南阳市卧龙区博雅学校2024年春期高二年级开学考试
英语试卷
说明：
1. 本试卷分第I 卷(选择题, 满分100分)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题, 满分50分)两部分。
2. 将所有答案均按题号填涂或填写在答题卡或答题纸相应的答题处, 否则不得分。满分 150分, 考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(选择题,共100分)
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最 佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对 话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man do most weekends
A. He watches matches. B. He visits museums. C. He goes shopping.
2. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Go back to look for it. B. Report to the police. C. Buy a new one.
3. What will the woman do first
A. Go to the teachers’ office. B. Go to the classroom. C. Go to the library.
4. How many languages can the woman speak up to now
A. Two. B. Four C. Three.
5. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Manager and employee. C. Teacher and student.
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 man asking the woman for
A. Help with his research.
B. Advice on the company’s products.
C. Advice on his job interview.
7. What is the woman always ready to do
A. Wear casual clothes.
B. Go shopping with the man.
C. Learn more about the company.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman want to borrow
A. A dictionary. B. A notebook. C. Some money.
9. How long does the woman work every evening
A. For three hours. B. For two hours. C. For four hours.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How long has the man lived in this area
A. For 5 years. B. For 20 years. C. For 10 years.
11. How far is the gas station from the place where the two speakers are
A. About half a mile. B. About two and a half miles. C. About two miles.
12. What can be known about the gas station
A. It is very small. B. It is very large. C. It has a red roof.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Buy a small family car. B. Buy a sports car. C. Sell his family car.
14. What season is it at the moment
A. It is winter. B. It is autumn. C. It is spring.
15. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.
16. Why doesn’t the man want to get a new car
A For the high price. B. For his feeling to the old one. C. For the season.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the lady want the pianist to sing
A. She was tired of listening to the piano.
B. She knew he could sing well.
C. She wanted to make him famous.
18. When did the pianist know he had a talent for singing
A. After he became a famous pianist.
B. Long before he played the piano in the bar.
C. C. That night after his first singing.
19. What happened to the pianist at last
A. He became a well-known singer in America.
B. He continued to play the piano in the bar.
C. He had his own piano bar.
20 Which of the following will the author of the passage agree on
A. People will succeed if they have talent.
B. Few people have real talent.
C. Everyone should make full use of his talent.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Influential Art
Sheila Metzner: From Life Jan. 20, 2024-Feb. 25, 2024 This exhibition celebrates the artistic skill of the internationally respected American photographer Sheila Metzner. Her unique style integrates aspects of Pictorialism andModernism to create an aesthetic (美感),which not only stands out in the history of photography but also becomes very closely associated with the best of 1980’s fashion,beauty and decorative arts trends. William Blake: Visionary Jan. 17, 2024-Feb. 24, 2024 A remarkable printmaker, painter, and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) developed a very wildly unconventional world view. By combining his poetry and images on the page through unique drawing techniques, Blake created some of British art’s most striking and lasting imagery. This major international loan exhibition explores the artist-poet’s imaginative world through his most celebrated works.
Alfredo Boulton: Looking at Venezuela (1928-1978) Daily, through Jan.16, 2024 Alfredo Boulton was one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century inLatin America and an influential photographer of the modern period. Through his large collection of works, Boulton generated a new cultural definition of Venezuela. This exhibition explores Boulton’s wonderful photography, his relationships with modern artists and his influence on the formalization of art history in his country. Eugèn e Atget: Highlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection Daily, through Jan. 25, 2024 Around the turn of the 20th century,photographer Eugène Atget broke new artistic ground. Walking at dawn with his heavy camera, he photographed the soul of Paris and its surrounding areas by focusing on its old alleyways, shop fronts, architectural details,staircases and street sellers. This focused exhibition features highlights from the artist’s work, which continues to influence quite a few photographers today.
1. What did Sheila Metzner and Alfredo Boulton have in common
A. They shaped artistic expression.
B. T hey explored cultural diversity.
C. They photographed American life.
D. They focused on modern photography.
2. What is Eugène Atget’s photography mainly about
A. French fashions. B. Natural landscapes.
C. Architectural designs. D. Urban street scenes.
3. Which exhibition is suitable for whoever studies words and images
A. William Blake: Visionary.
B. S heila M etzner:F rom L ife.
C. A lfredo B oulton:L ooking at Venezuela(1928–1978).
D. E ugène A tget: H ighlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection.
B
By my mid-20s, I’d finished my master in psychology, and I was working in Dublin as a health researcher. It was mostly data and statistics work staring at a screen. I was earning more than most of my friends, living the city life, going out at weekends. I had a good pension (养老金) and annual leave but it caused a lot of anxiety and worry.I was really unhappy.
I wanted to get back to feeling passionate about something so I started thinking about the things I used to love. As a child, I’d always been involved in the outdoors, and I used to love hiking but all that had stopped after secondary school. I decided to volunteer with a local youth group and within a month, I’d gone camping with them. I absolutely loved it. It was likes switching on a lightbulb. This was what I’d been missing.
I started taking courses in mountain skills and wilderness first aid, and by August I was working my usual job in the week, and I was a climbing club leader at weekends. I loved connecting with nature, connecting with other people.
Through all this I learnt about the whole field of nature-based therapies (疗法). It was the perfect fit to combine my psychology background with my passion for the outdoors. I began taking courses in wild therapy, forest bathing and ecopsychology. I left my government job and in July 2020 I launched my business Nature Therapy Ireland, which is booming now.
I’d thought I’d always live in a city but last year, I moved to Tipperary to live at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by nature. If I’m feeling stressed, I can step outside in my bare feet and stand on the grass to ground myself. In Dublin, the front door felt like a barrier—I had to have my keys, my phone, my jacket before I could even go out and find a green space. My life now is leading nature connection hikes and forest bathing walks. My salary has halved for the moment but I’ve adjusted. I’ve never looked back.
4. What did the writer think of her job in Dublin
A. Stressful. B. Valueless.
C. Insecure. D. Demanding.
5. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 2
A. She enjoyed her voluntary work.
B. She realized what she really loved.
C. Recalling the past made her happy.
D. A bright future was in store for her.
6. What drove the writer to launch her business Nature Therapy Ireland
A. Her adventurous experience.
B. Her leadership and background.
C. Her connection with other people.
D. Her major and passion for nature.
7 Why did the writer compare her life in Dublin with that in Tipperary
A. To highlight how boring city life was.
B. To call on people to get back to nature.
C. To show her satisfaction with her change.
D. To indicate how successful her business was.
C
Today, the world's diversity (多样性) of food crops is quickly decreasing.But scientists around the world are taking action.They are building seed banks.At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops.
There are now about 1，400 seed banks around the world.However, some banks are in warm countries.If the electricity fails, the seeds will get too hot and die.Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war.Sometimes people damage the seed banks.If this happens, valuable seeds can be lost forever!
The organisation Global Crop Diversity Trust decided they wanted to deal with this problem.So, they decided to build a global seed bank.This seed bank would contain a back－up, or extra copy, of all the world's seeds.Smaller seed banks would still collect and keep local seeds.But they would also send copies of their seeds to the global bank.
Scientists from the Global Crop Diversity Trust chose the cold, snowy mountains of Svalbard, Norway to build the global seed bank—the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (斯瓦尔巴全球种子库)．Organisations，farmers, or local seed banks store their extra seeds there.And the people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out.They pay to ship their seeds to Norway, but it does not cost them any money to store their seeds.The Global Crop Diversity Trust pays for this.
Cary Fowler is a scientist who heads the Global Crop Diversity Trust.He said, “If the Seed Vault simply supplies seed banks with copies of seeds that those banks lost by accident, the Seed Vault will be worth more than it cost.”
8. What is the purpose of building the seed banks
A. To research on seeds.
B To produce new seeds.
C. To protect crop diversity.
D. To increase the number of seeds.
9. Compared with other seed banks，the global seed bank ________．
A. was built by the government
B. is more welcomed by farmers
C. is mainly used by great scientists
D. can provide a good environment for seeds
10. What can we learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
A. It helps to pay the shipping cost.
B. No one can take seeds out of there.
C. There are no fees to store seeds there.
D. It mainly receives seeds from farmers.
11. What is Cary Fowler's attitude towards the Seed Vault
A. He feels it is very important.
B. He is surprised at it.
C. He thinks it costs too much.
D. He is uncertain about it.
D
When fireworks are lit in celebration of the New Year, wild birds often experience lasting harmful effects. An international team of researchers tracked Arctic migratory(迁移的) geese as they traveled in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands over eight New Year periods to study the impacts of fireworks. Data from 347 geese showed that birds suddenly leave where they are sleeping on New Year’s Eve and fly farther away from where people are.
Geese’ lives were disturbed by the noise and flashes and these geese ended up resting two hours less and sometimes flying nonstop as far as 310 miles compared to the nights when there were no fireworks.
Geese spend their winter in Western Europe to escape extreme Arctic winters in their breeding grounds. Still, winters here are maybe not severely cold, but rather dark. As predators(食肉动物) are around in the dark, geese can only search for food in the light hours. During the night, they usually settle on small lakes to save energy and rest in relative safety. During New Year’s Eve, geese are heavily scared, as the fireworks sounds and flashing lights are unexpected to them and they view them as a threat to their life.
But their changed behavior didn’t end with the fireworks. The geese didn’t return to their original sleeping locations and spent more time searching for food to store energy for days after the celebrations ended.
The researchers hope that the findings will be used to improve fireworks management. They want to provide decision makers with real numbers to support their discussions. As already stated above, they suggest that some measures should be taken for geese to escape fireworks’ disturbance during New Year’s Eve—nationwide regulations regarding nature reserve areas and some centralization of fireworks displays, as well as lighting public fireworks in urban areas away from where the geese live.
12. What may the author think of the situation of geese during the New Year
A. Worrying. B. Promising.
C. Touching. D. Amusing.
13. What can we know about geese from paragraph 3
A. They enjoy flying in the dark.
B. They spend the winter in the Arctic.
C. They are terrified of fireworks.
D. They usually search for food at night.
14. What is the researchers’ advice on protecting geese
A. Setting up goose parks in the city.
B. Banning fireworks during New Year’s Eve.
C. Persuading people into buying silent fireworks.
D. Setting off fireworks far from geese’ habitats.
15. In which section can this text be found in a newspaper
A. Travel. B. Nature. C. Culture. D. Education.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With thousands of options, how will you choose a career that’s right for you ____16____ Fortunately, when you follow an organized process, you will increase your chances of making a good decision.
Assess yourself. ____17____ Your values, interests and soft skills, in combination with your personality type, make some occupations a good fit for you, and others completely inappropriate. Use self-assessment tools and career tests to gather information about your traits and generate lists of occupations that are suitable.
Make a master list of careers. You probably have several lists of occupations in front of you at this point — one generated by each of the self-assessment tools you used. ____18____
Explore the careers on your list. At this point, you’ll be thrilled that you have managed to narrow your list down to only 10 to 20 options. ____19____ Find job descriptions and educational, training and licensing requirements in published sources. Learn about advancement opportunities. Use government-produced labor market information to get data about earnings and job outlook.
____20____ Finally, after doing all your exploration, you are probably ready to make your choice. Pick the occupation that you are most satisfied with based on all the information you have gathered.
Realize that you are allowed to do it if you change your mind about your choice at any point in your life. Many people change their careers at least a few times.
A. Know what your goal is.
B. Make your career choice.
C. Your list doesn’t have to be too long.
D. You should combine them into one master list.
E. Now you can get some basic information on your list.
F. If you don’t know what to do, the task may seem difficult.
G. Before you choose the right career, you must learn about yourself.
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Four years ago, I was selected to be an exchange student abroad. I was filled with joy when I knew the news. At that time, it ___21___ me that life as an exchange student was anxiety-free. And fortunately, the reality met my ___22___ .
My host mother went above and beyond to meet my needs, teachers were accommodating, and I could use my status as an ___23___ when I needed a favor. Schoolmates ___24___ wanted to know me better. With all this ___25___ treatment, I thought to myself, “Hold on! Is this what you ___26___ to have ” I remembered I’d applied for the exchange to ___27___ myself.
To develop greater ___28___ , I joined the school’s swim team, even though I had no ___29___ . For over five months, I walked—sometimes unwillingly—to ____30____ , doing the best I could for three hours each day. One of my best accomplishments that year was competing in a big swim meet. In an outsider’s view, it might not ____31____ praise, especially since I didn’t even win. However, I was never the ____32____ type, nor have I ever been particularly outstanding in terms of discipline. Yet that was exactly what I ____33____ . That made me grow into a player from a beginner. I have ____34____ a lot, both as a swimmer and as an individual.
Though growth can take many forms, it can only be attained by breaking free from comfort zones. Surely this is not an interesting process, but it always makes you ____35____ to a better version of yourself!
21. A. upset B. hit C. comforted D. troubled
22. A. standards B. conditions C. expectations D. demands
23. A. exception B. introduction C. honor D. excuse
24. A. gradually B. eagerly C. patiently D. slightly
25. A. unique B. equal C. formal D. selfless
26. A. promise B. manage C. mean D. continue
27. A. improve B. recognize C. prove D. satisfy
28. A. independence B. confidence C. courage D. determination
29. A. support B. enthusiasm C. experience D. guidance
30. A. practices B. trials C. courses D. tests
31. A. deserve B. bring C. earn D. replace
32. A. social B. ambitious C. popular D. athletic
33. A. understood B. discovered C. lacked D. achieved
34. A. prayed B. matured C. participated D. waited
35. A. devoted B. open C. close D. accustomed
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。
Chinese comedienne and actress Jia Ling, known for her bubbly persona and her bright smile, ___36___ (be) pretty low-key in the past year-and-a-half. The plus-sized star recently revealed that she was losing weight for___37___ upcoming role during her gap time.
Jia Ling has lost 100 kilograms for her new movie YOLO. From the exposed photos, Jia Ling looks like a___38___ (whole) different person. In the early teasers for YOLO, ___39___ follows a complete homebody who takes up boxing, audience caught glimpses of Jia Ling's dedication___40___ her role as a boxer. However, it wasn’t until the movie's release___41___viewers truly got to witness the extent of her transformation.
This version of Jia Ling is both familiar and unfamiliar. She still has that familiar dimple smile, but now she possesses strength and resilience that she has never had before. Her defined abdominal muscles are clear and beautiful, making ___42___ hard to imagine that this is the same Jia Ling we once knew.
___43___ (slim) down from 100kg to 50 kg can’t be achieved overnight. Jia Ling has proven through her actions that if you can't bear the pain of discipline, you will have to accept the mediocrity of yourself. She is unwilling to settle for mediocrity and has chosen to challenge herself, ___44___ (determine) to exchange sweat and effort for her glamorous transformation today. Her path to success has been filled with hardships and challenges, but she has never given up on her demands and pursuits for herself.
She shows us through her actions that regardless of the circumstances, as long as you have determination and____45____ (perseverant), you can definitely achieve success. She not only brings us laughter and touches our heart but also conveys a positive and uplifting energy.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
46. 回顾丰富多彩的假期生活,你尝试了不曾做过的很多事情,比如做家务、独自一人旅行、照看弟弟妹妹等。请以此描述你做过的一件事情,要求如下: 1.事情过程；2.你的感受。
注意: 1.不得出现真实的姓名和学校名字。
2. 不少于80字。
I tried something new
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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。
My dad, George, only had an eighth grade education. A quiet man, he didn’t understand my world of school activities. From age 14, he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses.
I didn’t really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker, and I thought that I would surpass (超过) anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation.
Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone (长号).
The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over, but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb’s-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay, even though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to.
At home, my dad said, “A job’s a big step to growing up. I’m glad you will be contributing to the household.” My dad’s words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.
My labors lasted about two weeks, and the farmer said there might be more work, but I wasn’t interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
When I bought my paycheck home — it was $119 — my dad wanted to talk to me.
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Paragraph 2：
I was surprised that my dad allowed me to use the money as I wished.
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1-5 ABACC 6-10 CBBAC 11-15 BCAAC 16-20 BACAC南阳市卧龙区博雅学校2024年春期高二年级开学考试
英语试卷
说明：
1. 本试卷分第I 卷(选择题, 满分100分)和第Ⅱ卷(非选择题, 满分50分)两部分。
2. 将所有答案均按题号填涂或填写在答题卡或答题纸相应的答题处, 否则不得分。满分 150分, 考试时间120分钟。
第I卷(选择题,共100分)
第一部分 听力(共两节, 满分30分)
第一节(共5小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分7. 5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题, 从题中所给的A、B、C 三个选项中选出最 佳选项。听完每段对话后, 你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对 话仅读一遍。
1. What does the man do most weekends
A. He watches matches. B. He visits museums. C. He goes shopping.
2. What does the man suggest the woman do
A. Go back to look for it. B. Report to the police. C. Buy a new one.
3. What will the woman do first
A. Go to the teachers’ office. B. Go to the classroom. C. Go to the library.
4. How many languages can the woman speak up to now
A. Two. B. Four C. Three.
5. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Manager and employee. C. Teacher and student.
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 man asking the woman for
A. Help with his research.
B. Advice on the company’s products.
C. Advice on his job interview.
7. What is the woman always ready to do
A. Wear casual clothes.
B. Go shopping with the man.
C. Learn more about the company.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What does the woman want to borrow
A A dictionary. B. A notebook. C. Some money.
9. How long does the woman work every evening
A. For three hours. B. For two hours. C. For four hours.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. How long has the man lived in this area
A. For 5 years. B. For 20 years. C. For 10 years.
11. How far is the gas station from the place where the two speakers are
A. About half a mile. B. About two and a half miles. C. About two miles.
12. What can be known about the gas station
A. It is very small. B. It is very large. C. It has a red roof.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What does the woman suggest the man do
A. Buy a small family car. B. Buy a sports car. C. Sell his family car.
14. What season is it at the moment
A. It is winter. B. It is autumn. C. It is spring.
15. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Friends. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife.
16. Why doesn’t the man want to get a new car
A. For the high price. B. For his feeling to the old one. C. For the season.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Why did the lady want the pianist to sing
A. She was tired of listening to the piano.
B. She knew he could sing well.
C. She wanted to make him famous.
18. When did the pianist know he had a talent for singing
A. After he became a famous pianist.
B. Long before he played the piano in the bar.
C. C. That night after his first singing.
19. What happened to the pianist at last
A. He became a well-known singer in America.
B. He continued to play the piano in the bar.
C. He had his own piano bar.
20. Which of the following will the author of the passage agree on
A. People will succeed if they have talent.
B. Few people have real talent.
C. Everyone should make full use of his talent.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
A
Influential Art
Sheila Metzner: From Life Jan. 20, 2024-Feb. 25, 2024 This exhibition celebrates the artistic skill of the internationally respected American photographer Sheila Metzner. Her unique style integrates aspects of Pictorialism andModernism to create an aesthetic (美感),which not only stands out in the history of photography but also becomes very closely associated with the best of 1980’s fashion,beauty and decorative arts trends. William Blake: Visionary Jan. 17, 2024-Feb. 24, 2024 A remarkable printmaker, painter, and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) developed a very wildly unconventional world view. By combining his poetry and images on the page through unique drawing techniques, Blake created some of British art’s most striking and lasting imagery. This major international loan exhibition explores the artist-poet’s imaginative world through his most celebrated works.
Alfredo Boulton: Looking at Venezuela (1928-1978) Daily, through Jan.16, 2024 Alfredo Boulton was one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century inLatin America and an influential photographer of the modern period. Through his large collection of works, Boulton generated a new cultural definition of Venezuela. This exhibition explores Boulton’s wonderful photography, his relationships with modern artists and his influence on the formalization of art history in his country. Eugèn e Atget: Highlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection Daily, through Jan. 25, 2024 Around the turn of the 20th century,photographer Eugène Atget broke new artistic ground. Walking at dawn with his heavy camera, he photographed the soul of Paris and its surrounding areas by focusing on its old alleyways, shop fronts, architectural details,staircases and street sellers. This focused exhibition features highlights from the artist’s work, which continues to influence quite a few photographers today.
1. What did Sheila Metzner and Alfredo Boulton have in common
A. They shaped artistic expression.
B. T hey explored cultural diversity.
C. They photographed American life.
D. They focused on modern photography.
2. What is Eugène Atget’s photography mainly about
A. French fashions. B. Natural landscapes.
C. Architectural designs. D. Urban street scenes.
3. Which exhibition is suitable for whoever studies words and images
A. William Blake: Visionary.
B. S heila M etzner:F rom L ife.
C. A lfredo B oulton:L ooking at Venezuela(1928–1978).
D. E ugène A tget: H ighlights from the Mary & Dan Solomon Collection.
【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是应用文。介绍四个艺术展。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Sheila Metzner: From Life表格中的“Her unique style integrates aspects of Pictorialism andModernism to create an aesthetic (美感),which not only stands out in the history of photography but also becomes very closely associated with the best of 1980’s fashion,beauty and decorative arts trends.(她独特的风格融合了绘画主义和现代主义，创造了一种美学，不仅在摄影史上脱颖而出，而且与20世纪80年代的时尚、美容和装饰艺术趋势密切相关)”以及Alfredo Boulton: Looking at Venezuela表格中的“Through his large collection of works, Boulton generated a new cultural definition of Venezuela. This exhibition explores Boulton’s wonderful photography, his relationships with modern artists and his influence on the formalization of art history in his country.(通过他的大量作品收藏，Boulton为委内瑞拉创造了一种新的文化定义。这次展览探讨了Boulton的精彩摄影，他与现代艺术家的关系，以及他对他的国家艺术史形式化的影响)”可知，Sheila Metzner和Alfredo Boulton的共同之处是他们塑造了艺术表达。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Eugèn e Atget: Highlights from the Mary表格中的“Walking at dawn with his heavy camera, he photographed the soul of Paris and its surrounding areas by focusing on its old alleyways, shop fronts, architectural details,staircases and street sellers.(黎明时分，他带着沉重的相机走在路上，通过关注古老的小巷、店面、建筑细节、楼梯和街头小贩，他拍摄了巴黎及其周边地区的灵魂)”可知，Eugèn e Atget的摄影作品主要是关于城市街景。故选D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据William Blake: Visionary.表格中的“A remarkable printmaker, painter, and poet, William Blake (1757-1827) developed a very wildly unconventional world view. By combining his poetry and images on the page through unique drawing techniques, Blake created some of British art’s most striking and lasting imagery.(William Blake(1757-1827)是一位杰出的版画家、画家和诗人，他形成了一种非常不寻常的世界观。通过独特的绘画技巧将他的诗歌和图像结合在页面上，布莱克创造了一些英国艺术中最引人注目和最持久的图像)”可知，William Blake: Visionary适合研究文字和图像的人。故选A项。
B
By my mid-20s, I’d finished my master in psychology, and I was working in Dublin as a health researcher. It was mostly data and statistics work staring at a screen. I was earning more than most of my friends, living the city life, going out at weekends. I had a good pension (养老金) and annual leave but it caused a lot of anxiety and worry.I was really unhappy.
I wanted to get back to feeling passionate about something so I started thinking about the things I used to love. As a child, I’d always been involved in the outdoors, and I used to love hiking but all that had stopped after secondary school. I decided to volunteer with a local youth group and within a month, I’d gone camping with them. I absolutely loved it. It was likes switching on a lightbulb. This was what I’d been missing.
I started taking courses in mountain skills and wilderness first aid, and by August I was working my usual job in the week, and I was a climbing club leader at weekends. I loved connecting with nature, connecting with other people.
Through all this, I learnt about the whole field of nature-based therapies (疗法). It was the perfect fit to combine my psychology background with my passion for the outdoors. I began taking courses in wild therapy, forest bathing and ecopsychology. I left my government job and in July 2020 I launched my business Nature Therapy Ireland, which is booming now.
I’d thought I’d always live in a city but last year, I moved to Tipperary to live at the foot of a mountain, surrounded by nature. If I’m feeling stressed, I can step outside in my bare feet and stand on the grass to ground myself. In Dublin, the front door felt like a barrier—I had to have my keys, my phone, my jacket before I could even go out and find a green space. My life now is leading nature connection hikes and forest bathing walks. My salary has halved for the moment but I’ve adjusted. I’ve never looked back.
4. What did the writer think of her job in Dublin
A. Stressful. B. Valueless.
C. Insecure. D. Demanding.
5. What does the underlined sentence mean in Paragraph 2
A. She enjoyed her voluntary work.
B. She realized what she really loved.
C. Recalling the past made her happy.
D. A bright future was in store for her.
6. What drove the writer to launch her business Nature Therapy Ireland
A. Her adventurous experience.
B. Her leadership and background.
C. Her connection with other people.
D. Her major and passion for nature.
7. Why did the writer compare her life in Dublin with that in Tipperary
A. To highlight how boring city life was.
B. To call on people to get back to nature.
C. To show her satisfaction with her change.
D. To indicate how successful her business was.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者介绍了辞去政府工作，选择做自己喜欢做的事情，并且作者将自己的心理学专业与对户外的热情创办了Nature Therapy Ireland，虽然薪水减半，但是感觉很放松。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I had a good pension (养老金) and annual leave but it caused a lot of anxiety and worry. I was really unhappy.(我有一个很好的养老金和年假，但它引起了很多焦虑和担忧。我真的很不开心)”可知，作者虽然工作待遇不错，但是感到焦虑和担心，觉得不开心。由此推知，作者觉得Dublin的工作压力很大。故选A项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段划线句子前的“I decided to volunteer with a local youth group and within a month, I’d gone camping with them. I absolutely loved it.(我决定在当地的一个青年团体做志愿者，不到一个月，我就和他们一起去露营了。我非常喜欢它)”可知，作者很喜欢与年轻人户外活动，划线句子的下文“This was what I’d been missing.(这就是我一直错过的)”可知，这是作者错过的，也就是指的上文中作者喜欢的户外活动，this指代的内容是划线句子。由此可知，划线句子的意思为“他意识到自己真正喜欢的是什么”。故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“It was the perfect fit to combine my psychology background with my passion for the outdoors. I began taking courses in wild therapy, forest bathing and ecopsychology.(将我的心理学背景与我对户外活动的热情相结合是完美的选择。我开始参加野外疗法、森林浴和生态心理学课程)”可知，作者将他的心理学专业和自己对户外运动的热爱结合起来，并创办了Nature Therapy Ireland。故选D项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“In Dublin, the front door felt like a barrier — I had to have my keys, my phone, my jacket before I could even go out and find a green space. My life now is leading nature connection hikes and forest bathing walks. My salary has halved for the moment but I’ve adjusted. I’ve never looked back.(在都柏林，前门感觉就像一道屏障——我必须拿到钥匙、手机和夹克，然后才能出去找绿地。我现在的生活是领导自然联系远足和森林浴散步。我的薪水暂时减半，但我已经调整了。我从未回头)”可知，作者觉得在Dublin自己的前门就是挡住自己与大自然接触的障碍，而在Tipperary，作者完全与大自然融合，而且永远不会回头，结合作者自己对大自然的热爱。由此推知，作者对现在生活很满意。故选C项。
C
Today, the world's diversity (多样性) of food crops is quickly decreasing.But scientists around the world are taking action.They are building seed banks.At seed banks, scientists store the seeds of many different crops.
There are now about 1，400 seed banks around the world.However, some banks are in warm countries.If the electricity fails, the seeds will get too hot and die.Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war.Sometimes people damage the seed banks.If this happens, valuable seeds can be lost forever!
The organisation Global Crop Diversity Trust decided they wanted to deal with this problem.So, they decided to build a global seed bank.This seed bank would contain a back－up, or extra copy, of all the world's seeds.Smaller seed banks would still collect and keep local seeds.But they would also send copies of their seeds to the global bank.
Scientists from the Global Crop Diversity Trust chose the cold, snowy mountains of Svalbard, Norway to build the global seed bank—the Svalbard Global Seed Vault (斯瓦尔巴全球种子库)．Organisations，farmers, or local seed banks store their extra seeds there.And the people who place their seeds in the vault are the only people who can take them out.They pay to ship their seeds to Norway, but it does not cost them any money to store their seeds.The Global Crop Diversity Trust pays for this.
Cary Fowler is a scientist who heads the Global Crop Diversity Trust.He said, “If the Seed Vault simply supplies seed banks with copies of seeds that those banks lost by accident, the Seed Vault will be worth more than it cost.”
8. What is the purpose of building the seed banks
A. To research on seeds.
B. To produce new seeds.
C. To protect crop diversity.
D. To increase the number of seeds.
9. Compared with other seed banks，the global seed bank ________．
A. was built by the government
B. is more welcomed by farmers
C. is mainly used by great scientists
D. can provide a good environment for seeds
10. What can we learn about the Svalbard Global Seed Vault
A. It helps to pay the shipping cost.
B. No one can take seeds out of there.
C. There are no fees to store seeds there.
D. It mainly receives seeds from farmers.
11. What is Cary Fowler's attitude towards the Seed Vault
A. He feels it is very important.
B. He is surprised at it.
C. He thinks it costs too much.
D. He is uncertain about it.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。主要给我们介绍了seed bank起源和用途。说明文和记叙文，说明文里面可能会出现很多不认识的专有名词，不过不要怕，我们只需在文章中找出问题中所给的内容，然后重点分析这一段内容，问题基本上就迎刃而解啦。
【8题详解】
由文章第一段“the world’s diversity (多样性) of food crops is quickly decreasing. But scientists around the world are taking action. They are building seed banks”知，世界上的谷物种子多样性越来越多，世界各地的人们都在采取措施保护它们，他们建立了seed bank。在seed bank里，科学家们储存了不同种类谷物的种子。由第二段“some banks are in warm countries. If the electricity fails, the seeds will get too hot and die. Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war. Sometimes people damage the seed banks.”知，有些地方气候比较热，有些地方气候有些冷，所以科学家们建立了全球种子库。所以建立种子库的目的主要是为了保护谷物的种子。A、对种子进行研究 B、生产新的种子 D、增加种子的数量。都不合题意，故选C。
【9题详解】
由第二段“some banks are in warm countries. If the electricity fails, the seeds will get too hot and die. Other seed banks are in countries troubled by war. Sometimes people damage the seed banks”知，有些地方太热，没电的话，种子就会死，有些地方的种子库受战争影响，有时人们也会破坏种子，等等。而the global seed bank可以避免这些问题,即给这些谷物种子提供一个更好的环境。
A、由政府建立（文章没有提到）B、更受农民的欢迎（文章也没有提到）C、主要由伟大的科学家使用（文章也没有提到），故选D。
【10题详解】
文章第四段提到了the Svalbard Global Seed Vault，所以我们从第四段找。由“They pay to ship their seeds to Norway, but it does not cost them any money to store their seeds.”知在那里储存种子除了船票不需要花其他的钱了，故选C.
【11题详解】
文章的最后提到了Cary Fowler，所以从文章的最后找, “the Seed Vault will be worth more than it cost.”由他说的这句话我们可知，他认为the Seed Vault是非常值得的，即有价值的。故选A。
D
When fireworks are lit in celebration of the New Year, wild birds often experience lasting harmful effects. An international team of researchers tracked Arctic migratory(迁移的) geese as they traveled in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands over eight New Year periods to study the impacts of fireworks. Data from 347 geese showed that birds suddenly leave where they are sleeping on New Year’s Eve and fly farther away from where people are.
Geese’ lives were disturbed by the noise and flashes and these geese ended up resting two hours less and sometimes flying nonstop as far as 310 miles compared to the nights when there were no fireworks.
Geese spend their winter in Western Europe to escape extreme Arctic winters in their breeding grounds. Still, winters here are maybe not severely cold, but rather dark. As predators(食肉动物) are around in the dark, geese can only search for food in the light hours. During the night, they usually settle on small lakes to save energy and rest in relative safety. During New Year’s Eve, geese are heavily scared, as the fireworks sounds and flashing lights are unexpected to them and they view them as a threat to their life.
But their changed behavior didn’t end with the fireworks. The geese didn’t return to their original sleeping locations and spent more time searching for food to store energy for days after the celebrations ended.
The researchers hope that the findings will be used to improve fireworks management. They want to provide decision makers with real numbers to support their discussions. As already stated above, they suggest that some measures should be taken for geese to escape fireworks’ disturbance during New Year’s Eve—nationwide regulations regarding nature reserve areas and some centralization of fireworks displays, as well as lighting public fireworks in urban areas away from where the geese live.
12. What may the author think of the situation of geese during the New Year
A. Worrying. B. Promising.
C. Touching. D. Amusing.
13. What can we know about geese from paragraph 3
A. They enjoy flying in the dark.
B. They spend the winter in the Arctic.
C. They are terrified of fireworks.
D. They usually search for food at night.
14. What is the researchers’ advice on protecting geese
A. Setting up goose parks in the city.
B. Banning fireworks during New Year’s Eve.
C. Persuading people into buying silent fireworks.
D. Setting off fireworks far from geese’ habitats.
15 In which section can this text be found in a newspaper
A. Travel. B. Nature. C. Culture. D. Education.
【答案】12. A 13. C 14. D 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要介绍了除夕放烟花对大雁的影响，作者建议在除夕期间采取一些措施，让大雁避开烟花爆竹的干扰。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Data from 347 geese showed that birds suddenly leave where they are sleeping on New Year’s Eve and fly farther away from where people are.( 来自347只鹅的数据显示，鸟类在除夕夜突然离开它们睡觉的地方，飞得离人们所在的地方更远)”可推断，大雁的生活受到烟花的干扰，所以作者认为大雁在新年期间的状况令人担忧，故选A项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“During New Year’s Eve, geese are heavily scared, as the fireworks sounds and flashing lights are unexpected to them and they view them as a threat to their life.( 在除夕夜，鹅非常害怕，因为烟花的声音和闪烁的灯光是它们意想不到的，它们认为这是对生命的威胁)”可知，大雁害怕烟花，故选C项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“ As already stated above, they suggest that some measures should be taken for geese to escape fireworks’ disturbance during New Year’s Eve—nationwide regulations regarding nature reserve areas and some centralization of fireworks displays, as well as lighting public fireworks in urban areas away from where the geese live.( 如上所述，他们建议在除夕期间采取一些措施，让鹅避开烟花爆竹的干扰——全国有关自然保护区的规定和一些集中的烟花表演，以及在远离鹅生活的城市地区燃放公共烟花。)”可知，研究者建议在远离大雁栖息地的地方燃放烟花，故选D项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Data from 347 geese showed that birds suddenly leave where they are sleeping on New Year’s Eve and fly farther away from where people are.( 来自347只鹅的数据显示，鸟类在除夕夜突然离开它们睡觉的地方，飞得离人们所在的地方更远)”、第三段“During New Year’s Eve, geese are heavily scared, as the fireworks sounds and flashing lights are unexpected to them and they view them as a threat to their life.( 在除夕夜，鹅非常害怕，因为烟花的声音和闪烁的灯光是它们意想不到的，它们认为这是对生命的威胁)”以及最后一段“The researchers hope that the findings will be used to improve fireworks management(研究人员希望这些发现将用于改进烟花爆竹的管理)”可知，本文主要介绍了除夕放烟花对大雁的影响，属于自然范畴，因此这篇文章有可能被刊登在报纸的“自然”版面，故选B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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
With thousands of options, how will you choose a career that’s right for you ____16____ Fortunately, when you follow an organized process, you will increase your chances of making a good decision.
Assess yourself. ____17____ Your values, interests and soft skills, in combination with your personality type, make some occupations a good fit for you, and others completely inappropriate. Use self-assessment tools and career tests to gather information about your traits and generate lists of occupations that are suitable.
Make a master list of careers. You probably have several lists of occupations in front of you at this point — one generated by each of the self-assessment tools you used. ____18____
Explore the careers on your list. At this point, you’ll be thrilled that you have managed to narrow your list down to only 10 to 20 options. ____19____ Find job descriptions and educational, training and licensing requirements in published sources. Learn about advancement opportunities. Use government-produced labor market information to get data about earnings and job outlook.
____20____ Finally, after doing all your exploration, you are probably ready to make your choice. Pick the occupation that you are most satisfied with based on all the information you have gathered.
Realize that you are allowed to do it if you change your mind about your choice at any point in your life. Many people change their careers at least a few times.
A. Know what your goal is.
B. Make your career choice.
C. Your list doesn’t have to be too long.
D. You should combine them into one master list.
E. Now you can get some basic information on your list.
F. If you don’t know what to do, the task may seem difficult.
G. Before you choose the right career, you must learn about yourself.
【答案】16. F 17. G 18. D 19. E 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章针对于如何做出正确工作选择提出了几个建议。
【16题详解】
根据后文“Fortunately, when you follow an organized process, you will increase your chances of making a good decision.(幸运的是，当你遵循一个有组织的过程时，你会增加做出正确决定的机会)”可知，当你遵循一个有组织的过程时，你会增加做出正确决定的机会，后文强调如果不遵循有组织的过程，则会很难实施任务。F选项“If you don’t know what to do, the task may seem difficult.(如果你不知道该做什么，任务可能看起来很困难)”能够衔接下文，符合语境。故选F。
【17题详解】
根据空前“Assess yourself.(评估自己)”可知，在选择合适的职业之前，应该先了解自己即对自己做出评估。G选项“Before you choose the right career, you must learn about yourself.(在你选择合适的职业之前，你必须了解自己)”能够承接前文，符合语境。故选G。
【18题详解】
根据前文“You probably have several lists of occupations in front of you at this point — one generated by each of the self-assessment tools you used.(此时此刻，你面前可能有好几份职业清单——其中一份是由你使用的每一种自我评估工具生成的)”可知，此处强调，面临不同的职业清单，选择一个你使用的评估工具将不同的职业清单生成一份主要的职业清单。D选项“You should combine them into one master list.(您应该将它们合并到一个主列表中)”中的them与前文的several lists of occupations形成呼应，能够承接前文，符合语境。故选D。
【19题详解】
根据空前的“At this point, you’ll be thrilled that you have managed to narrow your list down to only 10 to 20 options. (这时，你会很兴奋地发现，你已经把选择范围缩小到了10到20个)”以及后文的“Find job descriptions and educational, training and licensing requirements in published sources.(在已出版的资料中找到职位描述、教育、培训和执照要求)”可知，在多工作清单进行合并之后，你可以找到如职位描述、教育、培训和执照要求等工作的基本信息。E选项“Now you can get some basic information on your list.(现在你可以得到一些清单上的基本信息)”能够承上启下，符合语境。故选E。
【20题详解】
该空置于段首，为段落标题，根据后文的“Finally, after doing all your exploration, you are probably ready to make your choice. Pick the occupation that you are most satisfied with based on all the information you have gathered.(最后，在做了所有的探索之后，你可能已经准备好做出选择了。根据你收集到的所有信息，选择你最满意的职业)”可知，在经过如上的准备和探索之后，意义做出职业选择了。B选项“Make your career choice.(做出你的职业选择)”能够概括本段信息，符合语境。故选B。
第三部分 英语知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Four years ago, I was selected to be an exchange student abroad. I was filled with joy when I knew the news. At that time, it ___21___ me that life as an exchange student was anxiety-free. And fortunately, the reality met my ___22___ .
My host mother went above and beyond to meet my needs, teachers were accommodating, and I could use my status as an ___23___ when I needed a favor. Schoolmates ___24___ wanted to know me better. With all this ___25___ treatment, I thought to myself, “Hold on! Is this what you ___26___ to have ” I remembered I’d applied for the exchange to ___27___ myself.
To develop greater ___28___ , I joined the school’s swim team, even though I had no ___29___ . For over five months, I walked—sometimes unwillingly—to ____30____ , doing the best I could for three hours each day. One of my best accomplishments that year was competing in a big swim meet. In an outsider’s view, it might not ____31____ praise, especially since I didn’t even win. However, I was never the ____32____ type, nor have I ever been particularly outstanding in terms of discipline. Yet that was exactly what I ____33____ . That made me grow into a player from a beginner. I have ____34____ a lot, both as a swimmer and as an individual.
Though growth can take many forms, it can only be attained by breaking free from comfort zones. Surely this is not an interesting process, but it always makes you ____35____ to a better version of yourself!
21. A. upset B. hit C. comforted D. troubled
22. A. standards B. conditions C. expectations D. demands
23. A. exception B. introduction C. honor D. excuse
24. A. gradually B. eagerly C. patiently D. slightly
25. A. unique B. equal C. formal D. selfless
26. A. promise B. manage C. mean D. continue
27. A. improve B. recognize C. prove D. satisfy
28. A. independence B. confidence C. courage D. determination
29. A. support B. enthusiasm C. experience D. guidance
30. A. practices B. trials C. courses D. tests
31. A. deserve B. bring C. earn D. replace
32. A. social B. ambitious C. popular D. athletic
33. A. understood B. discovered C. lacked D. achieved
34. A. prayed B. matured C. participated D. waited
35. A. devoted B. open C. close D. accustomed
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. C 30. A 31. A 32. D 33. D 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者通过讲述自己在国外做交换生的经历告诉读者成长需要打破自己的舒适区。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在那时，我觉得交换生的生活是无忧无虑的。A. upset使沮丧；B. hit使突然想起；C. comforted安慰；D. troubled困扰。根据空后“that life as an exchange student was anxiety-free.”可知，此处指那时作者想到的是交换生的生活是无忧无虑的。故选B。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：幸运地是，现实符合我的预期。A. standards标准；B. conditions条件；C. expectations期望；D. demands需求。根据后文“My host mother went above and beyond to meet my needs, teachers were accommodating, and I could use my status as an ___3___ when I needed a favor.(我的寄宿母亲非常满足我的需求，老师们也很乐于助人，并且我可以利用我交换生的身份为理由来寻求帮助)”可知，作者做交换生的真实生活符合作者的预期。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的寄宿母亲非常满足我的需求，老师们也很乐于助人，并且我可以利用我交换生的身份为理由来寻求帮助。A. exception例外情况；B. introduction介绍，引入；C. honor荣誉；D. excuse借口，理由。根据空前“and I could use my status”可知，此处指作者可以以自己是交换生为理由来寻求帮助。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查副词义辨析。句意：校友也热切地想要了解我。A. gradually逐渐地；B. eagerly热切地； C. patiently耐心地；D. slightly轻微地。根据空后“wanted to know me better”可知，作者是来自国外的交换生，所以学校里的学生对作者感到好奇，热切地想要了解她。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有了这些独特的待遇，我对自己说：“坚持住！这就是你想要拥有的吗？”A. unique独特的；B. equal相等的；C. formal正式的；D. selfless无私的。根据前文“My host mother went above and beyond to meet my needs, teachers were accommodating, and I could use my status as an ___3___ when I needed a favor. Schoolmates ___4___ wanted to know me better.”可知，作者得到了寄宿家庭和老师的关爱以及同学们的关注，这是作者独特的待遇。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：有了这些独特的待遇，我对自己说：“坚持住！这就是你打算拥有的吗？” A. promise承诺；B. manage管理；C. mean打算；D. continue继续。根据后文“I remembered I’d applied for the exchange to ____7____ myself.”可知，此处表示作者内心想的是“这（特别的待遇）是你打算要的吗”。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我记得我申请交换生是为了提升自我。A. improve改进，提升；B. recognize承认；C. prove证明；D. satisfy满足。根据后文“To develop greater ___8___ , I joined the school’s swim team, even though I had no ___9___ .”可知，作者当初申请做交换生是为了提升自己。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了培养意志力，即使我没经验，我还是加入了学校游泳队。A. independence独立；B. confidence信心；C. courage勇气；D. determination意志力。根据后文“doing the best I could for three hours each day.”可知，作者为了培养自己的意志力，加入了学校游泳队。故选D。
【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：为了培养意志力，即使我没经验，我还是加入了学校游泳队。A. support支持；B. enthusiasm热情；C. experience经历，经验；D. guidance指导，指南。根据后文“That made me grow into a player from a beginner”可知，作者在加入学校游泳队时是个新手，之前没有经验。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：五个多月以来，即使有时不愿意，我也会每天去练习游泳，每天三小时尽我最大的努力练习。A. practices练习；B. trials试验；C. courses课程；D. tests测试。根据后文“doing the best I could for three hours each day”可知，此处指五个多月来，作者每天都去进行游泳训练。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在外人来看，这并不值得赞扬，尤其是因为我甚至没有获胜。A. deserve应得，值得；B. bring带来；C. earn赚得；D. replace替换。根据后文“especially since I didn’t even win”可知，此处指在别人看来，作者参加游泳比赛或许并不值得赞扬，因为她没有获胜。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我既不擅长运动，在自律方面也不够出色。A. social社会的；B. ambitious雄心勃勃的；C. popular受欢迎的；D. athletic运动型的。根据前文“In an outsider’s view, it might not ____11____ praise,”和下文“Yet that was exactly what I ___13___ .”可知，前文提到别人可能不会这样认为，但作者认为能够参加游泳比赛是自己最好的成就之一，故此处是作者解释自己有这种想法的原因，即她既不擅长运动，在自律方面也不够出色。故选D。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，这就是我所收获的。A. understood理解；B. discovered发现；C. lacked缺少；D. achieved实现，获得。根据前文“For over five months, I walked—sometimes unwillingly—to ___10___ , doing the best I could for three hours each day.”和下文“That made me grow into a player from a beginner.”可知，作者通过游泳练习有所收获。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我成熟了很多，不管是在游泳还是成长方面。A. prayed祈祷；B. matured成熟；C. participated参与；D. waited等待。根据前文“That made me grow into a player from a beginner.”和后文“Though growth can take many forms,”可知，此处表示作者成熟了很多。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当然这不是一个有趣的过程，但总能使你接近一个更好的自己。A devoted投入的；B. open打开的；C. close接近的；D. accustomed习惯的。根据空后“to a better version of yourself!”可知，此处指这不是一个有趣的过程，但总能使你接近一个更好的自己。故选C。
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。
Chinese comedienne and actress Jia Ling, known for her bubbly persona and her bright smile, ___36___ (be) pretty low-key in the past year-and-a-half. The plus-sized star recently revealed that she was losing weight for___37___ upcoming role during her gap time.
Jia Ling has lost 100 kilograms for her new movie YOLO. From the exposed photos, Jia Ling looks like a___38___ (whole) different person. In the early teasers for YOLO, ___39___ follows a complete homebody who takes up boxing, audience caught glimpses of Jia Ling's dedication___40___ her role as a boxer. However, it wasn’t until the movie's release___41___viewers truly got to witness the extent of her transformation.
This version of Jia Ling is both familiar and unfamiliar. She still has that familiar dimple smile, but now she possesses strength and resilience that she has never had before. Her defined abdominal muscles are clear and beautiful, making ___42___ hard to imagine that this is the same Jia Ling we once knew.
___43___ (slim) down from 100kg to 50 kg can’t be achieved overnight. Jia Ling has proven through her actions that if you can't bear the pain of discipline, you will have to accept the mediocrity of yourself. She is unwilling to settle for mediocrity and has chosen to challenge herself, ___44___ (determine) to exchange sweat and effort for her glamorous transformation today. Her path to success has been filled with hardships and challenges, but she has never given up on her demands and pursuits for herself.
She shows us through her actions that regardless of the circumstances, as long as you have determination and____45____ (perseverant), you can definitely achieve success. She not only brings us laughter and touches our heart but also conveys a positive and uplifting energy.
【答案】36. has been
37. an 38. wholly
39. which 40. to
41 that 42. it
43. Slimming
44. determined
45. perseverance
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了贾玲的新电影《热辣滚烫》。
【36题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：中国喜剧演员兼女演员贾玲以活泼的性格和灿烂的笑容而闻名，在过去的一年半里，她一直很低调。根据后文in the past year-and-a-half可知，应用现在完成时，主语为Jia Ling，助动词用has。故填has been。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：这位大码明星最近透露，她在空档期为一个即将到来的角色减肥。此处泛指“一个角色”，且upcoming是以元音音素开头的词，应用不定冠词an。故填an。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：从曝光的照片来看，贾玲看起来完全是另一个人。此处修饰形容词different，应用副词wholly“完全地”，作状语。故填wholly。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：在《热辣滚烫》的早期预告片中，观众们瞥见了贾玲对拳击手角色的投入，《热辣滚烫》讲述的是一个完全居家的人开始打拳击的故事。此处是非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词YOLO，指物，关系词替代先行词在从句作主语，应用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：在《热辣滚烫》的早期预告片中，观众们瞥见了贾玲对拳击手角色的投入，《热辣滚烫》讲述的是一个完全居家的人开始打拳击的故事。固定短语dedication to表示“对……投入”，to是介词。故填to。
【41题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：然而，直到电影上映，观众才真正见证了她的转变程度。表示“直到……才……”，使用强调句型it wasn’t until…that…。故填that。
42题详解】
考查it作形式宾语。句意：她的腹肌清晰而美丽，让人很难想象这是我们曾经认识的贾玲。此处为make it adj. to do sth.，it作形式宾语。故填it。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：从100公斤减到50公斤不可能一蹴而就。slim作句子的主语，应用动名词形式，首字母大写。故填Slimming。
【44题详解】
考查形容词。句意：她不甘平庸，选择挑战自我，决心用汗水和努力换来今天的华丽蜕变。固定短语be determined to表示“决定”，省略be动词，使用形容词，作状语，修饰主语的状态。故填determined。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：她用自己的行动告诉我们，无论在什么情况下，只要你有决心和毅力，你一定能取得成功。此处作动词的宾语，应用名词perseverance“毅力”，不可数名词。故填perseverance。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40 分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
46. 回顾丰富多彩的假期生活,你尝试了不曾做过的很多事情,比如做家务、独自一人旅行、照看弟弟妹妹等。请以此描述你做过的一件事情,要求如下: 1.事情过程；2.你的感受。
注意: 1.不得出现真实的姓名和学校名字。
2. 不少于80字。
I tried something new
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【答案】参考范文
I tried something new
Trying new things means pushing ourselves out of the comfort zone, which can be thrilling and rewarding. Last weekend, for the first time, I got involved in a farm-work programme in the suburbs, which brought me great joy and helped me grow.
I set out early in the morning last Sunday. Upon arriving at the farm, I quickly threw myself into hands-on work in the fields, picking watermelons and moving them to a warehouse all morning. While working, I realized how challenging it was to work in the fields in the hot sun and what the words “every grain on the plate comes from hard work”really meant. Tiring and laborious as the work was, I was alive to the value of labor and the joy of working.
Not only has the laboring work offered me an opportunity to get close to nature, but also it has cultivated my perseverance/persistence. I always keep in mind that the only way to improve yourself is through hard work and perseverance when you try something new.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放式作文。回顾丰富多彩的假期生活，你尝试了不要求考生描述在假期做过的事情，比如做家务、独自一人旅行、照看弟弟妹妹等。
【详解】1.词汇积累
尝试：try→attempt
令人兴奋的：thrillling→exciting
参与：be involved in→ be engaged in
意识到：realize→be aware of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Upon arriving at the farm, I quickly threw myself into hands-on work in the fields, picking watermelons and moving them to a warehouse all morning.
拓展句：As soon as I arrived at the farm, I quickly threw myself into hands-on work in the fields, picking watermelons and moving them to a warehouse all morning.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Trying new things means pushing ourselves out of the comfort zone, which can be thrilling and rewarding. （运用了动名词作主语，which引导非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】Upon arriving at the farm, I quickly threw myself into hands-on work in the fields, picking watermelons and moving them to a warehouse all morning. （运用了动名词作宾语，现在分词作状语）
【高分句型3】 Tiring and laborious as the work was, I was alive to the value of labor and the joy of working.（运用了部分倒装）
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。
My dad, George, only had an eighth grade education. A quiet man, he didn’t understand my world of school activities. From age 14, he worked. And his dad, Albert, took the money my dad earned and used it to pay family expenses.
I didn’t really understand his world either: He was a livestock trucker, and I thought that I would surpass (超过) anything he had accomplished by the time I walked across the stage at high school graduation.
Summers in the mid-70s were spent at home shooting baskets, hitting a baseball, or throwing a football, preparing for my future as a quarterback on a football team. In poor weather, I read about sports or practiced my trombone (长号).
The summer before my eighth grade I was one of a group of boys that a neighboring farmer hired to work in his field. He explained our basic task, the tractor fired up and we were off, riding down the field looking for weeds to spray with chemicals. After a short way, the farmer stopped and pointed at a weed which we missed. Then we began again. This happened over and over, but we soon learned to identify different grasses like cockleburs, lamb’s-quarters, foxtails, and the king of weeds, the pretty purple thistle. It was tiring work, but I looked forward to the pay, even though I wasn’t sure how much it would amount to.
At home, my dad said, “A job’s a big step to growing up. I’m glad you will be contributing to the household.” My dad’s words made me realize that my earnings might not be mine to do with as I wished.
My labors lasted about two weeks, and the farmer said there might be more work, but I wasn’t interested. I decided it was not fair that I had to contribute my money.
注意：
1.所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1：
When I bought my paycheck home — it was $119 — my dad wanted to talk to me.
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Paragraph 2：
I was surprised that my dad allowed me to use the money as I wished.
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【答案】When I brought my payback home — it was $119 — my dad wanted to talk to me. He told me to wait in the living room for a while. Silence reigned in the room. I sat on the sofa, eyes glued to the money I earned. I kept digging in my mind for words to argue with dad if he announced that the money wasn’t mine. Just then, the door opened and in came my dad. The moment he sat down beside me, I gripped the paycheck more firmly, ready to argue. However, he gently placed his right hand on my shoulder and said, “I know you have grown up a lot through your work …” Then there was a long pause. He withdrew his hand and slowly continued, “You deserve the money and the money is yours now.”
I was surprised that my dad allowed to use the money as I wished. In the blink of an eye, numerous fun activities I could do presented themselves to me. I sprang to my feet and kept jumping, still wild with joy and astonishment. On that day, after calculating my budget, I went to the local store and bought many things I wanted — a new football, a baseball bat and a pair of sneakers and so on. Better yet, the idea of giving back to the farmer and working more popped into my mind. At exactly that moment, I realized why my father let me have the money — it was his expectation for my future, his encouragement and quiet love. And that was something I might never surpass.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者高中毕业后，参加农场工作，辛辛苦苦挣到的钱，不情愿贡献给家庭，后来在与父亲的对话中，作者的父亲允许作者安排自己赚来的零花钱，但是作者深受启发，明白了父亲对自己未来的期望，作者也终于想通，并自豪地将自己劳动所得交给父亲的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“当我把119美元的工资支票拿回家时，我爸爸想和我谈谈。”可知，第一段可描写作者和爸爸之间针对于如何花费这笔钱展开了对话和父亲做出安排。
②由第二段首句内容“我很惊讶，我爸爸允许我按自己的意愿使用这笔钱。”可知，第二段可描写作者如何计划使用这笔钱，并最终明白要奉献这笔钱然后自豪地把钱交给了父亲。
2. 续写线索：高兴——计划——不情愿——发现——奉献——自豪——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①一起走路：walk together/accompany him/keep him company
②.回家：go back home/return home
③.拒绝：shake his head/decline/refuse politely
情绪类
①. 紧紧地：firmly/tightly
②. 惊喜和愉悦：with joy and astonishment/greatly joyful and astonished
【点睛】[高分句型1]. The moment he sat down beside me, I gripped the paycheck more firmly, ready to argue. (运用了the moment引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2]. At exactly that moment, I realized why my father let me have the money — it was his expectation for my future, his encouragement and quiet love. (运用了why引导宾语从句)
1-5 ABACC 6-10 CBBAC 11-15 BCAAC 16-20 BACAC
