精品解析：重庆市西南大学附属中学校2023-2024学年高二下学期期末考试英语试题

西南大学附中2023-2024学年度下期期末考试 高二英语试题 (满分: 150分; 考试时间: 120分钟) 第一部分 听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will Mary do tonight? A. Go to see a movie. B. Have dinner with the man. C. Have dinner with her colleagues. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital. C. In a classroom. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the woman work overtime? A. To meet a customer. B. To fix her computer. C. To wait for a call. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Wanting promotion. B. Going back to school. C. Changing their jobs. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How would Laura most probably go to work? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Why does the man drive so fast? A. To get to work on time. B. To stay away from an accident. C. To show off his good driving skills. 7. What will the man have to do if he gets a ticket? A. Drive more slowly. B. Keep silent while driving. C. Let the woman be the driver. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What does the man think of fishing? A It clears his mind. B. It brings him great fun. C. It takes much patience. 9. What does the man like most about fishing? A. Reading books while fishing. B. Reading nature while fishing. C. Fishing together with his daughter. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. Why did the woman’s husband go to Philippines? A. To provide help. B. To give lectures. C. To do business. 11. How many days will the woman’s husband stay in Philippines? A. 14 days. B. 16 days. C. 18 days. 12. What are the Philippines suffering from now? A. An earthquake. B. Floods. C. A terrible disease. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and library user. 14. What is harming the environment in Yucatan according to the man? A. Agriculture. B. Mining. C. Tourism. 15. How did the man first know about the environmental damage in Yucatan? A. From a lecture. B. From a magazine. C. From his brother. 16. What in the magazine are useful to the man? A. The interviews. B. The photos. C. The news stories. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. When can people hear the speaker? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 18. Which is the best show according to the speaker? A. Nighttime. B. News Today. C. The Children's Room. 19. On which channel can people ask questions and get money? A. 3. B. 6. C. 11. 20. What does the speaker most probably do? A. A newspaper reporter. B. A TV host or hostess C. A radio manager. 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 Art Contest — Technology &You! Technology is everywhere these days. Automation has pioneered innovation. Your phone is probably in your pocket or your hands at all times, and now it’s easier than ever to communicate with anyone in the world. What are your thoughts on technology, social media or your phone? Do you feel excitement every time you get a notification message, or do you feel tied down by these digital “chains”? However you feel, we want you to put that into artwork-paintings, digital art or photography. One winner and several honorable mentions will be featured in the December 2024 magazine, and the winner will receive a $25 gift card! You may even see your art work in future issues of Teen Ink magazine. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2024 Details and requirements: Entrants must have a Teen Ink account and be aged 13～19. Inappropriate content will not be accepted. Submissions must relate to the topic (technology). Entries must be a piece of artwork created by the entrants themselves. Entrants can submit as many pieces of art as they wish. How to submit: Entries can be submitted through the Teen Ink website. All entries submitted will be reviewed and considered for the contest. See our submission guidelines for more information. Make sure to submit your art work to the appropriate art category(technology) on Teen Ink. You can do this by using the “additional tags (标签)” field in your submission form. 21. What is the main theme of the art contest? A. The development of technology. B. The application of technology. C. Innovations of technology. D. Viewpoints on technology. 22. What is one of the requirements for submitting artwork to the contest? A. Submit original artwork. B. Submit artwork with a unique tag. C. Submit different types of artwork. D. Submit only one piece of artwork. 23. What is Teen Ink? A. A library. B. A magazine. C. An art school. D. An art museum. B Alice, age 9:"Mom, do I have to brush my hair today?" Me: Um, yes, it would be great if you could brush your hair every day! In Alice's world, brushing her hair was an inconvenient nuisance(令人讨厌的事).I knew back then that this feeling would not last forever. One day I would pry (撬开) her hairbrush out of her hand and tear her away from the mirror. Five years later, my prediction has come true. At age 14, there is no such thing for Alice as a spur-of-the-moment(一时兴起的) trip outside of the house. She is, indeed, obsessed with her physical appearance. Hair has to be brushed, makeup applied, and clothes changed many times before she can even think about leaving the house. We have spoken at length about how looks don't matter and that being a good, kind and compassionate person in this world is way more important than any aesthetic(审美观).Each time we have this conversation, Alice reminds me that she knows technically looks aren't important. But when she looks good on the outside, she feels more confident on the inside. In turn, that makes her a kinder, more compassionate and more understanding person. So while I will never be happy to see my daughter try on many shirts only to pick the first one she tried, or spend an hour getting ready for an event when the rest of the family were ready in 10 minutes, I know this is something she needs to do. Creating an identity for herself as an individual outside of her family unit is a natural and necessary part of the teenage process. And just as she learned over the years that hair-brushing is probably a good idea, so will she hopefully learn that sometimes it's okay to go out in a less-than-perfect outfit or without makeup. Somewhere deep down,her freewheeling 9-year-old self still knows that. 24. What was the author's prediction about Alice? A. She would avoid looking in the mirror. B. She would refuse to stay at home all the time. C. She would be very concerned about her appearance. D. She would forget to brush her hair before going out. 25. Why does Alice spend time on her appearance? A. To impress others. B. To make herself feel better. C. To display her unique personality. D. To attract kind people as friends. 26. What is the author's attitude toward Alice's behavior? A. Worried. B. Indifferent. C. Disappointed. D. Understanding. 27. What lesson does the author hope Alice will learn? A. She cannot meet everyone's needs. B. She should learn some makeup skills. C. She needs to learn a lot as she grows up. D. She doesn't always have to go out with a perfect image. C Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes. The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina (视网膜) — an area at the back of the eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors (纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain. “In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides, the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can — within about 30 to 40 milliseconds, rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the150 degrees a human eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light. Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve. 28. Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye? A. To replace people’s real eyeballs. B. To gain a sharper vision. C. To help the blind regain their eyesight. D. To help normal eyes perform better. 29 What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The design of the artificial eye. B. The structure of the human eye. C. The advantages of the artificial eye. D. The material used for the artificial eye. 30. What can we learn about the artificial eye and the human eye? A They have the same structure. B. The artificial eye may see more clearly. C. The human eye sees better in weak light. D. The artificial eye takes in a broader view. 31. Which word best describes Hongrui Jiang’s attitude to the artificial eye? A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Unconcerned. D. Satisfied. D It’s been nearly two decades since the traditional clothing style Hanfu first started to reemerge in China. Since then it has gone from a small cultural movement celebrating an ancient fashion to a trend that is booming on social media, having been adopted by China’s Generation Z as a means of connecting with their past. Instead of following other cultures blindly, Generation Z now have different opinions about what trend is by promoting local culture while having an objective view of exotic cultural products. The new tastes of Generation Z—young people born after 1995—are well represented on Bilibili. In the recent New Year’s Eve gala presented by Bilibili, it attracted more than 100 million views within 48 hours with a colourful set of programmes ranging from Peking Opera to classical Chinese cartoons. The same is also true of movie industry. Last year, for the first time, the top 10 most viewed films in China were all domestic films, while the ticket sales for imported films have dropped to only 16.28 percent. ”Generation Z grew up with the rapid development of China and under good economic conditions. With the development of the Chinese Internet industry, they have more access to diverse international information and culture, which bring them a much broader vision and makes them more open and confident in analyzing foreign culture. Apart from taking pride in China’s rapid development, this generation also pursues individuality and values devotion to the country,“ Professor Zhang Yiwu said. He also noted that the popular rock and punk culture pursued by the 70s and 80s generation is more of a challenge against real life and local culture. Some people who were born in the 1970s and 1980s did not grow up in the Internet age—they experienced the transformation of China going from poor to rich first-hand. This kind of longing and admiration of the West came from a lack of confidence. However, Generation Z now have the confidence to look at Western culture with equal status. This kind of cultural confidence will result in China being more active and creative in its development on the international stage in the future. 32. What does the underlined word ”exotic“ in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Foreign. B. Fashionable. C. Traditional. D. Elegant. 33. Why is Bilibili mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. To confirm the rise of new media. B. To promote Chinese Internet industry. C. To highlight the popularity of domestic art. D. To show the popularity of New Year’s Eve gala. 34. What do we know about Generation Z from the passage? A. They have a stronger cultural identity. B. They are longing for cultural diversity. C. They have made China develop rapidly. D. They are more fond of foreign culture. 35. What can be a suitable title for the passage? A. Confident China, Better Future B. China’s Progress Results in Cultural Confidence C. China’s New Generation Redefine Local Culture as Trendy D. Hanfu Style, Connector of Ancient Fashion and Modern Trend 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。 History of Broadway Broadway, in many people’s eyes, is a part of the world-famous road in New York. ____36____ It is a billion-dollar industry that includes theatrical shows in New York and live theater entertainment throughout the world. New York’s Theater District has only 39 official Broadway houses. A playhouse must have 500 or more seats to be considered a Broadway theater. ____37____ Not all Broadway theaters are located on Broadway. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, buildings on Wall Street and places such as the city hall may have served as smaller theaters, and other locations in down town New York City also did. Today’s Broadway started when influential families contributed money to the development of larger theaters away from the downtown area. Some people may have doubted these theaters would be successful, but they turned out to be. ____38____ With the boom of the new theater district, downtown changed forever as people happily traveled to the outskirts (市郊) of the city to see the best live entertainment. When these theaters began, many actors came from European countries. In 1857 actor Edwin Booth helped transform the Broadway theatre by popularizing a type of acting realism. Unlike actors before him, Booth did not stand still on stage or simply deliver his lines. ____39____ Booth’s style had a dramatic effect on the theater, and many considered him to be the greatest actor of his time. ____40____ Specifically, comedies and dramas often centred on then-current events such as women’s right to vote, the Labor Movement, and war. Broadway developed again in 1866, and the Broadway musical was created. From then on actors entertained their audiences by singing and dancing accompanied by an orchestra. Now, Broadway is famous for various theater productions and moving performances. A. Therefore, the shows have brought it fame throughout the world. B. However, Broadway is much more than a geographical location. C. Theaters, holding 100 to 499 people, are called Off-Broadway theaters. D. Instead, he liked moving around and showing great emotion while acting. E. Plays followed a popular style that encouraged typical characters and plots. F. As this new style grew in popularity, the content of the shows began to change. G. The Madison Square Theater, built by the Mallory family in 1863, was one of them. 第三部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15 小题;每小题1分,满分 15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As a child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ___41___, I considered ____42____ fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and preserved snacks to be the most appetizing (开胃的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____43____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to think about starting a vegetable garden in our backyard. We had the space and were ____44____ to take care of the plants every day. ____45____ doing some research online, we ____46____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____47____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow. It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work quickly if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, I pushed ____48____ the tough clay (黏土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____49____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____50____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____51____, which was beyond our expectation. We had never tasted such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____52____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little organic tomatoes. We also ____53____ Italian pasta with our tomatoes and sliced ham. It reassured (使放心) us to know that we were eating health y and fresh produce. As long as we had the ____54____ to start and maintain the garden, we reaped a rewarding harvest in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____55____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer. 41. A. Likewise B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise 42. A. prevented B. canned C. protected D. prepared 43 A. nutritious B. special C. particular D. traditional 44. A. satisfied B. absent C. late D. willing 45. A. As B. Since C. After D. Before 46. A. refused B. afforded C. decided D. led 47. A. now that B. even though C. as long as D. so that 48. A. through B. across C. beyond D. over 49. A. harder B. deeper C. heavier D. softer 50. A. flowers B. seeds C. fruits D. trees 51. A. at risk B. with care C. like crazy D. in excitement 52. A. sunshine B. cloud C. wind D. tear 53. A. cooked B. offered C. provided D. supplied 54. A. fact B. doubt C. force D. willpower 55. A. way B. goal C. quality D. standard 第二节 短文填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5 分,满分 15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Astronomy is the ____56____ (old) science known to man. Thousands of years ago, man looked at the stars and wondered ____57____ the heavens. But man was ____58____ (limit) by the six planets that he could see only with his eyes alone. The Greeks studied astronomy over 2,000 years ago. They could see the size, colour, and ____59____ (bright) of a star. They could see its place in the sky. They watched the stars move as the seasons changed. But the Greeks had no tools to help ____60____ (they) study the heavens. Each new tool added to the field of astronomy helped man reach out into space. Man didn’t know much about the moon ____61____ there were telescopes. He did not know that the planet ____62____ (call) Saturn had rings around it. His sight was ___63___weak that he could not see all the planets. In the early 1700s, people thought there were only six planets. Before the spectroscope, man did not know what kind of gases was around the sun or other ____64____(star). Without the radio-telescope, we did not know that radio noises came from far in space. Today, astronomy is a growing science. We ____65____ (learn) more in the last fifty years than in the whole history of astronomy. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分 15分) 66. 假定你是李华，目前在新西兰某高中做交换生，发现周围很多当地学生对汉语有浓厚的兴趣。请你给校长Mr.Smith写一封邮件，建议学校增设汉语选修课。内容包括： 1. 写信目的； 2 增设理由； 3. 期待回复。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 可以增加必要的细节以使行文连贯。 选修课： optional course Dear Mr. Smith, I’m Li Hua, a Chinese exchange student in your school. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 第二节 读后续写 (满分 25 分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 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。 As we sat around the kitchen table following our Mid-Autumn Festival feast, the smell of the meal still remaining in the air, the atmosphere was one of harmony and warmth. Dad, having finished his meal, rose from his chair and stood nearby. My nephew, driven by the excitement of the evening, began playing with his new basketball around the table, the music sound echoing softly in the cozy kitchen. As he neared Dad, however, he hesitated, noticing the elderly man’s outstretched(伸出) hand trembling slightly as it reached for the ball. He did not speak, and the boy looked at us in confusion. After a brief pause, my nephew carefully passed the ball to Dad, unsure of what would come next. I watched closely, curious to see how Dad would respond. A playful twinkle danced in his eyes as he grasped the ball, his fingers finding familiar lines in its surface. Holding the ball and reached forward, he bounced the ball on the floor, the sound a joyful rhythm that seemed to awaken something within him. Again and again, the simple act was repeated, each toss accompanied by a widening grin on Dad’s weather-beaten face. With a smile, he turned towards us, a silent invitation hanging in the air. And then, with a gentle toss, the game began. Laughter filled the room as the ball passed from hand to hand, and the once-quiet kitchen now was alive with the sounds of family bonding. The ball continued to be passed through pairs of outstretched hands. Cries of “Over here!” rang through the warm kitchen. Dad’s active participation in this game was unexpected to me, since he had dementia(痴呆). This disease had robbed him of many memories and the recognition of people, places and points in time. Despite this, Dad clearly recognized the ball and what he could do with it. I was transported back to my childhood. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m not sure how long we played the game. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 西南大学附中2023-2024学年度下期期末考试 高二英语试题 (满分: 150分; 考试时间: 120分钟) 第一部分 听力(共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分) 听下面 5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有 10 秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will Mary do tonight? A. Go to see a movie. B. Have dinner with the man. C. Have dinner with her colleagues. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Mary, would you like to go to a movie with me tonight? W: I wish I could, Joe. But my boss is treating us to dinner tonight. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital. C. In a classroom. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: You will have to wait for two hours, that is, until about 11:30, when the medical report will come back. M: Thank you, Doctor Hawkins. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why does the woman work overtime? A. To meet a customer. B. To fix her computer. C. To wait for a call. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Don’t you want to leave? It’s seven thirty. Everyone’s gone home. W: I have to wait for a customer to call. He said there was something wrong with his order. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Wanting promotion. B. Going back to school. C. Changing their jobs. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: There just aren’t enough opportunities in this field if you don’t have a graduate degree. So I’ve decided to go back to school this fall. M: I also want to do that. Maybe we can choose the same school. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How would Laura most probably go to work? A. By car. B. By bus. C. By bike. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Laura, if I were you, I’d ride a bike to work. Taking a crowded bus during rush hours is really terrible. W: Thank you for your advice, Jimmy. But my bike has got a flat tire. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Why does the man drive so fast? A. To get to work on time. B. To stay away from an accident. C. To show off his good driving skills. 7. What will the man have to do if he gets a ticket? A. Drive more slowly. B. Keep silent while driving. C. Let the woman be the driver. 【答案】6. A 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Why are you driving so fast? M: I have to, because I will be fired if I’m late for work. W: I don’t want to die in a traffic accident. M: Relax. I am a good driver. W: A good driver doesn’t drive extremely fast. M: We haven’t even hit anything yet. W: I think you’re going to get a ticket. M: That’s impossible. W: If I guess it right, you’ll have to let me take your place to drive. M: If not, you’ll have to shut up whenever I drive. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What does the man think of fishing? A. It clears his mind. B. It brings him great fun. C. It takes much patience. 9. What does the man like most about fishing? A. Reading books while fishing. B. Reading nature while fishing. C. Fishing together with his daughter. 【答案】8. A 9. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Dad, why do you like fishing so much? M: Fishing is a good way to have a clearer mind. W: Is that because everything is so quiet? M: That’s exactly why. W: Don’t you get bored just sitting and waiting? M: There is more to fishing than just sitting and waiting. W: What do you mean? M: To be a good fisherman, you have to read nature. W: The same way you read a book? M: Almost the same way. You’ll learn in time. W: Is that what you like most about fishing? M: No. I like fishing together with you the most. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. Why did the woman’s husband go to Philippines? A. To provide help. B. To give lectures. C. To do business. 11. How many days will the woman’s husband stay in Philippines? A. 14 days. B. 16 days. C. 18 days. 12. What are the Philippines suffering from now? A. An earthquake. B. Floods. C. A terrible disease. 【答案】10. A 11. B 12. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Have you got any information about your husband from Philippines? W: Yes, he phoned me yesterday. M: Could you tell me why he went there? W: Sure. He went there together with his seven members, helping the people suffering from the floods. M: Do you know when he will be back? W: He said he would be back the next week. M: How long has he stayed there? W: Two weeks, but he told me that he would stay there another two days. M: I will see him when he is back. W: OK. I will inform you. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Librarian and library user. 14. What is harming the environment in Yucatan according to the man? A. Agriculture. B. Mining. C. Tourism. 15. How did the man first know about the environmental damage in Yucatan? A. From a lecture. B. From a magazine. C. From his brother. 16. What in the magazine are useful to the man? A. The interviews. B. The photos. C. The news stories. 【答案】13. A 14. A 15. C 16. A 【解析】 【原文】W: I saw you get to the library at 8:00 a. m.! M: Yeah, I’ve been there all day. I’ve been writing the paper that we’ll have to hand in on Thursday. W: What’s your paper about? M: It’s about the environmental damage in Yucatan, a state in Southeast Mexico. W: So what’s happening there? M: Agriculture is having a harmful impact on the environment. Farmers are doing too much farming. It’s destroying the forests and ruining the soil. W: How did you learn about this? I don’t recall Dr Schnee saying anything about it in his lectures. M: Well, my brother went there last month, you know, to look at the old cities. He told me how few trees there were now and how much empty ground that grew almost nothing. So I started looking for materials in the library. Here, look at this magazine. W: What’s in it? M: It includes interviews with tourists who’ve been there in the past few years. The conditions there are pretty bad. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. When can people hear the speaker? A. In the morning. B. In the afternoon. C. In the evening. 18. Which is the best show according to the speaker? A. Nighttime. B. News Today. C. The Children's Room. 19. On which channel can people ask questions and get money? A. 3. B. 6. C. 11. 20. What does the speaker most probably do? A A newspaper reporter. B. A TV host or hostess C. A radio manager. 【答案】17. C 18. B 19. A 20. B 【解析】 【原文】Good evening, everyone! Here we are at the beginning of a new television season. Let’s look at the best of the new and the old shows. First, let’s talk about the daily shows. I think the best show is News Today on Channel Six from 6: 00 to 7: 00 every evening. Johnson has read the news on this show for many years. He and his team always do their difficult job well. The same channel is good for late night watching. At 11: 30 every night, Ted talks with famous people on his 90-minute show, Nighttime. He always has interesting people on. This week, three beautiful movie stars are going to talk about their new films. In the afternoons, only Channel Eleven has a good children’s show, The Children’s Room at 3:30. This show has educational cartoons. They keep children happy and entertained for hours. Channel Three has the best game shows, and then watch this one. They ask interesting questions and give away a lot of money. It’s a good way to learn about the world, too. 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 Art Contest — Technology &You! Technology is everywhere these days. Automation has pioneered innovation. Your phone is probably in your pocket or your hands at all times, and now it’s easier than ever to communicate with anyone in the world. What are your thoughts on technology, social media or your phone? Do you feel excitement every time you get a notification message, or do you feel tied down by these digital “chains”? However you feel, we want you to put that into artwork-paintings, digital art or photography. One winner and several honorable mentions will be featured in the December 2024 magazine, and the winner will receive a $25 gift card! You may even see your art work in future issues of Teen Ink magazine. Deadline: Nov. 1, 2024 Details and requirements: Entrants must have a Teen Ink account and be aged 13～19. Inappropriate content will not be accepted. Submissions must relate to the topic (technology). Entries must be a piece of artwork created by the entrants themselves. Entrants can submit as many pieces of art as they wish. How to submit: Entries can be submitted through the Teen Ink website. All entries submitted will be reviewed and considered for the contest. See our submission guidelines for more information. Make sure to submit your art work to the appropriate art category(technology) on Teen Ink. You can do this by using the “additional tags (标签)” field in your submission form. 21. What is the main theme of the art contest? A. The development of technology. B. The application of technology. C. Innovations of technology. D. Viewpoints on technology. 22. What is one of the requirements for submitting artwork to the contest? A. Submit original artwork. B. Submit artwork with a unique tag. C. Submit different types of artwork. D. Submit only one piece of artwork. 23. What is Teen Ink? A. A library. B. A magazine. C. An art school. D. An art museum. 【答案】21. D 22. A 23. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章是一篇关于“科技与你”艺术比赛征文通知。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“What are your thoughts on technology, social media or your phone? Do you feel excitement every time you get a notification message, or do you feel tied down by these digital “chains”?(你对科技、社交媒体和手机有什么看法?每次收到通知信息时，你会感到兴奋吗?还是觉得自己被这些数字“链条”束缚住了?)”和第二段中“However you feel, we want you to put that into artwork-paintings, digital art or photography.(无论你的感受如何，我们都希望你把它融入艺术作品——绘画、数字艺术或摄影)”可知，这次艺术比赛的主题是人们对科技的看法。故选D项。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据Details and requirements部分中“Entries must be a piece of artwork created by the entrants themselves. (参赛作品必须是参赛者自己创作的作品)”可知，提交原创作品对参赛作品的要求之一。故选A项。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“You may even see your art work in future issues of Teen Ink magazine.(你甚至可以在未来的Teen Ink杂志上看到你的艺术作品)”可知，Teen Ink是杂志。故选B项。 B Alice, age 9:"Mom, do I have to brush my hair today?" Me: Um, yes, it would be great if you could brush your hair every day! In Alice's world, brushing her hair was an inconvenient nuisance(令人讨厌的事).I knew back then that this feeling would not last forever. One day I would pry (撬开) her hairbrush out of her hand and tear her away from the mirror. Five years later, my prediction has come true. At age 14, there is no such thing for Alice as a spur-of-the-moment(一时兴起的) trip outside of the house. She is, indeed, obsessed with her physical appearance. Hair has to be brushed, makeup applied, and clothes changed many times before she can even think about leaving the house. We have spoken at length about how looks don't matter and that being a good, kind and compassionate person in this world is way more important than any aesthetic(审美观).Each time we have this conversation, Alice reminds me that she knows technically looks aren't important. But when she looks good on the outside, she feels more confident on the inside. In turn, that makes her a kinder, more compassionate and more understanding person. So while I will never be happy to see my daughter try on many shirts only to pick the first one she tried, or spend an hour getting ready for an event when the rest of the family were ready in 10 minutes, I know this is something she needs to do. Creating an identity for herself as an individual outside of her family unit is a natural and necessary part of the teenage process. And just as she learned over the years that hair-brushing is probably a good idea, so will she hopefully learn that sometimes it's okay to go out in a less-than-perfect outfit or without makeup. Somewhere deep down,her freewheeling 9-year-old self still knows that. 24. What was the author's prediction about Alice? A. She would avoid looking in the mirror. B. She would refuse to stay at home all the time. C. She would be very concerned about her appearance. D. She would forget to brush her hair before going out. 25. Why does Alice spend time on her appearance? A. To impress others. B. To make herself feel better. C. To display her unique personality. D. To attract kind people as friends. 26. What is the author's attitude toward Alice's behavior? A. Worried. B. Indifferent. C. Disappointed. D. Understanding. 27. What lesson does the author hope Alice will learn? A. She cannot meet everyone's needs. B. She should learn some makeup skills. C. She needs to learn a lot as she grows up. D. She doesn't always have to go out with a perfect image. 【答案】24. C 25. B 26. D 27. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。作者14岁的女儿很在意自己的外表，作者对此表示理解，认为这是青少年成长过程中的自然现象。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“One day I would pry her hairbrush out of her hand and tear her away from the mirror”（有一天，我会从她手里撬开她的梳子，把她从镜子前拉开）以及第四段中的“She is,indeed, obsessed with her physical appearance”（的确，她很在意自己的外表）可知，作者预言将来女儿会非常在意自己的外貌。故选C项。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段中的“But when she looks good on the outside, she feels more confident on the inside. In turn, that makes her a kinder ,more compassionate and more understanding person”（但是当她外表看起来不错的时候，她的内心会更自信。反过来，这使她成为一个更善良、更富有同情心、更善解人意的人）可知，作者的女儿认为外在美可以帮助提升内在美，从而使自己感觉更好。故选B项。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“I know this is something she needs to do. Creating an identity for herself as an individual outside of her family unit is a natural and necessary part of the teenage process”（我知道这是她需要做的。在家庭单位之外为自己创造一个独立的身份是青少年成长过程中自然和必要的一部分）可知，作者认为女儿外出前的那些“准备工作”是可以理解的。故选D项。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“ so will she hopefully learn that sometimes it's okay to go out in a less-than-perfect outfit or without makeup. Somewhere deep down, her freewheeling 9-year-old self still knows that”（所以希望她能明白，有时候穿不太完美的衣服或者素颜出去也没关系。在内心深处，她那个随心所欲的9岁的自己仍然知道这一点）可知，作者希望女儿明白：她不必总是以完美的形象出门。故选D项。 C Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes. The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina (视网膜) — an area at the back of the eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors (纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain. “In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides, the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can — within about 30 to 40 milliseconds, rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the150 degrees a human eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light. Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve. 28. Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye? A. To replace people’s real eyeballs. B. To gain a sharper vision. C. To help the blind regain their eyesight. D. To help normal eyes perform better. 29. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. The design of the artificial eye. B. The structure of the human eye. C. The advantages of the artificial eye. D. The material used for the artificial eye. 30. What can we learn about the artificial eye and the human eye? A. They have the same structure. B. The artificial eye may see more clearly. C. The human eye sees better in weak light. D. The artificial eye takes in a broader view. 31. Which word best describes Hongrui Jiang’s attitude to the artificial eye? A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Unconcerned. D. Satisfied. 【答案】28. C 29. A 30. B 31. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了香港科技大学的一位科学家开发人工眼帮助盲人重获光明。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。由第一段“Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently.”（盲人长期以来一直渴望光明，但科学家们没有这项技术。为了让这一点更接近现实，香港科技大学材料科学家范志勇最近开发了一种新的人工眼。）可知，发明人工眼的目的是帮助盲人重获光明。故选C项。 【29题详解】 主旨大意题。由第二段“The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors ( 纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.”（新型人工眼的设计基于人眼的结构，并使用了一种友好的光敏材料。在眼球后部，人造视网膜上排列着Nan级的光传感器。这些传感器测量通过眼睛前部晶状体的光线。连接在视网膜后部的电线将信号从这些传感器发送到处理器，类似于神经网络将眼球连接到大脑的方式。）可知，第二段主要讲人工眼的结构设计。故选A项。 【30题详解】 细节理解题。由第三段“In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter.”（理论上，这种人造眼比人眼看得更清楚，因为人造视网膜每平方厘米包含大约 4.6 亿个光传感器，而真正的视网膜每平方厘米有大约 1000 万个光检测细胞。）可知，理论上人工眼可能比真正的眼睛看得更清楚。故选B项。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。由尾段“Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.”（不过，威斯康星大学的电气工程师姜宏瑞认为，工程师们需要一种更实用、更有效的方法，在人造眼球的背面生产大量的细线，使其具有超人的视力，而这很难实现。）可知，他认为科学家们设想的很难达成，因此对人工眼持怀疑态度。故选A项。 D It’s been nearly two decades since the traditional clothing style Hanfu first started to reemerge in China. Since then it has gone from a small cultural movement celebrating an ancient fashion to a trend that is booming on social media, having been adopted by China’s Generation Z as a means of connecting with their past. Instead of following other cultures blindly, Generation Z now have different opinions about what trend is by promoting local culture while having an objective view of exotic cultural products. The new tastes of Generation Z—young people born after 1995—are well represented on Bilibili. In the recent New Year’s Eve gala presented by Bilibili, it attracted more than 100 million views within 48 hours with a colourful set of programmes ranging from Peking Opera to classical Chinese cartoons. The same is also true of movie industry. Last year, for the first time, the top 10 most viewed films in China were all domestic films, while the ticket sales for imported films have dropped to only 16.28 percent. ”Generation Z grew up with the rapid development of China and under good economic conditions. With the development of the Chinese Internet industry, they have more access to diverse international information and culture, which bring them a much broader vision and makes them more open and confident in analyzing foreign culture. Apart from taking pride in China’s rapid development, this generation also pursues individuality and values devotion to the country,“ Professor Zhang Yiwu said. He also noted that the popular rock and punk culture pursued by the 70s and 80s generation is more of a challenge against real life and local culture. Some people who were born in the 1970s and 1980s did not grow up in the Internet age—they experienced the transformation of China going from poor to rich first-hand. This kind of longing and admiration of the West came from a lack of confidence. However, Generation Z now have the confidence to look at Western culture with equal status. This kind of cultural confidence will result in China being more active and creative in its development on the international stage in the future. 32. What does the underlined word ”exotic“ in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Foreign. B. Fashionable. C. Traditional. D. Elegant. 33. Why is Bilibili mentioned in Paragraph 2? A. To confirm the rise of new media. B. To promote Chinese Internet industry. C. To highlight the popularity of domestic art. D. To show the popularity of New Year’s Eve gala. 34. What do we know about Generation Z from the passage? A. They have a stronger cultural identity. B. They are longing for cultural diversity. C. They have made China develop rapidly. D. They are more fond of foreign culture. 35. What can be a suitable title for the passage? A. Confident China, Better Future B. China’s Progress Results in Cultural Confidence C. China’s New Generation Redefine Local Culture as Trendy D. Hanfu Style, Connector of Ancient Fashion and Modern Trend 【答案】32. A 33. C 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了Z一代不再盲目追随其他文化，而是在客观看待异域文化产品的同时，通过弘扬本土文化，对什么是潮流有不同的看法。 【32题详解】 词义猜测题。根据划线词所在的句子“Instead of following other cultures blindly，Generation Z now have different opinions about what trend is by promoting local culture while having an objective view of exotic cultural products.”(Z一代不再盲目追随其他文化，而是在客观看待exotic文化产品的同时，通过弘扬本土文化，对什么是潮流有不同的看法。)可知划线词的意思与local相对应，所以A项“外国的”符合题意。故选A项。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“The new tastes of Generation Z-young people born after 1995-are well represented on Bilibili.In the recent New Year's Eve gala presented by Bilibili，it attracted more than 100 million views within 48 hours with a colorful set of programs ranging from Peking Opera to classical Chinese cartoon.The same is also true of movie industry.Last year，for the first time，the top 10 most viewed films in China were all domestic films，while the ticket sales for imported films have dropped to only 16.28 percent.”(Z一代的新口味—1995年后出生的年轻人—在Bilibili上得到了很好的体现。在Bilibili最近举办的除夕晚会上，48小时内吸引了超过1亿人次观看，节目丰富多彩，从京剧到中国古典动画片应有尽有。电影业也是如此。去年，中国最受欢迎的十大电影首次全部是国产电影，而进口电影的票房下降到仅16.28%。) 可知，Bilibili上包含了从京剧到中国古典动画片的节目吸引了很多人观看，这些都属于本土文化，可推断提到Bilibili是为了突出国内艺术的流行性。故选C项。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“However, the Generation Z now have the confidence to look at Western culture with equal status.This kind of cultural confidence will result in China being more active and creative in its development on the international stage in the future.”(然而，Z一代现在有信心以平等的地位看待西方文化。这种文化自信，将使中国未来在国际舞台上的发展更加积极和富有创造性。)可知，他们以平等的地位看待西方文化，对自己的本土文化有更强大的自信，也就是他们有更强烈的文化认同感。故选A项。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。阅读全文以及根据第一段主旨段“Instead of following other cultures blindly，Generation Z now have different opinions about what trend is by promoting local culture while having an objective view of exotic cultural products.”(Z一代不再盲目追随其他文化，而是在客观看待异域文化产品的同时，通过弘扬本土文化，对什么是潮流有不同的看法。)可知，本文主要讲述了Z一代不再盲目追随其他文化，对本土文化有更强大的自信，所以C选项“中国新一代将本土文化重新定义为潮流”作为题目最合适。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。 History of Broadway Broadway, in many people’s eyes, is a part of the world-famous road in New York. ____36____ It is a billion-dollar industry that includes theatrical shows in New York and live theater entertainment throughout the world. New York’s Theater District has only 39 official Broadway houses. A playhouse must have 500 or more seats to be considered a Broadway theater. ____37____ Not all Broadway theaters are located on Broadway. In the late 1700s and early 1800s, buildings on Wall Street and places such as the city hall may have served as smaller theaters, and other locations in down town New York City also did. Today’s Broadway started when influential families contributed money to the development of larger theaters away from the downtown area. Some people may have doubted these theaters would be successful, but they turned out to be. ____38____ With the boom of the new theater district, downtown changed forever as people happily traveled to the outskirts (市郊) of the city to see the best live entertainment. When these theaters began, many actors came from European countries. In 1857 actor Edwin Booth helped transform the Broadway theatre by popularizing a type of acting realism. Unlike actors before him, Booth did not stand still on stage or simply deliver his lines. ____39____ Booth’s style had a dramatic effect on the theater, and many considered him to be the greatest actor of his time. ____40____ Specifically, comedies and dramas often centred on then-current events such as women’s right to vote, the Labor Movement, and war. Broadway developed again in 1866, and the Broadway musical was created. From then on actors entertained their audiences by singing and dancing accompanied by an orchestra. Now, Broadway is famous for various theater productions and moving performances. A. Therefore, the shows have brought it fame throughout the world. B. However, Broadway is much more than a geographical location. C. Theaters, holding 100 to 499 people, are called Off-Broadway theaters. D. Instead, he liked moving around and showing great emotion while acting. E. Plays followed a popular style that encouraged typical characters and plots. F. As this new style grew in popularity, the content of the shows began to change. G. The Madison Square Theater, built by the Mallory family in 1863, was one of them. 【答案】36. B 37. C 38. G 39. D 40. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了百老汇的历史。 【36题详解】 上文“Broadway, in many people’s eyes, is a part of the world-famous road in New York (在许多人看来，百老汇是纽约世界著名道路的一部分)”以及下文“It is a billion-dollar industry that includes theatrical shows in New York and live theater entertainment throughout the world (这是一个价值数十亿美元的产业，包括纽约的戏剧表演和世界各地的现场戏剧娱乐。)”说明上下文在语义上有转折，因此B项“然而，百老汇不仅仅是一个地理位置”与上文构成转折，引出下文符合语境，故选B。 【37题详解】 上文“A playhouse must have 500 or more seats to be considered a Broadway theater. (剧院必须有500个或更多的座位才能被认为是百老汇剧院)”说明的是剧院划分的类别，因此C项“可容纳100至499人的剧院被称为外百老汇剧院”符合语境，故选C。 【38题详解】 上文“Some people may have doubted these theaters would be successful, but they turned out to be (有些人可能怀疑这些影院会不会成功，但事实证明它们是成功的)”说明下文要用一些成功的例子来证明，因此G项“马洛里家族于1880年建造的麦迪逊广场剧院就是其中之一”是上文提到的成功剧院的一个例子，符合语境，故选G。 【39题详解】 上文“Unlike actors before him, Booth did not stand still on stage or simply deliver his lines. (与之前的演员不同，布斯没有在舞台上静止不动，也没有简单地表演台词)”说明的是布斯的不同之处，因此D项“相反，他喜欢四处走动，在表演时表现出强烈的感情”具体说明了布斯和以往的演员的不同之处，符合语境，故选D。 【40题详解】 下文“Specifically, comedies and dramas often centred on then-current events such as women’s right to vote, the Labor Movement, and war (具体来说，喜剧和戏剧往往以当时的时事为中心，如妇女的投票权、劳工运动和战争)”说明的是具体发生的变化，因此F项“随着这种新风格的流行，节目的内容也开始改变”能够概括本段主旨，故选F。 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，从每题所给的四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 As a child, I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food. ___41___, I considered ____42____ fish and fruit, bottled soft drinks and preserved snacks to be the most appetizing (开胃的). As I learned to prefer fresh and ____43____ foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks, I began to think about starting a vegetable garden in our backyard. We had the space and were ____44____ to take care of the plants every day. ____45____ doing some research online, we ____46____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard. It would have to be at least a foot deep ____47____ with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow. It was February of 2013. We knew that we had to work quickly if we wanted to plant vegetables that spring. That month, I pushed ____48____ the tough clay (黏土) under our lawn with a large shovel (铲子). Luckily, the rain made the soil ____49____, and before we knew it, we had finished digging the bed. Next came my favorite part: shopping for ____50____ and plants. By June, our plants, especially the tomatoes, were growing ____51____, which was beyond our expectation. We had never tasted such fresh tomatoes; they were so sweet that you could almost taste the ____52____ in them. To give our friends gifts, we packed jars of our little organic tomatoes. We also ____53____ Italian pasta with our tomatoes and sliced ham. It reassured (使放心) us to know that we were eating health y and fresh produce. As long as we had the ____54____ to start and maintain the garden, we reaped a rewarding harvest in return. Thanks to the success of my vegetable garden, I can say that if the ____55____ of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer. 41. A. Likewise B. Therefore C. Instead D. Otherwise 42. A. prevented B. canned C. protected D. prepared 43. A. nutritious B. special C. particular D. traditional 44. A. satisfied B. absent C. late D. willing 45. A. As B. Since C. After D. Before 46. A. refused B. afforded C. decided D. led 47. A. now that B. even though C. as long as D. so that 48. A. through B. across C. beyond D. over 49. A. harder B. deeper C. heavier D. softer 50. A. flowers B. seeds C. fruits D. trees 51. A. at risk B. with care C. like crazy D. in excitement 52. A. sunshine B. cloud C. wind D. tear 53. A. cooked B. offered C. provided D. supplied 54. A. fact B. doubt C. force D. willpower 55 A. way B. goal C. quality D. standard 【答案】41. C 42. B 43. A 44. D 45. C 46. C 47. D 48. A 49. D 50. B 51. C 52. A 53. A 54. D 55. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲了作者认识到新鲜蔬菜和水果对身体有益后，自己和家人开垦了一个菜园种菜，在收获果实同时，也收获了劳动的快乐。 【41题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：相反，我认为罐头鱼和罐装水果、瓶装软饮料以及腌制的小吃是最开胃的。A. Likewise同样地；B. Therefore因此；C. Instead相反；D. Otherwise否则。根据上文“I didn’t know about the benefits of fresh food.”可知，当作者是个孩子时，他不知道新鲜食品的好处，相反，他认为罐头鱼和罐装水果、瓶装软饮料以及腌制的小吃是最开胃的。故选C。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. prevented被阻止的；B. canned罐装的；C. protected保护的；D. prepared准备好的。根据下文“bottled soft drinks and preserved snacks”可知，作者小时候认为罐装食品是最好吃的。故选B。 【43题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：随着我开始偏爱新鲜且营养丰富的食物，而不是那些人工调味的化学增强零食，我开始考虑在我们的后院开始种植蔬菜园。A. nutritious有营养的；B. special特别的；C. particular特别的；D. traditional传统的。根据上文“As I learned to prefer fresh”及下文“foods to the artificial taste of chemically-enhanced snacks”可知，作者现在更喜欢有营养的新鲜食物。故选A。 【44题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我们有空间，并且愿意每天照顾这些植物。A. satisfied满意的；B. absent缺席的；C. late迟到的；D. willing愿意的。根据上文“I began to think about starting a vegetable garden in our backyard.”可知，作者和他的家人愿意去照顾菜园里的植物。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：在网上做一些研究之后，我们决定在院子里挖出一个16平方英尺的空间。A. As作为；B. Since自从；C. After在……之后；D. Before在……之前。根据下文“we ___6____ to dig out a space of 16 square feet in our yard.”可知，在做了研究之后才做出决定。故选C。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析句意：同上。A. refused拒绝；B. afforded负担得起；C. decided决定；D. led带领。根据上文“___5___ doing some research online”可知，研究之后他们做出了决定。故选C。 【47题详解】 考查连接词词义辨析。句意它必须至少有一英尺深，以便有一个凸起的蔬菜畦，蔬菜才能生长两英尺的深度。A. now that既然；B. even though即使；C. as long as只要；D. so that以便于。根据下文“with a raised vegetable bed, the vegetables would have two feet of depth to grow.”可知，挖坑的目的是为了让蔬菜有足够的深度生长。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：那个月，我用一把大铲子挖穿了我们草坪下的坚硬黏土。A. through穿过；B. across横跨；C. beyond超出；D. over在……之上。根据上文“It would have to be at least a foot deep”可知，那个月，作者用一把大铲子挖穿了草坪下面坚硬的黏土。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：幸运的是，雨水让土壤变得更松软，不知不觉中，我们就挖好了菜畦。A. harder更硬的；B. deeper更深的；C. heavier更重的；D. softer更软的。根据上文“Luckily, the rain made the soil”可知，雨水让土壤变得松软。故选D。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：接下来是我最喜欢的部分：购买种子和植物。A. flowers花；B. seeds种子；C. fruits水果；D. trees树。根据上文“shopping for”可知，为了种植蔬菜，需要购买种子。故选B。 【51题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：到了六月，我们的植物，尤其是西红柿，长得疯狂，超出了我们的预期。A. at risk冒险；B. with care小心地；C. like crazy疯狂地；D. in excitement兴奋地。根据下文“which was beyond our expectation.”可知，植物生长得非常快，疯狂生长。故选C。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们从来没有尝过这么新鲜的西红柿；它们如此甜，你几乎可以尝到阳光的味道。A. sunshine阳光；B. cloud云；C. wind风；D. tear眼泪。根据常识可知，阳光孕育了万物，让西红柿这么好吃。故选A。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们还用我们的西红柿、切片火腿做意大利面。A. cooked烹饪；B. offered提供；C. provided提供；D. supplied供应。根据下文“Italian pasta with our tomatoes and sliced ham.”可知，他们用自己种的西红柿做菜。故选A。 【54题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：只要我们有开辟菜园和打理菜园的意志力，我们就会得到回报性的收获。A. fact事实；B. doubt怀疑；C. force力量；D. willpower意志力。根据下文“ to start and maintain the garden”可知，开辟花园和打理菜园是需要意志力的。故选D。 【55题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：感谢我的菜园的成功，如果生活的目标是快乐，那么我就离这个目标更近了一步。A. way方式；B. goal目标；C. quality质量；D. standard标准。根据下文“of life is to be happy, I’m one little step closer.”可知，作者将生活的目标设定为快乐。故选B。 第二节 短文填空 (共10小题;每小题1.5 分,满分 15分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。 Astronomy is the ____56____ (old) science known to man. Thousands of years ago, man looked at the stars and wondered ____57____ the heavens. But man was ____58____ (limit) by the six planets that he could see only with his eyes alone. The Greeks studied astronomy over 2,000 years ago. They could see the size, colour, and ____59____ (bright) of a star. They could see its place in the sky. They watched the stars move as the seasons changed. But the Greeks had no tools to help ____60____ (they) study the heavens. Each new tool added to the field of astronomy helped man reach out into space. Man didn’t know much about the moon ____61____ there were telescopes. He did not know that the planet ____62____ (call) Saturn had rings around it. His sight was ___63___weak that he could not see all the planets. In the early 1700s, people thought there were only six planets. Before the spectroscope, man did not know what kind of gases was around the sun or other ____64____(star). Without the radio-telescope, we did not know that radio noises came from far in space. Today, astronomy is a growing science. We ____65____ (learn) more in the last fifty years than in the whole history of astronomy. 【答案】56. oldest 57. about 58. limited 59. brightness 60. themselves 61. until##before 62. called 63. so 64. stars 65. have learned/learnt 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了人类探索太空的历史。 【56题详解】 考查形容词。句意：天文学是人类知道的最古老的科学。根据定冠词the及science known to man可知，空处应填形容词最高级oldest“最古老的”，在句中作定语修饰名词science。故填oldest。 【57题详解】 考查介词。句意：几千年前，人类仰望星空，想知道关于天空的知识。wonder about sth.“想知道关于……”为固定搭配。故填about。 【58题详解】 考查语态。句意：但是人类被限制在只能用眼睛观察到的六个星球上。动词limit与句子主语man构成逻辑上的被动关系，句子应用被动语态，空处应用过去分词的形式。故填limited。 【59题详解】 考查名词。句意：他们能看到星星的大小、颜色和亮度。and连接并列成分，空处与size和colour并列，应用名词brightness“亮度”，作宾语，为不可数名词。故填brightness。 【60题详解】 考查代词。句意：但是希腊人没有任何工具来帮助他们研究天空。空处代词指代句子主语，故用反身代词themselves在句中作宾语。故填themselves。 【61题详解】 考查连词。句意：直到有了望远镜，人类才对月球了解很多。not...until“直到……才”为固定句式；或空处用before“在……之前”引导时间状语从句。故填until/before。 【62题详解】 考查非谓语。句意：他不知道被称为土星的行星周围有光环。空处在句中作非谓语，动词call与逻辑主语planet之间是被动关系，故用过去分词的形式作后置定语。故填called。 【63题详解】 考查副词。句意：他的视力如此弱，以至于他无法看到所有的行星。so...that“如此……以至于”为固定句式。故填so。 【64题详解】 考查名词。句意：在光谱仪出现之前，人们并不知道太阳或其他恒星周围是什么样的气体。other后接可数名词复数形式。故填stars。 【65题详解】 考查时态。句意：在过去五十年里，我们学到的东西比整个天文学史上都要多。根据时间状语in the last fifty years可知，句子应用现在完成时，主语we是第一人称复数，助动词用have。故填have learned/learnt。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分 15分) 66. 假定你是李华，目前在新西兰某高中做交换生，发现周围很多当地学生对汉语有浓厚的兴趣。请你给校长Mr.Smith写一封邮件，建议学校增设汉语选修课。内容包括： 1. 写信目的； 2. 增设理由； 3. 期待回复。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 可以增加必要的细节以使行文连贯。 选修课： optional course Dear Mr. Smith, I’m Li Hua, a Chinese exchange student in your school. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Mr. Smith, I’m Li Hua, a Chinese exchange student in your school. I’m writing to suggest including the language of Chinese into our current curriculum as an optional course, given that many students here show ongoing strong interest in it. Known as one of the most spoken languages in the world and with its growing popularity worldwide, Chinese has entered numerous classrooms in foreign countries. Besides, due to the rise of China’s international influence, speaking Chinese fluently has become a highly valued professional skill. Furthermore, learning Chinese helps open a unique window into one of the world’s richest and most ancient civilizations, which, meanwhile, will undoubtedly contribute to bridging the cultural gap between China and New Zealand. I hope you can take my suggestion into serious consideration. Looking forward to your reply. Yours sincerely, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给新西兰某高中的校长Mr. Smith写一封邮件，建议增设汉语课。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 对……表露出兴趣：show interest in→be interested in/be into 许多的：numerous→many/a large number of 由于：due to→because of/on account of 考虑：take sth. into consideration→take sth. into accunt 2. 句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：I’m writing to suggest including the language of Chinese into our current curriculum as an optional course, given that many students here show ongoing strong interest in it. 拓展句：I’m writing to suggest that Mandarin Chinese courses should be included in our current curriculum, given that many students here show ongoing strong interest in it. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Furthermore, learning Chinese helps open a unique window into one of the world’s richest and most ancient civilizations, which, meanwhile, will undoubtedly contribute to bridging the cultural gap between China and New Zealand. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】I hope you can take my suggestion into serious consideration. (运用了省略that的宾语从句) 第二节 读后续写 (满分 25 分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 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。 As we sat around the kitchen table following our Mid-Autumn Festival feast, the smell of the meal still remaining in the air, the atmosphere was one of harmony and warmth. Dad, having finished his meal, rose from his chair and stood nearby. My nephew, driven by the excitement of the evening, began playing with his new basketball around the table, the music sound echoing softly in the cozy kitchen. As he neared Dad, however, he hesitated, noticing the elderly man’s outstretched(伸出) hand trembling slightly as it reached for the ball. He did not speak, and the boy looked at us in confusion. After a brief pause, my nephew carefully passed the ball to Dad, unsure of what would come next. I watched closely, curious to see how Dad would respond. A playful twinkle danced in his eyes as he grasped the ball, his fingers finding familiar lines in its surface. Holding the ball and reached forward, he bounced the ball on the floor, the sound a joyful rhythm that seemed to awaken something within him. Again and again, the simple act was repeated, each toss accompanied by a widening grin on Dad’s weather-beaten face. With a smile, he turned towards us, a silent invitation hanging in the air. And then, with a gentle toss, the game began. Laughter filled the room as the ball passed from hand to hand, and the once-quiet kitchen now was alive with the sounds of family bonding. The ball continued to be passed through pairs of outstretched hands. Cries of “Over here!” rang through the warm kitchen. Dad’s active participation in this game was unexpected to me, since he had dementia(痴呆). This disease had robbed him of many memories and the recognition of people, places and points in time. Despite this, Dad clearly recognized the ball and what he could do with it. I was transported back to my childhood. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ I’m not sure how long we played the game. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 I was transported back to my childhood. Looking back, playing with Dad was rare occasions because of his busy work schedule. His dedication to providing for our family had left little room for father-son time, not to mention to show shared emotion. His favorite game was chess, which he once taught me how to play. But after his illness, connecting moments between us had been few before he took the basketball. Yet here he was now, fully immersed in this playful moment. I felt a surge of gratitude and joy. It was a heartwarming sight, bridging the gap that illness had once created. I’m not sure how long we played the game. The ticking of the clock faded into insignificance as we lost ourselves in the simple pleasure of each other’s company. Dad’s laughter echoed through the room as he guided us through the game, his love for us shining brightly in his eyes and he finally began to tire. In that fleeting moment, I knew that the memory we had created would endure the test of time, I know that moment will certainly last forever. This Mid-Autumn Festival, Dad gave me a special memory—one that I will always treasure. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了一家人在中秋节晚餐后，侄子兴奋地玩着新篮球。当球靠近父亲时，他伸手有些颤抖地想要接球。侄子犹豫了一下，还是把球传给了父亲。父亲开始熟练地运球，并逐渐展现出开心的笑容。随着他将球轻轻扔出，一场家庭传球游戏就此开始。父亲的积极参与让作者感到意外，因为父亲患有痴呆症。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“我被带回到了我的童年。”可知，第一段可描写作者回忆童年时期对父亲的记忆。 ②由第二段首句内容“我不确定我们玩了多长时间。”可知，第二段可描写从回忆回到现实玩篮球温馨的场景和我的感受。 2.续写线索：回忆童年——篮球使我们再次联系——温馨快乐的场面——我的感受 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①联系：connect/associate ②经受：endure/stand ③珍惜：treasure/value 情绪类 ①感激：gratitude/appreciation ②高兴：joy/delight 【点睛】【高分句型1】His favorite game was chess, which he once taught me how to play. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】The ticking of the clock faded into insignificance as we lost ourselves in the simple pleasure of each other’s company. (运用了as引导的时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$