河南省郑州市第一中学2024届高三下学期高考考前全真模拟考试 英语 （含解析，无听力音频无听力原文）

2024届高三考前全真模拟考试
英 语
时间：120分钟 总分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Check the map. B. Leave the restaurant. C. Park the car.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.
3. What did the speakers do last week
A They had a celebration dinner.
B. They went to see a newborn baby.
C. They sent a mail to their neighbors.
4. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip.
B. To make an appointment.
C. To get some information.
5 What does the man probably want to do
A. Do some exercise.
B. Get an extra key.
C. Order room service.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman come to the man
A. To ask for permission.
B. To extend an invitation.
C. To express thanks.
7. When are the students going to the museum
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Buying groceries. B. Choosing gifts. C. Seeing friends.
9. Who is Clara
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The man’s daughter.
10. How much did the man spend on the city passes
A. $36. B. $50. C. $150.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children
A. To teach them to love animals.
B. To help them gain confidence.
C. To protect them from dangers.
12. What is Kevin’s concern about the dog
A. They may misbehave.
B. They may get hurt.
C. They may carry diseases.
13. What will Helen do tomorrow morning
A. Give a talk.
B. Meet the children.
C. Take some photos.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What is the man doing
A Attending a lecture.
B. Hosting a workshop.
C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show
A. To follow the latest trend.
B. To help raise the crew’s pay.
C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education.
B. Her teaching experience.
C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members.
B. International tourists.
C. University students.
19. Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester.
B. In Dublin.
C. In Vancouver.
20. What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A. Competition in the health care industry.
B. Discrimination against female scientists.
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Things to Do in Yorkshire This Summer
Harrogate Music Festival
Since its birth, Harrogate Music Festival has gone from strength to strength. This year, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. We begin on 1st June with Manchester Camerata and Nicola Benedetti, presenting an amazing programme of Mozart pieces.
Dates:1 June-31 July
Tickets: 12- 96
Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes
As the summer months roll in, our Georgian country estate makes the perfect setting for an outdoor fitness session. Come and work out with our qualified personal trainer, Jodie McGregor, on the grounds of the Middleton Lodge estate.
We will be holding a free taster session on 23rd May, at 10 am, to demonstrate the variety of effective and active exercises. There are eight spaces available for the taster session. Advance bookings are required (info@middletonlodge.co.uk)
Dates:23 May-11 July
Tickets: 7.50 per session
Felt Picture Making
Working from an inspirational picture, this workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre will teach you the techniques you will need to recreate your picture in wool.
We will also discuss the origins of felt, what enables wool fibres to become felt and how the processes we use work.
Dates: 12 June-12 July
Tickets: 40 including materials
Figure It Out!-Playing with Math
A new exhibition in Halifax uses everyday activities to explain the hidden math principles we all use on a regular basis. Pack a bag, cut a cake, guess which juice container holds the most liquid, and much more. Discover how architects, product designers and scientists use similar skills in their work.
Dates:7 May-10 June
Tickets: Free
1. What should you do if you want to attend the taster session of Jodie's fitness classes
A Join a fitness club. B. Pay a registration fee.
C. Make a booking. D. Hire a personal trainer.
2. How much is the ticket for Felt Picture Making
A. 7.50. B. 12. C. 40. D. 96.
3. Which of the following starts earliest
A. Harrogate Music Festival. B. Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes.
C. Felt Picture Making. D. Figure It Out!-Playing with Math.
B
Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
4. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name
A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled.
5. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________.
A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert
C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work
6. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________.
A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing
7. What can we learn from this passage
A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction.
C
Many people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success, but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.
In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University, researchers asked people to translate sentences into a new made-up language. Subjects who practiced the language moderately beforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all. High levels of knowledge can make people too attached to traditional ways of viewing problems across fields the arts, sciences, and politics. High conscientiousness is related to lower job performance, especially in simple jobs where it doesn’t pay to be a perfectionist.
How long we stay on the clock and how we spend that time are under careful examination in many workplaces. The young banker who eats lunch at his desk is probably seen as a go-getter, while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conference-room meal get dirty looks from the corner office. “People from cultures that value relationships more than ours does are shocked by the thought of eating alone in front of a computer”, says Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. Social interaction has been shown to lift mood(情绪) and get people thinking in new directions and in ways that could help improve any post-lunch effort.
Markman also promotes off-task time. “Part of being a good thinker is experiencing things that are seemingly unrelated to what you are working on at the moment but give you fresh ideas about your work,” he says. “Also, there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads to higher levels of productivity and creativity. So, when people do things to increase their life satisfaction, they also make themselves more effective at work.”
8. What does Ellen Langer’s study show
A. It is worthwhile to be a perfectionist B. Translation makes people knowledgeable.
C. Simpler jobs require greater caution. D. Moderate effort produces the best result.
9. The underlined word “go-getter” in paragraph 3 refers to someone Who_______.
A. is good at handling pressure B. works hard to become successful
C. a has a natural talent for his job. D. gets on well with his co-workers
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. A good thinker is able to inspire other people.
B. Experience unrelated to your job is useless.
C. A cheerful mood helps make a creative mind.
D. Focusing on what you do raises productivity.
11. What does the text seem to advocate
A. Middle-of-the-road work habits. B. Balance between work and family.
C. Long-standing cultural traditions. D. Harmony in the work environment.
D
Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life. Researchers are using satellites to look deep under the ice in Antarctica, finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. The landscape is located in East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land area bordering the Indian Ocean, covering an area about the size of Belgium. The researchers said the landscape is estimated to have been buried beneath the ice shelf for between 14 million to 34 million years, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze.
“The landscape is like a snapshot of the past” said Stewart Jamieson, a professor of glaciology at Durham University in England and co-leader of the study published in the journal Nature Communications, “It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then. Ancient palm tree pollen has been discovered from Antarctica, not far from our study site.”
Some earlier studies have uncovered ancient landscapes beneath Antarctica’s ice including mountains. But the landscape discovered in the new study was the first of its kind. It is estimated that such an environment would likely have been populated by wildlife. But the area’s fossil record is too incomplete to know which animals may have lived there. The ice above the ancient landscape measures about 2.2 kilometers to 3 kilometers thick.
The researchers said one way to learn more would be to drill through the ice and take a piece of the earth below. This could uncover evidence showing ancient life, as was done with samples taken in Greenland dating back two million years ago.
Right before 34 million years ago, Antarctica’s landscape and wildlife was likely similar to today’s cold temperate rainforests. That includes places like Tasmania, New Zealand and South America’s Patagonia area. When the climate cooled even more, an ice sheet grew which covered the whole continent.
12. How long ago was the landscape not buried at the latest
A. 14 million years ago. B. 34 million years ago.
C. 20 million years ago. D. 48 million years ago.
13. Why does Jamieson mention the word “snapshot”
A. To show it is hard to explore this lost world.
B. To indicate there exist some vivid remains.
C. To present the influence of terrible weather.
D. To explain the landscape was too warm to live in.
14. Where does the newly-discovered landscape differ from others
A. The landscape contains many hills and mountains.
B. Animal skeletons have been uncovered in the landscape.
C. There seems to have existed a mass of wild animals.
D. The ice above the landscape is too thick to measure.
15. What is the proper title for the passage
A. Antarctica Once Witnessed Kinds of Wildlife.
B. Areas of Rainforests Found in Antarctica.
C. Many Landscapes under Antarctica Discovered.
D. Ancient Landscape Found Buried in Antarctic Ice.
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s a joyful and stressful time of year in the United States for students and their families as they make decisions about where to attend college. Families often turn to rankings systems to help make a decision. ____16____
When I talk to families as a scholar of higher education, they’re often surprised that teaching excellence is not counted in rankings. ____17____
Emerging research suggests that courses in lower-ranked universities, on average, scored higher on teaching than courses in higher-ranked universities. ____18____ The absence of teaching excellence from the rankings is surprising given the link between high-quality teaching and student success. Quality teaching is one of the most important predictors of a wide range of college outcomes.
Rankings, however, are only one reason why a low value is placed on teaching in higher education. Administrators often don’t view teaching excellence as a way to increase enrolment (注册) or funding. ____19____ Research shows that the more time instructors spend on teaching, the lower their salary. What is the result Many instructors continue to teach using traditional lectures, which lead to lower success rates.
____20____ Nevertheless, not much will change until schools with high-quality teaching are rewarded with more resources, higher rankings and increased enrolments. In the long term, universities, organisations that rank schools, and others should work to make teaching a valued, core part of the mission.
What should students and their families do They should give strong consideration to universities where high-quality teaching is valued, even though the schools may be ranked lower.
A. Higher education has achieved its true potential.
B. Therefore, it’s not highly valued in hiring or promotion.
C. Quality teaching has been an important reputation-building factor.
D. However, the rankings ignore a critical factor: the quality of teaching.
E. Efforts to improve teaching at the university level have recently emerged.
F. They’re even more surprised at how teaching is undervalued by universities.
G. In fact, universities often shift emphasis from teaching to other ranking factors.
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was late November. Most of the leaves had fallen off the trees, leaving only ____21____ branches waving in the surrounding mountains. The sky was gray with clouds ____22____ down a cold, bone-chilling rain. My mood ____23____ the day.
The older I got, the less it seemed I liked the winter months. When I was a boy, they meant playing in the snow, making snowmen, having snowball fights, and then curling up with my dog by the ____24____ and reading my favorite books. But now they just meant watching the days get ____25____ driving on dark roads, and feeling the cold wind ____26____ my face like a slap.
I sighed and lay down on my bed. A feeling of ____27____ settled over my spirit and I wished I could get under the covers and sleep until spring. Just then my little dog ____28____ onto my bed and looked at me with her big, wet eyes. She looked so sad and ____29____ that I laughed and petted her. I _____30_____ she often mirrored my moods. I smiled and continued to pet her head _____31_____ she too broke into a happy smile. I snuggled up (依偎) with her, looking up to the gray sky.
The little dog _____32_____ me that in life the whole world around us is our mirror. We can either be a _____33_____ of light or a shadow of darkness. We can either give the world our kindness or our _____34_____. My little pup showed me once again that life is _____35_____ what we make it and that we can reflect our warmth, love, and light even in winter’ s darkest days.
21. A. rough B. bare C. dead D. thick
22. A. throwing B. going C. falling D. breaking
23. A. influenced B. attacked C. matched D. lifted
24. A. wall B. river C. snow D. stove
25. A. darker B. longer C. shorter D. colder
26. A. over B. against C. beneath D. towards
27. A. happiness B. panic C. curiosity D. depression
28. A. jumped up B. held up C. took up D. lifted up
29. A. exhausted B. doubtful C. disappointed D. miserable
30. A. disapproved B. challenged C. complained D. acknowledged
31. A. while B. unless C. until D. after
32. A. reminded B. persuaded C. warned D. stimulated
33. A. temperature B. reflection C. recovery D. shape
34. A. hope B. mood C. anger D. joy
35. A. rarely B. possibly C. partially D. truly
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese government recently finalized a plan to set up a Giant Panda National Park(GPNP). ___36___ (cover)an area about three times ___37___ size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country. The plan will extend protection to a significant number of areas that ___38___ (be)previously unprotected, bringing many of the existing protected areas for giant pandas under one authority ___39___ (increase)effectiveness and reduce inconsistencies in management.
After a three-year pilot period, the GPNP will be officially set up next year. The GPNP ___40___ (design)to reflect the guiding principle of “protecting the authenticity and integrity(完整性)of natural ecosystems, preserving biological diversity, protecting ecological buffer zones, ___41___ leaving behind precious natural assets(资产)for future generations”. The GPNP’s main goal is to improve connectivity between separate ___42___ (population)and homes of giant pandas, and ___43___ (eventual)achieve a desired level of population in the wild.
Giant pandas also serve ___44___ an umbrella species(物种), bringing protection to a host of plants and animals in the southwestern and northwestern parts of China. The GPNP is intended to provide stronger protection for all the species _____45_____ live within the Giant Panda Range and significantly improve the health of the ecosystem in the area.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校图书馆新设了小组学习室。请你给留学生同学Michael写邮件邀请他同去体验。内容包括：1. 位置和开放时间；2. 室内设施和功能。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Michael,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.
Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.
When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs (嫩枝), “Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving (感到悲伤), I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. We watched their progress as if it were a real-life soap opera unfolding before us. Gradually, my pain disappeared, replaced by joy.
Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew through, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs break apart. Nothing good ever lasts. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pi le of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from scratch, though the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they renewed their efforts, as if nothing had happened.
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。
Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something for the poor creatures.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Paragraph 2:“The birds were back!” Matthew announced.
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
听力：1—5 CBBCA 6—10 ABBCC 11—15 BAACC 16—20 ABABC
2024届高三考前全真模拟考试
英语
时间：120分钟 总分：150分
第一部分 听力 (共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分)
听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例:How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. What will the speakers do next
A. Check the map. B. Leave the restaurant. C. Park the car.
2. Where are the speakers
A. At a bus stop. B. At home. C. At the airport.
3. What did the speakers do last week
A. They had a celebration dinner.
B They went to see a newborn baby.
C. They sent a mail to their neighbors.
4. Why does the man make the phone call
A. To cancel a weekend trip.
B. To make an appointment.
C. To get some information.
5. What does the man probably want to do
A. Do some exercise.
B. Get an extra key.
C. Order room service.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题, 每小题5秒钟; 听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. Why does the woman come to the man
A. To ask for permission.
B. To extend an invitation.
C. To express thanks.
7. When are the students going to the museum
A. On Friday. B. On Saturday. C. On Sunday.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What are the speakers talking about
A. Buying groceries. B. Choosing gifts. C. Seeing friends.
9. Who is Clara
A. The man’s wife. B. The man’s sister. C. The man’s daughter.
10. How much did the man spend on the city passes
A. $36. B. $50. C. $150.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. Why did Tracy bring dogs to the children
A. To teach them to love animals.
B. To help them gain confidence.
C. To protect them from dangers.
12. What is Kevin’s concern about the dog
A. They may misbehave.
B. They may get hurt.
C. They may carry diseases.
13. What will Helen do tomorrow morning
A. Give a talk.
B. Meet the children.
C. Take some photos.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14 What is the man doing
A. Attending a lecture.
B. Hosting a workshop.
C. Conducting an interview.
15. Why is Emily doing unpaid work in the new season of the show
A. To follow the latest trend.
B. To help raise the crew’s pay.
C. To support the post-production.
16. What enables Emily to try different things in her field
A. Her college education.
B. Her teaching experience.
C. Her family tradition.
17. What does Emily think of her work at the Film Centre
A. Boring. B. Rewarding. C. Demanding.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who is the speaker talking to
A. Sports club members.
B. International tourists.
C. University students.
19. Where did Emma work for a rugby team
A. In Manchester.
B. In Dublin.
C. In Vancouver.
20 What can be a challenge to Emma’s work
A. Competition in the health care industry.
B. Discrimination against female scientists.
C. Influence of misinformation on the public.
第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分）
第一节 阅读理解（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和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。
A
Things to Do in Yorkshire This Summer
Harrogate Music Festival
Since its birth, Harrogate Music Festival has gone from strength to strength. This year, we are celebrating our 50th anniversary. We begin on 1st June with Manchester Camerata and Nicola Benedetti, presenting an amazing programme of Mozart pieces.
Dates:1 June-31 July
Tickets: 12- 96
Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes
As the summer months roll in, our Georgian country estate makes the perfect setting for an outdoor fitness session. Come and work out with our qualified personal trainer, Jodie McGregor, on the grounds of the Middleton Lodge estate.
We will be holding a free taster session on 23rd May, at 10 am, to demonstrate the variety of effective and active exercises. There are eight spaces available for the taster session. Advance bookings are required (info@middletonlodge.co.uk)
Dates:23 May-11 July
Tickets: 7.50 per session
Felt Picture Making
Working from an inspirational picture, this workshop at Helmsley Arts Centre will teach you the techniques you will need to recreate your picture in wool.
We will also discuss the origins of felt, what enables wool fibres to become felt and how the processes we use work.
Dates: 12 June-12 July
Tickets: 40 including materials
Figure It Out!-Playing with Math
A new exhibition in Halifax uses everyday activities to explain the hidden math principles we all use on a regular basis. Pack a bag, cut a cake, guess which juice container holds the most liquid, and much more. Discover how architects, product designers and scientists use similar skills in their work.
Dates:7 May-10 June
Tickets: Free
1. What should you do if you want to attend the taster session of Jodie's fitness classes
A. Join a fitness club. B. Pay a registration fee.
C. Make a booking. D. Hire a personal trainer.
2. How much is the ticket for Felt Picture Making
A. 7.50. B. 12. C. 40. D. 96.
3. Which of the following starts earliest
A. Harrogate Music Festival. B. Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes.
C. Felt Picture Making. D. Figure It Out!-Playing with Math.
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇应用文。主要介绍了今年夏天约克郡的四个活动的情况。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes部分中“Advance bookings are required(info@middletonlodge.co.uk.paris)( 需要提前预订（info@middletonlodge.co.uk.paris）)”可知，如果你想参加Jodie的健身课程，你应该预约。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Felt Picture Making部分中“Tickets: 40 including materials(门票：40英镑（含材料）)”可知，Felt Picture Making的票需要40英镑。故选C。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章内容可知，Harrogate Music Festival从6月1日到7月31日；Jodie's Fitness Summer Classes从5月23日到7月11日；Felt Picture Making从6月12日到7月12日；Figure It Out!-Playing with Math从5月7日到6月10日。故Figure It Out!-Playing with Math最早开始。故选D。
B
Sitting in the garden for my friend’s birthday. I felt a buzz (振动) in my pocket. My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…” and my vision blurred (模糊). The position—measuring soil quality in the Sahara Desert as part of an undergraduate research programme — had felt like the answer I had spent years looking for.
I had put so much time and emotional energy into applying, and I thought the rejection meant the end of the road for my science career.
So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all.
I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue.
When I applied to graduate school, I found three programmes promising to allow me to follow my desired research direction. And I applied with the same anxious excitement as before. When I was rejected from one that had seemed like a perfect fit, it was undoubtedly difficult. But this time I had the perspective (视角) to keep it from sending me into panic. It helped that in the end I was accepted into one of the other programmes I was also excited about.
Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them.
4. How did the author feel upon seeing the email sender’s name
A. Anxious. B. Angry. C. Surprised. D. Settled.
5. After talking with Professor Devon, the author decided to ________.
A. criticise the review process B. stay longer in the Sahara Desert
C. apply to the original project again D. put his heart and soul into the lab work
6. According to the author, the project with the robotics professor was ________.
A. demanding B. inspiring C. misleading D. amusing
7. What can we learn from this passage
A. An invitation is a reputation. B. An innovation is a resolution.
C. A rejection can be a redirection. D. A reflection can be a restriction.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. B 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“My heart raced when I saw the email sender’s name. The email started off: “Dear Mr Green, thank you for your interest” and “the review process took longer than expected.” It ended with “We are sorry to inform you…”and my vision blurred (模糊). (当我看到邮件发件人的名字时，我的心跳加速了。这封邮件是这样开头的：“亲爱的格林先生，感谢您的关注”，“审核过程比预期的要长。”信的结尾是“我们很抱歉地通知你……”，我的视线模糊了)”可知，收到的是被拒绝的邮件，所以推测作者在看到电子邮件发件人的名字时感到焦虑。故选A。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“So I was shocked when, not long after the email, Professor Mary Devon, who was running the programme, invited me to observe the work being done in her lab. I jumped at the chance, and a few weeks later I was equally shocked—and overjoyed—when she invited me to talk with her about potential projects I could pursue in her lab. What she proposed didn’t seem as exciting as the original project I had applied to, but I was going to give it my all. (因此，当我收到这封邮件后不久，负责这个项目的玛丽·德文教授邀请我去她的实验室观察正在进行的工作时，我感到非常震惊。我欣然接受了这个机会，几周后，当她邀请我和她谈谈我可以在她的实验室里从事的潜在项目时，我同样感到震惊——同时也是欣喜若狂。她提出的建议似乎没有我最初申请的项目那么令人兴奋，但我打算全力以赴)”可知，与德文教授交谈后，作者决定全心全意地投入实验室工作。故选D。
【6题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“I found myself working with a robotics professor on techniques for collecting data from the desert remotely. That project, which I could complete from my sofa instead of in the burning heat of the desert, not only survived the lockdown but worked where traditional methods didn’t. In the end, I had a new scientific interest to pursue. (我发现自己和一个机器人教授一起研究从沙漠中远程收集数据的技术。我可以在沙发上完成这个项目，而不是在沙漠的酷热中完成，它不仅在封锁期间幸存下来，而且在传统方法不奏效的地方也奏效了。最后，我有了新的科学兴趣去追求)”可推知，机器人学教授的项目很鼓舞人心。故选B。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Rather than setting plans in stone, I’ve learned that sometimes I need to take the opportunities that are offered, even if they don’t sound perfect at the time, and make the most of them. (我明白了有时候我需要抓住提供的机会，即使这些机会在当时听起来并不完美，也要充分利用，而不是一成不变地制定计划)”结合文章中作者结合自己被拒绝后得到了更好的职业发展机会，告诉我们最初的拒绝给予了更好的方向。故C选项“拒绝可以是重定向”最符合文章的主旨。故选C。
【点睛】
C
Many people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success, but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.
In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University, researchers asked people to translate sentences into a new made-up language. Subjects who practiced the language moderately beforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all. High levels of knowledge can make people too attached to traditional ways of viewing problems across fields the arts, sciences, and politics. High conscientiousness is related to lower job performance, especially in simple jobs where it doesn’t pay to be a perfectionist.
How long we stay on the clock and how we spend that time are under careful examination in many workplaces. The young banker who eats lunch at his desk is probably seen as a go-getter, while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conference-room meal get dirty looks from the corner office. “People from cultures that value relationships more than ours does are shocked by the thought of eating alone in front of a computer”, says Art Markman, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, Austin. Social interaction has been shown to lift mood(情绪) and get people thinking in new directions and in ways that could help improve any post-lunch effort.
Markman also promotes off-task time. “Part of being a good thinker is experiencing things that are seemingly unrelated to what you are working on at the moment but give you fresh ideas about your work,” he says. “Also, there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads to higher levels of productivity and creativity. So, when people do things to increase their life satisfaction, they also make themselves more effective at work.”
8. What does Ellen Langer’s study show
A. It is worthwhile to be a perfectionist B. Translation makes people knowledgeable.
C. Simpler jobs require greater caution. D. Moderate effort produces the best result.
9. The underlined word “go-getter” in paragraph 3 refers to someone Who_______.
A. is good at handling pressure B. works hard to become successful
C. a has a natural talent for his job. D. gets on well with his co-workers
10. What can be inferred from the last paragraph
A. A good thinker is able to inspire other people.
B. Experience unrelated to your job is useless.
C. A cheerful mood helps make a creative mind.
D. Focusing on what you do raises productivity.
11. What does the text seem to advocate
A. Middle-of-the-road work habits. B. Balance between work and family.
C. Long-standing cultural traditions. D. Harmony in the work environment.
【答案】8. D 9. B 10. C 11. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了许多人认为工作到最大限度是成功的秘诀，但研究发现，适度的工作也会带来成果。所以要适度工作，工作时要有积极的情绪，这会让自己在工作中更有效率。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“Many people believe that working to the maximum is the secret to success, but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.(许多人认为工作到最大限度是成功的秘诀，但研究发现，适度的工作也会带来成果。)”和第二段中“In a study led by Ellen Langer of Harvard University, researchers asked people to translate sentences into a new a made-up language. Subjects who practiced the language moderately beforehand made fewer errors than those who practiced extensively or not at all.(在哈佛大学Ellen Langer领导的一项研究中，研究人员要求人们将句子翻译成一种新的虚构的语言。那些事先适度练习这门语言的受试者比那些全力练习或根本不练习的受试者犯的错误要少。)”可知，第一段提出主题，即适度的工作也会带来成果，接着第二段作者用Ellen Langer的研究来证明这一点，由此可推知，Ellen Langer的研究表明适度的努力会产生最好的结果。故选D。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“while his colleagues who chat over a relaxed conference-room meal get dirty looks from the corner office.(而他那些在会议室吃饭时闲聊的同事们则在角落办公室里得到不屑的目光。)”可知，while前后是对比关系，那些在会议室吃饭时闲聊的同事会得到别人不屑的目光，即被认为不努力工作，相反，那些在办公桌前吃午饭的年轻银行家可能被视为是一个努力工作以求成功的人，由此可知，划线单词go-getter，指的是那些努力工作以求成功的人，故选B。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Also, there is a lot of research showing that a positive mood leads to higher levels of productivity and creativity.(此外，许多研究表明，积极的情绪能够提高生产力和创造力。 )”可知，积极的情绪能够提高生产力和创造力，由此可推知，愉快的心情有助于创造性思维。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“but research has found that moderation(适度) also gets results on the job.(但研究发现，适度的工作也会带来成果)”和第二段中“High conscientiousness is related to lower job performance, especially in simple jobs where it doesn’t pay to be a perfectionist.(高尽责性与低工作表现有关，尤其是在简单的工作中，追求完美并不值得。)”可知，文章主要介绍研究表明适度的工作也会带来成果，所以文章提倡适度工作，即中庸的工作习惯。故选A。
D
Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life. Researchers are using satellites to look deep under the ice in Antarctica, finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. The landscape is located in East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land area bordering the Indian Ocean, covering an area about the size of Belgium. The researchers said the landscape is estimated to have been buried beneath the ice shelf for between 14 million to 34 million years, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze.
“The landscape is like a snapshot of the past,” said Stewart Jamieson, a professor of glaciology at Durham University in England and co-leader of the study published in the journal Nature Communications, “It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then. Ancient palm tree pollen has been discovered from Antarctica, not far from our study site.”
Some earlier studies have uncovered ancient landscapes beneath Antarctica’s ice including mountains. But the landscape discovered in the new study was the first of its kind. It is estimated that such an environment would likely have been populated by wildlife. But the area’s fossil record is too incomplete to know which animals may have lived there. The ice above the ancient landscape measures about 2.2 kilometers to 3 kilometers thick.
The researchers said one way to learn more would be to drill through the ice and take a piece of the earth below. This could uncover evidence showing ancient life, as was done with samples taken in Greenland dating back two million years ago.
Right before 34 million years ago, Antarctica’s landscape and wildlife was likely similar to today’s cold temperate rainforests. That includes places like Tasmania, New Zealand and South America’s Patagonia area. When the climate cooled even more, an ice sheet grew which covered the whole continent.
12. How long ago was the landscape not buried at the latest
A. 14 million years ago. B. 34 million years ago.
C. 20 million years ago. D. 48 million years ago.
13. Why does Jamieson mention the word “snapshot”
A. To show it is hard to explore this lost world.
B. To indicate there exist some vivid remains.
C. To present the influence of terrible weather.
D. To explain the landscape was too warm to live in.
14. Where does the newly-discovered landscape differ from others
A. The landscape contains many hills and mountains.
B. Animal skeletons have been uncovered in the landscape.
C. There seems to have existed a mass of wild animals.
D. The ice above the landscape is too thick to measure.
15. What is the proper title for the passage
A. Antarctica Once Witnessed Kinds of Wildlife.
B. Areas of Rainforests Found in Antarctica.
C. Many Landscapes under Antarctica Discovered.
D. Ancient Landscape Found Buried in Antarctic Ice.
【答案】12. A 13. B 14. C 15. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家在南极的冰雪之下发现了一处远古景观，认为数亿年前此处存在大批野生动物。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段的“The researchers said the landscape is estimated to have been buried beneath the ice shelf for between 14 million to 34 million years, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze.(研究人员表示，据估计，当南极洲进入深度冰冻期时，这片土地已经在冰层下埋藏了1400万至3400万年)”可知，该景观最晚于1400万年前被埋于地下。故选A。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第二段中Stewart Jamieson所说的话“The landscape is like a snapshot of the past(这里的景观就像是过去的快照)”以及“It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then. Ancient palm tree pollen has been discovered from Antarctica, not far from our study site.(很难知道在冰出现之前，这个失落的世界会是什么样子，但当时肯定更温暖。在离我们研究地点不远的南极洲发现了古老的棕榈树花粉)”可知，研究地点的冰下景观就像是过去被拍下的快照一样被定格，当时气候温暖，而且科学家们在距离这处研究地点不远处发现了古老的棕榈树花粉；由此可推断，杰米森提到“快照”这个词是为了暗示冰下存在一些生动的遗迹。故选B。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段的“It is estimated that such an environment would likely have been populated by wildlife.(据估计，这样的环境很可能有野生动物居住)”可知，新发现的景观与其他景观不同的地方在于新发现的的环境中很可能存在野生动物。故选C。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第一段的“Researchers are using satellites to look deep under the ice in Antarctica, finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. (研究人员正在使用卫星深入南极冰层下，发现了埋藏在该大陆冰盖下的大型古代景观)”以及全文可知，本文主要介绍了科学家借助卫星在南极的冰雪之下发现了一处远古景观。所以“埋藏在南极冰层中的远古景观”适合作本文的标题。故选D。
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。选项中有两项为多余选项。
It’s a joyful and stressful time of year in the United States for students and their families as they make decisions about where to attend college. Families often turn to rankings systems to help make a decision. ____16____
When I talk to families as a scholar of higher education, they’re often surprised that teaching excellence is not counted in rankings. ____17____
Emerging research suggests that courses in lower-ranked universities, on average, scored higher on teaching than courses in higher-ranked universities. ____18____ The absence of teaching excellence from the rankings is surprising given the link between high-quality teaching and student success. Quality teaching is one of the most important predictors of a wide range of college outcomes.
Rankings, however, are only one reason why a low value is placed on teaching in higher education. Administrators often don’t view teaching excellence as a way to increase enrolment (注册) or funding. ____19____ Research shows that the more time instructors spend on teaching, the lower their salary. What is the result Many instructors continue to teach using traditional lectures, which lead to lower success rates.
____20____ Nevertheless, not much will change until schools with high-quality teaching are rewarded with more resources, higher rankings and increased enrolments. In the long term, universities, organisations that rank schools, and others should work to make teaching a valued, core part of the mission.
What should students and their families do They should give strong consideration to universities where high-quality teaching is valued, even though the schools may be ranked lower.
A. Higher education has achieved its true potential.
B. Therefore, it’s not highly valued in hiring or promotion.
C. Quality teaching has been an important reputation-building factor.
D. However, the rankings ignore a critical factor: the quality of teaching.
E. Efforts to improve teaching at the university level have recently emerged.
F. They’re even more surprised at how teaching is undervalued by universities.
G. In fact, universities often shift emphasis from teaching to other ranking factors.
【答案】16. D 17. F 18. G 19. B 20. E
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何选择高校提供了一些建议。
【16题详解】
根据空前内容“It’s a joyful and stressful time of year in the United States for students and their families as they make decisions about where to attend college. Families often turn to rankings systems to help make a decision.(对于美国的学生和他们的家人来说，这是一年中既快乐又紧张的时刻，因为他们要决定去哪里上大学。家庭经常求助于排名系统来帮助做决定。)”可知，美国的学生和家人们在决定去哪儿上大学时，经常求助于排名系统。而根据下文第三段“Emerging research suggests that courses in lower-ranked universities, on average, scored higher on teaching than courses in higher-ranked universities. (最新的研究表明，排名较低的大学的课程在教学方面的平均得分高于排名较高的大学的课程。)”可推断出，本文主要讲述的是排名方面出现的问题。选项D“However, the rankings ignore a critical factor: the quality of teaching.(然而，排名忽略了一个关键因素：教学质量。)”延续上文内容，指出大学排名存在的问题；而根据下文内容也可以推断，排名中存在的问题是教学质量被忽略。故选D。
【17题详解】
根据空前内容“When I talk to families as a scholar of higher education, they’re often surprised that teaching excellence is not counted in rankings.(作为一名研究高等教育的学者，当我与一些家庭交谈时，他们常常惊讶地发现，优秀的教学水平并没有被纳入排名。)”可知，大学排名中优秀的教学水平并没有被纳入排名让人们觉得很惊讶。选项F“They’re even more surprised at how teaching is undervalued by universities.(更让他们惊讶的是，大学竟然低估了教学的价值。)”延续上文内容，指的都是大学排名忽略教学质量。其中“more surprised”和上文的“surprised”保持一致。故选F。
【18题详解】
空前内容“Emerging research suggests that courses in lower-ranked universities, on average, scored higher on teaching than courses in higher-ranked universities.(最新的研究表明，排名较低的大学的课程在教学方面的平均得分高于排名较高的大学的课程。)”以及空后内容“The absence of teaching excellence from the rankings is surprising given the link between high-quality teaching and student success. Quality teaching is one of the most important predictors of a wide range of college outcomes.(考虑到高质量教学与学生成功之间的联系，排名中没有优秀教学令人惊讶。优质教学是衡量大学成绩的最重要因素之一。)”讲述的都是大学排名中没有考虑到教学。选项G“In fact, universities often shift emphasis from teaching to other ranking factors.(事实上，大学经常把重点从教学转移到其他排名因素上。)”与上下文内容相一致，故选G。
【19题详解】
根据空前内容“Rankings, however, are only one reason why a low value is placed on teaching in higher education. Administrators often don’t view teaching excellence as a way to increase enrolment (注册) or funding.(然而，排名只是高等教育中对教学重视程度较低的一个原因。管理者通常不会将卓越的教学视为增加入学率或资金的一种方式。)”可知，上文分析了教学不被纳入排名的原因，该空应该讲其后果。选项B“Therefore, it’s not highly valued in hiring or promotion.(因此，它在招聘或晋升中不受重视。)”是上文内容的延续，正因为管理人员通常不把卓越的教学视为增加入学率或增加资金的一种方式，所以教学在招聘和晋升中不受重视。故选B。
【20题详解】
根据下文内容“Nevertheless, not much will change until schools with high-quality teaching are rewarded with more resources, higher rankings and increased enrolments. In the long term, universities, organisations that rank schools, and others should work to make teaching a valued, core part of the mission.(尽管如此，在拥有高质量教学的学校获得更多资源、更高排名和增加入学人数之前，不会有太大变化。从长远来看，大学、学校排名组织和其他机构应该努力使教学成为使命的一个有价值的核心部分。)”可知，此处算是站在大学的角度，提出如何把教学当成他们的首要核心任务。根据“Nevertheless”可知，空处内容和下文内容存在转折关系。选项E“Efforts to improve teaching at the university level have recently emerged.(在最近，努力改进教学水平的现象已经出现了。)”与下文形成转折，旨在说明，促使教学成为核心任务的艰巨性和重要性。故选E。
【点睛】
第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
It was late November. Most of the leaves had fallen off the trees, leaving only ____21____ branches waving in the surrounding mountains. The sky was gray with clouds ____22____ down a cold, bone-chilling rain. My mood ____23____ the day.
The older I got, the less it seemed I liked the winter months. When I was a boy, they meant playing in the snow, making snowmen, having snowball fights, and then curling up with my dog by the ____24____ and reading my favorite books. But now they just meant watching the days get ____25____ driving on dark roads, and feeling the cold wind ____26____ my face like a slap.
I sighed and lay down on my bed. A feeling of ____27____ settled over my spirit and I wished I could get under the covers and sleep until spring. Just then my little dog ____28____ onto my bed and looked at me with her big, wet eyes. She looked so sad and ____29____ that I laughed and petted her. I _____30_____ she often mirrored my moods. I smiled and continued to pet her head _____31_____ she too broke into a happy smile. I snuggled up (依偎) with her, looking up to the gray sky.
The little dog _____32_____ me that in life the whole world around us is our mirror. We can either be a _____33_____ of light or a shadow of darkness. We can either give the world our kindness or our _____34_____. My little pup showed me once again that life is _____35_____ what we make it and that we can reflect our warmth, love, and light even in winter’ s darkest days.
21. A. rough B. bare C. dead D. thick
22. A. throwing B. going C. falling D. breaking
23. A. influenced B. attacked C. matched D. lifted
24. A. wall B. river C. snow D. stove
25. A. darker B. longer C. shorter D. colder
26. A. over B. against C. beneath D. towards
27. A. happiness B. panic C. curiosity D. depression
28. A. jumped up B. held up C. took up D. lifted up
29. A. exhausted B. doubtful C. disappointed D. miserable
30. A. disapproved B. challenged C. complained D. acknowledged
31. A. while B. unless C. until D. after
32. A. reminded B. persuaded C. warned D. stimulated
33. A. temperature B. reflection C. recovery D. shape
34. A. hope B. mood C. anger D. joy
35. A. rarely B. possibly C. partially D. truly
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. C 24. D 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要通过自己和狗狗的在一个冬天的经历，体会到生活真的是我们自己创造的，即使在冬天最黑暗的日子里，我们也能反映出我们的快乐、爱和光明。
【21题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：树上的叶子大多落了，只剩下光秃秃的树枝在周围的群山中摇曳。A. rough粗糙的；B. bare光秃秃的；C. dead死的；D. thick厚的，粗的。根据上文“Most of the leaves had fallen off the trees”可知，叶子都掉落了，所以是光秃秃的。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：天空灰蒙蒙的，乌云密布，下着刺骨的冷雨。A. throwing投；B. going去；C. falling降落；D. breaking打破，折断。根据下文“The sky was gray with clouds”可知，下着刺骨的冷雨。固定搭配throw down rain“下雨”。故选A项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的心情和白天一样。A. influenced影响；B. attacked袭击；C. matched比得上，敌得过；D. lifted 提起，举起。根据上下文可知，作者整天的心情都是阴霾的，所以晚上的心情和白天的一样不好。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我还是个小男孩的时候，它们意味着在雪地里玩耍，堆雪人，打雪仗，然后和我的狗蜷缩在火炉旁，读我最喜欢的书。A. wall墙；B. river河流；C. snow雪；D. stove炉子。根据下文“reading my favorite books.”可知，是在温暖的炉火旁，享受着读书的快乐。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但现在，它们只意味着看着白天越来越短，在黑暗的道路上开车，感觉冷风打在我的脸上，就像打了我一巴掌。A. darker较暗的；B. longer较长的；C. shorter较短的；D. colder较冷的。根据下文“on dark roads”可知，白天越来越短。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查介词词义辨析。句意：但现在，它们只意味着看着白天越来越短，在黑暗的道路上开车，感觉冷风打在我的脸上，就像打了我一巴掌。A. over悬在……上面；B. against反对，迎着；C. beneath在……下方；D. towards朝向。根据下文“like a slap.”可知，冷风打在作者的脸上。故选B项。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：一种沮丧的感觉笼罩着我的精神，我希望我能钻进被窝，睡到春天。A. happiness快乐；B. panic恐慌；C. curiosity好奇；D. depression抑郁，沮丧。根据上文“I sighed and lay down on my bed”可知，作者是沮丧的。故选D项。
【28题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的小狗跳上我的床，用她湿漉漉的大眼睛看着我。A. jumped up跳起来；B. held up支撑，支持，举起；C. took up从事；D. lifted up提升。根据下文“onto my bed and looked at me with her big, wet eyes”可知，小狗跳上床。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她看起来那么悲伤和痛苦，我笑着抚摸着她。A. exhausted筋疲力尽的；B. doubtful怀疑的；C. disappointed失望的；D. miserable痛苦的。根据上文“so sad”可知，看起来那么悲伤和痛苦。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：我承认她经常反映我的心情。A. disapproved不同意；B. challenged挑战；C. complained抱怨；D. acknowledged承认。根据下文“she often mirrored my moods.”可知，这是作者承认的内容。故选D项。
【31题详解】
考查连接词词义辨析。句意：我笑了笑，继续抚摸着她的头，直到她也露出幸福的笑容。A. while然而；B. unless除非；C. until直到；D. after之后。根据句意可知，本句为until引导的时间状语从句。故选C项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意：小狗提醒我，在生活中，我们周围的整个世界都是我们的镜子。A. reminded提醒；B. persuaded说明；C. warned警告；D. stimulated刺激，促进。根据上文“she often mirrored my moods.”可知，小狗在提醒作者，周围的整个世界都是我们的镜子。故选A项。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可以是光明（快乐）的反射，也可以是黑暗的影子。A. temperature温度；B. reflection反射；C. recovery恢复；D. shape形状。根据常识可知，光具有反射性，这里指我们可以是光明（快乐）的反射。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可以给世界善意，也可以给世界愤怒。A. hope希望；B. mood心情；C. anger愤怒；D. joy快乐。根据上文“kindness”可知，与善意相对的是愤怒。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意：我小狗再一次告诉我，生活真的是我们自己创造的，即使在冬天最黑暗的日子里，我们也能反映出我们的温暖、爱和光明。A. rarely稀少地；B. possibly可能地；C. partially不完全地；D. truly真正地。根据上文“My little pup showed me once again”可知，生活真的是我们自己创造的。故选D项。
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The Chinese government recently finalized a plan to set up a Giant Panda National Park(GPNP). ___36___ (cover)an area about three times ___37___ size of Yellowstone National Park, the GPNP will be one of the first national parks in the country. The plan will extend protection to a significant number of areas that ___38___ (be)previously unprotected, bringing many of the existing protected areas for giant pandas under one authority ___39___ (increase)effectiveness and reduce inconsistencies in management.
After a three-year pilot period, the GPNP will be officially set up next year. The GPNP ___40___ (design)to reflect the guiding principle of “protecting the authenticity and integrity(完整性)of natural ecosystems, preserving biological diversity, protecting ecological buffer zones, ___41___ leaving behind precious natural assets(资产)for future generations”. The GPNP’s main goal is to improve connectivity between separate ___42___ (population)and homes of giant pandas, and ___43___ (eventual)achieve a desired level of population in the wild.
Giant pandas also serve ___44___ an umbrella species(物种), bringing protection to a host of plants and animals in the southwestern and northwestern parts of China. The GPNP is intended to provide stronger protection for all the species _____45_____ live within the Giant Panda Range and significantly improve the health of the ecosystem in the area.
【答案】36. Covering
37. the 38. were
39. to increase
40. is designed
41. and 42. populations
43. eventually
44. as 45. that
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国政府决定建立的大熊猫国家公园(GPNP)的计划。
【36题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：该公园占地面积约为黄石国家公园的三倍，将成为中国首批国家公园之一。分析句子可知，空处应填动词非谓语形式作状语，空处和逻辑主语the GPNP为主动关系，应用现在分词形式作状语，首字母大写。故填Covering。
【37题详解】
考查冠词。句意：该公园占地面积约为黄石国家公园的三倍，将成为中国首批国家公园之一。分析句子可知，此处考查倍数表达法，即为：倍数+ the size of +比较成份，因此此处应填定冠词the。故填the。
【38题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：该计划将把保护范围扩大到大量以前未受保护的地区，将许多现有的大熊猫保护区纳入一个管理机构，以提高效率，减少管理上的不一致性。分析句子可知，空处在that引导的定语从句中作谓语，先行词为a significant number of areas，先行词在从句中作主语，根据“previously (之前地)”可知从句的时态应为一般过去时，根据主谓一致，从句主语复数，从句谓语要用复数形式。故填were。
【39题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意：该计划将把保护范围扩大到大量以前未受保护的地区，将许多现有的大熊猫保护区纳入一个管理机构，以提高效率，减少管理上的不一致性。分析句子可知，空处应填动词非谓语形式作目的状语，故空处应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to increase。
【40题详解】
考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：GPNP旨在体现“保护自然生态系统的真实性和完整性，保护生物多样性，保护生态缓冲区，为子孙后代留下宝贵的自然资产”的指导原则。分析句子可知，空处在句中作谓语，和句子的主语The GPNP之间为被动关系；叙述客观事实，应用一般现在时。故设空处应为一般现在时的被动语态，主语单数，谓语应用单数形式。故填is designed。
【41题详解】
考查连词。句意：GPNP旨在体现“保护自然生态系统的真实性和完整性，保护生物多样性，保护生态缓冲区，为子孙后代留下宝贵的自然资产”的指导原则。分析句子可知，空处前后为并列关系，应用并列连词and。故填and。
【42题详解】
考查名词。句意：GPNP的主要目标是改善不同种群和大熊猫家园之间的联系，最终达到理想的野生大熊猫数量水平。分析句子可知，空处和and后的复数名词homes并列，且在句中作宾语，应用可数名词population ，意为“种群”，且应用复数形式。故填populations。
【43题详解】
考查副词。句意：GPNP的主要目标是改善不同种群和大熊猫家园之间的联系，最终达到理想的野生大熊猫数量水平。分析句子可知，空处后为动词achieve，空处应用副词作状语修饰动词achieve，结合语意可知，此处意为“最终”，应用副词eventually。故填eventually。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意：大熊猫还扮演着保护伞的角色，为中国西南和西北地区的许多动植物带来保护。分析句子可知，此处考查固定短语serve as，意为“充当”，故空处应填介词as。故填as。
【45题详解】
考查定语从句。句意：该计划旨在为生活在Giant Panda Range的所有物种提供更有力的保护，并显著改善该地区的生态系统健康。分析句子可知，空处考查引导限制性定语从句的关系词，指代先行词species，指物，在从句中作主语，且先行词前有all修饰，故只能用关系代词that。故填that。
【点睛】
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你校图书馆新设了小组学习室。请你给留学生同学Michael写邮件邀请他同去体验。内容包括：1. 位置和开放时间；2. 室内设施和功能。
注意：
1. 写作词数应为80左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。
Dear Michael,
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】One Possible Version:
Dear Michael,
Good news! Recently, a newly-furnished section, consisting of eight Group Learning Rooms, has been open to us students in our school library.
Located on the third floor beside the online reading rooms, it can be accessible from 8 a. m. till 9 p. m. throughout the weekdays. Those rooms are equipped with modern electronic facilities, all of which are linked to the Internet. It’s really convenient for us to do some group projects. Why not ask our group members to go and experience it
Early reply and we can reserve one room for our project.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生对于你校图书馆新设了小组学习室这一情况，给留学生同学Michael写邮件邀请他同去体验。
【详解】1.词汇积累
由……组成：consist of→ be made up of
连接：linked → connected
真正地：really→ certainly
预留：reserve→ retain
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句：Recently, a newly-furnished section, consisting of eight Group Learning Rooms, has been open to us students in our school library.
拓展句：Recently, a newly-furnished section, which consist of eight Group Learning Rooms, has been open to us students in our school library.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Located on the third floor beside the online reading rooms, it can be accessible from 8 a. m. till 9 p. m.（运用了非谓语动词中的过去副词作状语。）
【高分句型2】Those rooms are equipped with modern electronic facilities, all of which are linked to the Internet.（运用了介词+关系代词which引导的非限制性定语从句。）
第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
I sat in the breakfast corner with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. I was still recovering from a surgery. I hoped for strength and happiness. But the future seemed so hopeless.
Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to the sliding door. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated on a rubber tree. It sat there a few moments, and then flew away. I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before.
When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying twigs (嫩枝), “Look, Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on the top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door, talking to the birds while they worked. As much as I was grieving (感到悲伤), I couldn’t help but