嘉兴市2023~2024学年第一学期高二年级期末检测
英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What did the woman like doing as a middle school student
A. Climbing mountains. B. Playing basketball. C. Listening to music.
2. Which part of the English exam did Jack fail to finish
A. Listening. B. Writing. C. Reading.
3. How is the weather now
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
4. Why does the woman talk to the man
A. To buy a new map. B. To ask for directions. C. To make a complaint.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. Ordering some food. B. Setting up a website. C. Driving into the city.
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、7题。
6. Why does the man apologize
A. For not going to the park.
B. For not explaining the reason.
C. For not attending a conference.
7. What subject is the girl probably poor at
A. Math. B. English. C. Physics.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What do we know about the program
A. It teaches children reading skills.
B. It gives children books for free.
C. It is aimed at making profits.
9. What do the speakers plan to do
A. Donate some books.
B. Register for the program.
C. Introduce the program to others.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does Jack feel excited about the lecture
A. He admires the lecturer very much.
B. He can get a new book from the lecturer.
C. He shares similar adventures with the lecturer.
11. Where will the speakers meet
A. At the school gate. B. At the lecture hall. C. At the subway station.
12. When will the speakers probably arrive at the lecture hall
A. At 3: 40. B. At 4: 00. C. At 4: 20.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation
A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Curious.
14. Why does the man do exercise every day
A. To have fun. B. To keep fit. C. To build up muscles.
15. How many pounds has the woman lost
A.30. B.33. C.63.
16. What is the woman going to do next
A. Continue running. B. Tell the man her goal. C. Talk with her father.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker say about the club
A. It is a small organization.
B. It has existed for a long time.
C. It is only open in the evening.
18. What do the performers do in the club
A. Tell funny stories. B. Sing songs. C. Perform dances.
19. What do we know about the show Don’t Stay There
A. It is well known. B. It is a new piece of work. C. It was created by Jack Dylan.
20. What are the listeners advised to do
A. Buy a drink in advance. B. Join in the performances. C. Keep quiet during the show.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
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LA Kids Cowboy
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Bonbon Blowout Bar
Bonbon Blowout Bar comes with individual tablets and sweets, so haircuts won’t seem like such a terrible affair for kids. The full-service salon provides haircuts, styling, and hair perm services for children from $28; and if it’s their first haircut, your kid will even bring home a First Haircut Certificate!
BabySpa
If you’re looking for a baby haircut, look no further. At BabySpa, your kids’ hair is in good hands. The wonderful stylists will ensure the gentles t of haircuts while your baby watches Barney, sitting in a toy car. BabySpa also offers a bathing service for kids up to age two.
Kids ‘N’ Me
This kids’ hairdressers over at United Square are a firm fan favorite. It’s down to the experienced hairstylists, who are known and loved for their awesome kids’ haircuts for football matches, from simple “short back and sides” to a full-on Mohawk. We hear children can even have their hair sprayed with temporary hair d ye for special occasions!
1. Where will a boy probably have a haircut for a football match
A. At LA Kids Cowboy. B. At Bonbon Blowout Bar.
C. At BabySpa. D. At Kids ‘N’ Me.
2. What is offered by LA Kids Cowboy
A. An adult haircut. B. A toy football. C. A bathing service. D. A Haircut Certificate.
3. Who are the target readers of the text
A. Parents. B. Hairstylists. C. Children. D. Athletes.
B
Working at a commercial bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks sensed a lack of meaning in her life. She wanted to do something more fulfilling.
Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book, or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut for three months to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food. Returning to New York, Sacks carried with her a newfound purpose and a set of skills to turn her dreams into reality.
“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, mostly through composting,” she says. “And I just thought, ‘Why aren’t we doing that here What is actually in all those bags and recycling bins at the roadsides ’”
The Adamah program opened Sacks’s eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing and the need to find solutions. So in 2016, she started working with a food rescue program, and in 2017, she found her true calling—what she calls “trash walking”.
During walks around her neighborhood, Sacks, 31, picked through trash to look for reusable items. Soon her trash walks expanded to include recycling bins in big companies. Surprisingly, she discovered really great stuff—like clothing and food—all of which she documents on Instagram and TikTok.
Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her educational, funny, and surprising videos that highlight the problems with consumerism and share information about how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. “The root issue is overproduction, which leads to over-consumption, which leads to a large amount of waste,” she says.
Sacks is one of the most influential climate change activists on social media today. The lesson from her trash walking isn’t just that we need to produce less stuff. It’s that we need to stop throwing perfectly good items in the trash too.
4. What motivated Anna Sacks to get involved in Adamah
A. A self-help book she read. B. Her job at a commercial bank.
C. Her desire for a meaningful life. D. The volunteer experience she had.
5. What did Anna Sacks find impressive about Adamah
A. Fast-growing food output. B. Sustainable living practices.
C. Advanced farming techniques. D. Various waste management methods.
6. Why did Anna Sacks start her “trash walking” initiative
A. To improve her living conditions. B. To gain popularity on social media.
C To advertise her food rescue program. D. To handle the damage by consumer culture.
7. What does the author advocate to reduce waste
A. Raising prices on products. B. Collecting second-hand items.
C. Producing high-quality goods. D. Making full use of products.
C
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” opens Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina. While Tolstoy’s quote is famous, it is also inaccurate. It ignores the fact that happiness is a subjective (主观的) experience. Therefore, happy families and individuals come in all shapes and sizes. Even nations, we now know, can be happy in different ways.
Since 2012, the World Happiness Report has been ranking countries according to their levels of happiness. The latest report ranks Finland as the happiest country in the world, followed by Denmark and Iceland. Happiness matters.
Happier people more often engage in their communities and help others, making them important building blocks for advancing societies. So nations worldwide have increasingly focused on promoting people’s happiness.
Scientists employ “subjective well-being”, commonly termed “happiness”, to include both happiness and life satisfaction. They have identified characteristics typical of countries with high levels of happiness. Studies suggest richer countries are happier. Institutional quality, such as strong courts and good laws, also plays a vital role in shaping happier nations.
A country’s culture also influences subjective well-being. It is frequently analyzed from four main aspects: individualism, masculinity (男子气概), power distance and uncertainty avoidance. In individualistic countries, people tend to put their own interests first, leading to higher levels of happiness. Happier nations usually have lower levels of masculinity, which show a preference for cooperation, care and equal opportunities for both men and women. Happier nations also tend to more evenly distribute (分配) power, called “low power distance”. Finally, happier nations appear to be more tolerant of uncertainty, less anxious about risk-taking, and therefore more likely to seize life’s opportunities.
Although the image of a happy country sounds similar as described in these terms, all happy nations are not alike. That’s because each nation has different cultural, economic, and social factors that shape their unique identities and experiences.
The takeaway from this research is that governments worldwide should adopt a flexible approach to policy making, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to promoting well-being.
8. Why does the author quote Leo Tolstoy
A. To give the definition of happiness. B. To introduce the topic of happiness.
C. To show the inaccuracy of his statement. D. To recommend his novel Anna Karenina.
9. Why are nations placing great emphasis on people’s happiness
A. It is related to people’s satisfaction with the government.
B. Happiness of a nation helps improve its international image.
C Individual happiness contributes positively to social progress.
D. Nations worldwide are competing for high happiness rankings.
10. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The importance of happiness. B. The differences among happy nations.
C. The ways to promote happiness. D. The impact of culture on happiness.
11. What does the underlined word “takeaway” in the last paragraph probably mean
A. Message. B. Method. C. Reason. D. Result.
D
In times of intense stress, people sometimes let it out with a scream and a new study suggests that plants might do the same. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel has found that plants let out ultrasonic (超声的) screams when damaged or stressed by drought.
The noises, falling within a range of 20 to 100 kilohertz, are too high-frequency for humans to hear, but other plants and some animals perceive them. Insects might be listening for sounds from stressed plants to assess their condition before laying eggs on their leaves. A moth (蛾) may decide against laying eggs on a plant that sounds water-stressed.
Researchers attached recording devices directly to plants to listen for secret sounds inside their stems (茎). In drought, air bubbles formed, burst and caused vibrations (振动) within the tissue that normally carries water up the plants’ stems. The process was picked up by the attached recording devices, but researchers wanted to know if any plant sounds could travel through the air.
So the team placed microphones 10 centimetres from stressed-out tomato and tobacco plants They subjected one set of crops to drought and another to physical damage. A third group was untouched.
The microphones did pick up distinct sounds. On average, drought-stressed tomato plants let out about 35 ultrasonic screams per hour, while those with cut stems made about 25. Drought-stressed tobacco plants let out about 11 screams per hour, and cut crops made about 15 sounds in the same time. The average number of sounds from untouched plants fell below one per hour.
The researchers also attempted to identify each plant group just based on its screams. Using a type of artificial intelligence calculations, the team picked out distinct features in each set of sounds and successfully sorted their plants into three kinds: “dry, cut or untouched.”
If it is not too costly to set up the recording in a field situation, farmers might be able to hear these stress signals too. In future, enabling farmers to listen for water-stressed plants could “open a new direction”, which will be increasingly important as climate change exposes more areas to drought.
12. The moth is mentioned in paragraph 2 to show __________.
A. moths need enough water when laying eggs
B. some animals are able to hear plants scream
C. some insects are picky about their surroundings
D. wildlife species depend on each other when stressed
13. What can we learn from the research
A. Plants’ sounds couldn’t be detected by humans.
B. Plants can be grouped according to their features.
C. Plants’ screams are related to stress types in a way.
D. Air bubbles contribute to the lack of water in plants.
14. What does the last paragraph focus on
A. Supporting evidence for the research result.
B. Potential application of the research findings.
C. A further explanation of the research methods.
D. A reasonable doubt about the research process.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Plants’ Vibrations: Way to React to Stress
B. Stress Signals: Secret Newly Found in Plants
C. Green Screams: Plants Make Noises When Stressed
D. Ultrasonic Screams: Discovery Opens a New Chapter
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。
As humans, we’re meant to be social creatures. In fact, being socially connected is key to our mental and emotional health. ____16____This can cause us to cut ourselves off from others and gradually become lonely. Social situations can seem frightening, but the truth is never quite so black-and-white.
People aren’t thinking about you—at least not to the degree that you think. ____17____ Just like you’re thinking about yourself, other people are thinking about themselves. They’re not spending their free time judging you, so stop wasting time worrying about what others think of you.
____18____ When you’re socially anxious, it can seem as though everyone else is fully confident. But that’s not the case. There are still many shy people out there struggling with the same self-doubts as you are. The next person you speak to is just as likely to be worried about what you think of them!
You don’t have to be perfect to be liked. In fact, our imperfections can be pleasant. ____19____ If you can cheerfully accept your awkwardness and imperfections, you’ll likely find that others will, too. They may even like you better for it!
It’s okay to make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes; it’s part of being human. ____20____ Your value doesn’t come from being perfect. If you find self-forgiveness difficult, try to look at your own mistakes as you would those of a friend.
Overcoming social fear requires practice. Don’t expect to become socially comfortable without putting in the time. That said, you can start small. Take baby steps towards being more confident and social, and then build on those successes.
A. So give yourself a break when you mess up.
B. Most people are caught up in their own lives.
C. The good news is that you can learn from them.
D. People are much more confident than you think.
E. Even our weaknesses can bring us closer to others.
F. Many other people feel just as awkward and nervous as you do.
G. Yet many of us are shy and feel awkward around unfamiliar people.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long ago, Anne and I had a big argument over a piano!
“The family should learn to play,” she said, having seen one in a shop. I told her there was ____21____ I’d pay so much money for a(n) ____22____ none of us could play.
Later, I found a grand piano at an auction (拍卖). It was a fine piece, if a bit ____23____. I told the auctioneer I would buy it if it went for less than 50. ____24____ , it ended up in our living room. Anne had ____25____ it and placed a vase of flowers on top.
She was ____26____ of her piano. The children took lessons, but it turned out they weren’t naturally talented in ____27____.
One day, Anne came back from tea with a friend, full of praise for her friend’s ____28____ room. “There was room to move, with the chairs set well back —no ____29____.” She quietly indicated that our piano should be ____30____. I didn’t react. The matter was ____31____, but not for long.
When I returned home one day, the piano was in the doorway, ready for the removers to take it to a sale. We came as near to a ____32____ as we had ever been. “Do you love the piano or me ” she ____33____ firmly.
In fairness to Anne, she loves the house and I am proud of it. I couldn’t handle the ____34____ anymore. The piano was sold. I’m sorry, but ____35____ I never could play the thing.
21.
A. no way B. no problem C. no doubt D. no risk
22.
A. sport B. game C. song D. instrument
23.
A. ugly B. light C. old D. big
24.
A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately
25.
A. repaired B. examined C. painted D. polished
26.
A. critical B. ashamed C. proud D. careful
27.
A. thinking B. acting C. music D. entertainment
28.
A. spacious B. comfortable C. bright D. elegant
29.
A. furniture B. piano C. vase D. flower
30.
A. removed B. replaced C. valued D. played
31.
A tackled B. dropped C. discussed D. clarified
32.
A. comeback B. comedown C. breakup D. breakthrough
33.
A. repeated B. asked C. announced D. suggested
34.
A. pain B. loss C. pressure D. failure
35.
A. in the end B. in general C. above all D. after all
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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The ancient Chinese built two great engineering wonders: the Great Wall and the Grand Canal (运河). The Great Wall’s function in military defense____36____(fade) over time, but the Grand Canal remains an important means of cultural communication.
The Grand Canal, ____37____(consist) of three sections, runs more than 2,000 kilometers from north to south across China. It is about 16 times ____38____ size of the Suez Canal in Egypt and 33 times longer than the Panama Canal. In ancient times, the Grand Canal served ____39____ the main route for grain transport and every kind of economic and cultural exchange. It also ____40____(significant) shortened the time consuming journeys of laborers and materials for the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Now, it has inspired the name of Chenchen, one of the three mascots of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Chenchen, ____41____(name) after the Gongchen Bridge,____42____ crosses the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, is colored blue to represent science and technology.
The Hangzhou section stretches a total ____43____(long) of 39 kilometers and is home to 11 of the canal’s total 58 historic sites. Visitors can take a boat trip on the ancient waterway to enjoy the ____44____(drama) landscape of Jiangnan water town. Besides, three neighboring places along the Canal — Dadou Road Historic District, Xiaohezhi Street, and Qiaoxi Historic Street ____45____(recommend) for a free walk.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是校英语报编辑，最近你校外教James被评为校十大最受欢迎教师之一，请为他写一篇报道。
内容包括：
1.获奖情况；
2.个人事迹。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
James: Among the Top 10 Most Popular Teachers
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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。
“Hey! Don’t tell me you’re scared!” Sasha smiled at Rosie, then leaned into her horse’s cheek and circled his head with her arms, as if he were nothing but a big stuffed animal.
“I’m not.” The lie didn’t sound as definite as Rosie wished it did. She turned away from Sasha. How could her roommate be so comfortable around these huge animals
Rosie shook as Nugget blew out a long snort（响鼻）. After begging to come to two weeks of riding camp, Rosie’s cowgirl riding dreams had dried up like the red -brown dirt at her feet.
All winter Rosie had pictured herself galloping（骑马奔驰）on a horse down the country roads and fields in the camp brochure. Since she was little, whenever she and her parents headed out of town to where Chicago turned into country, Rosie would imagine she was outside the car, galloping on the back of a beautiful horse, hair long and windblown.
“You are so, scared,” Sasha said. “I can tell.” A strange smile grew on her face. “It’s in the eyes,” Sasha said in an odd, silly voice.
Rosie forced a smile and took a small step toward Nugget. “Hi,” she said softly, reaching out an arm.
Nugget gave start, and Rosie jumped back. Her throat closed up, and tears burned the corners of her eyes. “You’ll just scare her, doing that,” Sasha said. She walked over to Nugget and stroked her neck. “It’s OK, girl. Calm down, it’s OK.”
“Sasha, get back to your horse, please.” Callie, the riding instructor, came over, planting herself between Rosie and Sasha. “You afraid, Rosie ” she asked quietly.
“A little,” Rosie whispered to Callie.
“Watch out, Rosie!” Sasha said, and then laughed. “Don’t let Nugget get you!”
“Sasha! Mount up and quiet down,” Callie said.
Sasha reached up to her saddle（马鞍）with the reins（缰绳）in her left hand, and in one quick, smooth move, was up and settled.
“Ready to mount up ” Callie’s eyes questioned Rosie silently.
A cry escaped from Rosie’s throat. Her heart pounded wildly.
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: “You can wait till you’re ready, Rosie,” Callie said.
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Paragraph 2: “I want to get down,” Rosie thought.
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听力1-5BCCBA 6-10CCBCA 11-15AABAB 16-20 CBAAB嘉兴市2023~2024学年第一学期高二年级期末检测
英语
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What did the woman like doing as a middle school student
A. Climbing mountains. B. Playing basketball. C. Listening to music.
2. Which part of the English exam did Jack fail to finish
A. Listening. B. Writing. C. Reading.
3. How is the weather now
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy.
4. Why does the woman talk to the man
A. To buy a new map. B. To ask for directions. C. To make a complaint.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. Ordering some food. B. Setting up a website. C. Driving into the city.
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、7题。
6. Why does the man apologize
A. For not going to the park.
B. For not explaining the reason.
C. For not attending a conference.
7. What subject is the girl probably poor at
A. Math. B. English. C. Physics.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What do we know about the program
A. It teaches children reading skills.
B. It gives children books for free.
C. It is aimed at making profits.
9. What do the speakers plan to do
A. Donate some books.
B. Register for the program.
C. Introduce the program to others.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Why does Jack feel excited about the lecture
A. He admires the lecturer very much.
B. He can get a new book from the lecturer.
C. He shares similar adventures with the lecturer.
11. Where will the speakers meet
A. At the school gate. B. At the lecture hall. C. At the subway station.
12. When will the speakers probably arrive at the lecture hall
A. At 3: 40. B. At 4: 00. C. At 4: 20.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How does the woman feel at the beginning of the conversation
A. Excited. B. Tired. C. Curious.
14. Why does the man do exercise every day
A. To have fun. B. To keep fit. C. To build up muscles.
15. How many pounds has the woman lost
A.30. B.33. C.63.
16. What is the woman going to do next
A. Continue running. B. Tell the man her goal. C. Talk with her father.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker say about the club
A. It is a small organization.
B. It has existed for a long time.
C. It is only open in the evening.
18. What do the performers do in the club
A. Tell funny stories. B. Sing songs. C. Perform dances.
19. What do we know about the show Don’t Stay There
A. It is well known. B. It is a new piece of work. C. It was created by Jack Dylan.
20. What are the listeners advised to do
A. Buy a drink in advance. B. Join in the performances. C. Keep quiet during the show.
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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Taking toddlers to the hairdressers isn’t always a walk in the park. But worry no more. There are lots of great kids’ hair salons in Singapore that make the whole process a breeze.
LA Kids Cowboy
Wouldn’t it be good if you or your partner could head somewhere for a quick cut and have the kids’ hair cut at the same time Sure would, which is why we’re loving LA Kids Cowboy. It’s Singapore’s first parent-child haircut and styling concept. Cut s are a great value of $20, making it a cheap and cheerful barber for kids.
Bonbon Blowout Bar
Bonbon Blowout Bar comes with individual tablets and sweets, so haircuts won’t seem like such a terrible affair for kids. The full-service salon provides haircuts, styling, and hair perm services for children from $28; and if it’s their first haircut, your kid will even bring home a First Haircut Certificate!
BabySpa
If you’re looking for a baby haircut, look no further. At BabySpa, your kids’ hair is in good hands. The wonderful stylists will ensure the gentles t of haircuts while your baby watches Barney, sitting in a toy car. BabySpa also offers a bathing service for kids up to age two.
Kids ‘N’ Me
This kids’ hairdressers over at United Square are a firm fan favorite. It’s down to the experienced hairstylists, who are known and loved for their awesome kids’ haircuts for football matches, from simple “short back and sides” to a full-on Mohawk. We hear children can even have their hair sprayed with temporary hair d ye for special occasions!
1. Where will a boy probably have a haircut for a football match
A. At LA Kids Cowboy. B. At Bonbon Blowout Bar.
C. At BabySpa. D. At Kids ‘N’ Me.
2. What is offered by LA Kids Cowboy
A. An adult haircut. B. A toy football. C. A bathing service. D. A Haircut Certificate.
3. Who are the target readers of the text
A. Parents. B. Hairstylists. C. Children. D. Athletes.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了新加坡四个非常棒儿童发廊。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章Kids ‘N’ Me部分“It’s down to the experienced hairstylists, who are known and loved for their awesome kids’ haircuts for football matches, from simple “short back and sides” to a full-on Mohawk.(这要归功于经验丰富的发型师，他们以在足球比赛中为孩子们剪的漂亮发型而闻名和喜爱，从简单的“短背和侧边”到全套莫霍克发型)”可知，一个男孩可能会在Kids ‘N’ Me为足球比赛理发。故选D项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章LA Kids Cowboy部分“It’s Singapore’s first parent-child haircut and styling concept. (这是新加坡首个亲子理发和造型概念)”可知，LA Kids Cowboy提供成人理发服务。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Taking toddler s to the hairdressers isn’t always a walk in the park. But worry no more. There are lots of great kids’ hair salons in Singapore that make the whole process a breeze.(带蹒跚学步的孩子去理发店并不是像在公园里散步一样简单。但别再担心了。新加坡有很多很棒的儿童发廊，让整个过程变得轻而易举)”可知，文本的目标读者是有小孩子的家长。故选A项。
B
Working at a commercial bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks sensed a lack of meaning in her life. She wanted to do something more fulfilling.
Some people seeking meaning might read a self-help book, or perhaps volunteer a few hours a week. Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut for three months to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food. Returning to New York, Sacks carried with her a newfound purpose and a set of skills to turn her dreams into reality.
“One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, mostly through composting,” she says. “And I just thought, ‘Why aren’t we doing that here What is actually in all those bags and recycling bins at the roadsides ’”
The Adamah program opened Sacks’s eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing and the need to find solutions. So in 2016, she started working with a food rescue program, and in 2017, she found her true calling—what she calls “trash walking”.
During walks around her neighborhood, Sacks, 31, picked through trash to look for reusable items. Soon her trash walks expanded to include recycling bins in big companies. Surprisingly, she discovered really great stuff—like clothing and food—all of which she documents on Instagram and TikTok.
Under the name The Trash Walker, Sacks quickly gained popularity for her educational, funny, and surprising videos that highlight the problems with consumerism and share information about how to live a more sustainable lifestyle. “The root issue is overproduction, which leads to over-consumption, which leads to a large amount of waste,” she says.
Sacks is one of the most influential climate change activists on social media today. The lesson from her trash walking isn’t just that we need to produce less stuff. It’s that we need to stop throwing perfectly good items in the trash too.
4. What motivated Anna Sacks to get involved in Adamah
A. A self-help book she read. B. Her job at a commercial bank.
C. Her desire for a meaningful life. D. The volunteer experience she had.
5. What did Anna Sacks find impressive about Adamah
A. Fast-growing food output. B. Sustainable living practices.
C. Advanced farming techniques. D. Various waste management methods.
6. Why did Anna Sacks start her “trash walking” initiative
A. To improve her living conditions. B. To gain popularity on social media.
C. To advertise her food rescue program. D. To handle the damage by consumer culture.
7. What does the author advocate to reduce waste
A. Raising prices on products. B. Collecting second-hand items.
C. Producing high-quality goods. D. Making full use of products.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述银行工作的女孩Anna Sacks为寻求更有意义的生活，参加了一个名为Adamah的项目，因此关注到了消费文化的不良影响，并为此寻找解决措施。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Working at a commercial bank in New York City in the mid-2010s, Anna Sacks sensed a lack of meaning in her life. She wanted to do something more fulfilling.(2010年代中期，Anna Sacks在纽约市的一家商业银行工作，她感觉到自己的生活缺乏意义。她想做一些更有成就感的事情)”及第二段“Sacks packed up her life and moved to Connecticut for three months to participate in Adamah, a farming program that focuses on sustainable living and growing sustainable food.(Sacks结束了她的生活，搬到康涅狄格州参加Adamah项目，为期三个月，这是一个专注于可持续生活和种植可持续食品的农业项目)”可知，她对有意义的生活的渴望促使Anna Sacks加入Adamah项目。故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段““One of the things that really stuck with me from Adamah was how little waste they produced and how they handled the waste they did have, mostly through composting,” she says.(她说：“Adamah让我印象深刻的一件事是，他们产生的废物是多么的少，以及他们如何处理他们所拥有的废物，主要是通过堆肥”)”可知，Anna Sacks发现Adamah项目的可持续生活实践令人印象深刻。故选B项。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“The Adamah program opened Sacks’s eyes to the damage consumer culture is doing and the need to find solutions. So in 2016, she started working with a food rescue program, and in 2017, she found her true calling—what she calls “trash walking”.(Adamah项目让Sacks看到了消费者文化正在造成的损害以及寻找解决方案的必要性。因此，2016年，她开始参与一个食品救援项目，2017年，她找到了自己真正的职业——她称之为“垃圾漫步”)”可知，Anna Sacks开始了她的“垃圾漫步”计划，以应对消费者文化的破坏。故选D项。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The lesson from her trash walking isn’t just that we need to produce less stuff. It’s that we need to stop throwing perfectly good items in the trash too.(她的“垃圾漫步”经验不仅仅是我们需要减少生产。我们也需要停止把非常好的东西扔进垃圾桶)”可知，作者主张充分利用产品来减少浪费。故选D项。
C
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” opens Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina. While Tolstoy’s quote is famous, it is also inaccurate. It ignores the fact that happiness is a subjective (主观的) experience. Therefore, happy families and individuals come in all shapes and sizes. Even nations, we now know, can be happy in different ways.
Since 2012, the World Happiness Report has been ranking countries according to their levels of happiness. The latest report ranks Finland as the happiest country in the world, followed by Denmark and Iceland. Happiness matters.
Happier people more often engage in their communities and help others, making them important building blocks for advancing societies. So nations worldwide have increasingly focused on promoting people’s happiness.
Scientists employ “subjective well-being”, commonly termed “happiness”, to include both happiness and life satisfaction. They have identified characteristics typical of countries with high levels of happiness. Studies suggest richer countries are happier. Institutional quality, such as strong courts and good laws, also plays a vital role in shaping happier nations.
A country’s culture also influences subjective well-being. It is frequently analyzed from four main aspects: individualism, masculinity (男子气概), power distance and uncertainty avoidance. In individualistic countries, people tend to put their own interests first, leading to higher levels of happiness. Happier nations usually have lower levels of masculinity, which show a preference for cooperation, care and equal opportunities for both men and women. Happier nations also tend to more evenly distribute (分配) power, called “low power distance”. Finally, happier nations appear to be more tolerant of uncertainty, less anxious about risk-taking, and therefore more likely to seize life’s opportunities.
Although the image of a happy country sounds similar as described in these terms, all happy nations are not alike. That’s because each nation has different cultural, economic, and social factors that shape their unique identities and experiences.
The takeaway from this research is that governments worldwide should adopt a flexible approach to policy making, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to promoting well-being.
8. Why does the author quote Leo Tolstoy
A. To give the definition of happiness. B. To introduce the topic of happiness.
C. To show the inaccuracy of his statement. D. To recommend his novel Anna Karenina.
9. Why are nations placing great emphasis on people’s happiness
A. It is related to people’s satisfaction with the government.
B Happiness of a nation helps improve its international image.
C. Individual happiness contributes positively to social progress.
D. Nations worldwide are competing for high happiness rankings.
10. What is paragraph 4 mainly about
A. The importance of happiness. B. The differences among happy nations.
C. The ways to promote happiness. D. The impact of culture on happiness.
11. What does the underlined word “takeaway” in the last paragraph probably mean
A. Message. B. Method. C. Reason. D. Result.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了个人幸福与国家幸福之间的关系以及对对国家幸福产生影响的因素。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段““All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way,” opens Leo Tolstoy’s novel Anna Karenina. While Tolstoy’s quote is famous, it is also inaccurate. It ignores the fact that happiness is a subjective (主观的) experience. Therefore, happy families and individuals come in all shapes and sizes. Even nations, we now know, can be happy in different ways.(“所有幸福的家庭都是相似的；每个不幸的家庭各有各的不幸，”列夫·托尔斯泰的小说《安娜·卡列尼娜》开篇说道。虽然托尔斯泰的这句话很有名，但它也不准确。它忽略了一个事实，即幸福是一种主观体验。因此，幸福的家庭和个人是各种各样的。我们现在知道，即使是国家，也可以以不同的方式获得幸福)”结合下文对该话题的讨论推知，作者引用列夫·托尔斯泰的话是为了引入幸福的话题。故选B。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Happier people more often engage in their communities and help others, making them important building blocks for advancing societies. So nations worldwide have increasingly focused on promoting people’s happiness.(更快乐的人更经常参与他们的社区并帮助他人，使他们成为推动社会发展的重要基石。因此，世界各国越来越关注促进人民的幸福)”可知，各国都非常重视人民的幸福因为个人幸福对社会进步有积极贡献。故选C。
10题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全段，并结合本段第一句“A country’s culture also influences subjective well-being. It is frequently analyzed from four main aspects: individualism, masculinity (男子气概), power distance and uncertainty avoidance. (一个国家的文化也会影响主观幸福感。人们经常从个人主义、男子气概、权力距离和不确定性规避四个主要方面来分析)”可知，第四段的主要内容是文化对幸福的影响。故选D。
【11题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“governments worldwide should adopt a flexible approach to policy making, recognizing that there is no one-size-fits-all approach to promoting well-being”可知，世界各国政府应该采取灵活的政策制定方法，认识到促进福祉没有放之四海而皆准的方法，这是这项研究所得出的结论/要点。故划线词与“message（主旨，要旨）”意义贴近。故选A。
D
In times of intense stress, people sometimes let it out with a scream and a new study suggests that plants might do the same. Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel has found that plants let out ultrasonic (超声的) screams when damaged or stressed by drought.
The noises, falling within a range of 20 to 100 kilohertz, are too high-frequency for humans to hear, but other plants and some animals perceive them. Insects might be listening for sounds from stressed plants to assess their condition before laying eggs on their leaves. A moth (蛾) may decide against laying eggs on a plant that sounds water-stressed.
Researchers attached recording devices directly to plants to listen for secret sounds inside their stems (茎). In drought, air bubbles formed, burst and caused vibrations (振动) within the tissue that normally carries water up the plants’ stems. The process was picked up by the attached recording devices, but researchers wanted to know if any plant sounds could travel through the air.
So the team placed microphones 10 centimetres from stressed-out tomato and tobacco plants. They subjected one set of crops to drought and another to physical damage. A third group was untouched.
The microphones did pick up distinct sounds. On average, drought-stressed tomato plants let out about 35 ultrasonic screams per hour, while those with cut stems made about 25. Drought-stressed tobacco plants let out about 11 screams per hour, and cut crops made about 15 sounds in the same time. The average number of sounds from untouched plants fell below one per hour.
The researchers also attempted to identify each plant group just based on its screams. Using a type of artificial intelligence calculations, the team picked out distinct features in each set of sounds and successfully sorted their plants into three kinds: “dry, cut or untouched.”
If it is not too costly to set up the recording in a field situation, farmers might be able to hear these stress signals too. In future, enabling farmers to listen for water-stressed plants could “open a new direction”, which will be increasingly important as climate change exposes more areas to drought.
12. The moth is mentioned in paragraph 2 to show __________.
A. moths need enough water when laying eggs
B. some animals are able to hear plants scream
C. some insects are picky about their surroundings
D. wildlife species depend on each other when stressed
13. What can we learn from the research
A. Plants’ sounds couldn’t be detected by humans.
B. Plants can be grouped according to their features.
C. Plants’ screams are related to stress types in a way.
D. Air bubbles contribute to the lack of water in plants.
14. What does the last paragraph focus on
A. Supporting evidence for the research result.
B. Potential application of the research findings.
C. A further explanation of the research methods.
D. A reasonable doubt about the research process.
15 What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Plants’ Vibrations: Way to React to Stress
B. Stress Signals: Secret Newly Found in Plants
C. Green Screams: Plants Make Noises When Stressed
D. Ultrasonic Screams: Discovery Opens a New Chapter
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了当植物受到干旱的破坏或压力时，会发出超声波尖叫。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Insects might be listening for sounds from stressed plants to assess their condition before laying eggs on their leaves. A moth may decide against laying eggs on a plant that sounds water-stressed.(昆虫在叶子上产卵之前，可能会倾听有压力的植物的声音，以评估它们的状况。蛾可能会决定不在听起来有水分胁迫的植物上产卵)”可知，第二段提到了飞蛾，以表明一些动物能够听到植物的尖叫。故选B项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第五段“The microphones did pick up distinct sounds. On average, drought-stressed tomato plants let out about 35 ultrasonic screams per hour, while those with cut stems made about 25. Drought-stressed tobacco plants let out about 11 screams per hour, and cut crops made about 15 sounds in the same time. The average number of sounds from untouched plants fell below one per hour.(麦克风确实能听到不同的声音。平均而言，干旱胁迫下的番茄植株每小时发出约35声超声波尖叫，而那些切茎的番茄植株则发出约25声。干旱胁迫下的烟草植株每小时发出约11声尖叫，同时被割的作物发出约15声声音。未受影响的植物发出的平均声音数降至每小时一次以下)”可知，同种植物压力类型不同，尖叫次数不同。由此推知，植物的尖叫在某种程度上与压力类型有关。故选C项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“In future, enabling farmers to listen for water-stressed plants could “open a new direction”, which will be increasingly important as climate change exposes more areas to drought.(未来，让农民能够倾听缺水植物的声音可能会“开辟一个新的方向”，随着气候变化使更多地区面临干旱，这一点将变得越来越重要)”可知，这一新的发现可以让农民能够听到缺水植物的声音，农民就可以快速判断植物当前处于缺水的状况。由此推知，这一段重点介绍了研究结果的潜在应用。故选B项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。结合全文及文章第一段“Researchers at Tel Aviv University in Israel has found that plants let out ultrasonic screams when damaged or stressed by drought.(以色列特拉维夫大学的研究人员发现，当植物受到干旱的破坏或压力时，会发出超声波尖叫)”可知，文章主要是关于植物在受到缺水或者被砍断时的压力时，它们会发出声音。由此可知，C项“绿色尖叫：植物在受到压力时会发出噪音”适合作为文章的标题。故选C项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As humans, we’re meant to be social creatures. In fact, being socially connected is key to our mental and emotional health. ____16____This can cause us to cut ourselves off from others and gradually become lonely. Social situations can seem frightening, but the truth is never quite so black-and-white.
People aren’t thinking about you—at least not to the degree that you think. ____17____ Just like you’re thinking about yourself, other people are thinking about themselves. They’re not spending their free time judging you, so stop wasting time worrying about what others think of you.
____18____ When you’re socially anxious, it can seem as though everyone else is fully confident. But that’s not the case. There are still many shy people out there struggling with the same self-doubts as you are. The next person you speak to is just as likely to be worried about what you think of them!
You don’t have to be perfect to be liked. In fact, our imperfections can be pleasant. ____19____ If you can cheerfully accept your awkwardness and imperfections, you’ll likely find that others will, too. They may even like you better for it!
It’s okay to make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes; it’s part of being human. ____20____ Your value doesn’t come from being perfect. If you find self-forgiveness difficult, try to look at your own mistakes as you would those of a friend.
Overcoming social fear requires practice. Don’t expect to become socially comfortable without putting in the time. That said, you can start small. Take baby steps towards being more confident and social, and then build on those successes.
A. So give yourself a break when you mess up.
B. Most people are caught up in their own lives.
C. The good news is that you can learn from them.
D. People are much more confident than you think.
E. Even our weaknesses can bring us closer to others.
F. Many other people feel just as awkward and nervous as you do.
G. Yet many of us are shy and feel awkward around unfamiliar people.
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. F 19. E 20. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几种克服社交焦虑，建立正确社交的方法。
【16题详解】
上文“In fact, being socially connected is key to our mental and emotional health.(事实上，与社会保持联系是我们心理和情感健康的关键)”说明与社会保持联系很重要，下文“This can cause us to cut ourselves off from others and gradually become lonely.(这会导致我们与他人隔绝，并逐渐变得孤独)”阐述了另外一种结果，G项“然而，我们中的许多人都很害羞，在陌生的人面前感到尴尬”与上文是转折关系，且指出下文中this指代的内容，符合题意。故选G项。
【17题详解】
下文“Just like you’re thinking about yourself, other people are thinking about themselves.(就像你在思考自己，其他人也在思考自己)”说明每个人都在想自己的事，B项“大多数人都沉浸在自己的生活中”与下文紧密衔接，符合语境。故选B项。
【18题详解】
下文“When you’re socially anxious, it can seem as though everyone else is fully confident. But that’s not the case. There are still many shy people out there struggling with the same self-doubts as you are.(当你对社交感到焦虑时，似乎其他人都很自信。但事实并非如此。仍然有很多害羞的人和你一样在与自我怀疑作斗争)”说明大家都跟你一样对社交感到焦虑，F项“许多其他人和你一样感到尴尬和紧张”与下文紧密衔接，符合语境。故选F项。
【19题详解】
上文“You don’t have to be perfect to be liked. In fact, our imperfections can be pleasant. (你不一定要完美才能被人喜欢。事实上，我们的不完美是令人愉快的)”指出正是我们的不完美令人感到愉快，E项“即使是我们的弱点也能拉近我们与他人的距离”与上文紧密衔接，our weaknesses对应上文中our imperfections，符合语境。故选E项。
【20题详解】
上文“It’s okay to make mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes; it’s part of being human.(犯错误是可以的。每个人都会犯错；这是做人的一部分)”说明每个人都会犯错，犯错误是可以被接受的，A项“所以，当你陷入困境时，让自己休息一下”对你犯错误时提供了解决方案，与上文紧密衔接，符合语境。故选A项。
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Long ago, Anne and I had a big argument over a piano!
“The family should learn to play,” she said, having seen one in a shop. I told her there was ____21____ I’d pay so much money for a(n) ____22____ none of us could play.
Later, I found a grand piano at an auction (拍卖). It was a fine piece, if a bit ____23____. I told the auctioneer I would buy it if it went for less than 50. ____24____ , it ended up in our living room. Anne had ____25____ it and placed a vase of flowers on top.
She was ____26____ of her piano. The children took lessons, but it turned out they weren’t naturally talented in ____27____.
One day, Anne came back from tea with a friend, full of praise for her friend’s ____28____ room. “There was room to move, with the chairs set well back —no ____29____.” She quietly indicated that our piano should be ____30____. I didn’t react. The matter was ____31____, but not for long.
When I returned home one day, the piano was in the doorway, ready for the removers to take it to a sale. We came as near to a ____32____ as we had ever been. “Do you love the piano or me ” she ____33____ firmly.
In fairness to Anne, she loves the house and I am proud of it. I couldn’t handle the ____34____ anymore. The piano was sold. I’m sorry, but ____35____ I never could play the thing.
21.
A. no way B. no problem C. no doubt D. no risk
22.
A. sport B. game C. song D. instrument
23.
A. ugly B. light C. old D. big
24.
A. Eventually B. Gradually C. Surprisingly D. Fortunately
25.
A. repaired B. examined C. painted D. polished
26.
A. critical B. ashamed C. proud D. careful
27.
A. thinking B. acting C. music D. entertainment
28.
A. spacious B. comfortable C. bright D. elegant
29.
A. furniture B. piano C. vase D. flower
30.
A. removed B. replaced C. valued D. played
31.
A. tackled B. dropped C. discussed D. clarified
32.
A. comeback B. comedown C. breakup D. breakthrough
33.
A. repeated B. asked C. announced D. suggested
34.
A. pain B. loss C. pressure D. failure
35.
A. in the end B. in general C. above all D. after all
【答案】21. A 22. D 23. D 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. A 31. B 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了因为妻子要买钢琴，作者与妻子大吵了一架，后来买了钢琴，可孩子们并没有音乐天赋，妻子又嫌钢琴占地方，要卖掉钢琴，作者与妻子又大吵了一架，最终，钢琴被卖掉，毕竟作者也不会弹奏钢琴。
21题详解】
考查名词短语辨析。句意：我告诉她，我不可能花这么多钱买一种我们都不会演奏的乐器。A.no way没门；不可能；B. no problem没问题；C. no doubt毫不怀疑；D. no risk没有危险。根据上文“Long ago, Anne and I had a big argument over a piano!”可知，作者跟安妮因为钢琴大吵一架，所以安妮说要学弹钢琴的时候，作者告诉她不可能花这么多钱买一种作者和她都不会演奏的乐器。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我告诉她，我不可能花这么多钱买一种我们都不会演奏的乐器。A. sport运动；B. game游戏；C. song歌曲；D. instrument乐器。根据上文“Long ago, Anne and I had a big argument over a piano!”可知，作者跟安妮因为钢琴大吵一架，故作者告诉她不可能花这么多钱买一种作者和她都不会演奏的乐器。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是一架很好的钢琴，虽然有点大。A. ugly丑陋的；B. light轻的；C. old老的；D. big大的。根据上文“Later, I found a grand piano at an auction”可知，这架钢琴有点大。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，它落在了我们的客厅里。A. Eventually最终；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Surprisingly令人吃惊地；D. Fortunately幸运地。根据下文“it ended up in our living room.”可知，最终钢琴进了作者的家。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：安妮把它擦亮，在上面放了一瓶花。A. repaired修理；B. examined检查；C. painted喷漆；D. polished擦亮。根据下文“placed a vase of flowers on top”可知，此处表示先把钢琴擦亮，然后在上面放了一瓶花。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她为自己的钢琴感到骄傲。A. critical关键的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. proud骄傲的；D. careful小心的。根据上文“Anne had ___5___ it and placed a vase of flowers on top.”可知，安妮很喜欢这架钢琴，故她为自己的钢琴感到骄傲。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：孩子们上了课，但事实证明他们天生就没有音乐天赋。A. thinking思考；B. acting表演；C. music音乐；D. entertainment娱乐。根据上文“The children took lessons, but”可知，but表示转折关系，故孩子们虽然上了钢琴课，但是事实证明他们天生就没有音乐天赋。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一天，安妮和一个朋友喝茶回来，对朋友宽敞的房间赞不绝口。A. spacious宽敞的；B. comfortable舒适的；C. bright明亮的；D. elegant优雅的。根据下文“There was room to move, with the chairs set well back”可知，安妮夸赞朋友宽敞的房间。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有活动的空间，椅子放得很靠后——没有钢琴。A. furniture家具；B. piano钢琴；C. vase花瓶；D. flower花。根据下文“She quietly indicated that our piano should be ___10___. ”可知，安妮暗示要搬走钢琴，故此处表示没有钢琴。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她悄悄地暗示我们的钢琴应该搬走。A. removed移除；B. replaced替代；C. valued重视；D. played玩。根据上文“There was room to move, with the chairs set well back —no ___9___”可知，安妮夸赞朋友家宽敞，没有钢琴占地方，故此处表示安妮暗示要搬走钢琴。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这件事被搁置了，但时间不长。A. tackled解决；B. dropped落下；C. discussed讨论；D. clarified澄清。根据上文“I didn’t react.”可知，安妮说要搬钢琴的时候，作者没有回应，故这件事暂时被放下了。故选B项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们几乎和以前一样决裂大吵一架。A. comeback复出；B. comedown潦倒；C. breakup分裂；D. breakthrough突破。根据下文“as we had ever been.”可知，作者和安妮又吵了一架，就和买钢琴时一样。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你喜欢钢琴还是我？”她坚定地问道。A. repeated重复；B. asked问；C. announced宣布；D. suggested建议。根据上文““Do you love the piano or me ””可知，安妮是在问作者。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我再也无法承受这个压力了。A. pain痛苦；B. loss损失；C. pressure压力；D. failure失败。根据上文“We came as near to a ___12___ as we had ever been.”可知，安妮和作者吵架，作者承受不住这个压力。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：我很抱歉，但毕竟我从来不会弹奏这个东西。A. in the end最后；B. in general通常；C. above all首先；D. after all毕竟。根据上文“The piano was sold.”可知，钢琴被卖掉了，因为毕竟作者也不会弹奏它。故选D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 ancient Chinese built two great engineering wonders: the Great Wall and the Grand Canal (运河). The Great Wall’s function in military defense____36____(fade) over time, but the Grand Canal remains an important means of cultural communication.
The Grand Canal, ____37____(consist) of three sections, runs more than 2,000 kilometers from north to south across China. It is about 16 times ____38____ size of the Suez Canal in Egypt and 33 times longer than the Panama Canal. In ancient times, the Grand Canal served ____39____ the main route for grain transport and every kind of economic and cultural exchange. It also ____40____(significant) shortened the time consuming journeys of laborers and materials for the construction of the Forbidden City in Beijing.
Now, it has inspired the name of Chenchen, one of the three mascots of the Hangzhou Asian Games. Chenchen, ____41____(name) after the Gongchen Bridge,____42____ crosses the Hangzhou section of the Grand Canal, is colored blue to represent science and technology.
The Hangzhou section stretches a total ____43____(long) of 39 kilometers and is home to 11 of the canal’s total 58 historic sites. Visitors can take a boat trip on the ancient waterway to enjoy the ____44____(drama) landscape of Jiangnan water town. Besides, three neighboring places along the Canal — Dadou Road Historic District, Xiaohezhi Street, and Qiaoxi Historic Street ____45____(recommend) for a free walk.
【答案】36. has faded
37. consisting
38. the 39. as
40. significantly
41. named 42. which
43. length 44. dramatic
45. are recommended
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了大运河的历史、功能、影响以及与杭州亚运会吉祥物宸宸的关联。
【36题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：随着时间的推移，长城在军事防御方面的作用已经减弱，但大运河仍然是文化交流的重要手段。根据时间状语over time“随着时间的推移”可知，句子应用现在完成时，句子主语function为单数名词，助动词用has。故填has faded。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：大运河由三段组成，纵贯中国南北，全长2000多公里。分析句子可知，空处应在句中作定语，动词consist与被修饰词The Grand Canal构成逻辑上的主动关系，故用现在分词形式。故填consisting。
【38题详解】
考查冠词。句意：它大约是埃及苏伊士运河的16倍，是巴拿马运河的33倍。It is +倍数+the size of“是……的几倍大”是固定句式。故填the。
【39题详解】
考查介词。句意：在古代，大运河是粮食运输和各种经济文化交流的主要通道。serve as“用作；充当”是固定短语。故填as。
【40题详解】
考查副词。句意：它还大大缩短了北京紫禁城建设所需的劳动力和材料的耗时之旅。分子句子可知，空处修饰动词shortened，应用副词significantly“显著地”。故填significantly。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：宸宸，因横跨大运河杭州段的拱宸大桥而得名，用蓝色表示科学技术。分析句子可知，空处在句中作定语，动词name与被修饰词Chenchen构成逻辑上的被动关系，故用过去分词的形式。故填named。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：宸宸，因横跨大运河杭州段的拱宸大桥而得名，用蓝色表示科学技术。分析句子可知，空处应用关系代词引导非限制性定语从句，指代先行词Chenchen，并在从句中做主语，指代物，应用关系代词which。故填which。
【43题详解】
考查名词。句意：杭州段全长39公里，运河58处历史遗迹中有11处位于杭州。根据a可知，空处应填单数名词length“长度”，a total length of“总长度为”。故填length。
【44题详解】
考查形容词。句意：游客可以在古老的水道上乘船游览，欣赏江南水乡的壮丽景观。分析句子可知，空处应用形容词dramatic“壮观的，引人注目的”在句中作定语。故填dramatic。
【45题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：此外，运河沿线三个相邻的地方——大兜路历史街区、小河之街和桥西历史街区——被推荐用来自由行走。句子描述现在的一般情况，应用一般现在时。动词recommend与句子主语three neighboring places构成逻辑上的被动关系，应用被动语态，主语three neighboring places为复数名词，be动词用are。故填are recommended。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是校英语报编辑，最近你校外教James被评为校十大最受欢迎教师之一，请为他写一篇报道。
内容包括：
1.获奖情况；
2.个人事迹。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
James: Among the Top 10 Most Popular Teachers
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【答案】范文
James: Among the Top 10 Most Popular Teachers
The Top 10 Most Popular Teachers Poll has just concluded. James, the foreign teacher, is among them.
Known for his interactive and dynamic classes, James not only enhances students’ academic understanding but also arouses their passion for learning, making even the most complex topics accessible and enjoyable. Besides, he is always available to lend a helping hand, whether during class or after school. His patience and understanding are a source of comfort and encouragement for many students.
This recognition is well deserved. James’ efforts reflect his exceptional ability to connect with his students and ignite their enthusiasm for education.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇关于最近你校外教James被评为校十大最受欢迎教师之一的报道。
【详解】1.词汇积累
加强：enhance→strengthen
复杂的：complex→complicated
愉快的：enjoyable→pleasant
此外：besides→in addition
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：James’ efforts reflect his exceptional ability to connect with his students and ignite their enthusiasm for education.
拓展句：Not only do James’ efforts reflect his exceptional ability to connect with his students, but also they ignite their enthusiasm for education.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Known for his interactive and dynamic classes, James not only enhances students’ academic understanding but also arouses their passion for learning, making even the most complex topics accessible and enjoyable. (运用了过去分词作状语)
[高分句型2] Besides, he is always available to lend a helping hand, whether during class or after school. (运用了whether…or…句型)
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。
“Hey! Don’t tell me you’re scared!” Sasha smiled at Rosie, then leaned into her horse’s cheek and circled his head with her arms, as if he were nothing but a big stuffed animal.
“I’m not.” The lie didn’t sound as definite as Rosie wished it did. She turned away from Sasha. How could her roommate be so comfortable around these huge animals
Rosie shook as Nugget blew out a long snort（响鼻）. After begging to come to two weeks of riding camp, Rosie’s cowgirl riding dreams had dried up like the red -brown dirt at her feet.
All winter Rosie had pictured herself galloping（骑马奔驰）on a horse down the country roads and fields in the camp brochure. Since she was little, whenever she and her parents headed out of town to where Chicago turned into country, Rosie would imagine she was outside the car, galloping on the back of a beautiful horse, hair long and windblown.
“You are so, scared,” Sasha said. “I can tell.” A strange smile grew on her face. “It’s in the eyes,” Sasha said in an odd, silly voice.
Rosie forced a smile and took a small step toward Nugget. “Hi,” she said softly, reaching out an arm.
Nugget gave start, and Rosie jumped back. Her throat closed up, and tears burned the corners of her eyes. “You’ll just scare her, doing that,” Sasha said. She walked over to Nugget and stroked her neck. “It’s OK, girl. Calm down, it’s OK.”
“Sasha, get back to your horse, please.” Callie, the riding instructor, came over, planting herself between Rosie and Sasha. “You afraid, Rosie ” she asked quietly.
“A little,” Rosie whispered to Callie.
“Watch out, Rosie!” Sasha said, and then laughed. “Don’t let Nugget get you!”
“Sasha! Mount up and quiet down,” Callie said.
Sasha reached up to her saddle（马鞍）with the reins（缰绳）in her left hand, and in one quick, smooth move, was up and settled.
“Ready to mount up ” Callie’s eyes questioned Rosie silently.
A cry escaped from Rosie’s throat. Her heart pounded wildly.
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: “You can wait till you’re ready, Rosie,” Callie said.
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Paragraph 2: “I want to get down,” Rosie thought.
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【答案】
“You can wait till you’re ready, Rosie,” Callie said.Rosie only had two weeks at camp. What if it never did Rosie’s heart ached at the thought.“I’m ready now,”she said, even though it didn’t feel true.But she hooked her left foot in the stirrup,and let Callie give her a boost into the saddle. Oh! She was up so high! She grabbed the front of the saddle and the horn so she wouldn’t fall off.She felt wobbly way up on Nugget’s back.
“I want to get down,” Rosie thought. “Look around as you walk. You’ll see what I mean.”Callie said.Then Rosie amazedly slid her gaze upward to the bowl of a deep blue sky, around to the early summer green of old trees.Rosie’s heartbeat slowed.“I used to be afraid, too,”Sasha said.“What ”Rosie couldn’t believe what she’d heard.Rosie took in a deep breath, then leaned forward carefully. She touched the saddle horn,then put her hand on Nugget’s neck. “It’s OK, girl,You’re doing fine.”
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开。自罗茜很小的时候起，每当她同父母出城，她都会想象自己在父母的车外，骑在一匹骏马上疾驰，长发随风舞动。所以当得知有为期两周马术训练营的时候，罗茜没有半点犹豫就报名了。整个冬天，她都在期待着这一天的到来，憧憬着自己骑在马背上的样子。可是当她的梦想就快要实现的时候，一切却又不一样了。面对现实中的高头大马，罗茜开始紧张起来。尽管她嘴上不承认，但谁都能看出来她的胆怯。舍友萨莎也来了，她家就在这附近，所以她从小就会骑马，早就是老骑手了。和她一比，罗茜感到更害怕了。幸而教练凯莉过来教罗茜如何抚摸马儿，如何上马，如何控制缰绳。罗茜渐渐地放松下来，特别是当萨莎骑着马跑到罗茜身边，悄悄地告诉她起初自己也怕骑马时，罗茜终于彻底释然，策马向前！
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“‘你可以等到你准备好为止，罗茜，’卡莉说。”可知第一段可描写罗茜适应骑马。
②由第二段首句内容“看到她眼中的泪水，我弯下腰轻轻地把她抱起来。”可知第二段可描写罗茜克服骑马恐惧以及卡莉的指导以及萨莎的鼓励。
2.续写线索：犹豫——开始骑马——害怕——指导——适应——鼓励。
3.词汇激活
行为类
①说：say/explain/retell
②相信： believe/have faith in
③放置： put/place
情绪类
①真实的：real/true/ authentic
②开心地：heartily/happily/amusedly
【点睛】【高分句型1】she said, even though it didn’t feel true.(运用了even though引导的状语从句)
【高分句型2】Rosie couldn't believe what she’d heard.(运用了what引导的宾语从句)
听力1-5BCCBA 6-10CCBCA 11-15AABAB 16-20 CBAAB
