江苏省无锡市滨湖区辅仁高级中学2024-2025学年高一上学期10月月考英语试题（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

2024-2025学年江苏省无锡市滨湖区辅仁高级中学高一上学期10月
月考英语试题
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. Which place is the man looking for
A. A drugstore. B. A bookstore. C. A bank.
2. When will the concert start
A. 6:00. B. 7:00. C. 8:00.
3. Why doesn’t the woman like the subway
A. The prices are too high.
B. There are too many people.
C. It doesn’t stop near her office.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Holiday plans. B. Cultural traditions. C. The size of their families.
5. What is the weather like now
A. Wet and rainy. B. Foggy and windy. C. Sunny and warm.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What surprised the woman
A. The man did well in the interview.
B. The man will know the result very soon.
C. They won’t make a decision until next Friday.
7. How does the man sound
A. Disappointed. B. Uncertain. C. Confident.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the woman say about the handbag
A. It cost her fifty dollars.
B. She paid full price for it last month.
C. She left it somewhere on the fifth floor.
9. What was one of the items in the woman’s handbag
A. Her passport. B. Her car keys. C. 300 dollars cash.
10. What did the woman want to buy after she left the cafe
A. Something to eat. B. Something to read. C. Something to listen to.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the discounted price of the blouse
A. $58. B. $54. C. $50.
12. What does the man say about the blouses on the Internet
A. They are cheaper. B. They are out of style. C. The quality is not as good.
13. Why does the man agree to sell the blouse for $47
A. He is in a hurry.
B. Something is wrong with it.
C. The woman is a regular customer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman
A They are relatives. B. They are neighbors. C. They are husband and wife.
15. What can be seen at the moment in the man’s garden
A. Beans and potatoes. B. Potatoes and onions. C. Apples and tomatoes.
16. Which season is it now
A. Winter. B. Autumn. C. Spring.
17. What does the man say about his wife
A. She loved to garden.
B. She made great apple pies.
C. Her favorite food was green vegetables.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who might the woman be
A. A TV hostess.
B. A news broadcaster.
C. The hostess of a cultural activity.
19. What did Daniel Robinson do at the age of10
A. He wrote his own music.
B. He started learning the piano.
C. He joined the Julliard School.
20. What will Daniel Robinson do
A. Give a speech. B. Give a concert. C. Sign some books.
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，共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
Visiting is a great way to get the feel of everyday life at Harvard College. Take the chance to meet our students and explore the Cambridge/Boston area. We know that many students will not be able to visit colleges before applying (申请). As an alternative, examining our website will give you a vast amount of information about Harvard’s past, present, and future.
Summer 2023 schedule (日程安排)
From June 22, 2023 to August 9, 2023, all admissions (招生) information sessions and tours will start at Sanders Theater in Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA. The schedule will feature only one information session per day at 10:00 am, followed by a tour at 11:00 am, from Monday through Saturday. Information sessions and tours will not be offered on June 27, 2023, July 3, 2023, July 4, 2023, August 7, 2023 or August 8, 2023.
From August 10, 2023 to August 21, 2023, all admissions information sessions and tours will start at Agassiz House, 5 James Street, Cambridge, MA. The schedule will feature information sessions each weekday at 10 am and 2 pm, followed by tours of the campus at 11 am and 3 pm.
Registration (报名) is strongly recommended.
Information Sessions and Tours
Admissions tours last about 75 minutes and focus on undergraduate (本科生) life at Harvard. They are intended for students considering entrance to the College. For historical tours, visit the Harvard Information Center.
Please allow one hour before scheduled events to find parking and navigate your way across campus to Sanders Theater. Contact the Visitor Center at 617495-1551 with any questions.
Tour the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
Take a student-led tour focused on Harvard’s undergraduate programs in engineering and applied sciences. (Groups of 10 or more must email communications@fas.harvard.edu to schedule a separate tour.) Tours last about 60 minutes. For our current schedule please refer to our Visitor Center Calendar.
Virtual tour of Harvard College
Take our online guided tour to see the Harvard campus at any time, from any location. Student guides lead you through the places in which they live and learn including dorm rooms, classrooms, Widener Library, the freshman dining hall and more.
1. On which date can you attend the information session and go on the campus tour
A. June 27, 2023. B. July 4, 2023. C. August 9, 2023. D. August 22, 2023.
2. Who are Harvard’s admissions tours intended for
A. Exchange students from abroad. B. Undergraduates studying at the college.
C. Students considering applying for the college. D. Those who are interested in the history of the college.
3. On a Harvard’s SEAS tour, ______.
A. you are required to register ahead of time
B. groups of 10 or more are not permitted to sign up together
C. you’re advised to take the college’s online guided tour first
D. you can check Visitor Center Calendar to learn about its schedule
B
Hailey Magee rushed home from school crying after seeing that she’d received an A-minus on her grade report card. Growing up she had learned that the way to receive confirmation (认可) and love from family members and teachers was to be a high achiever. So to Magee, that A-minus felt like a failure. “I was shattered,” she said. “In that moment, I felt like my self-worth as a human had fallen far below what it would have been if I’d gotten an A or an A-plus.”
Magee’s turning a good grade into a cause of her inferiority (自卑) is a textbook example of a growing trend in recent years: Perfectionist behavior. Perfectionism is now a growing cultural phenomenon. High levels of perfectionism were linked with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and self-harm. The constant stress of attempting to be perfect can also leave people stressed and suffering from headaches and insomnia (失眠).
Many parents today feel a sense of competitiveness that they may push onto their kids, whether by pressuring them to get perfect grades so they can get into top schools or engaging them in extracurricular activities that might look good on a college application. But if a child is only rewarded for high achievement, over time they learn that their value as a person depends on being perfect. Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms also fuel unhealthy comparisons.
“It’s a real problem—those social media images end up serving as standards that people can compare themselves to and a perfectionist is always trying to keep up with the Joneses (与他人攀比),” Sherry, a clinical psychologist, said. And it’s never been harder to keep up with the Joneses, because today we are constantly bombed with seemingly perfect images of other peoples’ lives.
Eventually Magee learned that she had to let go a little and allow herself to show up with all her imperfections. She eventually learned to trust that she could show up, not being perfect, and still feel valued. “I can be imperfect and everything can be fine!”
4. Why did an A-minus feel like a failure to Magee
A. It was a very low grade. B. She had never got an A-minus.
C. She had a high level of perfectionism. D. She needed perfect grades to get into top schools.
5. What does the underlined word “fuel” mean in paragraph 3
A. Prevent. B. Increase. C. Allow. D. Explain.
6. What may Magee agree with finally
A. It’s cool to be perfect. B. It’s fine to be imperfect.
C. It’s important to get an A-plus. D. It’s easy to keep up with the Joneses.
C
Empathy and generosity are two traits (特征) that make the world go around. But a study suggests that the willingness to help collapses when people get too little or poor-sleep.
To see how sleep affects how much humans help one another, researchers conducted three experiments designed to examine the issue from the individual to the societal (社会的) scale. Their results are published in PLOS Biology.
In the first experiment, researchers performed functional MRI scans (功能性磁共振成像扫描) of the brain and asked questions to 24 adults after eight hours of sleep and after a night with no sleep. When they were well rested, the participants scored well on a helping behavior test. But after sleep loss, 78 percent had less of a desire to help others, even when it came to friends and family. The scans showed that areas of the brain associated with social cognition (认知) — our thought processes related to other people — were less active with sleep loss.
The second experiment tracked 136 healthy adults over four nights and asked them questions about helping the following day. The effect held for them, too, and those who reported worse sleep quality scored worse on the tests.
To test the effects on a societal level, the researchers then looked at a database (数据库) of 3 million charitable donations given between 2001 and 2016. They found that immediately following the beginning of daylight saving time (夏令时) — a sleep disrupter — donations dropped 10 percent. The effect wasn’t found in data from Hawaii or Arizona, however; neither observe daylight saving time.
Why bother studying how helpful people are when we don’t get enough shut-eye
“We’re starting to see more and more studies, including this one, where the effects of sleep loss don’t just stop at the individual, but spread to those around us,” said Eti Ben Simon, a scientist at the University of California who co-wrote the study, in a news release. “If you’ re not getting enough sleep, it doesn’t just hurt your own well-being, it hurts the well-being of your entire social circle, including strangers.”
There’s a silver lining to all that ungenerous behavior, he writes: Unlike personality traits, sleep can be adjusted — both getting enough and helping others do the same might make for a better world.
7. What does the underlined word “collapse” probably mean in paragraph 1
A. Disappear. B. Vary. C. Shoot. D. Decrease.
8. Which of the following statements is true according to the first experiment
A. Participants who had sufficient sleep were unwilling to aid others.
B. Those who didn’t rest well were willing to help friends and family.
C. The MRI scans showed that generous behavior promotes social cognition.
D. About three quarters of participants were unwilling to help due to lack of sleep.
9. What does Eti Ben Simon mainly stress in last two paragraphs
A. Bettering our sleep will benefit society as a whole.
B. The loss of sleep poses a major danger to individuals.
C. Having enough sleep can do wonders for your constitution (体质).
D. Improving sleeping quality should be given the top priority in the USA.
10. What might be the best title for the text
A The societal impact of sleep loss
B. The importance of empathy and generosity
C. Too little sleep makes people less generous
D. There’s a silver lining to ungenerous behavior
D
During the school year, Kacer works about10hours a week, juggling his job with school and cheerleading practice. But he hopes to pick up more shifts (轮班) this summer to earn extra spending money and to help his family save for his college tuition.
Across the country, lawmakers are supporting new legislation (立法) that would allow teens like Kacer to do just that — by loosening some child labor protections at the state level. Ohio and other states, for example, have proposed bills that would permit teens — with their parents’ permission — to work later at night, even on school days. In some states, such as Iowa and Minnesota, legislation would allow teens to take jobs in a wider range of industries, including construction.
As businesses started reopening after the global crisis, many adults left low-wage jobs for better-paying ones. “Adult workers no longer. want this crazy low-wage service job that has a ludicrous (荒唐的) schedule, few benefits, and rude customers,” Alicia Sasser Modestino, a labor expert who studies the youth workforce, told reporters, “so employers suddenly turned to youth.”
Some experts say there are benefits to increasing work opportunities for young people. For starters, many teens must work in order to help their families make ends meet. A recent study also found that students with part-time jobs are more likely to earn higher wages in the future compared with classmates who don’t work. Plus, experts add, working teens are likely to spend more, which helps the economy. In addition, having a job instills responsibility in teens and could even lead to an eventual career.
But critics of changing the laws worry that doing so could put kids in danger. They say teens working later at night raises safety concerns, such as how they will get home. And, they add, some jobs that lawmakers want to open to teens could put young people at risk of injury or death. Charlie Wishman, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, is against his state’s bill that would allow some teens to work in manufacturing (制造业) and meatpacking facilities. “Child labor should be limited and safe,” he told reporters. “Let kids be kids. There are plenty of job opportunities right now for kids to gain experience and learn responsibility without putting them in danger.” In addition, some parents and educators worry that if teens devote more time to work; their education will suffer. Research shows that working more than 20 hours a week during the school year can tire young people out and leave less time for studying.
While states continue to debate changing their child labor laws, there is one thing that many people agree-on: The country’s labor shortage, they say, could be largely solved if more employers offered better pay and benefits to adults.
11. Why do employers hire more teenagers after the global crisis (危机)
A. Because teenagers need to work to save money for further study.
B. Because economic recovery creates new jobs suitable for teenagers.
C. Because young employees can better cope with rude customers.
D. Because adults turn to higher-paying jobs with better environment.
12. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to Paragraph 4
A. Teens without work may earn less than their peers in the future.
B. Working teens contribute to economic growth by saving wages.
C. Young people can help support their families through working.
D. Teenagers can learn to be responsible from working experience.
13. Which harmful effect of allowing teenagers to work more is NOT mentioned in Paragraph5
A. Heavy work will leave students little time to explore interests.
B Going home late after work will pose a risk to kids’ safety.
C. Students will gain working experience at the cost of study.
D. Teenagers can get injured in dangerous work environment.
14. What is the author’s attitude towards loosening child labor protections
A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Indifferent (冷漠).
15. What is the article mainly about
A Whether Kacer should pick up more shifts this summer.
B. How to solve labor shortage in manufacturing industry.
C. Whether youth should be given more job opportunities.
D. Why people disagree with changing the child labor laws.
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ask a group of kids about their favorite part of the school day and many will talk about something that happened at recess (课间休息). Maybe they finally made it across the monkey bars. Maybe somebody kicked the ball over the fence. Maybe a fruit tree in a neighboring yard started to drop apples on the playground. ____16____.
It’s true not just according to kids, but also to adults who study recess for kids. Whether they’re inventing a new game or sitting under a tree, kids need a break — or several of them — during the school day.
Why kids need recess
____17____. You need time away to process (处理) it. Besides, physical activity that involves arms and legs — running, climbing, crawling — builds new neural(神经的) connections, which helps kids regulate their emotions (情感). Studies show that after recess children are more attentive in class, perform better and have fewer emotional problems.
How much recess kids should get
“Ideally, children should get four 15-minute recesses every day”, says Debbie Rhea, a professor from Texas Christian University, who advocates (提倡) for outdoor play in schools. ____18____. It is noted that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently expanded (扩展) the idea to encourage recess for all students, including those in middle and high school.
____19____
In addition to simply providing enough time for recess, schools should teach skills that will make recess more successful. For instance, letting kids run fast will help them develop coordination (协调性). Maybe running up the slide (滑梯) is not as unsafe as it looks. ____20____. To allow children to take reasonable risks with their bodies is also a wise move.
A. How to make recess better
B. Who should help kids at recess
C. This suggestion has been widely accepted
D. Any one of these things is a marker of a good recess
E. You can’t have your brains go hours at a time to store information
F. We wouldn’t have kids sitting there for math or reading for long hours
G. And even falling is something kids need to practice to avoid getting badly hurt
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Shortly after a father-and-son fight, my twelve-year-old son, Marlon, asked me if I was up for a basketball game of one-on-one. Without ____21____ much, I accepted his ____22____ which only goes to ____23____ how na ve (天真的) a dad can be. The moment he ____24____ onto the court, I realized this was not a friendly game, but a challenge.
There comes a time when sons ____25____ their fathers as a symbol (象征) of ____26____. The test may be ____27____ or intellectual (智力的), but sooner or later the young man is to defeat the old one and becomes a real man.
When playing ____28____, my son is all the things I’m not; quick with a deadly shot. And I know the ____29____ will come eventually (最终). Just not today.
It’s a man thing, I guess. As a father, I need to _____30_____ my impatient son an important lesson of _____31_____, courage, and pride. Therefore, I wouldn’t _____32_____ on the court or wherever.
We played for quite a long time that day. I won a narrow victory and told him that he played for the wrong reasons. He _____33_____ as if he understood. A few weeks later Marlon _____34_____ me to a friendly round of videogame. Beat me soundly. And _____35_____ while he did it.
21. A. thinking B. exercising C. practicing D. caring
22. A. game B. tip C. offer D. advice
23. A. decide B. check C. describe D. prove
24. A. stepped B. landed C. drove D. fell
25. A. respect B. test C. check D. consider
26. A. boyhood B. brotherhood C. manhood D. childhood
27. A. personal B. emotional C. natural D. physical
28. A. chess B. videogames C. basketball D. football
29. A. result B. surprise C. news D. day
30. A. teach B. show C. present D. buy
31. A. teamwork B. honesty C. toughness D. victory
32. A. pull down B. back down C. lie down D. break down
33. A. waved B. stared C. left D. nodded
34 A. challenged B. forced C. attracted D. introduced
35. A. worried B. laughed C. regretted D. cried
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon has long been a symbol of auspiciousness (吉祥), power and mystery. ____36____ the rich heritages (遗产) of Chinese’ history, the dragon totems (图腾) in the Forbidden City are undoubtedly ____37____ amazing presence.
The Forbidden City, a magnificent architectural complex (建筑群) recognized as the treasure of China, ____38____ (be) once the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It stands as the world’s ____39____ (large) and most complete existing ancient wooden structure architectural complex. As one of the most important cultural totems in China, the dragon has always been a symbol of good ____40____ (fortunate). In the Forbidden City, the dragons, ____41____ leaping between beams (梁), hovering in the sky, or hidden in the details, all tell ancient stories.
In each corner of the Forbidden City, lifelike dragons in various shapes can be seen, ____42____ show not only delicate craftsmanship but also deep historical and cultural significance. And more often, the dragon decorations (装饰) ____43____ (refer) to as the guardians of the Forbidden City.
According to photographer Gu Caihua, those dragons carved on the ____44____ (roof) seem to be guarding the ancient palaces, while those dragons on beam s appear to be telling the historical changes. These dragons are not _____45_____ (simple) decorations; they carry the essence (精髓) of Chinese culture.
第三节 语境填词（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
46. His _______ (论点) was that measures should be taken to improve this situation. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
47. Nowadays, many people prefer to share their trips or _______ (冒险经历) on social media. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
48. The movie _______(拍摄) in black and white was popular among the 70s. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
49. His poor method of learning made him unable to deal with the problems in his work________(灵活地). (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
50. She won the highest prize awarded to one of the university’s _______(毕业生). (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
51. There are many reasons a_______ for his failure in the examination. (根据首字母单词拼写)
52. They sat at the table with their attention f_______ on the books in front of them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
53. I found it challenging to s_______ a suitable job in big companies. (根据首字母单词拼写)
54. The courses well received by parents are t_______ at broadening children’s horizons. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55. In r_______ to the growing trend of remote work, many companies allow employees to work from home. (根据首字母单词拼写)
第四部分写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
56. 假定你是学校心理咨询室的老师Tina，你的学生Li Hua因不知道该怎么和朋友交流，处理不好人际关系而闷闷不乐。她向你求助，请你给她一些建议，内容包括：
1.表示安慰；2.提出建议；3.予以鼓励。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Li Hua,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Tina
第二节 微写作（满分15分）
57. 随着青少年的成长，青少年与父母之间激烈的争吵和冷淡的沉默十分常见。青少年的生理变化可能会引发家庭矛盾，使父母成为他们愤怒的对象。此外，平衡青少年日益增长的需求也是一个令人头疼的问题，他们不仅强烈渴望独立，还希望继续得到父母的爱与支持，这往往会导致亲子关系的破裂。解决这一问题的关键在于要从父母的角度理解情况，并在冲突发生时学会退让。定期进行坦诚的沟通也是一个更好的选择，他们可以冷静地解释自己的行为和感受。如果他们及时采取行动，一切都会好起来的。
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无锡市辅仁高中2024-2025学年第一学期高一英语试卷
答案版
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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. Which place is the man looking for
A. A drugstore. B. A bookstore. C. A bank.
2. When will the concert start
A. 6:00. B. 7:00. C. 8:00.
3. Why doesn’t the woman like the subway
A. The prices are too high.
B. There are too many people.
C. It doesn’t stop near her office.
4. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Holiday plans. B. Cultural traditions. C. The size of their families.
5. What is the weather like now
A. Wet and rainy. B. Foggy and windy. C. Sunny and warm.
第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What surprised the woman
A. The man did well in the interview.
B. The man will know the result very soon.
C. They won’t make a decision until next Friday.
7. How does the man sound
A. Disappointed. B. Uncertain. C. Confident.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What did the woman say about the handbag
A. It cost her fifty dollars.
B. She paid full price for it last month.
C. She left it somewhere on the fifth floor.
9. What was one of the items in the woman’s handbag
A. Her passport. B. Her car keys. C. 300 dollars cash.
10. What did the woman want to buy after she left the cafe
A. Something to eat. B. Something to read. C. Something to listen to.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What’s the discounted price of the blouse
A. $58. B. $54. C. $50.
12. What does the man say about the blouses on the Internet
A. They are cheaper. B. They are out of style. C. The quality is not as good.
13. Why does the man agree to sell the blouse for $47
A. He is in a hurry.
B. Something is wrong with it.
C. The woman is a regular customer.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What’s the relationship between the man and the woman
A. They are relatives. B. They are neighbors. C. They are husband and wife.
15 What can be seen at the moment in the man’s garden
A. Beans and potatoes. B. Potatoes and onions. C. Apples and tomatoes.
16. Which season is it now
A. Winter. B. Autumn. C. Spring.
17. What does the man say about his wife
A. She loved to garden.
B. She made great apple pies.
C. Her favorite food was green vegetables.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. Who might the woman be
A. A TV hostess.
B. A news broadcaster.
C. The hostess of a cultural activity.
19. What did Daniel Robinson do at the age of10
A. He wrote his own music.
B. He started learning the piano.
C. He joined the Julliard School.
20. What will Daniel Robinson do
A. Give a speech. B. Give a concert. C. Sign some books.
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，共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
Visiting is a great way to get the feel of everyday life at Harvard College. Take the chance to meet our students and explore the Cambridge/Boston area. We know that many students will not be able to visit colleges before applying (申请). As an alternative, examining our website will give you a vast amount of information about Harvard’s past, present, and future.
Summer 2023 schedule (日程安排)
From June 22, 2023 to August 9, 2023, all admissions (招生) information sessions and tours will start at Sanders Theater in Memorial Hall, 45 Quincy Street, Cambridge, MA. The schedule will feature only one information session per day at 10:00 am, followed by a tour at 11:00 am, from Monday through Saturday. Information sessions and tours will not be offered on June 27, 2023, July 3, 2023, July 4, 2023, August 7, 2023 or August 8, 2023.
From August 10, 2023 to August 21, 2023, all admissions information sessions and tours will start at Agassiz House, 5 James Street, Cambridge, MA. The schedule will feature information sessions each weekday at 10 am and 2 pm, followed by tours of the campus at 11 am and 3 pm.
Registration (报名) is strongly recommended.
Information Sessions and Tours
Admissions tours last about 75 minutes and focus on undergraduate (本科生) life at Harvard. They are intended for students considering entrance to the College. For historical tours, visit the Harvard Information Center.
Please allow one hour before scheduled events to find parking and navigate your way across campus to Sanders Theater. Contact the Visitor Center at 617495-1551 with any questions.
Tour the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS)
Take a student-led tour focused on Harvard’s undergraduate programs in engineering and applied sciences. (Groups of 10 or more must email communications@fas.harvard.edu to schedule a separate tour.) Tours last about 60 minutes. For our current schedule please refer to our Visitor Center Calendar.
Virtual tour of Harvard College
Take our online guided tour to see the Harvard campus at any time, from any location. Student guides lead you through the places in which they live and learn including dorm rooms, classrooms, Widener Library, the freshman dining hall and more.
1. On which date can you attend the information session and go on the campus tour
A. June 27, 2023. B. July 4, 2023. C. August 9, 2023. D. August 22, 2023.
2. Who are Harvard’s admissions tours intended for
A. Exchange students from abroad. B. Undergraduates studying at the college.
C. Students considering applying for the college. D. Those who are interested in the history of the college.
3. On a Harvard’s SEAS tour, ______.
A. you are required to register ahead of time
B. groups of 10 or more are not permitted to sign up together
C. you’re advised to take the college’s online guided tour first
D. you can check Visitor Center Calendar to learn about its schedule
【答案】1. C 2. C 3. D
B
Hailey Magee rushed home from school crying after seeing that she’d received an A-minus on her grade report card. Growing up she had learned that the way to receive confirmation (认可) and love from family members and teachers was to be a high achiever. So to Magee, that A-minus felt like a failure. “I was shattered,” she said. “In that moment, I felt like my self-worth as a human had fallen far below what it would have been if I’d gotten an A or an A-plus.”
Magee’s turning a good grade into a cause of her inferiority (自卑) is a textbook example of a growing trend in recent years: Perfectionist behavior. Perfectionism is now a growing cultural phenomenon. High levels of perfectionism were linked with depression, anxiety, eating disorders and self-harm. The constant stress of attempting to be perfect can also leave people stressed and suffering from headaches and insomnia (失眠).
Many parents today feel a sense of competitiveness that they may push onto their kids, whether by pressuring them to get perfect grades so they can get into top schools or engaging them in extracurricular activities that might look good on a college application. But if a child is only rewarded for high achievement, over time they learn that their value as a person depends on being perfect. Instagram, Facebook and other social media platforms also fuel unhealthy comparisons.
“It’s a real problem—those social media images end up serving as standards that people can compare themselves to and a perfectionist is always trying to keep up with the Joneses (与他人攀比),” Sherry, a clinical psychologist, said. And it’s never been harder to keep up with the Joneses, because today we are constantly bombed with seemingly perfect images of other peoples’ lives.
Eventually Magee learned that she had to let go a little and allow herself to show up with all her imperfections. She eventually learned to trust that she could show up, not being perfect, and still feel valued. “I can be imperfect and everything can be fine!”
4. Why did an A-minus feel like a failure to Magee
A. It was a very low grade. B. She had never got an A-minus.
C. She had a high level of perfectionism. D. She needed perfect grades to get into top schools.
5. What does the underlined word “fuel” mean in paragraph 3
A. Prevent. B. Increase. C. Allow. D. Explain.
6. What may Magee agree with finally
A. It’s cool to be perfect. B. It’s fine to be imperfect.
C. It’s important to get an A-plus. D. It’s easy to keep up with the Joneses.
【答案】4. C 5. B 6. B
C
Empathy and generosity are two traits (特征) that make the world go around. But a study suggests that the willingness to help collapses when people get too little or poor-sleep.
To see how sleep affects how much humans help one another, researchers conducted three experiments designed to examine the issue from the individual to the societal (社会的) scale. Their results are published in PLOS Biology.
In the first experiment, researchers performed functional MRI scans (功能性磁共振成像扫描) of the brain and asked questions to 24 adults after eight hours of sleep and after a night with no sleep. When they were well rested, the participants scored well on a helping behavior test. But after sleep loss, 78 percent had less of a desire to help others, even when it came to friends and family. The scans showed that areas of the brain associated with social cognition (认知) — our thought processes related to other people — were less active with sleep loss.
The second experiment tracked 136 healthy adults over four nights and asked them questions about helping the following day. The effect held for them, too, and those who reported worse sleep quality scored worse on the tests.
To test the effects on a societal level, the researchers then looked at a database (数据库) of 3 million charitable donations given between 2001 and 2016. They found that immediately following the beginning of daylight saving time (夏令时) — a sleep disrupter — donations dropped 10 percent. The effect wasn’t found in data from Hawaii or Arizona, however; neither observe daylight saving time.
Why bother studying how helpful people are when we don’t get enough shut-eye
“We’re starting to see more and more studies, including this one, where the effects of sleep loss don’t just stop at the individual, but spread to those around us,” said Eti Ben Simon, a scientist at the University of California who co-wrote the study, in a news release. “If you’ re not getting enough sleep, it doesn’t just hurt your own well-being, it hurts the well-being of your entire social circle, including strangers.”
There’s a silver lining to all that ungenerous behavior, he writes: Unlike personality traits, sleep can be adjusted — both getting enough and helping others do the same might make for a better world.
7. What does the underlined word “collapse” probably mean in paragraph 1
A. Disappear. B. Vary. C. Shoot. D. Decrease.
8. Which of the following statements is true according to the first experiment
A. Participants who had sufficient sleep were unwilling to aid others.
B. Those who didn’t rest well were willing to help friends and family.
C. The MRI scans showed that generous behavior promotes social cognition.
D. About three quarters of participants were unwilling to help due to lack of sleep.
9. What does Eti Ben Simon mainly stress in last two paragraphs
A. Bettering our sleep will benefit society as a whole.
B. The loss of sleep poses a major danger to individuals.
C. Having enough sleep can do wonders for your constitution (体质).
D. Improving sleeping quality should be given the top priority in the USA.
10. What might be the best title for the text
A. The societal impact of sleep loss
B. The importance of empathy and generosity
C. Too little sleep makes people less generous
D. There’s a silver lining to ungenerous behavior
【答案】7. D 8. D 9. A 10. C
D
During the school year, Kacer works about10hours a week, juggling his job with school and cheerleading practice. But he hopes to pick up more shifts (轮班) this summer to earn extra spending money and to help his family save for his college tuition.
Across the country, lawmakers are supporting new legislation (立法) that would allow teens like Kacer to do just that — by loosening some child labor protections at the state level. Ohio and other states, for example, have proposed bills that would permit teens — with their parents’ permission — to work later at night, even on school days. In some states, such as Iowa and Minnesota, legislation would allow teens to take jobs in a wider range of industries, including construction.
As businesses started reopening after the global crisis, many adults left low-wage jobs for better-paying ones. “Adult workers no longer. want this crazy low-wage service job that has a ludicrous (荒唐的) schedule, few benefits, and rude customers,” Alicia Sasser Modestino, a labor expert who studies the youth workforce, told reporters, “so employers suddenly turned to youth.”
Some experts say there are benefits to increasing work opportunities for young people. For starters, many teens must work in order to help their families make ends meet. A recent study also found that students with part-time jobs are more likely to earn higher wages in the future compared with classmates who don’t work. Plus, experts add, working teens are likely to spend more, which helps the economy. In addition, having a job instills responsibility in teens and could even lead to an eventual career.
But critics of changing the laws worry that doing so could put kids in danger. They say teens working later at night raises safety concerns, such as how they will get home. And, they add, some jobs that lawmakers want to open to teens could put young people at risk of injury or death. Charlie Wishman, president of the Iowa Federation of Labor, is against his state’s bill that would allow some teens to work in manufacturing (制造业) and meatpacking facilities. “Child labor should be limited and safe,” he told reporters. “Let kids be kids. There are plenty of job opportunities right now for kids to gain experience and learn responsibility without putting them in danger.” In addition, some parents and educators worry that if teens devote more time to work; their education will suffer. Research shows that working more than 20 hours a week during the school year can tire young people out and leave less time for studying.
While states continue to debate changing their child labor laws, there is one thing that many people agree-on: The country’s labor shortage, they say, could be largely solved if more employers offered better pay and benefits to adults.
11. Why do employers hire more teenagers after the global crisis (危机)
A. Because teenagers need to work to save money for further study.
B. Because economic recovery creates new jobs suitable for teenagers.
C. Because young employees can better cope with rude customers.
D. Because adults turn to higher-paying jobs with better environment.
12. Which statement is NOT TRUE according to Paragraph 4
A. Teens without work may earn less than their peers in the future.
B. Working teens contribute to economic growth by saving wages.
C. Young people can help support their families through working.
D. Teenagers can learn to be responsible from working experience.
13. Which harmful effect of allowing teenagers to work more is NOT mentioned in Paragraph5
A. Heavy work will leave students little time to explore interests.
B. Going home late after work will pose a risk to kids’ safety.
C. Students will gain working experience at the cost of study.
D Teenagers can get injured in dangerous work environment.
14. What is the author’s attitude towards loosening child labor protections
A. Positive. B. Negative. C. Neutral. D. Indifferent (冷漠).
15. What is the article mainly about
A. Whether Kacer should pick up more shifts this summer.
B. How to solve labor shortage in manufacturing industry.
C. Whether youth should be given more job opportunities.
D. Why people disagree with changing the child labor laws.
【答案】11. D 12. B 13. A 14. B 15. C
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可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Ask a group of kids about their favorite part of the school day and many will talk about something that happened at recess (课间休息). Maybe they finally made it across the monkey bars. Maybe somebody kicked the ball over the fence. Maybe a fruit tree in a neighboring yard started to drop apples on the playground. ____16____.
It’s true not just according to kids, but also to adults who study recess for kids. Whether they’re inventing a new game or sitting under a tree, kids need a break — or several of them — during the school day.
Why kids need recess
____17____. You need time away to process (处理) it. Besides, physical activity that involves arms and legs — running, climbing, crawling — builds new neural(神经的) connections, which helps kids regulate their emotions (情感). Studies show that after recess children are more attentive in class, perform better and have fewer emotional problems.
How much recess kids should get
“Ideally, children should get four 15-minute recesses every day”, says Debbie Rhea, a professor from Texas Christian University, who advocates (提倡) for outdoor play in schools. ____18____. It is noted that Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recently expanded (扩展) the idea to encourage recess for all students, including those in middle and high school.
____19____
In addition to simply providing enough time for recess, schools should teach skills that will make recess more successful. For instance, letting kids run fast will help them develop coordination (协调性). Maybe running up the slide (滑梯) is not as unsafe as it looks. ____20____. To allow children to take reasonable risks with their bodies is also a wise move.
A. How to make recess better
B. Who should help kids at recess
C. This suggestion has been widely accepted
D. Any one of these things is a marker of a good recess
E. You can’t have your brains go hours at a time to store information
F. We wouldn’t have kids sitting there for math or reading for long hours
G. And even falling is something kids need to practice to avoid getting badly hurt
【答案】16. D 17. E 18. C 19. A 20. G
第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分35分）
第一节 完形填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Shortly after a father-and-son fight, my twelve-year-old son, Marlon, asked me if I was up for a basketball game of one-on-one. Without ____21____ much, I accepted his ____22____ which only goes to ____23____ how na ve (天真的) a dad can be. The moment he ____24____ onto the court, I realized this was not a friendly game, but a challenge.
There comes a time when sons ____25____ their fathers as a symbol (象征) of ____26____. The test may be ____27____ or intellectual (智力的), but sooner or later the young man is to defeat the old one and becomes a real man.
When playing ____28____, my son is all the things I’m not; quick with a deadly shot. And I know the ____29____ will come eventually (最终). Just not today.
It’s a man thing, I guess. As a father, I need to _____30_____ my impatient son an important lesson of _____31_____, courage, and pride. Therefore, I wouldn’t _____32_____ on the court or wherever.
We played for quite a long time that day. I won a narrow victory and told him that he played for the wrong reasons. He _____33_____ as if he understood. A few weeks later Marlon _____34_____ me to a friendly round of videogame. Beat me soundly. And _____35_____ while he did it.
21. A. thinking B. exercising C. practicing D. caring
22. A. game B. tip C. offer D. advice
23. A. decide B. check C. describe D. prove
24. A. stepped B. landed C. drove D. fell
25. A. respect B. test C. check D. consider
26. A. boyhood B. brotherhood C. manhood D. childhood
27. A. personal B. emotional C. natural D. physical
28. A. chess B. videogames C. basketball D. football
29. A. result B. surprise C. news D. day
30. A. teach B. show C. present D. buy
31. A. teamwork B. honesty C. toughness D. victory
32. A. pull down B. back down C. lie down D. break down
33. A. waved B. stared C. left D. nodded
34. A. challenged B. forced C. attracted D. introduced
35. A. worried B. laughed C. regretted D. cried
【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. B 33. D 34. A 35. B
第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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。
In traditional Chinese culture, the dragon has long been a symbol of auspiciousness (吉祥), power and mystery. ____36____ the rich heritages (遗产) of Chinese’ history, the dragon totems (图腾) in the Forbidden City are undoubtedly ____37____ amazing presence.
The Forbidden City, a magnificent architectural complex (建筑群) recognized as the treasure of China, ____38____ (be) once the royal palace of the Ming and Qing dynasties. It stands as the world’s ____39____ (large) and most complete existing ancient wooden structure architectural complex. As one of the most important cultural totems in China, the dragon has always been a symbol of good ____40____ (fortunate). In the Forbidden City, the dragons, ____41____ leaping between beams (梁), hovering in the sky, or hidden in the details, all tell ancient stories.
In each corner of the Forbidden City, lifelike dragons in various shapes can be seen, ____42____ show not only delicate craftsmanship but also deep historical and cultural significance. And more often, the dragon decorations (装饰) ____43____ (refer) to as the guardians of the Forbidden City.
According to photographer Gu Caihua, those dragons carved on the ____44____ (roof) seem to be guarding the ancient palaces, while those dragons on beam s appear to be telling the historical changes. These dragons are not _____45_____ (simple) decorations; they carry the essence (精髓) of Chinese culture.
【答案】36. Among##Of
37. an 38. was
39. largest
40. fortune
41 or 42. which
43. are referred
44. roofs 45. simply
第三节 语境填词（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面句子，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
46. His _______ (论点) was that measures should be taken to improve this situation. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
【答案】argument
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：他的论点是，应该采取措施改善这种情况。根据汉语提示，这里应用argument，为可数名词。根据空后的was可知，这里应用名词单数，作主语。故填argument。
47. Nowadays, many people prefer to share their trips or _______ (冒险经历) on social media. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
【答案】adventures
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：如今，许多人更喜欢在社交媒体上分享他们的旅行或冒险经历。根据汉语提示，这里用名词adventure，为可数名词。空处和or前面的trips并列作share的宾语，用名词复数。故填adventures。
48. The movie _______(拍摄) in black and white was popular among the 70s. (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
【答案】shot
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：这部拍摄的黑白电影在70年代很受欢迎。根据汉语提示，这里应用及物动词shoot。本句的谓语是was，所以空处用非谓语动词。逻辑主语The movie和shoot之间是动宾关系，所以用过去分词shot作后置定语。故填shot。
49. His poor method of learning made him unable to deal with the problems in his work________(灵活地). (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
【答案】flexibly
【解析】
【详解】考查副词。句意：他糟糕的学习方法使他不能灵活地处理工作中的问题。根据汉语提示“灵活地”可知应填副词flexibly，作状语修饰deal with。故填flexibly。
50. She won the highest prize awarded to one of the university’s _______(毕业生). (根据汉语意思单词拼写)
【答案】graduates
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：她获得了授予该大学一位毕业生的最高奖项。根据汉语提示，表示“毕业生”应用graduate，为可数名词，空前有one of修饰，所以用名词复数作宾语。故填graduates。
51. There are many reasons a_______ for his failure in the examination. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】accounting##ccounting
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他考试不及格的原因有很多。根据首字母提示、空前的many reasons和空后的for his failure in the examination可知，这里表示有许多原因解释他考试的不及格，应用account，account for意为“是……的原因”，为固定搭配。本句为There be结构，所以空处用非谓语动词。many reasons和account之间是主谓关系，所以用现在分词作后置定语。故填accounting。
52. They sat at the table with their attention f_______ on the books in front of them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】focused##ocused##fixed##ixed
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：他们坐在桌旁，注意力集中在面前的书上。根据空前的their attention和空后的on the books以及首字母提示可知，这里指注意力集中在书上，应用focus或fix，意为“集中（注意力、精力等）于”，在这里为及物动词，focus/fix one’s attention on意为“集中注意力于”。这里是“with+宾语+宾补”结构，their attention和focus/fix之间是动宾关系，所以用过去分词。故填focused/fixed。
53. I found it challenging to s_______ a suitable job in big companies. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】secure##ecure
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：我发现在大公司找到一份合适的工作很有挑战性。根据首字母提示和a suitable job in big companies可知，这里指在大公司找到一份合适的工作，应用secure，意为“（尤指经过努力）获得，取得”，为及物动词。find it+adj.+to do...意为“发现做某事……”，为固定句型，所以空处用动词原形，故填secure。
54. The courses well received by parents are t_______ at broadening children’s horizons. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】targeted##argeted
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意：深受家长欢迎的课程旨在拓宽孩子的视野。根据首字母提示和at broadening children’s horizons可知，这门课程旨在拓宽孩子的视野，应用target，意为“以……为目标”，为及物动词,，结合句意，target与主语之间为被动关系，所以使用过去分词形式与are构成一般现在时的被动语态，be targeted at意为“针对，目标是”，为固定搭配。故填targeted。
55. In r_______ to the growing trend of remote work, many companies allow employees to work from home. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】response##esponse
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意：为了应对远程工作日益增长的趋势，许多公司允许员工在家工作。根据首字母提示和to the growing trend of remote work可知，这里表示作为对远程工作日益增长趋势的反应，应用名词response作宾语，意为“反应，响应”，in response to意为“作为对……的回应”，为固定搭配。故填response。
第四部分写作（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 应用文写作（满分15分）
56. 假定你是学校心理咨询室的老师Tina，你的学生Li Hua因不知道该怎么和朋友交流，处理不好人际关系而闷闷不乐。她向你求助，请你给她一些建议，内容包括：
1.表示安慰；2.提出建议；3.予以鼓励。
注意：
1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Li Hua,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Sincerely,
Tina
【答案】Dear Li Hua,
I’m truly sorry to hear that you’re struggling with your relationship with your friends. I understand quite well you are anxious and feel terrible. Perhaps the following suggestions are helpful to you.
First, you can share your daily life with friends, both your happiness and sadness. This is a good way to make friends understand you more. Besides, you should learn to tolerate your friends’ shortcomings. Nobody is perfect, so it’s better to ignore each other’s faults and appreciate each other’s strengths. Lastly, remember to spend quality time together. Whether it’s online or in person, it’s very important to check in with your friends regularly.
Hope you can take my advice into consideration and be happy with your new life soon.
Sincerely,
Tina
第二节 微写作（满分15分）
57. 随着青少年的成长，青少年与父母之间激烈的争吵和冷淡的沉默十分常见。青少年的生理变化可能会引发家庭矛盾，使父母成为他们愤怒的对象。此外，平衡青少年日益增长的需求也是一个令人头疼的问题，他们不仅强烈渴望独立，还希望继续得到父母的爱与支持，这往往会导致亲子关系的破裂。解决这一问题的关键在于要从父母的角度理解情况，并在冲突发生时学会退让。定期进行坦诚的沟通也是一个更好的选择，他们可以冷静地解释自己的行为和感受。如果他们及时采取行动，一切都会好起来的。
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【答案】As teenagers grow up, intense arguments and cold silence between them and their parents are very common. The physiological changes in adolescents may trigger family conflicts, making parents the objects of their anger. In addition, balancing the growing needs of teenagers is also a headache. They not only strongly desire independence, but also hope to continue receiving love and support from their parents, which often leads to the breakdown of parent-child relationships. The key to solving this problem is to understand the situation from the perspective of parents and learn to back down when conflicts arise. Regular and honest communication is also a better choice, as they can calmly explain their actions and feelings. If they take timely action, everything will be fine.