单元质量检测（五） LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
（满分150分，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。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.Why does the man refuse to eat more？（ ）
A.He has a toothache. B.He is too full. C.The pie is too salty.
2.When will the man leave？（ ）
A.On Tuesday. B.On Wednesday. C.On Thursday.
3.Where will the speakers go first tomorrow？（ ）
A.The zoo. B.The People’s Park. C.The Science Museum.
4.Why will the woman go to Boston？（ ）
A.To start a new life there.
B.To live with her parents.
C.To visit her grandparents.
5.What does the man imply？（ ）
A.He will go to Seattle next time.
B.He will never go to Los Angeles.
C.A trip to Miami may be interesting.
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.Where does the man want to go？（ ）
A.The nearest bus stop. B.The nearest subway station. C.The nearest post office.
7.How far is it to the post office from the bus stop？（ ）
A.About 200 meters away. B.About 300 meters away. C.About 400 meters away.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8.How does the man find the movies nowadays？（ ）
A.Most of them are amazing. B.They have similar plots. C.The stories are sort of silly.
9.Why do people like going to the movies according to the woman？（ ）
A.To kill time. B.To find romance. C.To avoid troubles in real life.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10.When does the conversation take place？（ ）
A.On Nov.13. B.On Nov.30. C.On Dec.13.
11.How many presents is Jane going to prepare？（ ）
A.8. B.9. C.10.
12.What will Jane buy for her sister？（ ）
A.A CD. B.A bottle of perfume. C.A book.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13.Where was the man a moment ago？（ ）
A.In his class. B.In the cinema. C.In the library.
14.What does John Grisham base his writing on？（ ）
A.His imagination.
B.His experience.
C.His students.
15.What does the woman say about John Grisham？（ ）
A.He’s a great teacher.
B.His books are difficult to read.
C.Characters in his books are interesting.
16.What does the woman major in？（ ）
A.Physics. B.Law. C.Psychology.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17.Where can students keep fit？（ ）
A.In the recreation center.
B.In a fast food restaurant.
C.In the student health center.
18.What do we know about the supply of healthy food in most university restaurants？（ ）
A.It’s short.
B.It’s abundant.
C.It’s reasonable.
19.Which of the following do students find extremely good？（ ）
A.Fitness activities.
B.The smoking ban.
C.Medical care.
20.What is the speaker mainly talking about？（ ）
A.Convenience in exercise.
B.Healthy life in universities.
C.Medical care for university students.
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
Environment Contest
Hybrid（混合动力） cars？ Organic food？ Solar and wind energy？ Pay-as-you-throw trash programs？ Required recycling？ If you have a plan to save the world， we want to hear about it.And if you know a lot about a current problem facing the planet — pollution，overpopulation，natural resource consumption/destruction — share your thoughts with others by writing a persuasive essay.
Prizes
Winning stories are published in Teen Ink magazine and contest winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their work.Plus， they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen Ink products — clothes and other items — available only from Teen Ink.
Contest Guidelines
Teen Ink will only consider original essays and poems written by teens.Essays should be between 150 and 1，000 words.Possible topics include global warming， clean water， species preservation， air quality， the rainforest， alternative power， depletion of resources and more！ For more ideas on how to write a winning essay， see our Environment Writing Tips.
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Deadlines
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21.What would probably be most welcome in the contest？（ ）
A.The stories with interesting plots. B.The stories with meaningful themes.
C.The essays with constructive ideas. D.The essays with beautiful sentences.
22.What must you do if you want to participate in the contest？（ ）
A.Write a very long story. B.Finish your work by yourself.
C.Write a poem within 1，000 words. D.Submit your work through e-mail.
23.What’s special about the contest？（ ）
A.It is held all year round. B.It offers big prize money.
C.It has no limitation on topics. D.All participants’ works will be published.
B
Since bike-sharing company Mobike withdrew from the Singapore market，a businessman Win was sad to see mountains of thrown-away bicycles.The manufacturing of these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500 per unit and a lot of natural resources are now left to waste and sent to be recycled or just simply left rusting （生锈） somewhere else.
Win then thought about all the young village children he had seen walking to school during his road trips through Myanmar in the past.He was suddenly struck with an inspiration.
“It’s a common sight to see many students walking long distances from home to school in villages，” said Win.“Some students can walk up to one hour from home to school and the families can hardly afford a simple form of transport like bicycle or motorcycle.They have never heard of school buses.”
Win then started the LessWalk non-profit organisation so that he could buy Mobike’s unused bicycles and donate them to schoolchildren.The project actually needs a lot of money.In addition to replacing ride-sharing electrical system with regular key locks， Win says that it’s not an easy job to ship the bikes from Singapore to Myanmar.But Win is delighted to report that he has successfully shipped and received about 4，700 new bikes with 5，300 more already on the way.
All bicycles are free for students who live below the poverty line in Myanmar and need to walk 2 kilometers to school.The organisation has been provided money from donations， but the main part of their 400，000 funds has come straight from Win’s pocket.
24.What can we learn from Paragraph 1？（ ）
A.Win wants to help Mobike get their bicycles recycled.
B.The production of these bicycles is a waste of money.
C.These shared bicycles cause damage to the environment.
D.The thrown-away bicycles actually cost a lot of money.
25.How did Win know the village children’s poor condition？（ ）
A.He once made road trips there.
B.He visited them in the past.
C.Someone told him about it.
D.He once had his own business there.
26.What can we infer about Win’s project？（ ）
A.He got most of the bikes from Mobike for free.
B.He got most of the money from donations.
C.He overcame many difficulties in the process.
D.He wasn’t sure about the project in the beginning.
27.Which can be a suitable title for the passage？（ ）
A.The Growth of a Non-profit Organisation B.Keeping Unused Shared Bikes Valuable
C.Donating New Bikes to Schoolchildren D.The Pleasure of Riding Shared Bikes
C
All governments have tried to get more young people into higher education.But has an unintended consequence of this social mobility （社会阶层变动） drive been the neglect of low-skilled work？
When I was an editor of the Financial Times back in the early 1990s， almost every week a report would land on my desk predicting that most people in the future would have a cool job in business services or the creative fields， and that unskilled jobs would fall to a few hundred thousand.
But it hasn’t worked out like that.In fact， experts estimate that between one quarter and one-third of all jobs in the British economy today — as many as nine million — are low-skilled， and the number is increasing in fields like care， retail and hospitality.
There is also a sense that some of these jobs have a bad image.And some fields are experiencing recruitment problems.
In part， it is because we have higher expectations about what we want from a job than people used to， according to Professor Caroline Lloyd， who was recently involved in a large study of low wage work in five industries across the UK and Europe.
“Young people are always being told to look high， be ambitious； and then， faced with a labour market where the jobs aren’t very good， then of course there’s a lot of dissatisfaction there.”
Over recent years， she says， low-skilled jobs have become relatively less well paid， and often more demanding.As a result， we should not be surprised that people — especially young men — no longer want to do basic jobs.
So how， if at all， can these jobs be made more attractive？ Paying more for them would be a start， but progress on pay is not going to be fast.Giving more thought to job design， and how to make even quite basic jobs more satisfying， is easier to achieve.
28.What is an unwanted result of the social mobility drive？（ ）
A.The increase of low-skilled jobs. B.The decrease of low-skilled jobs.
C.People’s refusing to do low-skilled jobs. D.People’s paying no attention to low-skilled jobs.
29.What does the underlined sentence “But it hasn’t worked out like that.” in Paragraph 3 suggest？（ ）
A.Low-skilled jobs haven’t increased. B.Low-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
C.High-skilled jobs haven’t increased. D.High-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
30.According to Professor Caroline Lloyd， people’s dissatisfaction in the labour market results from .（ ）
A.lack of good jobs B.lack of career advice
C.their high expectations D.their low qualifications
31.What should be taught to children according to the author？（ ）
A.You must aim high. B.Every job has its value.
C.You’re destined to be great. D.Top jobs are more rewarding.
D
People experience emotional pain — often in the form of guilt — when spending money. This is called the moral tax or pain of payment. We can reduce this guilt by separating the enjoyment of a purchase from its payment. However， the best way to reduce moral tax is by receiving a gift — an item you didn’t have to pay for at all！
As a result， the best gifts are items that normally bring particularly high levels of moral tax. This may include luxury goods that appear overpriced and unjustified and therefore induce particularly bad feelings of guilt upon purchase.
Curiously， it’s not about the actual amount of money spent. What matters most are the emotions brought by the gift （or the guilt taken away）. Consider the following example as an illustration.
For weeks， Anne has had her eye on a pair of designer boots. They look incredibly stylish and go beautifully with her new winter coat. She’s got enough money to pay for the boots but doesn’t think the purchase is justified. After all， she already owns three other pairs of winter footwear. Still， Anne makes sure to mention the boots to her husband Alex， and on Christmas morning she is overjoyed to unwrap a large box containing the boots. She is delighted with the gift even though Alex bought it from their joint bank account.
Looking at it from an economic point of view， Anne’s delight doesn’t make any sense. Since she shares a bank account with her husband， it doesn’t matter who buys the boots. The financial loss is the same either way. How can Anne be happy with Alex making a purchase she previously thought unnecessary？ Why， it all comes down to moral tax. By making the payment on Anne’s behalf， Alex cuts her wife’s pain of payment. Anne gets to enjoy her precious boots guilt-free.
The psychology of financial choices suggests that the best gifts are things that people really want but deny themselves to avoid feeling guilty. What are your partner’s secret wants and guilty pleasures？ Unfortunately， that’s the one question you need to answer yourself.
32.What do we know about the best gifts according to the author？（ ）
A.They bring no feeling of guilt. B.They bring much pain of payment.
C.They are usually cheap but excellent. D.They make you feel good upon purchase.
33.Why does Anne not buy the boots herself？（ ）
A.She doesn’t like them indeed.
B.She can’t find enough reasons.
C.She decides to put off satisfaction.
D.She wants a gift from her husband.
34.What will an economist think of Anne’s delight？（ ）
A.Unreal. B.Interesting.
C.Ridiculous. D.Reasonable.
35.What is the key to Anne’s delight？（ ）
A.Avoiding the bad feeling. B.Not spending her money.
C.Receiving an unexpected gift. D.Getting what she really wants.
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。
After a decade studying how creative people do what they do，the answer is simple： they work.36.（ ） Creativity is best thought of as a kind of effort， not an abstract thing — it’s what goes on when you are trying to solve a problem.The problem could be writing a poem， making a song， designing a website， anything.37.（ ）
The biggest difference between you and Picasso， or Beyoncé， or whoever your creative heroes are is that they are/were more hard-working than you.They spend more time in front of a canvas， or guitar， or computer， working away at applying their minds and souls to specific things.
38.（ ） Pick a problem you care about and get to work.If you don’t care about anything， your problem isn’t creativity， it’s apathy.If you start things and give up， your problem isn’t creativity， it’s dedication.Can’t focus for long？ Then learn the skill of concentration.
39.（ ） Instead they apprenticed （当学徒） with masters in a craft and worked with them.They did the simple work until they had the skills needed to do more sophisticated work.They learned how to develop ideas and deliver finished work by working.There is no other way.
40.（ ） Pick any creative hero， and any creative work they’re famous for， and investigate how many sketches， or drafts， or attempts they had to make to get it right.They may have had flashes of insight here and there， but those came while they were working hard.Ideas are cheap， it’s the passion to make ideas real that’s rare.
A.Don’t believe me？
B.Want to be more creative？
C.No one wants to hear this， but it’s obvious.
D.The key to creativity lies in thinking differently.
E.It’s true that everyone wants to be creative in whatever they do.
F.But no creative person in history was creative independent of working on some kind of project.
G.Few people in history that we call creatives today read books or took courses on creativity.
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四个选项中选出最佳选项。
I was in my office at home one afternoon writing on the subject of patience.I could hear the boys running up and down the hall making loud noises， and I could feel my own 41 beginning to lose.
Suddenly， my son David started knocking on the bathroom door， yelling at the top of his 42 ，“Let me in！”
I rushed out of the office and spoke to him 43 ，“David， do you have any idea how 44 that is to me？ Do you know how hard it is to try to 45 and write creatively？ Now， you go into your room and stay in there until you can 46 yourself.” So in he went， 47 ， and shut the door.
As I turned around， I became 48 of another problem.The boys had been playing football in the four-foot-wide hallway， and one of them was 49 ， lying there and bleeding from the mouth.David， I 50 ， had gone to the bathroom to get a wet towel for him.
When I 51 that I had completely misinterpreted the 52 and had overreacted， I immediately went in to 53 to David.
Everyone makes mistakes.However， it is one thing to make a mistake， and quite another thing not to 54 it.People will forgive mistakes， because mistakes are usually of the mind.But people will not easily 55 the mistakes of the heart， the ill intention， the bad motives.
41.A.anger B.patience C.delight D.sorrow
42.A.height B.sound C.voice D.attempt
43.A.gradually B.casually C.slowly D.angrily
44.A.surprising B.annoying C.confusing D.boring
45.A.explore B.concentrate C.indicate D.accelerate
46.A.relax B.enjoy C.behave D.express
47.A.depressed B.satisfied C.confused D.impressed
48.A.afraid B.fond C.tired D.aware
49.A.injured B.attacked C.beaten D.refused
50.A.thought B.discovered C.considered D.supposed
51.A.realised B.suggested C.proposed D.insisted
52.A.event B.issue C.condition D.situation
53.A.contribute B.apologise C.devote D.expose
54.A.admit B.permit C.reflect D.accept
55.A.allow B.support C.confirm D.forgive
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。
Work-life balance is the term used 56. （describe） the balance that an individual needs between time allocated （分派） for work and other aspects of life.Areas of life other than work-life can be， but not limited to personal interests， family and social or leisure 57. （activity）.
The term “Work-Life Balance” has caused some 58. （confuse）； this is in part due to recent technological changes and advances 59. have made work possible to be completed on a 24-hour cycle.The use of smartphones， email， video-chat， and other technological innovations has made 60. possible to work without having a typical “9 to 5 work day”.
According to 2010 National Health Interview Survey Occupational Health Supplement data， 16% of US workers reported difficulty 61. （balance） work and family.The findings 62. （be） more common among workers aged 30－44.
Spending long hours at work due to “inflexibility， overtime or evening work duties” could lead to 63. imbalance between work and family duties.It has been demonstrated “that time spent at work 64. （positive） correlate （关联） with both work interference with family and family interference with work”.Working long hours 65. （affect） the family duties， but on the other hand， there are financial benefits.
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
近期China Daily的Opinion专栏发起主题为Will ChatGPT Replace Humans？的讨论。请你写一篇短文参与讨论，内容包括：
1.你是否认为ChatGPT会取代人类？
2.说明理由。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
第二节（满分25 分）
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。
Rajan， a young female elephant， was saved from illegal hunters. Since it could not be released back into the wild at the time， it was placed in an elephant rescue center. Rajan was cared for by Harold， who came from England. Rajan grew up under his care and soon became a close friend. Until one day， Harold was suddenly forced to return to his home country.
Rajan was very depressed. She didn’t want to leave her cage for months and had a hard time getting along with other elephants. Harold’s sudden departure made her very sad. Nothing or anyone could comfort her. Because she had been living in a shelter for years， she had the chance to live in the wild again. Soon Rajan’s new keepers found her a good home among an elephant herd（兽群） in Kaziranga National Park. It was an exciting event for the elephants who had been living in the shelter for a long time.
This created tense moments when Rajan was introduced to the herd. Her encounter with another elephant almost ended in a fight. It’s true that elephants sometimes fight for dominance in the group. Fortunately， Rajan quickly adapted to the environment. No one would ever expect she would reunite with Harold again.
But Harold longed for India all the time， especially his best friend Rajan. He wanted to know how Rajan was doing， so he decided to go on a tourist trip in search of Rajan. It had been nine years since he left the elephant. His former colleagues at the elephant rescue center were excited by Harold’s plan to find Rajan and they had been able to more or less tell Harold where to find the elephant.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2.请按如下格式作答。
They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park.
Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more about Rajan.
单元质量检测（五） LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
第一部分
1－5 AACCC 6－10 BABCB
11－15 BCABC 16－20 CAACB
第二部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。Teen Ink是美国面向青少年的一种杂志，本文是该杂志发起的一则以环保为主题的征稿启事。
21.C 推理判断题。根据第一段可知，这项活动主要征集以环保为主题的方案和想法。
22.B 细节理解题。根据第三、四段可知，这项征文活动要求文章必须原创，文章（不是诗歌）的词数在150到1，000之间，不过必须通过Teen Ink网站提交参赛作品。
23.A 细节理解题。综合全文可知，本次活动全年征稿，话题为环保，没提到有奖金；另外，获奖者的作品才会在杂志发表。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Win成立了一个非营利组织，用募捐到的钱和他自己的钱购买共享单车并捐赠给缅甸贫困地区的孩子们。
24.D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的The manufacturing of these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500 per unit and a lot of natural resources are now left to waste可知，这些被丢弃的共享单车造价不菲。
25.A 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Win因为曾经自驾游时路过那里而得知这些孩子们的状况。
26.C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的In addition to replacing ride-sharing electrical system ...with 5，300 more already on the way.可知，Win在此过程中遇到了许多困难，但是全被他克服了。
27.B 标题归纳题。综合全文可知，本文讲述了Win因为不忍心看到那么多共享单车被浪费，便成立了一个非营利组织，购买共享单车并捐赠给缅甸贫困地区孩子们的故事。因此B项作为标题最合适。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。我们的社会都鼓励年轻人接受高等教育，以便将来参加诱人的高薪工作。可是，这种文化带来了一个人们不愿意看到的结果——人们对低技术工作的忽视甚至歧视。
28.D 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，世界各国的政府都鼓励年轻人接受高等教育，通过高等教育可以实现社会阶层的流通和变动。但是这一做法却带来一个人们不愿意看到的结果，那就是人们对低技术工作的忽视甚至歧视。
29.B 句意理解题。第二段提到，早在20世纪90年代初，很多报道就预言未来低技术工作将大幅减少；根据画线句下文可知，低技术工作不但没有减少，而且还在增加。
30.C 细节理解题。根据第五、六段可知，Caroline Lloyd教授认为，人们进入劳动力市场后的失望和不满主要是由于他们过高的期望造成的。
31.B 推理判断题。作者在倒数第二、三段表明，如果我们总是鼓励孩子要志向远大，成就伟业，那么势必会造成两个不利的结果：一是理想与现实之间的差距所带来的失落；二是低层工作将没有人愿意去做。这显然是作者（包括我们）不希望看到的。由此判断，他会更支持每种工作都有它的价值。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章提出了一个全新的概念——moral tax。它指人们在消费时伴随金钱损失出现的内疚等负面情绪。文中Anne通过一种巧妙的办法，既获得了自己想要的商品，同时避免了moral tax。
32.B 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，在作者看来，我们想要的最佳礼物通常是标价较高、感觉有点奢侈的商品，同时会带给我们较高的道德税和支付时的内疚感。用最简单的话概括，就是我们自己舍不得花钱买、又特别想得到的东西。
33.B 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，Anne非常喜欢一双靴子，但她不能下决心购买，因为她已经有三双靴子。也就是说她没有足够的理由来说服自己作出购买决定。
34.C 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，从经济学的角度来看，Anne的快乐没有任何道理，因为她丈夫买和她自己买都是花他们的共有财产。
35.A 推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，作者认为，Anne快乐的关键，在于她避开了自己掏钱买靴子时必然出现的内疚感、负罪感等负面情绪。
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。那些天才人物是怎样变得具有创造性的呢？作者经过多年研究，获得的答案是——工作。
36.C 上文陈述了一个让我们有点失望的事实——创造无捷径，创造源于工作和实干，因此C项符合语境。
37.F 上文都在说明辛勤工作对于获得创意的重要性，并列举了诸多领域，F项接着说明没有哪个领域的人可以不通过辛勤工作而变得有创造性。
38.B 下文具体告诉我们怎样做才能变得具有创造性，因此B项符合语境。
39.G 下文告诉我们人们通过实践不断获得提高，Instead一词与上文所说情况相反，因此G项符合语境。
40.A 下文作者在努力证明自己的观点——创意源于实践，因此A项符合语境。
第三部分
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过一次自己误会儿子的经历，告诉我们犯错后道歉的重要性。
41.B 文章第一句提到作者在写一篇有关耐心的文章，外面孩子们的吵闹使作者自己的耐心开始逐渐丧失。
42.C 空前的yelling一词暗示David在大声叫喊。at the top of one’s voice以某人最大的声音。
43.D 由于作者写作时受到强烈的干扰，他必然是非常生气。
44.B 对作者而言，外面的噪声显然是非常令人厌烦的。
45.B 作者在进行创作，因此必须努力地去专注。
46.C 作者这里在教训David，要求他表现好一些。behave oneself表示“表现良好；行为良好”。
47.A 由于David受到作者的批评教训，他必然是郁闷的。
48.D 根据下文可知，作者有了新发现，意识到了另一个问题。be aware of表示“知道；明白；意识到”。
49.A 根据下文的bleeding可知，这个男孩受伤了。
50.B 这里描述的是作者所发现的情形。
51.A 这时作者才意识到自己犯了一个严重的错误——他误会了David。
52.D 作者意识到自己彻底误解了当时的情形，原来David大声敲门叫喊是有原因的。
53.B 作者意识到自己的错误后，马上去给David道歉。
54.A 作者认为，犯错误是一回事，而不承认是另一回事。
55.D 作者进一步指出，人们通常不会原谅发自内心的错误，也就是涉及善恶的错误。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要阐述了工作与生活的平衡这一话题。
56.to describe 57.activities 58.confusion 59.that/which 60.it 61.balancing 62.were 63.an 64.positively 65.affects
第四部分
第一节
Will ChatGPT replace humans？ My answer is simple and clear： No， it’s absolutely impossible.
For one thing， I don’t think ChatGPT has the ability to create like a human. Even though it can answer questions and write articles， it actually produces contents based only on what it has been fed. It isn’t that creative and original as you imagine. For another， it lacks genuine feeling and real emotion. When it comes to offering personalized service， in no sense can a cold and dull machine beat a human with flesh and blood.
My final conclusion is： Just like the Internet and smartphones， ChatGPT will serve us instead of replacing us. If used properly， it will make our lives easier， better， and more pleasant.
第二节
They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park. When they got there， it didn’t take an hour to meet their first group of elephants. Harold stood in the river， put his hand to his mouth， and called Rajan’s name. Hearing the familiar voice， Rajan was running to Harold as quickly as possible. There were heartfelt hugs and teary-eyed crowds watching as the two friends finally enjoyed their friendship again.
Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more about Rajan. They told Harold that Rajan’s acceptance into the group wasn’t easy at first， but now everything was OK. What made Harold surprised was that Rajan gave birth to a baby elephant — his best friend had become an adult elephant and started a family. Feeling greatly relieved， Harold could now return to the UK with peace of mind. The meeting went well and the surprise was even better. Such a meeting between old friends reminds us not to forget to connect with our old friends from time to time.
9 / 9(共99张PPT)
单元质量检测（五） LAUNCHING YOUR CAREER
（满分150分，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。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. Why does the man refuse to eat more？（ ）
A. He has a toothache.
B. He is too full.
C. The pie is too salty.
2. When will the man leave？（ ）
A. On Tuesday.
B. On Wednesday.
C. On Thursday.
3. Where will the speakers go first tomorrow？（ ）
A. The zoo.
B. The People’s Park.
C. The Science Museum.
4. Why will the woman go to Boston？（ ）
A. To start a new life there.
B. To live with her parents.
C. To visit her grandparents.
5. What does the man imply？（ ）
A. He will go to Seattle next time.
B. He will never go to Los Angeles.
C. A trip to Miami may be interesting.
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. Where does the man want to go？（ ）
A. The nearest bus stop.
B. The nearest subway station.
C. The nearest post office.
7. How far is it to the post office from the bus stop？（ ）
A. About 200 meters away.
B. About 300 meters away.
C. About 400 meters away.
听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。
8. How does the man find the movies nowadays？（ ）
A. Most of them are amazing.
B. They have similar plots.
C. The stories are sort of silly.
9. Why do people like going to the movies according to the woman？
（ ）
A. To kill time.
B. To find romance.
C. To avoid troubles in real life.
听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。
10. When does the conversation take place？（ ）
A. On Nov.13. B. On Nov.30.
C. On Dec.13.
11. How many presents is Jane going to prepare？（ ）
A. 8. B. 9. C. 10.
12. What will Jane buy for her sister？（ ）
A. A CD.
B. A bottle of perfume.
C. A book.
听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。
13. Where was the man a moment ago？（ ）
A. In his class.
B. In the cinema.
C. In the library.
14. What does John Grisham base his writing on？（ ）
A. His imagination.
B. His experience.
C. His students.
15. What does the woman say about John Grisham？（ ）
A. He’s a great teacher.
B. His books are difficult to read.
C. Characters in his books are interesting.
16. What does the woman major in？（ ）
A. Physics. B. Law. C. Psychology.
听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。
17. Where can students keep fit？（ ）
A. In the recreation center.
B. In a fast food restaurant.
C. In the student health center.
18. What do we know about the supply of healthy food in most university
restaurants？（ ）
A. It’s short.
B. It’s abundant.
C. It’s reasonable.
19. Which of the following do students find extremely good？（ ）
A. Fitness activities.
B. The smoking ban.
C. Medical care.
20. What is the speaker mainly talking about？（ ）
A. Convenience in exercise.
B. Healthy life in universities.
C. Medical care for university students.
听力原文：
（Text 1）
W：Why don’t you eat more？ You’ve always said how much you
love the meat pie I make.Did I put too much salt in it？
M：No， no.Just toothache.
（Text 2）
W：I heard you’re going abroad， aren’t you？
M：Yes， I had wanted to go on Wednesday， but I couldn’t get a
ticket.So I bought one for Tuesday.
（Text 3）
M：Where are we going tomorrow， Mary？
W：We’ll first visit the Science Museum which is to the east of the
zoo， and then drive to the People’s Park.
（Text 4）
M：Why are you going to Boston？
W：I’m going there to see my grandparents.My parents and I
don’t live with them， so they sometimes get lonely.
（Text 5）
W：Peter， tell me something about your trip to Seattle.
M：I didn’t go there.But we’ve just come back from Los
Angeles.Nothing special， we drove there and drove back.
W：That doesn’t sound interesting.
M：Yeah.We should have gone to Miami.
（Text 6）
M：Excuse me， ma’am.Could you tell me where the nearest
subway station is？
W：Sure.Go straight ahead along this street for about ten minutes and
then turn right.Walk for about 100 meters and you’ll see a bus stop.
M：Is the subway station close to the bus stop？
W：Yes.Walk for about 200 meters after you get to the bus stop and
you’ll see a post office.The subway station is on the right of the post
office， just a five-minute walk from there.
M：Thank you， ma’am.
W：You’re welcome.
（Text 7）
W：What do you think of the films nowadays？
M：Mm， I think they are just so-so.All these movies are the same
nowadays： a pretty girl and a handsome man， both with an amazing
job， falling in love.
W：Yeah， and there’s always some silly conflict that’s neatly
tied up by the end.
M：Imagine that our only conflict is that your mother and mine
don’t get along.
W：I guess that is why normal people like us love going to the movies
so much.It’s a chance to escape the troubles of life and live in a
world where everything always turns out well.
M：What’s wrong with a little bit of positive thinking and happy
endings？
W：Nothing at all.I was just thinking out loud.
M：You’re right， though.
（Text 8）
M：Hi， Jane.
W：Hi， Pete.
M：What are you doing？
W：I’m trying to make a present list.
M：Already！ It’s only the 30th of November.
W：I know， but I’ve got a large family and it’s always difficult to
find all good presents for them.
M：OK， let me help.Who would you like to buy presents for？
W：Well， my two elder brothers， my sister， my parents， my
three cousins and our dog， Sam.
M：OK. Let’s start with your sister.How about perfume？
W：No， I got her perfume last year.
M：A CD？
W：She doesn’t like music.
M：OK. How about a book？
W：That’s a good idea.
（Text 9）
W：Hey， Jackie， how are you doing today？
M：I just got out of my psychology lecture a moment ago. How are
you doing？
W：I have been out of class since early this afternoon， and I have
been reading this new book I just bought.Have you ever heard of the
author John Grisham？
M：Yeah！ He’s a great lawyer.He has written a lot of books based
on his knowledge and experience with the legal system.The books
give a lot of information on how the legal system works.
W：Yeah， I like his books.They are very easy to read.His special
sense of humour has made the characters very entertaining and made
the book much more interesting.
M：Yes.He has written at least twenty books.Did you read all of
them？
W：No， I only read his legal fiction.
M：I see that you are very interested in learning about the legal
system.
W：Yes， very much.However， not enough to change my major
from psychology to law yet.Oh， it is almost 3 o’clock！ I need to
go.See you later！
M：Bye， Lisa！
（Text 10）
M：It is really difficult for American university students to
develop good health habits， but many students do manage to live a
very healthy lifestyle.
Most schools offer plenty of opportunity for exercise through
organized teams or classes in yoga， soccer， volleyball and other
fitness activities， or by providing recreation centers where students
can exercise， swim， work out or play different sports.
Finding healthy food to eat in the schools can be more of a
challenge.However， as American society becomes more educated
and concerned about health problems， even some fast food
restaurants offer healthy alternatives such as salads， soups and low-
fat sandwiches.
There are strict restrictions on smoking in most schools， too.In
addition， schools usually include a student health center where
students can seek medical attention.This is really a bonus for the
students， because a simple doctor’s appointment can cost a hundred
dollars， and a short hospital stay will cost thousands.
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
Environment Contest
Hybrid（混合动力） cars？ Organic food？ Solar and wind
energy？ Pay-as-you-throw trash programs？ Required recycling？ If you
have a plan to save the world， we want to hear about it.And if you know
a lot about a current problem facing the planet — pollution，
overpopulation，natural resource consumption/destruction — share your
thoughts with others by writing a persuasive essay.
Prizes
Winning stories are published in Teen Ink magazine and contest
winners receive a copy of the magazine featuring their work.Plus，
they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen
Ink products — clothes and other items — available only from Teen Ink.
Contest Guidelines
Teen Ink will only consider original essays and poems written by
teens.Essays should be between 150 and 1，000 words.Possible topics
include global warming， clean water， species preservation， air
quality， the rainforest， alternative power， depletion of resources and
more！ For more ideas on how to write a winning essay， see our
Environment Writing Tips.
Submit entries through our website.All articles related to the
environment submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the
contest.See our submission guidelines for more information.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines； entries are accepted throughout the year.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。Teen Ink是美国面向青少年的一种杂
志，本文是该杂志发起的一则以环保为主题的征稿启事。
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。Teen Ink是美国面向青少年的一种杂
志，本文是该杂志发起的一则以环保为主题的征稿启事。
21. What would probably be most welcome in the contest？（ ）
A. The stories with interesting plots.
B. The stories with meaningful themes.
C. The essays with constructive ideas.
D. The essays with beautiful sentences.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第一段可知，这项活动主要征集以
环保为主题的方案和想法。
22. What must you do if you want to participate in the contest？（ ）
A. Write a very long story.
B. Finish your work by yourself.
C. Write a poem within 1，000 words.
D. Submit your work through e-mail.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第三、四段可知，这项征文活动要
求文章必须原创，文章（不是诗歌）的词数在150到1，000之间，
不过必须通过Teen Ink网站提交参赛作品。
23. What’s special about the contest？（ ）
A. It is held all year round.
B. It offers big prize money.
C. It has no limitation on topics.
D. All participants’ works will be published.
解析： 细节理解题。综合全文可知，本次活动全年征稿，
话题为环保，没提到有奖金；另外，获奖者的作品才会在杂志
发表。
B
Since bike-sharing company Mobike withdrew from the Singapore
market，a businessman Win was sad to see mountains of thrown-away
bicycles.The manufacturing of these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500
per unit and a lot of natural resources are now left to waste and sent to be
recycled or just simply left rusting （生锈） somewhere else.
Win then thought about all the young village children he had seen
walking to school during his road trips through Myanmar in the past.He
was suddenly struck with an inspiration.
“It’s a common sight to see many students walking long distances
from home to school in villages，” said Win.“Some students can walk
up to one hour from home to school and the families can hardly afford a
simple form of transport like bicycle or motorcycle.They have never heard
of school buses.”
Win then started the LessWalk non-profit organisation so that he could
buy Mobike’s unused bicycles and donate them to schoolchildren.The
project actually needs a lot of money.In addition to replacing ride-sharing
electrical system with regular key locks， Win says that it’s not an easy
job to ship the bikes from Singapore to Myanmar.But Win is delighted to
report that he has successfully shipped and received about 4，700 new
bikes with 5，300 more already on the way.
All bicycles are free for students who live below the poverty line in
Myanmar and need to walk 2 kilometers to school.The organisation has
been provided money from donations， but the main part of their 400，
000 funds has come straight from Win’s pocket.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Win成立了一个非营利组织，用募捐
到的钱和他自己的钱购买共享单车并捐赠给缅甸贫困地区的孩子
们。
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Win成立了一个非营利组织，用募捐
到的钱和他自己的钱购买共享单车并捐赠给缅甸贫困地区的孩子
们。
24. What can we learn from Paragraph 1？（ ）
A. Win wants to help Mobike get their bicycles recycled.
B. The production of these bicycles is a waste of money.
C. These shared bicycles cause damage to the environment.
D. The thrown-away bicycles actually cost a lot of money.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段中的The manufacturing of
these bicycles can cost from 300 to 500 per unit and a lot of
natural resources are now left to waste可知，这些被丢弃的共享单车
造价不菲。
25. How did Win know the village children’s poor condition？（ ）
A. He once made road trips there.
B. He visited them in the past.
C. Someone told him about it.
D. He once had his own business there.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第二段可知，Win因为曾经自驾游时
路过那里而得知这些孩子们的状况。
26. What can we infer about Win’s project？（ ）
A. He got most of the bikes from Mobike for free.
B. He got most of the money from donations.
C. He overcame many difficulties in the process.
D. He wasn’t sure about the project in the beginning.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第四段中的In addition to
replacing ride-sharing electrical system ...with 5，300 more
already on the way.可知，Win在此过程中遇到了许多困难，
但是全被他克服了。
27. Which can be a suitable title for the passage？（ ）
A. The Growth of a Non-profit Organisation
B. Keeping Unused Shared Bikes Valuable
C. Donating New Bikes to Schoolchildren
D. The Pleasure of Riding Shared Bikes
解析： 标题归纳题。综合全文可知，本文讲述了Win因为不忍
心看到那么多共享单车被浪费，便成立了一个非营利组织，购买
共享单车并捐赠给缅甸贫困地区孩子们的故事。因此B项作为标
题最合适。
C
All governments have tried to get more young people into higher
education.But has an unintended consequence of this social mobility （社
会阶层变动） drive been the neglect of low-skilled work？
When I was an editor of the Financial Times back in the early
1990s， almost every week a report would land on my desk predicting that
most people in the future would have a cool job in business services or the
creative fields， and that unskilled jobs would fall to a few hundred
thousand.
But it hasn’t worked out like that.In fact， experts estimate that
between one quarter and one-third of all jobs in the British economy
today — as many as nine million — are low-skilled， and the number is
increasing in fields like care， retail and hospitality.
There is also a sense that some of these jobs have a bad image.And
some fields are experiencing recruitment problems.
In part， it is because we have higher expectations about what we
want from a job than people used to， according to Professor Caroline
Lloyd， who was recently involved in a large study of low wage work in
five industries across the UK and Europe.
“Young people are always being told to look high， be ambitious；
and then， faced with a labour market where the jobs aren’t very good，
then of course there’s a lot of dissatisfaction there.”
Over recent years， she says， low-skilled jobs have become
relatively less well paid， and often more demanding.As a result， we
should not be surprised that people — especially young men — no longer
want to do basic jobs.
So how， if at all， can these jobs be made more attractive？ Paying
more for them would be a start， but progress on pay is not going to be
fast.Giving more thought to job design， and how to make even quite
basic jobs more satisfying， is easier to achieve.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。我们的社会都鼓励年轻人接受高等
教育，以便将来参加诱人的高薪工作。可是，这种文化带来了一个
人们不愿意看到的结果——人们对低技术工作的忽视甚至歧视。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。我们的社会都鼓励年轻人接受高等
教育，以便将来参加诱人的高薪工作。可是，这种文化带来了一个
人们不愿意看到的结果——人们对低技术工作的忽视甚至歧视。
28. What is an unwanted result of the social mobility drive？（ ）
A. The increase of low-skilled jobs.
B. The decrease of low-skilled jobs.
C. People’s refusing to do low-skilled jobs.
D. People’s paying no attention to low-skilled jobs.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，世界各国的政府都鼓
励年轻人接受高等教育，通过高等教育可以实现社会阶层的流通
和变动。但是这一做法却带来一个人们不愿意看到的结果，那就
是人们对低技术工作的忽视甚至歧视。
29. What does the underlined sentence “But it hasn’t worked out like
that.” in Paragraph 3 suggest？（ ）
A. Low-skilled jobs haven’t increased.
B. Low-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
C. High-skilled jobs haven’t increased.
D. High-skilled jobs haven’t decreased.
解析： 句意理解题。第二段提到，早在20世纪90年代初，很
多报道就预言未来低技术工作将大幅减少；根据画线句下文可
知，低技术工作不但没有减少，而且还在增加。
30. According to Professor Caroline Lloyd， people’s dissatisfaction in
the labour market results from .（ ）
A. lack of good jobs
B. lack of career advice
C. their high expectations
D. their low qualifications
解析： 细节理解题。根据第五、六段可知，Caroline Lloyd教
授认为，人们进入劳动力市场后的失望和不满主要是由于他们过
高的期望造成的。
31. What should be taught to children according to the author？（ ）
A. You must aim high.
B. Every job has its value.
C. You’re destined to be great.
D. Top jobs are more rewarding.
解析： 推理判断题。作者在倒数第二、三段表明，如果我们
总是鼓励孩子要志向远大，成就伟业，那么势必会造成两个不利
的结果：一是理想与现实之间的差距所带来的失落；二是低层工
作将没有人愿意去做。这显然是作者（包括我们）不希望看到
的。由此判断，他会更支持每种工作都有它的价值。
D
People experience emotional pain — often in the form of guilt —
when spending money. This is called the moral tax or pain of payment.
We can reduce this guilt by separating the enjoyment of a purchase from its
payment. However， the best way to reduce moral tax is by receiving a
gift — an item you didn’t have to pay for at all！
As a result， the best gifts are items that normally bring particularly
high levels of moral tax. This may include luxury goods that appear
overpriced and unjustified and therefore induce particularly bad feelings of
guilt upon purchase.
Curiously， it’s not about the actual amount of money spent. What
matters most are the emotions brought by the gift （or the guilt taken
away）. Consider the following example as an illustration.
For weeks， Anne has had her eye on a pair of designer boots. They
look incredibly stylish and go beautifully with her new winter coat.
She’s got enough money to pay for the boots but doesn’t think the
purchase is justified. After all， she already owns three other pairs of
winter footwear. Still， Anne makes sure to mention the boots to her
husband Alex， and on Christmas morning she is overjoyed to unwrap a
large box containing the boots. She is delighted with the gift even though
Alex bought it from their joint bank account.
Looking at it from an economic point of view， Anne’s delight
doesn’t make any sense. Since she shares a bank account with her
husband， it doesn’t matter who buys the boots. The financial loss is the
same either way. How can Anne be happy with Alex making a purchase
she previously thought unnecessary？ Why， it all comes down to moral
tax. By making the payment on Anne’s behalf， Alex cuts her wife’s
pain of payment. Anne gets to enjoy her precious boots guilt-free.
The psychology of financial choices suggests that the best gifts are
things that people really want but deny themselves to avoid feeling guilty.
What are your partner’s secret wants and guilty pleasures？
Unfortunately， that’s the one question you need to answer yourself.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章提出了一个全新的概念——
moral tax。它指人们在消费时伴随金钱损失出现的内疚等负面情绪。
文中Anne通过一种巧妙的办法，既获得了自己想要的商品，同时避
免了moral tax。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章提出了一个全新的概念——
moral tax。它指人们在消费时伴随金钱损失出现的内疚等负面情绪。
文中Anne通过一种巧妙的办法，既获得了自己想要的商品，同时避
免了moral tax。
32. What do we know about the best gifts according to the author？
（ ）
A. They bring no feeling of guilt.
B. They bring much pain of payment.
C. They are usually cheap but excellent.
D. They make you feel good upon purchase.
解析： 推理判断题。根据第二段可知，在作者看来，我们想
要的最佳礼物通常是标价较高、感觉有点奢侈的商品，同时会带
给我们较高的道德税和支付时的内疚感。用最简单的话概括，就
是我们自己舍不得花钱买、又特别想得到的东西。
33. Why does Anne not buy the boots herself？（ ）
A. She doesn’t like them indeed.
B. She can’t find enough reasons.
C. She decides to put off satisfaction.
D. She wants a gift from her husband.
解析： 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，Anne非常喜欢一双靴
子，但她不能下决心购买，因为她已经有三双靴子。也就是说她
没有足够的理由来说服自己作出购买决定。
34. What will an economist think of Anne’s delight？（ ）
A. Unreal. B. Interesting.
C. Ridiculous. D. Reasonable.
解析： 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，从经济学的角度
来看，Anne的快乐没有任何道理，因为她丈夫买和她自己买都是
花他们的共有财产。
35. What is the key to Anne’s delight？（ ）
A. Avoiding the bad feeling.
B. Not spending her money.
C. Receiving an unexpected gift.
D. Getting what she really wants.
解析： 推理判断题。根据最后两段可知，作者认为，Anne快
乐的关键，在于她避开了自己掏钱买靴子时必然出现的内疚感、
负罪感等负面情绪。
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。
After a decade studying how creative people do what they do，the
answer is simple： they work.36.（ ） Creativity is best thought of
as a kind of effort， not an abstract thing — it’s what goes on when you
are trying to solve a problem.The problem could be writing a poem，
making a song， designing a website， anything.37.（ ）
The biggest difference between you and Picasso， or Beyoncé， or
whoever your creative heroes are is that they are/were more hard-working
than you.They spend more time in front of a canvas， or guitar， or
computer， working away at applying their minds and souls to specific
things.
38. （ ） Pick a problem you care about and get to work.If you
don’t care about anything， your problem isn’t creativity， it’s
apathy.If you start things and give up， your problem isn’t creativity，
it’s dedication.Can’t focus for long？ Then learn the skill of
concentration.
39. （ ） Instead they apprenticed （当学徒） with masters in a
craft and worked with them.They did the simple work until they had the
skills needed to do more sophisticated work.They learned how to develop
ideas and deliver finished work by working.There is no other way.
40. （ ） Pick any creative hero， and any creative work
they’re famous for， and investigate how many sketches， or drafts， or
attempts they had to make to get it right.They may have had flashes of
insight here and there， but those came while they were working
hard.Ideas are cheap， it’s the passion to make ideas real that’s rare.
A. Don’t believe me？
B. Want to be more creative？
C. No one wants to hear this， but it’s obvious.
D. The key to creativity lies in thinking differently.
E. It’s true that everyone wants to be creative in whatever they do.
F. But no creative person in history was creative independent of working
on some kind of project.
G. Few people in history that we call creatives today read books or took
courses on creativity.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。那些天才人物是怎样变得具有创造
性的呢？作者经过多年研究，获得的答案是——工作。
36. C 上文陈述了一个让我们有点失望的事实——创造无捷径，创
造源于工作和实干，因此C项符合语境。
37. F 上文都在说明辛勤工作对于获得创意的重要性，并列举了诸多
领域，F项接着说明没有哪个领域的人可以不通过辛勤工作而变得有
创造性。
38. B 下文具体告诉我们怎样做才能变得具有创造性，因此B项符合
语境。
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。那些天才人物是怎样变得具有创造
性的呢？作者经过多年研究，获得的答案是——工作。
39. G 下文告诉我们人们通过实践不断获得提高，Instead一词与上
文所说情况相反，因此G项符合语境。
40. A 下文作者在努力证明自己的观点——创意源于实践，因此A项
符合语境。
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四个选项中选出最佳
选项。
I was in my office at home one afternoon writing on the subject of
patience.I could hear the boys running up and down the hall making loud
noises， and I could feel my own 41 beginning to lose.
Suddenly， my son David started knocking on the bathroom door，
yelling at the top of his 42 ，“Let me in！”
I rushed out of the office and spoke to him 43 ，“David， do
you have any idea how 44 that is to me？ Do you know how hard it is
to try to 45 and write creatively？ Now， you go into your room and
stay in there until you can 46 yourself.” So in he went， 47 ，
and shut the door.
As I turned around， I became 48 of another problem.The boys
had been playing football in the four-foot-wide hallway， and one of them
was 49 ， lying there and bleeding from the mouth.David，
I 50 ， had gone to the bathroom to get a wet towel for him.
When I 51 that I had completely misinterpreted the 52 and
had overreacted， I immediately went in to 53 to David.
Everyone makes mistakes.However， it is one thing to make a
mistake， and quite another thing not to 54 it.People will forgive
mistakes， because mistakes are usually of the mind.But people will not
easily 55 the mistakes of the heart， the ill intention， the bad
motives.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过一次自己误会儿子的
经历，告诉我们犯错后道歉的重要性。
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过一次自己误会儿子的
经历，告诉我们犯错后道歉的重要性。
41. A. anger B. patience
C. delight D. sorrow
解析： 文章第一句提到作者在写一篇有关耐心的文章，外面
孩子们的吵闹使作者自己的耐心开始逐渐丧失。
42. A. height B. sound
C. voice D. attempt
解析： 空前的yelling一词暗示David在大声叫喊。at the top of
one’s voice以某人最大的声音。
43. A. gradually B. casually
C. slowly D. angrily
解析：由于作者写作时受到强烈的干扰，他必然是非常生气。
44. A. surprising B. annoying
C. confusing D. boring
解析： 对作者而言，外面的噪声显然是非常令人厌烦的。
45. A. explore B. concentrate
C. indicate D. accelerate
解析： 作者在进行创作，因此必须努力地去专注。
46. A. relax B. enjoy
C. behave D. express
解析： 作者这里在教训David，要求他表现好一些。behave
oneself表示“表现良好；行为良好”。
47. A. depressed B. satisfied
C. confused D. impressed
解析： 由于David受到作者的批评教训，他必然是郁闷的。
48. A. afraid B. fond C. tired D. aware
解析： 根据下文可知，作者有了新发现，意识到了另一个问
题。be aware of表示“知道；明白；意识到”。
49. A. injured B. attacked
C. beaten D. refused
解析： 根据下文的bleeding可知，这个男孩受伤了。
50. A. thought B. discovered
C. considered D. supposed
解析： 这里描述的是作者所发现的情形。
51. A. realised B. suggested
C. proposed D. insisted
解析： 这时作者才意识到自己犯了一个严重的错误——他误
会了David。
52. A. event B. issue
C. condition D. situation
解析： 作者意识到自己彻底误解了当时的情形，原来David大
声敲门叫喊是有原因的。
53. A. contribute B. apologise
C. devote D. expose
解析： 作者意识到自己的错误后，马上去给David道歉。
54. A. admit B. permit
C. reflect D. accept
解析： 作者认为，犯错误是一回事，而不承认是另一回事。
55. A. allow B. support
C. confirm D. forgive
解析： 作者进一步指出，人们通常不会原谅发自内心的错
误，也就是涉及善恶的错误。
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。
Work-life balance is the term used 56. （describe）
the balance that an individual needs between time allocated （分派） for
work and other aspects of life.Areas of life other than work-life can be，
but not limited to personal interests， family and social or leisure
57. （activity）.
The term “Work-Life Balance” has caused some 58.
（confuse）； this is in part due to recent technological changes and
advances 59. have made work possible to be completed on
a 24-hour cycle.The use of smartphones， email， video-chat， and other
technological innovations has made 60. possible to work
without having a typical “9 to 5 work day”.
According to 2010 National Health Interview Survey Occupational
Health Supplement data， 16% of US workers reported difficulty
61. （balance） work and family.The findings
62. （be） more common among workers aged 30－44.
Spending long hours at work due to “inflexibility， overtime or
evening work duties” could lead to 63. imbalance between
work and family duties.It has been demonstrated “that time spent at work
64. （positive） correlate （关联） with both work
interference with family and family interference with work”.Working
long hours 65. （affect） the family duties， but on the
other hand， there are financial benefits.
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要阐述了工作与生活的平衡
这一话题。
语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章简要阐述了工作与生活的平衡
这一话题。
56. to describe 这里需要一个目的状语，应用动词不定式形式。
57. activities 这里提到的“休闲活动”是多种多样的，应用其复数
形式。
58. confusion 空前的some暗示这里需要填入一个名词。
59. that/which 空前的changes and advances是两个并列的先行词，空
后是一个定语从句，应用关系代词that/which在从句中作主语。
60. it 这里代词it作形式宾语，空后的动词不定式作真正的宾语。
61. balancing have difficulty （in） doing sth是固定句型，表示“做
某事有困难”。
62. were 上句中的reported暗示这里应用一般过去时，故填were。
63. an 空后的imbalance是可数名词，且发音以元音音素开头，故填
不定冠词an。
64. positively 空后的correlate是动词，因此这里应用一个副词来修饰
它。positively correlate表示“呈正相关”。
65. affects 本句主语为动词-ing短语Working long hours，根据下文可
知，应用一般现在时，故填affects。
第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分）
第一节（满分15分）
近期China Daily的Opinion专栏发起主题为Will ChatGPT Replace
Humans？的讨论。请你写一篇短文参与讨论，内容包括：
1. 你是否认为ChatGPT会取代人类？
2. 说明理由。
注意：1.写作词数应为80左右；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
参考范文：
Will ChatGPT replace humans？ My answer is simple and clear：
No， it’s absolutely impossible.
For one thing， I don’t think ChatGPT has the ability to create like
a human. Even though it can answer questions and write articles， it
actually produces contents based only on what it has been fed. It isn’t
that creative and original as you imagine. For another， it lacks genuine
feeling and real emotion. When it comes to offering personalized
service， in no sense can a cold and dull machine beat a human with flesh
and blood.
My final conclusion is： Just like the Internet and smartphones，
ChatGPT will serve us instead of replacing us. If used properly， it will
make our lives easier， better， and more pleasant.
第二节（满分25 分）
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。
Rajan， a young female elephant， was saved from illegal hunters.
Since it could not be released back into the wild at the time， it was placed
in an elephant rescue center. Rajan was cared for by Harold， who came
from England. Rajan grew up under his care and soon became a close
friend. Until one day， Harold was suddenly forced to return to his home
country.
Rajan was very depressed. She didn’t want to leave her cage for
months and had a hard time getting along with other elephants. Harold’s
sudden departure made her very sad. Nothing or anyone could comfort
her. Because she had been living in a shelter for years， she had the
chance to live in the wild again. Soon Rajan’s new keepers found her a
good home among an elephant herd（兽群） in Kaziranga National Park.
It was an exciting event for the elephants who had been living in the shelter
for a long time.
This created tense moments when Rajan was introduced to the herd.
Her encounter with another elephant almost ended in a fight. It’s true
that elephants sometimes fight for dominance in the group. Fortunately，
Rajan quickly adapted to the environment. No one would ever expect she
would reunite with Harold again.
But Harold longed for India all the time， especially his best friend
Rajan. He wanted to know how Rajan was doing， so he decided to go on
a tourist trip in search of Rajan. It had been nine years since he left the
elephant. His former colleagues at the elephant rescue center were excited
by Harold’s plan to find Rajan and they had been able to more or less tell
Harold where to find the elephant.
注意：1.续写词数应为150左右；
2. 请按如下格式作答。
They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park.
Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more
about Rajan.
参考范文：
They decided to accompany Harold to Kaziranga National Park.
When they got there， it didn’t take an hour to meet their first group of
elephants. Harold stood in the river， put his hand to his mouth， and
called Rajan’s name. Hearing the familiar voice， Rajan was running to
Harold as quickly as possible. There were heartfelt hugs and teary-eyed
crowds watching as the two friends finally enjoyed their friendship again.
Harold kept talking with the workers in the park to know more about
Rajan. They told Harold that Rajan’s acceptance into the group wasn’t
easy at first， but now everything was OK. What made Harold surprised
was that Rajan gave birth to a baby elephant — his best friend had become
an adult elephant and started a family. Feeling greatly relieved， Harold
could now return to the UK with peace of mind. The meeting went well
and the surprise was even better. Such a meeting between old friends
reminds us not to forget to connect with our old friends from time to time.
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