长春市十一高中2023-2024学年度高一上学期第三学程考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(共85分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. Why does the boy have to hurry
A. He has to get up early.
B. He is late for the school trip.
C. He hasn’t started cleaning his teeth.
2. When can Charlotte watch her program according to the boy
A. When she wants to.
B. When her mother says so.
C. When the boy plays football.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Co-workers. C. Husband and wife.
4. How will the man go to work
A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus.
5. What did the woman do
A. She repaired a hole in clothing.
B. She sold her washing machine.
C. She bought a new skirt.
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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man want to do
A. Start a team project. B. Plan an evening out. C. Hold a dinner party.
7. What will the speakers start planning soon
A. What they will eat. B. Who they will invite. C. Where they will celebrate.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the weather like at the campsite
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
9. What does the woman suggest taking
A. A laptop. B. A sun hat. C. A spare pair of boots.
10. What does the man decide to do in the end
A. Keep to the plan. B. Give up camping. C. Plan another trip.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman feel about her exam results
A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Shocked.
12. What does the man suggest they do
A. Throw a party. B. Go for a picnic. C. Run in the park.
13. What will the man do next
A. Text his friends. B. Meet his parents. C. Apply to a university.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does the man say about his Italian language learning
A. It is a good chance to learn about Italian culture.
B. It helps him memorize things better.
C. It drives him crazy.
15. Where did the woman know about the benefit of language learning
A. From a teacher. B. From an article. C. From a language partner.
16. What does the woman probably want to do
A. Go to Germany. B. Teach at a college. C. Take Portuguese classes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main topic of the talk
A. The future of the planet.
B The introduction of new houses.
C. The ways to protect the environment.
18. Where is the talk being given
A. In an office. B. In a garden. C. In a house.
19. Why does the speaker ask the listeners to raise their hands
A. To hear about their questions.
B. To count the number of people present.
C. To see how many people have made a decision.
20. What are the neighbors encouraged to do
A. Pick flowers. B. Plant vegetables. C. Relax in the garden.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共11小题;每小题2.5分，满分27.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ben Francis didn’t become wealthy through a family inheritance (遗产). Instead, the CEO and co-founder of Gymshark used his earnings as a Pizza Hut delivery guy to buy a sewing machine and start his fitness apparel (服饰) company at 19.
Eleven years later, his effort paid off. Francis, 30, who has a reported net worth of $1.3 billion, joined Forbes’ billionaires list. He’s in rare company: the list’s average age is 65 years old.
Originally Francis and co-founder Lewis Morgan launched Gymshark as a website selling fitness products. But after getting bored with his ill-fitting clothes, Francis suggested pivoting the company.
Francis and Morgan bought a sewing machine. The pair brought Gymshark to a bodybuilding exhibition in 2013, but didn’t have any money to spend on advertising. On a whim (一时兴起), they decided to give popular fitness YouTubers free products. “My heroes were on YouTube,” Francis said. “So it would be so cool if my heroes could come to be with Gymshark at this event. I didn’t really think that much about it.” Some of those influencers went on to wear the clothes on their channels, bringing Gymshark’s sales to $45,000 per day, up from just $450.
Francis quit the CEO role in 2017. “CEO was not the right role for me when I was in my early 20s,” Francis said. “That I’d started a business which had grown very quickly didn’t mean I have the full ability to be a good leader.” He spent the next four years supporting leadership roles within Gymshark---including chief product officer and chief marketing officer – to learn more about the ins and outs of the business, before returning as CEO in 2021.
That year, the company was valued at $1.45 billion. Still, the company’s billion-dollar valuation is a small percentage of the market value of competitors like Nike and Lululemon. “I really think Gymshark can be the UK’s answer to those brands,” Francis said. “But that’s not saying that the UK is where it starts and ends for us. We also want to be a truly global brand.”
1. What makes Ben Francis special on Forbes’ billionaires list
A. His age. B. His wealth. C. His talent. D. His company.
2. What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 mean
A. Taking control of. B. Making the best of.
C. Making changes to. D. Attaching importance to.
3. Why did Francis and Morgan offer popular fitness YouTubers free products
A. To win the support of popular YouTubers.
B. To advertise their products in a cheap way.
C. To build a good relationship with YouTube.
D. To get the chance to meet their heroes on YouTube.
4. Which can be the best title for the text
A. Gymshark: From a website to a big company
B. Gymshark: Taking the lead in fitness clothing
C. Francis: Starting the UK’s fastest-growing company
D. Francis: From a Pizza Hut delivery guy to a billionaire
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 4. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲的是Ben Francis是如何成为亿万富翁的。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Francis, 30, who has a reported net worth of $1.3 billion, joined Forbes’ billionaires list. He’s in rare company: the list’s average age is 65 years old.(30岁弗朗西斯以13亿美元的净资产跻身《福布斯》亿万富豪榜。他的情况很少见：上榜富豪的平均年龄为65岁。)”可知，让Ben Francis在《福布斯》(Forbes)亿万富豪榜上显得特别的是他的年龄。故选A。
【2题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段“after getting bored with his ill-fitting clothes(在厌倦了不合身的衣服之后)”可知，在厌倦了不合身的衣服之后就该做出改变了，因此划线词pivoting的意思是“更改，改变”，和C选项“Making changes to(更改)”意思相近，故选C。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Some of those influencers went on to wear the clothes on their channels, bringing Gymshark’s sales to $450,000 per day, up from just $450.(其中一些有影响力的人继续在他们的频道上穿这些衣服，使Gymshark的日销售额从450美元上升到45万美元。)”可知，Francis and Morgan为YouTube上的热门健身用户提供免费产品，是因为以廉价的方式为他们的产品做广告。故选B。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Instead, the CEO and co-founder of Gymshark used his earnings as a Pizza Hut delivery guy to buy a sewing machine and start his fitness apparel (服饰) company at 19.(相反，这位Gymshark公司的首席执行官兼联合创始人用自己在必胜客送外卖的收入买了一台缝纫机，并在19岁时创办了自己的健身服装公司。)”可知，本文主要讲的是Ben Francis是如何成为亿万富翁的，因此最好的题目是D选项“Francis: From a Pizza Hut delivery guy to a billionaire(弗朗西斯：从必胜客送货员到亿万富翁)”，故选D。
B
Today, many people spend a lot of time reading online. Whether reading news or e-books, people are spending more time eyeballing (盯住) screens. While online reading opens up a great deal of knowledge to people, there are some disadvantages too, such as eyestrain, headaches, as well as difficulty in focusing on the text. Now a new reading system, Bionic Reading, developed by Swiss typographic designer Renato Casutt, can help people overcome these issues, and most importantly, it aims to help people read faster online and develop a more in-depth understanding of written content.
The reading system improve the reading process by guiding the eyes through text with artificial fixation points. To make it short: some parts of the words are displayed in bold (粗体). As a result, the reader only focuses on the highlighted letters and lets the brain center complete the rest. Your brain can “read” faster than your eyes, so by essentially reducing the number of letters your eye needs to look at, you can read faster while still preserving the full context.
Cassult discovered the system by accident. He was working on designing a book in a foreign language and realized he could read it if he sectioned it off. He worked for six years to develop Bionic Reading and is still working to adjust it.
A preliminary (初步的) study was conducted by the Swiss Institute InnoSuisee, but more research is needed before it can be definitively shown that the system improves reading. Some people with ADHD (多动症) prove that Bionic Reading helped them focus and comprehend what they are reading. Other people don’t seem to notice a big difference compared to regular text. There’s also no evidence to suggest Bionic Reading is any better than regular text. The best way to know if the Bionic Reader helps you read better online is to try it yourself.
5. What is the main purpose of Bionic Reading
A. To point out people’s reading problems.
B. To teach people necessary reading skills.
C. To reduce readers’ screen time and eye stress.
D. To improve people’s reading speed and comprehension.
6. What does the underlined phrase “artificial fixation points” in paragraph 2 refer to
A. Words displayed in capital letters. B. Useful expressions.
C. Difficult sentences in the text. D. Bold letters.
7. What do some people with ADHD think of the system according to the text
A. It is complex. B. It can be beneficial.
C It needs to be improved. D. It has little effect on them.
8. What is the text mainly about
A. A reading project for ADHD. B. A research on language learning.
C. A system to help with online reading. D. A tool for treating reading disability
【答案】5. D 6. D 7. B 8. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了瑞士开发人员Renato Casuut开发了一个“仿生阅读”系统，它可以通过人工注视点引导眼睛，使在线阅读更容易、速度更快，还有助于帮助人们理解阅读内容。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Now a new reading system, Bionic Reading, developed by Swiss typographic designer Renato Casutt, can help people overcome these issues, and most importantly, it aims to help people read faster online and develop a more in-depth understanding of written content.(现在，瑞士排版设计师雷纳托·卡苏特开发的一种新的阅读系统“仿生阅读”可以帮助人们克服这些问题，最重要的是，它旨在帮助人们更快地在线阅读，并对书面内容有更深入的理解。)”可知，由瑞士设计师Renato Casutt开发的新的阅读系统Bionic Reading旨在帮助人们更快地进行在线阅读，并加深对阅读内容的深入理解。故选D。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据下文“To make it short: some parts of the words are displayed in bold (粗体). As a result, the reader only focuses on the highlighted letters and lets the brain center complete the rest.(简而言之：单词的某些部分以粗体显示。因此，读者只关注突出显示的字母，而让大脑中心完成其余的部分。)”可知，下文是对第一句的解释，下文提到单词的一部分会以粗体形式显示，因此，读者只需要关注醒目的字母，大脑中枢会完成剩下的部分。由此推知，该阅读系统是通过这些粗体显示的内容来引导眼睛阅读，从而使阅读更容易。由此可知，画线词“artificial fixation points”指代的是“加粗的字母”。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Some people with ADHD prove that Bionic Reading helped them focus and comprehend what they are reading.( 一些患有多动症的人证明，仿生阅读帮助他们集中注意力，理解他们正在阅读的内容。)”可知，一些多动症患者认为该系统是有益的。故选B。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Now a new reading system, Bionic Reading, developed by Swiss typographic designer Renato Casutt, can help people overcome these issues, and most importantly, it aims to help people read faster online and develop a more in-depth understanding of written content.(现在，瑞士排版设计师雷纳托·卡苏特开发的一种新的阅读系统“仿生阅读”可以帮助人们克服这些问题，最重要的是，它旨在帮助人们更快地在线阅读，并对书面内容有更深入的理解。)”可知，文章主要介绍了一个帮助在线阅读的系统。故选C。
C
Weeds and pests are “garden heroes” according to the Royal Horticultural Society.
The RHS is now encouraging gardeners to welcome weeds instead of considering them enemies. The rebranding(重塑形象)comes just in time for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, held by the RHS. In the show 4 out of 12 of the gardens will include “weed heroes” as an important part, according to Sheila Das, the RHS Wisley garden manager.
“If you’ve got a weed”, says Das, “it’s telling you what’s going on underground. Your weed is your adviser. It’s your friend. So don’t treat weeds as troubles, something growing where they shouldn’t. They are actually plants in the right place”.
Nettles(荨麻草)let a gardener know that the soil is rich in nitrogen, and fat hen, a weed often considered “troublesome”, is a sign that an area is low in nutrients.
Until last year, the RHS published a yearly “pest” list, including snails and slugs. But this year, to be more “biodiversity(生物多样性)positive”, they’ve published a list of the most beneficial wildlife into our garden, and both snails and slugs are making a comeback.
Sheila Das noted our gardens would be a duller place without those unpopular ones. Apart from food for hedgehogs, frogs and birds, slugs and snails are excellent for recycling dead plant and animal waste, helping to keep soil healthy.
These are just the first steps towards the RHS’s goal towards better biodiversity. Sheila Das said, “The RHS has realized the role of gardens in supporting biodiversity and it will no longer call any garden wildlife as ‘pests’. Instead, there will be greater consideration of the role that weeds, slugs, and snails play in a balanced garden eco-system together with more popular wildlife such as birds, hedgehogs and frogs. ”
9. Why does the rebranding come in time for the show
A. The weeds’ gardens will win. B. The weed heroes will be known.
C. It will be popular worldwide. D. It will be an excellent competition.
10. What is Paragraph 3 used for
A. Giving examples. B. Introducing a topic.
C. Describing a scene. D. Making comparison
11. What are gardens like according to Sheila Das
A. They support a habitat for rich biodiversity.
B. They play a great part in wildlife protection.
C. They contain only popular weeds and insects.
D. They keep a balance between weeds and pests.
12. What is the best title of the text
A. Pests are good advisers. B. Weeds make a comeback.
C. Weeds and pests are our friends. D. Heroes will win the flower show.
【答案】9. B 10. A 11. A 12. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了皇家园艺学会的研究发现。该学会认为以往被园丁们恨之入骨的“杂草”或“害虫”，其实也能够为园丁们服务，杂草可以告知土壤的营养状况，某些“害虫” 可以很好地回收死去的植物和动物粪便，帮助保持土壤健康。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段首句“The RHS is now encouraging gardeners to welcome weeds instead of considering them enemies.(RHS现在鼓励园丁欢迎杂草，而不是把它们视为敌人)”及最后一段“In the show 4 out of 12 of the gardens will include “weed heroes” as an important part, according to Sheila Das, the RHS Wisley garden manager.(在节目中，12个花园中有4个将把“杂草英雄”作为重要组成部分)”可知，此次该机构想让人们重新认识杂草的角色，正赶上了这样一次大型活动，通过此次活动，可以让杂草的“英雄”角色被更多人所知。所以说正好赶上了这样一次盛会，这是一次好时机。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“The RHS is now encouraging gardeners to welcome weeds instead of considering them enemies.(RHS现在鼓励园丁欢迎杂草，而不是把它们视为敌人)”可知，该组织提出了杂草有益这一概念，第三段“If you’ve got a weed…it’s telling you what’s going on underground. Your weed is your adviser.( 如果你有一根大麻，它会告诉你地下发生了什么。你的大麻是你的顾问)”可知，本段是举一个例子说明被认为是杂草的植物可以成为你的顾问，告诉你的土壤情况。故选A项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Sheila Das noted our gardens would be a duller place without those unpopular ones. Apart from food for hedgehogs, frogs and birds, slugs and snails are excellent for recycling dead plant and animal waste, helping to keep soil healthy. (希拉·达斯指出，如果没有这些不受欢迎的植物，我们的花园会变得更加沉闷。蛞蝓和蜗牛除了是刺猬、青蛙和鸟类的食物外，还能很好地回收死去的植物和动物粪便，帮助保持土壤健康)”及最后一段“The RHS has realized the role of gardens in supporting biodiversity and it will no longer call any garden wildlife as ‘pests’. Instead, there will be greater consideration of the role that weeds, slugs, and snails play in a balanced garden eco-system together with more popular wildlife such as birds, hedgehogs and frogs. (RHS已经意识到花园在支持生物多样性方面的作用，它将不再把任何花园里的野生动物称为‘害虫’。相反，人们会更多地考虑杂草、蛞蝓和蜗牛与鸟类、刺猬和青蛙等更受欢迎的野生动物在平衡的花园生态系统中所扮演的角色)”可知，根据Sheila Das的说法，花园应该是支持生物物种多样性的地方，也就是允许一些所谓的杂草或害虫的存在。故选A项。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Weeds and pests are “garden heroes” according to the Royal Horticultural Society.(根据皇家园艺学会的说法，杂草和害虫是‘花园英雄’)”及第二段“The RHS is now encouraging gardeners to welcome weeds instead of considering them enemies.(RHS现在鼓励园丁欢迎杂草，而不是把它们视为敌人)”及最后一段“The RHS has realized the role of gardens in supporting biodiversity and it will no longer call any garden wildlife as ‘pests’. Instead, there will be greater consideration of the role that weeds, slugs, and snails play in a balanced garden eco-system together with more popular wildlife such as birds, hedgehogs and frogs. (RHS已经意识到花园在支持生物多样性方面的作用，它将不再把任何花园里的野生动物称为‘害虫’。相反，人们会更多地考虑杂草、蛞蝓和蜗牛与鸟类、刺猬和青蛙等更受欢迎的野生动物在平衡的花园生态系统中所扮演的角色)”可知，本文主要在让人们认识到传统意识中被认为是杂草或害虫的动物其实对于人类的种植也是有有益的，人类不应该把它们看作敌人除之而后快，应该把它们视作朋友。C项“Weeds and pests are our friends.（杂草和害虫是我们的朋友。）”可以概括文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选C项 。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。
We’re now witnessing the emergence (出现) of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical labor, raw materials, and capital (资本) are no longer the key ingredients in the creation of wealth. ____13____ Tomorrow’s wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And individuals entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles. ____14____ Knowledge workers engage in (从事) mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures and data.
____15____ As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating as well as exchanging information. Currently, three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be making decisions in areas such as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures. ____16____ Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace, as you are familiar with. Don’t expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined career path. And don’t wait for someone to “empower” you. ____17____
A. You have to empower yourself.
B. As the saying goes, knowledge is power.
C. What does all this mean for you
D. Wealth will be created by people with knowledge
E. Now, the vital raw material in our economy is knowledge.
F. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career.
G. Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn.
【答案】13. E 14. G 15. C 16. F 17. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述的是经济正向以知识为基础的先进方式发展，未来财富取决于知识的开发和交流。在新的工作世界中需要不断培训获取新技能，传统工作模式已不存在，不能依赖公司提供职业道路和晋升，需自己努力。
【13题详解】
根据前文“Physical labor, raw materials, and capital (资本) are no longer the key ingredients in the creation of wealth. (体力劳动、原材料和资本不再是创造财富的关键因素。)”可知，此处指出如今体力劳动、原材料和资本不再是创造财富的关键因素。后文应该指出创造财富的关键因素是什么。E选项“Now, the vital raw material in our economy is knowledge.(现在，我们经济中最重要的原材料是知识。)”可知，当今创造财富最重要的原材料是知识，符合语境。故选E。
【14题详解】
根据前文“And individuals entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles. (进入职场的个人提供的是他们的知识，而不是他们的肌肉。)”以及后文“Knowledge workers engage in (从事) mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures and data.(知识工作者从事脑力劳动。他们处理符号：文字、图形和数据。)”可知，此处强调进入职场的个人提供的是知识，后文应该对其提供知识产生的结果进行解释。G选项“Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn.(知识工作者因其受教育程度和学习能力而获得报酬。)”指出，知识工作者因受到教育程度和学习能力而获得报酬，与后文构成并列，符合语境。故选G。
【15题详解】
根据后文“As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating as well as exchanging information. (作为一个未来的技术工人，人们期待你从事信息的生产和交换。)”可知，此处强调的是你作为未来的技术工人，人们期待你应该从事信息的生产和交换。设空处应该对未来的自己作为技术工人所承担的工作职责进行提问。C选项“What does all this mean for you ( 这一切对你来说意味着什么 )”符合语境，与下文中的回答形成呼应。故选C。
【16题详解】
根据前文“In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures.( 在新的工作世界中，你可以期待不断的培训，以获得新的技能，这将帮助你跟上改进的技术和程序。)”可知，对于未来的工作，你可以期待通过培训得到新技能。F选项“You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career.(你也可以期望对自己的事业有更大的控制权。)”与前文构成递进关系，即不仅能够获得新技能，还能期望自己对事业有着更大的控制权，符合语境。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据前文“And don’t wait for someone to “empower” you.(不要等着别人来“授权”你。)”指出，你不要等待别人来雇佣你，后文应该建议的是自己必须为自己作主。A选项“You have to empower yourself.( 你必须自己为自己作主)”承接前文，符合语境。故选A。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共一节，满分15分)
完形填空(共15小题;每题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a teenager in the 1960s, growing up in suburbs south of Boston, I fell under the control of the very pleasantly ____18____ mysteries (谜) of the Chinese language. Someday, I told myself, I would ____19____ the meanings of the mysteries.
So, entering college, I decided to ____20____ the study of Chinese. But my small college in Maine offered no courses in that language. Following graduation from college, I entered an evening course at a language center for adults, and thus ____21____ my personal journey in the study of Chinese. That journey ____22____ George Washington and Georgetown universities, the Department of State’s Foreign Language Institute’s early mornings classes… and after a 15-year ____23____, restarted in tutoring classes starting in 1999 and later in independent study at George Mason University without ____24____ From 1983 and through the following decades, a dozen business trips to China ____25____ my study of Chinese, I experienced the amazing change of China.
In 2012, I retired. I began to attend weekly presentations about Chinese affairs sponsored (主办) by George Mason’s Confucius Institute, where by late 2014 this casual (偶然的) contact had led to the ____26____ of a Chinese Reading Club. By mid-2016 six experienced Chinese learners could read and discuss difficult, ____27____ literary shorter works of such ____28____ Chinese authors as Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, and Su Tong.
Under the teachers’ guidance the ____29____ and joys of the group meetings to understand the secretes of the short stories I read, in Chinese, have brought me to a deeper understanding of China. I am personally ____30____ for the opportunity provided. I can only suggest George Mason Confucius Institute consider ____31____ the model of this reading group to others, as the world’s most spoken and read language is ____32____ popular among the Westerners who have started the wonderful voyage to it.
18. A. relaxing B. inviting C. developing D. confusing
19. A. explain B. deepen C. uncover D. evaluate
20. A. look into B. break off C. seek out D. take up
21. A. launched B. spread C. delayed D. shared
22. A. shook off B. wound through C. set up D. lived with
23 A. interaction B. break C. improvement D. exchange
24. A. difficulties B. encouragement C. guidance D. delivery
25. A. strengthened B. started C. interrupted D. ended
26. A. formation B. breakup C. factor D. wave
27. A. regularly B. highly C. rapidly D. suitably
28. A. revised B. respected C. annoyed D. doubted
29. A. weaknesses B. challenges C. sufferings D. strengths
30. A. demanding B. concerned C. grateful D. anxious
31. A. promising B. cancelling C. selling D. promoting
32. A. increasingly B. discouragingly C. frighteningly D. decreasingly
【答案】18. B 19. C 20. D 21. A 22. B 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. B 30. C 31. D 32. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述作者自己从小与中文结缘，成年和退休后继续学习中文的故事。
【18题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：上世纪60年代，我在波士顿南部郊区长大，十几岁的时候，我就被汉语的神秘魅力深深吸引住了。A. relaxing轻松的；B. inviting诱人的，有魅力的；C. developing发展中的；D. confusing令人费解的。根据上文“pleasantly”以及后文学习汉语，可知是汉语令人愉悦地吸引人的神秘之处。故选B。
【19题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：总有一天，我告诉自己，我会揭开这些谜团的意义。A. explain解释；B. deepen加深；C. uncover揭开，揭秘；D. evaluate评价。根据后文“meanings of the mysteries”指揭开汉语神秘的意义。故选C。
【20题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：所以，进入大学后，我决定开始学习中文。A. look into调查；B. break off突然中断，停止；C. seek out找出，搜出；D. take up开始从事。根据后文“my personal journey in the study of Chinese”可知，作者进入大学后，决定开始学习中文。故选D。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：大学毕业后，我参加了成人语言中心的夜校，从此开启了我个人的汉语学习之旅。A. launched正式推出，启动开始；B. spread传播；C. delayed推迟；D. shared分享。根据上文“I entered an evening course at a language center for adults”可知，作者参加了一个成人语言中心的夜校，开始了自己的汉语学习之旅。故选A。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：这段旅程经过了乔治华盛顿大学和乔治城大学，国务院外语学院的早班，在中断了15年之后，从1999年开始重新开始辅导班，后来在没有指导的情况下在乔治梅森大学独立学习。A. shook off抖落，摆脱；B. wound through曲曲折折地穿过；C. set up建立；D. lived with和……一起生活。后文提到了“George Washington and Georgetown universities”两个大学，说明这段旅程在乔治·华盛顿大学和乔治敦大学之间迂回曲折。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这段旅程经过了乔治华盛顿大学和乔治城大学，国务院外语学院的早班，在中断了15年之后，从1999年开始重新开始辅导班，后来在没有指导的情况下在乔治梅森大学独立学习。A. interaction相互作用；B. break中断；C. improvement改善；D. exchange交换。根据下文“restarted”可知，经过15年的中断。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这段旅程经过了乔治华盛顿大学和乔治城大学，国务院外语学院的早班，在中断了15年之后，从1999年开始重新开始辅导班，后来在没有指导的情况下在乔治梅森大学独立学习。A. difficulties困难；B. encouragement鼓励；C. guidance指导；D. delivery递送。根据上文的“tutoring classes (导师辅导班)”和后面“independent study”可知，之后又在乔治梅森大学独立学习，没有指导。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：从1983年开始，在接下来的几十年里，十几次到中国出差加强了我的汉语学习，我经历了中国惊人的变化。A. strengthened加强；B. started开始；C. interrupted打断；D. ended结束。根据“a dozen business trips to China”可知，十几次到中国出差无疑加强了作者汉语语言的学习研究。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我开始参加由乔治梅森孔子学院主办的关于中国事务的每周报告，到2014年底，这种偶然的接触导致了一个中文读书俱乐部的成立。A. formation构成；B. breakup解体；C. factor因素；D. wave海浪。根据后文“of a Chinese Reading Club”以及上文作者参加了一系列关于中文学习的活动，可知是中文读书俱乐部的成立。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：到2016年年中，六位有经验的中国学习者能够阅读和讨论莫言、刘震云和苏童等受人尊敬的中国作家的困难的、高度文学化的短篇作品。A. regularly有规律地；B. highly高度；C. rapidly迅速地；D. suitably恰当地。根据上文“difficult”以及后文“literary shorter works of such”指阅读和讨论莫言、刘震云和苏童等著名中国作家的难度较大、高度文学性的短篇作品。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查形容词和动词义辨析。句意：到2016年年中，六位有经验的中国学习者能够阅读和讨论莫言、刘震云和苏童等受人尊敬的中国作家的困难的、高度文学化的短篇作品。A. revised修改过的；B. respected被尊重的；C. annoyed生气的；D. doubted怀疑。根据后文“Chinese authors as Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, and Su Tong”可知，莫言、刘震云和苏童是受人尊敬的中国作家。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在老师的指导下，在小组会议上了解我读的中文短篇小说的秘密的挑战和乐趣，使我对中国有了更深的了解。A. weaknesses劣势，弱势，软肋；B. challenges挑战；C. sufferings指生活上的困苦、痛苦；D. strengths指身体或精神上的强项，优势。根据下文“and joys of the group meetings to understand the secretes of the short stories I read”可知，学习语言既有挑战也有快乐，故选B。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我个人非常感谢这次提供的机会。A. demanding要求高的；B. concerned担忧的；C. grateful感谢地；D. anxious 焦急的。根据后文“for the opportunity provided”指作者个人非常感谢所提供的机会。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只能建议乔治梅森孔子学院考虑把这个阅读小组的模式推广给其他人，因为世界上说得最多、读得最多的语言在开始了通往汉语的奇妙旅程的西方人中越来越受欢迎。A. promising承诺；B. canceling取消；C. selling卖；D. promoting促进。根据后文“the model of this reading group to others”作者建议乔治梅森孔子学院考虑将这个阅读小组的模式提升并推广给其他人。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我只能建议乔治梅森孔子学院考虑把这个阅读小组的模式推广给其他人，因为世界上说得最多、读得最多的语言在开始了通往汉语的奇妙旅程的西方人中越来越受欢迎。A. increasingly 越来越多地；渐增地；B. discouragingly 令人气馁地，令人沮丧地；C. frighteningly令人恐惧地；D. decreasingly 渐减少地。结合后文“popular among the Westerners who have started the wonderful voyage to it”可知，因为世界上说得最多、读得最多的语言越来越受到已经开始了奇妙旅程的西方人的欢迎。故选A。
第Ⅱ卷(共65分)
第四部分 写作(共五节，满分55分)
第一节 短文语法填空(共10小题;每题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The 19th Asian Games closed on October 8th under the theme of “Enduring Memories of Hangzhou” for the closing ceremony, ___33___ (highlight) the power and unity of sports and the Asian Games. ___34___ (enhance) with AR visual effects, the stadium, also known as the “Big Lotus”, turned into ___35___ blooming garden with 19 giant osmanthus flowers(桂花) during the parade of athletes, symbolizing the ___36___ (diverse) of Asian cultures and the prosperity of Asia.
The Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports and 481 events, ___37___ took place across 56 different competition venues. Over the past 16 days, around 12, 000 athletes from 45 countries and regions shared ___38___ (forget) moments in Hangzhou. China carried off 201 golds, 111 silvers and 71 bronzes, finishing atop the medal tally. It’s the third time that China ___39___ (host)the continental multi-sports event.
“The Qiantang River continually flows into the sea, and the light of Asia will continue to shine brightly in the future. The Asian Games flame is about to be put out, ___40___ its spirit will live on,” said Gao Zhidan, organizing committee president.
The Hangzhou Asian Games claimed to be a “green” and “smart” event. No fireworks were let ___41___ in the city during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, although impressive digital technology allowed television viewers to see Al-generated fireworks on the broadcast.
The Hangzau Asian Games also produced world-leading performances with a total of 13 world records ____42____ (break).
【答案】33. highlighting
34. Enhanced
35. a 36. diversity
37. which 38. unforgettable
39. has hosted
40. but 41. off
42. having been broken
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是第19届亚运会于周日闭幕，文章对这届亚运会做了评论和总结。
【33题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：第19届亚运会于于10月8日闭幕，闭幕式的主题是“最忆是杭州”，突出了体育和亚运会的力量和团结。closed是谓语，空格处作非谓语动词，The 19th Asian Games和highlight之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词表主动，作状语，故填highlighting。
【34题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：体育场也被称为“大莲花”。在AR视觉效果的辅助下，体育场在运动员入场时变成了盛开的花园，19朵巨大的桂花象征着亚洲文化的多样与亚洲的繁荣。分析句子可知，enhance用非谓语动词形式作状语，与主语the stadium是被动关系，用过去分词形式作状语，故填Enhanced。
【35题详解】
考查冠词。句意同上。此处泛指“一个盛开的花园”，用不定冠词修饰，故填a。
【36题详解】
考查名词。句意：体育场也被称为“大莲花”，在AR视觉效果的加强下，体育场在运动员入场时变成了盛开的花园，19朵巨大的桂花象征着亚洲文化的多样与亚洲的繁荣。冠词修饰名词，作宾语，diverse是形容词，名词形式diversity，此处特征亚洲的多样性，用单数，故填diversity。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：杭州亚运会共有40个大项，481个小项，在56个不同的比赛场馆进行。分析句子可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词The Hangzhou Asian Games，从句中作主语，用关系代词which，故填which。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：过去的16天里，来自45个国家和地区的约12000名运动员共享了在杭州的难忘时刻。修饰名词用形容词作定语，根据句意，unforgettable“难忘的”符合句意，故填unforgettable。
【39题详解】
考查时态。句意：这是中国第三次举办亚运盛会。此处为固定句型：It is the third time that+现在完成时，表示“它是第三次做某事”，从句用现在完成时，故填has hosted。
【40题详解】
考查连词。句意：组委会主席高志丹表示：“钱塘江源源不断地流入大海，亚洲之光将在未来继续闪耀。亚运会的火炬即将熄灭，但亚运精神将永远留存。”根据句意，前后文是转折关系，故填but。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：在开幕式和闭幕式期间，北京没有燃放烟花，尽管令人印象深刻的数字技术让电视观众可以在直播中看到人工智能燃放的烟花。let off“燃放”，固定短语，故填off。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：杭州亚运会也创造了世界一流的成绩，共打破了13项世界纪录。分析句子可知，此处为with+宾语+宾补复合结构，records与break是被动关系，且表示先于谓语动词produced的动词，故用现在分词的完成被动式，故填having been broken。
第二节 单词拼写(共10小题;每题1分，满分10分)(必须使用必修二Unit 1-3所学单词的正确形式填空)
43. Medicine should not be kept where it is a________ to younger children.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】accessible
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：药品不应该存放在年幼儿童能够得到的地方。根据首字母提示、句意及设空前的系动词is，可知此处要用形容词“易得到的，易使用的”作表语，形容词accessible，意为“易得到的，易使用的”，故填accessible。
44. When you stand on the top of the mountain and overlook the surrounding scenery, you’ll find it __________ (值得做的) to climb it up with effort. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】worthwhile
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：当你站在山顶俯瞰周围的景色时，你会发现努力往上爬是值得的。结合“find it”和“to climb it up with effort”可知，“值得做的”应用形容词worthwhile，作宾语补足语，构成“find it+形容词+to do sth.”的固定结构，意为“发现做某事……”，其中it作形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的不定式。故填worthwhile。
45. T__________ her 29-year career, CoCo Lee not only brought us endless joy and surprises with her powerful songs and dance performances, but also worked tirelessly to pave the way for Chinese artists in the international music scene. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】Throughout##hroughout
【解析】
【详解】考查介词。句意：在她29年的职业生涯中，李玟不仅用她强大的歌曲和舞蹈表演给我们带来了无尽的快乐和惊喜，而且还不知疲倦地为中国艺术家在国际音乐舞台上铺平了道路。分析句子，设空处使用介词与后文的名词构成介词短语，在句中作状语。根据句意，此处表示“贯穿”用throughout；同时该空置于句首，开头单词首字母大写。故填Throughout。
46. He was __________ (意识到；觉察到) of her presence until she spoke to him. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】aware
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：直到她对他说话，他才意识到她的存在。根据汉语提示可知应用形容词aware，作表语。故填aware。
47. He looks like any a__________ teenager, but is a little awkward and even embarrassed when speaking. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】average##verage
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：他看起来像任何一个普通的青少年，但说话时有点笨拙，甚至尴尬。结合首字母和句意，形容词average (普通的)作定语修饰名词teenager。故填average。
48. After the __________ (拿走；移开) of the soup, fish was served. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】removal
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：倒掉汤后，上了鱼。根据汉语提示可知应用名词removal，作主语，不可数。故填removal。
49. The place is so heavily polluted. It is time for us to take m__________ to protect the environment. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】measures##easures
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：这个地方污染太严重了。该是我们采取措施保护环境的时候了。空处作take的宾语，结合“The place is so heavily polluted.”和首字母提示可推知，名词measure“办法，措施”符合题意，且需用复数形式，构成固定短语take measures to do sth.，表示“采取措施做某事”。故填measures。
50. The __________ (确认；识别) of the crash victims was a long and difficult task. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】identification
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：确认坠机遇难者的身份是一项长期而艰巨的任务。The (确认；识别) of the crash victims是名词所有格结构，结合汉语提示，用不可数名词identification。故填identification。
51. Looking at the photographs s__________ childhood memories of the long hot summers at that time. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】stirred##tirred
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：看着那些照片，唤起了对儿时那炎热长夏的回忆。 分析句子，设空处使用动词作谓语，根据后文的at that time可知句子表述过去事实，故使用一般过去时。根据句意和首字母提示，表示“激发，萌发”用stir。故填stirred。
52. On hearing the bad news, she lowered her head, tears __________ (流;流动) down her cheeks. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】pouring##rolling
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：听到这个坏消息，她低下了头，眼泪顺着脸颊滚落下来。分析句子，句中lowered为谓语动词，设空处使用非谓语动词，根据汉语提示，表示“流，流动”用pour/roll；此处构成独立主格结构，tear与pour/roll为主动关系，故使用现在分词。故填pouring/rolling。
第三节 句子背诵(共5小题;每题2分，得0分或2分，满分10分)(严格与课文内容相一致，错一处即不得分)
53. ________ stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.
只有学会与大自然和谐共处，我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。
【答案】Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we
【解析】
【详解】考查时间状语从句、时态、倒装句和固定短语。根据句意可知，句子陈述的是客观事实，应用一般现在时，句子应用“when”引导的时间状语从句，“we”作从句主语，“learn to do sth.”意为“学会做某事”，“exist”意为“生存”，“in harmony with”意为“与……和谐相处”，“when we learn to exist in harmony with nature”表示“学会与大自然和谐共处”，“only”意为“只有”，修饰状语从句且放在句首时，主句要用部分倒装，情态动词“can”提前，“we”作主句主语，句首单词首字母大写，故空格处应填“Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we”。故填Only when we learn to exist in harmony with nature can we。
54. They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics _____________________________________.
他们还希望进一步教育大众认识保护历史和文化遗产以供后代了解和欣赏的重要性。
【答案】for future generations to understand and appreciate
【解析】
【详解】考查介词和不定式。缺失汉语为“以供后代了解和欣赏”，表示“（表示对象、用途等）给，对”，用介词for，可用不定式复合结构（for sb. to do）表达，不止一代，generation (代)用复数形式，future generations (后代)，understand (了解)和appreciate (欣赏)用不定式形式。故填for future generations to understand and appreciate。
55. On the plain in front of us, we can _____________________________________.
放眼平原，我们隐约看到一群体形优美的动物。
【答案】make out a herd of graceful animals
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。分析句子，设空处置于情态动词can之后，故使用动词短语作谓语。根据汉语提示，表示“隐约看到；费力地看清”用make out；表示“一群”用a herd of；表示“体形优美的动物”用graceful animals。故答案为make out a herd of graceful animals。
56. _____________________________________, and…
新旧更替的时代已经到来，……
【答案】There comes a time when the old must give way to the new and…
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句和固定短语。主语为a time，后文when引导定语从句，表示“新旧更替”翻译 the old must give way to the new；主句谓语为come，there位于句首需用完全倒装。为一般现在时。故翻译为There comes a time when the old must give way to the new.
57. She believes that _____________________________________ and make sure that everyone _____________________________________ and knows how to use new technology.
她认为，消除数字鸿沟、确保每个人都能使用互联网并且知晓如何运用新技术，是非常重要的。
【答案】 ①. it is highly important to bridge the digital divide ②. has access to the Internet
【解析】
【详解】考查固定句型和动词时态。根据汉语提示，句子表述客观事实，故使用一般现在时。表示“消除数字鸿沟”用bridge the digital divide；表示“去做某事是极其重要的”用it is highly important to do sth；表示“可以使用互联网”用have access to te Internet，此处主语为everyone为第三人称单数，故谓语动词也用第三人称单数。故答案为it is highly important to bridge the digital divide；has access to the Internet。
第四节 应用文写作(15分)
58. 假定你是校英文报记者李华。上周六你参加了你市新建的体育公园的开园仪式。请你为校英文报写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 公园简介；
3. 活动反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
City Sports Park Opens
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
City Sports Park Opens
Last Saturday, a sports park in the south of our city was officially opened to the public.
The park is not only a big park for people of different ages to play sports, but also a wonderland of nature and pleasure. With a wide variety of open spaces, it features high-quality and professional sports facilities, such as running tracks, basketball courts and tennis courts.
On that day, a great many people came and enjoyed themselves in the park. The park will hopefully serve as a wonderful escape from the busy city life.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生为校英文报写一篇新闻报道，报道上周六市新建的体育公园的开园仪式。
【详解】1.词汇积累
不同的：different→diverse
做运动：play sports→do sports
设备：facility→equipment
玩得愉快：enjoy oneself→have fun
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：The park is not only a big park for people of different ages to play sports, but also a wonderland of nature and pleasure.
拓展句：The park is not only a big park where people of different ages can play sports, but also a wonderland of nature and pleasure.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The park is not only a big park for people of different ages to play sports, but also a wonderland of nature and pleasure.（运用了not only…but also连接的并列结构）
【高分句型2】With a wide variety of open spaces, it features high-quality and professional sports facilities, such as running tracks, basketball courts and tennis courts.（运用了介词短语作状语）长春市十一高中2023-2024学年度高一上学期第三学程考试
英语试题
第Ⅰ卷(共85分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. Why does the boy have to hurry
A. He has to get up early.
B. He is late for the school trip.
C. He hasn’t started cleaning his teeth.
2. When can Charlotte watch her program according to the boy
A. When she wants to.
B. When her mother says so.
C. When the boy plays football.
3. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Co-workers. C. Husband and wife.
4. How will the man go to work
A. By car. B. By bike. C. By bus.
5. What did the woman do
A. She repaired a hole in clothing.
B. She sold her washing machine.
C. She bought a new skirt.
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。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What does the man want to do
A. Start a team project. B. Plan an evening out. C. Hold a dinner party.
7. What will the speakers start planning soon
A. What they will eat. B. Who they will invite. C. Where they will celebrate.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the weather like at the campsite
A. Windy. B. Rainy. C. Sunny.
9. What does the woman suggest taking
A. A laptop. B. A sun hat. C. A spare pair of boots.
10. What does the man decide to do in the end
A. Keep to the plan. B. Give up camping. C. Plan another trip.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does the woman feel about her exam results
A. Disappointed. B. Excited. C. Shocked.
12. What does the man suggest they do
A. Throw a party. B. Go for a picnic. C. Run in the park.
13. What will the man do next
A. Text his friends. B. Meet his parents. C. Apply to a university.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What does the man say about his Italian language learning
A. It is a good chance to learn about Italian culture.
B. It helps him memorize things better.
C. It drives him crazy.
15. Where did the woman know about the benefit of language learning
A. From a teacher. B. From an article. C. From a language partner.
16. What does the woman probably want to do
A. Go to Germany. B. Teach at a college. C. Take Portuguese classes.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main topic of the talk
A. The future of the planet.
B. The introduction of new houses.
C. The ways to protect the environment.
18. Where is the talk being given
A. In an office. B. In a garden. C. In a house.
19. Why does the speaker ask the listeners to raise their hands
A. To hear about their questions.
B. To count the number of people present.
C. To see how many people have made a decision.
20. What are the neighbors encouraged to do
A. Pick flowers. B. Plant vegetables. C. Relax in the garden.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(共11小题;每小题2.5分，满分27.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Ben Francis didn’t become wealthy through a family inheritance (遗产). Instead, the CEO and co-founder of Gymshark used his earnings as a Pizza Hut delivery guy to buy a sewing machine and start his fitness apparel (服饰) company at 19.
Eleven years later, his effort paid off. Francis, 30, who has a reported net worth of $1.3 billion, joined Forbes’ billionaires list. He’s in rare company: the list’s average age is 65 years old.
Originally, Francis and co-founder Lewis Morgan launched Gymshark as a website selling fitness products. But after getting bored with his ill-fitting clothes, Francis suggested pivoting the company.
Francis and Morgan bought a sewing machine. The pair brought Gymshark to a bodybuilding exhibition in 2013, but didn’t have any money to spend on advertising. On a whim (一时兴起), they decided to give popular fitness YouTubers free products. “My heroes were on YouTube,” Francis said. “So it would be so cool if my heroes could come to be with Gymshark at this event. I didn’t really think that much about it.” Some of those influencers went on to wear the clothes on their channels, bringing Gymshark’s sales to $45,000 per day, up from just $450.
Francis quit the CEO role in 2017. “CEO was not the right role for me when I was in my early 20s,” Francis said. “That I’d started a business which had grown very quickly didn’t mean I have the full ability to be a good leader.” He spent the next four years supporting leadership roles within Gymshark---including chief product officer and chief marketing officer – to learn more about the ins and outs of the business, before returning as CEO in 2021.
That year, the company was valued at $1.45 billion. Still, the company’s billion-dollar valuation is a small percentage of the market value of competitors like Nike and Lululemon. “I really think Gymshark can be the UK’s answer to those brands,” Francis said. “But that’s not saying that the UK is where it starts and ends for us. We also want to be a truly global brand.”
1. What makes Ben Francis special on Forbes’ billionaires list
A. His age. B. His wealth. C. His talent. D. His company.
2. What does the underlined word in paragraph 3 mean
A. Taking control of. B. Making the best of.
C. Making changes to. D. Attaching importance to.
3. Why did Francis and Morgan offer popular fitness YouTubers free products
A. To win the support of popular YouTubers.
B. To advertise their products in a cheap way.
C. To build a good relationship with YouTube.
D. To get the chance to meet their heroes on YouTube.
4. Which can be the best title for the text
A Gymshark: From a website to a big company
B. Gymshark: Taking the lead in fitness clothing
C. Francis: Starting the UK’s fastest-growing company
D. Francis: From a Pizza Hut delivery guy to a billionaire
B
Today, many people spend a lot of time reading online. Whether reading news or e-books, people are spending more time eyeballing (盯住) screens. While online reading opens up a great deal of knowledge to people, there are some disadvantages too, such as eyestrain, headaches, as well as difficulty in focusing on the text. Now a new reading system, Bionic Reading, developed by Swiss typographic designer Renato Casutt, can help people overcome these issues, and most importantly, it aims to help people read faster online and develop a more in-depth understanding of written content.
The reading system improve the reading process by guiding the eyes through text with artificial fixation points. To make it short: some parts of the words are displayed in bold (粗体). As a result, the reader only focuses on the highlighted letters and lets the brain center complete the rest. Your brain can “read” faster than your eyes, so by essentially reducing the number of letters your eye needs to look at, you can read faster while still preserving the full context.
Cassult discovered the system by accident. He was working on designing a book in a foreign language and realized he could read it if he sectioned it off. He worked for six years to develop Bionic Reading and is still working to adjust it.
A preliminary (初步的) study was conducted by the Swiss Institute InnoSuisee, but more research is needed before it can be definitively shown that the system improves reading. Some people with ADHD (多动症) prove that Bionic Reading helped them focus and comprehend what they are reading. Other people don’t seem to notice a big difference compared to regular text. There’s also no evidence to suggest Bionic Reading is any better than regular text. The best way to know if the Bionic Reader helps you read better online is to try it yourself.
5. What is the main purpose of Bionic Reading
A. To point out people’s reading problems.
B. To teach people necessary reading skills.
C. To reduce readers’ screen time and eye stress.
D. To improve people’s reading speed and comprehension.
6. What does the underlined phrase “artificial fixation points” in paragraph 2 refer to
A. Words displayed in capital letters. B. Useful expressions.
C. Difficult sentences in the text. D. Bold letters.
7. What do some people with ADHD think of the system according to the text
A. It is complex. B. It can be beneficial.
C. It needs to be improved. D. It has little effect on them.
8. What is the text mainly about
A. A reading project for ADHD. B. A research on language learning.
C. A system to help with online reading. D. A tool for treating reading disability
C
Weeds and pests are “garden heroes” according to the Royal Horticultural Society.
The RHS is now encouraging gardeners to welcome weeds instead of considering them enemies. The rebranding(重塑形象)comes just in time for this year’s Chelsea Flower Show, held by the RHS. In the show 4 out of 12 of the gardens will include “weed heroes” as an important part, according to Sheila Das, the RHS Wisley garden manager.
“If you’ve got a weed”, says Das, “it’s telling you what’s going on underground. Your weed is your adviser. It’s your friend. So don’t treat weeds as troubles, something growing where they shouldn’t. They are actually plants in the right place”.
Nettles(荨麻草)let a gardener know that the soil is rich in nitrogen, and fat hen, a weed often considered “troublesome”, is a sign that an area is low in nutrients.
Until last year, the RHS published a yearly “pest” list, including snails and slugs. But this year, to be more “biodiversity(生物多样性)positive”, they’ve published a list of the most beneficial wildlife into our garden, and both snails and slugs are making a comeback.
Sheila Das noted our gardens would be a duller place without those unpopular ones. Apart from food for hedgehogs, frogs and birds, slugs and snails are excellent for recycling dead plant and animal waste, helping to keep soil healthy.
These are just the first steps towards the RHS’s goal towards better biodiversity. Sheila Das said, “The RHS has realized the role of gardens in supporting biodiversity and it will no longer call any garden wildlife as ‘pests’. Instead, there will be greater consideration of the role that weeds, slugs, and snails play in a balanced garden eco-system together with more popular wildlife such as birds, hedgehogs and frogs. ”
9. Why does the rebranding come in time for the show
A. The weeds’ gardens will win. B. The weed heroes will be known.
C. It will be popular worldwide. D. It will be an excellent competition.
10 What is Paragraph 3 used for
A. Giving examples. B. Introducing a topic.
C. Describing a scene. D. Making comparison
11. What are gardens like according to Sheila Das
A. They support a habitat for rich biodiversity.
B. They play a great part in wildlife protection.
C. They contain only popular weeds and insects.
D. They keep a balance between weeds and pests.
12. What is the best title of the text
A. Pests are good advisers. B. Weeds make a comeback.
C. Weeds and pests are our friends. D. Heroes will win the flower show.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。有两项为多余选项。
We’re now witnessing the emergence (出现) of an advanced economy based on information and knowledge. Physical labor raw materials, and capital (资本) are no longer the key ingredients in the creation of wealth. ____13____ Tomorrow’s wealth depends on the development and exchange of knowledge. And individuals entering the workforce offer their knowledge, not their muscles. ____14____ Knowledge workers engage in (从事) mind work. They deal with symbols: words, figures and data.
____15____ As a future knowledge worker, you can expect to be generating as well as exchanging information. Currently, three out of four jobs involve some form of mind work, and that number will increase sharply in the future. Management and employees alike will be making decisions in areas such as product development, quality control, and customer satisfaction.
In the new world of work, you can look forward to being in constant training to acquire new skills that will help you keep up with improved technologies and procedures. ____16____ Gone are the nine-to-five jobs, lifetime security, predictable promotions, and even the conventional workplace, as you are familiar with. Don’t expect the companies will provide you with a clearly defined career path. And don’t wait for someone to “empower” you. ____17____
A. You have to empower yourself.
B. As the saying goes, knowledge is power.
C. What does all this mean for you
D. Wealth will be created by people with knowledge
E. Now, the vital raw material in our economy is knowledge.
F. You can also expect to be taking greater control of your career.
G Knowledge workers get paid for their education and their ability to learn.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共一节，满分15分)
完形填空(共15小题;每题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
As a teenager in the 1960s, growing up in suburbs south of Boston, I fell under the control of the very pleasantly ____18____ mysteries (谜) of the Chinese language. Someday, I told myself, I would ____19____ the meanings of the mysteries.
So, entering college, I decided to ____20____ the study of Chinese. But my small college in Maine offered no courses in that language. Following graduation from college, I entered an evening course at a language center for adults, and thus ____21____ my personal journey in the study of Chinese. That journey ____22____ George Washington and Georgetown universities, the Department of State’s Foreign Language Institute’s early mornings classes… and after a 15-year ____23____, restarted in tutoring classes starting in 1999 and later in independent study at George Mason University without ____24____ From 1983 and through the following decades, a dozen business trips to China ____25____ my study of Chinese, I experienced the amazing change of China.
In 2012, I retired. I began to attend weekly presentations about Chinese affairs sponsored (主办) by George Mason’s Confucius Institute, where by late 2014 this casual (偶然的) contact had led to the ____26____ of a Chinese Reading Club. By mid-2016 six experienced Chinese learners could read and discuss difficult, ____27____ literary shorter works of such ____28____ Chinese authors as Mo Yan, Liu Zhenyun, and Su Tong.
Under the teachers’ guidance the ____29____ and joys of the group meetings to understand the secretes of the short stories I read, in Chinese, have brought me to a deeper understanding of China. I am personally ____30____ for the opportunity provided. I can only suggest George Mason Confucius Institute consider ____31____ the model of this reading group to others, as the world’s most spoken and read language is ____32____ popular among the Westerners who have started the wonderful voyage to it.
18. A. relaxing B. inviting C. developing D. confusing
19. A. explain B. deepen C. uncover D. evaluate
20. A. look into B. break off C. seek out D. take up
21. A. launched B. spread C. delayed D. shared
22. A. shook off B. wound through C. set up D. lived with
23. A. interaction B. break C. improvement D. exchange
24. A. difficulties B. encouragement C. guidance D. delivery
25. A. strengthened B. started C. interrupted D. ended
26. A. formation B. breakup C. factor D. wave
27. A. regularly B. highly C. rapidly D. suitably
28. A. revised B. respected C. annoyed D. doubted
29. A. weaknesses B. challenges C. sufferings D. strengths
30. A. demanding B. concerned C. grateful D. anxious
31. A. promising B. cancelling C. selling D. promoting
32. A. increasingly B. discouragingly C. frighteningly D. decreasingly
第Ⅱ卷(共65分)
第四部分 写作(共五节，满分55分)
第一节 短文语法填空(共10小题;每题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
The 19th Asian Games closed on October 8th under the theme of “Enduring Memories of Hangzhou” for the closing ceremony, ___33___ (highlight) the power and unity of sports and the Asian Games. ___34___ (enhance) with AR visual effects, the stadium, also known as the “Big Lotus”, turned into ___35___ blooming garden with 19 giant osmanthus flowers(桂花) during the parade of athletes, symbolizing the ___36___ (diverse) of Asian cultures and the prosperity of Asia.
The Hangzhou Asian Games featured 40 sports and 481 events, ___37___ took place across 56 different competition venues. Over the past 16 days, around 12, 000 athletes from 45 countries and regions shared ___38___ (forget) moments in Hangzhou. China carried off 201 golds, 111 silvers and 71 bronzes, finishing atop the medal tally. It’s the third time that China ___39___ (host)the continental multi-sports event.
“The Qiantang River continually flows into the sea, and the light of Asia will continue to shine brightly in the future. The Asian Games flame is about to be put out, ___40___ its spirit will live on,” said Gao Zhidan, organizing committee president.
The Hangzhou Asian Games claimed to be a “green” and “smart” event. No fireworks were let ___41___ in the city during the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, although impressive digital technology allowed television viewers to see Al-generated fireworks on the broadcast.
The Hangzau Asian Games also produced world-leading performances with a total of 13 world records ____42____ (break).
第二节 单词拼写(共10小题;每题1分，满分10分)(必须使用必修二Unit 1-3所学单词的正确形式填空)
43. Medicine should not be kept where it is a________ to younger children.（根据首字母单词拼写）
44. When you stand on the top of the mountain and overlook the surrounding scenery, you’ll find it __________ (值得做的) to climb it up with effort. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
45. T__________ her 29-year career, CoCo Lee not only brought us endless joy and surprises with her powerful songs and dance performances, but also worked tirelessly to pave the way for Chinese artists in the international music scene. (根据首字母单词拼写)
46. He was __________ (意识到；觉察到) of her presence until she spoke to him. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47. He looks like any a__________ teenager, but is a little awkward and even embarrassed when speaking. (根据首字母单词拼写)
48. After the __________ (拿走；移开) of the soup, fish was served. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49 The place is so heavily polluted. It is time for us to take m__________ to protect the environment. (根据首字母单词拼写)
50. The __________ (确认；识别) of the crash victims was a long and difficult task. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
51. Looking at the photographs s__________ childhood memories of the long hot summers at that time. (根据首字母单词拼写)
52. On hearing the bad news, she lowered her head, tears __________ (流;流动) down her cheeks. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
第三节 句子背诵(共5小题;每题2分，得0分或2分，满分10分)(严格与课文内容相一致，错一处即不得分)
53. ________ stop being a threat to wildlife and to our planet.
只有学会与大自然和谐共处，我们才不会成为野生生物和地球的威胁。
54. They also hope to further educate people about the importance of safeguarding historic and cultural relics _____________________________________.
他们还希望进一步教育大众认识保护历史和文化遗产以供后代了解和欣赏的重要性。
55. On the plain in front of us, we can _____________________________________.
放眼平原，我们隐约看到一群体形优美的动物。
56. _____________________________________, and…
新旧更替的时代已经到来，……
57. She believes that _____________________________________ and make sure that everyone _____________________________________ and knows how to use new technology.
她认为，消除数字鸿沟、确保每个人都能使用互联网并且知晓如何运用新技术，是非常重要的。
第四节 应用文写作(15分)
58. 假定你是校英文报记者李华。上周六你参加了你市新建的体育公园的开园仪式。请你为校英文报写一篇新闻报道，内容包括：
1. 活动时间、地点；
2. 公园简介；
3. 活动反响。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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