2023-2024学年度 第一学期高二年级英语学科
第三次考试
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)
1. What is the man’s nationality
A. Thai. B. Singaporean. C.Malaysian.
2. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip. B. To make a reservation. C. To offer an apology.
3. How will the woman get to the animal park
A. By car. B. By subway. C.By taxi.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Moving house. B. Arranging a party. C.Buying a present.
5. What day is it today
A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. Which of the following appeals to the boy
A. The strawberry pudding. B. The chocolate pudding. C. The butter pudding.
7. What will the boy do next
A. Leave the store. B. Compare the prices. C. Taste some dessert.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At the woman’s house. B. At a coffee shop. C. At a park.
9. Who gave the woman the cat
A. Her friend. B. Her brother. C. Her aunt.
10. What pet does the man own
A. A dog. B. A tortoise. C. A parrot.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman sound at first
A. Excited. B. Curious. C. Uninterested.
12. What does the man invite the woman to do this Saturday
A. Meet his friends. B. Go out of town. C. Watch a game.
13. When will the speakers meet this Saturday
A. At 1:00 p.m. B. At 1:30 p.m. C. At 2:00 p.m.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. How did Lucy feel about living with the woman
A. Very delighted. B. Terribly dissatisfied. C. A bit unhappy.
15. What is the man’s first complaint about the woman
A. The way she switches off the TV.
B. The toilet cleaner she uses.
C. The loud music she plays.
16. What is the woman going to do tomorrow
A. Do some shopping. B. See a movie. C. Talk to the old lady.
17. What does the man want the woman to do in the end
A. Clean the floor. B. Take a bath. C.Make dinner.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18. Why did the man choose to buy the long and red fruit
A. It was sold at a fairly low price.
B. It looked very special and tasty.
C. He hadn’t eaten it before.
19. What does the speaker think of the man
A. He was brave. B. He was foolish. C.He was stubborn.
20. What does the speaker want to tell us
A. Dare to try something new.
B. Learn to listen to others’ advice.
C. Let something go instead of keeping on losing.
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)
Passage A
Rock climbing, one of the fastest growing sports, not only builds physical strength and mental focus, but also leads you to some beautiful places．Here are some climbing spots for climbers．
Acadia National Park, Maine
This popular New England park is one of the few places where you can climb seaside rocks．The granite（花岗岩）is good for climbing．In some areas, you need to start when the sea is at its lowest level．The area has guides, instructors and climbing schools, making it particularly welcoming for beginners．
More information: nps.gov/acad
Red River Gorge, Kentucky
This geological area in Daniel Boone National Forest is prized for its climbing routes and rock scenery．The park, located an hour's drive southeast of Lexington, is well known in the climbing world for both beginner-friendly terrain（地形）and more challenging sections．It's a place where you can find a lot of fellow climbers．
More information: fs.usda.gov/recarea
City of Rocks, Idaho
This national reserve near the Utah border is worth a trip for the scenery alone．Named by gold miners heading to California in 1849, its granite looks like skyscrapers, towering 600 feet above the ground．It's a fascinating area from a geologic and geographic angle．Many visitors come for August's Idaho Mountain Festival, a celebration of climbing with top athletes in attendance．
More information: nps.gov/ciro
Earth Treks Englewood, Colorado
While you can find climbing gyms across the country, this one just south of Denver is worth a special trip．With 53,000 square feet, the massive facility has a special rock climbing area, a group of guides and even extras like childcare and yoga．
More information: /englewood
1. What is special about Acadia National Park
A. It has good climbing routes． B. It's located in a coastal area．
C. It provides a free guided trip． D. It's intended for beginners．
2. What can you do in City of Rocks
A. Meet many gold miners． B. Enjoy the view from a tower．
C. Go to a festival in August． D. Get trained in a climbing gym．
3. Which of the following favors a parent with a child
A. Acadia National Park． B. Red River Gorge．
C. City of Rocks． D. Earth Treks Englewood．
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些适合攀岩者的攀岩点。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“This popular New England park is one of the few places where you can climb seaside rocks．（这个受欢迎的新英格兰公园是少数几个你可以攀登海边岩石的地方之一。）”可知，阿卡迪亚国家公园特别之处在其位于沿海。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Many visitors come for August's Idaho Mountain Festival, a celebration of climbing with top athletes in attendance．（许多游客来参加八月的爱达荷山节，与顶级运动员参加爬山的庆祝活动。）”可知，游客在岩石城参加八月的一个节日。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“With 53,000 square feet, the massive facility has a special rock climbing area, a group of guides and even extras like childcare and yoga．（这座占地5.3万平方英尺的大型攀岩设施有一个特殊的攀岩区、一群导游，甚至还有儿童保育和瑜伽等额外设施。）”可知，Earth Treks Englewood更适合有孩子的父母。故选D项。
Passage B
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we hadn’t already known. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug ” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” And she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age ” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...” “No seriously.” I asked. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
We became instant friends. Every day we would leave class together and talk nonstop. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.There are secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change. Have no regrets.”
At the end of the year Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years before. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
4. How did the writer react to Rose’s first request
A. He refused her. B. He agreed.
C. He paid no attention. D. He laughed at her.
5. What motivated Rose to attend college at an old age
A. Her eagerness to be famous.
B. Her desire to meet a rich husband.
C. Her ambition to achieve success.
D. Her longing for college schooling.
6. Which words can best describe Rose
A. Humorous and positive. B. Experienced but stubborn .
C. Enthusiastic but selfish. D. Outgoing and generous.
7. What does Rose’s story convey
A. Stay happy, stay young.
B. Not regret, but change.
C. Dream it, and make it happen.
D. Never grow old, never stop playing.
【答案】4. B 5. D 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要通过讲述87岁的Rose圆梦的故事，告诉我们她对待生活的态度，人们不应该因年老而停止追求，而是因为停止追求而变老。总之，人要有梦想并努力实现，抓住稍纵即逝的机会。
【4题详解】
推理判读题。根据第二段“She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug ” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” And she gave me a giant squeeze.”（她说：“嗨，帅哥。我叫罗斯。我八十七岁了。我能给你一个拥抱吗？”我笑了，热情地回答：“当然可以！”她给了我一个巨大的拥抱。）可推知，当Rose要求我给她拥抱时，我热情的同意了。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句话““I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.”（“我一直梦想着接受大学教育，现在我要上大学了！”她告诉我。）可知，她在这么大的岁数上大学的原因是大学一直是她的梦想，她一直很渴望上大学。故选D。
6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段前两句话““Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age ” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...””（“你为什么在这么年轻天真的年纪上大学？”我问。她开玩笑地回答：“我来这里是为了见一个有钱的丈夫，结婚，生几个孩子……”）可知，Rose是个很幽默的人；根据最后倒数第二段二、三、四句话“We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There are secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success.”（我们不会因为年老而停止游戏；我们会因为停止游戏而变老。保持年轻、快乐和取得成功的秘诀在于此。）可知，虽然Rose年级大了，但是她还抱有积极的生活态度。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。文章主要通过讲述87岁的Rose圆梦的故事，告诉我们她对待生活的态度，人们不应该因年老而停止追求，而是因为停止追求而变老。总之，人要有梦想并努力实现，抓住稍纵即逝的机会。所以“梦想吧，让它成为现”是Rose故事背后想表达的东西。故选C。
Passage C
Johns Hopkins University researchers discovered precisely how spiders (蜘蛛) build webs in the dark. Their creation of a web-building playbook brings new understanding of how creatures with small brains are able to create elegant and complex structures.
Web-building spiders, which build blindly using only the sense of touch, have attracted humans for centuries. “The first step to understanding that is to study the behaviors and skills involved,” said Andrew Gordus, a Johns Hopkins behavioral biologist, “But until now it has never been done, mainly because of the challenge of detecting and recording the actions.”
His team studied a spider native to the western United States. To observe the spiders during their nighttime web-building work, the lab designed a stage with infrared (红外线的) cameras and infrared lights. They monitored and recorded six spiders every night and tracked millions of individual leg actions. “Even if you video record it, that's a lot of legs to track,”said lead author Abel Corver. “It's just too much to go through every frame (帧) and mark the leg points by hand so we trained machine vision software to detect the actions of the spider, frame by frame, so that we could record everything the legs do to build an entire web.”
They found that web-making behaviors are so similar across spiders that the researchers were able to predict the part of a web a spider was working on just from seeing the position of a leg. “Even if the final structure is a little different, the rules they use to build the web are the same,” Gordus said, “which confirms the rules are in their brains.”
Future work for the lab includes experiments with drugs to determine which circuits (回路) in the spider's brain are responsible for the various stages of web-building. Corver said, “This work could help us understand larger brain systems, including humans.”
8. What was the challenge in the previous studies on spiders' web-building
A. Testing spiders' brains.
B. Tracking spiders' actions.
C. Observing spiders' webs at night.
D. Improving spiders' sense of touch.
9. What is a crucial step in the study led by Gordus
A. Relying on the aid of special software.
B. Monitoring the safety of spiders.
C. Comparing varieties of spider webs.
D. Designing a set of infrared cameras.
10. What is contained in the future study according to paragraph 5
A. The environment for humans.
B. The behavior of various spiders.
C. The drug for brain diseases.
D. The brain system of spiders.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Spiders, Elegant Creatures
B. Small Brains, Amazing Skills
C. Spiders' Web Secrets Uncovered
D. Spiders' Web-building Ability Developed
【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要约翰·霍普金斯大学的研究人员精确地发现了蜘蛛在黑暗中是如何结网的。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“‘The first step to understanding that is to study the behaviors and skills involved,’ said Andrew Gordus, a Johns Hopkins behavioral biologist, ‘But until now it has never been done, mainly because of the challenge of detecting and recording the actions.’”(约翰霍普金斯大学行为生物学家Andrew Gordus说，“理解这一点的第一步就是要研究相关的行为和技能，但迄今为止还没有人做到这一点，主要是因为检测和记录行为具有挑战性。”)可知，在以前蜘蛛织网的研究中，跟踪蜘蛛的行为是一项挑战，故选B。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段中的“It's just too much to go through every frame (帧) and mark the leg points by hand so we trained machine vision software to detect the actions of the spider, frame by frame, so that we could record everything the legs do to build an entire web.”(每一帧都要仔细检查，手工标记腿部位置，这太难了，所以我们培训研究人员使用机器视觉软件，一帧一帧地检测蜘蛛的动作，这样我们就可以记录腿部所做的一切，来构建一个完整的网。)可知，依靠特殊软件的帮助是Gordus领导的这项研究的关键步骤，故选A。
3.细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Future work for the lab includes experiments with drugs to determine which circuits (回路) in the spider's brain are responsible for the various stages of web-building.”(该实验室未来的工作包括用药物进行实验，以确定蜘蛛大脑中的哪些回路负责蜘蛛网形成的各个阶段。)可知，未来会对蜘蛛的大脑系统进行研究，故选D。
4.主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Johns Hopkins University researchers discovered precisely how spiders (蜘蛛) build webs in the dark. Their creation of a web-building playbook brings new understanding of how creatures with small brains are able to create elegant and complex structures.”(约翰·霍普金斯大学的研究人员精确地发现了蜘蛛在黑暗中是如何结网的。它们织的网，使人们对这些有小脑袋的生物如何能够创造出优雅而复杂的结构有了新的理解。)可知，文章主要介绍了约翰·霍普金斯大学的研究人员精确地发现了蜘蛛在黑暗中是如何结网的，所以C选项“Spiders' Web Secrets Uncovered”(蜘蛛网的秘密被发现)适合做文章标题，故选C。
Passage D
As aging population gets bigger and dementia (老年痴呆症) more common, more families are struggling with a complex question: How do you support a loved one with dementia, especially when you have a full-time job and several kids
Reg Urbanowski may have an answer to this pressing issue: ROBOTS. He and his team managed to develop a new type of robots named TP robots. Looking like stand-up vacuum cleaners attached to an iPad, they can be activated remotely via a smartphone and guided remotely by a controller app similar to the way a mouse is used on a desktop computer. All possess audio and visual communication capabilities, allowing the operator to be “in the room” to interact with Mom or Dad.
He believes that caregivers and family members can use a TP robot to “look in” on people with mild dementia. He says, “TP robots provide an effective solution for minimizing caregiver burden, especially for those who have career or other out-of home activities.”
Urbanowski and his team have conducted a study that involves providing TP robots for 15 Manitoba families. These robots are programmed to provide reminders of necessary daily routine like turning off the gas, taking medicine and having dinner. They will also help ensure patients are getting the exercise they need to maintain their health and well-being.
Erin Crawford, Program Director with the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, says she has faith that TP robots will prove beneficial, particularly when it comes to reminding people with dementia to do certain things at certain times. “It means that family members that can’t be there, for whatever reason, know that those things are till happening,” she says.
12. What inspired Reg Urbanowskit and his team to develop such robots
A. Solving a puzzle in society.
B. Making caring for the elderly easier.
C. Helping aging people with dementia.
D. Encouraging people they love and care.
13. Which is a function of TP robots
A. They arrange dinners for users. B. They turn on the light for users.
C. They play games with users. D. They remind users to take exercise.
14. What’s Erin Crawford’s attitude to the future of TP robots
A. Objective. B. Critical.
C. Optimistic. D. Cautious.
15. What does the passage mainly cover
A. The new characteristics of TP robots.
B. A new type of robot for dementia patients.
C. A practical way to relieve pain from dementia.
D. The application of TP robots in medical community.
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了Reg Urbanowski和他的团队一起研发了一种新型机器人——TP机器人，用于帮助那些全职工作者照顾患有老年痴呆的家人。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“As aging population gets bigger and dementia(老年痴呆症) more common, more families are struggling with a complex question: How do you support a loved one with dementia, especially when you have a full-time job and several kids ”(随着人口老龄化和老年痴呆症越来越普遍，越来越多的家庭正在努力解决一个复杂的问题: 你如何养活一个患有痴呆症的亲人，特别是当你有一份全职工作和几个孩子的时候？)和第二段第一句话“Reg Urbanowski may have an answer to this pressing issue: ROBOTS.”(对于这个紧迫的问题，Reg Urbanowski可能有一个答案: 机器人。)可知，随着人口老龄化和老年痴呆症越来越普遍，越来越多的家庭正在努力解决一个复杂的问题——如何养活一个患有痴呆症的亲人，Reg Urbanowski制作了机器人来解决此问题，由此可以推断出，解决如何养活一个患有痴呆症的亲人这样一个社会难题，激励了Reg Urbanowski和他的团队，去开发这样的机器人，故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“These robots are programmed to provide reminders of necessary daily routine like turning off the gas, taking medicine and having dinner. They will also help ensure patients are getting the exercise they need to maintain their health and well-being.”(这些机器人被编制程序来提醒人们做一些必要的日常工作，比如关掉煤气，吃药，吃晚饭。它们还将有助于确保病人得到他们需要的锻炼，以保持他们的身体健康。)可知，TP机器人的一个功能就是提醒用户做锻炼，故选D。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Erin Crawford, Program Director with the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, says she has faith that TP robots will prove beneficial, particularly when it comes to reminding people with dementia to do certain things at certain times”(马尼托巴阿尔茨海默病协会的项目总监Erin Crawford说，她相信TP机器人将被证明是有益的，特别是当它提醒痴呆症患者在特定的时间做特定的事情时。)可知，Erin Crawford相信TP机器人将被证明是有益的，由此可以推断出，她对机器人未来发展前景是持乐观态度的，C选项“Optimistic”(乐观的)符合，A. Objective客观的；B. Critical批评的；D. Cautious谨慎的，均不符，故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了Reg Urbanowski和他的团队一起研发了一种新型机器人——TP机器人，用于帮助那些全职工作者照顾患有老年痴呆的家人。所以B选项“A new type of robot for dementia patients.”(一种用于痴呆症患者的新型机器人。)是文章的主旨大意，故选B。
七选五
Going green is a great way to reduce your environmental footprint and help the planet. Being green is all about reducing how many resources you use, reusing items when you can, and recycling items that can’t be reused. ____16____
●Carry a reusable water bottle so you will not need bottled water.
____17____. Not only does it create trash, but it also uses more resources because it’s shipped to the store. To be more eco-friendly, make it a habit to carry a reusable water bottle with you everywhere so that you can drink water on the go. Plastic bottles are usually the lightest and most convenient.
●Use reusable bags while you’re shopping.
Shopping bags make it easy to carry your items home but they also pollute the planet. Skip the store’s shopping bags and bring your own instead, Use a backpack that you already own, or purchase a couple of reusable bags from the checkout area at your local grocery store. ____18____.
●____19____.
Before you throw something away, look for ways you might reuse it. Try re-purposing items or making green crafts. This will help you keep trash out of the landfill. For example, instead of throwing away a jar, you might use it as a glass, vase or storage container.
●Reduce the amount of time you spend using electronics.
While electronics are really fun and help you feel connected to your friends, they also use up a lot of energy. Schedule breaks from your electronics so you can use them less. During your breaks, do something fun like going for a walk playing a game with your friends, or pursuing a hobby. ____20____. For instance, instead of playing online video games together, go to a local part.
A. Glass bottles have come a long way in recent years.
B. Reuse items to save them from the landfill.
C. You can use your reusable, bags at most stores.
D. Bottled water is really bad for the environment.
E. You probably need to change your personal habits
F. Invite your friend to connect with you in real life.
G. You can find ideas for green crafts by searching online.
【答案】16. E 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. F
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。环保是减少你的环境足迹和帮助地球的好方法。环保就是减少你使用的资源，尽可能的重复利用物品，回收那些不能重复利用的物品。因此文章主要介绍了四点有助于环保的个人习惯。
【16题详解】
本句为第一段最后一句，起到承上启下的作用。结合下文主要为说明一些环保的个人习惯，故E选项“你可能需要改变你的个人习惯。”符合上下文语境。故选E。
【17题详解】
结合下文Not only does it create trash, but it also uses more resources because it’s shipped to the store. To be more eco-friendly, make it a habit to carry a reusable water bottle with you everywhere so that you can drink water on the go. Plastic bottles are usually the lightest and most convenient.（它不仅会产生垃圾，还会消耗更多的资源，因为它被运到了商店。为了更环保，养成随身携带可重复使用的水瓶的习惯，这样你就可以在路上喝水了。塑料瓶通常是最轻和最方便的。）可知本段为建议随身带可重复使用的水瓶，而不要拿会产生垃圾和消耗资源的瓶装水。等故D选项“瓶装水真的对环境有害。”符合上下文语境。故选D。
【18题详解】
结合上文Use a backpack that you already own, or purchase a couple of reusable bags from the checkout area at your local grocery store.（使用你已经拥有的袋子，或者在当地杂货店的收银台购买几个可重复使用的袋子。）可知是在建议使用自己已经拥有的袋子，本句承接上文继续说明在哪里可以获得这些能重复使用的袋子。故C选项“你可以在大多数商店使用可重复使用的袋子。”符合上下文语境。故选C。
【19题详解】
本句为本段小标题，结合下文中 This will help you keep trash out of the landfill.（这将帮助你不让垃圾进入垃圾填埋场。）中landfill可知对应到B选项中from the landfill，故B选项“重复利用物品，把它们从垃圾填埋场中拯救出来。”符合上下文语境。故选B。
【20题详解】
结合下文For instance, instead of playing online video games together, go to a local part.（例如，不要一起玩在线视频游戏，而是去当地的一个地方。）可知是在建议和朋友在现实生活中一起玩耍，而不是在网上。故F选项“邀请你的朋友在现实生活中与你联系。”符合上下文语境。故选F。
【点睛】七选五做题技巧。做题的时候边读边做。各个问题附近的句子都需要重点阅读，圈画一些线索，再从选项中寻找相关的特征词用来判断正确答案。带入排除法也是一种很好的方法。另外，如果发现有一题拿不准的，先跳过，先做容易的能做出的题，直到读完整篇文章。至此，文章的要点和主旨、各个段落之间的逻辑关系应该基本就能清楚了。然后再回过去做之前不确定的题目。如第四小题，结合下文中 This will help you keep trash out of the landfill.（这将帮助你不让垃圾进入垃圾填埋场。）中landfill可知对应到B选项中from the landfill，故B选项“重复利用物品，把它们从垃圾填埋场中拯救出来。”符合上下文语境。故选B。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节：完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
It was a bright May afternoon along the coast. Bauer and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were taking ___21___ of it. They were driving with the windows down as they headed home on a narrow bridge. Suddenly, the calm was ___22___ by the squeal (摩擦声) of tires.
Not far ahead of them, a truck was ___23___ from one lane (车道) to the other. It crashed into a concrete barrier, and ___24___ hanging over the railing (栏杆) of the bridge. Bauer stopped the car ___25___ to avoid it.
The truck driver’s door opened. A man climbed out and ___26___ to the ground. Bauer ran up beside him. He pointed down, saying something in Spanish. In the water was a car seat, a girl, about two years old, ___27___, floating on her back and screaming.
Matters quickly went from bad to frightening when the girl ___28___ onto her stomach. Bauer waited for the driver to do something, but he didn’t. Maybe he was ___29___.
Bauer jumped into the water without _____30_____. He swam to the girl and lifted her out of the water. Standing, he laid her against his shoulder and knocked on her _____31_____ with his e on come on Wake up! _____32_____, her eyes were opened now, focused on him. He pulled her close, hugging her to protect her from the _____33_____. Minutes later, the girl was sent to _____34_____. The girl suffered a broken shoulder but was otherwise uninjured.
Ava Bauer was _____35_____ by her father’ actions that four months later she became a cadet (实习生) firefighter so that she, too, could save lives.
21. A. advantage B. hold C. possession D. charge
22. A. deserted B. ignored C. influenced D. ruined
23. A. sliding B. following C. parking D. approaching
24. A. hid B. waited C. rested D. appeared
25. A. in time B. by chance C. on purpose D. in vain
26. A. dropped B. hurried C. wandered D. returned
27. A. embarrassed B. terrified C. excited D. relaxed
28. A. rolled over B. stood up C. calmed down D. set off
29. A. discouraged B. puzzled C. shocked D. ashamed
30. A. permission B. difficulty C. doubt D. hesitation
31. A. back B. stomach C. head D. chest
32. A. Slowly B. Surprisingly C. Hopelessly D. Immediately
33. A. loneliness B. hunger C. cold D. tiredness
34. A. school B. hospital C. home D. hotel
35. A. relieved B. annoyed C. surprised D. inspired
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. A 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了鲍尔和女儿回家途中，鲍尔及时避免车祸，还救了因车祸出事的小女孩的故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：鲍尔和他13岁的女儿艾娃正在利用这一机会。A. advantage优点；B. hold把手；C. possession占有；D. charge指责。由上文的“It was a bright May afternoon along the coast.(这是一个阳光明媚的五月下午)”可知，父女俩自然要好好利用这样的日子来休闲，take advantage of (利用)。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：突然，轮胎的摩擦声破坏了平静。A. deserted抛弃；B. ignored忽视；C. influenced影响；D. ruined破坏。由下文的“It crashed into a concrete barrier(它撞上了混凝土护栏)”可知，发生了车祸，可得出是轮胎的摩擦声破坏了平静。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在他们前面不远处，一辆卡车正从一条车道滑到另一条车道。A. sliding滑行；B. following跟随；C. parking停车；D. approaching靠近。由下文的“It crashed into a concrete barrier(它撞上了混凝土护栏)”可知，发生了车祸，车撞上了混凝土护栏，说明这辆卡车从一条车道滑到了另一条车道上。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：它撞上了混凝土护栏，停靠在桥栏杆上。A. hid躲藏；B. waited等待；C. rested停靠；D. appeared出现。由上文的“It crashed into a concrete barrier(它撞上了混凝土护栏)”可知，车撞上了混凝土护栏，车就会停下来，最终停靠在桥栏杆上。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：鲍尔及时停下了车，避开了它。A. in time及时；B. by chance偶然；C. on purpose故意；D. in vain徒劳。由下文的“to avoid it”可知，鲍尔应该是及时停车了，才避免了事故。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个人爬了出来，摔倒在地。A. dropped (意外地)落下；B. hurried匆忙；C. wandered漫游；D. returned回来。由上文的“The truck driver’s door opened. A man climbed out(卡车司机的门开了。一个人爬了出来)”可知，车祸司机此时应该很慌乱，打开车门，爬出驾驶室时意外跌落在地。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：水里有一个汽车座椅，一个两岁左右的女孩吓坏了，仰面漂浮，尖叫着。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. terrified害怕的；C. excited兴奋的；D. relaxed放松的。由下文的“screaming”可知，小女孩因车祸连人带车坐椅被抛出车外，在水里尖叫着，应该是害怕的。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当女孩翻过身（俯卧漂在水面）时，事情很快就变得糟糕到可怕。A. rolled over翻转；B. stood up起立；C. calmed down冷静；D. set off出发。由上文的“floating on her back”可知，女孩一开始是仰面漂浮，而鲍尔觉得事情变糟糕了，应该是女孩出现大危险了，可得出应该是女孩翻过身，俯卧漂在水面上了。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：也许他吓坏了。A. discouraged泄气的；B. puzzled困惑的；C. shocked惊魂未定的；D. ashamed羞愧的。由上文的“Bauer waited for the driver to do something, but he didn’t. (鲍尔等着司机做些什么，但他没有)”可知，女孩处境危险，但司机并未行动，鲍尔推测司机应该是震惊地吓坏了。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：鲍尔毫不犹豫地跳入水中。A. permission许可；B. difficulty困难；C. doubt怀疑；D. hesitation犹豫。由下文的“He swam to the girl and lifted her out of the water.(他游到女孩身边，把她从水中抬了出来)”可知，鲍尔救了女孩，他应该是毫不犹豫地跳入水中。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他站着，把她靠在肩膀上，用手敲打她的背部。A. back背部；B. stomach胃部；C. head头；D. chest胸。由上文语境和下文的“Come on come on Wake up! (加油……加油……醒醒)”可知，女孩翻过身，俯卧漂在水面上了，有溺水危险，鲍尔拍女孩背部是想唤醒女孩。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：慢慢地，她的眼睛睁开了，专注于他。A. Slowly慢地；B. Surprisingly惊人地；C. Hopelessly毫无希望地；D. Immediately立即。由上文的“Come on come on Wake up!(加油……加油……醒醒)”可知，鲍尔拍女孩背部试图唤醒女孩，这个过程是缓慢的。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他把她拉近，拥抱她以保护她免受寒冷。A. loneliness孤独；B. hunger饥饿；C. cold寒冷；D. tiredness疲倦。由上文语境可知，五月份，女孩因车祸漂在水里，鲍尔怕女孩失温，拥抱她是为了不让她寒冷。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：几分钟后，女孩被送往医院。A. school学校；B. hospital医院；C. home家；D. hotel旅馆。由下文的“The girl suffered a broken shoulder (这个女孩肩膀骨折)”可知，女孩因车祸受伤了，自然要送往医院。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：艾娃·鲍尔受到了父亲的鼓舞，四个月后，她成为了一名消防学员，这样她也可以挽救生命。A. relieved解脱；B. annoyed恼怒；C. surprised使惊讶；D. inspired鼓舞。由下文的“she became a cadet (实习生) firefighter so that she, too, could save lives(她成为了一名消防学员，这样她也可以挽救生命)”可知，艾娃成为了一位救人的消防学员，是受到了父亲救人事件的鼓舞。故选D项。
第二节：语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Vertical gardening isn’t new, but an example from India shows how this inventive technique is ____36____ (true) changing lives.
The Mehra family from Amritsar were locally hot news last June when they showed off the vertical garden ____37____ they had created at their home. The family used over 175, 000 plastic bottles to create ____38____ garden, fixing the bottles to the outside walls of their home and filling them with ____39____ (variety) of plants. The plants are irrigated by ____40____ (use) a simple drip system (滴灌系统) and amazingly, this ____41____ (lower) the temperature of their home by nearly a cool five degrees Celsius so far.
The idea caught on quickly. Many local schools now have green vertical gardens on their walls, ____42____ so does Punjab Agriculture University, and even Ludhiana railway station, the first station in India ____43____ (adopt) this initiative. The railway notes that the plants not only cool the station, but also help absorb the noise, and seem to have a calming and anti-littering effect ____44____ travelers. Moreover, every vertical garden created this way is recycling plastic which would otherwise be a pollutant, actively reducing local ____45____ (pollute).
【答案】36. truly
37. that##which
38. the 39. varieties
40. using 41. has lowered
42. and 43. to adopt
44. on##upon
45. pollution
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了垂直园艺在印度的应用并起到的积极作用。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：垂直园艺并不新鲜，但印度的一个例子显示了这种创造性的技术是如何真实地改变生活的。根据空后的动词“change”可知，空处应为副词修饰动词。故填truly。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：去年6月，来自阿姆利则的Mehra一家展示了他们在家里建造的垂直花园，成为当地的热点新闻。分析句子成分可知，空前动词为“showed off”，空后动词为“had created”，所以空处应为连接词，且指代先行词“vertical garden”在从句中充当宾语，故应为定语从句的连接词。因先行词为物，所以填which/that。故填that/which。
【38题详解】
考查冠词。句意：这个家庭用了超过17.5万个塑料瓶来建造花园，他们把塑料瓶固定在他们家的外墙上，并在里面种各种植物。根据前文“when they showed off the vertical garden”可知，再次出现，表示特指。故填the。
【39题详解】
考查名词。句意：这个家庭用了超过17.5万个塑料瓶来建造花园，他们把塑料瓶固定在他们家的外墙上，并在里面种各种植物。variety为可数名词，故应变复数。且varieties of为固定搭配“各种各样的”。故填varieties。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这些植物是通过一个简单的滴灌系统灌溉的，令人惊讶的是，到目前为止，这已经把他们家的温度降低了近5摄氏度。空前为介词by，所以空处应为doing。故填using。
【41题详解】
考查时态。句意：这些植物是通过一个简单的滴灌系统灌溉的，令人惊讶的是，到目前为止，这已经把他们家的温度降低了近5摄氏度。分析句子成分可知，空前“and”为连接两句话的连词，所以空处应为分句的动词，再结合句末的时间状语“so far”可知，应用现在完成时has/have done，主语为“this”，所以用单数。故填has lowered。
【42题详解】
考查连词。句意：现在，许多当地学校的墙上都有绿色的垂直花园，旁遮普省农业大学也是如此，甚至卢迪亚纳火车站也是如此——印度第一个采用这一举措的车站。分析句子成分可知，空前为完整句子，空后为倒装句。所以空处应为连词表示并列。故填and。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：现在，许多当地学校的墙上都有绿色的垂直花园，旁遮普省农业大学也是如此，甚至卢迪亚纳火车站也是如此——印度第一个采用这一举措的车站。分析句子成分可知，空前的名词有序数词“the first”修饰，所以空处应为不定式作后置定语修饰名词。故填to adopt。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：铁路方面指出，这些植物不仅给车站降温，还有助于吸收噪音，似乎对旅客有镇静和防止乱扔垃圾的作用。分析句子成分可知，应为固定搭配have an effect on/upon sth. “对……有影响”。故填on/upon。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：此外，每一个以这种方式创建的垂直花园都在回收会成为污染物的塑料，积极减少当地污染。根据空前的形容词，可知空处应为名词作宾语。故填pollution。
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件。内容包括如下：
1.表示歉意；
2.说明原因；
3.另约时间。
Dear Bob,
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Bob,
I am writing to apologize that I can’t go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon for the reason that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon, hoping the change will not cause you too much trouble.
Shall we go on Saturday morning We can set out early so that we will have more time to read and select books. If it’s convenient for you , let’s meet at 8 am outside the school gate. If not, let me know what time suits you. I should be available any time after school next week.
Looking forward to your early reply.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给留学生朋友Bob写一封邮件向他表示歉意，因为你不能和他一起去书店。
详解】1.词汇积累
道歉：apologize→make an apology
不能做某事：can’t do sth.→be unable to do sth.
参加：attend→participate in
出发：set out→start off
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Shall we go on Saturday morning
拓展句：Is it possible that we’ll go on Saturday morning
【点睛】【高分句型1】I am writing to apologize that I can’t go to the bookstore with you on Friday afternoon for the reason that I have to attend an important class meeting that afternoon, hoping the change will not cause you too much trouble. （运用了that引导的宾语从句和同位语从句以及现在分词作状语）
【高分句型2】We can set out early so that we will have more time to read and select books.（运用了so that引导的目的状语从句）
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。
Kareem sighed as he counted his money again. He was still short of fifty dollars to buy the latest Speedster X bike. In order to save his pocket money to replace his old bike, he had been packing sandwiches to school the last three months.
“How can I get that fifty dollars ” he thought to himself. His mind was wondering when Mother’s voice disturbed his thoughts. “Kareem, I just ran into Aunty Kim, our neighbour who just moved in next door. Her son, Shawn, will cycle to school next week. Could you show him the shortcut to school later It’s Saturday anyway!” Hearing this, Kareem had no option but to obey it, He knew Mother had probably already volunteered his service to Aunty Kim. “Oh, here’s a mail from your Grandma. Open it!” added Mother.
Kareem’s grandmother lived abroad and she would send him photos and cards. He opened the envelope and pulled out a greeting card. Incredibly, a fifty dollar note slipped out as well! Kareem was wild with joy. Waving the note in the air, he shouted happily, “Enough money for my bike!”
At 2 p. m. Kareem met Shawn as arranged by their mothers. The sooner he finished this task, the sooner he could go to the bike shop. While the boys were cycling, a squirrel (松鼠) appeared behind a parked car and dashed across the road so suddenly that the boys knocked into each other and fell down heavily. Kareem said regretfully, “I forgot to warn you about the squirrel population here.” As Kareem was lifting up his broken bike, Shawn cried anxiously, “Oh, my poor bike! It’s completely broken.”
Watching Shawn carrying the disabled bike home in silence, Kareem hurried to the bike shop for his dream bike. The sign “Half Price for Old Models” in the shop attracted his eyes.
注意：
1．续写词数应150左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“A Speedster X bike or two old models ” Kareem hesitated.
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“Hi!” Kareem appeared at Shawn’s door cheerfully and asked, “Want to ride together ”
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【答案】参考范文
“A Speedster X bike or two old models ” Kareem hesitated. He thought to himself, “Whatever happened was not my fault. I’m buying Speedster X anyway.” However, as the image of Shawn and his disabled bike flashed before him repeatedly, he felt a shiver running down his body. An inner voice insisted that he should reach out a helping hand. Just at that moment, his initial guilt gave way to a sense of responsibility. After a quick mental calculation, he decided to buy two old models.
“Hi!” Kareem appeared at Shawn’s door cheerfully and asked, “Want to ride together ” Shawn got annoyed at the silly question. He moved his lips as if to say something but before he could say anything, Kareem took a stride to the side, revealing two shiny identical bikes magically. “What... How come No, it couldn’t be...”, Shawn beamed with excitement, tears clouding his eyes. Mother, who had witnessed the scene from the window, walked up to Kareem and patted his shoulder gently and playfully, “Son! I’m really proud of you.”
【解析】
【分析】本文以人物为线索展开。讲述了主人公卡里姆想买最新款的自行车，但还差50美元，正在他不知道怎么办时，妈妈让他去告诉新搬来的邻居的儿子肖恩上学的捷径，卡里姆无奈答应了。这时他收到了祖母寄来的邮件，里面竟然有一张50美元的钞票，卡里姆很高心。下午卡里姆和肖恩一起骑自行车，两个男孩意外摔倒，这导致肖恩的自行车坏掉了，看着肖恩回家的背影，卡里姆赶紧去买他梦想的自行车，但商店里“旧款半价”的招牌吸引了他的目光。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容““一辆Speedster X自行车还是两辆旧款？”卡里姆犹豫了一下。”可知，第一段可描写卡里姆的心理活动，到底是买一辆新款自行车还是两辆旧款。
②由第二段首句内容““嗨！”卡里姆兴高采烈地出现在肖恩的门口，问道：“想一起骑车吗？””可知，第二段可描写肖恩看到自行车的反应及母亲对卡里姆的夸奖。
2.续写线索：卡里姆心理活动——决定买旧车——肖恩看到旧车——肖恩的表现——母亲的夸奖
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.伸出援手：reach out a helping hand/lend a helping hand
②.决定做某事：decide to do sth./be determined to do sth.
③.笑容满面：beam/a smile lit up one’s face
情绪类
①.生气的：annoyed/angry
②.兴奋地：with excitement/excitedly
【点睛】[高分句型1]. However, as the image of Shawn and his disabled bike flashed before him repeatedly, he felt a shiver running down his body.（由as引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. An inner voice insisted that he should reach out a helping hand. （insist虚拟语气和由that引导的宾语从句）
听力答案：1-5 CBCBA 6-10 BAACB 11-15 BCABA 16-20 ACABC2023-2024学年度 第一学期高二年级英语学科
第三次考试
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)
1. What is the man’s nationality
A. Thai. B. Singaporean. C.Malaysian.
2. Why does the man make the phone call
A To cancel a weekend trip. B. To make a reservation. C. To offer an apology.
3. How will the woman get to the animal park
A. By car. B. By subway. C.By taxi.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Moving house. B. Arranging a party. C.Buying a present.
5. What day is it today
A. Tuesday. B. Wednesday. C. Thursday.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. Which of the following appeals to the boy
A. The strawberry pudding. B. The chocolate pudding. C. The butter pudding.
7. What will the boy do next
A. Leave the store. B. Compare the prices. C. Taste some dessert.
听第7段材料,回答第8至10题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At the woman’s house. B. At a coffee shop. C. At a park.
9. Who gave the woman the cat
A. Her friend. B. Her brother. C. Her aunt.
10. What pet does the man own
A. A dog. B. A tortoise. C. A parrot.
听第8段材料,回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman sound at first
A. Excited. B. Curious. C. Uninterested.
12. What does the man invite the woman to do this Saturday
A. Meet his friends. B. Go out of town. C. Watch a game.
13. When will the speakers meet this Saturday
A. At 1:00 p.m. B. At 1:30 p.m. C. At 2:00 p.m.
听第9段材料,回答第14至17题。
14. How did Lucy feel about living with the woman
A. Very delighted. B. Terribly dissatisfied. C. A bit unhappy.
15. What is the man’s first complaint about the woman
A. The way she switches off the TV.
B. The toilet cleaner she uses.
C. The loud music she plays.
16. What is the woman going to do tomorrow
A. Do some shopping. B. See a movie. C. Talk to the old lady.
17. What does the man want the woman to do in the end
A. Clean the floor. B. Take a bath. C.Make dinner.
听第10段材料,回答第18至20题。
18 Why did the man choose to buy the long and red fruit
A. It was sold at a fairly low price.
B. It looked very special and tasty.
C. He hadn’t eaten it before.
19. What does the speaker think of the man
A. He was brave. B. He was foolish. C.He was stubborn.
20. What does the speaker want to tell us
A. Dare to try something new.
B. Learn to listen to others’ advice.
C. Let something go instead of keeping on losing.
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)
Passage A
Rock climbing, one of the fastest growing sports, not only builds physical strength and mental focus, but also leads you to some beautiful places．Here are some climbing spots for climbers．
Acadia National Park, Maine
This popular New England park is one of the few places where you can climb seaside rocks．The granite（花岗岩）is good for climbing．In some areas, you need to start when the sea is at its lowest level．The area has guides, instructors and climbing schools, making it particularly welcoming for beginners．
More information: nps.gov/acad
Red River Gorge, Kentucky
This geological area in Daniel Boone National Forest is prized for its climbing routes and rock scenery．The park, located an hour's drive southeast of Lexington, is well known in the climbing world for both beginner-friendly terrain（地形）and more challenging sections．It's a place where you can find a lot of fellow climbers．
More information: fs.usda.gov/recarea
City of Rocks, Idaho
This national reserve near the Utah border is worth a trip for the scenery alone．Named by gold miners heading to California in 1849, its granite looks like skyscrapers, towering 600 feet above the ground．It's a fascinating area from a geologic and geographic angle．Many visitors come for August's Idaho Mountain Festival, a celebration of climbing with top athletes in attendance．
More information: nps.gov/ciro
Earth Treks Englewood, Colorado
While you can find climbing gyms across the country, this one just south of Denver is worth a special trip．With 53,000 square feet, the massive facility has a special rock climbing area, a group of guides and even extras like childcare and yoga．
More information: /englewood
1. What is special about Acadia National Park
A. It has good climbing routes． B. It's located in a coastal area．
C. It provides a free guided trip． D. It's intended for beginners．
2. What can you do in City of Rocks
A. Meet many gold miners． B. Enjoy the view from a tower．
C. Go to a festival in August． D. Get trained in a climbing gym．
3. Which of the following favors a parent with a child
A. Acadia National Park． B. Red River Gorge．
C. City of Rocks． D. Earth Treks Englewood．
Passage B
The first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we hadn’t already known. I stood up to look around when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady beaming up at me with a smile.
She said, “Hi handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug ” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” And she gave me a giant squeeze.
“Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age ” I asked. She jokingly replied, “I’m here to meet a rich husband, get married, and have a couple of kids...” “No seriously.” I asked. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me.
We became instant friends. Every day we would leave class together and talk nonstop. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon.
At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing.There are secrets to staying young, being happy, and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day. You’ve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and don’t even know it! There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change. Have no regrets.”
At the end of the year Rose finished the college degree she had begun all those years before. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
4. How did the writer react to Rose’s first request
A. He refused her. B. He agreed.
C. He paid no attention. D. He laughed at her.
5. What motivated Rose to attend college at an old age
A. Her eagerness to be famous.
B. Her desire to meet a rich husband.
C. Her ambition to achieve success.
D. Her longing for college schooling.
6. Which words can best describe Rose
A. Humorous and positive. B. Experienced but stubborn .
C. Enthusiastic but selfish. D. Outgoing and generous.
7. What does Rose’s story convey
A. Stay happy, stay young.
B. Not regret, but change.
C. Dream it, and make it happen.
D. Never grow old, never stop playing.
Passage C
Johns Hopkins University researchers discovered precisely how spiders (蜘蛛) build webs in the dark. Their creation of a web-building playbook brings new understanding of how creatures with small brains are able to create elegant and complex structures.
Web-building spiders, which build blindly using only the sense of touch, have attracted humans for centuries. “The first step to understanding that is to study the behaviors and skills involved,” said Andrew Gordus, a Johns Hopkins behavioral biologist, “But until now it has never been done, mainly because of the challenge of detecting and recording the actions.”
His team studied a spider native to the western United States. To observe the spiders during their nighttime web-building work, the lab designed a stage with infrared (红外线的) cameras and infrared lights. They monitored and recorded six spiders every night and tracked millions of individual leg actions. “Even if you video record it, that's a lot of legs to track,”said lead author Abel Corver. “It's just too much to go through every frame (帧) and mark the leg points by hand so we trained machine vision software to detect the actions of the spider, frame by frame, so that we could record everything the legs do to build an entire web.”
They found that web-making behaviors are so similar across spiders that the researchers were able to predict the part of a web a spider was working on just from seeing the position of a leg. “Even if the final structure is a little different, the rules they use to build the web are the same,” Gordus said, “which confirms the rules are in their brains.”
Future work for the lab includes experiments with drugs to determine which circuits (回路) in the spider's brain are responsible for the various stages of web-building. Corver said, “This work could help us understand larger brain systems, including humans.”
8. What was the challenge in the previous studies on spiders' web-building
A. Testing spiders' brains.
B. Tracking spiders' actions.
C. Observing spiders' webs at night.
D. Improving spiders' sense of touch.
9. What is a crucial step in the study led by Gordus
A Relying on the aid of special software.
B. Monitoring the safety of spiders.
C. Comparing varieties of spider webs.
D. Designing a set of infrared cameras.
10. What is contained in the future study according to paragraph 5
A. The environment for humans.
B. The behavior of various spiders.
C. The drug for brain diseases.
D. The brain system of spiders.
11. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Spiders, Elegant Creatures
B. Small Brains, Amazing Skills
C. Spiders' Web Secrets Uncovered
D. Spiders' Web-building Ability Developed
Passage D
As aging population gets bigger and dementia (老年痴呆症) more common, more families are struggling with a complex question: How do you support a loved one with dementia, especially when you have a full-time job and several kids
Reg Urbanowski may have an answer to this pressing issue: ROBOTS. He and his team managed to develop a new type of robots named TP robots. Looking like stand-up vacuum cleaners attached to an iPad, they can be activated remotely via a smartphone and guided remotely by a controller app similar to the way a mouse is used on a desktop computer. All possess audio and visual communication capabilities, allowing the operator to be “in the room” to interact with Mom or Dad.
He believes that caregivers and family members can use a TP robot to “look in” on people with mild dementia. He says, “TP robots provide an effective solution for minimizing caregiver burden, especially for those who have career or other out-of home activities.”
Urbanowski and his team have conducted a study that involves providing TP robots for 15 Manitoba families. These robots are programmed to provide reminders of necessary daily routine like turning off the gas, taking medicine and having dinner. They will also help ensure patients are getting the exercise they need to maintain their health and well-being.
Erin Crawford, Program Director with the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, says she has faith that TP robots will prove beneficial, particularly when it comes to reminding people with dementia to do certain things at certain times. “It means that family members that can’t be there, for whatever reason, know that those things are till happening,” she says.
12. What inspired Reg Urbanowskit and his team to develop such robots
A. Solving a puzzle in society.
B. Making caring for the elderly easier.
C. Helping aging people with dementia.
D. Encouraging people they love and care.
13. Which is a function of TP robots
A. They arrange dinners for users. B. They turn on the light for users.
C. They play games with users. D. They remind users to take exercise.
14. What’s Erin Crawford’s attitude to the future of TP robots
A. Objective. B. Critical.
C. Optimistic. D. Cautious.
15. What does the passage mainly cover
A. The new characteristics of TP robots.
B. A new type of robot for dementia patients.
C. A practical way to relieve pain from dementia.
D. The application of TP robots in medical community.
七选五
Going green is a great way to reduce your environmental footprint and help the planet. Being green is all about reducing how many resources you use, reusing items when you can, and recycling items that can’t be reused. ____16____
●Carry a reusable water bottle so you will not need bottled water.
____17____. Not only does it create trash but it also uses more resources because it’s shipped to the store. To be more eco-friendly, make it a habit to carry a reusable water bottle with you everywhere so that you can drink water on the go. Plastic bottles are usually the lightest and most convenient.
●Use reusable bags while you’re shopping.
Shopping bags make it easy to carry your items home but they also pollute the planet. Skip the store’s shopping bags and bring your own instead, Use a backpack that you already own, or purchase a couple of reusable bags from the checkout area at your local grocery store. ____18____.
●____19____.
Before you throw something away, look for ways you might reuse it. Try re-purposing items or making green crafts. This will help you keep trash out of the landfill. For example, instead of throwing away a jar, you might use it as a glass, vase or storage container.
●Reduce the amount of time you spend using electronics.
While electronics are really fun and help you feel connected to your friends, they also use up a lot of energy. Schedule breaks from your electronics so you can use them less. During your breaks, do something fun like going for a walk playing a game with your friends, or pursuing a hobby. ____20____. For instance, instead of playing online video games together, go to a local part.
A. Glass bottles have come a long way in recent years.
B. Reuse items to save them from the landfill.
C. You can use your reusable, bags at most stores.
D. Bottled water is really bad for the environment.
E. You probably need to change your personal habits
F. Invite your friend to connect with you in real life.
G. You can find ideas for green crafts by searching online.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节：完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
It was a bright May afternoon along the coast. Bauer and his 13-year-old daughter, Ava, were taking ___21___ of it. They were driving with the windows down as they headed home on a narrow bridge. Suddenly, the calm was ___22___ by the squeal (摩擦声) of tires.
Not far ahead of them, a truck was ___23___ from one lane (车道) to the other. It crashed into a concrete barrier, and ___24___ hanging over the railing (栏杆) of the bridge. Bauer stopped the car ___25___ to avoid it.
The truck driver’s door opened. A man climbed out and ___26___ to the ground. Bauer ran up beside him. He pointed down, saying something in Spanish. In the water was a car seat, a girl, about two years old, ___27___, floating on her back and screaming.
Matters quickly went from bad to frightening when the girl ___28___ onto her stomach. Bauer waited for the driver to do something, but he didn’t. Maybe he was ___29___.
Bauer jumped into the water without _____30_____. He swam to the girl and lifted her out of the water. Standing, he laid her against his shoulder and knocked on her _____31_____ with his e on come on Wake up! _____32_____, her eyes were opened now, focused on him. He pulled her close, hugging her to protect her from the _____33_____. Minutes later, the girl was sent to _____34_____. The girl suffered a broken shoulder but was otherwise uninjured.
Ava Bauer was _____35_____ by her father’ actions that four months later she became a cadet (实习生) firefighter so that she, too, could save lives.
21. A. advantage B. hold C. possession D. charge
22. A. deserted B. ignored C. influenced D. ruined
23. A. sliding B. following C. parking D. approaching
24. A. hid B. waited C. rested D. appeared
25. A. in time B. by chance C. on purpose D. in vain
26. A. dropped B. hurried C. wandered D. returned
27. A. embarrassed B. terrified C. excited D. relaxed
28. A. rolled over B. stood up C. calmed down D. set off
29. A. discouraged B. puzzled C. shocked D. ashamed
30. A. permission B. difficulty C. doubt D. hesitation
31. A. back B. stomach C. head D. chest
32. A. Slowly B. Surprisingly C. Hopelessly D. Immediately
33. A. loneliness B. hunger C. cold D. tiredness
34. A. school B. hospital C. home D. hotel
35. A. relieved B. annoyed C. surprised D. inspired
第二节：语法填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Vertical gardening isn’t new, but an example from India shows how this inventive technique is ____36____ (true) changing lives.
The Mehra family from Amritsar were locally hot news last June when they showed off the vertical garden ____37____ they had created at their home. The family used over 175, 000 plastic bottles to create ____38____ garden, fixing the bottles to the outside walls of their home and filling them with ____39____ (variety) of plants. The plants are irrigated by ____40____ (use) a simple drip system (滴灌系统) and amazingly, this ____41____ (lower) the temperature of their home by nearly a cool five degrees Celsius so far.
The idea caught on quickly. Many local schools now have green vertical gardens on their walls, ____42____ so does Punjab Agriculture University, and even Ludhiana railway station, the first station in India ____43____ (adopt) this initiative. The railway notes that the plants not only cool the station, but also help absorb the noise, and seem to have a calming and anti-littering effect ____44____ travelers. Moreover, every vertical garden created this way is recycling plastic which would otherwise be a pollutant, actively reducing local ____45____ (pollute).
第四部分 写作(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假如你是李华，与留学生朋友Bob约好一起去书店，因故不能赴约。请给他写封邮件。内容包括如下：
1.表示歉意；
2.说明原因；
3.另约时间。
Dear Bob,
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Yours,
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。
Kareem sighed as he counted his money again. He was still short of fifty dollars to buy the latest Speedster X bike. In order to save his pocket money to replace his old bike, he had been packing sandwiches to school the last three months.
“How can I get that fifty dollars ” he thought to himself. His mind was wondering when Mother’s voice disturbed his thoughts. “Kareem, I just ran into Aunty Kim, our neighbour who just moved in next door. Her son, Shawn, will cycle to school next week. Could you show him the shortcut to school later It’s Saturday anyway!” Hearing this, Kareem had no option but to obey it, He knew Mother had probably already volunteered his service to Aunty Kim. “Oh, here’s a mail from your Grandma. Open it!” added Mother.
Kareem’s grandmother lived abroad and she would send him photos and cards. He opened the envelope and pulled out a greeting card. Incredibly, a fifty dollar note slipped out as well! Kareem was wild with joy. Waving the note in the air, he shouted happily, “Enough money for my bike!”
At 2 p. m. Kareem met Shawn as arranged by their mothers. The sooner he finished this task, the sooner he could go to the bike shop. While the boys were cycling, a squirrel (松鼠) appeared behind a parked car and dashed across the road so suddenly that the boys knocked into each other and fell down heavily. Kareem said regretfully, “I forgot to warn you about the squirrel population here.” As Kareem was lifting up his broken bike, Shawn cried anxiously, “Oh, my poor bike! It’s completely broken.”
Watching Shawn carrying the disabled bike home in silence, Kareem hurried to the bike shop for his dream bike. The sign “Half Price for Old Models” in the shop attracted his eyes.
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。
“A Speedster X bike or two old models ” Kareem hesitated.
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“Hi!” Kareem appeared at Shawn’s door cheerfully and asked, “Want to ride together ”
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听力答案：1-5 CBCBA 6-10 BAACB 11-15 BCABA 16-20 ACABC
