外东坡高2025届2023-2024学年度下期开学考测试
英语
本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。第Ⅰ卷（选择题）1 至 6 页，第Ⅱ卷（非选择题） 7至 8 页，共 8页；满分 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟。
第I卷（选择题 共95分）
第一部分： 听力（共20小题；每小题1.5分，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. When did Alice feed the parrot
A. This morning. B. Last night. C. Yesterday afternoon.
2. What is the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Classmates. B. Colleagues. C. Mother and son.
3. How does the woman sound
A. Anxious. B. Thankful. C. Understanding.
What color dress does the woman want
A. White. B. Pink. C. Blue.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The woman’s kid. B. The man’s teacher. C. A violin contest.
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 does Caroline think of the film
A. Just so-so. B. Quite disappointing. C. Very satisfactory.
7. What does Caroline intend to do
A. Drink a cup of tea. B. Call her friends. C. Make a negative comment.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9、10题。
8. What is the weather like now
A. Sunny. B. Rainy. C. Cloudy.
9. How did the woman go to work today
A. By underground. B. By bike. C. By car.
10. What does the woman say about shared bikes
A. They are convenient.
B. They are good for the environment.
C. It may be unsafe to ride them without helmets.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Who is Jane probably talking to
A. A schoolmate. B. A teacher. C. A close friend.
12. Which course does Jane like now
A. History of art.
B. Ancient Indian history.
C. History and politics in Latin America.
13. What is Jane likely to do this weekend
A. Go to a party. B. Work on a paper. C. Have a meal with the man.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. How did the woman know about the agency
A. From a colleague. B. From the newspaper. C. From the Internet.
15. Why does the woman want to rent a flat on King Street
A. The rent there is low. B. The street is quiet at night. C. The street is near her company.
16. How much does the woman have to pay in advance if she rents the flat
A. $1,500. B. $1,600. C. $1,800.
17. What will the woman do next Wednesday
A. Have meetings. B. Go on a business trip. C. Tour the flat.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Where is the ship
A. 3,000 meters beneath the ice. B. 1,000 meters beneath the ice. C. 300 meters beneath the ice.
19. How did the British explorer feel about the ship
A. A little frightened. B. A bit dissatisfied. C. Very surprised.
20. What did the exploring team do to the ship
A. They lifted it from the deep sea. B. They left it in the deep sea. C. They took away some parts of it.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Festivals are a great way to experience a destination in a different way. Whether you are looking for a unique cultural difference or the experience of sheer joy, there is something here for everyone in this article.
St. Patrick's Day
Dublin, Ireland & New York, the USA, March 17th
It has been a cultural and religious celebration held in memory of the death date of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland, since 1762. On that day, the whole city turns green and many Irish make traditional bread. It is also one of the most fun days of the year, when the whole city turns into a big green party.
South by Southwest (SXSW)
Austin, the USA, March
Founded in 1987, SXSW has been praised by music fans and the media worldwide as one of the top 10 music festivals in the world. It is not only a music feast but also dedicated to the integration of technology and films. You can also enjoy free food, drinks and music. Sounds good
King's Day
Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 27th
King's Day may well be the best party in Holland and Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange on April 27th. People celebrate King Willem Alexander's birthday with music, street parties, flea markets, and fun fairs. The king himself travels through the country with his family.
Just for Laughs
Montreal, Canada, July 14th—30th
For comedy lovers there is no other festival in the word better than Montreal's Just for Laughs. The festival concentrates most of its shows in the Latin Quarter. During the day street performers delight the crowds and at night the city comes alive with comedy all over the city.
21. Which of the four festivals mainly involves music and films
A. St. Patrick's Day. B. South by Southwest.
C. King's Day. D. Just for Laughs.
22. What do St. Patrick's Day and King's Day have in common
A. They are both religious festivals.
B. They are celebrated in the same month.
C. They are in honour of the birthday of a great person.
D. They both feature a color.
23. What can we learn about Just for Laughs
A. It lasts for a month. B. It provides free food for all.
C. It's the best comedy feast. D. It is concerned about the royal family.
B
Jill Wheatley was a PE teacher in Germany. On the weekends she competed in marathons around Europe. But life threw her a near deadly blow. While teaching a PE class, she was hit in the head with a baseball. The impact was so great it left her with a brain injury and 70 percent vision loss, permanently blinding her in one eye. She spent 26 months in seven different hospitals, at times wishing it would just all end.
Desperately, Wheatley set out to find comfort and healing in nature. She travelled to Nepal where a friend convinced her to run in the Annapurna 100 with him. The power from that race changed her life and eventually had her looking up at the tops of the mountains. Project Vision 8000 was born. And she began her mission to stand on top of the world’s 14 highest mountains, towering 8, 000 metres above sea level, to show herself and others the power in choice and possibility.
Colours and touch help guide her on the mountain and she has never once felt too tired to carry on.“The only thing constant is change, so when the weather gets really bad or a storm is coming in, I know it is going to pass.”So far, she’s had few problems standing among giants, but she admits she continues to struggle with overcoming: the “mountains of her mind”. Having already stared death in the face, Wheatley has great respect for the mountains and the mission she is on. But she’s not seared. The experience almost claimed her life, but it is now the driving force and fuel behind her success. At every icy peak, she smiles and takes a quick video with a breathless “so very thankful” whispered into the thin air.
24. What happened to Wheatley according to paragraph 1
A. She came last in a race. B. She suffered head injury.
C. She lost her sight completely. D. She was attacked in a class.
25. What drove Wheatley to launch Project Vision 8000
A. Her exploration of nature.
B. Her friend’s timely suggestions.
C. Her strong love for sports.
D. Her participation in the Annapurna 100.
26. What can we learn about Wheatley from the last paragraph
A. Her attitude toward dilemma was reshaped.
B. She was used to poor weather conditions.
C. She ignored the mountains of her mind.
D. Her nature helped her overcome fear.
27. What could be the best title for the text
A. Every peak is within reach.
B. Lose sight to gain vision.
C. Action speaks louder than words.
D. Nature will work its course.
C
Feeling extremely stressed by your to-do list can make you unhappy, but a new study suggests that more free time might not be the magic way that most of us dream it could be.
The researchers analyzed data from 35,000 subjects about how Americans spend their free time. They found that people with more free time generally had higher levels of subjective happiness — but only up to a pared to those with less time, people with up to two hours of free time a day generally felt better. However, people who had five or more hours of free time a day generally felt worse. So the free-time “sweet spot” might be two to three hours per day.
Part of finding this “sweet spot” is connected with how people spend their free time. In an online experiment, the subjects were asked to imagine having four to seven free hours per day and spending that time doing “productive” or “unproductive” activities. Most of them believed their well-being would suffer if they had a lot of free time during the day — but only if they used it unproductively. Though that experiment was based on the previous assumptions, which is one limitation, it agrees with other experiments showing that being in a state of flow (心流状态) can benefit people’s mental health.
Of course, for you, any activities that increase your happiness are “productive”. If watching soap opera in your free time makes you feel better, you should do that due to self-care. And some traditionally productive activities can be easy and fun. For example, walking and cooking can help burn stress and put people in a state of flow.
“In cases where people find themselves with large amounts of free time, such as retirement or unemployment,” Sharif said, “our results suggest they can benefit from spending their newfound time with purposes.”
28. How much free time one day do people have that can generally make them feel better
A. About 60 minutes. B. About 90 minutes.
C. From 120 to 180 minutes. D. From 180 to 210 minutes.
29. What does the third paragraph mainly tell us
A. How being in a state of flow can benefit people’s mental health.
B. How the researchers analyzed data from the 35,000 subjects.
C. How “productive” activities are different from “unproductive” ones.
D. How people make use of their free time influences their happiness.
30. How can we understand the “productive” activities in paragraph 4
A. They must be fun and easy. B. They are mostly traditional ones. C. They depend on one’s own sense. D. They generally rely on one’s own physical condition.
31. What did Sharif say to people who have a lot of free time
A. People should spend their time with aims.
B. It is not easy for people to have newfound time.
C. People can benefit from large amounts of free time.
D. Retired and unemployed people can’t deal with free time well.
D
After eight years of construction, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge in Bangladesh opened to the public on June 26, reducing travel time from parts of the southwest of the country to the capital Dhaka from seven to eight hours to as little as just 10 minutes.
The 21.5-meter-wide, 6.15-kilometer-long bridge built over the Padma River, the main branch of the Ganges, has two levels with the upper tier having a four-lane highway and the lower tier a single-track railway, according to Wuhan-based China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group, or MBEC, one of China’s biggest bridge makers. Before that, travelers and goods were transported via boat or ship because of the vast width and fast-flowing nature of the river, and the tendency of the area to flood.
In 2014, the Bangladeshi government awarded MBEC a $1.54-billion contract to build the core structure of the bridge, making it the country’s largest infrastructure(基础建设) project as well as the largest foreign bridge project undertaken by Chinese companies in terms of total cost.
“The construction was much harder than expected as the complex geological conditions brought multiple challenges to us,” said Shen Tao, deputy general manager of the project. “The bridge is located above a river with banks on loose soil, and downpours in the rainy season often caused flooding, bringing us numerous difficulties we had never experienced before.” “During the construction, we had to adjust the design plan to adapt to environmental changes whenever necessary,” he added.
“However, through continuous learning and adaptation, construction teams have greatly improved their abilities including technology, communication and adaptability.” said Wen Wusong, chairman of MBEC. “They demonstrated the strength of China’s road bridge construction to the whole world and the bridge is a model of international cooperation.”
Over the past eight years, the project has created over 50,000 jobs for local residents, according to MBEC.
32. What do we know about the bridge
A. It is over the Ganges. B. It is across the Padma River.
C. The upper tier has a single-track railway. D. The lower tier has a four-lane highway.
33. What did Shen Tao mainly express in paragraph 4
A. Costs of building the bridge. B. Features of the newly-built bridge.
C. Benefits the bridge can bring about. D. Difficulties in constructing the bridge.
34. Which can replace the underlined word “demonstrated” in paragraph 5
A. Measured. B. Adapted. C. Showed. D. Preserved.
35. What can be the best title for the news report
A. China-made bridge opens in Bangladesh.
B. Eight years of China’s constructing a bridge in Bangladesh.
C. Constructing a bridge creates over 50,000 jobs in Bangladesh.
D. Bangladeshi government awards MBEC $1.54-billion contract.
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。
Much of the work in today’s world is accomplished(完成) in teams. Most people believe the best way to build a great team is to gather a group of the most talented individuals. ___36___Companies spend millions hiring top business people. Is their money well spent
___37___They focused on football, basketball and baseball. The results are mixed. For football and basketball, adding talented players to a team proves a good method, but only up to the point where 70% of the players are top talent; above that level, the team’s performance begins to decline. Interestingly, this trend isn’t evident in baseball, where additional individual talent keeps improving the team’s performance.
To explain this phenomenon, the researchers explored the degree to which a good performance by a team requires its members to coordinate(协调) their actions. ___38___In baseball, the performance of individual players is less dependent on teammates. They conclude that when task interdependence is high, team performance will suffer when there is too much talent, while individual talent will have positive effects on team performance when task interdependence is lower. If a basketball star is, for example, trying to gain a high personal point total, he may take a shot himself when it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate, affecting the team’s performance. Young children learning to play team sports are often told, “There is no I in TEAM.” __39___
Another possibility is that when there is a lot of talent on a team, some players may make less effort. Just as in a game of tug-of-war(拔河比赛), whenever a person is added, everyone else pulls the rope with less force.
___40___ An A-team may require a balance--not just A players, but a few generous B players as well.
A. It’s not a simple matter to determine the nature of talent.
B. Sports team owners spend millions of dollars attracting top talent.
C. The group interaction and its effect drew the researchers’ attention.
D. Stars apparently do not follow this basic principle of sportsmanship.
E. Several recent studies examined the role of talent in the sports world.
F. Building up a dream team is more complex than simply hiring the best talent.
G. This task interdependence distinguishes baseball from football and basketball.
第三部分 语言知识运用 (共两节, 满分 30 分)
第一节（共 15 小题; 每小题 1 分, 满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文, 从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
When I think of my childhood, I remember cycling with my friends and buying orange candies, but most of all, going home to see my grandma waiting at the doorstep and asking, “How was your day, bunny ”Nana (I call my grandma Nana) saw me ____41____. She left me many great ____42____. She told me stories of the fairies and princesses but also of the wars and how she ____43____ those days.Nana was born during the Second World War with a very different lifestyle and childhood from me. She didn’t get ____44___. In fact, she had to help with the housework. Even when her siblings (兄弟姐妹) got the opportunity to learn, she would only watch them read and write. But she never ____45____. That is the most important lesson she had taught me.She taught me to be ____46____ whatever things I had in my life. When I ___47____ to be selected in my school’s cheerleading team, I was very upset, but she made me realize that, if not in the cheerleading team, something else was out there in the world that was going to happen to me, and it did. I ____48____ a state-level gymnast.
As years went by, Alzheimer’s disease (老年痴呆症) ate her from the inside. The ___49____ who once refused to call me by any name but her “little bunny”, now didn’t even remember what my name was. Soon, she forgot who I was until l sang Frank Sinatra’s Fly me to the Moon. The tiny spark of _____50____ in her eyes was what I _____51_____. The little glimmer (微光) in her eyes meant that I was her “bunny” once again. One day, the glimmer _____52_____ disappeared from her eyes and that was the day when I knew I had lost my nana. On her last day on this earth, as I sat beside her bed watching her fall in and out of sleep, I heard her hum Fly me to the Moon _____53____. That was the last time when I heard her _____54_____, but I will keep it in my heart forever. Nana took a piece of my childhood with her when she _____55_____. She is my world, and I know she is proud of me.
41. A. grow up B. look out C. look up D. work out
42. A. works B. designs C. truths D. memories
43. A. forgot B. celebrated C. survived D. calculated
44. A. care B. education C. assistance D. fame
45. A. complained B. cried C. struggled D. argued
46. A. eager for B. upset about C. grateful for D. curious about
47. A. pretended B. failed C. wished D. managed
48. A. trained B. got C. needed D. became
49. A. woman B. master C. neighbour D. colleague
50. A. ambition B. separation C. recognition D. permission
51. A. occupied B. expected C. represented D. seized
52. A. hardly B. usually C. completely D. slightly
53. A. loudly B. beautifully C. weakly D. fluently
54. A. voice B. story C. laughter D. praise
55. A. sank B. dreamed C. left D. whispered
第II卷（非选择题 共55分）
第一节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文,在空白处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
With the tourism___56____(develop), people are becoming increasingly concerned___57____the environment. Here in our city, there is a heated discussion about whether a hotel should____58____(build) at White Beach. The owner of the company thinks the hotel would attract more tourists, __59____will help the local economy.___60___, the local people worry that constructing the hotel is not eco-friendly, ___61____(particular) the turtles. Admitting the various___62_____(benefit) from the hotel, they still have many concerns about the surrounding __63____ they have been living for many years. It is___64____unavoidable problem that increased tourist numbers will consume more natural resources, at the same time, more waste and pollution___65___( release).
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
假如你是李华，你校最近举行了冬季运动会，其中一些运动项目给你留下了深刻印象。你打算写信告诉你的笔友麦克，分享这次运动会体验和收获。
1. 运动会时间地点。
2. 选一个体育项目进行详细描写。
3. 你的收获和感受。
注意：
1. 词数80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。提示：100 metre race 百米赛跑 relay接力赛
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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。
Agatha was in the library, reading the Girl Detective series, when she noticed something strange. Her best friends, Timmy and Florence, were talking to each other in whispers while keeping a good, safe distance from her! When she waved at them, they looked away.
Things only got stranger in art class. Timmy and Florence went to sit at a different table from Agatha busy painting and glanced at her when they thought she wasn’t looking.
Now, Agatha considered herself to be something of a detective. After all, she had read many detective stories for children and even had an old broken magnifying glass(放大镜)abandoned by her father. When the rest of the class went out for lunch, she slipped to Timmy and Florence’s table and examined it carefully with the magnifying glass.
There was paint, and red and pink construction paper. What could they be doing This was definitely a mystery that needed solving!After lunch Timmy and Florence chatted to her as if nothing was going on, but they kept smiling at her in a slightly strange way. Of course, Agatha could have asked them what they were up to, and they might have told her -but she wouldn’t have a chance to become a detective!
On the way home from school, Florence and her mum happened to walk ahead of Agatha and her mum. Agatha saw them go into the bookshop. Strange, again. Florence didn’t read much—no matter how many detective stories Agatha recommended to her!
The next day at school, Agatha kept an eye on her friends and tried to work out their mystery, but they seemed determined to keep things secret. She asked them if they would like to play with her after school, but they said they couldn’t because they were busy. Even more mysterious…
When Agatha’s mum came to pick her up after school, she was so lost in the unsolved mystery that she hardly noticed her busy father was coming along, which was unusual. When they arrived home, her father said she could go into the living room.
注意: 1. 续写词数应为150 左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好；
Opening the door of the living room, Agatha heard voices shout from darkness, “SURPRISE!”
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After eating the cake, Agatha got down to the business of opening her birthday presents.
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_____________________________________________________________________________________高二下学期开学考测试 英语答案
听力部分（每小题 1.5 分满分 30 分）
1-5 BACAA 6-10 BCBAC 11-15 ACBAC 16-20 CBACB
阅读部分（每题 2.5 分，满分 50 分）
21-23 BDC 24-27 B DAB 28-31CDCA 32-35BDCA
36-40 BEGDF
完形填空（每题 1 分，满分 15 分）
41. A 42. D 43. C 44. B 45. A 46. C 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. C 51. B 52. C 53. C 54. A 55. C
语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分）
56.developing 57. about 58. be built 59. which 60. However
61.particularly 62. benefits 63.where 64.an 65. released
应用文（满分 15 分）
One possible version:
读后续写（满分 25 分）
One possible version:
Para1 Opening the door of the living room, Agatha heard voices shout from darkness, “SURPRISE!”. When she entered the darkened living room, the lights came on suddenly. Her best friend Timmy and Florence were there, grinning! On the table were a cake with candles and a pile of presents. Mum and Dad followed her into the living-room and lit the candles, saying: “Happy Birthday, dear. You were so distracted by the mystery to be solved as to forget today is your birthday! Now, blow the candles, make a wish and enjoy the cake.”
Para2 After eating the cake, Agatha got down to the business of opening her birthday presents. The first gift was the big red and pink birthday card with “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” written on it in Timmy and Florence’s childish handwriting. “We hope you like the card we made for you!” said Timmy, and Florence added, “We also bought the latest Sherlock Holmes Detective series for you!” Agatha hugged her friends in appreciation of their surprise gifts. Mum and Dad handed her a brand-new magnifying glass in place of the old broken one. Agatha might not have solved the mystery, but it was still a wonderful birthday party!
听力原文
Text1【原文】M: Alice, you fed the parrot this morning, didn’t you
W: No, I didn’t. I did that last night.
M: Oh, no. I fed it yesterday afternoon.
Text2【原文】
Text3【原文】M: I can’t fix these machines until tomorrow, I’m afraid.
W: That’s okay. Take your time. There’s no hurry.
M: Thanks!
Text4【原文】W: Hello, I like that white dress in the window. Do you have a size 12
M: Sorry, there’s only a blue one in size 12.
W: It’s a pity. I just want a white one to match my pink hat.
Text5【原文】M: I saw your son playing the violin at the contest yesterday. He has a talent for music, I have to say.
W: Thank you. He has been learning musical instruments since primary school. His teacher often praises him for his efforts.
Text6【原文】M: Did you enjoy the movie last night, Caroline
W: No, it was rubbish. I couldn’t put up with those silly tricks; they weren’t my cup of tea, but I had to stick it out because I was with two of my friends. However, they were excited from start to finish.
M: Really I thought you’d be satisfied with that
W: No. I’m going to write a negative review on the Internet.
Text7【原文】W: Quentin, your hair and clothes are wet. Didn’t you bring an umbrella when you left home Here’s a dry towel.
M: Thanks. I didn’t bring an umbrella. I just rode a shared bike.
W:Are you kidding It’s raining hard at present.
M: I thought it would be sunny like yesterday.
W: The weather has been very mixed recently. Who knows
M: You’re right. How do you usually go to work
W: I usually drive here, but I guessed the traffic would be terrible due to the bad weather, so I took the subway today.
M: A wise decision. I still prefer riding a shared bike. It’s convenient. Besides, it is good for the environment.
W: But there are too many shared bikes on the roads without helmets. You may get injured if you don’t wear a helmet.
Text8【原文】W: Nice party, isn’t it
M: Yes, it is. I’m a new student at the university, so it’s really nice to have a chance to meet some friendly people. My name is William, by the way.
W: I’m Jane, a junior here. Can you tell me what your major is
M: I’m majoring in History.
W: What a coincidence! I’m a History major, too! What are your favorite courses
M: Influenced by my teacher, ancient Indian history is my favorite.And I also enjoy history of art.
W: Those were two of my favorite courses in the last two years as well! I’m fascinated by history and politics in Latin America now.
M: Great. Jane, we should get together for a meal this weekend. We can share our ideas about history.
W: I’m afraid not. My paper is due next Monday. So I’m not available this weekend.
Text9【原文】M: Goodwell Property Agency. Hello, I’m Oscar. May I help you
W: Yes, I want a one-bedroom flat with an open kitchen on King Street.
M: OK. Did you see our advertisements in the newspaper or on the Internet
W: Neither, my colleague recommended your agency to me.
M: I see. But I have to tell you the rent on King Street is a bit high and flats there can be noisy at night, because King Street is near the financial center. Can you accept that
W: Yes, as long as it’s only a short walk to my office.
M: I got it. Do you have any idea of your budget
W: Maybe $500 a month.
M: Let me check. Oh, I found one for you but it’s $100 more than your budget. If you rent it, you have to pay 3 months’ rent in advance.
W: Alright.
M: Would next Tuesday be convenient for you to tour the flat
W: I’m going to have meetings next Tuesday. And I will be away on business next Wednesday. How about 2:00 p.m. next Thursday
M: Deal.
Text10【原文】M: Emerging from the Antarctic deep, the world’s most famous undiscovered shipwreck Endurance is now found. It’s the first time anyone has seen it in more than 100 years. Endurance, perfectly preserved, is 3,000 meters beneath the ice.
“I knew that this was probably either the first or second most strongly-built ice ship ever, and I was just amazed at its construction. It held together beautifully.” said a British explorer.
The condition is astonishing. The exploring team spent weeks searching the deep until Endurance was at last found. The team found that Endurance was in trouble from the start — becoming stuck in thick sea ice just weeks after setting off from South Georgia. It floated for months before an order was eventually given to the crew to abandon the ship.
The ship won’t be raised and nothing will be removed. When the team left, it was just as it was found, resting in the darkness of this most remote corner of the world.
阅读理解：
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍四个不同地区的节日，以及各自的节日特色。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据South by Southwest(SXSW)中“It is not only a music feast but also dedicated to the integration of technology and films.（这不仅仅是一场音乐盛宴，更是一场技术与电影融合盛宴。）”可知，South by Southwest(SXSW)是关于音乐和电影的节日。选项B符合语意。故选B。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据St. Patrick's Day中的“On that day, the whole city turns green（在那一天，整个城市变绿了）”和King's Day中的“Amsterdam turns a very bright color of orange.（阿姆斯特丹变成了一种非常明亮的橙色。）”可知这两个节日都有各自独特的节日颜色。选项D符合语意。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Just for Laughs中的“For comedy lovers there is no other festival in the world better than Montreal's Just for Laughs.（对于喜剧爱好者来说，世界上没有比蒙特利尔的“笑”节更好的节日了）”可知，对于喜剧爱好者来说,世界上没有什么比蒙特利尔的Just for Laughs更好的节日了。所以Just for Laughs是全世界最好的喜剧节。选项C符合语意。故选C。
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。这篇短文主要讲述了Jill Wheatley脑部受损并丧失了70%的视力，永久性失明一只眼睛。她决定通过登山来寻找安慰和康复。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第一段“Jill Wheatley was a PE teacher in Germany. On the weekends she competed in marathons around Europe.But life threw her a near deadly blow. While teaching a PE class, she was hit in the head with a baseball. The impact was so great it left her with a brain injury and 70 percent vision loss, permanently blinding her in one eye. (Jill Wheatley 是德国的一名体育老师。周末，她参加了欧洲各地的马拉松比赛。但生活给了她近乎致命的打击。在教体育课时，她被棒球击中了头部。撞击非常严重，导致她脑部受伤，视力下降70%，一只眼睛永久失明。)”可知，Jill Wheatley头部受伤了。故选B项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第二段“She travelled to Nepal where a friend convinced her to run in the Annapurna 100 with him. The power from that race changed her life and eventually had her looking up at the tops of the mountains. Project Vision 8000 was born. (她去了尼泊尔，一位朋友说服她和他一起参加安纳普尔纳100赛。那场比赛的力量改变了她的生活，最终让她抬头仰望山顶。Project Vision 8000诞生了。)”可知，Jill Wheatley参加了安纳普尔纳100强赛，从而推动了Project Vision 8000项目。故选D项。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。由文章最后一段“The experience almost claimed her life, but it is now the driving force and fuel behind her success.At every icy peak, she smiles and takes a quick video with a breathless‘so very thankful’ whispered into the thin air.(这段经历几乎夺去了她的生命，但现在它是她成功背后的动力和燃料。在每一个结冰的山峰上，她都会微笑着拍下一段快速的视频，并在稀薄的空气中低声说一句‘非常感谢’。)”可知，Jill Wheatley 对逆境的态度得到了改变。故选A项。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。由文章第一段“While teaching a PE class, she was hit in the head with a baseball. The impact was so great it left her with a brain injury and 70 percent vision loss, permanently blinding her in one eye. (在教体育课时，她被棒球击中了头部。撞击非常严重，导致她脑部受伤，视力下降70%，一只眼睛永久失明。)”和最后一段“At every icy peak, she smiles and takes a quick video with a breathless‘so very thankful’ whispered into the thin air.(在每一个结冰的山峰上，她都会微笑着拍下一段快速的视频，并在稀薄的空气中低声说一句‘非常感谢’。)”以及文章上下文可知，文章主要讲述Jill Wheatley眼睛受伤失明，但她没有放弃，而通过爬山拓宽了视野。所以B项Lose sight to gain vision(失明拓宽了视野)符合文意。故选B项。
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一项新的研究表明，更多的空闲时间可能并不是我们大多数人梦想的神奇灵丹妙药。文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及研究发现空闲时间的“最佳时间点”可能是每天两到三个小时，且与人们如何度过空闲时间有关。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Compared to those with less time，people with up to two hours of free time a day generally felt better. However, people who had five or more hours of free time a day generally felt worse. So the free-time ‘sweet spot’ might be two to three hours per day. (与时间较少的人相比，每天有两小时自由时间的人通常感觉更好。然而，每天有5个小时或更多空闲时间的人通常感觉更糟。所以空闲时间的‘最佳时间’可能是每天两到三个小时。)”可知每天拥有两到三个小时的空闲时间的人感觉更好。故选C。
【29题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“Part of finding this ‘sweet spot’ is connected with how people spend their free time。(找到这个‘最佳时间’有一部分与人们如何度过空闲时间有关。)”以及下文的实验结果“Most of them believed their well-being would suffer if they had a lot of free time during the day—but only if they used it unproductively. Though that experiment was based on the previous assumptions, which is one limitation, it agrees with other experiments showing that being in a state of flow (心流状态) can benefit people’s mental health.(他们中的大多数人认为，如果白天有很多空闲时间，他们的幸福感会受到影响——但只有在他们没有成效地利用空闲时间的情况下。虽然该实验是基于之前的假设，这是一个局限性，但它与其他实验一致，表明处于心流状态可以有利于人们的心理健康。)”可知此段主要阐述人们如何利用空闲时间会影响他们的幸福感。故选D。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Of course, for you, any activities that increase your happiness are ‘productive’. If watching soap opera in your free time makes you feel better, you should do that due to self-care. And some traditionally productive activities can be easy and fun. For example, walking and cooking can help burn stress and put people in a state of flow.(当然，对你来说，任何能增加你幸福感的活动都是‘有成效的’。如果在你的空闲时间看肥皂剧让你感觉更好，你应该这样做，因为你要照顾自己。一些传统的富有成效的活动可以是简单和有趣的。例如，散步和做饭可以帮助缓解压力，让人们处于一种流动的状态。)”可知能让你感觉更好，有趣的，能够缓减压力的活动就是富有成效的，所以富有成效的活动取决于自己的感觉。故选C。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“‘In cases where people find themselves with large amounts of free time, such as retirement or unemployment,’ Sharif said, ‘our results suggest they can benefit from spending their newfound time with purposes.’(‘在人们发现自己有大量自由时间的情况下，比如退休或失业，’Sharif说，‘我们的研究结果表明，他们可以从把新发现的时间花在有目的的事情上来获益。’)”可知Sharif对有很多空闲时间人们说的是应该有目标地度过他们的空闲时间。故选A。
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道，中国企业承建的孟加拉国Padma大桥6月26日举行开通仪式，文章详细介绍了桥梁的情况、建设中所遇到的挑战以及这座桥梁的重要意义。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The 21.5-meter-wide, 6.15-kilometer-long bridge built over the Padma River, the main branch of the Ganges, has two levels with the upper tier having a four-lane highway and the lower tier a single-track railway, according to Wuhan-based China Railway Major Bridge Engineering Group, or MBEC, one of China’s biggest bridge makers. (这座桥宽21.5米，长6.15公里，横跨恒河的主要支流Padma河。据中国最大的桥梁制造商之一武汉中铁大桥工程集团（MBEC），这座桥有两层，上层是四车道的高速公路，下层是单轨铁路。)”可知这座桥横跨Padma河。故选B。
【32题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段第一句““The construction was much harder than expected as the complex geological conditions brought multiple challenges to us,” said Shen Tao, deputy general manager of the project. (“由于复杂的地质条件给我们带来了多重挑战，施工比预期的要困难得多。”该项目副总经理Shen Tao说。)”以及下文对困难的具体阐述可知本段主要讲述建造这座桥的遇到的困难。故选D。
【33题详解】
词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段““However, through continuous learning and adaptation, construction teams have greatly improved their abilities including technology, communication and adaptability.” said Wen Wusong, chairman of MBEC. “They demonstrated the strength of China’s road bridge construction to the whole world and the bridge is a model of international cooperation.”(“然而，通过不断的学习和适应，施工团队的技术、沟通和适应能力都有了很大的提高。”MBEC董事长Wen Wusong说，“他们向全世界demonstrated中国公路桥建设的实力，这座桥是国际合作的典范。”)”中“the bridge is a model of international cooperation.”可推知这座桥向世界展示了中国公路桥建设的实力，所以demonstrated在句中意为“展示”，与show意思相同，故选C。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“After eight years of construction, the Padma Multipurpose Bridge in Bangladesh opened to the public on June 26, reducing travel time from parts of the southwest of the country to the capital Dhaka from seven to eight hours to as little as just 10 minutes.(经过8年的建设，孟加拉国的Padma多用途桥于6月26日向公众开放，将该国西南部部分地区到首都Dhaka的旅行时间从7到8小时缩短到只需10分钟。)”以及下文的详细介绍可知这座桥是由中国公司承建的总成本最大的外国桥梁项目，所以A选项“China-made bridge opens in Bangladesh(中国承建的大桥在孟加拉国开通)”可以概括全文，适合作为文章标题。故选A。
【分析】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲了建立一支最佳阵容球队比简单地雇佣最优秀的人才要复杂得多。一支一流球队可能需要一种平衡——不仅仅是最好球员，也需要一些有雅量的普通球员。
【36题详解】
上文说“大多数人相信建立一个伟大团队的最好方法就是聚集一群最有天赋的个人”。下文说“公司花费数百万雇佣顶级商业人士。”该空承上启下，也是在举例，B选项“运动队老板花费数百万美元吸引顶尖人才。”切题，故选B。
【37题详解】
下文说“他们专注于足球、篮球和棒球。结果有好有坏。”这些都属于体育方面，该空引出下文，E选项“最近的几项研究调查了体育世界中人才的作用。”切题，故选E。
【38题详解】
上文说“为了解释这一现象，研究人员探索了一场好的表现要求队员们协调他们行动的程度”，下文说明了研究结果，该空承上启下，G选项“这项任务的相互依赖性使棒球区别于足球和篮球。”切题，故选G。
【39题详解】
上文说了“一个球星为了个人得分，而影响团队的表现”，该空承接上文，D选项“球星显然没有遵守运动员精神的基本原则”切题，故选D。
【40题详解】
下文说“一支一流球队可能需要一种平衡——不仅仅是最好球员，也需要一些有雅量的普通球员。”该空引出下文，F选项“建立一支最佳阵容球队比简单地雇佣最优秀的人才要复杂得多。”切题，故选F。
完形填空：这是一篇记叙文。作者之前一直认为自己太忙，导致无法花费太多的时间、金钱和精力为社区作出贡献。但是后来通过“日行一善”的计划，作者和女儿帮助了别人，也改变了自己的想法。
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和奶奶之间的深厚感情。
【41题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：奶奶看着我长大。A. grow up长大；B. look out小心；C. look up查阅；D. work out解决。根据前文“but most of all, going home to see my grandma waiting at the doorstep and asking,“How was your day, bunny ””可知，作者的奶奶看着她长大。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她给我留下了许多美好的回忆。A. works作品；B. designs设计；C. truths事实；D. memories回忆。根据后文“She told me stories of the fairies and princesses but also of the wars and how she ____3____ those days.”可知，奶奶给我留下了许多小时候的美好回忆。故选D。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她给我讲仙女和公主的故事，也讲战争的故事，以及她是如何在那些日子里活下来的。A. forgot忘记；B. celebrated庆祝；C. survived幸存；D. calculated计算。根据前文“the wars”可知，作者的奶奶讲述在战争期间，她是如何在那些日子里活下来的。故选C。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她没有接受过教育。A. care照顾；B. education教育；C. assistance协助；D. fame名声。根据后文“Even when her siblings (兄弟姐妹) got the opportunity to learn, she would only watch them read and write.”可知，奶奶在其兄弟姐妹们学习的时候，她只能看着他们读书和写字，故奶奶没有接受过教育。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是她从来不抱怨。A. complained抱怨；B. cried哭；C. struggled挣扎；D. argued争论。根据后文“She taught me to be ____6____ whatever things I had in my life.”可知，奶奶教会作者的是对生活要充满感激，所以奶奶即使没有接受过教育，也不会抱怨。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查形容词短语辨析。句意：她教我要对生活中所拥有的一切心存感激。A. eager for渴望的；B. upset about失落的；C. grateful for感激的；D. curious about好奇。根据前文“But she never ____5____. That is the most important lesson she had taught me.”可知，奶奶教会作者的是不要抱怨，对生活要心存感激。故选C。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我没能入选学校的拉拉队时，我非常沮丧，但她让我意识到，即使不能入选拉拉队，世界上还有其他的事情会发生在我身上，而它确实发生了。我成了一名国家级体操运动员。A. pretended假装；B. failed失败；C. wished希望；D. managed设法做成。根据后文“I was very upset”可知，作者未能入选学校的拉拉队。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. trained训练；B. got得到；C. needed需要；D. became成为。根据后文“a state-level gymnast”可知，作者成为了一名国家级体操运动员。故选D。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那个曾经只叫我“小兔子”的女人，现在甚至不记得我叫什么名字了。A. woman女人；B. master师傅，大师；C. neighbor邻居；D. colleague同事。根据前文““How was your day, bunny ””可知，在作者的小时候，奶奶一直称她小兔子。故选A。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她眼中流露出的认出的微光正是我所期待的。A. ambition野心；B. separation分离；C. recognition认出；D. permission允许。根据后文“The little glimmer (微光) in her eyes meant that I was her “bunny” once again.可知，奶奶认出了作者。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. occupied占据；B. expected期待；C. represented代表；D. seized抓住。根据“The tiny spark (火花) of ____10____ in her eyes”可知，奶奶眼睛里流露出认出作者的微光是作者所期待的，即作者希望奶奶能够认出她。故选B。
【52题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：有一天，她眼中的光芒完全消失了，就在那一天，我知道我失去了奶奶。A. hardly几乎不；B. usually通常地；C. completely完全地；D. slightly轻微地。根据后文“and that was the day when I knew I had lost my nana.”可知，作者知道她已经失去奶奶了，因为奶奶眼中的光芒完全消失了。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在她在这个世界上的最后一天，我坐在她的床边，看着她睡着又睡着，我听到她虚弱地哼着“带我飞到月亮上去”。A. loudly大声地；B. beautifully美丽地；C. weakly虚弱地；D. fluently流利地。根据前文“On her last day on this earth”可知，奶奶在临终前虚弱地哼着歌。故选C。
【54题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：那是我最后一次听到她的声音，但我会永远记在心里。A. voice声音；B. story故事；C. laughter笑声；D. praise赞扬。根据前文“I heard her hum Fly me to the Moon”可知，此处是指奶奶的声音。故选A。
55题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：奶奶离开时带走了我童年的一部分。A. sank下沉；B. dreamed梦想；C. left离开；D. whispered低声说。根据前文，此处表示奶奶已经去世，她的离开带走了作者童年的一部分。故选C。
