2024-2025学年黑龙江省大庆外国语学校高三上学期期中考试英语试卷（含答案，无听力音频无听力原文）
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2024—2025学年度上学期
大庆外国语学校期中考试试题
高三英语
满分150分，考试时间120分钟
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How is the man feeling
A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious.
2. What does the woman recommend
A. A nearer bank.
B. A less expensive café.
C. A better place for sightseeing.
3. Where are the speakers
A. In a boat. B. On a plane. C. On a mountain.
4. What should the man do first
A. Fry the vegetables.
B. Mix the flour and water.
C. Take the chicken out of the fridge.
5. What time is it now
A. 20:30. B. 21:00. C. 21:30.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where has the woman found the report
A. On the desk. B. On the floor. C. On the bookshelf.
7. What will the woman do first
A. Send a report. B. Clean her room. C. Buy a new desk.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and son.
C. Fellow workers.
9. What industry does the woman probably work in
A. Fashion. B. Technology. C. Food service.
10. What will the man do next
A. Write an email. B. Shop for shirts. C. Go to the cafeteria.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Food. B. Restaurants. C. Foreign countries.
12. What is the woman’s nationality
A. American. B. Italian. C. Chinese.
13. Why do many Westerners have health problems according to the man
A. They lack exercise.
B. They eat too much fat and sugar.
C. They eat in restaurants too often.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man’s father do for a living
A. He is a cook. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a medical typist.
15. What does the man think of his mother’s job
A. It is boring. B. It is helpful. C. It is meaningless.
16. How often does the woman get paid
A. Once a month. B. Every three weeks. C. Every two weeks.
17. What was the most important reason for the woman choosing the job
A. To study medicine.
B. To take care of patients.
C. To balance work and family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How did Yu Chen stand out from his competitors at the interview
A. He did better on the technology tests.
B. He had more work experience.
C. He had a better degree.
19. Why is Annabel working from home today
A. She is sick.
B. She has just had a baby.
C. She has to take care of her child.
20 Where does Alison work
A. From home. B. In the office. C. A mix of the two.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November.
Vatnaj kull, Iceland
Iceland’s name becomes increasingly accurate in November, as sub- zero temperatures arrive more frequently. This is the best time for tourists to enter into the heavenly world of ice caves — more accurately, glacier caves — as these changing holes need to be safely frozen before they can be explored.
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers. With gardens designed by the famous Lanzarote architect César Manrique, Meliá Salinas is a big- name resort (度假胜地) with local style, set between two beaches.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
During the winter, Jackson Hole is a wonderland of snow skiing, snowmobiling and ice- skating. If you’re looking for some fast- paced family fun, try the Alpine Slide, where you can slide down 2,500 feet of Snow King Mountain in a bobsled (雪车). No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early.
Vancouver Island, Canada
Part of British Columbia, Vancouver Island was originally the land of the Kwakwaka’ wakw, Nuu- chah- nulth and Coast Salish peoples. Today, the island is valuing the original cultures more and more. Planning means you can take your time seeking out activities that celebrate native people’s culture. Remember that you must order the ferries (渡船)from the mainland ahead of time.
1. Where would tourists preferring quiet destinations like to go
A. Vatnaj kull. B. Lanzarote.
C. Jackson Hole. D. Vancouver Island.
2. What do the last two destinations have in common
A. They need reservations. B. They have colourful cultures.
C. They are famous for snow sports. D. They are suitable for all the family.
3 Where is the text most probably taken from
A. A coursebook. B. A survey report.
C. A guidebook. D. A geographical paper.
B
Raised by a father who was in the military and a mom who had a corporate job, Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. After college, she quickly realized where her passion lies while working in the service industry.
In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness, and four years later, a video of it went viral online. Although Crowe-Houston was cooking the food herself, social media commenters asked if she would consider food donations. Crowe-Houston then began researching and started learning all about food waste. “I really became angry around how much food goes to waste while so many people go hungry at the same time,” she says.
In the meantime, she began to notice the growing popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and DoorDash. “I started thinking, ‘Who’s going to get food delivered to the people that don’t know where their next meal is coming from ’” recalls Crowe-Houston.
The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. Goodr works with technology that makes it easy for businesses to request pickups when they have eatable food to donate or non-eatable items they want to recycle. She took her mission a step further by writing a children's book, Everybody Eats. She urges parents to not only talk about the topic with their kids but to take steps in their own home to reduce food waste.
Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need.
4. What inspired Crowe-Houston to start her own business
A. The hardships her parents met at work.
B. The education she received in college.
C. The experience in the service industry.
D. The popularity of food delivery apps.
5. What do we know about the restaurant Sunday Soul
A. It provided videos on cooking online. B. It offered food to the homeless.
C. It was open for about four years. D. It aimed to deal with food waste.
6. Which of the following deals with food safety
A. Sunday Soul. B. Instacart. C. DoorDash. D. Goodr.
7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Parents are to blame for food waste at home.
B. Crowe-Houston works for a pickup company.
C. Goodr has made a difference in saving food.
D. Goodr has been popular around the world.
C
Soon, every seat on an airplane could be a window seat! New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next-gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them.
The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre-ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15 percent. The company explains their ethos is “to reduce emissions at heart”.
“Right now, research shows the cabin can contribute between 10% and 20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle,” Airbus officials write.
“Putting a focus on reducing this, Airbus brought together ten airlines and eight technology companies to feed into a vision that rethinks the way the cabin should look and feel, maintaining superior passenger comfort.”
Airbus found that one of the biggest levers (手段) in the cabin for reducing emissions is lightweight solutions. To achieve this, efforts should be focused on creating lighter “bionic designs” that will help reduce cabin weight by up to 40 percent.
“As the world shifts to a more circular (循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. This is also a key part of the 2035+ vision,” Airbus officials explain.
“Cabin lining and components will be developed for current aircraft using new materials and a complete introduction of these will be rolled out with the next generation aircraft.”
8. What can we know about the next-gen cabins from the first two paragraphs
A. They will be made of glasses.
B. They will shorten travel time greatly.
C. They will reduce food waste to some extent.
D. They will provide whatever food passengers want.
9. What does the underlined word “ethos” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Advice. B. Fer. C. Loss. D. Idea.
10. What can be inferred about the future materials used inside the cabin
A. They are cheaper. B. They are more eco-friendly.
C. They are more convenient. D. They are more available.
11. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To advertise some new flights. B. To call on people to live a greener life.
C To introduce new design ideas of a plane. D. To explain how to make planes smarter.
D
Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos.
In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas.
Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones.
Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”.
It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness.
12. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals
A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet.
B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth.
C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before.
D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals.
13. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority.
B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones.
D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit.
14. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest
A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet.
B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level.
D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared.
15. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality.
C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life
____16____Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health.
Three ways to stop getting up at night and improve sleep.
Everyone wakes up a few times per night. Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.____17____We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.____18____Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better.
Avoidance, not anxiety, may be damaging your life.
Anxiety is a common and discouraging symptom experienced by many individuals. However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.____19____When we avoid certain situations and decisions, it can lead to more anxiety and problems.
Psychological avoidance is a powerful enemy, but there are science-based skills to fight it. Check in with your thoughts and challenge them. And let your values, not your emotions, direct your actions.
Gas lighting is emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognize and stop it.
Gas lighting is a secret, manipulative (易于操纵的), and reality-bending form of emotional abuse. Yet when gas lighting is in our own relationships, many of us struggle to identify it, let alone escape it.
Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.____20____Name the abuse. And use strategies such as getting out of the power struggle, checking in with your feelings often, and honoring your emotions to stop being subject to gas lighting.
A. These can have a big impact on gas lighting.
B. Are you wondering how to care for your mental health
C It’s called psychological avoidance.
D. Are you worried that someone you know suffers from mental problems
E. But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning.
F. Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying.
G. Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help. She ___21___ for a shift at his home, California. “When it was time to sit by his ___22___, I was terrified,” said Kate. He was nervous and ___23___, shaking under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt ___24___ - she began to sing.
Kate ___25___ the lyrics over and over, singing for two hours. “It calmed me down, which calmed him down,” she ___26___. “By the time I finished singing, I knew this was something that would be shared.” And the Threshold Choir was ___27___ - now a group of 1,300 volunteers around the world who provide ___28___ through song to people at the end of life.
When invited to a bedside, choir volunteers ___29___ from a collection of about 300 songs, many ____30____ by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort. “We sing very ____31____ and quite close,” said Kate. “We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ____32____.”
Choir singers join to make a difference because of the group’s deep sense of ____33____, which is especially apparent when a volunteer’s own loved one falls ill. Kristin Masters asked her Santa Cruz choir members to sing nearly every day throughout her partner Claudette’s ____34____ months. “Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet. It was like a ____35____ in there,” Kristin said. “I got to give her that kind of death.”
21. A. applied B. volunteered C. searched D. prepared
22. A. table B. doorstep C. bedside D. chair
23. A. upset B. excited C. confused D. crazy
24. A. happy B. lonely C. angry D. afraid
25. A. repeated B. learned C. imagined D. heard
26. A. interpreted B. advised C. estimated D. recalled
27. A. supplied B. produced C. born D. ensured
28. A. leisure B. comfort C. influence D. magic
29. A. posted B. collected C. selected D. predicted
30. A. recorded B. written C. promoted D. discussed
31. A. softly B. loudly C. toughly D. clearly
32. A. heart B. eye C. mouth D. ear
33. A. safety B. humor C. community D. justice
34. A. painful B. final C. amazing D. impressive
35. A. border B. camp C. shelter D. house
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At the Main Media Centre of the Asian Games, the Exhibition Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture has become the favourite place for people to visit in their spare time. Since its opening, the exhibition hall ___36___ (receive) over 2,000 visitors, some of whom come to experience Tuina, ___37___ form of Chinese therapeutic massage.
___38___ (originate) in primitive society, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) encompasses thousands of years of experience in the battle ___39___ disease. It was ___40___ (gradual) formed and developed. By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a basic medical theoretical system already ___41___ (establish). TCM has matured and had a profound influence on the healthcare systems of countries and regions around the world.
Zhu Wenpei, who studied Tuina during his undergraduate and postgraduate periods, said that the initial stage of study was quite ___42___ (pain). Zhu says that many people do not understand the difference between massage and Tuina. The former affects the skin and muscles,___43___ Tuina can treat issues related to Qi, blood, internal organs and even some complex diseases, such as stunted (发育不足的) growth in children. Since massage therapy tends to show relatively quick effects in treating bodily ailments (疾病), those engaged in massage work experience a strong sense of ___44___ (achieve).
Professional massage doctors also use TCM meridian theory as a guide to diagnose and treat different conditions, allowing people from around the world _____45_____ (relieve) their exhaustion.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是学生会主席李华。针对很多同学熬夜、久坐、缺乏锻炼等现象，请为你校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。内容包括：
1.存在问题；
2.建议举措；
3.发出倡议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.题目已给出，不计入总词数。
Maintain A Healthy Life
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第二节 (满分15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 still remember the day when we decorated the house, I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I’m the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good.
My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn’t expecting.
It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. She couldn’t wait. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister now. But I didn’t want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life is never going to be the same ever again. I wasn’t ready to grow up, to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant.
On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn’t ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I’d ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare (噩梦) and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around me, and I was defenseless and so weak. I ran into my parents’ bedroom but couldn’t wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying.
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After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me.
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答案
满分150分，考试时间120分钟
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How is the man feeling
A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious.
2. What does the woman recommend
A. A nearer bank.
B. A less expensive café.
C. A better place for sightseeing.
3. Where are the speakers
A. In a boat. B. On a plane. C. On a mountain.
4. What should the man do first
A. Fry the vegetables.
B. Mix the flour and water.
C. Take the chicken out of the fridge.
5. What time is it now
A. 20:30. B. 21:00. C. 21:30.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where has the woman found the report
A. On the desk. B. On the floor. C. On the bookshelf.
7. What will the woman do first
A. Send a report. B. Clean her room. C. Buy a new desk.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and son.
C. Fellow workers.
9. What industry does the woman probably work in
A. Fashion. B. Technology. C. Food service.
10. What will the man do next
A. Write an email. B. Shop for shirts. C. Go to the cafeteria.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Food. B. Restaurants. C. Foreign countries.
12. What is the woman’s nationality
A. American. B. Italian. C. Chinese.
13. Why do many Westerners have health problems according to the man
A. They lack exercise.
B. They eat too much fat and sugar.
C. They eat in restaurants too often.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man’s father do for a living
A. He is a cook. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a medical typist.
15. What does the man think of his mother’s job
A. It is boring. B. It is helpful. C. It is meaningless.
16. How often does the woman get paid
A. Once a month. B. Every three weeks. C. Every two weeks.
17. What was the most important reason for the woman choosing the job
A. To study medicine.
B. To take care of patients.
C. To balance work and family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How did Yu Chen stand out from his competitors at the interview
A. He did better on the technology tests.
B. He had more work experience.
C. He had a better degree.
19. Why is Annabel working from home today
A. She is sick.
B. She has just had a baby.
C. She has to take care of her child.
20. Where does Alison work
A. From home. B. In the office. C. A mix of the two.
听力答案：1-5 CBACA 6-10 BACBA 11-15 ACBAB 16-20 CCACB
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November.
Vatnaj kull, Iceland
Iceland’s name becomes increasingly accurate in November, as sub- zero temperatures arrive more frequently. This is the best time for tourists to enter into the heavenly world of ice caves — more accurately, glacier caves — as these changing holes need to be safely frozen before they can be explored.
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers. With gardens designed by the famous Lanzarote architect César Manrique, Meliá Salinas is a big- name resort (度假胜地) with local style, set between two beaches.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
During the winter, Jackson Hole is a wonderland of snow skiing, snowmobiling and ice- skating. If you’re looking for some fast- paced family fun, try the Alpine Slide, where you can slide down 2,500 feet of Snow King Mountain in a bobsled (雪车). No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early.
Vancouver Island, Canada
Part of British Columbia, Vancouver Island was originally the land of the Kwakwaka’ wakw, Nuu- chah- nulth and Coast Salish peoples. Today, the island is valuing the original cultures more and more. Planning means you can take your time seeking out activities that celebrate native people’s culture. Remember that you must order the ferries (渡船)from the mainland ahead of time.
1. Where would tourists preferring quiet destinations like to go
A. Vatnaj kull. B. Lanzarote.
C. Jackson Hole. D. Vancouver Island.
2. What do the last two destinations have in common
A. They need reservations. B. They have colourful cultures.
C. They are famous for snow sports. D. They are suitable for all the family.
3. Where is the text most probably taken from
A. A coursebook. B. A survey report.
C. A guidebook. D. A geographical paper.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
B
Raised by a father who was in the military and a mom who had a corporate job, Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. After college, she quickly realized where her passion lies while working in the service industry.
In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness, and four years later, a video of it went viral online. Although Crowe-Houston was cooking the food herself, social media commenters asked if she would consider food donations. Crowe-Houston then began researching and started learning all about food waste. “I really became angry around how much food goes to waste while so many people go hungry at the same time,” she says.
In the meantime, she began to notice the growing popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and DoorDash. “I started thinking, ‘Who’s going to get food delivered to the people that don’t know where their next meal is coming from ’” recalls Crowe-Houston.
The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. Goodr works with technology that makes it easy for businesses to request pickups when they have eatable food to donate or non-eatable items they want to recycle. She took her mission a step further by writing a children's book, Everybody Eats. She urges parents to not only talk about the topic with their kids but to take steps in their own home to reduce food waste.
Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need.
4. What inspired Crowe-Houston to start her own business
A. The hardships her parents met at work.
B. The education she received in college.
C. The experience in the service industry.
D. The popularity of food delivery apps.
5. What do we know about the restaurant Sunday Soul
A. It provided videos on cooking online. B. It offered food to the homeless.
C. It was open for about four years. D. It aimed to deal with food waste.
6. Which of the following deals with food safety
A. Sunday Soul. B. Instacart. C. DoorDash. D. Goodr.
7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Parents are to blame for food waste at home.
B. Crowe-Houston works for a pickup company.
C. Goodr has made a difference in saving food.
D. Goodr has been popular around the world.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C
C
Soon, every seat on an airplane could be a window seat! New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next-gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them.
The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre-ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15 percent. The company explains their ethos is “to reduce emissions at heart”.
“Right now research shows the cabin can contribute between 10% and 20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle,” Airbus officials write.
“Putting a focus on reducing this, Airbus brought together ten airlines and eight technology companies to feed into a vision that rethinks the way the cabin should look and feel, maintaining superior passenger comfort.”
Airbus found that one of the biggest levers (手段) in the cabin for reducing emissions is lightweight solutions. To achieve this, efforts should be focused on creating lighter “bionic designs” that will help reduce cabin weight by up to 40 percent.
“As the world shifts to a more circular (循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. This is also a key part of the 2035+ vision,” Airbus officials explain.
“Cabin lining and components will be developed for current aircraft using new materials and a complete introduction of these will be rolled out with the next generation aircraft.”
8. What can we know about the next-gen cabins from the first two paragraphs
A. They will be made of glasses.
B. They will shorten travel time greatly.
C. They will reduce food waste to some extent.
D. They will provide whatever food passengers want.
9. What does the underlined word “ethos” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Advice. B. Fer. C. Loss. D. Idea.
10 What can be inferred about the future materials used inside the cabin
A. They are cheaper. B. They are more eco-friendly.
C. They are more convenient. D. They are more available.
11. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To advertise some new flights. B. To call on people to live a greener life.
C. To introduce new design ideas of a plane. D. To explain how to make planes smarter.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. C
D
Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos.
In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas.
Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones.
Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”.
It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness.
12. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals
A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet.
B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth.
C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before.
D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals.
13. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority.
B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones.
D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit.
14. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest
A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet.
B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level.
D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared.
15. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality.
C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life.
____16____Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health.
Three ways to stop getting up at night and improve sleep.
Everyone wakes up a few times per night. Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.____17____We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.____18____Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better.
Avoidance, not anxiety, may be damaging your life.
Anxiety is a common and discouraging symptom experienced by many individuals. However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.____19____When we avoid certain situations and decisions, it can lead to more anxiety and problems.
Psychological avoidance is a powerful enemy, but there are science-based skills to fight it. Check in with your thoughts and challenge them. And let your values, not your emotions, direct your actions.
Gas lighting is emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognize and stop it.
Gas lighting is a secret, manipulative (易于操纵的), and reality-bending form of emotional abuse. Yet when gas lighting is in our own relationships, many of us struggle to identify it, let alone escape it.
Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.____20____Name the abuse. And use strategies such as getting out of the power struggle, checking in with your feelings often, and honoring your emotions to stop being subject to gas lighting.
A. These can have a big impact on gas lighting.
B. Are you wondering how to care for your mental health
C. It’s called psychological avoidance.
D. Are you worried that someone you know suffers from mental problems
E. But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning.
F. Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying.
G. Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help.
【答案】16. B 17. E 18. G 19. C 20. F
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help. She ___21___ for a shift at his home, California. “When it was time to sit by his ___22___, I was terrified,” said Kate. He was nervous and ___23___, shaking under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt ___24___ - she began to sing.
Kate ___25___ the lyrics over and over, singing for two hours. “It calmed me down, which calmed him down,” she ___26___. “By the time I finished singing, I knew this was something that would be shared.” And the Threshold Choir was ___27___ - now a group of 1,300 volunteers around the world who provide ___28___ through song to people at the end of life.
When invited to a bedside, choir volunteers ___29___ from a collection of about 300 songs, many ____30____ by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort. “We sing very ____31____ and quite close,” said Kate. “We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ____32____.”
Choir singers join to make a difference because of the group’s deep sense of ____33____, which is especially apparent when a volunteer’s own loved one falls ill. Kristin Masters asked her Santa Cruz choir members to sing nearly every day throughout her partner Claudette’s ____34____ months. “Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet. It was like a ____35____ in there,” Kristin said. “I got to give her that kind of death.”
21. A. applied B. volunteered C. searched D. prepared
22. A. table B. doorstep C. bedside D. chair
23. A. upset B. excited C. confused D. crazy
24. A. happy B. lonely C. angry D. afraid
25. A. repeated B. learned C. imagined D. heard
26. A. interpreted B. advised C. estimated D. recalled
27. A. supplied B. produced C. born D. ensured
28. A. leisure B. comfort C. influence D. magic
29. A. posted B. collected C. selected D. predicted
30. A. recorded B. written C. promoted D. discussed
31. A. softly B. loudly C. toughly D. clearly
32. A. heart B. eye C. mouth D. ear
33. A. safety B. humor C. community D. justice
34. A. painful B. final C. amazing D. impressive
35. A. border B. camp C. shelter D. house
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At the Main Media Centre of the Asian Games, the Exhibition Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture has become the favourite place for people to visit in their spare time. Since its opening, the exhibition hall ___36___ (receive) over 2,000 visitors, some of whom come to experience Tuina, ___37___ form of Chinese therapeutic massage.
___38___ (originate) in primitive society, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) encompasses thousands of years of experience in the battle ___39___ disease. It was ___40___ (gradual) formed and developed. By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a basic medical theoretical system already ___41___ (establish). TCM has matured and had a profound influence on the healthcare systems of countries and regions around the world.
Zhu Wenpei, who studied Tuina during his undergraduate and postgraduate periods, said that the initial stage of study was quite ___42___ (pain). Zhu says that many people do not understand the difference between massage and Tuina. The former affects the skin and muscles,___43___ Tuina can treat issues related to Qi, blood, internal organs and even some complex diseases, such as stunted (发育不足的) growth in children. Since massage therapy tends to show relatively quick effects in treating bodily ailments (疾病), those engaged in massage work experience a strong sense of ___44___ (achieve).
Professional massage doctors also use TCM meridian theory as a guide to diagnose and treat different conditions, allowing people from around the world _____45_____ (relieve) their exhaustion.
【答案】36. has received
37. a 38. Originating
39. with##against
40. gradually
41. had been established
42. painful
43. but##yet##while
44. achievement
45. to relieve
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你学生会主席李华。针对很多同学熬夜、久坐、缺乏锻炼等现象，请为你校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。内容包括：
1.存在问题；
2.建议举措；
3.发出倡议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.题目已给出，不计入总词数。
Maintain A Healthy Life
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】One possible version:
Maintain A Healthy Life
Recently, issues of late-night studying, prolonged sitting, and a lack of physical activity among students have aroused great concern. These unhealthy habits can significantly impact our physical and mental well-being.
To address these concerns, it is crucial to take regular breaks during study sessions to prevent tiredness. Additionally, promoting physical activities during school hours can encourage students to engage in movement and enhance our physical health. Furthermore, students should be educated on the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
By prioritizing health and well-being, we can improve our academic performance, enhance our mental state, and build a foundation for a brighter future. Together, let us take the necessary steps to maintain a healthy life.
第二节 (满分15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 still remember the day when we decorated the house, I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I’m the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good.
My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn’t expecting.
It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. She couldn’t wait. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister now. But I didn’t want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life is never going to be the same ever again. I wasn’t ready to grow up, to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant.
On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn’t ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I’d ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare (噩梦) and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around me, and I was defenseless and so weak. I ran into my parents’ bedroom but couldn’t wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying.
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After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me.
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【答案】 Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying. Panic at first, I then realized that it was just a car passing by. But she felt uneasy, her mouth wide opening, arms waving, and legs kicking. I thought she might be scared too, so I held out my hand to hold hers, patting her on the back with the other. I even moved a bit closer to her little bed, whispering my favorite song to her ears, just as my mum did when I got scared. Surprisingly, she seemed to understand me and stopped crying. Looking into her big eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief.
After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me. The sense of loneliness was replaced by the responsibility of being an elder brother. Even though her arrival took over the center of the whole family initially, she started to become the center of my attention too. With her cute round face and sparkling eyes, she also won my love and care for her. I looked around and found my parents, awake, smiling at me. With a shadow of a happy family cast on the window, I felt my little sister was the best gift I'd ever got.
大庆外国语学校期中考试试题
高三英语
满分150分，考试时间120分钟
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How is the man feeling
A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious.
2. What does the woman recommend
A. A nearer bank.
B. A less expensive café.
C. A better place for sightseeing.
3. Where are the speakers
A. In a boat. B. On a plane. C. On a mountain.
4. What should the man do first
A. Fry the vegetables.
B. Mix the flour and water.
C. Take the chicken out of the fridge.
5. What time is it now
A. 20:30. B. 21:00. C. 21:30.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where has the woman found the report
A. On the desk. B. On the floor. C. On the bookshelf.
7. What will the woman do first
A. Send a report. B. Clean her room. C. Buy a new desk.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and son.
C. Fellow workers.
9. What industry does the woman probably work in
A. Fashion. B. Technology. C. Food service.
10. What will the man do next
A. Write an email. B. Shop for shirts. C. Go to the cafeteria.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Food. B. Restaurants. C. Foreign countries.
12. What is the woman’s nationality
A. American. B. Italian. C. Chinese.
13. Why do many Westerners have health problems according to the man
A. They lack exercise.
B. They eat too much fat and sugar.
C. They eat in restaurants too often.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man’s father do for a living
A. He is a cook. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a medical typist.
15. What does the man think of his mother’s job
A. It is boring. B. It is helpful. C. It is meaningless.
16. How often does the woman get paid
A. Once a month. B. Every three weeks. C. Every two weeks.
17. What was the most important reason for the woman choosing the job
A. To study medicine.
B. To take care of patients.
C. To balance work and family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How did Yu Chen stand out from his competitors at the interview
A. He did better on the technology tests.
B. He had more work experience.
C. He had a better degree.
19. Why is Annabel working from home today
A. She is sick.
B. She has just had a baby.
C. She has to take care of her child.
20 Where does Alison work
A. From home. B. In the office. C. A mix of the two.
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November.
Vatnaj kull, Iceland
Iceland’s name becomes increasingly accurate in November, as sub- zero temperatures arrive more frequently. This is the best time for tourists to enter into the heavenly world of ice caves — more accurately, glacier caves — as these changing holes need to be safely frozen before they can be explored.
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers. With gardens designed by the famous Lanzarote architect César Manrique, Meliá Salinas is a big- name resort (度假胜地) with local style, set between two beaches.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
During the winter, Jackson Hole is a wonderland of snow skiing, snowmobiling and ice- skating. If you’re looking for some fast- paced family fun, try the Alpine Slide, where you can slide down 2,500 feet of Snow King Mountain in a bobsled (雪车). No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early.
Vancouver Island, Canada
Part of British Columbia, Vancouver Island was originally the land of the Kwakwaka’ wakw, Nuu- chah- nulth and Coast Salish peoples. Today, the island is valuing the original cultures more and more. Planning means you can take your time seeking out activities that celebrate native people’s culture. Remember that you must order the ferries (渡船)from the mainland ahead of time.
1. Where would tourists preferring quiet destinations like to go
A. Vatnaj kull. B. Lanzarote.
C. Jackson Hole. D. Vancouver Island.
2. What do the last two destinations have in common
A. They need reservations. B. They have colourful cultures.
C. They are famous for snow sports. D. They are suitable for all the family.
3 Where is the text most probably taken from
A. A coursebook. B. A survey report.
C. A guidebook. D. A geographical paper.
B
Raised by a father who was in the military and a mom who had a corporate job, Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. After college, she quickly realized where her passion lies while working in the service industry.
In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness, and four years later, a video of it went viral online. Although Crowe-Houston was cooking the food herself, social media commenters asked if she would consider food donations. Crowe-Houston then began researching and started learning all about food waste. “I really became angry around how much food goes to waste while so many people go hungry at the same time,” she says.
In the meantime, she began to notice the growing popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and DoorDash. “I started thinking, ‘Who’s going to get food delivered to the people that don’t know where their next meal is coming from ’” recalls Crowe-Houston.
The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. Goodr works with technology that makes it easy for businesses to request pickups when they have eatable food to donate or non-eatable items they want to recycle. She took her mission a step further by writing a children's book, Everybody Eats. She urges parents to not only talk about the topic with their kids but to take steps in their own home to reduce food waste.
Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need.
4. What inspired Crowe-Houston to start her own business
A. The hardships her parents met at work.
B. The education she received in college.
C. The experience in the service industry.
D. The popularity of food delivery apps.
5. What do we know about the restaurant Sunday Soul
A. It provided videos on cooking online. B. It offered food to the homeless.
C. It was open for about four years. D. It aimed to deal with food waste.
6. Which of the following deals with food safety
A. Sunday Soul. B. Instacart. C. DoorDash. D. Goodr.
7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Parents are to blame for food waste at home.
B. Crowe-Houston works for a pickup company.
C. Goodr has made a difference in saving food.
D. Goodr has been popular around the world.
C
Soon, every seat on an airplane could be a window seat! New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next-gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them.
The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre-ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15 percent. The company explains their ethos is “to reduce emissions at heart”.
“Right now, research shows the cabin can contribute between 10% and 20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle,” Airbus officials write.
“Putting a focus on reducing this, Airbus brought together ten airlines and eight technology companies to feed into a vision that rethinks the way the cabin should look and feel, maintaining superior passenger comfort.”
Airbus found that one of the biggest levers (手段) in the cabin for reducing emissions is lightweight solutions. To achieve this, efforts should be focused on creating lighter “bionic designs” that will help reduce cabin weight by up to 40 percent.
“As the world shifts to a more circular (循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. This is also a key part of the 2035+ vision,” Airbus officials explain.
“Cabin lining and components will be developed for current aircraft using new materials and a complete introduction of these will be rolled out with the next generation aircraft.”
8. What can we know about the next-gen cabins from the first two paragraphs
A. They will be made of glasses.
B. They will shorten travel time greatly.
C. They will reduce food waste to some extent.
D. They will provide whatever food passengers want.
9. What does the underlined word “ethos” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Advice. B. Fer. C. Loss. D. Idea.
10. What can be inferred about the future materials used inside the cabin
A. They are cheaper. B. They are more eco-friendly.
C. They are more convenient. D. They are more available.
11. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To advertise some new flights. B. To call on people to live a greener life.
C To introduce new design ideas of a plane. D. To explain how to make planes smarter.
D
Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos.
In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas.
Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones.
Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”.
It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness.
12. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals
A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet.
B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth.
C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before.
D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals.
13. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority.
B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones.
D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit.
14. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest
A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet.
B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level.
D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared.
15. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality.
C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life
____16____Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health.
Three ways to stop getting up at night and improve sleep.
Everyone wakes up a few times per night. Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.____17____We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.____18____Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better.
Avoidance, not anxiety, may be damaging your life.
Anxiety is a common and discouraging symptom experienced by many individuals. However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.____19____When we avoid certain situations and decisions, it can lead to more anxiety and problems.
Psychological avoidance is a powerful enemy, but there are science-based skills to fight it. Check in with your thoughts and challenge them. And let your values, not your emotions, direct your actions.
Gas lighting is emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognize and stop it.
Gas lighting is a secret, manipulative (易于操纵的), and reality-bending form of emotional abuse. Yet when gas lighting is in our own relationships, many of us struggle to identify it, let alone escape it.
Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.____20____Name the abuse. And use strategies such as getting out of the power struggle, checking in with your feelings often, and honoring your emotions to stop being subject to gas lighting.
A. These can have a big impact on gas lighting.
B. Are you wondering how to care for your mental health
C It’s called psychological avoidance.
D. Are you worried that someone you know suffers from mental problems
E. But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning.
F. Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying.
G. Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help.
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help. She ___21___ for a shift at his home, California. “When it was time to sit by his ___22___, I was terrified,” said Kate. He was nervous and ___23___, shaking under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt ___24___ - she began to sing.
Kate ___25___ the lyrics over and over, singing for two hours. “It calmed me down, which calmed him down,” she ___26___. “By the time I finished singing, I knew this was something that would be shared.” And the Threshold Choir was ___27___ - now a group of 1,300 volunteers around the world who provide ___28___ through song to people at the end of life.
When invited to a bedside, choir volunteers ___29___ from a collection of about 300 songs, many ____30____ by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort. “We sing very ____31____ and quite close,” said Kate. “We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ____32____.”
Choir singers join to make a difference because of the group’s deep sense of ____33____, which is especially apparent when a volunteer’s own loved one falls ill. Kristin Masters asked her Santa Cruz choir members to sing nearly every day throughout her partner Claudette’s ____34____ months. “Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet. It was like a ____35____ in there,” Kristin said. “I got to give her that kind of death.”
21. A. applied B. volunteered C. searched D. prepared
22. A. table B. doorstep C. bedside D. chair
23. A. upset B. excited C. confused D. crazy
24. A. happy B. lonely C. angry D. afraid
25. A. repeated B. learned C. imagined D. heard
26. A. interpreted B. advised C. estimated D. recalled
27. A. supplied B. produced C. born D. ensured
28. A. leisure B. comfort C. influence D. magic
29. A. posted B. collected C. selected D. predicted
30. A. recorded B. written C. promoted D. discussed
31. A. softly B. loudly C. toughly D. clearly
32. A. heart B. eye C. mouth D. ear
33. A. safety B. humor C. community D. justice
34. A. painful B. final C. amazing D. impressive
35. A. border B. camp C. shelter D. house
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At the Main Media Centre of the Asian Games, the Exhibition Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture has become the favourite place for people to visit in their spare time. Since its opening, the exhibition hall ___36___ (receive) over 2,000 visitors, some of whom come to experience Tuina, ___37___ form of Chinese therapeutic massage.
___38___ (originate) in primitive society, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) encompasses thousands of years of experience in the battle ___39___ disease. It was ___40___ (gradual) formed and developed. By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a basic medical theoretical system already ___41___ (establish). TCM has matured and had a profound influence on the healthcare systems of countries and regions around the world.
Zhu Wenpei, who studied Tuina during his undergraduate and postgraduate periods, said that the initial stage of study was quite ___42___ (pain). Zhu says that many people do not understand the difference between massage and Tuina. The former affects the skin and muscles,___43___ Tuina can treat issues related to Qi, blood, internal organs and even some complex diseases, such as stunted (发育不足的) growth in children. Since massage therapy tends to show relatively quick effects in treating bodily ailments (疾病), those engaged in massage work experience a strong sense of ___44___ (achieve).
Professional massage doctors also use TCM meridian theory as a guide to diagnose and treat different conditions, allowing people from around the world _____45_____ (relieve) their exhaustion.
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是学生会主席李华。针对很多同学熬夜、久坐、缺乏锻炼等现象，请为你校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。内容包括：
1.存在问题；
2.建议举措；
3.发出倡议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.题目已给出，不计入总词数。
Maintain A Healthy Life
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
第二节 (满分15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 still remember the day when we decorated the house, I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I’m the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good.
My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn’t expecting.
It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. She couldn’t wait. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister now. But I didn’t want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life is never going to be the same ever again. I wasn’t ready to grow up, to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant.
On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn’t ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I’d ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare (噩梦) and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around me, and I was defenseless and so weak. I ran into my parents’ bedroom but couldn’t wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying.
______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me.
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答案
满分150分，考试时间120分钟
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. How is the man feeling
A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious.
2. What does the woman recommend
A. A nearer bank.
B. A less expensive café.
C. A better place for sightseeing.
3. Where are the speakers
A. In a boat. B. On a plane. C. On a mountain.
4. What should the man do first
A. Fry the vegetables.
B. Mix the flour and water.
C. Take the chicken out of the fridge.
5. What time is it now
A. 20:30. B. 21:00. C. 21:30.
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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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. Where has the woman found the report
A. On the desk. B. On the floor. C. On the bookshelf.
7. What will the woman do first
A. Send a report. B. Clean her room. C. Buy a new desk.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. What is the relationship between the speakers
A. Teacher and student.
B. Mother and son.
C. Fellow workers.
9. What industry does the woman probably work in
A. Fashion. B. Technology. C. Food service.
10. What will the man do next
A. Write an email. B. Shop for shirts. C. Go to the cafeteria.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Food. B. Restaurants. C. Foreign countries.
12. What is the woman’s nationality
A. American. B. Italian. C. Chinese.
13. Why do many Westerners have health problems according to the man
A. They lack exercise.
B. They eat too much fat and sugar.
C. They eat in restaurants too often.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man’s father do for a living
A. He is a cook. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a medical typist.
15. What does the man think of his mother’s job
A. It is boring. B. It is helpful. C. It is meaningless.
16. How often does the woman get paid
A. Once a month. B. Every three weeks. C. Every two weeks.
17. What was the most important reason for the woman choosing the job
A. To study medicine.
B. To take care of patients.
C. To balance work and family.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. How did Yu Chen stand out from his competitors at the interview
A. He did better on the technology tests.
B. He had more work experience.
C. He had a better degree.
19. Why is Annabel working from home today
A. She is sick.
B. She has just had a baby.
C. She has to take care of her child.
20. Where does Alison work
A. From home. B. In the office. C. A mix of the two.
听力答案：1-5 CBACA 6-10 BACBA 11-15 ACBAB 16-20 CCACB
第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November.
Vatnaj kull, Iceland
Iceland’s name becomes increasingly accurate in November, as sub- zero temperatures arrive more frequently. This is the best time for tourists to enter into the heavenly world of ice caves — more accurately, glacier caves — as these changing holes need to be safely frozen before they can be explored.
Lanzarote, Canary Islands
Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers. With gardens designed by the famous Lanzarote architect César Manrique, Meliá Salinas is a big- name resort (度假胜地) with local style, set between two beaches.
Jackson Hole, Wyoming
During the winter, Jackson Hole is a wonderland of snow skiing, snowmobiling and ice- skating. If you’re looking for some fast- paced family fun, try the Alpine Slide, where you can slide down 2,500 feet of Snow King Mountain in a bobsled (雪车). No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early.
Vancouver Island, Canada
Part of British Columbia, Vancouver Island was originally the land of the Kwakwaka’ wakw, Nuu- chah- nulth and Coast Salish peoples. Today, the island is valuing the original cultures more and more. Planning means you can take your time seeking out activities that celebrate native people’s culture. Remember that you must order the ferries (渡船)from the mainland ahead of time.
1. Where would tourists preferring quiet destinations like to go
A. Vatnaj kull. B. Lanzarote.
C. Jackson Hole. D. Vancouver Island.
2. What do the last two destinations have in common
A. They need reservations. B. They have colourful cultures.
C. They are famous for snow sports. D. They are suitable for all the family.
3. Where is the text most probably taken from
A. A coursebook. B. A survey report.
C. A guidebook. D. A geographical paper.
【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C
B
Raised by a father who was in the military and a mom who had a corporate job, Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. After college, she quickly realized where her passion lies while working in the service industry.
In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness, and four years later, a video of it went viral online. Although Crowe-Houston was cooking the food herself, social media commenters asked if she would consider food donations. Crowe-Houston then began researching and started learning all about food waste. “I really became angry around how much food goes to waste while so many people go hungry at the same time,” she says.
In the meantime, she began to notice the growing popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and DoorDash. “I started thinking, ‘Who’s going to get food delivered to the people that don’t know where their next meal is coming from ’” recalls Crowe-Houston.
The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. Goodr works with technology that makes it easy for businesses to request pickups when they have eatable food to donate or non-eatable items they want to recycle. She took her mission a step further by writing a children's book, Everybody Eats. She urges parents to not only talk about the topic with their kids but to take steps in their own home to reduce food waste.
Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need.
4. What inspired Crowe-Houston to start her own business
A. The hardships her parents met at work.
B. The education she received in college.
C. The experience in the service industry.
D. The popularity of food delivery apps.
5. What do we know about the restaurant Sunday Soul
A. It provided videos on cooking online. B. It offered food to the homeless.
C. It was open for about four years. D. It aimed to deal with food waste.
6. Which of the following deals with food safety
A. Sunday Soul. B. Instacart. C. DoorDash. D. Goodr.
7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs
A. Parents are to blame for food waste at home.
B. Crowe-Houston works for a pickup company.
C. Goodr has made a difference in saving food.
D. Goodr has been popular around the world.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C
C
Soon, every seat on an airplane could be a window seat! New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next-gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them.
The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre-ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15 percent. The company explains their ethos is “to reduce emissions at heart”.
“Right now research shows the cabin can contribute between 10% and 20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle,” Airbus officials write.
“Putting a focus on reducing this, Airbus brought together ten airlines and eight technology companies to feed into a vision that rethinks the way the cabin should look and feel, maintaining superior passenger comfort.”
Airbus found that one of the biggest levers (手段) in the cabin for reducing emissions is lightweight solutions. To achieve this, efforts should be focused on creating lighter “bionic designs” that will help reduce cabin weight by up to 40 percent.
“As the world shifts to a more circular (循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. This is also a key part of the 2035+ vision,” Airbus officials explain.
“Cabin lining and components will be developed for current aircraft using new materials and a complete introduction of these will be rolled out with the next generation aircraft.”
8. What can we know about the next-gen cabins from the first two paragraphs
A. They will be made of glasses.
B. They will shorten travel time greatly.
C. They will reduce food waste to some extent.
D. They will provide whatever food passengers want.
9. What does the underlined word “ethos” in paragraph 2 probably mean
A. Advice. B. Fer. C. Loss. D. Idea.
10 What can be inferred about the future materials used inside the cabin
A. They are cheaper. B. They are more eco-friendly.
C. They are more convenient. D. They are more available.
11. What is the purpose of the passage
A. To advertise some new flights. B. To call on people to live a greener life.
C. To introduce new design ideas of a plane. D. To explain how to make planes smarter.
【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. C
D
Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos.
In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas.
Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones.
Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”.
It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness.
12. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals
A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet.
B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth.
C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before.
D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals.
13. What can we learn from paragraph 3
A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority.
B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones.
D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit.
14. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest
A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet.
B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly.
C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level.
D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared.
15. What’s the best title for this passage
A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality.
C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits.
【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life.
____16____Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health.
Three ways to stop getting up at night and improve sleep.
Everyone wakes up a few times per night. Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.____17____We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.____18____Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better.
Avoidance, not anxiety, may be damaging your life.
Anxiety is a common and discouraging symptom experienced by many individuals. However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.____19____When we avoid certain situations and decisions, it can lead to more anxiety and problems.
Psychological avoidance is a powerful enemy, but there are science-based skills to fight it. Check in with your thoughts and challenge them. And let your values, not your emotions, direct your actions.
Gas lighting is emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognize and stop it.
Gas lighting is a secret, manipulative (易于操纵的), and reality-bending form of emotional abuse. Yet when gas lighting is in our own relationships, many of us struggle to identify it, let alone escape it.
Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.____20____Name the abuse. And use strategies such as getting out of the power struggle, checking in with your feelings often, and honoring your emotions to stop being subject to gas lighting.
A. These can have a big impact on gas lighting.
B. Are you wondering how to care for your mental health
C. It’s called psychological avoidance.
D. Are you worried that someone you know suffers from mental problems
E. But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning.
F. Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying.
G. Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help.
【答案】16. B 17. E 18. G 19. C 20. F
第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help. She ___21___ for a shift at his home, California. “When it was time to sit by his ___22___, I was terrified,” said Kate. He was nervous and ___23___, shaking under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt ___24___ - she began to sing.
Kate ___25___ the lyrics over and over, singing for two hours. “It calmed me down, which calmed him down,” she ___26___. “By the time I finished singing, I knew this was something that would be shared.” And the Threshold Choir was ___27___ - now a group of 1,300 volunteers around the world who provide ___28___ through song to people at the end of life.
When invited to a bedside, choir volunteers ___29___ from a collection of about 300 songs, many ____30____ by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort. “We sing very ____31____ and quite close,” said Kate. “We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ____32____.”
Choir singers join to make a difference because of the group’s deep sense of ____33____, which is especially apparent when a volunteer’s own loved one falls ill. Kristin Masters asked her Santa Cruz choir members to sing nearly every day throughout her partner Claudette’s ____34____ months. “Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet. It was like a ____35____ in there,” Kristin said. “I got to give her that kind of death.”
21. A. applied B. volunteered C. searched D. prepared
22. A. table B. doorstep C. bedside D. chair
23. A. upset B. excited C. confused D. crazy
24. A. happy B. lonely C. angry D. afraid
25. A. repeated B. learned C. imagined D. heard
26. A. interpreted B. advised C. estimated D. recalled
27. A. supplied B. produced C. born D. ensured
28. A. leisure B. comfort C. influence D. magic
29. A. posted B. collected C. selected D. predicted
30. A. recorded B. written C. promoted D. discussed
31. A. softly B. loudly C. toughly D. clearly
32. A. heart B. eye C. mouth D. ear
33. A. safety B. humor C. community D. justice
34. A. painful B. final C. amazing D. impressive
35. A. border B. camp C. shelter D. house
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C
第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
At the Main Media Centre of the Asian Games, the Exhibition Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture has become the favourite place for people to visit in their spare time. Since its opening, the exhibition hall ___36___ (receive) over 2,000 visitors, some of whom come to experience Tuina, ___37___ form of Chinese therapeutic massage.
___38___ (originate) in primitive society, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) encompasses thousands of years of experience in the battle ___39___ disease. It was ___40___ (gradual) formed and developed. By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a basic medical theoretical system already ___41___ (establish). TCM has matured and had a profound influence on the healthcare systems of countries and regions around the world.
Zhu Wenpei, who studied Tuina during his undergraduate and postgraduate periods, said that the initial stage of study was quite ___42___ (pain). Zhu says that many people do not understand the difference between massage and Tuina. The former affects the skin and muscles,___43___ Tuina can treat issues related to Qi, blood, internal organs and even some complex diseases, such as stunted (发育不足的) growth in children. Since massage therapy tends to show relatively quick effects in treating bodily ailments (疾病), those engaged in massage work experience a strong sense of ___44___ (achieve).
Professional massage doctors also use TCM meridian theory as a guide to diagnose and treat different conditions, allowing people from around the world _____45_____ (relieve) their exhaustion.
【答案】36. has received
37. a 38. Originating
39. with##against
40. gradually
41. had been established
42. painful
43. but##yet##while
44. achievement
45. to relieve
第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你学生会主席李华。针对很多同学熬夜、久坐、缺乏锻炼等现象，请为你校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。内容包括：
1.存在问题；
2.建议举措；
3.发出倡议。
注意：
1.词数80左右；
2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；
3.题目已给出，不计入总词数。
Maintain A Healthy Life
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【答案】One possible version:
Maintain A Healthy Life
Recently, issues of late-night studying, prolonged sitting, and a lack of physical activity among students have aroused great concern. These unhealthy habits can significantly impact our physical and mental well-being.
To address these concerns, it is crucial to take regular breaks during study sessions to prevent tiredness. Additionally, promoting physical activities during school hours can encourage students to engage in movement and enhance our physical health. Furthermore, students should be educated on the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle.
By prioritizing health and well-being, we can improve our academic performance, enhance our mental state, and build a foundation for a brighter future. Together, let us take the necessary steps to maintain a healthy life.
第二节 (满分15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 still remember the day when we decorated the house, I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I’m the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good.
My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn’t expecting.
It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. She couldn’t wait. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister now. But I didn’t want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life is never going to be the same ever again. I wasn’t ready to grow up, to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant.
On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn’t ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I’d ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare (噩梦) and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around me, and I was defenseless and so weak. I ran into my parents’ bedroom but couldn’t wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed.
注意：
1. 续写词数应为150左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying.
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After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me.
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【答案】 Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying. Panic at first, I then realized that it was just a car passing by. But she felt uneasy, her mouth wide opening, arms waving, and legs kicking. I thought she might be scared too, so I held out my hand to hold hers, patting her on the back with the other. I even moved a bit closer to her little bed, whispering my favorite song to her ears, just as my mum did when I got scared. Surprisingly, she seemed to understand me and stopped crying. Looking into her big eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief.
After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me. The sense of loneliness was replaced by the responsibility of being an elder brother. Even though her arrival took over the center of the whole family initially, she started to become the center of my attention too. With her cute round face and sparkling eyes, she also won my love and care for her. I looked around and found my parents, awake, smiling at me. With a shadow of a happy family cast on the window, I felt my little sister was the best gift I'd ever got.
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