2023—2024学年第一学期期末调研试卷
高二英语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上(答题注意事项见答题卡)，在本试题卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共95分)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面：5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the relationship between Miss Brown and Harry Hill
A. Workmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.
2. What does the woman dislike about McDonald’s
A. The service. B. The unhealthy food. C. The noisy environment.
3. What are the speakers probably talking about
A. Buying a house. B. Finding a hotel. C. Buying a car!
4. What will the woman probably do
A. Leave. B. Sit down. C. Stand.
5. What does the man want to do
A. Go out. B. Stay in bed. C. Go to work.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或读白，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至第8题。
6. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Husband and wife.
7. Why does the woman think she is ill
A. She couldn’t sleep at night.
B. She is tired in the daytime.
C. Both A and
8. What’s the woman worried about
A. Her exams. B. Her work. C. Her mother
听第7段材料 ，回答第9至 11题。
9. What did the man look like when the woman came so late
A. He was calm. B. He was a bit angry. C. He was pitiful.
10. What day was it when the conversation took place
A. It was Saturday. B. It was Sunday. C. It was Thursday.
11. When should the appointment be
A. More than an hour ago. B. Two hours ago. C. Half an hour ago.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What are the two speakers mainly talking about
A. When the man surfs the Web.
B. How the man looks up information online.
C. What the man does on the Internet.
13. Which of the following does the man prefer
A. Doing e-mailing on the Internet.
B Writing real letters.
C. Looking through books in libraries.
14. What do we know about the man
A. He has never sent any e-mails.
B. He shows no interest in the Web.
C. He gets some help from the Internet.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where are the two speakers
A. In a concert hall. B. In an ancient palace C. In a modem museum.
16. What does the man like best in this place
A. The lights. B. The paintings. C. The colors.
17. What do we know about the two speakers
A. They are having a good time.
B. They wish to become rich soon.
C. They’re uninterested in upper-class life.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs
A. They set off fireworks.
B. They put on athletic shows.
C. They run around the crowds.
19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries
A. Because they shout and yell.
B. Because they dance too much.
C. Because they try dangerous acts.
20. What can we learn from the passage
A. Cheer leading is just for fun.
B. Cheerleaders have monthly contests.
C. Cheer leading is something like sports.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Nowadays robots are taking the world of sports by storm, from the six-legged skier to the ping pong ace and the expert curler.
Four-legged robot goalkeeper
Mini Cheetah, a four-legged robot, was trained up by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley’s Hybrid Robotics Lab.
The robot can handle a range of thrown and kicked shots from humans. It can squat, jump, sidestep and dive to stop shots. It can save 87.5 per cent of shots taken on goal, compared to the average for human keepers of around 69 per cent.
Google’s ping-pong arm
Google’s ping-pong robot arm recently completed an epic 340-shot rally (对打) with a human. The arm plays “cooperatively” to get a good rally going, but according to Google its skills could be built up to match the level of a serious human competitor.
Researchers wanted to train it up in a simulation so it could play with humans in the real world. China’s badminton bot
In China, researchers have created a robot called the Robomintoner that can play badminton against human competitors.
The machine looks a bit like a lawnmower (割草机), but it firmly grips its badminton racket just like any human player would. It also gets sufficient power into the shuttlecock using a swift flicking motion, and zips around the court on four wheels.
Expert skier
Also in China, experts from the Shanghai JiaoTong University created a skiing robot that can control its own descent down a snowy slope. The machine stands with two legs on each ski and grips ski poles with its middle legs, which it can manoeuvre (操纵) to control direction.
The robot can stay upright, turn and avoid crashing to people. It is also capable of skiing at more than 30 feet per second across a 1, 300-foot course on an 18-degree slope.
1. Which of the following is true about “the four-legged robot goalkeeper"
A. It can jump and dive to avoid shots.
B. It was trained up by experts from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
C. Researchers wanted to train it up so that it could play with humans in the real world.
D. It can act as a goalkeeper and deal with shots from humans.
2. What do Google’s ping-pong robot arm and Robomintoner have in common
A. They are both about robots on four wheels.
B. They can play against human competitors.
C. They are created by Chinese researchers.
D. They look a bit like a lawnmower.
3. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A culture magazine. B. A report.
C. A science newspaper. D. A textbook.
【答案】1. D 2. B 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍几款从事体育运动的机器人。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。由Four-legged robot goalkeeper中“The robot can handle a range of thrown and kicked shots from humans. It can squat, jump, sidestep and dive to stop shots. It can save 87.5 per cent of shots taken on goal, compared to the average for human keepers of around 69 per cent.(该机器人可以处理一系列来自人类的投掷和踢打。它可以下蹲、跳跃、侧步和俯冲来阻止投篮。它可以节省87.5%的射门次数，而人类守门员的平均射门次数约为69%。)”可知，四条腿的机器人守门员可以充当守门员，处理来自人类的射门。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。由Google’s ping-pong arm中“Google’s ping-pong robot arm recently completed an epic 340-shot rally (对打) with a human. (谷歌的乒乓机器人手臂最近与一名人类完成了一场史诗般的340杆拉力赛。)”和“In China, researchers have created a robot called the Robomintoner that can play badminton against human competitors.(在中国，研究人员创造了一种名为Robomintoner的机器人，可以与人类选手打羽毛球。)”可知， Google’s ping-pong robot arm 和Robomintoner可以与人类竞争对手比赛。故选B项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第一段“Nowadays robots are taking the world of sports by storm, from the six-legged skier to the ping pong ace and the expert curler.(如今，机器人正在席卷体育界，从六条腿的滑雪者到乒乓球名将和专业的冰壶手。)”以及后文可知，文章主要介绍几款从事体育运动的机器人，所以这篇文章可能出现在一份科学报纸上。故选C项。
B
The hand-drawn posters kept catching Aviram Cohen’s eye as he walked around his neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. They were colorful advertisements with a distinct style. Cohen, who builds exhibitions in museums and galleries, was eager to uncover who was behind the posters. It wasn’t easy.
“I found them by going from restaurant to restaurant until there was someone that had their phone number,” Cohen, 42, said, adding that he was hoping to ask them to create a sign for his wife’s yoga and Pilates studio in Jackson Heights.
When the artists, Carlos and Miguel Cevallos, met him at his wife’s studio that day in 2018, Cohen was shocked to see two brothers in their 80s, who for decades have spent their days in their shared Manhattan apartment making advertising posters by hand. They had long been relying on word of mouth to attract new clients. Then Cohen suggested they get on social media to preserve their work. “It should be documented so it doesn’t disappear,” Cohen said. Cohen offered to create an Instagram account for the brothers. They were on board with the idea.
The brothers, along with their older brother, Victor, opened a sign shop in Bogota in 1966. Victor taught his younger brothers all he knew about art. After Victor moved to New York in 1969, his brothers eventually followed him. Carlos came first in 1974 and produced posters with Victor in a small art studio in Times Square, and later in Queens. In 2005, Miguel moved to New York. After Victor’s death in 2012, Miguel and Carlos carried on their brother’s legacy(遗产)by continuing to make custom posters. Miguel outlines the letters and images, and Carlos is the colorist.
Recently, the brothers have received requests from potential clients across the United States, as well as internationally. The two have no plans to part with their pens and paintbrushes anytime soon. They intend to make art indefinitely.
4. Why did Cohen try to find the poster designers
A. To reach out hands for them.
B. To order a sign for his wife’s studio.
C. To collect posters for his exhibitions.
D. To learn the technique of making posters.
5. How did Cohen help the two brothers
A. He advertised them with posters.
B. He made a documentary for them.
C. He introduced social media to them.
D. He housed them in a downtown apartment.
6. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 4
A. To show the two brothers’ artistic origins.
B. To present the two brothers’ distinct art styles.
C. To explain why the two brothers’ business is on the rise.
D. To illustrate how the two brothers went through their tough years.
7. What will the two brothers do next
A. Carry on with their art.
B. Promote their art globally.
C. Pursue their separate interests in art.
D. Attempt to use new tools to do their art.
【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。本文讲述了制作手绘海报的80多岁的Carlos and Miguel Cevallos两兄弟的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的““I found them by going from restaurant to restaurant until there was someone that had their phone number,” Cohen, 42, said, adding that he was hoping to ask them to create a sign for his wife’s yoga and Pilates studio in Jackson Heights. (42岁的科恩说：“我从一家餐厅到另一家餐厅寻找他们，直到有人有他们的电话号码。”他还说，他希望请他们为他妻子在杰克逊高地的瑜伽普拉提工作室制作一个标牌。)”可知，科恩试图找到海报设计师是为了给他妻子的工作室定制标识牌。故选B。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“Cohen offered to create an Instagram account for the brothers. They were on board with the idea. ( 科恩提出为这对兄弟创建一个Instagram账户。他们赞成这个想法。)”可知，科恩通过介绍社交媒体给他们来帮助他们。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“The brothers, along with their older brother, Victor, opened a sign shop in Bogota in 1966. Victor taught his younger brothers all he knew about art. After Victor moved to New York in 1969, his brothers eventually followed him. Carlos came first in 1974 and produced posters with Victor in a small art studio in Times Square, and later in Queens. In 2005, Miguel moved to New York. After Victor’s death in 2012, Miguel and Carlos carried on their brother’s legacy(遗产)by continuing to make custom posters. Miguel outlines the letters and images, and Carlos is the colorist. (1966年，这对兄弟和他们的哥哥维克多(Victor)在波哥大开了一家标识店。维克多把他所知道的艺术都教给了他的弟弟们。1969年维克托搬到纽约后，他的兄弟们也跟着搬到了纽约。1974年，卡洛斯第一次来到这里，和维克多一起在时代广场的一个小艺术工作室制作海报，后来在皇后区。2005年，米格尔搬到了纽约。2012年维克多去世后，米格尔和卡洛斯继承了他们兄弟的遗产，继续制作定制海报。米格尔勾勒出字母和图像，卡洛斯是调色师。)”可知，第四段介绍了兄弟俩制作海报的家族经历，因此推断作者写本段的目的是展示兄弟俩的艺术起源。故选A。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“The two have no plans to part with their pens and paintbrushes anytime soon. They intend to make art indefinitely. (这两个人短期内都不打算放弃他们的笔和画笔。他们打算无限地创作艺术。)”可知，两兄弟会继续他们的艺术。故选A。
C
Have you ever wondered what your dog sees when they stare at you, or at least the treat in your hand
Well, now you can find out, as a new interactive tool shows you how your dog and other animals see the world.
Dogs, cats, birds and rabbits all have a different field of vision and access to a different color spectrum (色谱). The new tool allows you to upload or take a photo, and then place a filter (滤光器) over the top to transform it into what your animal of choice would see.
At the back of the human eye are photoreceptors—cells that respond to the light shining in. These come in two types, “rods” or “cones”, and while rods are sensitive to motion and night vision, the cones are able to detect color.
Humans have three types of con e cells, and each of these are most sensitive to a particular color, either red, green or blue. Dogs only have two types of cones which are sensitive to blue and yellow, meaning they can only see these colors as well as shades of grey. This is comparable to the roughly nine per cent of people with red-green color blindness, which makes green look more red.
However, dog retinas (视网膜) are rod-heavy, which is why they can see better in the dark and can detect motion a lot better than humans. Dogs’ eyes are also positioned at a 20° angle and are a lot further apart than ours, which increases their surrounding vision. This gives them a 240° field of vision-larger than a human’s 180°.
Dogs can make up for what they lack in vision with their other senses, like their sense of smell. Their “olfaction”(嗅觉) is between 10,000 to 100,000 times more acute than ours, so they are still able to cope well if their vision fails.
8. What do you need to find out how you look like in your dog’s eyes
A. a photo of your dog, a photo of yourself and the new tool.
B. a photo of your dog and the new tool.
C. the new tool and a photo of you and your dog.
D. a photo of yourself and the new tool.
9. What does the underlined word “These” refer to in Paragraph 4
A. Different types of light. B. Photoreceptors. C. Dog eyes. D. Human eyes.
10. Why do dogs see better at night than humans
A. They are more sensitive to blue and yellow. B. They have more “cones” in their retinas.
C. They have more “rods” in their retinas. D. They have better sense of smell.
11. How does the author organize the whole passage
A. By giving examples. B. By making comparison.
C. By presenting data. D. By putting forward questions.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了狗和人相比，视觉和嗅觉方面的差异。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“The new tool allows you to upload or take a photo, and then place a filter (滤光器) over the top to transform it into what your animal of choice would see.(这个新工具允许你上传或拍摄照片，然后在上面放一个滤镜，把它变成你选择的动物会看到的样子)”可知，想知道你在狗狗眼中是什么样子，你需要一张你自己和新工具的照片。故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“At the back of the human eye are photoreceptors—cells that respond to the light shining in.(人眼的后部是感光细胞——对照射进来的光线作出反应的细胞)”以及后文“come in two types, “rods” or “cones””可知，感光细胞（photoreceptors）有两种类型，“杆状”和“锥状”，故划线词指的是“感光细胞（Photoreceptors）”。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“However, dog retinas (视网膜) are rod-heavy, which is why they can see better in the dark and can detect motion a lot better than humans.(然而，狗的视网膜上有大量的杆状细胞，这就是为什么它们在黑暗中看得更清楚，并且能比人类更好地探测到运动)”可知，狗在晚上比人类看得更清楚因为它们的视网膜上有更多的“视杆细胞”。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Humans have three types of con e cells, and each of these are most sensitive to a particular color, either red, green or blue. Dogs only have two types of cones which are sensitive to blue and yellow, meaning they can only see these colors as well as shades of grey.(人类有三种类型的视锥细胞，每一种都对一种特定的颜色最敏感，要么是红色，要么是绿色，要么是蓝色。狗只有两种视锥细胞，它们对蓝色和黄色很敏感，这意味着它们只能看到这两种颜色以及灰色)”；倒数第二段“However, dog retinas (视网膜) are rod-heavy, which is why they can see better in the dark and can detect motion a lot better than humans. Dogs’ eyes are also positioned at a 20° angle and are a lot further apart than ours, which increases their surrounding vision. This gives them a 240° field of vision-larger than a human’s 180°.(然而，狗的视网膜有大量的视杆，这就是为什么它们在黑暗中看得更清楚，并且能比人类更好地探测到运动。狗的眼睛也以20°的角度定位，比我们的眼睛分开得更远，这增加了他们周围的视野。这使它们拥有240°的视野，比人类的180°视野要大)”以及最后一段“Their “olfaction”(嗅觉) is between 10,000 to 100,000 times more acute than ours, so they are still able to cope well if their vision fails.(它们的“嗅觉”比人类灵敏1万到10万倍，所以即使视力衰退，它们也能很好地应对)”可推知，作者通过比较组织整篇文章。故选B。
D
The old saying “Use it or lose it” doesn’t seem to be true when it comes to someone’s ability to preserve and use a foreign language, a new study has showed.
The research team tasked almost 500 British people who had taken French GCSE or A-level between the 1970s and 2020 with completing a French vocabulary and grammar test. They included a survey of whether participants had used their French knowledge over the years since their exams, and excluded (排除) anyone who had studied a language later on in life.
They found that participants who had taken their exam 50 years ago and not used French ever since performed as well as as recent school leavers and those who occasionally used French.
Lead researcher Monika Schmid said: “The knowledge of language is surprisingly stable over long periods of time, compared to other subjects such as maths, history or science. This is likely because of the way language is stored in memory. Vocabulary is memorized in the same way that facts, dates and names are, while this memory may become weaker over time, and grammar is learned in a similar way to riding a bike, a kind of muscle memory, which is much more stable. Vocabulary knowledge on the other hand, exists in a highly connected network, which means that we need only be reminded of a word that sounds similar to a foreign language word for our brain to recall it.”
“Many people are not willing to revisit languages they once learnt as they fear they will be forced to relive some of the more ‘boring’ elements of the courses, such as grammar, but our work suggests that this would not be necessary. We hope that it might encourage more people to pick foreign languages back up if they know it would only take a short amount of time in refresher lessons to go back to their original level,” Schmid added.
12. What did the researchers ask the participants to do
A. Take a French exam.
B. Conduct a survey in French.
C. Learn French from recent school leavers.
D. Talk about their French GCSE experience.
13. What can help us recall a foreign word
A. A fact related to it. B. Our muscle memory.
C. A similar-sounding word. D. The grammar of the language.
14. What can we infer from Schmid’s words in the last paragraph
A. One is able to quickly and easily to learn a new language.
B. Years of use promises fluency in a foreign language.
C. The boring elements of a language course are important.
D. It is easier than one thinks to pick a foreign language back up.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. Language Tests Taken at School Matter
B. If You Don’t Use a Language, You Lose It
C. Knowledge of Foreign Languages Lasts a Lifetime
D. When You Grasp the Grammar, You Learn the Language
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. A 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是研究发现在保存和使用语言的能力方面，“非用即失”的说法似乎并不正确。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The research team tasked almost 500 British people who had taken French GCSE or A-level between the 1970s and 2020 with completing a French vocabulary and grammar test.(研究小组要求近500名在20世纪70年代至2020年间参加过法语GCSE或a -level考试的英国人完成法语词汇和语法测试。)”可知，研究团队要求研究参与者完成法语词汇和语法测试，由此可知，研究者要求参与者参加法语测试。故选A项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Vocabulary knowledge on the other hand, exists in a highly connected network, which means that we need only be reminded of a word that sounds similar to a foreign language word for our brain to recall it.(另一方面，词汇知识存在于一个高度连接的网络中，这意味着我们只需要被提醒一个听起来与外语单词相似的单词，我们的大脑就能记住它。)”可知，根据首席研究员莫妮卡·施密德说，人们只需要被提醒一个听起来与外语单词相似的单词，我们的大脑就能记住它，由此可知，被提醒一个听起来与外语单词相似的单词，我们就能回忆出这个外语词汇。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据尾段““Many people are not willing to revisit languages they once learnt as they fear they will be forced to relive some of the more ‘boring’ elements of the courses, such as grammar, but our work suggests that this would not be necessary. We hope that it might encourage more people to pick foreign languages back up if they know it would only take a short amount of time in refresher lessons to go back to their original level,” Schmid added.(“许多人不愿意重新学习他们曾经学过的语言，因为他们担心他们会被迫重温课程中一些更‘无聊’的元素，比如语法，但我们的研究表明，这是没有必要的。我们希望如果他们知道只需要很短的复习时间就能回到原来的水平，这能鼓励更多的人重新学习外语，”施密德补充道。)”可知，施密德认为，如果他们知道只需要很短的复习时间就能回到原来的水平，这能鼓励更多的人重新学习外语，由此可知，一个人只需要很短的复习时间就能够重新学习这门外语。故选A项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据首段中的“The old saying “Use it or lose it” doesn’t seem to be true when it comes to someone’s ability to preserve and use a foreign language, a new study has showed.(一项新的研究表明，当涉及到一个人保存和使用外语的能力时，“非用即废”这句老话似乎并不正确。)”可知，本文介绍的是一项研究表明，“非用即废”这句老话在一个人保存和使用语言的能力方面似乎不正确，结合下文中对该研究的过程的介绍以及对研究结果的分析以及第四段中的“The knowledge of language is surprisingly stable over long periods of time, compared to other subjects such as maths, history or science. This is likely because of the way language is stored in memory.(与数学、历史或科学等其他学科相比，语言知识在很长一段时间内的稳定性令人惊讶。)”可知，人们在很多年后不使用以前学过的语言，其语言知识在很长一段时间内的能持有相当的稳定性，所以题目“外语知识受用一生”与本文的内容一致，且概括了本文的主题，适合作为最佳标题。故选C项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Ways to Beat the Monday Blues
Are you feeling down because the weekend is almost over Take it easy, and you can try the following ways to help you overcome the Monday Blues.
Make a list for your next week.
Instead of focusing on difficult tasks that lay ahead of you, think about all the good to come. ____16____ A good place to start is to think of one thing you are excited about for each category: at work, after work, and at the weekend. If it’s hard to come up with three things to look forward to, get planning ASAP! We’re not talking about anything difficult, just simple things that uplift you like meeting a friend for coffee.
____17____
Sleep has a tremendous effect on our mood. According to Harvard Medical School, “poor or inadequate sleep can cause stress, while healthy sleep can enhance well-being.” So, if you find yourself a little more short-tempered than normal, sleep may be the answer. ____18____ It’s worth taking this into account on Sunday to avoid a lack of energy on a Monday morning.
Choose your favorite clothes.
____19____ In fact, psychologists conclude that the strong link between clothing and mood suggests we should put on clothes that we associate with happiness, even when feeling low. In short, wearing whatever you like on Monday makes you feel great!
Arrange some easy tasks.
After a weekend of fun and taking it easy, it might be best to keep Monday’s schedule a little lighter than other days. This doesn’t mean sitting around and drowning in your blues. It means that instead of facing the most complicated stuff on a Monday, put some time into the easier tasks. ____20____
A. Form a routine of daily life.
B. Go to bed early on Sunday night.
C Don’t underestimate the power of a suit.
D. Reduce Monday Blues by allowing yourself to do Monday with ease.
E. Putting less pressure on yourself is a good way to beat the Monday Blues.
F. Take a nap to energize or get to bed earlier tonight to make up for lost sleep.
G. Make a list by writing out some things that you are currently looking forward to.
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. F 19. C 20. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些避免周一抑郁的方法。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Instead of focusing on difficult tasks that lay ahead of you, think about all the good to come.(不要把注意力集中在摆在你面前的困难任务上，想想所有美好的事情)”以及后文“A good place to start is to think of one thing you are excited about for each category: at work, after work, and at the weekend. If it’s hard to come up with three things to look forward to, get planning ASAP! We’re not talking about anything difficult, just simple things that uplift you like meeting a friend for coffee.(一个好的开始是在每个类别中想一件让你兴奋的事情：工作时，下班后和周末。如果很难想出三件值得期待的事情，那就尽快计划吧!我们不是在谈论任何困难的事情，只是一些简单的事情，比如和朋友一起喝咖啡)”可知，上文提到想想所有美好的事情，后文则提到想一件让你兴奋的事情。由此可知，本句主要说明列出期待的事情，故G选项“列一张清单，写下你目前期待的事情”符合语境，故选G。
【17题详解】
根据本段内容“Sleep has a tremendous effect on our mood. According to Harvard Medical School, “poor or inadequate sleep can cause stress, while healthy sleep can enhance well-being.” So, if you find yourself a little more short-tempered than normal, sleep may be the answer.(睡眠对我们情绪有很大的影响。根据哈佛医学院的说法，“睡眠不好或不足会导致压力，而健康的睡眠可以增强幸福感。”所以，如果你发现自己比平时脾气更暴躁，睡觉可能是答案)”可知，本段主要是针对睡觉提出建议。由此可知，B选项“星期天晚上早点睡觉”符合语境，故选B。
【18题详解】
根据上文“So, if you find yourself a little more short-tempered than normal, sleep may be the answer.(所以，如果你发现自己比平时脾气更暴躁，睡觉可能是答案)”以及后文“It’s worth taking this into account on Sunday to avoid a lack of energy on a Monday morning.(为了避免周一早上精力不足，这一点在周日是值得考虑的)”可知，本句主要是针对避免周一精力不足而提出的建议，且与睡眠有关。由此可知，F选项“打个盹来补充能量，或者今晚早点上床睡觉来弥补失去的睡眠”符合语境，故选F。
【19题详解】
根据后文“In fact, psychologists conclude that the strong link between clothing and mood suggests we should put on clothes that we associate with happiness, even when feeling low. In short, wearing whatever you like on Monday makes you feel great!(事实上，心理学家得出结论，衣服和情绪之间的紧密联系表明，即使情绪低落，我们也应该穿上与快乐有关的衣服。简而言之，周一穿你喜欢的衣服会让你感觉很棒！)”可知，本段主要说明了服装可以影响情绪，即衣服也存在力量。由此可知，C选项“不要低估衣服的力量”符合语境，故选C。
【20题详解】
根据上文“It means that instead of facing the most complicated stuff on a Monday, put some time into the easier tasks.(这意味着与其在周一面对最复杂的事情，不如把时间花在更容易的任务上)”可知，上文建议做更容易的任务，即度过一个放松的周一。由此可知，D选项“减少“周一抑郁”，让自己轻松度过周一”符合语境，故选D。
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Members of the Huntington Station-based Girl Scout Troop 239 are working towards their goals. They are ____21____ hundreds of pounds of plastic caps and lids (盖子) to recycle and ____22____benches (长椅).
“What we really want to do is use this ____23____ as a vehicle for developing the girls’ team spirit and also educating the public about the importance of ____24____ ,”Christine Reilly, troop leader, said. “The message is that something that you might otherwise have ____25____ can be recycled into something that can have a(n) ____26____ effect.”
The troop has already gathered up 400 pounds. “Many families collected for us, ____27____several local businesses and schools,” said Reilly. “The support has been ____28____.”
Throughout the project, members of the troop sort through plastic caps and lids to make sure they are ____29____, clean them, and put them in bags to be _____30_____ to Green Tree Plastics, where they are melted and transformed into benches.
The benches will be donated to local _____31_____ to be used as friendship benches, where a student can sit if he has no _____32_____ to play with to encourage other students to _____33_____ him. “There are some kids that don’t seem to fit in, and the bench can be a helping hand for them,” Reilly said.
Each bench will be 6 feet long. A board will be put in front _____34_____ that the bench is made from plastic caps and lids _____35_____ by Girl Scout Troop 239.
21.
A. collecting B. producing C. designing D. delivering
22.
A. cover up B. change into C. fix up D. attach to
23.
A. standard B. competition C. project D. example
24.
A. recycle B. creativity C. communication D. exercise
25.
A. left behind B. put away C. thrown away D. missed out
26.
A. immediate B. positive C. indirect D. practical
27.
A. instead of B. except for C. according to D. as well as
28.
A. enjoyable B. capable C. affordable D. unbelievable
29.
A. usable B. original C. comfortable D. special
30.
A. introduced B. applied C. related D. shipped
31.
A. parks B. hospitals C. stores D. schools
32
A. toys B. families C. companions D. teachers
33.
A. punish B. include C. rescue D. chase
34.
A. admitting B. advertising C. explaining D. ensuring
35.
A. contributed B. made C. found D. paid
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. D 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了亨廷顿站的第239女童子军利用收集的塑料瓶盖制作长椅，捐献给当地学校用于帮助没有伙伴的同学找到朋友的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她们正在收集数百磅的塑料瓶盖，然后回收再利用，做成长椅。A. collecting收集；B. producing生产；C. designing设计；D. delivering递送。根据后文“Many families collected for us”可知，许多家庭为第239女童子军进行塑料瓶盖的收集，可知他们正在收集数百磅的塑料瓶盖。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：她们正在收集数百磅的塑料瓶盖，然后回收再利用，变成长椅。A. cover up掩盖；B. change into变成；C. fix up修理；D. attach to连接。根据后文“the bench is made from plastic caps and lids”可知，长凳是用塑料盖做成的，说明她们正在收集数百磅的塑料瓶盖，然后回收再利用，变成长椅。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：领队克里斯汀·赖利说:“我们真正想做的是利用这个项目来培养女孩们的团队精神，并向公众宣传回收的重要性。”A. standard标准；B. competition比赛；C. project项目；D. example例子。根据后文“Throughout the project”可知，她们正在进行一个收集数百磅的塑料瓶盖然后回收再利用变成长椅的项目，project为原词复现。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：领队克里斯汀·赖利说:“我们真正想做的是利用这个项目来培养女孩们的团队精神，并向公众宣传回收的重要性。”A. recycle回收；B. creativity创造力；C. communication交流；D. exercise练习。根据前文“They are ____1____ hundreds of pounds of plastic caps and lids (盖子) to recycle and ____2____benches (长椅).”可知，她们正在收集数百磅的塑料瓶盖然后回收再利用变成长椅，推断出她们想要做的事情是向公众宣传回收的重要性。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：“这传递的信息是，你原本可能扔掉的东西可以被回收利用，变成可以产生积极影响的东西。”A. left behind留下；B. put away收起；C. thrown away扔掉；D. missed out错过。根据前文“hundreds of pounds of plastic caps and lids”可知，数百磅的塑料瓶盖，根据常识可知这些都是人们平时要扔掉的。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词短语辨析。句意：“这传递的信息是，你原本可能扔掉的东西可以被回收利用，变成可以产生积极影响的东西。”A. immediate立即的；B. positive积极的；C. indirect间接的；D. practical实际的。根据后文““There are some kids that don’t seem to fit in, and the bench can be a helping hand for them,” Reilly said.”可知，塑料瓶盖做的椅子可以帮助没有同伴的学生获得友谊，说明原本可能扔掉的东西可以被回收利用，变成可以产生积极影响的东西。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：赖利说:“许多家庭为我们募捐，还有一些当地的企业和学校。”A. instead of代替；B. except for除了；C. according to根据；D.as well as和，也。根据后文““The support has been ____8____.””可知，她们获得了难以置信的支持，推断出募捐的除了家庭之外还有当地的企业和学校。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词短语辨析。句意：“支持是难以置信的。”A. enjoyable令人愉快的；B. capable有能力的；C. affordable支付的起；D. unbelievable难以置信的。根据前文““Many families collected for us, ___7____several local businesses and schools,” said Reilly.”可知，支持这个项目的有家庭、学校和企业。说明她们获得的支持是难以置信的。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词短语辨析。句意：在整个项目中，部队成员对塑料瓶盖和盖子进行分类，确保它们是可用的，然后清洗，然后把它们装进袋子里，运到绿树塑料公司，在那里把它们融化，变成长椅。A. usable可使用的；B. original原始的；C. comfortable舒服的；D. special特殊的。根据前文“Throughout the project, members of the troop sort through plastic caps and lids”可知，在整个项目中，部队成员对塑料瓶盖和盖子进行分类，推断出分类的目的是为了使它们得到利用。故选A项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在整个项目中，部队成员对塑料瓶盖和盖子进行分类，确保它们是可用的，然后清洗，然后把它们装进袋子里，运到绿树塑料公司，在那里把它们融化，变成长椅。A. introduced介绍；B. applied应用；C. related相关的；D. shipped运输。根据后文“Green Tree Plastics, where they are melted and transformed into benches”可知，在绿树塑料公司它们融化，变成长椅，推断出部队成员对塑料瓶盖和盖子装进袋子里运输到绿树公司。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些长椅将被捐赠给当地的学校，用作友谊长椅，如果一个学生没有同伴可以一起玩，他可以坐在那里，鼓励其他学生接纳他。A. parks公园；B. hospitals医院；C. stores商店；D. schools学校。根据后文“a student can sit if he has no ____12____ to play with to encourage other students to ____13____ him.”可知，如果一个学生没有同伴可以一起玩，他可以坐在那里，鼓励其他学生接纳他，说明这些长椅将被捐赠给当地的学校。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：学校将被用作友谊长椅，如果一个学生没有同伴可以一起玩，他可以坐在那里，鼓励其他学生接纳他。A. toys玩具；B. families家庭；C. companions伙伴；D. teachers老师。根据后文“some kids that don’t seem to fit in”可知，有些孩子似乎不适应，推断出他们没有伙伴。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：学校将被用作友谊长椅，如果一个学生没有同伴可以一起玩，他可以坐在那里，鼓励其他学生接纳他。A. punish惩罚；B. include包含，接纳；C. rescue救援；D. chase追逐。根据后文““There are some kids that don’t seem to fit in, and the bench can be a helping hand for them,” Reilly said.”可知，有些孩子似乎不适应，板凳可以帮助他们，推断出长椅的作用是为了鼓励其他学生接纳没有同伴的学生。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：前面会放一块牌子，解释这张长椅是由第239女童子军捐赠的塑料帽和塑料盖制成的。A. admitting承认；B. advertising做广告；C. explaining解释；D. ensuring确保。根据前文“A board will be put in front”可知，长椅前会放置一块牌子，推断出这块牌子的作用是解释这张长椅是由第239女童子军捐赠的塑料帽和塑料盖制成的。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：前面会放一块牌子，说明这张长椅是由第239女童子军捐赠的塑料帽和塑料盖制成的。A. contributed捐赠；B. made制作；C. found发现；D. paid支付。根据前文“The benches will be donated to local ____11____ to be used as friendship benches”可知，这些长椅将被捐赠给当地的学校，推断出说明这张长椅是由第239女童子军捐赠的塑料帽和塑料盖制成的。故选A项。
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共55分)
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内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
On the last day of 2023, Heilongjiang government released a thank-you letter, ____36____ was published by several local media outlets.
“We thank you for your heartfelt ____37____ (enthusiastic) in your visits to Heilongjiang... You____38____ (bring) joy and life to this land so far. It’s so great to have you here.”
At Harbin Ice and Snow World, ____39____ famous ice-and-snow theme park in Heilongjiang, tourists gathered to count down toward 2024, ____40____ (surround) by more than 1,000 ice and snow sculptures.
Besides the ice-and-snow sculptures, a diverse range of winter ____41____ (activity )were available for visitors to enjoy. Ice slides were among the most popular activities. Many didn’t mind ____42____ (wait) long for these slides, the longest being 521 meters ____43____ length.
____44____ (addition), bicycles on ice and hot air balloons that allowed visitors ____45____ (appreciate) the magic world from above also attracted long lines of visitors.
【答案】36. which
37. enthusiasm
38. have brought
39. a 40. surrounded
41. activities
42. waiting
43. in 44. Additionally
45. to appreciate
【解析】
【导语】本文是新闻报道。报道了中国东北黑龙江省新年给游客发感谢信事件。
【36题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在2023年的最后一天，黑龙江省政府发布了一封感谢信，由当地几家媒体发表。先行词是a thank-you letter，在定语从句中作主语，指物用which引导非限制性定语从句。故填which。
【37题详解】
考查名词。句意：我们感谢您对黑龙江的衷心热情访问……到目前为止，你给这片土地带来了欢乐和生命。形容词后用名词作介词for的宾语，enthusiastic的名词是enthusiasm。故填enthusiasm。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：到目前为止，你给这片土地带来了欢乐和生命。so far到目前为止，是现在完成时的标志，主语you，谓语用复数。故填have brought。
【39题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在黑龙江一个著名的冰雪主题公园--哈尔滨冰雪大世界，游客们聚集在1000多座冰雪雕塑周围，为2024年倒计时。park是可数名词，表示一个主题公园用不定冠词，空格后的famous的发音是辅音音素开头，应该用；不定冠词a。故填a。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在黑龙江一个著名的冰雪主题公园——哈尔滨冰雪大世界，游客们聚集在1000多座冰雪雕塑周围，为2024年倒计时。谓语是gathered，空格处用surround的非谓形式作状语，和tourists是被动关系，用过去分词作状语。故填surrounded。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：除了冰雪雕，还有各种各样的冬季活动可供游客享受。a range of修饰可数名词复数，activity复数形式是activities。故填activities。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：许多人不介意等太久，最长的滑梯长达521米。mind doing表示介意做某事，用动名词作宾语。故填waiting。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意：许多人不介意等太久，最长的滑梯长达521米。固定短语in length表示“长度”。故填in。
【44题详解】
考查副词。句意：此外，让游客从空中欣赏神奇世界的冰上自行车和热气球也吸引了游客排起长队。副词修饰句子，作状语，位于句首首字母大写。故填Additionally。
【45题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：此外，让游客从空中欣赏神奇世界的冰上自行车和热气球也吸引了游客排起长队。allow somebody to do表示“让某人做某事”。故填to appreciate。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 为激发阅读兴趣、分享阅读体验，你校将在下周举办主题为“I Read，I Grow”的英语演讲活动。请你写一篇英文演讲稿。内容包括：
1.阅读的意义;
2.读过的书籍;
3.阅读对你的影响。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
I Read, I Grow
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【答案】I Read, I Grow
Hi, everyone. Nothing is more enjoyable than holding a book. To me, it is a time of joy, peace, adventure, and exploration. I’ve read several books in high school, like The Kite Runner, Hatchet, The Old Man and the Sea, etc. They are on the themes of love, acceptance, and courage. The stories can always encourage me to move on in times of hardship.
Reading has benefited me in many ways. It enriches my life, equipping me with knowledge and making me a wise person.
That’s all, thank you.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一篇英文演讲稿参加学校举办主题为“I Read，I Grow”的英语演讲活动。其内容包括：阅读的意义、读过的书籍和阅读对你的影响。
【详解】1.词汇积累
快乐：joy →delight
几个：several →a couple of
勇气：courage→bravery
鼓励：encourage→inspire
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Nothing is more enjoyable than holding a book.
拓展句：There is no doubt that nothing is more enjoyable than holding a book.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The stories can always encourage me to move on in times of hardship.（运用了不定式作宾补）
【高分句型2】 It enriches my life, equipping me with knowledge and making me a wise person. （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续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
At Valley High School in South Sacramento, California, on a Tuesday afternoon, two of Valley High School’s baseball teams were gathered on the school field preparing for a game to be held the next day. They were at their final practice of the season when they heard cries for help from their school’s parking lot.
Co-head coach Brett Sawyer was getting something from the locker room when he heard tires screeching (发出刺耳声), and a loud “bang”. He came out to see the entire team quickly rush to the parking lot, jumping over fences (围栏).
It turned out a 16-year-old student visiting Valley High School was accidentally hit by a car in the lot, and she was stuck under the vehicle. The car was driven by her own mother, who dropped her off in the parking lot and then hit another car. In a panic, the mother backed her vehicle up without realizing that her daughter was right behind the car, and the girl became trapped underneath.
It did not take long before around a dozen of the baseball players ran out there as a team. There was no one really saying much. The guys just got around the car and helped lift the four-door car off the girl, whose upper body was trapped under the back part of the car. The teams’ assistant coach James Millholland was then able to pull her to safety. “With all the team work we had going on, it didn’t feel heavy,” said player Sukhminder Gill. “It felt like we could pick anything up at that moment.”
Sawyer and Millholland weren’t able to get through to 911 on their cell phones, so they ran to their classrooms to call for help. Finally, medical care personnel arrived and transported the girl to a local hospital. Sawyer heard she was expected to recover, which was a great relief.
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。
Coach Sawyer pulled all the players aside.
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This incident proved the win-loss record on Wednesday wasn’t all that important.
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【答案】范文
Coach Sawyer pulled all the players aside. Sawyer said to them, “I just want to say how proud you all made me today. I know some of you are kind of shaken up by the whole accident. The girl is just a teenager, like all of you. But you all did what you had to do to save someone’s life.” Before their game the next day, team members received some snacks and a thank-you note from their president of the school board.
This incident proved the win-loss record on Wednesday wasn’t all that important. One Valley team won and the other lost, but Sawyer said to the players, “To be honest, we might not be the best baseball team around, but you sure are a great group of guys. You didn’t even discuss what to do. You just went out there and did it. You were all raised right. Although we lost, it was the best game of the year.” To these players, this accident was also a satisfying way to help finish their season.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了一个周二的下午，在加州萨克拉门托南部的山谷高中，山谷高中的两支棒球队聚集在学校操场上，为第二天举行的比赛做准备。当他们听到从学校停车场传来的呼救声时，他们正在进行本赛季的最后一次训练。事故发生后，队员们自发参与到救援中，索耶教练为他们感到骄傲。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“索耶教练把所有的球员拉到一边”可知，第一段可描写索耶教练表达自己为队员感到骄傲以及队员们收到感谢信。
②由第二段首句内容“这件事证明了周三的输赢记录并不是那么重要”可知，第二段可描写索耶教练对队员们的教导。
2.续写线索：把球员拉到一边——表达骄傲之情——收到感谢信——比赛获胜——索耶教练教导
3.词汇激活
行为类
①抚养：raise/bring up
②挽救：save/rescue
③完成：finish/complete
情绪类
①吓到：be shaken up/be frightened
②很棒：great/excellent
【点睛】[高分句型1] I know some of you are kind of shaken up by the whole accident. (运用了省略that的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Although we lost, it was the best game of the year. (运用了although引导让步状语从句)
听力答案：1-5 BCABA 6-10 BCABB 11-15 ACBCB 16-20 CABCC2023—2024学年第一学期期末调研试卷
高二英语
本试卷分第Ⅰ卷(选择题)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题)两部分。共150分，考试时间120分钟。考生作答时，将答案答在答题卡上(答题注意事项见答题卡)，在本试题卷上作答无效。考试结束后，将本试题卷和答题卡一并交回。
第Ⅰ卷(选择题，共95分)
第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面：5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What is the relationship between Miss Brown and Harry Hill
A. Workmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Teacher and student.
2. What does the woman dislike about McDonald’s
A. The service. B. The unhealthy food. C. The noisy environment.
3. What are the speakers probably talking about
A. Buying a house. B. Finding a hotel. C. Buying a car!
4. What will the woman probably do
A. Leave. B. Sit down. C. Stand.
5. What does the man want to do
A. Go out. B. Stay in bed. C. Go to work.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或读白，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至第8题。
6. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Husband and wife.
7. Why does the woman think she is ill
A. She couldn’t sleep at night.
B. She is tired in the daytime.
C. Both A and
8. What’s the woman worried about
A. Her exams. B. Her work. C. Her mother
听第7段材料 ，回答第9至 11题。
9. What did the man look like when the woman came so late
A. He was calm. B. He was a bit angry. C. He was pitiful.
10. What day was it when the conversation took place
A. It was Saturday. B. It was Sunday. C. It was Thursday.
11. When should the appointment be
A. More than an hour ago. B. Two hours ago. C. Half an hour ago.
听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。
12. What are the two speakers mainly talking about
A. When the man surfs the Web.
B. How the man looks up information online.
C. What the man does on the Internet.
13. Which of the following does the man prefer
A. Doing e-mailing on the Internet.
B. Writing real letters.
C. Looking through books in libraries.
14. What do we know about the man
A. He has never sent any e-mails.
B. He shows no interest in the Web.
C. He gets some help from the Internet.
听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。
15. Where are the two speakers
A. In a concert hall. B. In an ancient palace C. In a modem museum.
16. What does the man like best in this place
A. The lights. B. The paintings. C. The colors.
17. What do we know about the two speakers
A. They are having a good time.
B. They wish to become rich soon.
C. They’re uninterested in upper-class life.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How do the cheerleaders perform their jobs
A. They set off fireworks.
B. They put on athletic shows.
C. They run around the crowds.
19. Why do the cheerleaders sometimes suffer physical injuries
A. Because they shout and yell.
B. Because they dance too much.
C Because they try dangerous acts.
20. What can we learn from the passage
A. Cheer leading is just for fun.
B. Cheerleaders have monthly contests.
C. Cheer leading is something like sports.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Nowadays robots are taking the world of sports by storm, from the six-legged skier to the ping pong ace and the expert curler.
Four-legged robot goalkeeper
Mini Cheetah, a four-legged robot, was trained up by scientists at the University of California, Berkeley’s Hybrid Robotics Lab.
The robot can handle a range of thrown and kicked shots from humans. It can squat, jump, sidestep and dive to stop shots. It can save 87.5 per cent of shots taken on goal, compared to the average for human keepers of around 69 per cent.
Google’s ping-pong arm
Google’s ping-pong robot arm recently completed an epic 340-shot rally (对打) with a human. The arm plays “cooperatively” to get a good rally going, but according to Google its skills could be built up to match the level of a serious human competitor.
Researchers wanted to train it up in a simulation so it could play with humans in the real world. China’s badminton bot
In China, researchers have created a robot called the Robomintoner that can play badminton against human competitors.
The machine looks a bit like a lawnmower (割草机), but it firmly grips its badminton racket just like any human player would. It also gets sufficient power into the shuttlecock using a swift flicking motion, and zips around the court on four wheels.
Expert skier
Also in China, experts from the Shanghai JiaoTong University created a skiing robot that can control its own descent down a snowy slope. The machine stands with two legs on each ski and grips ski poles with its middle legs, which it can manoeuvre (操纵) to control direction.
The robot can stay upright, turn and avoid crashing to people. It is also capable of skiing at more than 30 feet per second across a 1, 300-foot course on an 18-degree slope.
1. Which of the following is true about “the four-legged robot goalkeeper"
A. It can jump and dive to avoid shots.
B. It was trained up by experts from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
C. Researchers wanted to train it up so that it could play with humans in the real world.
D. It can act as a goalkeeper and deal with shots from humans.
2. What do Google’s ping-pong robot arm and Robomintoner have in common
A. They are both about robots on four wheels.
B. They can play against human competitors.
C. They are created by Chinese researchers.
D. They look a bit like a lawnmower.
3. Where is the passage most probably taken from
A. A culture magazine. B. A report.
C. A science newspaper. D. A textbook.
B
The hand-drawn posters kept catching Aviram Cohen’s eye as he walked around his neighborhood in Queens, N.Y. They were colorful advertisements with a distinct style. Cohen, who builds exhibitions in museums and galleries, was eager to uncover who was behind the posters. It wasn’t easy.
“I found them by going from restaurant to restaurant until there was someone that had their phone number,” Cohen, 42, said, adding that he was hoping to ask them to create a sign for his wife’s yoga and Pilates studio in Jackson Heights.
When the artists, Carlos and Miguel Cevallos, met him at his wife’s studio that day in 2018, Cohen was shocked to see two brothers in their 80s, who for decades have spent their days in their shared Manhattan apartment making advertising posters by hand. They had long been relying on word of mouth to attract new clients. Then Cohen suggested they get on social media to preserve their work. “It should be documented so it doesn’t disappear,” Cohen said. Cohen offered to create an Instagram account for the brothers. They were on board with the idea.
The brothers, along with their older brother, Victor, opened a sign shop in Bogota in 1966. Victor taught his younger brothers all he knew about art. After Victor moved to New York in 1969, his brothers eventually followed him. Carlos came first in 1974 and produced posters with Victor in a small art studio in Times Square, and later in Queens. In 2005, Miguel moved to New York. After Victor’s death in 2012, Miguel and Carlos carried on their brother’s legacy(遗产)by continuing to make custom posters. Miguel outlines the letters and images, and Carlos is the colorist.
Recently, the brothers have received requests from potential clients across the United States, as well as internationally. The two have no plans to part with their pens and paintbrushes anytime soon. They intend to make art indefinitely.
4. Why did Cohen try to find the poster designers
A. To reach out hands for them.
B. To order a sign for his wife’s studio.
C. To collect posters for his exhibitions.
D. To learn the technique of making posters.
5. How did Cohen help the two brothers
A. He advertised them with posters.
B. He made a documentary for them.
C. He introduced social media to them.
D. He housed them in a downtown apartment.
6. What is the author’s purpose in writing paragraph 4
A. To show the two brothers’ artistic origins.
B. To present the two brothers’ distinct art styles.
C. To explain why the two brothers’ business is on the rise.
D. To illustrate how the two brothers went through their tough years.
7. What will the two brothers do next
A. Carry on with their art.
B. Promote their art globally.
C. Pursue their separate interests in art.
D. Attempt to use new tools to do their art.
C
Have you ever wondered what your dog sees when they stare at you, or at least the treat in your hand
Well, now you can find out, as a new interactive tool shows you how your dog and other animals see the world.
Dogs, cats, birds and rabbits all have a different field of vision and access to a different color spectrum (色谱). The new tool allows you to upload or take a photo, and then place a filter (滤光器) over the top to transform it into what your animal of choice would see.
At the back of the human eye are photoreceptors—cells that respond to the light shining in. These come in two types, “rods” or “cones”, and while rods are sensitive to motion and night vision, the cones are able to detect color.
Humans have three types of con e cells, and each of these are most sensitive to a particular color, either red, green or blue. Dogs only have two types of cones which are sensitive to blue and yellow, meaning they can only see these colors as well as shades of grey. This is comparable to the roughly nine per cent of people with red-green color blindness, which makes green look more red.
However, dog retinas (视网膜) are rod-heavy, which is why they can see better in the dark and can detect motion a lot better than humans. Dogs’ eyes are also positioned at a 20° angle and are a lot further apart than ours, which increases their surrounding vision. This gives them a 240° field of vision-larger than a human’s 180°.
Dogs can make up for what they lack in vision with their other senses, like their sense of smell. Their “olfaction”(嗅觉) is between 10,000 to 100,000 times more acute than ours, so they are still able to cope well if their vision fails.
8. What do you need to find out how you look like in your dog’s eyes
A. a photo of your dog, a photo of yourself and the new tool.
B. a photo of your dog and the new tool.
C. the new tool and a photo of you and your dog.
D. a photo of yourself and the new tool.
9. What does the underlined word “These” refer to in Paragraph 4
A. Different types of light. B. Photoreceptors. C. Dog eyes. D. Human eyes.
10. Why do dogs see better at night than humans
A. They are more sensitive to blue and yellow. B. They have more “cones” in their retinas.
C. They have more “rods” in their retinas. D. They have better sense of smell.
11. How does the author organize the whole passage
A. By giving examples. B. By making comparison.
C By presenting data. D. By putting forward questions.
D
The old saying “Use it or lose it” doesn’t seem to be true when it comes to someone’s ability to preserve and use a foreign language, a new study has showed.
The research team tasked almost 500 British people who had taken French GCSE or A-level between the 1970s and 2020 with completing a French vocabulary and grammar test. They included a survey of whether participants had used their French knowledge over the years since their exams, and excluded (排除) anyone who had studied a language later on in life.
They found that participants who had taken their exam 50 years ago and not used French ever since performed as well as as recent school leavers and those who occasionally used French.
Lead researcher Monika Schmid said: “The knowledge of language is surprisingly stable over long periods of time, compared to other subjects such as maths, history or science. This is likely because of the way language is stored in memory. Vocabulary is memorized in the same way that facts, dates and names are, while this memory may become weaker over time, and grammar is learned in a similar way to riding a bike, a kind of muscle memory, which is much more stable. Vocabulary knowledge on the other hand, exists in a highly connected network, which means that we need only be reminded of a word that sounds similar to a foreign language word for our brain to recall it.”
“Many people are not willing to revisit languages they once learnt as they fear they will be forced to relive some of the more ‘boring’ elements of the courses, such as grammar, but our work suggests that this would not be necessary. We hope that it might encourage more people to pick foreign languages back up if they know it would only take a short amount of time in refresher lessons to go back to their original level,” Schmid added.
12. What did the researchers ask the participants to do
A. Take a French exam.
B. Conduct a survey in French.
C. Learn French from recent school leavers.
D. Talk about their French GCSE experience.
13. What can help us recall a foreign word
A. A fact related to it. B. Our muscle memory.
C. A similar-sounding word. D. The grammar of the language.
14. What can we infer from Schmid’s words in the last paragraph
A. One is able to quickly and easily to learn a new language.
B. Years of use promises fluency in a foreign language.
C. The boring elements of a language course are important.
D. It is easier than one thinks to pick a foreign language back up.
15. What is the best title for the text
A. Language Tests Taken at School Matter
B. If You Don’t Use a Language, You Lose It
C. Knowledge of Foreign Languages Lasts a Lifetime
D. When You Grasp the Grammar, You Learn the Language
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Four Ways to Beat the Monday Blues
Are you feeling down because the weekend is almost over Take it easy, and you can try the following ways to help you overcome the Monday Blues.
Make a list for your next week.
Instead of focusing on difficult tasks that lay ahead of you, think about all the good to come. ____16____ A good place to start is to think of one thing you are excited about for each category: at work, after work, and at the weekend. If it’s hard to come up with three things to look forward to, get planning ASAP! We’re not talking about anything difficult, just simple things that uplift you like meeting a friend for coffee.
____17____
Sleep has a tremendous effect on our mood. According to Harvard Medical School, “poor or inadequate sleep can cause stress, while healthy sleep can enhance well-being.” So, if you find yourself a little more short-tempered than normal, sleep may be the answer. ____18____ It’s worth taking this into account on Sunday to avoid a lack of energy on a Monday morning.
Choose your favorite clothes.
____19____ In fact, psychologists conclude that the strong link between clothing and mood suggests we should put on clothes that we associate with happiness, even when feeling low. In short, wearing whatever you like on Monday makes you feel great!
Arrange some easy tasks.
After a weekend of fun and taking it easy, it might be best to keep Monday’s schedule a little lighter than other days. This doesn’t mean sitting around and drowning in your blues. It means that instead of facing the most complicated stuff on a Monday, put some time into the easier tasks. ____20____
A. Form a routine of daily life.
B. Go to bed early on Sunday night.
C. Don’t underestimate the power of a suit.
D. Reduce Monday Blues by allowing yourself to do Monday with ease.
E. Putting less pressure on yourself is a good way to beat the Monday Blues.
F. Take a nap to energize or get to bed earlier tonight to make up for lost sleep.
G. Make a list by writing out some things that you are currently looking forward to.
第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Members of the Huntington Station-based Girl Scout Troop 239 are working towards their goals. They are ____21____ hundreds of pounds of plastic caps and lids (盖子) to recycle and ____22____benches (长椅).
“What we really want to do is use this ____23____ as a vehicle for developing the girls’ team spirit and also educating the public about the importance of ____24____ ,”Christine Reilly, troop leader, said. “The message is that something that you might otherwise have ____25____ can be recycled into something that can have a(n) ____26____ effect.”
The troop has already gathered up 400 pounds. “Many families collected for us, ____27____several local businesses and schools,” said Reilly. “The support has been ____28____.”
Throughout the project, members of the troop sort through plastic caps and lids to make sure they are ____29____, clean them, and put them in bags to be _____30_____ to Green Tree Plastics, where they are melted and transformed into benches.
The benches will be donated to local _____31_____ to be used as friendship benches, where a student can sit if he has no _____32_____ to play with to encourage other students to _____33_____ him. “There are some kids that don’t seem to fit in, and the bench can be a helping hand for them,” Reilly said.
Each bench will be 6 feet long. A board will be put in front _____34_____ that the bench is made from plastic caps and lids _____35_____ by Girl Scout Troop 239.
21.
A. collecting B. producing C. designing D. delivering
22.
A. cover up B. change into C. fix up D. attach to
23.
A. standard B. competition C. project D. example
24.
A. recycle B. creativity C. communication D. exercise
25.
A. left behind B. put away C. thrown away D. missed out
26.
A. immediate B. positive C. indirect D. practical
27.
A. instead of B. except for C. according to D. as well as
28.
A. enjoyable B. capable C. affordable D. unbelievable
29
A. usable B. original C. comfortable D. special
30.
A. introduced B. applied C. related D. shipped
31.
A. parks B. hospitals C. stores D. schools
32.
A. toys B. families C. companions D. teachers
33.
A. punish B. include C. rescue D. chase
34
A. admitting B. advertising C. explaining D. ensuring
35
A. contributed B. made C. found D. paid
第Ⅱ卷(非选择题，共55分)
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内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。将答案填写在答题卡的相应位置。
On the last day of 2023, Heilongjiang government released a thank-you letter, ____36____ was published by several local media outlets.
“We thank you for your heartfelt ____37____ (enthusiastic) in your visits to Heilongjiang... You____38____ (bring) joy and life to this land so far. It’s so great to have you here.”
At Harbin Ice and Snow World, ____39____ famous ice-and-snow theme park in Heilongjiang, tourists gathered to count down toward 2024, ____40____ (surround) by more than 1,000 ice and snow sculptures.
Besides the ice-and-snow sculptures, a diverse range of winter ____41____ (activity )were available for visitors to enjoy. Ice slides were among the most popular activities. Many didn’t mind ____42____ (wait) long for these slides, the longest being 521 meters ____43____ length.
____44____ (addition), bicycles on ice and hot air balloons that allowed visitors ____45____ (appreciate) the magic world from above also attracted long lines of visitors.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 为激发阅读兴趣、分享阅读体验，你校将在下周举办主题为“I Read，I Grow”的英语演讲活动。请你写一篇英文演讲稿。内容包括：
1.阅读的意义;
2.读过的书籍;
3.阅读对你的影响。
注意：写作词数应为80左右。
I Read, I Grow
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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续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。
At Valley High School in South Sacramento, California, on a Tuesday afternoon, two of Valley High School’s baseball teams were gathered on the school field preparing for a game to be held the next day. They were at their final practice of the season when they heard cries for help from their school’s parking lot.
Co-head coach Brett Sawyer was getting something from the locker room when he heard tires screeching (发出刺耳声), and a loud “bang”. He came out to see the entire team quickly rush to the parking lot, jumping over fences (围栏).
It turned out a 16-year-old student visiting Valley High School was accidentally hit by a car in the lot, and she was stuck under the vehicle. The car was driven by her own mother, who dropped her off in the parking lot and then hit another car. In a panic, the mother backed her vehicle up without realizing that her daughter was right behind the car, and the girl became trapped underneath.
It did not take long before around a dozen of the baseball players ran out there as a team. There was no one really saying much. The guys just got around the car and helped lift the four-door car off the girl, whose upper body was trapped under the back part of the car. The teams’ assistant coach James Millholland was then able to pull her to safety. “With all the team work we had going on, it didn’t feel heavy,” said player Sukhminder Gill. “It felt like we could pick anything up at that moment.”
Sawyer and Millholland weren’t able to get through to 911 on their cell phones, so they ran to their classrooms to call for help. Finally, medical care personnel arrived and transported the girl to a local hospital. Sawyer heard she was expected to recover, which was a great relief.
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。
Coach Sawyer pulled all the players aside.
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This incident proved the win-loss record on Wednesday wasn’t all that important.
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听力答案：1-5 BCABA 6-10 BCABB 11-15 ACBCB 16-20 CABCC
