2024年上期永州市名校高二入学考试英语答案与解析
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【C 篇导语】本文是一篇新闻报道，主要讲的是 Ben Keene 建立了 Tribewanted，这是一个生态友好的可持续社区，
同时存在于互联网的虚拟世界和一个实际的荒岛上以及他加入的 Escape the City，也说明了这两个社区的影响。
【28 题详解】细节理解题。根据第二段“From there, Ben co-founded Tribewanted, … an actual desert island at the same
time.(在那里，本与人共同创立了 Tribewanted，这是一个生态友好的可持续社区，同时存在于互联网的虚拟世界和
一个实际的荒岛上。)”可知，Tribewanted 是一个虚拟和现实世界的生态社区。故选 D。
【29 题详解】词句猜测题。根据第四段“The idea was swept along with a flood of interest, with the island lease (租约)
was secured(这个想法引起了人们的兴趣，随着岛屿租赁的确定)”可知，在引起了人们的兴趣，确定了岛屿租赁之后，
这个虚拟社区开始活跃起来，划线短语 sprung to life 的意思是“开始产生，开始活跃起来”，和 came into being 意思
相近，故选 B。
【30 题详解】推理判断题。根据最后一段“From there Ben joined Escape the City,... Ben has supported and guided
thousands of people to set up impactful businesses on a limited budget.(从那里，Ben 加入了 Escape the City，这是一个全
球性的社区，其使命是帮助一百万人做对他们和世界都重要的工作，激励成千上万有才华的职业转换者和雄心勃勃
的商人迈出飞跃，将他们的想法发布到世界上。Ben 领导 Escape school 团队 5 年，并成为 Virgin Startup 和 Zinc 的
商业顾问和指导。Ben 支持并指导了成千上万的人在有限的预算下建立了有影响力的企业。)”可知，本加入 Escape
the City 的目的是支持人们创办有影响力的企业。故选 C。
【31 题详解】推理判断题。根据第三段“The idea behind Tribewanted was to recruit (招募) a group of similar people online
before heading to the Fijian Island of Vorovoro to build a sustainable community alongside the local native tribe.(Tribewanted
的想法是在网上招募一群相似的人，然后前往斐济的 Vorovoro 岛，与当地土著部落一起建立一个可持续发展的社
区。)”和最后一段“From there Ben joined Escape the City, a global community with the mission to help one million people
to do work that matters to them and the world, inspiring thousands of talented career changers and ambitious businessmen to
take the leap and launch their ideas into the world.(从那里，Ben 加入了 Escape the City，这是一个全球性的社区，其使
命是帮助一百万人做对他们和世界都重要的工作，激励成千上万有才华的职业转换者和雄心勃勃的商人迈出飞跃，
将他们的想法发布到世界上。)”可知，本文主要讲的是 Ben Keene 建立了 Tribewanted，这是一个生态友好的可持续
社区，同时存在于互联网的虚拟世界和一个实际的荒岛上以及他加入的 Escape the City，这两个社区对人都有激励
作用，因此本文可以在鼓舞人们的栏目读到。故选 A。
【D 篇导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了人们没有时间参与艺术这种现象以及艺术的重要性，艺术应该是
一种生活中的必需品而不是奢侈品。
【32 题详解】主旨大意题。根据第一段“According to Americans for the Arts,... Fewer than half actively created art of any
kind.(根据美国艺术协会的说法，超过三分之二的美国成年人说艺术“让我超越了日常经历”。尽管如此，2017 年只
有 30%的人参加了任何类型的音乐会；23%的人参观了艺术博物馆；6%的人参加了文学活动。只有不到一半的人积
极创作艺术)”可知，第一段主要讲的是就艺术而言，价值观和行为之间的不匹配。故选 C。
【33 题详解】细节理解题。根据第三段“Too often, we let the realities of life get in the way of the arts, which can feel
insignificant by comparison. But this is a mistake.(很多时候，我们让现实生活阻碍了艺术，相比之下，艺术显得微不足
道。但这是一个错误)”可知，艺术让位于物质追求是错误的想法。故选 B。
【34 题详解】推理判断题。根据第五段“Think of a time when you heard a piece of music and wanted to cry…. after
breathing in smoggy air.(想想当你听到一段音乐想哭的时候。或者回忆起当你盯着一个精致的栩栩如生的雕塑时你的
心跳。很有可能是它刺激了突然的觉醒，就像呼吸了烟雾弥漫的空气后，肺部吸入纯氧后的休克一样)”可推知，作
者在第 5 段想表达的是艺术使生活更充实、更快乐。故选 D。
【35 题详解】主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是最后一段“If you are among those ... As such, it probably gets the same sort
of treatment as any minor hobby. Don’t make this error. Treat art more like exercise or sleep: a necessity for a life full of deep
satisfaction.(如果你是那些认为艺术是“体验和参与的纯粹乐趣”的人中的一员，你可能会像在外面吃饭或跳伞一样看
待它：在你有限的时间和金钱预算中，它是一种奢侈品。因此，它可能会像其他小爱好一样受到同样的对待。不要
犯这种错误。把艺术看作是锻炼或睡眠：是充满深刻满足感的生活的必需品)”可知，文章主要论述了人们没有时间
参与艺术这种现象以及艺术的重要性，艺术应该是一种生活中的必需品而不是奢侈品。由此可知，A 选项“Art: A Habit,
Not a Luxury(艺术：一种习惯，而不是奢侈品)”适合作本文最佳标题。故选 A。
【七选五导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了面对改变，反应和回应两种选择的定义以及各自的影响。
【36 题详解】根据上文“When faced with change, most people go down one of two roads: They either respond or react.(面
对变化，大多数人会选择两条路中的一条：要么回应，要么反应)”以及后文“Reacting, on the other hand, literally means
to meet one action with another.(另一方面，反应的字面意思是用一个动作来应对另一个动作)”可知，后文提到了反应
的定义，那么本句是在说明面对变化，选择回应。故 G 选项“回应，与责任有关，是体贴的”符合语境，故选 G。
【37 题详解】根据上文“Reacting, …Consequently, you rarely regret responding.(另一方面，反应的字面意思是用一个
动作来应对另一个动作。这是即时的。回应在事件和你所做的事情之间创造了更多的空间。在这个空间里，你给了
即时情绪呼吸的空间，你对正在发生的事情有了更好的理解。因此，你很少后悔回应)”可知，上文提到了回应和反
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应，且提到很少后悔回应，推测本句是在说明会后悔反应。故 B 选项“但是你经常后悔反应”符合语境，故选 B。
【38 题详解】根据后文“You can do all the affect labeling …it’s hard not to become more reactive.(你可以做世界上所有
的影响标签和冥想。然而，如果你经常生活在反应性的环境中，就很难不变得更加反应性)”可知，后文提到经常生
活在反应性的环境中，就很难不变得更加反应性，说明了外部因素的重要性。故 A 选项“但外部因素也很重要”符合
语境，故选 A。
【39 题详解】根据本段内容“When I spend too much time, …when we need our humanity more than ever.(当我花太多时
间在社交媒体上时，我更有可能对我的孩子大吼大叫，感到不安，我的思考能力也会显著下降。然而，我越来越担
心，在我们比以往任何时候都更需要人性的时候，不仅仅是我，而是我们的整个文化，让我们变得更加被动)”可知，
本段主要叙述了作者关于反应的亲身经历。故 C 选项“我有过亲身经历”符合语境，故选 C。
【40 题详解】根据后文“But distinctly naming the problem is an important first step ... to preserve our humanity.(但明确指
出问题所在是重要的第一步。我们也可以通过有意识地创造更敏感的环境来减少反应性。我们可以读纸质书而不是
电子版。我们可以不带手机去健身房或散步。如果我们想在这个充满挑战的时代中生存下去，我们就必须设法保持
刺激和反应之间的空间，也就是说，我们必须设法保持我们的人性)”可知，后文主要说明了应对反应的方法，且强
调了步骤，故本句总起全段，指出没有可以应对这个问题的灵丹妙药。故 D 选项“没有灵丹妙药”符合语境，故选 D。
【完形填空导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了 Colonel Sanders 依靠出售自己的炸鸡配方，而成为世界知名度
第二高的名人的故事。
【41 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：他很小的时候父亲就去世了，留下他一个母亲和两个妹妹，剩下他一个男
人在家里。A. man 男人；B. son 儿子；C. orphan 孤儿；D. child 孩子。根据后文“when his father died, leaving him with
a mother and two younger sisters”可知，他是家里唯一的男人，故选 A。
【42 题详解】查动词词义辨析。句意：7 岁时，他开始做饭，不久之后，他打了几份零工。A. selling 出售；B. learning
学习；C. cooking 烹饪；D. experimenting 实验。根据后文“the perfect fried chicken recipe”可知，他七岁时开始做饭，
故选 C。
【43 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在 40 岁的时候，他已经掌握了完美的炸鸡配方，甚至开了一家餐馆来满
足对他的食物的高需求。A. mastered 掌握；B. adjusted 调整；C. adopted 采用；D. bought 购买。根据后文“the perfect
fried chicken recipe”指他掌握了完美的炸鸡配方，故选 A。
【44 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在 40 岁的时候，他已经掌握了完美的炸鸡配方，甚至开了一家餐馆来满
足对他的食物的高需求。A. expand 扩大；B. service 提供服务，维修；C. require 需要；D. generate 产生。根据后文
“the high demand for his food”可知，开店的目的是为了满足大量需求，此处 service 表示提供服务，满足。故选 B。
【45 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他正在完善他的鸡肉时，一个压力锅推销员找到他，说服桑德斯投资他
的产品，以帮助他加快烹饪过程。A. cheated 欺骗；B. perceived 感知；C. inquired 询问；D. approached 接洽，靠近。
根据后文“by a pressure cooker salesman”指推销员和他接洽压力锅的事情，故选 D。
【46 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：当他正在完善他的鸡肉时，一个压力锅推销员找到他，说服桑德斯投资他
的产品，以帮助他加快烹饪过程。A. educated 教育；B. commanded 命令；C. convinced 说服；D. promised 承诺。根
据后文“Sanders to invest in his product to help speed along his cooking process”可知，推销员说服桑德斯投资他的产品，
以帮助他加快烹饪过程。故选 C。
【47 题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：桑德斯最终买了 12 个高压锅，然后他准备卖很多鸡肉。A. appealed to 吸
引；B. ended up 结束；C. subscribed to 订阅；D. committed to 致力于。根据后文“buying 12 pressure cookers”可知，桑
德斯最后买了 12 个高压锅，为短语 end up doing sth.。故选 B。
48 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：60 岁时，桑德斯决定退休，但因为他不满足于靠 105 美元的社会保障支票
生活，他决定特许经营他的鸡。A. escape 逃走；B. advance 前进；C. retire 退休；D. challenge 挑战。根据后文“He
started traveling to different restaurants, cooking his fried chicken at the spot for restaurant owners.(他开始去不同的餐馆，
在那里为餐馆老板做炸鸡)”指桑德斯决定退休，开始去不同的餐馆做炸鸡。故选 C。
【49 题详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：60 岁时，桑德斯上校决定退休，但因为他不满足于靠 105 美元的社会保
障支票生活，他决定特许经营他的鸡。A. living off 依赖；B. leaving out 遗漏；C. settling down 安定；D. carrying on
继续。根据后文“of his $105 social security checks”指依靠 105 美元的社会保障支票生活，应用 live off。故选 A。
【50 题详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果店主喜欢这种炸鸡，就会把配方卖给他们。A. store 商店；B. label 标
签；C. concept 概念；D. recipe 食谱。根据上文“he decided to franchise (给予特许经销权) his chicken.”以及后文“he
made his first sale”可知，他想要出售自己的炸鸡配方。故选 D。
【51 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，Colonel Sanders 在完成第一笔交易之前被拒绝了 1009 次。A. detected
检测；B. defeated 打败；C. assessed 评估；D. rejected 拒绝。根据后文“1,009 times before he made his first sale”指桑德
斯在完成第一笔交易之前被拒绝了 1009 次。故选 D。
【52 题详解】考查副词词义辨析。句意：最终，Colonel Sanders 拥有了 600 家特许经营权，出售他独特的招牌鸡肉。
A. Potentially 可能地；B. Ultimately 最后，最终；C. Substantially 大量地；D. Entirely 完全地。根据后文“Colonel Sanders
had 600 franchises”可知，最终，桑德斯上校拥有了 600 家特许经营权，故选 B。
【53 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：最终，Colonel Sanders 拥有了 600 家特许经营权，出售他独特的招牌鸡
肉。A. fortune 幸运的；B. unique 独特的；C. diverse 多样的；D. identical 相同的。根据上文“the perfect fried chicken
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recipe”可知，这种配方是他开发的，所以是独特的招牌鸡肉。故选 B。
【54 题详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：1976 年，Colonel 被评为世界知名度第二高的名人。A. linked 连接；B. praised
赞美；C. ranked 排名；D. posed 形成。根据后文“as the world’s second”指排名第二，故选 C。
【55 题详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：1976 年，Colonel 被评为世界知名度第二高的名人。A. generous 慷慨的；
B. stubborn 固执的；C. reserved 预订的；D. recognizable 可辨认的。根据上文“as the world’s second most”可知，Colonel
被评为世界知名度第二高的名人。故选 D。
写作参考范文：
My Time Capsule
We are currently living in an exciting time that is full of amazing discoveries, among which is the smartphone. So I have
placed a typical smartphone in the time capsule.
The smartphone is a relatively new invention, but these days people could hardly live without it. We use the smartphone
for many things besides messaging and calling, such as surfing the Internet, shopping online, and using virtual directions. I
also have a lot of photos on it about my daily life, such as the food I eat, the cloths I wear and the sport I play. I wonder if you
still use smartphones in the future or if you instead use some type of smart implant technology!
In the future, I hope that we will have a more balanced life with technology.
读后续写：
Then, about 45 minutes later, I saw a tall figure in a yellow raincoat striding toward me in the dark, carrying a flashlight.
How relieved I was to see him! It was André, who’d walked through the storm to find me, fighting the wind and snow each
step of the way. He asked me to follow him in the car and told me with a steady voice that I would be OK. He turned around
and started to trudge through the snow, sure of the direction. I drove slowly behind him, feeling my heart begin to beat more
slowly. When we reached the house a few minutes later, I got out of the car and burst into tears, all my fears turning into relief
and gratitude.
As his wife treated me to hot drinks and apple sauce, André went back out into the storm and brought back another two
families stranded on the road. We all spent a warm night in a stranger’s house. The next morning, André cleared the snow
from his driveway enough that we could all get out and drive home. The experience gave me a new perspective, letting me
approach challenges and surprises with a sense of calm. It reminded me to always reach out and help others—both friends
and strangers. But best of all, it brought André into my life. We’re still in touch, and I know we’ll be friends forever.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在回家的路上遭遇了暴风雪，迷失了方向，只能停在路边。感到无助
的作者在谷歌地图上分享了自己的位置，并在 Facebook 上发布了所在位置的截图，向熟悉该地区的人寻求帮助。很
快，人们开始做出回应。最后 André 夫妇赶来救助了作者，作者十分感激。续写线索：找到作者——带作者回家—
—作者感谢——度过温暖的夜晚——作者感悟
①由第一段首句内容“然后，大约 45 分钟后，我看到一个穿着黄色雨衣的高个子在黑暗中向我走来，手里拿着手电
筒。”可知，第一段可描写作者被救助的过程以及感受。
②由第二段首句内容“当他的妻子请我喝热饮和苹果酱时，安德列尔又回到了暴风雨中，带回了另外两个被困在路
上的家庭。”可知，第二段可描写作者到了对方家里以及最后脱困。
附：听力材料原文
Text 1
M: You’re finally moving out of the city!
W: Yes. I loved my convenient apartment. But now, I want a quiet country house with more land and room for my kids. (1)
M: Your family will love this!
Text 2
W: Sir! I’m looking for a little boy. I was walking around this store with my brother, and he walked away. He’s one meter tall
and named Josh.
M: I’ll announce his name over the store’s speaker system. My boss will call the police right now. (2)
Text 3
M: I’m unfamiliar with web application development. I’d mainly use technology to keep in touch with friends and family.
This innovation of virtual reality is most interesting to me.
W: Sure, Ryan. (3) This new form of video communication will be very useful!
Text 4
M: I finished writing the report last night, and I completed the final edits this morning.
W: Great! Well, the meeting doesn’t start until 1: 30 p. m. , so let’s go and get something to eat.
M: Sounds like a good idea! (4)
Text 5
M: Helen, how did you improve your English so quickly You’re the strongest speaker in your high school class.
W: I started watching English videos on social media and listening to English songs.
M: Those are smart ways to improve your English skills. (5)
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Text 6
W: AI tools like ChatGPT worry me. Why would employers pay me to write content if an AI program can do it for free (6)
M: My wife is a digital artist, and she has the same concern. But I don’t think you need to worry too much. I’ve already had
a couple of my students trying to hand in reports written by AI, (7) and it’s so obvious!
W: Really
M: Yeah. The software is good. Yet, it’ll never replace human creativity, knowledge or understanding, although you may find
yourself using it more in your job in the future.
Text 7 (第 8 题为推断题)
M: Hey, Claire. How was the film (9)
W: I don’t know. I left the cinema halfway through the film. (9)
M: Was it that bad (9)
W: No, I was actually enjoying the film, but the man beside me kept sneezing. (9)
M: Oh dear. Was he ill
W: He looked and sounded like he had flu, but he didn’t cover his mouth when he sneezed and he wasn’t wearing a mask. I
felt uncomfortable. (9)
M: I think you made the right decision.
W: Well, I’m just going to have a shower, but do you want to watch a TV show together once I’m done
M: I need to study for my exam tomorrow. You go ahead.
W: Okay. I’ll keep the sound down so I won’t disturb you.
Text 8
W: After two years of working at home, it’s strange being back in my office.
M: I’ve always been working at my office as required by my job. (10) Where do you prefer working
W: At home. Luckily, my office isn’t far away from my house. But still, I have difficulties
focusing now. Many co-workers in my office want to chat or meet with me, which constantly breaks my concentration. (11)
M: Really I’m the opposite. I can’t get work done at home. I must be in an office or a café to focus.
W: That’s interesting. How do you stay focused and get so much work done in the office (12)
M: I wear noise-canceling headphones without listening to music and turn my desk away
from others. That way, people respect my little space and privacy more. (12)
W: Clever ideas. That way, you don’t need to ask people to stop talking, but they will understand you’re not willing to talk at
the moment.
Text 9
M: Thanks so much for agreeing to this interview, Mrs. Albright. (13) (14) (15) (16)
W: Well, of course! I’ve never been featured in the newspaper before, so I was worried I might say something wrong. (13)
But as my late husband used to say, “I’ll try anything once! Nothing can beat me!”
M: Ha-ha! That actually leads me nicely to my first question. You just celebrated your birthday and became the longest-lived
person in our country. (14) Are there any personal philosophies that have guided your life
W: Well, for me, kindness has always been the most important thing. I remember, my sister bought me a book of wise sayings
for my 21st birthday. (15) (16) This was in 1943, (15) so there was a war on.
M: Right, of course.
W: The one that has always stayed with me is by the author, Mark Twain. He said, “Kindness is a language that the deaf can
hear and the blind can see. ” (16)
M: Wow!
W: It really made me realize how important kindness is. (16) Kindness is never a waste. Every time you do something kind,
you make the world just a little bit better.
Text 10
Attention, passengers, it’s the station manager speaking. Here’s an urgent update on today’s train schedule. The 12: 30 p. m.
train to Melbourne on Track 3 will now leave from Track 2. Additionally, the 2: 00 p. m. train to Brisbane on Track 1 has been
moved to Track 4. (17) There’s urgent track maintenance for several station lines, so our station’s safety officers have made
this urgent decision. (18)
Please double-check the track number before boarding and check the destination sign to confirm your train. We understand
these changes bring challenges, so please allow extra time to buy tickets and board trains. Recently, we’ve received many
comments that passengers couldn’t catch their trains. We’re doing everything we can to reduce this problem. (19) Now, we
have additional guides in the station to help everyone find their platform and train. If you have any questions, don’t hesitate
to ask for help.
Finally, we offer food and drinks on the train. Please prepare some cash in case your online payment fails, because the phone
signal may drop when trains are traveling through mountains and countryside areas. (20) So, please get prepared for that and
find your ways to kill time on the train. Thanks for listening, and thanks for riding Australian Railways.
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第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分 30 分)
第一节(共 5 小题； 每小题 1. 5 分, 满分 7. 5 分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的 A 、B 、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项, 并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后, 你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一 小题。每段对话仅读一遍,
1. What does the woman want for her new home
A. A convenient neighborhood. B. Better nature scenes. C. Larger space.
2. Who are the speakers
A. Store staff and customer. B. Policeman and lost kid. C. Brother and sister.
3. What is Ryan most excited about
A. Online videos. B. Virtual reality. C. Phone applications.
4. What will the speakers do next
A. Attend a meeting. B. Have lunch. C. Work on a report.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Their favorite songs. B. Online English courses. C. Language learning.
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. What is the woman's concern
A. That she is getting less creative.
B. That her job will be replaced by AI tools.
C. That the new technology is too difficult for her.
7. What is the man's job probably
A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A computer programmer.
听第 7 段材料, 回答第 8 、9 题。
8. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a cinema. B. In the speakers'home. C. In a hospital.
9. Why didn't the woman finish the movie
A. She was annoyed at another viewer's bad manners.
B. She had to save time to study for an exam.
C. She found the movie boring.
听第 8 段材料, 回答第 10 至 12 题。
10. Where does the man mainly work
A. In a café. B. In his house. C. In an office.
11. What is the woman's main problem
A. Having no friends at work.
B. Being disturbed by her colleagues.
C. Driving long distances to work.
12. How does the man concentrate on his work
A. By putting up no-talking signs.
B. By working in a separate office.
C. By setting his private workspace.
听第 9 段材料, 回答第 13 至 16 题。
13. How did Mrs. Albright feel about being interviewed at first
A. Anxious. B. Unhappy. C. Touched.
14. What is special about Mrs. Albright
A. She is a record holder. B. She is both blind and deaf. C. She was badly hurt in the war.
15. When was Mrs. Albright born
A. In 1920. B. In 1922. C. In 1943.
16. Where did Mrs. Albright learn about the power of kindness
A. From her husband's experience.
B. From a book written by her sister.
C. From a saying of a famous author.
听第 10 段材料, 回答第 17 至 20 题。
17. What is the urgent update about
A. Changes on train tracks. B. Late arrival of trains. C. Train maintenance.
18. Who decided to make the update
A. Railway engineers. B. Station managers. C. Safety officers
19. What issue is the station trying to deal with
A. That tickets are sold out quickly.
B. That trains break down on the way.
C. That many passengers miss their trains.
20. What does the speaker remind the passengers to do in the end
A. Be aware of bad phone signals.
B. Buy food before boarding the train.
C. Set online payment methods in advance.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分 50 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分， 满分 37.5 分）
阅读下列短文， 从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Best U. S. National Parks for 2023
Today, 63 national parks in the U. S. draw millions of visitors a year to witness jaw-dropping natural wonders. To determine the best national parks, we considered the opinions of both travel experts and recent visitors. Do you have a favorite park Cast your vote below.
#1 Glacier National Park
Glacier National Park is called the “Crown of the Continent” for its breathtaking beauty. A favorite spot among hikers, it features a variety of trails for all levels, ranging from the easy Trail of the Cedars to the challenging Grinnell Glacier. Besides, the park boasts numerous lakes and two mountain ranges, sheltering a variety of wildlife.
#2 Grand Canyon National Park
Measuring approximately 277 river miles in length, up to 18 miles wide and a mile deep, this canyon is truly a natural wonder. As a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the Grand Canyon always leaves
its visitors impressed. But if you’re seeking an escape to Mother Nature, be prepared: The Grand Canyon can be very crowded.
#3 Yellowstone National Park
With dramatic peaks and pure lakes, Yellowstone National Park is an outdoor enthusiast’sparadise. Multicolored pools, hot springs, stretching meadows, and steaming geysers (间歇泉). While you cross its 3,000-plus square miles of mountains, geysers and waterfalls, be prepared to share the trails with residents like buffalo (水牛).
#4 Yosemite National Park
Enjoying extraordinary landscapes, Yosemite National Park features towering waterfalls, millennia-old sequoia trees (红杉树), striking cliffs and unique rock formations. Most tourist activities take place within the Yosemite Valley. Here you’ll find the park’s most famous landmarks—Half Dome and El Capitan—as well as excellent hiking trails.
21. What can you do in Yellowstone National Park
A. Appreciate waterfalls. B. Join wildlife preservation.
C. Camp at mountain peaks. D. Swim in colorful pools.
22. Which park might appeal to wildlife enthusiasts
A. Yosemite National Park and Glacier National Park.
B. Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
C. Yosemite National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
D. Grand Canyon National Park and Glacier National Park.
23. Where can you probably find this passage
A. In a research paper. B. On a tourist website.
C. In an ecology journal. D. In an instruction book.
B
The lunch in the back room of a dull Moscow restaurant consisted of small bites of food and large shots of vodka. Musk had arrived that morning with Adeo Ressi and Jim Cantrell on their search to buy a used Russian rocket for their mission to Mars. After many toasts to friendship, the Russians gave the Americans gifts of vodka bottles with labels that had each person’s image. Musk, who was holding his head up with his hand, passed out, and his head slammed into the table.
That evening, slightly recovered, Musk and his companions met with another group in Moscow selling used missiles. That encounter turned out to be equally odd. The Russian in charge was missing a front tooth, so whenever he spoke loudly, which was often, spit would fly out in Musk’s direction. At one point, when Musk started his talk about the need to make humans multiplanetary (多行星), Cantrell recalls, the Russian spit at them. “Did he just spit onus ” Musk asked, eyes wide open. “Yeah, he did,” Cantrell answered. “I think it’s a sign of disrespect.”
Despite the clown show, Musk and Cantrell decided to return to Russia in early 2002. Ressi didn’t come, but Justine did. This time Musk focused on buying two Dnepr rockets, which were old missiles. The more he negotiated, the higher the price went. He finally thoughthe had a deal to pay $18 million for two Dneprs. But then they said no, it was $18 million for each. “That’s insane!” he says. The Russians then suggested maybe it would be $21 million each. “They taunted him,” Cantrell recalls. “They said, ‘Oh, little boy, you don’t have the money ’”
It was fortunate that the meetings went badly. It drove Musk to think bigger. Rather than merely using a secondhand rocket to put a demonstration greenhouse on Mars, he would attempt one of the most audacious (大胆的) projects of our times: privately building rockets that could launch satellites and then humans into orbit and eventually send them to Mars and beyond.
24. What happened during the lunch in the Moscow restaurant
A. Musk got seriously drunk. B. Musk bought a used rocket. C. Musk was hit on the head. D. Musk made lots of friends. 25. How did Musk react when the Russian spat at him
A. Embarrassed. B. Shocked. C. Anxious. D. Ashamed.
26. What does the underlined word “taunt” mean
A. Try to annoy. B. Try to inspire. C. Try to amuse. D. Try to disappoint.
27. What lesson can you learn from this passage
A. Money can’t buy everything. B. Constant dripping wears away a stone.
C. Repetition plays a critical role in success. D. Frustration can sometimes be a stepping stone.
C
On January 14, 2006, Ben Keene received an email that changed his life. He had just taken a sip of hottea when the message popped up, and Keene did a double-take at the subject line: “ATRIBE IS WANTED”.
From there, Ben co-founded Tribewanted, an eco-friendly sustainable community existing in the virtual world of the internet and on an actual desert island at the sametime.
With huge media interest, the courageous and bold idea could have had enormous consequences for tourism. The idea behind Tribewanted was to recruit (招募) a group of similar people online before heading to the Fijian Island of Vorovoro to build a sustainable community alongside the local native tribe.
The idea was swept along with a flood of interest, with the island lease (租约) was secured, the virtual community sprung to life. All major decisions on the island were voted on by an online tribe that anyone around the world could join. The idea was so exciting that the journey was turned into a 5 part BBC series “Paradise or Bust” and a book, Tribewanted.
Ben spent 10 years building and expanding Tribewanted beyond the crowdfunded sustainable- tourism villages on an island in Fiji, to a beach in Sierra Leone and a farm in Umbria. He faced challenges including a fire sweeping through the island in the first week of the project, a military coup (政变), and a hurricane that threatened to destroy the emerging village. Online disagreements also made decision making hard and pushed the project to the edge.
The project survived, and for a while, thrived. From there Ben joined Escape the City, a global community with the mission to help one million people to do work that matters to them and the world, inspiring thousands of talented career changers and ambitious businessmen to take the leap and launch their ideas into the world. Ben led the Escape school team for 5 years, and became a business advisor and guider at Virgin Startup, and Zinc. Ben has supported and guided thousands of people to set up
impactful businesses on a limited budget.
28. What is Tribewanted
A. A voting software. B. An island adventure project.
C. An employment plan. D. An eco-community in virtual and real worlds. 29. Which phrase may best replace the underlined “sprung to life” in paragraph 4
A. passed on. B. came into being. C. got involved. D. struggled to survive.
30. What might be Ben’s intention of joining Escape the City
A. To seek funds for his Tribewanted.
B. To call for investment in remote islands.
C. To support people to launch influential businesses.
D. To help ambitious businessmen to change careers.
31. In which column can you read this text
A. Inspiring people. B. Connected lives. C. Inventive solutions. D. Global business.
D
According to Americans for the Arts, more than two-thirds of U.S. adults say that the arts “lift me up beyond everyday experiences.” Still, only 30 percent attended a concert of any type in 2017; 23 percent visited an art museum; six percent attended a literary event. Fewer than half actively created art of any kind.
What has caused this phenomenon is that we do not have time for art — we are weighed down by our day-to-day responsibilities. Maybe you like to play a little background music while you work but most of us rarely, if ever, went to see alive performance, let alone visited a gallery. And reading poetry Perhaps not since high school.
Too often, we let the realities of life get in the way of the arts, which can feel insignificant by comparison. But this is a mistake. The arts might be the single most in-depth experience you will ever be given to explore the nature and meaning of life. And if you make time to consume and produce art, you will find your life become fuller and happier.
Some philosophers address the problem of life consumed by work and material pursuits. They argue that art provides relief from this routine, expanding our perspective and bringing us closer to true reality.
Think of a time when you heard a piece of music and wanted to cry. Or recall your fast heartbeats as you stared at a delicate lifelike sculpture. Chances are that it probably stimulated (刺激) a sudden awakening, much like the shock from a lungful of pure oxygen after breathing in smoggy air.
If you are among those who feel that art is “pure pleasure to experience and participate in,” you might see it the same way you see eating out, or skydiving: as a luxury (奢侈品) item in your limited budgets of time and money. As such, it probably gets the same sort of treatment as any minor hobby. Don’t make this error. Treat art more like exercise or sleep: a necessity for a life full of deep satisfaction.
32. What does paragraph 1 focus on
A. The opinion of U.S. adults about art.
B. The types of art that U.S. adults engage with.
C. The mismatch between value and behaviour as to art.
D. The connection between everyday experiences and art.
33. What is a mistaken idea in the author’s opinion
A. Art reveals the nature of life. B. Art gives way to material pursuits. C. Life without art is meaningless. D. Background music is a kind of art. 34. What does the author want to convey in paragraph 5
A. Art awakes people’s talents. B. Art improves physical health.
C. Art brings us closer to nature. D. Art makes life fuller and happier.
35. What might be the best title
A. Art: A Habit, Not a Luxury B. Art: A Bridge, Not a Barrier
C. Art: A Decoration, Not a Reality D. Art: A Pleasure, Not a Burden
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人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
When faced with change, most people go down one of two roads: They either respond or react. 36 Reacting, on the other hand, literally means to meet one action with another. It’s instant. Responding creates more space between an event and what you do about it. In that space, you give immediate emotions room to breathe and you gain a better understanding of what is happening. Consequently, you rarely regret responding. 37
There is plenty you can do internally to cultivate responsiveness. For instance, “affect labeling”, or naming your emotions, helps create space between you and a difficult situation. Meditation (冥想) is also beneficial. 38 You can do all the affect labeling and meditation in the world. Yet if you regularly inhabit reactive environments, it’shard not to become more reactive.
39 When I spend too much time on social media, I’m more likely to roar at my children, feel restless, and my competence in thinking deeply worsens significantly. Yet I’m becoming increasingly concerned that it’s not just me, but our entire culture that is making us more reactive at a time when we need our humanity more than ever.
40 But distinctly naming the problem is an important first step. We can also reduce reactivity by intentionally creating more responsive environments. We can read print books instead of digital versions. We can go to the gym or take walks without phones. If we desire to navigate our challenging times, we must find ways to preserve the space between stimulus (刺激) and response, which is to say we must find ways to preserve our humanity.
A. But the external matters too.
B. But you often regret reacting.
C. I’ve experienced this firsthand.
D. There are no silver bullet solutions.
E. I have figured out how to deal with this.
F. On the one hand, reacting is crucial for our humanity.
G. Responding, related to responsibility, is considerate.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 1 分， 满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的 A 、B 、C 、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Harland “Colonel” Sanders was born in 1890. He was left to be the only 41 of the house at a young age when his father died, leaving him with a mother and two younger sisters.
By the age of 7, he had started 42 and soon after, he was working several odd jobs.
At the age of 40, he had 43 the perfect fried chicken recipe and had even opened a restaurant to 44 the high demand for his food. As he was perfecting his chicken, he was 45 by a pressure cooker (压力锅) salesman who 46 Sanders to invest in his product to help speed along his cooking process. Sanders 47 buying 12 pressure cookers, and then he was ready to sell a lot of chicken.
At the age of 60, Colonel Sanders decided to 48 , but because he was not content with 49 of his $105 social security checks, he decided to franchise (给予特许经销权) his chicken.
He started traveling to different restaurants, cooking his fried chicken at the spot for restaurant owners. If the owners liked the chicken, they would be sold the 50 . However, Colonel Sanders got 51 1,009 times before he made his first sale.
52 , Colonel Sanders had 600 franchises selling his 53 trademark chicken. In 1976, the Colonel was 54 as the world’s second most 55 celebrity.
41.A. man B. son C. orphan D. child
42.A. selling B. learning C. cooking D. experimenting
43.A. mastered B. adjusted C. adopted D. bought
44.A. expand B. service C. require D. generate
45.A. cheated B. perceived C. inquired D. approached
46.A. educated B. commanded C. convinced D. promised
47.A. appealed to B. ended up C. subscribed to D. committed to
48.A. escape B. advance C. retire D. challenge
49.A. living off B. leaving out C. settling down D. carrying on
50.A. store B. label C. concept D. recipe
51.A. detected B. defeated C. assessed D. rejected
52.A. Potentially B. Ultimately C. Substantially D. Entirely
53.A. fortune B. unique C. diverse D. identical
54.A. linked B. praised C. ranked D. posed
55.A. generous B. stubborn C. reserved D. recognizable
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。
Delivery drones, as the name suggests, 56. (use) to deliver goods. At the moment, delivery drones are mainly used for military action and disaster 57. (relieve), like the distribution of medicines during emergencies, especially to places that are hard 58. (reach) by other means of transport. 59. can be predicted that before long many people will be using drones to deliver daily supplies 60. food and drink. Some companies are also developing passenger drones, 61. carry people in crowded cities. Just enter a destination, 62. the drones will fly the passengers where they want to go. This could not only save time, but also 63. (great) decrease road traffic. We can assume that with 64. (improve) technology in passenger drones, we will be entering the age of personal flying vehicles. There are also many other exciting new ways to use this technology. Whatever 65. (happen), we’ll all be interacting with drones on a daily basis. There can be no denying that the technology will have a huge impact on everyday life.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
本期校报英文版的主题是时光胶囊，请你写一篇短文以 My Time Capsule 为题投稿，简要 介绍你放入时光胶囊的科技产品和你对未来的期待。
注意： 1.词数 80 左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
第二节（满分 25 分）
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。
As I was packing up, I noticed my colleague had left his laptop bag in my office. Since he was already home, I decided to bring it to him. It was 4:30 p. m. The snow wasn’t supposed to start until later according to the previous warning, but just to be safe, I decided to use the country roads near his home instead of the highway, which could fast become a skating rink (滑冰场).
After I dropped off the laptop case and got right back on the road, the snow started. Within minutes I was in a whiteout. I rolled down my window, thinking I could follow the edge of the road and keep to a straight line. But really, I hadn’t a clue where I was or even which side of the road I was on. I had to stop because I was afraid of driving into a farmer’s field, or worse. I called 911, only to be told that nobody was coming to get me until morning at the earliest.
Those seconds after the call were the worst of my life. Getting out to walkin a whiteout and high winds when it was - 10°C wasn’t an option. So I texted my colleague whose laptop bag I had just returned. I joked about my good deed ending in disaster. But he had an idea. “Pin your location on Google Maps and send it tome,” he said.
I did, and soon he textedme back a screenshot of the satellite view of where I was. We figured out that I was on a road in between two farms. I posted this new information to my Facebook community group, pleading (恳求) for anyone who knew someone living here to help me get rescued.
Soon enough, people started responding on my post. I got a message from someone who was going to put mein touch with the family living there. At 8 p. m., my mobile phone rang. It was the son of the farmer who owned the land beside the road I was stranded (使滞留) on. He told me that his dad was coming to get me!
Then, about 45 minutes later, I sawa tall figure walking toward mein the dark, carrying a flashlight.
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As his wife treated me to hot drinks, André went into the storm again and brought back another two families stranded on the road.
