《2024年高考英语二轮复习增分必刷题》
专题14高考真题熟词生义+高阶单词短语100例（3月第2周）+名校月考卷
解析版
一、真题熟词生义（背一背，悟一悟，轻松跨越词汇障碍）
1. bear 熟义:vt.忍受，承担 生义: vt.携带
(2018 全国Ⅲ卷 完形填空)He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.
他出现在医院，为新生儿的母亲林赛和她的男婴带了礼物。
2. business熟义:n.生意 生义:n.重要的事情
(2018 全国卷 完形填空)Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him, he meant business.
毕业于这所大学的莫里斯 阿什利是个善良而聪明的人，返校任教对他来说不是游戏而是一项他认真对待的重要的事情。
3. chance 熟义:n.机会 生义:n.可能性
(2018 全国I卷 C) None of these seems to have much chance of survival.
这些人似乎都没有多少存活的可能性。
5. feed熟义:vt.喂养,饲养 生义: vt.把……投入(容器或机器中)
(2018 全国Ⅱ卷 B)This makes a fun activity for a children's party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.
这对于孩子们的聚会来说是一项有趣的活动;他们喜欢把水果和冷冻香蕉投人到机器的顶部,然后看着冰淇淋从下面出来。
6. fill 熟义:vt.&vi.充满，装满 生义:vt.打发,消磨
(2018 全国Ⅲ卷 七选五)We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just to fill the time.
我们在婚礼、生日、办公室聚会上跳舞，只是为了打发时间。
7. film 熟义:n.电影 生义:n.薄膜
(2018 6月浙江卷 B)Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year.
美国人每年使用超过1000亿薄膜塑料袋。
8. grill 熟义: v.烧烤,烤制 生义:v追问:盘问
(2018 全国I卷 B) Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning.
“早安英国” 的苏珊娜 里德已经习惯了每天早上在沙发上盘问客人。
9. group 熟义:n.团体,组,群 生义: v.把……分类;把……分组
(2018 全国I卷 D) This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation.
这种方法为自20世纪 90年代初以来家庭能源使用的演变提供了一个数据。设备按代分组。
10. key熟义:n.钥匙 生义:adj.主要的;关键的
(2018 全国Ⅱ卷 C)According to the report's key findings,“the proportion(比例)who say they ‘hardly ever’ read for fun has gone from 8 percent of13-year-olds and 9 percent of 17-year olds in 1984 to 22 percent and 27 percent respectively today.”
根据该报告的主要发现，“1984年，在那些说他们自己'几乎从不’为乐趣面读书的人中，年龄为13岁的比例占8%，年龄为17岁的比例占9%，而现在这一比例分别上升到了22%和27%
11. look 熟义:v.看,瞧，注视 生义:v.打算;准备;计划
(2018 全国I卷 A) This bike tour is the perfect tour for D. C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort.
对于计划付出最少的努力且以健康的方式来体验华盛顿的新人和当地人来说，这次自行车之旅是完美之旅。
12. paper 熟义:n.纸;纸张 生义:n.论文
(2018 全国I卷 完形填空)In order to pass the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to apply what we would learn in class to our future professions.
为了通过这门课，除了通过其他标准外，我们还必须写一篇关于我们计划如何将课堂上学到的知识应用到未来职业的论文。
13. ring vt. 打电话 生义: v.听起来
(2018 全国I卷 完形填空)These words still ring true today in my role as a journalist.
作为一名记者，这些话至今听起来仍旧真实有用。
14. share 熟义: vt.分享,分担,共用 生义:v.讲述
(2018 全国I卷 A) Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop.
当你的导游在每一站讲述独特的事实和历史时，你可以探索国家广场上的纪念碑。
15. special 熟义:adj.特殊的,特别的 生义:n.特别节目
(2018 全国I卷 B) In tonight's Easter special they come to the aid of a family.
在今晚的复活节特别节目中，他们来帮助一个家庭。
16. track 熟义:n.轨道;足迹 生义:v.追踪,跟踪
(2018 全国I卷 D)Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life.
纽约罗彻斯特理工学院的 Callie Babbitt和她的同事们跟踪了每一种产品在使用过程中的环境成本。
17. steep 熟义:adj.陡峭的，险峻的 生义:adj.(数量上升或下降)急剧的
(2018 全国Ⅱ卷 C)While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in the report shows that reading remains a big part of many children's lives, and indicates how parents might help encourage more reading.
尽管在过去10年里，青少年读者的阅读量急剧下降，但报告中的一些数据显示，阅读仍然是许多孩子生活的重要组成部分，这表明父母很可能在帮助鼓励(孩子)更多地阅读。
18. work 熟义:vi.工作 生义:vi.奏效; 起作用
(2018 全国Ⅲ卷 D)I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less used things, and it worked.
我发现假期前是鼓励孩子们捐赠不太使用的物品的好时机，而且效果很好。
二、高阶单词（背一背，默一默，轻松跨越词汇障碍）
1. summit n.峰会；山顶，顶峰
2. layer n.层；层次，等级
3. solo a.独的，独自的；独奏的，单人表演的
4. moderate a适中的 温和的；中等的
5. landscape n.风景；风景画
6. tunnel n.隧道；地道
7. subtle a.不易察觉的；敏锐的；巧妙的；含蓄的
8. humanity n.人类；人性；仁慈；人文学科
9. stimulate vt.促进；激发，鼓励
10. dominate vt 统治，支配
11. offend vt冒犯；令人不悦
12. essential a.必不可少的；基本的
13. indicate vt.标示；象征
14. advocate vt.拥护，提倡
15. spacious a宽敞的
16. identical a完全相同的
17. delicate a.易碎的；娇弱的；精巧的
18. exceptional a.例外的；异常的；卓越的
19. virtue n.德行；美德，优秀品质；优点
20. originally ad.起初，原来；独创地
21. perception n 感知
22. dominate vt主宰
23. deliberate a.故意的；从容的
24. friction n.分歧；摩擦；摩擦力
25. sensible a 理智的
26. reminder n 用于提醒的人或物 通知单
27. autonomous a 自治的 自主的
28. specific a 明确的 具体的 特定的
29. desperate a 拼命的；极需要的
30. fruitful a 多产的；富有成效的
31. category n 种类 范畴
32. reveal vt 解释 透漏
33. discipline n 纪律 惩罚 管教
34. seminar n 研讨会 培训班
35. heal vt 治愈 康复
36. enormous a 巨大的
37. ambiguous a 模棱两可的
pulsory a 必须的；强制的
39. alert a 警惕的
40. regulate vt 管理 管制
41. questionnaire n 问卷调查
42. complement n 补充
43. internal a内部的
44. ease vt 缓解 减少
45. humanity n 性 人类
46. mindfulness n专注
47. bold a 大胆的 鲁莽的 黑体的
48. reportedly ad据说
49. rumor n 谣言
50. reception n 接待
三、高阶短语（背一背，默一默，轻松跨越词汇障碍）
1. be equipped with 配备…
2. follow in the footsteps of 效仿
3. weekly household expense每周家庭开支
4. assist sb in doing sth 协助某人做某事
5. settle down 定居；使平静下来
6. refer to…as… 把…称之为
7. stick to my promise 信守诺言
8. be diagnosed with 被诊断患上
9. mass production 批量生产
10. around the corner 即将到来
11. be exposed to sth 接触到
12. in the long term 长远来说
13. play a critical role in 起关键作用
14. reflect on 反思
15. be opposed to doing 反对做某事
16. be reluctant to do 尴尬做某事
17. expect sth of sb 期待某人……
18. take sb aback 让某人吃惊
19. be supposed to do 应该做某事
20. should have done 本应该做某事；居然做某事
21. all at once 突然
22. rise to fame 名声鹊起
23. make history 创造历史
24. watch short videos 看短视频
25. be buried in one’s work 埋头工作
26. be cautious about 对……谨慎
27. for the benefit of sb. 为某人的利益
28. give rise to 使发生
29. pull up 路边停车
30. give birth to 生育
31. in the name of 以…名义
32. do away with 废除
33. in terms of 就…而言
34. drop out of school 辍学
35. cultural heritage 文化遗产
36. be capable of doing sth 有能力做某事
37. name after 以……命名
38. keep track of 与……保持联系
39. assist sb with sth 协助某人做某事
40. put pressure on 给……施加压力
41. fill out 填写
42. gender equality 性别平等
43. hold out 伸出
44. give out 分发；公布；精疲力竭
45. knock sb. down 把某人撞倒
46. be immune to 不受……影响
47. be infected with 染上
48. be allergic to 对……过敏
49. subscribe to. . . 订阅……
50. average build 中等身材
四、名校月考题（做一做，悟一悟，轻松跨越能力障碍）
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
Birmingham is the second largest city of the United Kingdom. It lies near the geographic center of England. It’s one of England’s major industrial and commercial areas. Here’re some places in Birmingham you may be interested in living in.Solihull
Located 7.5 miles southeast of Birmingham, Solihull offers the best of both worlds for the perfect combination of city and country living. With several top-rated schools, Solihull is a perfect location for families, and with over 1,500acres of parks, there’re plenty of green spaces to keep the kids entertained as well. With easy transport links into Birmingham, it’s a great choice for commuters (通勤人员) and what’s more, Birmingham Airport is located in Solihull.Erdington
Situated five miles northeast of the city center, Erdington has to be one of the best places to live in and around Birmingham. This is a very well-connected city suburb, with easy motorway access, great bus links and a railway station on the Cross City Line.Digbeth
If you’re looking to buy your first home in Birmingham, Digbeth could be the perfect choice. The area is a hub for the creative industry, with the Custard Factory and Fazeley Studios both hosting a huge variety of digital and cultural businesses. It’s very tolerant of all kinds of culture, making it one of the most dynamic places to live in.Edgbaston
Edgbaston is one of the richest areas in Birmingham, well-known for its green spaces and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. There’re many other attractions for those not interested in sports, including the pretty Victorian campus of Birmingham University and multiple Michelin-starred restaurants. It is a suitable place to live in.
21．What’s special about Solihull
A．It is very suitable for the old.
B．It has the largest park in Birmingham.
C．It is the trading center of Birmingham.
D．It shows the mix of rural and urban life.
22．Which place presents cultural diversity
A．Digbeth. B．Erdington.
C．Edgbaston. D．Solihull.
23．What is the author trying to persuade readers to do in Birmingham
A．Attend university. B．Go on a tour.
C．Buy houses. D．Start businesses.
【答案】21．D 22．A 23．C
【导语】本文是应用文。文章介绍了伯明翰的几个适合购房居住的地方。
21．细节理解题。根据Solihull部分中的“Located 7.5 miles southeast of Birmingham, Solihull offers the best of both worlds for the perfect combination of city and country living. (索利哈尔位于伯明翰东南7.5英里处，为城市和乡村生活的完美结合提供了两全其美的服务。)”可知，Solihull体现了城市和乡村生活的完美结合。故选D。
22．细节理解题。根据Digbeth部分中的“It’s very tolerant of all kinds of culture, making it one of the most dynamic places to live in. (它对各种文化都非常宽容，使它成为最具活力的居住地之一。)”可知，Digbeth具有很强的文化包容性。故选A。
23．推理判断题。根据第一段“Here’re some places in Birmingham you may be interested in living in (这里是伯明翰的一些地方，你可能会感兴趣居住。)”以及文章对四个地方的介绍中均提到了这些地方适合居住可知，文章属于卖房的广告。故选C。
B
Growing up in Kenya, Lesein Mutunkei, together with his family, always celebrated significant occasions by planting trees, which motivated him to protect the environment. It’s what the now 18-year-old soccer player treasures, especially since Kenya has an ongoing problem with deforestation.
Mutunkei follows in the footsteps of the late Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. This initiative has resulted in the planting of over 51 million trees to date.
In 2018, Lesein decided to start a movement of his own. He started by planting one tree for every goal he scored during a football match. He called it Trees4Goals, and it has grown so much that he now plants 11 trees, one for each member of his team, every time he scores. Through this, he wants to inspire young people, specifically his fellow athletes, to follow in his footsteps, take nature conservation seriously, and promise to plant trees every time they score. As a result, some of them have adapted this practice for their sports. “Seeing that they’re taking that responsibility because of the project I started, for me, that is the biggest achievement,” he said.
The initiative has caught the attention of English football club Arsenal and Kenya’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, which he now works with regularly and gets advice from.
Like Green Belt Movement, Trees4Goals, which has planted 5,500 trees so far, has made it. While Lesein has received some recognition for his initiative, he sets his sights on making it a worldwide phenomenon. “Football is a universal game, and climate change is a universal problem,” he explains. “It has the power to unite, educate and inspire my generation to create a safer and greener future.” This is why he wants to work with the world’s biggest football federation FIFA．
As for what others can do to fight deforestation or other environmental concerns, the teenager says it’s important to just get involved in some way, no matter how small.
24．What made Lesein get interested in environmental protection
A．The influence of his family.
B．Wangari Maathai’s huge assistances.
C．The demand of the football team.
D．His fellow athletes’ encouragement.
25．Why did Lesein found Trees4Goals
A．To gain Kenya’s support.
B．To set an example for others.
C．To catch Arsenal’s attention.
D．To show his achievements.
26．What is Lesein’s hope for the future of Trees4Goals
A．Promoting football’s development.
B．Going global with the help of FIFA．
C．Beating climate change completely.
D．Getting beyond Green Belt Movement.
27．What can we learn from Lesein’s story
A．Fame is a great thirst of the young.
B．A youth is to be regarded with respect.
C．Positive thinking and action result in success.
D．Success means getting personal desires satisfied.
【答案】24．A 25．B 26．B 27．C
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。在肯尼亚长大的Lesein Mutunkei是一名足球队员，他发起了“一球一树（Trees4Goals）运动”，每进球一次，他为球队的每一位成员种一棵树，激励其他年轻人去保护环境。到目前为止，该运动已经种植了5500棵树。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段“Growing up in Kenya, Lesein Mutunkei, together with his family, always celebrated significant occasions by planting trees, which motivated him to protect the environment. (在肯尼亚长大的Lesein Mutunkei和他的家人总是通过植树来庆祝重要的节日，这促使他保护环境)”可知，在Lesein成长的过程中，他和他的家人总是以种树的方式来庆祝重要的节日，这激励他去保护环境。故选A。
25．细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Through this, he wants to inspire young people, specifically his fellow athletes, to follow in his footsteps, take nature conservation seriously, and promise to plant trees every time they score. (他希望借此激励年轻人，特别是他的运动员同伴，跟随他的脚步，认真对待自然保护，并承诺每次得分都要植树)”可知，Lesein发起“一球一树运动”是作出表率来激励他人保护环境。故选B。
26．细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“While Lesein has received some recognition for his initiative, he sets his sights on making it a worldwide phenomenon.(虽然莱辛的倡议得到了一些认可，但他的目标是让它成为一种全球现象)”及“This is why he wants to work with the world’s biggest football federation FIFA.(这就是为什么他想与世界上最大的足球联盟国际足联合作)”可知，在FIFA的帮助下，Lesein 希望“一球一树运动”走向全球。故选B。
27．推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Mutunkei follows in the footsteps of the late Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. This initiative has resulted in the planting of over 51 million trees to date.(Mutunkei追随了已故的肯尼亚诺贝尔和平奖得主旺加里·马塔伊的脚步，后者于1977年创立了绿带运动。迄今为止，这一举措已导致种植了5100多万棵树)”及全文内容可知，Lesein从小耳濡目染，很有环保意识，后受到启发，发起了“一球一树运动”并取得了成功。可见，他的故事说明：积极的思考和行动会带来成功。故选C。
C
Neuroengineer Silvestro Micera develops advanced technological solutions to help people regain sensory and motor functions that have been lost due to injury events or neurological disorders. Until now, he has never before worked on strengthening the human body and cognition with the help of technology.
Now in a study published in Science Robotics, Micera and his team report on how diaphragm (隔膜) movement can be monitored for successful control of an extra arm, essentially augmenting a healthy individual with a third-robotic-arm.
For further exploration, the researchers first built a virtual environment to test a healthy user’s capacity to control a virtual arm using movement of his or her diaphragm. They found that diaphragm control does not interfere with actions like controlling one’s physiological (生理的) arms, one’s speech or gaze.
In this virtual reality setup, the user is equipped with a belt that measures diaphragm movement. Wearing a virtual reality headset, the user sees three arms: the right arm and hand, the left arm and hand, and a third arm between the two with a symmetric (对称), six-fingered hand.
In the virtual environment, the user is then hinted to reach out with either the left hand, the right hand, or in the middle with the symmetric hand. In the real environment, the user holds onto an exoskeleton (外骨骼) with both arms, which allows for control of the virtual left and right arms. Movement detected by the belt around the diaphragm is used for controlling the virtual middle, symmetric arm. The setup was tested on 61 healthy subjects (受试者) in over 150 sessions.
Previous studies regarding the control of robotic arms have been focused on helping the disabled. The latest Science Robotics study is a step beyond repairing the human body towards augmentation. “Our next step is to explore the use of more complex robotic devices using our various control strategies, to perform real-life tasks, both inside and outside of the laboratory. Only then will we be able to grasp the real potential of this approach,” concludes Micera.
28．What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2
A．To introduce the topic. B．To show an evidence.
C．To summarize the general idea. D．To offer some background.
29．What are the fourth and fifth paragraphs probably about
A．A virtual reality game. B．A new medical device.
C．A new treatment method. D．An experiment on animals.
30．How does the author support the theme of the text
A．By listing some related data. B．By offering some examples.
C．By making some comparisons. D．By describing research processes.
31．What is probably continued with the text
A．How to expand controllable robotic devices.
B．Where to find new and exciting opportunities.
C．How to further develop the robot market potential.
D．Why to balance inside and outside of the laboratory.
【答案】28．C 29．B 30．D 31．A
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，隔膜运动可以成功控制额外的手臂，即可以用第三只机械手臂来增强个体健康。本文介绍了该研究的过程、结论和未来走向等。
28．推理判断题。根据第二段“Now in a study published in Science Robotics, Micera and his team report on how diaphragm (隔膜) movement can be monitored for successful control of an extra arm, essentially augmenting a healthy individual with a third-robotic-arm.(现在，在《科学机器人》杂志上发表的一项研究中，Micera和他的团队报告了如何通过监测隔膜运动来成功控制额外的手臂，实质上是用第三只机器手臂来增强健康的个体)”可知，本段总结Micera和他的团队的研究成果，即利用隔膜运动可以成功控制一只额外的手臂，故本段起概括全文大意的作用。故选C项。
29．主旨大意题。根据第四段“In this virtual reality setup, the user is equipped with a belt that measures diaphragm movement. Wearing a virtual reality headset, the user sees three arms: the right arm and hand, the left arm and hand, and a third arm between the two with a symmetric (对称), six-fingered hand.(在这个虚拟现实设置中，用户配备了测量隔膜运动的皮带。戴上虚拟现实耳机，用户可以看到三只手臂：右臂和右手，左臂和左手，以及介于两者之间的第三只手臂，它有一只对称的六指手)”以及第五段“In the virtual environment, the user is then hinted to reach out with either the left hand, the right hand, or in the middle with the symmetric hand. In the real environment, the user holds onto an exoskeleton (外骨骼) with both arms, which allows for control of the virtual left and right arms. Movement detected by the belt around the diaphragm is used for controlling the virtual middle, symmetric arm. The setup was tested on 61 healthy subjects (受试者) in over 150 sessions.(在虚拟环境中，然后提示用户伸出左手，右手或中间的对称手。在真实环境中，用户用双臂抓住外骨骼，这样就可以控制虚拟的左右手臂。由围绕隔膜的皮带检测到的运动用于控制虚拟中间，对称手臂。该装置在61名健康受试者身上进行了150多次测试)”可知，第四和第五段大概是关于一种新的医疗设备。故选B项。
30．推理判断题。根据第三段“For further exploration, the researchers first built a virtual environment to test a healthy user’s capacity to control a virtual arm using movement of his or her diaphragm. They found that diaphragm control does not interfere with actions like controlling one’s physiological (生理的) arms, one’s speech or gaze.(为了进一步探索，研究人员首先建立了一个虚拟环境来测试健康用户通过移动隔膜来控制虚拟手臂的能力。他们发现，控制横膈膜不会干扰控制生理手臂、说话或凝视等行为)”；第四段“In this virtual reality setup, the user is equipped with a belt that measures diaphragm movement. Wearing a virtual reality headset, the user sees three arms: the right arm and hand, the left arm and hand, and a third arm between the two with a symmetric (对称), six-fingered hand.(在这个虚拟现实设置中，用户配备了测量隔膜运动的皮带。戴上虚拟现实耳机，用户可以看到三只手臂：右臂和右手，左臂和左手，以及介于两者之间的第三只手臂，它有一只对称的六指手)”以及第五段“In the virtual environment, the user is then hinted to reach out with either the left hand, the right hand, or in the middle with the symmetric hand. In the real environment, the user holds onto an exoskeleton (外骨骼) with both arms, which allows for control of the virtual left and right arms. Movement detected by the belt around the diaphragm is used for controlling the virtual middle, symmetric arm. The setup was tested on 61 healthy subjects (受试者) in over 150 sessions.(在虚拟环境中，然后提示用户伸出左手，右手或中间的对称手。在真实环境中，用户用双臂抓住外骨骼，这样就可以控制虚拟的左右手臂。由围绕隔膜的皮带检测到的运动用于控制虚拟中间，对称手臂。该装置在61名健康受试者身上进行了150多次测试)”可推知，作者采用详细描述相关研究过程的手法来论证本文的中心。故选D项。
31．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Our next step is to explore the use of more complex robotic devices using our various control strategies, to perform real-life tasks, both inside and outside of the laboratory.(我们的下一步是探索使用更复杂的机械设备，使用我们的各种控制策略，在实验室内外执行现实生活中的任务)”可知，本文将继续阐述如何拓展可控性机械设备的研究。故选A项。
D
Artists everywhere are getting “understandably nervous” about recent advances in artificial intelligence. Last month, a winner of an art prize at the Colorado State Fair “sparked a violent protest” when he posted the news and explained that he’d created his image using an AI program. Critics quickly accused 39-year-old Lance Allen of cheating. To be fair, Allen had won in the digital art category and made no secret of how the image had been produced. But the rules of art making are clearly changing.
Allen’s creative process, to be clear, “was not a push-button operation, ”said Jason Blain in Forbes. He claims to have spent 80 hours on his entry, first on fine-tuning his text prompts (提示), then by touching up the final image using Photoshop and similar tools, then arranging to print the image on canvas. He made the finished product using AI much as a photographer creates an image using a camera.
But Allen, a tabletop game developer, is awed by AI’s capabilities and urges artists and illustrators to welcome the technology rather than fight it. “Art is dead,” he says. “AI won. Humans lost.” A more inspiring lesson to take from his victory, though, is that image generators are likely to “expand the appreciation for and creation of art” by opening the field to people, like him, who could never draw anything as detailed as his award-winning image. “If anything, we will have more artists,” and as the technology progresses, “we might see the emergence of art styles that none have seen before.”
You can’t blame traditional artists if they’re unhappy. Image generators work their magic, after all, by analyzing the aesthetics (美学) of millions of pre-existing images. One of the most complicated image generators “makes crystal clear just how destructive this technology will be,” said Loz Eliot in New Atlas. Given a specific prompt, it can produce an image of just about anything you can imagine and even follow the style of a favorite artist’s work. Its arrival marks “an incredible popularization of visual creativity” while aiming “a knife to the heart of anyone who’s spent decades improving their artistic techniques hoping to make a living from them.”
32．Why are artists getting nervous about AI recently
A．A winner of an art prize used AI. B．Lance Allen cheated in the art competition.
C．The digital art will soon dominate. D．There will be great changes in art creation.
33．What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 2
A．It was no easy work for Allen even with Al. B．Allen worked as a photographer creating an image.
C．AI played a key role in Allen’s art creation. D．Although with AI, Allen’s creation counted a lot.
34．What lesson can we draw from Allen’s winning
A．Human has been beaten by AI. B．AI will make art more popular.
C．Greater artists and new art styles will appear. D．AI enables amateurs to win art competitions.
35．Why does Loz Eliot say the new technology will be destructive
A．It works by analyzing images created by human.
B．It can produce images beyond people’s imagination.
C．It makes artists’ long-time effort meaningless.
D．It makes it impossible for artists to make a living.
【答案】32．D 33．A 34．B 35．C
【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了上个月，科罗拉多州博览会的一位艺术奖得主在他发布消息并解释他用AI创造后，引发了一场暴力抗议，这也标志着艺术创作的规则显然正在发生变化。
32．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Artists everywhere are getting “understandably nervous” about recent advances in artificial intelligence. Last month, a winner of an art prize at the Colorado State Fair “sparked a violent protest” when he posted the news and explained that he’d created his image using an AI program. Critics quickly accused 39-year-old Lance Allen of cheating. To be fair, Allen had won in the digital art category and made no secret of how the image had been produced. But the rules of art making are clearly changing.(世界各地的艺术家关于最近人工智能的最新进展感到‘可以理解的紧张’。上个月，科罗拉多州博览会的一位艺术奖得主在他发布消息并解释他用AI创造后，引发了一场暴力抗议。批评者很快指出39岁Lance Allen的作弊。公平地说，Allen在数字创作类别中获胜，并毫不掩饰图像是如何产生的。但艺术创作的规则显然正在发生变化。)”可知，艺术家关于AI变得紧张是因为，39岁Lance Allen通过AI创作参加比赛并得奖，这就导致艺术创作的规则正在发生改变，故选D。
33．主旨大意题。根据第二段“Allen’s creative process, to be clear, “was not a push-button operation, ”said Jason Blain in Forbes. He claims to have spent 80 hours on his entry (Jason Blain在《福布斯》上提到，Allen的创作过程并不是一个按钮式的操作。他声称自己花了80个小时在参赛作品上)”可知，这一段主要介绍Allen的AI创作不是一个按钮就解决的，而是通过80个小时的精心制作而成的，故选A。
34．推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段“A more inspiring lesson to take from his victory, though, is that image generators are likely to “expand the appreciation for and creation of art” by opening the field to people, like him, who could never draw anything as detailed as his award-winning image. “If anything, we will have more artists,” and as the technology progresses, “we might see the emergence of art styles that none have seen before.”(从他的胜利中我们可以学到一个鼓舞人心的教训，图像生成器可能会“扩大对艺术的欣赏和创作”，向像他这种无法绘制出他获奖图像那样详细的东西的人开放这一领域。“如果有什么不同的话，那就是我们会有更多的艺术家”，随着技术的进步，“我们可能会看到前所未有的艺术风格的出现。”)”可知，从Allen获奖我们可以得出的教训就是，这会让艺术向更多的人开放，并出现前所未有的艺术风格，故这都能让艺术变得更加流行，普遍，故选B。
35．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“One of the most complicated image generators “makes crystal clear just how destructive this technology will be,” said Loz Eliot in New Atlas. Given a specific prompt, it can produce an image of just about anything you can imagine and even follow the style of a favorite artist’s work. Its arrival marks “an incredible popularization of visual creativity” while aiming “a knife to the heart of anyone who’s spent decades improving their artistic techniques hoping to make a living from them.”(Loz Eliot在《新地图集》中国说道，最复杂的图像生成器之一“清楚地表明了这项技术的破坏性”。只要有一个特定的提示，它就能生产出你能想象到的几乎任何东西的图像，甚至可以遵循你最喜欢的艺术家的作品的风格。它的到来标志着“视觉创作力的难以置信的普及”，同时“将一把刀对准那些花了几十年时间改进艺术技巧并希望以此谋生的人的心”。)”可知，Loz Eliot认为这项技术是具有破坏性的是因为，他认为这就是一把对准那些花了几十年时间改进艺术技巧并希望以此谋生的人的心的刀，仅仅一项技术就可以生产出你能想象的任何东西，同时也让长期创作的艺术家的努力变得毫无意义，故选C。
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。
Living car-free in the US
Culdesac admitted its first thirty-six residents in Tempe, Arizona, US, earlier this year. 36 . The $170 million neighborhood, with its white buildings and narrow walkways(走道), is expected to hold around 1,000 people when the full 760 units are completed by 2025, according to The Guardian. Similar projects in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas, are also underway, said Bloomberg.
In a country as car-dependent as the US, Culdesac is nothing short of visionary (有远见的). 37 although some densely(稠密地) populated costal US cities like Boston and New York City are walkable and have various public transportation options like bus and light rail. In the 2019 US Census, it was found that roughly 85% of Americans relied on a car to get to work. 38 . In a 2023 study, the American Automobile Association said that it costs an average of about $12,000 per year to own and maintain a car in the US. So, what is stopping Americans from abandoning cars and embracing relatively cheaper alternatives like e-bikes In a word, unsafe roads that prioritize cars over people. According to a 2019 report by the World Health Organization, the US traffic fatality rate is 12.4 deaths per 100,000. At the same time, pedestrians and cyclists in the US are often blamed for being hit by drivers rather than the other way around.
39 . By embracing a new car-free way of living, US projects like Culdesac can provide an alternative way of living that is both healthier and more affordable and, in turn, influence others to live a better way as well. As Vanessa Fox, a 32-year-old resident of Culdesac, said, “ 40 . Freedom is being to just simply walk out and access places.”
A．Still, there is hope
B．Cars are allowed, but parking is limited
C．This can effectively avoid traffic accidents on a road
D．This reliance on cars doesn’t come cheap, unfortunately
E．For some, cars equal freedom, but for me, it’s a restriction
F．It describes itself as the first car-free neighbourhood built in the US
G．The vast majority of Americans are entirely dependant on cars to get around
【答案】36．F 37．G 38．D 39．A 40．E
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了在美国无车生活方式的可能性和挑战，以Culdesac社区为例，分析了美国大部分城市为汽车友好设计的问题，以及拥有汽车可能带来的经济负担。同时，文章也提出了克服这些障碍、实现更健康、更经济的生活方式的可能性。
36．根据空前内容“Culdesac admitted its first thirty-six residents in Tempe, Arizona, US, earlier this year.(今年早些时候，Culdesac在美国亚利桑那州坦佩市接收了首批36名居民。)”可知，上文提出“Culdesac”这个社区。选项F“It describes itself as the first car-free neighbourhood built in the US(它自称是美国第一个无车社区)”自然延续上文内容，继续介绍“Culdesac”。故选F。
37．分析句子成分，根据空后的“although some densely(稠密地) populated costal US cities like Boston and New York City are walkable and have various public transportation options like bus and light rail.(虽然一些人口密集的美国沿海城市如波士顿和纽约是步行的，有各种公共交通选择，如公共汽车和轻轨。)”可判断，空处为主句，且和下文存在转折关系。选项G“The vast majority of Americans are entirely dependent on cars to get around(绝大多数美国人完全依赖汽车出行)”指出绝大多数美国人完全依赖汽车出行。与下文“In the 2019 US Census, it was found that roughly 85% of Americans relied on a car to get to work.(在2019年的美国人口普查中，发现大约85%的美国人依赖汽车上班。)”保持一致。故选G。
38．根据下文“In a 2023 study, the American Automobile Association said that it costs an average of about $12,000 per year to own and maintain a car in the US.(在2023年的一项研究中，美国汽车协会表示，在美国，拥有和维护一辆汽车的平均成本约为每年1.2万美元。)”可知，拥有和维护一辆汽车的成本很高。选项D“This reliance on cars doesn’t come cheap, unfortunately(遗憾的是，这种对汽车的依赖并不便宜)”与下文内容一致，指的是依赖汽车的成本很高。故选D。
39．根据下文“By embracing a new car-free way of living, US projects like Culdesac can provide an alternative way of living that is both healthier and more affordable and, in turn, influence others to live a better way as well.(通过拥抱一种新的无车生活方式，像Culdesac这样的美国项目可以提供一种更健康、更实惠的替代生活方式，进而影响其他人也以更好的方式生活。)”再结合上文内容可知，对汽车的依赖成本偏高可知，而下文则提出一种解决方案。选项A“Still, there is hope(不过还是有希望的)”承上启下，承接上文内容提出下文Culdesac这一社区，指出这个社区提供了一种更健康、更实惠的替代生活方式。故选A。
40．根据空后的“Freedom is being to just simply walk out and access places.(自由就是简单地走出去，进入各个地方。)”可知，下文指出对 Vanessa Fox而言，什么是自由。选项E“For some, cars equal freedom, but for me, it’s a restriction(对一些人来说，汽车意味着自由，但对我来说，它是一种限制)”指出对Vanessa Fox,而言，汽车是一种限制，简单地走出去进入各个地方才是真正的自由。故选E。
第二部分语言运用 (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。
I hate heights. I 41 when a hotel clerk places me higher than the third floor. On sightseeing trips, I need a lot of gentle 42 from my companions before stepping onto the observation decks. Then I counted the minutes 43 , until their elevators returned me safely to the ground.
But I was 44 for parasailing. Each time I glance up to see someone 45 from beneath a brightly colored parachute (降落伞), I’d wave back with admiration, 46 : What would it be like to see the beach from high above I hope someday I can find the answer 47 .
Years later, on a family trip to Lake Erie’s islands, we 48 to choose one thing we most wanted to do. Visit a museum Hear live music We surfed the internet, researching 49 . And then I remembered those 50 . We booked our reservation.
The next morning, I 51 with myself. Part of me wanted to 52 : “I just can’t.” But another part knew those 53 voices would never pipe down unless I made my dream true.
Then, I was high up in the sky. I kept waiting to 54 as I’d imagined it would be just like those horrible skyscraper visits. But it was the very 55 . High above, I felt so calming and peaceful, surrounded by that blue.
41．A．show off B．turn up C．reach out D．back off
42．A．comment B．persuasion C．trust D．permission
43．A．nervously B．casually C．tentatively D．curiously
44．A．responsible B．desperate C．prepared D．unsuitable
45．A．skipping B．arguing C．waving D．slipping
46．A．wondering B．explaining C．whispering D．complaining
47．A．in advance B．in person C．at random D．on end
48．A．applied B．pretended C．agreed D．happened
49．A．limitations. B．instructions C．options D．competitions
50．A．beach lovers B．pioneers C．attention seekers D．parasailers
51．A．cooperated B．corresponded C．compared D．struggled
52．A．contact B．relax C．quit D．change
53．A．sympathetic B．familiar C．thrilling D．discouraging
54．A．panic B．doubt C．respond D．test
55．A．feeling B．opposite C．expectation D．impression
【答案】
41．D 42．B 43．A 44．B 45．C 46．A 47．B 48．C 49．C 50．D 51．D 52．C 53．D 54．A 55．B
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者恐高，却又很想玩儿滑翔伞。作者最终战胜了自己的恐惧，实现了自己的梦想。
41．考查动词短语辨析。句意：当酒店职员把我安排在三楼以上时，我后退了。A. show off炫耀；B. turn up出现；C. reach out伸出；D. back off后退。根据上文“I hate heights.”可知，作者恐高，当酒店职员把作者安排在三楼以上时，作者后退了。故选D。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在观光旅行中，在登上观景台之前，我需要同伴们的许多温柔劝说。A. comment评论；B. persuasion劝说，说服；C. trust信任；D. permission允许。根据上文“I hate heights.”可知，作者恐高，所以在登上观景台之前，作者需要同伴劝才会愿意登上去。故选B。
43．考查副词词义辨析。句意：然后我紧张地数着时间，直到电梯把我安全送回地面。A. nervously紧张地；B. casually随意地；C. tentatively暂时地；D. curiously好奇地。根据上文“I hate heights.”和下文“until their elevators returned me safely to the ground.”可知，作者恐高，所以很紧张地等着回到地面。故选A。
44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但我渴望玩滑翔伞运动。A. responsible负责任的；B. desperate渴望，拼命的；C. prepared准备好的；D. unsuitable不适合的。根据下文“I’d wave back with admiration,”可知，作者很羡慕玩儿滑翔伞的，可见作者渴望玩滑翔伞。故选B。
45．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我抬头看到有人在色彩鲜艳的滑翔伞下挥手时，我都会羡慕地向他挥手，心想：从高处看海滩会是什么样子？A. skipping跳过；B. arguing争论；C. waving挥手，挥动；D. slipping滑倒。根据下文“I’d wave back”可知，玩儿滑翔伞的人是对作者挥手。故选C。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：每次我抬头看到有人在色彩鲜艳的滑翔伞下挥手时，我都会羡慕地向他挥手，心想：从高处看海滩会是什么样子？A. wondering想知道；B. explaining解释；C. whispering低语；D. complaining抱怨。根据下文“What would it be like to see the beach from high above ”可知，作者是在想这个问题，也就是想知道这个问题的答案。故选A。
47．考查介词短语辨析。句意：我希望有一天我能亲自找到答案。A. in advance提前；B. in person亲自；C. at random随机地；D. on end连续不断地。根据文章最后的“High above, I felt so calming and peaceful, surrounded by that blue.”可知，作者自己去寻找答案。故选B。
48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年后，在一次前往伊利湖岛屿的家庭旅行中，我们同意选择一件我们最想做的事情。A. applied应用；B. pretended假装；C. agreed同意；D. happened发生。根据下文“to choose one thing we most wanted to do.”和“We surfed the internet,”可知，他们都同意选择一件自己最想做的事情，所以上网搜索，研究各种选择。故选C。
49．考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们上网浏览，研究各种选择。A. limitations限制；B. instructions说明；C. options选择；D. competitions竞争。根据上文“Visit a museum Hear live music We surfed the internet,”可知，作者他们在研究选什么事情，空格处是“选择”。故选C。
50．考查名词短语和名词词义辨析。句意：然后我想起了那些滑翔伞。A. beach lovers爱沙滩的人；B. pioneers先锋；C. attention seekers寻求关注的人；D. parasailers滑翔伞。根据下文“Then, I was high up in the sky.”和上文“What would it be like to see the beach from high above I hope someday I can find the answer”可知，作者以前就想玩儿滑翔伞，后来真的去玩儿了，所以作者此时是想起了那些滑翔伞。故选D。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我与自己斗争。A. cooperated合作；B. corresponded通信；C. compared比较；D. struggled斗争。根据下文“Part of me wanted to 12 : “I just can’t.” But another part knew those 13 voices would never pipe down unless I made my dream true.”可知，作者很纠结，与自己作斗争。故选D。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的一部分想要放弃：“我就是做不到。”A. contact联系；B. relax放松；C. quit放弃；D. change改变。根据下文“I just can’t”可知，作者觉得自己做不到，所以想要放弃。故选C。
53．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但另一方面，我知道那些令人沮丧的声音永远不会平息，除非我实现了自己的梦想。A. sympathetic同情的；B. familiar熟悉的；C. thrilling令人兴奋的；D. discouraging令人沮丧的。根据上文“I just can’t”和“those”可知，此处指上文像“I just can’t”这样的令人沮丧的声音。故选D。
54．考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直等着恐慌，因为我想象这就像那些可怕的摩天大楼参观一样。A. panic恐慌；B. doubt怀疑；C. respond回答；D. test测试。根据上文“I hate heights.”和“I’d imagined it would be just like those horrible skyscraper visits.”可知，作者恐高，在空中的时候觉得自己肯定会觉得恐慌，所以就一直等着。故选A。
55．考查名词词义辨析。句意：但事实恰恰相反。A. feeling感情；B. opposite对立面；C. expectation期待；D. impression印象。根据下文“I felt so calming and peaceful”和上文“I kept waiting to 14 as I’d imagined it would be just like those horrible skyscraper visits.”可知，此处表示事实和作者想的相反。故选B。
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。
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。
Two years ago, Song Fei’s muscle pain was getting worse, despite years of gym exercise. A month after 56 (practise) taijiquan, however, the pains that had been bothering her were slowly relieved. Song, 29, a Shanghai-based fitness vlogger (视频博主), has been sharing her changes after learning taijiquan 57 lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu. Besides performing it each morning, she also integrates 58 (element) of the Chinese martial art into her fitness courses.
China’s taijiquan has become 59 (increasing) popular as a form of mind-body exercise and stress reduction. Like Song, more young people are inheriting (继承) and developing ways to integrate the martial art into 60 (variety) lifestyle applications. Master Li Guangjin, who created his own style of taijiquan, emphasizes 61 importance of maintaining health, combat (格斗), and relaxation through taijiquan practice. Visual designer Lin Xiaoxue has also experienced physical and mental benefits since she picked up taijiquan. She has designed some visual works 62 (inspire) by taijiquan. Additionally, taijiquan has influenced other fitness practices, such as ChiRunning, 63 combines tai chi techniques with running 64 (promote) injury prevention and mindfulness.
This integration of traditional wisdom into modern lifestyles 65 (reflect) a growing interest in understanding the deeper meaning of life through taijiquan and related practices.
【答案】
56．practising 57．on/through 58．elements 59．increasingly 60．various 61．the 62．inspired 63．which 64．to promote 65．reflects
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一名上海健身视频记录者利用太极拳锻炼和减压的事情。
56．考查动名词。句意：然而，练习太极拳一个月后，一直困扰着她的疼痛慢慢减轻了。根据空格前的介词after可知，此处用提示词的动名词形式作介词的宾语。故填practising。
57．考查介词。句意：29岁的宋是一名来自上海的健身视频博主，她在生活方式分享平台小红书上分享了自己学习太极拳后的变化。分析句意可知，此处用介词on表示“在”平台，或者介词through表示“通过平台”。故填on/through。
58．考查名词。句意：除了每天打太极拳，她还将中国武术的元素融入到健身课程中。因为提示词 element是可数名词，且前面没有冠词，所以此处用名词的复数形式。故填elements。
59．考查副词。句意：中国的太极拳作为一种身心锻炼和减压的方式越来越受欢迎。分析句式结构可知，此处应该用提示词的副词形式increasingly作状语修饰形容词popular。故填increasingly。
60．考查形容词。句意：像宋一样，更多的年轻人正在继承和发展将武术融入各种生活方式的方法。分析句式结构可知，此处用提示词的形容词性形式various做定语修饰名词短语lifestyle applications。故填various。
61．考查冠词。句意：李广进大师创立了自己的太极拳风格，强调通过太极拳练习保持健康，格斗和放松的重要性。分析句意可知，此处用定冠词the构成固定搭配the importance of表示“……的重要性”。故填the。
62．考查过去分词。句意：她设计了一些以太极拳为灵感的视觉作品。分析句式结构可知，此处用非谓语动词作后置定语，又因为inspire和逻辑主语works之间是被动关系，且空格后有by，所以用提示词的过去分词形式。故填inspired。
63．考查定语从句。句意：此外，太极拳还影响了其他的健身运动，比如“太极跑”，它将太极技术与跑步相结合，以促进伤害预防和专注。分析句意可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词ChiRunning是物，关系词替代先行词在从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which来引导。故填which。
64．考查动词不定式。句意：同上。分析句意可知，此处表目的，所以用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to promote。
65．考查时态和主谓一致。句意：这种传统智慧与现代生活方式的融合反映了人们越来越有兴趣通过太极拳和相关实践来理解生命的深层意义。分析句意可知，本句的时态为一般现在时，又因为主语This integration是第三人称单数，所以谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。故填reflects。
第三部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
最近，你的英国朋友约翰打算在本期班级墙报中开设“the Tomb Sweeping Day”专栏，想请你给他写一篇文章介绍清明节。内容包括：
1. 介绍清明节以及人们开展的主要纪念活动；
2. 描述今年清明节你的经历和感受。
参考词汇：清明节：the Qingming Festival/the Tomb Sweeping Day 献祭和鞠躬：offer sacrifices and bow
祖先：ancestor
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【答案】
Tomb Sweeping Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It annually falls on April 4th-6th. The festival was created in memory of our last beloved as well as those respected patriotic heroes, who made great contributions to the founding of China. Traditionally, people in China observe this holiday mainly by visiting their ancestors’ tombs with home-made foods, some flowers, burn incense and paper money to offer sacrifices and bow.
From my perspective, Tomb Sweeping Festival keeps us reminded of the true spirit of devotion and loyalty of the dead. What’s of equal importance is that we appreciate the hope of Spring on this occasion.
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，要求考生介绍一下清明节的相关信息。考生必须在文中囊括要求的两个要点，还应该添加合适细节以使行文流畅。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
清明节：Tomb Sweeping Festival → Qingming Festival/Ancestors’ Day
爱国英雄：patriotic heroes → national heroes/loyal champions
做出巨大贡献：made great contributions → contributed significantly/played a vital role
鞠躬：bow → pay homage/show respect
2. 句式拓展
合并简单句
原句：Tomb Sweeping Festival is a traditional Chinese festival. It annually falls on April 4th-6th.
拓展句：Tomb Sweeping Festival is a traditional Chinese festival, which annually falls on April 4th-6th.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The festival was created in memory of our last beloved as well as those respected patriotic heroes, who made great contributions to the founding of China.（who引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】 What’s of equal importance is that we appreciate the hope of Spring on this occasion.（what引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句）
第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
What should have been a regular Sunday at the YMCA turned into a day one teenage lifeguard will never forget!
Eighteen-year-old Natalie Lucas has been working as a lifeguard at the YMCA in Longmont, Colorado, for the past three years. Recently, a couple entered the pool area while she was on duty. The woman was very pregnant, so Natalie kept a close eye on her as she eased herself into the shallow end of the pool.
Tessa Rider was nine months pregnant that day. She and her husband, Matthew Jones, came to the pool a few times that week to ease the discomfort of a nerve pain.
As Tessa was resting in the pool, she suddenly realized something was happening. Natalie noticed Tessa climbed out of the pool, so she went over to check on the couple. “I walk over and Matthew, the husband, says to me, ‘We’re having the baby right now.’ I’m like, ‘OK!’” Natalie recalled.
Matthew called 911, but as he spoke to the operator he knew it was too late. Tessa was already pulling her bathing suit off. Natalie helped Tessa and Matthew by bringing over the center’s medical supplies and towels, and calling for more assistance from the front desk. Throughout it all, she told herself to remain calm and focus on caring for Tessa.
“I knew I needed to stay calm,” Natalie said. “So I made sure to keep my head on and stay with them, keep asking them questions, and keep them focused on the baby and made sure that they were the most comfortable.”
Less than five minutes later, Matthew caught his newborn son as he was born on the pool edge.
After helping clear the baby’s airway and ensuring he was breathing, Natalie used her back to support the new mom until paramedic (护理员) arrived. Once there, baby Tobin Thomas Rider received a clean bill of health!
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。
Paragraph 1:
Matthew and Tessa are both grateful that Natalie was there to help them.
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Paragraph 2:
Natalie said Tobin’s unexpected birth was all just part of her job.
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【答案】One possible version:
Matthew and Tessa are both grateful that Natalie was there to help them. They thought they were in great need of an extra set of hands at that moment. Matthew said Natalie was super focused on Tessa so that he did not have to worry about his wife. Without Natalie there, he wouldn’t have been able to give his attention to Tobin. “She was there to do anything we asked,” said Tessa. “And the first thing I thought of was that someone could hold my back up. And she did. It was perfect.”
Natalie said Tobin’s unexpected birth was all just part of her job. The teen, who’s getting ready to head off to college in the fall, says, “I just did what I was supposed to do in that situation. I’m a lifeguard. It was the first time I’d had to help bring life into the world, rather than just prevent death.” Undoubtedly, the whole experience made an impression on her and she planned on sending birthday cards to Tobin. Both Natalie and the couple plan to stay in touch. They’re definitely bonded for life after this unforgettable experience.
【导语】本文以时间为线索展开，主要讲述了18岁的救生员Natalie Lucas在工作中意外帮助一位怀孕九个月的妇女Tessa Rider在泳池里顺利生下了儿子Tobin的故事。Tessa在游泳池休息时突然开始临产，由于来不及到医院，Natalie在极短时间内帮助Tessa和她的丈夫Matthew顺利度过生产过程。Natalie保持冷静，专注照顾Tessa，最终帮助诞生了健康的婴儿Tobin。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“Tessa和Matthew都很感激Natalie在那里帮助他们”可知，第一段可描写夫妻两人具体表达对Natalie的感激，以及描述Natalie给予他们的帮助。
②由第二段首句内容“Natalie说，Tobin的意外出生只是她工作的一部分”可知，第二段可描写Natalie谦逊地表示自己只是尽到了职责，以及她和Tessa和Matthew保持联系，共享这段经历。
2. 续写线索：夫妻感激Natalie——夫妻具体表达感激——夫妻描述Natalie的帮助——Natalie讲述想法——Natalie表示在尽职责——Natalie和夫妻保持联系
3. 词汇激活
行为类
①关注：give attention to/pay attention to
②要求：ask/request
③保持联系：stay in touch/stay in contact
④建立联系：bond/connect
情绪类
①担心：worry about/be concerned about/be afraid for
②难忘的：unforgettable/memorable
【点睛】[高分句型1] Matthew said Natalie was super focused on Tessa so that he did not have to worry about his wife. (省略了连接词that的宾语从句、so that引导的结果状语从句)
[高分句型2] And the first thing I thought of was that someone could hold my back up. (省略了关系代词that的限制性定语从句、that引导的表语从句)《2024年高考英语二轮复习增分必刷题》
专题14高考真题熟词生义+高阶单词短语100例（3月第2周）+名校月考卷
原卷版
一、真题熟词生义（背一背，悟一悟，轻松跨越词汇障碍）
1. bear 熟义:vt.___________ 生义: vt. ___________
(2018 全国Ⅲ卷 完形填空)He turned up at the hospital bearing gifts for the new mother Lindsey and her baby boy.
他出现在医院，为新生儿的母亲林赛和她的男婴带了礼物。
2. business熟义:n. ___________生义:n. ___________
(2018 全国卷 完形填空)Maurice Ashley was kind and smart, a former graduate returning to teach, and this job was no game for him, he meant business.
毕业于这所大学的莫里斯 阿什利是个善良而聪明的人，返校任教对他来说不是游戏而是一项他认真对待的重要的事情。
3. chance 熟义:n. ___________生义:n. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 C) None of these seems to have much chance of survival.
这些人似乎都没有多少存活的可能性。
5. feed熟义:vt. ___________生义: vt. ___________
(2018 全国Ⅱ卷 B)This makes a fun activity for a children's party; they love feeding the fruit and frozen bananas into the top of the machine and watching the ice cream come out below.
这对于孩子们的聚会来说是一项有趣的活动;他们喜欢把水果和冷冻香蕉投人到机器的顶部,然后看着冰淇淋从下面出来。
6. fill 熟义:vt.&vi. ___________ 生义:vt. ___________
(2018 全国Ⅲ卷 七选五)We dance at weddings, birthdays, office parties and just to fill the time.
我们在婚礼、生日、办公室聚会上跳舞，只是为了打发时间。
7. film 熟义:n. ___________ 生义:n. ___________
(2018 6月浙江卷 B)Americans use more than 100 billion thin film plastic bags every year.
美国人每年使用超过1000亿薄膜塑料袋。
8. grill 熟义: v. ___________ 生义:v___________
(2018 全国I卷 B) Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid is used to grilling guests on the sofa every morning.
“早安英国” 的苏珊娜 里德已经习惯了每天早上在沙发上盘问客人。
9. group 熟义:n. ___________生义: v. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 D) This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation.
这种方法为自20世纪 90年代初以来家庭能源使用的演变提供了一个数据。设备按代分组。
10. key熟义:n. ___________ 生义:adj. ___________
(2018 全国Ⅱ卷 C)According to the report's key findings,“the proportion(比例)who say they ‘hardly ever’ read for fun has gone from 8 percent of13-year-olds and 9 percent of 17-year olds in 1984 to 22 percent and 27 percent respectively today.”
根据该报告的主要发现，“1984年，在那些说他们自己'几乎从不’为乐趣面读书的人中，年龄为13岁的比例占8%，年龄为17岁的比例占9%，而现在这一比例分别上升到了22%和27%
11. look 熟义:v. ___________ 生义:v. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 A) This bike tour is the perfect tour for D. C. newcomers and locals looking to experience Washington, D.C. in a healthy way with minimum effort.
对于计划付出最少的努力且以健康的方式来体验华盛顿的新人和当地人来说，这次自行车之旅是完美之旅。
12. paper 熟义:n. ___________ 生义:n. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 完形填空)In order to pass the class, among other criteria, we had to write a paper on how we plan to apply what we would learn in class to our future professions.
为了通过这门课，除了通过其他标准外，我们还必须写一篇关于我们计划如何将课堂上学到的知识应用到未来职业的论文。
13. ring vt. ___________生义: v. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 完形填空)These words still ring true today in my role as a journalist.
作为一名记者，这些话至今听起来仍旧真实有用。
14. share 熟义: vt. ___________ 生义:v. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 A) Explore the monuments and memorials on the National Mall as your guide shares unique facts and history at each stop.
当你的导游在每一站讲述独特的事实和历史时，你可以探索国家广场上的纪念碑。
15. special 熟义:adj. ___________ 生义:n. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 B) In tonight's Easter special they come to the aid of a family.
在今晚的复活节特别节目中，他们来帮助一个家庭。
16. track 熟义:n. ___________ 生义:v. ___________
(2018 全国I卷 D)Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life.
纽约罗彻斯特理工学院的 Callie Babbitt和她的同事们跟踪了每一种产品在使用过程中的环境成本。
17. steep 熟义:adj. ___________ 生义:adj. ___________
(2018 全国Ⅱ卷 C)While the decline over the past decade is steep for teen readers, some data in the report shows that reading remains a big part of many children's lives, and indicates how parents might help encourage more reading.
尽管在过去10年里，青少年读者的阅读量急剧下降，但报告中的一些数据显示，阅读仍然是许多孩子生活的重要组成部分，这表明父母很可能在帮助鼓励(孩子)更多地阅读。
18. work 熟义:vi. ___________ 生义:vi. ___________
(2018 全国Ⅲ卷 D)I found the pre-holidays a good time to encourage young children to donate less used things, and it worked.
我发现假期前是鼓励孩子们捐赠不太使用的物品的好时机，而且效果很好。
二、高阶单词（背一背，默一默，轻松跨越词汇障碍）
1. summit n.
2. layer n.
3. solo a.
4. moderate a
5. landscape n.
6. tunnel n.
7. subtle a.
8. humanity n.
9. stimulate vt.
10. dominate vt
11. offend vt
12. essential a.
13. indicate vt.
14. advocate vt.
15. spacious a
16. identical a
17. delicate a.
18. exceptional a.
19. virtue n.
20. originally ad.
21. perception n
22. dominate vt
23. deliberate a.
24. friction n.
25. sensible a
26. reminder n
27. autonomous a
28. specific a
29. desperate a
30. fruitful a
31. category n
32. reveal vt
33. discipline n
34. seminar n
35. heal vt
36. enormous a
37. ambiguous a
pulsory a
39. alert a
40. regulate vt
41. questionnaire n
42. complement n
43. internal a
44. ease vt
45. humanity n
46. mindfulness n
47. bold a
48. reportedly ad
49. rumor n
50. reception n
三、高阶短语（背一背，默一默，轻松跨越词汇障碍）
1. be equipped with
2. follow in the footsteps of
3. weekly household expense
4. assist sb in doing sth
5. settle down
6. refer to…as…
7. stick to my promise
8. be diagnosed with
9. mass production
10. around the corner
11. be exposed to sth
12. in the long term
13. play a critical role in
14. reflect on
15. be opposed to doing
16. be reluctant to do
17. expect sth of sb
18. take sb aback
19. be supposed to do
20. should have done
21. all at once
22. rise to fame
23. make history
24. watch short videos
25. be buried in one’s work
26. be cautious about
27. for the benefit of sb.
28. give rise to
29. pull up
30. give birth to
31. in the name of
32. do away with
33. in terms of
34. drop out of school
35. cultural heritage
36. be capable of doing sth
37. name after
38. keep track of
39. assist sb with sth
40. put pressure on
41. fill out
42. gender equality
43. hold out
44. give out
45. knock sb. down
46. be immune to
47. be infected with
48. be allergic to
49. subscribe to. . .
50. average build
四、名校月考题（做一做，悟一悟，轻松跨越能力障碍）
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
Birmingham is the second largest city of the United Kingdom. It lies near the geographic center of England. It’s one of England’s major industrial and commercial areas. Here’re some places in Birmingham you may be interested in living in.Solihull
Located 7.5 miles southeast of Birmingham, Solihull offers the best of both worlds for the perfect combination of city and country living. With several top-rated schools, Solihull is a perfect location for families, and with over 1,500acres of parks, there’re plenty of green spaces to keep the kids entertained as well. With easy transport links into Birmingham, it’s a great choice for commuters (通勤人员) and what’s more, Birmingham Airport is located in Solihull.Erdington
Situated five miles northeast of the city center, Erdington has to be one of the best places to live in and around Birmingham. This is a very well-connected city suburb, with easy motorway access, great bus links and a railway station on the Cross City Line.Digbeth
If you’re looking to buy your first home in Birmingham, Digbeth could be the perfect choice. The area is a hub for the creative industry, with the Custard Factory and Fazeley Studios both hosting a huge variety of digital and cultural businesses. It’s very tolerant of all kinds of culture, making it one of the most dynamic places to live in.Edgbaston
Edgbaston is one of the richest areas in Birmingham, well-known for its green spaces and Birmingham Botanical Gardens. There’re many other attractions for those not interested in sports, including the pretty Victorian campus of Birmingham University and multiple Michelin-starred restaurants. It is a suitable place to live in.
21．What’s special about Solihull
A．It is very suitable for the old.
B．It has the largest park in Birmingham.
C．It is the trading center of Birmingham.
D．It shows the mix of rural and urban life.
22．Which place presents cultural diversity
A．Digbeth. B．Erdington.
C．Edgbaston. D．Solihull.
23．What is the author trying to persuade readers to do in Birmingham
A．Attend university. B．Go on a tour.
C．Buy houses. D．Start businesses.
B
Growing up in Kenya, Lesein Mutunkei, together with his family, always celebrated significant occasions by planting trees, which motivated him to protect the environment. It’s what the now 18-year-old soccer player treasures, especially since Kenya has an ongoing problem with deforestation.
Mutunkei follows in the footsteps of the late Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai who founded the Green Belt Movement in 1977. This initiative has resulted in the planting of over 51 million trees to date.
In 2018, Lesein decided to start a movement of his own. He started by planting one tree for every goal he scored during a football match. He called it Trees4Goals, and it has grown so much that he now plants 11 trees, one for each member of his team, every time he scores. Through this, he wants to inspire young people, specifically his fellow athletes, to follow in his footsteps, take nature conservation seriously, and promise to plant trees every time they score. As a result, some of them have adapted this practice for their sports. “Seeing that they’re taking that responsibility because of the project I started, for me, that is the biggest achievement,” he said.
The initiative has caught the attention of English football club Arsenal and Kenya’s Ministry of Environment and Forestry, which he now works with regularly and gets advice from.
Like Green Belt Movement, Trees4Goals, which has planted 5,500 trees so far, has made it. While Lesein has received some recognition for his initiative, he sets his sights on making it a worldwide phenomenon. “Football is a universal game, and climate change is a universal problem,” he explains. “It has the power to unite, educate and inspire my generation to create a safer and greener future.” This is why he wants to work with the world’s biggest football federation FIFA．
As for what others can do to fight deforestation or other environmental concerns, the teenager says it’s important to just get involved in some way, no matter how small.
24．What made Lesein get interested in environmental protection
A．The influence of his family.
B．Wangari Maathai’s huge assistances.
C．The demand of the football team.
D．His fellow athletes’ encouragement.
25．Why did Lesein found Trees4Goals
A．To gain Kenya’s support.
B．To set an example for others.
C．To catch Arsenal’s attention.
D．To show his achievements.
26．What is Lesein’s hope for the future of Trees4Goals
A．Promoting football’s development.
B．Going global with the help of FIFA．
C．Beating climate change completely.
D．Getting beyond Green Belt Movement.
27．What can we learn from Lesein’s story
A．Fame is a great thirst of the young.
B．A youth is to be regarded with respect.
C．Positive thinking and action result in success.
D．Success means getting personal desires satisfied.
C
Neuroengineer Silvestro Micera develops advanced technological solutions to help people regain sensory and motor functions that have been lost due to injury events or neurological disorders. Until now, he has never before worked on strengthening the human body and cognition with the help of technology.
Now in a study published in Science Robotics, Micera and his team report on how diaphragm (隔膜) movement can be monitored for successful control of an extra arm, essentially augmenting a healthy individual with a third-robotic-arm.
For further exploration, the researchers first built a virtual environment to test a healthy user’s capacity to control a virtual arm using movement of his or her diaphragm. They found that diaphragm control does not interfere with actions like controlling one’s physiological (生理的) arms, one’s speech or gaze.
In this virtual reality setup, the user is equipped with a belt that measures diaphragm movement. Wearing a virtual reality headset, the user sees three arms: the right arm and hand, the left arm and hand, and a third arm between the two with a symmetric (对称), six-fingered hand.
In the virtual environment, the user is then hinted to reach out with either the left hand, the right hand, or in the middle with the symmetric hand. In the real environment, the user holds onto an exoskeleton (外骨骼) with both arms, which allows for control of the virtual left and right arms. Movement detected by the belt around the diaphragm is used for controlling the virtual middle, symmetric arm. The setup was tested on 61 healthy subjects (受试者) in over 150 sessions.
Previous studies regarding the control of robotic arms have been focused on helping the disabled. The latest Science Robotics study is a step beyond repairing the human body towards augmentation. “Our next step is to explore the use of more complex robotic devices using our various control strategies, to perform real-life tasks, both inside and outside of the laboratory. Only then will we be able to grasp the real potential of this approach,” concludes Micera.
28．What does the author intend to do in Paragraph 2
A．To introduce the topic. B．To show an evidence.
C．To summarize the general idea. D．To offer some background.
29．What are the fourth and fifth paragraphs probably about
A．A virtual reality game. B．A new medical device.
C．A new treatment method. D．An experiment on animals.
30．How does the author support the theme of the text
A．By listing some related data. B．By offering some examples.
C．By making some comparisons. D．By describing research processes.
31．What is probably continued with the text
A．How to expand controllable robotic devices.
B．Where to find new and exciting opportunities.
C．How to further develop the robot market potential.
D．Why to balance inside and outside of the laboratory.
D
Artists everywhere are getting “understandably nervous” about recent advances in artificial intelligence. Last month, a winner of an art prize at the Colorado State Fair “sparked a violent protest” when he posted the news and explained that he’d created his image using an AI program. Critics quickly accused 39-year-old Lance Allen of cheating. To be fair, Allen had won in the digital art category and made no secret of how the image had been produced. But the rules of art making are clearly changing.
Allen’s creative process, to be clear, “was not a push-button operation, ”said Jason Blain in Forbes. He claims to have spent 80 hours on his entry, first on fine-tuning his text prompts (提示), then by touching up the final image using Photoshop and similar tools, then arranging to print the image on canvas. He made the finished product using AI much as a photographer creates an image using a camera.
But Allen, a tabletop game developer, is awed by AI’s capabilities and urges artists and illustrators to welcome the technology rather than fight it. “Art is dead,” he says. “AI won. Humans lost.” A more inspiring lesson to take from his victory, though, is that image generators are likely to “expand the appreciation for and creation of art” by opening the field to people, like him, who could never draw anything as detailed as his award-winning image. “If anything, we will have more artists,” and as the technology progresses, “we might see the emergence of art styles that none have seen before.”
You can’t blame traditional artists if they’re unhappy. Image generators work their magic, after all, by analyzing the aesthetics (美学) of millions of pre-existing images. One of the most complicated image generators “makes crystal clear just how destructive this technology will be,” said Loz Eliot in New Atlas. Given a specific prompt, it can produce an image of just about anything you can imagine and even follow the style of a favorite artist’s work. Its arrival marks “an incredible popularization of visual creativity” while aiming “a knife to the heart of anyone who’s spent decades improving their artistic techniques hoping to make a living from them.”
32．Why are artists getting nervous about AI recently
A．A winner of an art prize used AI. B．Lance Allen cheated in the art competition.
C．The digital art will soon dominate. D．There will be great changes in art creation.
33．What does the author intend to tell us in paragraph 2
A．It was no easy work for Allen even with Al. B．Allen worked as a photographer creating an image.
C．AI played a key role in Allen’s art creation. D．Although with AI, Allen’s creation counted a lot.
34．What lesson can we draw from Allen’s winning
A．Human has been beaten by AI. B．AI will make art more popular.
C．Greater artists and new art styles will appear. D．AI enables amateurs to win art competitions.
35．Why does Loz Eliot say the new technology will be destructive
A．It works by analyzing images created by human.
B．It can produce images beyond people’s imagination.
C．It makes artists’ long-time effort meaningless.
D．It makes it impossible for artists to make a living.
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。
Living car-free in the US
Culdesac admitted its first thirty-six residents in Tempe, Arizona, US, earlier this year. 36 . The $170 million neighborhood, with its white buildings and narrow walkways(走道), is expected to hold around 1,000 people when the full 760 units are completed by 2025, according to The Guardian. Similar projects in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Houston, Texas, are also underway, said Bloomberg.
In a country as car-dependent as the US, Culdesac is nothing short of visionary (有远见的). 37 although some densely(稠密地) populated costal US cities like Boston and New York City are walkable and have various public transportation options like bus and light rail. In the 2019 US Census, it was found that roughly 85% of Americans relied on a car to get to work. 38 . In a 2023 study, the American Automobile Association said that it costs an average of about $12,000 per year to own and maintain a car in the US. So, what is stopping Americans from abandoning cars and embracing relatively cheaper alternatives like e-bikes In a word, unsafe roads that prioritize cars over people. According to a 2019 report by the World Health Organization, the US traffic fatality rate is 12.4 deaths per 100,000. At the same time, pedestrians and cyclists in the US are often blamed for being hit by drivers rather than the other way around.
39 . By embracing a new car-free way of living, US projects like Culdesac can provide an alternative way of living that is both healthier and more affordable and, in turn, influence others to live a better way as well. As Vanessa Fox, a 32-year-old resident of Culdesac, said, “ 40 . Freedom is being to just simply walk out and access places.”
A．Still, there is hope
B．Cars are allowed, but parking is limited
C．This can effectively avoid traffic accidents on a road
D．This reliance on cars doesn’t come cheap, unfortunately
E．For some, cars equal freedom, but for me, it’s a restriction
F．It describes itself as the first car-free neighbourhood built in the US
G．The vast majority of Americans are entirely dependant on cars to get around
第二部分语言运用 (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。
I hate heights. I 41 when a hotel clerk places me higher than the third floor. On sightseeing trips, I need a lot of gentle 42 from my companions before stepping onto the observation decks. Then I counted the minutes 43 , until their elevators returned me safely to the ground.
But I was 44 for parasailing. Each time I glance up to see someone 45 from beneath a brightly colored parachute (降落伞), I’d wave back with admiration, 46 : What would it be like to see the beach from high above I hope someday I can find the answer 47 .
Years later, on a family trip to Lake Erie’s islands, we 48 to choose one thing we most wanted to do. Visit a museum Hear live music We surfed the internet, researching 49 . And then I remembered those 50 . We booked our reservation.
The next morning, I 51 with myself. Part of me wanted to 52 : “I just can’t.” But another part knew those 53 voices would never pipe down unless I made my dream true.
Then, I was high up in the sky. I kept waiting to 54 as I’d imagined it would be just like those horrible skyscraper visits. But it was the very 55 . High above, I felt so calming and peaceful, surrounded by that blue.
41．A．show off B．turn up C．reach out D．back off
42．A．comment B．persuasion C．trust D．permission
43．A．nervously B．casually C．tentatively D．curiously
44．A．responsible B．desperate C．prepared D．unsuitable
45．A．skipping B．arguing C．waving D．slipping
46．A．wondering B．explaining C．whispering D．complaining
47．A．in advance B．in person C．at random D．on end
48．A．applied B．pretended C．agreed D．happened
49．A．limitations. B．instructions C．options D．competitions
50．A．beach lovers B．pioneers C．attention seekers D．parasailers
51．A．cooperated B．corresponded C．compared D．struggled
52．A．contact B．relax C．quit D．change
53．A．sympathetic B．familiar C．thrilling D．discouraging
54．A．panic B．doubt C．respond D．test
55．A．feeling B．opposite C．expectation D．impression
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。
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。
Two years ago, Song Fei’s muscle pain was getting worse, despite years of gym exercise. A month after 56 (practise) taijiquan, however, the pains that had been bothering her were slowly relieved. Song, 29, a Shanghai-based fitness vlogger (视频博主), has been sharing her changes after learning taijiquan 57 lifestyle-sharing platform Xiaohongshu. Besides performing it each morning, she also integrates 58 (element) of the Chinese martial art into her fitness courses.
China’s taijiquan has become 59 (increasing) popular as a form of mind-body exercise and stress reduction. Like Song, more young people are inheriting (继承) and developing ways to integrate the martial art into 60 (variety) lifestyle applications. Master Li Guangjin, who created his own style of taijiquan, emphasizes 61 importance of maintaining health, combat (格斗), and relaxation through taijiquan practice. Visual designer Lin Xiaoxue has also experienced physical and mental benefits since she picked up taijiquan. She has designed some visual works 62 (inspire) by taijiquan. Additionally, taijiquan has influenced other fitness practices, such as ChiRunning, 63 combines tai chi techniques with running 64 (promote) injury prevention and mindfulness.
This integration of traditional wisdom into modern lifestyles 65 (reflect) a growing interest in understanding the deeper meaning of life through taijiquan and related practices.
第三部分 写作 (共两节, 满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
最近，你的英国朋友约翰打算在本期班级墙报中开设“the Tomb Sweeping Day”专栏，想请你给他写一篇文章介绍清明节。内容包括：
1. 介绍清明节以及人们开展的主要纪念活动；
2. 描述今年清明节你的经历和感受。
参考词汇：清明节：the Qingming Festival/the Tomb Sweeping Day 献祭和鞠躬：offer sacrifices and bow
祖先：ancestor
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第二节 (满分25分)
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
What should have been a regular Sunday at the YMCA turned into a day one teenage lifeguard will never forget!
Eighteen-year-old Natalie Lucas has been working as a lifeguard at the YMCA in Longmont, Colorado, for the past three years. Recently, a couple entered the pool area while she was on duty. The woman was very pregnant, so Natalie kept a close eye on her as she eased herself into the shallow end of the pool.
Tessa Rider was nine months pregnant that day. She and her husband, Matthew Jones, came to the pool a few times that week to ease the discomfort of a nerve pain.
As Tessa was resting in the pool, she suddenly realized something was happening. Natalie noticed Tessa climbed out of the pool, so she went over to check on the couple. “I walk over and Matthew, the husband, says to me, ‘We’re having the baby right now.’ I’m like, ‘OK!’” Natalie recalled.
Matthew called 911, but as he spoke to the operator he knew it was too late. Tessa was already pulling her bathing suit off. Natalie helped Tessa and Matthew by bringing over the center’s medical supplies and towels, and calling for more assistance from the front desk. Throughout it all, she told herself to remain calm and focus on caring for Tessa.
“I knew I needed to stay calm,” Natalie said. “So I made sure to keep my head on and stay with them, keep asking them questions, and keep them focused on the baby and made sure that they were the most comfortable.”
Less than five minutes later, Matthew caught his newborn son as he was born on the pool edge.
After helping clear the baby’s airway and ensuring he was breathing, Natalie used her back to support the new mom until paramedic (护理员) arrived. Once there, baby Tobin Thomas Rider received a clean bill of health!
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。
Paragraph 1:
Matthew and Tessa are both grateful that Natalie was there to help them.
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Paragraph 2:
Natalie said Tobin’s unexpected birth was all just part of her job.
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