永州市2023年下期高一期末质量监测试卷
英语
本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两部分组成，试题卷共10页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟，考试结束后、将答题卡交回。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米签字笔或黑色水芯笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号填写在答题卡规定位置上。
2. 第一卷每小题选出答案后，用B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
3. 第二卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔或黑色水芯笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内，答案写在指定区域外的一律无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题15分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What is the weather probably like
A Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Windy.
2. What’s the date today
A. August 14th. B. August 15th. C. August 16th.
3. How does the woman feel about the musical
A. Great. B. Terrible. C. So-so.
4. What will the man do this weekend
A. Go camping. B. Go hiking. C. Go to the cinema.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Waiter and customer.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What grade did the man get
A. Grade A. B. Grade B. C. Grade C.
7. Why did the woman do badly in the test
A. She was too anxious. B. She was too careless. C. She forgot to prepare for it.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Why didn’t the bus come to the stop on time
A. It hit a car. B. It broke down. C. It was stuck in a traffic jam.
9. How did the man get to work today
A. By taxi. B. By bike. C. By subway.
10. Where probably are the speakers
A. In an office. B. On a bus. C. At the subway station.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What type of art have the speakers been working on today
A. Photography. B. Oil paintings. C. Watercolor paintings.
12. Why will the man be absent next week
A. He has to see a doctor.
B. He will start a new project.
C. He needs to collect a picture.
13. When will the speakers meet next time
A. In 7 days. B. In 20 days. C. In 14 days.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. How does the man feel
A. Sorry. B. Scared. C. Calm.
15. What is the reason for the accident according to the man
A. The cyclist rode carelessly.
B. The other driver turned sharply.
C. The traffic lights were out of order.
16. What will the woman do next
A. Get the other driver’s story.
B. Offer medical help on the spot.
C. Transfer the man to a safer place.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What is the talk mainly about
A. Applying to colleges. B. Choosing a future path. C. Learning a useful skill.
18. Why does the speaker recommend n gap year
A. To try some jobs.
B. To have a break from school.
C. To experience different cultures.
19. Who should attend a trade school according to the speaker
A. People who finish college.
B. People who want to work soon.
C. People who can’t afford the university fees.
20. What can we learn about the speaker’s father
A. He ran his own business.
B. He went to a good college.
C. He was a computer repairman.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
A
No doubt you’ve heard of Plato and Socrates, but what about these lot Here are four influential Greek intellectuals that you should know about.
Strabo (c.63 BC—c.AD 25)
Strabo was a lively and sociable geographer who wrote a survey of ancient Mediterranean (地中海). It took him 40 years and is the longest Greek text to survive. It proved fascinating for those who rediscovered it in the Renaissance. Strabo believed that the central Mediterranean had the ideal climate with the result that its people were the most civilized!
Plutarch (c. AD 46—after 119)
Plutarch was a historian and philosopher from a landed family in Boeotia, central Greece. His most famous work was The Parallel Lives which compared one Roman to a Greek equivalent, so the Roman speaker Cicero was discussed alongside the Greek speaker Demosthenes. The Parallel Lives is full of accounts from sources now lost and was greatly influential in later ages.
Ptolemy (c.AD 100—c.170)
Claudius Ptolemy was the genius who composed the most sophisticated (复杂的) ancient paper on astronomy, the Almagest. Despite placing the Earth at the centre of the universe, he gave explanations of the motion (运动) of the planets. Ptolemy also composed a geography which could be used to create fairly accurate maps of the Mediterranean and Asia.
Galen (AD 139—216)
The most famous doctor of the ancient world, Galen studied medicine as well as philosophy and was noted for using logic in his careful observation of his patients. He often achieved cures when other doctors had failed. Many of his works survived which gave him an authority lasting until the 19th century.
1. Who surveyed the ancient Mediterranean
A. Ptolemy. B. Plutarch. C. Strabo. D. Galen.
2. What did Plutarch and Galen have in common
A. They were historians. B. They studied philosophy.
C. They were skilled doctors. D. They specialized in logical reasoning.
3. How was Ptolemy different from the other intellectuals
A. He was a composer of genius. B. He composed The Parallel Lives.
C He spent 40 years writing the longest text. D. He accounted for the movements of the planets.
B
November 14, 2021 was a perfect day for skydiving: sunny, with little wind. I was a greenhand solo jumper; I’d done 14 jumps, not enough to be licensed. It scared me, but fear always makes you a better risk taker, right That’s what drew me to skydiving.
It took about 40 minutes to drive from my home to the hangar (飞机库) near Suffolk. I went up in the plane with a group of 15 for a jump at 1:30 pm. The mood on the plane was light—lots of joking, lots of laughing. My coach and I jumped. After 30 seconds, at around 5,500 feet, we tracked away from each other because we need lots of empty space to safely pull our parachute (降落伞). I looked at my altimeter (高度表) and realized I was lower than I’d thought. The ground was coming up so fast! I knew I had to pull the parachute at roughly 4,000 feet, but in my rush to pull my parachute I hadn’t taken time to balance. The parachute was pulling my right leg up, while the main parachute remained in its bag.
“Just get it off”, I told myself calmly. With the ground rapidly coming into focus below me, I prepared to crash. The two parachutes began pulling in opposite directions, causing me to accelerate hard and fast toward the ground. When I crashed, my body felt like it was on fire. I tried to get up, but I couldn’t move anything below my waist. I lay with my face buried in the grass, fully conscious, for about half an hour before the first two rescuers arrived by ambulance. My injuries were serious: an injured ankle, broken leg and a spinal injury.
In February 2022, three months after the crash, I walked again for the first time and several months after that, I was able to climb to Everest base camp, and I plan to skydive again.
4. Why was the author drawn to skydiving
A. To get a license. B. To have a good mood.
C. To be a better risk taker. D. To pull the parachute.
5. What can we learn about the skydiving according to Paragraph 2
A. The author didn’t pull the parachute timely.
B. The atmosphere before the jump was tense.
C. The author took much time to balance his body.
D. Skydiving requires little empty space to pull the parachute.
6. Which best describes the author
A. Adventurous and calm. B. Cautious and fearless.
C. Independent and serious. D. Strong-willed and humorous.
7. What is the story mainly about
A. An injury caused by an adventure. B. An experience of pulling a parachute.
C. An adventure of skydiving from Everest. D. A survival from a parachute breakdown.
C
In an amusing atmosphere at a historical palace in the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood of the Egyptian capital Cairo, a large audience of different ages interacted lively during an Aragoz show, the traditional Egyptian hand puppet (木偶) performance. The three-day event was meant to shed light on Aragoz as a unique art performance, give people a chance to see the beauty of puppet shows, and save the art that faces the danger of extinction.
Aragoz is a classic form of Egyptian theater art using traditional hand puppetry. During the performances, puppeteers remain hidden inside a small portable (便携式) stage while an assistant interacts with the puppets and the crowd. It takes its name from the main puppet, whose unique voice is created with a voice modifier (修改器). Performers and the audience interact throughout the show, which creates a comic and entertaining atmosphere, and practitioners must be skilled in controlling the puppets.
The art used to be presented by traveling performers, who moved from one folk celebration to another. However, as these performances began to decline (衰退), performers and their assistants settled permanently (永久地) in fixed places. The number of surviving practitioners has decreased, while many of those who once-performed stories have now disappeared. Many people see the need of protecting the Aragoz shows, explaining that it’s not only an important traditional cultural heritage in the country, but also serves to entertain the public, especially the children.
“The audiences were enjoying our shows. Many of them only saw Aragoz on TV and in movies, while those who saw live Aragoz performances recalled childhood memories,” said Bahgat, a professor of theater at Helwan University. “We are now in the era of technology and direct communication has become limited, so I see that we have an opportunity to spread this art again because virtual social media could not make up for the human need to watch such live shows,” he stressed.
8. Why does the author refer to the three-day performance
A. To tell a story. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To highlight an opinion. D. To explain an argument.
9. What can we learn about the puppeteers
A. They create the puppet’s unique voice.
B. They interact directly with the audience.
C. They perform without being observed by the audience.
D. They must be skilled in interacting throughout the show.
10. What made Aragoz performers settle down
A. The disappearance of many performers.
B. The decline in popularity of the performances.
C. The need to preserve traditional cultural heritage.
D. An increase in the number of surviving practitioners.
11. What is Bahgat’s attitude to the future of the live Aragoz performance
A. Optimistic. B. Negative. C. Unconcerned. D. Doubtful.
D
While it might seem like a basic skill to us, self-recognition is an indication that an animal is capable of higher mental processes. It’s most commonly tested using mirrors. Many animals will react to their reflection as though it is another individual, but some are able to recognize that what they’re seeing is themselves.
A few years ago, a team of scientists investigated whether a fish species called cleaner wrasse (清洁隆头鱼) could pass the mirror test. They marked the fish with what looked like a parasite on their throats, and placed a mirror in the tank. Many of the animals saw the mark in their reflections and erased it off their throats, indicating they realized they were looking at themselves.
In a new study, the researchers took it one step further — they wanted to check whether the fish could recognize themselves in a photograph. They presented each cleaner wrasse with four photos: one of themselves, one of an unfamiliar fish, one with their own face on a different fish’s body, and one with an unfamiliar face on their own body.
Cleaner wrasses always attack intruders (侵入者). In this case, they attacked the photos of unfamiliar fish but not the photos of themselves. They also didn’t attack the photos of their face on another body but did attack those of a stranger’s face on their own body, indicating the fish discern facial features more than bodily ones. These photo tests show that the fish aren’t just recognizing themselves by matching movements in a mirror. They can actually build a mental model of their own faces. After all, only fish that had been trained on mirrors could pass the photo tests.
“This study is the first to indicate that fish have an inner sense of self,” said Masanori Kohda. “Since the target animal is a fish, this finding suggests that nearly all social vertebrates (脊椎动物) also have this higher sense of self.”
12. What is the purpose of the new study
A. To find if all fishes have an inner sense of self.
B. To find if the fish species could pass the mirror test.
C. To see whether the fish could identify themselves in a picture.
D. To see whether all social vertebrates have an internal sense of self.
13. What does the underlined word “discern” in paragraph 4 mean
A Recognize. B. Attack. C. Show. D. Build.
14. How was the study carried out
A. By analyzing data. B. By presenting facts.
C. By conducting questionnaires. D. By making comparisons.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. What kind of fish has self-recognition
B. A research on the self-recognition of the fish.
C. The fish capable of higher mental processes.
D. Does all social vertebrates have self-recognition
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Your family may have special traditions, particularly during this time of year as the holidays approach. Whether making cookies or watching a favorite holiday movie, these traditions can help you feel closer to the people you love. You can enjoy established traditions or create new ones together. ____16____.
Consider current traditions.
Think about the traditions your family already has, then write them down. For example, shared traditions might be going to a favorite ice cream stand on vacation every summer or making a cherished family recipe. ____17____ There could be some they might have forgotten but may enjoy reviving (重新记起).
____18____
Next, gather the thoughts you and your family may have for brand-new traditions. Add those ideas to your list. For instance, you could discuss making a special once-a-year outing, like going to a nice restaurant. Traditions can also be super simple. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, you could volunteer at a soup kitchen to serve others. Also consider beginning new food traditions.
Get your relatives on board.
____19____. Think about who those people are in your family, whether it’s a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent. They can help you with creating the “guest list” for any special family gathering, picking a date and time, and planning a video call with loved ones who may live far away but still want to share in the fun.
Create a keepsake (纪念品).
Celebrating traditions is a great way to create family memories that last forever. ____20____ Then you can display one in a frame to remind your family all year long of the fun you had. You can also create a special DIY craft (工艺) or scrapbook. These visual reminders can strengthen the bond within the family.
A. Brainstorm new ideas.
B. Here’s how to get started.
C. Experience the joy of family gatherings.
D. Try to contact as many distant relatives as possible.
E. Consider taking photos while you’re spending time together.
F. Many families have members who love to organize and bring everyone together.
G Ask older adults in your family what traditions they remember participating in as children.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People who lost their loved ones know how precious it is to safeguard their memories. Beaton’s ____21____ passed away in 2003 due to cancer and ever since then, Beaton found comfort in listening to her voice in the ____22____, which he managed to ____23____ till December 2014. But when the UK-based telecommunications company Virgin Media had to ____24____ their old data as part of their technical work, Ruby’s ____25____ was also deleted.
Talking about how ____26____ the recording was to him, Beaton said, “I listened to it quite often. Basically, it came to the point where if I felt ____27____, then I would listen to it to cheer myself up” and added, “In December, ____28____ it disappeared. I just could not tell people how it ____29____ me at that time. I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”
Rob Evans, the executive director of engineering at Virgin Media, said finding Ruby’s message was like “_____30_____ for a needle in a haystack (干草堆).” He thought the chances of retrieving (找回) the message were quite _____31_____ and a team of 11 engineers took three days to _____32_____ it down.
Evans called Beaton to _____33_____ the good news that they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015, twelve years after his wife’s _____34_____. He broke down in tears of _____35_____ after hearing Ruby’s wonderful sound again.
21. A. daughter B. sister C. wife D. cousin
22. A. radio B. recording C. television D. phone
23. A. copy B. repair C. remember D. keep
24. A. fix up B. set up C. build up D. clear up
25. A. voicemail B. name C. information D. photo
26. A. surprising B. normal C. important D. practical
27. A. confused B. powerful C. low D. frightened
28. A. carelessly B. sadly C. nervously D. casually
29. A. affected B. touched C. amazed D. puzzled
30. A. paying B. asking C. searching D. allowing
31. A. slim B. accessible C. numerous D. flexible
32. A. cut B. pass C. bring D. track
33. A. repeat B. deliver C. record D. design
34. A. liberation B. absence C. promotion D. death
35. A. disappointment B. joy C. anger D. fear
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，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。
Jennifer Jones, a 15-year-old girl, passed ____36____ in her morning PE lesson after skipping meals and then she was rushed to hospital, ____37____ (leave) her parents worried about her health. Fortunately, she will make a full ____38____ (recover) soon. “To reach her target weight, she ____39____ (struggle) with eating problems over the last few months.” her friend Laura told the reporter: “I warned her that skipping meals is unhealthy, but she wouldn’t listen.”
Jennifer’s case is ____40____ important reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers. “These so-called ‘quick-fix methods’ prove to be harmful to teenagers. It is normal for teenagers to be ____41____ (slight) overweight and there is no reason ____42____ they should be worried. However, for those who are dangerously overweight, ____43____ is very important that they try to lose weight properly.” said an expert. She pointed out the significance of having a balanced diet in teenagers’ growth and ____44____ (add), “What’s more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise ____45____ (stay) energetic and fit.”
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了音乐节活动，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容；
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
The Music Festival
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第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The snowstorm was supposed to hit the evening of Monday. I had to leave my home to go to First Nations University, to sign a financial aid check for a student. As the finance director, I wanted to get it to him quickly, despite the approaching snowstorm. Little did I know that this decision would lead me to an unexpected meeting with André Bouvier aged 75 and his wife.
I figured I had enough time to make the trip safely. When I arrived at the office, my colleague cosigned the check and left. As I packed up, I noticed he had left his laptop bag in my office. I called him and offered to bring it to him. even though it was already late afternoon. To avoid the potentially dangerous road conditions on the highway. I decided to take the country roads to his home. On the way, I stopped to buy a cellphone charger, filled up my SUV with gas, and picked up pizzas. It took me about 15 minutes to drop off the laptop case at my colleague’s house.
As I got back on the road, the snow started falling heavily. Within minutes, I was in a whiteout (乳白天空) . The snowstorm came down fast, the wind screaming. The windows were fogging up and getting covered with snow, so I opened the driver’s side window to better see the road’s edge. However, I became disoriented (迷失方向) and unsure of my location. Fearful of driving into a farmer’s field, a ditch, or worse, I decided to stop.
I kept the car running to stay warm and called 911. The dispatcher (调度员) advised me to wait until morning for assistance due to the dangerous conditions. Those seconds after the call were extremely painful. Getting out to walk in a whiteout with zero visibility (能见度) and high winds—when I didn’t even know where I was—wasn’t an option. Breathe, I told myself. Panicking won’t help.
It was now about 6 p.m. and dark, and I worried about the visibility of my black SUV in the whiteout. Feeling helpless, I shared my location on Google Maps and posted a screenshot of where I was on Facebook, seeking help from anyone familiar with the area. Soon enough, people started to respond.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At 8 p.m., my cellphone rang.
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His wife, Maryann Bouvier, treated me to hot drinks and apple jam.
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英语
本试卷由试题卷和答题卡两部分组成，试题卷共10页，满分150分，考试用时120分钟，考试结束后、将答题卡交回。
注意事项：
1. 答题前，考生务必用0.5毫米签字笔或黑色水芯笔将自己的姓名、座号、考生号填写在答题卡规定位置上。
2. 第一卷每小题选出答案后，用B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。
3. 第二卷必须用0.5毫米黑色签字笔或黑色水芯笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内，答案写在指定区域外的一律无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题15分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What is the weather probably like
A. Snowy. B. Rainy. C. Windy.
2. What’s the date today
A. August 14th. B. August 15th. C. August 16th.
3. How does the woman feel about the musical
A. Great. B. Terrible. C. So-so.
4. What will the man do this weekend
A. Go camping. B. Go hiking. C. Go to the cinema.
5. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Waiter and customer.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What grade did the man get
A. Grade A. B. Grade B. C. Grade C.
7. Why did the woman do badly in the test
A. She was too anxious. B. She was too careless. C. She forgot to prepare for it.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Why didn’t the bus come to the stop on time
A. It hit a car. B. It broke down. C. It was stuck in a traffic jam.
9. How did the man get to work today
A. By taxi. B. By bike. C. By subway.
10. Where probably are the speakers
A. In an office. B. On a bus. C. At the subway station.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. What type of art have the speakers been working on today
A. Photography. B. Oil paintings. C. Watercolor paintings.
12. Why will the man be absent next week
A. He has to see a doctor.
B. He will start a new project.
C. He needs to collect a picture.
13. When will the speakers meet next time
A. In 7 days. B. In 20 days. C. In 14 days.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. How does the man feel
A. Sorry. B. Scared. C. Calm.
15. What is the reason for the accident according to the man
A. The cyclist rode carelessly.
B. The other driver turned sharply.
C. The traffic lights were out of order.
16. What will the woman do next
A. Get the other driver’s story.
B. Offer medical help on the spot.
C. Transfer the man to a safer place.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17. What is the talk mainly about
A. Applying to colleges. B. Choosing a future path. C. Learning a useful skill.
18. Why does the speaker recommend n gap year
A. To try some jobs.
B. To have a break from school.
C. To experience different cultures.
19. Who should attend a trade school according to the speaker
A. People who finish college.
B. People who want to work soon.
C. People who can’t afford the university fees.
20. What can we learn about the speaker’s father
A. He ran his own business.
B. He went to a good college.
C. He was a computer repairman.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题，每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将选项涂黑。
A
No doubt you’ve heard of Plato and Socrates, but what about these lot Here are four influential Greek intellectuals that you should know about.
Strabo (c.63 BC—c.AD 25)
Strabo was a lively and sociable geographer who wrote a survey of ancient Mediterranean (地中海). It took him 40 years and is the longest Greek text to survive. It proved fascinating for those who rediscovered it in the Renaissance. Strabo believed that the central Mediterranean had the ideal climate with the result that its people were the most civilized!
Plutarch (c. AD 46—after 119)
Plutarch was a historian and philosopher from a landed family in Boeotia, central Greece. His most famous work was The Parallel Lives which compared one Roman to a Greek equivalent, so the Roman speaker Cicero was discussed alongside the Greek speaker Demosthenes. The Parallel Lives is full of accounts from sources now lost and was greatly influential in later ages.
Ptolemy (c.AD 100—c.170)
Claudius Ptolemy was the genius who composed the most sophisticated (复杂的) ancient paper on astronomy, the Almagest. Despite placing the Earth at the centre of the universe, he gave explanations of the motion (运动) of the planets. Ptolemy also composed a geography which could be used to create fairly accurate maps of the Mediterranean and Asia.
Galen (AD 139—216)
The most famous doctor of the ancient world, Galen studied medicine as well as philosophy and was noted for using logic in his careful observation of his patients. He often achieved cures when other doctors had failed. Many of his works survived which gave him an authority lasting until the 19th century.
1. Who surveyed the ancient Mediterranean
A. Ptolemy. B. Plutarch. C. Strabo. D. Galen.
2. What did Plutarch and Galen have in common
A. They were historians. B. They studied philosophy.
C. They were skilled doctors. D. They specialized in logical reasoning.
3. How was Ptolemy different from the other intellectuals
A. He was a composer of genius. B. He composed The Parallel Lives.
C. He spent 40 years writing the longest text. D. He accounted for the movements of the planets.
【答案】1. A 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四位有影响力的希腊知识分子。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Ptolemy also composed a geography which could be used to create fairly accurate maps of the Mediterranean and Asia.(托勒密还撰写了一本地理学，可以用来绘制相当精确的地中海和亚洲地图)”可知，托勒密勘测了古代地中海。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Plutarch was a historian and philosopher from a landed family in Boeotia, central Greece.(普鲁塔克是一位历史学家和哲学家，来自希腊中部波奥提亚的一个地主家庭)”以及最后一段“The most famous doctor of the ancient world, Galen studied medicine as well as philosophy and was noted for using logic in his careful observation of his patients.(盖伦是古代世界最著名的医生，他学习医学和哲学，并以在仔细观察病人时运用逻辑而闻名)”可知，普鲁塔克和盖伦的共同之处是都研究哲学。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Despite placing the Earth at the centre of the universe, he gave explanations of the motion (运动) of the planets.(尽管他认为地球是宇宙的中心，但他对行星的运动做出了解释)”可知，托勒密与其他知识分子的不同在于他解释了行星的运行。故选D。
B
November 14, 2021 was a perfect day for skydiving: sunny, with little wind. I was a greenhand solo jumper; I’d done 14 jumps, not enough to be licensed. It scared me, but fear always makes you a better risk taker, right That’s what drew me to skydiving.
It took about 40 minutes to drive from my home to the hangar (飞机库) near Suffolk. I went up in the plane with a group of 15 for a jump at 1:30 pm. The mood on the plane was light—lots of joking, lots of laughing. My coach and I jumped. After 30 seconds, at around 5,500 feet, we tracked away from each other because we need lots of empty space to safely pull our parachute (降落伞). I looked at my altimeter (高度表) and realized I was lower than I’d thought. The ground was coming up so fast! I knew I had to pull the parachute at roughly 4,000 feet, but in my rush to pull my parachute I hadn’t taken time to balance. The parachute was pulling my right leg up, while the main parachute remained in its bag.
“Just get it off”, I told myself calmly. With the ground rapidly coming into focus below me, I prepared to crash. The two parachutes began pulling in opposite directions, causing me to accelerate hard and fast toward the ground. When I crashed, my body felt like it was on fire. I tried to get up, but I couldn’t move anything below my waist. I lay with my face buried in the grass, fully conscious, for about half an hour before the first two rescuers arrived by ambulance. My injuries were serious: an injured ankle, broken leg and a spinal injury.
In February 2022, three months after the crash, I walked again for the first time and several months after that, I was able to climb to Everest base camp, and I plan to skydive again.
4. Why was the author drawn to skydiving
A. To get a license. B. To have a good mood.
C. To be a better risk taker. D. To pull the parachute.
5 What can we learn about the skydiving according to Paragraph 2
A. The author didn’t pull the parachute timely.
B. The atmosphere before the jump was tense.
C. The author took much time to balance his body.
D. Skydiving requires little empty space to pull the parachute.
6. Which best describes the author
A. Adventurous and calm. B. Cautious and fearless.
C. Independent and serious. D. Strong-willed and humorous.
7. What is the story mainly about
A. An injury caused by an adventure. B. An experience of pulling a parachute.
C. An adventure of skydiving from Everest. D. A survival from a parachute breakdown.
【答案】4. C 5. A 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者一次跳伞经历，作者在下降过程中没有及时拉降落伞，结果狠狠撞到了地面，导致伤势严重。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“It scared me, but fear always makes you a better risk taker, right That’s what drew me to skydiving.(它吓到我了，但恐惧总能让你成为更好的冒险者，对吧？这就是我喜欢跳伞的原因)”可知，作者喜欢跳伞是因为可以成为更好的冒险者。故选C。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“After 30 seconds, at around 5,500 feet, we tracked away from each other because we need lots of empty space to safely pull our parachute (降落伞). I looked at my altimeter (高度表) and realized I was lower than I’d thought. The ground was coming up so fast!(30秒后，在大约5500英尺的高空，我们彼此拉开了距离，因为我们需要大量的空间来安全拉动降落伞。我看了看我的高度计，意识到我比我想象的要低。到地面下降得太快了！)”可知，作者没有及时拉降落伞。故选A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“It scared me, but fear always makes you a better risk taker, right That’s what drew me to skydiving.(它吓到我了，但恐惧总能让你成为更好的冒险者，对吧？这就是我喜欢跳伞的原因)”以及倒数第二段“ “Just get it off”, I told myself calmly.(“把它弄掉吧”，我平静地告诉自己)”可推知，作者有冒险精神和冷静。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章主要讲述了作者一次跳伞经历，作者在下降过程中没有及时拉降落伞，结果狠狠撞到了地面，导致伤势严重。可知，这个故事的主要内容是拉动降落伞的经历。故选B。
C
In an amusing atmosphere at a historical palace in the Sayeda Zeinab neighborhood of the Egyptian capital Cairo, a large audience of different ages interacted lively during an Aragoz show, the traditional Egyptian hand puppet (木偶) performance. The three-day event was meant to shed light on Aragoz as a unique art performance, give people a chance to see the beauty of puppet shows, and save the art that faces the danger of extinction.
Aragoz is a classic form of Egyptian theater art using traditional hand puppetry. During the performances, puppeteers remain hidden inside a small portable (便携式的) stage while an assistant interacts with the puppets and the crowd. It takes its name from the main puppet, whose unique voice is created with a voice modifier (修改器). Performers and the audience interact throughout the show, which creates a comic and entertaining atmosphere, and practitioners must be skilled in controlling the puppets.
The art used to be presented by traveling performers, who moved from one folk celebration to another. However, as these performances began to decline (衰退), performers and their assistants settled permanently (永久地) in fixed places. The number of surviving practitioners has decreased, while many of those who once-performed stories have now disappeared. Many people see the need of protecting the Aragoz shows, explaining that it’s not only an important traditional cultural heritage in the country, but also serves to entertain the public, especially the children.
“The audiences were enjoying our shows. Many of them only saw Aragoz on TV and in movies, while those who saw live Aragoz performances recalled childhood memories,” said Bahgat, a professor of theater at Helwan University. “We are now in the era of technology and direct communication has become limited, so I see that we have an opportunity to spread this art again because virtual social media could not make up for the human need to watch such live shows,” he stressed.
8. Why does the author refer to the three-day performance
A. To tell a story. B. To introduce the topic.
C. To highlight an opinion. D. To explain an argument.
9. What can we learn about the puppeteers
A. They create the puppet’s unique voice.
B. They interact directly with the audience.
C They perform without being observed by the audience.
D. They must be skilled in interacting throughout the show.
10. What made Aragoz performers settle down
A. The disappearance of many performers.
B. The decline in popularity of the performances.
C. The need to preserve traditional cultural heritage.
D. An increase in the number of surviving practitioners.
11 What is Bahgat’s attitude to the future of the live Aragoz performance
A. Optimistic. B. Negative. C. Unconcerned. D. Doubtful.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. A 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种传统的木偶表演——阿拉戈兹，介绍了其历史以及表演特色。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The three-day event was meant to shed light on Aragoz as a unique art performance, give people a chance to see the beauty of puppet shows, and save the art that faces the danger of extinction.(为期三天的活动是为了让人们了解阿拉戈兹作为一种独特的艺术表演，让人们有机会看到木偶戏的美丽，拯救面临灭绝危险的艺术)”可推知，作者提到三天的演出是为了引入话题。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“During the performances, puppeteers remain hidden inside a small portable (便携式的) stage while an assistant interacts with the puppets and the crowd.(在表演过程中，木偶操纵者隐藏在一个小型的便携式舞台中，而助手则与木偶和观众互动)”可知，木偶操纵者在没有观众看到的情况下表演。故选C。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“However, as these performances began to decline (衰退), performers and their assistants settled permanently (永久地) in fixed places. The number of surviving practitioners has decreased, while many of those who once-performed stories have now disappeared.(然而，由于这些表演开始减少，表演者和他们的助手就永久地定居在固定的地方。幸存的表演者数量已经减少，而许多曾经表演故事的人现在已经消失了)”可知，许多表演者的消失让阿拉戈兹的表演者定居下来。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“We are now in the era of technology and direct communication has become limited, so I see that we have an opportunity to spread this art again because virtual social media could not make up for the human need to watch such live shows(我们现在处于科技时代，直接交流已经变得有限，所以我认为我们有机会再次传播这种艺术，因为虚拟社交媒体无法弥补人们观看这种现场表演的需求)”可推知，巴格特对未来阿拉戈兹现场表演的态度是积极支持的。故选A。
D
While it might seem like a basic skill to us, self-recognition is an indication that an animal is capable of higher mental processes. It’s most commonly tested using mirrors. Many animals will react to their reflection as though it is another individual, but some are able to recognize that what they’re seeing is themselves.
A few years ago, a team of scientists investigated whether a fish species called cleaner wrasse (清洁隆头鱼) could pass the mirror test. They marked the fish with what looked like a parasite on their throats, and placed a mirror in the tank. Many of the animals saw the mark in their reflections and erased it off their throats, indicating they realized they were looking at themselves.
In a new study, the researchers took it one step further — they wanted to check whether the fish could recognize themselves in a photograph. They presented each cleaner wrasse with four photos: one of themselves, one of an unfamiliar fish, one with their own face on a different fish’s body, and one with an unfamiliar face on their own body.
Cleaner wrasses always attack intruders (侵入者). In this case, they attacked the photos of unfamiliar fish but not the photos of themselves. They also didn’t attack the photos of their face on another body but did attack those of a stranger’s face on their own body, indicating the fish discern facial features more than bodily ones. These photo tests show that the fish aren’t just recognizing themselves by matching movements in a mirror. They can actually build a mental model of their own faces. After all, only fish that had been trained on mirrors could pass the photo tests.
“This study is the first to indicate that fish have an inner sense of self,” said Masanori Kohda. “Since the target animal is a fish, this finding suggests that nearly all social vertebrates (脊椎动物) also have this higher sense of self.”
12. What is the purpose of the new study
A. To find if all fishes have an inner sense of self.
B. To find if the fish species could pass the mirror test.
C. To see whether the fish could identify themselves in a picture.
D. To see whether all social vertebrates have an internal sense of self.
13. What does the underlined word “discern” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Recognize. B. Attack. C. Show. D. Build.
14. How was the study carried out
A. By analyzing data. B. By presenting facts.
C By conducting questionnaires. D. By making comparisons.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. What kind of fish has self-recognition
B. A research on the self-recognition of the fish.
C. The fish capable of higher mental processes.
D. Does all social vertebrates have self-recognition
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。主要介绍了科学家们通过镜子测试和照片测试来研究清洁隆头鱼（cleaner wrasse）是否具有自我认知能力的过程和结果。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“In a new study, the researchers took it one step further — they wanted to check whether the fish could recognize themselves in a photograph.(在一项新的研究中，研究人员更进一步——他们想检查这些鱼是否能在照片中认出自己)”可知，这项新研究的目的是看看这些鱼能否在照片中认出自己。故选C项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据后文“These photo tests show that the fish aren’t just recognizing themselves by matching movements in a mirror. They can actually build a mental model of their own faces.(这些照片测试表明，这些鱼不仅仅是通过匹配镜子中的动作来识别自己。他们实际上可以建立自己面部的心理模型)”可知，这些鱼类建立自己面部的心理模型，所以它们能够识别面部特征，推知discern是“识别”之意，和A项意思相近。故选A项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“They presented each cleaner wrasse with four photos: one of themselves, one of an unfamiliar fish, one with their own face on a different fish’s body, and one with an unfamiliar face on their own body.(他们给每只清洁濑鱼看四张照片:一张是他们自己的，一张是一条不熟悉的鱼，一张是他们自己的脸在另一条鱼的身上，还有一张是自己不熟悉的脸在自己身上)”以及第四段“Cleaner wrasses always attack intruders (侵入者). In this case, they attacked the photos of unfamiliar fish but not the photos of themselves. They also didn’t attack the photos of their face on another body but did attack those of a stranger’s face on their own body, indicating the fish discern facial features more than bodily ones.(清洁隆头鱼总是攻击入侵者。在这种情况下，它们会攻击陌生鱼的照片，但不会攻击自己的照片。它们也不会攻击自己脸在另一具身体上的照片，但会攻击陌生鱼脸在自己身体上的照片，这表明鱼更能辨别面部特征而不是身体特征)”可知，这项研究是通过比较清洁隆头鱼看到不同照片后的行为来进行的。故选D项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“A few years ago, a team of scientists investigated whether a fish species called cleaner wrasse (清洁隆头鱼) could pass the mirror test. They marked the fish with what looked like a parasite on their throats, and placed a mirror in the tank. Many of the animals saw the mark in their reflections and erased it off their throats, indicating they realized they were looking at themselves.(几年前，一组科学家研究了一种名为清洁隆头鱼的鱼类是否能通过镜子测试。他们在鱼的喉咙上标记了看起来像寄生虫的东西，并在鱼缸里放了一面镜子。许多动物在倒影中看到了标记，并擦掉了喉咙上的标记，这表明它们意识到自己在看自己)”以及纵观全文可知，本文主要讲述了科学家们通过镜子测试和照片测试来研究清洁隆头鱼（cleaner wrasse）是否具有自我认知能力的过程和结果，所以B项“A research on the self-recognition of the fish.(鱼类自我识别的研究)”是本文最好的标题。故选B项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Your family may have special traditions, particularly during this time of year as the holidays approach. Whether making cookies or watching a favorite holiday movie, these traditions can help you feel closer to the people you love. You can enjoy established traditions or create new ones together. ____16____.
Consider current traditions.
Think about the traditions your family already has, then write them down. For example, shared traditions might be going to a favorite ice cream stand on vacation every summer or making a cherished family recipe. ____17____ There could be some they might have forgotten but may enjoy reviving (重新记起).
____18____
Next, gather the thoughts you and your family may have for brand-new traditions. Add those ideas to your list. For instance, you could discuss making a special once-a-year outing, like going to a nice restaurant. Traditions can also be super simple. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, you could volunteer at a soup kitchen to serve others. Also consider beginning new food traditions.
Get your relatives on board.
____19____. Think about who those people are in your family, whether it’s a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent. They can help you with creating the “guest list” for any special family gathering, picking a date and time, and planning a video call with loved ones who may live far away but still want to share in the fun.
Create a keepsake (纪念品).
Celebrating traditions is a great way to create family memories that last forever. ____20____ Then you can display one in a frame to remind your family all year long of the fun you had. You can also create a special DIY craft (工艺) or scrapbook. These visual reminders can strengthen the bond within the family.
A. Brainstorm new ideas.
B. Here’s how to get started.
C. Experience the joy of family gatherings.
D. Try to contact as many distant relatives as possible.
E. Consider taking photos while you’re spending time together.
F. Many families have members who love to organize and bring everyone together.
G. Ask older adults in your family what traditions they remember participating in as children.
【答案】16. B 17. G 18. A 19. F 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了如何在家庭中创造新的传统。
【16题详解】
根据上文“You can enjoy established traditions or create new ones together.(你们可以享受既有的传统，也可以一起创造新的传统)”提到了创造新传统，以及后文说明了创造新传统的方法。故B选项“以下是如何开始”符合语境，故选B。
17题详解】
根据上文“For example, shared traditions might be going to a favorite ice cream stand on vacation every summer or making a cherished family recipe.(例如，共同的传统可能是每年夏天度假时去最喜欢的冰淇淋摊，或者做一个珍贵的家庭食谱)”以及后文“There could be some they might have forgotten but may enjoy reviving (重新记起).(可能有一些他们可能已经忘记了，但可能喜欢重新提起)”可知，上文提到了共同的传统，后文则提到了某些人会忘记活动，可知本句是在说明询问谁来了解家庭的传统活动。故G选项“问问家里的长辈，他们记得小时候参加过哪些传统活动”符合语境，故选G。
【18题详解】
根据本段内容“Next, gather the thoughts you and your family may have for brand-new traditions. Add those ideas to your list. For instance, you could discuss making a special once-a-year outing, like going to a nice restaurant. Traditions can also be super simple. For example, on Thanksgiving Day, you could volunteer at a soup kitchen to serve others. Also consider beginning new food traditions.(接下来，收集你和你的家人对新传统的想法。把这些想法添加到你的列表中。例如，你可以讨论一年一次特别的郊游，比如去一家不错的餐馆。传统也可以非常简单。例如，在感恩节，你可以在施粥处做志愿者，为别人服务。也可以考虑开始新的饮食传统)”可知，本段的主旨是收集家人对新传统的方法，A选项中new ideas对应后文the thoughts you and your family may have for brand-new traditions。故A选项“头脑风暴新想法”符合语境，故选A。
【19题详解】
根据后文“Think about who those people are in your family, whether it’s a parent, aunt, uncle, or grandparent. They can help you with creating the “guest list” for any special family gathering, picking a date and time, and planning a video call with loved ones who may live far away but still want to share in the fun.(想想你家里的这些人是谁，是父母、阿姨、叔叔还是祖父母。他们可以帮你为任何特殊的家庭聚会制作“宾客名单”，选择日期和时间，并计划与住得很远但仍想分享乐趣的亲人进行视频通话)”可知，本段主要说明了如何组织家庭聚会，故F选项“许多家庭的成员都喜欢把大家聚在一起”符合语境，故选F。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Celebrating traditions is a great way to create family memories that last forever.(庆祝传统是创造永恒的家庭记忆的好方法)”以及后文“Then you can display one in a frame to remind your family all year long of the fun you had.(然后你可以把它装在相框里，提醒你的家人一整年你的快乐)”可知，后文提到了装到相框里，可知本句是在建议拍照留念。故E选项“你们在一起的时候可以考虑拍照”符合语境，故选E。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
People who lost their loved ones know how precious it is to safeguard their memories. Beaton’s ____21____ passed away in 2003 due to cancer and ever since then, Beaton found comfort in listening to her voice in the ____22____, which he managed to ____23____ till December 2014. But when the UK-based telecommunications company Virgin Media had to ____24____ their old data as part of their technical work, Ruby’s ____25____ was also deleted.
Talking about how ____26____ the recording was to him, Beaton said, “I listened to it quite often. Basically, it came to the point where if I felt ____27____, then I would listen to it to cheer myself up” and added, “In December, ____28____ it disappeared. I just could not tell people how it ____29____ me at that time. I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”
Rob Evans, the executive director of engineering at Virgin Media, said finding Ruby’s message was like “_____30_____ for a needle in a haystack (干草堆).” He thought the chances of retrieving (找回) the message were quite _____31_____ and a team of 11 engineers took three days to _____32_____ it down.
Evans called Beaton to _____33_____ the good news that they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015, twelve years after his wife’s _____34_____. He broke down in tears of _____35_____ after hearing Ruby’s wonderful sound again.
21. A. daughter B. sister C. wife D. cousin
22. A. radio B. recording C. television D. phone
23. A. copy B. repair C. remember D. keep
24. A. fix up B. set up C. build up D. clear up
25. A. voicemail B. name C. information D. photo
26. A. surprising B. normal C. important D. practical
27. A. confused B. powerful C. low D. frightened
28. A. carelessly B. sadly C. nervously D. casually
29. A. affected B. touched C. amazed D. puzzled
30. A. paying B. asking C. searching D. allowing
31. A. slim B. accessible C. numerous D. flexible
32. A. cut B. pass C. bring D. track
33. A. repeat B. deliver C. record D. design
34. A. liberation B. absence C. promotion D. death
35. A. disappointment B. joy C. anger D. fear
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了2003年Beaton的妻子Ruby去世后，他一直保存着Ruby的语音信息，通过听她的声音找到安慰，但是不幸的是电信公司在清理旧数据时也删除了这条语音信息，Beaton几乎被这件事击垮，后来该公司组织了工作人员找到了这条信息，Beaton得以再次听到Ruby美妙的声音。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Beaton的妻子于2003年因癌症去世，从那以后，Beaton一直通过听录音中她的声音寻求安慰，这份录音他一直保存到2014年12月。A. daughter女儿；B. sister姐妹；C. wife妻子；D. cousin表弟/表妹。根据下文“they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015, twelve years after his wife’s ____14____”可推知，2003年去世的是Beaton的妻子。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Beaton的妻子于2003年因癌症去世，从那以后，Beaton一直通过听录音中她的声音寻求安慰，这份录音他一直保存到2014年12月。A. radio收音机；B. recording录音；C. television电视；D. phone电话。根据下文“Talking about how ____6____ the recording was to him”可知，Beaton听的是录音中她的声音。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Beaton的妻子于2003年因癌症去世，从那以后，Beaton一直通过听录音中她的声音寻求安慰，这份录音他一直保存到2014年12月。A. copy复制；B. repair修理；C. remember记得；D. keep保存。根据下文“But when the UK-based telecommunications company Virgin Media had to ____4____ their old data as part of their technical work, Ruby’s ____5____ was also deleted.”可推知，直到维珍传媒公司开展工作，删除了这份东西之前，Beaton一直保存着它。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：但当英国电信公司维珍传媒进行技术工作的一部分，不得不清理他们的旧数据时，Ruby的语音信箱也被删除了。A. fix up修理；B. set up设置；C. build up逐步建立；D. clear up清理。根据下文“Ruby’s ____5____ was also deleted”可知，Ruby的这份东西被删除了，因此是不得不清理旧数据。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但当英国电信公司维珍传媒进行技术工作的一部分，不得不清理他们的旧数据时，Ruby的语音信箱也被删除了。A. voicemail语音信箱；B. name名字；C. information信息；D. photo照片。根据下文“they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015”可知，维珍传媒公司后来找回了这份语音信息，因此是语音信箱被删除了。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：谈到这份录音对他的重要性，Beaton说……A. surprising令人惊讶的；B. normal正常的；C. important重要的；D. practical实用的。根据下文“I listened to it quite often. Basically, it came to the point where if I felt ____7____, then I would listen to it to cheer myself up”可知，Beaton常常听这份录音，它可以帮助他振作起来，因此是对他很重要。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大体上，事情是这样的，如果我感觉情绪低落，我就会听录音让自己振作起来。A. confused困惑的；B. powerful强大的；C. low低落的；D. frightened害怕的。根据下文“then I would listen to it to cheer myself up”可知，录音可以帮助Beaton振作起来，因此他的情绪是低落的。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：12月，令人伤心的是它消失了。A. carelessly粗心地；B. sadly悲伤地；C. nervously紧张地；D. casually随意地。根据下文“I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”可知，Beaton完全被录音消失这件事击垮了，因此这是件令人伤心的事。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我简直无法告诉人们当时这对我的影响。A. affected影响；B. touched触动；C. amazed使惊讶；D. puzzled使困惑。根据下文“I was absolutely devastated (被击垮) by it.”可知，Beaton完全被录音消失这件事击垮了，因此无法告诉的是这深深影响了他。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：维珍媒体的工程执行董事Rob Evans说，找到Ruby的信息就像“大海捞针”。A. paying付款；B. asking询问；C. searching搜寻；D. allowing允许。根据上文“finding Ruby’s message was like”和下文“for a needle in a haystack (干草堆)”可推知，此处是用“大海捞针”来描述找到Ruby的信息的难度之大，俗语search for a needle in a haystack表示“大海捞针”。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他认为找回这条信息的机会非常渺茫，一个由11名工程师组成的团队花了三天时间才找到它。A. slim微小的；B. accessible可到达的；C. numerous众多的；D. flexible灵活的。根据上文“Rob Evans, the executive director of engineering at Virgin Media, said finding Ruby’s message was like “____10____ for a needle in a haystack (干草堆).””可知，找到Ruby的信息难度很大，因此机会很渺茫。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他认为找回这条信息的机会非常渺茫，一个由11名工程师组成的团队花了三天时间才找到它。A. cut剪；B. pass通过；C. bring带来；D. track追查。根据上文“retrieving (找回) the message”可推知，这个团队的工作成果是找到这条信息，固定短语track down表示“追查到，找到”。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Evans打电话给Beaton，向他宣布一则好消息，他们在2015年1月，也就是Beaton妻子去世12年后，找回了这条语音信息。A. repeat重复；B. deliver宣布；C. record记录；D. design设计。根据下文“the good news that they had been able to retrieve the voice message in January 2015”可推知，Evans打电话给Beaton是为了宣布这则好消息。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Evans打电话给Beaton，向他宣布一则好消息，他们在2015年1月，也就是Beaton妻子去世12年后，找回了这条语音信息。A. liberation解放；B. absence缺席；C. promotion提升；D. death去世。根据上文“Beaton’s ____1____ passed away in 2003 due to cancer”可知，Beaton的妻子在2003年去世，2015年是她去世12年后。故选D。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：再次听到Ruby美妙的声音后，他喜极而泣。A. disappointment失望；B. joy高兴；C. anger愤怒；D. fear恐惧。根据下文“after hearing Ruby’s wonderful sound again”可知，Beaton再次听到了Ruby美妙的声音，失去的东西重新找了回来，他是喜极而泣。故选B。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，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。
Jennifer Jones, a 15-year-old girl, passed ____36____ in her morning PE lesson after skipping meals and then she was rushed to hospital, ____37____ (leave) her parents worried about her health. Fortunately, she will make a full ____38____ (recover) soon. “To reach her target weight, she ____39____ (struggle) with eating problems over the last few months.” her friend Laura told the reporter: “I warned her that skipping meals is unhealthy, but she wouldn’t listen.”
Jennifer’s case is ____40____ important reminder of the dangers of the unhealthy weight-loss habits that have become common among teenagers. “These so-called ‘quick-fix methods’ prove to be harmful to teenagers. It is normal for teenagers to be ____41____ (slight) overweight and there is no reason ____42____ they should be worried. However, for those who are dangerously overweight, ____43____ is very important that they try to lose weight properly.” said an expert. She pointed out the significance of having a balanced diet in teenagers’ growth and ____44____ (add), “What’s more, they should keep regular hours and get plenty of exercise ____45____ (stay) energetic and fit.”
【答案】36. out
37. leaving
38. recovery
39. has struggled 40. an
41. slightly
42. why 43. it
44. added 45. to stay
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。文章主要通过讲述15岁的少女Jennifer Jones在体育课上晕倒的情况告诉大家，要通过健康的方法减肥。
【36题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：15岁的女孩Jennifer Jones在早上的体育课上没吃饭就昏倒了，然后被紧急送往医院，让她的父母担心她的健康。结合句子意思和空前的passed可知，这里考查固定短语pass out意为“昏倒”。故填out。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：15岁的女孩Jennifer Jones在早上的体育课上没吃饭就昏倒了，然后被紧急送往医院，让她的父母担心她的健康。本句谓语为passed out，此处应用非谓语动词，应用leave“让……处于”的现在分词形式，作结果状语。故填leaving。
【38题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：幸运的是，她很快就会完全康复。分析句子结构可知，这里需要名词recovery“恢复”，作宾语，结和空前的a可知，用名词单数形式。故填recovery。
【39题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：为了达到目标体重，她在过去的几个月里一直在与饮食问题作斗争。struggle意为“斗争”。根据over the last few months可知，本句时态用现在完成时，且主语she 为第三人称单数，助动词用has。故填has struggled。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意：詹妮弗的案例是一个重要的提醒，提醒我们青少年中普遍存在的不健康减肥习惯的危险。此处泛指“一个重要的提醒”，且important以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an。故填an。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意：青少年轻微超重是正常的，他们没有理由为此担心。修饰形容词overweight，应用副词形式slightly“稍微”，作状语。故填slightly。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：青少年轻微超重是正常的，他们没有理由为此担心。分析句子结构可知，本空引导限制性定语从句，先行词是reason，关系词代替先行词在从句中作原因状语，应用关系副词why引导。故填why。
【43题详解】
考查it作形式主语。句意：然而，对于那些超重到危险程度的人来说，适当地减肥是非常重要的。分析句子结构可知，本空填it作形式主语，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。故填it。
【44题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：她指出了均衡饮食对青少年成长的重要性，并补充说:“更重要的是，他们应该保持规律的时间和充足的锻炼，以保持精力充沛和健康。”根据and前的pointed out可知，事情发生在过去，故时态用一般过去时，本空用过去式added与空前的pointed out并列。故填added。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：她指出了均衡饮食对青少年成长的重要性，并补充说:“更重要的是，他们应该保持规律的时间和充足的锻炼，以保持精力充沛和健康。”本句谓语为should keep，此处应用非谓语动词，应用stay“保持”的不定式形式，作目的状语。故填to stay。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，上周日你校举办了音乐节活动，请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动内容；
3. 活动反响。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
The Music Festival
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【答案】One possible version:
The Music Festival
Last Sunday, our school held a vibrant music festival, with the aim to provide students with an enjoyable and diverse musical experience.
The festival featured an array of performances that catered to diverse musical tastes. Students were treated to a variety of genres, including pop, rock, hip-hop, classical, and folk music. The stage came alive with energetic performances from both student bands and professional musicians. Not only did the event include live music, but it also incorporated dance performances, interactive workshops, and food stalls to create a festive atmosphere.
The atmosphere was electric. Students were captivated by the incredible performances and enthusiastically engaged with the music. They were particularly appreciative of the opportunity to listen to different genres and discover new artists.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求学生为上周日学校举办的音乐节活动写一篇报道，需介绍活动目的，描述活动内容，并分享活动反响。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
举办：hold→host
提供：provide→offer
各种各样的：a variety of→various, different kinds of
迷住：captivate→charm, fascinate
极好的：incredible→fantastic, wonderful
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Last Sunday, our school held a vibrant music festival, with the aim to provide students with an enjoyable and diverse musical experience.
拓展句：Last Sunday, our school held a vibrant music festival, whose aim was to provide students with an enjoyable and diverse musical experience.
【点睛】[高分句型1] The festival featured an array of performances that catered to diverse musical tastes. (运用了that引导限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] Not only did the event include live music, but it also incorporated dance performances, interactive workshops, and food stalls to create a festive atmosphere. (运用了not only… but also…结构、Not only置于句首引起部分倒装)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
The snowstorm was supposed to hit the evening of Monday. I had to leave my home to go to First Nations University, to sign a financial aid check for a student. As the finance director, I wanted to get it to him quickly, despite the approaching snowstorm. Little did I know that this decision would lead me to an unexpected meeting with André Bouvier aged 75 and his wife.
I figured I had enough time to make the trip safely. When I arrived at the office, my colleague cosigned the check and left. As I packed up, I noticed he had left his laptop bag in my office. I called him and offered to bring it to him. even though it was already late afternoon. To avoid the potentially dangerous road conditions on the highway. I decided to take the country roads to his home. On the way, I stopped to buy a cellphone charger, filled up my SUV with gas, and picked up pizzas. It took me about 15 minutes to drop off the laptop case at my colleague’s house.
As I got back on the road, the snow started falling heavily. Within minutes, I was in a whiteout (乳白天空) . The snowstorm came down fast, the wind screaming. The windows were fogging up and getting covered with snow, so I opened the driver’s side window to better see the road’s edge. However, I became disoriented (迷失方向) and unsure of my location. Fearful of driving into a farmer’s field, a ditch, or worse, I decided to stop.
I kept the car running to stay warm and called 911. The dispatcher (调度员) advised me to wait until morning for assistance due to the dangerous conditions. Those seconds after the call were extremely painful. Getting out to walk in a whiteout with zero visibility (能见度) and high winds—when I didn’t even know where I was—wasn’t an option. Breathe, I told myself. Panicking won’t help.
It was now about 6 p.m. and dark, and I worried about the visibility of my black SUV in the whiteout. Feeling helpless, I shared my location on Google Maps and posted a screenshot of where I was on Facebook, seeking help from anyone familiar with the area. Soon enough, people started to respond.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At 8 p.m., my cellphone rang.
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His wife, Maryann Bouvier, treated me to hot drinks and apple jam.
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【答案】Para 1:
At 8 p.m., my cellphone rang. It was André Bouvier, who lived nearby. He and his wife, Maryann, had seen my Facebook post. “We are coming to get you,” he said. I felt such a sense of relief. I gave him my exact location. “We will be there in 10 minutes.” Sure enough, within 10 minutes, André and Maryann’s headlights appeared through the blowing snow. “Thank you so much for coming to get me,” I said. “I was so scared.” Maryann gave me a big hug. “It’s okay. We are here now.” André drove slowly and carefully back to their house.
Para 2:
His wife, Maryann Bouvier, treated me to hot drinks and apple jam. “You are welcome to stay with us until the storm passes,” she said. “I don’t know how to thank you enough.” André smiled. “It’s nothing. Anyone would do the same.” I stayed with André and Maryann for the night. The next morning, the storm had passed, and André drove me back to my SUV. “Be careful on the roads,” he said. I thanked them one more time and drove home. I will never forget the kindness of André and Maryann.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在回家的路上遭遇了暴风雪，迷失了方向，只能停在路边。感到无助的作者在谷歌地图上分享了自己的位置，并在Facebook上发布了所在位置的截图，向熟悉该地区的人寻求帮助。很快，人们开始做出回应。最后André Bouvier夫妇赶来救助了作者，作者十分感激。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“晚上8点，我的手机响了”可知，第一段可描写打电话是André Bouvier夫妇，他们赶来接作者去自己的住处。
②由第二段首句内容“他的妻子Maryann Bouvier请我喝热饮，喝苹果酱”可知，第二段可描写André Bouvier夫妇招待作者过夜以及作者的感悟。
2.续写线索：手机响起——André Bouvier夫妇赶来帮助——回André Bouvier夫妇家——接受款待——送作者回车上——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①接某人：get sb./pick sb. up
②出现：appear/show up
③拥抱：give sb. a big hug/embrace
情绪类
①松了口气：a sense of relief /be relieved
②感谢：thank/show gratitude to
【点睛】[高分句型1] It was André Bouvier, who lived nearby. (运用了who引导非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] You are welcome to stay with us until the storm passes (运用了until引导时间状语从句)
听力答案：1-5 CAACB 6-10 BABAC 11-15 ABCAC 16-20 BABCC
