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2023~2024学年下学期高二年级3月月考 英语试题 全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2.请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。 4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。 5.本卷主要考查内容：北师大版必修第一册～选择性必修第二册。 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。 例: How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15. 答案是 C。 1. What will the woman do at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning? A. See a doctor. B. See a film. C. Have lunch in a restaurant. 2. How is the man feeling now? A. Angry. B. Anxious. C. Lonely. 3. What can we infer from the conversation? A. The woman borrowed money from her dad. B. The woman is asking for her dad’s permission. C. The father is dissatisfied with his daughter. 4. When did Tom call the woman first? A. At 10:30. B. At 12:00. C. At 2:00. 5. Where on earth are the passports? A. On the bed. B. On the kitchen table. C. In a small bag. 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. How long does the woman plan to stay in Nevada? A. One day. B. Three days. C. Seven days. 7. What will the woman’s friends do while waiting for them? A. Go camping in Nevada. B. Spend time at the beach. C. Use new fishing equipment. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What will the man buy for his mum? A. Hair-care products. B. Some pictures. C. Some notebooks. 9. What is the man’s father now? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An artist. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the man go to Edinburgh for? A. Attending a meeting. B. Visiting some relatives. C. Just going sightseeing. 11. When will the man drive to Edinburgh? A. Before Wednesday. B. Before Friday. C. On Sunday. 12. How will the woman go to Glasgow? A. By car. B. By air. C. By taxi. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What’s relationship between Sam and David? A. Customer and waiter. B. Owner and babysitter. C. Customer and salesman. 14. Why did David give Sam a strange look? A. Because he wasn’t satisfied with Sam’s service. B. Because Sam didn’t give him enough money. C. Because Sam didn’t give him a tip at all. 15. How did the woman know she should give tips? A Someone had told her before. B. The bathroom worker charged her. C. She had seen Sam gave a tip. 16. What is the woman’s suggestion? A. Being kind to David later on. B. Giving money twice to David. C. Giving her salary to David. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the text mainly about? A. Special meanings of some words in English. B. The real meaning about home for Americans. C. Different opinions about home in different countries. 18. What is considered first about home for most Americans? A. Luxury. B. Comfort. C. Warmth. 19. What do Americans like their homes to reflect? A. Their personal backgrounds. B. Their personal education. C. Their personal tastes. 20. What is special about an American house? A. More sofas. B. More chairs. C. More bathrooms. 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 CES is produced by the Consumer Technology Association known as the place where many companies launch their latest technology offerings. Here is a look at some of the top products presented at CES 2022. All-in-one communication Technology company Anker announced the launch of an “all-in-one” device designed to improve communications for employees working from home. The Anker Work B600 sits on top of the computer display like a traditional webcam. But it combines several elements of communication into one device that includes a camera, speaker, microphone and a light. AirSelfie camera Electronics maker AirSelfie launched its latest self-flying camera designed to take “selfie” pictures. The new device, called Air Pix, is a small, light camera that flies through the air and captures high-quality photographs and video. Air Pix can fly, frame and take pictures all by itself before landing back on the user’s hand. Labrador’s assistive robot Robot maker Labrador announced its Retriever robot designed to hold things and, as its name suggests, also retrieve (找回) things. The robot can be controlled by voice commands or from an app on a phone. It can also be programmed based on an exact map of a users home. The Retriever is designed “to serve as an extra pair of hands and lighten the load of everyday tasks in the home”. Self-driving tractor American-based farm equipment manufacturer John Deere presented a fully self-driving tractor equipped with six different cameras and a series of sensors to guide the tractor through the fields. Farmers can control the vehicle and see the tractor’s progress in real-time through a mobile device which is to help farmers do more work with less equipment and people. The company noted that such machines can help improve farming methods as the world’s population grows and food demand is expected to rise 50 percent by 2050. 1. Which operator’s product will teleworking staff be most interested in? A. Anker B. Airselfie C. Labrador D. John Deere 2. What kind of product can effectively help the elderly with mobility difficulties? A. The “all-in-one”device. B. Self-flying camera. C. Retriever robot D. The fully self-driving tractor. 3. What impact will self-driving tractors have on agriculture in the future? A. Improving products quality. B. Promoting agricultural modernization. C. Increasing agricultural investment. D. Reducing the environmental pollution. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。介绍了在美国举办的大型科技展，即国际消费电子展上一些公司的最新科技产品。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据All-in-one communication部分第一句“Technology company Anker announced the launch of an “all-in-one” device designed to improve communications for employees working from home.（科技公司Anker宣布推出一款“一体式”设备，旨在改善员工在家工作时的沟通。）”可知，这款多合一通讯工具很适合居家远程工作人员，即teleworking staff。故选A项。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据Labrador’s assistive robot部分第一二句“Robot maker Labrador announced its Retriever robot designed to hold things and, as its name suggests, also retrieve (找回) things. The robot can be controlled by voice commands or from an app on a phone.（机器人制造商Labrador宣布，它的Retriever机器人被设计成可以拿东西，正如它的名字所暗示的那样，也可以取回东西。机器人可以通过语音命令或手机应用程序进行控制。）”可知，这款机器人很适合行动不便的老年人，只需要语音控制。故选C项。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据Self-driving tractor部分最后一句“The company noted that such machines can help improve farming methods as the world’s population grows and food demand is expected to rise 50 percent by 2050.（该公司指出，随着世界人口的增长，预计到2050年，粮食需求将增长50%，这种机器可以帮助改进耕作方法。）”可知，这种机器能改进耕作方式，换言之，即促进耕作的现代化。故选B项。 B A donation by a famous writer has helped start an effort, called the United States of Readers, to help poor children read more books. The classroom programme is being launched by Scholastic Book Clubs with a donation of $1.5 million from the writer James Patterson. Scholastic announced the programme recently, aiming to bring books to 32,000 poor children who are in kindergarten to eighth grade. Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, said that in many communities people don’t have enough money to buy books. So her company “needed to come up with an alternative to our tried-and-true model, because every child needs to be able to choose and own books, and see themselves as a reader!” Scholastic is a large publisher of books for children and educational materials. Its goal is to get books into schools to increase literacy. The company has publishing rights in the U.S. for books like the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series. A gift from Patterson helped start the new programme. He is credited with selling millions of books. He has already donated more than $10 million to teachers and students through Scholastic. He said that he has supported literacy for many years. He believes reading skills are important for the country. “In many cases, kids simply need access to books— and especially books they want to read— to fall in love with reading, characters, and stories.” Patterson added that the programme “will bring books to those schools and communities that need them the most, and ones that we haven’t served before.” Scholastic describes the programme on its website. It says the United States of Reader programme targets children in schools serving poor communities. The company said it has chosen a limited number of schools to take part this year but hopes to expand the programme in the coming years. 4. Who of the following is the target of the United States of Readers? A. Teenagers who like literature very much. B. Children from less developed countries. C. Schools and communities that have worked together before. D. Children in urgent need of books in lower grades in backward areas. 5. In Judy Newman’s opinion, what is the main problem to be solved by the future model? A. Attacting more donated books. B. Expanding the number of books. C. Meeting children’s personalized needs. D. Developing students’ reading ability. 6. What is the goal of Scholastic Book Clubs? A. To translate foreign works. B. To help students promote literacy. C. To explore new reading patterns. D. To recommend excellent children’s writers. 7. What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A. To entertain poor children. B. To advertise for new books. C. To introduce a new reading programme. D. To criticize the traditional teaching model. 【答案】4. D 5. C 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章的主要内容是：一位著名作家的一笔捐款启动了一项名为“美国读者”的活动，以帮助贫困儿童阅读更多书籍。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“A donation by a famous writer has helped start an effort, called the United States of Readers, to help poor children read more books.(一位著名作家的捐赠帮助启动了一项名为美国读者的活动，以帮助贫困儿童阅读更多的书籍)”和第三段“Scholastic announced the programme recently, aiming to bring books to 32,000 poor children who are in kindergarten to eighth grade.(Scholastic最近宣布了这一计划，旨在为3.2万名从幼儿园到八年级的贫困儿童提供书籍)”以及最后一段的句子“It says the United States of Reader programme targets children in schools serving poor communities.(Scholastic表示，美国阅读项目针对的是贫困社区学校的儿童)”可知，United States of Readers目标是针对落后地区低年级急需书籍的儿童。故选D项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, said that in many communities people don’t have enough money to buy books. So her company ‘needed to come up with an alternative to our tried-and-true model, because every child needs to be able to choose and own books, and see themselves as a reader!’(Scholastic读书俱乐部主席朱迪·纽曼表示，在许多社区，人们没有足够的钱买书。因此，她的公司‘需要拿出一种替代我们久经考验的模式，因为每个孩子都需要能够选择和拥有书籍，并将自己视为读者!’)”可知，未来模型需要解决的主要问题是满足孩子的个性化需求。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第五段的句子“Scholastic is a large publisher of books for children and educational materials. Its goal is to get books into schools to increase literacy.(Scholastic是一家大型儿童图书和教育材料出版商。它的目标是让书籍进入学校，以提高读写能力)”可知，Scholastic Book Clubs的目标是帮助学生提高读写能力。故选B项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。文章介绍了一位著名作家的一笔捐款启动了一项名为“美国读者”的活动，以帮助贫困儿童阅读更多书籍。所以这篇文章的目的是给读者介绍一个新的阅读计划。故选C项。 C In English, a shadow can also be considered a weak form of ourselves. So, when someone is a weaker version of what they used to be, we can say they are a “shadow of their former self”. On the other hand, a person who is “larger than life” casts a big shadow. In this case, the shadow is not from their actual bodies but from their personality and successes. To “cast” in this case means to send something out or forward. Children of successful people often have problems. They “live in the shadow” of their parents and can feel not successful by comparison. We could also say that the successes of the parents “cast a shadow” over the lives of the children. Something else that can cast a shadow is our sins— actions considered to be bad. Here is another expression “old sins cast long shadows”. Think about your shadow on a sunny day. The shadow you cast can be long and far-reaching. The same can be said for our past mistakes and sins. They can reach far into the future. They affect our present-day situation. So, the saving “old sins cast long shadows” means that the wrong things we do early in our lives can have long term effects. And often, the sins of one person comes back to cause them great problems. In one mystery, a jewel thief double-crossed her partner. She kept the jewels they stole together for herself. She changed her name and moved to a quiet English village. She thought she had gotten away with it. But her partner in crime found her... and eventually so did the police. In the end, they were both arrested. When the police came to take the jewel thief away, she said, “How did you find me? My crime was so long ago,” The detective answered, “Old sins cast long shadows.” “Old sins cast long shadows” also can be used in another way. It can be used to talk about other people’s sins and how they affect us. It means that sometimes people suffer from the sins of others. 8. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. Parents should be more demanding of their children B. Parents should set a successful example for their children. C. The success of children depends on the success of their parents. D. Successful parents should pay attention to protecting their children’s self-confidence. 9. What’s the main idea of paragraph 4? A. Past mistakes influence the present and future. B. Everyone has old sins and mistakes. C. We must avoid making mistakes. D. Other people’s sins may affect us. 10. Which is close to the underlined word “double-crossed” in paragraph 5? A. Committed. B. Cheated. C. Murdered. D. Encouraged. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. The Life in the Shadow B. The Sins Behind the Shadow C. Explore the Formation of Shadow D. Talking About Our Shadow 【答案】8. D 9. A 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了与shadow相关的英语习语和具体语境中的含义。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Children of successful people often have problems. They “live in the shadow” of their parents and can feel not successful by comparison. We could also say that the successes of the parents “cast a shadow” over the lives of the children. (成功人士的孩子往往有问题。他们 “生活在父母的阴影下”，相比之下，他们会觉得自己并不成功。我们也可以说，父母的成功给孩子的生活蒙上了“阴影”)”可知,成功人士的孩子经常把自己和父母的成就相比，认为自己很失败，不自信。由此推断，成功人士作为父母要鼓励孩子，注意保护孩子的自信心。故选D项。 【9题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“Think about your shadow on a sunny day. The shadow you cast can be long and far-reaching. The same can be said for our past mistakes and sins. They can reach far into the future. They affect our present-day situation. So, the saving “old sins cast long shadows” means that the wrong things we do early in our lives can have long term effects.(想想你在阳光灿烂的日子里的影子。你投下的阴影可能很长很深远。我们过去的错误和罪恶也是如此。它们可以触及遥远的未来。它们影响着我们现在的处境。所以，“旧罪长影”是指我们在生命早期所做的错误的事情会产生长期的影响)”可知，主要讲的是过去的错误对现在和以后造成长远的影响。故选A项。 【10题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第五段“She kept the jewels they stole together for herself.(她把他们一起偷来的珠宝留给了自己)”和“She thought she had gotten away with it. But her partner in crime found her.( 她以为自己侥幸逃脱了。但她的犯罪同伙找到了她)”判断可知她骗了她的同伴，把一起偷的东西占为己有，由此可知划线词词义为“欺骗”，故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“In English,a shadow can also be considered a weak form of ourselves.(在英语中，影子也可以被认为是我们自己的软弱形式。所以，当一个人比以前的自己弱了，我们可以说他们是“以前的自己的影子”)”以及后文内容介绍了“shadow of their former self” “live in the shadow” “old sins cast long shadows”等几个关于shadow的习语，对于这个词大家都知道字面意思以外的用法做了介绍。D项意为“浅谈我们的影子”适合做本文题目。故选D项。 D Batik is a traditional Indonesian coloring method used to make designs and drawings, usually on cloth and finished textiles. Batik makers use dyes— colors added to cloth and other materials— to create the colorful designs. In central Indonesia, many batik makers are using natural dyes instead of manufactured ones. The natural dyes used come from mangrove forests that grow along the coast. The trees grow in salty water on a complex system of tall roots. Mangrove forests serve an important purpose. They provide a barrier against destructive (破坏性的) ocean waves called tsunamis. They also are important to water life like fish and crabs. And the forests are more effective in taking in carbon dioxide gas, a gas linked to climate change, than rainforests or similar environments. Erwin Ardli is a mangrove ecologist at Indonesia’s Jenderal Soedirman University. He says the natural dyes may not be as bright as manufactured ones. But they are better for the environment. Ardli said, “We’ve seen the interest for natural dyes increasing, and especially for middle-to upper-class people, they seem proud to wear clothes using these natural dyes rather than synthetic (合成) ones.” Iiting Budiarti, who owns an art gallery that shows Batik designs, agreed with Ardli, adding that objects with natural dyes can cost two or three times more than the synthetic ones. Forty-eight-year-old Sodikin is a batik maker. Over the past four years, he and his group of batik makers have changed from using chemical materials for dyes to mangrove-based products. The change has reduced their costs and helped the environment. Harvesting involves gathering a handful of what looks like string beans-seeds within a covering. Sodikin then takes the mangrove fruit home to make natural dye from them. “We use natural materials so as to preserve the mangrove forest at the same time,” Sodikin said, as he processed dried fruits before boiling them to extract the colour for use as a dye. “We do not cut down the trees,” he added, “and we only take fruits or leaves that have fallen.” 12. Where do the natural dyes used by Indonesian batik manufacturers come from? A. Some string beans. B. Salty water. C. The roots of coastal trees. D. Mature seeds or leaves of mangrove forests. 13. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage about the role of mangrove forests? A. Resisting harmful ocean waves. B. Preventing carbon dioxide emissions better. C. Providing more high-quality wood products. D. Providing a growth environment for marine organisms. 14. What does paragraph 4 focus on? A. The development trend of Batik. B. People’s attitude towards synthetic dyes. C. Advantages and disadvantages of natural dyes. D. The relationship between natural dyes and people’s identity. 15. Where is this text most likely from? A. A biology textbook. B. A tourist guide to central Indonesia. C. A report concerning traditional culture. D. An assessment report on ecological balance. 【答案】12. D 13. C 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了印度尼西亚的传统着色工艺：蜡染。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“The natural dyes used come from mangrove forests that grow along the coast.(所用的天然染料来自沿海生长的红树林)”以及倒数第二段中“Sodikin then takes the mangrove fruit home to make natural dye from them.(然后，Sodikin把红树果实带回家，用它们制作天然染料)”和最后一段中“we only take fruits or leaves that have fallen.(我们只拿走掉落的果实或树叶)”可知，蜡染用的天然染料是红树成熟果实种子和掉落的叶子。故选D项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中内容“Mangrove forests serve an important purpose. They provide a barrier against destructive (破坏性的) ocean waves called tsunamis. They also are important to water life like fish and crabs. And the forests are more effective in taking in carbon dioxide gas, a gas linked to climate change, than rainforests or similar environments..(红树林起着重要的作用。它们为被称为海啸的破坏性海浪提供了屏障。它们对鱼类和螃蟹等水生生物也很重要。与雨林或类似环境相比，红树林能更有效地吸收与气候变化有关的二氧化碳气体)”可知,文中提到红树林可以抵御海啸，为水生生物提供更好的生存环境，还能更好地吸收二氧化碳，但没有提到提供木材。故选C项。 【14题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段“…But they are better for the environment. Ardli said, ‘We’ve seen the interest for natural dyes increasing, and especially for middle-to upper-class people, they seem proud to wear clothes using these natural dyes rather than synthetic (合成) ones.’(但是它们对环境更好。阿德利说:我们看到人们对天然染料的兴趣越来越大，尤其是中上层阶级的人，他们似乎以穿着使用这些天然染料而不是合成染料的衣服而自豪)”可知，本段主要介绍蜡染的发展趋势。故选A项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Batik is a traditional Indonesian coloring method used to make designs and drawings, usually on cloth and finished textiles. Batik makers use dyes— colors added to cloth and other materials— to create the colorful designs.(蜡染是一种传统的印度尼西亚着色方法，用于制作设计和图纸，通常在布料和成品纺织品上。蜡染师使用染料—添加在布料和其他材料上的颜色—来创造色彩斑斓的图案)”并结合全文可知文章主要介绍了蜡染这种工艺的相关内容和发展趋势，属于印度尼西亚的传统文化的宣传推广。由此推知，本文可能来自一个关注传统文化的报告。故选C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。 Ways to Cheer Up a Colleague(同事) The difference between success and failure is a great team. ____16____ What should you do if your colleague is stressing about a deadline, going through a breakup? Try these simple ways to cheer them up in any situation and turn any frown(皱眉) upside down: Ask open-ended questions and be a good listener. ____17____ If your colleague can’t share their feelings freely, that makes a situation more complicated. In this case, asking open-ended questions is the way to enable the flow of ideas— you don’t really need to talk a lot, just show your interest and listen carefully. Share a walk Besides numerous health benefits, walking also is a great stress-relieving and meditative activity. ____18____ Also, consider going to the cinema or theatre, hanging out in the club or eating out in the park, drinking coffee at the cafe or going shopping—make sure that you choose the activity they enjoy and act. ____19____ A simple hug and a friendly smile can break the ice and make another feel much better. Hugging is especially helpful when you don’t have the right words. Moreover, a recent research shows that hugging causes the release of oxytocin (催产素), a chemical known as a natural stress reliever. Motivate them with powerful positive team quotes. Wise bosses often begin or end a huddle by sharing a working together quotes they know that it’s a very effective way to cheer up their workers. So, just do the same thing: ____20____ A. Give them a hug. B. Share an influential quote to inspire your upset colleague. C. What would you like me to do for you to tackle problems? D. Make sure that your colleague is ready to accept your help. E. Sometimes it’s enough just to speak out to feel a huge relief. F. How can you help deal with others’ bad mood, problems, and bad luck? G. So, don’t miss this opportunity to cheer up your colleague by sharing a relaxing walk. 【答案】16. F 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文，介绍了几种用于激励处于困境中的同事的方法。 【16题详解】 空前“The difference between success and failure is a great team.(成功与失败的区别在于一个伟大的团队)”描述在工作中团队的重要性，空后“What should you do if your colleague is stressing about a deadline, going through a breakup?(如果你的同事正因为截止日期而倍感压力，或者正在经历分手，你该怎么办)”具体描述同事会出现的问题；F选项“How can you help deal with others’ bad mood, problems, and bad luck?(你如何帮助别人处理坏心情、问题和坏运气)”提出问题，询问如何帮助同事处理问题，与下文内容呼应。故选F项。 【17题详解】 本段标题“Ask open-ended questions and be a good listener.(问一些开放式的问题，做一个好的倾听者)”表明询问和聆听的重要性，空后“If your colleague can’t share their feelings freely, that makes a situation more complicated.(如果你的同事不能自由地分享他们的感受，情况就会变得更复杂)”描述同事不能进行自我表达的场景；E选项“Sometimes it’s enough just to speak out to feel a huge relief.(有时候，仅仅是说出来就足以让人感到巨大的解脱)”表示倾诉的重要性，与下文描述“同事不能自我表达”场景构成对比，符合语境。故选E项。 【18题详解】 本段标题“Share a walk”表明带同事散步，空前“Besides numerous health benefits, walking also is a great stress-relieving and meditative activity.(除了许多健康益处，散步也是一种很好的缓解压力和冥想的活动)”说明散步能帮助同事缓解压力；G选项“So, don’t miss this opportunity to cheer up your colleague by sharing a relaxing walk.(所以，不要错过这个和你的同事一起散步，让他们高兴起来的机会)”与前文一致，都表示要帮助同事散步缓解压力，语境相符。故选G项。 【19题详解】 空处为本段小标题，“A simple hug and a friendly smile can break the ice and make another feel much better.Hugging is especially helpful when you don’t have the right words.(一个简单的拥抱和一个友好的微笑就能打破沉默，让别人感觉好很多。当你不知道该说什么时，拥抱尤其有用)”可知，本段描述“拥抱”的重要性，A选项“Give them a hug.(给他们一个拥抱)”可作为本段小标题，hug是关键词。故选A项。 【20题详解】 本段标题“Motivate them with powerful positive team quotes.(用强有力的积极的团队名言激励他们)”表明名言、引言在激励同事方面也很重要；B选项“Share an influential quote to inspire your upset colleague.(分享一句有影响力的名言来激励沮丧的同事)”符合本段主旨。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。 Have you seen the incredible guitar-playing of man born with no arms? The musician who was born without arms is being ____21____ for his greatest guitar-playing skills in a short documentary (纪实的) video which shows him playing the instrument with his ____22____. Mark Goffeney, 46, of San Diego, who is ____23____ as “Big Toe” because of the way he plays the guitar, shows how he became a talented performer despite his ____24____ in the inspiring video, “I first ____25____ the instrument when I was nine, after my father brought home a beat-up ____26____ with only four strings. My first guitar came from some place like a landfill (垃圾场), ” says Mark, who adds that he became “____27____” about becoming a musician at age 12. Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a ____28____, but ran into ____29____ because of his disability. Therefore, he started his own rock band, called Wicked Misfit, and began booking gigs (特约演奏) in California. Things were ____30____ professionally for Mark because of his disability. But everything ____31____ when he started playing music from the heart. “When I ____32____ chasing this fantasy dream of being a rock star and just started playing music to make money to support my family, everything started feeling good and ____33____ out for me, ” he shares. Today, Mark ____34____ with his band, Big Toe, and also becomes a street-performer in California, where he makes quite good money ____35____ by passers-by. 21. A. named B. chosen C. congratulated D. recognized 22. A. fingers B. feet C. hands D. arms 23. A. served B. known C. ignored D. treated 24. A. disability B. courage C. belief D. pain 25. A. picked out B. set aside C. took up D. dealt with 26. A. drum B. violin C. piano D. guitar 27. A. serious B. curious C. confident D. particular 28 A. family B. party C. band D. society 29. A. chances B. difficulties C. activities D. comments 30. A. tough B. easy C. interesting D. encouraging 31. A. formed B. happened C. changed D. paused 32. A. finished B. enjoyed C. began D. stopped 33. A. going B. looking C. working D. spotting 34. A. acts B. performs C. travels D. moves 35. A. raised B. charged C. thrown D. donated 【答案】21. D 22. B 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. D 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了天生失去双臂的音乐家Mark Goffeney靠自己的双脚演奏出动人的音乐，创建了自己的乐队，成为成功的街头艺人。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在一个简短的记实视频中，天生没有双臂的音乐家用他的双脚弹奏吉他，他高超的演奏技巧获得了认可。A. named命名；B. chosen选择；C. congratulated祝贺；D. recognized承认，赞赏。根据后文“his greatest guitar-playing skills”及“shows him playing the instrument with his ____2____”可知，这位用双脚弹奏吉他的音乐家获得了大家的认可。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在一个简短的记实视频中，天生没有双臂的音乐家用他的双脚弹奏吉他，他高超的演奏技巧获得了认可。A. fingers手指；B. feet脚；C. hands手；D. arms胳膊。根据前文“who was born without arms”及后文“who is ____3____as “Big Toe” because of the way he plays the guitar”可知，他天生残疾，没有双臂，只能用脚弹奏吉他。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：来自圣地亚哥46岁的Mark Goffeney因为用脚演奏吉他的方式而被称为“大脚趾”，在这个鼓舞人心的视频中展示了他如何在自身残疾的情况下成为一个有才华的演奏家的。A. served服务；B. known知道；C. ignored忽视；D. treated对待。根据后文“as “Big Toe” because of the way he plays the guitar”可知，他被称为“大脚趾”。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：来自圣地亚哥46岁的Mark Goffeney因为用脚演奏吉他的方式而被称为“大脚趾”，在这个鼓舞人心的视频中展示了他如何在自身残疾的情况下成为一个有才华的演奏家的。 A. disability残疾；B. courage勇气；C. belief信念；D. pain痛苦。根据前文“who was born without arms”及后文“because of his disability”可知，他缺失双臂，天生残疾。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我第一次从事这个乐器是在9岁的时候，那时父亲带回家一个只有四根弦的破旧的吉他。A. picked out挑选；B. set aside驳回，撤销；C. took up开始从事；D. dealt with处理。根据前文“I first”可知，Mark在描述他第一次从事吉他的经历。故选C项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我第一次从事这个乐器是在9岁的时候，那时父亲带回家一个只有四根弦的破旧的吉他。A. drum鼓；B. violin小提琴；C. piano钢琴；D. guitar吉他。根据后文“My first guitar ”可知，父亲带回家的是一个破旧的吉他。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查形容词义辨析。句意：Mark补充说道，他在12岁的时候才开始认真考虑要成为一名音乐家。A. serious严肃的，认真的；B. curious好奇的；C. confident自信的；D. particular特别的。根据后文“about becoming a musician at age 12”及“Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a ____8____”可知，他12岁开始认真对待成为音乐家这件事，并致力于加入乐队。故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了睡觉时间，Mark一直在他居住的小镇搜寻，尝试去加入一个乐队，但由于他的残疾，困难重重。A. family家庭；B. party聚会；C. band乐队；D. society社会。根据后文“Therefore, he started his own rock band”可知，由于加入乐队无望，所以他创建了自己的乐队。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：除了睡觉时间，Mark一直在他居住的小镇搜寻，尝试去加入一个乐队，但由于他的残疾，困难重重。A. chances机会；B. difficulties困难；C. activities活动；D. comments评论。根据后文“because of his disability”可知，由于Mark是残疾人，所以他遇到许多困难。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查形容词义辨析。句意：由于Mark的残疾，他的职业生涯很艰难。A. tough艰难的；B. easy容易的；C. interesting有趣的；D. encouraging鼓舞人的。根据“because of his disability”可知，残疾使得他的职业生涯很艰难。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但当他从内心开始演奏音乐时，一切都变了。A. formed形成；B. happened发生；C. changed改变；D. paused停止。根据前文“But”及后文“everything started feeling good”可知，一切都发生了改变。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我不再追逐成为摇滚明显这样虚幻的梦想，开始通过演奏音乐来养家糊口时，一切事情都开始向好的方向发展，非常顺利。A. finished完成；B. enjoyed享受；C. began开始；D. stopped停止。根据后文“just started playing music to make money to support my family”可知，Mark不再追求虚幻的梦想，开始通过音乐谋求生计。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我不再追逐成为摇滚明显这样虚幻的梦想，开始通过演奏音乐来养家糊口时，一切事情都开始向好的方向发展，非常顺利。A. going离开；B. looking看；C. working工作，奏效；D. spotting看见，发现。根据前文“everything started feeling good”可知，当Mark改变了想法，所有事情开始好转。Work out表示“奏效，好转，顺利”。故选C项。 34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，Mark和他的乐队“大脚趾”一起表演，成为加利福尼亚的街头艺人，通过路人的捐赠，挣了不少钱。A. acts行动；B. performs表演；C. travels旅行；D. moves移动。根据后文“with his band, Big Toe, and also becomes a street-performer in California”可知，他和他的乐队一起表演，成为加利福尼亚的街头艺人。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：现在，Mark和他的乐队“大脚趾”一起表演，成为加利福尼亚的街头艺人，通过路人的捐赠，挣了不少钱。A. raised筹集，喂养；B. charged充电，控告；C. thrown扔，抛；D. donated捐赠。根据后文“by passers-by”可知，他的钱是路人的捐赠所得。故选D项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the history of science, there have been big discoveries and little discoveries, fantastic findings and unknown ____36____ (observe). But here’s a very special case: A professor at Brigham Young University is gaining attention for discovering nothing. Professor Byron Adams leads a team that found a piece of land with ____37____ (absolute) no living things and no evidence that anything ever lived there. The “dead zone” is in Antarctica, ____38____ it’s not on the ice. It’s on the ground. “That’s really ____39____ (surprise), ”Adams said in an interview, “because, you know, in any other place that you go to on Earth you would find microbes(微生物). ” Adams ____40____ (travel) to Antarctica almost every year for the last 20 years. ____41____ (he) primary interest is studying soil samples ____42____ (see) how ecosystems have adapted, over tens of thousands of years, ____43____ climate. When his research team went into an Antarctic region known as the Dry Valleys, where huge glaciers disappeared thousands of years ago, something completely unexpected ____44____ (discover). They found, exactly, nothing. “We couldn’t even identify DNA in these samples,” Adams said. He’s not sure _____45_____ big the “dead zone” is. He thinks it’s probably less than 50 square miles. The finding may be of great importance when it comes to the question of whether we will ever find life on the other planet. 【答案】36. observations 37. absolutely 38. but 39. surprising 40. has traveled 41. His 42. to see 43 to 44. was discovered 45. how 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了拜伦·亚当斯教授带领的团队在南极洲的“死亡地带”没有发现任生物。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：在科学史上，有大发现，也有小发现，有奇妙的发现，也有未知的观察。形容词unknown后接名词形式。根据连词and前的并列名词discoveries、findings可知，用名词的复数形式。故填observations。 【37题详解】 考查副词。句意：拜伦·亚当斯教授带领的团队发现了一块完全没有生物的土地，也没有任何证据表明那里曾经生活过任何生物。句中用副词作状语。故填absolutely。 38题详解】 考查连词。句意：“死亡地带”在南极洲，但它不在冰上。根据前后句意可知，这里为转折关系，所以用转折连词but。故填but。 【39题详解】 考查形容词。句意：亚当斯在一次采访中说：“这真的很令人惊讶，因为，你知道，在地球上的任何其他地方，你都会发现微生物。”句中用形容词作表语，表示“令人惊讶的”，用形容词surprising。故填surprising。 【40题详解】 考查时态。句意：在过去的20年里，亚当斯几乎每年都去南极洲旅行。根据时间状语for the last 20 years可知，用现在完成时。主语为第三人称Adams，助动词用has。故填has traveled。 【41题详解】 考查代词。句意：他的主要兴趣是研究土壤样本，看看生态系统是如何在数万年的时间里适应气候的。名词interest前用形容词性物主代词。故填His。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他的主要兴趣是研究土壤样本，看看生态系统是如何在数万年的时间里适应气候的。句中用不定式作目的状语。故填to see。 【43题详解】 考查介词。句意：他的主要兴趣是研究土壤样本，看看生态系统是如何在数万年的时间里适应气候的。adapt ... to...适应。故填to。 【44题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：当他的研究小组进入一个被称为干谷的南极地区，那里的巨大冰川在数千年前消失了，他们发现了完全出乎意料的事情。空处为主句谓语动词，陈述过去的事情，用一般过去时。主语something与discover之间为被动关系，所以用被动语态。主语为不定代词something，谓语动词用单数。且故填was discovered。 【45题详解】 考查名词性从句。句意：他不确定“死亡区域”有多大。根据后句“He thinks it’s probably less than 50 square miles.”可知，问面积大小用how big。故填how。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假如你是高二学生李华，最近在英语课堂上学习了有关幽默的知识。请你用英语写一篇关于幽默的好处的演讲稿。要点如下： 1.有助于学习； 2.促进身体和心理健康； 3.减轻学习和生活压力； 4.促进与他人的友谊。 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you about humour. A sense of humour is considered to be one of the most important human qualities that improve our life in different ways. Firstly, at school, a humorous teacher can help students focus their attention very easily, and students will become more active and creative when experiencing the joy of learning. Secondly, humour has a positive effect on our health. It’s said that laughter is the best medicine. Thirdly, humour helps us remove stress and have a positive attitude towards life. Finally, I believe humour can be a powerful and delightful way to establish close friendships with people. Thanks! 【解析】 【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生根据英语课堂上所学的关于幽默的知识写一篇关于幽默的好处的演讲稿。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 机会：chance→opportunity 改变：change→improve 快乐：happiness→joy 认为：think→believe 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：Secondly, humour has a positive effect on our health. It’s said that laughter is the best medicine. 拓展句：Secondly, humour has a positive effect on our health because laughter is the best medicine. 【点睛】[高分句型1] A sense of humour is considered to be one of the most important human qualities that improve our life in different ways.(运用了that引导定语从句) [高分句型2] Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell you about humour. (运用了动名词作宾语) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Just Like Home When the recess (课间休息) bell rang, Priya sighed and slowly stood up. At her old school, she spent recess climbing the monkey bars and sharing secrets with her friends. Now she sat in the corner of the field and watched the other kids play without her. As she cleared her table, Priya noticed a box of sidewalk chalk sitting on the counter by the window. Then she took her usual place at the end of the recess line. While she and her classmates filed through the halls and out into the yard, Priya thought about how she and her mother used to draw chalk patterns on the long driveway leading up to their old apartment building. The patterns were called rangoli, and they looked like stars and roses. Priya’s mother said that the drawings were to welcome guests to their home. Priya missed the early mornings she and her mother would spend drawing colourful patterns. Priya walked over to the basketball court and sat on the hot pavement (路面). She pulled the box out of her pocket and took out a bright red piece of chalk and began drawing the rangoli patterns she loved best. She drew flowers with huge petals (花瓣) and stars with eight points. “That’s pretty,” a voice said. She turned around and saw that Enrique, a boy in her class, was watching her. “It’s called rangoli,” she said. “They do this in India, where my parents are from.” “You know what that reminds me of?” he asked, kneeling down beside her. “The floor of my grandmother’s house in Mexico has tiles (瓷砖) that have designs like that.” “What do you mean?” Priya asked. “Hand me a piece of chalk,” Enrique said. “I’ll show you.” Enrique sat down on the pavement and began to draw. He used green, orange, and yellow chalk to draw flowers that were more detailed than Priya’s, but still had huge, curvy (弯曲的) petals. Then he drew circles inside circles, and surrounded them with small diamonds. Priya kept drawing too. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “What are you guys doing?” a voice asked. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Their classmates began to come over to see what was happening. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: “What are you guys doing?” a voice asked. Priya and Enrique were so absorbed in drawing that they didn’t notice that their classmate Farah had been watching them. “Hey,” Farah said, sitting down beside them, “that looks like the rugs in my uncle’s house in Iran. Except on the rugs, the shapes are bigger, and aren’t as curly.” “Show us,” said Enrique, handing her a piece of chalk. Farah took the chalk and began drawing. She drew shapes that were full of straight lines and bold colours. Ms. Lopez, Priya’s teacher, said, “That’s beautiful!” Priya, Enrique and Farah stood up and looked at what they had done. The pavement was covered in bright colours and shapes: triangles, circles, squares and diamonds, all mixed together. Their classmates began to come over to see what was happening. “It looks like a universe, with lots of planets and stars,” said Lily. “It looks like a coral reef full of tropical fish,” said Jasper. “What do you think it looks like, Priya?” said Enrique. Priya looked at Enrique and Farah. Their knees, elbows, and fingers were covered in red, yellow, green and blue chalk dust. Priya smiled and said, “It looks like home welcoming guests to it.” The whole room was filled with laughter, and children’s creativity was endless. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索，讲述了印度女孩Priya独自一人在外上学，课间休息期间用在墙角发现的粉笔画起了在家乡用来欢迎客人的图画——蓝果丽，美丽的图案吸引了墨西哥男孩Enrique，Enrique想起了祖母家地板上有这样设计的瓷砖，因此Enrique开始用粉笔画瓷砖的图案，两个孩子尽情地画画，完全没有注意到伊朗女孩Farah，Farah被吸引了，开始画叔叔家里的地毯，越来越多的孩子被吸引，越来越多的图案展现在孩子们面前，直至成为了家的模样。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容““你们在干什么？”一个声音问道。”可知第一段可描写他们的话吸引了另外的一个孩子Farah的注意力，Farah开始画与自己家乡有关的地毯图案、三个孩子对于图案的欣赏以及老师的加入。 ②由第二段首句内容“他们的同学开始过来看看发生了什么事。”可知第二段可描写他们的画吸引了同学们的注意力，同学们对画进行评论以及孩子们的反应。 2.续写线索：伊朗女孩被吸引——伊朗女孩画家乡的地毯图案——吸引了老师——吸引了同学们——同学们的评论——孩子们的反应。 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①专注于某事：be absorbed in/concentrate on/focus on ②注意到：notice /be aware of ③混合：mix/blend/mingle 情绪类 ①美丽的：beautiful/wonderful ②欢笑：laughter/chortle 【点睛】【高分句型1】Priya and Enrique were so absorbed in drawing that they didn’t notice that their classmate Farah had been watching them.(运用了so...that...句型) 【高分句型2】She drew shapes that were full of straight lines and bold colours.(运用了that引导的定语从句) 【高分句型3】The pavement was covered in bright colours and shapes: triangles, circles, squares and diamonds, all mixed together.(运用了独立主格结构) 听力1~5 ABCAC 6~10 CBABA 11~15 BBACA 16~20 ABBCC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023~2024学年下学期高二年级3月月考 英语试题 全卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 注意事项： 1.答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试卷和答题卡上，并将条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2.请按题号顺序在答题卡上各题目的答题区域内作答，写在试卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3.选择题用2B铅笔在答题卡上把所选答案的标号涂黑；非选择题用黑色签字笔在答题卡上作答；字体工整，笔迹清楚。 4.考试结束后，请将试卷和答题卡一并上交。 5.本卷主要考查内容：北师大版必修第一册～选择性必修第二册。 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。 例: How much is the shirt? A. £ 19.15. B. £ 9.18. C. £ 9.15. 答案是 C。 1. What will the woman do at 11 o’clock on Saturday morning? A. See a doctor. B. See a film. C. Have lunch in a restaurant. 2. How is the man feeling now? A. Angry. B. Anxious. C. Lonely. 3. What can we infer from the conversation? A. The woman borrowed money from her dad. B. The woman is asking for her dad’s permission. C. The father is dissatisfied with his daughter. 4. When did Tom call the woman first? A. At 10:30. B. At 12:00. C. At 2:00. 5. Where on earth are the passports? A. On the bed. B. On the kitchen table. C. In a small bag. 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. How long does the woman plan to stay in Nevada? A. One day. B. Three days. C. Seven days. 7. What will the woman’s friends do while waiting for them? A. Go camping in Nevada. B. Spend time at the beach. C. Use new fishing equipment. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What will the man buy for his mum? A. Hair-care products. B. Some pictures. C. Some notebooks. 9. What is the man’s father now? A. A teacher. B. A doctor. C. An artist. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. What does the man go to Edinburgh for? A. Attending a meeting. B. Visiting some relatives. C. Just going sightseeing. 11. When will the man drive to Edinburgh? A. Before Wednesday. B. Before Friday. C. On Sunday. 12. How will the woman go to Glasgow? A. By car. B. By air. C. By taxi. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What’s relationship between Sam and David? A. Customer and waiter. B. Owner and babysitter. C. Customer and salesman. 14. Why did David give Sam a strange look? A. Because he wasn’t satisfied with Sam’s service. B. Because Sam didn’t give him enough money. C. Because Sam didn’t give him a tip at all. 15. How did the woman know she should give tips? A. Someone had told her before. B. The bathroom worker charged her. C. She had seen Sam gave a tip. 16. What is the woman’s suggestion? A. Being kind to David later on. B. Giving money twice to David. C. Giving her salary to David. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. What is the text mainly about? A. Special meanings of some words in English. B. The real meaning about home for Americans. C. Different opinions about home in different countries. 18. What is considered first about home for most Americans? A. Luxury. B. Comfort. C. Warmth. 19. What do Americans like their homes to reflect? A. Their personal backgrounds. B. Their personal education. C. Their personal tastes. 20. What is special about an American house? A. More sofas. B. More chairs. C. More bathrooms. 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 CES is produced by the Consumer Technology Association known as the place where many companies launch their latest technology offerings. Here is a look at some of the top products presented at CES 2022. All-in-one communication Technology company Anker announced the launch of an “all-in-one” device designed to improve communications for employees working from home. The Anker Work B600 sits on top of the computer display like a traditional webcam. But it combines several elements of communication into one device that includes a camera, speaker, microphone and a light. AirSelfie camera Electronics maker AirSelfie launched its latest self-flying camera designed to take “selfie” pictures. The new device, called Air Pix, is a small, light camera that flies through the air and captures high-quality photographs and video. Air Pix can fly, frame and take pictures all by itself before landing back on the user’s hand. Labrador’s assistive robot Robot maker Labrador announced its Retriever robot designed to hold things and, as its name suggests, also retrieve (找回) things. The robot can be controlled by voice commands or from an app on a phone. It can also be programmed based on an exact map of a users home. The Retriever is designed “to serve as an extra pair of hands and lighten the load of everyday tasks in the home”. Self-driving tractor American-based farm equipment manufacturer John Deere presented a fully self-driving tractor equipped with six different cameras and a series of sensors to guide the tractor through the fields. Farmers can control the vehicle and see the tractor’s progress in real-time through a mobile device which is to help farmers do more work with less equipment and people. The company noted that such machines can help improve farming methods as the world’s population grows and food demand is expected to rise 50 percent by 2050. 1. Which operator’s product will teleworking staff be most interested in? A. Anker B. Airselfie C. Labrador D. John Deere 2. What kind of product can effectively help the elderly with mobility difficulties? A. The “all-in-one”device. B. Self-flying camera. C. Retriever robot D. The fully self-driving tractor. 3. What impact will self-driving tractors have on agriculture in the future? A. Improving products quality. B. Promoting agricultural modernization. C. Increasing agricultural investment. D. Reducing the environmental pollution. B A donation by a famous writer has helped start an effort, called the United States of Readers, to help poor children read more books. The classroom programme is being launched by Scholastic Book Clubs with a donation of $1.5 million from the writer James Patterson. Scholastic announced the programme recently, aiming to bring books to 32,000 poor children who are in kindergarten to eighth grade. Judy Newman, president of Scholastic Book Clubs, said that in many communities people don’t have enough money to buy books. So her company “needed to come up with an alternative to our tried-and-true model, because every child needs to be able to choose and own books, and see themselves as a reader!” Scholastic is a large publisher of books for children and educational materials. Its goal is to get books into schools to increase literacy. The company has publishing rights in the U.S. for books like the Harry Potter and Hunger Games series. A gift from Patterson helped start the new programme. He is credited with selling millions of books. He has already donated more than $10 million to teachers and students through Scholastic. He said that he has supported literacy for many years. He believes reading skills are important for the country. “In many cases kids simply need access to books— and especially books they want to read— to fall in love with reading, characters, and stories.” Patterson added that the programme “will bring books to those schools and communities that need them the most, and ones that we haven’t served before.” Scholastic describes the programme on its website. It says the United States of Reader programme targets children in schools serving poor communities. The company said it has chosen a limited number of schools to take part this year but hopes to expand the programme in the coming years. 4. Who of the following is the target of the United States of Readers? A. Teenagers who like literature very much. B. Children from less developed countries. C. Schools and communities that have worked together before. D. Children in urgent need of books in lower grades in backward areas. 5. In Judy Newman’s opinion, what is the main problem to be solved by the future model? A. Attacting more donated books. B. Expanding the number of books. C. Meeting children’s personalized needs. D. Developing students’ reading ability. 6. What is the goal of Scholastic Book Clubs? A. To translate foreign works. B. To help students promote literacy. C. To explore new reading patterns. D. To recommend excellent children’s writers. 7 What is the author’s purpose in writing the text? A To entertain poor children. B. To advertise for new books. C. To introduce a new reading programme. D. To criticize the traditional teaching model. C In English, a shadow can also be considered a weak form of ourselves. So, when someone is a weaker version of what they used to be, we can say they are a “shadow of their former self”. On the other hand, a person who is “larger than life” casts a big shadow. In this case, the shadow is not from their actual bodies but from their personality and successes. To “cast” in this case means to send something out or forward. Children of successful people often have problems. They “live in the shadow” of their parents and can feel not successful by comparison. We could also say that the successes of the parents “cast a shadow” over the lives of the children. Something else that can cast a shadow is our sins— actions considered to be bad. Here is another expression “old sins cast long shadows”. Think about your shadow on a sunny day. The shadow you cast can be long and far-reaching. The same can be said for our past mistakes and sins. They can reach far into the future. They affect our present-day situation. So, the saving “old sins cast long shadows” means that the wrong things we do early in our lives can have long term effects. And often, the sins of one person comes back to cause them great problems. In one mystery, a jewel thief double-crossed her partner. She kept the jewels they stole together for herself. She changed her name and moved to a quiet English village. She thought she had gotten away with it. But her partner in crime found her... and eventually so did the police. In the end, they were both arrested. When the police came to take the jewel thief away, she said, “How did you find me? My crime was so long ago,” The detective answered, “Old sins cast long shadows.” “Old sins cast long shadows” also can be used in another way. It can be used to talk about other people’s sins and how they affect us. It means that sometimes people suffer from the sins of others. 8. What can we learn from paragraph 2? A. Parents should be more demanding of their children B. Parents should set a successful example for their children. C. The success of children depends on the success of their parents. D. Successful parents should pay attention to protecting their children’s self-confidence. 9. What’s the main idea of paragraph 4? A. Past mistakes influence the present and future. B. Everyone has old sins and mistakes. C. We must avoid making mistakes. D. Other people’s sins may affect us. 10. Which is close to the underlined word “double-crossed” in paragraph 5? A. Committed. B. Cheated. C. Murdered. D. Encouraged. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. The Life in the Shadow B. The Sins Behind the Shadow C. Explore the Formation of Shadow D. Talking About Our Shadow D Batik is a traditional Indonesian coloring method used to make designs and drawings, usually on cloth and finished textiles. Batik makers use dyes— colors added to cloth and other materials— to create the colorful designs. In central Indonesia, many batik makers are using natural dyes instead of manufactured ones. The natural dyes used come from mangrove forests that grow along the coast. The trees grow in salty water on a complex system of tall roots. Mangrove forests serve an important purpose. They provide a barrier against destructive (破坏性的) ocean waves called tsunamis. They also are important to water life like fish and crabs. And the forests are more effective in taking in carbon dioxide gas, a gas linked to climate change, than rainforests or similar environments. Erwin Ardli is a mangrove ecologist at Indonesia’s Jenderal Soedirman University. He says the natural dyes may not be as bright as manufactured ones. But they are better for the environment. Ardli said, “We’ve seen the interest for natural dyes increasing, and especially for middle-to upper-class people, they seem proud to wear clothes using these natural dyes rather than synthetic (合成) ones.” Iiting Budiarti, who owns an art gallery that shows Batik designs, agreed with Ardli, adding that objects with natural dyes can cost two or three times more than the synthetic ones. Forty-eight-year-old Sodikin is a batik maker. Over the past four years, he and his group of batik makers have changed from using chemical materials for dyes to mangrove-based products. The change has reduced their costs and helped the environment. Harvesting involves gathering a handful of what looks like string beans-seeds within a covering. Sodikin then takes the mangrove fruit home to make natural dye from them. “We use natural materials so as to preserve the mangrove forest at the same time,” Sodikin said, as he processed dried fruits before boiling them to extract the colour for use as a dye. “We do not cut down the trees,” he added, “and we only take fruits or leaves that have fallen.” 12. Where do the natural dyes used by Indonesian batik manufacturers come from? A. Some string beans. B. Salty water. C. The roots of coastal trees. D. Mature seeds or leaves of mangrove forests. 13. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage about the role of mangrove forests? A. Resisting harmful ocean waves. B. Preventing carbon dioxide emissions better. C. Providing more high-quality wood products. D. Providing a growth environment for marine organisms. 14. What does paragraph 4 focus on? A. The development trend of Batik. B. People’s attitude towards synthetic dyes. C. Advantages and disadvantages of natural dyes. D. The relationship between natural dyes and people’s identity. 15. Where is this text most likely from? A. A biology textbook. B. A tourist guide to central Indonesia. C. A report concerning traditional culture. D. An assessment report on ecological balance. 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。 Ways to Cheer Up a Colleague(同事) The difference between success and failure is a great team. ____16____ What should you do if your colleague is stressing about a deadline, going through a breakup? Try these simple ways to cheer them up in any situation and turn any frown(皱眉) upside down: Ask open-ended questions and be a good listener. ____17____ If your colleague can’t share their feelings freely, that makes a situation more complicated. In this case, asking open-ended questions is the way to enable the flow of ideas— you don’t really need to talk a lot, just show your interest and listen carefully. Share a walk Besides numerous health benefits, walking also is a great stress-relieving and meditative activity. ____18____ Also, consider going to the cinema or theatre, hanging out in the club or eating out in the park, drinking coffee at the cafe or going shopping—make sure that you choose the activity they enjoy and act. ____19____ A simple hug and a friendly smile can break the ice and make another feel much better. Hugging is especially helpful when you don’t have the right words. Moreover a recent research shows that hugging causes the release of oxytocin (催产素), a chemical known as a natural stress reliever. Motivate them with powerful positive team quotes. Wise bosses often begin or end a huddle by sharing a working together quotes they know that it’s a very effective way to cheer up their workers. So, just do the same thing: ____20____ A. Give them a hug. B. Share an influential quote to inspire your upset colleague. C. What would you like me to do for you to tackle problems? D. Make sure that your colleague is ready to accept your help. E. Sometimes it’s enough just to speak out to feel a huge relief. F. How can you help deal with others’ bad mood, problems, and bad luck? G. So, don’t miss this opportunity to cheer up your colleague by sharing a relaxing walk. 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。 Have you seen the incredible guitar-playing of man born with no arms? The musician who was born without arms is being ____21____ for his greatest guitar-playing skills in a short documentary (纪实的) video which shows him playing the instrument with his ____22____. Mark Goffeney, 46, of San Diego, who is ____23____ as “Big Toe” because of the way he plays the guitar, shows how he became a talented performer despite his ____24____ in the inspiring video, “I first ____25____ the instrument when I was nine, after my father brought home a beat-up ____26____ with only four strings. My first guitar came from some place like a landfill (垃圾场), ” says Mark, who adds that he became “____27____” about becoming a musician at age 12. Mark devoted every waking hour to searching his town and trying to join a ____28____, but ran into ____29____ because of his disability. Therefore, he started his own rock band, called Wicked Misfit, and began booking gigs (特约演奏) in California. Things were ____30____ professionally for Mark because of his disability. But everything ____31____ when he started playing music from the heart. “When I ____32____ chasing this fantasy dream of being a rock star and just started playing music to make money to support my family everything started feeling good and ____33____ out for me, ” he shares. Today, Mark ____34____ with his band, Big Toe, and also becomes a street-performer in California, where he makes quite good money ____35____ by passers-by. 21. A. named B. chosen C. congratulated D. recognized 22. A. fingers B. feet C. hands D. arms 23. A. served B. known C. ignored D. treated 24. A. disability B. courage C. belief D. pain 25. A. picked out B. set aside C. took up D. dealt with 26. A. drum B. violin C. piano D. guitar 27. A. serious B. curious C. confident D. particular 28. A. family B. party C. band D. society 29. A. chances B. difficulties C. activities D. comments 30. A. tough B. easy C. interesting D. encouraging 31. A. formed B. happened C. changed D. paused 32. A. finished B. enjoyed C. began D. stopped 33. A. going B. looking C. working D. spotting 34. A. acts B. performs C. travels D. moves 35. A. raised B. charged C. thrown D. donated 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the history of science, there have been big discoveries and little discoveries, fantastic findings and unknown ____36____ (observe). But here’s a very special case: A professor at Brigham Young University is gaining attention for discovering nothing. Professor Byron Adams leads a team that found a piece of land with ____37____ (absolute) no living things and no evidence that anything ever lived there. The “dead zone” is in Antarctica, ____38____ it’s not on the ice. It’s on the ground. “That’s really ____39____ (surprise), ”Adams said in an interview, “because, you know, in any other place that you go to on Earth you would find microbes(微生物). ” Adams ____40____ (travel) to Antarctica almost every year for the last 20 years. ____41____ (he) primary interest is studying soil samples ____42____ (see) how ecosystems have adapted, over tens of thousands of years, ____43____ climate. When his research team went into an Antarctic region known as the Dry Valleys, where huge glaciers disappeared thousands of years ago, something completely unexpected ____44____ (discover). They found, exactly, nothing. “We couldn’t even identify DNA in these samples,” Adams said. He’s not sure _____45_____ big the “dead zone” is. He thinks it’s probably less than 50 square miles. The finding may be of great importance when it comes to the question of whether we will ever find life on the other planet. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假如你是高二学生李华，最近在英语课堂上学习了有关幽默的知识。请你用英语写一篇关于幽默的好处的演讲稿。要点如下： 1.有助于学习； 2.促进身体和心理健康； 3.减轻学习和生活压力； 4.促进与他人的友谊。 注意： 1.词数100左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 Just Like Home When the recess (课间休息) bell rang, Priya sighed and slowly stood up. At her old school, she spent recess climbing the monkey bars and sharing secrets with her friends. Now she sat in the corner of the field and watched the other kids play without her. As she cleared her table, Priya noticed a box of sidewalk chalk sitting on the counter by the window. Then she took her usual place at the end of the recess line. While she and her classmates filed through the halls and out into the yard, Priya thought about how she and her mother used to draw chalk patterns on the long driveway leading up to their old apartment building. The patterns were called rangoli, and they looked like stars and roses. Priya’s mother said that the drawings were to welcome guests to their home. Priya missed the early mornings she and her mother would spend drawing colourful patterns. Priya walked over to the basketball court and sat on the hot pavement (路面). She pulled the box out of her pocket and took out a bright red piece of chalk and began drawing the rangoli patterns she loved best. She drew flowers with huge petals (花瓣) and stars with eight points. “That’s pretty,” a voice said. She turned around and saw that Enrique, a boy in her class, was watching her. “It’s called rangoli,” she said. “They do this in India, where my parents are from.” “You know what that reminds me of?” he asked, kneeling down beside her. “The floor of my grandmother’s house in Mexico has tiles (瓷砖) that have designs like that.” “What do you mean?” Priya asked. “Hand me a piece of chalk,” Enrique said. “I’ll show you.” Enrique sat down on the pavement and began to draw. He used green, orange, and yellow chalk to draw flowers that were more detailed than Priya’s, but still had huge, curvy (弯曲的) petals. Then he drew circles inside circles, and surrounded them with small diamonds. Priya kept drawing too. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 “What are you guys doing?” a voice asked. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Their classmates began to come over to see what was happening. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1~5 ABCAC 6~10 CBABA 11~15 BBACA 16~20 ABBCC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$