泉州一中、泉港一中、厦外石狮分校三校联盟
2023—2024学年下学期期中考联考
高二年段英语学科试卷
满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Best Things to Enjoy
Dancing Queens and Kings
Seeing stars outside their comfort zones has always held a certain appeal. A touring version of the TV show “Battle of the Network Stars” stops at the Altria Theater, bringing recent champions “Bachelorette” star Kaitlyn Bristowe and former NBA player Iman Shumpert as well as the professional dancers. Tickets are $59.50 to $369.
Comic Treat
Fortune Feimster brings fun to the Dominion Energy Center’s Carpenter Theatre on Jan. 9. You may have seen her Netflix “Sweet & Salty”, where she humorously talks about her entertainment career. The show arrives at 7 pm. Tickets are $31.50 to $81.50.
Spirit of Giving
Experience holiday traditions through the Latin Ballet of Virginia’s production of “The Legend of Poinsettia”. The story is based on a mexican legend about a good-hearted girl who unearths the true spirit of giving. Celebrate 20 years of the production at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen at 7:30 pm on Jan. 7. Tickets are $15 to $20.
Bring It Home
Take the first steps toward making your home-rebuilding decision a reality at the Richmond Remodeling Expo, on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Walk the show to gather ideas while discovering the latest in kitchens, room additions and more. Pick up professional advice and connect with builders and design professionals who can translate your home-improvement dreams into reality. Tickets are $3.
21. How much would you probably pay to enjoy athletes’ performance
A. $3. B. $15. C. $31.5. D. $61.5.
22. Where can you see a humorous actress
A. At the Altria Theater. B. At the Carpenter Theatre.
C. At the Cultural Arts Center. D. At the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
23. What can you enjoy on Jan. 9
A. Some hands-on activities. B. A Mexican legend
C. Skills to improve houses. D. The pleasure of giving.
B
Scientists in Australia have discovered that they can use the world’s smelliest fruits to make devices that could power electric cars. A durian is a fruit that looks like a pineapple. It is a delicacy in some Asian countries, but its smell is so unpleasant that some of those countries have banned it from public places. Its smell has been compared to rotting eggs and even smelly old gym socks.
Vincent Gomes and his colleagues at the University of Sydney, in Australia, used a durian and a jackfruit — another fruit known for its terrible smell — to make energy storing devices called supercapacitors.
Supercapacitors are an alternative to batteries. They can’t store as much energy as a normal battery does, but they are much quicker to recharge. Durians and jackfruits contain some of the chemicals used in supercapacitors, which gave Gomes the idea. To make the fruit-based devices, the team heated and then freeze-dried the uneatable cores of the durian and jackfruit to make a special kind of material called an aerogel.
Aerogels are one of the world’s lightest solid materials. Often called “frozen smoke”, they are made by removing the liquid from a gel and replacing it with air. They have many scientific uses, but one of their special properties is the ability to conduct electric currents, which makes them an important part of supercapacitors. The aerogels made from durian and jackfruit both worked well when placed inside a supereapacitor, although the durian aerogel was found to be the better of the two.
The discovery is important because the materials currently used to make supercapacitors are expensive. Using natural foods like durians and jackfruits, Gomes says, could reduce environmental pollution, as well as costs.
24. What makes some countries have different attitudes toward the durian
A. Its smell. B. Its appearance.
C. Its value. D. Its popularity.
25. Which paragraph mentions Gomes’s inspiration of innovation
A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 3. D. Paragraph 4.
26. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Aerogels. B. Scientific uses.
C. Properties. D. Electric currents.
27. What can we learn about fruit-based supercapacitors
A. They are devices for producing electricity.
B They are chemicals from durians.
C. They are green and economical.
D. They are light and liquid.
C
Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗) say breakthroughs obtained in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.
Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci, co-founders of BioNTech said technology they had developed could aid the immune (免疫) system respond to cancer cells. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccine stimulates cells to generate spike proteins, which warn the body’s immune system about things to look out for and to attack.
It is hoped that this could be reworked using proteins found in cancer tumor (肿瘤) cells causing a similar bodily defensive action.
BioNTech was founded in 2008 specifically to work on cancer treatments. “Our focus has always been on achieving the full potential of the body’s immune system to successfully help handle cancer and infectious diseases,” says the company website.
Some of those earlier cancer vaccine developments have reached the clinical trial stage. “As scientists we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer,” said Tureci. “We have gained a mass of breakthroughs and we will continue to work on them. . . this will definitely quicken also our cancer vaccine.”
Luke O’Neill, professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, said that such a breakthrough would be “the Holy Grail” of cancer research, He added that it enabled the body to recognize a cancer tumor as a foreign element, in the same way it had done with COVID-19, and to respond accordingly, so that the immune system could be “trained” to “hunt down” the abnormal presence.
What made the potential breakthrough even more inspiring, he said, was that any treatment could be personalized to work on an individual cancer patient’s specific circumstances. “You can take someone who’s got cancer, take their own tumor and make an RNA vaccine out of that and improve their own immune system specifically against their own tumor. That’s a really awesome thing to see,” he added.
28. What has been BioNTech’s mission since its establishment
A. To develop the COVID-19 vaccine. B. To understand the immune system.
C. To explore treatments for cancer. D. To detect the tumour cells.
29. Which of the following options can best describe Ozlem Tureci
A Cautious and committed. B. Gifted and ambitious.
C. Passionate and critical. D. Brave and competitive.
30. What can be learnt about Luke O’Neill
A. He developed an effective COVID-19 vaccine.
B. He held a positive attitude to BioNTech’s study.
C. He contributed significantly to BioNTech’s research.
D. He trained the immune system to hunt the abnormal presence.
31. What is the text mainly about
A. BioNTech suceeds in developing cancer vaccines.
B. COVID-19 research brings hope for cancer treatment.
C. COVID-19 vaccines help bodies respond to cancer cells.
D. BioNTech makes breakthroughs in COVID-19 vaccines.
D
Have you ever forgotten items when trying to recall a shopping list Or dialled the wrong phone number when attempting to memorise one The brain mechanisms (机制) that cause us to draw a blank in such situations have now been identified.
Our working memory keeps small pieces of information that are readily accessible for planning, understanding and solving problems. But it will have “swap errors”. For example, if we are shown a red square and a blue circle, and are then asked what colour the circle was, we might say red.
To understand why we make such errors, Jeff Johnston at Columbia University and his colleagues recorded the brain activity of two monkeys because a monkey’s working memory is very similar to humans’.
The monkeys were shown two differently coloured squares, one above the other, for half a second. After a short delay, a black spot appeared in the same location as one of the squares, and then disappeared. The animals were trained to tell the colour of the square they were supposed to be remembering based on the location of the spot, by staring at the matching colour on a rotatable (可旋转的) wheel. When doing this for about 3 hours over multiple sessions, the monkeys performed the task correctly between 60 and 82 percent of the time, but occasionally made swap errors.
The research suggests that the brain responses linked to swap errors emerged before the animals decided which colour to report. They appeared to arise during “selection” when certain items stored in working memory are enhanced at the expense of others, rather than occurring as a result of them forgetting or a failure to correctly encode (编码) items in their working memory.
“Everyone assumed there were simpler explanations like failure to encode or forgetting, but this very cool study shows that working memory errors come from a previously unknown source,” says Earl Miller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The team is planning further experiments to gain a better understanding of mechanisms behind swap errors.
32. What is the function of working memory
A. To identify the errors in understanding.
B. To reduce the occurrence of mind blanking.
C. To develop the way of distinguishing colours.
D. To store information ready for mental use.
33. What were the monkeys tasked with in the research
A. Correcting their errors over multiple sessions.
B. Playing a matching game on a rotatable wheel.
C. Reporting the colour of the square to memorize.
D. Figuring out the exact position of the black spot.
34. What does the research suggest about swap errors
A. They are unusual brain responses. B. They show a tendency for forgetfulness.
C. They have an effect on working memory. D. They are the outcome of memory selection.
35. What is Earl Miller’s attitude towards the research findings
A. Unclear. B. Appreciative. C. Objective. D. Negative.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
It has been shown that watching English movie trailers(预告片) can improve your English vocabulary and thinking skills. ___36___
The first step is to find them. Go to YouTube and do a search for something like “official trailer”. Several film trailers will appear. ___37___ Animated films can be an especially good choice for English practice no matter how old you are. These films are usually humorous and relatable. To find animated films, try doing a search for something like “animated official trailer”.
Make sure the video you choose offers closed captions(字幕) which you will use later. You can find the closed caption mark at the bottom of the video. It may be listed as “CC” or something else. Keep in mind that trailers more than five or seven years old may not offer closed captions on YouTube.___38___
Next, watch the video at a normal speed without closed captions. Try to understand what the story is about overall. Then watch it again to seek more details. ___39___ It will give you an idea of whether the dialogue is too fast or difficult for your skill level.
___40___ Find the “CC” setting at the bottom of the video and click the captions. This can help you in several ways. You can confirm whether you understand the dialogue in your first viewing, make clearer any dialogue you do not understand, and connect the sound of words with their spellings. You can also write down a few of the new words in a notebook or on your mobile phone.
A. So choose newer videos.
B. You can choose some that look interesting.
C. They may sound a little strange at a slower speed.
D. With this method, you are testing your English skills.
E. Then watch the video again, this time with closed captions.
F. Besides, try using your notebook as you learn English in your everyday life.
G. Now let's talk about steps you can take to get the most out of watching them.
第三部分 语言应用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Gurnah, growing up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.
He is the first Black writer ____41____ the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993, and some observers saw his ____42____ as a long delayed corrective (矫正)after years of European and American Nobel laureates (获得者). In his 10 novels, Gurnah has often explored the ____43____ of exile(流放), identity and belonging. They ____44____“Memory of Departure” “Pilgrims Way” and “Dottie,” which all deal with the immigrant(移民)experience in Britain.
Gurnah’s first language is Swahili but he ____45____ English as his literary language. He drew on the imagery and stories from the Quran, ____46____ from Arabic and Persian poetry, particularly “The Arabian Nights.” The news of Gumah’s Nobel ____47____ by fellow novelists and academics who have long argued that his ____48____ deserve a wider audience.
Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, which is now ____49____ of Tanzania, in 1948. Then, in 1964, he fled to England. _____50_____ , poor, homesick, he began to write scraps(片段)in his diary, then _____51_____ entries, then stories about other people. In his 20s, he started _____52_____ fiction. Then he finished his first novel, “Memory of Departure,” about a young man who flees a failed uprising, at the same time he was writing his Ph. D. dissertation(论文). _____53_____, he became a professor of English.
Though Gurnah hasn’t lived in Tanzania since he was a _____54_____, his homeland always inspires him of his imagination. _____55_____, he said “my homeland always asserts myself in my imagination, even when I deliberately try to set my stories elsewhere”.
41. A. to confirm B. to receive C. to search D. to appreciate
42. A. section B. selection C. collection D. consultation
43. A. themes B. opinions C. passages D. suggestions
44. A. explode B. conclude C. provide D. include
45. A. adopted B. advised C. adapted D. affected
46. A. as much as B. as well as C. as long as D. as often as
47. A. was awarded B. was discussed C. was celebrated D. was suspected
48. A. jobs B. works C. labors D. careers
49. A. part B. name C. home D. country
50. A. Admirable B. Respectable C. Fashionable D. Miserable
51. A. higher B. stronger C. heavier D. longer
52. A. reading B. hearing C. writing D. watching
53. A. Frontwards B. Forwards C. Backwards D. Afterwards
54. A. writer B. teenager C. scholar D. professor
55. A. As a result B. At the same time C. On the other hand D. In his own word
第二节：语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As an old saying in Xunpu, Fujian province, ____56____ (go),” Wear flowers in this life and you’ll also be pretty in the afterlife”. “Head-pinned flowers”, a kind of flower headwear ____57____ (wear) by local women in Quanzhou Xunpu, known as zanhua or zanhuawei, is ____58____ highlight of Xunpu women’s dress culture.
The production of Quanzhou head-pinned flowers is very complicated and needs to go ____59____ many processes, including cutting, laying, inlaying, coloring and so on. The main materials for making hair-wearing flowers are metal wire, jewelry stone and colored pearls, ____60____ are cleverly combined to form a lot of flower patterns. They come in a wide ____61____ (various) of styles, such as butterflies and magpies. Each hairpin has a profound meaning,____62____ (convey) people’s expectations for a better life and good luck. It is not only a kind of manual skills, ____63____ a kind of cultural inheritance and expression.
In 2008, the custom of Xunpu female ____64____ (include) in the national intangible cultural Heritage list. Head-pinned flowers carry the emotions and _____65_____ (memory) of the fisherman’s family, reflecting the diligence and simplicity of Xunpu, as well as the yearning for a better life.
第四部分：写作（共2节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假设你是李华，你们学校正在举办Embrace Chinese Culture（拥抱中华文化）主题活动，其中“汉服展览”活动将于本周进行，请写一封email邀请你们的外教Jim参加。内容包括：
1.简单介绍汉服；
2.展览的时间和地点。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
67. 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。
As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into different groups in the class. There were the geeks, the jocks (小丑) , and the popular cool kids. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. And I think that was a problem.
Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. The purpose of this assignment was to do nice things for your friend without letting them know who was doing it. We could leave encouraging notes on their desk or mysteriously leave a card in their backpack or book. Our teacher wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a bucket, then we each closed our eyes and drew the name of the classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support over the next five school days.
Everyone was excited to get involved, including Rochelle. By the middle of the week, we had turned this assignment into a contest to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. Instead of encouraging notes, we left stationary sets on our friend’s desk. Instead of giving compliments, we were giving bubble gum, lollipops and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friends. Everyone except me, that is.
My secret friend followed our teacher’s directions without a fault. I received handmade cards, notes with nice thoughts and countless smiley face pictures saying that I was one of the nicest girls in the class. This friend seemed to think highly of me from the notes that were left, but the lack of gifts kept me wondering what was up with whoever had pulled my name.
On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed a package on my desk. At last, my secret friend had grasped the idea that a gift was what I really needed. I quickly ripped open the gift paper, only to find a small doll inside. The pink wool-knit doll seemed not new but delicate. But the girls sitting near me giggled and gossiped about the “little girl” gift I had received.
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。
Hearing this, I felt my face turn red.
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It turned out that my secret friend was Rochelle, coming from a poor family.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________泉州一中、泉港一中、厦外石狮分校三校联盟
2023—2024学年下学期期中考联考
高二年段英语学科试卷
满分：150分 考试时间：120分钟
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节：（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。
A
The Best Things to Enjoy
Dancing Queens and Kings
Seeing stars outside their comfort zones has always held a certain appeal. A touring version of the TV show “Battle of the Network Stars” stops at the Altria Theater, bringing recent champions “Bachelorette” star Kaitlyn Bristowe and former NBA player Iman Shumpert as well as the professional dancers. Tickets are $59.50 to $369.
Comic Treat
Fortune Feimster brings fun to the Dominion Energy Center’s Carpenter Theatre on Jan. 9. You may have seen her Netflix “Sweet & Salty”, where she humorously talks about her entertainment career. The show arrives at 7 pm. Tickets are $31.50 to $81.50.
Spirit of Giving
Experience holiday traditions through the Latin Ballet of Virginia’s production of “The Legend of Poinsettia”. The story is based on a mexican legend about a good-hearted girl who unearths the true spirit of giving. Celebrate 20 years of the production at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen Allen at 7:30 pm on Jan. 7. Tickets are $15 to $20.
Bring It Home
Take the first steps toward making your home-rebuilding decision a reality at the Richmond Remodeling Expo, on Friday, Jan. 9, at the Greater Richmond Convention Center. Walk the show to gather ideas while discovering the latest in kitchens, room additions and more. Pick up professional advice and connect with builders and design professionals who can translate your home-improvement dreams into reality. Tickets are $3.
21. How much would you probably pay to enjoy athletes’ performance
A. $3. B. $15. C. $31.5. D. $61.5.
22. Where can you see a humorous actress
A. At the Altria Theater. B. At the Carpenter Theatre.
C. At the Cultural Arts Center. D. At the Greater Richmond Convention Center.
23. What can you enjoy on Jan. 9
A. Some hands-on activities. B. A Mexican legend
C. Skills to improve houses. D. The pleasure of giving.
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四项活动的内容、时间和价格。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据Dancing Queens and Kings中的“A touring version of the TV show “Battle of the Network Stars” stops at the Altria Theater, bringing recent champions “Bachelorette” star Kaitlyn Bristowe and former NBA player Iman Shumpert as well as the professional dancers. Tickets are $59.50 to $369. (电视节目《网络明星之战》的巡回演出在奥特里亚剧院举行，带来了最近的冠军《单身女郎》明星凯特琳·布里斯托和前NBA球员伊曼·香珀特以及专业舞蹈演员。票价为59.50美元至369美元。)”可知，61.5美元在看运动员的表演的票价范围内。故选D。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据Comic Treat中的“Fortune Feimster brings fun to the Dominion Energy Center’s Carpenter Theatre on Jan. 9. You may have seen her Netflix “Sweet & Salty”, where she humorously talks about her entertainment career. (1月9日,《财富》杂志为多米尼克能源中心(Dominion Energy Center)的卡彭特剧院(Carpenter Theatre)带来了欢乐。你可能看过她在Netflix特别节目《甜与咸》，在那里她幽默地谈论了自己的娱乐生涯。)”可知，在卡彭特剧院你能看到一个幽默的女演员。故选B。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据Bring It Home中的“Pick up professional advice and connect with builders and design professionals who can translate your home-improvement dreams into reality. (听取专业的建议，与建筑商和设计专业人士联系，他们可以把你的家装梦想变成现实。)”可知，在1月9日这一天你可以学到一些改善居家环境的技巧。故选C。
B
Scientists in Australia have discovered that they can use the world’s smelliest fruits to make devices that could power electric cars. A durian is a fruit that looks like a pineapple. It is a delicacy in some Asian countries, but its smell is so unpleasant that some of those countries have banned it from public places. Its smell has been compared to rotting eggs and even smelly old gym socks.
Vincent Gomes and his colleagues at the University of Sydney, in Australia, used a durian and a jackfruit — another fruit known for its terrible smell — to make energy storing devices called supercapacitors.
Supercapacitors are an alternative to batteries. They can’t store as much energy as a normal battery does, but they are much quicker to recharge. Durians and jackfruits contain some of the chemicals used in supercapacitors, which gave Gomes the idea. To make the fruit-based devices, the team heated and then freeze-dried the uneatable cores of the durian and jackfruit to make a special kind of material called an aerogel.
Aerogels are one of the world’s lightest solid materials. Often called “frozen smoke”, they are made by removing the liquid from a gel and replacing it with air. They have many scientific uses, but one of their special properties is the ability to conduct electric currents, which makes them an important part of supercapacitors. The aerogels made from durian and jackfruit both worked well when placed inside a supereapacitor, although the durian aerogel was found to be the better of the two.
The discovery is important because the materials currently used to make supercapacitors are expensive. Using natural foods like durians and jackfruits, Gomes says, could reduce environmental pollution, as well as costs.
24. What makes some countries have different attitudes toward the durian
A. Its smell. B. Its appearance.
C. Its value. D. Its popularity.
25. Which paragraph mentions Gomes’s inspiration of innovation
A. Paragraph 1. B. Paragraph 2.
C. Paragraph 3. D. Paragraph 4.
26. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to
A. Aerogels. B. Scientific uses.
C. Properties. D. Electric currents.
27. What can we learn about fruit-based supercapacitors
A. They are devices for producing electricity.
B. They are chemicals from durians.
C. They are green and economical.
D. They are light and liquid.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. A 27. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一项新的研究发现，可以使用榴莲和菠萝蜜等天然食品制造超级电容器，这样可以减少环境污染和制作成本。
【24题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段关键句“A durian is a fruit that looks like a pineapple. It is a delicacy in some Asian countries, but is smell is so unpleasant that some of those countries have banned it from public places.（榴莲是一种看起来像菠萝的水果。在一些亚洲国家，它是一种美味，但它的气味非常难闻，以至于其中一些国家禁止在公共场所食用它）”可知，有些亚洲国家认为榴莲是一种美味，但因为它的气味非常难闻，所以其中一些国家禁止在公共场所食用它，由此可知，一些国家对榴莲有不同的态度是因为它的气味。故选A项。
【25题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段关键句“Supercapacitors are an alternative to batteries. They can’t store as much energy as a normal battery does, but they are much quicker to recharge. Durians and jackfruits contain some of the chemicals used in supercapacitors, which gave Gomes the idea.（超级电容器是电池的替代品。它们不能像普通电池那样储存能量，但充电速度要快得多。榴莲和菠萝蜜含有超级电容器中使用的一些化学物质，这让Gomes产生了这个想法）”可知，文章第三段中介绍了因为榴莲和菠萝蜜含有超级电容器中使用的一些化学物质，这让Gomes获得了创新的灵感，由此可知，文章第三段提到了Gomes创新的灵感。故选C项。
【26题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线单词上文“Aerogels are one of the world’s lightest solid materials, Often called “frozen smoke”, they are made by removing the liquid from a gel and replacing it with air. They have many scientific uses, but one of their special properties is the ability to conduct electric currents…（气凝胶是世界上最轻的固体材料之一，通常被称为“冷冻烟雾”，它们是通过从凝胶中去除液体并用空气代替而制成的。它们有许多科学用途，但它们的一个特殊特性是传导电流的能力……）”可知，上文主要介绍的是气凝胶，句中指气凝胶有许多科学用途，气凝胶的一个特殊特性是传导电流的能力，由此可知，画线单词所在句指的是这使得气凝成为超级电容器的重要组成部分，由此可知，句中“them”代指的是上文提到的“Aerogels”（气凝胶）。故选A项。
【27题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段内容“The discovery is important because the materials currently used to make supercapacitors are expensive. Using natural foods like durians and jackfruits, Gomes says, could reduce environmental pollution, as well as costs.（这一发现很重要，因为目前用于制造超级电容器的材料很昂贵。Gomes说，使用榴莲和菠萝蜜等天然食品可以减少环境污染和成本）”可知，使用榴莲和菠萝蜜等天然食品制造超级电容器可以减少环境污染和成本，由此可知，关于水果超级电容器，我们能知道它们既环保又经济。故选C项。
C
Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines (疫苗) say breakthroughs obtained in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.
Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci co-founders of BioNTech said technology they had developed could aid the immune (免疫) system respond to cancer cells. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccine stimulates cells to generate spike proteins, which warn the body’s immune system about things to look out for and to attack.
It is hoped that this could be reworked using proteins found in cancer tumor (肿瘤) cells, causing a similar bodily defensive action.
BioNTech was founded in 2008 specifically to work on cancer treatments. “Our focus has always been on achieving the full potential of the body’s immune system to successfully help handle cancer and infectious diseases,” says the company website.
Some of those earlier cancer vaccine developments have reached the clinical trial stage. “As scientists we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer,” said Tureci. “We have gained a mass of breakthroughs and we will continue to work on them. . . this will definitely quicken also our cancer vaccine.”
Luke O’Neill, professor of biochemistry at Trinity College Dublin, said that such a breakthrough would be “the Holy Grail” of cancer research, He added that it enabled the body to recognize a cancer tumor as a foreign element, in the same way it had done with COVID-19, and to respond accordingly, so that the immune system could be “trained” to “hunt down” the abnormal presence.
What made the potential breakthrough even more inspiring, he said, was that any treatment could be personalized to work on an individual cancer patient’s specific circumstances. “You can take someone who’s got cancer, take their own tumor and make an RNA vaccine out of that and improve their own immune system specifically against their own tumor. That’s a really awesome thing to see,” he added.
28. What has been BioNTech’s mission since its establishment
A. To develop the COVID-19 vaccine. B. To understand the immune system.
C. To explore treatments for cancer. D. To detect the tumour cells.
29. Which of the following options can best describe Ozlem Tureci
A. Cautious and committed. B. Gifted and ambitious.
C. Passionate and critical. D. Brave and competitive.
30. What can be learnt about Luke O’Neill
A. He developed an effective COVID-19 vaccine.
B. He held a positive attitude to BioNTech’s study.
C. He contributed significantly to BioNTech’s research.
D. He trained the immune system to hunt the abnormal presence.
31. What is the text mainly about
A. BioNTech suceeds in developing cancer vaccines.
B. COVID-19 research brings hope for cancer treatment.
C. COVID-19 vaccines help bodies respond to cancer cells.
D. BioNTech makes breakthroughs in COVID-19 vaccines.
【答案】28. C 29. A 30. B 31. B
【解析】
【导语】本文为新闻报道。文章介绍了冠状病毒疾病疫苗研究中取得的突破可能为开发出一种潜在的抗癌疫苗指明方向，并介绍了研究开展的过程及发现。
【28题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“BioNTech was founded in 2008 specifically to work on cancer treatments. “Our focus has always been on achieving the full potential of the body’s immune system to successfully help handle cancer and infectious diseases,” says the company website.(BioNTech成立于2008年，专门从事癌症治疗工作。该公司网站上说：“我们的重点一直是充分发挥人体免疫系统的潜力，成功地帮助治疗癌症和传染病。”)”可知，自公司诞生以来，BioNTech的使命是探索癌症的治疗方法。故选C。
【29题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段““As scientists we are always hesitant to say we will have a cure for cancer,” said Tureci. “We have gained a mass of breakthroughs and we will continue to work on them. . . this will definitely quicken also our cancer vaccine.”(“作为科学家，我们总是不太敢说我们能治愈癌症，”Tureci说。“我们已经取得了大量突破，我们将继续努力……这肯定也会加快我们的癌症疫苗研制。”)”可推知，Ozlem Tureci谨慎而坚定。故选A。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“What made the potential breakthrough even more inspiring, he said, was that any treatment could be personalized to work on an individual cancer patient’s specific circumstances. “You can take someone who’s got cancer, take their own tumor and make an RNA vaccine out of that and improve their own immune system specifically against their own tumor. That’s a really awesome thing to see,” he added.(他说，让这一潜在突破更鼓舞人心的是，任何治疗都可以针对个别癌症患者的具体情况进行个性化治疗。“你可以找一个癌症患者，取出他们自己的肿瘤，从中制造出RNA疫苗，提高他们自己的免疫系统，专门针对他们自己的肿瘤。这真是一件很棒的事情，”他补充道)”可推知，Luke O’Neill对BioNTech的研究持乐观态度。故选B。
【31题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“Pioneers of the research that led to one of the first COVID-19 vaccines say breakthroughs obtained in their studies could point the way toward developing a potential vaccine against cancer before the end of the decade.(首批COVID-19疫苗之一的研究先驱表示，他们在研究中取得的突破可能为在本世纪末之前开发出一种潜在的抗癌疫苗指明道路)”并结合文章介绍了研究开展的过程以及发现可知，这篇文章主要讲的是COVID-19研究为癌症治疗带来希望。故选B。
D
Have you ever forgotten items when trying to recall a shopping list Or dialled the wrong phone number when attempting to memorise one The brain mechanisms (机制) that cause us to draw a blank in such situations have now been identified.
Our working memory keeps small pieces of information that are readily accessible for planning, understanding and solving problems. But it will have “swap errors”. For example, if we are shown a red square and a blue circle, and are then asked what colour the circle was, we might say red.
To understand why we make such errors, Jeff Johnston at Columbia University and his colleagues recorded the brain activity of two monkeys because a monkey’s working memory is very similar to humans’.
The monkeys were shown two differently coloured squares, one above the other, for half a second. After a short delay, a black spot appeared in the same location as one of the squares, and then disappeared. The animals were trained to tell the colour of the square they were supposed to be remembering based on the location of the spot, by staring at the matching colour on a rotatable (可旋转的) wheel. When doing this for about 3 hours over multiple sessions, the monkeys performed the task correctly between 60 and 82 percent of the time, but occasionally made swap errors.
The research suggests that the brain responses linked to swap errors emerged before the animals decided which colour to report. They appeared to arise during “selection” when certain items stored in working memory are enhanced at the expense of others, rather than occurring as a result of them forgetting or a failure to correctly encode (编码) items in their working memory.
“Everyone assumed there were simpler explanations like failure to encode or forgetting, but this very cool study shows that working memory errors come from a previously unknown source,” says Earl Miller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The team is planning further experiments to gain a better understanding of mechanisms behind swap errors.
32. What is the function of working memory
A. To identify the errors in understanding.
B. To reduce the occurrence of mind blanking.
C. To develop the way of distinguishing colours.
D. To store information ready for mental use.
33. What were the monkeys tasked with in the research
A. Correcting their errors over multiple sessions.
B. Playing a matching game on a rotatable wheel.
C. Reporting the colour of the square to memorize.
D. Figuring out the exact position of the black spot.
34. What does the research suggest about swap errors
A. They are unusual brain responses. B. They show a tendency for forgetfulness.
C. They have an effect on working memory. D. They are the outcome of memory selection.
35. What is Earl Miller’s attitude towards the research findings
A. Unclear. B. Appreciative. C. Objective. D. Negative.
【答案】32. D 33. C 34. D 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要解释了什么是工作记忆以及针对工作记忆为什么会出现错误的相关研究过程以及发现。
【32题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Our working memory keeps small pieces of information that are readily accessible for planning, understanding and solving problems. (我们的工作记忆保存着小块的信息，这些信息很容易用于计划、理解和解决问题)”可知，工作记忆的功能是把信息储存起来以用于计划、理解和解决问题等大脑思维使用方面。故选D。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“The monkeys were shown two differently coloured squares, one above the other, for half a second. After a short delay, a black spot appeared in the same location as one of the squares, and then disappeared. The animals were trained to tell the colour of the square they were supposed to be remembering based on the location of the spot, by staring at the matching colour on a rotatable (可旋转的) wheel. (给猴子看两个不同颜色的方块，一个在另一个上面，持续半秒钟。在短暂的延迟后，一个黑点出现在与其中一个方块相同的位置，然后消失。动物们经过训练，通过盯着一个可旋转的轮子上的对应颜色，说出它们应该记住的方块的颜色。)”可知，在这项研究中，猴子的任务是在经过训练，通过盯着一个可旋转的轮子上的对应颜色，报告要记忆的正方形颜色。故选C。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“The research suggests that the brain responses linked to swap errors emerged before the animals decided which colour to report. They appeared to arise during “selection” when certain items stored in working memory are enhanced at the expense of others, rather than occurring as a result of them forgetting or a failure to correctly encode (编码) items in their working memory. (研究表明，与交换错误相关的大脑反应在动物决定报告哪种颜色之前就出现了。它们似乎是在‘选择’过程中产生的，当储存在工作记忆中的某些项目以牺牲其他项目为代价得到加强时，而不是由于他们忘记或未能正确编码工作记忆中的项目而产生的。)”可知，研究表明，与交换错误相关的大脑反应是在‘选择’过程中产生的；由此可知，研究表明，交换错误是记忆选择的结果。故选D。
【35题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段““Everyone assumed there were simpler explanations like failure to encode or forgetting, but this very cool study shows that working memory errors come from a previously unknown source,” says Earl Miller at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The team is planning further experiments to gain a better understanding of mechanisms behind swap errors. (麻省理工学院的厄尔·米勒（Earl Miller）说：‘每个人都认为有更简单的解释，比如编码失败或遗忘，但这项非常酷的研究表明，工作记忆错误来自一个以前未知的来源。’该团队正在计划进一步的实验，以更好地了解交换错误背后的机制。)”可知，厄尔·米勒认为这项研究非常酷，它表明工作记忆错误来自一个以前未知的来源；因此，厄尔·米勒对研究发现的态度是积极欣赏的。故选B。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项
It has been shown that watching English movie trailers(预告片) can improve your English vocabulary and thinking skills. ___36___
The first step is to find them. Go to YouTube and do a search for something like “official trailer”. Several film trailers will appear. ___37___ Animated films can be an especially good choice for English practice no matter how old you are. These films are usually humorous and relatable. To find animated films, try doing a search for something like “animated official trailer”.
Make sure the video you choose offers closed captions(字幕), which you will use later. You can find the closed caption mark at the bottom of the video. It may be listed as “CC” or something else. Keep in mind that trailers more than five or seven years old may not offer closed captions on YouTube.___38___
Next, watch the video at a normal speed without closed captions. Try to understand what the story is about overall. Then watch it again to seek more details. ___39___ It will give you an idea of whether the dialogue is too fast or difficult for your skill level.
___40___ Find the “CC” setting at the bottom of the video and click the captions. This can help you in several ways. You can confirm whether you understand the dialogue in your first viewing, make clearer any dialogue you do not understand, and connect the sound of words with their spellings. You can also write down a few of the new words in a notebook or on your mobile phone.
A. So choose newer videos.
B. You can choose some that look interesting.
C. They may sound a little strange at a slower speed.
D. With this method, you are testing your English skills.
E. Then watch the video again, this time with closed captions.
F. Besides, try using your notebook as you learn English in your everyday life.
G. Now let's talk about steps you can take to get the most out of watching them.
【答案】36. G 37. B 38. A 39. D 40. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何通过看英语电影的预告片来获得最大的收获。
【36题详解】
上文“It has been shown that watching English movie trailers(预告片) can improve your English vocabulary and thinking skills.(有研究表明，看英语电影预告片可以提高你的英语词汇量和思维能力。)”提到，看英语电影预告片可以提高你的英语词汇量和思维能力，下文是具体的步骤，所以G项“现在让我们来谈谈你可以采取的步骤，以获得最大的收获”起承上启下的作用，故选G项。
【37题详解】
上文“Several film trailers will appear.(几部电影的预告片将会出现。)” 提到会出现几部电影预告片，结合下文“Animated films can be an especially good choice for English practice no matter how old you are.(不管你年龄多大，看动画电影都是练习英语的好选择。)”可知，B项“你可以选择一些看起来很有趣的电影预告片”引出下文，符合语境。故选B项。
【38题详解】
根据段首句“Make sure the video you choose offers closed captions (确保你选择的视频提供了隐藏式字幕)”可知，要选择带字幕的影片，结合空前一句“Keep in mind that trailers more than five or seven years old may not offer closed captions on YouTube.(记住，超过5或7年的预告片可能不会在YouTube上提供隐藏式字幕。)”可知，超过5或7年的预告片可能没有字幕，所以要选择更新一点的视频，A项“所以选择更新的视频”承接上文。故选A项。
【39题详解】
上文“Try to understand what the story is about overall. Then watch it again to seek more details.(试着理解整个故事的内容。然后再看一遍以了解更多细节。)”是描述方法，结合空后“It will give you an idea of whether the dialogue is too fast or difficult for your skill level.(它会让你了解对话对你的技能水平来说是太快还是太难)”可知，D项“用这种方法测试你的英语技能”与上下文关系紧密，符合语境。故选D项。
【40题详解】
空处是段落主题句，下文“Find the ‘CC’ setting at the bottom of the video and click the captions. This can help you in several ways. (找到在视频的底部‘CC’设置，并点击字幕。这可以在几个方面帮助你。)”谈论的是点击字幕及好处，故E项“再看一遍视频，这次是带隐藏式字幕的”符合语境。故选E项。
第三部分 语言应用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该项涂黑。
Gurnah, growing up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.
He is the first Black writer ____41____ the prize since Toni Morrison in 1993, and some observers saw his ____42____ as a long delayed corrective (矫正)after years of European and American Nobel laureates (获得者). In his 10 novels, Gurnah has often explored the ____43____ of exile(流放), identity and belonging. They ____44____“Memory of Departure” “Pilgrims Way” and “Dottie,” which all deal with the immigrant(移民)experience in Britain.
Gurnah’s first language is Swahili, but he ____45____ English as his literary language. He drew on the imagery and stories from the Quran, ____46____ from Arabic and Persian poetry, particularly “The Arabian Nights.” The news of Gumah’s Nobel ____47____ by fellow novelists and academics who have long argued that his ____48____ deserve a wider audience.
Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, which is now ____49____ of Tanzania, in 1948. Then, in 1964, he fled to England. _____50_____ , poor, homesick, he began to write scraps(片段)in his diary, then _____51_____ entries, then stories about other people. In his 20s, he started _____52_____ fiction. Then he finished his first novel, “Memory of Departure,” about a young man who flees a failed uprising, at the same time he was writing his Ph. D. dissertation(论文). _____53_____, he became a professor of English.
Though Gurnah hasn’t lived in Tanzania since he was a _____54_____, his homeland always inspires him of his imagination. _____55_____, he said “my homeland always asserts myself in my imagination, even when I deliberately try to set my stories elsewhere”.
41. A. to confirm B. to receive C. to search D. to appreciate
42. A. section B. selection C. collection D. consultation
43. A. themes B. opinions C. passages D. suggestions
44. A. explode B. conclude C. provide D. include
45. A. adopted B. advised C. adapted D. affected
46. A. as much as B. as well as C. as long as D. as often as
47. A. was awarded B. was discussed C. was celebrated D. was suspected
48. A. jobs B. works C. labors D. careers
49. A. part B. name C. home D. country
50. A. Admirable B. Respectable C. Fashionable D. Miserable
51 A. higher B. stronger C. heavier D. longer
52. A. reading B. hearing C. writing D. watching
53. A. Frontwards B. Forwards C. Backwards D. Afterwards
54. A. writer B. teenager C. scholar D. professor
55. A. As a result B. At the same time C. On the other hand D. In his own word
【答案】41. B 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. A 50. D 51. D 52. C 53. D 54. B 55. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了Gurnah获得诺贝尔文学奖的相关情况。报道中介绍了Gurnah的生平背景、文学成就、作品主题、语言运用以及获奖后的反响等。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：他是自1993年Toni Morrison获得诺贝尔文学奖以来首位获得该奖的黑人作家，一些评论家认为，他的当选是对多年来欧美诺贝尔奖得主的一次姗姗来迟的矫正。A. to confirm证实；B. to receive收到、得到；C. to search搜索；D. to appreciate欣赏、感激。根据上文“Gurnah, growing up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.”可知，Gurnah获得了诺贝尔文学奖。故选B。
【42题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：他是自1993年Toni Morrison获得诺贝尔文学奖以来首位获得该奖的黑人作家，一些评论家认为，他的当选是对多年来欧美诺贝尔奖得主的一次姗姗来迟的矫正。A. section部门、章节；B. selection选择、当选；C. collection收集；D. consultation咨询。根据上文“Gurnah, growing up in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania, was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday.”可知，Gurnah被选为诺贝尔文学奖得主，由此可知，空处指的是他的当选。故选B。
【43题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：在他的10部小说中，Gurnah经常探讨流放、身份和归属感等主题。A. themes主题；B. opinions观点；C. passages文章；D. suggestions建议。根据空后的“exile(流放), identity and belonging”可知，空后都是他的作品的主题。故选A。
【44题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：其中包括《离别的记忆》、《朝圣者之路》、《多蒂》等，都是描写英国移民经历的作品。A. explode爆炸；B. conclude结束、总结；C. provide提供；D. include包括。主语“they”指的是他的作品；而空后则是所包含的一些作品。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gurnah的母语是斯瓦希里语，但他采用英语作为文学语言。A. adopted收养、采用；B. advised建议；C. adapted适应；D. affected影响。根据空后的“English”以及空前的“Gurnah’s first language is Swahili”可知，虽然Gurnah的母语是斯瓦希里语，但是他用英文进行写作。故选A。
【46题详解】
考查固定短语词义辨析。句意：他借鉴了《古兰经》中的意象和故事，以及阿拉伯和波斯诗歌，尤其是《天方夜谭》。A. as much as多达；B. as well as和、也；C. as long as只要；D. as often as经常。空前“from the Quran”和空后“from Arabic and Persian poetry, particularly “The Arabian Nights.””为并列关系。用“as well as”连接。故选B。
【47题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Gurnah获得诺贝尔奖的消息受到同行小说家和学者们的庆祝，他们长期以来一直认为，他的作品应该有更多的读者。A. was awarded被奖励；B. was discussed被讨论；C. was celebrated被庆祝；D. was suspected被怀疑。根据下文“by fellow novelists and academics who have long argued that his ____8____ deserve a wider audience.”可知，同行小说家和学者们都觉得他的作品应该有更多的读者，由此可知，人们都庆祝他的当选。故选C。
【48题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Gurnah获得诺贝尔奖的消息受到同行小说家和学者们的庆祝，他们长期以来一直认为，他的作品应该有更多的读者。A. jobs工作；B. works作品；C. labors劳动力；D. careers职业。根据空后“deserve a wider audience”可推测，空处指的是他的作品应该有更多的读者。故选B。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Gurnah于1948年出生在桑给巴尔，现在是坦桑尼亚的一部分。A. part部分、零件；B. name名字；C. home家；D. country国家。根据空前的“Zanzibar”以及常识可知，桑给巴尔现在是坦桑尼亚的一部分。故选A。
【50题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：1964年，他逃到了英国。痛苦、贫穷、思乡，他开始在日记里写一些零碎的片段，然后是更长的条目，然后是关于别人的故事。A. Admirable值得钦佩的；B. Respectable值得尊重的；C. Fashionable时尚的；D. Miserable悲惨的。根据空后的“poor, homesick”可推测，刚刚逃到英国的Gurnah生活得非常痛苦。故选D。
【51题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：1964年，他逃到了英国。痛苦、贫穷、思乡，他开始在日记里写一些零碎的片段，然后是更长的条目，再然后是关于别人的故事。A. higher更高的；B. stronger更强的；C. heavier更重的；D. longer更长的。根据空前“he began to write scraps(片段)in his diary”以及空后“then stories about other people”可推测，他写的作品越来越长，一开始是片段，然后是更长的条目，再然后是关于别人的故事。故选D。
【52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：20多岁时，他开始写小说。A. reading读；B. hearing听；C. writing写；D. watching看。根据空后的“fiction”以及上文“he began to write scraps(片段)in his diary, then ____11____ entries, then stories about other people.”可知，他20多岁时开始写小说。故选C。
【53题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：后来，他成为了一名英语教授。A. Frontwards向前；B. Forwards向前；C. Backwards向后；D. Afterwards后来。根据整段的描述可知，这是按照时间顺序所发展的，由此可知，空处指的是后来，他成为了一名教授。故选D。
【54题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然Gurnah从十几岁起就没有在坦桑尼亚生活过，但他祖国总是激发他的想象力。A. writer作家；B. teenager青少年；C. scholar学者；D. professor教授。根据上文“Gurnah was born in Zanzibar, which is now ____9____ of Tanzania, in 1948. Then, in 1964, he fled to England.”可知，Gurnah十几岁时就逃到了英国，然后生活在英国。故选B。
【55题详解】
考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：用他自己话说，“我的祖国总是在我的想象中占据一席之地，即使我故意把我的故事设定在别处”。A. As a result结果；B. At the same time与此同时；C. On the other hand另一方面；D. In his own word用他自己的话。根据下文“he said “my homeland always asserts myself in my imagination, even when I deliberately try to set my stories elsewhere”.”可知，此处，作者是引用了Gurnah自己的话。故选D。
第二节：语法填空（共10题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
As an old saying in Xunpu, Fujian province, ____56____ (go),” Wear flowers in this life and you’ll also be pretty in the afterlife”. “Head-pinned flowers”, a kind of flower headwear ____57____ (wear) by local women in Quanzhou Xunpu, known as zanhua or zanhuawei, is ____58____ highlight of Xunpu women’s dress culture.
The production of Quanzhou head-pinned flowers is very complicated and needs to go ____59____ many processes, including cutting, laying, inlaying, coloring and so on. The main materials for making hair-wearing flowers are metal wire, jewelry stone and colored pearls, ____60____ are cleverly combined to form a lot of flower patterns. They come in a wide ____61____ (various) of styles, such as butterflies and magpies. Each hairpin has a profound meaning,____62____ (convey) people’s expectations for a better life and good luck. It is not only a kind of manual skills, ____63____ a kind of cultural inheritance and expression.
In 2008, the custom of Xunpu female ____64____ (include) in the national intangible cultural Heritage list. Head-pinned flowers carry the emotions and _____65_____ (memory) of the fisherman’s family, reflecting the diligence and simplicity of Xunpu, as well as the yearning for a better life.
【答案】56. goes
57. worn 58. a
59. through
60. which 61. variety
62. conveying
63. but 64. was included
65. memories
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章详细介绍了浔埔地区女性佩戴的“插花”或“簪花”的历史、制作工艺、材料、样式、寓意以及其在文化中的地位和意义。
【56题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：福建省浔埔地区有句古话：“今生戴花，来生漂亮”。考查从句的谓语动词，谚语、俗语用一般现在时；主语为“an old saying”，单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。As an old saying goes，俗话说、老话说，故填goes。
【57题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：泉州浔埔地区女性所佩戴的“插花”，又称簪花或簪花围，是浔埔女性服饰文化的一大亮点。非谓语动词担当后置定语，被修饰词“a kind of flower headwear”和动词“wear”之间为被动关系，用过去分词形式。故填worn。
【58题详解】
考查冠词。句意：泉州浔埔地区女性所佩戴的“插花”，又称簪花或簪花围，是浔埔女性服饰文化的一大亮点。修饰可数名词单数，表示泛指，用不定冠词修饰， highlight发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。
【59题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：泉州簪花的制作非常复杂，需要经过切割、摆放、镶嵌、上色等多个步骤。固定短语：go through，意为“经历、经过”，符合句意。故填through。
【60题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：制作簪花的主要材料有金属丝、珠宝石和彩色珍珠，这些材料被巧妙地组合成各种花卉图案。这里为定语从句的关系词，先行词为“metal wire, jewelry stone and colored pearls”，在非限制性定语从句中担当主语，用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【61题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：簪花的样式多种多样，如蝴蝶、喜鹊等。固定短语：a variety of，意为“各种各样的”，符合句意。故填variety。
【62题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：每个簪花都蕴含着深刻的寓意，传递着人们对美好生活的期望和好运的祈愿。非谓语动词担当状语，主语“Each hairpin”和动词“convey”之间为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填conveying。
【63题详解】
考查固定搭配。句意：它不仅是一种手工艺技能，更是一种文化传承和表达。固定搭配：not only…but(also)…，意为“不但……而且……”，符合句意。故填but。
【64题详解】
考查时态语态。句意：2008年，浔埔女性佩戴簪花的习俗被列入国家级非物质文化遗产名录。这里为本句谓语动词，根据时间状语“in 2008”可知，本句时态为一般过去时；主语为“the custom of Xunpu female”，单数，和动词“include”之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。故填was included。
【65题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：簪花承载着渔家人的情感和记忆，反映了浔埔人民的勤劳和朴素，以及对美好生活的向往。分析句子成分可知，空处为名词形式；再根据空前的“emotions”可知，空处为名词的复数形式。故填memories。
第四部分：写作（共2节，满分40分）
第一节：应用文写作（满分15分）
66. 假设你是李华，你们学校正在举办Embrace Chinese Culture（拥抱中华文化）主题活动，其中“汉服展览”活动将于本周进行，请写一封email邀请你们的外教Jim参加。内容包括：
1.简单介绍汉服；
2.展览的时间和地点。
注意：1.词数80左右；
2.开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Jim,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Jim,
I have good news for you. A Hanfu Exhibition is to be held this Friday. I know you are pretty interested in Chinese culture, especially traditional clothes. Hanfu, which literally means “Han clothing”, has been around in China for 3,000 years, and now is increasingly popular. It is believed to be a symbol of Chinese culture.
If it is convenient, don’t miss this great chance. The School Reception Hall will provide a feast for the eye, where you can enjoy a variety of Hanfu from 3 p.m.-5 p.m..
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇应用文。要求考生写一封email邀请外教Jim参加学校正在举办Embrace Chinese Culture（拥抱中华文化）主题活动。
【详解】1.词汇积累对……感兴趣：be interested in→ be crazy about
确实：literally→ exactly
逐步地：increasingly→ gradually
提供：provide→ offer
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：I know you are pretty interested in Chinese culture, especially traditional clothes.
拓展句：I know you are pretty interested in Chinese culture, and you are especially crazy about traditional clothes.
【点睛】[高分句型1]Hanfu, which literally means “Han clothing”, has been around in China for 3,000 years, and now is increasingly popular.(运用which引导非限制性定语从句。)
[高分句型2]The School Reception Hall will provide a feast for the eye, where you can enjoy a variety of Hanfu from 3 p.m.-5 p.m..(运用where引导非限制性定语从句。)
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
67. 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。
As a sixth grader, I began noticing how other kids were separating into different groups in the class. There were the geeks, the jocks (小丑) , and the popular cool kids. I wasn’t sure where I belonged. And I think that was a problem.
Our teacher had assigned “secret friends” for the coming week. The purpose of this assignment was to do nice things for your friend without letting them know who was doing it. We could leave encouraging notes on their desk or mysteriously leave a card in their backpack or book. Our teacher wrote each kid’s name on a piece of paper and threw them into a bucket, then we each closed our eyes and drew the name of the classmate who we were to secretly befriend and support over the next five school days.
Everyone was excited to get involved, including Rochelle. By the middle of the week, we had turned this assignment into a contest to see whose secret friend could leave the best gift. Instead of encouraging notes, we left stationary sets on our friend’s desk. Instead of giving compliments, we were giving bubble gum, lollipops and even money. It seemed that everyone was getting cool presents from their friends. Everyone except me, that is.
My secret friend followed our teacher’s directions without a fault. I received handmade cards, notes with nice thoughts and countless smiley face pictures saying that I was one of the nicest girls in the class. This friend seemed to think highly of me from the notes that were left, but the lack of gifts kept me wondering what was up with whoever had pulled my name.
On the last morning of our assignment, I walked into my classroom and noticed a package on my desk. At last, my secret friend had grasped the idea that a gift was what I really needed. I quickly ripped open the gift paper, only to find a small doll inside. The pink wool-knit doll seemed not new but delicate. But the girls sitting near me giggled and gossiped about the “little girl” gift I had received.
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。
Hearing this, I felt my face turn red.
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It turned out that my secret friend was Rochelle, coming from a poor family.
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【答案】One Possible Version:
Hearing this, I felt my face turn red. Embarrassed and ashamed, I secretly complained that the girl gave me so stupid a gift to arouse others’ derision. I even joined other girls in gossiping about my secret friend and the poor doll. When I continued with mean remarks, a girl sitting at the last row arose and came up, casting me an angry and disappointed look. With tears streaming down her face, she admitted, “I’m your secret friend and I’m sorry about the gift.” Then she ran out of the classroom. Frozen with shock, I couldn’t utter a single word.
It turned out that my secret friend was Rochelle, coming from a poor family. She had saved every penny in her pocket money in order to give me a cool gift. With the limited money, she visited a lot of stores and finally selected the lovely doll from a second-hand store. Actually, she gave me a most valuable gift with her sincere heart. However, I didn’t treasure and hurt her badly in such a cruel way. So ashamed was I that it took me a few days to pluck up my courage to face up to Rochelle and apologize. Much to my delight, she forgave me and later we became best friends. Most importantly, we found where we belonged.
【解析】
【分析】本文以找“秘密朋友”活动为线索展开，讲述了老师为了让同学们找到好朋友，举行了找“秘密朋友”的活动。大家都为自己的秘密朋友留下最好的礼物，例如泡泡糖、棒棒糖甚至是钱。而作者收到的确实是手工制作的卡片、便条和笑脸照片，还有一个看起来很不起眼的洋娃娃。作者感到很失望，甚至和其他同学一起取笑这个洋娃娃。这时候，罗谢尔站出来说礼物是她送的，她来自一个贫困家庭，为了送给作者一个礼物，她攒了平时的零花钱。作者顿时感到很羞愧而向罗谢尔道歉，最终罗谢尔原谅了作者，她们成为了最好的朋友。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“听到这些，我觉得我的脸变红了。”可知，第一段可描写作者为收到这样的礼物而感到尴尬，因此，和周围同学一起嘲笑这个“洋娃娃”。这时候，送礼物的罗谢尔难过的跑出去，作者才知道，自己的秘密朋友是她。
②由第二段首句内容“原来我的秘密朋友是罗谢尔，来自一个贫穷的家庭。”可知，第二段可描写罗谢尔虽然很贫困，但是她依然攒钱给自己的秘密朋友买最好的礼物。
2.续写线索：嘲笑礼物——发现秘密朋友罗谢尔——羞愧——道歉——成为好朋友
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.开始：begin/start
②.分开：separate into/split into
③.参与：get involved /join in/ attend
情绪类
①.兴奋的，积极的：excited / active
②.羞愧：ashamed / compunctious
【点睛】[高分句型1].
When I continued with mean remarks, a girl sitting at the last row arose and came up, casting me an angry and disappointed look.(由连接词when引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2].
So ashamed was I that it took me a few days to pluck up my courage to face up to Rochelle and apologize.(副词so后接形容词ashamed位于句首,其后用部分倒装)
