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福州第四中学2023-2024学年第二学期期末考试 高一英语 一、阅读理解 Grand Canyon River Hike July 28-30 The coolest thing to do in Summer! A river hike is a combination of normal hiking and hiking along the course of rivers. It often involves walking in the water and on rocks, low-level rock climbing, crossing rivers, and swimming. River hikes are fun but require average to high fitness level good balance and swimming skills, Climbing skills are not necessary. They are not recommended for people afraid of heights or water, nor for children under the age of 15. TRIP SCHEDULE Day 1 Friday 18:45 We're going to get out of Los Angeles. I'm waiting for you at Griffith Park! 19:00 Everyone's here, time to go! 23:30 Arrive at the Guesthouse. Let's quickly get the room and go for some quality sleep to recharge for the hike tomorrow. Day 2 Saturday 07:00 Get up and have breakfast. 07:30 Pack all your belongings; we'll be on the bus for about 2 hours before reaching our drop-off point. 09:30 We will walk on the road for about 30 mins to reach the starting point. Then we have 15 mins to put our swimming suits on and wear some sun creams before getting ready for the hiking! For the rest of the day, we will mainly be hiking on the rocks, stopping on the way for your self-prepared lunch when you want. 16:30 Finish the hike and get on the bus waiting for us. We're going to spend the night in the Guesthouse village. 18:30 Let's have dinner and enjoy the night! Day 3 Sunday 9:00 Get up and have breakfast. After yesterday's exciting hike, today is mainly relaxing! 10:00 We reach a nice river spot for swimming and jump from rocks before going back to the village where we will have lunch. Or you can just stay in the village, walk around and relax. 13:00 After group lunch we will take our private bus and head back to Los Angeles. 19:30/20:00 Estimated arrival time in Los Angeles. Note: For details on costs and safety measures, please refer to the next page on our website. 1. What is clearly stated as a recommendation for the activity? A. Age. B. Climbing skill. C. Fitness certificate. D. Physical height. 2. At about what time does the river hiking start? A. 7:30. B. 9:30. C. 9:45. D. 10:15. 3. What can we learn about the river hiking? A. It's a weekend getaway. B. Two lunches are provided. C. It takes place in Los Angeles. D. Hiking the whole trip is required. 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一次大峡谷河远足的活动安排。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。第二段最后一句提到“They are not recommended for people afraid of heights or water, nor for children under the age of 15.（不建议恐高或恐水的人使用，也不建议15岁以下的儿童参加。）”该活动明确建议15岁以下的儿童不要参加，对于年龄的要求比较严格。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Day 2 Saturday部分中“09:30 We will walk on the road for about 30 mins to reach the starting point. Then we have 15 mins to put our swimming suits on and wear some sun creams before getting ready for the hiking!(09:30我们将在路上步行约30分钟到达起点。然后我们有15分钟的时间穿上泳衣，涂上防晒霜，然后准备远足！)”可知，九点半开始后走30分钟，即十点整到达起点，15分钟穿泳衣等活动，因此沿河徒步旅行大约10:15开始。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Day 3 Sunday部分中“After yesterday’s exciting hike, today is mainly relaxing!(经过昨天令人兴奋的徒步旅行，今天主要是放松！)”结合文章主要介绍了一次大峡谷河远足的活动安排。可知，河边徒步是一次周末度假活动。故选A。 Thanks to YouTube, Streaming first caught on in 2005. Today nearly three quarters of American households subscribe to at least one video streaming service. With almost 200 million subscribers worldwide and a billion hours of content viewed each week, Netflix is by far the biggest paid service. No. 2 is Amazon Prime Video. But for every Goliath, there are a hundred Davids. Many smaller streaming services show nothing but sports, classic movies, or Japanese anime. In the early days of streaming the appeal was the lower cost, and it still is. The average streamer spends $37 a month and subscribes to three streaming platforms, while the average cable ser pays more than $200 per month. Still streaming has become more expensive in recent years. In 2019, Netflix raised the price of its basic service 12. 5 percent to $8.99 a month. A quarter of its subscribers, who protested price increases, said they would cancel their subscriptions. Few did. A major reason: streaming networks have become home to many of the most popular TV series, including recent Emmy winners. They offer full-length feature films as well, and last year, Netflix received more Oscar nominations than any other media company. In fact, streaming has changed the Oscar competition, at least for this year. Usually only films shown in theaters are considered, but because of the coronavirus, all movies released online in 2020 are qualified for the 2021 Oscar Academy Awards. That shift is especially good news for Disney, which is putting the much anticipated movie Mulan on a new streaming service, Amazon Prime Video. But watching Mulan from your own home will cost $29.99 — on top of the service’s monthly fee of $6.99. Too much streaming can have its disadvantages however. There are those who binge-watch, a term Merriam-Webster added in 2017 with the definition “to watch many or all episodes of a TV series on end.” Alejandro Fragoso from New York holds the Guinness World Record: 94 straight hours. 4. What do the underlined words “Goliath” and “David” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. TV viewers. B. TV programs. C. Streaming services. D. Streaming subscribers. 5. Why did most Netflix subscribers continue their subscriptions? A. They cannot go without it. B. They think it is good value for money. C. Netflix has controlled the market. D. They think the low cost is a thing of the past. 6. What does the good news in Paragraph 3 mean to Disney? A. The movie Mulan will win an Oscar award. B. The movie Mulan will generate great profits. C. The movie Mulan can be released on Amazon Prime Video. D. The movie Mulan can compete for an Oscar. 7. What do binge-watchers tend to do? A. They watch TV series continuously. B. They start a new life. C. They break world records. D. They watch TV series aimlessly 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文为说明文。多亏了YouTube，流媒体在2005年首次流行起来。 如今，近四分之三的美国家庭订阅了至少一种视频流媒体服务。本文介绍了流媒体在美国的发展。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段“With almost 200 million subscribers worldwide and a billion hours of content viewed each week, Netflix is by far the biggest paid service. No. 2 is Amazon Prime Video.( Netflix在全球拥有近2亿用户，每周有10亿小时的内容浏览量，是目前为止最大的付费服务提供商。排名第二的是亚马逊Prime Video)”和“Many smaller streaming services show nothing but sports, classic movies, or Japanese anime(许多小型流媒体服务只播放体育、经典电影或日本动漫)”可知，在排名一、二的Netflix和亚马逊这样的流媒体服务商之外，有许多小型的流媒体服务接踵而至，故Goliath和 David在此处代指流媒体服务，故选C。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“A quarter of its subscribers, who protested price increases, said they would cancel their subscriptions. Few did.(四分之一的订阅者抗议价格上涨，并表示他们将取消订阅。很少这样做的)”和第三段“A major reason: Streaming networks have become home to many of the most popular TV series, including recent Emmy winners. They offer full-length feature films as well. (一个主要原因是：流媒体网络已经成为许多最受欢迎的电视剧的发源地，包括最近的艾美奖得主。他们也提供完整长度的电影)”可知，大多数Netflix用户继续订阅是因为流媒体网络已经成为许多受欢迎的电视、电影的片源地，他们认为物有所值，故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Netflix received more Oscar nominations than any other media company. In fact, streaming has changed the Oscar competition, at least for this year.( Netflix获得的奥斯卡提名比其他任何媒体公司都多。事实上，流媒体已经改变了奥斯卡竞赛，至少今年是这样)”和“all movies released online in 2020 are qualified for the 2021 Academy Awards. That shift is especially good news for Disney, which is putting the much anticipated movie Mulan on its new streaming service, Disney+.(2020年在网上上映的所有电影都有资格获得2021年奥斯卡奖。这一转变对迪士尼来说尤其是个好消息，该公司正将备受期待的电影《花木兰》放到其新的流媒体服务Disney+上)”可知，对迪斯尼来说的好消息是电影《花木兰》可以角逐奥斯卡奖了，故选D。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“There are those who binge-watch, a term Merriam-Webster added in 2017 with the definition “to watch many or all episodes of (a TV series) on end.” Alejandro Fragoso from New York holds the Guinness World Record: 94 straight hours. (韦氏词典在2017年增加了“binge-watch（刷剧）”一词，指“一口气看完（电视剧）很多集或所有集”。来自纽约的Alejandro Fragoso保持着连续94小时的吉尼斯世界纪录。)”可知，binge-watchers倾向于不停刷剧，故选A。 Zhang Shuai has a sense of fun that is being widely appreciated on the internet. When deliverymen bring cardboard boxes to his doorstep, Zhang soon builds them into interactive toys for his daughter Nini, who is 5. The 32-year-old father from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has made more than 120 toys from waste cardboard in the past three years. His toy-making videos have gone viral (走红) on the internet and many netizens comment that it shows an environment-friendly way to spend quality time with children. In Zhang’s eyes, everything can have a hard cardboard copy. Even the classic video games, such as Need for Speed, Tetris and Submarine Game Challenge, can be played in the actual world. “These are toys or games that people born after 1980 had in childhood that are rarely seen today. I want my daughter to see what her father played with as a boy, building a kind of connection between the two generations,” Zhang says. The homemade toy, cardboard version of Need for Speed, has got more than 1.6 million likes on short video platform Douyin. The screen is made of paper with three lanes (车道) with cars and a magnet (磁铁) underneath. In the video, Nini uses a steering wheel to control a metal car to overtake painted cars in its lane with her father rolling the paper. He also built a marble obstacle course, a pool table, a robot WALL-E and many others. His most liked video, a toy bank in the shape of a house, has gained more than 2.7 million likes. “As people are becoming more addicted to digital devices, there are harmful effects brought by technology, like difficulty in concentration,” Zhang says, adding that parents should control their children’s screen time. 8. What do we know about Zhang Shuai’s cardboard toys? A. They are interactive. B. They are of a style. C. They are commonly seen. D. They are a waste of money. 9. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph? A. How a cardboard toy is played. B. How likes on Douyin are gained. C. What games were popular in 1980. D. What materials are needed for a toy. 10. What does Zhang Shuai mean by his words in the last paragraph? A. Digital devices are beneficial to people. B. Children rely on their parents to buy toys. C. Harmful effects brought by technology are unnoticed. D. Parents should spend quality time with their children. 11. Which of the following can best describe Zhang Shuai? A. Kind and generous. B. Patient and creative. C. Brave and ambitious. D. Just and sympathetic. 【答案】8. A 9. A 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。张帅是一名32岁的父亲，他为自己5岁的女儿用纸板箱做成了互动玩具，并在网上上传了视频，走红网络。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“When deliverymen bring cardboard boxes to his doorstep, Zhang soon builds them into interactive toys for his daughter Nini, who is 5.”（当快递员把纸板箱送到他家门口时，张很快就把纸板箱做成了互动玩具，送给5岁的女儿妮妮。）可知，张帅的纸板玩具是有互动性的。故选A。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句“In the video, Nini uses a steering wheel to control a metal car to overtake painted cars in its lane with her father rolling the paper.”（在视频中，妮妮用方向盘控制一辆金属车，在她的父亲翻纸时，超过了车道上的彩绘车。）可知，在第五段中可以了解到纸板玩具是怎么玩的。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句““As people are becoming more addicted to digital devices, there are harmful effects brought by technology, like difficulty in concentration,” Zhang says, adding that parents should control their children’s screen time.”（“随着人们对数字设备越来越上瘾，科技也带来了一些有害的影响，比如注意力难以集中。”他补充说，父母应该控制孩子看屏幕的时间。）可知，张帅认为父母应该和孩子们共度美好时光。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“When deliverymen bring cardboard boxes to his doorstep, Zhang soon builds them into interactive toys for his daughter Nini, who is 5.”（当快递员把纸板箱送到他家门口时，张很快就把纸板箱做成了互动玩具，送给5岁的女儿妮妮。张帅用纸板箱做成了互动玩具，所以他很有创造性。根据最后一段最后一句“As people are becoming more addicted to digital devices, there are harmful effects brought by technology, like difficulty in concentration,” Zhang says, adding that parents should control their children’s screen time.”（“随着人们对数字设备越来越上瘾，科技也带来了一些有害的影响，比如注意力难以集中。”他补充说，父母应该控制孩子看屏幕的时间。）可知，张帅很愿意和孩子共度亲子时光，所以判断出他很有耐心。故选B。 Microsoft has developed a new smart phone app that identify eye signals and translates them into letters, allowing people with motor neurone disease (运动神经元症) to communicate with others from a phone. The GazeSpeak app combines a smartphone’s camera with artificial intelligence to recognize eye movements immediately and change them into letters, words and sentences. For people suffering from ALS (渐冻症) , also known as motor neurone disease, eye movement can be the only way they are able to communicate. “Current eye-tracking input systems for people with ALS are expensive, not strong under sunlight, and require frequent re-adjustment and material, relatively steady setups,” said Xiaoyi Zhang, a researcher at Microsoft who developed the technology. “To ease off the disadvantages, we created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system that runs on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, strong, portable and easy to learn.” The app is used by the listener by pointing their smartphone at the speaker. A chart that can be stuck to the back of the smartphone is then used by the speaker to determine which eye movements to make in order to communicate. The sticker shows four grids of letters, which each is equal to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the speaker selects which grids the letters they want belong to. The artificial intelligence is then able to predict the word or sentence they are trying to say. Zhang’s research, Smartphone-Based Gaze Gesture Communication for People with Motor Disabilities, is set to be presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in May. (265) 12. According to the passage, people with ALS can communicate with others by __________. A. eye contact B. body language C. hand shaking D. language expression 13. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of GazeSpeak? A. cheap B. unsteady C. accessible D. learnable 14. How do the speakers use the app? A. They point at the letters they want on the phone. B They predict the word or sentence they try to say. C. They turn to the listeners to speak out the letters for them. D. They look in the four directions to choose the grid of letters. 15. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. People Suffering From ALS Needs Help B. Smartphone App Helps ALS Sufferers Speak With Eyes C. How Do People With ALS Communicate With Others D. Researchers Develop The New Smartphone App 【答案】12. A 13. B 14. D 15. B 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了微软发明了一款能够帮助渐冻症患者用眼神交流的智能App及其特点。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“For people suffering from ALS , also known as motor neurone disease, eye movement can be the only way they are able to communicate.”可知，眼神是渐冻症患者唯一的交流方式，故A项正确。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Current eye-tracking input systems for people with ALS are expensive, not strong under sunlight, and require frequent re-adjustment and material, relatively steady setups”及第五段“To ease off the disadvantages, we created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system that runs on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, strong, portable and easy to learn.”可知，GazeSpeak具有便宜、稳定、便携以及容易操作等特点，而不稳定是目前的眼球追踪输入系统的特点，故B项正确。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第七段中的“The sticker shows four grids of letters, which each is equal to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the speaker selects which grids the letters they want belong to.”可知，扬声器从上、下、左、右四个方向选择字母网格，故D项正确。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Microsoft has developed a new smart phone app that identify eye signals and translates them into letters, allowing people with motor neurone disease to communicate with others from a phone.”可知，本文介绍了微软发明了一款能够帮助渐冻症患者用眼神交流的智能App，故B项正确。 【点睛】主旨大意题是阅读理解的必考题型，也是难度较大的一种题型，解答此类题型一定要抓住文章的主题句，千万不要被以偏概全的干扰项所迷惑，例如本篇第4题C项的干扰性很强，很多同学会误选，但抓住文章主题句就会发现C项只是文章的一个方面，并不能概括全文内容。 I have a drawer full of letters to Santa. Each year my children would write up their Christmas wish lists. They were polite requests for the latest game or toy. As the children got older, they would give Santa some hints(提示)on where to buy their presents. ____16____ Those letters taught my children a valuable lesson about writing: It has a purpose. Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times it may be to entertain, inform, or persuade. ____17____ And when writing doesn’t seem to have any purpose or get any kind of meaningful response, then it can be hard to get excited about doing it. Christmas is a great time of year for children to communicate with others through writing. When children write for real audiences and real purposes, they can learn to choose their words accordingly. ____18____ You write “Dear Santa” because you don’t know him personally and you want to show him respect. ____19____ Texting, online messaging, live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages. However, because they are usually writing to family and friends, they use informal language most of the time. There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing. It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done. ____20____ This type of writing won’t be rewarded by the school examiner, nor by a future employer or a potential client. The very best communicators are those who know how to adjust their language to match their audience. A. It isn’t that these young people can’t write. B. But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be. C. The age of pen-and-paper letter writing may have passed. D. As a result, each year they received something they wanted. E. You write “Hi Nanna and Pop” because you are close to them. F. As technology develops, young people are writing more than they ever have. G. But if this is the only kind of writing young people do, it will cause problems. 【答案】16. D 17. B 18. E 19. F 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。作者通过讲述孩子们通过给圣诞老人写信暗示得到自己心仪的礼物，从而论证观点：人们写作都是带有某种目的的。 【16题详解】 根据空前“As the children got older, they would give Santa some hints(提示)on where to buy their presents. (随着孩子们逐渐长大，他们会给圣诞老人一些提示，告诉他去哪里买礼物。)”可知，孩子们给圣诞老人提示去哪买礼物。结合选项可知，D项“As a result, each year they received something they wanted. (结果，他们每年都会收到他们想要的东西。)”为孩子们提示的结果：收到心仪的礼物。前后为明显的因果关系。故选D项。 【17题详解】 根据空前“Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times t may be to entertain, inform, or persuade. (有时我们的目的是为了获得东西，有时可能是为了娱乐、告知或说服。)”可知，我们写作都是带着目的的。结合选项B“But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be. (但它总是有目的的——或者至少应该是这样。)”可知，前后语意一致，说明写作是带有目的的。故选B项。 【18题详解】 根据空前“When children write for real audiences and real purposes, they can learn to choose their words accordingly. (当孩子们为真正的读者和真正的目的写作时，他们就能学会相应地选择用词。)”以及空后“You write “Dear Santa” because you don’t know him personally and you want to show him respect. (你写“亲爱的圣诞老人”是因为你不认识他，你想表达对他的尊重。)”可知，空后句和空前句之间是“理论——实践”的关系，由此可推知，空处也应为具体的实践。结合选项E“You write “Hi Nanna and Pop” because you are close to them. (你写“嗨，奶奶和爸爸”，因为你和他们很亲近。)”可知，符合这一逻辑。而且和空后结构一致。故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据空后“Texting, online messaging, live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages. (在玩电子游戏时发短信、在线消息、实时聊天都意味着他们在不断地产生书面信息。 )”可知，科技的发展让人们的写作变得更普遍。结合选项F“As technology develops, young people are writing more than they ever have. (随着科技的发展，年轻人写的东西比以前更多了。)”可知，前后语意一致，符合语境。故选F项。 【20题详解】 根据空前“There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing. It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done. (这种写作方式并没有错。它迎合了观众和目的，完成了任务。)”可知，作者在评价这种科技影响下的写作方式。结合选项G“But if this is the only kind of writing young people do, it will cause problems. (但如果这是年轻人唯一的写作方式，那就会造成问题。)”可知，前后语意一致，从正反两方面评价科技带来的写作。故选G项。 二、听力选择题 21．Why does Alice own her good performance? A．Because of her parents. B．Because of her hard training. C．Because of her music teacher. 22．A．Pressing the emergency button. B．Restarting the elevator. C．Calling the service center. D．Waiting for a short while. 23．Where will the woman most probably spend the evening? A．Out of town. B．At home. C．At the theatre. 24．Why does Camille refuse the man’s request? A．She needs to go to the countryside. B．She dislikes dogs so much. C．She has an allergy to animal hair. 25．A．Wait till the end of the year. B．Walk to his workplace. C．Take public transportation. D．Buy the car right now. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 26．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Brother and sister. B．Classmates. C．Son and mother. 27．What will the girl do on Saturday? A．Visit her grandparents. B．Attend a birthday party. C．Have a class. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 28．What will Adam do in the next two months? A．Perform some shows. B．Write a new book. C．Share stories with fans. 29．What does Adam say about Ramble Book? A．It tells stories in the 1990s. B．It is mainly in a funny style. C．It becomes a best-seller in 2021. 30．When was The Adam and Joe Show played on TV? A．From 1991 to 1994. B．From 1994 to 1996. C．From 1996 to 2001. 31．Where did Adam meet Joe Cornish? A．At Paris College. B．At Oxford University. C．At Westminster School. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 32．Why does the man refuse the woman’s invitation? A．The weather is not good. B．He has something else to do. C．He doesn’t like climbing mountains. 33．What did the man do on his time off last week? A．He paid his taxes. B．He visited his friends. C．He did nothing at home. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 34．What is the relationship between the speakers? A．Strangers. B．Schoolmates. C．Teacher and student. 35．How does Neil get to school on most days? A．By walking with his friends. B．By getting a ride from his mother. C．By riding the school bus with his classmates. 36．What is most difficult for Neil? A．English. B．Science. C．Physical education. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 37．A．They expect to see receivers’ happiness. B．They regard them as fashionable appliances. C．They want to show their taste in gift choices. D．They value the feelings delivered by the gifts. 38．A．Their appearance. B．Their packaging. C．Their price. D．Their usefulness. 39．A．Write it on the wish list. B．Tell givers directly what we want. C．Follow a gift-giving process. D．Browse Amazon to buy it. 三、完形填空 Kelli Tanghe makes the ‘homeless community in Los Angeles’ skid row (贫民区) neighborhood feel belonged. She is the ___21___of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit organization that provides free food, clothing, hair and make-up services for the homeless. And now, Kelli is the CNN Hero of the Year. Who is she and what___22___her to take on this mission? In 1990, Tanghe’s 2-year-old son passed away. This event created a lot of ___23___ for Kelli Tanghe. The pain lasted for many years. And she didn’t know what to do about it. She struggled to understand what her ___24___ was in life until one day. . . Roughly six years ago, Keli visited the skid row with a friend who asked her to ___25___. She met a lot of homeless people and ___26___ how much help they needed not just in finding a home, but in finding themselves and their own ___27___and beauty. Kelli started to volunteer each Saturday. As she ___28___ got to know the homeless, they often ___29___ her on her make-up, hair and style. She started to offer to “make up” the homeless. They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them. Kelli found purpose. ____30____ she started an outdoor beauty salon to ____31____ the homeless. With the aim of letting more people be ____32____ with the situation of the homeless, Tanghe started sharing her ____33____on Instagram with photos and even live-streaming some of her events. Things ____34____. She formed her nonprofit, Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating to ____35____Kelli’s impact. Her Instagram following grew, now over 200, 000 people, including many beauty professionals such as ____36____ hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists. Many of them ____37____ donate money to keep the services rolling. Others ____38____ their time and effort to helping Kelli serve the homeless. Kelli’s ____39____, caring, consistency and desire to take action have made a real influence on people’s lives. And she served as a ____40____ and inspiration to others. 21. A. conductor B. member C. founder D. partner 22. A. furnished B. stood C. inspired D. recalled 23. A. risk B. inconvenience C. nonsense D. pain 24. A. contribution B. memory C. existence D. purpose 25. A. volunteer B. submit C. complain D. amuse 26. A. guessed B. appreciated C. estimated D. foretold 27. A. worth B. status C. identity D. signal 28. A. significantly B. mildly C. gradually D. possibly 29. A. congratulated B. complimented C. captured D. challenged 30. A. However B. So C. Still D. Meanwhile 31. A. assist B. convince C. praise D. attract 32. A. pleased B. familiar C. defeated D. organized 33. A. imagination B. fantasy C. dreams D. efforts 34. A. took up B. took in C. took over D. took off 35. A. salute B. distribute C. accompany D. expand 36. A. licensed B. claimed C. equipped D. informed 37. A. daily B. rarely C. regularly D. carefully 38. A. return B. cut C. devote D. remove 39. A. courage B. balance C. comment D. instruction 40. A. follower B. role model C. green hand D. consultant 【答案】21. C 22. C 23. D 24. D 25. A 26. B 27. A 28. C 29. B 30. B 31. A 32. B 33. D 34. D 35. D 36. A 37. C 38. C 39. A 40. B 【解析】 【导语】本文事一篇记叙文。文章主要介绍了Beauty 2 the Streetz的创始人凯莉通过为无家可归者提供免费的食物、衣服、头发和化妆服务让“洛杉矶贫民区”找到归属感的故事。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她是Beauty 2 the Streetz的创始人，这是一个非营利组织，为无家可归者提供免费的食物、衣服、头发和化妆服务。A. conductor列车长；售票员；B. member成员；C. founder创始人；D. partner合伙人。根据倒数第二段的“She formed her nonprofit, Beauty 2 The Streetz”可知，她是Beauty 2 the Streetz的创始人。故选C。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她是谁，是什么激励她承担这项任务？A. furnished布置家具；B. stood站立；C. inspired激励；D. recalled回忆。根据上文“And now, Kelli is the CNN Hero of the Year.”可知，现在，凯利是CNN年度英雄。故此处设问是什么激励她这样做的。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这件事给凯莉·唐河带来了很大的痛苦。A. risk风险；B. inconvenience不便；C. nonsense废话；胡言乱语；D. pain痛苦。根据下文“The pain lasted for many years.”可知，这件事给凯莉带来了很大的痛苦。pain一词是原词复现。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她不知道自己的人生目的是什么，直到有一天……A. contribution贡献；B. memory记忆；C. existence存在；D. purpose目的。根据下文“Kelli found purpose.”可知，她不知道自己的人生目的是什么。purpose一词是原词复现。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：大约六年前，Keli和一位朋友一起去了贫民区，朋友邀请她做志愿者。A. volunteer志愿做；B. submit提交；C. complain抱怨；D. amuse逗乐。根据语境可知，Keli和一位朋友一起去了贫民区。由下文“Kelli started to volunteer each Saturday.”可知，朋友邀请她做志愿者。volunteer一词是原词复现。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她遇到了很多无家可归的人，并意识到他们不仅在找房子方面需要这么多帮助，而且在发现自己和自己的价值和美丽上夜需要。A. guessed猜测；B. appreciated欣赏；感激；意识到；C. estimated估算；D. foretold预知；预言。根据上文“She met a lot of homeless people”可知，她遇到了很多无家可归的人。此处指她明白这些无家可归的人需要帮助。appreciate指“意识到”。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. worth价值；B. status地位；C. identity身份；D. signal信号。根据上文“finding themselves”可知，此处指这些无家可归的人在发现自我价值上也需要帮助。故选A。 【28题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：随着她逐渐了解无家可归的人，他们经常称赞她的化妆、发型和风格。A. significantly显著地；B. mildly温和地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. possibly可能地。根据句中“got to know the homeless”可知，此处指她逐渐了解无家可归的人。故选C。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. congratulated祝贺；B. complimented称赞；C. captured捕获；D. challenged向……挑战。根据下文“She started to offer to ”make up“ the homeless. They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them.”可推知，这些无家可归的人经常夸她的妆扮。congratulate侧重于庆贺，此处应用compliment，意为“夸奖；称赞”。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：所以她创办了一家户外美容院来帮助无家可归者。A. However然而；B. So因此；C. Still仍然；D. Meanwhile同时。根据上文“They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them.”可知，此处是因果关系，因为他们喜欢，她自己也喜欢，所以她创办了一家户外美容院。故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. assist帮助；B. convince使相信；C. praise称赞；D. attract吸引。根据上文“She started to offer to ”make up“ the homeless.”可知，她创办了一家户外美容院是为了帮助无家可归者。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：为了让更多的人了解无家可归者的情况，凯莉开始在Instagram上用照片分享她的努力，甚至直播了她的一些活动。A. pleased满意的；B. familiar通晓的；C. defeated泄气的；D. organized有组织的。根据下文“Tanghe started sharing her ___13___ on Instagram with photos and even live-streaming some of her events”可知，她在Instagram上用照片分享以及甚至直播她的一些活动是为了让更多的人了解无家可归者的情况。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. imagination想象力；B. fantasy幻想；C. dreams梦想；D. efforts努力。根据下文“live-streaming some of her events”可知，这些都是她付出的努力。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：事情取得了成功。A. took up拿起；接受；B. took in吸收；C. took over接管；D. took off起飞；腾飞；取得成功。根据下文“She formed her nonprofit, Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating to ___15___ Kelli’s impact.”可知，事情取得了成功。故选D。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她成立了自己的非营利组织Beauty 2 The Streetz，她的追随者很快开始捐款以扩大凯利的影响力。A. salute致敬；B. distribute分发；C. accompany陪伴；D. expand扩张。根据句中“her followers quickly began donating”可知，追随者们捐款是为了扩大凯利的影响力。故选D。 【36题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她的Instagram粉丝不断增加，目前已超过20万人，其中包括许多美容专业人士，如有执照的发型师、理发师和化妆师。A. licensed领有执照的；B. claimed声称；C. equipped装备齐全的；D. informed了解情况的。根据句中“many beauty professionals”可知，此处指有执照的发型师、理发师和化妆师。故选A。 【37题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他们中的许多人定期捐款以维持服务的运转。A. daily每天；B. rarely很少；C. regularly定期地；D. carefully仔细地。根据下文“keep the services rolling”可知，要维持服务的运转，他们中的许多人定期捐款。故选C。 【38题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：其他人则投入时间和精力帮助凯利为无家可归者服务。A. return返回；B. cut剪切；C. devote奉献；D. remove移除。根据下文“Many of them ___17___ donate money to keep the services rolling.”可知，其他人则投入时间和精力帮助凯利为无家可归者服务。devote用作及物动词，意为““把……献给；把……用在”，常与介词to搭配，构成devote …to…结构，介词to之后跟名词或动词-ing形式。故选C。 【39题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯利的勇气、关心他人、始终如一和采取行动的愿望对人们的生活产生了真正的影响。A. courage勇气；B. balance平衡；C. comment评论；D. instruction指导。根据上文“In 1990, Tanghe’s 2-year-old son passed away.”可知，1990年，凯莉两岁的儿子去世。这件事给她带来了很大的痛苦。所以，她从这件事走出来并致力于帮助他人事需要勇气的。故选A。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她是一个榜样，激励着其他人。A. follower追随者；B. role model榜样；C. green hand新手；D. consultant顾问。根据下文“inspiration to others”可知，她是一个榜样，激励着其他人。故选B。 四、语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 China is known as the home of tea. It is said that Shennong discover tea around 2700 B.C. At first, tea leaves ____41____ (chew). During the Tang dynasty, ____42____ (advance) were made in the processing of tea. The leaves were steamed, oxidized (氧化) and pounded into cake form. This made tea easier ____43____ (transport) and more pleasing to the tongue. The earliest batch (批次) of tea is often ready to be picked before Qingming. This precious small output of tea, widely ____44____ (seek) after for its outstanding quality, is called Mingqian tea. The seasonal tea is known ____45____ its tender leaves and fresh flavor. They have ____46____ better flavor than the later batches which can be grown overnight. East China’s Zhejiang province is acknowledged as a major producer of tea. In spring, local hillsides ____47____ (fill) with tea workers sowing seeds on their land. In the peak seasons, many tourists flood to witness the beautiful scenery of tea farms for ____48____ (they), while enjoying a cup of tea. There are many ways you can experience tea culture in China. You can visit a tea plantation in Hangzhou or elsewhere to learn ____49____ tea is grown and harvested. You can sit inside a ____50____ (tradition) teahouse and take in the classical atmosphere as you drink tea. 【答案】41. were chewed 42. advances 43. to transport 44. sought 45. for 46. a 47. are filled 48. themselves 49. how 50. traditional 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中国茶叶的起源及其发展。 【41题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意：起初，茶叶被咀嚼。此处在句中作谓语，句子描述过去发生的事，应用一般过去时，主语tea leaves和动词chew是被动关系，应用一般过去时的被动，主语是复数，故填were chewed。 【42题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：在唐朝，茶叶的加工取得了进步。由are可知，此处应用名词复数作主语，故填advances。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这使得茶更容易运输，味道也更好。make sth.+形容词+to do固定用法，意为“使得做某事是……”，故填to transport。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这种珍贵小产量茶叶，因其卓越的品质而广受追捧，被称为明前茶。句中有谓语，前后无连词，此处应用非谓语动词作后置定语，修饰名词tea，且动词seek和tea是被动关系，应用过去分词作后置定语，故填sought。 【45题详解】 考查介词。句意：这种时令茶以其嫩叶和新鲜风味而闻名。be known for固定搭配，意为“因……而著名”，符合语境，故填for。 【46题详解】 考查冠词。句意：它比后一批的茶口味更好，明后茶可以一夜之间长大。此处表示“一个更好的口味”，为泛指，应用不定冠词来修饰，且better发音是以辅音音素开头，应用a，故填a。 【47题详解】 考查时态和语态。句意： 春天，当地的山坡上到处都是茶农，他们在自己的土地上播种。此处为固定搭配be filled with，表示“填满”，句子描述一般性事实，应用一般现在时，且主语是复数，be动词应用are。故填are filled。 【48题详解】 考查代词。句意：在旺季，许多游客涌向茶园，一边品茶，一边欣赏茶园的美景。此处表示“他们自己”，应用反身代词themselves，故填themselves。 【49题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：你可以参观杭州或其他地方的茶园，了解如何种植和收获茶叶。空处引导宾语从句，且从句缺少方式状语，应用how来修饰，故填how。 【50题详解】 考查形容词。句意：你可以坐在传统的茶馆里，一边喝茶一边感受古典的氛围。此处应用形容词traditional作定语，修饰名词teahouse，故填traditional。 五、书面表达 51. 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。 Price of a Miracle Tess was an eight-year-old girl when she heard her mom and dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. Only a very costly operation could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to lend them the money. She heard Dad say to her tearful mom with desperation, “Only a miracle can save him now.” Tess went to her bedroom and poured all the change she had saved out on the floor and counted it carefully:47 cents. She slipped out of home and made her way to Rexall’s Drug Store. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Finally, she took a quarter from her pocket and banged it on the glass counter. That did it ! “And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago Medical University whom I haven’t seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question. “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “We don’t sell miracles here little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.” Tess answered with a blind faith. The pharmacist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know he’s really sick and Mom says he needs an operation. But my dad can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.” 注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。 “How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The operation was completed. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: “How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. “47 cents!” Tess replied without any hesitation. To her surprise, the man said that he was a doctor and that it was a fair price for a miracle. Overcome with excitement, Tess grasped his hand, leading him to her home. With doubt and hope, Dad and Mom had Andrew checked by the man, who declared that he would perform an operation on the boy and promised it wouldn’t be long before he could pick himself up. Hearing his words, the whole family burst into tears of joy. The operation was completed. Hardly had Andrew been sent back home when his parents went to thank the doctor with Tess, for they knew that 47 cents was a joke for an operation. They promised to save enough money to pay for the bill only to be told that Tess had paid for it. “It’s a fair deal,” the doctor explained to the parents，and then looked into Tess’s eyes, smiling, “47 cents was what it cost—plus the faith of a little girl.” 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了八岁的小女孩Tess听到爸爸妈妈谈论她的弟弟，得知弟弟得了重病，需要动手术，但是家里没有钱。听到爸妈说“只有奇迹才能救他”时，她拿了自己的零花钱去药店买“奇迹”，幸运地遇到了能做手术的医生，医生真地给了她们家一个“奇迹”，为她弟弟做了手术的故事。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“‘你有多少钱？’那个从芝加哥来的人问。”可知，第一段可描写医生和Tess之间的对话，并想要帮助她。 ②由第二段首句内容“手术完成。”可知，第二段可描写Tess一家人对医生的感谢。 2.续写线索：回答——了解——承诺——高兴——手术完成——感谢 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①.回答：answer/reply/response ②.承诺：promise/undertake 情绪类 ①.感谢：thank/be grateful/appreciate ②.高兴：burst into tears of joy/burst into tears of pleasure 【点睛】 [高分句型1]. With doubt and hope, Dad and Mom had Andrew checked by the man, who declared that he would perform an operation on the boy and promised it wouldn’t be long before he could pick himself up. (由关系代词who引导的非限制性定语从句,省略了that的宾语从句，before引导状语从句) [高分句型2]. Hearing his words, the whole family burst into tears of joy. (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 $$ 福州第四中学2023-2024学年第二学期期末考试 高一英语 一、阅读理解 Grand Canyon River Hike July 28-30 The coolest thing to do in Summer! A river hike is a combination of normal hiking and hiking along the course of rivers. It often involves walking in the water and on rocks, low-level rock climbing, crossing rivers, and swimming. River hikes are fun but require average to high fitness level, good balance and swimming skills, Climbing skills are not necessary. They are not recommended for people afraid of heights or water, nor for children under the age of 15. TRIP SCHEDULE Day 1 Friday 18:45 We're going to get out of Los Angeles. I'm waiting for you at Griffith Park! 19:00 Everyone's here, time to go! 23:30 Arrive at the Guesthouse. Let's quickly get the room and go for some quality sleep to recharge for the hike tomorrow. Day 2 Saturday 07:00 Get up and have breakfast 07:30 Pack all your belongings; we'll be on the bus for about 2 hours before reaching our drop-off point. 09:30 We will walk on the road for about 30 mins to reach the starting point. Then we have 15 mins to put our swimming suits on and wear some sun creams before getting ready for the hiking! For the rest of the day, we will mainly be hiking on the rocks, stopping on the way for your self-prepared lunch when you want. 16:30 Finish the hike and get on the bus waiting for us. We're going to spend the night in the Guesthouse village. 18:30 Let's have dinner and enjoy the night! Day 3 Sunday 9:00 Get up and have breakfast. After yesterday's exciting hike, today is mainly relaxing! 10:00 We reach a nice river spot for swimming and jump from rocks before going back to the village where we will have lunch. Or you can just stay in the village, walk around and relax. 13:00 After group lunch we will take our private bus and head back to Los Angeles. 19:30/20:00 Estimated arrival time in Los Angeles. Note: For details on costs and safety measures, please refer to the next page on our website. 1. What is clearly stated as a recommendation for the activity? A. Age. B. Climbing skill. C. Fitness certificate. D. Physical height. 2. At about what time does the river hiking start? A. 7:30. B. 9:30. C. 9:45. D. 10:15. 3. What can we learn about the river hiking? A. It's a weekend getaway. B. Two lunches are provided. C. It takes place in Los Angeles. D. Hiking the whole trip is required. Thanks to YouTube, Streaming first caught on in 2005. Today nearly three quarters of American households subscribe to at least one video streaming service. With almost 200 million subscribers worldwide and a billion hours of content viewed each week, Netflix is by far the biggest paid service. No. 2 is Amazon Prime Video. But for every Goliath, there are a hundred Davids. Many smaller streaming services show nothing but sports, classic movies, or Japanese anime. In the early days of streaming the appeal was the lower cost, and it still is. The average streamer spends $37 a month and subscribes to three streaming platforms, while the average cable ser pays more than $200 per month. Still streaming has become more expensive in recent years. In 2019, Netflix raised the price of its basic service 12. 5 percent to $8.99 a month. A quarter of its subscribers, who protested price increases, said they would cancel their subscriptions. Few did. A major reason: streaming networks have become home to many of the most popular TV series, including recent Emmy winners. They offer full-length feature films as well, and last year, Netflix received more Oscar nominations than any other media company. In fact, streaming has changed the Oscar competition, at least for this year. Usually only films shown in theaters are considered, but because of the coronavirus, all movies released online in 2020 are qualified for the 2021 Oscar Academy Awards. That shift is especially good news for Disney, which is putting the much anticipated movie Mulan on a new streaming service, Amazon Prime Video. But watching Mulan from your own home will cost $29.99 — on top of the service’s monthly fee of $6.99. Too much streaming can have its disadvantages, however. There are those who binge-watch, a term Merriam-Webster added in 2017 with the definition “to watch many or all episodes of a TV series on end.” Alejandro Fragoso from New York holds the Guinness World Record: 94 straight hours. 4. What do the underlined words “Goliath” and “David” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A. TV viewers. B. TV programs. C. Streaming services. D. Streaming subscribers. 5. Why did most Netflix subscribers continue their subscriptions? A. They cannot go without it. B. They think it is good value for money. C. Netflix has controlled the market. D. They think the low cost is a thing of the past. 6. What does the good news in Paragraph 3 mean to Disney? A. The movie Mulan will win an Oscar award. B. The movie Mulan will generate great profits. C. The movie Mulan can be released on Amazon Prime Video. D The movie Mulan can compete for an Oscar. 7. What do binge-watchers tend to do? A. They watch TV series continuously. B. They start a new life. C. They break world records. D. They watch TV series aimlessly Zhang Shuai has a sense of fun that is being widely appreciated on the internet. When deliverymen bring cardboard boxes to his doorstep, Zhang soon builds them into interactive toys for his daughter Nini, who is 5. The 32-year-old father from Zhengzhou, Henan Province, has made more than 120 toys from waste cardboard in the past three years. His toy-making videos have gone viral (走红) on the internet and many netizens comment that it shows an environment-friendly way to spend quality time with children. In Zhang’s eyes, everything can have a hard cardboard copy. Even the classic video games, such as Need for Speed, Tetris and Submarine Game Challenge, can be played in the actual world. “These are toys or games that people born after 1980 had in childhood that are rarely seen today. I want my daughter to see what her father played with as a boy, building a kind of connection between the two generations,” Zhang says. The homemade toy cardboard version of Need for Speed, has got more than 1.6 million likes on short video platform Douyin. The screen is made of paper with three lanes (车道) with cars and a magnet (磁铁) underneath. In the video, Nini uses a steering wheel to control a metal car to overtake painted cars in its lane with her father rolling the paper. He also built a marble obstacle course, a pool table, a robot WALL-E and many others. His most liked video, a toy bank in the shape of a house, has gained more than 2.7 million likes. “As people are becoming more addicted to digital devices, there are harmful effects brought by technology, like difficulty in concentration,” Zhang says, adding that parents should control their children’s screen time. 8. What do we know about Zhang Shuai’s cardboard toys? A. They are interactive. B. They are of a style. C. They are commonly seen. D. They are a waste of money. 9. What can we learn from the fifth paragraph? A. How a cardboard toy is played. B. How likes on Douyin are gained. C. What games were popular in 1980. D. What materials are needed for a toy. 10. What does Zhang Shuai mean by his words in the last paragraph? A. Digital devices are beneficial to people. B. Children rely on their parents to buy toys. C. Harmful effects brought by technology are unnoticed. D. Parents should spend quality time with their children. 11. Which of the following can best describe Zhang Shuai? A. Kind and generous. B. Patient and creative. C. Brave and ambitious. D. Just and sympathetic. Microsoft has developed a new smart phone app that identify eye signals and translates them into letters, allowing people with motor neurone disease (运动神经元症) to communicate with others from a phone. The GazeSpeak app combines a smartphone’s camera with artificial intelligence to recognize eye movements immediately and change them into letters, words and sentences. For people suffering from ALS (渐冻症) , also known as motor neurone disease, eye movement can be the only way they are able to communicate. “Current eye-tracking input systems for people with ALS are expensive, not strong under sunlight, and require frequent re-adjustment and material, relatively steady setups,” said Xiaoyi Zhang, a researcher at Microsoft who developed the technology. “To ease off the disadvantages, we created GazeSpeak, an eye-gesture communication system that runs on a smartphone, and is designed to be low-cost, strong, portable and easy to learn.” The app is used by the listener by pointing their smartphone at the speaker. A chart that can be stuck to the back of the smartphone is then used by the speaker to determine which eye movements to make in order to communicate. The sticker shows four grids of letters, which each is equal to a different eye movement. By looking up, down, left or right, the speaker selects which grids the letters they want belong to. The artificial intelligence is then able to predict the word or sentence they are trying to say. Zhang’s research, Smartphone-Based Gaze Gesture Communication for People with Motor Disabilities, is set to be presented at the Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems in May. (265) 12. According to the passage, people with ALS can communicate with others by __________. A. eye contact B. body language C. hand shaking D. language expression 13. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of GazeSpeak? A. cheap B. unsteady C. accessible D. learnable 14. How do the speakers use the app? A. They point at the letters they want on the phone. B. They predict the word or sentence they try to say. C. They turn to the listeners to speak out the letters for them. D. They look in the four directions to choose the grid of letters. 15. Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A. People Suffering From ALS Needs Help B. Smartphone App Helps ALS Sufferers Speak With Eyes C. How Do People With ALS Communicate With Others D. Researchers Develop The New Smartphone App I have a drawer full of letters to Santa. Each year my children would write up their Christmas wish lists. They were polite requests for the latest game or toy. As the children got older, they would give Santa some hints(提示)on where to buy their presents. ____16____ Those letters taught my children a valuable lesson about writing: It has a purpose. Sometimes our purpose is to achieve something;other times it may be to entertain, inform, or persuade. ____17____ And when writing doesn’t seem to have any purpose or get any kind of meaningful response, then it can be hard to get excited about doing it. Christmas is a great time of year for children to communicate with others through writing. When children write for real audiences and real purposes, they can learn to choose their words accordingly. ____18____ You write “Dear Santa” because you don’t know him personally and you want to show him respect. ____19____ Texting, online messaging, live chats while playing video games all mean that they are constantly producing written messages. However, because they are usually writing to family and friends, they use informal language most of the time. There is nothing wrong with this kind of writing. It suits the audience and the purpose and gets the job done. ____20____ This type of writing won’t be rewarded by the school examiner, nor by a future employer or a potential client. The very best communicators are those who know how to adjust their language to match their audience. A. It isn’t that these young people can’t write. B. But it is always purposeful-or at least it should be. C. The age of pen-and-paper letter writing may have passed. D. As a result, each year they received something they wanted. E. You write “Hi Nanna and Pop” because you are close to them. F. As technology develops, young people are writing more than they ever have. G. But if this is the only kind of writing young people do, it will cause problems. 二、听力选择题 21．Why does Alice own her good performance? A．Because of her parents. B．Because of her hard training. C．Because of her music teacher. 22．A．Pressing the emergency button. B．Restarting the elevator. C．Calling the service center. D．Waiting for a short while. 23．Where will the woman most probably spend the evening? A．Out of town. B．At home. C．At the theatre. 24．Why does Camille refuse the man’s request? A．She needs to go to the countryside. B．She dislikes dogs so much. C．She has an allergy to animal hair. 25．A．Wait till the end of the year. B．Walk to his workplace. C．Take public transportation. D．Buy the car right now. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 26．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Brother and sister. B．Classmates. C．Son and mother. 27．What will the girl do on Saturday? A．Visit her grandparents. B．Attend a birthday party. C．Have a class. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 28．What will Adam do in the next two months? A．Perform some shows. B．Write a new book. C．Share stories with fans. 29．What does Adam say about Ramble Book? A．It tells stories in the 1990s. B．It is mainly in a funny style. C．It becomes a best-seller in 2021. 30．When was The Adam and Joe Show played on TV? A．From 1991 to 1994. B．From 1994 to 1996. C．From 1996 to 2001. 31．Where did Adam meet Joe Cornish? A．At Paris College. B．At Oxford University. C．At Westminster School. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 32．Why does the man refuse the woman’s invitation? A．The weather is not good. B．He has something else to do. C．He doesn’t like climbing mountains. 33．What did the man do on his time off last week? A．He paid his taxes. B．He visited his friends. C．He did nothing at home. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。 34．What is the relationship between the speakers? A．Strangers. B．Schoolmates. C．Teacher and student. 35．How does Neil get to school on most days? A．By walking with his friends. B．By getting a ride from his mother. C．By riding the school bus with his classmates. 36．What is most difficult for Neil? A．English. B．Science. C．Physical education. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。 37．A．They expect to see receivers’ happiness. B．They regard them as fashionable appliances. C．They want to show their taste in gift choices. D．They value the feelings delivered by the gifts. 38．A．Their appearance. B．Their packaging. C．Their price. D．Their usefulness. 39．A．Write it on the wish list. B．Tell givers directly what we want. C．Follow a gift-giving process. D．Browse Amazon to buy it. 三、完形填空 Kelli Tanghe makes the ‘homeless community in Los Angeles’ skid row (贫民区) neighborhood feel belonged. She is the ___21___of Beauty 2 The Streetz, a nonprofit organization that provides free food, clothing, hair and make-up services for the homeless. And now, Kelli is the CNN Hero of the Year. Who is she and what___22___her to take on this mission? In 1990, Tanghe’s 2-year-old son passed away. This event created a lot of ___23___ for Kelli Tanghe. The pain lasted for many years. And she didn’t know what to do about it. She struggled to understand what her ___24___ was in life until one day. . . Roughly six years ago, Keli visited the skid row with a friend who asked her to ___25___. She met a lot of homeless people and ___26___ how much help they needed not just in finding a home, but in finding themselves and their own ___27___and beauty. Kelli started to volunteer each Saturday. As she ___28___ got to know the homeless, they often ___29___ her on her make-up, hair and style. She started to offer to “make up” the homeless. They loved it, she loved it, they loved her and she loved them. Kelli found purpose. ____30____ she started an outdoor beauty salon to ____31____ the homeless. With the aim of letting more people be ____32____ with the situation of the homeless, Tanghe started sharing her ____33____on Instagram with photos and even live-streaming some of her events. Things ____34____. She formed her nonprofit, Beauty 2 The Streetz, and her followers quickly began donating to ____35____Kelli’s impact. Her Instagram following grew, now over 200, 000 people, including many beauty professionals such as ____36____ hairstylists, barbers, make-up artists. Many of them ____37____ donate money to keep the services rolling. Others ____38____ their time and effort to helping Kelli serve the homeless. Kelli’s ____39____, caring, consistency and desire to take action have made a real influence on people’s lives. And she served as a ____40____ and inspiration to others. 21. A. conductor B. member C. founder D. partner 22. A. furnished B. stood C. inspired D. recalled 23. A. risk B. inconvenience C. nonsense D. pain 24. A. contribution B. memory C. existence D. purpose 25. A. volunteer B. submit C. complain D. amuse 26. A. guessed B. appreciated C. estimated D. foretold 27 A. worth B. status C. identity D. signal 28. A. significantly B. mildly C. gradually D. possibly 29. A. congratulated B. complimented C. captured D. challenged 30. A. However B. So C. Still D. Meanwhile 31. A. assist B. convince C. praise D. attract 32. A. pleased B. familiar C. defeated D. organized 33. A. imagination B. fantasy C. dreams D. efforts 34. A. took up B. took in C. took over D. took off 35. A. salute B. distribute C. accompany D. expand 36. A. licensed B. claimed C. equipped D. informed 37. A. daily B. rarely C. regularly D. carefully 38. A. return B. cut C. devote D. remove 39. A. courage B. balance C. comment D. instruction 40. A. follower B. role model C. green hand D. consultant 四、语法填空 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 China is known as the home of tea. It is said that Shennong discover tea around 2700 B.C. At first, tea leaves ____41____ (chew). During the Tang dynasty, ____42____ (advance) were made in the processing of tea. The leaves were steamed, oxidized (氧化) and pounded into cake form. This made tea easier ____43____ (transport) and more pleasing to the tongue. The earliest batch (批次) of tea is often ready to be picked before Qingming. This precious small output of tea, widely ____44____ (seek) after for its outstanding quality, is called Mingqian tea. The seasonal tea is known ____45____ its tender leaves and fresh flavor. They have ____46____ better flavor than the later batches which can be grown overnight. East China’s Zhejiang province is acknowledged as a major producer of tea. In spring, local hillsides ____47____ (fill) with tea workers sowing seeds on their land. In the peak seasons, many tourists flood to witness the beautiful scenery of tea farms for ____48____ (they), while enjoying a cup of tea. There are many ways you can experience tea culture in China. You can visit a tea plantation in Hangzhou or elsewhere to learn ____49____ tea is grown and harvested. You can sit inside a ____50____ (tradition) teahouse and take in the classical atmosphere as you drink tea. 五、书面表达 51. 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。 Price of a Miracle Tess was an eight-year-old girl when she heard her mom and dad talking about her little brother, Andrew. All she knew was that he was very sick and they were completely out of money. Only a very costly operation could save him now and it was looking like there was no one to lend them the money. She heard Dad say to her tearful mom with desperation “Only a miracle can save him now.” Tess went to her bedroom and poured all the change she had saved out on the floor and counted it carefully:47 cents. She slipped out of home and made her way to Rexall’s Drug Store. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention but he was too busy at this moment. Finally, she took a quarter from her pocket and banged it on the glass counter. That did it ! “And what do you want?” the pharmacist asked in an annoyed tone of voice. “I’m talking to my brother from Chicago Medical University whom I haven’t seen in ages,” he said without waiting for a reply to his question. “Well, I want to talk to you about my brother,” Tess answered back in the same annoyed tone. “He’s really, really sick and I want to buy a miracle.” “We don’t sell miracles here, little girl. I’m sorry but I can’t help you,” the pharmacist said, softening a little. “Listen, I have the money to pay for it. If it isn’t enough, I will get the rest. Just tell me how much it costs.” Tess answered with a blind faith. The pharmacist’s brother was a well-dressed man. He stooped down and asked the little girl, “What kind of a miracle does your brother need?” “I don’t know,” Tess replied with her eyes welling up. “I just know he’s really sick and Mom says he needs an operation. But my dad can’t pay for it, so I want to use my money.” 注意: 1.续写词数应为150左右； 2.请按如下格式作答。 “How much do you have?” asked the man from Chicago. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The operation was completed. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$