福州一中2023—2024学年第二学期第二学段模块考试
高二 英语学科选择性必修三模块试卷
（完卷120分钟 满分150分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 speakers do
A. Go for a short trip. B. Take care of the kids. C. Work in the country.
2. When did BAA change its name into NBA
A. In 1943. B. In 1946. C. In 1949.
3. Where are the speakers now
A. In the hotel. B. At home. C. On the highway.
4. How does the man feel about the woman
A. She is careless with money.
B. She doesn’t like money.
C. She is able to make money.
5. What does the woman ask the man to do in a week
A. Take some medicine. B. Have a further check-up. C. Attend a Christmas party.
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 are the speakers talking about
A. Single parties. B. Online shopping. C. A special festival.
7. What is the purpose of Double 11 according to the woman
A. To promote online sales.
B. To help people show love.
C. To help people get together.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is the woman making the call
A. To offer instructions. B. To confirm information. C. To make recommendations.
9. What does the hotel provide for Mr. Gates during his stay
A. Breakfast. B. Working lunch. C. Three meals.
10. How will the woman recommend the attractions to the man
A. By phone. B. By e-mail. C. By telling him face to face.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Brad busy doing now
A. Writing reports. B. Copying reports. C. Typing up reports.
12. What did people mostly use the Internet to do in the past
A. Update their blogs. B. Visit social networks. C. Get specific information.
13. What is Jason’s survey mainly about
A. Targeted ads. B. Internet surfing. C. Screen addiction.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man have trouble with
A. His job. B. His boss. C. His health.
15. How many people are there working on the project in all
A Five. B. Six. C. Eleven.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Ask others for advice. B. Work hard on the project. C. Step up as a team leader.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Leadership. B. Teamwork. C. Friendship.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What did Rosen do to recover his lost cats
A. Call the police. B. Set up a camera system. C. Turn to his children for help.
19. What do we know about Rosen’s missing cats
A. Six cats have gone in total.
B. They are not equipped with radio collars.
C. His first cat disappeared in September, 2015.
20. How much did Rosen offer as a reward initially
A. $10,000. B. $20,000. C. $30,000.
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
If you want to find a place of interest to spend your summer vacation, think about the following locations.
The Nautilus Maldives
Opened in 2019,this independent，Maldivian-owned resort(度假村）is the island nation’s only Relais & Chateaux property. It’s located off a beautiful sandy island in the Indian Ocean, which has been officially recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for its stunning coral reefs and various marine life. Splendid, oversized accommodations are balanced with plain inners, intended to be in harmony with the surrounding natural scenery.
Six Senses Laamu, the Maldives
Sustainability lies at the core of the unique, luxurious resort in the Maldives’ isolated Laamu Atoll. The three-storied overwater buildings are constructed of local materials, which brings money to nearby island communities. Follow it up with a meal made from produce grown in the islands gardens without using artificial chemicals and freshly caught seafood from local fishermen. Finally, treat yourself to one of the many spa treatments at the Six Senses Spa overlooking the ocean.
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Built along a small island, the overwater buildings at the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora rise over the island, blue waters. Inners are simple, inspired by the natural style of a traditional Polynesian village, and all have indoor-outdoor spaces with ladders for access to the lake. Choose from one of three views: beach, lake, or, our favorite, mountain.
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Qatar
On a private island twenty minutes by boat from Qatar’s capital city, this resort houses the Persian Gulf’s 11 Maldivian-inspired overwater buildings on a scale only found in the Middle East. Think: two and three-bedroom units (beginning at 2,500 square feet), each equipped with facilities like a private full-sized swimming pool.
1. What is the building feature of The Nautilus Maldives
A. Its building material is sand. B. It is integrated with nature.
C. It is designed by UNESCO. D. Its rooms are not big enough.
2. Which resort best suits people who want organic food
A. The Nautilus Maldives
B. Six Senses Laamu, the Maldives
C. Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Qatar
D. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia
3. What do these four resorts have in common
A. They are built overwater. B. They offer spa service.
C. They are on private islands. D. They adopt Polynesian style.
B
All the Beauty in the World, Patrick Bringley’s memoir (回忆录) about his 10 years working as a guard at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), brings new meaning to the term “art appreciation”.
Bringley is not the only Met staffer to write about the institution. But Bringley’s “guard’s-eye view” is unique, and he presents his personal story with sincerity. After his brother Tom’s death in 2008, Bringley gave up his job as a journalist for a job in which “I was happy to be going nowhere”. He explains, “I had lost someone. I did not wish to move on from that. In a sense, I didn’t wish to move at all.”
All the Beauty in the World offers well-chosen cases about the museum to support Bringley’s personal tale. The Met opened in 1880 and has since expanded to more than 2.5 million square feet—“the size of about 3,000 average New York apartments”. The “salmon run (鲑鱼回游) of visitors” that goes up the Grand Staircase every morning when the museum opens adds up to a crowd of nearly 7 million visitors a year.
As interesting as these facts are, it’s Bringley’s reflections on dozens of individual paintings, photographs, sculptures and ancient artifacts that turn this book into a tribute (致敬) to the power of art. I think that “sometimes we need permission to stop and adore things, and a work of art gives us that”. In a Vermeer portrait of a dozing maidservant, he is moved to see that the artist captured “that feeling we sometimes have that a private setting possesses a holiness of its own. It was my constant feeling in Tom’s hospital room.”
As rich in moving insights as the Met is in treasures, All the Beauty in the World reminds us of the importance of learning not “about art, but from it” and attaining peace into art. This is art appreciation at a deep level.
4. What sets All the Beauty in the World apart from other books written by Met staffers
A. His writing perspective. B. His analysis of visitors.
C. His focus on MET’s history. D. His introduction to artworks.
5. What caused Bringley to change his job according to his words
A His hobby from childhood. B. His failure as a journalist.
C. Loss of his beloved brother. D. His ambition of being great.
6. What is Para. 4 mainly about regarding the book
A. An account of Met’s development.
B. An introduction of recognized artists.
C. Bringley’s interpretations of individual artworks.
D. Bringley’s review of the impact of technology on art.
7. What can be the best title of this passage
A. Learn from Art, Find Peace B. Appreciate Life, Know Art
C. Little-known Facts about the Met D. Inner Worlds of the Famous Artists
C
One might expect that the ever-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday-makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as ‘the last paradise on earth’.
However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. Overcrowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal. Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most in a rush to make quick money. In recent years, Nepal’s forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise, with the consequent destruction of precious trees and plants.
The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multinational organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn’t happier in his village working his own land.
Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.
The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Increased understanding in planning worldwide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.
8. What does the underlined sentence of Para. 1 imply about tourism expansion
A. Its technical challenge. B. Its positive social effects.
C. Its potential drawbacks. D. Its undervalued profitability.
9. Why does the author mention “Nepal” in Para. 2
A. To support an argument. B. To make comparison.
C. To show cause and effect. D. To group related ideas.
10. What is the main impact of tourism on farmers based on the text
A. Increased opportunities. B. Improved work-life balance.
C. Transformed livelihood. D. Enhanced social status.
11. What may determine the future of tourism
A. Cultural diversity. B. Off-track destinations.
C. Stable market. D. Strengthened management.
D
Power often boosts an employee’s creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from restrictions. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.
“This is important because people with more power are able to express their creative ideas more than those with less power, which leads to a rich-get-richer dynamic that strengthens these power imbalances.” said Brian Lucas, assistant professor in the Cornell University. “Understanding ways to boost the creativity of lower power workers can help them find the right way to deal with this low-power disadvantage,” Lucas said.
Lucas and his colleagues conducted three studies to reach their conclusion. In the first study, they divided the creative idea generation session into two rounds consisting of a one-minute “warm up” followed by a second round in which the participants could take as long as they wanted. Participants’ sense of power was manipulated (操纵) through role assignments, where they were either given a leadership role with control over resources or an employee role without control over resources. The study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the warm-up round. There was no difference, though, in creativity in the second round.
In the second study, the researchers gave them a different creative task and increased the number of rounds from two sessions to five, taking as long as they like to complete the task. Consistent with the first study, the study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the first round. But the creativity of low-power individuals caught up to the creativity of the high-power individuals after the first round. Results of the third study demonstrated that a different creativity task can also warm-up low-power people for an unrelated creativity task.
“Given the high value of creative ideas for organizations, it is important to develop approaches that empower all employees to tap their creative potential,” Lucas said. “The low power warm-up effect suggests a simple intervention that does just this and overcomes power imbalance in the workplace: when pursuing creative work, let employees warm up first.”
12. Why is it important to boost lower-power workers’ creativity according to Lucas
A. To enhance competition. B. To encourage cooperation.
C. To navigate power imbalance. D. To build a rich-get-richer dynamic
13. How did the participants feel the power in the first study
A. By competing with leaders. B. Through a random role selection.
C. By working in different conditions. D. Through confusing role assignments.
14. What can best describe the relationship between power and creativity from the studies
A. It’s fixed. B. It’s dynamic. C. It’s unpredictable. D. It’s casual.
15. What is the author’s attitude towards low power warm-up effect
A. Encouraging. B. Negative. C. Critical. D. Indifferent.
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Around the globe, about 1 in 4 adults says they’re lonely. And the consequences of long-term social disconnection can be everything from an increased risk of heart attacks to dementia (痴呆). The following offers a road map to make connections.
Be curious. It’s easier to connect with people if you have shared interests or experiences, so start paying attention to what’s in your mind. What motivates you What excites you ____16____ If you know what’s meaningful or fun for you, it may lead you to an activity that connects you to others.
Make something. When experts advise making something, people will say, “Well, I’m not Picasso. I don’t know how to do a fancy painting.” Of course, you’re not! ____17____ You can try your grandma’s pie recipe or plant an herb garden that puts your thoughts and feelings about who you are and express those thoughts and feelings to others.
____18____ Share something about yourself. It doesn’t have to be the darkest secret of your life, but just something other people might find interesting. Putting yourself out there requires a bit of a risk, and it’s the first step to real connection.
Find a group that matches your interests. Whether it’s volunteering for a cause or playing frisbee (飞盘), try to find others who share your interests. There’s even an online group that has a quirky shared interest: a fascination with brown bears in Alaska, which led to Fat Bear Week. In interactions with others, you can begin to reveal yourself and share the unique things that matter to you. ____19____
Other people’s loneliness matters too. ____20____ If loneliness goes unaddressed, people can end up in a world of hurt. If you see someone experiencing loneliness, ask them how they’re doing. Share your own experience of loneliness and how you get rid of it. Thus, helping others can also benefit yourself.
A. Pour out your hard feelings.
B. Take a risk by having conversations.
C. You should tolerate the risk of being lonely.
D. But the opportunities for creative expression are endless.
E. Knowing yourself can be a first step to bonding with others.
F. Then, other people recognize that and share their story in return.
G. Loneliness has the potential to intensify and become overwhelming.
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。
As a traveler with a disability, I have always avoided cruises. This expedition-style small-ship cruise changed my mind.
When our expedition leader ____21____ we would make a Zodiac (卓迪船) ____22____ at Jan Mayen, a tiny island in the Arctic Ocean, I stepped out onto my balcony aboard our ship, ____23____ to find clear skies and calm seas. ____24____, I was met with a gust of wet wind and a view of mist-covered mountains in the distance. Jan Mayen wasn’t on our itinerary (行程), and due to its ____25____ location and often unpredictable weather, very few people ever ____26____ the island. I knew the ____27____ weren’t ideal, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me.
In fact, the possibility of ____28____ adventures was one of the reasons I chose this small-ship cruise. So I ____29____ joined my shipmates in the mud room, where we put on waterproof clothes and life jackets before hopping in the Zodiacs for a winding ____30____ to a black-sand beach. Even the fierce wind and rain couldn’t ____31____ our excitement as we ____32____ our way to the beach and hiked to a viewpoint, pausing to photograph little purple flowers ____33____ the volcanic rocks.
Our visit there wasn’t about what we could do or see. It was an opportunity to exist in a brief ____34____ on a tiny, often inaccessible, volcanic rock in the Arctic. And that’s something I never thought I’d ____35____ in my lifetime.
21. A. knew B. announced C. justified D. replied
22. A. living B. return C. landing D. mark
23. A. failing B. choosing C. struggling D. hoping
24. A. Instead B. Finally C. Thus D. Otherwise
25. A. convenient B. remote C. favorable D. precise
26. A. set foot on B. fell victim to C. kept track of D. took charge of
27 A. constructions B. conditions C. descriptions D. dimensions
28. A. unwanted B. unsecured C. unplanned D. unauthorized
29. A. mistakenly B. nervously C. elegantly D. happily
30. A. walk B. flight C. ride D. drive
31. A. dampen B. share C. convey D. fuel
32. A. changed B. lost C. felt D. made
33. A. in response to B. in view of C. in contrast to D. in defense of
34 A. moment B. experiment C. glance D. ceremony
35. A. value B. need C. share D. experience
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The special national flag unfurled from June 3 to 4 by the lander of the Chang’e 6 lunar probe has caught the attention of people around the world. It is the first time that flag of any country _____36_____ (raise) on the far side of the moon. Remarkably, the flag is made of basalt fibers (玄武岩纤维), which is excellent at thermal insulation (隔热) and radiation resistance so that it can withstand the harsh lunar environment.
According to Xu, the Chang’e 6 flag is the same size as the one _____37_____ (display) during the Chang’e 5 mission. It measures 30 centimeters_____38_____ 20 centimeters, about _____39_____ size of a sheet of A4 paper. The density of the basalt fibers used in the Chang’e 6 flag is nearly twice _____40_____ of the Chang’e 5 flag, which suggests that the basalt fiber flag should be heavier.
However, Xu’s team developed super - thin basalt fibers, which are only one-third the _____41_____ (wide) of human hair. This made the Chang’e 6 flag weigh only 11.3 grams, which is 0.5 grams lighter than the Chang’e 5 flag.
Lightweight and flexible, basalt fiber will be _____42_____ (increasing) used in the aerospace sector for applications such as spacesuits, spacecraft, and lunar bases, said Xu. His team is also investigating the use of basalt fibers _____43_____ (create) clothes and bags that can withstand high temperatures and prevent fires.
Typical firefighting suits made of materials burn at high temperatures of 550℃. _____44_____, basalt fiber clothes can handle up to 1,600℃. “So it can be used for a short time at a high temperature of 1,200℃, ______45______ for a long time at 800℃,” said Cao Genyang, a professor on Xu’s team.
第四部分 课文知识（共两节，满分25分）
I. 语境填空（根据首字母、中文提示或者所给词的恰当形式填空；每题1分，共15分）
46. ______________ (influence) painters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael produced some of the greatest art that Europe had ever seen. （所给词的适当形式填空）
47. The art competition gives young artists a chance to gain ______________ (recognize) from the most respected art professionals. （所给词的适当形式填空）
48. If you are not interested in works of art by classical masters, contemporary art by ______________ (emerge) artists is also worthy of your attention. （所给词的适当形式填空）
49. Life ________ (compose) of many elements, such as family, friends, study, work, entertainment, and so on. (所给词的适当形式填空)
50. A new study finds that experimenting with s______________ one meal each day (or overnight fast) enables your cells to recharge and use all the available fuel. （根据首字母单词拼写）
51. The exhibition From Rembrandt to Vermeer is quite ______________ (represent) of The Dutch Golden Age of art. (所给词的适当形式填空)
52. Bamboo plants makes good presents and are easy ______________ (care) for. (所给词的适当形式填空)
53. The construction of waste water treatment facilities improved the water quality and water c______________. (=protection) (根据首字母单词拼写)
54. To f______________ a positive change in our bad habits, we must first examine our bad habits cycle and then try to adapt them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
55. He felt quite pleased because the villagers were living ______________ (和谐) with nature once more. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
56. The proposal to enhance the canteen menu options is thought ______________ (submit) for discussion next month. （所给词的适当形式填空）
57. After ________ (bite) by mosquitoes, she applied some medicine to her skin. （所给词的适当形式填空）
58. Henry ran one hundred metres, jumped over a 1.2 metre fence, and held out his arms to catch the___________(fall) child. (所给词的适当形式填空)
59. The government’s new policies aim to promote ______________ (sustain) development by balancing economic growth with environmental protection. (所给词的适当形式填空)
60. Cobby’s air travel decreased by 75% and she thought it was fairly ______________ (reward), a really positive change. (所给词的适当形式填空)
II. 根据课文内容填空（每题2分，共10分）
注意：每空一词，与课文内容一致。
61. There is strong and ______________ ______________ that the rise in temperature has led to an increase in extreme weather and natural disasters worldwide. （根据句意填空）
62. In fact, news reports ______________ ______________ ______________ about extreme rainstorms and heatwaves causing deaths and economic losses. （根据句意填空）
63. Governments need to consider ______________ ______________ and taking appropriate actions and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. （根据句意填空）
64. We as individuals can also reduce our “______________ ______________” by restricting the amount of carbon dioxide our lifestyles produce. （根据句意填空）
65. A warming ocean and atmosphere along with melting ice and rising sea levels provide evidence of ______________ ______________ ______________ in the global climate. （根据句意填空）
第五部分 读后续写（满分25分）
66. 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。
Grandfather was a wise and honorable man. His house was not far from ours, and I would visit him often going home after school.
No matter how rotten I had been, I could tell Grandpa anything. My secrets were safe. Whenever there was a problem, he gave me the tools to fix it. I knew I would always find the best answer from him. He always understood. He loved me.
I remember a time when a bunch of us were playing baseball in the field behind Mrs. Ferguson’s house. I hit one pitch just right and… slam! It was a home run that soared high and away, and ended up breaking Old Lady Ferguson’s kitchen window! We all ran!
Walking home, my best friend, Tom, asked, "How will she ever know who did it She’s blinder than a bat!” He had a point.
I was afraid that Mrs. Ferguson would stay mad at me, so I ran. I didn’t know what she would do. I tried to calm down. However, my stomach was in knots. On the way home, I imagined that she was a mean witch (女巫) chasing me, and the further way I ran, the larger she grew… until finally she towered over the whole town, seeing my every move with an evil eye. Thoughts rushed through my mind. Would Mrs. Ferguson stay mad at me Would she call police Worse still, would she tell my parents. I couldn’t even imagine the disappointment on Mom and Dad’s face. They were hoping I would act honestly and in a responsible way.
I decided to stop by Grandpa’s. I felt ashamed. I wanted to hide. I wanted to knock my head against a tree a thousand times and make the world just go away — as if punishing myself could undo things.
But inside me a voice said: “I would tell everything to Grandpa.”
“I was wrong,” I told him, with my head down. He must have known something was up by the expression on my face. He knew we had been warned many times about the dangers of playing where we shouldn’t.
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。
Para 1: But he just listened while I continued talking.
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Para 2: Hearing the decision, grandpa smiled.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________福州一中2023—2024学年第二学期第二学段模块考试
高二 英语学科选择性必修三模块试卷
（完卷120分钟 满分150分）
第一部分 听力（共两节，满分20分）
第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分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 speakers do
A. Go for a short trip. B. Take care of the kids. C. Work in the country.
2. When did BAA change its name into NBA
A. In 1943. B. In 1946. C. In 1949.
3. Where are the speakers now
A. In the hotel. B. At home. C. On the highway.
4. How does the man feel about the woman
A. She is careless with money.
B. She doesn’t like money.
C. She is able to make money.
5. What does the woman ask the man to do in a week
A. Take some medicine. B. Have a further check-up. C. Attend a Christmas party.
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 are the speakers talking about
A. Single parties. B. Online shopping. C. A special festival.
7. What is the purpose of Double 11 according to the woman
A. To promote online sales.
B. To help people show love.
C. To help people get together.
听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。
8. Why is the woman making the call
A. To offer instructions. B. To confirm information. C. To make recommendations.
9. What does the hotel provide for Mr. Gates during his stay
A. Breakfast. B. Working lunch. C. Three meals.
10. How will the woman recommend the attractions to the man
A. By phone. B. By e-mail. C. By telling him face to face.
听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。
11. What is Brad busy doing now
A. Writing reports. B. Copying reports. C. Typing up reports.
12. What did people mostly use the Internet to do in the past
A. Update their blogs. B. Visit social networks. C. Get specific information.
13. What is Jason’s survey mainly about
A. Targeted ads. B. Internet surfing. C. Screen addiction.
听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。
14. What does the man have trouble with
A. His job. B. His boss. C. His health.
15. How many people are there working on the project in all
A Five. B. Six. C. Eleven.
16. What does the woman advise the man to do
A. Ask others for advice. B. Work hard on the project. C. Step up as a team leader.
17. What are the speakers mainly talking about
A. Leadership. B. Teamwork. C. Friendship.
听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。
18. What did Rosen do to recover his lost cats
A. Call the police. B. Set up a camera system. C. Turn to his children for help.
19. What do we know about Rosen’s missing cats
A. Six cats have gone in total.
B. They are not equipped with radio collars.
C. His first cat disappeared in September, 2015.
20. How much did Rosen offer as a reward initially
A. $10,000. B. $20,000. C. $30,000.
听力答案：1-10 ACCAB CABAB 11-20 BCBAB CBBAB
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
If you want to find a place of interest to spend your summer vacation, think about the following locations.
The Nautilus Maldives
Opened in 2019,this independent，Maldivian-owned resort(度假村）is the island nation’s only Relais & Chateaux property. It’s located off a beautiful sandy island in the Indian Ocean, which has been officially recognized as a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve for its stunning coral reefs and various marine life. Splendid, oversized accommodations are balanced with plain inners, intended to be in harmony with the surrounding natural scenery.
Six Senses Laamu, the Maldives
Sustainability lies at the core of the unique, luxurious resort in the Maldives’ isolated Laamu Atoll. The three-storied overwater buildings are constructed of local materials, which brings money to nearby island communities. Follow it up with a meal made from produce grown in the islands gardens without using artificial chemicals and freshly caught seafood from local fishermen. Finally, treat yourself to one of the many spa treatments at the Six Senses Spa overlooking the ocean.
Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia
Built along a small island, the overwater buildings at the Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora rise over the island, blue waters. Inners are simple, inspired by the natural style of a traditional Polynesian village, and all have indoor-outdoor spaces with ladders for access to the lake. Choose from one of three views: beach, lake, or, our favorite, mountain.
Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Qatar
On a private island twenty minutes by boat from Qatar’s capital city, this resort houses the Persian Gulf’s 11 Maldivian-inspired overwater buildings on a scale only found in the Middle East. Think: two and three-bedroom units (beginning at 2,500 square feet), each equipped with facilities like a private full-sized swimming pool.
1. What is the building feature of The Nautilus Maldives
A. Its building material is sand. B. It is integrated with nature.
C. It is designed by UNESCO. D. Its rooms are not big enough.
2. Which resort best suits people who want organic food
A. The Nautilus Maldives
B. Six Senses Laamu, the Maldives
C. Banana Island Resort Doha by Anantara, Qatar
D. Four Seasons Resort Bora Bora, French Polynesia
3. What do these four resorts have in common
A. They are built overwater. B. They offer spa service.
C. They are on private islands. D. They adopt Polynesian style.
【答案】1. B 2. B 3. A
B
All the Beauty in the World, Patrick Bringley’s memoir (回忆录) about his 10 years working as a guard at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), brings new meaning to the term “art appreciation”.
Bringley is not the only Met staffer to write about the institution. But Bringley’s “guard’s-eye view” is unique, and he presents his personal story with sincerity. After his brother Tom’s death in 2008, Bringley gave up his job as a journalist for a job in which “I was happy to be going nowhere”. He explains, “I had lost someone. I did not wish to move on from that. In a sense, I didn’t wish to move at all.”
All the Beauty in the World offers well-chosen cases about the museum to support Bringley’s personal tale. The Met opened in 1880 and has since expanded to more than 2.5 million square feet—“the size of about 3,000 average New York apartments”. The “salmon run (鲑鱼回游) of visitors” that goes up the Grand Staircase every morning when the museum opens adds up to a crowd of nearly 7 million visitors a year.
As interesting as these facts are, it’s Bringley’s reflections on dozens of individual paintings, photographs, sculptures and ancient artifacts that turn this book into a tribute (致敬) to the power of art. I think that “sometimes we need permission to stop and adore things, and a work of art gives us that”. In a Vermeer portrait of a dozing maidservant, he is moved to see that the artist captured “that feeling we sometimes have that a private setting possesses a holiness of its own. It was my constant feeling in Tom’s hospital room.”
As rich in moving insights as the Met is in treasures, All the Beauty in the World reminds us of the importance of learning not “about art, but from it” and attaining peace into art. This is art appreciation at a deep level.
4. What sets All the Beauty in the World apart from other books written by Met staffers
A. His writing perspective. B. His analysis of visitors.
C. His focus on MET’s history. D. His introduction to artworks.
5. What caused Bringley to change his job according to his words
A His hobby from childhood. B. His failure as a journalist.
C. Loss of his beloved brother. D. His ambition of being great.
6. What is Para. 4 mainly about regarding the book
A. An account of Met’s development.
B. An introduction of recognized artists.
C. Bringley’s interpretations of individual artworks.
D. Bringley’s review of the impact of technology on art.
7. What can be the best title of this passage
A. Learn from Art, Find Peace B. Appreciate Life, Know Art
C. Little-known Facts about the Met D. Inner Worlds of the Famous Artists
【答案】4. A 5. C 6. C 7. A
C
One might expect that the ever-growing demands of the tourist trade would bring nothing but good for the countries that receive the holiday-makers. Indeed, a rosy picture is painted for the long-term future of the holiday industry. Every month sees the building of a new hotel somewhere. And every month another rock-bound Pacific island is advertised as ‘the last paradise on earth’.
However, the scale and speed of this growth seem set to destroy the very things tourists want to enjoy. Overcrowded beaches and the concrete jungles of endless hotels have begun to lose their appeal. Those countries with little experience of tourism can suffer most in a rush to make quick money. In recent years, Nepal’s forests, full of wildlife and rare flowers, were offered to tourists as one more untouched paradise, with the consequent destruction of precious trees and plants.
The people as well rapidly feel its effects. Farmland makes way for hotels, roads and airports; the old way of life goes. The one-time farmer is now the servant of some multinational organization; he is no longer his own master. Once it was his back that bore the pain; now it is his smile that is exploited. No doubt he wonders whether he wasn’t happier in his village working his own land.
Thankfully, the tourist industry is waking up to the responsibilities it has towards those countries that receive its customers. The protection of wildlife and the creation of national parks go hand in hand with tourist development and in fact obtain financial support from tourist companies. At the same time, tourists are being encouraged to respect not only the countryside they visit but also its people.
The way tourism is handled in the next ten years will decide its fate and that of the countries we all want to visit. Increased understanding in planning worldwide tourism can preserve the market for these companies. If not, in a few years’ time the very things that attract tourists now may well have been destroyed.
8. What does the underlined sentence of Para. 1 imply about tourism expansion
A. Its technical challenge. B. Its positive social effects.
C. Its potential drawbacks. D. Its undervalued profitability.
9. Why does the author mention “Nepal” in Para. 2
A. To support an argument. B. To make comparison.
C. To show cause and effect. D. To group related ideas.
10. What is the main impact of tourism on farmers based on the text
A. Increased opportunities. B. Improved work-life balance.
C. Transformed livelihood. D. Enhanced social status.
11. What may determine the future of tourism
A. Cultural diversity. B. Off-track destinations.
C. Stable market. D. Strengthened management.
【答案】8. C 9. A 10. C 11. D
D
Power often boosts an employee’s creativity because being powerful liberates the individual from restrictions. However, new research shows that employees who are not in positions of power can become more creative when given time to “warm up” to a task by engaging in the creative task more than once.
“This is important because people with more power are able to express their creative ideas more than those with less power, which leads to a rich-get-richer dynamic that strengthens these power imbalances.” said Brian Lucas, assistant professor in the Cornell University. “Understanding ways to boost the creativity of lower power workers can help them find the right way to deal with this low-power disadvantage,” Lucas said.
Lucas and his colleagues conducted three studies to reach their conclusion. In the first study, they divided the creative idea generation session into two rounds consisting of a one-minute “warm up” followed by a second round in which the participants could take as long as they wanted. Participants’ sense of power was manipulated (操纵) through role assignments, where they were either given a leadership role with control over resources or an employee role without control over resources. The study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the warm-up round. There was no difference, though, in creativity in the second round.
In the second study, the researchers gave them a different creative task and increased the number of rounds from two sessions to five, taking as long as they like to complete the task. Consistent with the first study, the study found that high-power individuals were more creative than low-power individuals in the first round. But the creativity of low-power individuals caught up to the creativity of the high-power individuals after the first round. Results of the third study demonstrated that a different creativity task can also warm-up low-power people for an unrelated creativity task.
“Given the high value of creative ideas for organizations, it is important to develop approaches that empower all employees to tap their creative potential,” Lucas said. “The low power warm-up effect suggests a simple intervention that does just this and overcomes power imbalance in the workplace: when pursuing creative work, let employees warm up first.”
12. Why is it important to boost lower-power workers’ creativity according to Lucas
A. To enhance competition. B. To encourage cooperation.
C. To navigate power imbalance. D. To build a rich-get-richer dynamic
13. How did the participants feel the power in the first study
A. By competing with leaders. B. Through a random role selection.
C. By working in different conditions. D. Through confusing role assignments.
14. What can best describe the relationship between power and creativity from the studies
A. It’s fixed. B. It’s dynamic. C. It’s unpredictable. D. It’s casual.
15. What is the author’s attitude towards low power warm-up effect
A. Encouraging. B. Negative. C. Critical. D. Indifferent.
【答案】12. C 13. C 14. B 15. A
第二节（共5小题，每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）
根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。
Around the globe, about 1 in 4 adults says they’re lonely. And the consequences of long-term social disconnection can be everything from an increased risk of heart attacks to dementia (痴呆). The following offers a road map to make connections.
Be curious. It’s easier to connect with people if you have shared interests or experiences, so start paying attention to what’s in your mind. What motivates you What excites you ____16____ If you know what’s meaningful or fun for you, it may lead you to an activity that connects you to others.
Make something. When experts advise making something, people will say, “Well, I’m not Picasso. I don’t know how to do a fancy painting.” Of course, you’re not! ____17____ You can try your grandma’s pie recipe or plant an herb garden that puts your thoughts and feelings about who you are and express those thoughts and feelings to others.
____18____ Share something about yourself. It doesn’t have to be the darkest secret of your life, but just something other people might find interesting. Putting yourself out there requires a bit of a risk, and it’s the first step to real connection.
Find a group that matches your interests. Whether it’s volunteering for a cause or playing frisbee (飞盘), try to find others who share your interests. There’s even an online group that has a quirky shared interest: a fascination with brown bears in Alaska, which led to Fat Bear Week. In interactions with others, you can begin to reveal yourself and share the unique things that matter to you. ____19____
Other people’s loneliness matters too. ____20____ If loneliness goes unaddressed, people can end up in a world of hurt. If you see someone experiencing loneliness, ask them how they’re doing. Share your own experience of loneliness and how you get rid of it. Thus, helping others can also benefit yourself.
A. Pour out your hard feelings.
B. Take a risk by having conversations.
C. You should tolerate the risk of being lonely.
D. But the opportunities for creative expression are endless.
E. Knowing yourself can be a first step to bonding with others.
F. Then, other people recognize that and share their story in return.
G. Loneliness has the potential to intensify and become overwhelming.
【答案】16. E 17. D 18. B 19. F 20. G
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。
As a traveler with a disability, I have always avoided cruises. This expedition-style small-ship cruise changed my mind.
When our expedition leader ____21____ we would make a Zodiac (卓迪船) ____22____ at Jan Mayen, a tiny island in the Arctic Ocean, I stepped out onto my balcony aboard our ship, ____23____ to find clear skies and calm seas. ____24____, I was met with a gust of wet wind and a view of mist-covered mountains in the distance. Jan Mayen wasn’t on our itinerary (行程), and due to its ____25____ location and often unpredictable weather, very few people ever ____26____ the island. I knew the ____27____ weren’t ideal, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me.
In fact, the possibility of ____28____ adventures was one of the reasons I chose this small-ship cruise. So I ____29____ joined my shipmates in the mud room, where we put on waterproof clothes and life jackets before hopping in the Zodiacs for a winding ____30____ to a black-sand beach. Even the fierce wind and rain couldn’t ____31____ our excitement as we ____32____ our way to the beach and hiked to a viewpoint, pausing to photograph little purple flowers ____33____ the volcanic rocks.
Our visit there wasn’t about what we could do or see. It was an opportunity to exist in a brief ____34____ on a tiny, often inaccessible, volcanic rock in the Arctic. And that’s something I never thought I’d ____35____ in my lifetime.
21. A. knew B. announced C. justified D. replied
22. A. living B. return C. landing D. mark
23. A. failing B. choosing C. struggling D. hoping
24. A. Instead B. Finally C. Thus D. Otherwise
25. A. convenient B. remote C. favorable D. precise
26. A. set foot on B. fell victim to C. kept track of D. took charge of
27 A. constructions B. conditions C. descriptions D. dimensions
28. A. unwanted B. unsecured C. unplanned D. unauthorized
29. A. mistakenly B. nervously C. elegantly D. happily
30. A. walk B. flight C. ride D. drive
31. A. dampen B. share C. convey D. fuel
32. A. changed B. lost C. felt D. made
33. A. in response to B. in view of C. in contrast to D. in defense of
34 A. moment B. experiment C. glance D. ceremony
35. A. value B. need C. share D. experience
【答案】21. B 22. C 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. D
第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
The special national flag unfurled from June 3 to 4 by the lander of the Chang’e 6 lunar probe has caught the attention of people around the world. It is the first time that flag of any country _____36_____ (raise) on the far side of the moon. Remarkably, the flag is made of basalt fibers (玄武岩纤维), which is excellent at thermal insulation (隔热) and radiation resistance so that it can withstand the harsh lunar environment.
According to Xu, the Chang’e 6 flag is the same size as the one _____37_____ (display) during the Chang’e 5 mission. It measures 30 centimeters_____38_____ 20 centimeters, about _____39_____ size of a sheet of A4 paper. The density of the basalt fibers used in the Chang’e 6 flag is nearly twice _____40_____ of the Chang’e 5 flag, which suggests that the basalt fiber flag should be heavier.
However, Xu’s team developed super - thin basalt fibers, which are only one-third the _____41_____ (wide) of human hair. This made the Chang’e 6 flag weigh only 11.3 grams, which is 0.5 grams lighter than the Chang’e 5 flag.
Lightweight and flexible, basalt fiber will be _____42_____ (increasing) used in the aerospace sector for applications such as spacesuits, spacecraft, and lunar bases, said Xu. His team is also investigating the use of basalt fibers _____43_____ (create) clothes and bags that can withstand high temperatures and prevent fires.
Typical firefighting suits made of materials burn at high temperatures of 550℃. _____44_____, basalt fiber clothes can handle up to 1,600℃. “So it can be used for a short time at a high temperature of 1,200℃, ______45______ for a long time at 800℃,” said Cao Genyang, a professor on Xu’s team.
【答案】36. has been raised
37. displayed
38. by 39. the
40. that 41. width
42. increasingly
43. to create
44. However
45. and##or
第四部分 课文知识（共两节，满分25分）
I. 语境填空（根据首字母、中文提示或者所给词的恰当形式填空；每题1分，共15分）
46. ______________ (influence) painters such as Leonardo da Vinci and Raphael produced some of the greatest art that Europe had ever seen. （所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】Influential
47. The art competition gives young artists a chance to gain ______________ (recognize) from the most respected art professionals. （所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】recognition
48. If you are not interested in works of art by classical masters, contemporary art by ______________ (emerge) artists is also worthy of your attention. （所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】emerging
49. Life ________ (compose) of many elements, such as family, friends, study, work, entertainment, and so on. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】is composed
50. A new study finds that experimenting with s______________ one meal each day (or overnight fast) enables your cells to recharge and use all the available fuel. （根据首字母单词拼写）
【答案】skipping##kipping
51. The exhibition From Rembrandt to Vermeer is quite ______________ (represent) of The Dutch Golden Age of art. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】representative
52. Bamboo plants makes good presents and are easy ______________ (care) for. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】to care
53. The construction of waste water treatment facilities improved the water quality and water c______________. (=protection) (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】conservation##onservation
54. To f______________ a positive change in our bad habits, we must first examine our bad habits cycle and then try to adapt them. (根据首字母单词拼写)
【答案】facilitate##acilitate
55. He felt quite pleased because the villagers were living ______________ (和谐) with nature once more. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】harmoniously
56. The proposal to enhance the canteen menu options is thought ______________ (submit) for discussion next month. （所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】to be submitted
57. After ________ (bite) by mosquitoes, she applied some medicine to her skin. （所给词的适当形式填空）
【答案】being bitten
58. Henry ran one hundred metres, jumped over a 1.2 metre fence, and held out his arms to catch the___________(fall) child. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】falling
59. The government’s new policies aim to promote ______________ (sustain) development by balancing economic growth with environmental protection. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】sustainable
60. Cobby’s air travel decreased by 75% and she thought it was fairly ______________ (reward), a really positive change. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】rewarding
II. 根据课文内容填空（每题2分，共10分）
注意：每空一词，与课文内容一致。
61. There is strong and ______________ ______________ that the rise in temperature has led to an increase in extreme weather and natural disasters worldwide. （根据句意填空）
【答案】 ①. comprehensive ②. evidence
62. In fact, news reports ______________ ______________ ______________ about extreme rainstorms and heatwaves causing deaths and economic losses. （根据句意填空）
【答案】 ①. are ②. frequently ③. broadcast
63. Governments need to consider ______________ ______________ and taking appropriate actions and measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. （根据句意填空）
【答案】 ①. making ②. policies
64. We as individuals can also reduce our “______________ ______________” by restricting the amount of carbon dioxide our lifestyles produce. （根据句意填空）
【答案】 ①. carbon ②. footprint
65. A warming ocean and atmosphere along with melting ice and rising sea levels provide evidence of ______________ ______________ ______________ in the global climate. （根据句意填空）
【答案】 ①. a ②. dramatic ③. change
第五部分 读后续写（满分25分）
66. 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。
Grandfather was a wise and honorable man. His house was not far from ours, and I would visit him often going home after school.
No matter how rotten I had been, I could tell Grandpa anything. My secrets were safe. Whenever there was a problem, he gave me the tools to fix it. I knew I would always find the best answer from him. He always understood. He loved me.
I remember a time when a bunch of us were playing baseball in the field behind Mrs. Ferguson’s house. I hit one pitch just right and… slam! It was a home run that soared high and away, and ended up breaking Old Lady Ferguson’s kitchen window! We all ran!
Walking home, my best friend, Tom, asked, "How will she ever know who did it She’s blinder than a bat!” He had a point.
I was afraid that Mrs. Ferguson would stay mad at me, so I ran. I didn’t know what she would do. I tried to calm down. However, my stomach was in knots. On the way home, I imagined that she was a mean witch (女巫) chasing me, and the further way I ran, the larger she grew… until finally she towered over the whole town, seeing my every move with an evil eye. Thoughts rushed through my mind. Would Mrs. Ferguson stay mad at me Would she call police Worse still, would she tell my parents. I couldn’t even imagine the disappointment on Mom and Dad’s face. They were hoping I would act honestly and in a responsible way.
I decided to stop by Grandpa’s. I felt ashamed. I wanted to hide. I wanted to knock my head against a tree a thousand times and make the world just go away — as if punishing myself could undo things.
But inside me a voice said: “I would tell everything to Grandpa.”
“I was wrong,” I told him, with my head down. He must have known something was up by the expression on my face. He knew we had been warned many times about the dangers of playing where we shouldn’t.
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。
Para 1: But he just listened while I continued talking.
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Para 2: Hearing the decision, grandpa smiled.
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
【答案】
But he just listened while I continued talking. “I was wrong. I hate myself for what I did”, I told him, with my head down. I didn’t know what to do to make things right. I had been afraid that Mrs. Ferguson would stay mad at me. Finally my grandpa said, “What would you do if you were her ”After a while, I replied, “One solution is to tell her that I am sorry and offer to fix her window.”
Hearing the decision, grandpa smiled. “Doing what is right is not always easy,” he said, handing me the phone, “I am proud of you.” He did not make me do it. It was always my choice. As it turned out, Mrs. Ferguson was very kind and we even became really close friends. “Admitting what you are not proud of is the hardest thing,” said Grandpa. “Choosing to be honest makes others trust and respect you.”
