2023-2024学年高二英语下学期期末模拟卷01（江苏专用）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 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。
1．What can we learn about the man
A．He didn't like the bike.
B．He would like to get a bike like the boy's.
C．He used to have a bike like the boy's.
【答案】B
【原文】W: Wow, did you see the bicycle that boy just rode on
M: That wasn't a bad-looking bike. I wouldn't mind having one like it.
2．How will the weather probably be tomorrow
A．Sunny. B．Snowy. C．Rainy.
【答案】C
【原文】M: The snow we’ve had for the last few days will stop by the end of the afternoon. Tomorrow we can expect some rain, but by the end of the week, some sunny weather is likely.
W: Great!
3．Where is the man most probably going next
A．To a hair salon. B．To a clothing shop. C．To a coffee shop.
【答案】A
【原文】M: Surprise! Ha-ha… Look at my new coat and pants. Do you like them
W: Well, you should have a cool hairstyle to match your clothes.
M: Why have I never thought of that Maybe you can accompany me to the barber’s. And then I’ll buy you a coffee in return.
4．When does the woman like to climb the hill
A．In the winter. B．In the spring. C．In the summer.
【答案】A
【原文】M: I’ve hiked up this hill twice this year already, and it was hot in the spring and the summer.
W: Yeah, so I prefer to climb it in the winter. We’ll be prepared for the cold.
5．Why is Mike going to Charleroi
A．To meet friends. B．To take photos. C．To visit a museum.
【答案】C
【原文】W: Mike, I heard you’re going to Charleroi. Are you visiting friends there
M: No. You know, I’m really interested in photography. So I want to look at some great works of photography. I can do that at Charleroi Photography Museum.
第二节 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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．How many times did Oliver watch Titanic less than Nona
A．Once. B．Twice. C．Three times.
7．Why does Oliver find it hard to follow Interstellar
A．It changes scene very quickly.
B．Its lines are very long.
C．It contains much professional knowledge.
【答案】6．A 7．C
【原文】W: Oliver, I saw the movie Titanic yesterday. Actually, I saw it eight times.
M: Oh. Nona, that’s one of my favorites. I saw it seven times.
W: It’s a great story with great actors. Besides, what kind of movie do you like
M: Films about space exploration.
W: Then, you must like Interstellar. I found it difficult to understand when I first saw it.
M: Yes, it involves a lot of physical knowledge.
W: So, the story writers of this kind of films must be very knowledgeable.
M: They also have to consult many relevant books and materials.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．To whom is the woman probably talking to
A．An interviewer.
B．A fresh graduate.
C．A salesperson.
9．What do we know about the woman
A．She doesn’t have sales experience.
B．She has finished English course at university.
C．She is hired by the man.
【答案】8．A 9．B
【原文】M: OK, Lucia, what university do you attend
W: I go to the University of Miami.
M: When will you graduate Are you going to receive any degree
W: I’ll graduate in this coming July. And I will receive a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration.
M: Good. Please tell me about the courses you’ve learned at university.
W: I’ve completed marketing principles, sales management, economics, accounting, statistics, psychology and business English.
M: Sounds interesting. Do you have any sales experience
W: Yes, I once worked as a yogurt seller in a supermarket for two months. Surely I need to learn more about selling things.
M: Okay. Thanks. We’ll email the result to you by next Monday.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．Why does the man invite the woman to his flat
A．To show her around his garden.
B．To help her improve her English.
C．To introduce her to his neighbors.
11．When will the woman see her friend Luke
A．On Wednesday. B．On Thursday. C．On Friday.
12．What will the woman prepare for the gathering
A．A traditional snack. B．A bunch of flowers. C．Some coffee.
【答案】10．C 11．B 12．A
【原文】M: Hi, Mary, have you met any of your neighbors yet
W: No. Not really. It’s quite difficult because my English isn’t very good.
M: What your English is fine. Anyway, lots of people here are from different countries.
W: Are they I didn’t know that.
M: Actually, two of my neighbors are coming round to my flat for coffee on Friday morning. Do you also want to come so that you can meet them
W: Let me think today is Wednesday. Tomorrow I’m going to see my friend Luke, so yes, I should be free on friday. What time should I come round
M: Is 10.30 okay
W: Yes, that sounds great. Thank you. I'll make a cake. That’s my country’s traditional snack. It’s called Marva cake. I’m sure all of you will like it.
M: Wow, thanks. My neighbors also promised to bring some lilies from their garden. I’m really looking forward to the gathering. See you on Friday then.
W: See you.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．What color might the woman’s dress be
A．White. B．Cream. C．Silver and gold.
14．How many people will be present at the evening section
A．100. B．200. C．300.
15．What will the woman provide
A．Balloons. B．Drinks. C．Chair covers.
16．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．A company gathering. B．A birthday party. C．A wedding ceremony.
【答案】13．C 14．C 15．B 16．C
【原文】W: I want the trees outside the church decorated with white balloons.
M: We can certainly arrange that. Would you like the chair covers to match
W: No, I would like them also to be a mix of silver and gold to match my dress.
M: Brave choice. Usually we see white or cream. Moving on to the ceremony, we’ll have you and your partner here.
Where do you want your flower girl What’s her name
W: Bethany She’s quite young, so she had better sit down once she has finished her job.
M: And will it be your father who is walking with you
W: Unfortunately, he passed away two years ago. It will be my uncle who gives me away.
M: I’m sorry for your loss. I’m sure he’ll be watching down on your big day.
W: That’s very kind of you to say so.
M: So after the ceremony, your guests will file out into the garden for photos and then into the hall for reception drinks. How many people will there be
W: Two hundred during the ceremony and a hundred more for the evening section. Is the beer and wine included in the package
M: No, we do have a number of options, or you can provide your own at no additional cost.
W: We’ll provide our own. Adam works for a drinks company.
M: Good to know. I might need to speak to him about supplies.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．Which situation will the speaker remain
A．Vice-president. B．CEO of the company. C．Chairman of the board.
18．When did Quinn Constantine come aboard
A．20 years ago. B．15 years ago. C．5 years ago.
19．What does Quinn do well in
A．Growing the brand internationally.
B．Developing some successful products.
C．Hiring some engineers of high ability.
20．What is the speaker’s attitude toward Quinn
A．Satisfied. B．Grateful. C．Indifferent.
【答案】17．C 18．A 19．B 20．A
【原文】
M: This is the last time I’ll be addressing you as CEO of this company. Those are strange words to say, but the time has come for me to step down. I’ll remain chairman of the board, and concentrate on helping us grow our brand internationally. I’ll appoint Quinn Constantine as CEO of this company. He is a man who is not only our executive vice-president but someone who has dedicated his entire career to our firm. Quinn came aboard 20 years ago, fresh out of college, and began as a software engineer. His drive and wisdom have been important in developing our most popular and successful products. He has spent the past 5 years working closely with me. I can assure you that he is well prepared for this change, and is qualified to keep this company among the leaders in an increasingly competitive high-tech industry. I expect there will be little change in our day-to-day operations, but I’ll let your new boss speak for himself. Ladies and gentlemen, here’s Quinn Constantine.
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
Through connecting with people and the outdoors, a cycling holiday can boost both your physical and mental well-being. We have researched the best routes for the perfect cycling holiday here and even if two wheels is not your usual mode of transport, you’ll be sure to find your next cycling destination here.
Camel Trail
Stretching 27. 8 km from Padstow to Wenfordbridge, the Camel Trail in North Cornwall is not only a fairly flat cycle, but is also home to some breathtaking views of the coast and family-friendly camping spots. With 96% of the route traffic free, you’ll certainly have a great time on this cycling holiday, whether you’re a green hand cyclist or an expert on two wheels.
Tissington Trail
One hundred percent traffic free, the Tissington Trail is 21. 3 km long, making it a safe and simple trip for families. The Tissington Trail follows an old railway line which still has the former station platforms.
Marriott’s Way
Marriott’s Way is about 26 miles, winding its way through glorious countryside and picturesque villages. There is an abundance of wildlife—you might see kestrels, hares, orchids and if you’re very lucky, otters—ancient churches, local food pleasures and artwork to enjoy along the way. The Marriott’s Way cycling trail best suits families and friends who are keen riders with its steepest slope.
Lagan Towpath
Explore Northern Ireland’s natural beauty with the Lagan Towpath cycling and walking trail.
It is 100% traffic free, so you’ll only ever bump into other families and walkers, making it one of the safest routes to try. Make the most of the holiday by spending a day or two in Northern Ireland’s capital, Belfast, before departing on the 21. 3 km bike ride down Lagan Valley.
21．Which route would art lovers probably choose to take first
A．Camel Trail. B．Tissington Trail.
C．Marriott’s Way. D．Lagan Towpath.
22．How is the safety of the routes measured in the passage
A．By the steepness. B．By the traffic free degree.
C．By the average distance. D．By the surroundings.
23．Who is this passage most likely intended for
A．Adventurers. B．Environmentalists.
C．Family tourists. D．Professional cyclists.
【答案】21．C 22．B 23．C
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了一些适合家庭的最佳骑行度假路线。
21．细节理解题。根据Marriott’s Way部分的“There is an abundance of wildlife—you might see kestrels, hares, orchids and if you’re very lucky, otters—ancient churches, local food pleasures and artwork to enjoy along the way.(这里有大量的野生动物——你可能会看到红隼、野兔、兰花，如果你很幸运的话，还会看到水獭——古老的教堂、当地的美食和艺术品，一路上都可以欣赏到。)”可知，Marriott’s Way这条路线可以欣赏艺术，因此艺术爱好者会首选这条线路。故选C。
22．推理判断题。根据Camel Trail部分的“With 96% of the route traffic free, you’ll certainly have a great time on this cycling holiday, no matter if you’re a green hand cyclist or an expert on two wheels.(96%的线路畅通无阻，无论你是新手还是骑自行车的专家，你都一定会在这个骑行假期度过一段美好的时光。)”，Tissington Trail部分的“One hundred per-cent traffic free, the Tissington Trail is 21.3 km long, making it a safe and simple trip for families.(蒂辛顿步道全长21.3公里，百分之百的交通畅通，是一个安全而简单的家庭旅行。)”和最后一段的“It is 100%traffic free, so you’ll only ever bump into other families and walkers, making it one of the safest routes to try.(这条路100%没有交通堵塞，所以你只会撞到其他家庭和行人，这是最安全的路线之一。)”可推断，路线的安全是通过交通畅通度来衡量的。故选B。
23．推理判断题。根据文章Camel Trail部分的“family-friendly camping spots(适合家庭居住的露营地点)”，Tissington Trail部分的“One hundred per-cent traffic free, the Tissington Trail is 21.3 km long, making it a safe and simple trip for families.(蒂辛顿步道全长21.3公里，百分之百的交通畅通，是一个安全而简单的家庭旅行。)”，Marriott’s Way部分的“The Marriott’s Way cycling trail best suits families and friends who are keen riders with its steepest slope.(万豪之路自行车道坡度最陡，最适合喜欢骑行的家人和朋友。)”和Lagan Towpath部分的“It is 100%traffic free, so you’ll only ever bump into other families and walkers, making it one of the safest routes to try.(这条路100%没有交通堵塞，所以你只会遇到其他家庭和行人，这是最安全的路线之一。)”可知，本文介绍了一些适合家庭的最佳骑行路线，因此推断文章最有可能写给家庭旅行者。故选C。
B
I am, not for the first time, writing a book. The difference with this book is that I will actually finish writing it without being interrupted.
Last week I left Melbourne to stay for a month at a house next to the beach; just me, my dog and my laptop. It’s an unspeakable luxury having what Virginia Woolf described over 90 years ago as the two things a woman needs for writing: a room of her own and enough money to support herself.
My room is small and there is nothing distracting me. No iPad games, no bar next door, no kids, no unpaid bills, no struggling to pay the rent; just silence and a beach to walk on when I need to clear my head. Some people can and have written books in rooms full of all those things. I could not.
Since I arrived, I’ve turned off my phone and in the absence of alarms I wake up early, make breakfast and go for a walk on the beach to sort out my thoughts on the writing I did the day before and how it ties in with what I want to write today.
When I come back, I write, uninterrupted, for hours. When it’s time to stop, I can eat, nap, read or lie on the ground and stare at the sky. Then I do hours of editing and researching for the next day. These are my days in the room of my own.
My colleague wrote about the guilt and freedom of leaving all your responsibilities behind and how surprising it is to discover how much you can do when you have a room of your own. It’s not something I’ve done for years. Being a single parent is tiring, rewarding and irritating all at once and it leaves very little room for creativity or pondering.
People rarely have freedom to pursue creative dreams. I’ve worked hard, and getting here gave me the opportunity.
Writing is a joy and incredibly hard work. I don’t know if the book will be a success, but I do know how successful I will feel when I’ve finished it and how lucky I am that I will be able to be here in this room of my own.
24．Why did the author leave Melbourne
A．She wanted to live near the seashore. B．She wanted to have some leisure time.
C．She had a desire to live a luxurious life. D．She was determined to finish her writing.
25．The author mentioned Virginia Woolf in paragraph 2 to ______.
A．express her admiration for Virginia. B．show that Virginia can finish writing a book.
C．prove that Virginia also likes dogs and laptops. D．stress the idea of having a house for writing alone.
26．How did the author feel when staying in the room
A．She felt regretful to leave her family. B．She felt lonely and missed Melbourne.
C．She liked the simplicity and felt relaxed. D．She found it hard to get inspiration for writing.
27．What’s the purpose of this passage
A．To show how to write a book independently.
B．To share her story and thoughts on living alone.
C．To explain how Virginia Woolf has affected her life.
D．To make suggestions about how to pursue dreams freely.
【答案】24．D 25．D 26．C 27．B
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者为了写作在海边的一所房子里住了一个月，作者在此期间感到很轻松，认为独自生活是一件幸事。
24．细节理解题。根据第一段中“The difference with this book is that I will actually finish writing it without being interrupted.(这本书的不同之处在于，我会在不被打断的情况下把它写完)”以及第二段中“Last week I left Melbourne to stay for a month at a house next to the beach; just me, my dog and my laptop.(上周我离开墨尔本，在海边的一所房子里住了一个月；只有我，我的狗和我的笔记本电脑)”可知，作者离开墨尔本是因为她下定决心完成她的写作。故选D。
25．推理判断题。根据第二段中“It’s an unspeakable luxury having what Virginia Woolf described over 90 years ago as the two things a woman needs for writing: a room of her own and enough money to support herself.(90多年前，弗吉尼亚·伍尔芙称，拥有一个女人写作所需要的两样东西是一种难以言喻的奢侈：一间自己的房间和足够的钱养活自己)”可推知，作者在第二段中提到了弗吉尼亚·伍尔夫是为了强调有一个单独房子来完成写作。故选D。
26．细节理解题。根据第三段中“My room is small and there is nothing distracting me. No iPad games, no bar next door, no kids, no unpaid bills, no struggling to pay the rent; just silence and a beach to walk on when I need to clear my head.(我的房间很小，没有什么能让我分心。没有iPad游戏，没有隔壁的酒吧，没有孩子，没有未付的账单，没有为付房租而挣扎；当我需要理清思绪的时候，只有安静和沙滩)”可知，作者呆在房间里时，她喜欢这种简单，感觉很轻松。故选C。
27．推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“My colleague wrote about the guilt and freedom of leaving all your responsibilities behind and how surprising it is to discover how much you can do when you have a room of your own. It’s not something I’ve done for years. Being a single parent is tiring, rewarding and irritating all at once and it leaves very little room for creativity or pondering.(我的同事写了关于放下所有责任的内疚和自由，以及当你发现自己有一间自己的房间时可以做很多事情是多么令人惊讶。这不是我多年来做的事。做一个单亲妈妈是一件累人的、有回报的、令人恼火的事情，它留给我们的创造和思考的空间非常小)”结合主要讲述了作者为了写作在海边的一所房子里住了一个月，作者在此期间感到很轻松，认为独自生活是一件幸事。可推知，这篇文章的目的是分享她独自生活的故事和想法。故选B。
C
You’ve heard an old Chinese saying before: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. You may even be nodding your head in agreement right now. However, we can have a different understanding about it.
When a person is starving, that’s not the time to fill their head with knowledge but to first give the person a fish—eradicating their hunger—and only then teach them to fish. Far too often, people ignore this common sense first step. They see someone who is struggling, and they rush to offer wisdom. “Let me tell you what I’d do in your position,” a well-meaning individual might offer.
But few of us understand the anxiety, confusion and uncertainty that come with overwhelming need. People meeting with personal disasters don’t have the ability to think straight. Their nerves may be shot. Their confidence may be non-existent. Can you imagine what it would be like to be in that person’s situation
Rushing to offer a struggling person long-term advice is a waste of time. Instead, it makes far more sense to help them regain their emotional balance. Once their ears, heart and mind open, you’ll have an opportunity to teach a new skill.
But how do we know whether a person needs a fish before a fishing lesson Two things: One is the ability to pay attention. We need to know whether the other person is open and receptive, or looking at the world through narrowed eyes You can’t just take their words but have to look at how the person acts and what they don’t say. The other is empathy (共情). The more successful you are, the harder it is to imagine what it must be like to be the opposite. Try to create a safe environment for emotional acceptance before the fishing lesson.
28．What is the function of the first paragraph
A．To illustrate a concept. B．To introduce the background.
C．To bring in a new viewpoint. D．To put up an example.
29．What does the underlined word “eradicating” mean in paragraph 2
A．Getting rid of. B．Paying attention to.
C．Making up for. D．Putting up with.
30．What should we do first for those struggling person
A．Get them to think straight.
B．Teach them a new skill.
C．Give them long term advice.
D．help regain their emotional balance.
31．Which does the author probably agree with according to the last paragraph
A．Live and learn.
B．Put yourself in others’ shoes.
C．Never teach a fish to swim.
D．Don’t teach old dogs new tricks.
【答案】28．C 29．A 30．D 31．B
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章介绍了对“授之以鱼不如授之以渔”的不同理解，即在别人挨饿时，不是给他灌输知识，而是先给他一条鱼，让他消除饥饿。文章解释了这么做的原因以及建议。
28．推理判断题。根据第一段“You’ve heard an old Chinese saying before: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. You may even be nodding your head in agreement right now. However, we can have a different understanding about it. (你以前听过一句中国古话：授之以鱼不如授之以渔。你现在甚至可能在点头表示同意。然而，我们可以有一个不同的理解。)”可知，第一段是为了引入新的观点——对“授之以鱼不如授之以渔”的不同理解，故选C。
29．词句猜测题。根据划线单词上文“When a person is starving, that’s not the time to fill their head with knowledge but to first give the person a fish (当一个人在挨饿的时候，那不是给他灌输知识的时候，而是先给他一条鱼)”可知，当一个人挨饿时，先给他一条鱼，这样能消除他的饥饿，由此可知，划线单词eradicating意为“消除”，与A项“Getting rid of. (摆脱)”意思相近，故选A。
30．细节理解题。根据第三段中“People meeting with personal disasters don’t have the ability to think straight. Their nerves may be shot. Their confidence may be non-existent. Can you imagine what it would be like to be in that person’s situation (遇到个人灾难的人没有直接思考的能力。他们的神经可能会受到刺激。他们的信心可能根本不存在。你能想象处在那种情况下会是什么样子吗？)”和第四段中“Instead, it makes far more sense to help them regain their emotional balance. Once their ears, heart and mind open, you’ll have an opportunity to teach a new skill. (相反，帮助他们恢复情绪平衡更有意义。一旦他们的耳朵，心灵和头脑打开，你将有机会教一个新的技能)”可知，那些处在灾难中的人们没有信心，所以为了帮助他们，我们首先要做的是帮助他们恢复情绪，即增强他们的信心，故选D。
31．推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The other is empathy (共情).The more successful you are, the harder it is to imagine what it must be like to be the opposite. Try to create a safe environment for emotional acceptance before the fishing lesson. (另一个是共情。你越成功，就越难想象成为失败的人是什么样子。试着在授之以渔课之前为情感接受创造一个安全的环境)”可知，作者建议我们要产生共情，即要换位思考，站在别人的角度考虑。故选B。
D
When I was a child, I always wanted to be a superhero. I wanted to save the world and make everyone happy. But I knew that I’d need superpowers to make my dreams come true. So I used to embark on these imaginary journeys to find intergalactic (星系之间的) objects from planet Krypton, but didn’t yield much result. When I grew up and realized that science fiction was not a good source for superpowers, I decided instead to embark on a journey of real science, to find a more useful truth.
I started my journey in California, with a UC Berkeley 30-year longitudinal study that examined the photos of students in an old yearbook, and tried to measure their success and well-being throughout their life.By measuring the students’ smiles, researchers were able to predict how fulfilling and long-lasting a subject’s marriage would be, how well they would score on standardized tests of well-being, and how inspiring they would be to others.
Another aha moment came from a 2010 Wayne State University span research project that looked into pre-1950s baseball cards of Major League players. The researchers found that the span of a player’s smile could actually assist to predict the span of his life. Players who didn’t smile in their pictures lived an average of only 72.9 years, while players with beaming smiles lived an average of almost 80 years.
British researchers found that one smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate. Wait — The same study found that smiling is as stimulating as receiving up to 16,000 in cash. That’s like $25,000 a smile. It’s not bad. And think about it this way: 25,000 times 400 — children smile as many as 400 times per day — quite a few kids out there feel like Mark Zuckerberg every day.
So whenever you want to tap into a superpower that will help you and everyone around you live a longer, healthier, happier life, smile.
32．Why did the author shift to pursuing scientific research
A．Because he discovered galactic objects during childhood.
B．Because he realized sci-fi couldn’t bring superpowers.
C．Because he dreamed of global happiness since youth.
D．Because he embarked on these fictional journeys.
33．What can we infer from Paragraph 4
A．Every child smiles 400 times per day.
B．Kids who smile are as rich as Zukerberg.
C．Smiling is equal to eating 2,000 bars of chocolate.
D．Smiling can gain stimulation alike receiving cash.
34．What’s the author’s attitude towards the effect of smiles on people
A．Positive. B．Doubtful. C．Neutral. D．Indifferent.
35．What is the text mainly about
A．The journey to find the truth.
B．The hidden power of smiling.
C．The secret to a long and healthy life.
D．The significance of superhero studies.
【答案】32．B 33．D 34．A 35．B
【导语】
本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了研究表明，微笑给我们带来的好处，能让我们更幸福，更长寿。
32．细节理解题。根据文章第一段“When I grew up and realized that science fiction was not a good source for superpowers, I decided instead to embark on a journey of real science, to find a more useful truth.(当我长大且意识到科幻小说并不是超能力的好的来源时，我决定踏上真正的科学之旅去找到更有用的事实)”可知，作者转变到科学研究是因为科幻小说无法给作者超能力。故选B。
33．推理判断题。根据文章第四段“British researchers found that one smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate. Wait — The same study found that smiling is as stimulating as receiving up to 16,000 in cash.(研究者发现，一个微笑可以产生与2000块巧克力同等水平的大脑刺激。等等——同一项研究发现，微笑和收到16000英镑现金一样刺激)”可推知，收到巧克力和现金对大脑的刺激与微笑对大脑的刺激是一样的。由此推知，微笑可以像收到现金一样获得刺激。故选D。
34．推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“So whenever you want to tap into a superpower that will help you and everyone around you live a longer, healthier, happier life, smile.(因此，每当你想要一种超能力来帮助你和周围的人活得更长，更健康，更幸福时，就微笑吧)”可推知，作者认为微笑可以帮助自己和周围的人活得更长、更健康、更幸福。由此推知，作者对微笑的态度是积极的。故选A。
35．主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“When I grew up and realized that science fiction was not a good source for superpowers, I decided instead to embark on a journey of real science, to find a more useful truth.(当我长大且意识到科幻小说并不是超能力的好的来源时，我决定踏上真正的科学之旅去找到更有用的事实)”可知，文章首段提出了要通过科学研究来寻找超能力，紧接着文章通过两项研究说明微笑能使人更加幸福更加长寿，微笑也就是作者寻找的超能力。由此可知，文章主要介绍了微笑隐藏的力量。故选B。
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Emotional energy is a relatively new term to describe our vitality (活力). 36 If we feel that some situations drain (耗尽) us, then it’s because they take away all our vitality in matters that are insignificant, but ones that do require effort. They’re situations that only distract us from what’s truly important, and from the things that enrich us. Let’s learn to identify them and avoid them.
Arguments about insignificant issues
A debate is a great opportunity to present your own points of view and learn from other’s opinions. However, something very different happens when two people get into a pointless argument. 37
Gossip
38 . This sort of curiosity is no more than a sign of a lack of identity. Whoever gossips about others looks for themselves in other people. The thing is, they just can’t find themselves.
Worrying over and over again
One of the situations that drain our emotional energy is unstoppable doubt. This is when we think and think but only come up with “ifs” and “buts”. We try to find the right answer or make the right decision just by reflection. 39
Need for approval
We’re constantly trying to get other people’s approval. 40 Instead of investing time to explore who we are, whether others like us or not, we just spend our time doing things that other people want us to do. Generally, people either accept you or they don’t, and sometimes for reasons that are completely beyond your control.
A．We spend so much time worrying about things that it blurs our vision of life.
B．The only purpose of it is to “beat the other person”, and express their own points of view.
C．By doing this we’re just cheating ourselves.
D．Vitality is the strength that we have before tiredness sets in.
E．We go on and on about the same problem, without actually doing anything to solve it.
F．Sticking our noses into other’s private lives, instead of our own, drains our emotional energy.
G．However, we forget that many answers come only when we combine thought and action.
【答案】36．D 37．B 38．F 39．G 40．C
【导语】本文为一篇说明文，介绍了如何识别并避免消耗我们情感能量的情况，包括无意义的争论、说闲话、反复忧虑和渴望得到认可等。
36．空前“Emotional energy is a relatively new term to describe our vitality(活力).(情感能量是一个相对较新的术语，用来描述我们的活力)”提到情感能量和活力的关系，D选项“活力是我们在疲劳到来之前所拥有的力量”承接上文，进一步补充什么是“活力”，且与下文中的vitality呼应。故选D。
37．上文“A debate is a great opportunity to present your own points of view and learn from other’s opinions. However, something very different happens when two people get into a pointless argument.(辩论是一个很好的机会来展示自己的观点，并从别人的观点中学习。然而，当两个人陷入一场毫无意义的争论时，事情就完全不同了)”表示当辩论变成争论，情况就不一样了，B选项“它的唯一目的是“击败对方”，并表达自己的观点”承接上文，说明争论只是为了获胜，不像辩论，还可以从别人的观点中学习，句中代词it指代上文a pointless argument。故选B。
38．根据“Gossip(说闲话)”可知，本段说明闲话的影响，F选项“干涉别人的私人生活，而不是自己的，会耗尽我们的情感能量”表明说闲话会耗尽我们的情感能量，与本段主题一致，句中Sticking our noses into other’s private lives与标题Gossip照应。故选F。
39．空前“We try to find the right answer or make the right decision just by reflection.(我们试图通过反思来找到正确的答案或做出正确的决定)”指出我们试图通过思考来找到答案，G选项“然而，我们忘记了许多答案只有当我们把思想和行动结合起来时才会出现”与上文构成转折关系，说明思考要与行动相结合才能找到答案，句中answers与上一句the right answer相照应。故选G。
40．空前“We’re constantly trying to get other people’s approval.(我们总是试图得到别人的认可)”表示试图得到别人的认可是我们一直在做的事情，C选项“这样做，我们只是在欺骗自己”指出这样做的问题，句中的this指代上文中to get other people’s approval，且下文“Generally, people either accept you or they don’t, and sometimes for reasons that are completely beyond your control.(一般来说，人们要么接受你，要么不接受你，有时是因为你完全无法控制的原因)”对C项做出解释，说明别人的认可是无法掌控的，因此，这种做法是自欺欺人。故选C。
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
An Urban Farmer’s Garden of Eden
Ivy Lawrence-Walls didn’t set out to choose farming. But it chose her. She grew up on a five-acre farm in Houston and credits many 41 life lessons to her childhood. She remembers observing a bird build a nest as an inquisitive seven-year-old. She learned 42 as the nest gradually grew bigger overtime.
She didn’t know then that many of those childhood lessons would be 43 to her life now as a full-time farmer and enterpreneur. Now at 27, she has 44 the farm into a farm and vegetable garden 45 creating sustainable, healthy food access for neighborhood communities.
The garden grows carrots, cabbage, pumpkin, peppers, and delivers for free to local residents. It also hosts various plant pop-up events at local schools to 46 the next generation of farmers.
“Starting the farm in the early stages of the pandemic was a leap of 47 ,” said Lawrence-Walls. Now her daily 48 is not working in the hospital but trading in her lab coat like a doctor to produce food full-time. 49 , she is still 50 in public health. “Food is public health and we hope to 51 some of the issues that we do face in the neighborhood through food and community wellness, green spaces, and mental health awareness.” she stressed.
Lawrence-Walls said her biggest challenge 52 from her nine-to-five to a full-time business owner was 53 the news to her mom, who thought she was crazy to leave her corporate job to dig holes. Additionally, she had to mentally move past the 54 by which success traditionally gets defined in society. “It took a lot for me to realize that, yes, I am digging holes. Yes, I am dirty 90 percent of the time, but I’m happy and realizing that this work is 55 ” she said frankly.
41．A．distinct B．essential C．internal D．enormous
42．A．patience B．obligation C．devotion D．passion
43．A．committed B．exposed C．employed D．adapted
44．A．linked B．persuaded C．integrated D．expanded
45．A．engaged in B．comprised of C．gifted in D．combined with
46．A．tailor B．motivate C．pursue D．encounter
47．A．intention B．hesitation C．resistance D．security
48．A．operation B．routine C．exercise D．supply
49．A．Therefore B．Afterwards C．Nevertheless D．Otherwise
50．A．occupied B．involved C．permitted D．stuck
51．A．tackle B．detect C．clarify D．distinguish
52．A．ceasing B．expanding C．fleeing D．switching
53．A．distracting B．evaluating C．breaking D．citing
54．A．assumption B．conclusion C．forecast D．assessment
55．A．amusing B．secure C．rewarding D．intense
【答案】
41．B 42．A 43．C 44．D 45．A 46．B 47．A 48．B 49．C 50．B 51．A 52．D 53．C 54．D 55．C
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Ivy Lawrence-Walls把休斯顿的一个社区的一个五英亩的农场改造成了一个农场和菜园，旨在为社区提供可持续、健康的食物的故事。
41．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她在休斯顿一个五英亩的农场长大，并将许多重要的人生经验归功于她的童年。A. distinct不同的，有区别的；B. essential必要的；C. internal内部的；D. enormous巨大的。根据下文“life lessons to her childhood”可知，此处指的是必要的人生经验。故选B。
42．考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着巢逐渐变大，她学会了耐心。A. patience耐心；B. obligation义务，责任；C. devotion奉献；D. passion热情。根据下文“as the nest gradually grew bigger overtime”可知，随着巢逐渐变大，她学会了耐心。故选A。
43．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她当时并不知道，她童年学到的很多东西会被用到她现在的生活中，她现在是一名全职的农民和企业家。A. committed承担义务；B. exposed暴露；C. employed雇佣；D. adapted适应。根据上文“childhood lessons”和下文“to her life”可知，她童年的那些人生经验和教训被用到了她的生活中。故选C。
44．考查动词词义辨析。句意：如今，27岁的她已经把农场扩展成了一个农场和菜园，致力于为社区创造可持续的、健康的食物。A. linked连接；B. persuaded说服；C. integrated合并，成为一体；D. expanded扩大。根据下文“the farm into a farm and vegetable garden ___5___ creating sustainable, healthy food access for neighborhood communities”可知，她把农场扩展成了一个农场和菜园。故选D。
45．考查动词短语辨析。句意：如今，27岁的她已经把农场扩展成了一个农场和菜园，致力于为社区创造可持续的、健康的食物。A. engaged in参与、从事；B. comprised of由……组成；C. gifted in对……有天赋；D. combined with与……结合。根据下文“creating sustainable, healthy food access for neighborhood communities”可知，她的农场和菜园，致力于为社区创造可持续的、健康的食物，空格处意为“参与，从事”。故选A。
46．考查动词词义辨析。句意：它还在当地学校举办各种植物快闪活动，以激励下一代农民。A. tailor定做（衣服）；B. motivate激励；C. pursue追求；D. encounter偶遇。根据上文“It also hosts various plant pop-up events”和下文“the next generation of farmers”可知，它还在当地学校举办各种植物快闪活动，以激励下一代农民。故选B。
47．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在流感大流行的早期阶段开始这个农场是一个意图上的飞跃。A. intention意图；B. hesitation犹豫；C. resistance抵抗；D. security安全。根据上文“Starting the farm in the early stages of the pandemic”可知，在流感大流行的早期阶段开始这个农场是一个意图上的飞跃。故选A。
48．考查名词词义辨析。句意：现在，她的日常工作不再是在医院工作，而是像医生一样穿着白大褂全职生产食物。A. operation手术；B. routine日常常规；C. exercise练习；D. supply供应。根据下文“but trading in her lab coat like a doctor to produce food full-time”可知，她的日常工作不再是在医院工作，而是像医生一样穿着白大褂全职生产食物，空格处意为“日常常规”。故选B。
49．考查副词词义辨析。句意：不过，她仍在从事公共卫生工作。A. Therefore因此；B. Afterwards后来；C. Nevertheless然而，不过；D. Otherwise否则。根据下文“she is still ___10___ in public health”可知，前后句子是转折关系，句子表示“不过，她仍在从事公共卫生工作”。故选C。
50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：不过，她仍在从事公共卫生工作。A. occupied占据；B. involved（使）参加，加入；C. permitted允许；D. stuck粘，贴。根据下文“in public health”可知，她仍在从事公共卫生工作，be involved in意为“参与”。故选B。
51．考查动词词义辨析。句意：食物是公共卫生，我们希望通过食物和社区健康、绿色空间和心理健康意识来解决我们在社区面临的一些问题。A. tackle解决；B. detect检测；C. clarify澄清；D. distinguish区分。根据下文“some of the issues that we do face in the neighborhood through food and community wellness, green spaces, and mental health awareness”可知，此处表示解决我们在社区面临的一些问题。故选A。
52．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Lawrence-Walls说，她从朝九晚五转变为全职企业主的最大挑战是把这个消息告诉她的妈妈，她妈妈认为她离开公司工作去挖洞是疯了。A. ceasing停止；B. expanding扩大；C. fleeing逃跑；D. switching转变。根据下文“from her nine-to-five to a full-time business owner”可知，她是从干朝九晚五的工作转变为全职企业主。故选D。
53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：Lawrence-Walls说，她从朝九晚五转变为全职企业主的最大挑战是把这个消息告诉她的妈妈，她妈妈认为她离开公司工作去挖洞是疯了。A. distracting使分心；B. evaluating评价，评估；C. breaking透露，传开；D. citing引用，援引。根据下文“the news to her mom, who thought she was crazy to leave her corporate job to dig holes”可知，她妈妈认为她离开公司工作去挖洞是疯了，所以她工作的这种转变最大的挑战是把这个消息告诉她的妈妈，空格处意为“透露”。故选C。
54．考查名词词义辨析。句意：此外，她必须在精神上超越社会传统上对成功的定义。A. assumption假定，假设；B. conclusion结论；C. forecast预报；D. assessment评价。根据下文“by which success traditionally gets defined in society”可知，她必须在精神上超越社会传统上对成功的定义，空格处意为“评价”。故选D。
55．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：是的，我90%的时间都很脏，但我很高兴，意识到这项工作是值得的。A. amusing令人发笑的；B. secure安全的；C. rewarding值得的，有意义的；D. intense十分强烈的。根据上文“Food is public health and we hope to ___11___ some of the issues that we do face in the neighborhood through food and community wellness, green spaces, and mental health awareness”可知，她认为她的工作是值得的，有意义的。故选C。
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo 56 (use) for food, clothing housing, transportation, musical instruments and even weapons.
The 57 (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan, 58 (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played 59 important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also made of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan 60 (successful) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe 61 the 19th century, and it was by using the technology 62 the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.
In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known 63 one of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo, always closely 64 (relate) to people of positive spirits, is a symbol of goodness and honesty. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when 65 (face) tough situations.
【答案】
56．was used 57．application 58．led 59．an 60．successfully 61．until 62．that 63．as 64．related 65．facing
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了竹子在我们日常生活中的巨大作用。
56．考查动词语态。句意：早在商代，竹子就被用于食物、衣服、住房、交通、乐器甚至武器。根据时间状语As early as the Shang Dynasty可知事情发生在过去，故时态用一般过去时，且bamboo 与use“使用”为被动关系，主语为第三人称单数，be动词用was。故填was used。
57．考查名词。句意：竹子在科技上的应用令人激动。分析句子可知此处缺主语，因此应用名词application“应用”。故填application。
58．考查时态。句意：公元前251年，四川的李冰带领当地人民建造了都江堰，这是世界上第一个灌溉网络，竹子在其中发挥了一个重要的作用。根据句子的时间状语In 251 BC可知，事情发生在过去，故时态用一般过去时，谓语用过去式led“带领”。故填led。
59．考查冠词。句意：公元前251年，四川的李冰带领当地人民建造了都江堰，这是世界上第一个灌溉网络，竹子在其中发挥了一个重要的作用。play a...role“起……的 作用”，且important以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an。故填an。
60．考查副词。句意：汉代时，四川人用粗竹绳成功地挖了一口深达1600米的井。此处应用副词successfully“成功地”，修饰谓语动词sank。故填successfully。
61．考查连词。句意：这这项技术直到19世纪才传到欧洲，正是利用这项技术，美国人于1859年在宾夕法尼亚州钻出了第一口油井。根据句意可知此处应填until， not…until…意为“直到……才……”。故填until。
62．考查强调句。句意：这项技术直到19世纪才传到欧洲，正是利用这项技术，美国人于1859年在宾夕法尼亚州钻出了第一口油井。分析句子结构可知此处为强调句，“it be+被强调部分+that+其它”，强调句子的方式状语by using the technology。故填that。
63．考查固定短语。句意：在中国文化中，竹子被誉为植物中的“四君子”之一。be well-known as“众所周知”，为固定短语。故填as。
64．考查形容词。句意：对于许多杰出的人来说，竹子总是与积极向上的人密切相关，是善良和诚实的象征。be related to意为“与……有关系”，为固定短语。故填related。
65．考查非谓语动词。句意：竹子文化有助于鼓励人们在遇到困难时坚持下去。when 10 (face) tough situations在句中作时间状语，face“面对”与其逻辑主语people之间是主动关系，应用现在分词短语作状语。故填facing。
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66．假如你是李华，与你校结对的美国布兰登中学(Brandon Hall School)将于下周到访你校进行为期两周的交流学习，你校正在招募能接待到访美国学生住家的学生志愿者。你有意申请，请给负责教师写一份申请书，内容包括：
1.家庭情况介绍；
2.申请理由；
3.希望选上。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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【答案】Dear sir or madam,
My name is Li Hua, a boy student from Class 7 Grade 2. I have learned that volunteer students are needed to receive the coming American students. Greatly interested, I’m writing to apply to be one.
Located in downtown Hangzhou, my cozy home has a spare room to accommodate the honored guest with good facilities. Both my parents are Chinese teachers, which makes it easier for the student to experience Chinese culture during his staying at my home. Above all, I myself am a keen English learner, eager to befriend foreign students, exchanging ideas in English and sharing fascinating glimpses of diverse culture. As a young Chinese student, I also hope to help to make the foreign students can have a good impression of China and Chinese young people. Thank you for reading and I’m looking forward to your favorable reply.
Yours sincerely
Li Hua
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生写一份申请书，申请接待到访美国学生住在你家。
【详解】1.词汇积累
使位于：locate→situate
急切的：eager→anxious
迷人的：fascinating→charming
各式各样的：diverse→varied
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：My name is Li Hua, a boy student from Class 7 Grade 2.
拓展句：My name is Li Hua, who is a boy student from Class 7 Grade 2.
【点睛】[高分句型1] I have learned that volunteer students are needed to receive the coming American students. (运用了that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] Both my parents are Chinese teachers, which makes it easier for the student to experience Chinese culture during his staying at my home. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成篇完整的短文。
My Best Teaching Experience
Tyler was only in my senior class for a semester. He had been suspended (使停学) several times in previous years because he had difficulty controlling his anger. When he entered my class, I thought the worst.
Tyler sat in the back row. Every time I talked to the class, I would ask students questions by calling out their names. Unfortunately, every time I called Tyler’s name, he would respond with a joke. If he got an answer wrong, he would become angry.
About a month into the school year, I was still trying to connect with Tyler. I could usually get students involved in class discussions or at least have them sit quietly while paying attention. By contrast, Tyler was often loud and sometimes rude.
He had been in so much trouble over the years. He expected his teachers to know about his past: about how many times he had been sent to the office or suspended from school. I had found that these sorts of referrals (移交) were not very effective and that students would return behaving worse than before.
One day, Tyler kept interrupting me while I was teaching. I stopped my lesson and said, “Tyler, why don’t you join in our discussion instead of having one of your own ” When I said that, he got up from his chair, pushed it over and shouted at me. I can’t remember what he said but he used bad words. I sent Tyler straight to the office, and he was told not to come to school for a week.
This was one of my worst teaching experiences. Tyler’s anger was almost too much for me. The week Tyler was off school was wonderful. We achieved a lot as a class. However, he would soon be back, and I was worried about his return.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On the day of Tyler’s return, I stood at the door awaiting him.
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A spark of surprise flashed across his face.
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【答案】
On the day of Tyler’s return, I stood at the door awaiting him. At last he came, walking with his hands in his pockets. That image immediately brought back memories of the boy throwing a tantrum in class the other day. Yet I managed to restrain my anger this time. These past few days, I had been building a wall between us with blame and punishment, so I thought to myself that maybe I should try another way. “I want to apologize for the quarrel that we had in the middle of class, and I’m really sorry if it hurt your feelings,” I said, finally breaking the ice.
A spark of surprise flashed across his face. The naughty boy froze there, staring at me with wide eyes. It was clear that he had never heard an apology from a teacher before. “It is I who should say sorry,” he murmured, his face burning with shame, “I should have learned to control myself.” With a smile, I stepped forward and patted him on his shoulder, signaling to him to go back to his seat. In the days that followed, Tyler didn’t misbehave in class anymore and took an active part in class discussions. I had never expected “understanding” could make such a huge difference — it turned one of my worst teaching experiences into perhaps the best one.
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的学生泰勒很难控制自己的情绪，很容易生气。在课堂上其他同学讨论问题时他总是吵闹，这让作者很无奈。一天泰勒和作者说话时说了一些粗鲁的话，所以他被送到办公室，并被停课一周。作者很担心泰勒回到学校后会有什么表现。
【详解】1.段落续写：
①由第一段首句内容“泰勒回来的那天，我站在门口等他。”可知，第一段可描写泰勒回来后，作者对过去的做法进行了反思并主动给泰勒道歉。
②由第二段首句内容“他脸上闪过一丝惊讶的光芒。”可知，第二段可描写作者的做法打动了泰勒，泰勒也做出道歉并改过自新。
2.续写线索：作者忍住怒火——作者深刻反思——作者主动道歉——泰勒感到惊讶——泰勒认识错误——泰勒改过自新
3.词汇激活
行为类
①等待：await/wait for
②控制：restrain/control/hold back
③低语：murmur/whisper
情绪类
①愤怒：anger/rage/indignation
②抱歉的：sorry/regretful
【点睛】[高分句型1] These past few days, I had been building a wall between us with blame and punishment, so I thought to myself that maybe I should try another way.(运用了that引导的宾语从句)
[高分句型2] It was clear that he had never heard an apology from a teacher before.(运用了形式主语it和that引导的主语从句)
[高分句型3] In the days that followed, Tyler didn’t misbehave in class anymore and took an active part in class discussions.(运用了that引导的定语从句)2023-2024学年高二英语下学期期末模拟卷01（江苏专用）
第一部分：听力（共两节，满分 30 分）
第一节 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。
1．What can we learn about the man
A．He didn't like the bike.
B．He would like to get a bike like the boy's.
C．He used to have a bike like the boy's.
2．How will the weather probably be tomorrow
A．Sunny. B．Snowy. C．Rainy.
3．Where is the man most probably going next
A．To a hair salon. B．To a clothing shop. C．To a coffee shop.
4．When does the woman like to climb the hill
A．In the winter. B．In the spring. C．In the summer.
5．Why is Mike going to Charleroi
A．To meet friends. B．To take photos. C．To visit a museum.
第二节 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。
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
6．How many times did Oliver watch Titanic less than Nona
A．Once. B．Twice. C．Three times.
7．Why does Oliver find it hard to follow Interstellar
A．It changes scene very quickly.
B．Its lines are very long.
C．It contains much professional knowledge.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
8．To whom is the woman probably talking to
A．An interviewer.
B．A fresh graduate.
C．A salesperson.
9．What do we know about the woman
A．She doesn’t have sales experience.
B．She has finished English course at university.
C．She is hired by the man.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
10．Why does the man invite the woman to his flat
A．To show her around his garden.
B．To help her improve her English.
C．To introduce her to his neighbors.
11．When will the woman see her friend Luke
A．On Wednesday. B．On Thursday. C．On Friday.
12．What will the woman prepare for the gathering
A．A traditional snack. B．A bunch of flowers. C．Some coffee.
听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。
13．What color might the woman’s dress be
A．White. B．Cream. C．Silver and gold.
14．How many people will be present at the evening section
A．100. B．200. C．300.
15．What will the woman provide
A．Balloons. B．Drinks. C．Chair covers.
16．What are the speakers mainly talking about
A．A company gathering. B．A birthday party. C．A wedding ceremony.
听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。
17．Which situation will the speaker remain
A．Vice-president. B．CEO of the company. C．Chairman of the board.
18．When did Quinn Constantine come aboard
A．20 years ago. B．15 years ago. C．5 years ago.
19．What does Quinn do well in
A．Growing the brand internationally.
B．Developing some successful products.
C．Hiring some engineers of high ability.
20．What is the speaker’s attitude toward Quinn
A．Satisfied. B．Grateful. C．Indifferent.
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
Through connecting with people and the outdoors, a cycling holiday can boost both your physical and mental well-being. We have researched the best routes for the perfect cycling holiday here and even if two wheels is not your usual mode of transport, you’ll be sure to find your next cycling destination here.
Camel Trail
Stretching 27. 8 km from Padstow to Wenfordbridge, the Camel Trail in North Cornwall is not only a fairly flat cycle, but is also home to some breathtaking views of the coast and family-friendly camping spots. With 96% of the route traffic free, you’ll certainly have a great time on this cycling holiday, whether you’re a green hand cyclist or an expert on two wheels.
Tissington Trail
One hundred percent traffic free, the Tissington Trail is 21. 3 km long, making it a safe and simple trip for families. The Tissington Trail follows an old railway line which still has the former station platforms.
Marriott’s Way
Marriott’s Way is about 26 miles, winding its way through glorious countryside and picturesque villages. There is an abundance of wildlife—you might see kestrels, hares, orchids and if you’re very lucky, otters—ancient churches, local food pleasures and artwork to enjoy along the way. The Marriott’s Way cycling trail best suits families and friends who are keen riders with its steepest slope.
Lagan Towpath
Explore Northern Ireland’s natural beauty with the Lagan Towpath cycling and walking trail.
It is 100% traffic free, so you’ll only ever bump into other families and walkers, making it one of the safest routes to try. Make the most of the holiday by spending a day or two in Northern Ireland’s capital, Belfast, before departing on the 21. 3 km bike ride down Lagan Valley.
21．Which route would art lovers probably choose to take first
A．Camel Trail. B．Tissington Trail.
C．Marriott’s Way. D．Lagan Towpath.
22．How is the safety of the routes measured in the passage
A．By the steepness. B．By the traffic free degree.
C．By the average distance. D．By the surroundings.
23．Who is this passage most likely intended for
A．Adventurers. B．Environmentalists.
C．Family tourists. D．Professional cyclists.
B
I am, not for the first time, writing a book. The difference with this book is that I will actually finish writing it without being interrupted.
Last week I left Melbourne to stay for a month at a house next to the beach; just me, my dog and my laptop. It’s an unspeakable luxury having what Virginia Woolf described over 90 years ago as the two things a woman needs for writing: a room of her own and enough money to support herself.
My room is small and there is nothing distracting me. No iPad games, no bar next door, no kids, no unpaid bills, no struggling to pay the rent; just silence and a beach to walk on when I need to clear my head. Some people can and have written books in rooms full of all those things. I could not.
Since I arrived, I’ve turned off my phone and in the absence of alarms I wake up early, make breakfast and go for a walk on the beach to sort out my thoughts on the writing I did the day before and how it ties in with what I want to write today.
When I come back, I write, uninterrupted, for hours. When it’s time to stop, I can eat, nap, read or lie on the ground and stare at the sky. Then I do hours of editing and researching for the next day. These are my days in the room of my own.
My colleague wrote about the guilt and freedom of leaving all your responsibilities behind and how surprising it is to discover how much you can do when you have a room of your own. It’s not something I’ve done for years. Being a single parent is tiring, rewarding and irritating all at once and it leaves very little room for creativity or pondering.
People rarely have freedom to pursue creative dreams. I’ve worked hard, and getting here gave me the opportunity.
Writing is a joy and incredibly hard work. I don’t know if the book will be a success, but I do know how successful I will feel when I’ve finished it and how lucky I am that I will be able to be here in this room of my own.
24．Why did the author leave Melbourne
A．She wanted to live near the seashore. B．She wanted to have some leisure time.
C．She had a desire to live a luxurious life. D．She was determined to finish her writing.
25．The author mentioned Virginia Woolf in paragraph 2 to ______.
A．express her admiration for Virginia. B．show that Virginia can finish writing a book.
C．prove that Virginia also likes dogs and laptops. D．stress the idea of having a house for writing alone.
26．How did the author feel when staying in the room
A．She felt regretful to leave her family. B．She felt lonely and missed Melbourne.
C．She liked the simplicity and felt relaxed. D．She found it hard to get inspiration for writing.
27．What’s the purpose of this passage
A．To show how to write a book independently.
B．To share her story and thoughts on living alone.
C．To explain how Virginia Woolf has affected her life.
D．To make suggestions about how to pursue dreams freely.
C
You’ve heard an old Chinese saying before: Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. You may even be nodding your head in agreement right now. However, we can have a different understanding about it.
When a person is starving, that’s not the time to fill their head with knowledge but to first give the person a fish—eradicating their hunger—and only then teach them to fish. Far too often, people ignore this common sense first step. They see someone who is struggling, and they rush to offer wisdom. “Let me tell you what I’d do in your position,” a well-meaning individual might offer.
But few of us understand the anxiety, confusion and uncertainty that come with overwhelming need. People meeting with personal disasters don’t have the ability to think straight. Their nerves may be shot. Their confidence may be non-existent. Can you imagine what it would be like to be in that person’s situation
Rushing to offer a struggling person long-term advice is a waste of time. Instead, it makes far more sense to help them regain their emotional balance. Once their ears, heart and mind open, you’ll have an opportunity to teach a new skill.
But how do we know whether a person needs a fish before a fishing lesson Two things: One is the ability to pay attention. We need to know whether the other person is open and receptive, or looking at the world through narrowed eyes You can’t just take their words but have to look at how the person acts and what they don’t say. The other is empathy (共情). The more successful you are, the harder it is to imagine what it must be like to be the opposite. Try to create a safe environment for emotional acceptance before the fishing lesson.
28．What is the function of the first paragraph
A．To illustrate a concept. B．To introduce the background.
C．To bring in a new viewpoint. D．To put up an example.
29．What does the underlined word “eradicating” mean in paragraph 2
A．Getting rid of. B．Paying attention to.
C．Making up for. D．Putting up with.
30．What should we do first for those struggling person
A．Get them to think straight.
B．Teach them a new skill.
C．Give them long term advice.
D．help regain their emotional balance.
31．Which does the author probably agree with according to the last paragraph
A．Live and learn.
B．Put yourself in others’ shoes.
C．Never teach a fish to swim.
D．Don’t teach old dogs new tricks.
D
When I was a child, I always wanted to be a superhero. I wanted to save the world and make everyone happy. But I knew that I’d need superpowers to make my dreams come true. So I used to embark on these imaginary journeys to find intergalactic (星系之间的) objects from planet Krypton, but didn’t yield much result. When I grew up and realized that science fiction was not a good source for superpowers, I decided instead to embark on a journey of real science, to find a more useful truth.
I started my journey in California, with a UC Berkeley 30-year longitudinal study that examined the photos of students in an old yearbook, and tried to measure their success and well-being throughout their life.By measuring the students’ smiles, researchers were able to predict how fulfilling and long-lasting a subject’s marriage would be, how well they would score on standardized tests of well-being, and how inspiring they would be to others.
Another aha moment came from a 2010 Wayne State University span research project that looked into pre-1950s baseball cards of Major League players. The researchers found that the span of a player’s smile could actually assist to predict the span of his life. Players who didn’t smile in their pictures lived an average of only 72.9 years, while players with beaming smiles lived an average of almost 80 years.
British researchers found that one smile can generate the same level of brain stimulation as up to 2,000 bars of chocolate. Wait — The same study found that smiling is as stimulating as receiving up to 16,000 in cash. That’s like $25,000 a smile. It’s not bad. And think about it this way: 25,000 times 400 — children smile as many as 400 times per day — quite a few kids out there feel like Mark Zuckerberg every day.
So whenever you want to tap into a superpower that will help you and everyone around you live a longer, healthier, happier life, smile.
32．Why did the author shift to pursuing scientific research
A．Because he discovered galactic objects during childhood.
B．Because he realized sci-fi couldn’t bring superpowers.
C．Because he dreamed of global happiness since youth.
D．Because he embarked on these fictional journeys.
33．What can we infer from Paragraph 4
A．Every child smiles 400 times per day.
B．Kids who smile are as rich as Zukerberg.
C．Smiling is equal to eating 2,000 bars of chocolate.
D．Smiling can gain stimulation alike receiving cash.
34．What’s the author’s attitude towards the effect of smiles on people
A．Positive. B．Doubtful. C．Neutral. D．Indifferent.
35．What is the text mainly about
A．The journey to find the truth.
B．The hidden power of smiling.
C．The secret to a long and healthy life.
D．The significance of superhero studies.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。
Emotional energy is a relatively new term to describe our vitality (活力). 36 If we feel that some situations drain (耗尽) us, then it’s because they take away all our vitality in matters that are insignificant, but ones that do require effort. They’re situations that only distract us from what’s truly important, and from the things that enrich us. Let’s learn to identify them and avoid them.
Arguments about insignificant issues
A debate is a great opportunity to present your own points of view and learn from other’s opinions. However, something very different happens when two people get into a pointless argument. 37
Gossip
38 . This sort of curiosity is no more than a sign of a lack of identity. Whoever gossips about others looks for themselves in other people. The thing is, they just can’t find themselves.
Worrying over and over again
One of the situations that drain our emotional energy is unstoppable doubt. This is when we think and think but only come up with “ifs” and “buts”. We try to find the right answer or make the right decision just by reflection. 39
Need for approval
We’re constantly trying to get other people’s approval. 40 Instead of investing time to explore who we are, whether others like us or not, we just spend our time doing things that other people want us to do. Generally, people either accept you or they don’t, and sometimes for reasons that are completely beyond your control.
A．We spend so much time worrying about things that it blurs our vision of life.
B．The only purpose of it is to “beat the other person”, and express their own points of view.
C．By doing this we’re just cheating ourselves.
D．Vitality is the strength that we have before tiredness sets in.
E．We go on and on about the same problem, without actually doing anything to solve it.
F．Sticking our noses into other’s private lives, instead of our own, drains our emotional energy.
G．However, we forget that many answers come only when we combine thought and action.
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
An Urban Farmer’s Garden of Eden
Ivy Lawrence-Walls didn’t set out to choose farming. But it chose her. She grew up on a five-acre farm in Houston and credits many 41 life lessons to her childhood. She remembers observing a bird build a nest as an inquisitive seven-year-old. She learned 42 as the nest gradually grew bigger overtime.
She didn’t know then that many of those childhood lessons would be 43 to her life now as a full-time farmer and enterpreneur. Now at 27, she has 44 the farm into a farm and vegetable garden 45 creating sustainable, healthy food access for neighborhood communities.
The garden grows carrots, cabbage, pumpkin, peppers, and delivers for free to local residents. It also hosts various plant pop-up events at local schools to 46 the next generation of farmers.
“Starting the farm in the early stages of the pandemic was a leap of 47 ,” said Lawrence-Walls. Now her daily 48 is not working in the hospital but trading in her lab coat like a doctor to produce food full-time. 49 , she is still 50 in public health. “Food is public health and we hope to 51 some of the issues that we do face in the neighborhood through food and community wellness, green spaces, and mental health awareness.” she stressed.
Lawrence-Walls said her biggest challenge 52 from her nine-to-five to a full-time business owner was 53 the news to her mom, who thought she was crazy to leave her corporate job to dig holes. Additionally, she had to mentally move past the 54 by which success traditionally gets defined in society. “It took a lot for me to realize that, yes, I am digging holes. Yes, I am dirty 90 percent of the time, but I’m happy and realizing that this work is 55 ” she said frankly.
41．A．distinct B．essential C．internal D．enormous
42．A．patience B．obligation C．devotion D．passion
43．A．committed B．exposed C．employed D．adapted
44．A．linked B．persuaded C．integrated D．expanded
45．A．engaged in B．comprised of C．gifted in D．combined with
46．A．tailor B．motivate C．pursue D．encounter
47．A．intention B．hesitation C．resistance D．security
48．A．operation B．routine C．exercise D．supply
49．A．Therefore B．Afterwards C．Nevertheless D．Otherwise
50．A．occupied B．involved C．permitted D．stuck
51．A．tackle B．detect C．clarify D．distinguish
52．A．ceasing B．expanding C．fleeing D．switching
53．A．distracting B．evaluating C．breaking D．citing
54．A．assumption B．conclusion C．forecast D．assessment
55．A．amusing B．secure C．rewarding D．intense
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
In China, the history of people planting and using bamboo can date back to as far as 7000 years. As early as the Shang Dynasty, bamboo 56 (use) for food, clothing housing, transportation, musical instruments and even weapons.
The 57 (apply) of bamboo in science and technology is thrilling. In 251 BC, Li Bing, in Sichuan, 58 (lead) the local people in building the Dujiang Weirs, the first irrigation network in the world, in which bamboo played 59 important role. The world’s oldest water pipe was also made of bamboo. During the Han Dynasty, the people in Sichuan 60 (successful) sank a 1600-metre-deep well with thick bamboo ropes. This technology did not spread to Europe 61 the 19th century, and it was by using the technology 62 the Americans drilled the first oil well in Pennsylvania in 1859.
In Chinese culture, bamboo is well-known 63 one of the “four gentlemen” in plants. To many distinguished men, bamboo, always closely 64 (relate) to people of positive spirits, is a symbol of goodness and honesty. Bamboo culture contributes to encouraging people to hold on when 65 (face) tough situations.
第四部分：写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
66．假如你是李华，与你校结对的美国布兰登中学(Brandon Hall School)将于下周到访你校进行为期两周的交流学习，你校正在招募能接待到访美国学生住家的学生志愿者。你有意申请，请给负责教师写一份申请书，内容包括：
1.家庭情况介绍；
2.申请理由；
3.希望选上。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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第二节：读后续写（满分25分）
67．阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成篇完整的短文。
My Best Teaching Experience
Tyler was only in my senior class for a semester. He had been suspended (使停学) several times in previous years because he had difficulty controlling his anger. When he entered my class, I thought the worst.
Tyler sat in the back row. Every time I talked to the class, I would ask students questions by calling out their names. Unfortunately, every time I called Tyler’s name, he would respond with a joke. If he got an answer wrong, he would become angry.
About a month into the school year, I was still trying to connect with Tyler. I could usually get students involved in class discussions or at least have them sit quietly while paying attention. By contrast, Tyler was often loud and sometimes rude.
He had been in so much trouble over the years. He expected his teachers to know about his past: about how many times he had been sent to the office or suspended from school. I had found that these sorts of referrals (移交) were not very effective and that students would return behaving worse than before.
One day, Tyler kept interrupting me while I was teaching. I stopped my lesson and said, “Tyler, why don’t you join in our discussion instead of having one of your own ” When I said that, he got up from his chair, pushed it over and shouted at me. I can’t remember what he said but he used bad words. I sent Tyler straight to the office, and he was told not to come to school for a week.
This was one of my worst teaching experiences. Tyler’s anger was almost too much for me. The week Tyler was off school was wonderful. We achieved a lot as a class. However, he would soon be back, and I was worried about his return.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
On the day of Tyler’s return, I stood at the door awaiting him.
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A spark of surprise flashed across his face.
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