甘肃省临洮中学 2023-2024 学年度高二第一学期第三次质量检测卷
英语听力
注意事项:
1. 本试卷分四部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时, 请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑; 主观题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效, 在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本试卷命题范围: 北师大版选择性必修第二册Unit 5
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 the woman think of the movie
A. It’s amusing. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s disappointing.
2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France
A. Traveling around. B. Studying at a school. C. Looking after her aunt.
3 What are the speakers talking about
A. Going out. B. Ordering drinks. C. Preparing for a party.
4. Where arc the speakers
A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.
5. What is the man going to do
A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip.
第一节(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, 你将有时问阅读各个小题, 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 is the woman looking for
A. An information office. B. A police station. C. A shoe repair shop.
7. What is the Town Guide according to the man
A. A brochure. B. A newspaper. C. A map.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man say about the restaurant
A. It’s the biggest one around.
B. It offers many tasty dishes.
C. It’s famous for its seafood.
9. What will the woman probably order
A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock
A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant.
11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon
A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report.
12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White
A At lunch time. B. Late in the afternoon. C. The next morning.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. Why is Bill going to Germany
A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new company.
14. What did the woman dislike about Germany
A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools.
15. What does Bill hope to do about his family
A. Bring them to Germany. B. Leave them in England. C. Visit them in a few months.
16. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. When did it rain last time in Juárez
A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago.
18. What season is it now in Juárez
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.
19. What are the elderly advised to do
A. Take a walk in the afternoon. B. Keep their homes cool. C. Drink plenty of water.
20. What is the speaker doing
A. Hosting a radio program. B. Conducting a seminar. C. Forecasting the weather.
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
With the new semester about to start, our school is welcoming a group of new international students. We have some apps here with an English version that will make your life easier. We hope you will have a wonderful life here.
★WeChat
WeChat is now the most popular social media app in China. Almost everyone is using WeChat. You can send both text and voice messages on WeChat. You can also make voice and video calls. You can also post texts, pictures and video clips. If your friends in your home country have this app, you can also chat with them through voice or video. WeChat is also widely used now as a form of payment which can be used in stores, online, and in other shopping apps.
★Alipay
Alipay is a similar app to PayPal. It was first used on Taobao and now people can use it as a mobile payment option. You can even use mobile payment at street vendors, so if you have this app, you can leave your wallet at home.
★Didi
Now Didi seems to be the smartest way to travel around. With one tap, a car comes directly to you. Didi is a Chinese car-hailing service app. It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers, but it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.
★Pleco
This is one of the top Chinese/English dictionary apps and it covers 130,000 Chinese words and includes 20,000 example sentences with pinyin. It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.
1. Alipay was originally developed to ________.
A. pay for a car-hailing service
B. compete with WeChat in payments
C. be used on online shopping website Taobao
D. be convenient for people who leave their wallet at home
2. If a foreign friend wants to use Didi, he should________
A. learn some Chinese B. know how to use WeChat
C. have a passenger to ride with D. download an English version app
3. Which app is helpful for learning Chinese
A. Didi. B. Pleco. C. WeChat. D. Alipay.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个应用程序的情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据★Alipay部分中“It was first used on Taobao and now people can use it as a mobile payment option.(它最初在淘宝上使用，现在人们可以把它作为一种移动支付选项)”可知，最初开发支付宝是为了在网上购物网站淘宝上使用。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据★Didi部分中“It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers, but it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.(它有一个叫“拼车”的功能，这为乘客节省了很多钱，但它没有英文版本，所以如果你想使用它，你必须学习一些中文)”可知，如果一个外国朋友想使用滴滴，他应该学习一些汉语。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据★Pleco部分中“It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.(它非常适合那些想学中文的人，也适合那些需要将英语单词或短语翻译成中文的游客)”可知，Pleco对学习中文有帮助。故选B。
B
Living life to its fullest
On the night of August 24, 2001, everything changed when my friend's car hit a wall with me inside. I lost most of my right leg, and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, although my body was weak, my mind was still very clear. I just kept telling myself to hold on. A week later, I made a deal with the doctors that once I could roll onto my side, I could leave. Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home.
Although I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left knee was badly injured, which resulted in different operations over the next few years.
And soon, more of my right leg had to be removed. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I donated it to a nurse who couldn't afford one for herself. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.
People often tell me they're proud of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest. Now, I may not be able to do things the way everybody else does them, but still, I always find a way to do them. I soon settled into everyday life again, until one day I realized I wasn't living my life as fully as I wanted to.
After 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.
In 2014, I even started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, she's beautiful, and she only has one leg. I could do that too someday, even though I have a disability.” My dream is simple: to inspire every man, woman, and child into knowing and believing that they are beautiful just the way they are.
4. How did the author feel after the car accident
A. She complained that life was unfair to her.
B. She was unable to accept the loss of her leg.
C. She kept a positive attitude toward life.
D. She felt lucky that she was still alive.
5. Why did the author feel happy in Paragraph 3
A. She was able to offer help to others.
B She could wear her false leg again.
C She had lived her life to the fullest.
D. She could do everyday things the same as everybody else.
6. Why did the author begin modeling in 2014
A. She wanted to be a famous magazine star.
B. She wanted to encourage others to be confident about themselves.
C. She wanted to challenge herself to be a speaker.
D. She wanted to prove that disabled people could also succeed.
7. What was the author's main purpose in writing the article
A. To stress the importance of having a dream.
B. To show how difficult the life is for disabled people.
C. To inspire others by sharing her past experiences.
D. To give advice to disabled people on how to make a living.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”过去的经历和如何发现自己的梦想的。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段中But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest.可知，作者在经历了车祸之后仍然保持坚强，还向自己许下了一个承诺：要一直过最充实的生活，所以作者面对生活仍然保有积极向上的态度，C项正确。A项"她抱怨生活待她不公平"，文中未提及。B项"她不能接受失去了腿"，从作者积极的态度中可以看出作者是欣然接受的。D项，"她还活着她感到很幸运"，文中未提及。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段中The joy of being able to provide this gift to someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.可知，对作者而言，能把这份礼物送给别人比她能自己穿戴更幸福，所以作者快乐的原因在于能够帮助别人。故选A。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段中I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.可知，作者不仅自己自信了，她还想把这种自信传递给他人，去帮助别人，使别人也对自己充满信心。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。文章主要介绍了作者与读者分享她过去与残疾做斗争的经历，以及在这个过程中发现了自己的人生梦想。根据文章最后一段中My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine可知，作者的梦想是有一天小女孩能够在杂志上看到她，从而激励身有残疾的小女孩。A项"强调有一个梦想的重要性”，偏离主题。B项"展示生活对于残疾人来说是多么困难”，以偏概全，残疾人的生活固然困难，但这不是文章核心内容。D项，"为残疾人提出生存的建议”，为残疾人做表率是作者的快乐，但文章主要强调作者发现自己的梦想，D项表述不符合文章内容。C项（通过分享她的经历来鼓舞其他人）符合文意，故选C。
C
How clever can a computer be Maybe you can get the answer after reading the following passage about a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can remember many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season and the weather in every city across the US. He also knows every word in the dictionary. However, if you ask Smarter Child other private questions, you will get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns, “I’ll be older than you after further study!”, and asking where he lives, you will get, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”
Smarter Child uses the huge information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to www.ahdictionary.com. For the weather, he visits www.. He turns to www.the- for scientists and www. for a fantastic movie.
Some scientists believe that by joining many systems of the Internet, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the combined (结合的) knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, Smarter Child has difficulty in discerning whether a behavior is right or wrong, which is obvious to any young child. If he wants to think and learn without any help from the programmers like boy-computer David in the movie Artificial Intelligence (AI), he must solve two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are sorted in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it by himself. Another problem is that while Smarter Child can deal with information more exactly and faster than any human, he needs programmers to make better systems that allow machines to solve problems of common sense, which is a huge challenge.
8. What may be unknown to Smarter Child
A. His age. B. The weather in New York.
C. A word in the dictionary. D. A player’s name of the Boston Redsox.
9. Which website can Smarter Child visit to answer the spelling questions
A. www. B. www.
C. www.the- D. www.ahdictionary.com
10. What does the underlined word “discerning” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Preventing. B. Copying. C. Inventing. D. Telling.
11. How is boy-computer David different from Smarter Child
A. He has a huge memory. B. He can think and learn independently.
C. He can make a weather forecast. D. He deals with information fast.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是篇说明文。文章介绍了一个美国新开发的、名叫“Smarter Child”的电脑程序，讲述了它强大的功能和存在的问题。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“A question about Smarter Child’s age returns, “I’ll be older than you after further study!””（一个关于问Smarter Child年龄的问题答复是:“我再学习就会比你大了！”）可知，Smarter Child可能是不知道他的具体年龄，所以无法准确回答。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to www.ahdictionary.com.”（例如，要回答关于拼写的问题，Smarter Child可以访问www.ahdictionary.com。）可知，要回答关于拼写的问题，Smarter Child可以访问www.ahdictionary.com。故选D。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线词所在句“However, Smarter Child has difficulty in discerning whether a behavior is right or wrong, which is obvious to any young child. ”（然而，聪明的孩子很难辨别一个行为是对还是错，这对任何小孩子来说都是显而易见的。）中的“has difficulty in”和“whether a behavior is right or wrong”可推知，Smarter Child 在分辨一个人的行为对错方面是有困难的，故“discerning”意为：辨别。故选D。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“If he wants to think and learn without any help from the programmers like boy-computer David in the movie Artificial Intelligence (AI), he must solve two problems.”（如果他想在没有程序员帮助的情况下思考和学习，就像电影《人工智能》中的电脑男孩David一样，他必须解决两个问题。）可知，电脑男孩可以在没有程序员帮助的情况下独立思考和学习，而Smarter Child做不到，这是他们的不同之处。故选B。
D
While Ellard Hunting and fellow researchers were out studying the weather at a field station in England, they noticed something unexpected on their instruments. Though there was no storm coming, the scientists’ electric field monitors recorded a strange increase in atmospheric electric charge(电荷) .
Nearby, honeybees that lived in on-site hives were swarming (蜂拥) as they tried to find a new home. When the team took a closer look at their data, they discovered that the swarming honeybees had created an atmospheric electric charge. The researchers shared more details about their findings in the journal Science.
“This is the first report of biology as a source of space charge.” says Hunting, a biophysicist at the University of Bristol in England. Scientists had known that individual bees carry a small charge while flying through the air, caused by the friction of their body parts against the air and each other. It’s similar to how rubbing a balloon on a piece of cloth creates static electricity (静电). Scientists believe a bee’s charge helps pollen (花粉) stick to it and signals to other bees which flowers have already been visited. But until now, researchers had never recorded such a high voltage (电压) among swarming honeybees.
In terms of electricity generation, a bees warm’s charge isn’t so impressive：It would take about 50 billion bees to power an LED light. But compared to the charges produced by common weather events, the bees’ charge density was six times greater than an electrified dust storm and eight times greater than a thunderstorm cloud.
Scientists hope to continue exploring how biology influences physics and are curious to know if something similar is happening with other wildlife, such as birds and bats.
12. What were the researchers doing when something unexpected on their instruments happened
A. Studying weather events. B. Testing their instruments.
C. Recording insects’ behavior. D. Looking for honeybees’ new home.
13. What’s the function of a bee’s charge
A. To help the bee fly fast. B. To signal to other bees.
C. To find pollen more easily. D. To avoid losing their way.
14. What will the scientists continue to study next
A. The wide application of biology. B. Measures to protect birds and bats.
C. The influences of dust storms on wildlife. D. Whether other wildlife can produce electric charge.
15. Where is the text from
A. A novel. B. A fiction. C. A magazine. D. A leaflet.
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. D 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了科学研究发现，蜂群产生了一种大气电荷。文章解释了研究开展的经过以及未来的方向。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“While Ellard Hunting and fellow researchers were out studying the weather at a field station in England, they noticed something unexpected on their instruments.(当Ellard Hunting和其他研究人员在英国的一个野外站研究天气时，他们在仪器上注意到一些意想不到的事情)”可知，当仪器上发生意想不到的事情时，研究人员在做天气研究。故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Scientists believe a bee’s charge helps pollen (花粉) stick to it and signals to other bees which flowers have already been visited.(科学家们认为，蜜蜂的电荷可以帮助花粉粘附在蜜蜂身上，并向其他蜜蜂发出已经去过花的信号)”可知，蜜蜂的电荷有向其他蜜蜂发出信号的作用。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Scientists hope to continue exploring how biology influences physics and are curious to know if something similar is happening with other wildlife, such as birds and bats.(科学家们希望继续探索生物学如何影响物理学，并好奇想知道类似的事情是否也发生在其他野生动物身上，如鸟类和蝙蝠)”可知，科学家接下来会研究其他野生动物大量聚集的时候是否会产生大量静电，比如鸟类和蝙蝠。故选D。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“When the team took a closer look at their data, they discovered that the swarming honeybees had created an atmospheric electric charge. The researchers shared more details about their findings in the journal Science.(当研究小组仔细研究他们的数据时，他们发现蜂群产生了一种大气电荷。研究人员在《科学》杂志上分享了他们研究结果的更多细节)”结合文章主要说明了科学研究发现，蜂群产生了一种大气电荷。文章解释了研究开展的经过以及未来的方向。可推知，文章选自杂志。故选C。
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。
Changing your life can come in small, easy steps. You can transform yourself and live a better life by making positive changes along the way. ___16___
Choose to change bad habits
Some bad habits seem to stick around without us even realizing it. ___17___ You can overcome them, find better alternatives, and get through your struggle to become a better you! Do it for yourself more than anything.
Choose to grow
It’s easy to get stuck in a fixed way of life. ___18___ In choosing to grow, you build character, develop your strengths, become aware of what needs improvement, and turn into the well-rounded person you need to be to succeed.
___19___
This is vital to human existence. We need the loving bonds created by family members and friends. Personal relationships are key to emotional growth and social stability.
Choose to live your passion
Whatever your dream is, you can have it. The person you wish to be and the things you wish to achieve are within you. Make the choice to pursue those passions at whatever cost. It may mean clearing out your schedule or doing something you’ve never done. ___20___
A. Choose to spend time with those you love
B. Choose to organize your schedule flexibly
C. Make the choice today that you won’t be ruled by them.
D. Here are some choices that will lead to your transformation.
E. However, with re-evaluation and growth comes a beautiful freedom.
F. It’s good to change, and you’ve only got so many years to refresh yourself.
G. However, the reward from success and personal accomplishment will be worth it.
【答案】16. D 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人们可以通过积极的改变过上更好的生活，并就如何改变提出了四条建议。
【16题详解】
根据上文的“Changing your life can come in small, easy steps. You can transform yourself and live a better life by making positive changes along the way. (改变你的生活可以通过简单的步骤来实现。你可以通过一路上做出积极的改变来改变自己，过上更好的生活。)可知，你可以改变自己，通过积极的改变来过上更好的生活，再根据下文提出的建议，D项 (这里有一些选择将导致你的转变。) 承上启下，合乎语境。故选D。
【17题详解】
根据上文的“Some bad habits seem to stick around without us even realizing it.(一些坏习惯似乎在我们没有意识到的情况下依然存在)”以及下文“You can overcome them, find better alternatives, and get through your struggle to become a better you!(你可以克服它们，找到更好的选择，并通过你的奋斗来成为一个更好的你！)”可知，上文提到了坏习惯在没有意识到的情况下存在，后文则提到了克服这些坏习惯，因此C项(今天就做出选择吧，你将不会被它们所统治)切题。故选C。
【18题详解】
根据上文的“It’s easy to get stuck in a fixed way of life.(人们很容易陷入固定的生活方式中)”以及下文“In choosing to grow, you build character, develop your strengths, become aware of what needs improvement, and turn into the well-rounded person you need to be to succeed.(在选择成长的过程中，你塑造了自己的性格，发展了自己的优势，意识到什么需要改进，并成为成功所需的全面发展的人)”可知，本段主要在说明选择成长，来成为全面发展的人，可知设空句与上文构成转折，指出成长的好处。故E项(然而，重新评价和成长带来了美丽的自由)切题，该项中的growth与下文的grow相吻合。故选E。
【19题详解】
设空句是段首小标题，根据后文的“This is vital to human existence. We need the loving bonds created by family members and friends. Personal relationships are key to emotional growth and social stability.(这对人类生存至关重要。我们需要家庭成员和朋友创造的爱的纽带。人际关系是情感成长和社会稳定的关键)”可知，本段主要讲要建立爱的纽带。Love是关键词，故A项(选择花时间和你爱的人在一起)符合语境。故选A。
【20题详解】
根据上文的“Whatever your dream is, you can have it. The person you wish to be and the things you wish to achieve are within you. Make the choice to pursue those passions at whatever cost. It may mean clearing out your schedule or doing something you’ve never done.(无论你的梦想是什么，你都可以拥有它。你想成为的人和你想实现的事情都在你的内心。无论付出什么代价，都要选择追求这些激情。这可能意味着清理你的时间表或做一些你从未做过的事情)”可知，本句与上文构成转折关系，指出追求梦想，取得个人成就的价值， 因此G项(然而，成功和个人成就的回报是值得的)切题，该项中的the reward和be worth与上文中的whatever cost构成一种转折关系。故选G。
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。
One day a famous painter painted a picture. He put it on exhibition with the title，“Not for ___21___ ”. However，it was so beautiful a painting that whoever ___22___ that exhibition asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ___23___ it. But he said，“I'm extremely sorry but I can't sell this for any amount. I will sell it to only that person who will understand its ___24___. ” Then，an old man came over and said，“I want to buy this painting and here is the ___25___ in this small box for it. ” There was a paint brush and colors in it. Then，he gave that painting to the old man.
All the other people asked the painter with ___26___，"Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man？We were ___27___ you a huge amount for this painting. “ The painter said，” If you ___28___ the painting，there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much ___29___. So，the man in the picture is this old man and that kid is me. He is my teacher who taught me to paint and made me become what I am today just thanks to his devotion and ___30___. And，the real value of this painting is just a paint brush which is ___31___ by my teacher as this paint brush is more ___32___ than your wealth. With this paint brush I can paint many more paintings. ” All people understood and ___33___ the bonding of a teacher and his student.
A teacher always gives his best wealth to his student in the form of knowledge，wisdom and art with a（n）___34___ that his student will ___35___ make use of it.
21. A. show B. sale C. play D. rest
22. A. attended B. held C. organized D. appreciated
23. A. check for B. pay for C. leave for D. charge for
24. A. money B. use C. value D. time
25. A. service B. ticket C. passport D. price
26. A. regret B. surprise C. embarrassment D. anger
27. A. repaying B. offering C. rewarding D. lending
28. A. realized B. caught C. confirmed D. noticed
29. A. determination B. devotion C. attraction D. participation
30. A. desire B. relief C. blessings D. pities
31. A. given B. paid C. lost D. borrowed
32. A. sensitive B. original C. useful D. precious
33. A. respected B. inspected C. reported D. shared
34. A. expectation B. destination C. creation D. position
35. A. essentially B. desperately C. necessarily D. properly
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. D 26. B 27. B 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。一位著名画家在展会上展示他的作品，很多人想高价购买这幅作品，但画家不卖。一位老人却用一个笔刷和颜料买走作品，原来此人是画家的老师。画中人正是这位老者。所有的人都能理解并且尊重他们之间的师生情谊。
【详解】1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天，一位著名画家画了一幅画。他把它放在展览上，题目是“非卖品”。A.show展示；B. sale卖；C. play玩；D. rest休息。此空通过下文“I’m extremely sorry but I can’t sell this for any amount.”（非常抱歉，我不能以任何价格出售这个。）可知应为“非卖品，拒绝出售”。故选B。
2.考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，这幅画实在是太美了，以至于参加展览的人都要求画家以任意价格出售这幅画。A.attended参加；B. held举办；C.organized组织；D.appreciated欣赏。根据上文“on exhibition”可知这幅画如此美丽以至于参加展览的人都在询问价格。故选A。
3.考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A.check for检查；B.pay for为……付钱；C.leave for动身去；D.charge for要价。根据前文“asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ”可知，这幅画太美了，所以无论他要价多少，他们都想买这幅画。故选D。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：非常抱歉，多少钱我都不能出售这个。我要把它卖给那个懂得它价值的人。A.money钱；B.use使用；C.value价值；D.time时间。根据下文“the real value”可知，这个人要把它卖给那个懂得它价值的人。故选C。
5.考查名词词义辨析。句意：此时，有一位老人走上前去，说：“我想买这幅画，这盒子里的东西就是它的价钱”。A.service服务；B.ticket车票；C.passport护照；D.price价格。根据上文“I want to buy this painting ”可知，这盒子里的东西就是它的价钱。故选D。
6.考查名词词义辨析。句意：其他人都惊讶地问画家：“你为什么把它卖给这个老头子换来画笔和一些颜料呢？我们正在给你高额的报价。你疯了吗？”A.regret后悔；B.surprise惊讶；C.embarrassment尴尬；D. anger生气。根据下文“Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man？”可知，画家不以任何价格卖给任何人，只卖给了一个老人，换的是画笔和一些颜料，所以这令所有人很惊讶地。故选B。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A.repaying偿还；B.offering报价；C.rewarding报答；D.lending借；提供。根据上文“asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would___3__it”可知，其他人正在给你高额的报价。故选B。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：画家说：“如果你注意到这幅画，画中有一个人正在热心地教孩子作画。A.realized意识到；B.caught抓住；C.confirmed确认；D.noticed注意到。根据“there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much___9___”可知，注意到这幅画时，你会注意到画中有一个人正在热心地教孩子作画。故选D。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A.determination决定；B.devotion热心；C.attraction吸引；D.participation参与。根据下文的“thanks to his devotion”，与此相呼应。可知，此处应为画中有一个人正在热心地教孩子作画。故选B。
10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是我的老师，他教我画画，让我成为今天的我，多亏了他的奉献和祝福。A.desire渴望；B.relief救济；C.blessings祝福；D.pities同情。分析可知，这里表示对老师的赞扬，设空处与devotion 为同一感彩，故祝福符合题意，故选C。
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：这幅画的真正价值就是老师给的这支笔刷。A.given给予；B.paid支付；C.lost丢失；D.borrowed借给。根据下文“A teacher always gives ”可知，这支笔刷是老师给的，故选A。
12.考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这个笔刷比你们的所给的报价更珍贵。A.sensitive敏感的；B.original原来的；C.useful有用的；D.precious珍贵的。分析可知，因为是老师教他作画，故老师给的笔比任何价格都珍贵，故选D。
13.考查动词词义辨析。句意：所有的人都能理解并且尊重他们之间的师生情谊。A.respected尊重；B.inspected检查；C.reported报告；D.shared分享。分析可知，设空处与“understood”感彩一致。故尊重他们的师生情谊。故选A。
14.考查名词词义辨析。句意：一个老师给予他学生最好的财富是以知识，智慧和艺术的形式呈现的，老师期望学生将会恰当地利用老师给予的财富。A.expectation期望；B.destination目的地；C.creation创造；D.position位置。根据“his student will___15__make use of it.”可知，学生合理利用老师给的财富是老师所期望的，故选A。
15.考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A.essentially重要地；B.desperately绝望地；C.necessarily必要地；D.properly恰当地。老师希望学生能够恰当运用老师教给他的东西，符合题意，故选D。
第二节(共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Confucius was born into a middle class family in Lu State, an area with the modem city of Qufu, in China’s Shandong Province. Now, he ____36____ (remember) for his teachings, which, along with the works of his students，formed the rule of Confucianism (儒学) many ____37____ (year) after his passing away.
Confucius also lived ____38____ active political life. From his job as Minister of Crime, he took part in a campaign (运动) to distance Lu from the rule of the state instead of ____39____ (work) for the central government. However, the plan failed. After a short period of being sent to live in another country, Confucius could finally return to Lu state ____40____ (spend) the rest of his life as a teacher of philosophy.
Even up to the time of Confucius’s ____41____ (die) his teachings were not ____42____ (wide) accepted in China, and most of ____43____ (they) were lost when the emperor Qin ordered the burning of Confucius’s books.
Yet, his philosophical (哲学的) ideas survived during the later Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Wudi,____44____ was inspired by the social and political wisdom of Confucius, accepted Confucianism and applied his systems of morality everywhere from classrooms _____45_____ law courts. The teachings of Confucius still spread far across China and the Far East.
【答案】36. is remembered
37. years 38. an
39. working
40. to spend
41. death 42. widely
43. them 44. who
45. to
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了孔子的生平事迹和他的儒家思想产生的深远影响。
【36题详解】
考查动词的时态和被动语态。句意：现在他被人们记住是因为他的教学还有他学生的作品，它们在他去世的许多年后形成了儒学的规则。空格处在句中作谓语，根据时间状语Now可知，应用一般现在时，主语he和动词remember之间是被动关系，应用一般现在时的被动语态，且主语为he，谓语动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填is remembered。
【37题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：现在他被人们记住是因为他的教学还有他学生的作品，它们在他去世的许多年后形成了儒学的规则。many修饰可数名词复数，空格处应填名词的复数形式。故填years。
【38题详解】
考查冠词。句意：孔子过着十分活跃的政治生活。live a/an…life为固定搭配，意为“过着……的生活”，active为元音音素开头，需用不定冠词an。故填an。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：从他作为司法行政部长的工作开始，他参与了一项运动让鲁国远离国家的统治而不为中央政府工作。instead of为固定搭配，意为“而不是”其中of为介词，应用动名词形式作宾语。故填working。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在被送到另一个国家生活很短的一段时间之后，孔子终于可以回到鲁国以哲学老师的身份度过了他的余生。could return为谓语，空格处需填非谓语动词作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to spend。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：即使到了孔子死后，他的教学仍然在中国没有被广泛接受，当秦始皇下令焚烧孔子的书籍时大部分典籍都丢失了。根据空格前的名词所有格Confucius’s可知，空格处应填名词形式，death为不可数名词。故填death。
【42题详解】
考查副词。句意：即使到了孔子死后，他的教学仍然在中国没有被广泛接受，当秦始皇下令焚烧孔子的书籍时大部分典籍都丢失了。空格处修饰动词accepted，作状语，应用副词形式。故填widely。
【43题详解】
考查代词。句意：即使到了孔子死后，他的教学仍然在中国没有被广泛接受，当秦始皇下令封焚烧孔子的书籍时大部分典籍都丢失了。空格处作介词of的宾语，应用代词的宾格形式。故填them。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：，汉武帝受到了孔子的社会和政治智慧的启发，接受儒家思想并将他的道德体系从课堂御用到法庭。此处为非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Emperor Han Wudi，先行词在从句中作主语，只能用who引导从句。故填who。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：汉武帝受到了孔子的社会和政治智慧的启发，接受儒家思想并将他的道德体系从课堂御用到法庭。from...to…为固定搭配，意为“从……到……”。故填to。
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是某国际学校学生会成员，学生会将于暑期邀请某知名书法家举办汉字书法培训班，请你用英语写一则通知，要点如下：
1.培训班的目的;
2.上课时间和地点：7月21日~8月10日，下午3：00~5：00，201室;
3.欢迎大家跃参加。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：书法培训班a Chinese Calligraphy course书法家calligrapher
Notice
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【答案】 Notice
Good news for you! To help the students write Chinese characters clearly and beautifully, a Chinese calligraphy course will be opened during the summer holiday. A famous calligrapher will introduce students to the idea of calligraphy and help students practice.
The course will be given in Room 201 from 3:00 to 5:00 every afternoon, from July 21 to August 10.
The course will be of great benefit to us. Take the chance and try something new! You might be surprised at how much you will enjoy it!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于学生会将于暑期邀请某知名书法家举办汉字书法培训班这一情况，用英语写一则通知。
【详解】1.词汇积累
课程：course→ curriculum
有名的：famous→ well-known
惊讶的：surprised→ amazed
机会：chance→ opportunity
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：The course will be given in Room 201 from 3:00 to 5:00 every afternoon, from July 21 to August 10.
拓展句：The course will be given in Room 201 from 3:00 to 5:00 every afternoon, which will last from July 21 to August 10.
【点睛】【高分句型1】To help the students write Chinese characters clearly and beautifully, a Chinese calligraphy course will be opened during the summer holiday.（运用了非谓语动词中的动词不定式作目的状语。）
【高分句型2】You might be surprised at how much you will enjoy it!（运用了how much引导的宾语从句。）
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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the middle of winter some 30 years ago. I was a young father with three little children depending on me. My college education, however, wasn’t helping me to find a good job in our depressed area. My work as a teacher had dried up and now I was working in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the minimum wage.
As I got ready to go to work I wrapped band-aids (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my pockets. Cutting and piling wood for 8 hours a day had caused my fingers to split and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. Then I walked down to my car in the snow and hoped it would start.
That day at work was harder than normal. The machines kept breaking down. And we had to rush to catch back up as the wood piled up. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working and we could see our breath as we spent hours chopping, piling, carrying, and packaging the hard wood flooring to be shipped out.
When the work day finally ended, I walked tiredly toward the time clock, took off my work gloves and inspected my aching fingers. The splits were worse than ever and I had bled through the band-aids again. I tried to straighten out but my bad back cramped (绞痛) up as I did. I started my car and drove back home. I looked at the snow and blinked back tears. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any better, and why life was so hard.
I tried to put a smile on my face as I opened my front door, but instead one appeared naturally. My daughter ran up to me, yelling “Daddy”, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I lifted her up and my heart exploded with love.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more.
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“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly.
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【答案】My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more. My aches and pains disappeared into her hug. And the joy in my heart chased the sadness away. In that moment I knew I could go on and that things would get better. In that second I remembered again that I was here for love. I kissed my little girl’s cheek, held her tight, and thanked God for my life as hard as it was.
“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly. My wife had prepared a rich meal. My heart was filled with happiness and warmth. I realized that it was worthwhile to work for my family. I think we all have bleeding fingers and band-aid days in our lives here. But with love we can make it through them all. After all, work may give us a living, but it is love that gives us a life.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，主要讲述作者作为一个年轻的父亲，为了养活家人，他到锯木厂去工作，每天繁重的工作都会让他的手指流血，但是当他回到家感受到了家的温馨和幸福时，他觉得工作的辛苦是值得的。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我疲惫的身体不再感到如此疲惫。”可知，第一段可描写女儿的拥抱让作者感到快乐、不再疲惫，作者觉得生活会变好，作者回应女儿的拥抱并感谢上帝。
②由第二段首句内容“‘生日快乐！’我妻子热情地问候我。”可知，第二段可描写作者妻子给作者准备生日大餐，作者感到幸福和温暖，认为为了家人工作很值得，爱让生活更美好。
2.续写线索：作者不再疲惫——女儿拥抱驱散悲伤、带来快乐——作者回应女儿拥抱并感谢上帝——作者妻子祝作者生日快乐——作者妻子准备大餐——作者幸福——作者对爱的感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①继续：go on/continue on
②意识到：realize/be aware
③认为：think (that)…/hold the belief that…
情绪类
①高兴：joy/pleasure
②悲伤：sadness/sorrow/grief
③感激：thank/appreciate
【点睛】[高分句型1]. In that moment I knew I could go on and that things would get better. (运用了（省略）that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]. After all, work may give us a living, but it is love that gives us a life. (运用了强调句型)甘肃省临洮中学 2023-2024 学年度高二第一学期第三次质量检测卷
英语听力
注意事项:
1. 本试卷分四部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。
2. 考生作答时, 请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后, 用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑; 主观题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效, 在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
3. 本试卷命题范围: 北师大版选择性必修第二册Unit 5
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)
做题时, 先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后, 你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 the woman think of the movie
A. It’s amusing. B. It’s exciting. C. It’s disappointing.
2. How will Susan spend most of her time in France
A. Traveling around. B. Studying at a school. C. Looking after her aunt.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. Going out. B. Ordering drinks. C. Preparing for a party.
4. Where arc the speakers
A. In a classroom. B. In a library. C. In a bookstore.
5. What is the man going to do
A. Go on the Internet. B. Make a phone call. C. Take a train trip.
第一节(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, 你将有时问阅读各个小题, 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 is the woman looking for
A. An information office. B. A police station. C. A shoe repair shop.
7. What is the Town Guide according to the man
A. A brochure. B. A newspaper. C. A map.
听第7段材料, 回答第8、9题。
8. What does the man say about the restaurant
A. It’s the biggest one around.
B. It offers many tasty dishes.
C. It’s famous for its seafood.
9. What will the woman probably order
A. Fried fish. B. Roast chicken. C. Beef steak.
听第8段材料, 回答第10至12题。
10. Where will Mr. White be at 11 o’clock
A. At the office. B. At the airport. C. At the restaurant.
11. What will Mr. White probably do at one in the afternoon
A. Receive a guest. B. Have a meeting. C. Read a report.
12. When will Miss Wilson see Mr. White
A. At lunch time. B. Late in the afternoon. C. The next morning.
听第9段材料, 回答第13至16题。
13. Why is Bill going to Germany
A. To work on a project. B. To study German. C. To start a new company.
14. What did the woman dislike about Germany
A. The weather. B. The food. C. The schools.
15. What does Bill hope to do about his family
A. Bring them to Germany. B. Leave them in England. C. Visit them in a few months.
16 What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Fellow-travelers. B. Colleagues. C. Classmates.
听第10段材料, 回答第17至20题。
17. When did it rain last time in Juárez
A. Three days ago. B. A month ago. C. A year ago.
18 What season is it now in Juárez
A. Spring. B. Summer. C. Autumn.
19. What are the elderly advised to do
A. Take a walk in the afternoon. B. Keep their homes cool. C. Drink plenty of water.
20. What is the speaker doing
A. Hosting a radio program. B. Conducting a seminar. C. Forecasting the weather.
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
With the new semester about to start, our school is welcoming a group of new international students. We have some apps here with an English version that will make your life easier. We hope you will have a wonderful life here.
★WeChat
WeChat is now the most popular social media app in China. Almost everyone is using WeChat. You can send both text and voice messages on WeChat. You can also make voice and video calls. You can also post texts, pictures and video clips. If your friends in your home country have this app, you can also chat with them through voice or video. WeChat is also widely used now as a form of payment which can be used in stores, online, and in other shopping apps.
★Alipay
Alipay is a similar app to PayPal. It was first used on Taobao and now people can use it as a mobile payment option. You can even use mobile payment at street vendors, so if you have this app, you can leave your wallet at home.
★Didi
Now Didi seems to be the smartest way to travel around. With one tap, a car comes directly to you. Didi is a Chinese car-hailing service app. It has a function called “ride sharing”, which saves a lot of money for passengers, but it does not have an English version, so if you want to use it, you will have to learn some Chinese.
★Pleco
This is one of the top Chinese/English dictionary apps and it covers 130,000 Chinese words and includes 20,000 example sentences with pinyin. It is perfect for those who want to learn Chinese, and also for tourists who need to translate words or phrases from English to Chinese.
1. Alipay was originally developed to ________.
A. pay for a car-hailing service
B. compete with WeChat in payments
C. be used on online shopping website Taobao
D. be convenient for people who leave their wallet at home
2. If a foreign friend wants to use Didi, he should________
A. learn some Chinese B. know how to use WeChat
C. have a passenger to ride with D. download an English version app
3. Which app is helpful for learning Chinese
A. Didi. B. Pleco. C. WeChat. D. Alipay.
B
Living life to its fullest
On the night of August 24, 2001, everything changed when my friend's car hit a wall with me inside. I lost most of my right leg, and I was left bleeding with several broken bones. At the hospital, although my body was weak, my mind was still very clear. I just kept telling myself to hold on. A week later, I made a deal with the doctors that once I could roll onto my side, I could leave. Two weeks later, I was allowed to go home.
Although I left the hospital, the fight was far from over. My left knee was badly injured, which resulted in different operations over the next few years.
And soon, more of my right leg had to be removed. This made it harder to wear my false leg, so I donated it to a nurse who couldn't afford one for herself. The joy of being able to provide this gift for someone else was greater than the happiness I felt on any day I was able to wear it myself.
People often tell me they're proud of me for staying strong. But in my mind, staying strong has always been my only choice. So, on the day I left the hospital, I made a promise to myself to always live life to the fullest. Now, I may not be able to do things the way everybody else does them, but still, I always find a way to do them. I soon settled into everyday life again, until one day I realized I wasn't living my life as fully as I wanted to.
After 13 years of thinking that I was confident, I had an unfamiliar feeling sweep over me. For the first time in my life, I was not only confident but I wanted to help those around me.
In 2014, I even started modeling. My dream is that one day a little girl will see me in a magazine and say, “Wow, she's beautiful, and she only has one leg. I could do that too someday, even though I have a disability.” My dream is simple: to inspire every man, woman, and child into knowing and believing that they are beautiful just the way they are.
4. How did the author feel after the car accident
A. She complained that life was unfair to her.
B. She was unable to accept the loss of her leg.
C. She kept a positive attitude toward life.
D. She felt lucky that she was still alive.
5. Why did the author feel happy in Paragraph 3
A. She was able to offer help to others.
B She could wear her false leg again.
C. She had lived her life to the fullest.
D. She could do everyday things the same as everybody else.
6. Why did the author begin modeling in 2014
A. She wanted to be a famous magazine star.
B. She wanted to encourage others to be confident about themselves.
C. She wanted to challenge herself to be a speaker.
D. She wanted to prove that disabled people could also succeed.
7. What was the author's main purpose in writing the article
A To stress the importance of having a dream.
B. To show how difficult the life is for disabled people.
C. To inspire others by sharing her past experiences.
D. To give advice to disabled people on how to make a living.
C
How clever can a computer be Maybe you can get the answer after reading the following passage about a newly-developed US computer program called Smarter Child.
If you ran into Smarter Child online, you would be surprised at this kid’s huge memory. It can remember many facts. For example, Smarter Child knows every baseball player in every team this season and the weather in every city across the US. He also knows every word in the dictionary. However, if you ask Smarter Child other private questions, you will get strange answers. A question about Smarter Child’s age returns, “I’ll be older than you after further study!”, and asking where he lives, you will get, “In a clean room in a high-tech building in California.”
Smarter Child uses the huge information on the World Wide Web as his memory bank. To answer questions about spelling, for example, Smarter Child goes to www.ahdictionary.com. For the weather, he visits www.. He turns to www.the- for scientists and www. for a fantastic movie.
Some scientists believe that by joining many systems of the Internet, an Artificial Intelligence (AI) with the combined (结合的) knowledge of, say, Albert Einstein, Richard Nixon and Britney Spears could be born. However, Smarter Child has difficulty in discerning whether a behavior is right or wrong, which is obvious to any young child. If he wants to think and learn without any help from the programmers like boy-computer David in the movie Artificial Intelligence (AI), he must solve two problems.
The first is that computers find it difficult to read web pages because the files are sorted in different ways. That’s why programmers need to tell Smarter Child where to look for the weather. It would be a much more difficult task to let him find it by himself. Another problem is that while Smarter Child can deal with information more exactly and faster than any human, he needs programmers to make better systems that allow machines to solve problems of common sense, which is a huge challenge.
8. What may be unknown to Smarter Child
A. His age. B. The weather in New York.
C. A word in the dictionary. D. A player’s name of the Boston Redsox.
9. Which website can Smarter Child visit to answer the spelling questions
A. www. B. www.
C. www.the- D. www.ahdictionary.com
10. What does the underlined word “discerning” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Preventing. B. Copying. C. Inventing. D. Telling.
11. How is boy-computer David different from Smarter Child
A. He has a huge memory. B. He can think and learn independently.
C. He can make a weather forecast. D. He deals with information fast.
D
While Ellard Hunting and fellow researchers were out studying the weather at a field station in England, they noticed something unexpected on their instruments. Though there was no storm coming, the scientists’ electric field monitors recorded a strange increase in atmospheric electric charge(电荷) .
Nearby, honeybees that lived in on-site hives were swarming (蜂拥) as they tried to find a new home. When the team took a closer look at their data, they discovered that the swarming honeybees had created an atmospheric electric charge. The researchers shared more details about their findings in the journal Science.
“This is the first report of biology as a source of space charge.” says Hunting, a biophysicist at the University of Bristol in England. Scientists had known that individual bees carry a small charge while flying through the air, caused by the friction of their body parts against the air and each other. It’s similar to how rubbing a balloon on a piece of cloth creates static electricity (静电). Scientists believe a bee’s charge helps pollen (花粉) stick to it and signals to other bees which flowers have already been visited. But until now, researchers had never recorded such a high voltage (电压) among swarming honeybees.
In terms of electricity generation, a bees warm’s charge isn’t so impressive：It would take about 50 billion bees to power an LED light. But compared to the charges produced by common weather events, the bees’ charge density was six times greater than an electrified dust storm and eight times greater than a thunderstorm cloud.
Scientists hope to continue exploring how biology influences physics and are curious to know if something similar is happening with other wildlife, such as birds and bats.
12. What were the researchers doing when something unexpected on their instruments happened
A. Studying weather events. B. Testing their instruments.
C. Recording insects’ behavior. D. Looking for honeybees’ new home.
13. What’s the function of a bee’s charge
A. To help the bee fly fast. B. To signal to other bees.
C. To find pollen more easily. D. To avoid losing their way.
14. What will the scientists continue to study next
A. The wide application of biology. B. Measures to protect birds and bats.
C. The influences of dust storms on wildlife. D. Whether other wildlife can produce electric charge.
15. Where is the text from
A. A novel. B. A fiction. C. A magazine. D. A leaflet.
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。
Changing your life can come in small, easy steps. You can transform yourself and live a better life by making positive changes along the way. ___16___
Choose to change bad habits
Some bad habits seem to stick around without us even realizing it. ___17___ You can overcome them, find better alternatives, and get through your struggle to become a better you! Do it for yourself more than anything.
Choose to grow
It’s easy to get stuck in a fixed way of life. ___18___ In choosing to grow, you build character, develop your strengths, become aware of what needs improvement, and turn into the well-rounded person you need to be to succeed.
___19___
This is vital to human existence. We need the loving bonds created by family members and friends. Personal relationships are key to emotional growth and social stability.
Choose to live your passion
Whatever your dream is, you can have it. The person you wish to be and the things you wish to achieve are within you. Make the choice to pursue those passions at whatever cost. It may mean clearing out your schedule or doing something you’ve never done. ___20___
A. Choose to spend time with those you love
B. Choose to organize your schedule flexibly
C Make the choice today that you won’t be ruled by them.
D. Here are some choices that will lead to your transformation.
E. However, with re-evaluation and growth comes a beautiful freedom.
F. It’s good to change, and you’ve only got so many years to refresh yourself.
G. However, the reward from success and personal accomplishment will be worth it.
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。
One day a famous painter painted a picture. He put it on exhibition with the title，“Not for ___21___ ”. However，it was so beautiful a painting that whoever ___22___ that exhibition asked the painter to sell that painting for whatever amount he would ___23___ it. But he said，“I'm extremely sorry but I can't sell this for any amount. I will sell it to only that person who will understand its ___24___. ” Then，an old man came over and said，“I want to buy this painting and here is the ___25___ in this small box for it. ” There was a paint brush and colors in it. Then，he gave that painting to the old man.
All the other people asked the painter with ___26___，"Why did you sell it for a paint brush and a few colors to this old man？We were ___27___ you a huge amount for this painting. “ The painter said，” If you ___28___ the painting，there is a man who is teaching a kid to paint with so much ___29___. So，the man in the picture is this old man and that kid is me. He is my teacher who taught me to paint and made me become what I am today just thanks to his devotion and ___30___. And，the real value of this painting is just a paint brush which is ___31___ by my teacher as this paint brush is more ___32___ than your wealth. With this paint brush I can paint many more paintings. ” All people understood and ___33___ the bonding of a teacher and his student.
A teacher always gives his best wealth to his student in the form of knowledge，wisdom and art with a（n）___34___ that his student will ___35___ make use of it.
21. A. show B. sale C. play D. rest
22. A. attended B. held C. organized D. appreciated
23. A. check for B. pay for C. leave for D. charge for
24. A. money B. use C. value D. time
25. A. service B. ticket C. passport D. price
26. A. regret B. surprise C. embarrassment D. anger
27. A. repaying B. offering C. rewarding D. lending
28. A. realized B. caught C. confirmed D. noticed
29. A. determination B. devotion C. attraction D. participation
30. A. desire B. relief C. blessings D. pities
31. A. given B. paid C. lost D. borrowed
32. A. sensitive B. original C. useful D. precious
33. A. respected B. inspected C. reported D. shared
34. A. expectation B. destination C. creation D. position
35. A. essentially B. desperately C. necessarily D. properly
第二节(共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Confucius was born into a middle class family in Lu State, an area with the modem city of Qufu, in China’s Shandong Province. Now, he ____36____ (remember) for his teachings, which, along with the works of his students，formed the rule of Confucianism (儒学) many ____37____ (year) after his passing away.
Confucius also lived ____38____ active political life. From his job as Minister of Crime, he took part in a campaign (运动) to distance Lu from the rule of the state instead of ____39____ (work) for the central government. However, the plan failed. After a short period of being sent to live in another country, Confucius could finally return to Lu state ____40____ (spend) the rest of his life as a teacher of philosophy.
Even up to the time of Confucius’s ____41____ (die), his teachings were not ____42____ (wide) accepted in China, and most of ____43____ (they) were lost when the emperor Qin ordered the burning of Confucius’s books.
Yet, his philosophical (哲学的) ideas survived during the later Han Dynasty. Emperor Han Wudi,____44____ was inspired by the social and political wisdom of Confucius, accepted Confucianism and applied his systems of morality everywhere from classrooms _____45_____ law courts. The teachings of Confucius still spread far across China and the Far East.
第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是某国际学校学生会成员，学生会将于暑期邀请某知名书法家举办汉字书法培训班，请你用英语写一则通知，要点如下：
1.培训班的目的;
2.上课时间和地点：7月21日~8月10日，下午3：00~5：00，201室;
3.欢迎大家跃参加。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右;
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇：书法培训班a Chinese Calligraphy course书法家calligrapher
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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，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was the middle of winter some 30 years ago. I was a young father with three little children depending on me. My college education, however, wasn’t helping me to find a good job in our depressed area. My work as a teacher had dried up and now I was working in a saw mill (锯木厂) for just above the minimum wage.
As I got ready to go to work I wrapped band-aids (创可贴) around my fingers and put more in my pockets. Cutting and piling wood for 8 hours a day had caused my fingers to split and bleed at their tips in the cold, dry, winter air. Then I walked down to my car in the snow and hoped it would start.
That day at work was harder than normal. The machines kept breaking down. And we had to rush to catch back up as the wood piled up. On top of it all the heaters in the building weren’t working and we could see our breath as we spent hours chopping, piling, carrying, and packaging the hard wood flooring to be shipped out.
When the work day finally ended, I walked tiredly toward the time clock, took off my work gloves and inspected my aching fingers. The splits were worse than ever and I had bled through the band-aids again. I tried to straighten out but my bad back cramped (绞痛) up as I did. I started my car and drove back home. I looked at the snow and blinked back tears. I wondered how long I could keep doing this, if things would ever get any better, and why life was so hard.
I tried to put a smile on my face as I opened my front door, but instead one appeared naturally. My daughter ran up to me, yelling “Daddy”, and wrapped her little arms around my neck. I lifted her up and my heart exploded with love.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
My tired body didn’t feel so tired any more.
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“Happy birthday!” my wife greeted me warmly.
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