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商城县上石桥高中联考2023-2024学年下期期末考试 高一英语试题卷 注意事项: 本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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．Which subject does the girl dislike? A．Art. B．Geography. C．History. 2．What does the girl want? A．A sweater. B．A dress. C．Shoes. 3．What are the speakers going to buy? A．Some flowers. B．A scarf. C．A handbag: 4．What will the man's brother do tonight? A．Read a book. B．Study. C．Do a survey. 5．Where does the woman want to go? A．The fire station. B．The train station. C．The park. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给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．Where will the woman go first? A．The airport. B． The police station. C．The bank. 7．What does the man offer to do? A．Lend some money. B．Inform the company. C．Go with the woman. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．When does the conversation take place most probably? A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday C．On Friday. 9．How does Tina find the poem task? A．Easy B．Hard. C．Interesting. 10．What test will the speakers take next Thursday? A．Physics. B．Math. C．Chemistry. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11．How old is Flora’s son? A．8. B．10. C．12. 12．What does Flora want to know? A．How to make her kids get along well. B．How to encourage her kids to be brave. C．How to help kids get along well with their friends. 13．How did the speaker’s son feel when he was compared with his sister? A．Surprised. B．Sad. C．Calm. 14．Where does the speaker work most, probably? A．In a hospital. B．At a radio station. C．In a company. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15．Why does the man want to buy a car for his daughter? A．To mark her birthday. B．To change her old car. C．To celebrate her graduation. 16．What’s the relationship between Mark and Sara? A．Husband and wife. B．Father and daughter. C．Brother and sister. 17．What does the man think of the red car? A．The space is small. B．The color is attractive. C．The price is reasonable. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18．How did Alan get his first car? A．He bought it himself. B．His parents gave it to him. C．It was a prize from a competition. 19．What was the woman’s first job? A．A teacher. B．A salesgirl. C．A law firm clerk. 20．When did Alan start making money? A．In primary school. B．In high school. C．In college. 第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Most Popular National Parks in the U.S. Famously called“America’s best idea”by the novelist and historian Wallace Stegner, the U.S.National Park System offers families a wonderfully affordable way to visit America’s most popular and beautiful landscapes. Hot Springs National Park This national park is unique because it’s more of an urban park than a distant wilderness. Located right next to the city of Hot Springs, this is also the country’s smallest national park, covering 5,550 acres. The main attractions here are the historic bathhouses and hot springs that the park was established to protect. Acadia National Park This park on the Maine Coast is home to various plants and animals and the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast. Today visitors come to Acadia to hike rock peaks, bike historic carriage roads, or relax and enjoy the coastal scenery. Shenandoah National Park Occupied by settlers for at least 100 years, it covers 200,000 acres of Virginia wilderness. The 105-mile Skyline Drive traces the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers many jumping-off points to see the beauty of this park. Beyond the scenic drive, you can explore the park’s many offerings through hiking, biking, and horseback riding, Indiana Dunes National Park Stretching along 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and covering more than 15,000 acres, this Midwestern park is ideal for relaxing on a beach, hiking the 50 miles of trails,and exploring the diverse ecosystem. The sands are the main attraction with rare plants, and various birds. The national park is free to visit. 1. What is typical of Hot Springs National Park? A. It seems like a city park. B. It is located in the suburb. C. It isn’t a faraway wilderness. D. It is the city’s largest national park. 2. What can you do in Shenandoah National Park? A. Talk about its history with settlers. B. Record the beauty of this park. C. Ride a horse to explore its beauty. D. Enjoy the park’s coastal scenery. 3. Which of the following parks can you visit free of charge? A. Acadia National Park. B. Hot Springs National Park. C. Shenandoah National Park. D. Indiana Dunes National Park. 【答案】1. A 2. C 3. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个在美国最受欢迎且适合家庭出行的国家公园。 【详解】1.细节理解题。根据Hot Springs National Park 部分的“This national park is unique because it’s more of an urban park than a distant wilderness.(这个国家公园是独一无二的，因为它更像是一个城市公园而不是一个遥远的荒野。)”可知Hot Springs National Park的特别之处在于它看起来更像一个城市公园。故选A项。 2.细节理解题。根据Shenandoah National Park 部分的“Beyond the scenic drive, you can explore the park’s many offerings through hiking, biking, and horseback riding.(在风景优美的驾车之外，您还可以通过徒步旅行、骑自行车和骑马来探索公园的许多活动。)” 可知在Shenandoah National Park 可以通过徒步旅行、骑自行车和骑马等方式探索公园。故选C项。 3.细节理解题。根据Indiana Dunes National Park 部分的“The national park is free to visit.(国家公园是免费参观的。) ”可知，游览Indiana Dunes National Park是免费的。故选D项。 B Two years ago, Holmes participated in Back to School Bash. He was holding down two jobs at the time — one with the city’s public works department, the other as a barber. Saturday was his busiest hair-cutting day, but he chose to donate his time and give free haircuts to unfortunate kids so they’d look neat on that first day of classes. But then he had a light bulb moment: “The kids should earn their free haircut by having to read a book to me,” Holmes said. The idea was so popular that he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years. Boys from five to ten years old would grab a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud while Holmes was doing their hair. If they were puzzled over a word, Holmes was there to help. After the haircut, they’d review he book, from the characters and vocabulary to the themes — just like in school, only more fun. Holmes, who is married and has two sons, ages three and four, recognizes that not every parent has the time to read with their kids. Holmes admits he, too, benefits from the process. “There was this seven-year-old who struggled through his book, stuttering over words even though he didn’t have a stutter (口吃),” said Holmes. He had the boy take the book home and practice. When the child came back a few days later, “He read it with no problems. That inspires me.” Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get settled, he plans to take up his role as the Story-book Barber. “The way the world is today with guns and violence,” he says, “it’s a safe heaven for the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books.” 4. What do we know about Holmes two years ago? A. He had only one job. B. He earned a lot as a barber. C. He offered free haircuts to the poor kids. D. He was the organizer of Back to School Bash. 5. The example in Paragrap3 mainly proves that _______. A. Holmes is very strict with the kids B. Holmes also learns a lot from the kids C. being a fluent reader needs plenty of practice D. many kids have trouble in reading a storybook 6. What can we learn from the last Paragraph? A. Holmes is dissatisfied with the world today. B. Holmes’ barbershop will have some changes. C. Holmes’ barbershop has won great popularity. D. Holmes will continue to be a storybook barber. 7. What is the best title for the text? A The Storybook Barber B. Back to School Bash C. Reading Counts A Lot D. Care About the Kids 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【分析】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了Holmes周六为贫穷的小孩子免费理发的故事。作为一名理发师，Holmes做了一件非常有意义的事情，那就是要求贫穷孩子为他读一本书，他就免费为其理发。文章具体介绍了孩子通过他的活动受益匪浅，他也收获很大。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Two years ago, Holmes participated in Back to School Bash. He was holding down two jobs at the time — one with the city’s public works department, the other as a barber. Saturday was his busiest hair-cutting day, but he chose to donate his time and give free haircuts to unfortunate kids so they’d look neat on that first day of classes.”（两年前，Holmes参与了“回到学校狂欢会”。当时他有两份工作——一份在市政工程部门，另一份是理发师。周六是他最忙的理发日，但他选择捐出自己的时间，为那些不幸的孩子免费理发，这样他们在第一天上课时就会看起来整洁）可知，两年前，Holmes为贫困的孩子们免费理发。故选C项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“Holmes admits he, too, benefits from the process.”（Holmes承认，他也从这个过程中受益）可推知，Holmes也从孩子们身上获益，学到了很多东西。故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“When they get settled, he plans to take up his role as the Story-book Barber.”（当他们安顿下来后，他计划扮演故事书理发师的角色）可知，Holmes将继续担任听故事的理发师。故选D项。 【7题详解】 标题判断题。根据文章大意可知，理发师Holmes要求贫穷孩子为他读一本书，来换取免费理发，他成为了一个听故事的理发师(Storybook Barber)，结合文章最后一段“When they get settled, he plans to take up his role as the Story-book Barber.”（当他们安顿下来后，他计划扮演听故事的理发师的角色）可知，The Storybook Barber（听故事的理发师）是文章的主线，也是文章的最佳标题。故选A项。 C Thousands of Americans take part in the National River Cleanup Day every year, organized by the nonprofit American Rivers since 1991. The event brings communities together to become responsible protectors of local waterways. However, the day-to-day work is largely done by full-time guardians like “riverkeepers” “baykeepers” or “waterkeepers”. Fifty years ago, many U. S. waterways were even worse than they are today. Rivers were often dammed or changed, and pollution was poisoning water ecosystems. River fires had become surprisingly common, with Ohio’s Cuyahoga River experiencing its tenth fire in 100 years in 1969. New York’s Hudson River was also full of industrial waste and waste water by the mid-1960s. This inspired various citizen-led actions, including supportive groups like Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, founded by folk singer Pete Seeger in 1966. The effects on fish angered local fishermen, who used a 1888 federal (联邦的) law to take on polluters directly in 1966. This led to the formation of the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association, renamed Riverkeeper in 1986. Other protection groups around the country soon borrowed its name and strategies. In 1999, the Waterkeeper Alliance (联盟) was founded to unite and support all the “keeper” groups in the U. S. and abroad. Today, the alliance includes more than 350 organizations and branches around the world, protecting over 2.75 million square miles of waterways on six continents. Riverkeeper found early success with two federal laws: the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1888 and the Refuse Act of 1899. These laws banned pollution of U. S. waters and offered awards for reporting law-breaking behaviors. Riverkeepers now work to protect rivers by monitoring waterways and finding sources of pollution. They have various methods for doing so, including going on boats to check, testing water quality at different sites and looking into who might be causing pollution. They investigate potential (潜在的) polluters and determine whether legal action is necessary. Riverkeepers make sure waterways are clean and safe for animals and people living there. 8. What is the main purpose of the National River Cleanup Day? A. To fund waterway protection projects. B. To promote American folk river culture. C. To raise people’s awareness about water pollution. D. To encourage communities to tend their local waterways. 9. How did the original Riverkeeper group benefit other protection groups? A. By hosting cleanup events annually. B. By forming the Waterkeeper Alliance. C. By sharing its name and successful methods. D. By asking the government for stricter laws. 10. What is the overall impact of the Waterkeeper Alliance on global waterways? A. They standardized water quality testing globally. B. They removed industrial pollution in the world. C. They protected large areas of waterways worldwide. D. They prevented all future river fires from occurring. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on? A. Sources of river pollution. B. Responsibilities of riverkeepers. C. Methods for cleaning waterways. D. Impacts of federal laws on river protection. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了美国国家河流清理工作日的由来以及河流守护者为保护河流所做的贡献。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“The event brings communities together to become responsible protectors of local waterways.(该活动将社区聚集在一起，成为当地水道负责任的保护者)”可知，全国河流清洁日的主要目的是鼓励社区管理他们当地的水道。故选D。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“This led to the formation of the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association, renamed Riverkeeper in 1986. Other protection groups around the country soon borrowed its name and strategies.(这导致了哈德逊河渔民协会的成立，并于1986年更名为河流守护者。全国各地的其他保护组织很快借用了它的名字和策略)”可知，最初的河流守护者组织通过分享其名称和成功的方法使其他保护组织受益。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Today, the alliance includes more than 350 organizations and branches around the world, protecting over 2.75 million square miles of waterways on six continents.(如今，该联盟包括全球350多个组织和分支机构，保护着六大洲超过275万平方英里的水道)”可知，水守护者联盟对全球水道的总体影响是保护了世界范围内的大片水域。故选C。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“Riverkeepers now work to protect rivers by monitoring waterways and finding sources of pollution. They have various methods for doing so, including going on boats to check, testing water quality at different sites and looking into who might be causing pollution. They investigate potential (潜在的) polluters and determine whether legal action is necessary. Riverkeepers make sure waterways are clean and safe for animals and people living there.(河流管理员现在通过监测水道和寻找污染源来保护河流。他们有各种各样的方法来做到这一点，包括乘船检查，在不同的地点测试水质，并调查谁可能造成污染。他们调查潜在的污染者，并决定是否有必要采取法律行动。河流管理员确保水道清洁，确保对生活在那里的动物和人们安全)”可知，最后一段主要讲的是河流保护者的责任。故选B。 D Engineers at the University of Arizona and a scientist at the American space agency NASA have developed a lightweight sailplane that can fly above Mars for several days at a time. The plane is equipped with flight, temperature and gas sensors, as well as cameras. It is designed to gather data about the Red Planet’s atmosphere. There are currently eight active spacecraft orbiting Mars and three rover vehicles also exploring the surface. But these research vehicles are limited in their ability to collect data on the area just above the Mars surface, because they depend on energy from the sun and need batteries to operate. The researchers say the sailplane they developed is lightweight and low-cost. It will be able to use a method called dynamic soaring. This method permits a plane to gain energy by repeatedly crossing boundaries between air masses of different strength levels. This kind of wind activity is known to be common on Mars. NASA has experimented with a small helicopter on Mars, the Ingenuity. So far, tests of Ingenuity have been successful. But the experimental helicopter is only able to fly for a few minutes at a time and can only reach heights of about 12 meters. “Its technology has been very limited by energy,” says the study’s lead author, Adrien Bouskela. Sailplanes, on the other hand, can fly over the Martian skies for days, allowing them to reach far beyond Ingenuity and visit new places. The team has carried out tests of the sailplane by attaching it to a balloon floating in the sky. More tests are planned for this summer when researchers are expected to send the plane up to about 4500 meters above sea level, where Earth’s atmosphere is thinner and flight conditions are similar to those of Mars. “We can use Earth as a laboratory to study fight to Mars,” said Sergei Shakrayev, a professor at the University of Arizona. 12. Why do people create the lightweight sailplane? A. To detect the resources on Mars. B. To explore the atmosphere on Mars. C. To collect the data of the outer space. D. To record changes in the solar system. 13. What is the advantage of the sailplane compared with other research vehicles? A. It is easier to operate. B. It can be powered by wind. C. It provides more accurate data. D. It weighs less and moves faster. 14. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The development of the sailplane cost less. B. Sailplanes can work longer than other research vehicles. C. The Ingenuity can reach heights of more than 12 meters. D. To collect data, some research vehicles are being used to explore the Mars. 15. What can you infer from the last paragraph? A. Researchers will do more tests in the laboratory. B. Researchers will apply the sailplane to other fields. C. Earth’s atmosphere is thinner than that on the Mars. D. Researchers will test the sailplane at high altitudes. 【答案】12. B 13. B 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文, 文章主要介绍了美国科学家研制出一款能深入探索火星的滑翔机。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“It is designed to gather data about the Red Planet’s atmosphere.(它的设计目的是收集有关这颗红色星球大气的数据。)”可知，这款滑翔机是用来探索火星的大气层的。故选B。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“But these research vehicles are limited in their ability to collect data on the area just above the Mars surface, because they depend on energy from the sun and need batteries to operate.(但这些研究工具收集火星表面上方区域数据的能力有限，因为它们依赖于太阳的能量，需要电池来运行。)”和第三段“The researchers say the sailplane they developed is lightweight and low-cost. It will be able to use a method called dynamic soaring. This method permits a plane to gain energy by repeatedly crossing boundaries between air masses of different strength levels.(研究人员表示，他们开发的滑翔机重量轻，成本低。它将能够使用一种叫做动态飙升的方法。这种方法允许滑翔机通过反复穿越不同强度气团之间的边界来获得能量。)”可知，与其他研究工具相比，滑翔机的优势是它可以由风驱动。故选B。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“But the experimental helicopter is only able to fly for a few minutes at a time and can only reach heights of about 12 meters.(但这架实验性直升机一次只能飞行几分钟，而且只能达到12米左右的高度。)”可知，C选项“The Ingenuity can reach heights of more than 12 meters.(Ingenuity可以达到12米以上的高度。)”是不正确的，故选C。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“More tests are planned for this summer when researchers are expected to send the plane up to about 4500 meters above sea level, where Earth’s atmosphere is thinner and flight conditions are similar to those of Mars.(今年夏天计划进行更多的测试，届时研究人员预计将把飞机送到海拔约4500米的地方，那里的地球大气层更薄，飞行条件与火星相似。)”可知，研究人员将在高海拔地区对滑翔机进行测试。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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How many advertisements have you seen in your life? ___16___ Advertisements are a great way to make people aware of products, issues, and more. But has advertising become a problem for society? If let me rate the current online advertising risks, I would probably give 2 points. ___17___ Advertising makes us associate happiness with consumerism (消费主义). After they’ve achieved to ruin our self-esteem (自尊), advertisements are trying to fool us into thinking that only products and services can make us feel better. ___18___ What is it? You guessed right: Shopping. Once they achieve to make you feel ugly, they sell you beauty products so you can improve on your ugliness. Once they manage to make you believe that you are not important, they sell you expensive clothes so you can attract the attention of others. And so on and so forth. ___19___ We have an economic system in which people have to make money in order to survive — and this can be clearly seen in the advertising industry. By showing you what the ideal life is supposed to be, and then making you compare your ordinary life to it, they slowly lead you to believe that you’re not beautiful, intelligent, confident, and so on, until they fully convince you that you are basically not good. The reason? To make you feel insecure so that they can then emotionally control you. In short, advertisements promise you happiness, provided that you spend money in return. The result? ___20___ A. Advertising pushes us to make money. B. Advertising makes us feel that we’re not good enough. C So what exactly are the main problems of advertising on society? D. The average person sees between 280 and 310 advertisements per day. E. Without shopping advertisements tell you that you can’t find happiness. F. In other words, advertisements create a problem and then offer us a solution to it. G. Consuming stuff you don’t even need and leading to waste that is pollution our planet. 【答案】16. D 17. C 18. F 19. B 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了广告所带来的问题。 【16题详解】 根据上文“How many advertisements have you seen in your life?(你一生中看过多少广告？)”可知，本句主要回答上文关于看过多少广告的问题。故D选项“平均每个人每天看到280到310个广告”符合语境，故选D。 【17题详解】 根据上文“If let me rate the current online advertising risks, I would probably give 2 points.(如果让我给当前的网络广告风险打分，我可能会给2分)”可知，上文提到了给广告风险打分，结合后文主要分析了广告带来的问题。故C选项“那么广告给社会带来的主要问题到底是什么？”符合语境，引起下文，故选C。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Advertising makes us associate happiness with consumerism (消费主义). After they’ve achieved to ruin our self-esteem (自尊), advertisements are trying to fool us into thinking that only products and services can make us feel better.(广告使我们把幸福和消费主义联系在一起。广告在摧毁了我们的自尊之后，又试图愚弄我们，让我们认为只有产品和服务才能让我们感觉更好)”可知，本句承接上文，进一步解释广告是如何愚弄我们的。故F选项“换句话说，广告制造了一个问题，然后给我们提供了一个解决方案”符合语境，故选F。 【19题详解】 根据后文“We have an economic system in which people have to make money in order to survive—and this can be clearly seen in the advertising industry. By showing you what the ideal life is supposed to be, and then making you compare your ordinary life to it, they slowly lead you to believe that you’re not beautiful, intelligent, confident, and so on, until they fully convince you that you are basically not good. The reason? To make you feel insecure so that they can then emotionally control you.(在我们的经济体系中，人们必须赚钱才能生存——这在广告业中可以清楚地看到。通过向你展示理想的生活应该是什么样子，然后让你把你的普通生活与之比较，他们慢慢地让你相信你不漂亮，不聪明，不自信，等等，直到他们完全说服你，你基本上不好。原因？让你感到不安全，这样他们就能在情感上控制你)”可知，后文提到了广告让你相信你不漂亮，不聪明，不自信，即告诉你不够好，好控制你的情感。故B选项“广告让我们觉得自己不够好”符合语境，故选B。 【20题详解】 根据上文“In short, advertisements promise you happiness, provided that you spend money in return. The result?(简而言之，广告承诺给你幸福，只要你花钱作为回报。结果呢？)”可知，本句主要说明广告带来的结果，广告的最终目的是促使人们消费。故G选项“消费你根本不需要的东西，导致浪费，污染我们的星球”符合语境，故选G。 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Last year, John and I discovered that our plumbing (水管) had failed, flooding our home. We had to live in a hotel as we waited for the ____21____ to be dealt with. Living in a small hotel room with three little kids was an extremely ____22____ period, but when a group of teenagers from FFA group moved in, things went from bad to worse. The teens kept talking ____23____ in the hallways until late, and the noise ____24____ my kids. I was ____25____ and decided to talk to them to see if they could show ____26____ rather than become angry. The next day I knocked on the closest door and spoke to the young man who ____27____ . “I know you’re here for the FFA conference and we want you to have ____28____, but you were a little loud last night and I hope you could be quieter tonight,” I ____29____. The young man said he was very sorry. Before going to bed, I _____30_____ a note under our door. I opened the note to find _____31_____. The teens _____32_____ $40 in the note. The next morning, my family _____33_____ the teenagers and learned that at the FFA conference, the students had listened to a speech about _____34_____ and paying it forward. That very night, the students found that _____35_____ to be kind. There is always an act of kindness to be done, just as long as you’re looking for one. 21. A. mess B. fear C. stress D. pollution 22. A. boring B. challenging C. interesting D. confusing 23 A. independently B. beautifully C. loudly D. illegally 24. A. woke up B. cheered up C. built up D. warmed up 25. A. shocked B. upset C. disappointed D. calm 26. A. doubt B. tension C. courage D. understanding 27. A. laughed B. answered C. rejected D. performed 28. A. fun B. confidence C. belief D. attention 29. A. announced B. whispered C. explained D. argued 30. A. left B. lighted C. tore D. noticed 31. A. paper B. hair C. money D. cloth 32. A. included B. wanted C. stole D. took 33. A. approached B. cured C. warned D. thanked 34. A. strategy B. kindness C. honesty D. religion 35. A. attitude B. ability C. opportunity D. strength 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者家里水管爆裂导致家中被淹，不得不暂住在酒店等待修复。住在一个小酒店房间里并照顾三个小孩极具挑战，但当一群来自FFA组织的青少年搬入后，情况变得更加糟糕。他们晚上在走廊大声喧哗，吵醒了作者的孩子。在经过和他们沟通之后，他们道歉了，并在作者门下留下了一张纸条和40美元作为歉意。作者认为这些青少年抓住了表达善意的机会，告诉我们只要你去寻找，总会发现善行。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我们不得不住在旅馆里，等待着混乱的局面得到处理。A. mess混乱；B. fear害怕；C. stress压力；D. pollution污染。根据下文“flooding our home”可知，家里被水淹了，因此这是一个需要处理的混乱局面。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：带着三个孩子住在一个小酒店房间里是一段极具挑战性的时期，但当一群来自FFA集团的青少年搬进来时，情况变得更糟了。A. boring无聊的；B. challenging充满挑战的；C. interesting有趣的；D. confusing令人困惑的。下文提到“things went from bad to worse”，说明情况变得更加糟糕，因此可以推断出与三个小孩住在小旅馆房间里是一个充满挑战的时期。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：十几岁的孩子们一直在走廊里大声说话，一直吵到很晚，吵醒了我的孩子们。A. independently独立地；B. beautifully美丽地；C. loudly大声地；D. illegally非法地。根据下文“but you were a little loud last night”可知，孩子们一直在走廊里大声说话。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意同上。A. woke up唤醒；B. cheered up振作起来，高兴起来；C. built up建立；D. warmed up热身。根据下文“my kids”可知，噪音吵醒了作者的孩子。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我很难过，决定和他们谈谈，看看他们是否能表示理解，而不是生气。A. shocked感到震惊的；B. upset沮丧，难过；C. disappointed感到失望的；D. calm镇静的。根据下文“decided to talk to them”可知，作者决定去和他们谈谈，这暗示作者之前可能感到不安或烦恼。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. doubt怀疑；B. tension紧张局势；C. courage勇气；D. understanding理解。根据“rather than become angry”可知，作者决定去和他们谈谈，是希望他们能够展示出理解，而不是生气。故选D。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天，我敲了最近的一扇门，跟开门的年轻人说话。A. laughed笑；B. answered回答；C. rejected拒绝；D. performed表演，表现。根据“The next day I knocked on the closest door”可知，作者敲了离他最近的门，与开门的人交谈。根据语境，开门的人应该是回应了作者的敲门声。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我知道你们是来参加FFA会议的，我们希望你们玩得开心，但你昨晚有点吵，我希望你们今晚能安静一点，”我解释说。A. fun乐趣；B. confidence自信；C. belief信念；D. attention注意力。根据“I know you’re here for the FFA conference and we want you to have...”，可知，作者知道对方是来参加FFA会议的，并且希望他们玩得开心。have fun为固定搭配，意为“玩得开心”。故选A。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. announced宣布；B. whispered低语，小声说；C. explained解释；D. argued争论。根据“but you were a little loud last night and I hope you could be quieter tonight”可知，作者是在向年轻人解释（explained）昨晚他们太吵了，希望他们今晚能安静点。故选C。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：睡觉前，我注意到门缝下有一张纸条。A. left离开；B. lighted点燃；C. tore撕碎；D. noticed注意。根据“a note under our door”可知，作者注意到了门缝下的纸条。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我打开纸条，发现里面有钱。A. paper纸；B. hair头发；C. money钱；D. cloth布料。根据下文“The teens ____12____ $40 in the note.”可知，作者发现纸条里面有钱。故选C。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这些青少年在便条中附上了40美元。A. included包括；B. wanted想要；C. stole偷；D. took拿走。根据“$40 in the note”可知，青少年在便条中包含了40美元，表示他们将这40美元作为对作者的歉意或补偿。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：第二天早上，我的家人感谢了这些青少年，并得知在FFA会议上，学生们听了一篇关于善良和传递的演讲。A. approached接近；B. cured治愈；C. warned警告；D. thanked感谢。根据“The teens ____12____ $40 in the note.”可知，收到来自青少年们的善意，作者和家人表示感谢。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. strategy策略；B. kindness善良；C. honesty诚实；D. religion宗教。根据下文“There is always an act of kindness to be done,”可知，此处是信息词kindness的词汇复现。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：就在那天晚上，学生们找到了做善事的机会。A. attitude态度；B. ability能力；C. opportunity机会；D. strength力量。根据下文“to be kind”可知，学生们发现有机会表现出善良。故选C。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I volunteered with elephants in South Africa for one month. It was one of the best ___36___ (month) of my life. It was an eye-opening experience that challenged some of my beliefs on how ___37___ (vary) animals are used for tourism. I volunteered with African Elephant Research Unit(AERU)at Knysna Elephant Park. Our daily work would change a bit ___38___ time to time, but it was mostly made up of cleaning elephant camps, preparing their food and ___39___ (take) notes on elephant behavior. I feel our work is useful because AERU is the first research and volunteer program devoted to improving the welfare and ___40___ (manage) of captive (被圈养的) and wild elephants in South Africa. As people ___41___ (feed) up with poaching (偷猎), people think it is ___42___ (good) for elephants to be in captivity than to be in the wild. Before AERU, there was a lack of research on African elephants. I am a vegan (纯素食者) and lots of misinformation is spread in the vegan community about animal tourism. Most vegans will tell you that you shouldn’t let ___43___ (you) take part in any tourism activities about animals. However, elephant parks are necessary because of poaching. Many elephant parks cannot run on donations alone. Most of ___44___ money comes from the tourists ___45___ want to see these animals close. 【答案】36. months 37. various##varied 38. from 39. taking 40. management 41. are fed##have been fed 42. better 43. yourself 44. the 45. who##that 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者在南非做大象志愿者的经历以及工作内容。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：那是我一生中最美好的月份之一。“one of+复数可数名词”为固定结构，表示“……之一”，所以空处应用名词的复数形式。故填months。 【37题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这是一次令人大开眼界的经历，挑战了我对各种动物如何用于旅游的一些信念。空处修饰名词animals，应用形容词形式作定语，various/varied是形容词，表示“各种各样的”，符合题意。故填various/varied。 【38题详解】 考查介词。句意：我们的日常工作会不时发生一些变化，但主要包括清理大象营地、准备食物和记录大象的行为。from time to time为固定短语，表示“不时，偶尔”，符合题意。故填from。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：我们的日常工作会不时发生一些变化，但主要包括清理大象营地、准备食物和记录大象的行为。分析句子结构可知，空处与cleaning elephant camps和preparing their food并列，作介词of的宾语，应用动名词形式。故填taking。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：我觉得我们的工作很有用，因为AERU是南非第一个致力于改善圈养和野生大象福利和管理的研究和志愿者项目。空处与名词welfare并列，作动词improving的宾语，应用名词management。故填management。 【41题详解】 考查时态。句意：由于人们受够了偷猎，人们认为圈养大象比野生大象更好。be fed up with为固定短语，表示“厌烦，受够了”，根据句中is可知，句子使用一般现在时，主语是people，be动词使用are，即are fed；或者从句描述过去的动作对现在有影响，使用现在完成时，主语是people，谓语动词使用have been fed。故填are fed/have been fed。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：由于人们受够了偷猎，人们认为圈养大象比野生大象更好。结合语意以及句中的than可知，空处应用形容词的比较级形式better，表示“更好的 ”。故填better。 【43题详解】 考查代词。句意：大多数素食主义者会告诉你，你不应该让自己参加任何关于动物的旅游活动。空处作动词let的宾语，且与主语you一致，所以空处应用反身代词yourself，表示“你自己”。故填yourself。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意：大部分钱来自那些想近距离观看这些动物的游客。结合语意可知，此处特指大部分的钱，空处应用定冠词the表示特指。故填the。 【45题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：大部分钱来自那些想近距离观看这些动物的游客。分析句子结构可知，空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the tourists，先行词指人，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词who/that引导从句。故填who/that。 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假如你是学生会主席李华，随着全球变暖的局势日益严峻，你校邀请外籍专家Professor Green向全体学生们进行“低碳减排，绿色生活”的讲座。请写一则活动通知，内容包括： 1. 讲座目的和内容； 2. 讲座时间地点； 3. 呼吁积极参与。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 NOTICE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Students’ Union 【答案】One possible version: NOTICE To enhance the awareness of environmental protection, our school has invited Professor Green, a foreign expert, to deliver a lecture on “Low-carbon Emission Reduction and Green Lifestyle.” The lecture, with interactive sessions, is scheduled from 3 pm to 5 pm next Friday in the school lecture hall. We are bound to gain a deeper understanding of low-carbon emission reduction because it covers the concept of low-carbon living, practical cases, as well as low-carbon actions. As global warming becomes increasingly severe, let’s actively participate in this lecture and jointly contribute to the sustainable development of our planet. The Students’ Union 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一则主题为“低碳减排，绿色生活”讲座的通知。 【详解】1.词汇积累 提高：enhance→raise 获得：gain→acquire 参加：participate in→take part in 积极到：actively→positively 2.句式拓展 同义句 原句：The lecture, with interactive sessions, is scheduled from 3 pm to 5 pm next Friday in the school lecture hall. 拓展句：The lecture, which has interactive sessions, is scheduled from 3 pm to 5 pm next Friday in the school lecture hall. 【点睛】【高分句型1】We are bound to gain a deeper understanding of low-carbon emission reduction because it covers the concept of low-carbon living, practical cases, as well as low-carbon actions.（运用了because引导的原因状语从句） 【高分句型2】As global warming becomes increasingly severe, let’s actively participate in this lecture and jointly contribute to the sustainable development of our planet.（运用了as引导的状语从句） 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，使其构成一篇完整的短文。 The August heat is really unbearable. Eric and Bernard decided to go to City Library to spend a productive afternoon. It was so hot that every step they took made them sweaty. Eric suggested taking a short cut in a nearby park. Central Park is familiar to both of them. As they entered the park, the Children’s Paradise and swings brought back some sweet memories of childhood they spent there. But nearly everything in it looked dirty and old now. The park was full of litter, even some lying on the ground near the trash can. A little boy told them the city took the other trash cans away and that the remaining one never got emptied. On the way to the library, they were silent and depressed, with a wrinkled forehead. When Mr Henry, a kind and enthusiastic librarian, met the boys, he sensed something strange. As they eagerly shared what they saw in the park, he listened to them with interest. Hearing that, he recommended them to the Community Hall to voice their concerns. The next day the boys walked into the Community Hall. But without any luck, they were declined by an implied official. They were told that their problem couldn’t be solved on account of tight budget. Upset and desperate, they left and decided to turn to Mr Henry for help. With the help of Mr Henry, they found a nonprofit organization Return Green, which was good at raising money for the project of environmental protection. To their delight, Henry promised to arrange them to present their ideas to Return Green. But there were two vital tasks lying ahead: researching ways to clean the park and preparing a convincing presentation. Bernard was good at surfing the Internet, and Eric was gifted in speaking, so the two cooperated very well. Bernard learned from a science website that a new trash can is able to squeeze (挤) the trash down without being emptied. Based on this, Eric was preparing a presentation over and over again. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Para. 1: Two weeks later, Eric nervously waited for his turn to introduce their plan to the board (董事会) of Return Green. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para. 2: After receiving the good news, Eric was eager to share it with Bernard . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 Two weeks later, Eric nervously waited for his turn to introduce their plan to the board (董事会) of Return Green. He could feel nothing but his hands shaking and heart pounding. “You’ll be great, Eric,” Bernard encouraged him. Just then, Eric heard his name being announced. It was time to present! Eric took a deep breath and then went on the stage. “Tubman Park needs a new kind of trash can,” Eric explained, pointing to a poster of a trash can. Then Eric explained the working principle of the trash can in detail. The judges nodded as they listened, seeming interested in the project. After receiving the good news, Eric was eager to share it with Bernard. Go Green had agreed to buy the new trash cans for the park! Hearing the inspiring news, they both leaped into the air with joy. Eric hardly had time to enjoy the moment before Bernard started sharing the news with Mrs. Henry and showing their gratitude to her. Learning of the result, Mrs. Henry smiled through watery eyes. “I know you can do it! Tubman Park is sure to become one that is clean and green again!” Never before had Eric and Bernard been so proud of themselves. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了埃里克和伯纳德看到小时候玩耍的公园变得脏乱，内心十分沮丧，在亨利先生的帮助下，他们找到了一个非营利组织“回归绿色”，该组织擅长为环保项目筹集资金。令他们高兴的是，亨利答应安排他们向“绿归来”展示他们的想法。最后通过他们的努力，公园再次变得干净起来。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“两周后，埃里克紧张地等待着轮到他向Return Green董事会介绍他们的计划。”可知，第一段可描写埃里克展示自己的垃圾解决方式以及得到评委们的认可。 ②由第二段首句内容“听到这个好消息后，埃里克迫不及待地想和伯纳德分享。”可知，第二段可描写埃里克分享消息，亨利先生为他们感到高兴。 2.续写线索：介绍计划——紧张——伯纳德鼓励——得到评委认可——分享好消息——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①颤抖：shake/tremble ②解释：explain/illustrate ③购买：buy/purchase 情绪类 ①快乐：joy/happiness ②感谢：show gratitude to/be grateful 【点睛】[高分句型1] The judges nodded as they listened, seeming interested in the project. (运用了as引导时间状语从句) [高分句型2] Learning of the result, Mrs. Henry  smiled through watery eyes. (运用了现在分词作状语) 听力1．C 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．C 6．B 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．C 11．C 12．A 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．A 17．C 18．A 19．C 20．A 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 商城县上石桥高中联考2023-2024学年下期期末考试 高一英语试题卷 注意事项: 本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。 第一部分听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的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．Which subject does the girl dislike? A．Art. B．Geography. C．History. 2．What does the girl want? A．A sweater. B．A dress. C．Shoes. 3．What are the speakers going to buy? A．Some flowers. B．A scarf. C．A handbag: 4．What will the man's brother do tonight? A．Read a book. B．Study. C．Do a survey. 5．Where does the woman want to go? A．The fire station. B．The train station C．The park. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给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．Where will the woman go first? A．The airport. B． The police station. C．The bank. 7．What does the man offer to do? A．Lend some money. B．Inform the company. C．Go with the woman. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8．When does the conversation take place most probably? A．On Monday. B．On Tuesday C．On Friday. 9．How does Tina find the poem task? A．Easy B．Hard. C．Interesting. 10．What test will the speakers take next Thursday? A．Physics. B．Math. C．Chemistry. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11．How old is Flora’s son? A．8. B．10. C．12. 12．What does Flora want to know? A．How to make her kids get along well. B．How to encourage her kids to be brave. C．How to help kids get along well with their friends. 13．How did the speaker’s son feel when he was compared with his sister? A．Surprised. B．Sad. C．Calm. 14．Where does the speaker work most, probably? A．In a hospital. B．At a radio station. C．In a company. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15．Why does the man want to buy a car for his daughter? A．To mark her birthday. B．To change her old car. C．To celebrate her graduation. 16．What’s the relationship between Mark and Sara? A．Husband and wife. B．Father and daughter. C．Brother and sister. 17．What does the man think of the red car? A．The space is small. B．The color is attractive. C．The price is reasonable. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18．How did Alan get his first car? A．He bought it himself. B．His parents gave it to him. C．It was a prize from a competition. 19．What was the woman’s first job? A．A teacher. B．A salesgirl. C．A law firm clerk. 20．When did Alan start making money? A．In primary school. B．In high school. C．In college. 第二部分阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Most Popular National Parks in the U.S. Famously called“America’s best idea”by the novelist and historian Wallace Stegner, the U.S.National Park System offers families a wonderfully affordable way to visit America’s most popular and beautiful landscapes. Hot Springs National Park This national park is unique because it’s more of an urban park than a distant wilderness. Located right next to the city of Hot Springs, this is also the country’s smallest national park, covering 5,550 acres. The main attractions here are the historic bathhouses and hot springs that the park was established to protect. Acadia National Park This park on the Maine Coast is home to various plants and animals and the tallest mountain on the Atlantic Coast. Today visitors come to Acadia to hike rock peaks, bike historic carriage roads, or relax and enjoy the coastal scenery. Shenandoah National Park Occupied by settlers for at least 100 years, it covers 200,000 acres of Virginia wilderness. The 105-mile Skyline Drive traces the Blue Ridge Mountains and offers many jumping-off points to see the beauty of this park. Beyond the scenic drive, you can explore the park’s many offerings through hiking, biking, and horseback riding, Indiana Dunes National Park Stretching along 15 miles of Lake Michigan shoreline and covering more than 15,000 acres, this Midwestern park is ideal for relaxing on a beach, hiking the 50 miles of trails,and exploring the diverse ecosystem. The sands are the main attraction with rare plants, and various birds. The national park is free to visit. 1. What is typical of Hot Springs National Park? A. It seems like a city park. B. It is located in the suburb. C. It isn’t a faraway wilderness. D. It is the city’s largest national park. 2 What can you do in Shenandoah National Park? A. Talk about its history with settlers. B. Record the beauty of this park. C. Ride a horse to explore its beauty. D. Enjoy the park’s coastal scenery. 3. Which of the following parks can you visit free of charge? A. Acadia National Park. B. Hot Springs National Park. C. Shenandoah National Park. D. Indiana Dunes National Park. B Two years ago, Holmes participated in Back to School Bash. He was holding down two jobs at the time — one with the city’s public works department, the other as a barber. Saturday was his busiest hair-cutting day, but he chose to donate his time and give free haircuts to unfortunate kids so they’d look neat on that first day of classes. But then he had a light bulb moment: “The kids should earn their free haircut by having to read a book to me,” Holmes said. The idea was so popular that he continued it the first Tuesday of every month for the next two years. Boys from five to ten years old would grab a favorite book, settle into the barber chair, and read aloud while Holmes was doing their hair. If they were puzzled over a word, Holmes was there to help. After the haircut, they’d review he book, from the characters and vocabulary to the themes — just like in school, only more fun. Holmes, who is married and has two sons, ages three and four, recognizes that not every parent has the time to read with their kids. Holmes admits he, too, benefits from the process. “There was this seven-year-old who struggled through his book, stuttering over words even though he didn’t have a stutter (口吃),” said Holmes. He had the boy take the book home and practice. When the child came back a few days later, “He read it with no problems. That inspires me.” Holmes and his family have recently moved to a Chicago suburb. When they get settled, he plans to take up his role as the Story-book Barber. “The way the world is today with guns and violence,” he says, “it’s a safe heaven for the kids, to come to the barbershop and read books.” 4. What do we know about Holmes two years ago? A. He had only one job. B. He earned a lot as a barber. C. He offered free haircuts to the poor kids. D. He was the organizer of Back to School Bash. 5. The example in Paragrap3 mainly proves that _______. A. Holmes is very strict with the kids B. Holmes also learns a lot from the kids C. being a fluent reader needs plenty of practice D. many kids have trouble in reading a storybook 6 What can we learn from the last Paragraph? A. Holmes is dissatisfied with the world today. B. Holmes’ barbershop will have some changes. C. Holmes’ barbershop has won great popularity. D. Holmes will continue to be a storybook barber. 7. What is the best title for the text? A. The Storybook Barber B. Back to School Bash C. Reading Counts A Lot D. Care About the Kids C Thousands of Americans take part in the National River Cleanup Day every year, organized by the nonprofit American Rivers since 1991. The event brings communities together to become responsible protectors of local waterways. However, the day-to-day work is largely done by full-time guardians like “riverkeepers” “baykeepers” or “waterkeepers”. Fifty years ago, many U. S. waterways were even worse than they are today. Rivers were often dammed or changed, and pollution was poisoning water ecosystems. River fires had become surprisingly common, with Ohio’s Cuyahoga River experiencing its tenth fire in 100 years in 1969. New York’s Hudson River was also full of industrial waste and waste water by the mid-1960s. This inspired various citizen-led actions, including supportive groups like Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, founded by folk singer Pete Seeger in 1966. The effects on fish angered local fishermen, who used a 1888 federal (联邦的) law to take on polluters directly in 1966. This led to the formation of the Hudson River Fishermen’s Association, renamed Riverkeeper in 1986. Other protection groups around the country soon borrowed its name and strategies. In 1999, the Waterkeeper Alliance (联盟) was founded to unite and support all the “keeper” groups in the U. S. and abroad. Today, the alliance includes more than 350 organizations and branches around the world, protecting over 2.75 million square miles of waterways on six continents. Riverkeeper found early success with two federal laws: the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1888 and the Refuse Act of 1899. These laws banned pollution of U. S. waters and offered awards for reporting law-breaking behaviors. Riverkeepers now work to protect rivers by monitoring waterways and finding sources of pollution. They have various methods for doing so, including going on boats to check, testing water quality at different sites and looking into who might be causing pollution. They investigate potential (潜在的) polluters and determine whether legal action is necessary. Riverkeepers make sure waterways are clean and safe for animals and people living there. 8. What is the main purpose of the National River Cleanup Day? A. To fund waterway protection projects. B. To promote American folk river culture. C. To raise people’s awareness about water pollution. D. To encourage communities to tend their local waterways. 9. How did the original Riverkeeper group benefit other protection groups? A. By hosting cleanup events annually. B. By forming the Waterkeeper Alliance. C. By sharing its name and successful methods. D. By asking the government for stricter laws. 10. What is the overall impact of the Waterkeeper Alliance on global waterways? A They standardized water quality testing globally. B. They removed industrial pollution in the world. C. They protected large areas of waterways worldwide. D. They prevented all future river fires from occurring. 11. What does the last paragraph mainly focus on? A. Sources of river pollution. B. Responsibilities of riverkeepers. C. Methods for cleaning waterways. D. Impacts of federal laws on river protection. D Engineers at the University of Arizona and a scientist at the American space agency NASA have developed a lightweight sailplane that can fly above Mars for several days at a time. The plane is equipped with flight temperature and gas sensors, as well as cameras. It is designed to gather data about the Red Planet’s atmosphere. There are currently eight active spacecraft orbiting Mars and three rover vehicles also exploring the surface. But these research vehicles are limited in their ability to collect data on the area just above the Mars surface, because they depend on energy from the sun and need batteries to operate. The researchers say the sailplane they developed is lightweight and low-cost. It will be able to use a method called dynamic soaring. This method permits a plane to gain energy by repeatedly crossing boundaries between air masses of different strength levels. This kind of wind activity is known to be common on Mars. NASA has experimented with a small helicopter on Mars, the Ingenuity. So far, tests of Ingenuity have been successful. But the experimental helicopter is only able to fly for a few minutes at a time and can only reach heights of about 12 meters. “Its technology has been very limited by energy,” says the study’s lead author, Adrien Bouskela. Sailplanes, on the other hand, can fly over the Martian skies for days, allowing them to reach far beyond Ingenuity and visit new places. The team has carried out tests of the sailplane by attaching it to a balloon floating in the sky. More tests are planned for this summer when researchers are expected to send the plane up to about 4500 meters above sea level, where Earth’s atmosphere is thinner and flight conditions are similar to those of Mars. “We can use Earth as a laboratory to study fight to Mars,” said Sergei Shakrayev, a professor at the University of Arizona. 12. Why do people create the lightweight sailplane? A. To detect the resources on Mars. B. To explore the atmosphere on Mars. C. To collect the data of the outer space. D. To record changes in the solar system. 13. What is the advantage of the sailplane compared with other research vehicles? A. It is easier to operate. B. It can be powered by wind. C. It provides more accurate data. D. It weighs less and moves faster. 14. According to the passage, which of the following statements is NOT true? A. The development of the sailplane cost less. B. Sailplanes can work longer than other research vehicles. C. The Ingenuity can reach heights of more than 12 meters. D. To collect data, some research vehicles are being used to explore the Mars. 15. What can you infer from the last paragraph? A. Researchers will do more tests in the laboratory. B. Researchers will apply the sailplane to other fields. C. Earth’s atmosphere is thinner than that on the Mars. D. Researchers will test the sailplane at high altitudes. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How many advertisements have you seen in your life? ___16___ Advertisements are a great way to make people aware of products, issues, and more. But has advertising become a problem for society? If let me rate the current online advertising risks, I would probably give 2 points. ___17___ Advertising makes us associate happiness with consumerism (消费主义). After they’ve achieved to ruin our self-esteem (自尊), advertisements are trying to fool us into thinking that only products and services can make us feel better. ___18___ What is it? You guessed right: Shopping. Once they achieve to make you feel ugly, they sell you beauty products so you can improve on your ugliness. Once they manage to make you believe that you are not important, they sell you expensive clothes so you can attract the attention of others. And so on and so forth. ___19___ We have an economic system in which people have to make money in order to survive — and this can be clearly seen in the advertising industry. By showing you what the ideal life is supposed to be, and then making you compare your ordinary life to it, they slowly lead you to believe that you’re not beautiful, intelligent, confident, and so on, until they fully convince you that you are basically not good. The reason? To make you feel insecure so that they can then emotionally control you. In short, advertisements promise you happiness, provided that you spend money in return. The result? ___20___ A. Advertising pushes us to make money. B. Advertising makes us feel that we’re not good enough. C. So what exactly are the main problems of advertising on society? D. The average person sees between 280 and 310 advertisements per day. E. Without shopping, advertisements tell you that you can’t find happiness. F. In other words, advertisements create a problem and then offer us a solution to it. G. Consuming stuff you don’t even need and leading to waste that is pollution our planet. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 Last year, John and I discovered that our plumbing (水管) had failed, flooding our home. We had to live in a hotel as we waited for the ____21____ to be dealt with. Living in a small hotel room with three little kids was an extremely ____22____ period, but when a group of teenagers from FFA group moved in, things went from bad to worse. The teens kept talking ____23____ in the hallways until late, and the noise ____24____ my kids. I was ____25____ and decided to talk to them to see if they could show ____26____ rather than become angry. The next day I knocked on the closest door and spoke to the young man who ____27____ . “I know you’re here for the FFA conference and we want you to have ____28____, but you were a little loud last night and I hope you could be quieter tonight,” I ____29____. The young man said he was very sorry. Before going to bed, I _____30_____ a note under our door. I opened the note to find _____31_____. The teens _____32_____ $40 in the note. The next morning, my family _____33_____ the teenagers and learned that at the FFA conference, the students had listened to a speech about _____34_____ and paying it forward. That very night, the students found that _____35_____ to be kind. There is always an act of kindness to be done, just as long as you’re looking for one. 21. A. mess B. fear C. stress D. pollution 22. A. boring B. challenging C. interesting D. confusing 23. A. independently B. beautifully C. loudly D. illegally 24. A. woke up B. cheered up C. built up D. warmed up 25. A. shocked B. upset C. disappointed D. calm 26. A. doubt B. tension C. courage D. understanding 27. A. laughed B. answered C. rejected D. performed 28. A. fun B. confidence C. belief D. attention 29. A. announced B. whispered C. explained D. argued 30. A. left B. lighted C. tore D. noticed 31. A. paper B. hair C. money D. cloth 32. A. included B. wanted C. stole D. took 33. A. approached B. cured C. warned D. thanked 34. A. strategy B. kindness C. honesty D. religion 35. A. attitude B. ability C. opportunity D. strength 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 I volunteered with elephants in South Africa for one month. It was one of the best ___36___ (month) of my life. It was an eye-opening experience that challenged some of my beliefs on how ___37___ (vary) animals are used for tourism. I volunteered with African Elephant Research Unit(AERU)at Knysna Elephant Park. Our daily work would change a bit ___38___ time to time, but it was mostly made up of cleaning elephant camps, preparing their food and ___39___ (take) notes on elephant behavior. I feel our work is useful because AERU is the first research and volunteer program devoted to improving the welfare and ___40___ (manage) of captive (被圈养的) and wild elephants in South Africa. As people ___41___ (feed) up with poaching (偷猎), people think it is ___42___ (good) for elephants to be in captivity than to be in the wild. Before AERU, there was a lack of research on African elephants. I am a vegan (纯素食者) and lots of misinformation is spread in the vegan community about animal tourism. Most vegans will tell you that you shouldn’t let ___43___ (you) take part in any tourism activities about animals. However, elephant parks are necessary because of poaching. Many elephant parks cannot run on donations alone. Most of ___44___ money comes from the tourists ___45___ want to see these animals close. 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 假如你是学生会主席李华，随着全球变暖的局势日益严峻，你校邀请外籍专家Professor Green向全体学生们进行“低碳减排，绿色生活”的讲座。请写一则活动通知，内容包括： 1. 讲座的目的和内容； 2. 讲座时间地点； 3. 呼吁积极参与。 注意： 1. 词数100左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 NOTICE ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The Students’ Union 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，使其构成一篇完整的短文。 The August heat is really unbearable. Eric and Bernard decided to go to City Library to spend a productive afternoon. It was so hot that every step they took made them sweaty. Eric suggested taking a short cut in a nearby park. Central Park is familiar to both of them. As they entered the park, the Children’s Paradise and swings brought back some sweet memories of childhood they spent there. But nearly everything in it looked dirty and old now. The park was full of litter, even some lying on the ground near the trash can. A little boy told them the city took the other trash cans away and that the remaining one never got emptied. On the way to the library, they were silent and depressed, with a wrinkled forehead. When Mr Henry, a kind and enthusiastic librarian, met the boys, he sensed something strange. As they eagerly shared what they saw in the park, he listened to them with interest. Hearing that, he recommended them to the Community Hall to voice their concerns. The next day the boys walked into the Community Hall. But without any luck, they were declined by an implied official. They were told that their problem couldn’t be solved on account of tight budget. Upset and desperate, they left and decided to turn to Mr Henry for help. With the help of Mr Henry, they found a nonprofit organization Return Green, which was good at raising money for the project of environmental protection. To their delight, Henry promised to arrange them to present their ideas to Return Green. But there were two vital tasks lying ahead: researching ways to clean the park and preparing a convincing presentation. Bernard was good at surfing the Internet, and Eric was gifted in speaking, so the two cooperated very well. Bernard learned from a science website that a new trash can is able to squeeze (挤) the trash down without being emptied. Based on this, Eric was preparing a presentation over and over again. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Para. 1: Two weeks later, Eric nervously waited for his turn to introduce their plan to the board (董事会) of Return Green. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Para. 2: After receiving the good news, Eric was eager to share it with Bernard . ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1．C 2．C 3．C 4．B 5．C 6．B 7．C 8．B 9．C 10．C 11．C 12．A 13．B 14．B 15．C 16．A 17．C 18．A 19．C 20．A 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$