汝南一高2023 级高一下期开学摸底考试
英语试卷
试卷共11页，卷面满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman fetch
A. A carrot. B. A hat. C. A rabbit.
2. What does Ann think of biking to work
A. It’s tiring. B. It’s environment-friendly. C. It’s comfortable.
3. How will Eddy spend his holiday
A. Going on a trip. B. Learning to dance. C. Staying with his grandparents.
4. Where is probably the woman now
A. In the living room. B. In the bedroom. C. In the kitchen.
5 What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The reasons why Juno quit. B. The woman’s company. C. The man’s boss.
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。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. How does the woman feel about the ending of the movie
A. Bored B. Puzzled C. Satisfied.
7. What does the woman want to do next
A. Dine with the man. B. Play basketball. C. Pick a wedding girl.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who will go to the park with the man
A. The woman. B. Andy. C. George.
9. Why did Jessica go to the airport
A. To pick up her friend. B. To catch her flight. C. To see someone off.
10. What is the weather like today
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where does the conversation take place
A. On the phone. B. In a language center. C. At the woman’s home.
12. How many courses does the woman mention
A. 6. B. 5. C. 4.
13. Which course will Amy take
A. Magic English. B. Magic Growth. C. Magic Conversation.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What time is it now
A.7:30 a. m. B.8:00 a. m. C.8:30 a. m.
15. What did Eric do last night
A. He worked overtime. B. He looked after his nephew. C. He went to a party.
16. What does the woman ask Eric to buy
A. Candles. B. Chocolate. C. Balloons.
17. How will Eric go to the supermarket
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How were the elephants prevented from escaping
A. By holding them with chains.
B. By tying a rope to one of their legs.
C. By keeping them in cages
19 Why did the gentleman talk with a trainer
A. To remove his confusion. B. To learn how to train animals. C. To know about the camp.
What does the speaker try to tell people
A. It’s important to learn from successful people.
B. The most difficult thing in life is to know oneself.
C People should believe in themselves in pursuing dreams.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共18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、D、C、D项中选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Wildwood School Library Guide
This is will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours: 3.00pm-5:30 pm on school days;8: 30 am-11:00 am on weekends On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids.
Borrowing: Each student can borrow one or two books at a time: More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research.
Returning: Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due date or the kids can’t borrow other books.
Damaged or Lost Books: When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.
Please call us at 3362-1323 for more information.
1. How much money must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows
A. Three dollars B. Full price of the book
C. Half the price of the book D. Twice the price of the book
2. For whom is the School Library Guide
A. Teachers from Wildwood School. B. Workers in Wildwood School Library.
C. Visitors to Wildwood School D. Parents of the Wildwood School Students
3. Which of the following is NOT true
A. The library is open for two and a half hours every day.
B. Students parents can go to the school library on weekends.
C. Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like.
D. Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了Wildwood学校图书馆的指南。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Damaged or Lost Books(损坏或书籍丢失)”部分的“Full price must be paid if a book is lost(如果丢失一本书，必须支付全价)”可知，如果学生丢失了借阅的书，需支付全价，故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“This is will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.( 这将为您提供一些关于我们学校图书馆的信息。您可以使用本指南帮助您的孩子使用我们的图书馆)”可知，学校图书馆指南是给Wildwood学校的学生家长使用的，故选D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Service hours: (服务时间)”部分的“On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to (在上学期间，只有在老师允许的情况下，您的孩子才能在开放时间借书或还书)”可知，学生在上学期间，只有在老师允许的情况下才能在开放时间借书或还书，可知C项“Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like(学生可以在开放时间随意去图书馆)”表述不正确，故选C项。
B
Janet, now 37, was playing with her new pet dog, Stitch, who jumped up, grabbed her sleeve, and tore several holes in her sweater with its sharp teeth. Instead of throwing the sweater away, Janet decided to repair it.
She turned to “visible repairing,” an idea of repairing clothes that leaves an obvious fix. She added bright flowers and other small designs to damaged clothes. “Every time you do a repair, it’s like having bought a new piece of clothes,” says Janet.
Actually, repairing is a great opportunity to realize the urgent (迫切的) need to reduce waste. Sadly, we have become used to replacing things instead of repairing them — and the rubbish is piling up. Worldwide, we throw away 92 million tons of cloth every year. Electronic waste is another growing problem: About 50 million tons of it is created each year around the world.
The good news is that fixing things can help deal with the waste problem. There are some solutions. Due to information online, the popular how-to site , a database (数据库) with nearly 100,000 repair brochures for everything from electronics to clothing, has promoted more than 100 million repairs. In addition, since the first Repair Café opened in2009 in Amsterdam, more than 2,700 cafés have been set up to offer in-person fix-it help in various countries. Organizers set up events, and volunteers with repair knowledge bring their tools. They will try to fix whatever people bring in, for free, and teach visitors how to do repairs themselves.
Fixing things is part of a larger change toward a circular economy —the idea that instead of throwing away things once they are broken or out of date, we reuse or repair them, keeping them out of the landfill (垃圾填埋场) for as long as possible. According to a 2023 report from Circle Economy, a Netherlands-based NGO, if the world changed to a circular economy, we could lower the amount of waste by a third.
4. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Janet
A. To praise her way of protecting pets.
B. To introduce special clothing designs.
C. To call for attention to repairing things.
D. To market the products of fixed clothes.
5. What can we learn from the numbers in paragraph 3
A. The action of replacing things is wise.
B. The behaviour of repairing things is popular.
C. The need for reducing clothes is urgent.
D. The problem of producing waste is serious.
6. How do people deal with the waste problem according to paragraph 4
A. By teaching volunteers repair knowledge.
B. By sharing tips on opening repair cafés.
C. By providing information to the repair database.
D. By offering online and off line help to encourage repairs.
7. Which of the following behaviours contributes to the circular economy
A. Jim threw away a used bike. B. Jackson mended a torn sofa.
C. Sue replaced a worn carpet. D. Windy removed a broken vase.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了修复东西的重要性和循环经济的理念。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第二段“She turned to “visible repairing,” an idea of repairing clothes that leaves an obvious fix. She added bright flowers and other small designs to damaged clothes. “Every time you do a repair, it’s like having bought a new piece of clothes,” says Janet. (她转向了“可见修复”，即修复留下明显修复痕迹的衣服。她在破损的衣服上加上鲜艳的花朵和其他小图案。“每次修理，就像买了一件新衣服，”珍妮特说。)”和第三段中“Actually, repairing is a great opportunity to realize the urgent (迫切的) need to reduce waste. (实际上，维修是一个实现减少浪费的迫切需要的好机会。)”可知，作者提到Janet的目的是呼吁大家注意修复东西。故选C。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。由文章第三段中“Worldwide, we throw away 92 million tons of cloth every year. Electronic waste is another growing problem: About 50 million tons of it is created each year around the world. (在世界范围内，我们每年扔掉9200万吨布。电子垃圾是另一个日益严重的问题:全球每年产生约5000万吨电子垃圾。)”可知，第3段中的数字提示读者产生废物的问题很严重。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。由文章第四段中“Due to information online, the popular how-to site , a database (数据库) with nearly 100,000 repair brochures for everything from electronics to clothing, has promoted more than 100 million repairs. In addition, since the first Repair Café opened in2009 in Amsterdam, more than 2,700 cafés have been set up to offer in-person fix-it help in various countries. (由于网上的信息，广受欢迎的操作网站，一个拥有近10万份维修手册的数据库，涵盖了从电子产品到服装等各种产品，已经促进了超过1亿次的维修。此外，自从2009年第一家维修咖啡馆在阿姆斯特丹开业以来，已经在各个国家设立了2700多家咖啡馆，提供上门维修服务。)”可知，人们通过提供在线和离线帮助来鼓励维修，从而处理废物问题。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。由文章最后一段中“Fixing things is part of a larger change toward a circular economy —the idea that instead of throwing away things once they are broken or out of date, we reuse or repair them, keeping them out of the landfill (垃圾填埋场) for as long as possible. (修复东西是向循环经济转变的一部分，循环经济的理念是，一旦东西坏了或过时了，我们就不再扔掉它们，而是重新使用或修复它们，让它们尽可能长时间地远离垃圾填埋场。)”可知，杰克逊修补了一张破沙发有助于循环经济。故选B。
C
When it comes to settling down young children, parenting advice focuses mostly on one tool: What to say. Parents are taught to say this or that, or even how to apologize to an angry child. While in practice, many parents turn to another means of comforting: Touch their child. But it’s not just any type of touch. It occurs at a particular speed and with a particular pressure.
During the end of the 19th century, many European doctors actually advised parents not to touch their children because they said it would weaken them and make them dependent. This idea hit a fever height in the 1920s when the psychologist John B. Watson wrote a parenting book in which Watson advises mothers to stay away, physically, from children. He believed that by not touching young children, parents teach them to be independent at an early age.
“But then it turns out that the opposite is actually true,” Neuroscientist Helena Wasling says. “Children who get a lot of touch, support and closeness from their parents are actually the ones that dare to go out and explore, as they grow up, because they have a basic safety that they can depend on.” And of course, gentle touch can calm and relax adults, just as much as they do children, says Wasling.
After decades of research, neuroscientists are beginning to understand how our skin senses this type of touch and how that feeling lights up regions of the brain to affect our emotions. It turns out that our skin contains nerves (神经) which can sense a gentle touch. And these nerves are part of a system inside our skin that excites the warm, calm and peaceful feeling you have when you’re with people who love you. For some kids with autism (自闭症), this type of touch might not feel good, Wasling notes, and may even feel bad. “A child with autism may become over-sensitive towards physical touch.” she says. “The relationship between touch and reward (奖励) can be totally different.”
8. What was believed about parental touch according to paragraph 2
A. It weakened kids’ intelligence. B. It harmed kids’ physical health.
C. It reduced kids’ independence. D. It hurt parent-child relationship.
9. What may happen to children receiving lots of touch according to Helena Wasling
A. They may be more sensitive. B. They tend to become braver.
C. They may be more protective. D. They tend to become smarter.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. The benefit of touch does not apply to every kid.
B. The amount of touch does not matter to kids.
C. Kids with autism might be more independent.
D. Kids with autism should be rewarded with touch.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. An Effective Method to Educate Kids
B. The Magical Effect of Touching Children
C. The Importance of Parenting Strategies
D. A New Research into Social Interaction
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了不同人对于父母“抚摸孩子”这样的行为持有不同的观点。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“During the end of the 19th century, many European doctors actually advised parents not to touch their children because they said it would weaken them and make them dependent.”（在19世纪末，许多欧洲医生实际上建议父母不要触摸他们的孩子，因为他们说这会削弱他们的身体，使他们养成依赖性。）可知，人们认为父母的抚摸降低了孩子们的独立性。故选C项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Children who get a lot of touch, support and closeness from their parents are actually the ones that dare to go out and explore”（那些从父母那里得到很多接触、支持和亲近的孩子，实际上是那些敢于走出去探索的孩子）可知，根据海伦娜·沃斯林的说法，如果孩子接受了大量的触摸，他们会变得更勇敢。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“For some kids with autism（自闭症）, this type of touch might not feel good, Wasling notes, and may even feel bad. “A child with autism may become over-sensitive towards physical touch.” she says.”（Wasling指出，对于一些患有自闭症的孩子来说，这种类型的触摸可能感觉不好，甚至可能感觉很糟糕。“自闭症儿童可能对身体接触过于敏感。”）可知，抚摸的好处并不适用于每个孩子。故选A项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“During the end of the 19th century, many European doctors actually advised parents not to touch their children because they said it would weaken them and make them dependent.”（在19世纪末，许多欧洲医生实际上建议父母不要触摸他们的孩子，因为他们说这会削弱他们的身体，使他们养成依赖性。）可知，人们认为父母的抚摸降低了孩子们的独立性。根据第三段“Children who get a lot of touch, support and closeness from their parents are actually the ones that dare to go out and explore”（那些从父母那里得到很多接触、支持和亲近的孩子，实际上是那些敢于走出去探索的孩子）可知，根据海伦娜·沃斯林的说法，如果孩子接受了大量的触摸，他们会变得更勇敢。由此可知，短文论述了不同人对于父母“抚摸孩子”这样的行为持有不同的观点。所以短文的最佳标题为“触摸孩子的神奇效果”。故选B项。
D
Going against the tide of flocking to well-known tourist destinations on vacation, a growing number of holidaymakers in China tend to spend their leisure time at lesser-known attractions. Reverse tourism (逆向旅游) has appeared as a new trend among young holidaymakers in China.
According to data from an online travel agency, the number of rooms booked at hotels in less-traveled cities during the holiday was up 30 percent year-on-year. Bookings for four-star or five-star hotels in less-traveled places all increased ten times at a minimum. Some lesser-known scenic spots posted double-digit (两位数的) growth during the holiday. Baimaiquan Park in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, received 52,100 visits in the seven days, up to 15.78 percent year-over-year.
Besides crowds, some vacationers chose less-traveled places to save on the cost of trips to popular destinations. In addition, lesser-known attractions are not as “commercial” as developed ones and are able to offer more actual experiences and natural encounters.
Essentially speaking, total relaxation is becoming a real expectation for many people when they travel. Changes in demand may be the fundamental reason for the popularity of reverse tourism. COVID-19 is another key factor fueling reverse tourism. As preventive measures continue, traveling has an unpredictable quality. Travelers have thus become more cautious and tend to choose local attractions or places with fewer tourists.
“The rise of reverse tourism is not a bad thing,” said Zhengzhou Daily. It means that vacationers now have more options, which brings more possibilities to the tourism market. More importantly, it noted, the trend is set to force popular destinations to improve themselves instead of resting on their past honor.
Jiang Han a senior researcher, said that reverse tourism will become one of the future directions for the market. To give a real boost to the tourism market, Jiang suggested that more efforts be made to tap the potential of underestimated, lesser-known destinations. It is necessary to dig deeper into the local customs and highlight the local characteristics to improve the quality of local tourism.
12. What do the statistics in paragraph 2 tell us
A. The popularity of travel agency in China.
B. The high income of hotels during holidays.
C. The contributions of tourism to the economy.
D. The increasing trend of reverse tourism in China.
13. What may be the root cause of the rise of reverse tourism
A. The impact of COVID-19.
B. Holidaymakers’ changing needs for travel.
C. The lower cost of heading to less-traveled places.
D. The lack of innovative improvements in famous attractions.
14. What does Zhengzhou Daily think of reverse tourism
A. It will drop with the recovery of economy.
B. It benefits both tourists and the tourism market.
C. It is beneficial to spread local culture to tourists.
D. It blocks the development of some popular resorts.
15. What is Jiang Han’s advice on developing the tourism market
A. Upgrading the supporting facilities in tourist areas.
B. Improving the management rules of tourist attractions further.
C. Exploring the potential and features of lesser-known attractions.
D. Promoting the local characteristics of China through online media.
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了逆向旅游这一旅游新趋势，分析了其兴起的原因和意义。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段的内容“According to data from an online travel agency, the number of rooms booked at hotels in less-traveled cities during the holiday was up 30 percent year-on-year. Bookings for four-star or five-star hotels in less-traveled places all increased ten times at a minimum. Some lesser-known scenic spots posted double-digit (两位数的) growth during the holiday. Baimaiquan Park in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, received 52,100 visits in the seven days, up to 15.78 percent year-over-year. (根据一家在线旅行社的数据，在旅游较少的城市，假期期间酒店预订的房间数量同比增长了30%。在人迹罕至的地方，四星级或五星级酒店的预订量都至少增加了10倍。一些不太知名的景点在假期期间实现了两位数的增长。山东省省会济南的百脉泉公园在7天内接待了52100名游客，同比增长15.78%。)”可知，第二段主要讲的是逆向旅游在中国呈上升趋势。故选D项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Besides crowds, some vacationers chose less-traveled places to save on the cost of trips to popular destinations. In addition, lesser-known attractions are not as “commercial” as developed ones and are able to offer more actual experiences and natural encounters. (除了拥挤之外，一些度假者选择人迹少的地方，以节省前往热门目的地的费用。此外，不太知名的景点不像发达景点那样“商业化”，能够提供更多的实际体验和自然接触。)”以及第四段“Essentially speaking, total relaxation is becoming a real expectation for many people when they travel. (从本质上讲，完全放松正在成为许多人旅行时的真实期望。)”可知，度假者不断变化的旅行需求是逆向旅游兴起的根本原因。故选B项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第五段“‘The rise of reverse tourism is not a bad thing,’ said Zhengzhou Daily. It means that vacationers now have more options, which brings more possibilities to the tourism market. More importantly, it noted, the trend is set to force popular destinations to improve themselves instead of resting on their past honor. (《郑州日报》称：‘逆向旅游的兴起并非坏事。’这意味着度假者现在有了更多的选择，这给旅游市场带来了更多的可能性。报告指出，更重要的是，这一趋势将迫使热门旅游目的地改善自身，而不是停留在过去的荣誉上。)”可知，《郑州日报》认为逆向旅游对游客和旅游市场都有好处。故选B项。
【15题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“To give a real boost to the tourism market, Jiang suggested that more efforts be made to tap the potential of underestimated, lesser-known destinations. It is necessary to dig deeper into the local customs and highlight the local characteristics to improve the quality of local tourism. (为了真正提振旅游市场，Jiang建议要加大力度开发那些被低估的、不太为人所知的目的地的潜力。要深入挖掘地方风土人情，突出地方特色，提高地方旅游质量。)”可知，Jiang Han建议发现人迹罕至的景点的潜力和特色。故选C项。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As the saying goes failure is the mother of success. Many of us were told from an early age that, at school or in life, “you learn from your mistakes.” Is this actually true
The short answer is “yes”. ___16___ Because we would not like to fail, learning from our mistakes is, in reality, very hard. It doesn’t feel good. So we react to failure in emotional ways, like giving up on a task easily, telling ourselves we don’t care whether we succeed, or finding fault with the task itself. This is self-protective, according to Hallgeir Sjastad, a psychology professor. In his opinion, most of us want to think of ourselves as capable. ___17___
Fortunately there are strategies to help us overcome the emotional barriers. ___18___. Instead of asking “Why did I fail ”, we could ask “Why did Sam fail ”, for example. Multiple studies show this way helps to soften our negative emotional reactions. Also it allows us to look at failure more objectively.
___19___ This led to better levels of motivation and academic success in the test groups — involving both adults and children — that were asked to give advice based on their own failures. Professor Eskreis-Winkler found that the satisfaction of helping others “forces people to engage with their experience and what they have learned”.
The writer Samuel Beckett once said, “fail again, fail better.” But it now seems that we should say, “fail again, fail smarter”. ___20___, but by learning to overcome the emotional barriers around it, we may find the road to success is a little easier to navigate (驾驭).
A. Everyone needs success
B. Hard work leads to success
C. Failure can be a teachable moment
D. Failure is an unavoidable part of life
E. One of them is to adopt a third-person view
F. Next, offer advice to others in the same position as us
G. So what failure causes is a serious threat to our self-image
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. E 19. F 20. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何克服自己情绪障碍，学会从失败中吸取经验和教训，从而获得进步给出了一定的建议。
【16题详解】
根据第一段““you learn from your mistakes.” Is this actually true (“你从错误中学习。”这是真的吗？)”和第二段“The short answer is “yes”.(简短的回答是“是的”)”可知，人们是可以从错误和失败中学习的，选项C. Failure can be a teachable moment(失败可能是一个受教育的时刻)表达了这层含义，对前文进行了总结，承接上文，符合语境。故选C。
【17题详解】
根据上一句“In his opinion, most of us want to think of ourselves as capable.(在他看来，我们大多数人都认为自己有能力)”可知，选项G. So what failure causes is a serious threat to our self-image(所以失败造成的是对我们自我形象的严重威胁)进一步说明了失败破坏了人们有能力的形象，使自我形象受到了严重的威胁，同时也是对人们失败所产生的情绪化反应的解释，衔接合理，与本段主题相符。故选G。
【18题详解】
根据上一句“Fortunately there are strategies to help us overcome the emotional barriers. (幸运的是，有一些策略可以帮助我们克服情绪障碍)”可知，选项E. One of them is to adopt a third-person view(其中之一就是采用第三人称视角)中的“them”指代上一句中的“strategies”，指出了其中一个策略的内容，承接上文；结合下文“Instead of asking “Why did I fail ”, we could ask “Why did Sam fail ”, for example. (不要问“我为什么失败了？”，我们可以问“Sam为什么失败了？”，例如)”可知，下一句是对选项E的举例说明，衔接下文。故选E。
【19题详解】
根据第3小题所选的选项E. One of them is to adopt a third-person view(其中之一就是采用第三人称视角)可知，第三段主要介绍了帮助人们克服情绪障碍的一个策略，选项F. Next, offer advice to others in the same position as us(其次，给和我们处境相同的人提建议)在第四段给出了第二个策略，就是基于自己失败的经历，给同样失败的人提出建议；结合下一句“This led to better levels of motivation and academic success in the test groups — involving both adults and children — that were asked to give advice based on their own failures.(这导致被要求根据自己的失败给出建议的测试组(包括成人和儿童)的动机和学业成功程度更高)”句中的“This”指代选项F的内容，指出了给别人提出建议的策略所产生的的效果，符合语意和语境。故选E。
【20题详解】
根据下一句“but by learning to overcome the emotional barriers around it, we may find the road to success is a little easier to navigate (驾驭).(但是通过学习克服它周围的情绪障碍，我们可能会发现通往成功的道路更容易驾驭)”可知，选项D. Failure is an unavoidable part of life(失败是生活中不可避免的一部分)指出失败不可避免，但是如果通过学习如何克服情绪障碍，学会从失败中学习，就会更容易获得成功，由此可知，选项D与下文语意衔接合理，呼应文章主题。故选D。
第三部分 语言运用(共四节，满分45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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Tackling behavioral problems at school is not easy, but Dr. Terrance Newton is doing that with a ____21____ effective solution.
In his first year as principal of Warner Elementary School, Newton has already seen a ____22____ change in his at-risk students. All it took was a few quality ____23____ and a pair of clippers.
Newton saw the ____24____ as soon as he started at the school. Bullying was ____25____ and students were constantly being ____26____. He believed the best way to solve this was to build positive relationships with students. So, he ____27____ to set up a barbershop at school. Having cut hair before, Newton ____28____ the barbershop could be a safe space for students to ____29____. And he was right- not only has he bonded with former _____30_____, but suspensions have dropped from 103 to 4 in the last year! Even better, bullying has all but stopped.
Kamisha Collins has seen the _____31_____ in her 11-year-old son, Brandon Ponzo. “In the beginning of the school year, my son started off really _____32_____ and was not getting along with Dr. Newton, but now they have built this _____33_____-he loves him very much,” Collins said.“Dr. Newton says positive things to them while cutting their hair. And my son’s behavior and grades have improved so much.”
What a brilliant idea not to mention a _____34_____ leader! A little love and care can make a big impact on _____35_____ kids.
21. A. suddenly B. similarly C. surprisingly D. hardly
22. A. great B. slight C. harmful D. risky
23. A. haircuts B. conversations C. performances D. services
24. A. fear B. problem C. project D. reason
25. A. out of place B. under control. C. under discussion D. out of hand
26. A. suspended B. criticized C. praised D. protected
27. A. decided B. preferred C. learned D. afforded
28. A. promised B. admitted C. rejected D. figured
29. A. calm down B. open up C. show up D. break down
30. A. classmates B. colleagues C. housekeepers D. troublemakers
31. A. increase B. encouragement C. difference D. difficulty
32. A. rough B. pleasant C. easy D. mild
33. A. barrier B. barbershop C. reputation D. bond
34. A. strict B. brave C. fantastic D. modest
35. A. appealing B. disappointing C. struggling D. lying
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了解决学校里的行为问题并不容易，但特伦斯·牛顿博士正在用一种惊人有效的方法解决这个问题。
【21题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：解决学校里的行为问题并不容易，但特伦斯·牛顿博士正在用一种惊人有效的方法解决这个问题。A. suddenly突然地；B. similarly相似地；C. surprisingly惊人地；D. hardly几乎不。根据上文“Tackling behavioral problems at school is not easy”说明解决问题不容易，以及此处的but转折故可推知，此处为但特伦斯·牛顿博士正在用一种惊人有效的方法解决这个问题。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在担任华纳小学校长的第一年，牛顿就已经看到了他那些有危险的学生的巨大变化。A. great巨大的；B. slight轻的；C. harmful有害的；D. risky冒险的。根据上文所说牛顿博士正在用一种惊人有效的方法解决这个问题，以及此处“change in his at-risk students”变化在危险学生上，故可推知，此处为看到学生巨大的变化。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：只需要几次高质量的谈话和一把剪刀。A. haircuts理发；B. conversations谈话；C. performances表演；D. services服务。根据下文“Newton says positive things to them while cutting their hair.”可知，此处为只需要几次高质量的谈话和一把剪刀。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：牛顿一到这所学校就发现了这个问题。A. fear害怕；B. problem问题；C. project项目；D. reason理由。根据下文“Bullying was ____5____ and students were constantly being.”可知，此处为牛顿一到这所学校就发现了这个问题。故选B项。
【25题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：欺凌行为无法控制，学生经常被停学。A. out of place不在适当的位置；B. under control在控制下；C. under discussion在讨论中；D. out of hand失控。根据“but suspensions have dropped from 103 to 4 in the last year!”可知，在采取措施前欺凌已经无法控制。故选D项。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：欺凌行为无法控制，学生经常被停学。A. suspended暂令停学；B. criticized批评；C. praised赞扬；D. protected保护。根据上文所说欺凌行为无法控制，故可推知，此处为学生经常被停学。且下文的“but suspensions have dropped from 103 to 4 in the last year!”也是提示。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以，他决定在学校开一家理发店。A. decided决定；B. preferred更喜爱；C. learned学习；D. afforded提供。根据下文“Having cut hair before”之前剪过头发，故可推知，此处为他决定在学校开一家理发店。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：牛顿以前剪过头发，他认为理发店可以成为学生开放的安全空间。A. promised承诺；B. admitted承认；C. rejected拒绝；D. figured认为。根据“Having cut hair before”之前剪过头发以及下文“the barbershop could be a safe space for students to ____9____.”故可推知，此处为他认为理发店可以成为学生开放的安全空间。故选D项。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：牛顿以前剪过头发，他认为理发店可以成为学生开放的安全空间。A. calm down冷静下来；B. open up打开，开发；C. show up出现；D. break down打破，坏掉。 根据上文所说欺凌行为无法控制推知，此处为他认为理发店可以成为学生开放的安全空间。故选B项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是对的——他不仅和以前的麻烦制造者建立了良好的关系，而且去年被停学的次数从103次降到了4次！A. classmates同学；B. colleagues同事；C. housekeepers管家；D. troublemakers麻烦制造者。根据上文所说欺凌行为以及“but suspensions have dropped…”可知，此处为他不仅和以前的麻烦制造者建立了良好的关系，而且去年被停学的次数从103次降到了4次！故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：卡米沙·柯林斯(Kamisha Collins)看到了她11岁儿子布兰登·庞佐(Brandon Ponzo)身上的变化。A. increase增加；B. encouragement鼓励；C. difference不同，变化；D. difficulty困难。根据下文“In the beginning of…”以及“but now they…”可知，此处为开始到现在的转变。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“在新学年开始的时候，我的儿子开始的时候非常不顺，他和牛顿博士相处得很不好，但现在他们建立了这种关系——他非常爱他，”柯林斯说。A. rough困难的；B. pleasant高兴的；C. easy简单的；D. mild温和的。根据and连接的“and was not getting along with Dr. Newton”可知，此处为在新学年开始的时候，斯克林儿子开始的时候非常不顺，他和牛顿博士相处得很不好。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“在新学年开始的时候，我的儿子开始的时候非常不顺，他和牛顿博士相处得很不好，但现在他们建立了这种关系——他非常爱他，”柯林斯说。A. barrier屏障；B. barbershop理发店；C. reputation名誉；D. bond联系，关系。根据“he loves him very much,”可知，此处为但现在他们建立了这种关系——他非常爱他。故选D项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：多么聪明的想法，更不要说他是一个了不起的领导了！A. strict严厉的；B. brave勇敢的；C. fantastic了不起的；D. modest谦逊的。根据“What a brilliant idea”以及根据全文内容可知，这是对Dr. Terrance Newton赞扬。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：一点点的爱和关心会对挣扎中的孩子产生很大的影响。A. appealing吸引人的；B. disappointing令人失望的；C. struggling苦苦挣扎的；D. lying撒谎的。结合全文内容可知，爱和关心会对“苦苦挣扎的(struggling)”学生，即上文提到的制造麻烦的学生，产生大大的影响。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，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, conferred (授予) the July 1 Medal on 29 outstanding Party members, one of ___36___ was Zhang Guimei. She founded a high school, ___37___(offer) free education to girls in a less-developed area of Yunnan province.
Zhang’s efforts helped nearly 2,000 girls go to college. She visited poor ___38___(family) and persuaded them not to let their children drop out of school. This shows ___39___ educators should work with a greater sense of responsibility.
Another important lesson from Zhang’s story is that we should take a long-term view of rural education. Zhang has been working ___40___(improve) education in rural areas because of her high degree of ___41___(commit) and making the education of talents her goal. ___42___is because of the very goal that Zhang could overcome difficulties, and help the poor throw off ___43___ wrong idea that “education is useless”. It also reminds us that more efforts should ___44___(make)to develop education in rural areas, and we should focus ____45____ long-term goals and interests.
【答案】36. whom
37. offering
38. families
39. how##that
40 to improve
41. commitment
42. It 43. the
44. be made
45. on##upon
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。主要说明了中共中央总书记习近平授予29名优秀党员“七一”奖章，张桂梅是其中之一。介绍了张桂梅对农村教育的贡献。
【36题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：中共中央总书记习近平授予29名优秀党员“七一”奖章，张桂梅是其中之一。此处为“介词+关系代词”结构非限制性定语从句修饰先行词Party members，作介词的宾语，指人，应用whom。故填whom。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：她创办了一所高中，为云南省欠发达地区的女孩提供免费教育。分析句子结构可知offer在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语she构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填offering。
【38题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：她拜访了贫困家庭，说服他们不要让自己的孩子辍学。family为可数名词，根据后文them可知应用复数形式。故填families。
【39题详解】
考查宾语从句。句意：这说明教育工作者该如何带着更大的责任感工作。/这说明教育工作者工作时应该有更大的责任感。引导宾语从句，从句中缺少方式状语，故用how或不缺少成分，用that。故填how/that。
【40题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：由于她的高度投入，她一直致力于改善农村地区的教育，并把人才教育作为她的目标。improve在句中作目的状语，应用不定式。故填to improve。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：由于她的高度投入，她一直致力于改善农村地区的教育，并把人才教育作为她的目标。作介词的宾语，表示“投入”应用名词commitment。故填commitment。
【42题详解】
考查强调句。句意：正是因为有了这个目标，张才能克服困难，帮助穷人摆脱“教育无用”的错误观念。分析句子结构可知此处为强调句：it be+被强调部分+that，被强调部分为because of the very goal，句首单词首字母要大写。故填It。
【43题详解】
考查冠词。句意：正是因为有了这个目标，张才能克服困难，帮助穷人摆脱“教育无用”的错误观念。此处特指“教育无用”的错误观点，应用定冠词。故填the。
44题详解】
考查语态。句意：这也提醒我们，要大力发展农村教育，要着眼于长远目标和长远利益。主语与谓语构成被动关系，且should后跟动词原形。故填be made。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：这也提醒我们，要大力发展农村教育，要着眼于长远目标和长远利益。结合句意表示“集中于”短语为focus on/upon。故填on/upon。
第四部分写作(共两节、满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的外国网友 Nick对你市即将举办的线上“用英语讲中国故事”活动很感兴趣， 请你写封电子邮件进行介绍。
内容包括：
1. 活动要求；
2. 活动意义；
3. 建议参加。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： Tell Chinese Stories in English 用英语讲中国故事
Dear Nick,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Nick,
Knowing that you are interested in the activity themed “ Tell Chinese Stories in English”, I’m writing to express my sincere welcome and tell you some relevant information.
As scheduled, the activity is to take place at 1:00 p.m. this Sunday online, lasting for two hours. Aimed at offering foreign students opportunities to appreciate classic Chinese culture, various activities will be organized. First, every contestant delivers his or her stories and then each of them will be asked to make an impromptu speech according to the given questions by the judges. The last part is evaluating and presenting the trophies to the award winners. Anyone can participate in it, regardless of color, race or region. Not only can participants improve their abilities of speaking Chinese, but also they will gain a deeper insight into the differences and connections between China and the world.
If you need further information, don’t hesitate to contact me. I am looking forward to your participation.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给外国网友Nick写一封电子邮件，介绍市里即将举办的线上“用英语讲中国故事”活动的情况。
【详解】1.词汇积累
真诚的：sincere→heartfelt
参加：participate in→take part in
提高：improve→promote
联系：contact→get in touch with
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Anyone can participate in it, regardless of color, race or region.
拓展句：No matter who you are, anyone can participate in it.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Knowing that you are interested in the activity themed “ Tell Chinese Stories in English”, I’m writing to express my sincere welcome and tell you some relevant information.(运用了现在分词短语作状语和过去分词短语作后置定语)
【高分句型2】Not only can participants improve their abilities of speaking Chinese, but also they will gain a deeper insight into the differences and connections between China and the world.(运用了部分倒装)
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
An Unforgivable Mistake
A few years ago, the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved jogging, so I was really happy when I found the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park. This meant that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work.
Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of muggers (行凶抢劫者) in the park, I didn’t usually take anything with me. How could they rob me if I didn’t have anything But one morning my wife asked me to buy some bread on the way home, so I put a $10 bill in my back pocket.
It was a beautiful morning and the park was quiet with very few people walking or jogging around. While I was running, another jogger bumped (撞) into me. He apologized and continued running. For a while, I didn’t think too much of it. However, when I noticed the wide path where I was running, I thought it was kind of strange. The warning of muggers in the park occurred to me. It could have been a mugger! I suddenly became alarmed, so I checked my pocket. The money was missing! I immediately started to run after the jogger. I finally caught up with and grabbed him firmly by the arm. I started shouting and demanding that he give me the $10 bill. I’m not usually a hot-headed person, but I really lost my temper at that moment. I couldn’t believe the robbery was actually happening to me. Filled with anger, I shook my fist at him. This seemed to frighten him. He quickly put his hand in his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I couldn’t wait to tell my wife the story. “You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started with pride. She immediately interrupted (插话), “I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
Paragraph 1:
Looking at the money on the table, I stood there, shocked.
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Paragraph 2:
For several days, I waited at the same place.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
Looking at the money on the table, I stood there, shocked. For the rest of the day, I felt extremely guilty, with the innocent jogger and his “helplessness” on my mind. “How could I be so rude to him without knowing the truth Why was it that the jogger gave me the money I still remembered his frightened face when I scared him away like a monster. I decided to find a chance to apologize to him. The next morning, I got up and went to the park as usual, but not for jogging. I just hung around where I had met that jogger, but in vain.
Paragraph 2:
For several days, I waited at the same place. But to my disappointment, he didn’t turn up. It was almost a week later before I finally spotted him again. I, the “robber”, gave the $10 bill back to him and said sorry to him again and again. Fortunately, he forgave me for what I had done to him and said, “Oh, it doesn’t matter.” Many years have passed, but I can still feel my cheeks burning with shame. From the experience I have learned that it is too early to judge a person before you know the truth.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在去买面包的途中，发现自己的钱不见了，误以为是公园里的一个慢跑者拿的，于是让对方给自己拿了10美元，结果回家发现是自己忘了拿钱。最后作者找到了慢跑者，进行了道歉，归还了10美元。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“看着桌上的钱，我站在那里，惊呆了”可知，第一段可描写作者得知真相感到内疚，决定向慢跑者道歉。
②由第二段首句内容“我在同一个地方等了好几天”可知，第二段可描写作者等待慢跑者，最后道歉和归还了10美元。
2.续写线索：震惊——内疚——决心还钱——寻找慢跑者——等待慢跑者——道歉——取得原谅——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①道歉：apologize /make an apology to
②出现：turn up/appear
③看见：spot/see/notice
情绪类
①害怕：frightened /scared/terrified
②失望：disappointment /frustration
【点睛】[高分句型1] I still remembered his frightened face when I scared him away like a monster. (运用了when引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] From the experience I have learned that it is too early to judge a person before you know the truth. (运用了that引导宾语从句)汝南一高2023 级高一下期开学摸底考试
英语试卷
试卷共11页，卷面满分150分，考试用时120分钟。
注意事项：
1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
3.非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman fetch
A. A carrot. B. A hat. C. A rabbit.
2. What does Ann think of biking to work
A. It’s tiring. B. It’s environment-friendly. C. It’s comfortable.
3. How will Eddy spend his holiday
A. Going on a trip. B. Learning to dance. C. Staying with his grandparents.
4. Where is probably the woman now
A. In the living room. B. In the bedroom. C. In the kitchen.
5 What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. The reasons why Juno quit. B. The woman’s company. C. The man’s boss.
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。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. How does the woman feel about the ending of the movie
A. Bored B. Puzzled C. Satisfied.
7. What does the woman want to do next
A. Dine with the man. B. Play basketball. C. Pick a wedding girl.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Who will go to the park with the man
A. The woman. B. Andy. C. George.
9. Why did Jessica go to the airport
A. To pick up her friend. B. To catch her flight. C. To see someone off.
10. What is the weather like today
A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Snowy.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Where does the conversation take place
A. On the phone. B. In a language center. C. At the woman’s home.
12. How many courses does the woman mention
A. 6. B. 5. C. 4.
13. Which course will Amy take
A. Magic English. B. Magic Growth. C. Magic Conversation.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What time is it now
A.7:30 a. m. B.8:00 a. m. C.8:30 a. m.
15. What did Eric do last night
A. He worked overtime. B. He looked after his nephew. C. He went to a party.
16 What does the woman ask Eric to buy
A. Candles. B. Chocolate. C. Balloons.
17. How will Eric go to the supermarket
A. By bus. B. On foot. C. By car.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How were the elephants prevented from escaping
A. By holding them with chains.
B. By tying a rope to one of their legs.
C. By keeping them in cages
19 Why did the gentleman talk with a trainer
A. To remove his confusion. B. To learn how to train animals. C. To know about the camp.
What does the speaker try to tell people
A. It’s important to learn from successful people.
B. The most difficult thing in life is to know oneself.
C People should believe in themselves in pursuing dreams.
第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共18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、D、C、D项中选出最佳选项， 并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Wildwood School Library Guide
This is will offer you some information about our school library. You can use this guide to help your kids use our library.
Service hours: 3.00pm-5:30 pm on school days;8: 30 am-11:00 am on weekends On school days, your kids may borrow or return books during opening hours only when his classroom teacher allows him to. At the weekend, our library is open to both you and your kids.
Borrowing: Each student can borrow one or two books at a time: More books can be borrowed only for class reading activities and school research.
Returning: Books borrowed from the library can be kept for 15 school days. The books must be returned before the due date or the kids can’t borrow other books.
Damaged or Lost Books: When a book is returned in a damaged condition, the kid will have to pay three dollars for the damage. Full price must be paid if a book is lost. We encourage students to carry their library books in plastic bags to protect them from rainy weather.
Please call us at 3362-1323 for more information.
1. How much money must be paid when a student loses the book he borrows
A. Three dollars B. Full price of the book
C. Half the price of the book D. Twice the price of the book
2. For whom is the School Library Guide
A. Teachers from Wildwood School. B. Workers in Wildwood School Library.
C. Visitors to Wildwood School D. Parents of the Wildwood School Students
3. Which of the following is NOT true
A. The library is open for two and a half hours every day.
B. Students parents can go to the school library on weekends.
C. Students can go to the library during opening hours as they like.
D. Students can keep the books that they borrow for fifteen school days.
B
Janet, now 37, was playing with her new pet dog, Stitch, who jumped up, grabbed her sleeve, and tore several holes in her sweater with its sharp teeth. Instead of throwing the sweater away, Janet decided to repair it.
She turned to “visible repairing,” an idea of repairing clothes that leaves an obvious fix. She added bright flowers and other small designs to damaged clothes. “Every time you do a repair, it’s like having bought a new piece of clothes,” says Janet.
Actually, repairing is a great opportunity to realize the urgent (迫切的) need to reduce waste. Sadly, we have become used to replacing things instead of repairing them — and the rubbish is piling up. Worldwide, we throw away 92 million tons of cloth every year. Electronic waste is another growing problem: About 50 million tons of it is created each year around the world.
The good news is that fixing things can help deal with the waste problem. There are some solutions. Due to information online, the popular how-to site , a database (数据库) with nearly 100,000 repair brochures for everything from electronics to clothing, has promoted more than 100 million repairs. In addition, since the first Repair Café opened in2009 in Amsterdam, more than 2,700 cafés have been set up to offer in-person fix-it help in various countries. Organizers set up events, and volunteers with repair knowledge bring their tools. They will try to fix whatever people bring in, for free, and teach visitors how to do repairs themselves.
Fixing things is part of a larger change toward a circular economy —the idea that instead of throwing away things once they are broken or out of date, we reuse or repair them, keeping them out of the landfill (垃圾填埋场) for as long as possible. According to a 2023 report from Circle Economy, a Netherlands-based NGO, if the world changed to a circular economy, we could lower the amount of waste by a third.
4. What is the author’s purpose in mentioning Janet
A. To praise her way of protecting pets.
B. To introduce special clothing designs.
C. To call for attention to repairing things.
D. To market the products of fixed clothes.
5. What can we learn from the numbers in paragraph 3
A The action of replacing things is wise.
B. The behaviour of repairing things is popular.
C. The need for reducing clothes is urgent.
D. The problem of producing waste is serious.
6. How do people deal with the waste problem according to paragraph 4
A. By teaching volunteers repair knowledge.
B. By sharing tips on opening repair cafés.
C. By providing information to the repair database.
D. By offering online and off line help to encourage repairs.
7. Which of the following behaviours contributes to the circular economy
A. Jim threw away a used bike. B. Jackson mended a torn sofa.
C. Sue replaced a worn carpet. D. Windy removed a broken vase.
C
When it comes to settling down young children, parenting advice focuses mostly on one tool: What to say. Parents are taught to say this or that, or even how to apologize to an angry child. While in practice, many parents turn to another means of comforting: Touch their child. But it’s not just any type of touch. It occurs at a particular speed and with a particular pressure.
During the end of the 19th century, many European doctors actually advised parents not to touch their children because they said it would weaken them and make them dependent. This idea hit a fever height in the 1920s when the psychologist John B. Watson wrote a parenting book in which Watson advises mothers to stay away, physically, from children. He believed that by not touching young children, parents teach them to be independent at an early age.
“But then it turns out that the opposite is actually true,” Neuroscientist Helena Wasling says. “Children who get a lot of touch, support and closeness from their parents are actually the ones that dare to go out and explore, as they grow up, because they have a basic safety that they can depend on.” And of course, gentle touch can calm and relax adults, just as much as they do children, says Wasling.
After decades of research, neuroscientists are beginning to understand how our skin senses this type of touch and how that feeling lights up regions of the brain to affect our emotions. It turns out that our skin contains nerves (神经) which can sense a gentle touch. And these nerves are part of a system inside our skin that excites the warm, calm and peaceful feeling you have when you’re with people who love you. For some kids with autism (自闭症), this type of touch might not feel good, Wasling notes, and may even feel bad. “A child with autism may become over-sensitive towards physical touch.” she says. “The relationship between touch and reward (奖励) can be totally different.”
8. What was believed about parental touch according to paragraph 2
A. It weakened kids’ intelligence. B. It harmed kids’ physical health.
C. It reduced kids’ independence. D. It hurt parent-child relationship.
9. What may happen to children receiving lots of touch according to Helena Wasling
A. They may be more sensitive. B. They tend to become braver.
C. They may be more protective. D. They tend to become smarter.
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. The benefit of touch does not apply to every kid.
B. The amount of touch does not matter to kids.
C. Kids with autism might be more independent.
D. Kids with autism should be rewarded with touch.
11. Which of the following is a suitable title for the text
A. An Effective Method to Educate Kids
B. The Magical Effect of Touching Children
C. The Importance of Parenting Strategies
D. A New Research into Social Interaction
D
Going against the tide of flocking to well-known tourist destinations on vacation, a growing number of holidaymakers in China tend to spend their leisure time at lesser-known attractions. Reverse tourism (逆向旅游) has appeared as a new trend among young holidaymakers in China.
According to data from an online travel agency, the number of rooms booked at hotels in less-traveled cities during the holiday was up 30 percent year-on-year. Bookings for four-star or five-star hotels in less-traveled places all increased ten times at a minimum. Some lesser-known scenic spots posted double-digit (两位数的) growth during the holiday. Baimaiquan Park in Jinan, the capital of Shandong Province, received 52,100 visits in the seven days, up to 15.78 percent year-over-year.
Besides crowds, some vacationers chose less-traveled places to save on the cost of trips to popular destinations. In addition, lesser-known attractions are not as “commercial” as developed ones and are able to offer more actual experiences and natural encounters.
Essentially speaking, total relaxation is becoming a real expectation for many people when they travel. Changes in demand may be the fundamental reason for the popularity of reverse tourism. COVID-19 is another key factor fueling reverse tourism. As preventive measures continue, traveling has an unpredictable quality. Travelers have thus become more cautious and tend to choose local attractions or places with fewer tourists.
“The rise of reverse tourism is not a bad thing,” said Zhengzhou Daily. It means that vacationers now have more options, which brings more possibilities to the tourism market. More importantly, it noted, the trend is set to force popular destinations to improve themselves instead of resting on their past honor.
Jiang Han, a senior researcher, said that reverse tourism will become one of the future directions for the market. To give a real boost to the tourism market, Jiang suggested that more efforts be made to tap the potential of underestimated, lesser-known destinations. It is necessary to dig deeper into the local customs and highlight the local characteristics to improve the quality of local tourism.
12. What do the statistics in paragraph 2 tell us
A. The popularity of travel agency in China.
B. The high income of hotels during holidays.
C. The contributions of tourism to the economy.
D. The increasing trend of reverse tourism in China.
13. What may be the root cause of the rise of reverse tourism
A. The impact of COVID-19.
B. Holidaymakers’ changing needs for travel.
C. The lower cost of heading to less-traveled places.
D The lack of innovative improvements in famous attractions.
14. What does Zhengzhou Daily think of reverse tourism
A. It will drop with the recovery of economy.
B. It benefits both tourists and the tourism market.
C. It is beneficial to spread local culture to tourists.
D. It blocks the development of some popular resorts.
15. What is Jiang Han’s advice on developing the tourism market
A. Upgrading the supporting facilities in tourist areas.
B. Improving the management rules of tourist attractions further.
C. Exploring the potential and features of lesser-known attractions.
D. Promoting the local characteristics of China through online media.
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
As the saying goes, failure is the mother of success. Many of us were told from an early age that, at school or in life, “you learn from your mistakes.” Is this actually true
The short answer is “yes”. ___16___ Because we would not like to fail, learning from our mistakes is, in reality, very hard. It doesn’t feel good. So we react to failure in emotional ways, like giving up on a task easily, telling ourselves we don’t care whether we succeed, or finding fault with the task itself. This is self-protective, according to Hallgeir Sjastad, a psychology professor. In his opinion, most of us want to think of ourselves as capable. ___17___
Fortunately there are strategies to help us overcome the emotional barriers. ___18___. Instead of asking “Why did I fail ”, we could ask “Why did Sam fail ”, for example. Multiple studies show this way helps to soften our negative emotional reactions. Also it allows us to look at failure more objectively.
___19___ This led to better levels of motivation and academic success in the test groups — involving both adults and children — that were asked to give advice based on their own failures. Professor Eskreis-Winkler found that the satisfaction of helping others “forces people to engage with their experience and what they have learned”.
The writer Samuel Beckett once said, “fail again, fail better.” But it now seems that we should say, “fail again, fail smarter”. ___20___, but by learning to overcome the emotional barriers around it, we may find the road to success is a little easier to navigate (驾驭).
A. Everyone needs success
B. Hard work leads to success
C. Failure can be a teachable moment
D. Failure is an unavoidable part of life
E. One of them is to adopt a third-person view
F. Next, offer advice to others in the same position as us
G. So what failure causes is a serious threat to our self-image
第三部分 语言运用(共四节，满分45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，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Tackling behavioral problems at school is not easy, but Dr. Terrance Newton is doing that with a ____21____ effective solution.
In his first year as principal of Warner Elementary School, Newton has already seen a ____22____ change in his at-risk students. All it took was a few quality ____23____ and a pair of clippers.
Newton saw the ____24____ as soon as he started at the school. Bullying was ____25____ and students were constantly being ____26____. He believed the best way to solve this was to build positive relationships with students. So, he ____27____ to set up a barbershop at school. Having cut hair before, Newton ____28____ the barbershop could be a safe space for students to ____29____. And he was right- not only has he bonded with former _____30_____, but suspensions have dropped from 103 to 4 in the last year! Even better, bullying has all but stopped.
Kamisha Collins has seen the _____31_____ in her 11-year-old son, Brandon Ponzo. “In the beginning of the school year, my son started off really _____32_____ and was not getting along with Dr. Newton, but now they have built this _____33_____-he loves him very much,” Collins said.“Dr. Newton says positive things to them while cutting their hair. And my son’s behavior and grades have improved so much.”
What a brilliant idea not to mention a _____34_____ leader! A little love and care can make a big impact on _____35_____ kids.
21. A. suddenly B. similarly C. surprisingly D. hardly
22. A. great B. slight C. harmful D. risky
23. A. haircuts B. conversations C. performances D. services
24. A. fear B. problem C. project D. reason
25. A. out of place B. under control. C. under discussion D. out of hand
26. A. suspended B. criticized C. praised D. protected
27. A. decided B. preferred C. learned D. afforded
28. A. promised B. admitted C. rejected D. figured
29. A. calm down B. open up C. show up D. break down
30. A. classmates B. colleagues C. housekeepers D. troublemakers
31. A. increase B. encouragement C. difference D. difficulty
32. A. rough B. pleasant C. easy D. mild
33. A. barrier B. barbershop C. reputation D. bond
34. A. strict B. brave C. fantastic D. modest
35 A. appealing B. disappointing C. struggling D. lying
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。
Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, conferred (授予) the July 1 Medal on 29 outstanding Party members, one of ___36___ was Zhang Guimei. She founded a high school, ___37___(offer) free education to girls in a less-developed area of Yunnan province.
Zhang’s efforts helped nearly 2,000 girls go to college. She visited poor ___38___(family) and persuaded them not to let their children drop out of school. This shows ___39___ educators should work with a greater sense of responsibility.
Another important lesson from Zhang’s story is that we should take a long-term view of rural education. Zhang has been working ___40___(improve) education in rural areas because of her high degree of ___41___(commit) and making the education of talents her goal. ___42___is because of the very goal that Zhang could overcome difficulties, and help the poor throw off ___43___ wrong idea that “education is useless”. It also reminds us that more efforts should ___44___(make)to develop education in rural areas, and we should focus ____45____ long-term goals and interests.
第四部分写作(共两节、满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你的外国网友 Nick对你市即将举办的线上“用英语讲中国故事”活动很感兴趣， 请你写封电子邮件进行介绍。
内容包括：
1. 活动要求；
2. 活动意义；
3. 建议参加。
注意：
1. 词数 100 左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考词汇： Tell Chinese Stories in English 用英语讲中国故事
Dear Nick,
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
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。
An Unforgivable Mistake
A few years ago, the company I work for sent my wife and me to live in New York for a year. I’ve always loved jogging, so I was really happy when I found the apartment they had rented for us was next to Central Park. This meant that every morning I could go for a run before I went to work.
Because a lot of people had told me to be careful of muggers (行凶抢劫者) in the park, I didn’t usually take anything with me. How could they rob me if I didn’t have anything But one morning my wife asked me to buy some bread on the way home, so I put a $10 bill in my back pocket.
It was a beautiful morning and the park was quiet with very few people walking or jogging around. While I was running, another jogger bumped (撞) into me. He apologized and continued running. For a while, I didn’t think too much of it. However, when I noticed the wide path where I was running, I thought it was kind of strange. The warning of muggers in the park occurred to me. It could have been a mugger! I suddenly became alarmed, so I checked my pocket. The money was missing! I immediately started to run after the jogger. I finally caught up with and grabbed him firmly by the arm. I started shouting and demanding that he give me the $10 bill. I’m not usually a hot-headed person, but I really lost my temper at that moment. I couldn’t believe the robbery was actually happening to me. Filled with anger, I shook my fist at him. This seemed to frighten him. He quickly put his hand in his pocket and gave me the money. Then he ran away as fast as he could.
I bought the bread and went home. As soon as I got home, I couldn’t wait to tell my wife the story. “You won’t believe what happened to me,” I started with pride. She immediately interrupted (插话), “I know, you left the money for the bread on the kitchen table.”
注意：续写词数应150左右。
Paragraph 1:
Looking at the money on the table, I stood there, shocked.
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For several days, I waited at the same place.
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