福州市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试
英语试卷
(完卷 120 分钟 满分 150 分)
第一部分 听力(共两节， 满分30分)
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 would the woman like to do
A. Help someone type papers.
B. Have the papers checked.
C. Go over the papers herself.
2. What are the speakers talking about
A. A position. B. A weekend plan. C. The man’s company.
3. Where will the woman go this afternoon
A. An office party. B. An opera house. C. A shopping mall.
4. What does the woman prefer to do
A. Work out alone. B. Exercise with someone. C. Eat breakfast at the café.
5. What does the woman like most about the city
A. The parks. B. The old buildings. C. The French restaurant.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分， 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间 。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How does the man feel about being a lawyer
A. Uninterested. B. Inspired. C. Excited.
7. What does the man want to do after graduation
A. Become a lawyer,
B. Study furtier in Mexico.
C. Start his own business.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where can the woman visit some relatives
A. In California. B. In Puerto Rico. C. In San Francisco.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why did the woman express thanks to the man
A. He picked her up. B. He shopped with her. C. He entertained her friends.
11. What’s the advantage of a convenience store for the man
A Longer serving hours. B. The lower price. C. Much more selection:
12. What does the woman enjoy doing
A. Eating hamburgers.
B. Treating friends at home.
C. Comparing different brands.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What happened to the woman at the beginning
A. She lost her phone.
B. She couldn’t find the way.
C. She was trapped in heavy snow.
14. Why did the woman turn off the engine
A. The car was running out of gas.
B. She stopped to answer a call.
C. The engine couldn’t work properly.
15. How did the woman keep warm
A. By drinking hot tea. B. By using the car heater. C. By having more clothes on.
16. What did the emergency services do
A. They called an ambulance.
B. They led the woman to her home.
C. They helped the woman go to the main road.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 。
17. When is Sweetest Day
A. The second Saturday in October.
B. The third Sunday in October.
C. The third Saturday in October.
18. What is the purpose of Sweetest Day
A. To make friends. B. To make someone happy. C. To make cities more beautiful.
19. Who did a Cleveland man 60 years ago help
A. His friends and relatives.
B. The aged and his neighbors.
C. The city’s orphans and patients.
20. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Sweetest Day’s origins.
B. Sweetest Day’s legends.
C. Sweetest Day’s development.
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
Tongariro National Park, known for its brilliant natural features, became New Zealand's first national park in 1887. The 80,000-hectare park is an ideal place to view the volcanic wonders which outstands among 13 national parks in the country.
Activities
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The deservedly popular Tongariro Alpine Crossing features phenomenal volcanic scenery and fine views of Lake Taupo and Mt Taranaki.
Multiday Walks
Overnight hikes in the park include the four — day Northern Circuit and the six-day Round the Mountain track-one of New Zealand's Great Walks.
Nature 曲(路径)
A series of short nature trails around Tongariro's lower valleys take in the various habitats, home to fascinating and diverse native plants and animals, and are a great way to get to know the park's special places and stories. Home to the national park visitor center, Whakapapa Village is a good place to start exploring.
Waterfall-watching
Dramatic waterfalls are a Tongariro National Park specialty. See them on a number of spectacular short walks including Taranaki Falls, Watonga Falls, Silica Rapids and Tawhai Fails.
Key Tips
Before departing on a walk, check at the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre for up-to-date information on weather, volcanic activity and track conditions.
Fill in an intention form at the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre if you plan to overnight in a hikers' hut.
Whatever kind of accommodation you choose, it will pay to book in advance during peak season ( December to March).
1. What distinguishes Tongariro National Park from others
A. Its long history. B. Its massive area.
C. Its volcanic wonders. D. Its colorful activities.
2. Which activity attracts an animal lover most
A. Tongariro Alpine Crossing. B. Multiday Walks.
C. Nature Trails. D. Waterfall-watching.
3 What is the proper time if you want to avoid the peak season
A. January. B. February. C. March. D. April.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。文章对汤加里罗国家公园进行了全面详细的介绍。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“ The 80,000-hectare park is an ideal place to view the volcanic wonders which outstands among 13 national parks in the country.”（这个占地8万公顷的公园是观赏火山奇观的理想场所，这些火山奇观在该国13个国家公园中脱颖而出。）可知，是这些火山奇观让汤加里罗国家公园区别于其它公园。故选C。
2.细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“A series of short nature trails around Tongariro's lower valleys take in the various habitats, home to fascinating and diverse native plants and animals, and are a great way to get to know the park's special places and stories. ”（汤加里罗下游山谷周围有一系列短小的自然小径，有着各种各样的栖息地，有着迷人而多样的本地动植物，是了解公园特殊地方和故事的绝佳途径。）可知，在自然小径可以看到很多本地动植物，所以此处最吸引动物爱好者。故选C。
3.细节理解题。根据Key Tips部分最后一句“Whatever kind of accommodation you choose, it will pay to book in advance during peak season ( December to March)”（无论你选择哪种住宿方式，在旺季(12月至3月)提前预订都需要付费）可知，旺季是12月至3月，所以如果要避开高峰期，可以在四月。故选D。
B
Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse has just been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in Literature for his “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”.
The Swedish Academy credit s Fosse as “one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world”, although the 64 -year-old originally made his name as a novelist, beginning with Red, Black in 1983. He has since written many works of prose and poetry. “His literary works, spanning a variety of genres(体裁), consist of about 40 plays and a wealth of novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations,” said Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel committee for Literature.
Jon Fosse draws inspiration from his rural living environment and personal struggles which have deeply influenced his distinctive writing style. Growing up in a small coastal village, Fosse was lost in the beauty of nature and the vastness of the sea, which filled him with a sense of solitude and introspection(内省) that is reflected in his works. Fosse’s writing discussed themes of loneliness, longing, and the search for meaning in life. Additionally, his battles with depression have enabled him to explore the depths of human emotions and existential despair.
“He touches you so deeply when you read his works,” said Anders Olsson. “What is special about him is the closeness in his writing. It touches your deepest feelings -anxieties, insecurities, questions of life and death -which are things that every human being actually faces from the very beginning. In that sense I think he reaches very far and there is a sort of a universal impact of everything that he writes - it has appeal to this basic humanity.”
Fosse is the first-ever winner of the award writing in Nynorsk, one of the two official languages of Norwegian, but only used by just 10% of the population. As The Guardian writes, “Many Nynorsk speakers see Fosse ‘as a kind of national hero’ for his championing of the language.” Fosse’s recognition on a global stage contributes to the visibility of Nynorsk as a written standard. It will attract more attention to Nynorsk literature, inspire and encourage Nynorsk speakers to continue preserving and highlighting their linguistic(语言的) heritage.
4. What can best describe Jon Fosse’s writing life
A. Productive. B. Historical. C. Unrecognized. D. Unfulfilling.
5. What is Para.3 mainly about
A. Fosse’s education background. B. Fosse’s growing environment.
C. Main reasons for Fosse’s writing style. D. Reflection on Fosse’s personal struggles.
6. What is special about Fosse’ works according to Anders Olsson
A. They explore the meaning of rural life. B. They appeal to young people especially.
C. They access the core of human emotions. D. They show bond between human and nature.
7. Why was Fosse viewed as “a kind of national hero”
A. He resets writing standards of Nynorsk. B. He inspires the preservation of Nynorsk.
C. He promotes interaction across cultures. D. He champions Nynorsk as a global language.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了挪威剧作家兼作家Jon Fosse因其“为无法言说的事物发声的创新戏剧和散文”而获得2023年诺贝尔文学奖，并且他在各种体裁的文学作品中都有所建树。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段““His literary works, spanning a variety of genres(体裁), consist of about 40 plays and a wealth of novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations,” said Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel committee for Literature.(诺贝尔文学奖委员会主席安德斯·奥尔森表示：“他的文学作品涵盖了多种体裁，包括40多部戏剧，以及大量的小说、诗集、散文、儿童读物和翻译作品。”)”可推知，乔恩·福斯的写作生涯很多产。故选A。
【5题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段中“Jon Fosse draws inspiration from his rural living environment and personal struggles, which have deeply influenced his distinctive writing style. (Jon Fosse的创作灵感来源于他的乡村生活环境和个人奋斗，这些都深深影响了他独特的创作风格)”等内容可知，该段主要介绍了Jon Fosse的生活对其写作风格的影响。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中“What is special about him is the closeness in his writing. It touches your deepest feelings-anxieties, insecurities, questions of life and death-which are things that every human being actually faces from the very beginning. (他的特别之处在于他的作品的亲密性。它触及你最深切的感受——焦虑、不安全感、生与死的问题，这些都是每个人从一开始就面临的问题)”可知，Jon Fosse作品的特别之处在于其触及了人类内心最深处的情感。故选C。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“As The Guardian writes, “Many Nynorsk speakers see Fosse ‘as a kind of national hero’ for his championing of the language.” Fosse’s recognition on a global stage contributes to the visibility of Nynorsk as a written standard. It will attract more attention to Nynorsk literature, inspire and encourage Nynorsk speakers to continue preserving and highlighting their linguistic(语言的) heritage.(正如《卫报》所写的那样，“许多说纽诺斯克语的人把福斯视为‘某种民族英雄’，因为他捍卫了这门语言。”Fosse在全球舞台上的认可有助于Nynorsk作为书面标准的可见性。它将吸引更多的人关注纽诺斯克文学，激励和鼓励纽诺斯克语使用者继续保护和突出他们的语言遗产)”可知，福斯被视为“某种民族英雄”因为他激发了对纽诺斯克语的保护。故选B。
C
Wildfires, when allowed to burn in areas without human development, can contribute to the restoration of the surrounding watershed(集水区), renewal of the soil, and resetting the clock for the ecosystem.
Many forests cannot sustain themselves without natural wildfire, including pine barrens, lodgepole pine forests and many more. These forests require canopy fires, which primarily affect the upper layer of plants in a forest, to reproduce because the trees in the forest are adapted to only produce seeds following a major fire event. Hence, fires can be restorative for the forest, and without them many of these forest types would decline on the landscape. How is a fire restorative for the watershed It restores in many ways including, but not limited to, improving water quality, offering habitat for insects that serve as food for fish, promoting the growth of fire adapted plants, etc... Not to mention renewal of the soil chemistry which is vital to the forest and the watershed.(My attitude is that of someone who has studied wildfire and streams since the disastrous 1988 Yellowstone wildfires.) The science backs up how natural wildfire can be favorable through research publication after publication.
It’s like “resetting the clock” on the ecosystem, allowing it to smoothly all over again for another 200 years. By the way, a canopy fire such as Yellowstone in 1988 also results in the reproduction of younger trees after fire which act to stop the spread and progress of a potentially destructive wildfire immediately. Without it, future wildfires are very likely to become bigger and bigger.
The bottom line is that we may need today’s natural wildfires on our forested landscape to prevent more serious fire events in the future. That lesson was learned in 1988 Yellowstone wildfires which was a year of disastrous large-scale fires despite more than 50 years of thorough and tight fire monitoring.
8. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Seeds. B. Wildfires. C. Trees. D. Ecosystems.
9. What is the function of younger trees after wildfires
A. Making wildfires easier to be spotted. B. Reducing occurring rates of wildfires.
C. Stopping a major wildfire in its tracks. D. Preventing potential wildfires completely.
10. What can be learned from the 1988 Yellowstone wildfires
A. We should accept wildlife on its own terms. B. Fire monitoring in Yellowstone was successful.
C. Natural fires may reduce the risk of larger ones. D. Serious wildfires are caused by human activities.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. The beneficial effects of wildfires. B. Impacts of wildfires on development.
C. The necessity of watershed preservation. D. Measures to prevent large-scale wildfires.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了如果没有自然野火，许多森林无法维持生存，包括松树荒地、洛奇波勒松林等等，解释了野火带来的好处。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“fires can be restorative for the forest”以及后文“many of these forest types would decline on the landscape”可知，野火可以恢复森林，如果没有野火，许多这些森林类型将在景观上下降。故划线词指的是“野火”。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“By the way, a canopy fire such as Yellowstone in 1988 also results in the reproduction of younger trees after fire which act to stop the spread and progress of a potentially destructive wildfire immediately.(顺便说一下，像1988年黄石公园这样的冠层火灾也会导致火灾后年轻树木的繁殖，这可以立即阻止潜在破坏性野火的蔓延和发展)”可知，野火过后，年轻树木的功能是阻止大火蔓延。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“By the way, a canopy fire such as Yellowstone in 1988 also results in the reproduction of younger trees after fire which act to stop the spread and progress of a potentially destructive wildfire immediately. Without it, future wildfires are very likely to become bigger and bigger.(顺便说一下，像1988年黄石公园这样的冠层火灾也会导致火灾后年轻树木的繁殖，这可以立即阻止潜在破坏性野火的蔓延和发展。没有它，未来的野火很可能变得越来越大)”可推知，1988年黄石公园大火告诉我们，自然火灾可能会降低更大火灾的风险。故选C。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Wildfires, when allowed to burn in areas without human development, can contribute to the restoration of the surrounding watershed(集水区), renewal of the soil, and resetting the clock for the ecosystem.(当野火在没有人类开发的地区燃烧时，可以帮助恢复周围的集水区，更新土壤，并为生态系统重置时钟)”结合文章，主要说明了如果没有自然野火，许多森林无法维持生存，包括松树荒地、洛奇波勒松林等等，解释了野火带来的好处。可知，这篇文章的主要内容是野火的有利影响。故选A。
D
ChatGPT--a conversational language model which was launched in November and is free and simple to use -- can swiftly produce poems, math equations or essays on topics, bringing concern that students will misuse the technology. And because it doesn’t copy an existing text, there is no easy way to be certain whether a human or a bot wrote the answer.
As many educators began to worry about whether students may use ChatGPT to generate papers, Edward Tian had an idea. The 22-year-old student, who studies computer science and journalism, decided to build an app to detect whether a text- was human-written or AI-written.
Over a few days in a Toronto coffee shop during winter break, he got to work. On Jan. 2, he launched’ GPTZero. It analyzes different properties of a text for its “perplexity”, which is the randomness of the text, and the “burstiness”, which is the variation of the text over time. So, a human-written text would have high perplexity, something very unfamiliar to an Al model, and exhibit properties of burstiness, which are non-common items that appear in random clusters (集 群), rather than being uniformly distributed.
Tian said he expected a few dozen people to ever try it. But he woke up the next morning stunned by the response. He has even heard from people all over the world— many of them are teachers or college admissions officers, Many people have subscribed for updates from Tian as he works to improve the technology.
The quick response to Tian’s effort highlighted the breakneck pace at which technology is changing classrooms, teaching, and the ways that people define and understand learning. Tian believed everyone deserved to reap the benefits of Al, but safeguards were needed to make sure new technologies were not abused.
Tian said it would be sad if, years from now, people mostly relied on AI and writing became far more uniform. “There’s something implicitly(含蓄地) beautiful in human prose,” he said, “that computers can never copy.”
12. Why did Edward Tian create GPTZero
A. To predict abuse of ChatGPT.
B. To analyse properties of texts.
C. To relieve educators of anxiety.
D. To recognize Al-generated texts.
13. What features do human-written texts share
A. They are random and varied.
B. They are plain and unfamiliar.
C. They are common and diverse.
D. They are uniform and complex.
14. What does the public think of Tian’s invention
A. It is safely guarded.
B. It is highly anticipated.
C. It is quickly updated.
D. It is thoroughly developed.
15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Human will win the competition against AI.
B. Most people will benefit from AI in the future.
C. Writing will become more common than before.
D. There is incomparable charm in Human writings.
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了随着ChatGPT的应用，学生写论文时会滥用AI智能，使教育工作者很担忧。22岁的主修计算机科学和新闻学的学生Edward Tian决定开发一款应用程序来检测文章是人类写的还是人工智能写的，并且取得成功。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“The 22-year-old student, who studies computer science and journalism, decided to build an app to detect whether a text- was human-written or AI-written.(这位22岁的学生主修计算机科学和新闻学，他决定开发一款应用程序来检测文本是人类写的还是人工智能写的)”可知，他编写该程序是为了辨识某文章是否使用了AI智能编写。故选D项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“On Jan. 2, he launched’ GPTZero. It analyzes different properties of a text for its “perplexity”, which is the randomness of the text, and the “burstiness”, which is the variation of the text over time. So, a human-written text would have high perplexity, something very unfamiliar to an Al model, and exhibit properties of burstiness, which are non-common items that appear in random clusters (集 群), rather than being uniformly distributed.( 1月2日，他推出了“GPTZero”。它分析了文本的“困惑性”(即文本的随机性)和“突发性”(即文本随时间的变化)的不同属性。因此，人类编写的文本将具有高度的困惑性，这对人工智能模型来说是非常陌生的，并且表现出突发性的特性，这是随机集群中出现的非常见项目，而不是均匀分布的)”可知，人类写的文章具有高度的困惑性即随机性randomness和突发性即多变性variation。故选A项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“But he woke up the next morning stunned by the response. He has even heard from people all over the world— many of them are teachers or college admissions officers, Many people have subscribed for updates from Tian as he works to improve the technology.(但第二天早上醒来时，他被人们的反应惊呆了。他甚至收到了来自世界各地的人的来信，其中许多人是老师或大学招生官。许多人订阅了田的更新，因为他正在努力改进这项技术)”可知，人们认为他的发明被期待。形容词anticipated意为“深受期待的”。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Tian said it would be sad if, years from now, people mostly relied on AI and writing became far more uniform.(田说，如果多年以后，人们主要依赖人工智能，文字变得更加统一，那将是一件令人悲伤的事情)”及引用“There’s something implicitly(含蓄地) beautiful in human prose that computers can never copy.( 在人类的散文中，有一种含蓄的美，是电脑永远无法复制的)”可知，田认为人类写作有着机器无法媲美的魅力。故选D项。
第二节(共5小题， 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Put on new set of glasses for a new view
Today I visited San Francisco’s modern-art museum. I was there to see a new exhibit about spaceflight.____16____I like to “visit” this particular painting every time I go to the museum not only because it evokes（唤起）strong feelings, but because I always find something new.
There's real pleasure to be found in revisiting a museum replaying a game or rewatching a movie. Some of that enjoyment comes from the feeling of familiarity of course.____17____.There’s always plenty more to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, of understand the second or third time around. But how do you discover the exciting new thing in the familiar
One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. First, recognize that everything is always changing.___18___Second, remove judgment from the experience, if possible, and just observe what's new. For example, look for the ways in which a change in your neighborhood is interesting or exciting.
___19___That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement._____20_____So is true that novelty is fun, but given enough of a break in between, repeated experiences regain that initial excitement.
A. Repeated experiences like this are valuable.
B. Visiting a new country brings fresh experience.
C. Coffee will never taste better if you quit it for a month.
D. But the piece of art that made me cry was a familiar one.
E. But it also comes from noticing new things in what is so familiar.
F. So the second experience is never exactly the same as the first one.
G. Another way is changing your routine and taking a break of some kind.
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. F 19. G 20. C
【解析】
【分析】本文为说明文。本文主要说明如何让我们在熟悉的事物中寻找新的东西的方法。
【16题详解】
考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前“Today I visited San Francisco’s modern-art museum. I was there to see a new exhibit about spaceflight.”今天我参观了旧金山的现代艺术博物馆。我在那里看了一个关于太空飞行的新展览。尤其是空后“I like to “visit” this particular painting every time I go to the museum not only because it evokes（唤起）strong feelings”我每次去博物馆都喜欢“参观”这幅画，不仅因为它能唤起强烈的感情......。 每次都喜欢“参观”的艺术品，所以我对它熟悉的，对应了D项familiar）。它能唤起强烈的感情（strong feelings），根据常识可知，强烈的感情是哭或笑等。这对应了D项中的cry（哭）。由此可推断出D项有词与本段复现，放入句中：但能让我哭泣的那件艺术品却是一件熟悉的艺术品。我每次去博物馆都喜欢“参观”这幅画，不仅因为它能唤起强烈的感情，而且因为我总能找到新的东西。”与句意一致，故选D。
【17题详解】
考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的“Some of that enjoyment comes from the feeling of familiarity of course.” 重游博物馆等，真是一种乐趣。当然，其中一些乐趣来自于熟悉的感觉。以及空后“There’s always plenty more to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, of understand the second or third time around. But how do you discover the exciting new thing in the familiar ”可知，在熟悉的事物中还有很多东西要去看，去听，去尝，去闻，去感觉，去理解。但是你是如何在熟悉的环境中发现令人兴奋的新事物的呢 由此可推断出熟悉的事物中也能发现新事物。分析选项可知E（But it also comes from noticing new things in what is so familiar）但也来自于在如此熟悉的事物中发现新事物，可知E项符合题意，故选E。
【18题详解】
考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。根据空前的 “One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. First, recognize that everything is always changing.”一种方法是通过寻找你第一次没有看到的东西。首先，认识到每件事都在变化。以及空后的“remove, judgment from the experience, if possible ，and just observe what's new.”不要用经验去判断，如果可能的话，要观察新事物。由此可推断出，因为事物都在变化。所以第二次去的话要找出第一次没看到的东西，能观察到新的东西，这样第二次和第一次的经历是完全不一样的。分析选项可知F项（所以第二次的经历和第一次完全不一样）符合题意，故选F。
【19题详解】
考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。上一段“One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. ” 一种方法是通过寻找你第一次没有看到的东西.....那么下一段就要说明“另一种方法...... ”分析选项可知G项（Another way is changing your routine and taking a break of some kind）就有对应的 “Another way...”。本空格后“That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement.” 这可能意味着在一段特定的时间让你日常生活中远离糖、咖啡和某种媒体。一旦休息结束，同样的事情会有更多的兴趣和刺激。即改变你的生活方式，会有新的东西出现。由此可知，在熟悉的事物中寻找新的东西第二种方法就是改变你的生活方式，......。分析选项可知G项（另一种方法是改变你的生活方式，休息一下）符合题意，故选G。
【20题详解】
考查对上下文的理解及推理判断能力。分析本空格所在的段落可知，本段主要叙述了从熟悉事物中寻找新的东西就是改变生活方式，休息一下。根据本空前的“That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement.” 这可能意味着在一段特定的时间内不吃糖、不喝咖啡、不看某种媒体(电视节目或社交媒体)。一旦休息结束，同样的东西会比以前有更多兴趣或兴奋。分析选项可知，C项（如果你戒掉咖啡一个月，它的味道永远不会像现在这么好.）有词coffee复现，且意义一致。分析选项可知C项符合意义，故选C。
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。
My high school is one that sets the stage for students to explore new aspects of life. I myself went through this ____21____ process and found ASL — American Sign Language.
The ____22____ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ____23____ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ____24____ of communicating without speaking ____25____ me. What I saw was ____26____ unlike anything I had experienced in the past. This newness just left me ____27____ more.
After that, feeling the need to ____28____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to ____29____ A to Z that day. Yet instead of being ____30____ by my slow progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____31____ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I ____32____ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was ____33____. I soon realized that the silence was not ____34____. Instead, if there had been any talking, it would have ____35____ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the new way of communication it opens.
21.
A. ultimate B. planning C. natural D. searching
22.
A. meeting B. story C. accident D. task
23.
A. corrected B. performed C. assessed D. discussed
24.
A. shortage B. amount C. dream D. idea
25.
A. fascinated B. confused C. panicked D. favored
26.
A. generally B. partially C. usually D. entirely
27.
A. wanting B. detecting C. reacting D. showing
28.
A. exercise B. express C. explore D. explain
29.
A. transform B. sign C. write D. count
30.
A. evaluated B. motivated C. disturbed D. discouraged
31.
A. chair B. inquire C. attend D. organize
32.
A. passed B. registered for C. gave up D. missed
33.
A. banned B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated
34.
A. invisible B. reliable C. unpleasant D. inspiring
35.
A. caused B. required C. allowed D. expected
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者接触手语后，对它产生了极大的兴趣，并且坚持学习。
【21题详解】
考查形容词和动词词义辨析。句意：我自己经历了这个搜寻过程，发现了美式手语。A. ultimate终极的；B. planning规划；C. natural自然的；D. searching搜寻，查找。表示并列的and及后面的found可知，设空处表达的意思应该跟“寻找”含义接近，表示作者经过一番搜索后，发现了美式手语。故填D项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：故事发生在我上大学的第一周。A. meeting会议；B. story故事，对往事的叙述；C. accident事故；D. task任务。根据下文“I watched as the ASL Club ____3____ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ____4____ of communicating without speaking ____5____ me.”以及“After that, feeling the need to ____8____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”可知，作者在回忆自己学习美式手语的故事。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看着美式手语俱乐部表演他们用手语翻译的一首歌。A. corrected 纠正；B. performed 表现，表演；C. assessed评估；D. discussed讨论。根据句中的关键词“watched”以及下文“Both the hand movements and the very ___4___ of communicating without speaking ___5___ me.”可知，作者看到美式手语社团的成员的用手语来表演一首歌。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论是手的动作还是不说话就交流的想法都让我着迷。A. shortage短缺；B. amount数量；C. dream梦想；D. idea主意，意图。根据下文“After that, feeling the need to ____8____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”以及此处语境可知，作者看了他们的表演，也有了不用嘴说，而是用手部动作交流的想法，这个想法吸引了作者继续探索。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：无论是手的动作还是不说话就交流的想法都让我着迷。A. fascinated深深吸引；B. confused使迷惑；C. panicked(使)惊慌；D. favored赞成。根据下文“After that, feeling the need to ____8____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”以及此处语境可知，作者看了他们的表演，这种交流方式吸引了作者，让作者着迷。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我所看到的与我过去所经历的完全不同。A. generally大体上；B. partially部分地；C. usually通常地；D. entirely完全地。由下文“unlike anything I had experienced in the past”以及“This newness”可知，作者所经历的和以前完全不一样。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这种新鲜感让我想要更多。A. wanting想要；B. detecting侦探；C. reacting反应；D. showing显示，表明。根据下文“After that, feeling the need to ____8____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”可知，在那之后，作者觉得有必要进一步探索，于是决定顺道去参加一个美式手语俱乐部的会议；由此可推知，这种新鲜感使作者想要更多了解美式手语。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那之后，我觉得有必要进一步探索，于是我决定顺道去参加一个美式手语的会议。A. exercise锻炼；B. express表达；C. explore探索；D. explain解释。根据上文“I myself went through this ____1____ process and found ASL — American Sign Language.”以及句中“ I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings”可知，这里指作者想更多探索学习美式手语。故选C项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：那天我才学会了如何用手语表示字母A到Z。A. transform使改观，使变形，使转化；B. sign打手势，打手语；C. write写；D. count计数。根据上文“I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings”以及句中“I only learned how to”可知，作者顺道去参加一个美式手语的会议，那天从26个字母的手语开始，只学会了如何用手语表示字母A到Z。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，我非但没有因缓慢的进步而气馁，反而感到兴奋。A. evaluated评估；B. motivated激励；C. disturbed打扰；D. discouraged气馁。根据上一句“I only learned how to ____9____A to Z that day”以及下文“by my slow progress”可知，那天作者才学会了如何用手语表示26个字母，学习进度缓慢，但这并没有让作者气馁，打消学习手语的念头。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后，我努力做到参加这些（手语）集会，尽我所能的学习。A. chair主持；B. inquire询问，打听；C. attend参加；D. organize组织。根据上文“Yet instead of being ___10___ by my slow progress, I was excited.”以及下文“those meetings and learn all I could”可知，作者没有因学习进步缓慢而打消学习手语的念头，反而想要更多学习，努力去参加这些集会。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二学期，我选了一个美式手语课程。A. passed通过，传递；B. registered for注册，选课；C. gave up放弃；D. missed错过，想念。由上文“I then made it a point to___11___ those meetings and learn all I could.”可知，作者参加的是手语集会并且现在，作者正式选了一个美式手语课程。故填B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：教授是个失聪者，且不允许任何说话。A. banned禁止；B. welcomed欢迎；C. ignored忽视；D. repeated重复。根据文中的“The professor was deaf”以及下文中“I soon realized that the silence was not ___14___.”可知，教授失聪，这又是手语课，所以任何谈话都是禁止的。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很快就意识到这种沉默并不令人不快。A. invisible看不见的；B. reliable可依赖的；C. unpleasant令人不快的；D. inspiring鼓舞人心的。根据下文“Instead, if there had been any talking, it would have ___15___ us to learn less.”以及“I appreciate the silence and the new way of communication it opens”可知，有任何谈话存在，都会导致作者他们学习得更少，作者欣赏这种沉默以及它所开启的一种新的交流方式；由此可知，手语课上的沉默没有令学生不开心。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：相反，如果有谈话的话，它会让我们学得更少。A. caused引起；B. required需要；要求；C. allowed允许；D. expected期待；预计。由上文“if there had been any talking”以及语境可知，禁止谈话对于学习手语者是件好事，因为谈话会减少手语学习者学习的机会，导致学习量减少。故选A项。
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s tea culture can be traced as far back to before 2000 BC. The Shennong Emperor discovered tea when a leaf fell into boiled water he was drinking, beginning a tradition that still ____36____ (exist) nowadays.
During the Tang dynasty(618-907) in China, the culture of tea underwent a remarkable development. When Emperor Lu Yu ____37____ (author) the highly regarded Classic of Tea (茶经), he set off on a journey that would play a critical role in establishing tea’s cultural ____38____ (significant) in China. Lu Yu, a monk who later earned fame ____39____ the’Sage of Tea’ (茶圣), had an enormous impact on the spread of tea drinking and linked ____40____ to Buddhist ideas, including the harmony and mysteries of the universe. The Classic of Tea is the oldest ____41____ (know) guide to tea drinking and culture. It covers all aspects of tea culture, from growing to harvesting, producing as well as techniques for farmers and craftsmen ____42____ (produce) the finest teas.
Throughout the Tang dynasty, ____43____ culture of tea drinking spread quickly among scholars. Inspired by Lu Yu’s ideas, they added medicinal qualities to tea, praised for ____44____ (sharpen) the mind. At the same time, wine was falling out of favour for their alcoholic properties, paving a path for tea to spread throughout society ____45____ to be used in religious occasions and offerings.
【答案】36. exists
37. authored
38. significance
39. as 40. it
41. known 42. to produce
43. the 44. sharpening
45. and
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍茶的历史和文化作用。
【36题详解】
考查时态。句意：神农大帝在饮用白开水时发现了茶叶，开始了一个至今仍然存在的传统。分析句子可知，此空应填定语从句的谓语动词，that指代 a tradition ，与exist为主动关系，且由nowadays可知，这里应用一般现在时。故填exists。
【37题详解】
考查时态。句意：当茶仙陆羽写下备受推崇的《茶经》时，他踏上了一段旅程，这段旅程将对确立茶在中国的文化意义起到至关重要的作用。分析句子可知，这里考查谓语动词， Lu Yu与author为主动关系，且这里时态应与后文保持一致，用一般过去时。故填authored。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：当茶仙陆羽写下备受推崇的《茶经》时，他踏上了一段旅程，这段旅程将对确立茶在中国的文化意义起到至关重要的作用。分析句子可知，此空应填名词作宾语，significance表“意义”，为不可数名词，符合句意。故填significance。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：后来被誉为“茶圣”的陆羽对茶饮的传播产生了巨大的影响，并将其与佛教思想联系起来，包括宇宙的和谐与神秘。分析句子可知，此空应填介词，as表“作为”，为介词，符合句意。故填as。
【40题详解】
考查代词。句意：后来被誉为“茶圣”的陆羽对茶饮的传播产生了巨大的影响，并将其与佛教思想联系起来，包括宇宙的和谐与神秘。分析句子可知，此空应填代词it作宾语，而这里it指代上文tea drinking，符合语境。故填it。
【41题详解】
考查形容词。句意：《茶经》是已知最古老的茶饮和文化指南。分析句子可知，此空应填形容词作定语，修饰后面名词，known表“已知的”，为形容词，符合句意。故填known。
【42题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：它涵盖了茶文化的方方面面，从种植到收获、生产，以及农民和工匠生产最好茶的技术。分析句子可知，此空应填不定式作目的状语。故填to produce。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：整个唐朝，茶饮文化在文人中迅速传播。分析句子可知，这里指“茶饮文化”，为特指，所以应用定冠词。故填the。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：他们受到陆羽思想的启发，在茶中加入了药材，被誉为能磨砺心灵。分析句子可知。介词for后应用动名词作宾语。故填sharpening。
【45题详解】
考查连词。句意：与此同时，葡萄酒因其酒精特性而失宠，为茶在整个社会的传播以及在宗教场合和供品中的使用铺平了道路。分析句子可知，to spread throughout society 和to be used in religious occasions and offerings为并列关系，所以此空应填并列连词and。故填and。
第四部分 课文知识(共两节，满分25分)
Ⅰ.语境填空(根据首字母或者所给词的恰当形式填空; 每题 1 分， 共 15 分)
46. The Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park was set up in Jilin and Heilongjiang, with boundaries _________ (stretch) all the way to the border.(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】stretching
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：在吉林和黑龙江设立了东北虎豹国家公园，边界一直延伸到边境。此处boundaries与stretch构成主动关系，故用现在分词作宾补。故填stretching。
47. _________ (combine) education with practical experience prepares students for real-world challenges. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Combining
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：将教育与实践经验相结合，为学生应对现实世界的挑战做好准备。作句子的主语应用动名词形式，首字母大写。故填Combining。
48. Whichever and whatever you like, there is an incredible theme park that will a _________ to you. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】appeal##ppeal
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：无论你喜欢哪一个，无论你喜欢什么，总有一个令人难以置信的主题公园会吸引你。分析句子，设空处使用动词与空前的will构成一般将来时，根据句意和首字母提示，表示“吸引”用appeal to。故填appeal。
49. To gain _________ (approve), it’s important to provide evidence to support your case. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】approval
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：为了获得批准，提供证据来支持你的观点是很重要的。作动词gain的宾语，应用名词approval，不可数。故填approval。
50. Lu Xun, a_________(= accept) as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1881. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】acknowledged##cknowledged
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：被公认为中国现代最伟大的作家之一的鲁迅，1881年出生于浙江绍兴。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应填动词acknowledge，与Lu Xun构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填acknowledged。
51. The decision was made in her _________(absent). She was not there at that time. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】absence
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：这一决定是在她缺席时作出的。那时她不在那里。作介词的宾语，应用名词absence，不可数。故填absence。
52. People who cannot d____ between colours are said to be colour-blind. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】distinguish##istinguish
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：不能区分不同颜色的人被认为是色盲。根据首字母提示及“cannot”可知，空处需要填动词原形，distinguish动词，表示“区别，分清楚”。故填distinguish。
53. The police made a crucial _________ (infer) based on the evidence, leading to the arrest of the suspect. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】inference
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：警方根据证据作出了关键的推断，最终逮捕了嫌疑犯。作宾语，结合不定冠词可知用单数名词inference。故填inference。
54. Constant streams of traffic _________ (flow) smoothly last month, guided by intelligent traffic management system. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】flowed
【解析】
【详解】考查时态。句意：上个月，在智能交通管理系统的引导下，交通川流不息。分析句子，设空处使用动词作谓语，句中last month为一般过去时的时间标志，故使用一般过去时。故填flowed。
55. Body language plays an essential role in human interaction, _________ (vary) significantly across cultures. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】varying
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：肢体语言在人际交往中起着至关重要的作用，在不同的文化中差异很大。句中已有谓语动词plays且无连词，故空处应用非谓语动词，vary与逻辑主语Body language构成主动关系， 故用现在分词作状语。故填varying。
56. The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is a_________ to the culture you are in. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】appropriate##ppropriate
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：最重要的是以适合你所处文化的方式使用肢体语言。根据首字母和句意可知，此空应填appropriate，表“适当的”，为形容词，在本句中作表语。故填appropriate。
57. Smoking _________ (prohibit) on school grounds. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】is prohibited
【解析】
【详解】考查时态语态。句意：禁止在校园内吸烟。主语与谓语构成被动关系，陈述事实用一般现在时，主语为Smoking，谓语用单数。故填is prohibited。
58. Throughout her life, Lin Qiaozhi c_________(=devote) herself to serving patients and never got married. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】committed##ommitted
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：林巧稚一生致力于为病人服务，从未结婚。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应填动词commit，结合后文got可知为一般过去时。故填committed。
59. In _________ (compare) with big cities, these places are less modern but more natural. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】comparison
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：与大城市相比，这些地方不那么现代化，但更自然。作介词的宾语，应用名词comparison，不可数。故填comparison。
60. Not everyone advocates the new farm bill. Some _________ (oppose) to it. (所给词适当形式填空)
【答案】are opposed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和形容词。句意：并不是每个人都支持新的农业法案。一些人对此持反对态度。分析句子，设空处使用动词作谓语，根据前文的advocates可知句子表述客观事实，故使用一般现在时。be opposed to sth为固定短语，意为“反对……”。故填are opposed。
Ⅱ.根据课文内容填空(每题2分，共10分)
注意：每空一词，与课文内容一致。
61. Just like ____________ body language varies from culture to culture.(根据句意填空)
【答案】spoken language
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词和名词。句意：就像口语一样，肢体语言因文化而异。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语。根据句意，表示“口语”用spoken English。故填spoken language。
62. Perhaps the best example is smiling. A smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. A smile can ____________.(根据句意填空)
【答案】break down barriers
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：也许最好的例子就是微笑。微笑可以帮助我们度过难关，在陌生人的世界里找到朋友。微笑可以打破障碍。根据句意“打破障碍”可知短语为break down barriers，且can后跟动词原形。故填break down barriers。
63. And if we are feeling down or lonely there is ____________ seeing the smiling face of a good friend. (根据句意填空)
【答案】nothing better than
【解析】
【详解】考查固定短语。句意：如果我们感到沮丧或孤独，没有什么比看到好朋友的笑脸更好的了。根据feeling down or lonely以及the smiling face of a good friend可知，此空应填nothing better than，表“没有什么比……更好”，为固定搭配，符合句意。故填nothing better than。
64. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not ___________ to make eye contact. (根据句意填空)
【答案】socially permitted
【解析】
【详解】考查副词和非谓语动词。句意：例如，在许多中东国家，男人和女人在社交场合不被允许直接进行眼神交流。根据句意，表示“允许”用permit，此处使用过去分词形式与空前的are构成一般现在时的被动语态，同时表示“社交地”用socially。故填socially permitted。
65. In Japan, it may __________ to look down when talking to an older person. (根据句意填空)
【答案】demonstrate respect
【解析】
【详解】考查动词短语。句意：在日本，与老人交谈时低头可能是对老人的尊重。由句意知此处表示“表现出尊重”，应用动词短语demonstrate respect，由空前的 it may可知应用动词原形。故填demonstrate respect。
第五部分 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假设你是李华，一名高中生。上周六你所在的学校组织全体学生去杭州西溪湿地国家公园(Xixi Wetland National Park) 游览。请你写一篇报道，向校英文报纸投稿。要点包括：
1.公园简介；
2.游览活动；
3.游览收获。
要求：1.字数在80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
Aimed to enrich our life and raise our awareness of protecting environment our school organized a trip to Xixi Wetland National Park last Saturday. The park is located at the junction of Xihu District and Yuhang District in Hangzhou City, Zhejiang Province.
Upon arrival, we were amazed by the diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery. Birds were flying freely while grass were waving to us. What came into my mind was that we’re supposed to live in harmony with wildlife.I can’t wait to have such a precious chance to enjoy what nature offers us. Nevertheless, only if joints efforts are made to conserve the planet can we have the opportunity to appreciate it.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就周六学校组织全体学生去杭州西溪湿地国家公园一事写一篇报道。
【详解】1.词汇积累
组织：organize → launch/hold
位于： locate →situate
令人惊叹的： breathtaking→ tremendous/striking/incredible
提供：offer → provide
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Upon arrival, we were amazed by the diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery.
拓展句：As soon as we arrived, we were amazed by the diverse wildlife and breathtaking scenery.
【点睛】【高分句型1】What came into my mind was that we’re supposed to live in harmony with wildlife.（运用了what引导主语从句和that引导的表语从句）
【高分句型2】Nevertheless, only if joints efforts are made to conserve the planet can we have the opportunity to appreciate it.（运用了only强调状语放句首构成的部分倒装）
听力：BACBCACABAACBACCCBCC福州市重点中学2023-2024学年高二上学期期末考试
英语试卷
(完卷 120 分钟 满分 150 分)
第一部分 听力(共两节， 满分30分)
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 would the woman like to do
A. Help someone type papers.
B. Have the papers checked.
C. Go over the papers herself.
2. What are the speakers talking about
A. A position. B. A weekend plan. C. The man’s company.
3. Where will the woman go this afternoon
A. An office party. B. An opera house. C. A shopping mall.
4. What does the woman prefer to do
A. Work out alone. B. Exercise with someone. C. Eat breakfast at the café.
5. What does the woman like most about the city
A. The parks. B. The old buildings. C. The French restaurant.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分， 满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间 。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. How does the man feel about being a lawyer
A. Uninterested. B. Inspired. C. Excited.
7. What does the man want to do after graduation
A. Become a lawyer,
B. Study furtier in Mexico.
C. Start his own business.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where can the woman visit some relatives
A. In California. B. In Puerto Rico. C. In San Francisco.
9. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Husband and wife. C. Brother and sister.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why did the woman express thanks to the man
A. He picked her up. B. He shopped with her. C. He entertained her friends.
11. What’s the advantage of a convenience store for the man
A. Longer serving hours. B. The lower price. C. Much more selection:
12. What does the woman enjoy doing
A. Eating hamburgers.
B. Treating friends at home.
C. Comparing different brands.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What happened to the woman at the beginning
A. She lost her phone.
B. She couldn’t find the way.
C. She was trapped in heavy snow.
14. Why did the woman turn off the engine
A. The car was running out of gas.
B. She stopped to answer a call.
C. The engine couldn’t work properly.
15. How did the woman keep warm
A. By drinking hot tea. B. By using the car heater. C. By having more clothes on.
16. What did the emergency services do
A. They called an ambulance.
B. They led the woman to her home.
C. They helped the woman go to the main road.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题 。
17. When is Sweetest Day
A. The second Saturday in October.
B. The third Sunday in October.
C. The third Saturday in October.
18. What is the purpose of Sweetest Day
A. To make friends. B. To make someone happy. C. To make cities more beautiful.
19. Who did a Cleveland man 60 years ago help
A. His friends and relatives.
B. The aged and his neighbors.
C. The city’s orphans and patients.
20. What is the conversation mainly about
A. Sweetest Day’s origins.
B. Sweetest Day’s legends.
C. Sweetest Day’s development.
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
Tongariro National Park, known for its brilliant natural features, became New Zealand's first national park in 1887. The 80,000-hectare park is an ideal place to view the volcanic wonders which outstands among 13 national parks in the country.
Activities
Tongariro Alpine Crossing
The deservedly popular Tongariro Alpine Crossing features phenomenal volcanic scenery and fine views of Lake Taupo and Mt Taranaki.
Multiday Walks
Overnight hikes in the park include the four — day Northern Circuit and the six-day Round the Mountain track-one of New Zealand's Great Walks.
Nature 曲(路径)
A series of short nature trails around Tongariro's lower valleys take in the various habitats, home to fascinating and diverse native plants and animals, and are a great way to get to know the park's special places and stories. Home to the national park visitor center, Whakapapa Village is a good place to start exploring.
Waterfall-watching
Dramatic waterfalls are a Tongariro National Park specialty. See them on a number of spectacular short walks including Taranaki Falls, Watonga Falls, Silica Rapids and Tawhai Fails.
Key Tips
Before departing on a walk, check at the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre for up-to-date information on weather, volcanic activity and track conditions.
Fill in an intention form at the Department of Conservation Visitor Centre if you plan to overnight in a hikers' hut.
Whatever kind of accommodation you choose, it will pay to book in advance during peak season ( December to March).
1. What distinguishes Tongariro National Park from others
A. Its long history. B. Its massive area.
C. Its volcanic wonders. D. Its colorful activities.
2. Which activity attracts an animal lover most
A. Tongariro Alpine Crossing. B. Multiday Walks.
C. Nature Trails. D. Waterfall-watching.
3. What is the proper time if you want to avoid the peak season
A. January. B. February. C. March. D. April.
B
Norwegian playwright and author Jon Fosse has just been awarded the 2023 Nobel prize in Literature for his “innovative plays and prose which give voice to the unsayable”
The Swedish Academy credit s Fosse as “one of the most widely performed playwrights in the world”, although the 64 -year-old originally made his name as a novelist, beginning with Red, Black in 1983. He has since written many works of prose and poetry. “His literary works, spanning a variety of genres(体裁), consist of about 40 plays and a wealth of novels, poetry collections, essays, children’s books and translations,” said Anders Olsson, chairman of the Nobel committee for Literature.
Jon Fosse draws inspiration from his rural living environment and personal struggles which have deeply influenced his distinctive writing style. Growing up in a small coastal village, Fosse was lost in the beauty of nature and the vastness of the sea, which filled him with a sense of solitude and introspection(内省) that is reflected in his works. Fosse’s writing discussed themes of loneliness, longing, and the search for meaning in life. Additionally, his battles with depression have enabled him to explore the depths of human emotions and existential despair.
“He touches you so deeply when you read his works,” said Anders Olsson. “What is special about him is the closeness in his writing. It touches your deepest feelings -anxieties, insecurities, questions of life and death -which are things that every human being actually faces from the very beginning. In that sense I think he reaches very far and there is a sort of a universal impact of everything that he writes - it has appeal to this basic humanity.”
Fosse is the first-ever winner of the award writing in Nynorsk, one of the two official languages of Norwegian, but only used by just 10% of the population. As The Guardian writes, “Many Nynorsk speakers see Fosse ‘as a kind of national hero’ for his championing of the language.” Fosse’s recognition on a global stage contributes to the visibility of Nynorsk as a written standard. It will attract more attention to Nynorsk literature, inspire and encourage Nynorsk speakers to continue preserving and highlighting their linguistic(语言的) heritage.
4. What can best describe Jon Fosse’s writing life
A. Productive. B. Historical. C. Unrecognized. D. Unfulfilling.
5. What is Para.3 mainly about
A. Fosse’s education background. B. Fosse’s growing environment.
C. Main reasons for Fosse’s writing style. D. Reflection on Fosse’s personal struggles.
6. What is special about Fosse’ works according to Anders Olsson
A. They explore the meaning of rural life. B. They appeal to young people especially.
C. They access the core of human emotions. D. They show bond between human and nature.
7. Why was Fosse viewed as “a kind of national hero”
A. He resets writing standards of Nynorsk. B. He inspires the preservation of Nynorsk.
C. He promotes interaction across cultures. D. He champions Nynorsk as a global language.
C
Wildfires, when allowed to burn in areas without human development, can contribute to the restoration of the surrounding watershed(集水区), renewal of the soil, and resetting the clock for the ecosystem.
Many forests cannot sustain themselves without natural wildfire, including pine barrens, lodgepole pine forests and many more. These forests require canopy fires, which primarily affect the upper layer of plants in a forest, to reproduce because the trees in the forest are adapted to only produce seeds following a major fire event. Hence, fires can be restorative for the forest, and without them many of these forest types would decline on the landscape. How is a fire restorative for the watershed It restores in many ways including, but not limited to, improving water quality, offering habitat for insects that serve as food for fish, promoting the growth of fire adapted plants, etc... Not to mention renewal of the soil chemistry which is vital to the forest and the watershed.(My attitude is that of someone who has studied wildfire and streams since the disastrous 1988 Yellowstone wildfires.) The science backs up how natural wildfire can be favorable through research publication after publication.
It’s like “resetting the clock” on the ecosystem, allowing it to smoothly all over again for another 200 years. By the way, a canopy fire such as Yellowstone in 1988 also results in the reproduction of younger trees after fire which act to stop the spread and progress of a potentially destructive wildfire immediately. Without it, future wildfires are very likely to become bigger and bigger.
The bottom line is that we may need today’s natural wildfires on our forested landscape to prevent more serious fire events in the future. That lesson was learned in 1988 Yellowstone wildfires which was a year of disastrous large-scale fires despite more than 50 years of thorough and tight fire monitoring.
8. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 2 refer to
A. Seeds. B. Wildfires. C. Trees. D. Ecosystems.
9. What is the function of younger trees after wildfires
A. Making wildfires easier to be spotted. B. Reducing occurring rates of wildfires.
C. Stopping a major wildfire in its tracks. D. Preventing potential wildfires completely.
10. What can be learned from the 1988 Yellowstone wildfires
A. We should accept wildlife on its own terms. B. Fire monitoring in Yellowstone was successful.
C Natural fires may reduce the risk of larger ones. D. Serious wildfires are caused by human activities.
11. What is the text mainly about
A. The beneficial effects of wildfires. B. Impacts of wildfires on development.
C. The necessity of watershed preservation. D. Measures to prevent large-scale wildfires.
D
ChatGPT--a conversational language model which was launched in November and is free and simple to use -- can swiftly produce poems, math equations or essays on topics, bringing concern that students will misuse the technology. And because it doesn’t copy an existing text, there is no easy way to be certain whether a human or a bot wrote the answer.
As many educators began to worry about whether students may use ChatGPT to generate papers, Edward Tian had an idea. The 22-year-old student, who studies computer science and journalism, decided to build an app to detect whether a text- was human-written or AI-written.
Over a few days in a Toronto coffee shop during winter break, he got to work. On Jan. 2, he launched’ GPTZero. It analyzes different properties of a text for its “perplexity”, which is the randomness of the text, and the “burstiness”, which is the variation of the text over time. So, a human-written text would have high perplexity, something very unfamiliar to an Al model, and exhibit properties of burstiness, which are non-common items that appear in random clusters (集 群), rather than being uniformly distributed.
Tian said he expected a few dozen people to ever try it. But he woke up the next morning stunned by the response. He has even heard from people all over the world— many of them are teachers or college admissions officers, Many people have subscribed for updates from Tian as he works to improve the technology.
The quick response to Tian’s effort highlighted the breakneck pace at which technology is changing classrooms, teaching, and the ways that people define and understand learning. Tian believed everyone deserved to reap the benefits of Al, but safeguards were needed to make sure new technologies were not abused.
Tian said it would be sad if, years from now, people mostly relied on AI and writing became far more uniform. “There’s something implicitly(含蓄地) beautiful in human prose,” he said, “that computers can never copy.”
12. Why did Edward Tian create GPTZero
A. To predict abuse of ChatGPT.
B. To analyse properties of texts.
C. To relieve educators of anxiety.
D. To recognize Al-generated texts.
13. What features do human-written texts share
A. They are random and varied.
B. They are plain and unfamiliar.
C. They are common and diverse.
D. They are uniform and complex.
14. What does the public think of Tian’s invention
A. It is safely guarded.
B. It is highly anticipated.
C. It is quickly updated.
D. It is thoroughly developed.
15. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. Human will win the competition against AI.
B. Most people will benefit from AI in the future.
C. Writing will become more common than before.
D. There is incomparable charm in Human writings.
第二节(共5小题， 每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Put on new set of glasses for a new view
Today I visited San Francisco’s modern-art museum. I was there to see a new exhibit about spaceflight.____16____I like to “visit” this particular painting every time I go to the museum not only because it evokes（唤起）strong feelings but because I always find something new.
There's real pleasure to be found in revisiting a museum replaying a game or rewatching a movie. Some of that enjoyment comes from the feeling of familiarity of course.____17____.There’s always plenty more to see, hear, taste, smell, feel, of understand the second or third time around. But how do you discover the exciting new thing in the familiar
One way is approaching whatever task is at hand by searching for the things that you didn't see in the first time around. First, recognize that everything is always changing.___18___Second, remove judgment from the experience, if possible, and just observe what's new. For example, look for the ways in which a change in your neighborhood is interesting or exciting.
___19___That could mean removing sugar, coffee, a certain kind of media from your life for a specified time. Once the break is over, that same thing will have more of its former interest or excitement._____20_____So is true that novelty is fun, but given enough of a break in between, repeated experiences regain that initial excitement.
A. Repeated experiences like this are valuable.
B. Visiting a new country brings fresh experience.
C. Coffee will never taste better if you quit it for a month.
D. But the piece of art that made me cry was a familiar one.
E. But it also comes from noticing new things in what is so familiar.
F. So the second experience is never exactly the same as the first one.
G. Another way is changing your routine and taking a break of some kind.
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。
My high school is one that sets the stage for students to explore new aspects of life. I myself went through this ____21____ process and found ASL — American Sign Language.
The ____22____ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ____23____ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ____24____ of communicating without speaking ____25____ me. What I saw was ____26____ unlike anything I had experienced in the past. This newness just left me ____27____ more.
After that, feeling the need to ____28____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to ____29____ A to Z that day. Yet instead of being ____30____ by my slow progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____31____ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term I ____32____ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was ____33____. I soon realized that the silence was not ____34____. Instead, if there had been any talking, it would have ____35____ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the new way of communication it opens.
21.
A. ultimate B. planning C. natural D. searching
22
A. meeting B. story C. accident D. task
23.
A. corrected B. performed C. assessed D. discussed
24.
A. shortage B. amount C. dream D. idea
25.
A. fascinated B. confused C. panicked D. favored
26.
A. generally B. partially C. usually D. entirely
27.
A. wanting B. detecting C. reacting D. showing
28.
A. exercise B. express C. explore D. explain
29.
A. transform B. sign C. write D. count
30.
A. evaluated B. motivated C. disturbed D. discouraged
31.
A. chair B. inquire C. attend D. organize
32.
A. passed B. registered for C. gave up D. missed
33.
A. banned B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated
34.
A. invisible B. reliable C. unpleasant D. inspiring
35.
A. caused B. required C. allowed D. expected
第二节(共10小题：每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
China’s tea culture can be traced as far back to before 2000 BC. The Shennong Emperor discovered tea when a leaf fell into boiled water he was drinking, beginning a tradition that still ____36____ (exist) nowadays.
During the Tang dynasty(618-907) in China, the culture of tea underwent a remarkable development. When Emperor Lu Yu ____37____ (author) the highly regarded Classic of Tea (茶经), he set off on a journey that would play a critical role in establishing tea’s cultural ____38____ (significant) in China. Lu Yu, a monk who later earned fame ____39____ the’Sage of Tea’ (茶圣), had an enormous impact on the spread of tea drinking and linked ____40____ to Buddhist ideas, including the harmony and mysteries of the universe. The Classic of Tea is the oldest ____41____ (know) guide to tea drinking and culture. It covers all aspects of tea culture, from growing to harvesting, producing as well as techniques for farmers and craftsmen ____42____ (produce) the finest teas.
Throughout the Tang dynasty, ____43____ culture of tea drinking spread quickly among scholars. Inspired by Lu Yu’s ideas, they added medicinal qualities to tea, praised for ____44____ (sharpen) the mind. At the same time, wine was falling out of favour for their alcoholic properties, paving a path for tea to spread throughout society ____45____ to be used in religious occasions and offerings.
第四部分 课文知识(共两节，满分25分)
Ⅰ.语境填空(根据首字母或者所给词的恰当形式填空; 每题 1 分， 共 15 分)
46. The Northeast Tiger and Leopard National Park was set up in Jilin and Heilongjiang, with boundaries _________ (stretch) all the way to the border.(所给词的适当形式填空)
47. _________ (combine) education with practical experience prepares students for real-world challenges. (所给词的适当形式填空)
48. Whichever and whatever you like, there is an incredible theme park that will a _________ to you. (根据首字母单词拼写)
49. To gain _________ (approve), it’s important to provide evidence to support your case. (所给词的适当形式填空)
50. Lu Xun, a_________(= accept) as one of the greatest modern writers in China, was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province in 1881. (根据首字母单词拼写)
51. The decision was made in her _________(absent). She was not there at that time. (所给词的适当形式填空)
52. People who cannot d____ between colours are said to be colour-blind. (根据首字母单词拼写)
53. The police made a crucial _________ (infer) based on the evidence, leading to the arrest of the suspect. (所给词的适当形式填空)
54. Constant streams of traffic _________ (flow) smoothly last month, guided by intelligent traffic management system. (所给词的适当形式填空)
55. Body language plays an essential role in human interaction, _________ (vary) significantly across cultures. (所给词的适当形式填空)
56. The crucial thing is using body language in a way that is a_________ to the culture you are in. (根据首字母单词拼写)
57. Smoking _________ (prohibit) on school grounds. (所给词的适当形式填空)
58. Throughout her life, Lin Qiaozhi c_________(=devote) herself to serving patients and never got married. (根据首字母单词拼写)
59. In _________ (compare) with big cities, these places are less modern but more natural. (所给词的适当形式填空)
60. Not everyone advocates the new farm bill. Some _________ (oppose) to it. (所给词的适当形式填空)
Ⅱ.根据课文内容填空(每题2分，共10分)
注意：每空一词，与课文内容一致。
61. Just like ____________ body language varies from culture to culture.(根据句意填空)
62. Perhaps the best example is smiling. A smile can help us get through difficult situations and find friends in a world of strangers. A smile can ____________.(根据句意填空)
63. And if we are feeling down or lonely, there is ____________ seeing the smiling face of a good friend. (根据句意填空)
64. For example, in many Middle Eastern countries, men and women are not ___________ to make eye contact. (根据句意填空)
65. In Japan, it may __________ to look down when talking to an older person. (根据句意填空)
第五部分 应用文写作(满分15分)
66. 假设你是李华，一名高中生。上周六你所在的学校组织全体学生去杭州西溪湿地国家公园(Xixi Wetland National Park) 游览。请你写一篇报道，向校英文报纸投稿。要点包括：
1.公园简介；
2.游览活动；
3.游览收获。
要求：1.字数在80词左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，使行文连贯。
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