2024年云学名校联盟高一年级5月联考
英语试卷
考试时间：2024年5月29日08：00—10：00 考试时长：120分钟 满分：150分
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
Tutors （家教） Wanted
Teach a kindergartener how to read online
Become a volunteer tutor with Learn To Be! LTB tutors are dedicated volunteers who believe deeply in educational equity. Our tutors volunteer their time to make the lives of under-served K-12 kids and their families easier, their opportunities greater, and their dreams bigger. Teach at least 2 times per week for 3 months or longer. Support your students with homework help or use the resources provided by LTB to create your own lesson plans for your students.
Visit our website to apply: https://www.learntobe.org
Tutor adults in English
The South Bay Literacy Council is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching adults to read, write and speak English in the South Bay, Los Angeles area. You’d teach your students weekly online or in-person. The tutoring will last 9 months due to the time it takes to train and match tutors with students.
Visit our website to apply: http://www.southbayliteracy.org
Tutor for Remove the Borders
Being a tutor for Remove the Borders is a great opportunity to gain volunteer hours while learning about how socioeconomic status and learning disabilities can hold students back. Dates on when you tutor will be worked out between you and the person you are tutoring. The minimum amount of time you have to tutor is three hours for a month.
Visit our website to apply: https://forms.gle/eJ2j8BAWAAeApEQq9
Teach online STEM classes
Across the country, millions of students lack the resources to learn about STEM and computer science. Our non-profit organization tries to provide this vital area of education to underprivileged students through engaging in online classes. As a volunteer teacher, you will earn service hours while developing critical communication, teaching, and leadership skills. These classes will run for eight weeks, and three hours per week.
Visit our website to apply: https://www./overview-of-positions.html
21. Who is Learn To Be intended for
A. Disadvantaged K-12 students. B. Information technology majors.
C. Grown-ups interested in English. D. Students with learning disabilities.
22. Which program is most suitable for a volunteer without much time
A. Teach online STEM classes. B. Tutor adults in English.
C. Tutor for Remove the Borders. D. Teach a kindergartener how to read online.
23. What do these four programs have in common
A. Only online service is offered.
B. Volunteers will get service hours.
C. All the classes are provided at the same time.
D. Applicants for volunteers’ jobs need to sign up online.
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D
【解析】
【导语】本文的是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四个不同的志愿者教学项目，旨在帮助不同年龄和背景的学生提升他们的教育水平和学习技能。
【21题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文第一部分第二句“Our tutors volunteer their time to make the lives of under-served K-12 kids and their families easier, their opportunities greater, and their dreams bigger. (我们的家教志愿者奉献他们的时间，让服务不足的K-12孩子及其家庭的生活更轻松，机会更多，梦想更大。)”可知，Learn To Be 项目旨在帮助处于劣势的K-12学生。故选A项。
【22题详解】
细节理解题。根据原文第三部分最后一句“The minimum amount of time you have to tutor is three hours for a month. (你做家教的最少时间是每月三小时。)”可知，对于时间不多的志愿者来说，Tutor for Remove the Borders项目最合适，因为它要求的时间最少。故选C项。
【23题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一部分的最后一句“Visit our website to apply: https://www.learntobe.org（请访问我们的网站申请:https://www.learntobe.org）”、第二部分的最后一句“Visit our website to apply: http://www.southbayliteracy.org（请访问我们的网站申请:http://www.southbayliteracy.org）”、第三部分的最后一句“Visit our website to apply: https://forms.gle/eJ2j8BAWAAeApEQq（请访问我们的网站申请:https://forms.gle/eJ2j8BAWAAeApEQq）”和第四部分的最后一句“Visit our website to apply: https://www./overview-of-positions.htm（请访问我们的网站申请:https://www./overview-of-positions.htm）”可知，这四个项目的共同点是申请志愿者职位的人需要在线注册。故选D项。
B
In a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, Dieudonne Twahirwa looks nothing like the traditional African farmer. The 30-year-old owner of Gashora Farm knows what a difference that makes.
“You need more role models,” he said, standing among knee-high rows of chili (辣椒) plants. “If you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm and others may think, ‘Why can’t I do that ”
Twahirwa, a university graduate, bought a friend’s tomato farm six years ago for $150. He made $1,500 back in two months. “You have to link farming with entrepreneurship (创业精神) and real numbers,” he said.
Many young Africans are quitting countryside areas, choosing not to work hard for a long time in the fields-a job made a lot tougher by climate change. But Twahirwa is one of a growing group of successful farmers working to improve agriculture’s image on the continent. Some 1,000 farmers now produce chilies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own, and exports fresh and dried chilies and oil to Britain, the United States, India and Kenya.
Africa has the world’s youngest population and 65 percent undeveloped farmland. Yet accessing land and loans is difficult, and African productivity is low with crop output just 56 percent of the international average.
“Agriculture is mainly connected with suffering and no young person wants to suffer,” said Tamara Kaunda, an expert of FAO. She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its old-fashioned image of extremely difficult and tiring work with a hoe (锄头). “Show young people with tractors, green fields, nice irrigation systems and smartphones,” she said.
Getting young people involved in agriculture does not mean they have to work on a farm. For example, in coffee production, the beans go from the farm to the washing station, then to be separated from the outer coverings. There are people in the coffee value chain who just build washing stations and rent them out. You just have to find a place to plug in.
24. Who does the word “I” in paragraph 2 refer to
A. A young farmer. B. A young man. C. A role model. D. Twahirwa.
25. What makes working the land even harder for young farmers
A. Poor land. B. Low incomes. C. Climate change. D. Long working hours.
26. What is a possible way to develop agriculture in Africa according to Tamara
A. To access richer farming land. B. To change the traditional wisdom.
C. To increase more financial aid. D. To buy advanced watering equipment.
27. Which word can best describe Twahirwa
A. Grateful. B. Independent. C. Near-sighted. D. Pioneering.
【答案】24. B 25. C 26. B 27. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章讲述了Dieudonne Twahirwa用自己的努力提升了非洲大陆农业的形象。
【24题详解】
词句猜测题。根据文章第二段““You need more role models,” he said, standing among knee-high rows of chili (辣椒) plants. “If you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm and others may think, ‘Why can’t I do that ”(“你需要更多的榜样，”他站在一排排齐膝高的辣椒植物中间说。“如果你有年轻的农民，他们有土地，他们开车去农场，其他人可能会想，‘为什么我不能这样做 ’”)”可知，I指的是“others”中的某一个，而全文的主旨是呼吁年轻人投身农业。故选B。
【25题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Many young Africans are quitting countryside areas, choosing not to work hard for a long time in the fields-a job made a lot tougher by climate change. (许多非洲年轻人正在离开农村地区，选择不长期在田地里辛勤工作——气候变化使这项工作变得更加艰难。)”可知，气候变化让年轻的农民耕种土地变得更加困难。故选C。
【26题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its old-fashioned image of extremely difficult and tiring work with a hoe (锄头).(她认为，非洲农业需要改变，以摆脱用锄头干活极其困难和累人的老式形象。)”可知，根据Tamara的说法，非洲发展农业的可能方式是需要改变人们对传统智慧的认知。故选B。
【27题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Twahirwa, a university graduate, bought a friend’s tomato farm six years ago for $150. He made $1,500 back in two months. “You have to link farming with entrepreneurship (创业精神) and real numbers,” he said.(大学毕业生Twahirwa六年前花150美元买下了朋友的番茄农场。他在两个月内赚了1500美元。他说:“你必须把农业与企业家精神和实际数字联系起来。”)”和文章第四段“But Twahirwa is one of a growing group of successful farmers working to improve agriculture’s image on the continent. Some 1,000 farmers now produce chilies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own, and exports fresh and dried chilies and oil to Britain, the United States, India and Kenya.(但是Twahirwa是越来越多的成功农民中的一员，他们致力于改善非洲大陆农业的形象。现在约有1000名农民为他种植辣椒。他正在开办自己的第四个农场，向英国、美国、印度和肯尼亚出口新鲜和干辣椒和辣椒油。)”可推知，他是具有开拓创新精神的人。故选D。
C
Walk in London’s cobblestoned streets, cross centuries-old bridges and wander through covered markets — before the morning drizzle (毛毛雨) has given way to afternoon sun, history will become alive before you. The city’s old buildings, black taxis and red double-decker buses all have long and complicated stories that are deeply rooted in London’s traditions. So do fish and chips. Apart from being a fast-food favourite, fish and chips are also typically served as a Friday meal, in schools for lunch and at home for dinner. Former British prime minister Winston Churchill famously called fish and chips “the good companions”.
More than 229 million portions of white fish fillets are sold each year in England, each one coated in a light batter (面糊) and deep-fried, and served alongside fat fried slices of potatoes. For many English people, fish and chips are best served wrapped in newspapers and wolfed down with a combination of a wooden fork and greasy fingers, preferably seaside.
Most historians agree that it was in London, not on the coast, that the first fish and chip shop opened its doors. It was here too that the city’s working class pushed the dish into popular cooking culture. And it is in London that one of the oldest surviving chippies still stands today.
This is an understandable source of despair for nutritionists: Fish and chips may contain an abundance of vitamins and minerals, but both main ingredients are also deep-fried in oil that often contains unhealthy saturated fats. For all its traditional popularity, however, according to a 2016 study by the U. K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, fish and chips consumption has lost significant market share in recent years to other takeaway items such as pizza and kebabs.
28. How does the author introduce the topic of the passage
A. By telling stories behind fish and chips.
B. By describing typical images of London.
C. By quoting the former British prime minister.
D. By stressing its importance as a traditional food.
29. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about fish and chips
A. Its cultural value. B. Its related customs.
C. Its favorite way of eating. D. Its cooking process.
30. What’s the influence of London on fish and chips
A. London promoted the wide spread of the dish.
B. Londoners created secret cooking methods for the dish.
C. Londoners contributed to the unpopularity of the dish.
D. London has the largest number of fish and chip shops.
31. What may contribute to the decrease of the market share of fish and chips in recent years
A. They are harmful to our body. B. They are short of vitamins and minerals.
C. They are not recommended by nutritionists. D. They are being replaced by cheaper fast food.
【答案】28. B 29. C 30. A 31. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了英式传统美食鱼和薯条在伦敦的悠久历史、文化地位、食用习惯以及它在现代饮食市场中所面临的挑战。
【28题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段的“Walk in London’s cobblestoned streets, cross centuries-old bridges and wander through covered markets — before the morning drizzle (毛毛雨) has given way to afternoon sun, history will become alive before you. The city’s old buildings, black taxis and red double-decker buses all have long and complicated stories that are deeply rooted in London’s traditions. So do fish and chips. (漫步在伦敦鹅卵石铺就的街道上，穿过有数百年历史的桥梁，漫步在有盖的市场中——在清晨的细雨被午后的阳光所取代之前，历史将在你面前鲜活起来。这座城市的旧建筑、黑色出租车和红色双层巴士都有着悠久而复杂的故事，这些故事深深植根于伦敦的传统。炸鱼薯条也是如此)”可推知，作者通过描绘伦敦的鹅卵石街道、历史悠久的桥梁和有顶棚的市场等典型景象来引出文章主题，让读者感受到伦敦的历史氛围，从而自然地引出同样根植于伦敦传统的鱼和薯条。故选B。
【29题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“More than 229 million portions of white fish fillets are sold each year in England, each one coated in a light batter (面糊) and deep-fried, and served alongside fat fried slices of potatoes. For many English people, fish and chips are best served wrapped in newspapers and wolfed down with a combination of a wooden fork and greasy fingers, preferably seaside.(英国每年出售超过2.29亿份白鱼片，每片都涂上淡面糊油炸，与油炸土豆片一起食用。对于许多英国人来说，炸鱼薯条最好裹在报纸里，用木叉和油腻的手指狼吞虎咽地吃，最好是在海边)”可知，第二段主要描述了英国人最喜欢食用鱼和薯条的方式，比如用报纸包着吃、搭配木叉和油腻的手指吃，最好是在海边享用。故选C。
【30题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“Most historians agree that it was in London, not on the coast, that the first fish and chip shop opened its doors. It was here too that the city’s working class pushed the dish into popular cooking culture. And it is in London that one of the oldest surviving chippies still stands today.(大多数历史学家都认为，第一家炸鱼薯条店是在伦敦开业的，而不是在海岸。也正是在这里，该市的工人阶级将这道菜推向了流行的烹饪文化。在伦敦，现存最古老的薯片之一至今仍屹立不倒)”可知，尽管许多历史学家认为第一家炸鱼薯条店开在伦敦而非海滨，但正是在伦敦，这道菜被推广到了大众烹饪文化中，且至今伦敦仍有现存最古老的炸鱼薯条店之一。由此可推知，这表明伦敦对炸鱼薯条的广泛传播有着重要影响。故选A。
【31题详解】
细节理解题。根据最后一段的“This is an understandable source of despair for nutritionists: Fish and chips may contain an abundance of vitamins and minerals, but both main ingredients are also deep-fried in oil that often contains unhealthy saturated fats. For all its traditional popularity, however, according to a 2016 study by the U. K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, fish and chips consumption has lost significant market share in recent years to other takeaway items such as pizza and kebabs.(这对营养学家来说是一个可以理解的绝望炸鱼薯条可能含有丰富的维生素和矿物质，但这两种主要成分也都是在油中油炸的，油中通常含有不健康的饱和脂肪。尽管传统上很受欢迎，但根据英国环境、食品和农村事务部2016年的一项研究，近年来，炸鱼薯条的消费已经被披萨和烤肉串等其他外卖食品占据了相当大的市场份额。)”可知，原本健康的食材通过油炸的方式后释放出不健康的物质，对人的身体造成伤害，这是导致近年来炸鱼薯条的市场份额下降的原因。故选A。
D
A group of small, waggling (扭动) robots that communicate by flashing lights can make collective decisions. This is similar to the process bees use to reach an agreement on where to build their nest.
“We believe that in the near future there are going to be simple robots that will do jobs that we don’t want to do, and it will be very important that they make decisions on their own,” says Carmen Miguel at the University of Barcelona in Spain. She and her team tested how copying bees might help with that.
When bees go house-hunting, they communicate their preferred locations through a “waggle dance”. The more a bee recommends one location, the longer and harder it waggles. Eventually other bees join them, and they reach an agreement when a majority are waggling together. Researchers previously translated this behavior into a mathematical model, and Miguel and her colleagues used it to program decision-making rules into small robots called kilobots.
Each kilobot with three thin legs had an infrared-light emitter (红外线发射器) and receiver, and a colored LED light. Within a group, kilobots could move around, turn clockwise or anticlockwise and use infrared signals to exchange information.
Ezequiel Ferrero at the University of Barcelona says that across all the experiments, kilobots reached an agreement within about half an hour, even when they didn’t have many immediate neighbors to communicate with. He says that getting the right combination of how long they spend transmitting their message and how much they walk around allowed them to make a collective decision in the end.
32. What’s Miguel’s attitude to the development of kilobots
A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Uncertain. D. Unconcerned.
33. How will bees communicate a perfect location when they go house-hunting
A. By giving out a special smell. B. By moving around repeatedly.
C. By doing a waggle dance energetically. D. By flashing light for a long time.
34. What did Miguel and her team do to enable kilobots to make a collective decision
A. They put kilobots before real bees.
B. They equipped kilobots with thin legs.
C. They built a special mathematical model.
D. They programmed decision-making rules into kilobots.
35. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Bees are expert in waggling.
B. Robots learn waggle dances by copying bees.
C. Waggle dances mean a lot in communication.
D. Robots reach an agreement by copying bees waggling.
【答案】32. B 33. C 34. D 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了通过相互闪烁灯光进行交流，做出集体决策的机器人。
【32题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第二段““We believe that in the near future there are going to be simple robots that will do jobs that we don’t want to do, and it will be very important that they make decisions on their own,” says Carmen Miguel at the University of Barcelona in Spain.( 西班牙巴塞罗那大学(University of Barcelona)的卡门·米格尔(Carmen Miguel)说:“我们相信，在不久的将来，会有简单的机器人来做我们不想做的工作，让它们自己做决定将是非常重要的。”)”可推知，Miguel对这种机器人的发展是充满信心的。故选B。
【33题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“When bees go house-hunting, they communicate their preferred locations through a “waggle dance”.(当蜜蜂去找房子时，它们通过“摇摆舞”来传达它们喜欢的位置。)”可知，蜜蜂会通过用力跳“摇摆舞”来传达它们非常中意的地点。故选C。
【34题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Researchers previously translated this behavior into a mathematical model, and Miguel and her colleagues used it to program decision-making rules into small robots called kilobots.(研究人员之前将这种行为转化为一个数学模型，米格尔和她的同事用它来将决策规则编程到称为kilobots的小型机器人中。)”可知，Miguel和她的同事们将决策规则编程编入了名为kilobots的小型机器人中，以使它们具备群体决策能力。故选D。
【35题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A group of small, waggling (扭动) robots that communicate by flashing lights can make collective decisions. This is similar to the process bees use to reach an agreement on where to build their nest.(一群小型的、摇摆的机器人通过闪烁的灯光进行交流，可以做出集体决定。这类似于蜜蜂决定在哪里筑巢的过程。)”可知，本文主要介绍了一群小型机器人可以通过模仿蜜蜂的摆动来做出集体决策，所以，D项“Robots reach an agreement by copying bees waggling.”作为本文的标题，与文章主题相符合。故选D。
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。
As the world struggles to deal with the climate crisis, some companies are working to remove polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. ____36____, but two US companies have recently made important progress.
Scientists say large amounts of CO2 must be removed from the atmosphere and stored. ____37____. But there’s so much CO2 in the atmosphere that just planting trees and protecting forests won’t solve the problem. In addition, when plants and trees die, the carbon they’ve stored gets released again.
That means humans need to come up with ways of removing carbon from the air and storing it. This is called Direct Air Capture (DAC). The science of removing carbon from the air is challenging, and it’s still pretty new. Most DAC processes require a large amount of energy, ____38____.
A company called Heirloom has just opened the first DAC plant in the United States. The company heats up the limestone (石灰岩)to separate out the CO2, which is then locked away in concrete (混凝土). The process is extremely expensive. ____39____. That’s a tiny amount compared to how much carbon needs to be removed from the atmosphere, but the company says it hopes to remove a billion tons per year by 2035.
____40____. Some people worry that it will take too long for DAC technology to become powerful enough to make a difference. Others worry that focusing on removing carbon could take attention away from more important climate actions, like switching from fossil fuel s to renewable energy. But experts say the decision isn’t to do one or the other. The world needs to end fossil fuel use and pull carbon out of the air.
A. It’s a huge and challenging goal
B. Plants and trees can do this naturally
C. Everyone is not excited about carbon removal
D. The new plant can remove 1,000 tons of CO2 year
E. Graphyte is another US company working on DAC
F. and CO2 is just a small part of the gasses that make up air
G. so one puzzle for these companies is how to remove carbon without creating more pollution
【答案】36. A 37. B 38. G 39. D 40. C
【解析】
【导语】本文的体裁是说明文。文章介绍了随着全球努力应对气候危机，一些公司正在开发技术以从空气中去除造成污染的二氧化碳。
【36题详解】
上文“As the world struggles to deal with the climate crisis, some companies are working to remove polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air.(随着世界努力应对气候危机，一些公司正在努力从空气中去除污染的二氧化碳)”提到全球正努力解决气候危机，需要从空气中去除二氧化碳，这是一个巨大的挑战。A项“It’s a huge and challenging goal(这是一个巨大且具有挑战性的目标)”承接上文，it指上文提到的“remove polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air.”故选A项。
【37题详解】
下文“But there’s so much CO2 in the atmosphere that just planting trees and protecting forests won’t solve the problem. In addition, when plants and trees die, the carbon they’ve stored gets released again.(但是大气中有大量的二氧化碳，仅仅种植树木和保护森林并不能解决问题。此外，当植物和树木死亡时，它们储存的碳会再次释放出来)”提到仅靠种植树木和保护森林无法完全解决二氧化碳的问题，结合but推知，空处提到了树木可以吸收二氧化碳。B项“Plants and trees can do this naturally(植物和树木可以自然地做到这一点)”符合语境，故选B项。
【38题详解】
空处位于段末，应承接上文。上文“Most DAC processes require a large amount of energy, (大多数DAC过程需要大量的能量)”提到直接空气捕获技术需要大量能源，与G项“so one puzzle for these companies is how to remove carbon without creating more pollution(因此，这些公司的一个难题是如何在不产生更多污染的情况下去除碳)”构成因果关系，故选G项。
【39题详解】
下文“That’s a tiny amount compared to how much carbon needs to be removed from the atmosphere, but the company says it hopes to remove a billion tons per year by 2035.(与需要从大气中去除的碳量相比，这只是一小部分，但该公司表示希望到2035年每年能去除十亿吨)”提到虽然目前去除的碳量很小，但公司有远大的目标。D项“The new plant can remove 1,000 tons of CO2 year(新工厂一年可以去除1000吨二氧化碳)”，说明虽然现在能力有限，但未来有更大的目标，故选D项。
【40题详解】
下文“Some people worry that it will take too long for DAC technology to become powerful enough to make a difference. Others worry that focusing on removing carbon could take attention away from more important climate actions, like switching from fossil fuels to renewable energy.(有些人担心DAC技术变得足够强大以产生影响需要太长时间。其他人担心专注于去除碳可能会将注意力从更重要的气候行动转移开，比如从化石燃料转向可再生能源)”提到人们对这种技术的不同担忧。C项“Everyone is not excited about carbon removal(并非每个人都对碳移除感到兴奋)”符合语境，即不是所有人都对此技术持积极态度，故选C项。
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）
I grew up hiking and climbing mountain s a lot. It was my dad who accompanied me and taught me how to hike and climb mountains. On our first hike, our group ran ahead without us. Dad and I ended up ____41____ the path toward the top. This was the ____42____ part of the climb, where we had to climb rocks. I was scared not to have the path to tell us where to go. Mainly, I was afraid that Dad would fall off the mountain when he went ____43____ to seek for the best way for me to climb up. I was grateful for his ____44____. He always made me feel like I was safe with him — even when he insisted that we should not ____45____.
When we were close to the top, we ____46____ some hikers. One of them crouched (蹲) down on a rock, grasping at branches of a bush. His face was ____47____ and looked frozen, like a statue. Dad asked what was going on. The man ____48____ told him that he was frightened of ____49____. In my 7-year-old mind, I thought, “But, you’re climbing a mountain!” Dad always helped people in trouble. He told the man to _____50_____ him while he led him to a spot below that was _____51_____ by trees, with no view of the valley below. Dad told him to wait there for his group of hikers to come back and _____52_____ him up. Dad taught me sympathy and to help others in need whenever I can.
When we finally reached the top and _____53_____ our group, we sat on the highest point, looking at the breathtaking scenery. I was so _____54_____ we hadn’t stopped halfway. Dad taught me, “Don’t give up, especially when you’re almost there.” This has been a valuable _____55_____ that has got me through some big challenges in my life.
41. A. losing B. discovering C. approaching D. conquering
42. A. easiest B. smoothest C. toughest D. narrowest
43. A. down B. up C. ahead D. out
44. A. safety B. wisdom C. strength D. bravery
45. A. speed up B. go on C. turn back D. look down
46. A. came across B. made out C. got through D. got across
47. A. red B. pale C. rough D. dirty
48. A. aimlessly B. fearlessly C. tirelessly D. breathlessly
49. A. heights B. mountains C. difficulties D. accidents
50. A. look up to B. hold onto C. listen to D. respond to
51. A. replaced B. separated C. surrounded D. covered
52. A. cheer B. look C. put D. pick
53. A. rejoined B. reintroduced C. revisited D. rearranged
54. A. regretful B. relieved C. upset D. inspired
55. A. time B. message C. decision D. lesson
【答案】41. A 42. C 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. A 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. A 54. B 55. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者从小和父亲一起徒步和爬山的经历，虽然迷路了，但是父亲鼓励自己不要放弃，最终作者和父亲成功到达山顶，并欣赏到了壮丽的景色。这次经历让作者学到了“不要放弃，尤其是当你接近目标时”的宝贵一课，这个教训帮助作者在生活中克服了许多挑战。
【41题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我和爸爸最终迷路了，找不到通往山顶的路。A. losing失去，丢失；B. discovering发现；C. approaching靠近；D. conquering征服。根据上文“On our first hike, our group ran ahead without us.”以及下文“I was scared not to have the path to tell us where to go.”可知，作者和爸爸最终脱离小组，迷路了。故选A。
【42题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这是攀登中最艰难的部分，我们必须爬上岩石。A. easiest最容易的；B. smoothest最平滑的；C. toughest最艰难的；D. narrowest最狭窄的。根据“where we had to climb rocks.”可知，因为迷路不得不攀爬岩石，这是作者觉得最艰难的部分。故选C。
【43题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我主要是担心爸爸在为我寻找上山的最佳路径时，会从山上掉下来。A. down向下；B. up向上；C. ahead向前面；D. out出去。根据“to seek for the best way for me to climb up.”可知，爸爸在寻找上山的最佳路径。此处指走在前面，go ahead符合语境。故选C。
【44题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我很感激他的勇敢。A. safety安全；B. wisdom智慧；C. strength力量；D. bravery勇敢。根据上文“I was afraid that Dad would fall off the mountain when he went ____3____ to seek for the best way for me to climb up.”可知，爸爸在独自寻找最佳路线，作者认为爸爸是勇敢的。故选D。
【45题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他总是让我觉得和他在一起很安全——即使他坚持说我们不应该往回走。A. speed up加速；B. go on继续；C. turn back折回，往回走；D. look down向下看。根据“I was so ____14____ we hadn’t stopped halfway. Dad taught me, “Don’t give up, especially when you’re almost there.””可知，爸爸坚持向前，不要往回走。故选C。
【46题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：当我们快到山顶时，我们遇到了一些徒步旅行者。A. came across偶然遇见；B. made out理解，发现；C. got through度过，接通；D. got across使被理解。根据“some hikers”可知，此处表示遇到了一些徒步旅行者。故选A。
【47题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他的脸很苍白，看起来僵住了，像座雕像。A. red红色的；B. pale苍白的；C. rough粗糙的；D. dirty脏的。根据“looked frozen, like a statue”以及下文“The man ___8___ told him that he was frightened of ___9___. ”可知，他因为恐惧脸色苍白。故选B。
【48题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：那人上气不接下气地告诉他，他恐高。A. aimlessly漫无目的地；B. fearlessly无畏地；C. tirelessly不知疲倦地；D. breathlessly上气不接下气地，喘不过气来。根据上文“looked frozen, like a statue”以及空后“told him that he was frightened of”可知，徒步者因为害怕，吓得喘不过气来。故选D。
【49题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. heights高度；B. mountains山；C. difficulties困难；D. accidents事故。根据下文“while he led him to a spot below that was ____11____ by trees, with no view of the valley below”可知，那个人恐高。故选A。
【50题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：他让那个人抓住他，他把他带到下面一个被树包围的地方，看不到下面的山谷。A. look up to敬仰；B. hold onto紧紧抓住，坚持；C. listen to听；D. respond to对……作出反应。根据上文“he was frightened of ____9____.”、“Dad always helped people in trouble”以及“while he led him to a spot below”可知，爸爸让恐高的那个人抓住自己的手，并把他带到下面一个被树包围的地方。故选B。
【51题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. replaced代替；B. separated分离；C. surrounded环绕；D. covered覆盖。根据“by trees, with no view of the valley below.”可知，这个地方四周被树环绕了，看不到下面的山谷。故选C。
52题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：爸爸让他在那里等他那群徒步旅行者回来接他。A. cheer鼓舞，喝彩；B. look看；C. put放，安置；D. pick挑选，拿走。根据“Dad told him to wait there for his group of hikers to come back”可知，爸爸让他等着同行的人回来接他，pick sb up“接某人”符合语境。故选D。
【53题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们终于到达山顶，重新加入我们的队伍时，我们坐在最高点，看着令人叹为观止的景色。A. rejoined重新加入；B. reintroduced重新引入；C. revisited重游；D. rearranged重新安排。根据上文“our group ran ahead without us”以及空前“we finally reached the top”可知，作者和爸爸到达山顶，重新加入自己的队伍。故选A。
【54题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很欣慰我们没有中途停下来。A. regretful后悔的；B. relieved宽慰的；C. upset沮丧的；D. inspired受鼓舞的。根据“we sat on the highest point, looking at the breathtaking scenery.”可知，看到美丽的风景后，作者很欣慰没有中途放弃。故选B。
【55题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是宝贵的一课，帮助我度过了人生中的一些重大挑战。A. time时间；B. message信息；C. decision决定；D. lesson课，教训。根据“Dad taught me, “Don’t give up, especially when you’re almost there.””可知，爸爸教给作者的是宝贵的教训。故选D。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Dominic Richard loves cycling. In 2023, he ordered a new bike from a factory in Shanghai and flew there ____56____ (pick) it up in person. However, ____57____ followed was jaw-dropping. Instead of flying back, he determined to ride back alone to the UK.
Richard cycled through cities and countries, taking in the sights along the way. He started in Shanghai, where after successfully picking up his new bike he began the journey. Considering all the possible challenges, he travelled light. The bike ____58____ (equip) with a carbon frame and tubeless tires, meaning no worry about a flat tire on route. He had a sleeping mat that kept him ____59____ (comfort) at night and bags to pack his clothing and equipment in. Battling a burning heat wave, he cycled across the vast expanse of China, often resting by the side of the road. People were curious ____60____ his journey along the way. Now and then Richard got ____61____ (invite) to many natives’ houses for free lunch and supplies, with truck drivers and cyclists ____62____ (stop) him along the road to chat.
Fortunately, after the ____63____ (impress) long ride, Richard made ____64____ to his home in the UK. “Thanks to this experience, I got _____65_____ better understanding of amazing China and found a better self.”
【答案】56. to pick
57. what 58. was equipped
fortable
60. about##of
61. invited##invitations
62. stopping
63. impressive
64. it 65. a
【解析】
【导语】本文的体裁是记叙文。文章大意是讲述了Dominic Richard对骑行的热爱，以及他在2023年的一次特别的骑行经历。
【56题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：2023年，他从上海的一家工厂订购了一辆新自行车，并亲自飞到那里去取车。分析句子结构，此处应填入不定式作目的状语，表示他飞往上海的目的，故填to pick。
【57题详解】
考查主语从句。句意：然而，接下来发生的事情令人震惊。他决定不坐飞机回来，而是独自骑回英国。分析句子结构，这是一个包含主语从句的复合句，连接词在主语从句中做主语表示内容，应该填入连接代词what，故填what。
【58题详解】
考查被动语态。句意：这辆自行车配备了碳纤维框架和无内胎轮胎，这意味着在旅途中不用担心爆胎。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中作谓语，且与主语之间为被动关系，此处应填入被动语态，表明自行车被装备了某些东西，因句子表示的是过去发生的动作，谓语动词使用一般过去时的被动语态，故填was equipped。
【59题详解】
考查形容词。句意：他有一个睡垫，可以在晚上让他感到舒适。分析句子结构，此处应填入形容词作宾补，说明睡垫的作用，故填comfortable。
【60题详解】
考查介词。句意：沿途的人们对他这次旅行感到好奇。分析句子结构，be curious about或be curious of为固定句型，含义为“对……感到好奇”，符合句意，故填about/of。
【61题详解】
考查被动语态或名词。句意：偶尔，理查德会被邀请到许多当地人的家里免费享用午餐和补给，卡车司机和骑自行车的人也会在路上拦住他聊天。分析句子结构，空白处在句子中所做的成分有两种情况，第一种情况是做表语，使用非谓语动词，因与其逻辑主语Richard之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，使用过去分词，表明理查德是被邀请的。第二种情况是作宾语，使用名词，表示他被邀请的情况，根据下文“to many natives’ houses(到许多当地人的家里)”可知名词应使用复数，故填invited或invitations。
【62题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：同上。分析句子结构，此处在句子中做定语使用非谓语动词，因与其逻辑主语truck drivers and cyclists之间为逻辑上的主谓关系，应填入现在分词，表示主动的动作，故填stopping。
【63题详解】
考查形容词。句意：幸运的是，经过令人印象深刻的漫长骑行，理查德终于回到了他在英国的家。分析句子结构，此处应填入形容词，作定语修饰ride，故填impressive。
【64题详解】
考查代词。句意：同上。短语make it to somewhere及时赶到某地、成功到达某地，故填it。
【65题详解】
考查冠词。句意：“感谢这段经历，我对神奇的中国有了更好的了解，也找到了更好的自己。”分析句子结构，此处应填入不定冠词，表示“一个”，因空白处后面的词better的第一个字母发音为辅音，故填a。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假设你是李华，你所在的校龙舟队正在招募新队员参加今年的市龙舟节。请你写一封邮件告知交换生朋友Allen该消息并邀请他加入龙舟队，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍龙舟队；
2. 邀请他加入。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Allen,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Allen,
Hello, buddy! Guess what The dragon boat team in our school is recruiting new members. Knowing your deep interest in traditional Chinese culture, I am penning this mail to invite you to join us and taste real China in person.
The dragon boat team in our school was founded 10 years ago by a schoolfellow with the hope of promoting dragon boat culture. With about 30 members, 4 sets of professional equipment and 2 coaches, we have won several champions in the annual race. Now that the stage is open, why not sweat together with us According to the schedule, we practice every Saturday afternoon. To help you beginners, tailored courses and hands-on instruction are arranged from senior members and coaches. Want to explore a brand-new way to exercise Join us!
Never can you afford to miss such a gold chance to get exposed to a traditional Chinese festival. Waiting for your early response!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生给交换生朋友Allen写一封邮件，告知他校龙舟队正在招募新队员，并邀请他加入龙舟队。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
体验：taste→experience
建立：found→set up
既然，因为：now that→since
机会：chance→opportunity
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：The dragon boat team in our school was founded 10 years ago by a schoolfellow with the hope of promoting dragon boat culture.
拓展句：Our school’s dragon boat team, which was founded 10 years ago by a schoolfellow, aims to promote dragon boat culture.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Knowing your deep interest in traditional Chinese culture, I am penning this mail to invite you to join us and taste real China in person. (运用了现在分词作状语)
【高分句型2】Never can you afford to miss such a gold chance to get exposed to a traditional Chinese festival. (运用了部分倒装句式)
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Dora Kellert was the school’s spelling bee champion, winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row and the playground grand champion in chess. She was a straight-A student.
Though Dora was talented, she was no good at sports. She could not figure out in which direction to kick the soccer ball. She was no good at baseball or basketball either. It wasn’t until last year, when she was eleven years old, that she learned how to ride a bike. And even then she had to use training wheels.
“I’ll never be good at sports,” she thought one day as she lay on her bed staring at the shelf her father had made to hold her trophies (奖杯). “How I wish I could win something, anything, even marbles (弹珠).”
At the word “marbles” she sat up, “That’s it. Maybe I could be good at playing marbles.” She jumped out of bed and found a can full of her brother’s marbles. “Yes,” she thought. “I could play marbles, and marbles is a sport.” At that moment she realized that she had only three weeks to practice. The playground championship was coming up. She had a lot to do.
To strengthen her wrists (腕关节), she decided to do twenty push-ups on her fingertips, five at a time. By the end of the first set she was breathing hard. She did one more set and decided that was enough push-ups for the first day. She squeezed (握) a rubber eraser one hundred times, hoping it would strengthen her thumb (大拇指). This seemed to work because the next day her thumb was painful. She could hardly hold a marble in her hand, so Dora rested that day and listened to her brother’s tips on how to shoot.
After school the next day she practiced three hours straight. After practice, she squeezed the eraser for an hour. Practice, practice, practice. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. Dora got better and even beat her brother for the first time.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Time flew and soon came the big day.
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Dancing home, she placed the trophy on the middle of the shelf.
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【答案】Time flew and soon came the big day. Thanks to her two weeks’ intensive training as well as brother’s timely tips, Dora beat her first opponent with ease. After three rounds, Dora fought her way into the final, where she would compete for the championship with a girl named Vicky, a so-called “marble queen”. Clenching the shining marbles she won from the fellow competitors, Dora smiled an invisible smile and murmured “Well begun is half done.” Whistle blowing, game began. Vicky seemed dead serious and not even looked at Dora. So it was with Dora. Focused, aimed, shot and won. Though it was a narrow win, Dora did beat the “marble queen” and won her dreaming trophy.
Dancing home, Dora carefully placed the trophy in the middle of the shelf. Throwing herself into the bed, Dora couldn’t help sobbing softly, mainly of her fulfilled dream, partly of the aching knees and swollen thumb. “Thank you, my dear thumb.” Dora kissed her thumb gently, just like an old friend. Lying on bed and staring at the opposite shelf lined with trophies, Dora suddenly had a bold idea. “Why not try the bike race next year I am not a bookworm; I have sports cells too.” Seemingly this 12-year-old girl forgot all the sufferings she had gone through during the past three weeks. But without a big dream one would never fly high.
【解析】
【导语】文章以人物为线索展开，讲述了Dora Kellert是一个在学术和智力游戏方面非常出色的学生，但在体育方面却不太擅长。她渴望在体育领域也能有所成就，于是决定尝试弹珠这一游戏，并投入了大量的时间和精力进行练习。通过不断的努力和练习，她最终在这个游戏中取得了进步，甚至首次击败了她的哥哥。这展示了Dora对于成功的渴望和坚持不懈的努力精神。
【详解】1.段落续写
①由第一段首句内容“时间过得飞快，很快大日子就到了。”可知，第一段可描写Dora赢得比赛的过程。
②由第二段首句内容“Dora跳着舞回家，小心翼翼地把奖杯放在架子中央。”可知，第二段可描写Dora赢得比赛后的感受。
2.续写线索：击败对手——赢得奖杯——实现梦想——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
打败：beat/defeat
盯着：stare at/fix one’s eyes on
经历：go through/undergo
情绪类
哭泣：sob/weep
感谢：thank/appreciate
【点睛】[高分句型1]
After three rounds, Dora fought her way into the final, where she would compete for the championship with a girl named Vicky, a so-called “marble queen”.（运用了where引导非限制性定语从句）
[高分句型2]
Though it was a narrow win, Dora did beat the “marble queen” and won her dreaming trophy.
（运用了Though引导让步状语从句）2024年云学名校联盟高一年级5月联考
英语试卷
考试时间：2024年5月29日08：00—10：00 考试时长：120分钟 满分：150分
第二部分 阅读理解（共20小题，每小题2.5分，满分50分）
第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
A
Tutors （家教） Wanted
Teach a kindergartener how to read online
Become a volunteer tutor with Learn To Be! LTB tutors are dedicated volunteers who believe deeply in educational equity. Our tutors volunteer their time to make the lives of under-served K-12 kids and their families easier, their opportunities greater, and their dreams bigger. Teach at least 2 times per week for 3 months or longer. Support your students with homework help or use the resources provided by LTB to create your own lesson plans for your students.
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Tutor adults in English
The South Bay Literacy Council is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization dedicated to teaching adults to read, write and speak English in the South Bay, Los Angeles area. You’d teach your students weekly online or in-person. The tutoring will last 9 months due to the time it takes to train and match tutors with students.
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Tutor for Remove the Borders
Being a tutor for Remove the Borders is a great opportunity to gain volunteer hours while learning about how socioeconomic status and learning disabilities can hold students back. Dates on when you tutor will be worked out between you and the person you are tutoring. The minimum amount of time you have to tutor is three hours for a month.
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Teach online STEM classes
Across the country, millions of students lack the resources to learn about STEM and computer science. Our non-profit organization tries to provide this vital area of education to underprivileged students through engaging in online classes. As a volunteer teacher, you will earn service hours while developing critical communication, teaching, and leadership skills. These classes will run for eight weeks, and three hours per week.
Visit our website to apply: https://www./overview-of-positions.html
21. Who is Learn To Be intended for
A Disadvantaged K-12 students. B. Information technology majors.
C. Grown-ups interested in English. D. Students with learning disabilities.
22. Which program is most suitable for a volunteer without much time
A. Teach online STEM classes. B. Tutor adults in English.
C. Tutor for Remove the Borders. D. Teach a kindergartener how to read online.
23. What do these four programs have in common
A. Only online service is offered.
B. Volunteers will get service hours.
C. All the classes are provided at the same time.
D. Applicants for volunteers’ jobs need to sign up online.
B
In a long-sleeved shirt and jeans, Dieudonne Twahirwa looks nothing like the traditional African farmer. The 30-year-old owner of Gashora Farm knows what a difference that makes.
“You need more role models,” he said, standing among knee-high rows of chili (辣椒) plants. “If you have young farmers, they have land and they drive to the farm and others may think, ‘Why can’t I do that ”
Twahirwa, a university graduate, bought a friend’s tomato farm six years ago for $150. He made $1,500 back in two months. “You have to link farming with entrepreneurship (创业精神) and real numbers,” he said.
Many young Africans are quitting countryside areas, choosing not to work hard for a long time in the fields-a job made a lot tougher by climate change. But Twahirwa is one of a growing group of successful farmers working to improve agriculture’s image on the continent. Some 1,000 farmers now produce chilies for him. He is starting a fourth farm of his own, and exports fresh and dried chilies and oil to Britain, the United States, India and Kenya.
Africa has the world’s youngest population and 65 percent undeveloped farmland. Yet accessing land and loans is difficult, and African productivity is low with crop output just 56 percent of the international average.
“Agriculture is mainly connected with suffering and no young person wants to suffer,” said Tamara Kaunda, an expert of FAO. She believes African agriculture needs a change to get rid of its old-fashioned image of extremely difficult and tiring work with a hoe (锄头). “Show young people with tractors, green fields, nice irrigation systems and smartphones,” she said.
Getting young people involved in agriculture does not mean they have to work on a farm. For example, in coffee production, the beans go from the farm to the washing station, then to be separated from the outer coverings. There are people in the coffee value chain who just build washing stations and rent them out. You just have to find a place to plug in.
24. Who does the word “I” in paragraph 2 refer to
A. A young farmer. B. A young man. C. A role model. D. Twahirwa.
25 What makes working the land even harder for young farmers
A. Poor land. B. Low incomes. C. Climate change. D. Long working hours.
26. What is a possible way to develop agriculture in Africa according to Tamara
A. To access richer farming land. B. To change the traditional wisdom.
C. To increase more financial aid. D. To buy advanced watering equipment.
27. Which word can best describe Twahirwa
A. Grateful. B. Independent. C. Near-sighted. D. Pioneering.
C
Walk in London’s cobblestoned streets, cross centuries-old bridges and wander through covered markets — before the morning drizzle (毛毛雨) has given way to afternoon sun, history will become alive before you. The city’s old buildings, black taxis and red double-decker buses all have long and complicated stories that are deeply rooted in London’s traditions. So do fish and chips. Apart from being a fast-food favourite, fish and chips are also typically served as a Friday meal, in schools for lunch and at home for dinner. Former British prime minister Winston Churchill famously called fish and chips “the good companions”.
More than 229 million portions of white fish fillets are sold each year in England, each one coated in a light batter (面糊) and deep-fried, and served alongside fat fried slices of potatoes. For many English people, fish and chips are best served wrapped in newspapers and wolfed down with a combination of a wooden fork and greasy fingers, preferably seaside.
Most historians agree that it was in London, not on the coast, that the first fish and chip shop opened its doors. It was here too that the city’s working class pushed the dish into popular cooking culture. And it is in London that one of the oldest surviving chippies still stands today.
This is an understandable source of despair for nutritionists: Fish and chips may contain an abundance of vitamins and minerals, but both main ingredients are also deep-fried in oil that often contains unhealthy saturated fats. For all its traditional popularity, however, according to a 2016 study by the U. K. Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, fish and chips consumption has lost significant market share in recent years to other takeaway items such as pizza and kebabs.
28. How does the author introduce the topic of the passage
A. By telling stories behind fish and chips.
B. By describing typical images of London.
C. By quoting the former British prime minister.
D. By stressing its importance as a traditional food.
29. What does paragraph 2 mainly tell us about fish and chips
A. Its cultural value. B. Its related customs.
C. Its favorite way of eating. D. Its cooking process.
30. What’s the influence of London on fish and chips
A. London promoted the wide spread of the dish.
B. Londoners created secret cooking methods for the dish.
C. Londoners contributed to the unpopularity of the dish.
D. London has the largest number of fish and chip shops.
31. What may contribute to the decrease of the market share of fish and chips in recent years
A. They are harmful to our body. B. They are short of vitamins and minerals.
C. They are not recommended by nutritionists. D. They are being replaced by cheaper fast food.
D
A group of small, waggling (扭动) robots that communicate by flashing lights can make collective decisions. This is similar to the process bees use to reach an agreement on where to build their nest.
“We believe that in the near future there are going to be simple robots that will do jobs that we don’t want to do, and it will be very important that they make decisions on their own,” says Carmen Miguel at the University of Barcelona in Spain. She and her team tested how copying bees might help with that.
When bees go house-hunting, they communicate their preferred locations through a “waggle dance”. The more a bee recommends one location, the longer and harder it waggles. Eventually other bees join them, and they reach an agreement when a majority are waggling together. Researchers previously translated this behavior into a mathematical model, and Miguel and her colleagues used it to program decision-making rules into small robots called kilobots.
Each kilobot with three thin legs had an infrared-light emitter (红外线发射器) and receiver, and a colored LED light. Within a group, kilobots could move around, turn clockwise or anticlockwise and use infrared signals to exchange information.
Ezequiel Ferrero at the University of Barcelona says that across all the experiments, kilobots reached an agreement within about half an hour, even when they didn’t have many immediate neighbors to communicate with. He says that getting the right combination of how long they spend transmitting their message and how much they walk around allowed them to make a collective decision in the end.
32. What’s Miguel’s attitude to the development of kilobots
A. Worried. B. Confident. C. Uncertain. D. Unconcerned.
33. How will bees communicate a perfect location when they go house-hunting
A. By giving out a special smell. B. By moving around repeatedly.
C. By doing a waggle dance energetically. D. By flashing light for a long time.
34. What did Miguel and her team do to enable kilobots to make a collective decision
A. They put kilobots before real bees.
B. They equipped kilobots with thin legs.
C. They built a special mathematical model.
D They programmed decision-making rules into kilobots.
35. Which is the most suitable title for the text
A. Bees are expert in waggling.
B. Robots learn waggle dances by copying bees.
C. Waggle dances mean a lot in communication.
D. Robots reach an agreement by copying bees waggling.
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。
As the world struggles to deal with the climate crisis, some companies are working to remove polluting carbon dioxide (CO2) from the air. ____36____, but two US companies have recently made important progress.
Scientists say large amounts of CO2 must be removed from the atmosphere and stored. ____37____. But there’s so much CO2 in the atmosphere that just planting trees and protecting forests won’t solve the problem. In addition, when plants and trees die, the carbon they’ve stored gets released again.
That means humans need to come up with ways of removing carbon from the air and storing it. This is called Direct Air Capture (DAC). The science of removing carbon from the air is challenging, and it’s still pretty new. Most DAC processes require a large amount of energy, ____38____.
A company called Heirloom has just opened the first DAC plant in the United States. The company heats up the limestone (石灰岩)to separate out the CO2, which is then locked away in concrete (混凝土). The process is extremely expensive. ____39____. That’s a tiny amount compared to how much carbon needs to be removed from the atmosphere, but the company says it hopes to remove a billion tons per year by 2035.
____40____. Some people worry that it will take too long for DAC technology to become powerful enough to make a difference. Others worry that focusing on removing carbon could take attention away from more important climate actions, like switching from fossil fuel s to renewable energy. But experts say the decision isn’t to do one or the other. The world needs to end fossil fuel use and pull carbon out of the air.
A. It’s a huge and challenging goal
B. Plants and trees can do this naturally
C. Everyone is not excited about carbon removal
D. The new plant can remove 1,000 tons of CO2 year
E. Graphyte is another US company working on DAC
F. and CO2 is just a small part of the gasses that make up air
G. so one puzzle for these companies is how to remove carbon without creating more pollution
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）
I grew up hiking and climbing mountain s a lot. It was my dad who accompanied me and taught me how to hike and climb mountains. On our first hike, our group ran ahead without us. Dad and I ended up ____41____ the path toward the top. This was the ____42____ part of the climb, where we had to climb rocks. I was scared not to have the path to tell us where to go. Mainly, I was afraid that Dad would fall off the mountain when he went ____43____ to seek for the best way for me to climb up. I was grateful for his ____44____. He always made me feel like I was safe with him — even when he insisted that we should not ____45____.
When we were close to the top, we ____46____ some hikers. One of them crouched (蹲) down on a rock, grasping at branches of a bush. His face was ____47____ and looked frozen, like a statue. Dad asked what was going on. The man ____48____ told him that he was frightened of ____49____. In my 7-year-old mind, I thought, “But, you’re climbing a mountain!” Dad always helped people in trouble. He told the man to _____50_____ him while he led him to a spot below that was _____51_____ by trees, with no view of the valley below. Dad told him to wait there for his group of hikers to come back and _____52_____ him up. Dad taught me sympathy and to help others in need whenever I can.
When we finally reached the top and _____53_____ our group, we sat on the highest point, looking at the breathtaking scenery. I was so _____54_____ we hadn’t stopped halfway. Dad taught me, “Don’t give up, especially when you’re almost there.” This has been a valuable _____55_____ that has got me through some big challenges in my life.
41. A. losing B. discovering C. approaching D. conquering
42. A. easiest B. smoothest C. toughest D. narrowest
43. A. down B. up C. ahead D. out
44. A. safety B. wisdom C. strength D. bravery
45. A. speed up B. go on C. turn back D. look down
46. A. came across B. made out C. got through D. got across
47. A. red B. pale C. rough D. dirty
48. A. aimlessly B. fearlessly C. tirelessly D. breathlessly
49. A. heights B. mountains C. difficulties D. accidents
50. A. look up to B. hold onto C. listen to D. respond to
51. A. replaced B. separated C. surrounded D. covered
52. A. cheer B. look C. put D. pick
53. A. rejoined B. reintroduced C. revisited D. rearranged
54. A. regretful B. relieved C. upset D. inspired
55. A. time B. message C. decision D. lesson
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。
Dominic Richard loves cycling. In 2023, he ordered a new bike from a factory in Shanghai and flew there ____56____ (pick) it up in person. However, ____57____ followed was jaw-dropping. Instead of flying back, he determined to ride back alone to the UK.
Richard cycled through cities and countries, taking in the sights along the way. He started in Shanghai, where after successfully picking up his new bike he began the journey. Considering all the possible challenges, he travelled light. The bike ____58____ (equip) with a carbon frame and tubeless tires, meaning no worry about a flat tire on route. He had a sleeping mat that kept him ____59____ (comfort) at night and bags to pack his clothing and equipment in. Battling a burning heat wave, he cycled across the vast expanse of China, often resting by the side of the road. People were curious ____60____ his journey along the way. Now and then Richard got ____61____ (invite) to many natives’ houses for free lunch and supplies, with truck drivers and cyclists ____62____ (stop) him along the road to chat.
Fortunately, after the ____63____ (impress) long ride, Richard made ____64____ to his home in the UK. “Thanks to this experience, I got _____65_____ better understanding of amazing China and found a better self.”
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
66. 假设你是李华，你所在的校龙舟队正在招募新队员参加今年的市龙舟节。请你写一封邮件告知交换生朋友Allen该消息并邀请他加入龙舟队，内容包括：
1. 简要介绍龙舟队；
2. 邀请他加入。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Allen,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Dora Kellert was the school’s spelling bee champion, winner of the reading contest at the public library three summers in a row and the playground grand champion in chess. She was a straight-A student.
Though Dora was talented, she was no good at sports. She could not figure out in which direction to kick the soccer ball. She was no good at baseball or basketball either. It wasn’t until last year, when she was eleven years old, that she learned how to ride a bike. And even then she had to use training wheels.
“I’ll never be good at sports,” she thought one day as she lay on her bed staring at the shelf her father had made to hold her trophies (奖杯). “How I wish I could win something, anything, even marbles (弹珠).”
At the word “marbles,” she sat up, “That’s it. Maybe I could be good at playing marbles.” She jumped out of bed and found a can full of her brother’s marbles. “Yes,” she thought. “I could play marbles, and marbles is a sport.” At that moment she realized that she had only three weeks to practice. The playground championship was coming up. She had a lot to do.
To strengthen her wrists (腕关节), she decided to do twenty push-ups on her fingertips, five at a time. By the end of the first set she was breathing hard. She did one more set and decided that was enough push-ups for the first day. She squeezed (握) a rubber eraser one hundred times, hoping it would strengthen her thumb (大拇指). This seemed to work because the next day her thumb was painful. She could hardly hold a marble in her hand, so Dora rested that day and listened to her brother’s tips on how to shoot.
After school the next day she practiced three hours straight. After practice, she squeezed the eraser for an hour. Practice, practice, practice. Squeeze, squeeze, squeeze. Dora got better and even beat her brother for the first time.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Time flew and soon came the big day.
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Dancing home, she placed the trophy on the middle of the shelf.
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