2024年高三第一次模拟考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1.本试卷共10页，全卷满分150分，答题时间为120分钟。
2.答卷前，考生须准确填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并认真核准条形码上的姓名、准考证号。
3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，监考员将答题卡按顺序收回，装袋整理；试题不回收。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 music does the man want to listen to now
A. Rock. B. Jazz. C. Pop.
2. What are the speakers talking about
A Their lab. B. Their schools. C. Their dreams.
3. Where might the speakers be
A. At a restaurant. B. At home. C. In the street.
4. Why did Lisa call Henry
A. To ask for help. B. To convey her thanks. C. To make an appointment.
5. When will the speakers’ mother come home
A. On Monday. B. On Sunday. C. On Friday.
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. What size of the shirt does the man buy
A. Small. B. Medium. C. Large.
7. How much will the man pay
A. $ 90. B. $ 48. C. $ 72.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8 Why does Mr. James talk to Mary
A. To offer her congratulations.
B. To invite her to deliver a speech.
C. To teach her a lesson.
9. What does Mr. James advise Mary to do
A. Do a lot of talking. B. Seek a way from Jack. C. Focus on Jack while speaking.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does Frank like best about the course
A. Allowing learning flexibly.
B. Having some free resources.
C. Combining video and audio lessons.
11. What has improved greatly since Frank took this course
A. His vocabulary. B. His writing skills. C. His pronunciation.
12. How long has Frank taken this course
A. For 3 months. B. For 4 months. C. For 5 months.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What was the man’s plan for this weekend
A. To go camping. B. To go hiking. C. To do babysitting.
14. What’s man’s attitude towards trying the giant tube slide
A. Opposed. B. Interested. C. Indifferent.
15. Why was the giant tube slide in America closed
A. It caused a serious accident. B. It attracted few riders. C. It needed further repair.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Relatives. C. Colleagues.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker do
A. She is a reporter. B. She is a hostess. C. She is a writer.
18. How many times has the speaker read the book
A. Ten times. B. Twenty times. C. Thirty times.
19. According to the speaker, how can the book be better understood
A. By watching related movies.
B. By enjoying detailed descriptions.
C. By studying the history of the characters.
20. What does the speaker say about Stan Lee
A. He would have been proud of the book.
B. He wanted the book to have an amazing story.
C. He passed away right after the book came out.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
We look forward to welcoming you to The Met! Please review our visitor guidelines outlined below prior to your visit. The Met reserves the right to ask visitors who do not follow these guidelines to leave the museum.
Health and Safety
The health and safety of all is our priority. Masks are strongly recommended.
Admission
Entrance into The Met requires a ticket or membership card. General admission is $30 for adults, $22 for seniors, and $17 for students. Admission is free for members, a caregiver accompanying a visitor with a disability, and children under 12.
Opening Hours
Sunday-Tuesday, and Thursday: 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
Friday and Saturday: 10 a.m. -9 p.m.
The Met is closed on Wednesdays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year Day, and the first Monday in May.
Rules
◆ All visitors and Members must pass through security checks.
◆ Smoking, including electronic cigarettes, is not allowed in The Met or near the entrances.
◆ Please preserve your ticket. You may be asked to re-validate (使重新生效) your ticket when exiting and re-entering the galleries.
◆ The Met reserves the right to refuse the entry of any visitor carrying the following prohibited items: large bags, luggage, musical instruments, glass containers, liquids other than water, sporting goods, and dogs or other pets (Service animals are welcome.).
◆ The Met permits photography and video for private, non-commercial use.
Staff at Your Service
If you have left something behind at The Met, please call the Lost and Found Office at 212-570-3981 or email info@metmuseum.org. If you are currently visiting The Met, you can inquire directly at the Security Desk in the Great Hall.
1. What can make people fail to be admitted into The Met
A. Taking an organ. B. Going with a guide dog.
C. Not making an appointment. D. Visiting it at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
2. How much will they pay if a couple visit The Met with two preschoolers
A. $30. B. $47. C. $60. D. $77.
3. What is the text
A. Financial statements. B. Entrance regulations.
C. Registration instructions. D. Experimental procedures.
【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章是一篇参观博物馆的章程。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Rules中“The Met reserves the right to refuse the entry of any visitor carrying the following prohibited items: large bags, luggage, musical instruments, glass containers, liquids other than water, sporting goods, and dogs or other pets (Service animals are welcome.). (The Met博物馆有权拒绝携带以下禁止物品的游客进入：大包、行李、乐器、玻璃容器、水以外的液体、体育用品、狗或其他宠物(欢迎服务性动物))”可知，携带管风琴是无法入馆参观的。故选A项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Admission中“(普通门票为成人30美元，老年人22美元，学生17美元。会员、陪同残疾访客的护工以及12岁以下儿童可免费入场)”可知，一对夫妇带两个学龄前儿童需支付60美元，$30+$30+$0=$60。故选C项。
【3题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，根据第一段中“The Met reserves the right to ask visitors who do not follow these guidelines to leave the museum. (The Met博物馆有权要求不遵守这些指导方针的游客离开博物馆)”可知，本文为一篇参观博物馆的章程。故选B项。
B
When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboat man. We had temporary ambitions of other sorts, but they were only temporary.
My father was a justice of the peace, and I supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men and could hang anybody that offended him. This was distinction enough for me as a general thing; but the desire to be a steamboat man kept intruding (闯入), nevertheless. One of our boys in town, who went away and was not heard of for a long time, turned up as an apprentice engineer on a steamboat. This thing shook the bottom out of all my Sunday-school teachings. That boy was notoriously worldly, and I was just the opposite. There was nothing generous about this fellow in his greatness. He would always manage to have a rust y nail to scrub while his boat stopped at our town, and he would sit on the inside guard and scrub it, where we could all see him. And wherever his boat was laid up he would come home and show off in the town in his blackest and greasiest clothes, so that nobody could help remembering that he was a steamboat man; and he used all sorts of steamboat technical terms in his talk, as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them.
This creature’s career could produce but one result, and it was speedily followed. Boy after boy managed to get on the river. Despite many choices, pilot was the grandest position of all. The pilot, even in those days of trivial wages, had a princely salary — from 150-250 dollars a month, and no board payment. But our parents would not let us and our worry was that the next year would find us hunting for jobs with low pay again. So by and by I ran away. I said I never would come home again till I was a pilot and could come in glory.
4. Why does the writer mention his father’s job in Paragraph 2
A. To show that his father was in power. B. To show that his father is cruel.
C. To emphasize the job he prefers. D. To emphasize his love for his father.
5. Which of the following can best conclude the writer’s attitude toward the boy
A. He thought the boy was material but pitiful.
B. He thought the boy was annoying but still envied him.
C. He thought the boy was shallow but knowledgeable.
D. He thought the boy was good but still disliked him.
6. What can be inferred from the passage
A. The boy talked in a way to make others feel jealous.
B. The boy’s experience made other boys like him.
C. The pilot’s salary was relatively high but without meals covered.
D. The boy made his childhood dream come true.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. Parents’ interference with children’s career. B. The boy’s passion for his ideal job.
C. The boy’s sharp jealousy of his brother. D. Low payment of steamboat man.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者小时候梦想当一个汽船水手，描述了一个汽船水手男孩在船上的生活以及作者对他的一些看法。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段“My father was a justice of the peace, and I supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men and could hang anybody that offended him. This was distinction enough for me as a general thing; but the desire to be a steamboat man kept intruding (闯入), nevertheless.(我父亲是治安法官，我想他对所有的人都有生杀大权，可以绞死任何得罪他的人。一般说来，这对我来说就已经足够了不起了。不过，想当一名汽船船员的愿望还是不断地涌上心头)”可推知，作者在第二段提到他父亲的工作是为了强调他更喜欢的工作。故选C。
【5题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“That boy was notoriously worldly, and I was just the opposite. There was nothing generous about this fellow in his greatness.(那个男孩是出了名世故，而我恰恰相反。这个家伙也不慷慨)”以及“And wherever his boat was laid up he would come home and show off in the town in his blackest and greasiest clothes, so that nobody could help remembering that he was a steamboat man; and he used all sorts of steamboat technical terms in his talk as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them. (不管他的船停在什么地方，他总要回到家里来，在镇上炫耀他那最黑、最油腻的衣服，好让所有人都记住他是一个汽船上的水手；他在谈话中使用了各种蒸汽船的术语。好像他已经习惯了，忘记了一般人是听不懂的)”可推知，作者觉得那个男孩很烦人，但仍然很羡慕他。故选B。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中“he used all sorts of steamboat technical terms in his talk as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them. (他在谈话中使用了各种各样的蒸汽船术语，好像他已经习惯了这些术语，以至于忘记了普通人是听不懂的)”可推知，这个男孩说话的方式让别人感到嫉妒。故选A。
【7题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段“When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboat man. We had temporary ambitions of other sorts, but they were only temporary.(当我还是个孩子的时候，在密西西比河西岸的村子里，我的同志们只有一个永恒的志向。那就是成为一名汽船船员。我们也有其他暂时的野心，但那只是暂时的)”以及主要讲述了作者小时候梦想当一个汽船水手，描述了一个汽船水手男孩在船上的生活以及作者对他的一些看法。由此可知，这篇文章的主要内容是男孩对理想工作的热情。故选B。
C
Robins (知更鸟) are considered as a symbol of the festive season and are known for their lively, curious nature around humans. But even robins get road rage because they can become aggressive when there’s noise, a new study shows.
Researchers from the UK found that the sound of traffic made rural robins — not urban robins — “more aggressive”. The study was conducted by experts at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Human activity has a colossal effect on wildlife, including on their social behavior,” the team said in their paper.
For their study, the team investigated the behavior of male European robins living in urban parks and rural forests in Istanbul. They measured aggression towards another robin intruder, which wasn’t a real robin but instead a model in the shape of an adult bird. The fake robin was equipped with a speaker, through which the team could play audio, and then attached to trees at the parks and forests. The audio consisted of recordings of robin songs, while additional traffic noise was added through another separate speaker nearby.
After recording the birds’ behavior during interactions with the fake intruder, they found the urban robins typically displayed more physical aggression than rural robins. However, rural robins became more aggressive with the addition of traffic noise — possibly because they’re less used to traffic noise than urban birds, which are already living in noisier habitats. What’s more, physical displays of territoriality could increase because the traffic noise interferes with their birdsong. “In normally quiet surroundings, we found that additional traffic noise leads to rural robins becoming more aggressive,” said Dr Caglar Akcay at ARU. “We believe this is because the noise is interfering with their communication.”
Overall, by comparing urban and rural robin reactions, the study provides a valuable glimpse into how urban-living species adapt to “life in a noisy world”. “Our results show that human-produced noise can have a range of effects on robins, depending on the habitat they live in,” said Dr Akcay.
8. What can we learn about the robins according to the text
A. They like larger habitats.
B. They cannot stand other intruders.
C. They prefer villages to urban areas.
D. They can remind people of joyous seasons.
9. What does the underlined word “colossal” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Positive. B. Mutual. C. Weak. D. Dramatic.
10. Why did the rural robins become more aggressive when facing traffic noise
A. It affected their communication.
B. It severely damaged their hearing.
C. It prevented them from finding food.
D. It made it hard for them to return to their habitats.
11. What is the purpose of this text
A. To persuade people to protect the robins.
B. To compare the differences between robins.
C. To show man-made noise’s effect on robins.
D. To prove that human and birds are connected.
【答案】8. D 9. D 10. A 11. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了人类的噪音会让知更鸟更具攻击性及其原因。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Robins (知更鸟) are considered as a symbol of the festive season and are known for their lively, curious nature around humans.(知更鸟被认为是欢乐季节的象征，并以其活泼、好奇的本性而闻名)”可知，知更鸟的出现提醒着人们欢乐季节的到来。故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Researchers from the UK found that the sound of traffic made rural robins — not urban robins — “more aggressive”. (来自英国的研究人员发现，交通声音使农村知更鸟——而不是城市知更鸟——“更具攻击性”)”可知，人类的活动对于动物有着巨大的影响。由此可知，划线词colossal与dramatic“巨大而突然的”意思接近。故选D。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段““In normally quiet surroundings, we found that additional traffic noise leads to rural robins becoming more aggressive,” said Dr Caglar Akcay at ARU. “We believe this is because the noise is interfering with their communication.”(“在通常安静的环境中，我们发现额外的交通噪音会导致农村知更鸟变得更具攻击性，”ARU的Caglar Akcay博士说。“我们认为，这是因为噪音干扰了他们的交流)”可知，农村的知更鸟变得更具攻击性是因为噪音干扰了他们的交流。故选A。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Overall, by comparing urban and rural robin reactions, the study provides a valuable glimpse into how urban-living species adapt to “life in a noisy world”. “Our results show that human-produced noise can have a range of effects on robins, depending on the habitat they live in,” said Dr Akcay.(总的来说，通过比较城市和农村知更鸟的反应，这项研究为城市生活的物种如何适应“嘈杂世界中的生活”提供了一个有价值的一瞥。“我们的研究结果表明，人类产生的噪音会对知更鸟产生一系列的影响，这取决于它们生活的栖息地，”Akcay博士说)”可推知，这篇文章的目的是展示人造噪音对知更鸟的影响。故选C。
D
Superhuman artificial intelligence is already among us. Well, sort of. When it comes to playing games like chess and Go, or solving difficult scientific challenges like predicting protein structures, computers are well ahead of us. But we have one superpower they aren’t close to mastering: mind reading.
Humans have a mysterious ability to reason the goals, desires and beliefs of others, a vital skill that means we can predict other people’s actions and the consequences of our own. Reading minds comes so easily to us, though, that we often don’t think to spell out what we want. If AIs are to become truly useful in everyday life, we have to give them this gift that evolution has given us to read other people’s minds.
Psychologists refer to the ability to infer other’s mental state as theory of mind. In humans, this ability starts to develop at a very young age. How to reproduce the competence in machines is far from clear, though. One of the main challenges is context. For instance, if someone asks whether you are going for a run and you reply “it’s raining”, they can quickly conclude that the answer is no. But this requires huge amounts of background knowledge about running, weather and human preferences. Moreover, whether humans or AI, the theory of mind is supposed to appear naturally from one’s own learning process.
Yet we might still want AI to have a more human-like form of theory of mind. While letting AI form the theory of mind in their learning process is likely to lead to developing more powerful AI, plainly building in shared ways to represent knowledge may be crucial for humans to trust and communicate with AI.
It is important to remember though, that the pursuit of machines with theory of mind is about more than just building more useful robots. It is also a stepping stone on the path towards a deeper goal for AI and robotics research: building truly self-aware machines. Whether we will ever get there remains to be seen, but we are on the path to learning to think about ourselves.
12. Why does the author mention “games” and “protein structures” in the first paragraph
A. To stress how important the science is. B. To promote the use of AI in daily life.
C. To present AI’s theory of mind. D. To contrast with AI’s lack of mind reading.
13. According to the passage, which of the following contexts can AI understand well
A. When kids see their mom after hurting themselves and they cry louder.
B. When a mom tells her kid to eat the food that is good for health and he eats it.
C. When a teacher asks for a boy’s homework and he answers “my dog ate it”.
D. When you are asked to eat spicy food for dinner and you reply “a sore throat”.
14. What may the author agree with
A. We should reject human-like forms of abilities for AI.
B. Humans’ theory of mind is far from perfect.
C. Mind reading requires huge amounts of context.
D. The theory of mind is independent of one’s learning process.
15. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. AI with Its Own Theory of Mind Is Expected
B. AI with Theory of Mind Will Reshape Our Future
C. AI’s Theory of Mind Is a Blessing or Suffering to Humans
D. Theory of Mind Bridges the Gap Between Humans and AI
【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章讨论了人工智能在模拟人类“读心”能力方面的挑战和前景。虽然AI在棋类游戏和科学预测方面已超越人类，但缺乏理解他人目标和信念的能力。文章认为，为了让AI在日常生活中更有用，需要赋予其类似人类的“读心”能力，即理论思维。这不仅是提高AI实用性的关键，也是实现真正自我意识机器的重要步骤。
【12题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Superhuman artificial intelligence is already among us. Well, sort of. When it comes to playing games like chess and Go, or solving difficult scientific challenges like predicting protein structures, computers are well ahead of us. But we have one superpower they aren’t close to mastering: mind reading.(超人的人工智能已经在我们身边了。嗯，算是吧。在下棋和围棋等游戏，或解决预测蛋白质结构等困难的科学挑战方面，计算机远远领先于我们。但我们有一个超能力，他们还远没有掌握：读心术)”可知，作者在第一段中提到人工智能擅长游戏和预测蛋白质结构，也提到它还没有掌握的的读心术，将两者进行对比 。由此推知，作者在第一段中提到“游戏”和“蛋白质结构”是为了与“人工智能缺乏读心术”进行比较。故选D项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“But we have one superpower they aren’t close to mastering: mind reading. (但我们有一个他们还没有掌握的超能力：读心术)”和第二段“Humans have a mysterious ability to reason the goals, desires and beliefs of others, a crucial skill that means we can anticipate other people’s actions and the consequences of our own. (人类有一种神秘的能力来推理他人的目标、欲望和信仰，这是一项至关重要的技能，意味着我们可以预测他人的行为和自己的后果) ”和第三段的“For instance, if someone asks whether you are going for a run and you reply “it’s raining”, they can quickly conclude that the answer is no.(例如，如果有人问你是否要跑步，而你回答“正在下雨”，他们很快就会得出结论，答案是否定的)”可知，读心需要经过一定的推理和预测能力，需要理论思维能力，而计算机不具备人类所拥有的读心的能力。对A项“When kids see their mom after hurting themselves and they cry louder. (当孩子们在伤害自己后看到他们的妈妈时，他们哭得更大声)”、C项“When a teacher asks for a boy’s homework and he answers “my dog ate it”. (当老师问一个男孩的家庭作业时，他回答说“我的狗吃了”)”和D项“When you are asked to eat spicy food for dinner and you reply “a sore throat”. (你被要求晚餐吃辣的食物时，你回答说“喉咙痛”)”的理解都需要运用到思维理论去解释人们的目标和欲望，这是人工智能无法理解的。只有B项“When a mom tells her kid some food is good for health and the kid eats it. (当妈妈告诉她的孩子一些食物对健康有益时，孩子就会吃)”是直接的陈述，不需要运用思维理论，人工智能能很好的理解其意思。故选B。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第三段中“In humans, this ability starts to develop at a very young age. How to reproduce the competence in machines is far from clear, though. One of the main challenges is context. For instance, if someone asks whether you are going for a run and you reply “it’s raining”, they can quickly conclude that the answer is no. But this requires huge amounts of background knowledge about running, weather and human preferences.(在人类中，这种能力在很小的时候就开始发展。然而，如何在机器中复制这种能力还远不清楚。其中一个主要的挑战是背景。例如，如果有人问你是否要去跑步，你回答“下雨了”，他们可以很快得出结论，给出否定答案。但这需要大量关于跑步、天气和人类偏好的背景知识)”可知，理解别人的想法需要大量的背景信息。由此推知，作者会赞成“读心术需要大量的背景信息”这一观点。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文，结合最后一段的“It is important to remember, though, that the pursuit of machines with theory of mind is about more than just building more useful robots. It is also a stepping stone on the path towards a deeper goal for AI and robotics research: building truly self-aware machines.(然而，重要的是要记住，追求具有心智理论的机器不仅仅是为了制造更有用的机器人。这也是通往人工智能和机器人研究更深层目标的垫脚石：制造真正具有自我意识的机器)”可知，文章讨论了人工智能在模拟人类“读心”能力方面的挑战和前景，作者期待建造真正有自我意识的机器，即作者期待人工智能具备思维理论。故A项“AI with Its Own Theory of Mind Is Expected(期待人工智有拥有自己的心智理论)”可以作为本文的最佳标题。故选A。
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Start a Garden in 2024
Gardening is a powerful outlet for creativity, enabling you to surround yourself with beauty. It can provide homegrown food for your family, keep you in touch with nature and is also an invaluable form of exercise. In short, gardening is beneficial to both body and soul. ____16____.
It all starts with good soil.
Whatever you’re growing, fertile soil is the key. ____17____. It promotes root development, supplying nutrients for plant growth.
Grow vegetables that keep on giving.
____18____, choose ones you can harvest more than once. Lettuce and basil are quick and easy to grow. They’ll replace their leaves every time you cut them. Vegetables like these mean continuous harvests, which is huge for keeping spirits high.
____19____.
Some plants will grow tall and some will grow closer to the ground. Tall plants will shade shorter plants and prevent them getting needed sunshine. Also, give little seedlings plenty of room to stretch and grow. If they grow too close together, don’t be afraid to thin seedlings.
Save money with seeds and cuttings.
Buying all of your plants from the garden center is expensive. ____20____. Reach out to friends and family who garden and ask them to share spare seeds with you. Also check to see if they have any plants you can take cuttings from. It takes longer than buying young plants, but it is definitely more satisfying and you will learn so much.
A. If you need some help
B. Size up your growing space
C. If you’re a newcomer
D. Here are some essential tips for beginners in gardening
E. Choose a container size appropriate for what you are growing
F. Investing in rich soil initially create s a suitable environment
G. However, you can grow a huge range of plants from seeds or cuttings
【答案】16. D 17. F 18. C 19. B 20. G
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何进行园艺的一些建议。
【16题详解】
设空位于首段段尾，应是点出主题，引出下文，根据前文“Gardening is a powerful outlet for creativity, enabling you to surround yourself with beauty. It can provide homegrown food for your family, keep you in touch with nature and is also an invaluable form of exercise. In short, gardening is beneficial to both body and soul.(园艺是发挥创造力的有力途径，能让你置身于美之中。它可以为你的家人提供自制的食物，让你与大自然保持联系，也是一种宝贵的锻炼方式。简而言之，园艺对身体和灵魂都有益。)”以及下文中的小标题可知，本文主要讲述进行园艺的一些建议，D项“Here are some essential tips for beginners in gardening(这里有一些对园艺初学者必不可少的建议。)”符合本文主题，并引出下文。故选D项。
【17题详解】
根据前文“Whatever you’re growing, fertile soil is the key.(无论你种什么，肥沃的土壤是关键。)”可知，本段主要讲述了，学习园艺，土壤是关键，所以F项“Investing in rich soil initially create s a suitable environment(最初投资于肥沃的土壤会创造一个适宜的环境。)”符合本段主题，其中soil为同词复现。故选F项。
【18题详解】
根据后文“Lettuce and basil are quick and easy to grow. They’ll replace their leaves every time you cut them. Vegetables like these mean continuous harvests, which is huge for keeping spirits high.(生菜和罗勒又快又容易种植。每次你剪掉它们的叶子，它们都会换新的。像这样的蔬菜意味着连续的收获，这对保持精神振奋非常重要。)”可知，本段建议是园艺初学者应该种植能不断收获的蔬菜来保持精神振奋，所以C项“If you’re a newcomer(如果你是一个新人)”顺接下文“choose ones you can harvest more than once(选择那些你可以收获不止一次的)”符合本段主题。故选C项。
【19题详解】
设空处为本段小标题，根据后文“Some plants will grow tall and some will grow closer to the ground. Tall plants will shade shorter plants and prevent them getting needed sunshine. Also, give little seedlings plenty of room to stretch and grow. If they grow too close together, don’t be afraid to thin seedlings.(有些植物会长得很高，有些植物会长得离地面更近。高大的植物会遮蔽较矮的植物，使它们得不到所需的阳光。同时，给幼苗足够的空间伸展和生长。如果它们长得太近，不要害怕把幼苗削薄。)”可知，本段主题是建议要注意植物的生长空间，所以B项“Size up your growing space(评估你的种植空间)”符合主题，为本段小标题。故选B项。
【20题详解】
根据前文“Buying all of your plants from the garden center is expensive.(从园艺中心购买所有的植物是昂贵的。)”以及后文“Reach out to friends and family who garden and ask them to share spare seeds with you. Also check to see if they have any plants you can take cuttings from. It takes longer than buying young plants, but it is definitely more satisfying and you will learn so much.(向从事园艺的朋友和家人寻求帮助，让他们与你分享多余的种子。还要检查一下他们是否有什么植物可以插枝。这比买幼苗要花更长的时间，但它绝对更令人满意，你会学到很多东西。)”可知，前文讲述从园艺中心购买所有的植物是昂贵的，后文讲述可以通过用种子和插枝来省钱，所以空处应是过渡句，G项“However, you can grow a huge range of plants from seeds or cuttings(然而，你可以从种子或插枝中种植各种各样的植物)”和前文构成转折关系，并引出下文内容，符合文意。故选G项。
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” This ____21____ has stuck with me since the first time I read it. And it just makes so much ____22____.
Just the other day I caught a cold, the flu made me feel so ____23____ and sleepy. How I wished it was a ____24____ already. But it was Monday. I had to go to work.
We have a care taker at work. Her name was Lucy, who usually ____25____ some nice lunch for us. She asked me with ____26____ if I was ill. After realizing that I was not okay, she was ____27____ me.
As this serious illness made me ____28____, Lucy hurriedly went to the hospital to fetch some medicine to ___29___ my headache. Her kind gesture and ____30____ melted my heart. I mean, she didn’t have to do that but she went out of her way to ____31____ it for me. I felt so good, I felt loved, I felt visible and it was a huge ____32____.
Life is made up of the ____33____ things. These little things go ____34____ most of the time so that we might ignore them. But they’re the biggest things and ____35____ the best things. If you can collect these little things, you’ll ____36____ feel alone. These little things give hope and ____37____ for doing more and doing better.
Therefore, if something ____38____ makes your soul smile, note it and let it ____39____ on your mind and be remembered during dull days that life may ____40____.
21. A. quote B. routine C. privilege D. service
22. A. trouble B. pressure C. sense D. fun
23. A. proud B. weak C. active D. ambitious
24. A. balance B. breath C. pause D. weekend
25. A. prepares B. sells C. borrows D. wastes
26. A. concern B. delight C. certainty D. caution
27. A. displeased with B. interested in C. ashamed of D. sympathetic to
28. A. eye-catching B. head-spinning C. heartbreaking D. breathtaking
29. A. observe B. examine C. treat D. urge
30. A. gratitude B. thankfulness C. thoughtfulness D. display
31. A. make B. ruin C. improve D. change
32. A. relief B. promise C. wish D. direction
33. A. harmful B. little C. empty D. big
34. A. unhurt B. unnoticed C. unfortunate D. unafraid
35. A. temporarily B. doubtfully C. casually D. definitely
36. A. often B. always C. never D. sometimes
37. A. difference B. strength C. struggle D. campaign
38. A. tiny B. boring C. meaningless D. precise
39. A. feed B. strike C. stick D. hang
40. A. make a decision B. block your way C. keep your word D. have a point
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. C 30. C 31. A 32. A 33. B 34. B 35. D 36. C 37. B 38. A 39. C 40. B
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述作者生病被同事照料的故事，从而感悟：如果某件小事让你的灵魂微笑，请记下它，让它留在你的脑海中，并在生活中可能会阻碍你前进的无聊日子里回忆它。
【21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：自从我第一次读到这句话，它就一直萦绕在我的脑海里。 A. quote引语；B. routine常规；C. privilege特权；D. service服务。由上文“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.”以及语境可知，这是一句“引语”。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这真是太有意义了。A. trouble故障；B. pressure压力；C. sense感觉，意义；D. fun快乐。由下文“I felt loved, I felt visible and it was a huge 12 .”以及语境可知，作者从这次被同事照顾的小事中感触很深，所以这里应表示认为前面这句引语很有“意义”。故选C项。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：就在前几天我感冒了，流感让我觉得很虚弱，很困。A. proud骄傲的；B. weak虚弱的；C. active积极的；D. ambitious雄心勃勃的。由上文“I caught a cold”可知，因为感冒了，所以作者很“虚弱”。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我多么希望已经是周末了。 A. balance平衡；B. breath呼吸；C. pause停顿；D. weekend周末。由下文“it was Monday. I had to go to work.”可知，作者感冒了，所以希望是“周末”，在家休息可以不用上班。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：她的名字叫露西，她经常为我们准备一些美味的午餐。A. prepares准备；B. sells出售；C. borrows借；D. wastes浪费。根据前文“We have a care taker at work. Her name was Lucy”可知，露西是一名护工，所以是为他们准备午餐。故选A项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她关切地问我是否生病了。A. concern关心；B. delight喜悦；C. certainty确定性；D. caution小心。由下文“if I was ill”可知，这里指 Lucy“关心”作者是否生病了。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查形容词词组辨析。句意：在意识到我身体不好后，她对我很同情。A. displeased with对……不满意；B. interested in对……感兴趣；C. ashamed of为……感到羞愧；D. sympathetic to对……同情。由下文“Lucy hurriedly went to the hospital to fetch some medicine”可知，这里指得知作者生病了，Lucy是对作者“充满同情的”。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：由于这场重病使我头晕，露西赶紧去医院拿药来治我的头痛。 A. eye-catching引人注目的；B. head-spinning令人头晕的；C. heartbreaking令人心碎的；D. breathtaking惊险的。由下文“my headache”可知，这里指这场病让作者“头晕”。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：由于这场重病使我头晕，露西赶紧去医院拿药来治我的头痛。A. observe观察；B. examine检查；C. treat治疗；D. urge催促。由上文“Lucy hurriedly went to the hospital to fetch some medicine”可知，Lucy拿药是为了“治疗”作者头疼。故选C项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：她和蔼的举动和体贴融化了我的心。A. gratitude感激；B. thankfulness感谢；C. thoughtfulness体贴；D. display陈列。由上文“Lucy hurriedly went to the hospital to fetch some medicine”可知，这里指Lucy的“体贴”做法融化了作者的心。故选C项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是说，她没必要这么做但她特意为我做了。A. make做；B. ruin破坏；C. improve改善；D. change改变。根据前文“I mean, she didn’t have to do that but”转折可知，她可以没必要这么做但她做了。故选A项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我感觉很好，我感觉被爱了，我感觉自己被看见了，这是一种巨大的缓解。A. relief缓解；B. promise承诺；C. wish愿望；D. direction方向。由上文“my headache”可知，Lucy的举动让作者心暖，头痛也感觉有所“缓解”。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生活是由点点滴滴组成的。A. harmful有害的；B. little小的；C. empty空的；D. big大的。根据后文的“These little things”可知，生活是由小事情组成的。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这些小事情大部分时间都不被注意，所以我们可能会忽略它们。 A. unhurt未受伤的；B. unnoticed未被注意到的；C. unfortunate不幸的；D. unafraid无所畏惧的。由下文“we might ignore them”可知，我们大部分时间“没有注意到”这些小事。故选B项。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：但它们是最重要的东西，绝对也是最好的东西。A. temporarily暂时地；B. doubtfully怀疑地；C. casually随意地；D. definitely明确地，肯定。由“the best things”以及语境可知，这里表示这些小事“肯定”是最好的东西。故选D项。
【36题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：如果你能收集这些小东西，你永远不会感到孤独。A. often经常；B. always总是；C. never从不；D. sometimes有时。根据前文“If you can collect these little things”可知，此处应是“如果你能收集这些小东西，你永远不会感到孤独”符合语境。故选C项。
【37题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些小事给了我们希望和力量，让我们做得更多，做得更好。A. difference差别；B. strength力量；C. struggle努力；D. campaign运动。根据前文“give hope and”可知，空处应和前文的hope并列，结合选项应是“strength力量”符合语境。故选B项。
【38题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：因此，如果某件小事让你的灵魂微笑，请记下它，让它留在你的脑海中，并在生活可能会阻碍你前进的无聊日子里回忆它。A. tiny小的；B. boring烦恼的；C. meaningless没有意义的；D. precise精确的。由上文“ These little things give hope”可知，是指小事，是little的同义词复现。故选A项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，如果某件小事让你的灵魂微笑，请记下它，让它留在你的脑海中，并在生活可能会阻碍你前进的无聊日子里回忆它。A. feed喂养；B. strike罢工；C. stick放置；D. hang悬挂。由下文“be remembered”可知，这里指让这些小事放在你心上，永远记住。故选C项。
【40题详解】
考查动词词组辨析。句意：因此，如果某件小事让你的灵魂微笑，请记下它，让它留在你的脑海中，并在生活可能会阻碍你前进的无聊日子里回忆它。A. make a decision作出决定；B. block your way挡住你的路；C. keep your word遵守你的诺言；D. have a point有道理。由下文“dull days”以及语境可知，这里指那些“挡住你的路”，也就是阻碍你前进的日子。故选B项。
第二节 语法填空（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。
No one could have expected that slow-moving Qigong ____41____ (become) popular among Chinese young people in the past several years. Short videos of young Chinese doing traditional fitness Qigong have flooded video websites, among ____42____ a video of Baduanjin has been played for more than 10 million times and received over 6,000 comments on a video sharing platform ____43____ (target) young people.
Baduanjin is one of the oldest fitness methods ____44____ (stay) healthy in China, originally created over 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. The name refers to how the eight individual movements provide a soft quality ____45____ the movement of the body.
Compared with more ____46____ (physical) demanding sports such as the ball games or swimming, Baduanjin is slow and usually accompanied by restful music, so it used to be considered as the sport meant for the elders. However, not requiring much space, equipment or time, it’s perfect for office workers, as they often suffer from back and neck pain ____47____ (cause) by sitting in front of computers for hours.
“I’ve been doing Baduanjin for a couple of ____48____ (month), which makes me sleep well and get strong,”___49___ young netizen commented below the video. “I owe big thanks to Baduanjin as it offers a much _____50_____ (healthy) lifestyle.”
【答案】41. has become
42. which 43. targeting
44. to stay
45. for 46. physically
47. caused 48. months
49. a 50. healthier
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文，介绍了八段锦的起源、特点、在当下中国年轻人群中的火热程度及其原因。
【41题详解】
考查时态。句意：在过去的几年里，没有人会想到动作缓慢的气功会在中国年轻人中流行起来。空处为句子谓语动词，根据时间状语in the past several years可知应用现在完成时，主语slow-moving Qigong表示单数概念，助动词用has，故填 has become。
【42题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：中国年轻人练传统健身气功的短视频充斥着视频网站，其中八段锦的视频在一个面向年轻人的视频分享平台上播放了1000多万次，收到了6000多条评论。此处为“介词+关系代词”结构非限制性定语从句，先行词为 Short videos，关系词在从句中作介词 among 的宾语，应用关系代词which和among构成“介词+关系代词”引导的定语从句，故填which。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：中国年轻人练传统健身气功的短视频充斥着视频网站，其中八段锦的视频在一个面向年轻人的视频分享平台上播放了1000多万次，收到了6000多条评论。此处target与platform构成主动关系，故用现在分词作定语。故填targeting。
【44题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：八段锦是中国最古老的健身方法之一，起源于800多年前的宋朝。名词methods前有最高级修饰，后跟不定式作后置定语。故填to stay。
【45题详解】
考查介词。句意：这个名字指是八个单独的动作如何为身体的运动提供柔和的品质。短语provide for表示“提供”故填for。
【46题详解】
考查副词。句意：与球赛或游泳等体力要求更高的运动相比，八段锦运动速度较慢，通常伴随着宁静的音乐，因此它过去被认为是老年人的运动。空处应用副词physically，作状语修饰后面的形容词demanding，故填 physically。
【47题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：然而，它不需要太多的空间、设备或时间，非常适合上班族，因为他们经常因在电脑前坐上几个小时而遭受背部和颈部疼痛。此处cause与pain构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填caused。
【48题详解】
考查名词的数。句意：一位年轻的网友在视频下评论道：“我练八段锦已经有几个月了，这让我睡得很好，也很强壮。”根据上文a couple of可知month应用复数形式。故填months。
【49题详解】
考查冠词。句意：一位年轻的网友在视频下评论道：“我练八段锦已经有几个月了，这让我睡得很好，也很强壮。”netizen“网民”是可数名词，此处泛指“一位年轻的网民”，且young的发音以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。
【50题详解】
考查比较级。句意：“我非常感谢八段锦，因为它提供了更健康的生活方式。”根据上文much以及句意可知应用比较级healthier。故填healthier。
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I started volunteering at a young age and continue to do so in our spare time. I am frequently visit nursing homes to help an elderly. It is a memorable experience to clean up the trash but chat with them. In my opinion, volunteering have many benefits. First of all, it can help create meaningfully relationships with others and increase our social interaction. Secondly, volunteering can raise awareness of the very issues what other people deal with and will increase important social skills such as teamwork. Last but not least, volunteering has been shown to give you a sense of accomplish and to increase feelings of happiness. And I believe you can gains a lot from your volunteer journey!
【答案】1.our→my
2.删除am
3.an→the
4.but→and
5.have→has
6.meaningfully→meaningful
7.what→that
8.give前加to
9.accomplish→accomplishment
10.gains→gain
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。作者主要讲述了做志愿服务的一些好处。
【详解】1.考查代词。句意：我在很小的时候就开始做志愿者，并在业余时间继续这样做。这句话的主语是I，前后人称应保持一致。故将our改为my。
2.考查动词。句意：我经常去疗养院帮助一位老人。清理垃圾并且和他们聊天是一次难忘的经历。句子主语是I，谓语是visit，是主谓关系，一般现在时的主动语态，am多余。故删除am。
3.考查冠词。句意：我经常去疗养院帮助一个老人。the+形容词表示一类人，the elderly意思为“老人；上了年纪的人”。故将an改为the。
4.考查连词。句意：清理垃圾、和他们聊天是一次难忘的经历。清理垃圾和聊天之间是并列顺承关系，不是转折关系。故将but改为and。
5.考查主谓一致。句意：在我看来，志愿服务有很多好处。这句话的主语是volunteering，动名词做主语，谓语动词用单数。故将have改为has。
6.考查形容词。句意：首先，它可以帮助我们与他人建立有意义的关系，并增加我们的社会互动。要用形容词meaningful来修饰名词relationships，在句子中作定语。故将meaningfully改为meaningful。
7.考查定语从句。句意：其次，志愿服务可以提高人们对他人所处理的问题的认识，并将增加重要的社交技能，如团队合作。句中的“other people deal with”为定语从句，先行词为issues，且前面有the very修饰，只能用that引导。故将what改为that。
8.考查动词不定式。句意：最后，志愿服务会给你一种成就感并增加幸福感。give在这个句子中作非谓语，表示目的，用动词不定式。故在give前加to。
9.考查名词。句意：最后但同样重要的是，志愿服务会给你一种成就感和增加幸福感。accomplish在这里作of的宾语，用名词accomplishment，a sense of accomplishment，成就感。故将accomplish改为accomplishment。
10.考查动词。句意：我相信你可以从你的志愿者旅程中获得很多东西！情态动词can后应该用动词原形。故将gains改为gain。
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 假如你是李华，是校英文报记者，上周五，你校开展了以“My Favourite Chinese History Stories”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一则活动报道。内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.活动过程；
3.你的感想。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】参考范文：
To better integrate Chinese cultural elements into English learning, our school launched an English speech contest themed “My favourite Chinese History Stories” in the auditorium at 9:00 a. m. last Friday.
The activity consisted of three parts. First, every contestant delivered a speech in regard to a Chinese story and then was asked to make an impromptu speech according to the questions given by the judges, which was well received by the audience. The last part was evaluating and presenting the trophies to the award winners.
This activity was a huge success, which encouraged us to shoulder our responsibilities to spread our splendid Chinese culture to the world.
【解析】
【导语】本篇是应用文写作。上周五，你校开展了以“My Favourite Chinese History Stories”为主题的英语演讲比赛，要求考生用英语写一则活动报道。
【详解】1. 词汇积累
比赛：contest→competition
活动：activity→event
接受：receive→accept
鼓励：encourage→inspire
2. 句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：To better integrate Chinese cultural elements into English learning, our school launched an English speech contest themed “My favourite Chinese History Stories” in the auditorium at 9:00 a. m. last Friday.
拓展句：To better integrate Chinese cultural elements into English learning, our school launched an English speech contest that was themed “My favourite Chinese History Stories” and held in the auditorium at 9:00 a.m. last Friday.
【点睛】[高分句型1]First, every contestant delivered a speech in regard to a Chinese story and then was asked to make an impromptu speech according to the questions given by the judges, which was well received by the audience.(which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]This activity was a huge success, which encouraged us to shoulder our responsibilities to spread our splendid Chinese culture to the world.(which引导的非限制性定语从句)
听力答案：1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. A2024年高三第一次模拟考试
英语试题
注意事项：
1.本试卷共10页，全卷满分150分，答题时间为120分钟。
2.答卷前，考生须准确填写自己的姓名、准考证号，并认真核准条形码上的姓名、准考证号。
3.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其它答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
4.考试结束后，监考员将答题卡按顺序收回，装袋整理；试题不回收。
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。听力部分结束前，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
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 music does the man want to listen to now
A. Rock. B. Jazz. C. Pop.
2. What are the speakers talking about
A. Their lab. B. Their schools. C. Their dreams.
3. Where might the speakers be
A. At a restaurant. B. At home. C. In the street.
4. Why did Lisa call Henry
A. To ask for help. B. To convey her thanks. C. To make an appointment.
5. When will the speakers’ mother come home
A. On Monday. B. On Sunday. C. On Friday.
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. What size of the shirt does the man buy
A. Small. B. Medium. C. Large.
7. How much will the man pay
A. $ 90. B. $ 48. C. $ 72.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Why does Mr. James talk to Mary
A. To offer her congratulations.
B. To invite her to deliver a speech.
C. To teach her a lesson.
9. What does Mr. James advise Mary to do
A. Do a lot of talking. B. Seek a way from Jack. C. Focus on Jack while speaking.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What does Frank like best about the course
A. Allowing learning flexibly.
B. Having some free resources.
C. Combining video and audio lessons.
11. What has improved greatly since Frank took this course
A. His vocabulary. B. His writing skills. C. His pronunciation.
12. How long has Frank taken this course
A. For 3 months. B. For 4 months. C. For 5 months.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. What was the man’s plan for this weekend
A. To go camping. B. To go hiking. C. To do babysitting.
14. What’s man’s attitude towards trying the giant tube slide
A. Opposed. B. Interested. C. Indifferent.
15. Why was the giant tube slide in America closed
A. It caused a serious accident. B. It attracted few riders. C. It needed further repair.
16. What’s the possible relationship between the speakers
A. Strangers. B. Relatives. C. Colleagues.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What does the speaker do
A. She is a reporter. B. She is a hostess. C. She is a writer.
18. How many times has the speaker read the book
A. Ten times. B. Twenty times. C. Thirty times.
19. According to the speaker, how can the book be better understood
A. By watching related movies.
B. By enjoying detailed descriptions.
C. By studying the history of the characters.
20. What does the speaker say about Stan Lee
A. He would have been proud of the book.
B. He wanted the book to have an amazing story.
C. He passed away right after the book came out.
第二部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下列四篇短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
We look forward to welcoming you to The Met! Please review our visitor guidelines outlined below prior to your visit. The Met reserves the right to ask visitors who do not follow these guidelines to leave the museum.
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Opening Hours
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The Met is closed on Wednesdays, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Year Day, and the first Monday in May.
Rules
◆ All visitors and Members must pass through security checks.
◆ Smoking, including electronic cigarettes, is not allowed in The Met or near the entrances.
◆ Please preserve your ticket. You may be asked to re-validate (使重新生效) your ticket when exiting and re-entering the galleries.
◆ The Met reserves the right to refuse the entry of any visitor carrying the following prohibited items: large bags, luggage, musical instruments, glass containers, liquids other than water, sporting goods, and dogs or other pets (Service animals are welcome.).
◆ The Met permits photography and video for private, non-commercial use.
Staff at Your Service
If you have left something behind at The Met, please call the Lost and Found Office at 212-570-3981 or email info@metmuseum.org. If you are currently visiting The Met, you can inquire directly at the Security Desk in the Great Hall.
1. What can make people fail to be admitted into The Met
A. Taking an organ. B. Going with a guide dog.
C. Not making an appointment. D. Visiting it at 2 p.m. on New Year’s Eve.
2. How much will they pay if a couple visit The Met with two preschoolers
A. $30. B. $47. C. $60. D. $77.
3. What is the text
A. Financial statements. B. Entrance regulations.
C. Registration instructions. D. Experimental procedures.
B
When I was a boy, there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of Mississippi River. That was, to be a steamboat man. We had temporary ambitions of other sorts, but they were only temporary.
My father was a justice of the peace, and I supposed he possessed the power of life and death over all men and could hang anybody that offended him. This was distinction enough for me as a general thing; but the desire to be a steamboat man kept intruding (闯入), nevertheless. One of our boys in town, who went away and was not heard of for a long time, turned up as an apprentice engineer on a steamboat. This thing shook the bottom out of all my Sunday-school teachings. That boy was notoriously worldly, and I was just the opposite. There was nothing generous about this fellow in his greatness. He would always manage to have a rust y nail to scrub while his boat stopped at our town, and he would sit on the inside guard and scrub it, where we could all see him. And wherever his boat was laid up he would come home and show off in the town in his blackest and greasiest clothes, so that nobody could help remembering that he was a steamboat man; and he used all sorts of steamboat technical terms in his talk, as if he were so used to them that he forgot common people could not understand them.
This creature’s career could produce but one result, and it was speedily followed. Boy after boy managed to get on the river. Despite many choices, pilot was the grandest position of all. The pilot, even in those days of trivial wages, had a princely salary — from 150-250 dollars a month, and no board payment. But our parents would not let us and our worry was that the next year would find us hunting for jobs with low pay again. So by and by I ran away. I said I never would come home again till I was a pilot and could come in glory.
4. Why does the writer mention his father’s job in Paragraph 2
A. To show that his father was in power. B. To show that his father is cruel.
C. To emphasize the job he prefers. D. To emphasize his love for his father.
5. Which of the following can best conclude the writer’s attitude toward the boy
A. He thought the boy was material but pitiful.
B. He thought the boy was annoying but still envied him.
C. He thought the boy was shallow but knowledgeable.
D. He thought the boy was good but still disliked him.
6. What can be inferred from the passage
A. The boy talked in a way to make others feel jealous.
B. The boy’s experience made other boys like him.
C. The pilot’s salary was relatively high but without meals covered.
D. The boy made his childhood dream come true.
7. What is the text mainly about
A. Parents’ interference with children’s career. B. The boy’s passion for his ideal job.
C. The boy’s sharp jealousy of his brother. D. Low payment of steamboat man.
C
Robins (知更鸟) are considered as a symbol of the festive season and are known for their lively, curious nature around humans. But even robins get road rage because they can become aggressive when there’s noise, a new study shows.
Researchers from the UK found that the sound of traffic made rural robins — not urban robins — “more aggressive”. The study was conducted by experts at Anglia Ruskin University in Cambridge. Human activity has a colossal effect on wildlife, including on their social behavior,” the team said in their paper.
For their study, the team investigated the behavior of male European robins living in urban parks and rural forests in Istanbul. They measured aggression towards another robin intruder, which wasn’t a real robin but instead a model in the shape of an adult bird. The fake robin was equipped with a speaker, through which the team could play audio, and then attached to trees at the parks and forests. The audio consisted of recordings of robin songs, while additional traffic noise was added through another separate speaker nearby.
After recording the birds’ behavior during interactions with the fake intruder, they found the urban robins typically displayed more physical aggression than rural robins. However, rural robins became more aggressive with the addition of traffic noise — possibly because they’re less used to traffic noise than urban birds, which are already living in noisier habitats. What’s more, physical displays of territoriality could increase because the traffic noise interferes with their birdsong. “In normally quiet surroundings, we found that additional traffic noise leads to rural robins becoming more aggressive,” said Dr Caglar Akcay at ARU. “We believe this is because the noise is interfering with their communication.”
Overall, by comparing urban and rural robin reactions, the study provides a valuable glimpse into how urban-living species adapt to “life in a noisy world”. “Our results show that human-produced noise can have a range of effects on robins, depending on the habitat they live in,” said Dr Akcay.
8. What can we learn about the robins according to the text
A. They like larger habitats.
B. They cannot stand other intruders.
C. They prefer villages to urban areas.
D. They can remind people of joyous seasons.
9. What does the underlined word “colossal” in Paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Positive. B. Mutual. C. Weak. D. Dramatic.
10. Why did the rural robins become more aggressive when facing traffic noise
A. It affected their communication.
B. It severely damaged their hearing.
C. It prevented them from finding food.
D. It made it hard for them to return to their habitats.
11. What is the purpose of this text
A. To persuade people to protect the robins.
B. To compare the differences between robins.
C. To show man-made noise’s effect on robins.
D. To prove that human and birds are connected.
D
Superhuman artificial intelligence is already among us. Well, sort of. When it comes to playing games like chess and Go, or solving difficult scientific challenges like predicting protein structures, computers are well ahead of us. But we have one superpower they aren’t close to mastering: mind reading.
Humans have a mysterious ability to reason the goals, desires and beliefs of others, a vital skill that means we can predict other people’s actions and the consequences of our own. Reading minds comes so easily to us, though, that we often don’t think to spell out what we want. If AIs are to become truly useful in everyday life, we have to give them this gift that evolution has given us to read other people’s minds.
Psychologists refer to the ability to infer other’s mental state as theory of mind. In humans, this ability starts to develop at a very young age. How to reproduce the competence in machines is far from clear, though. One of the main challenges is context. For instance, if someone asks whether you are going for a run and you reply “it’s raining”, they can quickly conclude that the answer is no. But this requires huge amounts of background knowledge about running, weather and human preferences. Moreover, whether humans or AI, the theory of mind is supposed to appear naturally from one’s own learning process.
Yet we might still want AI to have a more human-like form of theory of mind. While letting AI form the theory of mind in their learning process is likely to lead to developing more powerful AI, plainly building in shared ways to represent knowledge may be crucial for humans to trust and communicate with AI.
It is important to remember, though, that the pursuit of machines with theory of mind is about more than just building more useful robots. It is also a stepping stone on the path towards a deeper goal for AI and robotics research: building truly self-aware machines. Whether we will ever get there remains to be seen, but we are on the path to learning to think about ourselves.
12 Why does the author mention “games” and “protein structures” in the first paragraph
A. To stress how important the science is. B. To promote the use of AI in daily life.
C. To present AI’s theory of mind. D. To contrast with AI’s lack of mind reading.
13. According to the passage, which of the following contexts can AI understand well
A. When kids see their mom after hurting themselves and they cry louder.
B. When a mom tells her kid to eat the food that is good for health and he eats it.
C. When a teacher asks for a boy’s homework and he answers “my dog ate it”.
D. When you are asked to eat spicy food for dinner and you reply “a sore throat”.
14 What may the author agree with
A. We should reject human-like forms of abilities for AI.
B. Humans’ theory of mind is far from perfect.
C. Mind reading requires huge amounts of context.
D. The theory of mind is independent of one’s learning process.
15. Which would be the best title for the passage
A. AI with Its Own Theory of Mind Is Expected
B. AI with Theory of Mind Will Reshape Our Future
C. AI’s Theory of Mind Is a Blessing or Suffering to Humans
D. Theory of Mind Bridges the Gap Between Humans and AI
第二节（共5小题，每小题2分，满分10分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Start a Garden in 2024
Gardening is a powerful outlet for creativity, enabling you to surround yourself with beauty. It can provide homegrown food for your family, keep you in touch with nature and is also an invaluable form of exercise. In short, gardening is beneficial to both body and soul. ____16____.
It all starts with good soil
Whatever you’re growing, fertile soil is the key. ____17____. It promotes root development, supplying nutrients for plant growth.
Grow vegetables that keep on giving.
____18____, choose ones you can harvest more than once. Lettuce and basil are quick and easy to grow. They’ll replace their leaves every time you cut them. Vegetables like these mean continuous harvests, which is huge for keeping spirits high.
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Some plants will grow tall and some will grow closer to the ground. Tall plants will shade shorter plants and prevent them getting needed sunshine. Also, give little seedlings plenty of room to stretch and grow. If they grow too close together, don’t be afraid to thin seedlings.
Save money with seeds and cuttings.
Buying all of your plants from the garden center is expensive. ____20____. Reach out to friends and family who garden and ask them to share spare seeds with you. Also check to see if they have any plants you can take cuttings from. It takes longer than buying young plants but it is definitely more satisfying and you will learn so much.
A. If you need some help
B. Size up your growing space
C. If you’re a newcomer
D. Here are some essential tips for beginners in gardening
E. Choose a container size appropriate for what you are growing
F. Investing in rich soil initially create s a suitable environment
G. However, you can grow a huge range of plants from seeds or cuttings
第三部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）
第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1.5分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
“Enjoy the little things in life, for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things.” This ____21____ has stuck with me since the first time I read it. And it just makes so much ____22____.
Just the other day I caught a cold, the flu made me feel so ____23____ and sleepy. How I wished it was a ____24____ already. But it was Monday. I had to go to work.
We have a care taker at work. Her name was Lucy, who usually ____25____ some nice lunch for us. She asked me with ____26____ if I was ill. After realizing that I was not okay, she was ____27____ me.
As this serious illness made me ____28____, Lucy hurriedly went to the hospital to fetch some medicine to ___29___ my headache. Her kind gesture and ____30____ melted my heart. I mean, she didn’t have to do that but she went out of her way to ____31____ it for me. I felt so good, I felt loved, I felt visible and it was a huge ____32____.
Life is made up of the ____33____ things. These little things go ____34____ most of the time so that we might ignore them. But they’re the biggest things and ____35____ the best things. If you can collect these little things, you’ll ____36____ feel alone. These little things give hope and ____37____ for doing more and doing better.
Therefore, if something ____38____ makes your soul smile, note it and let it ____39____ on your mind and be remembered during dull days that life may ____40____.
21. A. quote B. routine C. privilege D. service
22. A. trouble B. pressure C. sense D. fun
23. A. proud B. weak C. active D. ambitious
24. A. balance B. breath C. pause D. weekend
25. A. prepares B. sells C. borrows D. wastes
26. A. concern B. delight C. certainty D. caution
27. A. displeased with B. interested in C. ashamed of D. sympathetic to
28. A. eye-catching B. head-spinning C. heartbreaking D. breathtaking
29. A. observe B. examine C. treat D. urge
30. A. gratitude B. thankfulness C. thoughtfulness D. display
31. A. make B. ruin C. improve D. change
32. A. relief B. promise C. wish D. direction
33. A. harmful B. little C. empty D. big
34. A. unhurt B. unnoticed C. unfortunate D. unafraid
35. A. temporarily B. doubtfully C. casually D. definitely
36. A. often B. always C. never D. sometimes
37. A. difference B. strength C. struggle D. campaign
38. A. tiny B. boring C. meaningless D. precise
39. A. feed B. strike C. stick D. hang
40. A. make a decision B. block your way C. keep your word D. have a point
第二节 语法填空（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。
No one could have expected that slow-moving Qigong ____41____ (become) popular among Chinese young people in the past several years. Short videos of young Chinese doing traditional fitness Qigong have flooded video websites, among ____42____ a video of Baduanjin has been played for more than 10 million times and received over 6,000 comments on a video sharing platform ____43____ (target) young people.
Baduanjin is one of the oldest fitness methods ____44____ (stay) healthy in China, originally created over 800 years ago during the Song Dynasty. The name refers to how the eight individual movements provide a soft quality ____45____ the movement of the body.
Compared with more ____46____ (physical) demanding sports such as the ball games or swimming, Baduanjin is slow and usually accompanied by restful music, so it used to be considered as the sport meant for the elders. However, not requiring much space, equipment or time, it’s perfect for office workers, as they often suffer from back and neck pain ____47____ (cause) by sitting in front of computers for hours.
“I’ve been doing Baduanjin for a couple of ____48____ (month), which makes me sleep well and get strong,”___49___ young netizen commented below the video. “I owe big thanks to Baduanjin as it offers a much _____50_____ (healthy) lifestyle.”
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节 短文改错（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
51. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号（∧），并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；
2.只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
I started volunteering at a young age and continue to do so in our spare time. I am frequently visit nursing homes to help an elderly. It is a memorable experience to clean up the trash but chat with them. In my opinion, volunteering have many benefits. First of all, it can help create meaningfully relationships with others and increase our social interaction. Secondly, volunteering can raise awareness of the very issues what other people deal with and will increase important social skills such as teamwork. Last but not least, volunteering has been shown to give you a sense of accomplish and to increase feelings of happiness. And I believe you can gains a lot from your volunteer journey!
第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
52. 假如你是李华，是校英文报记者，上周五，你校开展了以“My Favourite Chinese History Stories”为主题的英语演讲比赛，请你用英语写一则活动报道。内容包括：
1.活动目的；
2.活动过程；
3.你的感想。
注意：1. 词数100左右；
2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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听力答案：1. B 2. C 3. B 4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 8. B 9. C 10. A 11. C 12. B 13. B 14. A 15. A 16. C 17. B 18. B 19. C 20. A
