2023—2024学年度第一学期高二年级期末调研测试
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。
3. 本卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the weather like
A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Cool.
2. What time will the meeting start
A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 2:30 p.m. C. At 3:00 p.m.
3. What will the woman probably do next
A. Give the man a special gift.
B. Show some delicious food to the man.
C. Watch an interesting dance with the man.
4. What does the man think about the café
A. The food is poor. B. The place is far away. C. The price is too high.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to win a game.
B. Why to go to a sporting event.
C. When to cheer for their favorite team.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6 What are the speakers probably doing
A. Making plans for dinner.
B. Having a friendly small talk.
C. Discussing plants on their farm.
7. Where will the speakers probably go next
A. To the man’s office. B. To their homes. C. To a garden.
听第7段材料， 回答第8至 10题。
8. When did the man arrive
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
9. Who is the man probably
A. A guide. B. A teacher. C. A businessman.
10. How does the man feel
A. Eager. B. Worried. C. Bored.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister.
12. What do we know about the woman
A. She has two babies.
B She enjoys her current life.
C. She goes to the bar every evening.
13. What does the woman want to do
A. Live in a lively place.
B. Move to a bigger house.
C. Find a full-time job.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the man using now to buy shoes
A. The company’s computer. B. His personal computer. C. His phone.
15. Where are the speakers probably
A. At a shop. B. At home. C. At office.
16. What is the main reason for the man’s shopping online
A. Convenience. B. More choices. C. Cheaper products.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What can people hear at the Elizabeth Tower
A. The sound of bells. B. The songs of birds. C. The noise of trains.
18. Where is Shakespeare’s Globe located
A. At the Queen’s house. B. By a river. C. On a bridge.
19. What is the Tube
A. The bus. B. The theater. C. The subway.
20. What food does the speaker suggest trying in London
A. American foo D. B. British food. C. Indian food.
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)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Guernsey International Poetry Competition — Poems on the Move
Your poem could be on show in 2024. Winning entries are displayed in two stages: 21 bus poems will be chosen, and the top 9 of these will take part in a second, larger exhibition, first at Guernsey Airport, then all over the island.
How to enter
·Online by completing the online entry form and payment, at www..
·By email: PotM@ .
·By post: Poems on the Move 2024, Guernsey Literary Festival, PO Box 174, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK,GY1 3LG.
Fees
·Entries are 4 per poem or 3 poems for 10.
·Fees are not refundable.
·Young People’s Poetry: Aged 11-17, entries FREE
Rules
·Entries must be no longer than 14 lines and must be typed and fit on a single A4 page.
·Please do not write your name or age on the same sheet as your poems.
·Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems.
·Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition.
·Closing date for receipt of entries: February15, 2024
The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organizing the competition. Winners will be contacted by March 5, 2024. Winning poems will be shown on Guernsey buses, and 9 of these poems will become part of the Poems on the Move exhibition, for no less than six months.
1. What should entrants do
A. Show their poems on the bus. B. Deliver their poems in person.
C. Start entering after February 15, 2024. D. Have the poems typed as requested.
2. What is expected of the entries
A. They should be original.
B. They must be over 14 lines.
C. They should be around two pages long.
D. They must be published works on any site.
3. Who is not entitled to the prize
A. A young man aged 16. B. A poet involved in the competition.
C. A writer organizing the competition. D. A teacher writing a poem.
B
Visitors won’t find many straight rows in the organic garden at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, California. Sometimes the beds look like hearts, eyes, question marks or a rainbow. And then there’s the lovely drainage ditch (水沟), called the “Middle River,” which laughing, muddy students carved right down the center of their one-acre land.
As he looks around, Kelsey Siegel, the young teacher in charge of the garden, can’t help but smile. “So many of the youth we work with have grown up in front of TV and video games; they haven’t really had this experience of playing in the mud and water,” he notes. The schoolyard farm “fills in something that’s missing in their lives.”
Before they planted their garden five years ago with the help of highly-praised chef Alice Waters, few of the students at this multicultural Northern California school had even tasted vine-ripened (藤熟的) tomatoes, let alone raised them seedlings. Teachers worried that some children weren’t eating enough fresh fruits and vegetables at home, and the school wasn’t much help either: Like many state campuses, King replaced its hot-meal cafeteria years ago with a more cost-effective outdoor “snack-shack (小吃棚).”
For Waters, the founder of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse restaurant, the thought of children having to rely on such reheated junk — right in her own backyard — was too much to stomach. The small, visionary (有远见卓识的) woman is widely regarded as the Julia Child of organic cuisine in America, the person who’s taught millions the joy of cooking simple dishes with locally grown, chemical-free produce. Waters remembers poking (戳) at mystery food in her school cafeteria as a kid. But today, she says, the spread of vending machines and fast food in America’s schools has become downright evil. “What is it, one in three kids is overweight now It’s just horrifying,” she sighs, drinking mineral water at a quiet table downstairs in her hugely popular restaurant, about a mile from the King campus “I don’t know what has to happen before we wake up.”
4. What does paragraph 1 highlight
A. Students’ creativity in farming the schoolyard.
B. Students’ knowledge of building the schoolyard.
C. The strange look of the organic garden.
D. The nice environment of the organic garden.
5. The garden has a(n)______ impact on students.
A. unnoticeable B. predictable C. modest D. far-reaching
6. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Waters preferred fast-food to her school’s mystery food.
B. Waters is indifferent to what is happening to children.
C. Waters has taught people to grow organic plants.
D. Waters is deeply concerned about students’ diet and health.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Field of dreams B. Garden of pleasure
C. Junk-free restaurant D. Cost-effective campus
C
By flying in silence, the owl (猫头鹰) holds a deadly advantage over its prey (猎物), which is thought to have no idea of its hunter’s approach until its final moments.
Researchers have spent more than 80 years trying to solve the mystery of how owls, unique among birds, slice through the air creating just a whisper of audible (听觉的) disturbance. They hope to make use of the findings to reduce the noise generated by aircraft wings, fans and wind turbine blades (涡轮机叶片).
Extensive progress has been made including developing innovations that have reduced noise from a wind turbine by as much as ten decibels (分贝), the difference between passing car and a passing truck, according to the authors of the study, Justin Jaworski and Nigel Peake.
However, in the study, published in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, they conclude that “the primary barrier to the design of owl-inspired technologies remains the lack of understanding of the essential physics of silent owl flight”. The slight swoosh (嗖) made by an incoming barn owl is below the reach of human hearing until the bird is just under one metre away, laboratory measurements have shown.
In 1934, Robert Rule Graham, a British bird enthusiast and pilot, noted three structural aspects of owl wings that may help to explain their quiet approach: an unusual “comb” structure projecting from the wing’s leading edge, a soft layer of downy feathers that covers most of the wing and a ragged fringe (外围) of feathers that line the trailing wing edge. His theory is widely cited (引用).
Some researchers found that many larger owl species, such as the barn owl, can continuously track their prey in flight by hearing alone, meaning that any aerodynamic noise does not interfere with their tracking ability. When an aeroplane lands, much of the noise comes not from its engines but from the flow of air rushing around it. The ragged, feathered fringes of the owl’s wings may help to reduce the noise.
8. What is the purpose of the researchers’ study on owls
A. To understand the flying techniques of owls.
B. To increase the flying speed of aircraft.
C. To help hunters catch their preys with ease.
D. To put the secret of owls’ quiet flight to use.
9. The underlined part in paragraph 3 is used to ______.
A. compare the noise of cars with that of trucks
B. illustrate the great achievements of the research
C. show the striking difference between trucks and cars
D. explain there is still a long way to go in reducing noise
10. What is the major difficulty in designing owl-inspired technologies
A. Lacking the source of inspiration.
B. Limited sense of hearing of human beings.
C. Failing to understand how owls fly silently.
D. Blindness to the structure of owls’ wings.
11. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Owls don’t move their wings when hunting for their prey.
B. The flying barn owl can follow their prey just by hearing.
C. Much of the plane’s noise comes from its engines when landing.
D. The feathered fringes of the owl’s wings generate the flow of air.
D
Most people have probably run into this problem. When you’re traveling, you want to take a photo to capture a moment, but you’re alone or your friend is a poor photographer. Now with the help of social media platforms, a “travel-along photographer” can take this worry off your list.
A travel-along photographer is like a travel companion who takes photos for you for an hour or two while accompanying you to the destination of your choice. Due to this year’s travel boom and social media, such photographers have grown in popularity.
“With social media platforms, every photographer can advertise for themselves and be seen,” said Shi Xinqi, a 22-year-old part-time photographer from Xiamen, Fujian province. In the past month, Shi has photographed over 30 clients. Rui Changchang, 27, agrees. Social media platforms help him be seen and find what he has been looking for over the years.
Rui used to be a fashion photographer for celebrities, but he didn’t feel the fundamental joy that he thought photography should create. From the lighting and clothing to the professional models, everything was from an assembly line. Now, he’s a full-time photographer who spends most of his time at Universal Studios in Beijing. “It’s very fascinating to help complete strangers become comfortable in front of the camera and capture a joyful moment for them.” Rui believes that capturing connections between people is what makes photos so touching.
But this is not a one-way service. When photographers capture these moments for their customers, they also learn something about themselves. “Most of my customers are women. I often describe them as the ‘beauty and power of women’,” said Shi, relating one experience with a customer in her 30s. Shi asked her if she had any regrets in her life—to which she replied that she had none. “That woman was so confident and determined. She helped relieve my anxiety about aging.” said Shi.
However, this booming industry also has a dark side. For travel-along photographers, there are no industry standards or measures to ensure the rights of all parties. Even though the photographers are from the same city, their pricing is dramatically different.
12. What does a travel-along photographer mainly do
A. Run social media platforms. B. Take worries off a traveler’s list.
C. Take pictures of a traveler along the way. D. Accompany a traveler to the destination.
13. How is paragraph 4 developed
A. By drawing conclusions. B. By giving a definition.
C. By listing examples. D. By making a contrast.
14. What does paragraph 5 intend to tell us
A. The services offered by the photographers. B. The benefits enjoyed by the photographers.
C. The moments captured by camera. D. The communication promoted by customers
15. What is the author’s attitude towards the industry
A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Negative.
第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Practice Gratitude (感激) in Your Daily Life
Gratitude is a positive emotion. Learning how to practice it is an effort to remind yourself of the good in life and to show an internal appreciation for yourself and others. ___16___. Whichever exercise you do, it’s vital to remember the elements of gratitude: the awareness of the good things, expressing gratitude to yourself and giving thanks to people you’re grateful for.
Create a gratitude list. The intense stress of life can get you so caught up that we may fail to recognize the positive events or interactions we encounter on a daily basis. ___17___. It can also help you picture the biggest and smallest moments that make your day.
___18___. Expressing your gratitude to those you’re grateful for strengthens your relationship with them. Plus, bonding with family and friends is a simple act that can help you feel gratitude for these relationships. Sharing kindness will make you feel happier and healthier. In turn, those benefits get passed along to those you most care about.
Make a gratitude jar (罐). Make the jar fun and personable by decorating it and placing it where you can always see it. Every day, write down what you’re grateful for on a slip of paper and put it in the jar. ___19___. Whenever there’s a moment of doubt or sadness, return to the jar and read a few notes to remind yourself of who and what is good in your life.
In conclusion, engaging in daily gratitude exercises can make a great difference. Showing gratitude helps you connect with positive emotions, focus on acknowledging the good, and shift your focus to positive aspects of life. ___20___.
A. Share your gratitude with others
B. Seek out opportunities to help others
C. There are several gratitude activities and exercises
D. As you fill it, it serves as a good reminder of good times
E. It is better to keep track of whatever happens in your life
F. You’ll also harvest the greatest rewards when it becomes a habit
G. Writing down the positive moments helps put life into a better perspective
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last week I was driving home from a funeral (葬礼) for my 21-year-old nephew. In a state of ____21____, I decided to stop at a store. I ____22____, ran inside and spent 45 minutes looking, trying to ____23____ the day off.
When I went to the ____24____, I found my wallet gone! Running out to my car, I kept ____25____ where it was. My heart ____26____ as I saw the door of my car open and things lying all over the ground. My car had been ____27____! Did I leave the door unlocked
As I got closer, I saw a tall man standing there. I got ____28____ as no one was around. The man asked if this was my car and I said, “Yes!” He explained that he’d been in his car, ____29____ me, and that when I closed my car door, the _____30_____ had got in the way, so it didn’t close.
He’d got out to _____31_____ it for me when he saw my wallet and a credit card lying on the ground. He had stood there this whole time _____32_____ it, making sure no one took anything.
For 45 minutes this man had just stood there, for me, a _____33_____! If he were not such an angel, the mistake could have _____34_____ my whole life as my driver’s license, some money, credit cards, my ATM card were all there.
I thanked him 100 times and told him he was my angel. He smiled and said, “Just _____35_____ it on to others.”
21. A. calmness B. sorrow C. worry D. anger
22. A. parked B. attempted C. sought D. wept
23. A. turn B. waste C. dream D. shake
24. A. store B. checkout C. estate D. entrance
25. A. doubting B. remembering C. wondering D. exploring
26. A. sank B. softened C. hardened D. warmed
27. A. torn up B. tracked down C. taken in D. broken into
28. A. moved B. scared C. delighted D. annoyed
29. A. with B. against C. beyond D. opposite
30. A. seatbelt B. mood C. wheel D. accident
31. A. lock B. check C. close D. watch
32. A. examining B. picking C. guarding D. gathering
33. A. driver B. friend C. consumer D. stranger
34. A. ruined B. transformed C. saved D. spared
35. A. push B. pass C. switch D. take
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The heritage hidden in shadows
Have you ever experienced a shadow play (皮影戏) In ancient China, it ____36____ (feature) numerous and vivid characters, underwent rapid transformations in the blink of an eye, and even included special effects, music and performances, without using computers.
Merely ____37____ (rely) on hands, the ancient Chinese art of shadow play is a tradition with a history that ____38____ (date) back 2,000 years, and it’s also a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity recognized by UNESCO.
Dang, ____39____ identity is the fifth-generation inheritor of Wang’s Shadow, a family troupe (剧团) in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, is famous for making shadow puppets off ____40____ beaten track. Not only does he ____41____ (skillful) combine the traditional with the contemporary in his creations, he also pioneers approaches ____42____ enhancing the presentation and ____43____ (preserve) of this cultural heritage.
During the China-Central Asia Summit in May, Dang and his team used the puppets to illustrate female heroes from films, along with many colorful scenes and maps introducing the countries ____44____ (involve) in the Belt and Road Initiative. “We aim to demonstrate the excellence of our traditional culture, _____45_____ its ability to produce remarkable creations. Once people are aware that shadow puppets can be cool, their natural desire will be to participate,” Dang says.
第四部分 课本基础知识运用(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
用本学期所学语段中原词填空。
With technologies first researched and developed for space ____46____, we can solve some of the big problems facing mankind, making our lives safer and easier. One of these is earthquake shock absorbers. Shock absorbers ______47______ applied to the space shuttle launch have also been set up in the cities with a high ____48____ of earthquakes in order to protect buildings and save lives. Some technologies need ____49____ research to better solve real-life problems. For example, liquid hydrogen is a clean ____50____ energy source that is used widely as rocket fuel, and it is ____51____ that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be mass-produced and ____52____ in the near future. These scientific and technological ____53____ can provide benefits to societies on the Earth in many areas ____54____ health, energy and information technology. This should be a strong ____55____ for continuing to explore space.
第五部分课外阅读(满分5分)
请将小说《双城记》中的故事情节按照因果关系进行匹配。
Causes ______76. Madame Defarge kept knitting. ______77. Gspard’s son died under Evremonde’s carriage. ______78. Charles Darney revealed his true identity to Doctor Manette. ______79. Monsieur Defarge produced Doctor Manette’s letter in court. ______80. Sydney Carton threatened to report Barsad for being an English spy. Effects A He got the chance to visit and save Charles. B. Doctor Manette sank back into his old cell life for nine days. C. He was thrown a gold coin for that. D. The kill list grew longer. E. Charles was sentenced to death.
第六部分写作(满分25分)
56. 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。
It was almost nine o’clock and Sydney returned to Tellson’s Bank to see Mr. Lorry. Monsieur Manette, however, hadn’t returned from his visits. Mr. Lorry was worried. When he did return, his face told them that he had failed to find someone to save Charles. “Where are my bench and my work tools ” he asked. “I must finish those shoes!”
Their heart sank. “The last hope is gone!” said Mr. Lorry shaking his head sadly. “Yes, the last hope is gone,” said Sydney. Then he took a piece of paper from his pocket. It was his Leave Pass, with “Sydney Carton” on it. He gave it to Mr. Lorry, and asked him to keep it for him until the next day because he didn’t want to take it into the prison when visiting Charles. Then he looked in Monsieur Manette’s pockets and found his Leave Pass with his name and the names of Lucie and little Lucie on it.
“Look after these, too,” he said. “They are in great danger. Madame Defarge is going to have them all arrested, probably the day after tomorrow. You must have your horses and carriage ready at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Lucie and her father must be sitting in the carriage, and so must you. As soon as I arrive, take me into the carriage and drive off. This is very, very important. We must save them!”
On the next day afternoon, Charles Darnay sat alone in his cell, writing a long letter to Lucie and others to her father and Mr. Lorry. Then he lay down to sleep. He woke early, so he got up and walked up and down in his cell. The guard had told him that he would die at three o’clock. Just after the clock had struck one o’clock, Charles heard footsteps approaching. Then the key turned in the lock, and the door opened. He heard the guard Barsad say, “Go in quickly, and do what you have to do. I will wait here.” The person who entered the room with some hidden chemicals was Sydney Carton, who smiled and put a finger on his lips. Was this really happening
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Of all the people in the world that I might have expected to see here, you are the last,” whispered Charles.
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Now Charles, looking really like the usual Sydney, heard him say, “Quickly! Take this pen and paper, and write down what I tell you.”
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________2023—2024学年度第一学期高二年级期末调研测试
英语试题
注意事项：
1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号、座位号填写在答题卡上。
2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B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，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上指定位置，在其他位置作答一律无效。
3. 本卷满分为150分，考试时间为120分钟。考试结束后，将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the weather like
A. Hot. B. Cold. C. Cool.
2. What time will the meeting start
A. At 2:00 p.m. B. At 2:30 p.m. C. At 3:00 p.m.
3. What will the woman probably do next
A. Give the man a special gift.
B. Show some delicious food to the man.
C. Watch an interesting dance with the man.
4. What does the man think about the café
A. The food is poor. B. The place is far away. C. The price is too high.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. How to win a game.
B. Why to go to a sporting event.
C. When to cheer for their favorite team.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What are the speakers probably doing
A. Making plans for dinner.
B. Having a friendly small talk.
C. Discussing plants on their farm.
7. Where will the speakers probably go next
A. To the man’s office. B. To their homes. C. To a garden.
听第7段材料， 回答第8至 10题。
8. When did the man arrive
A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening.
9. Who is the man probably
A. A guide. B. A teacher. C. A businessman.
10. How does the man feel
A. Eager. B. Worried. C. Bored.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Husband and wife. B. Father and daughter. C. Brother and sister.
12. What do we know about the woman
A. She has two babies.
B. She enjoys her current life.
C. She goes to the bar every evening.
13. What does the woman want to do
A. Live in a lively place.
B. Move to a bigger house.
C. Find a full-time job.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the man using now to buy shoes
A. The company’s computer. B. His personal computer. C. His phone.
15. Where are the speakers probably
A. At a shop. B. At home. C. At office.
16. What is the main reason for the man’s shopping online
A. Convenience. B. More choices. C. Cheaper products.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What can people hear at the Elizabeth Tower
A. The sound of bells. B. The songs of birds. C. The noise of trains.
18. Where is Shakespeare’s Globe located
A. At the Queen’s house. B. By a river. C. On a bridge.
19. What is the Tube
A. The bus. B. The theater. C. The subway.
20. What food does the speaker suggest trying in London
A. American foo D. B. British food. C. Indian food.
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)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Guernsey International Poetry Competition — Poems on the Move
Your poem could be on show in 2024. Winning entries are displayed in two stages: 21 bus poems will be chosen and the top 9 of these will take part in a second, larger exhibition, first at Guernsey Airport, then all over the island.
How to enter
·Online by completing the online entry form and payment, at www..
·By email: PotM@ .
·By post: Poems on the Move 2024, Guernsey Literary Festival, PO Box 174, St. Peter Port, Guernsey, Channel Islands, UK,GY1 3LG.
Fees
·Entries are 4 per poem or 3 poems for 10.
·Fees are not refundable.
·Young People’s Poetry: Aged 11-17, entries FREE
Rules
·Entries must be no longer than 14 lines and must be typed and fit on a single A4 page.
·Please do not write your name or age on the same sheet as your poems.
·Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems.
·Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition.
·Closing date for receipt of entries: February15 2024
The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organizing the competition. Winners will be contacted by March 5, 2024. Winning poems will be shown on Guernsey buses, and 9 of these poems will become part of the Poems on the Move exhibition, for no less than six months.
1. What should entrants do
A. Show their poems on the bus. B. Deliver their poems in person.
C. Start entering after February 15, 2024. D. Have the poems typed as requested.
2. What is expected of the entries
A. They should be original.
B. They must be over 14 lines.
C. They should be around two pages long.
D. They must be published works on any site.
3. Who is not entitled to the prize
A. A young man aged 16. B. A poet involved in the competition.
C. A writer organizing the competition. D. A teacher writing a poem.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了格恩西岛国际诗歌比赛的相关信息。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由Rules中“·Entries must be no longer than 14 lines and must be typed and fit on a single A4 page. ( 参赛作品不得超过14行，且必须打印并放在一张A4纸上)”，“·Please do not write your name or age on the same sheet as your poems. ( 请不要把你的名字或年龄写在诗的同一张纸上)”和“·Enter each poem on a separate page and enclose another separate sheet with your name, address, telephone number, email address, plus the title(s) of your poems. ( 在单独的页面上输入每首诗，并附上另一张单独的表格，其中包含您的姓名、地址、电话号码、电子邮件地址以及诗的标题)”可知，参赛者应该按要求把诗打印出来。故选D项。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。由Rules中“·Entries must be entirely the work of the entrant and must never have been published, self-published, published on any public website or broadcast, nor winning or placed in any other competition. ( 参赛作品必须完全是参赛者的作品，不得发表、自行发表、在任何公共网站或广播上发表，也不得在任何其他比赛中获胜或参赛)”可知，参赛作品必须完全是参赛者的作品，不能是已经发表过或参过赛的作品，可得出参赛作品应该是原创的。故选A项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。由最后一段中“The prize is open to anyone except those involved in organizing the competition. (该奖项对任何人开放，参与组织比赛的人除外)”可知，参与组织比赛的人无权获奖，即组织比赛的作家无权获奖。故选C项。
B
Visitors won’t find many straight rows in the organic garden at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, California. Sometimes the beds look like hearts, eyes, question marks or a rainbow. And then there’s the lovely drainage ditch (水沟), called the “Middle River,” which laughing, muddy students carved right down the center of their one-acre land.
As he looks around, Kelsey Siegel, the young teacher in charge of the garden, can’t help but smile. “So many of the youth we work with have grown up in front of TV and video games; they haven’t really had this experience of playing in the mud and water,” he notes. The schoolyard farm “fills in something that’s missing in their lives.”
Before they planted their garden five years ago with the help of highly-praised chef Alice Waters, few of the students at this multicultural Northern California school had even tasted vine-ripened (藤熟的) tomatoes, let alone raised them seedlings. Teachers worried that some children weren’t eating enough fresh fruits and vegetables at home, and the school wasn’t much help either: Like many state campuses, King replaced its hot-meal cafeteria years ago with a more cost-effective outdoor “snack-shack (小吃棚).”
For Waters, the founder of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse restaurant, the thought of children having to rely on such reheated junk — right in her own backyard — was too much to stomach. The small, visionary (有远见卓识的) woman is widely regarded as the Julia Child of organic cuisine in America, the person who’s taught millions the joy of cooking simple dishes with locally grown, chemical-free produce. Waters remembers poking (戳) at mystery food in her school cafeteria as a kid. But today, she says, the spread of vending machines and fast food in America’s schools has become downright evil. “What is it, one in three kids is overweight now It’s just horrifying,” she sighs, drinking mineral water at a quiet table downstairs in her hugely popular restaurant, about a mile from the King campus “I don’t know what has to happen before we wake up.”
4. What does paragraph 1 highlight
A. Students’ creativity in farming the schoolyard.
B. Students’ knowledge of building the schoolyard.
C. The strange look of the organic garden.
D. The nice environment of the organic garden.
5. The garden has a(n)______ impact on students.
A. unnoticeable B. predictable C. modest D. far-reaching
6. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Waters preferred fast-food to her school’s mystery food.
B. Waters is indifferent to what is happening to children.
C. Waters has taught people to grow organic plants.
D. Waters is deeply concerned about students’ diet and health.
7. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Field of dreams B. Garden of pleasure
C. Junk-free restaurant D. Cost-effective campus
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，在备受赞誉的厨师Alice Waters的帮助下，加利福尼亚州伯克利市马丁·路德·金中学的学生们创造了一个有机花园，在里面，学生们按照自己心意设计自己的种植床形状，开心种植，经历在泥里和水里玩耍的快乐，吃到自己种的健康的食物。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段中“Visitors won’t find many straight rows in the organic garden at Martin Luther King Middle School in Berkeley, California. Sometimes the beds look like hearts, eyes, question marks or a rainbow. And then there’s the lovely drainage ditch (水沟), called the “Middle River,”(在加利福尼亚州伯克利市马丁·路德·金中学的有机花园里，游客们不会发现很多直排的植物。有时种植床看起来像心形、眼睛、问号或彩虹。然后是一条可爱的排水沟，被称为“中河”)”可知，加利福尼亚州伯克利市马丁·路德·金中学的有机花园里，学生们的种植床不是传统的直排，而是被学生们设计成心形、眼睛、问号或彩虹等形状，连排水沟都很可爱，可得出第一段强调了有机花园的奇特外观。故选C项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。由第二段中““So many of the youth we work with have grown up in front of TV and video games; they haven’t really had this experience of playing in the mud and water,” he notes. The schoolyard farm “fills in something that’s missing in their lives.”(他指出：“与我们一起工作的许多年轻人都是在电视和电子游戏面前长大的；他们并没有真正经历过在泥里和水里玩耍的经历。”校园农场“填补了他们生活中缺失的东西。”)”可知，有机花园让学生们体验了在泥里和水里玩耍的快乐，在结合第三段中“Before they planted their garden five years ago with the help of highly-praised chef Alice Waters, few of the students at this multicultural Northern California school had even tasted vine-ripened (藤熟的) tomatoes, let alone raised them seedlings. (五年前，在备受赞誉的厨师Alice Waters的帮助下种植花园之前，这所多元文化的北加州学校的学生中很少有人品尝过藤熟的西红柿，更不用说给它们育苗了)”可知，有机花园让学生们品尝到了藤熟的西红柿，学生们还学会了育苗，可得出有机花园对学生们产生了深远的（far-reaching）影响。故选D项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。由最后一段中“For Waters, the founder of Berkeley’s Chez Panisse restaurant, the thought of children having to rely on such reheated junk — right in her own backyard — was too much to stomach. (对于伯克利Chez Panisse餐厅的创始人Waters来说，一想到孩子们不得不在自家后院吃这种重新加热的垃圾，她就难以忍受)”，“But today, she says, the spread of vending machines and fast food in America’s schools has become downright evil. “What is it, one in three kids is overweight now It’s just horrifying,” she sighs (但今天，她说，自动售货机和快餐在美国学校的传播已经变成了彻头彻尾的邪恶。“怎么了，现在三分之一的孩子超重了？太可怕了，”她叹了口气)”和“I don’t know what has to happen before we wake up. (我不知道在我们醒来之前会发生什么。”)”可知，Waters认为自动售货机和快餐是不好的东西，让学生们超重，她不能忍受学生们在自家后院吃这种重新加热的垃圾，她很忧虑，可得出Waters非常关心学生的饮食和健康。故选D项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文可知，文章讲述了，在备受赞誉的厨师Alice Waters的帮助下，加利福尼亚州伯克利市马丁·路德·金中学的学生们创造了一个有机花园，在里面，学生们按照自己心意设计自己的种植床形状，开心种植，经历在泥里和水里玩耍的快乐，吃到自己种的健康的食物，内容有关“种地”，A项“梦想的田野（Field of dreams）”符合文意。故选A项。
C
By flying in silence, the owl (猫头鹰) holds a deadly advantage over its prey (猎物), which is thought to have no idea of its hunter’s approach until its final moments.
Researchers have spent more than 80 years trying to solve the mystery of how owls, unique among birds, slice through the air creating just a whisper of audible (听觉的) disturbance. They hope to make use of the findings to reduce the noise generated by aircraft wings, fans and wind turbine blades (涡轮机叶片).
Extensive progress has been made, including developing innovations that have reduced noise from a wind turbine by as much as ten decibels (分贝), the difference between passing car and a passing truck, according to the authors of the study, Justin Jaworski and Nigel Peake.
However, in the study, published in the Annual Review of Fluid Mechanics, they conclude that “the primary barrier to the design of owl-inspired technologies remains the lack of understanding of the essential physics of silent owl flight”. The slight swoosh (嗖) made by an incoming barn owl is below the reach of human hearing until the bird is just under one metre away, laboratory measurements have shown.
In 1934, Robert Rule Graham, a British bird enthusiast and pilot, noted three structural aspects of owl wings that may help to explain their quiet approach: an unusual “comb” structure projecting from the wing’s leading edge, a soft layer of downy feathers that covers most of the wing and a ragged fringe (外围) of feathers that line the trailing wing edge. His theory is widely cited (引用).
Some researchers found that many larger owl species, such as the barn owl, can continuously track their prey in flight by hearing alone, meaning that any aerodynamic noise does not interfere with their tracking ability. When an aeroplane lands, much of the noise comes not from its engines but from the flow of air rushing around it. The ragged, feathered fringes of the owl’s wings may help to reduce the noise.
8. What is the purpose of the researchers’ study on owls
A. To understand the flying techniques of owls.
B. To increase the flying speed of aircraft.
C. To help hunters catch their preys with ease.
D. To put the secret of owls’ quiet flight to use.
9. The underlined part in paragraph 3 is used to ______.
A. compare the noise of cars with that of trucks
B. illustrate the great achievements of the research
C. show the striking difference between trucks and cars
D. explain there is still a long way to go in reducing noise
10. What is the major difficulty in designing owl-inspired technologies
A. Lacking the source of inspiration.
B. Limited sense of hearing of human beings.
C. Failing to understand how owls fly silently.
D. Blindness to the structure of owls’ wings.
11. What can we learn from the last paragraph
A. Owls don’t move their wings when hunting for their prey.
B. The flying barn owl can follow their prey just by hearing.
C. Much of the plane’s noise comes from its engines when landing.
D. The feathered fringes of the owl’s wings generate the flow of air.
【答案】8. D 9. A 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了，研究人员花了80多年的时间试图解开猫头鹰是如何在空中沉默飞行的谜团，研究已经取得了广泛的进展，降低飞机飞行时产生的噪音。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。由第一段“By flying in silence, the owl (猫头鹰) holds a deadly advantage over its prey (猎物), which is thought to have no idea of its hunter’s approach until its final moments. (猫头鹰在沉默中飞行，比猎物拥有致命的优势，而猎物被认为在最后时刻才知道捕食者的接近)”和第二段“Researchers have spent more than 80 years trying to solve the mystery of how owls, unique among birds, slice through the air creating just a whisper of audible (听觉的) disturbance. They hope to make use of the findings to reduce the noise generated by aircraft wings, fans and wind turbine blades (涡轮机叶片). (研究人员花了80多年的时间试图解开猫头鹰是如何在空中飞行的谜团的，猫头鹰是鸟类中独一无二的，它只会产生一种轻微的声音干扰。他们希望利用这些发现来减少机翼、风扇和风力涡轮机叶片产生的噪音)”可知，研究人员花了80多年的时间试图解开猫头鹰是如何在空中沉默飞行的谜团，是为了利用猫头鹰安静飞行的秘密，去减少机翼、风扇和风力涡轮机叶片产生的噪音。故选D项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。由第三段“Extensive progress has been made, including developing innovations that have reduced noise from a wind turbine by as much as ten decibels (分贝), the difference between passing car and a passing truck, according to the authors of the study, Justin Jaworski and Nigel Peake. (该研究的作者贾斯汀·贾沃斯基和奈杰尔·皮克表示，已经取得了广泛的进展，包括开发创新技术，将风力涡轮机的噪音降低了10分贝，这是过往汽车和过往卡车之间的差异)”可知，使用开发创新技术能将风力涡轮机的噪音降低10分贝，作者用过往汽车和过往卡车作比较，表明这降低的10分贝，其实是过往卡车产生的噪音和过往汽车产生的噪音之间的差额，可得出划线部分用于比较汽车和卡车的噪音。故选A项。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。由第四段中“the primary barrier to the design of owl-inspired technologies remains the lack of understanding of the essential physics of silent owl flight (猫头鹰启发技术设计的主要障碍仍然是对猫头鹰无声飞行的基本物理缺乏了解)”可知，设计猫头鹰启发技术的主要困难是不明白猫头鹰是如何安静地飞翔的。故选C项。
【11题详解】
细节理解题。由最后一段中“Some researchers found that many larger owl species, such as the barn owl, can continuously track their prey in flight by hearing alone, meaning that any aerodynamic noise does not interfere with their tracking ability. (一些研究人员发现，许多体型较大的猫头鹰物种，如仓鸮，可以通过单独的听觉持续跟踪飞行中的猎物，这意味着任何空气动力学噪音都不会干扰它们的跟踪能力)”可知，飞行中的仓鸮只需听觉就可以跟随猎物。故选B项。
D
Most people have probably run into this problem. When you’re traveling, you want to take a photo to capture a moment, but you’re alone or your friend is a poor photographer. Now with the help of social media platforms, a “travel-along photographer” can take this worry off your list.
A travel-along photographer is like a travel companion who takes photos for you for an hour or two while accompanying you to the destination of your choice. Due to this year’s travel boom and social media, such photographers have grown in popularity.
“With social media platforms, every photographer can advertise for themselves and be seen,” said Shi Xinqi, a 22-year-old part-time photographer from Xiamen, Fujian province. In the past month, Shi has photographed over 30 clients. Rui Changchang, 27, agrees. Social media platforms help him be seen and find what he has been looking for over the years.
Rui used to be a fashion photographer for celebrities, but he didn’t feel the fundamental joy that he thought photography should create. From the lighting and clothing to the professional models, everything was from an assembly line. Now, he’s a full-time photographer who spends most of his time at Universal Studios in Beijing. “It’s very fascinating to help complete strangers become comfortable in front of the camera and capture a joyful moment for them.” Rui believes that capturing connections between people is what makes photos so touching.
But this is not a one-way service. When photographers capture these moments for their customers, they also learn something about themselves. “Most of my customers are women. I often describe them as the ‘beauty and power of women’,” said Shi, relating one experience with a customer in her 30s. Shi asked her if she had any regrets in her life—to which she replied that she had none. “That woman was so confident and determined. She helped relieve my anxiety about aging.” said Shi.
However, this booming industry also has a dark side. For travel-along photographers, there are no industry standards or measures to ensure the rights of all parties. Even though the photographers are from the same city, their pricing is dramatically different.
12. What does a travel-along photographer mainly do
A. Run social media platforms. B. Take worries off a traveler’s list.
C. Take pictures of a traveler along the way. D. Accompany a traveler to the destination.
13. How is paragraph 4 developed
A. By drawing conclusions. B. By giving a definition.
C. By listing examples. D. By making a contrast.
14. What does paragraph 5 intend to tell us
A. The services offered by the photographers. B. The benefits enjoyed by the photographers.
C. The moments captured by camera. D. The communication promoted by customers
15. What is the author’s attitude towards the industry
A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Indifferent. D. Negative.
【答案】12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了摄影行业正在蓬勃发展，介绍了不同类型的摄影师以及这个行业仍然存在的问题。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“A travel-along photographer is like a travel companion who takes photos for you for an hour or two while accompanying you to the destination of your choice.(旅行摄影师就像一个旅行伴侣，在陪伴你到你选择的目的地时，为你拍摄一两个小时的照片)”可知，旅行摄影师主要沿途给旅行者拍照。故选C。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Rui used to be a fashion photographer for celebrities, but he didn’t feel the fundamental joy that he thought photography should create. From the lighting and clothing to the professional models, everything was from an assembly line. Now, he’s a full-time photographer who spends most of his time at Universal Studios in Beijing. “It’s very fascinating to help complete strangers become comfortable in front of the camera and capture a joyful moment for them.” Rui believes that capturing connections between people is what makes photos so touching.(芮曾经是名人的时尚摄影师，但他没有感受到他认为摄影应该创造的根本快乐。从灯光和服装到专业模特，一切都来自流水线。现在，他是一名全职摄影师，大部分时间都在北京的环球影城工作。“帮助完全陌生的人在镜头前变得舒适，并为他们捕捉快乐的时刻，这是非常有趣的。”芮认为，捕捉人与人之间的联系是照片如此动人的原因)”可推知，第四段主要对比了Rui过去和现在从事摄影的不同，即通过对比展开。故选D。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“But this is not a one-way service. When photographers capture these moments for their customers, they also learn something about themselves. “Most of my customers are women. I often describe them as the ‘beauty and power of women’,” said Shi, relating one experience with a customer in her 30s. Shi asked her if she had any regrets in her life—to which she replied that she had none. “That woman was so confident and determined. She helped relieve my anxiety about aging.” said Shi.(但这不是单向服务。当摄影师为他们的顾客捕捉这些瞬间时，他们也对自己有所了解。“我的大多数顾客都是女性。我经常用‘女性的美丽和力量’来形容她们，”她讲述了一位30多岁的顾客的经历。他问她一生中是否有什么遗憾，她回答说没有。“那个女人是如此自信和坚定。她帮我减轻了对衰老的焦虑。”他说)”可推知，第5段想告诉我们摄影师享受的好处。故选B。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Now with the help of social media platforms, a “travel-along photographer” can take this worry off your list.(现在，在社交媒体平台的帮助下，一名“旅行摄影师”可以帮你消除这种担忧)”以及最后一段“However, this booming industry also has a dark side. For travel-along photographers, there are no industry standards or measures to ensure the rights of all parties. Even though the photographers are from the same city, their pricing is dramatically different.(然而，这个蓬勃发展的行业也有黑暗的一面。对于旅行摄影师来说，没有行业标准或措施来确保各方的权利。尽管摄影师来自同一个城市，但他们的定价却大不相同)”可推知，作者提到了摄影师可以消除担忧，但也提到了其中存在的黑暗一面，即作者对这个行业的态度是客观的。故选B。
第二节(共5小题：每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Practice Gratitude (感激) in Your Daily Life
Gratitude is a positive emotion. Learning how to practice it is an effort to remind yourself of the good in life and to show an internal appreciation for yourself and others. ___16___. Whichever exercise you do, it’s vital to remember the elements of gratitude: the awareness of the good things, expressing gratitude to yourself and giving thanks to people you’re grateful for.
Create a gratitude list. The intense stress of life can get you so caught up that we may fail to recognize the positive events or interactions we encounter on a daily basis. ___17___. It can also help you picture the biggest and smallest moments that make your day.
___18___. Expressing your gratitude to those you’re grateful for strengthens your relationship with them. Plus, bonding with family and friends is a simple act that can help you feel gratitude for these relationships. Sharing kindness will make you feel happier and healthier. In turn, those benefits get passed along to those you most care about.
Make a gratitude jar (罐). Make the jar fun and personable by decorating it and placing it where you can always see it. Every day, write down what you’re grateful for on a slip of paper and put it in the jar. ___19___. Whenever there’s a moment of doubt or sadness, return to the jar and read a few notes to remind yourself of who and what is good in your life.
In conclusion, engaging in daily gratitude exercises can make a great difference. Showing gratitude helps you connect with positive emotions, focus on acknowledging the good, and shift your focus to positive aspects of life. ___20___.
A. Share your gratitude with others
B. Seek out opportunities to help others
C. There are several gratitude activities and exercises
D. As you fill it, it serves as a good reminder of good times
E. It is better to keep track of whatever happens in your life
F. You’ll also harvest the greatest rewards when it becomes a habit
G. Writing down the positive moments helps put life into a better perspective
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. A 19. D 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何在日常生活中实施感恩。
【16题详解】
由上文“Gratitude is a positive emotion. Learning how to practice it is an effort to remind yourself of the good in life and to show an internal appreciation for yourself and others. (感恩是一种积极的情感。学习如何实施感恩是提醒自己生活中的美好，并对自己和他人表现出内在的感激之情的一种努力)”可知作者认为感恩是一种积极的情感，有其好处，我们需要学会如何实施感恩，再结合标题“How to Practice Gratitude (感激) in Your Daily Life (如何在日常生活中实施感恩)”和下文“Whichever exercise you do, it’s vital to remember the elements of gratitude: the awareness of the good things, expressing gratitude to yourself and giving thanks to people you’re grateful for. (无论你做什么练习，都必须记住感恩的要素：对美好事物的意识，对自己表达感激之情，以及对你感激的人表示感谢)”及下文讲实施感恩的策略可知，作者应该在该空讲有方法能帮助人实施感恩，C选项“有一些感恩活动和练习”切合语境。故选C项。
【17题详解】
由小标题“Create a gratitude list. (创建一个感恩清单)”可知作者建议通过写感恩清单来实施感恩，下文“It can also help you picture the biggest and smallest moments that make your day. (它还可以帮助你描绘一天中最重要和最微小的时刻)”讲写感恩清单的另一好处，结合下文中“also”可知该空应该讲写感恩清单的第一个好处，G选项“写下积极的时刻有助于更好地看待生活”切合语境，选项中“the positive moments”呼应上文“The intense stress of life can get you so caught up that we may fail to recognize the positive events or interactions we encounter on a daily basis. (生活中的巨大压力会让你陷入困境，以至于我们可能无法识别我们每天遇到的积极事件或互动)”中的“the positive events or interactions”。故选G项。
【18题详解】
该空选取小标题，需总结下文，由下文“Expressing your gratitude to those you’re grateful for strengthens your relationship with them. Plus, bonding with family and friends is a simple act that can help you feel gratitude for these relationships. Sharing kindness will make you feel happier and healthier. (向那些你感激的人表达你的感激之情可以加强你与他们的关系。此外，与家人和朋友建立联系是一种简单的行为，可以帮助你对这些关系感到感激。分享善意会让你感到更快乐、更健康)”可知，作者建议通过向他人表达你的感激之情来实施感激，A选项“与他人分享你的感激之情”切合语境。故选A项。
【19题详解】
由上文“Make a gratitude jar (罐). Make the jar fun and personable by decorating it and placing it where you can always see it. Every day, write down what you’re grateful for on a slip of paper and put it in the jar. (做一个感恩的罐子。把罐子装饰好，放在你能看到的地方，让它变得有趣和有风度。每天，把你感激的东西写在一张纸上，然后放进罐子里)”可知，作者建议通过制作一个放感激字条的感恩罐子来实施感激，该空应该讲这样做的好处（才能说服读者认同这个方法的作用），D选项“当你填满它时，它能很好地提醒你美好的时光”切合语境，选项中“it”指代上文中的“a gratitude jar”。故选D项。
【20题详解】
由上文“In conclusion, engaging in daily gratitude exercises can make a great difference. Showing gratitude helps you connect with positive emotions, focus on acknowledging the good, and shift your focus to positive aspects of life. (总之，每天进行感恩练习会有很大的不同。表达感激之情有助于你与积极的情绪建立联系，专注于承认美好，并将注意力转移到生活的积极方面)”可知，本段是总结段落，作者再次强调了实施感恩练习的诸多好处，该空是全文尾句，应起到总结全文的作用，再结合全文讲日常生活中有关练习感恩的策略可知，作者应在该空呼吁读者要在生活中一直实施感恩，使其成为习惯，F选项“当它成为一种习惯时，你也会收获最大的回报”切合语境。故选F项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Last week I was driving home from a funeral (葬礼) for my 21-year-old nephew. In a state of ____21____ I decided to stop at a store. I ____22____, ran inside and spent 45 minutes looking, trying to ____23____ the day off.
When I went to the ____24____, I found my wallet gone! Running out to my car, I kept ____25____ where it was. My heart ____26____ as I saw the door of my car open and things lying all over the ground. My car had been ____27____! Did I leave the door unlocked
As I got closer, I saw a tall man standing there. I got ____28____ as no one was around. The man asked if this was my car and I said, “Yes!” He explained that he’d been in his car, ____29____ me, and that when I closed my car door, the _____30_____ had got in the way, so it didn’t close.
He’d got out to _____31_____ it for me when he saw my wallet and a credit card lying on the ground. He had stood there this whole time _____32_____ it, making sure no one took anything.
For 45 minutes this man had just stood there, for me, a _____33_____! If he were not such an angel, the mistake could have _____34_____ my whole life as my driver’s license, some money, credit cards, my ATM card were all there.
I thanked him 100 times and told him he was my angel. He smiled and said, “Just _____35_____ it on to others.”
21. A. calmness B. sorrow C. worry D. anger
22. A. parked B. attempted C. sought D. wept
23. A. turn B. waste C. dream D. shake
24. A. store B. checkout C. estate D. entrance
25. A. doubting B. remembering C. wondering D. exploring
26. A. sank B. softened C. hardened D. warmed
27. A. torn up B. tracked down C. taken in D. broken into
28. A. moved B. scared C. delighted D. annoyed
29. A. with B. against C. beyond D. opposite
30. A. seatbelt B. mood C. wheel D. accident
31. A. lock B. check C. close D. watch
32. A. examining B. picking C. guarding D. gathering
33. A. driver B. friend C. consumer D. stranger
34 A. ruined B. transformed C. saved D. spared
35. A. push B. pass C. switch D. take
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了，作者参加完侄子葬礼后，去超市放松心情，由于自己的粗心，车门被安全带挡住了，未上锁，导致自己钱包中的钱物以及银行卡等物品散落一地。当作者在超市结账时才发现自己的钱包不见了，作者急忙跑回到停车处，看到了一个高个子的男人，像一名天使一样，守护着作者的车和钱包，确保没有人拿过任何东西，作者对高个子男人表达了感激之情，该男人告诉作者，希望能将这种善良传递下去。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一种悲伤的状态下，我决定在一家商店停下来。A. calmness冷静；B. sorrow悲伤；C. worry担忧；D. anger愤怒。由上文“Last week I was driving home from a funeral (葬礼) for my 21-year-old nephew. (上周，我从21岁侄子的葬礼上开车回家)”可知，刚参加完侄子的葬礼，作者心情悲痛。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把车停好，跑进店里，花了45分钟的时间看，试图摆脱这一天。A. parked停(车)；B. attempted尝试；C. sought寻找；D. wept哭泣。由上文“I decided to stop at a store (我决定在一家商店停下来)”和下文“when I closed my car door (当我关上车门时)”讲到好心人看到作者关车门的情景可知，此处指作者去超市前，把车停好。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我把车停好，跑进店里，花了45分钟的时间看，试图摆脱这一天。A. turn转动；B. waste浪费；C. dream做梦；D. shake去除。由上文“Last week I was driving home from a funeral (葬礼) for my 21-year-old nephew. (上周，我从21岁侄子的葬礼上开车回家)”可知，刚参加完侄子的葬礼，作者心情悲痛，想要通过店中闲逛摆脱这难过的一天，shake off (摆脱)。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我去结账时，我发现我的钱包不见了！A. store商店；B. checkout结账；C. estate个人财产；D. entrance入口。由下文“I found my wallet gone”可知，作者应该是去结账时，拿钱包才发现钱包不见了的。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：跑向我的车时，我一直在想它在哪里。A. doubting怀疑；B. remembering记得；C. wondering琢磨、想弄明白；D. exploring探索。由上文“I found my wallet gone (我发现我的钱包不见了)”和下文“where it was”可知，结账时钱包不见了，跑向车寻找时，作者想弄明白自己的钱包去哪儿了。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我看到车门开着，地上到处都是东西时，我的心一沉。A. sank下沉；B. softened软化；C. hardened变硬；D. warmed变暖和。由上文“I found my wallet gone (我发现我的钱包不见了)”和下文“I saw the door of my car open and things lying all over the ground”可知，结账时钱包不见了，之后发现车门大开，车里面的东西是散落一地的，作者以为车被撬开了，所以心下一沉，表示不好的感觉。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的车被人闯入了！A. torn up摧毁；B. tracked down追踪到；C. taken in吸收；D. broken into强行进入。由上文“I saw the door of my car open and things lying all over the ground”可知，作者发现车门大开，车里面的东西是散落一地的，作者以为车被撬开了。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很害怕，因为周围没有人。A. moved感动的；B. scared害怕的；C. delighted高兴的；D. annoyed恼怒的。由上文讲“作者以为车被撬开了”，上文“As I got closer, I saw a tall man standing there. (当我走近时，我看到一个高个子站在那里)”和下文“as no one was around”可知，作者以为车被撬，此时看到一个男人，下意识以为他是坏人，周围又没有别人，心里感到害怕。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：他解释说，他当时在我对面的车里，当我关上车门时，安全带挡住了车门，所以没有关上。A. with和……一起；B. against与……相反；C. beyond超出；D. opposite在……对面。由下文“that when I closed my car door, the ____10____ had got in the way, so it didn’t close”可知，那个男人能够看到作者关车门时的详细情形，说明那个男人的车停的位置很容易看到作者的车，那个男人的车应该在作者的车的对面，符合语境。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他解释说，他当时在我对面的车里，当我关上车门时，安全带挡住了车门，所以没有关上。A. seatbelt安全带；B. mood情绪；C. wheel轮子；D. accident事故。由下文“so it didn’t close”可知，作者下车关车门时，车门没关上，应该是安全带挡住了车门。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他下车帮我关车门时，看到我的钱包和一张信用卡躺在地上。A. lock锁上；B. check检查；C. close关闭；D. watch观看。由上文“when I closed my car door, the ____10____ had got in the way, so it didn’t close (当我关上车门时，安全带挡住了车门，所以没有关上)”可知，看到作者车门未关，好心男人想帮作者关车门。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他一直站在那里守护着它，确保没有人拿走任何东西。A. examining检查；B. picking捡起；C. guarding守卫；D. gathering聚集。由上文“He’d got out to ____11____ it for me when he saw my wallet and a credit card lying on the ground. (他下车帮我关车门时，看到我的钱包和一张信用卡躺在地上)”和下文“making sure no one took anything”可知，作者车门大开，但东西未被人拿走，是因为高个子男人一直守护作者掉落在地的财物。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这个男人只是站在那里45分钟，对我来说，一个陌生人！A. driver司机；B. friend朋友；C. consumer顾客；D. stranger陌生人。由上文讲“那个男人站了45分钟一直守护作者掉落在地的财物”可知，作者感慨一个陌生人竟能有如此大的善意。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：如果他不是这样的天使，这个错误可能会毁了我的生活，因为我的驾照、一些钱、信用卡和ATM卡都在那里。A. ruined破坏；B. transformed使改变；C. saved拯救；D. spared抽出。由上文“If he were not such an angel, the mistake”可知，此处在假设相反的情况，作者假想没有这个好心人，自己身上会发生的不好的事情，生活被毁。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他笑着说：“把它传给别人吧。”A. push推；B. pass传递；C. switch转换；D. take拿。由上文“I thanked him 100 times and told him he was my angel. He smiled and said (我感谢了他100次，并告诉他他是我的天使。他笑着说)”可知，作者感谢高个男人，但高个男人只是希望作者能将这种善良传递下去，感染更多的人。故选B项。
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The heritage hidden in shadows
Have you ever experienced a shadow play (皮影戏) In ancient China, it ____36____ (feature) numerous and vivid characters, underwent rapid transformations in the blink of an eye, and even included special effects, music and performances, without using computers.
Merely ____37____ (rely) on hands, the ancient Chinese art of shadow play is a tradition with a history that ____38____ (date) back 2,000 years, and it’s also a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity recognized by UNESCO.
Dang, ____39____ identity is the fifth-generation inheritor of Wang’s Shadow, a family troupe (剧团) in Xi’an, Shaanxi province, is famous for making shadow puppets off ____40____ beaten track. Not only does he ____41____ (skillful) combine the traditional with the contemporary in his creations, he also pioneers approaches ____42____ enhancing the presentation and ____43____ (preserve) of this cultural heritage.
During the China-Central Asia Summit in May, Dang and his team used the puppets to illustrate female heroes from films, along with many colorful scenes and maps introducing the countries ____44____ (involve) in the Belt and Road Initiative. “We aim to demonstrate the excellence of our traditional culture, _____45_____ its ability to produce remarkable creations. Once people are aware that shadow puppets can be cool, their natural desire will be to participate,” Dang says.
【答案】36. featured
37. relying
38. dates 39. whose
40. the 41. skillfully
42. to 43. preservation
44. involved
45. and
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的一种非物质文化遗产——皮影戏。
【36题详解】
考查时态。句意：在中国古代，它的特点是人物众多而生动，眨眼之间就发生了快速的转变，甚至包括特效、音乐和表演，而不需要使用计算机。feature (以……为特色)，谓语动词，由时间状语“In ancient China”和并列谓语underwent及included可知，事情已发生，时态用一般过去时。故填featured。
【37题详解】
考查现在分词。句意：中国古代皮影艺术仅凭双手，是有着两千多年历史的传统，也是联合国教科文组织认定的人类非物质文化遗产的代表。rely是非谓语动词，与逻辑主语the ancient Chinese art of shadow play之间是主动关系，rely用现在分词形式作状语。故填relying。
【38题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：中国古代皮影艺术仅凭双手，是有着两千多年历史的传统，也是联合国教科文组织认定的人类非物质文化遗产的代表。date back (追溯到)，无被动语态，是定语从句谓语动词短语，此句描述的是客观事实，用一般现在时，定语从句的主语that指代先行词a history，从句的主语是单数，从句谓语单数形式。故填dates。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：Dang的身份是陕西西安家庭剧团“王影”的第五代传承人，他以独特的方式制作皮影戏而闻名。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是Dang，指人，关系词替代先行词在从句中作identity的定语，用关系代词whose引导。故填whose。
【40题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：Dang的身份是陕西西安家庭剧团“王影”的第五代传承人，他以独特的方式制作皮影戏而闻名。固定短语off the beaten track (人迹罕至的、偏僻的)，引申解释为：追求或遵循独特或与众不同的潮流、方法等。故填the。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意：他不仅在创作中巧妙地将传统与现代相结合，而且还开创了加强这一文化遗产展示和保护的方法。副词skillfully (巧妙地)作状语，修饰动词combine。故填skillfully。
【42题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：他不仅在创作中巧妙地将传统与现代相结合，而且还开创了加强这一文化遗产展示和保护的方法。固定短语approach to (……的方法)。故填to。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意：他不仅在创作中巧妙地将传统与现代相结合，而且还开创了加强这一文化遗产展示和保护的方法。preservation (保护)，不可数名词，与名词presentation并列作动词enhancing的宾语。故填preservation。
【44题详解】
考查过去分词。句意：在5月举行的中国-中亚峰会上，Dang和他的团队用皮影戏展示了电影中的女性英雄，以及介绍“一带一路”倡议国家的许多丰富多彩的场景和地图。involve (涉及)是非谓语动词，与逻辑主语the countries之间是被动关系，involve用过去分词形式作后置定语。故填involved。
【45题详解】
考查并列连词。句意：我们的目标是展示我们传统文化的卓越性，以及它制作非凡作品的能力。空处前后连接两个名词短语，用并列连词and。故填and。
第四部分 课本基础知识运用(共10小题;每小题1分，满分10分)
用本学期所学语段中的原词填空。
With technologies first researched and developed for space ____46____, we can solve some of the big problems facing mankind, making our lives safer and easier. One of these is earthquake shock absorbers. Shock absorbers ______47______ applied to the space shuttle launch have also been set up in the cities with a high ____48____ of earthquakes in order to protect buildings and save lives. Some technologies need ____49____ research to better solve real-life problems. For example, liquid hydrogen is a clean ____50____ energy source that is used widely as rocket fuel, and it is ____51____ that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles will be mass-produced and ____52____ in the near future. These scientific and technological ____53____ can provide benefits to societies on the Earth in many areas ____54____ health, energy and information technology. This should be a strong ____55____ for continuing to explore space.
【答案】46. exploration
47. originally
48. frequency 49. further
50. alternative 51. likely 52. launched 53. advances
54. including 55. motive
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了，一些为太空探索研究和开发的技术可以运用到人类日常生活中，解决人类面临的一些重大问题，使我们的生活更安全、更轻松。
【46题详解】
考查名词。句意：通过首次为太空探索研究和开发的技术，我们可以解决人类面临的一些重大问题，使我们的生活更安全、更轻松。根据所学，此处指“太空探索”，名词exploration (探索)符合句意，为不可数名词。故填exploration。
【47题详解】
考查副词。句意：最初用于航天飞机发射的减震器也被安装在地震频率高的城市，以保护建筑物和拯救生命。根据所学，此处指减震器的最初用途，副词originally (最初)符合句意，作状语，修饰动词短语applied to。故填originally。
【48题详解】
考查名词。句意：最初用于航天飞机发射的减震器也被安装在地震频率高的城市，以保护建筑物和拯救生命。根据所学，此处指地震频率高发城市，名词frequency (频率)符合句意，为可数名词，不定冠词a提示单数形式。故填frequency。
【49题详解】
考查形容词。句意：一些技术需要进一步研究才能更好地解决现实生活中的问题。根据所学，要更好地解决现实生活中的问题，一些技术需要进一步研究，形容词further (进一步的)符合句意，作定语，修饰名词research。故填further。
【50题详解】
考查形容词。句意：例如，液氢是一种清洁的替代能源，被广泛用作火箭燃料，氢燃料电池汽车很可能在不久的将来大规模生产，投放市场。根据所学，液氢是一种清洁的替代能源，形容词alternative (可供替代的)符合句意，作定语，修饰名词短语energy source。故填alternative。
【51题详解】
考查形容词。句意：例如，液氢是一种清洁的替代能源，被广泛用作火箭燃料，氢燃料电池汽车很可能在不久的将来大规模生产，投放市场。根据所学，形容词likely (可能的)符合句意，作表语，固定句型it is likely that...(很可能……)。故填likely。
【52题详解】
考查动词。句意：例如，液氢是一种清洁的替代能源，被广泛用作火箭燃料，氢燃料电池汽车很可能在不久的将来大规模生产，投放市场。根据所学，此处指氢燃料电池汽车在未来会被投放市场，launch (（首次）上市)符合句意，作从句并列谓语动词，和从句主语hydrogen fuel cell vehicles是被动关系，结合will be mass-produced and，用一般将来时的被动语态，launch用过去分词形式表被动。故填launched。
【53题详解】
考查名词。句意：这些科学和技术进步可以在许多领域为地球上的社会带来好处，包括健康、能源和信息技术。根据所学，为地球带来好处的应该是科学和技术进步，名词advance (进步)符合句意，是可数名词，不止一个，用其复数形式。故填advances。
【54题详解】
考查介词。句意：这些科学和技术进步可以在许多领域为地球上的社会带来好处，包括健康、能源和信息技术。根据所学和本处语境，介词including (包括)符合句意，这些领域包括健康、能源和信息技术领域。故填including。
【55题详解】
考查名词。句意：这应该是继续探索太空的强大动力。根据所学，名词motive (动力)符合句意，作表语，是可数名词，不定冠词a提示单数形式。故填motive。
第五部分课外阅读(满分5分)
请将小说《双城记》中的故事情节按照因果关系进行匹配。
Causes ______76. Madame Defarge kept knitting. ______77. Gspard’s son died under Evremonde’s carriage. ______78. Charles Darney revealed his true identity to Doctor Manette. ______79. Monsieur Defarge produced Doctor Manette’s letter in court. ______80. Sydney Carton threatened to report Barsad for being an English spy. Effects A. He got the chance to visit and save Charles. B. Doctor Manette sank back into his old cell life for nine days. C. He was thrown a gold coin for that. D. The kill list grew longer. E. Charles was sentenced to death.
第六部分写作(满分25分)
56. 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整短文。
It was almost nine o’clock and Sydney returned to Tellson’s Bank to see Mr. Lorry. Monsieur Manette, however, hadn’t returned from his visits. Mr. Lorry was worried. When he did return, his face told them that he had failed to find someone to save Charles. “Where are my bench and my work tools ” he asked. “I must finish those shoes!”
Their heart sank. “The last hope is gone!” said Mr. Lorry shaking his head sadly. “Yes, the last hope is gone,” said Sydney. Then he took a piece of paper from his pocket. It was his Leave Pass, with “Sydney Carton” on it. He gave it to Mr. Lorry, and asked him to keep it for him until the next day because he didn’t want to take it into the prison when visiting Charles. Then he looked in Monsieur Manette’s pockets and found his Leave Pass with his name and the names of Lucie and little Lucie on it.
“Look after these, too,” he said. “They are in great danger. Madame Defarge is going to have them all arrested, probably the day after tomorrow. You must have your horses and carriage ready at two o’clock tomorrow afternoon. Lucie and her father must be sitting in the carriage, and so must you. As soon as I arrive, take me into the carriage and drive off. This is very, very important. We must save them!”
On the next day afternoon, Charles Darnay sat alone in his cell, writing a long letter to Lucie and others to her father and Mr. Lorry. Then he lay down to sleep. He woke early, so he got up and walked up and down in his cell. The guard had told him that he would die at three o’clock. Just after the clock had struck one o’clock, Charles heard footsteps approaching. Then the key turned in the lock, and the door opened. He heard the guard Barsad say, “Go in quickly, and do what you have to do. I will wait here.” The person who entered the room with some hidden chemicals was Sydney Carton, who smiled and put a finger on his lips. Was this really happening
注意：
1. 续写词数应为 150个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
“Of all the people in the world that I might have expected to see here, you are the last,” whispered Charles.
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Now Charles, looking really like the usual Sydney, heard him say, “Quickly! Take this pen and paper, and write down what I tell you.”
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【答案】“Of all the people in the world that I might have expected to see here, you are the last,” whispered Charles. “Yet, here I am,” replied Sydney. “I have come to help you. Do not be afraid.” Charles stared in disbelief, his mind reeling from this unexpected turn of events. Sydney, seeing his confusion, quickly explained his plan to switch places with Charles and save him from the guillotine.
Now Charles, looking really like the usual Sydney, heard him say, “Quickly! Take this pen and paper, and write down what I tell you.” With trembling hands, Charles scribbled down the instructions as Sydney dictated them. He was to pretend to be Sydney. Sydney would take his place in the cell, and with any luck, the plan would work. As the clock ticked closer to three o’clock, the tension in the air was almost unbearable. But Sydney’s calm demeanor gave Charles a sliver of hope. And with that, the fateful hour arrived, and the switch was made.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了西德尼等人想尽办法去救查尔斯，但是失败了，最后西德尼制定了一个大胆的计划：他将冒充查尔斯，以换取查尔斯的生存机会。查尔斯在牢房里孤独地度过最后一夜，而西德尼则带着必要的化学品进入牢房，准备进行一场惊心动魄的交换。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容““在这个世界上所有我可能会在这里见到的人当中，你是最后一个，”查尔斯低声说。”可知，第一段可描写西德尼向查尔斯解释他来这里的原因。
②由第二段首句内容“这时，查尔斯，看上去和平常的西德尼一模一样，听到他说：“快点!拿着这支笔和这张纸，把我对你说的话写下来。””可知，第二段可描写查尔斯和西德尼进行交换的过程。
2.续写线索：营救查尔斯的准备工作——查尔斯在牢房里——西德尼和查尔斯见面——西德尼代替查尔斯坐牢
3.词汇激活
行为类
①写下：write down/set down
②走进房间：enter the room/step into the room
③代替某人：take one’s place/substitute for sb
情绪类
①悲伤地：sadly/woefully
②担心的：worried/concerned/uneasy
【点睛】
[高分句型1]Sydney, seeing his confusion, quickly explained his plan to switch places with Charles and save him from the guillotine.（由现在分词短语seeing his confusion作状语）
[高分句型2] As the clock ticked closer to three o’clock, the tension in the air was almost unbearable.（由连词as引导的时间状语从句）
