丰城九中 2023-2024 学年下学期高二 21&22 班开学考试英语试题
(满分 150 分, 时间 120 分钟)
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A , B , C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有 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 will the young man probably do before the noon of tomorrow
A. Help his mother. B. Do his homework. C. Go to Peter’s house.
2. How many people will have dinner together tomorrow night
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The man’s company. B. Phone bills. C. Mistakes online.
4. What does the woman mean
A. The man needs to finish the book.
B. The ending of the book will be boring.
C. The man should check with his professor.
5. How does the woman probably feel
A. Hopeless. B. Anxious. C. Angry.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What does the woman think of the necklace
A. It is too old. B. It’s quite fancy. C. It is simple but beautiful.
7. What does the woman mean
A. The necklace was too expensive.
B. She would buy it after a short break.
C. She would first check whether it was genuine.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Where does the woman want to go
A. To Ocean Avenue. B. To Bradley Drive. C. To Parker Street.
9. When does the woman need to arrive
A. At 10:30. B. At 10:45. C. At 11:00.
10. What will the woman take to reach her destination
A. The man’s car. B. The express bus. C. A taxi.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. How did the woman know Jesse was in hospital
A. Jesse told her. B. The police called her. C. Dr. Andrews phoned her.
12. How might Jesse get injured
A. He crashed into a tree. B. He caused an accident. C. A tree fell on his car.
13. What does the man want to do in a few hours
A. Pass some tests. B. Get something to eat. C. Give the woman more information.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. How often does the man go to the supermarket
A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Once every two weeks.
15. What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Find some oranges for him.
B. Help organize the locations.
C. Share his opinion with her manager.
16. What is the man likely to buy
A. Bread. B. Soap. C. Pork.
17. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Saleswoman and customer. B. Manager and clerk. C. Hostess and guest.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. How many cities and towns does the subway system serve in San Francisco
A. Four. B. Five. C. Twelve.
19. What is the average speed of the trains
A. 35 miles per hour. B. 45 miles per hour. C. 80 miles per hour.
20. What can we learn about the subway system
A. Most of the stations are underground.
B. Trains always come every 5-10 minutes.
C. The cost of a ticket depends on the distance.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Every delicious steak you have ever enjoyed eating started with a good cut of meat. However, picking that perfect cut can be challenging — supermarkets are flooded with options, and it is not as straightforward as simply choosing the one with the highest price tag. Follow this guide for some advice.
Tenderloin (US), Fillet (UK), Eye Fillet (AUS/NZ)
A classic cut, the tenderloin comes from the strip of muscle tucked against the backbone of the animal. As this muscle does not do much work, this is the tenderest cut of beef — which also makes it the most expensive, and arguably the most desirable. We say “arguably” because, while the tenderloin is supremely lean and a favorite of those who love their steak to melt in their mouth, it can also be tasteless. Filet mignon, widely referred to as the creme de la creme (精华) of all steak cuts, is cut from the very tip of the tenderloin.
Ribeye (US/ UK), Scotch fillet (AUS/NZ)
This cut, from the rib section of the animal, comes with an abundance of rich marbling. The ribeye won’t give you that same “melt-in-your-mouth” feeling, but it is still one of the tenderest cuts available. Differently, the ribeye is cooked with the bone in, while the Scotch fillet is not.
Strip (US), Sirloin (UK), Porterhouse (AUS/NZ)
Coming from the hindquarter of the animal, the strip is not quite as tender as the tenderloin, or loaded with quite as much flavor as the ribeye, but for many steak lovers, it is just right. The best part is that because this all-rounder has a bit more chew and a bit less marbling than those cuts, it tends to be less expensive.
T-bone
Can’t decide between the tenderloin and the strip Why not both The T-bone is cut with strip on one side of a bone, and tenderloin on the other. With two very different textures (口感) and flavors, the T-bone gets the best of both worlds, but it can also be more difficult to cook. The meat closer to the bone is slower to cook than the rest of the steak.
1. What makes the tenderloin the most expensive part among the steak
A. Different textures. B. Much flavor.
C. Rich marbling. D. The tenderest cut.
2. What can we learn about the steaks from the passage
A. It’s not a piece of cake to pick a perfect cut.
B. All things considered Ribeye is the best.
C. A good cut only means the most expensive one.
D. It usually takes little time to cook T-bone.
3. Which of the following is not mentioned in the article concerning steak
A. Price. B. Packaging. C. Cooking method. D. Flavor.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一些选优质牛排的方法。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Tenderloin(US), Fillet(UK), Eye Fillet(AUS/NZ)部分的“As this muscle does not do much work, this is the tenderest cut of beef—which also makes it the most expensive, and arguably the most desirable. (由于这块肌肉不做太多的工作，所以它是牛肉中最嫩的部分，这也使得它最贵，也可以说是最令人满意的)”可知，tenderloin在牛排里面是最贵的部分是因为它是最嫩的牛肉块。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“However, picking that perfect cut can be challenging—supermarkets are flooded with options, and it is not as straightforward as simply choosing the one with the highest price tag.(然而，要挑出最完美的那块是很有挑战性的——超市里琳琅满目的选择，不像选择价格最高的那块那么简单)”可知，选择一个完美的牛肉块不是那么容易的。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。Strip(US), Sirloin(UK), Porterhouse(AUS/NZ)部分的“it tends to be less expensive(所以它往往更便宜)”提到了牛排的价格；Ribeye(US/ UK), Scotch fillet(AUS/NZ)部分的“Differently, the ribeye is cooked with the bone in(不同的是，肋眼是带着骨头一起煮的)”提到了烹饪方法；Strip(US), Sirloin(UK), Porterhouse(AUS/NZ)部分的“Coming from the hindquarter of the animal, the strip is not quite as tender as the tenderloin, or loaded with quite as much flavor as the ribeye, but for many steak lovers, it is just right. (来自牛的后腿，这条肉不像里脊肉那么嫩，也不像肋眼肉那么有味道，但对许多牛排爱好者来说，它刚刚好)”和T-bone部分的“With two very different textures (口感) and flavors(有两种非常不同的纹理和口感)”提到风味。因此，选项中关于牛排没有提到的是包装。故选B。
B
Li Jian, aged 61, is a senior lab scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences， and has dedicated himself to scientific sketching (速写) in the area of animal and plant taxonomy (动植物分类学). Over the past 40-plus years, he has sketched thousands of animal and plant drawings with a scientific attitude and superb skills, presenting to readers more than 730 species on the planet.
Over decades of work, Li has developed a particularly keen eye that helps him identify even the tiniest features of animals and plants. “It is impossible for an animal to arrange every part of its body in the way we want it to be so that we can take a clear picture of it,” Li said, explaining the necessity of scientific sketching in research work. “Different from works of art, my drawings require a high level of scientific rigor (严谨),” he said.
In animal and plant taxonomy, species are often identified through tiny features. Take frogs, for example. Some have long fingers, while others have short ones. Some have fingers that are unwebbed, some partially webbed, and others fully webbed. The tip of their fingers can be pointed or round, and with or without long narrow cuts. “When I sketch, I must sketch accurately. Sometimes, I need to study the structure of my subject under a microscope before getting down to draw,” he said.
Usually, it took Li about ten days to draw a palm-sized animal. For complicated animals like snakes covered in scales, it would take him more than half a month. A big obstacle Li encountered in his work was the fading of the color in samples as a result of long-time immersion in chemicals. In this case, he would need to rely on known morphological (形态学的) characteristics of the samples and text descriptions to make his sketches more accurate.
“With the assistance of Li’s large number of high-quality drawings, China’s illustrated scientific publications rank among the best in the world,” said Fei Liang, a famous Chinese zoologist.
4. What does Li Jian do as a lab scientist
A. Do experiments on animals.
B. Present drawings to scientists.
C. Make art of animals and plants.
D. Draw pictures of animals and plants.
5. Which of the following best describes Li Jian’s attitude to his job
A. Afraid and worried. B. Doubtful and cautious.
C. Devoted and diligent. D. Dedicated and ambitious.
6. What makes Li’s work difficult
A. Drawing snakes is dangerous.
B. Samples are badly kept.
C. Samples’ colors become lighter.
D. There are too little descriptions.
7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Sketching with A Scientific Touch.
B. The Advantages of Sketching Accurately.
C. Illustrating the Best Scientific Publications.
D. The Art Value of Sketching Animals and Plants.
【答案】4. D 5. C 6. C 7. A
【解析】
【导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了中国科学院高级实验师李健和他致力于动植物分类学领域的科学绘图的故事。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“Over the past 40-plus years，he has sketched thousands of animal and plant drawings with a scientific attitude and superb skills，presenting to readers more than 730 species on the planet．(在过去的40多年里，他以科学的态度和高超的技巧画出了数千幅动植物素描，向读者展示了地球上的730多种物种。)”可知，他的工作是给动植物绘图。故选D项。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Li Jian1, aged 61, is a senior lab scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences，and has dedicated himself to scientific sketching (速写) in the area of animal and plant taxonomy. (李健，61岁，中国科学院成都生物研究所高级实验室科学家，一直致力于动植物分类学领域的科学制图。)”第二段“Over decades of work, Li has developed a particularly keen eye that helps him identify even the tiniest features of animals and plants.(在几十年的工作中，李培养了一双特别敏锐的眼睛，可以帮助他识别动物和植物最微小的特征。)” 以及第四段“Usually，it took Li about ten days to draw a palm-sized animal. For complicated animals like snakes covered in scales，it would take him more than half a month.(通常，画一只手掌大小的动物需要10天左右的时间。像蛇这样复杂的动物，他要花半个多月的时间。)”可知，他对待工作不仅专注(devoted)而且刻苦(diligent)。故选C项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“A big obstacle Li encountered in his work was the fading of the color in samples as a result of long-time immersion in chemicals.(李在工作中遇到的一个大障碍是，由于长期浸泡在化学物质中，样品的颜色会褪色。)”可知，他的工作中遇到的一个大障碍是由于长期浸泡在化学物质中，样品的颜色褪色。故选C项。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“Li Jian1, aged 61, is a senior lab scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences，and has dedicated himself to scientific sketching (速写) in the area of animal and plant taxonomy (动植物分类学). Over the past 40-plus years, he has sketched thousands of animal and plant drawings with a scientific attitude and superb skills, presenting to readers more than 730 species on the planet.(李健，61岁，中国科学院成都生物研究所高级实验室科学家，一直致力于动植物分类学领域的科学制图。在过去的40多年里，他以科学的态度和高超的技巧绘制了数千幅动植物图，向读者展示了地球上730多个物种。)”以及全文可知，文章主要讲述了中国科学院高级实验师李健和他的工作—科学绘图。故选A项。
C
One day Marilla said, “Anne, your new teacher, Miss Stacy, spoke to me yesterday. She says you must study for the examinations for Queen’s College in two years’ time. Then if you do well, you can study at Queen’s in Charlottetown for a year, and after that you’ll be a teacher!”
“That doesn’t matter, Anne. When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago, we decided to look after you as well as we could. Of course, we’ll pay for you to study.” So in the afternoons Anne and some of her friends stayed late at school, and Miss Stacy helped them with the special examination work. Diana didn’t want to go to Queen’s, so she went home early, but Gilbert stayed. He and Anne still never spoke and everybody knew that they were enemies, because they both wanted to be first in the examination. Secretly, Anne was sorry that she and Gilbert weren’t friends, but it was too late now.
For two years, Anne studied hard at school. She enjoyed learning, and Miss Stacy was pleased with her. But she didn’t study all the time. In the evenings and at weekends she visited her friends, or walked through the fields with Diana, or sat talking to Matthew.
“Your Anne is a big girl now. She’s taller than you,” Rachel Lynde told Marilla one day. “You’re right, Rachel!” said Marilla in surprise.
“And she’s a very good girl now, isn’t she She doesn’t get into trouble these days. I’m sure she helps you a lot with the housework, Marilla.”
“Yes, I don’t know what I’d do without her,” said Marilla, smiling.
“And look at her! Those beautiful grey eyes, and that red-brown hair! You know, Marilla, I thought you and Matthew made a mistake when you adopted her. But now I see I was wrong. You’ve looked after her very well.”
“Well, thank you, Rachel,” replied Marilla, pleased.
That evening, when Matthew came into the kitchen, he saw that his sister was crying.
“What’s the matter ” he asked, surprised. “You haven’t cried since… well, I can’t remember when.” “It’s just… well, I was thinking about Anne,” said Marilla. “I’ll…I’ll miss her w hen she goes away.” “When she goes to Queen’s, you mean Yes, but she can come home at weekends, on the train.”
“I’ll still miss her,” said Marilla sadly.
In June the Avonlea boys and girls had to go to Charlottetown to take their examinations.
“Oh, I do hope that I’ve done well,” Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables. “The examinations were very difficult. And I’ve got to wait for three weeks before I know! Three weeks! I’ll die!”
Anne wanted to do better than Gilbert. But she also wanted to do well for Matthew and Marilla. That was very important to her.
Diana was the first to hear the news, she ran into the kitchen at Green Gables and shouted, “Look, Anne! It’s in Father’s newspaper! You’re first… with Gilbert… out of all the students on the island! Oh, how wonderful!” Anne took the paper with shaking hands, and saw her name, at the top of the list of two hundred. She could not speak.
“Well, now, I knew it,” said Matthew with a warm smile.
“You’ve done well, I must say, Anne,” said Marilla, who was secretly very pleased.
For the next three weeks Anne and Marilla were very busy. Anne needs new dresses to take to Charlottetown.
8. Why are Anne and Gilbert enemies
A. Because they were competitors in school. B. Because they didn’t like each other.
C. Because it wasn’t mentioned in the passage. D. Because their parents were enemies.
9. The paragraph “Oh Marilla! I’d love to be a teacher! But won’t it be very expensive ” should be put between.
A. paragraph ③ and ④ B. paragraph ⑦ and ⑧
C. paragraph ① and ② D. paragraph ⑨ and ⑩
10. What will probably be written in the following paragraph
A. Anne’s summer holiday. B. What will Anne talk about her college life with Diana
C. How will Miss Stacy help Anne study. D. What will Anne do before attending college.
11. What can we learn from the text
A. Anne studied day and night.
B. Rachel was a teacher of Anne’s.
C. Marilla cried because Anne would leave forever.
D. When Anne became a teacher, she would have lived in the family for six years.
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。描绘了安妮为了进入Queen’s College而努力学习，与她的朋友和竞争对手吉尔伯特的竞争，以及她与养父母马修和玛丽拉之间的深厚感情。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“He and Anne still never spoke and everybody knew that they were enemies, because they both wanted to be first in the examination.(他和安妮仍然不说话，每个人都知道他们是敌人，因为他们都想在考试中获得第一名)”可知，因为她们在学校是竞争对手，所以安妮和吉尔伯特是敌人。故选A项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“One day Marilla said, “Anne, your new teacher, Miss Stacy, spoke to me yesterday. She says you must study for the examinations for Queen’s College in two years’ time. Then if you do well, you can study at Queen’s in Charlottetown for a year, and after that you’ll be a teacher!”(一天，玛丽拉说：“安妮，你的新老师史黛西小姐昨天跟我说话了。她说你必须为两年后女王学院的考试而学习。然后，如果你表现好，你可以在夏洛特敦的女王学院学习一年，之后你就会成为一名教师!”)”以及第二段“That doesn’t matter, Anne. When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago, we decided to look after you as well as we could.(没关系，安妮。当我和马修三年前收养你的时候，我们决定尽我们所能照顾好你)”可知，Marilla询问Ann成为一名老师，Ann自己也很愿意，但是担心费用问题，Marilla说他们会负责，所以这句话应放在第一段和第二段之间。故选C项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“For the next three weeks Anne and Marilla were very busy. Anne needs new dresses to take to Charlottetown.(接下来的三个星期，安妮和玛丽拉都很忙。安妮需要新衣服带去夏洛特镇)”可知，知Ann被大学录取了，在收到消息以后的3个星期里，他们非常忙碌，要做了很多的准备工作，故接下来要写的肯定是他们为上大学所做的准备工作。故选D项。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“One day Marilla said, “Anne, your new teacher, Miss Stacy, spoke to me yesterday. She says you must study for the examinations for Queen’s College in two years’ time. Then if you do well, you can study at Queen’s in Charlottetown for a year, and after that you’ll be a teacher!”(一天，玛丽拉说：“安妮，你的新老师史黛西小姐昨天跟我说话了。她说你必须为两年后女王学院的考试而学习。然后，如果你表现好，你可以在夏洛特敦的女王学院学习一年，之后你就会成为一名教师!”)”以及第二段“When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago, we decided to look after you as well as we could.(当我和马修三年前收养你的时候，我们决定尽我们所能照顾好你)”可知，两年以后Ann要参加考试，如果通过，要在大学里学习一年，那么在Ann做老师之前有3年的时间，而他们收养Ann是在3年之前，那么一共一起生活了6年。故选D项。
D
Have you ever played a computer game for a long time and then kept seeing the game’s images afterward This happened to me with the classic shape-falling game Tetris (俄罗斯方块), created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov.
Feeling stressed one evening, I turned on my Switch to find a game to play and relax with. That’s when I discovered Tetris. Before I knew it, I was obsessed. Even when I stopped, my brain was still playing, with the blocks falling in my mind. I started looking at objects in the real world and thinking about how they could be moved and stacked(堆叠) together. I even dreamed about Tetris. I was experiencing the common "Tetris effect".
Introduced by journalist Jeffrey Goldsmith in his 1994 Wired magazine article called This Is Your Brain on Tetris, the effect has been observed by psychologists and researchers. The lasting images of Tetris are due to the "Zeigarnik effect", in which people have better memories of uncompleted tasks than those of completed ones. Tetris, being a game that technically never ends, keeps you thinking of the game’s unfinished task, reported Tech Times. And the catchy music stays with you, too.
There are also positives to the Tetris Effect. In his 1991 study, psychologist Richard Haier at the University of California found that continuously playing Tetris resulted in the thickness of the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) increasing, which improves brain efficiency(效率), reported psychology website Practical Pie. Haier’s discovery got Tetris put into the Guinness World Records Video Gamer’s Edition 2008, as the "first video game to be proven to improve brain functioning and efficiency".
Tetris has also been researched for use as a treatment for people suffering from trauma (创伤). The Yale Scientific Magazine reported that researchers at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, found that playing Tetris appeared to reduce intrusive (侵入性的) memories in the short term for individuals affected by motor vehicle accidents.
So, the next time you want to play a computer game, why not try the classic Tetris and see if it improves your brain function But he warned, you’ll likely be seeing falling blocks everywhere.
12. What does the underlined word "obsessed" in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Quite shocked. B. Extremely interested.
C. Highly satisfied. D. Very curious.
13. What can we learn about the "Tetris Effect" from the text
A. It is connected to the way our memory functions.
B. It is an uncommon occurrence among children.
C. It can cause the "Zeigarnik effect".
D. It is primarily related to the game’s music.
14. What benefit can people get from continuously playing Tetris, according to Haier
A. Improved memory.
B. Lifted mood.
C. Better brain function.
D. Relief from painful experiences.
15. What is the author’s tone in the last paragraph
A. Serious. B. Amusing.
C. Worried. D. Doubtful.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。作者介绍了一款让自己入迷的游戏——俄罗斯方块，描述了这款游戏的一些特点应用以及科学家发现俄罗斯方块对人类大脑有独特的影响，并提议读者可以去体验一下俄罗斯方块。
【12题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第二段划线后的句子“Before I knew it, I was obsessed. Even when I stopped, my brain was still playing, with the blocks falling in my mind. I started looking at objects in the real world and thinking about how they could be moved and stacked(堆叠) together. I even dreamed about Tetris. (在我意识到之前，我已经obsessed。即使我停止了，我的大脑仍在玩，这些方块在我脑海中落下。我开始观察现实世界中的物体并思考如何将它们移动并堆放在一起。我甚至梦到了俄罗斯方块)”可知，此处描述作者对俄罗斯方块着迷了。所以obsessed的意思是入迷的，着迷的。故选B。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“The lasting images of Tetris are due to the "Zeigarnik effect", in which people have better memories of uncompleted tasks than those of completed ones.(俄罗斯方块持久图像是由于蔡格尼克记忆效应，这个效应指出人们对未完成任务的记忆比对已完成任务的记忆要好)”可知，俄罗斯方块效应与我们在记忆方面的功能有关。故选A。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段第二句“ In his 1991 study, psychologist Richard Haier at the University of California found that continuously playing Tetris resulted in the thickness of the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) increasing, which improves brain efficiency(效率), reported psychology website Practical Pie.(心理学网站Practical Pie报道，加利福尼亚大学的心理学家 Richard Haier在他的1991年的研究中发现，不断地玩俄罗斯方块会导致大脑皮层厚度增加，改善大脑效率)”可知，研究表明，持续玩俄罗斯方块可以让大脑运转更高效。故选 C。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“But he warned, you’ll likely be seeing falling blocks everywhere.(但是他警告说，你可能会看到到处都是掉下来的方块)”可知，作者语气是比较轻松有趣、诙谐幽默的。故选 B。
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Men’s sport has for decades benefited from what investors call a “flywheel effect”. Big broadcast and sponsorship deals throw money into the game readily.____16____. That, in turn, generates even more money the next time around.
Women’s sport has long suffered the opposite phenomenon.____17____With few games available, viewers cannot tune in, and few viewers means little money.
The flywheel may, at last, be starting to turn round.____18____The first quarter of 2022 saw the highest viewership, up by around 50% on 2019, the last full year before the pandemic. Women’s sport is resisting a general trend for people to watch less television. Streaming (流媒体), meanwhile, offers a way to show games without expensive deals with broadcasters, helping to build fanbases.
____19____Viewership of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in America rose by 50% in 2021 compared with 2020. In February, the WNBA felt confident, raising $75 million and valuing it at $1 billion. The prize pool for this year’s Women’s Championship is $16 million, double the value in 2017.
One big change is that several big rights-holders, including FIFA and World Rugby, now sell, sponsorship rights for women’s events, separately, rather than bonded with the men’s tournaments.____20____
A. Start with viewing figures.
B Money is starting to follow eyeballs.
C. Many associations fund the women’s sports.
D. Some think sponsors get a better deal with women’s sports.
E. Broadcasters have unwillingly shown it without being sure that people will watch.
F. That attracts more players and raises the level of play, which helps attract more viewers.
G. That forces buyers and sellers to think about exactly how much such rights might be worth.
【答案】16 F 17. E 18. A 19. B 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述的是几十年来，男子运动一直受益于投资者所说的“飞轮效应”。如今，女子运动也受到“飞轮效应”的影响。
【16题详解】
根据前文“Men’s sport has for decades benefited from what investors call a “flywheel effect”. Big broadcast and sponsorship deals throw money into the game readily.(几十年来，男子运动一直受益于投资者所说的“飞轮效应”。大型转播和赞助协议很容易就把钱投入到比赛中。)”和后文的“That, in turn, generates even more money the next time around.(这反过来又会在下一次产生更多的钱。)”可知，F选项“That attracts more players and raises the level of play, which helps attract more viewers.(那吸引了更多的玩家，提高了比赛水平，这有助于吸引更多的观众。)”符合语境，承上启下。F项中的that指代前文的“飞轮效应”，这种效应吸引了更多的玩家，提高了比赛的水平，反之下一次产生更多的钱。下文中的that指代空处内容，故选F。
【17题详解】
根据前文的“Women’s sport has long suffered the opposite phenomenon.(长期以来，女子运动一直遭遇相反的现象。)”可知，长期以来，女子运动不太受观众的关注。设空处应该指出由此带来的结果。E选项“Broadcasters have unwillingly shown it without being sure that people will watch.(广播公司在不确定观众是否会观看的情况下，不愿意播放节目。)”符合语境，指出由于女子运动项目不太受观众的关注所以广播公司不愿意播放节目。故选E。
【18题详解】
根据后文“The first quarter of 2022 saw the highest viewership, up by around 50% on 2019, the last full year before the pandemic.( 2022年第一季度的收视率最高，比2019年(大流行前的最后一年)增长了约50%。)”可知，此处通过数据解释了飞轮效应。故A选项“Start with viewing figures.(从观看数据开始。)”引起下文，符合语境。故选A。
【19题详解】
根据后文“Viewership of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in America rose by 50% in 2021 compared with 2020. In February, the WNBA felt confident, raising $75 million and valuing it at $I billion. (与2020年相比，2021年美国女子篮球协会(WNBA)的收视率上升了50%。今年2月，WNBA感到信心十足，筹集了7500万美元，估值为1亿美元。)”可知，随着女子篮球的收视率上升，WNBA由此筹集了更多的金钱，即随着关注度的上升，获得的金钱回报则越多。B选项“Money is starting to follow eyeballs.(金钱开始追随关注度。)”概括本段段旨，符合语境，引起下文。故选B。
【20题详解】
根据前文“One big change is that several big rights-holders, including FIFA and World Rugby, now sell, sponsorship rights for women’s events, separately, rather than bonded with the men’s tournaments.(一个巨大的变化是，包括国际足联和世界橄榄球联盟在内的几大版权持有者现在分别出售女子赛事的赞助权，而不是与男子赛事捆绑在一起。)”可知，国际足联和世界橄榄球联盟在内的几大版权持有者现在分别出售女子赛事的赞助权，而不是与男子赛事捆绑在一起。G选项“That forces buyers and sellers to think about exactly how much such rights might be worth.(那迫使买卖双方考虑这些版权究竟值多少钱。)”符合语境，其中的that指代前文的“国际足联和世界橄榄球联盟在内的几大版权持有者现在分别出售女子赛事的赞助权”，前后文是因果关系，同时本句中的rights与前文中的rights呼应。故选G。
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。
There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old teenager was _____21_____ with friends near the Pascagoula River, when a car with three teenage girls inside accidentally____22____ off the road into the river and started to_____23_____ some 20 feet away from land.
It was around midnight in July. In the ____24____ , Evans and his friends could____25____ figure out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water. But they could hear ____26____ for help.
Evans took off his shirt and shoes without _____27_____ , diving into the water. He helped the first girl he saw and led her to the shore. Then, he jumped back into the river to _____28_____ another of the girls. But halfway back to the bank, she was so____29____ as to go underwater, pulling Evans down with her. Evans fought his way and pushed her to _______30_______.
There was still one girl in the water. Watson, 19, could not ______31______. She was swallowing water, ______32______ to stay afloat. And sacred. “I just knew my last breath was coming and I began to go under. Then, a shake. Evans ______33______ me.” Watson said later.
The three girls were rushed to the hospital and well ______34______. Evans risked his life to save them, but he said he had no other ______35______
21. A. checking out B. hanging out C. staying up D. breaking up
22. A. slipped B. developed C. stayed D. skipped
23. A. expose B. tremble C. sink D. float
24. A. silence B. noise C. sadness D. darkness
25. A. casually B. nearly C. instantly D. barely
26. A. whispering B. screaming C. complaining D. claiming
27. A. assumptions B. explanations C. hesitation D. permission
28. A. rescue B. deliver C. liberate D. release
29. A. anxious B. panic C. cautious D. awkward
30. A. health B. independence C. strength D. safety
31. A. drive B. escape C. swim D. surf
32. A. struggling B. worrying C. wandering D. improving
33 A. touched B. grabbed C. attached D. detected
34. A. adjusted B. educated C. protected D. attended
35. A. actions B. challenges C. alternatives D. chances
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. D 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. D 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名叫做埃文斯的十六岁少年勇敢地在河中救出三名少女的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：这个十六岁的少年当时正在和朋友们在帕斯卡古拉河附近闲逛，一辆载有三名少女的汽车从公路上滑到河里并开始下沉到离陆地大约二十英尺远的地方。A. checking out检查；B. hanging out闲逛；C. staying up熬夜；D. breaking up破裂。根据后文“with friends near the Pascagoula River”可知，埃文斯当时正在和朋友在河边，推断出他们是在闲逛。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个十六岁的少年当时正在和朋友们在帕斯卡古拉河附近闲逛，一辆载有三名少女的汽车从公路上滑到河里并开始下沉到离陆地大约二十英尺远的地方。A. slipped滑（倒）；B. developed发展；C. stayed保持；D. skipped跳过。根据前文“There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans.”可知，她们不可能直接把车开到河里，说明车是从公路上滑到河里的。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个十六岁的少年当时正在和朋友们在帕斯卡古拉河附近闲逛，一辆载有三名少女的汽车从公路上滑到河里并开始下沉到离陆地大约二十英尺远的地方。A. expose暴露；B. tremble颤抖；C. sink下沉；D. float漂浮。根据后文“Evans and his friends could____5____figure out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water.”可知，车唯一还在水面以上的部分，说明车已经下沉到河里。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在黑暗中，埃文斯和他的朋友们勉强辨认出两个女孩正抓着车顶，车顶是汽车唯一露出水面的部分。A. silence寂静；B. noise噪音；C. sadness悲伤；D. darkness黑暗。根据前文“It was around midnight in July.”可知，当时是七月的午夜时分，说明当时天很黑。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：在黑暗中，埃文斯和他的朋友们勉强辨认出两个女孩正抓着车顶，车顶是汽车唯一露出水面的部分。A. casually随意地；B. nearly几乎；C. instantly立刻；D. barely勉强。根据前文“It was around midnight in July.”可知，事故发生的时候是午夜时分光线很暗，推断出埃文斯和他的朋友们是勉强看清当时的情况。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是他们能听到呼叫的尖叫声。A. whispering低语；B. screaming尖叫；C. complaining抱怨；D. claiming声称。根据前文“when a car with three teenage girls inside accidentally____2____ off the road into the river”可知，女孩们的车沉入了水中，根据常识女孩们会呼救，推断出埃文斯听到了女孩们的求救声。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯毫不犹豫地脱下衬衫和鞋子，跳入水中。A. assumptions假设；B. explanations解释；C. hesitation犹豫；D. permission许可。根据前文“Evans and his friends could____5____figure out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water.”可知，当时车已经快要沉入水底了，情况非常紧急，推断出埃文斯为了救人毫不犹豫地跳入河中。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：接下来他又跳到河里去救另外一个女孩。A. rescue救援；B. deliver传递；C. liberate解放；D. release释放。根据后文“Evans fought his way and pushed her to ____10__”可知，埃文斯当时奋力把女孩推到安全的地方，说明埃文斯当时跳下河是为了救另一个女孩。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是在回到河岸的半路上，她惊慌失措又潜入水下，同时把埃文斯也拖下了水。A. anxious焦虑的；B. panic恐慌的；C. cautious谨慎的；D. awkward尴尬的。根据后文“as to go underwater, pulling Evans down with her”可知，第二个女孩又潜下水并把埃文斯也拉下水，说明当时这个女孩太惊慌了才会出现这样的情况。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯奋力推开她，把她推到安全的地方。A. health健康；B. independence独立；C. strength力量；D. safety安全。根据后文“The three girls were rushed to the hospital”可知，三个女孩都获救了，推断出当时埃文斯把第二个女孩推到了安全的地方。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：十九岁的华生不会游泳。A. drive驾驶；B. escape逃脱；C. swim游泳；D. surf冲浪。根据后文“She was swallowing water, ____12____ to stay afloat.”可知，华生正在水中吞水保持漂浮，说明她不会游泳。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她正在吞水，努力保持漂浮。A. struggling抗争；B. worrying担心；C. wandering闲逛；D. improving提高。根据前文“Watson, 19, could not ____11____.”可知，华生不会游泳，说明她在水中挣扎，struggle to do 意为“挣扎着做某事”符合句意。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯抓住我。A. touched触摸；B. grabbed抓住；C. attached系着；D. detected侦探。根据前文“Then, a shake.”可知，华生在将要在下沉时感到晃动说明埃文斯抓住了她。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：三个女孩被快速地送到医院并被很好地照看。A. adjusted调节；B. educated教育；C. protected保护；D. attended照看。根据前文“The three girls were rushed to the hospital”可知，三个女孩被送到了医院，因为医院有医护人员，推断出她们被很好地照顾。故选D项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：埃文斯冒着生命危险去拯救他们，但是他说他没有其他的选择。A. actions行动；B. challenges挑战；C. alternatives选择；D. chances机会。根据前文“Evans took off his shirt and shoes without ___ _7____ , diving into the water.”可知，埃文斯毫不犹豫地跳下河救人说明当时情况紧急没有其它的选择。故选C项。
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese folk dance is a microcosm (缩影) of the country’s rich culture. The peacock dance is a ____36____ (tradition) folk dance of the Dai minority.
The Dai people are known for their dancing and singing skills. It’s said that more ____37____a thousand years ago, the Dai minority’s head learned to dance through ____38____ (copy) the elegant gestures of the peacock. Afterwards, the dance ____39____ (promote) by later generations and spread widely. In ____40____mind of the Dai people, the peacock is a symbol of happiness.
The dance movements are usually performed in a fixed order. The dance starts with a peacock flying out from ____41____ (it) nest and looking around cautiously. It ____42____ (wander) around the wild searching for food. Having had its fill, the peacock then goes to the river bank to bathe and play in the water. After that, it shakes the water drops off and combs its feathers. When ____43____ (compete) with other peacocks, it displays its beautiful tail to its rivals and its beloved. At the end of the dance, the peacock spreads out its wings and flies joyfully into the sky.
____44____ (show) a lively peacock, dancers must use a range of hand movements and eye expressions. Their knees must be very flexible, _____45_____is a feature of the Dai dance.
【答案】36. traditional
37. than 38. copying
39. was promoted
40. the 41. its
42. wanders
peting
44. To show
45. which
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。介绍了傣族的孔雀舞的历史和动作要领。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：孔雀舞是傣族的传统民间舞蹈。此处应用形容词修饰名词dance，名词tradition的形容词形式为traditional。故填traditional。
【37题详解】
考查固定词组。句意：据说一千多年前，傣族人的首领通过模仿孔雀优美的的姿势学会了跳舞。“more than”意为“超过，多余”，超过一千年。故填than。
【38题详解】
考查动名词。句意：据说一千多年前，傣族人的首领通过模仿孔雀优美的的姿势学会了跳舞。介词through后跟动名词做宾语。故填copying。
【39题详解】
考查被动语态和时态。句意：之后，这种舞蹈被后辈人宣传推广并广泛传播。主语dance与动词promote之间存在被动关系，且时间为过去，应使用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was promoted。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在傣族人的心中，孔雀是幸福的象征。此处特指傣族人的想法，应使用定冠词进行特指。故填the。
【41题详解】
考查形容词性物主代词。句意：孔雀舞以孔雀从它的巢穴飞出并谨慎地环顾开始。名词nest前应使用形容词性物主代词修饰。故填its。
【42题详解】
考查时态和人称。句意：孔雀在野外四处闲逛觅食。此处描述舞蹈动作含义的客观事实，应使用一般现在时，且主语为第三人称单数。故填wanders。
【43题详解】
考查状语从句的省略。句意：当与其他孔雀竞争时，它会向它的对手和爱人展示漂亮的尾巴。在状语从句中，从句的主语与主句相同且谓语为be动词时，可省略主语和be动词，此处完整形式为When it is competing with other peacocks。故填competing。
【44题详解】
考查动词不定式。句意：为了呈现出一只生动的孔雀，舞者们必须使用大量手部动作和眼神表达。分析句子结构可知，此处应使用动词不定式表目的，作句子的目的状语。故填To show。
【45题详解】
考查非限制性定语从句。句意：她们的膝盖必须非常灵活，这是傣族舞的一个特点。分析句子结构可知，后句为非限制性定语从句，关系代词替代前面整个句子，应使用which。故填which。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
46. 你校英文报将以“三月十二日中国植树节(National Tree Planting Day)”为主题，举行征文比赛。请写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍植树节；
2. 说明树木的重要性；
3. 呼吁履行植树义务。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Planting Trees for our Future
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【答案】One possible version 1:
Planting Trees for our Future
National Tree Planting Day is held on March 12 every year, when millions of volunteers, both young and old, plant trees in schools, parks, city gardens and the countryside.
As we all know, trees are very important not only to the environment but also to humans. From improving air quality to fighting against climate change, trees play a vital role. In addition, they provide habitats and food for many species of wildlife.
Therefore, we each should do our bit by participating in voluntary tree planting activity. With perseverance and accumulated efforts, we will be able to make the environment better.
One possible version 2:
Planting Trees for our Future
National Tree Planting Day takes place on March 12 every year, when millions of volunteers, both young and old, plant trees in schools, parks, city gardens and the countryside.
As is known to us, trees are very significant to the environment and humans. They play a vital role in enhancing air quality and battling against climate change. Besides, trees supply habitats and food for numerous species of wildlife.
Thus, we each should take an active part in voluntary tree planting activity to do our bit. With perseverance and joint efforts, we will be able to make the environment better.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生以“三月十二日中国植树节（National Tree Planting Day）”为主题，写一篇短文，内容包括：简要介绍植树节；说明树木的重要性； 呼吁履行植树义务。
【详解】1.词汇积累
至关重要的：vital→very important
此外：In addition→Besides
提供给某人某物：provide sth. for sb.→provide sb. with sth.
因此：Therefore→Thus
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：With perseverance and accumulated efforts, we will be able to make the environment better.
拓展句：With perseverance and accumulated efforts, we will be able to make the environment better, benefiting ourselves and our generations.
【点睛】[高分句型1] National Tree Planting Day is held on March 12 every year, when millions of volunteers, both young and old, plant trees in schools, parks, city gardens and the countryside.(运用了when引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] As we all know, trees are very important not only to the environment but also to humans. (运用了as引导的非限制性定语从句)
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。
I must admit, I haven’t always liked animals. In fact, I distrusted them greatly while growing up, and I still fear the ones I don’t know personally. What set my beliefs in stone was being attacked—not once but many times, including the summer after second grade when I was bitten by a rabbit. Then, when I was nine and riding my dirt bike down the road, a large dog charged me and tried to bite my ankle. After all those negative experiences, there was one thing I knew for sure: All creatures, great and small, were no friends of mine.
After college in California, I returned to live the single life in Las Vega. Then I met Lisa. In no time at all, we fell in love, married and moved into a new house. Despite my avoidance of animals, Lisa had a dog called Bailey. Bailey didn’t like me, but he tolerated my existence once he realized I wasn’t going anywhere.
Things changed as spring came. We welcomed a new member of our family: our son Evan. One evening Evan grabbed hold of the dog’s tail. The irritated dog paused and turned to look at his stuck tail but waited patiently until being released. Still the stories I’d heard of animals attacking babies worries me.
Then my worst fear occurred. I sat on the couch (沙发) reading after a long day while my wife worked at the dining-room table paying the bills. I saw Evan crawl across the family-room carpet as he made his way behind the couch. One minute, all was quiet and then Bailey entered the room and headed to where Evan had crawled. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the dog start a fearful barking behind me.
注意：
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear.
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Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless.
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【答案】Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear. The damn dog was barking directly at a huge scorpion in front of Evan’s chin. Evan lay on his belly, his head held high, frozen in fright as Bailey continued to bark at full volume mere inches away. The huge scorpion had its tail up and was prepared to strike. Without hesitation, the dog rushed to attack the scorpion and killed it with one bite. It was such a close call. Lisa scooped up our crying child.
Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless. Unconsciously, tears rolled down my cheek. Without worry and fear any longer, I knelt down and gave that brave dog some kisses. Bailey seemed to have fully understood my feeling, he lay in my arms to comfort me. It was a crucial moment which showed how both human and beast can live in harmony. I had a new belief in love. It is that some animals are human’s good friends indeed.
【解析】
【导语】本文以情感发展为线索展开，讲述了作者从小不喜欢小动物，但是在儿子遇险，宠物狗保护了作者的儿子之后，作者终于相信人和动物之间也有爱。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“扔掉了书，我非常害怕地绕过沙发冲了过去。”可知，第一段可描写作者绕过沙发冲过去，准备制止并责骂Bailey，却发现地上有个蝎子冲着儿子爬过去，Bailey勇敢地冲上去，一口把它咬死了。
②由第二段首句内容“亲眼看见我们的宠物狗咬死了蝎子救了我儿子，我无话可说。”可知，第二段可描写作者被Bailey 的行动感动了，并相信人和动物之间也有爱。
2.续写线索：看见大蝎子——Evan 害怕——蝎子准备进攻——Bailey把它咬死——流泪——吻Bailey——Bailey依偎作者——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①冲：rushed/raced/hurried
②进攻：strike /attack /charge
③展示出：showed /displayed
情绪类
①吓得僵住了：frozen in fright / frozen in terror
②千钧一发：a close call /a narrow escape
【点睛】[高分句型1]Evan lay on his belly, his head held high, frozen in fright as Bailey continued to bark at full volume mere inches away.（独立主格结构）
[高分句型2]It is that some animals are human’s good friends indeed（表语从句）丰城九中 2023-2024 学年下学期高二 21&22 班开学考试英语试题
(满分 150 分, 时间 120 分钟)
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 （共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分）
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A , B , C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你将有 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 will the young man probably do before the noon of tomorrow
A. Help his mother. B. Do his homework. C. Go to Peter’s house.
2. How many people will have dinner together tomorrow night
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The man’s company. B. Phone bills. C. Mistakes online.
4. What does the woman mean
A. The man needs to finish the book.
B. The ending of the book will be boring.
C. The man should check with his professor.
5. How does the woman probably feel
A. Hopeless. B. Anxious. C. Angry.
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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6. What does the woman think of the necklace
A. It is too old. B. It’s quite fancy. C. It is simple but beautiful.
7. What does the woman mean
A The necklace was too expensive.
B. She would buy it after a short break.
C. She would first check whether it was genuine.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8. Where does the woman want to go
A. To Ocean Avenue. B. To Bradley Drive. C. To Parker Street.
9. When does the woman need to arrive
A. At 10:30. B. At 10:45. C. At 11:00.
10. What will the woman take to reach her destination
A. The man’s car. B. The express bus. C. A taxi.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
11. How did the woman know Jesse was in hospital
A. Jesse told her. B. The police called her. C. Dr. Andrews phoned her.
12. How might Jesse get injured
A. He crashed into a tree. B. He caused an accident. C. A tree fell on his car.
13. What does the man want to do in a few hours
A. Pass some tests. B. Get something to eat. C. Give the woman more information.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
14. How often does the man go to the supermarket
A. Once a week. B. Once a month. C. Once every two weeks.
15. What does the woman offer to do for the man
A. Find some oranges for him.
B. Help organize the locations.
C. Share his opinion with her manager.
16. What is the man likely to buy
A. Bread. B. Soap. C. Pork.
17. What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers
A. Saleswoman and customer. B. Manager and clerk. C. Hostess and guest.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
18. How many cities and towns does the subway system serve in San Francisco
A. Four. B. Five. C. Twelve.
19. What is the average speed of the trains
A. 35 miles per hour. B. 45 miles per hour. C. 80 miles per hour.
20. What can we learn about the subway system
A. Most of the stations are underground.
B. Trains always come every 5-10 minutes.
C. The cost of a ticket depends on the distance.
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，从每题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C和 D ）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Every delicious steak you have ever enjoyed eating started with a good cut of meat. However, picking that perfect cut can be challenging — supermarkets are flooded with options, and it is not as straightforward as simply choosing the one with the highest price tag. Follow this guide for some advice.
Tenderloin (US), Fillet (UK), Eye Fillet (AUS/NZ)
A classic cut, the tenderloin comes from the strip of muscle tucked against the backbone of the animal. As this muscle does not do much work, this is the tenderest cut of beef — which also makes it the most expensive, and arguably the most desirable. We say “arguably” because, while the tenderloin is supremely lean and a favorite of those who love their steak to melt in their mouth, it can also be tasteless. Filet mignon, widely referred to as the creme de la creme (精华) of all steak cuts, is cut from the very tip of the tenderloin.
Ribeye (US/ UK), Scotch fillet (AUS/NZ)
This cut, from the rib section of the animal, comes with an abundance of rich marbling. The ribeye won’t give you that same “melt-in-your-mouth” feeling, but it is still one of the tenderest cuts available. Differently, the ribeye is cooked with the bone in, while the Scotch fillet is not.
Strip (US), Sirloin (UK), Porterhouse (AUS/NZ)
Coming from the hindquarter of the animal, the strip is not quite as tender as the tenderloin, or loaded with quite as much flavor as the ribeye, but for many steak lovers, it is just right. The best part is that because this all-rounder has a bit more chew and a bit less marbling than those cuts, it tends to be less expensive.
T-bone
Can’t decide between the tenderloin and the strip Why not both The T-bone is cut with strip on one side of a bone, and tenderloin on the other. With two very different textures (口感) and flavors, the T-bone gets the best of both worlds, but it can also be more difficult to cook. The meat closer to the bone is slower to cook than the rest of the steak.
1. What makes the tenderloin the most expensive part among the steak
A. Different textures. B. Much flavor.
C. Rich marbling. D. The tenderest cut.
2. What can we learn about the steaks from the passage
A. It’s not a piece of cake to pick a perfect cut.
B. All things considered, Ribeye is the best.
C. A good cut only means the most expensive one.
D. It usually takes little time to cook T-bone.
3. Which of the following is not mentioned in the article concerning steak
A. Price. B. Packaging. C. Cooking method. D. Flavor.
B
Li Jian, aged 61, is a senior lab scientist at the Chengdu Institute of Biology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences， and has dedicated himself to scientific sketching (速写) in the area of animal and plant taxonomy (动植物分类学). Over the past 40-plus years, he has sketched thousands of animal and plant drawings with a scientific attitude and superb skills, presenting to readers more than 730 species on the planet.
Over decades of work, Li has developed a particularly keen eye that helps him identify even the tiniest features of animals and plants. “It is impossible for an animal to arrange every part of its body in the way we want it to be so that we can take a clear picture of it,” Li said, explaining the necessity of scientific sketching in research work. “Different from works of art, my drawings require a high level of scientific rigor (严谨),” he said.
In animal and plant taxonomy, species are often identified through tiny features. Take frogs, for example. Some have long fingers, while others have short ones. Some have fingers that are unwebbed, some partially webbed, and others fully webbed. The tip of their fingers can be pointed or round, and with or without long narrow cuts. “When I sketch, I must sketch accurately. Sometimes, I need to study the structure of my subject under a microscope before getting down to draw,” he said.
Usually, it took Li about ten days to draw a palm-sized animal. For complicated animals like snakes covered in scales, it would take him more than half a month. A big obstacle Li encountered in his work was the fading of the color in samples as a result of long-time immersion in chemicals. In this case, he would need to rely on known morphological (形态学的) characteristics of the samples and text descriptions to make his sketches more accurate.
“With the assistance of Li’s large number of high-quality drawings, China’s illustrated scientific publications rank among the best in the world,” said Fei Liang, a famous Chinese zoologist.
4. What does Li Jian do as a lab scientist
A. Do experiments on animals.
B. Present drawings to scientists.
C. Make art of animals and plants.
D. Draw pictures of animals and plants.
5. Which of the following best describes Li Jian’s attitude to his job
A. Afraid and worried. B. Doubtful and cautious.
C. Devoted and diligent. D. Dedicated and ambitious.
6. What makes Li’s work difficult
A. Drawing snakes is dangerous.
B. Samples are badly kept.
C. Samples’ colors become lighter.
D. There are too little descriptions.
7. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. Sketching with A Scientific Touch.
B. The Advantages of Sketching Accurately.
C. Illustrating the Best Scientific Publications.
D. The Art Value of Sketching Animals and Plants.
C
One day Marilla said, “Anne, your new teacher, Miss Stacy, spoke to me yesterday. She says you must study for the examinations for Queen’s College in two years’ time. Then if you do well, you can study at Queen’s in Charlottetown for a year, and after that you’ll be a teacher!”
“That doesn’t matter, Anne. When Matthew and I adopted you three years ago, we decided to look after you as well as we could. Of course, we’ll pay for you to study.” So in the afternoons Anne and some of her friends stayed late at school, and Miss Stacy helped them with the special examination work. Diana didn’t want to go to Queen’s, so she went home early, but Gilbert stayed. He and Anne still never spoke and everybody knew that they were enemies, because they both wanted to be first in the examination. Secretly, Anne was sorry that she and Gilbert weren’t friends, but it was too late now.
For two years, Anne studied hard at school. She enjoyed learning, and Miss Stacy was pleased with her. But she didn’t study all the time. In the evenings and at weekends she visited her friends, or walked through the fields with Diana, or sat talking to Matthew.
“Your Anne is a big girl now. She’s taller than you,” Rachel Lynde told Marilla one day. “You’re right, Rachel!” said Marilla in surprise.
“And she’s a very good girl now, isn’t she She doesn’t get into trouble these days. I’m sure she helps you a lot with the housework, Marilla.”
“Yes, I don’t know what I’d do without her,” said Marilla, smiling.
“And look at her! Those beautiful grey eyes, and that red-brown hair! You know, Marilla, I thought you and Matthew made a mistake when you adopted her. But now I see I was wrong. You’ve looked after her very well.”
“Well, thank you, Rachel,” replied Marilla, pleased.
That evening, when Matthew came into the kitchen, he saw that his sister was crying.
“What’s the matter ” he asked, surprised. “You haven’t cried since… well, I can’t remember when.” “It’s just… well, I was thinking about Anne,” said Marilla. “I’ll…I’ll miss her w hen she goes away.” “When she goes to Queen’s, you mean Yes, but she can come home at weekends, on the train.”
“I’ll still miss her,” said Marilla sadly.
In June the Avonlea boys and girls had to go to Charlottetown to take their examinations.
“Oh, I do hope that I’ve done well,” Anne told Diana when she arrived back at Green Gables. “The examinations were very difficult. And I’ve got to wait for three weeks before I know! Three weeks! I’ll die!”
Anne wanted to do better than Gilbert. But she also wanted to do well for Matthew and Marilla. That was very important to her.
Diana was the first to hear the news, she ran into the kitchen at Green Gables and shouted, “Look, Anne! It’s in Father’s newspaper! You’re first… with Gilbert… out of all the students on the island! Oh, how wonderful!” Anne took the paper with shaking hands, and saw her name, at the top of the list of two hundred. She could not speak.
“Well, now, I knew it,” said Matthew with a warm smile.
“You’ve done well, I must say, Anne,” said Marilla, who was secretly very pleased.
For the next three weeks Anne and Marilla were very busy. Anne needs new dresses to take to Charlottetown.
8. Why are Anne and Gilbert enemies
A. Because they were competitors in school. B. Because they didn’t like each other.
C. Because it wasn’t mentioned in the passage. D. Because their parents were enemies.
9. The paragraph “Oh Marilla! I’d love to be a teacher! But won’t it be very expensive ” should be put between.
A. paragraph ③ and ④ B. paragraph ⑦ and ⑧
C. paragraph ① and ② D. paragraph ⑨ and ⑩
10. What will probably be written in the following paragraph
A. Anne’s summer holiday. B. What will Anne talk about her college life with Diana
C. How will Miss Stacy help Anne study. D. What will Anne do before attending college.
11. What can we learn from the text
A. Anne studied day and night.
B. Rachel was a teacher of Anne’s.
C. Marilla cried because Anne would leave forever.
D. When Anne became a teacher, she would have lived in the family for six years.
D
Have you ever played a computer game for a long time and then kept seeing the game’s images afterward This happened to me with the classic shape-falling game Tetris (俄罗斯方块), created in 1985 by Alexey Pajitnov.
Feeling stressed one evening, I turned on my Switch to find a game to play and relax with. That’s when I discovered Tetris. Before I knew it, I was obsessed. Even when I stopped, my brain was still playing, with the blocks falling in my mind. I started looking at objects in the real world and thinking about how they could be moved and stacked(堆叠) together. I even dreamed about Tetris. I was experiencing the common "Tetris effect".
Introduced by journalist Jeffrey Goldsmith in his 1994 Wired magazine article called This Is Your Brain on Tetris, the effect has been observed by psychologists and researchers. The lasting images of Tetris are due to the "Zeigarnik effect", in which people have better memories of uncompleted tasks than those of completed ones. Tetris, being a game that technically never ends, keeps you thinking of the game’s unfinished task, reported Tech Times. And the catchy music stays with you, too.
There are also positives to the Tetris Effect. In his 1991 study, psychologist Richard Haier at the University of California found that continuously playing Tetris resulted in the thickness of the cerebral cortex (大脑皮层) increasing, which improves brain efficiency(效率), reported psychology website Practical Pie. Haier’s discovery got Tetris put into the Guinness World Records Video Gamer’s Edition 2008, as the "first video game to be proven to improve brain functioning and efficiency".
Tetris has also been researched for use as a treatment for people suffering from trauma (创伤). The Yale Scientific Magazine reported that researchers at John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, UK, found that playing Tetris appeared to reduce intrusive (侵入性的) memories in the short term for individuals affected by motor vehicle accidents.
So, the next time you want to play a computer game, why not try the classic Tetris and see if it improves your brain function But he warned, you’ll likely be seeing falling blocks everywhere.
12. What does the underlined word "obsessed" in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Quite shocked. B. Extremely interested.
C. Highly satisfied. D. Very curious.
13. What can we learn about the "Tetris Effect" from the text
A. It is connected to the way our memory functions.
B. It is an uncommon occurrence among children.
C. It can cause the "Zeigarnik effect".
D. It is primarily related to the game’s music.
14. What benefit can people get from continuously playing Tetris, according to Haier
A. Improved memory.
B. Lifted mood.
C. Better brain function.
D. Relief from painful experiences.
15. What is the author’s tone in the last paragraph
A. Serious. B. Amusing.
C. Worried. D. Doubtful.
第二节（共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Men’s sport has for decades benefited from what investors call a “flywheel effect”. Big broadcast and sponsorship deals throw money into the game readily.____16____. That, in turn, generates even more money the next time around.
Women’s sport has long suffered the opposite phenomenon.____17____With few games available, viewers cannot tune in, and few viewers means little money.
The flywheel may at last, be starting to turn round.____18____The first quarter of 2022 saw the highest viewership, up by around 50% on 2019, the last full year before the pandemic. Women’s sport is resisting a general trend for people to watch less television. Streaming (流媒体), meanwhile, offers a way to show games without expensive deals with broadcasters, helping to build fanbases.
____19____Viewership of the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) in America rose by 50% in 2021 compared with 2020. In February, the WNBA felt confident, raising $75 million and valuing it at $1 billion. The prize pool for this year’s Women’s Championship is $16 million, double the value in 2017.
One big change is that several big rights-holders, including FIFA and World Rugby, now sell, sponsorship rights for women’s events, separately, rather than bonded with the men’s tournaments.____20____
A. Start with viewing figures.
B. Money is starting to follow eyeballs.
C. Many associations fund the women’s sports.
D. Some think sponsors get a better deal with women’s sports.
E. Broadcasters have unwillingly shown it without being sure that people will watch.
F. That attracts more players and raises the level of play, which helps attract more viewers.
G. That forces buyers and sellers to think about exactly how much such rights might be worth.
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。
There is no way they just drove into that water, thought Corion Evans. The 16-year-old teenager was _____21_____ with friends near the Pascagoula River, when a car with three teenage girls inside accidentally____22____ off the road into the river and started to_____23_____ some 20 feet away from land.
It was around midnight in July. In the ____24____ , Evans and his friends could____25____ figure out the girls holding on to the roof, the only part of the car still above water. But they could hear ____26____ for help.
Evans took off his shirt and shoes without _____27_____ , diving into the water. He helped the first girl he saw and led her to the shore. Then, he jumped back into the river to _____28_____ another of the girls. But halfway back to the bank, she was so____29____ as to go underwater, pulling Evans down with her. Evans fought his way and pushed her to _______30_______.
There was still one girl in the water. Watson, 19, could not ______31______. She was swallowing water, ______32______ to stay afloat. And sacred. “I just knew my last breath was coming and I began to go under. Then, a shake. Evans ______33______ me.” Watson said later.
The three girls were rushed to the hospital and well ______34______. Evans risked his life to save them but he said he had no other ______35______
21. A. checking out B. hanging out C. staying up D. breaking up
22. A. slipped B. developed C. stayed D. skipped
23. A. expose B. tremble C. sink D. float
24. A. silence B. noise C. sadness D. darkness
25. A. casually B. nearly C. instantly D. barely
26 A. whispering B. screaming C. complaining D. claiming
27. A. assumptions B. explanations C. hesitation D. permission
28. A. rescue B. deliver C. liberate D. release
29. A. anxious B. panic C. cautious D. awkward
30. A. health B. independence C. strength D. safety
31. A. drive B. escape C. swim D. surf
32. A. struggling B. worrying C. wandering D. improving
33. A. touched B. grabbed C. attached D. detected
34. A. adjusted B. educated C. protected D. attended
35. A. actions B. challenges C. alternatives D. chances
第二节（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese folk dance is a microcosm (缩影) of the country’s rich culture. The peacock dance is a ____36____ (tradition) folk dance of the Dai minority.
The Dai people are known for their dancing and singing skills. It’s said that more ____37____a thousand years ago, the Dai minority’s head learned to dance through ____38____ (copy) the elegant gestures of the peacock. Afterwards, the dance ____39____ (promote) by later generations and spread widely. In ____40____mind of the Dai people, the peacock is a symbol of happiness.
The dance movements are usually performed in a fixed order. The dance starts with a peacock flying out from ____41____ (it) nest and looking around cautiously. It ____42____ (wander) around the wild searching for food. Having had its fill, the peacock then goes to the river bank to bathe and play in the water. After that, it shakes the water drops off and combs its feathers. When ____43____ (compete) with other peacocks, it displays its beautiful tail to its rivals and its beloved. At the end of the dance, the peacock spreads out its wings and flies joyfully into the sky.
____44____ (show) a lively peacock, dancers must use a range of hand movements and eye expressions. Their knees must be very flexible, _____45_____is a feature of the Dai dance.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分）
第一节（满分 15 分）
46. 你校英文报将以“三月十二日中国植树节(National Tree Planting Day)”为主题，举行征文比赛。请写一篇短文投稿，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍植树节；
2. 说明树木的重要性；
3. 呼吁履行植树义务。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Planting Trees for our Future
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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。
I must admit, I haven’t always liked animals. In fact, I distrusted them greatly while growing up, and I still fear the ones I don’t know personally. What set my beliefs in stone was being attacked—not once but many times, including the summer after second grade when I was bitten by a rabbit. Then, when I was nine and riding my dirt bike down the road, a large dog charged me and tried to bite my ankle. After all those negative experiences, there was one thing I knew for sure: All creatures, great and small, were no friends of mine.
After college in California, I returned to live the single life in Las Vega. Then I met Lisa. In no time at all, we fell in love, married and moved into a new house. Despite my avoidance of animals, Lisa had a dog called Bailey. Bailey didn’t like me, but he tolerated my existence once he realized I wasn’t going anywhere.
Things changed as spring came. We welcomed a new member of our family: our son Evan. One evening Evan grabbed hold of the dog’s tail. The irritated dog paused and turned to look at his stuck tail but waited patiently until being released. Still the stories I’d heard of animals attacking babies worries me.
Then my worst fear occurred. I sat on the couch (沙发) reading after a long day while my wife worked at the dining-room table paying the bills. I saw Evan crawl across the family-room carpet as he made his way behind the couch. One minute, all was quiet and then Bailey entered the room and headed to where Evan had crawled. I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard the dog start a fearful barking behind me.
注意：
1.续写词数应150左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Throwing the book away, I rushed around the couch with great fear.
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Having witnessed our dog killing a scorpion (蝎子) and saving my son, I was speechless.
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