2023—2024学年第一学期期中质量检测
高三英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将第Ⅱ卷答题卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和第Ⅱ卷答题卷规定的位置上。
2.第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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。
3.第Ⅱ卷答题卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
第Ⅰ卷(共95分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5个小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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。
例:How much is the shirt
A. 19.15 B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
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What does the man want to do
A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.
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What day is it when the conversation takes place
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. A local artist. B. The man’s salary. C. An apartment to let.
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How does Dr. Heath spend most of his time
A. Giving lectures. B. Conducting research. C. Doing office work.
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Why does Elaine call Peter
A. To borrow his notes.
B. To explain her absence.
C. To discuss the presentation.
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，各个小题将给出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 long did Michael stay in China
A Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.
7. Where did Michael go last year
A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.
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 is the conversation mainly about
A. Course design. B. Course registration. C. Course examination.
9. What course did the woman choose
A. International Trade. B. Modern History. C. Chemistry.
10. What w ill Jack do to take mathematics
A. Wait for an opening.
B. Apply to the department.
C. Speak to Professor Anderson.
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】
11. Where are the speakers
A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.
12. When is the report due
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.
13. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report
A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.
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】
14. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant
A. Where the restaurant is.
B. Whether the prices are low.
C. How well the food is prepared.
15. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine
A. After he came back to Sweden.
B. Before he went to the United States.
C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.
16. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant
A. Talk to people in the street. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Ask hotel clerks.
17. What do we know about Jan
A. He cooks for a restaurant.
B. He travels a lot for his work.
C. He prefers American food.
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】
18. What will the weather be like in high places this evening
A. There’ll be showers.
B. There’ll be heavy mist.
C. There’ll be strong winds.
19. How will the day start off in coastal areas tomorrow
A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
20. When can holiday makers expect good weather
A. This weekend. B. The end of this month. C. Next month.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
To help new students, the International Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a buddy (伙伴) peer support project. The project will help new students meet current students at IBI who can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have.
What’s in it for you
We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.
Responsibilities of buddies
Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student.
Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area. Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.
Arrange to meet the new student one morning or afternoon one weekend early in the semester, and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle.
Be prepared to take phone calls from the new student to answer further questions that he/she may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student in person, if required.
You will be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have friends who are also buddies, you might prefer to form a support group together. This would mean that you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.
Being a buddy is voluntary. There is no “requirement” to provide assistance beyond the help outlined above.
Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy you will be expected to fulfil your role conscientiously and cheerfully. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.
21. According to the passage, what benefit can you get from being a buddy
A. You can learn how to be a confident person.
B. It is easy for you to find some friendly company.
C. It may be helpful for your future studies and career.
D. You can be rewarded with both money and prizes.
22. As a buddy, you need to __________.
A. form a support group with other volunteers at IBI
B. help the new student get familiar with his or her surroundings
C. meet the new student every morning early in the semester
D. provide assistance in studying each subject after class
23. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
A To introduce campus life for new students.
B. To offer an opportunity to practise speaking English.
C. To attract potential volunteers to be peer supporters.
D. To provide some information about studying overseas.
B
Graduating from high school is a milestone event. Most students are 18 when they graduate, but one Pennsylvania boy from Bensalem, a suburb of Philadelphia, just graduated and he is only nine and he is one of the youngest ever to do so.
David Balogun recently received his diploma from the Reach Cyber Charter (特许)School in Harrisburg where he was studying remotely. He has already started taking college courses. Besides being excellent in school, David loves computer programming, science, martial arts, and playing the piano.
David’s parents have advanced degrees but it is demanding to raise a child with an extraordinary intellectual gift. “I had to get outside of the box.” David’s mother, Ronya Balogun, told the local television station. “Playing pillow fights when you’re not supposed to, throwing the balls in the house. He’s a 9-year-old with a brain that just has the capacity to understand and comprehend a lot of concepts that are beyond his years and sometimes beyond my understanding.”
Putting David in the charter school was a no-brainer for his parents. “When he heard the STEM program, at seven years old, he was jumping up and down. I said ‘Okay, this is where we’re going, and this is what we’re doing’. He loved it from the first moment. It’s been an amazing journey,” she added.
David’s remarkable education began two years ago, when he became a student at the charter school. Shortly after he began attending the school, David placed out of the elementary and middle school courses and began high school.
David already knows that he wants to be an astrophysicist (天体物理学家). But he has to complete his education first. While he has already completed a semester at Buck County Community College, his parents are researching college and university options that will be more challenging. They are looking into Ivy League schools including the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Harvard, but since David is still only nine, he can’t live on campus.
24. What can we learn from the third paragraph
A. David grows faster than other children.
B. David discourages his mother completely.
C. Teaching David has proved efficient.
D. Raising David has been challenging.
25. How did David react when he heard about the STEM program
A. Confused. B. Abnormal. C. Resistant. D. Delighted.
26. What is a must for David before becoming an astrophysicist
A Developing multiple hobbies.
B. Being expert in computers.
C. Finishing school first.
D. Getting used to distance learning.
27. What is a suitable title for the text
A. The Universe Arouses a Boy’s Curiosity
B. 9-Year-Old Boy Graduated from High School
C. Age Restriction for Going to College is Removed
D. Parenting Contributes to a Boy’s Achievement
C
In 2020, Pink launched the World Regret Survey, the largest survey on the topic ever undertaken. With his research team, Pink asked more than 15,000 people in 105 countries, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently ” Most of them said regret was at least an occasional part of their life. Roughly 21 percent said they felt regretful all the time. Only 1 percent said they never felt regretful.
If you are of the “no regrets” school of life, you may think that all this regret is a recipe for unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. Letting yourself be overwhelmed by regret is indeed bad for you. But going to the other extreme may be even worse. To extinguish your regrets doesn’t free you from shame or sorrow but causes you to make the same mistakes again and again. To truly get over our guilt requires that we put regret in its proper place.
Uncomfortable as it is, regret is an amazing cognitive feat. It requires that you go back to a past scene. Imagine that you acted differently to change it, and with that new scene in mind, arrive at a different present and then, compare that fictional present with the one you are experiencing in reality. Not all regrets are the same of course. Pink says they come in four basic varieties, and an instance of regret may involve just one combination.
Many connection regrets overlap (重叠) with moral regrets, which can come about after you go against your own values. For example, you may pride yourself on being a loving person, and thus regret not living up to this image in the relationship you harmed. Moral regrets can also involve just yourself. Maybe you regret not living up to your commitment to your health when you ate a whole pizza or skipped the gym.
If not analyzed and managed, any variety of regret can be harmful to your well-being. Regret is linked to depression and anxiety, and excessive regret can adversely affect your immune system. But regret doesn’t have to be put aside and ignored.
28. What could be concluded from Pink’s research
A. Half of the people felt regretful. B. Most people lived without regrets.
C. None could live a life without regrets. D. The majority of the people had regrets.
29. What does the underlined word “extinguish” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Admit. B. Destroy. C. Treasure. D. Encounter.
30. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The harm of moral regrets.
B. The importance of commitment.
C. The relationship between regrets and values.
D. The connection between reality and imagination.
31. What might the author continue talking about
A. Types of regrets. B. Causes of regrets.
C. Benefits of experiencing regrets. D. Ways of dealing with regrets.
D
Good news, coffee lovers: Your daily cup of Joe might be doing good to your heart, namely by helping to reduce the risk of heart failure, suggest the findings of a new study. In an analysis of data from three large studies on the topic, researchers found that those who reported drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day had “a related decreased long-term heart failure risk”.
For the report published in Circulation: Heart Failure, researchers used machine learning to examine data from a large study from the Framingham Heart Study, referencing this data against two other studies. “Each study included at least 10 years of follow-up, and altogether the studies provided information on more than 21,000 U. S. adult participants,” researchers said.
When analyzing the Framingham Heart Study, researchers noted that when compared to non-coffee drinkers, coffee drinkers’ risk of heart failure decreased by 5% to 12% for each cup they drank each day. As for decaffeinated coffee, researchers noted that it did, not have the same benefits as caffeinated coffee, with one study suggesting that decaffeinated coffee may have an opposite effect.
Dr. David Kao, senior study author, said in a statement, “The relation between caffeine and heart failure risk reduction was surprising. Coffee and caffeine are often considered by the general population to be ‘bad’ for the heart because people relate them to health problems like palpitations, high blood pressure, etc. The relationship between increasing caffeine consumption and decreasing heart failure risk turns that thought on its head.”
“However, there is not yet enough clear evidence to prove that increasing coffee consumption can decrease the risk of heart disease with the same strength and certainty as stopping smoking, losing weight, or exercising,” Kao noted. The researchers also warned that the findings only focused on black coffee, that is, plain coffee, without added sugar and high-fat dairy products such as cream.
32. What’s the finding of the new study
A. The number of heart failure cases has decreased gradually.
B. Coffee can help lower the possibility of heart failure.
C. Caffeine does harm to people’s health.
D. Coffee helps cure heart disease.
33. How did researchers achieve their finding
A. By comparing data from long-term studies. B. By interviewing experts about their opinions.
C. By conducting surveys among young adults. D. By searching online for detailed information.
34. What can directly affect the result of the study
A. The brand of coffee. B. The addition of caffeine to coffee.
C. The age of the subjects. D. The amount of coffee consumption.
35. What is Dr. Kao’s attitude towards the result
A. Cautious. B. Positive. C. Curious. D. Indifferent.
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。
In a world-record effort to help save a rare sea creature, Australian scientists have released hundreds of baby seahorses into the wild. The tiny seahorses are endangered, and the scientists hope the new seahorses will help their numbers grow.
Seahorses are small, thin fish with a long mouth. They’re called “seahorses” because they look a bit like horses. Even though they’re fish, seahorses aren’t great swimmers. ___36___
There are over 40 different kinds of seahorses. They mostly live in warm, shallow waters around the world. They are often found in coral reefs, in beds of seagrass, and areas where rivers empty into the sea. ___37___ They eat tiny sea creatures and are eaten by bigger sea animals, such as crabs.
Many kinds of seahorses are threatened, often by the actions of humans. ___38___ They are also sometimes caught by accident when boats are trying to catch other fish.
___39___Males have a special pouch (育儿袋) that allows them to carry over 100 babies at a time. The tiny babies are born alive and can swim right away. When they’re born. the babies are about the size of a grain of rice.
This is the fifth time the scientists have released seahorses into the area. and this is a new record, ___40___ The researchers say about 90% of them survived, which is unusually high. The researchers put tiny tags under the skin of many of the seahorses to help track them in the future.
A. Seahorse babies are easy to carry.
B. Around 380 seahorses were released.
C. Sometimes they’re caught and sold as pets.
D. People should be prohibited from catching seahorses.
E. Seahorses form an important part of the ocean’s food chain.
F. They often use their tails to hold onto something in the water.
G. Seahorses are unusual because it’s the males who carry the babies.
第三部分 语言运用(共3节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Last year, I decided to go to Borneo, a home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife. A local person offered to be my guide, which was a great bonus for me.
One day, my guide turned off the smooth road and took me across a ____41____ hillside instead. We picked our way carefully when ____42____, a Rafflesia (大王花) popped into my view among those stones. Oh, dear! More than ____43____, I bent down and put my nose practically inside the flower’s core.
____44____, to my surprise, it was only one of the ____45____ during the trip.
As I ____46____ the end of my trip, there was still something I had yet to see. We planned to ____47____ most feared creature there, the saltwater crocodile, which can grow to a ____48____ of 6 meters or more. When we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds ____49____ in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the ____50____. Taking a second look, we spotted two greedy ____51____ just above the waterline. As we drew near, it ____52____ and we saw clearly it was a crocodile. With great caution, we neared it and finally could ____53____ its true dimensions. It was a baby—no more than 0.6 meter long. Aha, whatever, I could now report to the ____54____ back home, who had never been to Borneo, that I had ____55____ a hungry crocodile in the wild and lived to tell the tale.
The world out there is so fascinating. Don’t let work run your life. Why not step outdoors and enjoy the wonders nature offers to you
41.
A. rough B. spectacular C. rolling D. breathtaking
42.
A. definitely B. literally C. suddenly D. ultimately
43.
A. alarmed B. upset C. concerned D. pleased
44.
A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. Instead D. Therefore
45.
A. desires B. motivations C. highlights D. destinations
46.
A. suspended B. suspected C. valued D. approached
47.
A. hold onto B. pick up C. hunt for D. reflect on
48.
A. length B. width C. height D. size
49.
A. paused B. emerged C. continued D. declined
50.
A. mud B. surface C. ground D. shore
51.
A. crocodiles B. mouths C. teeth D. eyes
52.
A. hid B. sank C. moved D. escaped
53.
A work out B. let out C. figure out D. make out
54.
A. folks B. opponents C. victims D. guides
55.
A. challenged B. terrified C. encountered D. chased
第Ⅱ卷(共55分)
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Anhui province has released a three-year action plan, ____56____(aim) to build itself into an innovation “highland” of the general artificial intelligence (AI) technology industry. The plan ____57____(focus) on building intelligent computing platforms, ____58____(promote) the opening up of data resources, developing large models, introducing more application scenarios and attracting more AI enterprises, according to information ____59____(reveal) at a press conference held by the provincial government information office.
By 2025, Anhui’s total intelligent computing power is expected to hit 14,000 P (Peta) and its data scale of key industries ____60____(include) education, health care and automobiles will reach 500 TB. Meanwhile, a total of 200 AI-based application scenarios will be formed and first applied in 18 key areas like the new energy vehicle sector by 2025, said Wu Jinsong, ____61____ official from the provincial department of science and technology. ____62____(current), the province’s intelligent computing power exceeds 5,000 P. Last year alone, 818 projects related to the AI industry ____63____(launch) in the province, with a total investment of around 600 billion yuan (about $83.6 billion), Wu added.
Anhui has also established an investment fund for ____64____(it) AI industry, with an initial scale of 6 billion yuan, which is expected to reach over 20 billion yuan in the five years _____65_____(come), providing necessary financial support for AI projects.
第四部分 写作(共2节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假设你是学校心理社团(Metal Club)主席李华，正在做一项“高中生学业压力”的网上调查问卷。请给你的同学Tom写一封邮件，请他帮忙完成调查问卷，并将其转发给他的同学们，让更多的人参与。
内容包括：1.调查问卷目的；
2.调查问卷的内容和意义。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：调查问卷 questionnaire
Dear Tom,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
LiHua
第二节 读后续写(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 cool and bright and just right for running. I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race through some hills. Birds were singing on the trees. The soft wind was brushing my cheeks. I felt rested and springy. Despite the hills, I thought it was going to be a fine run.
Ahead was Blake, a student from Burke High School. He was running easily, too, moving along efficiently. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where he was; why bother concentrating on pace when Blake was such a nice pacesetter for me I would overtake Blake later on when he used up energy.
So I ran closely behind him. The course headed north for five miles, wandered west for a mile, and then turned south again. The race was getting tougher. With three miles to go, it was beginning to be real hard work. My lungs were on fire, and legs felt like stone.
Blake overtook the boy in front of him. Apparently he knew the boy, for they exchanged a few words. Their brief communication worried me. Runners don’t chat during a race unless they feel really good, and Blake plainly was. There was still a noticeable bounce in his steps, but the springiness I had once possessed was gone.
Still, I was close enough to overtake Blake if he was tired, so I didn’t give up hope completely. We were approaching a hill, a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Blake was moving away, first five yards, then ten, then more. There was no hope of catching Blake.
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。
Suddenly Blake slowed and sat onto the ground painfully.
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A reporter took a picture of this moving scene and posted it online.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023—2024学年第一学期期中质量检测
高三英语试题
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷和第Ⅱ卷两部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。考试结束后，将第Ⅱ卷答题卷和答题卡一并交回。
注意事项：
1.答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米黑色签字笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号、县区和科类填写在答题卡和第Ⅱ卷答题卷规定的位置上。
2.第Ⅰ卷每小题选出答案后，用2B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。
3.第Ⅱ卷答题卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卷各题目指定区域内相应的位置，不能写在试卷上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不能使用涂改液、胶带纸、修正带。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
第Ⅰ卷(共95分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5个小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一道小题，从每题所给的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。
例:How much is the shirt
A. 19.15 B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What does the man want to do
A. Take photos. B. Buy a camera. C. Help the woman.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】
2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】
What day is it when the conversation takes place
A. Saturday. B. Sunday. C. Monday.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】W: I won’t have anything to wear to work on Monday unless I pick up my clothes at the dry cleaner’s.
M: Then you’d better hurry. It closes at noon on Sundays.
W: Oh! I should have gone there on Saturday.
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What are the speakers talking about
A. A local artist. B. The man’s salary. C. An apartment to let.
【答案】C
【解析】
【原文】此题为听力题，解析略。
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How does Dr. Heath spend most of his time
A. Giving lectures. B. Conducting research. C. Doing office work.
【答案】B
【解析】
【原文】此题为听力题，解析略。
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Why does Elaine call Peter
A. To borrow his notes.
B. To explain her absence.
C. To discuss the presentation.
【答案】A
【解析】
【原文】此题为听力题，解析略。
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，各个小题将给出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 long did Michael stay in China
A. Five days. B. One week. C. Two weeks.
7. Where did Michael go last year
A. Russia. B. Norway. C. India.
【答案】6. B 7. A
【解析】
【原文】
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 is the conversation mainly about
A. Course design. B. Course registration. C. Course examination.
9. What course did the woman choose
A. International Trade. B. Modern History. C. Chemistry.
10. What w ill Jack do to take mathematics
A. Wait for an opening.
B. Apply to the department.
C. Speak to Professor Anderson.
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. C
【解析】
【原文】此题为听力题，解析略。
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】
11. Where are the speakers
A. In a hospital. B. In the office. C. At home.
12. When is the report due
A. Thursday. B. Friday. C. Next Monday.
13. What does George suggest Stephanie do with the report
A. Improve it. B. Hand it in later. C. Leave it with him.
【答案】11. B 12. A 13. B
【解析】
【原文】
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】
14. What does Jan consider most important when he judges a restaurant
A. Where the restaurant is.
B. Whether the prices are low.
C. How well the food is prepared.
15. When did Jan begin to write for a magazine
A. After he came back to Sweden.
B. Before he went to the United States.
C. As soon as he got his first job in 1982.
16. What may Jan do to find a good restaurant
A. Talk to people in the street. B. Speak to taxi drivers. C. Ask hotel clerks.
17. What do we know about Jan
A. He cooks for a restaurant.
B. He travels a lot for his work.
C. He prefers American food.
【答案】14. C 15. A 16. A 17. B
【解析】
【原文】
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】
18. What will the weather be like in high places this evening
A. There’ll be showers.
B. There’ll be heavy mist.
C. There’ll be strong winds.
19. How will the day start off in coastal areas tomorrow
A. Cloudy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
20. When can holiday makers expect good weather
A. This weekend. B. The end of this month. C. Next month.
【答案】18. A 19. C 20. B
【解析】
【原文】Hi, this is Francis Lake. Here is the weather forecast for Bristol and the Southwest for tonight and all day tomorrow. The evening will be mainly dry with light mist. Later, however, there will be a few showers in high places. Tomorrow will start off dry and bright in most areas, with temperatures slightly above normal for this time of year. Coastal areas will be warmer and can expect a fair amount of sunshine in the morning. However, by midday, it will become cloudy in most areas, with rain spreading generally from the west. In the afternoon, there will be rain in most places, with winds becoming stronger along the coast. The rain will be quite heavy. Sorry I haven’t got better weather news for you holiday makers. But don’t get too upset. The forecast for the end of the month is for much warmer and drier weather in all parts of the country. Wet days will return next month, though. And now, back to news from the Southwest.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列材料，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
To help new students, the International Business Institute (IBI) plans to set up a buddy (伙伴) peer support project. The project will help new students meet current students at IBI who can provide them with some friendly company during their first months in Newcastle and help them with any small problems that they may have.
What’s in it for you
We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English.
Responsibilities of buddies
Telephone and arrange to make contact with the new student.
Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area. Answer questions about living in Newcastle and administration procedures at IBI.
Arrange to meet the new student one morning or afternoon one weekend early in the semester, and take the student to places that you enjoy in Newcastle.
Be prepared to take phone calls from the new student to answer further questions that he/she may have from time to time. Meet to explain information to the new student in person, if required.
You will be matched to an individual new student. However, if you have friends who are also buddies, you might prefer to form a support group together. This would mean that you meet the new students as a group rather than one-on-one.
Being a buddy is voluntary. There is no “requirement” to provide assistance beyond the help outlined above.
Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy you will be expected to fulfil your role conscientiously and cheerfully. It will be important to be considerate and reliable so that the student can feel confident in your support.
21. According to the passage, what benefit can you get from being a buddy
A. You can learn how to be a confident person.
B. It is easy for you to find some friendly company.
C. It may be helpful for your future studies and career.
D. You can be rewarded with both money and prizes.
22. As a buddy, you need to __________.
A. form a support group with other volunteers at IBI
B. help the new student get familiar with his or her surroundings
C. meet the new student every morning early in the semester
D. provide assistance in studying each subject after class
23. What is the author’s purpose in writing this passage
A. To introduce campus life for new students.
B. To offer an opportunity to practise speaking English.
C. To attract potential volunteers to be peer supporters.
D. To provide some information about studying overseas.
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。为了帮助新生，国际商学院（IBI）计划建立一个项目，该项目将帮助新生认识的在校学生，并帮助他们解决他们可能遇到的任何小问题。文章主要介绍了作为同伴支持者的好处以及应当履行的一些责任。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. (它还将帮助你建立可能对你未来的学术和职业生涯有价值的联系)”可知，作为伙伴的好处是对你未来的学习和事业有帮助，故选C。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Responsibilities of buddies部分中“ Meet the student and show him/her around the campus and the local area. ( 与学生见面并带他/她参观校园和当地地区)”可知，作为朋友，你需要帮助新生熟悉他或她的环境。故选B。
【23题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“We believe that being a buddy will be rewarding in several ways. As a volunteer, it will be personally satisfying to know that you are able to help new students. It will also help you make contacts that may be valuable in your future academic and professional lives. If you are an overseas student, it will give you another opportunity to practise speaking English. (我们相信成为一个好朋友会在几个方面得到回报。作为一名志愿者，知道自己能够帮助新同学，对你个人来说是一件令人满意的事情。它还将帮助你建立可能对你未来的学术和职业生涯有价值的联系。如果你是一个留学生，这将给你另一个机会练习说英语)”和最后一段中“Please note that if you agree to become a peer support buddy, you will be expected to fulfill your role conscientiously and cheerfully. (请注意，如果你同意成为一个同伴支持伙伴，你将被期望认真和愉快地履行你的角色)”可推知，作者的写作目的是吸引潜在的志愿者成为同伴支持者。故选C。
B
Graduating from high school is a milestone event. Most students are 18 when they graduate, but one Pennsylvania boy from Bensalem, a suburb of Philadelphia, just graduated and he is only nine and he is one of the youngest ever to do so.
David Balogun recently received his diploma from the Reach Cyber Charter (特许)School in Harrisburg where he was studying remotely. He has already started taking college courses. Besides being excellent in school, David loves computer programming, science, martial arts, and playing the piano.
David’s parents have advanced degrees but it is demanding to raise a child with an extraordinary intellectual gift. “I had to get outside of the box.” David’s mother Ronya Balogun, told the local television station. “Playing pillow fights when you’re not supposed to, throwing the balls in the house. He’s a 9-year-old with a brain that just has the capacity to understand and comprehend a lot of concepts that are beyond his years and sometimes beyond my understanding.”
Putting David in the charter school was a no-brainer for his parents. “When he heard the STEM program, at seven years old, he was jumping up and down. I said ‘Okay, this is where we’re going, and this is what we’re doing’. He loved it from the first moment. It’s been an amazing journey,” she added.
David’s remarkable education began two years ago, when he became a student at the charter school. Shortly after he began attending the school, David placed out of the elementary and middle school courses and began high school.
David already knows that he wants to be an astrophysicist (天体物理学家). But he has to complete his education first. While he has already completed a semester at Buck County Community College, his parents are researching college and university options that will be more challenging. They are looking into Ivy League schools including the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Harvard, but since David is still only nine, he can’t live on campus.
24. What can we learn from the third paragraph
A. David grows faster than other children.
B. David discourages his mother completely.
C. Teaching David has proved efficient.
D Raising David has been challenging.
25. How did David react when he heard about the STEM program
A. Confused. B. Abnormal. C. Resistant. D. Delighted.
26. What is a must for David before becoming an astrophysicist
A. Developing multiple hobbies.
B. Being expert in computers.
C. Finishing school first.
D. Getting used to distance learning.
27. What is a suitable title for the text
A. The Universe Arouses a Boy’s Curiosity
B. 9-Year-Old Boy Graduated from High School
C. Age Restriction for Going to College is Removed
D. Parenting Contributes to a Boy’s Achievement
【答案】24. D 25. D 26. C 27. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇文章讲述了宾夕法尼亚州本塞勒姆市的一位9岁男孩David Balogun毕业于特许学校，是有史以来最年轻的毕业生之一。
【24题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“David’s parents have advanced degrees but it is demanding to raise a child with an extraordinary intellectual gift. (大卫的父母都有高等学位，但要培养一个具有非凡智力天赋的孩子是很困难的)”和“ He’s a 9-year-old with a brain that just has the capacity to understand and comprehend a lot of concepts that are beyond his years and sometimes beyond my understanding.(他是一个9岁的孩子，他的大脑有能力理解和理解很多超出他年龄的概念，有时甚至超出我的理解。)”可推断， 就David的父母来说，培养一个具有非凡智力天赋的孩子是很困难的，即抚养David一直很有挑战性。故选D。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“When he heard the STEM program, at seven years old, he was jumping up and down. (当他七岁听到STEM项目时，他欢呼雀跃)”可知，听到STEM项目时，大卫非常高兴。故选D。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“David already knows that he wants to be an astrophysicist (天体物理学家). But he has to complete his education first. (大卫已经知道他想成为一名天体物理学家。但他必须先完成学业。)”可知， 在成为天体物理学家前， 大卫要先完成学业。故选C。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Graduating from high school is a milestone event. Most students are 18 when they graduate, but one Pennsylvania boy from Bensalem, a suburb of Philadelphia, just graduated and he is only nine and he is one of the youngest ever to do so. (高中毕业是一个里程碑式的事件。大多数学生毕业时都是18岁，但一位来自费城郊区本萨勒姆的宾夕法尼亚州男孩刚刚毕业，年仅9岁，是有史以来最年轻的学生之一。)”以及通读全文可知，这篇文章讲述了宾夕法尼亚州本塞勒姆市的一位9岁男孩David Balogun毕业于特许学校，是有史以来最年轻的毕业生之一。由此判断B项“9-Year-Old Boy Graduated from High School (9岁男孩高中毕业)”适合本文标题。故选B。
C
In 2020, Pink launched the World Regret Survey, the largest survey on the topic ever undertaken. With his research team, Pink asked more than 15,000 people in 105 countries, “How often do you look back on your life and wish you had done things differently ” Most of them said regret was at least an occasional part of their life. Roughly 21 percent said they felt regretful all the time. Only 1 percent said they never felt regretful.
If you are of the “no regrets” school of life, you may think that all this regret is a recipe for unhappiness. But that isn’t the case. Letting yourself be overwhelmed by regret is indeed bad for you. But going to the other extreme may be even worse. To extinguish your regrets doesn’t free you from shame or sorrow but causes you to make the same mistakes again and again. To truly get over our guilt requires that we put regret in its proper place.
Uncomfortable as it is, regret is an amazing cognitive feat. It requires that you go back to a past scene. Imagine that you acted differently to change it, and with that new scene in mind, arrive at a different present and then, compare that fictional present with the one you are experiencing in reality. Not all regrets are the same of course. Pink says they come in four basic varieties, and an instance of regret may involve just one combination.
Many connection regrets overlap (重叠) with moral regrets, which can come about after you go against your own values. For example, you may pride yourself on being a loving person, and thus regret not living up to this image in the relationship you harmed. Moral regrets can also involve just yourself. Maybe you regret not living up to your commitment to your health when you ate a whole pizza or skipped the gym.
If not analyzed and managed, any variety of regret can be harmful to your well-being. Regret is linked to depression and anxiety, and excessive regret can adversely affect your immune system. But regret doesn’t have to be put aside and ignored.
28. What could be concluded from Pink’s research
A. Half of the people felt regretful. B. Most people lived without regrets.
C. None could live a life without regrets. D. The majority of the people had regrets.
29. What does the underlined word “extinguish” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Admit. B. Destroy. C. Treasure. D. Encounter.
30. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The harm of moral regrets.
B. The importance of commitment.
C. The relationship between regrets and values.
D. The connection between reality and imagination.
31. What might the author continue talking about
A. Types of regrets. B. Causes of regrets.
C. Benefits of experiencing regrets. D. Ways of dealing with regrets.
【答案】28. D 29. B 30. C 31. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了一份调查报告：大多数人的人生都是有遗憾的，如果不及时处理可能会带来不好的后果。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Most of them said regret was at least an occasional part of their life.(他们中的大多数人说，遗憾至少是他们生活中偶尔出现的一部分)”可知，大多数人觉得遗憾至少是他们生活中偶尔出现的一部分，说明大多数人都是有遗憾的。故选D。
【29题详解】
词句猜测题。根据上文“Letting yourself be overwhelmed by regret is indeed bad for you. But going to the other extreme may be even worse.(让自己被遗憾淹没确实对你不好。但走向另一个极端可能更糟)”可知，另一个极端就是消除遗憾，由此可推知，划线词所在的句子意思为：消除你的遗憾并不能让你从羞耻和悲伤中解脱出来，只会让你一次又一次地犯同样的错误。extinguish意为“消灭（Destroy）”。故选B。
【30题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Many connection regrets overlap (重叠) with moral regrets, which can come about after you go against your own values. For example, you may pride yourself on being a loving person, and thus regret not living up to this image in the relationship you harmed. Moral regrets can also involve just yourself. Maybe you regret not living up to your commitment to your health when you ate a whole pizza or skipped the gym.(许多人际关系上的遗憾与道德上的遗憾重叠，这可能发生在你违背了自己的价值观之后。例如，你可能会为自己是一个有爱心的人而自豪，因此后悔在你伤害的关系中没有达到这个形象。道德上的遗憾也可能只涉及你自己。也许当你吃了一整块披萨或不去健身房时，你会后悔没有兑现对健康的承诺)”可知，该段主要介绍了遗憾和价值观的关系，遗憾可能会发生在违背你自己的价值观之后。故选C。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“But regret doesn’t have to be put aside and ignored.(但遗憾并不一定要被搁置和忽视)”可推知，作者认为遗憾并不一定要被搁置和忽视，可得出下文可能要讲的是如何应对遗憾。故选D。
D
Good news, coffee lovers: Your daily cup of Joe might be doing good to your heart, namely by helping to reduce the risk of heart failure, suggest the findings of a new study. In an analysis of data from three large studies on the topic, researchers found that those who reported drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day had “a related decreased long-term heart failure risk”.
For the report published in Circulation: Heart Failure, researchers used machine learning to examine data from a large study from the Framingham Heart Study, referencing this data against two other studies. “Each study included at least 10 years of follow-up, and altogether the studies provided information on more than 21,000 U. S. adult participants,” researchers said.
When analyzing the Framingham Heart Study, researchers noted that when compared to non-coffee drinkers, coffee drinkers’ risk of heart failure decreased by 5% to 12% for each cup they drank each day. As for decaffeinated coffee, researchers noted that it did, not have the same benefits as caffeinated coffee, with one study suggesting that decaffeinated coffee may have an opposite effect.
Dr. David Kao, senior study author, said in a statement, “The relation between caffeine and heart failure risk reduction was surprising. Coffee and caffeine are often considered by the general population to be ‘bad’ for the heart because people relate them to health problems like palpitations, high blood pressure, etc. The relationship between increasing caffeine consumption and decreasing heart failure risk turns that thought on its head.”
“However, there is not yet enough clear evidence to prove that increasing coffee consumption can decrease the risk of heart disease with the same strength and certainty as stopping smoking, losing weight, or exercising,” Kao noted. The researchers also warned that the findings only focused on black coffee, that is, plain coffee, without added sugar and high-fat dairy products such as cream.
32. What’s the finding of the new study
A. The number of heart failure cases has decreased gradually.
B. Coffee can help lower the possibility of heart failure.
C. Caffeine does harm to people’s health.
D. Coffee helps cure heart disease.
33. How did researchers achieve their finding
A. By comparing data from long-term studies. B. By interviewing experts about their opinions.
C. By conducting surveys among young adults. D. By searching online for detailed information.
34. What can directly affect the result of the study
A. The brand of coffee. B. The addition of caffeine to coffee.
C. The age of the subjects. D. The amount of coffee consumption.
35. What is Dr. Kao’s attitude towards the result
A. Cautious. B. Positive. C. Curious. D. Indifferent.
【答案】32. B 33. A 34. B 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。新的研究表明，每天喝一杯或几杯含咖啡因的咖啡会降低心脏衰竭的风险。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Your daily cup of Joe might be doing good to your heart, namely by helping to reduce the risk of heart failure, suggest the findings of a new study. (一项新的研究表明，你每天喝一杯Joe咖啡可能对你的心脏有好处，即有助于降低心力衰竭的风险)”可知，新的研究结果表明喝咖啡可能会降低心脏衰竭的风险。故选B。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。由第二段中““Each study included at least 10 years of follow-up, and altogether the studies provided information on more than 21,000 U. S. adult participants,” researchers said. (研究人员说：“每项研究都包括至少10年的随访，这些研究总共提供了21000多名美国成年参与者的信息。”)”可知，研究人员通过对比长期研究的数据，得出研究结果。故选A。
【34题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“In an analysis of data from three large studies on the topic, researchers found that those who reported drinking one or more cups of caffeinated coffee a day had “a related decreased long-term heart failure risk”. (在对三项大型研究数据的分析中，研究人员发现，那些报告每天喝一杯或多杯含咖啡因咖啡的人“长期心力衰竭风险降低”)”和第三段中“As for decaffeinated coffee, researchers noted that it did, not have the same benefits as caffeinated coffee, with one study suggesting that decaffeinated coffee may have an opposite effect. (至于无咖啡因咖啡，研究人员指出，它确实没有含咖啡因咖啡那么有益，一项研究表明，无咖啡因咖啡可能会产生相反的效果)”可知，喝含咖啡因的咖啡才可能会降低心脏衰竭的风险，无咖啡因咖啡没有含咖啡因咖啡那么有益，故咖啡中咖啡因的添加对实验结果有直接影响。故选B。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中““However, there is not yet enough clear evidence to prove that increasing coffee consumption can decrease the risk of heart disease with the same strength and certainty as stopping smoking, losing weight, or exercising,” Kao noted. (Kao指出：“然而，目前还没有足够的明确证据证明，增加咖啡消费可以像戒烟、减肥或锻炼一样，降低患心脏病的风险。”)”可知，Kao认为没有足够的证据表明增加含咖啡因的咖啡的消耗量能降低心脏衰竭的风险，因此他对待研究的结果是持谨慎的态度。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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
In a world-record effort to help save a rare sea creature, Australian scientists have released hundreds of baby seahorses into the wild. The tiny seahorses are endangered, and the scientists hope the new seahorses will help their numbers grow.
Seahorses are small, thin fish with a long mouth. They’re called “seahorses” because they look a bit like horses. Even though they’re fish, seahorses aren’t great swimmers. ___36___
There are over 40 different kinds of seahorses. They mostly live in warm, shallow waters around the world. They are often found in coral reefs, in beds of seagrass, and areas where rivers empty into the sea. ___37___ They eat tiny sea creatures and are eaten by bigger sea animals, such as crabs.
Many kinds of seahorses are threatened, often by the actions of humans. ___38___ They are also sometimes caught by accident when boats are trying to catch other fish.
___39___Males have a special pouch (育儿袋) that allows them to carry over 100 babies at a time. The tiny babies are born alive and can swim right away. When they’re born. the babies are about the size of a grain of rice.
This is the fifth time the scientists have released seahorses into the area. and this is a new record, ___40___ The researchers say about 90% of them survived, which is unusually high. The researchers put tiny tags under the skin of many of the seahorses to help track them in the future.
A. Seahorse babies are easy to carry.
B. Around 380 seahorses were released.
C. Sometimes they’re caught and sold as pets.
D. People should be prohibited from catching seahorses.
E. Seahorses form an important part of the ocean’s food chain.
F. They often use their tails to hold onto something in the water.
G. Seahorses are unusual because it’s the males who carry the babies.
【答案】36. F 37. E 38. C 39. G 40. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了为增加海马的数量，澳大利亚科学家第五次向大海里投放海马，这次成活率创历史新高。
【36题详解】
根据上文“Even though they’re fish, seahorses aren’t great swimmers.(尽管海马是鱼，但它们并不是游泳好手)”可知，海马不擅长游泳，空处位于段末，应承接上文说明海马是通过什么方式在海里固定自己的。F项“它们需用尾巴抓住水里的东西来固定身体”符合语境，they指代上文的seahorses。故选F。
【37题详解】
根据下文“They eat tiny sea creatures and are eaten by bigger sea animals, such as crabs.(它们吃微小的海洋生物，也被螃蟹等较大的海洋动物吃掉)”可知，海马是海洋食物链的组成部分。E项“海马是海洋食物链的重要组成部分”符合语境。故选E。
【38题详解】
根据上文“Many kinds of seahorses are threatened, often by the actions of humans. (许多种类的海马经常受到人类行为的威胁)”可知，海马受到人类的威胁。由此推知，空处应陈述人类对海马做了哪些不好的事情。C项“有时它们会被捕获并作为宠物出售”符合题意，且选项中的they are caught呼应下文“They are also sometimes caught by accident(它们有时也被偶然抓住)”中的also sometimes caught。故选C。
【39题详解】
根据下文“Males have a special pouch (育儿袋) (雄性有一个特殊的育儿袋)”可知，海马很是不同寻常，它们是雄性孕育下一代。G项“海马是不寻常的，因为它是雄性携带婴儿”符合语境。故选G。
40题详解】
根据上文“This is the fifth time the scientists have released seahorses into the area, and this is a new record.(这是科学家们第五次将海马放归该地区，这是一个新的记录)”和空后“The researchers say about 90%of them survived, which is unusually high.(研究人员表示，大约90%的海马幸存下来，这是一个异常高的数字)”可知，上文提到放归海马，下文提到存活的百分率，前后句缺少过渡句，由此推知，空处很有可能陈述了放归的海马的数量。B项“大约380只海马被放归”符合语境。故选B。
第三部分 语言运用(共3节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，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，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
Last year, I decided to go to Borneo, a home to some of the most extraordinary wildlife. A local person offered to be my guide, which was a great bonus for me.
One day, my guide turned off the smooth road and took me across a ____41____ hillside instead. We picked our way carefully when ____42____, a Rafflesia (大王花) popped into my view among those stones. Oh, dear! More than ____43____, I bent down and put my nose practically inside the flower’s core.
____44____, to my surprise, it was only one of the ____45____ during the trip.
As I ____46____ the end of my trip, there was still something I had yet to see. We planned to ____47____ most feared creature there, the saltwater crocodile, which can grow to a ____48____ of 6 meters or more. When we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds ____49____ in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the ____50____. Taking a second look, we spotted two greedy ____51____ just above the waterline. As we drew near, it ____52____ and we saw clearly it was a crocodile. With great caution, we neared it and finally could ____53____ its true dimensions. It was a baby—no more than 0.6 meter long. Aha, whatever, I could now report to the ____54____ back home, who had never been to Borneo, that I had ____55____ a hungry crocodile in the wild and lived to tell the tale.
The world out there is so fascinating. Don’t let work run your life. Why not step outdoors and enjoy the wonders nature offers to you
41.
A. rough B. spectacular C. rolling D. breathtaking
42.
A. definitely B. literally C. suddenly D. ultimately
43.
A. alarmed B. upset C. concerned D. pleased
44.
A. Besides B. Nevertheless C. Instead D. Therefore
45.
A. desires B. motivations C. highlights D. destinations
46.
A. suspended B. suspected C. valued D. approached
47.
A. hold onto B. pick up C. hunt for D. reflect on
48.
A. length B. width C. height D. size
49.
A. paused B. emerged C. continued D. declined
50.
A. mud B. surface C. ground D. shore
51.
A. crocodiles B. mouths C. teeth D. eyes
52.
A. hid B. sank C. moved D. escaped
53
A. work out B. let out C. figure out D. make out
54.
A. folks B. opponents C. victims D. guides
55.
A. challenged B. terrified C. encountered D. chased
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. D 44. B 45. C 46. D 47. C 48. A 49. B 50. B 51. D 52. C 53. D 54. A 55. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己到Borneo旅行，期间偶遇了一只鳄鱼，作者感悟到外面的世界太迷人了。不要让工作支配你的生活，应该走到户外，享受大自然带给你的奇迹。
【41题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我的导游离开了平坦的道路，带我穿过了一个崎岖的山坡。A. rough高低不平的；B. spectacular壮观的；C. rolling起伏的；D. breathtaking惊人的。根据上文的“turned off the smooth road”和空格后的hillside可知，此处指的是高低不平的山坡。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我们小心翼翼地走着，突然，一棵大王花出现在我的视野中。A. definitely肯定地；B. literally逐字地；C. suddenly突然；D. ultimately最终。根据下文的“popped into my view”可知，一棵大王花突然出现在我的视野中。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我非常高兴，弯下腰，几乎把鼻子伸进了花心里。A. alarmed惊恐的；B. upset难过的；C. concerned担心的；D. pleased高兴的。根据下文的“I bent down and put my nose practically inside the flower’s core.(我弯下腰，把鼻子几乎伸进了花心)”可知，作者一定很高兴。故选D。
【44题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，令我惊讶的是，这只是旅行中的亮点之一。A. Besides此外；B. Nevertheless然而；C. Instead反而；D. Therefore因此。根据句意和下文的“it was only one of the…during the trip.”可知，前后文表示转折关系，故空格处应该填入一个表示转折的副词。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，令我惊讶的是，这只是旅行中的亮点之一。A. desires欲望；B. motivations动机；C. highlights亮点；D. destinations目的地。根据句意分析句子可知，句中的one指的是上文提到的a Rafflesia(大王花)，即它是旅途中的一个亮点。故选C。
【46题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我接近旅行的终点时，我仍然有一些东西没有去看。A. suspended暂停；B. suspected怀疑；C. valued重视；D. approached接近。根据句意和空格后的“the end of my trip”可知，此处指的是接近旅行的终点。故选D。
【47题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们计划在那里寻找最可怕的生物，咸水鳄，它可以长到6米或更长。A. hold onto抓住；B. pick up拾起；C. hunt for寻找；D. reflect on反思。根据下文的“When we shone a flashlight towards the muddy shore, little sounds ____9____ in the darkness as if something unseen underwater had broken the ____10____. ”可知，作者他们是在寻找咸水鳄。故选C。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们计划在那里寻找最可怕的生物，咸水鳄，它可以长到6米或更长。A. length长度；B. width宽度；C. height高度；D. size尺寸。根据句意和空格后的“6 meters or more”可知，6米或更长指的是咸水鳄的长度。故选A。
【49题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们用手电筒照向泥泞的岸边时，黑暗中传来微弱的声音，好像水下有什么看不见的东西冲破了水面。A. paused暂停；B. emerged出现；C. continued继续；D. declined拒绝。根据空格后的“in the darkness”可知，黑暗中传出微弱的声音。故选B。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我们用手电筒照向泥泞的岸边时，黑暗中传来微弱的声音，好像水下有什么看不见的东西冲破了水面。A. mud泥浆；B. surface表面；C. ground地面；D. shore海岸。根据下一句中的“above the water line”可知，有东西冲破水面。故选B。
【51题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：再看一看，我们发现水线上方有两只贪婪的眼睛。A. crocodiles鳄鱼；B. mouths口；C. teeth齿；D. eyes眼睛。根据句意和空格前的“two greedy”可知，此处指的是两只眼睛。故选D。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们走近时，它移动了，我们清楚地看到那是一条鳄鱼。A. hid隐藏；B. sank沉没；C. moved移动；D. escaped逃脱。根据下文的“we saw clearly it was a crocodile.”可知，当它移动时，我们才看清楚那是一条鳄鱼。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我们小心翼翼地走近它，终于弄清了它的真实尺寸。A. work out锻炼；B. let out放出；C. figure out计算；D. make out弄清楚。根据句意和空格后的“its true dimensions”可知，此处指的是看清楚了鳄鱼的真实尺寸。故选D。
【54题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：啊哈，不管怎样，我现在可以向家乡那些从未去过婆罗洲的人报告，我在野外遇到了一只饥饿的鳄鱼，并活下来讲述这个故事。A. folks人们；B. opponents反对者；C. victims受害者；D. guides向导。根据下文“... back home, who had never been to Borneo”可知，此处指的是“家乡那些从未去过婆罗洲的人”。故选A。
【55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：啊哈，不管怎样，我现在可以向家乡那些从未去过婆罗洲的人报告，我在野外遇到了一只饥饿的鳄鱼，并活下来讲述这个故事。A. challenged挑战；B. terrified使恐惧；C. encountered遇到；D. chased追赶。根据上文作者的讲述和空格后的“a hungry crocodile in the wild”可知，作者在野外遇到了一只饥饿的鳄鱼。故选C。
第Ⅱ卷(共55分)
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
Anhui province has released a three-year action plan, ____56____(aim) to build itself into an innovation “highland” of the general artificial intelligence (AI) technology industry. The plan ____57____(focus) on building intelligent computing platforms, ____58____(promote) the opening up of data resources, developing large models, introducing more application scenarios and attracting more AI enterprises, according to information ____59____(reveal) at a press conference held by the provincial government information office.
By 2025, Anhui’s total intelligent computing power is expected to hit 14,000 P (Peta) and its data scale of key industries ____60____(include) education, health care and automobiles will reach 500 TB. Meanwhile, a total of 200 AI-based application scenarios will be formed and first applied in 18 key areas like the new energy vehicle sector by 2025, said Wu Jinsong, ____61____ official from the provincial department of science and technology. ____62____(current), the province’s intelligent computing power exceeds 5,000 P. Last year alone, 818 projects related to the AI industry ____63____(launch) in the province, with a total investment of around 600 billion yuan (about $83.6 billion), Wu added.
Anhui has also established an investment fund for ____64____(it) AI industry, with an initial scale of 6 billion yuan, which is expected to reach over 20 billion yuan in the five years _____65_____(come), providing necessary financial support for AI projects.
【答案】56. aiming
57. focuses
58. promoting
59. revealed
60. including
61. an 62. Currently
63. were launched
64. its 65. to come
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了安徽省发展人工智能技术产业的总体规划。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：安徽省发布了三年行动计划，旨在将自己打造成通用人工智能（AI）技术产业的创新“高地”。分析句子可知，句子主干成分完整，空处作句子的伴随状语，aim和Anhui province逻辑上是主动关系，应用aim的现在分词形式。故填aiming。
【57题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：根据省政府新闻办公室举行的新闻发布会上透露的信息，该计划的重点是建设智能计算平台，促进数据资源开放，开发大型模型，引入更多应用场景，吸引更多人工智能企业。分析句子可知，空处作句子的谓语，此处在描述当前的情况，时态应用一般现在时，主语The plan为单数，focus应用第三人称单数形式。故填focuses。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：根据省政府新闻办公室举行的新闻发布会上透露的信息，该计划的重点是建设智能计算平台，促进数据资源开放，开发大型模型，引入更多应用场景，吸引更多人工智能企业。分析句子可知，空处作介词on的宾语，应用promote的动名词形式。故填promoting。
【59题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：根据省政府新闻办公室举行的新闻发布会上透露的信息，该计划的重点是建设智能计算平台，促进数据资源开放，开发大型模型，引入更多应用场景，吸引更多人工智能企业。分析句子可知，空处作information的后置定语，是非谓语动词，reveal“透露”和information逻辑上是被动关系，且动作当时已完成，应用reveal的过去分词形式。故填revealed。
60题详解】
考查介词。句意：到2025年，安徽总的智能算力有望达到14000P，教育、医疗、汽车等重点行业数据规模将达到500TB。分析句子可知，此处在列举重点行业，空后的“教育、医疗、汽车”包含在空前的“重点行业”中，应用介词including，意为“包含，包括”。故填including。
【61题详解】
考查冠词。句意：与此同时，省科技厅官员吴劲松表示，到2025年，将形成200个基于人工智能的应用场景，并在新能源汽车等18个关键领域率先应用。分析句子可知，空处表示泛指，意为“一个，一位”，应用不定冠词，且official的发音以元音音素开头，应用an。故填an。
【62题详解】
考查副词。句意：目前，全省智能算力超过5000P。分析句子可知，空处作时间状语，应用副词currently，意为“目前，现在”，且空处位于句首，currently的首字母需大写。故填Currently。
【63题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：吴补充说，仅去年一年，该省就启动了818个与人工智能产业相关的项目，总投资约6000亿元人民币（约合836亿美元）。分析句子可知，空处作句子的谓语，根据Last year可知，时态应用一般过去时，launch“启动”和主projects之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，且主语是复数名词，be动词应用were。故填were launched。
【64题详解】
考查代词。句意：安徽还成立了人工智能产业投资基金，初始规模为60亿元，预计未来5年将达到200亿元以上，为人工智能项目提供必要的资金支持。分析句子可知，空处修饰AI industry的定语，应用形容词性物主代词its。故填its。
【65题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：安徽还成立了人工智能产业投资基金，初始规模为60亿元，预计未来5年将达到200亿元以上，为人工智能项目提供必要的资金支持。分析句子可知，空处作five years的后置定语，是非谓语动词，come“到来”和five years逻辑上是主动关系，且动作未发生，应用come的不定式形式。故填to come。
第四部分 写作(共2节，满分40分)
第一节 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假设你是学校心理社团(Metal Club)主席李华，正在做一项“高中生学业压力”的网上调查问卷。请给你的同学Tom写一封邮件，请他帮忙完成调查问卷，并将其转发给他的同学们，让更多的人参与。
内容包括：1.调查问卷的目的；
2.调查问卷的内容和意义。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
参考词汇：调查问卷 questionnaire
Dear Tom,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
LiHua
【答案】Dear Tom,
I’m writing to ask you to do me a favor. Would you mind filling out the questionnaire done by our school Mental Club It goes like this.
In order to improve the students’ mental health, we’re carrying out a survey about academic pressure of high school students. The questionnaire involves questions from all respects of life, such as family life, peer relationship, teacher-student relationship, mental state and homework. The survey is to find out what’s bothering the students and how to tackle it. It will offer new insights into self-understanding and helps us adjust the current state in time.
I hope you could forward this email to other students. Thanks a lot.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。假设你是学校心理社团(Metal Club)主席李华，正在做一项“高中生学业压力”的网上调查问卷。请给你的同学Tom写一封邮件，请他帮忙完成调查问卷，并将其转发给他的同学们，让更多的人参与。
【详解】1.词汇积累
帮忙：do sb. a favor→give sb. a hand
为了：in order to→so as to
实施：carry out→conduct
压力：pressure→stress
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：The survey is to find out what’s bothering the students and how to tackle it. It will offer new insights into self-understanding and helps us adjust the current state in time.
拓展句：Not only is the survey to find out what’s bothering the students and how to tackle it, but also it will offer new insights into self-understanding and helps us adjust the current state in time.
【点睛】[高分句型1] In order to improve the students’ mental health, we’re carrying out a survey about academic pressure of high school students. (运用了不定式作目的状语)
[高分句型2] The survey is to find out what’s bothering the students and how to tackle it.(运用了what引导的宾语从句)
第二节 读后续写(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 cool and bright and just right for running. I was in the first few miles of a 10-mile race through some hills. Birds were singing on the trees. The soft wind was brushing my cheeks. I felt rested and springy. Despite the hills, I thought it was going to be a fine run.
Ahead was Blake, a student from Burke High School. He was running easily, too, moving along efficiently. The pace felt comfortable, so I decided to stay where he was; why bother concentrating on pace when Blake was such a nice pacesetter for me I would overtake Blake later on when he used up energy.
So I ran closely behind him. The course headed north for five miles, wandered west for a mile, and then turned south again. The race was getting tougher. With three miles to go, it was beginning to be real hard work. My lungs were on fire, and legs felt like stone.
Blake overtook the boy in front of him. Apparently he knew the boy, for they exchanged a few words. Their brief communication worried me. Runners don’t chat during a race unless they feel really good, and Blake plainly was. There was still a noticeable bounce in his steps, but the springiness I had once possessed was gone.
Still, I was close enough to overtake Blake if he was tired, so I didn’t give up hope completely. We were approaching a hill, a mile from the finish line, so whatever happened on the hill would almost certainly determine who crossed it first.
As I moved up the hill, my attention wandered for a few minutes. When I looked up, Blake was moving away, first five yards, then ten, then more. There was no hope of catching Blake.
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。
Suddenly Blake slowed and sat onto the ground painfully.
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A reporter took a picture of this moving scene and posted it online.
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【答案】 Suddenly Blake slowed and sat onto the ground painfully. Then I hurried up and ran up to him, only to find that his leg was cramping. I tried to help him stand and move forward, but he refused. He asked me to run after the others so that I could get the first place. I thought for a second and decided to accompany him for a rest. Then we ran slowly forward together. Although we ran slowly and were overtaken by others, I felt relaxed and we finally crossed the finish line together.
A reporter took a picture of this moving scene and posted it online. During the time, the photo got a lot of likes. Many strangers sent the emails to praise me about the incident. In fact, I was a little hesitant at the beginning, but the moment I decided to help Blake, I felt calm and relaxed. I’m happy that I did the right thing.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者参加跑步赛跑，一开始跑的很轻松，后来遇到Blake，决定和他一起跑，但是后来作者想超过他，所以作者紧紧地跟在他后面跑，但是越跑越困难，但是作者仍然没有放弃希望，继续追赶他。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“突然，布莱克慢了下来，痛苦地坐在地上。”可知，第一段可描写Blake腿抽筋，我决定帮助他和他一起跑向终点。
②由第二段首句内容“一位记者拍下了这动人的一幕，并把它传到了网上。”可知，第二段可描写作者受到很多人的赞扬，非常开心自己做了一件正确的事情。
2.续写线索：帮助——陪着一起走——到达终点——受到赞扬——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.加快：hurry up/ hasten
②.跑向：run up to /run to
③.追赶：run after /catch up with
情绪类
①.感到轻松：feel relaxed/ feel comfortable
②.平静的：calm / peaceful
【点睛】[高分句型1]
Then I hurried up and ran up to him, only to find that his leg was cramping. （运用了不定式作结果状语和that引导的宾语从句作find的宾语）
[高分句型2]
Although we ran slowly and were overtaken by others, I felt relaxed and we finally crossed the finish line together.（运用了由although引导的让步状语从句）
