2021级高三期中英语试题
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3. 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 does the man want to be in the future
A. A soldier. B. A lawyer. C. A teacher.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: Congratulations! I hear you are going to join the army.
M: Thanks. But actually, it’s my twin brother who’s going to join the army. I am going to university. I wish to be a lawyer in the future.
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Where will the woman probably go first
A. The teacher’s office. B. The hospital. C. The gym.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: Look, Mark. I hurt my knee during the gym class.
M: If I were you. I’d ask our teacher for leave and go to the hospital right now.
W: I’d better do as you say.
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How does the woman keep fit now
A. By working out at a gym.
B. By playing basketball.
C. By going climbing.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: What is your hobby
M: I like climbing mountains. Actually, 1 started climbing in order to be healthier. How about you
W: When I was in senior high school, I used to play basketball. But now 1 go to the fitness centre and use the equipment there.
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What will the woman do in the evening
A. Eat out. B. Go shopping. C. Stay at home.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】M: We could go to a ball game this evening, or would you rather eat in a restaurant and then go to the shopping centre
W: Given that I’m expecting an important phone call. I can’t really go anywhere this evening.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. Why the man is late. B. When the film starts. C. Who the visitor was.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】W: You should have been here thirty minutes ago. The film has been on.
M: Sorry. I was about to leave my house when I had an unexpected visitor. We talked for some time.
W: I don’t want such things to happen again.
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秒钟的作答吋间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
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】
6. How many bedrooms are there in the house
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
7. What will the woman help the man do
A. Take care of the documents.
B. Lead him to the bank.
C. Check on the house.
【答案】6. C 7. A
【解析】
【原文】M: Can you help me I’d like to buy a house with a garden.
W: Sure. I recommend this house.
M: How many rooms are there
W: Eight rooms: a kitchen, two modern bathrooms, a lovely dining room, a living room and three sweet bedrooms.
M: How much is it
W: Ninety thousand dollars. You needn’t pay the whole price at one time. You just pay 50% in advance. We’ll deal with the paperwork for you and then you can borrow the other 50% from a bank.
M: OK.
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】
8. What attracted the man most in Paris
A. The Eiffel Tower.
B. The Louvre Museum.
C. Restaurants and clubs.
9. How did the man find his vacation
A. Boring. B. Wonderful. C. Tiring.
【答案】8. C 9. B
【解析】
【原文】W: So, you’re back from Paris! What did you think of the Louvre Museum
M: Actually, I didn’t go to the Louvre.
W: Oh. Well, how about the other famous places The Eiffel Tower, Notre Dame .
M: Those kinds of places don’t attract me.
W: You must have thought Paris was pretty boring, then!
M: Boring No way! I went to a different restaurant and a different club every night the food was wonderful. And I heard some fantastic music. It was the best vacation I’ve ever had!
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】
10. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. How teenagers keep healthy.
B. Why many teenagers get sick.
C. What food teenagers should have.
11. What does the man think of an hour’s exercise for teenagers daily
A. It’s not enough. B. It’s too tiring. C. It’s necessary.
12. What does the man suggest teenagers do
A. Stop eating fast food.
B. Keep their hands clean.
C. Improve their schoolwork.
【答案】10. A 11. C 12. B
【解析】
【原文】W: Today we are talking to Doctor Smith, who is an expert on teenage health. Doctor, what is the most important thing for teenagers who want to be healthy
M: Exercise, and lots of it. A teenager needs about an hour of good exercise every day.
W: That’s a lot. Won’t they get tired
M: Not if they get enough sleep. A teenager needs about 9 hours’ sleep a night. Good sleep and lots of exercise can improve their schoolwork, too!
W: Cool! What else
M: So many people get sick because they don’t wash their hands often enough. Always wash your hands before a meal and after being outside.
W: What about food
M: Of course it’s important to eat well.
W: So, no fast food
M: Well, fast food can be OK sometimes. But don’t eat it every day!
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. Where does the woman work
A. In a transport business. B. In a shopping centre. C. In a hospital.
14. How will the woman go to work
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.
15. What is the man’s opinion on parking in Broadgreen
A. It is costly. B. It is easy. C. It is hard.
16. What is the disadvantage of Broadgreen
A. It is far from the shopping places.
B. There is a lot of noise.
C. The rents are high.
【答案】13. C 14. B 15. B 16. A
【解析】
【原文】W: Hello, I’m moving to Liverpool next month and I’ve got a job at the children’s hospital. So I need to find a place to live near there.
M: I’d recommend you a block called Broadgreen.
W: Can you tell me more about the area I have a car but I’d rather use other forms of transport to go to the hospital.
M: This area has a very good bus service and a train service.
W: The bus sounds good. I come from London and parking can be a real problem there.
M: Yeah, my sister lives in London and she has to pay for parking in her own street! You’ll be glad to hear we don’t have that problem here.
W: Good. What are the rents like
M: The weekly rent here is around 120, much cheaper than that in London.
W: Great! There has to be some disadvantage to it. I think there’s a lot of noise in the area or something.
M: Not at all. Though some people do find they have to travel a bit to go shopping.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. When did Hemingway produce his first collection of short stories
A. In 1923. B. In 1932. C. In 1952.
18. What is Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises about
A. A group of reporters.
B. Some writers and artists.
C. His childhood experience.
19. What do we know about A Farewell to Arms
A. It came out in 1924.
B. It was Hemingway’s third novel.
C. It describes something related to World War I.
20. What was The Old Man and the Sea based on
A. The story of a reporter.
B. An old fisherman’s real life.
C. Hemingway’s experiences of going fishing.
【答案】17. A 18. B 19. C 20. C
【解析】
【原文】M: Today we’ll talk about Ernest Hemingway, the famous American writer. Like many great writers, many of Hemingway’s books and stories were based on his personal experiences. In 1923, he produced his first collection of short stories and most of the stories related to his childhood. As we know, in his early twenties, Hemingway lived in Paris and knew many famous writers and artists there. So in his first novel. The Sun Also Rises. he wrote about those talented but lonely and angry people. In 1929, he produced his fourth novel, A Farewell to Arms. which was based on his experiences during World War Ⅰ. During World War Ⅱ, he worked as a reporter in Europe, and he used these experiences to write Across the River and into the Trees. In 1952, he wrote a short novel, The Old Man and the Sea. For this book, he won the Nobel Prize for Literature. Why is it the best As I said, when he was younger, he used to go fishing with his father and in his later years, deep-sea fishing remained his favourite hobby. He was able to write a powerful story because of his own personal experience.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four Preschool Winter Stories
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Keats captures that childhood joy of playing in the snow. The boy, Peter, puts on his snowsuit and heads out into the beautiful snow. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. It is full of fun. Peter takes some snow home with him in his pocket only to find that it melted while he was taking a bath. Oh no! Is that the last of snow Not to worry, the snow is waiting for Peter in the morning.
How to Catch a Yeti (雪人) by Adam Wallace
In this silly snowy adventure, the kids set a whole bunch of clever traps to catch a yeti.
However, the yeti easily escapes and the traps backfire on the kids with funny results. If you look closely at the illustrations, you can find “hidden” members of the yeti’s family watching the kids.
Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer
This is a sweet story that teaches kids about how animals spend the winter. As the first snowflake falls on the fox’s nose, fox wonders what he is supposed to do in winter. The other forest animals tell him how they prepare for winter. Some fly south, others store food, and some hibernate (冬眠) . Unfortunately none of these ideas will work for fox. Finally, another fox comes along and shares what foxes do in winter— they dance in the falling snow!
Bear is Awake: an Alphabet Story by Hannah E. Harrison
With hardly any words, the reader pieces the story together from the fantastic illustrations and the alphabet letter and corresponding word on each page. In this book, a bear awakens too early (A=awake) and sets off in search of food. It finds a little girl in a cabin, who, through a series of humorous events, helps the bear return to its home and go back to sleep.
21. In which book is the leading character Peter
A. The Snowy Day. B. How to Catch a Yeti.
C. Winter Dance. D. Bear is Awake: an Alphabet Story.
22. What’s the book Winter Dance about
A. The joy of playing in the snow. B. The way animals spend the winter.
C. The story of animals hibernating. D. A bear in search of food.
23. Who wrote the book with hardly any words
A. Ezra Jack Keats. B. Adam Wallace.
C. Marion Dane Bauer. D. Hannah E. Harrison.
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章向我们介绍了四本适合学龄前儿童看的有关冬天的书。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats”部分的“The boy, Peter, puts on his snowsuit(男孩，彼得，穿上了他的雪衣)”可知彼得是The Snowy Day这本书的主角，故选A项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer”部分的“This is a sweet story that teaches kids about how animals spend the winter.(这是一个可爱的故事，教孩子们动物如何过冬)”可知Winter Dance这本书是关于动物们过冬的方式，故选B项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Bear is Awake: an Alphabet Story by Hannah E. Harrison”部分的“With hardly any words(几乎没有任何言语)”可知Hannah E. Harrison写的Bear is Awake: an Alphabet Story这本书几乎没有任何语言，故选D项。
B
The stands were always filled with family members to support their favorite players. I attended each of my son’s games. His father worked nights for years, and missed out on most of his games. My son Jorden knew if his dad could, he would be there sitting right beside me.
When Jorden was younger, some family members would occasionally come to watch. But gradually they stopped showing up. Never once did Jorden lead me to believe that this bothered him, but apparently it did. It wasn’t until when he was asked to give a speech at his baseball event that he made it very clear not only to me but a room filled with over 150 people just how important it is to have extra fans in the stands.
His speech was anything but like I thought it would be. It wasn’t short and bittersweet. It wasn’t his quick thank you to his coaches and teammates. He poured his heart out, saying he seldom had grandparents, aunts or uncles coming to support him. He was grateful that his teammates’ family members showed up to support not just their own loved ones but the entire team of boys. Clearly Jorden desired more than just me. Never did I ever think my son would be hurting inside as he looked out to the bleachers to see only me at each and every game.
As he struggled to get each word out through tears, I promised I would attend as many events of the children around as I possibly could. There was no way I could allow another child to feel what my son was feeling. This small simple gesture would mean so much to any child. Neither Jorden nor I was upset with those who never attended his games. Jorden just wanted someone else besides me to witness his craft in action. I understand all of our lives become complicated and that everyone is busy with their own children and jobs that may not allow them as much free time as they’d like.
24. What do we know about Jorden’s father
A. He had long been misunderstood by Jorden.
B. He had few chances to attend Jorden’s games.
C. He managed to be with Jorden in every game.
D. He had made excuses to miss Jorden’s games.
25. What was Jorden’s speech about
A. His ambition to win the championship.
B. His gratitude to his mother and coaches.
C. His complaint about his family members.
D. His desire for support from more people.
26. What does the author think of Jorden’s speech
A. Depressing. B. Complicated. C. Astonishing. D. Absurd.
27. How did the author respond to Jorden’s speech
A. She tried to be actively involved in children’s games.
B. She promised not to miss out on games of every child.
C. She offered to invite many relatives to Jorden’s games.
D. She decided to lead Jorden to trust his family members.
【答案】24. B 25. D 26. C 27. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者一开始经常缺席儿子比赛，直到一次儿子在演讲中吐露心声后，作者决定试图积极参与孩子们的比赛的故事。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The stands were always filled with family members to support their favorite players. I attended each of my son’s games. His father worked nights for years, and missed out on most of his games. My son Jorden knew if his dad could, he would be there sitting right beside me.”（看台上总是坐满了支持他们最喜欢的球员的家庭成员。我儿子的每场比赛我都去看了。他的父亲常年上夜班，错过了他的大部分比赛。我的儿子乔登知道，如果他爸爸可以，他会坐在我身边。）可知，乔登的父亲很少有机会观看乔登的比赛。故选B项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“It wasn’t until when he was asked to give a speech at his baseball event that he made it very clear not only to me but a room filled with over 150 people just how important it is to have extra fans in the stands.”（乔登从来没有让我相信这让他感到困扰，但显然他确实感到困扰。直到他被邀请在他的棒球活动上发表演讲时，他才向我，也向一个坐满150多人的房间清楚地表明，看台上有更多的球迷是多么重要。）可推知，从乔登的演讲中我们能了解到他渴望得到更多人的支持。故选D项。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“His speech was anything but like I thought it would be. It wasn’t short and bittersweet. It wasn’t his quick thank you to his coaches and teammates. He poured his heart out, saying he seldom had grandparents, aunts or uncles coming to support him. He was grateful that his teammates’ family members showed up to support not just their own loved ones but the entire team of boys. Clearly Jorden desired more than just me.”（他的演讲完全不像我想象的那样。它并不短暂，也不是苦乐参半。这不是他对教练和队友的快速感谢。他倾吐心声，说他很少有祖父母、阿姨或叔叔来支持他。他很感激队友的家人不仅支持自己的亲人，还支持整个球队。显然乔登想要的不只是我。）可推知，作者认为乔登的演讲是令人吃惊的。故选C项。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“As he struggled to get each word out through tears, I promised I would attend as many events of the children around as I possibly could. There was no way I could allow another child to feel what my son was feeling. This small simple gesture would mean so much to any child.”（当他含泪挣扎着说出每一个字时，我向他保证，我会尽可能多地参加周围孩子们的活动。我不可能让另一个孩子感受我儿子的感受。这个简单的举动对任何一个孩子来说都意义重大。）可知， 对于乔登的演讲，作者决定试图积极参与孩子们的比赛。故选A项。
C
New Mexico is famed for roasted green chillies with a distinctive smoky flavour, but it comes at a cost — producers in the state typically use propane (丙烷) as fuel, releasing an estimated 7,800 tonnes of CO2 a year. Ken Armijo at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) wanted to see if he could match the flavour without the need for fossil fuels.
Armijo, whose family owns a chilli farm, works with solar concentrators at NSTTF, normally used for experiments boiling liquid to produce electricity, or simulating (模拟) the effect of re-entry on materials used in spacecraft. The facility uses rings of mirrors to focus sunlight on a 60-metre tower at the centre. He improved a traditional chilli roaster and loaded it with 10 kilograms of chillies before placing it in the tower to roast at 480°C.
A group of green chilli connoisseurs (品鉴师) blind-tasted the solar-roasted version alongside the traditional variety and rated them higher for both flavour and smell. Armijo says infrared (红外线的) imaging showed solar heating produced a more even distribution (分布) of heat with fewer hotspots. “Solar-roasted chillies appeared to have a much cleaner taste because the localised heat from propane roasting can cause localised burning,” says Armijo.
Although this test took place at a research facility, Armijo says the cost of solar concentrators is dropping and it could be possible to use technology developed at Sandia to build small solar concentrators at low cost. These could produce the high temperatures needed for roasting chillies and other foods.
Armijo is eager to try the technique with other foodstuffs, including cocoa and coffee beans, which are grown in lower-income countries and could be solar roasted.
Pete Schwartz at California Polytechnic State University, who has been exploring solar cooking for many years, said that he was not sure “whether solar concentrators will catch on in lower-income countries, where he has seen many solar projects fail due to lack of training and technical support.”
Armijo says he has been approached by at least 15 companies and is in discussions on ways to commercialise the technology. He is seeking extra funding from the US Department of Energy and other organisations to pursue small solar concentrators for food processing.
28. Why did Armijo roast green chillies using solar concentrators
A. To increase profits. B. To create a new recipe.
C. To reduce air pollution. D. To improve chillies’ taste.
29. What advantage do solar concentrators have over traditional ones
A. They are lower in production cost.
B. They work with higher efficiency.
C. They spread heat more equally.
D. They are easier to operate.
30. What is Schwartz’s attitude to solar concentrators’ application in poor countries
A. Favourable. B. Intolerant. C. Unclear. D. Doubtful.
31. What can we infer about Armijo’s technology from the last paragraph
A. It has been adopted by some companies.
B. It is on its way to the market.
C. It has been officially recognised.
D. It is in need of technical support.
【答案】28. C 29. C 30. D 31. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。讲述了使用太阳能烤制辣椒的新技术，Armijo在太阳能聚光器上进行实验，能够制造出更加清新的口感和气味，相比使用丙烷作为燃料的传统烤制方法更环保和节能以及Armijo计划将该技术推广应用于其他食品的烘烤，并正在探讨商业化的可能性。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“New Mexico is famed for roasted green chillies with a distinctive smoky flavour, but it comes at a cost — producers in the state typically use propane (丙烷) as fuel, releasing an estimated 7,800 tonnes of CO2 a year. Ken Armijo at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) wanted to see if he could match the flavour without the need for fossil fuels.(新墨西哥州以其独特的烟熏味烤青椒而闻名，但这是有代价的——该州的生产商通常使用丙烷作为燃料，每年释放约7800吨二氧化碳。国家太阳能热测试设施(NSTTF)的Ken Armijo想看看他是否能在不需要化石燃料的情况下获得同样的味道)”可知，Armijo用太阳能聚光器烤青椒是为了减少二氧化碳的排放，也就是减少空气污染。故选C项。
【29题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“A group of green chilli connoisseurs (品鉴师) blind-tasted the solar-roasted version alongside the traditional variety and rated them higher for both flavour and smell. Armijo says infrared (红外线的) imaging showed solar heating produced a more even distribution (分布) of heat with fewer hotspots. “Solar-roasted chillies appeared to have a much cleaner taste because the localised heat from propane roasting can cause localised burning,” says Armijo.(一群青辣椒鉴赏家盲品了太阳烤的青辣椒和传统品种的青辣椒，对它们的味道和气味都给予了更高的评价。Armijo说，红外成像显示，太阳能加热产生的热量分布更均匀，热点更少。Armijo说：“太阳能烤辣椒的味道似乎更干净，因为丙烷烘烤产生的局部热量会导致局部燃烧。”)”可知，太阳能聚光器的优势是它们更平均地传播热量。故选C项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Pete Schwartz at California Polytechnic State University, who has been exploring solar cooking for many years, said that he was not sure “whether solar concentrators will catch on in lower-income countries, where he has seen many solar projects fail due to lack of training and technical support.”(加州州立理工大学(California Polytechnic State University)的皮特·施瓦茨(Pete Schwartz)多年来一直在研究太阳能烹饪，他说，他不确定“太阳能聚光器是否会在低收入国家流行起来，在那里，他看到许多太阳能项目由于缺乏培训和技术支持而失败。”)”可知，施瓦茨对在贫穷国家应用太阳能聚光器的态度是怀疑的。故选D项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Armijo says he has been approached by at least 15 companies and is in discussions on ways to commercialise the technology.(Armijo说，至少有15家公司与他接洽，目前正在讨论如何将这项技术商业化)”可知，正在讨论如何将这项技术商业化，所以是它在去往市场的路上。故选B项。
D
At the times in my life that I had been upset or angry, a good hug was usually a very quick cure for what was bothering me. After receiving a warm and genuine embrace from a loved one or friend, the tension in my body would melt almost immediately.
How does a hug deliver such a remarkable effect so quickly Touch is a powerful means of communication and a great way to relieve the response to stress. Through touch, a person’s intention is readily discernible–you can tell comfort from potential harm easily. In the positive mode, hugs are one type of touch that relays the message: “I care about you. You matter.”
We require touch with other living beings to grow well. Children who are not held or hugged have significant developmental and socio-emotional delay accompanied by smaller brains. This means that physical contact is not only critical for how these children behaved, but for the development of the brain itself.
For adults, touch affects the response to everyday conflict. Some researchers interviewed404 adults daily for 14 days regarding their health, conflicts, how they felt emotionally (positive or negative), and whether or not they received a hug. People who had received a hug and had an interpersonal conflict reported feeling more positive with less severe negative reactions on that day. It has also been found that hugging may favorably influence the rate of infection from a cold as well as symptoms.
As hugs are a great way to relieve the response to stress, it is not surprising that the number of hugs that a woman receives from her partner is highly related to lower blood pressure as well as higher levels of hormone known as oxytocin, colloquially labeled the “love hormone”.
Hugs, of course, are a form of touch that share elements with other types, like massage (按摩) as well as gentle, light touch. Like hugging, massage is a great way to release tension.
32. What does the underlined word “discernible” mean in paragraph 2
A. Complex. B. Evident. C. Abstract. D. Varied.
33. What can we infer from paragraph 4
A. Hugs can settle the conflicts. B. Hugs can effectively cure a cold.
C. Receiving a hug can cause positive reactions. D. The researchers take education into account.
34. What will the author probably discuss after the last paragraph
A. Advantages of touch. B. Different types of hugs.
C. Fear of inappropriate hugs. D. Positive functions of massage.
35. What is the main idea of the passage
A. Touch is a great way to relieve the response to stress.
B. Children require touch from loved ones to grow well.
C. Hugs from partners can bring women lower blood pressure.
D. Caring touch can bring mental and physical benefits to people.
【答案】32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了关怀的触摸可以给人带来精神和身体上的好处。
【32题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词后半句“you can tell comfort from potential harm easily. (你可以很容易地分辨出舒适和潜在的伤害。)”可知，从积极的模式中，人们很容易辨别出安慰。所以discernible为“可辨别的”之意。故选B。
【33题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“People who had received a hug and had an interpersonal conflict reported feeling more positive with less severe negative reactions on that day. (接受拥抱并有人际冲突的人报告说，当天感觉更积极，负面反应更少。)”可推断，收到拥抱的人会有积极的反应。故选 C。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Hugs, of course, are a form of touch that share elements with other types, like massage (按摩) as well as gentle, light touch.(拥抱，当然，是一种与其他类型的触摸有共同点的触摸形式，比如按摩和轻柔的触摸。)”可推断，作者接下来可能会讨论按摩的好处。故选 D。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段“We require touch with other living beings to grow well. (我们需要与其他生物接触才能茁壮成长。)”和第四段“For adults, touch affects the response to everyday conflict. (对于成年人来说，触摸会影响他们对日常冲突的反应。)”和第五段“As hugs are a great way to relieve the response to stress, it is not surprising that the number of hugs that a woman receives from her partner is highly related to lower blood pressure as well as higher levels of hormone known as oxytocin, colloquially labeled the “love hormone”. (因为拥抱是缓解压力的好方法，所以女人从她的伴侣那里得到的拥抱的次数与较低的血压和较高水平的荷尔蒙——被称为催产素，俗称“爱的荷尔蒙”——有很大关系，这就不足为奇了。)”及全文可知，文章主要介绍了关怀的触摸可以给人带来精神和身体上的好处。故选D。
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Stare at a blank wall in any room, and you are unlikely to learn much more than the paint color. But a new technology can unnoticeably scan the same surface for shadows and reflections. ____36____ But they can be got by one tool and analyzed to determine details including how many people are in the room — and what they are doing. This tool could gather information from a partial view of a space. It can spy on activity from around a corner. ____37____
As people move around a room, their bodies block a portion of any available light to create subtle and indistinct “soft shadows” on walls. ____38____ But these faint signals are usually drowned out by the main source of surrounding light. Sharma and other M.I.T. researchers separated that main source of surrounding light by filming a wall in a room as its occupants moved around and averaging the frames over time. Then the researchers removed shadows from furniture or other still objects from the video in real time, only revealing humans’ moving shadows on the wall.
____39____ They crouched, jumped or moved around, alone or in pairs, outside the camera’s view. Then the team fed the videos into a machine-learning model to teach it which soft shadow patterns indicated which behavior. The resulting system can automatically analyze footage of a blank wall in any room in real time, determining the number of people and their actions.
____40____ It can register only group sizes and activities for which it has been trained, and it requires a high-resolution (清晰度) camera; a standard digital camera creates too much background noise, and smartphone camera results are even worse.
A. The technology is thought advanced.
B. These can’t be detected by the human eye.
C. Brightly colored clothing can even cast a dull, reflected light.
D. It also can monitor someone who avoids a camera’s line of sight.
E. Next, researchers recorded blank walls with people in various scenarios.
F. The system is considered a unique and wonderful discovery by camera specialists.
G. Although this system can function in any room, it performs poorly in dim lighting.
【答案】36. B 37. D 38. C 39. E 40. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章讲述了一项新技术可以通过扫描墙壁，收集信息来断定房间里有多少人以及人们的活动等。
【36题详解】
上文“But a new technology can inconspicuously scan the same surface for shadows and re ections.(但是一项新技术可以在不明显的情况下扫描同一表面上的阴影和反射)”提到了一项可以扫描阴影和反射的新技术，下文“But they can be got by one tool and analyzed to determine details including how many people are in the room — and what they are doing.(但它们可以通过一种工具获得并分析，以断定包括房间里有多少人以及他们正在做什么在内的细节)”说明可以通过一种工具获得并做出分析，由But可知，空处与下文是转折关系，B项“这些是人眼无法捕捉到的。”符合语境，且句中these指代上文“shadows and re ections”，与下文是转折关系。故选B。
【37题详解】
上文“This tool could gather information from a partial view of a space. It can spy on activity from around a corner.(这个工具可以从一个空间的局部视图收集信息。它可以在角落里监视活动)”阐述了这个工具的功能，可以在角落里监视，收集信息，D项中的“monitor”与“spy”意思相近，因此推断D项“它还可以监控那些避开摄像头视线的人。”符合语境，与上文是并列关系，also是关键词。故选D。
【38题详解】
上文“As people move around a room, their bodies block a portion of any available light to create delicate and indistinct “soft shadows” on walls.(当人们在房间里走动时，他们的身体会挡住任何可用的光线，在墙壁上创造出微妙而模糊的“柔软的阴影”)”讲述人们可以挡住光线在墙壁上留下阴影，C项“cast a dull, re ected glow”话题一致，因此推断C项“色彩鲜艳的衣服甚至可以投射出一种反射的光。”符合语境，与上文是并列关系，故选C。
【39题详解】
下文“They crouched, jumped or moved around, alone or in pairs, outside the camera’s view.(他们蹲着，跳着或四处走动，单独或成对，在相机的视野之外)”描述了实验参与者的动作，是对E项“Next, researchers recorded blank walls with people in various scenarios.(接下来，研究人员记录了人们在不同场景下的空白墙壁)”中“various scenarios”的举例说明，上下文语意连贯。故选E。
【40题详解】
下文“It can register only group sizes and activities for which it has been trained, and it requires a high-resolution camera; a standard digital camera creates too much background noise, and smartphone camera results are even worse.( 它只能记录它为之受训过的团体规模和活动，而且它需要一个高分辨率的相机；标准的数码相机会产生太多的背景噪音，而智能手机的拍摄效果更差。)”说明这个系统的不足之处，因此推断G项“虽然这个系统可以在任何房间里工作，但它在昏暗的灯光下表现不佳。”符合语境，故选G。
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After three decades of teaching, Jim Stanley, a chorus and piano teacher at Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, Atlanta, is getting ready to retire. But before he goes, there was one thing he wanted to do: _____41_____ with some of his former students for one last performance. That wish _____42_____ on May 13 with a heartfelt rehearsal (排练) and alumni (校友) concert at Cartersville’s auditorium (礼堂). Video of the rehearsal was captured and quickly went _____43_____ online with 2 million views and counting.
Stanley _____44_____ the idea of inviting his former students back to Cartersville last year, _____45_____ this would just be a good_____46_____ to reconnect with those kids reaching adulthood.
Little did he _____47_____ at the time that a small group of 20 to 25 alumni would quickly balloon into a _____48_____ of nearly 100 former students, some of whom _____49_____ back to Georgia from other states and as far away as Vancouver, British Columbia to give Stanley a tremendous send-off into retirement.
“I choked up a little bit. But I tried to keep the _____50_____ from flowing.” he added. “It was _____51_____ an emotional day for me and I think for a lot of the kids too. We were all in a _____52_____ place.”
Stanley was _____53_____ to become an educator himself after taking a chorus class in the ninth grade and credited his own chorus teacher for the _____54_____ he needed to pursue the profession. He hopes he has made a positive _____55_____ on his students over the years.
41 A. exclaimed B. restored C. reunite D. fortified
42. A. came out B. calmed down C. came true D. woke up
43. A. viral B. artificial C. rewarding D. accessible
44. A. stood by B. came up with C. resulted in D. learned from
45. A. entering B. thinking C. confirming D. showing
46. A. melody B. emphasis C. association D. opportunity
47. A. mistake B. launch C. witness D. know
48. A. gathering B. jumping C. winning D. singing
49. A. swam B. flew C. bounded D. sought
50. A. tears B. ban C. emotion D. happiness
51. A. definitely B. tightly C. violently D. deeply
52. A. smart B. loyal C. delightful D. difficult
53. A. sent B. inspired C. achieved D. reserved
54. A. acceptance B. arrival C. charm D. encouragement
55. A. encounter B. count C. impact D. mess
【答案】41. C 42. C 43. A 44. B 45. B 46. D 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. A 51. A 52. C 53. B 54. D 55. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一名合唱团和钢琴老师Jim Stanley在退休之际，他以前的学生纷纷赶来，为Stanley的退休举行了盛大的送别仪式。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在他离开之前，他还有一件事想做：和他以前的一些学生重聚，做最后一场表演。A. exclaimed大叫；B. restored恢复；C. reunite团聚；D. fortified筑防御工事于。根据后文“with some of his former students”以及“the idea of inviting his former students back to Cartersville last year”可知是和以前的一些学生重聚，应用reunite。故选C。
【42题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：5月13日，卡特斯维尔礼堂举行了一场由衷的排练和校友音乐会，这个愿望实现了。A. came out出版；B. calmed down冷静下来；C. came true实现；D. woke up醒来。根据主语“That wish”以及后文提到以前的学生都来参加这个庆祝仪式，可知是愿望实现了。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：彩排的视频被拍了下来，并迅速在网上疯传，点击量达到200万，而且还在增加。A. viral互联网上迅速传播的；B. artificial人工的；C. rewarding有益的；D. accessible可到达的。根据后文“online with 2 million views and counting”指视频在网上走红，应用go viral表示“迅速传播”。故选A。
【44题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Stanley去年想出了邀请他以前的学生回到Cartersville的主意，他认为这将是一个与那些即将成年的孩子重新联系的好机会。A. stood by准备行动；B. came up with想出；C. resulted in导致；D. learned from学习。根据后文“the idea of inviting his former students back to Cartersville last year”指想出邀请他以前的学生回到Cartersville的主意，故选B。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Stanley去年想出了邀请他以前的学生回到Cartersville的主意，他认为这将是一个与那些即将成年的孩子重新联系的好机会。A. entering进入；B. thinking认为；C. confirming确定；D. showing展示。根据后文“to reconnect with those kids reaching adulthood”可知，他邀请他以前的学生回到Cartersville，认为这是一个重新联系的好机会，故选B。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Stanley去年想出了邀请他以前的学生回到Cartersville的主意，他认为这将是一个与那些即将成年的孩子重新联系的好机会。A. melody旋律；B. emphasis重要性；C. association协会；D. opportunity机会。根据后文“to reconnect with those kids reaching adulthood”可知，他认为这将是一个与那些即将成年的孩子重新联系的好机会。名词opportunity后跟不定式作后置定语。故选D。
【47题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他当时并不知道，一个由20到25名校友组成小团体会迅速膨胀成一个由近100名校友组成的聚会，其中一些人从其他州，甚至远至不列颠哥伦比亚省的温哥华，飞回乔治亚州，为斯坦利的退休举行了盛大的送别仪式。A. mistake误会；B. launch启动；C. witness目击；D. know知道。根据后文“a small group of 20 to 25 alumni”以及“nearly 100 former students”可知，他当时不知道这个团体会膨胀到近百名。故选D。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他当时并不知道，一个由20到25名校友组成的小团体会迅速膨胀成一个由近100名校友组成的聚会，其中一些人从其他州，甚至远至不列颠哥伦比亚省的温哥华，飞回乔治亚州，为斯坦利的退休举行了盛大的送别仪式。A. gathering聚会；B. jumping跳跃；C. winning胜利；D. singing唱歌。根据后文“of nearly 100 former students”此处指近100名校友组成的聚会，故选A。
【49题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他当时并不知道，一个由20到25名校友组成的小团体会迅速膨胀成一个由近100名校友组成的聚会，其中一些人从其他州，甚至远至不列颠哥伦比亚省的温哥华，飞回乔治亚州，为斯坦利的退休举行了盛大的送别仪式。A. swam游泳；B. flew飞；C. bounded捆绑；D. sought寻找。根据后文“from other states and as far away as Vancouver, British Columbia”可知，一些人是从遥远的地方飞过来的，故选B。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“但我努力不让眼泪流出来。”他补充道。A. tears眼泪；B. ban禁止；C. emotion情感；D. happiness快乐。根据上文“I choked up a little bit.(我有点哽咽)”以及后文“from flowing”可知，他哽咽了，努力不让眼泪流出来。故选A。
【51题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：“对我来说，这绝对是激动人心的一天，我想对很多孩子来说也是如此。”A. definitely肯定；B. tightly紧紧地；C. violently暴力地；D. deeply深深地。根据后文“an emotional day for me and I think for a lot of the kids too”可知，这是一次大团聚，所以绝对是激动人心的一天，故选A。
【52题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们都在一个令人愉快的地方。A. smart聪明的；B. loyal忠诚的；C. delightful愉快的；D. difficult困难的。结合上文可知以前的学生都回到了原来的学校团聚，即在一个令人愉快的地方。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Stanley在九年级上了合唱课后受到鼓舞，成为了一名教育工作者，他把自己追求这一职业所需的鼓励归功于自己的合唱老师。A. sent发送；B. inspired鼓舞；C. achieved实现；D. reserved预定。根据后文“to become an educator himself after taking a chorus class in the ninth grade”指Stanley在九年级上了合唱课后受到鼓舞，成为了一名教育工作者，故选B。
【54题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Stanley在九年级上了合唱课后受到鼓舞，成为了一名教育工作者，他把自己追求这一职业所需的鼓励归功于自己的合唱老师。A. acceptance接受；B. arrival到达；C. charm魅力；D. encouragement鼓励。根据后文“he needed to pursue the profession”可知，在追求职业的道路上需要鼓励，都是合唱老师给他的。故选D。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他希望这些年来他对他的学生产生了积极的影响。A. encounter偶遇；B. count计算；C. impact影响；D. mess杂乱。根据上文“He hopes he has made a positive”指对学生产生积极影响，短语为make a positive impact on sb.。故选C。
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。
The revitalization (复苏) of abandoned properties in rural China is on the rise. Each ____56____ (locate) in remote Chinese towns, the following three striking hotels are far from the hustle of the city.
WuYuan Skywells Hotel in Jiangxi province, a previously neglected 300-year-old mansion, was ____57____ (incredible) restored to its former glory, while maintaining its regional architectural feature Tianjing, a narrow and tall courtyard pulling sunlight inside, ____58____ introducing elements of modern comfort.
Similarly, by the end of 2022, designers ____59____ (restore) the Bamboo Craft Village near Chengdu city, preserving the construction traditions to build an extremely ____60____ (impress) roof. Seen from above, the shape of this building is like a figure “8” or the infinity sign “∞”.
The Treewow Tribe in Zhejiang province ____61____ (feature) houses that are surrounded by a sea of bamboo trees to provide tourists ____62____ comfortable privacy. Notably, the free-form roof imitates the free-flowing lines of nature, gracefully ____63____ (invite) the green landscape into the private space.
Marrying the charm of traditional Chinese designs and the ____64____ (rich) of modern living, these hotels will definitely offer you _____65_____ unforgettable experience and a perfect getaway.
【答案】56. located
57. incredibly
58. and 59. had restored
60. impressive
61. features
62. with 63. inviting
64. richness
65. an
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国农村被遗弃的房产正在复苏，并介绍了三家独特的酒店，这些酒店结合了传统中国设计和现代生活的丰富元素，为游客提供了难忘的体验和完美的度假胜地。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：以下三家引人注目的酒店都位于中国偏远的城镇，远离城市的喧嚣。分析句子可知，“Each 1 (locate) in remote Chinese towns”是独立主格结构，locate(把……安置在/建造于)是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语Each之间是被动关系，用过去分词表被动。故填located。
【57题详解】
考查副词。句意：位于江西的婺源天井酒店，是一座有着300年历史的豪宅，在保留了天津地区建筑特色的同时，令人难以置信地恢复了昔日的辉煌，一个狭窄而高大的庭院将阳光引入室内，并引入了现代舒适的元素。提示词修饰动词restored，用副词incredibly作状语，意为“令人难以置信地”。故填incredibly。
【58题详解】
考查连词。句意：位于江西的婺源天井酒店，是一座有着300年历史的豪宅，在保留了天津地区建筑特色的同时，令人难以置信地恢复了昔日的辉煌，一个狭窄而高大的庭院将阳光引入室内，并引入了现代舒适的元素。根据句意，“pulling sunlight inside”和“introducing elements of modern comfort”是并列关系，用连词and连接。故填and。
【59题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：同样，到2022年底，设计师们修复了成都附近的竹工艺村，保留了建筑传统，建造了一个令人印象深刻的屋顶。分析句子可知，restore(修复)是句中谓语动词，与主语designers之间是主动关系，根据时间状语by the end of 2022可知，动作发生在“过去的过去”，应使用过去完成时态。故填had restored。
【60题详解】
考查形容词。句意：同样，到2022年底，设计师们修复了成都附近的竹工艺村，保留了建筑传统，建造了一个令人印象深刻的屋顶。提示词作定语，修饰名词roof，用形容词impressive，意为“令人印象深刻的”。故填impressive。
【61题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：浙江省的Treewow部落的特色是房屋被竹林包围，为游客提供舒适的隐私。分析句子可知，feature(以……为特色)是句中谓语动词，与主语The Treewow Tribe之间是主动关系，根据语境，描述一般性事实，用一般现在时态，又因主语是专有名词，谓语动词应使用单数形式。综上，谓语应用一般现在时的被动语态，单数形式。故填features。
【62题详解】
考查介词。句意：浙江省的Treewow部落的特色是房屋被竹林包围，为游客提供舒适的隐私。provide...with...是固定搭配，意为“给……提供……”。故填with。
【63题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：值得注意的是，自由形式的屋顶模仿自然的自由流动的线条，优雅地将绿色景观引入私人空间。分析句子可知，“gracefully 8 (invite) the green landscape into the private space”在句中结果状语，invite是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语the free-form roof之间是主动关系，用现在分词表示主动。故填inviting。
【64题详解】
考查名词。句意：结合了中国传统设计的魅力和现代生活的丰富，这些酒店一定会给你一个难忘的经历和完美的度假。提示词作宾语，与名词charm是并列关系，用名词richness，意为“丰富”。故填richness。
65题详解】
考查冠词。句意：结合了中国传统设计的魅力和现代生活的丰富，这些酒店一定会给你一次难忘的经历和完美的度假。可数名词experience在句中表示“(一次难忘的)经历”，泛指，unforgettable发音以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an修饰。故填an。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你是李华，你校英国交换生James希望体验你们骑游俱乐部的活动，请你写一封电子邮件邀请他参加。要点如下：
1. 邀请他参加本周末骑游活动；
2. 活动的具体安排，包括时间、地点和路线等。
注意：
1. 词数：100左右(邮件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：骑游俱乐部 the cycling club
Dear James,
How is everything going
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Looking forward to seeing you.
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear James,
How is everything going I am writing to invite you to join our cycling club’s event this weekend.
The event is taking place on Saturday morning, starting at 9:00 a.m. We will meet at the clubhouse. We will set off on a circular route that takes us through some of the most picturesque parts of the city. The route is approximately 20 kilometers long and we should be able to complete it in about 2 hours. Along the way, you will have the chance to see our city from a unique perspective.
It’s a great opportunity for you to experience our club’s activities and make new friends. We hope to see you there.
Looking forward to seeing you.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假如你是李华，你校英国交换生James希望体验你们骑游俱乐部的活动，请你写一封电子邮件邀请他参加。
【详解】1.词汇积累
完成：complete→finish
大约：approximately→roughly
出发：set off→depart
机会：chance→opportunity
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：We will meet at the clubhouse, located on the outskirts of the city.
拓展句：We will meet at the clubhouse, which is located on the outskirts of the city.
【点睛】[高分句型1] We will set off on a circular route that takes us through some of the most picturesque parts of the city.（运用了that引导定语从句）
[高分句型2] Along the way, you will have the chance to see our city from a unique perspective. (运用了不定式作后置定语)
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。
The Forgotten Pages
Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a small village. Surrounded by the majestic mountains, the villagers happily lived a life of bliss.
All of them were used to their robotic daily tasks and none of them had the imagination or the will to try something new, except for one girl named Hannah. Very few people in the village could read let alone write, and Hannah was one of them. Her parents had made sure that their only child got everything possible.
Hannah was an adventurous spirit with an imagination far beyond her time. One afternoon, when Hannah was on one of her adventurous quests, she came upon an abandoned cottage. The cottage looked very old in its condition. Even though Hannah’s mother had strictly warned her not to go wandering in abandoned places, her curiosity got the best of her.
She tip-toed slowly to the door and slowly opened it and she was left stunned. In front of Hannah was a room full of books! Books glistering in the dust, basking in the warm sunlight just waiting to be explored. Hannah gasped (倒吸气) as she realized that she had found a hidden treasure. Hannah broomed and dusted all day long until she realized it was dark and she had to go back. So Hannah picked two books and decided to read them at her home.
She went home and all night long, she read the adventurous tales hidden in the book cover. The next day, she quickly gulped her breakfast and made her way to the cottage again. Hannah devoured the books.
They were too interesting filled with stories about different creatures. Each page was just an adventure waiting to be embarked on. Hannah’s imagination took her to a world of talking animals, mystical creatures, and daring nights. The little girl was so inspired by the books and she learned the power of love and friendship! With the good in heart, she decided to share the tales with the people of her village.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
She knew it would be a difficult journey, but she wanted to share the gold with everyone.
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Soon, the words of Hannah’s storytelling spread to far-off towns.
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【答案】She knew it would be a difficult journey, but she wanted to share the gold with everyone. She wanted to ignite the sparks of curiosity and imagination in her peers. Making this her mission, Hannah started telling tales every day at her cottage. She added her own touch of curiosity every now and then to different stories, making them more interesting. In the beginning only her very good friends and her family came to the readings. But the words of her famous tales spread rapidly causing more and more people to come to the readings. Seeing the interest of her own people, Hannah started writing stories of her own too!
Soon, the words of Hannah’s storytelling spread to far-off towns. People traveled from different places to just listen to her stories. Everyone would gather around Hannah in awe as she told her stories. The old cottage was no longer withering away as people from her own village helped her build the cottage again. And thus, the forgotten treasure lying in the old cottage transformed into a world of infinite adventures, imagination and possibilities. Hannah even conducted workshops in which she taught her fellows how to read and write. Hannah’s passion and dedication blew life into the tales and her words breathed new life into countless souls.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Hannah是一个富有冒险精神的女孩儿，一天她在探险的时候发现了一个小屋，里面有许多书籍，她对这些书籍非常感兴趣，这些书太有趣了，充满了关于不同生物的故事，每一页都是等待开始的冒险，她的想象力把她带到了一个会说话的动物、神秘的生物和大胆的夜晚的世界，她决定与村里的人们分享这些故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“她知道这将是一段艰难的旅程，但她想与大家分享这些宝藏。”可知，第一段可描写Hannah给同村人讲故事以及她开始写故事。
②由第二段首句内容“不久，Hannah的故事传遍了遥远的城镇。”可知，第二段可描写Hannah讲故事这件事情的扩大及其影响。
2.续写线索：开始讲故事——她讲的故事开始传开——开始写故事——人们赶来听故事——小屋发生变化——举办讲习班——她带来的影响
3.词汇激活
行为类
①讲故事：tell tales/tell stories
②传播：spread/diffuse
③转变为：transform into/turn into
情绪类
①敬畏地：in awe/in reverence
②热情：passion/enthusiasm
【点睛】[高分句型1] Everyone would gather around Hannah in awe as she told her stories. (由as引导的时间状语从句)2021级高三期中英语试题
注意事项:
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 does the man want to be in the future
A. A soldier. B. A lawyer. C. A teacher.
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Where will the woman probably go first
A. The teacher’s office. B. The hospital. C. The gym.
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How does the woman keep fit now
A. By working out at a gym.
B. By playing basketball.
C. By going climbing.
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What will the woman do in the evening
A. Eat out. B. Go shopping. C. Stay at home.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. Why the man is late. B. When the film starts. C. Who the visitor was.
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秒钟的作答吋间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
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】
6. How many bedrooms are there in the house
A. One. B. Two. C. Three.
7. What will the woman help the man do
A. Take care of the documents.
B. Lead him to the bank.
C. Check on the house.
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】
8. What attracted the man most in Paris
A. The Eiffel Tower.
B. The Louvre Museum.
C. Restaurants and clubs.
9. How did the man find his vacation
A. Boring. B. Wonderful. C. Tiring.
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】
10. What are the speakers mainly discussing
A. How teenagers keep healthy.
B. Why many teenagers get sick.
C. What food teenagers should have.
11. What does the man think of an hour’s exercise for teenagers daily
A. It’s not enough. B. It’s too tiring. C. It’s necessary.
12. What does the man suggest teenagers do
A. Stop eating fast food.
B. Keep their hands clean.
C. Improve their schoolwork.
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. Where does the woman work
A. In a transport business. B. In a shopping centre. C. In a hospital.
14. How will the woman go to work
A. By car. B. By bus. C. By train.
15. What is the man’s opinion on parking in Broadgreen
A. It is costly. B. It is easy. C. It is hard.
16. What is the disadvantage of Broadgreen
A. It is far from the shopping places.
B. There is a lot of noise.
C. The rents are high.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
17. When did Hemingway produce his first collection of short stories
A. In 1923. B. In 1932. C. In 1952.
18. What is Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises about
A. A group of reporters.
B. Some writers and artists.
C. His childhood experience.
19. What do we know about A Farewell to Arms
A. It came out in 1924.
B. It was Hemingway’s third novel.
C. It describes something related to World War I.
20. What was The Old Man and the Sea based on
A The story of a reporter.
B. An old fisherman’s real life.
C. Hemingway’s experiences of going fishing.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four Preschool Winter Stories
The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats
Keats captures that childhood joy of playing in the snow. The boy Peter, puts on his snowsuit and heads out into the beautiful snow. The illustrations are absolutely beautiful. It is full of fun. Peter takes some snow home with him in his pocket only to find that it melted while he was taking a bath. Oh no! Is that the last of snow Not to worry, the snow is waiting for Peter in the morning.
How to Catch a Yeti (雪人) by Adam Wallace
In this silly snowy adventure, the kids set a whole bunch of clever traps to catch a yeti.
However, the yeti easily escapes and the traps backfire on the kids with funny results. If you look closely at the illustrations, you can find “hidden” members of the yeti’s family watching the kids.
Winter Dance by Marion Dane Bauer
This is a sweet story that teaches kids about how animals spend the winter. As the first snowflake falls on the fox’s nose, fox wonders what he is supposed to do in winter. The other forest animals tell him how they prepare for winter. Some fly south, others store food, and some hibernate (冬眠) . Unfortunately none of these ideas will work for fox. Finally, another fox comes along and shares what foxes do in winter— they dance in the falling snow!
Bear is Awake: an Alphabet Story by Hannah E. Harrison
With hardly any words, the reader pieces the story together from the fantastic illustrations and the alphabet letter and corresponding word on each page. In this book, a bear awakens too early (A=awake) and sets off in search of food. It finds a little girl in a cabin, who, through a series of humorous events, helps the bear return to its home and go back to sleep.
21. In which book is the leading character Peter
A. The Snowy Day. B. How to Catch a Yeti.
C. Winter Dance. D. Bear is Awake: an Alphabet Story.
22. What’s the book Winter Dance about
A. The joy of playing in the snow. B. The way animals spend the winter.
C. The story of animals hibernating. D. A bear in search of food.
23. Who wrote the book with hardly any words
A. Ezra Jack Keats. B. Adam Wallace.
C. Marion Dane Bauer. D. Hannah E. Harrison.
B
The stands were always filled with family members to support their favorite players. I attended each of my son’s games. His father worked nights for years, and missed out on most of his games. My son Jorden knew if his dad could, he would be there sitting right beside me.
When Jorden was younger, some family members would occasionally come to watch. But gradually they stopped showing up. Never once did Jorden lead me to believe that this bothered him, but apparently it did. It wasn’t until when he was asked to give a speech at his baseball event that he made it very clear not only to me but a room filled with over 150 people just how important it is to have extra fans in the stands.
His speech was anything but like I thought it would be. It wasn’t short and bittersweet. It wasn’t his quick thank you to his coaches and teammates. He poured his heart out, saying he seldom had grandparents, aunts or uncles coming to support him. He was grateful that his teammates’ family members showed up to support not just their own loved ones but the entire team of boys. Clearly Jorden desired more than just me. Never did I ever think my son would be hurting inside as he looked out to the bleachers to see only me at each and every game.
As he struggled to get each word out through tears, I promised I would attend as many events of the children around as I possibly could. There was no way I could allow another child to feel what my son was feeling. This small simple gesture would mean so much to any child. Neither Jorden nor I was upset with those who never attended his games. Jorden just wanted someone else besides me to witness his craft in action. I understand all of our lives become complicated and that everyone is busy with their own children and jobs that may not allow them as much free time as they’d like.
24. What do we know about Jorden’s father
A. He had long been misunderstood by Jorden.
B. He had few chances to attend Jorden’s games.
C He managed to be with Jorden in every game.
D. He had made excuses to miss Jorden’s games.
25. What was Jorden’s speech about
A. His ambition to win the championship.
B. His gratitude to his mother and coaches.
C. His complaint about his family members.
D. His desire for support from more people.
26. What does the author think of Jorden’s speech
A. Depressing. B. Complicated. C. Astonishing. D. Absurd.
27. How did the author respond to Jorden’s speech
A. She tried to be actively involved in children’s games.
B. She promised not to miss out on games of every child.
C. She offered to invite many relatives to Jorden’s games.
D. She decided to lead Jorden to trust his family members.
C
New Mexico is famed for roasted green chillies with a distinctive smoky flavour, but it comes at a cost — producers in the state typically use propane (丙烷) as fuel, releasing an estimated 7,800 tonnes of CO2 a year. Ken Armijo at the National Solar Thermal Test Facility (NSTTF) wanted to see if he could match the flavour without the need for fossil fuels.
Armijo, whose family owns a chilli farm, works with solar concentrators at NSTTF, normally used for experiments boiling liquid to produce electricity, or simulating (模拟) the effect of re-entry on materials used in spacecraft. The facility uses rings of mirrors to focus sunlight on a 60-metre tower at the centre. He improved a traditional chilli roaster and loaded it with 10 kilograms of chillies before placing it in the tower to roast at 480°C.
A group of green chilli connoisseurs (品鉴师) blind-tasted the solar-roasted version alongside the traditional variety and rated them higher for both flavour and smell. Armijo says infrared (红外线的) imaging showed solar heating produced a more even distribution (分布) of heat with fewer hotspots. “Solar-roasted chillies appeared to have a much cleaner taste because the localised heat from propane roasting can cause localised burning,” says Armijo.
Although this test took place at a research facility, Armijo says the cost of solar concentrators is dropping and it could be possible to use technology developed at Sandia to build small solar concentrators at low cost. These could produce the high temperatures needed for roasting chillies and other foods.
Armijo is eager to try the technique with other foodstuffs, including cocoa and coffee beans, which are grown in lower-income countries and could be solar roasted.
Pete Schwartz at California Polytechnic State University, who has been exploring solar cooking for many years, said that he was not sure “whether solar concentrators will catch on in lower-income countries, where he has seen many solar projects fail due to lack of training and technical support.”
Armijo says he has been approached by at least 15 companies and is in discussions on ways to commercialise the technology. He is seeking extra funding from the US Department of Energy and other organisations to pursue small solar concentrators for food processing.
28. Why did Armijo roast green chillies using solar concentrators
A. To increase profits. B. To create a new recipe.
C. To reduce air pollution. D. To improve chillies’ taste.
29. What advantage do solar concentrators have over traditional ones
A. They are lower in production cost.
B. They work with higher efficiency.
C. They spread heat more equally.
D. They are easier to operate.
30. What is Schwartz’s attitude to solar concentrators’ application in poor countries
A. Favourable. B. Intolerant. C. Unclear. D. Doubtful.
31. What can we infer about Armijo’s technology from the last paragraph
A. It has been adopted by some companies.
B. It is on its way to the market.
C. It has been officially recognised.
D. It is in need of technical support.
D
At the times in my life that I had been upset or angry, a good hug was usually a very quick cure for what was bothering me. After receiving a warm and genuine embrace from a loved one or friend, the tension in my body would melt almost immediately.
How does a hug deliver such a remarkable effect so quickly Touch is a powerful means of communication and a great way to relieve the response to stress. Through touch, a person’s intention is readily discernible–you can tell comfort from potential harm easily. In the positive mode, hugs are one type of touch that relays the message: “I care about you. You matter.”
We require touch with other living beings to grow well. Children who are not held or hugged have significant developmental and socio-emotional delay accompanied by smaller brains. This means that physical contact is not only critical for how these children behaved, but for the development of the brain itself.
For adults, touch affects the response to everyday conflict. Some researchers interviewed404 adults daily for 14 days regarding their health, conflicts, how they felt emotionally (positive or negative), and whether or not they received a hug. People who had received a hug and had an interpersonal conflict reported feeling more positive with less severe negative reactions on that day. It has also been found that hugging may favorably influence the rate of infection from a cold as well as symptoms.
As hugs are a great way to relieve the response to stress, it is not surprising that the number of hugs that a woman receives from her partner is highly related to lower blood pressure as well as higher levels of hormone known as oxytocin, colloquially labeled the “love hormone”.
Hugs, of course, are a form of touch that share elements with other types, like massage (按摩) as well as gentle, light touch. Like hugging, massage is a great way to release tension.
32. What does the underlined word “discernible” mean in paragraph 2
A. Complex. B. Evident. C. Abstract. D. Varied.
33 What can we infer from paragraph 4
A. Hugs can settle the conflicts. B. Hugs can effectively cure a cold.
C. Receiving a hug can cause positive reactions. D. The researchers take education into account.
34. What will the author probably discuss after the last paragraph
A. Advantages of touch. B. Different types of hugs.
C. Fear of inappropriate hugs. D. Positive functions of massage.
35. What is the main idea of the passage
A Touch is a great way to relieve the response to stress.
B. Children require touch from loved ones to grow well.
C. Hugs from partners can bring women lower blood pressure.
D. Caring touch can bring mental and physical benefits to people.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Stare at a blank wall in any room, and you are unlikely to learn much more than the paint color. But a new technology can unnoticeably scan the same surface for shadows and reflections. ____36____ But they can be got by one tool and analyzed to determine details including how many people are in the room — and what they are doing. This tool could gather information from a partial view of a space. It can spy on activity from around a corner. ____37____
As people move around a room, their bodies block a portion of any available light to create subtle and indistinct “soft shadows” on walls. ____38____ But these faint signals are usually drowned out by the main source of surrounding light. Sharma and other M.I.T. researchers separated that main source of surrounding light by filming a wall in a room as its occupants moved around and averaging the frames over time. Then the researchers removed shadows from furniture or other still objects from the video in real time, only revealing humans’ moving shadows on the wall.
____39____ They crouched, jumped or moved around, alone or in pairs, outside the camera’s view. Then the team fed the videos into a machine-learning model to teach it which soft shadow patterns indicated which behavior. The resulting system can automatically analyze footage of a blank wall in any room in real time, determining the number of people and their actions.
____40____ It can register only group sizes and activities for which it has been trained, and it requires a high-resolution (清晰度) camera; a standard digital camera creates too much background noise, and smartphone camera results are even worse.
A. The technology is thought advanced.
B. These can’t be detected by the human eye.
C. Brightly colored clothing can even cast a dull, reflected light.
D. It also can monitor someone who avoids a camera’s line of sight.
E. Next, researchers recorded blank walls with people in various scenarios.
F. The system is considered a unique and wonderful discovery by camera specialists.
G. Although this system can function in any room, it performs poorly in dim lighting.
第三部分 语言运用 （共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
After three decades of teaching, Jim Stanley, a chorus and piano teacher at Cartersville High School in Cartersville, Georgia, Atlanta, is getting ready to retire. But before he goes, there was one thing he wanted to do: _____41_____ with some of his former students for one last performance. That wish _____42_____ on May 13 with a heartfelt rehearsal (排练) and alumni (校友) concert at Cartersville’s auditorium (礼堂). Video of the rehearsal was captured and quickly went _____43_____ online with 2 million views and counting.
Stanley _____44_____ the idea of inviting his former students back to Cartersville last year, _____45_____ this would just be a good_____46_____ to reconnect with those kids reaching adulthood.
Little did he _____47_____ at the time that a small group of 20 to 25 alumni would quickly balloon into a _____48_____ of nearly 100 former students, some of whom _____49_____ back to Georgia from other states and as far away as Vancouver, British Columbia to give Stanley a tremendous send-off into retirement.
“I choked up a little bit. But I tried to keep the _____50_____ from flowing.” he added. “It was _____51_____ an emotional day for me and I think for a lot of the kids too. We were all in a _____52_____ place.”
Stanley was _____53_____ to become an educator himself after taking a chorus class in the ninth grade and credited his own chorus teacher for the _____54_____ he needed to pursue the profession. He hopes he has made a positive _____55_____ on his students over the years.
41. A. exclaimed B. restored C. reunite D. fortified
42. A. came out B. calmed down C. came true D. woke up
43. A. viral B. artificial C. rewarding D. accessible
44. A. stood by B. came up with C. resulted in D. learned from
45. A. entering B. thinking C. confirming D. showing
46. A. melody B. emphasis C. association D. opportunity
47. A. mistake B. launch C. witness D. know
48. A. gathering B. jumping C. winning D. singing
49. A. swam B. flew C. bounded D. sought
50. A. tears B. ban C. emotion D. happiness
51. A. definitely B. tightly C. violently D. deeply
52. A. smart B. loyal C. delightful D. difficult
53. A. sent B. inspired C. achieved D. reserved
54. A. acceptance B. arrival C. charm D. encouragement
55. A. encounter B. count C. impact D. mess
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。
The revitalization (复苏) of abandoned properties in rural China is on the rise. Each ____56____ (locate) in remote Chinese towns, the following three striking hotels are far from the hustle of the city.
WuYuan Skywells Hotel in Jiangxi province, a previously neglected 300-year-old mansion, was ____57____ (incredible) restored to its former glory, while maintaining its regional architectural feature Tianjing, a narrow and tall courtyard pulling sunlight inside, ____58____ introducing elements of modern comfort.
Similarly, by the end of 2022, designers ____59____ (restore) the Bamboo Craft Village near Chengdu city, preserving the construction traditions to build an extremely ____60____ (impress) roof. Seen from above, the shape of this building is like a figure “8” or the infinity sign “∞”.
The Treewow Tribe in Zhejiang province ____61____ (feature) houses that are surrounded by a sea of bamboo trees to provide tourists ____62____ comfortable privacy. Notably, the free-form roof imitates the free-flowing lines of nature, gracefully ____63____ (invite) the green landscape into the private space.
Marrying the charm of traditional Chinese designs and the ____64____ (rich) of modern living, these hotels will definitely offer you _____65_____ unforgettable experience and a perfect getaway.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假如你是李华，你校英国交换生James希望体验你们骑游俱乐部的活动，请你写一封电子邮件邀请他参加。要点如下：
1. 邀请他参加本周末的骑游活动；
2. 活动的具体安排，包括时间、地点和路线等。
注意：
1. 词数：100左右(邮件的开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数)；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：骑游俱乐部 the cycling club
Dear James,
How is everything going
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Looking forward to seeing you.
Yours,
Li Hua
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。
The Forgotten Pages
Once upon a time, in a land far away, there was a small village. Surrounded by the majestic mountains, the villagers happily lived a life of bliss.
All of them were used to their robotic daily tasks and none of them had the imagination or the will to try something new, except for one girl named Hannah. Very few people in the village could read let alone write, and Hannah was one of them. Her parents had made sure that their only child got everything possible.
Hannah was an adventurous spirit with an imagination far beyond her time. One afternoon, when Hannah was on one of her adventurous quests, she came upon an abandoned cottage. The cottage looked very old in its condition. Even though Hannah’s mother had strictly warned her not to go wandering in abandoned places, her curiosity got the best of her.
She tip-toed slowly to the door and slowly opened it and she was left stunned. In front of Hannah was a room full of books! Books glistering in the dust, basking in the warm sunlight just waiting to be explored. Hannah gasped (倒吸气) as she realized that she had found a hidden treasure. Hannah broomed and dusted all day long until she realized it was dark and she had to go back. So Hannah picked two books and decided to read them at her home.
She went home and all night long, she read the adventurous tales hidden in the book cover. The next day, she quickly gulped her breakfast and made her way to the cottage again. Hannah devoured the books.
They were too interesting filled with stories about different creatures. Each page was just an adventure waiting to be embarked on. Hannah’s imagination took her to a world of talking animals, mystical creatures, and daring nights. The little girl was so inspired by the books and she learned the power of love and friendship! With the good in heart, she decided to share the tales with the people of her village.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
She knew it would be a difficult journey, but she wanted to share the gold with everyone.
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Soon, the words of Hannah’s storytelling spread to far-off towns.
