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惠东县2023—2024学年第二学期高二年级期中学业水平质量监测 英语 卷面满分120分 考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，用签字笔直接将答案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回. 第一部分 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 Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature Grading Scale 90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E. Essays (60%) Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%. Group Assignments (30%) Students will work in groups to complete four assignments (作业) during the course. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system. Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework (10%) Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from assigned readings or notes from the previous class' lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late Work An essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted. 1. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A textbook. B. An exam paper. C. A course plan. D. An academic article. 2. How many parts is a student’s final grade made up of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 3. What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date? A. You will receive a zero. B. You will lose a letter grade. C. You will be given a test. D. You will have to rewrite it. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了文学概论课程评分办法。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章标题“Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature (文学概论课程评分办法)”和Essays (60%)部分“Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade of for this course (你的四篇主要文章将构成本课程评分的主要部分)”可知，文章介绍了文学概论课程评分办法。由此推知，本文是出自一个课程计划。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据黑体小标题“Essays (60%)”以及“Group Assignments (30%)”和“Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Groups Work/Homework (10%)”可知，学生的最终成绩由3部分组成。故选B项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Late Work”部分“If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. (如果没有在截止日期后的第4天上交，将会得到零分)”可知，如果在截止日期后一周才交文章，你将会得零分。故选A项。 【点睛】 B That was how the adventures began. It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. The first few doors they tried led only into spare bedrooms, as everyone had expected that they would; but soon they came to a very long room full of pictures; and after that was a room all hung with green, with a harp in one corner; and then a kind of little upstairs hall and a door that led out on to a balcony. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door. “Nothing there!” Everybody rushed out but Lucy stayed because she thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise, it opened quite easily, and two mothballs dropped out. Looking into the inside, she saw several coats hanging up — mostly long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe... She took a step further in — then two or three steps, always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of her fingers. But she could not feel it. “This must be a simply vast wardrobe!” thought Lucy, going still further in. Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. “Is that more mothball?” she thought, stooping down to feel it with her hand. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood, she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold. “This is very queer,” she said, and went on a step or two further. ... And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; ... A moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night-time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. 4. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The discovery of mysterious rooms. B. The complex structures of the house. C. The unexpected search of the house. D. The adventurous exploration in a house. 5. Why didn’t Lucy go out of the room? A. She wanted to explore the wardrobe. B. She found her favourite fur coats. C. She was attracted by mothballs. D. She liked the smell of the room. 6. What can we infer about Lucy from the third paragraph? A. Careful and cowardly. B. Cautious and curious. C. Foolish but brave. D. Adventurous but casual. 7. What does the underlined word “queer” mean? A. Terrifying. B. Empty. C. Strange. D. Impressive. 【答案】4. B 5. A 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【分析】本文是记叙文。文章节选自《狮子，女巫和魔衣柜》。讲述露西在一个结构复杂的房间里的探险经历。 【4题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“That was how the adventures began. It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. The first few doors they tried led only into spare bedrooms, as everyone had expected that they would; but soon they came to a very long room full of pictures; and after that was a room all hung with green, with a harp in one corner; and then a kind of little upstairs hall and a door that led out on to a balcony. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door. (一场奇遇就是这样开始的。这所住宅，你似乎永远也走不到它的尽头，里边全都是意科不到的地方。他们先试着打开了几扇门，原来是几间无人居住的空房间，这是大家事先预料到的。接下来，他们进了一个非常狭长的房间，墙上挂满了画，他们还在屋内发现了一副盔甲。然后，他们又进了另一个房间，里面全是绿色的装饰物，只是在角落里放着一把竖琴。这以后，来到楼上的一间小厅，小厅有一扇门通向外面的阳台。不久以后，他们走进另一个空荡荡的房间，里面放着一只很大很大的衣橱，橱门上镶着镜子)”可知，第一段主要描写了房子的复杂结构。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Everybody rushed out but Lucy stayed because she thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked.( 大家都跟着走出去了，只有露茜一个人留在后面，她想试试把那个大衣橱打开，尽管她几乎肯定衣橱的门是锁着的)”可知，露西没有走出房间是因为她想探索那个大衣橱。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段的“of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe... She took a step further in---then two or three steps, always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of her fingers. But she could not feel it. ( 当然喽，她让橱门开在那儿，因为她知道，一个人把自己关在衣橱里是非常愚蠢的。她向前又跨了一步，接着两步，三步，想用手指尖摸到木头的橱壁，但她始终没能摸到)”可推断，露西是谨慎并好奇的。故选B。 【7题详解】 词句猜测题。根据上文“Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. “Is that more mothball?” she thought, stooping down to feel it with her hand. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood, she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold.( 这时，她感到脚底下有什么东西在吱嘎吱哽作响。我难道踩到了樟脑丸？她想，一边蹲下身来用手去摸。然而她摸到的不是坚硬而又光滑的木头橱底，而是一样柔软的、粉末似的、冰冷的东西)”可知，露西在衣橱里摸到的不是橱子底，而是柔软的，粉末状的，冰冷的东西，因此推断她会感到奇怪，故划线词词义与C项（奇怪的）意思相近。故选C。 C An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage. Salah Sukkarieh, a professor at the University of Sydney, sees robots as necessary given how cattlemen are aging. He is building a four-wheeled robot that will run on solar and electric power. It will use cameras and sensors to monitor the animals. A computer system will analyze the video to determine whether a cow is sick. Radio tags (标签) on the animals will measure temperature changes. The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass. That way, cattlemen will know whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purposes. Machines have largely taken over planting, watering and harvesting crops such as corn and wheat, but the monitoring of cattle has gone through fewer changes. For Texas cattleman Pete Bonds, it's increasingly difficult to find workers interested in watching cattle. But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse. Bonds, who bought his first cattle almost 50 years ago, still has each of his cowboys inspect 300 or 400 cattle daily and look for signs that an animal is getting sick. Other cattlemen see more promise in robots. Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft. Cattle tend to be kept in remote places and their value has risen, making them appealing targets. 8. What is a problem with the cattle-raising industry? A. Soil pollution. B. Lack of workers. C. Aging machines. D. Low profitability. 9. What will Sukkarieh's robot be able to do? A. Monitor the quality of grass. B. Cure the diseased cattle. C. Move cattle to another field. D. Predict weather changes. 10. Why does Pete Bonds still hire cowboys to watch cattle? A. He wants to help them earn a living. B. He thinks men can do the job better. C. He is inexperienced in using robots. D. He enjoys the traditional way of life. 11. How may robots help with cattle watching according to Michael Kelsey? A. Increase the value of cattle. B. Bring down the cost of labor. C. Make the job more appealing. D. Keep cattle from being stolen. 【答案】8 B 9. A 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了澳大利亚一名教授正在开发一种机器人，用于监测放牧牛的健康状况。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage.（澳大利亚一名教授正在开发一种机器人，用于监测放牧牛的健康状况，这一开发可能会给畜牧业带来重大变化。几十年来，畜牧业主要依靠低技术手段，但目前正面临劳动力短缺的问题。）”可知，畜牧产业面临劳动力短缺的问题。故选B。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass.（通过监测草的形状、颜色和质地来跟踪草地的质量。）”可知，Sukkarieh的机器人可以监测草的质量。故选A。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse.（但邦兹认为机器人并不适合这份工作。多年的行业经验——以及使用技术的失败尝试——使他确信，检查牛的最好方法是让一名男子骑在马上。）”可知，皮特·邦兹仍然雇佣牛仔看牛是因为他认为人能做得更好。故选B。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft.（俄克拉荷马州养牛人协会副会长迈克尔·凯尔西·帕里斯说，鉴于人们对偷牛的担忧不断上升，机器人可能会非常有用。）”可知，机器人帮助照看牛，可以防止牛被偷。故选D。 D Around a third of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system, and lost or wasted food is known to contribute to some amount — but it has never been clear to exactly what degree. Now, by following specific foods through their entire life cycle, researchers have determined just how much this wasted food adds to emissions during harvest, transportation and disposal. For a study in Nature Food, Xunchang Fei and his teammates used 164 countries’ food supply data from 2001 to 2017 to estimate emissions across 54 food products and four categories: cereals (谷物) and beans; meat and animal products; vegetables and fruits; and root and oil crops. About a third of food is lost during harvest, storage and transportation or wasted by consumers. The team found this food was responsible for about half of total emissions from the global food system. And four countries, including China, the US, India and Brazil, contributed to 44.3 percent, mainly owing to their dietary habits and large populations. Of the four food categories, meat and animal products were the source of almost three quarters of emissions that occurred throughout the supply-chain stage involving food loss. The study also found that emissions varied from countries to countries. For instance, developed countries’ advanced waste-treatment technologies could create fewer emissions. Such details showed how “different countries should set different goals for the reductions of food loss and waste,” Fei said, “such as reducing meat production in some areas, and switching from landfills to composting (堆肥) processes in others.” Prajal Pradhan an expert in food system, noted that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aimed to halve food waste in the coming years. Based on this study, he said emissions could decrease if high-income countries could focus on saving food thrown away by consumers, and low-and-middle-income countries could prioritize avoiding food loss during harvest, processing, storage and transport. 12. What problem can lost or wasted food lead to according to paragraph 1? A. Soil pollution. B. Worldwide starvation. C. Energy shortage. D. Greenhouse gas emissions. 13. How did the team estimate emissions? A. By giving examples. B. By analyzing statistical data. C. By stating arguments. D. By explaining theoretical knowledge. 14. Which kind of food waste generates the most emissions? A. Cereals and beans. B. Root and oil crops. C. Meat and animal products. D. Vegetables and fruits. 15. What does Prajal Pradhan suggest? A. The United Nations should cut food waste in half. B. Middle-income countries could focus on food waste. C. High-income countries could prioritize avoiding food loss. D. Different countries should have different priorities to reduce emissions. 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。全球人为温室气体排放量的三分之一左右来自世界粮食体系，其中相当一部分来自粮食损失和浪费相关的排放。不同国家、不同食物在收获、运输和加工过程中造成的损失或浪费产生的温室气体排放量不同，相关的应对措施也不同。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Around a third of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system, and lost or wasted food is known to contribute to some amount—but it has never been clear to exactly what degree. (大约三分之一的人为温室气体排放来自全球粮食系统，而食物的损失或浪费也造成了一定程度的温室气体排放，但一直不清楚具体的影响程度)”可知，食物丢失或浪费会导致温室气体排放。故选D。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“For a study in Nature Food, Xunchang Fei and his teammates used 164 countries’ food supply data from 2001 to 2017 to estimate emissions across 54 food products and four categories: cereals (谷物) and beans; meat and animal products; vegetables and fruits; and root and oil crops.(在《自然食品》杂志上的一项研究中，费训昌和他的队友使用了164个国家2001年至2017年的食品供应数据，估算了54种食品的排放，其中包括四类:谷物和豆类;肉类和动物制品;蔬菜和水果;还有块根和油料作物)”可推知，该团队通过分析统计数据来估算排放量。故选B。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Of the four food categories, meat and animal products were the source of almost three quarters of emissions that occurred throughout the supply-chain stage involving food loss.(在这四种食品类别中，肉类和动物产品在整个涉及食品损失的供应链阶段产生的排放中占近四分之三)”可知，肉类和动物制品产生的温室气体排放量最多。故选C。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Based on this study, he said emissions could decrease if high-income countries could focus on saving food thrown away by consumers, and low-and-middle-income countries could prioritize avoiding food loss during harvest, processing, storage and transport.(他说，根据这项研究，如果高收入国家能够把重点放在节省消费者扔掉的食物上，而低收入和中等收入国家可以优先考虑避免在收获、加工、储存和运输过程中的食物损失，那么排放就会减少)”可推知，Prajal Pradhan建议不同的国家在降低温室气体排放量方面应该有不同的侧重点，故选D。 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I have the same 24 hours in a day as you do, but I have made specific choice that allow me to make the most of every day and still feel happy and relaxed. ____16____ Pick the most important. ____17____ Focus on spending time that for you is fun and productive. I chose the life of an adviser because I like to work with companies, but don't want the life of a big company CEO. My choices are based on the lifestyle I want. Combine your activities. Many people go crazy trying to figure out how to spend time with friends, family, work, play, etc. ____18____ Find ways to enjoy them in a combined manner. Build your social life around people in your work environment. Find people in your company who share common interests and develop your career (职业) around the people and activities you love. ____19____ You would think learning takes more time from you, but actually there are always new ways of doing things that can save you time on daily tasks, freeing you up for the most important. Always be looking for a new way to gain back an hour here or there. Lighten up. The world won't come to an end in most cases just because you left a few things undone. Celebrate progress and keep refining (改进) toward a happy productive existence. ____20____ Every completion is a small victory that adds up in a big way. A. Speed up. B. Be an active learner. C. Stop trying to balance time between them all. D. Make choices about what is meaningful in your life. E. The things you do well usually give you greater joy. F. Perhaps these tips will help you make the most of your time. G. This is why making lists is important in any productivity handbook. 【答案】16. F 17. D 18. C 19. B 20. G 【解析】 【分析】本文是说明文。作者给出了既可以充分利用时间又可以快乐放松的有效建议。 【16题详解】 上文“I have the same 24 hours in a day as you do, but 1 have made specific choice that allow me to make the most of every day and still feel happy and relaxed.( 我和你一样，每天都有24小时，但我做了具体的选择，让我充分利用每一天，仍然感到快乐和放松)”说明作者做出选择，充分利用每一天，但仍旧感到快乐和轻松，根据下文段落小标题可知，下文就如何充分利用每一天给出了建议，因此空格处应是承上启下，F项中的“help you make the most of your time”与上文“to make the most of every day”一致，“tips”引出下文的建议，因此F项“也许这些建议会帮助你充分利用你的时间”符合语境，承上启下。故选F。 【17题详解】 根据段落标题“Pick the most important.”可知，本段建议挑选最重要的，下文“Focus on spending time that for you is fun and productive.( 把时间花在那些对你来说有趣和富有成效的事情上)”说明要挑选一些有趣的和富有成效的事情去做，D项中的“what is meaningful in your life”与标题中的“the most important”一致，下文是对“Make choices”具体解释。因此推断D项“选择你生活中有意义的东西”符合语境。故选D。 【18题详解】 上文“Many people go crazy trying to figure out how to spend time with friends, family, work, play, etc.( 许多人疯狂地试图弄清楚如何在朋友，家庭，工作，娱乐等方面度过时间)”说明许多人想要弄清楚在生活中如何分配好时间，下文“Find ways to enjoy them in a combined manner.( 找到一种结合的方式来享受它们)”说明可以把事情组合在一起享受，因此推断空格处与上文是转折关系，说明不要试图均衡时间，C项“不要试图在它们之间平衡时间”符合语境。故选C。 【19题详解】 空格处为段落小标题。根据下文“You would think learning takes more time from you, but actually there are always new ways of doing things that can save you time on daily tasks, freeing you up for the most important. Always be looking for a new way to gain back an hour here or there. Always be looking for a new way to gain back an hour here or there. (你可能会认为学习需要花费了你更多的时间，但实际上总有一些新的方法可以为你节省出做日常事务的时间，为你腾出时间去做最重要的事情。寻找在这里或者那里赢回一个小时的新方法)”可推断，本段讲述学习虽然花费很多时间，但总是能有一些方法为你节省时间做其他事情，因此要做有效的学习者。因此推断B项“做有效的学习者”为段落标题，故选B。 【20题详解】 下文“Every completion is a small victory that adds up in a big way.( 每一次的完成都是一个小的胜利，累积起来就是一个大的胜利)”说明事情要一件一件去做，G项中的“making lists”与之呼应，因此推断G项“这就是为什么列清单在任何生产手册中都很重要的原因”符合语境，this指代上文“The world won't come to an end in most cases just because you left a few things undone. Celebrate progress and keep refining (改进) toward a happy productive existence.( 在大多数情况下，世界不会因为你没做完几件事而走向末日。庆祝进步，不断改进走向一个快乐而富有成效的存在)”解释了列出清单一件一件完成任务的原因。故选G。 【点睛】 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At 111, Dr Edith Kaufmann was the second oldest person in the UK. I met her when I ____21____ a care home for the elderly in London six years ago. I didn’t realize it would be the start of a close ____22____, where the age gap was eight decades. At first sight, I was ____23____ by her self-confidence. Her doctorate (博士学位) told me she was intelligent and ____24____. From the beginning, I never felt as if Edith and I ____25____ conversation. Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything, and that her memory stretched back so easily, ____26____ even small things which took place 100 years ago. She was also ____27____ . She loved dancing as a child and I recall, only a few weeks before her death, she laughed ____28____ when I played the waltz (华尔兹) and we ____29____ hands and danced along to the music. Although towards her later years she was _____30_____ to a wheelchair, she still participated in the exercise classes. As I _____31_____ Edith each week, I realized that I was going as much for me as I was for her. I learnt to take the words of _____32_____ when I could get them. When I have _____33_____ over the years, and small decisions have weighed on my mind, I have _____34_____ nothing more than the opportunity to regain my perspective on life and what actually _____35_____. 21. A. studied B. volunteered C. relaxed D. lectured 22. A. cooperation B. attention C. friendship D. encounter 23. A. struck B. embarrassed C. stressed D. upset 24. A. sharp B. kind C. bossy D. helpful 25. A. started B. enjoyed C. needed D. lacked 26. A. explaining B. confusing C. recalling D. forgetting 27. A. artistic B. literary C. capable D. active 28. A. repeatedly B. precisely C. worriedly D. heartily 29. A. held B. shook C. raised D. clapped 30. A. devoted B. restricted C. addicted D. introduced 31. A. missed B. called C. visited D. pushed 32. A. praise B. wisdom C. greeting D. thanks 33. A. succeeded B. dreamed C. failed D. progressed 34. A. provided B. appreciated C. expected D. created 35. A. matters B. differs C. exists D. happens 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. D 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. B 33. C 34. B 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者六年前在伦敦一家养老院遇到111岁的Edith Kaufmann博士的经历。她的自信、智慧和记忆力令人印象深刻，她还热爱跳舞。作者每周探访她，从中受益匪浅，不仅帮助了Edith，也为自己带来了对生活的新认识。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：六年前，我在伦敦一家养老院做志愿者时认识了她。A. studied研究，学习；B. volunteered志愿；C. relaxed放松；D. lectured演讲。根据下文“a care home for the elderly”和“she laughed 8 when I played the waltz (华尔兹)”可推知，作者去养老院做志愿工作，给老人表演节目。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我没有意识到这将是一段亲密友谊的开始，年龄差距跨越了80年。A. cooperation合作；B. attention注意力；C. friendship友谊；D. encounter柜台。根据第二段中“Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything,”可知，作者与伊迪丝无话不谈，结合最后一段中“As I 11 Edith each week, I realized that I was going as much for me as I was for her.”可知，后来作者和Edith每周见面，可见她们建立了一段亲密友谊。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一眼看到她，我就被她的自信打动了。A. struck引起(强烈感情)；打；B. embarrassed使尴尬；C. stressed强调；D. upset使……难过。根据下文“Her doctorate (博士学位) told me she was intelligent and 4 .”和“Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything”可知，Edith很聪明，和作者畅谈任何事情，所以作者很欣赏Edith，被她的自信打动；be stuck by表示“被……打动”。故选A。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的博士学位告诉我她既聪明又敏锐。A. sharp敏锐的，机敏的；B. kind善良的；C. bossy专横的；D. helpful有帮助的。根据上文“intelligent”和下文“Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything, and that her memory stretched back so easily”可推知，尽管已经111岁了，但Edith仍然头脑清晰，思维敏锐。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：从一开始，我就不觉得我和伊迪丝缺乏交谈。A. started开始；B. enjoyed 享受；C. needed需要；D. lacked缺乏。根据下文“Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything,”可知，作者与伊迪丝无话不谈，所以作者觉得和Edith之间并不缺乏交谈。故选D。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：伊迪丝可以和我畅谈任何事情，她的记忆可以很轻易地回忆起过去的事，即使是发生在100年前的小事。A. explaining解释；B. confusing使困惑；C. recalling重播，回忆；D. forgetting忘记。根据下文“even small things which took place 100 years ago”可知，Edith的记忆力很好，能回忆起来100年前的小事。故选C。 27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她还很活跃。A. artistic艺术的；B. literary文学的；C. capable有能力的；D. active活跃的。根据下文“She loved dancing as a child”和“Although towards her later years she was 10 to a wheelchair, she still participated in the exercise classes.”可知，她很活跃。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查副词义辨析。句意：她从小就喜欢跳舞，我记得就在她去世前几个星期，当我演奏华尔兹时，她开怀大笑，我们手牵着手，随着音乐起舞。A. repeatedly重复地；B. precisely准确地；C. worriedly担心地；D. heartily尽情地。根据上文“She loved dancing as a child”和“danced along to the music”可知，Edith很开心，所以开怀大笑，即尽情地大笑。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她从小就喜欢跳舞，我记得就在她去世前几个星期，当我演奏华尔兹时，她开怀大笑，我们手牵着手，随着音乐起舞。A. held抓住，拿着；B. shook摇；C. raised上升，筹集，养育；D. clapped鼓掌，拍手。根据上文“I played the waltz (华尔兹)”和下文“hands and danced along to the music.”可知，随着华尔兹音乐起舞，即手拉着手一起舞蹈；hold hands“手拉手”。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管晚年她只能坐在轮椅上，但她仍然参加健身班。A. devoted投身于，致力于；B. restricted受限；限制(活动或行为)；C. addicted使上瘾；使沉迷；D. introduced介绍，引入。根据下文“to a wheelchair”可知，她晚年坐在轮椅上，所以说她受限于轮椅上。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我每周都去看伊迪丝时，我意识到我是为了我自己，也是为了她。A. missed迷失，错过，想念；B. called呼叫，称作；C. visited看望，参观；D. pushed推。根据上文内容和下文“Edith each week”可推知，作者在Edith所在的养老院做志愿者并且与她成为了朋友，所以是每周去看望她。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我学会了在可能的时候接受智慧之言。A. praise表扬；B. wisdom智慧；C. greeting问候；D. thanks感谢。根据上文“I learnt to take the words of ”和下文“When I have 13 over the years, and small decisions have weighed on my mind, I have 14 nothing more than the opportunity to regain my perspective on life and what actually 15 .”可推知，作者在与Edith的友谊中，知道了生活中什么是最重要的，开始审视自己的人生观，和真正重要的东西，所以作者学会了接受“智慧之言”。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，当我失败时，当一些小的决定压在我的心头时，我最感激的就是有机会重新审视我的生活，重新认识到什么才是真正重要的。A. succeeded成功；B. dreamed做梦；C. failed失败；D. progressed进步；进展。根据句中提到有机会重新审视自己的生活，结合并列句“and small decisions have weighed on my mind”可知，此处应表达的是“当我失败时”。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，当我失败时，当一些小的决定压在我的心头时，我最感激的就是有机会重新审视我的生活，重新认识到什么才是真正重要的。A. provided提供；B. appreciated感激；C. expected期待；D. created创造。根据下文“the opportunity to regain my perspective on life”可知，作者会感激有重新审视自己人生的机会。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：多年来，当我失败时，当一些小的决定压在我的心头时，我最感激的就是有机会重新审视我的生活，重新认识到什么才是真正重要的。A. matters重要；B. differs不同于；C. exists存在；D. happens发生。根据上文“nothing more than the opportunity to regain my perspective on life”可知，作者认识到重新审视自己人生的机会的重要性，所以她懂得了什么才真正重要。故选A。 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。 On our way to the house, it was raining ___36___ hard that we couldn’t help wondering how long it would take ___37___(get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City. We were first greeted with the barking by a pack ___38___ dogs seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters ___39___ had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and ___40___(recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya(木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard. When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting ___41___(compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many ___42___(tradition) stories about Hawaii that were ___43___(huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week-long stay, we ___44___(invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars, ____45____(listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals. 【答案】36. so 37. to get 38. of 39. who 40. recommended 41. competition 42. traditional 43. hugely 44. were invited 45. listening 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了他们去夏威夷度假途中的经历以及到了主人家后受到的礼遇，主人热情招待他们，还在工作之余带他们参加了很多当地的活动。 【36题详解】 考查副词。句意：在我们去那座房子的路上，雨下得如此大以至于我们不能不想还要多久才能到达那里。“so...that...”意为“如此……以至于……”，固定句型。故填so。 【37题详解】 考查固定搭配。本句运用了take...to do sth.，意为“花费……做某事”，故此处应填to get。 【38题详解】 考查介词。“a pack of”意为“一群……”。故填of。 【39题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：它们被他们的主人训练地很好，它们的主人在照顾这些动物方面很有经验。先行词为masters（主人），且从句缺主语。故关系词填who。 【40题详解】 考查一般过去时。句意：我们的主人跟我们分享了很多他们的经历并推荐了一些很好的吃饭、购物和参观的地方。“and”前后两个动作“shared”与“recommended”是并列关系，时态一致。故填recommended。 【41题详解】 考查名词。由空格前的不定冠词an与空格后的不定式to watch可以确定空格处应该填名词形式。故填competition。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。空格修饰名词stories，应用形容词形式，tradition的形容词为traditional，故填traditional。 【43题详解】 考查副词。空格处修饰形容词popular，应用副词形式，huge的副词为hugely，故填hugely。 【44题详解】 考查一般过去时的被动语态。句意：我们被邀请去参加一场私人音乐会。由“on the last day of our week-long stay”可知，句子时态为一般过去时，用被动语态。主语为we，故填were invited。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。本句谓语动词为“were invited”，所以空格处动词listen应用非谓语动词形式。听音乐这个动作是由we发出的，所以选用现在分词形式。也可由and前后连接两个并列的结构这一规律解题，and后meeting interesting locals为分词形式，故空格处填listening。 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，请大家观看一部由学生会制作的英文短片Growing Together。内容包括： 1. 短片内容：关于学校的发展； 2. 放映时间、地点； 3. 欢迎对短片提出意见。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Notice ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Students’ Union 【答案】 Notice In order to have a better understanding of our school, an outstanding English short movie will be shown in the library from 2:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon on June 9th. It is organized by the Students’ Union. Here are some relevant details about it. To begin with, the name of the movie is Growing Together, which is about the development of our beloved school. As we all expect, it will be not only meaningful but also interesting. What’s more, every one of you will be welcome to take part in it, enjoying the movie, having a heated discussion afterwards and giving your own comments. The Students’ Union 【解析】 【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，请大家观看一部由学生会制作的英文短片Growing Together。 详解】1.词汇积累 首先：first of all→to begin with 上映：display→show 出色的：excellent→outstanding 此外：furthermore→what’s more 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：In order to have a better understanding of our school, an outstanding English short movie will be shown in the library from 2:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon on June 9th. It is organized by the Students’ Union. 拓展句：In order to have a better understanding of our school, an outstanding English short movie will be shown in the library from 2:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon on June 9th, which is organized by the Students’ Union. 【点睛】[高分句型1] In order to have a better understanding of our school, an outstanding English short movie will be shown in the library from 2:30 to 4:00 in the afternoon on June 9th. (运用了不定式作目的状语) [高分句型2] To begin with, the name of the movie is Growing Together, which is about the development of our beloved school. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Catherine had stayed at home all her life to look after her three children, but now, she, who lost her husband in a car accident, had to step out and earn money to make ends meet. With zero work experience and no professional degree, her chances of getting hired for a well-paid job were next to zero. One day, after dropping her children at school, Catherine spotted a construction site (工地). “I think I can work here,” she thought and walked close to the manager. “Hi, are you hiring (雇佣)? ” she asked. “Yes, we are,” the manager looked at Catherine from head to toe.“Are you sure you can work here? This job requires a lot of hard work.” “I’m ready for it,” she told the manager and signed a contract (合同) to work a 12-hour shift (轮班). However, Catherine kept her new job a secret from her children. She thought they would feel embarrassed after learning their mother worked at a construction site. Every morning, after dropping her children to school, she would go to the construction site and work until her shift ended. She would pick up heavy bricks (砖块) on her shoulder to transport them from one part of the site to the other. One evening, Catherine’s son, Peter, told her about an upcoming competition in school that required mothers to join. In the competition, students would wear blindfolds (眼罩) and have to recognize their mothers without looking at them. “That sounds like such a cool event, Peter!” Catherine said excitedly. “I can’t wait for it!” “I won’t go there with you, mom,” Peter replied. “But why?” What her son said next was something Catherine wasn’t prepared to hear. “Mom, I would have to touch your hands to recognize you, and everyone would look at them,” Peter explained. “Your hands are so ugly. They’re so hard and rough,” he added. “I will feel so embarrassed when my classmates look at your hands,” the boy said. “I won’t attend the event.” Catherine felt terrible but couldn’t say anything in her defense. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 para.1 A few weeks later, Peter was walking home when something unexpected caught his attention. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para.2 On his way back home, he kept thinking about how he would apologize to his mother. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 A few weeks later, Peter was walking home when something unexpected caught his attention. In the distance, he saw a familiar figure in worn-out clothes, covered in dust and sweat, lifted heavy bricks with her weathered hands at the construction site. As he drew closer, he realized it was his mother, Catherine. Catherine tirelessly moved heavy bricks with her ugly and rough hands under the scorching sun. Her face was covered in sweat, and she didn't even have time to wipe it off as she rushed back and forth, working tirelessly. Peter stood there in shock, unable to utter a single word. Meanwhile, a wave of guilt and regret flooded over him. He shouldn’t have said those hurtful words. On his way back home, he kept thinking about how he would apologize to his mother. Peter couldn't shake off the guilt and regret for his hurtful words towards his mother. He knew he had to make things right and apologize to her. The moment Catherine stepped into the house from work, Peter rushed up to her, gently took her hands in his and held them tightly. “Mom, I’m sorry” he murmured, tears welling up in his eyes, “I didn’t understand then, but now I see how hard you work for us. Your hands may be rough, but they are the most beautiful hands in the world because they care for us.” Tears welled up in Catherine’s eyes as she embraced her son, a wave of happiness washing over her. From that day on, Peter not only attended the school event with his mother but also stood by her side, holding her hands with pride. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了凯瑟琳一直呆在家里照顾她的三个孩子，但现在，她的丈夫在一场车祸中丧生，她不得不出去挣钱养家糊口。由于没有工作经验，也没有专业学位，她找到高薪工作的机会几乎为零。最后她不得不去建筑工地干活，而她的儿子彼得却嫌弃母亲的工作。直到某天彼得看到母亲辛苦工作，感到内疚和悔恨，向母亲道了歉。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“几个星期后，彼得走在回家的路上，一件意想不到的事情引起了他的注意”可知，第一段可描写彼得看到母亲辛苦工作，感到内疚和悔恨。 ②由第二段首句内容“在回家的路上，他一直在想该如何向母亲道歉”可知，第二段可描写彼得和母亲道歉，母子俩和好。 2.续写线索：看到母亲工作——理解母亲辛苦——感到内疚——道歉——取得原谅 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①看到：see/catch sight of ②意识到：realize/be aware 情绪类 ①不知疲倦：tirelessly/indefatigably ②震惊：shock/astonishment 【点睛】[高分句型1] As he drew closer, he realized it was his mother, Catherine. (运用了as引导时间状语从句) [高分句型2] Your hands may be rough, but they are the most beautiful hands in the world because they care for us. (运用了because引导原因状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 惠东县2023—2024学年第二学期高二年级期中学业水平质量监测 英语 卷面满分120分 考试用时120分钟。 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上，并将准考证条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用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，用签字笔直接将答案写在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回. 第一部分 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 Grading Policies for Introduction to Literature Grading Scale 90-100, A; 80-89, B; 70-79, C; 60-69, D; Below 60, E. Essays (60%) Your four major essays will combine to form the main part of the grade for this course: Essay 1 = 10%; Essay 2 = 15%; Essay 3 = 15%; Essay 4 = 20%. Group Assignments (30%) Students will work in groups to complete four assignments (作业) during the course. All the assignments will be submitted by the assigned date through Blackboard, our online learning and course management system. Daily Work/In-Class Writings and Tests/Group Work/Homework (10%) Class activities will vary from day to day, but students must be ready to complete short in-class writings or tests drawn directly from assigned readings or notes from the previous class' lecture/discussion, so it is important to take careful notes during class. Additionally, from time to time I will assign group work to be completed in class or short assignments to be completed at home, both of which will be graded. Late Work An essay not submitted in class on the due date will lose a letter grade for each class period it is late. If it is not turned in by the 4th day after the due date, it will earn a zero. Daily assignments not completed during class will get a zero. Short writings missed as a result of an excused absence will be accepted. 1. Where is this text probably taken from? A. A textbook. B. An exam paper. C. A course plan. D. An academic article. 2. How many parts is a student’s final grade made up of? A. Two. B. Three. C. Four. D. Five. 3. What will happen if you submit an essay one week after the due date? A. You will receive a zero. B. You will lose a letter grade. C. You will be given a test. D. You will have to rewrite it. B That was how the adventures began. It was the sort of house that you never seem to come to the end of, and it was full of unexpected places. The first few doors they tried led only into spare bedrooms, as everyone had expected that they would; but soon they came to a very long room full of pictures; and after that was a room all hung with green, with a harp in one corner; and then a kind of little upstairs hall and a door that led out on to a balcony. And shortly after that they looked into a room that was quite empty except for one big wardrobe, the sort that has a looking-glass in the door. “Nothing there!” Everybody rushed out but Lucy stayed because she thought it would be worthwhile trying the door of the wardrobe, even though she felt almost sure that it would be locked. To her surprise, it opened quite easily, and two mothballs dropped out. Looking into the inside, she saw several coats hanging up — mostly long fur coats. There was nothing Lucy liked so much as the smell and feel of fur. She immediately stepped into the wardrobe and got in among the coats and rubbed her face against them, leaving the door open, of course, because she knew that it is very foolish to shut oneself into any wardrobe... She took a step further in — then two or three steps, always expecting to feel woodwork against the tips of her fingers. But she could not feel it. “This must be a simply vast wardrobe!” thought Lucy, going still further in. Then she noticed that there was something crunching under her feet. “Is that more mothball?” she thought, stooping down to feel it with her hand. But instead of feeling the hard, smooth wood, she felt something soft and powdery and extremely cold. “This is very queer,” she said, and went on a step or two further. ... And then she saw that there was a light ahead of her; ... A moment later she found that she was standing in the middle of a wood at night-time with snow under her feet and snowflakes falling through the air. 4. What is the first paragraph mainly about? A. The discovery of mysterious rooms. B. The complex structures of the house. C. The unexpected search of the house. D. The adventurous exploration in a house. 5. Why didn’t Lucy go out of the room? A. She wanted to explore the wardrobe. B. She found her favourite fur coats. C. She was attracted by mothballs. D. She liked the smell of the room. 6. What can we infer about Lucy from the third paragraph? A. Careful and cowardly. B. Cautious and curious. C. Foolish but brave. D. Adventurous but casual. 7. What does the underlined word “queer” mean? A. Terrifying. B. Empty. C. Strange. D. Impressive. C An Australian professor is developing a robot to monitor the health of grazing cattle, a development that could bring big changes to a profession that's relied largely on a low-tech approach for decades but is facing a labor shortage. Salah Sukkarieh, a professor at the University of Sydney, sees robots as necessary given how cattlemen are aging. He is building a four-wheeled robot that will run on solar and electric power. It will use cameras and sensors to monitor the animals. A computer system will analyze the video to determine whether a cow is sick. Radio tags (标签) on the animals will measure temperature changes. The quality of grassland will be tracked by monitoring the shape, color and texture (质地) of grass. That way, cattlemen will know whether they need to move their cattle to another field for nutrition purposes. Machines have largely taken over planting, watering and harvesting crops such as corn and wheat, but the monitoring of cattle has gone through fewer changes. For Texas cattleman Pete Bonds, it's increasingly difficult to find workers interested in watching cattle. But Bonds doesn't believe a robot is right for the job. Years of experience in the industry - and failed attempts to use technology - have convinced him that the best way to check cattle is with a man on a horse. Bonds, who bought his first cattle almost 50 years ago, still has each of his cowboys inspect 300 or 400 cattle daily and look for signs that an animal is getting sick. Other cattlemen see more promise in robots. Michael Kelsey Paris, vice president of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's Association, said a robot could be extremely useful given rising concerns about cattle theft. Cattle tend to be kept in remote places and their value has risen, making them appealing targets. 8. What is a problem with the cattle-raising industry? A. Soil pollution. B. Lack of workers. C. Aging machines. D. Low profitability. 9. What will Sukkarieh's robot be able to do? A. Monitor the quality of grass. B. Cure the diseased cattle. C. Move cattle to another field. D. Predict weather changes. 10. Why does Pete Bonds still hire cowboys to watch cattle? A. He wants to help them earn a living. B. He thinks men can do the job better. C. He is inexperienced in using robots. D. He enjoys the traditional way of life. 11. How may robots help with cattle watching according to Michael Kelsey? A. Increase the value of cattle. B. Bring down the cost of labor. C. Make the job more appealing. D. Keep cattle from being stolen. D Around a third of human-generated greenhouse gas emissions come from the global food system, and lost or wasted food is known to contribute to some amount — but it has never been clear to exactly what degree. Now, by following specific foods through their entire life cycle, researchers have determined just how much this wasted food adds to emissions during harvest, transportation and disposal. For a study in Nature Food, Xunchang Fei and his teammates used 164 countries’ food supply data from 2001 to 2017 to estimate emissions across 54 food products and four categories: cereals (谷物) and beans; meat and animal products; vegetables and fruits; and root and oil crops. About a third of food is lost during harvest, storage and transportation or wasted by consumers. The team found this food was responsible for about half of total emissions from the global food system. And four countries, including China, the US, India and Brazil, contributed to 44.3 percent, mainly owing to their dietary habits and large populations. Of the four food categories, meat and animal products were the source of almost three quarters of emissions that occurred throughout the supply-chain stage involving food loss. The study also found that emissions varied from countries to countries. For instance, developed countries’ advanced waste-treatment technologies could create fewer emissions. Such details showed how “different countries should set different goals for the reductions of food loss and waste,” Fei said, “such as reducing meat production in some areas, and switching from landfills to composting (堆肥) processes in others.” Prajal Pradhan, an expert in food system, noted that the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals aimed to halve food waste in the coming years. Based on this study, he said emissions could decrease if high-income countries could focus on saving food thrown away by consumers, and low-and-middle-income countries could prioritize avoiding food loss during harvest, processing, storage and transport. 12. What problem can lost or wasted food lead to according to paragraph 1? A. Soil pollution. B. Worldwide starvation. C. Energy shortage. D. Greenhouse gas emissions. 13 How did the team estimate emissions? A. By giving examples. B. By analyzing statistical data. C. By stating arguments. D. By explaining theoretical knowledge. 14. Which kind of food waste generates the most emissions? A. Cereals and beans. B. Root and oil crops. C. Meat and animal products. D. Vegetables and fruits. 15. What does Prajal Pradhan suggest? A. The United Nations should cut food waste in half. B. Middle-income countries could focus on food waste. C. High-income countries could prioritize avoiding food loss. D. Different countries should have different priorities to reduce emissions. 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能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 I have the same 24 hours in a day as you do, but I have made specific choice that allow me to make the most of every day and still feel happy and relaxed. ____16____ Pick the most important. ____17____ Focus on spending time that for you is fun and productive. I chose the life of an adviser because I like to work with companies, but don't want the life of a big company CEO. My choices are based on the lifestyle I want. Combine your activities. Many people go crazy trying to figure out how to spend time with friends, family, work, play, etc. ____18____ Find ways to enjoy them in a combined manner. Build your social life around people in your work environment. Find people in your company who share common interests and develop your career (职业) around the people and activities you love. ____19____ You would think learning takes more time from you, but actually there are always new ways of doing things that can save you time on daily tasks, freeing you up for the most important. Always be looking for a new way to gain back an hour here or there. Lighten up. The world won't come to an end in most cases just because you left a few things undone. Celebrate progress and keep refining (改进) toward a happy productive existence. ____20____ Every completion is a small victory that adds up in a big way. A. Speed up. B. Be an active learner. C. Stop trying to balance time between them all. D. Make choices about what is meaningful in your life. E. The things you do well usually give you greater joy. F. Perhaps these tips will help you make the most of your time. G. This is why making lists is important in any productivity handbook. 第二部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At 111, Dr Edith Kaufmann was the second oldest person in the UK. I met her when I ____21____ a care home for the elderly in London six years ago. I didn’t realize it would be the start of a close ____22____, where the age gap was eight decades. At first sight, I was ____23____ by her self-confidence. Her doctorate (博士学位) told me she was intelligent and ____24____. From the beginning, I never felt as if Edith and I ____25____ conversation. Edith could have a full conversation with me about anything, and that her memory stretched back so easily, ____26____ even small things which took place 100 years ago. She was also ____27____ . She loved dancing as a child and I recall, only a few weeks before her death, she laughed ____28____ when I played the waltz (华尔兹) and we ____29____ hands and danced along to the music. Although towards her later years she was _____30_____ to a wheelchair, she still participated in the exercise classes. As I _____31_____ Edith each week, I realized that I was going as much for me as I was for her. I learnt to take the words of _____32_____ when I could get them. When I have _____33_____ over the years, and small decisions have weighed on my mind, I have _____34_____ nothing more than the opportunity to regain my perspective on life and what actually _____35_____. 21. A. studied B. volunteered C. relaxed D. lectured 22. A. cooperation B. attention C. friendship D. encounter 23. A. struck B. embarrassed C. stressed D. upset 24. A. sharp B. kind C. bossy D. helpful 25. A. started B. enjoyed C. needed D. lacked 26. A. explaining B. confusing C. recalling D. forgetting 27 A. artistic B. literary C. capable D. active 28. A. repeatedly B. precisely C. worriedly D. heartily 29. A. held B. shook C. raised D. clapped 30. A. devoted B. restricted C. addicted D. introduced 31 A. missed B. called C. visited D. pushed 32. A. praise B. wisdom C. greeting D. thanks 33. A. succeeded B. dreamed C. failed D. progressed 34. A. provided B. appreciated C. expected D. created 35. A. matters B. differs C. exists D. happens 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。 On our way to the house, it was raining ___36___ hard that we couldn’t help wondering how long it would take ___37___(get) there. It was in the middle of Pearl City. We were first greeted with the barking by a pack ___38___ dogs, seven to be exact. They were well trained by their masters ___39___ had great experience with caring for these animals. Our hosts shared many of their experiences and ___40___(recommend) wonderful places to eat, shop, and visit. For breakfast, we were able to eat papaya(木瓜) and other fruits from their trees in the backyard. When they were free from work, they invited us to local events and let us know of an interesting ___41___(compete) to watch, together with the story behind it. They also shared with us many ___42___(tradition) stories about Hawaii that were ___43___(huge) popular with tourists. On the last day of our week-long stay, we ___44___(invite) to attend a private concert on a beautiful farm on the North Shore under the stars, ____45____(listen) to musicians and meeting interesting locals. 第三部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英语天地”写一则通知，请大家观看一部由学生会制作的英文短片Growing Together。内容包括： 1. 短片内容：关于学校的发展； 2. 放映时间、地点； 3. 欢迎对短片提出意见。 注意： 1 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Notice ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Students’ Union 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Catherine had stayed at home all her life to look after her three children, but now, she, who lost her husband in a car accident, had to step out and earn money to make ends meet. With zero work experience and no professional degree, her chances of getting hired for a well-paid job were next to zero. One day, after dropping her children at school, Catherine spotted a construction site (工地). “I think I can work here,” she thought and walked close to the manager. “Hi, are you hiring (雇佣)? ” she asked. “Yes, we are,” the manager looked at Catherine from head to toe.“Are you sure you can work here? This job requires a lot of hard work.” “I’m ready for it,” she told the manager and signed a contract (合同) to work a 12-hour shift (轮班). However, Catherine kept her new job a secret from her children. She thought they would feel embarrassed after learning their mother worked at a construction site. Every morning after dropping her children to school, she would go to the construction site and work until her shift ended. She would pick up heavy bricks (砖块) on her shoulder to transport them from one part of the site to the other. One evening, Catherine’s son, Peter, told her about an upcoming competition in school that required mothers to join. In the competition, students would wear blindfolds (眼罩) and have to recognize their mothers without looking at them. “That sounds like such a cool event, Peter!” Catherine said excitedly. “I can’t wait for it!” “I won’t go there with you, mom,” Peter replied. “But why?” What her son said next was something Catherine wasn’t prepared to hear. “Mom, I would have to touch your hands to recognize you, and everyone would look at them,” Peter explained. “Your hands are so ugly. They’re so hard and rough,” he added. “I will feel so embarrassed when my classmates look at your hands,” the boy said. “I won’t attend the event.” Catherine felt terrible but couldn’t say anything in her defense. 注意: 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 para.1 A few weeks later, Peter was walking home when something unexpected caught his attention. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para.2 On his way back home, he kept thinking about how he would apologize to his mother. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$