湖北省重点高中智学联盟2024-2025学年高三上学期10月联考英语试题（含答案）

湖北省重点高中智学联盟2024年秋季高三年级10月联考
英语试题
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a mystery adventure in which human beings and Pokémon co- exist. Starring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of a Pikachu who can speak to only one human, Tim (Justice Smith), the story explores how the two team up to look into the supposedly accidental death of Tim’s detective father. There’s definitely some violence including a terrible car crash but nothing gets bloody. The main characters are frequently in danger, but no one dies in the end.
Planet of the Apes
It’s difficult enough for you to make sense of a planet where humans are ruled by talking apes, but when we finally get used to the concept, the ending is really beyond our expectation. Besides, the scene when astronaut George Taylor discovers the remains of the Statue of Liberty in the original 1968 film is really shocking.
The Village
M. Night Shyamalan is one of the few directors who could give us something this clever and wildly imaginative. While it’s common for suspense films to reveal that some fundamental aspect isn’t what it appears to be, in this film set in a 19th century village, basically nothing turns out as it appears.
Fighting Club
This 1999 hit film starring Edward Norton as an office worker who starts an underground fight club isn’t the easiest movie to follow. But the dramatic ending, which involves exploding buildings, may be the most shocking part of all.
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21. What similarity do the four movies share
A. A 19th century setting. B. The same actor.
C. An unpredictable ending. D. Being violence- themed.
22. Which film would a fan of science fiction prefer
A. Pokémon Detective Pikachu B. Planet of the Apes.
C. The Village. D. Fighting Club.
23. Where may the text come from
A. A brochure. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper. D. A website.
B
In 2021, at 64 years old, Marlene Flowers entered her first bodybuilding competition. Oiled, and wearing a bikini, she found herself under bright lights on stage, twisting to show off her muscles alongside people half her age.
Flowers had a natural talent for freestyle swimming as a child, but struggled with her body image. Self-conscious and often shy, Flowers went on to marry and divorce twice. “It all affected my self-esteem and I ended up with an eating disorder for many years,” she says. “It was getting worse and worse until I was hospitalized for issues relating to my weight loss at 58. That was my wake-up call.”
Once she had built up some strength and was discharged, the youngest of her two sons, Ryan, encouraged Flowers to start taking care of her body through exercise and to see food as a way of keeping fit. He directed her towards home workout videos and after noticing that the instructor on one of the DVDs was older than her, she decided to give it a try.
After five years of home routines, and slowly building her confidence by working out with Ryan every day in his local gym, Flowers started to gain muscle mass. “I wanted to push myself,” she says. “I felt stronger and other people would come up and say that they wished they could have guns like mine!” The compliments sparked an idea. Ryan decided to film some of their sessions and upload them to TikTok and Instagram. After a video of Flowers twisting those guns went viral, her growing online following flooded her accounts with positive comments.
She decided to enter a bodybuilding contest as a target after she became an internet celebrity. Now 67, Flowers has won four more bodybuilding medals, with more than 1 million Instagram and TikTok followers and has gained sponsorship from clothing brand Young LA, making her the oldest sponsored female athlete in the US. She still works out every day, starting with a 10- minute ab routine and 130 pushups at home before heading to the gym for a two-hour session with Ryan, who has since left his job in business development to train his mother full-time.
24. What does “wake-up call” in paragraph 2 refer to according to the passage
A. Her experience in hospital. B. Her lack of self- consciousness.
C. Her struggle with body image. D. Her eating disorder for many years.
25. What has mainly contributed to Flowers becoming a bodybuilder
A. The video going viral. B. The instructor on one of the DVDS.
C. The guidance of her son. D. The compliments from other people.
26. Why did Flowers keep working out after the video went viral
A. To help Ryan develop his job.
B. To inspire her Instagram and TikTok followers.
C. To compete in a bodybuilding contest.
D. To gain sponsorship from clothing brand Young LA.
27. Which saying best highlights Flowers’s life story
A. Turn lemons into lemonade. B. It’s never too old to learn.
C. As you sow, so shall you reap. D. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
C
The history of the West is not what you learned in school.
The idea of civilization is relatively recent. The word was first used only in the mid-18th century and did not take hold of Western imaginations until the late 19th century. In that imperialist age, historians found that Greek and Roman civilization made nice building blocks that could be stacked into a grand- looking construct, which they labeled “Western” Or “European” civilization. To this they attributed (归因) many inherited “classical” virtues: vigor, rationality, justice, democracy and courage to experiment and explore. Other civilizations, by contrast, were regarded as inferior.
Odds are strong that you first became aware of the term “Western Civilization” through an introductory survey course in college or AP history in high school. And you’ve lived your life since then believing that “the West” boasts “a common origin resulting in a shared history, a shared heritage, and a shared identity” grounded in the classical era of Greece and Rome.
Scholars almost always refer to “the West” when they make major statements about the future of the globe. Well, the fact is that there is no such thing as the West. One might protest: “the West” is “a Civilization”!
If “the West” can even be called a Civilization, then it is the least original “Civilization” in history. It is pretty widely acknowledged that virtually no basic technologies were, strictly speaking, invented in Europe or the United States. Metalwork, the plow, hydrocarbon fuels, higher mathematics, paper, wind- powered sea navigation, the compass, powder, and steam engines all came from elsewhere. In terms of the crucial agricultural products that feed everyone in the modern world, too, none originated in Europe.
Some people think of Western culture and values as being characterized by democracy, liberalism, enlightenment, scientific progress and individualism. They see it as a birthright to be passed on from generation to generation through the ages. However, culture and values are options to be made actively, not “tracks laid down by a Western destiny”. Rather than being irritating and inward- looking, most societies have proved receptive to ideas, fashions and technologies from their neighbors.
28. What can we learn about “Western Civilization”
A. It dates back to the 19th century.
B. Most people are taught to believe in it.
C It refers to most desirable “classical” virtues.
D. It took root in the classical era of Greece and Rome.
29. What is the author’s attitude to the originality of “Western Civilization”
A. Negative. B. Favorable C. Doubtful. D. Unclear
30. According to the last paragraph what contributes to Western culture and values
A. Cultural influences. B. Social progress.
C. Positive choices. D. Generational inheritance.
31. Which of the following is a suitable title
A. What is “Western Civilization” B. From “West” to “Western Civilization”.
C. “Western Civilization”, Superior civilization! D. There is no such thing as “Western Civilization”.
D
Batteries are getting smaller, lighter and more powerful. Some personal electronics, for example, such as fitness trackers that monitor health conditions or brain-computer implants that decode neural signals to control electronic prosthetic(义肢的) devices, require more close contact.
Being unable to flex as skin and tissue does makes batteries both unreliable and uncomfortable to wear. A number of approaches are therefore being taken to produce flexible batteries, among which the most promising, though, are water-based batteries inspired by the way an electric eel (鳗) stores its charge.
A group at the University of Cambridge has used the eel’s technique to come up with what it calls “jelly batteries”. These are made from hydrogels (水凝胶) that consist of organic polymers that contain over 60% water. Whereas most batteries experience a loss of conductivity if the material is bent or stretched, a jelly battery can be stretched up to one-and-a-half times its length with no power loss.
Jelly batteries work in much the same way that biological processes produce electricity. They rely on the different concentrations of electrically charged particles, to create a difference in electrical potential, which in turn produces a voltage. Tiny, though, Jelly batteries can increase their output by being connected together.
Another feature of the jelly battery is that the strong molecular bonds that let the polymers stretch also allow the material to repair itself very quickly if it is broken. A Chinese research group has also found encouraging results with a self-healing hydrogel battery. They recently reported in Nano Research Energy that their battery could sustain a high level of bending and twisting, and even if broken ten times was still capable of self-healing.
Besides wearable and implantable devices, another potential market for stretchable batteries is soft robotics. For one thing, stretchy components would be safer to operate among people than the rigid parts of conventional robots. They could also help power prosthetic devices, such as gloves that allow stroke (中风) victims to move their hands. All this should provide plenty of ideas for wearable innovations.
32. What drives people to produce flexible batteries
A. Popularity of wearable devices. B. Inspiration from biological nature.
C. Limitations of traditional batteries. D. Higher requirement to close contact.
33. What makes a jelly battery soft and flexible
A. Its component. B. Its conductivity. C. Its structure. D. Its concentration.
34. How can hydrogel batteries produce enough power
A. Through voltage difference. B. Through connection in series.
C. By connecting a power source. D. Through various amounts of charged particles.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text
A. To describe how batteries are improved. B. To show the differences between batteries.
C. To promote the advantages of jelly batteries. D. To introduce stretchable and wearable batteries.
第二节 (共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whether you like it or not, fall is here. Soon the weather will get colder. The leaves will die and the nights will stretch longer than the days. Another year is dying; that’s just how it goes.
Studies suggest that if you are deeply preoccupied with your thoughts, in the autumn, you may be at more risk for depression in the winter. Changing the clocks in the fall is associated with depressive episodes (changing them back in spring is not). ___36___
Psychologists say that the feelings that often crop up in autumn come from our discomfort with change, and an anxiety and uncertainty about what that change will bring.
___37___ And of these things the anxiety, the promise and even the careful thoughts — make it the ideal season to build resilience and practice mindfulness. Psychologists have also found that the thought of change, the ending of one thing, the beginning of another, and perhaps our own mortality, underlies a great deal of anxiety. Some of us struggle with “intolerance of uncertainty,” more than others.
But intolerance of uncertainty is a part of being human; everyone has it on some level ___38___ One way to build tolerance is to lean into it — to cultivate uncertainty rather than running away from it.
___39___ Quietly sit on a park bench and watch a tree drop its leaves, for instance, examine the roses in the garden that need pruning ... in such moments, it’s important to stop thinking, analyzing, or having internal conversations about work or troubles or even whatever you are witnessing.
Autumn will probably hold some whisper of decay and mortality. ___40___ If you are always trying to avoid difficult feelings, you might end up also cutting yourself off from love, richness and sweetness. Dr. Wilson said, “this is how life is: sweet and sad, poured from the same vessel in equal measure.”
A. And it is changeable.
B. But it is not that bad.
C. But embracing that sadness is important.
D. More recently, it’s become a time to appreciate our surroundings.
E. Fall also brings with it bright, briskdays, pumpkin patches and cozy sweaters.
F. It is no wonder that the season has so many celebrations to attempt to keep our spirits up.
G. Another strategy experts suggest for soothing anxiety is to step back and simply observe the world around you.
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。
Since I started working here, I have often thought about the appetite for life. For three years, my companions and I have been coming to play in this ___41___ three days a month. We usually played in the family room but we also played in the rooms only if our presence is ___42___.
Ten months ago, I met a ___43___, Madam Signy, who I wanted to talk to you about. In her ___44___, she was a music teacher. She never stopped practicing her instrument, and she was a music lover of ___45___ knowledge. The first time I played for her, she ___46___ all the classical works. She would hum along with long passages. I had a hard time ___47___ that Madam Signy was seriously ill. Although she was frail and thin, I often saw a ___48___ passion in her eyes while listening.
One day, Madam Signy’s husband pulled me aside and told me ___49___ that she waited eagerly for each one of our ____50____ and that she had expressed a desire to him: she wanted us to come and play ____51____ by Schubert and Haydn at the last moments of her life in this unit at her side. I ____52____ it personally.
Madame Signy ____53____ on a Sunday morning. As she ____54____, we played the works she loved. I saw the calmness and ____55____ on her face. I guess, to her, the appetite for life is to have an appetite for music. You know, music can never be a turn- off. I feel comforted whenever I think of it.
41. A. room B. unit C. family D. town
42. A. designed B. finished C. changed D. requested
43. A. patient B. nurse C. parent D. volunteer
44. A. teens B. marriage C. youth D. childhood
45. A. poor B. admirable C. specific D. simple
46. A. recognized B. adored C. canceled D. interpreted
47. A. doubting B. admitting C. refusing D. deciding
48. A. comforting B. puzzling C. pleasing D. striking
49. A. loudly B. publicly C. privately D. casually
50. A. conversations B. treatments C. journeys D. visits
51 A. pieces B. jokes C. copies D. records
52. A. accepted B. declined C. noted D. addressed
53. A. backed away B. calmed down C. passed away D. moved away
54. A. missed B. knew C. noticed D. desired
55. A. determination B. confidence C. patience D. peacefulness
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。
As China’s leaders have pushed for a stronger sense of national Chinese identity and renewed cultural confidence, hanfu has become a visual symbol of China’s renaissance.
Zhao Bo heads a museum in Yongqing, Hebei province, showcasing antique garments and handmade replicas of outfits ___56___ (date) back to more than 2,000 years ago. He is also a part of a growing movement among younger Chinese that has helped revive hanfu, the name ___57___ (give) to clothing once worn by ancient Chinese. Hanfu covers clothes worn during a number of China’s ___58___ (history) periods, such as Tang, Song and Ming dynasties. It consists of a flowing robe in beautiful ___59___ (shade) of color and a skirt with intricate embroidery. In an interview, Zhao said that the in-vogue hanfu attire seen on the streets of China today was not exactly ___60___ ancient Han people once wore ___61___ it remained a positive promotion of our Hanfu culture.
Despite its rising popularity, most hanfu fans tend to only wear the outfits with friends for photo shoots. Zhao, who ___62___ (wear) adapted hanfu on a daily basis, thinks the best way ___63___ (preserve) tradition was to adapt it to modern life. Fashion-conscious youth in Chinese mainland have turned hanfu cosplay ___64___ a way to express themselves and connect with history and tradition. He believes that we would see ____65____ continuous increase in tradition clothing.
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，为了迎接劳动节，上周你校举办了主题为“A Harvest Scene”的画展。请你给英国朋友Mike写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：
(1)描述你最喜欢的作品；
(2)你的感想。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once our school held a musical, and my buddy John and I were asked to be stagehands. We should crouch on the steps, racing on stage when the lights dimmed between scenes to position and took back props (道具). I was impressed by Lisa. Lisa played the leading actress in the musical. I admired her to this day, which had little to do with the play itself. It had to do with her performance— improve (即兴表演).
The story, Half a Sixpence (六个半便士), centers on Arthur Kipps, a draper’s assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune. Ann is Arthur’s childhood sweetheart. They haven’t seen each other for many years. The climactic scene takes place when Arthur encounters Ann, played by Lisa. Lisa should display Ann’s strong emotions when Arthur steps into the tailor’s store. In that scene, when lights dim, John and I should rush onto the stage with the props— an iron board and an iron. When lights come up, we should get off the stage.
Lines were learned, songs perfected, stage-craft honed. John and I hit all our marks. Dress rehearsal had gone well and now it was opening night. The auditorium was filled with families, and faculty. As soon as the lights dimmed, we took action quickly. But something unexpected happened. “Guys! Look!” Lisa whispered as she was supporting the ironing board with one hand, “It won’t stay up.” It was shaking as if to fall down without support.
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。
We were trying to fix the board but the lights ahead were coming up.
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After the successful show, I approached Lisa in shame.
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湖北省重点高中智学联盟2024年秋季高三年级10月联考
英语试题
答案
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Pokémon Detective Pikachu
Pokémon Detective Pikachu is a mystery adventure in which human beings and Pokémon co- exist. Starring Ryan Reynolds as the voice of a Pikachu who can speak to only one human, Tim (Justice Smith), the story explores how the two team up to look into the supposedly accidental death of Tim’s detective father. There’s definitely some violence including a terrible car crash but nothing gets bloody. The main characters are frequently in danger, but no one dies in the end.
Planet of the Apes
It’s difficult enough for you to make sense of a planet where humans are ruled by talking apes, but when we finally get used to the concept, the ending is really beyond our expectation. Besides, the scene when astronaut George Taylor discovers the remains of the Statue of Liberty in the original 1968 film is really shocking.
The Village
M. Night Shyamalan is one of the few directors who could give us something this clever and wildly imaginative. While it’s common for suspense films to reveal that some fundamental aspect isn’t what it appears to be, in this film set in a 19th century village, basically nothing turns out as it appears.
Fighting Club
This 1999 hit film starring Edward Norton as an office worker who starts an underground fight club isn’t the easiest movie to follow. But the dramatic ending, which involves exploding buildings, may be the most shocking part of all.
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21. What similarity do the four movies share
A. A 19th century setting. B. The same actor.
C. An unpredictable ending. D. Being violence- themed.
22. Which film would a fan of science fiction prefer
A. Pokémon Detective Pikachu B. Planet of the Apes.
C. The Village. D. Fighting Club.
23. Where may the text come from
A. A brochure. B. A magazine. C. A newspaper. D. A website.
【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D
B
In 2021, at 64 years old, Marlene Flowers entered her first bodybuilding competition. Oiled, and wearing a bikini, she found herself under bright lights on stage, twisting to show off her muscles alongside people half her age.
Flowers had a natural talent for freestyle swimming as a child, but struggled with her body image. Self-conscious and often shy, Flowers went on to marry and divorce twice. “It all affected my self-esteem and I ended up with an eating disorder for many years,” she says. “It was getting worse and worse until I was hospitalized for issues relating to my weight loss at 58. That was my wake-up call.”
Once she had built up some strength and was discharged, the youngest of her two sons, Ryan, encouraged Flowers to start taking care of her body through exercise and to see food as a way of keeping fit. He directed her towards home workout videos and after noticing that the instructor on one of the DVDs was older than her, she decided to give it a try.
After five years of home routines, and slowly building her confidence by working out with Ryan every day in his local gym, Flowers started to gain muscle mass. “I wanted to push myself,” she says. “I felt stronger and other people would come up and say that they wished they could have guns like mine!” The compliments sparked an idea. Ryan decided to film some of their sessions and upload them to TikTok and Instagram. After a video of Flowers twisting those guns went viral, her growing online following flooded her accounts with positive comments.
She decided to enter a bodybuilding contest as a target after she became an internet celebrity. Now 67, Flowers has won four more bodybuilding medals, with more than 1 million Instagram and TikTok followers and has gained sponsorship from clothing brand Young LA, making her the oldest sponsored female athlete in the US. She still works out every day, starting with a 10- minute ab routine and 130 pushups at home before heading to the gym for a two-hour session with Ryan, who has since left his job in business development to train his mother full-time.
24. What does “wake-up call” in paragraph 2 refer to according to the passage
A. Her experience in hospital. B. Her lack of self- consciousness.
C. Her struggle with body image. D. Her eating disorder for many years.
25. What has mainly contributed to Flowers becoming a bodybuilder
A. The video going viral. B. The instructor on one of the DVDS.
C. The guidance of her son. D. The compliments from other people.
26. Why did Flowers keep working out after the video went viral
A. To help Ryan develop his job.
B. To inspire her Instagram and TikTok followers.
C. To compete in a bodybuilding contest.
D. To gain sponsorship from clothing brand Young LA.
27. Which saying best highlights Flowers’s life story
A. Turn lemons into lemonade. B. It’s never too old to learn.
C. As you sow, so shall you reap. D. Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
【答案】24. A 25. C 26. C 27. B
C
The history of the West is not what you learned in school.
The idea of civilization is relatively recent. The word was first used only in the mid-18th century and did not take hold of Western imaginations until the late 19th century. In that imperialist age, historians found that Greek and Roman civilization made nice building blocks that could be stacked into a grand- looking construct, which they labeled “Western” Or “European” civilization. To this they attributed (归因) many inherited “classical” virtues: vigor, rationality, justice, democracy and courage to experiment and explore. Other civilizations, by contrast, were regarded as inferior.
Odds are strong that you first became aware of the term “Western Civilization” through an introductory survey course in college or AP history in high school. And you’ve lived your life since then believing that “the West” boasts “a common origin resulting in a shared history, a shared heritage, and a shared identity” grounded in the classical era of Greece and Rome.
Scholars almost always refer to “the West” when they make major statements about the future of the globe. Well, the fact is that there is no such thing as the West. One might protest: “the West” is “a Civilization”!
If “the West” can even be called a Civilization, then it is the least original “Civilization” in history. It is pretty widely acknowledged that virtually no basic technologies were, strictly speaking, invented in Europe or the United States. Metalwork, the plow, hydrocarbon fuels, higher mathematics, paper, wind- powered sea navigation, the compass, powder, and steam engines all came from elsewhere. In terms of the crucial agricultural products that feed everyone in the modern world, too, none originated in Europe.
Some people think of Western culture and values as being characterized by democracy, liberalism, enlightenment, scientific progress and individualism. They see it as a birthright to be passed on from generation to generation through the ages. However, culture and values are options to be made actively, not “tracks laid down by a Western destiny”. Rather than being irritating and inward- looking, most societies have proved receptive to ideas, fashions and technologies from their neighbors.
28. What can we learn about “Western Civilization”
A. It dates back to the 19th century.
B. Most people are taught to believe in it.
C. It refers to most desirable “classical” virtues.
D. It took root in the classical era of Greece and Rome.
29. What is the author’s attitude to the originality of “Western Civilization”
A. Negative. B. Favorable C. Doubtful. D. Unclear
30. According to the last paragraph, what contributes to Western culture and values
A. Cultural influences. B. Social progress.
C. Positive choices. D. Generational inheritance.
31. Which of the following is a suitable title
A. What is “Western Civilization” B. From “West” to “Western Civilization”.
C. “Western Civilization”, Superior civilization! D. There is no such thing as “Western Civilization”.
【答案】28. B 29. A 30. C 31. D
D
Batteries are getting smaller, lighter and more powerful. Some personal electronics, for example, such as fitness trackers that monitor health conditions or brain-computer implants that decode neural signals to control electronic prosthetic(义肢的) devices, require more close contact.
Being unable to flex as skin and tissue does makes batteries both unreliable and uncomfortable to wear. A number of approaches are therefore being taken to produce flexible batteries, among which the most promising, though, are water-based batteries inspired by the way an electric eel (鳗) stores its charge.
A group at the University of Cambridge has used the eel’s technique to come up with what it calls “jelly batteries”. These are made from hydrogels (水凝胶) that consist of organic polymers that contain over 60% water. Whereas most batteries experience a loss of conductivity if the material is bent or stretched, a jelly battery can be stretched up to one-and-a-half times its length with no power loss.
Jelly batteries work in much the same way that biological processes produce electricity. They rely on the different concentrations of electrically charged particles, to create a difference in electrical potential, which in turn produces a voltage. Tiny, though, Jelly batteries can increase their output by being connected together.
Another feature of the jelly battery is that the strong molecular bonds that let the polymers stretch also allow the material to repair itself very quickly if it is broken. A Chinese research group has also found encouraging results with a self-healing hydrogel battery. They recently reported in Nano Research Energy that their battery could sustain a high level of bending and twisting, and even if broken ten times was still capable of self-healing.
Besides wearable and implantable devices, another potential market for stretchable batteries is soft robotics. For one thing, stretchy components would be safer to operate among people than the rigid parts of conventional robots. They could also help power prosthetic devices, such as gloves that allow stroke (中风) victims to move their hands. All this should provide plenty of ideas for wearable innovations.
32. What drives people to produce flexible batteries
A. Popularity of wearable devices. B. Inspiration from biological nature.
C. Limitations of traditional batteries. D. Higher requirement to close contact.
33. What makes a jelly battery soft and flexible
A. Its component. B. Its conductivity. C. Its structure. D. Its concentration.
34. How can hydrogel batteries produce enough power
A. Through voltage difference. B. Through connection in series.
C. By connecting a power source. D. Through various amounts of charged particles.
35. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text
A. To describe how batteries are improved. B. To show the differences between batteries.
C. To promote the advantages of jelly batteries. D. To introduce stretchable and wearable batteries.
【答案】32 C 33. A 34. B 35. D
第二节 (共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Whether you like it or not, fall is here. Soon the weather will get colder. The leaves will die and the nights will stretch longer than the days. Another year is dying; that’s just how it goes.
Studies suggest that if you are deeply preoccupied with your thoughts, in the autumn, you may be at more risk for depression in the winter. Changing the clocks in the fall is associated with depressive episodes (changing them back in spring is not). ___36___
Psychologists say that the feelings that often crop up in autumn come from our discomfort with change, and an anxiety and uncertainty about what that change will bring.
___37___ And of these things the anxiety, the promise and even the careful thoughts — make it the ideal season to build resilience and practice mindfulness. Psychologists have also found that the thought of change, the ending of one thing, the beginning of another, and perhaps our own mortality, underlies a great deal of anxiety. Some of us struggle with “intolerance of uncertainty,” more than others.
But intolerance of uncertainty is a part of being human; everyone has it on some level. ___38___ One way to build tolerance is to lean into it — to cultivate uncertainty rather than running away from it.
___39___ Quietly sit on a park bench and watch a tree drop its leaves, for instance, examine the roses in the garden that need pruning ... in such moments, it’s important to stop thinking, analyzing, or having internal conversations about work or troubles or even whatever you are witnessing.
Autumn will probably hold some whisper of decay and mortality. ___40___ If you are always trying to avoid difficult feelings, you might end up also cutting yourself off from love, richness and sweetness. Dr. Wilson said, “this is how life is: sweet and sad, poured from the same vessel in equal measure.”
A. And it is changeable.
B. But it is not that bad.
C. But embracing that sadness is important.
D. More recently, it’s become a time to appreciate our surroundings.
E. Fall also brings with it bright, briskdays, pumpkin patches and cozy sweaters.
F. It is no wonder that the season has so many celebrations to attempt to keep our spirits up.
G. Another strategy experts suggest for soothing anxiety is to step back and simply observe the world around you.
【答案】36. F 37. B 38. A 39. G 40. C
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Since I started working here, I have often thought about the appetite for life. For three years, my companions and I have been coming to play in this ___41___ three days a month. We usually played in the family room but we also played in the rooms only if our presence is ___42___.
Ten months ago, I met a ___43___, Madam Signy, who I wanted to talk to you about. In her ___44___, she was a music teacher. She never stopped practicing her instrument, and she was a music lover of ___45___ knowledge. The first time I played for her, she ___46___ all the classical works. She would hum along with long passages. I had a hard time ___47___ that Madam Signy was seriously ill. Although she was frail and thin, I often saw a ___48___ passion in her eyes while listening.
One day, Madam Signy’s husband pulled me aside and told me ___49___ that she waited eagerly for each one of our ____50____ and that she had expressed a desire to him: she wanted us to come and play ____51____ by Schubert and Haydn at the last moments of her life in this unit at her side. I ____52____ it personally.
Madame Signy ____53____ on a Sunday morning. As she ____54____, we played the works she loved. I saw the calmness and ____55____ on her face. I guess, to her, the appetite for life is to have an appetite for music. You know, music can never be a turn- off. I feel comforted whenever I think of it.
41. A. room B. unit C. family D. town
42. A. designed B. finished C. changed D. requested
43. A. patient B. nurse C. parent D. volunteer
44. A. teens B. marriage C. youth D. childhood
45. A. poor B. admirable C. specific D. simple
46. A. recognized B. adored C. canceled D. interpreted
47. A. doubting B. admitting C. refusing D. deciding
48. A. comforting B. puzzling C. pleasing D. striking
49. A. loudly B. publicly C. privately D. casually
50. A. conversations B. treatments C. journeys D. visits
51. A. pieces B. jokes C. copies D. records
52. A. accepted B. declined C. noted D. addressed
53. A. backed away B. calmed down C. passed away D. moved away
54. A. missed B. knew C. noticed D. desired
55. A. determination B. confidence C. patience D. peacefulness
【答案】41. B 42. D 43. A 44. C 45. B 46. A 47. B 48. D 49. C 50. D 51. A 52. A 53. C 54. D 55. D
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。
As China’s leaders have pushed for a stronger sense of national Chinese identity and renewed cultural confidence, hanfu has become a visual symbol of China’s renaissance.
Zhao Bo heads a museum in Yongqing, Hebei province, showcasing antique garments and handmade replicas of outfits ___56___ (date) back to more than 2,000 years ago. He is also a part of a growing movement among younger Chinese that has helped revive hanfu, the name ___57___ (give) to clothing once worn by ancient Chinese. Hanfu covers clothes worn during a number of China’s ___58___ (history) periods, such as Tang, Song and Ming dynasties. It consists of a flowing robe in beautiful ___59___ (shade) of color and a skirt with intricate embroidery. In an interview, Zhao said that the in-vogue hanfu attire seen on the streets of China today was not exactly ___60___ ancient Han people once wore ___61___ it remained a positive promotion of our Hanfu culture.
Despite its rising popularity, most hanfu fans tend to only wear the outfits with friends for photo shoots. Zhao, who ___62___ (wear) adapted hanfu on a daily basis, thinks the best way ___63___ (preserve) tradition was to adapt it to modern life. Fashion-conscious youth in Chinese mainland have turned hanfu cosplay ___64___ a way to express themselves and connect with history and tradition. He believes that we would see ____65____ continuous increase in tradition clothing.
【答案】56. dating
57. given 58. historical
59. shades 60. what
61. but 62. wears
63. to preserve
64. into 65. a
第四部分：写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
66. 假定你是李华，为了迎接劳动节，上周你校举办了主题为“A Harvest Scene”的画展。请你给英国朋友Mike写一封邮件分享这次经历，内容包括：
(1)描述你最喜欢的作品；
(2)你的感想。
注意：
1．写作词数应为80个左右；
2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Mike,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Mike,
I’m writing to share with you a painting exhibition held in my school themed “A Harvest Scene” last week and talk about my favorite painting.
A number of paintings were displayed for us to admire in the auditorium, among which one painting impressed me greatly. In this painting, a golden wheat field near a river stretches as far as the eye can see. A red sun powers into the sky, and there are people bending to harvest wheat. The colors are warm and intense, with the yellow of the wheat contrasting beautifully with the blue of the sky. Laboring people and breathtaking views make a harmonious harvest scene.
It turns to be a truly inspiring event, which leaves me in awe of the natural beauty and in admiration of students’ creativity. Isn’t it an amazing exhibition
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
Once our school held a musical, and my buddy John and I were asked to be stagehands. We should crouch on the steps, racing on stage when the lights dimmed between scenes to position and took back props (道具). I was impressed by Lisa. Lisa played the leading actress in the musical. I admired her to this day, which had little to do with the play itself. It had to do with her performance— improve (即兴表演).
The story, Half a Sixpence (六个半便士), centers on Arthur Kipps, a draper’s assistant who unexpectedly inherits a fortune. Ann is Arthur’s childhood sweetheart. They haven’t seen each other for many years. The climactic scene takes place when Arthur encounters Ann, played by Lisa. Lisa should display Ann’s strong emotions when Arthur steps into the tailor’s store. In that scene, when lights dim, John and I should rush onto the stage with the props— an iron board and an iron. When lights come up, we should get off the stage.
Lines were learned, songs perfected, stage-craft honed. John and I hit all our marks. Dress rehearsal had gone well and now it was opening night. The auditorium was filled with families, and faculty. As soon as the lights dimmed, we took action quickly. But something unexpected happened. “Guys! Look!” Lisa whispered as she was supporting the ironing board with one hand, “It won’t stay up.” It was shaking as if to fall down without support.
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。
We were trying to fix the board but the lights ahead were coming up.
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After the successful show, I approached Lisa in shame.
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【答案】We were trying to fix the board but the lights ahead were coming up. We had to go. We plunged down the steps, abandoning her. Poor Lisa was up there, though, clutching the ironing board and gamely pushing the iron back and forth. In seconds, Arthur would come in. She should walk to greet him. What would she do I felt a little guilty. Then I heard she exclaimed “Oh, Arthur!”. Next she simply let go of the board. Ironing board and iron fell with a crash that served to showcase the emotion of the moment. It was dramatic and comic, which brought applause to our ears. It turned out that the audience loved it.
After the successful show, I approached Lisa with shame. I ducked my head, disheartened when recollecting my chickening away. “Sorry, I should have stood firm by you.” I said earnestly with my hands twisted together. Lisa looked at me and after a pause, she smiled “I appreciate your apology. You see, anyhow, I made it. Let’s move on.” Had she made a different choice, to give up or stay put, anguish might have trailed her memory of that evening. Instead, it was a triumph, a life lesson that I can learn from. That is, make the best of what you have and success will await you.