新余市2023-2024学年上学期期末质量检测
高二英语试题
考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分
第一卷 选择题部分
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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.
答案是B。
1. What will the man do next
A. Turn off the TV. B. Study with the woman. C. Watch a movie.
2. How old is the woman now
A. 20 years old. B. 45 years old. C. 65 years old.
3. What is small for the woman
A. The T-shirt. B. The hat. C. The skirt.
4. What does the man mean
A. The film is terrible.
B. The film can be seen online.
C. The film is worth the money.
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At home. B. At a hospital. C. At a drug store.
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. What does the man like about his hometown
A. It’s really very small.
B. It has colorful nightlife.
C. It’s not expensive to live there.
7. What is the weather like in the fall in the man’s hometown
A. Sunny. B. Cold. C. Wet.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave
A. At 3: 00. B. At 4: 00. C. At 5: 00.
9. Why is the woman worried
A The weather is bad.
B. The report is not finished.
C. An appointment will be delayed.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man’s brother go to the man’s place
A. To study. B. To work. C. To travel.
11. Where does the man work in the morning
A. At a university. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bookstore.
12. What language is the woman starting
A. French. B. Spanish. C. Japanese.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What job to do in the future.
B. Which professor to follow.
C. What abilities to possess.
14. What subject does the man probably prefer
A. History. B. Politics. C. Art.
15. What do the woman’s parents expect her to be
A. A restaurant manager. B. A politician. C. A teacher.
16. What is the woman good at doing
A. Dealing with people. B. Working with kids. C. Painting pictures.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the servants deal with their earnings in Victorian times
A. They paid for the housing.
B. They bought food and clothes.
C. They sent them to their families.
18 What was a nurse’s main duty
A. Cooking meals. B. Looking after children. C. Educating children.
19. How did the Victorian upper class parents treat their children actually
A. Cruelly. B. Kindly. C. Strictly.
20. What will the speaker talk about next
A. Lower class families.
B. Upper class children’s situation.
C. Comparisons between upper and lower classes.
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Ultimate Guide to Sussex
Sussex offers beautiful countryside, charming seaside towns and some of the best vineyards (葡萄园) in the UK. Plan your Sussex getaway with our ultimate guide.
Monk’s House
Put your National Trust membership to good use with a visit to Monk’s House purchased by Virginia and her husband Leonard Woolf in 1919. Virginia wrote many of her most celebrated works at the house, including the essay A Room of One’s Own. Admire the weather-boarded cottage’s beautiful antiques, seemingly untouched since 1969, when Leonard died.
Beachy Head
Come to Beachy Head and you’ll be greeted by one of the most splendid coastal stretches in all of Britain. It offers superb views of Eastbourne and the English Channel from 530 feet above the water. Spring through autumn are the best times to visit. Look out for the Beachy Head Marathon, which takes place every October. There’s a pay and display car park, a pub, toilet facilities and, during summer, the welcome sight of an ice-cream truck.
The Long Man of Wilmington
On the grassy ground of Windover Hill—a 235-foot figure known as the Long Man has been here for centuries. Archaeological researchers believe The Long Man of Wilmington actually dates to around the 16th century. If you’re feeling active, hike from The Long Man of Wilmington to East Sussex’s other chalk-carved figure, the Litlington White Horse.
Lewes
This town is just the right size to explore in a day, though do consider staying overnight to make good use of the local restaurants, pubs and wine bars. Lewes is one of the best places to shop in Sussex with a delightful mix of independent, antique and high street brands. If you’re visiting during summer, pack your bathers for a visit to Pells Pool, the oldest known freshwater swimming pool in the UK. You’ll need to pre-book a session.
1. In which place may visitors witness a sports event
A. Monk’s House. B. Beachy Head.
C. The Long Man of Wilmington. D. Lewes.
2. What should visitors do before going to Pells Pool
A. Book in advance. B. Apply for membership.
C. Contact a local lifeguard. D. Learn from experienced bathers.
3. What is the purpose of the text
A. To introduce special exhibits in Sussex. B. To show us where to stay in Sussex.
C. To tell us what to explore in Sussex. D. To advertise the coming events in Sussex.
B
Katya Echazarreta recently made history as the first Mexican-born American woman and one of the youngest women ever to fly to space—a lifelong dream she was able to accomplish at only 26 years old.
On June 4, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space and Katya got an opportunity to apply for one of the six seats through a nonprofit called Space for Humanity. The previous flights had been all filled to capacity.
The organization’s goal is to send passengers to space and allow them to experience the “overview effect”, a phenomenon astronauts have described after looking down at the Earth from the outside. “They recognize that, as humans, our commonalities far outweigh our differences,” Space for Humanity says on its website.
Katya, an electrical engineer originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, was selected for the trip from a pool of 7,000 applicants from more than 100 countries based on her outstanding achievements in the space industry, and this met their requirement—sending “exceptional leaders” to experience. After going through training, she and her five fellow passengers took off from Blue Origin’s launch facility in West Texas. The spacecraft took them 62 miles above the Earth’s surface, giving them a few minutes of weightlessness before a descent (下降) back to a parachute landing.
“The trip up was the most fascinating experience because a lot of us are used to traveling horizontally. But when you’ re in a rocket, you’ re going up vertically (垂直地) and that feels very strange,” Echazarreta said. “Seeing the Earth from the outside, I feel it really puts things into perspective. Everything that we’ve ever experienced—all of your problems, and all of your obstacles—and everything that feels like the end of the world to us sometimes, are all there. It feels so big to us, and yet it’s not, because I just left in a matter of minutes.”
4. What can we know about Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket
A. It has made history in space exploration. B. It only provides seats for the young.
C. It helps women to realize their dream. D. It has flown about 30 passengers to space.
5. What does Space for Humanity aim to do
A. Promote the development of space industry.
B. Send technology pioneers to live in space.
C. Let the passengers feel the overview effect.
D. Describe the phenomenon astronauts experience.
6. What may be one of the standards of the participants
A. Being wise. B. Being young.
C. Being brave. D. Being distinguished.
7. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Katya’s insight into the space trip. B. Katya’s trip that goes up vertically.
C. All the challenges facing Katya. D. Katya’s explanation for her motivation.
C
Last September, several hundred tomato lovers gathered on a sunny, breezy day in Portland, Ore. for Tomato Fest. Agricultural researcher Matt Davis was handing out samples of experimental tomatoes which were dry-farmed.
Dry-farming, a form of agriculture that doesn’t require irrigation, has roots stretching back millennia. But in the 20th century, the practice largely fell out of widespread use. Today, however, farmers are once again experimenting with dry farming as they struggle with water shortages, which are being exacerbated by rising temperatures and more frequent and intense droughts linked to climate change.
It’s a common misconception that dry farming means growing plants without water. Instead, dry-farmed plants take up moisture stored in the ground rather than sprinkled (洒) from above. Thus, sites must generally receive more than 50 centimeters of annual precipitation (降水量) to create moisture in the soil, and the soil must be composed of fine grains that help preserve that water over time.
Dry-farming won’t solve all of agriculture’s woes, but it offers a way forward. Farmers have noticed that dry-farmed plots contain only about a fifth of the weeds that grow in irrigated plots. Not having to pull up as many weeds can translate into labor savings. Coupled with not having to manage irrigation facilities, dry-farming can simplify a growing operation.
In 2016 and 2017, Alex Stone and Jennifer Wetzel from Oregon State University grew different varieties of winter squash in Corvallis. The pair irrigated some vegetable fields and dry-farmed others. After harvesting the squash and leaving them in storage for four months, they found that about 80% of the roughly 1,250 dry-farmed winter squash were still marketable while the number dropped to 50% out of the roughly 1,150 irrigated winter squash.
“You get to really learn what the environment gives you, and you learn to respond accordingly.” Michael Johnson, a specialist at the University of Arizona says, “A relationship develops between the cropping system and the farmer. It’s a beautiful thing that needs to be cherished.”
8. What does the underlined word “exacerbated” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Highlighted. B. Worsened. C. Relieved. D. Improved.
9. What can we know about dry-farming
A. It helps grow plants without water.
B. It enjoyed great popularity in the 20th century.
C. It has certain requirements for the composition of soil.
D. It is an effective method to address environmental problems.
10. What did Stone and Wetzel discover about dry-farming in their experiment
A. Its produce contains less water. B. Its overall yields tend to be higher.
C. It makes the growing process simpler. D. It tends to yield longer-preserved produce.
11. What is Johnson’s attitude towards dry farming
A. Conservative. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. D. Skeptical.
D
“Many people consider cats to be a largely nonsocial species,” Daniel Mills, a veterinary behaviorist at the University of Lincoln, tells Science. “There is clearly a lot going on that we are not aware of.”
To collect data on these furry subjects, researcher Lauren Scott of the University of Kansas Medical Center frequented a cat café located in Los Angeles for about a year and recorded videos of interactions between 53 cats. In total, Scott gathered 194 minutes of feline (猫科的) films that contained 186 interactions. With the help of her co-author, evolutionary psychologist Brittany N. Florkiewicz, she analyzed the cats’ facial signals. The pair discovered 276 expressions made up of a combination of 26 facial movements, including shifts in ear position, blinks, nose licks and whisker (胡须) and mouth movements. Of all expressions, about 45 percent or 126 were categorized as friendly, 37 percent were aggressive and 18 percent were ambiguous.
“These findings show it is good to look at a cat’s ears, eyes and whiskers to understand if they are feeling friendly,” Florkiewicz tells. “Their mouth provides a lot of information about whether a cat fight is likely. People may think that cats’ facial expressions are all about warning other cats and people off, but this shows just how social and tolerant pet cats can actually be.” The team also identified a “common play face” among cats, which was characterized by a dropped jaw and drawn back corners of the mouth.
Still, the scientists detected some patterns: Cats tended to move their ears and whiskers toward one another during friendly interactions and away during unfriendly ones. When the animals are aggressive, they often shrink their pupils (瞳孔) and flatten their ears. Cats display negative emotions with flattened ears and curled-back whiskers.
The new study could be used to help humans adopting cats find one that’s more likely to get along with existing pets, or it could help pet owners understand their feline companions better, Florkiewicz tells Science.
12. What did Lauren Scott do to collect data about cats’ facial expressions
A. She observed cats in their natural habitat.
B. She shot videos of cats’ interaction at a cat café.
C. She conducted experiments in a laboratory setting.
D She interviewed cat owners about their pets’ behaviour.
13. If cats plan to make an attack, they will ________.
A. move its ears and whiskers forward
B. narrow its pupils and flatten its ears
C. close its ears and twist its whiskers
D. lower its jaw and draw back the corners of the mouth
14. What can we learn from the passage
A. Cats’ nonsocial nature is well confirmed.
B. Cats’ facial expressions are usually offensive.
C. Cats’ expression study will assist pet adopters.
D. Cats’ expressions won’t signal their negative emotions.
15. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Friendliness and Aggression of Cats
B. The Social Nature of Cats
C. Facial Signals and Interactions of Cats
D. The Common Behaviour of Cats
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Organize Your Digital Files
Searching for a file on your computer is a whole lot easier than digging through a pile of papers, yet it’s far from being a perfect system. Lately, it’s been hit-or-miss for me. ____16____ I hope some of these tips will help you.
Use “resources”, “in progress”, “final”, and “scrap” folders for projects.
There are plenty of ways to title your subfolders for projects, but one of the most intuitive(使用简便的) is to have folders for stages of your project. ____17____
The “resources” folder is for things like images, documents, and other items that are needed to complete your project. ____18____“Final,” as you might imagine, is for the project files once the project has been approved and is done. “Scrap” is for anything you want to save from the project that doesn’t belong in the “final” folder.
____19____
It’s near impossible to find a photo quickly when you have thousands of photos all named something like “20211108_0978234.jpg.” So for photos I like to have a date structure and folders for key events or categories, such as: 2021 ＞01 (for the month)＞2021-01 Mom and Dad 50 Anniversary LA. This way, you can either browse your photos by year and month or search for folders that include “Mom”, “Dad”, “Anniversary”, or “LA.”
Use tags.
In addition to creating a folder structure that works for you, consider tagging files. ____20____ Say, for example, you want to see all of your photos for all of your holiday celebrations. You can set up a tag for “holidays.” And then to narrow down the results, you can search using the tag.
A. With tags, you can connect multiple files across folders.
B. For photos, use a date structure and keywords for your folders.
C. This way, you can always know which is the final project file to grab.
D. The standards will keep files organized and make them easier on the eye.
E. “In progress” is for the current working version or versions of the project.
F. To find files more efficiently, I’ve been rearranging my digital filing system.
G. Move your photos to a more specific folder or back them up on an external storage device.
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。
When Marion Sheppard was unable to see in her 40s, she cried. Wasn’t it ____21____ that she’d been partly deaf since childhood That struggle and the ____22____ that usually came with it didn’t defeat her, but made her ____23____.
Sheppard had always been an enthusiastic dancer since childhood, but now she was so scared that she ____24____ left her apartment. She worried about the way she would ____25____ to the world. Hard as it was, Sheppard later____26____ herself to go out.
At 61, Sheppard attended a camp organized by Visions for blind people, where she taught her first dancing class. She ____27____ to teach her class there after that. But she was ____28____ . She soon convinced Visions to let her teach on a ____29____basis. About four years later, her classes won so much _____30_____ that Visions hired her to be on staff. Sheppard’s students were mostly seniors whose eyesight had _____31_____ as adults. With confidence-building praise, Sheppard also _____32_____dignity and independence into them.
As a way to combine movements with her faith, Sheppard _____33_____ a group called The Blind Sisterhood. What is her _____34_____ for maintaining both physical and mental health despite _____35_____life throws at her “Keep it moving!”
21. A. crucial B. desperate C. enough D. abnormal
22. A. perspective B. prejudice C. potential D. preference
23. A. tough B. different C. gentle D. sensitive
24. A. willingly B. occasionally C. constantly D. rarely
25. A. sound B. relate C. appear D. reply
26. A. educated B. permitted C. reminded D. forced
27. A. tended B. applied C. anticipated D. prepared
28 A. declined B. evaluated C. approved D. advocated
29. A. temporary B. regular C. weekly D. voluntary
30. A. popularity B. encouragement C. assistance D. advantage
31. A. recovered B. improved C. worsened D. adjusted
32. A. pressed B. drilled C. swept D. made
33. A. set up B. opened up C. took on D. put on
34. A. purpose B. wish C. recipe D. effort
35. A. rewards B. blessings C. surprises D. barriers
第二卷 非选择题部分
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When it comes to addictive foods and foods which are more than worthy of being spread all over social media, Chinese sugar painting deserves some time in the spotlight. Sugar painting is ___36___ conventional Chinese form of folk art. Hot liquid sugar is used ___37___ (create) two dimensional figures like small animals. Sugar art is pretty popular ___38___ children, but it’s beautiful enough to attract just about anyone.
Hot sugar is poured slowly in a thin line from a small spoon onto a flat surface(usually made of metal) and the outline of the figure ___39___ (draw) with a relatively thick stream of sugar. After the main outline is done, thinner ___40___ (support) strings of sugar are placed to support the outline and fill in the figure of the body in a ___41___ (combine) of swirls, zig-zags or other patterns. The whole design is held by a wooden stick.
Customers ___42___ (traditional) spin(旋转) an arrow on a wheel, which lands on a certain figure ___43___ (inspire) by nature or wildlife in forms like a dragon, fish, monkey, dog, bird or flower basket. This ancient Sichuan art form might not be as common as it once was, ___44___ it still has the power to interest tourists ___45___ come across talented street artists making these amazing creations.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 书面表达(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，作为校学生会主席，你将带领来自澳大利亚的交换生参观校史博物馆。请根据如下要点写一篇参观前的讲话稿。
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 介绍校史博物馆；
3. 参观注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数80左右：
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 开头已写好，不计入词数。
Boys and girls,
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第二节 读后续写(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。
My mother believed in using things up. Last year, our cornfield had a bad harvest because birds feasted on the crops. It was probably then that Mom’s frugality(节俭) became even more extraordinary. She began keeping everything that seemed useless in the attic(阁楼)—worn-out clothes, old sheets, broken umbrellas, and some other old items. Mom’s favorite saying was “waste not, want not”. My brother Josh and I weren’t sure what that meant until the “Affair of the Scarecrow(稻草人)”, which, as it later became known, left a lasting impression on us.
The story began with a pretty hat that Mom received as a gift to protect her from the sun. However, Josh and I could see that Mom’s frugal nature and fashion sense were in battle. Mom really didn’t want to get rid of the hat—it was new and had a lot of use left in it—but neither could she stand wearing it. She tried to take off the fancy decorations, but they were stuck on tight. She’d have to find some other solution.
Josh and I watched as Mom headed upstairs to the attic with the hat. “Waste not, want not,” she called back down. We heard boxes being moved around. Moments later, Mom leaned out, holding a flour bag full of straw, and with a mysterious smile, she placed the hat on it.
“What is that for ” I asked, confused. “A scarecrow!” Mom exclaimed. “But not a good one yet. It needs a strong body to stand firm in the field,” she said with a frown. “And it doesn’t look scary enough,” Josh remarked. I had to admit that Josh, though younger than I was, could sometimes be more imaginative. Josh and I turned to each other, searching for a good idea. Soon enough, Josh’s eyes lit up with inspiration.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
“Come with me!” Josh called out.
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Paragraph 2:
In the days that followed, the scarecrow stood tall.
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高二英语试题
考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分
第一卷 选择题部分
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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.15. C. 9.18.
答案是B。
1. What will the man do next
A. Turn off the TV. B. Study with the woman. C. Watch a movie.
2. How old is the woman now
A. 20 years old. B. 45 years old. C. 65 years old.
3. What is small for the woman
A. The T-shirt. B. The hat. C. The skirt.
4. What does the man mean
A. The film is terrible.
B. The film can be seen online.
C. The film is worth the money.
5. Where does the conversation most probably take place
A. At home. B. At a hospital. C. At a drug store.
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. What does the man like about his hometown
A. It’s really very small.
B. It has colorful nightlife.
C. It’s not expensive to live there.
7. What is the weather like in the fall in the man’s hometown
A. Sunny. B. Cold. C. Wet.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What time was the plane originally scheduled to leave
A. At 3: 00. B. At 4: 00. C. At 5: 00.
9. Why is the woman worried
A. The weather is bad.
B. The report is not finished.
C. An appointment will be delayed.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does the man’s brother go to the man’s place
A. To study. B. To work. C. To travel.
11. Where does the man work in the morning
A At a university. B. At a restaurant. C. At a bookstore.
12. What language is the woman starting
A. French. B. Spanish. C. Japanese.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What job to do in the future.
B. Which professor to follow.
C. What abilities to possess.
14. What subject does the man probably prefer
A. History. B. Politics. C. Art.
15. What do the woman’s parents expect her to be
A. A restaurant manager. B. A politician. C. A teacher.
16 What is the woman good at doing
A. Dealing with people. B. Working with kids. C. Painting pictures.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. How did the servants deal with their earnings in Victorian times
A. They paid for the housing.
B. They bought food and clothes.
C. They sent them to their families.
18. What was a nurse’s main duty
A. Cooking meals. B. Looking after children. C. Educating children.
19. How did the Victorian upper class parents treat their children actually
A. Cruelly. B. Kindly. C. Strictly.
20. What will the speaker talk about next
A. Lower class families.
B. Upper class children’s situation.
C. Comparisons between upper and lower classes.
第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
The Ultimate Guide to Sussex
Sussex offers beautiful countryside, charming seaside towns and some of the best vineyards (葡萄园) in the UK. Plan your Sussex getaway with our ultimate guide.
Monk’s House
Put your National Trust membership to good use with a visit to Monk’s House purchased by Virginia and her husband Leonard Woolf in 1919. Virginia wrote many of her most celebrated works at the house, including the essay A Room of One’s Own. Admire the weather-boarded cottage’s beautiful antiques, seemingly untouched since 1969, when Leonard died.
Beachy Head
Come to Beachy Head and you’ll be greeted by one of the most splendid coastal stretches in all of Britain. It offers superb views of Eastbourne and the English Channel from 530 feet above the water. Spring through autumn are the best times to visit. Look out for the Beachy Head Marathon, which takes place every October. There’s a pay and display car park, a pub, toilet facilities and, during summer, the welcome sight of an ice-cream truck.
The Long Man of Wilmington
On the grassy ground of Windover Hill—a 235-foot figure known as the Long Man has been here for centuries. Archaeological researchers believe The Long Man of Wilmington actually dates to around the 16th century. If you’re feeling active, hike from The Long Man of Wilmington to East Sussex’s other chalk-carved figure, the Litlington White Horse.
Lewes
This town is just the right size to explore in a day, though do consider staying overnight to make good use of the local restaurants, pubs and wine bars. Lewes is one of the best places to shop in Sussex with a delightful mix of independent, antique and high street brands. If you’re visiting during summer, pack your bathers for a visit to Pells Pool, the oldest known freshwater swimming pool in the UK. You’ll need to pre-book a session.
1. In which place may visitors witness a sports event
A. Monk’s House. B. Beachy Head.
C. The Long Man of Wilmington. D. Lewes.
2. What should visitors do before going to Pells Pool
A. Book in advance. B. Apply for membership.
C. Contact a local lifeguard. D. Learn from experienced bathers.
3. What is the purpose of the text
A. To introduce special exhibits in Sussex. B. To show us where to stay in Sussex.
C. To tell us what to explore in Sussex. D. To advertise the coming events in Sussex.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了苏塞克斯最值得游览的旅游景点。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Beachy Head中“Look out for the Beachy Head Marathon, which takes place every October. (请留意每年十月举行的Beachy Head马拉松比赛。)”可知，游客可以在Beachy Head观看体育赛事。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Lewes中“If you’re visiting during summer, pack your bathers for a visit to Pells Pool, the oldest known freshwater swimming pool in the UK. You’ll need to pre-book a session. (如果你是在夏天去，带着你的游泳用品去参观Pells游泳池，这是英国最古老的淡水游泳池。你需要提前预约。)”可知，游客在去Pells游泳池之前，要提前预约。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，根据第一段“Sussex offers beautiful countryside, charming seaside towns and some of the best vineyards (葡萄园) in the UK. Plan your Sussex getaway with our ultimate guide. (苏塞克斯拥有美丽的乡村、迷人的海滨小镇和一些英国最好的葡萄园。与我们的终极指南一起计划您的苏塞克斯之旅。)”可知，本文主要介绍了苏塞克斯最值得游览的旅游景点，所以其目的是告诉我们在苏塞克斯有什么值得探索的。故选C项。
B
Katya Echazarreta recently made history as the first Mexican-born American woman and one of the youngest women ever to fly to space—a lifelong dream she was able to accomplish at only 26 years old.
On June 4, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space and Katya got an opportunity to apply for one of the six seats through a nonprofit called Space for Humanity. The previous flights had been all filled to capacity.
The organization’s goal is to send passengers to space and allow them to experience the “overview effect”, a phenomenon astronauts have described after looking down at the Earth from the outside. “They recognize that, as humans, our commonalities far outweigh our differences,” Space for Humanity says on its website.
Katya, an electrical engineer originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, was selected for the trip from a pool of 7,000 applicants from more than 100 countries based on her outstanding achievements in the space industry, and this met their requirement—sending “exceptional leaders” to experience. After going through training, she and her five fellow passengers took off from Blue Origin’s launch facility in West Texas. The spacecraft took them 62 miles above the Earth’s surface, giving them a few minutes of weightlessness before a descent (下降) back to a parachute landing.
“The trip up was the most fascinating experience because a lot of us are used to traveling horizontally. But when you’ re in a rocket, you’ re going up vertically (垂直地) and that feels very strange,” Echazarreta said. “Seeing the Earth from the outside, I feel it really puts things into perspective. Everything that we’ve ever experienced—all of your problems, and all of your obstacles—and everything that feels like the end of the world to us sometimes, are all there. It feels so big to us, and yet it’s not, because I just left in a matter of minutes.”
4. What can we know about Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket
A. It has made history in space exploration. B. It only provides seats for the young.
C. It helps women to realize their dream. D. It has flown about 30 passengers to space.
5. What does Space for Humanity aim to do
A. Promote the development of space industry.
B. Send technology pioneers to live in space.
C. Let the passengers feel the overview effect.
D. Describe the phenomenon astronauts experience.
6. What may be one of the standards of the participants
A. Being wise. B. Being young.
C. Being brave. D. Being distinguished.
7. What is the last paragraph mainly about
A. Katya’s insight into the space trip. B. Katya’s trip that goes up vertically.
C. All the challenges facing Katya. D. Katya’s explanation for her motivation.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了6月4日来自美国的Katya及其他人被送入太空的细节和她的感受等。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第二段“On June 4, Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin rocket carried its fifth group of passengers to the edge of space and Katya got an opportunity to apply for one of the six seats through a nonprofit called Space for Humanity. The previous flights had been all filled to capacity. (6月4日，杰夫·贝佐斯的蓝色起源火箭将第五批乘客送到了太空边缘，卡蒂亚有机会通过一个名为“人类太空”的非营利组织申请六个座位之一。之前的航班都已满员。)”可知，蓝色起源火箭将第五批乘客送到了太空边缘，之前的航班都已满员，每次六个座位，故已经运送了大约30名乘客。故选D。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第三段中“The organization’s goal is to send passengers to space and allow them to experience the “overview effect”, a phenomenon astronauts have described after looking down at the Earth from the outside. (该组织的目标是将乘客送入太空，让他们体验“全景效应”，这是宇航员从外面俯瞰地球后所描述的一种现象。)”可知，“人类太空”的目标是让乘客感受到“全景效应”。故选C。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第四段中“Katya, an electrical engineer originally from Guadalajara, Mexico, was selected for the trip from a pool of 7,000 applicants from more than 100 countries based on her outstanding achievements in the space industry, and this met their requirement—sending “exceptional leaders” to experience. (Katya是一名来自墨西哥瓜达拉哈拉的电气工程师，基于她在太空工业的杰出成就，她从来自100多个国家的7000名申请者中被选中参加这次旅行，这符合他们的要求——派遣“杰出的领导者”去体验。)”可知，参与者的标准之一可能是必须是杰出的人才。故选D。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章最后一段““The trip up was the most fascinating experience because a lot of us are used to traveling horizontally. But when you’ re in a rocket, you’ re going up vertically (垂直地) and that feels very strange,” Echazarreta said. “Seeing the Earth from the outside, I feel it really puts things into perspective. Everything that we’ve ever experienced—all of your problems, and all of your obstacles—and everything that feels like the end of the world to us sometimes, are all there. It feels so big to us, and yet it’s not, because I just left in a matter of minutes.” (“这次旅行是最迷人的经历，因为我们很多人都习惯了水平旅行。但是当你在火箭里的时候，你是垂直上升的，这感觉很奇怪，”埃查扎雷塔说。“从外面看地球，我觉得它真的让事情变得更有远见。我们所经历过的一切——你所有的问题，你所有的障碍——以及有时对我们来说像是世界末日的一切，都在那里。它对我们来说感觉很大，但其实不是，因为我几分钟后就离开了。”)”可知，最后一段主要讲卡蒂亚对太空之旅的见解。故选A。
C
Last September, several hundred tomato lovers gathered on a sunny, breezy day in Portland, Ore. for Tomato Fest. Agricultural researcher Matt Davis was handing out samples of experimental tomatoes which were dry-farmed.
Dry-farming, a form of agriculture that doesn’t require irrigation, has roots stretching back millennia. But in the 20th century, the practice largely fell out of widespread use. Today, however, farmers are once again experimenting with dry farming as they struggle with water shortages, which are being exacerbated by rising temperatures and more frequent and intense droughts linked to climate change.
It’s a common misconception that dry farming means growing plants without water. Instead, dry-farmed plants take up moisture stored in the ground rather than sprinkled (洒) from above. Thus, sites must generally receive more than 50 centimeters of annual precipitation (降水量) to create moisture in the soil, and the soil must be composed of fine grains that help preserve that water over time.
Dry-farming won’t solve all of agriculture’s woes, but it offers a way forward. Farmers have noticed that dry-farmed plots contain only about a fifth of the weeds that grow in irrigated plots. Not having to pull up as many weeds can translate into labor savings. Coupled with not having to manage irrigation facilities, dry-farming can simplify a growing operation.
In 2016 and 2017, Alex Stone and Jennifer Wetzel from Oregon State University grew different varieties of winter squash in Corvallis. The pair irrigated some vegetable fields and dry-farmed others. After harvesting the squash and leaving them in storage for four months, they found that about 80% of the roughly 1,250 dry-farmed winter squash were still marketable while the number dropped to 50% out of the roughly 1,150 irrigated winter squash.
“You get to really learn what the environment gives you, and you learn to respond accordingly.” Michael Johnson, a specialist at the University of Arizona says, “A relationship develops between the cropping system and the farmer. It’s a beautiful thing that needs to be cherished.”
8. What does the underlined word “exacerbated” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Highlighted. B. Worsened. C. Relieved. D. Improved.
9. What can we know about dry-farming
A. It helps grow plants without water.
B. It enjoyed great popularity in the 20th century.
C. It has certain requirements for the composition of soil.
D. It is an effective method to address environmental problems.
10. What did Stone and Wetzel discover about dry-farming in their experiment
A. Its produce contains less water. B. Its overall yields tend to be higher.
C. It makes the growing process simpler. D. It tends to yield longer-preserved produce.
11. What is Johnson’s attitude towards dry farming
A Conservative. B. Indifferent. C. Supportive. D. Skeptical.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了旱作农业的历史以及种植特点。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“they struggle with water shortages(他们正在与水资源短缺作斗争)”以及后文“by rising temperatures and more frequent and intense droughts linked to climate change（由于气温上升和与气候变化有关的更频繁和更强烈的干旱）”可知，农民在努力解决水资源短缺问题，而气温上升和与气候变化有关的更频繁和更严重的干旱使得水资源短缺问题更糟糕了。故划线词意思是“更糟”。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Thus, sites must generally receive more than 50 centimeters of annual precipitation (降水量) to create moisture in the soil, and the soil must be composed of fine grains that help preserve that water over time.(因此，这些地点通常每年必须有超过50厘米的降水来为土壤创造水分，而且土壤必须由细颗粒组成，以帮助长期保存水分)”可知，旱作农业对土壤成分有一定的要求。故选C。
10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“After harvesting the squash and leaving them in storage for four months, they found that about 80% of the roughly 1,250 dry-farmed winter squash were still marketable while the number dropped to 50% out of the roughly 1,150 irrigated winter squash.(在收获南瓜并将其储存四个月后，他们发现大约1250个旱作南瓜中约有80%仍然可以销售，而在大约1150个灌溉南瓜中，这一数字下降到50%)”可知，斯通和韦策尔在他们的实验中发现了旱作农业常常可以生产保存时间更长的农产品。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“A relationship develops between the cropping system and the farmer. It’s a beautiful thing that needs to be cherished.(在耕作制度和农民之间形成了一种关系。这是一件需要珍惜的美好的事情)”可推知，约翰逊对旱作农业的态度是支持。故选C。
D
“Many people consider cats to be a largely nonsocial species,” Daniel Mills, a veterinary behaviorist at the University of Lincoln, tells Science. “There is clearly a lot going on that we are not aware of.”
To collect data on these furry subjects, researcher Lauren Scott of the University of Kansas Medical Center frequented a cat café located in Los Angeles for about a year and recorded videos of interactions between 53 cats. In total, Scott gathered 194 minutes of feline (猫科的) films that contained 186 interactions. With the help of her co-author, evolutionary psychologist Brittany N. Florkiewicz, she analyzed the cats’ facial signals. The pair discovered 276 expressions made up of a combination of 26 facial movements, including shifts in ear position, blinks, nose licks and whisker (胡须) and mouth movements. Of all expressions, about 45 percent or 126 were categorized as friendly, 37 percent were aggressive and 18 percent were ambiguous.
“These findings show it is good to look at a cat’s ears, eyes and whiskers to understand if they are feeling friendly,” Florkiewicz tells. “Their mouth provides a lot of information about whether a cat fight is likely. People may think that cats’ facial expressions are all about warning other cats and people off, but this shows just how social and tolerant pet cats can actually be.” The team also identified a “common play face” among cats, which was characterized by a dropped jaw and drawn back corners of the mouth.
Still, the scientists detected some patterns: Cats tended to move their ears and whiskers toward one another during friendly interactions and away during unfriendly ones. When the animals are aggressive, they often shrink their pupils (瞳孔) and flatten their ears. Cats display negative emotions with flattened ears and curled-back whiskers.
The new study could be used to help humans adopting cats find one that’s more likely to get along with existing pets, or it could help pet owners understand their feline companions better, Florkiewicz tells Science.
12. What did Lauren Scott do to collect data about cats’ facial expressions
A. She observed cats in their natural habitat.
B. She shot videos of cats’ interaction at a cat café.
C. She conducted experiments in a laboratory setting.
D. She interviewed cat owners about their pets’ behaviour.
13. If cats plan to make an attack, they will ________.
A. move its ears and whiskers forward
B. narrow its pupils and flatten its ears
C. close its ears and twist its whiskers
D. lower its jaw and draw back the corners of the mouth
14. What can we learn from the passage
A. Cats’ nonsocial nature is well confirmed.
B. Cats’ facial expressions are usually offensive.
C. Cats’ expression study will assist pet adopters.
D. Cats’ expressions won’t signal their negative emotions.
15. Which can be a suitable title for the text
A. Friendliness and Aggression of Cats
B. The Social Nature of Cats
C. Facial Signals and Interactions of Cats
D. The Common Behaviour of Cats
【答案】12. B 13. B 14. C 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一个对面部表情和社交行为的研究成果。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“To collect data on these furry subjects, researcher Lauren Scott of the University of Kansas Medical Center frequented a cat café located in Los Angeles for about a year and recorded videos of interactions between 53 cats. (为了收集这些毛茸茸的研究对象的数据，堪萨斯大学医学中心的研究人员劳伦·斯科特在大约一年的时间里经常去洛杉矶的一家猫咪咖啡馆，并记录了53只猫之间的互动视频。)”可知，研究者经常去一个猫咪咖啡馆，用视频记录53只猫之间的交流瞬间。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“When the animals are aggressive, they often shrink their pupils and flatten their ears. (当这些动物具有攻击性时，它们通常会缩小瞳孔，压平耳朵。)”可知，猫在有攻击性时，通常收缩瞳孔，耳朵贴着头部。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“The new study could be used to help humans adopting cats find one that’s more likely to get along with existing pets, or it could help pet owners understand their feline companions better, Florkiewicz tells Science. (Florkiewicz告诉《科学》杂志，这项新研究可以用来帮助领养猫的人找到更容易与现有宠物相处的猫，或者可以帮助宠物主人更好地了解他们的猫同伴。)”可知，这项新研究给养宠物人士提供相应的帮助。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“With the help of her co-author, evolutionary psychologist Brittany N. Florkiewicz, she analyzed the cats’ facial signals. The pair discovered 276 expressions made up of a combination of 26 facial movements, including shifts in ear position, blinks, nose licks and whisker (胡须) and mouth movements. Of all expressions, about 45 percent or 126 were categorized as friendly, 37 percent were aggressive and 18 percent were ambiguous.(在她的合著者、进化心理学家布列塔尼·N·弗洛基维奇的帮助下，她分析了猫的面部信号。研究人员发现，276种表情由26种面部动作组合而成，包括耳朵位置的变化、眨眼、舔鼻子和胡须以及嘴部动作。在所有的表情中，约有45%(126个)被归类为友好的，37%是攻击性的，18%是暧昧的。)”及全文，本文通过对猫的脸部表情研究，说明动物间存在互动。所以“Facial Signals and Interactions of Cats(猫的面部信号和相互作用)”作为文章标题最为合适。故选C。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Organize Your Digital Files
Searching for a file on your computer is a whole lot easier than digging through a pile of papers, yet it’s far from being a perfect system. Lately, it’s been hit-or-miss for me. ____16____ I hope some of these tips will help you.
Use “resources”, “in progress”, “final”, and “scrap” folders for projects.
There are plenty of ways to title your subfolders for projects, but one of the most intuitive(使用简便的) is to have folders for stages of your project. ____17____
The “resources” folder is for things like images, documents, and other items that are needed to complete your project. ____18____“Final,” as you might imagine, is for the project files once the project has been approved and is done. “Scrap” is for anything you want to save from the project that doesn’t belong in the “final” folder.
____19____
It’s near impossible to find a photo quickly when you have thousands of photos all named something like “20211108_0978234.jpg.” So for photos, I like to have a date structure and folders for key events or categories, such as: 2021 ＞01 (for the month)＞2021-01 Mom and Dad 50 Anniversary LA. This way, you can either browse your photos by year and month or search for folders that include “Mom”, “Dad”, “Anniversary”, or “LA.”
Use tags.
In addition to creating a folder structure that works for you, consider tagging files. ____20____ Say, for example, you want to see all of your photos for all of your holiday celebrations. You can set up a tag for “holidays.” And then to narrow down the results, you can search using the tag.
A. With tags, you can connect multiple files across folders.
B. For photos, use a date structure and keywords for your folders.
C. This way, you can always know which is the final project file to grab.
D. The standards will keep files organized and make them easier on the eye.
E. “In progress” is for the current working version or versions of the project.
F. To find files more efficiently, I’ve been rearranging my digital filing system.
G. Move your photos to a more specific folder or back them up on an external storage device.
【答案】16. F 17. C 18. E 19. B 20. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了如何组织数字文件。
【16题详解】
根据“Searching for a file on your computer is a whole lot easier than digging through a pile of papers, yet it’s far from being a perfect system. Lately, it’s been hit-or-miss for me. (在你的电脑上搜索一个文件比翻一堆文件要容易得多，但它远不是一个完美的系统。最近，这对我来说是一触即发)”以及空后“ I hope some of these tips will help you.(我希望这些建议对你有所帮助)”可知，空处承上启下，表明作者对如何能够有效的找到电脑上的文件做了一些操作。F项“为了更有效地查找文件，我一直在重新安排我的数字文件系统。”符合语境。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据“There are plenty of ways to title your subfolders for projects, but one of the most intuitive(使用简便的) is to have folders for stages of your project.(有很多方法可以为项目的子文件夹命名，但最直观的方法之一是为项目的各个阶段设置文件夹)”可知，空处总结前面给出的方法所带来的好处，为项目的各个阶段设置文件夹最终能够让你随时知道要获取的文件是哪个。C项“这样，您就可以随时知道要获取的最终项目文件是哪个。”符合语境。C项中的this way指代前文中的“one of the most intuitive”这种最简便的方法之一。故选C。
【18题详解】
根据“Use “resources”, “in progress”, “final”, and “scrap” folders for projects.(对项目使用“资源”、“进行中”、“最终”和“废弃”文件夹)”以及第三段的内容可知，本段详细的介绍了这几种文件夹。按顺序，The “resources” folder和“Final,” 之间是“in progress”。所以本空是对“in progress”这种文件夹的介绍。E项““进行中”文件夹用于项目的当前工作版本。”符合语境。故选E。
【19题详解】
根据“It’s near impossible to find a photo quickly when you have thousands of photos all named something like “20211108_0978234.jpg.” So for photos, I like to have a date structure and folders for key events or categories, such as: 2021 ＞01 (for the month)＞2021-01 Mom and Dad 50 Anniversary LA. (当你有数千张照片都命名为“20211108_0978234.jpg”时，几乎不可能很快找到一张照片。因此，对于照片，我喜欢为关键事件或类别设置日期结构和文件夹，例如：2021＞01（月份）＞2021-01妈妈和爸爸50周年纪念洛杉矶)”可知，本段讲述如何设置储存照片的文件夹。B项“对于照片，请为文件夹使用日期结构和关键字。”适合作本段的标题。B项中的photos在下文中得到了复现。故选B。
【20题详解】
根据大标题“Use tags.(使用标记)”以及“In addition to creating a folder structure that works for you, consider tagging files.(除了创建适合您的文件夹结构外，还可以考虑标记文件)”可知，本段所给建议为标记文件。空处表明使用标记的好处。A项“使用标记，可以跨文件夹连接多个文件。”符合语境。A项中的With tags和前文中的consider tagging files想呼应。故选A。
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。
When Marion Sheppard was unable to see in her 40s, she cried. Wasn’t it ____21____ that she’d been partly deaf since childhood That struggle and the ____22____ that usually came with it didn’t defeat her, but made her ____23____.
Sheppard had always been an enthusiastic dancer since childhood, but now she was so scared that she ____24____ left her apartment. She worried about the way she would ____25____ to the world. Hard as it was, Sheppard later____26____ herself to go out.
At 61, Sheppard attended a camp organized by Visions for blind people, where she taught her first dancing class. She ____27____ to teach her class there after that. But she was ____28____ . She soon convinced Visions to let her teach on a ____29____basis. About four years later, her classes won so much _____30_____ that Visions hired her to be on staff. Sheppard’s students were mostly seniors whose eyesight had _____31_____ as adults. With confidence-building praise, Sheppard also _____32_____dignity and independence into them.
As a way to combine movements with her faith, Sheppard _____33_____ a group called The Blind Sisterhood. What is her _____34_____ for maintaining both physical and mental health despite _____35_____life throws at her “Keep it moving!”
21. A. crucial B. desperate C. enough D. abnormal
22. A. perspective B. prejudice C. potential D. preference
23. A. tough B. different C. gentle D. sensitive
24. A. willingly B. occasionally C. constantly D. rarely
25. A. sound B. relate C. appear D. reply
26. A. educated B. permitted C. reminded D. forced
27. A. tended B. applied C. anticipated D. prepared
28. A. declined B. evaluated C. approved D. advocated
29. A. temporary B. regular C. weekly D. voluntary
30. A. popularity B. encouragement C. assistance D. advantage
31. A. recovered B. improved C. worsened D. adjusted
32. A. pressed B. drilled C. swept D. made
33. A. set up B. opened up C. took on D. put on
34. A. purpose B. wish C. recipe D. effort
35. A. rewards B. blessings C. surprises D. barriers
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. C 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. A 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了Marion Sheppard在40多岁失明后克服了内心的挣扎和世人的偏见，努力走出去，她后来在一个训练营里教失明的老人跳舞，给他们灌输自尊和独立的观念，并且还成立了一个盲人姐妹会组织，将运动和自己的信仰结合起来。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她从小就部分失聪，这还不够吗？A. crucial至关重要的；B. desperate绝望的；C. enough足够的；D. abnormal不正常的。根据前文“When Marion Sheppard was unable to see in her 40s, she cried.(当Marion Sheppard在40多岁看不到东西时，她哭了)”以及句中的“that she’d been partly deaf since childhood”可知，Sheppard在40多岁失明时哭了，后来提到她从小就部分失聪，此处表示“难道她从小遭受部分失聪的折磨还不够吗”。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这种挣扎和随之而来的偏见并没有打败她，反而使她变得坚强。A. perspective态度，观点；B. prejudice偏见；C. potential潜力；D. preference偏爱。根据and前的struggle和句中的“didn’t defeat her”可知，这里和struggle并列，表示的是失明后的负面事情，这里指失明后遇到的偏见并没有打败她。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意参考上题。A. tough坚强的；B. different不同的；C. gentle温柔的；D. sensitive敏感的。but前后构成转折关系，前句“That struggle and the ____2____that usually came with it didn’t defeat her”强调失明并没有打败她，因此此处表示失明让她更坚强。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：Sheppard从小就是个热情的舞者，但现在她非常害怕，很少离开自己的公寓。A. willingly愿意地；B. occasionally偶尔地；C. constantly持续地；D. rarely几乎不。but前后构成转折关系。前面“Sheppard had always been an enthusiastic dancer since childhood”说她从小就是个热情的舞者，再根据句中的scared可知，她失明后非常害怕，以至于很少离开公寓。故选D。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她担心自己出现在世人面前的形象。A. sound听起来；B. relate相关；C. appear出现；D. reply回复。根据下文空后的“to the world”并结合上文中的“she ____4____left her apartment”可知，她失明后很少离开公寓，她担心自己出现在世人面前的形象。故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管很艰难，但Sheppard后来还是强迫自己出去了。A. educated教育；B. permitted允许；C. reminded提醒；D. forced强迫。根据句中的“Hard as it was”可知，她极不情愿出门，但是后来强迫自己出去。故选D。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那以后，她申请在那里上课。A. tended往往会；B. applied申请；C. anticipated预料；D. prepared准备。根据上文中的“At 61, Sheppard attended a camp organized by Visions for blind people, where she taught her first dancing class.(61岁时，Sheppard参加了Visions为盲人组织的一个训练营，在那里她教了她的第一堂舞蹈课)”可知，因为她参加训练营时有了第一次教课的经历，所以她申请在这里教学。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她被拒绝了。A. declined拒绝；B. evaluated评价；C. approved同意；D. advocated支持，提倡。根据下文中的“About four years later”和“that Visions hired her to be on staff”可知，她刚开始是被拒绝了，四年后才被聘请为员工。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她很快说服了Visions让她在自愿的基础上任教。A. temporary临时的；B. regular定期的；C. weekly每周的；D. voluntary自愿的。根据下文中的“that Visions hired her to be on staff”可知，她一开始不是那里的正式员工，应该是她说服Visions让她在那里自愿地授课。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：大约四年后，她的课程赢得了如此多的人气，Visions雇用她成为员工。A. popularity受欢迎；B. encouragement鼓励；C. assistance协助；D. advantage优势。根据空后的“that Visions hired her to be on staff”可知，她的教学非常受欢迎，因此她被Visions聘请为员工。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Sheppard的学生大多是老年人，作为成年人他们的视力有所恶化。A. recovered恢复；B. improved提高；C. worsened恶化；D. adjusted调整。根据句中的“Sheppard’s students were mostly seniors”并结合常识可知，Sheppard的学生大多是老年人，这些学生们的视力恶化了。故选C。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过建立信息的赞扬，Sheppard也培养了他们的自尊和独立。A. pressed挤；B. drilled训练；C. swept清扫；D. made制作。根据空后的“dignity and independence into them”可知，此处表示向学员们灌输尊严和独立，drill sth. into sb.为固定短语，意为“向某人灌输某事”。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：为了将运动与她的信仰结合起来，Sheppard成立了一个名为The Blind Sisterhood的组织。A. set up建立；B. opened up打开；C. took on呈现；D. put on穿上。根据空后的“a group called The Blind Sisterhood”可知，Sheppard成立了一个名为The Blind Sisterhood的组织。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管生活给她带来障碍，她保持身心健康的秘诀是什么？A. purpose目的；B. wish希望；C. recipe诀窍；D. effort努力。根据空后的“for maintaining both physical and mental health”和下文“Keep it moving!(保持前进)”可知，这里指她保持身心健康的诀窍是保持前进。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意参考上题。A. rewards奖励；B. blessings祝福；C. surprises惊喜；D. barriers障碍。根据第一段中的“When Marion Sheppard was unable to see in her 40s, she cried. Wasn’t it ____1____that she’d been partly deaf since childhood (当Marion Sheppard在40多岁看不到东西时，她哭了。她从小就部分失聪，这还不够吗？)”可知，Sheppard部分失聪，后来又失明，所以她的生活面临着种种阻碍。故选D。
第二卷 非选择题部分
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
When it comes to addictive foods and foods which are more than worthy of being spread all over social media, Chinese sugar painting deserves some time in the spotlight. Sugar painting is ___36___ conventional Chinese form of folk art. Hot liquid sugar is used ___37___ (create) two dimensional figures like small animals. Sugar art is pretty popular ___38___ children, but it’s beautiful enough to attract just about anyone.
Hot sugar is poured slowly in a thin line from a small spoon onto a flat surface(usually made of metal) and the outline of the figure ___39___ (draw) with a relatively thick stream of sugar. After the main outline is done, thinner ___40___ (support) strings of sugar are placed to support the outline and fill in the figure of the body in a ___41___ (combine) of swirls, zig-zags or other patterns. The whole design is held by a wooden stick.
Customers ___42___ (traditional) spin(旋转) an arrow on a wheel, which lands on a certain figure ___43___ (inspire) by nature or wildlife in forms like a dragon, fish, monkey, dog, bird or flower basket. This ancient Sichuan art form might not be as common as it once was, ___44___ it still has the power to interest tourists ___45___ come across talented street artists making these amazing creations.
【答案】36. a 37. to create
38. with 39. is drawn
40 supporting
41. combination
42. traditionally
43. inspired
44. but 45. who##that
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍传统艺术——糖画。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意：糖画是中国传统的民间艺术形式。分析句子可知，这里表示“一个中国传统的民间艺术形式”，为泛指概念，应用不定冠词，且conventional为辅音音素开始的单词。故填a。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：热的液态糖被用来创造像小动物一样的二维图形。分析句子可知，这里考查be used to d sth表“被用来做某事”，为固定搭配。故填to create。
【38题详解】
考查介词。句意：糖艺术很受孩子们的欢迎，但它足够美丽，几乎可以吸引任何人。分析句子可知，这里表示be popular with sb表“受某人欢迎”，为固定搭配。故填with。
【39题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：热糖从一个小勺子里以细线慢慢倒在一个平坦的表面上（通常由金属制成），用相对较浓的糖流画出图形的轮廓。分析句子可知，此空应填谓语动词，the outline of the figure与draw为被动关系，且由and前is poured可知，这里也应用一般现在时。故填is drawn。
【40题详解】
考查形容词。句意：主轮廓完成后，放置更薄的糖支撑线来支撑轮廓，并以漩涡、Z字形或其他图案的组合填充身体的形状。分析句子可知，此空应填形容词作定语，修饰后面名词，supporting表“支撑的”，为形容词，符合句意。故填supporting。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：主轮廓完成后，放置更薄的糖支撑线来支撑轮廓，并以漩涡、Z字形或其他图案的组合填充身体的形状。分析句子可知，冠词a后面应填可数名词单数形式。故填combination。
【42题详解】
考查副词。句意：传统上，顾客在轮子上旋转箭头，箭头落在某个受自然或野生动物启发的物体上，形状如龙、鱼、猴子、狗、鸟或花篮。分析句子可知，此空应填副词作状语，修饰后面动词。故填traditionally。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语。句意：传统上，顾客在轮子上旋转箭头，箭头落在某个受自然或野生动物启发的物体上，形状如龙、鱼、猴子、狗、鸟或花篮。分析句子可知，此空应填非谓语，a certain figure和inspire为被动关系，再由句意可知，此空应填过去分词作定语。故填inspired。
【44题详解】
考查连词。句意：这种古老的四川艺术形式可能不像以前那么常见了，但它仍然有力量吸引游客，因为他们遇到了才华横溢的街头艺术家，正在创作这些令人惊叹的作品。分析句子可知，此空前后两句为转折关系，所以这里应用并列连词but。故填but。
【45题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：这种古老的四川艺术形式可能不像以前那么常见了，但它仍然有力量吸引游客，因为他们遇到了才华横溢的街头艺术家，正在创作这些令人惊叹的作品。分析句子可知，这里考查定语从句，先行词为 tourists，为人，在从句中作主语，所以这里应用关系代词who或者that。故填who或者that。
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 书面表达(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，作为校学生会主席，你将带领来自澳大利亚的交换生参观校史博物馆。请根据如下要点写一篇参观前的讲话稿。
1. 表示欢迎；
2. 介绍校史博物馆；
3. 参观注意事项。
注意：
1. 词数80左右：
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯;
3. 开头已写好，不计入词数。
Boys and girls,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Boys and girls,
Hello! I would like to, on behalf of our Student Union, extend a warm welcome to all of you and express my excitement about leading you on a visit to our school’s History Museum.
Our school’s History Museum is a significant place that showcases the development and cultural heritage of our school. Here, you will have the opportunity to learn about the historical origins, academic achievements, and the rich cultural essence of our campus. The museum displays precious artifacts, photographs, and records that bear witness to the growth of our school.
During the visit, please follow the museum’s regulations and guidelines. Don’t touch or move any exhibits to ensure their safety and preservation. Hope you’ll have a fruitful learning experience.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。校学生会主席李华将带领来自澳大利亚的交换生参观校史博物馆。要求考生李华写一篇参观前的讲话稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
表达：express→voice
带领：lead→guide
珍贵的：precious→valuable
保证：ensure→guarantee
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Don’t touch or move any exhibits to ensure their safety and preservation.
拓展句：Don’t touch or move any exhibits so that we can ensure their safety and preservation.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The museum displays precious artifacts, photographs, and records that bear witness to the growth of our school.（运用了that引导的限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Hope you’ll have a fruitful learning experience.（运用了省略that的宾语从句）
第二节 读后续写(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。
My mother believed in using things up. Last year, our cornfield had a bad harvest because birds feasted on the crops. It was probably then that Mom’s frugality(节俭) became even more extraordinary. She began keeping everything that seemed useless in the attic(阁楼)—worn-out clothes, old sheets, broken umbrellas, and some other old items. Mom’s favorite saying was “waste not, want not”. My brother Josh and I weren’t sure what that meant until the “Affair of the Scarecrow(稻草人)”, which, as it later became known, left a lasting impression on us.
The story began with a pretty hat that Mom received as a gift to protect her from the sun. However, Josh and I could see that Mom’s frugal nature and fashion sense were in battle. Mom really didn’t want to get rid of the hat—it was new and had a lot of use left in it—but neither could she stand wearing it. She tried to take off the fancy decorations, but they were stuck on tight. She’d have to find some other solution.
Josh and I watched as Mom headed upstairs to the attic with the hat. “Waste not, want not,” she called back down. We heard boxes being moved around. Moments later, Mom leaned out, holding a flour bag full of straw, and with a mysterious smile, she placed the hat on it.
“What is that for ” I asked, confused. “A scarecrow!” Mom exclaimed. “But not a good one yet. It needs a strong body to stand firm in the field,” she said with a frown. “And it doesn’t look scary enough,” Josh remarked. I had to admit that Josh, though younger than I was, could sometimes be more imaginative. Josh and I turned to each other, searching for a good idea. Soon enough, Josh’s eyes lit up with inspiration.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
“Come with me!” Josh called out.
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Paragraph 2:
In the days that followed, the scarecrow stood tall.
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【答案】 “Come with me!” Josh called out. The next instant, he raced upstairs with lightning speed. I hurried to follow him into the attic, where we began a thorough search. Mom was amused by our excitement when we found the broken umbrellas and used them as the backbone of the Scarecrow. After that, we sorted out some old sheets and tied them on. The scarecrow now looked even scarier. We dragged our creation to the cornfield and planted it firmly in the mud, our hearts full of hope.
In the days that followed, the scarecrow stood tall. Serving as a silent guardian, it successfully scared the birds away. Under its watchful eyes, our cornfield flourished this year. To our amazement, Mom’s useless things from the attic had come together to create something extraordinary. As we enjoyed a good harvest, her favorite saying, “waste not, want not”, echoed in our hearts. The “Affair of the Scarecrow” has taught us the value of creatively transforming seemingly useless items into treasure, making us aware that frugality is a good quality after all.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，以人物为线索。妈妈是一个非常节俭的人，她的名言是“勤俭节约，吃穿不缺”。去年由于鸟吃庄稼，玉米地里收成不好，妈妈的节俭更加不同寻常，她总是把一些破旧的东西存放到阁楼里。后来她收到了一个她戴不上的帽子礼物，但是不想浪费，于是她拿着帽子去阁楼，准备做一个稻草人驱赶玉米地里的鸟。弟弟乔希想到了让稻草人变得更吓人、更结实的方法。他们用阁楼里存放的破旧物品做了一个稻草人，这帮助玉米地获得了好收成。作者和弟弟也意识到节俭是良好美德。
【详解】1. 续写线索：
①由续写第一段首句“‘跟我来！’乔希喊道。”可知，第一段可以描写乔希想到了让稻草人变得更吓人、更结实的方法，他们利用阁楼里存放的破旧物品做了一个稻草人，并把它插在玉米地里。
②由续写第二段首句“在接下来的日子里，稻草人站得很高。”可知，第二段可以描写稻草人成功吓跑了鸟，保障了玉米地的丰收，也让大家意识到节俭的美德。
2. 段落续写：乔希喊妈妈和作者跟他一起上阁楼——大家搜了一些能用在稻草人身上的东西——做好了稻草人并插在玉米地里——稻草人吓跑了鸟，保障了玉米地的丰收——大家意识到节俭的美德
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①快跑：race/rush
②充当：serve as/act as/work as
③吓跑：scare away/frighten away/scare off
情绪类
①兴奋：excitement/thrill
②令某人惊讶的是：to one’s amazement/to one’s surprise
【点睛】【高分句型1】I hurried to follow him into the attic, where we began a thorough search.(使用了where引导非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】The “Affair of the Scarecrow” has taught us the value of creatively transforming seemingly useless items into treasure, making us aware that frugality is a good quality after all. (使用了现在分词作状语、that引导宾语从句)
