乐从中学2023-2024学年度第二学期高二第一次质检英语学科试题
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第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20 分)
第一节 听力理解（共 6 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 12 分）
材料及问题播放两遍。每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。材料和问题读两遍。
1. Question 1: (录音)
A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His friend.
2. Question 2: (录音)
A. Watch a play. B. Visit his relatives. C. Do his homework
听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。材料和问题读两遍。
3. Question 3: (录音)
A. 7%. B. 10%. C. 15%.
4. Question 4: (录音)
A. By shopping less. B. By cooking more. C. By exercising more.
听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。材料和问题读两遍。
5. Question 5: (录音)
A. To discuss a party. B. To practice football. C. To talk about a school trip.
6. Question 6: (录音)
A. Take some tests. B. Have a music lesson. C. Visit her grandparents
第二节 回答问题(共4小题;每小题2分,满分8分)
听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。材料和问题读两遍。
7. Question 7: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
8. Question 8: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
9. Question 9: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
10. Question 10: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 2020
Special Charity Performances
Once again, in loving memory of Margaret Elizabeth Crilly, the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival will continue its support of the Children’s Hospice in Milton and St. John’s Hospice on the Wirral, with a series of special charity performances. Every penny raised will go directly to these organisations.
All special charity performances begin at 2:00 pm in their usual venues (会场)；normal performances begin at 7:30 pm.
Eight Fantastic Performances
Hamlet 8 July-27 July
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8 July-27 July
Henry IV (Part I) 8 July-27 July
The Winter’s Tale 8 July-27 July
Much Ado About Nothing 29 July-17 August
The Tempest 29 July-17 August
Henry IV (Part II) 29 July-24 August
As You Like It 29 July-24 August
Tickets
Tickets cost 17 and 13 concessions (减价票).
Tickets are available to purchase on our website. We regret the necessary imposition (征收) of a 1.50 booking fee per ticket, but the increase in our own administration costs has made this unavoidable.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Concession tickets:
Please note, you will need to bring proof of eligibility (资格证明) to buy concession tickets. Student concessions only apply to those with proof of being in full-time education. Other categories for concession tickets include the old, unemployed and disabled.
Seating policy:
There are about 200 chairs at each venue available on a first come, first served basis. There is also a picnic area immediately in front of the chairs for audience members to sit on the lawn (草坪)－though this is ground-level only, you should not use your own chairs in this area. Please note: purchase of a ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat.
1. In which way are special charity performances different from normal ones
A. Their venues. B. Their showtime.
C. Their ticket prices. D. Their seating policy.
2. When can you see Much Ado About Nothing
A. On 24 July. B. On 26 July. C. On 28 July. D. On 30 July.
3. How much should a disabled person pay to book an evening performance
A. 13. B. 14. 50. C. 17. D. 18. 50.
【答案】1. B 2. D 3. A
【解析】
【分析】本文为广告布告类应用文。文章发布了一则广告，关于为了纪念玛格丽特·伊丽莎白·克里莉（Margaret Elizabeth Crilly），剑桥莎士比亚节举行一系列特殊的慈善表演，来支持弥尔顿的儿童收容所和威勒尔的圣约翰收容所。文章内容包括8个节目的表演时间、票价、减价票和座位安排。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“All special charity performances begin at 2:00 pm in their usual venues (会场)；normal performances begin at 7:30 pm.”可知，特殊慈善表演从下午2点开始，正常表演演出时间在下午7:30开始。所以特殊的慈善演出在演出时间方面不同于普通的慈善演出。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Much Ado About Nothing 29 July-17 August”可知，在7月29日至9月17日，我们可以观看Much Ado About Nothing表演。所以7月30可以观看到Much Ado About Nothing。故选D项。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Tickets cost 17 and 13 concessions (减价票).”和第五段“Other categories for concession tickets include the old, unemployed and disabled.（优惠票的其他类别包括老年人、失业者和残疾人。）”可知，一个残疾人要付 13才能预订一个晚上的演出。故选A项。
B
Setting goals is common in our life. We look ahead, predict what may make us happy in the future, and then narrow down the things to something specific. For the most part, having goals is better than not having any, but there are also problems that come with spending an entire life living from goal to goal.
For one thing, we attempt to predict an unpredictable future. Who is to say that what you want next year is the same thing you want right now What if what you want right now isn’t in the right direction over the long term
Secondly, and just as importantly, you only confine your expectations of happiness and satisfaction to the goal you have set so that you often forget that other things in your life can also add just as much joy to your experience. This creates a strange conflict.
To solve this conflict, we have to move towards something more vague (模糊的). Going after interestingness, I think is what we should do. It’s vague enough to be honest about the unpredictability of the future.
Interestingness isn’t hedonism (快乐主义). It’s deeper than that. It’s taking on that random project you had no plan to take on because you have a feeling that you might just learn something you didn’t know about yourself. It’s seeing a person you just met not as a potential partner or someone who can do something for you but simply as someone who may open a new, unknown and unique world for you. Goals incorrectly assume that we already know what we want. Interestingness is more modest. It makes up its mind as it moves, slowly blowing from one thing to another, until it eventually grasps something that lies beyond prediction.
4. Setting goals is to predict an unpredictable future because __________.
A. it fails to reach our true potential
B. it proves meaningless in the long run
C. it may lead us to the opposite direction
D. it overlooks possible changes in our life
5. What does the underlined word “confine” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Devote. B. Limit. C. Deliver. D. Compare.
6. What’s the benefit of pursuing interestingness
A. Bringing us self satisfaction at once.
B. Improving our relationship with others.
C. Making us gain something unexpected.
D. Helping us successfully predict the future.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了设定目标的普遍性及其潜在问题。作者指出，虽然有目标通常比没有目标好，但一生都在追求目标可能会导致一些问题。作者建议我们应该追求“趣味性”，这是一种更模糊、更灵活的追求方式。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“For one thing, we attempt to predict an unpredictable future. Who is to say that what you want next year is the same thing you want right now What if what you want right now isn’t in the right direction over the long term (一方面，我们试图预测一个不可预测的未来。谁说你明年想要的和你现在想要的是一样的呢？如果你现在想要的从长远来看不是正确的方向怎么办？)”可知，你明年想要的和你现在想要的是可能不一样的，且你现在想要的从长远来看不是正确的方向，这说明我们生活中会有种种变化，由此可推知，设定目标是在预测不可预测的未来是因为这忽视了我们生活中会发生的种种变化。故选D项。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词的下文“so that you often forget that other things in your life can also add just as much joy to your experience (所以你经常忘记生活中的其他事情也可以给你的经历增添同样多的快乐)”可知，这里的行为会带来的结果是忽略生活中其他同样可以带来快乐的事情。由此推知，这个行为是“只把你对幸福和满足的期望限制在你设定的目标上”，画线词意为“限制，局限”，与limit意思相近。故选B项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Interestingness is more modest. It makes up its mind as it moves, slowly blowing from one thing to another, until it eventually grasps something that lies beyond prediction. (趣味性则更为温和。它在移动中下定决心，慢慢地从一件事吹到另一件事，直到最终掌握了一些无法预测的东西)”可知，追求趣味性的好处是我们会有意外的收获。故选C项。
C
A roadside system that detects if a mobile phone is in use in a passing vehicle is being tested in the UK first. Despite being unable to tell whether the driver is using the phone, it is hoped that it will act as a warning to people who make calls behind the wheel. The technology picks up the phone signal in the vehicle and activates a roadside warning sign of a mobile phone with a red line through it.
The system cannot tell the difference between a driver and a passenger on a bus, but to some degree it can warn drivers that they can be detected using their phones. Using a directional antenna (天线)，the detector picks up radio waves produced by a phone handset, and measures the signal strength and length of them. When a signal is detected of duration (持续时间) long enough and signal strength strong enough to set off the system, the detector activates the warning sign. The detector is able to distinguish Bluetooth connections or hands-free devices which, when picked up, will prevent the activation.
While this new system is no replacement for a police officer catching someone in the act, it could be enough to make some drivers think twice- and that has to be a positive step forward. However, just as technology has enabled the problem of drivers using mobile phones illegally, it can also be a big part of the solution in getting people to stop. Statistics from the devices will be shared with Norfolk Police, the county council said. The council said that enabling the system to record specific number plates could be a "future development".
Using a mobile phone at the wheel is one of the four road crimes which can have horrible consequences if it causes a deadly or serious car crash. Law enforcement (执行) technology has been falling behind for a decade and not made any easier by motor producers that encourage users to plug in their phones even before driving.
7. Why is the roadside system used according to Paragraph 1
A To send out cellphone signals to drivers.
B. To detect drivers' illegal use of cellphone.
C. To monitor people's use of phones while driving.
D. To warm people against using pones while driving.
8. How does the detector of the roadside system work
A. It measures the length of the phone. B. It warns drivers with a phone in hand.
C. It picks up radio waves from handsets. D. It activates the vehicle's Bluetooth system.
9. What does the text suggest drivers do with the road warning sign
A. Swift to Bluetooth while driving. B. Have a close watch of road signs.
C. Avoid being picked up by detectors. D. Stop using a hands-free mobile phone.
10. What will the county council probably do in the future
A. Share the devices with the police. B. Make the system more advanced.
C. Replace the police with the new system. D. Take steps to settle road safety problems.
【答案】7. D 8. C 9. A 10. B
【解析】
【分析】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英国设置的路边检测系统，其目的在于对开车使用手机的那些司机进行提醒，虽然不能抓捕，但对他们是一个严重的警告。以此呼吁减少开车使用电话的现象。
【7题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Despite being unable to tell whether the driver is using the phone, it is hoped that it will act as a warning to people who make calls behind the wheel.(尽管无法判断司机是否在使用手机，但希望它能对开车打电话的人起到警告作用。)”可知，路边交通系统是警告人们不要开车使用手机。故选D。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The technology picks up the phone signal in the vehicle and activates a roadside warning sign of a mobile phone with a red line through it.(该技术获取车辆中的电话信号并激活路边产生红线警告标志。)”可知，路边系统的探测器通过接收手机的无线电波来工作的。故选C。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The detector is able to distinguish Bluetooth connections or hands-free devices which, when picked up, will prevent the activation.( 检测器能够区分蓝牙连接或免提设备，这些设备在拿起后会阻止激活。)”可知，司机驾驶时如果用手机，可以进行蓝牙连接或者免提设备。故选A。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The council said that enabling the system to record specific number plates could be a "future development".(该委员会表示，允许系统记录特定车牌可能是“未来的发展”。)”可推断，郡议会将来可能会使设备更先进。故选B。
第二节 语句排序（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
11. 将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. After one month of painting every day, from sunrise to sunset, I was selling here and there, mostly right off the easel (画架), but I quickly burned through my savings, and soon after, lost my apartment and moved into my car parked along the Pacific Coastline. A few more months passed. I was underfed and had no gas to move my car, but I kept painting.
B. This was back in 2008 and so many years later, I’m painting more than ever. I will still pick up an illustration job from time to time, but painting plein air is what I love more than anything - this is how I spend my time. I have work in a couple of galleries here in Oregon, but I do most of my sales through my website, which is updated daily.
C. One day, with a dozen paintings laid out by my feet in South Laguna with a serious sunburn and hungry stomach, a woman walked by, complimented my work and then bought all of my paintings! Turns out this woman was a big art collector. Then she generously gave me a show in her home a couple of weeks later. I nearly sold out at the show and then I got picked up by a famous gallery in Laguna Beach the following week.
D. After graduating from art school with a degree in illustration (插图), I was at a stand still and didn’t know how to work in the art industry. Back then, I was still living in Laguna Beach, California, so I decided to try my hand at plein air (野外写生) painting. This was something I had only done once or twice before, and with little success.
E. After a week, I fell in love with the work of Edgar Payne, William Wendt and the like, and at that moment I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life.
____→____→____→____→____
【答案】 ①. D ②. E ③. A ④. C ⑤. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了一个艺术家在艺术道路上经历的挫折与成功，通过时间顺序和具体事件的叙述，展现了主人公从艺术学校毕业后的迷茫，到尝试野外写生，经历生活的艰辛，再到最终的成功和现在的生活状态。
【详解】根据D项“After graduating from art school with a degree in illustration (插图), I was at a stand still and didn’t know how to work in the art industry. Back then, I was still living in Laguna Beach, California, so I decided to try my hand at plein air (野外写生) painting. This was something I had only done once or twice before, and with little success.(从艺术学院获得插画学位后，我停滞不前，不知道如何在艺术行业工作。那时候，我还住在加州的拉古纳海滩，所以我决定尝试一下空气画。这种事我以前只做过一两次，而且收效甚微。)”可知，描述了一个人从艺术学校毕业后，在插图领域停滞不前，不知道如何进入艺术行业，于是决定尝试野外写生。这可以看作是故事的开端，介绍了主人公的背景和初衷，因此D项应该放在第一段。
根据E项“After a week, I fell in love with the work of Edgar Payne, William Wendt and the like, and at that moment I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life.(一个星期后，我爱上了Edgar Payne、William Wendt等人的作品，那一刻我知道这就是我想要做的事情。)”可知，讲述了主人公在一周后爱上了Edgar Payne和William Wendt等人的作品，并决定这就是他想要的生活。这一段紧接着D段，描述了主人公对艺术的热爱和决心，因此E项应该放在第二段。
根据A项“After one month of painting every day, from sunrise to sunset, I was selling here and there, mostly right off the easel (画架), but I quickly burned through my savings, and soon after, lost my apartment and moved into my car parked along the Pacific Coastline. A few more months passed. I was underfed and had no gas to move my car, but I kept painting.(一个月以来，从日出到日落，我每天都在画画，到处卖东西，大部分都是在画架上卖的，但我很快就花光了我的积蓄，不久之后，我失去了公寓，搬进了我停在太平洋海岸线上的车里。又过了几个月。我吃不饱，也没有汽油来开动我的车，但我还是继续画画)”可知，描述了主人公在野外写生过程中的艰辛生活，包括耗尽积蓄、失去公寓等，但他仍然坚持绘画。这一段展示了主人公对艺术的执着和坚韧不拔的精神，因此A项应该放在第三段。
根据C项“One day, with a dozen paintings laid out by my feet in South Laguna with a serious sunburn and hungry stomach, a woman walked by, complimented my work and then bought all of my paintings! Turns out this woman was a big art collector. Then she generously gave me a show in her home a couple of weeks later. I nearly sold out at the show and then I got picked up by a famous gallery in Laguna Beach the following week.(有一天，在南拉古纳，我脚边摆着十几幅画，我晒得很严重，肚子也饿了，一个女人走过，称赞我的作品，然后把我所有的画都买了下来!原来这个女人是个大艺术收藏家。几周后，她慷慨地在她家里给我做了一次展览。我在展览上几乎卖光了，然后在接下来的一周，我被拉古纳海滩的一家著名画廊选中)”描述了一个重要的转折点，一个女收藏家买下了主人公所有的画，并为他举办了一场画展。这一段是故事情节的高潮部分，展示了主人公的努力终于得到了回报，因此C项应该放在第四段。
根据B项“This was back in 2008 and so many years later, I’m painting more than ever. I will still pick up an illustration job from time to time, but painting plein air is what I love more than anything - this is how I spend my time. I have work in a couple of galleries here in Oregon, but I do most of my sales through my website, which is updated daily.(那是在2008年，这么多年过去了，我比以前画得更多了。我仍然会时不时地拿起一份插画工作，但画plein air是我最喜欢的——这就是我花时间的方式。我在俄勒冈州的几家画廊工作，但我的大部分销售都是通过我的网站进行的，这个网站每天都会更新)”描述了主人公现在的生活状态，他依然热爱绘画，并通过网站销售自己的作品。这一段是故事的结尾部分，展示了主人公在经历种种困难后，依然坚持自己的梦想并取得了成功，因此B项应该放在最后一段。
故答案为：D→E→A→C→B。
第三节 选句填空（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Social bond of animals
Friendship is an important part of human life. Friends can share our joys and our hardships. We aren’t alone. ____12____
Recently, a British research team finished an eight-year study of Indo-Pacific dolphins off the coast of-Western Australia. These dolphins can use different tools to search for food. ____13____ Other factors, like family closeness, have no impact on this relationship.
“It suggests that dolphins form social bonds based on shared interests,” UK biologist Simon Allen told Science Daily. “Using different tools is time-consuming for dolphins to cooperate.”
Apart from dolphins, elephants, horses and bats are also known to form friendships. ____14____
Of course not, The Atlantic reported. In 2015, a goat was originally left in a tiger’s enclosure (围场) as a meal. ____15____ The Atlantic said it’s not unusual among captive (圈禁的) animals. That’s because in captivity, animals don’t need to spend much time and energy marking their territory or looking for mates the way they would in the wild. They are actually more likely to feel bored. “In this particular situation, the animal’s motivation to engage socially and playfully may be higher than eating.”
____16____ Take bats as an example. In 2011, scientists found bats prefer to hang out with a few certain friends, keeping loose ties to the rest of their group.
Humans aren’t so different. “We do not work, play and live together with the same friends all the time,” Swiss zoologist Gerald Kerth explained. “But nevertheless, we are able to maintain long term relationships... despite our often highly dynamic social lives.”
A. Many different animals also make friends.
B. Are friendships only limited to the same species
C. Dolphins live on fish but they do not spend all their time looking for fish.
D. More interestingly, animals not only make friends but also try to keep lasting friendships.
E. The goat was frightened of the tiger, and pretended to make friends with it for the sake of its own safety.
F. The researchers found that these dolphins are more willing to hang out with partners that like the same tool.
G. But instead of eating the goat, the tiger likes to play with it and gets jealous when other animals are close to his friend.
【答案】12. A 13. F 14. B 15. G 16. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了，研究表明动物之间存在友谊。
【12题详解】
由上文标题“Social bond of animals”（动物的社会纽带）和上三句“Friendship is an important part of human life. Friends can share our joys and our hardships. We aren’t alone.”（友谊是人类生活的重要组成部分。朋友可以分享我们的快乐和艰辛。我们并不孤单。），以及下文第三段首句““It suggests that dolphins form social bonds based on shared interests,” UK biologist Simon Allen told Science Daily.”（英国生物学家Simon Allen在接受《科学日报》采访时说：“这表明海豚在共同利益的基础上形成了社会纽带。”）和第四段首句“Apart from dolphins, elephants, horses and bats are also known to form friendships.”（除了海豚之外，大象、马和蝙蝠也能建立友谊。）可知，上文讲人类之间有友谊，下文讲一些动物也能建立友谊，人类并不孤单，是因为动物也能交朋友，承接上下文，A选项“许多不同的动物也交朋友。”切题。故选A项。
【13题详解】
由下文第三段““It suggests that dolphins form social bonds based on shared interests,” UK biologist Simon Allen told Science Daily.”（英国生物学家Simon Allen在接受《科学日报》采访时说：“这表明海豚在共同利益的基础上形成了社会纽带。”“海豚使用不同的工具进行合作是很费时的。”）可知，下文研究表明海豚使用不同的工具进行合作是很费时的，它们喜欢在共同利益的基础上形成社会纽带，可得出海豚会喜欢使用同一工具的伙伴，并和它们形成社会纽带，承接下文，F选项“研究人员发现，这些海豚更愿意和喜欢同一工具的伙伴在一起。”切题。故选F项。
【14题详解】
由下文第五段中的“Of course not, The Atlantic reported. In 2015, a goat was originally left in a tiger’s enclosure (围场) as a meal.”（当然不是，《大西洋月刊》报道。2015年，一只山羊最初被放在老虎的围栏里作为食物。）和“The Atlantic said it’s not unusual among captive (圈禁的) animals. That’s because in captivity, animals don’t need to spend much time and energy marking their territory or looking for mates the way they would in the wild. They are actually more likely to feel bored. “In this particular situation, the animal’s motivation to engage socially and playfully may be higher than eating.””（《大西洋月刊》说这在圈养动物中并不罕见。这是因为在圈养中，动物不需要花费太多的时间和精力来标记自己的领地，也不需要像在野外那样寻找伴侣。实际上，它们更容易感到无聊。“在这种特殊情况下，动物参与社交和嬉戏的动机可能高于进食。”）可知，下文讲到老虎最初圈禁了山羊是为了食物，这种圈禁最后变得不同寻常，因为实际上老虎和山羊会感到无聊，它们参与社交和嬉戏的动机可能高于进食，可得出老虎和山羊可能做了朋友，因此友谊并不只限于同一物种，作者的“Of course not”是对“友谊只限于同一物种吗？”的否定回答，即友谊并不只限于同一物种，承接下文，B选项“友谊只限于同一物种吗？”切题。故选B项。
【15题详解】
由上一句“Of course not, The Atlantic reported. In 2015, a goat was originally left in a tiger’s enclosure (围场) as a meal.”（当然不是，《大西洋月刊》报道。2015年，一只山羊最初被放在老虎的围栏里作为食物。）和下四句“The Atlantic said it’s not unusual among captive (圈禁的) animals. That’s because in captivity, animals don’t need to spend much time and energy marking their territory or looking for mates the way they would in the wild. They are actually more likely to feel bored. “In this particular situation, the animal’s motivation to engage socially and playfully may be higher than eating.””（《大西洋月刊》说这在圈养动物中并不罕见。这是因为在圈养中，动物不需要花费太多的时间和精力来标记自己的领地，也不需要像在野外那样寻找伴侣。实际上，它们更容易感到无聊。“在这种特殊情况下，动物参与社交和嬉戏的动机可能高于进食。”）可知，友谊并不只限于同一物种，老虎最初圈禁了山羊是为了食物，但最后这种圈禁最后变得不同寻常了，实际上老虎和山羊会感到无聊，它们参与社交和嬉戏的动机可能高于进食，可得出老虎和山羊可能做了朋友，所以老虎不吃山羊了，把山羊当朋友，承接上下文，G选项“但是老虎不吃山羊，而是喜欢和山羊玩耍，当其他动物靠近他的朋友时，它会嫉妒。”切题。故选G项。
【16题详解】
由下两句“Take bats as an example. In 2011, scientists found bats prefer to hang out with a few certain friends, keeping loose ties to the rest of their group.”（以蝙蝠为例。2011年，科学家们发现蝙蝠更喜欢和几个特定的朋友在一起，与其他群体保持松散的联系。）可知，蝙蝠更喜欢和几个特定的朋友在一起，而与其他蝙蝠保持松散的联系，说明蝙蝠（动物）能和朋友保持长久的友谊，承接下文，D选项“更有趣的是，动物不仅能交朋友，还能保持长久的友谊。”切题。故选D项。
第三部分 语言知识及运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes On 15 October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His ____17____ in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit, around the earth 14times, in just over21 hours. It made him China's first astronaut in space. He had worked towards this ____18____ for many years.
Born in 1965, Yang had wanted to ____19____ since he was a young boy. His friends and teachers have all said that he loved science and technology from a young age. He always had a( n) ____20____ of flying.
In 1983, he joined the army and went to flight school. He ____21____ in 1987 and became a pilot. In1998, he ____22____ to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 ____23____ from 1, 500 candidates(候选人). The team spent the next five years being trained. They not only studied all the subjects ____24____ to be an astronaut, but also learned ____25____ skills and all about how spaceships and rockets are built. Yang scored among the very ____26____ in everything the group studied.
In September 2003, only three out of the 14candidates were ____27____ for the Chinese space adventure, and Yang was one of them. He took all kinds of tests to ____28____ he was fit for this important task. ____29____ he did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological(心理的）tests that finally won him the chance.
In the end, Yang was indeed a success. His name will go down in history. The people of China can be ____30____ of him and young people all over the world ____31____ him as an example of a man who managed to fulfill his dream.
17. A. sailing B. voyage C. walk D. leap
18. A. goal B. idea C. risk D. reward
19. A. explore B. operate C. compete D. fly
20. A. dream B. chance C. opinion D. schedule
21. A. dropped B. survived C. graduated D. succeeded
22. A. wanted B. hoped C. deserved D. applied
23. A. got B. taken C. selected D. kept
24. A. required B. added C. simplified D. released
25. A. walking B. communication C. management D. survival
26. A. altitude B. middle C. top D. bottom
27. A. designed B. picked C. coached D. praised
28. A. prove B. admit C. expect D. mention
29. A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. When
30. A. confident B. proud C. afraid D. ashamed
31. A. get along with B. care about C. deal with D. look up to
【答案】17. B 18. A 19. D 20. A 21. C 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. A 30. B 31. D
【解析】
【分析】本文是记叙文。主要讲述了中国首位成功进入太空的宇航员杨利伟的事迹和成就。
【详解】1.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的太空之旅带他在轨道上飞行了60万公里，环绕地球14圈，只用了21个多小时。A.sailing(乘船)航行；B.voyage航行，航海，航天；C.walk步行；D.leap跳跃。根据下文的“It made him China's first astronaut in space”可知杨利伟是中国首位进入太空的宇航员，因此这里指去太空的航行，故远B。
2.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他为这个目标奋斗了许多年。A.goal目标;B.idea主意，想法；C.risk风险，危险；D.reward回报，报酬，奖励。根据上文的“It made him China's first astronaut in space”可知，他成为中国首位进入太空的宇航员，所以这里应该指目标，故选A。
3.考查动词词义辨析。句意：杨利伟出生于1965年，他从小就想要飞行。A. explore探索；B. operate操作；C. compete竞争；D. fly飞。根据上文的“He had worked towards this____ for many years”以及下文中的flying可知，这里应该是指他从小就想要飞行，故选D。
4.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他一直梦想着飞翔。A. dream梦想；B. chance机会；C. opinion意见；D. schedule安排。根据上文的“Yang had wanted to____ since he was a young boy”可知，他一直梦想着飞上太空。故选A。
5.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他于1987年毕业，成为一名飞行员。A. dropped掉下；B. survived幸存；C. graduated毕业；D. succeeded成功。根据上文“In 1983, he joined the army and went to flight school”可知下文是讲他毕业后成为飞行员，故选C。
6.考查动词词义辨析。句意：1998年，他申请加入“921工程”，即现在的神舟计划。A. wanted想要；B. hoped希望；C. deserved值得；D. applied应用。根据下文的“Project 921”可知“申请”符合语境，故选D。
7.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他是从1, 500名候选人中选出的仅有的14人之一。A. got得到；B. taken拿走；C. selected挑选；D. kept保持。根据下文的“1, 500 candidates”可知这里指被选择，故选C。
8.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们不仅学习了成为宇航员所需的所有科目，而且还学习了生存技能以及所有关于宇宙飞船和火箭如何建造的知识。A. required要求；B. added增加；C. simplified简化；D. released发行。根据前文所说“spent the next five years being trained”可知这里应该是指学习成为宇航员所需的所有科目，故选A。
9.考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们不仅学习了成为宇航员所需的所有科目，而且还学习了生存技能以及所有关于宇宙飞船和火箭如何建造的知识。A. walking走路；B. communication交流；C. management管理；D. survival幸存。根据“skills and all about how spaceships and rockets are built”可知，进入太空前需要学习生存技能，故选D。
10.考查名词词义辨析。句意：杨在小组学习的所有科目中都名列前茅。A. altitude高度；B. middle中间；C. top顶部；D. bottom底部。根据下文的“only three out of the 14candidates were____ for the Chinese space adventure, and Yang was one of them”可知，杨在小组学习的所有科目中都名列前茅。故选C.
11.考查动词词义辨析。句意：2003年9月，14名候选人中只有3人被选中参加中国的太空探险，杨利伟就是其中之一。A.designed设计；B.picked挑选；C.coached辅导；D.praised赞扬。根据“three out of the 14candidates were ____ for the Chinese space adventure”可知，3人被挑选出来参加中国的太空探险，故选B。
12.考查动词词义辨析。句意：他参加了各种各样的测试，以证明他适合这项重要的任务。A. prove证明；B. admit承认；C. expect期待;D. mention提到。根据下文的“he was fit for this important task”可知，他参加测试是为了证明自己适合这项重要的任务，故选A。
13.考查连词词义辨析。句意：虽然他并不是每项考试都拿到最好的分数，但他在心理测试中的高分最终为他赢得了这次机会。A. Although虽然；B. Because因为；C. Unless除非；D. When当......的时候。根据“he did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological(心理的）tests that finally won him the chance”可知，此处表示让步，表示“虽然他并不是每项考试都拿到最好的分数，但他在心理测试中的高分最终为他赢得了这次机会”，因此空格处是“虽然”，故选A。
14.考查形容词词义辨析。 句意：中国人民可以为他感到骄傲，全世界的年轻人都钦佩他，把他作为成功实现了自己梦想的榜样。A. confident自信的；B. proud骄傲的；C. afraid害怕的；D. ashamed羞愧的。根据上文的“His name will go down in history”可知，他的名字将载入史册，因此中国人民为他感到骄傲。故选B。
15.考查动词短语辨析。句意：中国人民可以为他感到骄傲，全世界的年轻人都钦佩他，把他作为成功实现了自己梦想的榜样。A.get along with 与……和睦相处；B.care about关心；C.deal with应付；D.look up to尊敬，钦佩。根据下文“as an example of a man who managed to fulfil his dream”可知，因为杨利伟成功飞上了太空，实现了梦想，因此全世界年轻人都钦佩他，故选D。
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Covering 7 million square kilometers of jungle and river over eight countries, the Amazon Rainforest is home to millions of sorts of plants and animals, some of ____32____ are still being discovered today. It's also the world’s ____33____(large) supplier of oxygen and is a treasure chest for medical ____34____(researcher) who are experimenting with different plants in hopes of finding cures for certain diseases.____35____, the world is at risk of losing this rich rainforest because of deforestation (滥伐森林)____36____ (cause) by the actions of farmers, loggers and settlers.
The Amazon Basin ____37____(lose) 20% of its rainforest since 1970. Cattle farmers have ____38____(continuous) cleared the land for cows ____39____(eat) on and crop farmers have begun “slash and burn” (刀耕火种), a farming method that involves cutting down forests and burning the land to make ____40____ suitable for agricultural purpose. Loggers have been cutting down the trees for timber(木材), further decreasing its size.
With the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest, global warming becomes more of a threat. It is up to each individual to fight against the _____41_____(disappear) of the Amazon by making the world know something about this environmental disaster.
【答案】32. which
33. largest
34. researchers
35. However
36. caused 37. has lost
38. continuously
39. to eat 40. it
41. disappearance
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了亚马逊雨林的重要性以及面临的破坏问题。
【32题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：亚马逊雨林覆盖了8个国家700万平方公里的丛林和河流，是数百万种动植物的家园，其中一些动植物至今仍在被发现。此处为“介词+关系代词”结构非限制性定语从句修饰先行词plants and animals，作介词的宾语，指物，故用关系代词which。故填which。
【33题详解】
考查最高级。句意：它也是世界上最大的氧气供应商，也是医学研究人员的宝库，他们用不同的植物进行试验，希望找到治疗某些疾病的方法。根据上文the world’s以及句意“最大的”可知应填最高级largest。故填largest。
【34题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：它也是世界上最大的氧气供应商，也是医学研究人员的宝库，他们用不同的植物进行试验，希望找到治疗某些疾病的方法。researcher为可数名词，前文没有冠词表示数量大于一应用复数形式。故填researchers。
【35题详解】
考查副词。句意：然而，由于农民、伐木工和定居者的行为导致森林砍伐，世界正面临失去这片富饶雨林的危险。此处表示转折，且由逗号隔开，应用however，句首单词首字母要大写。故填However。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，由于农民、伐木工和定居者的行为导致森林砍伐，世界正面临失去这片富饶雨林的危险。分析句子结构可知cause在句中应用非谓语动词形式，与逻辑主语deforestation构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填caused。
【37题详解】
考查时态。句意：自1970年以来，亚马逊盆地已经失去了20%的雨林。根据后文since 1970可知应用现在完成时，主语为The Amazon Basin，助动词用has。故填has lost。
【38题详解】
考查副词。句意：养牛的农民不断地清理土地，供牛放牧，农作物农民开始“刀耕火种”，这是一种包括砍伐森林和燃烧土地，使其适合农业用途的耕作方法。修饰动词clear应用副词continuously，作状语。故填continuously。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：养牛的农民不断地清理土地，供牛放牧，农作物农民开始“刀耕火种”，这是一种包括砍伐森林和燃烧土地，使其适合农业用途的耕作方法。分析句子结构可知eat在句中应用非谓语动词形式，此处作目的状语，应用不定式。故填to eat。
【40题详解】
考查it用法。句意：养牛的农民不断地清理土地，供牛放牧，农作物农民开始“刀耕火种”，这是一种包括砍伐森林和燃烧土地，使其适合农业用途的耕作方法。此处指the land应用代词it。故填it。
【41题详解】
考查名词。句意：每个人都应该通过让世界了解这一环境灾难来对抗亚马逊的消失。空处作宾语，表示“消失”应用名词disappearance，表抽象概念，不可数。故填disappearance。
第四部分 词汇句型与写作(共三节,共60分)
第一节 词汇基础(共10小题;每小题2分,共20分)
42. Please allow me to express my deepest __________(同情) to the family.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】sympathy
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：请允许我向这家人表示最深切的同情。根据汉语提示“同情”可知，此处为名词sympathy，作宾语，不可数。故填sympathy。
43. He is a successful businessman, and he c__________ his success more to luck than to ability. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】credits##redits
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他是一个成功的商人，他把自己的成功归功于运气而不是能力。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应用动词credit，根据上文is可知为应用一般现在时，主语为he，谓语用第三人称单数。credit…to…意思为：把……归于。故填credits。
44. The task requires a good comprehension of __________ (复杂的) instructions. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】complicated##complex
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：这项任务需要对复杂的指令有很好的理解能力。复杂的为complicated/complex作定语，修饰名词。故填complicated/complex。
45. Various t__________ have been adopted to improve the efficiency of the production. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】techniques##echniques
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：采用了各种技术来提高生产效率。根据单词首字母以及句意可知应用名词technique，根据上文Various可知应用复数。故填techniques。
46. These days there is a growing ________(趋势) for college students to have difficulties in finding jobs when they graduate. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】trend
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：如今，大学生毕业后找工作有困难的趋势越来越明显。趋势为trend，根据a可知，用单数形式trend做主语。故填trend。
47. As the only w________ of the terrible accident, he was interviewed by correspondents from different newspapers. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】witness##itness
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：作为那次可怕事故的唯一目击者，他接受了来自不同报纸的记者的采访。由“he was interviewed by correspondents from different newspapers”可知，他是事故的唯一目击者，空格处意为“目击者”，由首字母提示w可知，是witness，由the only可知，空格处用单数，故填witness。
48. I wonder whether the equipment will be ______________(可用的) in ten days. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】available
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意：我想知道这些设备十天后能不能到货。根据汉语提示“可用的”和系动词be可知，此处应用形容词available作表语。故填available。
49. We didn’t travel much during the holiday, in part because of the tight b__________, but also because of the huge crowds. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】budget##udget
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：假期我们没怎么旅行，部分原因预算紧张，但也因为人群众多。根据单词首字母和句意“预算”及前文of the可知，此处应用名词budget作宾语，根据句意，用单数。故填budget。
50. The purpose of the __________ (运动) is to raise the public’s awareness of the dangers of passive smoking. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】campaign
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：运动的目的是提高公众对被动吸烟危害的认识。运动为campaign，做of的宾语，根据空格前的the可知，此处特指，用单数形式。故填campaign。
51. She used to be terribly shy, but her staying abroad a year has completely t___________ her. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】transformed##ransformed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词时态。句意：她过去非常害羞，但在国外呆了一年完全改变了她。根据单词首字母和句意“改变”及前文助动词has可知，此处应用动词transform的过去分词构成现在完成时。故填transformed。
第二节 翻译下列句子（共 3 小题，每题5 分；共 15 分）
52. 这些严重的障碍限制了海伦的正常交流，也让她的行为常常令人难以忍受。(汉译英)
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【答案】With these severe rstrictions on her communication, Helen's behaviour was often unbearable.
【解析】
【详解】考查介词和时态。根据汉语提示可知，本句为一般过去时。这些严重的障碍限制了海伦的正常交流翻译为“With these severe rstrictions on her communication”，介词短语作状语。“她的行为常常令人难以忍受”为主系表结构。主语为Helen's behaviour，be动词为was，表语为unbearable。常常为“often”作状语。故翻译为：With these severe rstrictions on her communication,Helen's behaviour was often unbearable.
53. 该课程寓教于乐，适合五岁以下儿童。(汉译英)
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【答案】The course combines education with entertainment, which is suitable for the children under five.
【解析】
【详解】考查时态和定语从句。该课程是主语，译为“the course”，寓教于乐用短语combine...with...，意为“与……结合”，描述客观事实，用一般现在时，主语the course，谓语用第三人称单数，教育是education，娱乐是entertainment，因此前半句为The course combines education with entertainment；后半句是用which引导非限制性定语从句，关系词指代课程，be动词用is，适合译为“be suitable for”，五岁以下儿童译为“the children under five”，因此后半句为which is suitable for the children under five。故答案为The course combines education with entertainment, which is suitable for the children under five.。
54. 这家公司由许多小分公司组成，它们在市场上很有竞争力。(汉译英)
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【答案】This company is composed of many small branches, which are very competitive in the market.
【解析】
【详解】考查定语从句。“这家公司”可以翻译为“this company”，在句中作主语。“由……组成”可以用动词短语“ be composed of ”，本句话陈述一般事实，所以用一般现在时态。“许多小分公司”可以翻译为“many small branches”；branches为先行词，后面接非限定性定语从句修饰。先行词指物，在定语从句中作主语，所以用关系代词which引导。定语从句为主系表结构，主语为复数，时态为一般现在时态，be动词用are。“有竞争力的”可以用形容词“competitive ”；“在市场上”可以翻译为“in the market”。故翻译为This company is composed of many small branches, which are very competitive in the market.
第三节 写作（满分25)
55. 假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你从报纸上得知英国人Christopher J. A. Smith 先生骑自行车从英国抵达北京，创下了新的世界纪录。请你用英文给他写一封邮件，邀请他近期到你校做一次演讲。内容包括：
1. 说明邀请他的原因；
2. 告知演讲相关信息（如：时间、地点、听众等）；
3. 询问对方能否前来。
注意：1. 词数不少于90；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Mr. Smith,
I am the president of the Student Union at Hongxing Middle School Congratulations on your new record! I am writing to invite you to give a speech in our school about your amazing adventure of cycling from the UK to Beijing.
Impressed by your courage and persistence, a lot of students are eager to meet you in person. So we really hope you can come in the nearest possible time. Your speech may last two hours from 15:30 on Nov. 17 in our school auditorium. All the teachers and students will come to your speech. I wonder if the schedule fits you well. If not, please feel free to contact me and we can make some changes.
I do hope to meet you in our school. Please write to me at your earliest convenience.
Sincerely Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给英国人Christopher J. A. Smith先生写封邮件，邀请他近期到你校做一次关于他骑自行车从英国抵达北京，创下新的世界记录的演讲。
【详解】第一步：审题
体裁：应用文
时态：根据提示，时态主要为一般现在时和一般将来时态。
结构：总分法
总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。
要求：
1. 说明邀请他的原因；
2. 告知演讲的相关信息（如：时间、地点、听众等）；
3. 询问对方能否前来。
第二步：列提纲 （重点词组）
give a speech; inviter sb. to do sth.; be impressed by; be eager to do sth.; in person; feel free to do sth.; make changes; at one’s earliest convenience
第三步：连词成句
1. I am writing to invite you to give a speech in our school about your amazing adventure of cycling from the UK to Beijing.
2. Your speech may last two hours from 15:30 on Nov. 17 in our school auditorium.
3. I wonder if the schedule fits you well.
根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，注意主谓一致和时态问题。
第四步：连句成篇（衔接词）
1. 表文章结构顺序：first of all, firstly/First, secondly/Second… and then, finally, in the end, at last（供参考）
2. 表并列补充关系：what is more, besides, moreover, furthermore, in addition, as well as, not only…but (also), including（供参考）
3. 表转折对比关系：however, on the contrary, but, although+clause(从句), in spite of+n/doing, on the one hand…, on the other hand… some…,while others…,as for, so…that…（供参考）
4. 表因果关系：because, as, so, thus, therefore, as a result（供参考）
连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子之间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范清晰。
【点睛】[高分句型1] Impressed by your courage and persistence, a lot of students are eager to meet you in person.（过去分词作状语）
[高分句型2] I wonder if the schedule fits you well.（if引导宾语从句）
[高分句型3] Please feel free to contact me and we can make some changes.（祈使句+连词+陈述句）乐从中学2023-2024学年度第二学期高二第一次质检英语学科试题
注意事项：
1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名和考号填写在答题卡上。在答题卡右上角的“试室号”和“座位号”栏填写试室号、座位号。
2.选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案，答案答在试题卷上无效。
3.非选择题必须用黑色字迹的钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答卷上各题目指定区域内相应位置上；如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案；不准使用铅笔和涂改液。不按以上要求作答的答案无效。考试结束后，请将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分20 分)
第一节 听力理解（共 6 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 12 分）
材料及问题播放两遍。每段后有两个小题，各段播放前有5秒钟的阅题时间。请根据各段播放内容及其相关小题的问题，在5秒钟内从题中所给的A、B、C项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
听第一段材料，回答第1-2题。材料和问题读两遍。
1. Question 1: (录音)
A. His mother. B. His teacher. C. His friend.
2. Question 2: (录音)
A. Watch a play. B. Visit his relatives. C. Do his homework
听第二段材料，回答第3-4题。材料和问题读两遍。
3. Question 3: (录音)
A. 7%. B. 10%. C. 15%.
4. Question 4: (录音)
A. By shopping less. B. By cooking more. C. By exercising more.
听第三段材料，回答第5-6题。材料和问题读两遍。
5. Question 5: (录音)
A. To discuss a party. B. To practice football. C. To talk about a school trip.
6. Question 6: (录音)
A. Take some tests. B. Have a music lesson. C. Visit her grandparents
第二节 回答问题(共4小题;每小题2分,满分8分)
听下面一段材料，然后回答问题。材料和问题读两遍。
7. Question 7: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
8. Question 8: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
9. Question 9: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
10. Question 10: (录音)
Answer: _______________________________________________________________________
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分40分)
第一节 阅读理解(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20分)
A
Cambridge Shakespeare Festival 2020
Special Charity Performances
Once again, in loving memory of Margaret Elizabeth Crilly, the Cambridge Shakespeare Festival will continue its support of the Children’s Hospice in Milton and St. John’s Hospice on the Wirral, with a series of special charity performances. Every penny raised will go directly to these organisations.
All special charity performances begin at 2:00 pm in their usual venues (会场)；normal performances begin at 7:30 pm.
Eight Fantastic Performances
Hamlet 8 July-27 July
A Midsummer Night’s Dream 8 July-27 July
Henry IV (Part I) 8 July-27 July
The Winter’s Tale 8 July-27 July
Much Ado About Nothing 29 July-17 August
The Tempest 29 July-17 August
Henry IV (Part II) 29 July-24 August
As You Like It 29 July-24 August
Tickets
Tickets cost 17 and 13 concessions (减价票).
Tickets are available to purchase on our website. We regret the necessary imposition (征收) of a 1.50 booking fee per ticket, but the increase in our own administration costs has made this unavoidable.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Concession tickets:
Please note, you will need to bring proof of eligibility (资格证明) to buy concession tickets. Student concessions only apply to those with proof of being in full-time education. Other categories for concession tickets include the old, unemployed and disabled.
Seating policy:
There are about 200 chairs at each venue available on a first come, first served basis. There is also a picnic area immediately in front of the chairs for audience members to sit on the lawn (草坪)－though this is ground-level only, you should not use your own chairs in this area. Please note: purchase of a ticket guarantees admission but does not guarantee a seat.
1. In which way are special charity performances different from normal ones
A. Their venues. B. Their showtime.
C Their ticket prices. D. Their seating policy.
2. When can you see Much Ado About Nothing
A. On 24 July. B. On 26 July. C. On 28 July. D. On 30 July.
3 How much should a disabled person pay to book an evening performance
A. 13. B. 14. 50. C. 17. D. 18. 50.
B
Setting goals is common in our life. We look ahead, predict what may make us happy in the future, and then narrow down the things to something specific. For the most part, having goals is better than not having any, but there are also problems that come with spending an entire life living from goal to goal.
For one thing, we attempt to predict an unpredictable future. Who is to say that what you want next year is the same thing you want right now What if what you want right now isn’t in the right direction over the long term
Secondly, and just as importantly, you only confine your expectations of happiness and satisfaction to the goal you have set so that you often forget that other things in your life can also add just as much joy to your experience. This creates a strange conflict.
To solve this conflict, we have to move towards something more vague (模糊的). Going after interestingness, I think is what we should do. It’s vague enough to be honest about the unpredictability of the future.
Interestingness isn’t hedonism (快乐主义). It’s deeper than that. It’s taking on that random project you had no plan to take on because you have a feeling that you might just learn something you didn’t know about yourself. It’s seeing a person you just met not as a potential partner or someone who can do something for you but simply as someone who may open a new, unknown and unique world for you. Goals incorrectly assume that we already know what we want. Interestingness is more modest. It makes up its mind as it moves, slowly blowing from one thing to another, until it eventually grasps something that lies beyond prediction.
4. Setting goals is to predict an unpredictable future because __________.
A. it fails to reach our true potential
B. it proves meaningless in the long run
C. it may lead us to the opposite direction
D. it overlooks possible changes in our life
5. What does the underlined word “confine” in Paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Devote. B. Limit. C. Deliver. D. Compare.
6. What’s the benefit of pursuing interestingness
A. Bringing us self satisfaction at once.
B. Improving our relationship with others.
C Making us gain something unexpected.
D. Helping us successfully predict the future.
C
A roadside system that detects if a mobile phone is in use in a passing vehicle is being tested in the UK first. Despite being unable to tell whether the driver is using the phone, it is hoped that it will act as a warning to people who make calls behind the wheel. The technology picks up the phone signal in the vehicle and activates a roadside warning sign of a mobile phone with a red line through it.
The system cannot tell the difference between a driver and a passenger on a bus, but to some degree it can warn drivers that they can be detected using their phones. Using a directional antenna (天线)，the detector picks up radio waves produced by a phone handset, and measures the signal strength and length of them. When a signal is detected of duration (持续时间) long enough and signal strength strong enough to set off the system, the detector activates the warning sign. The detector is able to distinguish Bluetooth connections or hands-free devices which, when picked up, will prevent the activation.
While this new system is no replacement for a police officer catching someone in the act, it could be enough to make some drivers think twice- and that has to be a positive step forward. However, just as technology has enabled the problem of drivers using mobile phones illegally, it can also be a big part of the solution in getting people to stop. Statistics from the devices will be shared with Norfolk Police, the county council said. The council said that enabling the system to record specific number plates could be a "future development".
Using a mobile phone at the wheel is one of the four road crimes which can have horrible consequences if it causes a deadly or serious car crash. Law enforcement (执行) technology has been falling behind for a decade and not made any easier by motor producers that encourage users to plug in their phones even before driving.
7. Why is the roadside system used according to Paragraph 1
A. To send out cellphone signals to drivers.
B. To detect drivers' illegal use of cellphone.
C. To monitor people's use of phones while driving.
D. To warm people against using pones while driving.
8. How does the detector of the roadside system work
A. It measures the length of the phone. B. It warns drivers with a phone in hand.
C. It picks up radio waves from handsets. D. It activates the vehicle's Bluetooth system.
9. What does the text suggest drivers do with the road warning sign
A. Swift to Bluetooth while driving. B. Have a close watch of road signs.
C. Avoid being picked up by detectors. D. Stop using a hands-free mobile phone.
10. What will the county council probably do in the future
A Share the devices with the police. B. Make the system more advanced.
C. Replace the police with the new system. D. Take steps to settle road safety problems.
第二节 语句排序（共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分）
11. 将下列几个部分（A、B、C、D和E）按题号排序，构成一个符合逻辑的完整语篇。
A. After one month of painting every day, from sunrise to sunset, I was selling here and there, mostly right off the easel (画架), but I quickly burned through my savings, and soon after, lost my apartment and moved into my car parked along the Pacific Coastline. A few more months passed. I was underfed and had no gas to move my car, but I kept painting.
B. This was back in 2008 and so many years later, I’m painting more than ever. I will still pick up an illustration job from time to time, but painting plein air is what I love more than anything - this is how I spend my time. I have work in a couple of galleries here in Oregon, but I do most of my sales through my website, which is updated daily.
C. One day, with a dozen paintings laid out by my feet in South Laguna with a serious sunburn and hungry stomach, a woman walked by, complimented my work and then bought all of my paintings! Turns out this woman was a big art collector. Then she generously gave me a show in her home a couple of weeks later. I nearly sold out at the show and then I got picked up by a famous gallery in Laguna Beach the following week.
D. After graduating from art school with a degree in illustration (插图), I was at a stand still and didn’t know how to work in the art industry. Back then, I was still living in Laguna Beach, California, so I decided to try my hand at plein air (野外写生) painting. This was something I had only done once or twice before, and with little success.
E. After a week, I fell in love with the work of Edgar Payne, William Wendt and the like, and at that moment I knew this was what I wanted to do with my life.
____→____→____→____→____
第三节 选句填空（共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Social bond of animals
Friendship is an important part of human life. Friends can share our joys and our hardships. We aren’t alone. ____12____
Recently, a British research team finished an eight-year study of Indo-Pacific dolphins off the coast of-Western Australia. These dolphins can use different tools to search for food. ____13____ Other factors, like family closeness, have no impact on this relationship.
“It suggests that dolphins form social bonds based on shared interests,” UK biologist Simon Allen told Science Daily. “Using different tools is time-consuming for dolphins to cooperate.”
Apart from dolphins elephants, horses and bats are also known to form friendships. ____14____
Of course not, The Atlantic reported. In 2015, a goat was originally left in a tiger’s enclosure (围场) as a meal. ____15____ The Atlantic said it’s not unusual among captive (圈禁的) animals. That’s because in captivity, animals don’t need to spend much time and energy marking their territory or looking for mates the way they would in the wild. They are actually more likely to feel bored. “In this particular situation, the animal’s motivation to engage socially and playfully may be higher than eating.”
____16____ Take bats as an example. In 2011, scientists found bats prefer to hang out with a few certain friends, keeping loose ties to the rest of their group.
Humans aren’t so different. “We do not work, play and live together with the same friends all the time,” Swiss zoologist Gerald Kerth explained. “But nevertheless, we are able to maintain long term relationships... despite our often highly dynamic social lives.”
A. Many different animals also make friends.
B. Are friendships only limited to the same species
C. Dolphins live on fish but they do not spend all their time looking for fish.
D. More interestingly, animals not only make friends but also try to keep lasting friendships.
E. The goat was frightened of the tiger, and pretended to make friends with it for the sake of its own safety.
F. The researchers found that these dolphins are more willing to hang out with partners that like the same tool.
G. But instead of eating the goat, the tiger likes to play with it and gets jealous when other animals are close to his friend.
第三部分 语言知识及运用(共两节,满分30分)
第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
What is the most fun you can have in 21 hours and 23 minutes On 15 October 2003, Yang Liwei answered this question. His ____17____ in space took him 600,000 kilometers in orbit, around the earth 14times, in just over21 hours. It made him China's first astronaut in space. He had worked towards this ____18____ for many years.
Born in 1965, Yang had wanted to ____19____ since he was a young boy. His friends and teachers have all said that he loved science and technology from a young age. He always had a( n) ____20____ of flying.
In 1983, he joined the army and went to flight school. He ____21____ in 1987 and became a pilot. In1998, he ____22____ to be a member of Project 921, which is now called Shenzhou. He was one of the only 14 ____23____ from 1, 500 candidates(候选人). The team spent the next five years being trained. They not only studied all the subjects ____24____ to be an astronaut, but also learned ____25____ skills and all about how spaceships and rockets are built. Yang scored among the very ____26____ in everything the group studied.
In September 2003, only three out of the 14candidates were ____27____ for the Chinese space adventure, and Yang was one of them. He took all kinds of tests to ____28____ he was fit for this important task. ____29____ he did not get the best scores on every single test, it was his high scores on the psychological(心理的）tests that finally won him the chance.
In the end, Yang was indeed a success. His name will go down in history. The people of China can be ____30____ of him and young people all over the world ____31____ him as an example of a man who managed to fulfill his dream.
17. A. sailing B. voyage C. walk D. leap
18. A. goal B. idea C. risk D. reward
19. A. explore B. operate C. compete D. fly
20. A. dream B. chance C. opinion D. schedule
21. A. dropped B. survived C. graduated D. succeeded
22. A. wanted B. hoped C. deserved D. applied
23. A. got B. taken C. selected D. kept
24. A. required B. added C. simplified D. released
25. A. walking B. communication C. management D. survival
26. A. altitude B. middle C. top D. bottom
27. A. designed B. picked C. coached D. praised
28. A. prove B. admit C. expect D. mention
29. A. Although B. Because C. Unless D. When
30. A. confident B. proud C. afraid D. ashamed
31. A. get along with B. care about C. deal with D. look up to
第二节 语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，共 15 分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Covering 7 million square kilometers of jungle and river over eight countries, the Amazon Rainforest is home to millions of sorts of plants and animals, some of ____32____ are still being discovered today. It's also the world’s ____33____(large) supplier of oxygen and is a treasure chest for medical ____34____(researcher) who are experimenting with different plants in hopes of finding cures for certain diseases.____35____, the world is at risk of losing this rich rainforest because of deforestation (滥伐森林)____36____ (cause) by the actions of farmers, loggers and settlers.
The Amazon Basin ____37____(lose) 20% of its rainforest since 1970. Cattle farmers have ____38____(continuous) cleared the land for cows ____39____(eat) on and crop farmers have begun “slash and burn” (刀耕火种), a farming method that involves cutting down forests and burning the land to make ____40____ suitable for agricultural purpose. Loggers have been cutting down the trees for timber(木材), further decreasing its size.
With the destruction of the Amazon Rainforest, global warming becomes more of a threat. It is up to each individual to fight against the _____41_____(disappear) of the Amazon by making the world know something about this environmental disaster.
第四部分 词汇句型与写作(共三节,共60分)
第一节 词汇基础(共10小题;每小题2分,共20分)
42. Please allow me to express my deepest __________(同情) to the family.(根据汉语提示单词拼写)
43. He is a successful businessman, and he c__________ his success more to luck than to ability. (根据首字母单词拼写)
44. The task requires a good comprehension of __________ (复杂的) instructions. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
45. Various t__________ have been adopted to improve the efficiency of the production. (根据首字母单词拼写)
46. These days there is a growing ________(趋势) for college students to have difficulties in finding jobs when they graduate. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
47. As the only w________ of the terrible accident, he was interviewed by correspondents from different newspapers. (根据首字母单词拼写)
48. I wonder whether the equipment will be ______________(可用的) in ten days. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
49. We didn’t travel much during the holiday, in part because of the tight b__________, but also because of the huge crowds. (根据首字母单词拼写)
50. The purpose of the __________ (运动) is to raise the public’s awareness of the dangers of passive smoking. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
51. She used to be terribly shy, but her staying abroad a year has completely t___________ her. (根据首字母单词拼写)
第二节 翻译下列句子（共 3 小题，每题5 分；共 15 分）
52. 这些严重的障碍限制了海伦的正常交流，也让她的行为常常令人难以忍受。(汉译英)
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53. 该课程寓教于乐，适合五岁以下儿童。(汉译英)
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54. 这家公司由许多小分公司组成，它们在市场上很有竞争力。(汉译英)
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第三节 写作（满分25)
55. 假设你是红星中学学生会主席李华。你从报纸上得知英国人Christopher J. A. Smith 先生骑自行车从英国抵达北京，创下了新的世界纪录。请你用英文给他写一封邮件，邀请他近期到你校做一次演讲。内容包括：
1. 说明邀请他的原因；
2. 告知演讲的相关信息（如：时间、地点、听众等）；
3. 询问对方能否前来。
注意：1. 词数不少于90；
2. 开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。
Dear Mr. Smith,
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Sincerely Yours,
Li Hua
