2023~2024学年度高一上学期第二次月考
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.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；非选择题请用直径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。
4.本卷命题范围：至北师大版必修Book 1 ~Book 2 Unit 5 Lesson 2。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What is the man going to do
A. Go running. B. Swim in the sea. C. Walk on the beach.
2. When will the speakers get to the cinema
A. At 2:30. B. At 2:50. C. At 3:00.
3. What will the woman do tonight
A. Write a report. B. Go to a party. C. Do some cooking.
4. Where is the boy’s toy car
A. On the table. B. Inside the box. C. On the bed.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A concert. B. A singer. C. A song.
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 are the speakers mainly discussing
A. An interview. B. An English class. C. A piece of homework.
7. What did Mr. Gray talk a lot about
A. The methods of learning English.
B. The traditions of some countries.
C. The rules in the classroom.
听第7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Salesman and customer.
9. When does the bookshop close on weekends
A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 7:15 p. m. C. At 9:30 p. m.
10. What can the woman get for free if she buys a dictionary
A. A diary. B. A poster. C. A magazine.
听第8段材料，回答第 11至13题。
11. Who will meet the woman at the airport
A. The man. B. The man’s workmate.
C. The man’s driver.
12. Why did the woman fail to be picked up
A. The man forgot the time change.
B. The driver got the wrong arrival time.
C. She didn’t e-mail the man about the change in time.
13. Where will the speakers meet tonight
A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At the man’s office.
听第9 段材料，回答第 14 至17题。
14. What is the woman’s problem
A. She can’t find any music for Parents’ Night.
B. She isn’t familiar with young people’s tastes.
C. She has to choose different music for different parents.
15. What kind of music do the speakers decide to start with
A. Jazz. B. Rock and roll. C. Country music.
16. What do we know about line dancing
A. Most old people don’t like it.
B. People usually do it with jazz.
C. It requires people to do the same steps together.
17. What will the speakers do next
A. Have something to drink.
B. Choose different music.
C. Learn to do line dancing.
听第10段材料，回答第 18 至 20题。
18. What is blocking the entryway
A. A car. B. A bus. C. A taxi.
19 How long can a car be parked at most on the west side
A.10 minutes. B.15 minutes. C.30 minutes.
20. What will the speaker do with the Ford Taurus in ten minutes
A. Have it removed.
B. Give the owner a ticket.
C. Call the owner’s company.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
COMPETITION
Draw a sea creature for our ocean poster
Are you a gifted artist Do you think you can draw a prize-winning dolphin or shark In celebration of World Ocean Day on 8 June, The Week Junior is running a competition to create an awesome poster featuring some of the world’s coolest sea creatures, and your artwork could be part of it!
How to enter
Draw a picture of your favorite sea creature and send your picture by email tocompetitions@ with OCEANPOSTER as the subject line by 12 April 2024. Make sure you’ve included your name, age, chosen sea creature, the address and phone number of your parent or guardian.
Once the competition has closed, our judges will pick 10 of the best animal drawings. They will be looking for the most creative and colorful drawings, so don’t be afraid to go big!
What you could win
The winning pictures will be shown on a The Week Junior ocean poster. Each winner will also receive a paint brush set worth over 80, which will be delivered to you.
Terms and conditions
The Week Junior will not share your personal details with third parties. The Week Junior will only use personal information to get in touch with the competition winners.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries (参赛作品) that have been lost or damaged in transit (运输中), or for any technical failure or any event that may cause the competition to stop. Entries must be received before 11: 59 pm on 12 April 2024.
All winners will be informed accordingly 4-6 weeks after the competition closes. By entering the competition all participants shall give permission for their artwork to be published online. Entries cannot be returned to senders.
1. What painting matches the subject of the competition
A. A painting of whales. B. A painting of elephants. C. A painting of peacocks. D. A painting of giraffes.
2. How can participants have a bigger chance of winning the competition
A. They should attend a course hosted by the magazine office.
B. Their paintings should be full of original and creative ideas.
C. They should follow the traditional techniques of painting.
D Their paintings should be handed in quite early.
3. When might winners be informed of the result of the competition
A. On April 26th, 2024． B. On May 3rd, 2024. C. On May 17th, 2024． D. On June 24th, 2024.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。为庆祝世界海洋日，The Week Junior举办了一场绘画比赛，本文就比赛的方式、作品要求、奖品等做了说明。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题How to enter下的“Draw a picture of your favorite sea creature and send your picture by email tocompetitions@ with OCEANPOSTER as the subject line by 12 April 2024.(画一幅你最喜欢的海洋生物的图片，并通过电子邮件发送到competitions@，邮件主题为OCEANPOSTER，截止日期为2024年4月12日)”可知，参赛的画需要是海洋生物的图片，所以A项符合。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题How to enter下的“They will be looking for the most creative and colorful drawings, so don’t be afraid to go big!(他们会寻找最有创意和最丰富多彩的图画，所以不要害怕去大!)”可知，如果想要有更大的机会赢得比赛，应该有创意和丰富多彩的图画，也就是画应该充满原创性和创造性。故选B项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据小标题Terms and conditions下的“Entries must be received before 11: 59 pm on 12 April 2024.(参赛作品必须在2024年4月12日晚上11点59分之前收到)”以及“All winners will be informed accordingly 4-6 weeks after the competition closes.(所有优胜者将在比赛结束后4-6周收到相应通知)”可知，所有优胜者应该能在2024年5月10号到5月24号之间获得比赛结果。故选C项。
B
When she was just 9 years old, Hilde Lysiak became famous across the United States for reporting on different news stories.
Hilde Lysiak’s father was a reporter for New York Daily News. When she was young, he often took her to work with him, so she developed a strong interest in news reporting.
At age 8, Hilde Lysiak started her own newspaper, called Orange Street News (OSN). Her family lived on Orange Street at the time. Hilde Lysiak wanted to cover stories important to everyone in her town. Following the rules her father had taught her, she researched and reported stories in her monthly newspaper. She also set up her own website and reported on YouTube.
OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town, and 9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it. Soon, news organizations around the country were writing and reporting stories about Hilde. However, not everyone was happy about Hilde’s efforts. Some people criticized (批评) her parents for allowing her to report on something as unpleasant as a murder. Others criticized Hilde for “pretending to be a reporter”. Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). She responded with a YouTube video, “I never began my newspaper so that people would think I was cute,” she said. “I want to be taken seriously. I am sure other kids do, too.”
That wasn’t the first time Hilde had found it hard for people to take her seriously, which was mainly because of her age. But she never let that stop her. Hilde continued reporting.
In 2019, Hilde wrote a book for young people, called Hilde Cracks the Case, which is based on stories that Hilde wrote. The book was then turned into a TV show called Home Before Dark. For now, Hilde says she has given up reporting. But her efforts have already inspired people around the world.
4. How did Hilde develop her passion for news reporting
A. By going to work with her father.
B. By reading so many news reports herself.
C. By watching how other reporters perform their jobs.
D. By teaching herself the skills and knowledge about news reporting.
5. What is the correct time order of the following events
a. The murder was first reported.
b. The book Hilde Cracks the Case came out.
c. The TV show Home Before Dark was shot.
d. The newspaper Orange Street News was started.
A. d-a-b-c B. b-c-a-d C. d-c-b-a D. a-d-c-b
6. Why did some people think little of Hilde
A. She was too young as a reporter.
B. She frequently reported unpleasant news.
C. She often made up stories that were unreal.
D. She usually made mistakes in reporting news stories.
7. What did Hilde do in the face of others’ critical voices
A. She turned to her father for help and comfort.
B. She posted a YouTube video to express herself.
C. She felt disappointed and gave up reporting immediately.
D. She published an article in New York Daily News to defend herself.
【答案】4. A 5. A 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了当时只有9岁的Hilde Lysiak因报道不同的新闻故事而闻名于美国。虽然因为年龄小受到人们的质疑，但是她没有退缩，如今，希尔德写了一本书，讲述了她自己的故事，并分享了她面临的一些挑战。
【详解】1. 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When she was young, he often took her to work with him, so she developed a strong interest in news reporting.”（小时候，他经常带她去工作，所以她对新闻报道产生了浓厚的兴趣。）可知，希尔德是通过与她的父亲一起工作来培养她对新闻报道的热情的。故选A。
2. 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“At age 8, Hilde Lysiak started her own newspaper, called Orange Street News (OSN).”（8岁时，希尔德·莱西亚克创办了自己的报纸，名为《橘子街新闻》(OSN)。），第四段中“OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town, and 9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it.”（当城里发生一起谋杀案时，OSN突然变得很有名，9岁的希尔德是第一个报道此事的人。）和最后一段中的“In 2019, Hilde wrote a book for young people, called Hilde Cracks the Case, which is based on stories that Hilde wrote.”（2019年，希尔德为年轻人写了一本书，名为《希尔德破案》，这本书是根据希尔德写的故事改编的。）和“The book was then turned into a TV show called Home Before Dark”（这本书后来被改编成电视节目《天黑前回家》。）可知，正确的顺序是d.“《橘子街新闻报》创办了。”——a.“谋杀是第一次报道。”——b.“《希尔德破案》的书出版了。”——c.“电视节目《天黑前回家》被拍摄。”故选A。
3. 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“That wasn’t the first time Hilde had found it hard for people to take her seriously, which was mainly because of her age。”（这不是希尔德第一次发现人们很难认真对待她，主要是因为她的年龄。）可知，有些人看不起希尔德是因为作为记者，她岁数太小了。故选A。
4. 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). She responded with a YouTube video.”（希尔德对这些抱怨感到不安。她用YouTube视频作为回应）可知，面对别人批评的声音，希尔德在YouTube上发布了一个视频来表达自己。故选B。
C
Keep your goldfish in a tank which contains plants could make them clever, according to new American research. Scientists at Penn State University, in Pennsylvania, discovered that fish benefit from being in “enriched environment”. They believed that their discovery could provide a view on how to make fish successfully repopulate(使重新入住)oceans and rivers.
Professor Victoria Braithwaite explained that a lot of fish don’t survive once they are freed into the wild. She said that now fisheries(鱼场)solve this problem by breeding(繁殖)huge numbers of fish in the hope that some will survive. The professor believes that part of the reason why so many fish die is that they are bred in “pretty boring” tanks where there is always plenty of food and they are totally unprepared for free. To test this imagination, Braithwaite bred 30 fish in two separate tanks.
One contained plants and rocks which were regularly changed to ensure that the fish would not become bored, while the other was empty. When the researchers placed the fish in a maze(迷宫), the fish raised in the enriched tank made fewer mistakes when trying to escape from the maze. The performance of the fish from the enriched tank continued to improve with each experiment, and they learned to solve the maze puzzles much faster than the fish raised in the standard tank, according to the researchers.
They found increased expressions of a gene in a region of the fish’ s brain that is connected with learning and memory, a sign of increased brain function and growth. Braithwaite had concluded that interacting with the environment can influence gene expressions in the brain. “If you want to make the environment more interesting for your fish, change things around a bit,” she said.
8. What did the scientists discover according to paragraph 1
A. Fish are more likely to die if there are different kinds in a tank.
B. Goldfish can be more easily fit in with a new environment.
C. Fewer and fewer fish can repopulate oceans and rivers.
D. Enriched environment is good for fish to live in.
9. Why can many fish die after they are freed into the wild
A. They may be attacked by other fish,
B. The water might have been polluted.
C. They used to live in uninteresting tanks.
D. There are not enough plants in the water in the wild.
10 How were the fish raised in the enriched tank in the experiment
A. They ate much less food.
B. They made more mistakes.
C. They tended to become less energetic.
D. They solved the maze puzzles much faster.
11. Which is probably Braithwaite’s point of view
A. Fish’s brains have something to do with what they often eat.
B. Fish can learn and memorize things better in a boring environment,
C. Interacting with other fish has no effect on gene expressions in the brain of fish.
D. Interacting with the environment has an effect on gene expressions in the brain of fish.
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。美国一项最新的研究发现，把金鱼养在有植物的水箱里可以让它们更聪明。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Scientists at Penn State University, in Pennsylvania, discovered that fish benefit from being in “enriched environment”. They believed that their discovery could provide a view on how to make fish successfully repopulate (使重新入住) oceans and rivers(宾夕法尼亚州立大学的科研人员发现鱼类处在“丰富环境”中会受益良多。他们认为这一发现能提供一个视角，让我们了解如何使得鱼类成功地重新入住到海洋和河流里)”可知，植物丰富的环境是适于鱼类生存的。故选D。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“The professor believes that part of the reason why so many fish die is that they are bred in “pretty boring” tanks where there is always plenty of food and they are totally unprepared for free(这位教授认为，这么多鱼死亡的部分原因是它们被饲养在“相当无聊”的鱼缸里，那里总是有大量的食物，它们完全没有准备好)”可知，因为之前在水箱里的生活“衣食无忧”、没有挑战，所以许多被放归自然的鱼类难以适应从而死掉。故选C。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The performance of the fish from the enriched tank continued to improve with each experiment, and they learned to solve the maze puzzles much faster than the fish raised in the standard tank, according to the researchers.(来自植物丰富的水箱里的鱼类的表现随着每个实验的进程继续改善，根据研究人员的说法，比起那些养在标准水箱里的鱼，它们学习解决迷宫谜题的速度要快得多)”可知，实验中来自植物丰富的水箱里的鱼类能更快地解决迷宫谜题。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Braithwaite had concluded that interacting with the environment can influence gene expressions in the brain. “If you want to make the environment more interesting for your fish, change things around a bit,” she said.(Braithwaite总结出一点，与环境互动能影响大脑中的基因表现。她说：“如果你想让环境对于你的鱼来说变得更有趣，改变一下布置。”)”可知，Braithwaite认为，与环境互动能影响鱼类大脑中的基因表现。故选D。
D
French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to have strong feelings when she paid a surprise three-hour visit on Wednesday to her “godson” Yuan Meng, a giant panda in the Beauval Park Zoo, about 200 kilometers southwest of Paris.
“The first giant panda born in France on Aug 4, 2017. Yuan Meng is going to return to China’s Giant Panda Research and Reproduction Center in Chengdu on July 4 to join in the conservation (保护) program and breed with an unrelated female”, zoo director Rodolphe Delord said.
“Yuan Meng will soon go back to China, That’s why I wanted to be here today,” said the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, who was accompanied by Secretary of State for Ecology Berangere Couillard. “I will try to go to see him maybe once there. But now, I have a little pinch (拧) in my heart. ”
Yuan Meng was born to his parents Yuan Zi and Huan Huan, who arrived in France in 2012.
“I have known Yuan Meng for five and a half years, and every time I see him, this same emotion comes back,” said Brigitte: who is known as Yuan Meng’s “godmother”. “We look at it and we don’t want to be anywhere else. But why, I don’t know,”
Yuan Meng survived (存活) after his birth in 2017, but his fragile twin brother, born 14 minutes earlier, unfortunately died just a few hours after birth,
Beauval Park Zoo announced Yuan Meng’s leaving the zoo in May. A zoo public relations official said that they are planning a goodbye event for Yuan Meng’s fans, but the date has yet to be decided.
The French first lady also went to see Yuandudu and Huanlili, twin panda sisters of Yuan Meng born in the zoo on Aug 2, 2021.
French football star Kylian Mbappe and Chinese Olympic diving gold medalist Zhang Jiaqi were named “godfather” and “godmother” of the twins, while attending the naming ceremony for the twins in Novermber 2021.
12. Why will Yuan Meng be brought back to China
A. To receive treatment, B. To release it into the wild.
C. To live in a better environment. D. To take part in the conservation program.
13. Which can replace the underlined word “fragile” in paragraph 6
A. Thin. B. Weak. C. Fat. D. Strong. 1 run
14. What is the fact of Yuandudu and Huanlili according to the text
A. They are four years older than Yuan Meng.
B. The French first lady attended their maming ceremony.
C. French football star Kylian Mbappe is their “godfather”.
D. They were born in Chengdu and arrived in France in 2012.
15. Which can serve as the best title for the news report
A. French first lady visits giant panda “godson”
B. French first lady looks after giant panda “godson”
C. French first lady has pity on giant panda “godson”
D. French first lady known as Yuan Meng’s “godmother”
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是新闻报道。本文介绍了法国第一夫人布丽吉特·马克龙对法国诞生的第一只大熊猫圆梦进行的访问，圆梦将返回中国参与保护计划。布丽吉特·马克龙表达了对圆梦的离别的不舍之情，并探望了元梦的双胞胎姐妹圆嘟嘟和欢黎黎。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Yuan Meng is going to return to China’s Giant Panda Research and Reproduction Center in Chengdu on July 4 to join in the conservation (保护) program and breed with an unrelated female”, zoo director Rodolphe Delord said.(动物园园长鲁道夫·德洛德说：“圆梦将于7月4日回到成都的中国大熊猫研究与繁殖中心，加入保护计划，并与一只没有血缘关系的雌性大熊猫繁殖。”)”可推知，圆梦回中国是为了参加保护计划。故选D项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据后文“born 14 minutes earlier, unfortunately died just a few hours after birth,(早出生14分钟，不幸在出生后几个小时就去世了)”可知，它的双胞胎哥哥，出生后几个小时就去世了，推测fragile应是“虚弱的”之意，和B项意思相近。故选B项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“French football star Kylian Mbappe and Chinese Olympic diving gold medalist Zhang Jiaqi were named “godfather” and “godmother” of the twins, while attending the naming ceremony for the twins in Novermber 2021.(法国足球明星姆巴佩和中国奥运跳水金牌得主张家齐在去年11月的命名仪式上被任命为这对双胞胎的“教父”和“教母”。)”可知，法国足球明星姆巴佩是他们的“教父”。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to have strong feelings when she paid a surprise three-hour visit on Wednesday to her “godson” Yuan Meng, a giant panda in the Beauval Park Zoo, about 200 kilometers southwest of Paris.(法国第一夫人布丽吉特·马克龙于周三对她的“教子”圆梦进行了惊喜访问，她在位于巴黎西南约200公里处的博瓦尔公园动物园中探望了这只大熊猫，访问时间长达三个小时。)”以及纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述了法国第一夫人布丽吉特·马克龙对法国诞生的第一只大熊猫圆梦进行的访问，所以A项“French first lady visits giant panda “godson”(法国第一夫人看望大熊猫“教子”)”是本文最好的标题。故选A项。
第二节 (共5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tea originated (起源) in China over two thousand years ago. Today, the country owns over 2, 000 kinds of tea. ____16____Some kinds of tea, such as Huang Shan, refresh the sense of taste with their special flavor, while others, such as spicy chai, are added with spices (香料).
____17____ And since then the drink has been people’s leading drinking habits far beyond Asia. It is the most widely consumed drink on Earth today along with water and coffee.
In Chinese history, tea was first discovered by Chinese Emperor Shennong in 737BC, when a soft wind carried some leaves into a pot of boiling water. However, the oldest dependable evidence comes from ancient plant remains found in 2016 in Xi’an and western Tibet. It shows that tea was grown at least 2, 100 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty. ____18____
Generation after generation of tea makers experimented with different brewing (冲泡) techniques, leaves, and ceremonies. ____19____ China’s tea culture has become one of the most popular, diverse, and unique traditions in the world.
____20____ The inclusion (包含) of the country’s traditional tea-making process on the UNESCO list will obviously generate practical benefits for tea makers in the country and across the world as more resources are given to protect and preserve such old tea culture and technical practices.
A. Water is very important for making tea.
B. People had better drink it when it is hot.
C. They are different in taste, sweet and purpose.
D. That has contributed to today’s tea culture full of life.
E. It was most likely used as medicine during that period.
F. China is already the world’s largest tea exporter (输出国).
G. China first started exporting tea during the Ming Dynasty.
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. D 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了茶的起源和中国的茶文化。
【16题详解】
根据下文“Some kinds of tea, such as Huang Shan, refresh the sense of taste with their special flavor, while others, such as spicy chai, are added with spices (香料). (有些茶，如黄山茶，以其特殊的风味刷新味觉，而另一些茶，如辣茶，则添加了香料。)”可知空处与茶的分类有关，与C项“They are different in taste, sweet and purpose. (它们在味道、甜味和目的上各不相同。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选C项。
【17题详解】
根据下文“And since then the drink has been people’s leading drinking habits far beyond Asia. (从那时起，这种饮料就成为人们的主要饮酒习惯，远远超出了亚洲。)”可知，空处与since then有关，与G项“China first started exporting tea during the Ming Dynasty. (中国在明代首次开始出口茶叶。)”上下文一致，the Ming Dynasty与since then前后呼应，符合文意，故选G项。
【18题详解】
根据上文“It shows that tea was grown at least 2, 100 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty. (它表明茶叶至少在2,100年前的西汉时期种植。)”可知，空处将描述西汉时期的茶叶，与E项“It was most likely used as medicine during that period. (在那个时期，它很可能被用作药物。)”上下文一致，Western Han Dynasty与that period前后呼应，故选E项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Generation after generation of tea makers experimented with different brewing (冲泡) techniques, leaves, and ceremonies. (一代又一代的制茶师尝试了不同的冲泡技术、叶子和仪式。)”可知，下文与冲泡技术、叶子和仪式这些茶文化有关，与D项“That has contributed to today’s tea culture full of life. (这促成了今天充满生机的茶文化。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选D项。
【20题详解】
根据下文“The inclusion (包含) of the country’s traditional tea-making process on the UNESCO list will obviously generate practical benefits for tea makers in the country and across the world as more resources are given to protect and preserve such old tea culture and technical practices. (将该国的传统制茶工艺列入联合国教科文组织名录显然将为该国和世界各地的制茶者带来实际利益，因为有更多的资源来保护和保存这种古老的茶文化和技术实践。)”可知，本段内容中国茶叶的影响有关，与F项“China is already the world’s largest tea exporter (输出国). (中国已经是世界上最大的茶叶出口国。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选F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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a boy, I spent much time playing alone. I didn’t mind it too much, though. I lived outside town, next to a forest where oaks (橡树) were my companions (同伴). I would sit under them and enjoy their ____21____, sharing my stories with those ____22____ friends.
Therefore, it was so shocking for me when I was ____23____ in a wood processing factory. It wasn’t just the time-taking work, long hours, and low ____24____, but it was also seeing trees being ____25____. The red oak trees were heavily ____26____ because they made the prettiest hardwood ____27____.
One afternoon after a long day’s work, I decided to take a walk in the forest. As I walked ____28____ around, I was filled with the longing for childhood days. Feeling so ____29____, I dropped my head and that was when I found it: a red oak acorn (橡子) that had somehow survived hungry _____30_____ all winter long. Something I’d read once _____31_____ me at that moment: “An acorn becomes a _____32_____ eventually if it wants to!” I smiled, bent down,_____33_____ a handful of dirt and carefully planted that little acorn. Then I _____34_____ my home, no longer sad, for I also realized in our life we all start out as an acorn, but whether our future is a forest or not is _____35_____ us.
21. A. warmth B. pride C. height D. peace
22. A. sad B. patient C. speechless D. humorous
23. A. working B. playing C. reflecting D. searching
24. A. pay B. rent C. cost D. grade
25. A. buried B. cut C. planted D. watered
26. A. protected B. raised C. admired D. affected
27. A. edge B. floor C. costume D. machine
28. A. coldly B. frankly C. aimlessly D. originally
29. A. down B. curious C. energetic D. free
30. A. beggars B. travelers C. animals D. fish
31. A. struck B. shook C. sensed D. saved
32. A. flower B. forest C. vegetable D. herb
33. A. fought for B. paid off C. dug up D. summed up
34. A. looked for B. headed for C. applied for D. sent for
35. A. far from B. in place of C. in charge of D. up to
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要写了作者在童年时光中与橡树为伴，享受大自然的美好。长大后在一家木材加工厂工作时，他看到橡树被砍伐，感到震惊。有一天，他在森林里发现了一颗红橡树子，决定把它种下，意识到我们的未来掌握在自己手中。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我会坐在它们下面，享受它们的宁静，与那些无言的朋友分享我的故事。A. warmth温暖；B. pride自豪；C. height高度；D. peace和平，平静。根据上句“I lived outside town, next to a forest where oaks (橡树) were my companions (同伴).”可知，作者住在城外，靠近一片橡树相伴的森林。说明作者会坐在它们下面，享受它们的宁静。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我会坐在它们下面，享受它们宁静，与那些无言的朋友分享我的故事。A. sad伤心的；B. patient有耐心的；C. speechless无语的；D. humorous幽默的。根据“When I was a boy, I spent much time playing alone.”可知，因为作者小时候很多时间独自玩耍，所以作者会坐在橡树下面与那些无言的朋友分享自己的故事。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，当我在一家木材加工厂工作时，这对我来说是如此的震惊。A. working工作；B. playing玩；C. reflecting反映；D. searching搜寻。根据下句“It wasn’t just the time-taking work, long hours, and low ____4____, but it was also seeing trees being ____5____.”可知，不仅仅是耗时的工作、长时间的工作和低工资，还有看到树木被砍伐。说明作者在一家木材加工厂工作。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这不仅是耗时的工作，长时间的工作，低工资，而且还看到树木被砍伐。A. pay支付；B. rent房租；C. cost成本；D. grade分数。根据“It wasn’t just the time-taking work, long hours,”可知，作者从事的工作时间长，支付的工资低。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这不仅是耗时的工作，长时间的工作，低工资，而且还看到树木被砍伐。A. buried埋葬；B. cut切，砍伐；C. planted种植；D. watered浇水。根据“when I was ____3____ in a wood processing factory.”可知，作者在一家木材加工厂工作，说明作者看到树木被砍伐。故选B。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：红橡树受到了严重的影响，因为它们可以用来制作最漂亮的硬木地板。A. protected保护；B. raised提升；C. admired崇拜；D. affected影响。根据“It wasn’t just the time-taking work, long hours, and low ____4____, but it was also seeing trees being ____5____.”和“because they made the prettiest hardwood ____7____.”可知，树木被砍伐，其中红橡树受到影响影响最大，因为它们可以用来制作最漂亮的硬木地板。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：红橡树受到了严重的影响，因为它们可以用来制作最漂亮的硬木地板。A. edge边缘；B. floor地板；C. costume表演服装；D. machine机器。根据常识可知，红橡树可以用来制作最漂亮的硬木地板。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我漫无目的地走来走去，心中充满了对童年时光的向往。A. coldly冷地；B. frankly 诚实地；C. aimlessly没有目的地；D. originally最初地。根据“I was filled with the longing for childhood days.”可知，作者是漫无目的地走着。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到非常沮丧，低下头，就在这时，我找到了它：一颗红橡树子，不知怎地，它整个冬天都没有被饥饿的动物吃掉而幸存下来。A. down低落的；B. curious好奇的；C. energetic精力旺盛的；D. free自由的。根据“I dropped my head and that was when I found it: a red oak acorn (橡子) that had somehow served hungry ____10____ all winter long.”和后文“Then I ____14____ my home, no longer sad,”可知，作者低着头，说明作者当时的心情非常低落。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感到非常沮丧，低下头，就在这时，我找到了它：一颗红橡树子，不知怎地，它整个冬天都没有被饥饿的动物吃掉而幸存下来。A. beggars乞丐；B. travelers旅游者；C. animals动物；D. fish鱼。根据“a red oak acorn (橡子)” 和常识可知，在寒冷的冬日里，红橡木的橡子可以为饥饿的动物提供食物。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我读到的一句话打动了我：“只要一颗橡子愿意，它最终会变成一片森林！”A. struck打击，（想法）突然出现；B. shook摇晃；C. sensed感觉；D. saved拯救。根据“An acorn becomes a ____12____ eventually if it wants to!”可知，作者曾经读过的话突然出现在他的脑海中。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那一刻，我读到的一句话打动了我：“只要一颗橡子愿意，它最终会变成一片森林！”A. flower花；B. forest森林；C. vegetable蔬菜；D. herb草本植物。根据“but whether our future is a forest or not is ____15____ us.”可知，我们的未来是否是一片森林取决于我们自己，说明只要橡子愿意，它最终会变成一片森林。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我笑了笑，弯下腰，挖了一把土，小心翼翼地种下了那颗小橡子。A. fought for为……奋斗；B. paid off得到回报；C. dug up 挖掘；D. summed up总结。根据“a handful of dirt and carefully planted that little acorn.”可知，作者挖出一把泥土，种下小橡子。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然后我回家了，不再伤心，因为我也意识到，在我们的生活中，我们都是从一颗橡子开始的，但我们的未来是不是森林，取决于我们自己。A. looked for寻找；B. headed for走向；C. applied for申请；D. sent for 派人去请。根据“my home, no longer sad, for I also realized in our life we all start out as an acorn, but whether our future is a forest or not is ____15____ us.”可知，作者朝家的方向走。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：然后我回家了，不再伤心，因为我也意识到，在我们的生活中，我们都是从一颗橡子开始的，但我们的未来是不是森林，取决于我们自己。A. far from远离；B. in place of代替；C. in charge of负责；D. up to由某人决定，取决于。根据“but whether our future is a forest or not”和常识可知，我们的未来是否是一片森林取决于我们自己。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。
After attending a wedding ceremony, 17-year-old Norwood together with three friends was going home by car in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 20. Norwood’s friends’ real ____36____ (recommend) was that she drive faster. Their car was about to pass a crossroads when a black car hit them. Their car sailed into someone’s yard and crashed into a tree. Later, the driver admitted not ____37____ (pay) much attention to the traffic on the road.
As the smoke rose from the car, a bystander (旁观者) who was ____38____ (scare) said loudly that it ____39____ (blow) up soon, adding, “Get out! Look! It is so ____40____ (horror).”The driver’s side doors couldn’t be opened, Quickly, Norwood climbed out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, Norwood ran for her life.
But halfway down the street, she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood couldn’t turn her back ____41____ her so she anxiously ran back and found Simmons in the back seat, unconscious. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out. She dragged Simmons to safety, laid her on the ground and made ____42____ effort to save her. “I checked her pulse (脉搏), and put my head against her chest. No sign of life,” Norwood told CNN.
She started pumping Simmons’s chest ____43____ (appropriate) and breathing into her friend’s mouth in the hope of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. She made no response. And then, the 30 compressions (按压) and two rescue breaths enabled Simmons ____44____ (wake) up.
Soon, doctors arrived and rushed Simmons to a hospital. That was the hospital ____45____ she heard how her life had been saved by her best friend. “I wasn’t surprised,” Simmons said. “She will always help any way she can.”
【答案】36. recommendation
37. paying 38. scared
39. would blow
40. horrible
41. to 42. an
43. appropriately
44. to rescue
45. where
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了诺伍德和朋友开车回家时出了车祸，她回去救同伴的故事。
【36题详解】
考查名词。句意：诺伍德的朋友们真正的建议是她开得快点。分析句子可知，空处应用名词recommendation“建议”在句中作主语，结合系动词was可知，用单数名词。故填recommendation。
【37题详解】
考查动名词。句意：后来，司机承认没有太注意路上的交通。admit后应接动名词作宾语，admit doing“承认做某事”。故填paying。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：当烟雾从车里升起时，一位吓坏了的旁观者大声说，车很快就会爆炸，并补充道：“出去！看！太可怕了。”分析句子可知，空处应填形容词scared“感到害怕的”在句中作表语，表明主语 bystander的心理状态。故填scared。
【39题详解】
考查时态。句意：当烟雾从车里升起时，一位吓坏了的旁观者大声说，车很快就会爆炸，并补充道：“出去！看！太可怕了。”结合句意及时间状语soon可知，“车很快就会爆炸”是将要发生的事情，用过去将来时。故填would blow。
【40题详解】
考查形容词。句意：当烟雾从车里升起时，一位吓坏了的旁观者大声说，车很快就会爆炸，并补充道：“出去！看！太可怕了。”分析句子可知，空处应用形容词在句中作表语。故填horrible。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：诺伍德无法背弃她，所以她焦急地跑回来，发现西蒙斯坐在后座上，不省人事。turn one’s back to“背叛，背弃”为固定短语。故填to。
【42题详解】
考查不定冠词。句意：她把西蒙斯拖到安全的地方，把她放在地上，努力救她。make an effort to do“努力做某事”为固定短语。故填an。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：她开始适当地拍打西蒙斯的胸部，并对着朋友的嘴呼吸，希望用生命之吻填满她的肺。分析句子可知，空处应用副词appropriately在句中作状语，修饰动词pumping。故填appropriately。
【44题详解】
考查不定式。句意：然后，30次按压和两次救援呼吸使西蒙斯苏醒过来。分析句子可知，空处应用不定式在句中作宾语补足语，enable sb. to do“使某人能够做”。故填to rescue。
【45题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在那家医院里，她听到了她最好的朋友如何救了她的命。分析句子可知，空处应填连接词引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词hospital ，且先行词在从句中做地点状语，故用关系副词where。故填where。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15分)
46. 假定你是育才高中学生李华。你在校英文网站上看到学生会为“英语文化周”在招募志愿者(volunteer)，为一系类活动提供志愿服务，你打算给组织者 Mrs Smith写一封应聘邮件，内容包括：
1.写邮件目的；
2.表述自身的优势(性格、能力等)。
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 Mrs Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a student from Class 3, Senior 1.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
【答案】
Dear Mrs Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a student from Class 3, Senior 1. I’m writing to apply to be a volunteer to provide service for the “English Culture Week”.
As an outgoing girl, I get along well with my classmates. Besides, I have such a good command of English that I work as an assistant to my English teacher. Successfully, I have lent a helping hand to her in several English activities of my class, which have been appreciated by both teachers and my classmates. I will be grateful if you could take my application into consideration.
Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一封应聘信，申请成为学校“英语文化周”活动的志愿者。
【详解】1.词汇积累
精通：have a good command of→have a good knowledge of
此外：besides→what’s more
感激的：grateful→thankful
把……考虑内：take...into consideration→take...into account
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句： I’m writing to apply to be a volunteer to provide service for the “English Culture Week”.
拓展句： I’m writing to apply to be a volunteer to provide service for the “English Culture Week”, which will be held two weeks later.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Besides, I have such a good command of English that I work as an assistant to my English teacher.(运用了such...that...引导的结果状语从句)
【高分句型2】Successfully, I have lent a helping hand to her in several English activities of my class, which have been appreciated by both teachers and my classmates.(运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
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。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar (项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. The owner sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, and I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By then we had named the dog. It was Kevin, so we called it Kevin. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I wondered in my heart whether I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Kevin was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing for me to do.
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。
But I had to make a decision.
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The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.”
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【答案】One possible version:
But I had to make a decision. With mixed feelings, I finally picked up my mobilephone. With butterflies in my stomach, I dialed the telephone number. Secretly, I prayed no one would answer, but someone did. The voice on the other end was that of a young woman. After describing the dog to her in detail, she immediately wanted to come over. I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. 30 minutes later, the bell rang and Kevin was barking. I opened the door, forcing myself to face the case.
The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.” I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Kevin tightly. Kevin started wagging its tail and barking excitedly as if it had recognized someone familiar. Surprised and excited, the woman told me that she couldn’t sleep well without it and thanked us for keeping her dog for these days. She offered to give me some cash as a reward, but I refused. After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. I knew I had done the right thing—that puppy should return to its original owner.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人狗为线索展开，讲述了作者的女儿捡到了大约十二周大的一只小狗，且小狗与家人们相处融洽。一则寻狗启示的广告突然出现在作者面前，作者很怕寻狗的主人找的就是他们捡到的小狗。作者的良心一直困扰着作者。作者从来没有对孩子们或丈夫说过这件事。作者在心里想，是否必须拨打报纸上的那个号码，看看他们的狗是否就是要寻找的狗。这个事情令作者犯难。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但我必须做出决定”可知，第一段可描写作者打电话拨通了寻狗主人的电话并真实小狗就是失主的狗。30分钟后，门响起，小狗开始吠叫。作者不得不面对现实。
②由第二段首句内容“那个女人说：“我的狗在哪里？”可知，第二段可描写小狗见到原主人的反应，主人要感谢作者。作者感悟到自己做了正确的事情，即使小狗回到了原主人身边。
2.续写线索：打电话——确认小狗是失主的狗——失主表示感激——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①喜欢：love/be fond of
②想要做某事：want to do sth/would like to do sth
③拥抱：hug/embrace
情绪类
①惊讶的：surprised/astonished
②激动的：excited / thrilled
【点睛】[高分句型1] I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. （由连接词that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2] After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. （由after引导的时间状语从句）2023~2024学年度高一上学期第二次月考
英语
考生注意：
1.本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2.答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3.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；非选择题请用直径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。
4.本卷命题范围：至北师大版必修Book 1 ~Book 2 Unit 5 Lesson 2。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是 C。
1. What is the man going to do
A. Go running. B. Swim in the sea. C. Walk on the beach.
2. When will the speakers get to the cinema
A. At 2:30. B. At 2:50. C. At 3:00.
3. What will the woman do tonight
A. Write a report. B. Go to a party. C. Do some cooking.
4. Where is the boy’s toy car
A. On the table. B. Inside the box. C. On the bed.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A concert. B. A singer. C. A song.
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 are the speakers mainly discussing
A. An interview. B. An English class. C. A piece of homework.
7. What did Mr. Gray talk a lot about
A. The methods of learning English.
B. The traditions of some countries.
C The rules in the classroom.
听第7段材料，回答第 8至 10题。
8. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Father and daughter. B. Teacher and student. C. Salesman and customer.
9. When does the bookshop close on weekends
A. At 5:00 p. m. B. At 7:15 p. m. C. At 9:30 p. m.
10. What can the woman get for free if she buys a dictionary
A. A diary. B. A poster. C. A magazine.
听第8段材料，回答第 11至13题。
11. Who will meet the woman at the airport
A. The man. B. The man’s workmate.
C. The man’s driver.
12. Why did the woman fail to be picked up
A. The man forgot the time change.
B The driver got the wrong arrival time.
C. She didn’t e-mail the man about the change in time.
13. Where will the speakers meet tonight
A. At a hotel. B. At an airport. C. At the man’s office.
听第9 段材料，回答第 14 至17题。
14. What is the woman’s problem
A. She can’t find any music for Parents’ Night.
B. She isn’t familiar with young people’s tastes.
C. She has to choose different music for different parents.
15. What kind of music do the speakers decide to start with
A. Jazz. B. Rock and roll. C. Country music.
16. What do we know about line dancing
A. Most old people don’t like it.
B. People usually do it with jazz.
C. It requires people to do the same steps together.
17. What will the speakers do next
A. Have something to drink.
B. Choose different music.
C. Learn to do line dancing.
听第10段材料，回答第 18 至 20题。
18. What is blocking the entryway
A. A car. B. A bus. C. A taxi.
19. How long can a car be parked at most on the west side
A.10 minutes. B.15 minutes. C.30 minutes.
20. What will the speaker do with the Ford Taurus in ten minutes
A. Have it removed.
B. Give the owner a ticket.
C. Call the owner’s company.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
COMPETITION
Draw a sea creature for our ocean poster
Are you a gifted artist Do you think you can draw a prize-winning dolphin or shark In celebration of World Ocean Day on 8 June, The Week Junior is running a competition to create an awesome poster featuring some of the world’s coolest sea creatures, and your artwork could be part of it!
How to enter
Draw a picture of your favorite sea creature and send your picture by email tocompetitions@ with OCEANPOSTER as the subject line by 12 April 2024. Make sure you’ve included your name, age, chosen sea creature, the address and phone number of your parent or guardian.
Once the competition has closed, our judges will pick 10 of the best animal drawings. They will be looking for the most creative and colorful drawings, so don’t be afraid to go big!
What you could win
The winning pictures will be shown on a The Week Junior ocean poster. Each winner will also receive a paint brush set worth over 80, which will be delivered to you.
Terms and conditions
The Week Junior will not share your personal details with third parties. The Week Junior will only use personal information to get in touch with the competition winners.
No responsibility can be accepted for entries (参赛作品) that have been lost or damaged in transit (运输中), or for any technical failure or any event that may cause the competition to stop. Entries must be received before 11: 59 pm on 12 April 2024.
All winners will be informed accordingly 4-6 weeks after the competition closes. By entering the competition all participants shall give permission for their artwork to be published online. Entries cannot be returned to senders.
1. What painting matches the subject of the competition
A. A painting of whales. B. A painting of elephants. C. A painting of peacocks. D. A painting of giraffes.
2. How can participants have a bigger chance of winning the competition
A. They should attend a course hosted by the magazine office.
B. Their paintings should be full of original and creative ideas.
C. They should follow the traditional techniques of painting.
D. Their paintings should be handed in quite early.
3. When might winners be informed of the result of the competition
A. On April 26th, 2024． B. On May 3rd, 2024. C. On May 17th, 2024． D. On June 24th, 2024.
B
When she was just 9 years old, Hilde Lysiak became famous across the United States for reporting on different news stories.
Hilde Lysiak’s father was a reporter for New York Daily News. When she was young, he often took her to work with him, so she developed a strong interest in news reporting.
At age 8, Hilde Lysiak started her own newspaper, called Orange Street News (OSN). Her family lived on Orange Street at the time. Hilde Lysiak wanted to cover stories important to everyone in her town. Following the rules her father had taught her, she researched and reported stories in her monthly newspaper. She also set up her own website and reported on YouTube.
OSN suddenly became famous when a murder happened in town and 9-year-old Hilde was the first person to report it. Soon, news organizations around the country were writing and reporting stories about Hilde. However, not everyone was happy about Hilde’s efforts. Some people criticized (批评) her parents for allowing her to report on something as unpleasant as a murder. Others criticized Hilde for “pretending to be a reporter”. Hilde was upset about the complaints (埋怨). She responded with a YouTube video, “I never began my newspaper so that people would think I was cute,” she said. “I want to be taken seriously. I am sure other kids do, too.”
That wasn’t the first time Hilde had found it hard for people to take her seriously, which was mainly because of her age. But she never let that stop her. Hilde continued reporting.
In 2019, Hilde wrote a book for young people, called Hilde Cracks the Case, which is based on stories that Hilde wrote. The book was then turned into a TV show called Home Before Dark. For now, Hilde says she has given up reporting. But her efforts have already inspired people around the world.
4. How did Hilde develop her passion for news reporting
A. By going to work with her father.
B. By reading so many news reports herself.
C. By watching how other reporters perform their jobs.
D. By teaching herself the skills and knowledge about news reporting.
5. What is the correct time order of the following events
a. The murder was first reported.
b. The book Hilde Cracks the Case came out.
c. The TV show Home Before Dark was shot.
d. The newspaper Orange Street News was started.
A. d-a-b-c B. b-c-a-d C. d-c-b-a D. a-d-c-b
6. Why did some people think little of Hilde
A. She was too young as a reporter.
B. She frequently reported unpleasant news.
C. She often made up stories that were unreal.
D. She usually made mistakes in reporting news stories.
7. What did Hilde do in the face of others’ critical voices
A. She turned to her father for help and comfort.
B. She posted a YouTube video to express herself.
C. She felt disappointed and gave up reporting immediately.
D. She published an article in New York Daily News to defend herself.
C
Keep your goldfish in a tank which contains plants could make them clever, according to new American research. Scientists at Penn State University, in Pennsylvania, discovered that fish benefit from being in “enriched environment”. They believed that their discovery could provide a view on how to make fish successfully repopulate(使重新入住)oceans and rivers.
Professor Victoria Braithwaite explained that a lot of fish don’t survive once they are freed into the wild. She said that now fisheries(鱼场)solve this problem by breeding(繁殖)huge numbers of fish in the hope that some will survive. The professor believes that part of the reason why so many fish die is that they are bred in “pretty boring” tanks where there is always plenty of food and they are totally unprepared for free. To test this imagination, Braithwaite bred 30 fish in two separate tanks.
One contained plants and rocks which were regularly changed to ensure that the fish would not become bored, while the other was empty. When the researchers placed the fish in a maze(迷宫), the fish raised in the enriched tank made fewer mistakes when trying to escape from the maze. The performance of the fish from the enriched tank continued to improve with each experiment, and they learned to solve the maze puzzles much faster than the fish raised in the standard tank, according to the researchers.
They found increased expressions of a gene in a region of the fish’ s brain that is connected with learning and memory, a sign of increased brain function and growth. Braithwaite had concluded that interacting with the environment can influence gene expressions in the brain. “If you want to make the environment more interesting for your fish, change things around a bit,” she said.
8. What did the scientists discover according to paragraph 1
A. Fish are more likely to die if there are different kinds in a tank.
B. Goldfish can be more easily fit in with a new environment.
C. Fewer and fewer fish can repopulate oceans and rivers.
D. Enriched environment is good for fish to live in.
9 Why can many fish die after they are freed into the wild
A. They may be attacked by other fish,
B. The water might have been polluted.
C. They used to live in uninteresting tanks.
D. There are not enough plants in the water in the wild.
10. How were the fish raised in the enriched tank in the experiment
A. They ate much less food.
B. They made more mistakes.
C. They tended to become less energetic.
D. They solved the maze puzzles much faster.
11. Which is probably Braithwaite’s point of view
A. Fish’s brains have something to do with what they often eat.
B. Fish can learn and memorize things better in a boring environment,
C. Interacting with other fish has no effect on gene expressions in the brain of fish.
D. Interacting with the environment has an effect on gene expressions in the brain of fish.
D
French first lady Brigitte Macron appeared to have strong feelings when she paid a surprise three-hour visit on Wednesday to her “godson” Yuan Meng, a giant panda in the Beauval Park Zoo, about 200 kilometers southwest of Paris.
“The first giant panda born in France on Aug 4, 2017. Yuan Meng is going to return to China’s Giant Panda Research and Reproduction Center in Chengdu on July 4 to join in the conservation (保护) program and breed with an unrelated female”, zoo director Rodolphe Delord said.
“Yuan Meng will soon go back to China, That’s why I wanted to be here today,” said the wife of French President Emmanuel Macron, who was accompanied by Secretary of State for Ecology Berangere Couillard. “I will try to go to see him maybe once there. But now, I have a little pinch (拧) in my heart. ”
Yuan Meng was born to his parents Yuan Zi and Huan Huan, who arrived in France in 2012.
“I have known Yuan Meng for five and a half years, and every time I see him, this same emotion comes back,” said Brigitte: who is known as Yuan Meng’s “godmother”. “We look at it and we don’t want to be anywhere else. But why, I don’t know,”
Yuan Meng survived (存活) after his birth in 2017, but his fragile twin brother, born 14 minutes earlier, unfortunately died just a few hours after birth,
Beauval Park Zoo announced Yuan Meng’s leaving the zoo in May. A zoo public relations official said that they are planning a goodbye event for Yuan Meng’s fans, but the date has yet to be decided.
The French first lady also went to see Yuandudu and Huanlili, twin panda sisters of Yuan Meng born in the zoo on Aug 2, 2021.
French football star Kylian Mbappe and Chinese Olympic diving gold medalist Zhang Jiaqi were named “godfather” and “godmother” of the twins, while attending the naming ceremony for the twins in Novermber 2021.
12. Why will Yuan Meng be brought back to China
A. To receive treatment, B. To release it into the wild.
C. To live in a better environment. D. To take part in the conservation program.
13. Which can replace the underlined word “fragile” in paragraph 6
A. Thin. B. Weak. C. Fat. D. Strong. 1 run
14. What is the fact of Yuandudu and Huanlili according to the text
A. They are four years older than Yuan Meng.
B. The French first lady attended their maming ceremony.
C. French football star Kylian Mbappe is their “godfather”.
D. They were born in Chengdu and arrived in France in 2012.
15. Which can serve as the best title for the news report
A. French first lady visits giant panda “godson”
B. French first lady looks after giant panda “godson”
C. French first lady has pity on giant panda “godson”
D. French first lady known as Yuan Meng’s “godmother”
第二节 (共5小题；每小题 2.5分，满分 12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Tea originated (起源) in China over two thousand years ago. Today, the country owns over 2, 000 kinds of tea. ____16____Some kinds of tea, such as Huang Shan, refresh the sense of taste with their special flavor, while others, such as spicy chai, are added with spices (香料).
____17____ And since then the drink has been people’s leading drinking habits far beyond Asia. It is the most widely consumed drink on Earth today along with water and coffee.
In Chinese history, tea was first discovered by Chinese Emperor Shennong in 737BC, when a soft wind carried some leaves into a pot of boiling water. However, the oldest dependable evidence comes from ancient plant remains found in 2016 in Xi’an and western Tibet. It shows that tea was grown at least 2, 100 years ago during the Western Han Dynasty. ____18____
Generation after generation of tea makers experimented with different brewing (冲泡) techniques, leaves, and ceremonies. ____19____ China’s tea culture has become one of the most popular, diverse, and unique traditions in the world.
____20____ The inclusion (包含) of the country’s traditional tea-making process on the UNESCO list will obviously generate practical benefits for tea makers in the country and across the world as more resources are given to protect and preserve such old tea culture and technical practices.
A. Water is very important for making tea.
B. People had better drink it when it is hot.
C. They are different in taste, sweet and purpose.
D. That has contributed to today’s tea culture full of life.
E. It was most likely used as medicine during that period.
F. China is already the world’s largest tea exporter (输出国).
G. China first started exporting tea during the Ming Dynasty.
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，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I was a boy, I spent much time playing alone. I didn’t mind it too much, though. I lived outside town, next to a forest where oaks (橡树) were my companions (同伴). I would sit under them and enjoy their ____21____, sharing my stories with those ____22____ friends.
Therefore, it was so shocking for me when I was ____23____ in a wood processing factory. It wasn’t just the time-taking work, long hours, and low ____24____, but it was also seeing trees being ____25____. The red oak trees were heavily ____26____ because they made the prettiest hardwood ____27____.
One afternoon after a long day’s work, I decided to take a walk in the forest. As I walked ____28____ around, I was filled with the longing for childhood days. Feeling so ____29____, I dropped my head and that was when I found it: a red oak acorn (橡子) that had somehow survived hungry _____30_____ all winter long. Something I’d read once _____31_____ me at that moment: “An acorn becomes a _____32_____ eventually if it wants to!” I smiled, bent down,_____33_____ a handful of dirt and carefully planted that little acorn. Then I _____34_____ my home, no longer sad, for I also realized in our life we all start out as an acorn, but whether our future is a forest or not is _____35_____ us.
21. A. warmth B. pride C. height D. peace
22. A. sad B. patient C. speechless D. humorous
23. A. working B. playing C. reflecting D. searching
24. A. pay B. rent C. cost D. grade
25. A. buried B. cut C. planted D. watered
26. A. protected B. raised C. admired D. affected
27. A. edge B. floor C. costume D. machine
28. A. coldly B. frankly C. aimlessly D. originally
29. A. down B. curious C. energetic D. free
30. A. beggars B. travelers C. animals D. fish
31. A. struck B. shook C. sensed D. saved
32. A. flower B. forest C. vegetable D. herb
33. A. fought for B. paid off C. dug up D. summed up
34. A. looked for B. headed for C. applied for D. sent for
35. A. far from B. in place of C. in charge of D. up to
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。
After attending a wedding ceremony, 17-year-old Norwood together with three friends was going home by car in St. Petersburg, Florida, on February 20. Norwood’s friends’ real ____36____ (recommend) was that she drive faster. Their car was about to pass a crossroads when a black car hit them. Their car sailed into someone’s yard and crashed into a tree. Later, the driver admitted not ____37____ (pay) much attention to the traffic on the road.
As the smoke rose from the car, a bystander (旁观者) who was ____38____ (scare) said loudly that it ____39____ (blow) up soon, adding, “Get out! Look! It is so ____40____ (horror).”The driver’s side doors couldn’t be opened, Quickly, Norwood climbed out through the window. Along with two of her friends, who’d also managed to free themselves, Norwood ran for her life.
But halfway down the street she realized that her best friend, Simmons, wasn’t with them. Norwood couldn’t turn her back ____41____ her so she anxiously ran back and found Simmons in the back seat, unconscious. She threw open the back door and pulled her friend out. She dragged Simmons to safety, laid her on the ground and made ____42____ effort to save her. “I checked her pulse (脉搏), and put my head against her chest. No sign of life,” Norwood told CNN.
She started pumping Simmons’s chest ____43____ (appropriate) and breathing into her friend’s mouth in the hope of filling her lungs with the kiss of life. She made no response. And then, the 30 compressions (按压) and two rescue breaths enabled Simmons ____44____ (wake) up.
Soon, doctors arrived and rushed Simmons to a hospital. That was the hospital ____45____ she heard how her life had been saved by her best friend. “I wasn’t surprised,” Simmons said. “She will always help any way she can.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15分)
46. 假定你是育才高中学生李华。你在校英文网站上看到学生会为“英语文化周”在招募志愿者(volunteer)，为一系类活动提供志愿服务，你打算给组织者 Mrs Smith写一封应聘邮件，内容包括：
1.写邮件目的；
2.表述自身的优势(性格、能力等)。
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 Mrs Smith,
I’m Li Hua, a student from Class 3, Senior 1.
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Looking forward to your reply.
Yours truly,
Li Hua
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。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar (项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. The owner sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, and I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By then we had named the dog. It was Kevin, so we called it Kevin. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I wondered in my heart whether I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Kevin was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing for me to do.
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。
But I had to make a decision.
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The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.”
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