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高二年级第二学期期末考试 英语试题 满分: 150分 时间: 120分钟 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 will the man do? A. Drink coffee. B. Add some water. C. Wash cups. 2. When will the man finish studying? A. At 1:00 a. m. B. At 9:00 p. m. C. At 11:00 p. m. 3. What will the woman probably do next? A. Go to check on her mother. B. Send her mother to hospital. C. Answer her mother's phone. 4 What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Sales clerk and customer. 5. What food has been sold out? A. Chips. B. Nuts. C. Chocolate. 第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What problem does the woman have? A. She will be late for her history lesson. B. She is struggling with her project. C. She worked late last night. 7. Who is probably the man? A. A teacher. B. A headmaster. C. A student. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Which tea does the man always drink with milk? A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Green. 9. What bread does the man like to eat every day? A. White. B. Brown. C. Black. 10. How much does the bacon cost today? A.$0.5. B.$1.50. C. Zero. 听第8段材料, 回答第11 至 13题。 11. Where are the speakers? A. At a parking lot. B. At a restaurant. C. At a grocery store. 12. Who did the speakers see? A. A famous singer. B. A famous actress. C. A famous writer. 13. What makes the city more popular? A. Great entertainment. B. Cheap labor. C. Beautiful nature. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Why doesn't the man eat at the university cafeteria? A. It's less fun. B. It's too expensive. C. It's not healthy. 15. What does the man need money to pay for? A. Textbooks. B. A car. C. Rent. 16. What does the man probably want to be in the future? A. A teacher. B. A banker. C. A doctor. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17 How long will Mr. White's talk last? A. About a quarter. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour. 18. Who will give information about the courses? A. The director of studies. B. The student adviser. C. The principal. 19. Where will the freshmen go at 11 o'clock? A. To the Main Hall. B. To the language lab. C. To classroom 521. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. Daily schedules for freshmen. B. A test timetable for freshmen. C. Next day's arrangements for freshmen. 第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Princeton University Art Event Program Information for Gaucho: A New Musical March 8-10, 2024, in Wallace Theater Presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater &Music Theater. Gaucho:A New Musical Book, music and lyrics (歌词) by Princeton University seniors Aaron Ventresca and Emmu Ventresca; directed by lecturer Nicuo Krell with music direction by guest artist Gia Gan. Run Time Approximately 2 hours(including a 10-minute intermission). Setting In this new musical set in nineteenth-century Argentina, the gaucho (高乔人) community of San Antonio de Areco (a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) faces growing threats to its traditional way of life from large landowners’ newest technology-barbed (带刺的) wire fence. A young gaucho named Mateo struggles to break free from his family’s dying way of life to become a writer. Then with some help, Mateo escapes to Buenos Aires. There, he meets Sofia, who shakes his narrow-minded view of the world. As modernity takes shape, Mateo is torn between choices:his family or the one he could create, his culture or the movements of the world. Special Notes No flash photography permitted. Please silence all electronic devices including mobile phone and watches, and avoid text messaging for the duration of the performance. Tickets &Details Performances are free and open to the public;advance tickets required. If a performance is listed as sold out, a wait list will be formed at the door with a limited number of tickets available. Accessibility The Wallace Theater is an accessible venue with an assistive listening system. Guests in need of other access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week in advance at lewiscenter@princeton. edu. 1. Who created the Gaucho: A New Musical? A. Guest artist Gia Gan. B. Two university students. C. Lecturer Nico Krell. D Artists in the Wallace Theater. 2. What is the theme of the musical? A. A romantic love story. B. A movement of culture. C. The change of lifestyle. D. The immigration of a community. 3. What are people required to do to watch the musical? A. Pay for performances in advance. B. Wait in line at the door of the theatre. C. Contact the Lewis Center for tickets. D. Switch off their electronic devices. B My friend and I recently took an art class together through our town’s community education program. Our classmates were a mix of ages, stages of life, and experience with making art. We stood out in the class—not for our artistic talent, but for our consistent encouragement of ourselves, each other, and the group. It got me thinking how encouragement had become a routine. It became something of a joke between the two of us to compliment(赞美) each other, offer a positive comment when another student showed his or her work, and generally chat around the table about how fun our project was going. But reflecting back, our positivist was anything but a joke. It was a bright light in my week, a space where I knew I could be surrounded with kindness, gentleness, and positivist. Here’s the most special thing about it; my friend’s and my positive conversation wasn’t just encouraging, it was true. We didn’t go for cheap or false compliments like, “This painting should be in a museum!” Instead, we went for authentic(真实的) expressions of support and encouragement, like, “I love how you did that cloud!” Over time, the class became something of a sacred space, because we had made a habit of using encouraging, supportive language. Sentence-starters like, “I like,” “I appreciate,” “I want to try”, kept us present, positive, and honest. The encouragement also kept us engaged in the work of making art. I feel sure that I learned more—and practiced more at home—because the activity was shown in such consistently positive terms, grounded in a growth mindset, self-acceptance, and encouragement. Having a friend to share an encouragement habit is fantastic, but you can practice it on your own as well. Compliment yourself in the mirror every morning. Keep a running “great work.” list of thing? you are doing well today. Trust in your ability to find something loving—and true-to comment today and every day. 4. What do we know about the author’s classmates? A. They admired those talented in art. B. They didn’t take art class seriously. C. They were of the same artistic level. D. They were on good terms in the class. 5 How did the classmates turn their class into a sacred space? A. By showing false compliments to others. B. By decorating their class as a museum. C. By displaying abstract art works in the class. D. By offering supportive language around them. 6. What did the author think of the art project? A. It made him hopeful and confident. B. It needed to provide more practice. C. It was cheap and easy to carry out. D. It promoted his communication skills. 7. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text? A. To introduce a community education program. B. To call for good action to support those in need C. To describe how to make encouragement a habit. D. To comment on the power of authentic expressions. C Concrete has served as the foundation stone of the construction industry for hundreds of years. However, the process of producing concrete is one of the most environmentally unfriendly processes in the world. In the process, not only is carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) released into the air by the energy used to heat the limestone, but the limestone itself also gives out a huge amount of the element. Luckily, a number of start-ups throughout the world are using creative thinking to make the construction industry a whole lot more friendly for the planet. A Canadian company called CarbonCure, has found a way to inject (注入) concrete with carbon dioxide itself. Not only does this trap the carbon dioxide into the concrete, keeping it from running away into the atmosphere, but it also creates a super strong material called calcium carbonate, which reduces the total amount of concrete that needs to be used. California-based Brimstone, is creating carbon-negative concrete by doing away with limestone entirely and instead using silicate rock, a material that does not release carbon dioxide when heated. Instead, the process produces magnesium (镁) , which absorbs carbon dioxide, as the basis for their concrete. Additionally, researchers at Australia’s RMIT University have recently released a study showing that adding coffee grounds instead of sand to concrete could make it much stronger, reducing both the amount of sand used, as well as the amount of concrete that would need to be used in the final product. The biggest barrier at this point is convincing members of the industry that the new types of concrete are safe to be used, according to Stacy Smedley, director at a nonprofit focused on decarbonizing construction. Hopefully these new solutions to the environmental problems of concrete will soon be widely adopted. Given the significant part the construction industry has in releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, great improvements can be made when more environmentally-friendly materials are used. 8. What is the environmental issue associated with traditional concrete production? A. The high demand for energy. B. The processing of waste materials. C. The mass release of carbon dioxide. D. The use of non-renewable resources. 9. How does CarbonCure deal with the environmental impact of concrete production? A. By using silicate rock as the basis. B. By putting carbon dioxide into concrete. C. By replacing sand with coffee grounds. D. By absorbing carbon dioxide with magnesium. 10. According to Smedley, what is the major challenge facing these solutions? A. Difficulty in making profits. B. Convincing the public of the convenience. C. Lack of funding for research. D. Removing the industry members’ safety concerns. 11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To promote an alternative to concrete. B. To advocate environmental protection. C. To introduce new ways to produce concrete. D. To emphasize the significance of creativity. D Writing out the same word again and again may bring back bad memories for some, but handwriting can boost connectivity across brain regions, some of which are involved in learning and memory, a new study shows. In the study, psychologists Audrey and Ruud, both at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, stuck electrodes (电极) on the participants’ heads. They asked the participants to type out or hand write with a digital pen words that appeared on a computer screen. Sensors in a cap recorded electrical brain activity. Then the psychologists looked for when two brain areas are active with the same frequency of electrical waves at the same time. This result can reveal the connectivity among different regions across the brain. With handwriting, the researchers saw increased activity, specifically in low frequency bands, not only in the expected motor areas but also in others associated with learning. These low frequency bands have previously been shown to support memory processes. When the team compared the two tasks, they realized that handwriting —but not typing —increased the connectivity across parietal (顶叶) brain regions, which are involved in sensory and motor processing, and central regions, many of which are involved in memory. “Even when the movements are very similar, the activation seems much, much higher in handwriting,” Audrey says. “It shows that there’s more involvement of these brain regions when you’re handwriting, which might give you some specific advantages.” These findings suggest that there are distinct processes of brain activation happening while a person types or writes This boost of stimulation of handwriting facilitates learning because these particular waves between these areas are involved in memory formation and encoding (编码) . And although handwriting may help with learning processes, typing is often easier, faster and more practical. “Students and teachers alike should therefore consider the task at hand to decide to hand write or type,” Audrey says. Despite the need for more studies to determine the best learning strategy, experts say that handwriting shouldn’t be left behind in the digital age. “Schools need to bring in more writing into curriculum design,” Ruud says. 12. What did Audrey and Ruud mainly do in their research? A. They tested the function of electrodes. B. They analyzed the brain structure. C. They monitored the brain activities. D. They recorded the writing speed. 13. Why can handwriting improve learning more than typing? A. It involves more specific brain activation. B. It promotes better muscle memory. C. It allows for more innovative thinking. D. It encourages better concentration. 14. What’s the author’s attitude toward typing? A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear. 15. What might be the best title for the text? A. Taking Notes by Hand is Becoming Uncommon in Class B. Using Keyboard is Recommended Due to Its Convenience C. Widespread Brain Connectivity is Crucial to Human Learning D. Handwriting Boosts Brain Connections More Than Typing Does 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。 Challenges are part of life and something we can all expect to encounter at one point or another during our lifetime. We handle challenges differently;some of us choose to face them head-on, while others flee in uncertainty. ___16___The following are simple methods and strategies we can all employ to overcome challenges more effectively. ___17___ Nike couldn’t have said it any better with their slogan, "Just do it! "Some challenges require us to do just that. Grab the bull by its horns and have the courage to conquer it, no matter how unsure we might feel. Some challenges are urgent and require immediate attention, leaving us with no option but to go ahead full-steam. Educate ourselves. The reason why some issues prove challenging for us is that we aren’t familiar with them. ___18___ The internet, books, forums, etc. , offer platforms where we can research and learn about our challenges to find strategies against them. Knowledge is definitely powerful and essential in conquering anything. Be persistent. This is what is required to accomplish anything, especially when it comes to overcoming challenges. No matter how difficult our challenges might be, we must be willing to push through and try again and again until we achieve victory over them. ___19___ Ask for help. There are times when we can’t go it alone and need others to help us conquer whatever challenges we face. ___20___ Networking with like-minded individuals who can offer us support, suggestions, and solutions is useful in helping us overcome challenges. A. Meet them head-on. B. Adapt a different strategy. C. It is said that two heads are better than one. D. If we give up, we allow the challenges to conquer us instead. E. Therefore, our knowledge and ability to conquer them is limited. F. Whatever our positions, we all wish to conquer them and move on. G. Some challenges can be overwhelming, making us question our ability to overcome them. 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。 Smith brought his three-month-old son out for breakfast one day. He was playing with his son and tending to him while eating, and just doing his ____21____ thing. But then he noticed a ____22____ staring at him. He was ____23____. “What is going on?” “They kept ____24____ at me,” he wrote in a post. As it ____25____, the strangers were just happy to see a dad spending time with his son, and they felt inspired while watching the ____26____. Smith had no way of knowing that until he paid for his meal. He was given by the waiter a ____27____ from the couple, saying what a great father he was and that they would like to leave some ____28____ for his meal. “Today your meal is on my wife and me,” it read. “____29____ that baby as long as possible. The Masons.” For Smith, it was a happy moment of reassurance (认可) and feeling _____30_____. He was touched by the generosity and noted that he didn’t have a father figure growing up, so spending this time with his son is super _____31_____ to him. He wrote that he’ll share this _____32_____ with his son when he’s older and that he wants to teach him kindness and about the _____33_____ of giving back. “I make sure I’m _____34_____,” Smith wrapped. “I get blessed — I want to _____35_____ someone else.” 21. A. unusual B. rare C. big D. regular 22. A. stranger B. woman C. couple D. waiter 23. A. embarrassed B. confused C. worried D. scared 24. A. shouting B. aiming C. smiling D. getting 25. A. turns out B. turns on C. strikes out D. goes on 26. A. relationship B. appreciation C. friendship D. instruction 27. A. bill B. note C. excuse D. notice 28. A. credit B. cash C. change D. fortune 29. A. Enjoy B. Share C. Protect D. Cheer 30. A. lost B. exposed C. wronged D. seen 31. A. significant B. occasional C. grateful D. influential 32. A. idea B. breakfast C. joy D. story 33. A. feeling B. comfort C. power D. consequence 34. A. carrying it through B. paying it forward C. making it up D. putting it down 35. A. approach B. address C. bless D. watch 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Chinese zodiac, also known as Sheng Xiao or Shu Xiang, is a ____36____ (repeat) circle of 12 years. Each year ____37____ (represent) by an animal. Chinese New Year 2024 is a year of the Loong. Chinese Zodiac Loong is the ____38____ (five) of the 12 zodiac animals, following the Rot, Ox, Tiger and Rabbit. People born in the year of the Loong — an animal no one knows if it existed in real world—are enveloped in mystery, and very charming. Back in the pre-Qin period over 2,200 years ago, there was already the Chinese zodiac signs theory. So it is ____39____ (reason) that Chinese Zodiac years are in agreement with the beginning of Chinese Lunar New Year. If you have an idea of Lunar Calendar, you will know ____40____ Chinese zodiac year often starts from late January and ends in middle February of the next year. Therefore, to see what your Chinese zodiac animal is, ____41____ to confirm whether you are a Loong, you need to change your Gregorian calendar birthday to Lunar Calendar of the year you were born. For example, if you were born ____42____ February 16, 1988 (a year of the Loong), the Lunar New Year’s Eve, which was very close to Loong year, but you are a Rabbit. ____43____ is also worth mentioning is that if two people were born in the different Loong years, they may have very different ____44____ (personality), and horoscope, due to the Five Elements, which are Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Each element _____45_____ (come) in a 60-year cycle. 第三节 (共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5分) 46. __________(resist)to change has nearly destroyed the industry. (所给词的适当形式填空) 47. The ________ (intense) of the work left little room for personal grief or anxiety. (所给词的适当形式填空) 48. As your ________ (horizon) expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life. (所给词的适当形式填空) 49. The authorities used quiet ________ (persuade) instead of the big stick. (所给词的适当形式填空) 50. I still have ________ (affect) for my old school. (所给词的适当形式填空) 51. He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of __________(recognize). (所给词的适当形式填空) 52. He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete ________ (withdraw). (所给词的适当形式填空) 53. Equally important ________ (be) the diverse possibilities provided by the animal kingdom. (所给词的适当形式填空) 54. With such rapid advancements ________ (make) in bionics, we have come to realize how clever nature is and how much it can show us. (所给词的适当形式填空) 55. ______ it snow tomorrow, I would take the subway to work. (用适当的词填空) 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15 分) 56. 假定你是李华，外教Brian向学生征集口语课上大家喜欢讨论的话题。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1.推荐话题； 2.说明理由。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Brian, I’m Li Hua from Class 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节 (满分25分) 57. 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。 Michael and Greg were brothers and they lived in a family with a tight budget. They both missed the field trip last year because they could not cover the extra fee. This year, Michael’s class would arrange a field trip to the city museum and he really wanted to go. So he was trying to earn some pocket money. On this cold autumn morning, Michael gathered the last of the leaves into a small pile. There weren’t even enough to jump in. “Mom and Dad are never going to pay me for gathering this little bit of leaves.” “What are you talking about?” Greg asked, walking up behind him. “I’m trying to do some housework so I can make enough money to cover my field trip to the city museum, but there’s nothing to do around here.” Michael sighed and looked around. “You could offer to wash Mom and Dad’s cars,” Greg said. Michael’s face lit up. “That’s a great idea.” “I bet some of the neighbors would pay you to wash theirs, too. It’s getting colder and no one wants to wash the cars themselves.” Greg looked his brother in the eye. Michael nodded. The air was cold. He shivered（打寒颤）at the thought of washing cars and getting wet in this cold weather. “Maybe this isn’t a good idea.” Greg placed his hand on Michael’s shoulder. “I have some golf gloves that are designed for wet, cold weather. I’ll loan you a pair, and I’ll even help you wash the cars.” “Really? You’d help me and let me keep the money?” “Sure. Golf season is over. I won’t need the extra cash for a while.” Greg disappeared inside the house. Michael asked his parents if he could wash their cars for a small fee. When they agreed, he asked some neighbors, too. Three more agreed. Michael got a bucket, some sponges（海绵）, towels and soap. Greg came back outside with the gloves. “Here you go. They’ll keep your hands warm and dry.” “Thanks.” Michael still couldn’t believe his brother was helping him earn the money like this. He had to think of a way to repay him. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 With these tools, Michael started to work. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To Michael’s surprise, he found he earned more money than expected. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力 1—5 BAABA 6—10 BCCAC 11—15 BABAC 16—20 CBABC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 高二年级第二学期期末考试 英语试题 满分: 150分 时间: 120分钟 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 will the man do? A. Drink coffee. B. Add some water. C. Wash cups. 2. When will the man finish studying? A. At 1:00 a. m. B. At 9:00 p. m. C. At 11:00 p. m. 3. What will the woman probably do next? A. Go to check on her mother. B. Send her mother to hospital. C. Answer her mother's phone. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Co-workers. B. Husband and wife. C. Sales clerk and customer. 5. What food has been sold out? A. Chips. B. Nuts. C. Chocolate. 第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What problem does the woman have? A. She will be late for her history lesson. B. She is struggling with her project. C. She worked late last night. 7. Who is probably the man? A. A teacher. B. A headmaster. C. A student. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Which tea does the man always drink with milk? A. Yellow. B. Black. C. Green. 9. What bread does the man like to eat every day? A. White. B. Brown. C. Black. 10. How much does the bacon cost today? A.$0.5. B.$1.50. C. Zero. 听第8段材料, 回答第11 至 13题。 11. Where are the speakers? A. At a parking lot. B. At a restaurant. C. At a grocery store. 12. Who did the speakers see? A. A famous singer. B. A famous actress. C. A famous writer. 13. What makes the city more popular? A. Great entertainment. B. Cheap labor. C. Beautiful nature. 听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。 14. Why doesn't the man eat at the university cafeteria? A. It's less fun. B. It's too expensive. C. It's not healthy. 15. What does the man need money to pay for? A. Textbooks. B. A car. C. Rent. 16. What does the man probably want to be in the future? A. A teacher. B. A banker. C. A doctor. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. How long will Mr. White's talk last? A. About a quarter. B. About half an hour. C. About an hour. 18. Who will give information about the courses? A. The director of studies. B. The student adviser. C. The principal. 19. Where will the freshmen go at 11 o'clock? A. To the Main Hall. B. To the language lab. C. To classroom 521. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. Daily schedules for freshmen. B. A test timetable for freshmen. C. Next day's arrangements for freshmen. 第二部分：阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Princeton University Art Event Program Information for Gaucho: A New Musical March 8-10, 2024, in Wallace Theater Presented by the Lewis Center for the Arts’ Program in Theater &Music Theater. Gaucho:A New Musical Book, music and lyrics (歌词) by Princeton University seniors Aaron Ventresca and Emmu Ventresca; directed by lecturer Nicuo Krell with music direction by guest artist Gia Gan. Run Time Approximately 2 hours(including a 10-minute intermission). Setting In this new musical set in nineteenth-century Argentina, the gaucho (高乔人) community of San Antonio de Areco (a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina) faces growing threats to its traditional way of life from large landowners’ newest technology-barbed (带刺) wire fence. A young gaucho named Mateo struggles to break free from his family’s dying way of life to become a writer. Then with some help, Mateo escapes to Buenos Aires. There, he meets Sofia, who shakes his narrow-minded view of the world. As modernity takes shape, Mateo is torn between choices:his family or the one he could create, his culture or the movements of the world. Special Notes No flash photography permitted. Please silence all electronic devices including mobile phone and watches, and avoid text messaging for the duration of the performance. Tickets &Details Performances are free and open to the public;advance tickets required. If a performance is listed as sold out, a wait list will be formed at the door with a limited number of tickets available. Accessibility The Wallace Theater is an accessible venue with an assistive listening system. Guests in need of other access accommodations are invited to contact the Lewis Center at least one week in advance at lewiscenter@princeton. edu. 1. Who created the Gaucho: A New Musical? A. Guest artist Gia Gan. B. Two university students. C. Lecturer Nico Krell. D. Artists in the Wallace Theater. 2. What is the theme of the musical? A. A romantic love story. B. A movement of culture. C. The change of lifestyle. D. The immigration of a community. 3. What are people required to do to watch the musical? A. Pay for performances in advance. B. Wait in line at the door of the theatre. C. Contact the Lewis Center for tickets. D. Switch off their electronic devices. 【答案】1. B 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍普林斯顿大学一项艺术活动。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Gaucho:A New Musical中的“Book, music and lyries (歌词) by Princeton University seniors Aaron Ventresca and Emmu Ventresca; directed by lecturer Nicuo Krell with music direction by guest artist Gia Gan.”（书籍、音乐和歌词是由普林斯顿大学大四学生Aaron Ventresca和Emma Ventresca创作的，由讲师Nico Krell执导，客座艺术家Gia担任音乐指导）可知，两个大学生创作了Gaucho: A New Musical。故选B项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Setting中的“In this new musical set in nineteenth-century Argentina, the gaucho (高乔人) community of San Antonio de Areco (a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina)faces growing threats to its traditional way of life from large landowners’ newest technology-barbed (带刺的) wire fence. A young gaucho named Mateo struggles to break free from his family’s dying way of life to become a writer. Then with some help, Mateo escapes to Buenos Aires. There, he meets Sofia, who shakes his narrow-minded view of the world. As modernity takes shape, Mateo is torn between choices:his family or the one he could create, his culture or the movements of the world.”（在这部十九世纪阿根廷的新音乐剧中，圣安东尼奥·德阿雷科的高乔社区面临着来自大地主最新技术——带刺铁丝网围栏——对其传统生活方式的日益增长的威胁。一位名叫马特奥(Mateo)的年轻高乔人努力摆脱家人垂死的生活方式，试图成为一名作家。马特奥逃到了布宜诺斯艾利斯。在那里，他遇到了索菲亚，索菲亚动摇了他狭隘的世界观。）可知，该音乐剧的主题是生活方式的改变。故选C项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。Special Notes中的“No flash photography permitted. Please silence all electronic devices including mobile phone and watches, and avoid text messaging for the duration of the performance.”（不允许使用闪光灯拍照，让包括手机和手表在内的所有电子设备静音，并在演出期间禁止发送短信）由此可知，看该剧时要求人们关闭所有电子设备。故选D项。 B My friend and I recently took an art class together through our town’s community education program. Our classmates were a mix of ages, stages of life, and experience with making art. We stood out in the class—not for our artistic talent, but for our consistent encouragement of ourselves, each other, and the group. It got me thinking how encouragement had become a routine. It became something of a joke between the two of us to compliment(赞美) each other, offer a positive comment when another student showed his or her work, and generally chat around the table about how fun our project was going. But reflecting back, our positivist was anything but a joke. It was a bright light in my week, a space where I knew I could be surrounded with kindness, gentleness, and positivist. Here’s the most special thing about it; my friend’s and my positive conversation wasn’t just encouraging, it was true. We didn’t go for cheap or false compliments like, “This painting should be in a museum!” Instead, we went for authentic(真实的) expressions of support and encouragement, like, “I love how you did that cloud!” Over time, the class became something of a sacred space, because we had made a habit of using encouraging, supportive language. Sentence-starters like, “I like,” “I appreciate,” “I want to try”, kept us present, positive, and honest. The encouragement also kept us engaged in the work of making art. I feel sure that I learned more—and practiced more at home—because the activity was shown in such consistently positive terms, grounded in a growth mindset, self-acceptance, and encouragement. Having a friend to share an encouragement habit is fantastic, but you can practice it on your own as well. Compliment yourself in the mirror every morning. Keep a running “great work.” list of thing? you are doing well today. Trust in your ability to find something loving—and true-to comment today and every day. 4. What do we know about the author’s classmates? A. They admired those talented in art. B. They didn’t take art class seriously. C. They were of the same artistic level. D. They were on good terms in the class. 5. How did the classmates turn their class into a sacred space? A. By showing false compliments to others. B. By decorating their class as a museum. C. By displaying abstract art works in the class. D. By offering supportive language around them. 6. What did the author think of the art project? A. It made him hopeful and confident. B. It needed to provide more practice. C. It was cheap and easy to carry out. D. It promoted his communication skills. 7. What is the author’s purpose of writing the text? A. To introduce a community education program. B. To call for good action to support those in need C. To describe how to make encouragement a habit. D. To comment on the power of authentic expressions. 【答案】4. D 5. D 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了作者和朋友参加了一个艺术班，在班级里，随着时间的推移，大家养成了使用鼓励性、支持性语言的习惯。这个鼓励习惯还被作者带到了生活中，让作者充满信心和希望。作者最后建议读者能够学习这种积极鼓励的习惯。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段内容“We stood out in the class—not for our artistic talent, but for our consistent encouragement of ourselves, each other, and the group.(我们在班上脱颖而出——不是因为我们的艺术天赋，而是因为我们总是鼓励自己、鼓励彼此、鼓励团队。)”可知，班级里人们对自己、彼此和团队持续鼓励；且结合第二段“It was a bright light in my week, a space where I knew I could be surrounded with kindness, gentleness, and positivity.(这是我这一周的一盏明灯，在这个空间里，我知道我可以被善良、温柔和积极所包围。)”可知，作者感觉在这个空间里，自己能够被善良、温柔和积极所包围。由此推断，作者班级里的同学们相处的非常好。故选D项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段内容“Over time, the class became something of a sacred space, because we had made a habit of using encouraging, supportive language.(随着时间的推移，课堂变成了一个神圣的空间，因为我们已经养成了使用鼓励性、支持性语言的习惯。)”可知，同学们是通过鼓励和支持性语言把班级变成了一个神圣的空间。故选D项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段内容“I feel sure that I learned more—and practiced more at home—because the activity was shown in such consistently positive terms, grounded in a growth mindset, self-acceptance, and encouragement.(我确信我学到了更多——在家里也练习了更多——因为这项活动一直以积极的方式进行，以成长的心态、自我接纳和鼓励为基础。)”可知，在作者看来这项活动是积极的，以成长的心态，自我接纳和鼓励为基础。由此推断，该活动给作者带来了积极的心态和态度，认为这让他充满了希望和信心。故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。文章首段引出文章话题“It got me thinking how encouragement had become a routine.(这让我思考鼓励是如何成为习惯的。)”，并通过第二段，第三段，第四段详细叙述过程。最后一段“Having a friend to share an encouragement habit is fantastic, but you can practice it on your own as well.(有一个朋友分享鼓励的习惯是很棒的，但你也可以自己练习。) ”总结全文，提出建议“分享鼓励或自己练习”，由此推断，作者写这篇文章就是为了叙述鼓励是如何成为习惯的。故选C项。 C Concrete has served as the foundation stone of the construction industry for hundreds of years. However, the process of producing concrete is one of the most environmentally unfriendly processes in the world. In the process, not only is carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) released into the air by the energy used to heat the limestone, but the limestone itself also gives out a huge amount of the element. Luckily, a number of start-ups throughout the world are using creative thinking to make the construction industry a whole lot more friendly for the planet. A Canadian company called CarbonCure, has found a way to inject (注入) concrete with carbon dioxide itself. Not only does this trap the carbon dioxide into the concrete, keeping it from running away into the atmosphere, but it also creates a super strong material called calcium carbonate, which reduces the total amount of concrete that needs to be used. California-based Brimstone, is creating carbon-negative concrete by doing away with limestone entirely and instead using silicate rock, a material that does not release carbon dioxide when heated. Instead, the process produces magnesium (镁) , which absorbs carbon dioxide, as the basis for their concrete. Additionally, researchers at Australia’s RMIT University have recently released a study showing that adding coffee grounds instead of sand to concrete could make it much stronger, reducing both the amount of sand used, as well as the amount of concrete that would need to be used in the final product. The biggest barrier at this point is convincing members of the industry that the new types of concrete are safe to be used, according to Stacy Smedley, director at a nonprofit focused on decarbonizing construction. Hopefully these new solutions to the environmental problems of concrete will soon be widely adopted. Given the significant part the construction industry has in releasing carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, great improvements can be made when more environmentally-friendly materials are used. 8. What is the environmental issue associated with traditional concrete production? A. The high demand for energy. B. The processing of waste materials. C. The mass release of carbon dioxide. D. The use of non-renewable resources. 9. How does CarbonCure deal with the environmental impact of concrete production? A. By using silicate rock as the basis. B. By putting carbon dioxide into concrete. C. By replacing sand with coffee grounds. D. By absorbing carbon dioxide with magnesium. 10. According to Smedley, what is the major challenge facing these solutions? A. Difficulty in making profits. B. Convincing the public of the convenience. C. Lack of funding for research. D. Removing the industry members’ safety concerns. 11. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To promote an alternative to concrete. B. To advocate environmental protection. C. To introduce new ways to produce concrete. D. To emphasize the significance of creativity. 【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了建筑混凝土生产对环境的严重影响，以及一些公司和学者通过创新思维研究出新的建筑材料和生产方法，以减少混凝土生产过程中的二氧化碳排放，并推动建筑行业向更环保的方向转变。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“In the process, not only is carbon dioxide (二氧化碳) released into the air by the energy used to heat the limestone, but the limestone itself also gives out a huge amount of the element.(在这个过程中，不仅二氧化碳被用于加热石灰石的能量释放到空气中，而且石灰石本身也释放出大量的元素。)”可知，与传统混凝土生产相关的环境问题是二氧化碳释放到空气中。故选C。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“A Canadian company called Carbon Cure, has found a way to inject concrete with carbon dioxide itself. (一家名为Carbon Cure的加拿大公司已经找到了一种向混凝土中注入二氧化碳的方法。)”可知，通过将二氧化碳放入混凝土中，Carbon Cure解决了混凝土生产对环境的影响。故选B。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“The biggest barrier at this point is convincing members of the industry that the new types of concrete are safe to be used, according to Stacy Smedley, director at a nonprofit focused on decarbonizing construction.( 一家专注于脱碳建筑的非营利组织的负责人Stacy Smedley表示，目前最大的障碍是让业内人士相信，新型混凝土是可以安全使用的。)”可知，根据Smedley的说法，消除行业成员的安全担忧是这些解决方案面临的主要挑战。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“A Canadian company called CarbonCure, has found a way to inject (注入) concrete with carbon dioxide itself. Not only does this trap the carbon dioxide into the concrete, keeping it from running away into the atmosphere, but it also creates a super strong material called calcium carbonate, which reduces the total amount of concrete that needs to be used.(一家名为CarbonCure的加拿大公司已经找到了一种向混凝土中注入二氧化碳的方法。这不仅可以将二氧化碳困在混凝土中，防止其逃逸到大气中，而且还可以产生一种叫做碳酸钙的超强材料，从而减少需要使用的混凝土总量。)”以及最后一段中“Hopefully these new solutions to the environmental problems of concrete will soon be widely adopted.(希望这些解决混凝土环境问题的新方法能很快被广泛采用。)”以及通读全文可知，本文介绍了建筑混凝土生产对环境的严重影响，以及一些公司和学者通过创新思维研究出新的建筑材料和生产方法，以减少混凝土生产过程中的二氧化碳排放，并推动建筑行业向更环保的方向转变。故文章的目的是介绍生产混凝土的新方法。故选C。 D Writing out the same word again and again may bring back bad memories for some, but handwriting can boost connectivity across brain regions, some of which are involved in learning and memory, a new study shows. In the study, psychologists Audrey and Ruud, both at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, stuck electrodes (电极) on the participants’ heads. They asked the participants to type out or hand write with a digital pen words that appeared on a computer screen. Sensors in a cap recorded electrical brain activity. Then the psychologists looked for when two brain areas are active with the same frequency of electrical waves at the same time. This result can reveal the connectivity among different regions across the brain. With handwriting, the researchers saw increased activity, specifically in low frequency bands, not only in the expected motor areas but also in others associated with learning. These low frequency bands have previously been shown to support memory processes. When the team compared the two tasks, they realized that handwriting —but not typing —increased the connectivity across parietal (顶叶) brain regions, which are involved in sensory and motor processing, and central regions, many of which are involved in memory. “Even when the movements are very similar, the activation seems much, much higher in handwriting,” Audrey says. “It shows that there’s more involvement of these brain regions when you’re handwriting, which might give you some specific advantages.” These findings suggest that there are distinct processes of brain activation happening while a person types or writes. This boost of stimulation of handwriting facilitates learning because these particular waves between these areas are involved in memory formation and encoding (编码) . And although handwriting may help with learning processes, typing is often easier, faster and more practical. “Students and teachers alike should therefore consider the task at hand to decide to hand write or type,” Audrey says. Despite the need for more studies to determine the best learning strategy, experts say that handwriting shouldn’t be left behind in the digital age. “Schools need to bring in more writing into curriculum design,” Ruud says. 12. What did Audrey and Ruud mainly do in their research? A. They tested the function of electrodes. B. They analyzed the brain structure. C. They monitored the brain activities. D. They recorded the writing speed. 13. Why can handwriting improve learning more than typing? A. It involves more specific brain activation. B. It promotes better muscle memory. C. It allows for more innovative thinking. D. It encourages better concentration. 14. What’s the author’s attitude toward typing? A. Favorable. B. Objective. C. Doubtful. D. Unclear. 15. What might be the best title for the text? A. Taking Notes by Hand is Becoming Uncommon in Class B. Using Keyboard is Recommended Due to Its Convenience C. Widespread Brain Connectivity is Crucial to Human Learning D. Handwriting Boosts Brain Connections More Than Typing Does 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了手写比打字更能增强大脑联系。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第二段中“In the study, psychologists Audrey and Ruud, both at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, stuck electrodes on the participants’ heads. They asked the participants to type out or hand write with a digital pen words that appeared on a computer screen. Sensors in a cap recorded electrical brain activity. Then the psychologists looked for when two brain areas are active with the same frequency of electrical waves at the same time. (在这项研究中，挪威科技大学的心理学家奥黛丽和鲁德把电极贴在参与者的头上。他们要求参与者用数字笔打出或手写出现在电脑屏幕上的单词。帽子上的传感器记录了大脑的电活动。然后，心理学家们寻找两个大脑区域在同一时间以相同的电波频率活跃的情况。)”可知，Audrey和Ruud在研究中主要监测大脑活动。故选C。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第三段中“When the team compared the two tasks, they realized that handwriting —but not typing —increased the connectivity across parietal (顶叶) brain regions, which are involved in sensory and motor processing, and central regions, many of which are involved in memory.(当研究小组比较这两项任务时，他们意识到手写——而不是打字——增加了大脑顶叶区域和中央区域之间的连通性，顶叶区域与感觉和运动处理有关，而中央区域中有许多与记忆有关。)”和后文“Even when the movements are very similar, the activation seems much, much higher in handwriting,” Audrey says.“It shows that there’s more involvement of these brain regions when you’re handwriting, which might give you some specific advantages.” (奥黛丽说：“即使动作非常相似，手写的激活程度似乎也要高得多。”“这表明，当你书写时，这些大脑区域的参与程度更高，这可能会给你带来一些特殊的优势。”)”可知，手写比打字更能改善学习因为它涉及更具体的大脑激活。故选A。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。由文章最后一段中“And although handwriting may help with learning processes, typing is often easier, faster and more practical. (虽然手写可能有助于学习过程，但打字通常更容易、更快、更实用。)”可知，作者对打字的态度是客观的。故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是由文章第一段中“Writing out the same word again and again may bring back bad memories for some, but handwriting can boost connectivity across brain regions, some of which are involved in learning and memory, a new study shows. (一项新的研究表明，反复写同一个单词可能会让一些人回忆起不好的记忆，但手写可以增强大脑各区域的连通性，其中一些区域与学习和记忆有关。)”可知，文章主要介绍了手写比打字更能增强大脑联系。所以选项D“Handwriting Boosts Brain Connections More Than Typing Does (手写比打字更能增强大脑联系)”。故选D。 第二节 (共5小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Challenges are part of life and something we can all expect to encounter at one point or another during our lifetime. We handle challenges differently;some of us choose to face them head-on, while others flee in uncertainty. ___16___The following are simple methods and strategies we can all employ to overcome challenges more effectively. ___17___ Nike couldn’t have said it any better with their slogan, "Just do it! "Some challenges require us to do just that. Grab the bull by its horns and have the courage to conquer it, no matter how unsure we might feel. Some challenges are urgent and require immediate attention, leaving us with no option but to go ahead full-steam. Educate ourselves. The reason why some issues prove challenging for us is that we aren’t familiar with them. ___18___ The internet, books, forums, etc. , offer platforms where we can research and learn about our challenges to find strategies against them. Knowledge is definitely powerful and essential in conquering anything. Be persistent. This is what is required to accomplish anything, especially when it comes to overcoming challenges. No matter how difficult our challenges might be, we must be willing to push through and try again and again until we achieve victory over them. ___19___ Ask for help. There are times when we can’t go it alone and need others to help us conquer whatever challenges we face. ___20___ Networking with like-minded individuals who can offer us support, suggestions, and solutions is useful in helping us overcome challenges. A. Meet them head-on. B. Adapt a different strategy. C. It is said that two heads are better than one. D. If we give up, we allow the challenges to conquer us instead. E. Therefore, our knowledge and ability to conquer them is limited. F. Whatever our positions, we all wish to conquer them and move on. G. Some challenges can be overwhelming, making us question our ability to overcome them. 【答案】16. F 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍应对挑战的方法。 【16题详解】 根据上文“We handle challenges differently; some of us choose to face them head-on, while others flee in uncertainty.”（我们应对挑战的方式各有不同；我们中的一些人选择拥抱并正面面对它们，而另一些人则在不确定中逃离。）根据下文“The following are simple methods and strategies we can all employ to overcome challenges more effectively.”（下面是一些简单的方法和策略，我们都可以用来更有效地克服挑战。）可知，该句承上启下，说明无论如何，我们都要克服困难。故F选项“无论我们的立场是什么，我们都希望克服它们并继续前进。”切题。故选F项。 【17题详解】 根据下文“Nike couldn’t have said it any better with their slogan, “Just do it!” Some challenges require us to do just that. Grab the bull by its horns and have the courage to conquer it, no matter how unsure we might feel. Some challenges are urgent and require immediate attention, leaving us with no option but to go ahead full-steam.”（耐克用他们的口号“Just do it! ”来表达这一点再好不过了。有些挑战要求我们这样做。无论我们感觉多么不确定，请迎难而上，勇敢征服困难。有些挑战是紧迫的，需要立即关注，我们别无选择，只能全力以赴。）由此可知，该段主要讲述A选项“直面挑战”。故选A项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“The reason why some issues prove challenging for us is that we aren’t familiar with them.”（有些问题对我们来说具有挑战性的原因是我们不熟悉它们。）空处承接上文说明不熟悉导致的结果。故E选项“因此，我们征服它们的知识和能力是有限的”切题。此处them与上一句呼应。故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据上文“No matter how difficult our challenges might be, we must be willing to push through and try again and again until we achieve victory over them.”（无论挑战有多么困难，我们都必须愿意坚持下去，一次又一次地尝试，直到取得胜利。）可知，空处为前一句内容的补充，故D选项“如果我们放弃，我们反过来就会让挑战征服我们。”为反向叙述后果，切题。故选D项。 【20题详解】 根据上文“There are times when we can’t go it alone and need others to help us conquer whatever challenges we face.”（有时我们无法独自应对，需要他人来帮助我们克服所面临的任何挑战。）可知，人多力量大，与志同道合的人建立联系，他们可以为我们提供支持、建议或解决方案，而这些建议有助于帮助我们克服挑战。故C选项“俗语说：人多力量大”切题。故选C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。 Smith brought his three-month-old son out for breakfast one day. He was playing with his son and tending to him while eating and just doing his ____21____ thing. But then he noticed a ____22____ staring at him. He was ____23____. “What is going on?” “They kept ____24____ at me,” he wrote in a post. As it ____25____, the strangers were just happy to see a dad spending time with his son, and they felt inspired while watching the ____26____. Smith had no way of knowing that until he paid for his meal. He was given by the waiter a ____27____ from the couple, saying what a great father he was and that they would like to leave some ____28____ for his meal. “Today your meal is on my wife and me,” it read. “____29____ that baby as long as possible. The Masons.” For Smith, it was a happy moment of reassurance (认可) and feeling _____30_____. He was touched by the generosity and noted that he didn’t have a father figure growing up, so spending this time with his son is super _____31_____ to him. He wrote that he’ll share this _____32_____ with his son when he’s older and that he wants to teach him kindness and about the _____33_____ of giving back. “I make sure I’m _____34_____,” Smith wrapped. “I get blessed — I want to _____35_____ someone else.” 21. A. unusual B. rare C. big D. regular 22. A. stranger B. woman C. couple D. waiter 23. A. embarrassed B. confused C. worried D. scared 24. A. shouting B. aiming C. smiling D. getting 25. A. turns out B. turns on C. strikes out D. goes on 26. A. relationship B. appreciation C. friendship D. instruction 27. A. bill B. note C. excuse D. notice 28. A. credit B. cash C. change D. fortune 29. A. Enjoy B. Share C. Protect D. Cheer 30. A. lost B. exposed C. wronged D. seen 31. A. significant B. occasional C. grateful D. influential 32. A. idea B. breakfast C. joy D. story 33. A. feeling B. comfort C. power D. consequence 34. A. carrying it through B. paying it forward C. making it up D. putting it down 35. A. approach B. address C. bless D. watch 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. B 29. A 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文 。文章主要讲述了一位父亲在饭店一边吃饭，一边和儿子玩耍并照顾他。一对夫妇看到这一场景，很感动。主动给他们提供了餐费。这位父亲决定将这份爱心传递下去，并让他儿子知道善举的意义。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他和儿子一起玩，一边吃饭一边照顾他，做着平常做的事情。A. unusual不寻常的；B. rare稀少的；C. big大的；D. regular常规的。根据上文“He was playing with his son and tending to him”可知，他做着平常的事情。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但他注意到有一对夫妇盯着他看。A. stranger陌生人；B. woman女人；C. couple夫妇；D. waiter服务生。根据下文“Today your meal is on my wife and me”可知，一对夫妇盯着他看。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他很困惑。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. confused困惑的；C. worried担忧的；D. scared惊恐的。根据上文“But then he noticed a ____2____ staring at him”以及下文“ “What is going on?””可知，史密斯很困惑，不知道对方为什么盯着他看。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他们一直对我微笑。A. shouting喊叫；B. aiming目标；C. smiling微笑；D. getting获得。根据下文“the strangers were just happy to see a dad spending time with his son”可知，这对夫妇一直对着史密斯微笑。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：事实证明，陌生人只是很高兴看到一个父亲和他的儿子在一起，他们在观看这段关系时感到受到了启发。A. turns out结果是，证明是；B. turns on打开；C. strikes out开始行动；D. goes on继续。根据下文“the strangers were just happy to see a dad spending time with his son”可知，此处是对上文 Smith的疑惑作出解释，阐述事实真相，turns out“结果是，证明是”符合语境。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：事实证明，陌生人只是很高兴看到一个父亲和他的儿子在一起，他们在观看这段关系时感到受到了鼓舞。A. relationship关系；B. appreciation感激；C. friendship友谊；D. instruction指示。根据上文“He was playing with his son and tending to him while eating”可知，这对夫妇在看到Smith和儿子在一起，父子之间关系融洽的场景让他们受到鼓舞。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：服务员给了他一张这对夫妇的纸条，上面写着他是一个多么伟大的父亲，他们想给他留一些钱。A. bill账单；B. note短笺，纸条；C. excuse借口；D. notice通知。根据下文“saying what a great father he was and that they would like to leave some __8__ for his meal.”以及“ “Today your meal is on my wife and me,” it read.”可知，服务员给了他一张这对夫妇留下的纸条。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：服务员给了他一张这对夫妇的纸条，上面写着他是一个多么伟大的父亲，他们想给他留一些现金来请客。A. credit信用；B. cash现金；C. change改变；D. fortune运气。根据下文“Today your meal is on my wife and me”可知，夫妇想给史密斯留一些现金来请客。 故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：好好享受和孩子在一起时光。A. Enjoy享受；B. Share分享；C. Protect保护；D. Cheer欢呼。根据上文“Smith brought his three-month-old son out for breakfast one day. He was playing with his son and tending to him while eating, and just doing his ____1____ thing.”可知，夫妇让史密斯好好享受和孩子在一起的时光。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：对史密斯来说，这是一个快乐的时刻，让他感到被认可，感觉自己被关注了。A. lost丢失；B. exposed暴露；C. wronged不公正地对待；D. seen看到，关注。根据上文“staring at him”可知，史密斯被夫妇关注了。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他被这种慷慨感动了，并指出他在成长过程父亲是缺位的，所以和儿子在一起的时间对他来说非常重要。A. significant重要的；B. occasional偶尔的；C. grateful感激的；D. influential有影响力的。根据上文“he didn’t have a father figure growing up”可知，史密斯在成长过程父亲是缺位的，所以和儿子在一起的时间对他来说非常重要。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他写道，当他的儿子长大后，他会和他分享这个故事，他想教他善良和回报的力量。A. idea观点；B. breakfast早餐；C. joy快乐；D. story故事。设空处指代上文所讲的这个故事。当他的儿子长大后，Smith会和他分享这个故事。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他写道，当他的儿子长大后，他会和他分享这个故事，他想教他善良和回报的力量。A. feeling感觉；B. comfort安慰；C. power力量；D. consequence结果。根据上文“he wants to teach him kindness”、“of giving back.”以及下文“I get blessed — I want to ___15___ someone else.”可知，他想教他善良和回报的力量。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我要确保我把爱传递出去。A. carrying it through坚持到底；B. paying it forward将接受的恩惠传递下去；C. making it up组成；D. putting it down放下。根据下文“I get blessed — I want to ____15____ someone else.”可知，史密斯要确保自己把善意与爱传递出去。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：得到了祝福——我想祝福别人。A. approach接近；B. address演讲；C. bless祝福；D. watch观看。根据上文“I get blessed”可知，得到了别人的祝福，也想祝福别人。故选C项。 第二节 (共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The Chinese zodiac, also known as Sheng Xiao or Shu Xiang, is a ____36____ (repeat) circle of 12 years. Each year ____37____ (represent) by an animal. Chinese New Year 2024 is a year of the Loong. Chinese Zodiac Loong is the ____38____ (five) of the 12 zodiac animals, following the Rot, Ox, Tiger and Rabbit. People born in the year of the Loong — an animal no one knows if it existed in real world—are enveloped in mystery, and very charming. Back in the pre-Qin period over 2,200 years ago, there was already the Chinese zodiac signs theory. So it is ____39____ (reason) that Chinese Zodiac years are in agreement with the beginning of Chinese Lunar New Year. If you have an idea of Lunar Calendar, you will know ____40____ Chinese zodiac year often starts from late January and ends in middle February of the next year. Therefore, to see what your Chinese zodiac animal is, ____41____ to confirm whether you are a Loong, you need to change your Gregorian calendar birthday to Lunar Calendar of the year you were born. For example, if you were born ____42____ February 16, 1988 (a year of the Loong), the Lunar New Year’s Eve, which was very close to Loong year, but you are a Rabbit. ____43____ is also worth mentioning is that if two people were born in the different Loong years, they may have very different ____44____ (personality), and horoscope, due to the Five Elements, which are Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth. Each element _____45_____ (come) in a 60-year cycle. 【答案】36. repeating 37. is represented 38. fifth 39. reasonable 40. a 41. or 42. on 43. What 44. personalities 45. comes 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了中国十二生肖年份中的龙年。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：中国的十二生肖，也被称为“生肖”或“属相”，是一个重复的12年循环。空处需填非谓语动词作定语，此处表示十二生肖的周而复始，circle是repeat这一动作的发出者，二者为逻辑主谓关系，需用现在分词形式。故填repeating。 【37题详解】 考查动词时态语态。句意：每一年都由一种动物代表。represent和主语each year为被动关系，且此处描述的是客观事实，应使用一般现在时的被动语态，主语为单数名词，be动词用is。故填is represented。 【38题详解】 考查序数词。句意：龙是十二生肖中的第五个，排在龙、牛、虎、兔之后。定冠词the修饰序数词，结合常识可知，龙在十二生肖中排第五。故填fifth。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意：因此，中国的生肖年与中国农历新年的开始是一致的，这是合理的。is为系动词，空处需填形容词reasonable，作表语。故填reasonable。 【40题详解】 考查冠词。句意：如果你对农历有所了解，你就会知道中国的生肖年通常从1月下旬开始，到次年的2月中旬结束。year为可数名词，此处表示泛指，且Chinese发音以辅音音素开头，需用不定冠词a修饰。故填a。 【41题详解】 考查连词。句意：因此，要想知道你的生肖是什么，或者确认你是否属龙，你需要将你的公历生日更改为农历生日。空处前后的逻辑关系为选择关系，需用连词or连接。故填or。 【42题详解】 考查介词。句意：例如，如果你出生在1988年2月16日(龙年)，农历除夕，这是非常接近龙年，但你是属兔的。此处指具体某一天，应用介词on。故填on。 【43题详解】 考查主语从句。句意：值得一提的是，如果两个人出生在不同的龙年，他们可能会有非常不同的性格和星座，因为五行是金、木、水、火、土。空处引导主语从句，从句缺少主语，指物，需用连接代词what引导，位于句首，首字母需大写。故填What。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意同上。personality意为“性格”，是可数名词，结合“different”可知，此处需填名词复数形式。故填personalities。 【45题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：每种元素以60年为一个周期。此处陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语为Each element，谓语动词使用第三人称单数形式。故填comes。 第三节 (共10小题;每小题0.5分,满分5分) 46. __________(resist)to change has nearly destroyed the industry. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】Resistance 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：对变革的抵制几乎摧毁了这个行业。此处表示对变革的抵制，在句中作主语用名词，与动词has一致用单数，句首大写，故填Resistance。 47. The ________ (intense) of the work left little room for personal grief or anxiety. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】intensity 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：工作的强度几乎没有给个人的悲伤或焦虑留下空间。空处作主语，用intense的名词形式intensity，意思为：强烈，强度。故填intensity。 48. As your ________ (horizon) expand, these new ideas can give a whole new meaning to life. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】horizons 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：随着你视野的扩大，这些新想法会给生活带来全新的意义。As引导状语从句，空处缺少主语，句子为一般现在时，动词expand为原形，主语用复数。故填horizons。 49. The authorities used quiet ________ (persuade) instead of the big stick. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】persuasion 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：当权者平心静气地劝说，而不是施加压力。空处作动词的宾语，用persuade的名词形式persuasion。故填persuasion。 50. I still have ________ (affect) for my old school. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】affection 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：我对母校依然很有感情。空处作have的宾语，用affect的名词affection“喜爱”。故填affection。 51. He glanced briefly towards her but there was no sign of __________(recognize). (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】recognition 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：他朝她瞥了一眼，但没有认出来的迹象。空前是介词of，所以空处填名词recognition，表示“认出；承认”，不可数名词，作介词的宾语。故填recognition。 52. He replied that the UN had passed two major resolutions calling for a complete ________ (withdraw). (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】withdrawal 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：他回答说，联合国已经通过了两项要求完全撤军的重大决议。空处作宾语，用withdraw对应的名词形式withdrawal。a后面用名词单数。故填withdrawal。 53. Equally important ________ (be) the diverse possibilities provided by the animal kingdom. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】are 【解析】 【详解】考查动词时态。句意：同样重要的是动物王国提供的各种可能性。本句为倒装句，主语为possibilities，句子描述客观事实，用一般现在时，be动词用are。故填are。 54. With such rapid advancements ________ (make) in bionics, we have come to realize how clever nature is and how much it can show us. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】being made 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：随着仿生学的飞速发展，我们逐渐意识到大自然是多么的聪明，它能向我们展示多少。with构成复合结构，advancements为介词宾语，空处作宾补，advancements与make构成被动关系，且表示正在被进行，用现在分词的被动语态being made。故填being made。 55. ______ it snow tomorrow, I would take the subway to work. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】Should 【解析】 【详解】考查虚拟语气。句意：如果明天下雪，我会乘坐地铁去工作。分析句子结构，该句子使用了虚拟语气。从句是省略了连词if进行倒装，补充完整为“If it ________ snow tomorrow”。由时间词“tomorrow”可知与将来事实相反，从句要用should+动词原形的结构，所以空处填should，空格置于句首，首字母要大写，即Should。故填Should。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15 分) 56. 假定你是李华，外教Brian向学生征集口语课上大家喜欢讨论的话题。请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1.推荐话题； 2.说明理由。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Brian, I’m Li Hua from Class 1. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Brian, I'm Li Hua from Class 1. I wanted to suggest a topic for our speaking class. I think everyone would enjoy: “Travel and Cultural Experiences.” Travel is a popular topic because it allows us to learn about different cultures and try new foods. By discussing our travel experiences, we can share our favorite destinations and learn about unique customs and traditions from different countries. Moreover, talking about travel can also help us improve our language skills. It will be interesting to hear about each other's travel adventures and perhaps even inspire us to plan our own trips in the future. I hope you consider this topic for our speaking class. Thank you for your attention. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。外教Brian向学生征集口语课上大家喜欢讨论的话题。要求考生给外教写一封邮件推荐话题，并且说明理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 建议：suggest→recommend 主题：topic→theme 此外：moreover → what’s more 希望：hope→ expect 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句： I wanted to suggest a topic for our speaking class. 拓展句： I wanted to suggest a topic for our speaking class, which has been intrigued me for a long time. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Travel is a popular topic because it allows us to learn about different cultures and try new foods. （运用了because引导的原因状语从句） 【高分句型2】Moreover, talking about travel can also help us improve our language skills. （运用了动名词作主语的结构） 第二节 (满分25分) 57. 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。 Michael and Greg were brothers and they lived in a family with a tight budget. They both missed the field trip last year because they could not cover the extra fee. This year, Michael’s class would arrange a field trip to the city museum and he really wanted to go. So he was trying to earn some pocket money. On this cold autumn morning, Michael gathered the last of the leaves into a small pile. There weren’t even enough to jump in. “Mom and Dad are never going to pay me for gathering this little bit of leaves.” “What are you talking about?” Greg asked, walking up behind him. “I’m trying to do some housework so I can make enough money to cover my field trip to the city museum, but there’s nothing to do around here.” Michael sighed and looked around. “You could offer to wash Mom and Dad’s cars,” Greg said. Michael’s face lit up. “That’s a great idea.” “I bet some of the neighbors would pay you to wash theirs too. It’s getting colder and no one wants to wash the cars themselves.” Greg looked his brother in the eye. Michael nodded. The air was cold. He shivered（打寒颤）at the thought of washing cars and getting wet in this cold weather. “Maybe this isn’t a good idea.” Greg placed his hand on Michael’s shoulder. “I have some golf gloves that are designed for wet, cold weather. I’ll loan you a pair, and I’ll even help you wash the cars.” “Really? You’d help me and let me keep the money?” “Sure. Golf season is over. I won’t need the extra cash for a while.” Greg disappeared inside the house. Michael asked his parents if he could wash their cars for a small fee. When they agreed, he asked some neighbors, too. Three more agreed. Michael got a bucket, some sponges（海绵）, towels and soap. Greg came back outside with the gloves. “Here you go. They’ll keep your hands warm and dry.” “Thanks.” Michael still couldn’t believe his brother was helping him earn the money like this. He had to think of a way to repay him. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150个左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 With these tools, Michael started to work. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ To Michael’s surprise, he found he earned more money than expected. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】With these tools, Michael started to work. He started with his parents’ car, carefully washing it, wiping it down, and adding tire shine. Once he finished, he moved on to the neighbor’s cars. At first, he was worried about getting cold and wet, but the golf gloves kept his hands warm and dry. Greg helped out, and together they finished the cars in no time. When back home, he counted up the money he had earned. To Michael’s surprise, he found he earned more money than expected. He had enough to cover the cost of his field trip and even had some extra money left. Overwhelmed with gratitude towards his brother, Michael secretly decided to buy a special gift--a beautiful golf accessory --as a token of appreciation for Greg. Next day, he held out the gift bag, gently saying “Thank you so much for helping me out.” Greg hugged his brother and replied, “I’m so proud of you for working hard and saving up for your field trip. You deserved it.” At that moment, Michael knew that he was lucky to have a brother like Greg, someone who was always there to offer a helping hand. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，文章讲述了两兄弟Michael和Greg因家庭经济拮据错过去年参观活动，因此Michael想方设法赚钱以支付今年的参观费用。Greg给出了洗车赚钱的建议，并确保Michael不会因天气变冷而感到不适，最终Michael赚到了足够的参观费用并买了一份特殊的礼物送给Greg以表达感激之情。此故事强调家庭团结和亲情。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“有了这些工具，Michael开始工作。”可知，第一段可描写Michael在Greg的帮助下，二人一起刷车的场景，以及Michael回家数钱。 ②由第二段首句内容“令Michael吃惊的是，他发现他赚的钱比预期的要多。”可知，第二段可描写Michael在发现赚的钱比预期的要多之后的惊讶和惊喜的情绪，同时描述其给Greg买礼物作为回报的情节。 2.续写线索： 刷车——Michael数钱——Michael买礼物——Michael感谢Greg——Michael的感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①小心清洗：carefully wash/cautiously clean ②.完成：finish/complete ③.拿出：hold out/take out 情绪类 ①.担心的：worried/concerned ②.充满感激：overwhelmed with gratitude/full of appreciation 【点睛】[高分句型1]. He started with his parents’ car, carefully washing it, wiping it down, and adding tire shine.（运用了现在分词作状语） [高分句型2]. At that moment, Michael knew that he was lucky to have a brother like Greg, someone who was always there to offer a helping hand.（运用了that引导的宾语从句以及关系代词who引导限制性定语从句） 听力 1—5 BAABA 6—10 BCCAC 11—15 BABAC 16—20 CBABC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$