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秘密★启用前 枣庄三中 2023～2024 学年度高二年级 6 月质量检测考试 英语试题 2024.06 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填涂在答题卡和答题纸规定的地方。 第Ⅰ卷（共 95 分） 注意事项：第Ⅰ卷共 55 小题，共 95 分。在每小题给出的选项中，选出最符合题目要求的。每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。 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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the weather like? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the woman doing? A. Asking for help. B. Giving suggestions. C. Sharing an experience. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Who is Karen? A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A bank clerk. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a supermarket. C. At a travel agency. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the conversation mainly about? A. Insects. B. A book. C. The planet. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What do we know about the platform? A. It’s aimed at improving spoken English. B. It provides Chinese reading materials. C. It offers reading services to all ages. 7. What does the man tell Jennifer in the end? A. How to access the platform. B. Whether to pay for the service. C. When to sign up for the course. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Why does Susan talk to Mike? A. To tell him about an event about crops. B. To collect some information. C. To extend an invitation. 9. What does Mike think of the event? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Average. 10. When will the event end? A. At 8:00 am. B. At 11:00 am. C. At 3:00 pm. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How often does David go hiking in Lapland? A. Every other year. B. Once a year. C. Twice a year. 12. Who did David hike his favorite trail with the second time? A. His family. B. A friend. C. Some villagers. 13. What happened to David during the six-day hiking trip? A. He lived in a tent all the time. B. He lost his way on the fourth day. C. He climbed up Finland’s highest point. 14. What does the woman want to do next summer? A. Go hiking with David. B. Go abroad for further study. C. Go on a trip with her parents. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 15. What prevents Harrison from competing in the Betty Award? A. The entry fee. B. The writing style. C. The age limit. 16. Which kind of writing is Harrison good at? A. Science fiction stories. B. Love stories. C. Poems. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. How did Noah learn about monarch butterflies’ situation? A. From a website. B. From a teacher. C. From a biologist. 19. What did Noah’s parents decide to do? A. Help him carry out his plan. B. Persuade him to give up his idea. C. Leave him to make his own decision. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A To give suggestions on wildlife protection. B. To draw people’s attention to climate change. C. To encourage people to save monarch butterflies. 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 National Geographic Film Concert: Secrets of the Whales This month, the Jack Singer Concert Hall will invite audiences into the underwater world of legendary photographer Brian Skerry and producer James Cameron in National Geographic Film Concert: Secrets of the Whales on May 26-28. With none other than Jann Arden, celebrated musician, actor and author, as a guest commentator guiding audiences into the complex and fascinating families, culture, and play that reveal the secret lives of whales, the whole experience is brought to life by a full orchestra (管弦乐队) and world-class conductor Anthony Parnther. Called “visually appealing” by The New York Times, this concert presentation brings the most powerful moments of the Emmy-winning Disney+ series together, transporting audiences into the lives of five different whale families as they adapt to ecological changes to their habitats. “Secrets of the Whales was the most ambitious project of my career as a photographer. If we could see the ocean and our planet through the lens (镜头) of the culture of another species, that could change our view of the natural world and our relation to it,” says Skerry. “Those connections, the communities and the cultures the whales share all mirror human culture, but sometimes we forget about that.” Brian Skerry has spent nearly four decades exploring and documenting the world’s oceans. He spent more than three years in 24 locations shooting footage for the four-part series Secrets of the Whales. Now, with the most powerful moments selected, the documentary has been edited for this live, two-hour concert performance. Projected on a high-definition screen, the rich filmography and sweeping score is brought to life by a 40-piece orchestra. Join Arts Commons Presents for this worldwide event, in the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons. Get your tickets today at artscommons.ca/whales. 21. What will Anthony Parnther act as in the film concert? A. Explainer. B. Musician. C. Producer. D. Director. 22. What is the project aimed at? A. Advertising the concert. B. Understanding nature better. C. Protecting animals’ habitats. D. Researching human culture. 23. How long did Skerry spend filming the documentary? A. Two hours. B. Four days. C. Over three years. D. About four decades. B Bill Bryson’s phenomenally popular books are a great success of amateur enthusiasm over scholarly expertise. In the highly reviewed Shakespeare (2007), he raced us through the playwright’s life and works in 222 pages; A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003) was his 624-page analysis of “everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilisation” — and it remains the best-selling science book of the 21st century so far. Can he make it again with A Really Short Journey Through the Body, which promises us a “head to toe” tour in 138 pages? In his books for adult readers Bryson’s success has lain in an ability to turn vast, complex subjects into an easy and pleasant narrative, filled with tiny facts and odd stories. His latest book, which follows his adult title The Body (2020), is aimed at children as young as eight, for whom this proven writing style works well. “No doubt about it, the human body is a truly remarkable thing,” Bryson writes, and it’s the remarkable facts that interest him the most. Did you know that you bl ink 14,000 times a day? Or that it takes seven billion billion billion atoms to make you? And that if you formed all your DNA into a single line, it would reach 10 billion miles across the solar system? Fresh doctors might find some of the entries frustratingly brief. The tongue, for example, receives only a paragraph, while, a chapter, entitled ‘Poo and Farts’, is relatively detailed: “In your life, you’ll probably po o the weight of 5 cars but you’ll have eaten the weight of 60. So that’s not a terrible result.” Biology books can be heavy weather, but Bryson’s skill, as ever, is to turn the story of the human body into a thoroughly digestible read. 24. What do Bryson’s latest book and The Body (2020) have in common? A. They are easy to read. B. They are both about physics. C. They are intended for adults. D. They are both best-selling books. 25. What is the purpose of Paragraph 3? A. To analyze the structure of the book. B. To illustrate the attraction of the book. C. To show the scientific value of the book. D. To display the main contents of the book. 26 What does the underlined phrase “heavy weather” mean in the last paragraph? A. Packed with facts. B. Weather-related. C. Hard to understand. D. Popular and readable. 27. What is the text? A. An introduction to a book. B. An essay on biology. C. A news report on science. D. A biography of a writer. C Officials have unveiled the gold silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summer’s Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment (碎片) of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower. “It’s the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.” The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and during the later repair work, some of the original iron was cut off and preserved over time. Now, some of those preserved metal fragments have found new homes. Each new Olympic me dal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron — though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形), which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut. How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that there’s one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel Tower. We said to ourselves, ‘Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it’s possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?’” When the Eiffel Tower Operating Company agreed to volunteer pieces of original iron, “the dream became reality,” adds Roncin. The medals, designed by the luxury Paris jewelry house Chaumet, make people think of the Eiffel Tower in several other ways. The pieces of iron are secured by what looks like special nails that hold the structure together, and the medals’ ribbons are decorated with patterns of the tower’s latticework structure. The iron fragments are set in recycled silver, gold and bronze disks. Over 5,000 medals are being made. 28. What does Thierry mean by saying “bring back a piece of Paris”? A. The athletes will buy souvenirs about Paris. B. The athletes will take many photos of Paris. C. Part of the athletes’ medal is from the symbol of Paris. D. The Eiffel Tower will be left in the athletes’ memory. 29. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4? A. The symbolic meaning of the hexagons. B. The shape and material of the Olympic medal. C. The processing technique of the Eiffel Tower iron pieces. D. The design of the Eiffel Tower iron fragment on the medal. 30. How did the designers get the idea of adding the waste iron? A. From a strange dream. B. By asking for the public. C. Through their discussion. D. By studying the Eiffel Tower. 31. What can we infer about the new Olympic medals? A. They are innovative. B. They are light. C. They have six sides. D. They are golden-colored. D With the sudden breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) of the last year has come, for those of us in the writing trade, a sudden realization: the robots have come for us, at last. Writing is how we do our best thinking – as Joan Didion observed, “I don’t know what I think until I write it down” – and thinking is what makes us human. Granted, we’ve already off-loaded some of our thinking to machines: the calculator, for example. But something is lost even here. What happens when we no longer rely on our own thoughts to address more complex problems? Probably it won’t come to that, or not yet. The most sophisticated works of AI still fall well short of the best human writing. They are clever, but obvious. They are capable, just, of humour, but not (the new Turing test?) of making you laugh. Ambiguity is beyond them, as are those incomprehensible leaps of intuition we call genius. And of course the whole world of authentic flesh-and-blood human experience – emotions, memories, pleasures, pains – is closed to them. At best they can produce a image of them, and while that’s true of many human writers, too, it is not hard to spot it. The technology is still in its infancy. In a few years, we may no longer be able to tell the difference. What then? Even if AI comes to excel us at all types of writing, we may yet be saved by a kind of comparative advantage: it will still make sense for the AI to specialize at what it is “most best” at. The best writing may be produced neither entirely by computer nor by humans, but by the two combined, harnessing the relative strengths of either. For however it is produced, some writing will always be better than other writing. It may be possible to teach a computer to write, but only a human can feel the pleasure of reading. Or the pain. 32. What does the author think of works of AI? A. Straightforward and simple. B. Complex and humorous. C. Funny and attractive. D. Plentiful and emotionless. 33. What makes works produced by humans different from those by computers? A. The unique style. B. The clear expression. C. The mixed emotion. D. The authentic language. 34. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. AI is not superior to human writers. B. AI will definitely appreciate the joy of creation. C AI and human writers are not mutually exclusive. D. AI will eventually own its specific way of expression. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. What difficulty Writing will Face B. Will the Pen Be Mightier than AI C. How AI Will Change the Future of Writing D. Will AI and the Pen Integrate together 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。 Confidence plays a very important role in people’s life. It gives people light when they are in dark and encouragement when they are dismayed. ___36___ People who show confidence seem to grab more rewarding careers, maintain better relationships, and may make miracles in the face of extreme difficulties. So what is the secret of confidence? In fact, there is no secret. ___37___ It is built, not inborn. You can try these simple tips for practicing and increasing our confidence levels: First, dare to fail. ___38___ If you are not failing, you are not trying. Only when we face up to our difficulties, can we build up our confidence and give ourselves a chance of success. Second, dress your success. You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your won unique physical assets and downplay your flaws so that you know you’re giving out your best image. Third, listen to yourself; do not despise yourself. You are the only person who knows what is right for yourself. ___39___ Last, build a confidence vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down, and quit incessantly confessing your tiny flaws. Learn to highlight your positive attributes and the world will learn to see and appreciate them too. ___40___ We should build confidence through constant and patient effort. Only when we have enough confidence in ourselves, can we take the first step on the road to success. A. Confidence is a plant that grows slowly. B. It is the first step on the road to success. C. People are always eager to achieve success. D. You should openly express your inner ideas. E. Don’t put others’ opinion above our own inner voice. F. Self-confidence is a skill everyone can learn to develop. G. Anybody who’s genuinely striving is going to fail repeatedly. 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。 Even if I did not have a dream, I always had a plan. I never forgot my final week from college. Days away from ____41____ and miles away from home, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤). Unsure of what my future would ____42____, I shed countless tears. My friends were graduating, celebrating, and eager to move on to new ____43____ in their lives, but I could not join them. I ____44____ all of my college belongings and headed home. Then I immediately turned to my best friend from high school. She had gone through cancer in our senior year. Watching her ____45____ overcome so many obstacles 4 years before, I knew she could give me the ____46____ I needed for my own battle. As my surgery date to ____47____ the tumor got closer, I was experiencing intense physical pain. But something ____48____ started happening. I began to see all the beauty around me in a wholly new way. The smallest things that I ____49____ before started to catch my eyes. Miraculously, I woke up from surgery grateful to be alive and well. Words couldn’t _____50_____ the happiness I felt at that special moment—to be given a _____51_____ chance. My recovery was a long _____52_____ as I learned to walk again and so simple tasks. Life can sure throw a good curve ball when you least _____53_____ it. I used to prefer to _____54_____ instead. Now, dreaming big and following my heart’s desire without knowing how it will _____55_____ is the only thing I have time to do. 41. A. separation B. departure C. graduation D. admission 42. A. hold B. carry C. control D. promise 43. A. conditions B. chapters C. tasks D. procedures 44. A. packed up B. cleaned up C. gathered up D. collected up 45. A. patiently B. courageously C. difficultly D. painfully 46. A. time B. training C. comment D. fuel 47. A. transplant B. identify C. change D. remove 48. A. unique B. thrilling C. wonderful D. familiar 49. A. neglected B. recalled C. suspected D. forgot 50. A. assess B. describe C. match D. illustrate 51. A. equal B. extra C. ideal D. second 52. A. aim B. route C. process D. routine 53. A. observe B. expect C. follow D. determine 54. A. plan B. win C. clarify D. prove 55. A. fix B. cycle C. end D. fly 第Ⅱ卷 （共 55 分） 注意事项： 1. 第Ⅱ卷三大题，共 55 分。 2. 考生用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题纸相应位置，直接在试卷上作答的不得分。 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。 In the island province of Hainan, the village of Chubao boasts something unique. Hidden in the boundless lush mountains, the cottages there feature walls made of wood or mud, and triangular thatch (茅草) roofs, giving them the ____56____ (appear) of an overturned boat. The boat-shaped houses ____57____ (build) by the local ethnic Li people. For thousands of years, the local Li people have lived in these houses in the rainforest. In recent years, locals have ____58____ (gradual) moved into modern new houses. But ____59____ the traditional dwellings bear evidence to the Li culture, they are now well preserved. The Li people have developed ____60____ distinctive culture over many years of development. Legend has ____61____ that the ancestors of the Li people arrived in Hainan by boats. When they arrived, they turned the boats upside down as houses for shelter. Their descendants built the boat-shaped houses ____62____ memory of their ancestors. But the houses were made of thatch or mud, ____63____ (make) them susceptible to the damage from wind and rain. Though villagers no longer live in the houses, they have unique feelings ____64____ (attach) to them. The houses should be preserved as cultural relics so that the younger generation will know the stories of their ancestors. Authorities are applying for the houses _____65_____ (include) in the World Heritage List, hoping to draw more attention to the distinctive values of the Li culture. 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分 40 分） 第一节（满分 15 分） 66. 假定你是高中生李华，将在假期和你校的英国交换生Jack共同完成一项研究性学习任务。请给Jack写一封邮件，提议研究偶像对高中生成长的影响。内容包括： 1.选题理由；2.实施方案；3.征询意见。 参考词汇：偶像 idol 词数 80 左右； Dear Jack， ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分 25 分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My mouth felt dry as I followed my mother into the doctor’s private office and sank into a padded chair next to hers. This doctor examined me and said, “I’m sorry to tell you this, Mrs. Dow, but Peter has dyslexia(诵读困难). A fairly severe case.” I swallowed and tried to breathe. The doctor went on. “He’ll never read above the 4th-grade level. Since he won’t be able to complete high school requirements, I suggest you enroll him in a trade school where he can learn to work with his hands.” I didn’t want to go to trade school. My eyes filled with tears, but I forced them back. A 12-year-old was too big to cry. Mom stood up, so I jumped to my feet, too. “Thank you, Doctor,” she said. “Come along, Peter.” We drove home without saying much. I felt numb. Dyslexia? I’d never heard the word until last week. Sure, I was always the slowest kid in my class. During break I had a special hiding place behind a bush. There I would cry because I couldn’t do my lessons no matter how hard I tried. Of course, I never told my mom about that part of school. I was too ashamed. I didn’t want to worry her, either. She had enough on her mind with teaching school full-time and taking care of dad, my two brothers, my sister and me. Mom and I arrived home before the rest of the family. Mom looked into my eyes with tears running down her cheeks. Before I knew what was happening, I was in her arms crying like a big baby. A few minutes later, she led me into the living room to the couch. “Sit down, honey. I want to talk to you.” I rubbed my eyes with my sleeve and waited, plucking at the crease in my trousers. “You heard what the doctor said about your not finishing school. I don’t believe him.” 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。 I stopped sniffling and looked at her. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next 6 years were an endurance run for both of us. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 秘密★启用前 枣庄三中 2023～2024 学年度高二年级 6 月质量检测考试 英语试题 2024.06 本试卷分第Ⅰ卷（选择题）和第Ⅱ卷（非选择题）两部分。满分 150 分，考试用时 120 分钟。答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、考试科目填涂在答题卡和答题纸规定的地方。 第Ⅰ卷（共 95 分） 注意事项：第Ⅰ卷共 55 小题，共 95 分。在每小题给出的选项中，选出最符合题目要求的。每小题选出答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。 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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the weather like? A. Cloudy. B. Sunny. C. Rainy. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: It’s terrible. We don’t have an umbrella. Let’s take shelter from the rain in the hallway. M: OK. Wow, it was all bright and shiny this morning. I didn’t really expect it to be pouring down like this now. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the woman doing? A. Asking for help. B. Giving suggestions. C. Sharing an experience. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: I want to grow some fruit trees and vegetables in my garden, but I don’t know how to do it. W: Why not download apps about planting technology? There are some useful video clips for gardeners. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Who is Karen? A. A teacher. B. An artist. C. A bank clerk. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Do you love your work, Karen? W: Absolutely. I’m pleased to help children learn languages and art. I feel joyful every time I communicate with them. What about you? M: I have no interest in being a bank clerk. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a hotel. B. At a supermarket. C. At a travel agency. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: How much should I pay for the family trip? M: Well, Mrs. White, it comes to $1,999 in total. But we offer a 20% discount from next week because the tourist off-season is coming. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the conversation mainly about? A. Insects. B. A book. C. The planet. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Matthew, have you read any good books recently? M: Yes. I read a book titled Buzzkill last week. I learned a lot about the insects on our planet. It is good for readers of all ages who want to learn more about the little creatures. 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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What do we know about the platform? A. It’s aimed at improving spoken English. B. It provides Chinese reading materials. C. It offers reading services to all ages. 7. What does the man tell Jennifer in the end? A. How to access the platform. B. Whether to pay for the service. C. When to sign up for the course. 【答案】6. B 7. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Jennifer, I heard you’re looking for some Chinese reading materials. Why not try a new online reading platform? W: Is it open to users for free? M: Yes. The platform now is aimed at improving reading services for teenagers and elderly readers, so it’s suitable for you. It also recommends high-quality resource platforms, including those in language and digital science. W: So how can I access the platform? M: You can do that through an online public service platform called Smart Education of China. W: I’ll certainly give it a try. Thank you. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Why does Susan talk to Mike? A. To tell him about an event about crops. B. To collect some information. C. To extend an invitation. 9. What does Mike think of the event? A. Interesting. B. Boring. C. Average. 10. When will the event end? A. At 8:00 am. B. At 11:00 am. C. At 3:00 pm. 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Mike, I’m going camping with some friends tomorrow. What about joining us? M: Sorry, Susan, but I already have plans. W: What will you do tomorrow? M: I’ll go to the Food Forest at Pad re Park. There’s a free weekend event about crops. It allows participants to learn about their food system, their ecosystem, culture and history. W: It seems boring to me. M: I don’t think so. I love biology. I think it’s a great opportunity for me to learn about nature. W: Will you spend the whole day there? M: No. The event will begin at 8:00 am and last for only three hours. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. How often does David go hiking in Lapland? A. Every other year. B. Once a year. C. Twice a year. 12. Who did David hike his favorite trail with the second time? A. His family. B. A friend. C. Some villagers. 13. What happened to David during the six-day hiking trip? A. He lived in a tent all the time. B. He lost his way on the fourth day. C. He climbed up Finland’s highest point. 14. What does the woman want to do next summer? A. Go hiking with David. B. Go abroad for further study. C. Go on a trip with her parents. 【答案】11. B 12. A 13. C 14. A 【解析】 【原文】W: David, do you have any plans for the summer vacation? M: I’m going hiking in Lapland, Finland. Every July I spend a week there and go hiking with some friends or my family. W: There must be some great hiking trails. M: Yes. And one of them has become my favorite. It starts from a village and goes to the highest point in Finland, which is the Halti mountain in Lapland. W: How many times have you visited the trail? M: Twice, the first time with a friend, and the other with my parents and my sister. W: Can you tell me about your hiking for the first time? M: Sure. The hike took us six days to complete. We slept either in our tent or in a cabin located by the hiking trail. W: When did you reach the top of Halti? M: On the fourth day. We were lucky that day because we could see far into the wilderness of Finland and Norway. So do you love hiking? W: Yes, but I have to prepare for my exams for going abroad. I do expect to hike it with you next summer. M: I really look forward to it. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 15. What prevents Harrison from competing in the Betty Award? A. The entry fee. B. The writing style. C. The age limit. 16. Which kind of writing is Harrison good at? A. Science fiction stories. B. Love stories. C. Poems. 17. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Friends. B. Classmates. C. Teacher and student. 【答案】15. C 16. A 17. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Harrison, now that you love writing stories, why don’t you take part in the Betty Award? It has both a spring and fall contest. M: What’s the requirement for the contest? W: The contestants have to submit an unpublished story not more than 1,000 words. The entry fee for this contest is $15. Oh, it just came to my mind that you cannot go to it. It’s only open to children between 8 to 12 years old. M: What a pity! W: But you can try Willy Con Science Fiction Competition. Your science fiction stories mentioned by Mr. Black in class just now are really great. M: Thank you, Cathy. I love writing such stories. W: Good. You can submit a science fiction story within 5,000 words to it or submit poems which are also judged in the competition. M:I don’t write poems. Are you sure I can take part in this one? W: Yes. The contest is categorized into four levels. These are Adult, High School, Middle School, and Elementary. M: I’m qualified for the second category. W: Have you decided on which story to submit? M: Yes. I’d like you to read it first. I’ll bring it to you tomorrow morning. You can read it before our first class begins. W: Alright. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. How did Noah learn about monarch butterflies’ situation? A. From a website. B. From a teacher. C. From a biologist. 19. What did Noah’s parents decide to do? A. Help him carry out his plan. B. Persuade him to give up his idea. C. Leave him to make his own decision. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A. To give suggestions on wildlife protection. B. To draw people’s attention to climate change. C. To encourage people to save monarch butterflies. 【答案】18. C 19. A 20. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Good morning, everyone. In my class presentation today, I’d like to talk about my role model Noah Raven. During a family vacation to a rainforest in Mexico, 12-year-old Noah saw thousands of monarch butterflies. He really loved the sight. However, when he was talking to a biologist who was doing research there, he learned that the butterflies were at great risk of disappearing. He became very concerned and decided to take action. After Noah returned home with his family, he had a talk with his parents. He told them he wanted to help monarch butterflies. His parents weren’t surprised. They knew their son cares about wildlife. They told Noah they’d be there for him. With his parents’help, the boy created Monarch Defenders. It’s an organization that aims to protect monarch butterflies. It tries to raise awareness about issues impacting the species, such as loss of habitat, pollution and climate change. On his website, Noah encourages others to take small, actionable steps—for example, planting a monarch butterfly habitat in their yard. I hope that we all can follow Noah’s lead and make an effort to save this species. 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 National Geographic Film Concert: Secrets of the Whales This month, the Jack Singer Concert Hall will invite audiences into the underwater world of legendary photographer Brian Skerry and producer James Cameron in National Geographic Film Concert: Secrets of the Whales on May 26-28. With none other than Jann Arden, celebrated musician, actor and author, as a guest commentator guiding audiences into the complex and fascinating families, culture, and play that reveal the secret lives of whales, the whole experience is brought to life by a full orchestra (管弦乐队) and world-class conductor Anthony Parnther. Called “visually appealing” by The New York Times, this concert presentation brings the most powerful moments of the Emmy-winning Disney+ series together, transporting audiences into the lives of five different whale families as they adapt to ecological changes to their habitats. “Secrets of the Whales was the most ambitious project of my career as a photographer. If we could see the ocean and our planet through the lens (镜头) of the culture of another species, that could change our view of the natural world and our relation to it,” says Skerry. “Those connections, the communities and the cultures the whales share all mirror human culture, but sometimes we forget about that.” Brian Skerry has spent nearly four decades exploring and documenting the world’s oceans. He spent more than three years in 24 locations shooting footage for the four-part series Secrets of the Whales. Now, with the most powerful moments selected, the documentary has been edited for this live, two-hour concert performance. Projected on a high-definition screen, the rich filmography and sweeping score is brought to life by a 40-piece orchestra. Join Arts Commons Presents for this worldwide event, in the Jack Singer Concert Hall at Arts Commons. Get your tickets today at artscommons.ca/whales. 21. What will Anthony Parnther act as in the film concert? A. Explainer. B. Musician. C. Producer. D. Director. 22. What is the project aimed at? A. Advertising the concert. B. Understanding nature better. C. Protecting animals’ habitats. D. Researching human culture. 23. How long did Skerry spend filming the documentary? A. Two hours. B. Four days. C. Over three years. D. About four decades. 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。这是一篇关于现场音乐会《国家地理电影音乐会：鲸鱼的秘密》的广告，这场音乐会由摄影师Brian Skerry和制片人James Cameron合作完成，通过揭示鲸鱼的秘密生活，让观众更深入地了解鲸鱼，了解自然。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“With none other than Jann Arden, celebrated musician, actor and author, as a guest commentator guiding audiences into the complex and fascinating families, culture, and play that reveal the secret lives of whales, the whole experience is brought to life by a full orchestra and world-class conductor Anthony Parnther.(嘉宾解说员是著名音乐家、演员和作家詹·阿登（Jann Arden），他将引导观众深入复杂而迷人的鲸鱼家庭、文化和游戏，揭示鲸鱼不为人知的秘密生活，而整个体验则由一个完整的管弦乐队和世界级指挥家安东尼·帕恩瑟（Anthony Parnther）赋予生命。)”可知，Anthony Parnther将在电影演唱会上担任指挥家的角色。故选D。 【22题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段““Secrets of the Whales was the most ambitious project of my career as a photographer. If we could see the ocean and our planet through the lens (镜头) of the culture of another species, that could change our view of the natural world and our relation to it,” says Skerry.(‘《鲸鱼的秘密》是我作为摄影师生涯中最雄心勃勃的项目。如果我们能通过另一个物种的文化来看待海洋和我们的星球，这可能会改变我们对自然世界的看法以及我们与自然的关系，’斯克里说。)”可推知，这个项目的目标旨在更好地了解自然。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“He spent more than three years in 24 locations shooting footage for the four-part series Secrets of the Whales.(他花了三年多时间，在24个地点拍摄了四集系列《鲸鱼的秘密》的镜头。)”可知，Skerry拍摄这部纪录片花了超过三年时间。故选C。 B Bill Bryson’s phenomenally popular books are a great success of amateur enthusiasm over scholarly expertise. In the highly reviewed Shakespeare (2007), he raced us through the playwright’s life and works in 222 pages; A Short History of Nearly Everything (2003) was his 624-page analysis of “everything that has happened from the Big Bang to the rise of civilisation” — and it remains the best-selling science book of the 21st century so far. Can he make it again with A Really Short Journey Through the Body, which promises us a “head to toe” tour in 138 pages? In his books for adult readers, Bryson’s success has lain in an ability to turn vast, complex subjects into an easy and pleasant narrative, filled with tiny facts and odd stories. His latest book, which follows his adult title The Body (2020), is aimed at children as young as eight, for whom this proven writing style works well. “No doubt about it, the human body is a truly remarkable thing,” Bryson writes, and it’s the remarkable facts that interest him the most. Did you know that you bl ink 14,000 times a day? Or that it takes seven billion billion billion atoms to make you? And that if you formed all your DNA into a single line, it would reach 10 billion miles across the solar system? Fresh doctors might find some of the entries frustratingly brief. The tongue, for example, receives only a paragraph, while, a chapter, entitled ‘Poo and Farts’, is relatively detailed: “In your life, you’ll probably po o the weight of 5 cars but you’ll have eaten the weight of 60. So that’s not a terrible result.” Biology books can be heavy weather, but Bryson’s skill, as ever, is to turn the story of the human body into a thoroughly digestible read. 24. What do Bryson’s latest book and The Body (2020) have in common? A. They are easy to read. B. They are both about physics. C. They are intended for adults. D. They are both best-selling books. 25. What is the purpose of Paragraph 3? A. To analyze the structure of the book. B. To illustrate the attraction of the book. C. To show the scientific value of the book. D. To display the main contents of the book. 26. What does the underlined phrase “heavy weather” mean in the last paragraph? A. Packed with facts. B. Weather-related. C. Hard to understand. D. Popular and readable. 27. What is the text? A. An introduction to a book. B. An essay on biology. C. A news report on science. D. A biography of a writer. 【答案】24. A 25. B 26. C 27. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Bill Bryson新书以及特别之处，推荐大家阅读。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“His latest book, which follows his adult title The Body (2020), is aimed at children as young as eight, for whom this proven writing style works well.(继他的成人作品《身体》（2020）之后，他的新书针对的是8岁以下的儿童，这种经过验证的写作风格对他们来说效果很好)”可知，布莱森的新书和《身体》的共同之处是都很容易读。故选A。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段““No doubt about it, the human body is a truly remarkable thing,” Bryson writes, and it’s the remarkable facts that interest him the most. Did you know that you bl ink 14,000 times a day? Or that it takes seven billion billion billion atoms to make you? And that if you formed all your DNA into a single line, it would reach 10 billion miles across the solar system?(“毫无疑问，人体确实是一个了不起的东西，”布莱森写道，而最让他感兴趣的正是这些了不起的事实。你知道你每天要刷14000次吗?还是说你是由七十亿亿亿个原子组成的？如果你把你所有的DNA组成一条线，它将跨越太阳系100亿英里？)”可知，第3段的目的是为了说明这本书的吸引力。故选B。 【26题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词后文“but Bryson’s skill, as ever, is to turn the story of the human body into a thoroughly digestible read.”中but表示转折，可知，说明生物学书籍可能会让人难以理解，但布莱森的技巧，一如既往，是把人体的故事变成一种完全容易理解的读物。故划线词意思是“难以理解”。故选C。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Can he make it again with A Really Short Journey Through the Body, which promises us a “head to toe” tour in 138 pages?(他能否凭借138页的《身体短暂之旅》再次做到这一点？这本书承诺给我们一次“从头到脚”的旅行)”结合文章主要介绍了Bill Bryson的新书以及特别之处，推荐大家阅读。可知，文章是一本书的前言。故选A。 C Officials have unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summer’s Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment (碎片) of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower. “It’s the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.” The Eiffel Tower opened in 1889 and during the later repair work, some of the original iron was cut off and preserved over time. Now, some of those preserved metal fragments have found new homes. Each new Olympic me dal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron — though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown” paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形), which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut. How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that there’s one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel Tower. We said to ourselves, ‘Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it’s possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?’” When the Eiffel Tower Operating Company agreed to volunteer pieces of original iron, “the dream became reality,” adds Roncin. The medals, designed by the luxury Paris jewelry house Chaumet, make people think of the Eiffel Tower in several other ways. The pieces of iron are secured by what looks like special nails that hold the structure together, and the medals’ ribbons are decorated with patterns of the tower’s latticework structure. The iron fragments are set in recycled silver, gold and bronze disks. Over 5,000 medals are being made. 28. What does Thierry mean by saying “bring back a piece of Paris”? A. The athletes will buy souvenirs about Paris. B. The athletes will take many photos of Paris. C. Part of the athletes’ medal is from the symbol of Paris. D. The Eiffel Tower will be left in the athletes’ memory. 29. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 4? A. The symbolic meaning of the hexagons. B. The shape and material of the Olympic medal. C. The processing technique of the Eiffel Tower iron pieces. D. The design of the Eiffel Tower iron fragment on the medal. 30. How did the designers get the idea of adding the waste iron? A. From a strange dream. B. By asking for the public. C. Through their discussion. D. By studying the Eiffel Tower. 31. What can we infer about the new Olympic medals? A. They are innovative. B. They are light. C. They have six sides. D. They are golden-colored. 【答案】28. C 29. D 30. C 31. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了巴黎奥运会奖牌新颖设计、创意的来源以及其他的背景知识等。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段““It’s the opportunity for the athletes to bring back a piece of Paris with them,” Thierry Reboul, creative director of Paris 2024, told reporters last week. “The absolute symbol of Paris and France is the Eiffel Tower.” (巴黎2024年奥运会创意总监蒂埃里•雷布尔(Thierry Reboul)上周告诉记者：“对运动员来说，这是一个把巴黎的一部分带回来的机会。”“埃菲尔铁塔是巴黎和法国的绝对象征。”)”可知，奖牌上有埃菲尔铁塔上面的碎铁，而埃菲尔铁塔是巴黎的标志性建筑。故选C项。 【29题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“Each new Olympic me dal features a piece of Eiffel Tower iron — though the signature “Eiffel Tower brown”paint has been removed. These pieces have been shaped into hexagons (六边形), which is the “shape of France”. Besides, there are words “Paris 2024”, the Olympic rings and the Games logo, which looks like a flame or the face of a woman with a bob haircut. (每一个新的奥运奖牌上都有一块埃菲尔铁塔的铁，尽管标志性的“埃菲尔铁塔棕色”油漆已经被去掉了。这些碎片被塑造成六边形，这是“法国的形状”。此外，还有“巴黎2024”字样、奥运五环和奥运会徽，会徽看起来像一束火焰，或者是一个短发女人的脸。)”可知，本段主要介绍了奥运奖牌上面的埃菲尔铁塔的碎片被制成六边形的形状、并刻上字和奥运五环等，因此可知，本段介绍了新的巴黎奥运奖牌上的埃菲尔铁塔碎片设计。故选D项。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“How did they think of such an idea? Joachim Roncin, head of design at the Paris Games organizing committee told the press, “We talked about the design many times and realized that there’s one symbol known across the world, which is the Eiffel Tower. We said to ourselves, ‘Hey, what if we approached the Eiffel Tower Operating Company to see if it’s possible to get a bit of the Eiffel Tower to integrate into the medal?’” (他们是怎么想到这个主意的?巴黎奥组委设计负责人约阿希姆·朗辛告诉媒体：“我们多次讨论设计方案，并意识到有一个世界闻名的标志，那就是埃菲尔铁塔。我们对自己说，‘嘿，如果我们找到埃菲尔铁塔运营公司，看看是否有可能把埃菲尔铁塔的一部分融入到奖牌中呢?’”)”可知，设计者们是在讨论得到的这个设计奖牌的想法。故选C项。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Officials have unveiled the gold, silver and bronze medals that will be awarded at this summer’s Olympic games in Paris, and each one contains a unique souvenir: a fragment (碎片) of waste iron from the Eiffel Tower. (官方公布了将在今年夏季巴黎奥运会上颁发的金、银、铜牌，每一枚奖牌都有一个独特的纪念品：埃菲尔铁塔上的废铁碎片。)”以及纵观全文可知，法国把埃菲尔铁塔的碎片经过加工设计镶嵌到了奥运奖牌中，这是其他国家没有的，因此推断新的奥运奖牌是独特、新颖的。故选A项。 D With the sudden breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) of the last year has come, for those of us in the writing trade, a sudden realization: the robots have come for us, at last. Writing is how we do our best thinking – as Joan Didion observed, “I don’t know what I think until I write it down” – and thinking is what makes us human. Granted, we’ve already off-loaded some of our thinking to machines: the calculator, for example. But something is lost even here. What happens when we no longer rely on our own thoughts to address more complex problems? Probably it won’t come to that, or not yet. The most sophisticated works of AI still fall well short of the best human writing. They are clever, but obvious. They are capable, just, of humour, but not (the new Turing test?) of making you laugh. Ambiguity is beyond them, as are those incomprehensible leaps of intuition we call genius. And of course the whole world of authentic flesh-and-blood human experience – emotions, memories, pleasures, pains – is closed to them. At best they can produce a image of them, and while that’s true of many human writers, too, it is not hard to spot it. The technology is still in its infancy. In a few years, we may no longer be able to tell the difference. What then? Even if AI comes to excel us at all types of writing, we may yet be saved by a kind of comparative advantage: it will still make sense for the AI to specialize at what it is “most best” at. The best writing may be produced neither entirely by computer nor by humans, but by the two combined, harnessing the relative strengths of either. For however it is produced, some writing will always be better than other writing. It may be possible to teach a computer to write, but only a human can feel the pleasure of reading. Or the pain. 32. What does the author think of works of AI? A. Straightforward and simple. B. Complex and humorous. C. Funny and attractive. D. Plentiful and emotionless. 33. What makes works produced by humans different from those by computers? A. The unique style. B. The clear expression. C. The mixed emotion. D. The authentic language. 34. What can we infer from the last paragraph? A. AI is not superior to human writers. B. AI will definitely appreciate the joy of creation. C. AI and human writers are not mutually exclusive. D. AI will eventually own its specific way of expression. 35. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. What difficulty Writing will Face B. Will the Pen Be Mightier than AI C. How AI Will Change the Future of Writing D. Will AI and the Pen Integrate together 【答案】32. D 33. C 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了人工智能（AI）在写作领域的突然突破对人类写作工作者的潜在影响，以及作者对此现象的看法和预测。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“And of course the whole world of authentic flesh-and-blood human experience – emotions, memories, pleasures, pains – is closed to them. At best they can produce an image of them, and while that’s true of many human writers, too, it is not hard to spot it. (当然，整个真实的有血有肉的人类体验世界——情感、记忆、快乐、痛苦——都对它们关闭了。他们最多只能创造出一幅他们的形象，虽然这也是许多人类作家的真实情况，但发现它并不难。)”可知，作者认为人工智能作品有内容但是没有感情。故选D。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“The most sophisticated works of AI still fall well short of the best human writing. They are clever, but obvious. They are capable, just, of humour, but not (the new Turing test?) of making you laugh. Ambiguity is beyond them, as are those incomprehensible leaps of intuition we call genius. (即使是最复杂的人工智能作品，也远不及人类最好的作品。他们很聪明，但很明显。它们只是有幽默感，但不会让你发笑(新的图灵测试?)。模棱两可是他们无法理解的，就像我们称之为天才的那种难以理解的直觉跳跃一样。)”以及文章第四段“And of course the whole world of authentic flesh-and-blood human experience – emotions, memories, pleasures, pains – is closed to them. At best they can produce an image of them, and while that’s true of many human writers, too, it is not hard to spot it. (当然，整个真实的有血有肉的人类体验世界——情感、记忆、快乐、痛苦——都对它们关闭了。他们最多只能创造出一幅他们的形象，虽然这也是许多人类作家的真实情况，但发现它并不难。)”可知，复杂的情感使人类创作的作品与计算机创作的作品不同。故选C。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Even if AI comes to excel us at all types of writing, we may yet be saved by a kind of comparative advantage: it will still make sense for the AI to specialize at what it is “most best” at. The best writing may be produced neither entirely by computer nor by humans, but by the two combined, harnessing the relative strengths of either. For however it is produced, some writing will always be better than other writing. It may be possible to teach a computer to write, but only a human can feel the pleasure of reading. Or the pain.(即使人工智能在所有类型的写作方面都超过了我们，我们也可能会被一种比较优势所拯救：人工智能专注于它“最擅长”的领域仍然是有意义的。最好的写作可能既不是完全由计算机也不是完全由人类完成的，而是由两者结合起来，利用两者的相对优势完成的。因为不管它是如何产生的，有些作品总是比其他作品好。教电脑写字也许是可能的，但只有人类才能感受到阅读的乐趣。或者疼痛。)”可知，作者认为AI写作不太可能长时间内取代人类写作或阻止我们阅读人类作品，从而暗示AI并不优于人类作家。故选A。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“With the sudden breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) of the last year has come, for those of us in the writing trade, a sudden realization: the robots have come for us, at last.(随着去年人工智能(AI)的突然突破，对于我们这些从事写作行业的人来说，突然意识到:机器人终于来找我们了。)”以及全文内容可知，文章要讨论了人工智能（AI）在写作领域的突然突破对人类写作工作者的潜在影响，提出AI的发展可能威胁到人类写作工作者的地位，又分析了AI在写作方面的局限性、人类写作的独特性和优势等，认为即使AI在技术上超越人类，人类写作仍具有不可替代的价值。选项B“Will the Pen Be Mightier than AI(笔会比人工智能更强大吗？)” 提出了一个关于人类写作（笔）与AI之间力量对比的疑问，这与文章讨论的核心问题——AI是否会取代人类写作工作者——非常吻合。故选B。 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。 Confidence plays a very important role in people’s life. It gives people light when they are in dark and encouragement when they are dismayed. ___36___ People who show confidence seem to grab more rewarding careers, maintain better relationships, and may make miracles in the face of extreme difficulties. So what is the secret of confidence? In fact, there is no secret. ___37___ It is built, not inborn. You can try these simple tips for practicing and increasing our confidence levels: First, dare to fail. ___38___ If you are not failing, you are not trying. Only when we face up to our difficulties, can we build up our confidence and give ourselves a chance of success. Second, dress your success. You don’t have to be beautiful to be confident. Make the most of your won unique physical assets and downplay your flaws so that you know you’re giving out your best image. Third, listen to yourself; do not despise yourself. You are the only person who knows what is right for yourself. ___39___ Last, build a confidence vocabulary. Stop putting yourself down, and quit incessantly confessing your tiny flaws. Learn to highlight your positive attributes and the world will learn to see and appreciate them too. ___40___ We should build confidence through constant and patient effort. Only when we have enough confidence in ourselves, can we take the first step on the road to success. A. Confidence is a plant that grows slowly. B. It is the first step on the road to success. C. People are always eager to achieve success. D. You should openly express your inner ideas. E. Don’t put others’ opinion above our own inner voice. F. Self-confidence is a skill everyone can learn to develop. G. Anybody who’s genuinely striving is going to fail repeatedly. 【答案】36. B 37. F 38. G 39. E 40. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章讲述了自信的重要性以及获得自信的方法。 【36题详解】 根据上文“Confidence plays a very important role in people’s life. It gives people light when they are in dark and encouragement when they are dismayed.(自信在人们的生活中扮演着非常重要的角色。在黑暗中给人光明，在沮丧时给人鼓励。)”可知，空处承接上文，解释说明自信的重要性。B项中的“It”指代上文的“confidence”。B项：It is the first step on the road to success.(它是通往成功之路的第一步。)符合语境。故选B。 【37题详解】 根据下文“It is built, not inborn. You can try these simple tips for practicing and increasing our confidence levels(它是建立起来的，不是天生的。你可以尝试这些简单的技巧来练习和提高我们的自信水平)”可知，下文提到自信是通过努力建立起来的，而不是天生的，说明自信是可以学习的技能。F项：Self-confidence is a skill everyone can learn to develop.(自信是一种每个人都可以通过学习来培养的技能。)符合语境。故选F。 【38题详解】 根据上文“First, dare to fail.(首先，敢于失败。)”和下文“If you are not failing, you are not trying. Only when we face up to our difficulties, can we build up our confidence and give ourselves a chance of success.(如果你没有失败，你就没有尝试过。只有当我们直面困难时，我们才能建立信心，给自己一个成功的机会。)”可知，真正努力的人都会经历失败，才会获得成功。G项：Anybody who’s genuinely striving is going to fail repeatedly.(任何真正努力的人都会不断地失败。)符合语境。故选G。 【39题详解】 根据上文“listen to yourself; do not despise yourself(倾听自己，不要轻视自己)”可知，要相信自己的内心想法。E项：Don’t put others’ opinion above our own inner voice.(不要把别人的意见置于自己内心的声音之上。)符合语境。故选E。 【40题详解】 根据下文“We should build confidence through constant and patient effort.( 我们应该通过持续和耐心的努力来建立信心。)”可知，空处应该指出应该提到自信是一个需要慢慢培养的过程。A项：Confidence is a plant that grows slowly.(自信是一株缓慢生长的植物。)符合语境。故选A。 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。 Even if I did not have a dream, I always had a plan. I never forgot my final week from college. Days away from ____41____ and miles away from home, I was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤). Unsure of what my future would ____42____, I shed countless tears. My friends were graduating, celebrating, and eager to move on to new ____43____ in their lives, but I could not join them. I ____44____ all of my college belongings and headed home. Then I immediately turned to my best friend from high school. She had gone through cancer in our senior year. Watching her ____45____ overcome so many obstacles 4 years before, I knew she could give me the ____46____ I needed for my own battle. As my surgery date to ____47____ the tumor got closer, I was experiencing intense physical pain. But something ____48____ started happening. I began to see all the beauty around me in a wholly new way. The smallest things that I ____49____ before started to catch my eyes. Miraculously, I woke up from surgery grateful to be alive and well. Words couldn’t _____50_____ the happiness I felt at that special moment—to be given a _____51_____ chance. My recovery was a long _____52_____ as I learned to walk again and so simple tasks. Life can sure throw a good curve ball when you least _____53_____ it. I used to prefer to _____54_____ instead. Now, dreaming big and following my heart’s desire without knowing how it will _____55_____ is the only thing I have time to do. 41. A. separation B. departure C. graduation D. admission 42. A. hold B. carry C. control D. promise 43. A. conditions B. chapters C. tasks D. procedures 44. A. packed up B. cleaned up C. gathered up D. collected up 45. A. patiently B. courageously C. difficultly D. painfully 46. A. time B. training C. comment D. fuel 47. A. transplant B. identify C. change D. remove 48. A. unique B. thrilling C. wonderful D. familiar 49. A. neglected B. recalled C. suspected D. forgot 50. A. assess B. describe C. match D. illustrate 51. A. equal B. extra C. ideal D. second 52. A. aim B. route C. process D. routine 53. A. observe B. expect C. follow D. determine 54. A. plan B. win C. clarify D. prove 55. A. fix B. cycle C. end D. fly 【答案】41. C 42. A 43. B 44. A 45. B 46. D 47. D 48. C 49. A 50. B 51. D 52. C 53. B 54. A 55. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在面对突如其来的脑瘤挑战时的心路历程和康复过程。 【41题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在离毕业还有几天，离家很远的地方，我被诊断出患有脑瘤。A. separation分离，分开；B. departure离开，出发；C. graduation毕业；D. admission入场费。根据“I never forgot my final week from college.”和“miles away from home”可知，事情发生在作者毕业前几天。故选C。 【42题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不知道自己的未来会怎样，我流下了无数的眼泪。A. hold容纳，包含；B. carry携带；C. control控制；D. promise承诺。根据“Unsure of what my future”可知，此处表示作者不确定自己的未来会包含什么。故选A。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的朋友们毕业了，庆祝着，渴望着进入他们人生的新篇章，但我不能加入他们。A. conditions条件，状况；B. chapters章节；C. tasks任务；D. procedures步骤。根据“My friends were graduating, celebrating, and eager to move on”可知，作者的朋友们毕业后进入人生的新篇章。故选B。 【44题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我收拾好大学里所有的东西回家了。A. packed up打包；B. cleaned up打扫干净；C. gathered up收集，概括；D. collected up收集。根据“all of my college belongings and headed home”可知，作者收拾好一切，回家了。故选A。 【45题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：看着她四年前勇敢地克服了那么多障碍，我知道她可以给我战斗所需的动力。A. patiently耐心地；B. courageously勇敢地，无畏地；C. difficultly困难地；D. painfully痛苦地。根据“She had gone through cancer in our senior year.”可知，作者最好的朋友在四年前勇敢克服了癌症。故选B。 【46题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. time时间；B. training训练；C. comment评论；D. fuel燃料，动力。根据“She had gone through cancer in our senior year. Watching her ____5____ overcome so many obstacles 4 years before”可知，作者认为战胜癌症的朋友可以给自己提供精神动力。故选D。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着切除肿瘤的手术日期越来越近，我经历了强烈的身体疼痛。A. transplant移植；B. identify识别，确认；C. change改变；D. remove去除，移除。根据上文“I was diagnosed with a brain tumor (肿瘤).”可知，作者要切除肿瘤。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：但是奇妙的事情开始发生了。A. unique独特的；B. thrilling激动的；C. wonderful美好的，奇妙的；D. familiar熟悉的。根据下文“I began to see all the beauty around me in a wholly new way. The smallest things that I ____9____ before started to catch my eyes.”可知，作者觉得自己身边发生奇妙的事情。故选C。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：以前被我忽视的最小的事情开始吸引我的眼球。A. neglected忽视，忽略；B. recalled回忆；C. suspected怀疑；D. forgot忘记。根据“started to catch my eyes.”可知，这些小事以前经常被作者忽略。故选A。 【50题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：语言无法描述我在那个特殊时刻的快乐——得到了第二次机会。A. assess评估，评定；B. describe描述；C. match匹配；D. illustrate解释，说明。根据“Miraculously, I woke up from surgery grateful to be alive and well.”可知，此处表示言语无法描述作者的快乐。故选B。 【51题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. equal平等的；B. extra额外的；C. ideal理想的；D. second第二的。根据“Miraculously, I woke up from surgery grateful to be alive and well.”可知，手术很成功，作者获得了第二次活的机会。故选D。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我的康复是一个漫长的过程，我重新学会了走路和做一些简单的事情。A. aim目标；B. route路线；C. process过程；D. routine常规。根据“as I learned to walk again and so simple tasks.”可知，作者要重新开始学习走路和一些简单的事情，因此康复过程很慢。故选C。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：生活总会在你最不期待的时候给你意想不到的打击。A. observe观察；B. expect期待；C. follow跟着；D. determine决定。根据“throw a good curve ball”可知，生活在你意想不到的时候给你打击。故选B。 【54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以前更喜欢计划。A. plan计划；B. win赢；C. clarify澄清；D. prove证明。根据上文“Even if I did not have a dream, I always had a plan.”可知，此处指作者喜欢计划。故选A。 【55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，大胆梦想，追随我心之所向，而不去计较结果如何，才是我有时间做的事。A. fix修理，安装；B. cycle骑自行车；C. end结束；D. fly飞。根据“dreaming big and following my heart’s desire”可知，作者不再计较事情的结果如何。故选C。 第Ⅱ卷 （共 55 分） 注意事项： 1. 第Ⅱ卷三大题，共 55 分。 2. 考生用 0.5 毫米黑色签字笔将答案写在答题纸相应位置，直接在试卷上作答的不得分。 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。 In the island province of Hainan, the village of Chubao boasts something unique. Hidden in the boundless lush mountains, the cottages there feature walls made of wood or mud, and triangular thatch (茅草) roofs, giving them the ____56____ (appear) of an overturned boat. The boat-shaped houses ____57____ (build) by the local ethnic Li people. For thousands of years, the local Li people have lived in these houses in the rainforest. In recent years, locals have ____58____ (gradual) moved into modern new houses. But ____59____ the traditional dwellings bear evidence to the Li culture, they are now well preserved. The Li people have developed ____60____ distinctive culture over many years of development. Legend has ____61____ that the ancestors of the Li people arrived in Hainan by boats. When they arrived, they turned the boats upside down as houses for shelter. Their descendants built the boat-shaped houses ____62____ memory of their ancestors. But the houses were made of thatch or mud, ____63____ (make) them susceptible to the damage from wind and rain. Though villagers no longer live in the houses, they have unique feelings ____64____ (attach) to them. The houses should be preserved as cultural relics so that the younger generation will know the stories of their ancestors. Authorities are applying for the houses _____65_____ (include) in the World Heritage List, hoping to draw more attention to the distinctive values of the Li culture. 【答案】56. appearance 57. were built 58. gradually 59. as##because 60. a 61. it 62. in 63. making 64. attached 65. to be included 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍海南岛保亭县村庄的传统船形房屋以及它们背后的文化和历史。 【56题详解】 考查名词。句意：那里的小屋隐藏在郁郁葱葱的群山中，墙壁由木头或泥土制成，屋顶是三角形的茅草，看起来就像一艘翻倒的船。空处需填名词appearance，作宾语，表抽象概念，不可数。故填appearance。 【57题详解】 考查动词时态语态。句意：船形房屋是当地黎族人建造的。陈述过去发生的事情，使用一般过去时，The boat-shaped houses和build为被动关系，需用被动语态，主语为复数名词，be动词用were。故填were built。 【58题详解】 考查副词。句意：近年来，当地人逐渐搬进了现代化的新房。修饰动词moved，需用副词gradually，作状语。故填gradually。 【59题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：但由于传统民居是黎族文化的证据，它们现在保存得很好。“传统民居是黎族文化的证据”是“它们现在保存得很好”的原因，需用连词as/because引导原因状语从句。故填as/because。 【60题详解】 考查冠词。句意：黎族人在多年的发展中形成了独特的文化。culture为可数名词，此处表示泛指，且distinctive发音以辅音音素开头，需用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【61题详解】 考查代词。句意：传说黎族的祖先是乘船来到海南的。Legend has it that…为固定句型，意为“据说……，传说……”。故填it。 【62题详解】 考查介词。句意：他们的后代建造了船形房屋以纪念他们的祖先。in memory of为固定搭配，意为“为了纪念”。故填in。 【63题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：但这些房子是用茅草或泥土建造的，容易受到风雨的破坏。空处需填非谓语动词作状语，make和前面的句子为逻辑主谓关系，需用现在分词形式。故填making。 【64题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：虽然村民们不再住在这些房子里，但他们对这些房子有着独特的感情。空处需填非谓语动词作后置定语，attach和feelings为逻辑动宾关系，需填过去分词形式。故填attached。 【65题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：有关部门正在申请将这些房屋列入《世界遗产名录》，希望引起人们对黎族文化独特价值的更多关注。空处需填非谓语动词作定语，表示将要发生的动作，需用动词不定式，the houses和include为被动关系，需用动词不定式的被动语态。故填to be included。 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分 40 分） 第一节（满分 15 分） 66. 假定你是高中生李华，将在假期和你校的英国交换生Jack共同完成一项研究性学习任务。请给Jack写一封邮件，提议研究偶像对高中生成长的影响。内容包括： 1.选题理由；2.实施方案；3.征询意见。 参考词汇：偶像 idol 词数 80 左右； Dear Jack， ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jack, How is everything going? I’m excited that we are to work together on a research project during the upcoming holidays After giving it some thought, I would like to propose a project that explores the influence of idols on the growth of high school students. That’s because idols, ranging from celebrities to common people, often serve as role models and have a profound impact on teenager’s values and behaviors. Our plan will involve surveying peers, analyzing data, and perhaps interviewing educators to gain deeper insights. Would this be something you’re interested in? Please let me know your thoughts at your earliest convenience. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。要求考生给Jack写一封邮件，提议研究偶像对高中生成长的影响。 【详解】1.词汇积累 兴奋的：excited→thrilled 对……有影响：have an impact on→have an influence on 获得：gain→obtain 对……感兴趣：be interested in→take an interest in 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Our plan will involve surveying peers, analyzing data, and perhaps interviewing educators to gain deeper insights. 拓展句：Our plan will involve surveying peers analyzing data, and perhaps interviewing educators so that we can gain deeper insights. 【点睛】[高分句型1] I’m excited that we are to work together on a research project during the upcoming holidays.（运用了that引导宾语从句） [高分句型2] That’s because idols, ranging from celebrities to common people, often serve as role models and have a profound impact on teenager’s values and behaviors.（运用了because引导表语从句） 第二节（满分 25 分） 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My mouth felt dry as I followed my mother into the doctor’s private office and sank into a padded chair next to hers. This doctor examined me and said, “I’m sorry to tell you this, Mrs. Dow, but Peter has dyslexia(诵读困难). A fairly severe case.” I swallowed and tried to breathe. The doctor went on. “He’ll never read above the 4th-grade level. Since he won’t be able to complete high school requirements, I suggest you enroll him in a trade school where he can learn to work with his hands.” I didn’t want to go to trade school. My eyes filled with tears, but I forced them back. A 12-year-old was too big to cry. Mom stood up, so I jumped to my feet, too. “Thank you, Doctor,” she said. “Come along, Peter.” We drove home without saying much. I felt numb. Dyslexia? I’d never heard the word until last week. Sure, I was always the slowest kid in my class. During break I had a special hiding place behind a bush. There I would cry because I couldn’t do my lessons no matter how hard I tried. Of course, I never told my mom about that part of school. I was too ashamed. I didn’t want to worry her, either. She had enough on her mind with teaching school full-time and taking care of dad, my two brothers, my sister and me. Mom and I arrived home before the rest of the family. Mom looked into my eyes with tears running down her cheeks. Before I knew what was happening, I was in her arms crying like a big baby. A few minutes later, she led me into the living room to the couch. “Sit down, honey. I want to talk to you.” I rubbed my eyes with my sleeve and waited, plucking at the crease in my trousers. “You heard what the doctor said about your not finishing school. I don’t believe him.” 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。 I stopped sniffling and looked at her. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next 6 years were an endurance run for both of us. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 I stopped sniffling and looked at her. Her mild blue eyes smiled into mine. Behind them lay an iron will. “We’ll have to work very hard, you and I, but I think we can do it. Now that I know what the problem is, we can try to overcome it.” Hearing her words, I felt a little confused. Sensing my confusion, she told me she would hire a tutor who knew about dyslexia to help me. She stared at me with great anticipation. “Are you willing to try, Peter?” At that moment, I felt a ray of hope shone through the hazy future. “Yes, Mom. I want to have a try.” The next 6 years were an endurance run for both of us. I studied with a tutor twice a week until I could brokenly read my lessons. Each night, my mom and I sat at my little desk and practiced that day’s schoolwork for at least 2 hours, sometimes until midnight. We drilled for tests until my head pounded and the print blurred before my eyes. I once wanted to quit, but my mom’s determination never shook. We experienced many laughters and tears until I passed my senior finals. I felt lucky that my mother was always there, accompanying me through the most difficult times. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述作者被诊断患有阅读障碍症，医生建议放弃学习而去学手艺，作者母亲却不相信医生的话。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由续写第一段首句“我停止了抽泣，看着她。”可以预测续写第一段主要内容：作者母亲建议作者克服困难，并专门请老师教作者。 ②由第二段首句“接下来的6年对我们俩来说都是一次耐力跑。”可以预测续写第二段主要内容：作者母亲陪着作者学习，作者通过自己的努力，最总完成大学学业而毕业。 2.续写线索：母亲鼓励作者——建议请家教辅导——作者同意尝试——作者克服困难，坚持学习——作者完成大学学业 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①.克服：overcome/get over /conquer ②.帮助：help /do sb a favor/assist ③.放弃：quit/give up 心理类 ①.迷惑的：confused/puzzled ②.幸运的：lucky /fortunate 【点睛】[高分句型1]. Hearing her words, I felt a little confused. （运用了现在分词作状语） [高分句型2].Sensing my confusion, she told me she would hire a tutor who knew about dyslexia to help me. （运用了省略that的宾语从句和who引导的定语从句） [高分句型3].We drilled for tests until my head pounded and the print blurred before my eyes.（运用until引导的时间状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null