2024-2025学年吉林省长春市第六中学高三上学期第二次月考英语试题（含答案）

2024-2025学年吉林省长春市第六中学高三上学期第二次月考
英语试题
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。
1. What does the man want to do now
A. Watch a basketball match.
B. Buy a gift for his mother.
C. Go to his mother’s birthday party.
2. Why does the man plan to go to Edinburgh
A. To go to a concert.
B. To keep his parents company.
C. To attend his grandparents’ wedding anniversary.
3. What did the woman buy yesterday
A. Some butter. B. Some milk. C. Some bread.
4. How did the man book the hotel for his holiday
A. On the Internet. B. On the phone. C. At the travel agency.
5. When does the exam begin
A. At 2 p.m. B. At 3 p.m. C. At 4 p.m.
第二节(共15题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。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 man spend most of his pocket money on
A. Books. B. Films. C. CDs.
7. How much does the man get from his uncle a week
A. ￥15. B. ￥30. C. ￥45.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When will the woman leave for her holiday
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
9. How does the woman feel about her coming holiday
A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Lonely.
10. What does the woman expect to do during her holiday
A. Listen to some music with her friends.
B. Do some reading on the beach.
C. Take some long walks on the beach.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What will the woman do tomorrow
A. Repair her laptop. B. Prepare a report. C. Have an interview.
12. What is the topic of the woman’s presentation
A. A development plan. B. A technology research. C. A researching subject.
13. What might the woman worry about
A. Her laptop might not work.
B. She might feel too nervous.
C. She isn’t sure of what to say.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why does the woman often take long travels
A. To start a career as a young person.
B. To see the world as much as possible.
C To avoid staying with her family.
15. Where does the woman usually stay while travelling
A. In expensive hotels. B. In family restaurants. C. In tents.
16 What might be the relationship between the two speakers
A. Manager and waitress. B. Father and daughter. C. Host and interviewee.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker
A. A tour guide. B. The Gardens’ founder. C. A company manager.
18. What do we know about the South Coast Gardens
A. It has a history of over 100 years.
B. It keeps 8,000 varieties of paintings.
C. It has a collection of the 19th-century rare coins.
19 How many parts is the South Coast Gardens divided into
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
20. What can visitors do in the rose garden
A. Have rose tea. B. Collect various roses. C. Plant different roses.
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four Places to Listen to Free Music Online
Pandora
Pandora is a popular Internet radio service that lets users create personalized stations and listen to music. To use Pandora, you will have to create an account using your email address and a password. As you find music you like, you can save songs to your collection. However, you can’t download any specific tracks to your computer or phone.
LiveOne
On LiveOne, you’ll mostly find big artists, bands and songs along with interviews and news. While you won’t be able to stream all songs on demand for free due to licensing restrictions (限制), you will be able to create a station of similar tracks/artists from nearly any song. There’s a tab (标签) named “My Library” where you can save and share your favourite music.
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio is a great website or app for listening to live radio stations. You can find local stations or check out stations from around the country. You won’t have to create an account to begin listening on iHeartRadio. but you can make one for free to save stations and playlists. Whether you decide to create an account or not. you won’t be able to download music from iHeartRadio.
Spotify
If you’re looking for free music online, you’ve most likely come across Spotify already. This resource is great for streaming popular hits while discovering new favourites. You can keep track of what you’ve recently played, and “favourite” songs. In addition to music. Spotify offers playlists of its most-played songs and information on local upcoming concerts.
1. Which is a must before using Pandora
A. Saving some songs. B. Creating an account.
C. Calling other users. D. Sending a private email.
2. What can you do on “My Library” of LiveOne
A. Download popular songs. B. Make new friends online.
C. Share your favourite music. D. Discover radio stations.
3. What is special about Spotify
A. It offers news on local upcoming concerts. B. It requires no membership card.
C. It allows users to download music for free. D. It features a station of similar artists.
B
It is no mystery that learning a foreign language can be daunting. I especially felt this way when coming to China. To me, learning Chinese and becoming fluent in the language was nearly impossible by myself, so I decided to take a Chinese class in Suzhou.
Upon researching language schools in Suzhou, I first chose a school with affordable prices. However, after studying there for a few months, I still felt unable to communicate even though I could understand basic grammar and had memorized mountains of vocabulary. I also found that I was having much trouble with tones, so even when I spoke, I was hardly understood. So I decided to part ways with the school and turn to online Courses.
I love to learn at my own pace and it’s an effective way to learn a language. Basically, I learn Chinese by watching Chinese videos on many websites combined with reading a lot of Chinese books. Additionally, online conversations with native speakers are also helpful.
There is an interactive (互动的) process in the online course. I’m not doing a boring single learning. My course instructor is very professional and always provides feedback (反馈) regarding my performance in class and has helped me with pronunciation. She has also given me tips for daily life and cultural insights into life in China. Every class brings new insights into life in China and I always leave class feeling a bit more fluent than the last.
I now feel more confident in Chinese. After three months I am already able to order food, have basic conversations with locals and use the transportation tools to get around China. I’m looking forward to my future progress.
Learning Chinese is a necessary tool for any foreigner oriented (面向) towards China. Whether you are looking to live in China, do business in China or even learn more about Chinese culture, I recommend that you start your new journey by learning Chinese.
4. What does the underlined word “daunting” mean in the first paragraph
A. Rewarding. B. Tiring. C. Discouraging. D. Exciting.
5. What made the author decide to take online courses
A. His own strong interest in online learning.
B. His high costs in learning Chinese at school.
C. His poor understanding of locals’ spoken Chinese.
D. His little progress in spoken language at the school.
6. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about concerning the course instructor
A. Her sincere love for teaching. B. Her impressive achievements.
C. Her remarkable personalities. D. Her outstanding teaching methods.
7. Which statement will the author probably agree with
A. It is easy to learn about Chinese culture. B. Chinese is really worthy of being learnt.
C. It is crucial to be confident in learning language. D. Chinese is a must-have tool for foreigners.
C
With Britain’s persistently wet weather, holding an umbrella over one’s head can often lead to a painful arm, but an inventor, who is also a netizen, may have a solution — a flying umbrella that follows the user around in the rain.
The homemade device includes an adapted yellow shop-bought umbrella and 3D printed components with propellers (螺旋桨) on the end. The new invention is the work of an engineer behind the “I Build Stuff” online channel. The young engineer points out that other attempts have been made to make a flying umbrella in the past. But they’ve gone wrong largely because the propellers have been in the wrong place — attached to the handle or above the canopy (遮篷), which leaves no space for the air to flow.
Therefore, for his flying umbrella, he attached the propellers so that they were sticking out from the sides of the canopy. It includes a central X-shaped frame of four arms made out of carbon fibre, which is both strong and light. Each of the arms has a propeller and motor at the end, making the device look like a cross between an umbrella and a drone.
Building the device took months and included a major setback due to badly soldered (焊接) wires, but eventually it was ready for a test run. “This thing actually shields me from the rain… it wasn’t raining that hard, but I think this thing can stand much harsher conditions, just probably not stronger winds,” he says.
Unfortunately, the user still has to control the umbrella with a two-handed remote to ensure it stays above the head — leaving little room to carry your shopping. However, the inventor now plans on making a better version. “In the future I could attach a camera to the underside and write a programme that tracks my position and moves my umbrella accordingly,” he adds.
8. Why did the inventor develop the flying umbrella
A. To show his engineering skills. B. To reduce arms’ pain on rainy days.
C. To attend the online channel. D. To facilitate people’s daily travel.
9. What made the invention of the flying umbrella possible
A. Investment in advanced equipment. B. Guidance from experienced engineers.
C. Lessons from the previous failures. D. Improvement of propellers’ quality.
10. What can we expect of the flying umbrellas in the future
A. It can help carry some goods. B. It can replace the traditional umbrella.
C. It can resist stronger winds. D. It can track people automatically.
11. Where is the text most probably taken from
A. An advertisement for an online program. B. A guidebook to an umbrella.
C. An introduction to a new invention. D. A research report on the weather.
D
Ask any parents of young children whether they’ve ever felt overwhelmed (不堪重负的), and the answer will probably be — yes. Even in the most relaxed households there can be days when things seem to be out of control, leaving parents exhausted and annoyed. Kids often don’t have an off button or a quiet voice.
Common as this feeling is, there’s a personality trait (特点) that can make everyday family life more overwhelming for some parents. Roughly 20%-30% of the population are classed as being a highly sensitive person, according to a 2018 research. People who have it may find it hard to cope with bright lights and loud noise, and feel very stressful. It can also involve a stronger understanding of other people’s feelings — empathy (同情).
According to the psychologists, being highly sensitive is not a disorder but a personality trait — a way of responding to one’s environment. “Generally, highly sensitive people tend to react particularly strongly to sensory stimulation. They have stronger consciousness. They come to realize more details,” says Michael Pluess, a psychologist specializing in the study. “They will pick up on the moods of other people, have higher empathy, process things more deeply and pick up more about the environment. Deeply affected by what they see and feel, highly sensitive people are also easily overstimulated.”
The challenges highly sensitive parents face — including stress and overstimulation in a messy environment — can affect “high quality parenting”. In the early stages of parenthood, such parents report greater stress and find parenting more difficult than other parents do.
Fortunately, though, the trait also comes with certain advantages. Recent evidence suggests that while highly sensitive parents initially experienced high levels of stress, they showed improved parenting styles by the time their babies were nine months old. In the short term, sensitive people are more easily overwhelmed with change, but when it comes to parenting, highly sensitive parents have the potential to be exceptional. They can understand their children and respond to their needs quickly and appropriately.
Since parental overwhelm can affect anyone, whether highly sensitive or not, some of the coping strategies for highly sensitive people could benefit all parents.
12. What does the author imply in the first paragraph
A. The life of young parents is colorful.
B. The kids are unhappy for lack of love.
C. Young kids are often tough to deal with.
D. It is easy to get everything under control.
13. What does Michael Pluess say about highly sensitive people
A. They possess no good insight.
B. It is hard to overstimulate them.
C. They better understand the environment.
D. It is common for them to overlook details.
14. How does the author consider the high sensitivity among young parents
A. Deeply rooted. B. Extremely harmful.
C. Greatly unstable. D. Potentially beneficial.
15. What might the author continue talking about
A. Outcomes of coping strategies.
B. Tips for highly sensitive parents.
C. Responses to the concern about parenting.
D. Evaluation of overwhelmed parents’ impact.
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。
Do you have plastic bottles at home Did you throw empty plastic bottles into the trash, just because you didn’t know how to use them However, there are many interesting things you can do with empty plastic bottles! ____16____
●Spray for your garden. ____17____ Then adjust the rubber bracelet to the mouth of the bottle, and make sure the plastic bottle mouth neatly fits through the hole in the lid. When everything is ready, you will have a spray bottle for your garden!
●Separate eggs. Do you find it challenging to separate eggs In some recipes, you just need the yolks (蛋黄) or the whites, but the process is a bit complicated. ____18____ Break the egg into a bowl. Remove the lid from the bottle and pinch a little. Then continue the pressure, put the ends into the yolks and stop the pressure. In this way, the yolks will be absorbed into the bottle while the whites will remain on the plate.
____19____ When making biscuits, you may need tools to cut them. Plastic bottles will do again. Making a homemade biscuit cutter from plastic bottles is the best way to reuse plastic bottles, as you never know the situation when you need to use it. You just need a small or a large plastic bottle depending on your needs. ____20____ And then take one of two sections to cut the biscuits.
A. Cut off the biscuits.
B. Make biscuits easily.
C. Cut the bottle into half.
D. So next time take advantage of them.
E. Use bottles to kill garden pests effectively.
F. Don’t worry, and you can solve this problem with a plastic bottle.
G. For this trick, you only need to drill a few holes in a plastic bottle.
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been exploring the 40-hectare woods around our cottage my whole life and I knew the way well. So it was a ____21____ when I found myself lost there.
One dull cold February afternoon, I had a sudden ____22____ to hike the hill with my two daughters. Putting on our snowshoes, we immediately ____23____ northwestward. While making our way up the hill, my daughters stopped occasionally to investigate unknown plants and to look at the abandoned deer beds… These really made their ____24____.
As the shadows started to ____25____, we moved further up. Soon, weariness began to ____26____ enthusiasm. We decided to return. Instead of backtracking over our ____27____ route, I chose to walk down the steep (陡峭的) side of the hill, ____28____ my general sense that ahead of us lay the stream that would guide us to the road. But as the terrain (地形) leveled out, I had my first major moment of ____29____: Where was the stream Were we off course
I instinctively (本能地) pulled out my phone to get my location, but it _____30_____ in my hand in the cold air. _____31_____, I started feeling a bit panicky. However, I quickly _____32_____ myself, reassuring my daughters to continue walking. Focusing on the landmarks, I spotted a familiar tree and eventually _____33_____ the road.
That winter’s day taught me a valuable lesson about habitual reliance on technology. If my phone had _____34_____ then, I might have directly followed the GPS, ignoring the old _____35_____ of depending on surroundings and life skills.
21. A. challenge B. shock C. reward D. reminder
22. A. discovery B. response C. worry D. urge
23. A. escaped B. drove C. headed D. looked
24. A. reputation B. dream C. day D. way
25. A. lengthen B. swing C. emerge D. fade
26. A. fuel B. witness C. overlook D. outpace
27. A. original B. rough C. offbeat D. roundabout
28. A. appreciating B. trusting C. envisioning D. assessing
29. A. curiosity B. comparison C. doubt D. anticipation
30. A. died B. slipped C. flashed D. rang
31 A. Reportedly B. Admittedly C. Seemingly D. Surprisingly
32. A. exposed B. composed C. defended D. behaved
33. A. got off B. laid down C. came across D. made out
34. A. worked B. remained C. changed D. overheated
35. A. theory B. standard C. practice D. routine
第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文,在空白处填上1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One of the joys in life visually impaired (受损的) people cannot experience ___36___(convenient) might be reading, but a new bookstore that officially opened on Dec 3 has made that possible.
___37___(locate) at 226 Nanchang Road in Shanghai, the Niguang 226 bookstore is a 37-square-meter space designed specially for such ___38___(individual). The new store offers more than 300 braille (盲文) books by Chinese and foreign authors, barrier-free movies ___39___ even traditional Chinese paintings made by people with physical challenges. To help the visually impaired find their way to the store, special paths ___40___(extend) from Nanchang Road to Niguang 226 have been laid. The lamp posts outside the store have also been decorated ___41___ braille street signs. To ensure the ___42___(safe) of its visitors, Niguang 226 has no sharp comers. In addition, the store has an accessible reading corner that ___43___(equip) with an electronic visual aid device that can help colorblind people to read. Many of the barrier-free facilities in the bookstore were included following suggestions by Han Ying, honorary store manager, ___44___ lost her vision due to illness. There are currently seven members working at the bookstore, including Han and her guide dog. The other five ___45___(be) two visually impaired and three able-bodied employees.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你在学校举办的“Adversity and Courage”英语演讲比赛中获奖，请给指导外教Miss Morton写一封邮件表示感谢。内容包括：
1 感谢指导；
2. 个人感悟。
Dear Miss Morton,
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Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
We had moved to a new town for my husband’s work. After living here for just a couple of weeks, I was more than ready to pick up my luggage and move back home. I was lonely for a friend. My boy Samuel was lonely. My husband, Lonny, adapted just fine, but he was occupied with work most of the time.
I missed our old neighborhood. It had been like a closely knitted community where neighbors chatted over fences. Newcomers were welcomed with chocolate brownies (巧克力蛋糕) and carrot bread. It had been easy to find friends there.
Our new community was different. It seemed that family roots grew deep. Deep as the Mississippi River that flowed past this tiny river town. Breaking in was tough.
“I’m so alone here,” I said to Lonny one evening. Lonny is a good listener, and a problem solver. “What have you done to meet people ” he asked. “I go to the park every day. I even dropped by a book salon (读书沙龙) at the library the other day and came across a nice lady with a boy.”
“Sounds not bad,” he said. “Did you talk to her ” The answer was no. It wasn’t that people here were unkind. I just didn’t feel like initiating conversations, and I preferred minding my own business in a new environment.
A few more months passed and winter settled in. It was harder than ever to meet people. I began to feel bitter. I was tired of trying to fit in a place where we didn’t belong.
Lonny noticed my low spirits. “Amy, you look unapproachable, with your arms crossed and everything,” he whispered in my ear one afternoon. He and I were sitting in the yard. Samuel, our five-year-old was playing baseball next to us.
“It doesn’t matter. I’m not going to have friends here.” Just then Samuel looked up. He must’ve heard our whispers. “Mom’s right, Dad. We’ll never ever have friends here. And we just want to go back to our old home.” I sat there and looked at my tiny innocent son. His words mirrored my attitude. And I didn’t like the disturbing reflection.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
That’s when I knew that I needed an adjustment.
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One afternoon, Samuel and I ran into the lady with her boy again at the library.
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2024-2025学年吉林省长春市第六中学高三上学期第二次月考
英语试题
答案版
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。
1. What does the man want to do now
A. Watch a basketball match.
B. Buy a gift for his mother.
C. Go to his mother’s birthday party.
2. Why does the man plan to go to Edinburgh
A. To go to a concert.
B. To keep his parents company.
C. To attend his grandparents’ wedding anniversary.
3. What did the woman buy yesterday
A. Some butter. B. Some milk. C. Some bread.
4. How did the man book the hotel for his holiday
A. On the Internet. B. On the phone. C. At the travel agency.
5. When does the exam begin
A. At 2 p.m. B. At 3 p.m. C. At 4 p.m.
第二节(共15题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的做答时间。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 man spend most of his pocket money on
A. Books. B. Films. C. CDs.
7. How much does the man get from his uncle a week
A. ￥15. B. ￥30. C. ￥45.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. When will the woman leave for her holiday
A. On Wednesday. B. On Thursday. C. On Friday.
9. How does the woman feel about her coming holiday
A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Lonely.
10. What does the woman expect to do during her holiday
A. Listen to some music with her friends.
B. Do some reading on the beach.
C. Take some long walks on the beach.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What will the woman do tomorrow
A. Repair her laptop. B. Prepare a report. C. Have an interview.
12. What is the topic of the woman’s presentation
A. A development plan. B. A technology research. C. A researching subject.
13. What might the woman worry about
A. Her laptop might not work.
B. She might feel too nervous.
C. She isn’t sure of what to say.
听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。
14. Why does the woman often take long travels
A. To start a career as a young person.
B To see the world as much as possible.
C. To avoid staying with her family.
15. Where does the woman usually stay while travelling
A. In expensive hotels. B. In family restaurants. C. In tents.
16. What might be the relationship between the two speakers
A. Manager and waitress. B. Father and daughter. C. Host and interviewee.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Who is the speaker
A. A tour guide. B. The Gardens’ founder. C. A company manager.
18. What do we know about the South Coast Gardens
A. It has a history of over 100 years.
B. It keeps 8,000 varieties of paintings.
C. It has a collection of the 19th-century rare coins.
19. How many parts is the South Coast Gardens divided into
A. Two. B. Three. C. Four.
20. What can visitors do in the rose garden
A. Have rose tea. B. Collect various roses. C. Plant different roses.
听力答案 略
第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Four Places to Listen to Free Music Online
Pandora
Pandora is a popular Internet radio service that lets users create personalized stations and listen to music. To use Pandora, you will have to create an account using your email address and a password. As you find music you like, you can save songs to your collection. However, you can’t download any specific tracks to your computer or phone.
LiveOne
On LiveOne, you’ll mostly find big artists, bands and songs along with interviews and news. While you won’t be able to stream all songs on demand for free due to licensing restrictions (限制), you will be able to create a station of similar tracks/artists from nearly any song. There’s a tab (标签) named “My Library” where you can save and share your favourite music.
iHeartRadio
iHeartRadio is a great website or app for listening to live radio stations. You can find local stations or check out stations from around the country. You won’t have to create an account to begin listening on iHeartRadio. but you can make one for free to save stations and playlists. Whether you decide to create an account or not. you won’t be able to download music from iHeartRadio.
Spotify
If you’re looking for free music online, you’ve most likely come across Spotify already. This resource is great for streaming popular hits while discovering new favourites. You can keep track of what you’ve recently played, and “favourite” songs. In addition to music. Spotify offers playlists of its most-played songs and information on local upcoming concerts.
1. Which is a must before using Pandora
A. Saving some songs. B. Creating an account.
C Calling other users. D. Sending a private email.
2. What can you do on “My Library” of LiveOne
A. Download popular songs. B. Make new friends online.
C. Share your favourite music. D. Discover radio stations.
3. What is special about Spotify
A. It offers news on local upcoming concerts. B. It requires no membership card.
C. It allows users to download music for free. D. It features a station of similar artists.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. A
B
It is no mystery that learning a foreign language can be daunting. I especially felt this way when coming to China. To me, learning Chinese and becoming fluent in the language was nearly impossible by myself, so I decided to take a Chinese class in Suzhou.
Upon researching language schools in Suzhou, I first chose a school with affordable prices. However, after studying there for a few months, I still felt unable to communicate even though I could understand basic grammar and had memorized mountains of vocabulary. I also found that I was having much trouble with tones, so even when I spoke, I was hardly understood. So I decided to part ways with the school and turn to online Courses.
I love to learn at my own pace and it’s an effective way to learn a language. Basically, I learn Chinese by watching Chinese videos on many websites combined with reading a lot of Chinese books. Additionally, online conversations with native speakers are also helpful.
There is an interactive (互动的) process in the online course. I’m not doing a boring single learning. My course instructor is very professional and always provides feedback (反馈) regarding my performance in class and has helped me with pronunciation. She has also given me tips for daily life and cultural insights into life in China. Every class brings new insights into life in China and I always leave class feeling a bit more fluent than the last.
I now feel more confident in Chinese. After three months I am already able to order food, have basic conversations with locals and use the transportation tools to get around China. I’m looking forward to my future progress.
Learning Chinese is a necessary tool for any foreigner oriented (面向) towards China. Whether you are looking to live in China, do business in China or even learn more about Chinese culture, I recommend that you start your new journey by learning Chinese.
4. What does the underlined word “daunting” mean in the first paragraph
A. Rewarding. B. Tiring. C. Discouraging. D. Exciting.
5. What made the author decide to take online courses
A. His own strong interest in online learning.
B. His high costs in learning Chinese at school.
C. His poor understanding of locals’ spoken Chinese.
D. His little progress in spoken language at the school.
6. What does paragraph 4 mainly talk about concerning the course instructor
A. Her sincere love for teaching. B. Her impressive achievements.
C. Her remarkable personalities. D. Her outstanding teaching methods.
7. Which statement will the author probably agree with
A. It is easy to learn about Chinese culture. B. Chinese is really worthy of being learnt.
C. It is crucial to be confident in learning language. D. Chinese is a must-have tool for foreigners.
【答案】4. C 5. D 6. D 7. B
C
With Britain’s persistently wet weather, holding an umbrella over one’s head can often lead to a painful arm, but an inventor, who is also a netizen, may have a solution — a flying umbrella that follows the user around in the rain.
The homemade device includes an adapted yellow shop-bought umbrella and 3D printed components with propellers (螺旋桨) on the end. The new invention is the work of an engineer behind the “I Build Stuff” online channel. The young engineer points out that other attempts have been made to make a flying umbrella in the past. But they’ve gone wrong largely because the propellers have been in the wrong place — attached to the handle or above the canopy (遮篷), which leaves no space for the air to flow.
Therefore, for his flying umbrella, he attached the propellers so that they were sticking out from the sides of the canopy. It includes a central X-shaped frame of four arms made out of carbon fibre, which is both strong and light. Each of the arms has a propeller and motor at the end, making the device look like a cross between an umbrella and a drone.
Building the device took months and included a major setback due to badly soldered (焊接) wires, but eventually it was ready for a test run. “This thing actually shields me from the rain… it wasn’t raining that hard, but I think this thing can stand much harsher conditions, just probably not stronger winds,” he says.
Unfortunately, the user still has to control the umbrella with a two-handed remote to ensure it stays above the head — leaving little room to carry your shopping. However, the inventor now plans on making a better version. “In the future I could attach a camera to the underside and write a programme that tracks my position and moves my umbrella accordingly,” he adds.
8. Why did the inventor develop the flying umbrella
A. To show his engineering skills. B. To reduce arms’ pain on rainy days.
C. To attend the online channel. D. To facilitate people’s daily travel.
9. What made the invention of the flying umbrella possible
A Investment in advanced equipment. B. Guidance from experienced engineers.
C. Lessons from the previous failures. D. Improvement of propellers’ quality.
10. What can we expect of the flying umbrellas in the future
A. It can help carry some goods. B. It can replace the traditional umbrella.
C. It can resist stronger winds. D. It can track people automatically.
11. Where is the text most probably taken from
A. An advertisement for an online program. B. A guidebook to an umbrella.
C. An introduction to a new invention. D. A research report on the weather.
【答案】8. B 9. C 10. D 11. C
D
Ask any parents of young children whether they’ve ever felt overwhelmed (不堪重负的), and the answer will probably be — yes. Even in the most relaxed households there can be days when things seem to be out of control, leaving parents exhausted and annoyed. Kids often don’t have an off button or a quiet voice.
Common as this feeling is, there’s a personality trait (特点) that can make everyday family life more overwhelming for some parents. Roughly 20%-30% of the population are classed as being a highly sensitive person, according to a 2018 research. People who have it may find it hard to cope with bright lights and loud noise, and feel very stressful. It can also involve a stronger understanding of other people’s feelings — empathy (同情).
According to the psychologists, being highly sensitive is not a disorder but a personality trait — a way of responding to one’s environment. “Generally, highly sensitive people tend to react particularly strongly to sensory stimulation. They have stronger consciousness. They come to realize more details,” says Michael Pluess, a psychologist specializing in the study. “They will pick up on the moods of other people, have higher empathy, process things more deeply and pick up more about the environment. Deeply affected by what they see and feel, highly sensitive people are also easily overstimulated.”
The challenges highly sensitive parents face — including stress and overstimulation in a messy environment — can affect “high quality parenting”. In the early stages of parenthood, such parents report greater stress and find parenting more difficult than other parents do.
Fortunately, though, the trait also comes with certain advantages. Recent evidence suggests that while highly sensitive parents initially experienced high levels of stress, they showed improved parenting styles by the time their babies were nine months old. In the short term, sensitive people are more easily overwhelmed with change, but when it comes to parenting, highly sensitive parents have the potential to be exceptional. They can understand their children and respond to their needs quickly and appropriately.
Since parental overwhelm can affect anyone, whether highly sensitive or not, some of the coping strategies for highly sensitive people could benefit all parents.
12. What does the author imply in the first paragraph
A. The life of young parents is colorful.
B. The kids are unhappy for lack of love.
C. Young kids are often tough to deal with.
D. It is easy to get everything under control.
13. What does Michael Pluess say about highly sensitive people
A. They possess no good insight.
B. It is hard to overstimulate them.
C. They better understand the environment.
D. It is common for them to overlook details.
14. How does the author consider the high sensitivity among young parents
A. Deeply rooted. B. Extremely harmful.
C. Greatly unstable. D. Potentially beneficial.
15 What might the author continue talking about
A. Outcomes of coping strategies.
B. Tips for highly sensitive parents.
C. Responses to the concern about parenting.
D. Evaluation of overwhelmed parents’ impact.
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. D 15. B
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。
Do you have plastic bottles at home Did you throw empty plastic bottles into the trash, just because you didn’t know how to use them However, there are many interesting things you can do with empty plastic bottles! ____16____
●Spray for your garden. ____17____ Then adjust the rubber bracelet to the mouth of the bottle, and make sure the plastic bottle mouth neatly fits through the hole in the lid. When everything is ready, you will have a spray bottle for your garden!
●Separate eggs. Do you find it challenging to separate eggs In some recipes, you just need the yolks (蛋黄) or the whites, but the process is a bit complicated. ____18____ Break the egg into a bowl. Remove the lid from the bottle and pinch a little. Then continue the pressure, put the ends into the yolks and stop the pressure. In this way, the yolks will be absorbed into the bottle while the whites will remain on the plate.
____19____ When making biscuits, you may need tools to cut them. Plastic bottles will do again. Making a homemade biscuit cutter from plastic bottles is the best way to reuse plastic bottles, as you never know the situation when you need to use it. You just need a small or a large plastic bottle depending on your needs. ____20____ And then take one of two sections to cut the biscuits.
A. Cut off the biscuits.
B. Make biscuits easily.
C. Cut the bottle into half.
D. So next time take advantage of them.
E. Use bottles to kill garden pests effectively.
F. Don’t worry, and you can solve this problem with a plastic bottle.
G. For this trick, you only need to drill a few holes in a plastic bottle.
【答案】16. D 17. G 18. F 19. A 20. C
第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I’d been exploring the 40-hectare woods around our cottage my whole life and I knew the way well. So it was a ____21____ when I found myself lost there.
One dull cold February afternoon, I had a sudden ____22____ to hike the hill with my two daughters. Putting on our snowshoes, we immediately ____23____ northwestward. While making our way up the hill, my daughters stopped occasionally to investigate unknown plants and to look at the abandoned deer beds… These really made their ____24____.
As the shadows started to ____25____, we moved further up. Soon, weariness began to ____26____ enthusiasm. We decided to return. Instead of backtracking over our ____27____ route, I chose to walk down the steep (陡峭的) side of the hill, ____28____ my general sense that ahead of us lay the stream that would guide us to the road. But as the terrain (地形) leveled out, I had my first major moment of ____29____: Where was the stream Were we off course
I instinctively (本能地) pulled out my phone to get my location, but it _____30_____ in my hand in the cold air. _____31_____, I started feeling a bit panicky. However, I quickly _____32_____ myself, reassuring my daughters to continue walking. Focusing on the landmarks, I spotted a familiar tree and eventually _____33_____ the road.
That winter’s day taught me a valuable lesson about habitual reliance on technology. If my phone had _____34_____ then, I might have directly followed the GPS, ignoring the old _____35_____ of depending on surroundings and life skills.
21. A. challenge B. shock C. reward D. reminder
22. A. discovery B. response C. worry D. urge
23. A. escaped B. drove C. headed D. looked
24. A. reputation B. dream C. day D. way
25. A. lengthen B. swing C. emerge D. fade
26. A. fuel B. witness C. overlook D. outpace
27. A. original B. rough C. offbeat D. roundabout
28. A. appreciating B. trusting C. envisioning D. assessing
29. A. curiosity B. comparison C. doubt D. anticipation
30. A. died B. slipped C. flashed D. rang
31. A. Reportedly B. Admittedly C. Seemingly D. Surprisingly
32. A. exposed B. composed C. defended D. behaved
33. A. got off B. laid down C. came across D. made out
34. A. worked B. remained C. changed D. overheated
35. A. theory B. standard C. practice D. routine
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. A 28. B 29. C 30. A 31. B 32. B 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,在空白处填上1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
One of the joys in life visually impaired (受损的) people cannot experience ___36___(convenient) might be reading, but a new bookstore that officially opened on Dec 3 has made that possible.
___37___(locate) at 226 Nanchang Road in Shanghai, the Niguang 226 bookstore is a 37-square-meter space designed specially for such ___38___(individual). The new store offers more than 300 braille (盲文) books by Chinese and foreign authors, barrier-free movies ___39___ even traditional Chinese paintings made by people with physical challenges. To help the visually impaired find their way to the store, special paths ___40___(extend) from Nanchang Road to Niguang 226 have been laid. The lamp posts outside the store have also been decorated ___41___ braille street signs. To ensure the ___42___(safe) of its visitors, Niguang 226 has no sharp comers. In addition, the store has an accessible reading corner that ___43___(equip) with an electronic visual aid device that can help colorblind people to read. Many of the barrier-free facilities in the bookstore were included following suggestions by Han Ying, honorary store manager, ___44___ lost her vision due to illness. There are currently seven members working at the bookstore, including Han and her guide dog. The other five ___45___(be) two visually impaired and three able-bodied employees.
【答案】36. conveniently
37. Located
38. individuals
39. and 40. extending
41. with 42. safety
43. is equipped
44. who 45. are
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节(满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华，你在学校举办的“Adversity and Courage”英语演讲比赛中获奖，请给指导外教Miss Morton写一封邮件表示感谢。内容包括：
1. 感谢指导；
2. 个人感悟。
Dear Miss Morton,
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Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Miss Morton,
I am writing the letter to tell you that I got a first prize in the English Speech Contest “Adversity and Courage” held in my school last Friday.
Thanks for your guide in my English. You gave me a lot of help. I was very happy when we stayed together studying. During the time when we stayed, you were kind to me. You were humorous. You taught me how to speak English fluently. I made great progress with your kind help, without which I couldn’t have got the prize.
Through this activity, I deeply realized that adversity and courage can make a person better.
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节(满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
We had moved to a new town for my husband’s work. After living here for just a couple of weeks, I was more than ready to pick up my luggage and move back home. I was lonely for a friend. My boy Samuel was lonely. My husband, Lonny, adapted just fine, but he was occupied with work most of the time.
I missed our old neighborhood. It had been like a closely knitted community where neighbors chatted over fences. Newcomers were welcomed with chocolate brownies (巧克力蛋糕) and carrot bread. It had been easy to find friends there.
Our new community was different. It seemed that family roots grew deep. Deep as the Mississippi River that flowed past this tiny river town. Breaking in was tough.
“I’m so alone here,” I said to Lonny one evening. Lonny is a good listener, and a problem solver. “What have you done to meet people ” he asked. “I go to the park every day. I even dropped by a book salon (读书沙龙) at the library the other day and came across a nice lady with a boy.”
“Sounds not bad,” he said. “Did you talk to her ” The answer was no. It wasn’t that people here were unkind. I just didn’t feel like initiating conversations, and I preferred minding my own business in a new environment.
A few more months passed and winter settled in. It was harder than ever to meet people. I began to feel bitter. I was tired of trying to fit in a place where we didn’t belong.
Lonny noticed my low spirits. “Amy, you look unapproachable, with your arms crossed and everything,” he whispered in my ear one afternoon. He and I were sitting in the yard. Samuel, our five-year-old was playing baseball next to us.
“It doesn’t matter. I’m not going to have friends here.” Just then Samuel looked up. He must’ve heard our whispers. “Mom’s right, Dad. We’ll never ever have friends here. And we just want to go back to our old home.” I sat there and looked at my tiny innocent son. His words mirrored my attitude. And I didn’t like the disturbing reflection.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
That’s when I knew that I needed an adjustment.
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One afternoon, Samuel and I ran into the lady with her boy again at the library.
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【答案】参考范文：
That’s when I knew that I needed an adjustment. I didn’t want my boy to grow into a bitter kid. Over the next few weeks, I worked very hard to fit in. I greeted everyone with a friendly nod, arms uncrossed with a genuine smile. I struck up conversations with acquaintances at the park. I even baked chocolate brownies and offered them as a nice gesture to our neighbors. Most importantly, I stopped talking about moving back home and drew my son’s attention to the upsides of our new community. To my delight, Samuel also started to feel a bit more at home and included.
One afternoon, Samuel and I ran into the lady with her boy again at the library. I gathered my courage and walked closer. “Hi, I’m Amy. This is Samuel. Can we join you guys ” I made sure that I looked approachable. The woman readily pulled up two chairs for us. It turned out we had a whole lot in common. Following that encounter, we visited each other’s home a million times. Before long, my family gradually found our way to be part of this river town. One day Lonny and I were sitting in our yard again, preparing for a barbecue party. “Darling, you still wanna go back home ” Before I uttered a single word, Samuel cut in, “No, Dad. This is our home now.”