2023-2024学年高三（24届）八模
英语科试卷
命题学校：鞍山市第一中学 命题人、校对人：高三英语组
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the woman need to buy
A. A box. B. A desk. C. ATV.
2. Who is Dave
A. The man’s brother. B. The man’s classmate. C. A friend of the man’s brother.
3. What is the man going to do
A. Check in. B. Take a rest. C. Have a meal.
4. How old is the man
A. 10. B. 15. C. 25.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What to eat. B. How to place an order. C. Where to go on holiday.
第二节：（共15小题；每小题15分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a museum. B. In a phone shop. C. At the speakers’ house.
7. What does the man offer to do for the woman
A. Give her a ride. B. Look for her keys. C. Lend her his phone.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When will Carol bring the heater
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.
9. What does the man think of the written tests
A. Challenging. B. Simple. C. Dull.
10. How does the woman sound in the end
A Regretful. B. Encouraging. C. Shocked.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers doing
A. Eating some food. B. Playing soft songs. C. Enjoying a concert.
12. How long have the speakers got for lunch
A. 10 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 45 minutes.
13. What is the man going to eat
A. Hot dogs. B. Noodles. C. Fish.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Guide and visitor. C. Teacher and student.
15. Where is the bird usually seen
A Up in the tree. B. Beside a river. C. High in the sky.
16. Why does the bird keep looking around
A. To enjoy the sight. B. To defend himself. C. To search for food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main topic of the notice
A. Leaving school early.
B. Canceling school tomorrow.
C. Stopping students from driving home.
18. What is the current snow depth
A. 5 cm. B. 10 cm. C. 20 cm.
19. Where should students wait for the school buses
A. In the cafeteria. B. In the classroom. C. At the school gate.
20. What will be talked about next
A. School schedules. B. Safety suggestions. C. Driving instructions.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
High school graduation requirements
To earn a high school diploma, students must meet the following requirements.
Compulsory credits
*4 credits in English (1 credit per grade) *3 credits in mathematics *3 credits for group 1, 2 and 3 courses *2 credits in science *1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10) *1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9) *1 credit in the arts *1 credit in health and physical education *1 credit in French as a second language *0.5 credit in career studies *0.5 credit in civics and citizenship
Optional credits
Students must earn 12 optional credits. by successfully completing courses offered in the school’s program and course calendar. Optional credits may include up to four credits earned through approved dual (双倍的) credit programs. .
The literacy graduation requirement
In September 2023, the literacy graduation requirement was introduced and it became effective immediately. Students graduating in the 2023-2024 school year and beyond are required to meet this requirement to earn their high school diploma.
Community involvement
Students are required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities as part of the requirements for a diploma.
Students who are looking for community involvement opportunities should:
★make sure they know which activities satisfy the community involvement requirement
★check their school board’s website for a list of approved and prohibited activities
★have a discussion with their parents to plan and select their community involvement activities(students under 18 years old only)
1. What’s the minimum number of credits required for a high school diploma
A. 30. B. 32. C. 34. D. 36.
2. When did the literacy graduation requirement take effect
A. In September 2021. B. In September 2022.
C. In September 2023. D. In September 2024.
3. What should adult students do before doing community involvement activities
A. Ask for their parents’ permission.
B. Turn to local community centers for help.
C. Set community involvement hours with teachers.
D. Have a clear understanding of the qualified activities.
B
When Posten walked outside to her car, she saw something that looked like a note or receipt stuck to the windshield.
She grabbed it and saw it was a black and white photo of a woman holding a little boy. On the back, it said, “Gertie Swatzell & J.D. Swatzell 1942.” A few hours later, Posten discovered that the photo had made quite a long journey — almost 130 miles on the back of terrible winds.
Posten had been tracking the tornadoes that hit the middle of the U.S. killing dozens of people. They came close to where she lives in New Albany, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. So she figured it must be from someone’s damaged home.
“Seeing the date, I realized that was likely from a home hit by a tornado. How else is it going to be there ” Posten said. “It’s a well-kept photo.”
So she posted an image of the photo on Facebook and Twitter and asked for help. She said she was hoping someone on social media would have a connection to the photo or share it with someone who had a connection.
“A lot of people shared it on Facebook. Someone came across it who is friends with a man with the same last name, and they tagged him,” said Posten.
That man was Cole Swatzell, who commented that the photo belonged to family members in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, almost 130 miles away from New Albany. Cole Swatzell on Sunday didn’t respond to a Facebook message seeking comment.
Posten plans to return the photo to the Swatzell family sometime this week.
“It’s really remarkable, definitely one of those things, given all that has happened, that makes you consider how valuable things are — memories, family heirlooms (传家宝), and those kinds of things,” Posten said. “It shows you the power of social media for good. It was encouraging that immediately there were tons of replies from people, looking up ancestor records, and saying ‘I know someone who knows someone and I’d like to help.’”
4. What helped Posten know the photo had made quite a long journey
A. Learning about a home hit by a tornado.
B. Looking into the information of the photo.
C. Making tracks for the process of the tornadoes.
D. Recognizing the person in the photo at first sight.
5. What do we know about the photo
A. It’s a damaged photo.
B. It belongs to Cole Swatzell.
C. Its owner lives in New Albany, Indiana.
D. It travels 130 miles away from Kentucky.
6. How did Posten get information of the photo’s owner
A. From Twitter. B. From Facebook.
C. From her friend. D. From ancestor records.
7. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Valuable things should be kept well for good.
B. Common item sometimes is also very valuable.
C. We should encourage each other on social media.
D. Posten thinks highly of the function of social media.
C
Being bored is no fun, especially at work. However, a recent study from the Research School of Management at the Australian National University suggests that boredom may have an unexpected benefit.
In a study, 52 participants (参与者) were given a boring task of separating red from green beans for 30 minutes, while another group of 49 participants was asked to create art projects with paper, beans, and glue. Then both groups were instructed to spend five minutes on a creative task. Surprisingly, the group that had performed the boring task produced a higher quantity and quality of creative ideas than the group that had taken part in the art project.
“Boredom is not necessarily terrible based on my research,” says the study’s lead author, Guihyun Park. “People want to get out of a boring state, so they tend to find novelty, which can lead to unique thinking and bring out creativity.” Moreover, it’s also worth noting that studies have found that not everyone experiences the same level of creative benefits from boredom. Researchers have discovered in one experiment that participants who are open to new experiences and driven to achieve specific goals are more likely to see positive effects from being bored.
Finally, Park admits that not every type of job allows a state of boredom, and it really can be detrimental to some important work. “I would say at safety jobs where you need to stay alert (警惕的) all the time, like police or safety guards, boredom will keep your mind wandering, which is really bad,” says Park. “Also, those jobs require less creativity but much attention to details instead; boredom won’t help much there.”
But for designers and anyone in a creative field, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace (欣然接受). J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, has shared how she would spend hours sitting on trains, letting her mind wander and coming up with new ideas for her stories. This boredom allowed her to tap into her creativity and imagination, leading to one of the most beloved book series ever.
8. What did the recent study find about boredom
A. It inspires creative ideas. B. It raises people’s patience.
C. It improves work efficiency. D. It leads to negative feelings.
9. Which kind of people are more likely to benefit from boredom
A. People who are afraid of change.
B. People who tend to focus on details.
C. People who are willing to try new things.
D. People who enjoy competing with others.
10. What does the underlined word “detrimental” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Attractive. B. Harmful. C. Necessary. D. Challenging.
11. Why does the author mention J.K. Rowling in the last paragraph
A. To show the power of embracing boredom.
B. To encourage people to stay bored in their daily life.
C. To prove the importance of creativity and imagination.
D. To explain the creation process of the Harry Potter series.
D
What is the purpose of lightning The new study published at the end of April in Science found that lightning may play a bigger role in global climate change than was previously known by the scientific community.
Many are familiar with the potentially deadly dangers posed by lightning, which is blamed for an average of 43 deaths in the United States each year, based on data from 1989 to 2018. Although the odds of being struck are quite low-1 in 1, 222, 000 in a given year and 1 in 15, 300 in a lifetime many in the weather community have long urged people to take proper precautions to stay safe in storms. However, the researchers recently uncovered a surprising and beneficial impact of lightning.
The study, which included contributions from nine atmospheric researchers across a dozen universities, was based on an airborne research flight conducted by a NASA DC-8 storm-chasing plane in 2012. Researchers initially thought there was a problem with the equipment on the plane, which was being used to measure the hydroxyl radicals (羟基自由基) in the atmosphere until they realized increases they observed corresponded with lightning flashes, ABC News reported.
Hydroxyl radicals, described as a “chemical scavenger (清洗剂) ” by Science Direct, are important chemical compounds found in the atmosphere due to the reactive nature with other organic molecules (分子). Researchers previously understood that lightning could help to clean the atmosphere, but there was no evidence that it could generate compounds like these radicals. “No one has seen that much in the atmosphere from natural processes, ever,” Brune said. As a result, the study estimates that somewhere between 2% and 16% of the oxidizing (氧化), or cleaning that happens naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere, is done by lightning.
Why is this significant The oxidation process helps to reduce chemicals like carbon monoxide and methane in the atmosphere. These chemicals, known for being greenhouse gases, have been proven to contribute to rising temperatures associated with climate change. Researchers say that more studies will need to be conducted to verify the degree to which lightning contributes to the fight against global climate change.
12. What do the statistics in Para 2 tell us about lightning
A. It threatens human lives. B. It can only harm people.
C. It is a strange phenomenon. D. It happens quite frequently.
13. What led to the new discovery in the text
A. The equipment failure on the storm-chasing plane.
B. The increase of Hydroxyl radicals during lightning.
C. The lightning flashes observed by the research team.
D. The airborne research conducted by NASA scientists.
14. How does Brune feel about the finding
A. Doubtful. B. Amazed. C. Frustrated. D. Ambiguous.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Hydroxyl radicals clean the atmosphere.
B. Oxidizing is a natural result of lightning.
C. Lightning may help address climate change.
D Greenhouse gases contribute to rising temperature.
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。
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been frightened by the idea of disappointing people. ____16____ From preschool through my master degree years I was always the first in my class. But obviously, I’m not a genius. Sometimes, I brought home a nine out of ten grade and my parents would ask me where the other point had gone.
Of course, the explanation was simple: I’d made a mistake. But for a perfectionist, that’s a very dangerous thought, which can cause a chain of abusive self-talks. After all, that mistake was so stupid. ____17____
What hides behind my perfectionism is the illusion (幻觉) of control, the idea that if I work hard and do my best, I’ll be perfect and protected, ____18____ Everyone is allowed to make mistakes, except me; everything is a competition, and anything I can’t win is a dead loss.
____19____ It can even make you physically sick with headaches, stomachaches, muscle cramps and so. on. In some cases, it leads to self-harming behavior, such as eating disorders and addiction. The other dark side of perfectionism is that you become unable to truly appreciate your success — you only focus on what you could’ve done better.
Despite the problems, perfectionism has allowed me to complete a lot and become who I am today. “To see perfectionism as a uniquely negative thing is actually to deny a part of yourself,” said the perfectionism coach Yasmina Hajoui. ____20____ But that desire needs to be balanced and come from a healthy place.
A. Perfectionism is a survival mechanism.
B. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do things well.
C. The problem is that perfectionism brings more than stress.
D. I should have studied more, worked harder and focused better.
E. In perfectionism, we tend to believe that only our achievements define us.
F. And if something isn’t perfect, that means it’s my fault and that I’m awful.
G. My solution to that anxiety was to achieve perfectionism-and mostly, it worked.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For the past 17 years, Tess Trojan has competed in the Special Olympics, with no intentions of slowing down anytime soon.
Tess Trojan has been living with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症), a ____21____ in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child ____22____, both mentally and physically. ____23____ her disease, the 26-year-old woman from Canada won the gold medal in golf at the 2014 National Games. Soon, she ____24____ to Los Angeles for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which attracted roughly 7,000athletes from 177 countries.
In 2000, she ____25____ as a bowling athlete. And today, she ____26____ plays baseball, basketball, tennis and golf with her primary ____27____ on being a golf athlete. She trains hard with the help of her golf coaches and understands that golf is mostly a game of ____28____ your mental ability. “For golf, you have to be mentally prepared,” she said. Not only is she an extremely talented golfer, but Trojan has also won awards for swimming and tennis. “I love doing ____29____ sports. So when I was young I used to jump from one sport to another,” she said.
Being a multi-sport athlete is something she recommends to kids. “Be ____30____ to learning new sports and you will have many fresh ____31____,” Trojan often tells kids.
Her positive attitude is influential and evidently making a ____32____ to a young girl that she coaches. For the past year, Trojan has ____33____ Emi, a six-year-old girl with Down Syndrome, learn about different sports. They, of course, also make time for fun things like arts rafts. Emi, who used to be fat, ill and depressed, has now become ____34____, healthy and positive. Trojan says she loves working with kids and hopes to do more in the future. She thinks that it’s a way of ____35____.
21. A. stage B. style C. position D. condition
22. A. performs B. develops C. thinks D. studies
23. A. Despite B. Besides C. Beyond D. Above
24. A. headed B. appealed C. contributed D. leaded
25. A. launched B. acted C. ended D. started
26. A. regularly B. casually C. quietly D. accidentally
27. A. goal B. instruction C. concern D. focus
28. A. proving B. succeeding C. challenging D. damaging
29. A. adventurous B. unique C. various D. simple
30. A. similar B. open C. sensitive D. accessible
31. A. ideas B. senses C. opinions D. experiences
32. A. promise B. decision C. difference D. mistake
33. A. helped B. encouraged C. persuaded D. reminded
34. A. heavy B. fit C. powerful D. worried
35. A. slowing it down B. paying it forward C. giving it up D. cutting it down
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Monkey King, also ____36____ (know)as Sun Wukong, is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The image of the Monkey King has been taken into the ____37____ (heart) of Chinese people and is one of the important symbols of Chinese culture. Because of his amazing ____38____ (intelligent), he gains great powers.
The Monkey King is not just a normal monkey. He is a brave, clever, wise and interesting monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey. This is ____39____ he can make 72 changes, turning himself ____40____ different animals and objects. ____41____ (fight) evil souls, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. The Monkey King’s image appears ____42____ (frequent) in Chinese culture, not only in literary work, ____43____ in different entertainment forms, such as movies, TV shows, cartoons, and games.
Chinese children are excited when they see him. They are also interested in reading about him because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help ____44____ weak and never gives up. Sun Wukong has become a classic image in Chinese culture. His image _____45_____ (represent) the spirit of courage and never giving up. At the same time, the story of Sun Wukong also inspires people to have the courage and wisdom to face all kinds of challenges and difficulties in life.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter在上次来信中提到，他的学校开设了三门选修课，分别是中国古代诗歌，中国传统国画以及中国戏曲。他不知道该选哪一门课程，请你给他写一封信，内容包括：
1. 推荐课程（任选一门）；
2. 理由。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Peter,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. It was a dry season that would bankrupt several farmers before it was through. Every day, my husband and his brothers would go about the tiring process of trying to get water to the farm. If we didn't see some rain soon, we would lose everything.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and witnessed the only miracle I have seen with my own eyes. I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He wasn’t walking with the usual carefree abandon of a youth but with a serious purpose. I could only see his back. He was obviously walking with a great effort trying to be as still as possible.
Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again toward the house. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever task he had been doing was completed.
Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful stride toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking carefully to the woods, and then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, very careful not to spill the water he held. Maybe two or three tablespoons were held in his tiny hands. I sneaked closer as he went into the wood. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw an amazing sight. A mother deer with a huge pair of deer horns appeared in front of him, with a baby fawn（幼鹿）lying on the dry ground. I almost screamed to get him away.
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。
However, Billy walked right up to them.
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I witnessed the most beautiful heart working hard to save a life
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听力答案：1—5 BCBCA 6—10 CACBB 11—15 CCBAC 16—20 CABAB2023-2024学年高三（24届）八模
英语科试卷
命题学校：鞍山市第一中学 命题人、校对人：高三英语组
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What does the woman need to buy
A. A box. B. A desk. C. ATV.
2. Who is Dave
A. The man’s brother. B. The man’s classmate. C. A friend of the man’s brother.
3. What is the man going to do
A. Check in. B. Take a rest. C. Have a meal.
4. How old is the man
A. 10. B. 15. C. 25.
5. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. What to eat. B. How to place an order. C. Where to go on holiday.
第二节：（共15小题；每小题15分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. At a museum. B. In a phone shop. C. At the speakers’ house.
7. What does the man offer to do for the woman
A. Give her a ride. B. Look for her keys. C. Lend her his phone.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When will Carol bring the heater
A. On Tuesday. B. On Wednesday. C. On Thursday.
9. What does the man think of the written tests
A. Challenging. B. Simple. C. Dull.
10. How does the woman sound in the end
A. Regretful. B. Encouraging. C. Shocked.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers doing
A. Eating some food. B. Playing soft songs. C. Enjoying a concert.
12. How long have the speakers got for lunch
A. 10 minutes. B. 30 minutes. C. 45 minutes.
13. What is the man going to eat
A. Hot dogs. B. Noodles. C. Fish.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Classmates. B. Guide and visitor. C. Teacher and student.
15. Where is the bird usually seen
A. Up in the tree. B. Beside a river. C. High in the sky.
16. Why does the bird keep looking around
A. To enjoy the sight. B. To defend himself. C. To search for food.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What is the main topic of the notice
A. Leaving school early.
B. Canceling school tomorrow.
C. Stopping students from driving home.
18. What is the current snow depth
A. 5 cm. B. 10 cm. C. 20 cm.
19. Where should students wait for the school buses
A. In the cafeteria. B. In the classroom. C. At the school gate.
20. What will be talked about next
A. School schedules. B. Safety suggestions. C. Driving instructions.
第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
High school graduation requirements
To earn a high school diploma, students must meet the following requirements.
Compulsory credits
*4 credits in English (1 credit per grade) *3 credits in mathematics *3 credits for group 1, 2 and 3 courses *2 credits in science *1 credit in Canadian history (Grade 10) *1 credit in Canadian geography (Grade 9) *1 credit in the arts *1 credit in health and physical education *1 credit in French as a second language *0.5 credit in career studies *0.5 credit in civics and citizenship
Optional credits
Students must earn 12 optional credits. by successfully completing courses offered in the school’s program and course calendar. Optional credits may include up to four credits earned through approved dual (双倍的) credit programs. .
The literacy graduation requirement
In September 2023, the literacy graduation requirement was introduced and it became effective immediately. Students graduating in the 2023-2024 school year and beyond are required to meet this requirement to earn their high school diploma.
Community involvement
Students are required to complete a minimum of 40 hours of community involvement activities as part of the requirements for a diploma.
Students who are looking for community involvement opportunities should:
★make sure they know which activities satisfy the community involvement requirement
★check their school board’s website for a list of approved and prohibited activities
★have a discussion with their parents to plan and select their community involvement activities(students under 18 years old only)
1. What’s the minimum number of credits required for a high school diploma
A. 30. B. 32. C. 34. D. 36.
2. When did the literacy graduation requirement take effect
A. In September 2021. B. In September 2022.
C. In September 2023. D. In September 2024.
3 What should adult students do before doing community involvement activities
A. Ask for their parents’ permission.
B. Turn to local community centers for help.
C. Set community involvement hours with teachers.
D. Have a clear understanding of the qualified activities.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个高中毕业项目的要求。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Compulsory credits部分中学分共计4+3+3+2+1+1+1+1+0.5+0.5=18，以及Optional credits部分中“Students must earn 12 optional credits.(学生必须修满12个选修学分)”可知，高中毕业证书最少要修18+12=30学分。故选A。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据The literacy graduation requirement部分中“In September 2023, the literacy graduation requirement was introduced and it became effective immediately. (2023年9月，英国引入了识字毕业要求，并立即生效)”可知，识字毕业从2023年9月开始生效。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“★make sure they know which activities satisfy the community involvement requirement(确保他们知道哪些活动符合社区参与的要求)”可知，在参加社区参与活动之前，成人学生应该对合格活动有清晰的认识。故选D。
B
When Posten walked outside to her car, she saw something that looked like a note or receipt stuck to the windshield.
She grabbed it and saw it was a black and white photo of a woman holding a little boy. On the back, it said, “Gertie Swatzell & J.D. Swatzell 1942.” A few hours later, Posten discovered that the photo had made quite a long journey — almost 130 miles on the back of terrible winds.
Posten had been tracking the tornadoes that hit the middle of the U.S., killing dozens of people. They came close to where she lives in New Albany, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. So she figured it must be from someone’s damaged home.
“Seeing the date, I realized that was likely from a home hit by a tornado. How else is it going to be there ” Posten said. “It’s a well-kept photo.”
So she posted an image of the photo on Facebook and Twitter and asked for help. She said she was hoping someone on social media would have a connection to the photo or share it with someone who had a connection.
“A lot of people shared it on Facebook. Someone came across it who is friends with a man with the same last name, and they tagged him,” said Posten.
That man was Cole Swatzell, who commented that the photo belonged to family members in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, almost 130 miles away from New Albany. Cole Swatzell on Sunday didn’t respond to a Facebook message seeking comment.
Posten plans to return the photo to the Swatzell family sometime this week.
“It’s really remarkable, definitely one of those things, given all that has happened, that makes you consider how valuable things are — memories, family heirlooms (传家宝), and those kinds of things,” Posten said. “It shows you the power of social media for good. It was encouraging that immediately there were tons of replies from people, looking up ancestor records, and saying ‘I know someone who knows someone and I’d like to help.’”
4. What helped Posten know the photo had made quite a long journey
A. Learning about a home hit by a tornado.
B. Looking into the information of the photo.
C. Making tracks for the process of the tornadoes.
D. Recognizing the person in the photo at first sight.
5. What do we know about the photo
A. It’s a damaged photo.
B. It belongs to Cole Swatzell.
C. Its owner lives in New Albany, Indiana.
D. It travels 130 miles away from Kentucky.
6. How did Posten get information of the photo’s owner
A. From Twitter. B. From Facebook.
C. From her friend. D. From ancestor records.
7. What can we infer from the last paragraph
A. Valuable things should be kept well for good.
B. Common item sometimes is also very valuable.
C. We should encourage each other on social media.
D. Posten thinks highly of the function of social media.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Posten在她的挡风玻璃上发现了一张1942年的黑白照片，她推测这张照片可能属于一个被龙卷风袭击的家庭，通过社交媒体发布照片，她最终找到了照片的主人，并计划将照片归还给他。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Posten had been tracking the tornadoes that hit the middle of the U.S., killing dozens of people. They came close to where she lives in New Albany, Indiana, across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky. So she figured it must be from someone’s damaged home. (Posten一直在追踪袭击美国中部造成数十人死亡的龙卷风。她住在印第安纳州的新奥尔巴尼，与肯塔基州的路易斯维尔隔着俄亥俄河。所以她认为这一定来自某人受损的房子)”可知，通过追踪龙卷风的过程，Posten知道这张照片经过了相当长的旅程。故选C项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第七段中“That man was Cole Swatzell, who commented that the photo belonged to family members in Dawson Springs, Kentucky, almost 130 miles away from New Albany. (这个人就是Cole Swatzell，他评论说，这张照片属于肯塔基州Dawson Springs的家庭成员，距离新奥尔巴尼近130英里)”可知，这张照片从130英里外的肯塔基州飞来。故选D项。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第六段中“A lot of people shared it on Facebook. Someone came across it who is friends with a man with the same last name, and they tagged him (很多人在Facebook上分享了这张照片。有人偶然发现了一个和他同姓的人，他们给他做了标记)”可知，Posten从Facebook上获取照片主人的信息。故选B项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中Posten所说的话“It shows you the power of social media for good. It was encouraging that immediately there were tons of replies from people, looking up ancestor records, and saying ‘I know someone who knows someone and I’d like to help. (它向你展示了社交媒体的力量。令人鼓舞的是，很快就有大量的人回复，他们查找祖先的记录，说“我认识一个认识别人的人，我想帮忙。”)”可知，Posten认为社交媒体发挥了作用，让大家积极参与到寻找照片主人的过程中来。由此可知，Posten高度评价了社交媒体的功能。故选D项。
C
Being bored is no fun, especially at work. However, a recent study from the Research School of Management at the Australian National University suggests that boredom may have an unexpected benefit.
In a study, 52 participants (参与者) were given a boring task of separating red from green beans for 30 minutes, while another group of 49 participants was asked to create art projects with paper, beans, and glue. Then both groups were instructed to spend five minutes on a creative task. Surprisingly, the group that had performed the boring task produced a higher quantity and quality of creative ideas than the group that had taken part in the art project.
“Boredom is not necessarily terrible based on my research,” says the study’s lead author, Guihyun Park. “People want to get out of a boring state, so they tend to find novelty, which can lead to unique thinking and bring out creativity.” Moreover, it’s also worth noting that studies have found that not everyone experiences the same level of creative benefits from boredom. Researchers have discovered in one experiment that participants who are open to new experiences and driven to achieve specific goals are more likely to see positive effects from being bored.
Finally, Park admits that not every type of job allows a state of boredom, and it really can be detrimental to some important work. “I would say at safety jobs where you need to stay alert (警惕的) all the time, like police or safety guards, boredom will keep your mind wandering, which is really bad,” says Park. “Also, those jobs require less creativity but much attention to details instead; boredom won’t help much there.”
But for designers and anyone in a creative field, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace (欣然接受). J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, has shared how she would spend hours sitting on trains, letting her mind wander and coming up with new ideas for her stories. This boredom allowed her to tap into her creativity and imagination, leading to one of the most beloved book series ever.
8. What did the recent study find about boredom
A. It inspires creative ideas. B. It raises people’s patience.
C. It improves work efficiency. D. It leads to negative feelings.
9. Which kind of people are more likely to benefit from boredom
A. People who are afraid of change.
B. People who tend to focus on details.
C. People who are willing to try new things.
D. People who enjoy competing with others.
10. What does the underlined word “detrimental” in paragraph 4 probably mean
A. Attractive. B. Harmful. C. Necessary. D. Challenging.
11. Why does the author mention J.K. Rowling in the last paragraph
A. To show the power of embracing boredom.
B. To encourage people to stay bored in their daily life.
C. To prove the importance of creativity and imagination.
D. To explain the creation process of the Harry Potter series.
【答案】8. A 9. C 10. B 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了无聊的精神状态可能会引发意向不到的创造力。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段中的“However, a recent study from the Research School of Management at the Australian National University suggests that boredom may have an unexpected benefit.(然而，澳大利亚国立大学管理研究学院最近的一项研究表明，无聊可能会带来意想不到的好处。)”和第二段中的“Surprisingly, the group that had performed the boring task produced a higher quantity and quality of creative ideas than the group that had taken part in the art project.(令人惊讶的是，完成这项无聊任务的小组比参加艺术项目的小组产生了更高数量和质量的创意。)”可知，这项研究发现无聊能够激发创意。故选A。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Researchers have discovered in one experiment that participants who are open to new experiences and driven to achieve specific goals are more likely to see positive effects from being bored.(研究人员在一项实验中发现，对新体验持开放态度并致力于实现特定目标的参与者更有可能从无聊中看到积极的影响。)”可知，对新体验持开放态度并致力于实现特定目标的参与者更有可能从无聊中受益。故选C。
【10题详解】
词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句中的“not every type of job allows a state of boredom”可知，前面说不是所有类型的工作都允许无聊，由此可知，这里“it really can be detrimental to some important work”指无聊会对一些重要工作产生不好的影响，再根据下文中的“I would say at safety jobs where you need to stay alert (警惕的) all the time, like police or safety guards, boredom will keep your mind wandering, which is really bad(我想说，在需要时刻保持警惕的安全工作中，比如警察或保安，无聊会让你走神，这真的很糟糕)”可知，这里表示的是无聊会对一些重要工作造成危害。故选B。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“But for designers and anyone in a creative field, boredom is not something to fear, but to embrace (欣然接受).(但对于设计师和创意领域的任何人来说，无聊不是一件值得害怕的事情，而是一件值得拥抱的事情。)”可知，作者认为对于从事创造性活动的人来说，无聊值得接受，接着“J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, has shared how she would spend hours sitting on trains, letting her mind wander and coming up with new ideas for her stories. This boredom allowed her to tap into her creativity and imagination, leading to one of the most beloved book series ever.(《哈利·波特》系列的作者J.K.罗琳分享了她如何在火车上坐上几个小时，让自己的思绪漫游，并为自己的故事想出新的想法。这种无聊让她能够发挥自己的创造力和想象力，从而成为有史以来最受欢迎的系列丛书之一。)”讲述了J.K.罗琳通过无聊来发挥自己的创造力和想象力，创作出了《哈利·波特》系列，由此可推测出，作者举J.K.罗琳的例子是为了表示接受无聊会产生的影响。故选A。
D
What is the purpose of lightning The new study published at the end of April in Science found that lightning may play a bigger role in global climate change than was previously known by the scientific community.
Many are familiar with the potentially deadly dangers posed by lightning, which is blamed for an average of 43 deaths in the United States each year, based on data from 1989 to 2018. Although the odds of being struck are quite low-1 in 1, 222, 000 in a given year and 1 in 15, 300 in a lifetime many in the weather community have long urged people to take proper precautions to stay safe in storms. However, the researchers recently uncovered a surprising and beneficial impact of lightning.
The study, which included contributions from nine atmospheric researchers across a dozen universities, was based on an airborne research flight conducted by a NASA DC-8 storm-chasing plane in 2012. Researchers initially thought there was a problem with the equipment on the plane, which was being used to measure the hydroxyl radicals (羟基自由基) in the atmosphere until they realized increases they observed corresponded with lightning flashes, ABC News reported.
Hydroxyl radicals, described as a “chemical scavenger (清洗剂) ” by Science Direct, are important chemical compounds found in the atmosphere due to the reactive nature with other organic molecules (分子). Researchers previously understood that lightning could help to clean the atmosphere, but there was no evidence that it could generate compounds like these radicals. “No one has seen that much in the atmosphere from natural processes, ever,” Brune said. As a result, the study estimates that somewhere between 2% and 16% of the oxidizing (氧化), or cleaning that happens naturally in the Earth’s atmosphere, is done by lightning.
Why is this significant The oxidation process helps to reduce chemicals like carbon monoxide and methane in the atmosphere. These chemicals, known for being greenhouse gases, have been proven to contribute to rising temperatures associated with climate change. Researchers say that more studies will need to be conducted to verify the degree to which lightning contributes to the fight against global climate change.
12. What do the statistics in Para 2 tell us about lightning
A. It threatens human lives. B. It can only harm people.
C. It is a strange phenomenon. D. It happens quite frequently.
13. What led to the new discovery in the text
A. The equipment failure on the storm-chasing plane.
B. The increase of Hydroxyl radicals during lightning.
C. The lightning flashes observed by the research team.
D. The airborne research conducted by NASA scientists.
14. How does Brune feel about the finding
A. Doubtful. B. Amazed. C. Frustrated. D. Ambiguous.
15. What is the main idea of the text
A. Hydroxyl radicals clean the atmosphere.
B. Oxidizing is a natural result of lightning.
C. Lightning may help address climate change.
D. Greenhouse gases contribute to rising temperature.
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. B 15. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了最新的研究发现闪电对解决气候问题能起到积极作用。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中 “Many are familiar with the potentially deadly dangers posed by lightning, which is blamed for an average of 43 deaths in the United States each year, based on data from 1989 to 2018.”（许多人都熟悉闪电带来的潜在致命危险，根据1989年至2018年的数据，美国每年平均有43人死于闪电） 可知，闪电危及人的生命。故选A项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Researchers initially thought there was a problem with the equipment on the plane, which was being used to measure the hydroxyl radicals (羟基自由基) in the atmosphere until they realized increases they observed corresponded with lightning flashes.”（研究人员最初认为飞机上的设备出了问题，这些设备被用来测量大气中的羟基自由基，直到他们意识到他们观察到的增加与闪电相对应。）可知，闪电过程中羟基自由基的增加导致了新发现。故选B项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“No one has seen that much in the atmosphere from natural processes, ever”（从来没有人从自然过程中在大气中看到过这么多）可知，Brune对这一发现是惊讶的。故选B项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。第一段介绍本文话题为闪电在气候中所起的作用。第二段通过介绍闪电的危害引出最新的研究发现闪电有益处。第三至五段则围绕最新研究介绍其发现过程以及闪电如何在解决气候问题中发挥作用。所以短文是关于闪电可能有助于应对气候变化。故选C项。
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ever since I was a child, I’ve been frightened by the idea of disappointing people. ____16____ From preschool through my master degree years I was always the first in my class. But obviously, I’m not a genius. Sometimes, I brought home a nine out of ten grade and my parents would ask me where the other point had gone.
Of course, the explanation was simple: I’d made a mistake. But for a perfectionist, that’s a very dangerous thought, which can cause a chain of abusive self-talks. After all, that mistake was so stupid. ____17____
What hides behind my perfectionism is the illusion (幻觉) of control, the idea that if I work hard and do my best, I’ll be perfect and protected, ____18____ Everyone is allowed to make mistakes, except me; everything is a competition, and anything I can’t win is a dead loss.
____19____ It can even make you physically sick with headaches, stomachaches, muscle cramps and so. on. In some cases, it leads to self-harming behavior, such as eating disorders and addiction. The other dark side of perfectionism is that you become unable to truly appreciate your success — you only focus on what you could’ve done better.
Despite the problems, perfectionism has allowed me to complete a lot and become who I am today. “To see perfectionism as a uniquely negative thing is actually to deny a part of yourself,” said the perfectionism coach Yasmina Hajoui. ____20____ But that desire needs to be balanced and come from a healthy place.
A. Perfectionism is a survival mechanism.
B. There’s nothing wrong with wanting to do things well.
C. The problem is that perfectionism brings more than stress.
D. I should have studied more, worked harder and focused better.
E. In perfectionism, we tend to believe that only our achievements define us.
F. And if something isn’t perfect, that means it’s my fault and that I’m awful.
G. My solution to that anxiety was to achieve perfectionism-and mostly, it worked.
【答案】16 G 17. D 18. F 19. C 20. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章结合作者自身经历，说明了完美主义给人带来的影响。
【16题详解】
根据上文“Ever since I was a child, I’ve been frightened by the idea of disappointing people.(从我还是个孩子的时候起，我就害怕让别人失望)”可知，本句成绩上文，说明作者为了不让别人失望采取了什么办法。故G选项“我对这种焦虑的解决办法是追求完美——而且大多数情况下，它都奏效了”符合语境，故选G。
【17题详解】
根据上文“Of course, the explanation was simple: I’d made a mistake. But for a perfectionist, that’s a very dangerous thought, which can cause a chain of abusive self-talks. After all, that mistake was so stupid.(当然，原因很简单：我犯了一个错误。但对于一个完美主义者来说，这是一个非常危险的想法，它会导致一连串的虐待性自言自语。毕竟，那个错误太愚蠢了)”可知，上文提到了作者认识到了自己犯错是愚蠢的，说明采取了方法来纠正错误。故D选项“我应该多学习，更努力工作，更专注”符合语境，故选D。
【18题详解】
根据上文“What hides behind my perfectionism is the illusion (幻觉) of control, the idea that if I work hard and do my best, I’ll be perfect and protected(隐藏在我的完美主义背后的是一种控制的错觉，这种想法是，如果我努力工作，尽我最大的努力，我就会完美和被保护)”以及后文“Everyone is allowed to make mistakes, except me; everything is a competition, and anything I can’t win is a dead loss.(每个人都可以犯错误，除了我；一切都是一场比赛，任何赢不了的事都是死输)”可知，上文假设了努力变得完成和被保护的情况，推测本句是在说明另一种不完美的情况，作者会如何反应。故F选项“如果某件事不完美，那就意味着是我的错，我很糟糕”符合语境，故选F。
【19题详解】
根据后文“It can even make you physically sick with headaches, stomachaches, muscle cramps and so. on. In some cases, it leads to self-harming behavior, such as eating disorders and addiction. The other dark side of perfectionism is that you become unable to truly appreciate your success — you only focus on what you could’ve done better.( 它甚至会让你身体不适，比如头痛、胃痛、肌肉痉挛等等。在某些情况下，它会导致自我伤害行为，如饮食失调和成瘾。完美主义的另一个阴暗面是，你变得无法真正感激你的成功——你只关注你可以做得更好的地方)”可知，本段主要论述了完美主义给身体带来的危害。故C选项“问题是完美主义带来的不仅仅是压力”符合语境，故选C。
【20题详解】
根据上文“Despite the problems, perfectionism has allowed me to complete a lot and become who I am today. “To see perfectionism as a uniquely negative thing is actually to deny a part of yourself,” said the perfectionism coach Yasmina Hajoui.(尽管有这些问题，但完美主义让我完成了很多事情，成为了今天的我。“把完美主义视为一种独特的负面因素，实际上是在否认自己的一部分，”完美主义教练亚Yasmina Hajoui说)”以及后文“But that desire needs to be balanced and come from a healthy place.(但这种欲望需要平衡，并且来自一个健康的地方)”可知，后文与本句构成转折，后文提出欲望要平衡，推测本句主要针对完美主义的合理性展开论述。故B选项“想把事情做好并没有错”符合语境，故选B。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
For the past 17 years, Tess Trojan has competed in the Special Olympics, with no intentions of slowing down anytime soon.
Tess Trojan has been living with Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症), a ____21____ in which extra genetic material causes delays in the way a child ____22____, both mentally and physically. ____23____ her disease, the 26-year-old woman from Canada won the gold medal in golf at the 2014 National Games. Soon, she ____24____ to Los Angeles for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games, which attracted roughly 7,000athletes from 177 countries.
In 2000, she ____25____ as a bowling athlete. And today, she ____26____ plays baseball, basketball, tennis and golf with her primary ____27____ on being a golf athlete. She trains hard with the help of her golf coaches and understands that golf is mostly a game of ____28____ your mental ability. “For golf, you have to be mentally prepared,” she said. Not only is she an extremely talented golfer, but Trojan has also won awards for swimming and tennis. “I love doing ____29____ sports. So when I was young I used to jump from one sport to another,” she said.
Being a multi-sport athlete is something she recommends to kids. “Be ____30____ to learning new sports and you will have many fresh ____31____,” Trojan often tells kids.
Her positive attitude is influential and evidently making a ____32____ to a young girl that she coaches. For the past year, Trojan has ____33____ Emi, a six-year-old girl with Down Syndrome, learn about different sports. They, of course, also make time for fun things like arts rafts. Emi, who used to be fat, ill and depressed, has now become ____34____, healthy and positive. Trojan says she loves working with kids and hopes to do more in the future. She thinks that it’s a way of ____35____.
21 A. stage B. style C. position D. condition
22. A. performs B. develops C. thinks D. studies
23. A. Despite B. Besides C. Beyond D. Above
24. A. headed B. appealed C. contributed D. leaded
25. A. launched B. acted C. ended D. started
26. A. regularly B. casually C. quietly D. accidentally
27. A. goal B. instruction C. concern D. focus
28. A. proving B. succeeding C. challenging D. damaging
29. A. adventurous B. unique C. various D. simple
30. A. similar B. open C. sensitive D. accessible
31. A. ideas B. senses C. opinions D. experiences
32. A. promise B. decision C. difference D. mistake
33. A. helped B. encouraged C. persuaded D. reminded
34 A. heavy B. fit C. powerful D. worried
35. A. slowing it down B. paying it forward C. giving it up D. cutting it down
【答案】21. D 22. B 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了患有唐氏综合征的Tess Trojan喜爱各种运功，参与各种运动，还帮助其他人学习运动的故事。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：泰丝·特洛伊一直患有唐氏综合症，这是一种额外的遗传物质导致儿童智力和身体发育迟缓的疾病。A. stage阶段；B. style风格；C. position位置；D. condition疾病，状况，条件。根据空前“Down Syndrome (唐氏综合症)”以及后文“in which extra genetic material causes delays”可知，此处在介绍唐氏综合症这种疾病，它是一种额外的遗传物质导致儿童智力和身体发育迟缓的疾病。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：泰丝·特洛伊一直患有唐氏综合症，这是一种额外的遗传物质导致儿童智力和身体发育迟缓的疾病。A. performs表演；B. develops成长，发展；C. thinks思考；D. studies学习。根据上文“causes delays in the way a child”可知，唐氏综合症是一种额外的遗传物质导致儿童智力和身体发育迟缓的疾病。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：尽管身患疾病，这位来自加拿大的26岁女子还是在2014年全运会上获得了高尔夫金牌。A. Despite尽管；B. Besides除了……之外；C. Beyond超越；D. Above以上。上文“her disease”与下文“the 26-year-old woman from Canada won the gold medal in golf at the 2014 National Games”构成转折关系，表示尽管身患疾病，但是这位来自加拿大的26岁女子还是在2014年全运会上获得了高尔夫金牌。Despite“尽管”符合语境。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：不久，她前往洛杉矶参加2015年世界夏季特殊奥林匹克运动会，该运动会吸引了来自177个国家的约7000名运动员。A. headed前往，朝（某方向）行进；B. appealed吸引；C. contributed有助于；D. leaded带领。根据后文“to Los Angeles for the 2015 Special Olympics World Summer Games”可知，此处指前往洛杉矶参加2015年世界夏季特殊奥林匹克运动会。故选A。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：2000年，她开始成为一名保龄球运动员。A. launched启动；B. acted行动；C. ended结束；D. started开始。根据后文“And today, she ___6___ plays baseball, basketball, tennis and golf with her primary____7___ on being a golf athlete.as a bowling athlete”可知，她开始时是一名保龄球运动员。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：如今，她经常打棒球、篮球、网球和高尔夫球，她的主要目标是成为一名高尔夫运动员。A. regularly定期地；B. casually随意地；C. quietly安静地；D. accidentally意外地。根据后文“plays baseball, basketball, tennis and golf with her primary”可知，她运动爱好广泛，她始于bowling athlete，至今仍然以高尔夫为主的基础上也经常参加其他运动项目，故选A。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如今，她经常打棒球、篮球、网球和高尔夫球，她的主要目标是成为一名高尔夫运动员。A. goal目标；B. instruction指导；C. concern担心；D. focus中心点，重点。根据后文“on being a golf athlete”以及“She trains hard with the help of her golf coaches”可知，虽然从事很多运动，但是她的中心点是成为高尔夫运动员。故选D。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她在高尔夫教练的帮助下刻苦训练，她明白高尔夫主要是一项挑战心智能力的运动。A. proving证明；B. succeeding成功；C. challenging挑战；D. damaging破坏。根据后文“mental ability”以及““For golf, you have to be mentally prepared,” she said.”可知，高尔夫主要是一项挑战心智能力的运动。故选C。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢做各种运动。A. adventurous冒险的；B. unique独特的；C. various各种各样的；D. simple简单的。根据后文“So when I was young I used to jump from one sport to another,” she said.(所以当我年轻的时候，我经常从一个项目跳到另一个项目，”她说。)”可知，她喜欢做各种运动。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“对学习新的运动持开放态度，你会有很多新鲜的经历，”特洛伊经常告诉孩子们。A. similar相似的；B. open愿意接受的，开放的；C. sensitive敏感的；D. accessible可到达的。根据上文“Being a multi-sport athlete is something she recommends to kids.”以及空后“to learning new sports and you will have many fresh”可知，她建议孩子们对学习新运动保持开放态度，乐于学习新的运动，才会有新鲜的经历。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：“对学习新的运动持开放态度，你会有很多新鲜的经历，”特洛伊经常告诉孩子们。A. ideas想法；B. senses感觉；C. opinions观点；D. experiences经历。根据上文“learning new sports and you will have many fresh”可知，学习新运动会带来新的经历。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她积极的态度很有影响力，显然对她所指导的一个年轻女孩产生了影响。A. promise承诺；B. decision决定；C. difference差异；D. mistake错误。根据上文“Her positive attitude is influentia”可知，她对所指导的一个年轻女孩产生了影响，短语make a difference to表示“有影响”。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的一年里，特洛伊帮助患有唐氏综合症的六岁女孩埃米学习不同的运动。A. helped帮助；B. encouraged鼓励；C. persuaded说服；D. reminded提醒。上文“Her positive attitude is influential and evidently making a______ to a young girl that she coaches”提到主人公对体育的积极态度对别人的影响，本句是讲述了其帮助Emi学习不同的运动的事例。故选A。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：埃米曾经肥胖、生病、抑郁，现在却变得健康、健壮、积极。A. heavy沉重的；B. fit健康的；C. powerful强大的；D. worried担心的。本句强调了学习多种运动对Emi的正面影响。根据前文的“fat，ill and depressed”对应后半句的“healthy and positive”可知， 现在的Emi变得很健康和积极，故选B。
【35题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：她认为这是一种传递爱的方式。A. slowing it down减速；B. paying it forward向前传递；C. giving it up放弃；D. cutting it down减少。根据上文“Trojan says she loves working with kids and hopes to do more in the future.( 特洛伊说，她喜欢和孩子们一起工作，并希望在未来做更多的事情)”可知，特洛伊她喜欢和孩子们一起工作，并希望在未来做更多的事情。主人公作为一个有唐氏综合症的人，成功的路上需要更多的帮助和支持，此处指她想要把爱传递下去。故选B。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Monkey King, also ____36____ (know)as Sun Wukong, is the main character in the traditional Chinese book Journey to the West. The image of the Monkey King has been taken into the ____37____ (heart) of Chinese people and is one of the important symbols of Chinese culture. Because of his amazing ____38____ (intelligent), he gains great powers.
The Monkey King is not just a normal monkey. He is a brave, clever, wise and interesting monkey. In fact, he sometimes does not even look like a monkey. This is ____39____ he can make 72 changes, turning himself ____40____ different animals and objects. ____41____ (fight) evil souls, the Monkey King uses a magic stick. Sometimes he can make the stick so small that he can keep it in his ear. At other times, he is able to make it big and long. The Monkey King’s image appears ____42____ (frequent) in Chinese culture, not only in literary work, ____43____ in different entertainment forms, such as movies, TV shows, cartoons, and games.
Chinese children are excited when they see him. They are also interested in reading about him because the clever Monkey King keeps fighting to help ____44____ weak and never gives up. Sun Wukong has become a classic image in Chinese culture. His image _____45_____ (represent) the spirit of courage and never giving up. At the same time, the story of Sun Wukong also inspires people to have the courage and wisdom to face all kinds of challenges and difficulties in life.
【答案】36. known
37. hearts 38. intelligence
39. because
40. into 41. To fight
42. frequently
43. but 44. the
45. represents
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国传统书籍《西游记》中的主角孙悟空。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：美猴王，也被称为孙悟空，是中国传统书籍《西游记》中的主角。短语be known as表示“被称为”，过去分词作状语。故填known。
【37题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：孙悟空的形象已经进入了中国人的心中，是中国文化的重要象征之一。根据后文of Chinese people可知heart应用复数形式。故填hearts。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意：由于他惊人的智力，他获得了巨大的力量。作介词的宾语，应用名词intelligence，不可数。故填intelligence。
【39题详解】
考查表语从句。句意：这是因为他可以做72个变化，把自己变成不同的动物和物体。引导表语从句，从句缺少原因状语，应用because。故填because。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：这是因为他可以做72个变化，把自己变成不同的动物和物体。短语turn into表示“变成”。故填into。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：为了对抗妖怪，孙悟空使用了一根魔法棒。此处fight在句中作目的状语，应用不定式，首字母大写。故填To fight。
【42题详解】
考查副词。句意：孙悟空的形象频繁出现在中国文化中，不仅在文学作品中，而且在不同的娱乐形式中，如电影、电视节目、漫画和游戏。修饰动词appear应用副词frequently，故填frequently。
【43题详解】
考查固定句型。句意：孙悟空的形象频繁出现在中国文化中，不仅在文学作品中，而且在不同的娱乐形式中，如电影、电视节目、漫画和游戏。句型not only…but (also)…表示“不仅……而且……”。故填but。
【44题详解】
考查冠词。句意：他们也有兴趣读他的故事，因为聪明的孙悟空一直在战斗，帮助弱者，从不放弃。此处为the+形容词表示一类人，故填the。
【45题详解】
考查时态。句意：他的形象代表了勇气和永不放弃的精神。陈述事实用一般现在时，主语为image，谓语用三单形式。故填represents。
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 假定你是李华，你的英国笔友Peter在上次来信中提到，他的学校开设了三门选修课，分别是中国古代诗歌，中国传统国画以及中国戏曲。他不知道该选哪一门课程，请你给他写一封信，内容包括：
1. 推荐课程（任选一门）；
2. 理由。
注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯
Dear Peter,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Possible Version 1
Dear Peter,
I’m very delighted to learn that you are going to take an optional course about traditional Chinese art and now I’d like to recommend Traditional Chinese Art Appreciation to you.
There are several reasons why I think Traditional Chinese Art Appreciation is a good choice. First of all, ranging from nature to society, Traditional Chinese Art has a wide variety of subjects, helping you have a deeper understanding of ancient life. More importantly, admiring the delicate strokes and unique serenity of Chinese painting contributes to our inner peace and mental health.
Hope my recommendation will be of help. Wish you a great learning experience.
Yours,
Li Hua
Possible Version 2
Dear Peter,
I’m glad to hear from you and that you are interested in Chinese culture. Now that you ask for my advice, I’ll recommend you to choose the course about Chinese ancient poetry. The reasons are as follows.
Since you are learning Chinese, this course will be more suitable for you. First, you can have a better understanding of the usages of Chinese characters. Moreover, you can feel the beauty of Chinese by learning Chinese poetry. By the way, many typical Chinese arts and traditional Chinese festivals are also mentioned in some poems, which will help you gain deeper insights into Chinese culture
I hope you will find my idea useful. Enjoy your study!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给英国笔友Peter推荐一门选修课程，并说明理由。
【详解】1.词汇积累
高兴的：delighted→glad
选择：choice→option
各种各样的：a variety of→various
帮助某人：help sb.→give sb. a hand
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：First of all, ranging from nature to society, Traditional Chinese Art has a wide variety of subjects, helping you have a deeper understanding of ancient life.
拓展句：First of all, ranging from nature to society, Traditional Chinese Art has a wide variety of subjects, which will help you have a deeper understanding of ancient life.
【点睛】【高分句型1】 I’m very delighted to learn that you are going to take an optional course about traditional Chinese art and now I’d like to recommend Traditional Chinese Art Appreciation to you.（运用了that引导的定语从句）
【高分句型2】There are several reasons why I think Traditional Chinese Art Appreciation is a good choice. （运用了why引导的定语从句，省略that引导宾语从句）
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
It was one of the hottest days of the dry season. We had not seen rain in almost a month. The crops were dying. Cows had stopped giving milk. The creeks and streams were long gone back into the earth. It was a dry season that would bankrupt several farmers before it was through. Every day, my husband and his brothers would go about the tiring process of trying to get water to the farm. If we didn't see some rain soon, we would lose everything.
It was on this day that I learned the true lesson of sharing and witnessed the only miracle I have seen with my own eyes. I was in the kitchen making lunch for my husband and his brothers when I saw my six-year old son, Billy, walking toward the woods. He wasn’t walking with the usual carefree abandon of a youth but with a serious purpose. I could only see his back. He was obviously walking with a great effort trying to be as still as possible.
Minutes after he disappeared into the woods, he came running out again toward the house. I went back to make sandwiches, thinking that whatever task he had been doing was completed.
Moments later, however, he was once again walking in that slow purposeful stride toward the woods. This activity went on for over an hour: walking carefully to the woods, and then running back to the house. Finally, my curiosity got the best of me. I crept out of the house and followed him on his journey.
He was cupping both hands in front of him as he walked, very careful not to spill the water he held. Maybe two or three tablespoons were held in his tiny hands. I sneaked closer as he went into the wood. Branches and thorns slapped his little face but he did not try to avoid them. He had a much greater purpose. As I leaned in to spy on him, I saw an amazing sight. A mother deer with a huge pair of deer horns appeared in front of him, with a baby fawn（幼鹿）lying on the dry ground. I almost screamed to get him away.
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。
However, Billy walked right up to them.
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I witnessed the most beautiful heart working hard to save a life.
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【答案】However, Billy walked right up to them. The baby deer obviously suffered from heavy loss of water and heat exhausiton, lifting its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hand. With wet eyes, the baby deer looked at Billy, and Billy looked back, and there seemed to be a magic magnetic field between them. From time to time the baby deer nudged Billy’s hand with its nose as if saying thank you.
I witnessed the most beautiful heart working hard to save a life. At the moment he stood up and turned, I was there in front of him. His eyes were filled with tears. “I’m not wasting,” he said. “It’s OK,” I comforted him. Then I joined him with a small pot of water from the kitchen. I let him walk to the baby deer alone while I stood at the edge of the woods. As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops...and more drops... as if the sky itself was crying.
【解析】
【分析】
本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了在一个干旱的季节，作者目睹了儿子给干渴的幼鹿喂水的感人情景，作者认为这是生命的奇迹，并帮助儿子救助幼鹿。这时也下起了雨。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“然而，比利径直朝它们走去。”可知，第一段可描写比利给幼鹿喂水的情景。
②由第二段首句内容“我见证了最美丽的心努力拯救生命。”可知，第二段可描写作者非常感动，帮助儿子一起救助幼鹿。
2.续写线索：喂水——互动——发现——加入——感动——下雨
3.词汇激活
行为类
①充满：be filled with/be full of
②加入：join/take part in
③似乎：as if/it seems that
【点睛】[高分句型1]The baby deer obviously suffered from heavy loss of water and heat exhausiton, lifting its head with great effort to lap up the water cupped in my beautiful boy’s hand. (运用了现在分词作伴随状语)
[高分句型2] As tears rolled down my face, they were suddenly joined by other drops...and more drops... as if the sky itself was crying. (运用了as if引导的状语从句)
听力答案：1—5 BCBCA 6—10 CACBB 11—15 CCBAC 16—20 CABAB
