2023—2024学年度下期高一期中考试
英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. $19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Check the map. B. Leave the restaurant. C. Park the car.
2. Where are the speakers
A At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.
3. What did the speakers do last week
A. They had a celebration dinner. B. They went to see a newborn baby.
C. They sent a mail to their neighbors.
4. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip. B. To make an appointment.
C. To get some information.
5. What does the man probably want to do
A. Do some exercise. B. Get an extra key. C. Order room service.
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman come to the man
A. To ask for permission. B. To extend an invitation. C. To express thanks.
7. When are the students going to the museum
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Buying groceries. B. Choosing gifts. C. Seeing friends.
9. Who is Clara
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The man’s daughter.
10. How much did the man spend on the city passes
A. $36. B. $50. C. $150.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children
A. To teach them to love animals. B. To help them gain confidence.
C. To protect them from dangers.
12. What is Kevin’s concern about the dogs
A. They may misbehave. B. They may get hurt. C. They may carry diseases.
13. What will Helen do tomorrow morning
A. Give a talk. B. Meet the children. C. Take some photos.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture. B. Hosting a workshop. C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show
A. To follow the latest trend. B. To help raise the crew’s pay.
C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education. B. Her teaching experience.
C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members. B. International tourists. C. University students.
19. Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester. B. In Dublin. C. In Vancouver
20. What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A. Competition in the health care industry. B. Discrimination against female scientists
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
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
PRACTITIONERS
Jacqueline Felice de Almania (c.1322) highlights the suspicion that women practicing medicine faced. Born to a Jewish family in Florence, she moved to Paris where she worked as a physician and performed surgery. In 1322 she was tried for practicing unlawfully. In spite of the court hearing testimonials (证明) of her ability as a doctor, she was banned from medicine. James Barry (c.1789 — 1865) was born Margaret Bulkley in Ireland but, dressed as a man, she was accepted by Edinburgh University to study medicine. She qualified as a surgeon in 1813, then joined the British Army, serving overseas. Barry retired in 1859, having practiced her entire medical profession living and working as a man.
Tan Yunxian (1461 — 1554) was a Chinese physician who learned her skills from her grandparents. Chinese women at the time could not serve apprenticeships (学徒期) with doctors. However, Tan passed the official exam. Tan treated women from all walks of life. In 1511, Tan wrote a book, Sayings of a Female Doctor, describing her life as a physician. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 — 1895) worked as a nurse for eight years before studying in medical college in Boston in 1860. Four years later, she was the first African American woman to receive a medical degree. She moved to Virginia in 1865, where she provided medical care to freed slaves.
1. What did Jacqueline and James have in common
A. Doing teaching jobs. B. Being hired as physicians.
C. Performing surgery. D. Being banned from medicine.
2. How was Tan Yunxian different from the other practitioners
A. She wrote a book. B. She went through trials.
C. She worked as a dentist. D. She had formal education.
3. Who was the first African American with a medical degree
A. Jacqueline Felice de Almania. B. Tan Yunxian.
C. James Barry. D. Rebecca Lee Crumpler.
【答案】1. C 2. A 3. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了四位从医人员的生平与事迹。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。通过文章第一部分中的“Born to a Jewish family in Florence, she moved to Paris where she worked as a physician and performed surgery. (她出生于佛罗伦萨的一个犹太家庭，搬到巴黎当医生并做外科手术)”以及第二部分中的“She qualified as a surgeon in 1813 (她获得了做外科医生的资格)”和“Barry retired in 1859, having practiced her entire medical profession living and working as a man. (Barry于1859年退休，她以男人的身份生活和工作，从事了整个医学职业)”可知，Jacqueline和James的共同点是都有资格进行外科手术。故选C。
【2题详解】
推理判断题。通读全文，再根据文章第三部分中的“Tan wrote a book, Sayings of a Female Doctor, describing her life as a physician. (Tan写了一本书《女医生的故事》，描述了她作为一名医生的生活)”可推知，Tan与其他从业人员的不同之处在于她写了一本书。故选A。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。通过文章第一部分中的“Four years later, she was the first African American woman to receive a medical degree. (四年后，她成为第一位获得医学学位的非裔美国女性)”可知，Rebecca Lee Crumpler是第一位获得医学学位的非裔美国人。故选D。
【点睛】
B
Hans is a young German born after 1995, who is a big fan of Chinese culture. He has been learning traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since 2016. Now he is studying for his master’s degree at Henan University of Chinese Medicine.
As he thought some diseases can’t be treated thoroughly with Western medicine, he decided to research into TCM. Hans came to Central China’s Henan Province in 2015, where a rich TCM culture can be enjoyed because Henan Province is the hometown of Zhang Zhongjing, the medical master of ancient China. After one year of learning the Chinese language, he started to learn Chinese medicine. Hans thought TCM is one of the best-preserved aspects of Chinese culture. He hopes to solve problems and understand Chinese culture deeply by learning TCM.
Without a language barrier, Hans read some of the ancient Chinese medical classics, such as Huangdi Neijing and Yi Jing. He believes different aspects of traditional Chinese culture interact with each other.
Studying TCM also changed Hans’ mind and lifestyle. He used to be addicted to electronic devices and stay up late every night, trapped in this fast-paced but unhealthy daily routine. But now, according to the Yin-Yang theory in TCM, he lives a balanced and peaceful life, practicing good habits such as drinking tea and meditating, as well as reading ancient books.
Hans also uses what he has learned to help his family. Previously, acupuncture tools and Chinese medicine were necessities when he went back to his home in Germany. With acupuncture and Chinese-style massages, various physical disorders of his family have been well-treated. Now, he always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after he checks their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family gradually began to understand his passion for TCM.
He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in China or Germany after graduation, which could serve as a bridge between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.
4. What attracted Hans to Henan Province to study TCM
A. Its rich TCM culture. B. Its unique language.
C. Its beautiful scenery. D. Its famous university.
5. What makes it possible for Hans to read ancient Chinese medical classics
A. His family’s support. B. His financial situation.
C. His language learning. D. His previous experience.
6. How has studying TCM affected Hans
A. He has made a big fortune. B. He has known many medical experts.
C. He has set up a clinic in Germany. D. He has developed a healthy lifestyle.
7. Which of the following best describes Hans
A. Ambitious. B. Brave. C. Humorous. D. Good-mannered.
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. D 7. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了95后德国青年Hans学习中医文化的事情。介绍了他如何学习中医以及中医对他的影响。
【4题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“Hans came to Central China’s Henan Province in 2015, where a rich TCM culture can be enjoyed because Henan Province is the hometown of Zhang Zhongjing, the medical master of ancient China.(汉斯于2015年来到中国中部的河南省，在那里可以欣赏到丰富的中医文化，因为河南省是中国古代医学大师张仲景的家乡)”可知，河南丰富的中医文化吸引Hans来到河南学习中医。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“Without a language barrier, Hans read some of the ancient Chinese medical classics, such as Huangdi Neijing and Yi Jing.(没有语言障碍，Hans阅读了一些中国古代医学经典，如《黄帝内经》和《易经》)”可知，语言学习使Hans能够阅读中国古代医学经典。故选C。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Studying TCM also changed Hans’ mind and lifestyle. He used to be addicted to electronic devices and stay up late every night, trapped in this fast-paced but unhealthy daily routine. But now, according to the Yin-Yang theory in TCM, he lives a balanced and peaceful life, practicing good habits such as drinking tea and meditating, as well as reading ancient books.(学习中医也改变了Hans的思想和生活方式。他曾经沉迷于电子设备，每天都熬夜，被困在这种快节奏但不健康的日常生活中。但现在，根据中医的阴阳学说，他过着平衡和平的生活，养成了饮茶、冥想以及阅读古籍等好习惯)”可知，学习中医对Hans的影响是让他养成了健康的生活方式。故选D。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in China or Germany after graduation, which could serve as a bridge between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.(他计划毕业后在中国或德国经营一家中医诊所，作为两国之间的桥梁，宣传中医及其文化)”可推知，Hans很有抱负。故选A。
C
Despite years of drought and water-saving policies, Californians continue to put a lot of clean, drinkable water into yards to keep the greenery alive. Now, however, Southern California officials have carried out very strict limits on outdoor water use in response to a water shortage emergency. So you may need to find other ways to keep your plants from drying in the summer sun.
How about watering them with grey water instead of clean water Grey water is the water from showers, bathtubs, washing machines — anything that’s not filled with human waste, food or poisonous chemicals. With the right measures, grey water can be fine for most plant life.
If you’re a typical Southern Californian, you’re throwing a lot of grey water into the sewer system. Every load of clothes you wash leads to roughly 15 to 40 gallons of it, depending on your washer’s design and efficiency. Over the course of a year, thousands of gallons of soapy water ran away. That’s enough to keep a number of trees and other plants happy. And if you’re really ambitious, you can build a system that carries all of your horned grey water to the roots of your grassland, thus making your non-native grass in your yard watered regularly.
Some critics, the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic. However, other local agencies across the state, including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, actively endorse grey water projects as a way to reduce water use. Supporters admit that the projects carry some risk and require great efforts, but insist that they can save clean water and help your plants.
8. What can be inferred from paragraph 1
A. California is very rich in clean and drinkable water.
B. There is a lack of water-saving policies in California.
C. Outdoor water use in California will be strictly controlled.
D. Different ways to save water have been adopted in California.
9. What’s the purpose of paragraph 3
A. To summarize the benefits of using grey water.
B. To provide reasons why grey water should be used.
C. To make a prediction about the future of grey water.
D. To introduce some new ways to save drinkable water.
10. What’s the attitude towards the use of grey water according to the last paragraph
A. Negative. B. Indifferent. C. Positive. D. Objective.
11. What does the underlined word “endorse” mean in paragraph 4
A. Oppose. B. Promote. C. Abandon. D. Recover.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了加州将严格控制户外用水，介绍了用灰水代替清水给植物浇水的方法。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Now, however, Southern California officials have carried out very strict limits on outdoor water use in response to a water shortage emergency.(然而，现在南加州的官员已经对户外用水进行了非常严格的限制，以应对缺水紧急情况)”可推知，加州将严格控制户外用水。故选C。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段“If you’re a typical Southern Californian, you’re throwing a lot of grey water into the sewer system. Every load of clothes you wash leads to roughly 15 to 40 gallons of it, depending on your washer’s design and efficiency. Over the course of a year, thousands of gallons of soapy water ran away. That’s enough to keep a number of trees and other plants happy. And if you’re really ambitious, you can build a system that carries all of your horned grey water to the roots of your grassland, thus making your non-native grass in your yard watered regularly.(如果你是典型的南加州人，你会把大量的灰水扔进下水道系统。你洗的每一件衣服大约需要15到40加仑，这取决于你洗衣机的设计和效率。在一年中，成千上万加仑的肥皂水流失了。这足以让一些树木和其他植物高兴。如果你真的雄心勃勃，你可以建立一个系统，将所有角状的灰水输送到你的草原根部，从而使你院子里的非原生草定期浇水)”可推知，第3段的目的是提供使用灰水的理由。故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Some critics, the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic. However, other local agencies across the state, including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, actively endorse grey water projects as a way to reduce water use. Supporters admit that the projects carry some risk and require great efforts, but insist that they can save clean water and help your plants.(洛杉矶卫生和环境局的一些批评者认为，灰水的循环利用对环境来说是有风险的，它会破坏公共废水的循环利用，而且不经济。然而，全州的其他地方机构，包括洛杉矶水利和电力部门，都积极支持灰色水项目，作为减少用水的一种方式。支持者承认这些项目有一定的风险，需要付出巨大的努力，但坚持认为它们可以节约清洁用水，帮助你的植物)”可推知，人们对使用灰水的态度是客观的。故选D。
【11题详解】
词句猜测题。根据画线词上文“However, other local agencies across the state, including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, actively”以及后文“grey water projects as a way to reduce water use”可知，however表示转折，说明全州的其他地方机构，包括洛杉矶水利和电力部门，都积极支持、提倡灰色水项目，作为减少用水的一种方式。故画线词意思是“支持，提倡”。故选B。
D
According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels installed(安装)has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them.
Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven’t given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.
“Solar projects need to be good neighbors,” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment(InSPIRE)project. “They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy.” InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators(传粉昆虫).
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U.S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-friendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities—and now there are guidelines for solar farms.
Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that’s going on in the landscape,” says Macknick.
12. What do solar developers often ignore
A. The decline in the demand for solar energy.
B. The negative impact of installing solar panels.
C. The rising labor cost of building solar farms.
D. The most recent advances in solar technology.
13. What does InSPIRE aim to do
A. Improve the productivity of local farms.
B. Invent new methods for controlling weeds.
C. Make solar projects environmentally friendly.
D. Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas.
14 What is the purpose of the laws mentioned in paragraph 4
A. To conserve pollinators. B. To restrict solar development.
C. To diversify the economy. D. To ensure the supply of energy.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Pollinators: To Leave or to Stay B. Solar Energy: Hope for the Future
C. InSPIRE: A Leader in Agriculture D. Solar Farms: A New Development
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. A 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍的是用一种更加友好的方式建立一种新型的太阳能农场，这种新型的农场更有利于保护各种传粉昆虫，从而促进农业的发展。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.(通常，他们最终会用小石头填满该地区，并使用化学物质来控制杂草。结果是，许多社区，特别是在农业地区，将太阳能农场视为土壤的破坏者。)”可知，太阳能开发者采用不环保的方式处理太阳能板安装后产生的问题，导致人们把太阳能农场看作是土壤的破坏者，由此可以推断，开发者在安装太阳能板后忽略了其带来的负面影响。故选B项。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中的“InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land.(InSPIRE正在研究“低影响”太阳能开发的实用方法，其重点是以对土地更友好的方式建立和运营太阳能农场。)”可知，InSPIRE采用有好的方式建立和运营太阳能农场，也就是使得太阳能农场更加环保。故选C项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use.(超过28个州通过了与传粉媒介栖息地保护和农药使用有关的法律。)”可知，这些法律都是与保护传粉者栖息地和农药使用相关，所以这些法律的目的是保护授粉者。故选A项。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段中的“Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction.(在过去的几年里，许多太阳能农场开发商将太阳能电池板下的空间改造成各种传粉媒介的庇护所，从而改善了土壤并减少了碳排放。)”可知，现在的太阳能农场在过去的几年里已经得到了很大的发展，更重要的是太阳能农场也变得更加的环保，这将是未来发展农业的新趋势，再结合全文对太阳农场的发展过程的介绍可以判断，本文主题是介绍太阳能农场。故选D项。
【点睛】
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。
Most people believe that the human brain is set on “automatic” (自动运行的) — that means it learns all by itself. But this isn’t always true. We need to train ourselves to be better learners — to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect on what we have learnt. These kinds of learning behaviours are called “active learning”. ____16____.
●Listen to the outer voice
There are two kinds of voices: the inner voice and the outer voice. ____17____, while the outer voice tells you about views from what you hear or read.
Although your inner voice can be useful, it can also get in the way of learning. If you keep paying too much attention to it, you risk missing important information.
____18____
If you find your inner voice difficult to control, you can argue with it as most active learners do. When your inner voice tells you a speaker/ writer is wrong, think about why the speaker / writer may be right. Be flexible in your opinions and you might end up agreeing with the speaker/ writer after all. If not, at least you have “listened to” another point of view.
●Ask questions
Asking questions is the easiest way to promote active learning. When you get information from someone, from books or the Internet, ask two, three, even five questions about the topic. ____19____. And the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic. In short: Do not stop being curious.
●Get to the truth
Active learners do not accept everything they learn. ____20____. Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be aspect of it is based on truth. So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist today, think about why they believe this If you try to find out the source of an idea, no matter how crazy it seems, you’ll increase your chance of learning something.
A. Argue with your inner voice
B. Focus on the message
C. I suggest doing four things to take an active role in your learning.
D. That is the truth that we cannot help disliking some people.
E. They attempt to find the truth at the heart of each idea.
F The answers will lead you to further learning.
G. Your inner voice expresses your personal opinions,
【答案】16. C 17. G 18. A 19. F 20. E
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍了培养主动学习的四种做法。
【16题详解】
根据空前“These kinds of learning behaviours are called “active learning”. (这些学习行为被称为“主动学习”。)”可知此处提出了主动学习的概念，根据后文的“Listen to the outer voice (倾听外面的声音)”可知文章接下来介绍了培养主动学习的四种做法，空处承上启下，所以空处应该讲的是作者要提出有助于培养主动学习的四种做法，C项I suggest doing four things to take an active role in your learning. (我建议做四件在你的学习中发挥积极作用的事情。)指出作者建议做四件对主动学习有意义的事情，承接上文，引出下文，符合上下文语境，故选C项。
【17题详解】
根据空前“There are two kinds of voices: the inner voice and the outer voice. (有两种声音：内心的声音和外在的声音。)”可知此处指出有内心的和外在的两种声音，根据空后“while the outer voice tells you about views from what you hear or read. (而外部的声音则告诉你所听到或读到的观点。)”可知此处指出外在声音的作用，由副词while可知此处是在将内外两种声音的作用进行对比，空处承上启下，所以空处应该讲的是内心声音的作用，G项Your inner voice expresses your personal opinions, (你内心的声音表达了你的个人观点，)指出我们通过内心声音表达个人观点，选项中的your personal opinions与空后的views from what you hear or read形成对比，符合上下文语境，故选G项。
【18题详解】
根据后文“If you find your inner voice difficult to control, you can argue with it as most active learners do. (如果你发现你内心的声音难以控制，你可以像大多数积极的学习者一样与它争论。)”可知本段讲的是当你发现你内心的声音难以控制时，你可以与它进行争论，空处为本段小标题，应对全段内容进行概括，所以空处应该指出第二种培养主动学习的做法是与内心的声音进行争论，A项Argue with your inner voice (和你内心的声音争论)指出第二种做法是要和内心的声音进行争论，概括了本段内容，而且与空后的argue with it意义和结构一致，符合上下文语境，故选A项。
【19题详解】
根据本段小标题“Ask questions (问问题)”以及空前“Asking questions is the easiest way to promote active learning. When you get information from someone, from books or the Internet, ask two, three, even five questions about the topic. (提问是促进主动学习最简单的方法。当你从别人那里获得信息，从书或互联网上，问两个，三个，甚至五个关于这个话题的问题。)”可知此处讲的是可以通过问问题的方式来培养自主学习，根据空后“And the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic. In short: Do not stop being curious. (而解决问题的过程会帮助你对这个话题有更高层次的理解。简而言之：不要停止好奇。)”可知解决问题的过程会让自己对话题有更好的理解，空处承上启下，所以空处应该讲问题的答案对于我们的好处，F 项The answers will lead you to further learning. (答案将引导你进一步学习。)指出答案将引导我们进一步学习，与空后的the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic.构成语意上的并列关系，而且F项中的The answers指代空前的questions about the topic的答案，符合上下文语境，故选F项。
【20题详解】
根据本段小标题“Get to the truth (查明真相)”以及空前“Active learners do not accept everything they learn. (主动学习者不会接受他们所学的一切。)”指出主动学习者不会被动接受所学的一切，所以空处应该指出主动学习者会怎么做，E项They attempt to find the truth at the heart of each idea. (他们试图在每个观点的核心找到真相。)指出主动学习者会试图查明真相，而且E项中的They指代空前的Active learners，而find the truth与小标题为同义复现，符合上下文语境，故选E项。
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30)
第一节 (共15个小题;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。
On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have ____21____ the course earlier’ than she did. Her ____22____ came because she was carrying a ____23____ across the finish line.
As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her ____24____ when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She ____25____ to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if he could walk forward with ____26____. She couldn’t. Bailey then ____27____ to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____28____ attention.
Once there, Lenoue was ____29____ and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme ______30______ to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help. As for Bailey, she is more ______31______ about why her act is considered a big ______32______. “She was just crying. I couldn’t ______33______ her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.” Although the two young women were strangers before the ______34______, they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the ______35______ of human kindness won the day.
21. A. changed B. followed C. finished D. designed
22. A. chance B. delay C. excuse D. trouble
23. A. classmate B. volunteer C. competitor D. judge
24. A. training B. race C. school D. town
25. A. stopped B. returned C. promised D. agreed
26. A. courage B. patience C. help D. advice
27. A. stepped aside B. stood up C. bent down D. went away
28. A. public B. medical C. equal D. constant
29. A. identified B. appreciated C. checked D. interrupted
30. A. pain B. hunger C. cold D. tiredness
31. A. worried B. ashamed C. discouraged D. confused
32. A. problem B. game C. deal D. lesson
33. A. bother B. understand C. leave D. cure
34. A. show B. meet C. test D. ride
35. A. benefit B. exchange C. display D. secret
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. C 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在明尼苏达州举行的一次越野赛中，Melanie Bailey背着另一个参赛者Danielle Lenoue过终点线并接受医疗检查的善行义举。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Melanie Bailey应该更早完成比赛。A. changed改变；B. followed跟随；C. finished完成；D. designed设计。根据下一段的“and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____8____ attention.”可知，Bailey在比赛中背一名参赛者，所以完成比赛晚了。故选C。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的延迟是因为她背着一名竞争对手冲过终点线。A. chance机会；B. delay延误；C. excuse借口；D. trouble麻烦。根据上文“Melanie Bailey should have ____1____ the course earlier than she did.”和上一题的解析可知，Melanie Bailey应该更早完成比赛，她的延迟是因为她背着一名竞争对手冲过终点线。故选B。
【23题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她的延迟是因为她背着一名参赛者冲过终点线。A. classmate同学；B. volunteer志愿者；C. competitor参赛者；D. judge裁判。根据第一段的“On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota.”可知，她是背着一名参赛者冲过终点线。故选C。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：据当地一家报纸报道，当Bailey跑到比赛的三分之二多的时候，她前面的一名选手开始痛苦地哭泣。A. training训练；B. race比赛；C. school学校；D. town城镇。根据第一段的“On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota.”可知，事情发生在Bailey跑到比赛的三分之二多的时候。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她停下来帮助她的同伴Danielle Lenoue。A. stopped停止；B. returned回来；C. promised答应；D. agreed同意。根据下文“to help her fellow runner,”可知，她停下来帮助她的同伴Danielle Lenoue。故选A。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：Bailey扶着她的胳膊，看看她能否帮助下向前走。A. courage勇气；B. patience耐心；C. help帮助；D. advice建议。根据上文“Bailey took her arm”可知，Bailey看是否能在她的帮助下向前走。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：然后Bailey弯下腰，让Lenoue爬到她的背上，一路背着她走到终点线，然后又走了300英尺，到Lenoue接受治疗的地方。A. stepped aside让路； B. stood up站起来；C. bent down弯腰；D. went away离开。根据下文“let Lenoue climb onto her back”可知，Bailey弯下腰，让Lenoue爬到她的背上。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后Bailey弯下腰，让Lenoue爬到她的背上，一路背着她走到终点线，然后又走了300英尺，到Lenoue接受治疗的地方。A. public公众的；B. medical医疗的；C. equal平等的；D. constant持续不断的。根据上文“began crying in pain”可知，Danielle Lenoue很疼，所以是要接受治疗，medical attention意为“医疗救助”。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：Lenoue在那里接受了检查，后来被送往医院，在那里她得知自己的一个膝盖受了重伤。A. identified识别；B. appreciated感激；C. checked检查；D. interrupted打断。根据下文“later taken to a hospital”可知，她是先接受了检查，再被送往医院。故选C。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果没有Bailey的帮助，她可能会在极度的痛苦中挣扎着到达那个援助检查站。A. pain疼痛；B. hunger饥饿；C. cold感冒；D. tiredness疲劳。根据上文“began crying in pain”可知，没有Bailey的帮助，Lenoue可能会在极度的痛苦中挣扎着。故选A。
【31题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：至于Bailey，她更困惑的是为什么她的行为被认为是一件大事。A. worried担心的；B. ashamed惭愧的；C. discouraged泄气的；D. confused困惑的。根据下文“I feel like I was just doing the right thing”可知，Bailey觉得自己只是做了正确的事情，所以她对她的行为被认为是一件大事感到困惑。故选D。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：至于Bailey，她更困惑的是为什么她的行为被认为是一件大事。A. problem问题；B. game游戏；C. deal交易，局面；D. lesson课。根据下文“I feel like I was just doing the right thing”可知，Bailey觉得自己只是做了正确的事情，所以她对她的行为被认为是一件大事感到困惑，a big deal意为“非常重要的事”。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我不能离开她。A. bother打扰；B. understand理解；C. leave离开；D. cure治愈。根据上文“She was just crying”以及Lenoue爬到她的背上，一路背着她走到终点线，然后又走了300英尺。可知，Bailey看见Lenoue哭喊，所以觉得不能离开她。故选C。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：虽然这两个年轻女子在那场体育比赛之前是陌生人，但后来她们成了朋友。A. show展示；B. meet体育比赛；C. test测试；D. ride短途旅程。根据第一段“hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race”及空前的“the two young women were strangers before”可知，当时是一场比赛，Bailey和Lenoue在那场体育比赛之前是陌生人。故选B。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：两人都没有赢得比赛，但展示出的人类善良赢得了胜利。A. benefit利益；B. exchange交换；C. display展示；D. secret秘密。根据第二段的“let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____8____ attention”可知，Bailey背着一个参赛者过终点，并背她去接受检查，这展示了人类的善良。故选C。
第二节 (共10个小题，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 Secret of Your Memory” has helped me understand how my memory works. Before ____36____ (read) the text, I didn’t know that there are so many interesting things about our memory.
Now I understand why we remember the events in childhood ____37____ (good) than those that happened recently. I also learned that some people have ____38____ (amaze) memories. Most of us will have to make ____39____ effort when trying to remember things. What’s more, it is astonishing to know how a person’s memory changes ____40____ age. Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25, ____41____ shows my memory is at its best state at the moment.
Getting to know the secrets of our memory ____42____ (mean) leaning not only the facts about it ____43____ the ways to improve it. I think I will follow the advice ____44____ (provide) and try to strengthen my memory. Moreover, I must also learn to do “spaced review”, _____45_____ (especial) during the first day after learning. I am sure these methods will help me improve my learning.
【答案】36. reading
37. better 38. amazing
39. an 40. with
41. which 42. means
43. but 44. provided
45. especially
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了作者通过阅读《你记忆的奥秘》这本书，对记忆的工作原理有了深入的理解，并在文中详细解释了记忆的某些特性，如童年记忆与近期记忆的差异、不同人的记忆力差异、记忆随年龄的变化等。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：在阅读这本书之前，我不知道关于记忆有那么多有趣的事情。分析句子成分可知，空处为非谓语动词担当介词before后的宾语，read用动名词形式。故填reading。
【37题详解】
考查比较级。句意：现在我明白了为什么我们记得童年时期的事件比最近发生的事情更清楚。根据空后的“than those that happened recently”可判断，空处为比较级better。故填better。
【38题详解】
考查形容词。句意：我还了解到，有些人的记忆力惊人。分析句子成分可知，空处为形容词作定语修饰空后的名词“memories”。动词“amaze”的形容词形式有两种：amazing，意为“令人惊叹的”，修饰物；amazed，意为“惊讶的”，修饰人。故填amazing。
【39题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：我们中的大多数人在试图记住事情时都必须付出努力。固定短语：make an effort，意为“做出努力”，符合句意。故填an。
【40题详解】
考查介词。句意：更重要的是，知道一个人的记忆如何随年龄变化是令人惊讶的。分析句子成分可知，空处为介词形式，意为“随着……”，用介词“with”。故填with。
【41题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：我们的记忆力在25岁时达到顶峰，这表明我现在的记忆力处于最佳状态。这里为非限制性定语从句的关系词，先行词代指主句一句话，关系词替代先行词在非限制性定语从句中担当主语，用关系代词which引导。故填which。
【42题详解】
考查时态和主谓一致。句意：了解我们记忆的奥秘意味着不仅要了解它的事实，还要了解改善它的方法。这里为本句谓语动词，根据上下文可知，本句时态为一般现在时；主语为动名词短语“getting to know the secrets of our memory”，谓语单数形式，和动词“mean”之间为主动关系。故填means。
【43题详解】
考查固定短语。句意：了解我们记忆奥秘意味着不仅要了解它的事实，还要了解改善它的方法。固定短语：not only…but (also)…，意为“不但……而且……”，符合句意。故填but。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：我认为我会遵循给出的建议，并试着增强我的记忆力。非谓语动词担当后置定语，被修饰词“advice”和动词“provide”之间为逻辑被动关系，用过去分词形式。故填provided。
【45题详解】
考查副词。句意：此外，我还必须学会“间隔复习”，特别是在学习后的第一天。分析句子成分可知，空处为副词especially担当本句的状语。故填especially。
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 随着“五一劳动节”的临近，我校英语俱乐部以“我劳动，我快乐”为主题向全校学生开展征文活动。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：
1. 分享你最难忘的劳动经历；
2. 你的劳动感受；
3. 表达你的观点并发出倡议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】Last weekend, I got up early and cooked noodles for my parents. First, I boiled some water. Then I put some noodles into the pot. About five or six minutes later, I placed them in the bowls and added some salt and oil. When my parents got up, they were surprised and praised me with a big smile. It was the first time for me to cook for them. A little bit tired but happy, I felt proud of myself because I could take care of my parents. From this unforgettable experience, I’ve also got a deeper understanding of my parents. I think it’s our duty to share some housework. Besides, doing some hard housework is a kind of physical exercise. As teenagers, we should take action to help around the house!
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。随着“五一劳动节”的临近，我校英语俱乐部以“我劳动，我快乐”为主题向全校学生开展征文活动，要求考生按照要求用英语写一篇短文投稿。
【详解】1.词汇积累
惊奇的：surprised→ amazed
表扬：praise→ commend
高兴的：happy→ glad
照顾：take care of→ care for
2.句式拓展
同义句转换
原句：Besides, doing some hard housework is a kind of physical exercise.
拓展句：Besides, it is a kind of physical exercise to do some hard housework.
【点睛】【高分句型1】When my parents got up, they were surprised and praised me with a big smile.（运用了When引导的时间状语从句）
【高分句型2】A little bit tired but happy, I felt proud of myself because I could take care of my parents.（运用了because引导的原因状语从句）
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。
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night Did he get tired Have doubts Did he want to quit I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
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I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
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【答案】 A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news. I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. I was so happy to hear the news that I immediately shared it with my teacher. “I knew you’d win! I am proud of you. You made it!” he said excitedly. Then came the big day. When I was invited to the stage to receive the award, I expressed my thanks to my teacher. I said, “It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher. Without your recognition and guidance, I couldn’t have written this article. Again thank you very much!”
I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation. My teacher was waiting for me. Holding my hands, he said “Congratulations! You are a good writer, so keep writing.” “You know I didn’t like writing before, but now I am crazy about it! I will try my best to create good works.” I said seriously. Since then, I have written many good works and now I am a famous writer. I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者上中学的时候，社会学老师邀请作者参加一个写作比赛。作者不喜欢写作，于是想都没想就拒绝了。但是在老师的鼓励下，作者同意试一试。作者在写作过程中虽然很累，但是没有放弃，坚持下来了。在作者最终完成写作时，作者感到写作让他很快乐，他已经不在乎输赢了。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“几个星期后，当我几乎忘记比赛的时候，传来了消息。”和第二段首句“颁奖后我去了老师的办公室。”可知，第一段可描写作者获得比赛一等奖，在颁奖典礼上作者表达了对社会老师的感激。
②由第二段首句内容“颁奖后我去了老师的办公室。”可知，第二段可描写老师鼓励作者继续写作，自此作者坚持写作取得了成功，作者将这一切归功于自己的老师。
2.续写线索：比赛消息传来——作者获奖——高兴——颁奖典礼感谢老师——颁奖后来到老师办公室——老师告诉作者坚持写作——作者表达了对写作的喜爱——作者写作取得了成功——感激老师
3.词汇激活
行为类
①告知：inform/tell
②成功做到：make it/succeed
③表达：express/convey
情绪类
①高兴的：happy/glad
②激动地：excitedly/with excitement
【点睛】[高分句型1] I was informed that I won the first prize in the writing contest and that there would be an award presentation in two days. （运用了由连接词that引导的宾语从句）
[高分句型2] It’s you who make me fall in love with writing, my social studies teacher.（运用了强调句）
[高分句型3] I owe my success to my social teacher who is a beacon in my life on the road to writing.（运用了who引导的限制性定语从句）2023—2024学年度下期高一期中考试
英语试题
第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例：How much is the shirt
A. $19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Check the map. B. Leave the restaurant. C. Park the car.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.
3. What did the speakers do last week
A. They had a celebration dinner. B. They went to see a newborn baby.
C. They sent a mail to their neighbors.
4. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip. B. To make an appointment.
C. To get some information.
5. What does the man probably want to do
A. Do some exercise. B. Get an extra key. C. Order room service.
第二节(共15小题，每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman come to the man
A. To ask for permission. B. To extend an invitation. C. To express thanks.
7. When are the students going to the museum
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Buying groceries. B. Choosing gifts. C. Seeing friends.
9. Who is Clara
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The man’s daughter.
10. How much did the man spend on the city passes
A. $36. B. $50. C. $150.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children
A. To teach them to love animals. B. To help them gain confidence.
C. To protect them from dangers.
12. What is Kevin’s concern about the dogs
A. They may misbehave. B. They may get hurt. C. They may carry diseases.
13. What will Helen do tomorrow morning
A. Give a talk. B. Meet the children. C. Take some photos.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture. B. Hosting a workshop. C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show
A. To follow the latest trend. B. To help raise the crew’s pay.
C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education. B. Her teaching experience.
C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18 Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members. B. International tourists. C. University students.
19 Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester. B. In Dublin. C. In Vancouver
20. What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A. Competition in the health care industry. B. Discrimination against female scientists
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
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
PRACTITIONERS
Jacqueline Felice de Almania (c.1322) highlights the suspicion that women practicing medicine faced. Born to a Jewish family in Florence, she moved to Paris where she worked as a physician and performed surgery. In 1322 she was tried for practicing unlawfully. In spite of the court hearing testimonials (证明) of her ability as a doctor, she was banned from medicine. James Barry (c.1789 — 1865) was born Margaret Bulkley in Ireland but, dressed as a man, she was accepted by Edinburgh University to study medicine. She qualified as a surgeon in 1813, then joined the British Army, serving overseas. Barry retired in 1859, having practiced her entire medical profession living and working as a man.
Tan Yunxian (1461 — 1554) was a Chinese physician who learned her skills from her grandparents. Chinese women at the time could not serve apprenticeships (学徒期) with doctors. However, Tan passed the official exam. Tan treated women from all walks of life. In 1511, Tan wrote a book, Sayings of a Female Doctor, describing her life as a physician. Rebecca Lee Crumpler (1831 — 1895) worked as a nurse for eight years before studying in medical college in Boston in 1860. Four years later, she was the first African American woman to receive a medical degree. She moved to Virginia in 1865, where she provided medical care to freed slaves.
1. What did Jacqueline and James have in common
A. Doing teaching jobs. B. Being hired as physicians.
C. Performing surgery. D. Being banned from medicine.
2. How was Tan Yunxian different from the other practitioners
A. She wrote a book. B. She went through trials.
C. She worked as a dentist. D. She had formal education.
3. Who was the first African American with a medical degree
A. Jacqueline Felice de Almania. B. Tan Yunxian.
C. James Barry. D. Rebecca Lee Crumpler.
B
Hans is a young German born after 1995, who is a big fan of Chinese culture. He has been learning traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) since 2016. Now he is studying for his master’s degree at Henan University of Chinese Medicine.
As he thought some diseases can’t be treated thoroughly with Western medicine, he decided to research into TCM. Hans came to Central China’s Henan Province in 2015, where a rich TCM culture can be enjoyed because Henan Province is the hometown of Zhang Zhongjing, the medical master of ancient China. After one year of learning the Chinese language, he started to learn Chinese medicine. Hans thought TCM is one of the best-preserved aspects of Chinese culture. He hopes to solve problems and understand Chinese culture deeply by learning TCM.
Without a language barrier, Hans read some of the ancient Chinese medical classics, such as Huangdi Neijing and Yi Jing. He believes different aspects of traditional Chinese culture interact with each other.
Studying TCM also changed Hans’ mind and lifestyle. He used to be addicted to electronic devices and stay up late every night, trapped in this fast-paced but unhealthy daily routine. But now, according to the Yin-Yang theory in TCM, he lives a balanced and peaceful life, practicing good habits such as drinking tea and meditating, as well as reading ancient books.
Hans also uses what he has learned to help his family. Previously, acupuncture tools and Chinese medicine were necessities when he went back to his home in Germany. With acupuncture and Chinese-style massages, various physical disorders of his family have been well-treated. Now, he always provides his family members with some advice about staying fit after he checks their skin or tongues online. Over time, his family gradually began to understand his passion for TCM.
He plans to run a traditional Chinese clinic in China or Germany after graduation, which could serve as a bridge between the two countries and publicize TCM and its culture.
4. What attracted Hans to Henan Province to study TCM
A. Its rich TCM culture. B. Its unique language.
C. Its beautiful scenery. D. Its famous university.
5. What makes it possible for Hans to read ancient Chinese medical classics
A. His family’s support. B. His financial situation.
C. His language learning. D. His previous experience.
6. How has studying TCM affected Hans
A. He has made a big fortune. B. He has known many medical experts.
C. He has set up a clinic in Germany. D. He has developed a healthy lifestyle.
7. Which of the following best describes Hans
A. Ambitious. B. Brave. C. Humorous. D. Good-mannered.
C
Despite years of drought and water-saving policies, Californians continue to put a lot of clean, drinkable water into yards to keep the greenery alive. Now, however, Southern California officials have carried out very strict limits on outdoor water use in response to a water shortage emergency. So you may need to find other ways to keep your plants from drying in the summer sun.
How about watering them with grey water instead of clean water Grey water is the water from showers, bathtubs, washing machines — anything that’s not filled with human waste, food or poisonous chemicals. With the right measures, grey water can be fine for most plant life.
If you’re a typical Southern Californian, you’re throwing a lot of grey water into the sewer system. Every load of clothes you wash leads to roughly 15 to 40 gallons of it, depending on your washer’s design and efficiency. Over the course of a year, thousands of gallons of soapy water ran away. That’s enough to keep a number of trees and other plants happy. And if you’re really ambitious, you can build a system that carries all of your horned grey water to the roots of your grassland, thus making your non-native grass in your yard watered regularly.
Some critics, the Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment Bureau, see grey water recycling as environmentally risky, damaging public wastewater recycling efforts and uneconomic. However, other local agencies across the state, including the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, actively endorse grey water projects as a way to reduce water use. Supporters admit that the projects carry some risk and require great efforts, but insist that they can save clean water and help your plants.
8. What can be inferred from paragraph 1
A. California is very rich in clean and drinkable water.
B There is a lack of water-saving policies in California.
C. Outdoor water use in California will be strictly controlled.
D. Different ways to save water have been adopted in California.
9 What’s the purpose of paragraph 3
A. To summarize the benefits of using grey water.
B. To provide reasons why grey water should be used.
C. To make a prediction about the future of grey water.
D. To introduce some new ways to save drinkable water.
10. What’s the attitude towards the use of grey water according to the last paragraph
A. Negative. B. Indifferent. C. Positive. D. Objective.
11. What does the underlined word “endorse” mean in paragraph 4
A. Oppose. B. Promote. C. Abandon. D. Recover.
D
According to the Solar Energy Industry Association, the number of solar panels installed(安装)has grown rapidly in the past decade, and it has to grow even faster to meet climate goals. But all of that growth will take up a lot of space, and though more and more people accept the concept of solar energy, few like large solar panels to be installed near them.
Solar developers want to put up panels as quickly and cheaply as possible, so they haven’t given much thought to what they put under them. Often, they’ll end up filling the area with small stones and using chemicals to control weeds. The result is that many communities, especially in farming regions, see solar farms as destroyers of the soil.
“Solar projects need to be good neighbors,” says Jordan Macknick, the head of the Innovative Site Preparation and Impact Reductions on the Environment(InSPIRE)project. “They need to be protectors of the land and contribute to the agricultural economy.” InSPIRE is investigating practical approaches to “low-impact” solar development, which focuses on establishing and operating solar farms in a way that is kinder to the land. One of the easiest low-impact solar strategies is providing habitat for pollinators(传粉昆虫).
Habitat loss, pesticide use, and climate change have caused dramatic declines in pollinator populations over the past couple of decades, which has damaged the U.S. agricultural economy. Over 28 states have passed laws related to pollinator habitat protection and pesticide use. Conservation organizations put out pollinator-friendliness guidelines for home gardens, businesses, schools, cities—and now there are guidelines for solar farms.
Over the past few years, many solar farm developers have transformed the space under their solar panels into a shelter for various kinds of pollinators, resulting in soil improvement and carbon reduction. “These pollinator-friendly solar farms can have a valuable impact on everything that’s going on in the landscape,” says Macknick.
12. What do solar developers often ignore
A. The decline in the demand for solar energy.
B. The negative impact of installing solar panels.
C. The rising labor cost of building solar farms.
D. The most recent advances in solar technology.
13. What does InSPIRE aim to do
A. Improve the productivity of local farms.
B. Invent new methods for controlling weeds.
C. Make solar projects environmentally friendly.
D. Promote the use of solar energy in rural areas.
14. What is the purpose of the laws mentioned in paragraph 4
A. To conserve pollinators. B. To restrict solar development.
C. To diversify the economy. D. To ensure the supply of energy.
15. Which of the following is the best title for the text
A. Pollinators: To Leave or to Stay B. Solar Energy: Hope for the Future
C. InSPIRE: A Leader in Agriculture D. Solar Farms: A New Development
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。
Most people believe that the human brain is set on “automatic” (自动运行的) — that means it learns all by itself. But this isn’t always true. We need to train ourselves to be better learners — to actively take part in the learning process and to reflect on what we have learnt. These kinds of learning behaviours are called “active learning”. ____16____.
●Listen to the outer voice
There are two kinds of voices: the inner voice and the outer voice. ____17____, while the outer voice tells you about views from what you hear or read.
Although your inner voice can be useful, it can also get in the way of learning. If you keep paying too much attention to it, you risk missing important information.
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If you find your inner voice difficult to control, you can argue with it as most active learners do. When your inner voice tells you a speaker/ writer is wrong, think about why the speaker / writer may be right. Be flexible in your opinions and you might end up agreeing with the speaker/ writer after all. If not, at least you have “listened to” another point of view.
●Ask questions
Asking questions is the easiest way to promote active learning. When you get information from someone from books or the Internet, ask two, three, even five questions about the topic. ____19____. And the very act of working out questions will help you to achieve a higher level of understanding about the topic. In short: Do not stop being curious.
●Get to the truth
Active learners do not accept everything they learn. ____20____. Even when an idea sounds entirely unlikely, there may be aspect of it is based on truth. So if someone says that dinosaurs still exist today, think about why they believe this If you try to find out the source of an idea, no matter how crazy it seems, you’ll increase your chance of learning something.
A. Argue with your inner voice
B. Focus on the message
C. I suggest doing four things to take an active role in your learning.
D. That is the truth that we cannot help disliking some people.
E. They attempt to find the truth at the heart of each idea.
F. The answers will lead you to further learning.
G. Your inner voice expresses your personal opinions,
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30)
第一节 (共15个小题;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。
On Oct. 11, hundreds of runners competed in a cross-country race in Minnesota. Melanie Bailey should have ____21____ the course earlier’ than she did. Her ____22____ came because she was carrying a ____23____ across the finish line.
As reported by a local newspaper, Bailey was more than two-thirds of the way through her ____24____ when a runner in front of her began crying in pain. She ____25____ to help her fellow runner, Danielle Lenoue. Bailey took her arm to see if he could walk forward with ____26____. She couldn’t. Bailey then ____27____ to let Lenoue climb onto her back and carried her all the way to the finish line, then another 300 feet to where Lenoue could get ____28____ attention.
Once there, Lenoue was ____29____ and later taken to a hospital, where she learned that she had serious injuries in one of her knees. She would have struggled with extreme ______30______ to make it to that aid checkpoint without Bailey’s help. As for Bailey, she is more ______31______ about why her act is considered a big ______32______. “She was just crying. I couldn’t ______33______ her,” Bailey told the reporter. “I feel like I was just doing the right thing.” Although the two young women were strangers before the ______34______, they’ve since become friends. Neither won the race, but the ______35______ of human kindness won the day.
21. A. changed B. followed C. finished D. designed
22. A. chance B. delay C. excuse D. trouble
23. A. classmate B. volunteer C. competitor D. judge
24. A. training B. race C. school D. town
25. A. stopped B. returned C. promised D. agreed
26. A. courage B. patience C. help D. advice
27. A. stepped aside B. stood up C. bent down D. went away
28. A. public B. medical C. equal D. constant
29. A. identified B. appreciated C. checked D. interrupted
30. A. pain B. hunger C. cold D. tiredness
31. A. worried B. ashamed C. discouraged D. confused
32. A. problem B. game C. deal D. lesson
33. A. bother B. understand C. leave D. cure
34. A. show B. meet C. test D. ride
35. A. benefit B. exchange C. display D. secret
第二节 (共10个小题，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 Secret of Your Memory” has helped me understand how my memory works. Before ____36____ (read) the text, I didn’t know that there are so many interesting things about our memory.
Now I understand why we remember the events in childhood ____37____ (good) than those that happened recently. I also learned that some people have ____38____ (amaze) memories. Most of us will have to make ____39____ effort when trying to remember things. What’s more, it is astonishing to know how a person’s memory changes ____40____ age. Our memory reaches its full power at the age of 25, ____41____ shows my memory is at its best state at the moment.
Getting to know the secrets of our memory ____42____ (mean) leaning not only the facts about it, ____43____ the ways to improve it. I think I will follow the advice ____44____ (provide) and try to strengthen my memory. Moreover, I must also learn to do “spaced review”, _____45_____ (especial) during the first day after learning. I am sure these methods will help me improve my learning.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 随着“五一劳动节”的临近，我校英语俱乐部以“我劳动，我快乐”为主题向全校学生开展征文活动。请根据以下提示，用英语写一篇短文投稿。内容包括：
1. 分享你最难忘的劳动经历；
2. 你的劳动感受；
3. 表达你的观点并发出倡议。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。
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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。
When I was in middle school, my social studies teacher asked me to enter a writing contest. I said no without thinking. I did not love writing. My family came from Brazil, so English was only my second language. Writing was so difficult and painful for me that my teacher had allowed me to present my paper on the sinking of the Titanic by acting out a play, where I played all the parts. No one laughed harder than he did.
So, why did he suddenly force me to do something at which I was sure to fail His reply: “Because I love your stories. If you’re willing to apply yourself, I think you have a good shot at this.” Encouraged by his words, I agreed to give it a try.
I chose Paul Revere’s horse as my subject. Paul Revere was a silversmith (银匠) in Boston who rode a horse at night on April 18, 1775 to Lexington to warn people that British soldiers were coming. My story would come straight from the horse’s mouth. Not a brilliant idea, but funny; and unlikely to be anyone else’s choice.
What did the horse think, as he sped through the night Did he get tired Have doubts Did he want to quit I sympathized immediately. I got tired. I had doubts. I wanted to quit. But, like Revere’s horse, I kept going. I worked hard. I checked my spelling. I asked my older sister to correct my grammar. I checked out a half dozen books on Paul Revere from the library. I even read a few of them.
When I handed in the essay to my teacher, he read it, laughed out loud, and said, “Great. Now, write it again.” I wrote it again, and again and again. When I finally finished it, the thought of winning had given way to the enjoyment of writing. If I didn’t win, I wouldn’t care.
注意:
1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A few weeks later, when I almost forgot the contest, there came the news.
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I went to my teacher’s office after the award presentation.
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