哈尔滨市第九中学校2023-2024学年度
高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分150分 共5页）
第Ⅰ卷（满分95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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do first tomorrow morning
A Drive the man downtown.
B. Go to the office.
C. Attend a meeting.
2. How does the man feel about the woman’s suggestion
A. Worried. B. Interested. C. Disappointed.
3. What are the people probably doing there
A. Taking photos of butterflies.
B. Watching airplanes.
C. Flying kites.
4. What are the two speakers talking about
A. Families. B. Travelling. C. Holiday plans.
5. Which has the woman decided to buy
A. A postcard of the city.
B. A postcard of the forest.
C. A postcard of the lake.
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. Why is the woman so happy
A. Because of the man’s invitation.
B. Because of the cabin.
C. Because of the good weather.
7. What is the woman’s plan for the weekend
A. To spend time with three friends.
B. To invite the man to the island.
C. To visit Tina’s parents.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man’s purpose in calling
A. To book a flight ticket.
B. To change the departure time.
C. To confirm his departure date.
9. Why won’t the man leave on June 13th
A. He doesn’t like the number 13.
B. There isn’t any seat available.
C. It is too early for him.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man say about the party
A. The organizer was interesting.
B. Too many people attended.
C. The food was very rich.
11. When did the man probably get home last Sunday
A. Around 11: 30 pm. B. Around 10: 00 pm. C. Around 2: 00 pm.
12. What does the man probably want to do now
A. Watch a football game. B. Go for a drink. C. Get some sleep.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did the man get the cat
A. He bought him from a pet store.
B. He got him from his neighbour.
C. He found him on the street.
14. How old was the man when the cat saved his life
A. 36. B. 35. C. 40.
15. Where did the man’s wife find him
A. In the bedroom. B. In the bathroom. C. In the dining room.
16. What can we know from the conversation
A. The man has heart trouble.
B. The cat woke the man up.
C. The woman doesn’t like pets.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the store promise to deliver the items to the speaker
A. Within a week. B. In about ten days. C. In about three weeks.
18. What color curtains did the speaker receive
A. Light blue. B. Light green. C. Dark purple.
19. Which item was damaged
A. The table lamp. B. The carpet. C. The cushions.
20. What happened in the end to the speaker
A. Her complaint was ignored.
B. The store sent her the correct order.
C. The store picked up the wrong items.
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，在A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。
A
Soon there will be a Review Blitz! In a month, we are searching for reasonable reviews that reflect your sincere opinions. Just keep in mind that the deadline for your reviews is October 23, 2023.
Rules:
To enter, you must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Creativity account.
Submissions ought to be relevant to the topic.
Each review must be no more than 250 words.
There is no restriction on the number of pieces you can submit.
Guidelines:
Give a brief summary of the book. Avoid explaining the entire plot or telling your readers how the book ends.
Inform the readers what you like or dislike about the book.
Recommend the book to specific readers. Does the book applies well to older teens Would science fiction enthusiasts show interest in this book It’s helpful for readers to think about the book in light of other books they’ve read.
Remember that it’s okay to have a strong opinion! Don’t start sentences with “I think”, “I believe” or “In my opinion”.
Prizes:
All participants will be given a certificate.
First prize winners will respectively have one review published in Teen Creativity magazine and obtain a free 6-month magazine subscription.
Second-place winners will each receive a free 3-month magazine subscription.
You’ll receive these prizes before December 28, 2023.
Submit your works to www.teencreativity.com. We hope reviewing books brings you joy.
1. Which of the following meets the requirement of Review Blitz
A. A person can present no more than one piece of work.
B. Each piece of work can have a maximum of 250 words.
C. Reviews must be written by people under 20 years old.
D. Works must be uploaded by October 30th, 2023.
2. What should participants include in their reviews
A. The likes and dislikes of the book.
B. The recommendation to all readers.
C. Statements containing “In my opinion”.
D. A summary that demonstrates the whole plot.
3. Who is the text intended for
A. Self-learners. B. Teaching staff.
C. Professional trainers. D. Adolescent book lovers.
B
A couple has completed a tiring 4,500-mile bike ride around Europe in the shape of an enormous bicycle, in a creative attempt to promote sustainable travel.
Accompanied by their dog Zola, David Smith, 35, and Arianna Saraghi, 40, rode through seven countries to create the striking image, motivated by their desire to raise awareness about climate change. After completing their 7237-kilometer journey earlier this week, the pair said they had narrowly beaten the Guinness World Record for the largest GPS drawing made by any mode of transport.
They are also, unsurprisingly, confident that they have traced the biggest ever GPS bicycle, estimating that theirs is roughly 600 miles wide. “Being able to see it on^ the map is mainly a relief,” Ms Saraghi said after recounting the problems they had along the way.
They initially set off in the summer of 2019, armed with a computer-designed route which they had followed to avoid cycling through Paris’Charles de Gaulle Airport. However, they were forced to stop after Ms Saraghi sustained a knee injury.
The Anglo-Italian couple tried again that winter, before giving up because it was too cold to camp. The Covid-19 pandemic then delayed the trip’s completion by another two years. “We had so many obstacles. When we started this time we were thinking—what can go wrong this time We felt we had let people down by not completing it, and our life felt kind of stuck. So we’re very happy,” Ms Saraghi said.
The pair said they want people who see the GPS image to consider cycling shorter journeys rather than choosing to drive. “Cycling is cheaper, it’s healthy, it’s fun, and it’s often pretty fast. Please give it a second and consider if there is an alternative to the car- there may not be, but often there is,” Mr Smith told The Independent. The 35-year-old added that they also hope politicians, who come across their GPS bicycle are motivated to improve cycling infrastructure (基础设施) to encourage the public to travel sustainably where possible.
4. What was the purpose of the couple’s bike ride
A. To enjoy a journey with their dog.
B. To encourage green travel on bikes.
C. To give warnings on climate change.
D. To create a striking means of transport.
5. What does the couple think of their journey
A. Long and comfortable. B. Creative and inspiring.
C. Relaxing and relieving. D. Challenging and profitable.
6. Why do the couple feel happy
A. They successfully improved public facilities.
B. They let people down due to many obstacles.
C. They realized the dream of changing their life.
D. They finally meet the expectation of the public.
7. Which of the following would the couple agree with
A. In many cases cycling can be an alternative to driving.
B. The GPS bicycle can inspire people to give up driving.
C. Better urban infrastructure prevents sustainable travel.
D. Cycling is cheaper, funnier and faster than driving a car.
C
From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blin d passengers this is part of the experience they miss. Motor company Ford tries to change that. It teamed up with GTB Rom a and AedoProject—to develop a technology that will give those unfortunate passengers a way to feel nature’s beauty through their car windows.
The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through, LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it. The smart window also comes with a voice assistant that uses AI to identify the scene and help the passengers get information on what they’re seeing.
“As the prototype started taking shape, we realized we were giving birth to a completely new language that would give blind people a new chance to visualize and experience traveling,” Federico Russo.-one director of GTBRoma, said. “When the idea was at its first stage, we looked for suppliers all around the world to make it come to life.” He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. “It could be introduced into schools and in stituations for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.”
The technology may show up in a Ford autonomous vehicle. It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available. However, the idea of building something for the less advanced is indeed a kind and influential action.
8. How does the smart car window work
A. By sorting shaking movements. B. By recording the view with a camera.
C. By translating scenery into vibrations. D. By presenting different shades of colors.
9. What can we know about the technology according to Federico Russ
A. It will have wide application. B. It will be used in schools first.
C. It will be tested around the world. D. It will understand different languages.
10. What difficulty is Ford facing currently
A. How to explore their future business model.
B. How the technology is applied to everyday life.
C. How to produce autonomous cars in large numbers.
D. How an autonomous vehicle provides route information.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. AI-based Window Adds Fun to Road Trips
B. Ford Develops a System for the Blind to Drive
C. Smart Window Lets Blin d Passengers Feel Views
D. Technology Makes Blind People’s Trip Enjoyable
D
A new study on 26 chimpanzees (黑猩猩) from zoos around the world found that chimpanzees can recognise family members and long lost friends even after decades of separation.
The participating chimpanzees were given juice while staring at a screen flashing side by side photos of other chimps. One animal from each pair of photos had lived with the group for at least a year, while the other was a stranger. An eye-tracking camera recorded where the participants were looking and for how long. Data showed their eyes rested longer on familiar groupmates, suggesting “rich recognition of each other.”
There is also evidence that they became more intent when shown a picture of a chimpanzee with whom they’d had more positive interactions, compared with conflicting relationships.
In the most impressive case, a 46-year-old chimpanzee named Louise repeatedly demonstrated “intense” attention upon seeing photographs of her sister Loretta and nephew Erin, whom she hadn’t seen in more than 26 years. The team said Louise’s results represent the longest-lasting social memory documented in any non-human animal to date.
“We tend to see ourselves as unique special creatures with incredible intellectual (智力) capacities that are very different from other animals on earth,” said Laura Simone Lewis, a postdoctoral fellow in Berkeley’s psychology department and lead author of the study. “This study is showing us how similar we are to chimpanzees.” She noted that the findings support the theory that long-term social memory in humans and modern day chimps has come from “our last common ancestor that lived somewhere between 5 to 7 million years ago” who also likely had long-term social memory.
Now that they have definitive evidence that these endangered species possess long-term social memories, researchers have more questions, including whether chimpanzees miss the individuals they’re no longer with, especially their friends and family. “Our study doesn’t determine they are doing this, but it raises questions about the possibility that they may have the ability to do so,” Lewis said.
12. What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The nature of chimps. B. The method of the study.
C The analysis of the recorded data. D. The layout of experimental equipment.
13. What does the underlined word “intent” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Attentive. B. Doubtful. C. Hesitant. D. Emotional.
14. Why is the example of Louise in paragraph 4 mentioned
A To stress chimps are as intelligent as human beings.
B. To explain where chimps’ social memory comes from.
C. To better demonstrate the chimps’ memory length.
D. To further prove the existence of chimps’ social memory.
15. What will the research team most probably continue to explore
A. Whether chimps feel strong emotions to their long lost friends.
B. How to strengthen chimps’ long-term social memories.
C. How chimps recognised their close contacts after long separation.
D. Why chimps possess the amazing social memories.
第二节（共5小题；每题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项，选项中的两项为多余选项。
Why is it so hard to be truly honest with yourself Sometimes it’s because you don’t know what you want. Other times you do know what you want, but you’re too afraid to admit it. ___16___ Quite often, the truth can be very ugly and painful, particularly if you’ve spent much time lying to yourself about things big and small.
___17___ If you can’t rely on yourself because you aren’t in tune with your truth, you’ll end up making yourself painful. Thus, you must be honest with yourself to figure out what you want out of life so you can actually put forth the effort to build it. Here are three ideas that help you become more honest with yourself.
Take time to reflect on your day, every day. What did you do right or wrong Were there any points where you didn’t act in tune with your actual feelings and desires ___18___ Considering how you acted throughout the day can help you sort through your feelings and actions of the day if you struggle to be honest with yourself.
Acknowledge your feelings. Your feelings are signposts on your journey to truth, peace of mind, and happiness. ___19___ So consider how your experiences and decisions make you feel, and understand why you feel the way you do. This will help you get in tune with yourself and make better decisions about a situation.
Accept that you can’t know everything. You can’t possibly know everything about everybody. Therefore, it’s absolutely normal for you to do something wrong. So don’t make excuses for yourself. ___20___
A. How will you do better
B. But why is honesty with yourself so important
C. This isn’t a matter of being smart or wise enough.
D. Could you have spoken up and advocated for yourself better
E. They’re trying to point you to ward a path that makes sense for you.
F. You just need to be honest with yourself when you make those mistakes.
G. Maybe you just don’t want to accept reality because the truth is unpleasant.
第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every year I read over 2,000 college applications from students all over the world. It is quite ____21____ to choose whom to admit. ____22____. in the chaos of SAT scores and recommendations, one ____23____ is always irresistible (无法抗拒的) in a candidate: kindness.
The most surprising indication of kindness I’ve ever ____24____ came from a student who had excellent scores and a supportive ____25____ from his college consultant. Even with these qualifications, he might not have ____26____. But one letter of recommendation caught my eye. It was from a school security ____27____. Letters of recommendation are typically written by people like former presidents, celebrities, and Olympic athletes.
The security guard wrote that he supported this student’s admission because of his ____28____. This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the guard staff. He turned off lights in empty rooms, consistently ____29____ the hallway monitor (监测员) each morning and tidied up the classroom after his peers left school _____30_____ nobody was watching. This student, the security guard wrote, had a(n) _____31_____ respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or power.
It gave us a _____32_____ onto a student’s life in the moments when nothing “counted”. That student was admitted by unanimous (一致的) vote of the admissions committee.
Next year there might be a flood of security guard recommendations _____33_____ this essay. But if it means students will start paying as much _____34_____ to the people who clean their classrooms as they do to their headmasters and teachers, I’m happy to help start that _____35_____.
21. A. distant B. difficult C. delicate D. desperate
22. A. However B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Therefore
23. A. ability B. quality C. limitation D. assumption
24. A. come out B. picked up C. come across D. brought up
25. A. lecture B. reply C. recommendation D. application
26. A. stood up B. stood out C. given up D. given out
27. A. guard B. teacher C. headmaster D. consultant
28. A. wisdom B. consideration C. encouragement D. bravery
29. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. thanked
30. A. as if B. now that C. even if D. in order that
31. A. demanding B. amusing C. refreshing D. puzzling
32. A. passion B. trouble C. method D. window
33. A. due to B. in need of C. except for D. along with
34. A. money B. notice C. attention D. curiosity
35. A. policy B. trend C. arrangement D. career
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题满分55分）
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10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。
Forget about “military-style travel” during which people tend to visit as many places as possible in the least amount of time. A more ____36____ (relax) and leisurely alternative, such as “Citywalk”, is becoming a hit among urban youngsters.
Unlike military-style travel, Citywalk is about walking around a city on foot, experiencing the atmosphere and ____37____ (find) unusual things that even a resident of the city might not have noticed before. It can be a special event ____38____ people embark (开始) on a journey led by tour guides or ____39____ (simple) explore the streets.
Such walks generally avoid hot tourist ____40____ (attract) and shopping centers, and take you to places where you can have real interactions ____41____ the local people, eat at small but authentic restaurants, and gain a deeper understanding of the history and culture of the city.
Various videos about Citywalk ____42____ (post) over Chinese multiple social media platforms in recent months. On Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, a search for “citywalk” turns up over 600,000 posts and tens of millions of views. Citywalkers have shared their carefully ____43____ (plan) routes on social media platforms, generating thousands of followers. Their posts usually include how long the walk is going to take, and interesting places along the way.
While Citywalk can work as ____44____ approach to tourism, this trend sees Gen Z seek pleasure more through connection than consumption and _____45_____ (imply) a deep cultural curiosity.
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
46. I spent the whole afternoon p______ (润色) the English essay.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)
47. Linda has always been an ______ (ambition) and hard-working manager. (所给词适当形式填空)
48. Mark closed his eyes and ________ (假装) to be asleep. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. If someone is g______, he always wants more food, money, power, possessions etc than he needs. (根据首字母单词拼写)
50. Not too long ago, an i______ (事件) that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
51. We must encourage the planting of new trees and be devoted to ______ (preserve) our existing woodlands. (所给词的适当形式填空)
52. When asked for his views about his teaching job, the teacher said he found it very fun and ______. (reward)(所给词的适当形式填空)
53. A lot of information can ______ (infer) from these statistics. (所给词的适当形式填空)
54. Heat e______ metals while low temperature contracts them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55. We want an ______ (acknowledge) of the existence of the problem. (所给词的适当形式填空)
第四部分：写作（共两节 满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
56. 假定你是李华，你们学校近期开展以“Say No to Fast Food”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1.快餐食品的危害；
2.你的建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Say No to Fast Food
Dear friends,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for your listening!
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
57. 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。
One day, while Sutter surfed the Internet watching some videos of cute animals with his mom, he came across a story posted by the local animal shelter (收容所). It explained that there was a cat, which was named Hazel by the workers, living in the shelter and needing help.
The workers found the cat at a transfer station where garbage and other waste are sorted. At first, the workers thought Hazel was just looking for food. But they later discovered that the back legs of the cat were injured. What was worse, after a physical examination, they found the bones of the cat were broken and that necrosis — meaning the death of cells in some part of the body — had set in. The workers thought Hazel would need surgery (手术) to get better. So they called on the community to raise money for the cat.
That was when Sutter got to work. After he knew the story about the poor cat in his community, the nine-year-old cat lover said to his mom,“I just can’t stop thinking about the cat. It is in urgent need of surgery. I want to raise money to help the cat.”Hearing those words, Sutter’ s mother was happy that her son was a kind-hearted boy and decided to help him.
Then Sutter came up with a good idea: making use of the power of cinnamon buns ( 肉桂卷). He knew if there was anything that could get the community members to empty their pockets, it would be this sweet treat: cinnamon buns. Then he and his mom started baking cinnamon buns, and his mom posted Sutter’s efforts on a social media page. Knowing Sutter’s good intention, the whole community reached out and donated money to Sutter. Finally, Sutter was able to raise $850 in total. Then Sutter and his mom gladly went to the animal shelter and dropped the money there.
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。
With the money, Hazel was able to receive the surgery.
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Since adopting Hazel, Sutter has done a lot to help it recover.
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听力1-5 CBCCB 6-10 CABAB 11-15 BCCAB 16-20ABCAA哈尔滨市第九中学校2023-2024学年度
高二下学期期中考试英语试卷
（考试时间：120分钟 满分150分 共5页）
第Ⅰ卷（满分95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。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What will the woman do first tomorrow morning
A. Drive the man downtown.
B. Go to the office.
C. Attend a meeting.
2. How does the man feel about the woman’s suggestion
A. Worried. B. Interested. C. Disappointed.
3. What are the people probably doing there
A Taking photos of butterflies.
B. Watching airplanes.
C. Flying kites.
4. What are the two speakers talking about
A. Families. B. Travelling. C. Holiday plans.
5. Which has the woman decided to buy
A. A postcard of the city.
B. A postcard of the forest.
C. A postcard of the lake.
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. Why is the woman so happy
A. Because of the man’s invitation.
B. Because of the cabin.
C. Because of the good weather.
7. What is the woman’s plan for the weekend
A. To spend time with three friends.
B. To invite the man to the island.
C. To visit Tina’s parents.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man’s purpose in calling
A. To book a flight ticket.
B. To change the departure time.
C. To confirm his departure date.
9. Why won’t the man leave on June 13th
A. He doesn’t like the number 13.
B. There isn’t any seat available.
C. It is too early for him.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does the man say about the party
A. The organizer was interesting.
B. Too many people attended.
C. The food was very rich.
11. When did the man probably get home last Sunday
A. Around 11: 30 pm. B. Around 10: 00 pm. C. Around 2: 00 pm.
12. What does the man probably want to do now
A. Watch a football game. B. Go for a drink. C. Get some sleep.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. How did the man get the cat
A. He bought him from a pet store.
B. He got him from his neighbour.
C. He found him on the street.
14. How old was the man when the cat saved his life
A. 36. B. 35. C. 40.
15. Where did the man’s wife find him
A. In the bedroom. B. In the bathroom. C. In the dining room.
16. What can we know from the conversation
A. The man has heart trouble.
B. The cat woke the man up.
C. The woman doesn’t like pets.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. When did the store promise to deliver the items to the speaker
A. Within a week. B. In about ten days. C. In about three weeks.
18. What color curtains did the speaker receive
A. Light blue. B. Light green. C. Dark purple.
19. Which item was damaged
A. The table lamp. B. The carpet. C. The cushions.
20. What happened in the end to the speaker
A. Her complaint was ignored.
B. The store sent her the correct order.
C. The store picked up the wrong items.
第二部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，在A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项。
A
Soon there will be a Review Blitz! In a month, we are searching for reasonable reviews that reflect your sincere opinions. Just keep in mind that the deadline for your reviews is October 23, 2023.
Rules:
To enter, you must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Creativity account.
Submissions ought to be relevant to the topic.
Each review must be no more than 250 words.
There is no restriction on the number of pieces you can submit.
Guidelines:
Give a brief summary of the book. Avoid explaining the entire plot or telling your readers how the book ends.
Inform the readers what you like or dislike about the book.
Recommend the book to specific readers. Does the book applies well to older teens Would science fiction enthusiasts show interest in this book It’s helpful for readers to think about the book in light of other books they’ve read.
Remember that it’s okay to have a strong opinion! Don’t start sentences with “I think”, “I believe” or “In my opinion”.
Prizes:
All participants will be given a certificate.
First prize winners will respectively have one review published in Teen Creativity magazine and obtain a free 6-month magazine subscription.
Second-place winners will each receive a free 3-month magazine subscription.
You’ll receive these prizes before December 28, 2023.
Submit your works to www.teencreativity.com. We hope reviewing books brings you joy.
1. Which of the following meets the requirement of Review Blitz
A. A person can present no more than one piece of work.
B. Each piece of work can have a maximum of 250 words.
C. Reviews must be written by people under 20 years old.
D. Works must be uploaded by October 30th, 2023.
2. What should participants include in their reviews
A. The likes and dislikes of the book.
B. The recommendation to all readers.
C. Statements containing “In my opinion”.
D. A summary that demonstrates the whole plot.
3. Who is the text intended for
A. Self-learners. B. Teaching staff.
C. Professional trainers. D. Adolescent book lovers.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。本文是即将举行的名为“Review Blitz”的书评大赛启事，介绍了参赛要求、奖品等方面内容。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Rules”下文中的“Each review must be no more than 250 words.(每篇评论不得超过250字。)”可知，Review Blitz要求每篇文章最多250字。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Guidelines”下文中的“Inform the readers what you like or dislike about the book.(告诉读者你喜欢或不喜欢这本书的什么地方。)”可知，参与者在他们的评论中应该包括对这本书的喜好和厌恶之处。故选A项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Soon there will be a Review Blitz! In a month, we are searching for reasonable reviews that reflect your sincere opinions.(很快就会有一个“Review Blitz”的书评活动！在一个月内，我们正在寻找反映您真诚意见的合理评论。)”和“Rules”下文中的“To enter, you must be a teen (aged 13-19) with a Teen Creativity account.(要进入，你必须是一个青少年（13-19岁）并拥有青少年创意帐户。)”和最后一段中的“Submit your works to www.teencreativity.com. We hope reviewing books brings you joy.(提交你的作品到网站：www.teencreativity.com。我们希望读书给你带来快乐。)”可知，文章旨在鼓励13-19岁青少年参与书评活动并分享自己对书籍的观点，因此目标受众是青少年图书爱好者。故选D项。
B
A couple has completed a tiring 4,500-mile bike ride around Europe in the shape of an enormous bicycle, in a creative attempt to promote sustainable travel.
Accompanied by their dog Zola, David Smith, 35, and Arianna Saraghi, 40, rode through seven countries to create the striking image, motivated by their desire to raise awareness about climate change. After completing their 7237-kilometer journey earlier this week, the pair said they had narrowly beaten the Guinness World Record for the largest GPS drawing made by any mode of transport.
They are also, unsurprisingly, confident that they have traced the biggest ever GPS bicycle, estimating that theirs is roughly 600 miles wide. “Being able to see it on^ the map is mainly a relief,” Ms Saraghi said after recounting the problems they had along the way.
They initially set off in the summer of 2019, armed with a computer-designed route which they had followed to avoid cycling through Paris’Charles de Gaulle Airport. However, they were forced to stop after Ms Saraghi sustained a knee injury.
The Anglo-Italian couple tried again that winter, before giving up because it was too cold to camp. The Covid-19 pandemic then delayed the trip’s completion by another two years. “We had so many obstacles. When we started this time we were thinking—what can go wrong this time We felt we had let people down by not completing it, and our life felt kind of stuck. So we’re very happy,” Ms Saraghi said.
The pair said they want people who see the GPS image to consider cycling shorter journeys rather than choosing to drive. “Cycling is cheaper, it’s healthy, it’s fun, and it’s often pretty fast. Please give it a second and consider if there is an alternative to the car- there may not be, but often there is,” Mr Smith told The Independent. The 35-year-old added that they also hope politicians, who come across their GPS bicycle are motivated to improve cycling infrastructure (基础设施) to encourage the public to travel sustainably where possible.
4. What was the purpose of the couple’s bike ride
A. To enjoy a journey with their dog.
B. To encourage green travel on bikes.
C. To give warnings on climate change.
D. To create a striking means of transport.
5. What does the couple think of their journey
A. Long and comfortable. B. Creative and inspiring.
C. Relaxing and relieving. D. Challenging and profitable.
6. Why do the couple feel happy
A. They successfully improved public facilities.
B. They let people down due to many obstacles.
C. They realized the dream of changing their life.
D. They finally meet the expectation of the public.
7. Which of the following would the couple agree with
A. In many cases cycling can be an alternative to driving.
B. The GPS bicycle can inspire people to give up driving.
C. Better urban infrastructure prevents sustainable travel.
D. Cycling is cheaper, funnier and faster than driving a car.
【答案】4. B 5. B 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是一对夫妇骑一辆巨大的自行车绕欧洲骑行了4500英里，这是一项促进可持续旅行的创造性尝试。这对夫妇骑自行车的目的是为了鼓励绿色骑行。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“A couple has completed a tiring 4,500-mile bike ride around Europe in the shape of an enormous bicycle, in a creative attempt to promote sustainable travel.（一对夫妇用一辆巨大的自行车绕欧洲骑行了4500英里，这是一项促进可持续旅行的创造性尝试。）”可知，这对夫妇骑自行车的目的是为了鼓励绿色骑行。故选B。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“A couple has completed a tiring 4,500-mile bike ride around Europe in the shape of an enormous bicycle, in a creative attempt to promote sustainable travel.（一对夫妇用一辆巨大的自行车绕欧洲骑行了4500英里，这是一项促进可持续旅行的创造性尝试。）”根据最后一段中“The pair said they want people who see the GPS image to consider cycling shorter journeys rather than choosing to drive. ‘Cycling is cheaper, it’s healthy, it’s fun, and it’s often pretty fast. Please give it a second and consider if there is an alternative to the car- there may not be, but often there is,’（这对夫妇说，他们希望看到GPS图像的人考虑骑自行车短途旅行，而不是选择开车。“骑自行车更便宜、更健康、更有趣，而且通常速度很快。请再考虑一下，考虑一下是否有替代汽车的选择——可能没有，但通常是有的。”）”可知，这对夫妇认为他们的旅程富有创造性和启发性。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“We had so many obstacles. When we started this time we were thinking—what can go wrong this time We felt we had let people down by not completing it, and our life felt kind of stuck. So we’re very happy,（我们遇到了很多障碍。当我们这次开始的时候，我们在想，这次会出什么问题 我们觉得我们没有完成它让人们失望，我们的生活感觉有点停滞不前。所以我们很高兴，）”可知，这对夫妇感到高兴，是因为他们终于达到了公众的期望。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“A couple has completed a tiring 4,500-mile bike ride around Europe in the shape of an enormous bicycle, in a creative attempt to promote sustainable travel.（一对夫妇用一辆巨大的自行车绕欧洲骑行了4500英里，这是一项促进可持续旅行的创造性尝试。）根据最后一段中“Please give it a second and consider if there is an alternative to the car- there may not be, but often there is,（请给它一秒钟，并考虑是否有替代汽车-可能没有，但通常是有的，）”可知，这对夫妇会同意“在许多情况下，骑自行车可以代替开车。”故选A。
C
From rolling hills to mountain ranges, views make any road trip memorable, but for blin d passengers this is part of the experience they miss. Motor company Ford tries to change that. It teamed up with GTB Rom a and AedoProject—to develop a technology that will give those unfortunate passengers a way to feel nature’s beauty through their car windows.
The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through, LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it. The smart window also comes with a voice assistant that uses AI to identify the scene and help the passengers get information on what they’re seeing.
“As the prototype started taking shape, we realized we were giving birth to a completely new language that would give blind people a new chance to visualize and experience traveling,” Federico Russo.-one director of GTBRoma, said. “When the idea was at its first stage, we looked for suppliers all around the world to make it come to life.” He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. “It could be introduced into schools and in stituations for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.”
The technology may show up in a Ford autonomous vehicle. It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available. However, the idea of building something for the less advanced is indeed a kind and influential action.
8. How does the smart car window work
A. By sorting shaking movements. B. By recording the view with a camera.
C. By translating scenery into vibrations. D. By presenting different shades of colors.
9. What can we know about the technology according to Federico Russ
A. It will have wide application. B. It will be used in schools first.
C. It will be tested around the world. D. It will understand different languages.
10. What difficulty is Ford facing currently
A. How to explore their future business model.
B. How the technology is applied to everyday life.
C. How to produce autonomous cars in large numbers.
D. How an autonomous vehicle provides route information.
11. Which can be the best title for the text
A. AI-based Window Adds Fun to Road Trips
B. Ford Develops a System for the Blind to Drive
C. Smart Window Lets Blin d Passengers Feel Views
D. Technology Makes Blind People’s Trip Enjoyable
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. D 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。福特公司联合GTB Roma和Aedo Project研发了一款智能车窗，帮助盲人感受旅途中的风景，带给盲人全新的旅行体验。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段的“The prototype (原型) of the smart car window has a device with an outside-facing camera. With just a press of a button, the system takes a picture of the current view. The colorful picture is then turned into an image with different shades of grey through, LED lights, which vibrates (震动) differently. As the finger passes over different regions of the image, its shaking movements provide feedback through the sense of touch to the person using it.(智能车窗的原型有一个面向外部的摄像头。只需按下一个按钮，系统就会拍下当前视图的照片。然后通过不同震动的LED灯将彩色图像转换成不同灰度的图像。当手指经过图像的不同区域时，它的抖动动作通过触觉向使用它的人提供反馈)”可知，智能车窗通过将风景转化为振动，它的抖动动作通过触觉向使用它的人提供反馈。故选C项。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段的“He believes the technology can be employed not just in cars. “It could be introduced into schools and in stitutions for blind people as a tool that could be used in multiple ways.”(他认为，这项技术不仅可以应用于汽车。“它可以作为一种工具引入学校和盲人机构，可以以多种方式使用。”)”可知，Federico Russo认为，这项技术不仅可以应用于汽车，还可以作为一种多用途的工具引入盲人学校和为盲人服务的机构。由此可推知，Federico Russo认为这项技术有广泛的应用价值。故选A。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段“It’s known that the company is testing their technology and future business model and struggling to figure out how an autonomous vehicle gives different passengers the details needed to get from one destination to another. It’s unclear when this technology will be made available.(众所周知，该公司正在测试他们的技术和未来的商业模式，并努力弄清楚自动驾驶汽车如何为不同的乘客提供从一个目的地到另一个目的地所需的细节。目前还不清楚这项技术何时能投入使用)”可知，福特目前面临的困难是如何为不同的乘客提供从一个目的地到另一个目的地所需的细节，也就是自动驾驶汽车如何提供路线信息。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。阅读全文尤其是第一段内容可知，本文主要介绍了福特公司联合GTB Roma和Aedo Project研发了一款智能车窗，这种智能车窗使盲人有可能感受到旅途中的风景，故D项“Smart Window Lets Blin d Passengers Feel Views(智能窗户让乘客感受美景)”作标题最为恰当。故选D项。
D
A new study on 26 chimpanzees (黑猩猩) from zoos around the world found that chimpanzees can recognise family members and long lost friends even after decades of separation.
The participating chimpanzees were given juice while staring at a screen flashing side by side photos of other chimps. One animal from each pair of photos had lived with the group for at least a year, while the other was a stranger. An eye-tracking camera recorded where the participants were looking and for how long. Data showed their eyes rested longer on familiar groupmates, suggesting “rich recognition of each other.”
There is also evidence that they became more intent when shown a picture of a chimpanzee with whom they’d had more positive interactions, compared with conflicting relationships.
In the most impressive case, a 46-year-old chimpanzee named Louise repeatedly demonstrated “intense” attention upon seeing photographs of her sister Loretta and nephew Erin, whom she hadn’t seen in more than 26 years. The team said Louise’s results represent the longest-lasting social memory documented in any non-human animal to date.
“We tend to see ourselves as unique special creatures with incredible intellectual (智力的) capacities that are very different from other animals on earth,” said Laura Simone Lewis, a postdoctoral fellow in Berkeley’s psychology department and lead author of the study. “This study is showing us how similar we are to chimpanzees.” She noted that the findings support the theory that long-term social memory in humans and modern day chimps has come from “our last common ancestor that lived somewhere between 5 to 7 million years ago” who also likely had long-term social memory.
Now that they have definitive evidence that these endangered species possess long-term social memories, researchers have more questions, including whether chimpanzees miss the individuals they’re no longer with, especially their friends and family. “Our study doesn’t determine they are doing this, but it raises questions about the possibility that they may have the ability to do so,” Lewis said.
12. What is paragraph 2 mainly about
A. The nature of chimps. B. The method of the study.
C. The analysis of the recorded data. D. The layout of experimental equipment.
13. What does the underlined word “intent” in paragraph 3 mean
A. Attentive. B. Doubtful. C. Hesitant. D. Emotional.
14. Why is the example of Louise in paragraph 4 mentioned
A. To stress chimps are as intelligent as human beings.
B. To explain where chimps’ social memory comes from.
C. To better demonstrate the chimps’ memory length.
D. To further prove the existence of chimps’ social memory.
15. What will the research team most probably continue to explore
A. Whether chimps feel strong emotions to their long lost friends.
B. How to strengthen chimps’ long-term social memories.
C. How chimps recognised their close contacts after long separation.
D. Why chimps possess the amazing social memories.
【答案】12. B 13. A 14. D 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。一项新的研究发现，来自世界各地的动物园的26只黑猩猩可以在分开数十年后仍然认出家庭成员和久违的朋友。研究人员表示，这些结果支持了长期社会记忆在人类和现代黑猩猩中的理论，这可能来自于我们在500万年到700万年前的共同祖先。
【12题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“The participating chimpanzees were given juice while staring at a screen flashing side by side photos of other chimps. One animal from each pair of photos had lived with the group for at least a year, while the other was a stranger. An eye-tracking camera recorded where the participants were looking and for how long. Data showed their eyes rested longer on familiar groupmates, suggesting “rich recognition of each other.(参与实验的黑猩猩一边喝果汁，一边盯着屏幕，屏幕上并排闪现着其他黑猩猩的照片。每对照片中的一只动物与这群动物一起生活了至少一年，而另一只则是陌生人。眼球追踪摄像机记录了参与者看的地方和看了多久。数据显示，它们的目光停留在熟悉的同伴身上的时间更长，这表明“彼此之间有丰富的认同感”)”可知，本段主要介绍了实验的具体方法。故选B项。
【13题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第四段中“In the most impressive case, a 46-year-old chimpanzee named Louise repeatedly demonstrated “intense” attention upon seeing photographs of her sister Loretta and nephew Erin, whom she hadn’t seen in more than 26 years.(在最令人印象深刻的案例中，一只名叫路易丝的46岁黑猩猩在看到她的妹妹洛丽塔和侄子艾琳的照片时反复表现出“强烈”的关注，她已经26年没有见过他们了)”以及划线词所在句“they became more intent when shown a picture of a chimpanzee with whom they’d had more positive interactions, compared with conflicting relationships（当它们看到与他们有过更多积极互动的黑猩猩的照片时，与冲突关系相比，他们变得更加intent)”可知，当46岁黑猩猩在看到她的妹妹洛丽塔和侄子艾琳的照片时反复表现出“强烈”的关注，这里妹妹洛丽塔和侄子艾琳与46岁黑猩猩为亲属，不存在冲突关系，所以46岁黑猩猩看到亲人时是专注的，可推测划线词的含义为“专注的”，与attentive意义相近。故选A项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“The team said Louise’s results represent the longest-lasting social memory documented in any non-human animal to date.(研究小组表示，路易斯的结果代表了迄今为止在任何非人类动物中记录的持续时间最长的社会记忆)”可知，路易斯的结果代表了迄今为止在任何非人类动物中记录的持续时间最长的社会记忆。因而，此处提到路易斯的例子是为了进一步证明黑猩猩的社会记忆是存在的。故选D项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“researchers have more questions, including whether chimpanzees miss the individuals they’re no longer with, especially their friends and family. “Our study doesn’t determine they are doing this, but it raises questions about the possibility that they may have the ability to do so,” Lewis said.(研究人员还有更多的问题，包括黑猩猩是否会想念它们不再在一起的个体，尤其是它们的朋友和家人。刘易斯说：“我们的研究并没有确定它们是否在这样做，但它提出了一个问题，即它们是否有能力这样做。”)”可知，研究小组最后可能继续探索黑猩猩是否对失散多年的朋友有强烈的感情。故选A项。
第二节（共5小题；每题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出最佳选项，选项中的两项为多余选项。
Why is it so hard to be truly honest with yourself Sometimes it’s because you don’t know what you want. Other times you do know what you want, but you’re too afraid to admit it. ___16___ Quite often, the truth can be very ugly and painful, particularly if you’ve spent much time lying to yourself about things big and small.
___17___ If you can’t rely on yourself because you aren’t in tune with your truth, you’ll end up making yourself painful. Thus, you must be honest with yourself to figure out what you want out of life so you can actually put forth the effort to build it. Here are three ideas that help you become more honest with yourself.
Take time to reflect on your day, every day. What did you do right or wrong Were there any points where you didn’t act in tune with your actual feelings and desires ___18___ Considering how you acted throughout the day can help you sort through your feelings and actions of the day if you struggle to be honest with yourself.
Acknowledge your feelings. Your feelings are signposts on your journey to truth, peace of mind, and happiness. ___19___ So consider how your experiences and decisions make you feel, and understand why you feel the way you do. This will help you get in tune with yourself and make better decisions about a situation.
Accept that you can’t know everything. You can’t possibly know everything about everybody. Therefore, it’s absolutely normal for you to do something wrong. So don’t make excuses for yourself. ___20___
A. How will you do better
B. But why is honesty with yourself so important
C. This isn’t a matter of being smart or wise enough.
D. Could you have spoken up and advocated for yourself better
E. They’re trying to point you to ward a path that makes sense for you.
F. You just need to be honest with yourself when you make those mistakes.
G. Maybe you just don’t want to accept reality because the truth is unpleasant.
【答案】16. G 17. B 18. D 19. E 20. F
【解析】
【导语】本文是篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几种如何对自己诚实的办法。
【16题详解】
根据上一句“Other times you do know what you want, but you’re too afraid to admit it.”（有时候你知道你想要什么，但不敢承认。）可知，选项G. Maybe you just don’t want to accept reality because the truth is unpleasant.（也许你只是不想接受现实，因为真相令人不快。）符合语境，在不敢承认的基础上，进一步分析了另一种可能性——不想接受现实，承接上文，语意衔接合理；下一句“Quite often, the truth can be very ugly and painful,”（很多时候，真相可能是非常丑陋和痛苦的。）中的“truth”是对选项G中的“truth”的补充说明，衔接合理，符合语境。故选G。
【17题详解】
空处为该段的主题句。根据“If you can’t rely on yourself because you aren’t in tune with your truth, you’ll end up making yourself painful.”（如果你不能依靠自己，因为你与你的真相不一致，你最终会让自己痛苦。）和“Thus, you must be honest with yourself to figure out what you want out of life so you can actually put forth the effort to build it.”（因此，你必须对自己诚实，找出你想要的生活，这样你才能真正付出努力去实现它。）可知，第二段主要讲述了要对自己诚实的原因，选项B. But why is honesty with yourself so important （但为什么对自己诚实如此重要呢？）符合段落主旨，下文对这个问题进行回答。故选B。
【18题详解】
根据空处前的两个问句“What did you do right or wrong Were there any points where you didn’t act in tune with your actual feelings and desires ”（你做对了还是做错了？有没有什么时候你的行为与你的真实感受和欲望不一致？）推知，空处很有可能也是一个问句；选项D. Could you have spoken up and advocated for yourself better （你能不能更大声地为自己辩护？）也是在对自己进行提问，反思自己一天的行为，衔接合理；下一句“Considering how you acted throughout the day can help you...”（考虑一下你一整天的行为会帮助你……）对前三个问题进行了总结，即反思自己一天的行为会有所帮助，符合语境。故选D。
【19题详解】
根据上一句“Your feelings are signposts on your journey to truth, peace of mind, and happiness.”（你的感受是你通往真理、心灵平静和幸福之旅的路标。）可知，你的感受是通往真理、心理平静和幸福的路标，即它们为你指明了道路；选项E. They’re trying to point you to ward a path that makes sense for you.（它们试图为你指明一条对你有意义的道路。）符合题意，其中“They”指代上一句中的“signposts”，承接上文，语意衔接合理。故选E。
【20题详解】
空处位于段末，应承接上文。根据前文“Therefore, it’s absolutely normal for you to do something wrong. So don’t make excuses for yourself.”（因此，你做错事是完全正常的，所以不要为自己找借口。）可知，要承认自己的错误，即对自己诚实，选项F. You just need to be honest with yourself when you make those mistakes.（当你犯错误的时候，你只需要对自己诚实。）符合题意，“when you make those mistakes”与前文中的“do something wrong”相对应，与文章主题呼应。故选F。
第三部分：英语知识运用（共三节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Every year I read over 2,000 college applications from students all over the world. It is quite ____21____ to choose whom to admit. ____22____. in the chaos of SAT scores and recommendations, one ____23____ is always irresistible (无法抗拒的) in a candidate: kindness.
The most surprising indication of kindness I’ve ever ____24____ came from a student who had excellent scores and a supportive ____25____ from his college consultant. Even with these qualifications, he might not have ____26____. But one letter of recommendation caught my eye. It was from a school security ____27____. Letters of recommendation are typically written by people like former presidents, celebrities, and Olympic athletes.
The security guard wrote that he supported this student’s admission because of his ____28____. This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the guard staff. He turned off lights in empty rooms, consistently ____29____ the hallway monitor (监测员) each morning and tidied up the classroom after his peers left school _____30_____ nobody was watching. This student, the security guard wrote, had a(n) _____31_____ respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or power.
It gave us a _____32_____ onto a student’s life in the moments when nothing “counted”. That student was admitted by unanimous (一致的) vote of the admissions committee.
Next year there might be a flood of security guard recommendations _____33_____ this essay. But if it means students will start paying as much _____34_____ to the people who clean their classrooms as they do to their headmasters and teachers, I’m happy to help start that _____35_____.
21. A. distant B. difficult C. delicate D. desperate
22. A. However B. Otherwise C. Besides D. Therefore
23 A. ability B. quality C. limitation D. assumption
24. A. come out B. picked up C. come across D. brought up
25 A. lecture B. reply C. recommendation D. application
26. A. stood up B. stood out C. given up D. given out
27. A. guard B. teacher C. headmaster D. consultant
28. A. wisdom B. consideration C. encouragement D. bravery
29. A. bothered B. answered C. visited D. thanked
30. A. as if B. now that C. even if D. in order that
31. A. demanding B. amusing C. refreshing D. puzzling
32. A. passion B. trouble C. method D. window
33. A. due to B. in need of C. except for D. along with
34. A. money B. notice C. attention D. curiosity
35. A. policy B. trend C. arrangement D. career
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. B 24. C 25. C 26. B 27. A 28. B 29. D 30. C 31. C 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。 文章主要介绍了一个学生因为善良得到学校保安推荐并打动学校审核人员的故事。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：选择录取谁是相当困难的。A. distant遥远的；B. difficult困难的；C. delicate精致的；D. desperate绝望的。根据上文“Every year I read over 2,000 college applications from students all over the world.”(每年我都会阅读来自世界各地的2000多份大学申请。）可知，申请人太多，选择比较困难，故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：然而，在SAT分数和推荐信的混乱中，候选人的一个品质总是不可抗拒的：善良。A. However然而；B. Otherwise否则；C. Besides 此外；D. Therefore 因此。根据下文“is always irresistible (无法抗拒的) in a candidate”提到了不可抗拒的品质，与上文很难选择录取谁构成转折关系，应用however。故选A。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. ability能力；B. quality品质；C. limitation限制；D. assumption假定。根据下文“is always irresistible (无法抗拒的) in a candidate: kindness”可知，善良是一种品质。故选B。
【24题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我遇到过的最令人惊讶的善意表现来自一个成绩优异的学生，他的大学顾问给了他支持性的推荐信。A. come out出现；B. picked up捡起；C. come across遇到；D. brought up抚养。根据上文很难选择录取谁和下文“came from a student who had excellent scores and a supportive ____5____ from his college consultant.”可知这是作者遇到的一个优秀的学生，故选C。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. lecture讲座；B. reply回复；C. recommendation推荐；D. application申请。根据下文“But one letter of recommendation caught my eye.”可知是recommendation的词汇复现，故选C。
【26题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：即使有这些资历，他也未必能脱颖而出。A. stood up站立；B. stood out突出；C. given up放弃；D. given out分发。根据上文“Even with these qualifications, he might not have”和下文“Letters of recommendation are typically written by people like former presidents, celebrities, and Olympic athletes.”可知，有了好的资历，他也未必能脱颖而出，因为有这种资历的人很多。故选B。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它来自学校保安。A. guard保安；B. teacher老师；C. headmaster校长；D. consultant顾问。根据下文“The security guard wrote”可知，信来自学校保安。故选A。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：保安写道，出于他的体贴，他支持这名学生入学。A. wisdom智慧；B. consideration体贴；C. encouragement鼓励；D. bravery勇敢。根据下文“This young man was the only person in the school who knew the names of every member of the guard staff.”可知，学生很体贴，会记住一个普通人的名字。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他在空房间里关灯，每天早上总是对着监控致谢，在同学们离开教室后收拾教室，即使没有人在看。A. bothered打扰；B. answered回答；C. visited参观；D. thanked感谢。根据上文“He turned off lights in empty rooms”可知，学生很有礼貌，在空房间里关灯，所以是每天早上总是对着监控致谢，故选D。
【30题详解】
考查连词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. as if好像；B. now that既然；C. even if即使；D. in order that为了。根据下文“nobody was watching”可知上下文是转折关系，故选C。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：保安写道，这个学生对学校里的每个人都有一种令人精神振奋的尊敬，不管他们的地位、声望或权力如何。A. demanding要求高的；B. amusing有趣的；C. refreshing令人精神振奋的；D. puzzling令人困惑的。根据下文“respect for every person at the school, regardless of position, popularity or power”可知，这个学生尊重每一个人，对学校里的每个人都有一种令人精神振奋的尊敬，即极其尊重他人，故选C。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：它为我们打开了一扇窗，让我们一窥学生生活中那些无足轻重的时刻。A. passion激情；B. trouble麻烦；C. method方法；D. window窗户。根据下文“onto a student’s life in the moments”可知，指学生生活的窗口，故选D。
【33题详解】
考查固定短语辨析。句意：由于这篇文章，明年可能会有大量的保安推荐。A. due to由于；B. in need of需要；C. except for除……之外；D. along with和……一起。根据上文“Next year there might be a flood of security guard recommendations”可知是因为这篇来自保安的推荐，明年可能会有大量的保安推荐，故选A。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：但如果这意味着学生们开始像关注校长和老师一样关注打扫教室的人，我很乐意帮助开启这一趋势。A. money钱；B. notice通知； C. attention注意力；D. curiosity好奇心。根据下文“to the people who clean their classrooms”指关注打扫教室的人，短语pay attention to表示“注意……”。故选C。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. policy政策；B. trend趋势；C. arrangement 安排；D. career生涯。根据上文“to the people who clean their classrooms as they do to their headmasters and teachers, I’m happy to help start that”提到学生们开始像关注校长和老师一样关注打扫教室的人，这是一种趋势。故选B。
第Ⅱ卷（非选择题满分55分）
第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每题1分，满分10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。
Forget about “military-style travel” during which people tend to visit as many places as possible in the least amount of time. A more ____36____ (relax) and leisurely alternative, such as “Citywalk”, is becoming a hit among urban youngsters.
Unlike military-style travel, Citywalk is about walking around a city on foot, experiencing the atmosphere and ____37____ (find) unusual things that even a resident of the city might not have noticed before. It can be a special event ____38____ people embark (开始) on a journey led by tour guides or ____39____ (simple) explore the streets.
Such walks generally avoid hot tourist ____40____ (attract) and shopping centers, and take you to places where you can have real interactions ____41____ the local people, eat at small but authentic restaurants, and gain a deeper understanding of the history and culture of the city.
Various videos about Citywalk ____42____ (post) over Chinese multiple social media platforms in recent months. On Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, a search for “citywalk” turns up over 600,000 posts and tens of millions of views. Citywalkers have shared their carefully ____43____ (plan) routes on social media platforms, generating thousands of followers. Their posts usually include how long the walk is going to take, and interesting places along the way.
While Citywalk can work as ____44____ approach to tourism, this trend sees Gen Z seek pleasure more through connection than consumption and _____45_____ (imply) a deep cultural curiosity.
【答案】36. relaxing
37. finding
38. where 39. simply
40. attractions
41. with 42. have been posted
43. planned
44. an 45. implies
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍“城市漫步”这种悠闲的旅游方式的特点。
【36题详解】
考查形容词。句意：一种更轻松悠闲的选择，如“城市漫步”，正成为城市年轻人的热门选择。设空处修饰名词alternative，应用形容词作定语，表示“令人放松的”。故填relaxing。
【37题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：与军事风格的旅行不同，城市漫步是指在一个城市步行，体验当地的氛围，发现一些即使是城市居民以前也可能没有注意到的不寻常的东西。设空处和walking，experiencing并列作介词的宾语，应用动名词。故填finding。
【38题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：它可以是一个特别的活动，人们在导游的带领下开始旅行，或者只是在街上探索。分析可知，设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰名词a special event，关系词在从句中作地点状语，应用关系副词where引导。故填where。
【39题详解】
考查副词。句意：同上。设空处修饰动词explore，应用副词simply“只”，作状语。故填simply。
【40题详解】
考查名词复数。句意：这样的散步通常会避开热门的旅游景点和购物中心，带你去那些你可以与当地人真正互动的地方，在小而正宗的餐馆吃饭，并更深入地了解这座城市的历史和文化。设空处为宾语，应用名词attraction，根据句意可知，不止一个景点，应用复数形式。故填attractions。
【41题详解】
考查介词。句意：同上。固定短语have interactions with sb，意为“和某人互动”。故填with。
【42题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：近几个月来，中国多个社交媒体平台上发布了各种关于城市漫步的视频。设空处为谓语动词，根据时间状语in recent months可知，应用现在完成时，主语Various videos about Citywalk和动词之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，主语复数，助动词使用have。故填have been posted。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：城市步行者在社交媒体平台上分享了他们精心规划的路线，吸引了数千名粉丝。设空处修饰名词routes作定语，和名词之间是被动关系，应用过去分词。故填planned。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：虽然城市漫步可以作为一种旅游方式，但这种趋势表明，Z世代更多地通过联系而不是消费来寻求快乐，这意味着一种深刻的文化好奇心。设空处修饰名词approach，泛指“一种旅游方式”，应用不定冠词，且approach以元音音素开头，应用an。故填an。
【45题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：同上。设空处和sees共同作谓语动词，应用一般现在时，并且是第三人称单数。故填implies。
第三节 单句语法填空（共10小题；每小题0.5分，满分5分）
46. I spent the whole afternoon p______ (润色) the English essay.(根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】polishing##olishing
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：我花了一下午的时间来润色这篇英语作文。根据中英文提示可知，此处使用动词polish，spend...(in) doing sth为 固定搭配。故填polishing。
47. Linda has always been an ______ (ambition) and hard-working manager. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】ambitious
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：琳达一直是一位雄心勃勃、工作勤奋的经理。设空处和hard-working共同作定语修饰manager，应用形容词，故填ambitious。
48. Mark closed his eyes and ________ (假装) to be asleep. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】pretended
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：Mark闭上眼睛假装睡着了。根据句意和汉语提示应填pretend“假装”作并列谓语，and连接谓语动词前后时态一致，所以用一般过去时，故填pretended。
49. If someone is g______, he always wants more food, money, power, possessions etc than he needs. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】greedy##reedy
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：如果一个人是贪婪的，他总是想要比他需要的更多的食物、金钱、权力、财产等。根据单词首字母及句意“贪婪的”以及空前的If someone is可知应填形容词形式greedy，作表语。故填greedy。
50. Not too long ago an i______ (事件) that happened at Walt Disney touched me greatly. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】incident##ncident
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：不久前，发生在华特迪士尼的一件事深深地触动了我。根据中英文提示可知是名词incident，前面有an修饰，应用单数形式，故填incident。
51. We must encourage the planting of new trees and be devoted to ______ (preserve) our existing woodlands. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】preserving
【解析】
【详解】考查动名词。句意：我们必须鼓励种植新的树木，并致力于保护我们现有的林地。分析可知，be devoted to中的to为介词，应用动名词作宾语，故填preserving。
52. When asked for his views about his teaching job, the teacher said he found it very fun and ______. (reward)(所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】rewarding
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：当被问及他对教学工作的看法时，这位老师说他觉得这非常有趣和有益。设空处和fun共同作found宾语补足语，应用形容词rewarding“有意义的”。故填rewarding。
53. A lot of information can ______ (infer) from these statistics. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】be inferred
【解析】
【详解】考查语态。句意：从这些统计数据中可以推断出许多信息。主语与谓语构成被动关系，且can后跟动词原形。故填be inferred。
54. Heat e______ metals while low temperature contracts them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】expands##xpands
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：热使金属膨胀，而低温则使它们收缩。设空处为谓语，根据句意和首字母提示可知，此处使用动词expand“膨胀”，根据后半句contracts可知，句子陈述客观事实，应用一般现在时，主语Heat，谓语使用第三人称单数形式。故填expands。
55. We want an ______ (acknowledge) of the existence of the problem. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】acknowledgement
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：我们希望人们承认这个问题的存在性。设空处为want的宾语，应用名词，前面有an修饰，用单数形式，故填acknowledgement。
第四部分：写作（共两节 满分40分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
56. 假定你是李华，你们学校近期开展以“Say No to Fast Food”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你写一篇演讲稿，内容包括：
1.快餐食品的危害；
2.你的建议。
注意：1.写作词数应为80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Say No to Fast Food
Dear friends,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thanks for your listening!
【答案】Dear friends,
Nowadays, fast food is very popular in China, especially children and young people who enjoy eating fast food very much. However, fast food does more harm than good.
Actually, fast food is usually low in nutrition and can’t be regarded as a balanced diet. If we eat it for a long time, it will have a bad influence on our body. Therefore, it is strongly suggested that we keep a healthy and balanced diet.
It is high time that we said no to fast food. Let’s our body.
Thanks for your listening!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就学校近期开展以“Say No to Fast Food”为主题的英语演讲比赛，写一篇演讲稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
流行的：popular→ fashionable
然而：However → Nevertheless
实际上：Actually→ In fact
照看：take good care of→ look after
2.句式拓展
并列句变复合句
原句：Actually, fast food is usually low in nutrition and can’t be regarded as a balanced diet.
拓展句：Actually, fast food is usually low in nutrition, which can’t be regarded as a balanced diet.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Nowadays, fast food is very popular in China, especially children and young people who enjoy eating fast food very much.（运用了who引导的限制性定语从句）
【高分句型2】If we eat it for a long time, it will have a bad influence on our body.（运用了if引导的条件状语从句）
第二节 读后续写（满分25分）
57. 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。
One day, while Sutter surfed the Internet watching some videos of cute animals with his mom, he came across a story posted by the local animal shelter (收容所). It explained that there was a cat, which was named Hazel by the workers, living in the shelter and needing help.
The workers found the cat at a transfer station where garbage and other waste are sorted. At first, the workers thought Hazel was just looking for food. But they later discovered that the back legs of the cat were injured. What was worse, after a physical examination, they found the bones of the cat were broken and that necrosis — meaning the death of cells in some part of the body — had set in. The workers thought Hazel would need surgery (手术) to get better. So they called on the community to raise money for the cat.
That was when Sutter got to work. After he knew the story about the poor cat in his community, the nine-year-old cat lover said to his mom,“I just can’t stop thinking about the cat. It is in urgent need of surgery. I want to raise money to help the cat.”Hearing those words, Sutter’ s mother was happy that her son was a kind-hearted boy and decided to help him.
Then Sutter came up with a good idea: making use of the power of cinnamon buns ( 肉桂卷). He knew if there was anything that could get the community members to empty their pockets, it would be this sweet treat: cinnamon buns. Then he and his mom started baking cinnamon buns, and his mom posted Sutter’s efforts on a social media page. Knowing Sutter’s good intention, the whole community reached out and donated money to Sutter. Finally, Sutter was able to raise $850 in total. Then Sutter and his mom gladly went to the animal shelter and dropped the money there.
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。
With the money, Hazel was able to receive the surgery.
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Since adopting Hazel, Sutter has done a lot to help it recover.
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【答案】One possible version:
With the money, Hazel was able to receive the surgery. Sutter and her mother also went to the hospital. After arriving there, the vet operated an injection on Hazel. Sutter could tell by the expression on Hazel’s face that she felt aching badly. To Sutter’s surprise, she didn’t cry out and just keep still to accept it. Touched by her courage, Stutter said to her mom that she wanted to adopt her. Luckily, her mom agreed immediately because she also loved this poor cat very much.
Since adopting Hazel, Sutter has done a lot to help it recover. Every morning, Sutter sent food to feed her and didn’t dare to let her lift anything. She knew it was good for her to keep still on her bed and not to move so much. Sutter knew that eating fish can help her recover more quickly. So she went to buy fresh fish for her every morning. Having cooked them, Sutter took them to her. Luckily, Hazel recovered soon and was able to run.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Sutter从网上得知一只小猫Hazel住在收容所，需要帮助，猫被人在垃圾中转站发现，且受了伤，需要手术，Sutter通过做肉桂面包来筹钱，最后，Sutter总共筹到了850美元。然后Sutter和他的妈妈高兴地去了动物收容所，把钱放在那里。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“有了这笔钱，Hazel就能接受手术了。”可知，第一段可描写Hazel接受治疗和Sutter决定收养这只猫。
②由第二段首句内容“自从收养了Hazel，Sutter做了很多事情来帮助它恢复。”可知，第二段可描写Sutter如何帮助Hazel康复。
2.续写线索：治疗——Hazel的反应——决定收养——送食物——喂鱼——Hazel康复
3.词汇激活
行为类
①注射：operate an injection/inject
②收养：adopt/foster
③康复：recover/rehabilitate
情绪类
①惊讶：surprise/shock
②感动：touched/moved
【点睛】[高分句型1] Sutter could tell by the expression on Hazel’s face that she felt aching badly. (由that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Luckily, her mom agreed immediately because she also loved this poor cat very much. (由because引导的原因状语从句)
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