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2024年普通高中学校毕业年级教学质量检测（三） 英语 （本试卷满分150分，考试时间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。 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，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是c。 1. What has the man packed already? A. The cups. B. The books. C. The pots. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. Looking for a book. B. Checking a table. C. Reading in bed. 3. How much did the man pay for his sunglasses? A. $60. B. $140. C. $30 4. Who will the man probably call? A. Sarah. B. Janet. C. Sam. 5. What language did the man speak first? A. French. B. German C. English. 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 position does the company offer? A. A programmer. B. A salesman. C. An engineer. 7. What is the woman c once med about regarding the man’s skills? A. Public speaking. B. Teamwork. C. Interpersonal communication. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What do the speakers agree with about the film? A. It lacks a consistent storyline B. It actually needs more details C. It is a successful adaptation. 9. What does the woman think of the film’s ending? A. Moving. B. Disappointing. C. Confusing. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman refuse the man’s request? A. He lost the receipt. B. He bought his laptop at a sale. C. The laptop’s return period is over. 11. How long is the guarantee period? A. A month. B. Half a year. C. A year. 12. How will the man probably contact the factory? A. Through an agent B. By telephone C. Over the Internet. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where are the speakers? A. In a studio. B. In a clinic. C. In a fitness center. 14. What does Sheila need to do? A. Make players understand her. B. Train players intensely. C. Study the opposing players. 15. What is one requirement of being sports psychologists? A. Knowledge of the sport rules. B. Experience in playing the sport. C. Honesty about their own abilities. 16. What does Sheila dislike about her job? A. She has to face some misunderstanding. B. She has to choose techniques creatively. C. She has to work in different environments. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. A campaign for healthy life. B. A fundraising event for charities. C. A volunteer program in the neighborhood. 18. When will Challenge Week come to an end? A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday 19. What is one challenge mentioned by the speaker? A. Giving up sugar for five days. B. Speaking 20 words a day for a month. C. Disconnecting from social media for a week. 20. What should Challenge Week participants do? A. Donate as much as possible. B. Find sponsors for their challenges. C. Complete challenges with others together. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Best Poetry Writing Contests in 2024 The Poetry. com Contest Poetry. com offers monthly contests for poets worldwide to build passion and enjoyment for the creative poem writing process! Poems remain anonymous (匿名) before applicants vote on what they believe should be the winning entry. Top Prize: $500 Additional prizes: personalized Poetry.com gifts for runners-up Entry fee: $25 Deadline: December 31, 2024 Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest Welcome to the 4th annual Wine Country Writers’ Festival (WCWF) writing contest. Three categories and over $1,800 total value in cash and prizes are to be awarded. Enter your short fiction or nonfiction (2,000 words max) or up to 48 lines of poetry. Judged blindly by professional writers. No previously published works. Top Prize: $200 Additional prizes: free registration package to the Wine Country Writers’ Festival Entry fee: $11 Deadline: June 02, 2024 Tom Howard Poetry Contest Welcome to the 20th annual Tom Howard Poetry Contest. Submit your published or unpublished work a poem in any style, whether it rhymes or not. Top Prize: $3,000 Additional prizes: $200 for 10 honorable mentions Entry fee: $20 Deadline: October 01, 2024 The One Page Poetry Contest One Page Poetry focuses on the art of expressing a poetic theme on a single page, whether your poem is four lines or forty, whether yours is a love poem, inspirational poem, or just one that is fun. We welcome all poetic forms, as long as they fit on a single page. Top Prize: $2,000 Additional prizes: 2nd: 1,000; 3rd: 500 Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2024 1. Which of the following offers the highest top prize? A. The Poetry.com Contest. B. WCWF Writing Contest. C. Tom Howard Poetry Contest. D. The One Page Poetry Contest. 2. What is unique to Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest? A. It is held once a year. B. It has honorable mentions. C. It judges entries blindly. D. It accepts other types besides poetry. 3. What do the Poetry. com Contest and the One Page Poetry Contest have in common? A. They charge $25 for entry fee. B. They have professionals as judges. C. They require poems on one page. D. They offer tailored gifts as prizes. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。本文主要介绍了2024年四个最佳诗歌写作比赛的信息，包括各自的奖金设置、额外奖品、参赛费用、截止日期及特色要求，旨在为全球范围内的诗人提供展示才华、赢得奖励和参与文学社群的机会。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The Poetry. com Contest”下文中的“Top Prize: $500(最高奖金：500美元)”“Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest”下文中的“Top Prize: $200(最高奖金：200美元)”、根据“Tom Howard Poetry Contest”下文中的“Top Prize: $3,000(最高奖：3000美元)”以及“The One Page Poetry Contest”下文中的“ Top Prize: $2,000(最高奖金：2000美元)”可知，汤姆·霍华德诗歌大赛（Tom Howard Poetry Contest）所提供的奖金最高。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据标题“Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest”下文中的“Enter your short fiction or nonfiction ( 2,000 words max) or up to 48 lines of poetry.(提交你的短篇小说或非小说（最多2000字）或最多48行诗歌)”可知，葡萄酒之乡作家节写作大赛除了诗歌可以参赛外，短篇小说或非小说都可以参赛，其他三个都是诗歌大赛，这正是Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest独特之处。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“The Poetry. com Contest”下文中的“Entry fee: $25(报名费：25美元)”以及“The One Page Poetry Contest”下文中的“Entry fee: $25(报名费：25美元)”可知，这两个比赛的共同之处是报名费都是25美元。故选A。 B When she was 61, Sian Davies decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean. In March 2021, she was one of the 12 crew members who set out on the 3,000-mile journey from Tenerife to battle sun, salt and fierce currents. “We would row in three-hour shifts and only sleep for an hour or so every six hours,” she says. “For the first 15 days, I was seasick, so I hardly ate anything. I was just rowing and collapsing. I went through some pretty dark times.” But after 42 days on the water, Davies reached Antigua to become one of the only six women in the world over the age of 60 to have rowed across an ocean. “I was exhausted and I was also so proud of myself,” she says. Davies began rowing when she was 53, after spotting a six-oar (桨) rowing boat in Bristol harbor. Attracted by its size and appearance, she spoke to the crew and was encouraged to do a trial run. “As soon as I got on the water, I fell in love with it,” she says. “Feeling your whole body working and the fresh air on your skin is amazing.” It wasn’t until 2017, though, that her Atlantic plans were born. Suffering from a herniated disc (椎间盘突出), she was only able to crawl out of bed. “I began thinking of things I could look forward to after I had surgery,” she says. “One day I was reading about women adventurers when it hit me that once better, I would row across an ocean.” After successful surgery, Davies began driving to meet other women who had undertaken rows. Hearing the experiences and advice of them gave Davies the confidence. Soon after, she heard that a new boat producer was organizing a team for a voyage across the Atlantic and she joined it immediately. “In June, I’m planning to break a few world records by rowing around the UK when I’m 64, and I want to motorcycle through the Himalayas later in the year. After all, we need things to look back on.” she says. 4. What do we know about Davies’ journey across the Atlantic? A. She fell apart and abandoned the task. B. She suffered a lot during the process. C. She was the oldest woman to finish it. D. She rowed along with six other women. 5. How did Davies feel about her first attempt to row? A. Painful. B. Frightened. C. Confident. D. Impressed. 6. What inspired Davies to row across an ocean? A. A trial row on a six-oar rowing boat. B. Support from a boat company. C. Stories of some women adventurers. D. Sufferings from her back pain. 7. Which of the following best describes Davies? A. Caring and open-minded. B. Humble and self-motivated. C. Determined and easy-going. D. Strong-willed and ambitious. 【答案】4. B 5. D 6. C 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了Sian Davies在61岁时决定划船穿越大西洋的经历和她的感受。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“We would row in three-hour shifts and only sleep for an hour or so every six hours,” she says. “For the first 15 days, I was seasick, so I hardly ate anything. I was just rowing and collapsing. I went through some pretty dark times.”（我们每三小时轮换一次划船，每六小时只能睡一小时左右。前15天，我一直晕船，几乎什么都没吃。我只是划船和倒下。我经历了一些非常黑暗的时期。）可知，Davies在过程中遭受了很多苦难。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“As soon as I got on the water, I fell in love with it,” she says. “Feeling your whole body working and the fresh air on your skin is amazing.”（一上水，我就爱上了它。感觉全身在运动，新鲜的空气在皮肤上，真是太棒了。）可知，Davies对她的第一次尝试划船感到印象深刻。故选D。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“One day I was reading about women adventurers when it hit me that once better, I would row across an ocean.”（有一天，我在读一些女性冒险家的故事，突然意识到，一旦恢复健康，我会划船穿越大洋。）可知，一些女性冒险家的故事激发了Davies划船穿越大洋的灵感。故选C。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“In March 2021, she was one of the 12 crew members who set out on the 3,000-mile journey from Tenerife to battle sun, salt and fierce currents.”（2021年3月，她是12名船员中的一员，他们从特内里费岛出发，踏上了3000英里的旅程，与阳光、盐和激流作斗争）以及最后一段“I want to motorcycle through the Himalayas later in the year”（今年晚些时候，我还想骑摩托车穿越喜马拉雅山）可知，她是一个意志坚强和有雄心壮志的人。故选D。 C Hummingbirds are small birds but they’re the Olympic gymnasts of the flying world. They have strongly muscled bodies and rather long wings. They fly around at remarkable speeds and fly in all directions, including backward and upside down. To achieve such agility（敏捷）, hummingbirds use distinct modes of visual processing to control different types of flight. Their brains can make rapid transitions from visual signals to motor outputs. They take in lots of complicated visual information and make a flight plan out of that. Recently, the researchers have uncovered a unique mode that guides hummingbirds’ speed when they are flying forward. The findings come from an experiment of more than 3,500 hummingbird flights inside a 12-foot-long tunnel（通道） with a branch at one end and a feeder at the other. Moving light patterns cast on the tunnel walls influence how the hummingbirds see things while flying. The researchers expected that if the hummingbirds were using visual clues to control their forward flight speed, they would see the birds speed or slow with lights cast on the side walls. But instead, it seemed that they had their own way of knowing how fast to go for forward flight. When moving up or down, however, the birds based their motor commands on the cast light patterns they saw. This special ability helps hummingbirds fly safely and quickly. This knowledge could be useful for improving drone（无人机）technology, helping engineers develop better ways for drones to predict and respond to changes in their surroundings. “If we can develop a mathematical model for this visual processing, it could be very useful for drones.” says Bo Cheng, a mechanical engineer, at Pennsylvania State University. 8. What contributes most to hummingbirds’ agility in flight? A. Their small size and light body. B. Their strong muscles and long wings. C. Their strong sense of direction. D. Their own way to handle what they see. 9. How did the researchers test the hummingbirds’ response? A. By placing barriers in the tunnel. B. By changing the position of the feeder. C. By projecting moving light patterns. D. By adjusting the brightness of the tunnel. 10. What did the researchers think of hummingbirds’ reaction? A. Surprising. B. Discouraging. C. Satisfactory. D. Amusing. 11. Which field is more likely to benefit from the research? A. Wild bird protection. B. Math-based game design. C. Behavioral and brain science. D. Bio-inspired technology application. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。科学家研究发现蜂鸟使用不同的视觉处理模式来控制不同类型的飞行，这些知识可能有助于改进无人机技术。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“To achieve such agillity（敏捷）, hummingbirds use distinct modes of visual processing to control different types of flight.”（为了达到这种敏捷性，蜂鸟使用不同的视觉处理模式来控制不同类型的飞行。）可知，让蜂鸟在飞行中如此敏捷的原因是它们处理自己看到的东西的方式。故选D项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“The researchers expected that if the hummingbirds were using visual clues to control their forward flight speed, they would see the birds speed or slow with lights cast on the side walls. But instead, it seemed that they had their own way of knowing how fast to go for forward flight. When moving up or down, however, the birds based their motor commands on the cast light patterns they saw.”（研究人员预计，如果蜂鸟是利用视觉线索来控制它们向前飞行的速度，那么它们就会通过投射在侧壁上的灯光看到蜂鸟的加速或减速。但相反，它们似乎有自己的方法知道向前飞行的速度有多快。然而，当它们向上或向下移动时，它们的运动指令是基于它们看到的投射光模式。）可知，研究人员测试蜂鸟反应的方法是通过投射移动的光模式。故选C项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“But instead, it seemed that they had their own way of knowing how fast to go for forward flight.”（但相反，它们似乎有自己的方法知道向前飞行的速度有多快。）可知，蜂鸟的反应超出了研究者的推断，可推知研究人员对蜂鸟的反应是震惊的。故选A项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“This knowledge could be useful for improving drone（无人机）technology, helping engineers develop better ways for drones to predict and respond to changes in their surroundings.”（这些知识可能有助于改进无人机技术，帮助工程师开发出更好的方法，让无人机预测和应对周围环境的变化。）可推断出，仿生技术应用更有可能从这项研究中受益。故选D项。 D Sensory-based food education given to 3-5-year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers used the sensory-based food education method Sapere, which makes use of children’s natural way of relying on all of the five senses when learning new things. In the Sapere method, children are given an active role around food, and they are encouraged to share their sensory experiences. For example, kindergartens can introduce different vegetables and fruit to children in hands-on sessions, they can involve children in baking and cooking, and they can offer children opportunities for growing their own vegetables in the kindergarten backyard. Food-related themes can also be included in books and games. “There are several different ways to do this. However, it always starts from sensory-based learning and child engagement. Doing and experiencing things together is also an important aspect,” says Kaisa Kähkönen, a researcher and nutritionist from the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers compared children in different kindergarten groups. Some were offered sensory-based food education, while others weren’t. Children were offered a snack buffet containing different vegetables and fruit to choose from, and the researchers took photos of their plates to analyse their willingness to choose and eat these food items. The findings show that sensory-based food education increased children’s willingness to choose vegetables and fruit, especially among children whose mothers have a lower educational background. On average, children of lower educated parents tend to eat less vegetables and fruit. This is how food education given in the kindergarten can help even out dietary gap between families. “Another interesting finding is that the Sapere food education method also seems to improve the eating atmosphere in kindergarten groups. This encouraged children who were picky eaters to choose a more diverse selection on their plate,” Kähkönen explains. Positive and personal food-related experiences gained in the kindergarten can help adjust dietary preferences in a direction that is beneficial for health. Dietary preferences learned in early childhood often stick with a person all the way to adolescence and adulthood. 12. What can we know about the Sapere method? A. It improves kids’ five senses. B. It enables kids to read more books. C. It supplies various healthy food to kids. D. It involves kids in active food-related activities. 13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The research purpose. B. The research process. C. The research findings. D. The research evaluation. 14. What does the underlined part “even out” in paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Narrow. B. Identify. C. Analyze. D. Examine. 15. What might be the best title for the text? A. Benefits of eating fruit and vegetables B. Differences in family dietary preferences C. Necessity for kids to form learning habits D. New method to promote kids’ healthy eating 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了芬兰研究发现，针对3-5岁幼儿的感官食物教育能提升其选择蔬果意愿，Sapere方法通过实践活动与五感学习有效促进健康饮食习惯的形成，有利于缩小家庭间饮食差异，特别帮助教育背景较低家庭的孩子。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的“For example, kindergartens can introduce different vegetables and fruit to children in hands-on sessions, they can involve children in baking and cooking, and they can offer children opportunities for growing their own vegetables in the kindergarten backyard. Food-related themes can also be included in books and games.(例如，幼儿园可以在实践课程中向孩子们介绍不同的蔬菜和水果，让孩子们参与烘焙和烹饪，并为孩子们提供在幼儿园后院种植自己蔬菜的机会。与食物相关的主题也可以包含在书籍和游戏中)”可知，Sapere方法让孩子们积极参与与食物相关的活动中。故选D。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“The researchers compared children in different kindergarten groups. Some were offered sensory-based food education, while others weren’t. Children were offered a snack buffet containing different vegetables and fruit to choose from, and the researchers took photos of their plates to analyse their willingness to choose and eat these food items.(研究人员比较了不同幼儿园组的孩子。一些人接受了基于感官的食物教育，而另一些人则没有。为孩子们提供了一份包含不同蔬菜和水果的自助餐，研究人员对他们的盘子拍照，分析他们选择和食用这些食物的意愿)”可知，本段详细介绍了研究的具体操作过程，包括将孩子分成不同组别，研究人员提供包含各种蔬菜和水果的自助餐，然后通过拍摄孩子们盘中的食物来分析他们选择和食用这些食物的意愿。所以本段主要介绍了研究的实施步骤。故选B。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第五段“The findings show that sensory-based food education increased children’s willingness to choose vegetables and fruit, especially among children whose mothers have a lower educational background. On average, children of lower educated parents tend to eat less vegetables and fruit. (研究结果表明，基于感官的食物教育提高了儿童选择蔬菜和水果的意愿，尤其是在母亲教育背景较低的儿童中)”可知，食物教育在提高了儿童选择蔬菜和水果的意愿起着重要的作用。所以幼儿园的食物教育可以帮助缩小不同家庭间孩子在饮食习惯上的差异。所以even out的意思为“缩小”。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Sensory-based food education given to 3-5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland.(东芬兰大学的一项新研究表明，在幼儿园对3-5岁的儿童进行基于感官的食物教育，可以提高他们选择蔬菜和水果的意愿)”可知，文章主要介绍了一项新的研究，即通过感官为基础的食物教育方法（Sapere方法）来提高学龄前儿童选择蔬菜和水果的意愿，从而促进他们的健康饮食习惯。文章内容围绕这一教育方法的实施、效果及其对孩子饮食选择的正面影响展开。所以“一种促进孩子健康饮食的新方法”适合作本文的标题。故选D。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 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。 Loud noise can be very damaging to your hearing, whether it’s a loud burst or years of exposure. Approximately 15 percent of adults 18 years of age or older report some trouble hearing. ____16____ The good news is that taking action now may protect you from hearing loss later in life. Get a baseline hearing test. Most people have never had a hearing test. ____17____ At your next physical, ask for a hearing test as part of your routine checkup. A hearing test gives your audiologist a baseline that they can compare with future results to monitor the progression of hearing loss. ____18____ While you are watching TV or using mobile devices, keep the volume at a comfortable level. It should be loud enough to make sure you can hear very well, but not so loud that when you leave the room, you can still hear it from another part of your home. Wear protective hearing devices. Think ear protection before you’re exposed to any noisy environment, such as rock concerts or airports. When you are in a noisy environment, wear protective hearing devices such as earplugs or protective earphones. ____19____ Have proper earphones. If you often listen to music on earphones using a portable music or video device, it’s a good idea to have earphones that fit the unique shape of your ear canal, and block outside noise. ____20____ A. The risk rises as we age. B. Monitor the volume of your devices. C. However, it benefits you to go against that trend. D. Meanwhile, you will find the sound truly superior. E. You can find them at your local drugstore or music supply shop. F. Think about buying appliances and devices that have low noise ratings. G. You must do something to keep age-related hearing loss from getting worse. 【答案】16. A 17. C 18. B 19. E 20. D 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文，介绍了保护听力的一些措施。 【16题详解】 前文“Loud noise can be very damaging to your hearing, whether it’s a loud burst or years of exposure. Approximately 15 percent of adults 18 years of age or older report some trouble hearing.(巨大的噪音会对你的听力造成很大的伤害，无论是爆裂声还是多年的暴露。大约15%的18岁或以上的成年人报告有听力障碍)”表示巨大的噪音对我们的听力造成损害，后文“The good news is that taking action now may protect you from hearing loss later in life.(好消息是，现在采取行动可能会保护你在以后的生活中免受听力损失)”进行逻辑转折，表示这是可以预防的，A选项“随着年龄的增长，这种风险也在上升”与前文描述听力损失的现象一致，进一步说明风险会随着衰老而变大。故选A。 【17题详解】 前文“Most people have never had a hearing test.(大多数人从未做过听力测试)”表示大多数人从来没有进行听力测试，且后文“At your next physical, ask for a hearing test as part of your routine checkup.(下次体检时，要求做听力测试，作为常规检查的一部分)”同样表明应进行听力测试，C选项“然而，逆势而行对你有好处”表示进行听力测试对自己有好处，承上启下，与前文进行转折，引出下文。故选C。 【18题详解】 空处为本段小标题，后文“While you are watching TV or using mobile devices, keep the volume at a comfortable level.(当你在看电视或使用移动设备时，把音量保持在一个舒适的水平)”表示应监测音量大小来保护听力，B选项“监控设备的音量”可以概括全段主题。故选B。 【19题详解】 前文“When you are in a noisy environment, wear protective hearing devices such as earplugs or protective earphones.(当您处于嘈杂的环境中时，请佩戴耳塞或防护耳机等听力保护设备)”表示在嘈杂环境中应佩戴耳塞或者耳机来保护耳朵，E选项“你可以在当地的药店或音乐用品店找到它们”表示如何购买这些物品，them指代前一句中的hearing devices such as earplugs or protective earphones。故选E。 【20题详解】 前文“If you often listen to music on earphones using a portable music or video device, it’s a good idea to have earphones that fit the unique shape of your ear canal, and block outside noise.(如果你经常使用便携式音乐或视频设备戴着耳机听音乐，那么最好选择适合你耳道独特形状的耳机，并能阻挡外界噪音)”表示应选择合适的耳机，D选项“与此同时，你会发现声音真的很优越”表示选择合适耳机的另外的好处，为前一句的补充说明。故选D。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Dreaming of photographing the world’s beauty, I wrote a travel wish list and hung it on my wall, not expecting to actually go anywhere. However, a local photo contest gave me a ____21____. I chose the Grand Canyon, one of my bucket list places to visit, since I got my first camera. The journey was ____22____, with unique touches like aspen trees towering and lizards (蜥蜴) rushing about. After a day’s ____23____, I decided to have a good rest and start fresh the next day for the mission to ____24____ the Canyon’s grandeur. The next morning, I woke up early to capture (拍摄) the ____25____. Reaching the overlook, I found an elderly man alone on a bench. After exchanging ____26____, he noticed my camera and ____27____if I’d captured any favorites. I ____28____ shared a couple of photos, not anticipating any further conversation that followed. He ____29____, revealing that he and his late wife, Betty, visited the Grand Canyon annually for their anniversary. Her _____30_____the previous year marked his first return without her and he spent each sunrise reflecting on their treasured _____31_____. His heartfelt tales _____32_____ me deeply, as I, too, had experienced a recent loss, making the moment _____33_____. Returning home with numerous photos, I _____34_____the best from my adventures for the contest. This journey taught me the value of chasing dreams, embracing challenges, and _____35_____with others through shared moments, making it a truly enriching experience. 21. A. favor B. break C. suggestion D. push 22 A. tiring B. puzzling C. refreshing D. encouraging 23. A. traveling B. meeting C. talking D. picnicking 24. A. shoot B. paint C. describe D. video 25. A. trees B. sunrise C. lizards D. birds 26. A. gifts B. ideas C. numbers D. greetings 27. A. doubted B. inquired C. considered D. checked 28. A. elegantly B. purposefully C. hesitantly D. gratefully 29. A. opened up B. dressed up C. hurried up D. cheered up 30. A. running away B. passing away C. breaking down D. settling down 31. A. possessions B. collections C. memories D. qualities 32. A. entertained B. inspired C. concerned D. touched 33. A. available B. comfortable C. admirable D. unforgettable 34 A. purchased B. guaranteed C. selected D. made 35. A. competing B. connecting C. discussing D. cooperating 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. D 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了作者的摄影之旅的所见、所感。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：。然而，当地的一场摄影比赛给了我很大的推动力。A. favor恩惠；B. break间歇，小憩；C. suggestion建议； D. push 推；按。根据上文“a local photo contest”下文“I chose the Grand Canyon, one of my bucket list places to visit”可知，一场摄影比赛给了我很大的推动力。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：白杨树高耸入云，蜥蜴四处奔跑，令人耳目一新。A. tiring令人疲惫的；B. puzzling令人困惑的； C. refreshing 令人耳目一新的；D. encouraging令人鼓舞的。根据下文“with unique touches like aspen trees towering and lizards （蜥蜴）rushing about.”可知，令人耳目一新。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过一天的旅行，我决定好好休息一下，第二天重新开始拍摄大峡谷的壮丽景色。A. traveling旅行；B. meeting见面；C. talking谈话；D. picnicking恐慌。根据上文“travel”可知，指经过一天的旅行。故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：过一天的旅行，我决定好好休息一下，第二天重新开始拍摄大峡谷的壮丽景色。A. shoot射击，拍摄；B. paint绘画；C. describe描述； D. video 录下（电视节目）。根据上文“since I got my first camera.”以及下文“capture（拍摄）”可知，第二天重新开始拍摄大峡谷的壮丽景色。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我起得很早，为了拍摄日出。A. trees树；B. sunrise日出；C. lizards蜥蜴；D. birds鸟。根据上文“I woke up early”可知，起得很早，为了拍摄日出。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：寒暄之后，他注意到我的相机，问我有没有拍到最喜欢的照片。 A. gifts礼物；B. ideas观点；C. numbers数字； D. greetings问候。根据上文“found an elderly man alone on a bench”可知，两人见面彼此问候了一下。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：寒暄之后，他注意到我的相机，问我有没有拍到最喜欢的照片。A. doubted怀疑；B. inquired询问；C. considered 思考；D. checked核对。根据上文“he noticed my camera”和下文的“if I’d captured any favorites”可知，他注意到我的相机，一定是问有没有拍到最喜欢的照片。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我犹豫地分享了几张照片，没想到接下来会有任何进一步的对话。A. elegantly优雅地；B. purposefully有目的地； C. hesitantly犹豫地；D. gratefully感激地。作者对陌生人的询问还是有抵触的，所以犹豫地分享了几张照片。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：他敞开心扉，透露他和他已故的妻子贝蒂每年都会去大峡谷庆祝他们的结婚纪念日。A. opened up敞开心扉；B. dressed up乔装打扮；C. hurried up快点；D. cheered up振作起来。根据下文“revealing that he and his late wife, Betty, visited the Grand Canyon annually for their anniversary.”可知，老人向作者敞开心扉。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：她去年去世了，这是他第一次独自回家，每个日出他都会回想他们珍贵的回忆。A. running away逃跑；B. passing away去世； C. breaking down分解；D. settling down安顿下来。根据下文“marked his first return without her”可知，他的妻子去世了。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她去年去世了，这是他第一次独自回家，每个日出他都会回想他们珍贵的回忆。A. possessions财产；B. collections收藏；C. memories记忆；D. qualities质量。根据上文“reflecting on”可知，每个日出他都会回想他们珍贵的回忆。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他发自内心的故事深深打动了我，因为我最近也经历了一次痛失亲人的经历，这让我难忘。A. entertained娱乐；B. inspired激励；C. concerned有关，关于；D. touched触摸，打动。根据下文“as I, too, had experienced a recent loss”可知，他发自内心的故事深深打动了我。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他发自内心的故事深深打动了我，因为我最近也经历了一次痛失亲人的经历，这让我难忘。A. available 可用的，可获得的；B. comfortable舒服的；C. admirable令人钦佩的；D. unforgettable难忘的。根据上文的deeply可知，此处指的是“难忘的”。故选D项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：带着大量的照片回到家，我从我的冒险中选择了最好的参加比赛。A. purchased购买；B. guaranteed保证；C. selected选择；D. made制作。根据下文“the best from my adventures for the contest”可知，我从我的冒险中选择了最好的参加比赛。故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这段旅程教会了我追逐梦想、拥抱挑战以及通过分享时刻与他人联系的价值，使它成为一段真正丰富的经历。A. competing竞争；B. connecting联系；C. discussing讨论；D. cooperating合作。根据下文“with others through shared moments, making it a truly enriching experience.”可知，这段旅程教会了我追逐梦想、拥抱挑战以及通过分享时刻与他人联系的价值。故选B项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Chinese Qingming Festival, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, celebrates the beginning of spring and is the occasion ____36____families show respect to their ancestors by visiting and cleaning their tombs. The festival takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox (春分), which falls on April 4th____37____ 5th. As Qingming comes, temperature rises and rainfall increases,____38____(indicate) an important time for sowing seeds. The Qingming Festival ____39____(date) back more than 2,500 years and it originated from Hanshi Day, meaning “a day with cold food only”. One story has it that Jie Zitui, who was a loyal man to his lord Duke Wen, died in a fire in 636 BCE. So Duke Wen ordered three days without fire ____40____ memory of Jie. The next year, he ordered that the day after Hanshi Day should be the Qingming Festival, a day to honor ____41____ dead. Over time, the two festivals ____42____(eventual) combined and the traditions of eating cold food and honoring ancestors became ____43____ (attach) to the Qingming Festival. While there is much sadness surrounding Tomb Sweeping Day, there is also ____44____(celebrate) , happiness and a festive atmosphere. Nowadays, the Qingming Festival is a time of multiple _____45_____(activity) , such as tomb sweeping, spring outing, flying kites and eating festive food like Qingtuan. 【答案】36. when##where 37. or 38. indicating 39. dates 40. in 41. the 42. eventually 43. attached 44. celebration 45. activities 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了清明节的由来、习俗及发展。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：中国清明节，也被称为清明节，庆祝春天的开始，是家庭通过参观和清理坟墓来表达对祖先的尊重的场合。分析可知，本句为定语从句，先行词occasion意为“时刻，……的时间；场合”，既可以表示事件也可以表示抽象地点，从句中不缺成分，应用关系副词when或者where引导，故填when/where。 【37题详解】 考查连词。句意：这个节日在春分之后的第15天举行，春分是4月4日或5日。分析可知，空处表示“或者”，应为连词or，故填or。 【38题详解】 考查现在分词。句意：随着清明的到来，气温升高，降雨量增加，预示着播种的重要时刻。temperature rises and rainfall increases与indicate之间是逻辑上的主动关系，应用现在分词，故填indicating。 【39题详解】 考查动词。句意：清明节可以追溯到2500多年前，起源于寒食节，意思是“只吃冷饭的一天”。本句陈述客观事实，主语The Qingming Festival为第三人称单数，故填dates。 【40题详解】 考查介词。句意：于是，晋文公为了纪念颉利，下令三天不烧火。in memory of为固定短语，表示“为了纪念……”，空处应为介词，故填in。 【41题详解】 考查冠词。句意：第二年，他下令将寒食节后的第二天定为清明节，纪念死者的日子。the+形容词表示某一类人，the dead意为“死者”，空处应为定冠词，故填the。 【42题详解】 考查副词。句意：随着时间的流逝，这两个节日最终结合在一起，吃冷食和祭祖的传统与清明节联系在一起。空后combined为动词，空处应为副词修饰combined，故填eventually。 【43题详解】 考查被动语态。句意：随着时间的流逝，这两个节日最终结合在一起，吃冷食和祭祖的传统与清明节联系在一起。eating cold food and honoring ancestors与the Qingming Festival是被关联的，空处应为过去分词与became一起构成被动语态，故填attached。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意：虽然清明节有很多悲伤，但也有庆祝、幸福和节日气氛。分析可知，空处应为名词与sadness并列作there be句型中真正的主语，故填celebration。 【45题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：如今，清明节是多种活动的时间，如扫墓、春游、放风筝和吃青团等节日食品。根据空前multiple可知，空处应为可数名词复数形式，故填activities。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，上周五参加了外教Kevin做的关于各国音乐的讲座。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括 ： 1．你的收获； 2．你的感想。 注意： 1．写作词数应80个左右 ； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Kevin, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Kevin, Hope this email finds you well. I’m writing to express my gratitude for your fascinating lecture on music last Friday. It was truly an enlightening experience! My biggest takeaway is how music reflects cultural identities—though a universal language, music embodies great diversity, from the unique rhythms of African drumming to the melodious tune of Chinese Guzheng. Your passion also inspires me to explore more of the world’s music and impresses on me the power music holds in connecting people across borders. Thanks again and I’m looking forward to attending more of your lectures and learning from your expertise. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给外教Kevin做的关于各国音乐的讲座写信讲述自己的收获和感想。 【详解】1.词汇积累 感激：gratitude→appreciation 启发性的：enlightening→illuminating 通用的：universal→general 独特的：unique→special 2.句式拓展 同义句替换 原句：Your passion also inspires me to explore more of the world’s music and impresses on me the power music holds in connecting people across borders. 同义句：Your passion for music also motivates me to discover more diverse musical genres from around the world and reinforces the profound influence music has in bridging gaps between different cultures. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Your passion also inspires me to explore more of the world’s music and impresses on me the power music holds in connecting people across borders. (运用了不定式作宾语补足语和动名词作宾语) 【高分句型2】Thanks again and I’m looking forward to attending more of your lectures and learning from your expertise.(运用了动名词作宾语) 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。 Teachers are a gift, especially Troy’s teacher, Donna. She always goes above and beyond for her students, but what she did for Troy’s family is truly beyond selflessness but a miracle(奇迹). Donna is one of those teachers who pay close attention to the students in their classroom. She began to notice something odd in one of her elementary students, Troy. He was not active in class like he had been. Troy used to be a passionate student in class, engaging with teachers and his friends. Being a helping hand to the teacher and classmates, Troy was always welcomed by everybody. However, he was all of a sudden so shut down and his behavior was simply not the same. He seemed to be silent all the time, and his eyes lost light of desire for knowledge and passion for any activities. Donna grew very concerned and wondered if there was something going on that affected his performance at school. So, she reached out to Troy’s mom to express her concerns. And that was when she discovered something wrong. For the past year, his mom had been in stage-five kidney(肾)failure. She was in pain every day and desperately needed a new kidney. But she had a rare blood type, so finding a match for a kidney transplant was virtually impossible. Her condition had been a very long and anxious journey. It had been so painful for the family, and it had definitely made an impact on Troy. And in class, he had been silently carrying the pain his mom was going through at home. The news broke Donna’s heart. She knew that she just had to do something. She was there as a loving friend to help Troy with his studies, but she was also there for his mom. Donna researched how to become a kidney donor and discovered that she had the same rare blood type as Troy’s mom. She got tested and, surprisingly, she was a match. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 When Donna told the news to Troy’s family, everyone was surprised. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Soon the kidney transplant took place. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】When Donna told the news to Troy’s family, everyone was surprised. They could hardly believe that their beloved teacher was willing to go through such a personal sacrifice for them. This being a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the mother, all the family couldn’t thank Donna enough for her kindness and compassion. Troy’s mother was deeply moved by Donna’s selflessness and generosity, and at the same time, the prospect of healing brought renewed hope and joy into their lives, especially for Troy, who felt a glimmer of happiness return. Soon the kidney transplant took place. The operation was a success, and Troy’s mom began to recover with the new kidney functioning well. As she started to get healthier and more energetic, the family’s burden was eased. Seeing his mother regain her strength, Troy felt spirits improved significantly. He became active in class once again, engaging eagerly with his peers and teachers. The change was evident in his bright eyes and enthusiastic participation. Donna’s loving support not only impacted Troy’s academic performance but also helped save his mother’s life, forever changing the course of their family’s journey. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了一个关爱学生的老师Donna注意到她的学生Troy最近变化很大，学习状态不好，她和家长沟通时发现，Troy的妈妈患严重的肾病，需要肾源换肾才能活下去。妈妈却是一种罕见血型，很难找到匹配的肾脏。Donna了解了相关知识，去做了配型检测，竟然配型成功了。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“当Donna把这个消息告诉Troy的家人时，每个人都很惊讶。”可知，第一段可描写Troy一家人得知老师去做了配型检测并配型成功时的惊喜与感激。 ②由第二段首句内容“很快，肾脏移植手术就进行了。”可知，第二段可描写手术结果很成功，Troy恢复了活泼积极的学习状态。 2.续写线索：惊喜——感恩——手术成功——恢复健康——Troy变得开朗——感恩老师的无私与爱 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①开始：begin/start ②缓解，减轻：ease/relieve ③起作用，发挥功能：function/work 情绪类 ①感谢：thank/show appreciation/show gratitude/be grateful ②感动：be moved/be touched 【点睛】[高分句型1]. They could hardly believe that their beloved teacher was willing to go through such a personal sacrifice for them. （由连接词that引导的宾语从句作believe的宾语） [高分句型2]. This being a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the mother, all the family couldn’t thank Donna enough for her kindness and compassion.（运用了独立主格结构作状语） [高分句型3]. He became active in class once again, engaging eagerly with his peers and teachers.（运用了现在分词短语作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024年普通高中学校毕业年级教学质量检测（三） 英语 （本试卷满分150分，考试时间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。 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，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 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。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是c。 1. What has the man packed already? A. The cups. B. The books. C. The pots. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. Looking for a book. B. Checking a table. C. Reading in bed. 3. How much did the man pay for his sunglasses? A. $60. B. $140. C. $30 4. Who will the man probably call? A. Sarah. B. Janet. C. Sam. 5. What language did the man speak first? A. French. B. German C. English. 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 position does the company offer? A. A programmer. B. A salesman. C. An engineer. 7. What is the woman c once med about regarding the man’s skills? A. Public speaking. B. Teamwork. C. Interpersonal communication. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What do the speakers agree with about the film? A It lacks a consistent storyline B. It actually needs more details C. It is a successful adaptation. 9. What does the woman think of the film’s ending? A. Moving. B. Disappointing. C. Confusing. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. Why does the woman refuse the man’s request? A. He lost the receipt. B. He bought his laptop at a sale. C. The laptop’s return period is over. 11. How long is the guarantee period? A. A month. B. Half a year. C. A year. 12. How will the man probably contact the factory? A. Through an agent B. By telephone C. Over the Internet. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. Where are the speakers? A. In a studio. B. In a clinic. C. In a fitness center. 14. What does Sheila need to do? A. Make players understand her. B. Train players intensely. C. Study the opposing players. 15. What is one requirement of being sports psychologists? A. Knowledge of the sport rules. B. Experience in playing the sport. C. Honesty about their own abilities. 16. What does Sheila dislike about her job? A. She has to face some misunderstanding. B. She has to choose techniques creatively. C. She has to work in different environments. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the talk mainly about? A. A campaign for healthy life. B A fundraising event for charities. C. A volunteer program in the neighborhood. 18. When will Challenge Week come to an end? A. On Wednesday. B. On Friday. C. On Sunday 19. What is one challenge mentioned by the speaker? A. Giving up sugar for five days. B. Speaking 20 words a day for a month. C. Disconnecting from social media for a week. 20. What should Challenge Week participants do? A. Donate as much as possible. B. Find sponsors for their challenges. C. Complete challenges with others together. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Best Poetry Writing Contests in 2024 The Poetry. com Contest Poetry. com offers monthly contests for poets worldwide to build passion and enjoyment for the creative poem writing process! Poems remain anonymous (匿名) before applicants vote on what they believe should be the winning entry. Top Prize: $500 Additional prizes: personalized Poetry.com gifts for runners-up Entry fee: $25 Deadline: December 31, 2024 Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest Welcome to the 4th annual Wine Country Writers’ Festival (WCWF) writing contest. Three categories and over $1,800 total value in cash and prizes are to be awarded. Enter your short fiction or nonfiction (2,000 words max) or up to 48 lines of poetry. Judged blindly by professional writers. No previously published works. Top Prize: $200 Additional prizes: free registration package to the Wine Country Writers’ Festival Entry fee: $11 Deadline: June 02, 2024 Tom Howard Poetry Contest Welcome to the 20th annual Tom Howard Poetry Contest. Submit your published or unpublished work, a poem in any style, whether it rhymes or not. Top Prize: $3,000 Additional prizes: $200 for 10 honorable mentions Entry fee: $20 Deadline: October 01, 2024 The One Page Poetry Contest One Page Poetry focuses on the art of expressing a poetic theme on a single page, whether your poem is four lines or forty, whether yours is a love poem, inspirational poem, or just one that is fun. We welcome all poetic forms, as long as they fit on a single page. Top Prize: $2,000 Additional prizes: 2nd: 1,000; 3rd: 500 Entry fee: $25 Deadline: September 30, 2024 1. Which of the following offers the highest top prize? A. The Poetry.com Contest. B. WCWF Writing Contest. C. Tom Howard Poetry Contest. D. The One Page Poetry Contest. 2. What is unique to Wine Country Writers’ Festival Writing Contest? A. It is held once a year. B. It has honorable mentions. C. It judges entries blindly. D. It accepts other types besides poetry. 3. What do the Poetry. com Contest and the One Page Poetry Contest have in common? A. They charge $25 for entry fee. B. They have professionals as judges. C. They require poems on one page. D. They offer tailored gifts as prizes. B When she was 61, Sian Davies decided to row across the Atlantic Ocean. In March 2021, she was one of the 12 crew members who set out on the 3,000-mile journey from Tenerife to battle sun, salt and fierce currents. “We would row in three-hour shifts and only sleep for an hour or so every six hours,” she says. “For the first 15 days, I was seasick, so I hardly ate anything. I was just rowing and collapsing. I went through some pretty dark times.” But after 42 days on the water, Davies reached Antigua to become one of the only six women in the world over the age of 60 to have rowed across an ocean. “I was exhausted and I was also so proud of myself,” she says. Davies began rowing when she was 53, after spotting a six-oar (桨) rowing boat in Bristol harbor. Attracted by its size and appearance, she spoke to the crew and was encouraged to do a trial run. “As soon as I got on the water, I fell in love with it,” she says. “Feeling your whole body working and the fresh air on your skin is amazing.” It wasn’t until 2017, though, that her Atlantic plans were born. Suffering from a herniated disc (椎间盘突出), she was only able to crawl out of bed. “I began thinking of things I could look forward to after I had surgery,” she says. “One day I was reading about women adventurers when it hit me that once better, I would row across an ocean.” After successful surgery, Davies began driving to meet other women who had undertaken rows. Hearing the experiences and advice of them gave Davies the confidence. Soon after, she heard that a new boat producer was organizing a team for a voyage across the Atlantic and she joined it immediately. “In June, I’m planning to break a few world records by rowing around the UK when I’m 64, and I want to motorcycle through the Himalayas later in the year. After all, we need things to look back on.” she says. 4. What do we know about Davies’ journey across the Atlantic? A. She fell apart and abandoned the task. B. She suffered a lot during the process. C. She was the oldest woman to finish it. D. She rowed along with six other women. 5. How did Davies feel about her first attempt to row? A. Painful. B. Frightened. C. Confident. D. Impressed. 6. What inspired Davies to row across an ocean? A. A trial row on a six-oar rowing boat. B. Support from a boat company. C. Stories of some women adventurers. D. Sufferings from her back pain. 7. Which of the following best describes Davies? A. Caring and open-minded. B. Humble and self-motivated. C. Determined and easy-going. D. Strong-willed and ambitious. C Hummingbirds are small birds but they’re the Olympic gymnasts of the flying world. They have strongly muscled bodies and rather long wings. They fly around at remarkable speeds and fly in all directions, including backward and upside down. To achieve such agility（敏捷）, hummingbirds use distinct modes of visual processing to control different types of flight. Their brains can make rapid transitions from visual signals to motor outputs. They take in lots of complicated visual information and make a flight plan out of that. Recently, the researchers have uncovered a unique mode that guides hummingbirds’ speed when they are flying forward. The findings come from an experiment of more than 3,500 hummingbird flights inside a 12-foot-long tunnel（通道） with a branch at one end and a feeder at the other. Moving light patterns cast on the tunnel walls influence how the hummingbirds see things while flying. The researchers expected that if the hummingbirds were using visual clues to control their forward flight speed, they would see the birds speed or slow with lights cast on the side walls. But instead, it seemed that they had their own way of knowing how fast to go for forward flight. When moving up or down, however, the birds based their motor commands on the cast light patterns they saw. This special ability helps hummingbirds fly safely and quickly. This knowledge could be useful for improving drone（无人机）technology, helping engineers develop better ways for drones to predict and respond to changes in their surroundings. “If we can develop a mathematical model for this visual processing, it could be very useful for drones.” says Bo Cheng, a mechanical engineer, at Pennsylvania State University. 8. What contributes most to hummingbirds’ agility in flight? A. Their small size and light body. B. Their strong muscles and long wings. C. Their strong sense of direction. D. Their own way to handle what they see. 9. How did the researchers test the hummingbirds’ response? A. By placing barriers in the tunnel. B. By changing the position of the feeder. C. By projecting moving light patterns. D. By adjusting the brightness of the tunnel. 10. What did the researchers think of hummingbirds’ reaction? A. Surprising. B. Discouraging. C. Satisfactory. D. Amusing. 11. Which field is more likely to benefit from the research? A. Wild bird protection. B. Math-based game design. C. Behavioral and brain science. D. Bio-inspired technology application. D Sensory-based food education given to 3-5-year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables and fruit, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers used the sensory-based food education method Sapere, which makes use of children’s natural way of relying on all of the five senses when learning new things. In the Sapere method, children are given an active role around food, and they are encouraged to share their sensory experiences. For example, kindergartens can introduce different vegetables and fruit to children in hands-on sessions, they can involve children in baking and cooking, and they can offer children opportunities for growing their own vegetables in the kindergarten backyard. Food-related themes can also be included in books and games. “There are several different ways to do this. However it always starts from sensory-based learning and child engagement. Doing and experiencing things together is also an important aspect,” says Kaisa Kähkönen, a researcher and nutritionist from the University of Eastern Finland. The researchers compared children in different kindergarten groups. Some were offered sensory-based food education, while others weren’t. Children were offered a snack buffet containing different vegetables and fruit to choose from, and the researchers took photos of their plates to analyse their willingness to choose and eat these food items. The findings show that sensory-based food education increased children’s willingness to choose vegetables and fruit, especially among children whose mothers have a lower educational background. On average, children of lower educated parents tend to eat less vegetables and fruit. This is how food education given in the kindergarten can help even out dietary gap between families. “Another interesting finding is that the Sapere food education method also seems to improve the eating atmosphere in kindergarten groups. This encouraged children who were picky eaters to choose a more diverse selection on their plate,” Kähkönen explains. Positive and personal food-related experiences gained in the kindergarten can help adjust dietary preferences in a direction that is beneficial for health. Dietary preferences learned in early childhood often stick with a person all the way to adolescence and adulthood. 12. What can we know about the Sapere method? A. It improves kids’ five senses. B. It enables kids to read more books. C. It supplies various healthy food to kids. D. It involves kids in active food-related activities. 13. What is paragraph 4 mainly about? A. The research purpose. B. The research process. C. The research findings. D. The research evaluation. 14. What does the underlined part “even out” in paragraph 5 probably mean? A. Narrow. B. Identify. C. Analyze. D. Examine. 15. What might be the best title for the text? A. Benefits of eating fruit and vegetables B. Differences in family dietary preferences C. Necessity for kids to form learning habits D. New method to promote kids’ healthy eating 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。 Loud noise can be very damaging to your hearing, whether it’s a loud burst or years of exposure. Approximately 15 percent of adults 18 years of age or older report some trouble hearing. ____16____ The good news is that taking action now may protect you from hearing loss later in life. Get a baseline hearing test. Most people have never had a hearing test. ____17____ At your next physical, ask for a hearing test as part of your routine checkup. A hearing test gives your audiologist a baseline that they can compare with future results to monitor the progression of hearing loss. ____18____ While you are watching TV or using mobile devices, keep the volume at a comfortable level. It should be loud enough to make sure you can hear very well, but not so loud that when you leave the room, you can still hear it from another part of your home. Wear protective hearing devices. Think ear protection before you’re exposed to any noisy environment such as rock concerts or airports. When you are in a noisy environment, wear protective hearing devices such as earplugs or protective earphones. ____19____ Have proper earphones. If you often listen to music on earphones using a portable music or video device, it’s a good idea to have earphones that fit the unique shape of your ear canal, and block outside noise. ____20____ A. The risk rises as we age. B. Monitor the volume of your devices. C. However, it benefits you to go against that trend. D. Meanwhile, you will find the sound truly superior. E. You can find them at your local drugstore or music supply shop. F. Think about buying appliances and devices that have low noise ratings. G. You must do something to keep age-related hearing loss from getting worse. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Dreaming of photographing the world’s beauty, I wrote a travel wish list and hung it on my wall, not expecting to actually go anywhere. However, a local photo contest gave me a ____21____. I chose the Grand Canyon, one of my bucket list places to visit, since I got my first camera. The journey was ____22____, with unique touches like aspen trees towering and lizards (蜥蜴) rushing about. After a day’s ____23____, I decided to have a good rest and start fresh the next day for the mission to ____24____ the Canyon’s grandeur. The next morning, I woke up early to capture (拍摄) the ____25____. Reaching the overlook, I found an elderly man alone on a bench. After exchanging ____26____, he noticed my camera and ____27____if I’d captured any favorites. I ____28____ shared a couple of photos, not anticipating any further conversation that followed. He ____29____, revealing that he and his late wife, Betty, visited the Grand Canyon annually for their anniversary. Her _____30_____the previous year marked his first return without her and he spent each sunrise reflecting on their treasured _____31_____. His heartfelt tales _____32_____ me deeply, as I, too, had experienced a recent loss, making the moment _____33_____. Returning home with numerous photos, I _____34_____the best from my adventures for the contest. This journey taught me the value of chasing dreams, embracing challenges, and _____35_____with others through shared moments, making it a truly enriching experience. 21. A. favor B. break C. suggestion D. push 22. A. tiring B. puzzling C. refreshing D. encouraging 23. A. traveling B. meeting C. talking D. picnicking 24. A. shoot B. paint C. describe D. video 25. A. trees B. sunrise C. lizards D. birds 26. A. gifts B. ideas C. numbers D. greetings 27. A. doubted B. inquired C. considered D. checked 28. A. elegantly B. purposefully C. hesitantly D. gratefully 29. A. opened up B. dressed up C. hurried up D. cheered up 30. A. running away B. passing away C. breaking down D. settling down 31. A. possessions B. collections C. memories D. qualities 32. A. entertained B. inspired C. concerned D. touched 33. A. available B. comfortable C. admirable D. unforgettable 34. A. purchased B. guaranteed C. selected D. made 35. A. competing B. connecting C. discussing D. cooperating 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。 The Chinese Qingming Festival also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, celebrates the beginning of spring and is the occasion ____36____families show respect to their ancestors by visiting and cleaning their tombs. The festival takes place on the 15th day after the Spring Equinox (春分), which falls on April 4th____37____ 5th. As Qingming comes, temperature rises and rainfall increases,____38____(indicate) an important time for sowing seeds. The Qingming Festival ____39____(date) back more than 2,500 years and it originated from Hanshi Day, meaning “a day with cold food only”. One story has it that Jie Zitui, who was a loyal man to his lord Duke Wen, died in a fire in 636 BCE. So Duke Wen ordered three days without fire ____40____ memory of Jie. The next year, he ordered that the day after Hanshi Day should be the Qingming Festival, a day to honor ____41____ dead. Over time, the two festivals ____42____(eventual) combined and the traditions of eating cold food and honoring ancestors became ____43____ (attach) to the Qingming Festival. While there is much sadness surrounding Tomb Sweeping Day, there is also ____44____(celebrate) , happiness and a festive atmosphere. Nowadays, the Qingming Festival is a time of multiple _____45_____(activity) , such as tomb sweeping, spring outing, flying kites and eating festive food like Qingtuan. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，上周五参加了外教Kevin做的关于各国音乐的讲座。请你给他写封邮件，内容包括 ： 1．你的收获； 2．你的感想。 注意： 1．写作词数应为80个左右 ； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Kevin, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 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。 Teachers are a gift, especially Troy’s teacher, Donna. She always goes above and beyond for her students, but what she did for Troy’s family is truly beyond selflessness but a miracle(奇迹). Donna is one of those teachers who pay close attention to the students in their classroom. She began to notice something odd in one of her elementary students, Troy. He was not active in class like he had been. Troy used to be a passionate student in class, engaging with teachers and his friends. Being a helping hand to the teacher and classmates, Troy was always welcomed by everybody. However, he was all of a sudden so shut down and his behavior was simply not the same. He seemed to be silent all the time, and his eyes lost light of desire for knowledge and passion for any activities. Donna grew very concerned and wondered if there was something going on that affected his performance at school. So, she reached out to Troy’s mom to express her concerns. And that was when she discovered something wrong. For the past year, his mom had been in stage-five kidney(肾)failure. She was in pain every day and desperately needed a new kidney. But she had a rare blood type, so finding a match for a kidney transplant was virtually impossible. Her condition had been a very long and anxious journey. It had been so painful for the family, and it had definitely made an impact on Troy. And in class, he had been silently carrying the pain his mom was going through at home. The news broke Donna’s heart. She knew that she just had to do something. She was there as a loving friend to help Troy with his studies, but she was also there for his mom. Donna researched how to become a kidney donor and discovered that she had the same rare blood type as Troy’s mom. She got tested and, surprisingly, she was a match. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 When Donna told the news to Troy’s family, everyone was surprised. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Soon the kidney transplant took place. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$