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襄阳五中2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 第一部分 听力(1-20小题) 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 is the woman doing? A. Heating some milk. B. Speaking on the phone. C. Complaining about the man. 2. How will the weather be on the weekend? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 3. What will the man do for the woman? A. Renew two books. B. Borrow two books. C. Return two books. 4. What does the man mean? A. He has a headache. B. Itˈs not easy to find an ideal house. C. He has found his ideal house. 5. What are the speakers talking about in general? A. An essay. B. Famous people. C. A tutor. 第二节(共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分) 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. Why is the man making the call? A. To make an appointment. B. To cancel an appointment. C. To put off an appointment. 7. What will the woman do? A. Telephone Dr James. B. Tell Dr James to call back. C. Have a check-up. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. Which photo was taken by the man? A. The photo of a valley. B. The photo of a lake. C. The photo of the rain. 9. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman likes taking photos. B. The man posted some photos online. C. The photos were all taken by the man. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Schoolmates. 11. What makes the woman find it difficult to study at Oxford? A. Large classes. B. Heavy work. C. Learning style. 12. What have students been encouraged to do at Oxford? A. Give opinions. B. Memorize a lot. C. Know about teaching plans. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13. What helps the man most to become successful? A. Hard work. B. Good training. C. A set schedule. 14. What does the man usually do before the game day? A. He does more training exercise. B. He takes a long rest. C. He has good meals. 15. When does the man get to the stadium? A. At about 8:30. B. At about 9:00. C. At about 9:50. 16. Why do the manˈs team watch videos of past games? A. To avoid the mistakes theyˈve made. B. To relax themselves completely. C. To know about the other team. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 17. Where is the Britain at War Experience? A. At London Bridge main-line station. B. In Tooley Street. C. At Westminster. 18 .What was Churchill War Rooms used as during the wartime? A. A hiding place for Churchill and his government. B. A working place for Churchill and his friends. C. A living place for Churchill and his family. 19. What did the speaker do in St Jamesˈs Park? A. He went boating on the lake. B. He took photos of the scenery. C. He spent some time on a bridge. 20. What do we know about the speaker? A. He saw the London Eye from a distance. B. He failed to visit Buckingham Palace. C. He lost £14.50 during the trip. 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 Yosemite National Park Yosemite is all about restoration this year. This month the park’s main corridor is being repaired. The park’ s gallery reopened to the public in April after being remodeled to allow full accessibility for people with a disability. Even John Muir, known as the father of the national parks, is being revived (使复活) by the actor Lee Stetson, who will answer audience questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theater. Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander. In August, a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists, photographers and other experts. And next year, you will see electric vehicle charging stations at the north and south entrances of the park. Acadia National Park Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’ s Schoodic Peninsula this fall. The site will offer almost 100 recreational vehicles and tent sites, as well as new hiking and biking trails connected to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula’ s tip. Mesa Verde National Park Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park’ s six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park’ s most popular hike. Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year. 1. What do we know about Yosemite National Park? A. It will be closed for repairs. B. It will offer bike rental service. C. Its gallery is accessible to the disabled. D. It’s well-known for the father of national parks. 2. In which national park will you be able to go camping? A. Yosemite National Park. B. Petrified Forest National Park. C. Acadia National Park. D. Mesa Verde National Park. 3. What is the purpose of this passage? A. To persuade people to visit the national parks. B. To introduce something new at the national parks. C. To appeal to people to preserve the national parks. D. To recommend main attractions of the national parks B I still remember my friends giving me the advice: Try something new. As a mom and writer, I was stressed and, of course, also on my phone too much. I was writing about food for work, so cooking didn’t really count as a hobby anymore, nor did reading, nor socializing, especially since all of my friends worked in my industry. I needed something in my life that existed apart from all that. “Maybe something you can do with your hands.” The suggestion felt like an escape exit. Cooking had once been the thing I did to relax when I got home from work, the thing I was curious about, and the thing that made my brain away from its standard complaints. The kitchen had once been a release, but now it was part of my professional life. It needed a replacement. A few months later, I signed up for a ceramics (制陶艺术) class at a studio near my apartment. At the studio, I started as a lazy learner, but after a few months I became addicted, signing up for more classes when my term ended. I had a place to go in my free time and something to be curious about, and my goals were unrelated to outer forces: a boss, a job, a market, a reader. Unlike with writing, my progress was quantifiable (可量化的): Now I have made a pot. Now my handles are beautiful. Now I have made two things that more or less look like a pair. Finally finding a hobby that was just for my own enjoyment was a release. I enjoy having something to do that didn’t involve a screen and therefore felt far from the style of work to which I was most accustomed — hands covered in clay cannot swipe (滑屏) very well. Making time for this also means carving out time for creation and inspiration, and also for the rest that is required for me to reflect on my life. It is something more than a new hobby. This is the peace that everyone needs in our life. 4. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean? A. Cooking was her cup of tea. B. Cooking was more a job than a hobby. C. Cooking was a piece of cake for her. D Cooking was no more than a hobby for her. 5. Why did the author take up ceramics classes? A. Because she wanted to escape from the kitchen. B. Because hands-on classes appealed to her most. C. Because she wanted to free herself from her routine work. D. Because a new hobby would help her gain an edge in her profession. 6. What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. The author was too lazy to learn ceramics. B. The author was finally fascinated by ceramics. C. The author got rid of outer forces through ceramics. D. The author made more progress in ceramics than in writing. 7. What message does the author mainly want to convey in the text? A. Never be afraid of changes. B. A new hobby keeps you away from screens. C. If you are to change others, be the change first. D. Be brave to inject something new into your life. C One of the best things about new technology is how it makes the world more accessible to people with disabilities. Take Siri or Alexa, for example. They are a convenience or even a toy for most people. But if you’re blind, they’re potential life savers, capable of sending messages or receiving instructions, entirely through the power of your voice. What’s truly exciting is how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling the creation of even smarter accessibility features. On the most recent Google Pixel phones, it’s possible to turn on a feature called “Live Captions”. This means that deaf people can easily watch videos — or even make video calls. And perhaps more magically, iPhone will even let you create a simulation of your own voice and have it speak for you, giving us all technology similar to what Stephen Hawking used, but in the palms of our hands. What I think is most striking though is what all of these clever accessibility features mean for the rest of us who may not need to use the features for their intended uses. The idea behind smart headsets(头戴式视图器) — if they’re ever going to be truly useful — is that they will work almost as an extension of brains and bodies. We’ll want them to give us directions when we need them, and help us understand our surroundings. And we’ll need a way to interact with headsets without buttons or a touchscreen, using our voice or by gesturing with our hands. This is for sure a tricky technical challenge, but it’s actually possible to imagine how such headsets might work, because these fundamental technologies already exist thanks to accessibility features on smartphones already on the market. Ultimately, this is a great way to think about accessibility features and why they’re so important on our modern devices. Because they don’t just help the people who need them — they help make our technology even better for everyone else too. 8. How does the author prove the point in the second paragraph? A. By giving definition. B. By making a comparison. C. By making a summary. D. By giving examples. 9. Which is the original intention of accessibility features? A. To make the world more accessible to the disabled. B. To help users in solving various phones problems. C. To give instructions to the disabled. D. To evaluate the uses of the phone. 10. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Fancy design. B. Convenient operation. C. Secure material. D. Standard size. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. A vital role of accessibility features. B. A rapid change in life for the disabled. C. A technical challenge of modern devices. D. A new function of mobile phones for the disabled. D The dark days of the Depression saw an increased demand for stories that excite children in new ways and support them in processing difficult emotions. The features of personalized books meet this need well. With personalized Loss Books, children read about losing a family member. With personalized Me and My Pet Books, children read about how they first met their dogs or cats. Identified as the main driver of the rapidly growing interactive children’s book market, personalized books are far from a gimmick (噱头). Personalized books are printed or digital books that have been tailored to the needs of a specific child. They follow a simple principle: the publisher provides the users with a pattern, which parents add their children’s data. Thanks to the advanced print-on-demand possibilities of small-scale publishers, it’s not difficult to create a personalized version of any story. Publishers claim that personalized books teach children empathy (同理心) and encourage love for reading. Now, you might think that it is surely what all parents and teachers want, so should we replace all books with personalized stories? Recent observational studies confirmed publishers’ claim that children are highly engaged and motivated to read personalized books. However, in a recent study, we compared children’s understanding of the moral of a story and its application to their lives after they read a personalized, non-personalized or control story. Although children who read personalized stories had more detailed retellings, there was no other difference between the three groups. This could be because the differences among the children were higher than the effect of personalization. Studies with personalized books are too few for us to know for sure. Besides, while personal stories are often used in children with special educational needs, personalized stories are a new writing style, raising many open questions. The misuse of children’s personal data and the moral questions concerning diversity make one wonder how “personalized” the books actually are. The other key point lies in directing children’s focus towards the other. Meanwhile, experts point out that given the increased focus on personalized learning during the gloomy days and the need to customize children’s reading experiences, the rising trend of personalized books will continue. 12 What can we learn about personalized books? A. They are mainly in digital form. B. They are created by young writers. C. They are highly thought of by teachers. D. They are very popular among children. 13. What does the recent study suggest? A. The effects of personalized stories need further study. B. The varieties of personalized stories need expanding. C Personalized stories build up children’s sense of justice. D. Personalized stories help children apply what they learn. 14. What’s the author’s attitude to personalized books? A. Objective. B. Concerned. C. Disapproving. D. Positive. 15. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. How Personalized Books Meet Special Needs B. How Personalized Books Benefit Children C. Personalized Books: a Must or an Option D. Personalized Books: a Trick or a Treat 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。 We grow up with assumptions about how the future world will work. We live in them and adapt to the guides and resources that we hope will lead us to jobs and money, homes and families and happiness. ___16___ And then, things change-quickly—and a lot! Change in our families, change in our communities, change in our world! ___17___, but it's hard to actually change. The changes in our lifetime are the result of the appearance of the new digital landscape. Inexpensive and powerful digital tools have greatly transformed the way we work and the way we play in the world in which we live. ___18___. Using today's digital tools and the Internet, we can now manage our online accounts without ever stepping into a bank. We can shop without ever leaving the comfort of our home. A person with a smartphone can easily be the smartest person in the room. We can travel to far-off places without ever flying in a plane or boarding a train. We can develop friendships with countless people who we might never meet in person. ___19___ . We can do things today that would have seemed unimaginable even a decade ago. And these changes and their influence on our future can seem hard to handle. Newspapers have been replaced by websites and social media feeds. CDs and MP3 players have been replaced by music streamed anytime, anywhere. DVDs used to provide much of our video entertainment, yet they have quickly been replaced by Netflix. ___20___ . Many of us are in denial even as this continues to happen right before our very eyes. A. The possibilities are endless. B. Life ahead appears very promising. C. It's easy to say that we have to adapt. D. It's true that we are all afraid of change. E. Let's consider just a few of these changes. F. We can't imagine a life without social media. G. Paper books are giving place to ebooks gradually. 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。 More often than not, we ignore small incidents. Last week we ___21___ a minor water crisis at our home. A water pipe (管子) had been leaking ___22___ within a bathroom wall, which my husband and I ignored for long. Hence, we woke up one morning to a pool of water on the bedroom floor. We removed the bedroom sofa that shares the same wall and ___23___ the fault: Water had spread from a break between the wall and the floor. I ___24___ to clear up the mess. Initially, I used towels to absorb the water. When seeing the break was not huge, I tried pushing back the water with a mop (拖把). But the ______25______ quickly became bigger, making more water constantly ___26___ out. There’s a distinct ___27___ that something deeper within the wall needed our attention. We acted decisively, shutting down the main water line, opening up the wall and beginning the chaotic work of ___28___ the broken pipe. Despite quite a bit of wall repair and painting to do, we were ___29___ that it was no longer leaking and our water supply was back ____30____. Later, we were told by an architect friend that such a small leak can become a major break and eventually do ____31____ structural damage to our home. Big problems usually start small. I’ve been ____32____: How many times we don’t ____33____addressing small issues that demand our attention until they grow into big ones that almost ____34____ our life. With more care and earlier ____35____, we can save ourselves much time and trouble. 21. A. encountered B. expected C. defeated D. predicted 22. A. rapidly B. slightly C. heavily D. rarely 23. A. clarified B. criticized C. displayed D. detected 24. A. set out B. settled down C. took up D. broke down 25. A. floor B. leak C. pipe D. wall 26. A. well B. fall C. jump D. throw 27. A. advantage B. feature C. prospect D. difference 28. A. arranging B. preserving C. fixing D. adopting 29. A. anxious B. relieved C. ashamed D. embarrassed 30. A. on trial B. on show C. on the move D. on track 31. A. minor B. mental C. little D. critical 32. A. reflecting B. advocating C. appealing D. opposing 33. A. resist B. cease C. bother D. risk 34. A. benefit B. direct C. ruin D. dominate 35. A. experience B. rise C. sign D. action 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。 The 19th Asian Games impressed the whole world, not only because of Chinese athletes’ stunning performance but also because of the spectacular opening ceremony ___36___ left the world marveling at the ___37___ (integrate) of China’s rich cultural heritage with its remarkable technological advancements. After the Games, the city of Hangzhou took on ___38___ unique atmosphere with its sports market ___39___ (apparent) ignited. Many locals chose sports activities during the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holidays. ___40___ (occupy) in playing badminton during the holiday, a sports enthusiast named Xiao Gai advocated that a work life balance ___41___(maintain). “For my own physical and mental health, I always make sure to exercise regularly.” Xiao added, “I live here, and I can feel that beginners are more willing to participate ___42___ sports activities, and enthusiasts are now ___43___ (eager) to explore new sports. Just recently, a newly-opened self-service tennis court ___44___ (become) really popular. Many people including myself have gone to give it a try. I’m also trying to explore and learn about new sports.” With a surge in the city’s sports market, ____45____ is predicted that gymnasiums in Hangzhou will strive to keep up with the demand. 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 你校英文报正在征集主题为“Scientific Spirit”的稿件，请你选取科学家必备精神的一个方面，并结合某一个科学家的具体事例写一篇短文投稿。内容包括： 1.科学精神； 2.举例说明； 3.你的感悟。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Scientific Spirit ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 I sat at the breakfast table with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. “Mama, want to play?” “Not today, baby.” I shook my head. These days I could barely get out of bed. I was still recovering from an operation. I hoped for strength and happiness, but the future seemed so hopeless. Suddenly, Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to our courtyard. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated in a rubber tree (橡胶树). It sat there for a few moments, and then flew away. Strange, I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before. When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying sticks. “Look Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door (滑动玻璃门), talking to the birds while they worked. His happiness was influential. As much as I was sad, I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest, but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs (细枝) break apart. I surveyed the damage. Nothing good ever lasted. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from the beginning. Again, though, the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they started again, as if nothing had happened. 注意： 1．续写词数应为100左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: “It works! The birds are back!” Matthew announced. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力答案：1-5 CBCBA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 CAABB 16-20 CBACA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 襄阳五中2023-2024学年高二上学期10月月考英语试卷 第一部分 听力(1-20小题) 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 is the woman doing? A. Heating some milk. B. Speaking on the phone. C. Complaining about the man. 2. How will the weather be on the weekend? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 3. What will the man do for the woman? A. Renew two books. B. Borrow two books. C. Return two books. 4. What does the man mean? A. He has a headache. B Itˈs not easy to find an ideal house. C. He has found his ideal house. 5. What are the speakers talking about in general? A. An essay. B. Famous people. C. A tutor. 第二节(共15小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分22.5分) 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 6. Why is the man making the call? A. To make an appointment. B. To cancel an appointment. C. To put off an appointment. 7. What will the woman do? A. Telephone Dr James. B. Tell Dr James to call back. C. Have a check-up. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 8. Which photo was taken by the man? A. The photo of a valley. B. The photo of a lake. C. The photo of the rain. 9. What can we learn from the conversation? A. The woman likes taking photos. B. The man posted some photos online. C. The photos were all taken by the man. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 10. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Brother and sister. B. Teacher and student. C. Schoolmates. 11. What makes the woman find it difficult to study at Oxford? A. Large classes. B. Heavy work. C. Learning style. 12. What have students been encouraged to do at Oxford? A. Give opinions. B. Memorize a lot. C. Know about teaching plans. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 13. What helps the man most to become successful? A. Hard work. B. Good training. C. A set schedule. 14. What does the man usually do before the game day? A. He does more training exercise. B. He takes a long rest. C. He has good meals. 15. When does the man get to the stadium? A. At about 8:30. B. At about 9:00. C. At about 9:50. 16. Why do the manˈs team watch videos of past games? A. To avoid the mistakes theyˈve made. B. To relax themselves completely. C. To know about the other team. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 17. Where is the Britain at War Experience? A. At London Bridge main-line station. B. In Tooley Street. C. At Westminster. 18 .What was Churchill War Rooms used as during the wartime? A. A hiding place for Churchill and his government. B. A working place for Churchill and his friends. C. A living place for Churchill and his family. 19. What did the speaker do in St Jamesˈs Park? A. He went boating on the lake. B. He took photos of the scenery. C. He spent some time on a bridge. 20. What do we know about the speaker? A. He saw the London Eye from a distance. B. He failed to visit Buckingham Palace. C. He lost £14.50 during the trip. 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 Yosemite National Park Yosemite is all about restoration this year. This month the park’s main corridor is being repaired. The park’ s gallery reopened to the public in April after being remodeled to allow full accessibility for people with a disability. Even John Muir, known as the father of the national parks, is being revived (使复活) by the actor Lee Stetson, who will answer audience questions about the park and its history at the Yosemite Theater. Petrified Forest National Park Petrified Forest National Park is now mapping self-guided hikes to its more remote destinations, in part to remind visitors that the parks are theirs to wander. In August, a new field institute will begin offering classes led by geologists, photographers and other experts. And next year, you will see electric vehicle charging stations at the north and south entrances of the park. Acadia National Park Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’ s Schoodic Peninsula this fall. The site will offer almost 100 recreational vehicles and tent sites, as well as new hiking and biking trails connected to Gouldsboro Village and existing park trails leading to the peninsula’ s tip. Mesa Verde National Park Wetherill Mesa in Mesa Verde National Park will have an extended season this year (through mid-October), giving cyclists much time to enjoy new access to the park’ s six-mile Long House Loop, a paved path formerly used for tram service, and the backcountry routes on the park’ s most popular hike. Naturally, plans are in the works to open an on-site bike rental operation within the year. 1. What do we know about Yosemite National Park? A. It will be closed for repairs. B. It will offer bike rental service. C. Its gallery is accessible to the disabled. D. It’s well-known for the father of national parks. 2. In which national park will you be able to go camping? A. Yosemite National Park. B. Petrified Forest National Park. C. Acadia National Park. D. Mesa Verde National Park. 3. What is the purpose of this passage? A To persuade people to visit the national parks. B. To introduce something new at the national parks. C. To appeal to people to preserve the national parks. D. To recommend main attractions of the national parks 【答案】1. C 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要四个美国国家公园在近期或未来即将进行的一些活动和改进措施，包括修复、重新开放、增设设施、增加活动项目等，旨在向读者提供关于这些国家公园的最新信息和发展动态。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章“Yosemite National Park”部分中的“The park’ s gallery reopened to the public in April after being remodeled to allow full accessibility for people with a disability.(公园的画廊在经过改造后，于今年4月重新向公众开放，让残疾人完全可以进入。)”可知，Yosemite National Park的画廊在重新装修后，可以让残疾人完全可以进入。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章“Acadia National Park”部分中的“Acadia National Park is to begin managing a new campground on Maine’ s Schoodic Peninsula this fall.(今年秋天，Acadia国家公园将开始管理缅因州斯库迪奇半岛上的一个新的露营地。)”可知，在Acadia National Park，你可以去露营。故选C。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，本文的目的是介绍四个国家公园即将进行的新活动或改进措施，如Yosemite National Park的画廊重新开放并对残疾人开放、Petrified Forest National Park增设自助徒步旅行路线、Acadia National Park将管理新的露营地以及Mesa Verde National Park延长开放季节等。因此，本文的目的是介绍国家公园的新事物。故选B。 B I still remember my friends giving me the advice: Try something new. As a mom and writer, I was stressed and, of course, also on my phone too much. I was writing about food for work, so cooking didn’t really count as a hobby anymore, nor did reading, nor socializing, especially since all of my friends worked in my industry. I needed something in my life that existed apart from all that. “Maybe something you can do with your hands.” The suggestion felt like an escape exit. Cooking had once been the thing I did to relax when I got home from work, the thing I was curious about, and the thing that made my brain away from its standard complaints. The kitchen had once been a release, but now it was part of my professional life. It needed a replacement. A few months later, I signed up for a ceramics (制陶艺术) class at a studio near my apartment. At the studio, I started as a lazy learner, but after a few months I became addicted, signing up for more classes when my term ended. I had a place to go in my free time and something to be curious about, and my goals were unrelated to outer forces: a boss, a job, a market, a reader. Unlike with writing, my progress was quantifiable (可量化的): Now I have made a pot. Now my handles are beautiful. Now I have made two things that more or less look like a pair. Finally finding a hobby that was just for my own enjoyment was a release. I enjoy having something to do that didn’t involve a screen and therefore felt far from the style of work to which I was most accustomed — hands covered in clay cannot swipe (滑屏) very well. Making time for this also means carving out time, for creation and inspiration, and also for the rest that is required for me to reflect on my life. It is something more than a new hobby. This is the peace that everyone needs in our life. 4. What does the underlined sentence in the first paragraph mean? A. Cooking was her cup of tea. B. Cooking was more a job than a hobby. C. Cooking was a piece of cake for her. D. Cooking was no more than a hobby for her. 5. Why did the author take up ceramics classes? A. Because she wanted to escape from the kitchen. B. Because hands-on classes appealed to her most. C. Because she wanted to free herself from her routine work. D. Because a new hobby would help her gain an edge in her profession. 6. What can we infer from paragraph 3? A. The author was too lazy to learn ceramics. B. The author was finally fascinated by ceramics. C. The author got rid of outer forces through ceramics. D. The author made more progress in ceramics than in writing. 7. What message does the author mainly want to convey in the text? A. Never be afraid of changes. B. A new hobby keeps you away from screens. C. If you are to change others, be the change first. D. Be brave to inject something new into your life. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. B 7. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲的是作者在朋友的建议下，开始在紧张的生活中尝试新的东西，希望得到一些解脱，最后作者迷上了制陶手艺，欣赏自己的每一点进步，得以放松和平静。作者认为每个人都应该去寻找这样一种新的爱好，即要勇敢地给自己的生活注入一些新的东西。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段划线词之前“I was writing about food for work,(我的工作是写关于食物的文章，)”可知，作者的工作内容就是写关于食物的书籍，所以烹饪对于作者来说不再是一种爱好，而是与工作紧密相关。因此可知划线句的意思表示“烹饪对于她来说与其说是一种爱好，不如说是一种工作。”。故选B项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Cooking had once been the thing I did to relax when I got home from work, the thing I was curious about, and the thing that made my brain away from its standard complaints. The kitchen had once been a release, but now it was part of my professional life. It needed a replacement.(烹饪曾经是我下班回家放松的一件事，是我好奇的一件事，也是让我的大脑远离常规抱怨的一件事。厨房曾经是一种解脱，但现在它是我职业生活的一部分。它需要一个替代品。)”可知，曾经被作者视为是一种解脱的厨房已经成为了作者职业生活的一部分，作者想要给它找一个替代品，所以作者选择制陶手艺课程的原因就是为了让自己从常规中解脱出来。故选C项。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“At the studio, I started as a lazy learner, but after a few months I became addicted, signing up for more classes when my term ended.(在工作室里，一开始我是一个懒惰学习者，但几个月后我就上瘾了，学期结束时我报了更多的课。)”可知，几个月后作者最终被陶艺迷住了。故选B项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Finally finding a hobby that was just for my own enjoyment was a release.(终于找到了一个自己喜欢的爱好，这是一种解脱。)”以及“Making time for this also means carving out time, for creation and inspiration, and also for the rest that is required for me to reflect on my life. It is something more than a new hobby. This is the peace that everyone needs in our life.(腾出时间来做这些也意味着腾出时间来创造和灵感，也意味着腾出时间来反思我的生活。这不仅仅是一种新的爱好。这是我们生活中每个人都需要的平静。)”可知，作者通过自己的经历告诉我们找到一种自己喜欢的爱好是一种解脱，因为这意味着我们有时间去反思我们的生活，而这种反思是每个人都需要的平静，所以作者认为每个人都应该去寻找这样一种新的爱好，即要勇敢地给自己的生活注入一些新的东西。故选D项。 C One of the best things about new technology is how it makes the world more accessible to people with disabilities. Take Siri or Alexa, for example. They are a convenience or even a toy for most people. But if you’re blind, they’re potential life savers, capable of sending messages or receiving instructions, entirely through the power of your voice. What’s truly exciting is how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling the creation of even smarter accessibility features. On the most recent Google Pixel phones, it’s possible to turn on a feature called “Live Captions”. This means that deaf people can easily watch videos — or even make video calls. And perhaps more magically, iPhone will even let you create a simulation of your own voice and have it speak for you, giving us all technology similar to what Stephen Hawking used, but in the palms of our hands. What I think is most striking though is what all of these clever accessibility features mean for the rest of us, who may not need to use the features for their intended uses. The idea behind smart headsets(头戴式视图器) — if they’re ever going to be truly useful — is that they will work almost as an extension of brains and bodies. We’ll want them to give us directions when we need them, and help us understand our surroundings. And we’ll need a way to interact with headsets without buttons or a touchscreen, using our voice or by gesturing with our hands. This is for sure a tricky technical challenge, but it’s actually possible to imagine how such headsets might work, because these fundamental technologies already exist thanks to accessibility features on smartphones already on the market. Ultimately, this is a great way to think about accessibility features and why they’re so important on our modern devices. Because they don’t just help the people who need them — they help make our technology even better for everyone else too. 8. How does the author prove the point in the second paragraph? A. By giving definition. B. By making a comparison. C. By making a summary. D. By giving examples. 9. Which is the original intention of accessibility features? A. To make the world more accessible to the disabled. B. To help users in solving various phones problems. C. To give instructions to the disabled. D. To evaluate the uses of the phone. 10. What does the underlined word “this” in paragraph 4 refer to? A. Fancy design. B. Convenient operation. C. Secure material. D. Standard size. 11. What is the text mainly about? A. A vital role of accessibility features. B. A rapid change in life for the disabled. C. A technical challenge of modern devices. D. A new function of mobile phones for the disabled. 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了新技术如何使世界对残障人士更加友好和可访问，并探讨了工智能（AI）的进步和智能手机上的辅助功能如何不仅帮助了需要它们的人，还如何改善了所有人的技术体验。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段内容可知，在第二段中，作者首先提到“What’s truly exciting is how advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are enabling the creation of even smarter accessibility features.(真正令人兴奋的是人工智能(AI)的进步如何使更智能的可访问性功能的创建成为可能。)”，即人工智能的进步如何使得更智能的可访问性功能的创建成为可能，这是作者要阐述的主要观点。紧接着，作者通过“On the most recent Google Pixel phones, it’s possible to turn on a feature called ‘Live Captions’.(在最新的谷歌Pixel手机上，可以开启一个名为“实时字幕”的功能。)”和“And perhaps more magically, iPhone will even let you create a simulation of your own voice and have it speak for you, giving us all technology similar to what Stephen Hawking used, but in the palms of our hands.（也许更神奇的是，iPhone甚至可以让你模拟自己的声音，让它为你说话，给我们所有人提供类似于斯蒂芬·霍金使用的技术，但在我们的手掌上。）”这两个例子来具体说明这一点。因此，作者通过给出具体的例子来证明他的观点。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“One of the best things about new technology is how it makes the world more accessible to people with disabilities. Take Siri or Alexa, for example. They are a convenience or even a toy for most people. But if you’re blind, they’re potential life savers, capable of sending messages or receiving instructions, entirely through the power of your voice.(新技术最好的一点就是它让残疾人更容易进入这个世界。以Siri或Alexa为例。对大多数人来说，它们是一种便利，甚至是一种玩具。但如果你是盲人，它们是潜在的救命恩人，能够完全通过你的声音发送信息或接收指令。)”可知，可访问性功能的最初目的是让世界对残疾人更加友好和可访问。故选A。 【10题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线单词上一段“We’ll want them to give us directions when we need them, and help us understand our surroundings. And we’ll need a way to interact with headsets without buttons or a touchscreen, using our voice or by gesturing with our hands.(我们希望它们在我们需要的时候给我们指路，帮助我们了解周围的环境。我们还需要一种不用按键或触摸屏就能通过声音或手势与耳机互动的方法。)”可推测，“this”指的是一种不用按键或触摸屏就能通过声音或手势与耳机互动的方法，也就是方便的操作。故选B。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“Ultimately, this is a great way to think about accessibility features and why they’re so important on our modern devices. Because they don’t just help the people who need them — they help make our technology even better for everyone else too.(最终，这是一个思考可访问性特性的好方法，以及为什么它们在我们的现代设备上如此重要。因为它们不只是帮助那些需要他们的人，它们也帮助我们的技术变得更好。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要围绕可访问性功能如何使世界对残疾人更加友好和可访问进行阐述。文章首先提到新技术如何使世界对残疾人更加友好，然后举了Siri、Alexa以及Google Pixel手机和iPhone的Live Captions等例子来说明这一点。接下来的段落进一步讨论了Apple如何通过其可访问性功能使iPhone对视力受损者更加易用，并强调了这些功能的重要性。选项A“A vital role of accessibility features.(可访问性功能的重要作用)” 与文章的主要内容相吻合，文章就是在阐述可访问性功能对于提高世界对残疾人的友好度和可访问性方面的重要作用。故选A。 D The dark days of the Depression saw an increased demand for stories that excite children in new ways and support them in processing difficult emotions. The features of personalized books meet this need well. With personalized Loss Books, children read about losing a family member. With personalized Me and My Pet Books, children read about how they first met their dogs or cats. Identified as the main driver of the rapidly growing interactive children’s book market, personalized books are far from a gimmick (噱头). Personalized books are printed or digital books that have been tailored to the needs of a specific child. They follow a simple principle: the publisher provides the users with a pattern, which parents add their children’s data. Thanks to the advanced print-on-demand possibilities of small-scale publishers, it’s not difficult to create a personalized version of any story. Publishers claim that personalized books teach children empathy (同理心) and encourage love for reading. Now, you might think that it is surely what all parents and teachers want, so should we replace all books with personalized stories? Recent observational studies confirmed publishers’ claim that children are highly engaged and motivated to read personalized books. However, in a recent study, we compared children’s understanding of the moral of a story and its application to their lives after they read a personalized, non-personalized or control story. Although children who read personalized stories had more detailed retellings, there was no other difference between the three groups. This could be because the differences among the children were higher than the effect of personalization. Studies with personalized books are too few for us to know for sure. Besides, while personal stories are often used in children with special educational needs, personalized stories are a new writing style, raising many open questions. The misuse of children’s personal data and the moral questions concerning diversity make one wonder how “personalized” the books actually are. The other key point lies in directing children’s focus towards the other. Meanwhile, experts point out that given the increased focus on personalized learning during the gloomy days and the need to customize children’s reading experiences, the rising trend of personalized books will continue. 12. What can we learn about personalized books? A. They are mainly in digital form. B. They are created by young writers. C. They are highly thought of by teachers. D. They are very popular among children. 13. What does the recent study suggest? A. The effects of personalized stories need further study. B. The varieties of personalized stories need expanding. C. Personalized stories build up children’s sense of justice. D. Personalized stories help children apply what they learn. 14. What’s the author’s attitude to personalized books? A. Objective. B. Concerned. C. Disapproving. D. Positive. 15. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. How Personalized Books Meet Special Needs B. How Personalized Books Benefit Children C. Personalized Books: a Must or an Option D. Personalized Books: a Trick or a Treat 【答案】12. D 13. A 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要围绕个性化书籍的兴起、特点、作用以及引发的讨论进行了阐述和分析。文章既介绍了个性化书籍的基本概念、制作过程及其在教育中的应用，也探讨了其可能带来的问题。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“Identified as the main driver of the rapidly growing interactive children’s book market, personalized books are far from a gimmick (噱头).(作为快速增长的交互式儿童图书市场的主要驱动力，个性化图书远非噱头。)”以及文章第四段“Recent observational studies confirmed publishers’ claim that children are highly engaged and motivated to read personalized books.(最近的观察性研究证实了出版商的说法，即孩子们对阅读个性化书籍有很高的参与度和积极性。)”可知，个性化书籍在儿童中非常受欢迎。故选D。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第五段“This could be because the differences among the children were higher than the effect of personalization. Studies with personalized books are too few for us to know for sure.(这可能是因为孩子之间的差异大于个性化的影响。个性化书籍的研究太少了，我们无法确定。)”可知，目前对于个性化故事的效果还没有足够的了解，因此需要进一步的研究。故选A。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The dark days of the Depression saw an increased demand for stories that excite children in new ways and support them in processing difficult emotions. The features of personalized books meet this need well. (在大萧条的黑暗日子里，人们对以新的方式激发孩子的故事的需求增加了，这些故事可以帮助他们处理困难的情绪。个性化图书的特点很好地满足了这一需求。)”以及最后一段“Besides, while personal stories are often used in children with special educational needs, personalized stories are a new writing style, raising many open questions. The misuse of children’s personal data and the moral questions concerning diversity make one wonder how “personalized” the books actually are. The other key point lies in directing children’s focus towards the other. Meanwhile, experts point out that given the increased focus on personalized learning during the gloomy days and the need to customize children’s reading experiences, the rising trend of personalized books will continue.(此外，虽然个人故事经常用于有特殊教育需求的儿童，但个性化故事是一种新的写作风格，引发了许多悬而未决的问题。儿童个人数据的滥用和关于多样性的道德问题，让人怀疑这些书到底有多“个性化”。另一个关键点在于将孩子的注意力引向对方。另一方面，专家们指出，在经济萧条时期，个性化学习日益受到关注，而且需要定制儿童的阅读体验，因此个性化书籍的趋势将继续上升。)”可知，作者既提到了个性化书籍的益处，如能够激发儿童的阅读兴趣、教授同理心等，也指出了关于个性化书籍的一些未解之谜和潜在问题，如儿童个人数据的滥用和多样性方面的道德问题等。作者并没有完全肯定或否定个性化书籍，而是客观地呈现了它们的优点和缺点，让读者能够自己做出判断。因此，作者的态度是客观的。故选A。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“The dark days of the Depression saw an increased demand for stories that excite children in new ways and support them in processing difficult emotions. The features of personalized books meet this need well. With personalized Loss Books, children read about losing a family member. With personalized Me and My Pet Books, children read about how they first met their dogs or cats. Identified as the main driver of the rapidly growing interactive children’s book market, personalized books are far from a gimmick (噱头).(在大萧条时期的艰难日子里，孩子们对于能够以新方式激发他们兴趣并帮助他们处理复杂情绪的故事需求增加。个性化书籍的特点很好地满足了这一需求。例如，通过个性化的《失去亲人》书籍，孩子们可以阅读关于失去家庭成员的故事；而通过《我和我的宠物》书籍，孩子们则可以了解他们与狗或猫咪初次相遇的情景。个性化书籍被公认为是推动快速增长的互动儿童图书市场的主要动力，它们远非简单的噱头。)”以及全文内容可知，作者首先提出了个性化读书的好处，然后讨论了个性化书籍如何满足儿童在困难时期对新颖故事和情感支持的需求，同时也指出了关于个性化书籍的一些潜在问题和争议，如是否应该完全取代所有书籍，以及关于个性化数据使用的道德问题等。也就是针对个性化书籍到底是个噱头还是真正对孩子好进行了探讨，所以最好的标题是：个性化书籍：是噱头还是享受。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。 We grow up with assumptions about how the future world will work. We live in them and adapt to the guides and resources that we hope will lead us to jobs and money, homes and families and happiness. ___16___ And then, things change-quickly—and a lot! Change in our families, change in our communities, change in our world! ___17___, but it's hard to actually change. The changes in our lifetime are the result of the appearance of the new digital landscape. Inexpensive and powerful digital tools have greatly transformed the way we work and the way we play in the world in which we live. ___18___. Using today's digital tools and the Internet, we can now manage our online accounts without ever stepping into a bank. We can shop without ever leaving the comfort of our home. A person with a smartphone can easily be the smartest person in the room. We can travel to far-off places without ever flying in a plane or boarding a train. We can develop friendships with countless people who we might never meet in person. ___19___ . We can do things today that would have seemed unimaginable even a decade ago. And these changes and their influence on our future can seem hard to handle. Newspapers have been replaced by websites and social media feeds. CDs and MP3 players have been replaced by music streamed anytime, anywhere. DVDs used to provide much of our video entertainment, yet they have quickly been replaced by Netflix. ___20___ . Many of us are in denial even as this continues to happen right before our very eyes. A. The possibilities are endless. B. Life ahead appears very promising. C. It's easy to say that we have to adapt. D. It's true that we are all afraid of change. E. Let's consider just a few of these changes. F. We can't imagine a life without social media. G. Paper books are giving place to ebooks gradually. 【答案】16. B 17. C 18. E 19. A 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了数字化工具以及互联网对人们生活带来的变化和影响。 【16题详解】 根据上文“We grow up with assumptions about how the future world will work. We live in them and adapt to the guides and resources that we hope will lead us to jobs and money, homes and families and happiness.(我们在对未来世界如何运转的假设中长大。我们生活在其中，适应那些指引和资源，我们希望这些指引和资源能给我们带来工作、金钱、家庭和幸福)”可知，上文提到我们生活在对未来的假设中，且提到指引和资源能给我们带来工作、金钱、家庭和幸福，本句为本段最后一句，应承接上文说明这些指引和资源对未来生活的影响。故B选项“未来的生活似乎很有希望”符合语境，故选B。 【17题详解】 根据后文“but it's hard to actually change. The changes in our lifetime are the result of the appearance of the new digital landscape. Inexpensive and powerful digital tools have greatly transformed the way we work and the way we play in the world in which we live.(但这很难改变。我们生命中的变化是新的数字景观出现的结果。廉价而强大的数字工具极大地改变了我们的工作方式和我们生活的世界的娱乐方式)”可知，后文说明了这些变化对人们生活的影响，提到“这很难改变”，but表示转折，说明本句旨在说明适应这些变化并不容易，故C选项“我们必须适应说起来容易”符合语境，故选C。 【18题详解】 根据后文“Using today's digital tools and the Internet, we can now manage our online accounts without ever stepping into a bank. We can shop without ever leaving the comfort of our home. A person with a smartphone can easily be the smartest person in the room. We can travel to far-off places without ever flying in a plane or boarding a train. We can develop friendships with countless people who we might never meet in person.(使用今天的数字工具和互联网，我们现在可以不用去银行就能管理我们的在线账户。我们可以足不出户就能购物。一个拥有智能手机的人很容易成为房间里最聪明的人。我们可以不用坐飞机或火车就能去很远的地方旅行。我们可以与无数我们可能永远不会见面的人建立友谊)”可知，后文主要列举了一些数字化带给生活的影响和提供的便利。故E选项“让我们考虑一下这些变化中的一些”符合语境，故选E。 【19题详解】 根据上文“Using today's digital tools and the Internet, we can now manage our online accounts without ever stepping into a bank. We can shop without ever leaving the comfort of our home. A person with a smartphone can easily be the smartest person in the room. We can travel to far-off places without ever flying in a plane or boarding a train. We can develop friendships with countless people who we might never meet in person.(使用今天的数字工具和互联网，我们现在可以不用去银行就能管理我们的在线账户。我们可以足不出户就能购物。一个拥有智能手机的人很容易成为房间里最聪明的人。我们可以不用坐飞机或火车就能去很远的地方旅行。我们可以与无数我们可能永远不会见面的人建立友谊)”以及后文“We can do things today that would have seemed unimaginable even a decade ago.(我们今天能做的事情在十年前是难以想象的)”可知，上文列举了一些数字化给生活带来的变化，后文提到今天能做的事情在十年前是难以想象的，可知如今的数字化时代带来的可能性是无限的。故A选项“可能性是无限的”符合语境，故选A。 【20题详解】 根据上文“And these changes and their influence on our future can seem hard to handle. Newspapers have been replaced by websites and social media feeds. CDs and MP3 players have been replaced by music streamed anytime, anywhere. DVDs used to provide much of our video entertainment, yet they have quickly been replaced by Netflix.(而这些变化及其对我们未来的影响似乎难以应对。报纸已经被网站和社交媒体所取代。CD和MP3播放器已经被随时随地的音乐流媒体所取代。DVD曾经为我们提供了很多视频娱乐，但它们很快就被Netflix取代了)”可知，本段主要说明的是数字化对一些娱乐媒体的影响，包括CD、MP3和DVD，可知本句承接上文也是在说明印刷媒体被数字化取代的例子。故G选项“纸质书正逐渐被电子书所取代”符合语境，故选G。 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。 More often than not, we ignore small incidents. Last week we ___21___ a minor water crisis at our home. A water pipe (管子) had been leaking ___22___ within a bathroom wall, which my husband and I ignored for long. Hence, we woke up one morning to a pool of water on the bedroom floor. We removed the bedroom sofa that shares the same wall and ___23___ the fault: Water had spread from a break between the wall and the floor. I ___24___ to clear up the mess. Initially, I used towels to absorb the water. When seeing the break was not huge, I tried pushing back the water with a mop (拖把). But the ______25______ quickly became bigger, making more water constantly ___26___ out. There’s a distinct ___27___ that something deeper within the wall needed our attention. We acted decisively, shutting down the main water line, opening up the wall and beginning the chaotic work of ___28___ the broken pipe. Despite quite a bit of wall repair and painting to do, we were ___29___ that it was no longer leaking and our water supply was back ____30____. Later, we were told by an architect friend that such a small leak can become a major break and eventually do ____31____ structural damage to our home. Big problems usually start small. I’ve been ____32____: How many times we don’t ____33____addressing small issues that demand our attention until they grow into big ones that almost ____34____ our life. With more care and earlier ____35____, we can save ourselves much time and trouble. 21. A. encountered B. expected C. defeated D. predicted 22. A. rapidly B. slightly C. heavily D. rarely 23. A. clarified B. criticized C. displayed D. detected 24. A. set out B. settled down C. took up D. broke down 25. A. floor B. leak C. pipe D. wall 26. A. well B. fall C. jump D. throw 27. A. advantage B. feature C. prospect D. difference 28. A. arranging B. preserving C. fixing D. adopting 29. A. anxious B. relieved C. ashamed D. embarrassed 30. A. on trial B. on show C. on the move D. on track 31. A. minor B. mental C. little D. critical 32. A. reflecting B. advocating C. appealing D. opposing 33. A. resist B. cease C. bother D. risk 34. A. benefit B. direct C. ruin D. dominate 35. A. experience B. rise C. sign D. action 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. D 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. C 29. B 30. D 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. C 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者一次在家中遇到小型用水危机及其处理过程，从而引发了作者对“大问题通常始于小事情”这一主题的反思。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：上周，我们家遇到了一次小型的用水危机。A. encountered邂逅、遇到；B. expected期待；C. defeated击败；D. predicted预测。根据下文“Hence, we woke up one morning to a pool of water on the bedroom floor.”以及全文内容可知，作者家是遭遇了一次用水危机。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：浴室墙内的一根水管有点漏水，而我丈夫和我长时间都没有理会。A. rapidly讯速地；B. slightly稍微；C. heavily重重地；D. rarely很少。根据下文“Later, we were told by an architect friend that such a small leak can become a major break and eventually do ___11___ structural damage to our home.”可知，作者家的这根水管平时有点漏水，但是作者并没有理会。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们把与浴室墙共用的卧室沙发移开，发现了问题所在：水是从墙壁和地板之间的裂缝中渗出来的。A. clarified澄清、阐明；B. criticized责怪；C. displayed展示；D. detected发觉、察觉。根据空后内容“Water had spread from a break between the wall and the floor.”可知，作者是发现了问题所在。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我开始清理这一团糟。A. set out出发、开始；B. settled down定居；C. took up开始从事、占据；D. broke down崩溃、抛锚。根据下文“Initially, I used towels to absorb the water. When seeing the break was not huge, I tried pushing back the water with a mop (拖把).”可知，作者看到这种情况后，就立刻开始清理这团糟。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但漏水情况迅速恶化，不断有更多的水涌出来。 A. floor地板；B. leak漏洞、泄露；C. pipe管子；D. wall墙。根据下文“A water pipe (管子) had been leaking ___2___ within a bathroom wall, which my husband and I ignored for long. Hence, we woke up one morning to a pool of water on the bedroom floor.”可知，漏水的情况迅速恶化，有更多的水涌出来。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但漏水情况迅速恶化，不断有更多的水涌出来。A. well涌出；B. fall落下；C. jump跳；D. throw扔掉。根据上文“But the ______5______ quickly became bigger”可推测，随着漏水情况的恶化，有更多的水涌出来了。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：很明显，墙内更深层的地方需要我们关注。A. advantage优点；B. feature特色；C. prospect前景、可能性；D. difference区分。根据空后的“something deeper within the wall needed our attention.”可知，看到这种情况，作者觉得墙内有更深层的地方需要关注。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们果断采取行动，关闭了主水管，拆开了墙壁，开始混乱地修理破裂的水管。A. arranging安排；B. preserving保存；C. fixing修理；D. adopting收养、采纳。根据空后的“the broken pipe”可推测，作者关闭主水管，拆开墙壁的目的是修理破裂的水管。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管需要修复和粉刷很多墙壁，但我们松了一口气，因为水不再漏了，我们的供水也恢复了正常。A. anxious焦虑的；B. relieved放松的；C. ashamed羞愧的；D. embarrassed尴尬的。根据下文“ that it was no longer leaking”可知，看到不漏水了作者感到松了一口气。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查介词短语词义辨析。句意：尽管需要修复和粉刷很多墙壁，但我们松了一口气，因为水不再漏了，我们的供水也恢复了正常。A. on trial在试验中；B. on show在展示中；C. on the move在移动中；D. on track走上正轨。根据上文“Despite quite a bit of wall repair and painting to do, we were ___9___ that it was no longer leaking” 可知，作者家的水管不漏水了由此可知，供水也恢复了正常，走上了正轨。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：后来，一位建筑师朋友告诉我们，这样的小漏水可能会变成大爆裂，最终给我们的房子造成严重的结构损坏。A. minor轻微的；B. mental思想的、精神的；C. little小的；D. critical严重的、决定性的。根据上文“such a small leak can become a major break”可知，小漏水会变成大爆裂，也就是会给房子造成了严重的结构损坏。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：大问题通常始于小事情。我一直在反思：有多少次我们没有理会那些需要我们注意的小问题，直到它们变成大问题，几乎毁掉我们的生活。A. reflecting反映、反射；B. advocating倡导；C. appealing吸引；D. opposing反对。根据下文“How many times we don’t ___13___addressing small issues that demand our attention until they grow into big ones that almost ___14___ our life.”可知，下文是作者反思的内容。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：大问题通常始于小事情。我一直在反思：有多少次我们没有理会那些需要我们注意的小问题，直到它们变成大问题，几乎毁掉我们的生活。A. resist抵制；B. cease停止；C. bother困扰、理会；D. risk冒……的危险。根据上文内容“A water pipe (管子) had been leaking ___2___ within a bathroom wall, which my husband and I ignored for long.”可知，作者和丈夫长期对这个漏水的水管不理会，才带来了大麻烦。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：大问题通常始于小事情。我一直在反思：有多少次我们没有理会那些需要我们注意的小问题，直到它们变成大问题，几乎毁掉我们的生活。A. benefit有益于；B. direct指挥、导演；C. ruin毁灭；D. dominate支配、统治。根据上文“Later, we were told by an architect friend that such a small leak can become a major break and eventually do ___11___ structural damage to our home.”可知，小问题不重视，最终会变成大问题，会毁掉我们的生活。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：如果我们更加小心，早点采取行动，就可以为自己节省很多时间和麻烦。A. experience经验、经历；B. rise上升；C. sign标志，手势；D. action行为。根据全文内容以及前文“Big problems usually start small.”可知，作者认为遇到问题应该早点行动，从而避免更大的损失。故选D。 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。 The 19th Asian Games impressed the whole world, not only because of Chinese athletes’ stunning performance but also because of the spectacular opening ceremony ___36___ left the world marveling at the ___37___ (integrate) of China’s rich cultural heritage with its remarkable technological advancements. After the Games, the city of Hangzhou took on ___38___ unique atmosphere with its sports market ___39___ (apparent) ignited. Many locals chose sports activities during the eight-day Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day Holidays. ___40___ (occupy) in playing badminton during the holiday, a sports enthusiast named Xiao Gai advocated that a work life balance ___41___(maintain). “For my own physical and mental health, I always make sure to exercise regularly.” Xiao added, “I live here, and I can feel that beginners are more willing to participate ___42___ sports activities, and enthusiasts are now ___43___ (eager) to explore new sports. Just recently, a newly-opened self-service tennis court ___44___ (become) really popular. Many people including myself have gone to give it a try. I’m also trying to explore and learn about new sports.” With a surge in the city’s sports market, ____45____ is predicted that gymnasiums in Hangzhou will strive to keep up with the demand. 【答案】36. which##that 37. integration 38. a 39. apparently 40. Occupied 41. be maintained##should be maintained 42. in 43. more eager 44. has become 45. it 【解析】 【导语】本文体裁为新闻报道。文章讲述了第19届亚运会对中国杭州市产生的积极影响，特别是对于体育市场的推动作用，以及市民参与体育活动热情的高涨。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：第19届亚运会给全世界留下了深刻的印象，不仅是因为中国运动员的出色表现，还因为壮观的开幕式，让世界惊叹于中国丰富的文化遗产与令人瞩目的科技进步的结合。此空引导定语从句，先行词是the spectacular opening ceremony，关系词代替先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which或that引导。故填which或that。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意：第19届亚运会给全世界留下了深刻的印象，不仅是因为中国运动员的出色表现，还因为壮观的开幕式，让世界惊叹于中国丰富的文化遗产与令人瞩目的科技进步的结合。根据空前的定冠词the和空后的of可知，此处需要填名词形式，因此将integrate转化为名词integration“整合，结合”，作at的宾语。故填integration。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：奥运会结束后，杭州呈现出一种独特的氛围，其体育市场明显被点燃。此处泛指“一种独特的氛围”，且unique以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。 【39题详解】 考查副词。句意：奥运会结束后，杭州呈现出一种独特的氛围，其体育市场明显被点燃。此处应用副词apparently修饰动词ignited，表示“显然地”，作状语。故填apparently。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一个名叫Xiao Gai的运动爱好者在假期里忙于打羽毛球，他主张保持工作和生活的平衡。occupy oneself in“从事于……，忙于……”。本句谓语为advocated，此处为非谓语动词，且a sports enthusiast与occupy为被动关系，应用过去分词，作状语。故填Occupied。 【41题详解】 考查虚拟语气。句意：一个名叫Xiao Gai的运动爱好者在假期里忙于打羽毛球，他主张保持工作和生活的平衡。advocate“提倡，主张”后的宾语从句应用虚拟语气，即“should + 动词原形”，其中should可省略，且a work life balance与maintain“保持，维持”为被动关系，用“be+过去分词”表被动。故填be maintained或should be maintained。 【42题详解】 考查介词。句意：我住在这里，我能感觉到初学者更愿意参与体育活动，而爱好者现在更渴望探索新的运动。participate in为固定搭配，意为“参与”。故填in。 【43题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：我住在这里，我能感觉到初学者更愿意参与体育活动，而爱好者现在更渴望探索新的运动。结合上文“more willing”以及空前的“now”可知，这里暗含与之前相比，爱好者们对探索新运动的热情更高，因此应用比较级more eager“更渴望”。故填more eager。 【44题详解】 考查时态。句意：就在最近，一个新开的自助网球场非常受欢迎。become“变得”。根据Just recently可知，此处应用现在完成时，主语a newly-opened self-service tennis court为第三人称单数，助动词用has。故填has become。 【45题详解】 考查it作形式主语。句意：随着城市体育市场的激增，预计杭州的体育馆将努力跟上需求。本空用形式主语it，真正的主语是that引导的主语从句。故填it。 第三部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 你校英文报正在征集主题为“Scientific Spirit”的稿件，请你选取科学家必备精神的一个方面，并结合某一个科学家的具体事例写一篇短文投稿。内容包括： 1.科学精神； 2.举例说明； 3.你的感悟。 注意：1.词数80左右； 2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Scientific Spirit ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Scientific Spirit When we talk about the scientific spirit, there are many aspects we should evaluate. Personally, the most important spirit is being patriotic. Patriotism is the most natural feeling for a citizen. Qian Xuesen, for example, left America and returned to China when his country needed him. He helped develop the Chinese aerospace program and make extraordinary contributions. It was actually his patriotism that made him give up the good conditions abroad and return to his motherland. In conclusion, patriotism is what inspires scientists to devote themselves to scientific career. 【解析】 【分析】本篇书面表达属于说明文。你校英文报正在征集主题为“Scientific Spirit”稿件，请你选取科学家必备精神的一个方面，并结合某一个科学家的具体事例写一篇短文投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 角度：perspective→aspect 放弃：quit→give up 重要的：vital→important 总之：all in all→in conclusion 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：Personally, the most important spirit is being patriotic. Patriotism is the most natural feeling for a citizen. 拓展句：Personally, the most important spirit is being patriotic, which is the most natural feeling for a citizen. 【点睛】[高分句型1] When we talk about the scientific spirit, there are many aspects we should evaluate. (运用了when引导时间状语从句) [高分句型2] It was actually his patriotism that made him give up the good conditions abroad and return to his motherland. (运用了强调句) 47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 I sat at the breakfast table with my four-year-old son, Matthew, trying to ignore the ache in my stomach. “Mama, want to play?” “Not today, baby.” I shook my head. These days I could barely get out of bed. I was still recovering from an operation. I hoped for strength and happiness, but the future seemed so hopeless. Suddenly, Matthew jumped up from his spot on the kitchen floor. “Bird!” he shouted, rushing to our courtyard. Sure enough, there was a white dove seated in a rubber tree (橡胶树). It sat there for a few moments, and then flew away. Strange, I’d never seen one in our neighborhood before. When I dragged myself to the kitchen the next morning, the dove was back. This time it was with a mate carrying sticks. “Look Matthew,” I said, pointing to the tree. “They’re going to make a nest.” The doves flew in and out of the courtyard all week, building on top of the rubber tree. Matthew could hardly contain his excitement. Every morning, he’d run into the kitchen and take his spot by the sliding glass door (滑动玻璃门), talking to the birds while they worked. His happiness was influential. As much as I was sad, I couldn’t help but look forward to the doves’ visits too. Then it all went wrong. The courtyard was a safe enough spot for a nest but the rubber tree’s broad, thin leaves were far from stable. One night, a strong wind blew, throwing the doves’ nest to the ground. I heard the twigs (细枝) break apart. I surveyed the damage. Nothing good ever lasted. I wouldn’t blame the doves if they never came back. But they returned. And they paid no attention to the pile of sticks that had once been their nest. They started again from the beginning. Again, though, the wind destroyed all their hard work. The next day, and the next, they started again, as if nothing had happened. 注意： 1．续写词数应为100左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: “It works! The birds are back!” Matthew announced. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Paragraph 1: I knew I had to do something. The white dove and its mate had provided brightness during my dark days. Now it was time to help them in return. I cut a piece of hardware cloth, forming it into the shape of a nest and then securing the ends. I then hammered it into the wall next to the rubber tree. After I had finished all the work, there was only an hour before the doves usually made their visit. Matthew and I stood by the sliding glass door, waiting and hoping. Paragraph 2: “It works! The birds are back!” Matthew announced. Hearing my son’s excited voice, which was as clear as a bell, I looked up. There they were-swooping and circling near the nest, trying to add some twigs to their new home. A few weeks later, three babies broke free from their shells. “Chirp, chirp,” Matthew sang. I held him in my arms and kissed him, enjoying the happiness of the moment. Looking at their flittering shadows and hearing them chirp, I felt the dim grayness within my heart disappeared, replaced by the strength of life. 【解析】 【导语】本文以故事发展顺序为线索展开，讲述了作者的儿子Matthew每天都看到一些鸽子来到自己家的院子里，作者和儿子注意到鸽子要在橡胶树上筑巢。一天夜里，刮起了一阵大风，把筑在树上的鸽巢掀到地上。作者以为鸽子们再也不回来，但它们又回来了，并且又在树上筑巢。尽管大风又一次摧毁了它们所有的辛勤工作，但是它们继续努力。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我知道我必须做点什么。”可知，第一段可描写作者如何帮助鸽子们，并且等待鸽子们的到来。 ②由第二段首句内容“起作用了!鸟儿又回来了!’马修宣布。”可知，第二段可描写鸽子们回来后的情况。鸽子筑巢给新家添加树枝、孵蛋。这让作者意识到生活充满了无法想象的奇迹和惊喜。 2.续写线索：作者决定帮助鸽子——剪硬布，做成鸟巢的形状，然后把两端固定好——满怀希望地等待——鸽子回来发现新巢——小鸽子孵出——作者感到生活充满奇迹和惊喜 3.词汇激活行为类 ①帮助：help /do sb. a favor/give sb. a hand ②完成：complete/finish/accomplish ③提供：provide / offer/supply 情绪类 ①兴奋的：excited/thrilled ②开心：happiness/delight 【点睛】[高分句型1]I cut a piece of hardware cloth, forming it into the shape of a nest and then securing the ends.（运用了现在分词作状语） [高分句型2]After I had finished all the work, there was only an hour before the doves usually made their visit.（运用了after和before引导的时间状语从句） 听力答案：1-5 CBCBA 6-10 ABCBC 11-15 CAABB 16-20 CBACA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$