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2023～2024学年度江苏省苏州市第二学期重点高中阳光指标期末调研 高二年级英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 试题总分：150分 注意事项 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、班级、学校在答题卡上填写清楚。 2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。 3.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 略 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 Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort. Yellow Hostel If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station. Hostel Alessandro Palace If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer. Youth Station Hostel If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi. 1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel? A. Comfort. B. Security. C. Price. D. Location. 2. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life? A. Yellow Hostel. B. Hostel Alessandro Palace. C. Youth Station Hostel. D. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes. 3. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes? A. It gets noisy at night. B. Its staff is too talkative. C. It charges for Wi-Fi. D. It’s inconveniently located. B In 1916, two girls of wealthy families, best friends from Auburn, N. Y. — Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood — traveled to a settlement in the Rocky Mountains to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. The girls had gone to Smith College. They wore expensive clothes. So for them to move to Elkhead, Colo. to instruct the children whose shoes were held together with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject of Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden, who is a magazine editor and Dorothy Woodruff’s granddaughter. Why did they go then? Well, they wanted to do something useful. Soon, however, they realized what they had undertaken. They moved in with a local family, the Harrisons, and, like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket of snow on their quilt when they woke up in the morning. Some mornings, Rosamond and Dorothy would arrive at the schoolhouse to find the children weeping from the cold. In spring, the snow was replaced by mud over ice. In Wickenden’s book, she expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism, which of course influenced the girls’ decision to go to Elkhead. A hair-raising section concerns the building of the railroads, which entailed (牵涉) drilling through the Rockies, often in blinding snowstorms. The book ends with Rosamond and Dorothy’s return to Auburn. Wickenden is a very good storyteller. The sweep of the land and the stoicism (坚忍) of the people move her to some beautiful writing. Here is a picture of Dorothy Woodruff, on her horse, looking down from a hill top: “When the sun slipped behind the mountains, it shed a rosy glow all around them. Then a full moon rose. The snow was marked only by small animals: foxes, coyotes, mice, and varying hares, which turned white in the winter.” 4. Why did Dorothy and Rosamond go to the Rocky Mountains? A. To teach in a school. B. To study American history. C. To write a book. D. To do sightseeing. 5. What can we learn about the girls from paragraph 3? A They enjoyed much respect. B. They had a room with a bathtub. C. They lived with the local kids. D. They suffered severe hardships. 6. Which part of Wickenden’s writing is hair-raising? A. The extreme climate of Auburn. B. The living conditions in Elkhead. C. The railroad building in the Rockies. D. The natural beauty of the West. 7. What is the text? A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A children’s story. D. A diary entry. C Can a small group of drones (无人机) guarantee the safety and reliability of railways and, at the same time, help railway operators save billions of euros each year? That is the very likely future of applying today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to make sure that the millions of kilometres of rail tracks and infrastructure (基础设施) worldwide are safe for trains on a 24/7 basis. Drones are already being used to examine high-tension electrical lines. They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points. The more regularly they can be inspected, the more railway safety, reliability and on-time performance will be improved. Costs would be cut and operations would be more efficient (高效) across the board. That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway personnel safety. It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance, including sending maintenance staff, often at night, to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. That can be dangerous work that could be avoided with drones assisting the crews’ efforts. By using the latest technologies, drones could also start providing higher-value services for railways, detecting faults in the rail or switches, before they can cause any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones for rail don’t need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new concept: the rail drones of the future. They will be moving on the track ahead of the train, and programmed to run autonomously. Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With their ability to see ahead, they could signal any problem, so that fast-moving trains would be able to react in time. 8. What makes the application of drones to rail lines possible? A. The use of drones in checking on power lines. B. Drones’ ability to work at high altitudes. C. The reduction of cost in designing drones. D. Drones’ reliable performance in remote areas. 9. What does “maintenance” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Personnel safety. B. Assistance from drones. C. Inspection and repair. D. Construction of infrastructure. 10 What function is expected of the rail drones? A. To provide early warning. B. To make trains run automatically. C. To earn profits for the crews. D. To accelerate transportation. 11. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. What Faults Can Be Detected with Drones B. How Production of Drones Can Be Expanded C. What Difficulty Drone Development Will Face D. How Drones Will Change the Future of Railways D Minimizing the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how new roads cause the damage of which they are accused. Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Gonzalez conducted an experiment and proved that immigration is good for the health of animal populations. A road destroys only a small part of the habitat, thus destroying just a few local populations of creatures. So the argument that road-building itself is bad for biodiversity is not self-evidently correct. Those who nevertheless hold this view say that apparently separate local populations of animals are, in fact, parts of much larger populations connected via migration. According to this theory, when a local population struggles to move about — because of an epidemic, for example — individuals from neighboring communities can fill the gaps. The implications of the theory are straightforward. Cut local populations off from each other and each is more likely to disappear. And roads are good at doing just that. Testing the theory with experimental roads, however, would be expensive. Dr. Gonzalez’s brainwave was to do the whole thing on a much smaller scale. The team studied moss-covered rocks. On some rocks the researchers left the moss untouched; on others they made “roadways” across to leave the moss isolated. After waiting six months, they found that in the disturbed habitats nearly all the bug population had declined compared with undisturbed moss, and 40% of the species had become extinct. The real test came in the second part of the experiment. In this, the researchers removed moss much as before, but they left narrow moss paths to bridge the no-bug’s-land between islands. The islands with bridges did far better than isolated islands — a result that supports the notion that population exchange is necessary to keep an ecosystem healthy. Whether these results can be translated to large-scale ecosystems remains uncertain. But if they can, they would cause more, not less, concern about the ecological effects of road-building. On the other hand, they also suggest a way out. In Britain, tunnels are often built under roads for animals of regular habits, such as badgers (獾), to be able to travel their traditional routes without having to fight with traffic. Extending that principle, perhaps special bridges might be a cheap way of letting man and nature rub along a bit better. 12. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Calling on us to stop building roads for a healthy ecosystem. B. Warning us of potential dangers of animal immigration. C. Informing us of the environmental damage caused by new roads. D. Suggesting a new way to avoid the damage caused by new roads. 13. Dr. Gonzalez’s experiment found that __________. A. building roads is expensive B. immigration is good for animals C. roads cut off animal immigration D. tunnels should be built under roads 14. How does the author present his point? A. By analyzing facts. ​​ B. By giving examples. C. By providing scientific findings.​​ D. By comparing possible effects. 15. According to the passage, which of the following statements will the writer agree with? A. The impact of road-building is not as serious as we thought. B. Road-building is beneficial to animal immigration. C. Environmental damage caused by road-building is still uncertain. D. Environmental damage caused by road-building might be lessened. 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。 Friendship needs care and attention to keep it in good health. Here are five ways to sustain (保持) long-distance friendships. ·Set a regular date Long-lasting friendships share the characteristic that both sides equally contact (联系) and share with one another. With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge. ___16___. ·More isn’t always merrier Make sure you have communicated with your friend about how frequently each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both. ___17___. There are alternatives to constant written communication, such as leaving voice messages or having a group chat. ·Practise empathy (共情) ___18___. The friend who is remaining needs to be sensitive to all the additional time demands placed on the friend who has moved. The one in the new environment should be sympathetic to the fact that your friend may feel abandoned. · ___19___ Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in long-distance friendships. Although technology might make day-to-day communication possible, extra effort goes a long way on special days. Simply keeping a diary that keeps track of friends’ birthdays and other important dates will make sure nothing slips by you. ·Don’t rely on technology alone ___20___, but long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require more conscious effort to sustain. Try to seek out chances to renew friendships. How to do it? Just spend face-to-face time together whenever possible. A. Remember important dates B. Compensate by writing letters C. It is also helpful for you to be a friendship keeper D. Try to find a time that works for both of you and stick to it E. Friends need to talk about their preferred methods of communication F. It is easy to have a sense of connectedness through social media G You may be the friend who left or the one who was left behind 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Have you ever heard of and seen Canadian geese? Do you know that they ___21___ fresh grass and seeds? Canadian geese have a good ___22___ for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. However, I have recently found that they can sometimes be ___23___ to their peers, especially on occasions when they quarrel for food——yes, these ___24___ gentlemen do quarrel, just for something to eat Yesterday I witnessed two Canadian Geese arguing ___25___ for a clump(草丛) of beautiful fresh grass. The clump was ___26___ right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. It’s ___27___ to witness the “impolite” side of Canadian geese. Hence, I couldn’t help ___28___ my morning walk, standing still to watch these “gentlemen” quarreling. Interestingly, after a short while, a truck roared past their feast, disturbing their ___29___ conversation. The two geese were equally ___30___ by the massive “monster”, thus giving up their conversation. Would they start quarreling again? I stood still, ___31___ the ridiculous question and waited. Beyond my expectation, right after the truck’s passing by, the two geese immediately lost their ___32___for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. Even the two turned around and left the ___33___ in opposite directions as if nothing had happened. They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the ___34___. They got along harmoniously again. Sometimes it’s not that bad to be ___35___. 21. A. draw on B. focus on C. feed on D. try on 22. A. desire B. reputation C. affection D. appetite 23. A. generous B. faithful C. weird D. rude 24. A. well-informed B. well-dressed C. well-behaved D. well-balanced 25. A. fiercely B. blindly C. cautiously D. gently 26. A. deserted B. located C. fixed D. laid 27. A. frequent B. rare C. common D. constant 28. A. restricting B. changing C. pausing D. speeding 29. A. desperate B. simple C. serious D. disharmonious 30. A. frightened B. annoyed C. crashed D. injured 31. A. finding out B. dealing with C. looking into D. wondering about 32. A. passion B. reason C. talent D. anxiety 33. A. scene B. destination C. landscape D. park 34. A. looker-on B. passer-by C. truck D. clump 35. A. upset B. forgetful C. mean D. greedy 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 World Poetry Day takes place each year ____36____ March 21 to promote the teaching of poetry, as well as the publishing, writing, and reading of this form of writing around the world. It ____37____ (declare) by UNESCO in 1999 in the hopes of supporting language diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages ____38____ (hear). World Poetry Day was about giving fresh drive and ____39____ (recognize) to international, regional, and national poetry movements. It also focused on promoting a return to the oral (口头) tradition of poetry recitals, as well as ____40____ (strengthen) the association between poetry and other forms of expression, such as dance, music, and painting. The day is celebrated ____41____ (global). Government agencies, community groups and individuals get involved in promoting or participating in the day, which enables children to learn and enjoy ____42____ (variety) of poetry. It is a time ____43____ students are busy examining poets and learning about different types of poetry. Poets may be invited to read and share their work to audience at book stores and schools. Ceremonies are held to honor poets of ____44____ (remark) achievements. All in all, it’s a day for poetry: _____45_____ ancient art form that still enriches our understanding of humanity today. 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 学校英文报正在开展以Learning English Beyond the Classroom为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 学习活动状况描述； 2. 简单评论； 3. 你的建议。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 短文题目和首句已为你写好。 Learning English Beyond the Classroom Nowadays, with the growing popularity of smartphones and computers, an increasing number of students are choosing to learn English beyond the classroom in various ways. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My mother believed in using things up. Last year, our cornfield had a bad harvest because birds feasted on the crops. It was probably then that Mom’s frugality became even more extraordinary. She began keeping everything that seemed useless in the attic-worn-out clothes, old sheets, broken umbrellas, and some other old items. Mom’s favorite saying was “waste not, want not.” My brother Josh and I weren’t sure what that meant until the Affair of the Scarecrow, which, as it later became known, left a lasting impression on us. The story began with a pretty hat that Mom received as a gift to protect her from the sun. However, Josh and I could see that Mom’s frugal nature and fashion sense were in battle. Mom really didn’t want to get rid of the hat -- it was new and had a lot of use left in it -- but neither could she stand wearing it. She tried to take off the fancy decorations, but they were stuck on tight. She’d have to find some other solution. Josh and I watched as Mom headed upstairs to the attic with the hat. “Waste not, want not,” she called back down. We heard boxes being moved around. Moments later, Mom leaned out, holding a flour bag full of straw, and with a mysterious smile, she placed the hat on it. “What is that for?” I asked, confused. “A scarecrow!” Mom exclaimed. “But not a good one yet. It needs a strong body to stand firm in the field,” she said with a frown. “And it doesn’t look scary enough,” Josh remarked. I had to admit that Josh, though younger than I was, could sometimes be more imaginative. Josh and I turned to each other, searching for a good idea. Soon enough, Josh’s eyes lit up with inspiration. 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。 Paragraph 1: “Come with me!” Josh called out. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: In the days that followed, the scarecrow stood tall. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2023～2024学年度江苏省苏州市第二学期重点高中阳光指标期末调研 高二年级英语试题 考试时间：120分钟 试题总分：150分 注意事项 1.答题前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号、班级、学校在答题卡上填写清楚。 2.每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。在试卷上作答无效。 3.考试结束后，请将答题卡交回，试卷自行保存。满分150分，考试用时120分钟。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 略 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 Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社). The hostels in Rome offer a bed in a dorm room for around $25 a night, and for that, you’ll often get to stay in a central location (位置) with security and comfort. Yellow Hostel If I had to make just one recommendation for where to stay in Rome, it would be Yellow Hostel. It’s one of the best-rated hostels in the city, and for good reason. It’s affordable, and it’s got a fun atmosphere without being too noisy. As an added bonus, it’s close to the main train station. Hostel Alessandro Palace If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome. Hostel Alessandro Palace is fun. Staff members hold plenty of bar events for guests like free shots, bar crawls and karaoke. There’s also an area on the rooftop for hanging out with other travelers during the summer. Youth Station Hostel If you’re looking for cleanliness and a modern hostel, look no further than Youth Station. It offers beautiful furnishings and beds. There are plenty of other benefits, too; it doesn’t charge city tax; it has both air conditioning and a heater for the rooms; it also has free Wi-Fi in every room. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes is located just a 10-minute walk from the central city station and it’s close to all of the city’s main attractions. The staff is friendly and helpful, providing you with a map of the city when you arrive, and offering advice if you require some. However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi. 1. What is probably the major concern of travelers who choose to stay in a hostel? A. Comfort. B. Security. C. Price. D. Location. 2. Which hotel best suits people who enjoy an active social life? A. Yellow Hostel. B. Hostel Alessandro Palace. C. Youth Station Hostel. D. Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes. 3. What is the disadvantage of Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes? A. It gets noisy at night. B. Its staff is too talkative. C. It charges for Wi-Fi. D. It’s inconveniently located. 【答案】1. C 2. B 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了罗马的几个价格低廉，安全舒适的旅馆。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Rome can be pricey for travelers, which is why many choose to stay in a hostel (旅社).(罗马对旅行者来说可能很贵，这就是为什么许多人选择住在旅馆)”可知，选择住旅社的旅行者可能最关心的是价格。故选C。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Hostel Alessandro Palace部分“If you love social hostels, this is the best hostel for you in Rome.(如果你喜欢社交旅馆，这是罗马最适合你的旅馆)”可知，如果喜欢活跃社交生活的人，Hostel Alessandro Palace是罗马最适合你的旅馆。故选B。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes部分“However, you need to pay 2 euros a day for Wi-Fi.(但是，你需要支付每天2欧元的Wi-Fi费用)”可知，Hotel and Hostel Des Artistes的缺点是Wi-Fi收费。故选C。 B In 1916, two girls of wealthy families, best friends from Auburn, N. Y. — Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood — traveled to a settlement in the Rocky Mountains to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. The girls had gone to Smith College. They wore expensive clothes. So for them to move to Elkhead, Colo. to instruct the children whose shoes were held together with string was a surprise. Their stay in Elkhead is the subject of Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West by Dorothy Wickenden, who is a magazine editor and Dorothy Woodruff’s granddaughter. Why did they go then? Well, they wanted to do something useful. Soon, however, they realized what they had undertaken. They moved in with a local family, the Harrisons, and, like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket of snow on their quilt when they woke up in the morning. Some mornings, Rosamond and Dorothy would arrive at the schoolhouse to find the children weeping from the cold. In spring, the snow was replaced by mud over ice. In Wickenden’s book, she expanded on the history of the West and also on feminism, which of course influenced the girls’ decision to go to Elkhead. A hair-raising section concerns the building of the railroads, which entailed (牵涉) drilling through the Rockies, often in blinding snowstorms. The book ends with Rosamond and Dorothy’s return to Auburn. Wickenden is a very good storyteller. The sweep of the land and the stoicism (坚忍) of the people move her to some beautiful writing. Here is a picture of Dorothy Woodruff, on her horse, looking down from a hill top: “When the sun slipped behind the mountains, it shed a rosy glow all around them. Then a full moon rose. The snow was marked only by small animals: foxes, coyotes, mice, and varying hares, which turned white in the winter.” 4. Why did Dorothy and Rosamond go to the Rocky Mountains? A To teach in a school. B. To study American history. C. To write a book. D. To do sightseeing. 5. What can we learn about the girls from paragraph 3? A. They enjoyed much respect. B. They had a room with a bathtub. C. They lived with the local kids. D. They suffered severe hardships. 6. Which part of Wickenden’s writing is hair-raising? A. The extreme climate of Auburn. B. The living conditions in Elkhead. C. The railroad building in the Rockies. D. The natural beauty of the West. 7. What is the text? A. A news report. B. A book review. C. A children’s story. D. A diary entry. 【答案】4. A 5. D 6. C 7. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章是一则书评，简要介绍了Dorothy Wickenden的书籍并对其进行了评价。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“In 1916, two girls of wealthy families, best friends from Auburn, N.Y.-Dorothy Woodruff and Rosamond Underwood -traveled to a settlement in the Rocky Mountains to teach in a one-room schoolhouse. (1916年，来自纽约奥本市的两个富裕家庭的女孩——Dorothy Woodruff和Rosamond Underwood——来到落基山脉的一个定居点，在一间只有一个房间的学校教书)”可知，Dorothy和Rosamond去落基山脉是为了去学校里教书。故选A项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“They moved in with a local family, the Harrisons, and like them, had little privacy, rare baths, and a blanket of snow on their quilt when they woke up in the morning.(他们和一个当地家庭，哈里森一家一起搬进去，和他们一样，几乎没有隐私，很少洗澡，早上醒来时被子上覆盖着一层雪)”以及“In spring, the snow was replaced by mud over ice.(在春天，雪被泥替代覆盖在冰上)”可推知，女孩们的生活条件非常艰苦，她们的生活饱受磨难。故选D项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“A hair-raising section concerns the building of the railroads, which entailed drilling through the Rockies, often in blinding snowstorms.(令人毛骨悚然的一段与铁路建设有关，这涉及到在令人眩目的暴风雪中钻穿落基山脉)”可知，Wickenden的作品中涉及落基山脉的铁路建设这一部分是令人毛骨悚然的。故选C项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“The book ends with Rosamond and Dorothy’s return to Auburn.(这本书以Rosamond和Dorothy回到奥本结束)”以及最后一段“Wickenden is a very good storyteller. The sweep of the land and the stoicism of the people move her to some beautiful writing.( Wickenden是个很好的讲故事的人。大地的辽阔和人们的坚忍使她创作出了一些美丽的作品)”可知，本文简要介绍了Wickenden的书籍内容，并对其进行了评价，所以文本是一篇书评。故选B项。 【点睛】 C Can a small group of drones (无人机) guarantee the safety and reliability of railways and, at the same time, help railway operators save billions of euros each year? That is the very likely future of applying today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to make sure that the millions of kilometres of rail tracks and infrastructure (基础设施) worldwide are safe for trains on a 24/7 basis. Drones are already being used to examine high-tension electrical lines. They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points. The more regularly they can be inspected, the more railway safety, reliability and on-time performance will be improved. Costs would be cut and operations would be more efficient (高效) across the board. That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway personnel safety. It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance, including sending maintenance staff, often at night, to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. That can be dangerous work that could be avoided with drones assisting the crews’ efforts. By using the latest technologies, drones could also start providing higher-value services for railways, detecting faults in the rail or switches, before they can cause any safety problems. To perform these tasks, drones for rail don’t need to be flying overhead. Engineers are now working on a new concept: the rail drones of the future. They will be moving on the track ahead of the train, and programmed to run autonomously. Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With their ability to see ahead, they could signal any problem, so that fast-moving trains would be able to react in time. 8. What makes the application of drones to rail lines possible? A. The use of drones in checking on power lines. B. Drones’ ability to work at high altitudes. C. The reduction of cost in designing drones. D. Drones’ reliable performance in remote areas. 9. What does “maintenance” underlined in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Personnel safety. B. Assistance from drones. C. Inspection and repair. D. Construction of infrastructure. 10. What function is expected of the rail drones? A. To provide early warning. B. To make trains run automatically. C. To earn profits for the crews. D. To accelerate transportation. 11. Which is the most suitable title for the text? A. What Faults Can Be Detected with Drones B. How Production of Drones Can Be Expanded C. What Difficulty Drone Development Will Face D. How Drones Will Change the Future of Railways 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. A 11. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。应用今天的“空中之眼”的技术，无人机能在保证铁路安全可靠的同时又能帮助铁路运营商每年节省数十亿欧元。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第二段“Drones are already being used to examine high-tension electrical lines. They could do precisely the same thing to inspect railway lines and other vital aspects of rail infrastructure such as the correct position of railway tracks and switching points.(无人机已经被用于检查高压电线。他们完全可以做同样的事情来检查铁路线路和铁路基础设施的其他重要方面，如铁路轨道和换乘点的正确位置)”可推知，无人机在高空工作的能力使无人机应用于铁路线路成为可能。故选A。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据后文“It is calculated that European railways alone spend approximately 20 billion euros a year on maintenance, including sending maintenance staff, often at night, to inspect and repair the rail infrastructure. (据统计，仅欧洲铁路公司每年在铁路维护上的花费就约为200亿欧元，其中包括经常在夜间派遣维修人员检查和维修铁路基础设施)”可知，花在maintenance上的费用是用于“inspect and repair the rail infrastructure （检查和维修铁路基础设施”。由此可知“That includes huge savings in maintenance costs and better protection of railway personnel safety”是指大幅节省检修成本和更好地保护铁路人员安全，划线词和 C项：Inspection and repair(检修)含义相近。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段 “Very small drones with advanced sensors and AI and travelling ahead of the train could guide it like a co-pilot. With their ability to see ahead, they could signal any problem, so that fast-moving trains would be able to react in time.(带有先进传感器和人工智能的非常小的无人机可以像副驾驶一样在火车前面行驶。凭借它们的预见能力，它们可以发出任何问题的信号，以便快速行驶的火车能够及时做出反应)”可推知，对于无人机期待的功能是提前发现问题。故选A。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Can a small group of drones(无人机)guarantee the safety and reliability of railways and, at the same time, help railway operators save billions of euros each year? That is the very likely future of applying today’s “eyes in the sky” technology to make sure that the millions of kilometers of rail tracks and infrastructure(基础设施)worldwide are safe for trains on a24/7 basis.(一小群无人机能否在保证铁路安全可靠的同时，帮助铁路运营商每年节省数十亿欧元？这很可能是应用今天的“空中之眼”技术的未来，以确保全球数百万公里的铁路轨道和基础设施全天候安全运行。)”以及后文第二段讲到了使用无人机检查电力线路使无人机应用于铁路线路成为可能;第三段讲到了使用无人机大幅节省维护成本和更好地保护铁路人员安全；第四段讲到了通过使用最新的技术，无人机还可以开始为铁路提供更高的价值，可知文章主要讲述了无人机将如何改变铁路的未来，所以D项“无人机将如何改变铁路的未来。”符合文章中心思想，适合作为本文的最佳标题。故选D。 【点睛】 D Minimizing the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how new roads cause the damage of which they are accused. Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Gonzalez conducted an experiment and proved that immigration is good for the health of animal populations. A road destroys only a small part of the habitat, thus destroying just a few local populations of creatures. So the argument that road-building itself is bad for biodiversity is not self-evidently correct. Those who nevertheless hold this view say that apparently separate local populations of animals are, in fact, parts of much larger populations connected via migration. According to this theory, when a local population struggles to move about — because of an epidemic, for example — individuals from neighboring communities can fill the gaps. The implications of the theory are straightforward. Cut local populations off from each other and each is more likely to disappear. And roads are good at doing just that. Testing the theory with experimental roads, however, would be expensive. Dr. Gonzalez’s brainwave was to do the whole thing on a much smaller scale. The team studied moss-covered rocks. On some rocks the researchers left the moss untouched; on others they made “roadways” across to leave the moss isolated. After waiting six months, they found that in the disturbed habitats nearly all the bug population had declined compared with undisturbed moss, and 40% of the species had become extinct. The real test came in the second part of the experiment. In this, the researchers removed moss much as before, but they left narrow moss paths to bridge the no-bug’s-land between islands. The islands with bridges did far better than isolated islands — a result that supports the notion that population exchange is necessary to keep an ecosystem healthy. Whether these results can be translated to large-scale ecosystems remains uncertain. But if they can, they would cause more, not less, concern about the ecological effects of road-building. On the other hand, they also suggest a way out. In Britain, tunnels are often built under roads for animals of regular habits, such as badgers (獾), to be able to travel their traditional routes without having to fight with traffic. Extending that principle, perhaps special bridges might be a cheap way of letting man and nature rub along a bit better. 12. What’s the main idea of the passage? A. Calling on us to stop building roads for a healthy ecosystem. B. Warning us of potential dangers of animal immigration. C. Informing us of the environmental damage caused by new roads. D. Suggesting a new way to avoid the damage caused by new roads. 13. Dr. Gonzalez’s experiment found that __________. A. building roads is expensive B. immigration is good for animals C. roads cut off animal immigration D. tunnels should be built under roads 14. How does the author present his point? A. By analyzing facts. ​​ B. By giving examples. C. By providing scientific findings.​​ D. By comparing possible effects. 15. According to the passage, which of the following statements will the writer agree with? A. The impact of road-building is not as serious as we thought. B. Road-building is beneficial to animal immigration. C. Environmental damage caused by road-building is still uncertain. D. Environmental damage caused by road-building might be lessened. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，主要讲述了新建道路对环境的破坏以及如何通过实验找到避免这种破坏的新方法。 【12题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Minimizing the environmental damage that new roads cause is generally regarded as a good thing. But to do that, it helps to understand just how new roads cause the damage of which they are accused.”（把新建道路对环境造成的破坏降到最低通常被认为是一件好事。但要做到这一点，它有助于理解新道路是如何造成被指责的破坏的。）可知，短文主要告诉我们新路对环境造成的破坏。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Gonzalez conducted an experiment and proved that immigration is good for the health of animal populations.”（最近，冈萨雷斯博士领导的一组研究人员进行了一项实验，证明了移民对动物种群的健康有益。）可知，移民对动物有益。故选B项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Gonzalez conducted an experiment and proved that immigration is good for the health of animal populations.”（最近，冈萨雷斯博士领导的一组研究人员进行了一项实验，证明了移民对动物种群的健康有益），第三段“According to this theory, when a local population struggles to move about — because of an epidemic, for example — individuals from neighboring communities can fill the gaps.”（根据这一理论，当当地人口难以移动时，例如由于流行病，来自邻近社区的个人可以填补空白。）和第五段“After waiting six months, they found that in the disturbed habitats nearly all the bug population had declined compared with undisturbed moss, and 40% of the species had become extinct.”（ 等了六个月后，他们发现，与未受干扰的苔藓相比，在受干扰的栖息地，几乎所有的虫子数量都减少了，40%的物种已经灭绝。）可知，短文是通过提供科学发现来呈现观点的。故选C。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“In Britain, tunnels are often built under roads for animals of regular habits, such as badgers (獾), to be able to travel their traditional routes without having to fight with traffic. Extending that principle, perhaps special bridges might be a cheap way of letting man and nature rub along a bit better.”（在英国，人们经常在道路下方建造隧道，让像獾这样的有规律习性的动物能够沿着它们的传统路线行走，而不必与交通争抢。扩展这一原则，也许特殊的桥梁可能是让人类和自然更好地相处的一种便宜的方式。）可推知，通过合理建设道路，作者认为道路造成的环境破坏可能会被减轻，故选D。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Friendship needs care and attention to keep it in good health. Here are five ways to sustain (保持) long-distance friendships. ·Set a regular date Long-lasting friendships share the characteristic that both sides equally contact (联系) and share with one another. With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge. ___16___. ·More isn’t always merrier Make sure you have communicated with your friend about how frequently each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both. ___17___. There are alternatives to constant written communication such as leaving voice messages or having a group chat. ·Practise empathy (共情) ___18___. The friend who is remaining needs to be sensitive to all the additional time demands placed on the friend who has moved. The one in the new environment should be sympathetic to the fact that your friend may feel abandoned. · ___19___ Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in long-distance friendships. Although technology might make day-to-day communication possible, extra effort goes a long way on special days. Simply keeping a diary that keeps track of friends’ birthdays and other important dates will make sure nothing slips by you. ·Don’t rely on technology alone ___20___, but long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require more conscious effort to sustain. Try to seek out chances to renew friendships. How to do it? Just spend face-to-face time together whenever possible. A. Remember important dates B. Compensate by writing letters C. It is also helpful for you to be a friendship keeper D. Try to find a time that works for both of you and stick to it E. Friends need to talk about their preferred methods of communication F. It is easy to have a sense of connectedness through social media G. You may be the friend who left or the one who was left behind 【答案】16. D 17. E 18. G 19. A 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了五种维系异地友谊的方法。 【16题详解】 根据上文“With busy schedules, squeezing in phone calls can be a challenge.”（平日繁忙，很难抽出时间打电话）讲的是双方都很忙碌，很难有时间给对方打电话，D项“尽量找个双方都有空的时间去打电话，并坚持下去” 给出了解决没时间打电话这个问题的方法，符合题意。故选D项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Make sure you have communicated with your friend about how frequently each of you wants to be contacted and what method works best for you both.”（确保你已经和你的朋友沟通过，了解你们想要联系的频率，以及哪种方法对你们双方都最有效）提到异地朋友之间要商量沟通方式，E项“朋友需要谈论他们喜欢的交流方式”承接上文，进一步提出对交流的方法的沟通，下文“There are alternatives to constant written communication, such as leaving voice messages or having a group chat.”（除了持续的文字交流，还有其他选择，比如留下语音信息或进行群聊）对E项中的“methods of communication”进行了举例说明，上下文语意连贯。故选E项。 【18题详解】 根据下文“The friend who is remaining”（留下来的朋友）和“The one in the new environment”（在新环境中的那个）提到朋友的两个不同处境，G项“你可能是朋友中离开的那一方，也可能是被留下的那一方”指出了异地友谊中分为离开的一方和留下的一方，其中“the friend who left”和“the one who was left behind”分别对应下文“The one in the new environment”和“The friend who is remaining”，所以G项符合题意。故选G项。 【19题详解】 分析文章结构可知，设空处的内容是维系异地友谊的第四个方法，是第五段的小标题。下文“Anniversaries and birthdays carry even more weight in long-distance friendships.”（周年纪念日和生日对于异地友谊而言是非常重要的）讲的是诸如周年纪念日和生日等重要的日子对于维系异地友谊是非常重要的，由此推知，这段对应的维系异地友谊的方法是A项“Remember important dates”（记得重要的日子），所以A项符合题意。故选A项。 【20题详解】 设空处所在句子的后半句“but long-distance friendships — even close ones — may require more conscious effort to sustain.”（但是异地友谊——甚至是关系亲密的友谊——可能需要更加自觉地去维系）讲的是我们要更加自觉地维系异地友谊，其中“but”说明后半句与设空处形成转折，而F项“朋友之间很容易通过社交媒体产生一种联结感”讲的是可以通过社交媒体这种方式很容易与朋友产生联结，与后半句“require more conscious effort to sustain”形成转折，而且其中的“social media”呼应了该段的小标题“Don’t rely on technology alone”（不要仅仅依赖技术）中的“technology”。故选F项。 【点睛】 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Have you ever heard of and seen Canadian geese? Do you know that they ___21___ fresh grass and seeds? Canadian geese have a good ___22___ for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. However, I have recently found that they can sometimes be ___23___ to their peers, especially on occasions when they quarrel for food——yes, these ___24___ gentlemen do quarrel, just for something to eat Yesterday I witnessed two Canadian Geese arguing ___25___ for a clump(草丛) of beautiful fresh grass. The clump was ___26___ right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. It’s ___27___ to witness the “impolite” side of Canadian geese. Hence, I couldn’t help ___28___ my morning walk, standing still to watch these “gentlemen” quarreling. Interestingly, after a short while, a truck roared past their feast, disturbing their ___29___ conversation. The two geese were equally ___30___ by the massive “monster”, thus giving up their conversation. Would they start quarreling again? I stood still, ___31___ the ridiculous question and waited. Beyond my expectation, right after the truck’s passing by, the two geese immediately lost their ___32___for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. Even the two turned around and left the ___33___ in opposite directions as if nothing had happened. They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the ___34___. They got along harmoniously again. Sometimes it’s not that bad to be ___35___. 21. A. draw on B. focus on C. feed on D. try on 22. A. desire B. reputation C. affection D. appetite 23. A. generous B. faithful C. weird D. rude 24. A. well-informed B. well-dressed C. well-behaved D. well-balanced 25. A. fiercely B. blindly C. cautiously D. gently 26. A. deserted B. located C. fixed D. laid 27. A. frequent B. rare C. common D. constant 28. A. restricting B. changing C. pausing D. speeding 29. A. desperate B. simple C. serious D. disharmonious 30. A. frightened B. annoyed C. crashed D. injured 31. A. finding out B. dealing with C. looking into D. wondering about 32. A. passion B. reason C. talent D. anxiety 33. A. scene B. destination C. landscape D. park 34. A. looker-on B. passer-by C. truck D. clump 35. A. upset B. forgetful C. mean D. greedy 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. B 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. A 33. A 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者旁观两只加拿大鹅争吵的故事。 【21题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：你听说过或见过加拿大鹅吗？你知道它们以新鲜的草和种子为食吗？A. draw on利用； B. focus on 专注；C. feed on以……为食；D. try on试穿。根据后文的“fresh grass and seeds”可知，本句想表达它们以新鲜的草和种子为食。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：加拿大鹅以其彬彬有礼而闻名。A. desire欲望；B. reputation声誉；C. affection感情；D. appetite食欲。根据后文的“They always bow down to you whenever you walk by.”可知，每当你走过的时候，它们总是向你鞠躬，故它们有良好的声誉。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然而，我最近发现，它们有时会对同伴是粗鲁的，尤其是在他们为食物争吵的时候——是的，这些举止得体的绅士确实会争吵，只是为了吃点东西。A. generous慷慨的；B. faithful忠诚的；C. weird奇怪的；D. rude粗鲁的。根据后文的“especially on occasions when they quarrel for food”可知，加拿大鹅有时为食物争吵，故它们有时是粗鲁无礼的。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词词义辨析。句意：然而，我最近发现，它们有时会对同伴是粗鲁的，尤其是在它们为食物争吵的时候——是的，这些举止得体的绅士确实会争吵，只是为了吃点东西。A. well-informed见多识广；B. well-dressed穿着考究的；C. well-behaved举止得体的；D. well-balanced平衡良好。根据前文的“They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. ”可知，加拿大鹅举止得体。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：昨天，我看到两只加拿大鹅为了一丛美丽的新鲜草而激烈地争吵。A. fiercely激烈的；B. blindly盲目的；C. cautiously谨慎的； D. gently温和的。根据后文的“the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other.”可知，两只加拿大鹅激烈地争吵。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那块草丛就在它们中间，两只鹅大声喊叫，尽可能地伸长脖子，挑衅地看着对方。A. deserted被抛弃的；B. located位于；C. fixed固定的；D. laid松弛的，从容不迫的。根据后文的“right in the middle of them”可知，草丛位于它们中间。故选B项。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很少看到加拿大鹅“不礼貌”的一面。A. frequent经常的； B. rare稀有的； C. common普通的； D. constant恒定的。根据前文的“Canadian geese have a good 2 for their politeness. They always bow down to you whenever you walk by. ”可知，加拿大鹅举止得体，加拿大鹅“不礼貌”的一面是稀有的。故选B项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：于是，我忍不住停下了早晨的散步，站着不动，看着这些“绅士”们争吵。A. restricting限制； B. changing改变； C. pausing暂停； D. speeding超速。根据前文的“It’s ____ to witness the “impolite” side of Canadian geese.”可知，因为很少看到加拿大鹅“不礼貌”的一面，作者忍不住停下了早晨的散步。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有趣的是，过了一会儿，一辆卡车呼啸而过，扰乱了它们不和谐的谈话。A. desperate绝望的； B. simple简单的； C. serious严重的； D. disharmonious不和谐的。根据前文的“The clump was ____ right in the middle of them, while the two were shouting noisily, stretching their necks as long as they could to look aggressively at each other. ”可知，它们俩大声喊叫着，尽量伸长脖子，恶狠狠地瞪着对方，它们的谈话不和谐。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：两只鹅同样被这个巨大的“怪物”吓坏了，于是放弃了它们的谈话。A. frightened害怕的； B. annoyed生气； C. crashed碰撞； D. injured伤害。根据前文的“a truck roared past their feast”以及后文的“by the massive “monster””可知，在两只鹅的眼中这辆卡车像个巨大的怪物，故它们很害怕。故选A项。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我站着不动，想着这个可笑的问题，等待着。A. finding out发现； B. dealing with处理；C. looking into调查； D. wondering about想知道。根据前文的“Would they start quarreling again?”可知，作者正在想它们会不会再吵架这个问题。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：出乎我意料是，卡车刚过，两只鹅就失去了争吵的激情，好像他们已经忘记了发生的一切。A. passion激情； B. reason原因；C. talent天赋；D. anxiety焦虑。根据后文的“Even the two turned around and left the ____ in opposite directions as if nothing had happened.”可知，两只鹅不再吵架，失去了争吵的激情。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：就连两只鹅也转过身来，若无其事地离开了现场。A. scene场景； B. destination目的地； C. landscape景观； D. park公园。根据后文的“They left only me there, imagining what might have happened without the ____ .”可知，它们只留下我一个人在那里，两只鹅离开了现场。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：它们只留下我一个人在那里，想象着没有卡车会发生什么。A. looker-on旁观者； B. passer-by路人； C. truck卡车； D. clump丛，簇，束。根据前文的“Beyond my expectation, right after the truck’s passing by, the two geese immediately lost their ____ for quarreling as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. ”可知，卡车扰乱了它们的谈话，故作者想象着没有卡车会发生什么。故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有时候健忘也没那么糟。A. upset心烦意乱； B. forgetful健忘的； C. mean吝啬的； D. greedy贪婪的。根据前文的“as if they had forgotten all about what had happened. ”可知，两只鹅忘记了先前的争吵，故有时候健忘也没那么糟。故选B项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分, 满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 World Poetry Day takes place each year ____36____ March 21 to promote the teaching of poetry, as well as the publishing, writing, and reading of this form of writing around the world. It ____37____ (declare) by UNESCO in 1999 in the hopes of supporting language diversity through poetic expression and increasing the opportunity for endangered languages ____38____ (hear). World Poetry Day was about giving fresh drive and ____39____ (recognize) to international, regional, and national poetry movements. It also focused on promoting a return to the oral (口头的) tradition of poetry recitals, as well as ____40____ (strengthen) the association between poetry and other forms of expression, such as dance, music, and painting. The day is celebrated ____41____ (global). Government agencies, community groups and individuals get involved in promoting or participating in the day, which enables children to learn and enjoy ____42____ (variety) of poetry. It is a time ____43____ students are busy examining poets and learning about different types of poetry. Poets may be invited to read and share their work to audience at book stores and schools. Ceremonies are held to honor poets of ____44____ (remark) achievements. All in all, it’s a day for poetry: _____45_____ ancient art form that still enriches our understanding of humanity today. 【答案】36. on 37. was declared 38. to be heard 39. recognition 40. strengthening 41. globally 42. varieties 43. when 44. remarkable 45. an 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界诗歌日的建立和发展。 【36题详解】 考查介词。句意：每年的3月21日是世界诗歌日，旨在促进诗歌教学，以及这种写作形式的出版、写作和阅读。表示在具体某一天应用介词on。故填on。 【37题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：联合国教科文组织于1999年宣布世界语言日，希望通过诗意的表达来支持语言多样性，并增加濒危语言被听到的机会。主语It与谓语构成被动关系，根据后文in 1999可知为一般过去时的被动语态，谓语用单数。故填was declared。 【38题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：联合国教科文组织于1999年宣布世界语言日，希望通过诗意的表达来支持语言多样性，并增加濒危语言被听到的机会。此处hear与languages构成被动关系，且为不定式作后置定语，应用to be done形式。故填to be heard。 【39题详解】 考查名词。句意：世界诗歌日旨在为国际、区域和国家诗歌运动注入新的动力和认可。作动词的宾语，应用名词recognition，不可数。故填recognition。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：它还侧重于促进诗歌朗诵口头传统的回归，以及加强诗歌与其他表达形式（如舞蹈、音乐和绘画）之间的联系。作介词on的宾语，应用动名词形式。故填strengthening。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：这一天在全球范围内庆祝。修饰动词celebrate应用副词globally，故填globally。 【42题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：政府机构、社区团体和个人都参与促进或参与这一天，使孩子们能够学习和享受各种诗歌。短语varieties of表示“各种各样的”。故填varieties。 【43题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这是学生们忙于研究诗人和学习不同类型诗歌的时候。定语从句修饰先行词time，关系词在从句作时间状语，故用when。故填when。 【44题详解】 考查形容词。句意：举行仪式是为了纪念有杰出成就的诗人。修饰名词achievements应用形容词remarkable，作定语。故填remarkable。 【45题详解】 考查冠词。句意：总而言之，这是一个诗歌的日子：这是一种古老的艺术形式，至今仍丰富着我们对人性的理解。art为泛指，且ancient是发音以元音音素开头的单词。故填an。 第四部分 写作（共两节, 满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 学校英文报正在开展以Learning English Beyond the Classroom为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1. 学习活动状况描述； 2. 简单评论； 3. 你的建议。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 短文的题目和首句已为你写好。 Learning English Beyond the Classroom Nowadays, with the growing popularity of smartphones and computers, an increasing number of students are choosing to learn English beyond the classroom in various ways. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Learning English Beyond the Classroom Nowadays, with the growing popularity of smartphones and computers, an increasing number of students are choosing to learn English beyond the classroom in various ways. It can easily be seen that the percentage of students who choose listening to English songs and watching English movies is respectively 65% and 50%. However, those choosing reading English books and visiting English learning websites only account for 18% and 12%. As far as I’m concerned, it is a disturbing trend. For students, what benefits most to their study is reading English books. Because of their lack of self-discipline, they’re more easily addicted to chatting online or playing games. It’s urgent for students themselves to improve their self-discipline, and it’s also urgent for parents and teachers to strengthen the guidance. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。学校英文报正在开展以“在课堂之外学习英语”为题的讨论，要求考生按照要求使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 因为：because of → owing to 缺少：lack of → shortage of 沉迷于：be addicted to → be indulged in 改善，改进：improve → upgrade 2.句式拓展 同义句转换 原句：However, those choosing reading English books and visiting English learning websites only account for 18% and 12%. 拓展句：However, those who choose reading English books and visiting English learning websites only account for 18% and 12%. 【点睛】【高分句型1】It can easily be seen that the percentage of students who choose listening to English songs and watching English movies is respectively 65% and 50%. (运用了It作形式主语、that引导的主语从句和who引导的限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】For students, what benefits most to their study is reading English books. (运用了what引导的主语从句） 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My mother believed in using things up. Last year, our cornfield had a bad harvest because birds feasted on the crops. It was probably then that Mom’s frugality became even more extraordinary. She began keeping everything that seemed useless in the attic-worn-out clothes, old sheets, broken umbrellas, and some other old items. Mom’s favorite saying was “waste not, want not.” My brother Josh and I weren’t sure what that meant until the Affair of the Scarecrow, which, as it later became known, left a lasting impression on us. The story began with a pretty hat that Mom received as a gift to protect her from the sun. However, Josh and I could see that Mom’s frugal nature and fashion sense were in battle. Mom really didn’t want to get rid of the hat -- it was new and had a lot of use left in it -- but neither could she stand wearing it. She tried to take off the fancy decorations, but they were stuck on tight. She’d have to find some other solution. Josh and I watched as Mom headed upstairs to the attic with the hat. “Waste not, want not,” she called back down. We heard boxes being moved around. Moments later, Mom leaned out, holding a flour bag full of straw, and with a mysterious smile, she placed the hat on it. “What is that for?” I asked, confused. “A scarecrow!” Mom exclaimed. “But not a good one yet. It needs a strong body to stand firm in the field,” she said with a frown. “And it doesn’t look scary enough,” Josh remarked. I had to admit that Josh, though younger than I was, could sometimes be more imaginative. Josh and I turned to each other, searching for a good idea. Soon enough, Josh’s eyes lit up with inspiration. 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。 Paragraph 1: “Come with me!” Josh called out. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: In the days that followed, the scarecrow stood tall. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Come with me! Josh called out. The next instant, he raced upstairs with lightning speed. I hurried to follow him into the attic, where we began a thorough search. Mom was amused by our excitement when we found the broken umbrellas and used them as the backbone of the scarecrow. After that, we sorted out some old sheets and tied them on. The scarecrow now looked even scarier. We dragged our creation to the cornfield and planted it firmly in the mud, our hearts full of hope. In the days that followed, the scarecrow stood tall. Serving as a silent guardian, it successfully scared the birds away. Under its watchful eyes, our cornfield flourished this year. To our amazement, Mom’s useless things from the attic had come together to create something extraordinary. As we enjoyed a good harvest, her favorite saying “waste not, want not” echoed in our hearts. The “Affair of the Scarecrow” has taught us the value of creatively transforming seemingly useless items into treasure, making us aware that frugality is a good quality after all. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的妈妈是一个非常节俭的人，去年由于鸟吃庄稼，玉米地里收成不好，妈妈的节俭更加不同寻常，她总是把一些破旧的东西存放到阁楼里。后来她收到了一个她戴不上的帽子礼物，但是不想浪费，于是她拿着帽子去阁楼，准备做一个稻草人驱赶玉米地里的鸟。弟弟乔希想到了让稻草人变得更吓人、更结实的方法。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容““跟我来!”Josh喊道。”可知，第一段可描写Josh想到了让稻草人变得更吓人、更结实的方法，他们利用阁楼里存放的破旧物品做了一个稻草人，并把它插在玉米地里。 ②由第二段首句内容“在接下来的日子里，稻草人高高站着。”可知，第二段可描写稻草人成功吓跑了鸟，保障了玉米地的丰收，也让作者意识到节俭的美德。 2.续写线索：制作稻草人——插在玉米地里——稻草人吓跑了鸟，保障了玉米地的丰收——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①使用：use/employ ②充当：serve as/work as ③吓跑：scare...away/frighten...away 情绪类 ①兴奋：excitement/thrill ②惊讶：to our amazement/to our astonishment 【点睛】[高分句型1] I hurried to follow him into the attic, where we began a thorough search. (由where引导非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] Mom was amused by our excitement when we found the broken umbrellas and used them as the backbone of the scarecrow. (由when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 $