辽阳市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末考试英语
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在 答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. ￡19. 15. B. ￡9. 18. C. ￡9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What would the man like to order
A. A cup of tea. B. Some apple juice. C. Some coffee.
2. Which program does the man like best
A. News. B. History. C. Sports.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Passenger and driver. C. Wife and husband.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a bank. B. In a department store. C. In a ticket office.
5. When did the fire probably break out
A. At about 7. B. At about 8. C. At about 9.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man’s friend want to drink
A. Milk with sugar. B. Orange juice C. Coffee with milk.
7. How much should the man pay
A. 10 yuan. B. 90 yuan C. 100 yuan.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who did Fred have a fight with last night
A. A storekeeper. B. A policeman. C. His brother.
9. Where is Fred now
A. In the police station. B. In the hospital. C. At home.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Whose house is the girl going to on Sunday
A. Mary’s. B. Susie’s. C. Jenny’s.
11. What will the girl probably do on Friday
A. See a movie. B. Go shopping. C. Watch a basketball game.
12. Why does the girl want her father to buy a new backpack for her
A. Her backpack is lost.
B. Her backpack is broken.
C. Her backpack is full of books.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. In which place did Lisa find the wallet
A. A park. B. A parking lot. C. A shopping mall.
14. What is inside the wallet
A. A photo of a person.
B. Some paper and an ID card.
C. Some money and business cards.
15. Who does the wallet probably belong to
A. A businessman. B. An old lady. C. A school boy.
16. How will Lisa get in touch with the wallet’s owner
A. By making a telephone call.
B. By asking the police for help.
C. By waiting where she found the wallet.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who mentioned in the speech use camels in their sports
A. Americans. B. Chinese people. C. The Arabs.
18. Which sport has the longest history
A. Baseball. B. Running. C. Basketball.
19. How old is volleyball sport
A. Below 200 years. B. About 300 years. C. Over 1,000 years.
20. What often comes out of a game in the speaker’s opinion
A. Friendship. B. Indignity. C. War.
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
Surrounded by the clear waters of the Caribbean Sea, Barbados has something for every kind of traveller. Here are four different places that will attract worldwide visitors.
1st and 2nd Street
A tour of these two famous streets easily reveals the after-dark appeal. Restaurants line both sides of the street, offering a wide range of cuisines. You are sure to find something you like here, as the restaurants include typical Indian, Italian and French cuisines, which are popular with visitors.
Andromeda Botanic Gardens
Established in 1954, Andromeda Botanic Gardens are owned by the Barbados National Trust and managed by a company. Many of the plants found in the gardens were collected by a family or given as gifts. The gardens provide a peaceful experience in the shade of trees.
Barbados Earthworks Pottery (陶器)
It is an open working pottery studio, free of any entry charge, making functional hand- decorated dinnerware and serving all kinds of pieces in clay. Now you can walk in and meet experienced potters creating the works of high quality, which are made for being used on the table.
Barbados Museum &Historical Society
Located in the Barbados’ UNESCO World Heritage Property, the Barbados Museum’s galleries are housed in the 19th-century buildings and reveal the island’s rich history, culture and heritage. There is a shop that is the ideal place to see unique Barbadian souvenirs and gifts such as prints, the 18th-century maps and books.
1. What does 1st and 2nd Street feature
A. Food. B. Pottery. C. Plants. D. Galleries.
2. What can visitors do at Andromeda Botanic Gardens
A. Collect books. B. Receive free gifts.
C. Enjoy quietness. D. Make something in clay.
3. Which is the most suitable place to appreciate Barbadian cultural heritage
A. lst and 2nd Street.
B. Andromeda Botanic Gardens.
C. Barbados Earthworks Pottery.
D. Barbados Museum &Historical Society.
B
It’s said that Thomas Edison found an unusual way to enjoy piano music. As someone played, the famous inventor, who had been deaf, would move close to the instrument and bite it. In his own words, it allowed him to “hear through his teeth”.
Robert Friedman, who was in the business of buying and selling pianos, recently showed off marks on a piano that was once owned by Edison. The piano had groups of small marks above the keyboard. He was surprised by the tooth marks left by the inventor of the phonograph (留声机) , a music playing device.
Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. Edison ever asked for the piano at the lowest price. When he bought the piano and put it in the lab, he was experimenting with sound recording. He owned the instrument for many years, so it was possibly used in early recordings.
There aren’t photographs of Edison biting this piano. But he was thought to bite into phonographs and pianos to help him experience music as his hearing worsened. His daughter once remembered that a guest cried on the spot at the sight of Edison biting into a piano as someone played it.
Friedman calls himself the piano hunter. He finds and buys the famous pianos from people and then sells them, usually to dealers. But this piano is more complex. He is now looking for the right home for the instrument. Friedman says that he believes that it belongs to someplace where many people can see it. Friedman does not want it to go back into private hands because of its connection to Edison. He has to find a historical group that will buy the piano, which he is offering to sell for what it cost him.
4. What was Edison’s purpose in biting the piano
A. To record his day. B. To enjoy its music.
C. To express his anger. D. To mark its importance.
5 Why did Edison buy the piano
A. To perform music. B. To decorate his lab.
C. To test the phonograph’s recording. D. To sell it at a very higher price later.
6. How did the guest feel about Edison’s behavior
A. Impressed. B. Pleased. C. Puzzled. D. Embarrassed.
7. What will Friedman do with the piano
A. Give it away. B. Make a fortune
C. Sell it at the original price. D. Keep it somewhere for himself.
C
In 1983, Ski Rixen USA became the first water ski cable park in the United States. Located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, the park offers riders a chance to experience all kinds ofwater sports.
In the past 40 years, Six Rixen USA has welcomed more than 1.5 million visitors. The park was the brainchild of engineer Bruno Rixen. Born in 1931 in Germany, Rixen grewfrustrated with the sport of water skiing, which required pulling by a motor boat.
“He used to wait for four hours in line to do three laps around the lake, ” explained Allan Wlodarczyk, the manager of Ski Rixen USA. He added that riding five minutes and waiting another four hours sparked Rixen’s idea of cable parks. Rather than relying on a boat, Rixen considered his own cable way. He also designed skis and set up a power source.
“The first cable was actually an old farm tractor, ” Wlodarczyk said. “Rixen took the wheels off, attached some ropes to the wheel disks, and started pulling people back and forth around the lake.” Over the years, Rixen improved his design and earned several patents. He opened the world’s first commercial cable water park in 1966 in Benidorm, Spain.
The sport grew from entertainment to international contests. Rixen died in 2020, but his idea has taken hold around the world. Today, there are more than 500 cable water parks on different continents. Typically, the cable tows riders at a speed of about 20 miles per hour.
But for beginners, who can take lessons, the speed is about 15 miles per hour.
Ski Rixen USA also offers riding opportunities and events to people with special needs to ski effortlessly. “We have a specially designed ski, called a sit ski,” Wlodarczyk said. “It’s a larger board with a lot of surface area. The riders are completely seated in the water and don’t actually have to hold onto the rope.”
8. What does the underlined word “brainchild” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Idea. B. Area. C. Birthplace D. Destination
9. What did Wlodarczyk mainly intend to tell us in paragraph 3
A. How Rixen protected the lake.
B. How Rixen set up a power source.
C. How much Rixen liked water skiing.
D. How Rixen created his cable water park.
10. In what way is Rixen the pioneer of the cable water park
A. He brought fun to visitors.
B. He invented a cable tractor.
C. He turned it into a business.
D. He made cables travel fastest.
11. What do we know about the sit ski
A It is easy to ride. B. It runs extremely quickly.
C. It offers a narrow board. D. It is dangerous for the riders.
D
A lunar crystal (水晶) was found in lunar basalt particles (玄武岩颗粒) collected from the moon in 2020 when the Chinese moon mission landed in Oceanus Procellarum, returning with more than 1.7 kg of lunar samples delivered safely to the Earth.
The crystal found on the near side of the moon is giving scientists hope of providing limitless power for the world forever. It is made of material previously unknown to the scientific community and contains a key ingredient for the nuclear fusion (核聚变) process, a form of power generation that uses the same forces that fuel the sun and other stars. It is transparent and roughly the width of a single human hair, and it formed in a region of the moon where volcanoes were active around 1.2 billion years ago.
One of the primary ingredients found in this crystal is helium-3 (氦-3) which scientists believe may provide a stable fuel source for nuclear fusion reactors. The element is incredibly rare on the Earth, but it seems to be fairly common on the moon. China’s next moon mission is expected to be carried out by Chang’e 6 in 2024, which will attempt to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon, which never faces the Earth.
Although it is too early for scientists to have made financial estimates on such a fuel source, it will undoubtedly be extremely costly. There is, of course, the matter of bringing the crystals back from the moon, especially in large amounts that are needed to fuel fusion reactors.
Helium-3 produces significantly less radiation and nuclear waste than other elements. The current nuclear fusion process has raised serious safety concerns, and as a result, scientists have been searching for a way to create nuclear power from nuclear fusion. During the fusion process, radioactive waste is not produced, potentially making a securer and more efficient fuel source.
Around 25 tons of helium-3 could power the US for a year. Multiple private companies and countries with space agencies have signaled their intentions to mine the moon for helium-3, and this latest discovery could kick start the race.
12. What can we learn about the crystal
A. It is 1.7 centimeters wide.
B. It is expected to power the Earth.
C. It is commonly found on the Earth.
D. It is made of previously familiar material.
13. What will Chang’e 6 try to do in the next moon mission
A. Collect up nuclear waste.
B. Find out the elements of helium-3.
C. Set up lunar nuclear fusion reactors.
D. Take back the samples of lunar crystals.
14. What is helium-3 as fuel expected to be like
A. It is low in cost. B. It is clean and safe.
C. It absorbs radiation. D. It produces no waste.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. A Struggling Race to Make Crystals
B. An Undoubted Discovery Powering the US
C. An Efficient Way to Collect Crystals from the Moon
D. A Rare Moon Crystal Discovered by Chinese Scientists
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。
How to Cultivate (培养) Hope
Of all the positive emotions, hope is the one that requires to be cultivated. Here’s a tip sheet to get you into the habit of hope.
Set and achieve goals. Goal-setting is only as important as the action you take toward achieving your goals. ___16___They know that without a clear goal, it’s easy to get distracted and lose focus. They don’t go with the flow of life. They actively make decisions and take action to move forward in their lives.
Stick with positive people. ___17___Optimists maintain a healthy balance. They know that seeing in different perspectives allows them to cultivate hope realistically. While they take in multiple, sometimes difficult perspectives, they remain sympathetic.
___18___People high in hope tend to pay attention to what is in front of them. They don’t dwell on (细想) the past or worry about the future though they do set goals for themselves. They stay focused on what’s happening right now. This allows them to stay positive and take action.
Be self-reflective and confident. While believing in oneself is important, highly hopeful people are able to forgive themselves as well. They know that failure is unavoidable and that it’s important to learn from those experiences, moving forward with positive motivation. ___19___
Keep a positive outlook. When it comes to high-hope people, no matter what life throws at them, they try their best to see the silver lining in the bad situation. ___20___In addition to having a positive outlook, high-hope people are also creative problem-solvers. They invest their energy in the future and hunt for the good.
A. Focus on the present.
B. And people high in hope do both.
C. Worry about the past and the future.
D. This ability for self-reflection is valuable.
E. They are extremely easily lost in the bad situation.
F. Being around them is one way to keep an optimistic mindset.
G. They don’t let the circumstance define their emotional response.
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。
Emily, a lady over 60 years old, proved that it’s never too late to learn as she celebratedher college graduation nearly five decades after she started her studies.
Emily ___21___Southern New Hampshire University after earning her degree in history. It was a(n) ___22___moment in her life because she waited for 49 years to ___23___it, as having a family caused her to put her ___24___journey on the back burner (次要地位). She always wanted to go back to school, but life sometimes ___25___in the way. With a family to ___26___, she had to send her family to college first before going on with her own ___27___.“This was hopefully a life lesson that you’re never too old to try something and that you’re never too old to ___28___yourself, ” Emily said. Delightedly, she ___29___ achieved her goal, with her loving family by her side.
Though Emily currently works in an American company, she hopes to use her new degreeto ____30____a job in the new field. “I’ve always wanted to get into some kind of ____31____ , whether it is teaching or training,” she said. She is exploring her ____32____. She thinks she has at least 10 years left to pick her work. Work keeps her active. ____33____what she wants people to learn from her story, Emily said, “Try a few times and you can do it. It’s ____34____to fail at something — failure is everywhere in your life. Just take it as a learning experience and give it another ____35____.”
21.
A. graduated from B. learned from C. applied for D. searched for
22.
A. normal B. shameful C. extraordinary D. upsetting
23.
A. defeat B. admit C. clarify D. make
24.
A. college B. finance C. life D. career
25.
A. let B. got C. took D. brought
26.
A. demonstrate B. lose C. trust D. support
27.
A. interactions B. studies C. prediction D. speech
28.
A. care B. praise C. better D. treat
29.
A. ultimately B. routinely C. constantly D. rarely
30
A. arrange B. land C. advertise D. quit
31.
A. education B. trade C. fashion D. entertainment
32.
A. disadvantages B. divisions C. options D. organizations
33.
A. Except for B. As for C. Instead of D. Regardless of
34.
A. exceptional B. odd C. common D. instant
35.
A award B. celebration C. explanation D. shot
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。
Qiu Yunting, one of the ballet dancers of the National Ballet of China, won the Best Female Dancer award during the 31st Benois de la Danse. Benois de la Danse, which ___36___(found) in 1991 in Moscow by the International Dance Association, is the international ballet prize ___37___(know) as the “Ballet Oscar”.
Qiu ___38___(stand) out among her competitors—ballet dancers from seven countries, such as Russia, French and Canada, winning the award with her role, Tatiana. Actually, Tatiana is the heroine of Onegin, which is one of the ___39___(world) greatest ballets based on Russian poet and playwright Alexander Pushkin’s novel Eugene Onegin.
In the face of the award, she seemed to be in a dream. “I am very honored. I was one of the nominators (提名者) nine years ago, and this award is just ___40___ a dream that has come true, ” said Qiu, ___41___ accepted the award on June 20 in Moscow, ___42___(express) her gratitude to the National Ballet of China and the organizers of Benois de la Danse.
___43___ artist commented on Qiu’s performance, “She plays the role from a teenager, to a young woman and then to a middle-aged woman ___44___(perfect). She was a great surprise during the ___45___(compete) and she is Tatiana.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 你校英语报正在举办主题为“Being Committed to Self-improvement”的演讲比赛。请你就此主题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 阐述自我提升的意义；
2. 介绍自我提升的做法；
3. 呼吁大家努力提升自我。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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Thank you!
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。
Last Sunday morning, my parents and I were going on a vacation in Sydney, where my grandparents lived, to celebrate my birthday. Actually, celebrating my birthday in my grandparents’home had been a family tradition. As a result, their neighbors, warm-hearted and friendly, were familiar with me. Sometimes, they even came to the house and brought me birthday gifts in person.
We took the subway there as usual. When we got off the subway, I found I had lost my bag. The bag was memorable to me because it was given by my parents when I became a senior high school student. It also had some valuable items inside, including an expensive watch, a birthday gift from my grandparents.
I couldn’t help but cry because the bag meant so much to me. “What’s the matter, Lily ” my mom asked. I told her that I might leave the bag on the subway. Hearing that, she comforted me and said, “We have plenty of time. Let’s talk to the staff.”
Instantly, my parents reported the situation to the staff at the subway station. A kind worker smiled to me and said, “If someone found it, they would hand it in.” He asked us to wait patiently for a while, and then he called for help. After half an hour, the worker didn’t give us any information. I started to become anxious and lose hope. My father said, “No news is good news.” However, the worker finally apologized to us and let us await the information on the recovery of the missing bag at home. We had to go to my grandparents’house first.
In the afternoon, while I, together with my grandparents and my father, was preparing for a birthday party, I heard my mother talking to someone on the phone about my lost bag. My heart was beating violently, and I was expecting something extraordinary to happen. Sure enough, my mother got me to answer the phone, “Good news, Lily. The call is just for you, from the kind worker. He said a girl called Beatrice had sent the bag back.” I felt amazed that the girl’s name is the same as my friend’s in Sydney.
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。
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subwaystation came from it.
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We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________辽阳市2023-2024学年高二上学期1月期末考试英语
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂 黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在 答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. ￡19. 15. B. ￡9. 18. C. ￡9. 15.
答案是C。
1. What would the man like to order
A. A cup of tea. B. Some apple juice. C. Some coffee.
2. Which program does the man like best
A News. B. History. C. Sports.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Salesgirl and customer. B. Passenger and driver. C. Wife and husband.
4. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a bank. B. In a department store. C. In a ticket office.
5. When did the fire probably break out
A. At about 7. B. At about 8. C. At about 9.
第二节 (共15小题；每小题1. 5分，满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man’s friend want to drink
A. Milk with sugar. B. Orange juice C. Coffee with milk.
7. How much should the man pay
A. 10 yuan. B. 90 yuan C. 100 yuan.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Who did Fred have a fight with last night
A. A storekeeper. B. A policeman. C. His brother.
9. Where is Fred now
A. In the police station. B. In the hospital. C. At home.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Whose house is the girl going to on Sunday
A. Mary’s. B. Susie’s. C. Jenny’s.
11. What will the girl probably do on Friday
A. See a movie. B. Go shopping. C. Watch a basketball game.
12. Why does the girl want her father to buy a new backpack for her
A. Her backpack is lost.
B. Her backpack is broken.
C. Her backpack is full of books.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. In which place did Lisa find the wallet
A. A park. B. A parking lot. C. A shopping mall.
14. What is inside the wallet
A. A photo of a person.
B. Some paper and an ID card.
C. Some money and business cards.
15. Who does the wallet probably belong to
A. A businessman. B. An old lady. C. A school boy.
16. How will Lisa get in touch with the wallet’s owner
A. By making a telephone call.
B. By asking the police for help.
C. By waiting where she found the wallet.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who mentioned in the speech use camels in their sports
A. Americans. B. Chinese people. C. The Arabs.
18. Which sport has the longest history
A. Baseball. B. Running. C. Basketball.
19. How old is volleyball sport
A. Below 200 years. B. About 300 years. C. Over 1,000 years.
20. What often comes out of a game in the speaker’s opinion
A. Friendship. B. Indignity. C. War.
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
Surrounded by the clear waters of the Caribbean Sea, Barbados has something for every kind of traveller. Here are four different places that will attract worldwide visitors.
1st and 2nd Street
A tour of these two famous streets easily reveals the after-dark appeal. Restaurants line both sides of the street, offering a wide range of cuisines. You are sure to find something you like here, as the restaurants include typical Indian, Italian and French cuisines, which are popular with visitors.
Andromeda Botanic Gardens
Established in 1954, Andromeda Botanic Gardens are owned by the Barbados National Trust and managed by a company. Many of the plants found in the gardens were collected by a family or given as gifts. The gardens provide a peaceful experience in the shade of trees.
Barbados Earthworks Pottery (陶器)
It is an open working pottery studio, free of any entry charge, making functional hand- decorated dinnerware and serving all kinds of pieces in clay. Now you can walk in and meet experienced potters creating the works of high quality, which are made for being used on the table.
Barbados Museum &Historical Society
Located in the Barbados’ UNESCO World Heritage Property, the Barbados Museum’s galleries are housed in the 19th-century buildings and reveal the island’s rich history, culture and heritage. There is a shop that is the ideal place to see unique Barbadian souvenirs and gifts such as prints, the 18th-century maps and books.
1. What does 1st and 2nd Street feature
A. Food. B. Pottery. C. Plants. D. Galleries.
2. What can visitors do at Andromeda Botanic Gardens
A. Collect books. B. Receive free gifts.
C. Enjoy quietness. D. Make something in clay.
3. Which is the most suitable place to appreciate Barbadian cultural heritage
A. lst and 2nd Street.
B. Andromeda Botanic Gardens.
C Barbados Earthworks Pottery.
D. Barbados Museum &Historical Society.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了巴巴多斯的四个不同的旅游景点。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由1st and 2nd Street部分中“Restaurants line both sides of the street, offering a wide range of cuisines. You are sure to find something you like here, as the restaurants include typical Indian, Italian and French cuisines, which are popular with visitors. (餐馆在街道两旁排列，提供各种各样的美食。你一定会在这里找到你喜欢的东西，因为这里的餐馆包括典型的印度菜、意大利菜和法国菜，这些菜都很受游客的欢迎。)”可知，第一街和第二街提供各种各样的美食。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由文章Andromeda Botanic Gardens部分中“Many of the plants found in the gardens were collected by a family or given as gifts. The gardens provide a peaceful experience in the shade of trees. (在花园里发现的许多植物都是一个家庭收集的或作为礼物赠送的。花园在树荫下提供了一种宁静的体验。)”可知，游客在Andromeda Botanic Gardens可以享受宁静。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由文章Barbados Museum &Historical Society部分中“Located in the Barbados’ UNESCO World Heritage Property, the Barbados Museum’s galleries are housed in the 19th-century buildings and reveal the island’s rich history, culture and heritage. (巴巴多斯博物馆位于巴巴多斯的联合国教科文组织世界遗产名录中，其画廊位于19世纪的建筑中，展示了该岛丰富的历史、文化和遗产。)”可知，Barbados Museum &Historical Society最适合欣赏巴巴多斯文化遗产。故选D。
B
It’s said that Thomas Edison found an unusual way to enjoy piano music. As someone played, the famous inventor, who had been deaf, would move close to the instrument and bite it. In his own words, it allowed him to “hear through his teeth”.
Robert Friedman, who was in the business of buying and selling pianos, recently showed off marks on a piano that was once owned by Edison. The piano had groups of small marks above the keyboard. He was surprised by the tooth marks left by the inventor of the phonograph (留声机) , a music playing device.
Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. Edison ever asked for the piano at the lowest price. When he bought the piano and put it in the lab, he was experimenting with sound recording. He owned the instrument for many years, so it was possibly used in early recordings.
There aren’t photographs of Edison biting this piano. But he was thought to bite into phonographs and pianos to help him experience music as his hearing worsened. His daughter once remembered that a guest cried on the spot at the sight of Edison biting into a piano as someone played it.
Friedman calls himself the piano hunter. He finds and buys the famous pianos from people and then sells them, usually to dealers. But this piano is more complex. He is now looking for the right home for the instrument. Friedman says that he believes that it belongs to someplace where many people can see it. Friedman does not want it to go back into private hands because of its connection to Edison. He has to find a historical group that will buy the piano, which he is offering to sell for what it cost him.
4. What was Edison’s purpose in biting the piano
A. To record his day. B. To enjoy its music.
C. To express his anger. D. To mark its importance.
5. Why did Edison buy the piano
A. To perform music. B. To decorate his lab.
C. To test the phonograph’s recording. D. To sell it at a very higher price later.
6. How did the guest feel about Edison’s behavior
A. Impressed. B. Pleased. C. Puzzled. D. Embarrassed.
7. What will Friedman do with the piano
A. Give it away. B. Make a fortune
C. Sell it at the original price. D. Keep it somewhere for himself.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文讲述了托马斯·爱迪生用独特方式欣赏钢琴音乐的趣闻，并介绍了爱迪生发明留声机和他如何用极低的价格购买钢琴进行实验。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“It’s said that Thomas Edison found an unusual way to enjoy piano music. As someone played, the famous inventor, who had been deaf, would move close to the instrument and bite it. In his own words, it allowed him to “hear through his teeth”.(据说托马斯·爱迪生发现了一种不寻常的欣赏钢琴音乐的方式。当有人演奏时，这位耳聋的著名发明家就会走近乐器咬它。用他自己的话来说，这让他能够“透过牙齿听到声音”)”可知，爱迪生咬钢琴的目的是透过牙齿听到声音来欣赏音乐。故选B项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Edison invented the phonograph in 1877. Edison ever asked for the piano at the lowest price. When he bought the piano and put it in the lab, he was experimenting with sound recording. He owned the instrument for many years, so it was possibly used in early recordings.(爱迪生在1877年发明了留声机。爱迪生要求以最低的价格买到钢琴。当他买了钢琴并把它放在实验室时，他正在做录音实验。他拥有这台乐器很多年，所以它可能在早期录音中使用过)”可知，爱迪生买钢琴应是来测试留声机的录音效果。故选C项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“But he was thought to bite into phonographs and pianos to help him experience music as his hearing worsened. His daughter once remembered that a guest cried on the spot at the sight of Edison biting into a piano as someone played it.(但人们认为，随着听力的恶化，他咬着留声机和钢琴来帮助他体验音乐。他的女儿记得有一次，一位客人看到爱迪生咬着别人弹奏的钢琴，当场哭了)”可知，人们认为爱迪生会咬着留声机和钢琴来帮助他体验音乐，一位客人甚至哭了，所以对他的行为是钦佩的。故选A项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“He has to find a historical group that will buy the piano, which he is offering to sell for what it cost him.(他必须找到一个愿意购买这架钢琴的历史团体，并以原价出售)”可知，弗里德曼会把钢琴按原价出售。故选C项。
C
In 1983, Ski Rixen USA became the first water ski cable park in the United States. Located in Deerfield Beach, Florida, the park offers riders a chance to experience all kinds ofwater sports.
In the past 40 years, Six Rixen USA has welcomed more than 1.5 million visitors. The park was the brainchild of engineer Bruno Rixen. Born in 1931 in Germany, Rixen grewfrustrated with the sport of water skiing, which required pulling by a motor boat.
“He used to wait for four hours in line to do three laps around the lake, ” explained Allan Wlodarczyk, the manager of Ski Rixen USA. He added that riding five minutes and waiting another four hours sparked Rixen’s idea of cable parks. Rather than relying on a boat, Rixen considered his own cable way. He also designed skis and set up a power source.
“The first cable was actually an old farm tractor, ” Wlodarczyk said. “Rixen took the wheels off, attached some ropes to the wheel disks, and started pulling people back and forth around the lake.” Over the years, Rixen improved his design and earned several patents. He opened the world’s first commercial cable water park in 1966 in Benidorm, Spain.
The sport grew from entertainment to international contests. Rixen died in 2020, but his idea has taken hold around the world. Today, there are more than 500 cable water parks on different continents. Typically, the cable tows riders at a speed of about 20 miles per hour.
But for beginners, who can take lessons, the speed is about 15 miles per hour.
Ski Rixen USA also offers riding opportunities and events to people with special needs to ski effortlessly. “We have a specially designed ski, called a sit ski,” Wlodarczyk said. “It’s a larger board with a lot of surface area. The riders are completely seated in the water and don’t actually have to hold onto the rope.”
8. What does the underlined word “brainchild” in paragraph 2 mean
A. Idea. B. Area. C. Birthplace D. Destination
9. What did Wlodarczyk mainly intend to tell us in paragraph 3
A. How Rixen protected the lake.
B. How Rixen set up a power source.
C. How much Rixen liked water skiing.
D. How Rixen created his cable water park.
10. In what way is Rixen the pioneer of the cable water park
A. He brought fun to visitors.
B. He invented a cable tractor.
C. He turned it into a business.
D. He made cables travel fastest.
11. What do we know about the sit ski
A. It is easy to ride. B. It runs extremely quickly.
C. It offers a narrow board. D. It is dangerous for the riders.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了水上滑索公园的历史、发展、设计以及如何为游客提供体验各种水上运动的机会。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段“He added that riding five minutes and waiting another four hours sparked Rixen’s idea of cable parks.(他补充说，滑行五分钟然后等待四个小时激发了里克森对缆车公园的想法)”可知，这个公园是Bruno Rixen的创意，推知brainchild意为“创意”，和A项意思相近。故选A项。
【9题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段““He used to wait for four hours in line to do three laps around the lake, ” explained Allan Wlodarczyk, the manager of Ski Rixen USA. He added that riding five minutes and waiting another four hours sparked Rixen’s idea of cable parks. Rather than relying on a boat, Rixen considered his own cable way. He also designed skis and set up a power source.(“他以前要排队等待四个小时才能绕湖滑三圈，”Ski Rixen USA的经理艾伦·沃拉奇克解释说。他补充说，滑行五分钟然后等待四个小时激发了里克森对缆车公园的想法。Rixen不再依赖船只，而是考虑了自己的缆车方式。他还设计了滑雪板并设置了电源)”可知，本段主要讲述了Rixen是怎么建水上乐园的。故选D项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段““The first cable was actually an old farm tractor, ” Wlodarczyk said. “Rixen took the wheels off, attached some ropes to the wheel disks, and started pulling people back and forth around the lake.” Over the years, Rixen improved his design and earned several patents. He opened the world’s first commercial cable water park in 1966 in Benidorm, Spain.(“第一条缆绳实际上是一辆旧拖拉机，”沃拉奇克说。“Rixen卸下了车轮，在车轮盘上系了一些绳子，开始在湖上拉人来回。”多年来，Rixen改进了他的设计并获得了多项专利。他在1966年在西班牙的贝尼多姆开设了世界上第一家商业缆车水上公园)”可知，他开设了世界上第一家商业缆车水上公园，把它变成了一门生意，是缆绳水上乐园的先驱。故选C项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Ski Rixen USA also offers riding opportunities and events to people with special needs to ski effortlessly. “We have a specially designed ski, called a sit ski,” Wlodarczyk said. “It’s a larger board with a lot of surface area. The riders are completely seated in the water and don’t actually have to hold onto the rope.”(Ski Rixen USA还为有特殊需求的人提供滑雪机会和活动，使他们能够轻松地滑雪。“我们有一种特别设计的滑雪板，叫做坐式滑雪板，”沃拉奇克说。“它是一个面积较大的板子。骑手完全坐在水中，实际上不必抓住绳子。”)”可知，骑手完全坐在水中，实际上不必抓住绳子，推知它很容易骑。故选A项。
D
A lunar crystal (水晶) was found in lunar basalt particles (玄武岩颗粒) collected from the moon in 2020 when the Chinese moon mission landed in Oceanus Procellarum, returning with more than 1.7 kg of lunar samples delivered safely to the Earth.
The crystal found on the near side of the moon is giving scientists hope of providing limitless power for the world forever. It is made of material previously unknown to the scientific community and contains a key ingredient for the nuclear fusion (核聚变) process, a form of power generation that uses the same forces that fuel the sun and other stars. It is transparent and roughly the width of a single human hair, and it formed in a region of the moon where volcanoes were active around 1.2 billion years ago.
One of the primary ingredients found in this crystal is helium-3 (氦-3) , which scientists believe may provide a stable fuel source for nuclear fusion reactors. The element is incredibly rare on the Earth, but it seems to be fairly common on the moon. China’s next moon mission is expected to be carried out by Chang’e 6 in 2024, which will attempt to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon, which never faces the Earth.
Although it is too early for scientists to have made financial estimates on such a fuel source, it will undoubtedly be extremely costly. There is, of course, the matter of bringing the crystals back from the moon, especially in large amounts that are needed to fuel fusion reactors.
Helium-3 produces significantly less radiation and nuclear waste than other elements. The current nuclear fusion process has raised serious safety concerns, and as a result, scientists have been searching for a way to create nuclear power from nuclear fusion. During the fusion process, radioactive waste is not produced, potentially making a securer and more efficient fuel source.
Around 25 tons of helium-3 could power the US for a year. Multiple private companies and countries with space agencies have signaled their intentions to mine the moon for helium-3, and this latest discovery could kick start the race.
12. What can we learn about the crystal
A. It is 1.7 centimeters wide.
B. It is expected to power the Earth.
C. It is commonly found on the Earth.
D. It is made of previously familiar material.
13. What will Chang’e 6 try to do in the next moon mission
A. Collect up nuclear waste.
B. Find out the elements of helium-3.
C. Set up lunar nuclear fusion reactors.
D. Take back the samples of lunar crystals.
14. What is helium-3 as fuel expected to be like
A. It is low in cost. B. It is clean and safe.
C. It absorbs radiation. D. It produces no waste.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. A Struggling Race to Make Crystals
B. An Undoubted Discovery Powering the US
C. An Efficient Way to Collect Crystals from the Moon
D. A Rare Moon Crystal Discovered by Chinese Scientists
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍中国科学家在从月球上带回的月壤中发现了一种罕见晶体，这种晶体给科学家们带来为世界提供无限能源的希望。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The crystal found on the near side of the moon is giving scientists hope of providing limitless power for the world forever. It is made of material previously unknown to the scientific community and contains a key ingredient for the nuclear fusion (核聚变) process, a form of power generation that uses the same forces that fuel the sun and other stars. It is transparent and roughly the width of a single human hair, and it formed in a region of the moon where volcanoes were active around 1.2 billion years ago.(在月球背面发现的晶体给科学家们带来了希望，即永远为世界提供无限的能源。它是由科学界以前未知的材料制成的，含有核聚变过程的关键成分，核聚变是一种能源产生形式，使用与为太阳和其他恒星提供燃料相同的能量。它是透明的，大约有一根头发丝那么宽，它形成于大约12亿年前火山活跃的月球区域。)”可知，在月球背面发现的晶体预计它将为地球提供能源，由科学界以前未知的材料构成的，是透明的，大约有一根头发丝那么宽，它形成于大约12亿年前火山活跃的月球区域；由第三段中的“One of the primary ingredients found in this crystal is helium-3 (氦-3) , which scientists believe may provide a stable fuel source for nuclear fusion reactors. The element is incredibly rare on the Earth, but it seems to be fairly common on the moon.(在这种晶体中发现的主要成分之一是氦-3，科学家认为它可以为核聚变反应堆提供稳定的燃料来源。这种元素在地球上非常罕见，但在月球上似乎相当普遍。)”可知，这种晶体中发现的主要成分之一是氦-3，这种元素在地球上非常罕见，但在月球上似乎相当普遍。由此可知，B项“It is expected to power the Earth.(预计它将为地球提供能源。)”正确。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“China’s next moon mission is expected to be carried out by Chang’e 6 in 2024, which will attempt to collect the first samples from the far side of the moon, which never faces the Earth.(中国的下一次探月任务预计将于2024年由嫦娥6号执行，它将尝试从月球背面采集第一批样本，月球背面从未面向地球。)”可知，下一次探月任务中嫦娥六号将尝试从月球背面采集第一批样本。故选D。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“Although it is too early for scientists to have made financial estimates on such a fuel source, it will undoubtedly be extremely costly.(尽管科学家们对这种燃料来源进行财务估算还为时过早，但它无疑将是极其昂贵的。)”以及第五段“Helium-3 produces significantly less radiation and nuclear waste than other elements. The current nuclear fusion process has raised serious safety concerns, and as a result, scientists have been searching for a way to create nuclear power from nuclear fusion. During the fusion process, radioactive waste is not produced, potentially making a securer and more efficient fuel source.(氦-3比其他元素产生的辐射和核废料要少得多。目前的核聚变过程已经引起了严重的安全问题，因此，科学家们一直在寻找一种从核聚变中产生核能的方法。在核聚变过程中，不会产生放射性废物，这可能会成为一种更安全、更有效的燃料来源。)”可知，氦-3这种燃料来源会非常昂贵，氦-3比其他元素产生的辐射和核废料要少得多，在核聚变过程中，不会产生放射性废物，这可能会成为一种更安全、更有效的燃料来源。因此，作为燃料的氦-3应该是清洁、安全的。故选B。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。第一段“A lunar crystal (水晶) was found in lunar basalt particles (玄武岩颗粒) collected from the moon in 2020 when the Chinese moon mission landed in Oceanus Procellarum, returning with more than 1.7 kg of lunar samples delivered safely to the Earth.(在月球玄武岩颗粒中发现了一种月球晶体，这是在2020年中国月球任务降落在Oceanus Procellarum时从月球收集的，并将超过1.7公斤的月球样本安全送回地球。)”介绍了中国科学家在2020年从月球上带回的月壤样本中发现了一种月球晶体；文章下文详细介绍了这种晶体的特征、主要成分等；由此而知，本文主要介绍中国科学家在月壤中发现一种罕见月亮晶体，D选项“A Rare Moon Crystal Discovered by Chinese Scientists(中国科学家发现罕见的月亮晶体)”能够概括文章主旨，适合作为最佳标题。故选D。
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。
How to Cultivate (培养) Hope
Of all the positive emotions, hope is the one that requires to be cultivated. Here’s a tip sheet to get you into the habit of hope.
Set and achieve goals. Goal-setting is only as important as the action you take toward achieving your goals. ___16___They know that without a clear goal, it’s easy to get distracted and lose focus. They don’t go with the flow of life. They actively make decisions and take action to move forward in their lives.
Stick with positive people. ___17___Optimists maintain a healthy balance. They know that seeing in different perspectives allows them to cultivate hope realistically. While they take in multiple, sometimes difficult perspectives, they remain sympathetic.
___18___People high in hope tend to pay attention to what is in front of them. They don’t dwell on (细想) the past or worry about the future though they do set goals for themselves. They stay focused on what’s happening right now. This allows them to stay positive and take action.
Be self-reflective and confident. While believing in oneself is important, highly hopeful people are able to forgive themselves as well. They know that failure is unavoidable and that it’s important to learn from those experiences, moving forward with positive motivation. ___19___
Keep a positive outlook. When it comes to high-hope people, no matter what life throws at them, they try their best to see the silver lining in the bad situation. ___20___In addition to having a positive outlook, high-hope people are also creative problem-solvers. They invest their energy in the future and hunt for the good.
A. Focus on the present.
B. And people high in hope do both.
C. Worry about the past and the future.
D. This ability for self-reflection is valuable.
E. They are extremely easily lost in the bad situation.
F. Being around them is one way to keep an optimistic mindset.
G. They don’t let the circumstance define their emotional response.
【答案】16. B 17. F 18. A 19. D 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。介绍了一些培养希望的建议。
【16题详解】
根据前文“Set and achieve goals. Goal-setting is only as important as the action you take toward achieving your goals.(设定并实现目标。设定目标和你为实现目标所采取的行动一样重要)”结合本文主题“How to Cultivate (培养) Hope(如何培养希望)”可知，本段应是讲述满怀希望的人应是设定并实现目标，所以B项“And people high in hope do both.(满怀希望的人两者都做)”符合文意，其中both指代前文的设定并实现目标。故选B项。
【17题详解】
根据前文“Stick with positive people.(和积极的人在一起)”可知，F项“Being around them is one way to keep an optimistic mindset.(和他们在一起是保持乐观心态的一种方式)”是对前句的进一步解释说明，符合文意。故选F项。
【18题详解】
分析设空，位于段首，是本段的中心句，根据后文“People high in hope tend to pay attention to what is in front of them. They don’t dwell on (细想) the past or worry about the future though they do set goals for themselves. They stay focused on what’s happening right now. This allows them to stay positive and take action.(满怀希望的人往往会关注眼前的事情。他们不沉湎于过去，也不担心未来，尽管他们为自己设定了目标。他们专注于正在发生的事情。这让他们保持积极并采取行动)”可知，本段主要讲述了满怀希望的人往往会关注现在，所以A项“Focus on the present.(关注现在)”是本段中心句。故选A项。
【19题详解】
分析设空，位于段尾，是对前文的总结，根据前文“Be self-reflective and confident. While believing in oneself is important, highly hopeful people are able to forgive themselves as well. They know that failure is unavoidable and that it’s important to learn from those experiences, moving forward with positive motivation.(要有自我反思和自信。虽然相信自己很重要，但充满希望的人也能原谅自己。他们知道失败是不可避免的，从这些经历中学习，带着积极的动力前进是很重要的)”可知，本段主要讲述了满怀希望的人虽然自信但是也会自我反思，所以D项“This ability for self-reflection is valuable.(这种自我反省的能力是有价值的)”符合文意，是对前文的总结，其中self-reflection为同词复现。故选D项。
【20题详解】
根据前文“Keep a positive outlook. When it comes to high-hope people, no matter what life throws at them, they try their best to see the silver lining in the bad situation.(保持积极的心态。对于那些满怀希望的人来说，无论生活给他们带来什么，他们都会尽最大努力在糟糕的情况中看到希望)”可知，G项“They don’t let the circumstance define their emotional response.(他们不会让环境决定自己的情绪反应)”是对前文的进一步说明，符合文意。故选G项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，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。
Emily, a lady over 60 years old, proved that it’s never too late to learn as she celebratedher college graduation nearly five decades after she started her studies.
Emily ___21___Southern New Hampshire University after earning her degree in history. It was a(n) ___22___moment in her life because she waited for 49 years to ___23___it, as having a family caused her to put her ___24___journey on the back burner (次要地位). She always wanted to go back to school, but life sometimes ___25___in the way. With a family to ___26___, she had to send her family to college first before going on with her own ___27___.“This was hopefully a life lesson that you’re never too old to try something and that you’re never too old to ___28___yourself, ” Emily said. Delightedly, she ___29___ achieved her goal, with her loving family by her side.
Though Emily currently works in an American company, she hopes to use her new degreeto ____30____a job in the new field. “I’ve always wanted to get into some kind of ____31____ , whether it is teaching or training,” she said. She is exploring her ____32____. She thinks she has at least 10 years left to pick her work. Work keeps her active. ____33____what she wants people to learn from her story, Emily said, “Try a few times and you can do it. It’s ____34____to fail at something — failure is everywhere in your life. Just take it as a learning experience and give it another ____35____.”
21.
A. graduated from B. learned from C. applied for D. searched for
22.
A. normal B. shameful C. extraordinary D. upsetting
23.
A. defeat B. admit C. clarify D. make
24.
A. college B. finance C. life D. career
25.
A. let B. got C. took D. brought
26.
A. demonstrate B. lose C. trust D. support
27.
A. interactions B. studies C. prediction D. speech
28.
A. care B. praise C. better D. treat
29.
A. ultimately B. routinely C. constantly D. rarely
30.
A. arrange B. land C. advertise D. quit
31.
A. education B. trade C. fashion D. entertainment
32.
A. disadvantages B. divisions C. options D. organizations
33.
A. Except for B. As for C. Instead of D. Regardless of
34.
A. exceptional B. odd C. common D. instant
35.
A. award B. celebration C. explanation D. shot
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一位60多岁的女士艾米丽，在49年后终于完成大学学业的故事。艾米丽希望通过自己的故事告诉人们，尝试几次就能成功，失败是生活中无处不在的，将其视为一次学习经历，再接再厉。
21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：艾米丽在获得历史学位后毕业于南新罕布什尔大学。A. graduated from毕业；B. learned from学习；C. applied for申请；D. searched for寻找。根据“Southern New Hampshire University after earning her degree in history”可知，艾米丽在获得历史学位后毕业于南新罕布什尔大学。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是她生命中一个不平凡的时刻，因为她等了49年才做到这一点，因为有了家庭，她把大学生活放在了次要位置。A. normal普通的；B. shameful可耻的；C. extraordinary非凡的；D. upsetting令人沮丧的。根据前文“Emily, a lady over 60 years old,”以及“because she waited for 49 years”可知，艾米丽等待了49年迎来了自己的毕业时刻，这是非凡的时刻。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. defeat击败；B. admit承认；C. clarify阐明；D. make使成功。根据“Emily ___1___ Southern New Hampshire University after earning her degree in history.”可知，艾米丽等了49年才终于完成了大学学业，此处“make it”意为“做成某事，完成某事”，符合语境。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. college大学；B. finance金融；C. life生活；D. career职业。根据“Emily ___1___ Southern New Hampshire University after earning her degree in history.”以及“as having a family”可知，艾米丽等了49年终于完成了大学学业，是因为有了家庭，才把她的大学生活放在了次要地位。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她一直想回到学校，但生活有时会阻碍她。A. let让；B. got获得；C. took拿走；D. brought带来。根据“She always wanted to go back to school, but”可知，前后构成转折关系，即虽然她想回到学校，但是生活有时候会阻碍她。固定搭配get in the way“阻碍、妨碍或干扰：使某事无法顺利进行或完成”。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：为了养家糊口，她不得不先送家人上大学，然后才能继续自己的学业。A. demonstrate展示；B. lose失去；C. trust信任；D. support供养。根据“With a family”可知，艾米丽有家庭要养活。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. interactions互动；B. studies学习；C. prediction预测；D. speech演讲。根据“she had to send her family to college first before going on with her own”可知，她不得不先送家人上大学，然后才能继续自己的学业。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“希望这是一个人生教训，即你永远不会太老去尝试新事物，也永远不会太老去改善自己。”艾米丽说。A. care关心；B. praise赞扬；C. better改善；D. treat对待。根据“This was hopefully a life lesson that you’re never too old to try something”可知，艾米丽认为，希望这是一个人生教训，即你永远不会太老去尝试新事物，也永远不会太老去改善自己。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：令人高兴的是，她最终实现了自己的目标，她爱的家人在她身边。A. ultimately最终；B. routinely经常；C. constantly不断地；D. rarely很少。根据“achieved her goal”以及前文的情节可知，艾米丽在49年后终于实现了自己的目标即完成大学学业。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：虽然艾米丽目前在一家美国公司工作，但她希望用她的新学位在新的领域找到一份工作。A. arrange安排；B. land获得；C. advertise做广告；D. quit放弃。根据“a job in the new field.”可知，艾米丽希望用她的新学位在新的领域找到一份工作。固定短语land a job“找到一份工作”。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说：“我一直想从事某种教育工作，无论是教书还是培训。”A. education教育；B. trade贸易；C. fashion时尚；D. entertainment娱乐。根据“whether it is teaching or training,”可知，艾米丽一直想从事教育方面的工作，无论是教学还是培训。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她正在探索各种选择。A. disadvantages缺点；B. divisions划分；C. options选项；D. organizations组织。根据“whether it is teaching or training”可知，艾米丽一直想从事教育方面工作，无论是教学还是培训，这都是她正在探索的各种选择。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：至于她希望人们从她的故事中学到什么，艾米丽说：“尝试几次，你就能做到。在某些事情上失败是很常见的——失败在你的生活中无处不在。把它当作一次学习经验，再试一次。”A. Except for除了；B. As for至于；C. Instead of而不是；D. Regardless of不管。根据“what she wants people to learn from her story”可知，此处表示至于她希望人们从她的故事中学到什么——失败在你的生活中无处不在。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. exceptional异常的；B. odd奇怪的；C. common常见的；D. instant立刻的。根据“failure is everywhere in your life”可知，在某些事情上失败是很常见的，因为失败在你的生活中无处不在。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. award奖励；B. celebration庆祝；C. explanation解释；D. shot尝试。根据“Just take it as a learning experience”可知，艾米丽认为，失败在你的生活中无处不在，因此应该把它当作一次学习经验，再试一次。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。
Qiu Yunting, one of the ballet dancers of the National Ballet of China, won the Best Female Dancer award during the 31st Benois de la Danse. Benois de la Danse, which ___36___(found) in 1991 in Moscow by the International Dance Association, is the international ballet prize ___37___(know) as the “Ballet Oscar”.
Qiu ___38___(stand) out among her competitors—ballet dancers from seven countries, such as Russia, French and Canada, winning the award with her role, Tatiana. Actually, Tatiana is the heroine of Onegin, which is one of the ___39___(world) greatest ballets based on Russian poet and playwright Alexander Pushkin’s novel Eugene Onegin.
In the face of the award, she seemed to be in a dream. “I am very honored. I was one of the nominators (提名者) nine years ago, and this award is just ___40___ a dream that has come true, ” said Qiu, ___41___ accepted the award on June 20 in Moscow, ___42___(express) her gratitude to the National Ballet of China and the organizers of Benois de la Danse.
___43___ artist commented on Qiu’s performance, “She plays the role from a teenager, to a young woman and then to a middle-aged woman ___44___(perfect). She was a great surprise during the ___45___(compete) and she is Tatiana.”
【答案】36. was founded
37. known 38. stood
39. world’s
40. like 41. who
42. expressing 43. An
44. perfectly
petition
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。介绍了中国国家芭蕾舞团舞者邱芸庭在第三十一届Benois de la Danse国际芭蕾舞比赛中获得最佳女舞者奖的情况。
【36题详解】
考查动词时态语态。句意：1991年由国际舞蹈协会在莫斯科创立的Benois de la Danse是被誉为“芭蕾舞奥斯卡”的国际芭蕾大奖。分析句子结构可知，本句是which引导的非限制性定语从句，found作从句谓语，关系代词which代指先行词Benois de la Danse为第三人称单数，和谓语是被动关系，用被动语态，根据时间状语in 1991，用一般过去时。故填was founded。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：1991年由国际舞蹈协会在莫斯科创立的Benois de la Danse是被誉为“芭蕾舞奥斯卡”的国际芭蕾大奖。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词is，所以know用非谓语动词形式，此处是固定搭配：be known as意为“被誉为”，此处省略be动词，用过去分词作后置定语。故填known。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：邱在来自俄罗斯、法国和加拿大等七个国家的芭蕾舞选手中脱颖而出，凭借塔蒂亚娜一角赢得了奖项。分析句子结构可知，stand作本句谓语，描述的是已发生的事，用一般过去时。故填stood。
39题详解】
考查名词所有格。句意：事实上，塔蒂亚娜是《奥涅金》的女主角，这是世界上最伟大的芭蕾舞剧之一，改编自俄国诗人和剧作家亚历山大·普希金的小说《尤金·奥涅金》。空后是名词，所以空处应填world的所有格形式作定语，表达“世界上最伟大的芭蕾舞剧之一”之意。故填world’s。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：我九年前是提名者之一，这个奖就像梦想成真了。根据句意，此处表达“就像”之意，应用固定搭配：just like。故填like。
【41题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：邱说：“我很荣幸。九年前我是提名人之一，这个奖项就像一个梦想成真了。”她于6月20日在莫斯科接受了这个奖项，并对中国国家芭蕾舞团和Benois de la Danse的组织者表示感谢。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Qiu，在从句中作主语，用who引导。故填who。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：邱说：“我很荣幸。九年前我是提名人之一，这个奖项就像一个梦想成真了。”她于6月20日在莫斯科接受了这个奖项，并对中国国家芭蕾舞团和Benois de la Danse的组织者表示感谢。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词said，所以express用非谓语形式，和逻辑主语Qiu之间是主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填expressing。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：一位艺术家这样评价她的表演：“她完美地演绎了从青少年到年轻女性再到中年女性的角色。她在比赛中是一个巨大的惊喜，她就是Tatiana。”artist意为“艺术家”，为可数名词，句中用的单数，所以前应用不定冠词修饰，artist的发音以元音音素开头，用不定冠词an，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填An。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：一位艺术家这样评价她的表演：“她完美地演绎了从青少年到年轻女性再到中年女性的角色。她在比赛中是一个巨大的惊喜，她就是Tatiana。”空处修饰前文的动词plays，用副词修饰。故填perfectly。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：一位艺术家这样评价她的表演：“她完美地演绎了从青少年到年轻女性再到中年女性的角色。她在比赛中是一个巨大的惊喜，她就是Tatiana。”空前是冠词，所以空处应填名词作during的宾语，根据句意，此处应是competition意为“比赛”符合语境，特指第三十一届Benois de la Danse国际芭蕾舞比赛，用单数，故填competition。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 你校英语报正在举办主题为“Being Committed to Self-improvement”的演讲比赛。请你就此主题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 阐述自我提升的意义；
2. 介绍自我提升的做法；
3. 呼吁大家努力提升自我。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you!
【答案】Dear fellow students,
I’m glad to share the topic “Being Committed to Self-improvement” here today. I firmly believe in the importance of self-improvement. As far as I am concerned, it is the process of becoming a better version of yourself. Besides, it is a journey of growth and development, and it is essential for personal success.
How can you start to improve yourself Firstly, develop a sense of time, stay focused and fight for self-improvement every day. Secondly, be open to feedback. Feedback from others can help you identify the area that you need improvement. Finally, keep exercising and learning. Only with a good body and rich knowledge can you stand up to any challenge.
In conclusion, I urge you all to be committed to self-improvement. It may be a long and challenging journey, but it is worth it.
Thank you!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇主题为“Being Committed to Self-improvement”的演讲稿，参加演讲比赛。
【详解】1.词汇积累
主题：topic→ theme
此外：besides→ in addition
非常重要的：essential→ vital
集中注意力的：focused→ concentrated
总之：in conclusion→ in short
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In conclusion, I urge you all to be committed to self-improvement.
拓展句：In conclusion, I urge that you all should be committed to self-improvement.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Feedback from others can help you identify the area that you need improvement. （运用了that引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】Only with a good body and rich knowledge can you stand up to any challenge.（运用了部分倒装）
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。
Last Sunday morning, my parents and I were going on a vacation in Sydney, where my grandparents lived, to celebrate my birthday. Actually, celebrating my birthday in my grandparents’home had been a family tradition. As a result, their neighbors, warm-hearted and friendly, were familiar with me. Sometimes, they even came to the house and brought me birthday gifts in person.
We took the subway there as usual. When we got off the subway, I found I had lost my bag. The bag was memorable to me because it was given by my parents when I became a senior high school student. It also had some valuable items inside, including an expensive watch, a birthday gift from my grandparents.
I couldn’t help but cry because the bag meant so much to me. “What’s the matter, Lily ” my mom asked. I told her that I might leave the bag on the subway. Hearing that, she comforted me and said, “We have plenty of time. Let’s talk to the staff.”
Instantly, my parents reported the situation to the staff at the subway station. A kind worker smiled to me and said, “If someone found it, they would hand it in.” He asked us to wait patiently for a while, and then he called for help. After half an hour, the worker didn’t give us any information. I started to become anxious and lose hope. My father said, “No news is good news.” However, the worker finally apologized to us and let us await the information on the recovery of the missing bag at home. We had to go to my grandparents’house first.
In the afternoon, while I, together with my grandparents and my father, was preparing for a birthday party, I heard my mother talking to someone on the phone about my lost bag. My heart was beating violently, and I was expecting something extraordinary to happen. Sure enough, my mother got me to answer the phone, “Good news, Lily. The call is just for you, from the kind worker. He said a girl called Beatrice had sent the bag back.” I felt amazed that the girl’s name is the same as my friend’s in Sydney.
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。
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subwaystation came from it.
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We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door.
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【答案】
I took the phone, and then the voice of the worker who had helped us at the subwaystation came from it. He explained to me that, the kind girl, Beatrice, had picked up my bag on the subway and that she was sorry for not notifying the Lost and Found office in time. I felt infinitely grateful to him and the girl. When I hung up the phone, I circled with excitement. When my father soon fetched the bag, the birthday dinner was ready, and our family was seated at the desk, where we ate, talking and laughing. After dinner, we began to dance to the music. The house was full of harmony and warmth.
We were dancing happily when someone knocked at the door. Grandma stopped dancing and went to open the door. She said “It must be a neighbor who wants to give you a gift, Lily.” In a moment, a beautiful girl entered the house with a bunch of flowers. “Happy birthday, Lily.” said she, my best friend, Beatrice. I warmly welcomed her. When she saw the bag on the sofa, she screamed, “The bag looks like the one I picked up this morning.” We confirmed it and thought it was a coincidence. I said with gratitude, “Thanks, Beatrice. Kindness is always around us.”
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和父母坐地铁去祖父母家过生日时，不小心把自己的包遗落在地铁上，作者很伤心，当他们向地铁工作人员求助时，也没有获得结果，正当作者绝望时，工作人员告诉作者一位叫做阿特丽斯的女孩找到了她的包，并寄回给她，后来发现阿特丽斯就是作者在悉尼最好的朋友。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“我拿起电话，电话里传来了在地铁站帮助我们的工作人员的声音。”可知，第一段可描写工作人员告诉作者找到了她的包，并开心举行生日聚会。
②由第二段首句内容“我们正在高兴地跳舞，这时有人敲门。”可知，第二段可描写作者的朋友阿特丽斯来给作者过生日，发现自己捡到的包就是作者的。
2. 续写线索：坐地铁——遗失包——找工作人员帮助未果——被人捡到寄回——发现找打包的是自己最好的朋友
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①通知：notify/inform
②看到：see/notice
③认为：think/consider
情绪类
①感激的：grateful/appreciative
②兴奋：excitement/thrill
【点睛】[高分句型1]He explained to me that, the kind girl, Beatrice, had picked up my bag on the subway and that she was sorry for not notifying the Lost and Found office in time.(由that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2]When my father soon fetched the bag, the birthday dinner was ready, and our family was seated at the desk, where we ate, talking and laughing. (由when引导的时间状语从句和where引导的非限制性定语从句)
