石嘴山市第一中学2023-2024学年高二年级上学期期末测试
英语
（考试时间：120 分钟；满分：150 分）
第一部分：听力（共20题，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1．Where is the man’s raincoat
A．In the office. B．On the bus. C．At home.
2．What does the woman think of sharing a room with others
A．Uncomfortable. B．Enjoyable. C．Troublesome.
3．How much is the milk
A．$3. B．$3.50. C．$6.50.
4．Why does the woman call the man
A．To look for a job. B．To ask him to put up a notice. C．To leave a message for her piano teacher.
5．What is the conversation about
A．A boss. B．An exam. C．An interview.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Teacher and student. C．Strangers.
7．What does the man want to do during the summer vacation
A．Learn to drive. B．Do volunteer work. C．Go sightseeing.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．What is the woman probably
A．A customer. B．A manager. C．A secretary.
9．When will the man’s train leave for London
A．At 9：30 am. B．At 11：30 am. C．At 5：00 pm.
10．Who will the man meet on Thursday
A．Mr. Black. B．Ms. Smith. C．Mike.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11．Where is the boy now
A．At school. B．At a stadium. C．In his house.
12．How will the boy get home
A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car.
13．What time is it
A．3：30. B．4：00. C．5：00.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．What are the speakers doing
A．Doing some exercise. B．Making a training plan. C．Attending a sports meeting.
15．How long will the first period of the exercise last
A．Two weeks. B．Four weeks. C．Six weeks.
16．Which sport does the man plan to practice on Wednesday
A．Cycling. B．Swimming. C．Running.
17．How does the man find the second period of the exercise
A．Interesting. B．Easy. C．Stressful.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18．What does the speaker do now
A．A gardener. B．A cook. C．An office worker.
19．What does the speaker do at weekends
A．He plants trees. B．He repairs his truck. C．He drives to the country.
20．What is the speaker’s wife interested in
A．Picking up leaves. B．Buying old radios. C．Collecting old cookery books.
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A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
A
Four European Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss in 2023
Festival of Lights, Lyon
First held in 1643, the Festival of Lights lasts four days in December, which shows respect for the Virgin Mary. The festival s most exciting part is the lighting up of the Basilica of Fourviere in different colors. The evening light show at the Place des Terreaux is also not to be missed. If you decide to visit it, just be prepared for the crowds, as it is said that up to four million people attend.
Choregies d’Orange
Dating back to 1869, the Choregies d’Orange is the place to be if you love opera and classical music. It takes place every July in a beautifully preserved Roman Theatre in Orange. Almost 9 ,000 spectators (观众) come to the ancient theater. They also get to enjoy the exceptional natural acoustics(音响效果)，created by the theater’ s original stone stage wall.
La Fete de la Musique
There’s music in the air throughout France on 21 June. This is when La Fete de la Musique takes place. The first all-day musical celebration was first held in Paris in 1982 but later became celebrated in 120 countries around the world. During the festival, thousands of musicians gather in the streets, bars and cafes giving free public performances.
Berck-sur-Mer Festival
In 1987, kite addicts decided to get together on the beach of Berck-sur-Mer to fly their“curious cloth birds”. Taking place every April, the festival sees giant dragons, whales and various cartoon characters in the skies over the sandy beach.
1. Which festival has the longest history
A. Choregies d’Orange. B. Festival of Lights, Lyon.
C. La Fete de la Musique. D. Berck- sur Mer Festival.
2. When is a suitable time to attend Choregies d’Orange
A. April. B. June. C. July. D. December.
3. Who might love Berck-sur-Mer-Festival
A. Music lovers. B. Kite enthusiasts.
C. Cartoon designers. D. Animal protectors.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了2023年四个精彩纷呈的欧洲节日。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Festival of Lights, Lyon“First held in 1643 (于1643年首次举行)”，Choregies d’Orange的“Dating back to 1869 (可以追溯到1869年)”，La Fete de la Musique的“The first all-day musical celebration was first held in Paris in 1982 (1982年，第一次全天音乐庆典首次在巴黎举行)”和Berck-sur-Mer Festival的“In 1987, kite addicts decided to get together on the beach of Berck-sur-Mer to fly their“curious cloth birds”. (1987年，风筝爱好者决定聚在滨海伯克的海滩上放飞他们的“好奇的布鸟”。)”可知，里昂的灯光节历史最悠久。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Choregies d’Orange的“It takes place every July in a beautifully preserved Roman Theatre in Orange.(它每年七月在奥兰治一个保存完好的罗马剧院举行。) ”可知，七月份是参加奥兰治合唱团的合适时间。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Berck-sur-Mer Festival的“In 1987, kite addicts decided to get together on the beach of Berck-sur-Mer to fly their “curious cloth birds”. (1987年，风筝爱好者决定聚在滨海伯克的海滩上放飞他们的“好奇的布鸟”。)”可知，风筝爱好者会喜欢滨海伯克节。故选B。
B
Fishing cats are a kind of cats that love water and love to fish. They are like tigers and lions, only much smaller, around twice the size of an average pet cats. They live in wetlands of south Asia and mangrove forests (红树林) of south and southeast Asia. Like many other endangered species, fishing cats are in danger of dying out more than twenty years ago, mainly because of the great international need for food fish and people’s cutting of mangroves at an extremely fast speed.
Mangroves of southeast Asia are home to a great many fantastic species like fishing cats, turtles, shorebirds and others. Mangroves can protect soil and they can be the first line of protection between storms, tsunamis and millions of people who live next to them. The fact is that mangroves can store almost five to ten times more Carbon dioxide than other forests. So protecting mangroves may well be like protecting five and ten times more of other forests.
Ten years ago, in south India, many people came together to change the future of their home. In less than ten years, with international support, the state forest departments and the local people work together to restore over 20,000 acres of unproductive fish and shrimp farms back into mangroves. Now experts are working with them in helping study protect the mangroves as well as species living in them. Fish and shrimp farmers are now willing to work with the experts to test the harvest of nature protection like fishes, turtles and other species in mangroves. The local farmers are encouraged to protect the plant mangroves where they have been lost. A win-win-win situation for fishing cats, local people and the global ecosystem is being built.
4. What made the fishing cats endangered
A. Natural enemies and environmental pollution.
B. Cutting off mangroves and lack of water.
C. Less fish and overcutting of mangroves.
D. Being too large and need for good fish.
5. What does the underlined word “home” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. the shelter. B. the jungle.
C. the gathering. D. the habitat.
6. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Ways of turning farms into forests. B. Changes of South India in ten years.
C. Efforts to protect the mangroves. D. Work in protecting shrimps.
7. What’s the best title for text
A. Fishing Cats and Mangroves Protection B. The importance of mangroves
C. Approaches to Protecting Fishing Cats D. Man and Nature
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了需要被保护的濒危的鱼猫、对于人类十分重要的红树林以及南印度为形成鱼猫——当地居民——生态系统三赢格局所作出的努力。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“Like many endangered species, fish cats were in danger of dying out more than twenty years ago, mainly because of the great international need for fish food and the people's cutting of the mangroves at an extremely fast speed. (许多濒危物种一样，鱼猫在二十多年前就面临灭绝的危险，主要原因是国际上对鱼类食物的巨大需求以及人们以极快的速度砍伐红树林。)”可知，鱼猫濒临灭绝的原因是鱼类供不应求和红树林的过度砍伐。故选C项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据文章第二段中“Mangroves of southeast Asia (东南亚红树林)”和“a great many fantastic species like fishing cats, turtles, shorebirds and others (许多神奇的物种，如钓鱼猫、海龟、滨鸟和其他)”可知，东南亚红树林是这些动物的家，即栖息地。A. the shelter避难所；B. the jungle丛林；C. the gathering聚会；D. the habitat栖息地。故选D项。
【6题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段中“Ten years ago, in South India, many people came together to change the future of their home. (十年前，在南印度，许多人聚集在一起改变他们家园的未来。)”以及“The local farmers are encouraged to protect and plant mangroves where they have been lost. (鼓励当地农民保护和种植已经消失的红树林。)”可知，最后一段主要讲述了南印度人民为保护红树林所做出的努力。故选C项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是根据文章最后一段中“A win-win-win for fish cats, local people and the global ecosystem is being built. (鱼猫、当地居民和全球生态系统三赢的格局正在形成。)”可知，文章主要介绍了需要被保护的濒危的鱼猫、对于人类十分重要的红树林以及南印度人为保护红树林做出的努力，所以标题与鱼猫和红树林的保护有关。故选A项。
C
Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a newly published report. Research led by the University of Leeds has found that children do better at primary school if their fathers regularly spend time with them on interactive engagement activities like reading, playing, telling stories, drawing and singing.
Analysing primary school test scores for five- and seven-year-olds, the researchers used a representative sample of nearly 5,000 mother-father households in England from the Millenium Cohort Study.
According to the research, dads who regularly drew, played and read with their three-year-olds helped their children do better at school by age five. Dads being involved at age five also helped improve scores in seven-year-olds’ Key Stage Assessments.
Dr Helen Norman, who led the research, said, “Mothers still tend to assume the primary care r role and therefore tend to do the most childcare, but if fathers enthusiastically engage in childcare too, it significantly increases the likelihood of children getting better grades in primary school. This is why encouraging and supporting fathers to share childcare with the mother, from an early stage in the child’s life, is critical.”
Dads’ involvement impacted positively on their children’s school achievement regardless of the child’s gender (性别), race, age in the school year and household income, according to the report.
There were different effects when mums and dads took part in the same activities—the data showed that mums had more of an impact on young children’s emotional and social behaviors than educational achievement.
The researchers recommend that dads carve out as much time as they can to engage in interactive activities with their children each week. For busy, working dads, even just ten minutes a day could potentially have educational benefits. They also recommend that schools and early years education providers routinely take both parents’ contact details (where possible) and develop strategies to engage fathers.
8. What can we learn about the research
A. Mums had more impact on young children’s educational achievement.
B. Dads’ positive impact on kids learning had nothing to do with the gender.
C. Dads’ involvement at age 3 helped promote academic performance at age 7.
D. The researchers investigated nearly 5,000 single parent families in England.
9. Who may give his children the most educational advantage at primary school
A. A father who is totally busy with his work.
B. A father who is really good at playing basketball.
C. A father who has absolutely low household income.
D. A father who actively shares childcare with the mother.
10. What advice do the researchers offer on children’s early years education
A. Dads should spare ten minutes a day to apparently benefit kids.
B. Dads should maximize time to interact with their kids each week.
C Schools should generate strategies to involve parents in management.
D. Schools should regularly contact parents to develop mother-engagement.
11. What is the main idea of the text
A. It’s crucial that fathers can have a lasting impact on children.
B. Young children can get brilliant childhood with father-engagement.
C. Fathers and mothers should share childcare in family early education.
D. Young children do better at school if their dads read and play with them.
【答案】8. B 9. D 10. B 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。一项最新发布的报告显示，父亲可以通过阅读、画画和陪孩子玩耍，让孩子在小学阶段获得教育优势。本文介绍研究结论，分析父母对孩子早期教育的影响，提出一些让父亲参与孩子活动的建议。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段中“Dads’ involvement impacted positively on their children’s school achievement regardless of the child’s gender(性别), race, age in the school year and household income, according to the report.(报告称，无论孩子的性别、种族、学年年龄和家庭收入如何，父亲的参与都对孩子的学习成绩产生了积极的影响。)”可知，父亲对孩子学习的积极影响与性别无关。故选B。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Mothers still tend to assume the primary care r role and therefore tend to do the most childcare, but if fathers enthusiastically engage in childcare too, it significantly increases the likelihood of children getting better grades in primary school. (母亲仍然倾向于承担主要的照顾角色，因此倾向于做最多的照顾孩子的工作，但如果父亲也积极参与照顾孩子，这将大大增加孩子在小学取得更好成绩的可能性。)”以及“This is why encouraging and supporting fathers to share childcare with the mother, from an early stage in the child’s life, is critical.(这就是为什么鼓励和支持父亲在孩子的早期阶段与母亲共同照顾孩子是至关重要的。”)”可推断，积极地与母亲共同照顾孩子的父亲能给他的孩子在小学教育上最大的优势。故选D。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“The researchers recommend that dads carve out as much time as they can to engage in interactive activities with their children each week. (研究人员建议爸爸们每周尽可能多地抽出时间与孩子们进行互动活动。)”可知，研究人员建议爸爸们每周应该尽量多花时间和孩子们交流。故选B。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Research led by the University of Leeds has found that children do better at primary school if their fathers regularly spend time with them on interactive engagement activities like reading, playing, telling stories, drawing and singing.( 利兹大学领导的一项研究发现，如果父亲经常花时间和孩子一起进行阅读、玩耍、讲故事、画画和唱歌等互动活动，孩子在小学的表现会更好。)”以及通读全文，可知，文章介绍的是一项研究发现即父亲通过与孩子一起阅读、绘画和玩耍可以给他们在小学阶段提供教育优势。由利兹大学领导的研究发现，如果父亲经常和孩子一起进行阅读、玩耍、讲故事、绘画和唱歌等互动活动，孩子在小学阶段表现更好。D选项“Young children do better at school if their dads read and play with them.(如果爸爸陪孩子读书和玩耍，孩子们在学校的表现会更好。)”概括文章主要内容，符合题意。故选D。
D
From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blind passenger this is part of the experience they miss. Motor company Ford tries to change that. It teamed up with GTB Roma and Ae do Project to develop a technology that will give those unfortunate passengers a way to feel nature’s beauty through their car windows.
The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it. The smart window also comes with a voice assistant that uses Al to identify the scene and help the passengers get information on what they’re seeing.
“As the prototype started taking shape, we realized we were giving birth to a completely new language that would give blind people a new chance to visualize and experience traveling,” Federico Russo, one director of GTB Roma, said. “When the idea was at its first stage, we looked for suppliers all around the world to make it come to life.“ He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. “It could be introduced into schools and institutions for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.”
The technology may show up in a Ford autonomous vehicle. It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available. However, the idea of building something for the less advantaged is indeed a kind and influential action.
12. How does the smart car window work
A. By reacting to changing colors.
B. By translating scenery into vibrations.
C. By controlling shaking movements with voice.
D. By searching for the previously stored pictures.
13. What does Federico Russo say about the technology
A. It will have a wide application.
B. It will make language learning easy.
C. It will soon be tested across the world.
D. It will change traditional way of travelling.
14. What is the problem the Ford company is struggling to solve now
A. Developing autonomous cars.
B. Enabling the disabled to drive cars.
C. Replacing the traditional business model.
D. Providing personalized route information.
15. Which can be the best title for the text
A. AI-based Window Adds Fun to Road Trips
B. Technology Makes People’s Life Enjoyable
C. Ford Plans to Launch a Smart Car for the Blind
D. Smart Window Lets Blind Passengers Feel Views
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了福特公司联合GTB Roma和Aedo Project研发了一款智能车窗，帮助盲人感受旅途中的风景，带给盲人全新的旅行体验。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it.(智能车窗的原型有一个面向外部的摄像头。只需按下一个按钮，系统就会拍下当前视图的照片。然后，通过不同振动的LED灯，将彩色图像转换成不同灰度的图像。当手指经过图像的不同区域时，它的抖动动作通过触觉向使用它的人提供反馈)”可知，智能车窗通过将风景转化为振动来工作。故选B。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中的“He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. ‘It could be introduced into schools and institutions for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.’(他认为，这项技术不仅可以应用于汽车。“它可以作为一种工具引入盲人学校和机构，可以以多种方式使用。”)”可知，Federico Russo认为这项技术不仅可以应用于汽车，还可以作为一种多种用途的工具引人盲人学校和为盲人服务的机构。由此可推知，Federico Russo认为这项技术有广泛的应用价值。故选A。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available.(众所周知，该公司正在测试他们的技术和未来的商业模式，并努力弄清楚自动驾驶汽车如何为不同的乘客提供从一个目的地到另一个目的地所需的细节)”可知，福特公司正在努力弄清楚自动驾驶汽车如何为不同乘客提供从一个目的地到另一个目的地所需的信息。由此可知，福特公司想要努力解决的问题是提供个性化的路线信息。故选D。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。阅读全文尤其是第一段内容“From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blind passenger this is part of the experience they miss. Motor company Ford tries to change that. It teamed up with GTB Roma and Ae do Project -to develop a technology that will give those unfortunate passengers a way to feel nature’s beauty through their car windows.(从连绵起伏的丘陵到山脉，景色让任何公路旅行都令人难忘，但对于盲人乘客来说，这是他们错过的体验的一部分。汽车公司福特试图改变这一点。它与GTB Roma和Ae do Project合作开发了一种技术，让那些不幸的乘客通过车窗感受大自然的美丽)”可知，本文主要介绍了福特公司联合GTB Roma和Ae do Project研发了一款智能车窗，这种智能车窗使盲人有可能感受到旅途中的风景，故D项“智能窗户让盲人乘客感受美景”作标题最为恰当。故选D。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选择中有两项多余选项。
How to Develop a Sense of Humor
A good sense of humor can make you the life of the party and help you go easier on yourself. Using different forms of tricks, you’ll have people around you roaring with laughter.
Learn to tell the sort of jokes you find funny. Once you’ve learned what kind of humor you enjoy try including it in your conversations with friends. Try to tell your jokes as if commenting on th weather. ____16____
Have fun. ____17____ Remember, you are more than your humor. Try to find the world engaging, new, and strange. This will help improve your overall mood and make it easier for you to find humor in things if you allow yourself to play. So get out there and have fun with yourself!
____18____ If the way you tell a story goes a long way toward making it funny, practice it as you talk. Smile and laugh along with everyone. If you’re telling a shocking part of the story, widen your eyes and lean forward for a dramatic effect. You can also use your hands to be more expressive and get a laugh on others, too.
Joke kindly and carefully. ____19____ If you are making fun of a friend, try to joke about a positive aspect of that person rather than a weakness. If a colleague is always on time, say you set your watch by him or her. If your children write a good paper for school, say they’ll be promoted to a teacher next. ____20____
A. Surround yourself with funny people.
B. Use your body language to be more engaging.
C. Jokes about friends should not show them in a bad light.
D. A casual delivery is often the funniest part of an unusual comment.
E. Focus on their delivery and how they turn it into something humorous.
F. Jokes out of place may look like a power move on your parting with them.
G. Avoid getting so caught up in making people laugh that you forget to enjoy yourself.
【答案】16. D 17. G 18. B 19. C 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几个培养幽默感的方法。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Try to tell your jokes as if commenting on the weather.(试着像评论天气一样讲你的笑话)”可知，空处承接上文，指出随意的表达往往是有趣的部分，D项中的“comment”和上文中的“commenting”对应。D项：A casual delivery is often the funniest part of an unusual comment.(随意的表达往往是不寻常评论中最有趣的部分。)符合语境。故选D。
【17题详解】
根据段落主旨句“Have fun.(玩得开心)”可知，空处对上文进一步解释说明，强调不要沉迷于逗乐别人，应该要让自己玩的开心。G项中的“enjoy yourself”和“have fun”对应。G项：Avoid getting so caught up in making people laugh that you forget to enjoy yourself.(不要太沉迷于逗别人笑，而忘记了享受自己。)符合语境。故选G。
【18题详解】
空处为段落主旨句。根据下文“Smile and laugh along with everyone. If you’re telling a shocking part of the story, widen your eyes and lean forward for a dramatic effect. You can also use your hands to be more expressive and get a laugh on others, too.(和每个人一起微笑和大笑。如果你正在讲述故事中令人震惊的部分，请睁大眼睛，身体前倾，以获得戏剧性的效果。你也可以用你的手来表达更多，也可以让别人开怀大笑)”可知，本段介绍了使用肢体语言来培养幽默感的方法。B项：Use your body language to be more engaging.(用你的肢体语言让自己更有吸引力。)符合语境。故选B。
【19题详解】
根据段落主旨句“Joke kindly and carefully.(开玩笑要和蔼而小心)”可知，本段强调和朋友开玩笑要和蔼并且小心，C项中的“should not show them in a bad light.”和“kindly”对应。C项：Jokes about friends should not show them in a bad light.(关于朋友的笑话不应该让他们看到不好的一面。)符合语境。故选C。
【20题详解】
根据上文“If you are making fun of a friend, try to joke about a positive aspect of that person rather than a weakness. If a colleague is always on time, say you set your watch by him or her. If your children write a good paper for school, say they’ll be promoted to a teacher next.(如果你在和朋友开玩笑，试着开那个人积极的方面而不是缺点的玩笑。如果一个同事总是很准时，就说你是根据他/她来调表的。如果你的孩子在学校写了一篇好论文，告诉他们接下来会被提升为老师)”可知，空处承接上文，从反面阐述了不合时宜的玩笑不仅不能带来幽默感，反而会让你与身边的人分道扬镳。F项：Jokes out of place may look like a power move on your parting with them. (不合时宜的玩笑可能看起来像是你和他们分手时的一种权力举动。)符合语境。故选F。
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Back in 2007, Uruguay had a serious problem with no obvious answer: The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy to power the rapid ____21____.
Then Ramón Méndez Galain, a physicist, started ____22____ different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future. Finally, he wrote a plan that Uruguay could almost entirely ____23____ renewable energy. There would be less ____24____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run.
Méndez Galain’s plan was built around two simple ____25____ about his country. First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____26____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____27____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____28____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.
To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms, Méndez Galain came up with a variation on a(n) ____29____ used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil, in which state owned power plants handled energy generation, while _____30_____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service. Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the _____31_____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and _____32_____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers.
The strategy worked _____33_____ well. Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had _____34_____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s _____35_____ comes from renewable sources.
21. A. decline B. growth C. consumption D. program
22. A. building B. blocking C. repairing D. seeking
23. A. rely on B. find out C. refer to D. give up
24. A. risk B. power C. pollution D. benefit
25. A. facts B. theories C. answers D. principles
26. A. water B. light C. wind D. ice
27. A. tended B. undeveloped C. protected D. limited
28 A. break B. put C. send D. turn
29. A. tool B. software C. image D. approach
30. A. responsible B. weak C. private D. profitable
31. A. public B. opposite C. rich D. powerful
32. A. managing B. selling C. abandoning D. starting
33. A. hardly B. relatively C. unexpectedly D. rarely
34. A. forgotten B. achieved C. apologized D. approved
35. A. income B. food C. supply D. electricity
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. A 24. C 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。物理学家Méndez Galain制定了一个计划，帮助乌拉圭实现了98%的电力来自可再生能源。
21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：早在2007年，乌拉圭就遇到了一个严重的问题，但没有明显的答案：经济增长非常快，但没有足够的能源来推动这种快速增长。A. decline下降；B. growth增长；C. consumption消耗；D. program程序。根据前文“The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy”可知，乌拉圭的经济增长非常快，但没有足够的能源来推动这种快速增长。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后物理学家Ramón Méndez Galain开始为乌拉圭的能源未来寻找不同的潜在途径。A. building建立；B. blocking阻断；C. repairing修复；D. seeking寻求。根据后文“different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future”可知，物理学家Ramón Méndez Galain开始为乌拉圭的能源未来寻找不同的潜在途径。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：最后，他写了一份计划，认为乌拉圭几乎可以完全依靠可再生能源。A. rely on依赖；B. find out找出；C. refer to提到；D. give up放弃。根据后文“renewable energy”以及“There would be less ____4____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run.”可知，Ramón Méndez Galain认为乌拉圭可以依靠可再生能源。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这样会减少污染，从长远来看，这将是乌拉圭所能做出的最经济的选择。A. risk风险；B. power能力；C. pollution污染；D. benefit益处。根据前文“Uruguay could almost entirely ____3____ renewable energy”可知，利用可再生资源可以减少污染。故选C项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Méndez Galain的计划建立在关于他的国家的两个简单事实之上。A. facts事实；B. theories理论；C. answers答案；D. principles原则。根据后文“First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____6____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____7____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____8____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.”可知，Méndez Galain的计划建立在关于他的国家的两个事实之上。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：首先，虽然国内没有煤炭或石油供应，但有大量的风能。A. water水；B. light电；C. wind风；D. ice冰。根据后文“His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____8____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.”可知，那里可以建造风力发电厂，所以有大量的风能。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其次，那股风吹过一个以未开发草原而闻名的国家。A. tended倾向于；B. undeveloped未开发的；C. protected受保护的；D. limited有限的。根据后文“the empty grassland”可知，是一片未开发的草原。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他对乌拉圭能源未来的计划是将空旷的草原变成数百个风力发电场。A. break打破；B. put放；C. send寄；D. turn转向。根据后文“the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms”可知，Méndez Galain的计划是将空旷的草原变成数百个风力发电场。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了解决如何支付所有这些风力发电场的费用的问题，Méndez Galain提出了一种邻国巴西一些发电厂采用的方法的变体，在这种方法中，国有发电厂负责发电，而私营公司负责配电和客户服务。A. tool工具；B. software软件；C. image形象；D. approach方法。根据前文“To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms”和后文“used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil”可知，Méndez Galain提出了一种解决问题的方法。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. responsible负责任的；B. weak虚弱的；C. private私立的，私营的；D. profitable赢利的。根据后文“Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the ____11____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and ____12____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers.”可知，国有发电厂负责发电，而私营公司负责配电和客户服务。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Méndez Galain的计划将这种关系转变为相反的方向，这样私营公司将负责建立和管理风力发电场，而国有电力公司将把这些能源分配给客户。A. public公共的；B. opposite相反的；C. rich富有的；D. powerful强有力的。根据前文“state owned power plants handled energy generation, while ____10____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service”和后文“private companies would be in charge of setting up and ____12____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers”可知，两种方法是相反的。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. managing管理；B. selling卖；C. abandoning抛弃；D. starting开始。根据前文“private companies would be in charge of setting up”及后文“the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers”并结合选项可知，私营公司将负责建立和管理风力发电场。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：这个策略出乎意料地奏效了。A. hardly几乎不；B. relatively相对的；C. unexpectedly出乎意料地；D. rarely很少地。根据后文“Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had ____14____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s ____15____ comes from renewable sources.”可知，Méndez Galain的这个策略非常成功，超出了预料。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在短短几年内，Méndez Galain就实现了他的目标：乌拉圭98%的电力来自可再生能源。A. forgotten忘记；B. achieved实现；C. apologized道歉；D. approved批准。根据后文“what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s ____15____ comes from renewable sources”可知，在短短几年内，Méndez Galain就实现了他的目标。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. income收入；B. food食物；C. supply供应；D. electricity电。根据前文“His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____8____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.”等内容可知，乌拉圭98%的电力来自可再生能源。故选D项。
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的词，如有括号提示，请以提示词的正确形式填空。
The Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese calendar. In Chinese folklore (民俗), the number nine is ____36____ largest number, homophonic (谐音的) to the Chinese word jiu, ____37____ means “health and longevity (长寿)”. The Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, which ____38____ (be) in effect since 2013, clearly states that every year’ s Double Ninth Festival is a legal festival for senior citizens.
____39____ (climb) mountains was a custom to pray for blessings on the day in ancient times. Nowadays, the custom has ____40____ (gradual) mixed with some other outdoor exercises, including tai chi, qigong and square dancing. People would also admire the ____41____ (beautiful) of chrysanthemums (菊花), drink wine ____42____ eat Chongyang cakes on that day. Chrysanthemums symbolize longevity. So people pick fresh chrysanthemums ____43____ (make) chrysanthemum wine every year during the festival, which ____44____ (regard) by the ancients as an auspicious (吉祥的) wine for clearing away heat detoxifying (排毒) and prolonging life. The Chongyang cake is a festive cake, usually made of flour, brown sugar, fruits and nuts, meaning “making steady progress”.
Though people today don’t observe all the traditional customs, it’ s still the festival to respect the elders. Thanks _____45_____ social care from their surroundings, the Double Ninth Festival is gaining popularity, and a growing number of seniors have begun to pay more attention to their later years.
【答案】36. the
37. which 38. has been
39. Climbing
40. gradually
41. beauty 42. and
43. to make
44. was regarded
45. to
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的传统节日——重阳节的由来以及风俗。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在中国民间传说中，数字9是最大的数字，与中文单词“久”谐音，意思是“健康和长寿”。修饰形容词最高级用定冠词the。故填the。
【37题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在中国民间传说中，数字9是最大的数字，与中文单词“久”谐音，意思是“健康和长寿”。这里为非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词为“the Chinese word jiu”，关系词在定语从句中担当主语，所以用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【38题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：2013年开始实施的《老年人权益保障法》明确规定，每年的重阳节是老年人的法定节日。这里为从句的谓语动词，根据时间状语“since 2013”可知，从句时态为现在完成时；主语为which，代指“The Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly”，单数，所以助动词用has。故填has been。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：登高是古时候祈福的习俗。这里为非谓语动词担当主语用动名词；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填Climbing。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意：如今，这一习俗逐渐融入了其他一些户外运动，包括太极、气功和广场舞。担当句子的状语修饰动词，用副词形式。故填gradually。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：人们还会在这一天欣赏菊花，喝酒，吃重阳糕。根据空前的the以及空后的of可知，空处为名词形式。故填beauty。
【42题详解】
考查连词。句意：人们还会在这一天欣赏菊花，喝酒，吃重阳糕。空前的“admire the ___6___ (beautiful) of chrysanthemums (菊花), drink wine”以及空后的“eat Chongyang cakes”为并列关系。故填and。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：因此，人们每年在节日期间采摘新鲜菊花制作菊花酒，古人认为这是一种清热解毒和延年益寿的吉祥酒。这里为非谓语动词担当目的状语，用动词不定式形式。故填to make。
【44题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：同上题。分析句子成分可知，空处为定语从句的谓语部分，动词regard和主语which是被动关系，根据可知应使用过去式，因此，此处是一般过去时的被动语态，可数名词复数形式作宾语，主语which代指前面的chrysanthemum wine，谓语动词应使用单数形式，故填was regarded。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：由于周围的社会关怀，重阳节越来越受欢迎，越来越多的老年人开始更多地关注他们的晚年。分析句子成分可知，空处缺少介词to和前面的Thanks构成固定短语“多亏了，由于”，符合句意。故填to。
第四部分：写作（共2节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，今年10月你市将举办国际马拉松赛（International Marathon），目前正在招募志愿者。请用英语写封申请信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.希望获准。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结尾语已为你写好。
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【答案】Dear Sir/Madam,
Knowing from the newspaper that the International Marathon will be held in our city in October and that some volunteers are recruited,I am writing to apply for being a volunteer.
Compared with others,I think that I have good reasons to recommend myself the following advantages.First,having learned English for more than ten years,I can communicate with native speakers fluently.Besides,I am not only familiar with our city but also willing to offer my service in my spare time.More importantly,I have some working experience as a volunteer,so I know how to get along well with foreign guests.
I am sure I’ll be qualified to be a volunteer.I would appreciate it if you could give me the chance.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。今年10月将举办国际马拉松赛，正在招募志愿者。要求考生写一封申请信，申请成为国际马拉松志愿者。信中要介绍写信的目的；个人优势；以及希望获准。
【详解】1.词汇积累
招募：recruited→ needed
首先：first→ first of all
此外：besides → what’s more
提供：give→ grant/offer
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Knowing from the newspaper that the International Marathon will be held in our city in October and that some volunteers are recruited, I am writing to apply for being a volunteer.
拓展句：Because I know from the newspaper that the International Marathon will be held in our city in October and that some volunteers are recruited, I am writing to apply for being a volunteer.
【点睛】
【高分句型1】Compared with others, I think that I have good reasons to recommend myself the following advantages.（运用了过去分词作状语和that引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】First, having learned English for more than ten years, I can communicate with native speakers fluently.（运用了现在分词作状语）
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar (项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. The owner sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, and I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By then we had named the dog. It was Kevin, so we called it Kevin. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I wondered in my heart whether I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Kevin was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing for me to do.
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。
But I had to make a decision.
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The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.”
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【答案】One possible version:
But I had to make a decision. With mixed feelings, I finally picked up my mobilephone. With butterflies in my stomach, I dialed the telephone number. Secretly, I prayed no one would answer, but someone did. The voice on the other end was that of a young woman. After describing the dog to her in detail, she immediately wanted to come over. I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. 30 minutes later, the bell rang and Kevin was barking. I opened the door, forcing myself to face the case.
The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.” I asked the woman to come in and she quickly bent over and hugged Kevin tightly. Kevin started wagging its tail and barking excitedly as if it had recognized someone familiar. Surprised and excited, the woman told me that she couldn’t sleep well without it and thanked us for keeping her dog for these days. She offered to give me some cash as a reward, but I refused. After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. I knew I had done the right thing—that puppy should return to its original owner.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人狗为线索展开，讲述了作者的女儿捡到了大约十二周大的一只小狗，且小狗与家人们相处融洽。一则寻狗启示的广告突然出现在作者面前，作者很怕寻狗的主人找的就是他们捡到的小狗。作者的良心一直困扰着作者。作者从来没有对孩子们或丈夫说过这件事。作者在心里想，是否必须拨打报纸上的那个号码，看看他们的狗是否就是要寻找的狗。这个事情令作者犯难。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“但我必须做出决定”可知，第一段可描写作者打电话拨通了寻狗主人的电话并真实小狗就是失主的狗。30分钟后，门响起，小狗开始吠叫。作者不得不面对现实。
②由第二段首句内容“那个女人说：“我的狗在哪里？”可知，第二段可描写小狗见到原主人的反应，主人要感谢作者。作者感悟到自己做了正确的事情，即使小狗回到了原主人身边。
2.续写线索：打电话——确认小狗是失主的狗——失主表示感激——作者感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①喜欢：love/be fond of
②想要做某事：want to do sth/would like to do sth
③拥抱：hug/embrace
情绪类
①惊讶的：surprised/astonished
②激动的：excited / thrilled
【点睛】[高分句型1] I said that my daughters loved it very much and meanwhile apologized for not having contacted her a few days before. （由连接词that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2] After she took Kevin away, I cracked a smile. （由after引导的时间状语从句）石嘴山市第一中学2023-2024学年高二年级上学期期末测试
英语
（考试时间：120 分钟；满分：150 分）
第一部分：听力（共20题，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
1．Where is the man’s raincoat
A．In the office. B．On the bus. C．At home.
2．What does the woman think of sharing a room with others
A．Uncomfortable. B．Enjoyable. C．Troublesome.
3．How much is the milk
A．$3. B．$3.50. C．$6.50.
4．Why does the woman call the man
A．To look for a job. B．To ask him to put up a notice. C．To leave a message for her piano teacher.
5．What is the conversation about
A．A boss. B．An exam. C．An interview.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Classmates. B．Teacher and student. C．Strangers.
7．What does the man want to do during the summer vacation
A．Learn to drive. B．Do volunteer work. C．Go sightseeing.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．What is the woman probably
A．A customer. B．A manager. C．A secretary.
9．When will the man’s train leave for London
A．At 9：30 am. B．At 11：30 am. C．At 5：00 pm.
10．Who will the man meet on Thursday
A．Mr. Black. B．Ms. Smith. C．Mike.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11．Where is the boy now
A．At school. B．At a stadium. C．In his house.
12．How will the boy get home
A．By bike. B．By bus. C．By car.
13．What time is it
A．3：30. B．4：00. C．5：00.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14．What are the speakers doing
A．Doing some exercise. B．Making a training plan. C．Attending a sports meeting.
15．How long will the first period of the exercise last
A．Two weeks. B．Four weeks. C．Six weeks.
16．Which sport does the man plan to practice on Wednesday
A．Cycling. B．Swimming. C．Running.
17．How does the man find the second period of the exercise
A．Interesting. B．Easy. C．Stressful.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18．What does the speaker do now
A．A gardener. B．A cook. C．An office worker.
19．What does the speaker do at weekends
A．He plants trees. B．He repairs his truck. C．He drives to the country.
20．What is the speaker’s wife interested in
A．Picking up leaves. B．Buying old radios. C．Collecting old cookery books.
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A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项
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Four European Festivals You Don’t Want to Miss in 2023
Festival of Lights, Lyon
First held in 1643, the Festival of Lights lasts four days in December, which shows respect for the Virgin Mary. The festival s most exciting part is the lighting up of the Basilica of Fourviere in different colors. The evening light show at the Place des Terreaux is also not to be missed. If you decide to visit it, just be prepared for the crowds, as it is said that up to four million people attend.
Choregies d’Orange
Dating back to 1869, the Choregies d’Orange is the place to be if you love opera and classical music. It takes place every July in a beautifully preserved Roman Theatre in Orange. Almost 9 ,000 spectators (观众) come to the ancient theater. They also get to enjoy the exceptional natural acoustics(音响效果)，created by the theater’ s original stone stage wall.
La Fete de la Musique
There’s music in the air throughout France on 21 June. This is when La Fete de la Musique takes place. The first all-day musical celebration was first held in Paris in 1982 but later became celebrated in 120 countries around the world. During the festival, thousands of musicians gather in the streets, bars and cafes giving free public performances.
Berck-sur-Mer Festival
In 1987, kite addicts decided to get together on the beach of Berck-sur-Mer to fly their“curious cloth birds”. Taking place every April, the festival sees giant dragons, whales and various cartoon characters in the skies over the sandy beach.
1. Which festival has the longest history
A. Choregies d’Orange. B. Festival of Lights, Lyon.
C. La Fete de la Musique. D. Berck- sur Mer Festival.
2. When is a suitable time to attend Choregies d’Orange
A. April. B. June. C. July. D. December.
3. Who might love Berck-sur-Mer-Festival
A. Music lovers. B. Kite enthusiasts.
C. Cartoon designers. D. Animal protectors.
B
Fishing cats are a kind of cats that love water and love to fish. They are like tigers and lions, only much smaller, around twice the size of an average pet cats. They live in wetlands of south Asia and mangrove forests (红树林) of south and southeast Asia. Like many other endangered species, fishing cats are in danger of dying out more than twenty years ago, mainly because of the great international need for food fish and people’s cutting of mangroves at an extremely fast speed.
Mangroves of southeast Asia are home to a great many fantastic species like fishing cats, turtles, shorebirds and others. Mangroves can protect soil and they can be the first line of protection between storms, tsunamis and millions of people who live next to them. The fact is that mangroves can store almost five to ten times more Carbon dioxide than other forests. So protecting mangroves may well be like protecting five and ten times more of other forests.
Ten years ago, in south India, many people came together to change the future of their home. In less than ten years, with international support, the state forest departments and the local people work together to restore over 20,000 acres of unproductive fish and shrimp farms back into mangroves. Now experts are working with them in helping study protect the mangroves as well as species living in them. Fish and shrimp farmers are now willing to work with the experts to test the harvest of nature protection like fishes, turtles and other species in mangroves. The local farmers are encouraged to protect the plant mangroves where they have been lost. A win-win-win situation for fishing cats, local people and the global ecosystem is being built.
4. What made the fishing cats endangered
A. Natural enemies and environmental pollution.
B. Cutting off mangroves and lack of water.
C. Less fish and overcutting of mangroves.
D. Being too large and need for good fish.
5. What does the underlined word “home” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. the shelter. B. the jungle.
C. the gathering. D. the habitat.
6. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Ways of turning farms into forests. B. Changes of South India in ten years.
C. Efforts to protect the mangroves. D. Work in protecting shrimps.
7. What’s the best title for text
A. Fishing Cats and Mangroves Protection B. The importance of mangroves
C. Approaches to Protecting Fishing Cats D. Man and Nature
C
Fathers can give their children an educational advantage at primary school by reading, drawing and playing with them, according to a newly published report. Research led by the University of Leeds has found that children do better at primary school if their fathers regularly spend time with them on interactive engagement activities like reading, playing, telling stories, drawing and singing.
Analysing primary school test scores for five- and seven-year-olds, the researchers used a representative sample of nearly 5,000 mother-father households in England from the Millenium Cohort Study.
According to the research, dads who regularly drew, played and read with their three-year-olds helped their children do better at school by age five. Dads being involved at age five also helped improve scores in seven-year-olds’ Key Stage Assessments.
Dr Helen Norman, who led the research, said, “Mothers still tend to assume the primary care r role and therefore tend to do the most childcare, but if fathers enthusiastically engage in childcare too, it significantly increases the likelihood of children getting better grades in primary school. This is why encouraging and supporting fathers to share childcare with the mother, from an early stage in the child’s life, is critical.”
Dads’ involvement impacted positively on their children’s school achievement regardless of the child’s gender (性别), race, age in the school year and household income, according to the report.
There were different effects when mums and dads took part in the same activities—the data showed that mums had more of an impact on young children’s emotional and social behaviors than educational achievement.
The researchers recommend that dads carve out as much time as they can to engage in interactive activities with their children each week. For busy, working dads, even just ten minutes a day could potentially have educational benefits. They also recommend that schools and early years education providers routinely take both parents’ contact details (where possible) and develop strategies to engage fathers.
8 What can we learn about the research
A. Mums had more impact on young children’s educational achievement.
B. Dads’ positive impact on kids learning had nothing to do with the gender.
C. Dads’ involvement at age 3 helped promote academic performance at age 7.
D. The researchers investigated nearly 5,000 single parent families in England.
9. Who may give his children the most educational advantage at primary school
A. A father who is totally busy with his work.
B. A father who is really good at playing basketball.
C. A father who has absolutely low household income.
D. A father who actively shares childcare with the mother.
10. What advice do the researchers offer on children’s early years education
A. Dads should spare ten minutes a day to apparently benefit kids.
B. Dads should maximize time to interact with their kids each week.
C. Schools should generate strategies to involve parents in management.
D. Schools should regularly contact parents to develop mother-engagement.
11. What is the main idea of the text
A. It’s crucial that fathers can have a lasting impact on children.
B. Young children can get brilliant childhood with father-engagement.
C. Fathers and mothers should share childcare in family early education.
D. Young children do better at school if their dads read and play with them.
D
From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blind passenger this is part of the experience they miss. Motor company Ford tries to change that. It teamed up with GTB Roma and Ae do Project to develop a technology that will give those unfortunate passengers a way to feel nature’s beauty through their car windows.
The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it. The smart window also comes with a voice assistant that uses Al to identify the scene and help the passengers get information on what they’re seeing.
“As the prototype started taking shape, we realized we were giving birth to a completely new language that would give blind people a new chance to visualize and experience traveling,” Federico Russo, one director of GTB Roma, said. “When the idea was at its first stage, we looked for suppliers all around the world to make it come to life.“ He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. “It could be introduced into schools and institutions for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.”
The technology may show up in a Ford autonomous vehicle. It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available. However, the idea of building something for the less advantaged is indeed a kind and influential action.
12. How does the smart car window work
A. By reacting to changing colors.
B. By translating scenery into vibrations.
C. By controlling shaking movements with voice.
D. By searching for the previously stored pictures.
13. What does Federico Russo say about the technology
A. It will have a wide application.
B. It will make language learning easy.
C. It will soon be tested across the world.
D It will change traditional way of travelling.
14. What is the problem the Ford company is struggling to solve now
A. Developing autonomous cars.
B Enabling the disabled to drive cars.
C. Replacing the traditional business model.
D. Providing personalized route information.
15. Which can be the best title for the text
A. AI-based Window Adds Fun to Road Trips
B. Technology Makes People’s Life Enjoyable
C. Ford Plans to Launch a Smart Car for the Blind
D. Smart Window Lets Blind Passengers Feel Views
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选择中有两项多余选项。
How to Develop a Sense of Humor
A good sense of humor can make you the life of the party and help you go easier on yourself. Using different forms of tricks, you’ll have people around you roaring with laughter.
Learn to tell the sort of jokes you find funny. Once you’ve learned what kind of humor you enjoy, try including it in your conversations with friends. Try to tell your jokes as if commenting on th weather. ____16____
Have fun. ____17____ Remember, you are more than your humor. Try to find the world engaging, new, and strange. This will help improve your overall mood and make it easier for you to find humor in things if you allow yourself to play. So get out there and have fun with yourself!
____18____ If the way you tell a story goes a long way toward making it funny, practice it as you talk. Smile and laugh along with everyone. If you’re telling a shocking part of the story, widen your eyes and lean forward for a dramatic effect. You can also use your hands to be more expressive and get a laugh on others, too.
Joke kindly and carefully. ____19____ If you are making fun of a friend, try to joke about a positive aspect of that person rather than a weakness. If a colleague is always on time, say you set your watch by him or her. If your children write a good paper for school, say they’ll be promoted to a teacher next. ____20____
A. Surround yourself with funny people.
B. Use your body language to be more engaging.
C. Jokes about friends should not show them in a bad light.
D. A casual delivery is often the funniest part of an unusual comment.
E. Focus on their delivery and how they turn it into something humorous.
F. Jokes out of place may look like a power move on your parting with them.
G. Avoid getting so caught up in making people laugh that you forget to enjoy yourself.
第三部分：语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A,B,C,D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Back in 2007, Uruguay had a serious problem with no obvious answer: The economy was growing very fast, but there wasn’t enough energy to power the rapid ____21____.
Then Ramón Méndez Galain, a physicist, started ____22____ different potential paths for Uruguay’s energy future. Finally, he wrote a plan that Uruguay could almost entirely ____23____ renewable energy. There would be less ____24____ and it would be the most economical choice Uruguay could make in the long run.
Méndez Galain’s plan was built around two simple ____25____ about his country. First, while there wasn’t a domestic (国内的) supply of coal or oil, there was a great deal of ____26____. Second, that wind blew over a country that was known for ____27____ grassland. His plan for Uruguay’s energy future was to ____28____ the empty grassland into hundreds of wind farms.
To solve the problem of how to pay for all those wind farms, Méndez Galain came up with a variation on a(n) ____29____ used by some electric plants in neighboring Brazil, in which state owned power plants handled energy generation, while _____30_____ companies were in charge of power distribution and customer service. Méndez Galain’s plan changed the relationship to the _____31_____, so that private companies would be in charge of setting up and _____32_____ the wind farms, while the state-owned power companies would distribute that energy to its customers.
The strategy worked _____33_____ well. Just within a few years, Méndez Galain had _____34_____ what he had set out to do: 98% of Uruguay’s _____35_____ comes from renewable sources.
21. A. decline B. growth C. consumption D. program
22. A. building B. blocking C. repairing D. seeking
23. A. rely on B. find out C. refer to D. give up
24. A. risk B. power C. pollution D. benefit
25. A. facts B. theories C. answers D. principles
26. A. water B. light C. wind D. ice
27. A. tended B. undeveloped C. protected D. limited
28. A. break B. put C. send D. turn
29. A. tool B. software C. image D. approach
30. A. responsible B. weak C. private D. profitable
31 A. public B. opposite C. rich D. powerful
32. A. managing B. selling C. abandoning D. starting
33. A. hardly B. relatively C. unexpectedly D. rarely
34. A. forgotten B. achieved C. apologized D. approved
35. A. income B. food C. supply D. electricity
第二节（共10小题，每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入适当的词，如有括号提示，请以提示词的正确形式填空。
The Double Ninth Festival falls on the ninth day of the ninth month of the Chinese calendar. In Chinese folklore (民俗), the number nine is ____36____ largest number, homophonic (谐音的) to the Chinese word jiu, ____37____ means “health and longevity (长寿)”. The Law on the Protection of the Rights and Interests of the Elderly, which ____38____ (be) in effect since 2013, clearly states that every year’ s Double Ninth Festival is a legal festival for senior citizens.
____39____ (climb) mountains was a custom to pray for blessings on the day in ancient times. Nowadays, the custom has ____40____ (gradual) mixed with some other outdoor exercises, including tai chi, qigong and square dancing. People would also admire the ____41____ (beautiful) of chrysanthemums (菊花), drink wine ____42____ eat Chongyang cakes on that day. Chrysanthemums symbolize longevity. So people pick fresh chrysanthemums ____43____ (make) chrysanthemum wine every year during the festival, which ____44____ (regard) by the ancients as an auspicious (吉祥的) wine for clearing away heat detoxifying (排毒) and prolonging life. The Chongyang cake is a festive cake, usually made of flour, brown sugar, fruits and nuts, meaning “making steady progress”.
Though people today don’t observe all the traditional customs it’ s still the festival to respect the elders. Thanks _____45_____ social care from their surroundings, the Double Ninth Festival is gaining popularity, and a growing number of seniors have begun to pay more attention to their later years.
第四部分：写作（共2节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，今年10月你市将举办国际马拉松赛（International Marathon），目前正在招募志愿者。请用英语写封申请信，内容包括：
1.写信目的；
2.个人优势；
3.希望获准。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.开头语和结尾语已为你写好。
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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。
When my daughters reached the third and fourth grades, I sometimes allowed them to walk to and from school alone if the weather permitted. One warm spring day, a little dog followed them home after school. It had short legs and long lovely ears. It was the cutest dog I had ever seen and the girls begged me to keep it.
The dog was about twelve weeks old. It had no collar (项圈) or identifying marks of any sort. I didn’t know what to do. I thought about posting an advertisement but I really didn’t want to. It would break the kids’ hearts if someone should show up. Besides, its owners should have watched it more closely.
By the end of the week the dog was part of our family. It was very intelligent and good with the girls. The following week something told me to check the lost-and-found section in the local paper. One particular advertisement jumped out at me and my heart beat with fear for what I read. Someone was begging for the return of a lost dog in the neighborhood of our grade school. The owner sounded extremely eager. My hand shook, and I couldn’t bring myself to pick up the paper.
Instead, I pretended I hadn’t seen the advertisement. I quickly put paper away in the drawer and continued with my dusting. I never said a word about it to the kids or my husband.
By then we had named the dog. It was Kevin, so we called it Kevin. It followed the girls everywhere they went. When they went outside, it was one step behind them. When they did the housework, it was there to lend a hand.
There was only one problem with this seemingly perfect picture: my conscience (良心) was bothering me. I wondered in my heart whether I had to call that number in the paper and see if our Kevin was the dog they were desperately seeking. It was the most difficult thing for me to do.
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。
But I had to make a decision.
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The woman said, “Where is my dog I would like to have a look at it.”
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