2023-2024学年江西省宜春市宜丰县高一上学期1月月考英语试题（原卷版+ 解析版）

江西省宜春市宜丰县宜丰中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月月考
英语试卷
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
1. What’s the man doing
A. Looking for his son. B. Cooking. C. Chatting with the woman.
2. What makes learning at the School of the Future special
A. Students and teachers do not have to meet.
B. The latest technology will be applied in the classroom.
C. Students use special glasses to prevent getting near-sighted.
3. How do teachers at the School of the Future help students
A. By just giving lectures. B. By providing guidance. C. By giving students special tests.
4. What’s different about tests at the School of the Future
A. Students get to solve real problems.
B. The tests are all done on our computers.
C. The tests will focus on extra-curricular knowledge.
5. Why does the School of the Future want students to love learning
A. Prepare them for future challenges.
B. Make the learning process enjoyable.
C. Help them memorize facts for exams.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分)
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why does the aunt come to the woman’s place
A. To enjoy herself in the country.
B. To have a good dinner.
C. To see the woman.
7. What do we know about the woman’s aunt
A. She is a good driver.
B. She prefers a quiet place.
C. She lives with the woman.
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What they should do with the aunt.
B. What the aunt usually does.
C. What the aunt likes.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
9. Who is Mrs. Garna
A. The speakers’ boss. B. The speakers’ friend. C. The speakers’ co-worker.
10. Why does the man first think they should give Mrs. Garna a watch
A. Hers was broken. B. Hers was lost. C. Hers was old.
11. What gift do the speakers finally decide to give Mrs. Garna
A. A watch and a photo. B. A picture frame. C. A picture.
12. When did the company decide to do the export business
A. Yesterday morning.
B. Yesterday noon.
C. Yesterday evening.
13. Why did the speaker go to Australia
A. To meet an important person.
B. To place an order for goods.
C. To market their own products.
14. What measure will the company probably take in near future
A. To open up new markets.
B. To develop new products.
C. To move abroad.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
15. How will the woman go to Seattle for her holiday
A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By plane.
16. When will the man leave for his holiday
A. On Friday. B. On Wednesday evening. C. At 8:30.
17. Where will the woman stay in Seattle
A. In a hotel. B. In her relative’s. C. In her friend’s.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
18 What does the man want to do in France
A. To start his career.
B. To practice his French.
C. To have further education.
19. How does the man find English in France
A. Not as important as French.
B. Very important when you are walking in France.
C. Very important for you to live and work in France.
20. What does the man do now
A. He is a student. B. He is a dancer. C. He is a teacher.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
It’s getting close to midnight, and close to my destination—mile marker 133 on Alaska’s Glenn Highway, where I’m on the road to realize a lifelong dream. I’m going to see the northern lights.
I am Scott’s only customer tonight, but whether it’s one person or a bridal party from Japan, the professional photographer and videographer loves to come put here to witness one of nature’s most spectacular shows — and to share it with others. “I can’t tell you how much joy I get from seeing the smile on people’s faces. That’s worth it right there. That’s the reason why I do tours,” he says.
I emerge from the van into minus 6 degrees. A bazillion stars sparkle, and the Milky Way pours overhead. What looks like a gray stream of cloud arches low over the horizon. “That’s it!” says Scott. Really That’s it I spent 13 hours in planes and airports, and then drove 2.5 hours to see a gray belt “Patience,” he says. “It will get better. Wait till 2 am. That’s usually the best time.”
Aurora (极光) tourism is combined with winter activities like ice fishing, snow machine rides, and hot springs. As aurora guides and scientists will tell you, there’s no guarantee of a sighting. But Fairbanks is a statistically good bet because of its northern location and freedom from coastal clouds, which can be a challenge for Anchorage. Travelers are recommended to put aside at least three nights to improve your chances of viewing, with the idea that you’ll be up much of the night each time.
Each time he wakes me and I step outside, it appears more glorious. At first, a fuzz the size of a honeydew floats along the horizon. Another time, a broad green line stretches across the sky, followed by a short tail. “Do you see the red ” Scott asks. He has me look through his camera. It can see more color than the naked eye. Finally, as if playing a visual symphonic tune, a giant line of phosphorous (发磷光的) green seems to swoop down to the treetops and dollop them with a curlicue swirl. I’m smiling inside and out. We can go now.
1. What makes Scott like to do aurora tourism
A. The chance to take spectacular photos. B. The happiness of tourists.
C. The party to enjoy the norther lights. D. His lifelong dream.
2. What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3
A. She felt very angry. B. She was quite thrilled.
C. She was a little disappointed. D. She gradually lost her patience.
3. Why is Fairbanks an ideal place to enjoy the northern lights
A. It offers visitors a guaranteed sighting.
B. It’s located in the Antarctic Circle.
C. It has winter activities for travelers.
D. It’s free from coastal cloudy weather.
4. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. The beauty of aurora. B. Scott’s camera.
C. The author’s departure. D. The shapes of northern lights.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 4. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者去看北极光的经历。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的““I can’t tell you how much joy I get from seeing the smile on people’s faces. That’s worth it right there. That’s the reason why I do tours,” he says.(“看到人们脸上的笑容，我无法告诉你我有多高兴。这是值得的。这就是我参加旅游的原因，”他说)”可推知，游客的快乐让斯科特喜欢做极光旅游。故选B。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的““That’s it!” says Scott. Really That’s it I spent 13 hours in planes and airports, and then drove 2.5 hours to see a gray belt (“就是它！”斯科特说。真的吗？就这些吗？我在飞机和机场待了13个小时，然后开了2.5小时的车去看灰色地带？)”可推知，作者有点失望。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But Fairbanks is a statistically good bet because of its northern location and freedom from coastal clouds, which can be a challenge for Anchorage.(但费尔班克斯在统计上是一个不错的选择，因为它位于北部，没有沿海的云层，这对安克雷奇来说可能是一个挑战)”可知，费尔班克斯是欣赏北极光的理想之地，因为这里没有沿海多云的天气。故选D。
【4题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“At first, a fuzz the size of a honeydew floats along the horizon. Another time, a broad green line stretches across the sky, followed by a short tail. “Do you see the red ” Scott asks. He has me look through his camera. It can see more color than the naked eye. Finally, as if playing a visual symphonic tune, a giant line of phosphorous (发磷光的) green seems to swoop down to the treetops and dollop them with a curlicue swirl.(起初，一团蜜露大小的绒毛漂浮在地平线上。还有一次，一条宽阔的绿线横跨天空，后面是一条短尾。“你看到红色了吗 ”斯科特问道。他让我看他的相机。它能看到比肉眼更多的颜色。最后，就像演奏一曲视觉交响乐一样，一条巨大的磷绿线似乎俯冲到树梢上，并以卷曲的漩涡将它们倾倒)”可知，最后一段主要讲的是极光之美。故选A。
B
There are many ways in which a person’s body language can give you information about whether they are lying or not.
One of the biggest signs that a person is telling lies is that he avoids eye contact during conversation. He may also touch his face often, covering his mouth with his hand very often. Touching the nose is also said to be a sign of taking others’ attention to cover up lies. A person who is not telling the truth may be trying to make you focus on his actions rather than his words.
When a liar (说谎者) tells lies, his physical expression is often very stiff (僵硬的). If he is smiling as he speaks, only the mouth will move. A real smile naturally causes movement of the mouth, eyes, forehead, cheeks, and jaw.
The liar’s hand, leg and arm movements are toward his own body. He takes up little space. The person’s body language is closed off. Liars do not look relaxed, even though they may be trying to give the impression that they are.
When explaining something, a liar usually feels uncomfortable with pauses (停顿) or silences. The person may speak gently or in disordered words. A very skillful liar is able to speak directly and with confidence. In fact, some salespeople are best at this skill.
If you doubt someone is lying, change the topic of conversation suddenly. The liar will willingly change topics with you and become more relaxed. A person who is telling the truth will generally become confused by this sudden change. Another sign of someone telling a lie is yawning (哈欠) — the person may try and look as relaxed as possible, and yawing and stretching are ways of achieving this.
5. Why do liars often cover their mouths
A. To show their own skill. B. To avoid the mouth’s stiffness.
C. To smile because they feel shy. D. To change the listener’s attention.
6. What does the author think of some salesmen
A. They speak softly. B. They say “by the way”.
C. They speak confidently. D. They are anxious while lying.
7. Which can best describe the liar’s yawning
A. Uncomfortable. B. Relaxing seemingly. C. Worrying. D. Exciting.
8. How does the author mainly develop the topic of the text
A. By giving explanation. B. By listing numbers.
C. By using others’ words. D. By showing results of research.
【答案】5. D 6. C 7. B 8. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是一个人的肢体语言可以通过很多方式说明他是否在说谎。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“He may also touch his face often, covering his mouth with his hand very often. Touching the nose is also said to be a sign of taking others’ attention to cover up lies. (他也可能经常摸自己的脸，经常用手捂住嘴。触摸鼻子也被认为是吸引别人注意来掩盖谎言的信号。)”可知，说谎的人经常用手捂住嘴以及触摸鼻子被认为是吸引别人的注意力来掩盖谎言，结合下文中的“A person who is not telling the truth may be trying to make you focus on his actions rather than his words.(一个不说实话的人可能是想让你把注意力集中在他的行为上，而不是他的话上。)”可知，一个说谎的人想让你把注意力集中到他的行为上，由此可推断，说谎者用手捂嘴是为了转移听者的注意力。故选D项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“A very skillful liar is able to speak directly and with confidence. In fact, some salespeople are best at this skill.(一个非常熟练的说谎者能够直接而自信地说话。事实上，有些销售人员最擅长这项技能。)”可知，擅长说谎的人能够直接而自信的说话，销售人员最擅长这项技能，由此可知，作者认为销售人员他们很自信地说话。故选C项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据尾段中的“Another sign of someone telling a lie is yawning (哈欠) — the person may try and look as relaxed as possible, and yawing and stretching are ways of achieving this.(说谎的另一个标志是打哈欠——这个人可能会试图让自己看起来尽可能放松，而打哈欠和伸懒腰是达到这个目的的方式。)”可知，说谎的人经常大哈欠，他是试图让自己尽可能看起来放松，由此可知，说谎的人打哈欠是看起来放松。故选B项。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据首段“There are many ways in which a person’s body language can give you information about whether they are lying or not.(一个人的肢体语言可以通过很多方式告诉你他是否在说谎。)”可知，本文介绍的是一个人的肢体语言可以通过很多方式告诉你他是否在说谎，结合第二段中的“One of the biggest signs that a person is telling lies is that he avoids eye contact during conversation.(一个人说谎的最大标志之一是他在谈话中避免目光接触。)”、第三段中的“When a liar (说谎者) tells lies, his physical expression is often very stiff (僵硬的).(说谎者说谎时，他的肢体表情往往很僵硬。)”、第四段中的“The liar’s hand, leg and arm movements are toward his own body. He takes up little space.(说谎者的手、腿和手臂的动作都是朝向自己的身体。他不占地方。)”和第五段中的“When explaining something, a liar usually feels uncomfortable with pauses (停顿) or silences.(说谎者在解释某事时，通常会对停顿或沉默感到不舒服。)”可知，作者每段中对说谎者的一些肢体语言说明他在说谎的简要介绍可知，本文是通过进行解释展开的。故选A项。
C
Seals may sound different than expected from their body size. Is this ability related to their vocal talents or is it the result of adaptation An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute investigated the vocal tracts (声道) of seals, which matched their body size. This means that seals are capable of learning new sounds.
Most animals produce calls that reflect their body size. A larger animal will sound lower-pitched because its vocal tract, the air-filled tube that produces sounds, is longer. But seals do not always sound like they look. They may sound larger, perhaps to impress an enemy; or smaller, perhaps to get attention from their mothers. Are these animals very good at learning sounds, or have their vocal tracts adapted to allow this vocal flexibility (灵活性)
To answer this question, Professor De Reus worked together with researchers from the Max Planck Institute. The team measured young seals’ vocal tracts and body size. The measurements were taken from 68 young seals (up to twelve months old) who had died. The team also re-analyzed previously gathered seal vocal data to confirm their impressive vocal flexibility.
De Reus found that the length of seals’ vocal tracts matched their body size. There were no anatomical (身体结构的) explanations for their vocal skills. Meanwhile, the researchers argue that only vocal learning can explain why seals do not sound like they look. “Vocal learners will sound different from their body size, but the size of their vocal tracts will match their body size. The combined findings from acoustic (听觉的) and anatomical data may help us to identify more vocal learners,” says de Reus. “Studying different vocal learners may help us to find the biological bases of vocal learning and shed light on the evolution of complex vocal systems, such as speech. The more we look, the more we see that it would help to study human speech ability.”
9. How did De Reus and the team conduct the research
A. By testing seals’ ability.
B. By recording seals’ behaviors.
C. By confirming the flexibility of seals.
D. By measuring seals’ vocal tracts and analyzing.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Seals are related with human evolution.
B. Seals contributes to human biological bases.
C. Studying seals promotes human speech research.
D. Seals’ vocal learning is the same as human speech.
11. What’s the text mainly about
A. Seals’ vocal tracts are long.
B. Seals are capable of singing.
C. Seals have the ability to learn sounds.
D. Young seals produce lower-pitched sounds.
12. In which column of a website can the text be read
A. Chemistry. B. Nature. C. Environment. D. Lifestyle.
【答案】9. D 10. C 11. C 12. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了海豹能够根据不同情况学习发声。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“The team measured young seals’ vocal tracts and body size. The measurements were taken from 68 young seals (up to twelve months old) who had died. The team also re-analyzed previously gathered seal vocal data to confirm their impressive vocal flexibility.(研究小组测量了幼海豹的声道和体型。这些测量数据来自68只死亡的幼海豹（最大的12个月大）。研究小组还重新分析了之前收集的海豹声音数据，以证实它们令人印象深刻的声音灵活性)”可知，De Reus及其团队是通过测量海豹的声道并分析进行研究的。故选D。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Studying different vocal learners may help us to find the biological bases of vocal learning and shed light on the evolution of complex vocal systems, such as speech. The more we look, the more we see that it would help to study human speech ability.(研究不同的发声学习者可以帮助我们找到发声学习的生物学基础，并揭示复杂发声系统（如语音）的进化。我们看得越多，就越觉得这有助于研究人类的语言能力)”可知，研究海豹有助于人类语言研究。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据全文内容，结合第一段中“An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute investigated the vocal tracts (声道) of seals, which matched their body size. This means that seals are capable of learning new sounds.(由Max Planck研究所的科学家领导的一个国际研究小组调查了海豹的声道，声道与它们的体型相匹配。这意味着海豹有能力学习新的声音)”可知，文章主要介绍了海豹能够根据不同情况学习发声。故选C。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文内容，结合第一段中“An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute investigated the vocal tracts (声道) of seals, which matched their body size. This means that seals are capable of learning new sounds.(由Max Planck研究所的科学家领导的一个国际研究小组调查了海豹的声道，声道与它们的体型相匹配。这意味着海豹有能力学习新的声音)”可知，文章主要介绍了一个关于海豹声道的研究，结果表明海豹能够根据不同情况学习发声，应是出自网站的“自然”部分，故选B。
D
A new project aims to create a computer replica of an entire city. It will allow experts to perform real-time resilience testing to see how infrastructure will perform in the face of challenges such as climate change and population growth.
Known as the “digital twin”, the technology has already been adopted by Formula One teams and engine makers like Rolls Royce, but its use to this degree didn’t exist.
A partnership between Newcastle University and Northumbrian Water will recreate Newcastle based on data from across the city and test its resilience in possible emergencies. Professor Chris Kilsby said, “You can try lots of things with the twin in the case of a city. I think of it as a replica that you can play with and do unimaginable things to see what would happen. The changes can be seen immediately — from observing what would happen if the river Tyne rises by a few meters to what the city would look like if the population has aged over a certain period of time. It could also be used to model human behavior, for example, determining the most likely roads people would use in the event of a food.”
Newcastle University is working on a data platform with lots of dynamic parts like traffic, water, population, etc. Much of the data is coming from the university’s Urban Observatory project, which has monitors all over the city checking pollution, water quality and biodiversity.
In 2012 an event known locally as the “Toon monsoon” took place, with a month’s worth of rain falling in two hours during the evening rush hour, causing 8 m worth of damage. The Toon monsoon caused a breakdown to the city because we just didn’t design anything for that sort of event. There was no one to blame. The city just couldn’t resist the heavy rain.
The digital twin will allow the city not only to react in real time to such strange weather events, but also to test its resilience in endless potential future emergencies.
Chris Jones, research and development manager at Northumbrian Water, imagined the project’s “amazing possibilities”, saying that in time it could be applied to any city with accessible data.
13. What do we know about the “digital twin” from the first two paragraphs
A. It is a computer system. B. It is not new to us.
C. It predicts extreme weather. D. It has met with many challenges.
14. What will Newcastle University do in the project according to the passage
A. Offering big data about the city
B. Advocating the new technology.
C. Making up the loss caused by flood.
D. Working out plans for future emergencies.
15. Why is the “Toon monsoon” mentioned here
A. To draw people’s attention to the terrible loss of the city.
B. To warn people of the potential harm of heavy rain.
C. To indicate the new project’s significance.
D To show the digital twin’s weakness.
【答案】13. B 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了“数字孪生”技术旨在创建一个完整城市的电脑复制品，它将允许专家进行实时弹性测试，以了解基础设施在面对气候变化和人口增长等挑战时的表现。文章介绍了这项技术的应用情况。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“Known as the “digital twin”, the technology has already been adopted by Formula One teams and engine makers like Rolls Royce, but its use to this degree didn’t exist. (这项被称为“数字孪生”的技术已经被一级方程式车队和劳斯莱斯等发动机制造商采用，但它的使用程度还不存在)”可推知，“数字孪生”对我们来说并不新鲜。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Newcastle University is working on a data platform with lots of dynamic parts like traffic, water, population, etc. Much of the data is coming from the university’s Urban Observatory project, which has monitors all over the city checking pollution, water quality and biodiversity. (纽卡斯尔大学正在开发一个包含交通、水、人口等动态部分的数据平台。大部分数据来自该大学的城市天文台项目，该项目在整个城市都有监视器，检查污染、水质和生物多样性)”可知，纽卡斯尔大学将在项目中提供这个城市的大数据。故选A。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“In 2012 an event known locally as the “Toon monsoon” took place, with a month’s worth of rain falling in two hours during the evening rush hour, causing 8 m worth of damage. The Toon monsoon caused a breakdown to the city because we just didn’t design anything for that sort of event. There was no one to blame. The city just couldn’t resist the heavy rain. (2012年，当地发生了一场被称为“香椿季风”的事件。在晚高峰时段，两小时内的降雨量相当于一个月的降雨量，造成了价值800万英镑的损失。香椿季风导致城市瘫痪，因为我们没有为这种事件设计任何东西。没有人应该受到责备。这个城市就是抵挡不住大雨。)”和倒数第二段“The digital twin will allow the city not only to react in real time to such strange weather events, but also to test its resilience in endless potential future emergencies. (“数字孪生”不仅可以让城市对这种奇怪的天气事件做出实时反应，还可以测试它在未来无尽的潜在紧急情况下的应变能力)”可推知，提到“香椿季风”是为了表明新项目的重要性。故选C。
第二节选句填空(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
You only live once, and life is short. It’s easy to look at people who are happy and assume that they don’t understand your pain. The older you get, the more you realize that happiness takes work. People who smile in public have been through as much as people who cry, scream, etc. ____16____ So how can you live life to the fullest Here are some tips to help you out:
Decide what’s important to you. It doesn’t matter what it is. ____17____ Your parents, friends and society in general all have their opinions, but you’re the only person who will be around for every moment of your life. Do what makes you happy, and everything else will fall into place.
Ready to take risks. Sometimes, there’s danger involved in life, but every reward carries risk with it. ____18____ However, if you never take risks, you’ll never get anywhere in life. When people look back on their lives, they regret the chances they didn’t take more than the ones they did.
Ignore the haters. No matter what you decide to do with your life, there will always be someone around to point out the many ways you will fail. Know that every winner loses, but not every loser wins. ____19____ Instead, they keep pushing through failure.
____20____ Your being right about something doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to look at it. Listening to ideas you don’t agree with or understand keeps your brain active and healthy.
A. Keep an open mind.
B. Speak through your actions.
C. Successful people don’t start out successful.
D. Don’t do what you think people want you to do.
E. It is true that some actions might have bad results.
F. They just have the courage and strength to smile through it.
【答案】16. F 17. D 18. E 19. C 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些建议以帮助我们活得更加充实。
【16题详解】
根据上文“It’s easy to look at people who are happy and assume that they don’t understand your pain. The older you get, the more you realize that happiness takes work. People who smile in public have been through as much as people who cry, scream, etc.(看着那些快乐的人，我们很容易认为他们不理解你的痛苦。年龄越大，你越会意识到幸福需要努力。在公共场合微笑的人与哭泣、尖叫等的人经历的一样多)”可知，我们总以为快乐的人很多，可其实不然。选项F“They just have the courage and strength to smile through it.(他们只是有勇气和力量微笑着度过难关)”延续上文内容，指出其实也有很多人不快乐，而能在公共场合微笑的人是因为他们有勇气和力量微笑着度过难关。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据下文内容“Your parents, friends and society in general all have their opinions, but you’re the only person who will be around for every moment of your life. Do what makes you happy, and everything else will fall into place.(你的父母、朋友和整个社会都有他们的看法，但你是唯一一个在你生命中每时每刻都在你身边的人。做让你快乐的事，其他的一切都会水到渠成。)”可知，下文指的是做让自己快乐的事。选项D“Don’t do what you think people want you to do.(不要做你认为别人希望你做的事)”与下文内容一致，指的是不要做别人希望你做的事，做自己想做的，让自己快乐的事。故选D。
【18题详解】
根据空前内容“Sometimes, there’s danger involved in life, but every reward carries risk with it.(有时候，生活中会有危险，但每一个回报都伴随着风险)”可知，生活中总会有危险，但是不冒险没有回报。选项E“It is true that some actions might have bad results.(的确，有些行为可能会产生不好的结果)”延续上文内容，指的是冒险可能会有不好的结果。故选E。
【19题详解】
根据空后内容“Instead, they keep pushing through failure.(相反，他们在失败中继续努力。)”可知，空处要提及“they”所指代的人。选项C“Successful people don’t start out successful.(成功人士并非一开始就成功)”与下文内容一致，指的是成功人士并非一开始就成功，他们也是在失败中继续努力。故选C。
【20题详解】
空处为段首句，为本段主要内容。根据下文内容“Your being right about something doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to look at it. Listening to ideas you don’t agree with or understand keeps your brain active and healthy.(你对某件事的看法是正确的，并不意味着你就没有其他的看法。倾听你不同意或不理解的想法能让你的大脑保持活跃和健康)”可知，我们要保持开放的心态，倾听不同意或不理解的想法。选项A“Keep an open mind.(保持开放的心态)”正是本文主要内容。故选A。
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)
My knees started shaking, yet my body froze. It felt as though my soul left my body and I had no ___21___ of it. I looked through the list posted on the wall ___22___. My heart sank as I saw all my friends’ names on that list but was ___23___ to find mine.
Tears filled my eyes. Just then, a group of students ___24___ to see the final team list. Every one of them jumped with ___25___ after seeing that they made the basketball team. Trying to ___26___ about the situation, I walked home. However, I walked ___27___ and it felt as if I had a100-pound weight tied to my backpack. My mind was also ___28___.
Noticing my ___29___ facial expression, my father asked me what was wrong. “I didn’t make the basketball team,” I replied. “What are you going to do about it Are you just going to sit there ” he asked.
I just shook my head and ____30____ myself in my room. Being alone in my room, I thought hard about what my dad said, and it started ____31____ to me. Nobody was going to give me a(n) ____32____ on that team. I would have to ____33____ it. Then I decided to take action. Conveniently, there was a ____34____ near my school, and I biked there after school every day and trained hard for two hours. I wasn’t sure if I could finally make it, but I ____35____ it.
After almost a year of ____36____, I tried out for my seventh-grade team. ____37____ the result, I knew I’d worked hard and learned about mental ____38____. The next day, I found out I made the team. As the saying goes, “The greater the ____39____, the sweeter the reward.” I couldn’t ____40____ with it more.
21.
A. sight B. control C. memory D. record
22.
A. angrily B. indifferently C. aimlessly D. anxiously
23.
A. unsure B. unnecessary C. unable D. unwilling
24.
A. crowded B. pretended C. hesitated D. announced
25.
A. regrets B. confusion C. sadness D. excitement
26.
A. talk B. forget C. worry D. argue
27.
A. heavily B. bravely C. quickly D. smoothly
28.
A. open B. wild C. blank D. clear
29.
A. irregular B. unsuitable C. irresponsible D. unusual
30.
A. treated B. locked C. relaxed D. comforted
31.
A. making sense B. showing off C. coming over D. turning back
32.
A. excuse B. account C. spot D. comment
33.
A. quit B. earn C. hide D. share
34.
A. museum B. library C. supermarket D. gym
35.
A. stuck to B. focused on C. cared about D. admitted to
36.
A. waiting B. planning C. practicing D. learning
37.
A. Regardless of B. Thanks to C. Apart from D. According to
38.
A. health B. toughness C. attitude D. weakness
39.
A. courage B. patience C. effort D. confidence
40.
A. shake B. agree C. fix D. deal
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. D 35. A 36. C 37. A 38. B 39. C 40. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是作者在一次加入球队落选后，在父亲话语的激励下通过自己的努力最后成功加入球队的故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：感觉好像我的灵魂离开了我的身体，我无法控制它。A. sight视力；B. control控制；C. memory记忆力；D. record记录。根据上文中的“My knees started shaking, yet my body froze.”可知，作者膝盖颤抖，身体僵硬，由此可知，此处指的是作者无法“控制”符合语境。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我焦急地浏览了贴在墙上的名单。A. angrily生气地；B. indifferently冷漠的；C. aimlessly漫无目的地；D. anxiously焦急地。根据语境和上文中的“I looked through the list posted on the wall”可知，在公布结果的时候，作者浏览者墙上的名单，由此可知，此时应是“焦急地”符合语境。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当我看到所有朋友的名字都在名单上，却找不到我的名字时，我的心一沉。A. unsure不确定的；B. unnecessary没必要的；C. unable不能的；D. unwilling不愿意的。根据上文中的“My heart sank as I saw all my friends’ names on that list”以及but可知，作者在名单中看到了朋友们的名字，心一沉，由此可知，此处指的是作者“不能”找到他的名字。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，一群学生挤在一起看最终的队伍名单。A. crowded挤，靠近；B. pretended假装；C. hesitated犹豫；D. announced宣布。根据语境以及上文中的“a group of students”可知，在公布名单后，应会有很多人来看结果，由此可知，此处应使用“挤”在一起看名单。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：看到自己入选篮球队后，他们每个人都兴奋得跳了起来。A. regrets后悔；B. confusion迷惑；C. sadness悲伤；D. excitement激动。根据下文中的“after seeing that they made the basketball team.”可知，他们成功地加入篮球队，由此可知，此处应为“兴奋地”符合语境。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我试着忘记当时的情形，走回家。A. talk谈话；B. forget忘记；C. worry担忧；D. argue争辩。根据语境以及下文中的“I walked home.”可知，作者没有加入球队，所以想走回家，试着“忘记”当时的情形。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我走得很沉重，感觉好像我有一个100磅的重量绑在我的背包。A. heavily重地；B. bravely勇敢地；C. quickly迅速地；D. smoothly平滑地。根据下文中的“as if I had a100- pound weight tied to my backpack.”可知，作者觉得自己想有一个100磅的重量绑在背包上，由此可知，此处应是走的很“沉重”符合语境。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我的脑子也一片空白。A. open公开的；B. wild野生的；C. blank空白的；D. clear清楚的，明白的。根据常识以及上文中的“However, I walked ___7___ and it felt as if I had a100- pound weight tied to my backpack.”可知，在知道落选后，作者感觉很沉重，脑子应是一片“空白”符合语境。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：父亲注意到我不寻常的面部表情，问我怎么了。A. irregular不规律的；B. unsuitable不适合的；C. irresponsible不负责任的；D. unusual不寻常的。根据上文中的“However, I walked ___7___ and it felt as if I had a100-pound weight tied to my backpack. My mind was also ___8___ .”可知，作者在落选后，心情沉重，大脑一片空白，所以面部表情应该是“不寻常的”符合语境。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我只是摇摇头，把自己锁在房间里。A. treated对待，治疗；B. locked封锁；C. relaxed放松；D. comforted安慰。根据下文中的“Being alone in my room”可知，作者一个人在屋子里，由此可知，此处指的是作者把自己“锁”在屋子里。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：一个人在房间里，我认真地思考着爸爸说的话，我开始明白了。A. making sense有意义；B. showing off炫耀；C. coming over走过来；D. turning back往回走。根据上文中的“Being alone in my room, I thought hard about what my dad said”可知，作者一个人在屋子里努力想着父亲说的话，结合下文中的“Nobody was going to give me a(n) ___12___ on that team.”可知，作者知道没有人会给他那个位置，由此可知，此处指的是父亲的话让作者“明白”了。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：没有人会给我在那个队的位置。A. excuse借口；B. account账户；C. spot排名位置；D. comment评论。根据语境以及上文中的““What are you going to do about it Are you just going to sit there ” he asked.”可知，在作者落选后，情绪低落，父亲问他就这样坐在那里吗？结合下文中的“I would have to ___13___ it. Then I decided to take action.”可知，作者要采取行动，争取加入球队，由此可推断，此处指的是没有人会给他那个“位置”符合语境。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我必须自己去争取。A. quit放弃；B. earn赢得；C. hide隐藏；D. share分享。根据上文中的“Nobody was going to give me a(n) ___12___ on that team.”可知，作者明白了没有人会给他那个位置，所以此处应指的是作者要自己“赢得”那个位置。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：方便的是，学校附近有一个体育馆，我每天放学后骑自行车去那里，努力训练两个小时。A. museum博物馆；B. library图书馆；C. supermarket超市；D. gym体育馆。根据语境以及下文中的“and I biked there after school every day and trained hard for two hours.”可知，要表达作者放学都去“哪里”训练两个小时，由此可知，此处应指的是“体育馆”符合语境。故选D项。
35题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我不确定我是否能最终做到，但我坚持了下来。A. stuck to坚持；B. focused on集中；C. cared about关心，在意；D. admitted to被录取。根据语境以及上文中的“I wasn’t sure if I could finally make it”可知，作者在父亲话语的激励下，明白了要采取行动争取加入球队，虽然不确定自己是不是能成功，结合but可知，此处应表示“坚持”符合语境。故选A项。
【36题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过将近一年的练习，我参加了七年级球队的选拔。A. waiting等待；B. planning计划；C. practicing训练；D. learning学习。根据上文中的“and I biked there after school every day and trained hard for two hours.”可知，作者每天放学后去体育馆训练两个小时，所以此处指的是将近一年的“训练”符合语境。故选C项。
【37题详解】
考查固定短语词义辨析。句意：不管结果如何，我知道我努力了，学会了精神上的坚韧。A. Regardless of不管，不顾；B. Thanks to由于，幸亏；C. Apart from除……之外，还……；D. According to根据。根据语境以及下文中的“I knew I’d worked hard and learned about mental ___18___ .”可知，作者知道自己已经努力过，结合空后的“the result”可知，此处应表示“不管”结果如何，已经努力过了，精神也得到了锻炼。故选A项。
【38题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不管结果如何，我知道我努力了，学会了精神上的坚韧。A. health健康；B. toughness坚韧；C. attitude态度；D. weakness虚弱。根据上文中的“I knew I’d worked hard and learned about mental”可知，作者认为自己已经努力过，所以此处应指的在努力的过程中，精神上也“坚韧”起来，符合语境。故选B项。
【39题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：俗话说：“努力越多，回报越甜。”我非常同意。A. courage勇气；B. patience耐心；C. effort努力；D. confidence会议。根据上文中的“I knew I’d worked hard and learned about mental ___18___ . The next day, I found out I made the team.”可知，作者知道已经努力了，而且最后也成功加入球队，由此可知，此处的谚语应表达的是“努力越多，回报越甜”符合语境。故选C项。
【40题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：俗话说：“努力越多，回报越甜。”我完全同意。A. shake揺晃；B. agree同意；C. fix修理，固定；D. deal交易。结合“ The greater the ___19___, the sweeter the reward.”可知，作者个人的经历验证了这个谚语的内容，由此可知，此处指的是作者完全“同意”这一观点，can’t agree with it more意为“非常同意”。故选B项。
第二节(共10小题每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. increases B. investigated C. comparison D. sustainable E. advertised F. accessible G. process H. footprint I. discourage J. causes K. promote
Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shopper.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline ____41____ this question and concluded that it’s not as ____42____ as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented-receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon ____43____ of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and ____44____ up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By ____45____ the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi’s.”
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting ____46____. All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene, an air pollutant that ____47____ cancers, still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with alternatives, although these aren’t great, either.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily ____48____. There’s something called “share washing” that makes people waste more precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, ____49____ as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership.” and yet “it has been proven to ____50____ walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There’s an even better step-that’s wearing what is already in the closet.
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. H 44. A 45. C 46. G 47. J 48. F 49. E 50. I
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要论述了租衣服比买衣服更环保的问题，分析了衣服租赁服务给环境带来的影响。
【41题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：记者兼作家伊丽莎白·克莱恩调查了这个问题，得出结论是，这并不像看起来那么可持续。设空处在句中作谓语，叙述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时，investigate“调查”合乎题意。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意见上题解析。设空处应用形容词作表语，sustainable“可持续的”合乎题意。故选D。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意：克莱恩写道，在我们的集体时尚习惯中，消费运输的碳足迹仅次于制造业。设空处应用名词的形式作宾语，表示抽象概念为不可数名词，footprint“足迹”合乎题意。故选H。
【44题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：她写道：一件在网上订购的商品，然后退回来，单程会排放20公斤的碳，如果是加急运输，碳排放量会增加到50公斤。设空处和and前的can send并列作谓语，叙述客观事实，应用一般现在时，increase“增加”合乎题意，主语为an item，结合主谓一致，应用increases。故选A。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：相比之下，根据李维斯2015年的一项研究，从实体店购买一条牛仔裤，在家里清洗和穿着，其碳排放量为33.4公斤。by comparison相比之下，比较起来，comparison“比较”合乎题意。故选C。
【46题详解】
考查名词。句意：对于大多数租赁服务来说，这通常意味着干洗，这是一个高影响和污染的过程。空前为a，设空处应用名词单数的形式。process“过程”合乎题意。故选G。
【47题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意：克莱恩调查的所有租赁服务都用替代品取代了全氯乙烯，这是一种致癌的空气污染物，仍被70%的美国干洗店使用，尽管这些替代品也不是很好。设空处在that引导的定语从句中作谓语，先行词为an air pollutant，叙述客观事实，应用一般现在时，cause“造成”合乎题意。故选J。
【48题详解】
考查形容词。句意：最后，克莱恩担心租赁服务会增加我们对快时尚的兴趣，仅仅因为它太容易获得。设空处应用形容词的形式作表语，accessible“可进入的；易得到的”合乎题意。故选F。
【49题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：优步就是一个例子，它被宣传为“一种共享乘车和限制汽车拥有量的方式”。设空处在句中作非谓语，应用动词的过去分词的形式作定语，advertise“登广告”合乎题意。故选E。
【50题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，“它已被证明不利于步行、骑自行车和使用公共交通工具。”设空处在句中作非谓语，应用动词不定式的形式作宾语，空前为to，设空处应用动词原形的形式，discourage“劝阻；阻碍”合乎题意。故选I。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
51. 你校英语报正在举办主题为“Being Committed to Self-improvement”的演讲比赛。请你就此主题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 阐述自我提升的意义；
2. 介绍自我提升的做法；
3. 呼吁大家努力提升自我。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you!
【答案】Dear fellow students,
I’m glad to share the topic “Being Committed to Self-improvement” here today. I firmly believe in the importance of self-improvement. As far as I am concerned, it is the process of becoming a better version of yourself. Besides, it is a journey of growth and development, and it is essential for personal success.
How can you start to improve yourself Firstly, develop a sense of time, stay focused and fight for self-improvement every day. Secondly, be open to feedback. Feedback from others can help you identify the area that you need improvement. Finally, keep exercising and learning. Only with a good body and rich knowledge can you stand up to any challenge.
In conclusion, I urge you all to be committed to self-improvement. It may be a long and challenging journey, but it is worth it.
Thank you!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇主题为“Being Committed to Self-improvement”的演讲稿，参加演讲比赛。
【详解】1.词汇积累
主题：topic→ theme
此外：besides→ in addition
非常重要的：essential→ vital
集中注意力的：focused→ concentrated
总之：in conclusion→ in short
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：In conclusion, I urge you all to be committed to self-improvement.
拓展句：In conclusion, I urge that you all should be committed to self-improvement.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Feedback from others can help you identify the area that you need improvement. （运用了that引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】Only with a good body and rich knowledge can you stand up to any challenge.（运用了部分倒装）
52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为80左右。
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团) . Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter (柜台).
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.
Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns. elephants, and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.
One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight (骑士) in shining armor (盔甲).”
He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say, “You got that right” . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight child tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, and his lips began to shake. The father leaned (倾斜) a little closer and asked. “How much do you say ”
The ticket lady again quoted (报价) the price. The man didn’t have enough money.
How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus
Actually we were not wealthy in any sense. So I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.
注意：续写词数应为80左右。
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.
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That day my father and I went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.
【答案】Seeing what was going on , my dad put his hand in his rocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground. Then he picked it up and tapped the man on the shoulder and said, “Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.” The man turned around and saw the money. He knew what was going on, he looked straight in my dad’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, and squeezed tightly onto the $20 bill. With his lip shaking and tears running down his check, he replied “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”
【解析】
【导语】本文以事件发展为线索展开，文章讲述了一个父亲和八个孩子想要去马戏团看表演，但由于经济原因无法支付门票的故事。文章中描述了孩子们的兴奋和期待，以及父亲尽力满足孩子们愿望的决心。然而，最终他们发现他们没有足够的钱购买门票。
【详解】1.段落续写：
由首句内容“看到发生了什么，我爸爸把手伸进口袋，掏出一张20美元的钞票，扔在了地上”可知，本段可描写父亲将钱扔到地上，又捡起来递给八个孩子的父亲。他转过身，明白了一切，连声表示感谢。
2.续写线索：捡起了钱——递给八个孩子的父亲——明白了一切——握住我父亲的手——连声表示感谢。
3.词汇激活
行为类
①看见：see/spot/catch sight of
②说：say/declare
③回答：reply/answer
情绪类
①明白了：know/come to realize
②谢谢你：Thank you/I appreciate your help
【点睛】[高分句型1]. He knew what was going on.（使用了连接代词what连接宾语从句）
[高分句型2]. With his lip shaking and tears running down his check, he replied “Thank you, thank you, sir. This really means a lot to me and my family.”（使用了with的复合结构作状语）
听力答案1.A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A江西省宜春市宜丰县宜丰中学2023-2024学年高一上学期1月月考
英语试卷
第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
1. What’s the man doing
A. Looking for his son. B. Cooking. C. Chatting with the woman.
2. What makes learning at the School of the Future special
A. Students and teachers do not have to meet.
B. The latest technology will be applied in the classroom.
C. Students use special glasses to prevent getting near-sighted.
3. How do teachers at the School of the Future help students
A. By just giving lectures. B. By providing guidance. C. By giving students special tests.
4. What’s different about tests at the School of the Future
A. Students get to solve real problems.
B. The tests are all done on our computers.
C. The tests will focus on extra-curricular knowledge.
5. Why does the School of the Future want students to love learning
A. Prepare them for future challenges.
B. Make the learning process enjoyable.
C. Help them memorize facts for exams.
第二节(共15 小题;每小题1.5 分，满分22.5 分)
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. Why does the aunt come to the woman’s place
A. To enjoy herself in the country.
B. To have a good dinner.
C. To see the woman.
7. What do we know about the woman’s aunt
A. She is a good driver.
B. She prefers a quiet place.
C. She lives with the woman.
8. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What they should do with the aunt.
B What the aunt usually does.
C. What the aunt likes.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
9. Who is Mrs. Garna
A. The speakers’ boss. B. The speakers’ friend. C. The speakers’ co-worker.
10. Why does the man first think they should give Mrs. Garna a watch
A. Hers was broken. B. Hers was lost. C. Hers was old.
11. What gift do the speakers finally decide to give Mrs. Garna
A. A watch and a photo. B. A picture frame. C. A picture.
12. When did the company decide to do the export business
A. Yesterday morning.
B. Yesterday noon.
C. Yesterday evening.
13. Why did the speaker go to Australia
A. To meet an important person.
B. To place an order for goods.
C. To market their own products.
14. What measure will the company probably take in near future
A. To open up new markets.
B. To develop new products.
C. To move abroad.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
15. How will the woman go to Seattle for her holiday
A. By taxi. B. By car. C. By plane.
16. When will the man leave for his holiday
A. On Friday. B. On Wednesday evening. C. At 8:30.
17. Where will the woman stay in Seattle
A. In a hotel. B. In her relative’s. C. In her friend’s.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
18. What does the man want to do in France
A. To start his career.
B. To practice his French.
C To have further education.
19. How does the man find English in France
A. Not as important as French.
B. Very important when you are walking in France.
C. Very important for you to live and work in France.
20. What does the man do now
A. He is a student. B. He is a dancer. C. He is a teacher.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
A
It’s getting close to midnight, and close to my destination—mile marker 133 on Alaska’s Glenn Highway, where I’m on the road to realize a lifelong dream. I’m going to see the northern lights.
I am Scott’s only customer tonight, but whether it’s one person or a bridal party from Japan, the professional photographer and videographer loves to come put here to witness one of nature’s most spectacular shows — and to share it with others. “I can’t tell you how much joy I get from seeing the smile on people’s faces. That’s worth it right there. That’s the reason why I do tours,” he says.
I emerge from the van into minus 6 degrees. A bazillion stars sparkle and the Milky Way pours overhead. What looks like a gray stream of cloud arches low over the horizon. “That’s it!” says Scott. Really That’s it I spent 13 hours in planes and airports, and then drove 2.5 hours to see a gray belt “Patience,” he says. “It will get better. Wait till 2 am. That’s usually the best time.”
Aurora (极光) tourism is combined with winter activities like ice fishing, snow machine rides, and hot springs. As aurora guides and scientists will tell you, there’s no guarantee of a sighting. But Fairbanks is a statistically good bet because of its northern location and freedom from coastal clouds, which can be a challenge for Anchorage. Travelers are recommended to put aside at least three nights to improve your chances of viewing, with the idea that you’ll be up much of the night each time.
Each time he wakes me and I step outside, it appears more glorious. At first, a fuzz the size of a honeydew floats along the horizon. Another time, a broad green line stretches across the sky, followed by a short tail. “Do you see the red ” Scott asks. He has me look through his camera. It can see more color than the naked eye. Finally, as if playing a visual symphonic tune, a giant line of phosphorous (发磷光的) green seems to swoop down to the treetops and dollop them with a curlicue swirl. I’m smiling inside and out. We can go now.
1. What makes Scott like to do aurora tourism
A. The chance to take spectacular photos. B. The happiness of tourists.
C. The party to enjoy the norther lights. D. His lifelong dream.
2. What can we infer about the author from Paragraph 3
A. She felt very angry. B. She was quite thrilled.
C. She was a little disappointed. D. She gradually lost her patience.
3. Why is Fairbanks an ideal place to enjoy the northern lights
A. It offers visitors a guaranteed sighting.
B. It’s located in the Antarctic Circle.
C. It has winter activities for travelers.
D. It’s free from coastal cloudy weather.
4. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. The beauty of aurora. B. Scott’s camera.
C. The author’s departure. D. The shapes of northern lights.
B
There are many ways in which a person’s body language can give you information about whether they are lying or not.
One of the biggest signs that a person is telling lies is that he avoids eye contact during conversation. He may also touch his face often, covering his mouth with his hand very often. Touching the nose is also said to be a sign of taking others’ attention to cover up lies. A person who is not telling the truth may be trying to make you focus on his actions rather than his words.
When a liar (说谎者) tells lies, his physical expression is often very stiff (僵硬的). If he is smiling as he speaks, only the mouth will move. A real smile naturally causes movement of the mouth, eyes, forehead, cheeks, and jaw.
The liar’s hand, leg and arm movements are toward his own body. He takes up little space. The person’s body language is closed off. Liars do not look relaxed, even though they may be trying to give the impression that they are.
When explaining something, a liar usually feels uncomfortable with pauses (停顿) or silences. The person may speak gently or in disordered words. A very skillful liar is able to speak directly and with confidence. In fact, some salespeople are best at this skill.
If you doubt someone is lying, change the topic of conversation suddenly. The liar will willingly change topics with you and become more relaxed. A person who is telling the truth will generally become confused by this sudden change. Another sign of someone telling a lie is yawning (哈欠) — the person may try and look as relaxed as possible, and yawing and stretching are ways of achieving this.
5. Why do liars often cover their mouths
A. To show their own skill. B. To avoid the mouth’s stiffness.
C. To smile because they feel shy. D. To change the listener’s attention.
6. What does the author think of some salesmen
A They speak softly. B. They say “by the way”.
C. They speak confidently. D. They are anxious while lying.
7. Which can best describe the liar’s yawning
A. Uncomfortable. B. Relaxing seemingly. C. Worrying. D. Exciting.
8. How does the author mainly develop the topic of the text
A. By giving explanation. B. By listing numbers.
C. By using others’ words. D. By showing results of research.
C
Seals may sound different than expected from their body size. Is this ability related to their vocal talents or is it the result of adaptation An international team of researchers led by scientists from the Max Planck Institute investigated the vocal tracts (声道) of seals, which matched their body size. This means that seals are capable of learning new sounds.
Most animals produce calls that reflect their body size. A larger animal will sound lower-pitched because its vocal tract, the air-filled tube that produces sounds, is longer. But seals do not always sound like they look. They may sound larger, perhaps to impress an enemy; or smaller, perhaps to get attention from their mothers. Are these animals very good at learning sounds, or have their vocal tracts adapted to allow this vocal flexibility (灵活性)
To answer this question, Professor De Reus worked together with researchers from the Max Planck Institute. The team measured young seals’ vocal tracts and body size. The measurements were taken from 68 young seals (up to twelve months old) who had died. The team also re-analyzed previously gathered seal vocal data to confirm their impressive vocal flexibility.
De Reus found that the length of seals’ vocal tracts matched their body size. There were no anatomical (身体结构的) explanations for their vocal skills. Meanwhile, the researchers argue that only vocal learning can explain why seals do not sound like they look. “Vocal learners will sound different from their body size, but the size of their vocal tracts will match their body size. The combined findings from acoustic (听觉的) and anatomical data may help us to identify more vocal learners,” says de Reus. “Studying different vocal learners may help us to find the biological bases of vocal learning and shed light on the evolution of complex vocal systems, such as speech. The more we look, the more we see that it would help to study human speech ability.”
9. How did De Reus and the team conduct the research
A. By testing seals’ ability.
B. By recording seals’ behaviors.
C. By confirming the flexibility of seals.
D. By measuring seals’ vocal tracts and analyzing.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Seals are related with human evolution.
B. Seals contributes to human biological bases.
C. Studying seals promotes human speech research.
D. Seals’ vocal learning is the same as human speech.
11. What’s the text mainly about
A. Seals’ vocal tracts are long.
B. Seals are capable of singing.
C. Seals have the ability to learn sounds.
D. Young seals produce lower-pitched sounds.
12. In which column of a website can the text be read
A. Chemistry. B. Nature. C. Environment. D. Lifestyle.
D
A new project aims to create a computer replica of an entire city. It will allow experts to perform real-time resilience testing to see how infrastructure will perform in the face of challenges such as climate change and population growth.
Known as the “digital twin”, the technology has already been adopted by Formula One teams and engine makers like Rolls Royce, but its use to this degree didn’t exist.
A partnership between Newcastle University and Northumbrian Water will recreate Newcastle based on data from across the city and test its resilience in possible emergencies. Professor Chris Kilsby said, “You can try lots of things with the twin in the case of a city. I think of it as a replica that you can play with and do unimaginable things to see what would happen. The changes can be seen immediately — from observing what would happen if the river Tyne rises by a few meters to what the city would look like if the population has aged over a certain period of time. It could also be used to model human behavior, for example, determining the most likely roads people would use in the event of a food.”
Newcastle University is working on a data platform with lots of dynamic parts like traffic, water, population, etc. Much of the data is coming from the university’s Urban Observatory project, which has monitors all over the city checking pollution, water quality and biodiversity.
In 2012 an event known locally as the “Toon monsoon” took place, with a month’s worth of rain falling in two hours during the evening rush hour, causing 8 m worth of damage. The Toon monsoon caused a breakdown to the city because we just didn’t design anything for that sort of event. There was no one to blame. The city just couldn’t resist the heavy rain.
The digital twin will allow the city not only to react in real time to such strange weather events, but also to test its resilience in endless potential future emergencies.
Chris Jones, research and development manager at Northumbrian Water, imagined the project’s “amazing possibilities”, saying that in time it could be applied to any city with accessible data.
13. What do we know about the “digital twin” from the first two paragraphs
A. It is a computer system. B. It is not new to us.
C. It predicts extreme weather. D. It has met with many challenges.
14. What will Newcastle University do in the project according to the passage
A. Offering big data about the city
B. Advocating the new technology.
C. Making up the loss caused by flood.
D. Working out plans for future emergencies.
15. Why is the “Toon monsoon” mentioned here
A. To draw people’s attention to the terrible loss of the city.
B. To warn people of the potential harm of heavy rain.
C. To indicate the new project’s significance.
D. To show the digital twin’s weakness.
第二节选句填空(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
You only live once, and life is short. It’s easy to look at people who are happy and assume that they don’t understand your pain. The older you get, the more you realize that happiness takes work. People who smile in public have been through as much as people who cry, scream, etc. ____16____ So how can you live life to the fullest Here are some tips to help you out:
Decide what’s important to you. It doesn’t matter what it is. ____17____ Your parents, friends and society in general all have their opinions, but you’re the only person who will be around for every moment of your life. Do what makes you happy, and everything else will fall into place.
Ready to take risks. Sometimes, there’s danger involved in life, but every reward carries risk with it. ____18____ However, if you never take risks, you’ll never get anywhere in life. When people look back on their lives, they regret the chances they didn’t take more than the ones they did.
Ignore the haters. No matter what you decide to do with your life, there will always be someone around to point out the many ways you will fail. Know that every winner loses, but not every loser wins. ____19____ Instead, they keep pushing through failure.
____20____ Your being right about something doesn’t mean there aren’t other ways to look at it. Listening to ideas you don’t agree with or understand keeps your brain active and healthy.
A. Keep an open mind.
B. Speak through your actions.
C. Successful people don’t start out successful.
D. Don’t do what you think people want you to do.
E. It is true that some actions might have bad results.
F. They just have the courage and strength to smile through it.
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)
My knees started shaking, yet my body froze. It felt as though my soul left my body and I had no ___21___ of it. I looked through the list posted on the wall ___22___. My heart sank as I saw all my friends’ names on that list but was ___23___ to find mine.
Tears filled my eyes. Just then, a group of students ___24___ to see the final team list. Every one of them jumped with ___25___ after seeing that they made the basketball team. Trying to ___26___ about the situation, I walked home. However, I walked ___27___ and it felt as if I had a100-pound weight tied to my backpack. My mind was also ___28___.
Noticing my ___29___ facial expression, my father asked me what was wrong. “I didn’t make the basketball team,” I replied. “What are you going to do about it Are you just going to sit there ” he asked.
I just shook my head and ____30____ myself in my room. Being alone in my room, I thought hard about what my dad said, and it started ____31____ to me. Nobody was going to give me a(n) ____32____ on that team. I would have to ____33____ it. Then I decided to take action. Conveniently, there was a ____34____ near my school, and I biked there after school every day and trained hard for two hours. I wasn’t sure if I could finally make it, but I ____35____ it.
After almost a year of ____36____, I tried out for my seventh-grade team. ____37____ the result, I knew I’d worked hard and learned about mental ____38____. The next day, I found out I made the team. As the saying goes, “The greater the ____39____, the sweeter the reward.” I couldn’t ____40____ with it more.
21.
A. sight B. control C. memory D. record
22.
A. angrily B. indifferently C. aimlessly D. anxiously
23.
A. unsure B. unnecessary C. unable D. unwilling
24.
A. crowded B. pretended C. hesitated D. announced
25.
A. regrets B. confusion C. sadness D. excitement
26.
A. talk B. forget C. worry D. argue
27.
A. heavily B. bravely C. quickly D. smoothly
28.
A. open B. wild C. blank D. clear
29.
A. irregular B. unsuitable C. irresponsible D. unusual
30.
A. treated B. locked C. relaxed D. comforted
31.
A. making sense B. showing off C. coming over D. turning back
32.
A. excuse B. account C. spot D. comment
33.
A. quit B. earn C. hide D. share
34.
A museum B. library C. supermarket D. gym
35.
A. stuck to B. focused on C. cared about D. admitted to
36.
A. waiting B. planning C. practicing D. learning
37.
A. Regardless of B. Thanks to C. Apart from D. According to
38.
A. health B. toughness C. attitude D. weakness
39.
A. courage B. patience C. effort D. confidence
40.
A. shake B. agree C. fix D. deal
第二节(共10小题每小题1.5分，满分15分)
Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need.
A. increases B. investigated C. comparison D. sustainable E. advertised F. accessible G. process H. footprint I. discourage J. causes K. promote
Clothing rental is a hot new industry and retailers are demanding to get on board in hopes of attracting green shopper.
But is renting fashion actually more environmentally-friendly than buying it, and if so, how much more Journalist and author Elizabeth Cline ____41____ this question and concluded that it’s not as ____42____ as it seems.
Take shipping, for example, which has to go two ways if an item is rented-receiving and returning. Cline writes that consumer transportation has the second largest carbon ____43____ of our collective fashion habit after manufacturing.
She writes, “An item ordered online and then returned can send out 20 kilograms of carbon each way, and ____44____ up to 50 kilograms for rush shipping. By ____45____ the carbon impact of a pair of jeans purchased from a physical store and washed and worn at home is 33.4 kilograms, according to a 2015 study by Levi’s.”
Then there’s the burden of washing, which has to happen for every item when it’s returned, regardless of whether or not it was worn. For most rental services, this usually means dry cleaning, a high impact and polluting ____46____. All the rental services that Cline looked into have replaced perchloroethylene, an air pollutant that ____47____ cancers, still used by 70 percent of US dry cleaners, with alternatives, although these aren’t great, either.
Lastly, Cline fears that rental services will increase our appetite for fast fashion, simply because it’s so easily ____48____. There’s something called “share washing” that makes people waste more precisely because a product or service is shared and thus is regarded as more eco-friendly. Uber is one example of this, ____49____ as “a way to share rides and limit car ownership.” and yet “it has been proven to ____50____ walking, bicycling, and public transportation use.”
Renting clothes is still preferable to buying them cheap and throwing them in the dustbin after a few wears, but we shouldn’t let the availability of these services make us too satisfied. There’s an even better step-that’s wearing what is already in the closet.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
51. 你校英语报正在举办主题为“Being Committed to Self-improvement”的演讲比赛。请你就此主题写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1. 阐述自我提升的意义；
2. 介绍自我提升的做法；
3. 呼吁大家努力提升自我。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear fellow students,
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Thank you!
52. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写一段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为80左右。
Once when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus (马戏团) . Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter (柜台).
This family made a big impression on me. There were eight children, all probably under the age of twelve. You could tell they didn’t have a lot of money.
Their clothes were not expensive, but they were clean. The children were well-behaved, all of them standing in line, two-by-two behind their parents, holding hands. They were excitedly talking about the clowns. elephants, and other acts they would see that night with their brothers or sisters in a low voice.
One could sense they had never been to the circus before. It promised to be highlight of their young lives. The father and mother were at the head of the pack, standing proud as could be. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking up at him as if to say, “You are my knight (骑士) in shining armor (盔甲).”
He was smiling and responding in pride, looking back at her as if to say, “You got that right” . The ticket lady asked the father how many tickets he wanted. He proudly responded, “Please let me buy eight child tickets and two adult tickets so I can take my family to the circus.”
The ticket lady gave the price. The man’s wife let go of his hand, her head dropped, and his lips began to shake. The father leaned (倾斜) a little closer and asked. “How much do you say ”
The ticket lady again quoted (报价) the price. The man didn’t have enough money.
How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight children that he didn’t have enough money to take them to the circus
Actually we were not wealthy in any sense. So I understand how the kids would feel. I felt sorry for them.
注意：续写词数应为80左右。
Seeing what was going on, my dad put his hand in his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill and dropped it on the ground.
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That day my father and I went back to our car and drove home without any tickets.
听力答案1.A 2. B 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. C 7. B 8. A 9. C 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C 16. A 17. B 18. A 19. C 20. A