北仑中学2023学年第二学期高一年级期中考试
英语试卷（全年级+外高班使用）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
For new otherworldly stories, try these attractive books for teens.
The Spell Tailors Hen is a beginner to his family’s spell-tailor business, learning to make magical clothes. A cheap clothing factory has opened nearby and now the business is in trouble. Then Hen comes across a new kind of stitch (缝法) — one that causes his grandmother to ban him from sewing because it can create problems. What is the power of the stitch And could it save the day The Midnighters In this atmospheric tale, Ema goes to stay with an uncle in Prague. There, she makes a new friend, Silvie, and soon they have secret adventures together on the city’s stone streets. Then Silvie goes missing and the only clue to what has happened points Ema in the direction of the mysterious (神秘的) Midnight Guild.
The Book of Stolen Dreams Rachel and Robert are given a stolen book by their librarian father and go on an adventure. Now, their father has been caught and they’re on the run, trying to protect the book and track down its final, missing page. It’s an exciting tale about the power of reading. Explorers at Stardust City It’s the latest in the Explorers’ Club series. Ursula and her friends must stop the Collector from stealing beautiful places. They get help from a Pirate Queen and are taken to space in a rocket, in an adventure with everything from space creatures to sea animals.
21. Why is Hen prohibited from sewing
A. He causes his family trouble. B. He finds a troublesome sewing way.
C. He wants to work in another factory. D. He fails to master sewing techniques.
22. Which book is the most attractive to lovers of the space adventure
A. The Spell Tailors. B. The Midnighters. C. The Book of Stolen Dreams. D. Explorers at Stardust City.
23. What do the leading characters of the four stories have in common
A. They value their friends. B. They get help from others.
C. They face some challenges. D. They can make use of magic.
B
As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil (水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: Marie Curie.
Marie Curie tries to ensure everyone who has cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fun d research into possible cures. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.
The charity was named after Marie Curie, a famous scientist. She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity (放射性). Unfortunately, over-exposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work, the charity decided on the name of Marie Curie.
The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a symbol, hoping cancer patients could recover from sickness.
Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has contributed to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of 1.
The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.
24. Why do some British people wear a daffodil
A. To advocate a charity. B. To celebrate patients’ recovery.
C. To remember a scientist. D. To offer hope to cancer patients.
25. What makes the charity use the name of Marie Curie
A. Marie Curie’s support for the charity. B. Marie Curie’s achievement in cancer treatment.
C. Marie Curie’s study on radioactivity. D. Marie Curie’s concern over cancer patients.
26. What does the daffodil imply according to the charity
A. Bringing life to other people. B. Returning of flowering plants.
C. Contributing money to the charity. D. Encouraging patients to cheer up.
27. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. A change in a British custom. B. The effect of a campaign.
C. A special activity held in March. D. The time to wear daffodils.
C
While the teams of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar competed in the fields, it was worth noting that it was not only soccer that caught the world’s attention, but also the video assistant referee (VAR) technology. Like it or dislike it, the VAR is a part of football games today.
Many football fans question whether the system made the game better or if it added an unnecessary layer of complexity to the beautiful game as a number of debatable decisions were made involving the VAR — it slows down the game; the offside law sometimes becomes rigid. The introduction of the VAR means top-level football games are now easily affected by stoppages and delays with the on-field referee often waiting for decisions to be made by those in offices often far away from the stadiums.
Actually, the use of video match officials in football was included in the 2018/2019 edition of the Laws of the Game and was already used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since then, the system has been applied in over 100 competitions worldwide.
Despite criticisms, FIFA considered the first use of the VAR to be a triumph, with referee committee head Pierluigi Collina claiming that 99.3 percent of “match-changing” decisions were called correctly at the World Cup—“very, very close to perfection”. Without the VAR, referees called 95 percent of the incidents correctly.
Not only football, sports tech to support a referee’s decision-making is widely adopted by other major sports in professional and Olympic games to assist referees to make the correct decisions. Tennis employs the Hawk-Eye Live system on competition courts, and the NBA has long used instant replay and other high-tech aids to make sure players are shooting within the time given by the shot clock in order for the referees to make the right call.
We should admit that sports tech is still not perfect in the field of sports events. People’s feelings are not towards those technologies themselves, but the current shortcomings of the application of the technology. However, fairness and consistency should not be a zero-sum option. Efforts should be made to further improve efficiency and reduce disturbance to beautiful games.
28. Why do many football fans question the VAR technology
A. It sometimes becomes rigid.
B. It makes competitions unappealing.
C. It is easily affected by on-field referees.
D. It leads to many arguable decisions.
29. What does the underlined word “triumph” mean in paragraph 4
A. Beginning. B. Success.
C. Symbol. D. Tendency.
30. Why are tennis and the NBA mentioned in paragraph 5
A. To prove the diversity of sports tech.
B. To introduce the benefits of sports tech.
C. To show sports tech’s wide application.
D. To explain the development of sports tech.
31. What’s the author’s attitude toward sports tech
A Opposed. B. Objective.
C. Favorable. D. Doubtful.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone has one or more talents. Bringing out the best in others can gradually change the world. ____32____ With patience, you can gradually find the admirable characteristics of people around you. Here are some ways to help you to identify and admire the talents of people around you.
Giving is a good way to find out the good qualities in others. Being kind doesn’t just mean helping someone financially. You can assist them with your advice, talents and so on. ____33____ Besides, you will know how they deal with their problems in life with a mind: never give up.
Talents adopt several forms and they put people in different circumstances. Thus, you need to be flexible to discover good qualities in others. Some people you come across may have different attitudes towards life from you. ____34____
Nobody is perfect and everyone has some shortcomings. However, these are useful to you. ____35____ Start by analyzing the shortcomings in others, and then you can easily find out the good qualities they already have.
____36____ One of the finest ways to discover good characteristics of others is to ask them something about their success and failure. The more you are curious, the more you will know about a person.
A. Develop an interest in others.
B. Live in the present to spot others’ talents.
C. Knowing one’s weaknesses is a great way to understand them.
D. For that, you need to learn to explore good qualities in others.
E. Discovering the good in others can bring out the best in yourself.
F. During this process, you will know what difficulty they are facing now.
G. Your biggest challenge is to put aside your own mind and see the bright spot of them.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共四节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. ____37____ when her father died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a ____38____ income, paying for college became out of the question.
____39____ going to college, Steph found a job, and tried to____40____ what to do with a life so different from her plan. The ____41____came from two pages from her English teacher, Dorothy Clark. One afternoon she walked into the classroom carrying a stack of papers titled “Mrs. Clark’s Book List.” It wasn’t homework, the teacher announced, but it could be a road ____42____ .“Some of you might not go on to higher education,“ Mrs. Clark said, “but you can ____43____ to learn.”
“I was determined to ____44____ myself,” Steph says. She studied the ____45____ and so it began. Each of those books sparked her ____46____ to learn more. “Reading books is like a treasure hunt,” says Steph. “What am I going to ____47____ How will my heart change ” That made her look for other books that weren’t on the list, hoping to ____48____ her knowledge.
When the original list ____49____, she typed up a new copy. And then another. Over the years, the family moved around a lot. Through it all, the reading list was a ____50____ in Steph’s life, traveling with her even on vacations. Now Steph is 70, and she never did get to college. But she has only four books ____51____ to read from the list. She expects to complete them sometime in 2023.
37. A. And B. But C. So D. Then
38. A. modest B. high C. regular D. net
39. A. Due to B. Apart from C. Instead of D. As for
40. A. rise to B. figure out C. think of D. take down
41. A. news B. question C. response D. answer
42. A. show B. block C. map D. test
43. A. continue B. stop C. pretend D. afford
44. A. defend B. enjoy C. support D. improve
45. A. homework B. survey C. report D. list
46. A. creation B. passion C. imagination D. satisfaction
47. A. discover B. purchase C. save D. bury
48. A. check B. understand C. limit D. deepen
49. A. tried out B. burst out C. wore out D. sold out
50 A. choice B. souvenir C. constant D. vision
51. A. missing B. published C. finished D. left
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。
With exotic Silk-Road themed music ____52____ (perform) by musicians from the China National Traditional Orchestra, a grand art exhibition titled Silk Road: Artists’ Rendezvous kicked off on the afternoon of Aug 15 at the National Art Museum of China.
Attracting about 40 foreign diplomats and ____53____ (representative) from several international organizations, the exhibit presents over 190 works by artists from 112 countries in the Belt and Road Initiative. The exhibit also includes an interactive, immersive unit ____54____ visitors may click a mouse or use their fingers on a touch screen ____55____ (change) digital versions of the artwork.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism ____56____ (invite) influential artists from Europe, Africa, America, Oceania and Asia for field trips, residency programs and workshops across China over the last decade. Drawing inspiration ____57____ their China experiences, these artists have created a wide variety of works, including oil paintings, traditional Chinese ink paintings, sculptures and mixed media.
“The Silk Road was important over the centuries. It carried not only silk but also knowledge and cultures,” said Shahbaz Khan, director of UNESCO Beijing, at the opening ceremony.
The Silk Road is ____58____ invaluable world heritage to be celebrated for reminding the world of the importance of cultural ____59____ (diverse) and cross-cultural communication, Khan said, ____60____ (add) “cultural and artistic creations, no matter their specific forms, are all conducive to innovation and sustainable development in a country”.
Khan suggested that the exhibit ____61____ (bring) to countries in the Belt and Road Initiative.
第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
62. Glaciers are unique and interesting natural _________ (现象). （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
63. She looked back on her successful career with great s_________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
64. A tiger is a large fierce animal b_________to the cat family. （根据首字母单词拼写）
65. One of the best a_________ to building up your body is to exercise every day. （根据首字母单词拼写）
66. You can use soft music and lighting to create a romantic a_________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
67. I experienced the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia A_________ Region for the first time this year. （根据首字母单词拼写）
68. He was faced with the d_________ of whether or not to return to his country. （根据首字母单词拼写）
69. Our plan needs to be f________ enough to cater（迎合） for the needs of everyone. （根据首字母单词拼写）
70. They entered the beautiful room d_________with flowers and balloons. （根据首字母单词拼写）
71. I think you are really reliable, so I believe what you said a_________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
第四节 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
72. 这个小镇被青山绿水环绕，美丽的环境吸引了来自世界各地的游客。(surround)
The small town __________________________________ attract visitors from all over the world.
73. Although they failed to sell all the popcorn, Bernard and John tried to come up with another way to sell popcorn from door to door. (用in spite of改写) (句型转换)
__________________________________ , Bernard and John tried to come up with another way to sell popcorn from door to door.
74. 既绝望又无助，简跪了下去，悔恨的泪水从她的脸颊上流了下来。(with复合结构)(读后续写之孤独郁闷心理描写)
Desperate and helpless，Jane knelt down，__________________
75. 由于专心于工作，汤姆忘了通知我会议的时间。（分词短语作状语）
__________________________________, Tom forgot to inform me of the time of the meeting.
76. 现在正在建造的楼是我们的教学楼。（分词短语作定语）
__________________________________is our classroom building.
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节(满分 10 分)
77. 上周你参加了学生会组织的“走近自然”主题活动，请为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动的过程；
2.收获与感想。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Getting Close to Nature
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第二节(满分 20 分)
78. 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。
Today was Community Service Day at school. Maya’s class was going to make cards for the seniors living in a nursing home. It was also the first day Maya would be wearing her leg brace (腿支架) to school, which was designed to help her walk more steadily and smoothly.
It was a cold autumn morning, Maya looked down, feeling embarrassed. To make it lovelier, she had delicately decorated the brace with pretty butterfly patterns. Still, she was unsure about others’ reaction. All morning at school, kids kept glancing at her brace. To her relief, they didn’t say anything.
In the classroom, Maya was drawing little green buds (芽) and pretty flowers when her friend Samir came over and sat by her. She felt his eyes fixed on her brace and heard him asking, “What’s that for ” Not knowing what to say, Maya pretended she didn’t hear him. After a few seconds of awkwardness, she glanced back at him, and found that he looked a little sad.
After lunch the class set off. The nursing home was on a small hill and all of them walked there happily along the path. Maya found that the brace did make it easier for her to walk up.
Maya and Samir were paired up with a lady who was 83 years old. There at the end of the hall in a wheelchair, with a big smile on her face, sat the lady, wearing a pink coat, with red lipstick and beautiful earrings. She looked bright and full of life. Moving flexibly and fast towards Maya and Samir, she greeted first. “I’m Joan, ” she said cheerfully, “Glad to meet you. ”
Maya and Samir handed her the cards they made. Joan looked at Samir’s card carefully and spoke with admiration, “You’ve written a poem! That’s so artistic!” Samir’s face reddened with shyness. Then Joan turned to Maya’s picture. “The first flowers of spring!” she cried in delight. “You really have a gift for using colour!” she said. Clearly, Joan’s praise added great power into Maya.
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。
In a sudden wave of bravery, Maya asked, “What’s it like being in a wheelchair ”
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Deeply impressed by Joan, Maya offered to sit beside Samir on the bus ride back home.
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英语试卷（全年级+外高班使用）
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共11小题；每小题2.5分，满分27.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
For new otherworldly stories, try these attractive books for teens.
The Spell Tailors Hen is a beginner to his family’s spell-tailor business, learning to make magical clothes. A cheap clothing factory has opened nearby and now the business is in trouble. Then Hen comes across a new kind of stitch (缝法) — one that causes his grandmother to ban him from sewing because it can create problems. What is the power of the stitch And could it save the day The Midnighters In this atmospheric tale, Ema goes to stay with an uncle in Prague. There, she makes a new friend, Silvie, and soon they have secret adventures together on the city’s stone streets. Then Silvie goes missing and the only clue to what has happened points Ema in the direction of the mysterious (神秘的) Midnight Guild.
The Book of Stolen Dreams Rachel and Robert are given a stolen book by their librarian father and go on an adventure. Now, their father has been caught and they’re on the run, trying to protect the book and track down its final, missing page. It’s an exciting tale about the power of reading. Explorers at Stardust City It’s the latest in the Explorers’ Club series. Ursula and her friends must stop the Collector from stealing beautiful places. They get help from a Pirate Queen and are taken to space in a rocket, in an adventure with everything from space creatures to sea animals.
21. Why is Hen prohibited from sewing
A. He causes his family trouble. B. He finds a troublesome sewing way.
C. He wants to work in another factory. D. He fails to master sewing techniques.
22. Which book is the most attractive to lovers of the space adventure
A. The Spell Tailors. B. The Midnighters. C. The Book of Stolen Dreams. D. Explorers at Stardust City.
23. What do the leading characters of the four stories have in common
A. They value their friends. B. They get help from others.
C. They face some challenges. D. They can make use of magic.
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本适合青少年阅读的冒险和魔幻小说。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Spell Tailors部分中的“Then Hen comes across a new kind of stitch (缝法) — one that causes his grandmother to ban him from sewing because it can create problems. (然后，母鸡发现了一种新的针法——这种针法让他的祖母禁止他缝纫，因为它会产生棘手的问题)”可知，Hen因为发现了一种会带来麻烦的缝纫法而被禁止缝纫。故选B项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Explorers at Stardust City部分中的“They get help from a Pirate Queen and are taken to space in a rocket, in an adventure with everything from space creatures to sea animals. (他们得到了海盗女王的帮助，乘坐火箭进入太空，与从太空生物到海洋动物的所有生命一起冒险)”可知，Explorers at Stardust City中包含在太空中探索的部分，因此它最吸引太空冒险爱好者。故选D项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据The Spell Tailors部分中“A cheap clothing factory has opened nearby and now the business is in trouble. (附近开了一家廉价服装厂，现在生意陷入了困境)”、The Midnighters部分中“There, she makes a new friend, Silvie, and soon they have secret adventures together on the city’s stone streets. (在那里，她交了一个新朋友Silvie，很快他们就在城市的石头街道上进行了秘密冒险)”、The Book of Stolen Dreams部分中“Rachel and Robert are given a stolen book by their librarian father and go on an adventure. (Rachel和Robert的图书管理员父亲给了他们一本偷来的书，他们开始了一场冒险)”和Explorers at Stardust City部分中“Ursula and her friends must stop the Collector from stealing beautiful places. (Ursula和她的朋友们必须阻止收集者偷走美丽的地方)”可知，这四个故事的主角都面临挑战。故选C项。
B
As you walk around the UK in March, you might notice that some people are wearing a daffodil (水仙花) on their coats. The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: Marie Curie.
Marie Curie tries to ensure everyone who has cancer is cared for in the best possible way. It also helps fun d research into possible cures. Founded in 1948, it has been continuing with its goal ever since.
The charity was named after Marie Curie, a famous scientist. She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity (放射性). Unfortunately, over-exposure to the radioactive elements made her develop a disease and die in 1934. Marie Curie won the Nobel Prize in two different fields. Because of her pioneering work, the charity decided on the name of Marie Curie.
The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a symbol, hoping cancer patients could recover from sickness.
Everyone you see wearing a daffodil has contributed to the charity, but each daffodil is worth only what you want to pay for it. The charity does ask that you stick to a minimum amount of 1.
The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the “Great Daffodil Appeal” kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.
24. Why do some British people wear a daffodil
A. To advocate a charity. B. To celebrate patients’ recovery.
C. To remember a scientist. D. To offer hope to cancer patients.
25. What makes the charity use the name of Marie Curie
A. Marie Curie’s support for the charity. B. Marie Curie’s achievement in cancer treatment.
C. Marie Curie’s study on radioactivity. D. Marie Curie’s concern over cancer patients.
26. What does the daffodil imply according to the charity
A. Bringing life to other people. B. Returning of flowering plants.
C. Contributing money to the charity. D. Encouraging patients to cheer up.
27. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about
A. A change in a British custom. B. The effect of a campaign.
C. A special activity held in March. D. The time to wear daffodils.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. A 27. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文主要介绍了在英国人们会佩戴水仙花来支持Marie Curie这一慈善机构。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“The British wear these yellow flowers to show they support one of this country’s best-known charities: the Marie Curie Cancer Care.(英国人佩戴这些黄色的花是为了表示他们支持这个国家最著名的慈善机构之一：玛丽·居里癌症护理中心)”可知，英国人戴水仙花代表支持一个慈善机构。故选A。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“She experimented with newly-discovered elements to create the theory of radioactivity (放射性).(她用新发现的元素做实验，创立了放射性理论)”和“Because of her pioneering work, the charity decided on the name of Marie Curie.(由于她的开创性工作，慈善机构决定以玛丽居里的名字命名)”可知，居里夫人关于放射性的研究推动了化学物质在癌症治疗方面的运用，因此该慈善机构选用了居里夫人的名字。故选C。
【26题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The daffodil is one of the first plants to flower during spring in the UK, which marks the return of flowering plants to the ecosystem after winter. Because of this, the charity uses the daffodil as a symbol, hoping cancer patients could recover from sickness.(在英国，水仙花是最早在春天开花的植物之一，这标志着开花植物在冬季后回归生态系统。正因为如此，该慈善机构使用水仙花作为象征，希望癌症患者能够康复。)”可知，水仙花象征着冬去春来，生命的复苏。由此推知，该慈善机把水仙花作为象征，是因为此花给他人带来生命的象征。故选A。
【27题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“The charity encourages people to start wearing their daffodils at the start of March, when the“Great Daffodil Appeal”kicks off. But that doesn’t mean you can only wear them in March. People are sometimes seen walking around with daffodils on their clothes all year round.(该慈善机构鼓励人们在三月初“水仙花大游行”开始时开始佩戴水仙花。但这并不意味着你只能在三月份穿。人们有时会看到一年四季都在衣服上挂着水仙花走来走去.)”可知，最后一段主要讨论了人们佩戴水仙花的时间。故选D。
C
While the teams of the FIFA World Cup 2022 in Qatar competed in the fields, it was worth noting that it was not only soccer that caught the world’s attention, but also the video assistant referee (VAR) technology. Like it or dislike it, the VAR is a part of football games today.
Many football fans question whether the system made the game better or if it added an unnecessary layer of complexity to the beautiful game as a number of debatable decisions were made involving the VAR — it slows down the game; the offside law sometimes becomes rigid. The introduction of the VAR means top-level football games are now easily affected by stoppages and delays with the on-field referee often waiting for decisions to be made by those in offices often far away from the stadiums.
Actually, the use of video match officials in football was included in the 2018/2019 edition of the Laws of the Game and was already used at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Since then, the system has been applied in over 100 competitions worldwide.
Despite criticisms, FIFA considered the first use of the VAR to be a triumph, with referee committee head Pierluigi Collina claiming that 99.3 percent of “match-changing” decisions were called correctly at the World Cup—“very, very close to perfection”. Without the VAR, referees called 95 percent of the incidents correctly.
Not only football, sports tech to support a referee’s decision-making is widely adopted by other major sports in professional and Olympic games to assist referees to make the correct decisions. Tennis employs the Hawk-Eye Live system on competition courts, and the NBA has long used instant replay and other high-tech aids to make sure players are shooting within the time given by the shot clock in order for the referees to make the right call.
We should admit that sports tech is still not perfect in the field of sports events. People’s feelings are not towards those technologies themselves, but the current shortcomings of the application of the technology. However, fairness and consistency should not be a zero-sum option. Efforts should be made to further improve efficiency and reduce disturbance to beautiful games.
28. Why do many football fans question the VAR technology
A. It sometimes becomes rigid.
B. It makes competitions unappealing.
C. It is easily affected by on-field referees.
D. It leads to many arguable decisions.
29. What does the underlined word “triumph” mean in paragraph 4
A. Beginning. B. Success.
C. Symbol. D. Tendency.
30. Why are tennis and the NBA mentioned in paragraph 5
A. To prove the diversity of sports tech.
B. To introduce the benefits of sports tech.
C To show sports tech’s wide application.
D. To explain the development of sports tech.
31. What’s the author’s attitude toward sports tech
A. Opposed. B. Objective.
C. Favorable. D. Doubtful.
【答案】28. D 29. B 30. C 31. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是议论文。视频助理裁判技术已经成为当今足球比赛的一部分，但是也备受质疑：它是否让比赛变得更精彩，或者是否让精彩的比赛变得更加复杂了呢？
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Many football fans question whether the system made the game better or if it added an unnecessary layer of complexity to the beautiful game as a number of debatable decisions were made involving the VAR (许多足球迷质疑该系统是否让比赛变得更好，或者它是否为这场漂亮的比赛增加了不必要的复杂性，因为VAR做出了许多有争议的决定)”可知，球迷质疑VAR系统的原因是它做出了许多有争议的决定，故选D项。
【29题详解】
词义猜测题。根据第四段划线词后的“99.3 percent of ‘match-changing’ decisions were called correctly at the World Cup—’very, very close to perfection(在世界杯上，99.3%的改变比赛的判罚是正确的，非常、非常接近完美)”以及“Without the VAR, referees called 95 percent of the incidents correctly(在没有VAR的情况下，裁判正确判罚了95%的事件)”可知，世界杯上99. 3%的“改变比赛”的判罚被认为是正确的判罚，而在没有视频助理裁判的情况下，裁判判罚的正确率为95%。由此可知，国际足联认为视频助理裁判的首次亮相是很成功的。B项“triumph(胜利，成功)”符合语境。故选B项。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“Not only football, sports tech to support a referee’s decision-making is widely adopted by other major sports in professional and Olympic games to assist referees to make the correct decisions.(不仅是足球，支持裁判决策的体育技术被职业比赛和奥运会的其他主要运动项目广泛采用，以帮助裁判做出正确的决策)”可知第五段提到网球和NBA的原因是要展示体育科技的广泛应用，故选C项。
【31题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“We should admit that sports tech is still not perfect in the field of sports events. People’s feelings are not towards those technologies themselves, but the current shortcomings of the application of the technology. However, fairness and consistency should not be a zero-sum option. Efforts should be made to further improve efficiency and reduce disturbance to beautiful games.(我们应该承认，体育科技在体育赛事领域仍然不够完善。人们的感受不是对那些技术本身的感受，而是对当前技术应用的不足。然而，公平和一致性不应该是一个零和选项。应努力进一步提高效率，减少对美丽游戏的干扰)”可推理出，作者对目前体育科技的广泛使用持客观的态度，故选B项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Everyone has one or more talents. Bringing out the best in others can gradually change the world. ____32____ With patience, you can gradually find the admirable characteristics of people around you. Here are some ways to help you to identify and admire the talents of people around you.
Giving is a good way to find out the good qualities in others. Being kind doesn’t just mean helping someone financially. You can assist them with your advice talents and so on. ____33____ Besides, you will know how they deal with their problems in life with a mind: never give up.
Talents adopt several forms and they put people in different circumstances. Thus, you need to be flexible to discover good qualities in others. Some people you come across may have different attitudes towards life from you. ____34____
Nobody is perfect and everyone has some shortcomings. However, these are useful to you. ____35____ Start by analyzing the shortcomings in others, and then you can easily find out the good qualities they already have.
____36____ One of the finest ways to discover good characteristics of others is to ask them something about their success and failure. The more you are curious, the more you will know about a person.
A. Develop an interest in others.
B. Live in the present to spot others’ talents.
C. Knowing one’s weaknesses is a great way to understand them.
D. For that, you need to learn to explore good qualities in others.
E. Discovering the good in others can bring out the best in yourself.
F. During this process, you will know what difficulty they are facing now.
G. Your biggest challenge is to put aside your own mind and see the bright spot of them.
【答案】32 D 33. F 34. G 35. C 36. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。本文简要介绍了几个发现他人优点和特长的方法。
【32题详解】
上文“Bringing out the best in others can gradually change the world.”（激发别人最好的一面可以逐渐改变世界。）下文“With patience, you can gradually find the admirable characteristics of people around you.”（有了耐心，你会逐渐发现周围人的令人钦佩的特点。）可知，空前提到激发别人最好的一面可以逐渐改变世界。空后又提到有了耐心，你就会逐渐发现身边人令人钦佩的特质。结合选项D项For that, you need to learn to explore good qualities in others.（为此，你需要学会发掘别人身上的优点。）其中“For that”与前文相呼应，“learn to explore good qualities in others”与下文衔接，上下文语意连贯。故选D项。
【33题详解】
上文“You can assist them with your advice, talents and so on.”（你可以用你的建议、才能等等来帮助他们。）下文“Besides, you will know how they deal with their problems in life with a mind :never give up.”（此外，你会知道他们如何处理他们的问题在生活中有一个头脑：永不放弃。）空前提到你可以通过你的建议、天赋等来帮助他们，空后提到此外，你会知道他们如何不放弃地处理生活中的问题。由此可推断空处应介绍了通过建议等帮助他人的结果。结合选项F项During this process, you will know what difficulty they are facing now.（在这个过程中，你会知道他们现在面临着什么样的困难。）其中“During this process”指代空前提到的帮助他人，上下文语意连贯。故选F项。
【34题详解】
空处所在段主要强调了天赋有多种形式，并且会让人有不同的经历，因此你需要灵活地发现他人的优点。空前“Some people you come across may have different attitudes towards life from you.”（你遇到的一些人对生活的态度可能与你不同。）又提到你遇到的一些人对于生活可能和你有不同的看法。由此可推断空处应介绍在这种情况下如何发现别人的优点。结合选项G项Your biggest challenge is to put aside your own mind and see the bright spot of them.（你最大的挑战是把自己的想法放在一边，看到他人身上的闪光点）符合此推断，上下文语意连贯。故选G项。
【35题详解】
上文“Nobody is perfect and everyone has some shortcomings. However, these are useful to you.”（没有人是完美的，每个人都有缺点。然而，这些对您是有用的。）下文“Start by analyzing the shortcomings in others, and then you can easily find out the good qualities they already have.”（从分析别人的缺点开始，然后你可以很容易地发现他们已经拥有的优点。）空前提到了每个人都有一些缺点，但是这些缺点对你是有用的。空后又提到通过分析他人的缺点，你可以轻松地发现他人已有的优点。由此可推断空处应提到了他人的缺点对你有用的原因。结合选项C项Knowing one’s weaknesses is a great way to understand them.（了解一个人的弱点是了解他们的好方法。）符合此推断，说明了他人的缺点对你有用的原因，上下文语意连贯。故选C项。
【36题详解】
空处位于最后一段段首，应是对整段内容的概括总结。分析整段内容尤其是最后一句“The more you are curious, the more you will know about a person.”（你越好奇，你就越了解一个人。）可知，本段主要介绍的是发现别人优点的方法是对他人充满好奇。结合选项A项Develop an interest in others.（培养对他人的兴趣）是对整段内容的概括性描述，选项中的“interest”与下文中的“curious”相照应。故选A项。
第三部分 语言知识运用（共四节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下列短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Steph Clemence always intended to go to college. ____37____ when her father died in a car accident, leaving her mother to support three daughters on a ____38____ income, paying for college became out of the question.
____39____ going to college, Steph found a job, and tried to____40____ what to do with a life so different from her plan. The ____41____came from two pages from her English teacher, Dorothy Clark. One afternoon she walked into the classroom carrying a stack of papers titled “Mrs. Clark’s Book List.” It wasn’t homework, the teacher announced, but it could be a road ____42____ .“Some of you might not go on to higher education,“ Mrs. Clark said, “but you can ____43____ to learn.”
“I was determined to ____44____ myself,” Steph says. She studied the ____45____ and so it began. Each of those books sparked her ____46____ to learn more. “Reading books is like a treasure hunt,” says Steph. “What am I going to ____47____ How will my heart change ” That made her look for other books that weren’t on the list, hoping to ____48____ her knowledge.
When the original list ____49____, she typed up a new copy. And then another. Over the years, the family moved around a lot. Through it all, the reading list was a ____50____ in Steph’s life, traveling with her even on vacations. Now Steph is 70, and she never did get to college. But she has only four books ____51____ to read from the list. She expects to complete them sometime in 2023.
37. A. And B. But C. So D. Then
38. A. modest B. high C. regular D. net
39. A. Due to B. Apart from C. Instead of D. As for
40. A. rise to B. figure out C. think of D. take down
41. A. news B. question C. response D. answer
42. A. show B. block C. map D. test
43. A. continue B. stop C. pretend D. afford
44. A. defend B. enjoy C. support D. improve
45. A. homework B. survey C. report D. list
46. A. creation B. passion C. imagination D. satisfaction
47. A. discover B. purchase C. save D. bury
48. A. check B. understand C. limit D. deepen
49. A. tried out B. burst out C. wore out D. sold out
50. A. choice B. souvenir C. constant D. vision
51. A. missing B. published C. finished D. left
【答案】37. B 38. A 39. C 40. B 41. D 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. D 46. B 47. A 48. D 49. C 50. C 51. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要叙述了Steph Clemence由于受到到家境的影响无法继续读书学习，但是老师Dorothy Clark罗列的书目让她燃起了继续读书学习的热情。
【37题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：但当她的父亲在一场车祸中去世后，她的母亲依靠微薄的收入养活三个女儿，供她上大学成了不可能的事。A. And和；B. But但是；C. So因此；D. Then然后。根据下文“paying for college became out of the question”可知，前后是转折关系，空格处是but。故选B。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但当她的父亲在一场车祸中去世后，她的母亲依靠微薄的收入养活三个女儿，供她上大学成了不可能的事。A. modest微薄的；B. high高的；C. regular有规律的；D. net净得的。根据下文“paying for college became out of the question”可知，她的母亲收入微薄。故选A。
【39题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：Steph没有去上大学，而是找到了一份工作，并试图弄清楚如何应对与她的计划截然不同的生活。A. Due to因为；B. Apart from除了；C. Instead of代替，而不是；D. As for关于，至于。根据下文“going to college, Steph found a job”可知，斯蒂芬没有去上大学，而是找到了一份工作，空格处是“代替，而不是”。故选C。
【40题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：Steph没有去上大学，而是找到了一份工作，并试图弄清楚如何应对与她的计划截然不同的生活。A. rise to应付；B. figure out弄清楚；C. think of想到；D. take down写下。根据下文“what to do with a life so different from her plan”可知，她试图弄清楚如何应对与她的计划截然不同的生活。故选B。
【41题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：答案来自她的英语老师多萝西·克拉克的两页纸。A. news新闻；B. question；C. response回答；D. answer答案。根据上文“what to do with a life so different from her plan”可知，此处表示“答案来自她的英语老师多萝西·克拉克的两页纸”。故选D。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：老师宣布，这不是家庭作业，但可能是一张路线图。A. show展示；B. block街区；C. map地图；D. test测试。根据上文“a road”可知，这不是家庭作业，但可能是一张路线图。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“你们中的一些人可能不会继续接受高等教育，”克拉克老师说，“但你可以继续学习。”A. continue继续；B. stop停止；C. pretend假装；D. afford负担得起。根据上文“Some of you might not go on to higher education”可知，此处表示“你们中的一些人可能不会继续接受高等教育，但你可以继续学习”。故选A。
【44题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我决心提高自己，”Steph说。A. defend保卫；B. enjoy喜欢；C. support支持；D. improve提高。根据下文“to learn more”可知，Steph决心提高自己。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她仔细研究了一下名单，事情就这样开始了。A. homework家庭作业；B. survey调查；C. report报道；D. list名单。根据上文“Mrs. Clark’s Book List”可知，她仔细研究了一下这个名单。故选D。
【46题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：每一本书都激发了她学习更多知识的热情。A. creation创造；B. passion热情；C. imagination想象力；D. satisfaction满意。根据下文“Each of those books sparked her___10___ to learn more”可知，每一本书都激发了她学习更多知识的热情。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我会发现什么？A. discover发现；B. purchase购买；C. save保存；D. bury埋葬。根据上文“a treasure hunt”可知，此处表示“我会发现什么”。故选A。
【48题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：这让她开始寻找书单上没有的书，希望能加深自己的知识。A. check检查；B. understand明白；C. limit限制；D. deepen变深。根据上文“That made her look for other books that weren’t on the list”可知，这让她开始寻找书单上没有的书，希望能加深自己的知识。故选D。
【49题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：原来的清单磨损了，她又打了一份新的。A. tried out试验；B. burst out突发；C. wore out磨损；D. sold out卖光。根据下文“she typed up a new copy”可知，原来的清单磨损了。故选C。
【50题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：自始至终，阅读清单一直是Steph生活中的一部分，即使是在度假时也会和她一起旅行。A. choice选择；B. souvenir纪念品；C. constant不变的事物；D. vision幻觉。根据下文“traveling with her even on vacations”可知，阅读清单一直是Steph生活中的一部分，空格处意为“不变的事物”。故选C。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：但她只剩下四本书可以读了。A. missing错过；B. published出版；C. finished完成；D. left剩下。根据上文“she has only four books”可知，她只剩下四本书可以读了。故选D。
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。
With exotic Silk-Road themed music ____52____ (perform) by musicians from the China National Traditional Orchestra, a grand art exhibition titled Silk Road: Artists’ Rendezvous kicked off on the afternoon of Aug 15 at the National Art Museum of China.
Attracting about 40 foreign diplomats and ____53____ (representative) from several international organizations, the exhibit presents over 190 works by artists from 112 countries in the Belt and Road Initiative. The exhibit also includes an interactive, immersive unit ____54____ visitors may click a mouse or use their fingers on a touch screen ____55____ (change) digital versions of the artwork.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism ____56____ (invite) influential artists from Europe, Africa, America, Oceania and Asia for field trips, residency programs and workshops across China over the last decade. Drawing inspiration ____57____ their China experiences, these artists have created a wide variety of works, including oil paintings, traditional Chinese ink paintings, sculptures and mixed media.
“The Silk Road was important over the centuries. It carried not only silk but also knowledge and cultures,” said Shahbaz Khan, director of UNESCO Beijing, at the opening ceremony.
The Silk Road is ____58____ invaluable world heritage to be celebrated for reminding the world of the importance of cultural ____59____ (diverse) and cross-cultural communication, Khan said, ____60____ (add) “cultural and artistic creations, no matter their specific forms, are all conducive to innovation and sustainable development in a country”.
Khan suggested that the exhibit ____61____ (bring) to countries in the Belt and Road Initiative.
【答案】52. performed
53. representatives
54. where 55. to change
56. has invited
57. from 58. an
59. diversity
60. adding 61. be brought##should be brought
【解析】
【导语】本文是新闻报道。文章介绍了一场名为“艺汇丝路”的大型艺术展在中国国家美术馆开幕，展览提醒世界文化多样化和跨文化交流的重要性。
【52题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：8月15日下午，一场名为“艺汇丝路”的大型艺术展在中国国家美术馆开幕，由中国国家传统乐团的音乐家们献上异国风情的丝绸之路主题音乐。这里考查的是with+宾语+宾补的复合结构。音乐和演奏是被动关系，用过去分词作宾补。故填performed。
【53题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：本次展览吸引了来自多个国际组织的约40名外国外交官和代表，展出了来自112个“一带一路”沿线国家的艺术家的190多件作品。根据 40 foreign diplomats and可知，and前后连接的都是名词复数。故填representatives。
【54题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：展览还包括一个互动的沉浸式单元，参观者可以点击鼠标或在触摸屏上使用手指来改变艺术品的数字版本。关系词指代先行词unit并在定语从句中作地点状语。故填where。
【55题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：展览还包括一个互动的沉浸式单元，参观者可以点击鼠标或在触摸屏上使用手指来改变艺术品的数字版本。表示目的，用动词不定式。故填to change。
【56题详解】
考查动词时态。句意：在过去的十年里，文化和旅游部邀请来自欧洲、非洲、美洲、大洋洲和亚洲的有影响力的艺术家在中国各地进行实地考察、驻留项目和研讨会。over the last decade是现在完成时的提示词，主语是单数，故填has invited。
【57题详解】
考查介词。句意：这些艺术家以他们在中国的经历为灵感，创作了各种各样的作品，包括油画、中国传统水墨画、雕塑和混合媒介。灵感来自他们的中国经历，表示“从……中”用介词from。故填from。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意：丝绸之路是无价的世界遗产，它提醒世界文化多样化和跨文化交流的重要性，Khan说，又补充道：“文化和艺术创作，无论其具体形式，都有利于一个国家的创新和可持续发展”。heritage“遗产”是可数名词，表示“一个无价的遗产”前面用不定冠词，元音音素开头的词前用不定冠词an，故填an。
【59题详解】
考查名词。句意：丝绸之路是无价的世界遗产，它提醒世界文化多样化和跨文化交流的重要性，Khan说，又补充道：“文化和艺术创作，无论其具体形式，都有利于一个国家的创新和可持续发展”。形容词cultural修饰名词，表抽象意义，不可数。故填diversity。
【60题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：丝绸之路是无价的世界遗产，它提醒世界文化多样化和跨文化交流的重要性，Khan说，又补充道：“文化和艺术创作，无论其具体形式，都有利于一个国家的创新和可持续发展”。said是谓语动词，“补充说”是非谓语动词，和主语Khan是主动关系，用现在分词作状语。故填adding。
【61题详解】
考查虚拟语气。句意：Khan建议把这个展览带到“一带一路”沿线的国家。suggest（建议）后面是宾语从句，从句中用should+动词原形，should可以省略，展览和带是被动关系。故填should be brought或be brought。
第三节 单词拼写（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
62. Glaciers are unique and interesting natural _________ (现象). （根据汉语提示单词拼写）
【答案】phenomena
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：冰川是独特而有趣的自然现象。“现象”译为phenomenon，此处表示泛指，用名词复数phenomena。故填phenomena。
63. She looked back on her successful career with great s_________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】satisfaction##atisfaction
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：她非常满意地回顾自己成功的事业。根据句意和首字母可知，空处填satisfaction作宾语，不可数名词。故填satisfaction。
64. A tiger is a large fierce animal b_________to the cat family. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】belonging##elonging
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词和短语。句意：老虎是猫科动物中的一种大型凶猛动物。根据句意可知，老虎属于猫科家族，belong to意思为：属于，空处作定语修饰animal，animal与belong to构成主动关系，用现在分词。故填belonging。
65. One of the best a_________ to building up your body is to exercise every day. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】approaches##pproaches
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：锻炼身体的最好方法之一就是每天锻炼。one of后用名词复数，结合to building up your body is to exercise every day可知，此处为名词“方法”，one of后接名词复数，用approaches作宾语。故填approaches。
66. You can use soft music and lighting to create a romantic a_________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】atmosphere##tmosphere
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：你可以用柔和的音乐和灯光来营造浪漫的氛围。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语，根据首字母和句意，表示“氛围”用atmosphere。故填atmosphere。
67. I experienced the Naadam Festival in China’s Inner Mongolia A_________ Region for the first time this year. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】Autonomous##utonomous
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：今年，我第一次在中国内蒙古自治区体验那达慕节。根据Inner Mongolia及Region可知，此处表示“内蒙古自治区”，空处缺少“自治的”autonomous，此处为专有名词，首字母大写。故填Autonomous。
68. He was faced with the d_________ of whether or not to return to his country. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】dilemma##ilemma
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：他面临着是否回国的两难境地。分析句子，设空处使用名词作宾语，根据首字母和句意提示，表示“两难境地”用dilemma。故填dilemma。
69. Our plan needs to be f________ enough to cater（迎合） for the needs of everyone. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】flexible##lexible
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：我们的计划需要足够灵活，以满足每个人的需要。分析句子并根据首字母提示及空前的be可知，空处应使用形容词flexible，作表语。故填flexible。
70. They entered the beautiful room d_________with flowers and balloons. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】decorated##ecorated
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：他们走进了装饰着鲜花和气球的漂亮房间。分析句子，句中entered为谓语动词，设空处应该使用非谓语动词。根据句意和首字母提示，表示“装饰”用decorate，此处room和decorate之间是被动关系，故使用过去分词作后置定语。故填decorated。
71. I think you are really reliable, so I believe what you said a_________.（根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】absolutely##bsolutely
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：我觉得你很可靠，所以我绝对相信你说的话。分析句子可知，空处修饰动词believe，为副词作状语，结合句意和首字母a可知，表示“绝对地”用absolutely。故填absolutely。
第四节 句子翻译（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
72. 这个小镇被青山绿水环绕，美丽的环境吸引了来自世界各地的游客。(surround)
The small town __________________________________ attract visitors from all over the world.
【答案】is surrounded by/with green mountains and clear rivers and the beautiful surroundings
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态和语态。根据汉语提示，表示“被……围绕”用be surrounded with/by，此处the small town和surround之间是被动关系，句子表述客观事实，故使用一般现在时的被动语态。表示“青山绿水”用green mountains and clear rivers；同时表示“并且”用and，其连接前后两个句子，构成并列关系，表示“美丽的环境”用the beautiful surroundings。故答案为is surrounded by/with green mountains and clear rivers and the beautiful surroundings。
73. Although they failed to sell all the popcorn, Bernard and John tried to come up with another way to sell popcorn from door to door. (用in spite of改写) (句型转换)
__________________________________ , Bernard and John tried to come up with another way to sell popcorn from door to door.
【答案】In spite of their failing to sell all the popcorn ## In spite of the fact that they failed to sell all the popcorn
【解析】
【详解】考查介词短语，非谓语动词和同位语从句。句意：虽然他们没能把所有的爆米花都卖出去，但伯纳德和约翰还是想出了另一种挨家挨户卖爆米花的方法。根据题干要求进行句型转换，in spite of为介词短语，意为“尽管”，原句中使用although引导状语从句，此处应转换为in spite of+形容词性物主代词+动名词短语的结构，即In spite of their failing to sell all the popcorn；或者转换为in spite of+名词+同位语从句的结构，此处使用that引导的同位语从句，即In spite of the fact that they failed to sell all the popcorn。同时该空置于句首，开头单词首字母大写。故答案为In spite of their failing to sell all the popcorn / In spite of the fact that they failed to sell all the popcorn.。
74. 既绝望又无助，简跪了下去，悔恨的泪水从她的脸颊上流了下来。(with复合结构)(读后续写之孤独郁闷心理描写)
Desperate and helpless，Jane knelt down，__________________
【答案】with tears of regret rolling down her cheeks
【解析】
【详解】考查with的复合结构。根据汉语提示，空处的内容为“悔恨的泪水从她的脸颊上流了下来”，所以此处可以用with的复合结构：with+ 宾语+ 补语。表示“悔恨的泪水”用tears of regret，作宾语；表示“流下”用短语roll down，名词tears与动词roll为主谓关系，所以用rolling down作补语，表示“她的脸颊”用her cheeks，故填：with tears of regret rolling down her cheeks。
75. 由于专心于工作，汤姆忘了通知我会议的时间。（分词短语作状语）
__________________________________, Tom forgot to inform me of the time of the meeting.
【答案】Absorbing himself in his work/Absorbed in his work
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词。“专心于”使用动词短语absorb onself in或be absorbed in，“工作”使用名词work，空处作状语，absorb和逻辑主语Tom之间是主谓关系，应用现在分词形式，或者absorbed in短语，故填Absorbing himself in his work/Absorbed in his work。
76. 现在正在建造的楼是我们的教学楼。（分词短语作定语）
__________________________________is our classroom building.
【答案】The building being built now/at the moment
【解析】
【详解】考查非谓语动词和短语。空处表示“现在正在建造的楼”，表示“楼房”用the building，“建造”用build，由句意，“楼房在被建造”，用build的现在分词的被动语态，作后置定语，修饰the building，表示“现在”用now/at the moment。故填The building being built now/at the moment。
第四部分 写作 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节(满分 10 分)
77. 上周你参加了学生会组织的“走近自然”主题活动，请为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动的过程；
2.收获与感想。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Getting Close to Nature
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【答案】Getting Close to Nature
Last week witnessed an outdoor activity themed “Getting Close to Nature” organized by the school’s student union for all the students.
As scheduled, the activity began with a gathering at the school gate and then students of each class were led to the designated bus in order. The bus quickly made its way to the destination--Mount Taibai, which marked the start of an immense exploration into nature. While some students immersed themselves in the breath-taking surroundings whole-heartedly, others captured those fleeting moments with the camera, making them long lasting memories in mind.
Tiring but pleasant, such exposure to nature not only relieves students of daily academic pressure in school, but also provides an opportunity for them to explore the beauty of nature and purse inner peace.
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。上周你参加了学生会组织的“走近自然”主题活动，要求考生给英文报写一篇报道。
【详解】1.词汇积累
举办：organize→hold
被指定的：designated → appointed
短暂的：fleeting→transient
愉快的：pleasant→ delighted
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Last week witnessed an outdoor activity themed “Getting Close to Nature” organized by the school’s student union for all the students.
拓展句：Last week witnessed an outdoor activity themed “Getting Close to Nature” which was organized by the school’s student union for all the students.
【点睛】【高分句型1】The bus quickly made its way to the destination--Mount Taibai, which marked the start of an immense exploration into nature. （运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】While some students immersed themselves in the breath-taking surroundings whole-heartedly, others captured those fleeting moments with the camera, making them long lasting memories in mind.（运用了while引导时间状语从句以及现在分词making作结果状语）
第二节(满分 20 分)
78. 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。
Today was Community Service Day at school. Maya’s class was going to make cards for the seniors living in a nursing home. It was also the first day Maya would be wearing her leg brace (腿支架) to school, which was designed to help her walk more steadily and smoothly.
It was a cold autumn morning, Maya looked down, feeling embarrassed. To make it lovelier, she had delicately decorated the brace with pretty butterfly patterns. Still, she was unsure about others’ reaction. All morning at school, kids kept glancing at her brace. To her relief, they didn’t say anything.
In the classroom, Maya was drawing little green buds (芽) and pretty flowers when her friend Samir came over and sat by her. She felt his eyes fixed on her brace and heard him asking, “What’s that for ” Not knowing what to say, Maya pretended she didn’t hear him. After a few seconds of awkwardness, she glanced back at him, and found that he looked a little sad.
After lunch, the class set off. The nursing home was on a small hill and all of them walked there happily along the path. Maya found that the brace did make it easier for her to walk up.
Maya and Samir were paired up with a lady who was 83 years old. There at the end of the hall in a wheelchair, with a big smile on her face, sat the lady, wearing a pink coat, with red lipstick and beautiful earrings. She looked bright and full of life. Moving flexibly and fast towards Maya and Samir, she greeted first. “I’m Joan, ” she said cheerfully, “Glad to meet you. ”
Maya and Samir handed her the cards they made. Joan looked at Samir’s card carefully and spoke with admiration, “You’ve written a poem! That’s so artistic!” Samir’s face reddened with shyness. Then Joan turned to Maya’s picture. “The first flowers of spring!” she cried in delight. “You really have a gift for using colour!” she said. Clearly, Joan’s praise added great power into Maya.
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。
In a sudden wave of bravery, Maya asked, “What’s it like being in a wheelchair ”
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Deeply impressed by Joan, Maya offered to sit beside Samir on the bus ride back home.
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【答案】
In a sudden wave of bravery Maya asked, “What’s it like being in a wheelchair ” “It helps me get around,” Joan said simply. Then, grinning, she added, “You’d be surprised at how fast I can go in this thing!” Right then, she moved the wheelchair across the room, turning around, back and forth. And what surprised Maya most was that she didn’t detect any pity or embarrassment from her. Then Maya looked up and found Joan was smiling, eyes purposefully resting on her brace. It was then that a spark of power was lit up deep inside Maya. That afternoon, the three of them had a pleasant talk over lots of things until it was dusk.
Deeply impressed by Joan, Maya offered to sit beside Samir on the bus ride back home. “Joan is great. I like her.” Samir admired. Maya nodded, lost in thought. With Joan’s wheelchair and smile in mind, she summoned up her courage and said, “The brace keeps my toe up so I can walk better.” “Really ” Samir looked amazed, reached out and touched it gently. “That’s super cool!” His words were so sincere that Maya felt warm and moved. It was a reaction that she expected deep inside her heart. Though it was autumn outside, it felt like spring for Maya. A little green bud was bursting — she and her brace looked cool, beautiful and dynamic in her and others’ eyes.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了玛雅因为需要依靠腿支架才能走得更稳定、更平稳而觉得尴尬，她不搭理注意到她的支架的萨米尔，令萨米尔有点伤心，在养老院的活动中，玛雅和坐轮椅但依旧乐观的萨米尔互动交流后，心态有所改善，离开养老院，乘车回家途中玛雅主动告诉萨米尔她的支架的作用，俩人有了真诚的交流，萨米尔没有嘲笑她的支架。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“玛雅突然鼓起勇气问道：“坐在轮椅上是什么感觉？”可知，第一段可描写玛雅与坐轮椅的琼的交流使玛雅心态的改变。
②由第二段首句内容“琼给玛雅留下了深刻的印象，她主动提出在回家的公交车上坐在萨米尔旁边。”可知，第二段可描写玛雅与萨米尔在回家途中的聊天，以及知道支架功能后萨米尔的反映让玛雅明白了萨米尔的真诚。
2.续写线索：去养老院看望老奶奶琼——得知琼坐轮椅的积极心态后的改变——主动告知萨米尔实情——萨米尔的真诚态度温暖了玛雅
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.觉察到：detect /notice
②.鼓足勇气：summon up one’s courage / muster (up) one's courage
③.期待：expect/look forward to
情绪类
①.惊讶的：amazed /surprised
②.真诚的：sincere/ genuine
【点睛】[高分句型1]. And what surprised Maya most was that she didn’t detect any pity or embarrassment from her.（运用了由连接词what引导的主语从句，由that引导的表语从句）
[高分句型2]. It was a reaction that she expected deep inside her heart.（运用了强调句）
