2024届高一下学期开学摸底考（北京专用）
英 语
（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：100分）
注意事项：
1、本试卷共 100 分。考试时长 90 分钟。
2、考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。
3、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 知识运用(共两节， 30 分)
第一节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sam was a motherless boy who lived with his father Curtis. To Sam, his father was his hero and the only soul with whom he felt 1 and connected in the world. Though uneducated and poor, Curtis recognized and cultivated his son’s 2 in words like it was the most important thing in the world. He would take Sam to the public library every day.
When fate suddenly took Curtis away from Sam, the kid became homeless and withdrawn from everyone and everything. He even couldn’t read a single page without 3 at every sentence. So he turned to writing instead. And within two months, the boy used up six notebooks to write his thoughts in notes and poetry.
One day, Mr. Murray, a father of two boys, 4 Sam sitting outside a cafe, gripping his stomach in hunger, tears streaming down his face. He took Sam home, 5 him, and tucked him up in bed. Then he looked through Sam’s bag, hoping to find some number he could call. Instead, he found Sam’s diary. He read through page after page of what the l1-year- old had been going through, trying to cry in 6 .
When Sam woke up, he found his books 7 arranged on a shelf, his clothes put away in a laundry bag, and the picture of his father put in a beautiful frame and placed on the study table.
“This is your home. You can have all the books you want. I will drive you to and from school every day with my boys. Nothing will stop you from pursuing your dreams,” Mr. Murray said, accepting Sam’s 8 hug.
From that day on, Sam’s life was never the same. Reading and writing never got apart from him. He became outgoing and 9 a confident personality. With the love and support of Mr. Murray, he followed his heart and studied 10 in university. By the time Sam was 30, he was the owner of a successful publishing house.
1．A．safe B．stressed C．excited D．anxious
2．A．inspiration B．interest C．habit D．imagination
3．A．showing off B．giving up C．calming down D．breaking down
4．A．kept B．felt C．spotted D．prevented
5．A．fed B．taught C．dragged D．pleased
6．A．horror B．silence C．relief D．desperation
7．A．neatly B．hurriedly C．wisely D．naturally
8．A．polite B．tearful C．welcoming D．comforting
9．A．replaced B．described C．developed D．strengthened
10．A．science B．gymnastics C．education D．literature
【参考答案】
1．A 2．B 3．D 4．C 5．A 6．B 7．A 8．B 9．C 10．D
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇记叙文，讲述的是失去双亲的男孩山姆在好心人默里的帮助和呵护下成为更好的自己，也取得了事业上的成功。
【详情解析】
1．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对山姆来说，父亲就是他的英雄，也是这个世界上唯一让他感到安全、有羁绊的人。A. safe安全的；B. stressed焦虑不安的；C. excited兴奋的；D. anxious焦急的。由上文“his father was his hero”提到山姆的父亲是山姆的英雄可知，父亲能够让山姆感到安全。故选A项。
2．考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管柯蒂斯没有文化，也很穷，但他懂得去培养他儿子对文字的兴趣，仿佛文字就是世界上最重要的事物。A. inspiration灵感；B. interest兴趣；C. habit习惯；D. imagination想象力。one’s interest in sth.意为“对……的兴趣”；a habit of sth.意为“……的习惯”。由设空处后面的介词“in”以及语意可知，此处是指柯蒂斯培养儿子对文字的兴趣。故选B项。
3．考查动词短语辨析。句意：甚至他要是不把每个句子都作拆分，就会连一页都看不懂。A.showing off炫耀；B. giving up放弃；C. calming down冷静下来；D. breaking down分解，拆分。由上文“When fate suddenly took Curtis away from Sam, the kid became homeless and withdrawn from everyone and everything.”提到由于山姆的父亲去世了，山姆变得无家可归，脱离外界可知，当时山姆很难看得进书，需要把每个句子作拆分才读得懂。故选D项。
4．考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，两个孩子的父亲默里先生发现山姆坐在咖啡屋外面，饿着肚子，泪流满面。A. kept保持；B. felt感受；C. spotted发现；D. prevented防止。结合语意与下文“He took Sam home”（他带山姆回家）可知，此处是指默里一家发现了山姆饿着肚子坐在咖啡屋外。故选C项。
5．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他带山姆回家，给他食物，哄他睡觉。A. fed喂食；B. taught教授；C. dragged拖，拉；D. pleased使高兴。由上文“gripping his stomach in hunger”提到无家可归的山姆肚子很饿可知，默里带山姆回家后会给他食物。故选A项。
6．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他一页一页地读着这个11岁孩子的遭遇，尽量不哭出声来。A. horror恐惧；B. silence沉默；C. relief宽慰；D. desperation绝望。结合语意，默里读着山姆写的日记，为山姆的遭遇所动容，且由设空处前的“trying to”可以推知，默里哭的时候想要尽量不哭出声来。故选B项。
7．考查副词词义辨析。句意：山姆醒来后，发现自己的书整洁地放在书架上，自己的衣服放在洗衣袋里，他父亲的照片也装进了一个漂亮的相框里，放在书桌上。A. neatly整洁地；B. hurriedly匆忙地；C. wisely明智地；D. naturally自然地。结合语意，由下文“ his clothes put away in a laundry bag, and the picture of his father put in a beautiful frame and placed on the study table”提到山姆的衣服放进洗衣袋里，父亲的照片也装好放在书桌上可知，他的东西被默里处理得很好，所以他的书也应该会被整洁地放在书架上。故选A项。
8．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“这是你的家。你想要什么书就有什么书。我会每天开车载你和我的孩子们一起去上下学。任何东西都阻挡不了你去追求你的梦想。”默里说。山姆含泪给了他一个拥抱。A. polite礼貌的；B. tearful含泪的；C. welcoming（对来访或到达的人）欢迎的，热情友好的；D. comforting令人欣慰的。结合语意，默里对山姆说的话让山姆很感动，所以山姆含泪相拥，作为回应。故选B项。
9．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他变得外向，个性自信。A. replaced替代；B. described描述；C. developed发展，养成；D. strengthened增强。结合语意，由“He became outgoing”可知山姆后来变得外向起来，由此推知，他也培养了自信的个性。故选C项。
10．考查名词词义辨析。句意：他遵从内心，在大学修读文学。A. science科学；B. gymnastics体育；C. education教育；D. literature文学。由上文“So he turned to writing instead. And within two months, the boy used up six notebooks to write his thoughts in notes and poetry.”提到山姆写作，把自己的想法写成笔记或是诗歌，由此推知，他遵从内心，修读的应该是文学。故选D项。
第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当 的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指 定区域作答。
A
Chinese New Year Painting is a special Chinese art form. Usually it 11 (put) on walls, doors or windows. As Spring Festival arrives, many families put up New Year Paintings as a wish 12 ( have) good luck and happiness. There are different subjects in New Year Paintings, such as babies, flowers and birds. The earliest New Year Painting 13 ( appear) in the Tang dynasty (朝代)and was attached to the door to keep the family safe. Today New Year Paintings are still popular in some rural areas of China.
【参考答案】
11．is put 12．to have 13．appeared
【语篇解读】
这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍中国年画。
【详情解析】
11．考查时态语态。句意：通常它会贴在墙上、门上或窗户上。分析句子可知，这里考查谓语，且 it (Chinese New Year Painting)和put是被动关系，且根据句意可知，这里应用一般现在时。故填is put。
12．考查非谓语。句意：随着春节的到来，许多家庭都挂上了年画，以祝好运和幸福。分析句子可知，此空应填非谓语，再根据句意可知，这里应填不定式作后置定语。故填to have。
13．考查时态。句意：最早的年画出现在唐代，并贴在门上以保护家人的安全。分析句子可知，这里考查谓语， New Year Painting和appear是主动关系，再由in the Tang dynasty可知，这里时态应用一般过去时。故填appeared。
B
It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China 14 my host family. Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family. Preparations began a week before the festival. First, the house 15 (clean)from top to bottom. Next, the Chinese character Fu was attached upside down to our front door. The greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival. Fireworks were being let off across the city, suddenly lighting up the night sky. We then sat together 16 (enjoy) a big dinner, wishing everyone a happy new year.
【参考答案】
14．with 15．was cleaned 16．enjoying
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在中国过春节的经历和感受。
【详情解析】
14．考查介词。句意：这是我第一次和寄宿家庭在中国过春节。分析句子结构和句意可知，此处需用介词with，表示“和……”，即和寄宿制家庭过春节。故填with。
15．考查时态和语态。句意：首先，房子被彻底打扫了一遍。由文章前一句谓语动词began 和空后was可知，空处谓语动词需用一般过去时，表示过去发生的事情；又因house与clean之间是被动关系，所以空处需用一般过去时的被动语态：was/were done，主语是单数，所以用was。故填was cleaned。
16．考查非谓语动词。句意：然后我们坐在一起享受一顿丰盛的晚餐，祝大家新年快乐。句中已有谓语动词，所以用非谓语动词形式。逻辑主语We与enjoy之间为主动关系，所以用现在分词作状语。故填enjoying。
C
It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter holiday. Actually, it 17 (be) my first day at my new school. I was walking 18 (slow) and worrying about lots of things. A girl 19 was on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she fell off her bike just a few steps in front of me. Without thinking, I went over and 20 ( help) her stand up. She said “ Thank you! ” to me with a smile and then rode away. The words “ Thank you! ” helped me and this small event (事情)made me less nervous about my new school.
【参考答案】
17．was 18．slowly 19．who/that 20．helped
【语篇解读】
这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在去新学校上学的路上帮助了一位骑车摔倒的女孩的故事。
【详情解析】
17．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：事实上，这是我在新学校的第一天。根据前一句谓语动词was 可知，空处谓语动词需用一般过去时，主语是第三人称单数it，所以此处be动词需用was。故填was。
18．考查副词。句意：我走得很慢，心里担心很多事情。空处需用副词作状语修饰动词walk，slow的副词为slowly“缓慢地”。故填slowly。
19．考查定语从句。句意：一个骑自行车的女孩很快地超过了我。分析句子结构可知，空处需用关系词引导定语从句，先行词是a girl，指人，关系词在定语从句中作主语，所以空处需用关系代词who/that引导定语从句。故填who/that。
20．考查时态。句意：没有太多考虑，我走过去扶她站起来。由空前“went over” 和连词and可知，此处并列连词and连接两个并列的谓语动词，所以空处谓语动词需用一般过去时。故填helped。
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节， 38 分)
第一节(共 14 小题；每小题 2 分，共 28 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，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The following list includes some books that come highly recommended by millions of readers and also a short summary of the highlights of each work.
The Go-Giver, by Bob Burg and John David Mann
I didn’t even expect that such a short book could make a huge difference in my way towards life. It simply explains complex laws that direct mankind, and concludes that there is always truth in the opposite.
Dao De Jing, by Lao Zi
Dao De Jing is one of the finest books on philosophy written by Lao Zi, an ancient Chinese philosopher and poet. It is sincere, exciting and makes you think a lot. Read it and get in touch with the clear educative understandings that give you enough tips to pursue your life goal full of passion.
The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace D．Wattles
I had my own misunderstandings of getting rich till I read this book. The book made a huge difference to my life after I discovered the secrets mentioned. Read it and it teaches you how to become rich, not immediately, but step by step.
The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg
I never knew habits played such an important role in shaping our future until I read this book. It says, you are what your habits are, and also suggests the proven techniques to create new habits that change our lifestyles and eventually our livers. It is must-read for everyone who wishes to form lifetime habits.
The Road Less Travelled, by Scott Peck
Simply put, buy this book for the path towards understanding in a spiritual way that strengthens your personal growth. This book never gives you easy solutions to the challenges of life; it simply is part of life and leaves you with better understanding to lead a fulfilled life.
21．Which book can help you chase your dream passionately
A．Dao De Jing. B．The Go-Giver.
C．The Road Less Travelled. D．The Science of Getting Rich.
22．Which of the following ideas may Scott Peck agree with
A．Habits can shape our future. B．There is always truth in the opposite.
C．Difficulty is often part of personal growth. D．We should find easy solutions to challenges.
23．What can we know about the books mentioned above
A．They are all easily written. B．They are all popular books.
C．All their writers are foreigners. D．All the books are about life goals.
【参考答案】
21．A 22．C 23．B
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了一些成千上万的读者推荐的非常受欢迎的书籍。
【详情解析】
21．细节理解题。根据文中Dao De Jing, by Lao Zi中的“Dao De Jing is one of the finest books on philosophy written by Lao Zi, an ancient Chinese philosopher and poet. It is sincere, exciting and makes you think a lot. Read it and get in touch with the clear educative understandings that give you enough tips to pursue your life goal full of passion.（《道德经》是中国古代哲学家、诗人老子所著的最优秀的哲学著作之一。它是真诚的，令人兴奋的，让你思考很多。读一读，你就会明白其中清晰的教育理念，它会给你足够的建议，让你充满激情地追求自己的人生目标。）”可知，《道德经》能帮助你激情地追逐梦想。故选A。
22．细节理解题。根据最后一段“This book never gives you easy solutions to the challenges of life. It simply is part of life and leaves you with better understanding to lead a fulfilled life.（这本书不会给你简单的解决生活中的挑战的方法。它只是生活的一部分，让你更好地理解，过上充实的生活。）”可知，Scott Peck会同意C项“困难只是个人成长的一部分。”故选C。
23．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The following list includes some books that come highly recommended by millions of readers and also a short summary of the highlights of each work.（下面的清单包括了数百万读者强烈推荐的几本书，以及每本书的亮点的简短总结。）”可知，这些书有那么多的读者推荐，所以很受欢迎，故选B。
B
Margaret Ann Bulkley was born around 1789, in Ireland. She had big dreams. “I want to be a doctor!” But two hundred years ago a girl couldn’t become a doctor. Her uncle, James Barry, was a great painter. And his friend General Miranda had a library with more than 6,000 books. Margaret loved reading there. Her intelligence impressed him. Years later, her uncle James Barry died, leaving her some money. It was enough to study to be a doctor. “But a girl can’t become a doctor,” said Margaret sadly.
“Yes, you can!” said General Miranda. “All you have to do is to disguise as a boy.” Margaret really wanted to be a doctor. So she cut off her long hair, practiced speaking in a deep voice, and put on boy’s clothes. She also named herself James Barry. From then on, Margaret Ann Bulkley disappeared. She became James Barry and entered Edinburgh University. He took 13 subjects and worked all through the summer when the other students went on holiday.
Barry graduated in 1812 and decided to join the British Army. In his life, Dr. James Barry travelled all over the world, helping to save many lives. Before retirement, Barry had risen to the second highest medical officer in the British Army. Barry improved the conditions for not only wounded soldiers but also the local people, and performed the first recorded successful caesarean section (剖宫产) in Africa. The secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years was only known after his death in 1865.
24．What left a deep impression on General Miranda
A．Margaret’s intelligence. B．Margaret’s love for painting.
C．Margaret’s dream. D．Margaret’s love for reading.
25．What does the underlined word “disguise” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Change one’s clothes. B．Dress like a doctor.
C．Dress like a gentleman. D．Change one’s appearance.
26．Which was Dr. James Barry’s achievement in her job
A．Becoming the highest officer in the British Army.
B．Improving medical conditions for the wounded soldiers.
C．Graduating from the most famous medical university.
D．Doing the world’s first recorded caesarean section successfully.
27．What was the secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years
A．James Barry left much money. B．Margaret died in her twenties.
C．Dr. James Barry was a woman. D．General Miranda helped Margaret a lot.
【参考答案】
24．A 25．D 26．B 27．C
【语篇解读】
这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了Margaret Ann Bulkley为了实现自己成为医生的梦想，把自己装扮成一位男性从医的故事。
【详情解析】
24．细节理解题。根据第一段中“And his friend General Miranda had a library with more than 6,000 books. Margaret loved reading there. Her intelligence impressed him.(他的朋友米兰达将军有一个藏书6000多本书的图书馆。玛格丽特喜欢在那里读书。她的聪明才智给他留下了深刻的印象)”可知，是Margaret的聪明才智给General Miranda留下了深刻的印象，故选 A。
25．词句猜测题。根据画线词后文“So she cut off her long hair, practiced speaking in a deep voice, and put on boy’s clothes.(于是她剪掉了长发，练习用低沉的声音说话，穿上了男孩的衣服)”可知，为了成为一名医生，把自己的头发剪短，装扮成一个男孩，故画线词意思与change one’s appearance同义。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Barry improved the conditions for not only wounded soldiers but also the local people, and performed the first recorded successful caesarean section (剖宫产) in Africa.( Barry不仅改善了伤兵的条件，也改善了当地人的条件，并在非洲成功实施了有记录的第一例剖腹产手术)”可知，改善了伤兵的生活条件是她所取得的成就之一。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据第二段“Margaret really wanted to be a doctor. So she cut off her long hair, practiced speaking in a deep voice, and put on boy’s clothes. She also named herself James Barry.( Margaret很想成为一名医生。于是她剪掉了长发，练习用低沉的声音说话，穿上了男孩的衣服。她还给自己起名叫James Barry)”和第三段“The secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years was only known after his death in 1865. (詹姆斯·巴里医生保守了50多年的秘密直到1865年他去世后才为人所知)”可知，她假扮成男孩成为一名医生，给自己起名叫James Barry，是她一直保守的秘密。即James Barry医生是一名女性。故选C。
C
Libraries around the world still hold copies of books printed hundreds of years ago. Will e-books still be used in hundreds of years’ time Librarians are worried that digital information and digital books are already being lost. Technology is always changing, and even now, we cannot find the information typed in programs we used ten or fifteen years ago. Is digital data in danger of disappearing into a digital black hole
Amazingly, we still have copies of the first published collection of William Shakespeare 536 plays The first Folio. That’s not bad for a book that’s nearly 500 years old. The folio was published in 1623. Around 800 copies were printed and 234 known copies still can be found today.
Books are quite easy to store. They hold a large amount of information in a small space. Most importantly, we don’t need any special equipment to open them. But what about the digital books stored on your computer now Will people be able to read them in 800, 500 or even 10 years’ time
Technology moves fast. The digital books we saved on some special equipment ten or twenty years ago can’t be opened now. We can’t open them on our 21st century laptops. What about all your digital photographs Every second, thousands of them are uploaded to social media. There is no physical copy. What will happen to them Will they be lost in a few years’ time Now you save them in .jpg or .tiff format (格式). In ten years’ time, there will be another form and another program to open your photos with. This new program will not be able to open your old .jpg or .tiff files. People have recognised this problem and there are now online sellers who will print physical photo albums of your Facebook posts.
When a website closes down, all the information on that website is removed. It’s gone forever. It has disappeared into the “digital black hole”. Organisations have understood this problem. In 2004, the British Library in the UK started to archive (存档) websites that are important culturally and academically for future generations, just like paper-based literature. In 2010, the US Library of Congress signed an agreement with Twitter to archive public Tweets sent by Americans. They have archived all public Tweets sent since the start of Twitter in 2006. That’s 400 million Tweets every day!
With all the amazing new digital technology today, we still have to rely on the centuries-old technology of printing. For now, it seems printed copies are still the safest way to store information.
28．The writer mentions Shakespeare’s work to show ______.
A．there are different ways to store books B．Shakespeare has influence on printing books
C．printed books can be stored for a long time D．the technology of printing has a long history
29．Why is digital data in danger of disappearing into a digital black hole
A．There is no enough room to store digital data. B．People prefer printed copies to digital data.
C．A new form of data will replace digital data. D．Digital data may not be reached in the future.
30．What is the author’s attitude toward keeping the printed copies
A．Doubtful. B．Supportive. C．Unclear. D．Worried.
【参考答案】
28．C 29．D 30．B
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是数字黑洞，今天我们可以使用所有令人惊叹的新数字技术，但我们仍然必须依赖数百年的印刷技术来保存它们，这是最安全的方式。
【详情解析】
28．推理判断题。根据第二段的“Amazingly, we still have copies of the first published collection of William Shakespeare 536 plays The first Folio. That’s not bad for a book that’s nearly 500 years old. The folio was published in 1623. Around 800 copies were printed and 234 known copies still can be found today.(令人惊讶的是，我们仍然保存着威廉·莎士比亚第一次出版的536部戏剧《第一对开本》的副本。对于一本有近500年历史的书来说，这已经很不错了。这本对开本于1623年出版。大约有800本被印刷出来，至今仍能找到234本)”可知，作者提到了莎士比亚的作品是为了说明印刷书籍可以存放很长时间。故选C。
29．推理判断题。根据第四段“This new program will not be able to open your old .jpg or .tiff files.(这个新程序将无法打开旧的jpg或tiff文件)”可知，数字数据有消失在数字黑洞的危险是因为未来可能无法接触到数字数据。故选D。
30．推理判断题。根据最后一段的“For now, it seems printed copies are still the safest way to store information.(目前看来，打印副本仍然是最安全的存储信息的方式)”可知，作者对保留印刷本的态度是支持的。故选B。
D
As technology is developing rapidly, we can actually build VR headsets that meet high requirements. The interest in VR rises, so does the interest in creating new media to be experienced in using VR. Journalism is a medium built on relevance. Journalists are always finding new means to tell stories and report news. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it
People are already making use of VR in news. Creative director Spike Jonze and visual artist Chris Milk put viewers at the scene of the Millions March protest in New York in December, 2014. The University of Southern California created “Project Syria,” which allows viewers to experience the bombing of a crowded neighborhood and visit a refugee camp in the war-tom country. These are just a few examples of a growing number of projects that are out there.
VR is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn’t just reading or watching something play out; they’re experiencing it. The immersive(沉浸式的) nature of VR allows people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct(本能) than our intellect(智力). There are a wide range of possibilities for storytelling here, and any storyteller wanting to do something more interesting than their peers should surely be considering the sheer power of VR.
The question of VR, though, is not how powerful it is. That is obvious. The question of VR is one of viability(可行性) and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tools to tell a story with VR aren’t easy to pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR technology isn’t both top-of-the-line and affordable, VR will fail.
“I think that current VR technology is pretty exclusive right now, but it’s very promising that it will not be a problem in the long run,” said Thomas Hallaq, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications. “We’re seeing more technology become accessible, and more people having access to that technology. Just look at smartphones.”
If the technology is widely available and companies like Oculus, Samsung, HTC and Valve can overcome the inherent difficulties, VR will succeed in being a desirable means of storytelling. Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, VR will change the way we tell stories.
31．Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism
A．Because it is a medium built on relevance.
B．Because it is very popular and interesting.
C．Because it allows people to experience the news personally.
D．Because it is an exclusively new tool in telling news stories.
32．According to the passage, what is the biggest challenge VR is facing
A．Whether it is easily accessible to people. B．How powerful and interesting it can be.
C．Whether qualified VR headsets can be built. D．What new ways people will find to report news.
33．What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of VR technology
A．Neutral. B．Positive. C．Negative. D．Concerned.
34．Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A．The Challenges of Virtual Reality B．The Wide Popularity of Virtual Reality
C．The Future of Storytelling—Virtual Reality D．The Development of Virtual Reality in the Future
【参考答案】
31．C 32．A 33．B 34．C
【语篇解读】
这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了虚拟现实技术在报道新闻故事方面的作用以及它的未来发展前景。
【详情解析】
31．细节理解题。根据第三段中“VR is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn’t just reading or watching something play out; they’re experiencing it. The immersive nature of VR allows people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct than our intellect.”（于记者来说，虚拟现实是一个强大的工具。消费者不只是阅读或观看某些内容;他们正在经历。虚拟现实的沉浸性让人们能够在更深层的层面上与主题联系起来，而不仅仅是阅读。这种体验是情绪化的，更多的是我们的本能，而不是我们的智力。）可知，虚拟现实被认为是新闻的强大工具是因为它能让人们亲身体验新闻。故选C项。
32．细节理解题。根据第四段中“The question of VR is one of viability and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces.”（虚拟现实是一个可行性和可用性的问题。讲故事必须容易做到，而且必须能够随时接触到这些故事。这是VR面临的最大挑战。）可知，根据文章，虚拟现实面临的最大挑战它是否容易为人们所接触到。故选A项。
33．推理判断题。根据最后一段“If the technology is widely available and companies like Oculus, Samsung, HTC and Valve can overcome the inherent difficulties, VR will succeed in being a desirable means of storytelling. Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, VR will change the way we tell stories.”（如果这项技术被广泛应用，Oculus、三星(Samsung)、HTC和Valve等公司能够克服固有的困难，VR将成功成为讲故事的理想手段。就像之前的广播、电视和互联网一样，虚拟现实将改变我们讲故事的方式。）故可推知，作者对VR技术的未来持积极乐观的态度。故选B项。
34．主旨大意题。根据第一段中“Journalists are always finding new means to tell stories and report news. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it ”（记者总是在寻找讲述故事和报道新闻的新方法。这是一个讲故事的金矿。还有什么比把他们放在故事的中心更好的方式来讲述一个故事呢？）以及最后一段中“Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, VR will change the way we tell stories.”（就像之前的广播、电视和互联网一样，虚拟现实将改变我们讲故事的方式。）可知，文章主要讲的是虚拟现实技术在报道新闻故事方面的作用以及它的未来发展前景。故文章最好的标题是“讲故事的未来——虚拟现实”。故选C项。
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you feel depressed (消沉的), it’s best to do something about it—depression doesn’t just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor, here are four things you can do to feel better.
Exercise. Take a 15-to-30-minute walk every day—or dance and bike if you prefer. 35 But make yourself do it anyway. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood.
Provide yourself with good nutrition. Depression can affect appetite (食欲). One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. 36 So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals (even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going).
Find out troubles. 37 When you know what’s got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend. Talking is a way to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well.
38 Depression affects a person’s thoughts, making everything seem unhappy and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life. Try to notice one thing, and then try to think of one more. Consider your strengths or gifts.
Most of all, don’t forget to be patient with yourself. 39
A．Look on the bright side.
B．Take action to solve problems.
C．Depression takes time to heal.
D．Proper nutrition can affect a person’s mood and energy.
E．People who are depressed may not feel much like being active.
F．Try to make out any situations that have contributed to your depression.
G．With depression, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked.
【参考答案】
35．E 36．D 37．F 38．A 39．C
【语篇解读】
本文是说明文。文章主要介绍缓解心情低落的方法：经常锻炼，为自己提供良好的营养，找出麻烦和问题，这样能让自己的心情好起来。
【详情解析】
35．根据下文But make yourself do it anyway.（尽管如此，还是让你自己去做吧）可知，此处与之形成转折关系。由此可知，E项People who are depressed may not feel much like being active.（抑郁的人可能不太想活动）符合文意。故选E。
36．根据上文Provide yourself with good nutrition.（给自己提供好的营养）可知，此处与nutrition“营养”有关。由此可知，D项Proper nutrition can affect a person’s mood and energy.（适当的营养可以影响一个人的情绪和能量）符合文意。故选D。
37．根据上文Find out troubles.（找出问题）可知，此处指找出问题所在。由此可知，F项Try to make out any situations that have contributed to your depression.（试着找出任何导致你抑郁的情况）符合文意。故选F。
38．根据下文If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life.（如果抑郁让你只注意到消极的一面，那就努力去发现生活中好的一面）可知，此处指要看到事物积极的一面。由此可知，A项Look on the bright side.（往好的方面想）符合文意。故选A。
39．根据上文Most of all, don’t forget to be patient with yourself.（最重要的是，不要忘记对自己有耐心）可知，此处指排除压抑情绪需要一段时间。由此可知，C项Depression takes time to heal.（抑郁症需要时间来治愈）符合文意。故选C。
第三部分 书面表达(共两节， 32 分)
第一节 (共 4 小题； 第 40、41 题各 2 分， 第 42 题 3 分， 第 43 题 5 分， 共 12 分)
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
A spoonful of pickles (榨菜) can sometimes make a meal taste way better. Recently, a new type of pickle is being discussed: “digital pickled vegetables”. It refers to the videos people watch while eating. Many people think that the videos can make their food more appetizing.
The topic received more than 16 million clicks on Sina Weibo and about 100,000 people participated in the discussion. Instead of having meals with friends and family members, many young people in China are kept company by TV shows or short videos. Many believe that their food is tastier with the “digital pickles”.
Can this habit affect your diet According to a research paper published in 2019, you may eat more unconsciously. The international research team asked 62 volunteers to follow different eating patterns on four different days. The patterns included eating while looking at the mobile phone, reading magazines and without distraction. After analyzing their diets, the team discovered that eating with a distraction increased caloric ingestion (卡路里摄入) by about 15 percent.
To explore the reason, the team also invited two groups of people: one group ate while listening to an audio clip (音频剪辑) about another person eating and the other listened to a clip that helped them imagine themselves eating. The results showed that the second group ate less since they were more focused on their meals. When we eat with the “digital pickles”, our attention can be distracted, which leads to eating more than expected.
This works not only for eating meals but other demanding tasks as well. A research project led by the University of Sussex, UK, pointed out that activities which require lots of attention trick many participants into overeating. The team invited 120 participants to do various tasks while providing them with drinks and snacks. “Our study suggests that if you’re eating or drinking while your attention is distracted by a highly engaging task, you’re less likely to be able to tell how full you feel,” one of the authors Martin Yeomans explained.
40．What is “digital pickled vegetables”
41．How will eating while watching videos affect people’s diet
42．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
People overeat when doing demanding tasks because they need their food to distract and comfort them.
43．Online videos can make us overeat, which is their disadvantage. Can you think of two benefits they can bring to you (In about 40 words)
【参考答案】
It refers to the videos people watch while eating.
People may eat more unconsciously.
People overeat when doing demanding tasks because they need their food to distract and comfort them. People overeat when doing demanding tasks because they focus their attention on the demanding tasks. Because activities which require lots of attention trick many participants into overeating.
43．First of all, it allows us to relax for a while after a day's work, in addition, I can allow us to get social news, knowledge and entertainment information quickly.
【语篇解读】
本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是当前的一种社会现象，很多人在吃饭的时候看自己喜欢的视频，被称之为“电子榨菜”，分析了“电子榨菜”能下饭的原因以及影响。
【详情解析】
40．考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Recently, a new type of pickle is being discussed: “digital pickled vegetables”. It refers to the videos people watch while eating.(最近，一种新型的泡菜正在讨论中：“电子榨菜”。它指的是人们在吃饭时观看的视频)”可知，“电子榨菜”指的是边吃饭边看的视频。故答案是It refers to the videos people watch while eating.
41．考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“Can this habit affect your diet According to a research paper published in 2019, you may eat more unconsciously.(这个习惯会影响你的饮食吗？根据2019年发表的一篇研究论文，你可能会在不知不觉中吃得更多)”可知，根据研究发现，边吃饭边看视频会让我们吃饭的注意力分散，最终会导致我们吃得过多。故答案是People may eat more unconsciously.
42．考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“A research project led by the University of Sussex, UK, pointed out that activities which require lots of attention trick many participants into overeating.(由英国萨塞克斯大学领导的一项研究项目指出，需要大量注意力的活动会诱使许多参与者暴饮暴食)”可知，当我们的注意力没有集中在吃饭上，而是集中在需要更多注意力的活动中时，我们就会吃的过多，由此可知，句子中的“they need their food to distract and comfort them.”是错误的，应改为“they focus their attention on the demanding tasks.(他们将注意力集中在要求苛刻的任务上)”，因为他们把注意力集中在要求很高的任务中。故答案是People overeat when doing demanding tasks because they need their food to distract and comfort them. People overeat when doing demanding tasks because they focus their attention on the demanding tasks. Because activities which require lots of attention trick many participants into overeating.。
43．开放性题目。言之有理即可，注意字数限制。网络视频有一些弊端，但我们不能否认其带来的好处，网络视频可以给人们一天的劳累带来片刻的放松，也可以让我们在短时间内获取各方面的信息。故答案可以为First of all, it allows us to relax for a while after a day's work, in addition, it can allow us to get social news, knowledge and entertainment information quickly.
第二节(20 分)
假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你的英国朋友 Jim 在给你的邮件中提到他们学校的国际文化周要开始了，他们班将要举办一次中国文化展。因此，他向你询求建议，请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 推荐展示的内容及形式；
2. 陈述推荐理由。
注意：1.词数不少于 50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________.
Yours,
Li Hua
【参考答案】
Dear Jim,
It’s a great delight to hear that your class is going to promote Chinese Culture! Chinese culture is splendid with many unique elements, and I’m glad to recommend some of them to you.
I think you can hold a small exhibition with both traditional and modern Chinese culture elements on display. For example, different Huawei phones and models of bullet trains can be shown on shelves, while a hands-on area can also be provided, where students can try to make their own paper cuts and dumplings. In this way, the advanced technology of modern China, together with its long-lasting traditional culture, can definitely attract students and meet different needs.
Above are some of my ideas that I hope can be helpful. I wish this activity great success and please let me know how it goes!
Yours,
Li Hua
【语篇解读】
本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国朋友 Jim 回复一封邮件，向他推荐中国文化展展示的内容及形式，并陈述推荐理由。
【详情解析】
1.词汇积累
高兴：delight →pleasure
极好的：splendid→ magnificent
例如：for example→for instance
同……一起：together with →along with
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Chinese culture is splendid with many unique elements, and I’m glad to recommend some of them to you.
拓展句：Chinese culture is splendid with many unique elements, some of which I’m glad to recommend to you.
【点睛】
【高分句型1】For example, different Huawei phones and models of bullet trains can be shown on shelves, while a hands-on area can also be provided, where students can try to make their own paper cuts and dumplings.（运用了while引导状语从句和where引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Above are some of my ideas that I hope can be helpful.（运用了倒装句和that引导的限制性定语从句）2024届高一下学期开学摸底考（北京专用）
英 语
（考试时间：90分钟 试卷满分：100分）
注意事项：
1、本试卷共 100 分。考试时长 90 分钟。
2、考生务必在答题卡指定区域作答，在试卷上作答无效。
3、考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
第一部分 知识运用(共两节， 30 分)
第一节 (共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中，选出 最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Sam was a motherless boy who lived with his father Curtis. To Sam, his father was his hero and the only soul with whom he felt 1 and connected in the world. Though uneducated and poor, Curtis recognized and cultivated his son’s 2 in words like it was the most important thing in the world. He would take Sam to the public library every day.
When fate suddenly took Curtis away from Sam, the kid became homeless and withdrawn from everyone and everything. He even couldn’t read a single page without 3 at every sentence. So he turned to writing instead. And within two months, the boy used up six notebooks to write his thoughts in notes and poetry.
One day, Mr. Murray, a father of two boys, 4 Sam sitting outside a cafe, gripping his stomach in hunger, tears streaming down his face. He took Sam home, 5 him, and tucked him up in bed. Then he looked through Sam’s bag, hoping to find some number he could call. Instead, he found Sam’s diary. He read through page after page of what the l1-year- old had been going through, trying to cry in 6 .
When Sam woke up, he found his books 7 arranged on a shelf, his clothes put away in a laundry bag, and the picture of his father put in a beautiful frame and placed on the study table.
“This is your home. You can have all the books you want. I will drive you to and from school every day with my boys. Nothing will stop you from pursuing your dreams,” Mr. Murray said, accepting Sam’s 8 hug.
From that day on, Sam’s life was never the same. Reading and writing never got apart from him. He became outgoing and 9 a confident personality. With the love and support of Mr. Murray, he followed his heart and studied 10 in university. By the time Sam was 30, he was the owner of a successful publishing house.
1．A．safe B．stressed C．excited D．anxious
2．A．inspiration B．interest C．habit D．imagination
3．A．showing off B．giving up C．calming down D．breaking down
4．A．kept B．felt C．spotted D．prevented
5．A．fed B．taught C．dragged D．pleased
6．A．horror B．silence C．relief D．desperation
7．A．neatly B．hurriedly C．wisely D．naturally
8．A．polite B．tearful C．welcoming D．comforting
9．A．replaced B．described C．developed D．strengthened
10．A．science B．gymnastics C．education D．literature
第二节(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分)
阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写 1 个恰当 的单词，在给出提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。请在答题卡指 定区域作答。
A
Chinese New Year Painting is a special Chinese art form. Usually it 11 (put) on walls, doors or windows. As Spring Festival arrives, many families put up New Year Paintings as a wish 12 ( have) good luck and happiness. There are different subjects in New Year Paintings, such as babies, flowers and birds. The earliest New Year Painting 13 ( appear) in the Tang dynasty (朝代)and was attached to the door to keep the family safe. Today New Year Paintings are still popular in some rural areas of China.
B
It was my first time spending Spring Festival in China 14 my host family. Spring Festival is highly valued by every Chinese family. Preparations began a week before the festival. First, the house 15 (clean)from top to bottom. Next, the Chinese character Fu was attached upside down to our front door. The greatest excitement began the night before Spring Festival. Fireworks were being let off across the city, suddenly lighting up the night sky. We then sat together 16 (enjoy) a big dinner, wishing everyone a happy new year.
C
It was a cold and snowy morning after the winter holiday. Actually, it 17 (be) my first day at my new school. I was walking 18 (slow) and worrying about lots of things. A girl 19 was on a bike passed me quickly. She was riding on snowy ice when suddenly she fell off her bike just a few steps in front of me. Without thinking, I went over and 20 ( help) her stand up. She said “ Thank you! ” to me with a smile and then rode away. The words “ Thank you! ” helped me and this small event (事情)made me less nervous about my new school.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节， 38 分)
第一节(共 14 小题；每小题 2 分，共 28 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，并 在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
The following list includes some books that come highly recommended by millions of readers and also a short summary of the highlights of each work.
The Go-Giver, by Bob Burg and John David Mann
I didn’t even expect that such a short book could make a huge difference in my way towards life. It simply explains complex laws that direct mankind, and concludes that there is always truth in the opposite.
Dao De Jing, by Lao Zi
Dao De Jing is one of the finest books on philosophy written by Lao Zi, an ancient Chinese philosopher and poet. It is sincere, exciting and makes you think a lot. Read it and get in touch with the clear educative understandings that give you enough tips to pursue your life goal full of passion.
The Science of Getting Rich, by Wallace D．Wattles
I had my own misunderstandings of getting rich till I read this book. The book made a huge difference to my life after I discovered the secrets mentioned. Read it and it teaches you how to become rich, not immediately, but step by step.
The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg
I never knew habits played such an important role in shaping our future until I read this book. It says, you are what your habits are, and also suggests the proven techniques to create new habits that change our lifestyles and eventually our livers. It is must-read for everyone who wishes to form lifetime habits.
The Road Less Travelled, by Scott Peck
Simply put, buy this book for the path towards understanding in a spiritual way that strengthens your personal growth. This book never gives you easy solutions to the challenges of life; it simply is part of life and leaves you with better understanding to lead a fulfilled life.
21．Which book can help you chase your dream passionately
A．Dao De Jing. B．The Go-Giver.
C．The Road Less Travelled. D．The Science of Getting Rich.
22．Which of the following ideas may Scott Peck agree with
A．Habits can shape our future. B．There is always truth in the opposite.
C．Difficulty is often part of personal growth. D．We should find easy solutions to challenges.
23．What can we know about the books mentioned above
A．They are all easily written. B．They are all popular books.
C．All their writers are foreigners. D．All the books are about life goals.
B
Margaret Ann Bulkley was born around 1789, in Ireland. She had big dreams. “I want to be a doctor!” But two hundred years ago a girl couldn’t become a doctor. Her uncle, James Barry, was a great painter. And his friend General Miranda had a library with more than 6,000 books. Margaret loved reading there. Her intelligence impressed him. Years later, her uncle James Barry died, leaving her some money. It was enough to study to be a doctor. “But a girl can’t become a doctor,” said Margaret sadly.
“Yes, you can!” said General Miranda. “All you have to do is to disguise as a boy.” Margaret really wanted to be a doctor. So she cut off her long hair, practiced speaking in a deep voice, and put on boy’s clothes. She also named herself James Barry. From then on, Margaret Ann Bulkley disappeared. She became James Barry and entered Edinburgh University. He took 13 subjects and worked all through the summer when the other students went on holiday.
Barry graduated in 1812 and decided to join the British Army. In his life, Dr. James Barry travelled all over the world, helping to save many lives. Before retirement, Barry had risen to the second highest medical officer in the British Army. Barry improved the conditions for not only wounded soldiers but also the local people, and performed the first recorded successful caesarean section (剖宫产) in Africa. The secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years was only known after his death in 1865.
24．What left a deep impression on General Miranda
A．Margaret’s intelligence. B．Margaret’s love for painting.
C．Margaret’s dream. D．Margaret’s love for reading.
25．What does the underlined word “disguise” in paragraph 2 mean
A．Change one’s clothes. B．Dress like a doctor.
C．Dress like a gentleman. D．Change one’s appearance.
26．Which was Dr. James Barry’s achievement in her job
A．Becoming the highest officer in the British Army.
B．Improving medical conditions for the wounded soldiers.
C．Graduating from the most famous medical university.
D．Doing the world’s first recorded caesarean section successfully.
27．What was the secret Dr. James Barry kept for over fifty years
A．James Barry left much money. B．Margaret died in her twenties.
C．Dr. James Barry was a woman. D．General Miranda helped Margaret a lot.
C
Libraries around the world still hold copies of books printed hundreds of years ago. Will e-books still be used in hundreds of years’ time Librarians are worried that digital information and digital books are already being lost. Technology is always changing, and even now, we cannot find the information typed in programs we used ten or fifteen years ago. Is digital data in danger of disappearing into a digital black hole
Amazingly, we still have copies of the first published collection of William Shakespeare 536 plays The first Folio. That’s not bad for a book that’s nearly 500 years old. The folio was published in 1623. Around 800 copies were printed and 234 known copies still can be found today.
Books are quite easy to store. They hold a large amount of information in a small space. Most importantly, we don’t need any special equipment to open them. But what about the digital books stored on your computer now Will people be able to read them in 800, 500 or even 10 years’ time
Technology moves fast. The digital books we saved on some special equipment ten or twenty years ago can’t be opened now. We can’t open them on our 21st century laptops. What about all your digital photographs Every second, thousands of them are uploaded to social media. There is no physical copy. What will happen to them Will they be lost in a few years’ time Now you save them in .jpg or .tiff format (格式). In ten years’ time, there will be another form and another program to open your photos with. This new program will not be able to open your old .jpg or .tiff files. People have recognised this problem and there are now online sellers who will print physical photo albums of your Facebook posts.
When a website closes down, all the information on that website is removed. It’s gone forever. It has disappeared into the “digital black hole”. Organisations have understood this problem. In 2004, the British Library in the UK started to archive (存档) websites that are important culturally and academically for future generations, just like paper-based literature. In 2010, the US Library of Congress signed an agreement with Twitter to archive public Tweets sent by Americans. They have archived all public Tweets sent since the start of Twitter in 2006. That’s 400 million Tweets every day!
With all the amazing new digital technology today, we still have to rely on the centuries-old technology of printing. For now, it seems printed copies are still the safest way to store information.
28．The writer mentions Shakespeare’s work to show ______.
A．there are different ways to store books B．Shakespeare has influence on printing books
C．printed books can be stored for a long time D．the technology of printing has a long history
29．Why is digital data in danger of disappearing into a digital black hole
A．There is no enough room to store digital data. B．People prefer printed copies to digital data.
C．A new form of data will replace digital data. D．Digital data may not be reached in the future.
30．What is the author’s attitude toward keeping the printed copies
A．Doubtful. B．Supportive. C．Unclear. D．Worried.
D
As technology is developing rapidly, we can actually build VR headsets that meet high requirements. The interest in VR rises, so does the interest in creating new media to be experienced in using VR. Journalism is a medium built on relevance. Journalists are always finding new means to tell stories and report news. It is a goldmine for storytelling. What better ways to tell a story to someone than to put them right in the center of it
People are already making use of VR in news. Creative director Spike Jonze and visual artist Chris Milk put viewers at the scene of the Millions March protest in New York in December, 2014. The University of Southern California created “Project Syria,” which allows viewers to experience the bombing of a crowded neighborhood and visit a refugee camp in the war-tom country. These are just a few examples of a growing number of projects that are out there.
VR is a powerful tool for journalists. The consumer isn’t just reading or watching something play out; they’re experiencing it. The immersive(沉浸式的) nature of VR allows people to connect with the subject matter on a much deeper level than just reading about it. The experience is emotional, speaking more to our instinct(本能) than our intellect(智力). There are a wide range of possibilities for storytelling here, and any storyteller wanting to do something more interesting than their peers should surely be considering the sheer power of VR.
The question of VR, though, is not how powerful it is. That is obvious. The question of VR is one of viability(可行性) and availability. Telling stories must be easy to do, and access to those stories must be readily available. This is the biggest challenge that VR faces. If the tools to tell a story with VR aren’t easy to pick up and learn, VR will fail. If VR technology isn’t both top-of-the-line and affordable, VR will fail.
“I think that current VR technology is pretty exclusive right now, but it’s very promising that it will not be a problem in the long run,” said Thomas Hallaq, assistant professor of journalism and mass communications. “We’re seeing more technology become accessible, and more people having access to that technology. Just look at smartphones.”
If the technology is widely available and companies like Oculus, Samsung, HTC and Valve can overcome the inherent difficulties, VR will succeed in being a desirable means of storytelling. Like radio, TV and the Internet before it, VR will change the way we tell stories.
31．Why is VR considered a powerful tool for journalism
A．Because it is a medium built on relevance.
B．Because it is very popular and interesting.
C．Because it allows people to experience the news personally.
D．Because it is an exclusively new tool in telling news stories.
32．According to the passage, what is the biggest challenge VR is facing
A．Whether it is easily accessible to people. B．How powerful and interesting it can be.
C．Whether qualified VR headsets can be built. D．What new ways people will find to report news.
33．What’s the author’s attitude towards the future of VR technology
A．Neutral. B．Positive. C．Negative. D．Concerned.
34．Which of the following is the best title for the passage
A．The Challenges of Virtual Reality B．The Wide Popularity of Virtual Reality
C．The Future of Storytelling—Virtual Reality D．The Development of Virtual Reality in the Future
第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，共 10 分)
根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you feel depressed (消沉的), it’s best to do something about it—depression doesn’t just go away on its own. In addition to getting help from a doctor, here are four things you can do to feel better.
Exercise. Take a 15-to-30-minute walk every day—or dance and bike if you prefer. 35 But make yourself do it anyway. Once you get in the exercise habit, it won’t take long to notice a difference in your mood.
Provide yourself with good nutrition. Depression can affect appetite (食欲). One person may not feel like eating at all, but another might overeat. 36 So eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and get regular meals (even if you don’t feel hungry, try to eat something light, like a piece of fruit, to keep you going).
Find out troubles. 37 When you know what’s got you feeling blue and why, talk about it with a caring friend. Talking is a way to receive some understanding. If there’s no one to tell, pouring your heart out to a journal works just as well.
38 Depression affects a person’s thoughts, making everything seem unhappy and hopeless. If depression has you noticing only the negative, make an effort to notice the good things in life. Try to notice one thing, and then try to think of one more. Consider your strengths or gifts.
Most of all, don’t forget to be patient with yourself. 39
A．Look on the bright side.
B．Take action to solve problems.
C．Depression takes time to heal.
D．Proper nutrition can affect a person’s mood and energy.
E．People who are depressed may not feel much like being active.
F．Try to make out any situations that have contributed to your depression.
G．With depression, a person’s creativity and sense of fun may seem blocked.
第三部分 书面表达(共两节， 32 分)
第一节 (共 4 小题； 第 40、41 题各 2 分， 第 42 题 3 分， 第 43 题 5 分， 共 12 分)
阅读下面短文，根据题目要求用英文回答问题。请在答题卡指定区域作答。
A spoonful of pickles (榨菜) can sometimes make a meal taste way better. Recently, a new type of pickle is being discussed: “digital pickled vegetables”. It refers to the videos people watch while eating. Many people think that the videos can make their food more appetizing.
The topic received more than 16 million clicks on Sina Weibo and about 100,000 people participated in the discussion. Instead of having meals with friends and family members, many young people in China are kept company by TV shows or short videos. Many believe that their food is tastier with the “digital pickles”.
Can this habit affect your diet According to a research paper published in 2019, you may eat more unconsciously. The international research team asked 62 volunteers to follow different eating patterns on four different days. The patterns included eating while looking at the mobile phone, reading magazines and without distraction. After analyzing their diets, the team discovered that eating with a distraction increased caloric ingestion (卡路里摄入) by about 15 percent.
To explore the reason, the team also invited two groups of people: one group ate while listening to an audio clip (音频剪辑) about another person eating and the other listened to a clip that helped them imagine themselves eating. The results showed that the second group ate less since they were more focused on their meals. When we eat with the “digital pickles”, our attention can be distracted, which leads to eating more than expected.
This works not only for eating meals but other demanding tasks as well. A research project led by the University of Sussex, UK, pointed out that activities which require lots of attention trick many participants into overeating. The team invited 120 participants to do various tasks while providing them with drinks and snacks. “Our study suggests that if you’re eating or drinking while your attention is distracted by a highly engaging task, you’re less likely to be able to tell how full you feel,” one of the authors Martin Yeomans explained.
40．What is “digital pickled vegetables”
41．How will eating while watching videos affect people’s diet
42．Please decide which part is false in the following statement, then underline it and explain why.
People overeat when doing demanding tasks because they need their food to distract and comfort them.
43．Online videos can make us overeat, which is their disadvantage. Can you think of two benefits they can bring to you (In about 40 words)
第二节(20 分)
假设你是红星中学高一学生李华。你的英国朋友 Jim 在给你的邮件中提到他们学校的国际文化周要开始了，他们班将要举办一次中国文化展。因此，他向你询求建议，请你给他回复邮件，内容包括：
1. 推荐展示的内容及形式；
2. 陈述推荐理由。
注意：1.词数不少于 50；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
