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2024届广西三新学术联盟百校联考 英语 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。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the man doing? A. Shopping. B. Ordering. C. Cooking. 2. How will the woman help the man? A. By turning on the music. B. By reducing his workload. C By getting him something to drink. 3. What time does the woman usually start work? A. At 6: 30 a. m. B. At 7: 00 a. m. C. At 7: 30 a. m. 4. What type of art does the man find beautiful? A. Traditional art. B. Realistic art. C. Modern art. 5. What does the man suggest? A. Five courses may be too many. B. It would be wiser to take more courses. C. Only four courses will be offered in the new term. 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段对话，回答6、7题。 6. Why does Penny make the call? A. To ask the man about the homework. B. To remind the man about maths books. C. To inform the man about the English test. 7. What test are the speakers going to take on Friday? A. Science. B. English. C. Maths. 听第7段对话，回答8至10题。 8. What does the man say about his coat? A. It’s sort of tight. B. It has a great color. C. It has been washed by his mother. 9. What time of day is it now? A. Evening. B. Afternoon. C. Morning. 10. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a clothing shop. B. At school. C. At home. 听第8段对话，回答11至13题。 11. Why is the woman in New York City? A. To visit her families. B. To go on a business trip. C. To complete her business course. 12. What is the woman doing? A. Visiting an apartment. B. Looking for new furniture. C. Buying household appliances. 13. What does the man say about the neighborhood? A. It’s new. B. It’s popular. C. It’s quiet. 听第9段对话，回答14至16题。 14. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife. 15. Where are the speakers? A. In Central Africa. B. In Southern Asia. C. In Northern Europe. 16. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The Earth. B. The Sun. C. The Moon. 听第10段对话，回答17至20题。 17. Where did the speaker read his first comic? A. At a hotel. B. On a bus. C. In a bookshop. 18. What types of comics did the speaker often read as a child? A. Cartoon comics. B. Superhero comics. C. Time travel comics. 19. How does the speaker currently feel about comics? A. Uninterested. B. Eager. C. Indifferent. 20. What does the speaker do? A. A soldier. B. A comic actor. C. A shop owner. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A The Self-Portrait Challenge Have you ever done a self-portrait in an art lesson at school? Today, we’re challenging you to write self-portrait poems. It’s not uncommon to feel like the way people see you on the outside doesn’t quite match up with how you feel on the inside. So creating a self-portrait can be a good opportunity to address those differences and present the realest, truest version of yourself. Your challenge is to create a self-portrait in lines, using words instead of paint. Read on for some more inspiration. Writing Tips ● Have a go at writing a list of metaphors exploring your physical appearance, starting from your head and working your way down towards your feet. ● Instead of representing yourself directly, take on another character, such as a fictional character, a historical figure, or even a different version of yourself. ● Play around with personification, by taking on the voice of a physical object in your poem. Think about what a self-portrait from the point of view of a mirror, or a bowl of your favourite food would look like? How to enter This challenge is for writers aged up to 25 based anywhere in the world. The deadline is 23:59 GMT 17 March 2024. You can send a poem, or poems, written down, or as video or audio files. We are using Submittable to accept submissions to this challenge. You will need to make a free Submittable account to submit in this way. Using Submittable helps our team to administrate and process entries more quickly. Selected poets will be published on Young Poets Network. 1. What does the Self-portrait Challenge encourage participants to do? A. Explore true selves. B. Convey positive emotions. C. Illustrate personal profiles. D. Compare different personalities. 2. What is suggested to better handle the challenge? A. Using simple language. B. Presenting yourself directly. C. Taking a different point of view. D. Focusing on physical appearance. 3. What is “Submittable” likely to be? A. A writing tool. B. A search engine. C. An email account. D. An online platform. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个自画像挑战，解释了其目的以及一些写作建议。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“So creating a self-portrait can be a good opportunity to address those differences and present the realest, truest version of yourself.(因此，创作一幅自画像是一个很好的机会，可以解决这些差异，展示最真实、最真实的自己)”可知，自画像挑战鼓励参与者探索真实的自我。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Writing Tips部分中“Think about what a self-portrait from the point of view of a mirror, or a bowl of your favourite food would look like?(想象一下，从镜子的角度看一幅自画像，或者从一碗你最喜欢的食物的角度看是什么样子？)”可知，要更好地应对这一挑战应该采取不同的角度。故选C。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“We are using Submittable to accept submissions to this challenge. You will need to make a free Submittable account to submit in this way. Using Submittable helps our team to administrate and process entries more quickly. (我们正在使用Submittable来接受本次挑战的提交。您需要创建一个免费的Submittable账户以这种方式提交。使用Submittable可以帮助我们的团队更快地管理和处理条目)”可推知，Submittable可能是在线平台。故选D。 B Anxiety has followed me around like a lost dog looking for a bone for years now. I feel it the most strongly when I’m worried about my health or my daughter’s health. I feel an unusual sensation and all of a sudden: panic! My worries are not limited to health concerns though, and they go in the direction of anxiety about the future of the world, worries about my finances, and fears that I’m not good enough. Let me go back a few decades, back to when anxiety wasn’t part of my life. When I was a child, I loved art. I drew and I colored because that’s what I enjoyed. I went to college to become an art teacher. When I finished school in May of 2001, I had a part-time design job, and after the event of September 11th,2001,I knew I needed to travel, to get out of the safe life I was living in my hometown. That’s when my creative practices fell by the wayside. Luckily, after the birth of my daughter in 2014, the desire to create came back. At first, I was using a tiny corner of a bedroom in our rental house to paint. Eventually we bought a house, and I had the space to spread out, ready to paint whenever the urge struck. That’s when I started noticing something important: Painting stilled me in a way that nothing else did. It eased my fears and anxieties in a way other practice （deep breathing, etc） did not, at least not as consistently. When anxious thoughts start, I know what to do. I head into my studio, grab some materials, and start creating. Soon enough, the worries are gone and instead my mind is quiet. I think the reason why painting is so helpful for my anxiety is that, in order for me to be anxious, I have to be worrying about the future and what it holds. When I’m doing an activity that requires my full concentration, I have to be in the moment. It doesn’t matter if you’re artistic. The only thing that matters is finding a way to be here, in the now, instead of in the unknowable future. 4. Which word can best describe the writer in paragraph 1? A. Cautious. B. Insecure. C. Considerate. D. Impatient. 5. When did the writer give up on art temporarily? A. After her daughter was born. B. After she studied in college. C. After she got a part-time job. D. After some big event happened. 6. How does painting relieve the writer’s anxiety? A. Painting makes her stay in a place. B. Colors of painting calm her down. C. Painting is a very creative activity. D. Painting makes less room for worries. 7. What can we learn from the story? A. What is important is to seize the moment. B. Anxiety may sometimes be beneficial to life. C. It is necessary to learn some art in childhood. D. Painting is the best way to ease people’s mind. 【答案】4. B 5. D 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者曾经缺乏安全感，很焦虑。直到作者重新开始绘画，慢慢找回了平静。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Anxiety has followed me around like a lost dog looking for a bone for years now. I feel it the most strongly when I’m worried about my health or my daughter’s health. I feel an unusual sensation and all of a sudden: panic! My worries are not limited to health concerns though, and they go in the direction of anxiety about the future of the world, worries about my finances, and fears that I’m not good enough.(多年来，焦虑就像一只迷路的狗在找骨头一样跟着我。当我担心我的健康或我女儿的健康时，我感觉最强烈。我有一种不寻常的感觉，然后突然恐慌起来！不过，我的担忧并不局限于健康问题，它们还包括对世界未来的焦虑、对自己财务状况的担忧，以及对自己不够优秀的恐惧)”可推知，作者没有安全感。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“When I finished school in May of 2001, I had a part-time design job, and after the event of September 11th, 2001, I knew I needed to travel, to get out of the safe life I was living in my hometown. That’s when my creative practices fell by the wayside. (当我在2001年5月毕业的时候，我有一份兼职的设计工作，在2001年9月11日的事件之后，我知道我需要旅行，离开我在家乡的安全生活。就在那时，我的创作实践戛然而止)”可知，作者在一些重大事件发生之后暂时放弃了艺术。故选D。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“That’s when I started noticing something important: Painting stilled me in a way that nothing else did. It eased my fears and anxieties in a way other practice (deep breathing, etc) did not, at least not as consistently. When anxious thoughts start, I know what to do. I head into my studio, grab some materials, and start creating. Soon enough, the worries are gone and instead my mind is quiet. (就在那时，我开始注意到一件重要的事情：绘画以一种其他任何东西都无法做到的方式让我平静下来。它缓解了我的恐惧和焦虑，这是其他练习（深呼吸等）所没有的，至少没有那么持续。当焦虑的想法开始时，我知道该怎么做。我走进我的工作室，抓起一些材料，开始创作。很快，烦恼消失了，取而代之的是我的头脑很安静)”可知，绘画让担忧的空闲少了，从而缓解了作者的焦虑。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“The only thing that matters is finding a way to be here, in the now, instead of in the unknowable future.(唯一重要的是找到一种方法，活在当下，而不是不可知的未来)”可知，故事告诉我们重要的是要抓住当下。故选A。 C One morning in October, it was raining. David Makau, a farmer in the village of Munathi, south-east Kenya, knew it was time to plant his crops of cow peas and beans. Five days later, with the clouds disappearing, the sun grew hotter, marking the end of the rainy season. Farmers like him rely on a two-month period of wetting the fields, but this year it only lasted for five days. The bad harvest meant a third hungry year in a row and he could not afford to buy more seeds even if the rains did return. There was a glimmer of hope, however, in the form of a whitewashed building, the Munathi seed bank. Inside, out of the fierce heat and away from the underfed (营养不良的) cattle wandering the fields, there was a cool room crowded with bags of crop and vegetable seeds.Run by a group of farmers, members are free to help themselves on condition that they have to return twice the amount when they harvest their crops. Pioneered by Excellent Development, a British-run charity which provides sustainable aid in south-east Kenya, seed banks are vital for many farmers affected by climate change.“Aid isn’t about things but helping people to help themselves,” said Simon Maddrell, a member in the charity after he was made to leave his job as a manager with Xerox.He has always been fascinated by Africa since his visit with the Venture Scouts when he was a boy.Now he helps Kenyan farmers farm more efficiently.Excellent Development helps farmers help themselves, instead of simply giving them food handouts. “That takes away people’s dignity,” he said. Since 2002, the charity has built 200 sand dams on small rivers to create water supplies, planted 600, 000 trees, dug 670 miles of terracing (梯田) to help fields retain water, and paid for seed banks in 59 communities throughout south-east Kenya. 8. According to the passage, what is a good harvest for Makau heavily dependent on? A. Long rainy days. B. The fierce heat. C. The number of seeds. D. The choice of the right crops. 9. What can we learn about the Munathi seed bank? A. It has a huge stock of underfed cattle. B. It helps its members with seeds as sustainable aid. C. It is a charity run and funded by the Kenyan government. D. It unconditionally offers seeds to farmers affected by climate change. 10. What can we infer from the text? A. October is the most suitable time to plant crops of cow peas and beans. B. Simon is very interested in Africa because he was brought up in Kenya. C. Excellent Development provides farmers with continuous aid to farm efficiently. D. Accepting help from Excellent Development makes people in Kenya feel ashamed. 11. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Pioneering Seed Loans in Kenya B. Helping Farmers Help Themselves C. Informing Farmers of Climate Change D. Giving Farmers Free Access to Food Handouts 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要介绍了气候变化导致肯尼亚农民的作物生长不良，收成不好，而慈善机构Excellent Development通过资助种子银行和其他举措来帮助农民更高效地种植作物。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Farmers like him rely on a two-month period of wetting the fields, but this year it only lasted for five days. The bad harvest meant a third hungry year in a row and he could not afford to buy more seeds even if the rains did return.(像他这样的农民依靠两个月的湿润期来灌溉田地，但今年只持续了五天。糟糕的收成意味着连续第三年挨饿，即使再次下雨，他也买不起更多的种子)”可知，Makau是否能够取得丰收取决于是否拥有两个月的雨季。故选A。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“There was a glimmer of hope, however, in the form of a whitewashed building, the Munathi seed bank. Inside, out of the fierce heat and away from the underfed (营养不良的) cattle wandering the fields, there was a cool room crowded with bags of crop and vegetable seeds. Run by a group of farmers, members are free to help themselves on condition that they have to return twice the amount when they harvest their crops.(然而，在一栋粉刷成白色的建筑——穆纳希种子银行里，还是有一线希望的。在里面，远离酷热，远离在田野里游荡的吃不饱的牛，有一个凉爽的房间，里面堆满了一袋袋的农作物和蔬菜种子。由一群农民经营，成员可以自由自助，条件是他们在收获庄稼时必须返还两倍的钱)”可推知，穆纳希种子银行可以为农民提供种子，条件是他们在收获庄稼时必须返还两倍的钱。故选B。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Now he helps Kenyan farmers farm more efficiently. Excellent Development helps farmers help themselves, instead of simply giving them food handouts.(现在他帮助肯尼亚农民提高耕作效率。优秀发展项目帮助农民自助，而不是简单地给他们发放食物)”以及文章最后一段“Since 2002, the charity has built 200 sand dams on small rivers to create water supplies, planted 600, 000 trees, dug 670 miles of terracing (梯田) to help fields retain water, and paid for seed banks in 59 communities throughout south-east Kenya.(自2002年以来，该慈善机构已经在小河流上建造了200座沙坝来提供水源，种植了60万棵树，挖了670英里的梯田来帮助农田保持水分，并在肯尼亚东南部的59个社区建立了种子银行)”可推知，Excellent Development为农民提供了持续的帮助，使他们能够高效地耕种。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第四段“Pioneered by Excellent Development, a British-run charity which provides sustainable aid in south-east Kenya, seed banks are vital for many farmers affected by climate change. “Aid isn’t about things but helping people to help themselves,” said Simon Maddrell, a member in the charity after he was made to leave his job as a manager with Xerox.(由英国经营的慈善机构“Excellent Development”首创，为肯尼亚东南部提供可持续援助，种子银行对许多受气候变化影响的农民至关重要。Simon Maddrell在被迫辞去施乐公司经理的工作后，曾是该慈善机构的一名成员，他说：“援助不是关于物品，而是帮助人们自助。”)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要讲述了Excellent Development这个慈善机构如何通过帮助农民更高效地种植作物来帮助他们自助。故选B。 D There’s a useful concept from psychology that helps explain why good people do things that harm the environment: the false consensus effect. That’s where we overvalue how acceptable and prevalent (普遍的) our own behavior is in society. Put simply, if you’re doing something (even if you secretly know you probably shouldn’t), you’re more likely to think plenty of other people do it too. What’s more, you likely overestimate how much other people think that behavior is broadly OK. This bias (偏见) allows people to justify socially unacceptable or illegal behaviors. Researchers have observed the false consensus effect in drug use and illegal hunting. More recently, conservationists are beginning to reveal how this effect contributes to environmental damage. In Australia, people who admitted to poaching (偷猎) thought it was much more prevalent in society than it really was, and had higher estimates than fishers who obeyed the law. They also believed others viewed poaching as socially acceptable; however, in reality, more than 90% of fishers held the opposite view. The false consensus effect has also shown up in studies examining support for nuclear energy and offshore wind farms. Just as concepts from psychology can help explain some forms of environmental damage, so too can they help address it. For example, research shows people are more likely to litter in areas where there’s already a-lot of trash scattered around; so making sure the ground around a bin is not covered in rubbish may help. Factual information on how other people think and behave can be very powerful. Energy companies have substantially reduced energy consumption simply by showing people how their electricity use compares to their neighbors. Encouragingly, stimulating people’s natural desire for status has also been successful in getting people to “go green to be seen”, or to publicly buy eco-friendly products. As the research evidence shows, social norms can be a powerful force in encouraging and popularizing environmentally friendly behaviors. Perhaps you can do your bit by sharing this article! 12 Which example best illustrates the false consensus effect? A. A student spends long hours surfing the internet. B. A blogger assumes many people dislike his posts. C. A driver frequently parks illegally in public places. D. A smoker believes people generally approve of smoking. 13. How did most Australian fishers view the issue of poaching? A. It is unacceptable. B. It is widespread. C. It is controversial. D. It is complex. 14. What do the underlined words “go green to be seen” in paragraph 5 mean? A. Embrace green habits for better health. B. Make green choices that others can perceive. C. Join green movements for personal fulfillment. D. Choose green items that are easy to spot in stores. 15. What is a recommended approach to addressing environmental problems? A. Understate social norms. B. Highlight personal responsibilities. C. Publicize sustainable practices. D. Encourage technological innovations. 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文，介绍了什么是“错误共识效应”，并说明可以通过这一效应背后的心理学原理来实施社会规范，从而鼓励和推广环境友好行为。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“There’s a useful concept from psychology that helps explain why good people do things that harm the environment: the false consensus effect. That’s where we overvalue how acceptable and prevalent(普遍的) our own behavior is in society. Put simply, if you’re doing something (even if you secretly know you probably shouldn’t), you’re more likely to think plenty of other people do it too. What’s more, you likely overestimate how much other people think that behavior is broadly OK.(心理学中有一个有用的概念，可以帮助解释为什么好人会做损害环境的事情：错误共识效应。这就是我们高估自己的行为在社会上的可接受性和普遍性的原因。简单地说，如果你正在做某事（即使你私下里知道你可能不应该做），你更有可能认为很多其他人也在做这件事。更重要的是，你可能高估了其他人对这种行为的看法)”及第二段“Researchers have observed the false consensus effect in drug use and illegal hunting.(研究人员在吸毒和非法狩猎中观察到了错误共识效应)”可知，错误共识效应表示我们高估自己的行为在社会上的可接受性和普遍性，即使自己知道这件事不应该做，D选项“吸烟者认为人们普遍赞成吸烟”就是一个典型例子。故选D。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“In Australia, people who admitted to poaching(偷猎) thought it was much more prevalent in society than it really was, and had higher estimates than fishers who obeyed the law. They also believed others viewed poaching as socially acceptable; however, in reality, more than 90% of fishers held the opposite view.(在澳大利亚，承认偷猎的人认为偷猎在社会上比实际情况要普遍得多，并且比遵守法律的渔民有更高的估计。他们还认为其他人认为偷猎是社会可以接受的；然而，在现实中，超过90%的渔民持相反的观点)”可知，大多数澳大利亚渔民认为偷猎是不可接受的。故选A。 【14题详解】 词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段“Factual information on how other people think and behave can be very powerful. Energy companies have substantially reduced energy consumption simply by showing people how their electricity use compares to their neighbors.Encouragingly, stimulating people’s natural desire for status has also been successful in getting people(关于其他人如何思考和行为的事实信息是非常强大的。能源公司仅仅通过向人们展示他们与邻居的用电量对比，就大幅减少了能源消耗。令人鼓舞的是，激发人们对身份的自然渴望也成功地吸引了人们)”及划线词后文“或者公开购买环保产品”可推知，激发人们对于身份的自然渴望能吸引人们做出能让别人感知到的绿色生活的选择，划线词表示“做出别人能感知到的绿色生活的选择”。故选B。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“As the research evidence shows, social norms can be a powerful force in encouraging and popularizing environmentally friendly behaviors. Perhaps you can do your bit by sharing this article!(研究证据表明，社会规范可以成为鼓励和推广环境友好行为的强大力量。也许你可以通过分享这篇文章来尽你的一份力)”及倒数第二段“Factual information on how other people think and behave can be very powerful.(关于其他人如何思考和行为的事实信息是非常强大的)”可推知，通过社会规范公布其他人的思考和行为信息可以鼓励和推广环境友好行为，因此，宣传可持续实践是一个值得推荐的处理环境问题的方法。故选C。 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。 How to think outside the box Being open to dissenting (持异议的) opinions is not the only way to think outside the box. ___16___. A break in our everyday life may provide the force needed to shift the direction of our thinking. So we can change environments. For some people, small changes might work, for example, reorganizing our desk or taking a new route to work. ___17___. A famous concept is approaching routine situations as if we met or saw them for the first time. In other words, we should look at them as if we’d never seen them. ___18___. For instance, when we brush our teeth, take a moment to look at the toothbrush as if we never laid eyes on such an object and noticed its color and shape. Think about the flavor of the toothpaste and notice how our mouth feels as we move the brush back and forth. ___19___. The mere presence of a group of people with diverse experiences, views and backgrounds in our everyday life creates an atmosphere in which people can better respond to change. Why? Because they are key drivers of the development of new ideas and solutions. Unlike negative emotions (情感) that cause specific reactions (for example, fear drives us to flee), positive emotions help us broaden our attention, explore our environment, and open ourselves to absorbing information. ___20___. They can be those that are going well or for which we are grateful. This shifting into positivity process will automatically brighten our mood and free our brain. A. It’s also helpful to seek for the difference B. We should show respect for different cultures too C. Some small techniques could help broaden the way we think D. Take a few moments to think about the beautiful things in our life E. Positive emotions play an important part in unfreezing our thinking F. However, for others, bigger changes such as a new job or a marriage are required G. “Beginners’ mind” allows us to remain open to experiences despite any knowledge we may have 【答案】16. C 17. F 18. G 19. A 20. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了几个可以帮助拓宽思维方式的技巧。 【16题详解】 空前提到“Being open to dissenting (持异议的) opinions is not the only way to think outside the box.(对持异议的观点保持开放的态度不是唯一一种创造性思考的方法)”，C项“一些小技巧可以帮助拓宽我们的思维方式”能够承上启下，是说还有别的一些技巧，且C项中“techniques”与空前一句中“way”呼应。故选C项。 【17题详解】 根据空前“For some people, small changes might work, for example, reorganizing our desk or taking a new route to work.(对一些人来说，小的改变可能会起作用，例如，重新整理我们的办公桌或选择一条新的上班路线)”可知，空处承接上文，指出对于其他人来说情况是怎样的，F项中的“for others”和上文的“For some people”对应。由此可知，F项“然而，对于其他人来说，更大的变化，如新工作或婚姻是必需的”能够承接上文，符合语境。故选F项。 【18题详解】 空前提到“In other words, we should look at them as if we’d never seen them.(换句话说，我们应该像从未见过它们一样，来看待它们)”，G项““初学者的思维”让我们对经验保持开放，尽管我们可能拥有任何知识”，是说明空前提到的方法的好处，空后内容是对G项中的“Beginners’ mind”进行举例说明，上下文衔接紧密，故选G项。 【19题详解】 空处位于句首，是段落主题句，根据本段内容“The mere presence of a group of people with diverse experiences, views and backgrounds in our everyday life creates an atmosphere in which people can better respond to change.(在我们的日常生活中，一群有着不同经历、观点和背景的人的存在创造了一种氛围，人们可以更好地应对变化)”及“Because they are key drivers of the development of new ideas and solutions.(因为它们是新思想和解决办法发展的关键驱动因素)”可知，本段主要说差异的好处。由此可知，A项“寻找差异也有帮助”适合作本段主旨句，符合语境。故选A项。 【20题详解】 根据空后“They can be those that are going well or for which we are grateful.(它们可以是那些进展良好或者我们所感激的事情)”可知，D项“花一些时间来考虑生活中美好的事情”能够衔接下文，空后的They指代D项中“the beautiful things”。故选D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。 Last Christmas, I volunteered for WNWNB, a charity which takes surplus (剩余的) produce from New Covent Garden Market and ____21____ it to the local community. The food was already in containers. So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas ____22____. At first, it was ____23____. People seemed a bit suspicious of taking food for free. But they gradually ____24____ us and we had a fun afternoon singing carols and trying to ____25____ passersby to take our food. It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come. This is ____26____ things changed for me. The first door I knocked on was ____27____ by a woman in her 30s. She had children and looked absolutely worn out. I told her I was from WNWNB and gave her the ____28____ meals. It was probably only about two days’ worth of food but, the way she ____29____, I felt as if I was handing her gold. I had similar responses to my next ____30____. In some cases when people were elderly or alone, I’d go into their homes and have a brief ____31____ before heading off. Many felt ____32____, but I saw how happy they were to have another adult human to ____33____. As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those ____34____ on Christmas Day. I finished my day at WNWNB a slightly different person from the one who ____35____. 21. A. distributes B. introduces C. sells D. exhibits 22. A. forgiveness B. images C. recipes D. cheer 23. A. easy B. nice C. slow D. safe 24. A. broke away from B. put up with C. cut in on D. warmed up to 25. A. threaten B. encourage C. allow D. command 26. A. why B. how C. where D. when 27. A. opened B. repaired C. cleaned D. guarded 28. A. costly B. unfinished C. deserted D. ready 29. A. declined B. reacted C. argued D. traded 30. A. purchases B. interviews C. deliveries D. schedules 31. A. meal B. chat C. report D. silence 32. A. proud B. free C. lonely D. content 33. A. connect with B. look after C. turn to D. rely on 34. A. conversations B. budgets C. explanations D. deals 35. A. hesitated B. started C. ignored D. struggled 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 24. D 25. B 26. D 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C 31. B 32. C 33. A 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者为慈善机构WNWNB做志愿者，向当地社区分发剩余的产品，在分发的过程中，作者和人们交谈，从而领会到更深层次的东西。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：去年圣诞节，我为WNWNB做志愿者，这是一家慈善机构，从新考文特花园市场取走剩余产品，并将其分发给当地社区。A. distributes分发；B. introduces介绍；C. sells出售；D. exhibits展览。根据下文“So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas ____2____ .”可知，此处表示将剩余产品分发给当地社区。故选A项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：所以我们摆好了摊位，准备分发一些圣诞快乐。A. forgiveness宽恕；B. images图像；C. recipes食谱；D. cheer欢呼。根据上文“a charity which takes surplus (剩余的) produce from New Covent Garden Market and ____1____ it to the local community.”以及“So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas”可知，此处表示作者摆好摊位，准备将食物分发给当地社区的人们，为人们带去一些圣诞节时的快乐。故选D项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，它很慢。A. easy容易的；B. nice漂亮的；C. slow慢的；D. safe安全的。根据下文“People seemed a bit suspicious of taking food for free.”可知，人们似乎有些怀疑，所以作者分发的速度很慢。故选C项。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：但他们逐渐对我们产生热情，我们度过了一个愉快的下午，唱着颂歌，并试图鼓励路人拿走我们的食物。A. broke away from脱离；B. put up with忍受；C. cut in on切入；D. warmed up to对……热情。根据下文“and we had a fun afternoon singing carols and trying to ____5____ passersby to take our food.”以及语境可知，逐渐地，人们对作者产生了热情。故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他们逐渐对我们产生热情，我们度过了一个愉快的下午，唱着颂歌，并试图鼓励路人拿走我们的食物。A. threaten威胁；B. encourage鼓励；C. allow允许；D. command命令。根据上文“People seemed a bit suspicious of taking food for free. But they gradually ____4____ us and we had a fun afternoon singing carols and trying to”以及语境可知，人们逐渐对作者产生热情，还会鼓励路人拿走食物。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查连词词义辨析。句意：就在这时，事情发生了变化。A. why为什么；B. how如何；C. where何地；D. when何时。根据上文“It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come.”以及语境可知，此处表示在作者给那些不能来的人们送餐的时候，事情发生了变化。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我敲的第一扇门是一位30多岁的女士打开的。A. opened打开；B. repaired修复；C. cleaned清洁；D. guarded保卫。根据上文“The first door I knocked on”可知，作者敲门后，一位30多岁的女士打开门。故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我告诉她我来自WNWNB，并给了她准备好的饭菜。A. costly昂贵的；B. unfinished未完成的；C. deserted被遗弃的；D. ready准备好的。根据上文“The food was already in containers.”以及“It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come.”可知，食物已经被装在容器里准备好了，此处表示作者送去准备好的饭菜。故选D项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这可能只有大约两天的食物，但从她的反应来看，我觉得自己好像在给她金子。A. declined拒绝；B. reacted反应；C. argued争辩；D. traded交易。根据下文“I felt as if I was handing her gold”以及语境可知，这位女士的反应使得作者觉得自己好像在给她金子。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我对下一次递送也有类似的反应。A. purchases购买；B. interviews访谈；C. deliveries递送；D. schedules时间表。根据上文“It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come.”以及语境可知，此处表示作者给不能来的人送食物，此处表示给那位女士送完之后的下一次递送。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在某些情况下，当人们是老年人或独自一人时，我会走进他们的家，在离开前简短地聊一聊。A. meal餐；B. chat聊天；C. report报告；D. silence沉默。根据下文“As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those ____14____ on Christmas Day.”可推知，此处表示作者会走进老人或者独居的人家里，和他们简短地聊天。故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：许多人感到孤独，但我看到他们是多么高兴有另一个成年人可以联系。A. proud骄傲的；B. free自由的；C. lonely孤独的；D. content满足的。根据上文“In some cases, when people were elderly or alone, I’d go into their homes and have a brief ____11____ before heading off.”可知，本句中Many指代上文提及的老人和独居的人，结合常识，他们会感到孤独。故选C项。 【33题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：许多人感到孤独，但我看到他们是多么高兴有另一个成年人可以联系。A. connect with与……联系，使有关系；B. look after照顾；C. turn to转向；D. rely on依靠。根据上文“In some cases, when people were elderly or alone, I’d go into their homes and have a brief ____11____ before heading off.”可知，作者会走进老人或者独居的人家里，和他们简短地聊天，所以此处表示他们感觉开心是由于他们可以和其他人产生联系。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：作为一名当地政客，我经常敲门与人交谈，但圣诞节那天的这些对话有着更深层次的意义。A. conversations对话；B. budgets预算；C. explanations解释；D. deals交易。根据上文“As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot,”以及语境可知，经常与人交谈的作者认为圣诞节这天的对话有更深层次的意义。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在WNWNB结束了我的一天，与刚开始的人略有不同。A. hesitated犹豫；B. started开始；C. ignored忽略；D. struggled挣扎。根据上文“As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those ____14____ on Christmas Day. I finished my day at WNWNB a slightly different person from the one who”可知，作者在WNWNB做志愿者结束后，感受到不同，所以此处表示现在的自己与开始的那个自己不同。故选B项。 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或使用括号中单词的正确形式。 The need for speed is so deeply rooted in modern society that we often forget to press pause and think about the things that get ___36___ (good) with time: antiques, aged wine, long-term relationships and expertise over the years. Peking Opera is a slow process too. ___37___ an often-repeated saying goes, one minute on stage takes ten years of practice. It’s a reminder of its high standards, which ensure that any performance ___38___ (do) the way the forefathers wanted it. Peking Opera is ___39___ (demand) because of the extensive list of skills it requires. A performer is an actor, singer, dancer, acrobat, mime and martial artist all rolled into one. They’re also expected ___40___ (apply) delicate make-up, put on heavy costumes and, depending on their character, perform on stage ___41___ 15cm platform shoes. There is so much to take in that disciples (学徒) usually start their career as young children, spending years ___42___ (train) their bodies and minds for the stage. So what chance does ___43___ theatre beginner with little patience and zero flexibility like me stand against Peking Opera? Do I have ___44___ it takes to put on a successful show? There’s only one way to find out: I’m rolling up my sleeves and training under the ____45____(guide) of senior stage masters in the field. 【答案】36. better 37. As 38. is done 39. demanding 40. to apply 41. in 42. training 43. a 44. what##all 45. guidance 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者作为一名京剧初学者对京剧的理解。 【36题详解】 考查比较级。句意：对速度的需求在现代社会中根深蒂固，以至于我们经常忘记按下暂停键，去思考那些随着时间流逝而变得更好的东西：古董、陈年葡萄酒、长期的关系和多年来的专业知识。结合句意“变得更好”可知，用副词的比较级形式。故填better。 【37题详解】 考查连词。句意：正如一句常说的谚语所言：台上一分钟，台下十年功。As a saying goes为固定句型，表示“正如谚语所说”，as引导状语从句，位于句首，首字母需大写。故填As。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态语态和主谓一致。句意：这是对其高标准的提醒，这确保了任何表演都是按照祖先希望的方式进行的。陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语performance与do之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态，谓语用单数。故填is done。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意：京剧要求很高，因为它需要大量的技巧。空处作表语，表示“要求很高的”应用形容词demanding。故填demanding。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：句意：他们还需要化精致的妆，穿上厚重的服装，根据角色的不同，还需要穿着15厘米厚的厚底鞋登台表演。此处为短语be expected to do sth.表示“被期望做某事”。故填to apply。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意同上。表示“穿着”应用介词in。故填in。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：要学的东西太多了，所以学徒们通常在很小的时候就开始了他们的职业生涯，花几年的时间训练他们的身体和思想，为舞台做准备。spend time (in) doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“花费时间做某事”。故填training。 【43题详解】 考查冠词。句意：那么，像我这样一个没有耐心、没有灵活性的戏剧初学者，有什么机会对抗京剧呢？beginner为可数名词，此处表示泛指，theater发音以辅音音素开头，需用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【44题详解】 考查宾语从句或者定语从句。句意：我有成功演出的条件吗？引导宾语从句，从句缺少宾语，指事物应用what引导；或者填all，空处引导省略了that的定语从句，that在从句中作宾语。故填what/all。 45题详解】 考查名词。句意：只有一种方法可以找到答案：我卷起袖子，在资深舞台大师的指导下训练。此处为短语under the guidance of表示“在……的指导下”。故填guidance。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （满分15分） 46. 上周你参加了学校组织的五四青年节主题活动—青春（Youth）。请你为自己的英文博客写一篇文章，内容包括： 1. 活动的主题和内容； 2. 你的想法和感受。 注意： 1. 写作词数为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Last week, our school organized an event to celebrate Chinese Youth Day. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Last week, our school organized an event to celebrate Chinese Youth Day. Themed on “Youth”, the event consisted of a series of activities including an award-winning film highlighting the spirit of Chinese youth, and a volunteer program for cleaning up the local community. I felt inspired and energized by the activities, for they helped me better understand the significance of Chinese Youth Day and offered an opportunity to connect with other like-minded individuals and work together towards creating a better future for our country. I feel honored to have been a part of it. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇开放性作文。要求考生为自己的英文博客写一篇文章，介绍学校上周组织的五四青年节主题活动—青春（Youth）。 【详解】1.词汇积累 由……组成：consist of→be made up of 强调：highlight→lay stress on 受到鼓舞的：inspired→encouraged 帮助：help→assist 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Themed on “Youth”, the event consisted of a series of activities including an award-winning film highlighting the spirit of Chinese youth, and a volunteer program for cleaning up the local community. 拓展句：Themed on “Youth”, the event consisted of a series of activities which include an award-winning film highlighting the spirit of Chinese youth, and a volunteer program for cleaning up the local community. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Themed on “Youth”, the event consisted of a series of activities including an award-winning film highlighting the spirit of Chinese youth, and a volunteer program for cleaning up the local community.（运用了过去分词短语作状语，现在分词作定语） [高分句型2] Last week, our school organized an event to celebrate Chinese Youth Day.（运用了动词不定式作目的状语） 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。 “You should throw me in the bin, Mummy.” Those are the words my son say to me, words a mother should never hear their child say. When I asked him why, he told me that like his digger, he was broken and could not be fixed. My heart cracked a little more at that and I knew that, I had to try and find a way to bring back the joy into our world. At age two, he was diagnosed with type two diabetes and he was “just losing his puppy fat”. My son grew sicker and sicker until eventually, he was admitted into hospital. Motherhood changed in that moment. I went from “Mummy” to nurse, always keeping a watch for signs he might be in danger from his own body. It can be hard to find the balance between the demands of being a full-time carer for a child with illness and being a mother. In those early days, it broke me to hear him beg and cry for me not to hurt him with needles again. The risks that come along are as big as they can be: blindness, organ failure, coma, death. His life is, and always will be, dependent on the monitoring and assessment of all these factors. Yet, I had to find a way to raise him to know that he could live it fully and with all his dreams within reach. I had to learn how to live with these two roles, just as he had to learn to live with the demands his body would place on him. What I had not expected was to find the way through in the mud and rubble (瓦砰) of a new-build social housing estate. My husband, son and I moved to the new estate in Cumbria when my son was four. The back garden was nothing more than a patch of newly sown grass, and a thin layer of topsoil. Underneath that was rubble and rock. The site was a former industrial stoneworks, and but to us, it was a place of hope. 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。 Soon after we moved in, my son and I decided to plant a garden. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This small garden let us both live again. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Soon after we moved in, my son and I decided to plant a garden. He worked out plans with his drawings. Soon after we started digging, slowly seeing the bones of his dream become reality. We used what we could find. We taught ourselves how to build ponds, and how to grow food. For plants, we rescued the weeds that would otherwise be dug up. My son tenderly transplanted these into our new beds with a welcome, as if each were the most delicate of flowers. Plant by plant, our garden grew, creating a place of magic and medicine, for all that lived there - plants, animals and humans. This small garden let us both live again. He brought delight into my world, and I scattered into his the magic of small seeds. As our little garden took shape, we both discovered an important thing: that even though things might not be perfect, even though there might be things that are hard and hurt, even though the ground may be broken, this soil still holds the potential to nurture and grow our dreams. We imagined ourselves a secret garden that began with the simplest of things: a weed. From it, we grew joy. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，文章主要讲述了作者的儿子两岁时，被诊断出患有二型糖尿病，病情严重后，他被送到医院，作者担当了照顾他的任务。看见儿子痛苦，作者也很难过。他们搬到一个新家，家后院有个花园。作者和儿子通过种植花园，感受到生活的乐趣。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我们搬进来后不久，我和儿子决定种一个花园。”可知，第一段可描写作者和儿子种花园的过程。。 ②由第二段首句内容“这个小花园让我们俩都活了过来。”可知，第二段可描写作者从花园中得到的东西和启示。。 2.续写线索：决定种一个花园——和儿子种花园的过程——小花园让作者和儿子俩都活了过来——花园给作者带来的快乐——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①制定：work out/ formulate ②拯救：rescue /save ③拥有：hold /possesses/own 情绪类 ①快乐：delight/ joy/pleasure ②艰难的：hard /tough 【点睛】[高分句型1]My son tenderly transplanted these into our new beds with a welcome, as if each were the most delicate of flowers.（运用了连词as if引导的方式状语从句） [高分句型2]We imagined ourselves a secret garden that began with the simplest of things: a weed.（运用了关系代词that引导的定语从句） 听力1～5 BCCBA 6～10AAACB 11～15CABCC 16～20ABABC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024届广西三新学术联盟百校联考 英语 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。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What is the man doing? A. Shopping. B. Ordering. C. Cooking. 2. How will the woman help the man? A. By turning on the music. B. By reducing his workload. C. By getting him something to drink. 3. What time does the woman usually start work? A. At 6: 30 a. m. B. At 7: 00 a. m. C. At 7: 30 a. m. 4. What type of art does the man find beautiful? A. Traditional art. B. Realistic art. C. Modern art. 5. What does the man suggest? A. Five courses may be too many. B. It would be wiser to take more courses. C. Only four courses will be offered in the new term. 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段对话，回答6、7题。 6. Why does Penny make the call? A. To ask the man about the homework. B. To remind the man about maths books. C. To inform the man about the English test. 7. What test are the speakers going to take on Friday? A. Science. B. English. C. Maths. 听第7段对话，回答8至10题。 8. What does the man say about his coat? A. It’s sort of tight. B. It has a great color. C. It has been washed by his mother. 9. What time of day is it now? A. Evening. B. Afternoon. C. Morning. 10. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a clothing shop. B. At school. C. At home. 听第8段对话，回答11至13题。 11. Why is the woman in New York City? A. To visit her families. B. To go on a business trip. C. To complete her business course. 12. What is the woman doing? A. Visiting an apartment. B. Looking for new furniture. C. Buying household appliances. 13. What does the man say about the neighborhood? A. It’s new. B. It’s popular. C. It’s quiet. 听第9段对话，回答14至16题。 14. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Father and daughter. C. Husband and wife. 15. Where are the speakers? A. In Central Africa. B. In Southern Asia. C. In Northern Europe. 16. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. The Earth. B. The Sun. C. The Moon. 听第10段对话，回答17至20题。 17. Where did the speaker read his first comic? A. At a hotel. B. On a bus. C. In a bookshop. 18. What types of comics did the speaker often read as a child? A. Cartoon comics. B. Superhero comics. C. Time travel comics. 19. How does the speaker currently feel about comics? A. Uninterested. B. Eager. C. Indifferent. 20. What does the speaker do? A. A soldier. B. A comic actor. C. A shop owner. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。 A The Self-Portrait Challenge Have you ever done a self-portrait in an art lesson at school? Today, we’re challenging you to write self-portrait poems. It’s not uncommon to feel like the way people see you on the outside doesn’t quite match up with how you feel on the inside. So creating a self-portrait can be a good opportunity to address those differences and present the realest, truest version of yourself. Your challenge is to create a self-portrait in lines, using words instead of paint. Read on for some more inspiration. Writing Tips ● Have a go at writing a list of metaphors exploring your physical appearance, starting from your head and working your way down towards your feet. ● Instead of representing yourself directly, take on another character, such as a fictional character, a historical figure, or even a different version of yourself. ● Play around with personification, by taking on the voice of a physical object in your poem. Think about what a self-portrait from the point of view of a mirror, or a bowl of your favourite food would look like? How to enter This challenge is for writers aged up to 25 based anywhere in the world. The deadline is 23:59 GMT, 17 March 2024. You can send a poem, or poems, written down, or as video or audio files. We are using Submittable to accept submissions to this challenge. You will need to make a free Submittable account to submit in this way. Using Submittable helps our team to administrate and process entries more quickly. Selected poets will be published on Young Poets Network. 1. What does the Self-portrait Challenge encourage participants to do? A. Explore true selves. B. Convey positive emotions. C. Illustrate personal profiles. D. Compare different personalities. 2. What is suggested to better handle the challenge? A. Using simple language. B. Presenting yourself directly. C. Taking a different point of view. D. Focusing on physical appearance. 3. What is “Submittable” likely to be? A. A writing tool. B. A search engine. C. An email account. D. An online platform. B Anxiety has followed me around like a lost dog looking for a bone for years now. I feel it the most strongly when I’m worried about my health or my daughter’s health. I feel an unusual sensation and all of a sudden: panic! My worries are not limited to health concerns though, and they go in the direction of anxiety about the future of the world, worries about my finances, and fears that I’m not good enough. Let me go back a few decades, back to when anxiety wasn’t part of my life. When I was a child, I loved art. I drew and I colored because that’s what I enjoyed. I went to college to become an art teacher. When I finished school in May of 2001, I had a part-time design job, and after the event of September 11th,2001,I knew I needed to travel, to get out of the safe life I was living in my hometown. That’s when my creative practices fell by the wayside. Luckily, after the birth of my daughter in 2014, the desire to create came back. At first, I was using a tiny corner of a bedroom in our rental house to paint. Eventually we bought a house, and I had the space to spread out, ready to paint whenever the urge struck. That’s when I started noticing something important: Painting stilled me in a way that nothing else did. It eased my fears and anxieties in a way other practice （deep breathing, etc） did not, at least not as consistently. When anxious thoughts start, I know what to do. I head into my studio, grab some materials, and start creating. Soon enough, the worries are gone and instead my mind is quiet. I think the reason why painting is so helpful for my anxiety is that, in order for me to be anxious, I have to be worrying about the future and what it holds. When I’m doing an activity that requires my full concentration, I have to be in the moment. It doesn’t matter if you’re artistic. The only thing that matters is finding a way to be here, in the now, instead of in the unknowable future. 4. Which word can best describe the writer in paragraph 1? A. Cautious. B. Insecure. C. Considerate. D. Impatient. 5. When did the writer give up on art temporarily? A. After her daughter was born. B. After she studied in college. C. After she got a part-time job. D. After some big event happened. 6. How does painting relieve the writer’s anxiety? A. Painting makes her stay in a place. B. Colors of painting calm her down. C. Painting is a very creative activity. D. Painting makes less room for worries. 7. What can we learn from the story? A. What is important is to seize the moment. B. Anxiety may sometimes be beneficial to life. C. It is necessary to learn some art in childhood. D. Painting is the best way to ease people’s mind. C One morning in October, it was raining. David Makau, a farmer in the village of Munathi, south-east Kenya, knew it was time to plant his crops of cow peas and beans. Five days later, with the clouds disappearing, the sun grew hotter, marking the end of the rainy season. Farmers like him rely on a two-month period of wetting the fields, but this year it only lasted for five days. The bad harvest meant a third hungry year in a row and he could not afford to buy more seeds even if the rains did return. There was a glimmer of hope, however, in the form of a whitewashed building, the Munathi seed bank. Inside, out of the fierce heat and away from the underfed (营养不良的) cattle wandering the fields, there was a cool room crowded with bags of crop and vegetable seeds.Run by a group of farmers, members are free to help themselves on condition that they have to return twice the amount when they harvest their crops. Pioneered by Excellent Development, a British-run charity which provides sustainable aid in south-east Kenya, seed banks are vital for many farmers affected by climate change.“Aid isn’t about things but helping people to help themselves,” said Simon Maddrell, a member in the charity after he was made to leave his job as a manager with Xerox.He has always been fascinated by Africa since his visit with the Venture Scouts when he was a boy.Now he helps Kenyan farmers farm more efficiently.Excellent Development helps farmers help themselves, instead of simply giving them food handouts. “That takes away people’s dignity,” he said. Since 2002, the charity has built 200 sand dams on small rivers to create water supplies, planted 600, 000 trees, dug 670 miles of terracing (梯田) to help fields retain water, and paid for seed banks in 59 communities throughout south-east Kenya. 8. According to the passage, what is a good harvest for Makau heavily dependent on? A. Long rainy days. B. The fierce heat. C. The number of seeds. D. The choice of the right crops. 9 What can we learn about the Munathi seed bank? A. It has a huge stock of underfed cattle. B. It helps its members with seeds as sustainable aid. C. It is a charity run and funded by the Kenyan government. D. It unconditionally offers seeds to farmers affected by climate change. 10. What can we infer from the text? A. October is the most suitable time to plant crops of cow peas and beans. B. Simon is very interested in Africa because he was brought up in Kenya. C. Excellent Development provides farmers with continuous aid to farm efficiently. D. Accepting help from Excellent Development makes people in Kenya feel ashamed. 11. Which can be the best title for the text? A. Pioneering Seed Loans in Kenya B. Helping Farmers Help Themselves C. Informing Farmers of Climate Change D. Giving Farmers Free Access to Food Handouts D There’s a useful concept from psychology that helps explain why good people do things that harm the environment: the false consensus effect. That’s where we overvalue how acceptable and prevalent (普遍的) our own behavior is in society. Put simply, if you’re doing something (even if you secretly know you probably shouldn’t), you’re more likely to think plenty of other people do it too. What’s more, you likely overestimate how much other people think that behavior is broadly OK. This bias (偏见) allows people to justify socially unacceptable or illegal behaviors. Researchers have observed the false consensus effect in drug use and illegal hunting. More recently, conservationists are beginning to reveal how this effect contributes to environmental damage. In Australia, people who admitted to poaching (偷猎) thought it was much more prevalent in society than it really was, and had higher estimates than fishers who obeyed the law. They also believed others viewed poaching as socially acceptable; however, in reality, more than 90% of fishers held the opposite view. The false consensus effect has also shown up in studies examining support for nuclear energy and offshore wind farms. Just as concepts from psychology can help explain some forms of environmental damage, so too can they help address it. For example, research shows people are more likely to litter in areas where there’s already a-lot of trash scattered around; so making sure the ground around a bin is not covered in rubbish may help. Factual information on how other people think and behave can be very powerful. Energy companies have substantially reduced energy consumption simply by showing people how their electricity use compares to their neighbors. Encouragingly, stimulating people’s natural desire for status has also been successful in getting people to “go green to be seen”, or to publicly buy eco-friendly products. As the research evidence shows, social norms can be a powerful force in encouraging and popularizing environmentally friendly behaviors. Perhaps you can do your bit by sharing this article! 12 Which example best illustrates the false consensus effect? A. A student spends long hours surfing the internet. B. A blogger assumes many people dislike his posts. C. A driver frequently parks illegally in public places. D. A smoker believes people generally approve of smoking. 13. How did most Australian fishers view the issue of poaching? A. It is unacceptable. B. It is widespread. C. It is controversial. D. It is complex. 14. What do the underlined words “go green to be seen” in paragraph 5 mean? A. Embrace green habits for better health. B. Make green choices that others can perceive. C. Join green movements for personal fulfillment. D. Choose green items that are easy to spot in stores. 15 What is a recommended approach to addressing environmental problems? A. Understate social norms. B. Highlight personal responsibilities. C. Publicize sustainable practices. D. Encourage technological innovations. 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。 How to think outside the box Being open to dissenting (持异议的) opinions is not the only way to think outside the box. ___16___. A break in our everyday life may provide the force needed to shift the direction of our thinking. So we can change environments. For some people, small changes might work, for example, reorganizing our desk or taking a new route to work. ___17___. A famous concept is approaching routine situations as if we met or saw them for the first time. In other words, we should look at them as if we’d never seen them. ___18___. For instance, when we brush our teeth, take a moment to look at the toothbrush as if we never laid eyes on such an object and noticed its color and shape. Think about the flavor of the toothpaste and notice how our mouth feels as we move the brush back and forth. ___19___. The mere presence of a group of people with diverse experiences, views and backgrounds in our everyday life creates an atmosphere in which people can better respond to change. Why? Because they are key drivers of the development of new ideas and solutions. Unlike negative emotions (情感) that cause specific reactions (for example, fear drives us to flee), positive emotions help us broaden our attention, explore our environment, and open ourselves to absorbing information. ___20___. They can be those that are going well or for which we are grateful. This shifting into positivity process will automatically brighten our mood and free our brain. A. It’s also helpful to seek for the difference B. We should show respect for different cultures too C. Some small techniques could help broaden the way we think D. Take a few moments to think about the beautiful things in our life E. Positive emotions play an important part in unfreezing our thinking F. However, for others, bigger changes such as a new job or a marriage are required G. “Beginners’ mind” allows us to remain open to experiences despite any knowledge we may have 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。 Last Christmas, I volunteered for WNWNB, a charity which takes surplus (剩余的) produce from New Covent Garden Market and ____21____ it to the local community. The food was already in containers. So we set up the stand and got ready to distribute some Christmas ____22____. At first, it was ____23____. People seemed a bit suspicious of taking food for free. But they gradually ____24____ us and we had a fun afternoon singing carols and trying to ____25____ passersby to take our food. It was then time to deliver meals to those who weren’t able to come. This is ____26____ things changed for me. The first door I knocked on was ____27____ by a woman in her 30s. She had children and looked absolutely worn out. I told her I was from WNWNB and gave her the ____28____ meals. It was probably only about two days’ worth of food but, the way she ____29____, I felt as if I was handing her gold. I had similar responses to my next ____30____. In some cases, when people were elderly or alone, I’d go into their homes and have a brief ____31____ before heading off. Many felt ____32____, but I saw how happy they were to have another adult human to ____33____. As a local politician I knock on doors and talk to people a lot, but there was something deeper about those ____34____ on Christmas Day. I finished my day at WNWNB a slightly different person from the one who ____35____. 21 A. distributes B. introduces C. sells D. exhibits 22. A. forgiveness B. images C. recipes D. cheer 23. A. easy B. nice C. slow D. safe 24. A. broke away from B. put up with C. cut in on D. warmed up to 25. A. threaten B. encourage C. allow D. command 26. A. why B. how C. where D. when 27. A. opened B. repaired C. cleaned D. guarded 28. A. costly B. unfinished C. deserted D. ready 29. A. declined B. reacted C. argued D. traded 30. A. purchases B. interviews C. deliveries D. schedules 31. A. meal B. chat C. report D. silence 32. A. proud B. free C. lonely D. content 33. A. connect with B. look after C. turn to D. rely on 34. A. conversations B. budgets C. explanations D. deals 35. A. hesitated B. started C. ignored D. struggled 第二节 语法填空（共10小题，每小题1.5分，共15分） 阅读下面材料，在空格处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或使用括号中单词的正确形式。 The need for speed is so deeply rooted in modern society that we often forget to press pause and think about the things that get ___36___ (good) with time: antiques, aged wine, long-term relationships and expertise over the years. Peking Opera is a slow process too. ___37___ an often-repeated saying goes, one minute on stage takes ten years of practice. It’s a reminder of its high standards, which ensure that any performance ___38___ (do) the way the forefathers wanted it. Peking Opera is ___39___ (demand) because of the extensive list of skills it requires. A performer is an actor singer, dancer, acrobat, mime and martial artist all rolled into one. They’re also expected ___40___ (apply) delicate make-up, put on heavy costumes and, depending on their character, perform on stage ___41___ 15cm platform shoes. There is so much to take in that disciples (学徒) usually start their career as young children, spending years ___42___ (train) their bodies and minds for the stage. So what chance does ___43___ theatre beginner with little patience and zero flexibility like me stand against Peking Opera? Do I have ___44___ it takes to put on a successful show? There’s only one way to find out: I’m rolling up my sleeves and training under the ____45____(guide) of senior stage masters in the field. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 （满分15分） 46. 上周你参加了学校组织的五四青年节主题活动—青春（Youth）。请你为自己的英文博客写一篇文章，内容包括： 1. 活动的主题和内容； 2. 你的想法和感受。 注意： 1. 写作词数为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Last week, our school organized an event to celebrate Chinese Youth Day. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 “You should throw me in the bin, Mummy.” Those are the words my son say to me, words a mother should never hear their child say. When I asked him why, he told me that like his digger, he was broken and could not be fixed. My heart cracked a little more at that and I knew that, I had to try and find a way to bring back the joy into our world. At age two, he was diagnosed with type two diabetes and he was “just losing his puppy fat”. My son grew sicker and sicker until eventually, he was admitted into hospital. Motherhood changed in that moment. I went from “Mummy” to nurse, always keeping a watch for signs he might be in danger from his own body. It can be hard to find the balance between the demands of being a full-time carer for a child with illness and being a mother. In those early days, it broke me to hear him beg and cry for me not to hurt him with needles again. The risks that come along are as big as they can be: blindness, organ failure, coma, death. His life is, and always will be, dependent on the monitoring and assessment of all these factors. Yet, I had to find a way to raise him to know that he could live it fully and with all his dreams within reach. I had to learn how to live with these two roles, just as he had to learn to live with the demands his body would place on him. What I had not expected was to find the way through in the mud and rubble (瓦砰) of a new-build social housing estate. My husband, son and I moved to the new estate in Cumbria when my son was four. The back garden was nothing more than a patch of newly sown grass, and a thin layer of topsoil. Underneath that was rubble and rock. The site was a former industrial stoneworks, and but to us, it was a place of hope. 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。 Soon after we moved in, my son and I decided to plant a garden. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ This small garden let us both live again. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1～5 BCCBA 6～10AAACB 11～15CABCC 16～20ABABC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$