福建省宁德第一中学2023-2024学年高二下学期5月月考英语试题

宁德一中 2023-2024 学年第二学期高二第 2 次月考 英语试题 注意事项： 1.本试卷分为第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。共 150 分，考试时间 120 分钟； 2.请将第Ⅰ卷的答案用 2B 铅笔涂在答题卡上；第 II 卷必须用黑色签字笔作答， 答案必须写在 答题卡相应的位置上。 第一部分 听力 （共两节，满分 30 分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共 5 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 7.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话。每段对话后有一个小题， 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段 对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1 ．What are the speakers talking about? A ．A photo. B ．A drawing. C ．An artist. 2 ．What sport do the speakers both like? A ．Running. B ．Swimming. C ．Hiking. 3 ．What are the speakers mainly talking about? A ．A trip. B ．A film. C ．Aphoto. 4 ．What is the relationship between the speakers? A ．Husband and wife. B ．Colleagues. C ．Boss and employee. 5 ．What does the woman think the building might be? A ．A department store. B ．A hotel. C ．An apartment. 第二节（共 15 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 22.5 分） 听下面 5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题， 从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选 项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题 5 秒钟；听完后， 各小题将给出 5 秒钟的作答 时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第 6 段材料，回答第 6、7 题。 6 ．What kind of food will the speakers have this week? A ．Japanese food. B ．Chinese food. C ．Thai food. 7 ．When will the speakers get together? A ．On Friday. B ．On Thursday. C ．On Wednesday. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 听第 7 段材料，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8 ．Why doesn’t the man eat at the university cafeteria? A ．It’s less fun. B ．It’s too expensive. C ．It’s not healthy. 9 ．What does the man need money to pay for? A ．Textbooks. B ．A car. C ．Rent. 10 ．What does the man probably want to be in the future? A ．A teacher.B ．A banker. C ．A doctor. 听第 8 段材料，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11 ．How does Alex feel about the job interview? A ．Disappointed. B ．Regretful. C ．Worried. 12 ．Why did Alex fail in the job interview? A ．Luck didn’t favor him once again. B ．Someone fit the job better than him. C ．Something went wrong with his CV. 13 ．What does the woman offer to do? A ．Write a CV. B ．Apply for another job. C ．Practise interview questions. 听第 9 段材料，回答第 14 至 17 题。 14 ．What is the aim of the campaign? A ．To remind people of Earth Day. B ．To encourage people to reduce garbage. C ．To warn people of the bad effects of pollution. 15 ．What will be the task on the second day? A ．Planting trees. B ．Designing posters. C ．Collecting garbage. 16 ．What does the man expect the teachers to do? A ．Paint paper. B ．Stop driving cars. C ．Decorate classrooms. 17 ．How does Sara find the man’s ideas? A ．Ridiculous. B ．Confusing. C ．Wonderful. 听第 10 段材料，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18 ．What problem did the senior citizens have? A ．They got trapped in the fallen trees. B ．They were stuck in the wheelchairs. C ．Fallen leaves blocked their walking paths. 英语试题 第 1 页（共 9 页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 19 ．Who called on the volunteers to help the senior citizens? A ．Jay Garrett. B ．Barry. C ．Wally, West. 20 ．How did the children deal with the leaves? A ．They sent them to the landfill. B ．They took them to the farm. C ．They used them to grow crops. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分 50 分） 第一节（共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Best Sleep Music Apps If you’re in search of a better night’s sleep, trying a sleep music app might be the answer. Here are some sleep music apps to choose from. Calm Calm has an impressively large library of relaxation and sleep-causing sounds. It stands out for providing the latest collection of modern music from popular artists. This app offers a free version, but to really take advantage of what Calm has to offer, you had better choose the paid version, which costs $69.99 for one year. A lifetime membership is $399.99. Headspace Headspace is an app designed in the simplest way that makes it quick and easy to use its library of sleep-specific music, so it is friendly to the aged. Helpful suggestions point out features like how to set a timer without making you feel the app difficult to use. Headspace only costs $39.99 yearly. Relax Melodies Relax Melodies is designed to calm your mind with relaxing sounds. “Discover” page helps you find some app features, like bedtime stories and breathing exercises. Though its free version provides a great introduction to the idea of sleep music, the paid version unlocks a larger library of sounds. It only costs $49.99 yearly or you can pay $8.99 a month. Pzizz One thing that sets Pzizz apart is its voice narration (旁白), with male and female options available. Usually, the voice is low and calm. If you find the presence of a voice to be comforting or benefit from someone helping you to relax your mind and body, then Pzizz is suitable for you. Monthly costs for it are $7.99, yearly $49.99 and lifetime 英语试题 第 1 页（共 9 页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $249.99. 21 ．Which app would you recommend to your grandparents? A ．Calm. B ．Headspace. C ．Relax Melodies. D ．Pzizz. 22 ．What do Calm and Relax Melodies have in common? A ．They offer physical exercises. B ．They include collections of modern music. C ．They provide free service. D ．They introduce users to a large library. 23 ．What can you do with Pzizz? A ．Choose the voice narration you like. B ．Chat with someone before sleep. C ．Listen to low and calm music. D ．Listen to the voice you like best. B I come from a family of travelers. My mom started a travel agency when she was younger than I am now, and growing up they never left me behind when they went on their adventures. I graduated early and got a degree from a community college by the time I turned 18. At that time, I had traveled to around 70 countries. This was the point in my life where people began to ask me the question that a young person will never want to be asked: “What are you going to do next?” In an attempt to answer that question, I began by asking myself what I was most passionate about, which has always been traveling. That’s when it dawned on me — the very first time I thought about breaking the world record. In 2016, I got serious and started working on my mission to travel to every single one of the world’s 196 sovereign nations without any official sponsorship. I spent countless hours crammed on planes, trains, chicken buses, tuk-tuks and junk boats traveling with nothing but a backpack. I have encountered health issues, spanning from malaria in West Africa to hospital-worthy food poisoning in Pakistan. I learned how to cope with public anxiety attacks by myself in foreign countries, and I endured the brain-sizzling frustration of dealing with officials from every country that requires a visa. Believe it or not, beyond a record breaker, these memories are treasurable as they were the most defining moments of my life, spent far, faraway from my comfort zone, I’m currently writing a book about my experiences in every country and the lessons I’ve learned along the way. After finally completing this massive life goal, I’ll be taking the next few months to nourish my physical and mental health as I make plans for the future. 24 ．Why are the young unwilling to be asked the question? A ．They are uncertain about their future. B ．They are unemployed after graduation. C ．They don’t know which country to go next. D ．They don’t have good communication skills. 英语试题 第 1 页（共 9 页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 25 ．What do we know about the authors world tour? A ．She was self-funded. B ．She starved in Pakistan. C ．She gother visas smoothly. D ．She mostly traveled by plane. 26 ．What does the author think of her experience? A ．Comfortable. B ．Touching. C ．Invaluable. D ．Ordinary. 27 ．What does the author plan to do next? A ．Start a new book. B ．Build up her body. C ．Take some lessons. D ．Make a public speech. C Nowadays, the world is slowly becoming a high-tech society and we are now surrounded by technology. Facebook and Twitter are innovative tools; text messaging is still a somewhat existing phenomenon and even e-mail is only a flashing spot on the screen when compared with our long history of snail mail. Now we adopt these tools to the point of essential, but only rarely consider how we are more fundamentally affected by them. Social media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier to communicate, gather and pass information. But they also present some dangers. By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to develop our abnormal self-love without the risk of disapproval or criticism theatrical metaphor (隐喻), these new forms of communication provide a stage on which we create our own characters, hidden behind a fourth wall of tweets, status updates and texts. This unreal state of unconcern can become addictive as we separate ourselves a safe distance from the cruelty of our fleshly lives, where we are imperfect, powerless and insignificant. In essence, we have been provided not only the means to be more free, but also to become new, to create and protect a more perfect self to the world. As we become more reliant on these tools, they become more a part of our daily routine and so we become more restricted in this fantasy. So it is that we live in a cold era, where names and faces represent two different levels of closeness, where working relationships occur only through the magic of email and where love can start or end by text message. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital exchanges. Would a celebrity have been so daring to do something dishonorable if he had had to do it in person? Doubtful. It seems he might have been lost in a fantasy world that ultimately convinced himself into believing the digital self could obey different rules and regulations, as if he could continually push the limits of what’s acceptable without facing the consequences of “real life.” 28 ．The author compares e-mail with snail mailto show . A ．the influence of high-tech on our life B ．the history of different types of mails C．the value of traditional communications D．the rapid development of social media 29．What can we know about new communication tools? A．Destroying our life totally. B．Posing more dangers than good. C．Helping us to hide our faults. D．Replacing traditional letters. 30．What is the potential threat caused by the novel communication tools? A．Sheltering us from virtual life. B．Removing face-to-face interaction. C．Leading to false mental perception. D．Making us rely more on hi-tech media. 31．What can be inferred from the last two paragraphs? A．Technologies have changed our relationships. B．The digital world is a recipe for pushing limits. C．Love can be better conveyed by text message. D．The digital self need not take responsibility. D The Vjosa River, one of the last wild rivers in Europe, has been declared a national park by the Albanian government, making it become the first wild river park on the continent. Home to more than 1,000 animal and plant species, the river flows for 270 kilometers, from Greece, through Albania and into the Adriatic Sea. Giving the credit to no dams or other artificial barriers, it is rich in aquatic species and supports a large number of wildlife species, including otters, the endangered Egyptian vulture and the critically endangered Balkan lynx. The wild river national park will include almost 13,000 acres of land, crossing most of the body of the country, with thousands of people living in its surroundings. The decision to establish the park is more important than people may realize. For years, the Vjosa’s fragile ecosystem has been under threat: at one point as many as 45 hydropower plants (水 电 站) were planned to build across the region. But thanks to the campaigning by environmental NGOs, the tiny Balkan nation was placed at the forefront of river protection. Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, described the creation of the national park as a “truly historic moment” for nature as well as social and economic development. “Today we protect the only wild river in Europe once and for all,” he said. “This is about to change a mindset. Protecting an area does not mean that you make it in isolation from the economy.” He said national parks attract 20% more  tourists  compared with non-protected areas. The park will cover the 118 miles of the Vjosa in Albania, three main tributaries (支流), and some land, including areas at risk of flooding. Phase II will add other tributaries. Unlike the IUCN's Wilderness Protected Areas, which limit the number of visitors, it will allow recreational tourism and some  other activities such as local fishing, particularly for 60,000 residents in the catchment. “We hope it will inspire others to come together to protect the wild places we have left, in a meaningful way,” said Ryan Gellert, Patagonia’s CEO, adding that the park was proof that the “destruction of nature did not have to be the price of progress”. 32．What makes the Vjosa River rich in wild species? A．Sufficient water. B．The government's policies. C．The large area of fertile land. D．The absence of human disturbance. 33．Why is the decision to build the park extremely important? A．It helps to establish hydropower plants. B．It relieves the power shortage in Albania. C．It strengthens the protection of Vjosa's ecosystem. D．It promotes the development of the local wild land. 34．What can we infer from Edi Rama? A．Building the park is beneficial to the economy. B．More wild rivers need to be protected in Europe. C．Non-protected areas will inspire a boom in tourism. D．Social progress comes at the cost of the natural environment. 35．How is the park different from IUCN's Wilderness Protected Areas? A．It includes more tributaries. B．It limits the number of visitors. C．It covers areas at high risk of flooding. D．It combines leisure activities with tourism. 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。 Cyberart is the art produced with the help of computers. It’s a term for forms of art that use non-traditional media. Computer software used in creating cyberart can play different kinds of roles. Some computer programs are used to touch up images that are brought in from outside sources. 36 . Hardware is also commonly used for cyberart. In digital painting, for example, the artist copies the process of painting by using a stylus and digitizing tablet (触笔和数字化输入板) along with a computer program. 37 . A printer is considered output equipment because it translates digital information to the outside world. Tradigital art is a branch of cyberart that mixes traditional media with digital media. Artists often take up a quickly-made drawing and use computer tools to color and apply effects to the work. Much of cyberart includes at least some traditional elements or techniques in it. 38 For centuries art has been shown in public spaces, often with a high cost and difficulty in attending. 39 . If the Internet can provide a way of showing artwork, it can be appreciated by more people around the world. 40 . Some say that it is nearly impossible to keep track of who might have contributed to a particular piece. Others say that images copied from the Internet can be beautified and then uploaded again without a record of the file’s history. A．So cyberart can be considered tradigital too. B．This further limits the possible artwork audiences. C．Art that uses the Internet has always been argued about. D．Cyberart couldn’t exist without computers. E．Other programs allow an artist to start designing images with a mouse. F．These two things are examples of input equipment used to design art. G．Other artists use modern equipment for exploring creativity like computers. 三、完形填空 In 2020, Nancy Ballard, a 60-year-old retired entrepreneur, went for a routine checkup at her doctor’s office that turned into something extraordinary. In fact, she was carrying a painting of a plant she’d done when she arrived there. “It would be great if we had 41 like that for our chemotherapy rooms (化疗室),” the nurse said. Ballard asked to see one. She was 42 by what she found. The walls were grey and bare, and the paint was chipping. “ 43 , the patients here have nothing to look at while taking chemo drips,” she said, “I couldn’t imagine how anyone could even get healthy in such 44 rooms like that.” She made it her mission to 45 the place. She started by e-mailing 20 local interior 46 . She wrote, “You don’t know me. But my heart 47 after seeing these rooms.” She then asked whether they would 48 their time and money to transform just one of chemotherapy rooms each. Six of them leapt into 49 action and each designer chose a theme: The dragonfly room, for example, 50 bright artworks and dragonfly wall ornaments. Most rooms got new 51 , lights, artworks, and furniture. When the transformation was done 52 , Dr. Hufford was delighted. “All the patients feel 53 by it,” he said. He even noted that his own tone of voice was 54 in the rooms and that he was better able to connect with his patients. Ballard was so encouraged by the patients’ reactions, but when praised, she said, “What I did paled 55 the patients’ courage to fight cancer”. 41．A．volunteers B．artworks C．instruments D．patients 42．A．wondered B．amazed C．grieved D．shocked 43．A．Fortunately B．Gradually C．Apparently D．Comfortably 44．A．amazing B．depressing C．inspiring D．frightening 45．A．brighten up B．clean up C．cheer up D．bring up 46．A．artists B．designers C．doctors D．actors 47．A．hurts B．injures C．swells D．wounds 48．A．reward B．value C．donate D．suggest 49．A．favorite B．virtual C．temporary D．immediate 50．A．marks B．features C．reflects D．symbolizes 51．A．paint B．pictures C．chairs D．paper 52．A．incredibly B．utterly C．ultimately D．permanently 53．A．soothed B．worsened C．cured D．swallowed 54．A．colder B．weaker C．softer D．sharper 55．A．in terms of B．in spite of C．in honor of D．in comparison to 第二节：语法填空（共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分） 阅读下面的短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Honking cars, blasting stereos and babbling neighbors are 56. (whole) affecting people’s daily life: consider it all part of the symphony that plays daily on New York City streets. Everyone knows the city is loud, and a losing war against noise 57. (wage) for a long time. Now they have a new weapon 58. (invite) to many citizens: noise cameras. The cameras 59. (pair) with a sound meter to detect noise of at least 85 decibels (分贝) from a source 50 ft or more away have recently been fixed on certain streets in Manhattan’s wealthy Upper West Side. It’s part of a program run by the city’s department of environmental protection. However, Erica Walker, who studies the joint 60. community noise and health, believes most noise comes from poor city planning rather than individual bad actions, and that noise cameras are merely Band -Aids for a more systemic issue. Actually, 61. (far) research still needs to be done on the economic effects of noise cameras. The public is supposed to zero in on the dangers and economic costs of noise pollution 62. can blight some proceeds and urge that appropriate actions 63. (carry) out. On the other hand, 64. lecturer at Columbia University expressed concern about the surveillance (监视) capabilities of noise cameras. “It is being tried for the possibility 65. (leak) privacy still. Does this present a privacy risk for residents of the city? ” she held the question. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分 40 分） 第一节（满分 15 分） 66．假定你是李华，你校近期举办了以Science Fiction Painting — Our Future Home为主题的画展。请给校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1. 活动目的； 2. 活动内容（时间、地点、作品等）； 3. 活动反响。 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。 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。续写的词数应为150左右。 Pets are always an attraction to people, especially when it comes to children. Daniel and his sister Ella always want to have their own pets. One day, under the permission of their parents, the brother and sister decided to buy a pet dog. They headed down to the local pet store and had a look around. It was a very small pet store that did not have many animals. Mr. Johnson, the owner of the shop, was a nice old man. He walked over and greeted Daniel and Ella. “What can I do for you?” he asked. “We would like to buy a pet dog.” Ella responded. “Ah, well, we are not a big pet shop,” Mr. Johnson told her. “So we only have two dogs to choose from.” They asked Mr. Johnson to show them the dogs. Mr. Johnson led them to the back of the store where the two dogs were. One of them was a very big Norwegian Elkhound named Buddha. It looked strong and fierce. The other was a very tiny Papillon named Hiccup. It looked cute and lovely. Ella wanted the tiny Hiccup, while Daniel wanted Buddha. To make a decision, they walked outside to discuss. Even after they had a discussion, they couldn’t agree on a dog. Ella suggested they race home for it. The winner of the race would choose the dog. Daniel agreed. Before the race started, Daniel told Ella that her left shoe was broken. When Ella looked down and realized she was cheated by her brother, Daniel had run off. Daniel ran as hard as he could. He really wanted that Norwegian Elkhound as a pet. He looked back. Ella was so far behind that he couldn’t even see her. Daniel finally got home. He was tired but he was happy. He knew he was the winner. Paragraph 1: Ella arrived a few minutes after Daniel. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Mr. Johnson told them that as soon as they left, a little boy and his mom came to his store. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 英语试题 第 1 页（共 9 页） 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 宁德一中2023-2024学年第二学期高二第2次月考 英语参考答案： 【简版】 听力 1-5 BAABA 6-10 BAACC 11-15 ABCCA 16-20 BCCBB 阅读 21-23 BCA 24-27 AACB 28-31 ACCA 32-35 DCAD 七选五 36-40 EFABC 完形 41-45 BDCBA 46-50 BACDB 51-55 ACACD 56. wholly 57. has been waged 58. inviting 59. paired 60. between 61. further 62. that/which 63. (should) be carried 64. a 65. to leak 【详细】 1．B 【原文】W: Wow, that’s cool. Everything in it is lively and lifelike. M: It looks more like a photo than a drawing. Let me take a close look and see who the talented artist is. 2．A 【原文】W: Hi, Mike. Any plans for the weekend? M: I’m planning to go for a run and I do it every day. W: That sounds good. I enjoy swimming, hiking and running as well and I’ll go hiking this weekend. 3．A 【原文】W: The countryside was wonderful. I like the fresh morning air. M: Yeah. As for the village we went to yesterday, there was so much fog around. I think it was a good place for an adventure film. 4．B 【原文】W: Hi, Jack, I just came back yesterday. Anything new while I was away ? M: Congratulations, Susan! It’s said that you’ll be promoted to manager and become my immediate boss. 5．A 【原文】 M: Have you seen that new building going up near the market? W: Yes. I can’t see what it’s going to be. Not an apartment building… not a hotel… probably a department store. 6．B 7．A 【原文】M: Let’s go out for a meal one day this week. W: Good idea! What kind of food do you like? Thai food or Japanese food? M: Neither. Do you like Chinese food? W: I love it. We could try that new Chinese restaurant in James Street. M: Fine. Are you doing anything on Wednesday evening? W: Yes, I have to work late. M: Are you free on Thursday? W: The end of the week is probably better for me. M: How about Friday? W: That’s fine. It’ll be busy so we’d better book right now. M: Sure. I’ll do it now. 8．A 9．C 10．C 【原文】W: You look so thin! You must not be eating enough. Why don’t you get a year pass to the cafeteria? I can buy it for you. M: It’s OK, Mom. It’s fun to cook with my roommates while eating at the cafeteria is less interesting. W: I bet you don’t even eat any vegetables. Make sure to eat fruits and vegetables so you stay healthy. M: Mom, I’m perfectly healthy. W: Well, I don’t know. But besides that, is everything all right? How are you with money? M: Actually, money is tight. I use all my money on textbooks and don’t have any left. After car insurance, I have nothing left for rent. W: Why didn’t you say so earlier? I’ll transfer money to your account when I get home. M: Thanks, Mom. But I can settle the problem. I’ve got a part-time job. W: It’s no problem, as long as you promise to do less of your teaching job and focus on your education. Money should not be on your mind right now. You’ll only have to think about it when you’re older. You need good grades this year if you want to continue medical school. M: That is my dream. I will study harder. W: One second, someone’s calling me. I’ll take this call, and then we can go for lunch. Are you busy? M: No, but I have to be back on campus by 2:00 p.m. 11．A 12．B 13．C 【原文】W: So how did the interview go? Did you get the job? M: No, not this time unfortunately. W: Ah no, I’m really sorry Alex. I know how much you wanted that. What did they say? M: That someone else was more qualified and had more experience in the industry—as usual. W: Ah, that’s a pain. Keep going though. I’m sure there’s a job with your name on it just around the corner. M: Yeah it’s just frustrating because I’ve sent out so many applications recently and haven’t had any luck. W: Yeah I bet, that must be really annoying. Let me know if I can help at all with interview preparation, or just as another pair of eyes on your CV. M: Yeah that might be helpful actually to practise interview questions! W: Great. Just send a message when you’re free and I’ll give you a hand. M: Thank you. I’ll do. 14．C 15．A 16．B 17．C 【原文】M: Hi, Sara. I heard that you are organizing a campaign on the 28th April on the occasion of Earth Day. W: Yes. We called it “the green campaign”. M: Oh, the green! I guess this campaign is related to environment. W: Yes, of course. All participants in the campaign will wear green because we want to tell people about the bad effects of pollution. M: That seems great! Can you give me more details about your campaign? W: Sure. The first day we will collect all the garbage at school. The following day we’ll plant some trees. Then we will hang some posters on the school board. M: Interesting! I’d like to help you in your campaign. I have an idea. W: Yes, go ahead. What’s it? M: We may ask our teachers to help us in our campaign by not bringing their cars to school.   W: It’s a good idea. M: Also we may paint some paper, bottles and lamps and use them as decorations for our classrooms. I’ll invite George to join us. He’s ready to help, you know. W: Wow! How great, Peter! Thank you so much for your help. M: You’re welcome. 18．C 19．B 20．B 【原文】 And now we bring you a positive story from the autumn season. Senior citizens living in a retirement home found that they were unable to take their regular walks along the riverside. The reason? Leaves had fallen from the trees, making it impossible for people with wheelchairs or walking sticks to get by. One of the people was Jay Garrett, who told his grandson Barry about the issue. The next day, Barry asked his school’s head teacher if he could address the school. Barry asked for volunteers to clear the paths. To his amazement, almost all of the school, including teachers, offered to help. So the next Saturday, they arrived at the riverside and cleared the paths, sweeping the leaves into large bags. Rather than throwing them away, Barry and his classmates took the bags to a nearby farm, where they could be used to make healthy soil to grow crops. The senior citizens were so grateful to the school children that they threw them a party in the retirement home. Such a moving story! Hopefully they can come to clear my driveway when it snows in winter. I’m Wally West for Channel 4 News. 21．B 22．C 23．A 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章推荐了几款好用的睡眠音乐软件。 21．细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Headspace is an app designed in the simplest way that makes it quick and easy to use its library of sleep-specific music, so it is friendly to the aged.(Headspace是一款以最简单的方式设计的应用程序，它可以快速方便地使用它的睡眠专用音乐库，所以它对老年人很友好。)”可知，适合向祖父母推荐的应用是Headspace。故选B。 22．细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“This app offers a free version, but to really take advantage of what Calm has to offer, you had better choose the paid version, which costs $69.99 for one year.(这款应用提供免费版本，但要真正利用Calm提供的功能，你最好选择付费版本，一年的费用为69.99美元。)”和第四段第三句“Though its free version provides a great introduction to the idea of sleep music, the paid version unlocks a larger library of sounds.(虽然它的免费版本提供了一个很好的睡眠音乐概念的介绍，但付费版本打开了一个更大的声音库。)”可知，Calm和Relax Melodies这两款应用都提供免费版本。故选C。 23．细节理解题。根据最后一段前三句“One thing that sets Pzizz apart is its voice narration (旁白), with male and female options available. Usually, the voice is low and calm. If you find the presence of a voice to be comforting or benefit from someone helping you to relax your mind and body, then Pzizz is suitable for you.(Pzizz与众不同的一点是它的语音叙述，有男性和女性两种选择。通常，声音低沉而平静。如果你发现一个声音的存在是安慰或受益于某人帮助你放松你的身心，那么Pzizz是适合你的。)”可知，使用Pzizz可以创建你喜欢的语音叙述。故选A。 24．A 25．A 26．C 27．B 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述自己来自一个旅行者家庭，热爱旅行，走遍世界各地，获得人生的宝贵财富。 24．推理推断题。根据第二段“I graduated early and got a degree from a community college by the time I turned 18.(我毕业的早，在我18岁时就获得了一个社区大学的学位)”可知，作者已经大学毕业，这正是人们开始追问年轻人一个年轻人都不想被问到的问题：“你接下来要做什么？”再由下文“In an attempt to answer that question, I began by asking myself what I was most passionate about, (为了回答这个问题，我开始问自己我最喜爱的是什么)”可知，作者开始规划自己的未来。由此可知年轻人对未来不确定，因此这个问题不想被问到。故选A。 25．细节理解题。根据第四段“In 2016, I got serious and started working on my mission to travel to every single one of the world’s 196 sovereign nations without any official sponsorship. (在2016年，我认真起来，开始谋划在没有任何官方资助的情况下，去196个独立国家旅行)”可知作者没有接受任何赞助，是自费。故选A。 26．推理判断题。根据最后一段“Believe it or not， beyond a record breaker, these memories are treasurable as they were the most defining moments of my life... (信不信由你，除了打破记录外，这些记忆在我的人生中是一笔宝贵的财富)” 可知，作者认为这段经历很宝贵。故选C。 27．细节理解题。根据最后一段“...I’ll be taking the next few months to nourish my physical and mental health as I make plans for the future. (在接下来的几个月里，我将加强身心健康，为将来的计划做准备)”可知，作者接下来几个月计划加强身心健康。故选B。 28．A 29．C 30．C 31．A 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讨论了新型通讯工具如何影响人们的行为和认知，电子邮件等高科技通讯方式便利了沟通，但也可能让人隐藏缺点、产生错误心理认知，甚至挑战现实世界的规则与极限。 28．推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Facebook and Twitter are innovative tools; text messaging is still a somewhat existing phenomenon and even e-mail is only a flashing spot on the screen when compared with our long history of snail mail.(Facebook和Twitter是创新工具；短信仍然是一种存在的现象，与我们悠久的蜗牛邮件历史相比，即使是电子邮件也只是屏幕上的一个亮点)”和第二段“Social media, texting and e-mail all make it much easier to communicate, gather and pass information.(社交媒体、短信和电子邮件都让交流、收集和传递信息变得更加容易)”可知，随着科技的进步，人们传递信息和沟通更加方便，这种比较突出了高科技如何改变我们的生活方式和沟通方式。故选A项。 29．推理判断题。根据第二段“By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to develop our abnormal self-love without the risk of disapproval or criticism theatrical metaphor (隐喻), these new forms of communication provide a stage on which we create our own characters, hidden behind a fourth wall of tweets, status updates and texts. (通过消除任何真正的人类参与，它们使我们能够发展出异常的自爱，而不会有遭到反对或批评的风险。这些新的交流形式提供了一个舞台，我们可以在这个舞台上创造自己的角色，隐藏在推特、状态更新和文本这些看不到的墙后面)”可知，新的通讯工具让我们更容易隐藏真实的自己并且维持一个更完美的自己，由此可推出它们在一定程度上帮助我们隐藏了自己的不足。故选C项。 30．细节理解题。由文章最后一段“It seems he might have been lost in a fantasy world that ultimately convinced himself into believing the digital self could obey different rules and regulations, as if he could continually push the limits of what’s acceptable without facing the consequences of ‘real life.’(他似乎迷失在一个幻想世界中，最终说服自己相信数字自我可以遵守不同的规则和条例，就好像他可以在不面临‘现实生活’后果的情况下不断突破可接受的极限) ”可知，新型通讯工具会让人们可能陷入一种虚拟世界而逐渐忘记自己的现实生活，这种错误的认知可能会导致人们对自己的行为和决策产生误导，做出一些不合理的事情。故选C项。 31．推理判断题。由文章第三段“So it is that we live in a cold era, where names and faces represent two different levels of closeness, where working relationships occur only through the magic of email and where love can start or end by text message. An environment such as this reduces interpersonal relationships to mere digital exchanges.(因此，我们生活在一个寒冷的时代，名字和面孔代表着两种不同程度的亲密关系，工作关系只能通过电子邮件的魔力发生，爱情可以通过短信开始或结束。这样的环境将人际关系简化为纯粹的数字交流)”以及下段可知，这里主要讲述了新的通讯工具使得人们的沟通跨越了时间和距离，这使得人际关系简化为纯粹的数字交流，此外，人们还有可能因为迷失在虚拟世界而产生错误的认知影响现实世界，故由此可推出，科技推动通讯工具的进步也逐渐改变了人们的沟通交流方式，从而科技改变了人们之间的关系。故选A项。 32．D 33．C 34．A 35．D 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了欧洲大陆上第一个野生河流公园的相关信息。 32．细节理解题。第二段第二句提到“Giving the credit to no dams or other artificial barriers, it is rich in aquatic species and supports a large number of wildlife species, including otters, the endangered Egyptian vulture and the critically endangered Balkan lynx.”（由于没有水坝或其他人工屏障，它拥有丰富的水生物种，并支持大量野生动物物种，包括水獭，濒危的埃及秃鹫和极度濒危的巴尔干山猫。）由此判断，正是因为没有人类行为的破坏和人类建筑的干预，才使得Vjosa河生物物种十分丰富。故选D。 33．推理判断题。第三段第二、三、四句提到“The decision to establish the park is more important than people may realize. For years, the Vjosa’s fragile ecosystem has been under threat: at one point as many as 45 hydropower plants (水 电 站) were planned to build across the region. But thanks to the campaigning by environmental NGOs, the tiny Balkan nation was placed at the forefront of river protection.”（建立公园的决定比人们可能意识到的要重要得多。多年来，Vjosa脆弱的生态系统一直受到威胁：该地区一度计划建造多达45座水电站。但由于环保非政府组织的努力，这个小小的巴尔干国家被置于河流保护的最前沿。）由此判断，Vjosa的生态系统十分脆弱，在这里建立公园使得巴尔干国家的环保事业受到了重视，因此公园的建立也能帮助增强改善当地的生态系统。故选C。 34．推理判断题。第四段第一句提到“Albania’s prime minister, Edi Rama, described the creation of the national park as a “truly historic moment” for nature as well as social and economic development.”（阿尔巴尼亚总理Edi Rama将国家公园的建立描述为自然以及社会和经济发展的“真正历史性时刻”。）以及该段最后一句提到“He said national parks attract 20% more tourists compared with non-protected areas.”（他说，与非保护区相比，国家公园吸引的游客多出20%。）由此判断，国家公园的建立不仅能够加强当地生态系统的保护，同时还能吸引更多的游客，使得旅游业发展起来，进而也有利于该地区经济的发展。故选A。 35．细节理解题。第五段第三句提到“Unlike the IUCN’s Wilderness Protected Areas, which limit the number of visitors, it will allow recreational tourism and some other activities such as local fishing, particularly for 60,000 residents in the catchment.”（与限制游客数量的世界自然保护联盟(IUCN)的荒野保护区不同，它将允许休闲旅游和一些其他活动，如当地捕鱼，特别是对集水保护区的6万居民。）由此判断，该国家公园还设置了一些休闲活动，这是其与荒野保护区的不同之处。故选D。 36．E 37．F 38．A 39．B 40．C 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍的是网络艺术。 36．空前“Some computer programs are used to touch up images that are brought in from outside sources.(一些计算机程序被用来润色从外界输入的图像)”介绍了一些计算机程序的作用。由此推知，空处介绍另一些计算机程序的作用。E选项“Other programs allow an artist to start designing images with a mouse.(另外一些程序允许艺术家用鼠标开始设计图像)”中的“Other programs(另外一些程序)”和空前的“Some computer programs(一些计算机程序)”相呼应，是对另外一些程序的介绍，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选E。 37．空前“In digital painting, for example, the artist copies the process of painting by using a stylus and digitizing tablet (触笔和数字化输入板) along with a computer program.(例如，在数字绘画中，艺术家通过使用触控笔和数字化平板以及计算机程序来复制绘画过程)”介绍了在数字绘画中计算机的两个功能。F选项“These two things are examples of input equipment used to design art.(这两样东西是用于设计艺术的输入设备的例子)”中的“These two things(这两样东西)”指的就是前面的“a stylus and digitizing tablet(触笔和数字化平板)”，说明这两样东西是用于设计艺术的输入设备的例子，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选F。 38．根据前面的“use computer tools to color and apply effects to the work(使用计算机工具给作品着色和添加效果)”以及“some traditional elements or techniques in it(一些传统的元素或技术)”可知，传统数字艺术既运用了电脑等数字化工具，又运用了传统技术，A项“So cyberart can be considered tradigital too.(因此，网络艺术也可以被视为传统艺术)”说明了互联网艺术被称为传统数字化，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选A。 39．空前说“For centuries art has been shown in public spaces, often with a high cost and difficulty in attending.(几个世纪以来，艺术一直在公共场所展出，通常花费很高，参加难度也很大)”可知，花费高、参加难度大可能会导致一些负面的结果。B选项“This further limits the possible artwork audiences.(这进一步限制了可能的艺术作品观众)”中“This further limits(这进一步限制了)”和前面的“a high cost and difficulty in attending(花费很高，参加难度也很大)”相呼应，说明了前面所讲事情所导致的后果，因此承接上文，符合语境，故选B。 40．空后说“Some say that it is nearly impossible to keep track of who might have contributed to a particular piece. Others say that images copied from the Internet can be beautified and then uploaded again without a record of the file’s history.(有人说，几乎不可能追踪到谁可能为某一特定作品做出了贡献。还有人说，从互联网上复制的图片可以被美化，然后在不记录文件历史的情况下再次上传)”由此可知，人们对网络艺术的看法不一。C选项“Art that uses the Internet has always been argued about.(利用互联网的艺术一直是争论的焦点)”引出了下文的争论，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选C。 41．B 42．D 43．C 44．B 45．A 46．B 47．A 48．C 49．D 50．B 51．A 52．C 53．A 54．C 55．D 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了退休企业家Nancy Ballard在看到医院化疗室简陋的环境后，决定帮助病人创造一个更好的治疗环境，在一些设计师的帮助下，最终为病人改善了化疗室的环境。 41．考查名词词义辨析。句意：这位护士说：“如果我们的化疗室里有这样的艺术作品，那就太好了。”A. volunteers志愿者；B. artworks艺术作品；C. instruments仪器；D. patients病人。根据上文提到的“a painting of a plant”可知，Nancy Ballard拿着一幅植物画，由此可知，这是一件艺术作品，护士希望化疗室里也有这样的艺术作品。故选B项。 42．句意：她对自己的发现感到震惊。 43．考查副词词义辨析。句意：“显然，这里的病人在化疗时没有什么可看的，”她说，“我无法想象怎么会有人在这样令人沮丧的房间里变得健康。”A. Fortunately幸运地；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Apparently显然；D. Comfortably舒适地。根据上文“The walls were grey and bare, and the paint was chipping.”可知，化疗室的墙壁是灰色的，光秃秃的，油漆也在掉落，由此可知，显然，这里的病人在化疗时没有什么可看的。故选C项。 44．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“显然，这里的病人在化疗时没有什么可看的，”她说，“我无法想象怎么会有人在这样令人沮丧的房间里变得健康。”A. amazing令人惊叹的；B. depressing令人沮丧的；C. inspiring鼓舞人心的；D. frightening可怕的。根据上文“The walls were grey and bare, and the paint was chipping.”可知，化疗室的墙壁是灰色的，光秃秃的，油漆也在掉落，由此可知，这是一个令人沮丧的房间。故选B项。 45．考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：她把为这个地方增辉添彩作为自己的使命。A. brighten up为……增辉添彩；B. clean up清扫；C. cheer up（使）振作起来；D. bring up抚养。根据下文“Most rooms got new _____, lights, artworks, and furniture.”可知，在她的努力下，大多数房间都有新的灯、艺术品和家具，她为这个地方增辉添彩，由此可知，她把为这个地方增辉添彩作为自己的使命。故选A项。 46．考查名词词义辨析。句意：她首先给20位当地室内设计师发了电子邮件。A. artists艺术家；B. designers设计师；C. doctors医生；D. actors演员。根据下文“Six of them leapt into _____ action and each designer chose a theme”中的“designer”可知，有设计师愿意提供帮助，由此可知，她给20位当地室内设计师发了电子邮件。故选B项。 47．考查动词词义辨析。句意：她写道：“你不认识我。但看到这些房间后，我的心很痛。”A. hurts疼痛；B. injures伤害；C. swells膨胀；D. wounds使受伤。根据上文“I couldn’t imagine how anyone could even get healthy in such _____ rooms like that.”可知，她认为化疗室是令人沮丧的，无法为病人提供好的治疗环境，由此可知，看到这些房间后，她很心痛。故选A项。 48．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然后她问他们是否会捐出时间和金钱来改造化疗室中的一个。A. reward奖励；B. value重视；C. donate捐赠；D. suggest建议。根据上文“She made it her mission to _____ the place.”可知，她把为这个地方增辉添彩作为自己的使命，由此可知，她呼吁设计师无偿帮助改造化疗室，希望设计师捐出时间和金钱。故选C项。 49．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：其中六个立即行动起来，每个设计师都选择了一个主题：例如，蜻蜓屋以明亮的艺术品和蜻蜓墙装饰为特色。A. favorite最喜欢的；B. virtual虚拟的；C. temporary暂时的；D. immediate立即的。根据句中“each designer chose a theme”可知，每个设计师选择了自己的设计主题，由此可知，他们很积极，立即行动起来了。故选D项。 50．考查动词词义辨析。句意：其中六个立即行动起来，每个设计师都选择了一个主题：例如，蜻蜓屋以明亮的艺术品和蜻蜓墙装饰为特色。A. marks做记号；B. features以……为特色；C. reflects反映；D. symbolizes象征。根据句中“bright artworks and dragonfly wall ornaments”可知，“明亮的艺术品和蜻蜓墙装饰”是蜻蜓屋的特色，由此可知，蜻蜓屋以明亮的艺术品和蜻蜓墙装饰为特色。故选B项。 51．考查名词词义辨析。句意：大多数房间都被刷上了新油漆、有了新的灯、艺术品和家具。A. paint油漆；B. pictures图片；C. chairs椅子；D. paper纸。根据上文“the paint was chipping”可知，化疗室原有的油漆都脱落了，由此可知，在设计师的帮助下，大多数房间都被刷上了新油漆。故选A项。 52．考查副词词义辨析。句意：当改造最终完成时，赫福德医生很高兴。A. incredibly难以置信地；B. slightly轻微地；C. ultimately最终；D. permanently永久地。根据上文“Most rooms got new _____, lights, artworks, and furniture.”可知，大多数房间都被刷上了新油漆、有了新的灯、艺术品和家具，由此可知，改造最终完成了，赫福德医生很高兴。故选C项。 53．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他说：“所有的病人都为此感到抚慰。”A. soothed安慰，抚慰；B. worsened恶化；C. cured治愈；D. swallowed吞下。根据上文“Most rooms got new _____, lights, artworks, and furniture.”可知，化疗室被重新装饰，焕然一新，由此可知，这样的环境让病人的心灵得到了抚慰。故选A项。 54．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他甚至注意到，他自己在房间里的语调更柔和了，而且他能够更好地与病人联系。A. colder更寒冷的；B. weaker更虚弱的；C. softer更柔和的；D. sharper更锋利的。根据句中“he was better able to connect with his patients”可知，他能够更好地与病人联系，由此可知，新的化疗室也让他心情愉悦，说话的语调更柔和了。故选C项。 55．考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：Ballard被患者的反应所鼓舞，但当受到表扬时，她说：“与患者战胜癌症的勇气相比，我所做的事没什么”。A. in terms of就……而言；B. in spite of尽管；C. in honor of为纪念……；D. in comparison to与……相比。根据句中“What I did”和“the patients’ courage to fight cancer”可知，Ballard把自己做的事与患者战胜癌症的勇气相比，觉得自己做的事微不足道。故选D项。 56. wholly 57. has been waged 58. inviting 59. paired 60. between 61. further 62. that/which 63. (should) be carried 64. a 65. to leak 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了纽约正在使用噪音摄像头作为一种新工具，来对抗街道上的过度噪音水平。不过，这些摄像头是否能有效降低噪音污染和是否具有风险是个问题。 56．考查副词。句意：隆隆作响的汽车、爆破的音响和喋喋不休的邻居完全影响了人们的生活。空白处在句子中作状语使用副词，故填wholly。（易错变形） 57．考查谓语动词。句意：每个人都知道这座城市很吵，一场反对噪音的失败之战已经进行了很长一段时间。空白处在句子中作谓语，主语是war使用被动语态，根据for a long time 判断出是现在完成时，故填has been waged。 58．考查形容词。句意：现在他们有了一种新的武器，吸引了许多市民：噪音相机。Inviting做形容词表示有吸引力的，故填inviting。 59．考查非谓语动词。have recently been fixed 为谓语动词，故设空处为非谓语动词，在句子中作状语，句子主语The cameras与动词pair之间为逻辑上的被动关系，使用过去分词，故填paired。 60．考查介词。句意：然而，研究社区噪音与健康之间关系的Erica Walker，相信…… joint表示“……和……的关系，联结”表示两者时使用between……and …… ，多者时使用of.故填：between。 61．考查形容词比较级。far的比较级为further。这里表示比较，强调更深入地研究，表示程度,所以应用far的比较级further。故填further。 62．考查定语从句。空白处缺少主语成分，故填which/that。 63．考查动词的虚拟语气。句意：公众应该关注噪音污染的危险和经济成本，因为噪音污染可能会破坏一些收益，并敦促采取适当的行动。Urge作为催促时，引导的宾语从句要使用虚拟语气，故填（should）be carried。 64．考查冠词。句意：另一方面，一位哥伦比亚大学的讲师对噪音摄像头的监控能力表示担忧。表示泛指，故填a。 65.考察不定时。句意：目前仍在审核是否有可能泄露隐私。to leak 在这里作为possibility的后置定语. 66．范文 In order to arouse students’ passion for both science and art, our school recently held a painting exhibition themed Science Fiction Painting — Our Future Home. Staged in the school art classroom from January 5th to 7th, the exhibition attracted many students and teachers, with a total of more than one hundred paintings from students on display. Those masterpieces pictured vividly what our future home would be like with the development of high technology. The exhibition was a huge success. Everyone said they were impressed by the rich imagination and creativity and they were looking forward to more similar exhibitions. 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校近期举办了以Science Fiction Painting—Our Future Home为主题的画展。要求考生给校英文报写一篇报道。 【详解】1.词汇积累 为了：in order to→ so as to 举行：hold→ host 描绘：picture→ portray 吸引：attract→ appeal to 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：In order to arouse students’ passion for both science and art, our school recently held a painting exhibition themed Science Fiction Painting — Our Future Home. 拓展句：In order to arouse students’ passion for both science and art, our school recently held a painting exhibition, whose theme was Science Fiction Painting — Our Future Home. 【点睛】[高分句型1] In order to arouse students’ passion for both science and art, our school recently held a painting exhibition themed Science Fiction Painting — Our Future Home. (运用了不定式作目的状语和过去分词作后置定语) [高分句型2] Those masterpieces pictured vividly what our future home would be like with the development of high technology. (运用了what引导宾语从句) 67．Paragraph 1: Ella arrived a few minutes after Daniel. She looked angry at first, because Daniel cheated her to get a head start. Daniel apologized for cheating her, and explained that he really liked the Elkhound. Ella accepted his apology. They returned to the pet store to purchase Buddha the Elkhound. However, when they arrived at the pet store, they could only see Hiccup the Papillon. They were surprised and asked Mr. Johnson where the other pet dog was. Paragraph 2: Mr. Johnson told them that as soon as they left, a little boy and his mom came to his store. That boy liked the Elkhound very much and bought it at a good price. Daniel looked at Ella, and she held back a smile. Both of them did not expect that would happen within a short time. Daniel sighed. He turned back to Mr. Johnson. “Sometimes you win the race, but not the prize!” Daniel said sadly, and pointed to the only dog left, “we’ll take her, please.” Carrying the pet dog, the brother and sister left for their home. 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了丹尼尔和他的妹妹艾拉一直想拥有自己的宠物。有一天，在父母的允许下，兄妹俩决定买一只宠物狗。他们来到宠物店，却就选择哪只狗出现了分歧，艾拉和丹尼尔比赛谁先到家谁就选狗。结果丹尼尔作弊，先跑了。结果最后店里只剩下了妹妹想要的那只狗。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“艾拉比丹尼尔晚到几分钟。”可知，第一段可描写兄妹二人回去买狗的经过。 ②由第二段首句内容“约翰逊先生告诉他们，他们刚离开，一个小男孩和他的妈妈就来到了他的商店。”可知，第二段可描写两人最后选择的狗以及店主的感悟。 2.续写线索：艾拉因为丹尼尔作弊晚到——解释——接受道歉——到宠物店——发现想要的狗被买走——店主感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 返回：return/go back 购买：purchase /buy 询问：ask/inquire 情绪类 生气：angry /annoyed 惊讶：surprised /amazed 【点睛】[高分句型1] She looked angry at first, because Daniel cheated her to get a head start. (运用了because引导原因状语从句) [高分句型2] However, when they arrived at the pet store, they could only see Hiccup the Papillon. (运用了when引导时间状语从句) 答案第12页，共12页 答案第11页，共12页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$