviewed him on the spot.
C. His chest compressions played a key role in saving life.
D. His heart beat fast because of nervousness and tiredness.
26. What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean
A. Perry landed a job in the Fire Department.
B. The city of Chicago awarded Perry a prize.
C People in Chicago toasted Perry for his brave deeds.
D. Perry got popular and greatly admired in Chicago.
27. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the text
A. To credit a hero with saving a victim’s life.
B. To highlight Perry’s courage in stopping a fight.
C. To stress the importance of calmness in rescue work.
D. To display people’s cooperation in assisting the victim.
C
Mining rare-earth (稀土) elements (REEs) has long been considered a dirty business, as it can lead to water and soil pollution, but a new technology developed by Chinese scientists may change the trend, offering a greener alternative for the industry.
REEs, especially heavy ones, are an essential part of many high-tech devices, from the engines of electric cars and smartphones, to LED lights. More than 90% of the global heavy REF demand is sourced from ion-adsorption deposits (离子吸附沉积物), which form within weathering erasts (硬壳). However, conventional mining applies overmuch usage of chemical agents to recover REEs front these deposits, not only exhibiting low efficiency but also polluting the environment.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry proposed a new approach in the journal Nature Sustainability earlier this month, showing that employing electrokinetic mining techniques to extract (提取) REEs from weathering crusts can be both clean and efficient. Using this approach, researchers generated an electric field by putting electrodes (电极) on the top and bottom of a volume of soil. The electrokinetic effect can speed up the migration of REEs, reducing the need for harmful chemical agents.
To evaluate the practicality of the new method, they carried out several experiments of different scales. Results suggested that the new method outperformed traditional mining techniques. For instance, the scaled-up experiments achieved a recovery efficiency of 96% within 67 hours by using electrokinetics. Using the conventional technique, it was only 62% at 130 hours.
The difference between the impact of the old and the new approaches was even more significant in an on-site field test: Using electrokinetics can achieve a recovery efficiency higher than 90%, an 80% decrease in polluting agent usage and a 70% reduction in impurity.
The study confirmed that this novel electrokinetic technology enabled green, efficient and selective recovery of REEs. Researchers also noted that the new method has great potential for use in the mining of other critical metals under conditions in which the metals exist in ionic states.
28. Why is the new technology referred to as a “greener alternative” for REE mining
A. It is based on cleaner energy.
B. It achieves a higher recovery efficiency.
C. It recovers REEs from weathering crusts.
D. It depends less on the use of chemical agents.
29. How does the author present the practicality of the new technology
A. By analyzing causes. B. By listing examples.
C. By providing test results. D. By giving instructions.
30. What can we know about the new technology
A. It contributes to the extraction of purer REEs.
B. It causes REEs to be mined at a higher cost.
C. It is widely adopted in mining critical metals.
D. It frees REE mining of the impact on nature.
31 What is the text mainly about
A A new technology with great potential in mining metals.
B. A greener REE mining technology with higher efficiency.
C. The difficulties in mining REEs from ion-adsorption deposits.
D. The differences between conventional and new REE mining methods.
D
The first time you start to read a poem, you must relax and read through it without concentrating on its meaning. Imagine you are meeting a person for the first time. You will just observe him and listen to his voice, as well as watch his shapes or movements, but you have not yet known what he is all about. Likewise, you may enjoy the sound, rhythms, or wording, and form some first impressions about a poem.
On your second reading, you should concentrate more on the general meaning of the poem. This time, you will want to compare your feelings about the poem by now with how you felt before. Are they the same What is different and why
Your third reading will focus more on details: the words, phrases, or images. Looking up any unfamiliar words in a dictionary so that you can gain a more accurate understanding. Using the example given above about meeting someone, his image will change gradually and slightly as you meet and learn more about him. Therefore, in your additional readings, it is a good idea to compare your understanding each time with the understanding before.
A helpful approach to further understanding a poem is to summarize it in your own pare your version of understanding with those of others reading the same poem, and listen to how they form such opinions. Remember, however, that there is no exact or right meaning for a poem, as most poets have admitted they themselves are not exactly sure what they meant when writing certain lines or phrases; they have even been heard to say on occasion that sometimes words just seem to “drop from heaven” and land on the page. That is what awakening the imagination is all about. If you are lucky, and if you practice enough, magical things may happen when you write and you may be able to produce a beautiful poem or other work of art yourself.
32. Why does the author give the example of “meeting a person”
A. To arouse readers’ interest B. To support his argument
C. To offer some advice D. To interpret his point
33. What will you gain from the third reading of a poem
A. General meaning. B. Rhythm beauty.
C. Deeper meaning. D. Poetic structure.
34. What does the underlined word “ that ” refer to
A. Poets themselves don’t understand their poems.
B. Beautiful poems drop from heaven occasionally.
C. Poetic meanings are open to different explanations.
D. Writing a summary helps understand a poem.
35. What can we conclude from the last paragraph
A. Inspiration and hard work help create great poems.
B. Poetry is an expression of one’s will in words.
C. Practice and patience make a man perfect.
D. Luck marches with those who give their very best.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。
Try to picture the world before refrigerators. That may be difficult! ____36____ They may also help store leftovers there after dinner. Yes, life today would be quite different without refrigerators. How did people keep their food fresh before these machines were around
____37____ In cold areas, ancient people could freeze their food. They could then store it in ice and snow. Warmer places allowed for drying food in sunlight. Experts say these early practices gave people the option to settle and form communities.
One advanced method of food storage arose in Persia around 400 BC. People there stored food in structures called Yakhchal, which were buildings made from mud brick to keep ice frozen during even the warmest summer months. During the Middle Ages, people stored meat by salting or smoking it. ____38____ These foods could then be stored in cool places, like caves, allowing people to save food for difficult times.
Later, buildings called ice houses or ice pits were built upon the idea of the Yakhchal. Such ice houses were very common by the 1800s. At the end of the 19th century, many people kept their food fresh in iceboxes made of wood. ____39____ Ice delivery businesses grew with more homes requiring ice to store food.
By the 1930s, many people were using electric refrigerators to keep food fresh. ____40____ Many refrigerators today come with built-in ice makers. Some people even choose smart refrigerators that can help them with meal plans and grocery shopping.
A. They would also dry many foods, including grains.
B. These containers held large blocks of ice to keep food cool.
C. No one knows for sure how people first learned to store food.
D. After all, kids today are used to grabbing a snack from the fridge after school.
E. Since then, growth in technology has led these machines to become more advanced.
F. With no means to store food, ancient people often went hungry or even died.
G. Actually, people found different ways to keep their food fresh thousands of years ago.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
When I was a child, my family went to the beach often. However, we ____41____ played in the sand or swam in the ocean. Nature was to be ____42____ far away, with the car windscreen in between. We would wave to the sea from our ____43____, watch the sunset and drive home. My parents were ____44____ in crowded and polluted cities. Their upbringing made them think maybe it was ____45____ for kids to stay inside. Without knowing it, I was ____46____ by their attitudes.
It was my own children who led me to another ____47____. They liked observing earthworms and jumping in mud. Their such ____48____ about the natural world allowed me to see it in a ____49____ way. On beach trips, I found myself _____50_____ to dig into the sand with them and _____51_____ its cool graininess (颗粒感) as they buried me in it.
Last summer, my love for _____52_____ led to us buying a house in a farming town near a mountain. It’s something I wouldn’t have _____53_____ as a city girl. I’ve found a deeper connection to nature and I’m grateful for it. There are miles of tracks around us that I _____54_____ every day. I walk through snow, mud and rain, _____55_____ my boots — which I bring straight into the house.
41. A. still B. never C. always D. sometimes
42. A. transformed B. evaluated C. appreciated D. greeted
43. A. vehicle B. tent C. house D. hotel
44. A. hired B. raised C. involved D. trapped
45. A. warmer B. happier C. funnier D. safer
46. A. influenced B. confused C. bothered D. reminded
47. A. career B. future C. finding D. path
48. A. concern B. doubt C. curiosity D. knowledge
49. A. systematic B. standard C. general D. different
50. A. hesitant B. astonished C. anxious D. disappointed
51 A. shared B. enjoyed C. interpreted D. showed
52. A. shore B. sand C. farming D. nature
53. A. achieved B. imagined C. supported D. acknowledged
54. A. explore B. notice C. measure D. preserve
55. A. washing B. cooling C. dirtying D. polishing
第二节 语篇填空 （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。
Shadow theater is a unique art form in China. Thanks to the basic principle of light and shadow projected onto a screen, performers use puppets ____56____ (make) from animal skins to tell stories in a form of opera. Two thousand years ago, the sadness of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty over the death of his favorite lover was ____57____ (full) relieved by the projection of her figure through a game of lights. This game of lights ____58____ is also called shadow play became popular gradually.
Among all the country’s branches, Beijing shadow theater stands out ____59____ its techniques and its specific tunes. It ____60____ (experience) a long period of formation and now features unique performance methods. Its tone got ____61____ (inspire)from Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera.
In the past, the shadow theater ____62____ (perform) in the fields, with all performers hidden behind the scenes; some controlled the puppets and sang, while others managed the music. When people put on ____63____ play at a market, a light box and a curtain would be enough ____64____ (start) the show. Requiring only a few things, the theater was characterized by its mobility, often _____65_____ (appear) at weddings, dinner parties and Chinese New Year celebrations.
第四部分：书面表达（满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假设你是李华，你校举办了一场学生艺术作品展。请为你校校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，介绍这次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动背景；
2. 活动简介；
3. 个人感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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第二节 （满分25分）
67. 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。
It was exam time at Marc’s school. Every day, their teachers gave them loads of homework and told them the test was very important and that they ought to spare no effort to perform well in it. Everyone followed the teachers’ instructions and made preparations for it, except Marc. He just turned a deaf ear to it. He thought he would rather play football than study.
His mum and dad repeated the importance of revision for exams over and over again. They told him that he should be working hard preparing for the test. But the weather was sunny and he thought he had better things to do.
“Shall we go to the park ” he said to his friend Huck one afternoon. “It’s a nice day. We could play football and kick around.” Huck shook his head. “I’m supposed to review my lessons,” he said. “I’m going home to do some math.”
Marc was amazed. “You’d rather do math than play football ”
“Math is important. Besides, my mum says she will buy me a mountain bike if I do well in the math exam.”
“That’s crazy,” said Marc. Huck shrugged (耸肩) and replied, “Wait until I beat you in the test and you will watch me riding past on my mountain bike!”
“You won’t beat me,” said Marc.
“Oh yes, I will.”
“Oh no, you won’t! That will never happen. Just wait and see!”
For the first time ever, Marc wanted to perform well. He couldn’t bear it if his friend came top and he did badly. So when he got home, he opened his math book. But there was so much to do. All of a sudden, he felt like he’d forgotten everything he had learned that year! He didn’t know where to start. When his sister Lily came in, he was sitting expressionlessly by the desk, just staring out of the window.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式作答。
“You don’t look happy, Marc. What’s wrong ” she said.
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On the day of the exam, Marc went to school with great confidence.
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英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What did Fred have for breakfast today
A. Bread and an egg. B. Bread and an apple. C. A banana and an apple.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Hmm, I had bread and an egg for breakfast. What did you have, Fred
M: I wasn’t hungry this morning. I had some fruit. I had a banana and an apple.
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What does the woman think of herself
A. Outgoing. B. Shy. C. Confident.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Jane, you seem to like to stay with people who are a lot more outgoing and confident than you are.
M: Yeah. I’m kind of shy and quiet myself, so I let them do the talking.
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When will the woman meet the man
A. At 6:00. B. At 6:45. C. At 7:30.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: What time should I pick you up
M: Let’s see. I should be home by 6:00, but I need some time to get ready. How about a quarter to seven
W: Well, I have to prepare dinner for my son. I’ll be there at 7:30.
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What may cause the woman trouble
A. Missing a class. B. Having dinner outside. C. Getting back home too late.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】W: Mary and I will go out to dinner after class on Friday. Can you go with us
M: Yeah, sure. But what time are we going to go out I have to be home by ten, or I’ll get into trouble.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. A teacher. B. A task. C. A movie.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Did your teacher give a task for Monday
M: There is nothing to read in the textbook, but we have to see a movie and write a short report about it.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
6. What do the speakers both agree
A. It was an enjoyable evening.
B. They had an expensive meal.
C. The food was very delicious.
7. What does the man think of the music
A. Relaxing. B. Embarrassing. C. Special.
【答案】6. B 7. B
【解析】
【原文】M: I don’t know about you, Tanya, but I’m still hungry.
W: No, I’m fine. It was a good meal. Rather expensive though.
M: More than rather! I thought they charged far too much for what we got.
W: But if you want to eat out elsewhere, you have to be prepared to pay much more. It’s not just you’re paying for. You pay for the surroundings, the service, the music — even the fresh flowers on the table. It’s all those things that make it such an enjoyable evening.
M: I suppose so. But I think it’d be better to buy something really special and eat it at home.
W: Oh yes! And who does the cooking
M: I’m always ready to help.
W: That’s not the point. I want to be able to enjoy a relaxing evening and that means eating out and...
M: And wasting money. Maybe we’ll end up in debt before long. Just think what we could have bought if we’d stayed at home.
W: But it’s not as much fun! I loved the music.
M: Well, I found it embarrassing. I hate it when the violinist stood right beside me. I didn’t know where to look.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
8. What kind of people does London Week need
A. Advertisers. B. Reporters. C. Sales representatives.
9. How much did Lisa earn monthly in her last job
A. 2,500 pounds. B. 3,000 pounds. C. 3,500 pounds.
【答案】8. C 9. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hey, I think I found a job that might interest Lisa. Where is she
W: She went to Liverpool visiting friends, I think. What is it
M: Well, it’s from London Week which claims to be the only newspaper for visitors to London.
W: What do they want A reporter
M: No, it’s what they call a sales representative.
W: Hmm. Could be interesting. How much does it pay
M: Not bad. Three thousand pounds a month. That’s five hundred pounds more than what she made in her last job.
W: Not bad at all. Any requirement
M: Salespeople with no less than two years of experience, not necessarily in advertising. Lisa’s got plenty of that.
W: Any other details about the job
M: No, just the paid trips to Paris on top of the salary.
W: Well, let’s tell Lisa. She’ll be back tomorrow I expect.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
10. Why does the woman talk to the man
A. To ask for his help. B. To invite him to the music festival. C. To introduce a folk band to him.
11. When will the speakers go to get tickets
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
12. What is the most important for the speakers to get tickets
A. Arriving by 6:00 a.m. B. Taking something to sit on. C. Lining up in the park.
【答案】10. B 11. A 12. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Hi, John, you know the music festival that’s starting this Saturday
M: Um… someone mentioned it. Is it any good
W: It’s great! Mostly small folk groups, but they have well-known bands too. Some of us go every year—you want to join us
M: But… isn’t it too late to get tickets.
W: Well, the way it works is…about 6 a.m. on Friday, people start lining up in the park. We all bring something to sit on—and food—so the wait is not bad. As long as you’re at the park by six, you’ll get a ticket.
M: OK I think I can get there by six. I’ll go!
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
13. Who is the woman staying with now
A. Her mother. B. Her father. C. Her sister.
14. What will the man do in the evening
A. Visit the woman. B. Work on his project. C. Stay with his relatives.
15. How will the man go to the woman’s house
A. By bus. B. By bike. C. By car.
16. When does the conversation take place
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the afternoon.
【答案】13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Hello, Jenny. This is Mike. I thought you were coming over to study.
W: Yeah, I know, but my mother has to go out for the morning and my father has gone to work today, so I have to stay with my sister. Sorry.
M: Oh, that means you can’t come over, right
W: I guess so. Can we do it later today How about in the afternoon My mother will be back in the afternoon.
M: I can’t. My aunt and uncle are coming to visit for the weekend. They will arrive at about 5:00 p.m. and then we’ll eat out in the evening.
W: We really need to get our project finished. Hey, could you come over here
M: What a great idea! I should have thought about that. Sure, when can I come
W: Right now, if you want to. You can take the No. 6 bus here. We can take a break at noon and I can make us sandwiches for lunch and then we can continue to work in the afternoon. I’m sure we can finish it before 4:00 p.m.
M: I’ll tell my mom and ride over on my bike. See you in an hour.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. Where is Coopers
A. On the edge of town. B. Behind a market. C. Near the college.
18. What is the good point about Shopsmart
A. The price. B. The position. C. Transport.
19. What can people buy in Mass
A. Fruit and vegetables. B. Files and pens. C. Souvenirs.
20. What do we know about the museum in Newtown
A. It has its own shop. B. It is closed on Sunday. C. It provides parking spaces.
【答案】17. C 18. A 19. B 20. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Welcome to Newtown, boys and girls. Now let me introduce the main shopping places in Newtown. There are two supermarkets: Coopers, selling all kinds of food, is only five minutes’ walk from the college and has a large car park; Shopsmart, on the edge of town, is bigger and usually has the most competitive prices, but is difficult to get to. It is best to buy fresh fruit and vegetables in the market, which is held every day apart from Sunday. In Bridge Street, there are four bookshops, where you’ll find a good range of dictionaries. For those on a tight budget, there is Mass—a huge shop selling study materials, where you can buy everything from files and pens to software. There is a small bookshop in the college, which also sells basic things like paper. Newtown doesn’t have as many souvenir shops as London, but the castle has its own shop, and so does the museum. Anyway, I hope this talk will be useful for you and I wish you a pleasant stay.
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）
A
Whether you’re after a quiet beach holiday or an adventure-packed trip, with over 700 islands and 30 territories, the Caribbean offers many choices. Here we will provide practical tips to help you plan your dream Caribbean vacation.
Choosing the Best Time to Visit
Generally speaking, the Caribbean has a tropical climate with hot and humid weather year-round. Hurricanes are common during the summer months, so it’s advised to avoid travel during this season if possible. The best time to visit typically starts in November and runs through April. Be sure to check local weather forecasts before your trip.
Experiencing the Local Culture
The Caribbean is home to a variety of cultures. The local culture is a key part of the Caribbean experience, so make sure to soak up as much as you can. Visit museums and historical sites to get a deeper understanding of the local heritage, or explore local festivals for a display of music, dance, and art. Moreover, the people of the Caribbean are well known for their friendliness, so don’t be afraid to strike up a conversation.
Planning Your Activities
Whether you’re into diving, hiking, shopping, or simply lying on the beach, you will be able to pick between endless activities. Besides, you can try your hand at deep-sea fishing, horseback riding, or even bungee jumping. If you’re looking for something more laid back, take a guided tour of the island’s botanical gardens or explorer its national parks. Whatever you decide to do, be sure to review safety guidelines and pack all the necessary equipment before your adventure.
In conclusion, the Caribbean offers a diverse travel experience that caters to different preferences and budgets. With careful planning and a bit of research, you can plan a vacation that is truly unforgettable. So don’t wait — start planning your dream Caribbean trip today!
21. Which month is the best time to visit the Caribbean
A. July. B. December. C. August. D. June.
22. What is known about the Caribbean experience
A. Visitors can experience different cultures and activities.
B. Visitors can have the opportunity to play local music.
C. Visitors have to be concerned about the safety of accommodation.
D. Deep-sea fishing is not allowed for the reason of ocean protection.
23. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A fashion magazine. B. A shopping guide.
C. A geography textbook. D. A travel brochure.
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要说明了如何计划理想的加勒比海度假的实用建议。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Choosing the Best Time to Visit部分中“The best time to visit typically starts in November and runs through April. Be sure to check local weather forecasts before your trip. (参观的最佳时间通常从11月开始，一直持续到4月。旅行前一定要查看当地的天气预报。)”可知，十二月是游览加勒比海的最佳时间。故选B。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Experiencing the Local Culture部分中“The Caribbean is home to a variety of cultures. The local culture is a key part of the Caribbean experience, so make sure to soak up as much as you can. Visit museums and historical sites to get a deeper understanding of the local heritage, or explore local festivals for a display of music, dance, and art. (加勒比海是多种文化的家园。当地文化是加勒比海体验的关键部分，所以一定要尽可能多地吸收。参观博物馆和历史遗址，深入了解当地的遗产，或探索当地的节日，展示音乐，舞蹈和艺术。)”可知，游客可以体验不同的文化和活动是加勒比海旅游的特色。故选A。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Whether you’re after a quiet beach holiday or an adventure-packed trip, with over 700 islands and 30 territories, the Caribbean offers many choices. Here we will provide practical tips to help you plan your dream Caribbean vacation. (无论你是想在安静的海滩度假还是冒险之旅，加勒比海有700多个岛屿和30个地区，你都有很多选择。在这里，我们将提供实用的建议，帮助你计划你的梦想加勒比海度假。)”结合章主要说明了如何计划理想的加勒比海度假的实用建议。可推知文章出自一本旅游手册。故选D。
B
It was a sunny afternoon in June of 2022 when 20-year-old Anthony Perry stepped off the train at Chicago’s 69th Street station. On the platform, two men were fighting bitterly. Then the unthinkable happened: the pair fell over the edge and onto the tracks. One man ended up on his back. Suddenly, he started convulsing (抽搐) unnaturally. He had fallen on the third rail, the conduit (导线管) for the 600 volts of electricity that powers Chicago’s L trains. The aggressor leaped backward, bounded back up onto the platform and disappeared.
Perry couldn’t just stand there and watch. He sat at the edge of the platform and eased himself down. He took a few quick bounds and approached the victim. The guy looked dead, his body still moving violently as the electricity pulsed (搏动). Gathering up his courage, Perry reached down and grasped the victim’s wrist. Instantly, he felt a blast of electric shock shoot through his body. Perry shrank and jumped back. He reached down a second time, and was shocked again. But the third time he seized the man’s wrist and forearm and, braving the shock, pulled with all his strength. The guy’s body slid briefly along the third rail, coming to rest on the gravel on the outer edge of the tracks.
The man was breathing, but irregularly. Something wasn’t right. “Give him chest compressions (按压)!” yelled a woman. Perry was no expert, but for a few moments he worked on the man’s heart until the victim began convulsing. Then he heard a sudden noise behind him — medical workers and firefighters had arrived. Perry let the professionals take over. His heart still racing from the electric shocks, he climbed back up onto the platform, grabbed his things and headed home.
The evening news reported the incident. After a friend outed him to the media, Perry became the toast of Chicago. Perry was then recruited by the Chicago Fire Department and is now training to be an emergency medical technician.
24. What made the rescue of the victim particularly difficult
A. The man had lost his consciousness.
B. The victim lay injured on top of a track.
C. The rescuer was at risk of an electric shock.
D. The electricity powering trains was hard to cut off.
25. What can be inferred about Perry according to paragraphs 3—4
A. He had received professional first aid training.
B. The local newspaper interviewed him on the spot.
C. His chest compressions played a key role in saving life.
D. His heart beat fast because of nervousness and tiredness.
26 What does the underlined sentence in paragraph 4 mean
A. Perry landed a job in the Fire Department.
B. The city of Chicago awarded Perry a prize.
C. People in Chicago toasted Perry for his brave deeds.
D. Perry got popular and greatly admired in Chicago.
27. What is the author’s main purpose of writing the text
A. To credit a hero with saving a victim’s life.
B. To highlight Perry’s courage in stopping a fight.
C. To stress the importance of calmness in rescue work.
D. To display people’s cooperation in assisting the victim.
【答案】24. C 25. C 26. D 27. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Anthony Perry在火车站看到跌落在铁轨上的受害者后，不顾个人的安危勇敢地进行救助的英勇故事。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“One man ended up on his back. Suddenly, he started convulsing (抽搐) unnaturally. He had fallen on the third rail, the conduit (导线管) for the 600 volts of electricity that powers Chicago’s L trains. (一个人最终倒地。突然，他开始不自然地抽搐起来。他摔在了第三根铁轨上，那是为芝加哥L型列车提供600伏电力的导线管)”和第二段中“Instantly, he felt a blast of electric shock shoot through his body. (瞬间，他感到一阵电击穿过他的身体)”可知，受害者摔在了通电的导线管上，因为触电而抽搐，Perry尝试救他的时候被电击了。由此可知，救助者有触电的危险使救助变得尤其困难。故选C项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“The man was breathing, but irregularly. Something wasn’t right. “Give him chest compressions (按压)!” yelled a woman. Perry was no expert, but for a few moments he worked on the man’s heart until the victim began convulsing. (那人还在呼吸，但不规律。有些地方不对劲。“给他做胸部按压！”一个女人喊道。Perry不是专家，但他在这个人的心脏上按压了一会儿，直到受害者开始抽搐)”可知，受害人刚被救出的时候，呼吸不规律，情况很不好，在Perry做完胸部按压后，他开始抽搐，情况好转。由此可知，Perry的胸部按压对挽救生命起了关键作用。故选C项。
【26题详解】
词句猜测题。根据前面三段讲述的Anthony Perry在火车站英勇救助跌落在铁轨上的受害者，以及划线词的上文“The evening news reported the incident. After a friend outed him to the media (晚间新闻报道了这一事件。在一个朋友向媒体透露他之后)”可推知，观众在知道是Anthony Perry做出这样英勇无私的举动后，应该会非常敬佩这位英雄。由此推知，划线句意思应该是Perry成了芝加哥受欢迎和尊敬的人。故选D项。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了Anthony Perry英勇救人的故事，在火车站看到跌落在铁轨上的受害者后，他不顾触电的危险，勇敢地救出了受害者，并及时帮受害者做了胸部按压，事后低调地离开。由此推知，作者的写作目的是赞扬拯救受害者生命的英雄。故选A项。
C
Mining rare-earth (稀土) elements (REEs) has long been considered a dirty business, as it can lead to water and soil pollution, but a new technology developed by Chinese scientists may change the trend, offering a greener alternative for the industry.
REEs especially heavy ones, are an essential part of many high-tech devices, from the engines of electric cars and smartphones, to LED lights. More than 90% of the global heavy REF demand is sourced from ion-adsorption deposits (离子吸附沉积物), which form within weathering erasts (硬壳). However, conventional mining applies overmuch usage of chemical agents to recover REEs front these deposits, not only exhibiting low efficiency but also polluting the environment.
Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry proposed a new approach in the journal Nature Sustainability earlier this month, showing that employing electrokinetic mining techniques to extract (提取) REEs from weathering crusts can be both clean and efficient. Using this approach, researchers generated an electric field by putting electrodes (电极) on the top and bottom of a volume of soil. The electrokinetic effect can speed up the migration of REEs, reducing the need for harmful chemical agents.
To evaluate the practicality of the new method, they carried out several experiments of different scales. Results suggested that the new method outperformed traditional mining techniques. For instance, the scaled-up experiments achieved a recovery efficiency of 96% within 67 hours by using electrokinetics. Using the conventional technique, it was only 62% at 130 hours.
The difference between the impact of the old and the new approaches was even more significant in an on-site field test: Using electrokinetics can achieve a recovery efficiency higher than 90%, an 80% decrease in polluting agent usage and a 70% reduction in impurity.
The study confirmed that this novel electrokinetic technology enabled green, efficient and selective recovery of REEs. Researchers also noted that the new method has great potential for use in the mining of other critical metals under conditions in which the metals exist in ionic states.
28. Why is the new technology referred to as a “greener alternative” for REE mining
A. It is based on cleaner energy.
B. It achieves a higher recovery efficiency.
C. It recovers REEs from weathering crusts.
D It depends less on the use of chemical agents.
29. How does the author present the practicality of the new technology
A. By analyzing causes. B. By listing examples.
C. By providing test results. D. By giving instructions.
30. What can we know about the new technology
A. It contributes to the extraction of purer REEs.
B. It causes REEs to be mined at a higher cost.
C. It is widely adopted in mining critical metals.
D. It frees REE mining of the impact on nature.
31. What is the text mainly about
A. A new technology with great potential in mining metals.
B. A greener REE mining technology with higher efficiency.
C. The difficulties in mining REEs from ion-adsorption deposits.
D. The differences between conventional and new REE mining methods.
【答案】28. D 29. C 30. A 31. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了一个更环保且效率更高的稀土提取技术。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“However, conventional mining applies overmuch usage of chemical agents to recover REEs front these deposits, not only exhibiting low efficiency but also polluting the environment.(然而，常规采矿在这些矿床前回收稀土时，大量使用化学药剂，不仅效率低，而且污染环境)”和第三段的“The electrokinetic effect can speed up the migration of REEs, reducing the need for harmful chemical agents.(电动效应可以加速稀土元素的迁移，减少对有害化学剂的需求)”可知，这项新技术被称为开采稀土的“greener alternative”是因为相较于传统方法，它使用的化学剂更少。故选D。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段的“For instance, the scaled-up experiments achieved a recovery efficiency of 96% within 67 hours by using electrokinetics. Using the conventional technique, it was only 62% at 130 hours.(例如，通过使用电动力学，扩大的实验在67小时内实现了96%的回收效率。使用传统技术，在130小时时仅为62%)”和第五段“Using electrokinetics can achieve a recovery efficiency higher than 90%, an 80% decrease in polluting agent usage and a 70% reduction in impurity.(使用电动力学可以实现高于90%的回收效率，减少80%的污染剂使用，减少70%的杂质)”推知，作者通过提供测试结果的方式来展示新方法的实用性。故选C。
【30题详解】
细节理解题。根据五段中“The difference between the impact of the old and the new approaches was even more significant in an on-site field test: Using electrokinetics can achieve a recovery efficiency higher than 90%, an 80% decrease in polluting agent usage and a 70% reduction in impurity.(在现场测试中，新旧方法的影响差异更为显著：使用电动力学可以实现90%以上的回收率，减少80%的污染剂使用，减少70%的杂质)”可知，这种新技术可以减少70%的杂质，有助于提取更纯的稀土元素。故选A。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合第三段的“Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ Guangzhou Institute of Geochemistry proposed a new approach in the journal Nature Sustainability earlier this month, showing that employing electrokinetic mining techniques to extract (提取) REEs from weathering crusts can be both clean and efficient.(本月早些时候，中国科学院广州地球化学研究所的研究人员在《自然可持续发展》杂志上提出了一种新方法，表明利用电动采矿技术从风化壳中提取稀土既清洁又高效)”可知，本文主要介绍了一个更环保且效率更高的稀土提取技术。故选B。
D
The first time you start to read a poem, you must relax and read through it without concentrating on its meaning. Imagine you are meeting a person for the first time. You will just observe him and listen to his voice, as well as watch his shapes or movements, but you have not yet known what he is all about. Likewise, you may enjoy the sound, rhythms, or wording, and form some first impressions about a poem.
On your second reading, you should concentrate more on the general meaning of the poem. This time, you will want to compare your feelings about the poem by now with how you felt before. Are they the same What is different and why
Your third reading will focus more on details: the words, phrases, or images. Looking up any unfamiliar words in a dictionary so that you can gain a more accurate understanding. Using the example given above about meeting someone, his image will change gradually and slightly as you meet and learn more about him. Therefore, in your additional readings, it is a good idea to compare your understanding each time with the understanding before.
A helpful approach to further understanding a poem is to summarize it in your own pare your version of understanding with those of others reading the same poem, and listen to how they form such opinions. Remember, however, that there is no exact or right meaning for a poem, as most poets have admitted they themselves are not exactly sure what they meant when writing certain lines or phrases; they have even been heard to say on occasion that sometimes words just seem to “drop from heaven” and land on the page. That is what awakening the imagination is all about. If you are lucky, and if you practice enough, magical things may happen when you write and you may be able to produce a beautiful poem or other work of art yourself.
32. Why does the author give the example of “meeting a person”
A. To arouse readers’ interest B. To support his argument
C. To offer some advice D. To interpret his point
33. What will you gain from the third reading of a poem
A. General meaning. B. Rhythm beauty.
C. Deeper meaning. D. Poetic structure.
34. What does the underlined word “ that ” refer to
A. Poets themselves don’t understand their poems.
B. Beautiful poems drop from heaven occasionally.
C. Poetic meanings are open to different explanations.
D. Writing a summary helps understand a poem.
35. What can we conclude from the last paragraph
A. Inspiration and hard work help create great poems.
B. Poetry is an expression of one’s will in words.
C. Practice and patience make a man perfect.
D. Luck marches with those who give their very best.
【答案】32. D 33. C 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章阐述了作者对于如何读诗的理解以及写诗歌总结有助于加强对诗的理解。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The first time you start to read a poem, you must relax and read through it without concentrating on is meaning.(当你第一次开始读一首诗时，你必须放松去阅读它，不要专注于它的意思)”以及“You will just observe him and listen to his voice, as well as watch his shapes or movements, but you have not yet known what he is all about. Likewise, you may enjoy the sound, rhythms, or wording, and form some first impressions about a poem.(你只是观察他，听他的声音，以及观察他的形状或动作，但你还不知道他的一切。同样，你可能会喜欢一首诗的声音、节奏或措辞，并形成一些第一印象)”可推知，作者举这个例是为了让读者更好地理解作者所表达的观点。故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Your third reading will focus more on details: the words, phrases, or images. Looking up any unfamiliar words in a dictionary so that you can gain a more accurate understanding. (第三次阅读你将要更多地关注细节：单词、短语或意象。用词典查找任何不熟悉的单词，这样你可以获得更准确的理解)”以及“Therefore, in your additional readings, it is a good idea to compare your understanding each time with the understanding before.(因此，在你的额外阅读中，将你每次的理解与之前的理解进行比较是一个好主意)”可知，第三次阅读要获得更深层的含义。故选C。
【34题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段“Remember, however, that there is no exact or right meaning for a poem, as most poets have admitted they themselves are not exactly sure what they meant when writing certain lines or phrases; they have even been heard to say on occasion that sometimes words just seem to “drop from heaven” and land on the page.(然而，请记住，一首诗没有确切或正确的含义，因为大多数诗人都承认，他们自己在写某些诗句或短语时并不确定所写的是什么意思；他们有时甚至会说，有时候文字就像是从天而降，落在纸上)”可知，对于一首诗内容的理解可能会因人而异，而且连诗人都不确定自己想说什么，这也就需要读者自己发挥想象力做出解释了。故选C。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“If you are lucky, and if you practice enough, magical things may happen when you write and you may be able to produce a beautiful poem or other work of art yourself.(如果你足够幸运，如果你练习得足够多，当你写作时，神奇的事情可能会发生，你可能会写出一首美丽的诗或其他艺术作品)”可推知，灵感和勤奋有助于创作伟大的诗歌。故选A。
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中的两项为多余选项。
Try to picture the world before refrigerators. That may be difficult! ____36____ They may also help store leftovers there after dinner. Yes, life today would be quite different without refrigerators. How did people keep their food fresh before these machines were around
____37____ In cold areas, ancient people could freeze their food. They could then store it in ice and snow. Warmer places allowed for drying food in sunlight. Experts say these early practices gave people the option to settle and form communities.
One advanced method of food storage arose in Persia around 400 BC. People there stored food in structures called Yakhchal, which were buildings made from mud brick to keep ice frozen during even the warmest summer months. During the Middle Ages, people stored meat by salting or smoking it. ____38____ These foods could then be stored in cool places, like caves, allowing people to save food for difficult times.
Later, buildings called ice houses or ice pits were built upon the idea of the Yakhchal. Such ice houses were very common by the 1800s. At the end of the 19th century, many people kept their food fresh in iceboxes made of wood. ____39____ Ice delivery businesses grew with more homes requiring ice to store food.
By the 1930s, many people were using electric refrigerators to keep food fresh. ____40____ Many refrigerators today come with built-in ice makers. Some people even choose smart refrigerators that can help them with meal plans and grocery shopping.
A. They would also dry many foods, including grains.
B. These containers held large blocks of ice to keep food cool.
C. No one knows for sure how people first learned to store food.
D. After all, kids today are used to grabbing a snack from the fridge after school.
E. Since then, growth in technology has led these machines to become more advanced.
F. With no means to store food, ancient people often went hungry or even died.
G. Actually, people found different ways to keep their food fresh thousands of years ago.
【答案】36. D 37. G 38. A 39. B 40. E
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了不同时期人们保存食物的方法。
【36题详解】
上文“Try to picture the world before refrigerators. That may be difficult!(试着想象一下冰箱之前的世界。这可能很难！)”说明冰箱出现之前的世界很难，D项“毕竟，今天的孩子们已经习惯了放学后从冰箱里拿零食。”解释说明为什么很难想象没有冰箱的世界，承接上文，符合题意。故选D。
【37题详解】
下文“In cold areas, ancient people could freeze their food. They could then store it in ice and snow. Warmer places allowed for drying food in sunlight.(在寒冷地区，古人可以冷冻食物。然后，他们可以将其储存在冰雪中。更温暖的地区允许在阳光下使食物变干)”说明古人保存食物的方法，G项“事实上，几千年前，人们发现了不同的方法来保持食物新鲜。”引出下文，符合题意。故选G。
【38题详解】
上文“During the Middle Ages, people stored meat by salting or smoking it.(在中世纪，人们通过腌制或烟熏来储存肉类)”说明中世纪的人们储存肉类的方法，以及下文“These foods could then be stored in cool places, like caves, allowing people to save food for difficult times.(这些食物可以被储存在凉爽的地方，比如洞穴，这样人们就可以为困难时期保存食物)”说明有些食物可以储存在凉爽的地方，A项“他们也会烘干许多食物，包括谷物。”与上文并列，举例说明人们储存食物的方法，并引出下文，符合题意。故选A。
【39题详解】
上文“At the end of the 19th century, many people kept their food fresh in iceboxes made of wood.(19世纪末，许多人把食物放在木制的冰箱里保鲜)”说明19世纪末，人们使用木制的冰箱保存食物，B项中These containers指代上文中的iceboxes，B项“这些容器装有大块冰块以保持食物的凉爽。”承接上文，符合题意。故选B。
【40题详解】
上文“By the 1930s, many people were using electric refrigerators to keep food fresh.(到了20世纪30年代，许多人都在使用冰箱来保持食物新鲜)”说明人们开始使用冰箱保存食物，以及下文“Many refrigerators today come with built-in ice makers. Some people even choose smart refrigerators that can help them with meal plans and grocery shopping.(现在许多冰箱都配有内置制冰机。有些人甚至选择智能冰箱，可以帮助他们制定用餐计划和购买食品杂货)”说明冰箱变得更加先进智能，E项中these machines指代上文中的electric refrigerators，E项“从那时起，技术的发展使这些机器变得更加先进。”承上启下，符合题意。故选E。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）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。
When I was a child, my family went to the beach often. However, we ____41____ played in the sand or swam in the ocean. Nature was to be ____42____ far away, with the car windscreen in between. We would wave to the sea from our ____43____, watch the sunset and drive home. My parents were ____44____ in crowded and polluted cities. Their upbringing made them think maybe it was ____45____ for kids to stay inside. Without knowing it, I was ____46____ by their attitudes.
It was my own children who led me to another ____47____. They liked observing earthworms and jumping in mud. Their such ____48____ about the natural world allowed me to see it in a ____49____ way. On beach trips, I found myself _____50_____ to dig into the sand with them and _____51_____ its cool graininess (颗粒感) as they buried me in it.
Last summer, my love for _____52_____ led to us buying a house in a farming town near a mountain. It’s something I wouldn’t have _____53_____ as a city girl. I’ve found a deeper connection to nature and I’m grateful for it. There are miles of tracks around us that I _____54_____ every day. I walk through snow, mud and rain, _____55_____ my boots — which I bring straight into the house.
41. A. still B. never C. always D. sometimes
42. A. transformed B. evaluated C. appreciated D. greeted
43. A. vehicle B. tent C. house D. hotel
44. A. hired B. raised C. involved D. trapped
45. A. warmer B. happier C. funnier D. safer
46. A. influenced B. confused C. bothered D. reminded
47. A. career B. future C. finding D. path
48. A. concern B. doubt C. curiosity D. knowledge
49. A. systematic B. standard C. general D. different
50. A. hesitant B. astonished C. anxious D. disappointed
51. A. shared B. enjoyed C. interpreted D. showed
52. A. shore B. sand C. farming D. nature
53. A. achieved B. imagined C. supported D. acknowledged
54. A. explore B. notice C. measure D. preserve
55. A. washing B. cooling C. dirtying D. polishing
【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. D 46. A 47. D 48. C 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. D 53. B 54. A 55. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了在父母的影响下，作者小时候总是远距离欣赏大自然的美，后来在孩子们的影响下，她的态度发生了改变，开始近距离接触大自然，并逐渐爱上了大自然。
【41题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们从未在沙滩上玩耍，也从未在海里游泳。A. still仍然；B. never从不；C. always总是；D. sometimes有时。根据下文“Nature was to be ___2__ far away, with the car windscreen in between.”可知，他们从未在沙滩上玩耍，也从未在海里游泳，只是在远处欣赏。故选B项。
【42题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：大自然在远处被欣赏，汽车挡风玻璃就在中间。A. transformed使改变；B. evaluated评估；C. appreciated欣赏；D. greeted打招呼。根据句中“with the car windscreen in between.”可知，他们只是在远处欣赏大自然。故选C项。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们会从车上向大海挥手，看日落，然后开车回家。A. vehicle车辆；B. tent帐篷；C. house房子；D. hotel旅馆。根据上文“with the car windscreen in between.”可知，他们会从车上向大海挥手。故选A项。
【44题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的父母在拥挤和污染的城市长大。A. hired租用；B. raised抚养；C. involved包含；D. trapped使陷入困境。根据下文“Their upbringing made them think maybe it was _____ for kids to stay inside.”可知，他们的成长经历让他们认为，也许孩子待在车里更安全，由此可知，父母是在城市长大的，所以才会认为孩子待在车里更安全。故选B项。
【45题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们的成长经历让他们认为，也许孩子待在车里更安全。A. warmer更温暖的；B. happier更快乐的；C. funnier更有趣的；D. safer更安全的。根据上文“My parents were ___4__ in crowded and polluted cities.”可知，他们认为孩子待在车里更安全，所以才会让孩子在车里欣赏大海。故选D项。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在不知情的情况下，我被他们的态度所影响。A. influenced影响；B. confused使迷惑；C. bothered打扰；D. reminded提醒。根据句中“their attitudes”可知，作者受到了父母态度的影响，使她也不愿意与大自然亲密接触。故选A项。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：是我自己的孩子把我带到了另一条道路上。A. career职业；B. future未来；C. finding调查发现；D. path道路。根据下文“They liked observing earthworms and jumping in mud.”可知，孩子们喜欢与大海亲密接触，在他们的影响下，作者也喜欢上了与大海亲密接触，由此可知，作者的孩子把她带到了另一条道路上。故选D项。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们对自然世界的好奇心让我以不同的方式看待它。A. concern担心；B. doubt怀疑；C. curiosity好奇心；D. knowledge知识。根据上文“They liked observing earthworms and jumping in mud.”可知，孩子们喜欢观察蚯蚓和在泥里跳跃，由此可知，他们对自然世界充满了好奇心。故选C项。
【49题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们对自然世界的好奇心让我以不同的方式看待它。A. systematic系统的；B. standard标准的；C. general一般的；D. different不同的。根据上文“It was my own children who led me to another __7____.”可知，在孩子们的影响下，作者开始以不同的方式看待自然世界。故选D项。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在海滩旅行中，我发现自己渴望和他们一起挖沙子，当他们把我埋在沙子里时，我享受着沙子凉爽的颗粒感。A. hesitant犹豫的；B. astonished吃惊的；C. anxious渴望的；D. disappointed失望的。根据下文“buying a house in a farming town near a mountain”可知，作者爱上了自然，渴望和孩子们一起挖沙子。故选C项。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在海滩旅行中，我发现自己渴望和他们一起挖沙子，当他们把我埋在沙子里时，我享受着沙子凉爽的颗粒感。A. shared分享；B. enjoyed享受；C. interpreted解释，说明；D. showed展示。根据下文“buying a house in a farming town near a mountain”可知，作者爱上了自然，享受自然带给来的乐趣。故选B项。
【52题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年夏天，我对大自然的热爱促使我们在一个靠近山的农业小镇买了一栋房子。A. shore海岸；B. sand沙子；C. farming农业；D. nature大自然。根据句中“buying a house in a farming town near a mountain”可知，作者爱上了自然，对大自然的热爱促使她这样做。故选D项。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这是我作为一个城市女孩所无法想象的。A. achieved达到；B. imagined想象；C. supported支持；D. acknowledged承认。根据句中“buying a house in a farming town near a mountain”推知，作为一个城市女孩，作者没想象过会在这里买房子。故选B项。
【54题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们周围有好几英里长的小路，我每天都在探索。A. explore探索；B. notice注意；C. measure测量；D. preserve保护。根据下文“I walk through snow, mud and rain”可知，作者在探索周围的小路。故选A项。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我穿过雪、泥和雨，弄脏了我的靴子——我把它直接带进了房子。A. washing洗；B. cooling冷却；C. dirtying弄脏；D. polishing磨光。根据句中“I walk through snow, mud and rain”可知，作者弄脏了自己的靴子。故选C项。
第二节 语篇填空 （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。
Shadow theater is a unique art form in China. Thanks to the basic principle of light and shadow projected onto a screen, performers use puppets ____56____ (make) from animal skins to tell stories in a form of opera. Two thousand years ago, the sadness of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty over the death of his favorite lover was ____57____ (full) relieved by the projection of her figure through a game of lights. This game of lights ____58____ is also called shadow play became popular gradually.
Among all the country’s branches, Beijing shadow theater stands out ____59____ its techniques and its specific tunes. It ____60____ (experience) a long period of formation and now features unique performance methods. Its tone got ____61____ (inspire)from Kunqu Opera and Peking Opera.
In the past, the shadow theater ____62____ (perform) in the fields, with all performers hidden behind the scenes; some controlled the puppets and sang, while others managed the music. When people put on ____63____ play at a market, a light box and a curtain would be enough ____64____ (start) the show. Requiring only a few things, the theater was characterized by its mobility, often _____65_____ (appear) at weddings, dinner parties and Chinese New Year celebrations.
【答案】56. made
57. fully 58. which##that
59. for 60. has experienced
61. inspiration
62. was performed
63. a 64. to start
65. appearing
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国皮影戏的历史以及演出特点。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：由于光影投射到屏幕上的基本原理，表演者用动物皮制成的木偶以一种歌剧的形式讲故事。分析句子结构可知make在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语puppets构成被动关系，所以用过去分词作定语。故填made。
【57题详解】
考查副词。句意：两千年前，西汉武帝因心爱的情人去世而悲伤，通过一场灯光游戏投射出她的身影，从而充分缓解这种悲伤。修饰动词relieve应用副词fully，作状语。故填fully。
【58题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这种灯光游戏也被称为皮影戏，逐渐流行起来。句中先行词为This game of lights，在定语从句中作主语，指事物，所以用关系代词which/that。故填which/that。
【59题详解】
考查介词。句意：在全国所有的分支中，北京皮影戏以其技术和特定的曲调而闻名。结合句意表示“以……而闻名”短语为stand out for。故填for。
【60题详解】
考查时态。句意：它的形成经历了很长一段时间，现在具有独特的表演风格。根据后文“a long period of formation”可知应用现在完成时，主语为it，助动词用has。故填has experienced。
【61题详解】
考查名词。句意：它的唱腔灵感来自昆曲和京剧。作宾语，表示获得“灵感”应用名词inspiration，作动词got的宾语，为不可数名词。故填inspiration。
【62题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：过去，皮影戏是在田野里表演的，所有的表演者都躲在幕后；一些人控制木偶并唱歌，而另一些人则负责音乐。主语the shadow theater为单数，与谓语构成被动关系，结合上文In the past可知为一般过去时的被动语态，主语是第三人称单数，谓语动词用单数。故填was performed。
【63题详解】
考查冠词。句意：当人们在市场上演出时，一个灯箱和一个幕布就足以开始演出了。play为可数名词，此处为泛指且是发音以辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。
【64题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：当人们在市场上演出时，一个灯箱和一个幕布就足以开始演出了。结合句意表示“足以做某事”短语为be enough to do sth.，不定式作状语。故填to start。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：剧院只需要几样东西，它的特点是流动性，经常出现在婚礼、晚宴和中国新年的庆祝活动中。分析句子结构可知appear在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语the theater构成主动关系，时态用现在分词作状语。故填appearing。
第四部分：书面表达（满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66. 假设你是李华，你校举办了一场学生艺术作品展。请为你校校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，介绍这次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动背景；
2. 活动简介；
3. 个人感受。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】On 28, September, a student art exhibition was successfully held in our school, which was intended to stir students’ interest in art and enrich our campus cultural life.
The activities fascinated a mass of visitors. At the beginning, our schoolmaster delivered a speech, expressing that art brings us enjoyment of beauty and hoping that more students would fall in love with art. The exhibition consisted of different sections, including photographs, sculptures and paper-cuttings. Students’ creativity, artistic techniques and efforts characterized the artworks on display. It was said that some of them had been awarded big prizes.
I enjoyed the whole experience. When I laid eyes on the fantastic art pieces, I was struck by them. The art exhibition has left a lasting impression on me up to now.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校举办了一场学生艺术作品展，要求考生给学校校刊（英文版）写一篇短文，介绍这次活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
举办：hold→conduct/host
吸引：fascinate → appeal to
组成：consist of→be composed of/be made up of
喜欢：enjoy→be fond of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I enjoyed the whole experience.
拓展句：I enjoyed the whole experience, which made me greatly excited.
【点睛】【高分句型1】On 28, September, a student art exhibition was successfully held in our school, which was intended to stir students’ interest in art and enrich our campus cultural life. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】When I laid eyes on the fantastic art pieces, I was struck by them. (运用了when引导时间状语从句)
第二节 （满分25分）
67. 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。
It was exam time at Marc’s school. Every day their teachers gave them loads of homework and told them the test was very important and that they ought to spare no effort to perform well in it. Everyone followed the teachers’ instructions and made preparations for it, except Marc. He just turned a deaf ear to it. He thought he would rather play football than study.
His mum and dad repeated the importance of revision for exams over and over again. They told him that he should be working hard preparing for the test. But the weather was sunny and he thought he had better things to do.
“Shall we go to the park ” he said to his friend Huck one afternoon. “It’s a nice day. We could play football and kick around.” Huck shook his head. “I’m supposed to review my lessons,” he said. “I’m going home to do some math.”
Marc was amazed. “You’d rather do math than play football ”
“Math is important. Besides, my mum says she will buy me a mountain bike if I do well in the math exam.”
“That’s crazy,” said Marc. Huck shrugged (耸肩) and replied, “Wait until I beat you in the test and you will watch me riding past on my mountain bike!”
“You won’t beat me,” said Marc.
“Oh yes, I will.”
“Oh no, you won’t! That will never happen. Just wait and see!”
For the first time ever, Marc wanted to perform well. He couldn’t bear it if his friend came top and he did badly. So when he got home, he opened his math book. But there was so much to do. All of a sudden, he felt like he’d forgotten everything he had learned that year! He didn’t know where to start. When his sister Lily came in, he was sitting expressionlessly by the desk, just staring out of the window.
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“You don’t look happy, Marc. What’s wrong ” she said.
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On the day of the exam, Marc went to school with great confidence.
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【答案】“You don’t look happy, Marc. What’s wrong ” she said. Explaining what had happened, especially the bet between him and Huck, he told Lily his decision. He wanted to make careful preparations for the exam, but ran into difficulties with math. He was at a loss what to do next. “Don’t worry! I’ll help you. Just be confident!” replied Lily. The following days, Marc worked very hard and made great progress. Gradually, his confidence grew and he could solve math problems with ease, with the instructions appearing in his brain as if the teacher was standing at his side .
On the day of the exam, Marc went to school with great confidence. He met Huck in the classroom, who looked delighted as if he was bound to win. But Marc didn’t care. When the exam began, Marc answered all the questions as best as he could. Several days later, the result came out. It turned out that Marc did much better than Huck. “Well done,” said Mom. “We could go to see a movie to celebrate, and you can choose one.” “I think Lily should choose,” said Marc. “I would never have gained such a great achievement without her help and encouragement .”
【解析】
【导语】文章以考试为线索。马上要考试了，同学们都积极努力地备考，除了贪玩的Marc。一天下午，Marc邀请好友Huck去踢足球，Huck拒绝了，他要认真学习，考出好成绩，这样妈妈会送给他一辆山地自行车。而且Huck还说自己一定会比Marc考得好。这让Marc备受刺激，他决心认真准备考试，但他感觉到很困难。于是在姐姐的帮助下，Marc积极准备考试，考出了好成绩。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“她说：‘Marc，你看起来不开心。怎么了 ’”可知，本段可以写Marc会告诉姐姐Lily发生了什么事，以及自己遇到的困难，姐姐在得知Marc的困难之后应该会施以援手，帮助Marc复习功课，准备考试。在姐姐的帮助和自己的努力下，Mare在数学上应是有了很大的进步。
②由第二段首句内容“考试那天，Marc自信满满地去了学校。”可知，本段可以写考试前、考试中以及考试后发生的事情。比如考试前Marc和Huck各自的状态，考试期间Marc的表现，以及考试成绩出来后，Marc取得了非常优异的成绩和Huck或Marc家人对此的反应等。
2.续写线索：Lily询问Marc→Marc讲述了自己遇到的困难→Lily帮助Marc复习→Marc成功地通过考试，且比Huck考得高→妈妈想要奖励Marc→Marc觉得奖励应该给Lily。
3.词汇激活：
行为类：
选择：choose/make a choice/make an option
增加了信心：grow confidence/build up confidence/double confidence
解决：solve/work out/tackle
情绪类：
充满信心：be confident/be full of confidence
高兴的：delighted/pleased/cheerful/be overcome with delight
感到困惑：be at a loss/be confused/be confounded
【点睛】【高分句型1】
Explaining what had happened, especially the bet between him and Huck, he told Lily his decision.(运用了现在分词作状语。)
【高分句型2】
He met Huck in the classroom, who looked delighted as if he was bound to win.(运用了who引导定语从句。)
