广西柳州高级中学2024-2025学年高二上学期期中考试试题英语试题（含答案，无听力原文及音频）

柳州高中2024～2025学年度高二上学期2023级期中考试
英语试题
试卷满分:150分 考试时间:120分钟
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 will the woman probably do
A. Visit her aunt. B. Go to a doctor. C. Take some medicine.
2. What does the woman think of the toy
A. It is quite educational. B. It is a little unsafe. C. It is too small.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A Receiving their client. B. Applying for a credit card. C. Going to a concert together.
4. What is the woman probably concerned about
A. The homeless villagers. B. The damage to the environment. C. The limited influence of her post.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a garden. B. In a kitchen. C. In a supermarket.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分 22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Brother and sister.
7. Which part of the exam is difficult for the woman
A. Chemistry. B. Physics. C. History.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where is the cottage located
A. Opposite the market. B. Near the ocean. C. In the valley.
9. Why does the woman get excited
A. The weather is lovely. B. The local food is delicious. C. She can get close to nature.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What day might it be today
A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.
11. What might the woman be busy doing these days
A. Training for the sports competition. B. Attending different fair rides. C. Preparing for the special day.
12. How is the weather likely to be during the event
A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Which animal is similar in size to the sand cat
A. The regular cat. B. The African lion. C. The medium-sized dog.
14. Why do sand cats have extra hair on their feet
A. To protect them from insects. B. To avoid being hurt by heat. C. To run faster.
15. What characteristic do sand cats have
A. They have a keen sense of hearing. B. They mainly hunt during the day. C. They don’t eat mice.
16. How do sand cats get the water they need
A. From rivers. B. From plants. C. From the hunt.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What type of child was young Chusovitina
A. Studious and artistic. B. Energetic and challenging. C. Focused and determined.
18. How did Chusovitina start her sports career
A. She was encouraged by her brother. B. She entered the world by accident. C. She was sent to a special school.
19. Why did Chusovitina’s mother once stop her training
A. She performed poorly in competitions. B. She didn’t train hard enough. C. She fell behind in her studies.
20. What does Chusovitina want to do in the future
A. Keep competing in gymnastics. B. Retire by the age of 48. C. Coach young gymnasts.
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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Summer Art Camp Announcement
We are excited to announce the upcoming Summer Art Camp organized by the Sunshine Art Academy. This camp is designed for children aged 6-12 and aims to inspire creativity and artistic expression in a fun and supportive environment. The details of the camp are as follows:
1. Dates and Times: The camp will run from July 5 to August 15, 2025. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday, from 9: 00 AM to 3; 00 PM.
2. Location: Sunshine Art Academy, 456 Art Street, Springfield.
3. Activities:
●Drawing and Painting
●Sculpture and Pottery
●Digital Art and Photography
●Art History and Appreciation
●Weekly Art Exhibitions
4. Registration Fees: The cost for the entire camp is $600 per child. This fee includes all materials and a daily snack. A 10% discount is available for early registration before May 31, 2025.
5. Registration Process: To register your child, please visit our website at www.sunshineartacademy.com and complete the online registration form. Payment can be made online or in person at the academy office.
6. Contact Information: For any inquiry or further information, please contact us at (555) 789-1011 or email us at info@sunshineartacademy.com.
We look forward to welcoming your children to a summer filled with creativity and fun. Thank you for your support.
1. When will the Summer Art Camp take place
A. From May 31 to July 5 2025. B. From June 15 to July 30, 2025.
C. From July 1 to August 31, 2025. D. From July 5 to August 15, 2025.
2. How much is the cost for registration before May 31, 2025
A. $ 540 per child. B. $ 600 per child. C. $660 per child. D. $ 800 per child.
3. How can parents register their children for the camp
A. By sending an email. B. By calling the academy.
C. By completing the online registration form. D. By visiting the academy in person.
B
By tradition, on Lunar New Year, you’re supposed to put on new clothes, from inner to outer ones. If they’re the lucky red, all the better. You can never have too much luck.
But when you turn a multiple of 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and so on — the tradition gets extended: Red underwear every day of that lunar calendar year. When I first heard about the practice a few years ago, I considered it nonsense. It also seemed ridiculous to buy so many pairs in a color vivid under light clothes. My practical immigrant Chinese parents, an engineer and scientist, didn’t pass this tradition down. Adding another superstition (迷信) also seemed like a thing I could do without. But as I approach my fourth time around the wheel for the “Year of the Dragon,” — in what’s known as “ben ming nian” or the threshold year — I’ve been reflecting upon the milestones of those past intervals: puberty at age 12, moving across the country for a job at 24 and giving birth to my twin sons at 36.
The more I’ve looked into the practice, the more I realize the significance of its popularity. As an American-born Chinese, I have always adopted and adapted what comes from my birthplace. Logically, I know it won’t matter if I wear red or not, but for me, for now, this shared tradition strengthens my bond with my culture.
So often, life goes by so quickly before we could realize. Days become weeks, months, years and suddenly a dozen years go by. My newborns have grown into tweens and I’ve transformed from not quite middle-aged to now very much so. With the turn of the Lunar New Year, I value a chance to reflect on my past struggles and how I found a way through.
It’s a mindset we could all benefit from.
4. What is the tradition on Lunar New Year
A. Wearing lucky red clothes all year round.
B. Putting on new clothes from head to toe.
C. Never having too many lucky clothes.
D. Extending the superstition at a multiple of 12.
5. Why did the author mention her parents
A. To prove it is ridiculous to wear red clothes.
B. To honor her practical immigrant parents.
C. To blame her parents for not passing the tradition down.
D. To justify her not following the extended tradition.
6. What finally changed the author’s attitude to the practice
A. Her approaching the age of 48. B. Its connection with her culture.
C. Her illogical thinking patterns. D. Its popularity among immigrants.
7. What might the author do at her fourth time around the wheel
A. Reflect on her way through. B. Develop a new beneficial mindset.
C. Buy underwear in the vivid red. D. Realize time going by quickly.
C
Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum asking what “PK” meant. “My family has been watching the “Singer 2024” singing competition TV program. My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “Singer 2024” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking. For example, in the final, there is Na Ying with Tan Weiwei, only one of whom has the prize for championship.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet jargons (行话) which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.
“My 'GG' came back this summer from college. He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'. I loved to 'FB' with him together; he always took me to the 'KPM',” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
8. By writing the article, the writer tries to ________.
A. explain some Internet language
B. suggest common Internet language
C. laugh at the Beijing father
D. draw our attention to Internet language
9. What does the writer think about the term “PK”
A. Fathers can't possibly know it. B. The daughter should understand it.
C. Online game players may know it. D. “Singer 2024” shouldn't have used it.
10. The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ________.
A. are used not only online
B. can be understood very well
C. are welcomed by all the people
D. cause trouble to our mother tongue
11. What would be the best title for the passage
A. A puzzled father B. Do you speak Internet-ish
C. Keep away from Internet-ish D. Kong Long or Qing Wa
D
It’s almost hard to reconstruct how different music was before the phonograph (圆筒形留声机). Back in the mid-1800s, if you wanted to hear a song, you had only one option: live. You listened while someone played it, or else you played it yourself.
That changed in 1877 when Thomas Edison introduced his phonograph. Edison envisioned its wider uses, including for business. In 1878 he made a prediction, “The phonograph will undoubtedly be devoted to music. ”
He was right. Within a few years, entrepreneurs began putting phonograph recordings into “coin-in-slot” machines on city streets, where passersby could listen to several minutes of audio: jokes, monologues, songs. They were an instant hit; one machine in Missouri earned $100 in a week.
As more phonographs were sold through the 1890s, the demand for recordings increased, but no reliable duplication (复制) process could meet such a large amount of demand. To solve this problem, Edison launched the improved wax cylinders (蜡筒) in 1902. Despite this, the phonograph would soon go down to the gramophone, whose discs could easily be multiplied.
The phonograph was the beginning of “on demand” listening:“ The music you want, whenever you want it,” as one phonograph ad boasted. A curious new behavior emerged: listening to music alone. Previously, music was most often highly social, with a family gathering together around a piano. But now you could immerse yourself all alone.
Since then, a new era has begun, and the recording industry never looked back. The phonograph greatly changed the world of technology during the Industrial Revolution, which sparked a wave of innovation and inspired inventors to explore new possibilities in audio recording and reproduction.
12. Which of the following best describes the way people experienced music before 1877
A. Simple. B. Limited. C. Costly. D. Special.
13. What do the underlined words “go down to” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Take in. B. Compete with. C. Be replaced by. D. Be spread to.
14. What does the author think of the birth of the phonograph
A It affected the nature of performing. B. It boosted city’s infrastructure construction.
C. It changed how people listen. D. It transformed the way of social interaction
15. What might the author continue talking about
A. The innovation of the Industrial Revolution
B. The development of live music performances.
C. The significant improvement of phonographs
D. The impact of phonographs on recording technology.
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
No matter where you go, you’ll notice something strange about trees—the fact that their bottoms are painted white. Generally speaking, the purpose of whitewashing is to protect trees from heat and insects. ____16____. Let’s check them out!
Blocking the sun
You might sometimes notice that some tree trunks’ surfaces get dry and crack easily. ____17____. Simply put, they are exposed to the burning sun and the temperatures change wildly between day and night. Fortunately, painting a tree’s trunk white is similar to adding sunscreen, which helps block the sun.
Heat protection
____18____.White paint reflects the heat and allows trees to spend more time on transpiration (蒸腾) and growing their fruits. Additionally, when trees are cooler, they have less stress, which makes their stomata (气孔) stay open a bit longer for the exchange of gases.
Defending against pests
More often than not, a tree’s surface will crack, allowing insects to creep inside. ____19____. Therefore, people whitewash trees using latex paint and water, which prevents insects from climbing up trees and entering inside through the cracks.
____20____
Last but not least, the surface of trees is painted white to make them more visible, specifically for those on the side of the road. Why is that important Because accidents involving trees are extremely common, especially during the night, when drivers can not see them much more clearly.
A. Stopping accidents
B. Improving visibility
C. Whitewashing is a good way to solve the problem
D. The cause of this phenomenon has already been found
E Whitewashing helps young trees remain cool in spring
F. However, there’re many other reasons for whitewashing trees
G. Bacteria will feed on the tree’s inner parts, eventually killing it
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题1分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
News came that Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping ___21___ the first gold of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday.
Born in 2001, Zou Jiaqi was ___22___ by a Hangzhou City team coach in the fourth grade. And then she started her ___23___ journey. Just two years later, she won her first gold medal at the Hangzhou City Games.
Rowing rules prohibit the use of ___24___. Her hands endured(忍受) long-term rubbing against the oars(船桨), ____25____ blisters and bleeding. Sometimes, with blistered hands, she had to continue training the next day without them fully healing. And ___26___ her hands were covered with calluses(老茧) over time.
___27___ his deep concern for her, her father continued to encourage her to be ___28___. In this way, Zou Jiaqi advanced from the city team to the Zhejiang province women’s lightweight rowing team in 2018. And finally she ___29___ entered the national team in 2022.
She has gained ____30____ national gold medals: in 2020, as part of the ____31____ team, she won the women’s lightweight 2,000 meters at the National Rowing Championships. And in 2021, she won the gold in the same ____32____ at the National Spring Rowing Championships. Later, she continued to perform ____33____ at the national level, winning several more championships.
The duo(组合) is now firmly ____34____ reaching the highest step of the podium at next summer’s Paris Olympics. “As we earned our ____35____ to the 2024 Olympics, with the help of our coaches, at the world championships, our next goal is claiming the title in Paris,” said Qiu.
21. A. detected B. robbed C. claimed D. limited
22. A. discovered B. mastered C. rescued D. invested
23. A. running B. swimming C. diving D. rowing
24. A. gloves B. shoes C. hat D. sunglasses
25. A. responding to B. leading to C. according to D. adapting to
26. A. usually B. ultimately C. entirely D. unfortunately
27. A. Because B. Since C. Despite D. If
28. A. enthusiastic B. objective C. confident D. strong
29. A. accurately B. difficultly C. smoothly D. apparently
30. A. adorable B. multiple C. abnormal D. identical
31. A. provincial B. urban C. national D. rural
32. A. location B. occupation C. structure D. category
33. A. excellently B. normally C. badly D. commonly
34. A. addicted to B. exposed to C. devoted to D. related to
35. A. ability B. honour C. reputation D. ticket
第二节 （共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For years, artist Ren Jianguo, ____36____ focuses on Chinese ink wash paintings, has been exploring how the modern spirit of ink wash paintings can ____37____ (combine) with traditional Chinese aesthetics (美学).
The artist puts his deep ____38____ (understand) of Chinese culture and abstract (抽象的) expressionist painting language together ____39____ (produce) art with a unique modern sense.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Ren ____40____ (commit) to developing a new “figure landscape” painting style, ____41____ innovative combination of traditional Chinese figure and landscape paintings.
Ren’s works inherit (继承) the ____42____ (peace) sense of traditional Chinese ink wash paintings. Many of his works were inspired by the lifestyle that the poet Tao Yuanming described in his poetry.
___43___ (bear) in Beijing and later traveling to Australia, Ren made a name for himself as early as 1985, when he brought ___44___(he) work to the milestone national art exhibition of Chinese contemporary art China Youth in Progress. The exhibition paved the way for the 85 New Art Movement, which has been seen by many ____45____ an introduction to Chinese contemporary art.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假设你是李华，你校英文报“城市风采”栏目征稿，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，介绍一个国内你最想去有名城市，要点包括：
1.该城市的基本概况（如名称、地理位置、景点、文化等）；
2.理由
注意：（1）词数不少于80字；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
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。
I had many vegetable plants left over after having planted the ones that I needed in my garden. And as I couldn’t stand to just throw the left plants, I decided to hold a plant sale by the side of the road. I had 30 small tomato plants for a start as well as other young vegetable plants.
Within a few hours, I had gotten back the cost of growing the vegetables, and I could tell that passers- by were enjoying the cheap plants, so I went to look for more plants from the ones I hadn’t yet planted. In this way, the plants I sold increased a lot. Honestly, I could have sold twice as many, maybe the next year.
The most exciting thing happened on the first day when I was in the kitchen writing up the price list and noticed a car back into our driveway. I went out to find a young lady on her way to work and of course we began to talk. She told me that she worked at a centre for homeless children. Although they had a garden, it was filled with a lot of wild grass. She wanted to grow some plants to light it up. Besides, she wanted to grow green vegetables for her children to improve their living conditions.
Her kindness moved me. I told her it was a great idea. I advised her on how to prepare the soil, how to choose the types of vegetables, how to water them, and how to care for them. I also suggested that she ask the children to help her grow vegetables. She thanked me and said that my advice was very useful to her, which increased her confidence in growing vegetables well.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At the same time, I decided to try my best to make her wish come true.
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About six months later, that woman invited me to her center.______________________________________________________________
答案版
试卷满分:150分 考试时间:120分钟
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）
做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。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 will the woman probably do
A. Visit her aunt. B. Go to a doctor. C. Take some medicine.
2. What does the woman think of the toy
A. It is quite educational. B. It is a little unsafe. C. It is too small.
3. What are the speakers talking about
A. Receiving their client. B. Applying for a credit card. C. Going to a concert together.
4. What is the woman probably concerned about
A. The homeless villagers. B. The damage to the environment. C. The limited influence of her post.
5. Where does the conversation probably take place
A. In a garden. B. In a kitchen. C. In a supermarket.
第二节 （共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分 22.5分）
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。
6. What is the probable relationship between the speakers
A. Mother and son. B. Teacher and student. C. Brother and sister.
7. Which part of the exam is difficult for the woman
A. Chemistry. B. Physics. C. History.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. Where is the cottage located
A. Opposite the market. B. Near the ocean. C. In the valley.
9. Why does the woman get excited
A. The weather is lovely. B. The local food is delicious. C. She can get close to nature.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. What day might it be today
A. Wednesday. B. Friday. C. Saturday.
11. What might the woman be busy doing these days
A. Training for the sports competition. B. Attending different fair rides. C. Preparing for the special day.
12. How is the weather likely to be during the event
A. Rainy. B. Windy. C. Sunny.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Which animal is similar in size to the sand cat
A. The regular cat. B. The African lion. C. The medium-sized dog.
14. Why do sand cats have extra hair on their feet
A. To protect them from insects. B. To avoid being hurt by heat. C. To run faster.
15. What characteristic do sand cats have
A. They have a keen sense of hearing. B. They mainly hunt during the day. C. They don’t eat mice.
16. How do sand cats get the water they need
A. From rivers. B. From plants. C. From the hunt.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. What type of child was young Chusovitina
A. Studious and artistic. B. Energetic and challenging. C. Focused and determined.
18. How did Chusovitina start her sports career
A. She was encouraged by her brother. B. She entered the world by accident. C. She was sent to a special school.
19. Why did Chusovitina’s mother once stop her training
A. She performed poorly in competitions. B. She didn’t train hard enough. C. She fell behind in her studies.
20. What does Chusovitina want to do in the future
A. Keep competing in gymnastics. B. Retire by the age of 48. C. Coach young gymnasts.
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、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Summer Art Camp Announcement
We are excited to announce the upcoming Summer Art Camp organized by the Sunshine Art Academy. This camp is designed for children aged 6-12 and aims to inspire creativity and artistic expression in a fun and supportive environment. The details of the camp are as follows:
1. Dates and Times: The camp will run from July 5 to August 15, 2025. Sessions will be held Monday through Friday, from 9: 00 AM to 3; 00 PM.
2. Location: Sunshine Art Academy, 456 Art Street, Springfield.
3. Activities:
●Drawing and Painting
●Sculpture and Pottery
●Digital Art and Photography
●Art History and Appreciation
●Weekly Art Exhibitions
4. Registration Fees: The cost for the entire camp is $600 per child. This fee includes all materials and a daily snack. A 10% discount is available for early registration before May 31, 2025.
5. Registration Process: To register your child, please visit our website at www.sunshineartacademy.com and complete the online registration form. Payment can be made online or in person at the academy office.
6. Contact Information: For any inquiry or further information, please contact us at (555) 789-1011 or email us at info@sunshineartacademy.com.
We look forward to welcoming your children to a summer filled with creativity and fun. Thank you for your support.
1. When will the Summer Art Camp take place
A. From May 31 to July 5 2025. B. From June 15 to July 30, 2025.
C. From July 1 to August 31, 2025. D. From July 5 to August 15, 2025.
2. How much is the cost for registration before May 31, 2025
A. $ 540 per child. B. $ 600 per child. C. $660 per child. D. $ 800 per child.
3. How can parents register their children for the camp
A. By sending an email. B. By calling the academy.
C. By completing the online registration form. D. By visiting the academy in person.
【答案】1. D 2. A 3. C
B
By tradition, on Lunar New Year, you’re supposed to put on new clothes, from inner to outer ones. If they’re the lucky red, all the better. You can never have too much luck.
But when you turn a multiple of 12, 24, 36, 48, 60 and so on — the tradition gets extended: Red underwear every day of that lunar calendar year. When I first heard about the practice a few years ago, I considered it nonsense. It also seemed ridiculous to buy so many pairs in a color vivid under light clothes. My practical immigrant Chinese parents, an engineer and scientist, didn’t pass this tradition down. Adding another superstition (迷信) also seemed like a thing I could do without. But as I approach my fourth time around the wheel for the “Year of the Dragon,” — in what’s known as “ben ming nian” or the threshold year — I’ve been reflecting upon the milestones of those past intervals: puberty at age 12, moving across the country for a job at 24 and giving birth to my twin sons at 36.
The more I’ve looked into the practice, the more I realize the significance of its popularity. As an American-born Chinese, I have always adopted and adapted what comes from my birthplace. Logically, I know it won’t matter if I wear red or not, but for me, for now, this shared tradition strengthens my bond with my culture.
So often, life goes by so quickly before we could realize. Days become weeks, months, years and suddenly a dozen years go by. My newborns have grown into tweens and I’ve transformed from not quite middle-aged to now very much so. With the turn of the Lunar New Year, I value a chance to reflect on my past struggles and how I found a way through.
It’s a mindset we could all benefit from.
4. What is the tradition on Lunar New Year
A. Wearing lucky red clothes all year round.
B. Putting on new clothes from head to toe.
C. Never having too many lucky clothes.
D. Extending the superstition at a multiple of 12.
5. Why did the author mention her parents
A. To prove it is ridiculous to wear red clothes.
B To honor her practical immigrant parents.
C. To blame her parents for not passing the tradition down.
D. To justify her not following the extended tradition.
6 What finally changed the author’s attitude to the practice
A. Her approaching the age of 48. B. Its connection with her culture.
C. Her illogical thinking patterns. D. Its popularity among immigrants.
7. What might the author do at her fourth time around the wheel
A. Reflect on her way through. B. Develop a new beneficial mindset.
C. Buy underwear in the vivid red. D. Realize time going by quickly.
【答案】4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C
C
Recently a Beijing father sent in a question at an Internet forum asking what “PK” meant. “My family has been watching the “Singer 2024” singing competition TV program. My little daughter asked me what 'PK' meant, but I had no idea,” explained the puzzled father.
To a lot of Chinese young people who have been playing games online, it is impossible not to know this term. In such Internet games, “PK” is short for “Player Kill”, in which two players fight until one ends the life of the other.
In the case of the “Singer 2024” singing competition, “PK” was used to refer to the stage where two singers have to compete with each other for only one chance to go up in competition ranking. For example, in the final, there is Na Ying with Tan Weiwei, only one of whom has the prize for championship.
Like this father, Chinese teachers at high schools have also been finding their students' compositions using Internet jargons (行话) which are difficult to understand. A high school teacher from Tianjin asked her students to write compositions with simple language, but they came up with a lot of Internet jargons that she didn't understand.
“My 'GG' came back this summer from college. He told me I've grown up to be a 'PLMM'. I loved to 'FB' with him together; he always took me to the 'KPM',” went one composition.
“GG” means Ge Ge (Chinese pinyin for brother). “PLMM” refers to Piao Liang Mei Mei (beautiful girl). “FB” means Fu Bai (corruption). “KPM” is short for KFC, Pizza Hut and McDonald's.
Some specialists welcome Internet jargons as a new development in language.
If you do not even know what a Kong Long (dinosaur, referring to an ugly looking female) or a Qing Wa (frog, referring to an ugly looking male) is, you will possibly be regarded as a Cai Niao!
8. By writing the article, the writer tries to ________.
A. explain some Internet language
B. suggest common Internet language
C. laugh at the Beijing father
D. draw our attention to Internet language
9. What does the writer think about the term “PK”
A. Fathers can't possibly know it. B. The daughter should understand it.
C. Online game players may know it. D. “Singer 2024” shouldn't have used it.
10. The examples of the Beijing father and the Tianjin teacher are used to show that Internet jargons ________.
A. are used not only online
B. can be understood very well
C. are welcomed by all the people
D. cause trouble to our mother tongue
11. What would be the best title for the passage
A. A puzzled father B. Do you speak Internet-ish
C. Keep away from Internet-ish D. Kong Long or Qing Wa
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B
D
It’s almost hard to reconstruct how different music was before the phonograph (圆筒形留声机). Back in the mid-1800s, if you wanted to hear a song, you had only one option: live. You listened while someone played it, or else you played it yourself.
That changed in 1877 when Thomas Edison introduced his phonograph. Edison envisioned its wider uses, including for business. In 1878 he made a prediction, “The phonograph will undoubtedly be devoted to music. ”
He was right. Within a few years, entrepreneurs began putting phonograph recordings into “coin-in-slot” machines on city streets, where passersby could listen to several minutes of audio: jokes, monologues, songs. They were an instant hit; one machine in Missouri earned $100 in a week.
As more phonographs were sold through the 1890s, the demand for recordings increased, but no reliable duplication (复制) process could meet such a large amount of demand. To solve this problem, Edison launched the improved wax cylinders (蜡筒) in 1902. Despite this, the phonograph would soon go down to the gramophone, whose discs could easily be multiplied.
The phonograph was the beginning of “on demand” listening:“ The music you want, whenever you want it,” as one phonograph ad boasted. A curious new behavior emerged: listening to music alone. Previously, music was most often highly social, with a family gathering together around a piano. But now you could immerse yourself all alone.
Since then, a new era has begun, and the recording industry never looked back. The phonograph greatly changed the world of technology during the Industrial Revolution, which sparked a wave of innovation and inspired inventors to explore new possibilities in audio recording and reproduction.
12. Which of the following best describes the way people experienced music before 1877
A. Simple. B. Limited. C. Costly. D. Special.
13. What do the underlined words “go down to” in paragraph 4 mean
A. Take in. B. Compete with. C. Be replaced by. D. Be spread to.
14. What does the author think of the birth of the phonograph
A. It affected the nature of performing. B. It boosted city’s infrastructure construction.
C. It changed how people listen. D. It transformed the way of social interaction
15. What might the author continue talking about
A. The innovation of the Industrial Revolution
B. The development of live music performances.
C. The significant improvement of phonographs
D. The impact of phonographs on recording technology.
【答案】12. B 13. C 14. C 15. D
第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
No matter where you go, you’ll notice something strange about trees—the fact that their bottoms are painted white. Generally speaking, the purpose of whitewashing is to protect trees from heat and insects. ____16____. Let’s check them out!
Blocking the sun
You might sometimes notice that some tree trunks’ surfaces get dry and crack easily. ____17____. Simply put, they are exposed to the burning sun and the temperatures change wildly between day and night. Fortunately, painting a tree’s trunk white is similar to adding sunscreen, which helps block the sun.
Heat protection
____18____.White paint reflects the heat and allows trees to spend more time on transpiration (蒸腾) and growing their fruits. Additionally, when trees are cooler, they have less stress, which makes their stomata (气孔) stay open a bit longer for the exchange of gases.
Defending against pests
More often than not, a tree’s surface will crack, allowing insects to creep inside. ____19____. Therefore, people whitewash trees using latex paint and water, which prevents insects from climbing up trees and entering inside through the cracks.
____20____
Last but not least, the surface of trees is painted white to make them more visible, specifically for those on the side of the road. Why is that important Because accidents involving trees are extremely common, especially during the night, when drivers can not see them much more clearly.
A. Stopping accidents
B. Improving visibility
C. Whitewashing is a good way to solve the problem
D. The cause of this phenomenon has already been found
E. Whitewashing helps young trees remain cool in spring
F. However, there’re many other reasons for whitewashing trees
G. Bacteria will feed on the tree’s inner parts, eventually killing it
【答案】16. F 17. D 18. E 19. G 20. B
第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分）
第一节 （共15小题，每小题1分, 满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
News came that Zou Jiaqi and Qiu Xiuping ___21___ the first gold of the Hangzhou Asian Games on Sunday.
Born in 2001, Zou Jiaqi was ___22___ by a Hangzhou City team coach in the fourth grade. And then she started her ___23___ journey. Just two years later, she won her first gold medal at the Hangzhou City Games.
Rowing rules prohibit the use of ___24___. Her hands endured(忍受) long-term rubbing against the oars(船桨), ____25____ blisters and bleeding. Sometimes, with blistered hands, she had to continue training the next day without them fully healing. And ___26___ her hands were covered with calluses(老茧) over time.
___27___ his deep concern for her, her father continued to encourage her to be ___28___. In this way, Zou Jiaqi advanced from the city team to the Zhejiang province women’s lightweight rowing team in 2018. And finally she ___29___ entered the national team in 2022.
She has gained ____30____ national gold medals: in 2020, as part of the ____31____ team, she won the women’s lightweight 2,000 meters at the National Rowing Championships. And in 2021, she won the gold in the same ____32____ at the National Spring Rowing Championships. Later, she continued to perform ____33____ at the national level, winning several more championships.
The duo(组合) is now firmly ____34____ reaching the highest step of the podium at next summer’s Paris Olympics. “As we earned our ____35____ to the 2024 Olympics, with the help of our coaches, at the world championships, our next goal is claiming the title in Paris,” said Qiu.
21. A. detected B. robbed C. claimed D. limited
22. A. discovered B. mastered C. rescued D. invested
23. A. running B. swimming C. diving D. rowing
24. A. gloves B. shoes C. hat D. sunglasses
25. A. responding to B. leading to C. according to D. adapting to
26. A. usually B. ultimately C. entirely D. unfortunately
27. A. Because B. Since C. Despite D. If
28. A. enthusiastic B. objective C. confident D. strong
29. A. accurately B. difficultly C. smoothly D. apparently
30. A. adorable B. multiple C. abnormal D. identical
31. A. provincial B. urban C. national D. rural
32. A. location B. occupation C. structure D. category
33. A. excellently B. normally C. badly D. commonly
34. A. addicted to B. exposed to C. devoted to D. related to
35. A. ability B. honour C. reputation D. ticket
【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. D
第二节 （共10个小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
For years, artist Ren Jianguo, ____36____ focuses on Chinese ink wash paintings, has been exploring how the modern spirit of ink wash paintings can ____37____ (combine) with traditional Chinese aesthetics (美学).
The artist puts his deep ____38____ (understand) of Chinese culture and abstract (抽象的) expressionist painting language together ____39____ (produce) art with a unique modern sense.
Since the beginning of the 21st century, Ren ____40____ (commit) to developing a new “figure landscape” painting style, ____41____ innovative combination of traditional Chinese figure and landscape paintings.
Ren’s works inherit (继承) the ____42____ (peace) sense of traditional Chinese ink wash paintings. Many of his works were inspired by the lifestyle that the poet Tao Yuanming described in his poetry.
___43___ (bear) in Beijing and later traveling to Australia, Ren made a name for himself as early as 1985, when he brought ___44___(he) work to the milestone national art exhibition of Chinese contemporary art China Youth in Progress. The exhibition paved the way for the 85 New Art Movement, which has been seen by many ____45____ an introduction to Chinese contemporary art.
【答案】36. who
37. be combined
38. understanding
39. to produce
40. has been committed
41. an 42. peaceful
43. Born 44. his
45. as
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节 （满分15分）
46. 假设你是李华，你校英文报“城市风采”栏目征稿，请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，介绍一个国内你最想去的有名城市，要点包括：
1.该城市的基本概况（如名称、地理位置、景点、文化等）；
2.理由
注意：（1）词数不少于80字；
（2）可适当加入细节，使内容充实、行文连贯。
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【答案】The city I want to visit most is Haikou, the capital city of Hainan Province, neighboring Guangdong Province. Being a charming coastal city, Haikou enjoys a history of several hundred years and has a population of about three million.
Haikou is renowned for its pleasant climate and the picturesque scenery, making it a popular tourist destination, which attracts lots of visitors from home and abroad. What’s more, it is abundant in tasty tropical fruits, most of which are exported to other countries. Besides, Haikou also boasts a vibrant cultural scene, with a blend of traditional Hainanese culture and modern urban life to offer, like Haikou Cavalry Old Street.
In short, every bit of Haikou attracts me and it can make me feel a different charm of the city.
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。
I had many vegetable plants left over after having planted the ones that I needed in my garden. And as I couldn’t stand to just throw the left plants, I decided to hold a plant sale by the side of the road. I had 30 small tomato plants for a start as well as other young vegetable plants.
Within a few hours, I had gotten back the cost of growing the vegetables, and I could tell that passers- by were enjoying the cheap plants, so I went to look for more plants from the ones I hadn’t yet planted. In this way, the plants I sold increased a lot. Honestly, I could have sold twice as many, maybe the next year.
The most exciting thing happened on the first day when I was in the kitchen writing up the price list and noticed a car back into our driveway. I went out to find a young lady on her way to work and of course we began to talk. She told me that she worked at a centre for homeless children. Although they had a garden, it was filled with a lot of wild grass. She wanted to grow some plants to light it up. Besides, she wanted to grow green vegetables for her children to improve their living conditions.
Her kindness moved me. I told her it was a great idea. I advised her on how to prepare the soil, how to choose the types of vegetables, how to water them, and how to care for them. I also suggested that she ask the children to help her grow vegetables. She thanked me and said that my advice was very useful to her, which increased her confidence in growing vegetables well.
注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右；
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
At the same time, I decided to try my best to make her wish come true.
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About six months later, that woman invited me to her center.______________________________________________________________
【答案】At the same time, I decided to try my best to make her wish come true. I told her that I still had many left plants that she could plant them in her garden. Hearing this, the lady felt very pleased, thanking me again and again. I collected all the lefted plants that I had planned to sell and gave them to the lady. Then I showed then how to plant them step by step, the lady listening with attention like an eager student. Half an hour later, when the lady was ready to leave, I prepared some fertilizer that she could use to plant the plants and gave it to her. The lady left with all the plants and fertilizer.
About six months later, that woman invited me to her center. She led me to her garden where I saw many types vegetables that grew well. With all the vegetables, the garden that used to be filled with a lot of wild grass lighted up. Then she told me how she planted them and watered them. Obviously she had become a good gardener. She told me that when the vegetables were harvested the homeless children would have more fresh vegetables to eat. Hearing this, I felt very proud of her. She also told me that the children in the center learned a lot by helping grow and care for the vegetables in the garden. I admired her for what she had done for the center and the children from the bottom of my heart.