2023-2024学年(上)期末学业质量联合调研抽测
高二英语试题
(分数：150分，时间：120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the man buy for his father
A. A hat. B. A card. C. A shirt.
2. How will Tom know if the school is canceled
A. By asking his mother.
B. By watching the snow.
C. By checking the TV news.
3. Where was the man born
A. In America. B. In England. C. In Canada.
4. What does the man mean
A. Anna may not have time.
B. Anna is at her brother’s house.
C. Anna should invite him to dinner.
5. What does the man think of the music festival this year
A. It’s too far away. B. It’s too expensive. C. It’s too crowded.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
6. How many fifties did Fred start with
A. Two. B. Five. C. Ten.
7. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a bank. B. In a math class. C. In a grocery store.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Who invited the woman to the party
A. Michael. B. Michael’s sister. C. Michael’s brother.
9. What is the man going to get for Michael
A. A new CD player. B. Some records. C. Several baseball cards.
10. Why can’t the woman decide what to get for Michael
A. She forgets what he likes.
B. She only has a little money.
C. She doesn’t know him well.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What will Judy do this afternoon
A. Send Peter a brochure. B. Design some models. C. Attend a meeting.
12. Why does Peter make the phone call
A. To order some machines.
B. To ask for colored pictures.
C. To change the delivery time.
13. When will the speakers sign the agreement
A. This evening. B. Tomorrow morning. C. At noon tomorrow.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Who is the woman
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s doctor. C. The man’s personal trainer.
15. What does the man want to do
A. Join a basketball team. B. Organize a sports team. C. Teach high school sports.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do first
A. Stop eating ice cream.
B. Have a medical examination.
C. Eat more fruit and vegetables.
17. Why does the woman suggest the man exercise more
A. To lose weight. B. To prevent a heart attack. C. To strengthen his muscles.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. How did the old woman’s cookies become famous
A. She started a good cookie business.
B. She gave them to children for free.
C. She baked them in a special kitchen.
19. Why did the children help the old woman at first
A. The old woman was too busy.
B. Their parents wanted them to do so.
C. They wanted to get some experience.
20. What did the children do when the old woman got sick
A. They cooked food for her.
B. They took turns looking after her.
C. They sold cookies to pay the doctor.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
At this selection of five museums, more French will be heard and visitors might feel a sense of satisfaction when knowing they have arrived at a place that native Parisians also enjoy when going on a trip.
Museum of Natural History
Being a must-see spot in the museum at present, the Grand Gallery of Evolution dates back to the 1880s. Originally playing as a zoology building, it reopened to the public in 1994 after decades of ignorance. The entire museum displays more than 9,000 preserved animals and insects.
Museum of Music
The museum’s collection covers centuries of European classical music and instruments, with decorated pianos and hundreds of horns and string instruments. Live performances take place in the galleries of the museum every day. The museum provides two versions of its English-language audio guide, one for children and the other for adults.
Fairground Art Museum
At this museum, guides describe the history of Europe’s traveling fairs and explain signs that identify the origin of the country with a carousel horse. Reserve your tickets in advance on the museum’s website. Tours in French are offered several days a week all year round, and English-language tours are offered in the summer months.
Museum of Arts and Crafts
It was founded during the French Revolution to show its advanced science and technologies and has since received constant updates. Early planes, including the first to cross the English Channel, hang from the ceiling of one building. The collection has a huge range, with antique cars, early engines and elements (元素) used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
Museum of Magic
Each visit to this museum begins with a short performance of simple tricks, followed by a guided tour of the magic tools and objects on display in those 16th-century basements. This tour currently takes place in French, so English-speaking visitors may want to explore on their own with the help of English-language guidebooks available at the entrance.
1. What do we know about the Grand Gallery of Evolution
A. It was once inaccessible to the public.
B. It was first built around 30 years ago.
C. It studies all kinds of wildlife in nature.
D. It shows several thousand plant species.
2. What suggestion is given to visitors to the Fairground Art Museum
A. Choose a proper guide for your travel.
B. Learn some French before your travel.
C. Know the history of France in advance.
D. Book tickets beforehand at proper time.
3. What can we infer about the Museum of Arts and Crafts
A. It keeps many old collections.
B It still keeps its original look.
C. It only provides French-speaking guides.
D. It’s a museum about magic tools and objects.
B
My generation--people born after 1990 --are accustomed to “all-in-platform” life, where we use mobile apps of different platforms to do almost everything in life.
For instance, I ordered a cup of coffee on Monday using an online delivery app. Then, I called a taxi by tapping on the app of a ride-booking service. Next, I bought some necessities on shopping platform Taobao. That done, I moved on to various other online destinations to get my daily fix of music, reading, social networking and so forth.
Platforms now play an increasingly important role in almost all aspects of day-to-day life, not just in economic and political processes. Consumption and social interaction are closely linked to platforms now.
But, I began to get confused recently. I thought I was being treated differently. My friend and I called a taxi at the same time on a ride-hailing platform (打车平台) and found that for the same destination, the prices were different. The price indicated on my phone was higher. One of the potential reasons could have been that I regularly use the ride-hailing platform and have a higher ranking while my friend doesn’t use it that often. So, the ride-hailing platform offers discounts to newbies like her, to attract and have such customers.
China’s latest efforts in regulating monopolistic (垄断的) or improper market behavior are of great significance in protecting consumers’ lawful rights.
“The essence of platform-based monopoly (垄断) is that a large number of users are gathered on only a select few platform companies, leading to uneven data gathering different platforms. But in China some platforms use their own data and traffic (流量) to expand capital in a disorderly way,” said Wang Yong, deputy director of the Institute of Economics at Tinghua University.
Data monopoly also brought another inconvenience for consumers--platforms block links to each other. For instance, link to We Chat Pay of Tencent is not available on Alibuba’s Taobao while there is no Alipay link on JD app’s payment options.
“More efforts should also be made to strike a good balance between personal information protection and interconnection between panies are being encouraged to further develop data safety technology so that the data are available but not visible.”
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing Para. 2
A To offer some tips on using apps on mobile phone.
B. To share his experience with mobile apps.
C. To further explain what is “all-in-platform” life.
D. To help readers familiarize themselves with mobile apps.
5. What could be inferred from Paragraph 4
A. The author encountered so called “big data price discrimination”.
B. The author and his friend were treated differently by taxi drivers.
C. Due to the author’s higher ranking, the platform offered him a cheaper price.
D. The ride-hailing platform offers discounts to regular customers.
6. What is the author’s attitude towards data monopoly
A. Sympathetic. B. Approving. C. Critical. D. Grateful.
7. What does the passage focus on
A. Data monopolies and the inconvenience they bring to mobile app life.
B. Mobile apps have greatly changed our lives.
C. How to protect personal information on mobile apps.
D. Platforms have impacted every aspect of our daily lives.
C
People who have trouble walking or moving around often have a hard time enjoying the beach. But hundreds of beaches in Greece now offer a new way for people in wheelchairs to get into the water by themselves. It’s called Seatrac.
Seatrac is basically a chair on a moving ramp (坡道) that can carry a disabled person into the sea. It is operated by remote (远程的) control. Once in the sea, the person can either remain in the chair, enjoying the water, or go for a swim. When the person is ready to get out of the water, the Seatrac system brings the chair back to the top the ramp.
Seatrac was invented and developed in Greece. When one of the inventors, Ignatios Fotiou, was talking with a friend who used a wheelchair, the friend said he enjoyed the sea, but didn’t like having to be carried into the ocean. Mr Fotiou realized there must be a way to make it easier for wheelchair users to get into the water. Mr Fotiou worked with his partner and a professor at a Greek university to design the system. Finnally, they formed a company called TOBEA to build and sell the systems.
The company worked hard to make the system simple enough to be put in place and easy to run. A wooden walkway allows wheerchair users to reach the Seatrac. The system uses solar (太阳能的) power. It doesn’t require outside power, and can continue to run even if the electricity goes out. The Seatrac system can easily be packed up and stored when the swimming season ends.
The Seatrac system is being used at over 220 beaches in Greece, Cypris, Italy, and Latvia. TOBEA hopes to offer Seatrac in other countries. TOBEA has created a website showing where beaches with these special services can be found. The Greek govenment hopes that Seatrac will help attract more tourists to the country.
8. What is Seatrac able to do
A. Watch out of the disabled in the sea.
B. Choose the suitable beach for the disabled.
C. Help the disabled get in and out of the sea safely.
D. Enable the disabled to move around the beach freely.
9. What made Mr Fotiou decide to develop Seatrac
A. His partner’s advice. B. His love for the sea.
C. his wish to start a company. D. The difficulty his friend faced.
10. What does the author mention about the Seatrac system
A. It is becoming more popular. B. It should be well protected.
C. It needs to be fully introduced to the public. D. It is environmentally friendly and convenient.
11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. Expectations for Seatrac. B. The practical application of Seatrac.
C. The popularity of Seatrac. D. Special services Seatrac provides.
D
Atomic shapes are so simple that they can’t be broken down any further. Mathematicians are trying to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for help to build a periodic table of these shapes, hoping it will assist in finding yet-unknown atomic shapes.
Tom Coates at Imperial College London and his colleagues are working to classify atomic shapes known as Fano varieties, which are so simple that they can’t be broken down into smaller components. Just as chemists arranged element s in the periodic table by their atomic weight and group to reveal new insights, the researchers hope that organizing these atomic shapes by their various properties will help in understanding them.
The team has given each atomic shape a sequence of numbers based on its features such as the number of holes it has or the extent to which it bends around itself. This acts as a bar code (条形码) to identify it. Coates and his colleagues have now created an AI that can predict certain properties of these shapes from their bar code numbers alone, with an accuracy of 98 percent.
The team member Alexander Kasprzyk at the University of Nottingham, UK, says that the AI has let the team organize atomic shapes in a way that begins to follow the periodic table, so that when you read from left to right, or up and down, there seem to be general patterns in the geometry (几何) of the shapes.
Graham Nib lo at the University of Southampton, UK, stresses that humans will still need to understand the results provided by AI and create proofs of these ideas. “AI has definitely got unbelievable abilities. But in the same way that telescopes (望远镜) don’t put astronomers out of work, AI doesn’t put mathematicians out of work,” he says. “It just gives us new backing that allows us to explore parts of the mathematical landscape that are out of reach.”
The team hopes to improve the model to the point where missing spaces in its periodic table could point to the existence of unknown shapes.
12. What is the purpose of building a periodic table of shapes
A. To gain deeper insights into the atomic shapes.
B. To create an AI to predict the unknown shapes.
C. To break down atomic shapes into smaller parts.
D. To arrange chemical elements in the periodic table.
13. What can the bar code of each atomic shape tell us
A. Its holes. B. Its bends.
C. Its atomic weight. D. Its properties.
14. What does the underlined word “backing” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Design. B. Help. C. Duty. D. Threat.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Thanks to AI, new atomic shapes have been discovered.
B. Mathematicians turn to AI to create more atomic shapes.
C. AI helps build a relationship between chemistry and maths.
D. A periodic table of shapes can be built with the help of AI.
第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As much as 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable by making specific lifestyle choices. Some strategies, such as exercising and managing weight, are well known. But others may not have crossed your mind. ____16____
Get eight hours of sleep. “When you’re not rested, everything that happens in your life is a lot more stressful,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta. If we don’t have enough sleep, our bodies also have more difficulty controlling blood pressure, inflammation and glucose levels. ____17____
Engage in volunteer work. ____18____ Research published in Psychosomatic Medicine showed that a feeling of purpose in life is linked to a lower likelihood of heart attack and stroke. Depending on the type of work you do, volunteering might even increase your physical activity.
____19____ Try to get your outdoor exercise far away from highways and industrial districts, and spend more time indoors when the air quality index is poor. As various studies show, even short periods of exposure are unhealthy for people who already have other cardiovascular (心血管的) risks, such as high blood pressure.
Laugh. ____20____ A 2016 study in the Journal of Epidemiology of more than 20,000 people over the age of 65 found a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in those who reported laughing every day.
A. Avoid polluted air.
B. Engage in indoor activities.
C. These factors can all have an impact on cardiovascular health.
D. Read the following tips to make your life filled with happiness.
E. Doing good for others helps your self-esteem and relieves stress.
F. It reduces stress and depression, and it may also serve as a mini-workout.
G. Actually, a small change in your everyday routine can potentially have a big impact.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alice is a student who came to my class last year. Though she has already turned 60, Alice looks so fit and___21___with a bright smile and an enthusiastic attitude. I am Alice’s teacher in class, but I feel she is my teacher in life.
For my 2-hour class every Saturday morning, Alice has to take a 3-hour round-trip on the road. But she is never ___22___for class. Alice is very passionate about learning English. She often says, “Don’t ___23___ me as a 60-year-old. I am just a new beginner who wants to learn anything ___24___ . You know, I am very excited to come to the class!” So I feel a strong sense of___25___ to make sure what I teach makes sense to her.
Alice came to me with very___26___ English skills, but she turns out to be a very fast learner because she always puts English___27___ on a daily basis. I___28___ her homework before every class. Her homework is usually not what I ___29___ for the class, rather it is something that she___30___ to put together. She makes various sentences using the important words and phrases she learned from our___31___ class. I am always___32___ by the quality of her work.
I feel fortunate to have a student like Alice. She has___33___ me so much. Our___34___ is a great learning experience for both of us. Though I have no idea why she learns English, I hope I can help her ___35___ her dream, whatever it is.
21.
A. strong B. cheerful C. generous D. proud
22.
A anxious B. ready C. late D. meant
23.
A. treat B. recognize C. mistake D. describe
24.
A. carefully B. obviously C. regularly D. eagerly
25.
A. humor B. achievement C. responsibility D. belonging
26.
A. special B. basic C. effective D. official
27.
A. in place B. in motion C. in order D. in use
28.
A. copy B. check C. mention D. prepare
29.
A. revised B. saved C. arranged D. collected
30
A. volunteers B. agrees C. promises D. hesitates
31.
A. lively B. former C. suitable D. senior
32.
A. encouraged B. annoyed C. confused D. impressed
33.
A. taught B. challenged C. guaranteed D. permitted
34.
A. appointment B. determination C. interaction D. cooperation
35.
A. play safe with B. try out for C. let go of D. get closer to
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Perhaps even more incredible is that it’s smack bang in the middle of Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave National Park preserves this unique and historical natural wonder. As large as the limestone cave system is, park officials, estimate there ___36___ be another 600 miles of cave passageways that have yet to be explored.
___37___ those unexplored, more than 200 caves exist in the park that are disconnected from the larger system.
The incredible rock formations have resulted in the park ___38___ (recognize) as a World Heritage Site, thanks to its extraordinary size and scientific importance — making it one of only 13 natural US sites with that title.
The caves were created naturally by the process of limestone erosion, which is known as “karst topography”. Rain and rivers slowly dissolve and shape soft limestone, which creates the vast underground network. The system is still being shaped and carved today. Not only are they a stunning destination to visit, but the system also provides drinking water for roughly 40% of the US population — and they’re ___39___ historical significance too.
The caves act as a time capsule that preserve over 5,000 years of human history — and the caves’ first explorers were Native Americans, who ___40___ (mine) the upper levels of Mammoth Cave. Thanks to the cave system’s atmosphere and natural protection from any kind of human disturbance, the archaeological sites have been left in great shape. Several sets of Native American remains have been recovered, ___41___ (provide) fascinating evidence of pre-Columbian funerary practices.
Mammoth Cave was established as a national park thanks to strong local support. Back in the 1920s, Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work created the Southern Appalachian National Park Commission in 1925 to survey ___42___ (propose) park sites, including the caves. After years of work acquiring the land for the park, as well as building roads, trails, and public facilities, Mammoth Cave National Park was established on July 1, 1941.
Pioneering African Americans were some of the first cave guides, and are responsible for some of the more recently discovered passageways. Stephen Bishop, who was a slave, worked in the cave from 1838 to 1856 and ventured beyond the tour routes that ___43___ (establish). He crossed a terrifying drop called the “bottomless pit” to discover unmapped areas of the cave system. Although they were unrecognized at the time, pioneers like Bishop helped spark the golden age of cave exploration.
The park now receives around 2 million visitors a year, with roughly a quarter taking a tour of the caves – everything from a cultural tour to the more adventurous scrambling tours on offer. The cave supports more than 130 wildlife species, such as the eyeless cavefish, ___44___ has adapted to the lightless environment by no longer growing eyes, and the cave crayfish.
Mammoth Cave National Park is also much more than just a cave; its surrounding forest contains one of ___45___ (diverse) habitats in the country. There are miles of trails open for horseback riding, with kayak and canoe trails and great fishing spots. There are also more than 1,300 flowering species in the forest, and animals like wood warblers, thrushes, and bald eagles can regularly be spotted.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是明启中学的李华，你们学校正在开展“花香进校园”活动，一方面开设园艺选修课，让学生了解花的习性；另一方面人人动手实践，用花装扮校园，创建优美的生活学习环境。请你写一封邮件给你的英国笔友Jim, 介绍此次活动。
你的邮件须包括：
1. 对该活动的简要描述；
2. 举例说明该活动对你的影响。
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Nuts was quite an adventurous and smart squirrel kitten. One day, without the notice of his parents, he slipped out of home and set off to Mr. Elk’s Candy Company to buy toffees. On the way, he met Robert the little deer, his best friend. He said, “Hello, Robert. Would you like to come with me to Mr. Elk’s Candy Company ”
Robert replied, “Sure. But it’s a long way from here. We may come across some fierce beasts (野兽) along the way and get ourselves in danger. I’ve got to ask my mother.”
To which Nuts replied, “Oh, don’t be such a coward (胆小鬼)! You’ll be back home in no time at all. I have been to the Candy Company alone several times and I have never met any beast at all.”
“Okay” Robert replied nervously.
Soon they were both marching joyfully through the forest, although Robert did feel a bit uncertain about the idea. After half an hour, they stopped by at Mr. Cooper’s house. Mr. Cooper was the wise squirrel fond of inventing various mousetraps or fox traps to defeat predatory(捕食性的) opponents. Nuts and Robert had a brief chat with Mr. Cooper before they continued their journey to the Mr. Elk’s Candy Company.、
Several minutes later, as they were travelling on, a frightening beast appeared from behind the bushes. It was Mr. Gordon, the bad fox!
They both screamed at the very sight. Robert rushed away in panic but then he realised that he had left Nuts behind. When he went back, he found that Nuts was frozen still in front of the fox (a common squirrel instinct).
Mr. Gordon licked his lips and said, “I haven’t had squirrel for dinner for a long time.” He was about to grab Nuts when Robert screamed from behind the bushes. “Well, well. What do we have here, a live and healthy little deer. He would make an even better dinner,” said Gordon. He forgot all about Nuts and began chasing Robert.
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。
Nuts was alarmed by the scream and rushed to get help for Robert.
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Both the two headed home and told their parents the risky adventure.
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高二英语试题
(分数：150分，时间：120分钟)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What did the man buy for his father
A. A hat. B. A card. C. A shirt.
2. How will Tom know if the school is canceled
A. By asking his mother.
B. By watching the snow.
C. By checking the TV news.
3. Where was the man born
A. In America. B. In England. C. In Canada.
4. What does the man mean
A. Anna may not have time.
B. Anna is at her brother’s house.
C. Anna should invite him to dinner.
5. What does the man think of the music festival this year
A. It’s too far away. B. It’s too expensive. C. It’s too crowded.
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。
听下面一段对话，回答第6至第7两个小题。
6. How many fifties did Fred start with
A. Two. B. Five. C. Ten.
7. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a bank. B. In a math class. C. In a grocery store.
听下面一段对话，回答第8至第10三个小题。
8. Who invited the woman to the party
A. Michael. B. Michael’s sister. C. Michael’s brother.
9. What is the man going to get for Michael
A. A new CD player. B. Some records. C. Several baseball cards.
10. Why can’t the woman decide what to get for Michael
A. She forgets what he likes.
B. She only has a little money.
C. She doesn’t know him well.
听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13三个小题。
11. What will Judy do this afternoon
A. Send Peter a brochure. B. Design some models. C. Attend a meeting.
12. Why does Peter make the phone call
A. To order some machines.
B. To ask for colored pictures.
C. To change the delivery time.
13. When will the speakers sign the agreement
A. This evening. B. Tomorrow morning. C. At noon tomorrow.
听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17四个小题。
14. Who is the woman
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s doctor. C. The man’s personal trainer.
15. What does the man want to do
A. Join a basketball team. B. Organize a sports team. C. Teach high school sports.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do first
A. Stop eating ice cream.
B. Have a medical examination.
C. Eat more fruit and vegetables.
17. Why does the woman suggest the man exercise more
A. To lose weight. B. To prevent a heart attack. C. To strengthen his muscles.
听下面一段独白，回答第18至第20三个小题。
18. How did the old woman’s cookies become famous
A. She started a good cookie business.
B. She gave them to children for free.
C. She baked them in a special kitchen.
19. Why did the children help the old woman at first
A. The old woman was too busy.
B. Their parents wanted them to do so.
C. They wanted to get some experience.
20. What did the children do when the old woman got sick
A. They cooked food for her.
B. They took turns looking after her.
C. They sold cookies to pay the doctor.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
At this selection of five museums, more French will be heard and visitors might feel a sense of satisfaction when knowing they have arrived at a place that native Parisians also enjoy when going on a trip.
Museum of Natural History
Being a must-see spot in the museum at present, the Grand Gallery of Evolution dates back to the 1880s. Originally playing as a zoology building, it reopened to the public in 1994 after decades of ignorance. The entire museum displays more than 9,000 preserved animals and insects.
Museum of Music
The museum’s collection covers centuries of European classical music and instruments, with decorated pianos and hundreds of horns and string instruments. Live performances take place in the galleries of the museum every day. The museum provides two versions of its English-language audio guide, one for children and the other for adults.
Fairground Art Museum
At this museum, guides describe the history of Europe’s traveling fairs and explain signs that identify the origin of the country with a carousel horse. Reserve your tickets in advance on the museum’s website. Tours in French are offered several days a week all year round, and English-language tours are offered in the summer months.
Museum of Arts and Crafts
It was founded during the French Revolution to show its advanced science and technologies and has since received constant updates. Early planes, including the first to cross the English Channel, hang from the ceiling of one building. The collection has a huge range, with antique cars, early engines and elements (元素) used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty.
Museum of Magic
Each visit to this museum begins with a short performance of simple tricks, followed by a guided tour of the magic tools and objects on display in those 16th-century basements. This tour currently takes place in French, so English-speaking visitors may want to explore on their own with the help of English-language guidebooks available at the entrance.
1. What do we know about the Grand Gallery of Evolution
A. It was once inaccessible to the public.
B. It was first built around 30 years ago.
C. It studies all kinds of wildlife in nature.
D. It shows several thousand plant species.
2. What suggestion is given to visitors to the Fairground Art Museum
A. Choose a proper guide for your travel.
B. Learn some French before your travel.
C. Know the history of France in advance.
D. Book tickets beforehand at proper time.
3. What can we infer about the Museum of Arts and Crafts
A It keeps many old collections.
B. It still keeps its original look.
C. It only provides French-speaking guides.
D. It’s a museum about magic tools and objects.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了五个精选的博物馆，介绍了其相关的信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Museum of Natural History”部分中的“Being a must-see spot in the museum at present, the Grand Gallery of Evolution dates back to the 1880s. Originally playing as a zoology building, it reopened to the public in 1994 after decades of ignorance.(进化大画廊的历史可以追溯到19世纪80年代，是目前博物馆必看的景点。它最初是作为一个动物学建筑，它在被忽视了几十年后于1994年重新向公众开放。)”可知，进化大画廊曾经不对外开放，1994年才重新向公众开放。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“Fairground Art Museum”部分中的“Reserve your tickets in advance on the museum’s website.(在博物馆的网站上提前订票。)”可知，参观露天艺术博物馆的游客要在博物馆的网站上提前订票。故选D。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章“Museum of Arts and Crafts”部分中的“Early planes, including the first to cross the English Channel, hang from the ceiling of one building. The collection has a huge range, with antique cars, early engines and elements(元素) used in the construction of the Statue of Liberty.(早期的飞机，包括第一架跨越英吉利海峡的飞机，都悬挂在一座建筑的天花板上。藏品种类繁多，有古董汽车、早期发动机和建造自由女神像所用的元素。)”可知，工艺美术博物馆中收藏了很多古老的藏品。故选A。
B
My generation--people born after 1990 --are accustomed to “all-in-platform” life, where we use mobile apps of different platforms to do almost everything in life.
For instance, I ordered a cup of coffee on Monday using an online delivery app. Then, I called a taxi by tapping on the app of a ride-booking service. Next, I bought some necessities on shopping platform Taobao. That done, I moved on to various other online destinations to get my daily fix of music, reading, social networking and so forth.
Platforms now play an increasingly important role in almost all aspects of day-to-day life, not just in economic and political processes. Consumption and social interaction are closely linked to platforms now.
But, I began to get confused recently. I thought I was being treated differently. My friend and I called a taxi at the same time on a ride-hailing platform (打车平台) and found that for the same destination, the prices were different. The price indicated on my phone was higher. One of the potential reasons could have been that I regularly use the ride-hailing platform and have a higher ranking while my friend doesn’t use it that often. So, the ride-hailing platform offers discounts to newbies like her, to attract and have such customers.
China’s latest efforts in regulating monopolistic (垄断的) or improper market behavior are of great significance in protecting consumers’ lawful rights.
“The essence of platform-based monopoly (垄断) is that a large number of users are gathered on only a select few platform companies, leading to uneven data gathering different platforms. But in China some platforms use their own data and traffic (流量) to expand capital in a disorderly way,” said Wang Yong, deputy director of the Institute of Economics at Tinghua University.
Data monopoly also brought another inconvenience for consumers--platforms block links to each other. For instance, link to We Chat Pay of Tencent is not available on Alibuba’s Taobao while there is no Alipay link on JD app’s payment options.
“More efforts should also be made to strike a good balance between personal information protection and interconnection between panies are being encouraged to further develop data safety technology so that the data are available but not visible.”
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing Para. 2
A. To offer some tips on using apps on mobile phone.
B. To share his experience with mobile apps.
C. To further explain what is “all-in-platform” life.
D. To help readers familiarize themselves with mobile apps.
5. What could be inferred from Paragraph 4
A. The author encountered so called “big data price discrimination”.
B. The author and his friend were treated differently by taxi drivers.
C. Due to the author’s higher ranking, the platform offered him a cheaper price.
D. The ride-hailing platform offers discounts to regular customers.
6. What is the author’s attitude towards data monopoly
A. Sympathetic. B. Approving. C. Critical. D. Grateful.
7. What does the passage focus on
A. Data monopolies and the inconvenience they bring to mobile app life.
B. Mobile apps have greatly changed our lives.
C. How to protect personal information on mobile apps.
D. Platforms have impacted every aspect of our daily lives.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了数据垄断及其给移动应用生活带来的不便。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“My generation — people born after 1990 — are accustomed to ‘all-in-platform’ life, where we use mobile apps of different platforms to do almost everything in life.(我们这代人——90后——已经习惯了‘全平台’的生活，我们使用不同平台的移动应用程序来做生活中的几乎所有事情)”和第二段内容“For instance, I ordered a cup of coffee on Monday using an online delivery app. Then, I called a taxi by tapping on the app of a ride-booking service. Next, I bought some necessities on shopping platform Taobao. That done, I moved on to various other online destinations to get my daily fix of music, reading, social networking and so forth.(例如，我在周一用在线快递应用订购了一杯咖啡。接下来，我在购物平台淘宝上买了一些生活必需品。做完这些之后，我转向其他各种各样的在线目的地，以获得我每天需要的音乐、阅读、社交网络等等)”可推知，作者写第2段的目的是为了进一步解释什么是“全平台”生活。故选C项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中“I thought I was being treated differently. My friend and I called a taxi at the same time on a ride-hailing platform (打车平台) and found that for the same destination, the prices were different.(我认为我被区别对待了。我和朋友在一个叫车平台上同时叫了一辆出租车，发现同一个目的地的价格是不同的)”可知，到同一目的地，作者的显示的价格比朋友高，作者被区别对待，这说明作者遇到了所谓的“大数据价格歧视”。故选A项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“China’s latest efforts in regulating monopolistic or improper market behavior are of great significance in protecting consumers' lawful rights.(中国对垄断和不正当市场行为的规制，对保护消费者合法权益具有重要意义)”以及第七段中“Data monopoly also brought another inconvenience for comumers — platforms block links to each other.(数据垄断还给消费者带来了另一个不便——平台之间会屏蔽链接)”可知，作者认为数据垄断给消费者带来了不便，这种行为需要规制，由此可推知，作者对数据垄断持有批判的态度。故选C项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段中“My friend and I called a taxi at the same time on a ride-hailing platform (打车平台) and found that for the same destination, the prices were different. The price indicated on my phone was higher. (我和我的朋友同时叫了一辆出租车平台上，发现同样的目的地，价格是不同的。我手机上显示的价格更高)”，第六段中“The essence of platform-based monopoly (垄断)is that a large number of users are gathered on only a select few platform companies, leading to uneven data gathering different platforms.(平台垄断的本质是将大量的用户集中在少数几个平台公司，导致不同平台收集的数据不均衡)”和第七段中“Data monopoly also brought another inconvenience for comumers — platforms block links to each other.(数据垄断还给消费者带来了另一个不便——平台之间会屏蔽链接)”可知，本文主要介绍了数据垄断及其给移动应用生活带来的不便。故选A项。
C
People who have trouble walking or moving around often have a hard time enjoying the beach. But hundreds of beaches in Greece now offer a new way for people in wheelchairs to get into the water by themselves. It’s called Seatrac.
Seatrac is basically a chair on a moving ramp (坡道) that can carry a disabled person into the sea. It is operated by remote (远程的) control. Once in the sea, the person can either remain in the chair, enjoying the water, or go for a swim. When the person is ready to get out of the water, the Seatrac system brings the chair back to the top the ramp.
Seatrac was invented and developed in Greece. When one of the inventors, Ignatios Fotiou, was talking with a friend who used a wheelchair, the friend said he enjoyed the sea, but didn’t like having to be carried into the ocean. Mr Fotiou realized there must be a way to make it easier for wheelchair users to get into the water. Mr Fotiou worked with his partner and a professor at a Greek university to design the system. Finnally, they formed a company called TOBEA to build and sell the systems.
The company worked hard to make the system simple enough to be put in place and easy to run. A wooden walkway allows wheerchair users to reach the Seatrac. The system uses solar (太阳能的) power. It doesn’t require outside power, and can continue to run even if the electricity goes out. The Seatrac system can easily be packed up and stored when the swimming season ends.
The Seatrac system is being used at over 220 beaches in Greece, Cypris, Italy, and Latvia. TOBEA hopes to offer Seatrac in other countries. TOBEA has created a website showing where beaches with these special services can be found. The Greek govenment hopes that Seatrac will help attract more tourists to the country.
8. What is Seatrac able to do
A. Watch out of the disabled in the sea.
B. Choose the suitable beach for the disabled.
C. Help the disabled get in and out of the sea safely.
D. Enable the disabled to move around the beach freely.
9. What made Mr Fotiou decide to develop Seatrac
A. His partner’s advice. B. His love for the sea.
C. his wish to start a company. D. The difficulty his friend faced.
10. What does the author mention about the Seatrac system
A. It is becoming more popular. B. It should be well protected.
C. It needs to be fully introduced to the public. D. It is environmentally friendly and convenient.
11. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. Expectations for Seatrac. B. The practical application of Seatrac.
C. The popularity of Seatrac. D. Special services Seatrac provides.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了希腊发明的一种名为Seatrac的系统，该系统能够帮助使用轮椅的人士更轻松地进入海水中享受游泳。文章介绍了Seatrac系统的原理和功能，系统的应用范围和优势。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Seatrac is basically a chair on a moving ramp (坡道) that can carry a disabled person into the sea.(Seatrac基本上是一个移动坡道上的椅子，可以把残疾人带到海里)”可知，Seatrac系统能帮助残疾人安全进出大海。故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“When one of the inventors, Ignatios Fotiou, was talking with a friend who used a wheelchair, the friend said he enjoyed the sea, but didn’t like having to be carried into the ocean. Mr Fotiou realized there must be a way to make it easier for wheelchair users to get into the water.(其中一位发明者Ignatios Fotiou在和一位坐轮椅的朋友聊天时，这位朋友说他喜欢大海，但不喜欢被人抬进海里。福蒂欧意识到，一定有一种方法能让轮椅使用者更容易下水)”可知，朋友遇到的困难让Fotiou产生了发明Seatrac的想法。故选D。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The company worked hard to make the system simple enough to be put in place and easy to run. A wooden walkway allows wheerchair users to reach the Seatrac. The system uses solar (太阳能的) power. It doesn’t require outside power, and can continue to run even if the electricity goes out. The Seatrac system can easily be packed up and stored when the swimming season ends.(该公司努力使该系统简单到位，易于运行。木制走道允许轮椅使用者到达Seatrac。该系统使用太阳能发电。它不需要外部电源，即使停电也能继续运行。当游泳季节结束时，Seatrac系统可以很容易地打包并储存起来)”可推知，Seatrac系统既环保又方便。故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The Seatrac system is being used at over 220 beaches in Greece, Cypris, Italy, and Latvia. TOBEA hopes to offer Seatrac in other countries. TOBEA has created a website showing where beaches with these special services can be found. The Greek govenment hopes that Seatrac will help attract more tourists to the country.(Seatrac系统正在希腊、塞浦路斯、意大利和拉脱维亚的220多个海滩上使用。TOBEA希望在其他国家提供Seatrac服务。TOBEA创建了一个网站，展示了提供这些特殊服务的海滩。希腊政府希望Seatrac能帮助吸引更多的游客)”可知，最后一段主要讲了对Seatrac的期望。故选A。
D
Atomic shapes are so simple that they can’t be broken down any further. Mathematicians are trying to turn to artificial intelligence (AI) for help to build a periodic table of these shapes, hoping it will assist in finding yet-unknown atomic shapes.
Tom Coates at Imperial College London and his colleagues are working to classify atomic shapes known as Fano varieties which are so simple that they can’t be broken down into smaller components. Just as chemists arranged element s in the periodic table by their atomic weight and group to reveal new insights, the researchers hope that organizing these atomic shapes by their various properties will help in understanding them.
The team has given each atomic shape a sequence of numbers based on its features such as the number of holes it has or the extent to which it bends around itself. This acts as a bar code (条形码) to identify it. Coates and his colleagues have now created an AI that can predict certain properties of these shapes from their bar code numbers alone, with an accuracy of 98 percent.
The team member Alexander Kasprzyk at the University of Nottingham, UK, says that the AI has let the team organize atomic shapes in a way that begins to follow the periodic table, so that when you read from left to right, or up and down, there seem to be general patterns in the geometry (几何) of the shapes.
Graham Nib lo at the University of Southampton, UK, stresses that humans will still need to understand the results provided by AI and create proofs of these ideas. “AI has definitely got unbelievable abilities. But in the same way that telescopes (望远镜) don’t put astronomers out of work, AI doesn’t put mathematicians out of work,” he says. “It just gives us new backing that allows us to explore parts of the mathematical landscape that are out of reach.”
The team hopes to improve the model to the point where missing spaces in its periodic table could point to the existence of unknown shapes.
12. What is the purpose of building a periodic table of shapes
A. To gain deeper insights into the atomic shapes.
B. To create an AI to predict the unknown shapes.
C. To break down atomic shapes into smaller parts.
D. To arrange chemical elements in the periodic table.
13. What can the bar code of each atomic shape tell us
A. Its holes. B. Its bends.
C. Its atomic weight. D. Its properties.
14. What does the underlined word “backing” in paragraph 5 mean
A. Design. B. Help. C. Duty. D. Threat.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Thanks to AI new atomic shapes have been discovered.
B. Mathematicians turn to AI to create more atomic shapes.
C. AI helps build a relationship between chemistry and maths.
D. A periodic table of shapes can be built with the help of AI.
【答案】12. A 13. D 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了原子形状是如此简单以至于它们不能被进一步分解。人工智能正在帮助数学家建立一个形状的周期表。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。文章第一段讲到“Mathematicians are trying to turn to artificial intelligence(AI)for help to build a periodic table of these shapes, hoping it will assist in finding yet-unknown atomic shapes. (数学家们正试图求助于人工智能来构建这些形状的元素周期表，希望它能帮助寻找未知的原子形状)”可知，建立形状周期表的目的是为了更深入地了解原子的形状。故选A。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。文章第三段讲到“Coates and his colleagues have now created an AI that can predict certain properties of these shapes from their bar code numbers alone, with an accuracy of 98 percent. (科茨和他的同事现在创造了一种人工智能，仅从条形码数字就可以预测这些形状的某些特性，准确率为98%)”可知，每个原子形状的条形码能告诉我们它的属性。故选D。
【14题详解】
词义猜测题。文章倒数第二段讲到“Graham Nib lo at the University of Southampton, UK, stresses that humans will still need to understand the results provided by AI and create proofs of these ideas(英国南安普顿大学的Graham Nib-lo强调，人类仍然需要理解人工智能提供的结果，并为这些想法提供证据)”以及划线单词后文“that allows us to explore parts of the mathematical landscape that are out of reach (这使我们能够探索数学景观中遥不可及的部分)”可知，人工智能在人类探索数学景观中能起到帮助的作用，第五段中带下划线的单词的句子 It just gives us new backing that allows us to explore parts of the mathematical landscape that are out of reach的意思是：它只是给了我们新的支持，让我们能够探索数学景观中遥不可及的部分。因此划线单词的意思与“帮助”接近。故选B。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了原子形状是如此简单以至于它们不能被进一步分解。人工智能正在帮助数学家建立一个形状的周期表。文章第一段讲到“Mathematicians are trying to turn to artificial intelligence(AI)for help to build a periodic table of these shapes, hoping it will assist in finding yet-unknown atomic shapes. (数学家们正试图求助于人工智能来构建这些形状的元素周期表，希望它能帮助寻找未知的原子形状。)”可知，这篇文章的中心思想是：在人工智能的帮助下，可以建立形状周期表。故选D。
第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As much as 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable by making specific lifestyle choices. Some strategies, such as exercising and managing weight, are well known. But others may not have crossed your mind. ____16____
Get eight hours of sleep. “When you’re not rested, everything that happens in your life is a lot more stressful,” says Dr. Arya Sharma, a professor of medicine at the University of Alberta. If we don’t have enough sleep, our bodies also have more difficulty controlling blood pressure, inflammation and glucose levels. ____17____
Engage in volunteer work. ____18____ Research published in Psychosomatic Medicine showed that a feeling of purpose in life is linked to a lower likelihood of heart attack and stroke. Depending on the type of work you do, volunteering might even increase your physical activity.
____19____ Try to get your outdoor exercise far away from highways and industrial districts, and spend more time indoors when the air quality index is poor. As various studies show, even short periods of exposure are unhealthy for people who already have other cardiovascular (心血管的) risks, such as high blood pressure.
Laugh. ____20____ A 2016 study in the Journal of Epidemiology of more than 20,000 people over the age of 65 found a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in those who reported laughing every day.
A. Avoid polluted air.
B. Engage in indoor activities.
C. These factors can all have an impact on cardiovascular health.
D. Read the following tips to make your life filled with happiness.
E. Doing good for others helps your self-esteem and relieves stress.
F. It reduces stress and depression, and it may also serve as a mini-workout.
G. Actually, a small change in your everyday routine can potentially have a big impact.
【答案】16. G 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了一些帮助预防早发性心脏病的建议。
【16题详解】
前文“As much as 80 percent of premature heart disease is preventable by making specific lifestyle choices. Some strategies, such as exercising and managing weight, are well known. But others may not have crossed your mind.(多达80%的早发性心脏病可以通过选择特定的生活方式来预防。一些策略，如锻炼和控制体重，是众所周知的。但你可能没有想到其他策略。)”讲述了可以通过选择特定的生活方式来预防大部分早发性心脏病，这些策略中有的是众所周知的，而有的则不是。再结合下文内容可知，空处应承上启下，讲述要改变日常生活方式。G项“事实上，你日常生活中的一个小变化可能会产生巨大的影响。”符合题意。故选G。
【17题详解】
前文“If we don’t have enough sleep, our bodies also have more difficulty controlling blood pressure, inflammation and glucose levels.(如果我们睡眠不足，我们的身体也会更难控制血压、炎症和血糖水平。)”讲述了睡眠不足时身体的某些方面会出现的一些反应，空处应承接上文，讲述这些因素对心脏产生的后果，C项“这些因素都会对心血管健康产生影响。”符合题意，“These factors”指代上文中的“blood pressure, inflammation and glucose levels”。故选C。
【18题详解】
根据本段主旨句“Engage in volunteer work.(参与志愿者工作。)”可知，本段主要讲述的是要参与志愿者工作，空格处的句子应该说这样做的好处。E项“为他人做好事有助于自尊并减轻压力。”符合题意。故选E。
【19题详解】
结合上下文可知，空处是本段小标题。根据后文“Try to get your outdoor exercise far away from highways and industrial districts, and spend more time indoors when the air quality index is poor. As various studies show, even short periods of exposure are unhealthy for people who already have other cardiovascular(心血管的) risks, such as high blood pressure.(尽量远离高速公路和工业区进行户外锻炼，当空气质量指数较差时，多待在室内。正如各种研究所表明的那样，对于已经有其他心血管风险——如高血压——的人来说，即使是短时间的暴露也是不健康的。)”可知，本段主要讲述了要远离被污染的空气，A项“避免污染空气。”符合题意。故选A。
【20题详解】
根据本段小标题“Laugh.(笑。)”和后文“A 2016 study in the Journal of Epidemiology of more than 20,000 people over the age of 65 found a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease in those who reported laughing every day.(《流行病学杂志》2016年对20000多名65岁以上的人进行的一项研究发现，那些每天报告都笑的人患心血管疾病的几率较低。)”可知，空处应说的是笑对健康有好处，F项“它可以减轻压力和抑郁，也可以作为一种迷你锻炼。”符合题意。故选F。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题：每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Alice is a student who came to my class last year. Though she has already turned 60, Alice looks so fit and___21___with a bright smile and an enthusiastic attitude. I am Alice’s teacher in class, but I feel she is my teacher in life.
For my 2-hour class every Saturday morning, Alice has to take a 3-hour round-trip on the road. But she is never ___22___for class. Alice is very passionate about learning English. She often says, “Don’t ___23___ me as a 60-year-old. I am just a new beginner who wants to learn anything ___24___ . You know, I am very excited to come to the class!” So I feel a strong sense of___25___ to make sure what I teach makes sense to her.
Alice came to me with very___26___ English skills, but she turns out to be a very fast learner because she always puts English___27___ on a daily basis. I___28___ her homework before every class. Her homework is usually not what I ___29___ for the class, rather it is something that she___30___ to put together. She makes various sentences using the important words and phrases she learned from our___31___ class. I am always___32___ by the quality of her work.
I feel fortunate to have a student like Alice. She has___33___ me so much. Our___34___ is a great learning experience for both of us. Though I have no idea why she learns English, I hope I can help her ___35___ her dream, whatever it is.
21.
A. strong B. cheerful C. generous D. proud
22.
A. anxious B. ready C. late D. meant
23.
A. treat B. recognize C. mistake D. describe
24.
A. carefully B. obviously C. regularly D. eagerly
25.
A. humor B. achievement C. responsibility D. belonging
26.
A. special B. basic C. effective D. official
27.
A. in place B. in motion C. in order D. in use
28.
A. copy B. check C. mention D. prepare
29.
A. revised B. saved C. arranged D. collected
30.
A. volunteers B. agrees C. promises D. hesitates
31.
A. lively B. former C. suitable D. senior
32.
A. encouraged B. annoyed C. confused D. impressed
33.
A. taught B. challenged C. guaranteed D. permitted
34.
A. appointment B. determination C. interaction D. cooperation
35.
A. play safe with B. try out for C. let go of D. get closer to
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者的一名学生，60岁的老人Alice，心态积极乐观，学习主动认真，从Alice身上，作者学到许多人生道理。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：虽然爱丽丝已经60岁了，但她看起来很健康，很快乐，有灿烂的笑容和热情的态度。A. strong强壮的；B. cheerful高兴的；C. generous慷慨的；D. proud骄傲的。根据后文“with a bright smile and an enthusiastic attitude”可知，Alice心态非常乐观，所以是快乐的。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是她上课从不迟到。A. anxious焦虑的；B. ready准备好的；C. late迟到的；D. meant原本打算的。根据前文“For my 2-hour class every Saturday morning, Alice has to take a 3-hour round-trip on the road.”以及本句中“But she is never”转折语义可知，Alice从不迟到。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：不要把我当成60岁的老人。A. treat把……看作；B. recognize辨认出；C. mistake误会；D. describe描述。根据上一句“Alice is very passionate about learning English.”以及前文的分析可知，Alice心态积极乐观，学习努力认真，根据后文“as a 60-year-old”可知，她不让老师把她当成60岁的老人。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我只是一个渴望学习任何东西的初学者。A. carefully认真地；B. obviously明显地；C. regularly有规律地；D. eagerly渴望地。根据前文“Alice is very passionate about learning English.”可知，她对学习有强烈的欲望。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：因此，我有一种强烈的责任感，要确保我教的东西对她有意义。A. humor幽默；B. achievement成就；C. responsibility责任感；D. belonging归属感。根据后文“to make sure what I teach makes sense to her”可知，作者还有强烈的责任感。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Alice刚来找我的时候英语水平很基础，但她学英语学得很快，因为她总是把英语运用到日常生活中。A. special特殊的；B. basic基本的；C. effective有效的；D. official官方的。根据后文“but she turns out to be a very fast learner”转折的语义可知，Alice刚来时，英语水平很一般。故选B项。
27题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：Alice刚来找我的时候英语水平很基础，但她学英语学得很快，因为她总是把英语运用到日常生活中。A. in place在恰当的位置；B. in motion在运转中；C. in order按顺序；D. in use在使用中。根据常识及后文“on a daily basis”可知，用则发达，废则萎缩，因为日常生活中，她总是运用英语，所以她学得很快。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：每节课前我都检查她的作业。A. copy抄写；B. check检查；C. mention提及；D. prepare准备。根据后文宾语“her homework”可知，作为老师的作者检查作业。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的家庭作业通常不是我给她安排的，而是她自愿做的。A. revised修改；B. saved节省；C. arranged安排；D. collected收集。根据前文“Her homework”以及后文“for the class”可知，作为老师的作者给学生布置安排作业。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的家庭作业通常不是我给她安排的，而是她自愿做的。A. volunteers自愿；B. agrees同意；C. promises承诺；D. hesitates犹豫。根据前文“Her homework is usually not what I ____9____ for the class”可知，Alice的作业是自愿做的。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她用她从我们上节课学到的重要的单词和短语造了各种各样的句子。A. lively生动的；B. former以前的；C. suitable合适的；D. senior高级的。根据前文“I ____8____ her homework before every class.”可知，作业时每节课前检查，说明内容是上节课的。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的作业质量总是给我留下深刻的印象。A. encouraged受鼓舞的；B. annoyed恼怒的；C. confused困惑的；D. impressed有印象的。基于前文的分析及后文“I feel fortunate to have a student like Alice.”可知，Alice学习主动认真，老师非常喜欢这样的学生，所以她的作业质量给作者留下深刻的印象。故选D项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她教了我很多。A. taught教；B. challenged挑战；C. guaranteed保证；D. permitted允许。根据前文“but I feel she is my teacher in life.”以及后文“Our ____14____ is a great learning experience for both of us.”可知，此处指在交往中，作者从Alice那里学到很多，即Alice教会作者很多东西。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们的互动对我们俩来说都是一次很好的学习经历。A. appointment约会；B. determination决心；C. interaction互动；D. cooperation合作。根据后文“a great learning experience for both of us”可知，她们之间是互动学习。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：虽然我不知道她为什么要学英语，但我希望我能帮助她离她的梦想更近一些，不管是什么梦想。A. play safe with谨慎行事；B. try out for试用；C. let go of放弃；D. get closer to靠近。根据前文“I hope I can help her”以及后文的“her dream”结合选项可知，应是作者想要帮助她离她的梦想更近一些符合语境。故选D项。
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank.
Perhaps even more incredible is that it’s smack bang in the middle of Kentucky.
Mammoth Cave National Park preserves this unique and historical natural wonder. As large as the limestone cave system is, park officials, estimate there ___36___ be another 600 miles of cave passageways that have yet to be explored.
___37___ those unexplored, more than 200 caves exist in the park that are disconnected from the larger system.
The incredible rock formations have resulted in the park ___38___ (recognize) as a World Heritage Site, thanks to its extraordinary size and scientific importance — making it one of only 13 natural US sites with that title.
The caves were created naturally by the process of limestone erosion, which is known as “karst topography”. Rain and rivers slowly dissolve and shape soft limestone, which creates the vast underground network. The system is still being shaped and carved today. Not only are they a stunning destination to visit, but the system also provides drinking water for roughly 40% of the US population — and they’re ___39___ historical significance too.
The caves act as a time capsule that preserve over 5,000 years of human history — and the caves’ first explorers were Native Americans, who ___40___ (mine) the upper levels of Mammoth Cave. Thanks to the cave system’s atmosphere and natural protection from any kind of human disturbance, the archaeological sites have been left in great shape. Several sets of Native American remains have been recovered, ___41___ (provide) fascinating evidence of pre-Columbian funerary practices.
Mammoth Cave was established as a national park thanks to strong local support. Back in the 1920s, Secretary of the Interior Hubert Work created the Southern Appalachian National Park Commission in 1925 to survey ___42___ (propose) park sites, including the caves. After years of work acquiring the land for the park, as well as building roads, trails, and public facilities, Mammoth Cave National Park was established on July 1, 1941.
Pioneering African Americans were some of the first cave guides, and are responsible for some of the more recently discovered passageways. Stephen Bishop, who was a slave, worked in the cave from 1838 to 1856 and ventured beyond the tour routes that ___43___ (establish). He crossed a terrifying drop called the “bottomless pit” to discover unmapped areas of the cave system. Although they were unrecognized at the time, pioneers like Bishop helped spark the golden age of cave exploration.
The park now receives around 2 million visitors a year, with roughly a quarter taking a tour of the caves – everything from a cultural tour to the more adventurous scrambling tours on offer. The cave supports more than 130 wildlife species, such as the eyeless cavefish, ___44___ has adapted to the lightless environment by no longer growing eyes, and the cave crayfish.
Mammoth Cave National Park is also much more than just a cave; its surrounding forest contains one of ___45___ (diverse) habitats in the country. There are miles of trails open for horseback riding, with kayak and canoe trails and great fishing spots. There are also more than 1,300 flowering species in the forest, and animals like wood warblers, thrushes, and bald eagles can regularly be spotted.
【答案】36. may
37. Besides
38. being recognized
39. of 40. mined
41. providing
42. proposed
43. had been established
44. which 45. the most diverse
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了肯塔基州的一个洞穴公园的具体情况。
【36题详解】
考查情态动词。句意：与石灰岩洞穴系统一样大，公园官员估计，可能还有600英里的洞穴通道尚未被探索。根据句意可知，此处是对现在的推测，且推测不是特别有把握，用情态动词may，表示“可能”。故填may。
【37题详解】
考查介词。句意：除了那些未经探索的，公园里还有200多个洞穴与大型系统没有连接。根据句意可知，此处应填介词besides，意为“除……之外(还)”，首字母大写。故填Besides。
【38题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：由于其巨大的规模和科学重要性，令人难以置信的岩层使该公园被认定为世界遗产，使其成为美国仅有的13个拥有世界遗产称号的自然遗址之一。分析句子结构可知，in后接“名词+动名词”构成的动名词复合结构，逻辑主语park和recognize“承认；（正式）认可”之间是被动关系，用动名词的被动式being recognized，作介词in的宾语。故填being recognized。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：它们不仅是一个令人惊叹的旅游目的地，而且该系统还为大约40%的美国人口提供饮用水——它们也具有历史意义。结合句意和空前的are，可知本空填介词of，be of“有……的”。故填of。
【40题详解】
考查时态。句意：这些洞穴就像一个时间胶囊，保存了5000多年的人类历史——洞穴的第一批探险者是美洲原住民，他们在猛犸洞的上层开采。分析句子结构可知，此处是定语从句的谓语动词，主语who代指先行词Native Americans，且与谓语动词mine“开采”是主动关系，再结合语境可知，此处描述的是过去的事情，故填过去式mined，构成一般过去时。故填mined。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：已经发现了几组美洲原住民遗骸，为前哥伦布时代的丧葬习俗提供了令人着迷的证据。分析句子结构可知，本句谓语为have been recovered，故本空为非谓语，且Several sets of Native American remains与provide“提供”为主动关系，故此处用动词现在分词，作状语。故填providing。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：早在20世纪20年代，内政部长休伯特·沃克于1925年成立了南阿巴拉契亚国家公园委员会，负责调查包括洞穴在内的拟建公园地点。分析句子结构可知，本句谓语为created，故本空为非谓语，且park sites与propose“建议”为被动关系，故此处用动词过去分词，作定语，proposed (被建议的)是由过去分词转化而来的形容词，修饰park sites。故填proposed。
【43题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：从1838年到1856年，奴隶斯蒂芬·毕晓普在洞穴里工作，并在已经建立的旅游路线之外冒险。分析句子结构可知，本空为that引导的定语从句的谓语，并且动词establish“建立”发生在谓语动词ventured之前，故定语从句用过去完成时，且从句关系词代替tour routes在定语从句中作主语，且与动词establish为被动关系，故从句用过去完成时的被动语态。故填had been established。
【44题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：洞穴里生活着130多种野生动物，比如无眼洞穴鱼，它们通过不再长眼睛来适应黑暗的环境，还有洞穴小龙虾。分析句子结构可知，本空引导定语从句，修饰先行词species，先行词指物，且从句中缺少主语，用关系代词which，引导定语从句。故填which。
【45题详解】
考查形容词最高级。句意：猛犸洞国家公园也不仅仅是一个洞穴；它周围的森林包含了该国最多样化的栖息地之一。根据句意可知，本空填形容词diverse“多种多样的”的最高级，且最高级前通常加the。故填the most diverse。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是明启中学的李华，你们学校正在开展“花香进校园”活动，一方面开设园艺选修课，让学生了解花的习性；另一方面人人动手实践，用花装扮校园，创建优美的生活学习环境。请你写一封邮件给你的英国笔友Jim, 介绍此次活动。
你的邮件须包括：
1. 对该活动的简要描述；
2. 举例说明该活动对你的影响。
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Dear Jim,
I hope this email finds you well. I am writing to introduce a unique and fragrant activity happening at my school, the “Flowers and Fragrance into School” activity.
As part of this activity, our school has opened up a gardening optional course that teaches us about the habits and characteristics of different flowers. The course aims to enhance our understanding and appreciation of flowers. Additionally, we are encouraged to participate in hands-on activities by using our creativity to decorate our school campus with flowers, creating a beautiful and fragrant environment for our learning and living.
Personally, this activity has had a profound impact on me. Not only have I learned a lot about flowers and gardening, but also, the activity has taught me the importance of patience, attention to detail, and the appreciation of nature’s beauty.
I hope this activity can also be implemented in your school to enhance the learning and living environment.
Best regards
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校正在开展“花香进校园”活动，一方面开设园艺选修课，让学生了解花的习性；另一方面人人动手实践，用花装扮校园，创建优美的生活学习环境。要求考生写一封邮件给你的英国笔友Jim, 介绍此次活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
独特的：unique→ distinctive
芳香的：fragrant→ aromatic
提高：enhance→ improve
此外：additionally→ in addition
2.同义句转换
原句：Additionally, we are encouraged to participate in hands-on activities by using our creativity to decorate our school campus with flowers, creating a beautiful and fragrant environment for our learning and living.
拓展句：Additionally, we are encouraged to participate in hands-on activities by using our creativity to decorate our school campus with flowers, which creates a beautiful and fragrant environment for our learning and living.
【点睛】【高分句型1】As part of this activity, our school has opened up a gardening optional course that teaches us about the habits and characteristics of different flowers.（运用了that引导的限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Additionally, we are encouraged to participate in hands-on activities by using our creativity to decorate our school campus with flowers, creating a beautiful and fragrant environment for our learning and living.（运用了动名词using作宾语和现在分词creating作状语）
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。
Nuts was quite an adventurous and smart squirrel kitten. One day, without the notice of his parents, he slipped out of home and set off to Mr. Elk’s Candy Company to buy toffees. On the way, he met Robert the little deer, his best friend. He said, “Hello, Robert. Would you like to come with me to Mr. Elk’s Candy Company ”
Robert replied, “Sure. But it’s a long way from here. We may come across some fierce beasts (野兽) along the way and get ourselves in danger. I’ve got to ask my mother.”
To which Nuts replied, “Oh, don’t be such a coward (胆小鬼)! You’ll be back home in no time at all. I have been to the Candy Company alone several times and I have never met any beast at all.”
“Okay,” Robert replied nervously.
Soon they were both marching joyfully through the forest, although Robert did feel a bit uncertain about the idea. After half an hour, they stopped by at Mr. Cooper’s house. Mr. Cooper was the wise squirrel fond of inventing various mousetraps or fox traps to defeat predatory(捕食性的) opponents. Nuts and Robert had a brief chat with Mr. Cooper before they continued their journey to the Mr. Elk’s Candy Company.、
Several minutes later, as they were travelling on, a frightening beast appeared from behind the bushes. It was Mr. Gordon, the bad fox!
They both screamed at the very sight. Robert rushed away in panic but then he realised that he had left Nuts behind. When he went back, he found that Nuts was frozen still in front of the fox (a common squirrel instinct).
Mr. Gordon licked his lips and said, “I haven’t had squirrel for dinner for a long time.” He was about to grab Nuts when Robert screamed from behind the bushes. “Well, well. What do we have here, a live and healthy little deer. He would make an even better dinner,” said Gordon. He forgot all about Nuts and began chasing Robert.
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Nuts was alarmed by the scream and rushed to get help for Robert.
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Both the two headed home and told their parents the risky adventure.
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【答案】Nuts was alarmed by the scream and rushed to get help for Robert. He rushed to Mr. Copper, the wise squirrel, and borrowed his best mousetrap known as the Great Fox trapper. Dragging it, Nuts ran back as fast as he could and was just in time to overtake Mr. Gordon who had cornered Robert. He dropped the mousetrap in his path and before Gordon could stop himself, his foot got caught in the mousetrap. “Ow!” cried the unlucky fox whose foot was now swollen and red just like a tomato. After removing the agonizing trap, he could barely walk! In great agony, he crawled up to his home.
Both the two headed home and told their parents the risky adventure. Hearing their account and description, their parents were shocked and scolded the children for their risky deeds. But they also praised their excellent teamwork and their wonderful strategy to free the forest of a major terror for some time. Both the Nuts and Robert had to promise to their parents to explore the world in a safe way in the coming days. Then, the parents went to the Candy Company and bought toffees for their children. On the way, they didn’t forget to stop by at the Mr. Cooper’s house and say “Thank you!” to him.
【解析】
【导语】本文讲述了一个寓言故事。文章讲述了一个冒险和聪明的松鼠Nuts和它的朋友小鹿Robert一起冒险的经历，遇到了危险的狐狸Gordon先生，并通过团队合作和聪明策略成功脱险的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“Nuts被尖叫声吓了一跳，赶紧去救Robert。”以及第二段首句内容“两人都回家告诉了父母这次冒险的经历。”可知，第一段可描写Nuts如何救Robert。
②由第二段首句内容“两人都回家告诉了父母这次冒险的经历。”可知，第二段可描写父母非常震惊并且表扬了他们。
2.续写线索：小松鼠Nuts想去买太妃糖——路上遇到了小鹿Robert，他邀请Robert一起去——Robert觉得有点危险，可是Nuts却劝他一起去——途中，他们来到了松鼠Cooper家——Cooper非常聪明，喜欢发明各种捕鼠器或捕狐器——告别了Cooper，他们继续出发，路上，Nuts和Robert遇到了危险的狐狸Gordon先生——Nuts吓得一动不动——Robert鼓起勇气引开了狐狸——Nuts恢复意识之后，向Cooper借来捕狐器——Nuts利用捕狐器击败了狐狸，救下了Robert——俩人回到家，告知自己的父母所发生的事情——父母非常震惊，并且表扬了他们
3.词汇激活
行为类
①移除：remove/take away
②责备：scold/blame
③承诺：promise/make a promise
情绪类
①震惊的：shocked/astonished
②感谢： say “Thank you!” to/thank/be grateful for
【点睛】【高分句型1】Dragging it, Nuts ran back as fast as he could and was just in time to overtake Mr. Gordon who had cornered Robert.（运用了现在分词作状语，as引导状语从句和who引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】He dropped the mousetrap in his path and before Gordon could stop himself, his foot got caught in the mousetrap.（运用了before引导的时间状语从句）
听力答案：1-5 CCBAB 6-10 ACBBC 11-15 AACAA 16-20 BCBAC
