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福建省南平市建阳区2023-2024学年下学期高三预测绝密卷 英语 本试卷共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码、考场号、座位号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。 4. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 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 will the speakers do next? A. Hold a birthday party. B. Order a taxi. C. Wrap the gift. 2. How does the woman sound? A. Annoyed. B. Regretful. C. Anxious. 3. What does the woman mean? A. The man needs to cook. B. She’s busy at present. C. Tyler will fix the bike. 4. How did the man learn to play the guitar? A. He took an online course. B. He was taught by his sister. C. He learned from some online videos. 5. Who is Jacky? A The speakers’ boss. B. The speakers’ colleague. C. The man’s brother. 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 does the woman think of the career planning project? A. It’s useless. B. It’s scientific. C. It’s difficult. 7. What does the woman want to be? A. A singer. B. A coach. C. A chemist. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8 Why does the woman call? A. To ask for help. B. To share good news. C. To assign a task. 9. When will the contest take place? A. Tomorrow morning. B. Half an hour later. C. At about 5p. m. today. 10. What’s the relationship between the speakers? A. Judge and participant. B. Teacher and student. C. Receptionist and Customer. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers doing? A. Fishing. B. Traveling. C. Reading. 12. What’s the weather like? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Windy. 13. What have they decided to do next? A. Go shopping. B. Wait half an hour. C. Go to a film. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does Susan want to buy? A. A map. B. A novel. C. A school bag. 15. Why does the man change his mind? A. The bigger map is of little use. B. The bigger map is inconvenient. C. He already has a small map. 16. How much will the man pay? A. Five dollars. B. Eight dollars. C. Ten dollars. 17. Where does the conversation take place? A. In the library. B. In the classroom. C. In the bookshop. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A. Hosting a program. B. Giving a lecture. C. Promoting a project. 19. What adds to the pain of early rise? A. Cold weather. B. Physical pain. C. Lack of determination. 20. What’s the speaker’s final advice? A Making enough preparation. B. Being open to the setbacks. C. Finding a running companion. 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 Where to Find the Perfect Christmas Tree Around Baltimore This Year A handful of the area’s best choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms are only a quick road trip away. A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE TREE FARM This choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm of 16 acres has been run by a couple since 2005. Open for one weekend only, Dec. 3-4, this year, the new location in Woodstock will offer eight and nine-inch pre-cut Fraser Firs or cut-your-own White Pines & Blue Spruces. 10231 Harvest Fields Drive, Woodstock DAVIDSON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM Although it’s been active for more than two centuries, this family-owned Upperco Farm didn’t start to plant Christmas tree seedlings until the late 1960s. The fields are open seven days per week from Nov. 18 to Dec. 17. Wander through its 60-plus acres for eight tree varieties, such as the silver-blue Concolor Fir. 1101 Emory Church Rd., Upperco FROSTEE TREE FARM The appropriately named Helen and George Winter began planting and selling trees at their Perry Hall farm in 1974. The two have since passed away, but the farm, now operated by Paul Stiffler, has 15 acres of ready-to-cut trees ranging from Scotch Pine to White Pine, Douglas Pine, and Norway Spruce. The farm re-opens on the last weekend of November, after Thanksgiving. 8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall GAVER FARM Owner Michael Gaver was just 17 when he established this Mt. Airy farm in 1978. Today, it holds 70 acres of cut-your-own trees, with varieties such as the Colorado Blue Spruce and the whisper-soft White Pine. Christmas tree shopping starts on Nov. 24. What distinguishes this farm from others is that you can step into the family farm’s cafe for apple cider doughnuts, beef sandwiches, and hot cocoa before you leave. 5501 Detrick Rd., Mt. Airy 1. Which farm has the shortest history of Christmas tree cutting? A. A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE TREE FARM. B. DAVIDSON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. C. FROSTEE TREE FARM. D. GAVER FARM. 2. Where is the farm run by Paul Stiffler? A. 10231 Harvest Fields Drive, Woodstock. B. 1101 Emory Church Rd., Upperco. C. 8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall. D. 5501 Detrick Rd. Mt. Airy. 3. What is unique about the largest one of the four farms? A. It offers drinks and foods. B. It includes White Pine. C. It is owned by a family. D. It is active for about 200 years. B Are your keys not in the spot you thought you left them? Can’t recall the title of a book? I’ve had those moments. Such instances of “brain freeze” remind us that we should do everything in our power to keep our brains sharp. A new study finds Tai Chi study can help slow cognitive (认知的) decline and protect against dementia (痴呆). The study included about 300 older adults, in their mid-70s on average, who had all reported that their memory was not as good as it used to be. As part of the study, all the participants took a 10-mirrute test called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. A normal score is 26-30. A person who scores between 18 and 25 is considered to have mild impairment (损害), which means they don’t have dementia but they’re not as sharp as they used to be and may need to work harder to maintain everyday activities. Once their score drops under 18, people experience quite a bit of impairment from memory loss and cognitive decline. The average score of participant s at the start of the study was 25. The study found that people who practiced a simplified form of Tai Chi twice a week for about six months improved their score by 1.5 points, meaning that they’re going to get three extra years before they hit that decline into dementia. Researchers also tested a more stricter type of Tai Chi, called Cognitively Enhanced Tai Chi, where they provided extra challenges. For example, participants were asked to spell a word, backward and forward, as they moved through a series of Tai Chi moves. The people who practice this type of cognitively enhanced Tai Chi improved their scores by about 3 points, meaning they are given six extra years of cognitive function. The theory on why Tai Chi is effective is that it combines the memorization of the movements, known as forms, almost like composing dancing moves. 4. Why are two questions raised in the first paragraph? A. To present the author’s doubts. B. To expect answers from readers. C. To analyze the causes of forgetfulness. D. To introduce the main topic of the text. 5. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. Cognitive assessment methods. B. The process of running the test. C. Cognitive measurement criteria. D. The test results of the participants. 6. What does the pre-best average score of the participants imply? A. Most of them suffer from, dementia. B. They remain as quick-minded as before. C. Many of them have slight cognitive decline. D. They can protect themselves against dementia. 7. Why does Tai Chi have a positive impact? A. It helps resolve challenges. B. It involves mind-body movements. C. It puts off cognitive decline by three years. D. It improves the participants academic level. C Ten million Americans are considering freelancing (从事自由职业), according to Upwork’s Great Resignation survey. Among those planning to quit their jobs, 52% are giving freelancing serious consideration. What’s more, many are choosing freelancing over full-time work; it’s no longer just a fallback or a side job. One of the key benefits of freelancing is that you get to choose your own workload. Unrealistic expectations at work and the lack of boundaries have seen many a full-time worker burn out. However, freelancers have much more control over their workloads. This is not to say that freelancers don’t burn out. They manage their workload better and prioritize other aspects of their life. They don’t usually get to choose their boss or their teammates at a traditional job. They get to choose who they work with. Unlike full-time workers, freelancers have greater freedom to do the work they enjoy — and say no to the work they don’t. This results in greater job satisfaction. Of course, there are disadvantages of pursuing freelancing. Employees in many countries receive benefits that are part of their employment contracts. When you’re a freelancer, you work for yourself so you let go of these benefits. Your workload may be inconsistent. Sometimes when it rains, it pours and you may have multiple projects on your plate. At other times, you may not have much work. This fluctuation in cash flow can feel like a huge negative for new freelancers. As a business owner, your business’s success or failure is entirely dependent on you, which can feel overwhelming. You will also have to learn to become your own best advocate, promoting your products to find new projects and clients and expand your business. Of course, to freelance or not to freelance depends on yourself. Anyway, businesses are increasingly adding skills. Independent professionals are powering the rebuild. Therefore, more businesses are open to remote work, hiring talent irrespective of their distance from a corporate office. This changing attitude has increased the number of opportunities for freelancers to find high-paying and meaningful work. 8. What contributes to a freelancer’s greater job satisfaction? A Making self-selection of job types. B. Being free from taking responsibility. C. Enjoying welfare provided by government. D. Developing harmonious interpersonal relationships. 9. What does the underlined word “fluctuation” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Development. B. Unsteadiness. C. Inefficiency. D. Exchange. 10. What will a freelancer have to do to develop his business? A. Market himself. B. Consult professionals. C. Depend on clients. D. Improve employment contracts. 11. What does the author think of the future of freelancing? A. Challenging. B. Unpredictable. C. Promising. D. Changeless. D Off Australia’s northern coast, the remains of ancient coral reefs (珊瑚礁) form the bedrock of wooded islands, which are home to diverse animals and plants, including mangrove (红树林) forests that blanket their coasts and serve as vital habitats and carbon storers. A recent survey shows that expanding seas might have led to a massive mangrove increase, researchers report November 1 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Mangroves absorb carbon dioxide and store it as “blue carbon”, a term for carbon that is hidden away in ocean environments. “There’s a lot of interest in using mangrove blue carbon to lessen climate change,” says Kerrylee Rogers, an environmental scientist at the University of Wollongong in Australia. But there remain a lot of questions around their capacity to adapt to sea level rise. In 2021,a team led by Wollongong environmental scientist Sarah Hamylton visited the Howick Islands to do a related research. They walked through the seawater to assess the plant diversity and measure individual trees. Using the measured widths and heights of several mangroves, the team calculated tree widths for the rest of the forest from the data to estimate the total mangrove quantity. The islands host nearly 54,000 metric tons of mangroves, the team estimates, which is roughly 10,000 more metric tons than there was in 1973. The Howick Islands are uniquely suited to supporting mangroves as the ocean rises. At the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, around 12,000 years ago, water levels rose around northern Australia, and coral reefs grew upward to fill the space that had opened for them. When sea levels fell thousands of years later, the exposed reefs became sediment (沉积物). With sea levels now rising again, the mixture of saltwater and sediment makes a perfect home for the salt-tolerant mangroves. Rogers and Hamylton are now working on a bigger effort to study mangoves around Australia. “If we’re going to invest in mangroves to provide us blue carbon and to protect shorelines, we need to understand how dynamic they are,” Rogers says. 12. What can be known about blue carbon? A. It is produced by ocean water. B. It is massively present in the air. C. It is friendly environment. D. It is nutritious for mangroves. 13. What is the purpose of Hamylton’s research? A. To measure the size of mangroves. B. To figure out where to plant mangroves. C. To confirm whether local natural environment is polluted. D. To see how the mangroves respond to sea level rise. 14. What makes the Howick Islands the suitable habitats for mangroves? A. The diversity of ocean life. B. The increase of coral reefs. C. The combination of salt water and sediment. D. The formation of the bedrock of wooded islands. 15. What is the suitable title of the text? A. Climate Change Causes Sea Level Rise B. Sea Level Rise Helps Mangroves Boost C. Environment on Australia Islands Is Improving D. Climate Warming Poses Dangers To Mangroves 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。 Jon Fosse was born on September 29, 1959, Haugesund, Norway. He is an author of novels, plays, poems, children’s books, and essays. ____16____ He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023 “for his innovative plays and prose (散文) which give voice to the unsayable.” Fosse grew up on a rural farm near Strandebarm, Norway. He started writing at age 12 or 13, first composing song lyrics (歌词). ____17____ Then he started to create poems. In 1979 Fosse graduated from high school and moved to Bergen, where he began working for the newspaper Gula Tidend, Throughout the 1980s he studied at the University of Bergen, receiving an M. A. in comparative literature in 1987. During the 1980s, Fosse published his first novels, namely Red, Black in 1983 and Stringed Guitar in 1985. Both works feature the simple style of prose. ____18____ By this time, he had become an instructor at the Academy of Writing in Hordaland. ____19____ And he initially refused to write plays when asked. He gave in in 1992, however, when he needed money. He started writing the dialogue for Someone Is Going to Come in 1996 and found it to be surprisingly easy. Many plays quickly followed. It was, however, French director Claude Régy’s 1999 staging of Someone Is Going to Come in Paris that led to Fosse’s breakthrough in Europe. Following that success, Fosse focused primarily on writing plays. At the turn of the 21st century, productions of his plays included A Summer’s Day and I Am the Wind. The former one is about a woman who anticipates the return of her husband from a trip out on his boat. ____20____ A. He later joined a band. B. Fosse became world famous. C. Fosse never planned to become a dramatist. D. He also works as an instructor and a translator. E. He also released his first collection of poems in 1986. F. He had to earn money by writing novels after marriage. G. The latter focuses on two men experiencing an existential crisis in a fishing boat. 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。 In 2012, Laura Eshelman man was in the middle of a mental unsettlement. She was having ____21____ in finding work. “I was leaving a downtown business where I had another job application ____22____. I was feeling pretty ____23____ and decided to go to the Whole Foods across the street,” Eshelman recalled. As she crossed the street, Eshelman ____24____ a man asking for money on the corner. But he was ____25____ by passersby. As Eshelman ____26____, he turned to her, and asked if he could have a little bit of money. She was ____27____ and said: “Leave me alone. I don’t have anything to give you. Get away!” Eshelman ____28____ into the grocery store. But suddenly she realized how ____29____ she had been to the man. Eshelman rushed outside to find him. She apologized and ____30____ some coins from the bottom of her ____31____. As she ____32____ him the change, the man said, “It’s OK. Everything ____33____ will disappear.” And all of a sudden, she felt like somebody was seeing her ____34____, and she started to cry. “That moment on the street was one of the few ____35____ in that extremely dark period of my life,” Eshelman later said. 21. A. fun B. trouble C. experience D. luck 22. A. rejected B. submitted C. displayed D. followed 23. A. relaxed B. awkward C. nervous D. depressed 24. A. remembered B. guided C. spotted D. comforted 25. A. ignored B. touched C. rewarded D. cheated 26. A. hesitated B. waited C. escaped D. approached 27. A. active B. impatient C. anxious D. desperate 28. A. slid B. struggled C. got D. looked 29. A. helpful B. rude C. strict D. particular 30. A. set aside B. put away C. dug out D. used up 31. A. heart B. pocket C. store D. drawer 32. A. handed B. lent C. returned D. awarded 33. A. dangerous B. normal C. unpractical D. unpleasant 34. A. pain B. choice C. effort D. privilege 35. A. instants B. chances C. differences D. flashes 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。 Beneath an orange tent along East 32nd Street Saturday morning, warmly dressed locals ____36____ (deliver) pies, filled with everything from nuts to apples and cheese, to be judged in the first-ever Great Waverly Pie Contest. After thorough evaluations based on taste, ____37____ (present) , and number of ingredients (原料) , a sweet pie by Matt Maxion and a savory (香草的) pie by Garrick Houston took top ____38____ (honor) . “My mother’s family is from the Louisiana-Texas border, so I grew up eating jambalaya (什锦饭) ,” explained Houston. Drawing inspiration from his mother’s jambalaya recipe, Garrick Houston made his pie that contained ingredients like sausage, olive oil, and bell peppers ____39____ (source) from local farmers’ markets. “I____40____ (live) in Maryland for four years when I was young. So I wanted to combine my past, ____41____ is my filling, with my present home,” Houston said. ____42____ (similar), Maxion, who moved to Baltimore from California about a year ago, got inspiration for his prize-winning creation—with ingredients including the Southeast Asian plant pandan—from his Filipino hometown. With ____43____ help from local farmers and VMart Pilipino Store in Nottingham, he credited his successful pie ____44____ lots of planning and a willingness to lean into the process. The organizer Martha Lucius was excited _____45_____ (see) the new neighborhood competition come to life, saying, “It’s been great to see all of the excitement.” 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，你校英文报本周六将举办为贫困山区孩子捐赠图书的活动，请你用英文写一封倡议书，内容包括： 1.活动目的和方式； 2.呼吁大家参加。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, 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。 Kelly is a nurse. Her kidney (肾脏) proved to be a perfect match for her cousin, Dana, who is a teacher. Her kidney had worsened to the point where she required a transplant (移植). As Kelly told Dana, “I’m in good health and I almost never get sick or ill. It seems that I can be a donor for you.” Dana was wild with joy. Later on a Thursday afternoon, after spending the first of two days undergoing tests to confirm her kidney was a match for Dana, Kelly got a call from a Cleveland Clinic caregiver. They were canceling the second day of her tests. A CT scan revealed the presence of a tumor (肿瘤) on Kelly’s right kidney. Kelly was shocked about the discovery and concerned she might no longer be a donor available for Dana. That meant that Kelly had to have an operation to remove the tumor, unable to donate her kidney. Meanwhile Dana had to wait for some other donors for a matchable kidney, which was really hard to find. Dana was thrown back to desperation. The cousins were at a loss. But their doctors wouldn’t give up. They tried every possible means to find a solution that could satisfy both sides, treating Kelly’s illness and offering Dana transplanting. But the bad news was that there had been few such reported cases. Determined to solve this difficult problem, Dr. Wee, director of the Kidney Transplant Program, held meetings with a team of specialists to discuss over details of the case and best steps to move forward. They worked day and night to search for related information and make analysis. Seeing the devotion of the experts, Kelly and Dana felt the flame of hope returning to their hearts. 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。 After many meetings, the medical team felt confident to treat the two patients at the same time. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The cousins recovered from their surgeries. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力答案：1～5CABCB 6～10 BCAAB 11～15AABBB 16～20 ACAAC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 福建省南平市建阳区2023-2024学年下学期高三预测绝密卷 英语 本试卷共8页，满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 注意事项：1. 答题前，考生先将自己的姓名、准考证号码、考场号、座位号填写清楚，将条形码准确粘贴在考生信息条形码粘贴区。 2. 选择题必须使用2B铅笔填涂；非选择题必须使用0.5毫米黑色字迹的签字笔书写，字体工整、笔迹清楚。 3. 请按照题号顺序在答题卡各题目的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效；在草稿纸、试卷上答题无效。 4. 保持卡面清洁，不要折叠，不要弄破、弄皱，不准使用涂改液、修正带、刮纸刀。 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 will the speakers do next? A. Hold a birthday party. B. Order a taxi. C. Wrap the gift. 2. How does the woman sound? A. Annoyed. B. Regretful. C. Anxious. 3. What does the woman mean? A. The man needs to cook. B. She’s busy at present. C. Tyler will fix the bike. 4. How did the man learn to play the guitar? A. He took an online course. B. He was taught by his sister. C. He learned from some online videos. 5. Who is Jacky? A. The speakers’ boss. B. The speakers’ colleague. C. The man’s brother. 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 does the woman think of the career planning project? A. It’s useless. B. It’s scientific. C. It’s difficult. 7. What does the woman want to be? A. A singer. B. A coach. C. A chemist. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does the woman call? A. To ask for help. B. To share good news. C. To assign a task. 9. When will the contest take place? A. Tomorrow morning. B. Half an hour later. C. At about 5p. m. today. 10. What’s the relationship between the speakers? A. Judge and participant. B. Teacher and student. C. Receptionist and Customer. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers doing? A. Fishing. B. Traveling. C. Reading. 12. What’s the weather like? A. Sunny. B. Cloudy. C. Windy. 13. What have they decided to do next? A. Go shopping. B. Wait half an hour. C. Go to a film. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does Susan want to buy? A. A map. B. A novel. C. A school bag. 15. Why does the man change his mind? A. The bigger map is of little use. B. The bigger map is inconvenient. C. He already has a small map. 16. How much will the man pay? A. Five dollars. B. Eight dollars. C. Ten dollars. 17. Where does the conversation take place? A. In the library. B. In the classroom. C. In the bookshop. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A. Hosting a program. B. Giving a lecture. C. Promoting a project. 19 What adds to the pain of early rise? A. Cold weather. B. Physical pain. C. Lack of determination. 20. What’s the speaker’s final advice? A. Making enough preparation. B. Being open to the setbacks. C. Finding a running companion. 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 Where to Find the Perfect Christmas Tree Around Baltimore This Year A handful of the area’s best choose-and-cut Christmas tree farms are only a quick road trip away. A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE TREE FARM This choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm of 16 acres has been run by a couple since 2005. Open for one weekend only, Dec. 3-4, this year, the new location in Woodstock will offer eight and nine-inch pre-cut Fraser Firs or cut-your-own White Pines & Blue Spruces. 10231 Harvest Fields Drive, Woodstock DAVIDSON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM Although it’s been active for more than two centuries, this family-owned Upperco Farm didn’t start to plant Christmas tree seedlings until the late 1960s. The fields are open seven days per week from Nov. 18 to Dec. 17. Wander through its 60-plus acres for eight tree varieties, such as the silver-blue Concolor Fir. 1101 Emory Church Rd., Upperco FROSTEE TREE FARM The appropriately named Helen and George Winter began planting and selling trees at their Perry Hall farm in 1974. The two have since passed away, but the farm, now operated by Paul Stiffler, has 15 acres of ready-to-cut trees ranging from Scotch Pine to White Pine, Douglas Pine, and Norway Spruce. The farm re-opens on the last weekend of November, after Thanksgiving. 8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall GAVER FARM Owner Michael Gaver was just 17 when he established this Mt. Airy farm in 1978. Today, it holds 70 acres of cut-your-own trees, with varieties such as the Colorado Blue Spruce and the whisper-soft White Pine. Christmas tree shopping starts on Nov. 24. What distinguishes this farm from others is that you can step into the family farm’s cafe for apple cider doughnuts, beef sandwiches, and hot cocoa before you leave. 5501 Detrick Rd., Mt. Airy 1. Which farm has the shortest history of Christmas tree cutting? A. A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE TREE FARM. B. DAVIDSON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM. C. FROSTEE TREE FARM. D. GAVER FARM. 2. Where is the farm run by Paul Stiffler? A. 10231 Harvest Fields Drive, Woodstock. B. 1101 Emory Church Rd., Upperco. C. 8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall. D. 5501 Detrick Rd., Mt. Airy. 3. What is unique about the largest one of the four farms? A. It offers drinks and foods. B. It includes White Pine. C. It is owned by a family. D. It is active for about 200 years. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章介绍了四个巴尔的摩砍伐圣诞树的农场。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据A SNOWBALL’S CHANCE TREE FARM下的“This choose-and-cut Christmas tree farm of 16 acres has been run by a couple since 2005.(这个16英亩的圣诞树农场自2005年以来一直由一对夫妇经营)”，DAVIDSON CHRISTMAS TREE FARM下的“Although it’s been active for more than two centuries, this family-owned Upperco Farm didn’t start to plant Christmas tree seedlings until the late 1960s.(虽然这个家庭农场已经活跃了两个多世纪，但直到20世纪60年代末才开始种植圣诞树幼苗)”，FROSTEE TREE FARM下的“The appropriately named Helen and George Winter began planting and selling trees at their Perry Hall farm in 1974(这对名叫海伦和乔治·温特的夫妇于1974年开始在他们的佩里霍尔农场种植和销售树木)”以及GAVER FARM下的“Owner Michael Gaver was just 17 when he established this Mt. Airy farm in 1978.(1978年，迈克尔·加弗(Michael Gaver)在艾里山(Mt. Airy)建立了这个农场，当时他只有17岁)”可知，A SNOWBALL’s CHANCE TREEFARM是从2005开始的，说明该农场开始这项业务最晚，历史最短。故选A项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据FROSTEE TREE FARM下的“The two have since passed away, but the farm, now operated by Paul Stiffler, has 15acres of ready-to-cut trees ranging from Scotch Pine to White Pine, Douglas Pine, and Norway Spruce.(这两个人已经去世了，但这个农场现在由Paul Stiffle经营，有15英亩的树木可以砍伐，从苏格兰松到白松，道格拉斯松和挪威云杉)”可知，FROSTEE TREE FARM由Paul Stiffler经营，再根据“8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall”可知，农场位于8926 Cowenton Ave., Perry Hall。故选C项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。比较四个农场的面积可知，GAVER FARM是最大的，根据本段中的“What distinguishes this farm from others is that you can step into the family farm’s cafe for apple cider doughnuts, beef sandwiches, and hot cocoa before you leave.(这个农场与其他农场的不同之处在于，你可以在离开之前走进家庭农场的咖啡馆，吃苹果甜甜圈、牛肉三明治和热可可)”可知，GAVER FARM的特别之处是它提供饮料和食物。故选A项。 B Are your keys not in the spot you thought you left them? Can’t recall the title of a book? I’ve had those moments. Such instances of “brain freeze” remind us that we should do everything in our power to keep our brains sharp. A new study finds Tai Chi study can help slow cognitive (认知的) decline and protect against dementia (痴呆). The study included about 300 older adults, in their mid-70s on average, who had all reported that their memory was not as good as it used to be. As part of the study, all the participants took a 10-mirrute test called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. A normal score is 26-30. A person who scores between 18 and 25 is considered to have mild impairment (损害), which means they don’t have dementia but they’re not as sharp as they used to be and may need to work harder to maintain everyday activities. Once their score drops under 18, people experience quite a bit of impairment from memory loss and cognitive decline. The average score of participant s at the start of the study was 25. The study found that people who practiced a simplified form of Tai Chi twice a week for about six months improved their score by 1.5 points, meaning that they’re going to get three extra years before they hit that decline into dementia. Researchers also tested a more stricter type of Tai Chi, called Cognitively Enhanced Tai Chi, where they provided extra challenges. For example, participants were asked to spell a word, backward and forward, as they moved through a series of Tai Chi moves. The people who practice this type of cognitively enhanced Tai Chi improved their scores by about 3 points, meaning they are given six extra years of cognitive function. The theory on why Tai Chi is effective is that it combines the memorization of the movements, known as forms, almost like composing dancing moves. 4. Why are two questions raised in the first paragraph? A. To present the author’s doubts. B. To expect answers from readers. C. To analyze the causes of forgetfulness. D. To introduce the main topic of the text. 5. What is the third paragraph mainly about? A. Cognitive assessment methods. B. The process of running the test. C. Cognitive measurement criteria. D. The test results of the participants. 6. What does the pre-best average score of the participants imply? A. Most of them suffer from, dementia. B. They remain as quick-minded as before. C. Many of them have slight cognitive decline. D. They can protect themselves against dementia. 7. Why does Tai Chi have a positive impact? A. It helps resolve challenges. B. It involves mind-body movements. C. It puts off cognitive decline by three years. D. It improves the participants academic level. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. C 7. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述练太极拳有助于减缓认知衰退和预防痴呆。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Such instances of “brain freeze” remind us that we should do everything in our power to keep our brains sharp.(这些“大脑冻结”的例子提醒我们，我们应该尽我们所能保持我们的大脑敏锐)”和第二段的“A new study finds Tai Chi can help slow cognitive (认知的) decline and protect against dementia (痴呆).(一项新研究发现太极拳有助于减缓认知衰退和预防痴呆)”可推知，文章开头的两个问题是为了引出“练太极拳有助于减缓认知衰退和预防痴呆”这个主题。故选D项。 【5题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“As part of the study, all the participants took a 10-mirrute test called the Montreal Cognitive Assessment. A normal score is 26-30. A person who scores between 18 and 25 is considered to have mild impairment (损害), which means they don’t have dementia but they’re not as sharp as they used to be and may need to work harder to maintain everyday activities, Once their score drops under 18, people experience quite a bit of impairment from memory loss and cognitive decline.(作为研究的一部分，所有参与者都参加了一个名为蒙特利尔认知评估的10分钟测试。正常的分数是26-30。得分在18到25分之间的人被认为有轻度损伤，这意味着他们没有痴呆症，但他们不像以前那么敏锐，可能需要更加努力地来维持日常活动，一旦他们的得分降至18分以下，人们经历相当多的记忆丧失和认知能力下降的损害)”可知，本段主要内容是认知测量标准。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段的“The average score of participants at the start of the study was 25.(研究开始时，参与者的平均得分是25分)”以及第三段“A person who scores between 18 and 25 is considered to have mild impairment (损害), which means they don’t have dementia but they’re not as sharp as they used to be and may need to work harder to maintain everyday activities.(得分在18到25分之间的人被认为有轻度损伤，这意味着他们没有痴呆症，但他们不像以前那么敏捷，可能需要更加努力地维持日常活动)”可知，他们中的许多人有轻微的认知能力下降。故选C项。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“The theory on why Tai Chi is effective is that it combines the memorization of the movements, known as forms, almost like composing dancing moves.(为什么太极拳有效的理论是，它结合了动作的记忆，几乎像编排舞蹈动作)”可知，太极之所以起到积极作用是因为它涉及身心运动。故选B项。 C Ten million Americans are considering freelancing (从事自由职业), according to Upwork’s Great Resignation survey. Among those planning to quit their jobs, 52% are giving freelancing serious consideration. What’s more, many are choosing freelancing over full-time work; it’s no longer just a fallback or a side job. One of the key benefits of freelancing is that you get to choose your own workload. Unrealistic expectations at work and the lack of boundaries have seen many a full-time worker burn out. However, freelancers have much more control over their workloads. This is not to say that freelancers don’t burn out. They manage their workload better and prioritize other aspects of their life. They don’t usually get to choose their boss or their teammates at a traditional job. They get to choose who they work with. Unlike full-time workers, freelancers have greater freedom to do the work they enjoy — and say no to the work they don’t. This results in greater job satisfaction. Of course, there are disadvantages of pursuing freelancing. Employees in many countries receive benefits that are part of their employment contracts. When you’re a freelancer, you work for yourself so you let go of these benefits. Your workload may be inconsistent. Sometimes when it rains, it pours and you may have multiple projects on your plate. At other times, you may not have much work. This fluctuation in cash flow can feel like a huge negative for new freelancers. As a business owner, your business’s success or failure is entirely dependent on you, which can feel overwhelming. You will also have to learn to become your own best advocate, promoting your products to find new projects and clients and expand your business. Of course to freelance or not to freelance depends on yourself. Anyway, businesses are increasingly adding skills. Independent professionals are powering the rebuild. Therefore, more businesses are open to remote work, hiring talent irrespective of their distance from a corporate office. This changing attitude has increased the number of opportunities for freelancers to find high-paying and meaningful work. 8. What contributes to a freelancer’s greater job satisfaction? A. Making self-selection of job types. B. Being free from taking responsibility. C. Enjoying welfare provided by government. D. Developing harmonious interpersonal relationships. 9. What does the underlined word “fluctuation” in paragraph 3 probably mean? A. Development. B. Unsteadiness. C. Inefficiency. D. Exchange. 10. What will a freelancer have to do to develop his business? A. Market himself. B. Consult professionals. C. Depend on clients. D. Improve employment contracts. 11. What does the author think of the future of freelancing? A. Challenging. B. Unpredictable. C. Promising. D. Changeless. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇议论文，文章分析了从事自由职业的利弊。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Unlike full-time workers, freelancers have greater freedom to do the work they enjoy—and say no to the work they don’t. This results in greater job satisfaction.(与全职工作者不同，自由职业者有更大的自由去做他们喜欢的工作，并对他们不喜欢的工作说不，这会提高工作满意度)”可知，自行选择工作类型使自由职业者有更大的工作满意度。故选A项。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段“Sometimes when it rains, it pours and you may have multiple projects on your plate. At other times, you may not have much work.(有时下雨，倾盆大雨，你可能有多个项目要做。在其他时候，你可能没有太多的工作)”可知，画线词析在句子意为“这种现金流的波动对新的自由职业者来说可能是一个巨大的负面影响。”因此，fluctuation 在此意为“不稳定性”，和B项意思相近。故选B项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“You will also have to learn to become your own best advocate, promoting your products to find new projects and clients and expand your business.(你还必须学会成为自己最好的代言人，推广你的产品来寻找新的项目和客户，拓展你的业务)”可知，为了发展业务，自由职业者不得不营销自己。故选A项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Anyway, businesses are increasingly adding skills. Independent professionals are powering the rebuild. Therefore, more businesses are open to remote work. hiring talent irrespective of their distance from a corporate office. This changing attitude has increased the number of opportunities for freelancers to find high-paying and meaningful work.(无论如何，企业越来越多地增加技能，独立的专业人士正在为重建提供动力，因此，越来越多的企业对远程工作持开放态度，雇佣人才，无论他们与公司办公室的距离如何。这种态度的改变增加了自由职业者找到高薪和有意义工作的机会)”可知，作者认为自由职业者的未来前景很好。故选C项。 D Off Australia’s northern coast the remains of ancient coral reefs (珊瑚礁) form the bedrock of wooded islands, which are home to diverse animals and plants, including mangrove (红树林) forests that blanket their coasts and serve as vital habitats and carbon storers. A recent survey shows that expanding seas might have led to a massive mangrove increase, researchers report November 1 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B. Mangroves absorb carbon dioxide and store it as “blue carbon”, a term for carbon that is hidden away in ocean environments. “There’s a lot of interest in using mangrove blue carbon to lessen climate change,” says Kerrylee Rogers, an environmental scientist at the University of Wollongong in Australia. But there remain a lot of questions around their capacity to adapt to sea level rise. In 2021,a team led by Wollongong environmental scientist Sarah Hamylton visited the Howick Islands to do a related research. They walked through the seawater to assess the plant diversity and measure individual trees. Using the measured widths and heights of several mangroves, the team calculated tree widths for the rest of the forest from the data to estimate the total mangrove quantity. The islands host nearly 54,000 metric tons of mangroves, the team estimates, which is roughly 10,000 more metric tons than there was in 1973. The Howick Islands are uniquely suited to supporting mangroves as the ocean rises. At the end of the Last Glacial Maximum, around 12,000 years ago, water levels rose around northern Australia, and coral reefs grew upward to fill the space that had opened for them. When sea levels fell thousands of years later, the exposed reefs became sediment (沉积物). With sea levels now rising again, the mixture of saltwater and sediment makes a perfect home for the salt-tolerant mangroves. Rogers and Hamylton are now working on a bigger effort to study mangoves around Australia. “If we’re going to invest in mangroves to provide us blue carbon and to protect shorelines, we need to understand how dynamic they are,” Rogers says. 12. What can be known about blue carbon? A. It is produced by ocean water. B. It is massively present in the air. C. It is friendly environment. D. It is nutritious for mangroves. 13. What is the purpose of Hamylton’s research? A. To measure the size of mangroves. B. To figure out where to plant mangroves. C. To confirm whether local natural environment is polluted. D. To see how the mangroves respond to sea level rise. 14. What makes the Howick Islands the suitable habitats for mangroves? A. The diversity of ocean life. B. The increase of coral reefs. C. The combination of salt water and sediment. D. The formation of the bedrock of wooded islands. 15. What is the suitable title of the text? A. Climate Change Causes Sea Level Rise B. Sea Level Rise Helps Mangroves Boost C. Environment on Australia Islands Is Improving D. Climate Warming Poses Dangers To Mangroves 【答案】12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。在澳大利亚的一些岛屿上，海平面上升促使红树林的繁荣。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“There’s a lot of interest in using mangrove blue carbon to lessen climate change(人们对利用红树林蓝碳来减少气候变化很感兴趣)”可推知，蓝碳对环境友好。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“But there remain a lot of questions around their capacity to adapt to sea level rise.(但它们适应海平面上升的能力仍然存在很多问题)”和第三段中“In 2021, a team led by Wollongong environmental scientist Sarah Hamylton visited the Howick Islands to do a related research.(2021 年，Wollongong环境科学家Sarah Hamylton领导的一个团队访问了Howick群岛进行了相关研究)”可知，研究的目的是为了查明红树林对海平面上升的反应。故选D项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中“With sea levels now rising again, the mixture of saltwater and sediment makes a perfect home for the salt-tolerant mangroves.(随着海平面再次上升，盐水和沉积物的混合物成为耐盐红树林的完美家园)”可知，盐水和沉积物的组合使Howick群岛成为红树林的合适栖息地。故选C项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，结合第一段中“A recent survey shows that expanding seas might have led to a massive mangrove increase, researchers report November 1 in Proceedings of the Royal Society B.(研究人员11月1日在Proceedings of the Royal Society B上报告说，最近的一项调查显示，海洋的扩张可能导致了红树林的大量增加)”可知，文章讲述的是在澳大利亚的一些岛屿上，海平面上升促使红树林的繁荣。所以，B项“海平面上升有助于红树林生长”适合作为标题。故选B项。 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。 Jon Fosse was born on September 29, 1959, Haugesund, Norway. He is an author of novels, plays, poems, children’s books, and essays. ____16____ He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2023 “for his innovative plays and prose (散文) which give voice to the unsayable.” Fosse grew up on a rural farm near Strandebarm, Norway. He started writing at age 12 or 13, first composing song lyrics (歌词). ____17____ Then he started to create poems. In 1979 Fosse graduated from high school and moved to Bergen, where he began working for the newspaper Gula Tidend, Throughout the 1980s he studied at the University of Bergen, receiving an M. A. in comparative literature in 1987. During the 1980s, Fosse published his first novels, namely Red, Black in 1983 and Stringed Guitar in 1985. Both works feature the simple style of prose. ____18____ By this time, he had become an instructor at the Academy of Writing in Hordaland. ____19____ And he initially refused to write plays when asked. He gave in in 1992, however, when he needed money. He started writing the dialogue for Someone Is Going to Come in 1996 and found it to be surprisingly easy. Many plays quickly followed. It was, however, French director Claude Régy’s 1999 staging of Someone Is Going to Come in Paris that led to Fosse’s breakthrough in Europe. Following that success, Fosse focused primarily on writing plays. At the turn of the 21st century, productions of his plays included A Summer’s Day and I Am the Wind. The former one is about a woman who anticipates the return of her husband from a trip out on his boat. ____20____ A. He later joined a band. B. Fosse became world famous. C. Fosse never planned to become a dramatist. D. He also works as an instructor and a translator. E. He also released his first collection of poems in 1986. F. He had to earn money by writing novels after marriage. G. The latter focuses on two men experiencing an existential crisis in a fishing boat. 【答案】16. D 17. A 18. E 19. C 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章介绍了诺贝尔文学奖获得者Jon Fosse。 【16题详解】 本句和上一句介绍Jon Fosse的身份。上文“He is an author of novels, plays, poems, children’s books, and essays.(他著有小说，戏剧、诗歌、儿童读物和散文)”讲述了他是哪种作品的作者。D项“He also works as an instructor and a translator(他还担任讲师和翻译)”介绍他的其他身份，故选D项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“He started writing at age 12 or 13, first composing song lyrics (歌词).(他从12或13岁开始写作。首先创作歌词)”可推断，空格处内容与写歌词有关, 所以 A 项“He later joined a band.(后来他加入了一个乐队)”符合语境，故选A项。 【18题详解】 本段介绍他在二十世纪八十年代发表的作品。根据前文“During the 1980s, Fosse published his first novels, namely Red, Black in 1983 and Stringed Guitar in 1985. Both works feature the simple style of prose.(在20世纪80年代，Fosse出版了他的第一部小说，分别是1983年的《红，黑》和1985年的《上锁的吉他》)”可知，介绍了1983年和1985年出版小说，根据下文的“By this time”可知，空格处出现时间。E项“He also released his first collection of poems in 1986.(1986年，他还出版了他的第一本诗集)”中in 1986与下文衔接连贯。故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据下文“And he initially refused to write plays when asked. He gave in in 1992, however, when he needed money. He started writing the dialogue for Someone Is Going to Come in 1996 and found it to be surprisingly easy.(起初，当被要求时，他拒绝写剧本。然而，1992年，当他需要钱时，他让步了。1996年，他开始为Someone Is Going to Come写对话，并发现它出奇地容易)”可知，空格处内容应指出写剧本的情况。C项“Fosse never planned to become a dramatist.(福斯从未打算成为一名剧作家)”dramatist与下文的write plays和started writing the dialogue在内容上相关。故选C项。 【20题详解】 根据前文“Following that success, Fosse focused primarily on writing plays. At the turn of the 21st century, productions of his plays included A Summer’s Day and I Am the Wind. The former one is about a woman who anticipates the return of her husband from a trip out on his boat.(成功之后，福斯主要专注于剧本创作。在21世纪之交，他的戏剧作品包括《夏日》和《我是风》。前者讲的是一个女人期待丈夫乘船外出旅行归来的故事)”可知，提到两部作品 A Summer’s Day和I Am the Wind；并且解释了前一个作品的内容，由此可知，空格处解释后一个作品的内容。所以G项“The latter focuses on two men experiencing an existential crisis in a fishing boat.(后者聚焦于两名在渔船上经历生存危机的男子)”符合语境。The former与The latter相呼应。故选G项。 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。 In 2012, Laura Eshelman man was in the middle of a mental unsettlement. She was having ____21____ in finding work. “I was leaving a downtown business where I had another job application ____22____. I was feeling pretty ____23____ and decided to go to the Whole Foods across the street,” Eshelman recalled. As she crossed the street, Eshelman ____24____ a man asking for money on the corner. But he was ____25____ by passersby. As Eshelman ____26____, he turned to her, and asked if he could have a little bit of money. She was ____27____ and said: “Leave me alone. I don’t have anything to give you. Get away!” Eshelman ____28____ into the grocery store. But suddenly she realized how ____29____ she had been to the man. Eshelman rushed outside to find him. She apologized and ____30____ some coins from the bottom of her ____31____. As she ____32____ him the change, the man said, “It’s OK. Everything ____33____ will disappear.” And all of a sudden, she felt like somebody was seeing her ____34____, and she started to cry. “That moment on the street was one of the few ____35____ in that extremely dark period of my life,” Eshelman later said. 21. A. fun B. trouble C. experience D. luck 22. A. rejected B. submitted C. displayed D. followed 23. A. relaxed B. awkward C. nervous D. depressed 24. A. remembered B. guided C. spotted D. comforted 25. A. ignored B. touched C. rewarded D. cheated 26. A. hesitated B. waited C. escaped D. approached 27. A. active B. impatient C. anxious D. desperate 28. A. slid B. struggled C. got D. looked 29. A. helpful B. rude C. strict D. particular 30. A. set aside B. put away C. dug out D. used up 31. A. heart B. pocket C. store D. drawer 32. A. handed B. lent C. returned D. awarded 33. A. dangerous B. normal C. unpractical D. unpleasant 34. A. pain B. choice C. effort D. privilege 35. A. instants B. chances C. differences D. flashes 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。这篇文章主要讲述了Laura Eshelman在经历了一段精神困扰和求职困难后，在街头偶遇一个乞讨者并与其发生互动，最终从对方的话中得到慰藉的故事。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她找工作遇到了困难。A. fun乐趣；B. trouble麻烦；C. experience经验；D. luck好运。根据前文“In 2012, Laura Eshelman man was in the middle of a mental unsettlement.”可知，Laura精神不安，所以应是找工作遇到了困难。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我正要离开一家市中心的公司，在那里我又被拒绝了一份工作。A. rejected拒绝；B. submitted提交；C. displayed显示；D. followed跟随。根据前文“She was having 　　　　1　　　　 in finding work.”可知，Laura找工作遇到了困难，所以是工作申请被拒绝了。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到非常沮丧，于是决定去街对面的全食超市。A. relaxed轻松的；B. awkward令人尴尬的；C. nervous紧张的；D. depressed沮丧的。根据前文“I was leaving a downtown business where I had another job application 　　　　2　　　　.”可知，作者又一次被拒绝了工作申请，所以是感到沮丧的。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她穿过街道时，Eshelman看到一个男人在街角要钱。A. remembered记得；B. guided指导；C. spotted看见；D. comforted安慰。根据后文“a man asking tor money on the corner”结合选项可知，应是看到一个男人在街角要钱。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但没有路人理睬他。A. ignored忽视；B. touched感动；C. rewarded奖励；D. cheated作弊。根据前文“a man asking tor money on the corner”以及but表转折可知，应是没人理他，符合语境。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当Eshelman走近她时，他转向她，轻声问她能不能给他一点钱。A. hesitated犹豫；B. waited等待；C. escaped逃跑；D. approached接近。根据后文“he turned to her, and asked if he could have a little bit of money”可知，应是Eshelman走近她时，他向Eshelman乞讨。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她不耐烦地说：“别烦我。我没有东西给你。走开！”A. active积极的；B. impatient不耐烦的；C. anxious焦虑的；D. desperate不惜冒险的。根据后文“Leave me alone. I don’t have anything to give you. Get away!”可知，Eshelman是不耐烦的。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Eshelman走进杂货店。A. slid滑行；B. struggled努力；C. got进入；D. looked看。根据后文“Eshelman rushed outside to find him.”可知，Eshelman冲了出来，所以此处应是走进杂货店。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但她突然意识到自己对那个男人是多么粗鲁。A. helpful有帮助的；B. rude粗鲁的；C. strict严格的；D. particular特别的。根据前文“Leave me alone. I don’t have anything to give you. Get away!”可知，Eshelman对男人的很粗鲁。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。她道了歉，然后从口袋底部掏出一些硬币。A. set aside放在一边；B. put away收起；C. dug out翻出；D. used up耗尽。根据后文“some coins”结合选项可知，应是从口袋里掏出一些硬币。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. heart心脏；B. pocket口袋；C. store商店；D. drawer抽屉。根据前文“She apologized and 　　　　10　　　　 some coins”结合实际可知，应是从口袋里掏出一些硬币。故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当她把零钱递给他时，那人说：“没关系。一切不愉快的事情都会消失。”A. handed递；B. lent借给；C. returned返回；D. awarded授予。根据上文“She apologized and 　　　　10　　　　 some coins from the bottom of her 　　　　11　　　　.”可知，Eshelman掏出一些硬币应是给这个男人，表达歉意。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她把零钱递给他时，那人说：“没关系。一切不愉快的事情都会消失。”A. dangerous危险的；B. normal正常的；C. unpractical不切实际的；D. unpleasant不愉快的。根据前文内容可知，Eshelman找工作不顺利，日子过得不愉快，然后当这个男人向她乞讨时，她态度粗鲁，也会让这个男人不愉快，所以此处应是表达“一切不愉快的事情都会消失”之意。故选D项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：突然间，她觉得有人看到了她的痛苦，于是她哭了起来。A. pain痛苦；B. choice选择；C. effort努力；D. privilege特权。根据前文“It’s OK. Everything 　　　　13　　　　 will disappear.”可知，男人说一切不愉快的事情都会消失，这句活说到了Eshelman的痛处，她因为找工作的事，过得不愉快，感觉有人看到了她的痛苦。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“在街上的那一刻是我生命中极其黑暗的时期中为数不多的闪光之一，”Eshelman后来说。A. instants瞬间；B. chances机会；C. differences不同；D. flashes光芒。根据前文“she felt like somebody was seeing her 　　　　14　　　　, and she started to cry.”以及后文“in that extremely dark period of my life”可知，有人理解了她的痛苦，应是她生命中极其黑暗的时期中为数不多的闪光之一。故选D项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Beneath an orange tent along East 32nd Street Saturday morning, warmly dressed locals ____36____ (deliver) pies, filled with everything from nuts to apples and cheese, to be judged in the first-ever Great Waverly Pie Contest. After thorough evaluations based on taste, ____37____ (present) , and number of ingredients (原料) , a sweet pie by Matt Maxion and a savory (香草的) pie by Garrick Houston took top ____38____ (honor) . “My mother’s family is from the Louisiana-Texas border, so I grew up eating jambalaya (什锦饭) ,” explained Houston. Drawing inspiration from his mother’s jambalaya recipe, Garrick Houston made his pie that contained ingredients like sausage, olive oil, and bell peppers ____39____ (source) from local farmers’ markets. “I____40____ (live) in Maryland for four years when I was young. So I wanted to combine my past, ____41____ is my filling, with my present home,” Houston said. ____42____ (similar), Maxion, who moved to Baltimore from California about a year ago, got inspiration for his prize-winning creation—with ingredients including the Southeast Asian plant pandan—from his Filipino hometown. With ____43____ help from local farmers and VMart Pilipino Store in Nottingham, he credited his successful pie ____44____ lots of planning and a willingness to lean into the process. The organizer Martha Lucius was excited _____45_____ (see) the new neighborhood competition come to life, saying, “It’s been great to see all of the excitement.” 【答案】36. delivered 37. presentation 38. honors 39. sourced 40. lived 41. which 42. Similarly 43. the 44. to 45. to see 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了“伟大的韦弗利馅饼大赛”的比赛情况。 【36题详解】 考查时态。句意：周六上午，在东32街的一个橙色帐篷下，穿着温暖的当地人送来了馅饼，里面装满了坚果、苹果和奶酪等各种各样的东西，这些馅饼将在首届“伟大的韦弗利馅饼大赛”上接受评判。结合语境发生在过去，用一般过去时。故填delivered。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意：经过对味道、外观和食材数量的全面评估，马特·马克西恩的甜派和加里克·休斯顿的咸味派获得了最高荣誉。作介词的宾语，表示“外观”应用名词presentation，不可数。故填presentation。 【38题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：经过对味道、外观和食材数量的全面评估，马特·马克西恩的甜派和加里克·休斯顿的咸味派获得了最高荣誉。根据上文a sweet pie by Matt Maxion and a savory pie by Garrick Houston可知应用复数。故填honors。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：从母亲的什锦饭食谱中汲取灵感，加里克·休斯顿制作了他的馅饼，其中包含了从当地农贸市场采购的香肠、橄榄油和甜椒等食材。此处source与sausage, olive oil, and bell peppers构成被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故填sourced。 【40题详解】 考查时态。句意：我年轻的时候在马里兰州住了四年。根据后文when I was young.可知为一般过去时。故填lived。 【41题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：“所以我想把我的过去和我现在的家结合起来，”休斯顿说。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词past，在从句作主语，指物，故填which。 【42题详解】 考查副词。句意：同样，大约一年前从加州搬到巴尔的摩的Maxion也从他的菲律宾家乡获得了获奖作品的灵感——其中的配料包括东南亚的熊猫兰。修饰后文句子应用副词similarly，首字母大写。故填Similarly。 【43题详解】 考查冠词。句意：在当地农民和诺丁汉VMart菲律宾店的帮助下，他把自己的成功归功于大量的计划和在制作过程中学习的意愿。此处help特指当地农民和诺丁汉VMart菲律宾店的帮助，应用定冠词。故填the。 【44题详解】 考查介词。句意：在当地农民和诺丁汉VMart菲律宾店的帮助下，他把自己的成功归功于大量的计划和在制作过程中学习的意愿。短语credit... to表示“归功于”。故填to。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：组织者玛莎·卢修斯很兴奋地看到新的邻里竞赛开始活跃起来，她说:“看到所有这些激动人心的事情真是太棒了。”短语be excited to do sth.表示“激动做某事”。故填to see。 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，你校英文报本周六将举办为贫困山区孩子捐赠图书的活动，请你用英文写一封倡议书，内容包括： 1.活动目的和方式； 2.呼吁大家参加。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.开头和结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Dear fellow students, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear fellow students, An activity of book donation is to be launched this Saturday, which is aimed at lightening the hearts of children in poor mountainous areas with knowledge. Books that are welcome include dictionaries, textbooks, storytelling sessions, picture books, science books, etc. As donors, you can receive timely feedbacks concerning where your donations go. Besides, you will be given a small gift in reward for your generosity. Please bring your books to the gate of the school library at 8: 00 a. m. The activity will be over at 5: 00 p. m. Your act of kindness will make a difference to those children’s life. Join us! Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就学校英文报本周六将举办为贫困山区孩子捐赠图书的活动写一封倡议书。 【详解】1.词汇积累 目的是：be aimed at doing→be intended to do 包含：include→contain 关于：concerning→about 礼物：gift→present 2.句式拓展 改写同义句 原句：Besides, you will be given a small gift in reward for your generosity. 拓展句：Besides, you will be rewarded with a small gift for your generosity. 【点睛】【高分句型1】An activity of book donation is to be launched this Saturday, which is aimed at lightening the hearts of children in poor mountainous areas with knowledge.（运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句） 高分句型2】As donors, you can receive timely feedbacks concerning where your donations go.（运用了where引导宾语从句） 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。 Kelly is a nurse. Her kidney (肾脏) proved to be a perfect match for her cousin, Dana, who is a teacher. Her kidney had worsened to the point where she required a transplant (移植). As Kelly told Dana, “I’m in good health and I almost never get sick or ill. It seems that I can be a donor for you.” Dana was wild with joy. Later on a Thursday afternoon, after spending the first of two days undergoing tests to confirm her kidney was a match for Dana, Kelly got a call from a Cleveland Clinic caregiver. They were canceling the second day of her tests. A CT scan revealed the presence of a tumor (肿瘤) on Kelly’s right kidney. Kelly was shocked about the discovery and concerned she might no longer be a donor available for Dana. That meant that Kelly had to have an operation to remove the tumor, unable to donate her kidney. Meanwhile Dana had to wait for some other donors for a matchable kidney, which was really hard to find. Dana was thrown back to desperation. The cousins were at a loss. But their doctors wouldn’t give up. They tried every possible means to find a solution that could satisfy both sides, treating Kelly’s illness and offering Dana transplanting. But the bad news was that there had been few such reported cases. Determined to solve this difficult problem, Dr. Wee, director of the Kidney Transplant Program, held meetings with a team of specialists to discuss over details of the case and best steps to move forward. They worked day and night to search for related information and make analysis. Seeing the devotion of the experts, Kelly and Dana felt the flame of hope returning to their hearts. 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。 After many meetings, the medical team felt confident to treat the two patients at the same time. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The cousins recovered from their surgeries. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 After many meetings, the medical team felt confident to treat the two patients at the same time. Dr. Wee told the cousins that with their expertise they could deal with their situations at the same time. First, they safely removed Kelley’s right kidney with the tumor in it. Then they removed the tumor from the kidney. After the repair and reconstruction, and with more than 95% of the healthy kidney remaining. Dr. Wee transplanted it into Dana. It turned out the win-win practice, a breakthrough in similar medical cases. The cousins recovered from their surgeries. “I have an overwhelming sense of gratitude to Kelly and all the doctors and thankfulness for the opportunity I’ve been given.” said Dana. “Now I have the opportunity to see my three sons marry, and have their children. Those are what I might not have been able to look forward to before.” Dana, with a perfectly functioning kidney, planned to return to her teaching job in the next spring. Kelly felt blessed to have had her tumor removed while helping her cousin to recover with a transplant. 【解析】 【导语】本文以Kelly为线索展开，讲述了她作为一名护士，发现自己的肾脏与表亲Dana匹配，决定为其捐献。然而，在捐献前的检查中，医生发现Kelly的肾脏上长有肿瘤，导致她可能无法捐献。这个消息让Kelly和急需肾脏移植的Dana都陷入了困境。医生和专家们面临难题，但他们并没有放弃，而是努力寻找解决方案。最终，肾脏移植项目主任Dr. Wee领导专家团队，夜以继日地寻找相关信息，为解决问题而努力。看到专家们的奉献，Kelly和Dana重新燃起了希望。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“经过多次会议，医疗团队有信心同时治疗两名患者。”可知，第一段可描写医生们怎么同时拯救了他们两人。 ②由第二段首句内容“这对表兄弟从手术中恢复过来。”可知，第二段可描写Dana对Kelly和医生的感谢，以及Kelly的感受。 2. 续写线索：多次会议——有信心救两人——开始手术——手术成功——感谢。 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①处理：deal with/handle ②修理：repair/restore ③计划重返：plan to return/intend to go back 情绪类 ①感激：gratitude/appreciation ②好运：blessed/lucky 【点睛】[高分句型1]Dr. Wee told the cousins that with their expertise they could deal with their situations at the same time.(that引导的宾语从句) [高分句型2]Those are what I might not have been able to look forward to before.(what引导的表语从句) 听力答案：1～5CABCB 6～10 BCAAB 11～15AABBB 16～20 ACAAC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$