山西省吕梁市2023-2024学年高一下学期7月期末考试英语试题（含答案，含听力原文，无音频）
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吕梁市2023-2024学年第二学期期末调研测试
高一英语试题
2024.7
本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。答案一律写在答题卡上。
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。
2．答题时使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 is the man doing
A．Asking the way. B．Giving directions. C．Correcting the mistake.
2．Where are the speakers
A．At a bus stop. B．At home. C．At the airport.
3．How is the weather today
A．Rainy. B．Hot. C．Snowy.
4．What did the speakers do last weekend
A．They studied at home. B．They went hiking. C．They played tennis.
5．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Friends. B．Boss and secretary. C．Waitress and customer.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What is Tom busy doing
A．Raising money. B．Writing a lab report. C．Giving classes to children.
7．Who might be able to help Tom this week
A．Mike. B．Cathy. C．Jane.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Who will take Leo to the festival
A．His brother. B．His cousin. C．His sister.
9．How will Leo go to the festival
A．By car. B．By bus. C．By bicycle.
10．What will Leo take with him
A．Clothes. B．Drinks. C．Food.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What field has the woman been working in
A．Literature. B．Publishing. C．Education.
12．What did the woman do every year
A．She published an article. B．She made the yearbook. C．She wrote a textbook.
13．What does the woman think of the publishing work
A．Interesting. B．Boring. C．Tiring.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What is matter with the boy
A．He has spots on his neck. B．He feels cold.
C．He has a fever.
15．How does the boy want the woman to help
A．By taking him to the doctor.
B．By putting some makeup on him.
C．By telling the school nurse about the problem.
16．What may happen if the boy has to stay home
A．He won’t make the team.
B．He can try out for the team later.
C．He’ll have to write a note to the coach.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who is the speaker
A．A guide. B．A teacher. C．A coach.
18．When will the students leave for the museum
A．6:30. B．7:45. C．8:00.
19．What will the students do at 1:15
A．See a film. B．Meet at a café. C．Visit a gallery.
20．Where can the students find more information
A．From teachers. B．From a website. C．From a book.
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和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Museums are an important means for cultural exchange and enrichment as well as the development of mutual understanding and cooperation among people. Here are some of the museums worth visiting. It’s time to decide your next travel destination.
The Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
It is the world’s largest art museum and a historical landmark of Paris. Housed in the Louvre Palace, the museum has been extended many times since its opening in 1793．Its eye-catching glass pyramid in the main courtyard was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, a Chinese American architect, and it later became a symbol of the museum.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US
Commonly known as the Met, the museum is among the must-visit attractions in New York. It stands on the eastern edge of Central Park. The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine and Islamic art. Every May, the museum holds the luxurious, blockbuster（大片） Met Gala, grabbing global attention like the Oscars.
National Museum of China, Beijing, China
Near Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, it’s one of the largest museums in the world and the second most visited art museum in the world, just after the Louvre. Covering a time span from 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty, the museum possesses around 1.05 million items — and many cannot be found in museums elsewhere.
Vatican Museums, the Vatican City
If you are into Roman history and Renaissance art, the Vatican Museums will be your ideal destination. Along the exhibition route, visitors can enjoy the marvelous Sistine Chapel decorated by Michelangelo and the Stanze di Raffaello decorated by Raphael.
21．What do we know about the Musée du Louvre
A．It is the oldest museum in the world. B．It has an attractive glass pyramid.
C．It has been rebuilt many times. D．It was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei.
22．If you are into African culture, which museum should you visit
A．The Musée du Louvre. B．National Museum of China.
C．Metropolitan Museum of Art. D．Vatican Museums.
23．What do National Museum of China and Vatican Museums have in common
A．Both feature many ancient buildings. B．Both offer exhibition routes.
C．Both have over one million items. D．Both appeal to history fans.
B
It was a story about broccoli soup that really brought home to Shirley Zhu the value of the work she was doing. She and her twin sister Annie, who are 18, were delivering boxes of food to people struggling to get affordable, nutritious food in their home city of Houston. One woman, who Shirley was visiting for the second time, was excited to tell her that she had made broccoli soup for her and her young daughter with the previous food package.
Shirley and Annie were 15 years old when they began collecting unsold food from grocery stores and bakeries in Houston and distributing it to residents living in “food deserts”—areas which don’t have good access to fresh, affordable food. Together with an initial team of 10 classmates at their high school, they set up Fresh Hub. With the help of a smartphone app and automated（自动化的）messaging service, they were able to inform residents when fresh food was available.
Annie and Shirley started brainstorming in their bedroom, running through ways in which they could redistribute healthy food at community events. They contacted grocery stores and even farmers, but found themselves turned down because they weren’t a registered charity, or sometimes simply because, as two 15-year-olds, they weren’t taken seriously. “We’re just high-schoolers and we didn’t have a lot of credibility（可靠性）,”says Shirley.
They switched tactics. Instead of trying to build something from the ground up, they decided to join forces with an organization already doing this work. Second Servings, a Houston-based non-profit, already had the vans, the equipment, and the skills in rescuing food, which it donates to homeless shelters and other places of need.
“We were used to seeing other adults being the heroes in this situation and taking action and didn’t consider ourselves as capable of making a change,” Shirley says. She now believes that whatever someone’s age or resources, it’s always possible to do something.
24．What can we know about Fresh Hub
A．It was started by twin sisters three years ago.
B．It originally consisted of 10 students at high school.
C．It offered service to grocery stores and bakeries in Houston.
D．It got help from a smartphone company with messaging service.
25．What difficulty did Shirley and Annie meet at the start
A．There were so many residents in need of food. B．They were turned down by a registered charity.
C．There weren’t many high-schoolers to join them. D．They weren’t trusted because of their young age.
26．Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “tactics” in Paragraph 4
A．Targets. B．Strategies. C．Promises. D．Attitudes.
27．What is Shirley’s advice for us
A．No one can succeed easily. B．Actions speak louder than words.
C．Don’t allow age to get in our way to success. D．Don’t consider ourselves as capable enough.
C
On December 28, 2023, a Chinese company reached an important milestone. It flew a completely unmanned, autonomous spassenger drone on its first commercial flight in Guangzhou. Before you get too excited, here come the details. The drone has a range of only 22 miles and a top speed of only 81 mph. The drone is certainly quieter and greener, and may prove to be safer, but we’re a long way from phasing out（逐步淘汰） ordinary helicopters, let alone seeing cars get replaced with little drones.
Still, I’m happy to see the little guy flying around Guangzhou. It serves as a reminder that some of the biggest questions about the future aren’t about what’s technologically practicable or economically practicable, so much as what’s socially practicable. J. Storrs Hall, a technologist, insists the main barrier between us and flying cars has not been a lack of technical progress, or even high cost. The problem, Hall writes, is that “cultural reaction and inflexible regulation have combined to hold back the normal flow of experimentation in high-power technology”.
Will the public trust a self-piloted drone How many heliports exist, and what do they charge per flight How loud an air taxi group will residents of urban areas accept These are all questions about the public’s attitudes, not the technical abilities. Even the range of the batteries or fuel cell systems in a flying car is, to a degree, socially determined: Government subsidies（补贴） for electric car batteries play a huge role in how those technologies develop, and how efficient they’re able to get.
The good news is that the new range of flying cars promises to remove some of those tradeoffs （权衡）. They can be quiet and carbon-free and piloted by AI systems less likely than humans to make stupid mistakes. We can choose that world by subsidizing it and clearing a regulatory（监管的）path for it. But the technology alone won’t create that world. We have to actively make it.
28．What can we know about the drone
A．It goes much faster than helicopters. B．It is the safest vehicle for passengers.
C．It will be put into commercial use soon. D．It can’t replace helicopters or cars now.
29．Which factor influences the use of flying cars the most
A．Social factor. B．Economical factor.
C．Technical factor. D．Environmental factor.
30．Why did the author ask the questions in paragraph 3
A．To show his puzzlement. B．To list various mysteries.
C．To introduce a new theme. D．To make further discussion.
31．What is the writer’s attitude towards the future of the new drones
A．Doubtful. B．Concerned. C．Positive. D．Objective.
D
According to the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 was the world’s warmest month on record. As heatwaves had spread across North America, Asia and Europe, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a speech that the planet is entering an “era of global boiling”. How to cool the planet has long been a troubling question for scientists. They are now turning to sun-blocking technology, which refers to reflecting sunlight back into space in order to keep down the temperature of the planet’s climate.
According to Euronews, a European television news network, one idea involves pumping sun-blocking particles（粒子） into the upper atmosphere. The particles will then stay in the air and redirect sunshine back upwards. It is like applying sunscreen on the outside of Earth. Researchers at Yale University, US, outlined a plan to use 125 high-flying planes to spread the particles at latitudes（纬度） of 60 degrees north and south. The particles will then travel toward the poles, which could possibly cool the temperature there by 2℃. In the future, the planes could be used to refreeze the poles, said the researchers.
Another very promising technique is called “cloud brightening”, according to Chris Sacca, a US climate expert. This method involves sending sea salt particles into clouds above the sea, making them whiter and thus reflect more sunlight back into space.
In June, the US government announced in a report that it is now offering support for solar engineering research as a way to slow the rise of global temperatures. According to the report, the US government believes that the technology “offers the possibility of cooling the planet significantly on a timescale of a few years”.
However, following the report, an open letter by more than 60 scientists called for caution and more research first. Kristen Rasmussen, a climate scientist at Colorado State University, US, has been studying how these sun-blocking methods will affect rainfall patterns. She said that apart from rainfall, ecosystems and even human communities will also be affected. “We need to be very cautious on this,” Rasmussen told Scientific American.
32．Which solution is used to deal with global warming
A．Blocking the sunlight coming from the sun. B．Using sunscreen on the surface of the Earth.
C．Reflecting the sunlight back into the space. D．Applying advanced technology to weather control.
33．Which of the following does the writer agree with according to the text
A．The sea-salt particles will reflect the sunlight back into the planet.
B．Both sun-blocking techniques are using the principles of light reflection.
C．The sun-blocking particles will cool the temperature at the poles to 2℃.
D．The US government believes that cloud brightening will work well this year.
34．What is the most suitable title for the text
A．Cool Our Planet. B．Era of Global Boiling.
C．Pumping Blocking Particles. D．The Technique of Cloud Brightening.
35．Where is the passage probably taken from
A．A travel journal. B．A news report. C．A science magazine. D．A story collection.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Leave Your Comfort Zone
The comfort zone is a behavioral state within which a person uses a limited set of behaviors to deliver a steady level of performance, causing their progress to stop. But life is full of opportunities to step outside the comfort zone. Here are some ways one might try to do so.
Do everyday things differently. In everyday life, there are plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself. Turn off your smartphone and television while having dinner, decide what to wear more quickly, or just slow down to take in the surroundings on a walk. 36
Try a new diet. Many people want to improve their diets and stop relying on “comfort foods”. 37 Shifting to a healthier diet can be as challenging as it is rewarding, with self-trust growing as you hit milestone goals along the way.
38 Many people are longing for this goal. For some, it can mean running their first 5K.But for others, it might be completing a marathon. Aiming higher with exercise is representative of leaving the comfort zone and a great way to get the ball rolling.
Get creative. Creativity — anything from writing a poem to building a business — usually involves an element of risk. 39 Therefore, failing and accompanying learning are expected outcomes. Exercising creativity is a good way to train yourself to have a growth mindset and let go of a need for perfection from the outset.
Challenge your beliefs. It’s easy to get stuck in our ways, but this can lead to self-satisfaction —a feature of being in the comfort zone. 40 While this can be uncomfortable, it enables growth and insight by challenging deep-rooted beliefs. This might take several forms, such as reading varied book genres, diversifying who you talk to, and visiting new places.
A．Take works to the next level.
B．Motivate yourself with a new sport.
C．Doing so often means trying something new.
D．Creative efforts are about stepping into the unknown.
E．Therefore, we need to explore alternative viewpoints.
F．These changes break you out of old, comfortable routines.
G．Benefits of leaving the comfort zone won’t happen overnight.
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。
The first time Richard Epstein went to his local ice-skating rink（溜冰场）, he was handed a free pair of skates. They had been left behind by a（n） 41 customer. “I do things out of my comfort zone, and good things 42 ,” he says. This wisdom was proved in December, 2023, when Epstein, now 78, skated in his first 43 . His wife filmed this performance, which he did with his coach. Then his eldest daughter 44 it on Twitter, along with a note that Epstein has stage four cancer. Nearly 3 million people viewed the video and gave millions of likes. Epstein was amazed by the response, 45 himself as “just an old man going 46 in circles”.
As a child, Epstein was “really terrible” at 47 . He still feels 48 that he couldn’t throw a ball straight. “I’m an active person but one of the world’s worst 49 .” he says.
He used to 50 his childhood self, and think that one day he would feel “relaxed and cool and comfortable. I’m still waiting,” he says with a smile. Maybe ice-skating makes up for clumsiness（笨拙） when he was 51 . Epstein has also tried snowboarding, rock climbing and inline skating, all of which 52 balance. He insists he doesn’t mind falling.
Epstein enjoys how the ice “takes me out of my 53 ways”. There’s “the wind blowing through my 54 . It is a joy to speed and 55 , to get on the inside edge of the skate on the ice.”
41．A．former B．potential C．poor D．anxious
42．A．disappear B．occur C．change D．confirm
43．A．illness B．failure C．contest D．exhibition
44．A．read B．deleted C．posted D．stretched
45．A．honoring B．describing C．knowing D．ranking
46．A．against B．up C．down D．around
47．A．arts B．sports C．communication D．science
48．A．satisfied B．shocked C．embarrassed D．unfortunate
49．A．athletes B．researchers C．fathers D．citizens
50．A．look forward to B．look back on C．sign up for D．catch up with
51．A．young B．successful C．wealthy D．healthy
52．A．decrease B．threaten C．avoid D．challenge
53．A．busy B．ordinary C．wonderful D．exceptional
54．A．coat B．back C．shoes D．hair
55．A．turn B．erupt C．jump D．fight
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。
China 56 （make） another historic step in its deep space exploration till now. The Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket blasted off（发射） from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China’s tropical island of Hainan on Friday, 57 （aim） to bring back lunar samples from the far side of the Moon.
The China National Space Administration （CNSA） confirmed the success of the launch after two pairs of solar panels of the spacecraft opened 58 （smooth）. The round trip of Chang’e-6 will last about 53 days, twice the 59 （long） of the mission of Chang’e-5, 60 returned samples from the near side of the moon in some 23 days, media reported.
61 amount of Moon samples to be returned this time is also expected to be 62 （large）than the Chang’e-5 mission. It is expected to bring back around 2,000 grams of lunar dust and rocks, increasing 63 some 270 grams from the previous mission.
The Chang’e-6 mission aims to pioneer new 64 （area） in lunar orbit design, intelligent sampling on the moon’s far side, and ascent from the lunar surface, while conducting an automated sample return from the moon’s far side, along with scientific exploration of the landing area 65 international cooperation.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15 分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Jim要来中国学习和生活，希望你能推荐一个生活中常用的App。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1．App简介；
2．推荐理由。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jim, Yours, Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
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 was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups, we were to create a newspaper around the culture we were studying.
On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group. After collecting all the requests, Mrs. B informed us that she would take into consideration the names we chose and would let us know the results the next day. I had no doubt I would get the group of my choice. Only a few people behaved normally in the class, and Missy was one of them. I knew we had chosen each other.
The next day, I anxiously waited for the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stopped talking as Mrs. B called for our attention. She started to call out names. When she reached group three, Missy’s name was called. So, I’m in group three, I thought. The second, third and fourth members of the group were called. My name was not included. There had to be some mistake!
Then I heard it. The last group: “Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina.” I could feel the tears well in my eyes. How could I face being in that group — the boy who rarely spoke English, the one girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles, and the other girl who wore strange clothes. Oh, how badly I wanted to be with my friends.
I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. B. She looked at me and knew what I was there for. I was determined to convince her I should be in the “good” group. “Why... ” I started.
She gently placed a hand on my shoulder. “I know what you want, Karina,” she said, “but your group needs you. I need you to help them get a passing grade on this assignment（作业）. Only you can help them.”
I was frozen. I was confused. I was amazed. She had seen something in me I hadn’t seen.
“Will you help them ” she asked.
I stood straighter. “Yes,” I replied. I couldn’t believe it came out of my mouth, but it did. I had committed.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
I bravely walked to where the others in my group sat. In the end, Mrs. B gave us an A on that assignment.
高一英语试题
2024.7
本试题满分150分，考试时间120分钟。答案一律写在答题卡上。
注意事项：
1．答题前，考生务必先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，认真核对条形码上的姓名、准考证号，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡的指定位置上。
2．答题时使用0.5毫米的黑色中性（签字）笔或碳素笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。
3．请按照题号在各题的答题区域（黑色线框）内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效。
4．保持卡面清洁，不折叠，不破损。
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，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 is the man doing
A．Asking the way. B．Giving directions. C．Correcting the mistake.
2．Where are the speakers
A．At a bus stop. B．At home. C．At the airport.
3．How is the weather today
A．Rainy. B．Hot. C．Snowy.
4．What did the speakers do last weekend
A．They studied at home. B．They went hiking. C．They played tennis.
5．What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A．Friends. B．Boss and secretary. C．Waitress and customer.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6．What is Tom busy doing
A．Raising money. B．Writing a lab report. C．Giving classes to children.
7．Who might be able to help Tom this week
A．Mike. B．Cathy. C．Jane.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8．Who will take Leo to the festival
A．His brother. B．His cousin. C．His sister.
9．How will Leo go to the festival
A．By car. B．By bus. C．By bicycle.
10．What will Leo take with him
A．Clothes. B．Drinks. C．Food.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11．What field has the woman been working in
A．Literature. B．Publishing. C．Education.
12．What did the woman do every year
A．She published an article. B．She made the yearbook. C．She wrote a textbook.
13．What does the woman think of the publishing work
A．Interesting. B．Boring. C．Tiring.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14．What is matter with the boy
A．He has spots on his neck. B．He feels cold.
C．He has a fever.
15．How does the boy want the woman to help
A．By taking him to the doctor.
B．By putting some makeup on him.
C．By telling the school nurse about the problem.
16．What may happen if the boy has to stay home
A．He won’t make the team.
B．He can try out for the team later.
C．He’ll have to write a note to the coach.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17．Who is the speaker
A．A guide. B．A teacher. C．A coach.
18．When will the students leave for the museum
A．6:30. B．7:45. C．8:00.
19．What will the students do at 1:15
A．See a film. B．Meet at a café. C．Visit a gallery.
20．Where can the students find more information
A．From teachers. B．From a website. C．From a book.
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和D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Museums are an important means for cultural exchange and enrichment as well as the development of mutual understanding and cooperation among people. Here are some of the museums worth visiting. It’s time to decide your next travel destination.
The Musée du Louvre, Paris, France
It is the world’s largest art museum and a historical landmark of Paris. Housed in the Louvre Palace, the museum has been extended many times since its opening in 1793．Its eye-catching glass pyramid in the main courtyard was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei, a Chinese American architect, and it later became a symbol of the museum.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, US
Commonly known as the Met, the museum is among the must-visit attractions in New York. It stands on the eastern edge of Central Park. The Met maintains extensive holdings of African, Asian, Oceanian, Byzantine and Islamic art. Every May, the museum holds the luxurious, blockbuster（大片） Met Gala, grabbing global attention like the Oscars.
National Museum of China, Beijing, China
Near Tian’anmen Square in Beijing, it’s one of the largest museums in the world and the second most visited art museum in the world, just after the Louvre. Covering a time span from 1.7 million years ago to the Qing Dynasty, the museum possesses around 1.05 million items — and many cannot be found in museums elsewhere.
Vatican Museums, the Vatican City
If you are into Roman history and Renaissance art, the Vatican Museums will be your ideal destination. Along the exhibition route, visitors can enjoy the marvelous Sistine Chapel decorated by Michelangelo and the Stanze di Raffaello decorated by Raphael.
21．What do we know about the Musée du Louvre
A．It is the oldest museum in the world. B．It has an attractive glass pyramid.
C．It has been rebuilt many times. D．It was designed by Ieoh Ming Pei.
22．If you are into African culture, which museum should you visit
A．The Musée du Louvre. B．National Museum of China.
C．Metropolitan Museum of Art. D．Vatican Museums.
23．What do National Museum of China and Vatican Museums have in common
A．Both feature many ancient buildings. B．Both offer exhibition routes.
C．Both have over one million items. D．Both appeal to history fans.
B
It was a story about broccoli soup that really brought home to Shirley Zhu the value of the work she was doing. She and her twin sister Annie, who are 18, were delivering boxes of food to people struggling to get affordable, nutritious food in their home city of Houston. One woman, who Shirley was visiting for the second time, was excited to tell her that she had made broccoli soup for her and her young daughter with the previous food package.
Shirley and Annie were 15 years old when they began collecting unsold food from grocery stores and bakeries in Houston and distributing it to residents living in “food deserts”—areas which don’t have good access to fresh, affordable food. Together with an initial team of 10 classmates at their high school, they set up Fresh Hub. With the help of a smartphone app and automated（自动化的）messaging service, they were able to inform residents when fresh food was available.
Annie and Shirley started brainstorming in their bedroom, running through ways in which they could redistribute healthy food at community events. They contacted grocery stores and even farmers, but found themselves turned down because they weren’t a registered charity, or sometimes simply because, as two 15-year-olds, they weren’t taken seriously. “We’re just high-schoolers and we didn’t have a lot of credibility（可靠性）,”says Shirley.
They switched tactics. Instead of trying to build something from the ground up, they decided to join forces with an organization already doing this work. Second Servings, a Houston-based non-profit, already had the vans, the equipment, and the skills in rescuing food, which it donates to homeless shelters and other places of need.
“We were used to seeing other adults being the heroes in this situation and taking action and didn’t consider ourselves as capable of making a change,” Shirley says. She now believes that whatever someone’s age or resources, it’s always possible to do something.
24．What can we know about Fresh Hub
A．It was started by twin sisters three years ago.
B．It originally consisted of 10 students at high school.
C．It offered service to grocery stores and bakeries in Houston.
D．It got help from a smartphone company with messaging service.
25．What difficulty did Shirley and Annie meet at the start
A．There were so many residents in need of food. B．They were turned down by a registered charity.
C．There weren’t many high-schoolers to join them. D．They weren’t trusted because of their young age.
26．Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “tactics” in Paragraph 4
A．Targets. B．Strategies. C．Promises. D．Attitudes.
27．What is Shirley’s advice for us
A．No one can succeed easily. B．Actions speak louder than words.
C．Don’t allow age to get in our way to success. D．Don’t consider ourselves as capable enough.
C
On December 28, 2023, a Chinese company reached an important milestone. It flew a completely unmanned, autonomous spassenger drone on its first commercial flight in Guangzhou. Before you get too excited, here come the details. The drone has a range of only 22 miles and a top speed of only 81 mph. The drone is certainly quieter and greener, and may prove to be safer, but we’re a long way from phasing out（逐步淘汰） ordinary helicopters, let alone seeing cars get replaced with little drones.
Still, I’m happy to see the little guy flying around Guangzhou. It serves as a reminder that some of the biggest questions about the future aren’t about what’s technologically practicable or economically practicable, so much as what’s socially practicable. J. Storrs Hall, a technologist, insists the main barrier between us and flying cars has not been a lack of technical progress, or even high cost. The problem, Hall writes, is that “cultural reaction and inflexible regulation have combined to hold back the normal flow of experimentation in high-power technology”.
Will the public trust a self-piloted drone How many heliports exist, and what do they charge per flight How loud an air taxi group will residents of urban areas accept These are all questions about the public’s attitudes, not the technical abilities. Even the range of the batteries or fuel cell systems in a flying car is, to a degree, socially determined: Government subsidies（补贴） for electric car batteries play a huge role in how those technologies develop, and how efficient they’re able to get.
The good news is that the new range of flying cars promises to remove some of those tradeoffs （权衡）. They can be quiet and carbon-free and piloted by AI systems less likely than humans to make stupid mistakes. We can choose that world by subsidizing it and clearing a regulatory（监管的）path for it. But the technology alone won’t create that world. We have to actively make it.
28．What can we know about the drone
A．It goes much faster than helicopters. B．It is the safest vehicle for passengers.
C．It will be put into commercial use soon. D．It can’t replace helicopters or cars now.
29．Which factor influences the use of flying cars the most
A．Social factor. B．Economical factor.
C．Technical factor. D．Environmental factor.
30．Why did the author ask the questions in paragraph 3
A．To show his puzzlement. B．To list various mysteries.
C．To introduce a new theme. D．To make further discussion.
31．What is the writer’s attitude towards the future of the new drones
A．Doubtful. B．Concerned. C．Positive. D．Objective.
D
According to the World Meteorological Organization, July 2023 was the world’s warmest month on record. As heatwaves had spread across North America, Asia and Europe, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a speech that the planet is entering an “era of global boiling”. How to cool the planet has long been a troubling question for scientists. They are now turning to sun-blocking technology, which refers to reflecting sunlight back into space in order to keep down the temperature of the planet’s climate.
According to Euronews, a European television news network, one idea involves pumping sun-blocking particles（粒子） into the upper atmosphere. The particles will then stay in the air and redirect sunshine back upwards. It is like applying sunscreen on the outside of Earth. Researchers at Yale University, US, outlined a plan to use 125 high-flying planes to spread the particles at latitudes（纬度） of 60 degrees north and south. The particles will then travel toward the poles, which could possibly cool the temperature there by 2℃. In the future, the planes could be used to refreeze the poles, said the researchers.
Another very promising technique is called “cloud brightening”, according to Chris Sacca, a US climate expert. This method involves sending sea salt particles into clouds above the sea, making them whiter and thus reflect more sunlight back into space.
In June, the US government announced in a report that it is now offering support for solar engineering research as a way to slow the rise of global temperatures. According to the report, the US government believes that the technology “offers the possibility of cooling the planet significantly on a timescale of a few years”.
However, following the report, an open letter by more than 60 scientists called for caution and more research first. Kristen Rasmussen, a climate scientist at Colorado State University, US, has been studying how these sun-blocking methods will affect rainfall patterns. She said that apart from rainfall, ecosystems and even human communities will also be affected. “We need to be very cautious on this,” Rasmussen told Scientific American.
32．Which solution is used to deal with global warming
A．Blocking the sunlight coming from the sun. B．Using sunscreen on the surface of the Earth.
C．Reflecting the sunlight back into the space. D．Applying advanced technology to weather control.
33．Which of the following does the writer agree with according to the text
A．The sea-salt particles will reflect the sunlight back into the planet.
B．Both sun-blocking techniques are using the principles of light reflection.
C．The sun-blocking particles will cool the temperature at the poles to 2℃.
D．The US government believes that cloud brightening will work well this year.
34．What is the most suitable title for the text
A．Cool Our Planet. B．Era of Global Boiling.
C．Pumping Blocking Particles. D．The Technique of Cloud Brightening.
35．Where is the passage probably taken from
A．A travel journal. B．A news report. C．A science magazine. D．A story collection.
第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
How to Leave Your Comfort Zone
The comfort zone is a behavioral state within which a person uses a limited set of behaviors to deliver a steady level of performance, causing their progress to stop. But life is full of opportunities to step outside the comfort zone. Here are some ways one might try to do so.
Do everyday things differently. In everyday life, there are plenty of opportunities to challenge yourself. Turn off your smartphone and television while having dinner, decide what to wear more quickly, or just slow down to take in the surroundings on a walk. 36
Try a new diet. Many people want to improve their diets and stop relying on “comfort foods”. 37 Shifting to a healthier diet can be as challenging as it is rewarding, with self-trust growing as you hit milestone goals along the way.
38 Many people are longing for this goal. For some, it can mean running their first 5K.But for others, it might be completing a marathon. Aiming higher with exercise is representative of leaving the comfort zone and a great way to get the ball rolling.
Get creative. Creativity — anything from writing a poem to building a business — usually involves an element of risk. 39 Therefore, failing and accompanying learning are expected outcomes. Exercising creativity is a good way to train yourself to have a growth mindset and let go of a need for perfection from the outset.
Challenge your beliefs. It’s easy to get stuck in our ways, but this can lead to self-satisfaction —a feature of being in the comfort zone. 40 While this can be uncomfortable, it enables growth and insight by challenging deep-rooted beliefs. This might take several forms, such as reading varied book genres, diversifying who you talk to, and visiting new places.
A．Take works to the next level.
B．Motivate yourself with a new sport.
C．Doing so often means trying something new.
D．Creative efforts are about stepping into the unknown.
E．Therefore, we need to explore alternative viewpoints.
F．These changes break you out of old, comfortable routines.
G．Benefits of leaving the comfort zone won’t happen overnight.
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。
The first time Richard Epstein went to his local ice-skating rink（溜冰场）, he was handed a free pair of skates. They had been left behind by a（n） 41 customer. “I do things out of my comfort zone, and good things 42 ,” he says. This wisdom was proved in December, 2023, when Epstein, now 78, skated in his first 43 . His wife filmed this performance, which he did with his coach. Then his eldest daughter 44 it on Twitter, along with a note that Epstein has stage four cancer. Nearly 3 million people viewed the video and gave millions of likes. Epstein was amazed by the response, 45 himself as “just an old man going 46 in circles”.
As a child, Epstein was “really terrible” at 47 . He still feels 48 that he couldn’t throw a ball straight. “I’m an active person but one of the world’s worst 49 .” he says.
He used to 50 his childhood self, and think that one day he would feel “relaxed and cool and comfortable. I’m still waiting,” he says with a smile. Maybe ice-skating makes up for clumsiness（笨拙） when he was 51 . Epstein has also tried snowboarding, rock climbing and inline skating, all of which 52 balance. He insists he doesn’t mind falling.
Epstein enjoys how the ice “takes me out of my 53 ways”. There’s “the wind blowing through my 54 . It is a joy to speed and 55 , to get on the inside edge of the skate on the ice.”
41．A．former B．potential C．poor D．anxious
42．A．disappear B．occur C．change D．confirm
43．A．illness B．failure C．contest D．exhibition
44．A．read B．deleted C．posted D．stretched
45．A．honoring B．describing C．knowing D．ranking
46．A．against B．up C．down D．around
47．A．arts B．sports C．communication D．science
48．A．satisfied B．shocked C．embarrassed D．unfortunate
49．A．athletes B．researchers C．fathers D．citizens
50．A．look forward to B．look back on C．sign up for D．catch up with
51．A．young B．successful C．wealthy D．healthy
52．A．decrease B．threaten C．avoid D．challenge
53．A．busy B．ordinary C．wonderful D．exceptional
54．A．coat B．back C．shoes D．hair
55．A．turn B．erupt C．jump D．fight
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。
China 56 （make） another historic step in its deep space exploration till now. The Long March-5 Y8 carrier rocket blasted off（发射） from the Wenchang Space Launch Site in South China’s tropical island of Hainan on Friday, 57 （aim） to bring back lunar samples from the far side of the Moon.
The China National Space Administration （CNSA） confirmed the success of the launch after two pairs of solar panels of the spacecraft opened 58 （smooth）. The round trip of Chang’e-6 will last about 53 days, twice the 59 （long） of the mission of Chang’e-5, 60 returned samples from the near side of the moon in some 23 days, media reported.
61 amount of Moon samples to be returned this time is also expected to be 62 （large）than the Chang’e-5 mission. It is expected to bring back around 2,000 grams of lunar dust and rocks, increasing 63 some 270 grams from the previous mission.
The Chang’e-6 mission aims to pioneer new 64 （area） in lunar orbit design, intelligent sampling on the moon’s far side, and ascent from the lunar surface, while conducting an automated sample return from the moon’s far side, along with scientific exploration of the landing area 65 international cooperation.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15 分）
假定你是李华，你的英国笔友 Jim要来中国学习和生活，希望你能推荐一个生活中常用的App。请给他写封邮件，内容包括：
1．App简介；
2．推荐理由。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Jim, Yours, Li Hua
第二节 （满分25分）
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 was sitting next to Missy in my ninth-grade world history class when Mrs. Bartlett announced a new project. In groups, we were to create a newspaper around the culture we were studying.
On a piece of paper, we wrote the names of three friends we wanted in our group. After collecting all the requests, Mrs. B informed us that she would take into consideration the names we chose and would let us know the results the next day. I had no doubt I would get the group of my choice. Only a few people behaved normally in the class, and Missy was one of them. I knew we had chosen each other.
The next day, I anxiously waited for the class. After the bell rang, Missy and I stopped talking as Mrs. B called for our attention. She started to call out names. When she reached group three, Missy’s name was called. So, I’m in group three, I thought. The second, third and fourth members of the group were called. My name was not included. There had to be some mistake!
Then I heard it. The last group: “Mauro, Juliette, Rachel, Karina.” I could feel the tears well in my eyes. How could I face being in that group — the boy who rarely spoke English, the one girl who was always covered by skirts that went down to her ankles, and the other girl who wore strange clothes. Oh, how badly I wanted to be with my friends.
I fought back tears as I walked up to Mrs. B. She looked at me and knew what I was there for. I was determined to convince her I should be in the “good” group. “Why... ” I started.
She gently placed a hand on my shoulder. “I know what you want, Karina,” she said, “but your group needs you. I need you to help them get a passing grade on this assignment（作业）. Only you can help them.”
I was frozen. I was confused. I was amazed. She had seen something in me I hadn’t seen.
“Will you help them ” she asked.
I stood straighter. “Yes,” I replied. I couldn’t believe it came out of my mouth, but it did. I had committed.
注意：
1．续写词数应为150左右；
2．请按如下格式作答。
I bravely walked to where the others in my group sat. In the end, Mrs. B gave us an A on that assignment.
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