高河中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有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 James do tomorrow
A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report.
2. What can we say about the woman
A. She’s generous. B. She’s curious. C. She’s helpful.
3. When does the train leave
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.
4. How does the woman go to work
A. By car. B. On foot. C. By bike.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.
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 does the woman regret
A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major.
7. What is the woman interested in studying now
A. Ecology. B. Education. C. Chemistry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man
A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide. C. A taxi driver.
9. What is the man doing for the woman
A. Looking for some local foods.
B. Showing her around the seaside.
C. Offering information about a hotel.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. At home. C. At a restaurant.
11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening
A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.
12. Who is Alice going to call
A. Mike. B. Joan. C. Catherine.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the woman meet the man
A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.
14. What does the woman like about the carpet
A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality.
15. What does the man say about the kitchen
A. It’s a good size. B. It’s newly painted. C. It’s adequately equipped.
16. What will the woman probably do next
A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker probably talking to
A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students.
18. When did the speaker take English classes
A. Before he left his hometown. B. After he came to America. C. When he was 15 years old.
19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher
A. He’s proud. B. He’s sympathetic. C. He’s grateful.
20. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. How education shaped his life.
B. How his language skills improved.
C. How he managed his business well.
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
TRAVEL PERU
Amazon Rainforest Tour
A short flight takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there, you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
Machu Picchu Tour
This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. Then, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the prefect fit of the stones.
Cusco Tour
Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.
Lake Titicaca Tour
Enjoy the beautiful scenery as you spend a day driving to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
So come and experience what Peru has to offer. For more brochures about Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu.org.
1. If Jack is a lover of Inca culture, which tours would you like to recommend
A. Amazon Rainforest and Machu Picchu B. Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca
C. Cusco and Lake Titicaca D. Machu Picchu and Cusco
2. What do the four tours have in common
A. All the four tours last for four days.
B. All the places can be reached by boat.
C. All the destinations are remote and poor places.
D. Visitors have to stay with the locals all the way.
3. What might be the purpose of the passage
A. To sell more brochures to visitors.
B. To try to attract more visitors to Peru.
C To invite more people to visit a website.
D. To introduce readers the tourism of Peru.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一则广告。文章介绍秘鲁四个不同地方的旅游情况，欢迎游客去秘鲁旅行。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据Machu Picchu Tour部分提到的“Incas’ dry stone method.”和Cusco Tour提到“Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire”可知，如果Jack爱好印加文化，推荐他去Machu Picchu和Cusco。故选D。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，Amazon Rainforest Tour花费一天时间乘船去森林中部，三天时间探索，所以是四天；Machu Picchu Tour是一个四天的徒步旅行；Cusco也是花费四天旅行；Lake Titicaca先花费一天时间到达，再花费三天时间游览。因此可知，四个旅游的共同之处都是四天的旅游。故选A。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据全文最后一段“So come and experience what Peru has to offer. For more brochures about Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu.org.(所以，来秘鲁体验一下吧。想了解更多关于秘鲁的小册子，请通过tourinfo@travelperu.org联系我们)”可知，文章的写作目的是吸引更多的游客来秘鲁。故选B。
B
My earliest memories are of having two very old parents. My mother was 42 when I was born, which back then was seriously old to have a baby, and a little risky too. My oldest brother was 14 years older than me and the middle brother ten years older. When I was quite small they had both left home. I grew up almost like an only child. I tended to amuse myself and play in the garden and draw and paint and shoot. I suppose you do learn as an only child that you’re going to have to get on with life by yourself. You’re going to have to find things that excite and move you.
I was shipped off to Sunday school in Edinburgh when I was seven years old. I felt a proper Charlie, because I was the only little boy among the Sunday school children who was wearing a kilt (苏格兰短裙). I also felt rather threatened by the stories we were taught. Old-school Christianity was filled with punishment and anger that I didn’t really enjoy. For the rest of my attendance at Sunday school, I didn’t get closer than climbing a tree outside the church and hiding in the branches, waiting until the children came out, then dropping down to join the school team and walking out of the church to be met by my parents, who were then reassured that I’d been to Sunday school as I was supposed to.
When my parents moved to Blackpool, my aunt, who came to live with us, took me to two or three concerts. I got to see Cliff Richard, Adam Faith and the early Rolling Stones performing at Blackpool’s ABC Theatre-which, when I was 12 years old, was an important moment of recognising that that isn’t what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, because the music they played was not what I was enjoying. I was drawn to the blues and Black American folk music. It felt very real and human.
4. What do we know about the author’s childhood
A. Many things moved him. B. He had to do many things on his own.
C. He liked playing in the garden. D. He got on badly with his brothers.
5. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “a proper Charlie” in paragraph 2
A. A real fool. B. An independent child.
C. A capable student. D. A clever student.
6. What experiences did the author have in his Sunday school
A. He liked wearing a kilt. B. He often studied in the trees.
C. He was threatened by others. D. He was often absent from school.
7. What can we infer from the text
A. His brothers were not important to him. B. He never walked into the church.
C. His parents took him to some concerts. D. The blues caught his interest.
【答案】4. B 5. A 6. D 7. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的童年经历以及是如何开始对蓝调音乐感兴趣的。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“I tended to amuse myself and play in the garden and draw and paint and shoot. I suppose you do learn as an only child that you’re going to have to get on with life by yourself. You’re going to have to find things that excite and move you.(我喜欢自娱自乐，在花园里玩耍，画画，射击。我想，作为家中唯一的孩子，你确实学会了必须独自生活。你必须找到让你兴奋和感动的东西)”可知，作者童年不得不自己做很多事情。故选B。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“because I was the only little boy among the Sunday school children who was wearing a kilt (因为我是主日学校孩子中唯一一个穿着苏格兰方格呢短裙的小男孩)”可知，作者是主日学校里唯一一个穿苏格兰裙的小男孩，所以作者觉得自己像个傻瓜。故划线词意思是“一个真正的傻瓜”。故选A。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“For the rest of my attendance at Sunday school, I didn’t get closer than climbing a tree outside the church and hiding in the branches, waiting until the children came out, then dropping down to join the school team and walking out of the church to be met by my parents, who were then reassured that I’d been to Sunday school as I was supposed to.(在我去主日学校的其余时间里，我爬上教堂外的一棵树，躲在树枝里，等孩子们出来，然后下车加入学校的队伍，走出教堂，迎接我的父母，然后我向他们保证，我已经按照预期上了主日学校)”可知，作者在主日学校的其余时间里，都躲在树上等着下课，可得出作者经常缺课。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“I was drawn to the blues and Black American folk music.(我被蓝调和美国黑人民间音乐所吸引)”可推知，蓝调引起了他的兴趣。故选D。
C
Scientists have reported that the sea ice in Antarctica (南极) is at a record low level. Antarctica is a great, icy land, surrounded (围绕) by the huge Southern Ocean. The ice in Antarctica doesn’t just cover the land. There’s also a large area of sea ice on the ocean’s surface.
Every year, the sea ice at the South Pole goes through a cycle. In the summer, the huge sea ice melts (融化) to its smallest point. Over the colder winter months, the sea ice grows and grows until it covers a wide area. Usually, the sea ice covers the greatest area around September 23, as winter ends at the South Pole.
Scientists have been measuring the area of the sea ice in Antarctica since 1979. For most of this time, Antarctica has seemed to be almost unaffected by the changing weather conditions experienced in other parts of the globe. That began to change around 2016. Now, for several years, the area of Antartica’s sea ice has been shrinking.
This year, the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) reported that Antartica’s sea ice covered its greatest area on September 10 — almost two weeks earlier than normal. And the sea ice was at a new record low-not just by a little bit, but by a lot.
The last time Antartica’s low sea ice set a record at the end of winter was in 1986. And this year, there’s about 398, 000 square miles less sea ice than in 1986.
Scientists are still trying to understand what is driving the change in Antarctica. One likely direct cause for the change is the rising temperatures of the world’s oceans. Ted Scambos, a research scientist at the University of Colorado, says Antarctica’s ice levels have always changed some, but the sharp loss this year is “pointing towards warmer ocean conditions around the continent.”
The new low record has concerned the scientists. Scientists are working hard to better understand Antarctica. They don’t know yet if this is just a short-term problem, or part of a long-term shift (转变) towards less sea ice in Antarctica.
8. What does the underlined word “shrinking” mean in Paragraph 3
A. Getting smaller. B. Being flat. C. Observed. D. Measured.
9. Why does the author mention the record in 1986
A. To give an example. B. To make a comparison.
C. To make a summary. D. To offer an argument.
10. What is the possible direct reason for the change in Antarctica’s sea ice
A. The changing weather conditions. B. Human activities in Antarctica.
C. Increased volcanic activities in the area. D. The increasing temperatures of the global oceans.
11. How do scientists feel about the low record
A. Worried. B. Annoyed. C. Excited. D. Satisfied.
【答案】8. A 9. B 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了南极的海冰不断消融，海冰面积减少创下新纪录。
【8题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第一段“Scientists have reported that the sea ice in Antarctica (南极) is at a record low level.(科学家报告说，南极洲的海冰处于历史最低水平)”以及第三段“Scientists have been measuring the area of the sea ice in Antarctica since 1979. For most of this time, Antarctica has seemed to be almost unaffected by the changing weather conditions experienced in other parts of the globe. That began to change around 2016.(自1979年以来，科学家们一直在测量南极洲的海冰面积。在这段时间的大部分时间里，南极洲似乎几乎没有受到全球其他地区气候变化的影响。这种情况在2016年左右开始改变)”可知，大部分时间南极的海冰没有受到全球其他地区天气变化的影响。但是从2016年往后出现了变化，说明海冰开始减少，变得更小了。故划线词意思是“变得更小”。故选A。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“The last time Antartica’s low sea ice set a record at the end of winter was in 1986. And this year, there’s about 398, 000 square miles less sea ice than in 1986.(上一次南极洲的海冰在冬末创下纪录是在1986年。今年，海冰面积比1986年减少了39.8万平方英里)”可推知，作者提到1986年的记录是为了拿现在和之前的数据作对比。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段“One likely direct cause for the change is the rising temperatures of the world’s oceans.(造成这种变化的一个可能的直接原因是全球海洋温度的上升)”可知，一个可能的直接原因是全球海洋的温度上升。故选D。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The new low record has concerned the scientists.(新的最低记录引起了科学家们的担忧)”可推知，科学家对此非常担忧。故选A。
D
In many restaurants worldwide, there’s a new sight — child-sized robots. These robots can welcome guests, show them to their tables, deliver food and drinks, and even transport dirty dishes back to the kitchen. Some believe these robot waiters could be a solution to today’s worker shortages (短缺，不足) in the restaurant industry, with tens of thousands of them now in use.
But other people think that robots can’t replace (取代) human workers. Robot waiters can’t take orders, and they struggle with steps, limiting their abilities.
Although there are disadvantages, their use is growing. For example, in Madison Heights, Michigan, Li Zhai faced difficulty finding enough workers for his restaurant. To address this, he bought robots from Pudu Robotics. These robots have been a success, with one leading guests to their seats, another delivering food, and a third transporting dirty dishes.
Zhai found that using these robots reduced his need for employees. Three robots now do the work of what used to need five or six people. And a robot costs around $15,000, while a human can cost 5,000 to 6,000 per month. These robots also have a surprising benefit—they free up human servers to spend more time with customers, resulting in increased tips. Additionally, diners (用餐者) often share videos of the robots on social media, attracting more visitors to the restaurant.
However, not all restaurants have had the same success. For example, Chili’s (奇利斯餐厅) introduced robot servers in 2020, but were criticized (批评) for their slow movement and getting in the way of human servers. A survey showed that 58% of guests believed the robots didn’t improve their overall dining experience.
12. What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A. To discuss the advantages of hiring human workers in restaurants.
B. To describe the shortages of child-sized robots in restaurants.
C. To show the success of robot waiters in restaurants.
D To introduce a survey about robot waiters.
13. What does the underlined word “address” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. narrow B. solve C. face D. explore
14. According to Paragraph 4, what is Zhai’s attitude towards robot servers
A. Uncaring. B. Dissatisfied. C. Positive. D. Doubtful.
15 What can be inferred from the passage
A. The use of robot waiters still has a long way to go.
B. All restaurants with robot servers are successful.
C. The restaurant industry is not affected by worker shortages.
D. Restaurant bosses won’t employ robot waiters.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了餐馆中使用机器人服务员的情况，包括其优点和缺点，以及不同餐馆的成功和失败经验。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段“In many restaurants worldwide, there’s a new sight — child-sized robots. These robots can welcome guests, show them to their tables, deliver food and drinks, and even transport dirty dishes back to the kitchen. Some believe these robot waiters could be a solution to today’s worker shortages in the restaurant industry, with tens of thousands of them now in use.(在世界各地的许多餐馆里，都有一种儿童大小的新型机器人。这些机器人可以欢迎客人，带他们到桌子前，送食物和饮料，甚至把脏盘子运回厨房。一些人认为，这些机器人服务员可以解决当今餐饮业工人短缺的问题，目前已有数万台机器人投入使用。)”可知，在世界各地的许多餐馆，都有一种新型机器人，这些机器人服务员为顾客服务，解决了当今餐饮业工人短缺问题，目前有数万台机器人投入使用，由此可推断，第一段主要是为了告诉我们机器人服务员在餐馆的使用非常成功。故选C项。
【13题详解】
词义猜测题。根据划线单词上文“Although there are disadvantages, their use is growing.For example, in Madison Heights, Michigan, Li Zhai faced difficulty finding enough workers for his restaurant.(尽管有这些缺点，但它们的使用正在增长。例如，在密歇根州的麦迪逊高地，Li Zhai的餐馆很难找到足够的工人。)”可知，Li Zhai的餐馆很难找到足够的工人，结合划线单词下文“These robots have been a success, with one leading guests to their seats, another delivering food, and a third transporting dirty dishes.(这些机器人已经取得了成功，其中一个将客人带到座位上，另一个提供食物，第三个运送脏盘子。)”可知，这些机器人可以代替服务员为顾客服务，这样Li Zhai使用机器人服务员解决饭店招不到工人的问题，由此可知，划线单词的意思与“解决”意义相近。故选B项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Zhai found that using these robots reduced his need for employees. Three robots now do the work of what used to need five or six people. And a robot costs around $15,000, while a human can cost $5,000 to $6,000 per month. These robots also have a surprising benefit — they free up human servers to spend more time with customers, resulting in increased tips. Additionally, diners（用餐者）often share videos of the robots on social media, attracting more visitors to the restaurant.(Zhai发现，使用这些机器人减少了他对员工的需求。过去需要五六个人才能完成的工作，现在三个机器人就能完成。而且一个机器人的成本约为 15000 美元，而一个人每月的成本为5000至6000美元。这些机器人还有一个惊人的好处——它们解放了人类服务员，让他们有更多的时间和顾客在一起，从而增加了小费。此外，食客们经常在社交媒体上分享机器人的视频，吸引更多的游客来餐厅。)”可知，Zhai 发现使用这些机器人减少了对员工的需求，降低了成本，而且还增加了消费，食客们在社交媒体上分享的视频还可以吸引更多的游客增加消费，机器人服务员带来很多的好处，由此可知，Zhai 对机器人的态度是赞成支持的。故选C项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据尾段中的“However, not all restaurants have had the same success. For example, Chili’s (奇利斯餐厅) introduced robot servers in 2020, but were criticized (批评) for their slow movement and getting in the way of human servers. A survey showed that 58% of guests believed the robots didn’t improve their overall dining experience.(然而，并不是所有的餐馆都取得了同样的成功。例如，Chili’s在2020年推出了机器人服务器，但因移动缓慢和妨碍人类服务器而受到批评。一项调查显示，58%的客人认为机器人并没有改善他们的整体用餐体验。)”可知，并不是所有的机器人服务员都取得了成功并列句了实例和调查的结果，由此推知，机器人服务员的使用还有很长的路要走。故选A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。
With the popularity of mobile phones and other electronic devices, more and more e-book products are created and these products have brought convenience to many young readers. ____16____. If you’re interested in printed books, here are some benefits they bring about.
____17____
When people settle in to read the latest must-read novel in print, they don’t get those annoying notifications (通知) in electronic reading. “Unless you’ve taken the time to turn off all the notifications, a digital reader is designed to interrupt,” Baron says.
Less eyestrain (眼睛疲劳)
____18____. But it’s much worse reading on screens. “If you look at what students say — My eyes hurt or I have headaches — overwhelmingly they noticed greater eyestrain reading digitally,” says Baron.
Greater academic achievements
____19____. The authors of a June 2014 study published in Oxford Academics looked at data examining academic performance of 200,000-plus students in 42 nations taking the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and reached the conclusion.
Better sleep
There are plenty of studies that show that reading on digital devices like phones and e-readers will negatively impact sleep. In a 2015 study, researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, found that study participants reading digital books took longer to fall asleep and were less sleepy. ____20____. In that way eyes and the mind have time to relax.
Educational trends come and go, so maybe the shift back to traditional books won’t last. But for the moment, I find myself standing at attention, relaxing my textbook-built shoulders and preparing for their glorious return.
A. Fewer notifications
B. Less interruption
C. Thus people had better turn e-reading devices off one hour before bedtime
D. The number of books in a family home strongly influences children’s academic performance
E. People experience eyestrain from reading in both media
F. People suffer eyestrain from digital reading
G. However, physical books are more learning-friendly than digital books
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. E 19. D 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述在数字时代，屏幕使人眼睛疲劳，好消息是，人们可以做很多事来减轻数码产品造成的眼疲劳，文中介绍了实体书带来的好处。
【16题详解】
根据前文“With the popularity of mobile phones and other electronic devices, more and more e-book products are created and these products have brought convenience to many young readers.(随着手机和其他电子设备的普及，越来越多的电子书产品被创造出来，这些产品给许多年轻读者带来了便利)”和后文“If you’re interested in printed books, here are some benefits they bring about.(如果你对纸质书感兴趣，这里有它们带来的一些好处)”可知，本句与上文构成转折，指出实体书更有好处。故G选项“然而，实体书比电子书更有利于学习”符合语境，故选G。
【17题详解】
根据本段内容“When people settle in to read the latest must-read novel in print, they don’t get those annoying notifications (通知) in electronic reading. “Unless you’ve taken the time to turn off all the notifications, a digital reader is designed to interrupt,” Baron says.(当人们开始阅读最新的纸质必读小说时，他们不会在电子阅读中收到那些烦人的通知。巴伦说：“除非你花时间关掉所有的通知，否则电子阅读器的设计就是为了打断你。”)”可知，本段的主旨是纸质小说不容易因为通知打扰到阅读。故B选项“少打扰”符合语境，故选B。
【18题详解】
根据后文“But it’s much worse reading on screens. “If you look at what students say — My eyes hurt or I have headaches — overwhelmingly they noticed greater eyestrain reading digitally,” says Baron.(但在屏幕上阅读更糟糕。巴伦说：“如果你看看学生们说的话——我的眼睛疼或者我头疼——绝大多数学生都认为阅读数字读物时眼睛更疲劳。”)”可知，后文提到了看屏幕阅读更容易疲劳，可知本句是在比较两种阅读方式对疲劳的影响。故E选项“人们在两种媒体上阅读都会感到眼睛疲劳”符合语境，故选E。
【19题详解】
根据标题“Greater academic achievements(更大的学术成就)”以及后文“The authors of a June 2014 study published in Oxford Academics looked at data examining academic performance of 200,000-plus students in 42 nations taking the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and reached the conclusion.( 2014年6月发表在《牛津学术》杂志上的一项研究的作者研究了42个国家参加经济合作与发展组织（OECD）和国际学生评估项目（PISA）的20多万名学生的学习成绩数据，并得出了结论)”可知，后文主要说明了对学生学习成绩数据的研究，得出了结论，故推测本句是在说明其研究的具体结论内容。故D选项“家里的书的数量对孩子的学习成绩有很大的影响”符合语境，故选D。
【20题详解】
根据上文“In a 2015 study, researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, found that study participants reading digital books took longer to fall asleep and were less sleepy.(在2015年的一项研究中，马萨诸塞州波士顿布里格姆妇女医院的研究人员发现，阅读电子书的研究参与者需要更长的时间才能入睡，也不那么困)”可知，本句与上文构成因果关系，指出人们应该在睡前不使用电子阅读设备，这样能更好入睡。故C选项“因此，人们最好在睡觉前一小时关闭电子阅读设备”符合语境，故选C。
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。
My father never kept anything for emotional purpose—except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always ____21____ watching my heroes at Yankee Stadium (洋基体育场). One winter, I wrote down a____22____ of the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father ____23____ it before going out to work.
The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a ____24____ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.”I ____25____ washed out ajar (玻璃罐) and____26____ a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960. Each of us____27____to the jar weekly. ____28____, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had had to work every Saturday. So one day, I ____29____ him of the remaining time, and then he ____30____ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a ____31____ Saturday.”On the morning of the last game, I sat waiting hopelessly with no ____32____ of my father who suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two____33____!”I could hardly ____34____ when we finally sat together, father and son, ____35____ my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see was a face lined with tiredness from working all week.
21. A. tried out B. worried about C. dreamed of D. lived on
22. A. note B. letter C. schedule D. novel
23. A. exploring B. touching C. tearing D. checking
24. A. bottle B. jar C. bowl D. cup
25. A. immediately B. patiently C. unwillingly D. slowly
26. A. attached B. identified C. created D. bought
27. A. referred B. contributed C. attended D. fell
28. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
29. A. accused B. inquired C. warned D. informed
30. A. comforted B. scolded C. encouraged D. rescued
31. A. boring B. terrible C. common D. free
32. A. signal B. sign C. reply D. company
33. A. balls B. coins C. tickets D. flags
34. A. stand B. imagine C. breathe D. jump
35. A. hearing B. watching C. greeting D. playing
【答案】21. C 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文主要回忆了作者在某个夏天，为了看一场棒球赛，和父亲每周都会为球赛存钱，终于等 到赛季的最后一个比赛日那天，父亲陪作者去看了比赛。三年后，父亲去世，作者无意中在父亲的房间中发现父亲还保留着那一天比赛的门票，那是父亲出于感情因素保留的唯一物品。
【21题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我是家里唯一一个关心棒球的人，我一直梦想着能在洋基体育场观看我心目中的英雄。A. tried out试验；B. worried about担心；C. dreamed of梦想；D. lived on靠……生活。联系上文“I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball ”可知作者喜欢棒球，总是梦想着能在杨基球馆看自己的偶像的比赛。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一年冬天，我写下了夏天约会的日程表，每天晚上都做梦。A. note笔记；B. letter信件；C. schedule安排；D. novel小说。根据后文“of the summer dates”指作者写下了夏天约会的日程表，故选C。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：令我吃惊的是，一天晚上，我看到我的父亲在出去工作前，查看它。A. exploring探索；B. touching触碰；C. tearing撕开；D. checking查看，检查。爸爸查看了“我”的日程表，故此处答案是“checking”。故选D。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：让我们每个星期存一些钱在罐子里，也许今年夏天我们可以去洋基球场。A. bottle瓶子；B. jar罐子；C. bowl碗；D. cup杯子。结合后文“washed out a jar”可知是存钱在罐子里。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我立刻洗了一个罐子，贴上了一个标签：洋基球场基金，1960年。A. immediately立即；B. patiently耐心地；C. unwillingly不情愿地；D. slowly缓慢地。“我”喜欢棒球，并梦想着能看一场棒球赛，现在爸爸建议“我”存钱，于是“我”就立刻清洗好一个罐子，当存钱罐，故答案是“immediately”。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我立刻洗了一个罐子，贴上了一个标签：洋基球场基金，1960年。A. attached附上；B. identified鉴定；C. created创造；D. bought购买。结合后文“a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960.”可知此处为短语attach label“贴上标签”。故选A。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们每个人每周往罐子里捐款。A. referred参考；B. contributed出钱；资助；C. attended出席；D. fell落下。这句话说的是“我”和爸爸每周都存钱到罐子里，donated to”（捐赠）应该是对于机构等较大组织而言，故答案是“contributed to”。故选B。
【28题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，我们仍然没有去看比赛，因为我父亲每周六都要工作。A. However然而；B. Moreover此外；C. Therefore因此；D. Otherwise否则。结合前后文语境可知为转折关系，应用However。故选A。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以有一天，我告诉他剩下的时间，他安慰我说：“别担心，周六我们会有空的。”A. accused控告；B. inquired询问；C. warned警告；D. informed通知。根据后文“him of the remaining time”指告知父亲剩下的时间，应用inform。故选D。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：所以有一天，我告诉他剩下的时间，他安慰我说：“别担心，周六我们会有空的。”A. comforted安慰；B. scolded责骂；C. encouraged鼓励；D. rescued救援。结合后文Don’t worry可知“我”很焦急，父亲安慰“我”，所以答案是“comforted”。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：所以有一天，我告诉他剩下的时间，他安慰我说：“别担心，周六我们会有空的。”A. boring无聊的；B. terrible糟糕的；C. common共同的；D. free免费的，有空的。根据上文“Don’t worry and we’ll have a”可知，不担心是因为周六会有空。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后一场比赛的那天早上，我绝望地等着，没有父亲的迹象，这时他突然出现了，喊道：“我有两张票！”A. signal信号；B. sign迹象，签名；C. reply回答；D. company陪伴。上文说“I am waiting hopelessly”由此可知，此处指没有父亲回来的迹象，所以这里选sign。故选B。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：最后一场比赛的那天早上，我绝望地等着，没有父亲的迹象，这时他突然出现了，喊道：“我有两张票！”A. balls球；B. coins硬币；C. tickets票；D. flags旗帜。联系下文他们去看球了，所以这里答案应该是球票，所以答案是“tickets”。最后一段中“ticket in his yellowed book”也是提示。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们父子俩终于坐在一起，观看纽约扬基队的比赛时，我几乎无法呼吸。A. stand站立；B. imagine想象；C. breathe呼吸；D. jump跳跃。根据后文“when we finally sat together, father and son”可知，父子俩终于坐在一起看比赛，作者几乎无法呼吸。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们父子俩终于坐在一起，观看纽约扬基队的比赛时，我几乎无法呼吸。A. hearing听见；B. watching观看；C. greeting问候；D. playing玩耍。根据后文“my New York Yankees”指观看纽约扬基队的比赛。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。
“Friend is better than fortune. Friend is ____36____ (bad) than poison in some cases.” The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable, but they can ____37____ (explain) as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good ____38____ the second refers to all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.
My ideal friend is of course a good friend ____39____ goodness is shown below: he studies hard so as not ____40____ (waste) his golden time. At school he ____41____ (respect) his teachers and shares feelings with his classmates; on ____42____ other hand at home he honors his parents and loves his brothers. He treats ____43____ (true) to those who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him____44____ a role model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear _____45_____ (difficult) and I shall never know the existence of the words “failure” and “loser”.
【答案】36. worse
37. be explained
38. while 39. whose
40. to waste
41. respects
42. the 43. truly
44. as 45. difficulty
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍的是我们应该交哪种朋友。我们应该交那种在学校尊敬老师，在家爱戴父母认真学习，珍惜时间的朋友。
【36题详解】
考查比较级。句意：在某些情况下，朋友比毒药更可怕。根据“than”可知，用形容词比较级worse。故填worse。
【37题详解】
考查语态。句意：上面两句话是相反的，似乎是不合理的，但它们可以解释如下：第一句话是指所有的好朋友，他们驱使我们走向好的道路，而第二句话是指所有坏的朋友，他们把我们引向错误的道路。主语they与谓语动词explain为被动关系，空格处用被动语态，can后接动词原形。 故填be explained。
【38题详解】
考查连词。句意：上面的两句话是相反的，似乎是不合理的，但它们可以解释如下：第一句话是指所有的好朋友，他们驱使我们走向好的道路，而第二句话是指所有坏的朋友，他们把我们引向错误的道路。用并列连词while表对比，意为“然而”。故填while。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句关系词。句意：我的理想朋友当然是一个好朋友，他的优点如下：他努力学习，以免浪费他的黄金时间。该空引导限制性定语从句，先行词为a good friend，关系词替代先行词在从句中作goodness的定语，用关系代词whose。故填whose。
【40题详解】
考查不定式。句意：我的理想朋友当然是一个好朋友，他的优点如下：他努力学习，以免浪费他的黄金时间。固定短语so as to do sth.“为了做某事”，waste用不定式形式。故填to waste。
【41题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：在学校里，他尊重老师，与同学分享感情；另一方面，在家里他孝敬父母，爱他的兄弟。respect作谓语，句子在陈述事实，为一般现在时，主语为单数，谓语为单数。故填respects。
【42题详解】
考查冠词。句意：在学校里，他尊重老师，与同学分享感情；另一方面，在家里他孝敬父母，爱他的兄弟。固定短语on the other hand“另一方面”。故填the。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：他真诚地对待那些对他忠诚的人。副词truly作状语修饰动词treat，故填truly。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：我可以以他为榜样。此处表示作为榜样，介词为as。故填as。
【45题详解】
考查名词。句意：的确，如果我有这样的朋友，我将永远不会害怕困难，我将永远不会知道“失败”和“失败者”这两个词的存在。作fear的宾语，应用名词difficulty，故填difficulty。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，最近参与了学校举办的“家务活我在行”活动，请你为班级英语角写篇短文介绍这次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动过程；
3. 活动感受。
注意: 1. 写作词数应 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Housework, I can do it
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【答案】One possible version:
Housework, I can do it
To promote the awareness of students’ tidiness and family responsibility, an activity named “Housework, I can do it” was held. In response to the activity sponsored by our school, I carried out my housework plan last weekend, ranging from tidying up rooms to cooking meals.
Early in the morning, I removed unwanted items and cleaned the house until it was spotless. At almost eleven, I prepared a lunch, fried rice, for which my parents praised me. Tired as I was, I felt so proud.
Through the involvement in the household chores, not only have I established a sense of family responsibility, but also I have fully understood that doing housework is of great meaning.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达开放性作文。假设你是李华，最近参与了学校举办的“家务活我在行”活动，请你为班级英语角写篇短文介绍这次活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累
主办：sponsor→host
实施：carry out→implement
表扬：praise→commend
疲惫的：tired→exhausted
2.句式拓展
变定语从句
原句：Early in the morning, I removed unwanted items and cleaned the house until it was spotless.
拓展句：Early in the morning, I removed unwanted items that took up too much space in my room and cleaned the house until it was spotless.
【点睛】【高分句型1】At almost eleven, I prepared a lunch, fried rice, for which my parents praised me. (运用了介词+which引导的非限制性定语从句)
【高分句型2】Tired as I was, I felt so proud. (运用了as引导的让步状语从句的倒装句式)
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。
After over 10 years of dreaming and planning and 18 months of very serious considering, my husband and I finally bought a farmhouse about a mile from where I grew up. Neither my husband, David, nor myself had any experience with decoration, but we jumped in with much excitement. There was much to be done before the winter came to knock at our door. We rearranged the garden, laid out the lawn (草坪), and set all the furniture in place. Then there remained only one thing to worry us: We didn’t have a fireplace (壁炉) indoors against the extremely winter.
I knew the perfect choice of person for the work is my uncle, Richard Jones. Being a senior construct worker (建筑工人) for almost 40 years, he could do the job better than anyone else. On thinking of the idea that my house would be in my uncle’s hands, my heart was filled with expectation and comfort. The problem was that he lived far away in Florida, about an 18-hour drive from our home in Cortland. Another problem was the cost of building a fireplace. Buying the farmhouse cost almost all our savings, so could we even afford to pay him
Much to my relief, the drive turned out to be no problem at all. On receiving my call, my uncle, at the age of 65, loaded his suitcase and his tools into his truck and headed to our place. When I asked how much he would charge, he replied, “We’ll figure up a price when the job is finished. Just have coffee and cookies ready when I get there. The more you bake cookies, the lower the price will be.”
My uncle wasn’t joking. As long as I had served coffee and cookies, he could work pleasantly. The man was obviously born with a sweet tooth. For two weeks, the coffee machine never stopped, and the cookies often disappeared before I could put them into the cookie box.
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 construction was slowly coming to an end.
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I found the paycheck (工资) lying quietly next to the coffee machine.
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【答案】The construction was slowly coming to an end. Finally, a perfect fireplace appeared before our eyes, with its well designed looks. Full of gratitude, we showed sincere thanks to my uncle, who was engaged in the construction for two weeks. In spite of his refusal, we insisted on him receiving a paycheck. Several days later, he loaded his tools and left our farmhouse, leaving us warmth and love against the bitter winter. After seeing him off, I headed for the living room for a cup of coffee, but what I spotted astonished me.
I found the paycheck (工资) lying quietly next to the coffee machine. Beside it was a note which read, “Dear, you have paid for the fireplace with all the delicious coffee and cookies.” Seeing that, tears of gratitude welled up in my eyes. Holding the paycheck, I could feel the deep love and care from my uncle. Every time we gathered around the fireplace enjoying the warmth, I would thought of the man with a sweet tooth. It was my uncle that taught me the value of giving, which I would treasure forever.
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和丈夫搬进了一所农场，但是却没有壁炉来抵御寒冬。作者的叔叔从远方赶来，花了两周时间给作者打造了一座壁炉，但却分文不收，体现了一家人之间浓烈的爱。
【详解】1. 段落续写：
① 通过第一段首句“壁炉的建造慢慢的开始收工了。”可知，叔叔把壁炉完美地建造了出来，作者一家人不需要再为冬天担心。作者应该要表示一下对叔叔的感谢。
② 通过第二段首句“我发现工资就放在咖啡机旁边。”可知，作者为了表示感谢，提出要给叔叔工资报酬，但是叔叔肯定不会收，离开之前把钱放在了咖啡机旁边。这体现了叔叔对作者的爱。
2. 续写线索：叔叔远道赶来帮忙——壁炉打造完成——作者表示感谢，提出支付报酬——叔叔未收报酬——作者感受到叔叔的爱
3. 词汇激活：
行为类
① 考虑：consider/take sth. into consideration/take sth. into account
② 建造：construct/build
③ 帮助：help/lend a helping hand to/do sb. a favor
④ 表达感谢：express gratitude to/show thanks to/appreciate sb.
情绪类
① 开心的：delighted/joyful/happy/thrilled
② 担心的：worried/concerned
③ 感谢的：appreciated/grateful/acknowledged
④ 惊讶的：surprised/astonished/astounded
【点睛】[高分句型1] Full of gratitude, we showed sincere thanks to my uncle, who was engaged in the construction for two weeks.（who引导的定语从句）
[高分句型2] Several days later, he loaded his tools and left our farmhouse, leaving us warmth and love against the bitter winter.（doing非谓语动词做结果状语）
[高分句型3] It was my uncle that taught me the value of giving, which I would treasure forever.（it was…that强调句，which引导的定语从句）
听力答案: 1-5 BCCBA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 ABAAC 16-20 BCBCA高河中学2023-2024学年高二下学期4月月考英语试题
(考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分)
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有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 James do tomorrow
A. Watch a TV program. B. Give a talk. C. Write a report.
2. What can we say about the woman
A. She’s generous. B. She’s curious. C. She’s helpful.
3. When does the train leave
A. At 6:30. B. At 8:30. C. At 10:30.
4. How does the woman go to work
A By car. B. On foot. C. By bike.
5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Doctor and patient.
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 does the woman regret
A. Giving up her research. B. Dropping out of college. C. Changing her major.
7. What is the woman interested in studying now
A. Ecology. B. Education. C. Chemistry.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man
A. A hotel manager. B. A tour guide. C. A taxi driver.
9. What is the man doing for the woman
A. Looking for some local foods.
B. Showing her around the seaside.
C. Offering information about a hotel.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In an office. B. At home. C. At a restaurant.
11. What will the speakers do tomorrow evening
A. Go to a concert. B. Visit a friend. C. Work extra hours.
12. Who is Alice going to call
A. Mike. B. Joan. C. Catherine.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Why does the woman meet the man
A. To look at an apartment. B. To deliver some furniture. C. To have a meal together.
14. What does the woman like about the carpet
A. Its color. B. Its design. C. Its quality.
15. What does the man say about the kitchen
A. It’s a good size. B. It’s newly painted. C. It’s adequately equipped.
16. What will the woman probably do next
A. Go downtown. B. Talk with her friend. C. Make payment.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker probably talking to
A. Movie fans. B. News reporters. C. College students.
18. When did the speaker take English classes
A. Before he left his hometown. B. After he came to America. C. When he was 15 years old.
19. How does the speaker feel about his teacher
A. He’s proud. B. He’s sympathetic. C. He’s grateful.
20. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. How education shaped his life.
B. How his language skills improved.
C How he managed his business well.
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
TRAVEL PERU
Amazon Rainforest Tour
A short flight takes you from the Andes into the Amazon rainforest. From there you’ll spend one day travelling by boat to your accommodation in the middle of the forest. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals unique to the rainforest.
Machu Picchu Tour
This four-day walking tour will take you on amazing paths through the Andes Mountains on the way to the city of Machu Picchu. Then, you will have a day to explore and be amazed by this ancient city. Especially amazing is the Incas’ dry stone method of building. Inca builders cut stones to exact sizes so that nothing was needed to hold walls together other than the prefect fit of the stones.
Cusco Tour
Spend four days enjoying the unique Spanish and local Indian culture high in the Andes at Cusco, the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th until the 16th century. Stay in a local hotel, visit the museums, admire the architecture, enjoy the excellent local food, and go shopping at the local markets.
Lake Titicaca Tour
Enjoy the beautiful scenery as you spend a day driving to Lake Titicaca. There, a boat will take you to stay with a local Uros family on an island for three days. Both the island and the Uros homes are made of water plants from the lake.
So come and experience what Peru has to offer. For more brochures about Peru, contact us at tourinfo@travelperu.org.
1. If Jack is a lover of Inca culture, which tours would you like to recommend
A. Amazon Rainforest and Machu Picchu B. Machu Picchu and Lake Titicaca
C. Cusco and Lake Titicaca D. Machu Picchu and Cusco
2. What do the four tours have in common
A. All the four tours last for four days.
B. All the places can be reached by boat.
C. All the destinations are remote and poor places.
D. Visitors have to stay with the locals all the way.
3. What might be the purpose of the passage
A. To sell more brochures to visitors.
B. To try to attract more visitors to Peru.
C. To invite more people to visit a website.
D. To introduce readers the tourism of Peru.
B
My earliest memories are of having two very old parents. My mother was 42 when I was born, which back then was seriously old to have a baby, and a little risky too. My oldest brother was 14 years older than me and the middle brother ten years older. When I was quite small they had both left home. I grew up almost like an only child. I tended to amuse myself and play in the garden and draw and paint and shoot. I suppose you do learn as an only child that you’re going to have to get on with life by yourself. You’re going to have to find things that excite and move you.
I was shipped off to Sunday school in Edinburgh when I was seven years old. I felt a proper Charlie, because I was the only little boy among the Sunday school children who was wearing a kilt (苏格兰短裙). I also felt rather threatened by the stories we were taught. Old-school Christianity was filled with punishment and anger that I didn’t really enjoy. For the rest of my attendance at Sunday school, I didn’t get closer than climbing a tree outside the church and hiding in the branches, waiting until the children came out, then dropping down to join the school team and walking out of the church to be met by my parents, who were then reassured that I’d been to Sunday school as I was supposed to.
When my parents moved to Blackpool, my aunt, who came to live with us, took me to two or three concerts. I got to see Cliff Richard, Adam Faith and the early Rolling Stones performing at Blackpool’s ABC Theatre-which, when I was 12 years old, was an important moment of recognising that that isn’t what I wanted to do with the rest of my life, because the music they played was not what I was enjoying. I was drawn to the blues and Black American folk music. It felt very real and human.
4. What do we know about the author’s childhood
A. Many things moved him. B. He had to do many things on his own.
C. He liked playing in the garden. D. He got on badly with his brothers.
5. Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase “a proper Charlie” in paragraph 2
A. A real fool. B. An independent child.
C. A capable student. D. A clever student.
6. What experiences did the author have in his Sunday school
A. He liked wearing a kilt. B. He often studied in the trees.
C. He was threatened by others. D. He was often absent from school.
7. What can we infer from the text
A. His brothers were not important to him. B. He never walked into the church.
C. His parents took him to some concerts. D. The blues caught his interest.
C
Scientists have reported that the sea ice in Antarctica (南极) is at a record low level. Antarctica is a great, icy land, surrounded (围绕) by the huge Southern Ocean. The ice in Antarctica doesn’t just cover the land. There’s also a large area of sea ice on the ocean’s surface.
Every year, the sea ice at the South Pole goes through a cycle. In the summer, the huge sea ice melts (融化) to its smallest point. Over the colder winter months, the sea ice grows and grows until it covers a wide area. Usually, the sea ice covers the greatest area around September 23, as winter ends at the South Pole.
Scientists have been measuring the area of the sea ice in Antarctica since 1979. For most of this time, Antarctica has seemed to be almost unaffected by the changing weather conditions experienced in other parts of the globe. That began to change around 2016. Now, for several years, the area of Antartica’s sea ice has been shrinking.
This year, the US National Snow and Ice Data Centre (NSIDC) reported that Antartica’s sea ice covered its greatest area on September 10 — almost two weeks earlier than normal. And the sea ice was at a new record low-not just by a little bit, but by a lot.
The last time Antartica’s low sea ice set a record at the end of winter was in 1986. And this year, there’s about 398, 000 square miles less sea ice than in 1986.
Scientists are still trying to understand what is driving the change in Antarctica. One likely direct cause for the change is the rising temperatures of the world’s oceans. Ted Scambos, a research scientist at the University of Colorado, says Antarctica’s ice levels have always changed some, but the sharp loss this year is “pointing towards warmer ocean conditions around the continent.”
The new low record has concerned the scientists. Scientists are working hard to better understand Antarctica. They don’t know yet if this is just a short-term problem, or part of a long-term shift (转变) towards less sea ice in Antarctica.
8. What does the underlined word “shrinking” mean in Paragraph 3
A. Getting smaller. B. Being flat. C. Observed. D. Measured.
9. Why does the author mention the record in 1986
A. To give an example. B. To make a comparison.
C. To make a summary. D. To offer an argument.
10. What is the possible direct reason for the change in Antarctica’s sea ice
A. The changing weather conditions. B. Human activities in Antarctica.
C. Increased volcanic activities in the area. D. The increasing temperatures of the global oceans.
11. How do scientists feel about the low record
A. Worried. B. Annoyed. C. Excited. D. Satisfied.
D
In many restaurants worldwide, there’s a new sight — child-sized robots. These robots can welcome guests, show them to their tables, deliver food and drinks, and even transport dirty dishes back to the kitchen. Some believe these robot waiters could be a solution to today’s worker shortages (短缺，不足) in the restaurant industry, with tens of thousands of them now in use.
But other people think that robots can’t replace (取代) human workers. Robot waiters can’t take orders, and they struggle with steps, limiting their abilities.
Although there are disadvantages, their use is growing. For example, in Madison Heights, Michigan, Li Zhai faced difficulty finding enough workers for his restaurant. To address this, he bought robots from Pudu Robotics. These robots have been a success, with one leading guests to their seats, another delivering food, and a third transporting dirty dishes.
Zhai found that using these robots reduced his need for employees. Three robots now do the work of what used to need five or six people. And a robot costs around $15,000, while a human can cost 5,000 to 6,000 per month. These robots also have a surprising benefit—they free up human servers to spend more time with customers, resulting in increased tips. Additionally, diners (用餐者) often share videos of the robots on social media, attracting more visitors to the restaurant.
However, not all restaurants have had the same success. For example, Chili’s (奇利斯餐厅) introduced robot servers in 2020, but were criticized (批评) for their slow movement and getting in the way of human servers. A survey showed that 58% of guests believed the robots didn’t improve their overall dining experience.
12. What is the purpose of the first paragraph
A. To discuss the advantages of hiring human workers in restaurants.
B. To describe the shortages of child-sized robots in restaurants.
C. To show the success of robot waiters in restaurants.
D. To introduce a survey about robot waiters.
13. What does the underlined word “address” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. narrow B. solve C. face D. explore
14. According to Paragraph 4, what is Zhai’s attitude towards robot servers
A. Uncaring. B. Dissatisfied. C. Positive. D. Doubtful.
15. What can be inferred from the passage
A. The use of robot waiters still has a long way to go.
B. All restaurants with robot servers are successful.
C. The restaurant industry is not affected by worker shortages.
D Restaurant bosses won’t employ robot waiters.
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。
With the popularity of mobile phones and other electronic devices, more and more e-book products are created and these products have brought convenience to many young readers. ____16____. If you’re interested in printed books, here are some benefits they bring about.
____17____
When people settle in to read the latest must-read novel in print, they don’t get those annoying notifications (通知) in electronic reading. “Unless you’ve taken the time to turn off all the notifications, a digital reader is designed to interrupt,” Baron says.
Less eyestrain (眼睛疲劳)
____18____. But it’s much worse reading on screens. “If you look at what students say — My eyes hurt or I have headaches — overwhelmingly they noticed greater eyestrain reading digitally,” says Baron.
Greater academic achievements
____19____. The authors of a June 2014 study published in Oxford Academics looked at data examining academic performance of 200,000-plus students in 42 nations taking the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) and reached the conclusion.
Better sleep
There are plenty of studies that show that reading on digital devices like phones and e-readers will negatively impact sleep. In a 2015 study, researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, found that study participants reading digital books took longer to fall asleep and were less sleepy. ____20____. In that way eyes and the mind have time to relax.
Educational trends come and go, so maybe the shift back to traditional books won’t last. But for the moment, I find myself standing at attention, relaxing my textbook-built shoulders and preparing for their glorious return.
A. Fewer notifications
B. Less interruption
C. Thus people had better turn e-reading devices off one hour before bedtime
D. The number of books in a family home strongly influences children’s academic performance
E. People experience eyestrain from reading in both media
F. People suffer eyestrain from digital reading
G. However, physical books are more learning-friendly than digital books
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。
My father never kept anything for emotional purpose—except once. I was the only one in my family who cared about baseball and I always ____21____ watching my heroes at Yankee Stadium (洋基体育场). One winter, I wrote down a____22____ of the summer dates and dreamed every night. To my surprise, one evening I saw my father ____23____ it before going out to work.
The following Sunday, he told me, “Let’s put away some money into a ____24____ each week, and maybe we can go to Yankee Stadium this summer.”I ____25____ washed out ajar (玻璃罐) and____26____ a label: YANKEE STADIUM FUND, 1960. Each of us____27____to the jar weekly. ____28____, we still hadn’t gone to a game because my father had had to work every Saturday. So one day, I ____29____ him of the remaining time, and then he ____30____ me, “Don’t worry and we’ll have a ____31____ Saturday.”On the morning of the last game, I sat waiting hopelessly with no ____32____ of my father who suddenly appeared and yelled, “I got two____33____!”I could hardly ____34____ when we finally sat together, father and son, ____35____ my New York Yankees. I sat cheering, but for my father, all I could see was a face lined with tiredness from working all week.
21. A. tried out B. worried about C. dreamed of D. lived on
22. A. note B. letter C. schedule D. novel
23. A. exploring B. touching C. tearing D. checking
24. A. bottle B. jar C. bowl D. cup
25. A. immediately B. patiently C. unwillingly D. slowly
26. A. attached B. identified C. created D. bought
27. A. referred B. contributed C. attended D. fell
28. A. However B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Otherwise
29. A. accused B. inquired C. warned D. informed
30. A. comforted B. scolded C. encouraged D. rescued
31. A. boring B. terrible C. common D. free
32. A. signal B. sign C. reply D. company
33. A. balls B. coins C. tickets D. flags
34. A. stand B. imagine C. breathe D. jump
35. A. hearing B. watching C. greeting D. playing
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。
“Friend is better than fortune. Friend is ____36____ (bad) than poison in some cases.” The two sentences above are opposite and seem to be unreasonable, but they can ____37____ (explain) as follows: the first refers to all good friends who drive us towards good ____38____ the second refers to all bad ones who lead us to wrong ways.
My ideal friend is of course a good friend ____39____ goodness is shown below: he studies hard so as not ____40____ (waste) his golden time. At school he ____41____ (respect) his teachers and shares feelings with his classmates; on ____42____ other hand at home he honors his parents and loves his brothers. He treats ____43____ (true) to those who are true to him. In a word, he has all the good characters better than mine. I can follow him____44____ a role model. With his help I am free from all difficulties.
Indeed, if I have such a person as my friend, I shall never fear _____45_____ (difficult) and I shall never know the existence of the words “failure” and “loser”.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假设你是李华，最近参与了学校举办的“家务活我在行”活动，请你为班级英语角写篇短文介绍这次活动。内容包括：
1. 活动目的；
2. 活动过程；
3. 活动感受。
注意: 1. 写作词数应为 80 左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Housework, I can do it
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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。
After over 10 years of dreaming and planning and 18 months of very serious considering, my husband and I finally bought a farmhouse about a mile from where I grew up. Neither my husband, David, nor myself had any experience with decoration, but we jumped in with much excitement. There was much to be done before the winter came to knock at our door. We rearranged the garden, laid out the lawn (草坪), and set all the furniture in place. Then there remained only one thing to worry us: We didn’t have a fireplace (壁炉) indoors against the extremely winter.
I knew the perfect choice of person for the work is my uncle, Richard Jones. Being a senior construct worker (建筑工人) for almost 40 years, he could do the job better than anyone else. On thinking of the idea that my house would be in my uncle’s hands, my heart was filled with expectation and comfort. The problem was that he lived far away in Florida, about an 18-hour drive from our home in Cortland. Another problem was the cost of building a fireplace. Buying the farmhouse cost almost all our savings, so could we even afford to pay him
Much to my relief, the drive turned out to be no problem at all. On receiving my call, my uncle, at the age of 65, loaded his suitcase and his tools into his truck and headed to our place. When I asked how much he would charge, he replied, “We’ll figure up a price when the job is finished. Just have coffee and cookies ready when I get there. The more you bake cookies, the lower the price will be.”
My uncle wasn’t joking. As long as I had served coffee and cookies, he could work pleasantly. The man was obviously born with a sweet tooth. For two weeks, the coffee machine never stopped, and the cookies often disappeared before I could put them into the cookie box.
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 construction was slowly coming to an end.
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I found the paycheck (工资) lying quietly next to the coffee machine
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听力答案: 1-5 BCCBA 6-10 BABCC 11-15 ABAAC 16-20 BCBCA
