海宁市高级中学2023学年第一学期12月阶段性测试
高一英语试题卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1. What does the man suggest doing
A. Heading for the circus.
B. Playing with small animals.
C. Going to the farm.
2. When is the man flying to Paris
A. On February 5th. B. On February 10th. C. On February 15th.
3. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Look for a job. B. Take classes. C. Stay at home.
4. How long will the speakers stay in Sydney
A. Two days. B. Seven days. C. Eight days.
5. What is the girl doing
A. Making the bed. B. Fixing the chair. C. Driving to school.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6. How does the man do his present job according to the woman
A. Just so so. B. Rather badly. C. Quite well.
7. Why does the man leave
A. To make a lot more money.
B. To live with his family.
C. To go abroad to study.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至第10题。
8 What is Linda going to do this afternoon
A. Go to the dentist. B. Date with the man. C. Go to the supermarket.
9 What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
10. What does Linda ask the man to do
A. Have his teeth examined.
B. Brush his teeth twice a day.
C. Eat less dessert.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第11至第13题。
11. Why does the woman feel so tired
A She went jogging yesterday.
B. She went climbing at the weekend.
C. She went swimming the day before yesterday.
12. What is the woman
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An engineer.
13 Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. On a hill. B. In an office. C. In a hospital.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第14至第17题。
14. Who is the woman
A. The chair of the Youth Council.
B. The accountant of the Youth Council.
C. The administrator of the Youth Council.
15. Why does the man want to join the Youth Council
A. To learn from Stephanie.
B. To gain experience in it.
C. To get to discuss local issues.
16. Which age group is the Youth Council for
A. The 13-18 age group. B. The 12-16 age group. C. The 10-15 age group.
17. Where will the man probably stay on Saturday night
A. In a hostel. B. At his parents’. C. In the council’s flat.
听下面一段独白，回答18至第20题。
18. How long is the swimming pool open
A. 11 hours. B. 9 hours. C. 8 hours.
19. When can women take Yoga classes
A. From 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
B. From 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
C. From 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
20. What will the speaker do
A. Answer some questions.
B. Show the listeners around.
C. Teach the listeners to use the equipment.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Sport is a billion-dollar industry with people all across the globe being crazy for different sports, so it is an excellent idea for businesses to invest in a sports app. If you have trouble in finding what kind of sports app to create for your startup, do not worry, we have a few ideas for you.
Fantasy Sports Apps
The fantasy apps users can form virtual teams of real players, and these teams compete based on the performance of real players in actual games. The fantasy app workflow is quite simple: choose the match, and after login, users can select a match of their liking. The fantasy apps allow sports lovers to virtually participate in the game to create their teams, giving them the feel of contributing to the actual game they like. This is why Fantasy Sports apps are greatly popular among their fans.
Live Streaming Apps
Despite the fact that live streaming is often a part of Sports News apps, there are also sports apps only based on live streaming. Live Streaming apps allow the users to watch anything regarding their favorite teams, leagues, sports, whether it is actual games or vlogs anytime, anywhere, without delay. These apps have so many followers that they are potential hot-selling apps. These apps often add a live chat feature to make them more engaging for the users, which allows the viewers to communicate with each other and the athletes.
Sports Event Booking Apps
The event booking apps have features like a schedule, information about organizers, information regarding teams, ticket booking, and pre-ordering. They are greatly helpful in organizing sports events as they allow users to buy online tickets, order food & drinks, and participate in group activities. Highly useful for the event organizers, these event booking apps offer detailed information about events and the users can share their experience with others on social media.
Do you want to create your own sports mobile app Hire a mobile app development company that specializes in creating mobile apps and can turn your creative money-making app ideas into reality.
1. The Fantasy Sports apps are popular because the users can .
A. compete against their favorite teams
B. participate in actual games
C. improve the performance of real teams
D. feel more involved in the games
2. What makes Live Streaming apps more engaging
A. They can become hot-selling products.
B. Their users can watch games on the spot.
C. Their users can share experience on social media.
D. They feature real-time communication for viewers.
3. Which section of a website is the passage most likely to be taken from
A. Culture. B. Business. C. Entertainment. D. Health care.
B
When I was a young girl in 8th grade, my classmates told me how they met new friends and even chatted with celebrities on the Internet. I was intrigued and wanted to experience these exciting things. I opened an online account; this was the beginning of my journey through the virtual world. As time went by, I became accustomed to checking social media more frequently. I buried myself in social media, chatting with friends and sharing my life with them. Social media was a source of happiness and more so, it brought a sense of satisfaction, pain, and frustration.
My newfound interest started interfering (干扰) with my schoolwork. Instead of checking my school notes in time as usual, I checked social media more often to see what was happening with my friends’ lives. But I later discovered that by becoming more aware of other people’s lives, I became less in tune with myself. I was more focused on the illusions social media presented than the realities of my life. Thus, I started to sense depression, jealousy and hatred as a result of comparing my life with others. And I became much like what the people in the virtual world expected of me.
Luckily, my phone went missing and my mother refused to get me a new one. I felt sad and lonely. However, her refusal led to something more meaningful to my life. Within a month, I became less concerned about other people’s lives and more concerned about my courses. And I had more time to study and sleep.
Lack of social media also made me realize that social media had been interfering with my study habits and my private life. For example, I had no privacy. Anyone who had access to my social media profiles could easily find out where I lived. Moreover, I sometimes spent 15 hours browsing through social media without doing anything productive.
After examining my use of social media, I decided not to entirely quit social media, but to change the way I use them. I unfollowed sites that didn’t contribute to positive or educative aspects of my life. I only use social media to spread positive messages and connect with others. Social media is not inherently bad, but it becomes terrible when we are addicted to it.
4. After creating an online account, the author .
A. became less in harmony with herself
B. showed no concern for her school work
C. lived a more exciting and satisfying life
D. cared more about others and felt happier
5. Lack of social media made the author .
A. develop new hobbies
B. focus more on her studies
C. forget how to access her account
D. unfollow sites connected with her life
6 The author might agree that social media .
A. ruins people’s life and should be quit
B. broadens people’s views of the world
C. challenges people’s self-control ability
D. plays a primary role in people’s life
7. What is the passage mainly about
A. A struggle in the days without phones.
B. Ways to get rid of social media addiction.
C. A personal experience with the virtual world.
D. Drawbacks of social media outweigh benefits.
C
Researchers from Aarhus University and University of Gothenburg have produced new maps of mammals (哺乳动物) to date connecting all living and recently extinct mammal kinds-nearly 6,000 in total.
Earlier similar studies always left out one key group of mammals: species driven to extinction by humans.
Scientists often use these maps to predict how climate change will affect species. And because the new ones show species’ footprints, they help scientists better see many species have had their numbers greatly reduced by humans, for example, through over hunting and the destroying of their habitats.
“Brown bears may lead us to think of Alaska or Russia today but they used to cover all the way from Mexico to Northern Africa before they were widely hunted by humans.” said Faurby.
We usually think large mammals like elephants and lions live in Africa today, but for most of the last 30 million years, big animals traveled all over the Earth. It was only recently that humans drove many of these large mammals extinct, leaving a world depauperate of large mammals.
“Even some huge species that we think of as prehistoric, lived up to the time the Great Pyramid was being built,” Davis said.
Making a database that included every species of mammal was no easy task. It took the research team at Aarhus University months just to piece together existing datasets and fill in missing holes in the data.
Marking footprints on the map for them was even harder. The scientists used both DNA information and data from some dig sites around the world with a powerful new computer algorithm (算法) to predict where the extinct species fit in with mammals that are alive today.
8. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the maps
A. Positive. B. Concerned. C. Unclear D. Doubtful.
9. What do we know about large animals
A. Elephants and lions are all over the world now.
B. They died out long before the Pyramids were built.
C. Brown bears were once limited to Alaska or Russia.
D. They have been greatly affected by human activities.
10. What does the underlined phrase “depauperate of” mean in paragraph 5
A. Short of. B. Full of. C. Famous for. D. Suitable for.
11. What’s the main idea of the last two paragraphs
A. The computer algorithm is of great use.
B. It took ages to find DNA evidence.
C. Missing holes are pieced together.
D. It took a lot to complete the task.
D
Do the endless stream of messages and the thought of replying to unopened texts give you anxiety Can the group chat feel so overwhelming that you want to throw your phone out of the window Texting anxiety is a real thing and more common than you’d think.
In the last 25 years, texting has changed the way we communicate greatly. And many would argue, not for the better. The average person in 2022 checks their phone 262 times a day, up from a daily average of 80 in 2016. Overwhelmed, many end up consciously or unconsciously opting out, stopping responding to loved ones and friends. Unfortunately, not everyone will be understanding.
Leah Aguirre, a psychotherapist explains that text conversations are usually a source of anxiety as they come with a lot of uncertainty. “We can’t predict how someone will respond, if they will respond, or how quickly they will respond. We can’t control other people’s actions or behavior or how they think and interpret (解读) things, and for people that are already prone to anxiety this can be hard to cope with.”
Aguirre says this is reflected in a physical reaction, tightness in the chest, tensions, or increased heart rate. You also may feel a little more on edge or short with others, compulsively check your phone or have obsessive and intrusive thoughts about the text conversation. Simply hearing a notification (通知), if our phone is out of reach, causes the brain chemicals associated with stress to spike.
As well as the personal effects, text anxiety can put a strain on your relationships with friends and loved ones. A 2018 study found that romantic partnerships and friendships are far more successful when you and the other person have a similar texting style. If both parties are quick responders, the relationship is less likely to hit the rocks. Similarly, if all parties are happy to go hours, days, even weeks between responses, then everyone is happy.
Establishing a texting schedule with people you interact with frequently is one way of reducing some of the stress if you have different texting styles. Aguirre suggests limiting the amount of time you are on your phone also helps with the anxiety. “By cancelling or reducing how much contact you have with the source of anxiety, you’ll feel some relief,” she says.
“You can give yourself a pep talk, tell yourself that you are okay and that you have no control over another person’s response or behavior. Remind yourself that this is just a phone or a text message and that, big picture, you are okay and will be okay.”
12. The purpose of Paragraph 2 is to .
A. demonstrate the level of texting anxiety
B. stress the importance of communication
C. analyze the cause of troubled relationships
D. introduce the increasing use of cell phones
13. What does the underlined phrase “on edge” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Frightened. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Nervous.
14. What can we infer from the passage
A. Putting phones on “silence” mode increases anxiety.
B. We should ask our partners to change their texting styles.
C. Creating a texting plan with others helps reduce text anxiety.
D. Texting anxiety is often caused by the time taken to answer the texts.
15. What would be the best title for the passage
A. A texting schedule: The final way out
B. Texting anxiety: Problems and solutions
C. Text conversations: Strengths and weaknesses
D. A new perspective: How much texting is too much
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s strange, but I don’t really remember much about the hurricane itself. ____16____ I was sitting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap, when the roof just flew off. All of a sudden, there was sky where the roof had been. I was so frightened that I just froze(保住不动).
Mom cried to get out quickly, but it was already too late by then. The rain was coming down so hard and so fast. ____17____ We were going nowhere.
At first, I was pleased we could stay at home, but soon it got really difficult. ____18____ There was water everywhere, but we couldn’t drink any of it or else we’d get really sick. We just had drinking water that was sent to us by helicopter, but it was never enough. It was August, so it was really, really hot and it smelled so bad everywhere! I just spent the days watching the boats going up and down the street and looking out for Smartie. ____19____
Living in the open air, we became breakfast, lunch and dinner for the mosquitos(蚊子). But Mom said that whatever happens, we should always try to see the good side of things. ____20____ We had lost our home and everything in it. All we had left were the clothes on our backs. But thankfully, Smartie came home just in time. As Mom kept on reminding(提醒) us, we were all together and safe. Mom’s words made us feel better and gave us hope for the future.
A. It all happened so quickly.
B. We were so happy to take him with us.
C. It was difficult to stay positive, though.
D. Our street turned into a river in seconds.
E. He had disappeared the moment the storm hit.
F. Now, one year has passed and I’m back home.
G. Without a roof, staying inside was too dangerous.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共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。
It’s a beautiful day in Jaen capital of Jaen Province of Southern Spain. The September ____21____ beats down on a sea of wedding(婚礼)guests. As Dave makes a final toast(祝酒词), the guests ____22____ applause(掌声), because he just ____23____ his speech in Spanish, which he couldn’t speak a year ago.
Dave and his wife Carol were in South Wales when their son Stewart called from Spain and asked them to meet a(n) ____24____ lady-Atanea and her family. ____25____, Dave and Carol traveled to Spain to meet them, where they felt very ____26____, because they couldn’t speak Spanish. It was Atanea who acted as ____27____ to make everyone understood. One week later Stewart asked Atanea to ____28____ him, and she said yes. Dave wanted to ____29____ his son and connect with his in laws on a deeper level, so the mom and he arrived in the UK, Dave ____30____ Spanish lessons in the local learning center.
Dave’s months of hard work and ____31____ come together in one wonderful expression of ____32____ for Stewart and Atanea. No wonder he receives warm applause. ____33____ Atanea’s family are applauding more than Dave’s speech. They are applauding the respect Dave shows for their ____34____. Through learning Spanish, Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives and that he ____35____ his daughter-in-law deeply. After all, she couldn’t translate for them forever.
21. A. morning B. weather C. tail D. sun
22. A. draw B. break into C. receive D. watch over
23. A. delivered B. recorded C. revised D. protested
24. A. busy B. special C. aged D. strong
25. A. Annoyed B. Confused C. Relaxed D. Excited
26. A. comfortable B. confident C. awkward D. regretful
27. A. volunteer B. expert C. translator D. professor
28. A. marry B. accept C. help D. trust
29. A. calm B. praise C. contact D. support
30. A. looked forward to B. signed up for C. went over D. picked up
31. A. courage B. experience C. responsibility D. determination
32. A. love B. respect C. credit D. demand
33. A. So B. Then C. But D. Or
34. A. guests B. in-laws C. culture D. wedding
35. A. moves B. cares about C. impresses D. worries about
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。
Small talk changes ___36___ (slight) when you're with strangers as opposed to people at a business function or party. Chatting with strangers gives you practice for those times in life ___37___you’ll need to make a really great___38___(impress). If you’re used to___39___(talk) with people on a routine basis, you won’t make mistakes when you’re nervous. Here are some icebreakers.
One skill to open up small talk is to praise the accessories(配饰) someone___40___(wear). Avoid making___41___comment about someone's clothing as if you are hitting on him or her. Making a sincere comment about an accessory is much more___42___(accept).
You can also ask someone if they can suggest a good restaurant for lunch or dinner. Say something like, “I’m taking my friend to lunch for her birthday tomorrow. Do you know a good place ”___43___“We need to find a fun but reasonably ___44___ (price) place to take my mom out for her birthday. Do you have a suggestion ”
They might recommend a restaurant and then add, “We go there all the time!” or “We just took my aunt there last week and she loved it.” You can ask them more questions ____45____ (base) on what they say, and this will help you continue the conversation.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 句子翻译（5个小题，每小题3分，满分15分）
46. 树木本身也对气候有影响。(effect；climate)（汉译英）
47. 不到一分钟，一座大城市就沦为废墟。(less than, lay in ruins)(汉译英)
48. 他表现得好像什么都没发生一样。（as if）(汉译英)
___________________________________________________________
49. 他有两个儿子，他们都毕业于北京大学。(graduate；定语从句) （汉译英）
50. 战争持续的时间越长，那里的人民遭受的苦难就越多。(the more；suffer) （汉译英）
第二节 应用文写作（满分15分）
51. 假定你是学生李华，下个月你将参加某英文报社举办的英语配音大赛(English Dubbing Contest),在备赛过程中你遇到了一些困难。请你给学校外教David写封邮件， 请他帮忙指导。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.求助内容：
3.期待回复。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：配音dub
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高一英语试题卷
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1. What does the man suggest doing
A. Heading for the circus.
B. Playing with small animals.
C. Going to the farm.
2. When is the man flying to Paris
A. On February 5th. B. On February 10th. C. On February 15th.
3. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Look for a job. B. Take classes. C. Stay at home.
4. How long will the speakers stay in Sydney
A. Two days. B. Seven days. C. Eight days.
5. What is the girl doing
A. Making the bed. B. Fixing the chair. C. Driving to school.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段对话，回答第6和第7题。
6. How does the man do his present job according to the woman
A. Just so so. B. Rather badly. C. Quite well.
7. Why does the man leave
A. To make a lot more money.
B. To live with his family.
C. To go abroad to study.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第8至第10题。
8. What is Linda going to do this afternoon
A. Go to the dentist. B. Date with the man. C. Go to the supermarket.
9. What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Thursday. C. Friday.
10. What does Linda ask the man to do
A. Have his teeth examined.
B. Brush his teeth twice a day.
C. Eat less dessert.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第11至第13题。
11. Why does the woman feel so tired
A. She went jogging yesterday.
B. She went climbing at the weekend.
C. She went swimming the day before yesterday.
12. What is the woman
A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An engineer.
13 Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. On a hill. B. In an office. C. In a hospital.
听下面一段较长对话，回答第14至第17题。
14. Who is the woman
A. The chair of the Youth Council.
B. The accountant of the Youth Council.
C. The administrator of the Youth Council.
15. Why does the man want to join the Youth Council
A. To learn from Stephanie.
B. To gain experience in it.
C. To get to discuss local issues.
16. Which age group is the Youth Council for
A. The 13-18 age group. B. The 12-16 age group. C. The 10-15 age group.
17. Where will the man probably stay on Saturday night
A. In a hostel. B. At his parents’. C. In the council’s flat.
听下面一段独白，回答18至第20题。
18. How long is the swimming pool open
A. 11 hours. B. 9 hours. C. 8 hours.
19. When can women take Yoga classes
A. From 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
B. From 9:00 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
C. From 11:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
20. What will the speaker do
A. Answer some questions.
B. Show the listeners around.
C. Teach the listeners to use the equipment.
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）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Sport is a billion-dollar industry with people all across the globe being crazy for different sports, so it is an excellent idea for businesses to invest in a sports app. If you have trouble in finding what kind of sports app to create for your startup, do not worry, we have a few ideas for you.
Fantasy Sports Apps
The fantasy apps users can form virtual teams of real players, and these teams compete based on the performance of real players in actual games. The fantasy app workflow is quite simple: choose the match, and after login, users can select a match of their liking. The fantasy apps allow sports lovers to virtually participate in the game to create their teams, giving them the feel of contributing to the actual game they like. This is why Fantasy Sports apps are greatly popular among their fans.
Live Streaming Apps
Despite the fact that live streaming is often a part of Sports News apps, there are also sports apps only based on live streaming. Live Streaming apps allow the users to watch anything regarding their favorite teams, leagues, sports, whether it is actual games or vlogs anytime, anywhere, without delay. These apps have so many followers that they are potential hot-selling apps. These apps often add a live chat feature to make them more engaging for the users, which allows the viewers to communicate with each other and the athletes.
Sports Event Booking Apps
The event booking apps have features like a schedule, information about organizers, information regarding teams, ticket booking, and pre-ordering. They are greatly helpful in organizing sports events as they allow users to buy online tickets, order food & drinks, and participate in group activities. Highly useful for the event organizers, these event booking apps offer detailed information about events and the users can share their experience with others on social media.
Do you want to create your own sports mobile app Hire a mobile app development company that specializes in creating mobile apps and can turn your creative money-making app ideas into reality.
1. The Fantasy Sports apps are popular because the users can .
A. compete against their favorite teams
B. participate in actual games
C. improve the performance of real teams
D. feel more involved in the games
2. What makes Live Streaming apps more engaging
A. They can become hot-selling products.
B. Their users can watch games on the spot.
C. Their users can share experience on social media.
D. They feature real-time communication for viewers.
3 Which section of a website is the passage most likely to be taken from
A. Culture. B. Business. C. Entertainment. D. Health care.
【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章给想要创立公司的人推荐了几个可以开发的体育应用程序。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Fantasy Sports Apps部分“The fantasy apps allow sports lovers to virtually participate in the game to create their teams, giving them the feel of contributing to the actual game they like. This is why Fantasy Sports apps are greatly popular among their fans.”（虚拟比赛应用程序允许体育爱好者虚拟地参与游戏，创建自己的团队，让他们感觉到为自己喜欢的实际游戏做出贡献。这就是为什么虚拟体育应用程序在他们的粉丝中非常受欢迎。）可知，虚拟比赛应用程序很受欢迎是因为用户感觉更多地参与到了游戏中。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Live Streaming Apps部分“These apps often add a live chat feature to make them more engaging for the users, which allows the viewers to communicate with each other and the athletes.”（这些应用程序通常会添加实时聊天功能，让用户更感兴趣，这使得观众可以相互交流，也可以与运动员交流。）可知，为观众提供实时交流功能使直播应用程序更具吸引力。故选D项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Sport is a billion-dollar industry with people all across the globe being crazy for different sports, so it is an excellent idea for businesses to invest in a sports app. If you have trouble in finding what kind of sports app to create for your startup, do not worry, we have a few ideas for you.”（体育是一个价值数十亿美元的产业，全球各地的人们都为不同的运动而疯狂，所以对企业来说，投资体育应用程序是一个很好的主意。如果你在为你的初创公司开发什么样的体育应用程序方面遇到困难，不要担心，我们有一些想法可以给你。）和最后一段“Do you want to create your own sports mobile app Hire a mobile app development company that specializes in creating mobile apps and can turn your creative money-making app ideas into reality.”（是否要创建自己的体育移动应用程序？聘请一家专门开发移动应用的移动应用开发公司，该公司可以将您的创意赚钱应用想法转化为现实。）可推知，本文是在给想要投资创立公司的人提供想法和思路，所以最可能来自网站的商业板块。故选B项。
B
When I was a young girl in 8th grade, my classmates told me how they met new friends and even chatted with celebrities on the Internet. I was intrigued and wanted to experience these exciting things. I opened an online account; this was the beginning of my journey through the virtual world. As time went by, I became accustomed to checking social media more frequently. I buried myself in social media, chatting with friends and sharing my life with them. Social media was a source of happiness and more so, it brought a sense of satisfaction, pain, and frustration.
My newfound interest started interfering (干扰) with my schoolwork. Instead of checking my school notes in time as usual, I checked social media more often to see what was happening with my friends’ lives. But I later discovered that by becoming more aware of other people’s lives, I became less in tune with myself. I was more focused on the illusions social media presented than the realities of my life. Thus, I started to sense depression, jealousy and hatred as a result of comparing my life with others. And I became much like what the people in the virtual world expected of me.
Luckily, my phone went missing and my mother refused to get me a new one. I felt sad and lonely. However, her refusal led to something more meaningful to my life. Within a month, I became less concerned about other people’s lives and more concerned about my courses. And I had more time to study and sleep.
Lack of social media also made me realize that social media had been interfering with my study habits and my private life. For example, I had no privacy. Anyone who had access to my social media profiles could easily find out where I lived. Moreover, I sometimes spent 15 hours browsing through social media without doing anything productive.
After examining my use of social media, I decided not to entirely quit social media, but to change the way I use them. I unfollowed sites that didn’t contribute to positive or educative aspects of my life. I only use social media to spread positive messages and connect with others. Social media is not inherently bad, but it becomes terrible when we are addicted to it.
4. After creating an online account, the author .
A. became less in harmony with herself
B. showed no concern for her school work
C. lived a more exciting and satisfying life
D. cared more about others and felt happier
5. Lack of social media made the author .
A. develop new hobbies
B. focus more on her studies
C. forget how to access her account
D. unfollow sites connected with her life
6. The author might agree that social media .
A. ruins people’s life and should be quit
B. broadens people’s views of the world
C. challenges people’s self-control ability
D. plays a primary role in people’s life
7. What is the passage mainly about
A. A struggle in the days without phones.
B. Ways to get rid of social media addiction.
C. A personal experience with the virtual world.
D. Drawbacks of social media outweigh benefits.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。讲述了一位八年级的女孩从沉迷于社交媒体失去自我到解脱回归正轨到理解社交媒体的真正意义并正确使用的过程。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“But I later discovered that by becoming more aware of other people’s lives, I became less in tune with myself. (但后来我发现，通过更多地关注别人的生活，我变得越来越不适应自己。)”可知，在创建了一个在线账号后，作者对自己越来越不能认同。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第三句“Within a month, I became less concerned about other people’s lives and more concerned about my courses. (不到一个月，我就不再关心别人的生活，而是更关心我的课程。)”可知，没有社交媒体使作者更专注于她的学习。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“Social media is not inherently bad, but it becomes terrible when we are addicted to it. (社交媒体本身并不坏，但当我们沉迷于它时，它就变得可怕了。)”可知，社交媒体容易让人沉迷，考验人的自制力。故选C。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段第三句“I opened an online account; this was the beginning of my journey through the virtual world. (我开了一个网上账户；这是我虚拟世界之旅的开始。)”以及第三段首句“Luckily, my phone went missing and my mother refused to get me a new one. (幸运的是，我的手机不见了，我妈妈拒绝给我买一个新的。)”以及末段末句“Social media is not inherently bad, but it becomes terrible when we are addicted to it. (社交媒体本身并不坏，但当我们沉迷于它时，它就变得可怕了。)”可知，本文讲述了作者从沉迷于社交媒体到解脱到理解社交媒体的真正意义的过程。故选C。
C
Researchers from Aarhus University and University of Gothenburg have produced new maps of mammals (哺乳动物) to date connecting all living and recently extinct mammal kinds-nearly 6,000 in total.
Earlier similar studies always left out one key group of mammals: species driven to extinction by humans.
Scientists often use these maps to predict how climate change will affect species. And because the new ones show species’ footprints, they help scientists better see many species have had their numbers greatly reduced by humans, for example, through over hunting and the destroying of their habitats.
“Brown bears may lead us to think of Alaska or Russia today but they used to cover all the way from Mexico to Northern Africa before they were widely hunted by humans.” said Faurby.
We usually think large mammals like elephants and lions live in Africa today, but for most of the last 30 million years, big animals traveled all over the Earth. It was only recently that humans drove many of these large mammals extinct, leaving a world depauperate of large mammals.
“Even some huge species that we think of as prehistoric, lived up to the time the Great Pyramid was being built,” Davis said.
Making a database that included every species of mammal was no easy task. It took the research team at Aarhus University months just to piece together existing datasets and fill in missing holes in the data.
Marking footprints on the map for them was even harder. The scientists used both DNA information and data from some dig sites around the world with a powerful new computer algorithm (算法) to predict where the extinct species fit in with mammals that are alive today.
8. What’s the writer’s attitude towards the maps
A. Positive. B. Concerned. C. Unclear D. Doubtful.
9. What do we know about large animals
A. Elephants and lions are all over the world now.
B. They died out long before the Pyramids were built.
C. Brown bears were once limited to Alaska or Russia.
D. They have been greatly affected by human activities.
10. What does the underlined phrase “depauperate of” mean in paragraph 5
A. Short of. B. Full of. C. Famous for. D. Suitable for.
11. What’s the main idea of the last two paragraphs
A. The computer algorithm is of great use.
B. It took ages to find DNA evidence.
C. Missing holes are pieced together.
D. It took a lot to complete the task.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. A 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一项新的研究，研究人员绘制了迄今为止哺乳动物的新地图，包括一个关键的哺乳动物群体。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“And because the new ones show species’ footprints, they help scientists better see many species have had their numbers greatly reduced by humans, for example, through over hunting and the destroying of their habitats.(而且由于这些新发现显示了物种的足迹，它们可以帮助科学家更好地看到许多物种的数量因人类而大大减少，例如，通过过度狩猎和破坏栖息地)”可推知，作者对地图的态度是积极的。故选A。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“We usually think large mammals like elephants and lions live in Africa today, but for most of the last 30 million years, big animals traveled all over the Earth. It was only recently that humans drove many of these large mammals extinct, leaving a world depauperate of large mammals.(我们通常认为像大象和狮子这样大型哺乳动物生活在今天的非洲，但在过去3000万年的大部分时间里，大型动物遍布地球各地。直到最近，人类才使许多大型哺乳动物灭绝，使世界上的大型哺乳动物数量减少)”可推知，大型动物受到了人类活动的极大影响。故选D。
【10题详解】
词句猜测题。划线词句前半部“It was only recently that humans drove many of these large mammals extinct(直到最近，人类才使许多这种大型哺乳动物灭绝)”说明许多大型动物灭绝，大型动物数量减少了。由此推知，划线部分“leaving a world depauperate of large mammals”表示“使这个世界缺少大型哺乳动物”，划线短语应为“缺少”的意思，和short of意思相近。故选A。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据倒数第二段“Making a database that included every species of mammal was no easy task. It took the research team at Aarhus University months just to piece together existing datasets and fill in missing holes in the data.(建立一个包含所有哺乳动物物种的数据库并非易事。奥胡斯大学的研究小组花了几个月的时间拼凑现有的数据集，填补数据中缺失的漏洞)”以及最后一段中“Marking footprints on the map for them was even harder.(在地图上给他们标记脚印就更难了)”可知，最后两段说明完成这项任务花了很多时间。故选D。
D
Do the endless stream of messages and the thought of replying to unopened texts give you anxiety Can the group chat feel so overwhelming that you want to throw your phone out of the window Texting anxiety is a real thing, and more common than you’d think.
In the last 25 years, texting has changed the way we communicate greatly. And many would argue, not for the better. The average person in 2022 checks their phone 262 times a day, up from a daily average of 80 in 2016. Overwhelmed, many end up consciously or unconsciously opting out, stopping responding to loved ones and friends. Unfortunately, not everyone will be understanding.
Leah Aguirre, a psychotherapist explains that text conversations are usually a source of anxiety as they come with a lot of uncertainty. “We can’t predict how someone will respond, if they will respond, or how quickly they will respond. We can’t control other people’s actions or behavior or how they think and interpret (解读) things, and for people that are already prone to anxiety this can be hard to cope with.”
Aguirre says this is reflected in a physical reaction, tightness in the chest, tensions, or increased heart rate. You also may feel a little more on edge or short with others, compulsively check your phone or have obsessive and intrusive thoughts about the text conversation. Simply hearing a notification (通知), if our phone is out of reach, causes the brain chemicals associated with stress to spike.
As well as the personal effects, text anxiety can put a strain on your relationships with friends and loved ones. A 2018 study found that romantic partnerships and friendships are far more successful when you and the other person have a similar texting style. If both parties are quick responders, the relationship is less likely to hit the rocks. Similarly, if all parties are happy to go hours, days, even weeks between responses, then everyone is happy.
Establishing a texting schedule with people you interact with frequently is one way of reducing some of the stress if you have different texting styles. Aguirre suggests limiting the amount of time you are on your phone also helps with the anxiety. “By cancelling or reducing how much contact you have with the source of anxiety, you’ll feel some relief,” she says.
“You can give yourself a pep talk, tell yourself that you are okay and that you have no control over another person’s response or behavior. Remind yourself that this is just a phone or a text message and that, big picture, you are okay and will be okay.”
12. The purpose of Paragraph 2 is to .
A. demonstrate the level of texting anxiety
B. stress the importance of communication
C. analyze the cause of troubled relationships
D. introduce the increasing use of cell phones
13. What does the underlined phrase “on edge” in Paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Frightened. B. Interested. C. Excited. D. Nervous.
14. What can we infer from the passage
A. Putting phones on “silence” mode increases anxiety.
B. We should ask our partners to change their texting styles.
C. Creating a texting plan with others helps reduce text anxiety.
D. Texting anxiety is often caused by the time taken to answer the texts.
15. What would be the best title for the passage
A. A texting schedule: The final way out
B. Texting anxiety: Problems and solutions
C. Text conversations: Strengths and weaknesses
D. A new perspective: How much texting is too much
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了手机带来的信息焦虑的危害及如何缓解这种焦虑。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Texting anxiety is a real thing, and more common than you’d think. (手机信息焦虑确实存在，并且比你想象的普遍)”可知，信息焦虑是一件普遍的事情。根据第二段中的“The average person in 2022 checks their phone 262 times a day, up from a daily average of 80 in 2016. Overwhelmed, many end up consciously or unconsciously opting out, stopping responding to loved ones and friends. (2022年，人均每天查看手机262次，而2016年的频率只有80次。很多人应接不暇，最终有意或无意地选择不回复亲友)”可知，人们对手机的依赖程度越来越高，导致更大程度的焦虑，并选择开始无视手机信息。由此推知，第二段的目的是为了更具体的说明手机信息焦虑的程度。故选A项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词组上文“Aguirre says this is reflected in a physical reaction, tightness in the chest, tensions, or increased heart rate.(Aguirre表示，这种焦虑会体现在身体的反应中，胸部紧绷，紧张或是心率加快)”说明这种焦虑会导致紧张的情绪。由此推知，划线词组on edge是“紧张的”意思。故选D项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“Establishing a texting schedule with people you interact with frequently is one way of reducing some of the stress if you have different texting styles.(如果你和经常联系的人有着不同的发消息习惯，可以与他们建立一个消息时间表，这是减轻压力的途径之一)”可知，制定一个消息时间表有助于减轻压力。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句“Aguirre says this is reflected in a physical reaction, tightness in the chest, tensions, or increased heart rate. (Aguirre表示，这种焦虑会体现在身体的反应中，胸部紧绷，紧张或是心率加快)”及第五段第一句“As well as the personal effects, text anxiety can put a strain on your relationships with friends and loved ones. (信息焦虑不仅会对个人产生影响，也会给你与亲友的关系带来负面影响)”可知，信息焦虑有很多弊端；最后两段中的“Establishing a texting schedule (建立消息时间表)”，“limiting the amount of time(限制时间)”和“You can give yourself a pep talk(给自己打气)”等则给出了具体的解决方法。由此可知，本篇主要说明的是信息焦虑带来的问题及解决办法。Texting anxiety: Problems and solutions(信息焦虑：问题和解决方案)适合作本文最佳标题。故选B项。
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，共12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s strange, but I don’t really remember much about the hurricane itself. ____16____ I was sitting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap, when the roof just flew off. All of a sudden, there was sky where the roof had been. I was so frightened that I just froze(保住不动).
Mom cried to get out quickly, but it was already too late by then. The rain was coming down so hard and so fast. ____17____ We were going nowhere.
At first, I was pleased we could stay at home, but soon it got really difficult. ____18____ There was water everywhere, but we couldn’t drink any of it or else we’d get really sick. We just had drinking water that was sent to us by helicopter, but it was never enough. It was August, so it was really, really hot and it smelled so bad everywhere! I just spent the days watching the boats going up and down the street and looking out for Smartie. ____19____
Living in the open air, we became breakfast, lunch and dinner for the mosquitos(蚊子). But Mom said that whatever happens, we should always try to see the good side of things. ____20____ We had lost our home and everything in it. All we had left were the clothes on our backs. But thankfully, Smartie came home just in time. As Mom kept on reminding(提醒) us, we were all together and safe. Mom’s words made us feel better and gave us hope for the future.
A. It all happened so quickly.
B. We were so happy to take him with us.
C. It was difficult to stay positive, though.
D. Our street turned into a river in seconds.
E. He had disappeared the moment the storm hit.
F. Now, one year has passed and I’m back home.
G. Without a roof, staying inside was too dangerous.
【答案】16. A 17. D 18. G 19. E 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。讲述了作者经历的一场飓风灾难。
【16题详解】
上文“It’s strange, but I don’t really remember much about the hurricane itself. (这很奇怪，但我真的不太记得飓风本身。)”说明作者遇到飓风灾难，选项A“一切发生得太快了。”承接上文，表示灾难发生得很快，引出下文“I was sitting in my room with my cat, Smartie, on my lap, when the roof just flew off. (我坐在我的房间里，我的猫，Smartie，在我的腿上，当屋顶刚刚飞开。)”具体描述飓风来的非常快。故选A项。
【17题详解】
上文“The rain was coming down so hard and so fast. (雨下得又大又快。)”说明雨非常大，选项D“我们的街道在几秒钟内就变成了一条河。”承接上文，下文“We were going nowhere. (我们哪里也去不了。)”又和选项之间存在因果关系。故选D项。
【18题详解】
上文“At first, I was pleased we could stay at home, but soon it got really difficult. (起初，我很高兴我们可以待在家里，但很快就变得非常困难。)”说明待在家里非常困难，选项G“没有屋顶，待在里面太危险了。”承接上文，说明具体困难，里面的危险，引出下文“There was water everywhere, but we couldn’t drink any of it or else we’d get really sick.(到处都是水，但我们不能喝，否则就会生病。)”说明困难和危险所在。故选G项。
【19题详解】
上文“I just spent the days watching the boats going up and down the street and looking out for Smartie. (我只是整天看着船在街上来来往往，寻找Smartie。)”，选项E“暴风雨一来，他就不见了。”和上文存在因果关系，因为猫不见了，所以寻找猫。He指Smartie，故选E项。
【20题详解】
上文“But Mom said that whatever happens, we should always try to see the good side of things. (但是妈妈说不管发生什么事，我们都应该看到事物好一面。)”说明要看到事物好的一面，选项C“但是很难保持积极。”转折上文语义，表示难以看到好的一面，引出下文“We had lost our home and everything in it. (我们失去了我们的家和里面的一切。)”。故选C项。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，共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。
It’s a beautiful day in Jaen capital of Jaen Province of Southern Spain. The September ____21____ beats down on a sea of wedding(婚礼)guests. As Dave makes a final toast(祝酒词), the guests ____22____ applause(掌声), because he just ____23____ his speech in Spanish, which he couldn’t speak a year ago.
Dave and his wife Carol were in South Wales when their son Stewart called from Spain and asked them to meet a(n) ____24____ lady-Atanea and her family. ____25____, Dave and Carol traveled to Spain to meet them, where they felt very ____26____, because they couldn’t speak Spanish. It was Atanea who acted as ____27____ to make everyone understood. One week later Stewart asked Atanea to ____28____ him, and she said yes. Dave wanted to ____29____ his son and connect with his in laws on a deeper level, so the mom and he arrived in the UK, Dave ____30____ Spanish lessons in the local learning center.
Dave’s months of hard work and ____31____ come together in one wonderful expression of ____32____ for Stewart and Atanea. No wonder he receives warm applause. ____33____ Atanea’s family are applauding more than Dave’s speech. They are applauding the respect Dave shows for their ____34____. Through learning Spanish, Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives and that he ____35____ his daughter-in-law deeply. After all, she couldn’t translate for them forever.
21. A. morning B. weather C. tail D. sun
22. A. draw B. break into C. receive D. watch over
23. A. delivered B. recorded C. revised D. protested
24. A. busy B. special C. aged D. strong
25. A. Annoyed B. Confused C. Relaxed D. Excited
26. A. comfortable B. confident C. awkward D. regretful
27. A. volunteer B. expert C. translator D. professor
28. A. marry B. accept C. help D. trust
29. A. calm B. praise C. contact D. support
30. A. looked forward to B. signed up for C. went over D. picked up
31. A. courage B. experience C. responsibility D. determination
32 A. love B. respect C. credit D. demand
33. A. So B. Then C. But D. Or
34. A. guests B. in-laws C. culture D. wedding
35. A. moves B. cares about C. impresses D. worries about
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。来自英国的戴夫不会讲西班牙语，为了支持娶西班牙妻子的儿子学说西班牙语，在儿子婚礼上的西班牙语祝酒词赢得了宾客的热烈掌声。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：九月的阳光照在婚礼众多宾客上。A. morning早上；B. weather天气； C. tail尾巴；D. sun阳光。根据“It’s a beautiful day in Jaen capital of Jaen Province of Southern Spain.”可知，这一天阳光很好。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：当戴夫最后祝酒时，来宾们爆发出热烈的掌声，因为他刚刚用西班牙语发表了演讲，一年前他还不会说西班牙语。A. draw得出；B. break into爆发；C. receive收到；D. watch over照看。根据下文“No wonder he receives warm applause.”可知，宾客开始鼓掌。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当戴夫最后祝酒时，来宾们爆发出热烈的掌声，因为他刚刚用西班牙语发表了演讲，一年前他还不会说西班牙语。A. delivered发表；B. recorded记录；C. revised修改；D. protested抗议。根据“As Dave makes a final toast(祝酒词)”，可知，Dave发表了演讲。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：戴夫和他的妻子卡罗尔在南威尔士时，他们的儿子斯图尔特从西班牙打来电话，叫他们去见一位特别的女士—阿塔尼亚和她的家人。A. busy繁忙的；B. special特别的；C. aged年长的；D. strong强壮的。根据“One week later Stewart asked Atanea to 8 him - and she said yes. ”，可知，斯图尔特想让父母见见对他来说很特别的人——他心爱的女孩。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：戴夫和卡罗尔兴奋地前往西班牙与他们见面，在那里他们感到非常尴尬。A. Annoyed生气的；B. Confused困惑的；C. Relaxed放松的；D. Excited兴奋的。根据“Dave and his wife Carol were in South Wales when their son Stewart called from Spain and asked them to meet a(n) 4 lady-Atanea and her family.”，可知，Dave和妻子要去西班牙见儿子的未婚妻感到很兴奋。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：戴夫和卡罗尔兴奋地前往西班牙与他们见面，在那里他们感到非常尴尬，因为他们不会说西班牙语。A. comfortable舒服的；B. confident自信的；C. awkward尴尬的；D. regretful后悔的。根据“because they couldn’t speak Spanish. ”可知，Dave夫妇要见儿子西班牙的未婚妻和家人们，但不会讲西班牙语让Dave感到很尴尬。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：阿塔尼亚充当翻译，让大家都明白。A. volunteer志愿者；B. expert专家；C. translator翻译；D. professor教授。根据“to make everyone understood.”以及下文“After all, she couldn’t translate for them forever.”，可知，交流有语言障碍，因此阿塔尼亚充当翻译的角色。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一周后，斯图尔特向阿塔尼亚求婚——她答应了。A. marry结婚；B. accept接受；C. help帮助；D. trust相信。根据“and she said yes”，可知，斯图尔特向阿塔尼亚求婚了。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：戴夫想要支持他的儿子，并在更深层次上与亲家联系，所以他和母亲来到英国，戴夫在当地的学习中心报名了西班牙语课程。A. calm使……冷静；B. praise表扬；C. contact联系；D. support支持。根据“and connect with his in laws on a deeper level, so the mom and he arrived in the UK, Dave 10 Spanish lessons in the local learning center.”，可知，Dave要学会西班牙语支持儿子，能与对方家人交谈。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：戴夫想要支持他的儿子，并在更深层次上与亲家联系，所以他和母亲来到英国，戴夫在当地的学习中心报名了西班牙语课程。A. looked forward to期待；B. signed up报名；C. went over复习；D. picked up学会。根据“Spanish lessons in the local learning center.”可知，Dave报名学西班牙语的课程。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：戴夫几个月的辛勤工作和决心汇集在一起，表达了对斯图尔特和阿塔尼亚的爱。A. courage勇气；B. experience经历；C. responsibility责任；D. determination决心。根据“Dave’s months of hard work ”可知，Dave年老了还努力学西班牙语有很大的决心。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：戴夫几个月的辛勤工作和决心汇集在一起，表达了对斯图尔特和阿塔尼亚的爱。A. love爱；B. respect 尊重；C. credit信用；D. demand要求。根据“Dave’s months of hard work ”可知，Dave报名学西班牙语的课程是为了表示对儿子儿媳的爱。故选A。
【33题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：但阿塔尼亚的家人不仅仅为了戴夫的演讲鼓掌。A. So 因此；B. Then然后； C. But但是；D. Or否则。根据“They are applauding the respect Dave shows for their 14 . ”可知，Dave报名学西班牙语的课程。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们在为戴夫对他们文化的尊重而鼓掌。A. guests客人；B. in-laws亲家；C. culture文化；D. wedding婚礼。根据“Through learning Spanish, Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives and. ”可知，Dave学西班牙语是表示尊重西班牙亲家的文化。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词和动词短语辨析。句意：通过学习西班牙语，戴夫向他的新亲家们表明，他想成为他们生活的一部分，他非常关心他的儿媳。A. moves移动；B. cares about关心；C. impresses使……印象深刻；D. worries about担心。根据“Dave shows his new in-laws that he wants to be part of their lives”可知，Dave很关心自己的儿媳。故选B。
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。
Small talk changes ___36___ (slight) when you're with strangers as opposed to people at a business function or party. Chatting with strangers gives you practice for those times in life ___37___you’ll need to make a really great___38___(impress). If you’re used to___39___(talk) with people on a routine basis, you won’t make mistakes when you’re nervous. Here are some icebreakers.
One skill to open up small talk is to praise the accessories(配饰) someone___40___(wear). Avoid making___41___comment about someone's clothing as if you are hitting on him or her. Making a sincere comment about an accessory is much more___42___(accept).
You can also ask someone if they can suggest a good restaurant for lunch or dinner. Say something like, “I’m taking my friend to lunch for her birthday tomorrow. Do you know a good place ”___43___“We need to find a fun but reasonably ___44___ (price) place to take my mom out for her birthday. Do you have a suggestion ”
They might recommend a restaurant and then add, “We go there all the time!” or “We just took my aunt there last week and she loved it.” You can ask them more questions ____45____ (base) on what they say, and this will help you continue the conversation.
【答案】36. slightly
37. where 38. impression
39. talking
40. is wearing
41. a 42. acceptable
43. or 44. priced
45. based
【解析】
【分析】本文为说明文。当你和陌生人在一起时，与在商业活动或聚会上的人相比，闲聊会有轻微的变化。和陌生人聊天可以让你在生活中有机会给人留下深刻的印象。文章主要介绍了一些在生活中跟人打开话匣子的方法。
【36题详解】
考查副词。修饰动词change应用副词slightly，意为“轻微变化”。故填slightly。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。此处为定语从句修饰先行词life，且先行词在从句中做地点状语，故用关系副词where。故填where。
【38题详解】
考查名词。great为形容词修饰名词，构成短语make a great impression“给人留下深刻印象”。故填impression。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。根据短语be/get used to doing sth.表示“习惯于做某事”，后跟动名词形式。故填talking。
【40题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：打开话匣子的一个技巧就是赞美对方佩戴的饰品。根据句意可知，这里要表达的是对别人佩戴着的饰品进行称赞，应用现在进行时态。故填is wearing。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。根据短语make a comment about表示“对……加以评论”。故填a。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意：真诚地评论一件饰品更容易被人接受。结合句意可知表示“更容易接受的”应用比较级。故填acceptable。
【43题详解】
考查连词。句意：你可以这样说:“我明天要带我朋友去吃午饭庆祝她的生日。你知道一个好地方吗？”或者“我们需要找一个有趣但价格合理的地方带我妈妈去过生日。你有什么建议吗 ”根据句子意思可知此处应用or表示选择，意为“或者”。故填or。
【44题详解】
考查形容词。此处表示“价格合理的地方”，用过去分词作形容词修饰名词。故填priced。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：你可以根据他们说的话问他们更多的问题，这将有助于你继续对话。分析句子结构可知base在句中作非谓语动词，短语be based on“根据”，此处用过去分词作定语。故填based。
【点睛】定语从句中的关系词选择，可考虑以下几点：
1、看清楚先行词的意义，就是理清先行词是指人、指物、时间、地点、原因。指物时不能用who或whom，指人时通常不用which等等。
2、看清楚关系词句法功能，就是理清关系词是担任什么句子成分，是作主语还是宾语、是作定语还是状语等等。作定语通常用whose，有时也用which。作状语要用when, where, why。
3、看清楚定语从句的种类，就是理清是限制性定语从句还是非限制性定语从句。that、why通常不引导非限制性定语从句。
4、看清楚文体，就是理清是正式文体，还是非正式文体。是书面语体还是口语体。
如第二小题，此处为定语从句修饰先行词life，且先行词在从句中做地点状语，故用关系副词where。故填where。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 句子翻译（5个小题，每小题3分，满分15分）
46. 树木本身也对气候有影响。(effect；climate)（汉译英）
【答案】Trees themselves have an effect on the climate.
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语，时态和主谓一致。句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，“树木本身”是trees themselves，“对……有影响”是have an effect on，主语trees是复数，因此have用原形，“气候”是the climate。故翻译Trees themselves have an effect on the climate.
47. 不到一分钟，一座大城市就沦为废墟。(less than, lay in ruins)(汉译英)
【答案】In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins.
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语和动词时态。表示“不到一分钟”应用in less than one minute；表示“一座大城市”应用a large city；表示“沦为废墟”应用固定短语lie in ruins，此处陈述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时，lie的过去式是lay。故翻译成：In less than one minute, a large city lay in ruins.。
48. 他表现得好像什么都没发生一样。（as if）(汉译英)
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【答案】He behaved as if nothing had happened.
【解析】
【详解】考查虚拟语气。表示“表现”用behave，根据汉语提示，句子表述过去发生的事实，故使用一般过去时。表示“好像”用as if，其后面使用虚拟语气，此处表示对过去的虚拟，故使用过去完成，表示“什么都没发生一样”用nothing had happened。故翻译为He behaved as if nothing had happened.
49. 他有两个儿子，他们都毕业于北京大学。(graduate；定语从句) （汉译英）
【答案】He has two sons, both of whom graduated from Peking University.
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句，时态和主谓一致。“他有两个儿子”陈述的是客观事实，时态用一般现在时，翻译为he has two sons，“他们都毕业于北京大学”陈述过去的事情，时态用一般过去时，“他们都”用both of whom引导定语从句，修饰先行词two sons，从句谓语动词“毕业于”是graduate from，graduate用过去式，宾语“北京大学”是Peking University，因此整句话翻译为“He has two sons, both of whom graduated from Peking University”。故答案为He has two sons, both of whom graduated from Peking University.
50. 战争持续的时间越长，那里的人民遭受的苦难就越多。(the more；suffer) （汉译英）
【答案】The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer.
【解析】
【详解】考查“the+比较级，the+比较级”的用法，时态和主谓一致。“越……越……”是固定用法“the+比较级，the+比较级”，“战争持续的时间越长”陈述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，“战争持续的时间越长”是The longer the war lasts，“那里的人民”是the people there，“遭受苦难”是suffer，“那里的人民遭受的苦难就越多”表将来的事情，时态用一般将来时，“越多”是more，因此整句话翻译为“The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer”。故答案为The longer the war lasts, the more the people there will suffer.
第二节 应用文写作（满分15分）
51. 假定你是学生李华，下个月你将参加某英文报社举办的英语配音大赛(English Dubbing Contest),在备赛过程中你遇到了一些困难。请你给学校外教David写封邮件， 请他帮忙指导。内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.求助内容：
3.期待回复。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：配音dub
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【答案】Dear David,
Having signed up for the English Dubbing Contest to be held by an English newspaper next month, I 'm writing to ask for your help.
As it is my first time to enter a dubbing contest, I'm at a loss what to dub. So would you please recommend some suitable video clips Besides, to be a fluent dubber, I am in need of your guidance on dubbing skills, especially the pronunciation, which is a big headache to me.
Your early reply is highly appreciated.
Yours,
Li Lula
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给外教David写封邮件，因自己准备参加某英语报社举办的英语配音大赛过程中遇到了一些困难，请他帮忙指导。
【详解】第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态主要为一般现在时和少量现在进行。
结构：总分法
总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。
要求：
1. 写信目的；
2. 求助内容：
3. 期待回复。
第二步:列提纲 （重点词组）
the English Dubbing Contest; be held by an English newspaper; ask for your help; at a loss what to dub; some suitable video clips; in need of guidance; your early reply
第三步：连词成句
1. Having signed up for the English Dubbing Contest to be held by an English newspaper next month, I 'm writing to ask for your help.
2. As it is my first time to enter a dubbing contest, I'm at a loss what to dub.
3. So would you please recommend some suitable video clips
4. Besides, to be a fluent dubber, I am in need of your guidance on dubbing skills, especially the pronunciation, which is a big headache to me.
5. Your early reply is highly appreciated.
根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
如：1. 表并列补充关系Besides
2.表因果关系 As, So
连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰，
【点睛】[高分句型1] Having signed up for the English Dubbing Contest to be held by an English newspaper next month, I 'm writing to ask for your help.（非谓语动词现在分词完成式作状语）
[高分句型2] Besides, to be a fluent dubber, I am in need of your guidance on dubbing skills, especially the pronunciation, which is a big headache to me.（非谓语动词不定式作目的状语以及which引导的非限制性定语从句）
