抚州一中2023-2024学年度上学期高二年级第二次综合素质测评
英语试卷
考试时长：120分 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 is the man going to do now
A. Go to the museum. B. Talk to his friend Matt. C. Attend a meeting.
2. What did the man think of the movie
A. It was thrilling. B. It was funny. C. It was horrible.
3. What will the woman do
A. Look in the closet. B. Check her room. C. Buy new gloves.
4. Who might the woman be
A. A teacher of a class. B. A parent of a student. C. A headmaster of a school.
5. What is the man’s cat like
A. Friendly. B. Lazy. C. Scared.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1.5分, 总分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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至7题。
6. When does the woman want to go to the office
A. At noon. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning.
7. How does the woman feel about going to the office before the pool
A. She is planning to do that.
B. She wouldn’t mind either way.
C. She would prefer not to.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the man going to do
A. Sign up softball team himself.
B. Get more people to play softball.
C. Talk to Karen about softball.
9. What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.
听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题。
10. What does the man say about the woman’s car
A. It needs a new engine.
B. The wheels need to be replaced.
C. Something is wrong with brakes.
11. Why can’t the man get the car back to the woman this afternoon
A. He wants to see a show.
B. He has to work on other cars first.
C. He doesn’t have the parts he needs.
12. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Take the bus.
B. Drive her car carefully.
C. Bring her car back in the morning.
听第9段材料， 回答第13 至 16题。
13. Who is probably selling a car
A. Jim’s friend. B. The woman. C. The woman’s brother.
14. What kind of car is probably for sale
A. A Honda. B. A Ford. C. A BMW.
15. What does the man think about buying red cars
A. He isn’t really interested.
B. He thinks they are attractive.
C. He doesn’t care about the color.
16. What can we learn from the conversation
A. The man will look for a different car.
B. The woman has a car.
C. The red car cost a lot.
听第10段材料,回答第 17 至20题。
17. What is well developed in Costa Rica
A. Tourism. B. Economy. C. Public gardens.
18. According to the talk, what might children especially enjoy
A. Seeing monkeys.
B. Looking at tropical fish.
C. playing on white sand beaches.
19. Why does the speaker mention Disneyland
A. To show its popularity.
B. To get more visitors.
C. To show the low prices in Costa Rica.
20. What can be found at the ocean-side hotels
A. Water slides.
B. Many hiking trails nearby.
C. Staff available 24 hours a day.
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。
A
Women’s Poetry Competition 2024
Welcome to Mslexia, the only magazine where every reader is a potential contributor too. Almost every part of the magazine is open to submission by any woman writer. Our competition is open to unpublished poems of any length. Your 10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. The judge this year is the outstanding and award-winning writer Pascale Petit.
Prizes
1st: 2,000; 2nd: 500; 3rd: 250 (Each prize goes for one person.)
Unpublished Poetry Prize for the best poem by a previously unknown poet: 250.
The four winners, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the May issue of Mslexia.
Results
The deadline for all entries is 23:59 GMT, 6 March, 2024
The winners and finalists will be announced on 1 April, 2024
How to enter
Add the entry fee to your basket and go to the checkout. Once the order is completed, you’ll be taken to a submit page where the entry form is located. Click the “Enter Now” button. You can submit at a later date by typing into your Mslexia online account and going to the “competitions” bill.
Visit our Entry Instructions for a more comprehensive guide on how to enter, and be sure to read our Rules before submitting your entries.
Frequently-asked questions
Have a question about formatting, eligibility(资格), or anything else
Ready to enter Please see our Entry Instructions. For any further information, call us at 0191 204 8860 or email competitions@mslexia.co.uk.
1. How many winners will get prize money
A. Three. B. Four. C. Sixteen. D. Twenty.
2. Which of the following will result in disqualification
A. Submitting two poems. B. Visiting Entry Instructions.
C. Writing a poem of 120 words. D. Mailing your entry on April 1.
3. Where can the text be found
A. In a textbook. B. In an art magazine. C. On a website. D. In a local newspaper.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要为2024年女子诗歌比赛做广告，鼓励大家积极参与。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Prizes”下面的“1st: 2,000; 2nd: 500; 3rd: 250 (Each prize goes for one person.)(第一名：2000英镑；第二名：500英镑；第三名：250英镑（一人一奖。）)”和“Unpublished Poetry Prize for the best poem by a previously unknown poet: 250.(未出版的诗歌奖，以表彰一位以前名不见经传的诗人的最佳诗歌：250英镑。)”可知，前三名和一位获得未出版诗歌奖的诗人将会获得奖金，总共有4个人。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据“Results”下面的“The deadline for all entries is 23:59 GMT, 6 March, 2024(所有参赛作品的截止日期为2024年3月6日格林尼治标准时间23:59)”可知，提交参赛作品的截止日期是2024年3月6日格林尼治标准时间23:59。由此可推测出，在4月1日发送作品无效。故选D。
【3题详解】
文章出处题。根据第一段中的“Welcome to Mslexia, the only magazine where every reader is a potential contributor too.(欢迎来到Mslexia，这是唯一一本每一位读者都是潜在贡献者的杂志。)”和最后一段中的“For any further information, call us at 0191 204 8860 or email competitions@mslexia.co.uk.(如需更多信息，请致电0191 204 8860或发送电子邮件至我们competitions@mslexia.co.uk。)”可知，文章开头提到这里是一个杂志，并在结尾留了联系电话和邮箱地址，由此可推测出，这篇文章可能出自一个杂志的网站。故选C。
B
A butterfly-shaped island in the central Aegean hopes to become Greece’s first carbon-free tourist destination. Under a deal with the government, Volkswagen, a carmaker, has donated several new electric vehicles for use by Astypalea’s public services; it will sell others at cost price to its 1,200 year-round residents. In return, the government has offered more financial assistance for islanders to buy electric cars and will build a solar and wind-fuelled power plant to replace polluting generators.
Unlike other nearby islands, Astypalea is not connected to Greece’s electricity providers. With only 3,000 rooms for visitors in small hotels or flats, tourism is still low-key. Many residents make a living the old-fashioned way: raising goats, keeping bees and fishing. The island was selected for Volkswagen’s experiment after Nikos Komineas, the go-ahead mayor, contacted the transport ministry for help in finding an electric bus to try out on its rough roads.
Most islanders sound keen on the project. Mr Komineas expects the number of private cars on Astypalea to fall by a third over the next five years. Its residents, he says, will get around on electric minibuses, which will be free, linked to a mobile-phone app and available round the clock.
Some observers smell green washing in the project. A bid for a solar park that would generate half the island’s electricity within three years will not get under way before the tourist season ends. A single wind-fuelled engine will be set up only in 2026, assuming the licensing process goes smoothly. That is not normally the case in the Aegean, where islanders worry that tourists will go elsewhere if the view is spoiled by an engine 200 meters high. And even then, the solar and wind-fulled power unit is planned to cover only about 80% of summer demand. But it is a start.
4. Why has Volkswagen signed the deal with the government
A. To control car prices. B. To help generate electricity.
C. To promote public transport. D. To build a zero-carbon island.
5. What makes Astypalea different from other nearby islands
A. It has an aggressive leader.
B. It is out of the national electricity network.
C. It is a crowded tourist destination.
D. It has various goats, bees and fishes.
6. What can be inferred from the text
A. The experiment will come to nothing.
B. There are barriers in conducting the project.
C. Green tourism will become a trend in Greece.
D. The islanders are unwilling to change their lifestyle.
7. What does the author think of the project
A. It’s pioneering. B. It’s practical.
C. It’s destructive. D. It’s costly.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. B 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章是关于一个低碳生活的试验，讲述为了将Astypalea岛屿打造成希腊第一个无碳旅游地，大众汽车和政府合作采取的措施及其存在的问题。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“A butterfly-shaped island in the central Aegean hopes to become Greece’s first carbon-free tourist destination.(爱琴海中部一座蝴蝶形状的岛屿有望成为希腊首个无碳旅游目的地。)”可知，大众汽车与政府签署协议是为了建立一个零碳岛。故选D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Unlike other nearby islands, Astypalea is not connected to Greece’s electricity providers.(与附近的其他岛屿不同，Astypalea没有与希腊的电力供应商相连。)”可知，Astypalea与附近其他岛屿的不同之处是它不属于国家电网。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“A bid for a solar park that would generate half the island’s electricity within three years will not get under way before the tourist season ends. A single wind-fuelled engine will be set up only in 2026, assuming the licensing process goes smoothly. That is not normally the case in the Aegean, where islanders worry that tourists will go elsewhere if the view is spoiled by an engine 200 meters high.(在旅游旺季结束之前，一个将在三年内为该岛提供一半电力的太阳能公园的竞标不会开始。如果许可程序顺利的话，一台风力发动机要到2026年才能投入使用。但在爱琴海，情况通常不是这样，那里的岛民担心，如果200米高的发动机破坏了风景，游客就会去别的地方。)”可推知，该项目的实施有一定障碍。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“But it is a start.(但它是个开始。)”可知，作者认为这个项目是具有开创性的。故选A。
C
There are some 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, each unique, using different sounds, vocabularies and structures. Charles the Great said: “To have a second language is to have a second soul.” This begs the question: Does the language we speak shape who we are As it turns out, yes.
In societies such as the United States or Western Europe, self-expression and language precision are valued. Asian cultures, on the other hand, prefer an indirect form of communication. Words like “perhaps” and “maybe” are used more than “yes” or “no”. Americanism takes an informal approach to communication. Therefore, it’s OK to refer to a stranger or the boss as “you”. However, the Thai language has 12 forms of the same pronoun, choosing one depends on status. In this way, languages are essential in leading any culture, be that our own or otherwise.
People who speak different languages notice different things, depending on the constructs of their mother tongue. Take an accident. In English, it’s OK to say: “She broke the glass.” But in a language like Spanish, you’d probably go with: “The glass broke.” The same incident produces two different responses. English speakers will remember who’s at fault, because their language asks them to, while Spanish speakers are more likely to remember it was an accident. This has real consequences, especially when it comes to crime and punishment.
Professor Jim Cummins has written extensively on mother tongues. For Cummins, the stronger our home language, the easier it is for us to learn others. Of course, research also shows that being bilingual gives people many advantages in life. Linguist Julien Leyre writes that learning another language develops our ability to “understand the mental world of another person, based on the language they use, and how that world is different from our own.”
Our mother tongue is central to how we think, what we know and who we are. Like us, languages are living things that change over time and must be cared for to survive. By doing so, we protect not just the linguistic structures or vocabularies we use, but the culture, knowledge and power behind them.
8. Why does the author mention “Americanism” and “the Thai language” in Paragraph 2
A. To tell the cultural differences between them.
B. To indicate a language is a guide to a culture.
C. To stress American expressions are informal.
D. To reveal a language is associated with status.
9. How will English speakers’ react to an accident
A. They will seek blame. B. They will punish others.
C. They will avoid responsibility. D. They will draw a lesson from it.
10. What does Julien Leyre think about bilinguals
A. They enjoy a more colorful life. B. They can remain mentally healthy.
C. They find it easier to learn a language. D. They can gain insight into others’ minds.
11. Which one can be the best title for the text
A. How do languages differ B. Will your language be extinct
C. Why does our mother tongue matter D. Should we speak a second language
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了我们母语是很重要的原因。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“Americanism takes an informal approach to communication. Therefore, it’s OK to refer to a stranger or the boss as “you”. However, the Thai language has 12 forms of the same pronoun, choosing one depends on status. In this way, languages are essential in leading any culture, be that our own or otherwise.(美国主义采取非正式的方式进行交流。因此，称呼陌生人或老板为“你”是可以的。然而，泰语有12种形式的同一个代词，要根据地位来选择一个。这样，语言在领导任何文化中都是必不可少的，不管是我们自己的文化还是其他的文化。)”可推知，作者在第二段提到“美国主义”和“泰语”是为了表明语言领导文化。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“In English, it’s OK to say: “She broke the glass.” But in a language like Spanish, you’d probably go with: “The glass broke.” The same incident produces two different responses. English speakers will remember who’s at fault, because their language asks them to, while Spanish speakers are more likely to remember it was an accident. (在英语中，可以说: “她打破了玻璃。”但在西班牙语这样的语言中，你可能会说: “玻璃碎了。”同样的事件会产生两种不同的反应。说英语的人会记住谁错了，因为他们的语言要求他们这样做，而说西班牙语的人更可能记住这是一个意外。)”可知，说英语的人对意外事件会追究责任，故选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Linguist Julien Leyre writes that learning another language develops our ability to “understand the mental world of another person, based on the language they use, and how that world is different from our own.”(语言学家 Julien Leyre 写道，学习另一种语言可以发展我们“理解他人精神世界的能力，这是基于他们使用的语言，以及理解那个语言的世界与我们自己的世界是如何不同。”)”可知，Julien Leyre认为双语者可以理解他人的精神世界，由此可推知，Julien Leyre认为双语者可以洞察别人的思想。故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中“This begs the question: Does the language we speak shape who we are As it turns out, yes.(这就引出了一个问题: 我们所说的语言是否决定了我们是谁？事实证明，是的。)”，第二段中“In this way, languages are essential in leading any culture, be that our own or otherwise.(这样，语言在领导任何文化中都是必不可少的，不管是我们自己的文化还是其他的文化。)”，第三段中“People who speak different languages notice different things, depending on the constructs of their mother tongue.(说不同语言的人会注意到不同的事情，这取决于他们母语的结构。)”，倒数第二段中“ For Cummins, the stronger our home language, the easier it is for us to learn others.(对康明斯来说，我们的母语越强，我们学习其他语言就越容易。)”，以及最后一段中“Our mother tongue is central to how we think, what we know and who we are. (我们的母语是我们如何思考，我们知道什么和我们是谁的中心。)”可知，文章开头提出了我们的母语是重要的，接着对此进行了解释，C项“ 为什么我们的母语很重要？”适合做文章标题，故选C。
D
Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier (安抚奶嘴） for babies and toddlers.School-aged children read stories on smartphones. Their parents read on Kindles or skim a long list of email and news feeds. An invisible, game-changing transformation links everyone in this picture:the neuronal circuit(神经元回路）that underlies(成为···的基础）the brain's ability to read is rapidly changing.Our important “deep reading" processes may be under threat as we move further into the new digital-based ways of reading.
We know from research that the reading circuit is not given to human beings through a genetic blueprint like' it is with vision or language; it needs an environment to develop. Further,it will adapt to that environment's requirements. If the environment advantages the reading processes that are fast, multi-task oriented(以···为方向的） and well-suited for large amounts of information,like the current digital-based reading, so will the reading circuit. As a result, less attention and time will be allocated to slower,time-demanding deep reading processes.
Increasing reports from educators and researchers in psychology and the humanities bear this out. English literature scholar and teacher Mark Edmundson describes how many college students actively avoid the classic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries because they no longer have the patience to read longer, denser, more difficult texts. We should be less concerned with students' "cognitive impatience", however than by what may underlie it: the potential inability of large numbers of students to read with a level of critical analysis enough to comprehend the complexity of thought and argument found in more demanding texts.
Ziming Liu from San Jose State University has conducted a series of studies which indicate that the “new norm" in reading is skimming. Many readers now use an F or Z pattern when reading in which they sample the first line and then word-spot through the rest of the text. When the reading brain skims like this, it doesn't have time to grasp complexity, to understand others' feelings, to be aware of beauty, and to create thoughts of the reader's own.
Karin Littau and Andrew Piper have noted another aspect: physicality. They stress that the sense of touch in print reading adds an important part to information - a kind of“geometry(几何结构）”to words, and a kind of spatial "'thereness" for text. As Piper notes, human beings need a knowledge of where they are in time and space that allows them to return to things and learn from re-examination-what he calls the “technology of recurrence (再现）＂.The importance of recurrence for both young and older readers involves the ability to go back,to check and evaluate one's understanding of a text. The question, then, is what happens to comprehension when our youth skim on a screen whose lack of spatial thereness discourages “looking back".
12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A. What affects people's neuronal circuits.
B. Why deep reading is important to people.
C. Why people now prefer digital reading.
D. What will happen to our brain when we read.
13. What does the author want to stress about the college students
A. Their lack of attentiveness.
B. Their lack of reading techniques.
C. Their inability to understand the complexity.
D. Their ignorance of various forms of literature.
14. According to Paragraph 4,the F or Z pattern
A. affects the way people skim
B. encourages people to read more
C. becomes popular among the youth
D. limits people's thinking development
15. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Reading physical books helps us comprehend a text better.
B. Techniques should be suited for different reading materials.
C. A reading space can help us be more attentive.
D. It is important to use all senses to learn.
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文，文章表明，随着我们进一步进入新的基于数字的阅读方式，我们重要的“深度阅读”过程可能受到威胁。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“it needs an environment to develop. Further,it will adapt to that environment's requirements. If the environment advantages the reading processes that are fast, multi-task oriented(以……为方向的） and well-suited for large amounts of information,like the current digital-based reading, so will the reading circuit.”（阅读的整个过程需要一个发展的环境，如果当前的环境有利于快速、多任务、适合大量信息的阅读过程，比如目前的数字阅读，那么阅读过程也将如此）。所以，这一段是说，环境对我们阅读的影响，也正是因为环境的影响，人们才会更偏爱电子阅读，故选C。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“the potential inability of large numbers of students to read with a level of critical analysis enough to comprehend the complexity of thought and argument found in more demanding texts.”（大量学生可能无法通过足够的批判性分析来理解要求更高的文本中思想和论点的复杂性）因此作者想要强调的是学生们无法理解文章中的复杂性。故选C。
14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“When the reading brain skims like this, it doesn't have time to grasp complexity, to understand others' feelings, to be aware of beauty, and to create thoughts of the reader's own.” （当大脑像这样浏览时，它没有时间去把握复杂性，去理解他人的感受，去感知美，去创造读者自己的想法）。可知，F到Z的模式限制了人们思维的发展。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“They stress that the sense of touch in print reading adds an important part to information - a kind of“geometry(几何结构）”to words, and a kind of spatial "'thereness" for text. As Piper notes, human beings need a knowledge of where they are in time and space that allows them to return to things and learn from re-examination-what he calls the “technology of recurrence (再现）＂.The question, then, is what happens to comprehension when our youth skim on a screen whose lack of spatial thereness discourages “looking back"”，（他们强调，在印刷阅读中，触觉增加了信息的重要组成部分——对文字来说是一种“几何”，对文本来说是一种空间“存在”。正如派珀所指出的，人类需要一种关于他们在时间和空间中的位置的知识，使他们能够回到事物中，并从重新审视中学习——他称之为“重现技术”。年轻人在屏幕上浏览文本时，其缺乏的空间感会阻碍他们回顾的能力。）由此判断出，阅读纸质书有助于我们更好地理解文章。故选A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。
The Spotlight Effect
Have you ever felt as if the entire world was watching while you made a mistake Well, here’s some good news: it’s likely that no one even noticed.
____16____We have this experience not only when we make mistakes but also when we perform well. Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do, we may assume that everyone around us will notice. The spotlight effect might happen when we make a mistake in a game, have a bad hair day, or give a terrible answer in class.____17____In these moments, it feels like everyone is watching.
The spotlight effect exists because we all get used to seeing things through our own eyes. Every person is the main character in his or her story, and the events of our lives seem to have great importance.____18____
The spotlight effect is a very common part of the human experience. However, in some cases, it can lead to extreme social anxiety and nervousness around other people. Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety. We all care about what others think, and we all want to be liked. It’s normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people.____19____If someone is so nervous that they can’t make good decisions, then it’s time to take action and improve the situation.
Learning about the spotlight effect is important because it can help us reduce our anxiety. Next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it’s just your mind playing tricks on you. ____20____If you fill your mind with thoughts of your friends and family, it will help you be less self-conscious.
A. However, this can be a problem when the anxiety is too much to handle.
B. That’s why fewer people notice the embarrassing circumstances they encounter.
C. Another good exercise is to make an effort to notice the people around you, rather than focusing on yourself.
D. The spotlight effect is a trick of the mind that makes us believe that people notice us more often than they really do.
E. What you can do at this moment is to ignore them.
F We are so busy examining ourselves that we actually observe very little about everyone around us.
G. It can also appear when we score a big goal ask someone on a date, or do a good deed.
【答案】16. D 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了聚光灯效应的概念、成因和作用。
【16题详解】
由标题“The Spotlight Effect (聚光灯效应)”，第一段“Have you ever felt as if the entire world was watching while you made a mistake Well, here’s some good news: it’s likely that no one even noticed. (当你犯错误时，你有没有觉得整个世界都在注视着你？好吧，这里有一些好消息：很可能没有人注意到)”和下文“We have this experience not only when we make mistakes but also when we perform well. Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do, we may assume that everyone around us will notice. (我们不仅在犯错时，而且在表现出色时都有这种经历。每次我们做一些与平时稍有不同的事情时，我们都会认为周围的人都会注意到)”可知，上下文讲聚光灯效应出现的场合，当人们出错时，人们总觉得会被周围的许多人注意到，但事实真相是：很可能没有人注意到你的行为，说明聚光灯效应只是一种心理作用，是人们自己认为会被注意到的一种现象，可得出D选项“聚光灯效应是一种大脑欺骗我们的手段，让我们误以为别人注意到我们的次数比实际情况更多。”切题，呼应最后一段“Next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it’s just your mind playing tricks on you. (下次当你觉得每个人都盯着你看的时候，提醒自己这只是你的大脑在捉弄你)”。故选D项。
【17题详解】
G选项“当我们取得一个大的目标，约某人约会或做一件好事时，它也会出现。”承接上文“The spotlight effect might happen when we make a mistake in a game, have a bad hair day, or give a terrible answer in class. (聚光灯效应可能发生在我们在比赛中犯错、头发糟糕或在课堂上给出糟糕的答案时)”讲聚光灯效应出现场合的具体事例。故选G项。
【18题详解】
由上文“Every person is the main character in his or her story, and the events of our lives seem to have great importance. (每个人都是他或她的故事中的主角，我们生活中的事件似乎很重要)”可知，人们很关注自己和自己身上发生的事情，该空与上文是因果关系，F选项“我们忙于审视自己，实际上很少观察周围的人。”承接上文讲因为人们更多得关注自己，所以很少注意周围的人。故选F项。
【19题详解】
A选项“然而，当焦虑太多而无法处理时，这可能是一个问题。”与上文“Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety. We all care about what others think, and we all want to be liked. It’s normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people. (每个人都有一定程度的社交焦虑。我们都关心别人的想法，我们都想被人喜欢。想知道我们对其他人有什么影响是正常的)”讲“拥有一定程度的社交焦虑是正常现象”形成转折，引出焦虑太多会成问题的事实，衔接下文“If someone is so nervous that they can’t make good decisions, then it’s time to take action and improve the situation. (如果有人过于紧张，无法做出正确的决定，那么是时候采取行动改善这种情况了)”讲针对这种情况要采取措施的内容。故选A项。
【20题详解】
C选项“另一个好的练习是努力去注意你周围的人，而不是专注于你自己。”承接上文“Next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it’s just your mind playing tricks on you. (下次当你觉得每个人都盯着你看的时候，提醒自己这只是你的大脑在捉弄你)”讲克服聚光灯效应的具体策略。故选C项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15题; 每小题 1分, 满分 15分)
阅读下面短文，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。
A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting. That’s pretty remarkable on its own. But what makes the girl’s ____21____ extra special is that she accomplished it ____22____ having no hands.
On April 26 this year, 9-year-old Anaya Ellick was named the ____23____ of the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The award ____24____ students with special needs who develop a great skill in handwriting. All participants have a mental or physical ____25____.
Anaya was born without hands on either arm. ____26____ she was fitted with prosthetics(假肢) for a time, she decided she was better off with her natural ones and removed them. Instead, she has learned to ____27____ a pencil between her arms to draw and write. Two years ago, she ____28____ headlines(头条新闻) across the world when she was named a winner in the contest’s print category.
Tracy Cox, Anaya’s teacher, said Anaya is a role ____29____ to other students. “Anaya does not let anything stand in her _____30_____ of reaching her goals,” said Cox. “She is determined and independent. She has the best handwriting in her class. Her classmates see her doing the same tasks and they are often _____31_____ that she can do just as well, sometimes even better.” Anaya’s dad Gary Ellick said Anaya had always been confident. “It was always like ‘I can do it.’ I’m proud to see that hard work does _____32_____,” he said.
Anaya was _____33_____ at school on Wednesday, and the school shared photos of her with her new award and examples of her writing. But another _____34_____ doesn’t mean she’s slowing down. When asked what’s _____35_____ on her plate, she said, “Sports.”
21. A. progress B. achievement C. determination D. knowledge
22. A. despite B. except C. beyond D. without
23. A. applicant B. winner C. competitor D. agent
24. A. represents B. reminds C. recommends D. recognizes
25. A. disability B. depression C. strength D. consequence
26. A. Unless B. Though C. Since D. Before
27. A. sharpen B. decorate C. design D. hold
28. A. gave B. took C. made D. wrote
29. A. actress B. soldier C. monitor D. model
30. A. direction B. path C. way D. route
31. A. amazed B. disappointed C. satisfied D. upset
32. A. work out B. pay off C. get along D. take over
33. A. valued B. trapped C. honored D. rescued
34. A. success B. contest C. opportunity D. challenge
35. A. best B. first C. last D. next
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。在这个数码时代，手写能获得全国水平的奖项，本身就是一种成就。自幼失去双臂的9岁小女孩Anaya Ellick通过自己的努力，两次获得了这样的奖项，是不是更值得赞扬呢？
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但让这个女孩的成就特别的是，尽管她没有双手，但她还是做到了。A. progress进步；B. achievement成就；C. determination决心；D. knowledge知识。由上文的“A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting. That’s pretty remarkable on its own.”可知，9岁小女孩Anaya Ellick通过自己的努力，手写两次获得全国水平的奖项，这成就本身就很了不起。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：但让这个女孩的成就特别的是，尽管她没有双手，但她还是做到了。A. despite尽管；B. except (用于所言不包括的人或事物前)除……之外；C. beyond超过；D. without没有。由本处的“she accomplished it ____2____ having no hand”可知，让步关系，用介词despite，表Anaya Ellick尽管自幼失去双手，但依旧取得如此成就。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：今年4月26日，9岁的Anaya Ellick被评为2018年赞纳·布洛泽全国手写大赛的冠军。A. applicant申请人；B. winner冠军；C. competitor参赛者；D. agent代理人。由上文的“A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting.”可知，Anaya Ellick是这个手写大赛的冠军。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：该奖项表彰有特殊需要的学生，他们在手写方面有很强的技能。A. represents代表；B. reminds提醒；C. recommends推荐；D. recognizes承认、认可。由上下文语境可知，自幼失去双手的Anaya Ellick获得这次全国书写大赛桂冠，这是一种对有特殊需要的学生的认可。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所有参与者都有智力或身体残疾。A. disability残疾；B. depression沮丧；C. strength力量；D. consequence结果。由上文的“special needs”和自幼失去双手的Anaya Ellick可知，参赛的孩子都是有智力或身体上的残疾。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：尽管她有一段时间戴了假肢，但她还是决定用天生的残肢更好，并将假肢移除。A. Unless除非；B. Though尽管；C. Since自从；D. Before在……之前。由下文的“she was fitted with prosthetics (假肢) for a time, she decided she was better off with her natural ones and removed them. ”可知，让步关系，用though引导让步状语从句。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：相反，她学会了用铅笔夹在胳膊之间画画和写字。A. sharpen锐化；B. decorate装饰；C. design设计；D. hold抓住。由上文的“she decided she was better off with her natural ones and removed them.”可知，她学会了用胳膊夹着铅笔画画和写字。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：两年前，当她被评为印刷类比赛的获胜者时，她登上了全世界的头条新闻。A. gave给与；B. took拿走；C. made制作；D. wrote写。结合句意，指“上头条新闻”应用make headlines。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Anaya的老师特蕾西·考克斯说，Anaya是其他学生的榜样。A. actress女演员；B. monitor班长；C. soldier士兵；D. model榜样。由本处语境可知，Anaya的老师夸奖小姑娘，称她是其他同学的榜样。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：考克斯说：“Anaya不会让任何事情阻碍她实现目标。”A. direction方向；B. path小路；C. way方法；D. route路线。此处承接上文讲老师夸奖Anaya，可得出Anaya不让任何事情阻碍她实现目标，in the/one’s way是习惯搭配，意思是“挡道、阻挡”。故选C项。
31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的同学看到她做同样的任务，他们常常惊讶于她能做得一样好，有时甚至更好。A. amazed惊讶的；B. disappointed失望的；C. satisfied满意的；D. upset不安的。由下文的“she can do just as well, sometimes even better”可知，做同样的事情，Anaya可以做得一样好，有时甚至更好，这让她的同学经常感到惊讶。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他说：“我总是觉得‘我能做到’。我很自豪地看到，努力工作确实有回报。”A. work out锻炼；B. pay off获得回报；C. get along（与……）和睦相处；D. take over接管。由上文语境可知，自幼失去双手的Anaya，她的付出获得了回报（手写比赛拿奖）。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：周三，Anaya在学校受到表彰，学校分享了她与新奖项的合影，以及她手写的例子。A. valued重视；B. trapped困住；C. honored给与……的光荣；D. rescued拯救。由下文的“the school shared photos of her with her new award and examples of her writing”可知，Anaya在学校受到了表彰。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但又一场成功并不意味着她会放慢脚步。A. success成功；B. contest比赛；C. opportunity机会；D. challenge挑战。根据上文“A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting. ”可知，这里的another success指的是第二次获得全国手写大赛大奖。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她被问及接下来要做什么时，她说：“运动。”A. best最好的；B. first第一的；C. last最后的；D. next接下来的。由上文的“doesn’t mean she’s slowing down”可知，Anaya不会放慢脚步，而她接下来的目标是想在运动上有所建树。故选A项。
第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题; 每小题1.5 分,满分15 分)
语法填空
Recently, a video series named “Escape from the British Museum” has gone viral. As a three-episode series ______36______(direct) by two Chinese vloggers, it tells the journey of how a Chinese jade teapot escapes from the British Museum _____37_____finds its own way back to China. Viewers were particularly moved by a scene where _____38_____ little teapot exclaims “Such a big cabinet is shared only by two people!” upon arrival at the place of the journalist and his friend.
A few days ago, the British Museum claimed to be the victim of “____39____ (culture) theft” which, if we look back to the history, is apparently _____40_____ China has indeed suffered from. Statistics have shown that there are ______41______(approximate) 23, 000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, with about 2,000 of them on long-term display. The priceless relics, _____42_____(include) stone tools in the Neolithic period, colorful pottery from the Yangshao culture, bronze artifacts in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, tri-colored glazed pottery of Tang and Song dynasties, and enamels, involve nearly all artistic categories. They ______43______(number) and packed in glass cabinets so that their origins are concealed (隐藏).
It is reported that there are three common ways ______44______( regain) lost Chinese cultural artifacts: purchase, donation, and demands. From 1949 to 2019, a total of 150, 000 Chinese relics in over 300 batches were recovered. Recent years have seen more batches reclaimed thanks _____45_____combined efforts.
【答案】36. directed
37. and 38. the
39. cultural
40. what 41. approximately
42. including
43. are numbered
44. to regain
45. to
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了短视频《逃离大英博物馆》在网络走红，并介绍了中国文物流失的问题。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这部三集的电视剧由两位中国博主执导，讲述了一个中国玉茶壶如何从大英博物馆逃脱，并找到自己的方式回到中国。分析句子可知，direct(执导)作后置定语修饰名词a three-episode series，是非谓语动词，与其逻辑主语a three-episode series 之间是被动关系，且动作已经完成，所以应用过去分词，表示被动和完成。故填directed。
【37题详解】
考查连词。句意：这部三集的电视剧由两位中国博主执导，讲述了一个中国玉茶壶如何从大英博物馆逃脱，并找到自己的方式回到中国。分析句子可知，escapes和finds是并列谓语动词，用并列连词and连接。故填and。
【38题详解】
考查冠词。句意：观众们特别感动的一幕是，在到达记者和他的朋友的地方时，小茶壶惊呼：“只有两个人，用这么大的柜子!”句中little teapot指代上文提到的“a Chinese jade teapot”，特指，用定冠词the限定。故填the。
【39题详解】
考查形容词。句意：前几天，大英博物馆声称自己是“文化盗窃”的受害者，如果我们回顾历史，这显然是中国确实遭受的苦难。提示词作定语，修饰名词theft，用形容词cultural，意为“文化的”。故填cultural。
【40题详解】
考查名词性从句。句意：前几天，大英博物馆声称自己是“文化盗窃”的受害者，如果我们回顾历史，这显然是中国确实遭受的苦难。“ China has indeed suffered from”是表语从句，从句中缺少宾语，用连词代词what引导该表语从句，其意为“(中国遭受的的)事情”。故填what。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意：据统计，大英博物馆约有23000件中国文物，其中约2000件是长期展出的。提示词修饰整个句意，用副词approximately作状语，意为“大约，大概”。故填approximately。
【42题详解】
考查介词。句意：这些无价的文物，包括新石器时代的石器、仰韶文化的彩陶、商周、春秋、战国时期的青铜器、唐宋三彩和珐琅，几乎涉及所有的艺术门类。空格后列举了一系列文物，用介词including表示“包括，包含”。故填including。
【43题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：它们被编号并包装在玻璃柜里，这样它们的来源就被隐藏了。分析句子可知，number(编号)是句中谓语动词，与主语They之间是被动关系，陈述一般性事实，应使用一般现在时态，又因主语是复数代词，谓语动词也应用复数形式。综上，谓语应用一般现在时的被动语态，复数形式。故填are numbered。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：据报道，有三种常见的方法来找回丢失的中国文物：购买、捐赠和索取。名词way后常用不定式作后置定语，way to do...意为“做……的方法”。故填to regain。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：近年来，由于共同努力，回收批次有所增加。thanks to是固定搭配，意为“由于；因为”。故填to。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 作文1(满分 15分)
46. 最近你班同学就使用微信朋友圈 (WeChat Moments) 的利弊展开讨论。请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍此次讨论情况，并谈谈你的看法。
注意：词数80左右。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】 Recently our class had a discussion about the advantages and the disadvantages of the use of WeChat Moments.
We all think that WeChat Moments is a place where we can upload pictures, share videos and articles and so on. This helps expand our horizons and makes us keep track of each other. However, there are some disadvantages of WeChat Moments. For example, it may put us at risk of giving away our personal information. Also, some people spend too much time looking through their WeChat Moments and as a result they spend less and less time with their family.
In my opinion, WeChat Moments really plays an important role in our communication. But we should use it wisely.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文，要求考生写一篇短文，介绍你班同学讨论使用微信朋友圈的利弊的情况，并谈谈自己的看法。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
开拓视野：expand one’s horizons→expand one’s mind/widen one’s vision
泄露：give away→reveal/disclose
浏览：look through→browse/ scan
在我看来：in my opinion→in my view/as far as I’m concerned
2. 句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：Also, some people spend too much time looking through their WeChat Moments and as a result they spend less and less time with their family.
拓展句：Also, some people spend so much time looking through their WeChat Moments that they spend less and less time with their family.
【点睛】【高分句型1】We all think that WeChat Moments is a place where we can upload pictures, share videos and articles and so on.(使用了that引导宾语从句、where引导定语从句)
【高分句型2】Also, some people spend too much time looking through their WeChat Moments and as a result they spend less and less time with their family.(使用了动名词作宾语、and连接并列句)
第二节 作文2(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。
It was a lazy Sunday morning, the type of day that getting out of bed requires an effort. When Marilyn and I entered the kitchen, Lori was already at the table doing her homework. Seeing us coming, she, suddenly, stood and faced me, “Why are there more pictures of Lisa than there are of me ” she asked. Lisa is our older daughter.
I stared back, not understanding the question. Lori turned and left the room. Caught off-guard by the question, I looked at Marilyn. “Are there more pictures of Lisa than of Lori ” Marilyn shrugged and raised her eyebrows in a motion of puzzlement. “Are you aware that there are more pictures of Lisa than Lori ” I added.
Marilyn said, “I’ve never counted them. I don’t know.”
Marilyn’s answer was the same as my thoughts, “I hadn’t realized that there was any significant difference. Now why would Lori ask such a question ” I asked.
Marilyn just shook her head and stared back at me. After a few minutes of thought she said, “When Lisa was born, you were taking photographs. You hardly went anywhere without a camera. When Lori was born, you were involved in colored slides (幻灯片). There must be hundreds of slides of Lori somewhere in the house that Lori has never seen or doesn’t remember.”
After digesting Marilyn’s remarks, I agreed. “After Lori leaves, we’ll look for those slides. Who knows, we may find more slides of Lori than pictures of Lisa,” I joked.
Later that afternoon, when we were alone, we went into the basement where we had stored the boxes that we had brought from our previous home. It wasn’t long before we discovered the trays of slides, and for the rest of the afternoon we looked at each tray, pointing out those slides that highlighted Lori.
“What are you going to do ” Marilyn asked.
“It’s her birthday in a few weeks,” I said, “We’ll select about one hundred slides with Lori and convert them into pictures, put them into an album and give to her as a gift. I don’t know if the album will answer her question, but at least she’ll know that we care enough to find her an answer.”
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右：
2. 开头已给出。
Paragraph 1:
Over the next few days, we secretly went through all of our slides.
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Paragraph 2:
On November 24, before leaving for work, I opened her door and slipped the album inside.
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【答案】One possible version
Over the next few days, we secretly went through all of our slides. We kept on selecting and rejecting pictures until we were satisfied. Those pictures brought back memories of the early years of our marriage and we hoped they showed how we felt about our daughter. Marilyn had them converted into photographs. Then, we placed them into an album with a birthday card explaining why her mother and I had put the album together. When the album was finally finished, we hid the book until her birthday.
On November 24, before leaving for work, I opened her door and slipped the album inside. Then I left the house and drove to work. I was about to enter the office when the telephone rang. I picked up the receiver, and on the other end of the receiver, a tiny voice spoke, ''I love you, Daddy, '' she said and disconnected. The receiver remained against my ear for a few more minutes before I placed it on the telephone. Our message had been delivered and acknowledged.
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇读后续写。文章主要讲述，一天作者的女儿Lori问他为什么Lisa的照片比自己多。作者一开始不明白是怎么回事，后来在Marilyn的提示下才明白，原来Lisa小时候拍了很多照片放在家里，而Lori的是幻灯片，也有很多。作者下午去储藏室找有Lori的幻灯片，准备把它们转化成照片，在生日时给她惊喜。
【详解】续写分为两个部分
第一部分的开头是：接下来的几天，我们秘密地看完了所有的幻灯片。所以可以接着写：他们选取一些照片作为生日礼物，在选照片的过程中想起了一些美好的回忆。他们把选好的照片装进相册，准备给Lori惊喜。
第二部分的开头是：11月24日，在前往工作前，我打开Lori的门，悄悄把相册放了进去。所以可以接着写：在作者到达工作地后，接到了Lori打来的电话。她对作者说了一些暖心的话，让他感动的话。作者也很高兴自己的心意被女儿接受了。
续写内容要符合逻辑，注意时态、人称、主谓一致。
【点睛】范文内容完整，要点全面，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当，上下文意思连贯，符合逻辑关系。作者在范文中使用了一些主从复合句，例如：Then, we placed them into an album with a birthday card explaining why her mother and I had put the album together.中why引导宾语从句；I was about to enter the office when the telephone rang.中使用了固定句型was about to do…when…“正要做某事（突然）”抚州一中2023-2024学年度上学期高二年级第二次综合素质测评
英语试卷
考试时长：120分 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 is the man going to do now
A. Go to the museum. B. Talk to his friend Matt. C. Attend a meeting.
2. What did the man think of the movie
A. It was thrilling. B. It was funny. C. It was horrible.
3. What will the woman do
A. Look in the closet. B. Check her room. C. Buy new gloves.
4. Who might the woman be
A. A teacher of a class. B. A parent of a student. C. A headmaster of a school.
5. What is the man’s cat like
A. Friendly. B. Lazy. C. Scared.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1.5分, 总分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题给出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至7题。
6. When does the woman want to go to the office
A. At noon. B. In the afternoon. C. In the morning.
7. How does the woman feel about going to the office before the pool
A. She is planning to do that.
B. She wouldn’t mind either way.
C. She would prefer not to.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. What is the man going to do
A. Sign up softball team himself.
B. Get more people to play softball.
C. Talk to Karen about softball.
9. What day is it today
A. Monday. B. Wednesday. C. Friday.
听第8段材料，回答第10至 12题。
10. What does the man say about the woman’s car
A. It needs a new engine.
B. The wheels need to be replaced.
C. Something is wrong with brakes.
11. Why can’t the man get the car back to the woman this afternoon
A. He wants to see a show.
B. He has to work on other cars first.
C. He doesn’t have the parts he needs.
12. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Take the bus.
B. Drive her car carefully.
C. Bring her car back in the morning.
听第9段材料， 回答第13 至 16题。
13. Who is probably selling a car
A. Jim’s friend. B. The woman. C. The woman’s brother.
14. What kind of car is probably for sale
A. A Honda. B. A Ford. C. A BMW.
15. What does the man think about buying red cars
A. He isn’t really interested.
B. He thinks they are attractive.
C. He doesn’t care about the color.
16. What can we learn from the conversation
A. The man will look for a different car.
B. The woman has a car.
C. The red car cost a lot.
听第10段材料,回答第 17 至20题。
17. What is well developed in Costa Rica
A. Tourism. B. Economy. C. Public gardens.
18. According to the talk, what might children especially enjoy
A. Seeing monkeys.
B. Looking at tropical fish.
C. playing on white sand beaches.
19. Why does the speaker mention Disneyland
A. To show its popularity.
B. To get more visitors.
C. To show the low prices in Costa Rica.
20. What can be found at the ocean-side hotels
A. Water slides.
B. Many hiking trails nearby.
C. Staff available 24 hours a day.
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。
A
Women’s Poetry Competition 2024
Welcome to Mslexia, the only magazine where every reader is a potential contributor too. Almost every part of the magazine is open to submission by any woman writer. Our competition is open to unpublished poems of any length. Your 10 entry fee allows you to submit up to three poems. The judge this year is the outstanding and award-winning writer Pascale Petit.
Prizes
1st: 2,000; 2nd: 500; 3rd: 250 (Each prize goes for one person.)
Unpublished Poetry Prize for the best poem by a previously unknown poet: 250.
The four winners, plus sixteen additional finalists will have their poems published in the May issue of Mslexia.
Results
The deadline for all entries is 23:59 GMT, 6 March, 2024
The winners and finalists will be announced on 1 April, 2024
How to enter
Add the entry fee to your basket and go to the checkout. Once the order is completed, you’ll be taken to a submit page where the entry form is located. Click the “Enter Now” button. You can submit at a later date by typing into your Mslexia online account and going to the “competitions” bill.
Visit our Entry Instructions for a more comprehensive guide on how to enter, and be sure to read our Rules before submitting your entries.
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1. How many winners will get prize money
A. Three. B. Four. C. Sixteen. D. Twenty.
2. Which of the following will result in disqualification
A. Submitting two poems. B. Visiting Entry Instructions.
C. Writing a poem of 120 words. D. Mailing your entry on April 1.
3. Where can the text be found
A. In a textbook. B. In an art magazine. C. On a website. D. In a local newspaper.
B
A butterfly-shaped island in the central Aegean hopes to become Greece’s first carbon-free tourist destination. Under a deal with the government, Volkswagen, a carmaker, has donated several new electric vehicles for use by Astypalea’s public services; it will sell others at cost price to its 1,200 year-round residents. In return, the government has offered more financial assistance for islanders to buy electric cars and will build a solar and wind-fuelled power plant to replace polluting generators.
Unlike other nearby islands, Astypalea is not connected to Greece’s electricity providers. With only 3,000 rooms for visitors in small hotels or flats, tourism is still low-key. Many residents make a living the old-fashioned way: raising goats, keeping bees and fishing. The island was selected for Volkswagen’s experiment after Nikos Komineas, the go-ahead mayor, contacted the transport ministry for help in finding an electric bus to try out on its rough roads.
Most islanders sound keen on the project. Mr Komineas expects the number of private cars on Astypalea to fall by a third over the next five years. Its residents, he says, will get around on electric minibuses, which will be free, linked to a mobile-phone app and available round the clock.
Some observers smell green washing in the project. A bid for a solar park that would generate half the island’s electricity within three years will not get under way before the tourist season ends. A single wind-fuelled engine will be set up only in 2026, assuming the licensing process goes smoothly. That is not normally the case in the Aegean, where islanders worry that tourists will go elsewhere if the view is spoiled by an engine 200 meters high. And even then, the solar and wind-fulled power unit is planned to cover only about 80% of summer demand. But it is a start.
4. Why has Volkswagen signed the deal with the government
A. To control car prices. B. To help generate electricity.
C To promote public transport. D. To build a zero-carbon island.
5. What makes Astypalea different from other nearby islands
A. It has an aggressive leader.
B. It is out of the national electricity network.
C. It is a crowded tourist destination.
D. It has various goats, bees and fishes.
6 What can be inferred from the text
A. The experiment will come to nothing.
B. There are barriers in conducting the project.
C. Green tourism will become a trend in Greece.
D. The islanders are unwilling to change their lifestyle.
7. What does the author think of the project
A. It’s pioneering. B. It’s practical.
C. It’s destructive. D. It’s costly.
C
There are some 7,000 languages spoken worldwide, each unique, using different sounds, vocabularies and structures. Charles the Great said: “To have a second language is to have a second soul.” This begs the question: Does the language we speak shape who we are As it turns out, yes.
In societies such as the United States or Western Europe, self-expression and language precision are valued. Asian cultures, on the other hand, prefer an indirect form of communication. Words like “perhaps” and “maybe” are used more than “yes” or “no”. Americanism takes an informal approach to communication. Therefore, it’s OK to refer to a stranger or the boss as “you”. However, the Thai language has 12 forms of the same pronoun, choosing one depends on status. In this way, languages are essential in leading any culture, be that our own or otherwise.
People who speak different languages notice different things, depending on the constructs of their mother tongue. Take an accident. In English, it’s OK to say: “She broke the glass.” But in a language like Spanish, you’d probably go with: “The glass broke.” The same incident produces two different responses. English speakers will remember who’s at fault, because their language asks them to, while Spanish speakers are more likely to remember it was an accident. This has real consequences, especially when it comes to crime and punishment.
Professor Jim Cummins has written extensively on mother tongues. For Cummins, the stronger our home language, the easier it is for us to learn others. Of course, research also shows that being bilingual gives people many advantages in life. Linguist Julien Leyre writes that learning another language develops our ability to “understand the mental world of another person, based on the language they use, and how that world is different from our own.”
Our mother tongue is central to how we think, what we know and who we are. Like us, languages are living things that change over time and must be cared for to survive. By doing so, we protect not just the linguistic structures or vocabularies we use, but the culture, knowledge and power behind them.
8. Why does the author mention “Americanism” and “the Thai language” in Paragraph 2
A. To tell the cultural differences between them.
B. To indicate a language is a guide to a culture.
C To stress American expressions are informal.
D. To reveal a language is associated with status.
9. How will English speakers’ react to an accident
A. They will seek blame. B. They will punish others.
C. They will avoid responsibility. D. They will draw a lesson from it.
10. What does Julien Leyre think about bilinguals
A. They enjoy a more colorful life. B. They can remain mentally healthy.
C. They find it easier to learn a language. D. They can gain insight into others’ minds.
11. Which one can be the best title for the text
A. How do languages differ B. Will your language be extinct
C. Why does our mother tongue matter D. Should we speak a second language
D
Look around on your next plane trip. The iPad is the new pacifier (安抚奶嘴） for babies and toddlers.School-aged children read stories on smartphones. Their parents read on Kindles or skim a long list of email and news feeds. An invisible, game-changing transformation links everyone in this picture:the neuronal circuit(神经元回路）that underlies(成为···的基础）the brain's ability to read is rapidly changing.Our important “deep reading" processes may be under threat as we move further into the new digital-based ways of reading.
We know from research that the reading circuit is not given to human beings through a genetic blueprint like' it is with vision or language; it needs an environment to develop. Further,it will adapt to that environment's requirements. If the environment advantages the reading processes that are fast, multi-task oriented(以···为方向的） and well-suited for large amounts of information,like the current digital-based reading, so will the reading circuit. As a result, less attention and time will be allocated to slower,time-demanding deep reading processes.
Increasing reports from educators and researchers in psychology and the humanities bear this out. English literature scholar and teacher Mark Edmundson describes how many college students actively avoid the classic literature of the 19th and 20th centuries because they no longer have the patience to read longer, denser, more difficult texts. We should be less concerned with students' "cognitive impatience", however than by what may underlie it: the potential inability of large numbers of students to read with a level of critical analysis enough to comprehend the complexity of thought and argument found in more demanding texts.
Ziming Liu from San Jose State University has conducted a series of studies which indicate that the “new norm" in reading is skimming. Many readers now use an F or Z pattern when reading in which they sample the first line and then word-spot through the rest of the text. When the reading brain skims like this, it doesn't have time to grasp complexity, to understand others' feelings, to be aware of beauty, and to create thoughts of the reader's own.
Karin Littau and Andrew Piper have noted another aspect: physicality. They stress that the sense of touch in print reading adds an important part to information - a kind of“geometry(几何结构）”to words, and a kind of spatial "'thereness" for text. As Piper notes, human beings need a knowledge of where they are in time and space that allows them to return to things and learn from re-examination-what he calls the “technology of recurrence (再现）＂.The importance of recurrence for both young and older readers involves the ability to go back,to check and evaluate one's understanding of a text. The question, then, is what happens to comprehension when our youth skim on a screen whose lack of spatial thereness discourages “looking back".
12. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about
A. What affects people's neuronal circuits.
B. Why deep reading is important to people.
C. Why people now prefer digital reading.
D. What will happen to our brain when we read.
13. What does the author want to stress about the college students
A. Their lack of attentiveness.
B. Their lack of reading techniques.
C. Their inability to understand the complexity.
D. Their ignorance of various forms of literature.
14. According to Paragraph 4,the F or Z pattern
A. affects the way people skim
B encourages people to read more
C. becomes popular among the youth
D. limits people's thinking development
15. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Reading physical books helps us comprehend a text better.
B. Techniques should be suited for different reading materials.
C. A reading space can help us be more attentive.
D. It is important to use all senses to learn.
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。
The Spotlight Effect
Have you ever felt as if the entire world was watching while you made a mistake Well, here’s some good news: it’s likely that no one even noticed.
____16____We have this experience not only when we make mistakes but also when we perform well. Every time we do something that is a little different from what we usually do, we may assume that everyone around us will notice. The spotlight effect might happen when we make a mistake in a game, have a bad hair day, or give a terrible answer in class.____17____In these moments, it feels like everyone is watching.
The spotlight effect exists because we all get used to seeing things through our own eyes. Every person is the main character in his or her story, and the events of our lives seem to have great importance.____18____
The spotlight effect is a very common part of the human experience. However, in some cases, it can lead to extreme social anxiety and nervousness around other people. Everyone suffers some degree of social anxiety. We all care about what others think, and we all want to be liked. It’s normal to wonder about what effect we have on other people.____19____If someone is so nervous that they can’t make good decisions, then it’s time to take action and improve the situation.
Learning about the spotlight effect is important because it can help us reduce our anxiety. Next time you feel like everyone is staring at you, remind yourself that it’s just your mind playing tricks on you. ____20____If you fill your mind with thoughts of your friends and family, it will help you be less self-conscious.
A. However, this can be a problem when the anxiety is too much to handle.
B. That’s why fewer people notice the embarrassing circumstances they encounter.
C. Another good exercise is to make an effort to notice the people around you, rather than focusing on yourself.
D. The spotlight effect is a trick of the mind that makes us believe that people notice us more often than they really do.
E. What you can do at this moment is to ignore them.
F. We are so busy examining ourselves that we actually observe very little about everyone around us.
G. It can also appear when we score a big goal, ask someone on a date, or do a good deed.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15题; 每小题 1分, 满分 15分)
阅读下面短文，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。
A Virginia third-grader has won two national awards for her exceptional skill in handwriting. That’s pretty remarkable on its own. But what makes the girl’s ____21____ extra special is that she accomplished it ____22____ having no hands.
On April 26 this year, 9-year-old Anaya Ellick was named the ____23____ of the Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. The award ____24____ students with special needs who develop a great skill in handwriting. All participants have a mental or physical ____25____.
Anaya was born without hands on either arm. ____26____ she was fitted with prosthetics(假肢) for a time, she decided she was better off with her natural ones and removed them. Instead, she has learned to ____27____ a pencil between her arms to draw and write. Two years ago, she ____28____ headlines(头条新闻) across the world when she was named a winner in the contest’s print category.
Tracy Cox, Anaya’s teacher, said Anaya is a role ____29____ to other students. “Anaya does not let anything stand in her _____30_____ of reaching her goals,” said Cox. “She is determined and independent. She has the best handwriting in her class. Her classmates see her doing the same tasks and they are often _____31_____ that she can do just as well, sometimes even better.” Anaya’s dad Gary Ellick said Anaya had always been confident. “It was always like ‘I can do it.’ I’m proud to see that hard work does _____32_____,” he said.
Anaya was _____33_____ at school on Wednesday, and the school shared photos of her with her new award and examples of her writing. But another _____34_____ doesn’t mean she’s slowing down. When asked what’s _____35_____ on her plate, she said, “Sports.”
21. A. progress B. achievement C. determination D. knowledge
22. A. despite B. except C. beyond D. without
23. A. applicant B. winner C. competitor D. agent
24. A. represents B. reminds C. recommends D. recognizes
25. A. disability B. depression C. strength D. consequence
26. A. Unless B. Though C. Since D. Before
27. A. sharpen B. decorate C. design D. hold
28. A. gave B. took C. made D. wrote
29. A. actress B. soldier C. monitor D. model
30. A. direction B. path C. way D. route
31. A. amazed B. disappointed C. satisfied D. upset
32. A. work out B. pay off C. get along D. take over
33. A. valued B. trapped C. honored D. rescued
34. A. success B. contest C. opportunity D. challenge
35. A. best B. first C. last D. next
第二节 语法填空(共 10 小题; 每小题1.5 分,满分15 分)
语法填空
Recently, a video series named “Escape from the British Museum” has gone viral. As a three-episode series ______36______(direct) by two Chinese vloggers, it tells the journey of how a Chinese jade teapot escapes from the British Museum _____37_____finds its own way back to China. Viewers were particularly moved by a scene where _____38_____ little teapot exclaims “Such a big cabinet is shared only by two people!” upon arrival at the place of the journalist and his friend.
A few days ago, the British Museum claimed to be the victim of “____39____ (culture) theft” which, if we look back to the history, is apparently _____40_____ China has indeed suffered from. Statistics have shown that there are ______41______(approximate) 23, 000 Chinese relics in the British Museum, with about 2,000 of them on long-term display. The priceless relics, _____42_____(include) stone tools in the Neolithic period, colorful pottery from the Yangshao culture, bronze artifacts in the Shang and Zhou dynasties, the Spring and Autumn period and the Warring States period, tri-colored glazed pottery of Tang and Song dynasties, and enamels, involve nearly all artistic categories. They ______43______(number) and packed in glass cabinets so that their origins are concealed (隐藏).
It is reported that there are three common ways ______44______( regain) lost Chinese cultural artifacts: purchase, donation, and demands. From 1949 to 2019, a total of 150, 000 Chinese relics in over 300 batches were recovered. Recent years have seen more batches reclaimed thanks _____45_____combined efforts.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分35分)
第一节 作文1(满分 15分)
46. 最近你班同学就使用微信朋友圈 (WeChat Moments) 的利弊展开讨论。请你用英语写一篇短文，介绍此次讨论情况，并谈谈你的看法。
注意：词数80左右。
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第二节 作文2(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。
It was a lazy Sunday morning, the type of day that getting out of bed requires an effort. When Marilyn and I entered the kitchen, Lori was already at the table doing her homework. Seeing us coming, she, suddenly, stood and faced me, “Why are there more pictures of Lisa than there are of me ” she asked. Lisa is our older daughter.
I stared back, not understanding the question. Lori turned and left the room. Caught off-guard by the question, I looked at Marilyn. “Are there more pictures of Lisa than of Lori ” Marilyn shrugged and raised her eyebrows in a motion of puzzlement. “Are you aware that there are more pictures of Lisa than Lori ” I added.
Marilyn said, “I’ve never counted them. I don’t know.”
Marilyn’s answer was the same as my thoughts, “I hadn’t realized that there was any significant difference. Now why would Lori ask such a question ” I asked.
Marilyn just shook her head and stared back at me. After a few minutes of thought she said, “When Lisa was born, you were taking photographs. You hardly went anywhere without a camera. When Lori was born, you were involved in colored slides (幻灯片). There must be hundreds of slides of Lori somewhere in the house that Lori has never seen or doesn’t remember.”
After digesting Marilyn’s remarks, I agreed. “After Lori leaves, we’ll look for those slides. Who knows, we may find more slides of Lori than pictures of Lisa,” I joked.
Later that afternoon, when we were alone, we went into the basement where we had stored the boxes that we had brought from our previous home. It wasn’t long before we discovered the trays of slides, and for the rest of the afternoon we looked at each tray, pointing out those slides that highlighted Lori.
“What are you going to do ” Marilyn asked.
“It’s her birthday in a few weeks,” I said, “We’ll select about one hundred slides with Lori and convert them into pictures, put them into an album and give to her as a gift. I don’t know if the album will answer her question, but at least she’ll know that we care enough to find her an answer.”
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Over the next few days, we secretly went through all of our slides.
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On November 24, before leaving for work, I opened her door and slipped the album inside.
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