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贵阳市2025届高三年级摸底考试试卷 英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、报名号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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 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．When did the speakers last see each other? A．Five years ago. B．Ten years ago. C．Fifteen years ago. 2．What does the woman want from the man? A．Some advice. B．Some money. C．Some materials. 3．Where are the speakers? A．On a plane. B．At an exhibition. C．At the man’s home. 4．What are the speakers discussing? A．Their sleep quality. B．Their work. C．A product. 5．Who is Joe? A．The man’s son. B．The woman’s son. C．The woman’s husband. 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．What surprises the speakers about the statue? A．Its location. B．Its detail. C．Its size. 7．What is David’s expression like? A．Determined. B．Nervous. C．Friendly. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．What does the man’s cat do repeatedly? A．It steals food. B．It chews up shoes. C．It drops some items. 9．How did the speakers feel about the sandwich incident? A．Angry. B．Amused. C．Confused. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．What kind of book is the woman probably reading? A．A fantasy. B．Non-fiction. C．A crime novel. 11．What does the man dislike about his book? A．The plot. B．The setting. C．The characters. 12．What does the woman enjoy about reading? A．Learning about history B．Finding out about people. C．Experiencing a different life. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．What psychology does the woman mention first? A．Social behavior. B．Memory working. C．Developmental action. 14．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Classmates. B．Fellow teachers. C．Parent and teacher. 15．Who benefits most from understanding developmental psychology? A．Parents. B．Doctors. C．Teachers. 16．What do the speakers think of psychology? A．Interesting. B．Confusing. C．Worrying. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．Where was the discovery made? A．In the mountains. B．In a forest. C．In a desert. 18．How old is the ancient city estimated to be? A．Less than 500 years old. B．More than 3,000 years old. C．About 10,000 years old. 19．What do products found at the site provide? A．Insights into the latest urban planning. B．Insights into daily life in the ancient city. C．Insights into the development of technology. 20．What are experts planning to do next? A．Conduct further research. B．Live in the city for a while. C．Set up the next project team. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Baltimore/ Washington Forecast Office of the National Weather Service(NWS) accepts applications annually for volunteer college students each summer. Our competitive program provides students with the experience of performing a guided research or data project while assisting in operations at an NWS forecast office. Please see below for more information about our program. Students selected for our program will be expected to do the following: ·Volunteer 2-4 days (approximately 16-24 hours) per week on a set schedule. ·Work on an assigned research project or data project, guided by an NWS meteorologist (气象学家). ·Become familiar with NWS operations, upper- air observations, policies and procedures, software and computer systems. ·If appropriate, submit summer research results to the National Weather Association annual conference and/ or other professional conferences. Students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to attend a conference to present their work. Who is qualified to apply? Students interested in this program must be: ·Pursuing a degree in meteorology or a related science (such as climatology, hydrology, geoscience, atmospheric science, etc.). ·Full-time undergraduate actively enrolled in related classes both the semester before(Spring 2024) and the semester after (Fall 2024) the volunteer period. ·Graduating seniors are only qualified if already accepted to or enrolled in graduate school in meteorology or a related field the following fall. ·Having an active interest in a future career with the NWS. How do I apply? Applications for Summer 2024 will be open through January 14th, 2024. Please submit the required supporting documents to our official website by the above deadline. Some applicants may be requested to submit responses to written questions, participate in a phone interview, or both, during January or February 2024, before student selections are made. We expect to make selections for volunteers no later than mid to late February. 1. What is required to apply for the program? A. Having completed a degree in meteorology or a related science. B. Being a full-time undergraduate actively taking related classes. C. Previous experience working with the National Weather Service. D Attending a professional conference to present research findings. 2. When is the deadline to submit applications for the Summer 2024 program? A. January 14th. B. February 14th. C. March 14th. D. October 14th. 3. Where can we most probably read this article? A. In a textbook. B. In a novel. C. In a newspaper. D. In a guidebook. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了国家气象局夏季给大学生志愿者举办的一个项目以及相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Who is qualified to apply?部分中“·Full-time undergraduate actively enrolled in related classes both the semester before(Spring 2024) and the semester after (Fall 2024) the volunteer period. (·全日制本科生在志愿者期的前学期(2024年春季)和后学期(2024年秋季)积极参加相关课程)”可知，申请这个项目需要作为一名全日制本科生，积极选修相关课程。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据How do I apply?部分中“Applications for Summer 2024 will be open through January 14th, 2024.( 2024年夏季课程的申请将开放至2024年1月14日)”可知，2024年夏季项目的申请截止日期是1月14日。故选A。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“The Baltimore/ Washington Forecast Office of the National Weather Service(NWS) accepts applications annually for volunteer college students each summer. Our competitive program provides students with the experience of performing a guide d research or data project while assisting in operations at an NWS forecast office. Please see below for more information about our program.(国家气象局（NWS）的巴尔的摩/华盛顿预报办公室每年夏天都会接受大学生志愿者的申请。我们的竞争性课程为学生提供在协助国家气象局预报办公室运作的同时进行指导研究或数据项目的经验。有关我们项目的更多信息，请参阅下文)”结合文章主要介绍了国家气象局夏季给大学生志愿者举办的一个项目以及相关信息。可知，我们最有可能在报纸上读到这篇文章。故选C。 B My family had a room that we called the Library, but even back then I knew it was just our dining room with a few bookshelves around a small table. When I was a kid, I was told that all these books are precious things— they must never be folded, bent, or broken. Any dirty marks or notes on a book are banned and our reading should always be a clean activity since it’s what separates us from the beasts. Preservation of all texts was the most important thing in the world. Years later, when I began reading everything I could in my early teens, I tiptoed into the Library one day and discovered, to my horror, that all the books were still extremely new. It was row after row, shelf after shelf. Something clicked and I knew I had found a horrible secret about my family: they had bought these books to be displayed like jewellery, rather than to be read. In that moment I knew that all those silly rules around reading and books were dead wrong and that there was nothing sadder in this world than an unused book— clean, without any trace of the reader at all. Now here’s the secret: good reading is messy reading. If I want the kind of novel that gets deep into my bones, the sort of non-fiction mystery that stays with me years after the fact, then I must bring sticky notes (便利贴) and let my books get scuffed (磨损) along the way. I should always walk away from a book with visible progress of my reading. After years of treating my books as if they ought to be preserved in a museum, I now believe that you should honour the books by breaking them. Read them all so messily! Truly read the books, anytime and anywhere, no matter how much we f old them, bend them, or tear them! Throw them into your backpack or leave them open by the side of your bed. Don’t worry about stains or torn edges after years of reading. That is what a book is. That is what a book is for. 4. Where did the author’s family store their books? A. In the study. B. In the dining room. C. In the bedroom. D. In the living room. 5. What does the author imply about his family’s book collection? A. It was piled in a mess. B. It was mainly for decoration. C. It was large and various. D. It was kept for a good price. 6. What does the underlined part “Something clicked” mean? A. I clicked the mouse. B. I suddenly felt puzzled. C. Something made a sound. D. Something occurred to me. 7. Which opinion may the author agree on? A. Good books are valuable jewelry. B. Books are the ladder of human progress. C. Read thousands of books regardless of their state. D. Protect books as they’ re the source of knowledge. 【答案】4. B 5. B 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者的家人把书存放在餐厅，随着作者长大认识到了家里的书籍只是装饰品，感悟到在这个世界上没有什么比一本没有用过的书更令人悲伤的了——干净，没有任何读者的痕迹。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“My family had a room that we called the Library, but even back then I knew it was just our dining room with a few bookshelves around a small table.(我们家有一个房间，我们称之为图书馆，但即使在那时，我也知道那只是我们的餐厅，在一张小桌子周围放着几个书架)”可知，作者的家人把书存放在餐厅。故选B。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“I knew I had found a horrible secret about my family: they had bought these books to be displayed like jewellery, rather than to be read.(我知道我发现了一个关于我家人的可怕秘密:他们买这些书是为了像珠宝一样陈列，而不是为了阅读)”可知，作者家的藏书主要是用来装饰的。故选B。 【6题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“Years later, when I began reading everything I could in my early teens, I tiptoed into the Library one day and discovered, to my horror, that all the books were still extremely new. It was row after row, shelf after shelf.(多年以后，在我十几岁时候，我开始读所有我能读的书。有一天，我蹑手蹑脚地走进图书馆，惊恐地发现，所有的书都还是全新的。一排接一排，一架接一架)”以及划线词后文“I knew I had found a horrible secret about my family: they had bought these books to be displayed like jewellery, rather than to be read.(我知道我发现了一个关于我家人的可怕秘密：他们买这些书是为了像珠宝一样陈列，而不是为了阅读)”可知，作者发现所有的书是全新的，于是突然明白了家里的书是作为装饰品，而不是为了阅读。故划线词意思是“我突然明白一件事”。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“After years of treating my books as if they ought to be preserved in a museum, I now believe that you should honour the books by breaking them. Read them all so messily! Truly read the books, anytime and anywhere, no matter how much we f old them, bend them, or tear them! Throw them into your backpack or leave them open by the side of your bed. Don’t worry about stains or torn edges after years of reading. That is what a book is. That is what a book is for.(多年来，我一直把我的书当作应该保存在博物馆里的东西来对待，现在我认为，你应该打破它们，以示对这些书的尊重。把它们统统都读一遍！真正地阅读书籍，无论何时何地，无论我们如何将它们折叠、弯曲或撕裂！把它们扔进背包里，或者把它们打开放在床边。不用担心经年累月的阅读会留下污渍或破损的边缘。这就是一本书。这就是书的作用)”可知，作者认为读成千上万的书，不管它们的状态如何。故选C。 C Theatre has a culture of its own and is a powerful medium for exposing problems. Plays are sometimes attempting to spread awareness about problems like racism, sexism, etc. These plays help our society better function because they cause individuals to realize what is happening and take action. It builds a passion in people since they realize what is really important to them and that they have the power to make a change. The main reason people go to theatre or even attend a show is to discover themselves. This means they want to come to a self-understanding and fulfilment. Human nature leads us to be original and theatre is the perfect outlet for people to be original and to understand themselves. For many people, theatre also gives a purpose for life. Human beings naturally want to express themselves, and theatre is the most expressive art form. “This is why theatre is important: because it presents a reflective vision of a life that is vastly more fascinating than the one in which we’re stuck.” — Lemony Snicket. Live theatre is as significant today as it was millennia (数千年) ago when our distant ancestors would gather around the fire to hear stories. Today we still gather in groups to hear stories being told, listen to music and put our demons in perspective. As a species, we have always turned to theatrical presentations to explore the unknown and explain our fears and concerns in an entertaining way. Theatre can also simply entertain, but there are few light “entertainments” which don’t include an underlying message. Today we are surrounded by other options for entertainment, like film, video, and online streaming. But theatre is a very different experience. While cinema is prerecorded, perfected by thousand shots of the same scene and editing effects, one might say what you see in theatre is raw, more organic. You surely can’t make Avengers: Endgame the same in a live event. But, the connection of the actor to the audience that makes Iago’s speech, or Hamlet’s speech what it is, is just not the same on film. 8. What can theatre bring to society? A. Solutions of racial issues. B. Development of media. C. Fulfilment of individuals. D. Exposure of social problems. 9. Why did the author quote the words from Lemony Snicket? A. To show the purpose of life. B. To express the nature of humans. C. To strengthen the function of theatre. D. To present a different point of view. 10. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. People tend to watch films than plays. B. Cinema and theatre have a lot in common. C. Films feature an original way of art. D. Theatres bring people live experience. 11. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The types of theatre. B. The power of theatre. C. The challenges of theatre. D. The evolution of theatre. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了戏剧的力量及其对社会和个人的影响。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Plays are sometimes attempting to spread awareness about problems like racism, sexism, etc.”（戏剧有时试图传播对种族主义、性别歧视等问题的认识。）可知，戏剧可以揭露社会问题。故选D项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“For many people, theatre also gives a purpose for life. Human beings naturally want to express themselves, and theatre is the most expressive art form. “This is why theatre is important: because it presents a reflective vision of a life that is vastly more fascinating than the one in which we’re stuck.” — Lemony Snicket.”（对许多人来说，戏剧也给了他们生活的目标。人类自然想要表达自己，而戏剧是最具表现力的艺术形式。“这就是为什么戏剧很重要：因为它展示了一种对生活的反思，这种生活比我们陷入困境的生活要迷人得多。——雷蒙·斯尼奇。）可知，作者引用Lemony Snicket的话是为了强调戏剧的功能。故选C。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“While cinema is prerecorded, perfected by thousand shots of the same scene and editing effects, one might say what you see in theatre is raw, more organic.”（虽然电影是预先录制的，由同一场景的数千个镜头和编辑效果完善，但有人可能会说，你在剧院看到的是原始的，是现场存在的。）可知，戏剧带给人们的是现场体验。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是根据第一段“These plays help our society better function because they cause individuals to realize what is happening and take action. It builds a passion in people since they realize what is really important to them and that they have the power to make a change.”（这些戏剧有助于我们的社会更好地运作，因为它们使个人意识到正在发生的事情并采取行动。它能激发人们的热情，因为他们意识到什么对他们来说是真正重要的，他们有能力做出改变。）可知，短文主要是关于戏剧的力量。故选B。 D Orangutans (红毛猩猩) are known for an impressive skill of engineering: They carefully weave an intricate nest from branches in the forest canopy (树冠) daily for cozy nights and cool midday naps. Some nests, particularly those made by older and more experienced orangutans, have pillows, blankets, and sometimes even a roof made by broad leaves — and all must be well protected and strong enough to hold 100-plus pounds of sleeping gorilla. Now a study published in Animal Behavior reveals that young orangutans perfectly complete this vital task in seven years. “The fact that it takes them so long to acquire this skill shows us that it’s much more complex than we realized before,” says the study’s lead author Andrea Permana, a primatologist (灵长类动物学家) at the University of Warwick in England. To understand this behavior, researchers followed 45 orangutans at Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park for 13 years. Permana found that orangutans begin to show interest in nest building as young as six months. These young orangutans practise the task daily during their youth, watching their mothers to learn building techniques. As they get older, their strength and skillfulness improve, letting them more successfully make branches into the structure. Researchers have seen orangutans build their first functional night nests at three years old, but they still tend to sleep alongside their mothers until about age seven. These nests offer more than just cover from tigers and other predators; sleep itself is a crucial resource as well. All great apes (类人猿) construct nests to some degree, and studies show that orangutans sleep deeper and longer than non-nest-building primates. This sound sleep may tell us how nests played a part in our own ancestors’ brain evolution because human ancestors and orangutan ancestors both developed nest building. Permana says, “The more rested you are, then you can be more innovative. Maybe you’re more curious, your memory is better, and you can solve problems better. The knock-on effects of that on the success of our ancestors is pretty undoubtable.” 12. What can we know about the nests built by more experienced orangutans? A. They do not have roofs. B. They are made of broad leaves. C. They are relatively well-equipped. D. They can hold more than 100 gorillas. 13. What can we learn about young orangutans? A. They are required to build nests. B. They begin building nests at six months. C. They imitate their moms to build nests. D. They sleep with their moms until seven. 14. What can be inferred from Permana’s words? A. Ancestors benefit a lot from sleeping well. B. Humans can be curious about nest building. C. Innovation can make people solve problems. D. People consider nest building as a complex skill. 15. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Great Apes: Ancestor of Nest Building. B. Improved Sleep: Benefit of Nest Building. C. Smart Orangutans: Master of Nest Building. D. Technical Progress: Evolution of Nest Building. 【答案】12. C 13. C 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了红毛猩猩拥有精湛的筑窝技能，一项研究发现，小猩猩需要长达七年时间才能熟练掌握这项技能，表明其复杂性超出以往认知。红毛猩猩所筑的窝不仅提供安全避难所，还可能提高其睡眠质量，进而促进大脑的进化。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Some nests, particularly those made by older and more experienced orangutans, have pillows, blankets, and sometimes even a roof made by broad leaves — and all must be well protected and strong enough to hold 100-plus pounds of sleeping gorilla. (有些窝，特别是那些年龄较大、经验丰富的猩猩筑巢的窝，有枕头、毯子，有时甚至有一个由宽大的树叶做成的屋顶——所有这些都必须得到很好的保护，并且足够坚固，可以容纳100多磅的熟睡的大猩猩)”可知，由经验丰富的猩猩建造的窝相对来说装备地更完善。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Permana found that orangutans begin to show interest in nest building as young as six months. These young orangutans practise the task daily during their youth, watching their mothers to learn building techniques. (Permana发现，猩猩在六个月大的时候就开始对筑窝表现出兴趣。这些小猩猩在幼年时每天都练习这项任务，看着它们的妈妈学习建造技术)”可知，小猩猩会模仿妈妈筑窝。故选C项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中Permana所说的话“The more rested you are, then you can be more innovative. Maybe you’re more curious, your memory is better, and you can solve problems better. The knock-on effects of that on the success of our ancestors is pretty undoubtable. (你休息得越多，你就会更有创造力。也许你更好奇，你的记忆力更好，你能更好地解决问题。这对我们祖先的成功产生了连锁反应，这是毋庸置疑的)”可知，良好的休息对我们的祖先起到了连锁反应，促成了其成功。由此推知，我们的祖先从良好的睡眠中获益良多。故选A项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“Orangutans (红毛猩猩) are known for an impressive skill of engineering: They carefully weave an intricate nest from branches in the forest canopy (树冠) daily for cozy nights and cool midday naps. (红毛猩猩以令人印象深刻的工程技能而闻名：它们每天在森林树冠上小心翼翼地用树枝编织一个复杂的窝，以享受舒适的夜晚和凉爽的午睡)”可知，文章围绕红毛猩猩精湛的筑窝技能展开，一项研究发现，小猩猩需要长达七年时间才能熟练掌握这项技能，表明其复杂性超出以往认知；同时，红毛猩猩所筑的窝不仅提供安全避难所，还可能提高其睡眠质量，进而促进大脑的进化。由此可知，C项“聪明的红毛猩猩：筑窝大师”最契合文章主旨，适合作为文章标题。故选C项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Make Better Decisions Having too many choices can cause anxiety, but you can overcome decidophobia (决策恐惧). ___16___. Shall I shan’t I? When you’ re feeling overwhelmed (不知所措) with possibilities, it’s often easier to do nothing. That’s not a long-term solution, so try to focus on the really important issues and avoid sweating the small stuff. Be organized in your daily life — decide what you’re going to wear the night before, eat the same breakfast every day, and know when you’re going to do certain chores. That cuts down the number of options you have to weigh at any one time. Make it manageable. Follow a series of steps. First, write down the advantages and disadvantages of different options. ___17___. Consider how you feel about them, instead. Abandon all but the three or four most realistic courses of action. Next, gather information that will help with the decision, then seek advice from just a few people. ___18___. Set deadlines. To avoid decision paralysis (决策无能), set yourself a firm but realistic date by which you need to have picked your preferred option. ___19___. Sleep on it. When you think you’ve come to the right conclusion, take a holiday or even just a day to think about something different before you actually commit. Trust yourself. ___20___. To give yourself confidence, list the decisions you’ve made in the past that have worked out well and consider whether choices you consider bad were really that disastrous. A. Cut down your decisions B. Make all possible decisions C. This will also prevent you from being in a dilemma D. Making a decision is happy, but you’re the one who is suitable E. Don’t simply think about the number of points for and against F. It’s often helpful if they’re independent, rather than friends or family G. Making a decision is scary, but you’re the one who knows yourself best 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. F 19. C 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了克服“决定恐惧症”，做出更好的选择的具体方法。 【16题详解】 空处位于段首，是段落主旨句，需统领段落内容，且需和其他段首句一样使用祈使句的形式。根据后文“That’s not a long-term solution, so try to focus on the really important issues and avoid sweating the small stuff. (这不是一个长期的解决方案，所以试着把注意力集中在真正重要的问题上，避免为小事而烦恼。)”和“That cuts down the number of options you have to weigh at any one time. (这减少了你在任何时候必须权衡的选项数量。)”可知，本段主要建议避免为小事烦恼，减少需要做决定的数量，因此A项“Cut down your decisions (减少你的决定)”符合语境，契合段落内容，其中的Cut down在后文有同词复现。故选A。 【17题详解】 前文“First, write down the advantages and disadvantages of different options. (首先，写下不同选择的优缺点。)”提到第一步是写下选择的优缺点，后文“Consider how you feel about them, instead. (相反，考虑一下你对它们的感觉。)”提出替代性的做法是考虑自身的感觉，因此E项“Don’t simply think about the number of points for and against (不要简单地考虑支持和反对的点数)”符合语境，提醒避免仅关注优缺点的数量，承上启下。故选E。 【18题详解】 前文“Next, gather information that will help with the decision, then seek advice from just a few people. (接下来，收集有助于做决定的信息，然后向几个人寻求建议。)”建议向人寻求做决定的建议，因此F项“It’s often helpful if they’re independent, rather than friends or family (如果他们是独立的，而不是朋友或家人，这通常会很有帮助)”符合语境，提到求助对象最好是独立的，承接前文，其中的they指代前文的just a few people。故选F。 【19题详解】 前文“To avoid decision paralysis (决策无能), set yourself a firm but realistic date by which you need to have picked your preferred option. (为了避免决策无能，给自己设定一个确切而现实的日期，你需要在这个日期之前选择你最喜欢的选项。)”建议设定切实的决策日期，因此C项“This will also prevent you from being in a dilemma (这也会防止你陷入两难境地)”符合语境，进一步指出这样做的好处，承接前文。故选C。 【20题详解】 前文“Trust yourself. (相信自己。)”强调对自己的信任，因此G项“Making a decision is scary, but you’re the one who knows yourself best (做决定很可怕，但你是最了解自己的人)”符合语境，解释相信自己的原因，承接前文。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。 I first picked up a racquet（球拍) and ball when I was four. Jim Joyce, my first tennis coach, was teaching me to play and think ___21___. One day, I started making ___22___ when I hit. He asked me if I was sick, and I said no. “I heard it would give me more power,” I ___23___ shyly. “Asho, that’s absolutely ___24___,” he replied. “You’re not doing any better with it. You’ re concentrating on grunting (发出哼声) instead of ___25___. If you grunt again, I’m walking off this court.” Jim also found ways to get me into trouble. I played my first competition when I was six. I’d been ___26___ for almost two years, and I was certain I was going to win. But Jim made me ___27___. There aren’t many lessons to be learned from an easy win. He intentionally found an ___28___ girl to play me clean off the court. This philosophy extended to everything I did. I remember climbing out of my age group ___29___ when I was 11 against a 14- year- old girl. Jim went to her and told her how to beat me. “Play to her low forehand,” “Hit a short slice.” He ____30____ I would pay more attention to my ____31____ if they led to losses. I won anyway. From then on, I began winning quickly. But there was one girl, Lyann Hoang. I was forever ____32____ her, endlessly losing to her. Jim loved seeing me ____33____ this way — until I cried. “Keep going,” he said. “One day you’ll catch her.” Finally, I did. And I ____34____ him with a surprised and yet satisfied look. Jim was as cool as ever. “Yeah, Asho, but it’s just one match. Let’s practise again tomorrow.” These valuable ____35____ continuously influence me whether I win or lose. 21. A. differently B. logically C. thoroughly D. seriously 22. A. mistakes B. noises C. gestures D. faces 23. A. hesitated B. repeated C. added D. played 24. A. correct B. wrong C. creative D. sensitive 25. A. hitting B. jumping C. picking D. running 26. A. complaining B. changing C. recalling D. practising 27. A. defend B. win C. lose D. regret 28. A. experienced B. ambitious C. outgoing D. informed 29. A. observing B. doubting C. competing D. waiting 30. A. warned B. heard C. guessed D. knew 31. A. scores B. weaknesses C. balls D. strengths 32. A. missing B. beating C. inspiring D. catching 33. A. praised B. blamed C. challenged D. respected 34. A. turned to B. looked after C. talked about D. aimed at 35. A. answers B. wishes C. lessons D. arguments 【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. B 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D 31. B 32. D 33. C 34. A 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。短文叙述了教练苛刻的训练方式，让作者的球技不断进步，个人不断成长。 【21题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：吉姆·乔伊斯是我的第一位网球教练，他教我如何打球，如何以不同的方式思考。A. differently不同地；B. logically有逻辑地；C. thoroughly完全地；D. seriously严肃地。根据“teaching me to play”以及常识可知，教练会教作者以不同的方式思考。只有这样才能更好的打好球。故选A项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我打球的时候开始发出噪音。A. mistakes错误；B. noises噪音；C. gestures姿势；D. faces面孔。根据下文“grunting（发出哼声）”可知，作者发出了哼声。故选B项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我听说它会给我更多的力量，”我害羞地补充道。A. hesitated犹豫；B. repeated重复；C. added添加，补充说；D. played玩耍。根据上文“ and I said no”可知，“I heard it would give me more power”是作者接着上文，补充所说的内容。故选C项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：阿修，这是绝对错误的，”他回答说。A. correct正确的；B. wrong错误的；C. creative有创造力的；D. sensitive敏感的。根据下文“You’re not doing any better with it.”可知，教练认为作者的观点是错误的。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：你专注于发出哼声而不是击球。A. hitting打击，击球；B. jumping跳；C. picking摘；D. running跑。根据上文“You’ re concentrating on grunting (发出哼声)”以及“when I hit”可知，教练认为作者没有集中注意力于击球，而是专注于发出哼声。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我已经练习了快两年了，我确信我一定会赢。A. complaining抱怨；B. changing改变；C. recalling回想起；D. practising练习。根据常识以及“for almost two years, and I was certain I was going to win.”可知，作者练习了两年，认为自己能赢。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但是吉姆让我输了比赛。A. defend防御；B win赢得；C. lose丢失，输了；D. regret后悔。根据“But”以及“There aren’t many lessons to be learned from an easy win”可知，教练让作者输掉比赛。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他故意找了一个有经验的女孩在球场上与我打球。A. experienced有经验的；B. ambitious有抱负的； C. outgoing外向的；D. informed有知识的。根据上文“But Jim made me ___7___ .”可知教练让作者输，所以要找一个有经验的人和自己打球，这样作者才能输。故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我记得当我11岁的时候，我从同龄人中走出来和一个14岁的女孩比赛。A. observing观察；B. doubting怀疑；C. competing竞争；D. waiting等待。根据下文“Jim went to her and told her how to beat me.”可知，作者和一个14岁的女孩比赛。故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他知道，如果我的弱点导致了失败，我会更加关注这些弱点。A. warned警告；B. heard听；C guessed猜；D. knew知道。教练故意让作者输掉，因为他知道如果我的弱点导致了失败，我会更加关注这些弱点。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他知道，如果我的弱点导致了失败，我会更加关注这些弱点。A. scores分数；B. weaknesses弱点；C.balls球；D. strengths优势。根据下文“they led to losses”可知，弱点导致失败，作者会更加关注自己的弱点。故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我一直在追赶她，却不断输给她。A. missing错过；B. beating打败；C. inspiring激励；D. catching抓，追赶。根据下文“endlessly losing to her”以及“catch her”可知，作者一直在追赶，却总是输。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：吉姆喜欢看到我这样受到挑战——直到我哭了。A. praised赞扬；B. blamed责备；C. challenged挑战；D. respected尊重。根据上文“But there was one girl, Lyann Hoang. I was forever ___12___ her, endlessly losing to her.”可知，作者受到了挑战。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：我带着惊讶而又满意的神情转向他。A. turned to求助；转向； B. looked after照顾；C. talked about讨论； D. aimed at目标是。根据下文“with a surprised and yet satisfied look”可知，作者转向了教练。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这些宝贵的经验都在不断地影响着我。A. answers答案；B. wishes希望；C. lessons课程，经验；D. arguments争论。根据上文可知，教练看似在为难作者的训练方法，实际上是想更好地提高作者的球技，作者在不断受挫，不断总结经验。所以这是都是宝贵的经验。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，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 In the splendid history of Chinese ceramics (陶器制品), there is a name that shines brilliantly — Jingdezhen. This ancient porcelain capital ___36___ (carry) the glory and heritage of a thousand years of porcelain culture. Jingdezhen was formerly known as Xinping and got its name because the porcelain ware made for the court in Jingde Period of Song Dynasty ___37___ (name) “Made in Jingde Period”. Since then, the reputation of Jingde has spread through the country, becoming related with Chinese ceramics. The ___38___ (vary) of porcelain produced here is vast and of superb quality. For example, the elegant and delicate Ying Ching porcelain with ___39___ (it) mixture of blue and white colors resembles a painting from a fairyland. During the Ming and Qing ___40___ (dynasty), Jingdezhen became the center ___41___ the national porcelain industry, attracting countless skilled craftsmen to contribute talents and their porcelain-making techniques, ___42___ promoted Jingdezhen porcelain to unprecedented heights in terms of craftsmanship shape and decoration. Today, Jingdezhen still maintains its ___43___ (lead) position in the Chinese ceramics industry. Stepping into Jingdezhen is like entering a living epic of ceramics. The ancient kiln fire’s (窑火的) exquisite craftsmanship ___44___ generations of creativity have ____45____ (joint) formed the glory and heritage of this millennium porcelain capital. 【答案】36. carries 37. was named 38. variety 39. its 40. dynasties 41 of 42. which 43. leading 44. and 45. jointly 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了瓷都景德镇，主要包括其名称由来、历史发展以及重要地位等。 【36题详解】 考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意：这座古老的瓷器之都承载着千年瓷器文化的辉煌和遗产。空处作句子的谓语，此处在描述通常性的事实，时态应用一般现在时，主语capital是单数，carry“承载”应用第三人称单数形式。故填carries。 【37题详解】 考查动词时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：景德镇原名新平，因宋代景德年间为朝廷制作的瓷器被称为“景德年制”而得名。空处作because引导的状语从句的谓语，made for the court in Jingde Period of Song Dynasty为修饰the porcelain ware的后置定语，结合“in Jingde Period of Song Dynasty”可知，此处在叙述过去发生的事情，时态应用一般过去时，name“命名”与主语ware“器皿”之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，且主语是不可数名词，be动词应用was。故填was named。 【38题详解】 考查名词。句意：这里生产的瓷器品种繁多，质量上乘。空处作主语，空前有The，名词variety“种类，品种”符合题意，结合“is”可知，variety应用单数形式。故填variety。 【39题详解】 考查代词。句意：例如，雍容华贵的影青瓷，其青与白混合的色彩就像一幅仙境的画。空处修饰mixture，应用形容词性物主代词its。故填its。 【40题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：明清时期，景德镇成为全国瓷业的中心，吸引了无数技艺精湛的工匠贡献才华和他们的制瓷技术，使景德镇瓷器在工艺造型和装饰上都达到了前所未有的高度。空处作During的宾语，根据“the Ming and Qing”可知，dynasty“朝代”应用复数形式。故填dynasties。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：明清时期，景德镇成为全国瓷业的中心，吸引了无数技艺精湛的工匠贡献才华和他们的制瓷技术，使景德镇瓷器在工艺造型和装饰上都达到了前所未有的高度。空处前后均为名词（短语），结合“the center”可推知，应用the center of表示“……的中心”。故填of。 【42题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：明清时期，景德镇成为全国瓷业的中心，吸引了无数技艺精湛的工匠贡献才华和他们的制瓷技术，使景德镇瓷器在工艺造型和装饰上都达到了前所未有的高度。空处引导非限制性定语从句，对前面的句子进行补充说明，从句中缺少主语，应用关系代词which作引导词。故填which。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：时至今日，景德镇仍保持着中国陶瓷工业的领先地位。空处是修饰position的定语，lead的形容词形式leading符合题意，意为“处于领导地位的”。故填leading。 【44题详解】 考查连词。句意：古窑火的精湛工艺和世代相传的创意，共同形成了这座千年瓷都的辉煌与传承。空处连接前后两个名词短语exquisite craftsmanship和generations of creativity，两者是并列关系，应用并列连词and。故填and。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：古窑火的精湛工艺和世代相传的创意，共同形成了这座千年瓷都的辉煌与传承。空处修饰动词formed，作状语，应用副词jointly，意为“共同”。故填jointly。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 你校英语社将举办以“无人驾驶出租车（driverless taxis）”为话题的演讲比赛，请你就此写一篇短文参赛，内容包括： 1. 无人驾驶出租车的优势与不足： 2. 你的看法。 注意：1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2. 词数80左右； 3. 短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear judges and fellow students, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for your listening. 【答案】Dear judges and fellow students, Today, I want to talk about the advantages and disadvantages of driverless taxis. On the positive side, these vehicles can reduce human error, save time, and decrease traffic accidents. They are also environmentally friendly thanks to their intelligent control systems. However, safety concerns arise as technology can fail or be hacked. Additionally, job displacement for drivers is a significant issue. In my view, driverless taxis are a step forward but must be managed carefully to reduce risks and protect employment. We should balance innovation with human welfare. Thanks for your listening. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。考生所在校英语社将举办以“无人驾驶出租车（driverless taxis）”为话题的演讲比赛，请考生就此写一篇短文参赛。 【详解】1.词汇积累 重要的：significant→important 依我看老：In my view→ In my opinion 保护：protect→preserve 应该：should→be supposed to 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：On the positive side, these vehicles can reduce human error, save time, and decrease traffic accidents. They are also environmentally friendly thanks to their intelligent control systems. 拓展句：On the positive side, these vehicles can reduce human error, save time, and decrease traffic accidents, which are also environmentally friendly thanks to their intelligent control systems.. 【点睛】[高分句型1] However, safety concerns arise as technology can fail or be hacked.. (运用了as引导的原因状语从句) [高分句型2] In my view, driverless taxis are a step forward but must be managed carefully to reduce risks and protect employment. (运用了but连接的并列句) 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。 Max, ten years old, was loved by us all in our family. This cute yellow dog used to play with me on the front verandah (走廊). But whenever my dad put two fingers to his lips and did whistle, Max would immediately rush to him with his tail wagging (摇摆). Such a harmonious life continued until we had to go abroad to find a treatment for my mom’s serious disease. To take better care of my mom, we had no choice but to leave Max at home. And Sandy, my dad’s friend, was to be Max’s guardian (监护人) while we were overseas. Six weeks after our departure, however, my dad received a call from Sandy saying that Max had run away. His face got pale as he heard this news. Sandy had advertised constantly on ABC radio and other newspapers. Despite many “sightings”, the dog was never found. But our family thought that my dad held a secret hope that Max was still alive. Eight months later, we returned and my dad immediately began to search for Max. One day, he had a call from 375 kilometres away. An elderly lady living on her own in the suburb of the town was putting food out “for a very old yellow dog”. In the night the food disappeared. This had been going on for weeks. As she told on the telephone, it was “just glimpses of a yellow dog in the shadows” of her disused tennis court. That was enough for us to set off in my dad’s low-slung Jensen car. It was hardly the right vehicle for the rough roads we travelled that day. Five and a half hours later, we found the tennis court. Sadly, the elderly lady told my dad that the dog hadn’t been around today yet for the food was still there. Hearing that, Dad looked around the tennis court. It had long been deserted and overgrown with weeds. But he noticed a path hidden in the bush. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式作答。 Without hesitation Dad then led me to search around for Max. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Back to the court in vain, Dad finally did his special whistle. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Without hesitation, Dad then led me to search around for Max. Dad rushed straight to the path and I followed him. We called out Max’s name again and again as we walked, eager to find out his trace. Dad would even dig his hands through every bush to double-check whether Max was there. When we reached the end of the path, we only found a humble dog shelter with some bones next to it. However, we never saw any sign of Max. Back to the court in vain, Dad finally did his special whistle. Suddenly there was a rustling in the bush. Max leaped over the tennis court fence with great force and certainty. He flew into my dad’s arms. Max kept licking my dad’s face and making choking noises. Although he smelt dreadful, my dad’s eyes shone. We wrapped him in an old blanket and I held him on my lap. He never once took his eyes off my dad as we drove home. We decided never to leave him anywhere alone again. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Max是一只受作者全家喜爱的黄狗，由于一家人需要出国治疗母亲的重病，Max被留在家中由父亲的朋友Sandy照顾。Max不久后失踪了，尽管Sandy努力寻找，但始终没有结果。八个月后，一家人返回，父亲立即开始寻找Max。通过线索，他们得知在375公里外的小镇上，一只老黄狗定期出现吃食物。父亲带着作者驾车前往这个小镇，到达后，他们发现食物未被动过，表明Max当天没有出现，但父亲在灌木丛中发现小路。最终他们终于找到那只黄狗。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“父亲毫不犹豫地带着我四处寻找Max”和第二段首句中的“一无所获地回到球场后”可知，第一段可描写父亲和作者急切地在周围寻找Max，以及没有发现Max的身影。 ②由第二段首句内容“一无所获地回到球场后，父亲最终吹起了他那特别的口哨”可知，第二段可描写Max听到口哨声后出现了，和父亲及作者团聚在一起，他们把Max带回家，决定不再单独留下Max。 2. 续写线索：两人开始寻找Max——两人急切的行为——两人没有找到Max——父亲吹起口哨——Max和两人团聚——Max被带回家 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①冲：rush/run/dash ②跟随：follow/go after ③喊：call out/shout out/cry out ④到达：reach/get to ⑤包，裹：wrap/cover 情绪类 ①急切的：eager/anxious ②确信：certainty/confidence 【点睛】[高分句型1] Dad would even dig his hands through every bush to double-check whether Max was there. (whether引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] When we reached the end of the path, we only found a humble dog shelter with some bones next to it. (when引导时间状语从句) [高分句型3] Although he smelt dreadful, my dad’s eyes shone. (although引导让步状语从句) 1—5 CAACB 6—10 CACBC 11—15 ACBBA 16—20 ACBBA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 贵阳市2025届高三年级摸底考试试卷 英语 注意事项： 1．答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、报名号填写在答题卡上。 2．回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷上无效。 3．考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 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 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．When did the speakers last see each other? A．Five years ago. B．Ten years ago. C．Fifteen years ago. 2．What does the woman want from the man? A．Some advice. B．Some money. C．Some materials. 3．Where are the speakers? A．On a plane. B．At an exhibition. C．At the man’s home. 4．What are the speakers discussing? A．Their sleep quality. B．Their work. C．A product. 5．Who is Joe? A．The man’s son. B．The woman’s son. C．The woman’s husband. 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．What surprises the speakers about the statue? A．Its location. B．Its detail. C．Its size. 7．What is David’s expression like? A．Determined. B．Nervous. C．Friendly. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8．What does the man’s cat do repeatedly? A．It steals food. B．It chews up shoes. C．It drops some items. 9．How did the speakers feel about the sandwich incident? A．Angry. B．Amused. C．Confused. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10．What kind of book is the woman probably reading? A．A fantasy. B．Non-fiction. C．A crime novel. 11．What does the man dislike about his book? A．The plot. B．The setting. C．The characters. 12．What does the woman enjoy about reading? A．Learning about history B．Finding out about people. C．Experiencing a different life. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13．What psychology does the woman mention first? A．Social behavior. B．Memory working. C．Developmental action. 14．What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A．Classmates. B．Fellow teachers. C．Parent and teacher. 15．Who benefits most from understanding developmental psychology? A．Parents. B．Doctors. C．Teachers. 16．What do the speakers think of psychology? A．Interesting. B．Confusing. C．Worrying. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17．Where was the discovery made? A．In the mountains. B．In a forest. C．In a desert. 18．How old is the ancient city estimated to be? A．Less than 500 years old. B．More than 3,000 years old. C．About 10,000 years old. 19．What do products found at the site provide? A．Insights into the latest urban planning. B．Insights into daily life in the ancient city. C．Insights into the development of technology. 20．What are experts planning to do next? A．Conduct further research. B．Live in the city for a while. C．Set up the next project team. 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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A The Baltimore/ Washington Forecast Office of the National Weather Service(NWS) accepts applications annually for volunteer college students each summer. Our competitive program provides students with the experience of performing a guided research or data project while assisting in operations at an NWS forecast office. Please see below for more information about our program. Students selected for our program will be expected to do the following: ·Volunteer 2-4 days (approximately 16-24 hours) per week on a set schedule. ·Work on an assigned research project or data project guided by an NWS meteorologist (气象学家). ·Become familiar with NWS operations, upper- air observations, policies and procedures, software and computer systems. ·If appropriate, submit summer research results to the National Weather Association annual conference and/ or other professional conferences. Students are strongly encouraged, but not required, to attend a conference to present their work. Who is qualified to apply? Students interested in this program must be: ·Pursuing a degree in meteorology or a related science (such as climatology, hydrology, geoscience, atmospheric science, etc.). ·Full-time undergraduate actively enrolled in related classes both the semester before(Spring 2024) and the semester after (Fall 2024) the volunteer period. ·Graduating seniors are only qualified if already accepted to or enrolled in graduate school in meteorology or a related field the following fall. ·Having an active interest in a future career with the NWS. How do I apply? Applications for Summer 2024 will be open through January 14th, 2024. Please submit the required supporting documents to our official website by the above deadline. Some applicants may be requested to submit responses to written questions, participate in a phone interview, or both, during January or February 2024, before student selections are made. We expect to make selections for volunteers no later than mid to late February. 1. What is required to apply for the program? A. Having completed a degree in meteorology or a related science. B. Being a full-time undergraduate actively taking related classes. C. Previous experience working with the National Weather Service. D. Attending a professional conference to present research findings. 2. When is the deadline to submit applications for the Summer 2024 program? A. January 14th. B. February 14th. C. March 14th. D. October 14th. 3. Where can we most probably read this article? A. In a textbook. B. In a novel. C. In a newspaper. D. In a guidebook. B My family had a room that we called the Library, but even back then I knew it was just our dining room with a few bookshelves around a small table. When I was a kid, I was told that all these books are precious things— they must never be folded, bent, or broken. Any dirty marks or notes on a book are banned and our reading should always be a clean activity since it’s what separates us from the beasts. Preservation of all texts was the most important thing in the world. Years later, when I began reading everything I could in my early teens, I tiptoed into the Library one day and discovered, to my horror, that all the books were still extremely new. It was row after row, shelf after shelf. Something clicked and I knew I had found a horrible secret about my family: they had bought these books to be displayed like jewellery, rather than to be read. In that moment I knew that all those silly rules around reading and books were dead wrong and that there was nothing sadder in this world than an unused book— clean, without any trace of the reader at all. Now here’s the secret: good reading is messy reading. If I want the kind of novel that gets deep into my bones, the sort of non-fiction mystery that stays with me years after the fact, then I must bring sticky notes (便利贴) and let my books get scuffed (磨损) along the way. I should always walk away from a book with visible progress of my reading. After years of treating my books as if they ought to be preserved in a museum, I now believe that you should honour the books by breaking them. Read them all so messily! Truly read the books, anytime and anywhere, no matter how much we f old them, bend them, or tear them! Throw them into your backpack or leave them open by the side of your bed. Don’t worry about stains or torn edges after years of reading. That is what a book is. That is what a book is for. 4. Where did the author’s family store their books? A. In the study. B. In the dining room. C. In the bedroom. D. In the living room. 5. What does the author imply about his family’s book collection? A. It was piled in a mess. B. It was mainly for decoration. C It was large and various. D. It was kept for a good price. 6. What does the underlined part “Something clicked” mean? A. I clicked the mouse. B. I suddenly felt puzzled. C. Something made a sound. D. Something occurred to me. 7 Which opinion may the author agree on? A. Good books are valuable jewelry. B. Books are the ladder of human progress. C. Read thousands of books regardless of their state. D. Protect books as they’ re the source of knowledge. C Theatre has a culture of its own and is a powerful medium for exposing problems. Plays are sometimes attempting to spread awareness about problems like racism, sexism, etc. These plays help our society better function because they cause individuals to realize what is happening and take action. It builds a passion in people since they realize what is really important to them and that they have the power to make a change. The main reason people go to theatre or even attend a show is to discover themselves. This means they want to come to a self-understanding and fulfilment. Human nature leads us to be original and theatre is the perfect outlet for people to be original and to understand themselves. For many people, theatre also gives a purpose for life. Human beings naturally want to express themselves, and theatre is the most expressive art form. “This is why theatre is important: because it presents a reflective vision of a life that is vastly more fascinating than the one in which we’re stuck.” — Lemony Snicket. Live theatre is as significant today as it was millennia (数千年) ago when our distant ancestors would gather around the fire to hear stories. Today we still gather in groups to hear stories being told, listen to music and put our demons in perspective. As a species, we have always turned to theatrical presentations to explore the unknown and explain our fears and concerns in an entertaining way. Theatre can also simply entertain, but there are few light “entertainments” which don’t include an underlying message. Today we are surrounded by other options for entertainment, like film, video, and online streaming. But theatre is a very different experience. While cinema is prerecorded, perfected by thousand shots of the same scene and editing effects, one might say what you see in theatre is raw, more organic. You surely can’t make Avengers: Endgame the same in a live event. But, the connection of the actor to the audience that makes Iago’s speech, or Hamlet’s speech what it is, is just not the same on film. 8. What can theatre bring to society? A. Solutions of racial issues. B. Development of media. C Fulfilment of individuals. D. Exposure of social problems. 9. Why did the author quote the words from Lemony Snicket? A. To show the purpose of life. B. To express the nature of humans. C. To strengthen the function of theatre. D. To present a different point of view. 10. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. People tend to watch films than plays. B. Cinema and theatre have a lot in common. C. Films feature an original way of art. D. Theatres bring people live experience. 11. What does the passage mainly talk about? A. The types of theatre. B. The power of theatre. C. The challenges of theatre. D. The evolution of theatre. D Orangutans (红毛猩猩) are known for an impressive skill of engineering: They carefully weave an intricate nest from branches in the forest canopy (树冠) daily for cozy nights and cool midday naps. Some nests, particularly those made by older and more experienced orangutans, have pillows, blankets, and sometimes even a roof made by broad leaves — and all must be well protected and strong enough to hold 100-plus pounds of sleeping gorilla. Now a study published in Animal Behavior reveals that young orangutans perfectly complete this vital task in seven years. “The fact that it takes them so long to acquire this skill shows us that it’s much more complex than we realized before,” says the study’s lead author Andrea Permana, a primatologist (灵长类动物学家) at the University of Warwick in England. To understand this behavior, researchers followed 45 orangutans at Indonesia’s Gunung Leuser National Park for 13 years. Permana found that orangutans begin to show interest in nest building as young as six months. These young orangutans practise the task daily during their youth, watching their mothers to learn building techniques. As they get older, their strength and skillfulness improve, letting them more successfully make branches into the structure. Researchers have seen orangutans build their first functional night nests at three years old, but they still tend to sleep alongside their mothers until about age seven. These nests offer more than just cover from tigers and other predators; sleep itself is a crucial resource as well. All great apes (类人猿) construct nests to some degree, and studies show that orangutans sleep deeper and longer than non-nest-building primates. This sound sleep may tell us how nests played a part in our own ancestors’ brain evolution because human ancestors and orangutan ancestors both developed nest building. Permana says, “The more rested you are, then you can be more innovative. Maybe you’re more curious, your memory is better, and you can solve problems better. The knock-on effects of that on the success of our ancestors is pretty undoubtable.” 12. What can we know about the nests built by more experienced orangutans? A. They do not have roofs. B. They are made of broad leaves. C. They are relatively well-equipped. D. They can hold more than 100 gorillas. 13 What can we learn about young orangutans? A. They are required to build nests. B. They begin building nests at six months. C. They imitate their moms to build nests. D. They sleep with their moms until seven. 14. What can be inferred from Permana’s words? A. Ancestors benefit a lot from sleeping well. B. Humans can be curious about nest building. C. Innovation can make people solve problems. D. People consider nest building as a complex skill. 15. What can be the best title for the passage? A. Great Apes: Ancestor of Nest Building. B. Improved Sleep: Benefit of Nest Building. C. Smart Orangutans: Master of Nest Building. D. Technical Progress: Evolution of Nest Building. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 How to Make Better Decisions Having too many choices can cause anxiety, but you can overcome decidophobia (决策恐惧). ___16___. Shall I, shan’t I? When you’ re feeling overwhelmed (不知所措) with possibilities, it’s often easier to do nothing. That’s not a long-term solution, so try to focus on the really important issues and avoid sweating the small stuff. Be organized in your daily life — decide what you’re going to wear the night before, eat the same breakfast every day, and know when you’re going to do certain chores. That cuts down the number of options you have to weigh at any one time. Make it manageable. Follow a series of steps. First, write down the advantages and disadvantages of different options. ___17___. Consider how you feel about them, instead. Abandon all but the three or four most realistic courses of action. Next, gather information that will help with the decision, then seek advice from just a few people. ___18___. Set deadlines. To avoid decision paralysis (决策无能), set yourself a firm but realistic date by which you need to have picked your preferred option. ___19___. Sleep on it. When you think you’ve come to the right conclusion, take a holiday or even just a day to think about something different before you actually commit. Trust yourself. ___20___. To give yourself confidence, list the decisions you’ve made in the past that have worked out well and consider whether choices you consider bad were really that disastrous. A. Cut down your decisions B. Make all possible decisions C. This will also prevent you from being in a dilemma D. Making a decision is happy, but you’re the one who is suitable E. Don’t simply think about the number of points for and against F. It’s often helpful if they’re independent, rather than friends or family G. Making a decision is scary, but you’re the one who knows yourself best 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。 I first picked up a racquet（球拍) and ball when I was four. Jim Joyce, my first tennis coach, was teaching me to play and think ___21___. One day, I started making ___22___ when I hit. He asked me if I was sick, and I said no. “I heard it would give me more power,” I ___23___ shyly. “Asho, that’s absolutely ___24___,” he replied. “You’re not doing any better with it. You’ re concentrating on grunting (发出哼声) instead of ___25___. If you grunt again, I’m walking off this court.” Jim also found ways to get me into trouble. I played my first competition when I was six. I’d been ___26___ for almost two years, and I was certain I was going to win. But Jim made me ___27___. There aren’t many lessons to be learned from an easy win. He intentionally found an ___28___ girl to play me clean off the court. This philosophy extended to everything I did. I remember climbing out of my age group ___29___ when I was 11 against a 14- year- old girl. Jim went to her and told her how to beat me. “Play to her low forehand,” “Hit a short slice.” He ____30____ I would pay more attention to my ____31____ if they led to losses. I won anyway. From then on, I began winning quickly. But there was one girl, Lyann Hoang. I was forever ____32____ her, endlessly losing to her. Jim loved seeing me ____33____ this way — until I cried. “Keep going,” he said. “One day you’ll catch her.” Finally, I did. And I ____34____ him with a surprised and yet satisfied look. Jim was as cool as ever. “Yeah, Asho, but it’s just one match. Let’s practise again tomorrow.” These valuable ____35____ continuously influence me whether I win or lose. 21. A. differently B. logically C. thoroughly D. seriously 22. A. mistakes B. noises C. gestures D. faces 23. A. hesitated B. repeated C. added D. played 24. A. correct B. wrong C. creative D. sensitive 25. A. hitting B. jumping C. picking D. running 26. A. complaining B. changing C. recalling D. practising 27. A. defend B. win C. lose D. regret 28. A. experienced B. ambitious C. outgoing D. informed 29. A. observing B. doubting C. competing D. waiting 30. A. warned B. heard C. guessed D. knew 31. A. scores B. weaknesses C. balls D. strengths 32. A. missing B. beating C. inspiring D. catching 33. A. praised B. blamed C. challenged D. respected 34. A. turned to B. looked after C. talked about D. aimed at 35. A. answers B. wishes C. lessons D. arguments 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。 In the splendid history of Chinese ceramics (陶器制品), there is a name that shines brilliantly — Jingdezhen. This ancient porcelain capital ___36___ (carry) the glory and heritage of a thousand years of porcelain culture. Jingdezhen was formerly known as Xinping and got its name because the porcelain ware made for the court in Jingde Period of Song Dynasty ___37___ (name) “Made in Jingde Period”. Since then, the reputation of Jingde has spread through the country, becoming related with Chinese ceramics. The ___38___ (vary) of porcelain produced here is vast and of superb quality. For example, the elegant and delicate Ying Ching porcelain with ___39___ (it) mixture of blue and white colors resembles a painting from a fairyland. During the Ming and Qing ___40___ (dynasty), Jingdezhen became the center ___41___ the national porcelain industry, attracting countless skilled craftsmen to contribute talents and their porcelain-making techniques, ___42___ promoted Jingdezhen porcelain to unprecedented heights in terms of craftsmanship shape and decoration. Today, Jingdezhen still maintains its ___43___ (lead) position in the Chinese ceramics industry. Stepping into Jingdezhen is like entering a living epic of ceramics. The ancient kiln fire’s (窑火的) exquisite craftsmanship ___44___ generations of creativity have ____45____ (joint) formed the glory and heritage of this millennium porcelain capital. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 你校英语社将举办以“无人驾驶出租车（driverless taxis）”为话题的演讲比赛，请你就此写一篇短文参赛，内容包括： 1. 无人驾驶出租车的优势与不足： 2. 你的看法。 注意：1. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 2. 词数80左右； 3. 短文开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。 Dear judges and fellow students, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Thanks for your listening. 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。 Max, ten years old, was loved by us all in our family. This cute yellow dog used to play with me on the front verandah (走廊). But whenever my dad put two fingers to his lips and did whistle, Max would immediately rush to him with his tail wagging (摇摆). Such a harmonious life continued until we had to go abroad to find a treatment for my mom’s serious disease. To take better care of my mom, we had no choice but to leave Max at home. And Sandy, my dad’s friend, was to be Max’s guardian (监护人) while we were overseas. Six weeks after our departure, however, my dad received a call from Sandy saying that Max had run away. His face got pale as he heard this news. Sandy had advertised constantly on ABC radio and other newspapers. Despite many “sightings”, the dog was never found. But our family thought that my dad held a secret hope that Max was still alive. Eight months later, we returned and my dad immediately began to search for Max. One day, he had a call from 375 kilometres away. An elderly lady living on her own in the suburb of the town was putting food out “for a very old yellow dog”. In the night the food disappeared. This had been going on for weeks. As she told on the telephone, it was “just glimpses of a yellow dog in the shadows” of her disused tennis court. That was enough for us to set off in my dad’s low-slung Jensen car. It was hardly the right vehicle for the rough roads we travelled that day. Five and a half hours later, we found the tennis court. Sadly, the elderly lady told my dad that the dog hadn’t been around today yet for the food was still there. Hearing that, Dad looked around the tennis court. It had long been deserted and overgrown with weeds. But he noticed a path hidden in the bush. 注意：1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式作答。 Without hesitation, Dad then led me to search around for Max. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Back to the court in vain, Dad finally did his special whistle. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1—5 CAACB 6—10 CACBC 11—15 ACBBA 16—20 ACBBA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$