汉兴学校2023-2024学年度高二年级第三次月考
英语试题
时间：120分钟 分值150分
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。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 does Jim do
A. A teacher. B. An officer. C. A student.
2. What time did Suzy leave home
A. 4:30. B. 5:00. C. 5:15.
3. What is the man’s suggestion
A. Going to the concert. B. Going to see a show. C. Just walking around.
4. How long has the rain lasted
A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 7 days.
5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course
A. It’s well organized. B. It is satisfactory. C. It is unsatisfactory.
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。
听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. What does the woman suggest they do
A. Go to a movie. B. Go to a toy store. C. Go to a museum.
7. How does the man find the toy store
A. Boring. B. Fascinating. C. Crowded.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers
A. They are friends. B. They are strangers. C. They are co-workers.
9. Where is Jim going
A. Going to the cinema. B. Going home. C. Going to watch TV.
10. What time of the day do you think it is
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the evening.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。
11. What would the woman like to do this weekend
A Go climbing. B. Go shopping. C. Go fishing.
12. What does the man plan to do on Saturday
A. Check his schedule. B. Stay at home. C. Help his sister move.
13. How will the man get in touch with the woman
A. By making a phone call to the woman’s house.
B. By making a phone call to the woman’s mother’s house.
C. By making a call to her cellphone.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。
14. Why hasn’t Kate seen John lately
A. He went on camping. B. He was visiting his brother. C. He’s been studying.
15. Why did Kate suggest John camping
A. John can get in touch with nature. B. John can have a good rest. C. John can go to many parks.
16. What did John think about camping
A. Camping was very expensive.
B. They could camp anywhere they wanted.
C. Camping was unsafe.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. When did the fire break out
A. On the morning of December 24th, 1996.
B. On the night of December 25th, 1996.
C. On the morning of December 26th, 1996.
18. How old was the woman
A. Nearly 90 years old. B. Just 80 years old. C. Above 90.
19. What’s the trouble with the woman
A. She is blind. B. She is too weak to walk. C. She has lost her sense of hearing.
20. Who saved the old lady
A. A fireman. B. Father Christmas. C. A man dressed like Father Christmas.
第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题 2. 5分, 满分 37. 5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Literary festivals are held annually in many corners of the globe and attract large numbers of readers, writers, playwrights (剧作家) and publishers.
Miami Book Fair
For eight days each year in November, the campus of Miami Dade College hosts over 500 outstanding authors during the Miami Book Fair. The fair offers young writers a unique opportunity to attend creative writing courses and workshops. Readers can listen to famous international authors talk about their latest books. Most of the events are offered free of charge to encourage a love of literature across all income groups.
Cheltenham Literature Festival
The festival runs for 10 days every autumn in Cheltenham. It’s the world’s first literature festival, leading the way in celebrating the writ- ten and spoken word. The fair offers something to everyone-you can attend reading activities and debates, and bring your children to see their favorite storybook characters brought to life.
Paraty International Literary Festival
It’s held each year in the city of Paraty, Brazil. Visitors can meet many local and international authors, poets and playwrights, and attend literature workshops. As part of the festival, Flipinha is mainly for children where young readers can meet writers and relax with a book in a special space. A further arm of the festival is called FlipMais. A series of free events about live theatre, music and cinema are held throughout the city of Paraty.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The festival lasts for over 16 days every August and usually features around 900 events where you can meet your favorite authors, and bring your children to attend magical story-telling sessions and special workshops for children with learning disabilities. In most years, the festival attracts over 1,000 authors, poets and educators.
1. What can young writers do at Miami Book Fair
A. Enjoy wonderful live shows. B. Get the latest books for free.
C. Develop their writing skills. D. Receive training in public speaking.
2. What’s special about Paraty International Literary Festival
A. It includes different forms of art. B. It organizes a debate for writers and readers.
C. It gives children a chance to make up stories. D. It allows readers to offer writers suggestions directly.
3. Which festival is the most helpful to kids with poor school performance
A. Miami Book Fair. B. Cheltenham Literature Festival.
C. Paraty International Literary Festival. D. Edinburgh International Book Festival.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个著名的文学节。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Miami Book Fair下的“The fair offers young writers a unique opportunity to attend creative writing courses and workshops.(博览会为年轻作家提供了参加创意写作课程和工作坊的独特机会)”可知，年轻的作家可以在这里参加创造性的写作课程和讲习班，提高写作技能。故选C项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据小标题Paraty International Literary Festival下的“A series of free events about live theatre, music and cinema are held throughout the city of Paraty.(一系列关于现场戏剧、音乐和电影的免费活动在整个帕拉蒂市举行)”可推知，Paraty International Literary Festival的特殊之处是除了文学外，还包含不同的艺术形式，如戏剧、音乐等。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Edinburgh International Book Festival下的“The festival lasts for over 16 days every August and usually features around 900 events where you can meet your favorite authors, and bring your children to attend magical story-telling sessions and special workshops for children with learning disabilities.(这个节日每年8月持续16天，通常有大约900个活动，在那里你可以见到你最喜欢的作家，带着你的孩子参加神奇的故事讲习会和为有学习障碍的儿童举办的特别讲习班)”可知，Edinburgh International Book Festival会为有学习障碍的孩子设立专门的研讨会，而且吸引了很多教育家的参与，所以对学习成绩较落后的孩子最有帮助。故选D项。
B
I love running but I’ve never been great at the fast stuff. When I was in high school, I was unable to earn a spot on the track team, but our coach handed me the 1,500m, the race that nobody wanted to do; I finished last. At university, a friend tried to persuade me again and again to run the cross-country with her, but memories of being the slowest on the track troubled me.
I was happy to run on the roads at my speed. If I wanted to do a speedier workout, I just ran faster. And I continued to run and train like that for years until I started to run with Toronto Olympic Club. It wasn’t long before speed, interval (间歇) training, and broken miles all became a part of my weekly vocabulary. But I was still slower than everybody else. Speedwork scared me.
Last week, Coach sent me my first workout of this year. I had weeks to mentally prepare for this week, but I was still far from prepared. How much would I be able to push myself I worried about what the numbers on my watch would show. How slow am I
On Tuesday night, I parked my emotions and headed to the track. On Friday afternoon, I headed out the door for my second workout of the week, pushing myself up hills and into the wind for some quick intervals. I finished two workouts in Week 1. And I surprised myself; I wasn’t as slow as I had expected.
When you do something that scares you, something that is going to make you better, you’re growing. Take the addition of a few work- outs to my running as an example. Not only did it help me get faster, but also it forced me to come out of my comfort zone and helped me grow.
4. What caused the author’s unwillingness to run the cross-country with her friend
A. Her busy study. B. Her shy character. C. Her early experiences. D. Her poor condition.
5. What happened after the author joined Toronto Olympic Club
A. She received harder training in running. B. She became competitive in races.
C. She kept her happy running speed. D. She took running as her career.
6. How did the author feel about her first workout of this year at first
A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited. D. Bored.
7. What lesson can we learn from the author’s story
A. Practice makes perfect. B. One is never too old to learn.
C. Keeping is harder than winning. D. One needs to rise to the challenges.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者结合亲身经历告诉读者：我们要勇于走出自己的“舒适区”去迎接挑战，获得成长。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“When I was in high school, I was unable to earn a spot on the track team, but our coach handed me the 1,500m, the race that nobody wanted to do; I finished last. At university, a friend tried to persuade me again and again to run the cross-country with her, but memories of being the slowest on the track troubled me. (当我上高中的时候，我没能进入田径队，但我们的教练把1500米的比赛交给了我，没有人想参加这个比赛；我是最后一名。在大学里，一个朋友一次又一次地劝我和她一起跑越野赛，但作为跑道上最慢的人的记忆一直困扰着我。)”可知，早前跑得最慢的经历让作者不愿和朋友一起参加越野赛跑。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And I continued to run and train like that for years until I started to run with Toronto Olympic Club. It wasn’t long before speed, interval (间歇) training, and broken miles all became a part of my weekly vocabulary. But I was still slower than everybody else. Speedwork scared me. (我继续这样跑步和训练了很多年，直到我开始在多伦多奥林匹克俱乐部跑步。没过多久，速度、间歇训练和断步都成了我每周的词汇。但我还是比其他人慢。工作速度让我害怕。)”可知，作者加入 Toronto Olympic Club后接受了强度更大的跑步训练。故选A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Last week, Coach sent me my first workout of this year. I had weeks to mentally prepare for this week, but I was still far from prepared. How much would I be able to push myself I worried about what the numbers on my watch would show. How slow am I (上周，教练给了我今年的第一次训练。我有几周的时间来为这一周做心理准备，但我还远远没有准备好。我能把自己逼到什么程度 我担心手表上的数字会显示什么。我有多慢？)”可知作者很担心这次训练，故推知，作者一开始对于今年的第一次训练感到紧张不安。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文尤其是最后一段“When you do something that scares you, something that is going to make you better, you’re growing. Take the addition of a few work- outs to my running as an example. Not only did it help me get faster, but also it forced me to come out of my comfort zone and helped me grow. (当你做一些让你害怕的事情，做一些能让你变得更好的事情时，你就在成长。以我在跑步中增加一些锻炼为例。它不仅帮助我跑得更快，还迫使我走出自己的舒适区，帮助我成长。)”可知，作者的经历告诉我们：要勇于走出“舒适区”去迎接挑战，才能有所收获。故选D。
C
While doing homework, Seoyoung Jun closed one eye and successfully picked up her pencil holder. She realized that directing herself in a 3D space didn’t require both eyes. This surprised her so much that she did some research. And she learned the brain can process 3D information with poor vision (视力) or even without any vision. Then the idea for Mind Beacon was born.
It uses a thin line of light to gather 3D in- formation about the placement of walls, furniture and other things. Then the light sends that information back to Mind Beacon,which then raises little pins (大头针) to show where those obstacles (障碍物) are. Then blind people can “read” the position of those pins to understand the positions of structures and objects ahead and walk around them.
When the invention worked for the first time, Seoyoung didn’t believe it. She’d been up all night working on it. To be sure there wasn’t a mistake, she shut it off and started it up. It had been seven long months of research and testing. Now this tool can help disabled people create a mental image of their surroundings.
The heart of Mind Beacon is a 3D depth sensor that’s connected to a computer. That computer can control motors that are lined up in three rows of three. Each motor controls a pin that can move up and down. When the sensor finds an obstacle, the pin rises. It can rise to three different heights. Each height roughly represents the height of the obstacle. Someone who runs their hand over the nine pins can tell where the obstacle is and its general height.
Mind Beacon won Seoyoung a place at the world’s high school research competition, Right now, she wants to ameliorate it. She imagines in the future it can be connected to a smartphone, with more little pins to show the exact height of the obstacle. It would feel like a little map showing the location and size of the obstacle ahead.
8. What inspired Seoyoung to invent Mind Beacon
A. The desire to win a competition. B. The blind’s good sense of touch.
C. Her wish to bring convenience to the disabled. D. Her ability to locate an object without full vision.
9. How does Mind Beacon help the blind
A. By informing them of the obstacles in advance.
B. By teaching them to describe dangerous objects.
C. By making them have easy access to the Internet.
D. By training them to remember maps of their living areas.
10. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The limitations of Mind Beacon pins. B. The working process of Mind Beacon.
C. The role of computers in Mind Beacon. D. The effect of Mind Beacon on the blind.
11. What does the underlined word “ameliorate” probably mean
A. Keep. B. Spread C. Improve. D. Control.
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. B 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。Seoyoung发明了一种可以帮助盲人绕过障碍物新设备。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“While doing homework, Seoyoung Jun closed one eye and successfully picked up her pencil holder. She realized that directing herself in a 3D space didn’t require both eyes. This surprised her so much that she did some research. And she learned the brain can process 3D information with poor vision (视力) or even without any vision. Then the idea for Mind Beacon was born.(在做作业时，徐英全闭上一只眼睛，成功地拿起了铅笔架。她意识到在3D空间中指导自己并不需要两只眼睛。这让她非常惊讶，于是她做了一些研究。她还了解到，即使视力不好，甚至没有视力，大脑也能处理3D信息。于是，Mind Beacon的想法诞生了)”可知，Seoyoung仅用一只眼睛就能成功地拿起笔筒，这启发她发明出了Mind Beacon。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“It uses a thin line of light to gather 3D in- formation about the placement of walls, furniture and other things. Then the light sends that information back to Mind Beacon,which then raises little pins (大头针) to show where those obstacles (障碍物) are. Then blind people can “read” the position of those pins to understand the positions of structures and objects ahead and walk around them.(它使用一条细细的光线来收集关于墙壁、家具和其他东西的位置的3D信息。然后，光将这些信息传回Mind Beacon，然后Mind Beacon会竖起小大头针来显示这些障碍物的位置。然后盲人就可以“读懂”这些大头针的位置，从而了解前方建筑物和物体的位置，并绕着它们走)”可知，Mind Beacon通过让盲人提前知道障碍物的位置来给他们提供帮助。故选A项。
【10题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“The heart of Mind Beacon is a 3D depth sensor that’s connected to a computer. That computer can control motors that are lined up in three rows of three. Each motor controls a pin that can move up and down. When the sensor finds an obstacle, the pin rises. It can rise to three different heights. Each height roughly represents the height of the obstacle. Someone who runs their hand over the nine pins can tell where the obstacle is and its general height.(Mind Beacon的核心是一个3D深度传感器，与电脑相连。那台电脑可以控制排成三排的马达，每排三个。每个电机控制一个可以上下移动的引脚。当传感器发现障碍物时，引脚就会上升。它可以升到三种不同的高度。每个高度大致代表障碍物的高度。用手摸过9个木瓶的人就能说出障碍物的位置和大致高度)”可知，本段详细介绍了Mind Beacon的工作过程。故选B项。
【11题详解】
词句猜测题。根据后文“She imagines in the future it can be connected to a smartphone, with more little pins to show the exact height of the obstacle. It would feel like a little map showing the location and size of the obstacle ahead.(她设想未来它可以连接到智能手机上，用更多的小针显示障碍物的确切高度。它就像一张小地图，显示前方障碍的位置和大小)”可知，Seoyoung 想改进她的发明，推知ameliorate为“改进”之意，和C项意思相近。故选C项。
D
Long ago, Mexican wolves were common all through the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico. But as more human activities appeared in the areas, the wolves were hunted until they almost died out. The Mexican wolf is the rarest kind of gray wolf in North America. In the1970s, the US government began a program of raising Mexican wolves and releasing (放出) them back into nature. The program hoped to make the wolves spread back across the area they had once lived in for they are an important part of the balance of nature in the area.
The result of the latest count of Mexican wolves was reported by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). A total of 42 wolf packs were found in the wild, and half of them had baby wolves last spring. Around 90 baby wolves were born in all, and 58% of them survived. The count reported a total of 163 wolves, which is nearly 25% more than last year. Over the last 10 years, the number of wolves has been increasing by about 15% a year.
One change wildlife managers have made recently is placing little wolves into groups of wild wolves. The wolves that are returned to nature when they are young seem to be far more adaptable than wolves that go into the wild for the first time as adults. Besides, new wolves from outside the packs also improve the overall long-term health of the wolves as a group.
However not everyone is excited about the news. For farmers, who must protect their cattle from wolves, the increase is likely to mean more lost animals on their farms. Last year, 184 farm animals were killed in all. That’s the largest number since 1998.
Now, the USFWS and others are studying the increase in cattle killings, and trying to figure out solutions to protecting both Mexican wolves and farm animals. Bryan Bird, speaking for a group called Defenders of Wildlife, says, “Ensuring that wolves and people can get along is a necessary part of long-term success.”
12. What is the aim of the US program
A. To call on people to fight against hunting.
B. To reduce the natural areas for human activities.
C. To make sure the Mexican wolf population recovers.
D. To improve the living conditions of Mexican wolves.
13. What do the numbers reported by the USFWS show
A. The US program has achieved great success.
B. The baby wolves have faced some difficulties.
C. The number of wolves has been out of control.
D. The Mexican wolves have trouble fitting into the wild.
14. What can be learned from paragraph 3
A. Most young wolves are healthier than adult wolves.
B. Wildlife managers should take measures to manage wolves.
C. Releasing wolves in the wild causes some environmental problems.
D. Mixing human-raised baby wolves with wild wolves benefits them all.
15. What problem is mentioned in paragraph 4
A. Wild Mexican wolves are short of food.
B. Farmers suffer losses due to increasing wolves.
C. Farmers fail to know how to drive away wild wolves.
D. Wild Mexican wolves are still in danger of dying out.
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了通过野外放生的方式，北美洲濒危野生动物墨西哥狼种群数量呈现增长趋势。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“In the1970s, the US government began a program of raising Mexican wolves and releasing (放出) them back into nature. The program hoped to make the wolves spread back across the area they had once lived in for they are an important part of the balance of nature in the area.(20世纪70年代，美国政府开始了一项饲养墨西哥狼并将它们放归自然的计划。该项目希望能让狼在它们曾经生活过的地区蔓延开来，因为它们是该地区自然平衡的重要组成部分)”可知，美国计划的目的是确保墨西哥狼的数量恢复。故选C项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“The result of the latest count of Mexican wolves was reported by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). A total of 42 wolf packs were found in the wild, and half of them had baby wolves last spring. Around 90 baby wolves were born in all, and 58% of them survived. The count reported a total of 163 wolves, which is nearly 25% more than last year. Over the last 10 years, the number of wolves has been increasing by about 15% a year.(美国鱼类和野生动物管理局(USFWS)报告了墨西哥狼的最新统计结果。在野外总共发现了42群狼，其中一半在去年春天有了小狼。总共有大约90只小狼出生，其中58%存活了下来。据统计，总共有163只狼，比去年增加了近25%。在过去的10年里，狼的数量以每年15%的速度增长)”可知，USFWS报告的数据显示了狼的数量增加。由此推知，这个美国项目取得了巨大的成功。故选A项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“One change wildlife managers have made recently is placing little wolves into groups of wild wolves. The wolves that are returned to nature when they are young seem to be far more adaptable than wolves that go into the wild for the first time as adults. Besides, new wolves from outside the packs also improve the overall long-term health of the wolves as a group.(野生动物管理者最近做出的一项改变是将小狼放入野狼群中。幼年回归自然的狼似乎比成年后第一次进入野外的狼适应能力强得多。此外，来自狼群之外的新狼也改善了狼群整体的长期健康状况)”可推知，将人类饲养的幼狼和野生狼混合在一起对它们都有好处。故选D项。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“However, not everyone is excited about the news. For farmers, who must protect their cattle from wolves, the increase is likely to mean more lost animals on their farms. Last year, 184 farm animals were killed in all. That’s the largest number since 1998.(然而，并不是每个人都对这个消息感到兴奋。对于农民来说，他们必须保护他们的牛不受狼的伤害，这一增长可能意味着更多的动物在他们的农场里消失。去年，共有184只农场动物被杀。这是自1998年以来的最大数字)”可知，本段提到由于狼的增加，农民遭受了损失这个问题。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题 2. 5分, 满分 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。
Do you ever wish you had the ability to solve problems efficiently and easily ___16___ And at the same time, you aced to make your thinking more logical. Keeping your brain sharp is important as your brain has the power to reconnect itself throughout your whole life in a process called neuroplasticity.
___17___ From thinking out strategies that help you learn to undertake challenging tasks, you use logic and strategies to acquire new skills. Try taking up something like learning to cook, play an instrument or speak a foreign language to boost your logical thinking skills.
Your brain, like any other body part, improves with exercise. ___18___ Throughout the day, see how many details of a given moment, list, or task you can remember.
Making a conscious effort to notice small things in life can be a huge tool to help you become in ore logical. Do you count the steps in your school or college Do you look for spelling mistakes in texts la the answer is no now would be a great time to start. The more you practice, the healthier your mind will be. ___19___
Connections and friendships nourish the brain and push people to strive to better understand themselves and the world around them. Spending time with close friends and family members regularly is helpful. ___20___ This can be difficult if you’re shy or introverted, but pushing yourself to take risks socially can actually improve your ability to think logically.
A. Overtime, you’ll become a more logical thinker.
B. If so, you may want to improve your thinking patterns.
C. Learning new abilities required a lot of logical thinking.
D. Attending social events is an opportunity to meet new people,
E. Having an active brain can help you become a logical thinker.
F. A great way to give your brain a workout is to test your recall.
G. Your powerful brain can pro note more sound, logical thinking.
【答案】16. B 17. C 18. F 19. A 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了如何训练大脑来让大脑更有工作效率。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Do you ever wish you had the ability to solve problems efficiently and easily (你是否曾经希望自己有能力高效、轻松地解决问题？)”以及后文“And at the same time, you aced to make your thinking more logical.(与此同时，你需要让你的思维更有逻辑)”可知，本句回答上文的问题，又与下文中的thinking more logical相呼应，故B选项“如果是这样，你可能需要改进你的思维模式”符合语境，故选B。
【17题详解】
根据本段内容“From thinking out strategies that help you learn to undertake challenging tasks, you use logic and strategies to acquire new skills. Try taking up something like learning to cook, play an instrument or speak a foreign language to boost your logical thinking skills.(通过思考策略来帮助你学习承担具有挑战性的任务，你使用逻辑和策略来获得新技能。试着学习烹饪、演奏乐器或说一门外语来提高你的逻辑思维能力)”可知，本段主要说明了通过使用逻辑性思维来获取新技能。故C选项“学习新技能需要大量的逻辑思维”符合语境，故选C。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Your brain, like any other body part, improves with exercise.(你的大脑，像身体的其他部位一样，会随着锻炼而改善)”以及后文“Throughout the day, see how many details of a given moment, list, or task you can remember.(在一天中，看看你能记住多少特定时刻、列表或任务的细节)”指出锻炼可以改善大脑，后文提到记住多少细节，可知本句与测试记忆力有关，故F选项“锻炼大脑的一个好方法是测试你的记忆力”符合语境，故选F。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Making a conscious effort to notice small things in life can be a huge tool to help you become in ore logical. Do you count the steps in your school or college Do you look for spelling mistakes in texts la the answer is no, now would be a great time to start. The more you practice, the healthier your mind will be.(有意识地注意生活中的小事情可以成为一个巨大的工具，帮助你变得更有逻辑。你在学校或大学里数步数吗？你会在文章中查找拼写错误吗？答案是否定的，现在正是开始的好时机。你练习得越多，你的心智就会越健康)”可知，本句对前文内容进行总结，上文提到你练习得越多，你的心智就会越健康，即随着时间推移会变得更有逻辑思维，故A选项“随着时间的推移，你会变得更有逻辑思维”符合语境，故选A。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Connections and friendships nourish the brain and push people to strive to better understand themselves and the world around them. Spending time with close friends and family members regularly is helpful.(人际关系和友谊滋养大脑，促使人们努力更好地了解自己和周围的世界。经常与亲密的朋友和家人共度时光是有帮助的)”可知，上文提到了经常与亲密的朋友和家人共度时光对大脑有帮助，可知本句内容与社交活动有关。故D选项“参加社交活动是认识新朋友的机会”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As French author Andre Maurois once said, “Without a family, man, alone in the world, shakes with the cold.” Indeed, families who give us love and____21____are an important part of our lives. But even in a loving family, ____22____can’t be avoided.
One day, I was doing my homework and my sister ____23____. Busy with homework, I didn’t talk to her and just kept working. But when I took a ____24____, I turned my head to the place where my sister was sitting. ____25____, I found my notebook had a lot of messy drawings on it.
At that time, I was full of____26____ and shouted at my sister, “You are really a ____27____and I hate you.” Hearing the words, my sister ____28____out crying and tried to explain her behavior. But I ____29____ since I didn’t want to hear a word from her. The ____30____ afterward lasted for a long time between us. To____31____the problem, my father brought me to the living room and asked: “Have you noticed what the drawing is on your notebook ”
I shook my head. Then, under the____32____ of my father, I looked at it carefully, it ____33____，“Happy birthday.” At that moment, I knew how ____34____I was. Though drawing on my notebook wasn’t right, my sister’s love and ____35____were sincere (真诚的). Feeling ashamed, I said sorry to her. Instead of staying angry, she smiled back at me.
21.
A. wisdom B. truth C. soul D. warmth
22.
A. misunderstandings B. expectations C. competitions D. dislikes
23.
A. left B. entered C. led D. met
24.
A. test B. task C. text D. rest
25.
A. Luckily B. Disappointingly C. Shockingly D. Thankfully
26.
A. anger B. hunger C. anxiety D. sadness
27.
A. storyteller B. house-cleaner C. troublemaker D. performer
28.
A. burst B. burnt C. bore D. beat
29.
A. greeted B. refused C. attempted D. turned
30.
A. quarrel B. fight C. lecture D. silence
31.
A. give up B. focus on C. refer to D. work out
32.
A. requirement B. response C. reward D. judgement
33.
A. spoke B. told C. said D. talked
34.
A. inaccessible B. inconsiderate C. inactive D. incapable
35.
A. reactions B. intentions C. awareness D. admission
【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，本文通过作者和妹妹之间发生的小插曲说明家庭给人带来的温暖。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：的确，给予我们爱和温暖的家庭是我们生活中重要的一部分。A. wisdom智慧；B. truth真理；C. soul灵魂；D. warmth温暖。根据上文“Without a family, man, alone in the world, shakes with the cold.”及本句中的“Indeed”可知，本句是同意上文的观点，家庭给我们爱和温暖。故选D项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但即使在一个充满爱的家庭，误解也无法避免。A. misunderstandings误解；B. expectations期待；C. competitions比赛；D. dislikes不喜欢。根据下文可知，作者与妹妹发生了误会，所以此处指即使在有爱的家庭里，误会也是难免的。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，我正在做作业，我妹妹进来了。A. left离开；B. entered进入；C. led引领；D. met遇见。根据下文“Busy with homework, I didn’t talk to her and just kept working.”可知，作者在写作业时妹妹进来了。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但是当我休息的时候，我转过头去看我妹妹坐的地方。A. test测验；B. task任务；C. text正文；D. rest休息。上文提到作者忙于写作业，结合下文“I turned my head to the place where my sister was sitting”可知，由于作者忙于写作业没有理妹妹，只有在“休息”的时候才看向妹妹刚才待的地方。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人惊讶的是，我发现我的笔记本上有很多乱七八糟的图画。A. Luckily幸运地；B. Disappointingly失望地；C. Shockingly 令人震惊地；D. Thankfully感激地。通过后面一句“I found my notebook had a lot of messy drawings on it”可知，作者的笔记本上被妹妹乱涂乱画，这件事令作者吃惊。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那时，我充满了愤怒，走出我的房间，对我的妹妹大喊大叫。A. anger愤怒；B. hunger饥饿；C. anxiety焦虑；D. sadness悲伤。根据“shouting at my sister”可知，此时的作者应该是充满了愤怒。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：你真是个惹麻烦的人，我讨厌你。A. storyteller讲故事的人；B. house-cleaner打扫房间的人；C. troublemaker惹麻烦的人；D. performer表演者。根据上文妹妹在作者的笔记本上乱涂乱画及空后“I hate you”可知，作者责骂妹妹是“惹麻烦的人”。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析和固定搭配。句意：听到这些话，我妹妹大哭起来，试图解释她的行为。A. burst爆炸；B. burnt燃烧；C. bore忍受；D. beat击败。结合语境及“Hearing the words”可知，妹妹听到作者的话突然大哭起来，burst out crying为固定搭配。意为“突然大哭起来”。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我拒绝了，因为我不想听她说一个字。A. greeted迎接；B. refused拒绝；C. attempted尝试；D. turned翻转。根据后文“since I didn’t want to hear a word from her”可知，作者拒绝听妹妹解释。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：之后我们之间沉默了很长时间。A. quarrel争吵；B. fight打斗；C. lecture讲座；D. silence沉默。根据上文“But I 9 since I didn’t want to hear a word from her.”可知，作者不想听妹妹的解释，于是两人之间有了长时间的“沉默”。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了解决这个问题，父亲把我带到客厅问：“你注意到你笔记本上画的是什么了吗 ”A. give up放弃；B. focus on专注于； C. refer to提到；D. work out解决。根据前文“The 10 afterward lasted for a long time between us.”以及后文的“problem”可知，作者和妹妹不说话了，所以应是父亲来解决这个问题符合实际。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：然后，在爸爸的要求下，我仔细地看着它，它写着：“生日快乐”。A. requirement要求；B. response响应；C. reward奖励；D. judgement评价。根据上文“my father brought me to the living room and asked: “Have you noticed what the drawing is on your notebook ””父亲问作者有没有认真看妹妹的画，结合语境可知，此处应是指在爸爸的“要求”下，作者认真地看了妹妹的画。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，在爸爸的要求下，我仔细地看着它，它写着：“生日快乐”。A. spoke演讲；B. told告诉；C. said说；D. talked谈论。空后“Happy birthday”是画的内容，画上“说道，写道”都用say，其他选项没有此意。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我知道自己是多么不善解人意。A. inaccessible难到达的；B. inconsiderate不善解人意的；C. inactive不活跃的；D. invisible不可见的。根据文章内容及下文“Feeling ashamed, I said sorry to her.”可知，此时作者才意识到自己多么“不善解人意”，感到羞愧。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然在我的笔记本上画画不对，但我妹妹的爱和意图是真诚的。A. reactions反应；B. intentions目的；C. awareness意识；D. admission承认。根据“my sister’s love and”可知，空处应和love项对应，结合语境，应是虽然妹妹的做法不对，但其用意是真诚的。故选B项。
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rising sea levels are threatening coastlines in China, for example in ____36____ (city) such as Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou. If sea levels rise by one meter, more than 92,000 square kilometers of China’s coast could be flooded. This could potentially force 67 million people ____37____ (move) away. Almost two-thirds of the ice in Asia’s glaciers (冰川) could disappear if average global temperature rises beyond 1.5℃ by the end of the century. If that happens, the impacts ____38____ China will be felt in multiple areas, from water availability, to agriculture, and to biodiversity.
The good news is ____39____ China is becoming a global leader on climate action. For example, over the last five years, China ____40____ (use) more solar and wind energy than any other country in the world. China is also the largest clean energy investor in the world — ____41____ (spend) some $130 billion in new energy in recent years.
The development of electric vehicles is particularly ____42____ (inspire) in China. More than 50 percent of electric vehicles in the world ____43____ (sell) in China every year. And China is now a world leader in the ____44____ (promote) of clean energy technologies.
Ecological civilization has become the cornerstone (基石) of China’s long-term development strategy, much like climate action is _____45_____ important part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
【答案】36. cities
37. to move
38. on##upon
39. that 40. has used##has been using
41. spending##having spent
42. inspiring
43. are sold
44. promotion
45. an
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了中国面临的因气候变暖而导致的海平面上升等问题以及中国为缓解这些问题在清洁能源利用方面实施的举措。
【36题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：海平面上升威胁着中国的海岸线，例如在城市如上海，天津和广州。city为可数名词，根据“such as Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou”可知，此处应用其复数形式。故填cities。
【37题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：这可能迫使6700万人搬走。force sb. to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“迫使某人做某事”。故填to move。
【38题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：如果发生这种情况，中国将在多个领域受到影响，从水资源供应，到农业，再到生物多样性。the impact on/upon...为固定搭配，意为“对……的影响”。故填on/upon。
【39题详解】
考查表语从句。句意：好消息是中国正在成为全球气候行动的领导者。分析句子结构可知，空处引导表语从句，从句成分完整，上下文意思连贯，应用that引导该从句。故填that。
【40题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：例如，在过去的五年中，中国使用的太阳能和风能比世界上任何一个国家都要多。根据时间状语“over the last five years”可知，此处可用现在完成时表示过去的动作或状态持续到现在，也可用现在完成进行时强调过程和可持续性；且主语为“China”，谓语动词应用单数形式。故填has used/has been using。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：中国也是世界上最大的清洁能源投资国——近年来在新能源方面的投资约为1300亿美元。分析句子结构可知，本句谓语动词为is，此处应用非谓语动词。主语“China”与动词spend之间为主谓关系，此处应用其现在分词形式作状语。此处也可用having spent表示动作已完成。故填spending/having spent。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意：中国电动汽车的发展尤其鼓舞人心。此处作表语，且主语为“The development of electric vehicles”，指物，因此此处应用形容词inspiring，意为“鼓舞人心的”。故填inspiring。
【43题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：世界上超过50% 的电动汽车每年在中国销售。此处表示客观情况，应用一般现在时；分析句子结构可知，主语“More than 50 percent of electric vehicles”与动词sell之间为被动关系，应用被动语态；且主语“electric vehicles”为复数，谓语动词应用复数形式。故填are sold。
【44题详解】
考查名词。句意：中国目前在推广清洁能源技术方面处于世界领先地位。根据“the”和“of”可知，此处应用promote的名词形式作宾语。故填promotion。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：生态文明已经成为中国长期发展战略的基石，就像气候行动是17个可持续发展目标的重要组成部分一样。此处泛指“一个重要的部分”；且important是以元音音素开头的单词，其前应用不定冠词an。故填an。
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 为庆祝“五四青年节”，你校最近组织了一系列活动，请你为英文校报写一篇短文，介绍这些活动，内容包括：
1.节日意义；2.活动内容；3.感想收获。
注意：1. 词数 80左右；2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：五四青年节Youth Day；五四运动the May 4th Movement
Youth Day is a yearly festival for all the young people
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【答案】
Youth Day is a yearly festival for all the young people. It is aimed to remind young people of our responsibility and patriotism.
To appeal to all the students to inherit the spirits of the May 4th Movement, our school organized various activities. A speech contest was held first, where the participants shared their understanding of this special day. Then followed a presentation of our original poems in praise of freedom, independence and patriotism. Lastly, excellent individuals and groups were awarded for their outstanding performances.
These activities do inspire a sense of responsibility and patriotism among us and have been a way of bringing some faith into our world.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为英文校报写一篇短文，介绍为庆祝“五四青年节”，你校组织的一系列活动。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
呼吁：appeal to→call on
各种各样的：various→kinds of
优秀的：excellent→superior
表现：performance→presentation
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：To appeal to all the students to inherit the spirits of the May 4th Movement, our school organized various activities.
拓展句：Our school, which organized various activities, aimed to appeal to all students to inherit the spirits of the May 4th Movement.
【点睛】[高分句型1]A speech contest was held first, where the participants shared their understanding of this special day.(运用了where引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]These activities do inspire a sense of responsibility and patriotism among us and have been a way of bringing some faith into our world.(运用了do+动词原形的强调句型)
第二节(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，使之成为一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Every time Jim crossed the street on his way to work, he would see a little girl selling flowers on the street. She sat by a large green board with the names of the flowers and their prices on it. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to her, and she rarely sold anything. Jim wanted to help her, and one day he got his chance. His aunt would retire, and he thought a bouquet (花束) would be a great gift.
“Hello, could you please make me a bouquet of roses ” Jim said as he approached the girl.
The girl didn’t raise her head and just stared at the same spot on the ground. “I’m Cassy. Thank you for buying flowers from me,” she said. “Could you please select the flowers by yourself and give them to me I will tie them together for you. I can’t see. ”
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Jim said as he picked the flowers and handed them to her. Within several seconds, the girl made a lovely bouquet for Jim.
“Here,” she said, holding the bouquet. “That’ll be $5.”
“Thanks. They’re beautiful,” Jim said and walked away after placing the money in the hat beside Cassy.
The next day, Jim went to work and he decided to have a quick talk with Cassy on the way. However, he didn’t see Cassy where she used to be that morning. He thought she might be late and decided to meet her the next day, but she didn’t show up for the next few days in a row (连续地).
Jim was concerned about Cassy, wondering if something bad had happened to Cassy. Surprisingly, he finally met Cassy again on the street with her flowers.
Paragraph 1:
Jim was so delighted to see Cassy that he ran to her at once.
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Paragraph 2:
Jim then drove Cassy to her home, where he met her sick mother, Jade.
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【答案】
Jim was so delighted to see Cassy that he ran to her at once. However, to his shock, Cassy seemed tired and pale. He approached her worriedly. “Cassy, what happened to you Do you still remember me ” “The one who bought roses ” “Yes, that’s me. I’m worried about you. You haven’t been here for days.” “Well, I am okay,” she said. “Mom suffered from an illness, and I had to look after her. She needs surgery (手术), so I have to work harder to earn more money.” Jim listened, and tears welled up in his eyes. He told Cassy that he wanted to visit her mother, and Cassy agreed.
Jim then drove to her home, where he met her sick mother, Jade. Jim noticed the poor conditions they were living in and decided to do something to help them. He posted their story online and many people offered help. Thanks to Jim and those kind-hearted people, Cassy’s mother underwent surgery and finally recovered. On the day Jade was discharged from hospital, Jim bought a bouquet for her from Cassy. Jim hoped they could live a happy life with love.
【解析】
【分析】本文讲述了一位小女孩每日在街角卖花，吉姆想要帮助她，而后在他阿姨即将退休时，找到了买花的机会，从而得知，这位女孩是一位盲人，然后想要和她说些什么，却惊讶的发现女孩很长一段时间没来了，担心了一段时间后，惊讶地发现女孩又出现了，于是了解情况得知她母亲生病了，而后帮助她及其家人的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“吉姆很高兴见到凯西，立刻奔向她。”可知，第一段可描写吉姆向凯西询问这些天发生了什么，以及由第二段首句内容“吉姆开车驾驶到凯西家，在家里看到了他生病的母亲。”可推知这些天发生在凯西身上的事情。故该段还可以写凯西身上所发生的事。
②由第二段首句内容“吉姆开车驾驶到凯西家，在家里看到了他生病的母亲。”可知，第二段可描写吉姆看到了这样的情况是如何帮助她们的。
2.续写线索：得知凯西母亲生病——去了解情况——安慰且帮助她们——母亲情况好转——幸福生活
3.词汇激活行为类
决定：decide/determine
出现：show up/appear
注意：notice/observe
康复：recover/cure
情绪类
流泪：tears welled up/shed tears
高兴：delight/happy
【点睛】[高分句型1]He told Cassy that he wanted to visit her mother, and Cassy agreed.(运用了that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]Jim noticed the poor conditions they were living in and decided to do something to help them.(运用了省略that的定语从句)
听力 1—5 CABAC 6—10 ABAAC 11—15 ACBCA 16—20 BAABC汉兴学校2023-2024学年度高二年级第三次月考
英语试题
时间：120分钟 分值150分
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。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 does Jim do
A. A teacher. B. An officer. C. A student.
2. What time did Suzy leave home
A. 4:30. B. 5:00. C. 5:15.
3. What is the man’s suggestion
A. Going to the concert. B. Going to see a show. C. Just walking around.
4. How long has the rain lasted
A. 5 days. B. 6 days. C. 7 days.
5. What opinion do they hold on their chemistry course
A. It’s well organized. B. It is satisfactory. C. It is unsatisfactory.
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。
听第6段材料, 回答第6、7题。
6. What does the woman suggest they do
A. Go to a movie. B. Go to a toy store. C. Go to a museum.
7. How does the man find the toy store
A. Boring. B. Fascinating. C. Crowded.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the possible relationship between the two speakers
A. They are friends. B. They are strangers. C. They are co-workers.
9. Where is Jim going
A. Going to the cinema. B. Going home. C. Going to watch TV.
10. What time of the day do you think it is
A. In the morning. B. At noon. C. In the evening.
听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。
11. What would the woman like to do this weekend
A. Go climbing. B. Go shopping. C. Go fishing.
12. What does the man plan to do on Saturday
A. Check his schedule. B. Stay at home. C. Help his sister move.
13. How will the man get in touch with the woman
A. By making a phone call to the woman’s house.
B. By making a phone call to the woman’s mother’s house.
C. By making a call to her cellphone.
听第9段材料, 回答第14至16题。
14. Why hasn’t Kate seen John lately
A. He went on camping. B. He was visiting his brother. C. He’s been studying.
15. Why did Kate suggest John camping
A. John can get in touch with nature. B. John can have a good rest. C. John can go to many parks.
16. What did John think about camping
A. Camping was very expensive.
B. They could camp anywhere they wanted.
C. Camping was unsafe.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. When did the fire break out
A. On the morning of December 24th, 1996.
B. On the night of December 25th, 1996.
C. On the morning of December 26th, 1996.
18. How old was the woman
A. Nearly 90 years old. B. Just 80 years old. C. Above 90.
19. What’s the trouble with the woman
A. She is blind. B. She is too weak to walk. C. She has lost her sense of hearing.
20. Who saved the old lady
A. A fireman. B. Father Christmas. C. A man dressed like Father Christmas.
第二部分 阅读(共两节, 满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题 2. 5分, 满分 37. 5分)
阅读下列短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Literary festivals are held annually in many corners of the globe and attract large numbers of readers, writers, playwrights (剧作家) and publishers.
Miami Book Fair
For eight days each year in November, the campus of Miami Dade College hosts over 500 outstanding authors during the Miami Book Fair. The fair offers young writers a unique opportunity to attend creative writing courses and workshops. Readers can listen to famous international authors talk about their latest books. Most of the events are offered free of charge to encourage a love of literature across all income groups.
Cheltenham Literature Festival
The festival runs for 10 days every autumn in Cheltenham. It’s the world’s first literature festival, leading the way in celebrating the writ- ten and spoken word. The fair offers something to everyone-you can attend reading activities and debates, and bring your children to see their favorite storybook characters brought to life.
Paraty International Literary Festival
It’s held each year in the city of Paraty, Brazil. Visitors can meet many local and international authors, poets and playwrights, and attend literature workshops. As part of the festival, Flipinha is mainly for children where young readers can meet writers and relax with a book in a special space. A further arm of the festival is called FlipMais. A series of free events about live theatre, music and cinema are held throughout the city of Paraty.
Edinburgh International Book Festival
The festival lasts for over 16 days every August and usually features around 900 events where you can meet your favorite authors, and bring your children to attend magical story-telling sessions and special workshops for children with learning disabilities. In most years, the festival attracts over 1,000 authors, poets and educators.
1. What can young writers do at Miami Book Fair
A. Enjoy wonderful live shows. B. Get the latest books for free.
C. Develop their writing skills. D. Receive training in public speaking.
2. What’s special about Paraty International Literary Festival
A. It includes different forms of art. B. It organizes a debate for writers and readers.
C. It gives children a chance to make up stories. D. It allows readers to offer writers suggestions directly.
3. Which festival is the most helpful to kids with poor school performance
A. Miami Book Fair. B. Cheltenham Literature Festival.
C. Paraty International Literary Festival. D. Edinburgh International Book Festival.
B
I love running but I’ve never been great at the fast stuff. When I was in high school, I was unable to earn a spot on the track team, but our coach handed me the 1,500m, the race that nobody wanted to do; I finished last. At university, a friend tried to persuade me again and again to run the cross-country with her, but memories of being the slowest on the track troubled me.
I was happy to run on the roads at my speed. If I wanted to do a speedier workout, I just ran faster. And I continued to run and train like that for years until I started to run with Toronto Olympic Club. It wasn’t long before speed, interval (间歇) training, and broken miles all became a part of my weekly vocabulary. But I was still slower than everybody else. Speedwork scared me.
Last week, Coach sent me my first workout of this year. I had weeks to mentally prepare for this week, but I was still far from prepared. How much would I be able to push myself I worried about what the numbers on my watch would show. How slow am I
On Tuesday night, I parked my emotions and headed to the track. On Friday afternoon, I headed out the door for my second workout of the week, pushing myself up hills and into the wind for some quick intervals. I finished two workouts in Week 1. And I surprised myself; I wasn’t as slow as I had expected.
When you do something that scares you, something that is going to make you better, you’re growing. Take the addition of a few work- outs to my running as an example. Not only did it help me get faster, but also it forced me to come out of my comfort zone and helped me grow.
4. What caused the author’s unwillingness to run the cross-country with her friend
A. Her busy study. B. Her shy character. C. Her early experiences. D. Her poor condition.
5. What happened after the author joined Toronto Olympic Club
A. She received harder training in running. B. She became competitive in races.
C She kept her happy running speed. D. She took running as her career.
6. How did the author feel about her first workout of this year at first
A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited. D. Bored.
7. What lesson can we learn from the author’s story
A. Practice makes perfect. B. One is never too old to learn.
C. Keeping is harder than winning. D. One needs to rise to the challenges.
C
While doing homework, Seoyoung Jun closed one eye and successfully picked up her pencil holder. She realized that directing herself in a 3D space didn’t require both eyes. This surprised her so much that she did some research. And she learned the brain can process 3D information with poor vision (视力) or even without any vision. Then the idea for Mind Beacon was born.
It uses a thin line of light to gather 3D in- formation about the placement of walls, furniture and other things. Then the light sends that information back to Mind Beacon,which then raises little pins (大头针) to show where those obstacles (障碍物) are. Then blind people can “read” the position of those pins to understand the positions of structures and objects ahead and walk around them.
When the invention worked for the first time, Seoyoung didn’t believe it. She’d been up all night working on it. To be sure there wasn’t a mistake, she shut it off and started it up. It had been seven long months of research and testing. Now this tool can help disabled people create a mental image of their surroundings.
The heart of Mind Beacon is a 3D depth sensor that’s connected to a computer. That computer can control motors that are lined up in three rows of three. Each motor controls a pin that can move up and down. When the sensor finds an obstacle, the pin rises. It can rise to three different heights. Each height roughly represents the height of the obstacle. Someone who runs their hand over the nine pins can tell where the obstacle is and its general height.
Mind Beacon won Seoyoung a place at the world’s high school research competition, Right now, she wants to ameliorate it. She imagines in the future it can be connected to a smartphone, with more little pins to show the exact height of the obstacle. It would feel like a little map showing the location and size of the obstacle ahead.
8. What inspired Seoyoung to invent Mind Beacon
A. The desire to win a competition. B. The blind’s good sense of touch.
C. Her wish to bring convenience to the disabled. D. Her ability to locate an object without full vision.
9. How does Mind Beacon help the blind
A. By informing them of the obstacles in advance.
B. By teaching them to describe dangerous objects.
C. By making them have easy access to the Internet.
D By training them to remember maps of their living areas.
10. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The limitations of Mind Beacon pins. B. The working process of Mind Beacon.
C. The role of computers in Mind Beacon. D. The effect of Mind Beacon on the blind.
11. What does the underlined word “ameliorate” probably mean
A. Keep. B. Spread C. Improve. D. Control.
D
Long ago, Mexican wolves were common all through the Southwestern US and Northern Mexico. But as more human activities appeared in the areas, the wolves were hunted until they almost died out. The Mexican wolf is the rarest kind of gray wolf in North America. In the1970s, the US government began a program of raising Mexican wolves and releasing (放出) them back into nature. The program hoped to make the wolves spread back across the area they had once lived in for they are an important part of the balance of nature in the area.
The result of the latest count of Mexican wolves was reported by the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS). A total of 42 wolf packs were found in the wild, and half of them had baby wolves last spring. Around 90 baby wolves were born in all, and 58% of them survived. The count reported a total of 163 wolves, which is nearly 25% more than last year. Over the last 10 years, the number of wolves has been increasing by about 15% a year.
One change wildlife managers have made recently is placing little wolves into groups of wild wolves. The wolves that are returned to nature when they are young seem to be far more adaptable than wolves that go into the wild for the first time as adults. Besides, new wolves from outside the packs also improve the overall long-term health of the wolves as a group.
However, not everyone is excited about the news. For farmers, who must protect their cattle from wolves, the increase is likely to mean more lost animals on their farms. Last year, 184 farm animals were killed in all. That’s the largest number since 1998.
Now, the USFWS and others are studying the increase in cattle killings, and trying to figure out solutions to protecting both Mexican wolves and farm animals. Bryan Bird, speaking for a group called Defenders of Wildlife, says, “Ensuring that wolves and people can get along is a necessary part of long-term success.”
12. What is the aim of the US program
A. To call on people to fight against hunting.
B. To reduce the natural areas for human activities.
C. To make sure the Mexican wolf population recovers.
D. To improve the living conditions of Mexican wolves.
13. What do the numbers reported by the USFWS show
A. The US program has achieved great success.
B. The baby wolves have faced some difficulties.
C. The number of wolves has been out of control.
D. The Mexican wolves have trouble fitting into the wild.
14. What can be learned from paragraph 3
A. Most young wolves are healthier than adult wolves.
B. Wildlife managers should take measures to manage wolves.
C. Releasing wolves in the wild causes some environmental problems.
D. Mixing human-raised baby wolves with wild wolves benefits them all.
15. What problem is mentioned in paragraph 4
A. Wild Mexican wolves are short of food.
B. Farmers suffer losses due to increasing wolves.
C. Farmers fail to know how to drive away wild wolves.
D. Wild Mexican wolves are still in danger of dying out.
第二节(共5小题;每小题 2. 5分, 满分 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。
Do you ever wish you had the ability to solve problems efficiently and easily ___16___ And at the same time, you aced to make your thinking more logical. Keeping your brain sharp is important as your brain has the power to reconnect itself throughout your whole life in a process called neuroplasticity.
___17___ From thinking out strategies that help you learn to undertake challenging tasks, you use logic and strategies to acquire new skills. Try taking up something like learning to cook, play an instrument or speak a foreign language to boost your logical thinking skills.
Your brain, like any other body part, improves with exercise. ___18___ Throughout the day, see how many details of a given moment, list, or task you can remember.
Making a conscious effort to notice small things in life can be a huge tool to help you become in ore logical. Do you count the steps in your school or college Do you look for spelling mistakes in texts la the answer is no now would be a great time to start. The more you practice, the healthier your mind will be. ___19___
Connections and friendships nourish the brain and push people to strive to better understand themselves and the world around them. Spending time with close friends and family members regularly is helpful. ___20___ This can be difficult if you’re shy or introverted, but pushing yourself to take risks socially can actually improve your ability to think logically.
A. Overtime, you’ll become a more logical thinker.
B. If so, you may want to improve your thinking patterns.
C. Learning new abilities required a lot of logical thinking.
D. Attending social events is an opportunity to meet new people,
E. Having an active brain can help you become a logical thinker.
F. A great way to give your brain a workout is to test your recall.
G. Your powerful brain can pro note more sound, logical thinking.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
As French author Andre Maurois once said “Without a family, man, alone in the world, shakes with the cold.” Indeed, families who give us love and____21____are an important part of our lives. But even in a loving family, ____22____can’t be avoided.
One day, I was doing my homework and my sister ____23____. Busy with homework, I didn’t talk to her and just kept working. But when I took a ____24____, I turned my head to the place where my sister was sitting. ____25____, I found my notebook had a lot of messy drawings on it.
At that time, I was full of____26____ and shouted at my sister, “You are really a ____27____and I hate you.” Hearing the words, my sister ____28____out crying and tried to explain her behavior. But I ____29____ since I didn’t want to hear a word from her. The ____30____ afterward lasted for a long time between us. To____31____the problem, my father brought me to the living room and asked: “Have you noticed what the drawing is on your notebook ”
I shook my head. Then, under the____32____ of my father, I looked at it carefully, it ____33____，“Happy birthday.” At that moment, I knew how ____34____I was. Though drawing on my notebook wasn’t right, my sister’s love and ____35____were sincere (真诚的). Feeling ashamed, I said sorry to her. Instead of staying angry, she smiled back at me.
21.
A. wisdom B. truth C. soul D. warmth
22.
A. misunderstandings B. expectations C. competitions D. dislikes
23.
A. left B. entered C. led D. met
24.
A. test B. task C. text D. rest
25.
A. Luckily B. Disappointingly C. Shockingly D. Thankfully
26.
A. anger B. hunger C. anxiety D. sadness
27.
A. storyteller B. house-cleaner C. troublemaker D. performer
28.
A. burst B. burnt C. bore D. beat
29.
A. greeted B. refused C. attempted D. turned
30.
A. quarrel B. fight C. lecture D. silence
31.
A. give up B. focus on C. refer to D. work out
32.
A. requirement B. response C. reward D. judgement
33.
A. spoke B. told C. said D. talked
34.
A. inaccessible B. inconsiderate C. inactive D. incapable
35.
A. reactions B. intentions C. awareness D. admission
第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Rising sea levels are threatening coastlines in China for example in ____36____ (city) such as Shanghai, Tianjin and Guangzhou. If sea levels rise by one meter, more than 92,000 square kilometers of China’s coast could be flooded. This could potentially force 67 million people ____37____ (move) away. Almost two-thirds of the ice in Asia’s glaciers (冰川) could disappear if average global temperature rises beyond 1.5℃ by the end of the century. If that happens, the impacts ____38____ China will be felt in multiple areas, from water availability, to agriculture, and to biodiversity.
The good news is ____39____ China is becoming a global leader on climate action. For example, over the last five years, China ____40____ (use) more solar and wind energy than any other country in the world. China is also the largest clean energy investor in the world — ____41____ (spend) some $130 billion in new energy in recent years.
The development of electric vehicles is particularly ____42____ (inspire) in China. More than 50 percent of electric vehicles in the world ____43____ (sell) in China every year. And China is now a world leader in the ____44____ (promote) of clean energy technologies.
Ecological civilization has become the cornerstone (基石) of China’s long-term development strategy, much like climate action is _____45_____ important part of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 为庆祝“五四青年节”，你校最近组织了一系列活动，请你为英文校报写一篇短文，介绍这些活动，内容包括：
1.节日意义；2.活动内容；3.感想收获。
注意：1. 词数 80左右；2. 开头已给出，不计入总词数。
参考词汇：五四青年节Youth Day；五四运动the May 4th Movement
Youth Day is a yearly festival for all the young people.
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第二节(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，使之成为一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
Every time Jim crossed the street on his way to work, he would see a little girl selling flowers on the street. She sat by a large green board with the names of the flowers and their prices on it. Unfortunately, no one paid attention to her, and she rarely sold anything. Jim wanted to help her, and one day he got his chance. His aunt would retire, and he thought a bouquet (花束) would be a great gift.
“Hello, could you please make me a bouquet of roses ” Jim said as he approached the girl.
The girl didn’t raise her head and just stared at the same spot on the ground. “I’m Cassy. Thank you for buying flowers from me,” she said. “Could you please select the flowers by yourself and give them to me I will tie them together for you. I can’t see. ”
“Oh, I’m sorry,” Jim said as he picked the flowers and handed them to her. Within several seconds, the girl made a lovely bouquet for Jim.
“Here,” she said, holding the bouquet. “That’ll be $5.”
“Thanks. They’re beautiful,” Jim said and walked away after placing the money in the hat beside Cassy.
The next day, Jim went to work and he decided to have a quick talk with Cassy on the way. However, he didn’t see Cassy where she used to be that morning. He thought she might be late and decided to meet her the next day, but she didn’t show up for the next few days in a row (连续地).
Jim was concerned about Cassy, wondering if something bad had happened to Cassy. Surprisingly, he finally met Cassy again on the street with her flowers.
Paragraph 1:
Jim was so delighted to see Cassy that he ran to her at once.
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Paragraph 2:
Jim then drove Cassy to her home, where he met her sick mother, Jade.
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听力 1—5 CABAC 6—10 ABAAC 11—15 ACBCA 16—20 BAABC
