湖南省2024-2025学年高三上学期9月月考英语试题（含答案，无听力原文及音频）
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2024-2025学年湖南省高三上学期9月月考英语试题
考生注意：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How many books can a person borrow at most
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Eleven.
2. What is the man doing
A. Checking his bag. B. Looking for his belongings. C. Catching a plane.
3. Why should the speakers celebrate according to the man
A. For a new movie. B. For the woman's return. C. For the woman's promotion.
4. Where are the speakers most probably
A. In an office. B. In a shopping mall. C. At the seaside.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. How to keep a healthy diet.
B. What they have for breakfast.
C. The importance of drinking milk.
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 does the woman want to do
A. Call off a reservation. B. Ask for some information. C. Make an appointment.
7 What does the man need the woman to provide
A. The specific reason. B. Her personal information. C. Some extra money.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man think of the cake
A. Quite satisfactory. B. Too expensive. C. A bit disappointing.
9. How much will the man pay
A. $80. B. $96. C. $112.
10. How will the man pay
A. By check. B. By credit card. C. In cash.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does Alice sound
A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Patient.
12. What did Tom do last night
A. He invited Alice to a party. B. He attended a party. C. He tried to color Alice's hair.
13. What does Allen suggest Alice do
A. Watch the time.
B. Go straight to the hairdresser's.
C. Make a phone call.
听第9段材料，回答第14 至17题。
14. Who are the speakers most probably
A. Students. B. Government officials. C. Educational experts.
15. Why do many students fail in English in the public examination
A. The new testing method isn't practical for them.
B. There is a shortage of trained and skilled teachers.
C. The textbook is too difficult.
16. What's the man's suggestion
A. Giving sufficient training to the teachers.
B. Teaching English in different classrooms.
C. Making sure the textbook is suitable for students.
17. What's the woman's attitude toward the man's solutions
A. Disapproving. B. Appreciative. C. Unclear.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. Disadvantages of using email in daily life.
B. Advantages of using email at work.
C. Ways of using email more efficiently at work.
19. What does the speaker advise people to do
A. Turn off the computer.
B. Check email three times a day.
C. Read all the email messages at once.
20. How can people judge which messages to answer right away
A. By having a quick look at the subjects.
B. By reading the whole message.
C. By looking through the senders of messages.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When students write for teachers, it can feel like an assignment. When they write for a real purpose, they are empowered! Student- writing contests are a challenging and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience.
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
This annual contest invites students to write about a political official’s act of political courage that occurred after Kennedy’s birth in 1917. The winner receives $10,000, and 16 runners-up also receive a variety of cash prizes.
Students may submit a 700 — to 1,000 — word essay through October 12. The essay must feature more than five sources and a full bibliography (参考书目).
The Princeton Ten — Minute Play Contest
Looking for student writing contests for new playwrights This exclusive competition, which is open only to high school juniors, is judged by the theater staff of Princeton University. Students submit short plays in an effort to win recognition and cash prizes of up to $500. (Note: Only open to 11th graders.)
Students submit one 10-page playscript (剧本) online or by mail. The deadline is the end of September.
Bennington Young Writers Awards
Bennington College offers competitions in three categories: poetry (a group of three poems), fiction (a short story or one — act play), and nonfiction(a personal or academic essay). First-place winners receive $500. Grab a poster for your classroom here.
Students can submit their works before November 15. The website links to a student registration form.
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
The deadline for this con test is the end of October. Sponsored by Hollins University, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest awards prizes for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school. Prizes include cash and scholarships. Winners are chosen by students and staff members in the creative writing program at Hollins.
Students may submit either one or two poems online.
1. How many contestants will win prizes in John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
A. 1. B. 5. C. 16. D. 17.
2. What can be learned about Bennington Young Writers Awards
A. It offers the highest cash prize. B. Its entries should feature five categories.
C. It has the latest deadline. D. Its entries will be judged by professionals.
3. Which of the following is aimed at female poem lovers
A. Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest. B. Bennington Young Writers Awards.
C. The Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest. D. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest.
B
Osei Boateng, who grew up in a small village in southern Ghana, watched many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic health care. In many regions of the country, people spend hours getting to the nearest hospital.
Driven by a strong sense of urgency to lend a hand, Boateng established his non- profit organization, the OKB Hope Foundation. In 2021, he turned a van into a mobile doctor’s office and started bringing health care directly to those in need.
A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities in Ghana and provide free routine medical care. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork as well as provide medications.
Since it was established, the mobile clinic has served more than 4,000 citizens across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care and has got much praise. “I am very impressed by the service they provide, and that is the best chance for us rural people to get the treatment we want,” said Abraham, one of Boateng’s neighbors.
Boateng’s organization has also trained 20 volunteers to serve as local health advocates. They check people’s vital signs, such as blood pressure and glucose (葡萄糖) levels, and provide the medical team with timely data for assessing how to move forward with care and treatment, especially for those whose health is at risk.
In the future, Boateng wants to broaden the reach of his efforts to deliver medical services, not only to Ghana’s remote regions but also to other nations across the globe. “I believe that our model can be copied in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he said. “So, the goal is to really develop strategic partnerships and get additional mobile health vans for the communities or the regions that we want to serve.”
4. What motivated Boateng to launch the OKB Hope Foundation
A. The dream of impressing his family members and neighbors.
B. The hope of creating jobs for medical professionals in Ghana.
C. The barrier to basic health care in his community.
D. The drive to raise people’s awareness of health.
5. Why does the author mention Abraham in paragraph 4
A. To show the mobile clinic has served many people.
B. To imply the positive impact of the mobile clinic.
C. To judge the service provided by the mobile clinic.
D. To describe the current situation of the citizens.
6. What role do the local health advocates play
A. They assist patients to get their medicine.
B. They help the doctors to analyze data.
C. They keep the medical facilities in good condition.
D. They examine the patients before further treatment.
7. What is Boateng’s long- term vision for the OKB Hope Foundation
A. To expand the mobile clinic service beyond his country.
B. To work with other nations to promote his organization.
C. To establish a national health insurance system in Ghana.
D. To build a large hospital in every rural community in Ghana.
C
Babies less than a year old can combine simple concepts into complex ideas, showing that creativity begins in babyhood. According to new research at the Central European University (CEU), babies are not only capable of creative thinking well before starting to speak, but this sort of thinking may be essential for language acquisition (习得).
In the study, the researchers set out to explore the origins of human creativity and productive thinking to try to find out how people arrive at completely new thoughts and ideas. The basic mechanism for doing this is taking familiar concepts and combining them into new structures, but little is known about how early in life these abilities can be used.
The researchers found that babies were able to very quickly learn new words that depict small quantities — an impressive achievement — and combine these spontaneously (自发地) with familiar words to fully understand a phrase.
In the study, the researchers started by teaching the babies two new words: “mize”, to mean “one”, and “padu”, to mean “two”. Then the babies were asked to combine these new number words with different object names, for example, to identify “padu ducks” from among a group of images.
By teaching new words, the researchers were able to test the babies’ ability to combine concepts in real time, rather than simply recall combinations of words that they already knew from previous experience. By using eye-tracking technology to monitor where the babies look, the researchers were able to show that the babies could successfully combine the two concepts to understand what they were being asked about.
Lead researcher, Dr Barbara Pomiechowska at the CEU, said, “For babies, this ability to combine different concepts is likely to help not only to interpret the complex language input, but also to learn about different aspects of the physical and social world.”
8. What can we know about babies’ creative thinking
A. It develops after babies’ language skills. B. It determines babies’ intelligence.
C. It is key to language learning. D. It will disappear with time.
9. What is the primary goal of the study
A. To assess babies’ capability of creative thinking.
B. To study the way new thoughts and ideas are formed.
C. To find out how many new words babies can learn.
D. To explore the origins of babies’ language acquisition.
10. What does the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Describe. B. Demand. C. Replace. D. Compare.
11. How did the researchers test babies’ concept combination
A. By tracking their physical actions. B. By measuring their brain activity.
C. By observing their eye movements. D. By analyzing their language ability.
D
The possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are moving fast. New studies from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, show that almost all air travel within a 750-mile radius (1,200 km) could be made with hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045, and with a novel heat exchanger currently in development, this range could be even further.
“If everything falls into place, the commercialization of hydrogen flight can go really fast now. As early as 2028, the first commercial hydrogen flights in Sweden could be in the air,” says Tomas Gr nstedt, professor at Chalmers University of Technology.
Some of these technological advances can be seen inside the Chalmers wind tunnels, where researchers test airflow conditions in cutting-edge facilities. Here, more energy-efficient engines are being developed that pave the way for safe and efficient hydrogen flight for heavy-duty vehicles.
Heat exchangers are a vital part of hydrogen flight, and they are a key part of the technological advances taking place. To keep the fuel systems lightweight, the hydrogen needs to be in liquid form. This means that the hydrogen is kept supercool in the aircraft, typically around - 250 degrees Celsius. By recovering heat from the hot exhausts of the jet engines, and by cooling the engines in strategic locations they become more efficient. To transfer the heat between the supercool hydrogen and the engine, novel types of heat exchangers are needed.
To meet this challenge, researchers at Chalmers have been working for several years to develop a completely new type of heat exchangers. The technology takes advantage of hydrogen’s low storage temperature to cool engine parts, and then uses waste heat from the exhaust gases to preheat the fuel several hundred degrees before it is injected into the combustion chamber (燃烧室).
12. What may be an effect of hydrogen-powered flight mentioned in the text
A. Making air travel more affordable. B. Reducing air pollution significantly.
C. Increasing the speed of aircraft sharply. D. Providing more comfortable flights.
13. What is Tomas’ attitude towards the future of hydrogen-powered flight
A. Unfavorable. B. Dismissive. C. Unclear. D. Positive.
14 What is the main function of the novel type of heat exchangers
A. To cool the hydrogen to its liquid state. B. To release heat from the engines to the air.
C. To increase the efficiency of the jet engines. D. To help waste heat get into the combustion chamber.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Key to Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Heat Exchanger Technology
B. The Future of Fossil-Free Travel: Hydrogen-Powered Flight
C. Taking Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Overcoming More Challenges
D. Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Ready for Take-off with New Advances
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’re shy with social anxiety, here are some ways for you to make friends.
____16____
When you have social anxiety, you may second - guess the things you say or assume everyone is judging you. To manage your anxiety and start making friends, try to put those negative thoughts to rest. Swap out them with positive thoughts so that you can get back to the conversation at hand and really make a connection.
Face your fears one step a time.
It’s okay if you’re not ready to go to a massive party by yourself right off the bat. Instead, try making small but meaningful steps forward, such as identifying some goals you’d like to hit. ____17____ Gradually, you’ll notice that the more you face your fears, the more comfortable you’ll be talking with new people.
Accept any social invitation that comes your way
____18____ It may be tough at first, but making friends involves taking some risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. If someone invites you to hang out or go to an event and you’re at all interested in being their friend, seize the opportunity and join them!
Initiate plans and ask people to hang out.
Show people that you want to get to know them better. While this might seem challenging, remember that part of making connections with others involves taking the initiative to make plans yourself. You never know, your new neighbors, coworkers, and classmates may also be shy or anxious. ____19____
Try to keep an open mind about new people when first making friends
You might think you don’t have anything in common with someone, but they may surprise you once you get to know them. If you’re not feeling it or you start to get super anxious during the hangout, don’t be too hard on yourself. ____20____ And don’t forget to congratulate yourself for making progress and keep trying!
A. Try to spend time with people even if it makes you nervous.
B. Replace your negative thoughts with positive ones.
C. Be aware of the harmful effect of negative thoughts.
D. Then, you can push yourself to achieve them each day.
E. They’ll be happy to hear that you want to spend time with them.
F. Being shy does prevent you from taking opportunities to make friends.
G. It’s okay to politely excuse yourself and thank them for their company.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mason Branstrator had always been an athlete, but three years ago, his active lifestyle changed.
“I was going for downhill skiing as usual, but this time, it was different,” Mason, an experienced skier who ____21____ the slopes (斜坡) in his hometown, said. “ ‘I’ m going a little fast.’ And that was the last thing I remember.”
That accident ____22____ left him paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. As a runner and skier, he couldn’t ____23____ the fact. Luckily, Mason’s parents encouraged him to focus on the good. He accepted it and became ____24____ .
About a year after the accident, he ____25____ that walking wasn’t a very ____26____ thing for him to keep pursuing and that it was time to look at what else the ____27____ world had to offer. Then he began ____28____ in a wheelchair, preparing for marathons and playing tennis on the chair. Last month, he returned to his hometown to ____29____ in Grandma’s Marathon, an annual race for nearly50 years in Duluth, Minnesota, ______30______ 2:03:52.
After the race, Mason began sharing his ______31______ on social media to connect with others with physical disabilities. He shared things that were ______32______ to him a year before, like how he got in and out of bed. But now he can do them better. He has seen how sharing these normal ______33______ has moved countless people. More people caught on to his story, and even people who weren’t paralyzed started being ______34______.
“There were moments when people like me said, ‘I used your methods and it changed my life and my perception of this new ______35______.’ I realized my dream of helping people has come true and I’m living it out right now,” Mason said.
21. A. built B. frequented C. smoothed D. repaired
22. A. formally B. unnecessarily C. eventually D. temporarily
23. A. pay attention to B. make use of C. make up for D. face up to
24. A. responsible B. optimistic C. patient D. honest
25. A. realized B. hoped C. imagined D. recalled
26. A. interesting B. worthwhile C. useful D. practical
27. A. art B. wheelchair C. fashion D. youth
28. A. resting B. fighting C. training D. teaching
29. A. compete B. work C. volunteer D. study
30. A. counting B. clocking C. running D. ending
31. A. journey B. family C. plan D. hobby
32. A. correct B. strange C. difficult D. ordinary
33. A. designs B. dreams C. requirements D. activities
34. A. inspired B. observed C. recognized D. rewarded
35. A. chance B. sight C. normal D. purpose
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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
In the height of summer, the village of Dazhai in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region becomes a hot place for tourists seeking ____36____ (experience) its ethnic (民族的) appeal. The Clothes Drying Festival, one of the most important festivals of the Red Yao ethnic group, ____37____ (celebrate) on July 11 this year. With ____38____ number of visitors growing this year, the one-day festival was extended to a three-day holiday.
“The village has a stunning environment and fresh air. We feel connected to nature and immersed in local traditions,” says a tourist named Nicolas, ____39____ visited the village with his friend Austina, both from Argentina.
____40____ (locate) in the core area of the famous Longji Rice Terraces tourist attraction, the village was named among the Best Tourism Villages of 2022 for breathtaking agricultural ____41____ (view). Deep in the mountains, Dazhai was once difficult to reach. Faced with challenges, the villagers turned ____42____ their mountains, vast lands and culture, ____43____ (transform) their surroundings into a terraced landscape.
The development of tourism encouraged young people working elsewhere to return. Pan Dexion g returned in 2018 and now runs a guesthouse. He is improving his English skills to share stories and customs ____44____ (convenient). Thanks to the development of tourism, more and more villagers have realized the ______45______ (important) of preserving Yao culture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 为庆祝国庆节，你校举办了一场书画展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动反响。
注意：1.写作词数应80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
Brandon was homeless, living in an old tent near a gas station with his wife and three daughters. One day, he held his paper cup tightly with change as he went into the gas station store to buy a can of beans which his daughter asked him for. He was near an aisle (过道) when a loud voice attracted him. He noticed a queue of angry shoppers waiting behind an elderly man who had difficulty hearing.
“I’m sorry, young lady. What did you say about the water being funny ” the elderly man asked the cashier.
“Money!” she said. “I said you don’t have enough money, sir!”
“You need more cash! For the water!” A younger guy standing behind the man grabbed him by the shoulder and yelled into his ears, causing him to recoil (退缩).
Brandon noticed everything. He was tempted to step in, but he didn’t want to attract the shoppers’ anger. Meanwhile, the elderly man explained he didn’t have enough cash, asking if he could get a smaller bottle of water as he needed to take his pills.
“If you can’t afford to pay, you’ll have to go!” shouted the cashier.
“I can go ” He smiled and was about to leave, but the cashier grabbed the water bottle from his hand. “Just get out, old man!” she shouted. “You’re way too much trouble!”
Brandon had had enough. He marched to the cashier and offered to pay for the elderly man.
“Have a heart, lady,” Brandon said and emptied his cup on the counter. The cashier looked at Brandon in distaste (厌恶) before she counted the money.
“That’ll cover it,” the cashier said, taking all the money, including his last $2. “Now step aside. You’re holding the line.”
Brandon abandoned his can of beans on the counter as he offered the water to the elderly man.
Not far off, a pair of eyes had been keeping a close watch on the progress of this situation. It was John, the manager of the gas station.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Brandon left the store and headed to his tent, John stopped him.
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The next morning, Brandon approached the store with a mix of anxiety and hope.
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2024-2025学年湖南省高三上学期9月月考英语试题
答案版
考生注意：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How many books can a person borrow at most
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Eleven.
2. What is the man doing
A. Checking his bag. B. Looking for his belongings. C. Catching a plane.
3. Why should the speakers celebrate according to the man
A. For a new movie. B. For the woman's return. C. For the woman's promotion.
4. Where are the speakers most probably
A. In an office. B. In a shopping mall. C. At the seaside.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. How to keep a healthy diet.
B. What they have for breakfast.
C. The importance of drinking milk.
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 does the woman want to do
A. Call off a reservation. B. Ask for some information. C. Make an appointment.
7. What does the man need the woman to provide
A. The specific reason. B. Her personal information. C. Some extra money.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man think of the cake
A Quite satisfactory. B. Too expensive. C. A bit disappointing.
9. How much will the man pay
A. $80. B. $96. C. $112.
10. How will the man pay
A. By check. B. By credit card. C. In cash.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does Alice sound
A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Patient.
12. What did Tom do last night
A. He invited Alice to a party. B. He attended a party. C. He tried to color Alice's hair.
13. What does Allen suggest Alice do
A. Watch the time.
B. Go straight to the hairdresser's.
C. Make a phone call.
听第9段材料，回答第14 至17题。
14. Who are the speakers most probably
A. Students. B. Government officials. C. Educational experts.
15. Why do many students fail in English in the public examination
A. The new testing method isn't practical for them.
B. There is a shortage of trained and skilled teachers.
C. The textbook is too difficult.
16. What's the man's suggestion
A. Giving sufficient training to the teachers.
B. Teaching English in different classrooms.
C. Making sure the textbook is suitable for students.
17. What's the woman's attitude toward the man's solutions
A. Disapproving. B. Appreciative. C. Unclear.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. Disadvantages of using email in daily life.
B. Advantages of using email at work.
C. Ways of using email more efficiently at work.
19. What does the speaker advise people to do
A. Turn off the computer.
B. Check email three times a day.
C. Read all the email messages at once.
20. How can people judge which messages to answer right away
A. By having a quick look at the subjects.
B. By reading the whole message.
C. By looking through the senders of messages.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When students write for teachers, it can feel like an assignment. When they write for a real purpose, they are empowered! Student- writing contests are a challenging and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience.
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
This annual contest invites students to write about a political official’s act of political courage that occurred after Kennedy’s birth in 1917. The winner receives $10,000, and 16 runners-up also receive a variety of cash prizes.
Students may submit a 700 — to 1,000 — word essay through October 12. The essay must feature more than five sources and a full bibliography (参考书目).
The Princeton Ten — Minute Play Contest
Looking for student writing contests for new playwrights This exclusive competition, which is open only to high school juniors, is judged by the theater staff of Princeton University. Students submit short plays in an effort to win recognition and cash prizes of up to $500. (Note: Only open to 11th graders.)
Students submit one 10-page playscript (剧本) online or by mail. The deadline is the end of September.
Bennington Young Writers Awards
Bennington College offers competitions in three categories: poetry (a group of three poems), fiction (a short story or one — act play), and nonfiction(a personal or academic essay). First-place winners receive $500. Grab a poster for your classroom here.
Students can submit their works before November 15. The website links to a student registration form.
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
The deadline for this con test is the end of October. Sponsored by Hollins University, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest awards prizes for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school. Prizes include cash and scholarships. Winners are chosen by students and staff members in the creative writing program at Hollins.
Students may submit either one or two poems online.
1. How many contestants will win prizes in John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
A. 1. B. 5. C. 16. D. 17.
2. What can be learned about Bennington Young Writers Awards
A. It offers the highest cash prize. B. Its entries should feature five categories.
C. It has the latest deadline. D. Its entries will be judged by professionals.
3 Which of the following is aimed at female poem lovers
A. Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest. B. Bennington Young Writers Awards.
C. The Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest. D. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
B
Osei Boateng, who grew up in a small village in southern Ghana, watched many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic health care. In many regions of the country, people spend hours getting to the nearest hospital.
Driven by a strong sense of urgency to lend a hand, Boateng established his non- profit organization, the OKB Hope Foundation. In 2021, he turned a van into a mobile doctor’s office and started bringing health care directly to those in need.
A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities in Ghana and provide free routine medical care. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork as well as provide medications.
Since it was established, the mobile clinic has served more than 4,000 citizens across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care and has got much praise. “I am very impressed by the service they provide, and that is the best chance for us rural people to get the treatment we want,” said Abraham, one of Boateng’s neighbors.
Boateng’s organization has also trained 20 volunteers to serve as local health advocates. They check people’s vital signs, such as blood pressure and glucose (葡萄糖) levels, and provide the medical team with timely data for assessing how to move forward with care and treatment, especially for those whose health is at risk.
In the future, Boateng wants to broaden the reach of his efforts to deliver medical services, not only to Ghana’s remote regions but also to other nations across the globe. “I believe that our model can be copied in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he said. “So, the goal is to really develop strategic partnerships and get additional mobile health vans for the communities or the regions that we want to serve.”
4. What motivated Boateng to launch the OKB Hope Foundation
A. The dream of impressing his family members and neighbors.
B. The hope of creating jobs for medical professionals in Ghana.
C. The barrier to basic health care in his community.
D. The drive to raise people’s awareness of health.
5. Why does the author mention Abraham in paragraph 4
A. To show the mobile clinic has served many people.
B. To imply the positive impact of the mobile clinic.
C. To judge the service provided by the mobile clinic.
D. To describe the current situation of the citizens.
6. What role do the local health advocates play
A. They assist patients to get their medicine.
B. They help the doctors to analyze data.
C. They keep the medical facilities in good condition.
D. They examine the patients before further treatment.
7. What is Boateng’s long- term vision for the OKB Hope Foundation
A. To expand the mobile clinic service beyond his country.
B. To work with other nations to promote his organization.
C. To establish a national health insurance system in Ghana.
D. To build a large hospital in every rural community in Ghana.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A
C
Babies less than a year old can combine simple concepts into complex ideas, showing that creativity begins in babyhood. According to new research at the Central European University (CEU), babies are not only capable of creative thinking well before starting to speak, but this sort of thinking may be essential for language acquisition (习得).
In the study, the researchers set out to explore the origins of human creativity and productive thinking to try to find out how people arrive at completely new thoughts and ideas. The basic mechanism for doing this is taking familiar concepts and combining them into new structures, but little is known about how early in life these abilities can be used.
The researchers found that babies were able to very quickly learn new words that depict small quantities — an impressive achievement — and combine these spontaneously (自发地) with familiar words to fully understand a phrase.
In the study, the researchers started by teaching the babies two new words: “mize”, to mean “one”, and “padu”, to mean “two”. Then the babies were asked to combine these new number words with different object names, for example, to identify “padu ducks” from among a group of images.
By teaching new words, the researchers were able to test the babies’ ability to combine concepts in real time, rather than simply recall combinations of words that they already knew from previous experience. By using eye-tracking technology to monitor where the babies look, the researchers were able to show that the babies could successfully combine the two concepts to understand what they were being asked about.
Lead researcher, Dr Barbara Pomiechowska at the CEU, said, “For babies, this ability to combine different concepts is likely to help not only to interpret the complex language input, but also to learn about different aspects of the physical and social world.”
8. What can we know about babies’ creative thinking
A. It develops after babies’ language skills. B. It determines babies’ intelligence.
C. It is key to language learning. D. It will disappear with time.
9. What is the primary goal of the study
A. To assess babies’ capability of creative thinking.
B. To study the way new thoughts and ideas are formed.
C. To find out how many new words babies can learn.
D To explore the origins of babies’ language acquisition.
10. What does the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Describe. B. Demand. C. Replace. D. Compare.
11. How did the researchers test babies’ concept combination
A. By tracking their physical actions. B. By measuring their brain activity.
C. By observing their eye movements. D. By analyzing their language ability.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C
D
The possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are moving fast. New studies from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, show that almost all air travel within a 750-mile radius (1,200 km) could be made with hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045, and with a novel heat exchanger currently in development, this range could be even further.
“If everything falls into place, the commercialization of hydrogen flight can go really fast now. As early as 2028, the first commercial hydrogen flights in Sweden could be in the air,” says Tomas Gr nstedt, professor at Chalmers University of Technology.
Some of these technological advances can be seen inside the Chalmers wind tunnels, where researchers test airflow conditions in cutting-edge facilities. Here, more energy-efficient engines are being developed that pave the way for safe and efficient hydrogen flight for heavy-duty vehicles.
Heat exchangers are a vital part of hydrogen flight, and they are a key part of the technological advances taking place. To keep the fuel systems lightweight, the hydrogen needs to be in liquid form. This means that the hydrogen is kept supercool in the aircraft, typically around - 250 degrees Celsius. By recovering heat from the hot exhausts of the jet engines, and by cooling the engines in strategic locations they become more efficient. To transfer the heat between the supercool hydrogen and the engine, novel types of heat exchangers are needed.
To meet this challenge, researchers at Chalmers have been working for several years to develop a completely new type of heat exchangers. The technology takes advantage of hydrogen’s low storage temperature to cool engine parts, and then uses waste heat from the exhaust gases to preheat the fuel several hundred degrees before it is injected into the combustion chamber (燃烧室).
12. What may be an effect of hydrogen-powered flight mentioned in the text
A. Making air travel more affordable. B. Reducing air pollution significantly.
C. Increasing the speed of aircraft sharply. D. Providing more comfortable flights.
13. What is Tomas’ attitude towards the future of hydrogen-powered flight
A. Unfavorable. B. Dismissive. C. Unclear. D. Positive.
14. What is the main function of the novel type of heat exchangers
A. To cool the hydrogen to its liquid state. B. To release heat from the engines to the air.
C. To increase the efficiency of the jet engines. D. To help waste heat get into the combustion chamber.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Key to Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Heat Exchanger Technology
B. The Future of Fossil-Free Travel: Hydrogen-Powered Flight
C. Taking Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Overcoming More Challenges
D. Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Ready for Take-off with New Advances
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’re shy with social anxiety here are some ways for you to make friends.
____16____
When you have social anxiety, you may second - guess the things you say or assume everyone is judging you. To manage your anxiety and start making friends, try to put those negative thoughts to rest. Swap out them with positive thoughts so that you can get back to the conversation at hand and really make a connection.
Face your fears one step a time.
It’s okay if you’re not ready to go to a massive party by yourself right off the bat. Instead, try making small but meaningful steps forward, such as identifying some goals you’d like to hit. ____17____ Gradually, you’ll notice that the more you face your fears, the more comfortable you’ll be talking with new people.
Accept any social invitation that comes your way.
____18____ It may be tough at first, but making friends involves taking some risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. If someone invites you to hang out or go to an event and you’re at all interested in being their friend, seize the opportunity and join them!
Initiate plans and ask people to hang out.
Show people that you want to get to know them better. While this might seem challenging, remember that part of making connections with others involves taking the initiative to make plans yourself. You never know, your new neighbors, coworkers, and classmates may also be shy or anxious. ____19____
Try to keep an open mind about new people when first making friends.
You might think you don’t have anything in common with someone, but they may surprise you once you get to know them. If you’re not feeling it or you start to get super anxious during the hangout, don’t be too hard on yourself. ____20____ And don’t forget to congratulate yourself for making progress and keep trying!
A. Try to spend time with people even if it makes you nervous.
B. Replace your negative thoughts with positive ones.
C. Be aware of the harmful effect of negative thoughts.
D. Then, you can push yourself to achieve them each day.
E. They’ll be happy to hear that you want to spend time with them.
F. Being shy does prevent you from taking opportunities to make friends.
G. It’s okay to politely excuse yourself and thank them for their company.
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. E 20. G
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mason Branstrator had always been an athlete, but three years ago, his active lifestyle changed.
“I was going for downhill skiing as usual, but this time, it was different,” Mason, an experienced skier who ____21____ the slopes (斜坡) in his hometown, said. “ ‘I’ m going a little fast.’ And that was the last thing I remember.”
That accident ____22____ left him paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. As a runner and skier, he couldn’t ____23____ the fact. Luckily, Mason’s parents encouraged him to focus on the good. He accepted it and became ____24____ .
About a year after the accident, he ____25____ that walking wasn’t a very ____26____ thing for him to keep pursuing and that it was time to look at what else the ____27____ world had to offer. Then he began ____28____ in a wheelchair, preparing for marathons and playing tennis on the chair. Last month, he returned to his hometown to ____29____ in Grandma’s Marathon, an annual race for nearly50 years in Duluth, Minnesota, ______30______ 2:03:52.
After the race, Mason began sharing his ______31______ on social media to connect with others with physical disabilities. He shared things that were ______32______ to him a year before, like how he got in and out of bed. But now he can do them better. He has seen how sharing these normal ______33______ has moved countless people. More people caught on to his story, and even people who weren’t paralyzed started being ______34______.
“There were moments when people like me said, ‘I used your methods and it changed my life and my perception of this new ______35______.’ I realized my dream of helping people has come true and I’m living it out right now,” Mason said.
21. A. built B. frequented C. smoothed D. repaired
22. A. formally B. unnecessarily C. eventually D. temporarily
23. A. pay attention to B. make use of C. make up for D. face up to
24. A. responsible B. optimistic C. patient D. honest
25. A. realized B. hoped C. imagined D. recalled
26. A. interesting B. worthwhile C. useful D. practical
27. A. art B. wheelchair C. fashion D. youth
28. A. resting B. fighting C. training D. teaching
29. A. compete B. work C. volunteer D. study
30. A. counting B. clocking C. running D. ending
31. A. journey B. family C. plan D. hobby
32. A. correct B. strange C. difficult D. ordinary
33. A. designs B. dreams C. requirements D. activities
34. A. inspired B. observed C. recognized D. rewarded
35. A. chance B. sight C. normal D. purpose
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C
。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
In the height of summer, the village of Dazhai in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region becomes a hot place for tourists seeking ____36____ (experience) its ethnic (民族的) appeal. The Clothes Drying Festival, one of the most important festivals of the Red Yao ethnic group, ____37____ (celebrate) on July 11 this year. With ____38____ number of visitors growing this year, the one-day festival was extended to a three-day holiday.
“The village has a stunning environment and fresh air. We feel connected to nature and immersed in local traditions,” says a tourist named Nicolas, ____39____ visited the village with his friend Austina, both from Argentina.
____40____ (locate) in the core area of the famous Longji Rice Terraces tourist attraction, the village was named among the Best Tourism Villages of 2022 for breathtaking agricultural ____41____ (view). Deep in the mountains, Dazhai was once difficult to reach. Faced with challenges, the villagers turned ____42____ their mountains, vast lands and culture, ____43____ (transform) their surroundings into a terraced landscape.
The development of tourism encouraged young people working elsewhere to return. Pan Dexion g returned in 2018 and now runs a guesthouse. He is improving his English skills to share stories and customs ____44____ (convenient). Thanks to the development of tourism, more and more villagers have realized the ______45______ (important) of preserving Yao culture.
【答案】36. to experience
37. was celebrated
38. the 39. who
40. Located
41. views 42. to
43. transforming
44. conveniently
45. importance
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 为庆祝国庆节，你校举办了一场书画展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动反响。
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。
A Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition
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【答案】One possible version:
A Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition
To celebrate the National Day, a grand Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition was organized in our school auditorium from September 28th to 30th.
The exhibition featured a wide range of exquisite works, including oil and water paintings, sketches, cartoons, and calligraphy works centered on the theme of our country’s progress. The auditorium was filled with students and teachers, all immersed in the beauty and charm of the artworks.
Not only did this event provide a platform for us to showcase our talents but it also enhanced our appreciation of traditional art, and strengthened our sense of national pride and cultural identity.
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。
Brandon was homeless, living in an old tent near a gas station with his wife and three daughters. One day, he held his paper cup tightly with change as he went into the gas station store to buy a can of beans which his daughter asked him for. He was near an aisle (过道) when a loud voice attracted him. He noticed a queue of angry shoppers waiting behind an elderly man who had difficulty hearing.
“I’m sorry, young lady. What did you say about the water being funny ” the elderly man asked the cashier.
“Money!” she said. “I said you don’t have enough money, sir!”
“You need more cash! For the water!” A younger guy standing behind the man grabbed him by the shoulder and yelled into his ears, causing him to recoil (退缩).
Brandon noticed everything. He was tempted to step in, but he didn’t want to attract the shoppers’ anger. Meanwhile, the elderly man explained he didn’t have enough cash, asking if he could get a smaller bottle of water as he needed to take his pills.
“If you can’t afford to pay, you’ll have to go!” shouted the cashier.
“I can go ” He smiled and was about to leave, but the cashier grabbed the water bottle from his hand. “Just get out, old man!” she shouted. “You’re way too much trouble!”
Brandon had had enough. He marched to the cashier and offered to pay for the elderly man.
“Have a heart, lady,” Brandon said and emptied his cup on the counter. The cashier looked at Brandon in distaste (厌恶) before she counted the money.
“That’ll cover it,” the cashier said, taking all the money, including his last $2. “Now step aside. You’re holding the line.”
Brandon abandoned his can of beans on the counter as he offered the water to the elderly man.
Not far off, a pair of eyes had been keeping a close watch on the progress of this situation. It was John, the manager of the gas station.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Brandon left the store and headed to his tent, John stopped him.
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The next morning, Brandon approached the store with a mix of anxiety and hope.
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【答案】One possible version:
When Brandon left the store and headed to his tent, John stopped him. “Wait, please!” John said. “I saw what you did for that man. You gave up the beans you needed to help him.” John handed him the can of beans, now a symbol of Brandon’s selflessness. “Why did you do it ” John asked, eyeing Brandon’s worn clothes. “Being homeless has taught me that kindness matters, sir. Someone had to help him,” Brandon replied , his voice gentle but firm. Touched by his words, John smiled and said, “Come to the store tomorrow morning. I may have an opportunity for you.” Brandon accepted, hopeful but uncertain.
The next morning, Brandon approached the store with a mix of anxiety and hope. There, John greeted him warmly, offering a job at the gas station as a reward for his kindness. “It’s not much, but it’s a start,” John said. Surprise and gratitude flooded Brandon’s eyes. “Thank you, sir,” he managed to say, his voice t hick with emotion. He couldn’t believe a small act of humanity would bring him such a big fortune. As he left, his step was lighter, and a bright future seemed within reach, affirming that deeds of compassion can indeed open doors to a better tomorrow.
考生注意：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How many books can a person borrow at most
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Eleven.
2. What is the man doing
A. Checking his bag. B. Looking for his belongings. C. Catching a plane.
3. Why should the speakers celebrate according to the man
A. For a new movie. B. For the woman's return. C. For the woman's promotion.
4. Where are the speakers most probably
A. In an office. B. In a shopping mall. C. At the seaside.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. How to keep a healthy diet.
B. What they have for breakfast.
C. The importance of drinking milk.
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 does the woman want to do
A. Call off a reservation. B. Ask for some information. C. Make an appointment.
7 What does the man need the woman to provide
A. The specific reason. B. Her personal information. C. Some extra money.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man think of the cake
A. Quite satisfactory. B. Too expensive. C. A bit disappointing.
9. How much will the man pay
A. $80. B. $96. C. $112.
10. How will the man pay
A. By check. B. By credit card. C. In cash.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does Alice sound
A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Patient.
12. What did Tom do last night
A. He invited Alice to a party. B. He attended a party. C. He tried to color Alice's hair.
13. What does Allen suggest Alice do
A. Watch the time.
B. Go straight to the hairdresser's.
C. Make a phone call.
听第9段材料，回答第14 至17题。
14. Who are the speakers most probably
A. Students. B. Government officials. C. Educational experts.
15. Why do many students fail in English in the public examination
A. The new testing method isn't practical for them.
B. There is a shortage of trained and skilled teachers.
C. The textbook is too difficult.
16. What's the man's suggestion
A. Giving sufficient training to the teachers.
B. Teaching English in different classrooms.
C. Making sure the textbook is suitable for students.
17. What's the woman's attitude toward the man's solutions
A. Disapproving. B. Appreciative. C. Unclear.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. Disadvantages of using email in daily life.
B. Advantages of using email at work.
C. Ways of using email more efficiently at work.
19. What does the speaker advise people to do
A. Turn off the computer.
B. Check email three times a day.
C. Read all the email messages at once.
20. How can people judge which messages to answer right away
A. By having a quick look at the subjects.
B. By reading the whole message.
C. By looking through the senders of messages.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When students write for teachers, it can feel like an assignment. When they write for a real purpose, they are empowered! Student- writing contests are a challenging and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience.
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
This annual contest invites students to write about a political official’s act of political courage that occurred after Kennedy’s birth in 1917. The winner receives $10,000, and 16 runners-up also receive a variety of cash prizes.
Students may submit a 700 — to 1,000 — word essay through October 12. The essay must feature more than five sources and a full bibliography (参考书目).
The Princeton Ten — Minute Play Contest
Looking for student writing contests for new playwrights This exclusive competition, which is open only to high school juniors, is judged by the theater staff of Princeton University. Students submit short plays in an effort to win recognition and cash prizes of up to $500. (Note: Only open to 11th graders.)
Students submit one 10-page playscript (剧本) online or by mail. The deadline is the end of September.
Bennington Young Writers Awards
Bennington College offers competitions in three categories: poetry (a group of three poems), fiction (a short story or one — act play), and nonfiction(a personal or academic essay). First-place winners receive $500. Grab a poster for your classroom here.
Students can submit their works before November 15. The website links to a student registration form.
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
The deadline for this con test is the end of October. Sponsored by Hollins University, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest awards prizes for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school. Prizes include cash and scholarships. Winners are chosen by students and staff members in the creative writing program at Hollins.
Students may submit either one or two poems online.
1. How many contestants will win prizes in John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
A. 1. B. 5. C. 16. D. 17.
2. What can be learned about Bennington Young Writers Awards
A. It offers the highest cash prize. B. Its entries should feature five categories.
C. It has the latest deadline. D. Its entries will be judged by professionals.
3. Which of the following is aimed at female poem lovers
A. Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest. B. Bennington Young Writers Awards.
C. The Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest. D. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest.
B
Osei Boateng, who grew up in a small village in southern Ghana, watched many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic health care. In many regions of the country, people spend hours getting to the nearest hospital.
Driven by a strong sense of urgency to lend a hand, Boateng established his non- profit organization, the OKB Hope Foundation. In 2021, he turned a van into a mobile doctor’s office and started bringing health care directly to those in need.
A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities in Ghana and provide free routine medical care. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork as well as provide medications.
Since it was established, the mobile clinic has served more than 4,000 citizens across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care and has got much praise. “I am very impressed by the service they provide, and that is the best chance for us rural people to get the treatment we want,” said Abraham, one of Boateng’s neighbors.
Boateng’s organization has also trained 20 volunteers to serve as local health advocates. They check people’s vital signs, such as blood pressure and glucose (葡萄糖) levels, and provide the medical team with timely data for assessing how to move forward with care and treatment, especially for those whose health is at risk.
In the future, Boateng wants to broaden the reach of his efforts to deliver medical services, not only to Ghana’s remote regions but also to other nations across the globe. “I believe that our model can be copied in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he said. “So, the goal is to really develop strategic partnerships and get additional mobile health vans for the communities or the regions that we want to serve.”
4. What motivated Boateng to launch the OKB Hope Foundation
A. The dream of impressing his family members and neighbors.
B. The hope of creating jobs for medical professionals in Ghana.
C. The barrier to basic health care in his community.
D. The drive to raise people’s awareness of health.
5. Why does the author mention Abraham in paragraph 4
A. To show the mobile clinic has served many people.
B. To imply the positive impact of the mobile clinic.
C. To judge the service provided by the mobile clinic.
D. To describe the current situation of the citizens.
6. What role do the local health advocates play
A. They assist patients to get their medicine.
B. They help the doctors to analyze data.
C. They keep the medical facilities in good condition.
D. They examine the patients before further treatment.
7. What is Boateng’s long- term vision for the OKB Hope Foundation
A. To expand the mobile clinic service beyond his country.
B. To work with other nations to promote his organization.
C. To establish a national health insurance system in Ghana.
D. To build a large hospital in every rural community in Ghana.
C
Babies less than a year old can combine simple concepts into complex ideas, showing that creativity begins in babyhood. According to new research at the Central European University (CEU), babies are not only capable of creative thinking well before starting to speak, but this sort of thinking may be essential for language acquisition (习得).
In the study, the researchers set out to explore the origins of human creativity and productive thinking to try to find out how people arrive at completely new thoughts and ideas. The basic mechanism for doing this is taking familiar concepts and combining them into new structures, but little is known about how early in life these abilities can be used.
The researchers found that babies were able to very quickly learn new words that depict small quantities — an impressive achievement — and combine these spontaneously (自发地) with familiar words to fully understand a phrase.
In the study, the researchers started by teaching the babies two new words: “mize”, to mean “one”, and “padu”, to mean “two”. Then the babies were asked to combine these new number words with different object names, for example, to identify “padu ducks” from among a group of images.
By teaching new words, the researchers were able to test the babies’ ability to combine concepts in real time, rather than simply recall combinations of words that they already knew from previous experience. By using eye-tracking technology to monitor where the babies look, the researchers were able to show that the babies could successfully combine the two concepts to understand what they were being asked about.
Lead researcher, Dr Barbara Pomiechowska at the CEU, said, “For babies, this ability to combine different concepts is likely to help not only to interpret the complex language input, but also to learn about different aspects of the physical and social world.”
8. What can we know about babies’ creative thinking
A. It develops after babies’ language skills. B. It determines babies’ intelligence.
C. It is key to language learning. D. It will disappear with time.
9. What is the primary goal of the study
A. To assess babies’ capability of creative thinking.
B. To study the way new thoughts and ideas are formed.
C. To find out how many new words babies can learn.
D. To explore the origins of babies’ language acquisition.
10. What does the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Describe. B. Demand. C. Replace. D. Compare.
11. How did the researchers test babies’ concept combination
A. By tracking their physical actions. B. By measuring their brain activity.
C. By observing their eye movements. D. By analyzing their language ability.
D
The possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are moving fast. New studies from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, show that almost all air travel within a 750-mile radius (1,200 km) could be made with hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045, and with a novel heat exchanger currently in development, this range could be even further.
“If everything falls into place, the commercialization of hydrogen flight can go really fast now. As early as 2028, the first commercial hydrogen flights in Sweden could be in the air,” says Tomas Gr nstedt, professor at Chalmers University of Technology.
Some of these technological advances can be seen inside the Chalmers wind tunnels, where researchers test airflow conditions in cutting-edge facilities. Here, more energy-efficient engines are being developed that pave the way for safe and efficient hydrogen flight for heavy-duty vehicles.
Heat exchangers are a vital part of hydrogen flight, and they are a key part of the technological advances taking place. To keep the fuel systems lightweight, the hydrogen needs to be in liquid form. This means that the hydrogen is kept supercool in the aircraft, typically around - 250 degrees Celsius. By recovering heat from the hot exhausts of the jet engines, and by cooling the engines in strategic locations they become more efficient. To transfer the heat between the supercool hydrogen and the engine, novel types of heat exchangers are needed.
To meet this challenge, researchers at Chalmers have been working for several years to develop a completely new type of heat exchangers. The technology takes advantage of hydrogen’s low storage temperature to cool engine parts, and then uses waste heat from the exhaust gases to preheat the fuel several hundred degrees before it is injected into the combustion chamber (燃烧室).
12. What may be an effect of hydrogen-powered flight mentioned in the text
A. Making air travel more affordable. B. Reducing air pollution significantly.
C. Increasing the speed of aircraft sharply. D. Providing more comfortable flights.
13. What is Tomas’ attitude towards the future of hydrogen-powered flight
A. Unfavorable. B. Dismissive. C. Unclear. D. Positive.
14 What is the main function of the novel type of heat exchangers
A. To cool the hydrogen to its liquid state. B. To release heat from the engines to the air.
C. To increase the efficiency of the jet engines. D. To help waste heat get into the combustion chamber.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Key to Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Heat Exchanger Technology
B. The Future of Fossil-Free Travel: Hydrogen-Powered Flight
C. Taking Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Overcoming More Challenges
D. Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Ready for Take-off with New Advances
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’re shy with social anxiety, here are some ways for you to make friends.
____16____
When you have social anxiety, you may second - guess the things you say or assume everyone is judging you. To manage your anxiety and start making friends, try to put those negative thoughts to rest. Swap out them with positive thoughts so that you can get back to the conversation at hand and really make a connection.
Face your fears one step a time.
It’s okay if you’re not ready to go to a massive party by yourself right off the bat. Instead, try making small but meaningful steps forward, such as identifying some goals you’d like to hit. ____17____ Gradually, you’ll notice that the more you face your fears, the more comfortable you’ll be talking with new people.
Accept any social invitation that comes your way
____18____ It may be tough at first, but making friends involves taking some risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. If someone invites you to hang out or go to an event and you’re at all interested in being their friend, seize the opportunity and join them!
Initiate plans and ask people to hang out.
Show people that you want to get to know them better. While this might seem challenging, remember that part of making connections with others involves taking the initiative to make plans yourself. You never know, your new neighbors, coworkers, and classmates may also be shy or anxious. ____19____
Try to keep an open mind about new people when first making friends
You might think you don’t have anything in common with someone, but they may surprise you once you get to know them. If you’re not feeling it or you start to get super anxious during the hangout, don’t be too hard on yourself. ____20____ And don’t forget to congratulate yourself for making progress and keep trying!
A. Try to spend time with people even if it makes you nervous.
B. Replace your negative thoughts with positive ones.
C. Be aware of the harmful effect of negative thoughts.
D. Then, you can push yourself to achieve them each day.
E. They’ll be happy to hear that you want to spend time with them.
F. Being shy does prevent you from taking opportunities to make friends.
G. It’s okay to politely excuse yourself and thank them for their company.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mason Branstrator had always been an athlete, but three years ago, his active lifestyle changed.
“I was going for downhill skiing as usual, but this time, it was different,” Mason, an experienced skier who ____21____ the slopes (斜坡) in his hometown, said. “ ‘I’ m going a little fast.’ And that was the last thing I remember.”
That accident ____22____ left him paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. As a runner and skier, he couldn’t ____23____ the fact. Luckily, Mason’s parents encouraged him to focus on the good. He accepted it and became ____24____ .
About a year after the accident, he ____25____ that walking wasn’t a very ____26____ thing for him to keep pursuing and that it was time to look at what else the ____27____ world had to offer. Then he began ____28____ in a wheelchair, preparing for marathons and playing tennis on the chair. Last month, he returned to his hometown to ____29____ in Grandma’s Marathon, an annual race for nearly50 years in Duluth, Minnesota, ______30______ 2:03:52.
After the race, Mason began sharing his ______31______ on social media to connect with others with physical disabilities. He shared things that were ______32______ to him a year before, like how he got in and out of bed. But now he can do them better. He has seen how sharing these normal ______33______ has moved countless people. More people caught on to his story, and even people who weren’t paralyzed started being ______34______.
“There were moments when people like me said, ‘I used your methods and it changed my life and my perception of this new ______35______.’ I realized my dream of helping people has come true and I’m living it out right now,” Mason said.
21. A. built B. frequented C. smoothed D. repaired
22. A. formally B. unnecessarily C. eventually D. temporarily
23. A. pay attention to B. make use of C. make up for D. face up to
24. A. responsible B. optimistic C. patient D. honest
25. A. realized B. hoped C. imagined D. recalled
26. A. interesting B. worthwhile C. useful D. practical
27. A. art B. wheelchair C. fashion D. youth
28. A. resting B. fighting C. training D. teaching
29. A. compete B. work C. volunteer D. study
30. A. counting B. clocking C. running D. ending
31. A. journey B. family C. plan D. hobby
32. A. correct B. strange C. difficult D. ordinary
33. A. designs B. dreams C. requirements D. activities
34. A. inspired B. observed C. recognized D. rewarded
35. A. chance B. sight C. normal D. purpose
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，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
In the height of summer, the village of Dazhai in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region becomes a hot place for tourists seeking ____36____ (experience) its ethnic (民族的) appeal. The Clothes Drying Festival, one of the most important festivals of the Red Yao ethnic group, ____37____ (celebrate) on July 11 this year. With ____38____ number of visitors growing this year, the one-day festival was extended to a three-day holiday.
“The village has a stunning environment and fresh air. We feel connected to nature and immersed in local traditions,” says a tourist named Nicolas, ____39____ visited the village with his friend Austina, both from Argentina.
____40____ (locate) in the core area of the famous Longji Rice Terraces tourist attraction, the village was named among the Best Tourism Villages of 2022 for breathtaking agricultural ____41____ (view). Deep in the mountains, Dazhai was once difficult to reach. Faced with challenges, the villagers turned ____42____ their mountains, vast lands and culture, ____43____ (transform) their surroundings into a terraced landscape.
The development of tourism encouraged young people working elsewhere to return. Pan Dexion g returned in 2018 and now runs a guesthouse. He is improving his English skills to share stories and customs ____44____ (convenient). Thanks to the development of tourism, more and more villagers have realized the ______45______ (important) of preserving Yao culture.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 为庆祝国庆节，你校举办了一场书画展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动反响。
注意：1.写作词数应80个左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
A Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition
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第二节（满分25分）
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Brandon was homeless, living in an old tent near a gas station with his wife and three daughters. One day, he held his paper cup tightly with change as he went into the gas station store to buy a can of beans which his daughter asked him for. He was near an aisle (过道) when a loud voice attracted him. He noticed a queue of angry shoppers waiting behind an elderly man who had difficulty hearing.
“I’m sorry, young lady. What did you say about the water being funny ” the elderly man asked the cashier.
“Money!” she said. “I said you don’t have enough money, sir!”
“You need more cash! For the water!” A younger guy standing behind the man grabbed him by the shoulder and yelled into his ears, causing him to recoil (退缩).
Brandon noticed everything. He was tempted to step in, but he didn’t want to attract the shoppers’ anger. Meanwhile, the elderly man explained he didn’t have enough cash, asking if he could get a smaller bottle of water as he needed to take his pills.
“If you can’t afford to pay, you’ll have to go!” shouted the cashier.
“I can go ” He smiled and was about to leave, but the cashier grabbed the water bottle from his hand. “Just get out, old man!” she shouted. “You’re way too much trouble!”
Brandon had had enough. He marched to the cashier and offered to pay for the elderly man.
“Have a heart, lady,” Brandon said and emptied his cup on the counter. The cashier looked at Brandon in distaste (厌恶) before she counted the money.
“That’ll cover it,” the cashier said, taking all the money, including his last $2. “Now step aside. You’re holding the line.”
Brandon abandoned his can of beans on the counter as he offered the water to the elderly man.
Not far off, a pair of eyes had been keeping a close watch on the progress of this situation. It was John, the manager of the gas station.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Brandon left the store and headed to his tent, John stopped him.
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The next morning, Brandon approached the store with a mix of anxiety and hope.
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2024-2025学年湖南省高三上学期9月月考英语试题
答案版
考生注意：
1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将考生号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。
2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。
3.考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。
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2分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。
例: How much is the shirt
A. 19.15. B. 9.18. C. 9.15.
答案是C。
1. How many books can a person borrow at most
A. Seven. B. Eight. C. Eleven.
2. What is the man doing
A. Checking his bag. B. Looking for his belongings. C. Catching a plane.
3. Why should the speakers celebrate according to the man
A. For a new movie. B. For the woman's return. C. For the woman's promotion.
4. Where are the speakers most probably
A. In an office. B. In a shopping mall. C. At the seaside.
5. What are the speakers talking about
A. How to keep a healthy diet.
B. What they have for breakfast.
C. The importance of drinking milk.
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 does the woman want to do
A. Call off a reservation. B. Ask for some information. C. Make an appointment.
7. What does the man need the woman to provide
A. The specific reason. B. Her personal information. C. Some extra money.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What does the man think of the cake
A Quite satisfactory. B. Too expensive. C. A bit disappointing.
9. How much will the man pay
A. $80. B. $96. C. $112.
10. How will the man pay
A. By check. B. By credit card. C. In cash.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. How does Alice sound
A. Annoyed. B. Excited. C. Patient.
12. What did Tom do last night
A. He invited Alice to a party. B. He attended a party. C. He tried to color Alice's hair.
13. What does Allen suggest Alice do
A. Watch the time.
B. Go straight to the hairdresser's.
C. Make a phone call.
听第9段材料，回答第14 至17题。
14. Who are the speakers most probably
A. Students. B. Government officials. C. Educational experts.
15. Why do many students fail in English in the public examination
A. The new testing method isn't practical for them.
B. There is a shortage of trained and skilled teachers.
C. The textbook is too difficult.
16. What's the man's suggestion
A. Giving sufficient training to the teachers.
B. Teaching English in different classrooms.
C. Making sure the textbook is suitable for students.
17. What's the woman's attitude toward the man's solutions
A. Disapproving. B. Appreciative. C. Unclear.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What does the speaker mainly talk about
A. Disadvantages of using email in daily life.
B. Advantages of using email at work.
C. Ways of using email more efficiently at work.
19. What does the speaker advise people to do
A. Turn off the computer.
B. Check email three times a day.
C. Read all the email messages at once.
20. How can people judge which messages to answer right away
A. By having a quick look at the subjects.
B. By reading the whole message.
C. By looking through the senders of messages.
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
When students write for teachers, it can feel like an assignment. When they write for a real purpose, they are empowered! Student- writing contests are a challenging and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience.
John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
This annual contest invites students to write about a political official’s act of political courage that occurred after Kennedy’s birth in 1917. The winner receives $10,000, and 16 runners-up also receive a variety of cash prizes.
Students may submit a 700 — to 1,000 — word essay through October 12. The essay must feature more than five sources and a full bibliography (参考书目).
The Princeton Ten — Minute Play Contest
Looking for student writing contests for new playwrights This exclusive competition, which is open only to high school juniors, is judged by the theater staff of Princeton University. Students submit short plays in an effort to win recognition and cash prizes of up to $500. (Note: Only open to 11th graders.)
Students submit one 10-page playscript (剧本) online or by mail. The deadline is the end of September.
Bennington Young Writers Awards
Bennington College offers competitions in three categories: poetry (a group of three poems), fiction (a short story or one — act play), and nonfiction(a personal or academic essay). First-place winners receive $500. Grab a poster for your classroom here.
Students can submit their works before November 15. The website links to a student registration form.
Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest
The deadline for this con test is the end of October. Sponsored by Hollins University, the Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest awards prizes for the best poems submitted by young women who are sophomores or juniors in high school or preparatory school. Prizes include cash and scholarships. Winners are chosen by students and staff members in the creative writing program at Hollins.
Students may submit either one or two poems online.
1. How many contestants will win prizes in John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest
A. 1. B. 5. C. 16. D. 17.
2. What can be learned about Bennington Young Writers Awards
A. It offers the highest cash prize. B. Its entries should feature five categories.
C. It has the latest deadline. D. Its entries will be judged by professionals.
3 Which of the following is aimed at female poem lovers
A. Nancy Thorp Poetry Contest. B. Bennington Young Writers Awards.
C. The Princeton Ten-Minute Play Contest. D. John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest.
【答案】1. D 2. C 3. A
B
Osei Boateng, who grew up in a small village in southern Ghana, watched many of his family members and neighbors struggle to access basic health care. In many regions of the country, people spend hours getting to the nearest hospital.
Driven by a strong sense of urgency to lend a hand, Boateng established his non- profit organization, the OKB Hope Foundation. In 2021, he turned a van into a mobile doctor’s office and started bringing health care directly to those in need.
A few times a week, the mobile clinic and medical team travel long distances to remote communities in Ghana and provide free routine medical care. In the van, they can run basic labs like bloodwork as well as provide medications.
Since it was established, the mobile clinic has served more than 4,000 citizens across more than 45 rural communities who otherwise don’t have easily accessible medical care and has got much praise. “I am very impressed by the service they provide, and that is the best chance for us rural people to get the treatment we want,” said Abraham, one of Boateng’s neighbors.
Boateng’s organization has also trained 20 volunteers to serve as local health advocates. They check people’s vital signs, such as blood pressure and glucose (葡萄糖) levels, and provide the medical team with timely data for assessing how to move forward with care and treatment, especially for those whose health is at risk.
In the future, Boateng wants to broaden the reach of his efforts to deliver medical services, not only to Ghana’s remote regions but also to other nations across the globe. “I believe that our model can be copied in Sub-Saharan Africa,” he said. “So, the goal is to really develop strategic partnerships and get additional mobile health vans for the communities or the regions that we want to serve.”
4. What motivated Boateng to launch the OKB Hope Foundation
A. The dream of impressing his family members and neighbors.
B. The hope of creating jobs for medical professionals in Ghana.
C. The barrier to basic health care in his community.
D. The drive to raise people’s awareness of health.
5. Why does the author mention Abraham in paragraph 4
A. To show the mobile clinic has served many people.
B. To imply the positive impact of the mobile clinic.
C. To judge the service provided by the mobile clinic.
D. To describe the current situation of the citizens.
6. What role do the local health advocates play
A. They assist patients to get their medicine.
B. They help the doctors to analyze data.
C. They keep the medical facilities in good condition.
D. They examine the patients before further treatment.
7. What is Boateng’s long- term vision for the OKB Hope Foundation
A. To expand the mobile clinic service beyond his country.
B. To work with other nations to promote his organization.
C. To establish a national health insurance system in Ghana.
D. To build a large hospital in every rural community in Ghana.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A
C
Babies less than a year old can combine simple concepts into complex ideas, showing that creativity begins in babyhood. According to new research at the Central European University (CEU), babies are not only capable of creative thinking well before starting to speak, but this sort of thinking may be essential for language acquisition (习得).
In the study, the researchers set out to explore the origins of human creativity and productive thinking to try to find out how people arrive at completely new thoughts and ideas. The basic mechanism for doing this is taking familiar concepts and combining them into new structures, but little is known about how early in life these abilities can be used.
The researchers found that babies were able to very quickly learn new words that depict small quantities — an impressive achievement — and combine these spontaneously (自发地) with familiar words to fully understand a phrase.
In the study, the researchers started by teaching the babies two new words: “mize”, to mean “one”, and “padu”, to mean “two”. Then the babies were asked to combine these new number words with different object names, for example, to identify “padu ducks” from among a group of images.
By teaching new words, the researchers were able to test the babies’ ability to combine concepts in real time, rather than simply recall combinations of words that they already knew from previous experience. By using eye-tracking technology to monitor where the babies look, the researchers were able to show that the babies could successfully combine the two concepts to understand what they were being asked about.
Lead researcher, Dr Barbara Pomiechowska at the CEU, said, “For babies, this ability to combine different concepts is likely to help not only to interpret the complex language input, but also to learn about different aspects of the physical and social world.”
8. What can we know about babies’ creative thinking
A. It develops after babies’ language skills. B. It determines babies’ intelligence.
C. It is key to language learning. D. It will disappear with time.
9. What is the primary goal of the study
A. To assess babies’ capability of creative thinking.
B. To study the way new thoughts and ideas are formed.
C. To find out how many new words babies can learn.
D To explore the origins of babies’ language acquisition.
10. What does the underlined word “depict” in paragraph 3 probably mean
A. Describe. B. Demand. C. Replace. D. Compare.
11. How did the researchers test babies’ concept combination
A. By tracking their physical actions. B. By measuring their brain activity.
C. By observing their eye movements. D. By analyzing their language ability.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. A 11. C
D
The possibility of hydrogen-powered flight means greater opportunities for fossil-free travel, and the technological advances to make this happen are moving fast. New studies from Chalmers University of Technology, in Sweden, show that almost all air travel within a 750-mile radius (1,200 km) could be made with hydrogen-powered aircraft by 2045, and with a novel heat exchanger currently in development, this range could be even further.
“If everything falls into place, the commercialization of hydrogen flight can go really fast now. As early as 2028, the first commercial hydrogen flights in Sweden could be in the air,” says Tomas Gr nstedt, professor at Chalmers University of Technology.
Some of these technological advances can be seen inside the Chalmers wind tunnels, where researchers test airflow conditions in cutting-edge facilities. Here, more energy-efficient engines are being developed that pave the way for safe and efficient hydrogen flight for heavy-duty vehicles.
Heat exchangers are a vital part of hydrogen flight, and they are a key part of the technological advances taking place. To keep the fuel systems lightweight, the hydrogen needs to be in liquid form. This means that the hydrogen is kept supercool in the aircraft, typically around - 250 degrees Celsius. By recovering heat from the hot exhausts of the jet engines, and by cooling the engines in strategic locations they become more efficient. To transfer the heat between the supercool hydrogen and the engine, novel types of heat exchangers are needed.
To meet this challenge, researchers at Chalmers have been working for several years to develop a completely new type of heat exchangers. The technology takes advantage of hydrogen’s low storage temperature to cool engine parts, and then uses waste heat from the exhaust gases to preheat the fuel several hundred degrees before it is injected into the combustion chamber (燃烧室).
12. What may be an effect of hydrogen-powered flight mentioned in the text
A. Making air travel more affordable. B. Reducing air pollution significantly.
C. Increasing the speed of aircraft sharply. D. Providing more comfortable flights.
13. What is Tomas’ attitude towards the future of hydrogen-powered flight
A. Unfavorable. B. Dismissive. C. Unclear. D. Positive.
14. What is the main function of the novel type of heat exchangers
A. To cool the hydrogen to its liquid state. B. To release heat from the engines to the air.
C. To increase the efficiency of the jet engines. D. To help waste heat get into the combustion chamber.
15. What can be a suitable title for the text
A. Key to Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Heat Exchanger Technology
B. The Future of Fossil-Free Travel: Hydrogen-Powered Flight
C. Taking Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Overcoming More Challenges
D. Hydrogen-Powered Flight: Ready for Take-off with New Advances
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. C 15. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。
If you’re shy with social anxiety here are some ways for you to make friends.
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When you have social anxiety, you may second - guess the things you say or assume everyone is judging you. To manage your anxiety and start making friends, try to put those negative thoughts to rest. Swap out them with positive thoughts so that you can get back to the conversation at hand and really make a connection.
Face your fears one step a time.
It’s okay if you’re not ready to go to a massive party by yourself right off the bat. Instead, try making small but meaningful steps forward, such as identifying some goals you’d like to hit. ____17____ Gradually, you’ll notice that the more you face your fears, the more comfortable you’ll be talking with new people.
Accept any social invitation that comes your way.
____18____ It may be tough at first, but making friends involves taking some risks and stepping out of your comfort zone. If someone invites you to hang out or go to an event and you’re at all interested in being their friend, seize the opportunity and join them!
Initiate plans and ask people to hang out.
Show people that you want to get to know them better. While this might seem challenging, remember that part of making connections with others involves taking the initiative to make plans yourself. You never know, your new neighbors, coworkers, and classmates may also be shy or anxious. ____19____
Try to keep an open mind about new people when first making friends.
You might think you don’t have anything in common with someone, but they may surprise you once you get to know them. If you’re not feeling it or you start to get super anxious during the hangout, don’t be too hard on yourself. ____20____ And don’t forget to congratulate yourself for making progress and keep trying!
A. Try to spend time with people even if it makes you nervous.
B. Replace your negative thoughts with positive ones.
C. Be aware of the harmful effect of negative thoughts.
D. Then, you can push yourself to achieve them each day.
E. They’ll be happy to hear that you want to spend time with them.
F. Being shy does prevent you from taking opportunities to make friends.
G. It’s okay to politely excuse yourself and thank them for their company.
【答案】16. B 17. D 18. A 19. E 20. G
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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Mason Branstrator had always been an athlete, but three years ago, his active lifestyle changed.
“I was going for downhill skiing as usual, but this time, it was different,” Mason, an experienced skier who ____21____ the slopes (斜坡) in his hometown, said. “ ‘I’ m going a little fast.’ And that was the last thing I remember.”
That accident ____22____ left him paralyzed (瘫痪的) from the waist down. As a runner and skier, he couldn’t ____23____ the fact. Luckily, Mason’s parents encouraged him to focus on the good. He accepted it and became ____24____ .
About a year after the accident, he ____25____ that walking wasn’t a very ____26____ thing for him to keep pursuing and that it was time to look at what else the ____27____ world had to offer. Then he began ____28____ in a wheelchair, preparing for marathons and playing tennis on the chair. Last month, he returned to his hometown to ____29____ in Grandma’s Marathon, an annual race for nearly50 years in Duluth, Minnesota, ______30______ 2:03:52.
After the race, Mason began sharing his ______31______ on social media to connect with others with physical disabilities. He shared things that were ______32______ to him a year before, like how he got in and out of bed. But now he can do them better. He has seen how sharing these normal ______33______ has moved countless people. More people caught on to his story, and even people who weren’t paralyzed started being ______34______.
“There were moments when people like me said, ‘I used your methods and it changed my life and my perception of this new ______35______.’ I realized my dream of helping people has come true and I’m living it out right now,” Mason said.
21. A. built B. frequented C. smoothed D. repaired
22. A. formally B. unnecessarily C. eventually D. temporarily
23. A. pay attention to B. make use of C. make up for D. face up to
24. A. responsible B. optimistic C. patient D. honest
25. A. realized B. hoped C. imagined D. recalled
26. A. interesting B. worthwhile C. useful D. practical
27. A. art B. wheelchair C. fashion D. youth
28. A. resting B. fighting C. training D. teaching
29. A. compete B. work C. volunteer D. study
30. A. counting B. clocking C. running D. ending
31. A. journey B. family C. plan D. hobby
32. A. correct B. strange C. difficult D. ordinary
33. A. designs B. dreams C. requirements D. activities
34. A. inspired B. observed C. recognized D. rewarded
35. A. chance B. sight C. normal D. purpose
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. C
。
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式，并将答案填写在答题卡上。
In the height of summer, the village of Dazhai in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region becomes a hot place for tourists seeking ____36____ (experience) its ethnic (民族的) appeal. The Clothes Drying Festival, one of the most important festivals of the Red Yao ethnic group, ____37____ (celebrate) on July 11 this year. With ____38____ number of visitors growing this year, the one-day festival was extended to a three-day holiday.
“The village has a stunning environment and fresh air. We feel connected to nature and immersed in local traditions,” says a tourist named Nicolas, ____39____ visited the village with his friend Austina, both from Argentina.
____40____ (locate) in the core area of the famous Longji Rice Terraces tourist attraction, the village was named among the Best Tourism Villages of 2022 for breathtaking agricultural ____41____ (view). Deep in the mountains, Dazhai was once difficult to reach. Faced with challenges, the villagers turned ____42____ their mountains, vast lands and culture, ____43____ (transform) their surroundings into a terraced landscape.
The development of tourism encouraged young people working elsewhere to return. Pan Dexion g returned in 2018 and now runs a guesthouse. He is improving his English skills to share stories and customs ____44____ (convenient). Thanks to the development of tourism, more and more villagers have realized the ______45______ (important) of preserving Yao culture.
【答案】36. to experience
37. was celebrated
38. the 39. who
40. Located
41. views 42. to
43. transforming
44. conveniently
45. importance
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
46. 为庆祝国庆节，你校举办了一场书画展。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括：
1.活动内容；
2.活动反响。
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。
A Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition
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【答案】One possible version:
A Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition
To celebrate the National Day, a grand Painting and Calligraphy Exhibition was organized in our school auditorium from September 28th to 30th.
The exhibition featured a wide range of exquisite works, including oil and water paintings, sketches, cartoons, and calligraphy works centered on the theme of our country’s progress. The auditorium was filled with students and teachers, all immersed in the beauty and charm of the artworks.
Not only did this event provide a platform for us to showcase our talents but it also enhanced our appreciation of traditional art, and strengthened our sense of national pride and cultural identity.
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。
Brandon was homeless, living in an old tent near a gas station with his wife and three daughters. One day, he held his paper cup tightly with change as he went into the gas station store to buy a can of beans which his daughter asked him for. He was near an aisle (过道) when a loud voice attracted him. He noticed a queue of angry shoppers waiting behind an elderly man who had difficulty hearing.
“I’m sorry, young lady. What did you say about the water being funny ” the elderly man asked the cashier.
“Money!” she said. “I said you don’t have enough money, sir!”
“You need more cash! For the water!” A younger guy standing behind the man grabbed him by the shoulder and yelled into his ears, causing him to recoil (退缩).
Brandon noticed everything. He was tempted to step in, but he didn’t want to attract the shoppers’ anger. Meanwhile, the elderly man explained he didn’t have enough cash, asking if he could get a smaller bottle of water as he needed to take his pills.
“If you can’t afford to pay, you’ll have to go!” shouted the cashier.
“I can go ” He smiled and was about to leave, but the cashier grabbed the water bottle from his hand. “Just get out, old man!” she shouted. “You’re way too much trouble!”
Brandon had had enough. He marched to the cashier and offered to pay for the elderly man.
“Have a heart, lady,” Brandon said and emptied his cup on the counter. The cashier looked at Brandon in distaste (厌恶) before she counted the money.
“That’ll cover it,” the cashier said, taking all the money, including his last $2. “Now step aside. You’re holding the line.”
Brandon abandoned his can of beans on the counter as he offered the water to the elderly man.
Not far off, a pair of eyes had been keeping a close watch on the progress of this situation. It was John, the manager of the gas station.
注意：1.续写词数应为150个左右;
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
When Brandon left the store and headed to his tent, John stopped him.
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The next morning, Brandon approached the store with a mix of anxiety and hope.
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【答案】One possible version:
When Brandon left the store and headed to his tent, John stopped him. “Wait, please!” John said. “I saw what you did for that man. You gave up the beans you needed to help him.” John handed him the can of beans, now a symbol of Brandon’s selflessness. “Why did you do it ” John asked, eyeing Brandon’s worn clothes. “Being homeless has taught me that kindness matters, sir. Someone had to help him,” Brandon replied , his voice gentle but firm. Touched by his words, John smiled and said, “Come to the store tomorrow morning. I may have an opportunity for you.” Brandon accepted, hopeful but uncertain.
The next morning, Brandon approached the store with a mix of anxiety and hope. There, John greeted him warmly, offering a job at the gas station as a reward for his kindness. “It’s not much, but it’s a start,” John said. Surprise and gratitude flooded Brandon’s eyes. “Thank you, sir,” he managed to say, his voice t hick with emotion. He couldn’t believe a small act of humanity would bring him such a big fortune. As he left, his step was lighter, and a bright future seemed within reach, affirming that deeds of compassion can indeed open doors to a better tomorrow.
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