2023~2024学年第一学期福州市部分学校教学联盟高一年级期末质量检测
英语试卷
温馨提示：请将所有答案填写到答题卡的相应位置上!请不要错位、越界答题!
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the man plan to go this year
A. Europe. B. Asia. C. South America.
2. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Clean the floor. B. Sit in Row 5. C. Drop glass bottles.
3. What does the woman mean
A. She wants to go swimming. B. She is busy with her project. C. She will have a test tomorrow.
4. What will the man probably do next
A. Get a spare key. B. Borrow some books. C. Help his neighbor.
5. How many people will visit London for free
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where are the speakers
A. At the man’s house. B. In a shop. C. In a supermarket.
7. Which picture was painted by George Anderson
A. The Swiss Mountains. B. The Lovely Windows. C. The Summer Flowers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Why does the man feel sorry
A. He didn’t keep an appointment. B. He can’t look after his mother. C. He is too busy to go to hospital.
9. What’s the woman’s attitude toward the man
A. Sorry. B. Understanding. C. Thankful.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the problem with the woman’s watch
A. It needs a new battery. B. It is ruined by water. C. It needs cleaning.
11. What does the store offer if one changes a battery there
A. An extra battery. B. A one-year guarantee. C.Free cleaning service.
12. Why can’t the woman get her watch back right away
A. The store will close soon. B. She hasn’t got enough money. C. The man is very busy now.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who might the speakers be
A. Police officers. B. Doctors. C. Passengers.
14. What did the old lady say
A She didn’t see anything. B. The traffic lights broke down. C. The red car was driving very fast.
15. What were the kids doing when the accident happened
A. Crossing the street. B. Playing in their front yard. C. Standing on the street corner.
16. What caused the accident according to Mr. Bates
A. The red car. B. The dog. C. The blue car.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When does the volleyball club meet
A. On Thursday evening. B. On Sunday morning. C.On Sunday evening.
18. At what time does the meeting finish
A. 7:30. B. 9:30. C. 10:00.
19. What is the 30 used for
A. Heating. B. Hall rental. C. Sweaters.
20. Why does the speaker leave this message
A. To arrange a weekly meeting.
B. To recommend a sports programme.
C. To answer Marco Taylor’s questions.
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
This Is the Way Learning Center
The staff, parents and children enrolled (招收) at This Is the Way Learning Center are one big family. We take the health and safety of our family very seriously. This Is the Way Learning Center is committed to maintaining a safe environment for your children. We are following all safety rules. Should you have any questions regarding the processes in place please call our center. We will be happy to answer your questions.
This Is the Way Learning Center cares for and educates children aged 6 weeks and up. We are enrolling for all programs (Preschool and Nursery School) in addition to basic childcare. There will be no enrollment fees and registration fees. We are devoted to the future of your child and creating a lifetime love of learning at every age and stage. What can be more precious or important than the early developmental and learning years of our children
This Is the Way Learning Center is located across the street from Henry Barnard School at 18 Shaker Road. It is conveniently located just minutes from 91 North and South, in the town of Enfield.
Hours:
6:30 am through 5:30 pm
Monday through Friday
Closed only on major holidays
Ages:
Children through kindergarten
School age
Features:
All-day, all-year daycare
Homelike setting
Age-appropriate play areas
Child-friendly curriculum
Computer education
Trained and experienced teachers
You may email us at requests@thisisthewaylc.com or call us at 860-253-0010 to ask your questions and request a free brochure.
1. What is This Is the Way Learning Center
A. It’s a big family. B. It’s a training center.
C. It’s a safety center. D. It’s a local program.
2. Who can teach in This is the Way Learning Center .
A Everyone enrolled at it. B. Age-appropriate coaches.
C. Computer education teachers. D. Trained and experienced teachers.
3. For whom is this text probably written
A. Parents. B. Visitors. C. Students. D. Professors.
B
Parrots are prey animals, which means that other predators (捕食者) in the wild, such as hawks or snakes, are looking to make them into a meal. This one factor influences parrots’ behavior in your house more than any other.
Parrots are most easily hurt when feeding on the ground. Membership in a group plays an important function in ensuring their safety and improving their chances of survival from attacks by predators. The most common predators of parrots include hawks, snakes, cats, monkeys, and bats. Some predators make attacks only during the day while others hunt in the night.
As prey animals, parrots are constantly watching out for danger and they instinctively (本能地) react to risks. Their first choice is to take flight. However, if this is not possible, they will fight with their powerful beaks to defend themselves.
Because their biggest enemy is the hawk, parrots are especially reactive to quick movements from above and behind. For this reason, it is wise to avoid quick, sudden movements near your bird. This is a built-in reaction not subject to logic or reason. Simple and relatively harmless household objects can draw extreme fear responses from a bird. For example, a balloon may represent a hawk or a vacuum hose (吸尘器软管) may be the same as a snake in your bird’s mind.
As prey animals, parrots are often frightened by exposure to new household items or strangers. It is important to expose your bird to safe experiences and changes starting at a very young age to build flexibility and improve their adaptability. Variety in diet and toys, travel, and exposure to new people and places all help to make your bird more flexible and adaptable to change.
4. What is important for parrots to better survive from attacks in the wild
A. Living in a group. B. Growing beautiful feathers.
C. Feeding on the ground. D. Avoiding coming out at night.
5. What is parrots’ first response to an immediate risk
A. To attack back. B. To get away.
C. To protect the young. D. To play dead.
6. Why would a balloon frighten a parrot
A. It may explode suddenly. B. It may be in a strange shape.
C. It may have a strong color. D. It may move around quickly.
7. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text
A To explain wild parrots’ behavior. B. To give advice on raising a parrot.
C. To call for action to protect animals. D. To introduce a study on bird ecology.
C
“Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Warm, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom(运动迷). Fandom connects us to other like-minded people, which satisfies our human need for belonging, he says.
These relationships are significant: People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem, lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports, Wann says. Fans tend to have more access to social support, help and resources as well. Research suggests that when people have support from their communities, they have better health.
Beyond bonding, fans get to enjoy the psychological benefits of winning, even if they have nothing to do with the players or games.
Of course, teams sometimes lose. Prior to a sporting event, there’s at least a 50-50 chance that you’re going to be disappointed in your outcome.
So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose People who feel a strong psychological connection to a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season.
“Sports random has nothing to do with the outcome of a game,” Warm says. For example, if a pizza restaurant continually got your order wrong, you’d likely switch to a more reliable parlor(店铺). But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.
Being part of a fan community can also help people cope with losses. A 2019 study found that watching a football game with other fans helps to relieve the negative psychological effects of losing. For fans of the losing team, sharing the pain may have protected them from losing self-esteem.
“There are other things that random brings with it above and beyond the ability to enjoy the team’s successes,” Warm says. Watching sports can be a way to relieve stress, or spend time with family, he says.
To that end, some surveys suggest that activities like March Madness pools can reduce productivity. Any sort of fandom can be distracting, but Warm says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.
However, if you find you’re consuming so much sports content that your work is suffering, or it’s impacting your interpersonal relationships, then it can be a sign you should tone it down, he adds.
8. What is the characteristic sports fans generally bear
A. Higher sense of self-worth. B. Worse health conditions.
C. Being ready to help others. D. Various means of support.
9. Why do fans continue to support teams that tend to lose
A. Fans are forced to be loyal to teams.
B. Fans are good at sharing pains with teams.
C. Fans are brave enough to accept losses.
D. Fans own a great sense of identity and belonging.
10. Which is the effect of talking about sports at work
A. Leading to distraction.
B. Making people too excited to go to work.
C. Increasing people’s productivity.
D. Impacting interpersonal relationships.
11. What is this passage most likely from
A. A poster. B. A textbook.
C. A science fiction. D. A magazine.
D
Playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age, a Canadian study suggests. The study, published in Psychology and Aging, carried out hearing tests on 74 adult musicians and 89 non-musicians. It found a 70-year-old musician’s hearing was as good as that of a 50-year-old who did not play.
Hearing normally declines as people age. By 60, 10-30% of people have moderate hearing loss. By 80, that goes up to as many as 60%. Problems are particularly seen in the central auditory (听觉的) processing system, which is associated with understanding speech, especially when there is background noise.
Previous studies have shown musicians have better hearing than non-players. But this research, by a team at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, looked at adults of all ages - from 18 to 91 - to see how people were affected as they aged. They carried out hearing tests on 74 amateur and professional musicians (who had played since the age of 16, were still practising and had been given formal music lessons) and 89 non-musicians (who had never played an instrument). Musicians were significantly better at picking out speech against noise.
The researchers suggest that lifelong musicianship reduces age-related changes in the brain, probably due to musicians using their auditory systems at a high level on a regular basis.
The head of biomedical research at Action on Hearing Loss, Dr. Ralph Holme, said: “While this study suggests that musicians might be more able to cope with the consequences of hearing loss, it is far better to reduce damage in the first place by using appropriate ear protection. We have always campaigned for everyone who plays a musical instrument or listens to loud music to wear hearing protection, like earplugs, which reduce the risk of damaging your hearing permanently.”
12. What can we learn from Paragraph 2
A. A person aged 80 will lose 30% hearing.
B. A person aged above 60 must have bad hearing.
C. People have fewer problems with background noise.
D. People’s hearing usually becomes worse when they get older.
13. What can we get from the Canadian study
A. It tested the hearing of 162 people.
B. The finding of the study wasn’t published publicly.
C. Playing a musical instrument may do good to hearing.
D. Musicians were as good at picking out speech against noise as non-musicians.
14. Why don’t musicians change much in their brain as they age
A. They like to take more exercise. B. They use their hearing more and regularly.
C. They don’t expose themselves to background noise. D. They pay more attention to protecting their hearing.
15. How can we deal with hearing loss according to Dr. Ralph Holme
A. Get help from musicians. B. Listen to loud music less.
C. Protect hearing properly. D. Play a musical instrument more.
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。
Family Link has lots of advantages that may be favored by parents. Inside the app, you can create Google accounts for your children, sharing information like their names and birth dates. ___16___, the device immediately requires you to log in and install the Family Link app onto the device so it can be monitored.
____17____On the parent’s phone, by tapping on the child’s account profile you can follow a child’s location. You can also approve or reject apps that a child is trying to download. So if you’re worried about an addictive game, simply block the apps.
Parents can also use Family Link to create restrictions for how children browse the web. You can turn on a filter (过滤器) that blocks bad websites, though Google acknowledges the filter is imperfect and some unpleasant sites may get past it. ___18___, you can also require the child to get permission for each site visited, blocking the ones you disapprove of.
___19___, which can be used to set limits for how long a child can use a phone each day. For instance, you could give the child three hours on weekdays. You can also schedule regular bedtime hours that lockdown the device at specific times.
Caroline Knorr, the parenting editor of Common Sense Media, which evaluates content and products for families, applauded the screen time feature, noting the difficulty of getting children to put down their phones. ___20___“It’s not a set-it-and-forget-it thing where parents think,” she said. “We’re all still learning this technology, and life is very unpredictable.”
A For a more picky approach
B. It is going to solve all my problems
C. Then when your child logs in to a phone
D. From there, Family Link is a breeze to use
E. Parents will probably love a feature called screen time
F. But sticking with time limits and schedules would be complicated
G. Parents can also get a weekly report to see how often a child is using a certain app
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四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
Bill Sumiel was having a tough Friday. It was October 2020, and the 71-year-old, who was dealing with kidney (肾) failure, found himself at a medical center 30 miles from home.
Sumiel was no stranger to the ____21____ of kidney disease. He’d suffered from diabetes (糖尿病) more than 20 years before, which ____22____ his kidney problems. He was on the transplant ____23____, but no matches had yet appeared. So he continued with his treatments and took a taxi to and from his ____24____.
Timothy Letts, 31, was driving north to visit a friend when his phone rang with the ____25____ for Sumiel’s ride home. The trip was out of Letts’s way. ____26____, he took the order.
When Sumiel got into the car, the pair got to ____27____. Sumiel ____28____ that he was searching for a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a good donor (捐赠者), ____29____ that he didn’t drink or smoke. Sumiel ____30____, though he didn’t think much of it as they kept driving. Letts, however, couldn’t stop thinking about it. About a quarter-mile away from Sumiel’s house, Letts said, “I’d like to see if I could be a ____31____ to give you a kidney.”
Sumiel was touched by Letts’s ____32____, though he wondered if it had just been a(n) ____33____ moment. But Letts was ____34____ to his word. He got in touch with Sumiel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had ____35____ the kidney transplant program. After a long screening process, the results were in: Letts was an ideal donor, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.
21. A. origins B. struggles C. warnings D. symbols
22. A. adapted to B. arose from C. led to D. took over
23. A. list B. category C. class D. group
24. A. department B. company C. arrangement D. appointment
25. A. application B. question C. request D. intention
26. A. Still B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile
27. A. debating B. remarking C. arguing D. chatting
28. A. instructed B. revealed C. wondered D. announced
29. A. supposed B. assumed C. given D. convinced
30. A. agreed B. claimed C. doubted D. suggested
31. A. sponsor B. match C. surgeon D. model
32. A. demand B. advice C. offer D. mission
33. A. magical B. joyful C. anxious D. emotional
34. A. equal B. kind C. true D. sensitive
35. A. contacted B. informed C. persuaded D. urged
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Yin-yang diagram is an illustration of t’ai chi. Yin and yang are not ____36____ (complete) opposite, one of which can turn into the other. Chinese people boil down the laws of the universe, nature and the human body to this:Yin and yang are in a circle; man and nature exist in unity. ____37____ (base) on such philosophical ideas, ____38____ (tradition) knowledge and sports practice about physical and mental cultivation have been formed and passed down from generation ____39____ generation. Thus t’ai chi ch’uan came into being.
Chinese people believe that movement is contained in stillness and fastness is contained in slowness. T’ai chi ch’uan ____40____ (contain) these two kinds of energy. Do you think the most important characteristic of t’ai chi ch’uan is ____41____ (soft) No. The fighting principle of it is to mobilize the internal energy flow of the human body, ____42____ has both speed and explosive power.
The greatest uses of t’ai chi ch’uan are for people ____43____ (experience) life, the true principles of movement and stillness in nature, and to maintain harmony with nature in mind and body. So far, it ____44____ (prove) by medical research that t’ai chi ch’uan is _____45_____ ideal therapy against a number of chronic diseases. It can not only promote physical health, but also help ease your mind and delight your spirits.
第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 2023年12月19日凌晨甘肃省发生了6.2级地震，建筑物坍塌，汽车、房屋受损，人员出现伤亡。请根据下面提供的信息，为某英语报社写一篇80词左右的新闻报道，报道的标题已给出。
内容包括：
1.受灾情况：如人员伤亡（多达100多人死亡，成百人受伤）；数百建筑物损毁；供水、供电中断等；
2.救援情况：如军队，医务人员等；
3.赈灾措施：运送生活物资；人们捐款；
4.希望和决心。
A Terrible Earthquake
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第二节 (满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
8-year-old Evan was standing by the sidewalk when he noticed Mrs. Carter opening her shop again.
Several days ago, when Evan was passing by her store, he saw a closed sign on the store’s door. When the shop remained closed for not just two days, Evan was worried he’d never be able to get his “dream job”.
85-year-old Mrs. Carter was a woman selling flowers for a living and Evan had befriended her when he helped her cross the street one day.
Now seeing her again, Evan ran up to her and greeted her. “Can I help you today, Evan Do you want flowers ” Mrs. Carter asked. Evan smiled, “I’m looking for a job! Can you please hire me ”
“A job ” the elderly lady laughed, thinking Evan was too little for that. But Evan proudly replied he knew many things, like making sandwiches and helping his mom get grocery bags from the car. Mrs. Carter laughed and asked Evan how much money she would have to pay him if she hired him.
Evan shook his head. “All I want is a big bouquet (花束) for my mom. Her name is Stacey and her birthday is one week away. Mom says we should work hard for what we want. I want to work hard for that bouquet. Can you hire me ” Evan asked. Mrs. Carter was impressed and nodded.
Then for a whole week, Evan would come to Mrs. Carter’s store in the evenings and help her, and having Evan around relieved Mrs. Carter’s boredom while she was working. Some customers thought Evan was lovely and entertaining, so they bought more flowers. Mrs. Carter’s business became better.
A week later, on Evan’s last day on the job, Mrs. Carter was emotional. They had grown close for working together, and Evan had become like a grandchild to her. While making a huge bouquet for Evan’s mother, Mrs. Carter secretly placed one envelope into the bouquet. The envelope contained $200. When handing him the bouquet, she said, “Will you come to see me someday, Evan I’d be delighted to have you here.”
“I will!” Evan smiled and waved goodbye to Mrs. Carter.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph1:
Carrying the flowers, Evan rushed home to surprise his mom.
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Paragraph2:
Then, Evan and his mom hurried to return the money to Mrs. Carter.
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听力1—5 CABAC 6—10 BCABA 11—15 BCACB 16—20 CABBC2023~2024学年第一学期福州市部分学校教学联盟高一年级期末质量检测
英语试卷
温馨提示：请将所有答案填写到答题卡的相应位置上!请不要错位、越界答题!
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. Where does the man plan to go this year
A. Europe. B. Asia. C. South America.
2. What does the woman ask the man to do
A. Clean the floor. B. Sit in Row 5. C. Drop glass bottles.
3. What does the woman mean
A. She wants to go swimming. B. She is busy with her project. C. She will have a test tomorrow.
4. What will the man probably do next
A. Get a spare key. B. Borrow some books. C. Help his neighbor.
5. How many people will visit London for free
A. 2. B. 3. C. 4.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。
6. Where are the speakers
A. At the man’s house. B. In a shop. C. In a supermarket.
7. Which picture was painted by George Anderson
A. The Swiss Mountains. B. The Lovely Windows. C. The Summer Flowers.
听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。
8. Why does the man feel sorry
A. He didn’t keep an appointment. B. He can’t look after his mother. C. He is too busy to go to hospital.
9. What’s the woman’s attitude toward the man
A. Sorry. B. Understanding. C. Thankful.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What is the problem with the woman’s watch
A. It needs a new battery. B. It is ruined by water. C. It needs cleaning.
11. What does the store offer if one changes a battery there
A. An extra battery. B. A one-year guarantee. C.Free cleaning service.
12. Why can’t the woman get her watch back right away
A. The store will close soon. B. She hasn’t got enough money. C. The man is very busy now.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Who might the speakers be
A. Police officers. B. Doctors. C. Passengers.
14. What did the old lady say
A. She didn’t see anything. B. The traffic lights broke down. C. The red car was driving very fast.
15. What were the kids doing when the accident happened
A. Crossing the street. B. Playing in their front yard. C. Standing on the street corner.
16. What caused the accident according to Mr. Bates
A The red car. B. The dog. C. The blue car.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When does the volleyball club meet
A. On Thursday evening. B. On Sunday morning. C.On Sunday evening.
18. At what time does the meeting finish
A. 7:30. B. 9:30. C. 10:00.
19. What is the 30 used for
A. Heating. B. Hall rental. C. Sweaters.
20. Why does the speaker leave this message
A. To arrange a weekly meeting.
B. To recommend a sports programme.
C. To answer Marco Taylor’s questions.
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
This Is the Way Learning Center
The staff, parents and children enrolled (招收) at This Is the Way Learning Center are one big family. We take the health and safety of our family very seriously. This Is the Way Learning Center is committed to maintaining a safe environment for your children. We are following all safety rules. Should you have any questions regarding the processes in place please call our center. We will be happy to answer your questions.
This Is the Way Learning Center cares for and educates children aged 6 weeks and up. We are enrolling for all programs (Preschool and Nursery School) in addition to basic childcare. There will be no enrollment fees and registration fees. We are devoted to the future of your child and creating a lifetime love of learning at every age and stage. What can be more precious or important than the early developmental and learning years of our children
This Is the Way Learning Center is located across the street from Henry Barnard School at 18 Shaker Road. It is conveniently located just minutes from 91 North and South, in the town of Enfield.
Hours:
6:30 am through 5:30 pm
Monday through Friday
Closed only on major holidays.
Ages:
Children through kindergarten
School age
Features:
All-day, all-year daycare
Homelike setting
Age-appropriate play areas
Child-friendly curriculum
Computer education
Trained and experienced teachers
You may email us at requests@thisisthewaylc.com or call us at 860-253-0010 to ask your questions and request a free brochure.
1. What is This Is the Way Learning Center
A. It’s a big family. B. It’s a training center.
C. It’s a safety center. D. It’s a local program.
2. Who can teach in This is the Way Learning Center .
A. Everyone enrolled at it. B. Age-appropriate coaches.
C. Computer education teachers. D. Trained and experienced teachers.
3. For whom is this text probably written
A. Parents. B. Visitors. C. Students. D. Professors.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一家向婴幼儿及学龄期儿童开放的培训中心。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“This Is the Way Learning Center cares for and educates children aged 6 weeks and up.”（ This Is the Way Learning Center照顾并教育6周及以上年龄的孩子）可知，这是一个招收婴幼儿的培训中心。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Features部分的“Trained and experienced teachers”（训练有素、有经验的老师）可知，在此教学的人应该是受过训练且有经验的老师。故选D项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段倒数第二句“We are devoted to the future of your child and creating a lifetime love of learning at every age and stage.”（我们致力于您孩子的未来，在不同年龄段和阶段培养其对学习终身的热爱。）可知，本文受众群体应是孩子家长。故选A项。
B
Parrots are prey animals, which means that other predators (捕食者) in the wild, such as hawks or snakes, are looking to make them into a meal. This one factor influences parrots’ behavior in your house more than any other.
Parrots are most easily hurt when feeding on the ground. Membership in a group plays an important function in ensuring their safety and improving their chances of survival from attacks by predators. The most common predators of parrots include hawks snakes, cats, monkeys, and bats. Some predators make attacks only during the day while others hunt in the night.
As prey animals, parrots are constantly watching out for danger and they instinctively (本能地) react to risks. Their first choice is to take flight. However, if this is not possible, they will fight with their powerful beaks to defend themselves.
Because their biggest enemy is the hawk, parrots are especially reactive to quick movements from above and behind. For this reason, it is wise to avoid quick, sudden movements near your bird. This is a built-in reaction not subject to logic or reason. Simple and relatively harmless household objects can draw extreme fear responses from a bird. For example, a balloon may represent a hawk or a vacuum hose (吸尘器软管) may be the same as a snake in your bird’s mind.
As prey animals, parrots are often frightened by exposure to new household items or strangers. It is important to expose your bird to safe experiences and changes starting at a very young age to build flexibility and improve their adaptability. Variety in diet and toys, travel, and exposure to new people and places all help to make your bird more flexible and adaptable to change.
4. What is important for parrots to better survive from attacks in the wild
A. Living in a group. B. Growing beautiful feathers.
C. Feeding on the ground. D. Avoiding coming out at night.
5. What is parrots’ first response to an immediate risk
A. To attack back. B. To get away.
C. To protect the young. D. To play dead.
6. Why would a balloon frighten a parrot
A It may explode suddenly. B. It may be in a strange shape.
C. It may have a strong color. D. It may move around quickly.
7. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text
A. To explain wild parrots’ behavior. B. To give advice on raising a parrot.
C. To call for action to protect animals. D. To introduce a study on bird ecology.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了鹦鹉作为被捕食动物的行为特性和生存策略。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Membership in a group plays an important function in ensuring their safety and improving their chances of survival from attacks by predators.(群体中的成员在确保其安全和提高其从捕食者袭击中幸存下来的机会方面起着重要作用。)”可知，鹦鹉要想更好地在野外躲避攻击，重要的是要进行集体生活，故选A项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“As prey animals, parrots are constantly watching out for danger and they instinctively (本能地) react to risks. Their first choice is to take flight.(作为猎物，鹦鹉会时刻警惕危险，并本能地对风险做出反应。他们的第一反应是飞走)”可知，鹦鹉对直接风险的第一反应是逃跑，故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Because their biggest enemy is the hawk, parrots are especially reactive to quick movements from above and behind.(因为它们最大的敌人是鹰，鹦鹉对来自上方和后方的快速移动特别敏感。)” 和下文“This is a built-in reaction not subject to logic or reason.Simple and relatively harmless household objects can draw extreme fear responses from a bird. For example, a balloon may represent a hawk or a vacuum hose (吸尘器软管) may be the same as a snake in your bird’s mind.(这是一种不受逻辑或理性约束的内在反应。简单且相对无害的家居用品会引起鸟类的极度恐惧反应。例如，在你的鸟心目中，气球可能代表鹰，或者真空软管可能与蛇相同)”可知，气球能够吓到鹦鹉是因为气球可能移动速度快，让使鹦鹉联想到鹰，故选D项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Parrots are prey animals, which means that other predators (捕食者) in the wild, such as hawks or snakes, are looking to make them into a meal. This one factor influences parrots’ behavior in your house more than any other.(鹦鹉是猎物，这意味着野生的其他捕食者，如鹰或蛇，正在寻找将它们作为食物。这一个因素比任何其他因素都更能影响鹦鹉在家里的行为)”、倒数第二段“Simple and relatively harmless household objects can draw extreme fear responses from a bird. For example, a balloon may represent a hawk or a vacuum hose (吸尘器软管) may be the same as a snake in your bird’s mind.(简单且相对无害的家居用品会引起鸟类的极度恐惧反应。例如，在你的鸟心目中，气球可能代表鹰，或者真空软管可能与蛇相同)”以及最后一段“As prey animals, parrots are often frightened by exposure to new household items or strangers. It is important to expose your bird to safe experiences and changes starting at a very young age to build flexibility and improve their adaptability. Variety in diet and toys, travel, and exposure to new people and places all help to make your bird more flexible and adaptable to change.(作为猎物，鹦鹉经常被新的家庭用品或陌生人吓到。从很小的时候就开始让你的鸟接触安全的体验和变化，以建立灵活性并提高它们的适应性，这一点很重要。饮食和玩具的多样性、旅行以及接触新的人和地方都有助于让你的鸟更灵活，更适应变化)”可知，本文的写作目的是对饲养鹦鹉提建议，故选B项。
C
“Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Warm, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom(运动迷). Fandom connects us to other like-minded people, which satisfies our human need for belonging, he says.
These relationships are significant: People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem, lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports, Wann says. Fans tend to have more access to social support, help and resources as well. Research suggests that when people have support from their communities, they have better health.
Beyond bonding, fans get to enjoy the psychological benefits of winning, even if they have nothing to do with the players or games.
Of course, teams sometimes lose. Prior to a sporting event, there’s at least a 50-50 chance that you’re going to be disappointed in your outcome.
So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose People who feel a strong psychological connection to a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season.
“Sports random has nothing to do with the outcome of a game,” Warm says. For example, if a pizza restaurant continually got your order wrong, you’d likely switch to a more reliable parlor(店铺). But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.
Being part of a fan community can also help people cope with losses. A 2019 study found that watching a football game with other fans helps to relieve the negative psychological effects of losing. For fans of the losing team, sharing the pain may have protected them from losing self-esteem.
“There are other things that random brings with it above and beyond the ability to enjoy the team’s successes,” Warm says. Watching sports can be a way to relieve stress, or spend time with family, he says.
To that end, some surveys suggest that activities like March Madness pools can reduce productivity. Any sort of fandom can be distracting, but Warm says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.
However, if you find you’re consuming so much sports content that your work is suffering, or it’s impacting your interpersonal relationships, then it can be a sign you should tone it down, he adds.
8. What is the characteristic sports fans generally bear
A. Higher sense of self-worth. B. Worse health conditions.
C. Being ready to help others. D. Various means of support.
9. Why do fans continue to support teams that tend to lose
A. Fans are forced to be loyal to teams.
B. Fans are good at sharing pains with teams.
C. Fans are brave enough to accept losses.
D. Fans own a great sense of identity and belonging.
10. Which is the effect of talking about sports at work
A. Leading to distraction.
B. Making people too excited to go to work.
C. Increasing people’s productivity.
D. Impacting interpersonal relationships.
11. What is this passage most likely from
A. A poster. B. A textbook.
C. A science fiction. D. A magazine.
【答案】8. A 9. D 10. C 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。爱好体育是非常有益于心理健康的，而与不爱好体育运动的人相比，体育迷的自尊心更高，对生活满意度更高。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第二段“People who identify as sports fans have higher levels of self-esteem, lower levels of loneliness and tend to be more satisfied with their lives compared to those who aren’t interested in sports(与那些对体育不感兴趣的人相比，那些认为自己是体育迷的人有更高的自尊心，更低的孤独感，并且对自己的生活更加满意)”可知，体育爱好者的一般特点是：体育爱好者自尊心程度更高，孤独感更低，对生活现状更满意，即有更高的自我价值感。故选A。
2.细节理解题。由第五段“So, why do people continue to put their faith behind teams that tend to lose People who feel a strong psychological connection to a team are more likely to root for a team when they’re having a losing season.(那么，为什么人们继续把他们的信念放在那些倾向于输球的球队身上呢？当球队输球的时候，那些与球队有强烈心理联系的人更有可能支持他们)”及第六段中“But because being a fan is so central to people’s identities, people are willing to accept defeat and continue to be loyal to a team.(但是，因为作为一个球迷是人们身份的核心，人们愿意接受失败，并继续忠于一支球队。)”可知，体育迷和球队之间存在心理联系，球迷是人们身份的核心，所以人们愿意接受失败，并继续忠于一个球队，即粉丝们拥有强烈的认同感和归属感。故选D。
3.细节理解题。由文章倒数第二段“...but Wann says that talking about sports at work and spending time with people who share a common interest can make people more excited to go to work.(但是Warm说，在工作中谈论体育运动和花时间与有共同兴趣的人在一起会使人们更加兴奋地去工作。)”可知，在工作中谈论体育运动可以让人们更愿意去工作，提高工作效率。故选C。
4.推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第一段中““Being a sports fan is a very psychologically healthy activity,” says Daniel Warm, professor at Murray State University whose research program centers on the psychology of sport fandom(运动迷).(“成为一名体育迷是一项非常有益于心理健康的活动，”莫瑞州立大学教授丹尼尔·沃姆说，他的研究项目主要集中在体育迷的心理上。)”可知，本文主要一项研究表明，爱好体育是非常有益于心理健康的。由此可推知，文章选自“杂志”更合理，故选D。
D
Playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age, a Canadian study suggests. The study, published in Psychology and Aging, carried out hearing tests on 74 adult musicians and 89 non-musicians. It found a 70-year-old musician’s hearing was as good as that of a 50-year-old who did not play.
Hearing normally declines as people age. By 60, 10-30% of people have moderate hearing loss. By 80, that goes up to as many as 60%. Problems are particularly seen in the central auditory (听觉的) processing system, which is associated with understanding speech, especially when there is background noise.
Previous studies have shown musicians have better hearing than non-players. But this research, by a team at the Rotman Research Institute in Toronto, looked at adults of all ages - from 18 to 91 - to see how people were affected as they aged. They carried out hearing tests on 74 amateur and professional musicians (who had played since the age of 16, were still practising and had been given formal music lessons) and 89 non-musicians (who had never played an instrument). Musicians were significantly better at picking out speech against noise.
The researchers suggest that lifelong musicianship reduces age-related changes in the brain, probably due to musicians using their auditory systems at a high level on a regular basis.
The head of biomedical research at Action on Hearing Loss, Dr. Ralph Holme, said: “While this study suggests that musicians might be more able to cope with the consequences of hearing loss, it is far better to reduce damage in the first place by using appropriate ear protection. We have always campaigned for everyone who plays a musical instrument or listens to loud music to wear hearing protection, like earplugs, which reduce the risk of damaging your hearing permanently.”
12. What can we learn from Paragraph 2
A. A person aged 80 will lose 30% hearing.
B. A person aged above 60 must have bad hearing.
C. People have fewer problems with background noise.
D. People’s hearing usually becomes worse when they get older.
13. What can we get from the Canadian study
A. It tested the hearing of 162 people.
B. The finding of the study wasn’t published publicly.
C. Playing a musical instrument may do good to hearing.
D. Musicians were as good at picking out speech against noise as non-musicians.
14. Why don’t musicians change much in their brain as they age
A. They like to take more exercise. B. They use their hearing more and regularly.
C. They don’t expose themselves to background noise. D. They pay more attention to protecting their hearing.
15. How can we deal with hearing loss according to Dr. Ralph Holme
A. Get help from musicians. B. Listen to loud music less.
C. Protect hearing properly. D. Play a musical instrument more.
【答案】12. D 13. C 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了一项新的研究表明，终生演奏一种乐器可以保护你晚年的听力，即便如此，科学家也建议我们要正确保护听力。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Hearing normally declines as people age. (听力通常随着年龄的增长而下降。)”可知，人们的听力通常会随着年龄的增长而变得更糟。故选D。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中“Playing a musical instrument throughout your life protects your hearing in old age, a Canadian study suggests. (一项加拿大的研究表明，一直演奏一种乐器可以保护老年人的听力。)”可知，演奏一种乐器有利于保护听力。故选C。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The researchers suggest that lifelong musicianship reduces age-related changes in the brain, probably due to musicians using their auditory systems at a high level on a regular basis. (研究人员认为，终身的音乐会减少大脑中与年龄有关的变化，这可能是由于音乐家经常使用他们的听觉系统，使其保持在一个较高的水平。)”可知，音乐家的大脑的某些部分没有随着年龄变老而改变，是因为他们经常使用他们的听力。故选B。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“While this study suggests that musicians might be more able to cope with the consequences of hearing loss, it is far better to reduce damage in the first place by using appropriate ear protection. We have always campaigned for everyone who plays a musical instrument or listens to loud music to wear hearing protection, like earplugs, which reduce the risk of damaging your hearing permanently. (虽然这项研究表明，音乐家可能更有能力应对听力损失的后果，但最好是首先通过使用适当的耳朵保护来减少损害。我们一直呼吁每个演奏乐器或听大声音乐的人都戴上听力保护装置，比如耳塞，这样可以减少永久性损害听力的风险。)”可知，Ralph Holme博士认为，要正确地保护听力，这样能减少听力损失。故选C。
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。
Family Link has lots of advantages that may be favored by parents. Inside the app, you can create Google accounts for your children, sharing information like their names and birth dates. ___16___, the device immediately requires you to log in and install the Family Link app onto the device so it can be monitored.
____17____On the parent’s phone, by tapping on the child’s account profile you can follow a child’s location. You can also approve or reject apps that a child is trying to download. So if you’re worried about an addictive game, simply block the apps.
Parents can also use Family Link to create restrictions for how children browse the web. You can turn on a filter (过滤器) that blocks bad websites, though Google acknowledges the filter is imperfect and some unpleasant sites may get past it. ___18___, you can also require the child to get permission for each site visited, blocking the ones you disapprove of.
___19___, which can be used to set limits for how long a child can use a phone each day. For instance, you could give the child three hours on weekdays. You can also schedule regular bedtime hours that lockdown the device at specific times.
Caroline Knorr, the parenting editor of Common Sense Media, which evaluates content and products for families, applauded the screen time feature, noting the difficulty of getting children to put down their phones. ___20___“It’s not a set-it-and-forget-it thing where parents think,” she said. “We’re all still learning this technology, and life is very unpredictable.”
A. For a more picky approach
B. It is going to solve all my problems
C. Then when your child logs in to a phone
D. From there, Family Link is a breeze to use
E. Parents will probably love a feature called screen time
F. But sticking with time limits and schedules would be complicated
G. Parents can also get a weekly report to see how often a child is using a certain app
【答案】16. C 17. D 18. A 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。给父母读者介绍了Family Link程序及其优点。
【16题详解】
上文“Inside the app, you can create Google accounts for your children, sharing information like their names and birth dates. (在应用程序中，你可以为你的孩子创建谷歌账户，分享他们的姓名和出生日期等信息。)”指出父母可以为孩子创建账号。下文“the device immediately requires you to log in and install the Family Link app onto the device so it can be monitored. (设备立即要求您登录并将家庭链接应用程序安装到设备上，以便对其进行监控。)”指出在某种情况下，APP设备会要求父母登录程序，对孩子进行监控。选项C“Then when your child logs in to a phone (然后当你的孩子登录到手机时)”正好指出一种需要父母登录监督的情况，即孩子在手机上登录APP，因此该时间状语从句承接上文，并能引出下文主句，符合语境。故选C项。
【17题详解】
下文“On the parent’s phone, by tapping on the child’s account profile you can follow a child’s location. You can also approve or reject apps that a child is trying to download. So if you’re worried about an addictive game, simply block the apps. (在家长的手机上，通过点击孩子的账户档案，您可以跟踪孩子的位置。您还可以批准或拒绝孩子尝试下载的应用程序。所以，如果你担心一个上瘾的游戏，只需屏蔽应用程序。)”指出通过文本提出的Family Link程序，家长能够很容易的监管到孩子对手机的使用。选项D“From there, Family Link is a breeze to use (从此，Family Link便可轻松使用)”正好能引出下文的具体说明从哪些方面来讲能够轻松使用，符合语境。故选D项。
【18题详解】
上文“You can turn on a filter (过滤器) that blocks bad websites, though Google acknowledges the filter is imperfect and some unpleasant sites may get past it. (你可以打开一个阻止不良网站的过滤器，尽管谷歌承认这个过滤器是不完善的，一些不愉快的网站可能会通过它。)”指出父母监管是可以开启不良网站的过滤器。下文“you can also require the child to get permission for each site visited, blocking the ones you disapprove of. (你也可以要求孩子获得每个访问网站的权限，屏蔽你不赞成的网站。)”指出父母还可以要求获得孩子每个访问网站的权限，这是在上文基础上提出的另一个更进一步的措施。选项A“For a more picky approach (对于更挑剔的方法)”正好表明这一句是延续上文提出更挑剔的方法，符合语境。故选A项。
【19题详解】
下文“which can be used to set limits for how long a child can use a phone each day. (它可以用来设定孩子每天使用手机的时间限制。)”指出某种操作能够帮助 限制孩子每天的屏幕时间。选项E“Parents will probably love a feature called screen time (父母可能会喜欢一个叫做屏幕时间的功能)”正好提出了屏幕时间这一功能，引出下文，符合语境。故选E项。
【20题详解】
上文“Caroline Knorr, the parenting editor of Common Sense Media, which evaluates content and products for families, applauded the screen time feature, noting the difficulty of getting children to put down their phones. (Common Sense Media的育儿编辑Caroline Knorr称赞了屏幕时间功能，并指出让孩子放下手机很困难。)”指出屏幕时间这一功能有价值所在。下文““It’s not a set-it-and-forget-it thing where parents think,” she said. “We’re all still learning this technology, and life is very unpredictable.” (她说：“这并不是父母想的那样，我们都在学习这项技术，生活是不可预测的。”)”指出这一功能虽然有价值所在，但也不是我们所想的那样简单。选项F“But sticking with time limits and schedules would be complicated (但坚持时间限制和时间表会很复杂)”与上文形成转折关系，引出下文，符合语境。故选F项。
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四个选项(A、B、C和D)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。
Bill Sumiel was having a tough Friday. It was October 2020, and the 71-year-old, who was dealing with kidney (肾) failure, found himself at a medical center 30 miles from home.
Sumiel was no stranger to the ____21____ of kidney disease. He’d suffered from diabetes (糖尿病) more than 20 years before, which ____22____ his kidney problems. He was on the transplant ____23____, but no matches had yet appeared. So he continued with his treatments and took a taxi to and from his ____24____.
Timothy Letts, 31, was driving north to visit a friend when his phone rang with the ____25____ for Sumiel’s ride home. The trip was out of Letts’s way. ____26____, he took the order.
When Sumiel got into the car, the pair got to ____27____. Sumiel ____28____ that he was searching for a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a good donor (捐赠者), ____29____ that he didn’t drink or smoke. Sumiel ____30____, though he didn’t think much of it as they kept driving. Letts, however, couldn’t stop thinking about it. About a quarter-mile away from Sumiel’s house, Letts said, “I’d like to see if I could be a ____31____ to give you a kidney.”
Sumiel was touched by Letts’s ____32____, though he wondered if it had just been a(n) ____33____ moment. But Letts was ____34____ to his word. He got in touch with Sumiel just a few hours later, and by the next week, Letts had ____35____ the kidney transplant program. After a long screening process, the results were in: Letts was an ideal donor, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.
21. A. origins B. struggles C. warnings D. symbols
22. A. adapted to B. arose from C. led to D. took over
23. A. list B. category C. class D. group
24. A. department B. company C. arrangement D. appointment
25. A. application B. question C. request D. intention
26. A. Still B. Therefore C. Otherwise D. Meanwhile
27. A. debating B. remarking C. arguing D. chatting
28. A. instructed B. revealed C. wondered D. announced
29. A. supposed B. assumed C. given D. convinced
30. A. agreed B. claimed C. doubted D. suggested
31. A. sponsor B. match C. surgeon D. model
32. A. demand B. advice C. offer D. mission
33. A. magical B. joyful C. anxious D. emotional
34. A. equal B. kind C. true D. sensitive
35. A. contacted B. informed C. persuaded D. urged
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. D 34. C 35. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了71的 Sumiel因为肾衰竭需要肾移植，但是找不到合适的肾源。有一天Sumiel打了一辆出租车回家，他在车上和出租车司机Letts闲聊时告诉了司机他的困境。出租车司机说他可以去做配型。在配型后，Letts的肾适合移植给Sumiel，并且手术很成功。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：苏米尔对与肾病作斗争并不陌生。A. origins起源；B. struggles斗争；C. warnings警告；D. symbols符号。根据前文“It was October 2020, and the 71-year-old, who was dealing with kidney (肾) failure”可知，苏米尔有肾衰竭，所以应是与肾病作斗争并不陌生。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：20多年前，他就患有糖尿病，导致肾脏出了问题。A. adapted to适应于；B. arose from产生于；C. led to导致；D. took over接管。根据前文“He’d suffered from diabetes (糖尿病) more than 20 years before”结合实际可知，应是糖尿病导致肾脏出了问题。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他在移植名单上，但还没有匹配的人出现。A. list名单；B. category类别；C. class班级；D. group组。根据后文“but no matches had yet appeared.” 结合实际可知，没有匹配的人出现，所以应是在移植名单上。故选A项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以他继续他的治疗，并乘坐出租车往返于他的预约。A. department部门；B. company公司；C. arrangement安排；D. appointment预约。根据前文“So he continued with his treatments”结合实际可知，肾衰竭的患者需要定期做透析，所以应是“乘坐出租车往返于他和医院的预约”符合语境。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：31岁的蒂莫西·莱茨(Timothy Letts)开车北上看朋友时，他的电话响了，要求载Sumiel回家。A. application应用；B. question问题；C. request要求；D. intention打算。根据后文“he took the order”可知，莱茨接受了这个订单，所以是要求载Sumiel回家。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：尽管如此，他还是接受了订单。A. Still尽管如此；B. Therefore因此；C. Otherwise否则；D. Meanwhile同时。根据前文“The trip was out of Letts’s way”以及后文“he took the order”可知，不顺路，但是还是接受了订单，前后是转折关系，用“Still尽管如此”符合语境。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动名词词义辨析。句意：当Sumiel上了车，两人开始聊天。A. debating讨论；B. remarking评论；C. arguing争论；D. chatting聊天。根据后文“Sumiel 8 that he was searching for a kidney donor. Letts joked that he’d be a good donor (捐赠者), 9 that he didn’t drink or smoke.”可知，两人是在聊天。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Sumiel透露他正在寻找肾脏捐赠者。A. instructed指示；B. revealed透露；C. wondered想知道；D. announced宣布。根据后文“he was searching for a kidney donor”可知，应是“透露他正在寻找肾脏捐赠者”符合语境。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查动词和介词词义辨析。句意：莱茨开玩笑说，鉴于他不喝酒也不抽烟，他会是一个很好的捐赠者。A. supposed认为；B. assumed假设；C. given鉴于；D. convinced深信。根据后文“he didn’t drink or smoke”结合选项，应是“鉴于他不喝酒也不抽烟，所以是一个很好的捐赠者”符合语境。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：苏米尔同意了，但他并没有多想，因为他们继续开车。A. agreed同意；B. claimed要求；C. doubted怀疑；D. suggested建议。根据前文“Letts joked that he’d be a good donor (捐赠者), 9 that he didn’t drink or smoke.”可知，莱茨说一个很好的捐赠者，此处应是苏米尔同意他的说法。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在离Sumiel家大约四分之一英里的地方，Letts说，“我想看看我是否能匹配给你一个肾。”A. sponsor赞助商；B. match相配的人；C. surgeon外科医生；D. model模型。根据后文“Letts was an ideal donor, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.”可知，此处是看看是否能匹配。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：苏米尔被莱茨的提议感动了，尽管他想知道这是否只是一个感情冲动的时刻。A. demand需要；B. advice建议；C. offer提议；D. mission使命。根据前文“I’d like to see if I could be a 11 to give you a kidney.”可知，莱茨提议看看是否能匹配给苏米尔一个肾。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：苏米尔被莱茨的提议感动了，尽管他想知道这是否只是一个感情冲动的时刻。A. magical神奇的；B. joyful快乐的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. emotional感情冲动的。根据前文“Letts joked that he’d be a good donor”可知，之前莱茨只是开玩笑说自己是好的捐赠者，所以苏米尔想知道这是否只是一个感情冲动的提议。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但莱茨信守了自己的诺言。A. equal相等的；B. kind友好的；C. true如实的；D. sensitive敏感的。根据后文“After a long screening process, the results were in: Letts was an ideal donor, and he and Sumiel were a perfect match.”可知，莱茨信守了自己的诺言去做了匹配。故选C项。
35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：几个小时后，莱茨就联系上了苏米尔，到下个星期，莱茨就联系了肾脏移植项目。A. contacted联系；B. informed通知；C. persuaded说服；D. urged敦促。根据后文“After a long screening process”可知，莱茨参加了筛选，所以是联系了肾脏移植项目。故选A项。
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Yin-yang diagram is an illustration of t’ai chi. Yin and yang are not ____36____ (complete) opposite, one of which can turn into the other. Chinese people boil down the laws of the universe, nature and the human body to this:Yin and yang are in a circle; man and nature exist in unity. ____37____ (base) on such philosophical ideas, ____38____ (tradition) knowledge and sports practice about physical and mental cultivation have been formed and passed down from generation ____39____ generation. Thus t’ai chi ch’uan came into being.
Chinese people believe that movement is contained in stillness and fastness is contained in slowness. T’ai chi ch’uan ____40____ (contain) these two kinds of energy. Do you think the most important characteristic of t’ai chi ch’uan is ____41____ (soft) No. The fighting principle of it is to mobilize the internal energy flow of the human body, ____42____ has both speed and explosive power.
The greatest uses of t’ai chi ch’uan are for people ____43____ (experience) life, the true principles of movement and stillness in nature, and to maintain harmony with nature in mind and body. So far, it ____44____ (prove) by medical research that t’ai chi ch’uan is _____45_____ ideal therapy against a number of chronic diseases. It can not only promote physical health, but also help ease your mind and delight your spirits.
【答案】pletely
37. Based 38. traditional
39. to 40. contains
41. softness
42. which 43. to experience
44 has been proven
45. an
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国的太极拳以及其用途。
【36题详解】
考查副词。句意：阴和阳不是完全相反的，其中一个可以变成另一个。此处用副词修饰形容词opposite。故填completely。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在这种哲学思想的基础上，形成了关于身心修养的传统知识和体育实践，并代代相传。这样，太极拳就产生了。短语be based on意为“以……为基础”，此处省略be动词，用过去分词作状语。故填Based。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：在这种哲学思想的基础上，形成了关于身心修养的传统知识和体育实践，并代代相传。这样，太极拳就产生了。此处用形容词修饰名词，作定语。句首单词首字母要大写。故填traditional。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：在这种哲学思想的基础上，形成了关于身心修养的传统知识和体育实践，并代代相传。这样，太极拳就产生了。短语from... to...意为“从……到……”。故填to。
【40题详解】
考查主谓一致。句意：太极拳包含这两种能量。根据上下文可知，本句应用一般现在时，且主语t’ai chi ch’uan是单数名词，故填 contains。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：你认为太极拳最重要的特点是柔和吗？结合句意，此处应用名词softness作表语，不可数。故填softness。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：它的作战原理是调动人体内部具有速度和爆发力的能量流动。此处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词是the internal energy flow of the human body，从句缺少主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：太极拳的最大用途是让人们体验生活，在自然中运动和静止的真正原则，并在身心上保持与自然的和谐。此处为for sb. to do sth.，应填不定式。故填to experience。
【44题详解】
考查时态和语态。句意：迄今为止，医学研究已经证明，太极拳是一种理想的治疗许多慢性疾病的方法。所填词与句子主语it之间是动宾关系，因此应用被动语态，再根据so far可知，此处应用现在完成时。故填has been proven。
【45题详解】
考查冠词。句意：迄今为止，医学研究已经证明，太极拳是一种理想的治疗许多慢性疾病的方法。泛指“一种理想的疗法，”，且ideal以元音音素开头，故用不定冠词an。故填an。
第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 2023年12月19日凌晨甘肃省发生了6.2级地震，建筑物坍塌，汽车、房屋受损，人员出现伤亡。请根据下面提供的信息，为某英语报社写一篇80词左右的新闻报道，报道的标题已给出。
内容包括：
1.受灾情况：如人员伤亡（多达100多人死亡，成百人受伤）；数百建筑物损毁；供水、供电中断等；
2.救援情况：如军队，医务人员等；
3.赈灾措施：运送生活物资；人们捐款；
4.希望和决心。
A Terrible Earthquake
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【答案】
A Terrible Earthquake
A terrible earthquake struck Gansu Province, which caused great damages. The number of deaths stood at more than 100, and hundreds of people were injured. Numerous houses and roads were in ruins. Water and the electricity were cut off. Rescue workers, including medical teams and troops were sent to the disaster-hit area. An emergency delivery of fresh water and food was transported to the area. With donations in large amounts and joint efforts of all the people, we believe the place will revive itself and get back up on its feet soon.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。2023年12月19日凌晨甘肃省发生了6.2级地震，建筑物坍塌，汽车、房屋受损，人员出现伤亡。要求考生按照要求就此写一篇新闻报道。
【详解】1.词汇积累
造成：cause→ lead to
许多的：numerous→ bountiful
运送：transport→ deliver
相信：believe→ be convinced
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：A terrible earthquake struck Gansu Province, which caused great damages.
拓展句：A terrible earthquake struck Gansu Province, causing great damages.
【点睛】【高分句型1】A terrible earthquake struck Gansu Province, which caused great damages. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】With donations in large amounts and joint efforts of all the people, we believe the place will revive itself and get back up on its feet soon.(运用了省略that的宾语从句)
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。
8-year-old Evan was standing by the sidewalk when he noticed Mrs. Carter opening her shop again.
Several days ago, when Evan was passing by her store, he saw a closed sign on the store’s door. When the shop remained closed for not just two days, Evan was worried he’d never be able to get his “dream job”.
85-year-old Mrs. Carter was a woman selling flowers for a living and Evan had befriended her when he helped her cross the street one day.
Now seeing her again, Evan ran up to her and greeted her. “Can I help you today, Evan Do you want flowers ” Mrs. Carter asked. Evan smiled, “I’m looking for a job! Can you please hire me ”
“A job ” the elderly lady laughed, thinking Evan was too little for that. But Evan proudly replied he knew many things, like making sandwiches and helping his mom get grocery bags from the car. Mrs. Carter laughed and asked Evan how much money she would have to pay him if she hired him.
Evan shook his head. “All I want is a big bouquet (花束) for my mom. Her name is Stacey and her birthday is one week away. Mom says we should work hard for what we want. I want to work hard for that bouquet. Can you hire me ” Evan asked. Mrs. Carter was impressed and nodded.
Then for a whole week, Evan would come to Mrs. Carter’s store in the evenings and help her, and having Evan around relieved Mrs. Carter’s boredom while she was working. Some customers thought Evan was lovely and entertaining, so they bought more flowers. Mrs. Carter’s business became better.
A week later, on Evan’s last day on the job, Mrs. Carter was emotional. They had grown close for working together, and Evan had become like a grandchild to her. While making a huge bouquet for Evan’s mother, Mrs. Carter secretly placed one envelope into the bouquet. The envelope contained $200. When handing him the bouquet, she said, “Will you come to see me someday, Evan I’d be delighted to have you here.”
“I will!” Evan smiled and waved goodbye to Mrs. Carter.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph1:
Carrying the flowers, Evan rushed home to surprise his mom.
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Paragraph2:
Then, Evan and his mom hurried to return the money to Mrs. Carter.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
Carrying the flowers, Evan rushed home to surprise his mom. “Happy birthday, Mom!” he cried, running up to her. Stacey was shocked at the huge bouquet. “Where did you get it ” she asked. When Evan told the whole story, Stacey was delighted and hugged her son closely. Evan smiled and was about to give her the bouquet when he suddenly noticed the envelope. He pulled it out and found the money in it. “But I told Mrs. Carter not to pay me! I think this got here by mistake!” said Evan.
Paragraph 2:
Then, Evan and his mom hurried to return the money to Mrs. Carter. When they reached her shop and were about to return the money, Mrs. Carter smiled and said, “It’s my pay for Evan. He did a very good job. Keep it. The flowers are my gift for you.” Stacey was grateful for Mrs. Carter’s kindness and invited her home for dinner that night to celebrate her birthday together. From then on, Stacey started to join Evan in helping Mrs. Carter in her shop and they became friends.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了8岁的Evan想要去卡特夫人的花店帮忙，卡特夫人觉得Evan太小了，不适合工作，但是在得知Evan只是想用工作换取一束鲜花送给妈妈当礼物时候，卡特夫人很感动，于是同意Evan在花店工作。工作一周后，卡特夫人为Evan的妈妈制作了一大束鲜花，并偷偷放在花里一个装有200美元的信封，Evan同卡特夫人告别。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“Evan捧着花冲回家，想给妈妈一个惊喜。”可知，第一段可描写Evan把花送给妈妈，妈妈得知事情经过后非常开心，并且发现200美元的过程。
②由第二段首句内容“然后，Evan和他的妈妈赶紧把钱还给卡特夫人。”可知，第二段可Evan和他的妈妈去找卡特夫人还钱并且最后邀请卡特夫人一起回家并成为朋友的过程。
2.续写线索：给妈妈惊喜——妈妈很开心——发现200美元——去卡特夫人家还钱——卡特夫人拒绝拿回钱——邀请卡特夫人一起庆祝生日——成为朋友
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.得到：get/obtain/gain/recieve
②.拥抱：hug/hold in one's arms/embrace
③.返还：give back/return
情绪类
①.感谢：be grateful for/showing one’s appreciation/show one’s gratitude
②.高兴的：delighted /happy /glad
【点睛】
[高分句型1]. When Evan told the whole story, Stacey was delighted and hugged her son closely.（由连词when引导的时间状语从句）
[高分句型2]. From then on, Stacey started to join Evan in helping Mrs. Carter in her shop and they became friends.（动名词做宾语）
听力1—5 CABAC 6—10 BCABA 11—15 BCACB 16—20 CABBC
