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2024年高考预测密卷一卷 英语(新高考版) 【分值：150分 时间：120分钟】 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is Jack’s advice for the woman? A. To visit websites as often as possible. B. To book a flight online in advance. C. To keep her travel time flexible. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What sports does Caro like best? A. Tennis. B. Swimming. C. Golf. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At an advertising agency. B. At a training center. C. At a human resources office. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the man apologize to the woman? A. For the incorrect bills. B. For their late bills. C. For the new computers. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers talking about? A. Their Chemistry teacher. B. The coming online class. C. Preparations for next week. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What makes the woman excited? A. Her full preparations for the interview. B. Her attending the workshop for the interview. C. Her getting important considerations. 7. What is the man’s final advice? A. Being friendly to any interviewer. B. Being interested in your questions. C. Making your responses honestly. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the biggest concern about the trip? A. The perfect beach isn’t available. B. California is often affected by cold air. C. A sudden drop of temperature may happen. 9. Who will go to the beach this weekend? A. Alice and Jack. B. Alice. C. Jack. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. What did Lily do yesterday? A. Paid a visit to her mother. B. Visited her cousin in hospital. C. Stayed in her new home. 11. What is the true reason for the accident? A. A driver is likely to get drunk. B. A car hit a few passers-by. C. A car lost control suddenly. 12. Why did the man visit Lily yesterday? A. To tell he moved into a new house. B. To invite her to a dinner party. C. To ask her to go to the library. 13. Where is the man’s home? A. 2486 Lake Avenue. B. 4265 Lake Avenue. C. 4468 Lake Avenue. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Colleagues. C. Mother and son. 15. What is the man’s occupation? A. A professional painter. B. A famous professor. C. A great household artist. 16. Where did the two speakers use to stay together? A In a college. B. In a high school. C. In an office. 17. How does the man feel about his success? A. He firmly believes in his talent. B. He thinks practice makes perfect. C He owes it to the woman. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. A piece of furniture for people to sit in. B. A familiar word with new meanings. C. A summary of different armchairs. 19. Who like reading about dangerous activities? A. Armchair detectives. B. Armchair climbers. C. Armchair adventurers. 20. What is an armchair general? A. A person enjoying watching the battle. B. A person involving himself in a real battle. C. A person giving orders from a safe distance. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Mobile messaging apps offer a superior alternative to email and text messaging and free video calling over Wi-Fi or data plans. Aside from the apps you’re familiar with, some of the best messaging apps for desktop and mobile devices are here. WhatsApp A mobile text messaging app designed for smartphones and tablets lets you send text messages, make VoIP (Voice over Internet Phone) calls, and share files from your phone or computer. It also lets you share your location, and you can view the other person’s location without leaving the app, thanks to a built-in map. Snapchat Different from most mobile communication apps, it can make messages disappear after you send it and it’s viewed. The app developers then delete them from their servers. You can also send messages without pictures and use Snapcash to send and receive money from your phone. Telegram A cloud-based messaging service is accessible from all of your devices. Unlike most messaging apps, it allows you to edit and delete messages even after sending them. Additionally, you can send files, and share your location. It also lets you send messages that are automatically deleted after an appointed time. Silent Phone This app supports one-on-one video chat, multi-party voice conferencing for up to six participants, etc. Calls and texts between Silent Phone users are encrypted (加密) end-to-end on mobile devices, considered the best for those to handle sensitive data. The built-in Burn feature lets you set an auto-destruct time for messages from one minute to three months for further security. 21. Which app can help you easily find where the other is? A. Snapchat. B. WhatsApp. C. Telegram. D. Silent Phone. 22. What do Telegram and Snapchat have in common? A. Users can send and receive money on their phones. B. Users can freely delete pictures from the servers. C. Users can share their locations with each other. D. Users can feel relieved as their privacy is protected. 23. Who is more likely to use Silent Phone? A. Those who often send messages. B. Those who enjoy having video chats. C. Those who manage their companies. D. Those who are into encrypted devices. B It was a common schedule for Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. First he gave a lesson in the morning to the Pilot Computer Science class. With two foreign scholars, he conducted a seminar at 2:00 that afternoon for graduate students. Afterward, Professor Yao exchanged ideas with the visiting Minister of Education and the Minister of Technology, on the development of world-class disciplines in China’s universities. By late that afternoon, Professor Yao was ready to turn to his own research. It was just a very common day for Tsinghua University’s Professor Yao. Professor Yao, a world-renowned computer scientist, received the A. M. Turing Award in 2000 for his fundamental contributions to the theory of computation. He once worked at such universities as MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Princeton. He left Princeton in 2004 to become a Tsinghua University Professor of Computer Science. Professor Yao had a life changing experience when he met Chinese Computer Science scholars in 2002 at an academic meeting in Shanghai. Some Tsinghua graduate students happened to attend his lectures in Shanghai. The following year, Professor Yao accepted an invitation from Tsinghua University to help build the Chair Professor Group of the Department of Computer Science and Technology. In 2004, Yao formally joined Tsinghua University’s Center for Advanced Studies as Full Professor. Professor Yao’s appearance fills a major gap in theoretical computer science research in China. As a result of Professor Yao’s efforts to build a world class presence computer science, Tsinghua now is able to attract leading students, scholars, and conferences in core computer science specialties. Professor Yao has also made strategic steps to strengthen Tsinghua’s computer science and technology undergraduate education. Professor Yao’s theoretical courses help strengthen the students’ knowledge in computer theory. It is the first time for a Chinese university to offer such courses. Professor Yao is trying hard to move China’s efforts in computer science and technology toward world class standards. “If we follow the right path, Tsinghua’s efforts in computer science will lead to great scientific breakthroughs in the coming several years,” Professor Yao confidently concludes. 24. What is the function of the first paragraph? A. To introduce the theme of the whole passage. B. To imply Professor Yao is devoted to work. C. To show extreme respect for Professor Yao. D. To tell readers more about Tsinghua University. 25. What happened before Professor Yao left Princeton? A. He served at three universities at the same time. B. He was interviewed by Tsinghua graduate students. C. He applied for a full time job to Tsinghua University. D. He got a very invitation from Tsinghua University. 26. What is the main contribution of Professor Yao? A. He has made great efforts to open computer science major. B. He has helped start theoretical computer science research. C. He has done research in core computer science specialties. D. He has attracted more leading students from the world. 27. What message does the author want to convey in the passage? A. Professor Yao is founder of computer science in China. B. Professor Yao helps develop China’s computer science. C. Professor Yao has contributed to the development of China. D. Professor Yao has made great breakthroughs in science. C Indian scientists plan to add substances to clouds above the capital New Delhi in an effort to produce rain to reduce pollution. The method is called cloud seeding. The process involves adding different chemicals to clouds to cause rain. When rain falls from the sky, water droplets can attach to pollution particles and bring them down to the ground. New Delhi has been rated the city with the most air pollution in the world. Air quality decreases in the city ahead of winter each year. During this time, cold air can trap many pollutants, including gases from vehicles, industry and agricultural burning. Scientists expect some clouds over the city around November 20. They hope the clouds will result in heavy rainfall. The project, estimated to cost $120,000 for 100 square kilometers, would involve spraying into clouds a mix of salts that include silver iodine. “The local government in New Delhi, a city of 20 million people, has already closed all schools and other educational institutions, asked people to work from home, restricted the movement of trucks and other vehicles and ceased all building activities”, said Gufran Beig, head of the Indian government’s air-quality measuring agency SAFAR, adding that “The city needs heavy and widespread rain to wash away the pollutants, and light rain could worsen the situation.” New Delhi’s pollution has been exacerbated by more than 3,500 fires in Punjab and Haryana, where farmers burned stubble (秸秆) ahead of sowing their winter wheat crop. The smoke has been trapped tightly in the cold winter air, leaving the hospitals filled with children and the elderly. It is reported that officials in New Delhi now are seeking approval for the project from the Supreme Court. In 2021, a plan to seed clouds over the mountains of New Mexico to increase snowfall was pulled because of the blame that it could poison people and the environment. As a matter of fact, several countries have used this method to produce rain, improve air quality and water crops in times of extreme dryness, including Mexico, the United States, Indonesia and Malaysia. 28. What do you know about cloud seeding? A. A method to let rain fall down together with pollutants. B. A method designed to generate rain or snow artificially. C. A method created to absorb substances from clouds. D. A method used to assess clouds’ quality and quantity. 29. What can we learn from Gufran Beig? A. Most schools have to break up their off line classes. B. The roads are closed to trucks and other vehicles. C. It is possible that a light rain will visit the city. D. A huge pressure from an intense rain will work. 30. What does the underlined word “exacerbated” mean in Paragraph 5? A. Worsened. B. Considered. C. Controlled. D. Restored. 31. What can be concluded from the last paragraph? A. Cloud seeding has become popular in the world. B. Cloud seeding is indeed a threat to living creatures. C. Not all the nations and areas support cloud seeding. D. It is the second time that India has seeded clouds. D Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life. Researchers are using satellites to look deep under the ice in Antarctica, finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. The landscape is located in East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land area bordering the Indian Ocean, covering an area about the size of Belgium. The researchers said the landscape is estimated to have been buried beneath the ice shelf for between 14 million to 34 million years, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze. “The landscape is like a snapshot of the past,” said Stewart Jamieson, a professor of glaciology at Durham University in England and co-leader of the study published in the journal Nature Communications, “It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then. Ancient palm tree pollen has been discovered from Antarctica, not far from our study site.” Some earlier studies have uncovered ancient landscapes beneath Antarctica’s ice including mountains. But the landscape discovered in the new study was the first of its kind. It is estimated that such an environment would likely have been populated by wildlife. But the area’s fossil record is too incomplete to know which animals may have lived there. The ice above the ancient landscape measures about 2.2 kilometers to 3 kilometers thick. The researchers said one way to learn more would be to drill through the ice and take a piece of the earth below. This could uncover evidence showing ancient life, as was done with samples taken in Greenland dating back two million years ago. Right before 34 million years ago, Antarctica’s landscape and wildlife was likely similar to today’s cold temperate rainforests. That includes places like Tasmania, New Zealand and South America’s Patagonia area. When the climate cooled even more, an ice sheet grew which covered the whole continent. 32. How long ago was the landscape not buried at the latest? A. 14 million years ago. B. 34 million years ago. C. 20 million years ago. D. 48 million years ago. 33 Why does Jamieson mention the word “snapshot”? A. To show it is hard to explore this lost world. B. To indicate there exist some vivid remains. C To present the influence of terrible weather. D. To explain the landscape was too warm to live in. 34. Where does the newly-discovered landscape differ from others? A. The landscape contains many hills and mountains. B. Animal skeletons have been uncovered in the landscape. C. There seems to have existed a mass of wild animals. D. The ice above the landscape is too thick to measure. 35. What is the proper title for the passage? A. Antarctica Once Witnessed Kinds of Wildlife. B. Areas of Rainforests Found in Antarctica. C. Many Landscapes under Antarctica Discovered. D. Ancient Landscape Found Buried in Antarctic Ice. 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。 How to Increase the Quality of Your Life Have you reached a point where things are OK, but not very exciting? If so, then it is time to do something to increase the quality of your life. When you lead a dull life, it is great to think about something that takes you into another world. ____36____ If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world. ____37____ You will feel a sense of achievement that will boost your self-image. A great way is to join a class. Not only will you learn, but you will make new friends. Whether it’s learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home. Life-style experts are promoting the idea of taking a 30-day challenge. Motivate yourself to achieve something in 30 days. ____38____ You could commit to losing weight, or train to run a marathon—well, maybe a half-marathon! One of the best ways of creating positivity is to help others. You might offer to help in a shop or to do some gardening for an older person. Not only do you feel good about yourself, but others will benefit from your involvement. ____39____ Life is full of hope and happiness. You are lucky to be alive. Make the most of the years you have on Earth, and don’t waste them being negative. ____40____ Be positive, and be happy. A. Unless you take the challenge. B. Hobbies provide you something different that you enjoy. C. Giving a hand to those in need is welcome in any society. D. Following the advice will help increase the quality of your life. E. Doing that will make you feel that you have something to offer the world. F. Once it has been completed, nothing can benefit you in the future than that. G. Learning a new skill is considered one of the most satisfying things you can do. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was late November. Most of the leaves had fallen off the trees, leaving only ____41____ branches waving in the surrounding mountains. The sky was gray with clouds ____42____ down a cold, bone-chilling rain. My mood ____43____ the day. The older I got the less it seemed I liked the winter months. When I was a boy, they meant playing in the snow, making snowmen, having snowball fights, and then curling up with my dog by the ____44____ and reading my favorite books. But now they just meant watching the days get ____45____ driving on dark roads, and feeling the cold wind ____46____ my face like a slap. I sighed and lay down on my bed. A feeling of ____47____ settled over my spirit and I wished I could get under the covers and sleep until spring. Just then my little dog ____48____ onto my bed and looked at me with her big, wet eyes. She looked so sad and ____49____ that I laughed and petted her. I _____50_____ she often mirrored my moods. I smiled and continued to pet her head _____51_____ she too broke into a happy smile. I snuggled up (依偎) with her, looking up to the gray sky. The little dog _____52_____ me that in life the whole world around us is our mirror. We can either be a _____53_____ of light or a shadow of darkness. We can either give the world our kindness or our _____54_____. My little pup showed me once again that life is _____55_____ what we make it and that we can reflect our warmth, love, and light even in winter’s darkest days. 41. A. rough B. bare C. dead D. thick 42. A. throwing B. going C. falling D. breaking 43. A. influenced B. attacked C. matched D. lifted 44. A. wall B. river C. snow D. stove 45. A. warmer B. longer C. shorter D. colder 46. A. over B. against C. beneath D. towards 47. A. happiness B. panic C. curiosity D. depression 48. A. jumped up B. held up C. took up D. lifted up 49. A. exhausted B. doubtful C. disappointed D. miserable 50. A. disapproved B. challenged C. complained D. acknowledged 51. A. while B. unless C. until D. after 52. A. reminded B. persuaded C. warned D. stimulated 53. A. temperature B. reflection C. recovery D. shape 54. A. hope B. mood C. anger D. joy 55. A. rarely B. possibly C. partially D. truly 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。 China is one of the earliest countries to adopt coins. The round coin with a square hole, which had been used for more than 2,000 years, had ____56____ extremely far-reaching impact upon some countries and regions of Asia. Before the ____57____(appear) of coins, people bartered (物物交换) trade. For instance, a sheep was traded for a bag of rice. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there appeared copper coins in the shape of a knife, spade and circle but they were ____58____(cost) and hard to produce. In the year of 221 BC, with the whole country ____59____(unify), Emperor Qinshihuang adopted a round coin with a square hole in the middle as currency. Such coins should be held together by a string and carried ____60____. In 621, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty adopted coins called Kaiyuan Tongbao. From then on, coins ____61____(name) after the dynasty code. This system continued until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, ____62____ is more than 1,000 years. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, 16 merchants of Sichuan Province ____63____(joint) issued the earliest paper currency in China, ____64____(make) China the earliest country to use paper currency. Today, ancient Chinese currency ____65____(become) a precious collection. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 随着高考日益临近，有些学生缺乏自信，害怕失败，因此你校举办以“提升自信心”为主题的英语征文活动。请你以Boost Our Confidence为题写一篇短文投稿。要点如下： 1.自信的重要性； 2.具体建议。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Boost Our Confidence ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 When I was around six years old, we had a neighbor, David, who was restoring an old 40’s Ford in his garage, and I was a curious kid, so I would go across the street and visit him as often as I could. He was the first person to introduce me to Go-Jo hand soap, which I thought had an unpleasant smell. He and his wife occasionally invited me to have supper with them, and it was there that I would learn about burgers with French dressing. Eventually, he moved away. A few years ago, I ran into David again. He went to the same restaurant to have breakfast. David retired and still had that 1940 Ford and also a mid-forties truck which he would always drive, one or the other, to breakfast. David and I enjoyed many conversations about life, cars, and car shows. I remember just a few years ago, he was sitting at a local pizza joint with his daughter, and I sat next to him to have a conversation. I asked, “Where’s your wife?” To which his face went blank, and his daughter told me her mom had passed away. At that moment, my heart ached because, after having lost my wife, I knew that pain all too well. From then on, I noticed when David came to breakfast, he had his wife’s dog with him. Yep, he had that dog with him always. Even at car shows, they had a close bond which I understood. I looked forward to car show season. When I saw him at the shows, it always put an emotional tear in my eye watching him and that dog. I wanted to get a picture of him and his dog, but I was always in a hurry and kept saying I would get it at the next show. However, with COVID-19 and all the fear out, car shows were getting canceled, and David wasn’t at breakfast much anymore because he didn’t want to catch it. 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。 Paragraph1: About a week ago, when going to pick up my breakfast, I asked my waitress Tanya “Have you seen David lately?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: David’s death has really reminded me to the meaning of life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年高考预测密卷一卷 英语(新高考版) 【分值：150分 时间：120分钟】 注意事项： 1.答题前，考生务必在试题卷、答题卡规定的地方填写自己的姓名、座位号。 2.回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3.考试结束，务必将试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is Jack’s advice for the woman? A. To visit websites as often as possible. B. To book a flight online in advance. C. To keep her travel time flexible. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Jack, have you ever booked a flight online? M: Yes, many times. W: What should I do if I want the cheapest ticket online? M: The best way is to go to a website like ctrip.com. Usually you must have some flexibility in your travel time and dates. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What sports does Caro like best? A. Tennis. B. Swimming. C. Golf. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hi, Joe, what’s your favorite sport? M: Hmmm... it’s hard to say. I like golf and basketball a lot—but I guess I like tennis better. What about you, Caro? W: Nothing is more interesting for me than swimming. But my brother prefers golf and football. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At an advertising agency. B. At a training center. C. At a human resources office. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you come in response to our advertisement in the August 10 newspaper, for a typist? W: Yes, sir. My name is Nancy, twenty-seven. M: Have you received any professional training? W: Yes, I have had training in typewriting, with a speed of 50 words per minute. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the man apologize to the woman? A. For the incorrect bills. B. For their late bills. C. For the new computers. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: I have a complaint to make. The bill you sent me was incorrect. What’s more, it isn’t the first time. M: Sorry, madam. We have new computers here, you know. I assure you it won’t happen again. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers talking about? A. Their Chemistry teacher. B. The coming online class. C. Preparations for next week. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Susi, I heard that we will study online next week. W: I didn’t know about that Where did you get the information? M: From our Chemistry teacher. She said that we should prepare for it. W: Hmm... I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What makes the woman excited? A. Her full preparations for the interview. B. Her attending the workshop for the interview. C. Her getting important considerations. 7. What is the man’s final advice? A. Being friendly to any interviewer. B. Being interested in your questions. C. Making your responses honestly. 【答案】6. B 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Is this the workshop to prepare for an interview? M: The right place. Please join us. W: Really excited to be taking this workshop. M: What do you think are some important considerations when going into your interview? W: I think that we should make sure that our looks are the best they can be. M: Right, and what about friendliness and attitude? W: I always feel much better when I am friendly. M: Believe it or not, the interviewers are as interested in your questions as they are in your answers. W: Any more as to what I should do in an interview? M: Just relax, listen carefully to the questions, and be honest in your responses. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the biggest concern about the trip? A. The perfect beach isn’t available. B. California is often affected by cold air. C. A sudden drop of temperature may happen. 9. Who will go to the beach this weekend? A. Alice and Jack. B. Alice. C. Jack. 【答案】8. C 9. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Alice, I plan to go to the beach this weekend. Are you available? W: Sound fun. But Jack, what’s the weather going to be like? M: The weather forecast says it will be cooler toward the end of the week. W: Is it going to be perfect beach weather? M: I hope so, but I’m not sure. I hope it doesn’t cool off this weekend. W: But you know that California weather is really unpredictable. M: You’re right. One minute it’s hot, and then the next minute it’s cold. W: I really wish the weather would just stay the same. M: That way we can have our activities planned ahead of time. W: Yeah, that would make our things a lot easier. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. What did Lily do yesterday? A. Paid a visit to her mother. B. Visited her cousin in hospital. C. Stayed in her new home. 11. What is the true reason for the accident? A. A driver is likely to get drunk. B. A car hit a few passers-by. C. A car lost control suddenly. 12. Why did the man visit Lily yesterday? A. To tell he moved into a new house. B. To invite her to a dinner party. C. To ask her to go to the library. 13. Where is the man’s home? A. 2486 Lake Avenue. B. 4265 Lake Avenue. C. 4468 Lake Avenue. 【答案】10. B 11. A 12. B 13. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Lily, where have you been? I visited your home yesterday but you weren’t in. W: I went out with my mother to see my cousin in hospital, who got injured in a car accident the day before yesterday. M: Really? What has happened? W: He was knocked down by a car. Someone said the car had lost control, but a few passers-by saw the driver got drunk. M: That’s horrible. Drunken driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. W: I don’t understand why some guys like to drive after they are drunk. M: So everyone must be responsible when driving. By the way, I’m having a dinner party next weekend and I would love for you to come. W: That sounds great. I’m free that day. M: Perfect! I will see you then. W: One minute, please! You forget to tell me your new address. You have just moved to a new house, right? M: Oh, right. I’m sorry. The new address is 2486 Lake Avenue, just by the City Library. W: Okay I’ll see you next week. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the relationship between the two speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Colleagues. C. Mother and son. 15. What is the man’s occupation? A. A professional painter. B. A famous professor. C. A great household artist. 16. Where did the two speakers use to stay together? A. In a college. B. In a high school. C. In an office. 17. How does the man feel about his success? A. He firmly believes in his talent. B. He thinks practice makes perfect. C. He owes it to the woman. 【答案】14. A 15. A 16. B 17. C 【解析】 【原文】M: What a pleasant surprise! It’s a pleasure seeing you after so many years. W: Indeed it is. How are you and what have you been up to? M: I am great. Do you remember the paintings I made for pleasure in your class? W: Yes, I do. And I always told you what a great artist you would be one day. M: Well, I guess you were right there. W: What do you mean? M: After high school, I studied painting and today I am a professional painter. W: Oh really? That’s great news. I never doubted your potential. M: I know, and I believe that the confidence you showed in me was one of the factors which encouraged me to make my dreams come true. W: Don’t flatter me. This is all the fruit of your hard work. M: I am not. Believe me. I never considered my drawings of any consequence. It’s you who saw the talent in me. W: Well then, I guess I deserve a treat. M: You deserve more than that, but a treat is surely in order. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What is the speaker mainly talking about? A. A piece of furniture for people to sit in. B. A familiar word with new meanings. C. A summary of different armchairs. 19. Who like reading about dangerous activities? A. Armchair detectives. B. Armchair climbers. C. Armchair adventurers. 20. What is an armchair general? A. A person enjoying watching the battle. B. A person involving himself in a real battle. C. A person giving orders from a safe distance. 【答案】18. B 19. C 20. C 【解析】 【原文】Today we talk about a piece of furniture used for sitting. As the name suggests, an armchair has extensions for resting your arms. So, armchairs are more comfortable than other chairs. In fact, they are so comfortable that people sit in them for hours. Besides being a kind of furniture, Americans use the word “armchair” in front of other words to describe different sorts of people. An armchair detective enjoys reading detective novels or watching true crime shows. They may be interested in trying solving a crime. But all their efforts are done from their homes. If you enjoy watching and reading about people who do dangerous activities, like climbing Mount Everest, you might be an armchair adventurer. In the same way, an armchair general gives advice on going into battle but not involved in a real battle. So, next time when hearing the term used to describe anyone, please consider what it really means. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Mobile messaging apps offer a superior alternative to email and text messaging and free video calling over Wi-Fi or data plans. Aside from the apps you’re familiar with, some of the best messaging apps for desktop and mobile devices are here. WhatsApp A mobile text messaging app designed for smartphones and tablets lets you send text messages, make VoIP (Voice over Internet Phone) calls, and share files from your phone or computer. It also lets you share your location, and you can view the other person’s location without leaving the app, thanks to a built-in map. Snapchat Different from most mobile communication apps, it can make messages disappear after you send it and it’s viewed. The app developers then delete them from their servers. You can also send messages without pictures and use Snapcash to send and receive money from your phone. Telegram A cloud-based messaging service is accessible from all of your devices. Unlike most messaging apps, it allows you to edit and delete messages even after sending them. Additionally, you can send files, and share your location. It also lets you send messages that are automatically deleted after an appointed time. Silent Phone This app supports one-on-one video chat, multi-party voice conferencing for up to six participants, etc. Calls and texts between Silent Phone users are encrypted (加密) end-to-end on mobile devices, considered the best for those to handle sensitive data. The built-in Burn feature lets you set an auto-destruct time for messages from one minute to three months for further security. 21. Which app can help you easily find where the other is? A. Snapchat. B. WhatsApp. C. Telegram. D. Silent Phone. 22. What do Telegram and Snapchat have in common? A. Users can send and receive money on their phones. B. Users can freely delete pictures from the servers. C. Users can share their locations with each other. D. Users can feel relieved as their privacy is protected. 23. Who is more likely to use Silent Phone? A. Those who often send messages. B. Those who enjoy having video chats. C. Those who manage their companies. D. Those who are into encrypted devices. 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四款手机应用软件及各自的优势。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据WhatsApp中“It also lets you share your location, and you can view the other person’s location without leaving the app, thanks to a built-in map.(它还可以让你分享你的位置，由于内置了地图，你可以在不离开应用程序的情况下查看他人的位置)”可知，WhatsApp这款应用软件可以帮助你查看他人的位置。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Snapchat中“Different from most mobile communication apps, it can make messages disappear after you send it and it’s viewed.(与大多数移动通信应用程序不同，它可以让消息在发送和查看后消失)”和Telegram中“A cloud-based messaging service is accessible from all of your devices. Unlike most messaging apps, it allows you to edit and delete messages even after sending them. Additionally, you can send files, and share your location. It also lets you send messages that are automatically deleted after an appointed time.(基于云的消息服务可从您的所有设备访问。与大多数消息应用程序不同，它允许您在发送消息后编辑和删除消息。此外，您还可以发送文件并共享您的位置。它还允许您发送在指定时间后自动删除的消息)”可知，这两款应用软件都能自动删除用户发送的消息，间接保护了用户的隐私。故选D。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。根据Silent Phone中“This app supports one-on-one video chat, multi-party voice conferencing for up to six participants, etc. Calls and texts between Silent Phone users are encrypted (加密) end-to-end on mobile devices, considered the best for those to handle sensitive data.(该应用程序支持一对一视频聊天、最多可容纳六名参与者的多方语音会议等。Silent Phone用户之间的通话和短信在移动设备上进行端到端加密，被认为是处理敏感数据的最佳方式)”可知，该应用软件适合多人会议和处理敏感数据，由此可推知，公司管理者更有可能使用这款软件。故选C。 B It was a common schedule for Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. First he gave a lesson in the morning to the Pilot Computer Science class. With two foreign scholars, he conducted a seminar at 2:00 that afternoon for graduate students. Afterward, Professor Yao exchanged ideas with the visiting Minister of Education and the Minister of Technology, on the development of world-class disciplines in China’s universities. By late that afternoon, Professor Yao was ready to turn to his own research. It was just a very common day for Tsinghua University’s Professor Yao. Professor Yao, a world-renowned computer scientist, received the A. M. Turing Award in 2000 for his fundamental contributions to the theory of computation. He once worked at such universities as MIT, Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Princeton. He left Princeton in 2004 to become a Tsinghua University Professor of Computer Science. Professor Yao had a life changing experience when he met Chinese Computer Science scholars in 2002 at an academic meeting in Shanghai. Some Tsinghua graduate students happened to attend his lectures in Shanghai. The following year, Professor Yao accepted an invitation from Tsinghua University to help build the Chair Professor Group of the Department of Computer Science and Technology. In 2004, Yao formally joined Tsinghua University’s Center for Advanced Studies as Full Professor. Professor Yao’s appearance fills a major gap in theoretical computer science research in China. As a result of Professor Yao’s efforts to build a world class presence computer science, Tsinghua now is able to attract leading students, scholars, and conferences in core computer science specialties. Professor Yao has also made strategic steps to strengthen Tsinghua’s computer science and technology undergraduate education. Professor Yao’s theoretical courses help strengthen the students’ knowledge in computer theory. It is the first time for a Chinese university to offer such courses. Professor Yao is trying hard to move China’s efforts in computer science and technology toward world class standards. “If we follow the right path, Tsinghua’s efforts in computer science will lead to great scientific breakthroughs in the coming several years,” Professor Yao confidently concludes. 24. What is the function of the first paragraph? A. To introduce the theme of the whole passage. B. To imply Professor Yao is devoted to work. C. To show extreme respect for Professor Yao. D. To tell readers more about Tsinghua University. 25. What happened before Professor Yao left Princeton? A. He served at three universities at the same time. B. He was interviewed by Tsinghua graduate students. C. He applied for a full time job to Tsinghua University. D. He got a very invitation from Tsinghua University. 26. What is the main contribution of Professor Yao? A. He has made great efforts to open computer science major. B. He has helped start theoretical computer science research. C. He has done research in core computer science specialties. D. He has attracted more leading students from the world. 27. What message does the author want to convey in the passage? A. Professor Yao is founder of computer science in China. B. Professor Yao helps develop China’s computer science. C. Professor Yao has contributed to the development of China. D. Professor Yao has made great breakthroughs in science. 【答案】24. B 25. D 26. B 27. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了世界著名计算机学家姚期智努力帮助发展我国的计算机科学的事迹。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“It was a common schedule for Andrew Chi-Chih Yao. First he gave a lesson in the morning to the Pilot Computer Science class. With two foreign scholars, he conducted a seminar at 2:00 that afternoon for graduate students. Afterward, Professor Yao exchanged ideas with the visiting Minister of Education and the Minister of Technology, on the development of world-class disciplines in China’s universities. By late that afternoon, Professor Yao was ready to turn to his own research. It was just a very common day for Tsinghua University’s Professor Yao. (对姚期智来说，这是一个常见的日程安排。首先，他上午给计算机科学试点班上了一节课。当天下午2点，他和两位外国学者一起为研究生举行了研讨会。随后，姚教授与来访的教育部部长和科技部部长就中国高校建设世界一流学科进行了交流。那天下午晚些时候，姚教授准备开始自己的研究。)”可知，本段作用是要说明姚教授致力于工作。故选B项。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“He left Princeton in 2004 to become a Tsinghua University Professor of Computer Science.(他于2004年离开普林斯顿大学，成为清华大学计算机科学教授。)”和第三段“Professor Yao had a life changing experience when he met Chinese Computer Science scholars in 2002 at an academic meeting in Shanghai. Some Tsinghua graduate students happened to attend his lectures in Shanghai. The following year, Professor Yao accepted an invitation from Tsinghua University to help build the Chair Professor Group of the Department of Computer Science and Technology. In 2004, Yao formally joined Tsinghua University’s Center for Advanced Studies as Full Professor.( 2002年，姚教授在上海的一次学术会议上遇到了中国计算机科学学者，这段经历改变了他的一生。一些清华的研究生碰巧在上海听了他的讲座。翌年，姚教授获清华大学邀请，协助成立清华大学计算机科学与技术学系讲座教授小组。2004年，他正式加入清华大学高等研究中心，担任正教授。)”可知，姚教授离开普林斯顿大学之前收到了清华大学的邀请。故选D项。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Professor Yao’s appearance fills a major gap in theoretical computer science research in China.(姚教授的出现填补了中国理论计算机科学研究的一个重大空白。)”可知，姚教授的主要贡献是填补了我国计算机科学理论研究的一大空白。故选B项。 【27题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，根据最后一段中“Professor Yao is trying hard to move China’s efforts in computer science and technology toward world class standards. (姚教授正在努力推动中国在计算机科学和技术方面的努力达到世界一流水平。)”可知，本文讲述了姚教授努力帮助发展中国的计算机科学的事迹。故选B项。 C Indian scientists plan to add substances to clouds above the capital New Delhi in an effort to produce rain to reduce pollution. The method is called cloud seeding. The process involves adding different chemicals to clouds to cause rain. When rain falls from the sky, water droplets can attach to pollution particles and bring them down to the ground. New Delhi has been rated the city with the most air pollution in the world. Air quality decreases in the city ahead of winter each year. During this time, cold air can trap many pollutants, including gases from vehicles, industry and agricultural burning. Scientists expect some clouds over the city around November 20. They hope the clouds will result in heavy rainfall. The project, estimated to cost $120,000 for 100 square kilometers, would involve spraying into clouds a mix of salts that include silver iodine. “The local government in New Delhi, a city of 20 million people, has already closed all schools and other educational institutions, asked people to work from home, restricted the movement of trucks and other vehicles and ceased all building activities”, said Gufran Beig, head of the Indian government’s air-quality measuring agency SAFAR, adding that “The city needs heavy and widespread rain to wash away the pollutants, and light rain could worsen the situation.” New Delhi’s pollution has been exacerbated by more than 3,500 fires in Punjab and Haryana, where farmers burned stubble (秸秆) ahead of sowing their winter wheat crop. The smoke has been trapped tightly in the cold winter air, leaving the hospitals filled with children and the elderly. It is reported that officials in New Delhi now are seeking approval for the project from the Supreme Court. In 2021, a plan to seed clouds over the mountains of New Mexico to increase snowfall was pulled because of the blame that it could poison people and the environment. As a matter of fact, several countries have used this method to produce rain, improve air quality and water crops in times of extreme dryness, including Mexico, the United States, Indonesia and Malaysia. 28. What do you know about cloud seeding? A. A method to let rain fall down together with pollutants. B. A method designed to generate rain or snow artificially. C. A method created to absorb substances from clouds. D. A method used to assess clouds’ quality and quantity. 29. What can we learn from Gufran Beig? A. Most schools have to break up their off line classes. B. The roads are closed to trucks and other vehicles. C. It is possible that a light rain will visit the city. D. A huge pressure from an intense rain will work. 30. What does the underlined word “exacerbated” mean in Paragraph 5? A. Worsened. B. Considered. C. Controlled. D. Restored. 31. What can be concluded from the last paragraph? A. Cloud seeding has become popular in the world. B. Cloud seeding is indeed a threat to living creatures. C. Not all the nations and areas support cloud seeding. D. It is the second time that India has seeded clouds. 【答案】28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻。文章报道了印度计划在首都新德里上空实施人工降雨，以减少该地区严重的空气污染。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“The method is called cloud seeding. The process involves adding different chemicals to clouds to cause rain.”（这种方法被称为人工降雨。这个过程涉及向云层中添加不同的化学物质以引发降雨。）可知，人工降雨是一种人工产生雨雪的方法。故选B 29题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“The city needs heavy and widespread rain to wash away the pollutants”（这个城市需要大面积的大雨来冲走污染物）可知，这座城市需要大范围的强降雨才能减少污染。故选D。 【30题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第五段“by more than 3,500 fires in Punjab and Haryana, where farmers burned stubble (秸秆) ahead of sowing their winter wheat crop.”（由于旁遮普和哈里亚纳的3500多场火灾，农民们在播种冬麦之前烧秸秆。）可知，新德里的污染已经加剧。故exacerbated意为加剧。故选A。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In 2021，a plan to seed clouds over the mountains of New Mexico to increase snowfall was pulled because of the blame that it could poison people and the environment.”（2021年，一项在新墨西哥州山区的人工降雨以增加降雪的计划被取消，因为人们指责它可能会毒害人和环境。）可知，新墨西哥州取消了人工降雪计划，原因是这可能危害人体健康、污染环境。由此推断，并非所有的国家和地区都支持人工降水。故选C。 D Antarctica has not always been a land of ice and snow. Earth’s southernmost continent once was home to rivers and forests full of life. Researchers are using satellites to look deep under the ice in Antarctica, finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. The landscape is located in East Antarctica’s Wilkes Land area bordering the Indian Ocean, covering an area about the size of Belgium. The researchers said the landscape is estimated to have been buried beneath the ice shelf for between 14 million to 34 million years, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze. “The landscape is like a snapshot of the past,” said Stewart Jamieson, a professor of glaciology at Durham University in England and co-leader of the study published in the journal Nature Communications, “It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then. Ancient palm tree pollen has been discovered from Antarctica, not far from our study site.” Some earlier studies have uncovered ancient landscapes beneath Antarctica’s ice including mountains. But the landscape discovered in the new study was the first of its kind. It is estimated that such an environment would likely have been populated by wildlife. But the area’s fossil record is too incomplete to know which animals may have lived there. The ice above the ancient landscape measures about 2.2 kilometers to 3 kilometers thick. The researchers said one way to learn more would be to drill through the ice and take a piece of the earth below. This could uncover evidence showing ancient life, as was done with samples taken in Greenland dating back two million years ago. Right before 34 million years ago, Antarctica’s landscape and wildlife was likely similar to today’s cold temperate rainforests. That includes places like Tasmania, New Zealand and South America’s Patagonia area. When the climate cooled even more, an ice sheet grew which covered the whole continent. 32. How long ago was the landscape not buried at the latest? A. 14 million years ago. B. 34 million years ago. C. 20 million years ago. D. 48 million years ago. 33. Why does Jamieson mention the word “snapshot”? A. To show it is hard to explore this lost world. B. To indicate there exist some vivid remains. C. To present the influence of terrible weather. D. To explain the landscape was too warm to live in. 34. Where does the newly-discovered landscape differ from others? A. The landscape contains many hills and mountains. B Animal skeletons have been uncovered in the landscape. C. There seems to have existed a mass of wild animals. D. The ice above the landscape is too thick to measure. 35. What is the proper title for the passage? A. Antarctica Once Witnessed Kinds of Wildlife. B. Areas of Rainforests Found in Antarctica. C. Many Landscapes under Antarctica Discovered. D. Ancient Landscape Found Buried in Antarctic Ice. 【答案】32. A 33. B 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科学家在南极的冰雪之下发现了一处远古景观，认为数亿年前此处存在大批野生动物。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“The researchers said the landscape is estimated to have been buried beneath the ice shelf for between 14 million to 34 million years, when Antarctica entered its deep freeze.(研究人员表示，据估计，当南极洲进入深度冰冻期时，这片土地已经在冰层下埋藏了1400万至3400万年)”可知，该景观最晚于1400万年前被埋于地下。故选A。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中Stewart Jamieson所说的话“The landscape is like a snapshot of the past(这里的景观就像是过去的快照)”以及“It is difficult to know what this lost world might have looked like before the ice came along, but it was certainly warmer back then. Ancient palm tree pollen has been discovered from Antarctica, not far from our study site.(很难知道在冰出现之前，这个失落的世界会是什么样子，但当时肯定更温暖。在离我们研究地点不远的南极洲发现了古老的棕榈树花粉)”可知，研究地点的冰下景观就像是过去被拍下的快照一样被定格，当时气候温暖，而且科学家们在距离这处研究地点不远处发现了古老的棕榈树花粉；由此可推断，杰米森提到“快照”这个词是为了暗示冰下存在一些生动的遗迹。故选B。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段的“It is estimated that such an environment would likely have been populated by wildlife.(据估计，这样的环境很可能有野生动物居住)”可知，新发现的景观与其他景观不同的地方在于新发现的的环境中很可能存在野生动物。故选C。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段的“Researchers are using satellites to look deep under the ice in Antarctica, finding a large ancient landscape buried under the continent’s ice sheet. (研究人员正在使用卫星深入南极冰层下，发现了埋藏在该大陆冰盖下的大型古代景观)”以及全文可知，本文主要介绍了科学家借助卫星在南极的冰雪之下发现了一处远古景观。所以“埋藏在南极冰层中的远古景观”适合作本文的标题。故选D。 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。 How to Increase the Quality of Your Life Have you reached a point where things are OK, but not very exciting? If so, then it is time to do something to increase the quality of your life. When you lead a dull life, it is great to think about something that takes you into another world. ____36____ If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world. ____37____ You will feel a sense of achievement that will boost your self-image. A great way is to join a class. Not only will you learn, but you will make new friends. Whether it’s learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home. Life-style experts are promoting the idea of taking a 30-day challenge. Motivate yourself to achieve something in 30 days. ____38____ You could commit to losing weight, or train to run a marathon—well, maybe a half-marathon! One of the best ways of creating positivity is to help others. You might offer to help in a shop or to do some gardening for an older person. Not only do you feel good about yourself, but others will benefit from your involvement. ____39____ Life is full of hope and happiness. You are lucky to be alive. Make the most of the years you have on Earth, and don’t waste them being negative. ____40____ Be positive, and be happy. A. Unless you take the challenge. B. Hobbies provide you something different that you enjoy. C. Giving a hand to those in need is welcome in any society. D. Following the advice will help increase the quality of your life. E. Doing that will make you feel that you have something to offer the world. F. Once it has been completed, nothing can benefit you in the future than that. G. Learning a new skill is considered one of the most satisfying things you can do. 【答案】36. B 37. G 38. F 39. E 40. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了我们感到枯燥无味时，如何提高生活质量。 【36题详解】 根据上文“When you lead a dull life, it is great to think about something that takes you into another world.(当你过着无聊的生活时，想想能把你带到另一个世界的事情是很好的)”和下文“If you love to read, devote time to just sitting with a book and losing yourself in an imaginary world.(如果你喜欢阅读，那就花点时间坐着看书，让自己沉浸在一个想象的世界里)”可知，此处作者建议做一些自己喜欢的事情。B项的Hobbies是对这些事情的概括。B选项“爱好给你提供一些你喜欢的不同的东西”符合语境，故选B。 【37题详解】 根据下文“Whether it’s learning a foreign language or playing a musical instrument, there will be a class near your home.(无论是学习一门外语还是演奏一种乐器，你家附近都会有这样的课程)”可知，此处作者建议学习新技能。G项的Learning a new skill是对本段的总结。G选项“学习一项新技能被认为是你能做的最令人满意的事情之一”符合语境。故选G。 【38题详解】 根据上文“Life-style experts are promoting the idea of taking a 30-day challenge.(生活方式专家正在推广接受30天挑战的想法)”和“Motivate yourself to achieve something in 30 days.(激励自己在30天内完成一些事情)”可知，通过30天的挑战，你会有所收获。此处表示没有什么比完成该挑战更使你受益。F选项“一旦它完成了，没有什么比这更能让你在未来受益了”符合语境，故选F。 【39题详解】 根据上文“Not only do you feel good about yourself, but others will benefit from your involvement.(你不仅自我感觉良好，别人也会从你的参与中受益)”可知，帮助他人会使你心情愉悦，此处是对上文建议的总结。E项“这样做会让你觉得你可以为这个世界做点什么。”切题。E选项“这样做会让你觉得你对这个世界有所贡献”符合语境，故选E。 【40题详解】 根据上文“Life is full of hope and happiness. You are lucky to be alive. Make the most of the years you have on Earth, and don’t waste them being negative.(生活充满了希望和幸福。你能活着真是幸运。充分利用你在地球上的岁月，不要把它们浪费在消极上)”且通读全文可知，第二至第五段就如何提高生活质量给出建议，最后一段总结全文。D项“遵循这些建议将有助于提高你的生活质量”符合语境。故选D。 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 It was late November. Most of the leaves had fallen off the trees, leaving only ____41____ branches waving in the surrounding mountains. The sky was gray with clouds ____42____ down a cold, bone-chilling rain. My mood ____43____ the day. The older I got, the less it seemed I liked the winter months. When I was a boy, they meant playing in the snow, making snowmen, having snowball fights, and then curling up with my dog by the ____44____ and reading my favorite books. But now they just meant watching the days get ____45____ driving on dark roads, and feeling the cold wind ____46____ my face like a slap. I sighed and lay down on my bed. A feeling of ____47____ settled over my spirit and I wished I could get under the covers and sleep until spring. Just then my little dog ____48____ onto my bed and looked at me with her big, wet eyes. She looked so sad and ____49____ that I laughed and petted her. I _____50_____ she often mirrored my moods. I smiled and continued to pet her head _____51_____ she too broke into a happy smile. I snuggled up (依偎) with her, looking up to the gray sky. The little dog _____52_____ me that in life the whole world around us is our mirror. We can either be a _____53_____ of light or a shadow of darkness. We can either give the world our kindness or our _____54_____. My little pup showed me once again that life is _____55_____ what we make it and that we can reflect our warmth, love, and light even in winter’s darkest days. 41. A. rough B. bare C. dead D. thick 42. A. throwing B. going C. falling D. breaking 43. A. influenced B. attacked C. matched D. lifted 44. A. wall B. river C. snow D. stove 45. A. warmer B. longer C. shorter D. colder 46. A. over B. against C. beneath D. towards 47. A. happiness B. panic C. curiosity D. depression 48. A. jumped up B. held up C. took up D. lifted up 49. A. exhausted B. doubtful C. disappointed D. miserable 50. A. disapproved B. challenged C. complained D. acknowledged 51. A. while B. unless C. until D. after 52. A. reminded B. persuaded C. warned D. stimulated 53. A. temperature B. reflection C. recovery D. shape 54. A. hope B. mood C. anger D. joy 55. A. rarely B. possibly C. partially D. truly 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. D 50. D 51. C 52. A 53. B 54. C 55. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要通过自己和狗狗的在一个冬天的经历，体会到生活真的是我们自己创造的，即使在冬天最黑暗的日子里，我们也能反映出我们的快乐、爱和光明。 【41题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：树上的叶子大多落了，只剩下光秃秃的树枝在周围的群山中摇曳。A. rough粗糙的；B. bare光秃秃的；C. dead死的；D. thick厚的。根据上文“Most of the leaves had fallen off the trees”可知，叶子都掉落了，所以是光秃秃的。故选B项。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：天空灰蒙蒙的，乌云密布，下着刺骨的冷雨。A. throwing投；B. going去；C. falling降落；D. breaking打破，折断。根据下文“down a cold, bone-chilling rain”可知，下着刺骨的冷雨。固定搭配throw down rain“下雨”。故选A项。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的心情与天气相符。A. influenced影响；B. attacked袭击；C. matched匹配；D. lifted提起，举起。根据下文“I sighed and lay down on my bed. A feeling of 　7　　 settled over my spirit and I wished I could get under the covers and sleep until spring.”可知，作者的心情与阴沉的天气相符。故选C项。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：当我还是个小男孩的时候，它们意味着在雪地里玩耍，堆雪人，打雪仗，然后和我的狗蜷缩在火炉旁，读我最喜欢的书。A. wall墙；B. river河流；C. snow雪；D. stove炉子。根据下文“reading my favorite books.”可知，是在温暖的炉火旁，享受着读书的快乐。故选D项。 【45题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但现在，它们只意味着看着白天越来越短，在黑暗的道路上开车，感觉冷风打在我的脸上，就像打了我一巴掌。A. warmer温暖的；B. longer较长的；C. shorter较短的；D. colder较冷的。根据下文“on dark roads”可知，白天越来越短。故选C项。 【46题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：但现在，它们只意味着看着白天越来越短，在黑暗的道路上开车，感觉冷风打在我的脸上，就像打了我一巴掌。A. over悬在……上面；B. against迎着；C. beneath在……下方；D. towards朝向。根据下文“like a slap”可知，冷风打在作者的脸上。故选B项。 【47题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一种沮丧的感觉笼罩着我的精神，我希望我能钻进被窝，睡到春天。A. happiness快乐；B. panic恐慌；C. curiosity好奇；D. depression沮丧。根据上文“I sighed and lay down on my bed”可知，作者是沮丧的。故选D项。 【48题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我的小狗跳上我的床，用她湿漉漉的大眼睛看着我。A. jumped up跳起来；B. held up支撑；C. took up从事；D. lifted up提升。根据下文“onto my bed and looked at me with her big, wet eyes”可知，小狗跳上床。故选A项。 【49题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她看起来那么悲伤和痛苦，我笑着抚摸着她。A. exhausted筋疲力尽的；B. doubtful怀疑的；C. disappointed失望的；D. miserable痛苦的。根据上文“so sad”可知，看起来那么悲伤和痛苦。故选D项。 【50题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我承认她经常反映我的心情。A. disapproved不同意；B. challenged挑战；C. complained抱怨；D. acknowledged承认。根据下文“she often mirrored my moods.”可知，这是作者承认的内容。故选D项。 【51题详解】 考查连接词词义辨析。句意：我笑了笑，继续抚摸着她的头，直到她也露出幸福的笑容。A. while然而；B. unless除非；C. until直到；D. after之后。根据句意可知，本句为until引导的时间状语从句。故选C项。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：小狗提醒我，在生活中，我们周围的整个世界都是我们的镜子。A. reminded提醒；B. persuaded说服；C. warned警告；D. stimulated刺激。根据上文“she often mirrored my moods.”可知，小狗在提醒作者，周围的整个世界都是我们的镜子。故选A项。 【53题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们既可以成为光明的反射，也可以成为黑暗的阴影。A. temperature温度；B. reflection反射；C. recovery恢复；D. shape形状。根据常识及下文“of light or a shadow of darkness”可知，光具有反射性，这里指我们可以是光明的反射，即传递光明和正能量。故选B项。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们可以给世界善意，也可以给世界愤怒。A. hope希望；B. mood心情；C. anger愤怒；D. joy快乐。根据上文“kindness”可知，与善意相对的是愤怒。故选C项。 【55题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的小狗再一次告诉我，生活真的是我们自己创造的，即使在冬天最黑暗的日子里，我们也能反映出我们的温暖、爱和光明。A. rarely稀少地；B. possibly可能地；C. partially不完全地；D. truly真正地。根据下文“we can reflect our warmth, love, and light even in winter’s darkest days”可知，生活真的是我们自己创造的。故选D项。 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。 China is one of the earliest countries to adopt coins. The round coin with a square hole, which had been used for more than 2,000 years, had ____56____ extremely far-reaching impact upon some countries and regions of Asia. Before the ____57____(appear) of coins, people bartered (物物交换) trade. For instance, a sheep was traded for a bag of rice. During the Spring and Autumn Period, there appeared copper coins in the shape of a knife, spade and circle but they were ____58____(cost) and hard to produce. In the year of 221 BC, with the whole country ____59____(unify), Emperor Qinshihuang adopted a round coin with a square hole in the middle as currency. Such coins should be held together by a string and carried ____60____. In 621, Emperor Gaozu of the Tang Dynasty adopted coins called Kaiyuan Tongbao. From then on, coins ____61____(name) after the dynasty code. This system continued until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, ____62____ is more than 1,000 years. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, 16 merchants of Sichuan Province ____63____(joint) issued the earliest paper currency in China, ____64____(make) China the earliest country to use paper currency. Today, ancient Chinese currency ____65____(become) a precious collection. 【答案】56. an 57. appearance 58. costly 59. unified 60. about 61. were named 62. which 63. jointly 64. making 65. has become 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国的货币发展史。 【56题详解】 考查冠词。句意：圆形方孔硬币在亚洲一些国家和地区使用了2000多年，产生了极其深远的影响。此处是固定搭配：have an impact on/upon sth.意为“对……有影响”。extremely以元音音素开头，应用不定冠词an。故填an。 【57题详解】 考查名词。句意：在硬币出现之前，人们进行物物交换。此处位于定冠词the和介词of之间，应用名词，appear的名词形式是appearance。故填appearance。 【58题详解】 考查形容词。句意：春秋时期，出现了刀、铲、圆等形状的铜钱，但成本高，制作难度大。此处位于系动词之后，且与hard是并列关系，应用形容词。costly是以-ly结尾的形容词，意为“成本高的；代价大的”。故填costly。 【59题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：公元前221年，随着全国统一，秦始皇采用了一种中间有一个方孔的圆形硬币作为货币。此处位于“with+宾语+宾补”结构中，动词unify和主语the whole country是动宾关系，应用过去分词作宾补。故填unified。 【60题详解】 考查介词。句意：这样的硬币应该用绳子绑在一起随身携带。根据常识可知，用绳子把货币穿起来是为了携带方便。carry about意为“随身携带”。故填about。 【61题详解】 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：从那时起，硬币就以年号命名。本句描述过去发生的事情，应用一般过去时；动词name和主语coins是动宾关系，应用被动语态；主语coins是复数，动词应用复数形式。故填were named。 【62题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这一制度一直延续到清末民初，长达一千多年。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词指代上文提到的整个句子，在非限制性定语从句中作主语，用which引导。故填which。 【63题详解】 考查副词。句意：北宋末年，四川16家商人联合发行了中国最早的纸币，使中国成为最早使用纸币的国家。此处修饰动词issued，应用副词。jointly意为“联合地”。故填jointly。 【64题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：北宋末年，四川16家商人联合发行了中国最早的纸币，使中国成为最早使用纸币的国家。本句已有谓语issued，此处应用非谓语动词，make的主语是整个主句的内容，且和make是主谓关系，应用现在分词作结果状语。故填making。 【65题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：如今，中国古钱币已成为珍贵的收藏品。此处表示过去对现在的影响，应用现在完成时；currency是单数，动词应用第三人称单数形式。故填has become。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 随着高考日益临近，有些学生缺乏自信，害怕失败，因此你校举办以“提升自信心”为主题的英语征文活动。请你以Boost Our Confidence为题写一篇短文投稿。要点如下： 1.自信的重要性； 2.具体建议。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Boost Our Confidence ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 Boost Our Confidence With the college entrance examination approaching, some students are getting more and more nervous. As a senior 3 student, I used to lack confidence, often thinking I couldn’t do anything well. But now I realize suffering failure is a vital part in life. More importantly, it is our attitude that plays a crucial role. So we should take a positive attitude to the exam. Besides, a proper timetable can help us concentrate more on our studies. We can boost our confidence this way. I do hope that all of us can keep confident about the coming examination. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生以Boost Our Confidence为题写一篇短文投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 紧张：nervous→stressed 此外：besides→in addition 专心：concentrate on→focus on 促进：boost→stimulate 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：With the college entrance examination approaching, some students are getting more and more nervous. 拓展句：As the college entrance examination is approaching, some students are getting more and more nervous. 【点睛】[高分句型1] With the college entrance examination approaching, some students are getting more and more nervous. (运用了with的复合结构) [高分句型2] I do hope that all of us can keep confident about the coming examination. (运用了that引导宾语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 When I was around six years old we had a neighbor, David, who was restoring an old 40’s Ford in his garage, and I was a curious kid, so I would go across the street and visit him as often as I could. He was the first person to introduce me to Go-Jo hand soap, which I thought had an unpleasant smell. He and his wife occasionally invited me to have supper with them, and it was there that I would learn about burgers with French dressing. Eventually, he moved away. A few years ago, I ran into David again. He went to the same restaurant to have breakfast. David retired and still had that 1940 Ford and also a mid-forties truck which he would always drive, one or the other, to breakfast. David and I enjoyed many conversations about life, cars, and car shows. I remember just a few years ago, he was sitting at a local pizza joint with his daughter, and I sat next to him to have a conversation. I asked, “Where’s your wife?” To which his face went blank, and his daughter told me her mom had passed away. At that moment, my heart ached because, after having lost my wife, I knew that pain all too well. From then on, I noticed when David came to breakfast, he had his wife’s dog with him. Yep, he had that dog with him always. Even at car shows, they had a close bond which I understood. I looked forward to car show season. When I saw him at the shows, it always put an emotional tear in my eye watching him and that dog. I wanted to get a picture of him and his dog, but I was always in a hurry and kept saying I would get it at the next show. However, with COVID-19 and all the fear out, car shows were getting canceled, and David wasn’t at breakfast much anymore because he didn’t want to catch it. 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。 Paragraph1: About a week ago, when going to pick up my breakfast, I asked my waitress Tanya “Have you seen David lately?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: David’s death has really reminded me to the meaning of life. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph1: About a week ago, when going to pick up my breakfast, I asked my waitress Tanya “Have you seen David lately?” Tanya told me that about three weeks ago David passed away due to a sudden heart attack. On hearing her words, I stood there still for a few seconds without saying a word. I was too shocked to believe my ears. I could feel my energy drain from my body as I struggled not to have tears on my cheeks in public. I just wanted to get into my car to wrap my head around what I heard. Paragraph 2: David’s death has really reminded me to the meaning of life. You see, we never know which one comes first, the death or tomorrow. I will never have the opportunity to get that picture of him with his dog, nor will I get to tell him what he meant to me and what a great effect he had on my life and career. Living with regrets is a terrible thing, so in the future I won’t put off telling and showing people what they mean to me. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索，作者在儿时与邻居大卫因对古董车的共同兴趣结缘，尽管大卫后来搬走，但多年后他们重逢并继续保持着关于生活和车的交流。大卫妻子的离世让作者感同身受，因为他自己也有过失去亲人的痛苦经历。大卫与妻子留下的狗之间形成的特殊纽带，成为了他情感慰藉的来源。作者本想捕捉下大卫与狗共处的温馨画面，却因新冠疫情导致的各种限制和担忧，迟迟未能如愿，这成为了心中的一个遗憾。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①由第一段的首句“大约一周前，当我去取早餐时，我问女服务员Tanya：“你最近见到大卫了吗？””可知，本段可描写作者听闻好友大卫已经去世，他感到非常伤心。 ②由第二段的首句“大卫的死真的提醒了我生命的意义。”可知，本段可描写大卫的去世让作者深悟生命无常，教会他珍惜当下，勇敢面对未来。 2.续写线索：想起朋友——打听消息——听闻去世——伤心不已——感悟——珍惜当下，勇敢面对未来 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①去世：pass away/depart ②进入：get into/enter ③推迟：put off/delay 情绪类 ①吃惊的：shocked/astonished ②糟糕的：terrible/dreadful 【点睛】【高分句型1】Tanya told me that about three weeks ago David passed away due to a sudden heart attack.（运用了that引导的宾语从句） 【高分句型2】I could feel my energy drain from my body as I struggled not to have tears on my cheeks in public.（运用了as引导的时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$正确教育2024年高考预测密卷一卷英语听力第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的abc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。Jack, have you ever booked a flight online? Yes, many times. What should I do if I want the cheapest ticket online? The best way is to go to a website like sea trip dot com. Usually you must have some flexibility in your travel time and dates. Hi, joe. What's your favorite sport? Hm, it's hard to say. I like golf and basketball a lot, but I guess I like tennis Better. What about you? Carol? Nothing is more interesting for me than swimming, but my brother prefers golf and football. Have you come in response to our advertisement in the August tenth newspaper for a typist? Yes, sir. My name is Nancy, twenty seven. Have you received any professional training? I have had training and type writing with a speed of fifty words per minute. I have a complaint to make. The bill you sent me was incorrect. What's more, IT isn't the first time. Sorry, maam, we have new computers here, you know, I assure you IT won't happen again. Hi, susie. I heard that we will study online next week. I didn't know about that. Where did you get the information . from our chemistry teacher? He said that we should prepare for IT HMM. I'm not sure if that's a good idea. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面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ABC3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。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Is this the workshop to prepare for an interview . the right place? Please join us. Really excited to be taking this workshop. What do you think are some important considerations when going into your interview? I think that we should make sure that our looks are the best they can be. right? And what about friendly inez and attitude? I always feel much Better when I am friendly. Believe IT or not, the interviewers are as interested in your questions as they are in your answers anymore. As to what I should do in an interview. just relax, listen carefully to the questions and be honest your responses. Is this the workshop to prepare for an interview . the right place? Please join us. Really excited to be taking this workshop. What do you think are some important considerations when going into your interview? I think that we should make sure that our looks are the best they can be. right? And what about friends, inss and attitude? I always feel much Better when I am friendly. Believe IT or not, the interviewers are as interested in your questions as they are in your answers anymore. As to what I should do in an interview. just relax, listen carefully to the questions and be honest your responses. 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Alice, I plan to go to the beach this weekend. Are you available? Sound fun. But jack, what's the weather going to be like? The weather forecast says IT will be cooler toward the end of the week. Is IT going to be perfect beach weather? I hope so, but i'm not sure I hope IT doesn't cool off this weekend. But you know that california weather is really unpredictable. You're right, one minute is hot and then the next minute is cold. I really wish the weather would just stay the same. That way we can have our activities planned ahead of time. Yeah, that would make our things a lot easier. Alice, I plan to go to the beach this weekend. Are you available? Sound fun. But jack, what's the weather going to be like? The weather forecast says IT will be cooler toward the end of the week. Is IT going to be perfect beach weather? I hope so, but i'm not sure I hope IT doesn't cool off this weekend. But you know that california weather is really unpredictable. You're right, one minute is hot and then the next minute is cold. I really wish the weather would just stay the same. That way we can have our activities planned ahead of time. Yeah, that would make our things a lot easier. 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十三四个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Lily, where have you been? I visited your home yesterday, but you weren't end. I went out with my mother to see my cousin in hospital who got injured in a car accident the day before yesterday. Really, what has happened? He was not down by a car. Someone said the car had lost control, but a few passers by saw the driver got drunk. That's horrible. Drunken driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. I don't understand why some guys like to drive after they are drunk. so everyone must be responsible when driving. By the way, i'm having a dinner party next weekend, and I would love for you to come. That sounds great. I'm free that day. perfect. I will see you then . one minute, please. You forgot to tell me your new address. You have just moved to a new house, right? Oh, right, i'm sorry. The new address is two, four, eight, six lake avenue, just by the city library. Okay, i'll see you next week. Lily, where have you been? I visited your home yesterday, but you weren't end. I went out with my mother to see my cousin in hospital who got injured in a car accident the day before yesterday. Really, what has happened? He was knock down by a car. Someone said the car had lost control, but a few passers by saw the driver got drunk. That's horrible. Drunken driving is one of the most common causes of traffic accidents. I don't understand why some guys like to drive after they are drunk. so everyone must be responsible when driving. By the way, i'm having a dinner party next weekend, and I would love for you to come. That sounds great. I'm free that day. perfect. I will see you then . one minute, please. You forgot to tell me your new address. You have just moved to a new house, right? Oh, right. I'm sorry. The new address is two, four, eight, six lake avenue, just by the city library. Okay, i'll see you next week. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。What a pleasant surprise. It's a pleasure seeing you after so many years. Indeed, IT is, how are you and what have you been up to? I am great. Do you remember the paintings I made for pleasure in your class? Yes, I do. And I always told you what a great artist you would be one day. Well, I guess you were right there. What do you mean? After high school, I studied painting, and today I am a professional painter. Oh, really, that's great news. I never doubted your potential. I know, and I believe that the confidence you showed in me was one of the factors which encouraged me to make my dreams come true. Don't flatter me. This is all the fruit of your hard work. I am not, believe me, I never considered my drawings of any consequence. Is you who saw the talent in me? Well, then I guess I deserve a treat. You deserve more than that. But a treat is surely in order. What a pleasant surprise. It's a pleasure seeing you after so many years. Indeed, IT is, how are you and what have you been up to? I am great. Do you remember the paintings I made for pleasure in your class? Yes, I do. And I always told you what a great artist you would be one day. Well, I guess you were right there. What do you mean? After high school, I studied painting, and today I am a professional painter. Oh, really, that's great news. I never doubted your potential. I know, and I be believed that the confident you showed in me was one of the factors which encouraged me to make my dreams come true. Don't flatter me. This is all the fruit of your hard work. I am not, believe me, I never considered my drawings of any consequence. Is you who saw the talent in me? Well, then I guess I deserve a treat. You deserve more than that. But the tree is surely in order. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第23个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Today we talk about a peace of furniture used for sitting. As the name suggests, an armchair has extensions for resting your arms. So armchairs are more comfortable than other chairs. In fact, they are so comfortable that people sit in them four hours besides being a kinder furniture, americans use the word armchair in front of other words to describe different sorts of people. And armchair detective enjoys reading detective novels or watching true crime shows. They may be interested in trying solving a crime, but all their efforts are done from their homes. If you enjoy watching and reading about people who do dangerous activities like climbing mountains, you might be an armchair adventure war. In the same way, an armchair general gives advice on going into battle, but not involved in a real battle. So next time, when hearing the term used to describe anyone, please consider what IT . really means. Today we talk about a peace of furniture used for sitting. As the name suggests, an armchair has extensions for resting your arms. So armchairs are more comfortable than other chairs. In fact, they are so comfortable that people sit in them four hours. Besides being a kinder furniture, americans use the word armchair in front of other words to describe different sorts of people. And armchair detective enjoys reading detective novels or watching true crime shows. They may be interested in trying solving a crime, but all their efforts are done from their homes. If you enjoy watching and reading about people who do dangerous activities like climbing mountains, you might be an armchair adventure war. In the same way, an armchair general gives advice on going into battle, but not involved in a real battle. So next time, when hearing the term used to describe anyone, please consider what IT . really means. 第二节到此结束。