2023～2024学年度上学期六校高三期末联考试卷
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考生注意：
1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
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4. 本卷命题范围：至外研版选择性必修第二册。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do
A. Meet some patients. B. Fill out a form. C. Call Dr. Smith.
2. What do we know about the woman
A. She can’t hand in her report in time.
B. She will give a speech about New York.
C. She teaches at New York University.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A dress. B. The woman’s mother. C. The man’s grandma.
4. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. In a store. C. In a restaurant.
5. Why did the man go to bed late last night
A. To watch The Bad Kids. B. To finish his book report. C. To play computer games.
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. What is the man’s suggestion for the woman
A. Playing games with her roommates.
B. Hosting the game with her friends.
C. Depending on a stranger to have fun.
7. What does the woman say about Amy
A. She is a trouble maker. B. She is sensitive. C. She is easy-going.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What troubles the man
A. His poor memory. B. His bad habit. C. His awful health.
9. What is Habit List
A. An app. B. A clock. C. An electronic calendar.
10. How soon will the man probably see the change
A. In a day. B. In 4 days. C. In 7 days.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. When does the early flight leave
A. At 6:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 9:00 am.
12. What will the woman do on Monday afternoon
A. Meet Dr. Gucci. B. Have two meetings. C. See the sales representative.
13. What is probably the man
A. A secretary. B. A customer. C. A boss.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Why does the woman call the man
A. To say sorry. B. To cancel a party. C. To make an invitation.
15. Whose birthday is on Saturday
A. The man’s mother’s. B. Mr. Black’s. C. Mr. Johnson’s.
16. What is the relationship between Mr. Brown and the woman
A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Neighbors.
17. How long will the party probably last
A. Two hours. B. Two and a half hours. C. Three hours.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How many types of generations are mentioned by the speaker
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
19. What is Generation Z thought of to be
A. The loneliest. B. The happiest. C. The strangest.
20. What does the speaker think of the model of 100 to 0 split
A. It helps the passive waiting cycle grow.
B. It allows distance to appear in friendships.
C. It is good for developing lasting friendships.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
A huge number of exchange programs and summer school programs are offered to international students around foreign universities worldwide. Today we explain the top student exchange programs and summer programs offered to foreign students.
SUSI Student Leaders Program
Bachelor-level students in Pakistan who are interested in the topic of public, local, state and federal policy-making are invited to study in the USA through the short-term SUSI student program 2023. This is an exchange program for Pakistani students. All expenses and accommodation costs at the University of Massachusetts will be covered by SUSI. So the application period is very short.
Vienna Summer School
Vienna Summer School provides an incredible opportunity for 30 bachelor-level students to research side by side with world top researchers in the field of bioengineering. This paid summer program aims to attract international students and create an excellent research environment. This is a perfect opportunity for those students who are interested in the field of life science. The duration of Vienna Summer School is from Saturday, July 1 to August 28, 2023.
Hansen Leadership Exchange Program
The Hansen Summer Institute for Leadership is now open for the summer exchange program 2023. The Hansen summer program offers the opportunity to the USA and international students to build better leadership skills and a cultural understanding environment for the future. This 3-week summer exchange program is open for undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students with any academic background.
IWP Summer Exchange Program
IWP Summer Exchange Program 2023 is a two-week writing and culture exchange program for Pakistani and Indian students in Iowa City, USA. The applicant from 18 to 22 from these countries with a background in art humanities is welcome to apply. This program will focus on creativity and is free for the selected applicants. The selected candidates will work together on the creation of paintings and sculptures.
1. What can we learn from SUSI Student Leaders Program
A. It is fully funded. B. It is limited to postgraduates.
C. It is a long-term program. D. It is supported by the government.
2. Which program suits students who like biology
A. SUSI Student Leaders Program. B. Hansen Leadership Exchange Program.
C. Vienna Summer School. D. IWP Summer Exchange Program.
3. What will students in IWP Summer Exchange Program do
A. Offer policy advice. B. Create artworks.
C. Conduct scientific research. D. Write academic papers.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇应用文，介绍了四个国际交换生项目。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据SUSI Student Leaders Program中关键句“This is an exchange program for Pakistani students. All expenses and accommodation costs at the University of Massachusetts will be covered by SUSI.(在马萨诸塞大学的所有费用和住宿费将由SUSI承担)”可知，SUSI Student Leaders项目全力资助交换生费用。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Vienna Summer School中关键句“Vienna Summer School provides an incredible opportunity for 30 bachelor-level students to research side by side with world top researchers in the field of bioengineering.(维也纳暑期学校为30名本科水平的学生提供了与生物工程领域的世界顶级研究人员并肩研究的绝佳机会)”及“This is a perfect opportunity for those students who are interested in the field of life science.(对于那些对生命科学领域感兴趣的学生来说，这是一个绝佳的机会)”可知，Vienna Summer School项目适合喜欢生物的学生。故选C项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据IWP Summer Exchange Program中关键句“This program will focus on creativity and is free for the selected applicants. The selected candidates will work together on the creation of paintings and sculptures.(这个项目将注重创造力，对入选的申请者免费开放。被选中的候选人将共同创作绘画和雕塑)”可知，IWP Summer Exchange项目中，学生可以创造艺术作品。故选B项。
B
Think of the Mississippi Delta. Maybe you imagine cotton fields and blues music. It has been all that. But for more than a century, the Delta has also been a popular destination for immigrants. Recently, I was assigned to learn more about one immigrant group in particular: the Chinese in Greenville, a small city along the Mississippi River. There I met Raymond Wong, whose family has long been part of the community.
The first wave of Chinese immigrants came to the Mississippi Delta soon after the Civil War, and the pace picked up by the early 1900s. The Chinese originally came to pick cotton, but they quickly started opening grocery stores, mostly in the African-American communities where they lived. The stores sold meat, fresh vegetables, canned goods, anything you might need. Nothing Chinese about them, except the owners.
“On my street alone, there were at least four grocery stores. I’m talking about a small street,” Wong recalls. “I was raised in a grocery store. All my family — six of us — lived in a couple of rooms at the back of our store. As soon as I could count money I had to work in the store.”
In 1968, Wong’s father opened a Chinese restaurant called How Joy in Greenville, one of the first in the town. At the time, nobody knew what Chinese food was. “But the restaurant existed for 40 years. I worked there, too,” Wong says.
Wong remembers a time of big excitement when he was young: The family finally could afford to buy a house in a white neighborhood. Then suddenly, that conversation stopped.
“When people found out that we were moving in, they started throwing bottles in the driveway,” Wong says. “We ended up building a house directly behind the grocery.”
And the future It’s probably not in the Delta. Wong remembers the question his son asked when he was still in high school: “Dad, do you want me to take over the store when you retire ” Wong’s response was immediate: “No. I want you to do better than me.” That’s the story of the typical Delta Chinese.
4. What did the Delta Chinese originally do shortly after the Civil War
A. Working in cotton fields. B. Running restaurants.
C. Importing Chinese food. D. Opening grocery stores.
5. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. Raymond Wong had a fun and carefree childhood.
B. The store owners’ children were very talented in math.
C. There was intense competition among the grocery stores.
D. The Wongs was the most successful family in Greenville.
6. The Wongs stopped buying the house because ______.
A. the house owner raised the price B. their business failed unexpectedly
C. they did not have enough money D. the white people did not accept them
7. How do the typical Chinese feel about their life in the Delta
A. Excited. B. Insecure. C. Unconcerned. D. Optimistic.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。雷蒙德·王是很典型的格林维尔华人，文章讲述了这家人的移民经历和生活。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“The Chinese originally came to pick cotton, but they quickly started opening grocery stores, mostly in the African-American communities where they lived.(中国人最初是来摘棉花的，但他们很快就开始开杂货店，主要是在他们居住的非洲裔美国人社区。)”可知，内战后不久，德尔塔华人最初在棉花田里工作。故选A。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段第一句中的“On my street alone, there were at least four grocery stores. I’m talking about a small street(仅在我住的那条街上，就至少有四家杂货店。我说的是一条小街道)”可知，杂货店之间的竞争很激烈。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段第一句““When people found out that we were moving in, they started throwing bottles in the driveway,” Wong says.(“当人们发现我们要搬进来的时候，他们开始往车道上扔瓶子。”王说。)”可知，由于白人不接受他们，王家不再买房子了。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句“And the future It’s probably not in the Delta.(未来呢？可能不在德尔塔。)”和倒第二段““When people found out that we were moving in, they started throwing bottles in the driveway,” Wong says. “We ended up building a house directly behind the grocery.”(“当人们发现我们要搬进来的时候，他们开始往车道上扔瓶子。”王说。“我们最后在杂货店后面盖了一栋房子。”)”可知，典型的中国人对在德尔塔的生活感到不安全。故选B。
C
A Japanese company tried to land the first M1 private space vehicle on Moon. However, on 25 April, 2023, the M1 spacecraft became the latest in a long line of Moon missions that didn’t quite make it. Until now, only three government-funded space agencies have soft-landed on Moon and only China is successful in its first attempt.
Why is it so hard to touch down safely on Moon
Getting a mission to Moon, around 384,000 kilometres from Earth, is much more challenging than sending a satellite into low-Earth orbit — and failures can occur early on, even for missions that don’t plan to land. This happened with NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission, a small spacecraft that was launched in December, 2022 and was supposed to map Moon’s ice. Its engines stopped working soon after launch.
Even if a lander makes it to the neighborhood of Moon, it still has to find its way down to the surface with no global-positioning satellites for guidance and virtually no atmosphere to help to slow it down. Once it gets within the critical last few kilometres, its software has to deal quickly and autonomously with any last-minute challenges, such as its sensors potentially becoming confused by large amounts of dust kicked up by the engines.
To pull off a successful landing in such a challenging environment, the government-funded space agencies have spent huge amount of money on repeated tests and have learned a lot from each failed and successful attempt.
“In the 1960s, when the United States and the Soviet Union were racing to land there, they crashed spacecraft after spacecraft before each finally succeeded in 1966,” says Stephen Indyk, director of space systems at Honeybee Robotics in Greenbelt, Maryland. “Without lessons learned from the setbacks and successes, it’s a lot to ask of a private company to get it right in the first attempt.”
8. What can be learned about M1 spacecraft
A. It became the latest unsuccessful Mars mission. B. It was launched by a Chinese private company.
C. It was Japan’s first public -funded space vehicle. D. It failed to soft-land on the surface of Moon.
9. What led to the failure of the Lunar Flashlight mission
A. The computers. B. The engines. C. The sensors. D. The satellites.
10. What is paragraph 4 of the text mainly about
A. The landing challenges. B. The necessity of cooperation.
C. The steps to land on Moon. D. The costs of space exploration.
11. What does the underlined word “setbacks” in the last paragraph mean
A. Difficulties. B. Benefits. C. Failures. D. Attempts.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一家日本公司试图将第一艘M1私人宇宙飞船送上月球，以失败告终，文章就此对为什么安全着陆月球这么难进行了分析和说明。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“However, on 25 April, 2023, the M1 spacecraft became the latest in a long line of Moon missions that didn’t quite make it. Until now, only three government-funded space agencies have soft-landed on Moon and only China is successful in its first attempt.(然而，在2023年4月25日，M1飞船成为一长串未能成功着陆的月球任务中最新的一个。到目前为止，只有三个政府资助的航天机构在月球上软着陆，只有中国首次尝试成功)”可知，M1宇宙飞船未能在月球表面软着陆。故选D。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Its engines stopped working soon after launch.(它的引擎在发射后不久就停止了工作。)”可知，引擎导致了月球手电筒任务的失败。故选B。
【10题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第四段“Even if a lander makes it to the neighborhood of Moon, it still has to find its way down to the surface with no global-positioning satellites for guidance and virtually no atmosphere to help to slow it down. Once it gets within the critical last few kilometres, its software has to deal quickly and autonomously with any last-minute challenges, such as its sensors potentially becoming confused by large amounts of dust kicked up by the engines.(即使着陆器到达了月球附近，它仍然需要在没有全球定位卫星引导和几乎没有大气层帮助减速的情况下找到降落到月球表面的路。一旦进入关键的最后几公里，它的软件就必须迅速自主地应对任何最后时刻的挑战，比如它的传感器可能会被引擎扬起的大量灰尘弄糊涂。)”可知，第四段主要是讲成功着陆的挑战。故选A。
【11题详解】
词句猜测题。根据最后一段“Without lessons learned from the setbacks and successes, it’s a lot to ask of a private company to get it right in the first attempt.(如果没有从setbacks和成功中吸取教训，要求私营公司在第一次尝试时就把事情做好是很困难的)”可知，此处是指从失败和成功中学到的教训，所以setbacks意为“失败”。故选C。
D
The green revolution in the 1960s was one of the greatest achievements in human history. By promoting more productive varieties of wheat and especially, rice, scientists in India, Mexico, China and the Philippines doubled Asia’s rice yields from 1965 to 1995.
But the world has reached a crossroad again. By one estimate, the world will need to produce almost a third more rice by 2050. Yet rice production has increased by less than 1% a year over the past decade.
This has many explanations. Urbanization and industrialization have made labour and farmland scarcer (稀缺的). Overuse of chemicals and irrigation have poisoned soils and dried up groundwater. But the biggest reason may be global warming that often leads to extreme conditions. Heavy rains and droughts last year in India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, led to a reduced harvest and an export ban. Floods in Pakistan, the fourth-biggest exporter, wiped out 15% of its rice harvest. Rising sea-levels are causing salt to enter the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s “rice bowl”.
It is getting worse. Rice is not just a victim of climate change, but also a contributor to it. It is a bigger source of greenhouse gas than any foodstuff except beef. If you count the destruction of forestland for rice fields, that footprint is even bigger.
Therefore, governments need to attract producers and consumers away from rice. India and Indonesia are promoting millet, which is more nutritious and uses much less water. Canceling subsidies (补贴) that favour rice over other crops would make such efforts more effective. India, for example, purchases rice from farmers, often at above-market rates, then distributes it as food aid to the poor. It should make its interventions more rice-unfriendly, by replacing subsidies and free rice with income support for farmers and the poor. That would encourage farmers to choose the best crop for their local conditions — much of India’s agricultural north-west would switch from rice to wheat overnight. Poor Indians would be free to choose a more balanced diet. As a result, it would correct a market unfavorable to environment and health.
12. What can we know about the green revolution in Asia
A. It has remarkably reduced the use of water and chemicals.
B. It once increased rice production by more than 3% a year.
C. It has popularized more productive crops especially wheat.
D. It has been mainly led by scientists from America and Europe.
13. What is the most serious threat to rice production according to the text
A Worsening global warming. B. Unnecessary bans on rice export.
C. Lowering prices for the crop. D. Urbanization and industrialization.
14. What does the author suggest the Indian government do
A. Expand the planting of rice. B. Give rice farmers more subsidies.
C. Replace rice with better local crops. D. Distribute rice as food aid to the poor.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Achievements of the Green Revolution B. Efforts to Promote More Suitable Crops
C. Consequences of the Green Revolution D. Ideas to Fix the Current Global Rice Crisis
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了全球大米危机这一现象，并给出了合理建议。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The green revolution in the 1960s was one of the greatest achievements in human history. By promoting more productive varieties of wheat and, especially, rice, scientists in India, Mexico, China and the Philippines doubled Asia’s rice yields from 1965 to 1995.(20世纪60年代的绿色革命是人类历史上最伟大的成就之一。通过推广更高产的小麦品种，特别是水稻品种，印度、墨西哥、中国和菲律宾的科学家从1965年到1995年将亚洲的水稻产量提高了一倍)”可知，30年中，水稻的产量增加了一倍，计算下来，亚洲的绿色革命曾使水稻产量每年增加3%以上。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“But the biggest reason may be global warming that often leads to extreme conditions.(但最大的原因可能是全球变暖，它经常导致极端情况)”可知，全球变暖加剧是水稻产量的严重威胁。故选A项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Therefore, governments need to attract producers and consumers away from rice. India and Indonesia are promoting millet, which is more nutritious and uses much less water. Canceling subsidies (补贴) that favour rice over other crops would make such efforts more effective. India, for example, purchases rice from farmers, often at above-market rates, then distributes it as food aid to the poor. It should make its interventions more rice-unfriendly, by replacing subsidies and free rice with income support for farmers and the poor. That would encourage farmers to choose the best crop for their local conditions — much of India’s agricultural north-west would switch from rice to wheat overnight.(因此，政府需要吸引生产者和消费者远离大米。印度和印度尼西亚正在推广谷子，因为谷子更有营养，而且耗水量少得多。取消对大米的补贴将使这些努力更加有效。例如，印度通常以高于市场的价格从农民手中购买大米，然后将其作为粮食援助分发给穷人。它应该通过对农民和穷人的收入支持取代补贴和免费大米，使其干预措施对大米更加不友好。这将鼓励农民根据当地情况选择最好的作物——印度西北部的大部分农业将在一夜之间从水稻转向小麦)”可推知，作者建议印度政府用更好的当地作物代替大米，尽力吸引生产者和消费者远离大米。故选C项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段提出的绿色革命对于人类大米生产的成就，第二段提出世界大米的产量有所下降，第三段讲解了这背后的原因，第四段“Rice is not just a victim of climate change, but also a contributor to it. It is a bigger source of greenhouse gas than any foodstuff except beef.(水稻不仅是气候变化的受害者，也是气候变化的推动者。它是除牛肉以外最大的温室气体来源)”表明大米的生产会导致温室气体的进一步加剧造成恶性循环，最后一段建议印度和印度尼西亚政府应该采取的措施可知，本文介绍了全球大米危机这一现象，并给出了合理建议，D选项“解决当前全球大米危机的思路”适合作为最佳标题。故选D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。
Vegetables are filled with nutrients. However, kids usually hate eating them. Here are five of the most common reasons why most kids don’t really enjoy them.
Kids lack in exposure. The best way to get kids to eat their vegetables is to ensure that they are exposed to them early on. ____16____. Therefore, if you want your kids to love vegetables, start, exposing them early.
The vegetables taste bitter. Kids are super into the sweet and salt y flavors, but sometimes vegetables have a bitter taste. The good news is that the more you eat vegetables, the less unpleasant they’ll taste. If your kids just won’t eat them, you can mix them with other food or cook them differently. ____17____.
Kids are allergic(过敏的). Vegetables contain vitamins and minerals. ____18____. Some kids are allergic to certain vegetables, making it hard to eat them. So it’s best to find out if your kids are allergic to any vegetables before you try to get them to eat.
Kids are forced to consume. If you have no idea why they don’t eat them, try giving them a snack with some vegetables. ____19____. Instead, praise your kids for eating them. Then they’re more likely to try and eat.
____20____. Sometimes kids go with the flow and do what others do. They tend to copy the behavior of their parents. So if you’re not eating your vegetables, your kids won’t, either. The bottom line is that if your kids are picky eaters, it’s probably because of you.
A. Just keep trying
B. Family hate vegetables
C. However, this doesn’t mean they’re for everyone
D. Don’t try too hard to get your kids to eat vegetables
E. Some vegetables are not fresh and don’t look appealing
F. Most kids don’t start eating vegetables until about age 2 or 3
G. What they hear about vegetables affects their thoughts about them
【答案】16. F 17. A 18. C 19. D 20. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了大多数孩子不喜欢吃蔬菜的原因及应对方法。
【16题详解】
下文“Therefore, if you want your kids to love vegetables, start, exposing them early. (因此，如果你想让你的孩子喜欢蔬菜，那就早点让他们接触。)”建议让孩子早点儿接触蔬菜，选项F“大多数孩子直到2岁或3岁才开始吃蔬菜”和下文是因果关系，说明孩子开始接触蔬菜的年龄。故选F项。
【17题详解】
上文“If your kids just won’t eat them, you can mix them with other food or cook them differently. (如果你的孩子不吃，你可以把它们和其他食物混合在一起，或者用不同的方法烹饪。)”建议如果孩子不吃，就要想办法，选项A“要不断去尝试(其他方法)”承接上文，建议继续去尝试新的办法。故选A项。
【18题详解】
上文“Vegetables contain vitamins and minerals. (蔬菜含有维生素和矿物质。)”说明蔬菜好处多，选项C“然而，这并不意味着它们适合所有人”承接上文，转折语义，蔬菜虽然好，但也不是适合所有人，引出下文“Some kids are allergic to certain vegetables, making it hard to eat them. (有些孩子对某些蔬菜过敏，吃起来很困难。)”说明有些孩子就不能吃某些蔬菜。故选C项。
【19题详解】
下文“Instead, praise your kids for eating them. Then they’re more likely to try and eat. (相反，赞美你的孩子吃了它们。然后他们更有可能尝试吃东西。)”建议用赞扬的方法鼓励孩子尝试吃东西，选项D“不要强迫让你的孩子吃蔬菜”引领下文，建议态度不要太强硬，不能强迫。强迫和赞扬意义相对。故选D项。
【20题详解】
下文“Sometimes kids go with the flow and do what others do. They tend to copy the behavior of their parents. So if you’re not eating your vegetables, your kids won’t, either. The bottom line is that if your kids are picky eaters, it’s probably because of you. (有时孩子们随大流，做别人做的事。他们倾向于模仿父母的行为。所以如果你不吃蔬菜，你的孩子也不会吃。最重要的是，如果你的孩子挑食，那可能是因为你。)”说明孩子不吃蔬菜的原因可能是模仿父母的行为，选项B“家人不喜欢蔬菜”概括本段主题，说明家人讨厌蔬菜是孩子不吃蔬菜的原因之一。故选B项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Kristin Schell turned a delivery mistake into a way to connect with neighbors. Ten years ago, her family ____21____ to a new home in Texas. One day, Kristin ____22____ a few picnic tables online for a party in her backyard. The deliveryman set one table down in her front yard ____23____ , and Kristin couldn’t get the ____24____ out of her head. “After the party, I painted the table turquoise (青绿色) — my favorite color — and put it in the front yard, just a few feet from the sidewalk,” she said.
That turquoise table became the place where Kristin and her kids ____25____ . They used to do activities at the kitchen table, but they now did them out front at the picnic table. “We got ____26____ about where we spent our time,” Kristin said.
Neighbors began to stop by to introduce themselves and sit down for a chat. Kristin asked people to ____27____ her at the table for coffee. “It was a simple ____28____ to slow down and connect with others,” she said. The turquoise table was ____29____ and had a shared feeling.
People often ____30____ to invite others into their homes. They think their house is not spacious, or they don’t have enough time. Kristin’s picnic table takes away the pressure and the excuse. ____31____ by the act, neighbors put a picnic table in their front yard too. A movement was ____32____ .
A decade after their Texas beginnings, thousands of Turquoise Tables ____33____ in the country. Not all of them are actually turquoise. Texas Christian University in Fort Worth has several purple tables to ____34____ their team color. “No matter what ____35____ it is, it’s a friendship table,” Kristin said.
21. A. admitted B. related C. moved D. applied
22. A. changed B. bought C. missed D. held
23. A. by choice B. by luck C. by heart D. by mistake
24. A. image B. driver C. truck D. voice
25. A. ran out B. calmed down C. hung out D. slid down
26. A. careful B. worried C. curious D. happy
27. A. join B. call C. thank D. save
28. A. word B. way C. mind D. ability
29. A. terrible B. endless C. familiar D. inviting
30. A. expect B. learn C. hesitate D. offer
31. A. Inspired B. Qualified C. Forced D. Trusted
32. A. recorded B. registered C. born D. paid
33. A. exist B. fall C. matter D. agree
34. A. ignore B. mix C. hide D. match
35. A. grade B. color C. honor D. model
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. C 33. A 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。克里斯汀·谢尔 (Kristin Schell) 在前院放置了一张青绿色餐桌，与邻居和陌生人建立联系。在她的宣传和带动下，现已形成了一场全国性的运动。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：十年前，她的家人搬到了德克萨斯州的一个新家。A. admitted承认；B. related联系；C. moved移动，搬家；D. applied应用。由下文“a new home in Texas”可知，这里指“搬家”到新家。故选C项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一天，Kristin在网上买了几张野餐桌，准备在自家后院举办派对。A. changed改变；B. bought买；C. missed错过；D. held持有。由“a few picnic tables online”可知，这里指Kristin Schell“买了”几张野餐桌。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查介词短语辨析。句意：送货员错误地把一张桌子放在了她的前院，Kristin无法从脑海中抹掉这一图像。A. by choice自愿；B. by luck幸运地是；C. by heart背得出，靠记忆；D. by mistake错误地。由上文“a delivery mistake”可知，这里指“错误地”把一张桌子放在了前院。故选D项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：送货员错误地把一张桌子放在了她的前院，Kristin无法从脑海中抹掉这一图像。A. image图像，印象；B. driver驱动器；C. truck卡车；D. voice嗓音。由下文“out of her head”以及语境可知，这里指Kristin无法把桌子放前院的“图像”从脑海里抹去。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词组辨析。句意：那张绿松石色的桌子成了Kristin和她的孩子们逗留的地方。A. ran out用完；B. calmed down使...平静下来；C. hung out闲逛，逗留；D. slid down滑下。由下文“They used to do activities at the kitchen table, but they now did them out front at the picnic table.”以及语境可知，这里指Kristin和孩子们经常在前院这桌子旁“逗留”玩。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们很高兴在那里度过了时光。 A. careful小心的；B. worried忧心忡忡的；C. curious好奇的；D. happy快乐的。由上文“They used to do activities at the kitchen table”可知，他们很“高兴”在那度过快乐的时光。故选D项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Kristin请人们和她一起到桌子旁喝咖啡。A. join加入；B. call呼叫；C. thank谢谢；D. save拯救。由下文“at the table for coffee”以及语境可知，Kristin邀请邻居“加入”自己喝咖啡。故选A项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是一种放慢速度并与他人建立联系的简单方法。A. word单词；B. way方式；C. mind心智；D. ability能力。由上文“Kristin asked people to 7 her at the table for coffee.”以及语境可知，这样做是一种很好建立和别人沟通的“方法”。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：绿松石色的桌子很有吸引力，有一种共同的感觉。A. terrible糟糕的；B. endless无尽的；C. familiar熟悉的；D. inviting吸引人的。由上文“They used to do activities at the kitchen table, but they now did them out front at the picnic table.”可知，这里指绿松石色的桌子“很有吸引力”。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：人们常常在邀请别人到家里做客时犹豫不决。A. expect预期；B. learn学习；C. hesitate犹豫；D. offer提供。由下文“They think their house is not spacious, or they don’t have enough time.”可知，这里指人们存在担心，所以对邀请别人到家里做客时“犹豫不决”。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：受此启发，邻居们也在自家前院放了一张野餐桌。A. Inspired启发；B. Qualified能胜任；C. Forced强迫；D. Trusted信任。由下文“neighbors put a picnic table in their front yard too”可知，邻居受Kristin Schell的行为有所“启发”。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：一场运动诞生了。A. recorded记录；B. registered注册；C. born出生，诞生；D. paid支付。由下文“A decade after their Texas beginnings, thousands of Turquoise Tables 13 in the country”可知，前院放桌子的运动“诞生”了。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在得克萨斯州成立十年后，该国已有数千张绿松石餐桌。A. exist存在；B. fall下降；C. matter要紧；D. agree同意。由上文“neighbors put a picnic table in their front yard too”以及语境可知，该国已有数千张绿松石餐桌“存在”了。故选A项。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：位于沃思堡的得克萨斯基督教大学有几张紫色的桌子来搭配他们的球队颜色。A. ignore忽略；B. mix混合；C. hide隐藏；D. match搭配。由下文“their team color”以及语境可知，得克萨斯基督教大学把桌子弄成紫色是为了“搭配”他们的球队颜色故选D项。
35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：不管它是什么颜色，它都是一张友谊桌。A. grade等级；B. color颜色；C. honor荣誉；D. model模型。由前文“purple tables”可知，这里指友谊桌应不在乎“颜色”。故选B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。
Gan De was an ancient Chinese astronomer born in the State of Qi. Along with Shi Shen, he is believed to be the first ____36____ history known by name to produce a star catalogue (星表). He made ____37____(extreme) detailed observations of the five major planets during the ____38____(four) century.
Gan De may have been the first to describe one of the ____39____(satellite) of Jupiter (木星), usually invisible without the aid of telescopes. He gave the following ____40____(describe) of Jupiter’s journey: Every 12 years Jupiter returns to ____41____ same position in the sky; every 370 days it disappears in the fire of the Sun in the evening to the west, 30 days later it reappears in the morning to the east... In 1981, Gan’s work ____42____(identify) by Xi Zezong as describing a naked-eye observation of either of the two ____43____(large) and brightest satellites in summer 365 BC.
Gan was one of the earliest practitioners of Chinese astronomy. As the earliest attempt ____44____(document) the sky during the Warring States period, Gan De’s work possesses high scientific value. He wrote two books, the Suixing Jing and the Tianwen Xingzhan, ____45____ sadly both texts have been lost. Some of his works’ titles and fragments (片段) quoted from them are known from later texts.
【答案】36. in 37. extremely
38. fourth 39. satellites
40. description##descriptions
41. the 42. was identified
43. largest
44. to document
45. but##yet
【解析】
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了战国时期著名的天文学家甘德，他是中国天文学的先驱之一，著有《天文星占》，《岁星经》等著作。
【36题详解】
考查介词。句意：他和石珅被认为是历史上第一个制作星表的人。结合句意可知，表示“在历史上”为in history。故填in。
【37题详解】
考查副词。句意：他在公元四世纪对五大行星进行了极其详细的观测。空处作状语修饰detailed，用extreme对应的副词形式extremely。故填extremely。
【38题详解】
考查序数词。句意：他在公元四世纪对五大行星进行了极其详细的观测。根据the及century可知，此处为序数词，表示“第四”用fourth。故填fourth。
【39题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：甘德可能是第一个描述木星卫星的人，通常不借助望远镜是看不见的。one of后面搭配可数名词复数satellites。故填satellites。
【40题详解】
考查名词。句意：他对木星的运行历程作了如下描述：每隔12年，木星会回到天空中的同一位置；每隔370天，它就会在太阳的火焰中消失在西边的晚上，30天后，它又会在东边的早晨出现……空处放在gave的后面作宾语，description“描述”可作不可数名词，也可作可数名词，当为可数名词时，此处用复数形式表泛指。故填description(s)。
【41题详解】
考查冠词。句意：他对木星的运行历程作了如下描述：每隔12年，木星会回到天空中的同一位置；每隔370天，它就会在太阳的火焰中消失在西边的晚上，30天后，它又会在东边的早晨出现……same前面要加the，表示特指。故填the。
【42题详解】
考查动词时态和语态。句意：1981年，席泽宗认定甘德的工作描述了公元前365年夏天对两颗最大、最亮的卫星中的任何一颗的裸眼观测。根据In 1981可知，句子为一般过去时，动词用过去式，且work与identify构成被动关系，用一般过去时的被动语态。主语为单数。故填was identified。
【43题详解】
考查形容词。句意：1981年，席泽宗认定甘德的工作描述了公元前365年夏天对两颗最大、最亮的卫星中的任何一颗的裸眼观测。空处与brightest并列，用形容词最高级作定语。故填largest。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：作为战国时期最早的记录天空的尝试，甘德的作品具有很高的科学价值。the attempt to do sth.为固定短语，意思为：做某事的企图，空处用不定式作后置定语。故填to document。
【45题详解】
考查连词。句意：他写了两本书，《岁星经》和《天文星占》，但遗憾的是，这两本书都失传了。分析句子可知，空处缺少连词连接句子，横线前文和后文构成了转折关系，用but/yet表示转折。故填but/yet。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 你校下月将举办以“A Respectable Teacher”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍该老师；
2. 你的体会与感想。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning, everyone.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
Good morning, everyone.
Many teachers have taught me in my life but I think Miss Green is the most respectable one.
Miss Green teaches us English, who I think is smart and pretty. You can always see a smile on her face. She goes to school early and goes back home late. She is helpful and patient. She is always ready to help students in need. She teaches English well. She tries her best to make her lessons interesting. With her help we have made great progress in English. She is not only a good teacher but also our close friend, playing with us after class and sharing little secrets with us.
Miss Green loves us and is loved by us. We will respect her forever.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生以“A Respectable Teacher”为主题写一篇演讲稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
回家：go back home→return home
有困难的：in need→in trouble
乐意做某事：be ready to do→be willing to do
有趣的：interesting→entertaining
2.句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：Miss Green loves us and is loved by us. We will respect her forever.
拓展句：Miss Green loves us and is loved by us, whom we will respect forever.
【点睛】[高分句型1] Miss Green teaches us English, who I think is smart and pretty. (运用了who引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2] She is not only a good teacher but also our close friend, playing with us after class and sharing little secrets with us. (运用了现在分词作状语)
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。
“Mary! Come and see what I have brought home!” My father opened the door and shouted cheerfully.
“Is it a dog ” I asked when I saw him hugging a huge creature in his arms.
My father nodded and put the dog on the floor. When it ran toward me, I pressed my hands tightly over my mouth to hold back a scream. I turned around and rushed back to my room. I locked up the door as soon as I could.
Since I was attacked by a wild dog two months ago, I had been living in constant fear of dogs. I was confused why my father was so happy to bring home such a scary thing. So I decided to stay in my room until the dog was gone. After what seemed like ages, I heard the door open and shut.
“Finally!” I breathed in relief and opened the door cautiously.
To my shock, I felt something wet touching my foot. It was the dog! I froze there, as if my feet were rooted to the ground. When I regained my senses, I screamed, “Daddy! It is the dog! Help! It wants to bite me! Get it away from me!”
My father was standing by the other side of the door，folding his arms and encouraged me,“It is not going to eat you! Mary, don’t be so scared. Go on! Touch it!”
I tried my best to control my fear and bent down to touch the dog. But I could not do it due to my constant and uncontrollable shaking.
“Never! I will never touch that dirty thing! Take it away!” I shouted.
My father turned a deaf ear to my request. In despair, I picked up a tennis ball that happened to be on the floor and threw it at the dog.
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。
The ball missed the target.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
But the next moment I was reminded of the awful experience.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
The ball missed the target. Instead, it rolled across the living room. The dog ran excitedly after the ball and brought it back to me. When it put the ball beside my feet and looked up at me with a big smile on its face, my heart somehow softened. I reached out and tried to touch it. Obviously encouraged by my friendlier reaction, the dog started rubbing its body against one of my legs.
But the next moment I was reminded of the awful experience. My hand stopped in the middle way. It seemed that the dog understood what I was thinking about. It lay down at my feet and appeared so sad that I forced myself to touch its fur, which the dog seemed to be quite enjoying. Since then I have overcome my fear and we have become the best friends. It followed me everywhere and drove away any unfriendly dogs as a faithful bodyguard.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者两个月前被野狗攻击，她一直生活在对狗的恐惧中。但他的父亲却带了一只狗回家，这让她非常害怕。尽管她的父亲鼓励他接触这只狗，但她无法克服恐惧。最终，她要求父亲把狗带走，并用网球向狗砸去。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“球没有击中目标”可知，第一段可描写网球没有砸中狗，狗把网球叼了回来，与作者玩耍，这让作者放松了戒备。
②由第二段首句内容“但下一刻，我想起了那次可怕的经历。”可知，第二段可描写善解人意的狗狗让作者最终克服了恐惧，作者与它成为了最好的朋友。
2.续写线索：狗狗叼回网球——作者放松了戒备——回忆起可怕经历——狗狗主动与作者亲近——作者克服了恐惧——成为最好的朋友
3.词汇激活
行为类
①软化、变得温柔：soften/melt
②触摸：touch/feel
③理解：understand/comprehend
情绪类
①不友好的：unfriendly/unamiable
②忠诚的：faithful/loyal
【点睛】[高分句型1] When it put the ball beside my feet and looked up at me with a big smile on its face, my heart somehow softened.(运用了从属连词when引导时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] It lay down at my feet and appeared so sad that I forced myself to touch its fur, which the dog seemed to be quite enjoying.(运用了连词that引导结果状语从句和关系代词which引导限制性定语从句)
[高分句型3] It seemed that the dog understood what I was thinking about.(运用了连接代词what引导宾语从句)2023～2024学年度上学期六校高三期末联考试卷
英语
考生注意：
1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间120分钟。
2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。
3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑;非选择题请用直径0.5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。
4. 本卷命题范围：至外研版选择性必修第二册。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do
A. Meet some patients. B. Fill out a form. C. Call Dr. Smith.
2. What do we know about the woman
A. She can’t hand in her report in time.
B. She will give a speech about New York.
C. She teaches at New York University.
3. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. A dress. B. The woman’s mother. C. The man’s grandma.
4. Where are the speakers
A. At home. B. In a store. C. In a restaurant.
5. Why did the man go to bed late last night
A. To watch The Bad Kids. B. To finish his book report. C. To play computer games.
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. What is the man’s suggestion for the woman
A. Playing games with her roommates.
B. Hosting the game with her friends.
C. Depending on a stranger to have fun.
7. What does the woman say about Amy
A. She is a trouble maker. B. She is sensitive. C. She is easy-going.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What troubles the man
A. His poor memory. B. His bad habit. C. His awful health.
9. What is Habit List
A. An app. B. A clock. C. An electronic calendar.
10. How soon will the man probably see the change
A. In a day. B. In 4 days. C. In 7 days.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. When does the early flight leave
A. At 6:00 am. B. At 6:30 am. C. At 9:00 am.
12. What will the woman do on Monday afternoon
A. Meet Dr. Gucci. B. Have two meetings. C. See the sales representative.
13. What is probably the man
A. A secretary. B. A customer. C. A boss.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. Why does the woman call the man
A To say sorry. B. To cancel a party. C. To make an invitation.
15. Whose birthday is on Saturday
A. The man’s mother’s. B. Mr. Black’s. C. Mr. Johnson’s.
16. What is the relationship between Mr. Brown and the woman
A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Neighbors.
17. How long will the party probably last
A. Two hours. B. Two and a half hours. C. Three hours.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How many types of generations are mentioned by the speaker
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
19. What is Generation Z thought of to be
A. The loneliest. B. The happiest. C. The strangest.
20. What does the speaker think of the model of 100 to 0 split
A. It helps the passive waiting cycle grow.
B It allows distance to appear in friendships.
C. It is good for developing lasting friendships.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
A huge number of exchange programs and summer school programs are offered to international students around foreign universities worldwide. Today we explain the top student exchange programs and summer programs offered to foreign students.
SUSI Student Leaders Program
Bachelor-level students in Pakistan who are interested in the topic of public, local, state and federal policy-making are invited to study in the USA through the short-term SUSI student program 2023. This is an exchange program for Pakistani students. All expenses and accommodation costs at the University of Massachusetts will be covered by SUSI. So the application period is very short.
Vienna Summer School
Vienna Summer School provides an incredible opportunity for 30 bachelor-level students to research side by side with world top researchers in the field of bioengineering. This paid summer program aims to attract international students and create an excellent research environment. This is a perfect opportunity for those students who are interested in the field of life science. The duration of Vienna Summer School is from Saturday, July 1 to August 28, 2023.
Hansen Leadership Exchange Program
The Hansen Summer Institute for Leadership is now open for the summer exchange program 2023. The Hansen summer program offers the opportunity to the USA and international students to build better leadership skills and a cultural understanding environment for the future. This 3-week summer exchange program is open for undergraduate graduate, and doctoral students with any academic background.
IWP Summer Exchange Program
IWP Summer Exchange Program 2023 is a two-week writing and culture exchange program for Pakistani and Indian students in Iowa City, USA. The applicant from 18 to 22 from these countries with a background in art humanities is welcome to apply. This program will focus on creativity and is free for the selected applicants. The selected candidates will work together on the creation of paintings and sculptures.
1. What can we learn from SUSI Student Leaders Program
A. It is fully funded. B. It is limited to postgraduates.
C. It is a long-term program. D. It is supported by the government.
2. Which program suits students who like biology
A. SUSI Student Leaders Program. B. Hansen Leadership Exchange Program.
C. Vienna Summer School. D. IWP Summer Exchange Program.
3. What will students in IWP Summer Exchange Program do
A. Offer policy advice. B. Create artworks.
C. Conduct scientific research. D. Write academic papers.
B
Think of the Mississippi Delta. Maybe you imagine cotton fields and blues music. It has been all that. But for more than a century, the Delta has also been a popular destination for immigrants. Recently, I was assigned to learn more about one immigrant group in particular: the Chinese in Greenville, a small city along the Mississippi River. There I met Raymond Wong, whose family has long been part of the community.
The first wave of Chinese immigrants came to the Mississippi Delta soon after the Civil War, and the pace picked up by the early 1900s. The Chinese originally came to pick cotton, but they quickly started opening grocery stores, mostly in the African-American communities where they lived. The stores sold meat, fresh vegetables, canned goods, anything you might need. Nothing Chinese about them, except the owners.
“On my street alone, there were at least four grocery stores. I’m talking about a small street,” Wong recalls. “I was raised in a grocery store. All my family — six of us — lived in a couple of rooms at the back of our store. As soon as I could count money I had to work in the store.”
In 1968, Wong’s father opened a Chinese restaurant called How Joy in Greenville, one of the first in the town. At the time, nobody knew what Chinese food was. “But the restaurant existed for 40 years. I worked there, too,” Wong says.
Wong remembers a time of big excitement when he was young: The family finally could afford to buy a house in a white neighborhood. Then suddenly, that conversation stopped.
“When people found out that we were moving in they started throwing bottles in the driveway,” Wong says. “We ended up building a house directly behind the grocery.”
And the future It’s probably not in the Delta. Wong remembers the question his son asked when he was still in high school: “Dad, do you want me to take over the store when you retire ” Wong’s response was immediate: “No. I want you to do better than me.” That’s the story of the typical Delta Chinese.
4. What did the Delta Chinese originally do shortly after the Civil War
A. Working in cotton fields. B. Running restaurants.
C. Importing Chinese food. D. Opening grocery stores.
5. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. Raymond Wong had a fun and carefree childhood.
B. The store owners’ children were very talented in math.
C. There was intense competition among the grocery stores.
D. The Wongs was the most successful family in Greenville.
6. The Wongs stopped buying the house because ______.
A. the house owner raised the price B. their business failed unexpectedly
C. they did not have enough money D. the white people did not accept them
7. How do the typical Chinese feel about their life in the Delta
A. Excited. B. Insecure. C. Unconcerned. D. Optimistic.
C
A Japanese company tried to land the first M1 private space vehicle on Moon. However, on 25 April, 2023, the M1 spacecraft became the latest in a long line of Moon missions that didn’t quite make it. Until now, only three government-funded space agencies have soft-landed on Moon and only China is successful in its first attempt.
Why is it so hard to touch down safely on Moon
Getting a mission to Moon, around 384,000 kilometres from Earth, is much more challenging than sending a satellite into low-Earth orbit — and failures can occur early on, even for missions that don’t plan to land. This happened with NASA’s Lunar Flashlight mission, a small spacecraft that was launched in December, 2022 and was supposed to map Moon’s ice. Its engines stopped working soon after launch.
Even if a lander makes it to the neighborhood of Moon, it still has to find its way down to the surface with no global-positioning satellites for guidance and virtually no atmosphere to help to slow it down. Once it gets within the critical last few kilometres, its software has to deal quickly and autonomously with any last-minute challenges, such as its sensors potentially becoming confused by large amounts of dust kicked up by the engines.
To pull off a successful landing in such a challenging environment, the government-funded space agencies have spent huge amount of money on repeated tests and have learned a lot from each failed and successful attempt.
“In the 1960s, when the United States and the Soviet Union were racing to land there, they crashed spacecraft after spacecraft before each finally succeeded in 1966,” says Stephen Indyk, director of space systems at Honeybee Robotics in Greenbelt, Maryland. “Without lessons learned from the setbacks and successes, it’s a lot to ask of a private company to get it right in the first attempt.”
8. What can be learned about M1 spacecraft
A. It became the latest unsuccessful Mars mission. B. It was launched by a Chinese private company.
C. It was Japan’s first public -funded space vehicle. D. It failed to soft-land on the surface of Moon.
9. What led to the failure of the Lunar Flashlight mission
A. The computers. B. The engines. C. The sensors. D. The satellites.
10. What is paragraph 4 of the text mainly about
A. The landing challenges. B. The necessity of cooperation.
C. The steps to land on Moon. D. The costs of space exploration.
11. What does the underlined word “setbacks” in the last paragraph mean
A. Difficulties. B. Benefits. C. Failures. D. Attempts.
D
The green revolution in the 1960s was one of the greatest achievements in human history. By promoting more productive varieties of wheat and, especially, rice, scientists in India, Mexico, China and the Philippines doubled Asia’s rice yields from 1965 to 1995.
But the world has reached a crossroad again. By one estimate, the world will need to produce almost a third more rice by 2050. Yet rice production has increased by less than 1% a year over the past decade.
This has many explanations. Urbanization and industrialization have made labour and farmland scarcer (稀缺的). Overuse of chemicals and irrigation have poisoned soils and dried up groundwater. But the biggest reason may be global warming that often leads to extreme conditions. Heavy rains and droughts last year in India, the world’s biggest rice exporter, led to a reduced harvest and an export ban. Floods in Pakistan, the fourth-biggest exporter, wiped out 15% of its rice harvest. Rising sea-levels are causing salt to enter the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s “rice bowl”.
It is getting worse. Rice is not just a victim of climate change, but also a contributor to it. It is a bigger source of greenhouse gas than any foodstuff except beef. If you count the destruction of forestland for rice fields, that footprint is even bigger.
Therefore, governments need to attract producers and consumers away from rice. India and Indonesia are promoting millet, which is more nutritious and uses much less water. Canceling subsidies (补贴) that favour rice over other crops would make such efforts more effective. India, for example, purchases rice from farmers, often at above-market rates, then distributes it as food aid to the poor. It should make its interventions more rice-unfriendly, by replacing subsidies and free rice with income support for farmers and the poor. That would encourage farmers to choose the best crop for their local conditions — much of India’s agricultural north-west would switch from rice to wheat overnight. Poor Indians would be free to choose a more balanced diet. As a result, it would correct a market unfavorable to environment and health.
12. What can we know about the green revolution in Asia
A. It has remarkably reduced the use of water and chemicals.
B. It once increased rice production by more than 3% a year.
C. It has popularized more productive crops, especially wheat.
D. It has been mainly led by scientists from America and Europe.
13. What is the most serious threat to rice production according to the text
A. Worsening global warming. B. Unnecessary bans on rice export.
C. Lowering prices for the crop. D. Urbanization and industrialization.
14. What does the author suggest the Indian government do
A. Expand the planting of rice. B. Give rice farmers more subsidies.
C. Replace rice with better local crops. D. Distribute rice as food aid to the poor.
15. Which of the following can be the best title for the text
A. Achievements of the Green Revolution B. Efforts to Promote More Suitable Crops
C. Consequences of the Green Revolution D. Ideas to Fix the Current Global Rice Crisis
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。
Vegetables are filled with nutrients. However, kids usually hate eating them. Here are five of the most common reasons why most kids don’t really enjoy them.
Kids lack in exposure. The best way to get kids to eat their vegetables is to ensure that they are exposed to them early on. ____16____. Therefore, if you want your kids to love vegetables, start, exposing them early.
The vegetables taste bitter. Kids are super into the sweet and salt y flavors, but sometimes vegetables have a bitter taste. The good news is that the more you eat vegetables, the less unpleasant they’ll taste. If your kids just won’t eat them, you can mix them with other food or cook them differently. ____17____.
Kids are allergic(过敏的). Vegetables contain vitamins and minerals. ____18____. Some kids are allergic to certain vegetables, making it hard to eat them. So it’s best to find out if your kids are allergic to any vegetables before you try to get them to eat.
Kids are forced to consume. If you have no idea why they don’t eat them, try giving them a snack with some vegetables. ____19____. Instead, praise your kids for eating them. Then they’re more likely to try and eat.
____20____. Sometimes kids go with the flow and do what others do. They tend to copy the behavior of their parents. So if you’re not eating your vegetables, your kids won’t, either. The bottom line is that if your kids are picky eaters, it’s probably because of you.
A. Just keep trying
B. Family hate vegetables
C. However, this doesn’t mean they’re for everyone
D. Don’t try too hard to get your kids to eat vegetables
E. Some vegetables are not fresh and don’t look appealing
F. Most kids don’t start eating vegetables until about age 2 or 3
G. What they hear about vegetables affects their thoughts about them
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Kristin Schell turned a delivery mistake into a way to connect with neighbors. Ten years ago, her family ____21____ to a new home in Texas. One day, Kristin ____22____ a few picnic tables online for a party in her backyard. The deliveryman set one table down in her front yard ____23____ , and Kristin couldn’t get the ____24____ out of her head. “After the party, I painted the table turquoise (青绿色) — my favorite color — and put it in the front yard, just a few feet from the sidewalk,” she said.
That turquoise table became the place where Kristin and her kids ____25____ . They used to do activities at the kitchen table, but they now did them out front at the picnic table. “We got ____26____ about where we spent our time,” Kristin said.
Neighbors began to stop by to introduce themselves and sit down for a chat. Kristin asked people to ____27____ her at the table for coffee. “It was a simple ____28____ to slow down and connect with others,” she said. The turquoise table was ____29____ and had a shared feeling.
People often ____30____ to invite others into their homes. They think their house is not spacious, or they don’t have enough time. Kristin’s picnic table takes away the pressure and the excuse. ____31____ by the act, neighbors put a picnic table in their front yard too. A movement was ____32____ .
A decade after their Texas beginnings, thousands of Turquoise Tables ____33____ in the country. Not all of them are actually turquoise. Texas Christian University in Fort Worth has several purple tables to ____34____ their team color. “No matter what ____35____ it is, it’s a friendship table,” Kristin said.
21. A. admitted B. related C. moved D. applied
22. A. changed B. bought C. missed D. held
23. A. by choice B. by luck C. by heart D. by mistake
24. A. image B. driver C. truck D. voice
25. A. ran out B. calmed down C. hung out D. slid down
26. A. careful B. worried C. curious D. happy
27. A. join B. call C. thank D. save
28. A. word B. way C. mind D. ability
29 A. terrible B. endless C. familiar D. inviting
30. A. expect B. learn C. hesitate D. offer
31. A. Inspired B. Qualified C. Forced D. Trusted
32. A. recorded B. registered C. born D. paid
33. A. exist B. fall C. matter D. agree
34. A. ignore B. mix C. hide D. match
35. A. grade B. color C. honor D. model
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。
Gan De was an ancient Chinese astronomer born in the State of Qi. Along with Shi Shen, he is believed to be the first ____36____ history known by name to produce a star catalogue (星表). He made ____37____(extreme) detailed observations of the five major planets during the ____38____(four) century.
Gan De may have been the first to describe one of the ____39____(satellite) of Jupiter (木星), usually invisible without the aid of telescopes. He gave the following ____40____(describe) of Jupiter’s journey: Every 12 years Jupiter returns to ____41____ same position in the sky; every 370 days it disappears in the fire of the Sun in the evening to the west, 30 days later it reappears in the morning to the east... In 1981, Gan’s work ____42____(identify) by Xi Zezong as describing a naked-eye observation of either of the two ____43____(large) and brightest satellites in summer 365 BC.
Gan was one of the earliest practitioners of Chinese astronomy. As the earliest attempt ____44____(document) the sky during the Warring States period, Gan De’s work possesses high scientific value. He wrote two books, the Suixing Jing and the Tianwen Xingzhan, ____45____ sadly both texts have been lost. Some of his works’ titles and fragments (片段) quoted from them are known from later texts.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 你校下月将举办以“A Respectable Teacher”为主题的英语演讲比赛。请你写一篇演讲稿参赛，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍该老师；
2. 你的体会与感想。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Good morning, everyone.
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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。
“Mary! Come and see what I have brought home!” My father opened the door and shouted cheerfully.
“Is it a dog ” I asked when I saw him hugging a huge creature in his arms.
My father nodded and put the dog on the floor. When it ran toward me, I pressed my hands tightly over my mouth to hold back a scream. I turned around and rushed back to my room. I locked up the door as soon as I could.
Since I was attacked by a wild dog two months ago, I had been living in constant fear of dogs. I was confused why my father was so happy to bring home such a scary thing. So I decided to stay in my room until the dog was gone. After what seemed like ages, I heard the door open and shut.
“Finally!” I breathed in relief and opened the door cautiously.
To my shock, I felt something wet touching my foot. It was the dog! I froze there, as if my feet were rooted to the ground. When I regained my senses, I screamed, “Daddy! It is the dog! Help! It wants to bite me! Get it away from me!”
My father was standing by the other side of the door，folding his arms and encouraged me,“It is not going to eat you! Mary, don’t be so scared. Go on! Touch it!”
I tried my best to control my fear and bent down to touch the dog. But I could not do it due to my constant and uncontrollable shaking.
“Never! I will never touch that dirty thing! Take it away!” I shouted.
My father turned a deaf ear to my request. In despair, I picked up a tennis ball that happened to be on the floor and threw it at the dog.
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。
The ball missed the target.
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But the next moment I was reminded of the awful experience.
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