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2023—2024学年度下学期期末考试高一年级 英语科试卷 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题;每题1.5分,满分 7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man say about Jack? A. He's humorous. B. He's responsible. C. He's serious. 2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Cousins. B. Classmates. C. Uncle and niece. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. What to have for lunch. B. Where to buy some vegetables. C. Who will cook a meal. 4. Where are probably the speakers? A. In the car shop. B. In the toy shop. C. In the clothing shop. 5. What does the man usually do in his spare time? A. Play chess with his grandfather. B. Play video games. C. Do some exercise. 第二节 (共15小题; 每题1.5分, 满分22.5分) 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why does the man apologize? A. For not going to the amusement park. B. For not explaining the reason in time. C. For not attending the parent-teacher meeting. 7. What subject is the woman probably bad at? A. Physics. B. English. C. Math. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the woman's home. B. At a wedding. C. On the phone. 9. When will Rose arrive at Tom's house? A. On June 30th. B. On July 1st. C. On July 2nd. 10. What is Tom likely to do next? A. Answer the door. B. Call his friend. C. Send out an invitation. 听第8段材料，回答第11至 13题。 11. What is Max's purpose of going to Europe? A To work. B. To travel. C. To study. 12. Which country is Max in? A. Belgium. B. France. C. Switzerland. 13. What will Rita do next? A. Share her videos. B. Take some pictures. C. Tell the man an account. 听第9段材料, 回答第14 至 16题。 14. What does Louis help the woman carry? A. The box and the umbrella. B. The chair and the camera. C. The camera and the box. 15. How many times did Louis go to the gym this week? A. Seven times. B. Six times. C. Twice. 16. What did Louis probably do today? A. He had his hair cut. B. He cleaned his house. C. He talked with the elderly. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17 Where was Randy Bachman's guitar stolen? A. In Japan. B. In America. C. In Canada. 18. How did Randy Bachman make money to buy the guitar? A. By looking after children. B. By selling cars. C. By singing songs. 19. What did William Long think of finding Randy Bachman's guitar? A. It was meaningless. B. It was hopeful. C. It was impossible. 20. How much did Takeshi pay for Randy Bachman's guitar? A.$400. B.$6,300. C.$85,000. 第二部分：阅读理解(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 Every year, Time magazine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. Here, Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones. Ember Mug It's hard to always keep coffee at the right temperature, especially in winter. It's too hot to drink at first, but before we know it, it gets too cold and loses all its taste. The perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, which makes the Ember Mug a great invention. It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 45°C and 62℃,once you set it through a smartphone app. Tasty One Top TV cooking shows make cooking look so easy, but it's almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same as how the professionals cook. However, the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help. Developed by BuzzFeed, the cooker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, it'll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients. Jibo Smart speakers from companies like Amazon and Xiaomi have added a lot of fun to our lives, but they are still just faceless speakers. However, Jibo, developed by MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal, has brought smart technology to life. Jibo, said to be “the world’s first social robot for the home”, looks like a cartoon character. Inside its “head”, there are various sensors and cameras, which allow it to recognize faces and speech. It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family. 1. How can Tasty One Top help people? A. By offering cooking instructions. B. By offering people different recipes. C. By saving energy while cooking. D. By offering different kinds of cooking apps. 2. What can Jibo probably be? A. A cartoon character. B. A faceless robot. C. A smart alarm. D. A family assistant. 3. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To advertise high-tech products. B. To introduce some new inventions. C. To encourage subscription to Time. D. To tell about some tasty products. 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三项发明。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“TV cooking shows make cooking look so easy, but it’s almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same as how the professionals cook. However, the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help.(电视烹饪节目让烹饪看起来很容易，但几乎不可能得到与专业厨师烹饪相同的菜谱。不过，Tasty One Top的DIY烹饪伙伴在这里可以提供帮助)”以及“For example, it’ll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients.(例如，它会告诉你什么时候翻牛排，什么时候加入某些配料)”可知，Tasty One Top通过提供烹饪指导帮助人们。故选A。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“Said to be“the world’s first social robot for the home”, Jibo looks like a cartoon character.(Jibo据说是“世界上第一个家庭社交机器人”，它看起来像一个卡通人物)”以及“It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family.(它还可以设置闹钟，提醒你重要的事情，告诉你天气，阅读新闻或你的朋友和家人的消息)”可知，Jibo可能是家庭助手。故选D。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Every year, Time magazine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. Here, Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones.(每年，《时代》杂志都会选出年度“25项最佳发明”。在这里，《青少年》选择了一些最有趣的)”结合文章主要介绍了三项发明。可推知，这篇文章的目的是介绍一些新发明。故选B。 B My childhood was a painted picture of sunny sky and rolling green fields stretching to the horizon. It tasted of sharp berries and smelt of sour grapes. My family lived in a cabin(小木屋) in the countryside but I lived in my mother’s arms. They were so delicate but strong, her red hair falling around me like a curtain separating me from the world. Childhood was simple. The borders of my village were the furthest my troubles went and monsters only lived in the pages of books. Every day was a waking dream of running races and muddy knees. My village was archaic, dying cabins housing dying farmers with dying traditions. There weren’t many children but me and the other boys; boys of butchers and sellers formed our own group. They called us wild. I suppose we were. Trees and mountains formed our playgrounds and fights broke out as easily as sudden laughter. Liberated from the restrictions of society, we would bound into the woods, deeper and deeper until we found a lake which, with a wild yell, we would jump into all at once. My most vivid memories from boyhood center around that lake. Water shone brightly and the sounds of our screams broke into the outcry from birds. The shock of cold water against sweating skin would wake every nerve in my body and my bare feet would hit the sinking muddy bottom. As we submerged(淹没)， time would suspend， movements slowing as bubbles rose around us. I was drowning. I was living. I was living. I was drowning. For timelessness or a second (both felt the same), we would suspend, curl up, and then be forced back out into breathing air. We should have known that it wouldn’t last forever. Yet, even under the best circumstances, there’s something so tragic about growing up: to have your perspective on the people and life around you change;to always struggle to reach a mirror only to find yourself tall enough to see your reflection one day. And find, a different person staring back out at you. 4. What does the underlined word “archaic” mean in paragraph 2? A. Borderless. B. Valueless. C. Old-fashioned. D. Poverty-stricken. 5. Why did the author consider himself and other children wild? A. They played in the woods crazily. B. They tricked others purposefully. C. They frequently broke social rules. D. They firmly refused school education. 6. How does the author introduce his memories of the lake? A. By sharing feelings. B. By expressing ideas. C. By making comparisons. D. By describing characters. 7. What message does the author seem to convey in the last paragraph? A. Loneliness and challenges make a man grow up. B. The regret of growth is that you have never tried. C. Growth is often accompanied by sad goodbyes to the past. D. Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. 【答案】4. C 5. A 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描绘了作者对于童年美好生活的回忆以及对于长大后童年时光逝去的感伤。 【4题详解】 词义猜测题。根据考查词汇所在句子“My village was archaic, dying cabins housing dying farmers with dying traditions.（我的村庄很古老，垂死的小屋住着垂死的农民，他们的传统已经消亡。）”，并结合上下文语境可知此处是描写我小时候生活的村庄很陈旧。archaic意为“陈旧的”。故选C。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“Trees and mountains formed our playgrounds and fights broke out as easily as sudden laughter. Liberated from the restrictions of society, we would bound into the woods, deeper and deeper until we found a lake which, with a wild yell, we would jump into all at once.（树木和山脉构成了我们的游乐场，打架就像突然的笑声一样容易爆发。从社会的束缚中解放出来，我们会跳进树林里，越陷越深，直到发现一个湖，我们会大叫一声，立刻跳进湖里。）”，可知，之所以作者认为自己和其他孩子都是野孩子，是因为他们在树林里疯狂地玩耍。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四至六段的“Water shone brightly and the sounds of our screams broke into the outcry from birds. The shock of cold water against sweating skin would wake every nerve in my body and my bare feet would hit the sinking muddy bottom. As we submerged(淹没)， time would suspend， movements slowing as bubbles rose around us.（水面闪闪发光，我们的尖叫声被鸟儿的叫声打断了。冷水对着出汗的皮肤的冲击会唤醒我身体的每一根神经，我的光脚会撞到下沉的泥泞的底部。当我们潜入水中时，时间会停止，随着我们周围的气泡上升，运动变慢。）”和“I was drowning. I was living. I was living. I was drowning.（我快淹死了。我还活着。我还活着。我快淹死了。）”以及“For timelessness or a second (both felt the same), we would suspend, curl up, and then be forced back out into breathing air.（在一段时间或一秒钟内(两者的感觉都是一样的)，我们会暂停，蜷缩起来，然后被迫重新呼吸空气。）”可知，作者从自己当时的所见、所听、所感等多个层面描绘了自己童年时对于湖的回忆。故选A。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章最后一段“We should have known that it wouldn’t last forever. Yet, even under the best circumstances, there’s something so tragic about growing up: to have your perspective on the people and life around you change;to always struggle to reach a mirror only to find yourself tall enough to see your reflection one day. And find, a different person staring back out at you.（我们早该知道爱情不会永远持续下去。然而，即使在最好的情况下，成长也有一些悲剧:你对周围人和生活的看法发生了变化;你总是挣扎着去拿镜子，却发现自己已经足够高，有一天可以看到自己的倒影。然后发现，另一个人正盯着你。）”，可知，作者在最后一段似乎传达了“成长常常伴随着对过去的悲伤告别。”故选C。 C NBC News published an opinion piece declaring that parents aren’t qualified to make decisions about school curricula for their children. The column, “Schools face parents who want to ban critical race theory and don’t get how teaching works”, written by author Christina Wyman was instantly roasted on social media. “Parents and politicians across the country are getting their fingers into the curricula that public schools use to teach students. Some states are passing laws to keep critical race theory out of schools, and school libraries are coming under attack for containing books about gender. There are even parents who are trying to keep students away from learning about mental health and as though helping children build emotional strength is a bad thing,” Wyman wrote to kick off the piece. “While the political climate and national involvement in school districts give the phenomenon a broader platform and have more serious impact, this behavior is nothing new. Parents have always tried to interfere (干涉) with curricula, as I observed when teaching middle school in the mid-2000s,” she continued. Wyman then compared parents wanting to have a say in what their children learn to people breaking into an operating room during surgery on their children. “These interventions are nothing more than theater, and school boards and administrators should be protecting their teachers and students from them rather than bowing to them,” she wrote. Wyman, who spent some time discussing her own schooling and Ph. D. in curriculum, painted parents as under-qualified to cut in unless they have achieved the same level of education that is required of most teachers. Wyman wrote, “An educator’s primary goal is to teach students to think. Parents who attempt to influence curricula with their personal opinions block that goal.” 8. How did Wyman begin the piece? A. By presenting some unreasonable phenomena. B. By calling for parents’ concern about children. C. By stressing students’ mental health problems. D. By introducing various public school curricula. 9. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Curricula. B. Parents. C. Interventions. D. Administrators. 10. Why does Wyman write the opinion piece? A. To attract readers’ attention to NBC. B. To reflect parents’ love for children. C. To call for more concern for curricula. D. To persuade parents out of interfering. 11. Which word can best describe Wyman? A. Stubborn. B. Qualified. C. Optimistic. D. Unprofessional. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，短文介绍了Wyman在 NBC上发表的一篇批评家长乱干涉学校课程的评论文章。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段最后“...Wyman wrote to kick off the piece.(怀曼在文章开头写道。)”可知，这一段是描写她如何开篇的，由第二段“Parents and politicians across the country are getting their fingers into the curricula that public schools use to teach students. Some states are passing laws to keep critical race theory out of schools, and school libraries are coming under attack for containing books about gender.(全国各地的家长和政治家都在对公立学校的教学课程进行干预。一些州正在通过法律，将批判性的种族理论排除在学校之外，学校图书馆也因包含有关性别的书籍而受到攻击。)”可知，本段详细介绍了各种干扰教学的不合理现象，Wyman就是通过呈现一些不合理的现象来开始创作的，故选A。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段中画线词them所在的句子“These interventions are nothing more than theater, and school boards and administrators should be protecting their teachers and students from them rather than bowing to them(这些干预只不过是一场戏剧，学校董事会和管理者应该保护他们的老师和学生不受这些干预的影响，而不是向他们鞠躬)”可知，这些父母的干涉不过是闹剧罢了，学校董事会和管理者们应该保护教师和学生免受其干预，而不是向这些干涉低头，因此them指代的是“那些干预”，即Interventions，故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“An educator’s primary goal is to teach students to think. Parents who attempt to influence curricula with their personal opinions block that goal.”(教育者的主要目标是教学生思考。试图以个人观点影响课程的家长阻碍了这一目标的实现。)可知，怀曼写这篇评论是为了说服父母不要干涉。故选D。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。由文章最后一段第一句中的“Wyman, who spent some time discussing her own schooling and Ph. D. in curriculum(她花了一些时间讨论她自己的学校教育和课程博士学位)”可知，Wyman拥有课程方面的博士学位，是有资格谈论课程的人，因此可以用“有资格的”来形容词Wyman，故选B。 D Recently, more than 1,000 researchers and executives signed an open letter calling for a pause (暂停) in research on artificial intelligence. The letter warns that AI may threaten jobs, spread propaganda (宣传), and even lead to the “loss of control of our civilization”. Many of the signatories (签署者) are thoughtful and experienced AI practitioners. Their concerns should be taken seriously. On balance, though, their approach is likely to evolve into an opposition to progress. Consider the broader worldview expressed in this document. It said, “Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and risks manageable.” This is a formula for complete stop, as no one can ever be so confident. The history of innovation is one of trial and error, risk and reward. One reason why the US leads the world in digital technology is that it did not constrain (约束) the industry with well-meaning but doubtful regulation. Slowing Al progress, moreover, carries risks all its own. Don't forget that this technology is likely to make the world richer, healthier, smarter and more productive for decades to come. By 2030, it might be contributing more than $15 trillion to the global economy. Advances in medicine, biology, climate science, education, manufacturing, transportation and much more are on the horizon. Any new rules must be balanced against the vast potential of these efforts. Nor is AI research advancing into a void (空白领域). The industry already operates within legal parameters (范畴) in response to potential harms. Companies have ensured their products are safe. Trade associations are developing codes of conduct and ethical frameworks. Far from the“ out-of-control race”, the AI business is constrained by law and politics and consumer sentiment (情绪). It's natural to worry about new technologies, but the wealth and abundance of American society is due in no small part to risks taken in the past, in a spirit of openness and optimism. The AI revolution deserves no less. 12. Why did the researchers and executives sign the open letter? A. Because the research on AI had been paused. B. Because AI had uncontrollably destroyed human civilization. C. Because they were worried about the potential risks of AI. D. Because they were more experienced than others in AI field. 13. Why is the US mentioned in paragraph 2? A. To support that innovation comes from taking risks. B. To stress that the US is very important in the digital field. C. To draw attention to the benefits of well-meaning regulations. D. To reveal those people's real purpose of signing the letter. 14. What can we infer from this passage? A. Al technology consumes more money than it can earn. B Society will hugely benefit from AI technology in the future. C. The AI industry is now developing without any restrictions. D. The development of AI technology is just a solo effort. 15. What is the passage mainly about? A. Regulations on AI are well-intended but doubtful. B. The future of AI is filled with unmanageable risks. C. AI safety concerns justify a temporary research pause. D. A pause in AI would hold back progress in innovation. 【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。最近，1000多名研究人员和高管签署了一封公开信，呼吁暂停人工智能的研究。这封信警告说，人工智能可能会威胁到就业，传播宣传，甚至导致“对我们文明的失控”。许多签名者都是深思熟虑且经验丰富的人工智能从业者。他们的担忧应该得到认真对待。但总的来说，他们的做法很可能演变成反对进步。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The letter warns that AI may threaten jobs, spread propaganda (宣传), and even lead to the “loss of control of our civilization”.(这封信警告说，人工智能可能会威胁到就业，传播宣传，甚至导致“对我们文明的失控”)”可知，研究人员和高管们签署了这封公开信是因为他们担心人工智能的潜在风险。故选C。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“The history of innovation is one of trial and error, risk and reward. One reason why the US leads the world in digital technology is that it did not constrain the industry with well-meaning but doubtful regulation.(创新的历史是一部试错、冒险和回报的历史。美国在数字技术领域领先世界的一个原因是，它没有用善意但令人怀疑的监管来限制该行业)”可推知，第3段提到了美国是为了支持创新需要承担风险的论点。故选A。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Advances in medicine, biology, climate science, education, manufacturing, transportation and much more are on the horizon. Any new rules must be balanced against the vast potential of these efforts.(医学、生物学、气候科学、教育、制造业、交通运输等领域的进步即将到来。任何新规则都必须与这些努力的巨大潜力相平衡)”根据文章最后一段“It's natural to worry about new technologies, but the wealth and abundance of American society is due in no small part to risks taken in the past, in a spirit of openness and optimism. The AI revolution deserves no less.”（担心新技术是很自然的，但美国社会的财富和丰富多彩在很大程度上要归功于过去冒险的精神，这种精神是开放和乐观的。人工智能革命也应该得到同样的待遇）可推知，未来社会将从AI技术中获得巨大的利益。故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Recently, more than 1,000 researchers and executives signed an open letter calling for a pause (暂停) in research on artificial intelligence. The letter warns that AI may threaten jobs, spread propaganda(宣传), and even lead to the “loss of control of our civilization”. Many of the signatories(签署者) are thoughtful and experienced AI practitioners. Their concerns should be taken seriously. On balance, though, their approach is likely to evolve into an opposition to progress.”（ 近，1000多名研究人员和高管签署了一封公开信，呼吁暂停人工智能的研究。这封信警告说，人工智能可能会威胁到就业，传播宣传，甚至导致“对我们文明的失控”。许多签名者都是深思熟虑且经验丰富的人工智能从业者。他们的担忧应该得到认真对待。但总的来说，他们的做法很可能演变成反对进步。）可知，短文主要是说人工智能的停滞将阻碍创新的进步。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。 The Art of Slow Reading If you are reading this article in print, chances are that you will only get through half of what I have written. And if you are reading this online, you may not even finish a fifth. ____16____ They suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion. So are we getting stupider? Actually, our online habits are damaging the mental power we need to process and understand textual information. Round-the-clock news makes us read from one article to the next without necessarily engaging fully with any of the content. Our reading is frequently interrupted by the noise of the latest email and we are now absorbing short bursts of words on Twitter and Facebook more regularly than longer texts. ____17____ But we are gradually forgetting how to sit back, think carefully, and relate all the facts to each other. ____18____ A desperate bunch of academics want us to take our time while reading, and re-reading. They ask us to switch off our computers every so often and rediscover both the joy of personal engagement with printed texts, and the ability to process them fully. What's to be done then? Most slow readers realize that total rejection of the web is extremely unrealistic. They feel that getaway from technology for a while is the answer. ____19____ Personally, I'm not sure whether I could ever go offline for long. Even while writing this article, I am switching constantly between sites, skimming too often, absorbing too little. Internet reading has become too rooted in my daily life for me to change. I read essays and articles not in hard copy but as PDFs. I suspect that many readers are in a similar position. ____20____ You can download a computer application called Freedom, which allows you to read in peace by cutting off your Internet connection. Or if you want to avoid being disturbed by the Internet, you could always download offline reader Instapaper for your iPhone. If you're still reading my article, that is slow reading. A. The Internet is probably part of the problem. B. Now some campaigns are advocating slow reading. C. These are the two findings from the recent research projects. D. But if you just occasionally want to read more slowly, help is at hand. E. Some of them have suggested turning their computers off for one day a week. F. Slow reading can help connect a reader to neighborhood and become popular. G. Because of the Internet, we have become very good at collecting information. 【答案】16. C 17. G 18. B 19. E 20. D 【解析】 【分析】本文讲述的是“慢读的艺术”。 研究表明我们中的许多人不再专注于阅读文章，实际上，我们的网络习惯正在破坏我们处理和理解文本信息所需要的精神力量。大多数慢读者意识到，完全拒绝网络是非常不现实的，他们觉得暂时摆脱科技是解决问题的办法。 【16题详解】 根据下文：他们认为，我们中的许多人不再专注于阅读文章。此处的they应该是指代前文出现的事物，也就是C项中的the two findings，“最近的研究项目有两个发现。”故选C。 【17题详解】 根据上句：我们的阅读经常被最新电子邮件的噪音所打断，我们现在在Twitter和Facebook上吸收简短的一连串的单词比长篇大论更有规律。故可知因为有了互联网，我们变得非常善于收集信息。故选G。 【18题详解】 根据下文：一群极度渴望学者希望我们在阅读或重读的时候要放慢速度。故可知现在一些活动提倡缓慢阅读。故选B。 【19题详解】 根据上文：大多数慢读者意识到，完全拒绝网络是非常不现实的。他们觉得暂时摆脱科技是解决问题的办法。由此推知，E项Some of them have suggested turning their computers off for one day a week.（他们中的一些人建议每周把电脑关掉一天。）与上文匹配。 【20题详解】 根据空格下句：你可以下载一个叫做Freedom的电脑程序，这样你就可以通过切断你的网络连接来阅读。由此可知此处的意思是：如果你只是偶尔想要读得慢一些，那么帮助就在手边。故选D。 【名师点睛】 做七选五时“尤其代词不可放”是说：在填空处的前后语境中出现的一些代词不可忽视。有这样一道题：”They can be rich resources to improve your knowledge.”，该选项中凭空多出一个代词they，这说明什么问题？代词是起替代作用的，一定是前文出现的事物被they替代了，找到被替代的名词就可以了。往文中一找，前面的语境是“Volunteering brings together all kinds of people.所以they替代的就是前文的all kinds of people短语。这样的现象在七选五中是很多见了，能帮助大家解决不少难题。本题第1小题，根据下文：他们认为，我们中的许多人不再专注于阅读文章。此处的they应该是指代前文出现的事物，也就是C项中的the two findings，“最近的研究项目有两个发现。”故选C。 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。 Age is truly just a number if our hearts are young. Lee Minor, an 85-year-old retired psychologist, has____21____this by finishing his 600th marathon race with 32 members of his family by his side. “Runners don’t have a____22____line. We just keep going,” he toldGood Morning America. “I felt____23____running with my family.” Minor has been running three days a week since 1969, and his heart is filled with enthusiasm for running. “I like to run in all kinds of____24____. It is so childish as the rain touches your face. And I love to come here after snow and you watch your____25____as you go along.” he concluded. Minor’s enthusiasm for running is____26____. “It is my joy. And I want to live as long as I can. And I mean live, not____27____.” His words ring true for Ron Robert, a man diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease who decided to ____28____ a three-year bachelor of artsprogram at King’s University College in London, Ontario. “I was always taught early in life that the brain is like the most ____29____instrument we have in our body,” said Robert. Last fall, Robert graduated from the university, despite the challenges of his illness. “When I went across the stage, and as I’m getting my____30____, the kids all stood up andyelled and clapped,” he____31____. “I had to hold back the tears. It was something else, just wonderful.” He hopes that his story will give hope to others facing____32____difficulties. “There will come a time when I won’t be able to, and I fully____33____that. Butin the meantime, I’m living a full life.” The stories of Minor and Robert are reminders that age and illness need not____34____us. We can choose to pursue our____35____and live life to the fullest, no matter whatchallenges we may face. 21. A. proven B. approved C. won D. imagined 22. A. starting B. center C. finishing D. bottom 23. A. depressed B. thrilled C. calm D. uneasy 24. A. weather B. zones C. illness D. phases 25. A. position B. footprints C. reflections D. route 26. A. infectious B. temporary C. blind D. restricted 27. A. wait B. abandon C. exist D. run 28. A. award B. suspend C. quit D. pursue 29. A. powerful B. visible C. boring D. accurate 30. A. uniform B. application C. certificate D. license 31. A. slid away B. gave up C. broke in D. choked out 32. A. emotional B. identical C. financial D. abstract 33. A. enjoy B. reject C. doubt D. expect 34. A. save B. define C. distinguish D. witness 35. A. scholarship B. fitness C. passion D. career 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. A 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 33. D 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。讲述了麦诺即使85岁了，依旧跑马拉松，罗伯特哪怕有阿尔茨海默病，依然去考取学士学位，他们没有因为年龄和疾病而自暴自弃，表达我们不应由年龄和疾病来定义我们。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：85岁的退休心理学家Lee Minor在32名家人的陪伴下完成了他的第600次马拉松比赛，证明了这一点。A. proven证明；B. approved赞成；C. won赢了；D. imagined想象。根据前文“Age is truly just a number if our hearts are young.”以及后文“by finishing his 600th marathon race with 32 members of his family by his side.”可知，85岁的退休心理学家Lee Minor通过他的第600次马拉松比赛，证明如果我们的心还年轻，年龄真的只是一个数字。故选A项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：跑步者没有终点线。A. starting开始；B. center中心；C. finishing结束；D. bottom底部。根据后文“We just keep going,”可知，跑步者没有终点线，只是继续前进。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：和家人一起跑步，我感到很兴奋。A. depressed抑郁的；B. thrilled非常兴奋；C. calm平静的；D. uneasy不安的。根据后文“his heart is filled with enthusiasm for running.”可知，是感到兴奋。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢在各种天气里跑步。A. weather天气；B. zones地区；C. illness疾病；D. phases阶段。根据后文“It is so childish as the rain touches your face. And I love to come here after snow and you watch your　　　　5　　　　as you go along.”可知，作者是喜欢在各种天气里跑步。故选A项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我喜欢在雪后来到这里，你一边走一边看着你的脚印。A. position位置；B. footprints脚印；C. reflections映像；D. route路线。根据前文“And I love to come here after snow”可知，在雪后跑步，结合实际，应是看到自己的脚印。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Minor对跑步的热情是感染性的。A. infectious感染性的；B. temporary短暂的；C. blind盲目的；D. restricted有限的。根据后文“His words ring true for Ron Robert”可知，他的热情是感染性的。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的意思是活着，而不是存在。A. wait等待；B. abandon放弃；C. exist存在；D. run跑步。根据前文“And I mean live”可知，在根据空前的not可知，空处应是和live对应，结合选项，应是exist符合句意。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他的话对罗恩·罗伯特(Ron Robert)来说是真实的，他被诊断患有阿尔茨海默病，决定在安大略省伦敦市的国王大学学院(King’s University College)攻读三年的文学学士学位。A. award奖励；B. suspend延缓；C. quit退出；D. pursue致力于。根据后文“Last fall, Robert graduated from the university”可知，罗恩从大学毕业了，所以是攻读三年的文学学士学位。故选D项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我从小就被教导，大脑是我们身体中最强大的工具。A. powerful强大的；B. visible看得见的；C. boring没趣的；D. accurate精确的。根据前文“I was always taught early in life that the brain is like the most”结合选项，应是大脑是我们身体中最强大的工具符合实际。故选A项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“当我走过舞台，领取我的证书时，孩子们都站了起来，又喊又拍，”他哽咽着说。A. uniform制服；B. application应用；C. certificate结业证书；D. license执照。根据前文“Last fall, Robert graduated from the university”可知，罗恩从大学毕业了，所以是领取结业证书。故选C项。 【31题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。“当我走过舞台，领取我的证书时，孩子们都站了起来，又喊又拍，”他哽咽着说。A. slid away溜走了；B. gave up放弃；C. broke in闯入；D. choked out哽咽。根据后文“I had to hold back the tears.”可知是哽咽着说。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他希望他的故事能给其他面临同样困难的人带来希望。A. emotional感情的；B. identical相同的；C. financial财政的；D. abstract抽象的。根据前文“He hopes that his story will give hope to others”可推知，他的故事应该是给有同样困难的人带来希望。故选B项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：总有一天我将无法做到这一点，我完全预料到这一点。A. enjoy享受；B. reject拒绝；C. doubt怀疑；D. expect预料。根据前文“His words ring true for Ron Robert, a man diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease”可知，罗恩患有阿尔茨海默病，所以总有一天他会忘记所有，这可以预料到到。故选D项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：麦诺和罗伯特的故事提醒我们，年龄和疾病不需要定义我们。A. save挽救；B. define定义；C. distinguish区分；D. witness见证。根据前文，麦诺即使85岁了，依旧跑马拉松，罗伯特哪怕有阿尔茨海默病，依然去考取学士学位，他们没有因为年龄和疾病而自暴自弃，所以此处应是年龄和疾病不需要定义我们。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：无论面临什么样的挑战，我们都可以选择追求自己的激情，过充实的生活。A. scholarship奖学金；B. fitness健身；C. passion激情；D. career职业。根据后文“and live life to the fullest”可知，空处应是和此处对应，结合选项，应是C项“passion激情”符合文意。故选C项。 第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 2024 marks ____36____ 940th anniversary of the birth of Li Qingzhao(1084-1155), one of the best-known female ____37____(writer) in Chinese history. ____38____ (honor) the famous Song Dynasty (960—1279) poetess, the first International Qingzhao Poetry and Arts Festival will be held between June 20 and 27 at the poet’s birthplace, today’s Zhangqiu district of Jinan in Shandong province. The week-long event will take place at the Zhangqiu Mingshui Ancient City, a ____39____ (new) opened tourist destination ____40____ Li’s former residence is located. During the festival, famous poets, artists, critics and translator s from home ____41____ abroad will gather at the ancient city to join in a wide ____42____(various) of activities. So far, a series of programs ____43____ (design) for young people. For example, two poetry awards for young poets and university students will be presented after careful selection. “____44____ (regard) the young poet awards, we should use our judging process to discover and reward those who have true breakthroughs in concepts, aesthetics (美学), language, and even _____45_____ terms of the relationship between poetry and society,” said the festival’s academic director Jiang Tao. 【答案】36. the 37. writers 38. To honor 39. newly 40. where 41. and 42. variety 43. have been designed 44. Regarding 45. in 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。2024年是中国历史上最著名的女作家之一李清照（1084-1155）诞辰940周年。为了纪念这位宋代（960-1279）著名的女诗人，第一届国际清照诗歌艺术节将于6月20日至27日在诗人的出生地，今天的山东省济南市章丘区举行。 【36题详解】 考查冠词。句意：2024年是中国历史上最著名的女作家之一李清照（1084-1155）诞辰940周年。后文940th为序数词，前面用定冠词the。故填the。 【37题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：2024年是中国历史上最著名的女作家之一李清照（1084-1155）诞辰940周年。此处为one of+复数名词。故填writers。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：为了纪念这位宋代（960-1279）著名的女诗人，第一届国际清照诗歌艺术节将于6月20日至27日在诗人的出生地，今天的山东省济南市章丘区举行。此处honor在句中作目的状语，用不定式，首字母大写。故填To honor。 【39题详解】 考查副词。句意：为期一周的活动将在章丘明水古城举行，这是一个新开放的旅游目的地，李的故居就在这里。修饰opened应用副词newly，故填newly。 【40题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：为期一周的活动将在章丘明水古城举行，这是一个新开放的旅游目的地，李的故居就在这里。定语从句修饰先行词destination，在从句作地点状语，故填where。 【41题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：在节日期间，来自国内外的著名诗人、艺术家、评论家和翻译家将聚集在这座古城，参加各种各样的活动。短语from home and abroad表示“来自国内外”。故填and。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意：在节日期间，来自国内外的著名诗人、艺术家、评论家和翻译家将聚集在这座古城，参加各种各样的活动。短语a wide variety of表示“各种各样的”。故填variety。 【43题详解】 考查时态语态。句意：到目前为止，已经为年轻人设计了一系列的项目。主语programs与谓语构成被动关系，根据上文So far可知为现在完成时的被动语态，助动词用have。故填have been designed。 【44题详解】 考查介词。句意：“关于青年诗人奖，我们应该通过我们的评审过程来发现和奖励那些在概念、美学、语言甚至诗歌与社会关系方面有真正突破的人，”该节日的学术主任姜涛说。后跟名词作宾语，表示“关于”应用介词regarding，首字母大写。故填Regarding。 【45题详解】 考查介词。句意：“关于青年诗人奖，我们应该通过我们的评审过程来发现和奖励那些在概念、美学、语言甚至诗歌与社会关系方面有真正突破的人，”该节日的学术主任姜涛说。短语in terms of表示“就……而言”。故填in。 第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华。随着假期的到来，你校号召学生在暑假期间学习一项技能。请写出一项你最想掌握的技能，向校英文周报投稿。内容包括： 1.想要学习的技能； 2.想要学习的原因。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The Skill I Want to Acquire ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear Editor, Summer vacation presents a great opportunity for us to learn new skills. Personally, I’m eager to master the art of photography. Photography has always fascinated me because it allows us to capture and preserve moments in time, expressing emotions and telling stories through images. By learning photography, I hope to enhance my creativity, improve my visual communication skills, and develop a deeper appreciation for the world around me. I believe that I can finally make it with enough practice and a strong will. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生向校英文周报投稿，表明自己最想掌握的一项技能。 【详解】1.词汇积累 就个人而言：personally→personally speaking 表达：express→convey 吸引：fascinate→grip 加强：enhance→strengthen 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Personally, I’m eager to master the art of photography. 拓展句：Personally, what I’m eager to master is the art of photography. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Photography has always fascinated me because it allows us to capture and preserve moments in time, expressing emotions and telling stories through images. (运用了现分词作状语) [高分句型2] I believe that I can finally make it with enough practice and a strong will. (运用了that引导的宾语从句) 第二节 (满分 25分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 注意：1.续写的词数应为150 左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Catherine was the coolest kid in her class. Wherever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did. Her desk mate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids' group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, who were always chanting “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti(意大利面)”. Every time Landy heard those silly chants, she could feel her face burst into flames. God knew how she wished the ground to crack and swallow her! Catherine didn't really like it when the kids chanted“ Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular. One weekend, Catherine went over to her grandfather for Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives on a farm at the opposite end of town, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a peculiar one. Curling in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare! “What's the matter with it?” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act. “They have a pecking(啄) order,” he explained, wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.” “Oh, what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she scooped(捧起) the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body. Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Hey, guys, that's enough!” Catherine's voice was firm and loud. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. The image of the small, scared chicken in her arms overlapped with the image of Landy's face turning red with embarrassment every time the kids teased her. Catherine realized that Landy was just like this poor chicken, being pecked at for being different. Catherine decided she needed to do something about it. Back at school on Monday, when she heard the familiar chant of“ Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti,” she didn't stay silent. Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward and faced the chanting crowd. “Hey, guys, that's enough!” Catherine's voice was firm and loud. “It's not funny to make fun of someone just because they're different. It hurts, and it's not fair.” The kids looked at each other, a bit embarrassed and unsure of what to do next. Catherine walked to ward Landy and invited her to lunch. Landy looked up, surprise and relief flooding her face. As they walked to lunch together, Catherine knew she had done the right thing. Slowly but surely, the other kids began to follow her example, realizing that being kind and inclusive was much cooler than being popular at the expense of others. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Catherine是班上最酷的孩子，无论她去哪里，她都是聚光灯下的人物，一群孩子跟着她，做她做的每一件事；而她的同桌——Landy作为班里最高的孩子，经常被同学们取笑。Catherine不太喜欢同学们嘲笑Landy，但她也从来没有叫他们停下来，也从来没有和她说话。直到有一天，Catherine在爷爷的农场看到一只被欺负的小鸡才对Landy有了愧疚之情，于是决定返校后Landy友好相处。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“突然，她想起了Landy，那个被同学“啄”的女孩。”可知，第一段可描写Catherine意识到自己之前对待Landy的态度不好，要用实际行动改变。 ②由第二段首句内容““嘿，伙计们，够了!” Catherine的声音坚定而响亮。”可知，第二段可描写Catherine制止了其他人的不良行为并邀请Landy吃午饭，其它孩子也以Catherine榜样意识到善良和包容比牺牲他人来受欢迎要酷得多。 2.续写线索：想到被欺负的Landy——再次看到Landy被欺负——决定帮助Landy——其它孩子也以Catherine为榜样不在嘲笑Landy 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①意识到：realize/be aware of ②决定：decide/determine ③嘲笑：tease/laugh at/ 情绪类 ①尴尬的：embarrassed / awkward ②沉默的：wordless /silent 【点睛】[高分句型1] Back at school on Monday, when she heard the familiar chant of“ Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti,” she didn't stay silent.（由连词when引导的时间状语从句） [高分句型2] Taking a deep breath, she stepped forward and faced the chanting crowd.（现在分词作状语） 听力1-5 ABABC 6-10 CACAA 11-15 BBCAB 16-20CCABB 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023—2024学年度下学期期末考试高一年级 英语科试卷 第一部分：听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共5小题;每题1.5分,满分 7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man say about Jack? A. He's humorous. B. He's responsible. C. He's serious. 2. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Cousins. B. Classmates. C. Uncle and niece. 3. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A What to have for lunch. B. Where to buy some vegetables. C. Who will cook a meal. 4. Where are probably the speakers? A. In the car shop. B. In the toy shop. C. In the clothing shop. 5. What does the man usually do in his spare time? A. Play chess with his grandfather. B. Play video games. C. Do some exercise. 第二节 (共15小题; 每题1.5分, 满分22.5分) 听下面 5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Why does the man apologize? A. For not going to the amusement park. B. For not explaining the reason in time. C. For not attending the parent-teacher meeting. 7. What subject is the woman probably bad at? A. Physics. B. English. C. Math. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Where does the conversation take place? A. At the woman's home. B. At a wedding. C. On the phone. 9. When will Rose arrive at Tom's house? A On June 30th. B. On July 1st. C. On July 2nd. 10. What is Tom likely to do next? A. Answer the door. B. Call his friend. C. Send out an invitation. 听第8段材料，回答第11至 13题。 11. What is Max's purpose of going to Europe? A. To work. B. To travel. C. To study. 12. Which country is Max in? A. Belgium. B. France. C. Switzerland. 13. What will Rita do next? A. Share her videos. B. Take some pictures. C. Tell the man an account. 听第9段材料, 回答第14 至 16题。 14. What does Louis help the woman carry? A. The box and the umbrella. B. The chair and the camera. C. The camera and the box. 15. How many times did Louis go to the gym this week? A. Seven times. B. Six times. C. Twice. 16. What did Louis probably do today? A. He had his hair cut. B. He cleaned his house. C. He talked with the elderly. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where was Randy Bachman's guitar stolen? A In Japan. B. In America. C. In Canada. 18. How did Randy Bachman make money to buy the guitar? A. By looking after children. B. By selling cars. C. By singing songs. 19. What did William Long think of finding Randy Bachman's guitar? A. It was meaningless. B. It was hopeful. C. It was impossible. 20. How much did Takeshi pay for Randy Bachman's guitar? A.$400. B.$6,300. C.$85,000. 第二部分：阅读理解(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 Every year, Time magazine picks out what it calls “The 25 Best Inventions” of the year. Here, Teens has chosen some of the most interesting ones. Ember Mug It's hard to always keep coffee at the right temperature, especially in winter. It's too hot to drink at first, but before we know it, it gets too cold and loses all its taste. The perfect level of warmth for a cup of coffee only lasts for 37 seconds, which makes the Ember Mug a great invention. It keeps your coffee or tea at a certain temperature, anywhere between 45°C and 62℃,once you set it through a smartphone app. Tasty One Top TV cooking shows make cooking look so easy, but it's almost impossible to get the recipes to cook the same as how the professionals cook. However, the Tasty One Top DIY cooking companion is here to help. Developed by BuzzFeed, the cooker can be connected to a smartphone app, which has more than 1,700 recipes and videos. You choose a recipe and the app will let the cooker know what to do. For example, it'll tell you when to turn your steak or when to add certain ingredients. Jibo Smart speakers from companies like Amazon and Xiaomi have added a lot of fun to our lives, but they are still just faceless speakers. However, Jibo, developed by MIT professor Cynthia Breazeal, has brought smart technology to life. Jibo, said to be “the world’s first social robot for the home”, looks like a cartoon character. Inside its “head”, there are various sensors and cameras, which allow it to recognize faces and speech. It can also set alarms, remind you of important things, tell you the weather and read news or messages from your friends and family. 1. How can Tasty One Top help people? A. By offering cooking instructions. B. By offering people different recipes. C. By saving energy while cooking. D. By offering different kinds of cooking apps. 2. What can Jibo probably be? A. A cartoon character. B. A faceless robot. C. A smart alarm. D. A family assistant. 3. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To advertise high-tech products. B. To introduce some new inventions. C. To encourage subscription to Time. D. To tell about some tasty products. B My childhood was a painted picture of sunny sky and rolling green fields stretching to the horizon. It tasted of sharp berries and smelt of sour grapes. My family lived in a cabin(小木屋) in the countryside but I lived in my mother’s arms. They were so delicate but strong, her red hair falling around me like a curtain separating me from the world. Childhood was simple. The borders of my village were the furthest my troubles went and monsters only lived in the pages of books. Every day was a waking dream of running races and muddy knees. My village was archaic, dying cabins housing dying farmers with dying traditions. There weren’t many children but me and the other boys; boys of butchers and sellers formed our own group. They called us wild. I suppose we were. Trees and mountains formed our playgrounds and fights broke out as easily as sudden laughter. Liberated from the restrictions of society, we would bound into the woods, deeper and deeper until we found a lake which, with a wild yell, we would jump into all at once. My most vivid memories from boyhood center around that lake. Water shone brightly and the sounds of our screams broke into the outcry from birds. The shock of cold water against sweating skin would wake every nerve in my body and my bare feet would hit the sinking muddy bottom. As we submerged(淹没)， time would suspend， movements slowing as bubbles rose around us. I was drowning. I was living. I was living. I was drowning. For timelessness or a second (both felt the same), we would suspend, curl up, and then be forced back out into breathing air. We should have known that it wouldn’t last forever. Yet, even under the best circumstances, there’s something so tragic about growing up: to have your perspective on the people and life around you change;to always struggle to reach a mirror only to find yourself tall enough to see your reflection one day. And find, a different person staring back out at you. 4. What does the underlined word “archaic” mean in paragraph 2? A. Borderless. B. Valueless. C. Old-fashioned. D. Poverty-stricken. 5. Why did the author consider himself and other children wild? A. They played in the woods crazily. B. They tricked others purposefully. C. They frequently broke social rules. D. They firmly refused school education. 6. How does the author introduce his memories of the lake? A. By sharing feelings. B. By expressing ideas. C. By making comparisons. D. By describing characters. 7. What message does the author seem to convey in the last paragraph? A. Loneliness and challenges make a man grow up. B. The regret of growth is that you have never tried. C. Growth is often accompanied by sad goodbyes to the past. D. Growth begins when we begin to accept our own weakness. C NBC News published an opinion piece declaring that parents aren’t qualified to make decisions about school curricula for their children. The column, “Schools face parents who want to ban critical race theory and don’t get how teaching works”, written by author Christina Wyman was instantly roasted on social media. “Parents and politicians across the country are getting their fingers into the curricula that public schools use to teach students. Some states are passing laws to keep critical race theory out of schools, and school libraries are coming under attack for containing books about gender. There are even parents who are trying to keep students away from learning about mental health and as though helping children build emotional strength is a bad thing,” Wyman wrote to kick off the piece. “While the political climate and national involvement in school districts give the phenomenon a broader platform and have more serious impact, this behavior is nothing new. Parents have always tried to interfere (干涉) with curricula, as I observed when teaching middle school in the mid-2000s,” she continued. Wyman then compared parents wanting to have a say in what their children learn to people breaking into an operating room during surgery on their children. “These interventions are nothing more than theater, and school boards and administrators should be protecting their teachers and students from them rather than bowing to them,” she wrote. Wyman, who spent some time discussing her own schooling and Ph. D. in curriculum, painted parents as under-qualified to cut in unless they have achieved the same level of education that is required of most teachers. Wyman wrote, “An educator’s primary goal is to teach students to think. Parents who attempt to influence curricula with their personal opinions block that goal.” 8. How did Wyman begin the piece? A. By presenting some unreasonable phenomena. B. By calling for parents’ concern about children. C. By stressing students’ mental health problems. D. By introducing various public school curricula. 9. What does the underlined word “them” in paragraph 3 refer to? A. Curricula. B. Parents. C. Interventions. D. Administrators. 10. Why does Wyman write the opinion piece? A. To attract readers’ attention to NBC. B. To reflect parents’ love for children. C. To call for more concern for curricula. D. To persuade parents out of interfering. 11. Which word can best describe Wyman? A. Stubborn. B. Qualified. C. Optimistic. D. Unprofessional. D Recently, more than 1,000 researchers and executives signed an open letter calling for a pause (暂停) in research on artificial intelligence. The letter warns that AI may threaten jobs, spread propaganda (宣传), and even lead to the “loss of control of our civilization”. Many of the signatories (签署者) are thoughtful and experienced AI practitioners. Their concerns should be taken seriously. On balance, though, their approach is likely to evolve into an opposition to progress. Consider the broader worldview expressed in this document. It said, “Powerful AI systems should be developed only once we are confident that their effects will be positive and risks manageable.” This is a formula for complete stop, as no one can ever be so confident. The history of innovation is one of trial and error, risk and reward. One reason why the US leads the world in digital technology is that it did not constrain (约束) the industry with well-meaning but doubtful regulation. Slowing Al progress, moreover, carries risks all its own. Don't forget that this technology is likely to make the world richer, healthier, smarter and more productive for decades to come. By 2030, it might be contributing more than $15 trillion to the global economy. Advances in medicine, biology, climate science, education, manufacturing, transportation and much more are on the horizon. Any new rules must be balanced against the vast potential of these efforts. Nor is AI research advancing into a void (空白领域). The industry already operates within legal parameters (范畴) in response to potential harms. Companies have ensured their products are safe. Trade associations are developing codes of conduct and ethical frameworks. Far from the“ out-of-control race”, the AI business is constrained by law and politics and consumer sentiment (情绪). It's natural to worry about new technologies, but the wealth and abundance of American society is due in no small part to risks taken in the past, in a spirit of openness and optimism. The AI revolution deserves no less. 12. Why did the researchers and executives sign the open letter? A. Because the research on AI had been paused. B. Because AI had uncontrollably destroyed human civilization. C. Because they were worried about the potential risks of AI. D. Because they were more experienced than others in AI field. 13. Why is the US mentioned in paragraph 2? A. To support that innovation comes from taking risks. B. To stress that the US is very important in the digital field. C. To draw attention to the benefits of well-meaning regulations. D To reveal those people's real purpose of signing the letter. 14. What can we infer from this passage? A. Al technology consumes more money than it can earn. B. Society will hugely benefit from AI technology in the future. C. The AI industry is now developing without any restrictions. D. The development of AI technology is just a solo effort. 15. What is the passage mainly about? A. Regulations on AI are well-intended but doubtful. B. The future of AI is filled with unmanageable risks. C. AI safety concerns justify a temporary research pause. D. A pause in AI would hold back progress in innovation. 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。 The Art of Slow Reading If you are reading this article in print, chances are that you will only get through half of what I have written. And if you are reading this online, you may not even finish a fifth. ____16____ They suggest that many of us no longer have the concentration to read articles through to their conclusion. So are we getting stupider? Actually, our online habits are damaging the mental power we need to process and understand textual information. Round-the-clock news makes us read from one article to the next without necessarily engaging fully with any of the content. Our reading is frequently interrupted by the noise of the latest email and we are now absorbing short bursts of words on Twitter and Facebook more regularly than longer texts. ____17____ But we are gradually forgetting how to sit back, think carefully, and relate all the facts to each other. ____18____ A desperate bunch of academics want us to take our time while reading, and re-reading. They ask us to switch off our computers every so often and rediscover both the joy of personal engagement with printed texts, and the ability to process them fully. What's to be done then? Most slow readers realize that total rejection of the web is extremely unrealistic. They feel that getaway from technology for a while is the answer. ____19____ Personally, I'm not sure whether I could ever go offline for long. Even while writing this article, I am switching constantly between sites, skimming too often, absorbing too little. Internet reading has become too rooted in my daily life for me to change. I read essays and articles not in hard copy but as PDFs. I suspect that many readers are in a similar position. ____20____ You can download a computer application called Freedom, which allows you to read in peace by cutting off your Internet connection. Or if you want to avoid being disturbed by the Internet, you could always download offline reader Instapaper for your iPhone. If you're still reading my article, that is slow reading. A. The Internet is probably part of the problem. B. Now some campaigns are advocating slow reading. C. These are the two findings from the recent research projects. D. But if you just occasionally want to read more slowly, help is at hand. E. Some of them have suggested turning their computers off for one day a week. F. Slow reading can help connect a reader to neighborhood and become popular. G. Because of the Internet, we have become very good at collecting information. 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。 Age is truly just a number if our hearts are young. Lee Minor, an 85-year-old retired psychologist, has____21____this by finishing his 600th marathon race with 32 members of his family by his side. “Runners don’t have a____22____line. We just keep going,” he toldGood Morning America. “I felt____23____running with my family.” Minor has been running three days a week since 1969, and his heart is filled with enthusiasm for running. “I like to run in all kinds of____24____. It is so childish as the rain touches your face. And I love to come here after snow and you watch your____25____as you go along.” he concluded. Minor’s enthusiasm for running is____26____. “It is my joy. And I want to live as long as I can. And I mean live, not____27____.” His words ring true for Ron Robert, a man diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease who decided to ____28____ a three-year bachelor of artsprogram at King’s University College in London, Ontario. “I was always taught early in life that the brain is like the most ____29____instrument we have in our body,” said Robert. Last fall, Robert graduated from the university, despite the challenges of his illness. “When I went across the stage, and as I’m getting my____30____, the kids all stood up andyelled and clapped,” he____31____. “I had to hold back the tears. It was something else, just wonderful.” He hopes that his story will give hope to others facing____32____difficulties. “There will come a time when I won’t be able to, and I fully____33____that. Butin the meantime, I’m living a full life.” The stories of Minor and Robert are reminders that age and illness need not____34____us. We can choose to pursue our____35____and live life to the fullest, no matter whatchallenges we may face. 21. A. proven B. approved C. won D. imagined 22. A. starting B. center C. finishing D. bottom 23. A. depressed B. thrilled C. calm D. uneasy 24. A. weather B. zones C. illness D. phases 25. A. position B. footprints C. reflections D. route 26. A. infectious B. temporary C. blind D. restricted 27. A. wait B. abandon C. exist D. run 28. A. award B. suspend C. quit D. pursue 29. A. powerful B. visible C. boring D. accurate 30. A. uniform B. application C. certificate D. license 31. A. slid away B. gave up C. broke in D. choked out 32. A. emotional B. identical C. financial D. abstract 33. A. enjoy B. reject C. doubt D. expect 34. A. save B. define C. distinguish D. witness 35. A. scholarship B. fitness C. passion D. career 第二节 (共10小题; 每小题1.5分, 满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。 2024 marks ____36____ 940th anniversary of the birth of Li Qingzhao(1084-1155), one of the best-known female ____37____(writer) in Chinese history. ____38____ (honor) the famous Song Dynasty (960—1279) poetess, the first International Qingzhao Poetry and Arts Festival will be held between June 20 and 27 at the poet’s birthplace, today’s Zhangqiu district of Jinan in Shandong province. The week-long event will take place at the Zhangqiu Mingshui Ancient City, a ____39____ (new) opened tourist destination ____40____ Li’s former residence is located. During the festival, famous poets, artists, critics and translator s from home ____41____ abroad will gather at the ancient city to join in a wide ____42____(various) of activities. So far, a series of programs ____43____ (design) for young people. For example, two poetry awards for young poets and university students will be presented after careful selection. “____44____ (regard) the young poet awards, we should use our judging process to discover and reward those who have true breakthroughs in concepts, aesthetics (美学), language, and even _____45_____ terms of the relationship between poetry and society,” said the festival’s academic director Jiang Tao. 第四部分：写作 (共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是李华。随着假期的到来，你校号召学生在暑假期间学习一项技能。请写出一项你最想掌握的技能，向校英文周报投稿。内容包括： 1.想要学习的技能； 2.想要学习的原因。 注意： 1.写作词数应为80左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The Skill I Want to Acquire ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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，使之构成一篇完整短文。 注意：1.续写的词数应为150 左右； 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Catherine was the coolest kid in her class. Wherever she went, she was in the spotlight, with a bunch of kids following her and doing everything she did. Her desk mate, Landy, however, was not in the cool kids' group. Being the tallest kid in her class, she was teased by her classmates, who were always chanting “Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti(意大利面)”. Every time Landy heard those silly chants, she could feel her face burst into flames. God knew how she wished the ground to crack and swallow her! Catherine didn't really like it when the kids chanted“ Landy, Landy, long as spaghetti”. But she never told them to stop either, and nor did she ever talk to her. She liked being popular. One weekend, Catherine went over to her grandfather for Thanksgiving. Her grandfather lives on a farm at the opposite end of town, where he keeps chickens. While helping to feed the chickens, Catherine noticed a peculiar one. Curling in the corner, it looked smaller than the others and was almost half-bare! “What's the matter with it?” She asked her grandfather, with a puzzled frown on her face. Her grandfather told her how chickens could act. “They have a pecking(啄) order,” he explained, wrinkles of concern spreading around his forehead. “If one chicken is different, the others will push it away and keep pecking it. Sometimes they peck it so much that it dies.” “Oh, what a poor little thing!” Catherine let out a sigh as she scooped(捧起) the frightened chicken up in her arms, whose heart was beating fast in the bony little body. Suddenly, she thought of Landy, the girl being “pecked” by her classmates. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Hey, guys, that's enough!” Catherine's voice was firm and loud. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1-5 ABABC 6-10 CACAA 11-15 BBCAB 16-20CCABB 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$