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2023～2024学年高二期末质量检测卷 英语 考生注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。 2. 答题前, 考生务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚, 3. 考生作答时, 请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后, 用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效, 在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4. 本卷命题范围：高考范围。 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。 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 does the woman want the man to do? A. Move his car B. Go to the park. C. Do some shopping. 2. Where does the conversation take place? A. On a bus. B. In a coffee shop. C. At home. 3. What does the woman say about her new work? A. It is pleasing. B. It is heavier than before. C. It is boring. 4. What is Susan busy doing these days? A. Preparing for exams. B. Organizing a study group. C. Working part-time at the library 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A movie. B. A performance. C. A game. 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 day is it today? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. 7. What does the woman advise doing together after school? A. Repairing the bike. B. Going for a bike ride. C. Calling the shop assistant. 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。 8. What is the woman's attitude toward decorating the branch office? A. Unclear. B. Supportive. C. Disapproving. 9. What does the man agree to do? A. Employ more staff. B. Find a bigger office C. Pay the rent on time 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues B. Neighbors C. Strangers. 听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To ask for help B. To make an apology. C. To extend an invitation. 12. Where are the speakers going this weekend? A. The Italian restaurant. B. The Chinese restaurant. C. The Thai restaurant. 13. What will the man do next? A. Talk with Tony B. Reserve a table. C. Goto the train station. 听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。 14. How has the man learned about the museum? A. By visiting it in person B. By watching it on Tv. C. By reading an article about it. 15. What do we know about the museum? A. It looks unusual B. Its cost is very low. C. It is a square shaped building. 16. What led to the reconstruction of the mobile sculpture? A. Its size B. Its shape. C. Its weight. 17. What does the man intend to do again? A. Borrow the magazine. B. Interview the sculptor C. Write an article on the museum. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A Chairing a meeting. B. Giving a class. C. Hosting a program. 19. Who is Giuseppe Fontini? A. A scientist. B. A lawmaker. C. A taxi driver. 20. What will the speaker probably talk about next? B. The benefit of hands-free equipment. C The danger of using cellphones while driving 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 Four Best Literary Festivals in the UK This Year Ready to dive into a world between pages? Here are four best literary festivals happening around the UK this year. Edinburgh International Book Festival When: 10th — 25th August Celebrating the written word on an international level, this much-loved festival in Edinburgh is a great place to go if you love all wordy things, from books to the spoken word. There’s a real emphasis on creative learning, while encouraging a love of reading at every age. Kids will find a whole host of fun activities throughout the festival. North Cornwall Book Festival When: 27th — 29th September In true Cornish style, this festival throws a spotlight on everything the local community has to offer, from tasty food and drink in the festival market to local artists and musicians creating exciting exhibitions and concerts. Previous years have seen poet and boxer Matt Windle and international best-selling author Kate Mosse sharing their passions with audiences. This year, Tom Holland, Max Porter and Ann Cleeves will take to the stage to share their incredible insights into the industry. Bath Children’s Literature Festival When: 27th September — 7th October Getting kids into reading has never been easier thanks to Europe’s largest children's literature festival right here in Bath. This celebration of children’s literature is jam-packed with fun activities for little ones, all of which are aimed at getting them excited about the books that surround them. Talks from beloved authors provide even more excitement, with Darren Shan, Neil Gaiman and David Walliams among the festival’s previous headliners Chettenham Literature Festival When: 4th — 13th October Claiming the impressive title of the oldest annual literary festival in the UK, Cheltenham turns into a big book club every autumn, welcoming bookworms from all over the world. The 10-day festival packs a lot in, with a range of family activities and ticketed events to meet every bookish taste. 1. What does the festival held in August stress? A. Creative learning. B. Family activities. C. Impressive concerts. D. Exciting exhibitions. 2. Who will attend this year’s North Cornwall Book Festival? A. Matt Windle. B. Kate Mosse. C. Tom Holland. D. Darren Shan. 3. Which of the following is the UK’s oldest annual literary festival? A North Cornwall Book Festival. B. Cheltenham Literature Festival. C. Bath Children’s Literature Festival. D. Edinburgh International Book Festival. B Joy Ryan didn’t get a passport until she was aged 91. But a year after becoming the oldest person to visit all 63 National Parks in the US Grandma Joy is setting out on a new global challenge with her grandson Brad Ryan, 42. This pair, who became famous in 2023 for exploring their national parks, are now planning to travel to all seven continents in the world together. “I don’t have many years left, so hurry up and go,” Grandma Joy, now 94, says. “If I slow down, I don't get anything done.” While Brad assumed that traveling with an elderly person might spoil the fun a little bit, he quickly found that this wasn’t the case. In fact, it was quite the opposite. “It made the experience of being in the great outdoors much richer,” he says, explaining that having to move more slowly meant he was able to take everything in in a more meaningful way. “I wasn’t rushing through the places that I was visiting. I was really taking the time to appreciate smaller details.” In the nearly 10 years since their first trip, Brad has noticed a big change in Grandma Joy’s physical health, explaining that she was quite shaky in the beginning but has become a lot more capable. Being able to share so many special moments with Grandma Joy has also meant that Brad has been able to ask questions that he’s never had the opportunity to ask before. While they clearly get on well with each other. the pair’s significant age gap has unavoidably led to occasional conflicts, especially when it comes to their different tastes in music. Life is very short. As for Grandma Joy, she’s enjoying making up for lost time, and now has several stamps in her first passport. “As for me, the glass is half full, not half empty. And the people that I meet along the way lift my spirits. Besides, not everybody is lucky enough to have a grandson that’s willing to drag them around,” she says. 4. What is the new ambition of Grandma Joy and Brad? A. To get passports. B. To tour the world. C. To become famous musicians. D. To visit all national parks in the US. 5. What does the underlined word “spoil” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Bring. B. Record. C. Ruin. D. Spread. 6. How has traveling together affected Grandma Joy and Brad? A. They have built a closer relationship. B. They have collected several glasses. C. They have learned to avoid all conflicts. D. They have developed the same taste for music. 7. Which word can best describe Grandma Joy? A. Humourous. B. Generous. C. Honest. D. Optimistic. C Sperm whales (抹香鲸) have the biggest brains of any animal on the planet at up to twenty pounds, as much as six times the size of an average human brain. They live in groups of about ten and sometimes meet up with hundreds or thousands of other whales. Sperm whales can grow up to eighteen meters long and dive to nearly 1, 000 meters to hunt for food. They sleep upright and in groups. Like many whales and dolphins, sperm whales are highly social animals and communicate underwater by strings of rapid clicks, which are also used to help them locate and track their food. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed more than 8. 700 pieces of sperm whale clicks that they believe make up a “phonetic alphabet (音标)”, which the whales can use to build the very rough equivalent (对应的事物) of what people think of as words and phrases. They say they have found four basic components that they think make up this phonetic alphabet. Pratyusha Sharma, the paper’s lead researcher, says this alphabet could then be used by the whales in an unlimited number of combinations. To get enough records of the sperm whale clicks in Dominica, where there is a residential population of about 200 sperm whales, scientists created a huge underwater recording studio with microphones at different depths. Devices on the whales recorded what position they were in when clicking-for example, diving, sleeping, breathing at the surface-and if there were any other whales nearby they might be communicating with. Jeremy Goldbogen, an associate professor of oceans at Stanford University, who was not involved in the study, said that if we were one day able to understand what sperm whales were saying, that knowledge should be used for conservation purposes, like minimizing their risk of being hit by ships or reducing ocean noise levels David Gruber, founder and president of the Cetacean Translation Initiative, says millions and possibly billions of whale clicks would be needed to collect enough data to try to work out what the whales are saying, but he expects AI to help speed the analysis. 8. What do we know about sperm whales? A. They often travel alone. B. They can sleep on their backs. C. They can be up to 18 meters long. D. They have smaller brains than humans. 9. What can be inferred from paragraph 3? A. Language learning takes a lot of practice B. Sperm whales give off clicks to track each other C. The experimental results are inconsistent with the expectation D. Sperm whales and humans may communicate in a similar way. 10. Which statement will Jeremy Goldbogen probably agree with? A. The study is very meaningful. B. The ocean noise level is rather low. C. It is risky to hunt sperm whales. D. It is easy to protect sperm whales 11. What does David Gruber suggest? A. Limiting the use of AI. B. Recording the number of whales. C. Collecting more whale clicks. D. Recovering the whale populations D On a three-lane (车道) test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel truck rounded a bend. No one was on board. A quarter mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a garbage can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled and moved into the unblocked lane. The self-driving truck is owned by Pitsburgh-based Aurora Innovation. Late this year, Aurora plans to start transporting goods on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. Within three or four years, Aurora and its competitors expect to put thousands of such self-driving trucks on America’s public freeways. The companies say the autonomous trucks will save on fuel, because they don’t have to stop and will drive at more consistent speeds. Also, Aurora says its testing has shown that if a maintenance issue arises while one of its trucks is traveling on a freeway, the vehicle will automatically pull over to the side of the road and remotely call for assistance. These unmanned vehicles have drawn doubt from safety advocates, who warn that with almost no regulation (监管), it will be mainly up to the companies themselves to determine when the trucks are safe enough to operate without humans on board. The critics complain that federal agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, take a generally passive approach to safety, typically acting only after crashes occur. But Aurora and other companies that are developing the systems argue that years of testing show that their trucks will actually be safer than human-driven ones. They note that the vehicles’ sensors can “see” farther than human eyes. The trucks never tire, as human drivers do. They never become distracted by alcohol or drugs. Patti Pierce, a retired accountant from Plano, Texas, said she would be OK with the self driving technology in about a decade. “I don’t want to be on the road with them right now, ” she said, “I’m not sure whether the technology is good enough right now to have a truck that drives itself. ” 12. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How to pass a driving test. B. The advantages of driverless trucks C. How to operate autonomous trucks. D. The competition between companies. 13. What can we say about the regulation on unmanned vehicles? A. It is insufficient. B. It is satisfactory. C. It is unnecessary. D. It is overstrict. 14. What does Patti Pierce think of the current self-driving technology? A. It is advanced enough. B. It still needs improving. C. It will replace human drivers. D. It should be put into use right away 15. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Long Road to Driverless Trucks B. An Accident Report on the US Highway C. Driverless Trucks to Be Tested on Roads D. Unmanned Trucks Set to Hit US Highways 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。 When your friend is going through a crisis, whether it’s a break-up or an illness, you will want to be there to support and encourage them. The following are some tips for you. ____16____. People need to tell their stories especially if they’re going through a crisis. Sometimes you’re going to have opinions about their situation. However, it isn’t always necessary to share the advice. Of course, you can ask if they would like your advice. ____17____. Offer practical help. Instead of offering advice, what you can offer is some actual help. This is what someone struggling to deal with a difficult situation truly needs. ____18____. For example, you can help them out with some housework like helping clean their house, or take their dog for a walk. Let your friend deal with their emotions in their own time. ____19____. One day your friend might be okay with the change and the next day they’re completely falling apart. So never say something like “It seemed like you were doing okay, what happened? ” or “Aren’t you sad enough? ” Continue to check in. People have a tendency to be very concerned about someone immediately after their life falls apart, but fall away as time goes on. ____20____. Make sure your friend knows that they can call on you if they need to, and that you keep up with how they’re doing. A. Share your advice B. Make sure you don’t do this C. Listen to them without judgment D. Even doing some little things can make a difference E. But don’t be surprised if that isn’t what they’re really after F. Let your family members know you are here to support them G. Emotions involved in difficult life changes tend to come in waves 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。 Back in 2017, Kofi Thomas heard about an open space in his neighborhood. Somehow, the piece of city land had been ____21____ by time. Instead of a narrow and weedy plot of land, Kofi saw the open space as a(n) ____22____ to realize his vision. As a gardener, Kofi hoped to create a ____23____ for his community. After getting ____24____ from the relevant department, Kofi and his friends ____25____ to clean out the broken glass and fallen tree leaves on the open space. Then they ____26____ ten tons of soil and were ready to ____27____ the seeds. The garden was open to the public in April 2018. It has since become a green space that ____28____ people to harvest and eat the food ____29____ by the land. Part of the garden’s purpose is to share fresh vegetables with their neighbors. They _____30_____ donate them to local women’s shelters, church groups and other community groups. To date, they’ve _____31_____ over 10, 000 pounds of fresh food. And they’re forming partnerships with nearby schools to encourage _____32_____ to learn more about sustainable living. “All of the food that we grow serves as a(n) _____33_____ tool. Kofi said, “A lot of kids around here have never even _____34_____ a tomato plant. It's really _____35_____ to have the youth recognize these plants and understand the health benefits of growing their own food.” 21. A. paid B. forgotten C. chosen D. represented 22. A. failure B. ability C. sign D. opportunity 23. A. school B. church C. garden D. shelter 24. A. approval B. comfort C. criticism D. information 25. A. refused B. started C. regretted D. pretended 26. A. swept away B. gave up C. brought in D. broke through 27. A. sell B. share C. show D. plant 28. A. welcomes B. warns C. requests D. forces 29. A. controlled B. buried C. improved D. produced 30. A. suddenly B. fortunately C. routinely D. barely 31. A. sent out B. kept out C. found out D. left out 32. A. teachers B. kids C. parents D. doctors 33. A. sharp B. editing C. marketing D. educational 34. A. donated B. seen C. imagined D. borrowed 35. A. useless B. risky C. cool D. strange 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。 With box office receipts (收入) rocketing between the Spring Festival and May Day holidays, Chinese filmmakers have begun intensifying efforts ____36____ (expand) their footprint overseas. On April 20, the China Film Group Corp, one of ___37___ country’s largest studios, announced a lineup of 78 films designed to attract ____38____ (globe) buyers from more than 10 countries, including the UK, the US, France and Australia. The list, which is comprised of upcoming films, ____39____ (include) Tsui Hark’s martial arts film The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero, the 8th-century-set animated hit Chang’an, ____40____ the patriotic film My Country, My Parents. Liu Chun, vice president of the China Film Group Corp, says that they prepared ____41____ two months to organize a special screening event of the films during the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, ___42___ closed on April 26, in the hope of more Chinese films being shown abroad. Speaking about the criteria for selection, Liu says that the entries had to meet the tastes of international audiences, while also being ____43____ (distinct) Chinese. “We held a similar screening for nine Russian distributors last October and have since received positive feedback. Considering the ____44____ (increase) number of foreign filmmakers and insiders coming to China this year, we expect to spread more Chinese _____45_____ (story) around the world,” he says. 第四部分写作(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华。你对历史课上的一个关于美国的历史事件不甚理解，故求助于来自美国的交换生Tom，他给你进行了解答。请你给他写一封邮件，表示感谢，内容包括： 1. 回顾Tom对你的帮助； 2. 你的感受。 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 Tom. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I have recently retired from my teaching position. I know how powerfully one teacher can impact the life of a person. Because I was born in the poorest family in town, I quit high school to get a job. With no education and skills, I only found factory jobs or waitress work, which barely kept a roof over our heads. One day, searching the job ads, I found a notice that our local community college offered training for those who qualified under a government program. It included a stipend (津贴) for the hours as well as the training. One requirement was a high school diploma (毕业文凭) or GED (General Educational Development) certificate. Fortunately, after dropping out of school, I took the GED test and received my certificate, but with such low scores, I was ashamed to show it to anyone. However. I still decided to go to the school to meet the advisor who would assess me. Her name was Ruby Martin I was prepared to hear her criticize me for my low scores and wasting her valuable time. However, she did the opposite. “You are so young. Why are you applying for this training program instead of applying to college?” she asked. I whispered, “Because I am poor and stupid. . . ” She looked gently at me and said, “Since you have got the GED certificate, you are not stupid at all.” For the next hour, she explained that I could go to college with the help of financial support. She also assured me I would make an excellent candidate for the job training program. Throughout the twelve week training, Mrs. Martin came in every few days and spoke to several of us, including me. She was encouraging and supportive. The basic skills we learned in that program made it possible for me to get a job as a retail clerk and bookkeeper, but the words of Mrs. Martin echoed (回响) in my mind. One day, armed with some hope and questions, I dropped by Mrs, Martin's office. She took the time to guide me toward the financial-aid office. With her help, I managed to be admitted into the college. 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。 College proved challenging yet incredibly rewarding ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I dropped by Mrs. Martin’s office again after my graduation. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1～5 ACBAB 6～10 CBCBA 11～15 CBBCA 16～20 CABAA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023～2024学年高二期末质量检测卷 英语 考生注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分, 考试时间120分钟。 2. 答题前, 考生务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚, 3. 考生作答时, 请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后, 用2B 铅笔把答题卡上对 应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答, 超出答题区域书写的答案无效, 在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4. 本卷命题范围：高考范围。 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。 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 does the woman want the man to do? A. Move his car B. Go to the park. C. Do some shopping. 2. Where does the conversation take place? A. On a bus. B. In a coffee shop. C. At home. 3. What does the woman say about her new work? A. It is pleasing. B. It is heavier than before. C. It is boring. 4. What is Susan busy doing these days? A Preparing for exams. B. Organizing a study group. C. Working part-time at the library 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A movie. B. A performance. C. A game. 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 day is it today? A. Monday. B. Tuesday. C. Wednesday. 7. What does the woman advise doing together after school? A. Repairing the bike. B. Going for a bike ride. C. Calling the shop assistant. 听第7段材料, 回答第8至10题。 8. What is the woman's attitude toward decorating the branch office? A. Unclear. B. Supportive. C. Disapproving. 9. What does the man agree to do? A. Employ more staff. B. Find a bigger office C. Pay the rent on time 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues B. Neighbors C. Strangers. 听第8段材料, 回答第11至13题。 11. Why does the man talk to the woman? A. To ask for help B. To make an apology. C. To extend an invitation. 12. Where are the speakers going this weekend? A. The Italian restaurant. B. The Chinese restaurant. C. The Thai restaurant. 13. What will the man do next? A. Talk with Tony B. Reserve a table. C. Goto the train station. 听第9段材料, 回答第14至17题。 14. How has the man learned about the museum? A. By visiting it in person B. By watching it on Tv. C. By reading an article about it. 15. What do we know about the museum? A. It looks unusual B. Its cost is very low. C. It is a square shaped building. 16. What led to the reconstruction of the mobile sculpture? A. Its size B. Its shape. C. Its weight. 17. What does the man intend to do again? A. Borrow the magazine. B. Interview the sculptor C. Write an article on the museum. 听第10段材料, 回答第18至20题。 18. What is the speaker doing? A. Chairing a meeting. B. Giving a class. C. Hosting a program. 19. Who is Giuseppe Fontini? A. A scientist. B. A lawmaker. C. A taxi driver. 20. What will the speaker probably talk about next? B. The benefit of hands-free equipment. C. The danger of using cellphones while driving 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 Four Best Literary Festivals in the UK This Year Ready to dive into a world between pages? Here are four best literary festivals happening around the UK this year. Edinburgh International Book Festival When: 10th — 25th August Celebrating the written word on an international level, this much-loved festival in Edinburgh is a great place to go if you love all wordy things, from books to the spoken word. There’s a real emphasis on creative learning, while encouraging a love of reading at every age. Kids will find a whole host of fun activities throughout the festival. North Cornwall Book Festival When: 27th — 29th September In true Cornish style, this festival throws a spotlight on everything the local community has to offer, from tasty food and drink in the festival market to local artists and musicians creating exciting exhibitions and concerts. Previous years have seen poet and boxer Matt Windle and international best-selling author Kate Mosse sharing their passions with audiences. This year, Tom Holland, Max Porter and Ann Cleeves will take to the stage to share their incredible insights into the industry. Bath Children’s Literature Festival When: 27th September — 7th October Getting kids into reading has never been easier thanks to Europe’s largest children's literature festival right here in Bath. This celebration of children’s literature is jam-packed with fun activities for little ones, all of which are aimed at getting them excited about the books that surround them. Talks from beloved authors provide even more excitement, with Darren Shan, Neil Gaiman and David Walliams among the festival’s previous headliners Chettenham Literature Festival When: 4th — 13th October Claiming the impressive title of the oldest annual literary festival in the UK, Cheltenham turns into a big book club every autumn, welcoming bookworms from all over the world. The 10-day festival packs a lot in, with a range of family activities and ticketed events to meet every bookish taste. 1. What does the festival held in August stress? A. Creative learning. B. Family activities. C. Impressive concerts. D. Exciting exhibitions. 2. Who will attend this year’s North Cornwall Book Festival? A. Matt Windle. B. Kate Mosse. C. Tom Holland. D. Darren Shan. 3. Which of the following is the UK’s oldest annual literary festival? A. North Cornwall Book Festival. B. Cheltenham Literature Festival. C. Bath Children’s Literature Festival. D. Edinburgh International Book Festival. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了英国著名的四大图书节。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章“Edinburgh International Book Festival”部分“When: 10th-25th August(时间：8月10日至25日)”以及“There’s a real emphasis on creative learning, while encouraging a love of reading at every age.(它真的强调创新学习，并鼓励每个年龄段对阅读的喜爱。)”可知，八月份举行的爱丁堡国际图书节强调创新性学习，故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据“North Cornwall Book Festival”部分“This year, Tom Holland, Max Porter and Ann Cleeves will take to the stage to share their incredible insights into the industry.(今年，Tom Holland、Max Porter和Ann Cleeves会来到这里分享他们对这一产业的令人难以置信的见解。)”可知，Tom Holland会参加今年的北康沃尔图书节，故选C。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据“Chettenham Literature Festival”部分“Claiming the impressive title of the oldest annual literary festival in the UK, Cheltenham turns into a big book club every autumn, welcoming bookworms from all over the world.(切尔滕纳姆被誉为英国最古老的年度文学节，每天秋天它都会变成一个大型的读书俱乐部，欢迎来自世界各地的书虫。)”可知，切尔滕纳姆文学节是英国最古老的年度文学节，故选B。 B Joy Ryan didn’t get a passport until she was aged 91. But a year after becoming the oldest person to visit all 63 National Parks in the US, Grandma Joy is setting out on a new global challenge with her grandson Brad Ryan, 42. This pair, who became famous in 2023 for exploring their national parks, are now planning to travel to all seven continents in the world together. “I don’t have many years left, so hurry up and go,” Grandma Joy, now 94, says. “If I slow down, I don't get anything done.” While Brad assumed that traveling with an elderly person might spoil the fun a little bit, he quickly found that this wasn’t the case. In fact, it was quite the opposite. “It made the experience of being in the great outdoors much richer,” he says, explaining that having to move more slowly meant he was able to take everything in in a more meaningful way. “I wasn’t rushing through the places that I was visiting. I was really taking the time to appreciate smaller details.” In the nearly 10 years since their first trip, Brad has noticed a big change in Grandma Joy’s physical health, explaining that she was quite shaky in the beginning but has become a lot more capable. Being able to share so many special moments with Grandma Joy has also meant that Brad has been able to ask questions that he’s never had the opportunity to ask before. While they clearly get on well with each other. the pair’s significant age gap has unavoidably led to occasional conflicts, especially when it comes to their different tastes in music. Life is very short. As for Grandma Joy, she’s enjoying making up for lost time, and now has several stamps in her first passport. “As for me, the glass is half full, not half empty. And the people that I meet along the way lift my spirits. Besides, not everybody is lucky enough to have a grandson that’s willing to drag them around,” she says. 4. What is the new ambition of Grandma Joy and Brad? A. To get passports. B. To tour the world. C. To become famous musicians. D. To visit all national parks in the US. 5. What does the underlined word “spoil” in paragraph 3 mean? A. Bring. B. Record. C. Ruin. D. Spread. 6. How has traveling together affected Grandma Joy and Brad? A. They have built a closer relationship. B. They have collected several glasses. C. They have learned to avoid all conflicts. D. They have developed the same taste for music. 7. Which word can best describe Grandma Joy? A. Humourous. B. Generous. C. Honest. D. Optimistic. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位名叫乔伊·瑞安94岁的老奶奶与其孙子布拉德·瑞安的非凡旅行经历。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Grandma Joy is setting out on a new global challenge with her grandson Brad Ryan, 42.(乔伊奶奶和42岁的孙子布拉德·瑞安一起开始了一项新的全球挑战)”及文章第二段“This pair, who became famous in 2023 for exploring their national parks, are now planning to travel to all seven continents in the world together.(这对在2023年因遍访国家公园而闻名的祖孙二人，现在正计划一起游历世界七大洲)”可知，乔伊奶奶和布拉德新目标是环游世界。故选B项。 【5题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词后“he quickly found that this wasn’t the case. In fact, it was quite the opposite. “It made the experience of being in the great outdoors much richer,” he says(他很快发现事实并非如此。事实上，情况恰恰相反。他解释说：“和奶奶一起在户外的体验使整个旅程更加丰富”)”可知，布拉德之前认为和老人一起旅行可能会有点破坏乐趣，故划线词与C项“破坏”意义相近。故选C项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Being able to share so many special moments with Grandma Joy has also meant that Brad has been able to ask questions that he’s never had the opportunity to ask before.(能够与乔伊奶奶共享如此多的特别时刻，也意味着布拉德有机会提出以前从未有机会问过的问题)”可推知，乔伊奶奶和布拉德一起旅行让他们的关系更加亲近。故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““As for me, the glass is half full, not half empty. And the people that I meet along the way lift my spirits. Besides, not everybody is lucky enough to have a grandson that’s willing to drag them around,” she says.(“对我来说，杯子是半满的，而不是半空的。沿途遇到的人们提升了我的精神。况且，并不是每个人都有一个愿意带着他们到处跑的孙子，”她说)”可知，乔伊奶奶非常乐观。故选D项。 C Sperm whales (抹香鲸) have the biggest brains of any animal on the planet at up to twenty pounds, as much as six times the size of an average human brain. They live in groups of about ten and sometimes meet up with hundreds or thousands of other whales. Sperm whales can grow up to eighteen meters long and dive to nearly 1, 000 meters to hunt for food. They sleep upright and in groups. Like many whales and dolphins, sperm whales are highly social animals and communicate underwater by strings of rapid clicks, which are also used to help them locate and track their food. In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed more than 8. 700 pieces of sperm whale clicks that they believe make up a “phonetic alphabet (音标)”, which the whales can use to build the very rough equivalent (对应的事物) of what people think of as words and phrases. They say they have found four basic components that they think make up this phonetic alphabet. Pratyusha Sharma, the paper’s lead researcher, says this alphabet could then be used by the whales in an unlimited number of combinations. To get enough records of the sperm whale clicks in Dominica, where there is a residential population of about 200 sperm whales, scientists created a huge underwater recording studio with microphones at different depths. Devices on the whales recorded what position they were in when clicking-for example, diving, sleeping, breathing at the surface-and if there were any other whales nearby they might be communicating with. Jeremy Goldbogen, an associate professor of oceans at Stanford University, who was not involved in the study, said that if we were one day able to understand what sperm whales were saying, that knowledge should be used for conservation purposes, like minimizing their risk of being hit by ships or reducing ocean noise levels David Gruber, founder and president of the Cetacean Translation Initiative, says millions and possibly billions of whale clicks would be needed to collect enough data to try to work out what the whales are saying, but he expects AI to help speed the analysis. 8. What do we know about sperm whales? A. They often travel alone. B. They can sleep on their backs. C. They can be up to 18 meters long. D. They have smaller brains than humans. 9. What can be inferred from paragraph 3? A. Language learning takes a lot of practice B. Sperm whales give off clicks to track each other C. The experimental results are inconsistent with the expectation D. Sperm whales and humans may communicate in a similar way. 10. Which statement will Jeremy Goldbogen probably agree with? A. The study is very meaningful. B. The ocean noise level is rather low. C. It is risky to hunt sperm whales. D. It is easy to protect sperm whales 11. What does David Gruber suggest? A. Limiting the use of AI. B. Recording the number of whales. C. Collecting more whale clicks. D. Recovering the whale populations 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要讲科学家对抹香鲸声音的收集和研究，以便更好保护它们。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Sperm whales can grow up to eighteen meters long and dive to nearly 1, 000 meters to hunt for food. They sleep upright and in groups.(抹香鲸可以长到18米长，潜到近1000米来觅食。他们成团直立睡觉。)”可知，抹香鲸可以长到18米长。故选C项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“In a study published in the journal Nature Communications, researchers analyzed more than 8. 700 pieces of sperm whale clicks that they believe make up a ‘honetic alphabet(音标)’, which the whales can use to build the very rough equivalent(对应的事物)of what people think of as words and phrases.(在《Nature Communications》杂志上发表的一项研究中，研究人员分析了8700多条抹香鲸发出咔嗒声，他们认为这些声音构成了一个‘音标’，抹香鲸可以用它来构建人们认为的单词和短语的大致等价物。)”可推断，抹香鲸和人类的交流方式可能相似。故选D项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“Jeremy Goldbogen, an associate professor of oceans at Stanford University, who was not involved in the study, said that if we were one day able to understand what sperm whales were saying, that knowledge should be used for conservation purposes, like minimizing their risk of being hit by ships or reducing ocean noise levels(斯坦福大学海洋学副教授Jeremy Goldbogen没有参与这项研究，他说，如果有一天我们能够理解抹香鲸在说什么，这些知识应该用于保护目的，比如最大限度地降低它们被船只撞击的风险或降低海洋噪音水平。)”可推断, Jeremy Goldbogen认为，对于抹香鲸所发出的声音的研究非常有意义。故选A项。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“David Gruber, founder and president of the Cetacean Translation Initiative, says millions and possibly billions of whale clicks would be needed to collect enough data to try to work out what the whales are saying, but he expects AI to help speed the analysis.( Cetacean Translation Initiative的创始人兼总裁David Gruber表示，需要数百万甚至数十亿次的鲸鱼发出的声音来收集足够的数据，试图弄清楚鲸鱼在说什么，但他希望人工智能能帮助加快分析速度。)”可知，David Gruber建议多收集一些抹香鲸的声音数据。故选C项。 D On a three-lane (车道) test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel truck rounded a bend. No one was on board. A quarter mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a garbage can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled and moved into the unblocked lane. The self-driving truck is owned by Pitsburgh-based Aurora Innovation. Late this year, Aurora plans to start transporting goods on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. Within three or four years, Aurora and its competitors expect to put thousands of such self-driving trucks on America’s public freeways. The companies say the autonomous trucks will save on fuel, because they don’t have to stop and will drive at more consistent speeds. Also, Aurora says its testing has shown that if a maintenance issue arises while one of its trucks is traveling on a freeway, the vehicle will automatically pull over to the side of the road and remotely call for assistance. These unmanned vehicles have drawn doubt from safety advocates, who warn that with almost no regulation (监管), it will be mainly up to the companies themselves to determine when the trucks are safe enough to operate without humans on board. The critics complain that federal agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, take a generally passive approach to safety, typically acting only after crashes occur. But Aurora and other companies that are developing the systems argue that years of testing show that their trucks will actually be safer than human-driven ones. They note that the vehicles’ sensors can “see” farther than human eyes. The trucks never tire, as human drivers do. They never become distracted by alcohol or drugs. Patti Pierce, a retired accountant from Plano, Texas, said she would be OK with the self driving technology in about a decade. “I don’t want to be on the road with them right now, ” she said, “I’m not sure whether the technology is good enough right now to have a truck that drives itself. ” 12. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How to pass a driving test. B. The advantages of driverless trucks C. How to operate autonomous trucks. D. The competition between companies. 13. What can we say about the regulation on unmanned vehicles? A. It is insufficient. B. It is satisfactory. C. It is unnecessary. D. It is overstrict. 14. What does Patti Pierce think of the current self-driving technology? A. It is advanced enough. B. It still needs improving. C. It will replace human drivers. D. It should be put into use right away 15. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. The Long Road to Driverless Trucks B. An Accident Report on the US Highway C. Driverless Trucks to Be Tested on Roads D. Unmanned Trucks Set to Hit US Highways 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了匹兹堡Aurora Innovation公司研发的自动驾驶卡车，计划未来几年在美国高速公路上大规模使用，文章还介绍了自动驾驶卡车的优点，以及人们对这项技术的担忧和期待。 【12题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“The companies say the autonomous trucks will save on fuel, because they don’t have to stop and will drive at more consistent speeds. Also, Aurora says its testing has shown that if a maintenance issue arises while one of its trucks is traveling on a freeway, the vehicle will automatically pull over to the side of the road and remotely call for assistance.(这些公司表示，自动驾驶卡车能节省燃油，因为它们无需停车休息且能保持更稳定的行驶速度。此外，Aurora公司声称其测试已表明，如果卡车在高速公路上行驶时出现维护问题，车辆会自动靠边停车，并远程呼叫寻求援助)”可知，本段主要讲的是无人驾驶卡车的优势。故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第四段“These unmanned vehicles have drawn doubt from safety advocates, who warn that with almost no regulation, it will be mainly up to the companies themselves to determine when the trucks are safe enough to operate without humans on board.(这些无人驾驶车辆引起了安全倡导者的质疑，他们警告说，由于几乎没有监管，判断卡车何时可以无需人类在车上操作而足够安全，将主要由公司自己决定)”可知，对无人驾驶汽车的监管是不足的。故选A项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段““I don’t want to be on the road with them right now, ” she said, “I’m not sure whether the technology is good enough right now to have a truck that drives itself. ”(她说：‘我现在可不想和无人驾驶卡车一同在路上，我不确定现在的技术是否已经足够好，可以让卡车实现自动驾驶’)”可知， Patti Pierce不确定现在的技术是否已经足够好，认为当前的无人驾驶技术有待提高。故选B项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“On a three-lane test track along the Monongahela River, an 18-wheel truck rounded a bend. No one was on board. A quarter mile ahead, the truck’s sensors spotted a garbage can blocking one lane and a tire in another. In less than a second, it signaled and moved into the unblocked lane.(在沿着莫农加希拉河的一条三车道测试赛道上，一辆18轮卡车驶过一个弯道。车上没有一个人。四分之一英里外，卡车的传感器发现了有一个垃圾桶堵住了一条车道，而另一条车道上则有一只轮胎。不到一秒钟，它就发出信号并变道进入未被阻挡的车道)”、第二段“The self-driving truck is owned by Pitsburgh-based Aurora Innovation. Late this year, Aurora plans to start transporting goods on Interstate 45 between the Dallas and Houston areas with 20 driverless trucks. Within three or four years, Aurora and its competitors expect to put thousands of such self-driving trucks on America’s public freeways.(这辆无人驾驶卡车属于匹兹堡的Aurora Innovation公司。今年晚些时候，Aurora计划使用20辆无人驾驶卡车在达拉斯和休斯顿之间的州际45号公路上运输货物。在接下来的三到四年里，Aurora及其竞争对手预计将在美国的公共高速公路上投放数千辆此类自动驾驶卡车)”以及下文可知，本文主要介绍了匹兹堡Aurora Innovation公司研发的自动驾驶卡车，计划未来几年在美国高速公路上大规模使用，以及自动驾驶卡车的优点和人们对这项技术的担忧和期待。故D项“无人驾驶卡车即将驶上美国高速公路”能够概括文章主旨，适合作为文章的标题。故选D项。 第二节(共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分) 阅读下面短文, 从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余 选 项。 When your friend is going through a crisis, whether it’s a break-up or an illness, you will want to be there to support and encourage them. The following are some tips for you. ____16____. People need to tell their stories especially if they’re going through a crisis. Sometimes you’re going to have opinions about their situation. However, it isn’t always necessary to share the advice. Of course, you can ask if they would like your advice. ____17____. Offer practical help. Instead of offering advice, what you can offer is some actual help. This is what someone struggling to deal with a difficult situation truly needs. ____18____. For example, you can help them out with some housework like helping clean their house, or take their dog for a walk. Let your friend deal with their emotions in their own time. ____19____. One day your friend might be okay with the change and the next day they’re completely falling apart. So never say something like “It seemed like you were doing okay, what happened? ” or “Aren’t you sad enough? ” Continue to check in. People have a tendency to be very concerned about someone immediately after their life falls apart, but fall away as time goes on. ____20____. Make sure your friend knows that they can call on you if they need to, and that you keep up with how they’re doing. A. Share your advice B. Make sure you don’t do this C. Listen to them without judgment D. Even doing some little things can make a difference E. But don’t be surprised if that isn’t what they’re really after F. Let your family members know you are here to support them G. Emotions involved in difficult life changes tend to come in waves 【答案】16. C 17. E 18. D 19. G 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一些在朋友经历危机时如何提供支持和鼓励的建议。 【16题详解】 下文“People need to tell their stories especially if they’re going through a crisis. Sometimes you’re going to have opinions about their situation. However, it isn’t always necessary to share the advice. (人们在经历危机时尤其需要讲述自己的故事。有时你会对他们的处境有自己的看法。然而，没有必要总是分享你的建议。)”谈到了倾听时没有必要非得发表自己的看法，C项“倾听他们，不带评判。” 是对下文的概括，符合语境。故选C项。 【17题详解】 上文“Of course, you can ask if they would like your advice. (当然，你可以询问他们是否愿意接受你的建议。)”提示询问对方是否需要建议，E项“但如果这不是他们真正想要的，也不要感到惊讶”承接上文，表达了朋友可能不需要你的建议，符合语境。故选E项。 【18题详解】 上文“Offer practical help. Instead of offering advice, what you can offer is some actual help. This is what someone struggling to deal with a difficult situation truly needs. (提供实际的帮助。与其提供建议，不如提供一些实际的帮助。这正是那些努力应对困难情况的人真正需要的。)”强调了实际行动比建议更有意义，下文“For example, you can help them out with some housework like helping clean their house, or take their dog for a walk. (例如，你可以帮助他们做一些家务，比如帮他们打扫房子，或者带他们的狗散步。)”给出了具体的帮助例子，D项“即使做一些小事也能产生影响”与上下文话题一致，强调即使是小事也能在朋友困难时期发挥重要作用，符合语境。故选D项。 【19题详解】 上文“Let your friend deal with their emotions in their own time. (让你的朋友按照自己的时间处理他们的情绪。)”提及了给予朋友处理情绪的空间和时间，下文“One day your friend might be okay with the change and the next day they’re completely falling apart. So never say something like “It seemed like you were doing okay, what happened? ” or “Aren’t you sad enough? ” (可能有一天你的朋友对变化感到可以接受，而第二天他们又完全崩溃了。所以千万不要说诸如“你看起来好像没事了，发生什么了？”或“你还不够难过吗？”这样的话。)”给出了具体的错误示范，G项“涉及困难生活变化的情绪往往像波浪一样起伏不定”强调了情绪处理的复杂性和不确定性，Emotions和changes与上下文相呼应，符合语境。故选G项。 【20题详解】 上文“Continue to check in. People have a tendency to be very concerned about someone immediately after their life falls apart, but fall away as time goes on. (继续关注。人们往往会在他人生活崩溃后立即表现出极大的关心，但随着时间推移，这种关心逐渐减少。)”描述了人们关心程度随时间减弱的普遍现象，下文“Make sure your friend knows that they can call on you if they need to, and that you keep up with how they’re doing. (确保你的朋友知道，如果他们需要，可以随时找你，并且你会持续关心他们的情况。)”指出正确的做法，B项“确保你不要那样做”承上启下，符合语境。故选B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。 Back in 2017, Kofi Thomas heard about an open space in his neighborhood. Somehow, the piece of city land had been ____21____ by time. Instead of a narrow and weedy plot of land, Kofi saw the open space as a(n) ____22____ to realize his vision. As a gardener, Kofi hoped to create a ____23____ for his community. After getting ____24____ from the relevant department, Kofi and his friends ____25____ to clean out the broken glass and fallen tree leaves on the open space. Then they ____26____ ten tons of soil and were ready to ____27____ the seeds. The garden was open to the public in April 2018. It has since become a green space that ____28____ people to harvest and eat the food ____29____ by the land. Part of the garden’s purpose is to share fresh vegetables with their neighbors. They _____30_____ donate them to local women’s shelters, church groups and other community groups. To date, they’ve _____31_____ over 10, 000 pounds of fresh food. And they’re forming partnerships with nearby schools to encourage _____32_____ to learn more about sustainable living. “All of the food that we grow serves as a(n) _____33_____ tool. Kofi said, “A lot of kids around here have never even _____34_____ a tomato plant. It's really _____35_____ to have the youth recognize these plants and understand the health benefits of growing their own food.” 21. A. paid B. forgotten C. chosen D. represented 22. A. failure B. ability C. sign D. opportunity 23. A. school B. church C. garden D. shelter 24. A. approval B. comfort C. criticism D. information 25. A. refused B. started C. regretted D. pretended 26. A. swept away B. gave up C. brought in D. broke through 27. A. sell B. share C. show D. plant 28. A. welcomes B. warns C. requests D. forces 29. A. controlled B. buried C. improved D. produced 30. A. suddenly B. fortunately C. routinely D. barely 31. A. sent out B. kept out C. found out D. left out 32. A. teachers B. kids C. parents D. doctors 33. A. sharp B. editing C. marketing D. educational 34. A. donated B. seen C. imagined D. borrowed 35. A. useless B. risky C. cool D. strange 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. A 29. D 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲的是Kofi把废弃的小块土地改建成菜园，为社区的人们提供新鲜的蔬菜，为孩子们提供农业知识。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：不知怎么的，这块地被时间遗忘了。A. paid支付；B. forgotten忘记；C. chosen选择；D. represented呈现。根据后文“clean out the broken glass and fallen tree leaves on the open space.”可知，地上满是碎玻璃和落叶，故此处指这块地被遗忘了，故选B。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Kofi认为这是一个实现他的愿景的机会，而不是狭窄的杂草丛生的土地。A. failure失败；B. ability能力；C. sign迹象；D. opportunity机会。根据后文“As a gardener, Kofi hoped to create a ____3____ for his community.”可知，Kofi是一个园艺者，他想要为社区建立一个菜园，故他将这块地看作是实现他的愿景的机会，故选D。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. school学校；B. church教堂；C. garden花园，菜园；D. shelter避难所。根据前文“As a gardener”可知，Kofi是一名园艺者，故他想要利用这块地为社区建立一个菜园，故选C。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在得到相关部门的批准后，Kofi和朋友开始清除这块空地上的碎玻璃和落叶。A. approval批准；B. comfort安慰；C. criticism批评；D. information信息。根据空后“from the relevant department”以及“Kofi and his friends ____5____ to clean out the broken glass and fallen tree leaves on the open space.”可知，他们便开始清理地上的垃圾，故他们是在得到相关部门的批准后才开始行动的，故选A。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. refused拒绝；B. started开始；C. regretted后悔；D. pretended假装。根据后文“Then they ____6____ ten tons of soil and were ready to ____7____ the seeds.”可知，然后就运来10吨土，准备种植了，故此处指和朋友就开始清理垃圾，故选B。 【26题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：然后就运来了10吨土，并准备播种。A. swept away消灭，彻底消除；B. gave up放弃；C. brought in运来，引入；D. broke through突破。根据后文“were ready to ____7____ the seeds.”可知，准备好了播种，故此处指运来了10吨土，故选C。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. sell卖；B. share分享；C. show表现；D. plant种植。根据空前“ten tons of soil”以及空后的“the seeds”可知，此处指播种种子，表达为plant the seeds，故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词（短语）词义辨析。句意：从那时起，它就变成了一个绿色空间，欢迎人们来收获和食用这块土地生产的食物。A. welcomes欢迎；B. warns警告；C. requests要求；D. forces迫使。根据下文“Part of the garden’s purpose is to share fresh vegetables with their neighbors.”可知，菜园欢迎人们来收获和食用这块土地生产的食物，故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. controlled控制；B. buried埋葬；C. improved改善；D. produced生产。根据空前“the food”以及空后“by the land”可知，此处指欢迎人们来收获和食用这块土地生产的食物，故选D。 【30题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们经常向当地妇女收容所，教堂和其他社区组织捐赠。 A. suddenly突然地；B. fortunately幸运地；C. routinely惯常地，常规地；D. barely仅仅，几乎不。根据前文“Part of the garden’s purpose is to share fresh vegetables with their neighbors.”可知，菜园的目的是为了跟邻居分享新鲜的蔬菜，故他们经常向当地妇女收容所和其他社区组织捐赠，故选C。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：到目前为止，他们已经送出了超过1万磅的新鲜食物。A. sent out分发，发出（光、信号、声音等），送出；B. kept out防止进入；C. found out查明，弄清楚；D. left out排除，不包括。根据前文“donate them to local women’s shelters, church groups and other community groups.”可知，他们经常向当地妇女收容所和其他社区组织捐赠，故迄今为止，他们已经送出了超过1万磅的新鲜食物，故选A。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他们也与附近的学校合作，鼓励孩子们了解可持续生活。A. teachers老师；B. kids孩子；C. parents父母亲；D. doctors医生。根据前文“And they’re forming partnerships with nearby schools”可知，他们与附近的学校合作，是为了鼓励孩子们了解可持续生活，故选B。 【33题详解】 考查形容词/动名词词义辨析。句意：我们种植的所有植物都起着一个教育工具的作用。A. sharp锋利的；B. editing编辑；C. marketing推销；D. educational教育的。根据后文“Kofi said, “A lot of kids around here have never even ____14____ a tomato plant. It’s really____15____ to have the youth recognize these plants and understand the health benefits of growing their own food.””可知，Kofi认为这块菜园让孩子认识了植物，并了解到种植自己食物带来的健康好处，故此处指我们种植的所有植物都起着一个教育工具的作用，故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Kofi说到：“这里很多孩子甚至都没见过番茄苗。让这些孩子们认识植物，并了解到种植自己食物带来的健康好处，这是一件很酷的事情。” A. donated捐赠；B. seen看见；C. imagined想象；D. borrowed借。根据后文“have the youth recognize these plants”可知，这个菜园能让孩子们认识到这些植物，故此处指甚至很多孩子都没见过番茄苗，故选B。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. useless无用的；B. risky冒险的；C. cool酷的；D. strange奇怪的。根据后文“have the youth recognize these plants and understand the health benefits of growing their own food.”可知，让这些孩子们认识植物，并了解到种植自己食物带来的健康好处，这是一件很不错的事情，是一件很酷的事，故选C。 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。 With box office receipts (收入) rocketing between the Spring Festival and May Day holidays, Chinese filmmakers have begun intensifying efforts ____36____ (expand) their footprint overseas. On April 20, the China Film Group Corp, one of ___37___ country’s largest studios, announced a lineup of 78 films designed to attract ____38____ (globe) buyers from more than 10 countries, including the UK, the US, France and Australia. The list, which is comprised of upcoming films, ____39____ (include) Tsui Hark’s martial arts film The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Great Hero, the 8th-century-set animated hit Chang’an, ____40____ the patriotic film My Country, My Parents. Liu Chun, vice president of the China Film Group Corp, says that they prepared ____41____ two months to organize a special screening event of the films during the 14th Beijing International Film Festival, ___42___ closed on April 26, in the hope of more Chinese films being shown abroad. Speaking about the criteria for selection, Liu says that the entries had to meet the tastes of international audiences, while also being ____43____ (distinct) Chinese. “We held a similar screening for nine Russian distributors last October and have since received positive feedback. Considering the ____44____ (increase) number of foreign filmmakers and insiders coming to China this year, we expect to spread more Chinese _____45_____ (story) around the world,” he says. 【答案】36. to expand 37. the 38. global 39. includes 40. and 41. for 42. which 43. distinctly 44. increasing##increased 45. stories 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了中国电影对海外市场的开拓。 【36题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：随着春节档和五一假期期间票房收入飙升，中国电影人开始加大在海外的足迹。expand作后置定语，用动词不定式形式。故填to expand。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意：4月20日，中国最大的电影公司之一，中国电影集团公司宣布了78部电影的阵容，旨在吸引来自10多个国家的全球买家，包括英国、美国、法国和澳大利亚。根据空前one of以及空后“country’s largest studios”可知，设空处填定冠词the表特指。故填the。 【38题详解】 考查形容词。句意：4月20日，中国最大的电影公司之一中国电影集团公司宣布了78部电影的阵容，旨在吸引来自10多个国家的全球买家，包括英国、美国、法国和澳大利亚。修饰名词buyers用形容词作定语，故填global。 【39题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：这份名单包括即将上映的电影，包括徐克的武侠片《射雕英雄传：侠之大者》，以8世纪为背景的动画大片《长安三万里》，以及爱国电影《我和我的父辈》。include是谓语，与主语list是主动关系，描述一般事实用一般现在时，且主语是第三人称单数，故填includes。 【40题详解】 考查连词。句意：这份名单包括即将上映电影，包括徐克的武侠片《射雕英雄传：侠之大者》，以8世纪为背景的动画大片《长安三万里》，以及爱国电影《我和我的父辈》。此处是并列的三部电影作动词include宾语，用并列连词and连接。故填and。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：中国电影集团公司副总裁刘春表示，他们准备了两个月的时间，在4月26日闭幕的第14届北京国际电影节期间组织一个特别的电影放映活动，希望更多的中国电影在国外放映。“for+段时间”表示描述动作或状态持续一段时间，故填for。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：中国电影集团公司副总裁刘春表示，他们准备了两个月的时间，在4月26日闭幕的第14届北京国际电影节期间组织一个特别的电影放映活动，希望更多的中国电影在国外放映。空处引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the 14th Beijing International Film Festival，设空处指代先行词在从句中作主语，指物，用关系代词which。故填which。 【43题详解】 考查副词。句意：在谈到评选标准时，刘说参赛作品必须满足国际观众的口味，同时也要有明显的中国特色。修饰being Chinese，用副词作状语，故填distinctly。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：考虑到今年越来越多的外国电影人和业内人士来到中国/考虑到今年来中国的外国电影人和业内人士数量的增加，我们希望在世界范围内传播更多的中国故事。设空处修饰名词number作定语，可以使用现在分词increasing表示动作正在进行，“一直在增长的，越来越多的”，也可使用过去分词increased表示“已经增长了的”。故填increasing/increased。 【45题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：考虑到今年越来越多的外国电影人和业内人士来到中国/考虑到今年来中国的外国电影人和业内人士数量的增加，我们希望在世界范围内传播更多的中国故事。story为可数名词，由more修饰用复数形式，故填stories。 第四部分写作(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华。你对历史课上的一个关于美国的历史事件不甚理解，故求助于来自美国的交换生Tom，他给你进行了解答。请你给他写一封邮件，表示感谢，内容包括： 1. 回顾Tom对你的帮助； 2. 你的感受。 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 Tom. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Tom, I can’t wait to express my gratitude to you for your timely help. Feeling very confused about an event in American history in my history class last week, I was worried about how to finish the relevant homework. So I turned to you for help. You told me every detail of this historical event and compared it to a similar event in Chinese history. Your vivid analysis made me immediately understand and remember the knowledge, which also gave me a lot of inspiration to finish the homework better. Thanks again for your help Yours Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给来自美国的交换生Tom写一封邮件，感谢他帮助解答了一个有关美国历史事件的问题。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 感激：gratitude→appreciation 困惑的：confused→bewildered 担心：be worried about→be concerned about 理解：understand→have an understanding of 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Feeling very confused about an event in American history in my history class last week, I was worried about how to finish the relevant homework. 拓展句：Feeling very confused about an event which happened in American history in my history class last week, I was worried about how to finish the relevant homework. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Feeling very confused about an event in American history in my history class last week, I was worried about how to finish the relevant homework.(运用了现分词作状语，特殊疑问词+不定式作宾语) 【高分句型2】Your vivid analysis made me immediately understand and remember the knowledge, which also gave me a lot of inspiration to finish the homework better. (运用了which引导非限制性定语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I have recently retired from my teaching position. I know how powerfully one teacher can impact the life of a person. Because I was born in the poorest family in town, I quit high school to get a job. With no education and skills, I only found factory jobs or waitress work, which barely kept a roof over our heads. One day, searching the job ads, I found a notice that our local community college offered training for those who qualified under a government program. It included a stipend (津贴) for the hours as well as the training. One requirement was a high school diploma (毕业文凭) or GED (General Educational Development) certificate. Fortunately, after dropping out of school, I took the GED test and received my certificate, but with such low scores, I was ashamed to show it to anyone. However. I still decided to go to the school to meet the advisor who would assess me. Her name was Ruby Martin I was prepared to hear her criticize me for my low scores and wasting her valuable time. However, she did the opposite. “You are so young. Why are you applying for this training program instead of applying to college?” she asked. I whispered, “Because I am poor and stupid. . . ” She looked gently at me and said, “Since you have got the GED certificate, you are not stupid at all.” For the next hour, she explained that I could go to college with the help of financial support. She also assured me I would make an excellent candidate for the job training program. Throughout the twelve week training, Mrs. Martin came in every few days and spoke to several of us, including me. She was encouraging and supportive. The basic skills we learned in that program made it possible for me to get a job as a retail clerk and bookkeeper, but the words of Mrs. Martin echoed (回响) in my mind. One day, armed with some hope and questions, I dropped by Mrs, Martin's office. She took the time to guide me toward the financial-aid office. With her help, I managed to be admitted into the college. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 College proved challenging yet incredibly rewarding. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I dropped by Mrs. Martin’s office again after my graduation. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: College proved challenging yet incredibly rewarding. There were many classes to attend every day, during which the professors required us to read a lot of books. So I spent a great deal of my time in the library. I cherished this hard-won learning opportunity very much. At the same time, in order to earn money to cover my living expenses, I did some part-time jobs. At graduation, I earned a bachelor’s degree in English for Education and set out on my own career as a teacher. I dropped by Mrs. Martin’s office again after my graduation. Overcome with gratitude and the realization that she had truly given me a new life, I couldn’t wait to tell her I had graduated with honors, and that I would be teaching in a high school. With tears in my eyes, I continued, “If you had not believed in me and encouraged me, I would never have gone to college. ”Hearing about my achievements, she felt very proud and inspired me to guide my students like she did. Of course, I would treat my students the way she treated me. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述作者想去参加当地的社区学院为那些符合政府项目条件的人提供培训，遇到Ruby Martin顾问，Ruby Martin花时间帮作者申请了助学金，在她的帮助下，作者设法考上了大学。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“事实证明，上大学很有挑战性，但却收获颇丰。”可以预测续写这段主要内容： 作者的大学生活，毕业后作者成为了一名老师。 ②由第二段首句内容“毕业后，我又顺便去了Martin夫人的办公室。”可以预测续写这段主要内容：作者对Martin的感谢。Martin也为作者感到骄傲。 2.续写线索： 开始大学生活——毕业后成为一名老师——去见Martin—— 感谢Martin——Martin为作者感到骄傲 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①要求：require/ask/demand ②珍惜：cherish/treasure ③支付：cover/pay for 情绪类 ①感激： gratitude/appreciation ②感到骄傲：feel proud/take pride 【点睛】[高分句型1] There were many classes to attend every day, during which the professors required us to read a lot of books. （运用了介词+which构成的非限制性定语从句） [高分句型2] If you had not believed in me and encouraged me, I would never have gone to college.（运用了if引导的虚拟条件句） [高分句型3] Hearing about my achievements, she felt very proud and inspired me to guide my students like she did. （运用了现在分词作状语） 听力1～5 ACBAB 6～10 CBCBA 11～15 CBBCA 16～20 CABAA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$