2023-2024学年度朝阳市高一年级12月考试
英语试题
考试时间为120分钟，满分150分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man doing
A. Reading a book. B. Packing his things. C. Writing a report.
2. How many dogs do the speakers own now
A. Seven. B. Six. C. Five.
3. What did the speakers do
A. They read a scary story. B. They watched a scary movie. C. They watched a funny movie.
4. When does the bank close usually
A. 4: 00 p. m. B. 4: 30 p. m. C. 5: 00 p. m.
5. Who is the girl probably talking to
A. Her father. B. Her brother. C. Her teacher.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
6. What is the woman doing
A. Reading a story. B. Writing the ending of the story. C. Finishing her homework.
7. What might the woman do next
A. Tell the man the storyline. B. Invite the man to dinner. C. Publish the book.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
8. How many shirts did the woman have washed
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
9. Who probably wears the medium-sized shirt
A. The woman. B. The woman’s son. C. The woman’s husband.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
10. When did the woman have a long talk with her friends
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
11. Where did the woman have lunch with Janet
A. In a pub around the corner. B. In a nice restaurant near her company.
C. In her company’s cafeteria.
12. What did the man think of the woman’s afternoon
A. It wasn’t bad. B. It was relaxing. C. It sounded boring.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
13. Why can’t the woman stand the man living upstairs
A He often knocks on her door.
B. He plays the piano until midnight.
C. He always borrows her things.
14. Who is Susan
A. The woman’s former classmate.
B. The woman’s neighbor.
C. Jennifer’s former roommate.
15. What will the woman probably do next
A. Call Susan for help with her roommates.
B. Move into a new apartment.
C. Prepare for her exams.
16. What does the woman say about Susan
A. She is a great girl. B. She does well on exams. C. She sleeps well every night.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。
17. How many brothers and sisters did Grandma Moses have
A. Five. B. Nine. C. Ten.
18. What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing
A. Housekeeping. B. Farming. C. Working at a local drugstore.
19. Why did Grandma Moses paint in her old age
A. To pass the time. B. To make money. C. To exhibit her artworks.
20. When did Grandma Moses have her first exhibition in New York
A. In 1930. B. In 1940. C. In 2000.
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)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Sharing China Photo Contest(比)2024
Chinese Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for Chinese people. Joyful celebrations take place all over the world during the festive days. No matter who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to send us photos of valuable moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.
Suggested subjects include:
·Traditional customs (风俗), such as cleaning the house and New Year’s Eve dinner.
·Modern customs, such as the Spring Festival travel rush, giving out or receiving mobile red envelopes (红包) or travelling.
·National activities, such as dragon dances, lion dances, yangko dances, local customs.
·Foreigners experiencing the Spring Festival, such as celebrations around the world or anything that shows the integration (融合) of the festival and local life.
Awards and Prizes
The contest will choose 50 photos (single or group).
First prize: 5 photos, with 2,000 RMB in prize money for each winner
Second prize: 15 photos, with 1,000 RMB in prize money for each winner
Third prize: 30 photos, with 600 RMB in prize
When
The delivery date: from Dec 20, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024
The result will be published on June 1, 2024
The rules
·All entries (参赛作品) must be real and not photo edited. The color of the image may be changed.
·Entries can be single photos or a group of photos. A group of photos counts as one entry and each group may have four to ten photos.
·Entries should have titles and a short photo description (such as time, place and people in the photo).
Host and organizers
Host: China International Culture Association
Organizers: Chinadaily., Chinaculture.org
To learn more and deliver your entries:
http: //en. chinaculture. org/special_reports/sharingchina 2024/
1. What is the 2024 photo contest mainly about
A. Chinese New Year celebrations. B. Foreigners’ experiences in China.
C. Spring Festival celebrating activities abroad. D. Chinese traditional and modern customs.
2. What is the last day of the delivery date
A. December 20, 2023. B. Feburary 12, 2024. C. May 15, 2024. D. June 1, 2024.
3. What is the requirement of the entries
A. Entries can be edited photos. B. Entries must be single photos.
C. Entries should be shared online. D. Entries should have a short introduction.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了2024年中国新年摄影大赛的情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“No matter who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to send us photos of valuable moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.(无论你是谁，无论你来自哪里，都欢迎你向我们发送中国新年庆祝活动的珍贵时刻的照片)”可知，2024年春节摄影大赛的主题是中国新年庆祝。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据when下的“The delivery date: from Dec 20, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024(提交日期：2023年12月20日至2024年2月12日)”可知，投稿最后期限2024年2月12日。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据The rules下的“·All entries (参赛作品) must be real and not photo edited. The color of the image may be changed. ·Entries can be single photos or a group of photos. A group of photos counts as one entry and each group may have four to ten photos. ·Entries should have titles and a short photo description (such as time, place and people in the photo).(·所有参赛作品必须真实，未经照片编辑。图像的颜色可能会改变。·参赛作品可以是单张或一组照片。一组照片算作一个条目，每组可以有4到10张照片。·参赛作品应有标题和简短的照片说明(如照片中的时间、地点和人物))”可知，稿件要求要有简单的照片介绍。故选D项。
B
When she was a kid, Danielle Belleny “was always outdoors, playing with plants and investigating the world on my own.” “I wanted to be a veterinarian (兽医), at first,” she says. “I always knew I wanted to work with animals, and as a kid that was the only job I knew where you could do that.”
But when Belleny reached her second year of college, her dad mentioned wildlife biology (生物学) a another choice. She hadn’t yet heard of it before, but that’s what she was learning about. While in college, Belleny started working on research projects. She spent a lot of time with animals in their natural environment. On one project, she studied the plants that animals eat. Another is about placing trackers on a bird called the northern bobwhite.
Belleny’s current job is at Plateau Land & Wildlife Management, in Hays County, Texas. “In the morning, I’m usually out the door by sunrise,” she says. She studies birds. She keeps track of different animals. And she searches for signs of what other animals in the area are doing. “I love that there’s always a sense of discovery. It allows me to keep learning,” she says.
Around lunchtime, she’ll return home and write up a report. In the afternoon, she leaves for another site visit. Landowners can request her services. She advises people on how to accommodate the wildlife that lives on their land. “It’s a lot of meeting new people, a lot of quick introductions, and then talking for long periods of time.” That’s all her work for a day.
Outside of work, Belleny has been bird-watching, for seven years. Her first book, This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds, was published in May. It allowed her to share her love of the activity. Now she’s working on a children’s book about bird-watching. It’s scheduled to come out in fall 2023.
Belleny has some advice for young people who are thinking about professional goals. “Try everything you’re interested in.” And if you’re interested in working with animals, “Go to a library and find some field guides.” There’s a lot of information about animals out there. Books are always a good place to start.
4. What is Danielle Belleny at present
A. A veterinarian. B. A wildlife biologist. C. A zoo keeper. D. A full-time writer.
5. What does Belleny mainly do after work
A. She keeps birds in her home. B. She teaches people to watch birds.
C. She writes books about birds. D. She advises people to accommodate birds.
6. What does Belleny suggest young people do
A. Find information about a library. B. Try to like animals.
C. Reading is the most important thing. D. Do what you enjoy doing.
7. What can be the suitable title for the text
A. Study wildlife in the field B. Protect children’s interests
C. Make researches on plants D. Help farmers with their work
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文，讲述了丹妮尔·贝莱尼从小就对动物感兴趣，后来成为一位野生动物生物学家的故事。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“But when Belleny reached her second year of college, her dad mentioned wildlife biology(生物学) a another choice. She hadn’t yet heard of it before, but that’s what she was learning about. While in college, Belleny started working on research projects. She spent a lot of time with animals in their natural environment. On one project, she studied the plants that animals eat. Another is about placing trackers on a bird called the northern bobwhite. (但是，当Belleny上大学二年级时，她的父亲向她推荐了另一个选择——野生动物生物学。她以前从未听说过，但这就是她正在学习的东西。在大学期间，贝莱尼开始从事研究项目。她花了很多时间和自然环境中的动物在一起。在一个项目中，她研究了动物食用的植物。另一个是关于在一种叫做北方山齿鹑的鸟身上放置追踪器)”和下文Belleny的工作内容可知，Belleny上大学的时候接受了爸爸的建议学习了野生动物生物学，后来又从事了野生动物生物学工作，所以是一个野生动物生物学家。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Her first book, This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds, was published in May.(她的第一本书《这是一本给爱鸟的人的书》于今年5月出版)”和第四句 “Now she’s working on a children’s book about bird-watching.(现在她正在写一本关于观鸟的儿童读物)” 可知，贝莱尼工作之余主要写关于鸟的书。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Try everything you’re interested in.(尝试所有你感兴趣的东西)”可推断出，贝莱尼建议年轻人去做自己喜欢的事情。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，并结合第三段“Belleny’s current job is at Plateau Land & Wildlife Management, in Hays County, Texas. “In the morning, I’m usually out the door by sunrise,” she says. She studies birds. She keeps track of different animals. And she searches for signs of what other animals in the area are doing. “I love that there’s always a sense of discovery. It allows me to keep learning,” she says.(贝莱尼目前的工作是在德克萨斯州海斯县的高原土地和野生动物管理局。“早上，我通常在日出前就出门了，”她说。她研究鸟类。她跟踪不同的动物。她还会寻找该地区其他动物活动的迹象。“我喜欢那种总有发现的感觉。它让我不断学习，”她说。)”和第四段“Around lunchtime, she’ll return home and write up a report. In the afternoon, she leaves for another site visit.(午餐时间左右，她会回家写一份报告。下午，她去另一个地方参观。)”可知，文章讲述了丹妮尔·贝莱尼从小就对动物感兴趣，长大后成为一位野生动物生物学家，她的日常工作就是在自然环境中研究各种动物。A选项“实地研究野生动物”最符合文章标题。故选A。
C
Artificial Intelligence (人工智能) has been around for many years. Now robots are using AI to help us learn and improve some skills in a foreign language. This is not new — some of the online language tools we turn to every day are powered by AI.
But as new technologies flood into the market, now is a great time to make use of the tech. And according to experts, these tools are making teachers’ lives easier. One of the things that stops some of us from practicing speaking in a new language is a lack of self-confidence. AI can help, because for some people, when they communicate with a chatbot (聊天机器人), they don’t need to be afraid of failure or shyness.
The latest chatbots use something called natural language processing that allows them to understand human speech or writing. While chatbots are extremely useful for learners working alone, teachers can also ask an AI system to produce personalized textbooks for groups of students. AI can also provide feedback (反馈) in seconds — the days of waiting a week for work to be graded are gone.
Past online language tools and games were able to tell you when you were wrong, but they weren’t always able to explain why. Now, not only has that changed, but the explanations are detailed and immediate. But this is not to underestimate the role of the teacher, who can use the technology to help learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of their students and personalize their teaching.
So, if you want to impress your friends with your perfect speech, don’t be afraid of AI. Just think of it as a useful tool for both teachers and language learners, which will give you more time and space to enjoy learning something new!
8. Why might someone prefer communicating with chatbots
A. Because they can produce textbooks.
B. Because they are more knowledgeable.
C. Because there is no need to worry too much.
D. Because they are more professional than humans.
9. What can we learn about the latest chatbots from paragraph 3
A It can ensure students to get a high grade. B. It meets personalized students’ needs.
C. It reduces the cost of education. D. It can make detailed lesson plans.
10. What does the word “underestimate” mean in paragraph 4
A. Undervalue. B. Understand. C. Establish. D. Revive.
11. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The history of online language tools.
B. The challenges that AI-robots bring to us.
C. The advantages of AI in language learning.
D. The role of teachers in the modern classroom.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是人工智能在语言学习中带给人们的好处。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段的“AI can help, because for some people, when they communicate with a chatbot (聊天机器人), they don’t need to be afraid of failure or shyness.(人工智能可以提供帮助，因为对一些人来说，当他们与聊天机器人交流时，他们不需要害怕失败或害羞。)”可知，和机器人交流不需要害怕失败和害羞，由此推出，有些人更喜欢和聊天机器人交流是因为他们不需要担心大多。故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“While chatbots are extremely useful for learners working alone, teachers can also ask an AI system to produce personalized textbooks for groups of students.(虽然聊天机器人对独自工作的学习者非常有用，但教师也可以要求人工智能系统为学生群体制作个性化的教科书。)”可知，教师利用人工智能系统为学生制作个性化的教科书，由此可推测出，人工智能系统可以满足学生的个性化需求。故选B。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“the role of the teacher, who can use the technology to help learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of their students and personalize their teaching”可知，老师可以利用AI技术了解学生的优缺点，并调整个性化的教学方案，由此可推测出，虽然人工智能功能强大，但老师的角色是不能被低估的，画线词underestimate的意思是“低估”，和undervalue意思相近。故选A。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中的“Now robots are using AI to help us learn and improve some skills in a foreign language. This is not new — some of the online language tools we turn to every day are powered by AI.(现在机器人正在使用人工智能来帮助我们学习和提高一些外语技能。这并不是什么新鲜事——我们每天使用的一些在线语言工具都是由人工智能提供动力的。)”和最后一段中的“Just think of it as a useful tool for both teachers and language learners, which will give you more time and space to enjoy learning something new!(只要把它看作是老师和语言学习者的有用工具，它会给你更多的时间和空间来享受学习新东西的乐趣！)”可知，本文主要讲述人工智能在语言学习中带给人们的好处，因此选项C(人工智能在语言学习中的好处)符合本文的主题。故选C。
D
A recent study has found that number-based board games (棋盘游戏) possibly can make young children better at math. The researchers encourage further studies to see how these types of games can help to promote other developmental skills.
Former studies have shown that playing these games have a positive effect on improving social, reading and writing skills. Now, researchers from Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile, have investigated how board games affect a child’s math abilities. The researchers chose board games, specifically, because they are rules-based, and the moves and changes on the board influence the whole gameplay. As such, they fall into their own type of games, different from other games.
The researchers reviewed 19 studies published from 2000 onwards for children aged three to nine. All but one of the studies focused on the effects of board games on counting ability and mathematical knowledge.
The children were grouped according to whether they played a board game based on numbers(the intervention group) or one that did not (the control group). Math performance (表现) was tested before and after the intervention (干预). The researchers grouped the children according to their mathematical abilities, from basic math bility (identifying and naming numbers) to more advanced skills in mathematics.
The researchers found that 32% of children in the intervention group showed obvious improvement in basic and advanced math performance compared to those in the control group.
The researchers say that their study’s findings show that board games can be used to improve a child’s basic math skills. “Future studies should be designed to explore the influences that these games could have on other developmental skills,” said Jaime Balladares, lead author of the study.
12. What did the researchers find in the former study
A. Board games can promote kids’ social skills.
B. All games are helpful to children’s growth.
C. Children like the number-based games best.
D. Board games contribute to a child’s study.
13. What do the children in intervention group get from playing board games
A. Reading and writing skills. B. Directing and acting skills.
C. Counting and math ability. D. Study and review ability.
14. How does the author develop paragraph 4
A. By listing numbers. B. By giving an example.
C. By quoting a conversation. D. By making a comparison.
15 What can be inferred from Jaime Balladares’s words
A. He is not satisfied with the study findings.
B. He encourages further studies of board games.
C. He is an expert in kids’ developmental skills.
D. He worries about the effect of playing games.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍一项研究发现以数字为基础的棋盘游戏可以提高孩子的数学能力。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Former studies have shown that playing these games have a positive effect on improving social, reading and writing skills.(以前的研究表明，玩这些游戏对提高社交、阅读和写作技能有积极影响。)”可知，以前的研究已经证明，在提高社交和读写能力方面，棋盘游戏对孩子们有好处，由此可知，棋盘游戏可以提升社交技能。故选A项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中的“The researchers found that 32% of children in the intervention group showed obvious improvement in basic and advanced math performance compared to those in the control group.(研究人员发现，与对照组相比，干预组中32%的儿童在基础和高等数学成绩上有明显改善。)”可知，干预组中32%的儿童的基础和高级数学能力明显提高,由此推断，通过玩棋盘游戏，干预组儿童的数学能力可以得到提高。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The children were grouped according to whether they played a board game based on numbers(the intervention group) or one that did not (the control group). Math performance (表现) was tested before and after the intervention (干预).(孩子们根据他们是否玩基于数字的棋盘游戏(干预组)或不玩基于数字的棋盘游戏(对照组)进行分组。在干预前后对数学成绩进行了测试。)”可知，研究人员将孩子分成两组进行对比研究,结合下文中的“The researchers grouped the children according to their mathematical abilities, from basic math bility (identifying and naming numbers) to more advanced skills in mathematics.(研究人员根据孩子们的数学能力将他们分组，从基本的数学能力(识别和命名数字)到更高级的数学技能。)”可知，该研究根据孩子的数学能力对他们进行了分类，综合以上信息可知，作者是通过对比的方式展开第四段的。故选D项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Future studies should be designed to explore the effects that these games could have on other developmental skills.(未来的研究应该旨在探索这些游戏对其他发展技能的影响。)”可知，Jaime Balladares认为，未来的研究应该旨在探索这些游戏对其他认知和发展技能的影响，由此推断，Jaime Balladares鼓励对棋盘游戏的进一步研究。故选B项。
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。
A guide to gaining self-confidence and feeling your best
Do you value yourself as a human being Do you believe that you’re able to get the things you want ___16___ We’ll tell you exactly how to gain self-confidence so you can believe in yourself more. So, let’s get started.
___17___ . Everyone is good at something, so focus on areas where you’re the best. Make a list of your strengths, and take pride in your talents (天赋). When you’re feeling down, read your list so you can tell yourself how amazing you are.
Exercise. When you take good care of yourself, you feel more confident and positive. For good health, exercise for 30 minutes a day most days a week. Do something fun, like playing tennis, going for a walk with a friend, or dancing to your favorite music. ___18___ Invite your friend or partner to exercise with you to make it more fun.
Stop comparing yourself to others. You are one-of-a-kind, so you’re not going to be like everyone else. Instead of using others as a measuring stick for success, use your past self. That way, you can focus on creating a life that makes you happy. Try to remember that what you see on social media is just the high point of someone’s life. ___19___
Set and pursue (追求) realistic goals. ___20___ Feeling confident can give you the energy to pursue them. Choose a goal you want to work toward, and then break it up into smaller steps. Start working toward your goal today so you can create the life you want.
A. Write down everything you do well.
B. Your dreams are totally within reach.
C. Schedule time to pursue your hobbies.
D. Schedule exercise into your day so you won’t forget.
E. You usually don’t see the bad days and moments of self-doubt.
F. A good support system helps you stay focused on your best qualities.
G. If not, we’re here to help you go after your dreams and believe in yourself.
【答案】16. G 17. A 18. D 19. E 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何获得自信的一些方法，从而使我们能更加相信自己。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Do you value yourself as a human being Do you believe that you’re able to get the things you want (作为一个人，你重视自己吗 你相信你能得到你想要的东西吗 )”以及后文“We’ll tell you exactly how to gain self-confidence so you can believe in yourself more.(我们会告诉你如何获得自信，这样你就能更加相信自己)”可知，空处应是一个过渡句，从提问到告诉方法，所以G项“If not, we’re here to help you go after your dreams and believe in yourself.(如果没有，我们在这里帮助你追求你的梦想，相信自己)”符合文意，是对上文的回答，并引出下文。故选G项。
【17题详解】
分析设空，位于段首，应是本段的中心句，根据后文“Everyone is good at something, so focus on areas where you’re the best. Make a list of your strengths, and take pride in your talents (天赋). When you’re feeling down, read your list so you can tell yourself how amazing you are.(每个人都有自己擅长的领域，所以专注于你最擅长的领域。列出自己的长处，为自己的才能感到自豪。当你情绪低落的时候，看看你的清单，这样你就可以告诉自己你有多棒)”可知，本段主要讲列出你的长处，为自己的才能感到自豪，所以A项“Write down everything you do well.(把你做得好的事情都写下来)”概括本段主旨，符合文意。故选A项。
【18题详解】
根据本段的小标题“Exercise(锻炼)”以及本段中“For good health, exercise for 30 minutes a day most days a week. Do something fun, like playing tennis, going for a walk with a friend, or dancing to your favorite music.(为了身体健康，每周大部分时间每天锻炼30分钟。做一些有趣的事情，比如打网球，和朋友一起散步，或者随着你最喜欢的音乐跳舞)”可知，本段讲述的是要多做锻炼，以保持健康。D选项“Schedule exercise into your day so you won’t forget.(每天安排锻炼，这样你就不会忘记)”承接前文，符合文意。故选D项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Try to remember that what you see on social media is just the high point of someone’s life.(试着记住，你在社交媒体上看到的只是某人生活中的高潮)”可知，你在社交媒体上看到的只是某人生活中最精彩的部分。E选项“You usually don’t see the bad days and moments of self-doubt.(你通常不会看到糟糕的日子和自我怀疑的时刻)”承接上文，强调你在社交媒体上看到的只是某人生活中的精彩部分，因此看不到他人糟糕的状况和自我怀疑的时刻。故选E项。
【20题详解】
根据本段的小标题“Set and pursue (追求) realistic goals.(设定并追求现实的目标)”以及下文“Feeling confident can give you the energy to pursue them.(自信可以给你能量去追求它们)”可知，本段讲述的是要设定并追求现实的目标，自信可以帮助你去实现目标。B选项“Your dreams are totally within reach.(你的梦想完全可以实现)”承接前文，指出你追求的梦想应该是触手可及，即要切实可行。同时下文中的them指代B项中的your dreams。故选B项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My work could be done at home, so I don’t need to go to ___21___ . Before I pick my children up from school in the evening, I’m ___22___ at home. For many years, my only companion (同伴) was our dog, Sno, who always ___23___ me wherever I go.
Sno and I didn’t agree on everything. However, we both agreed on ___24___ because we do not like to be bored. At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach. For him, there were large areas of tall grass and exciting smells. For me, walking ___25___ the mind as well as the body.
Watching wildlife, exploring new paths, seeing other people with their ___26___ , and so on, are good for both you and your dog.
As a dog with short legs, Sno needed several ___27___ along the way. The one at the entrance to the beach was his ___28___ , possibly because there were beautiful sea view. I am the center of my dog’s world and he needs my attention. What better way to spend quality time with the dog than taking a walk
When he was old and dying, our walks were ___29___ . In his final days, Sno still ___30___ walking. It took twice as long to take even the shortest walk, but we ___31___ every step. I don’t know if dogs can cry, but if they can, that will make two of us in ___32___ at the entrance to the beach.
After he died, I went for a long walk. I felt like part of me was ___33___ . I kept looking down as if he were there beside me and enjoyed the sun and fresh air. When I came to the place where we ___34___ for the beach, I chose the other way.
Later, I may be walking by myself, but I’m never alone. Personally, I’m ___35___ to earn the love of an old dog.
21.
A. building B. office C. country D. school
22.
A. alone B. curious C. anxious D. frightened
23.
A. controls B. supports C. follows D. annoys
24.
A. jogging B. travelling C. camping D. walking
25.
A. exercised B. contacted C. unearthed D. injured
26.
A. masters B. audiences C. proposals D. pets
27.
A. attempts B. attractions C. breaks D. cheats
28.
A. memory B. favorite C. ability D. belief
29.
A. shorter B. farther C. faster D. more
30.
A. related to B. held back C. stuck to D. made up
31.
A. registered B. valued C. ignored D. tested
32.
A. danger B. trouble C. tears D. ruins
33.
A. worrying B. missing C. boring D. puzzling
34.
A. applied B. searched C. worked D. headed
35.
A. surprised B. addicted C. confused D. appreciated
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。本文讲述了主人和狗狗Sno一起散步的故事，Sno是主人唯一的伴侣，他们一起独自在家，并且一起享受在海滩散步的乐趣。尽管Sno在老年时不再健康，但他仍然坚持散步，主人非常珍惜每一次的步行。Sno最终去世后，主人依然会独自去散步，但他永远不会感到孤单，因为他很感激曾经获得了这只老狗的爱。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的工作可以在家里完成，所以我不需要去办公室。A. building建筑物；B. office办公室；C. country乡下；D. school学校。根据前文“My work could be done at home”可知，作者的工作可以在家里完成，所以是不需要去办公室。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：晚上去学校接孩子之前，我一个人在家。A. alone单独的；B. curious好奇的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. frightened害怕的。根据前文“Before I pick my children up from school in the evening”以及后文“For many years, my only companion (同伴) was our dog”可知，在作者去学校接孩子之前，家里只有她和狗，所以是一个人在家。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，我唯一的伴侣是我们的狗，Sno，无论我走到哪里，它总是跟着我。A. controls控制；B. supports支持；C. follows跟随；D. annoys使生气。根据前文“For many years, my only companion (同伴) was our dog, Sno”可知，Sno是作者唯一的同伴，所以是无论她走到哪里，它总是跟着作者。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们都同意散步，因为我们不喜欢无聊。A. jogging慢跑；B. travelling旅行；C. camping露营；D. walking散步。根据后文“At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach”可知，他们每周至少有一次去海滩散步，所以是他们都同意散步。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：对我来说，散步既锻炼了身体，也锻炼了心灵。A. exercised锻炼；B. contacted联系；C. unearthed发现；D. injured伤害。根据前文“For him, there were large areas of tall grass and exciting smells.”可知，此处是在讲述，散步对作者和Sno的好处，结合实际，散步应是锻炼了身体，也锻炼了心灵。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：观察野生动物，探索新的道路，看到其他人带着他们的宠物，等等，对你和你的狗都有好处。A. masters主人；B. audiences观众；C. proposals建议；D. pets宠物。根据前文“Watching wildlife, exploring new paths”可知，此处是描述作者和Sno散步时的见闻，所以此处应是“看到其他人带着他们的宠物”之意符合语境。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一条腿短的狗，斯诺一路上需要休息几次。A. attempts尝试；B. attractions吸引；C. breaks休息；D. cheats欺诈行为。根据前文“At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach.”以及“As a dog with short legs”可知，作者他们要走很长的路，而Sno是一条腿短的狗，所以它应是需要休息几次。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：海滩入口处的地点是他最喜欢的，可能是因为那里有美丽的海景。A. memory记忆力；B. favorite特别喜爱的人（或物）；C. ability能力；D. belief信念。根据后文“possibly because there were beautiful sea view.”可知，因为那里有美丽的海景，所以那处是Sno最喜欢休息的地方。故选B项
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当他老了，快要死了，我们散步的时间变短了。A. shorter更短的；B. farther更远；C. faster更快；D. more更多。根据前文“When he was old and dying”可知，Sno老了，快要死了，结合实际，应是散步的时间变短了。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：在他最后的日子里，Sno仍然坚持走路。A. related to涉及；B. held back阻止；C. stuck to坚持；D. made up编造。根据后文“It took twice as long to take even the shortest walk”可知，是Sno仍然坚持走路。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：即使走最短的路也要花两倍的时间，但我们珍惜每一步。A. registered注册；B. valued重视；C. ignored忽视；D. tested测试。根据前文“When he was old and dying”可知，Sno快死了，陪伴作者的日子越来越少，所以是他们珍惜每一步，也就是珍惜在一起的时刻。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我不知道狗狗会不会哭，但如果它们会哭，那我们俩就会在海滩门口哭了。A. danger危险；B. trouble麻烦；C. tears眼泪；D. ruins废墟。根据前文“I don’t know if dogs can cry, but if they can”可知，此处是作者想哭，此处in tears为固定搭配，意为“泪流满面”。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我觉得我的一部分不见了。A. worrying令人担忧的；B. missing丢失的；C. boring没趣的；D. puzzling费解的。根据前文“After he died, I went for a long walk.”以及后文“I kept looking down as if he were there beside me and enjoyed the sun and fresh air.”可知，Sno去世了，但是作者习惯了它在身边，所以是感觉自己的一部分不见了。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我来到我们要去海滩的地方时，我选择了另一条路。A. applied应用；B. searched搜索；C. worked工作；D. headed朝(某方向)行进。根据后文“I chose the other way”结合实际可知，Sno去世了，所以当作者来到去海滩的地方时，她选择了另一条路，不想让自己难过，又想起Sno。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就我个人而言，我很感激能赢得一只老狗爱。A. surprised惊讶；B. addicted使上瘾；C. confused使迷惑；D. appreciated感激。根据后文“earn the love of an old dog”结合选项可知，对于Sno的爱，作者应是感激的。故选D项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The reason why singer-songwriter Zhang Gasong’s music is unique lies ___36___ his folk tunes (歌曲调) and song words in local dialects. Yet for Zhang ___37___ (he), they also make him always remember ___38___ he comes from.
He talked about his experience and ___39___ (understand) of the style of his music on Monday, shortly before ___40___ (take) part in a lawn (草坪) concert at Beijing’s Yuanmingyuan Park, which stood out for the songs sung in many ___41___ (variety) of dialects.
Born in the countryside of Jingyuan county, Baiyin city, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Zhang, 34, has become famous for his songs that ___42___ (create) several years ago to praise his homeland, and he put much effort into his music.
Some video works of his singing, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing and playing traditional musical instruments, have spread ___43___ (wide) on social media over the past few years.
One of such videos is ___44___ (show) his respect (尊重) to his aunt, a doctor who headed for Wuhan during the Spring Festival holiday of 2020. The simple song ____45____ his deep feelings shown in the words of the song are touching.
【答案】36. in 37. himself
38. where 39. understanding
40. taking 41. varieties
42. were created
43. widely 44. to show
45. and
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了创作型歌手张尕怂的个人情况和他创作的音乐。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：创作型歌手张尕怂的音乐之所以独树一帜，在于他的民歌曲调和地方方言歌词。根据“lies”可推知，此处用意为“存在于”的固定短语lie in，表示其独特之处“在于”他的民歌曲调和地方方言歌词。故填in。
【37题详解】
考查代词。句意：然而，对于张自己来说，它们也让他使终记得他来自哪里。分析句子可知，空处为Zhang的同位语，应用反身代词himself，表示强调。故填himself。
【38题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：然而，对于张自己来说，它们也让他使终记得他来自哪里。分析句子可知，空处引导名词性从句作remember的宾语，结合he comes from可知，从句中缺少地点状语，空处需表达“哪里”，应用连接副词where作引导词。故填where。
【39题详解】
考查名词。句意：周一，在参加以多种方言演唱的歌曲而脱颖而出的北京圆明园草坪音乐会前不久，他谈到了自己的经历和对自己音乐风格的理解。分析句子可知，空处和experience并列，作about的宾语，名词understanding符合题意，意为“理解”，是不可数名词。故填understanding。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：周一，在参加以多种方言演唱的歌曲而脱颖而出的北京圆明园草坪音乐会前不久，他谈到了自己的经历和对自己音乐风格的理解。分析句子可知，空处作介词before的宾语，应用take的动名词形式。故填taking。
【41题详解】
考查名词数。句意：周一，在参加以多种方言演唱的歌曲而脱颖而出的北京圆明园草坪音乐会前不久，他谈到了自己的经历和对自己音乐风格的理解。根据空前的many可知，空处应用variety的复数形式。故填varieties。
【42题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：34岁的张出生在中国西北部甘肃省白银市靖远县的农村，因几年前创作的赞美家乡的歌曲而成名，他在音乐上付出了很多努力。分析句子可知，空处作that引导的限制性定语从句的谓语，先行词为his songs，在从句中作主语，结合时间状语several years ago可知，时态应用一般过去时，create“创作”和his songs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 created。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：过去几年，他穿着中国传统服装、弹奏传统乐器唱歌的一些视频作品在社交媒体上广泛传播。分析句子可知，空处作修饰spread的状语，应用副词widely，意为“广泛地”。故填widely。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：其中一个视频是为了表达他对阿姨的敬意，这位阿姨是一名医生，她在2020年春节期间前往武汉。分析句子可知，空处作句子的表语，描述具体的、一次性的行为，应用show的不定式形式。故填to show。
【45题详解】
考查连词。句意：这首简单的歌和他在歌词中所表现出的深厚感情令人感动。分析句子可知，空处连接The simple song和his deep feelings shown in the words of the song，两者之间是并列的关系，应用意为“和”的并列连词and。故填and。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 书面表达(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，国庆节期间你外出旅游。请你写封电子邮件和笔友Peter分享此事，内容包括：
1. 中国景点介绍；
2. 你的体验感受；
3. 邀请他来游玩。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Peter,
During the National Day Holiday, I went to Beijing and visited the Great Wall.
The Great Wall is one of the greatest wonders in the world, which attracts thousands of tourists every day. It runs across the mountains like a dragon. I really enjoyed the beauty of it and took a lot of photos. As the saying goes, “One who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.” I climbed to the highest point, which is called “Good Man Slop”. As a Chinese, I am proud of our great country.
I sincerely hope that you can come to China to take a look at the Great Wall when you have time.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给Peter写一封邮件，和他分享你国庆节期间外出旅游的经历，介绍中国景点，表达你的体验感受，并邀请他来游玩。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
参观：visit→pay a visit to
吸引：attract→appeal to
为……感到骄傲：be proud of→take pride in
真诚地：sincerely→earnestly
2. 句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：The Great Wall is one of the greatest wonders in the world, which attracts thousands of tourists every day.
拓展句：The Great Wall is one of the greatest wonders in the world, attracting thousands of tourists every day.
【点睛】【高分句型1】As the saying goes, “One who has never been to the Great Wall is not a true man.”(使用了As引导非限制性定语从句、who引导定语从句)
【高分句型2】I sincerely hope that you can come to China to take a look at the Great Wall when you have time. (使用了that引导宾语从句、不定式作目的状语、when引导时间状语从句)
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Puppies for Sale
A little boy lived in a small town of Northern California called Oxnard. He was a lovely boy but he lost his left leg in a car accident and had to walk by a false leg (假肢). He couldn’t follow other kids. He felt lonely and decided to keep a pet dog as his friend.
One day, he walked past a pet shop and saw a sign above the door that said: “Puppies for Sale”. The little boy asked the shop owner, “I want to buy one of your puppies. Can I please look at the puppies ”
The pet shop owner got impressed with the honesty of the boy. “Sure,” said the shop owner. He smiled and whistled loudly. Five puppies ran down the walkway of the pet shop.
The little boy’s eyes danced with pleasure. As the puppies made their way towards the fence, the little boy noticed that one puppy was falling behind. This puppy was limping (跛行) and trying its best to catch up the others.
Immediately the little boy pointed out towards the limping puppy and asked, “What’s wrong with that little puppy ” The shop owner explained that when the puppy was born the pet hospital had examined the little puppy and had discovered there was something wrong with its back leg. It would limp for the rest of his life.
The little boy got really excited and said “That is the puppy that I want to buy.” The shop owner replied, “No, that puppy is not for sale. Nobody will buy that puppy due to his disabled leg. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you for free.”
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。
The little boy got quite upset with the reply of the shop owner.
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However, the boy decided to buy the little puppy and thought that he should pay for it.
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【答案】范文
The little boy got quite upset with the reply of the shop owner. He looked straight into the shop owner’s eyes and said, “I don’t want you to give him to me. That little dog is worth every bit as much as all the other dogs, and I’ll pay full price.” The shop owner tried to persuade the boy to stop buying the puppy and said “You really want to buy this little dog He is never going to be able to run and jump and play with you like the other puppies.”
However, the boy decided to buy the little puppy and thought that he should pay for it. The shop owner asked, “Why do you want this dog ” To the shop owner’s surprise, the little boy reached down and pulled up his pant leg to show his false left leg supported by a big metal brace. He looked up at the shop owner and softly replied, “Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands!” The pet owner was moved by his words. Finally they reached an agreement that the boy paid for the little puppy and brought it home happily.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述了一位在车祸中失去左腿的小男孩决定去买一只宠物狗作为朋友，在宠物店一只一瘸一拐的小狗引起了小男孩的注意，小男孩决定买这只残疾小狗，而店老板决定将这只残疾小狗送给小男孩的故事。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“小男孩对店主的回答感到很不安。”可知，第一段可描写小男孩说了些什么并坚持要买下这只小狗。
②由第二段首句内容“然而，男孩决定买下这只小狗，并认为他应该付钱。”可知，第二段可描写店老板好奇小男孩为什么要买这只残疾小狗以及小男孩怎么做的和最终的故事结果是什么。
2. 续写线索：小男孩要买残疾小狗——店老板劝说——小男孩决定买——店老板很好奇——小男孩露出假肢——最后达成一致
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①露出：show/display/reveal/disclose
②回复：reply/answer/respond
③达成：reach/arrive at/draw/come to
情绪类
①感动：moved/touched
②高兴：happily/delightedly
【点睛】【高分句型1】To the shop owner’s surprise, the little boy reached down and pulled up his pant leg to show his false left leg supported by a big metal brace. (运用了过去分词短语作定语修饰名词leg)
【高分句型2】Well, I don’t run so well myself, and the little puppy will need someone who understands! (运用了who引导的定语从句)
【高分句型3】Finally they reached an agreement that the boy paid for the little puppy and brought it home happily. (运用了that引导的同位语从句)2023-2024学年度朝阳市高一年级12月考试
英语试题
考试时间为120分钟，满分150分
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the man doing
A. Reading a book. B. Packing his things. C. Writing a report.
2. How many dogs do the speakers own now
A. Seven. B. Six. C. Five.
3. What did the speakers do
A. They read a scary story. B. They watched a scary movie. C. They watched a funny movie.
4. When does the bank close usually
A. 4: 00 p. m. B. 4: 30 p. m. C. 5: 00 p. m.
5. Who is the girl probably talking to
A. Her father. B. Her brother. C. Her teacher.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
6. What is the woman doing
A. Reading a story. B. Writing the ending of the story. C. Finishing her homework.
7. What might the woman do next
A. Tell the man the storyline. B. Invite the man to dinner. C. Publish the book.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
8. How many shirts did the woman have washed
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
9. Who probably wears the medium-sized shirt
A. The woman. B. The woman’s son. C. The woman’s husband.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
10. When did the woman have a long talk with her friends
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
11. Where did the woman have lunch with Janet
A. In a pub around the corner. B. In a nice restaurant near her company.
C. In her company’s cafeteria.
12. What did the man think of the woman’s afternoon
A. It wasn’t bad. B. It was relaxing. C. It sounded boring.
听下面一段长对话，回答小题。
13. Why can’t the woman stand the man living upstairs
A. He often knocks on her door.
B. He plays the piano until midnight.
C. He always borrows her things.
14. Who is Susan
A. The woman’s former classmate.
B. The woman’s neighbor.
C. Jennifer’s former roommate.
15. What will the woman probably do next
A. Call Susan for help with her roommates.
B. Move into a new apartment.
C. Prepare for her exams.
16. What does the woman say about Susan
A. She is a great girl. B. She does well on exams. C. She sleeps well every night.
听下面一段独白，回答小题。
17. How many brothers and sisters did Grandma Moses have
A. Five. B. Nine. C. Ten.
18. What did Grandma Moses spend most of her life doing
A. Housekeeping. B. Farming. C. Working at a local drugstore.
19. Why did Grandma Moses paint in her old age
A. To pass the time. B. To make money. C. To exhibit her artworks.
20. When did Grandma Moses have her first exhibition in New York
A. In 1930. B. In 1940. C. In 2000.
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)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Sharing China Photo Contest(比)2024
Chinese Spring Festival is the most important traditional festival for Chinese people. Joyful celebrations take place all over the world during the festive days. No matter who you are or where you are from, you are welcome to send us photos of valuable moments from Chinese New Year celebrations.
Suggested subjects include:
·Traditional customs (风俗), such as cleaning the house and New Year’s Eve dinner.
·Modern customs, such as the Spring Festival travel rush, giving out or receiving mobile red envelopes (红包) or travelling.
·National activities, such as dragon dances, lion dances, yangko dances, local customs.
·Foreigners experiencing the Spring Festival, such as celebrations around the world or anything that shows the integration (融合) of the festival and local life.
Awards and Prizes
The contest will choose 50 photos (single or group).
First prize: 5 photos, with 2,000 RMB in prize money for each winner
Second prize: 15 photos, with 1,000 RMB in prize money for each winner
Third prize: 30 photos, with 600 RMB in prize
When
The delivery date: from Dec 20, 2023 to Feb 12, 2024
The result will be published on June 1, 2024
The rules
·All entries (参赛作品) must be real and not photo edited. The color of the image may be changed.
·Entries can be single photos or a group of photos. A group of photos counts as one entry and each group may have four to ten photos.
·Entries should have titles and a short photo description (such as time, place and people in the photo).
Host and organizers
Host: China International Culture Association
Organizers: Chinadaily., Chinaculture.org
To learn more and deliver your entries:
http: //en. chinaculture. org/special_reports/sharingchina 2024/
1. What is the 2024 photo contest mainly about
A. Chinese New Year celebrations. B. Foreigners’ experiences in China.
C Spring Festival celebrating activities abroad. D. Chinese traditional and modern customs.
2. What is the last day of the delivery date
A. December 20, 2023. B. Feburary 12, 2024. C. May 15, 2024. D. June 1, 2024.
3. What is the requirement of the entries
A. Entries can be edited photos. B. Entries must be single photos.
C. Entries should be shared online. D. Entries should have a short introduction.
B
When she was a kid, Danielle Belleny “was always outdoors, playing with plants and investigating the world on my own.” “I wanted to be a veterinarian (兽医), at first,” she says. “I always knew I wanted to work with animals, and as a kid that was the only job I knew where you could do that.”
But when Belleny reached her second year of college, her dad mentioned wildlife biology (生物学) a another choice. She hadn’t yet heard of it before, but that’s what she was learning about. While in college, Belleny started working on research projects. She spent a lot of time with animals in their natural environment. On one project, she studied the plants that animals eat. Another is about placing trackers on a bird called the northern bobwhite.
Belleny’s current job is at Plateau Land & Wildlife Management, in Hays County, Texas. “In the morning, I’m usually out the door by sunrise,” she says. She studies birds. She keeps track of different animals. And she searches for signs of what other animals in the area are doing. “I love that there’s always a sense of discovery. It allows me to keep learning,” she says.
Around lunchtime, she’ll return home and write up a report. In the afternoon, she leaves for another site visit. Landowners can request her services. She advises people on how to accommodate the wildlife that lives on their land. “It’s a lot of meeting new people, a lot of quick introductions, and then talking for long periods of time.” That’s all her work for a day.
Outside of work, Belleny has been bird-watching, for seven years. Her first book, This Is a Book for People Who Love Birds, was published in May. It allowed her to share her love of the activity. Now she’s working on a children’s book about bird-watching. It’s scheduled to come out in fall 2023.
Belleny has some advice for young people who are thinking about professional goals. “Try everything you’re interested in.” And if you’re interested in working with animals, “Go to a library and find some field guides.” There’s a lot of information about animals out there. Books are always a good place to start.
4. What is Danielle Belleny at present
A. A veterinarian. B. A wildlife biologist. C. A zoo keeper. D. A full-time writer.
5. What does Belleny mainly do after work
A. She keeps birds in her home. B. She teaches people to watch birds.
C. She writes books about birds. D. She advises people to accommodate birds.
6. What does Belleny suggest young people do
A. Find information about a library. B. Try to like animals.
C. Reading is the most important thing. D. Do what you enjoy doing.
7. What can be the suitable title for the text
A. Study wildlife in the field B. Protect children’s interests
C. Make researches on plants D. Help farmers with their work
C
Artificial Intelligence (人工智能) has been around for many years. Now robots are using AI to help us learn and improve some skills in a foreign language. This is not new — some of the online language tools we turn to every day are powered by AI.
But as new technologies flood into the market, now is a great time to make use of the tech. And according to experts, these tools are making teachers’ lives easier. One of the things that stops some of us from practicing speaking in a new language is a lack of self-confidence. AI can help, because for some people, when they communicate with a chatbot (聊天机器人), they don’t need to be afraid of failure or shyness.
The latest chatbots use something called natural language processing that allows them to understand human speech or writing. While chatbots are extremely useful for learners working alone, teachers can also ask an AI system to produce personalized textbooks for groups of students. AI can also provide feedback (反馈) in seconds — the days of waiting a week for work to be graded are gone.
Past online language tools and games were able to tell you when you were wrong, but they weren’t always able to explain why. Now, not only has that changed, but the explanations are detailed and immediate. But this is not to underestimate the role of the teacher, who can use the technology to help learn more about the strengths and weaknesses of their students and personalize their teaching.
So, if you want to impress your friends with your perfect speech, don’t be afraid of AI. Just think of it as a useful tool for both teachers and language learners, which will give you more time and space to enjoy learning something new!
8. Why might someone prefer communicating with chatbots
A. Because they can produce textbooks.
B. Because they are more knowledgeable.
C. Because there is no need to worry too much.
D. Because they are more professional than humans.
9. What can we learn about the latest chatbots from paragraph 3
A. It can ensure students to get a high grade. B. It meets personalized students’ needs.
C. It reduces the cost of education. D. It can make detailed lesson plans.
10. What does the word “underestimate” mean in paragraph 4
A. Undervalue. B. Understand. C. Establish. D. Revive.
11. What does the passage mainly talk about
A. The history of online language tools.
B. The challenges that AI-robots bring to us.
C. The advantages of AI in language learning.
D. The role of teachers in the modern classroom.
D
A recent study has found that number-based board games (棋盘游戏) possibly can make young children better at math. The researchers encourage further studies to see how these types of games can help to promote other developmental skills.
Former studies have shown that playing these games have a positive effect on improving social, reading and writing skills. Now, researchers from Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile, have investigated how board games affect a child’s math abilities. The researchers chose board games, specifically, because they are rules-based, and the moves and changes on the board influence the whole gameplay. As such, they fall into their own type of games, different from other games.
The researchers reviewed 19 studies published from 2000 onwards for children aged three to nine. All but one of the studies focused on the effects of board games on counting ability and mathematical knowledge.
The children were grouped according to whether they played a board game based on numbers(the intervention group) or one that did not (the control group). Math performance (表现) was tested before and after the intervention (干预). The researchers grouped the children according to their mathematical abilities, from basic math bility (identifying and naming numbers) to more advanced skills in mathematics.
The researchers found that 32% of children in the intervention group showed obvious improvement in basic and advanced math performance compared to those in the control group.
The researchers say that their study’s findings show that board games can be used to improve a child’s basic math skills. “Future studies should be designed to explore the influences that these games could have on other developmental skills” said Jaime Balladares, lead author of the study.
12 What did the researchers find in the former study
A. Board games can promote kids’ social skills.
B. All games are helpful to children’s growth.
C. Children like the number-based games best.
D. Board games contribute to a child’s study.
13. What do the children in intervention group get from playing board games
A. Reading and writing skills. B. Directing and acting skills.
C. Counting and math ability. D. Study and review ability.
14. How does the author develop paragraph 4
A. By listing numbers. B. By giving an example.
C. By quoting a conversation. D. By making a comparison.
15. What can be inferred from Jaime Balladares’s words
A. He is not satisfied with the study findings.
B. He encourages further studies of board games.
C. He is an expert in kids’ developmental skills.
D. He worries about the effect of playing games.
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。
A guide to gaining self-confidence and feeling your best
Do you value yourself as a human being Do you believe that you’re able to get the things you want ___16___ We’ll tell you exactly how to gain self-confidence so you can believe in yourself more. So, let’s get started.
___17___ . Everyone is good at something, so focus on areas where you’re the best. Make a list of your strengths, and take pride in your talents (天赋). When you’re feeling down, read your list so you can tell yourself how amazing you are.
Exercise. When you take good care of yourself, you feel more confident and positive. For good health, exercise for 30 minutes a day most days a week. Do something fun, like playing tennis, going for a walk with a friend, or dancing to your favorite music. ___18___ Invite your friend or partner to exercise with you to make it more fun.
Stop comparing yourself to others. You are one-of-a-kind, so you’re not going to be like everyone else. Instead of using others as a measuring stick for success, use your past self. That way, you can focus on creating a life that makes you happy. Try to remember that what you see on social media is just the high point of someone’s life. ___19___
Set and pursue (追求) realistic goals. ___20___ Feeling confident can give you the energy to pursue them. Choose a goal you want to work toward, and then break it up into smaller steps. Start working toward your goal today so you can create the life you want.
A. Write down everything you do well.
B. Your dreams are totally within reach.
C. Schedule time to pursue your hobbies.
D. Schedule exercise into your day so you won’t forget.
E. You usually don’t see the bad days and moments of self-doubt.
F. A good support system helps you stay focused on your best qualities.
G. If not, we’re here to help you go after your dreams and believe in yourself.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
My work could be done at home, so I don’t need to go to ___21___ . Before I pick my children up from school in the evening, I’m ___22___ at home. For many years, my only companion (同伴) was our dog, Sno, who always ___23___ me wherever I go.
Sno and I didn’t agree on everything. However, we both agreed on ___24___ because we do not like to be bored. At least once a week, we took a long walk to the beach. For him, there were large areas of tall grass and exciting smells. For me, walking ___25___ the mind as well as the body.
Watching wildlife, exploring new paths, seeing other people with their ___26___ , and so on, are good for both you and your dog.
As a dog with short legs, Sno needed several ___27___ along the way. The one at the entrance to the beach was his ___28___ , possibly because there were beautiful sea view. I am the center of my dog’s world and he needs my attention. What better way to spend quality time with the dog than taking a walk
When he was old and dying, our walks were ___29___ . In his final days, Sno still ___30___ walking. It took twice as long to take even the shortest walk, but we ___31___ every step. I don’t know if dogs can cry, but if they can, that will make two of us in ___32___ at the entrance to the beach.
After he died, I went for a long walk. I felt like part of me was ___33___ . I kept looking down as if he were there beside me and enjoyed the sun and fresh air. When I came to the place where we ___34___ for the beach, I chose the other way.
Later, I may be walking by myself, but I’m never alone. Personally, I’m ___35___ to earn the love of an old dog.
21.
A. building B. office C. country D. school
22.
A. alone B. curious C. anxious D. frightened
23.
A. controls B. supports C. follows D. annoys
24.
A. jogging B. travelling C. camping D. walking
25.
A. exercised B. contacted C. unearthed D. injured
26.
A. masters B. audiences C. proposals D. pets
27
A. attempts B. attractions C. breaks D. cheats
28.
A. memory B. favorite C. ability D. belief
29.
A. shorter B. farther C. faster D. more
30.
A. related to B. held back C. stuck to D. made up
31.
A. registered B. valued C. ignored D. tested
32.
A. danger B. trouble C. tears D. ruins
33.
A. worrying B. missing C. boring D. puzzling
34.
A. applied B. searched C. worked D. headed
35.
A surprised B. addicted C. confused D. appreciated
第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The reason why singer-songwriter Zhang Gasong’s music is unique lies ___36___ his folk tunes (歌曲调) and song words in local dialects. Yet for Zhang ___37___ (he), they also make him always remember ___38___ he comes from.
He talked about his experience and ___39___ (understand) of the style of his music on Monday, shortly before ___40___ (take) part in a lawn (草坪) concert at Beijing’s Yuanmingyuan Park, which stood out for the songs sung in many ___41___ (variety) of dialects.
Born in the countryside of Jingyuan county, Baiyin city, Northwest China’s Gansu Province, Zhang, 34, has become famous for his songs that ___42___ (create) several years ago to praise his homeland, and he put much effort into his music.
Some video works of his singing, dressed in traditional Chinese clothing and playing traditional musical instruments, have spread ___43___ (wide) on social media over the past few years.
One of such videos is ___44___ (show) his respect (尊重) to his aunt, a doctor who headed for Wuhan during the Spring Festival holiday of 2020. The simple song ____45____ his deep feelings shown in the words of the song are touching.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 书面表达(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，国庆节期间你外出旅游。请你写封电子邮件和笔友Peter分享此事，内容包括：
1. 中国景点介绍；
2. 你的体验感受；
3. 邀请他来游玩。
注意：1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 读后续写(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Puppies for Sale
A little boy lived in a small town of Northern California called Oxnard. He was a lovely boy but he lost his left leg in a car accident and had to walk by a false leg (假肢). He couldn’t follow other kids. He felt lonely and decided to keep a pet dog as his friend.
One day, he walked past a pet shop and saw a sign above the door that said: “Puppies for Sale”. The little boy asked the shop owner, “I want to buy one of your puppies. Can I please look at the puppies ”
The pet shop owner got impressed with the honesty of the boy. “Sure,” said the shop owner. He smiled and whistled loudly. Five puppies ran down the walkway of the pet shop.
The little boy’s eyes danced with pleasure. As the puppies made their way towards the fence, the little boy noticed that one puppy was falling behind. This puppy was limping (跛行) and trying its best to catch up the others.
Immediately the little boy pointed out towards the limping puppy and asked, “What’s wrong with that little puppy ” The shop owner explained that when the puppy was born the pet hospital had examined the little puppy and had discovered there was something wrong with its back leg. It would limp for the rest of his life.
The little boy got really excited and said “That is the puppy that I want to buy.” The shop owner replied, “No, that puppy is not for sale. Nobody will buy that puppy due to his disabled leg. If you really want him, I’ll just give him to you for free.”
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The little boy got quite upset with the reply of the shop owner.
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However, the boy decided to buy the little puppy and thought that he should pay for it.
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