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绝密★启用前 怀仁市大地学校2023-2024学年度下学期期末考试 高一英语 (考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分) 注意事项： 1. 本试卷由三个部分组成。其中，第一和第二部分的第一节为选择题。第二部分的第二节和第三部分为非选择题。 2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) (略) 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分) A IF you can dream — Science & Ideas Festival launches schools poetry competition Science Oxford is proud to be supporting this year’s IF Oxford festival and the IF Oxfordshire schools poetry competition especially. The competition invites young people aged 5-16 to hand in a poem on any science topic. The poem can be in any poetry style you like. It doesn’t have to rhyme ( 押韵), but your poem needs to be under 150 words and about science. It could be about a scientific idea or discovery; a science lesson or a scientific problem that is important to you; a famous scientist, or just why you love science! The competition is open to any child at primary or secondary school, or home-schooled in Oxfordshire, and will be judged in three age categories (类别): School Years 1-2 School Years 3-6 School Years 7-11 There are lots of prizes on offer. The winning entrant ( 参赛者) in each age category will receive a copy of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. The classes of the winners of the two primary school categories will win a half-day science show or workshop presented by our amazing education outreach team. The class of the winner of the secondary age category will win a tour of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The winners and runners-up ( 亚军) in all three age categories will have the chance to perform their poem at a special event at the new IF Science and Ideas Festival over the weekend of October 16 /17. The closing date for entries is April 20. To find out more information visit IF-Oxford.com. 1. Which of the following is a requirement for the poem for the competition? A. It has to rhyme. B. It has to be written in four lines. C. It has to be less than 150 words. D. It has to discuss a single scientific idea. 2. Children who want to enter the competition must _____. A. study at secondary school B. be between 5-16 years old C. be home-schooled in Oxfordshire D. hand in their poem before October 17 3. What will the class of the winner of the secondary age category win? A. A half-day science show. B. A copy of The Lost Words. C. A chance to attend an amazing workshop. D. A tour of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了学校诗歌比赛的相关信息, 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段的“It doesn’t have to rhyme ( 押韵), but your poem needs to be under 150 words and about science. (它不需要押韵,但你的诗需要少于150个单词,而且是关于科学的。) ”可知参赛诗歌的要求是它必须少于150个字。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“The competition invites young people aged 5-l6 to hand in a poem on any science topic. (该比赛邀请5-16岁的年轻人就任何科学主题提交一首诗。) ”可知，想要参加比赛的是年龄在5-16岁之间的人。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的“The class of the winner of the secondary age category will win a tour of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. (中等年龄组获胜者的班级将赢得卢瑟福阿普尔顿实验室的参观。) ”可知中等年龄组获胜者的班级将赢得参观卢瑟福阿普尔顿实验室的机会。故选D。 B A 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the Indonesian coast sent a wall of water racing toward Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Lang was on the island of Ko Phi Phi, just south of Phuket, Thailand, shopping on Main Street with her friend Rubina Wong, when suddenly everything changed. “People started running inland. From where we were, we could not see the beach so we had no idea what was going on,” she said. Lang and Rubina started running inland in the same direction as everyone else, when she noticed water flooding into the island, but so strong and fast that she could no longer lift her feet to run. Rubina had gone down a side street. Lang never saw her alive again. Lang was stuck underwater between debris (碎片) with the surface just above her face. “The more I struggled (挣扎), the tighter I was stuck. I could not reach the surface. I thought I came here on my vacation to die, and then I got really annoyed,” she said. “I must have blacked out because the next thing I remember is waking up underwater.” The water was still and black. Lang looked up and could see that at the top, there was a small circle of light. She started swimming through the water and made it to the surface of the water. She pulled herself onto a floating door and could see that the whole island was flooded and a lot of buildings were gone. She could see a house not far away and a man on its roof. She encouraged herself to climb over the floating objects to the balcony (阳台) of the house. From there she saw the water start to slowly go back to the ocean. 4. What was Lang doing when the tsunami happened? A. She was running in a race. B. She was playing on the beach. C. She was shopping in the street. D. She was looking for her friend. 5. Why was Lang unable to run? A. There was a wall in the way. B. She feared she would get lost. C. She had to wait for her friend. D. The racing water was too powerful. 6. What can we learn about Lang from paragraph 3? A. She didn’t want to struggle. B. She was trapped underwater. C. She didn’t regret going on vacation. D. She kept awake all the time in the water. 7. How did Lang manage to save herself? A. By calling for help. B. By hiding in a house. C. By climbing up a tall tree. D. By making use of floating objects. 【答案】4. C 5. D 6. B 7. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章描述了主人公Lang在海啸中逃生的经历。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Lang was on the island of Ko Phi Phi, just south of Phuket, Thailand, shopping on Main Street with her friend Rubina Wong, when suddenly everything changed.”(朗在泰国普吉岛南部的高披岛上和她的朋友鲁比娜·王在主街购物，突然一切都变了。)可知，海啸发生时，Lang正和朋友在逛街购物。故选C。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“she noticed water flooding into the island, but so strong and fast that she could no longer lift her feet to run”(她注意到水漫进了岛上，但水流又强又快，她再也不能抬起脚跑步了。)可知，涌向岛上的水流很急、水力很大，Lang根本跑不动。故选D。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Lang was stuck underwater between debris (碎片) with the surface just above her face. “The more I struggled, the tighter I was stuck. I could not reach the surface.”(朗被困在碎片之间的水下，水面刚好在她的脸上。“我越挣扎，被卡得越紧。我无法到达水面。)可知，Lang 被困在了水里，无法动弹。故选B。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“She pulled herself onto a floating door and could see that the whole island was flooded and a lot of buildings were gone. She could see a house not far away and a man on its roof. She encouraged herself to climb over the floating objects to the balcony (阳台) of the house”(她把自己拉到一扇漂浮的门上，可以看到整个岛都被洪水淹没，许多建筑物都没了。她可以看到不远处的一所房子，屋顶上有一个人。她鼓励自己越过漂浮物爬到房子的阳台上。)可知，Lang利用水中的漂流物支撑着自己，最终她爬到不远处一座房子的阳台上，脱离了危险。故选D。 C Vanessa Burchill, a 12-year-old Dartmouth, N. S. girl, is growing and giving away hundreds of milkweed seedlings (马利筋草苗) so endangered monarch butterflies have somewhere safe to land. Her plan to save the monarch butterflies began about three years ago when her aunt showed her a chrysalis (茧) from her garden. She watched in wonder as a butterfly appeared and made its wings dry. She’s now given out about 1,000 milkweed seedlings to people in Halifax through her Downtown Dartmouth Monarch Project. Her first group of milkweed this spring went in a matter of hours. Monarch butterflies can’t survive without milkweed because it’s the only plant where they can lay their eggs. Burchill grows swamp milkweed. It is far less unruly (难以控制的) than common milkweed, its cousin. Common milkweed is considered a harmful weed in N.S. It is often killed by people with chemicals. This year, Burchill’s growing season began in February with seeds from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. Anyone can message her on Facebook to pick up a pot (盆) of milkweed for free. Each pot has four small plants that people are encouraged to put in a sunny place in their gardens. “When the monarchs finally appear from the chrysalis they need to be able to dry out their wings in the sun and when the plant doesn’t have full sun they can’t do that,” Burchill said. Burchill has also started growing a butterfly garden in the park across the street from her house with the help of parents and neighbours. “We’re very proud of her and she’s quite focused,” said her dad Nick Burchill. “Hopefully, it will create a nice pathway for monarchs.” Burchill has only seen a handful of monarchs visit her yard and she’s still waiting to see a caterpillar on the milkweed. But she knows what she did is paying off when she sees the endangered butterflies visiting gardens she helps grow. 8. What encouraged Burchill to save the monarch butterflies? A. Her monarch project. B. Her aunt’s suggestion. C. Her research on the butterflies. D. Her experience in her aunt’s garden. 9. Why does Burchill plant swamp milkweed? A. It is becoming endangered. B. It widely grows in her hometown. C. It is much safer than common milkweed. D It is recognised by the N.S. government. 10. What is the attitude of Burchill’s father towards her action? A. Uninterested. B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Worried. 11. Which of the following can best describe Burchill? A. Kind and helpful. B. Brave and honest. C. Strict and creative. D. Careful and easygoing. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了12岁的女孩Vanessa Burchill正在种植并送出数百株马利筋，这样濒临灭绝的帝王蝶就有了安全的降落之地。文章还介绍了她拯救帝王蝶的经过以及取得的成就。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Her plan to save the monarch butterflies began about three years ago when her aunt showed her a chrysalis from her garden. She watched in wonder as a butterfly appeared and made its wings dry.(她拯救帝王蝶的计划始于大约三年前，当时她的姑姑给她看了花园里的一只蝶蛹。她惊奇地看到一只蝴蝶出现了，它擦干了翅膀)”可知，在姑姑花园的经历促使Burchill去拯救帝王蝶。故选D。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Burchill grows wetland milkweed. It is far less controllable than common milkweed, its cousin. Common milkweed is considered a harmful weed in U.S. It is often killed by people with chemicals.(Burchill种植湿地马利筋。它远不如普通的马利筋(马利筋的表亲)可控。普通马利筋在美国被认为是一种有害的杂草，它经常被人用化学物质杀死)”可知，Burchill要种植湿地马利筋是因为它比普通马利筋安全得多。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中““We’re very proud of her and she’s quite focused,” said her dad, Nick Burchill. ‘‘Hopefully, it will create a nice pathway for monarchs.”(“我们为她感到骄傲，她很专注，”她的父亲Nick Burchill说。“希望这将为帝王蝶创造一条良好的道路。”) ”可推知，Burchill的父亲对她的行为持支持态度。故选B。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“She watched in wonder as a butterfly appeared and made its wings dry.(她惊奇地看到一只蝴蝶出现了，它擦干了翅膀)”说明Burchill很善良。文章第五段讲到“Anyone can message her on Facebook to pick up a pot (盆) of milkweed for free. Each pot has four small plants that people are encouraged to put in a sunny place in their gardens. (任何人都可以在脸书上给她发信息免费获得一盆马利筋草。每个花盆有四种小植物，鼓励人们把它们放在花园里阳光充足的地方。)”可知，Burchill乐于助人。因此Burchill善良且乐于助人。故选A。 D Movies and TV shows see dolphins as helpful, playful creatures. “The world loves a good dolphin story,” Blake Morton, a scientist who studies animal behavior, told TIME. “And I think one reason for that is we see a lot of ourselves reflected in their behavior.” Morton used scientific methods to test this. The result of this work is a new report showing that humans and dolphins share certain personality traits (个性特点). The study included 134 bottlenose dolphins in eight countries. Each dolphin was observed and rated by several people, using a “dolphin personality questionnaire (调查表).” The questionnaire had more than 40 items. It included adjectives such as “playful” and “intelligent”. Scientists gave every dolphin a score from 1 to 5 for each item, based on how well it described the animal’s behavior. From these ratings, Morton and his team were able to find personality traits that are common in dolphins. The results show that dolphins and humans have some similar personality traits. Most obviously, the two species (物种) share traits related to curiosity and sociability. Morton’s dolphin study and others like it help us learn about other species. But they also help us learn about ourselves. “My kind of work comes from the spirit of trying to understand what made humans the way we are,” Morton says. “One way we can do that is to compare our behavior to other species.” Scientists around the world are researching different animal species. Their research raises important questions that future scientists will work to answer. “It’s all a big puzzle (迷宫),” Morton says. “It takes thousands of careful papers being printed before you start to see the puzzle coming together.” He compares scientific research to pointillism. That’s a painting style in which an artist makes a picture using lots of tiny dots (点). “If you take a step back and look at all those little single points of work,” Morton says, “you’ll see a big picture come into view.” 12. What did Morton’s dolphin study find? A. Dolphins are more popular in TV shows than other animals. B. Dolphins have personality traits very similar to humans. C. Dolphins are helpful and playful creatures. D. Dolphins are more curious than humans. 13. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The importance of studying dolphin behavior. B. Why Morton’s team created the questionnaire. C. How Morton’s team carried out the study. D. The methods of observing dolphins. 14. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 5 refer to? A. Finding the similarities between dolphins and humans. B. Having a deeper understanding of humans. C. Protecting dolphins more scientifically. D. Learning about other animals. 15 What does Morton intend to tell us in the last paragraph? A. Progress in science is made little by little. B. Scientific research should be taken seriously. C. Art plays an important role in scientific research. D. Scientists around the world should work together. 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。最新的研究表明，海豚与人有着相似的个性特点。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“And I think one reason for that is we see a lot of ourselves reflected in their behavior.(我认为其中一个原因是我们看到很多我们自己的行为反映在它们的行为中。)”和第二段“Morton used scientific methods to test this. The result of this work is a new report showing that humans and dolphins share certain personality traits (个性特点).( 莫顿用科学的方法来测试这个。这项工作的结果是一个新的报告显示，人类和海豚共享某些个性特征)”可知，Morton的研究表明，海豚与人与人有着相似的个性特点。故选B。 【13题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“The study included 134 bottlenose dolphins in eight countries. Each dolphin was observed and rated by several people, using a “dolphin personality questionnaire (调查表).” The questionnaire had more than 40 items. It included adjectives such as “playful” and “intelligent”. Scientists gave every dolphin a score from 1 to 5 for each item, based on how well it described the animal’s behavior.(这项研究包括8个国家的134只宽吻海豚。每只海豚都由几个人进行观察和评分，使用的是“海豚性格问卷”问卷共有40多个项目。它包括“好玩”和“聪明”等形容词。科学家们给每只海豚的每个项目打分从1分到5分，这是基于它对动物行为的描述程度。)”可知，第三段主要介绍了Morton及其成员是如何开展这一海豚研究的，故选C。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第五段中的““My kind of work comes from the spirit of trying to understand what made humans the way we are,” Morton says. “One way we can do that is to compare our behavior to other species.”( 莫顿说:“我的工作来自于一种精神，那就是试图理解是什么造就了人类。”“我们可以做到这一点的方法之一就是将我们的行为与其他物种进行比较。”)”可知，Morton开展海豚研究的目的是想更加深入地了解人类自己，由此可推知，that代指上文提到的“更加深入地了解人类”，故选B。 15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中““It takes thousands of careful papers being printed before you start to see the puzzle coming together.” He compares scientific research to pointillism. That’s a painting style in which an artist makes a picture using lots of tiny dots ( 点). “If you take a step back and look at all those little single points of work,” Morton says, “you’ll see a big picture come into view.”(“在你开始看到拼图之前，你需要印刷成千上万张精心制作的纸张。”他把科学研究比作点彩画。这是一种绘画风格，画家用很多小点来画画。莫顿说:“如果你退后一步，看看所有这些单一的小工作点，你会看到一幅大图进入视野。”)”可知，Morton将科学研究比作点彩画，在点彩画中是一个一个的笔点构成了整幅画面，Morton认为科学研究也是如此，科学的进步也是通过科学家们一点一滴的辛勤研究取得的，故选A。 第二节 (共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 It has been a controversial (有争议的) issue whether it is right to keep wild animals in zoos or not. Some argue that it is unethical (不道德的) to put animals on display at zoos. ___16___ On the one hand, zoos have a considerable impact on animal protection. ___17___  Zoos especially help to protect endangered animals from the problems they may face in the wild. Besides, scientists have a chance to study animal behavior in zoos. ___18___ There would be a rise in the unemployment (失业) rate if zoos were closed. Zoos are also great educational places for people, particularly children, to experience and learn about the natural world. On the other hand, zoos are considered unethical. ___19___ Firstly, making an animal live in a zoo means it loses its freedom and the right to live in the place it is supposed to live — nature. ___20___ Therefore wild animals brought to such kinds of artificial (人造的) environments lose their instinct to hunt (捕猎的本能). They have to depend on the zookeepers for food. Secondly, humans do not have the right to put animals on display because they also have feelings. A. Zoos are man-made environments. B. Zoos provide a safe environment for animals. C. Many zoos work with local universities and colleges. D. What’s more, zoos create job opportunities for the locals. E. But others believe that zoos are important in various ways. F. Zoo animals can have health issues that wouldn’t come up in the wild. G. There are two main reasons why it is wrong to put wild animals in zoos. 【答案】16. E 17. B 18. D 19. G 20. A 【解析】 【导语】本文的体裁是议论文。文章围绕“是否应该将野生动物饲养在动物园中”的争议话题展开，通过正反两方面的论述探讨了动物园存在的利与弊。文中既提出了支持动物园保护动物、科学研究、教育价值和创造就业等正面观点，也阐述了剥夺动物自由、生存环境人为化以及考虑动物感受等反对理由。 【16题详解】 由上文“It has been a controversial (有争议的) issue whether it is right to keep wild animals in zoos or not. Some argue that it is unethical (不道德的) to put animals on display at zoos. (是否把野生动物饲养在动物园一直是一个有争议的问题。一些人认为把动物放在动物园里展出是不道德的。)”可知，一些人认为在动物园展示动物是不道德的，由下文“On the one hand, zoos have a considerable impact on animal protection. (一方面，动物园对动物保护有相当大的影响。)”可知，下文提到了动物园对动物保护的正面影响，因此本空应是转折，指出另一些人的不同观点，即认为动物园在某些方面是重要的。故E选项“But others believe that zoos are important in various ways. (但其他人认为动物园在各个方面都很重要)”能承上启下，符合题意。故选E。 【17题详解】 由上文“On the one hand, zoos have a considerable impact on animal protection. (一方面，动物园对动物保护有相当大的影响。)”和下文“Zoos especially help to protect endangered animals from the problems they may face in the wild. (动物园尤其有助于保护濒临灭绝的动物免受它们在野外可能面临的问题。)”可知，本空应继续阐述动物园如何对动物保护产生积极影响，特别是提供安全环境方面的内容。故B选项“Zoos provide a safe environment for animals. (动物园为动物提供了安全的环境)”能承上启下，符合题意。故选B。 【18题详解】 由下文“There would be a rise in the unemployment (失业) rate if zoos were closed. (如果动物园关闭，失业率会上升。)”可知，关闭动物园会导致失业率上升，这说明动物园为当地人创造了就业机会。故D选项“What’s more, zoos create job opportunities for the locals. (此外，动物园为当地人创造了就业机会)”能引起下文，符合题意。故选D。 【19题详解】 由上文“On the other hand, zoos are considered unethical. (另一方面，动物园被认为是不道德的。)”可知，上文指出动物园被认为是不道德的，下文“Firstly, making an animal live in a zoo means it loses its freedom and the right to live in the place it is supposed to live — nature. (首先，让动物住在动物园里意味着它失去了自由和生活在它应该生活的地方的权利——大自然。)”接着列举了原因，因此本空应是一个过渡句，引出反对动物园的主要原因。故G选项“There are two main reasons why it is wrong to put wild animals in zoos. (把野生动物放在动物园里是错误的，主要有两个原因)”能承上启下，符合题意。故选G。 【20题详解】 由下文“Therefore wild animals brought to such kinds of artificial (人造的) environments lose their instinct to hunt (捕猎的本能) (因此，被带到这种人工环境的野生动物失去了捕猎的本能。)”可知，下文提到了野生动物在人工环境中失去捕猎本能，可知本空应是解释动物园作为人造环境的特点。故A选项“Zoos are man-made environments. (动物园是人造环境)”能引起下文，符合题意。故选A。 第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分50分) 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When the dry season sets in, barriers (隔阂) disappear and relationships are built out of necessity. One such ___21___ is that of Benny the elephant and Mike the human. Summer 2015 was an extremely dry season in Botswana, and elephants would ___22___ each day in their hundreds at the small waterhole at Elephant Sands camp. So ___23___ were the elephants that they would wait up to 18 hours for the life-saving water. And then came Benny. Benny came too close to campers. Elephant Sands manager Mike Toth repeatedly ___24___ Benny, but he kept returning. Realizing it was water he was ___25___, Mike gave him some water near one of the campsite bathrooms. This became a routine (惯例) over the next few days. But then Benny did something ___26___ and unusual — he pointed to Mike with his long nose and then pointed to his injured (受伤的) foot. Mike ___27___ something was wrong, so he ___28___ to phone the hospital. Then an emergency operation (紧急手术) was performed. Days later, Benny came back. ___29___ his old friend, Mike walked right up to him and gave him some water. Over the coming months, Benny would arrive at the camp and ___30___ Mike. The two would go through the routine of greetings (问候) and provision of ___31___. The greetings and personal ___32___ increased as the two came to ___33___ each other. This friendship has deepened since then, with Benny ___34___ every dry season to wait at the camp for fresh water and his old ___35___. 21. A. relationship B. conversation C. problem D. competition 22. A. play B. stop C. relax D. arrive 23. A. sick B. tired C. thirsty D. nervous 24. A. guided B. cheered up C. drove away D. followed 25. A. protecting B. looking for C. walking on D. using 26. A. similar B. strange C. polite D. terrible 27. A. agreed B. imagined C. realized D. wondered 28. A. decided B. failed C. remembered D. continued 29. A. Inviting B. Recognizing C. Understanding D. Refusing 30. A. save B. accept C. find D. help 31. A. water B. medicine C. service D. training 32. A. experience B. contact C. wealth D. information 33. A. teach B. face C. trust D. challenge 34. A. passing B. leaving C. moving D. returning 35. A. neighbor B. friend C. owner D. guest 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. C 24. C 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. C 31. A 32. B 33. C 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了大象Benny与人类Mike之间在干旱季节因寻求水源而建立起特殊友谊的过程。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：其中一种关系就是大象Benny和人类Mike之间的关系。A. relationship关系；B. conversation对话；C. problem问题；D. competition竞赛。根据上文“When the dry season sets in, barriers (隔阂) disappear and relationships are built out of necessity.”可知，上文提到旱季时隔阂消失，人们出于需要建立关系，此处应指具体的一个建立关系的实例。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：2015年夏天，博茨瓦纳经历了极其干旱的季节，每天都有数百头大象来到Elephant Sands营地的小水坑饮水。A. play玩耍；B. stop停止；C. relax放松；D. arrive到达。根据下文“each day in their hundreds at the small waterhole at Elephant Sands camp”可知，大象们因为干旱来此寻找水源，因此是“到达”营地水坑。故选D。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：大象们如此口渴，以至于它们会等待长达18小时以获得救命之水。A. sick生病的；B. tired疲倦的；C. thirsty渴的；D. nervous紧张的。根据下文的“for the life-saving water”可知，大象们极度缺水，非常口渴。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查动词和动词短语词义辨析。句意：Elephant Sands的经理Mike Toth多次驱赶Benny，但他还是不断回来。A. guided引导；B. cheered up使振奋；C. drove away驱赶；D. followed跟随。根据上文的“Benny came too close to campers”及常识可知，大象靠近营地可能带来危险，所以经理应该是尝试将其“驱赶”。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查动词和动词短语词义辨析。句意：意识到Benny是在寻找水，Mike在其中一个营地浴室附近给了他一些水。A. protecting保护；B. looking for寻找；C. walking on继续走；D. using使用。根据上文的“Summer 2015 was an extremely dry season in Botswana”和下文的“Mike gave him some water near one of the campsite bathrooms”可知，极度干旱，可以推断出Benny靠近人类是因为它在“寻找”水，所以Mike给了Benny一些水。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后Benny做了一件奇怪且不同寻常的事——他用长鼻子指着Mike，然后又指了指自己受伤的脚。A. similar相似的；B. strange奇怪的；C. polite礼貌的；D. terrible可怕的。根据下文的“he pointed to Mike with his long nose and then pointed to his injured (受伤的) foot”可知，大象主动向人示意自己的伤口，这种行为对动物而言是“奇怪的”。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mike意识到出了问题，于是决定打电话给医院。A. agreed同意；B. imagined想象；C. realized意识到；D. wondered想知道。根据上文“he pointed to Mike with his long nose and then pointed to his injured ( 受伤的) foot”以及下文的“ Then an emergency operation (紧急手术) was performed.”可知，Mike看到Benny的举动后，“意识到”Benny身体有问题，于是决定打电话给医院。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Mike意识到出了问题，于是决定打电话给医院。A. decided决定；B. failed失败；C. remembered记得；D. continued继续。根据上文的“something was wrong”和下文的“to phone the hospital”可知，意识到Benny可能有伤后，Mike应是“决定”采取行动，即打电话给医院。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：认出了他的老朋友，Mike径直走向Benny并给了他一些水。A. Inviting邀请；B. Recognizing认出；C. Understanding理解；D. Refusing拒绝。根据上文“Benny came back”和下文的“his old friend, Mike walked right up to him and gave him some water”可知，Mike“认出”了Benny。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在接下来的几个月里，Benny会来到营地，找到Mike。A. save拯救；B. accept接受；C. find找到；D. help帮助。根据下文“The two would go through the routine of greetings (问候) and provision of ___11___ .”可知，Benny回到营地应该是为了“找到”Mike，与之互动。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：两人会例行问候，并提供水。A. water水；B. medicine药物；C. service服务；D. training训练。根据前文的“Mike gave him some water near one of the campsite bathrooms”可知，Mike最初给予Benny的是水，此处应延续这一行为，即Mike提供“水”给 Benny。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着双方开始信任彼此，问候和个人接触也增多了。A. experience经验；B. contact接触；C. wealth财富；D. information信息。根据下文的“This friendship has deepened since then”可知，随着关系的深入，他们之间的“个人接触”也会增多，最后形成友谊。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：随着双方开始信任彼此，问候和个人接触也增多了。A. teach教；B. face面对；C. trust信任；D. challenge挑战。根据下文的“This friendship has deepened since then”可知，他们之间的友好互动增多，这种友谊加深了，说明他们之间建立了“信任”。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，这段友谊加深了，Benny每个旱季都会回到营地等待淡水和他旧日的朋友。A. passing经过；B. leaving离开；C. moving移动；D. returning返回。根据下文的“every dry season to wait at the camp for fresh water”可知，Benny与Mike建立起友谊后，会在每个旱季“返回”营地。故选D。 35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，这段友谊加深了，Benny每个旱季都会回到营地等待淡水和他旧日的朋友。A. neighbor邻居；B. friend朋友；C. owner主人；D. guest客人。根据上文的“This friendship has deepened since then”和“every dry season to wait at the camp for fresh water and his old”可知，Mike成为了Benny的“朋友”，Benny每个旱季都会回到营地等待淡水和他旧日的朋友。故选B。 第II卷 第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。 Great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean. Wildebeest in Africa. Arctic terns in the Atlantic. At first, these animals seem ____36____ (complete) different. One swims, one walks, and the other flies. But they all have one thing ____37____ common. They all migrate. Some migrating animals move to a place ____38____ has a better temperature. Some go to find food or water. The groups travel as one, trying to survive. During the trip, they face ____39____ (many) challenges than we can imagine. One challenge is distance (距离). Some migrating animals take very long trips. They go far away from ____40____ (they) home areas. For example, one great white shark swam from Australia to South Africa and back. In nine months, it swam about 20,000 kilometers. Another challenge is finding enough food and water during the journey. For example, each Mali elephant needs more ____41____ 200 liters (公升) of water each day. To get this, they need ____42____ (go) from one waterhole to another. In addition migrating animals have to avoid other animals that want to eat them. For example, the zebra has to stay away from lions. Traveling as a group ____43____ (help) keep them safe. All the zebras in the group can watch for danger. When one zebra is in trouble, the other members make a circle around it. By ____44____ (work) as a group, migrating animals can survive some of the world’s most ____45____ (wonder) journeys. 【答案】36. completely 37. in 38. that##which 39. more 40. their 41. than 42. to go 43. helps 44. working 45. wonderful 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文主要讲述动物迁移的原因，以及在迁移过程中遇到的挑战和困难等。 【36题详解】 考查副词。句意：起初，这些动物看起来完全不同。此空应填副词completely作状语，修饰后面形容词different。故填completely。 【37题详解】 考查介词。句意：但它们都有一个共同点。这里考查have ... in common表“有共同之处”，为固定搭配。故填in。 【38题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：一些迁徙的动物会迁移到温度较高的地方。此空引导限制性定语从句，先行词a place，为物，关系词替代先行词在从句中作主语，所以应用关系代词which/that引导。故填that/which。 【39题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：在旅途中，它们面临的挑战超出了我们的想象。由than可知，这里应填形容词的比较级。故填more。 【40题详解】 考查代词。句意：它们远离它们的家乡。分析句子可知，这里表示“它们的家乡”，所以此空应填形容词性物主代词their作定语。故填their。 【41题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：例如，每头马里大象每天需要超过200升水。more than表“超过”，为固定搭配。故填than。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：要做到这一点，它们需要从一个水坑到另一个水坑。need to do sth.表“需要做某事” ，为固定搭配，所以这里应用不定式形式作宾语。故填to go。 【43题详解】 考查时态。句意：团队迁移有助于保护它们的安全。help谓语动词，时态与前后文保持一致，用一般现在表示客观情况，且动名词作主语，谓语应用第三人称单数形式。故填helps。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：通过团队合作，迁徙的动物可以在世界上一些最美妙的旅程中幸存下来。介词by后面应用动名词形式作宾语。故填working。 【45题详解】 考查形容词。句意：通过团队合作，迁徙的动物可以在世界上一些最美妙的旅程中幸存下来。此空应填形容词wonderful作定语，修饰后面名词journeys。故填wonderful。 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，是某国际高中英语角的负责人。下周五英语角计划举办“Plants around campus”的主题活动。请给你校外籍教师Brown写一封邮件，内容包括：1. 邀请他参加此次活动； 2. 活动的信息：时间、地点和内容等； 3. 期待回复。 注意：写作词数应为80左右。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Mr. Brown, I’m writing to invite you to take part in an activity organized by the English Corner next Friday in the playground. With the theme of “Plants around campus”, we will invite some students to explore the campus together and find out what different types of plants grow there. And then we will share our ideas about how to make the campus greener. We want you to join us and share your opinions on this issue. I would really appreciate it if you could accept the invitation and I am looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。下周五英语角计划举办“校园周围的植物”的主题活动，要求考生按照要求给校外籍教师Brown写一封邮件。 【详解】1.词汇积累 参加：take part in→ participate in 探索：explore→ plumb 不同的：different→ various 意见：opinion→ idea 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：I’m writing to invite you to take part in an activity organized by the English Corner next Friday in the playground. 拓展句：I’m writing to invite you to take part in an activity which is organized by the English Corner next Friday in the playground. 【点睛】【高分句型1】I’m writing to invite you to take part in an activity organized by the English Corner next Friday in the playground.（运用了不定式to invite作目的状语） 【高分句型2】With the theme of “Plants around campus”, we will invite some students to explore the campus together and find out what different types of plants grow there.（运用了what引导的宾语从句） 第二节 (满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一个完整的短文。 “Why did Dad’s job make us move to South America anyway?” I asked Mom. “The TV shows are in Spanish and I miss going to school. The worst part is that I don’t have any friends here. All of the kids speak Spanish.” “I know it’s hard, sweetheart. I’m lonely here too,” Mom said. “It’s hard to make friends when I can’t talk to anybody.” Mom hugged (拥抱) me. “We’ll only be living here for eight more months.” At that moment, eight months sounded like forever. A few days later, Dad said that a man at his work had a daughter my age. “Would you like to invite her over to play?” “Does she speak English?” “No,” Dad said, “but I can teach you a few Spanish words so the two of you can talk a little bit.” I shrugged ( 耸 肩 ). “It’s hard to be friends with someone when you can’t really talk to them.” Dad nodded. “I understand, but you wished for a friend.” “I mean a friend who speaks English.” “I know, but this might be fun anyway. I’m going to ask her dad to bring her over to our house.” The following afternoon, Maria and her dad came over. I felt funny because I didn’t know how we’d play together without being able to talk to one another. “Hola,” I said quietly, which means “hi” in Spanish. Maria smiled and said something I didn’t understand. I looked at Dad and whispered (低声说), “This isn’t going to work.” “Give it a chance,” he said. Then Maria showed me a cardboard box. She’d brought a game called Connect Four. Dad smiled. “You don’t need to speak the same language to play that game.” Maria and I went to my bedroom and set up the game. We took turns putting the colored disks (圆片) into the board, trying to get four in a row. Suddenly Maria smiled and pointed at the four red pieces in a row. I smiled and said, “You won. Good game.” 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右; 2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Although I’m sure Maria didn’t understand my words, I could tell she understood my smile. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As we were both laughing, I realized that although we spoke different languages, I’d actually made a friend. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Although I’m sure Maria didn’t understand my words, I could tell she understood my smile. It was a small but significant connection between us. We continued to play games and share laughter throughout the afternoon. I realized that even without words, we could communicate through gestures, expressions, and actions. It was a refreshing and eye-opening experience for me. In the following days, Maria and I spent more time together. We discovered that we had similar interests in music and art. We would listen to songs and try to sing along, even if we didn’t understand the lyrics. We would draw pictures and show them to each other, appreciating each other’s creativity and imagination. As we were both laughing, I realized that although we spoke different languages, I’d actually made a friend. Friendship goes beyond words and transcends cultural barriers. It is about understanding, empathy, and a genuine connection with another person. Maria and I may have come from different backgrounds, but our shared experiences and moments of laughter brought us closer together. Living in South America was no longer a lonely and frustrating experience for me. Thanks to Maria, I had found a true friend and learned that friendship knew no language boundaries. We may not have been able to have deep conversations, but our friendship was built on the foundation of joy, acceptance, and the celebration of our differences. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和有着不同语言和文化的女孩玛丽亚成为好朋友的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“虽然我确信玛丽亚听不懂我说的话，但我看得出她明白我的微笑。”可知，第一段可描写作者和在接下来的时间里一起玩游戏的过程。。 ②由第二段首句内容“当我们都在笑的时候，我意识到虽然我们说不同的语言，但我实际上交了一个朋友。”可知，第二段可描写作者真正地和玛丽亚成为好朋友，她们的友谊超越了语言和文化障碍。 2.续写线索：玛丽亚听不懂我说的话——我们继续玩游戏，分享欢笑——发现我们有相同的兴趣——虽然我们说不同的语言，但是实际上交了一个朋友——我们走的更近了——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①意识到：realized/ was aware of ②.理解，明白：understand/ comprehend/know ③.欣赏：appreciating /admiring 情绪类 ①.沮丧的：frustrating / depressed ②.快乐：joy /happiness 【点睛】[高分句型1]. We would listen to songs and try to sing along, even if we didn’t understand the lyrics.（运用了连词even if引导的让步状语从句） [高分句型2]. We would draw pictures and show them to each other, appreciating each other’s creativity and imagination.（运用了现在分词作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 绝密★启用前 怀仁市大地学校2023-2024学年度下学期期末考试 高一英语 (考试时间：120分钟 试卷满分：150分) 注意事项： 1. 本试卷由三个部分组成。其中，第一和第二部分的第一节为选择题。第二部分的第二节和第三部分为非选择题。 2. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 3. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 4. 考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) (略) 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分60分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题3分，满分45分) A IF you can dream — Science & Ideas Festival launches schools poetry competition Science Oxford is proud to be supporting this year’s IF Oxford festival and the IF Oxfordshire schools poetry competition especially. The competition invites young people aged 5-16 to hand in a poem on any science topic. The poem can be in any poetry style you like. It doesn’t have to rhyme ( 押韵), but your poem needs to be under 150 words and about science. It could be about a scientific idea or discovery; a science lesson or a scientific problem that is important to you; a famous scientist, or just why you love science! The competition is open to any child at primary or secondary school, or home-schooled in Oxfordshire, and will be judged in three age categories (类别): School Years 1-2 School Years 3-6 School Years 7-11 There are lots of prizes on offer. The winning entrant ( 参赛者) in each age category will receive a copy of The Lost Words by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. The classes of the winners of the two primary school categories will win a half-day science show or workshop presented by our amazing education outreach team. The class of the winner of the secondary age category will win a tour of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The winners and runners-up ( 亚军) in all three age categories will have the chance to perform their poem at a special event at the new IF Science and Ideas Festival over the weekend of October 16 /17. The closing date for entries is April 20. To find out more information visit IF-Oxford.com. 1. Which of the following is a requirement for the poem for the competition? A. It has to rhyme. B. It has to be written in four lines. C. It has to be less than 150 words. D. It has to discuss a single scientific idea. 2. Children who want to enter the competition must _____. A. study at secondary school B. be between 5-16 years old C. be home-schooled in Oxfordshire D. hand in their poem before October 17 3. What will the class of the winner of the secondary age category win? A. A half-day science show. B. A copy of The Lost Words. C. A chance to attend an amazing workshop. D. A tour of the Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. B A 9.0 magnitude earthquake off the Indonesian coast sent a wall of water racing toward Thailand, Malaysia and Sri Lanka. Lang was on the island of Ko Phi Phi, just south of Phuket, Thailand, shopping on Main Street with her friend Rubina Wong, when suddenly everything changed. “People started running inland. From where we were, we could not see the beach so we had no idea what was going on,” she said. Lang and Rubina started running inland in the same direction as everyone else, when she noticed water flooding into the island, but so strong and fast that she could no longer lift her feet to run. Rubina had gone down a side street. Lang never saw her alive again. Lang was stuck underwater between debris (碎片) with the surface just above her face. “The more I struggled (挣扎), the tighter I was stuck. I could not reach the surface. I thought I came here on my vacation to die, and then I got really annoyed,” she said. “I must have blacked out because the next thing I remember is waking up underwater.” The water was still and black. Lang looked up and could see that at the top, there was a small circle of light. She started swimming through the water and made it to the surface of the water. She pulled herself onto a floating door and could see that the whole island was flooded and a lot of buildings were gone. She could see a house not far away and a man on its roof. She encouraged herself to climb over the floating objects to the balcony (阳台) of the house. From there she saw the water start to slowly go back to the ocean. 4. What was Lang doing when the tsunami happened? A. She was running in a race. B. She was playing on the beach. C. She was shopping in the street. D. She was looking for her friend. 5. Why was Lang unable to run? A. There was a wall in the way. B. She feared she would get lost. C. She had to wait for her friend. D. The racing water was too powerful. 6. What can we learn about Lang from paragraph 3? A. She didn’t want to struggle. B. She was trapped underwater. C. She didn’t regret going on vacation. D. She kept awake all the time in the water. 7. How did Lang manage to save herself? A. By calling for help. B. By hiding in a house. C. By climbing up a tall tree. D. By making use of floating objects. C Vanessa Burchill, a 12-year-old Dartmouth, N. S. girl, is growing and giving away hundreds of milkweed seedlings (马利筋草苗) so endangered monarch butterflies have somewhere safe to land. Her plan to save the monarch butterflies began about three years ago when her aunt showed her a chrysalis (茧) from her garden. She watched in wonder as a butterfly appeared and made its wings dry. She’s now given out about 1,000 milkweed seedlings to people in Halifax through her Downtown Dartmouth Monarch Project. Her first group of milkweed this spring went in a matter of hours. Monarch butterflies can’t survive without milkweed because it’s the only plant where they can lay their eggs. Burchill grows swamp milkweed. It is far less unruly (难以控制的) than common milkweed, its cousin. Common milkweed is considered a harmful weed in N.S. It is often killed by people with chemicals. This year, Burchill’s growing season began in February with seeds from the Mersey Tobeatic Research Institute. Anyone can message her on Facebook to pick up a pot (盆) of milkweed for free. Each pot has four small plants that people are encouraged to put in a sunny place in their gardens. “When the monarchs finally appear from the chrysalis they need to be able to dry out their wings in the sun and when the plant doesn’t have full sun they can’t do that,” Burchill said. Burchill has also started growing a butterfly garden in the park across the street from her house with the help of parents and neighbours. “We’re very proud of her and she’s quite focused,” said her dad Nick Burchill. “Hopefully, it will create a nice pathway for monarchs.” Burchill has only seen a handful of monarchs visit her yard and she’s still waiting to see a caterpillar on the milkweed. But she knows what she did is paying off when she sees the endangered butterflies visiting gardens she helps grow. 8. What encouraged Burchill to save the monarch butterflies? A. Her monarch project. B. Her aunt’s suggestion. C. Her research on the butterflies. D. Her experience in her aunt’s garden. 9. Why does Burchill plant swamp milkweed? A. It is becoming endangered. B. It widely grows in her hometown. C. It is much safer than common milkweed. D. It is recognised by the N.S. government. 10. What is the attitude of Burchill’s father towards her action? A. Uninterested. B. Supportive. C. Doubtful. D. Worried. 11. Which of the following can best describe Burchill? A. Kind and helpful. B. Brave and honest. C. Strict and creative. D. Careful and easygoing. D Movies and TV shows see dolphins as helpful, playful creatures. “The world loves a good dolphin story,” Blake Morton, a scientist who studies animal behavior, told TIME. “And I think one reason for that is we see a lot of ourselves reflected in their behavior.” Morton used scientific methods to test this. The result of this work is a new report showing that humans and dolphins share certain personality traits (个性特点). The study included 134 bottlenose dolphins in eight countries. Each dolphin was observed and rated by several people, using a “dolphin personality questionnaire (调查表).” The questionnaire had more than 40 items. It included adjectives such as “playful” and “intelligent”. Scientists gave every dolphin a score from 1 to 5 for each item, based on how well it described the animal’s behavior. From these ratings, Morton and his team were able to find personality traits that are common in dolphins. The results show that dolphins and humans have some similar personality traits. Most obviously, the two species (物种) share traits related to curiosity and sociability. Morton’s dolphin study and others like it help us learn about other species. But they also help us learn about ourselves. “My kind of work comes from the spirit of trying to understand what made humans the way we are,” Morton says. “One way we can do that is to compare our behavior to other species.” Scientists around the world are researching different animal species. Their research raises important questions that future scientists will work to answer. “It’s all a big puzzle (迷宫),” Morton says. “It takes thousands of careful papers being printed before you start to see the puzzle coming together.” He compares scientific research to pointillism. That’s a painting style in which an artist makes a picture using lots of tiny dots (点). “If you take a step back and look at all those little single points of work,” Morton says, “you’ll see a big picture come into view.” 12. What did Morton’s dolphin study find? A. Dolphins are more popular in TV shows than other animals. B. Dolphins have personality traits very similar to humans. C Dolphins are helpful and playful creatures. D. Dolphins are more curious than humans. 13. What is paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The importance of studying dolphin behavior. B. Why Morton’s team created the questionnaire. C. How Morton’s team carried out the study. D. The methods of observing dolphins. 14. What does the underlined word “that” in paragraph 5 refer to? A. Finding the similarities between dolphins and humans. B Having a deeper understanding of humans. C. Protecting dolphins more scientifically. D. Learning about other animals. 15. What does Morton intend to tell us in the last paragraph? A. Progress in science is made little by little. B. Scientific research should be taken seriously. C. Art plays an important role in scientific research. D. Scientists around the world should work together. 第二节 (共5小题，每小题3分，满分15分) 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项，选项中有两项为多余选项。 It has been a controversial (有争议的) issue whether it is right to keep wild animals in zoos or not. Some argue that it is unethical (不道德的) to put animals on display at zoos. ___16___ On the one hand, zoos have a considerable impact on animal protection. ___17___  Zoos especially help to protect endangered animals from the problems they may face in the wild. Besides, scientists have a chance to study animal behavior in zoos. ___18___ There would be a rise in the unemployment (失业) rate if zoos were closed. Zoos are also great educational places for people, particularly children, to experience and learn about the natural world. On the other hand, zoos are considered unethical. ___19___ Firstly, making an animal live in a zoo means it loses its freedom and the right to live in the place it is supposed to live — nature. ___20___ Therefore wild animals brought to such kinds of artificial (人造的) environments lose their instinct to hunt (捕猎的本能). They have to depend on the zookeepers for food. Secondly, humans do not have the right to put animals on display because they also have feelings. A. Zoos are man-made environments. B. Zoos provide a safe environment for animals. C. Many zoos work with local universities and colleges. D. What’s more, zoos create job opportunities for the locals. E. But others believe that zoos are important in various ways. F. Zoo animals can have health issues that wouldn’t come up in the wild. G. There are two main reasons why it is wrong to put wild animals in zoos. 第三部分 英语知识运用(共两节, 满分50分) 第一节 完形填空(共15小题;每小题2分，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When the dry season sets in, barriers (隔阂) disappear and relationships are built out of necessity. One such ___21___ is that of Benny the elephant and Mike the human. Summer 2015 was an extremely dry season in Botswana, and elephants would ___22___ each day in their hundreds at the small waterhole at Elephant Sands camp. So ___23___ were the elephants that they would wait up to 18 hours for the life-saving water. And then came Benny. Benny came too close to campers. Elephant Sands manager Mike Toth repeatedly ___24___ Benny, but he kept returning. Realizing it was water he was ___25___, Mike gave him some water near one of the campsite bathrooms. This became a routine (惯例) over the next few days. But then Benny did something ___26___ and unusual — he pointed to Mike with his long nose and then pointed to his injured (受伤的) foot. Mike ___27___ something was wrong, so he ___28___ to phone the hospital. Then an emergency operation (紧急手术) was performed. Days later, Benny came back. ___29___ his old friend, Mike walked right up to him and gave him some water. Over the coming months, Benny would arrive at the camp and ___30___ Mike. The two would go through the routine of greetings (问候) and provision of ___31___. The greetings and personal ___32___ increased as the two came to ___33___ each other. This friendship has deepened since then, with Benny ___34___ every dry season to wait at the camp for fresh water and his old ___35___. 21 A. relationship B. conversation C. problem D. competition 22. A. play B. stop C. relax D. arrive 23. A. sick B. tired C. thirsty D. nervous 24. A. guided B. cheered up C. drove away D. followed 25. A. protecting B. looking for C. walking on D. using 26. A. similar B. strange C. polite D. terrible 27. A. agreed B. imagined C. realized D. wondered 28. A. decided B. failed C. remembered D. continued 29 A. Inviting B. Recognizing C. Understanding D. Refusing 30. A. save B. accept C. find D. help 31. A. water B. medicine C. service D. training 32. A. experience B. contact C. wealth D. information 33. A. teach B. face C. trust D. challenge 34. A. passing B. leaving C. moving D. returning 35. A. neighbor B. friend C. owner D. guest 第II卷 第二节 语法填空(共10小题;每小题2分，满分20分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或所给单词的正确形式。 Great white sharks in the Pacific Ocean. Wildebeest in Africa. Arctic terns in the Atlantic. At first, these animals seem ____36____ (complete) different. One swims, one walks, and the other flies. But they all have one thing ____37____ common. They all migrate. Some migrating animals move to a place ____38____ has a better temperature. Some go to find food or water. The groups travel as one, trying to survive. During the trip, they face ____39____ (many) challenges than we can imagine. One challenge is distance (距离). Some migrating animals take very long trips. They go far away from ____40____ (they) home areas. For example, one great white shark swam from Australia to South Africa and back. In nine months, it swam about 20,000 kilometers. Another challenge is finding enough food and water during the journey. For example, each Mali elephant needs more ____41____ 200 liters (公升) of water each day. To get this, they need ____42____ (go) from one waterhole to another. In addition, migrating animals have to avoid other animals that want to eat them. For example, the zebra has to stay away from lions. Traveling as a group ____43____ (help) keep them safe. All the zebras in the group can watch for danger. When one zebra is in trouble, the other members make a circle around it. By ____44____ (work) as a group, migrating animals can survive some of the world’s most ____45____ (wonder) journeys. 第四部分 写作(共两节, 满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华，是某国际高中英语角的负责人。下周五英语角计划举办“Plants around campus”的主题活动。请给你校外籍教师Brown写一封邮件，内容包括：1. 邀请他参加此次活动； 2. 活动信息：时间、地点和内容等； 3. 期待回复。 注意：写作词数应为80左右。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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，使之构成一个完整的短文。 “Why did Dad’s job make us move to South America anyway?” I asked Mom. “The TV shows are in Spanish and I miss going to school. The worst part is that I don’t have any friends here. All of the kids speak Spanish.” “I know it’s hard, sweetheart. I’m lonely here too,” Mom said. “It’s hard to make friends when I can’t talk to anybody.” Mom hugged (拥抱) me. “We’ll only be living here for eight more months.” At that moment, eight months sounded like forever. A few days later, Dad said that a man at his work had a daughter my age. “Would you like to invite her over to play?” “Does she speak English?” “No,” Dad said, “but I can teach you a few Spanish words so the two of you can talk a little bit.” I shrugged ( 耸 肩 ). “It’s hard to be friends with someone when you can’t really talk to them.” Dad nodded. “I understand, but you wished for a friend.” “I mean a friend who speaks English.” “I know, but this might be fun anyway. I’m going to ask her dad to bring her over to our house.” The following afternoon, Maria and her dad came over. I felt funny because I didn’t know how we’d play together without being able to talk to one another. “Hola,” I said quietly, which means “hi” in Spanish. Maria smiled and said something I didn’t understand. I looked at Dad and whispered (低声说), “This isn’t going to work.” “Give it a chance,” he said. Then Maria showed me a cardboard box. She’d brought a game called Connect Four. Dad smiled. “You don’t need to speak the same language to play that game.” Maria and I went to my bedroom and set up the game. We took turns putting the colored disks (圆片) into the board, trying to get four in a row. Suddenly Maria smiled and pointed at the four red pieces in a row. I smiled and said, “You won. Good game.” 注意： 1. 续写词数应为 150 左右; 2. 请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Although I’m sure Maria didn’t understand my words, I could tell she understood my smile. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ As we were both laughing, I realized that although we spoke different languages, I’d actually made a friend. ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$