2023-2024学年度第一学期期末质量监测 高二英语
本试卷共12页，时长120分钟，满分150分。
注意事项：
1. 本试卷由四部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位 号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A) 填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
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5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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你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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟 的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why did the woman cut her hair short
A. She was tired of long hair.
B. She desired to look more beautiful.
C. She wanted to save time for relaxation.
2. What did the man do yesterday
A. He went swimming.
B. He did some reading.
C. He walked in the park.
3. How does the man sound in the end
A. Annoyed. B. Confused. C. Ashamed.
4. Who is taking care of the child
A. Amy. B. Louise. C. Toby.
5. What are the speakers probably doing
A. Enjoying a costume party. B. Shopping for clothes. C. Watching a movie.
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至7题。
6. What time is it now
A. About 5:10. B. About 5:50. C. About 6:00.
7. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At the airport. B. In the street. C. In the taxi.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Why is the man unwilling to buy the first item
A. Its design isn’t to his taste.
B. He doesn’t think it’s worth the price.
C. His wife has got one.
9. What will the man’s wife receive
A. A necklace. B. A watch C. A bag.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What did Laura fail to do
A. Find an album.
B. Clean her room.
C. Look after the plants.
11. When did the man go on a picnic with the Smiths
A. Last spring. B. Last summer. C. Last autumn.
12. What is John doing in the picture
A. Doing sports, B. Reading a book. C. Walking by a lake.
13. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Brother and sister, B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the woman do
A. She’s an actress. B. She’s a presenter. C. She’s a film director.
15. What did the man do in the backyard when he was young
A. He acted in front of his neighbors.
B. He made costumes for plays.
C. He did the voices for characters.
16. What was the man’s first play on stage
A. Buried Child.
B. Fool for Love.
C. St. George and the Dragon.
17. Which person impresses the man most in his career
A. Robert Woodruff. B. Stan Freberg C. Ed Harris.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where does the World Tree Hugging Championship take place every year
A. In India. B. In Finland. C. In Britain.
19. How many people participated in the 2023 Scottish Tree Hugging Championship
A. 18. B. 17. C. 16.
20. What is the last part of the 2023 Scottish Tree Hugging Championship
A. Hugging as many trees as possible in one minute.
B. Showing love and respect for a specific tree.
C. Hugging a tree in a unique way.
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
In Singapore, it seems like art can be seen at every turn. Throughout the year, festivals, live performances, and concerts add to the vibrancy (活力) of the creative community. Here are some of the biggest art festivals.
SINGAPORE ART WEEK
When: January
Over the course of 10 days, this massive visual art celebration organizes more than 130 art events — at museums, galleries, independent art spaces, and public places across Singapore from the city center to the heartland neighborhoods. Visitors can have discussions with artists, and attend art exhibitions and workshops that explore art and culture in Asia. Whether you’re interested in Sudanese architecture or cute Japanese paintings, there’s an event for everyone,
ART SG
When: January
During the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia, more than 150 of the world’s best galleries will showcase their collection of more than 1,000 artists at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center. From 12-15 January, this large-scale art show highlights paintings, sculptures, and photography from galleries like the influential Gagosian and London’s White Cube.
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS
When: May
This annual performance art festival pushes the boundaries of physical and virtual spaces and explores The Anatomy of Performance through music, film, dance, musicals, and plays. The festival’s lineup includes a broad range of programs from local and international artists, ranging from orchestral performances to different styles of modern and traditional dances.
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL
When: August
For one week each August, the Bras Basah Bugis district lights up for this multi-dimensional art festival, with more than a dozen light installations (装置), stage shows, and theater performances. The National Museum of Singapore sponsors the event. It also acts as a major venue for various performances and demonstrations along with the Singapore Art Museum and the Peranakan Museum.
1. What can visitors do at SINGAPORE ART WEEK
A. Watch orchestral performances.
B. Appreciate works of photography.
C. Discuss with artists.
D. Admire Sudanese paintings.
2. How long does the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia last
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. A week. D. Ten days.
3. Which would you like to choose if you want to attend it at night
A. SINGAPORE ART WEEK
B. ART SG
C. SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS
D. SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了新加坡的几个艺术节。这些艺术节涵盖了视觉艺术、表演艺术和夜景艺术等多个领域，吸引了来自世界各地的艺术家和游客参与。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“SINGAPORE ART WEEK”部分中的“Visitors can have discussions with artists, and attend art exhibitions and workshops that explore art and culture in Asia.(游客可以与艺术家进行讨论，参加艺术展览和研讨会，探索亚洲的艺术和文化)”可知，游客们在新加坡艺术周可以与艺术家进行讨论。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“ART SG”部分中的“During the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia, more than 150 of the world’s best galleries will showcase their collection of more than 1, 000 artists at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center. From 12-15 January, this large-scale art show highlights paintings, sculptures, and photography from galleries like the influential Gagosian and London’s White Cube.(在东南亚最大的艺术博览会期间，超过150家世界上最好的画廊将在滨海湾金沙博览会议中心展示他们的1000多名艺术家的收藏。从1月12日至15日，这个大型艺术展将展示来自高古轩和伦敦白立方等画廊的绘画、雕塑和摄影作品)”可知，东南亚最大的艺术博览会的时间为从1月12日至15日，也就是说持续四天。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章“SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL”部分中的“For one week each August, the Bras Basah Bugis district lights up for this multi-dimensional art festival, with more than a dozen light installations (装置), stage shows, and theater performances.(每年8月的一个星期，布拉斯巴沙布吉斯区都会为这个多维度的艺术节亮起灯光，有十多个灯光装置、舞台表演和戏剧表演)”可知，这个艺术节会在晚上举办，因此如果想在晚上参加艺术节，可以来这个艺术节。故选D。
B
Not long ago, Linda Khan was sitting by a hospital bed in Houston, feeling ill at ease. Beside her lay her 88-year-old father, who needed surgery.
What troubled her almost as much as his health was the fact that all day the two of them had engaged in nothing but depressing small talk. She and her father had always had good conversations, but now his once wide-ranging interests seemed to have shrunk to the size of the room. He talked about the terrible hospital food, the tests, the doctors, the diagnosis, the potential outcomes. “It is really hard to sit with a person in a hospital,” Khan says. “It feels like there’s nothing to talk about except their medical situation.”
That day in the hospital, her eye fell on a pile of books that people had brought as gifts. Her father had always been a reader, but lately he didn’t have the energy or focus. She picked up Young Titan, Michael Shelden’s biography of Winston Churchill, and started to read it out loud. “Right away it changed the mood and atmosphere,” she says. That afternoon, Khan read to her father for an hour. It was a relief and a pleasure for both of them. Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father and help him in a situation that was otherwise out of her hands. Listening allowed the father to travel on the sound of his daughter’s voice, and back into the realm of mature, intellectual engagement, where he felt himself again.
“He’s in and out of the hospital a lot now,” Khan says, “and I always read to him. ”That may be just what the doctor ordered. In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-aloud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. The survey authors believed these improvements were in large part due to the “rich, varied, nonprescriptive diet of serious literature” that group members consumed, with fiction encouraging feelings of relaxation and calm, poetry promoting focused concentration, and narratives of all sorts giving rise to thoughts, feelings, and memories.
4. What do we know about Khan’s father from paragraph 2
A. He stuck to a wide range of interests. B. He had no small talk with Khan.
C. His mood suffered quite a lot. D. All his hope was lost.
5. Which statement is true
A. Khan got inspiration from Young Titan.
B. Khan had specially prepared Young Titan for her father.
C. Reading was a win-win way for Khan and her father.
D. Khan’s father had had no interest in reading.
6. Joining weekly read-aloud groups can benefit elderly adults in the following aspects EXCEPT .
A. the tolerance of loneliness. B. the capability of socializing.
C. the relieving of anxiety. D. the promoting of concentration.
7. What can we infer about the elderly adults’activity of group reading
A. All kinds of literature worked equally. B. A specific kind of literature worked better.
C. It was the amount of reading that counted. D. It was the variety of reading that counted.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章以Linda Khan给在医院住院的父亲阅读为例，说明了阅读可以让老年人注意力更集中，减少焦虑以及提高社交能力。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“What troubled her almost as much as his health was the fact that all day the two of them had engaged in nothing but depressing small talk. She and her father had always had good conversations, but now his once wide-ranging interests seemed to have shrunk to the size of the room. He talked about the terrible hospital food, the tests, the doctors, the diagnosis, the potential outcomes. “It is really hard to sit with a person in a hospital,” Khan says. “It feels like there’s nothing to talk about except their medical situation.”(几乎和他的健康一样困扰她的是，他们俩整天除了令人沮丧的寒暄什么也没谈。她和父亲一直聊得很愉快，但现在他曾经广泛的兴趣似乎缩小到了这个房间的大小。他谈到了糟糕的医院食物、检查、医生、诊断和潜在的后果。“在医院里和一个人坐在一起真的很难，”汗说。“感觉除了他们的医疗状况没什么可谈的。”)”可知，可汗的父亲和可汗不再闲聊。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“It was a relief and a pleasure for both of them. Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father and help him in a situation that was otherwise out of her hands. Listening allowed the father to travel on the sound of his daughter’s voice, and back into the realm of mature, intellectual engagement, where he felt himself again.(这对他们俩来说都是一种解脱和快乐。阅读给了女儿一种与父亲沟通的方式，在她无法控制的情况下帮助他。倾听可以让父亲在女儿的声音中旅行，回到成熟的、理智的领域，在那里他又感觉到了自己)”可知，C选项“阅读对汗和她父亲来说是一种双赢的方式”正确。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-aloud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. (英国2010年的一项调查显示，参加每周朗读小组的老年人注意力更集中，焦虑更少，社交能力也有所提高)”可知，参加每周一次的大声朗读小组不能使老年人在“对孤独的容忍”方面受益。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“The survey authors believed these improvements were in large part due to the “rich, varied, nonprescriptive diet of serious literature” that group members consumed, with fiction encouraging feelings of relaxation and calm, poetry promoting focused concentration, and narratives of all sorts giving rise to thoughts, feelings, and memories.(调查的作者认为，这些进步在很大程度上要归功于小组成员所阅读的“丰富、多样、非规范的严肃文学”，小说鼓励放松和平静的感觉，诗歌促进集中注意力，各种各样的叙事引发了思考、感受和记忆)”可推知，重要的是阅读的多样性。故选D。
C
BBYY, as the adult female was known, made a wild dash of more than 388 kilometers in 49 days—the longest distance ever recorded among hares, rabbits or any other relatives—researchers report online December 22 in Ecology.
“To think that such a small animal living under such extreme conditions averaged about eight kilometers per day across seven weeks is truly amazing,” says Joel Berger, a scientist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
Arctic hares, also known as North-Pole hares—which weigh more or less the same as house cats, about four kilograms—are desirable targets for foxes and wolves on the tundra (苔原). Given the hares’ important role in the Arctic food chain, scientist Dominique Berteaux wanted to know how the animals move across the dry landscape where very few plants can grow.
In 2019, Berteaux and colleagues fixed satellite tracking rings on 25 hares caught near the northern tip of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. As the hares quickly ran away, the researchers had no idea the creatures were beginning a mind-blowing journey across the tundra, Berteaux says. That’s because hares and their relatives, typically spend their lives within a familiar area where food is plentiful and easy to find.
The Arctic hares behaved quite differently, with most traveling anywhere between 113 and 310 kilometers. None came close to BBYY, who died of unknown causes about a month after reaching her final destination.
For a hare to complete such a dangerous journey, it must balance the need to find food without becoming food, says Dennis Murray, a scientist. That makes BBYY’s adventure even more impressive, he says.
Berteaux and colleagues hope data from BBYY and the other hares can help shape conservation strategies for the desert system near the North Pole. But even at this early stage, it’s exciting to find “something unknown in an animal that we thought we knew quite well,” Berteaux says.
8. Why did Berteaux and colleagues do research on Arctic hares
A. Because of their amazing ability to travel a long distance.
B. Because of their weighing more or less the same as house cats.
C. Because of their important role in the Arctic food chain.
D. Because of their extreme living conditions.
9. What does the underlined word “mind-blowing” in the fourth paragraph mean
A. Amazing. B. Challenging. C. Demanding. D. Upsetting.
10. What do we know about BBYY
A. BBYY was an adult male with the longest distance record among hares.
B. BBYY died of tiredness from traveling the longest distance.
C. BBYY, like other Arctic hares, typically lived within a familiar area.
D. BBYY managed to balance the need to find food without becoming food.
11. What can we infer from the text
A. The findings of Berteaux and colleagues are good for nothing.
B. The findings of Berteaux and colleagues just confirm what people believe about hares.
C. Berteaux and colleagues have discovered an unknown species—Arctic hares.
D. Berteaux and colleagues will go on with their research on Arctic hares.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了一只北极野兔在破纪录旅程中行驶了至少388公里，这次旅行是有记录以来野兔及其亲属中最长的一次。在资源贫瘠的苔原地区，既要寻找食物，也要避免成为其他动物的食物，BBYY成功地抵达目的地，这不仅使人感到震惊，也让人们看到了这种动物的隐藏属性。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段内容“Given the hares’ important role in the Arctic food chain, scientist Dominique Berteaux wanted to know how the animals move across the dry landscape where very few plants can grow.(考虑到野兔在北极食物链中的重要作用，科学家Dominique Berteaux想知道野兔是如何在很少有植物生长的干旱地带活动的。)”可知，他们对野兔进行研究是出于野兔在北极食物链中的重要作用。故选C项。
【9题详解】
词义猜测题。分析前后文语境可知，划线单词之后的句子内容“That’s because hares and their relatives, typically spend their lives within a familiar area where food is plentiful and easy to find.(这是因为野兔和它们的亲戚通常生活在一个食物丰富、容易找到的熟悉区域。)”解释了为何将野兔的这次的旅程形容为“a mind-blowing journey”，即一般情况下，野兔生活在熟悉区域里，食物丰富且易得，苔原地区并不是野兔熟悉的地方，且条件恶劣，将它们放生在这样的地方，它们将要面临的困难和挑战可想而知，因此，一旦完成这次旅程就会让人觉得震惊。由此可推知，“mind-blowing”应是“震惊的”含义。故选A项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第六段内容“For a hare to complete such a dangerous journey, it must balance the need to find food without becoming food, says Dennis Murray, a scientist. That makes BBYY’s adventure even more impressive, he says.(科学家Dennis Murray说，对于一只野兔来说，要完成如此危险的旅程，它必须在寻找食物的同时又不成为食物。他说，这让BBYY的冒险更加令人印象深刻。)”可知，野兔在完成这样的旅程中要寻找食物，同时避免自身成为食物，而BBYY完成了这样的冒险。由此可推知，BBYY成功地平衡了寻找食物而不成为食物的需求。故选D项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章末尾段内容“But even at this early stage, it’s exciting to find ‘something unknown in an animal that we thought we knew quite well,’ Berteaux says.(但即使在这个早期阶段，发现“我们认为我们非常了解的动物的未知之处”也是令人兴奋的，Berteaux说。)”可知，他们的研究是在早期阶段，由此可推知，他们会继续对北极兔进行研究。故选D项。
D
Amid global efforts to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, Chinese scientists and engineers are working on a bright idea — soaking up abundant energy from the sun and then beaming it back to Earth.
Multiple teams in China are currently focused on technologies needed for building and running a space-based solar power facility, which will allow the sun’s energy to be captured nonstop, something that isn’t possible from Earth, said Hou Xinbin, a senior researcher.
After collecting solar energy, the space facility will transform it into electromagnetic radiation, such as microwaves, and laser beams and send it wirelessly back to the Earth’s surface. Receiving stations will, then tum these electromagnetic waves and laser beams into electricity for distribution to power grids (电网).
“As a key step to testing the workability of space-based solar power generation, we want to make and place into orbit a pair of satellites — a large one that will collect solar power and transform it to microwaves and laser beams, and a smaller one responsible for receiving laser beams, Meanwhile, a ground station will be in charge of receiving the microwaves. The two satellites will form an in-orbit testing system for wireless power transfer, ”Hou said.
However, a host of technical issues must be solved before any commercially viable solar power project can take shape in space, Hou said. The challenges include developing high-performance components with acceptable sizes and weights these cannot be too big or too heavy — and integrating them into a satellite; and also ensuring that the power beams reach ground receiving stations with great accuracy, he said.
Hou noted that there is an urgent need in China to develop new sources of clean energy, which are sustainable, affordable and secure, and can be widely used, as China has announced that it aims to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and realize carbon neutrality before 2060. The power generated in this manner will be free of pollution and limitless, and this source of energy could also be used to power any spacecraft within its beaming range.
12. What is the advantage of a space-based solar power facility over an earth-based one
A. It will capture the sun’s energy continuously.
B. It will capture the sun’s energy cheaply.
C. It will capture the sun’s energy directly.
D. It will capture the sun’s energy conveniently.
13. What’s the third paragraph mainly about
A. Why the space facility will be built.
B. How the space facility will work.
C. What parts the space facility will consist of.
D. What benefits the space facility will bring.
14. Which will Hou probably agree with
A. The construction of this space facility means a lot in China’s efforts to go green.
B. The construction of this space facility will soon become commercially available.
C. The construction of this space facility faces both support and protest.
D. The construction of this space facility is more of a dream than of a reality.
15. What is the best title
A. China aiming to realize carbon neutrality by promoting clean energy
B. China aiming to shine in space-based solar power tech to boost clean energy
C. China aiming to take the lead in exploring solar power for clean energy
D. China aiming to become a space power by building a space-based facility
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. A 15. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国科学家和工程师在开发空间太阳能项目方面的努力和挑战。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Multiple teams in China are currently focused on technologies needed for building and running a space-based solar power facility, which will allow the sun’s energy to be captured nonstop, something that isn’t possible from Earth, said Hou Xinbin, a senior researcher.(高级研究员侯新斌说，中国的多个团队目前正专注于建设和运行天基太阳能发电设施所需的技术，该设施将允许不间断地捕获太阳能，这在地球上是不可能的)”可知，与地球上的太阳能发电设施相比，太空太阳能发电设施的优势是其可以不间断地捕获太阳能。故选A。
【13题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“After collecting solar energy, the space facility will transform it into electromagnetic radiation, such as microwaves, and laser beams and send it wirelessly back to the Earth’s surface. Receiving stations will, then tum these electromagnetic waves and laser beams into electricity for distribution to power grids (电网).(在收集太阳能后，空间设施将其转化为电磁辐射，如微波和激光束，并将其无线发送回地球表面。然后接收站将这些电磁波和激光束转换成电能，然后分配到电网)”可知，第三段主要讲述了这个空间设施是如何运作的，也就是如何将电磁波和激光束转换成电能，然后分配到电网。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Hou noted that there is an urgent need in China to develop new sources of clean energy, which are sustainable, affordable and secure, and can be widely used, as China has announced that it aims to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and realize carbon neutrality before 2060. The power generated in this manner will be free of pollution and limitless, and this source of energy could also be used to power any spacecraft within its beaming range.(侯指出，中国迫切需要开发可持续、价格合理、安全、可广泛使用的新型清洁能源，因为中国已经宣布要在2030年前实现碳排放峰值，并在2060年前实现碳中和。以这种方式产生的能量将是无污染和无限的，这种能量来源也可以用来为其光束范围内的任何航天器提供动力)”可推知，由于中国迫切需要开发可持续、价格合理、安全、可广泛使用的新型清洁能源，因此这个太空设施的建设对中国的绿色发展意义重大。故选A。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Amid global efforts to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, Chinese scientists and engineers are working on a bright idea — soaking up abundant energy from the sun and then beaming it back to Earth.(在全球用清洁能源取代化石燃料努力中，中国科学家和工程师正在研究一个聪明的想法——从太阳中吸收大量能量，然后将其传回地球)”以及全文内容可知，文章介绍了中国科学家和工程师正在研究利用太空太阳能发电的技术，旨在推动清洁能源的发展。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。
Encourage Your Teens to Play More
Parents are generally aware of the importance of play for younger kids. But when kids hit the teen stage, it can be confusing to know what play looks like because kids of this age don’t engage in“play“the way younger kids do. Obviously, play changes as kids grow. And parents begin to wonder whether they should continue to encourage their teens to play. ___16___
Playfulness doesn’t go away in childhood; creativity is just as important in adolescence. Adolescence is a time of rapid brain development and self-inquiry — a stage where people can figure out who they are and where the opportunity to stretch in different directions really builds intelligence. ___17___ Furthermore, play allows people to mess up and recover and learn how to do better next time.
___18___A 2011 article in the American Journal of Play evaluated the decline of play and the rise of mental health issues in adolescents. It noted that as play declined, instances of depression, anxiety, and suicide increased. Research found that play can have a positive impact on kids’mental health by helping them to learn to make decisions, solve problems, exhibit self-control, and follow rules.
How to Encourage Play in Teens Teens feel the tension of being pulled toward adulthood while also wanting to regress (退回) toward childhood.___19___ So, one thing adults can do is model vulnerability (脆弱)and playfulness. When parents are willing to engage with teens in play, it can go a long way in encouraging them.___20___There are so many kids who are highly scheduled with lots of activities, and often what kids really need is a little downtime.
A. Mental health is another benefit of play for teens.
B. When engaged in play, teens typically feel joyful.
C. In the end, play will look different from teen to teen.
D. Sometimes it’s like they need permission to be silly again.
E. In addition, parents can offer up raw materials and the time and space to use them.
F. During this period, play can help teens grow and discover things about themselves.
G. Actually, people of all ages benefit from play, including and especially teenagers.
【答案】16. G 17. F 18. A 19. D 20. E
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为什么要鼓励青少年玩耍以及如何鼓励青少年玩耍。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Obviously, play changes as kids grow. And parents begin to wonder whether they should continue to encourage their teens to play.(显然，随着孩子的成长，游戏也会发生变化。父母开始考虑是否应该继续鼓励孩子玩耍)”可知，空格处介绍的应该是家长不知是否让青少年继续玩耍，G项意为“事实上，所有年龄段的人都可以从游戏中受益，尤其是青少年。”选项能够解答父母们的疑惑，选项中的“teenagers”和上文的“teens”相呼应。故选G。
【17题详解】
根据下文“Furthermore, play allows people to mess up and recover and learn how to do better next time.(此外，玩耍可以让人们从错误中恢复过来，并学习下次如何做得更好)”可知，空格处介绍的应该是青少年继续玩耍的好处，F项意为“在此期间，玩耍可以帮助青少年成长并发现自己。”选项介绍了玩耍对青少年有好处，选项中的“furthermore”表示补充。故选F。
【18题详解】
根据下文“A 2011 article in the American Journal of Play evaluated the decline of play and the rise of mental health issues in adolescents. It noted that as play declined, instances of depression, anxiety, and suicide increased. Research found that play can have a positive impact on kids’mental health by helping them to learn to make decisions, solve problems, exhibit self-control, and follow rules.(《美国游戏杂志》(American Journal of Play) 2011年的一篇文章评估了青少年中游戏的减少和心理健康问题的增加。报告指出，随着玩耍减少，抑郁、焦虑和自杀的情况增加。研究发现，玩耍可以通过帮助孩子学习做决定、解决问题、表现出自我控制和遵守规则，对孩子的心理健康产生积极影响)”可知，空格处介绍的应该是青少年继续玩耍对心理健康的好处，A项意为“心理健康是青少年玩耍的另一个好处。”选项和杂志文章的研究一致。故选A。
【19题详解】
根据上文“How to Encourage Play in Teens Teens feel the tension of being pulled toward adulthood while also wanting to regress (退回) toward childhood.(如何鼓励青少年玩耍？青少年感到被拉向成年的紧张，同时也想回到童年)”可知，空格处提供的是让青少年玩耍的方法，以及下文“So, one thing adults can do is model vulnerability (脆弱) and playfulness.(所以，成年人可以做的一件事就是模仿脆弱和顽皮)”D项意为“有时他们似乎需要获得许可才能再次犯傻。”，选项中的“silly”和后文的“vulnerability (脆弱) and playfulness”相呼应。故选D。
【20题详解】
根据上文“When parents are willing to engage with teens in play, it can go a long way in encouraging them.(当父母愿意和孩子一起玩耍时，这对鼓励他们会有很大的帮助)”可知，空格处介绍家长可以和青少年一起玩耍，E项意为“此外，家长可以提供原材料以及使用它们的时间和空间。”选项对前面家长可以做的事情进行了补充，选项中的“In addition”起到补充的作用。故选E。
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。
Lewis B. Smedes once said,” To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. “For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered (枯萎) by the memory of his ___21___ in an adventure that ___22___ the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife ___23___after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom Anderson changed. His wife Betty came back; he ___24___ a fine position.
One day he told me what had changed his life,” I used to think nothing could ___25___ what I had done. The thought of my ___26___ would stop me in the middle of a smile. It put a ___27___ between my wife and me. Then I had an ___28___ visit from the person I dreaded(恐惧)most to see —the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Unless you forgive, you cannot love,’ she said. ‘And without love, life has no ___29___. She paused, and then said ___30___, You are the only person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.’ I found there in her eyes ___31___ to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my life, I felt ___32___ to be loved. ”
Forgiveness is truly ___33___, through which we gain the freedom to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean ___34___ that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them ___35___.
21.
A. act B. part C. conduct D. behavior
22.
A. accounted for B. figured out C. participated in D. applied for
23.
A. registered B. separated C. withdrew D. integrated
24.
A. presented B. promoted C. earned D. guaranteed
25.
A. reveal B. confirm C. strengthen D. undo
26.
A. drawback B. survival C. guilt D. sympathy
27.
A. wall B. reminder C. reserve D. comfort
28.
A. impossible B. unexpected C. undoubted D. unbearable
29.
A. concept B. standard C. principle D. meaning
30.
A. deliberately B. humbly C. sincerely D. morally
31.
A. permission B. passion C. ambition D. attempt
32.
A. valuable B. significant C. worthy D. innocent
33.
A. interesting B. beneficial C. challenging D. demanding
34
A. denying B. assuming C. clarifying D. opposing
35.
A. emotionally B. diligently C. temporarily D. realistically
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. D 26. C 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. B 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了因为Tom Anderson的缘故，导致一位同学过世，多年来他一直饱受折磨，去世同学的母亲选择宽恕他，并指出他也应该宽恕自己，让他过上了正常人的生活。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：多年来，汤姆·安德森的生活因他参加的一次冒险而枯萎，这次冒险要为一位同学身亡负责。A. act行为；B. part参与；C. conduct实施；D. behavior行为。由下文的“in an adventure that ___2___ the death of one of his classmates”和“the college classmate who died”可知，汤姆·安德森参加的冒险让一位同学身亡，他的生活也因此事而黯然失色，part in (参与)。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：句意：多年来，汤姆·安德森的生活因他参加的一次冒险而枯萎，这次冒险要为一位同学身亡负责。A. accounted for对……负责；B. figured out弄清楚；C. participated in参加；D. applied for申请。由本处的“an adventure that ___2___ the death of one of his classmates”以及下文内容可知，这次冒险要为这位同学的身亡负责。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他和妻子结婚六年后分居了。A. registered注册；B. separated分离；C. withdrew撤退；D. integrated合并。由下文的“His wife Betty came back”可知，之后妻子回来了，说明妻子回来之前汤姆·安德森因同学身亡一事大受打击，生活变得糟糕，和妻子分居了。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的妻子贝蒂回来了；他获得了一个好职位。A. presented赠送；B. promoted提升；C. earned获得；D. guaranteed保证。由上文的“ Then the news about Tom Anderson changed. His wife Betty came back”和下文的“a fine position”可知，汤姆·安德森因同学身亡一事大受打击，生活变得糟糕，和妻子分居了，但之后他的人生变好了，妻子回来了，他也获得了一份好工作。故选C。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我曾经认为没有什么能使我的所作所为解脱。A. reveal揭示；B. confirm确认；C. strengthen增强；D. undo解脱、消除。由上文的“For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up (枯萎) by the memory of his ___1___ in an adventure that ___2___ the death of one of his classmates.”和下文的“She paused, and then said ___10___, ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.’”可知，生活变好之前，汤姆·安德森因他参加的冒险导致同学身亡一事大受打击，生活变得糟糕，一直无法原谅自己，所以他认为没有什么能使自己的所作所为得到解脱。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我内疚的想法让我无法微笑。A. drawback缺点；B. survival生存；C. guilt内疚；D. sympathy同情。由上文的“For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered up (枯萎) by the memory of his ___1___ in an adventure that ___2___ the death of one of his classmates.”和下文的“She paused, and then said ___10___, ‘You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.’”可知，生活变好之前，汤姆·安德森因他参加的冒险导致同学身亡一事大受打击，生活变得糟糕，一直无法原谅自己，说明他一直很内疚。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的妻子和我之间有一堵墙。A. wall墙；B. reminder提醒人的事物；C. reserve自然保护区；D. comfort安慰。由上文“He and his wife________ after six years of marriage.”可知，汤姆·安德森因同学身亡一事大受打击，生活变得糟糕，和妻子分居了，说明二人之间有一堵墙（暗指有隔阂、无法沟通）。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，一个我最害怕见到的人——死去的大学同学的母亲，出乎意料地来拜访了我。A. impossible不可能的；B. unexpected出乎意料的；C. undoubted毫无疑问的；D. unbearable无法忍受的。由下文的“visit from the person I dreaded (恐惧) most to see — the mother of the college classmate who died”可知，汤姆·安德森因他参加的冒险导致同学身亡一事大受打击，一直很内疚，也最害怕见到其母亲，但是没想到过世同学的母亲会来拜访自己，完全出乎意料。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她说，“没有爱，生活就没有意义。”A. concept概念；B. standard标准；C. principle原则；D. meaning意义。根据上文“And without love, life has no”以及常识可知，生活中没有爱，生活就没有意义。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：她停顿了一下，然后真诚地说，“你是唯一一个没有原谅汤姆·安德森的人”。A. deliberately故意地；B. humbly谦卑地；C. sincerely真诚地；D. morally道义上地。由上文的“Unless you forgive, you cannot love.”和下文的“You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.”可知，汤姆·安德森最害怕见到的人——死去的大学同学的母亲拜访了自己，劝自己要原谅自己，用爱去生活，还真诚地说自己是唯一一个没有原谅自己的人。故选C。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我发现在她的眼里，我看到了如果她的孩子还活着，我被允许成为的样子。A. permission允许；B. passion热情；C. ambition抱负；D. attempt尝试。由上文的“Unless you forgive, you cannot love.”和“You are the one person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.”可知，过世同学的母亲劝汤姆·安德森要原谅自己，放下心结，允许自己回到正常的样子。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是我有生以来第一次感到值得去爱和被爱。A. valuable有价值的；B. significant重要的；C. worthy值得的；D. innocent无辜的。由上文的“to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived”可知，因为过世同学母亲劝汤姆·安德森原谅自己、放下心结的话，汤姆原谅了自己，有生以来第一次感到自己值得去爱和被爱。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：宽恕是真正有益的，通过它我们获得从经验中学习的自由。A. interesting兴趣的；B. beneficial有益的；C. challenging挑战性的；D. demanding要求高的。由下文的“through which we gain the freedom to learn from experience”可知，宽恕帮助我们从经验中获得学习的自由，可得出宽恕是有益的。故选B。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但原谅我们的缺点并不意味着否认缺点的存在。A. denying否认；B. assuming假定；C. clarifying澄清；D. opposing反对。由常识可知，缺点一直客观存在，所以原谅缺点并不意味着否认缺点的存在。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，这意味着现实地面对它们。A. emotionally情感上地；B. diligently勤勉地；C. temporarily暂时地；D. realistically现实地。由上文的“forgiving our shortcomings”和下文“ On the contrary, it means facing them”可知，人们原谅缺点就是在现实中去正视缺点，侧面反映“原谅缺点并不意味着否认缺点的存在”，而是意味着在现实中面对它。故选D。
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。
A recent study found that kindergarten children who are exposed ___36___ electronic screens for more than an hour a day have a ___37___ (significance) increase in mental health risk regardless of the content viewed, and the risk worsens as the duration of screen exposure increases.
According to the study ___38___ (conduct) by experts from the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, children ___39___ (watch) entertainment and non-child-directed programs have ___40___ (great) mental health risks than those who watch educational programs.
A paper about the research, ___41___ involved nearly 16, 000 kindergarten children from Shanghai for three continuous years, ___42___ (publish) on the website of the journal JAMA Pediatrics early this month.
The new study was designed ___43___ (find) whether the associations between excessive screen time and mental health risks differ by the content viewed. Screen exposure time was collected when the children were aged 3, 5 and 6, and their mental health was reported by parents using ___44___ standard questionnaire. Experts reminded parents and guardians that children under 2 should only use electronic ____45____ (device) to conduct video calls when necessary. They also suggested that for children between 2 and 5, parents should accompany and communicate with them when they are in front of screens.
【答案】36. to 37. significant
38. conducted
39. watching
40. greater
41. which 42. was published
43. to find
44. a 45. devices
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项研究发现，该研究表明每天接触电子屏幕超过一小时的幼儿园儿童，无论看什么内容，心理健康风险都会显著增加，而且随着屏幕接触时间的增加，风险会加剧。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：最近的一项研究发现，每天接触电子屏幕超过一小时的幼儿园儿童，无论看什么内容，心理健康风险都会显著增加，而且随着屏幕接触时间的增加，风险会加剧。固定搭配：be exposed to，意为“接触……”，to是介词。故填to。
【37题详解】
考查形容词。句意：最近的一项研究发现，每天接触电子屏幕超过一小时的幼儿园儿童，无论看什么内容，心理健康风险都会显著增加，而且随着屏幕接触时间的增加，风险会加剧。分析句子成分可知，空处为形容词significant“显著的”，修饰空后的名词“increase”。故填significant。
【38题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：根据上海交通大学医学院附属上海儿童医学中心的专家进行的研究，观看娱乐节目和非儿童导向节目的儿童比观看教育节目的儿童有更大的心理健康风险。非谓语动词担当后置定语，被修饰词“the study”和动词“conduct”之间为被动关系，用过去分词形式。故填conducted。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：根据上海交通大学医学院附属上海儿童医学中心的专家进行的研究，观看娱乐节目和非儿童导向节目的儿童比观看教育节目的儿童有更大的心理健康风险。非谓语动词担当后置定语，被修饰词“children”和动词“watch”为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填watching。
【40题详解】
考查形容词比较级。句意：根据上海交通大学医学院附属上海儿童医学中心的专家进行的研究，观看娱乐节目和非儿童导向节目的儿童比观看教育节目的儿童有更大的心理健康风险。根据空后的“than those who watch educational programs”可判断，空处为形容词比较级。故填greater。
【41题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：本月初，《美国医学会儿科学》杂志的网站上发表了一篇关于这项研究的论文，该研究对上海近1.6万名幼儿园儿童进行了连续三年的调查。这里为非限定性定语从句的关系词，先行词为“A paper about the research”，指物，关系词在从句中担当主语，用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【42题详解】
考查动词语态。句意：本月初，《美国医学会儿科学》杂志网站上发表了一篇关于这项研究的论文，该研究对上海近1.6万名幼儿园儿童进行了连续三年的调查。这里为本句谓语动词，根据时间状语“early this month”可知，本句时态为一般过去时；主语“a paper about the research”和动词“publish”之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态，主语是单数，be动词使用was。故填was published。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：这项新研究旨在发现屏幕时间过长与心理健康风险之间的联系是否因观看的内容而异。非谓语动词担当目的状语，表示“为了……”，用动词不定式形式。故填to find。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在儿童3岁、5岁和6岁时收集屏幕暴露时间，父母使用标准问卷报告他们的心理健康状况。修饰可数名词单数，表示泛指，用不定冠词，standard以辅音音素开头，应用a。故填a。
【45题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：专家提醒家长和监护人，2岁以下儿童只有在必要时才应该使用电子设备进行视频通话。根据句意，以及上文的“children”以及下文的“video calls”可推测，空处为名词的复数形式。故填devices。
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第 一 节(满分15分)
46. 近些年以来，随着交换生项目的快速发展，出国留学已经不断成为一个热题。请你为校英文报写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 出国留学的优缺点；
2. 你的看法。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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【答案】范文
In recent years there is a phenomenon that more and more high school students study abroad.
Studying abroad is beneficial to them. First, it will open their mind. In addition, it is a good chance to learn new culture and make new friends, which can improve their communication skills. However, it will cost parents a lot of money to send their children abroad. And some students prefer traveling to learning.
Personally, I think it will be better for students to study abroad when they are old enough to support themselves financially.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文投稿类。近些年以来，随着交换生项目的快速发展，出国留学已经不断成为一个热题。请你为校英文报写一篇短文投稿，写一写出国留学的优缺点并表达看法。
【详解】1.词汇积累
首先：First→First of all
此外：In addition→Furthermore
提高，增强：improve→enhance
个人看来：Personally→In my opinion
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：Studying abroad is beneficial to them. First, it will open their mind.
拓展句：Studying abroad is beneficial to them, which will open their mind.
【点睛】【高分句型1】In addition, it is a good chance to learn new culture and make new friends, which can improve their communication skills.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Personally, I think it will be better for students to study abroad when they are old enough to support themselves financially.（运用了省略that的宾语从句以及when引导的时间状语从句）
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。
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U. S. education system. Remarkably, he could read; yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Sadly, no one noticed him until Miss White, a smiling, young, beautiful redhead.
Steve was immediately attracted by Miss White at the first sight! Yet, still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. In the middle of the first semester, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often escaped alone, trying to shut out the sights, sounds and smells of his alcoholic home. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone, because no one cared about him. Oddly, Steve never missed a day of school.
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Alarmed, he turned to look at her. “Pay attention!”
“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face. “…. The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.
After that Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing swayed him. “Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly, Steve got if!!! Someone cared about him Someone, CARED
ABOUT HIM!
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。
Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon.
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The following Monday, Miss White gave a quiz on the weekend homework as usual.
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【答案】范文
Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon. Walking into the house, he took one look around and then quickly, gathered up his camping gear, a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, a bottle of water, and this time…his schoolbooks. Serious and determined, he headed for the woods. Steve studied hard in the woods and finished all the homework for the weekend.
The following Monday, Miss White gave a quiz on the weekend homework as usual. Steve hurried through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. With a look of surprise, Miss White took his paper. Obviously puzzled she began to look it over. Steve walked back to his desk, his heart pounding within his chest. Miss White’s face was in total shock! She glanced up at Steve down and up. Suddenly, her face broke into a radiant smile. The smartest boy had just passed his first test! A great change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了12岁的Steve，父母都是酒鬼，Steve的成绩一直不及格。这天在第一学期的期中，整个七年级要进行基础技能测验，White老师说他是七年级最聪明的男孩，却在她的课上不及格，这让Steve觉得有人在关心自己，于是用功学习，终于第一次考试及格了。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“那天下午，Steve从学校回到家，若有所思。”可知，第一段可描写Steve回家后的行为——他开始认真写作业。
②由第二段首句内容“接下来的星期一，White老师像往常一样对周末作业进行了小测验”可知，第二段可描写Steve的测验结果——他第一次通过了考试。
2.续写线索：Steve回家——写作业——做测验——第一次及格——Steve有了变化
3.词汇激活
行为类
①回家：go home / go back home/return home
②前往：head for/ go to
③完成：finish/ complete
情绪类
①困惑的：puzzled / confused
②惊讶：surprise / amazement
【点睛】[高分句型1] Steve hurried through the test, and was the first to hand in his paper. (运用了不定式作后置定语)
[高分句型2] A great change took place within the heart of one boy, all because of one teacher, who cared. (运用了who引导非限制性定语从句)2023-2024学年度第一学期期末质量监测 高二英语
本试卷共12页，时长120分钟，满分150分。
注意事项：
1. 本试卷由四部分组成。其中，第一、二部分和第三部分的第一节为选择题。第三部分的第二节和第四部分为非选择题。
2. 答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位 号填写在答题卡上。用2B铅笔将试卷类型(A) 填涂在答题卡相应位置上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。
3. 作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用像皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案不能答在试卷上。
4. 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不准使用铅 笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。
5. 考生必须保持答题卡的整洁。考试结束后，将试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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你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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟 的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Why did the woman cut her hair short
A. She was tired of long hair.
B. She desired to look more beautiful.
C. She wanted to save time for relaxation.
2. What did the man do yesterday
A. He went swimming.
B. He did some reading.
C. He walked in the park.
3. How does the man sound in the end
A. Annoyed. B. Confused. C. Ashamed.
4. Who is taking care of the child
A. Amy. B. Louise. C. Toby.
5. What are the speakers probably doing
A. Enjoying a costume party. B. Shopping for clothes. C. Watching a movie.
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至7题。
6. What time is it now
A. About 5:10. B. About 5:50. C. About 6:00.
7. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At the airport. B. In the street. C. In the taxi.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Why is the man unwilling to buy the first item
A. Its design isn’t to his taste.
B. He doesn’t think it’s worth the price.
C. His wife has got one.
9. What will the man’s wife receive
A. A necklace. B. A watch C. A bag.
听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。
10. What did Laura fail to do
A. Find an album.
B. Clean her room.
C. Look after the plants.
11. When did the man go on a picnic with the Smiths
A. Last spring. B. Last summer. C. Last autumn.
12. What is John doing in the picture
A. Doing sports, B. Reading a book. C. Walking by a lake.
13. What is the most probable relationship between the speakers
A. Brother and sister, B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the woman do
A. She’s an actress. B. She’s a presenter. C. She’s a film director.
15. What did the man do in the backyard when he was young
A. He acted in front of his neighbors.
B. He made costumes for plays.
C. He did the voices for characters.
16. What was the man’s first play on stage
A. Buried Child.
B. Fool for Love.
C. St. George and the Dragon.
17. Which person impresses the man most in his career
A. Robert Woodruff. B. Stan Freberg C. Ed Harris.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where does the World Tree Hugging Championship take place every year
A. In India. B. In Finland. C. In Britain.
19. How many people participated in the 2023 Scottish Tree Hugging Championship
A. 18. B. 17. C. 16.
20. What is the last part of the 2023 Scottish Tree Hugging Championship
A. Hugging as many trees as possible in one minute.
B. Showing love and respect for a specific tree.
C. Hugging a tree in a unique way.
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
In Singapore, it seems like art can be seen at every turn. Throughout the year, festivals, live performances, and concerts add to the vibrancy (活力) of the creative community. Here are some of the biggest art festivals.
SINGAPORE ART WEEK
When: January
Over the course of 10 days, this massive visual art celebration organizes more than 130 art events — at museums, galleries, independent art spaces, and public places across Singapore from the city center to the heartland neighborhoods. Visitors can have discussions with artists, and attend art exhibitions and workshops that explore art and culture in Asia. Whether you’re interested in Sudanese architecture or cute Japanese paintings, there’s an event for everyone,
ART SG
When: January
During the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia, more than 150 of the world’s best galleries will showcase their collection of more than 1,000 artists at the Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Center. From 12-15 January, this large-scale art show highlights paintings, sculptures, and photography from galleries like the influential Gagosian and London’s White Cube.
SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS
When: May
This annual performance art festival pushes the boundaries of physical and virtual spaces and explores The Anatomy of Performance through music, film, dance, musicals, and plays. The festival’s lineup includes a broad range of programs from local and international artists, ranging from orchestral performances to different styles of modern and traditional dances.
SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL
When: August
For one week each August, the Bras Basah Bugis district lights up for this multi-dimensional art festival, with more than a dozen light installations (装置), stage shows, and theater performances. The National Museum of Singapore sponsors the event. It also acts as a major venue for various performances and demonstrations along with the Singapore Art Museum and the Peranakan Museum.
1. What can visitors do at SINGAPORE ART WEEK
A. Watch orchestral performances.
B. Appreciate works of photography.
C. Discuss with artists.
D. Admire Sudanese paintings.
2. How long does the biggest art fair in Southeast Asia last
A. Three days. B. Four days. C. A week. D. Ten days.
3. Which would you like to choose if you want to attend it at night
A. SINGAPORE ART WEEK
B. ART SG
C. SINGAPORE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF ARTS
D. SINGAPORE NIGHT FESTIVAL
B
Not long ago, Linda Khan was sitting by a hospital bed in Houston, feeling ill at ease. Beside her lay her 88-year-old father, who needed surgery.
What troubled her almost as much as his health was the fact that all day the two of them had engaged in nothing but depressing small talk. She and her father had always had good conversations, but now his once wide-ranging interests seemed to have shrunk to the size of the room. He talked about the terrible hospital food, the tests, the doctors, the diagnosis, the potential outcomes. “It is really hard to sit with a person in a hospital,” Khan says. “It feels like there’s nothing to talk about except their medical situation.”
That day in the hospital, her eye fell on a pile of books that people had brought as gifts. Her father had always been a reader, but lately he didn’t have the energy or focus. She picked up Young Titan, Michael Shelden’s biography of Winston Churchill, and started to read it out loud. “Right away it changed the mood and atmosphere,” she says. That afternoon, Khan read to her father for an hour. It was a relief and a pleasure for both of them. Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father and help him in a situation that was otherwise out of her hands. Listening allowed the father to travel on the sound of his daughter’s voice, and back into the realm of mature, intellectual engagement, where he felt himself again.
“He’s in and out of the hospital a lot now” Khan says, “and I always read to him. ”That may be just what the doctor ordered. In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-aloud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. The survey authors believed these improvements were in large part due to the “rich, varied, nonprescriptive diet of serious literature” that group members consumed, with fiction encouraging feelings of relaxation and calm, poetry promoting focused concentration, and narratives of all sorts giving rise to thoughts, feelings, and memories.
4. What do we know about Khan’s father from paragraph 2
A. He stuck to a wide range of interests. B. He had no small talk with Khan.
C. His mood suffered quite a lot. D. All his hope was lost.
5. Which statement is true
A. Khan got inspiration from Young Titan.
B. Khan had specially prepared Young Titan for her father.
C. Reading was a win-win way for Khan and her father.
D. Khan’s father had had no interest in reading.
6. Joining weekly read-aloud groups can benefit elderly adults in the following aspects EXCEPT .
A. the tolerance of loneliness. B. the capability of socializing.
C. the relieving of anxiety. D. the promoting of concentration.
7 What can we infer about the elderly adults’activity of group reading
A. All kinds of literature worked equally. B. A specific kind of literature worked better.
C. It was the amount of reading that counted. D. It was the variety of reading that counted.
C
BBYY, as the adult female was known, made a wild dash of more than 388 kilometers in 49 days—the longest distance ever recorded among hares, rabbits or any other relatives—researchers report online December 22 in Ecology.
“To think that such a small animal living under such extreme conditions averaged about eight kilometers per day across seven weeks is truly amazing,” says Joel Berger, a scientist at Colorado State University in Fort Collins.
Arctic hares, also known as North-Pole hares—which weigh more or less the same as house cats, about four kilograms—are desirable targets for foxes and wolves on the tundra (苔原). Given the hares’ important role in the Arctic food chain, scientist Dominique Berteaux wanted to know how the animals move across the dry landscape where very few plants can grow.
In 2019, Berteaux and colleagues fixed satellite tracking rings on 25 hares caught near the northern tip of Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada. As the hares quickly ran away, the researchers had no idea the creatures were beginning a mind-blowing journey across the tundra, Berteaux says. That’s because hares and their relatives, typically spend their lives within a familiar area where food is plentiful and easy to find.
The Arctic hares behaved quite differently, with most traveling anywhere between 113 and 310 kilometers. None came close to BBYY, who died of unknown causes about a month after reaching her final destination.
For a hare to complete such a dangerous journey, it must balance the need to find food without becoming food, says Dennis Murray, a scientist. That makes BBYY’s adventure even more impressive, he says.
Berteaux and colleagues hope data from BBYY and the other hares can help shape conservation strategies for the desert system near the North Pole. But even at this early stage, it’s exciting to find “something unknown in an animal that we thought we knew quite well,” Berteaux says.
8. Why did Berteaux and colleagues do research on Arctic hares
A. Because of their amazing ability to travel a long distance.
B Because of their weighing more or less the same as house cats.
C. Because of their important role in the Arctic food chain.
D. Because of their extreme living conditions.
9. What does the underlined word “mind-blowing” in the fourth paragraph mean
A. Amazing. B. Challenging. C. Demanding. D. Upsetting.
10. What do we know about BBYY
A. BBYY was an adult male with the longest distance record among hares.
B. BBYY died of tiredness from traveling the longest distance.
C. BBYY, like other Arctic hares, typically lived within a familiar area.
D. BBYY managed to balance the need to find food without becoming food.
11. What can we infer from the text
A. The findings of Berteaux and colleagues are good for nothing.
B. The findings of Berteaux and colleagues just confirm what people believe about hares.
C. Berteaux and colleagues have discovered an unknown species—Arctic hares.
D. Berteaux and colleagues will go on with their research on Arctic hares.
D
Amid global efforts to replace fossil fuels with clean energy, Chinese scientists and engineers are working on a bright idea — soaking up abundant energy from the sun and then beaming it back to Earth.
Multiple teams in China are currently focused on technologies needed for building and running a space-based solar power facility, which will allow the sun’s energy to be captured nonstop, something that isn’t possible from Earth, said Hou Xinbin, a senior researcher.
After collecting solar energy, the space facility will transform it into electromagnetic radiation, such as microwaves, and laser beams and send it wirelessly back to the Earth’s surface. Receiving stations will, then tum these electromagnetic waves and laser beams into electricity for distribution to power grids (电网).
“As a key step to testing the workability of space-based solar power generation, we want to make and place into orbit a pair of satellites — a large one that will collect solar power and transform it to microwaves and laser beams, and a smaller one responsible for receiving laser beams, Meanwhile, a ground station will be in charge of receiving the microwaves. The two satellites will form an in-orbit testing system for wireless power transfer, ”Hou said.
However, a host of technical issues must be solved before any commercially viable solar power project can take shape in space, Hou said. The challenges include developing high-performance components with acceptable sizes and weights these cannot be too big or too heavy — and integrating them into a satellite; and also ensuring that the power beams reach ground receiving stations with great accuracy, he said.
Hou noted that there is an urgent need in China to develop new sources of clean energy, which are sustainable, affordable and secure, and can be widely used, as China has announced that it aims to peak carbon emissions before 2030 and realize carbon neutrality before 2060. The power generated in this manner will be free of pollution and limitless, and this source of energy could also be used to power any spacecraft within its beaming range.
12. What is the advantage of a space-based solar power facility over an earth-based one
A. It will capture the sun’s energy continuously.
B. It will capture the sun’s energy cheaply.
C. It will capture the sun’s energy directly.
D. It will capture the sun’s energy conveniently.
13. What’s the third paragraph mainly about
A. Why the space facility will be built.
B. How the space facility will work.
C. What parts the space facility will consist of.
D. What benefits the space facility will bring.
14. Which will Hou probably agree with
A. The construction of this space facility means a lot in China’s efforts to go green.
B. The construction of this space facility will soon become commercially available.
C. The construction of this space facility faces both support and protest.
D. The construction of this space facility is more of a dream than of a reality.
15. What is the best title
A. China aiming to realize carbon neutrality by promoting clean energy
B. China aiming to shine in space-based solar power tech to boost clean energy
C. China aiming to take the lead in exploring solar power for clean energy
D. China aiming to become a space power by building a space-based facility
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。
Encourage Your Teens to Play More
Parents are generally aware of the importance of play for younger kids. But when kids hit the teen stage, it can be confusing to know what play looks like because kids of this age don’t engage in“play“the way younger kids do. Obviously, play changes as kids grow. And parents begin to wonder whether they should continue to encourage their teens to play. ___16___
Playfulness doesn’t go away in childhood; creativity is just as important in adolescence. Adolescence is a time of rapid brain development and self-inquiry — a stage where people can figure out who they are and where the opportunity to stretch in different directions really builds intelligence. ___17___ Furthermore, play allows people to mess up and recover and learn how to do better next time.
___18___A 2011 article in the American Journal of Play evaluated the decline of play and the rise of mental health issues in adolescents. It noted that as play declined, instances of depression, anxiety, and suicide increased. Research found that play can have a positive impact on kids’mental health by helping them to learn to make decisions, solve problems, exhibit self-control, and follow rules.
How to Encourage Play in Teens Teens feel the tension of being pulled toward adulthood while also wanting to regress (退回) toward childhood.___19___ So, one thing adults can do is model vulnerability (脆弱)and playfulness. When parents are willing to engage with teens in play, it can go a long way in encouraging them.___20___There are so many kids who are highly scheduled with lots of activities, and often what kids really need is a little downtime.
A. Mental health is another benefit of play for teens.
B. When engaged in play, teens typically feel joyful.
C. In the end, play will look different from teen to teen.
D. Sometimes it’s like they need permission to be silly again.
E. In addition, parents can offer up raw materials and the time and space to use them.
F. During this period, play can help teens grow and discover things about themselves.
G. Actually, people of all ages benefit from play, including and especially teenagers.
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。
Lewis B. Smedes once said,” To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you. “For years Tom Anderson’s life was withered (枯萎) by the memory of his ___21___ in an adventure that ___22___ the death of one of his classmates. He and his wife ___23___after six years of marriage. Then the news about Tom Anderson changed. His wife Betty came back; he ___24___ a fine position.
One day he told me what had changed his life,” I used to think nothing could ___25___ what I had done. The thought of my ___26___ would stop me in the middle of a smile. It put a ___27___ between my wife and me. Then I had an ___28___ visit from the person I dreaded(恐惧)most to see —the mother of the college classmate who died. ‘Unless you forgive, you cannot love,’ she said. ‘And without love, life has no ___29___. She paused, and then said ___30___, You are the only person who hasn’t forgiven Tom Anderson.’ I found there in her eyes ___31___ to be the person I might have been if her boy had lived. For the first time in my life, I felt ___32___ to be loved. ”
Forgiveness is truly ___33___, through which we gain the freedom to learn from experience. But forgiving our shortcomings doesn’t mean ___34___ that they exist. On the contrary, it means facing them ___35___.
21.
A. act B. part C. conduct D. behavior
22.
A. accounted for B. figured out C. participated in D. applied for
23.
A. registered B. separated C. withdrew D. integrated
24.
A. presented B. promoted C. earned D. guaranteed
25.
A. reveal B. confirm C. strengthen D. undo
26.
A. drawback B. survival C. guilt D. sympathy
27.
A. wall B. reminder C. reserve D. comfort
28.
A. impossible B. unexpected C. undoubted D. unbearable
29.
A. concept B. standard C. principle D. meaning
30.
A. deliberately B. humbly C. sincerely D. morally
31.
A. permission B. passion C. ambition D. attempt
32.
A. valuable B. significant C. worthy D. innocent
33.
A. interesting B. beneficial C. challenging D. demanding
34.
A. denying B. assuming C. clarifying D. opposing
35.
A emotionally B. diligently C. temporarily D. realistically
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。
A recent study found that kindergarten children who are exposed ___36___ electronic screens for more than an hour a day have a ___37___ (significance) increase in mental health risk regardless of the content viewed, and the risk worsens as the duration of screen exposure increases.
According to the study ___38___ (conduct) by experts from the Shanghai Children’s Medical Center Affiliated with Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, children ___39___ (watch) entertainment and non-child-directed programs have ___40___ (great) mental health risks than those who watch educational programs.
A paper about the research, ___41___ involved nearly 16, 000 kindergarten children from Shanghai for three continuous years, ___42___ (publish) on the website of the journal JAMA Pediatrics early this month.
The new study was designed ___43___ (find) whether the associations between excessive screen time and mental health risks differ by the content viewed. Screen exposure time was collected when the children were aged 3, 5 and 6, and their mental health was reported by parents using ___44___ standard questionnaire. Experts reminded parents and guardians that children under 2 should only use electronic ____45____ (device) to conduct video calls when necessary. They also suggested that for children between 2 and 5, parents should accompany and communicate with them when they are in front of screens.
第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分)
第 一 节(满分15分)
46. 近些年以来，随着交换生项目的快速发展，出国留学已经不断成为一个热题。请你为校英文报写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 出国留学的优缺点；
2. 你的看法。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
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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。
Steve, a twelve-year-old boy with alcoholic parents, was about to be lost forever, by the U. S. education system. Remarkably, he could read; yet, in spite of his reading skills, Steve had been failing since first grade. Sadly, no one noticed him until Miss White, a smiling, young, beautiful redhead.
Steve was immediately attracted by Miss White at the first sight! Yet still he failed. He never did his homework, and he was always in trouble with Miss White. In the middle of the first semester, the entire seventh grade was tested for basic skills. Steve hurried through his tests, and continued to dream of other things. His heart was not in school, but in the woods, where he often escaped alone, trying to shut out the sights, sounds and smells of his alcoholic home. No one checked on him to see if he was safe. No one knew he was gone, because no one cared about him. Oddly, Steve never missed a day of school.
One day, Miss White’s impatient voice broke into his daydreams. “Steve!” Alarmed, he turned to look at her. “Pay attention!”
“You all did pretty well,” she told the class, “except for one boy, and it breaks my heart to tell you this, but…” She hesitated, pinning Steve to his seat with a sharp stare, her eyes searching his face. “…. The smartest boy in the seventh grade is failing my class!”
She just stared at Steve, as the class spun around for a good look. Steve dropped his eyes and carefully examined his fingertips.
After that, Steve still wouldn’t do his homework. Even as the punishments became more severe, he remained stubborn.
“Just try it! ONE WEEK!” He was unmoved.
“Give yourself a chance! Don’t give up on your life!” Nothing swayed him. “Steve! Please! I care about you!”
Wow! Suddenly, Steve got if!!! Someone cared about him Someone, CARED
ABOUT HIM!
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。
Steve went home from school, thoughtful, that afternoon.
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The following Monday, Miss White gave a quiz on the weekend homework as usual.
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