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null 衡阳县四中2024届高考考前冲刺卷(三) 英 语 注意事项： 1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2． 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 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。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．How does Jessica usually talk to Tara? A．Through the Internet. B．Through phone calls. C．Through text messages. 2．Where does the conversation probably take place? A．In a restaurant. B．On a plane. C．In a cafe. 3．Who is having a holiday abroad? A．Jack. B．Mike. C．John. 4．How many people will attend the meeting according to the woman? A．About 25. B．At most 50. C．At least 75. 5．What do we know about the man? A．He used to have a car. B．He likes driving very much. C．He lives far from the subway. 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。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段对话，回答第6、7题。 6．What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．A budget problem. B．A study problem. C．A lifestyle problem. 7．What will the woman do? A．Work more. B．Ask the man for help. C．Spend less money. 听第7段对话，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8．How do the speakers feel now? A．Homesick. B．Annoyed. C．Hungry. 9．Which festival is celebrated in the woman’s motherland at this time of a year? A．Halloween. B．The Day of the Dead. C．The New Yam Festival. 10．What season is it now? A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Autumn. 听第8段对话，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11．What does the man want to do? A．Buy a monitor. B．Sell his computer. C．Ask for a better guarantee. 12．Why is Amazon mentioned by the man? A．To make a bargain. B．To tell his favorite site. C．To give a bad example. 13．How much does the man pay? A．$1,846. B．$1,656. C．$1,496. 听第9段对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。 14．What was the woman’s feeling at the very beginning? A．She felt delighted. B．She felt surprised. C．She felt guilty. 15．What is the relationship between the speakers? A．Neighbors. B．Roommates. C．Host and guest. 16．Where was the cat hiding? A．In the bedroom. B．In the living room. C．In the laundry room. 17．What does the man imply about the cat? A．She never tries to go outside. B．She is afraid of the outside world. C．She always comes back by herself. 听第10段对话，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18．Who are the volunteers probably? A．Teachers from middle schools. B．People from all over the country. C．Students from several local high schools. 19．When is the volunteers’ next trip to the beach? A．This Saturday. B．Next Saturday. C．Next Sunday. 20．What do the volunteers need from other citizens? A．Some cameras. B．Gloves and bags. C．Their support. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Apply for the 2024-2025 School Year We are thrilled that you are considering Marist School for your child’s next chapter. Marist has two primary entry points for students in 7th and 9th grades to which we typically accept 150 and 50 students respectively. Marist School utilizes Ravenna, an application management app, for all aspects of the admissions process. Through Ravenna, parents can access the Marist application, submit supporting materials, track application status, and view admission decisions. Our application for the 2024-2025 school year will be available late September with a deadline on January 18, 2024. Importantly, Marist continues to require the SSAT as part of the application process. On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Marist will serve as a community test site for the SSAT. This is the last national testing day prior to our application deadline when a first set of SSAT scores is due. Important Dates September 2023-March 2024 Marist School admissions events Late September 2023 Marist 2024-2025 application available in Ravenna October 2023-January 2024 Required SSAT testing December 3, 2023 Open House January 18, 2024 Deadline to apply to Marist; preliminary (初步的) application and fee, parent and student questionnaires, and a first set of SSAT scores are due February 1, 2024 Deadline for Marist to receive any outstanding supplemental materials; transcripts, teacher and administrator evaluations, and parish/church verification form are due February 12, 2024 Deadline to submit separate tuition assistance application March 30, 2024 AAAIS common notification date April 11, 2024 Deadline to respond to offer of admission 1. What’s the text? A. A brochure of admission. B. A school calendar. C. A schedule of lectures. D. A timetable of student. 2. When is it unable to apply for Marist School? A. Late October, 2023. B. December, 2023. C. At Christmas of 2023. D. Late January, 2024. 3. Which is the right way to submit the application? A. In person. B. By post. C. Online D. On recommendation. 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇应用文。文章是一篇关于Marist School2024—2025学年的申请通知。通知中提供了关于申请流程、截止日期和重要日期的详细信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Marist has two primary entry points for students in 7th and 9th grades to which we typically accept 150 and 50 students respectively.(Marist为7年级和9年级的学生提供了两个主要入学点，我们通常分别接受150名和50名学生。)”及全文信息可知，本文主要讲述了 Marist学校2024-2025学年的招生要求和安排，即一份招生简章。故选A项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Our application for the 2024—2025 school year will be available late September with a deadline on January 18, 2024.(我们2024-2025学年的申请将于9月下旬提交，截止日期为2024年1月18日。)”可知，2024年一月下旬无法报名申请Marist学校。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Marist School utilizes Ravenna, an application management app, for all aspects of the admissions process. (Marist学校利用申请管理应用程序Ravenna进行招生过程的各个方面。)”可知， Marist School 2024—2025学年整个招生录取工作是通过在指定app 上进行操作，即在线提交申请。故选C项。 B I am a multisport athlete and seasoned coach. When I was growing up, school wasn’t really my thing, but sport very much was. Athletics connected me to my school community by giving me a sense of belonging and success even when I struggled in the classroom. When I entered education, I knew I wanted to be more than a coach on the field and court — I wanted to help students like me make meaningful connections to school through sports. I designed a program around the concepts of comfort and stretch zones. On day one, I set up a range of equipment for different sports across a field. In groups, students discussed sports that they felt comfortable and safe playing. They then took turns selecting their comfort sport on the field, doing a brief share, and playing with their group. Afterward, we had a class discussion on the importance of doing things that bring joy and passion, and how sharing that passion with others motivates us and the people around us. On day two, with the same field design and sporting equipment, I introduced the idea of stretch zones. Students formed the same groups as on day one and discussed which sports were out of their comfort zone and more challenging to them. Some of my students were shy and others slightly frustrated (沮丧) as they struggled to perform the skills in sports in which they were not comfortable. Then we discussed, as a class, how even when something is challenging, if we recognize the difficulty and intentionally practice, we give ourselves the opportunity to overcome it over time. The program required more than just adjusting my curriculum (课程) — it also meant some changes to the way I taught. I found myself opening up to my students and sharing my own hardships and successes with them. As a result, my students felt freer to be their real selves. 4. What did the author think of sport when he was a student? A. It appealed mainly to seniors. B. It led to a decline in his grades. C. It helped him get attached to school. D. It made him struggle in the classroom. 5. Why did the author design the program? A. To test some sports equipment. B. To prepare students for a meet. C. To push students to observe rules. D. To bond students and the school. 6. What was a problem facing the author on the second day of the program? A. Some students feared challenges. B. It was difficult to group students. C. Students wanted material rewards. D. The sports field became crowded. 7. What can we infer about the author? A. He loves telling jokes. B. He is a creative teacher. C. He used to be very shy. D. He is fond of safe sports. 【答案】4. C 5. D 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。为了让学生更好地融入校园生活，作者设计独特的体育项目，寓教于乐，促进学生健康成长。 4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“When I was growing up, school wasn’t really my thing, but sport very much was. Athletics connected me to my school community by giving me a sense of belonging and success even when I struggled in the classroom. (在我成长的过程中，学校并不是我的事，但运动却是我的事。田径运动将我与学校社区联系起来，即使我在课堂上挣扎，也能给我一种归属感和成功感。)”可知，体育运动给作者带来校园归属感。故选C项。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“I wanted to help students like me make meaningful connections to school through sports. (我想通过体育帮助像我这样的学生与学校建立有意义的联系。)”及第二段“I designed a program around the concepts of comfort and stretch zones. On day one, I set up a range of equipment for different sports across a field. In groups, students discussed sports that they felt comfortable and safe playing. They then took turns selecting their comfort sport on the field, doing a brief share, and playing with their group. Afterward, we had a class discussion on the importance of doing things that bring joy and passion, and how sharing that passion with others motivates us and the people around us. (我围绕舒适区和伸展区的概念设计了一个程序。第一天，我为一个领域的不同运动设置了一系列设备。在小组中，学生们讨论了他们觉得舒适和安全的运动。然后，他们轮流在球场上选择他们的舒适运动，做一个简短的分享，并与他们的小组一起玩。之后，我们进行了课堂讨论，讨论了做能带来快乐和激情的事情的重要性，以及与他人分享这种激情如何激励我们和我们周围的人。)”可知，作者设计这个课程是为了让学生更好地融入校园生活。故选D项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“On day two, with the same field design and sporting equipment, I introduced the idea of stretch zones. Students formed the same groups as on day one and discussed which sports were out of their comfort zone and more challenging to them. Some of my students were shy and others slightly frustrated(沮丧)as they struggled to perform the skills in sports in which they were not comfortable. (第二天，在相同的场地设计和运动器材下，我介绍了伸展区的概念。学生们组成了与第一天相同的小组，并讨论了哪些运动超出了他们的舒适区，对他们来说更具挑战性。我的一些学生很害羞，而另一些学生则有点沮丧，因为他们很难在他们不舒服的运动中发挥技能。)”可知，活动第二天，部分学生显现畏难倾向。故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“I designed a program around the concepts of comfort and stretch zones. (我围绕舒适区和伸展区的概念设计了一个程序。)”及最后一段“The program required more than just adjusting my curriculum(课程)—it also meant some changes to the way I taught. I found myself opening up to my students and sharing my own hardships and successes with them. As a result, my students felt freer to be their real selves. (这个项目需要的不仅仅是调整我的课程（课程），它还意味着对我的教学方式进行一些改变。我发现自己向我的学生敞开心扉，并与他们分享我自己的艰辛和成功。因此，我的学生感到更自由地做真实的自己。)”可推断，作者是一位很有创意的老师。故选B项。 C When you are stuck on a problem, sometimes it is best to stop thinking about it — consciously, anyway. Research has shown that taking a break or a nap can help the brain create pathways to a solution. Now a new study expands on the effect by using sound cues (提示) to focus the sleeping mind on a targeted problem. When humans sleep, parts of the brain replay certain memories, strengthening and transforming them. About a decade ago researchers developed a technique, called targeted memory reactivation (TMR), aimed at further reinforcing selected memories: when a sound becomes associated with a memory and is later played during sleep, that memory gets reactivated. In a study published last November in Psychological Science, scientists tested whether revisiting the memory of a puzzle during sleep might also improve problem-solving. About 60 participants visited the laboratory before and after a night of sleep. In an evening session, they attempted spatial, verbal and conceptual puzzles, with a distinct music clip repeating in the background for each, until they worked on six puzzles they could not solve. Overnight they wore electrodes to detect slow-wave sleep and a device played the sounds assigned to three of the six unsolved puzzles. The next day, back at the lab, the participants attempted the six puzzles again. All told, the subjects solved 32 percent of the sound-prompted puzzles versus 21 percent of the untargeted puzzles — a boost of more than 50 percent. The researchers “very bravely went for quite complex tasks that involved a lot of complex processing, and remarkably they found these really strong effects in all of their tasks,” says Penny Lewis, a psychologist at Cardiff University. “These are supercool results. Now we need to go out and try to understand them by firstly repeating the tasks and secondly trying to work out the component processes that are actually being influenced.” Beyond providing new evidence that humans restructure memories while sleeping, the research may have practical implications. “In a futuristic world, maybe TMR could help us use sleep to work on our problems,” says lead author Kristin Sanders, who was a graduate student at Northwestern University during the study. Sleep-monitoring technology is increasingly accessible — and even without gadgets (小装置), prospective solvers can focus on important problems before bed. Still, sleep is not magic; people need to do their homework and load their heads with the puzzle pieces involved. “I’m not going to solve cancer with this technique,” Sanders says, “because I don’t know anything about cancer research.” 8. What is the function of sound cues in the new study? A. To help the brain create pathways to a solution. B. To direct the sleeping mind towards specific problems. C. To monitor slow-wave sleep and detect reactivated memory. D. To provide background music for participants attempting puzzles. 9. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The complex tasks. B. The strong effects. C. The component processes. D. The expected results. 10. What can we know about the new study? A. Participants attempted the puzzles with targeted music clips on. B. Participants worked on six puzzles they couldn’t solve overnight. C. The electrodes detected sleep and played the sounds assigned to the puzzles. D. Subjects solved two more sound-prompted puzzles than untargeted puzzles. 11. What message does Sanders want to convey? A. Necessity is the mother of invention. B. Where there is a dream, there is a way. C. We can’t make a cake without ingredients. D. One will dream about what he thinks of. 【答案】8. B 9. B 10. A 11. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。一项新的研究进一步证实睡眠有助于我们解决问题，因为在睡眠时人类的记忆可以重组，这有利于解决我们在白天遇到的问题。此外，科学家期待这个研究结果可以在未来，让人们通过睡眠解决一些问题。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Now a new study expands on the effect by using sound cues(提示) to focus the sleeping mind on a targeted problem.”（现在，一项新的研究通过使用声音提示将睡眠中的大脑集中在目标问题上，进一步阐述了这种效果。）可知，声音提示在新研究中的作用是引导睡眠中的大脑专注于特定的问题。故选B项。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第四段“The researchers “very bravely went for quite complex tasks that involved a lot of complex processing, and remarkably they found these really strong effects in all of their tasks,” says Penny Lewis, a psychologist at Cardiff University.”（ 加的夫大学的心理学家Penny Lewis说，研究人员“非常勇敢地完成了涉及大量复杂处理的非常复杂的任务，值得注意的是，他们在所有任务中都发现了这些非常强烈的影响”。“）可知，现在，我们需要走出去，通过首先重复任务，其次尝试找出实际受到影响的组件流程来尝试理解这些非常强烈的影响。可知，them指代的是强烈的影响。故选B项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“About 60 participants visited the laboratory before and after a night of sleep. In an evening session, they attempted spatial, verbal and conceptual puzzles, with a distinct music clip repeating in the background for each, until they worked on six puzzles they could not solve.”（ 大约60名参与者在睡眠前后参观了实验室。在晚上的一次会议上，他们尝试了空间、语言和概念谜题，每个谜题的背景都会重复一段不同的音乐片段，直到他们解决了六个无法解决的谜题。）可知，参与者尝试使用有针对性的音乐片段解谜题。故选A项。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段Still, sleep is not magic; people need to do their homework and load their heads with the puzzle pieces involved.（然而，睡眠并不是魔法；人们需要做他们功课，并将涉及的难题片段装入他们的头脑中。）可推知，Sanders想要传达的信息是，我们不能在没有原料的情况下制作蛋糕，即我们不能在没有准备的情况下解决问题。故选C项。 D Peer-to-Peer lending has become the poster child of the alternative finance industry. By the end of March 2016, the sector had attracted over £5 billion in investments. If the P2P phenomenon has escaped your attention, now it might be just the right time to take note. P2P lending is the now well-established practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders, investors, directly with borrowers, enabling both parties to bypass conventional providers such as banks. Lenders typically achieve better rates of return than would be available from traditional providers. Likewise, borrowers have gain access to flexible and competitively priced loans since the banking crisis of 2008. And that’s why P2P is confidently anticipated to become an ever-increasing force within the financial marketplace, even when interest rates begin to climb, given its significantly lower cost relative to traditional lending providers. From 6th April 2016, through the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance (PSA), savings accounts started paying interest tax-free and, as a result, an astonishing 95% of all UK adults no longer pay tax on any of their savings — it’s the biggest shake-up in the savings market for at least a generation. Comparing P2P lending with deposit-based investment is relatively easy, but less so when comparing it to investing in the stock market (股市). Shares offer the potential for two types of return: an increase in the capital value of the shares themselves, plus a regular — and ideally increasing — income by way of the dividends (股息) paid by that company. What’s interesting to note, however, is that under the new PSA rules, dividend income from shares will not fall within your annual tax-free allowance and so they won’t enjoy the benefit of the favorable tax treatment afforded to investments such as P2P loans. In the following articles, we’ll be discussing some of the other interesting aspects of this revolutionary way of investing. But, if you’re still suffering from all-time low interest rates in your savings account, it really could be time to consider doing something interesting with your money. 12. How is P2P lending distinct from traditional lending? A. Money can only be lent to individuals online. B. Lenders and borrowers are connected directly. C. It provides flexible and higher priced loans. D. It has attracted more money in investments. 13. Why does the author mention PSA in the passage? A. To highlight the advantage of P2P lending. B. To explain the shake-up in the savings market. C. To illustrate the effects of PSA on investment. D. To compare P2P lending with other investments. 14. What’s the best title of the text? A. P2P, a New Way of Investing B. High Risk, High Reward C. PSA Shakes up the Market D. Farewell, Traditional Providers 15. What will the author most probably talk about in the next article? A. Some valuable suggestions on P2P. B. Further analysis of low interest rates. C. Another interesting investment way. D. More noteworthy facts about P2P. 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了P2P这种新的借贷方式，分析了其优势。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“P2P lending is the now well-established practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders, investors, directly with borrowers, enabling both parties to bypass conventional providers such as banks.(P2P借贷是一种成熟的做法，通过在线服务将资金借给个人或企业，将贷款人、投资者直接与借款人联系起来，使双方绕过银行等传统提供商)”可知，P2P借贷与传统借贷的不同在于贷款人和借款人是直接联系在一起的。故选B。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Comparing P2P lending with deposit-based investment is relatively easy, but less so when comparing it to investing in the stock market (股市). Shares offer the potential for two types of return: an increase in the capital value of the shares themselves, plus a regular — and ideally increasing — income by way of the dividends (股息) paid by that company. What’s interesting to note, however, is that under the new PSA rules, dividend income from shares will not fall within your annual tax-free allowance and so they won’t enjoy the benefit of the favorable tax treatment afforded to investments such as P2P loans.(将P2P借贷与基于存款的投资进行比较相对容易，但将其与股市投资进行比较就不那么容易了。股票提供了两种潜在的回报:股票本身资本价值的增加，加上公司支付的股息带来的定期收入（理想情况下是不断增加的）。然而，值得注意的是，根据新的PSA规定，股票的股息收入将不在你的年度免税限额之内，因此他们将无法享受P2P贷款等投资所享受的优惠税收待遇)”可推知，作者在文章中提到PSA 是为了突出P2P借贷的优势。故选A。 【14题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“P2P lending is the now well-established practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders, investors, directly with borrowers, enabling both parties to bypass conventional providers such as banks.(P2P借贷是一种成熟的做法，通过在线服务将资金借给个人或企业，将贷款人、投资者直接与借款人联系起来，使双方绕过银行等传统提供商)”结合文章主要说明了P2P这种新的借贷方式，分析了其优势。可知，A选项“P2P，一种新的投资方式”最符合文章标题。故选A。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“In the following articles, we’ll be discussing some of the other interesting aspects of this revolutionary way of investing. But, if you’re still suffering from all-time low interest rates in your savings account, it really could be time to consider doing something interesting with your money.(在接下来的文章中，我们将讨论这种革命性投资方式的其他一些有趣的方面。但是，如果你的储蓄账户仍然处于历史最低利率，那么真的是时候考虑用你的钱做一些有趣的事情了)”可推知，作者在下一篇文章中最有可能谈论关于P2P更值得注意的事实。故选D。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Feeling like what you do is worthwhile is arguably a significant key to a happy life. But what this means is different for each person. These strategies can help you find your purpose so you can begin living a more meaningful life. Donate time, money, or talent ____16____. Altruistic (利他) behaviors include volunteering for a nonprofit organization, donating money to causes you care about, or simply helping out the people around you on a day-to-day basis. Listen to feedback (反馈) It can be hard to recognize the things you feel passionate about sometimes. After all, the things you love to do may have become so ingrained (固化) in your life that you don’t realize how important they are. ____17____. This is a good chance of displaying your passion and purpose. Start conversations with new people It’s easy to surf social media while you’re alone on the subway. Resist that urge. ____18____. Ask them if they are working on any projects or what they like to do for fun. Talk to them about organizations with which they are involved. You might discover new activities to explore. And those activities might be key to helping you find your purpose. ____19____ Are you regularly sharing articles about climate change? Are there pictures of you engaging in a particular activity over and over, such as gardening or performing? Consider the conversations you enjoy holding with people the most when you’re meeting face to face. Do you like talking about history? Or do you prefer sharing the latest money-saving tips you discovered? ____20____. A. Explore your interests B. Otherwise, it may drag you down C. Spread sunshine to people through your smile D. Instead, take the time to talk to the people around you E. You can develop helpful habits in your search for purpose F. The things you enjoy sharing may reveal your purpose in life G. Fortunately, other people might be able to give you some insights 【答案】16. E 17. G 18. D 19. A 20. F 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何定位人生价值。 【16题详解】 根据后文“Altruistic (利他) behaviors include volunteering for a nonprofit organization, donating money to causes you care about, or simply helping out the people around you on a day-to-day basis.(利他行为包括为非营利组织做志愿者，为你关心的事业捐款，或者只是每天帮助你周围的人)”可知，本段的主旨是通过帮助他人来寻找人生价值。故E选项“你可以培养助人为乐的好习惯，从而寻找人生价值”符合语境，故选E。 【17题详解】 根据上文“After all, the things you love to do may have become so ingrained (固化) in your life that you don’t realize how important they are.(毕竟，你喜欢做的事情可能已经在你的生活中根深蒂固，以至于你没有意识到它们有多重要)”以及后文“This is a good chance of displaying your passion and purpose.(这是一个展示你的激情和目标的好机会)”可知，上文提到了没有意识到喜欢做的事情有多重要，后文提到了展示的机会，可知本句说明机会是什么。故G选项“幸而他人的评价能助你认清自我”符合语境，故选G。 【18题详解】 根据上文“Resist that urge.(抵制这种冲动)”以及后文“Ask them if they are working on any projects or what they like to do for fun. Talk to them about organizations with which they are involved. You might discover new activities to explore. And those activities might be key to helping you find your purpose.(问问他们是否在做什么项目，或者他们喜欢做什么有趣的事情。和他们谈谈他们参与的组织。你可能会发现新的活动。这些活动可能是帮助你找到目标的关键)”可推测，本句主要是在建议和人交流，故D选项“而应当与身边的人交流”符合语境，故选D。 【19题详解】 根据本段内容“Are you regularly sharing articles about climate change? Are there pictures of you engaging in a particular activity over and over, such as gardening or performing? Consider the conversations you enjoy holding with people the most when you’re meeting face to face. Do you like talking about history? Or do you prefer sharing the latest money-saving tips you discovered?(你是否定期分享有关气候变化的文章？有没有你反复从事某项活动的照片，比如园艺或表演？考虑一下当你们面对面见面时，你最喜欢和别人进行的对话。你喜欢谈论历史吗？或者你更喜欢分享你发现的最新省钱技巧？)”可知，本段的主旨是通过兴趣来挖掘人生价值。故A选项“挖掘你的兴趣点”符合语境，故选A。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Do you like talking about history? Or do you prefer sharing the latest money-saving tips you discovered?(你喜欢谈论历史吗？或者你更喜欢分享你发现的最新省钱技巧？)”可知，上文列举了喜欢谈论和分享的事情，推测喜欢分享的事情可以反映人生价值。故F选项“你乐于分享的事情就可以映照你的人生价值”符合语境，故选F。 第三部分 语言知识运用(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。 Throughout a child’s life, there are several events that are very important to them. ____21____, most of the events involve (涉及到) being with their friends. Missing those activities can make a child sad and ____22____. In early September, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital found Megan, a 17-year-old student had a brain tumor (肿瘤). A few weeks later, Megan had an operation and needed to ____23____ in the hospital for several more days to ____24____. And that meant she would ____25____ her school’s homecoming dance. However the doctors and nurses at the hospital were not going to ____26____ that to happen. Instead, they got to work and created the special dance and memory for her. “They ____27____ the meeting room in a New Year theme; it was all about her,” Megan’s mother, Jill Krafty said. “It was called ‘ho, ho, homecoming’ last Friday, and I think we were all just so ____28____ at the care they put into this whole ____29____.” But what would a dance be without _____30_____, right? The caregivers even _____31_____ some of Megan’s friends. They came to the hospital and _____32_____ the Megan-specific homecoming dance. With _____33_____, the kids took photos, sang and danced together. Megan’s mother said her daughter was deeply _____34_____. “She loved all the decorations and we felt grateful (感激的) for the _____35_____ and love of the doctors and nurses,” Jill said. 21. A. Usually B. Gradually C. Regularly D. Finally 22. A. frightened B. confused C. disappointed D. shocked 23. A. study B. stay C. work D. play 24 A. succeed B. return C. respond D. recover 25. A. forget B. miss C. refuse D. check 26. A. require B. allow C. advise D. cause 27. A. painted B. cleaned C. decorated D. opened 28. A. mad B. sorry C. angry D. surprised 29. A. event B. creation C. operation D. schedule 30. A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. doctors 31. A. invited B. memorize C. investigate D. visit 32. A. prepared for B. looked forward to C. held on to D. took part in 33. A. curiosity B. joy C. confidence D. intention 34. A. hurt B. influenced C. touched D. admired 35. A. awareness B. kindness C. happiness D. eagerness 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. B 27. C 28. D 29. A 30. C 31. A 32. D 33. B 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了为了让患有脑瘤的Megan不错过自己的返校舞会，医护人员装饰会议室并邀请她的朋友来参加医院里特别的返校舞会，这一切让Megan及其家人很感动。 【21题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：通常，大多数活动都是和他们的朋友在一起。A. Usually通常；B. Gradually逐渐地；C. Regularly有规律地；D. Finally最终。根据上文“Throughout a child’s life, there are several events that are very important to them.”可知，这些童年的大事通常都是和朋友一起度过的。故选A。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：错过这些活动会让孩子感到悲伤和失望。A. frightened感到害怕的；B. confused困惑的；C. disappointed失望的；D. shocked震惊的。根据上文“most of the events involve (涉及到) being with their friends.”可知，错过这些和朋友一起参加的活动会让孩子感到失望。故选C。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几周后，梅根动了手术，需要在医院多住几天才能恢复。A. study学习；B. stay保持，停留；C. work工作；D. play玩。根据“A few weeks later, Megan had an operation”可知，手术后要留在医院一段时间恢复。故选B。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. succeed成功；B. return返回；C. respond回应；D. recover恢复。根据“Megan had an operation”可知，手术后要住院恢复。故选D。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这意味着她将错过学校的返校舞会。A. forget忘记；B. miss错过；C. refuse拒绝；D. check检查。根据上文“Megan had an operation and needed to ____3____ in the hospital for several more days to ____4___.”可知，生病住院意味着Megan将错过返校舞会。故选B。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，医院的医生和护士不允许这种情况发生。A. require要求；B. allow允许；C. advise建议；D. cause引起，导致。根据“Instead, they got to work and created the special dance and memory for her.”可知，医护人员不允许她错过返校舞会这种情况发生。故选B。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“他们以新年为主题装饰了会议室；一切都是为了她，”梅根的母亲吉尔·克拉夫特说。A. painted用颜料画；B. cleaned打扫；C. decorated装饰；D. opened打开。根据““She loved all the decorations”可知，此处表示装饰会议室。故选C。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：“上周五的活动名为‘ho, ho, homecoming’，我想我们都对他们在整个活动中所付出的努力感到惊讶。”A. mad疯狂的；B. sorry抱歉的；C. angry生气的；D. surprised惊讶的。根据上““They ____7____ the meeting room in a New Year theme; it was all about her,” Megan’s mother, Jill Krafty said. “It was called ‘ho, ho, homecoming’ last Friday”可知，此处表示Megan和她的家人对医护人员付出的努力感到惊讶。故选D。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. event事件；B. creation创造；C. operation手术；D. schedule日程安排，明细表。根据下文“They came to the hospital and ____12____ the Megan-specific homecoming dance.”可知，此处指筹划特殊的返校舞会这件事。故选A。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但没有朋友的舞会算什么，对吧？A. parents父母；B. teachers老师；C. friends朋友；D. doctors医生。根据上文“most of the events involve (涉及到) being with their friends.”可知，此处是信息词friends的词汇复现。故选C。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：护理人员甚至邀请了梅根的一些朋友。A. invited邀请；B. memorize记住，记忆；C. investigate调查；D. visit参观。根据“They came to the hospital”可知，医护人员邀请了Megan的一些朋友。故选A。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：他们来到医院，参加了梅根的返校舞会。A. prepared for为……做准备；B. looked forward to期待；C. held on to仅仅抓住，坚持；D. took part in参加。根据“The caregivers even ____11____ some of Megan’s friends.”可知，Megan的朋友们来参加她的返校舞会。故选D。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：孩子们高兴地一起拍照、唱歌、跳舞。A. curiosity好奇心；B. joy快乐；C. confidence自信；D. intention打算。根据“the kids took photos, sang and danced together.”可知，孩子们玩得很开心。故选B。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：梅根的母亲说，她的女儿深受感动。A. hurt使受伤；B. influenced影响；C. touched触摸，感动；D. admired钦佩。根据下文““She loved all the decorations”可知，Megan很感动。故选C。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：吉尔说:“她喜欢所有的装饰，我们对医生和护士的善良和爱心表示感谢。”A. awareness意识；B. kindness善良；C. happiness快乐，幸福；D. eagerness渴望。根据“However, the doctors and nurses at the hospital were not going to ____6____ that to happen. Instead, they got to work and created the special dance and memory for her.”可知，医护人员很善良。故选B。 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题) 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。 Have you ever experienced one of the earliest movies? It boasts star-studded ensembles (乐团), undergoes rapid transformations in the blink of an eye, and even includes special effects, music and ____36____ (perform), all without the aid of machines or computers. Utterly relying on hands, the ancient Chinese art of shadow play is a tradition with a history ____37____ dates back 2,000 years, and it’s also a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ____38____ (recognize) by UNESCO. Last month, two prominent online celebrities, Nanxiang Buaichifan and Jiuyue, shared videos documenting their journey to learn how to perform shadow puppetry that ____39____ (receive) over 20 million views so far on social media platforms. “Some romance may have long faded, ____40____ we can use traditional techniques passed down through the generations to create a romance ____41____ (belong) to today’s world, which is marked by hardships and complexities,” Bilibili content creator Shujiangyuan wrote, commenting on Jiuyue’s video. The two celebrities dedicated a month ____42____ learning the art from scratch, beginning with the basic skills of handling cowhide (牛皮革). The challenge of mastering this millennia-old technique within such a short time initially seemed like mission ____43____ (possible). Fortunately, they were lucky enough to learn from ____44____ best — Dang Feihua, a 23-year-old inheritor of the shadow puppetry tradition. Dang says that the duo took their apprenticeships _____45_____ (serious). “Jiuyue has a foundation in painting, so she learned quickly, while Nanxiang Buaichifan, having experimented with various crafts, also caught on swiftly,” he says. 【答案】36. performances 37. that##which 38. recognized 39. have received 40. but##yet 41. belonging 42. to 43. impossible 44. the 45. seriously 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了两位网络名人学习中国非物质文化遗产——皮影戏的情况。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：它拥有众星云集的乐团，瞬息之间千变万化，甚至包括特效、音乐和表演，所有这些都不需要机器或电脑的帮助。分析句子可知，空处和special effects以及music并列，作includes的宾语，名词performance“表演”符合题意，且空前没有表示单数概念的修饰语，可数名词performance应用复数形式，表泛指。故填performances。 【37题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：中国古代皮影戏完全依靠双手，是一项有2000多年历史的传统艺术，也是联合国教科文组织认定的人类非物质文化遗产的代表。分析句子可知，空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词history，先行词指物，在从句中作主语，应用关系代词that或which作引导词。故填that/which。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：中国古代皮影戏完全依靠双手，是一项有2000多年历史的传统艺术，也是联合国教科文组织认定的人类非物质文化遗产的代表。分析句子可知，空处作a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity的后置定语，是非谓语动词，recognize“认可”和a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity逻辑上是被动关系，应用recognize的过去分词形式。故填recognized。 【39题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：上个月，两位著名的网络名人，南翔不爱吃饭和九月，分享了他们学习如何表演皮影戏的视频，目前在社交媒体平台上的点击量已超过2000万。分析句子可知，空处作that引导的定语从句的谓语，结合时间状语“so far”可知，时态应用现在完成时，receive“收到”和作主语的先行词videos之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，且主语是复数，助动词应用have。故填have received。 【40题详解】 考查连词。句意：有些浪漫可能已经褪色很久了，但我们可以用几代人传承下来的传统技巧来创造一段属于当今世界的浪漫，这段浪漫充满了艰辛和复杂。分析句子可知，空处前后为完整的句子，前后两句语义构成转折，空处应用意为“但是”的并列连词but或yet，连接上下文。故填but/yet。 【41题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：有些浪漫可能已经褪色很久了，但我们可以用几代人传承下来的传统技巧来创造一段属于当今世界的浪漫，这段浪漫充满了艰辛和复杂。分析句子可知，空处作a romance的后置定语，是非谓语动词，belong to“属于”和a romance逻辑上是主动关系，应用belong的现在分词形式。故填belonging。 【42题详解】 考查介词。句意：这两位名人花了一个月的时间从零开始学习这门艺术，从处理牛皮的基本技能开始。根据“dedicated a month”和“learning the art”可知，此处用固定短语dedicate… to…意为“把……奉献给……”。故填to。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：在如此短的时间内掌握这一千年历史的技术的挑战最初似乎是不可能完成的任务。分析句子可知，空处作修饰mission的定语，结合“The challenge of mastering this millennia-old technique within such a short time”可知，此处指“不可能完成的任务”，应用possible的反义词possible，意为“不可能的”。故填possible。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意：幸运的是，他们有幸师从最优秀的皮影戏大师——23岁的皮影戏传承人党飞华。此处best为形容词最高级，其前应用定冠词the，表示“最优秀的人”。故填the。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：党飞华说，两人认真对待他们的学徒生涯。根据“took their apprenticeships”可知，此处用固定短语take sth. seriously表示“认真对待某事”。故填seriously。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 在班会讨论中，出现不同意见的时候，我们怎样才能达成一致?请以此为话题写一篇80词左右的短文投稿。 内容包括：1.提出方法；2.给出理由。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】When faced with different opinions, we should try to reach agreement through friendly discussion and reasonable argument. Firstly, friendly discussions can create a good atmosphere for communication, making it easier for those with different views to listen to others’ views and respect others’ feelings, so that they can better understand each other’s point of view, and even find their common ground. What’s more, when opinions differ, discussing disputable issues in a friendly way does not mean that we have to completely give up our own perspective or stand. While listening to others with an open mind, we should also dare to present valid and reasonable arguments to support our thoughts. But do bear in mind that remaining calm and rational is crucial to persuade others. In short, when encountering different opinions, we should communicate with others in a calm and friendly manner and express our views as reasonably as possible, resolving the differences with honesty and frankness. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生就在班会讨论中出现不同意见如何达成一致进行投稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 合理的：reasonable→sensible 不同的：different→diverse 此外：What’s more→Additionally 完全地：completely→enirely 2句式拓展 同义句替换 原句：But do bear in mind that remaining calm and rational is crucial to persuade others. 同义句：But what we should bear in mind is that remaining calm and rational is crucial to persuade others. 【点睛】【高分句型1】When faced with different opinions, we should try to reach agreement through friendly discussion and reasonable argument. (运用了时间状语从句的省略) 【高分句型2】 Firstly, friendly discussions can create a good atmosphere for communication, making it easier for those with different views to listen to others’ views and respect others’ feelings, so that they can better understand each other’s point of view, and even find their common ground.  (运用了现在分词作状语，以及so that引导的目的状语从句) 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 I am the kind of person who is shy and doesn’t express himself much among others. I spend a significant amount of time on introspection (内省). I lack the ease to engage in conversations with others. But I find this, on the other hand, can be an advantage. Once, as a school boy, I wondered if I, such an introverted (内向的) person, would be considered eccentric (古怪的). And I was even afraid that I could possibly get nowhere in my study. I went to school, where I was just an average student and struggled with shyness. My parents had high expectations, hoping I would finally be able to secure the first position at the end of the sixth grade. However, achieving that was no easy job. Given the keen competition between classmates and my then situation, it was challenging to stand out. I inquired with my friend, Tom, who consistently ranked first, and he revealed that his two aunts had been helping him, providing tutoring support. Asking for help was never easy for me; my shyness stopped me from seeking assistance. I believed that I had to depend on myself — it was my sole responsibility to learn and educate myself. This mindset surprisingly ignited (激发) a race within me to claim the top position in my class. However, I realized there were barriers on my path — several subjects troubled me. And I understood that achieving the first position would take a couple of years of hard work. I embarked on (开始) this journey when I was in the fourth grade. Attention focused in class and more time spent after class, I found I was gradually on the right track. By the fifth grade, work on my study was progressing steadily and improvement was obvious. Even Tom showed his surprise or I could say envy. But I knew my performance in writing still needed improving. And I knew, though without additional support, I could count on myself. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The journey continued into the sixth grade. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The day arrived when the headmaster declared the exam results. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 The journey continued into the sixth grade. I, as usual, worked independently. And I found a good thing. Isolated and single-minded, I could have all my attention focused on my study. Evidently, that mattered a lot. I had managed to achieve good scores in writing and I was well on my way. But that wasn’t enough to secure the first position yet. With the terminal exam approaching, the classroom was just like a competitive arena, all my classmates preparing hard for the academic battle. This, however, further stimulated the race within me. I, on my own initiative, formulated strategies to win, resolving not to let anyone take the first position from me. When finally the exam came, I, exceptionally calm and confident, gave it my all. The day arrived when the headmaster declared the exam results. As I waited, the headmaster began with the top performers in Grade one. The tension grew as each name was called. Eventually, he announced the first position in the sixth grade. It was claimed by our class. I was nervous. He called MY name. It was ME! The first one in Grade six! I lived up to my parents’ expectations! The feeling was indescribable, and I was just in a state of shock and happiness. Teachers and classmates, including Tom, sent me their congratulations. Guess how I reacted then? I shied away and slid back to the classroom. Over time, I have accepted who I am, for being introverted, as it turns out, can be a facilitator rather than a killer of my accomplishments. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者很内向，不善于与人交谈。但是作者利用这种优势，专注学业，在写作方面取得了不错的成绩，而且进展顺利。最终作者取得了年级第一，也得到了老师和同学的认可。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“这段旅程一直持续到六年级”可知，第一段可描写作者专注于学习，在写作方面取得了不错的成绩，而且进展顺利，期末考试即将来临，作者决定要努力取得第一名。 ②由第二段首句内容“校长宣布考试成绩的日子到了。”可知，第二段可描写作者取得了年级第一，当时的心理活动，老师和同学纷纷祝贺作者。 2.续写线索：专注学习——写作取得不错成绩——期末考试——决心努力取得第一——校长宣布成绩——获得第一——老师同学祝贺——作者感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①专注：focus on/concentrate on ②临近：approach/around the corner ③制定：formulate/programme 情绪类 ①震惊：shock/astonishment ②高兴：happiness/delight 【点睛】[高分句型1] With the terminal exam approaching, the classroom was just like a competitive arena, all my classmates preparing hard for the academic battle. (运用了with的复合结构和独立主格结构) [高分句型2] When finally the exam came, I, exceptionally calm and confident, gave it my all. (运用了when引导时间状语从句) 1-5. ABCCA 6-10. ABABC 11-15. AABCB 16-20. ABCAC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 衡阳县四中2024届高考考前冲刺卷(三) 英 语 注意事项： 1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2． 选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题) 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分 30 分) 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。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．How does Jessica usually talk to Tara? A．Through the Internet. B．Through phone calls. C．Through text messages. 2．Where does the conversation probably take place? A．In a restaurant. B．On a plane. C．In a cafe. 3．Who is having a holiday abroad? A．Jack. B．Mike. C．John. 4．How many people will attend the meeting according to the woman? A．About 25. B．At most 50. C．At least 75. 5．What do we know about the man? A．He used to have a car. B．He likes driving very much. C．He lives far from the subway. 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。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段对话，回答第6、7题。 6．What are the speakers mainly talking about? A．A budget problem. B．A study problem. C．A lifestyle problem. 7．What will the woman do? A．Work more. B．Ask the man for help. C．Spend less money. 听第7段对话，回答第 8 至 10 题。 8．How do the speakers feel now? A．Homesick. B．Annoyed. C．Hungry. 9．Which festival is celebrated in the woman’s motherland at this time of a year? A．Halloween. B．The Day of the Dead. C．The New Yam Festival. 10．What season is it now? A．Spring. B．Summer. C．Autumn. 听第8段对话，回答第 11 至 13 题。 11．What does the man want to do? A．Buy a monitor. B．Sell his computer. C．Ask for a better guarantee. 12．Why is Amazon mentioned by the man? A．To make a bargain. B．To tell his favorite site. C．To give a bad example. 13．How much does the man pay? A．$1,846. B．$1,656. C．$1,496. 听第9段对话，回答第 13 至 16 题。 14．What was the woman’s feeling at the very beginning? A．She felt delighted. B．She felt surprised. C．She felt guilty. 15．What is the relationship between the speakers? A．Neighbors. B．Roommates. C．Host and guest. 16．Where was the cat hiding? A．In the bedroom B．In the living room. C．In the laundry room. 17．What does the man imply about the cat? A．She never tries to go outside. B．She is afraid of the outside world. C．She always comes back by herself. 听第10段对话，回答第 18 至 20 题。 18．Who are the volunteers probably? A．Teachers from middle schools. B．People from all over the country. C．Students from several local high schools. 19．When is the volunteers’ next trip to the beach? A．This Saturday. B．Next Saturday. C．Next Sunday. 20．What do the volunteers need from other citizens? A．Some cameras. B．Gloves and bags. C．Their support. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Apply for the 2024-2025 School Year We are thrilled that you are considering Marist School for your child’s next chapter. Marist has two primary entry points for students in 7th and 9th grades to which we typically accept 150 and 50 students respectively. Marist School utilizes Ravenna, an application management app, for all aspects of the admissions process. Through Ravenna, parents can access the Marist application, submit supporting materials, track application status, and view admission decisions. Our application for the 2024-2025 school year will be available late September with a deadline on January 18, 2024. Importantly, Marist continues to require the SSAT as part of the application process. On Saturday, January 6, 2024, Marist will serve as a community test site for the SSAT. This is the last national testing day prior to our application deadline when a first set of SSAT scores is due. Important Dates September 2023-March 2024 Marist School admissions events Late September 2023 Marist 2024-2025 application available in Ravenna October 2023-January 2024 Required SSAT testing December 3, 2023 Open House January 18, 2024 Deadline to apply to Marist; preliminary (初步的) application and fee, parent and student questionnaires, and a first set of SSAT scores are due February 1, 2024 Deadline for Marist to receive any outstanding supplemental materials; transcripts, teacher and administrator evaluations, and parish/church verification form are due February 12, 2024 Deadline to submit separate tuition assistance application March 30, 2024 AAAIS common notification date April 11, 2024 Deadline to respond to offer of admission 1. What’s the text? A. A brochure of admission. B. A school calendar. C. A schedule of lectures. D. A timetable of student. 2. When is it unable to apply for Marist School? A. Late October, 2023. B. December, 2023. C. At Christmas of 2023. D. Late January, 2024. 3. Which is the right way to submit the application? A. In person. B. By post. C. Online D. On recommendation. B I am a multisport athlete and seasoned coach. When I was growing up, school wasn’t really my thing, but sport very much was. Athletics connected me to my school community by giving me a sense of belonging and success even when I struggled in the classroom. When I entered education, I knew I wanted to be more than a coach on the field and court — I wanted to help students like me make meaningful connections to school through sports. I designed a program around the concepts of comfort and stretch zones. On day one, I set up a range of equipment for different sports across a field. In groups, students discussed sports that they felt comfortable and safe playing. They then took turns selecting their comfort sport on the field, doing a brief share, and playing with their group. Afterward, we had a class discussion on the importance of doing things that bring joy and passion, and how sharing that passion with others motivates us and the people around us. On day two, with the same field design and sporting equipment, I introduced the idea of stretch zones. Students formed the same groups as on day one and discussed which sports were out of their comfort zone and more challenging to them. Some of my students were shy and others slightly frustrated (沮丧) as they struggled to perform the skills in sports in which they were not comfortable. Then we discussed, as a class, how even when something is challenging, if we recognize the difficulty and intentionally practice, we give ourselves the opportunity to overcome it over time. The program required more than just adjusting my curriculum (课程) — it also meant some changes to the way I taught. I found myself opening up to my students and sharing my own hardships and successes with them. As a result, my students felt freer to be their real selves. 4. What did the author think of sport when he was a student? A. It appealed mainly to seniors. B. It led to a decline in his grades. C. It helped him get attached to school. D. It made him struggle in the classroom. 5. Why did the author design the program? A. To test some sports equipment. B. To prepare students for a meet. C. To push students to observe rules. D. To bond students and the school. 6. What was a problem facing the author on the second day of the program? A. Some students feared challenges. B. It was difficult to group students. C. Students wanted material rewards. D. The sports field became crowded. 7. What can we infer about the author? A. He loves telling jokes. B. He is a creative teacher. C. He used to be very shy. D. He is fond of safe sports. C When you are stuck on a problem, sometimes it is best to stop thinking about it — consciously, anyway. Research has shown that taking a break or a nap can help the brain create pathways to a solution. Now a new study expands on the effect by using sound cues (提示) to focus the sleeping mind on a targeted problem. When humans sleep, parts of the brain replay certain memories, strengthening and transforming them. About a decade ago researchers developed a technique, called targeted memory reactivation (TMR), aimed at further reinforcing selected memories: when a sound becomes associated with a memory and is later played during sleep, that memory gets reactivated. In a study published last November in Psychological Science, scientists tested whether revisiting the memory of a puzzle during sleep might also improve problem-solving. About 60 participants visited the laboratory before and after a night of sleep. In an evening session, they attempted spatial, verbal and conceptual puzzles, with a distinct music clip repeating in the background for each, until they worked on six puzzles they could not solve. Overnight they wore electrodes to detect slow-wave sleep and a device played the sounds assigned to three of the six unsolved puzzles. The next day, back at the lab, the participants attempted the six puzzles again. All told, the subjects solved 32 percent of the sound-prompted puzzles versus 21 percent of the untargeted puzzles — a boost of more than 50 percent. The researchers “very bravely went for quite complex tasks that involved a lot of complex processing, and remarkably they found these really strong effects in all of their tasks,” says Penny Lewis, a psychologist at Cardiff University. “These are supercool results. Now we need to go out and try to understand them by firstly repeating the tasks and secondly trying to work out the component processes that are actually being influenced.” Beyond providing new evidence that humans restructure memories while sleeping, the research may have practical implications. “In a futuristic world, maybe TMR could help us use sleep to work on our problems,” says lead author Kristin Sanders, who was a graduate student at Northwestern University during the study. Sleep-monitoring technology is increasingly accessible — and even without gadgets (小装置), prospective solvers can focus on important problems before bed. Still, sleep is not magic; people need to do their homework and load their heads with the puzzle pieces involved. “I’m not going to solve cancer with this technique,” Sanders says, “because I don’t know anything about cancer research.” 8. What is the function of sound cues in the new study? A. To help the brain create pathways to a solution. B. To direct the sleeping mind towards specific problems. C. To monitor slow-wave sleep and detect reactivated memory. D To provide background music for participants attempting puzzles. 9. What does the underlined word “them” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A. The complex tasks. B. The strong effects. C. The component processes. D. The expected results. 10. What can we know about the new study? A. Participants attempted the puzzles with targeted music clips on. B. Participants worked on six puzzles they couldn’t solve overnight. C. The electrodes detected sleep and played the sounds assigned to the puzzles. D. Subjects solved two more sound-prompted puzzles than untargeted puzzles. 11. What message does Sanders want to convey? A. Necessity is the mother of invention. B. Where there is a dream, there is a way. C. We can’t make a cake without ingredients. D. One will dream about what he thinks of. D Peer-to-Peer lending has become the poster child of the alternative finance industry. By the end of March 2016, the sector had attracted over £5 billion in investments. If the P2P phenomenon has escaped your attention, now it might be just the right time to take note. P2P lending is the now well-established practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders, investors, directly with borrowers, enabling both parties to bypass conventional providers such as banks. Lenders typically achieve better rates of return than would be available from traditional providers. Likewise, borrowers have gain access to flexible and competitively priced loans since the banking crisis of 2008. And that’s why P2P is confidently anticipated to become an ever-increasing force within the financial marketplace, even when interest rates begin to climb, given its significantly lower cost relative to traditional lending providers. From 6th April 2016, through the introduction of the Personal Savings Allowance (PSA), savings accounts started paying interest tax-free and, as a result, an astonishing 95% of all UK adults no longer pay tax on any of their savings — it’s the biggest shake-up in the savings market for at least a generation. Comparing P2P lending with deposit-based investment is relatively easy, but less so when comparing it to investing in the stock market (股市). Shares offer the potential for two types of return: an increase in the capital value of the shares themselves, plus a regular — and ideally increasing — income by way of the dividends (股息) paid by that company. What’s interesting to note, however, is that under the new PSA rules, dividend income from shares will not fall within your annual tax-free allowance and so they won’t enjoy the benefit of the favorable tax treatment afforded to investments such as P2P loans. In the following articles, we’ll be discussing some of the other interesting aspects of this revolutionary way of investing. But, if you’re still suffering from all-time low interest rates in your savings account, it really could be time to consider doing something interesting with your money. 12. How is P2P lending distinct from traditional lending? A. Money can only be lent to individuals online. B. Lenders and borrowers are connected directly. C. It provides flexible and higher priced loans. D. It has attracted more money in investments. 13. Why does the author mention PSA in the passage? A. To highlight the advantage of P2P lending. B. To explain the shake-up in the savings market. C. To illustrate the effects of PSA on investment. D. To compare P2P lending with other investments. 14. What’s the best title of the text? A. P2P, a New Way of Investing B. High Risk, High Reward C. PSA Shakes up the Market D. Farewell, Traditional Providers 15. What will the author most probably talk about in the next article? A. Some valuable suggestions on P2P. B. Further analysis of low interest rates. C. Another interesting investment way. D. More noteworthy facts about P2P. 第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Feeling like what you do is worthwhile is arguably a significant key to a happy life. But what this means is different for each person. These strategies can help you find your purpose so you can begin living a more meaningful life. Donate time, money, or talent ____16____. Altruistic (利他) behaviors include volunteering for a nonprofit organization, donating money to causes you care about, or simply helping out the people around you on a day-to-day basis. Listen to feedback (反馈) It can be hard to recognize the things you feel passionate about sometimes. After all, the things you love to do may have become so ingrained (固化) in your life that you don’t realize how important they are. ____17____. This is a good chance of displaying your passion and purpose. Start conversations with new people It’s easy to surf social media while you’re alone on the subway. Resist that urge. ____18____. Ask them if they are working on any projects or what they like to do for fun. Talk to them about organizations with which they are involved. You might discover new activities to explore. And those activities might be key to helping you find your purpose. ____19____ Are you regularly sharing articles about climate change? Are there pictures of you engaging in a particular activity over and over, such as gardening or performing? Consider the conversations you enjoy holding with people the most when you’re meeting face to face. Do you like talking about history? Or do you prefer sharing the latest money-saving tips you discovered? ____20____. A. Explore your interests B. Otherwise, it may drag you down C. Spread sunshine to people through your smile D. Instead, take the time to talk to the people around you E. You can develop helpful habits in your search for purpose F. The things you enjoy sharing may reveal your purpose in life G. Fortunately, other people might be able to give you some insights 第三部分 语言知识运用(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。 Throughout a child’s life, there are several events that are very important to them. ____21____, most of the events involve (涉及到) being with their friends. Missing those activities can make a child sad and ____22____. In early September, doctors at the Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital found Megan, a 17-year-old student had a brain tumor (肿瘤). A few weeks later, Megan had an operation and needed to ____23____ in the hospital for several more days to ____24____. And that meant she would ____25____ her school’s homecoming dance. However, the doctors and nurses at the hospital were not going to ____26____ that to happen. Instead, they got to work and created the special dance and memory for her. “They ____27____ the meeting room in a New Year theme; it was all about her,” Megan’s mother, Jill Krafty said. “It was called ‘ho, ho, homecoming’ last Friday, and I think we were all just so ____28____ at the care they put into this whole ____29____.” But what would a dance be without _____30_____, right? The caregivers even _____31_____ some of Megan’s friends. They came to the hospital and _____32_____ the Megan-specific homecoming dance. With _____33_____, the kids took photos, sang and danced together. Megan’s mother said her daughter was deeply _____34_____. “She loved all the decorations and we felt grateful (感激的) for the _____35_____ and love of the doctors and nurses,” Jill said. 21. A. Usually B. Gradually C. Regularly D. Finally 22. A. frightened B. confused C. disappointed D. shocked 23. A. study B. stay C. work D. play 24. A. succeed B. return C. respond D. recover 25. A. forget B. miss C. refuse D. check 26. A. require B. allow C. advise D. cause 27. A. painted B. cleaned C. decorated D. opened 28. A. mad B. sorry C. angry D. surprised 29. A. event B. creation C. operation D. schedule 30. A. parents B. teachers C. friends D. doctors 31. A. invited B. memorize C. investigate D. visit 32. A. prepared for B. looked forward to C. held on to D. took part in 33 A. curiosity B. joy C. confidence D. intention 34. A. hurt B. influenced C. touched D. admired 35. A. awareness B. kindness C. happiness D. eagerness 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题) 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。 Have you ever experienced one of the earliest movies? It boasts star-studded ensembles (乐团), undergoes rapid transformations in the blink of an eye, and even includes special effects, music and ____36____ (perform), all without the aid of machines or computers. Utterly relying on hands, the ancient Chinese art of shadow play is a tradition with a history ____37____ dates back 2,000 years, and it’s also a representative of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity ____38____ (recognize) by UNESCO. Last month, two prominent online celebrities, Nanxiang Buaichifan and Jiuyue, shared videos documenting their journey to learn how to perform shadow puppetry that ____39____ (receive) over 20 million views so far on social media platforms. “Some romance may have long faded, ____40____ we can use traditional techniques passed down through the generations to create a romance ____41____ (belong) to today’s world, which is marked by hardships and complexities,” Bilibili content creator Shujiangyuan wrote, commenting on Jiuyue’s video. The two celebrities dedicated a month ____42____ learning the art from scratch, beginning with the basic skills of handling cowhide (牛皮革). The challenge of mastering this millennia-old technique within such a short time initially seemed like mission ____43____ (possible). Fortunately, they were lucky enough to learn from ____44____ best — Dang Feihua, a 23-year-old inheritor of the shadow puppetry tradition. Dang says that the duo took their apprenticeships _____45_____ (serious). “Jiuyue has a foundation in painting, so she learned quickly, while Nanxiang Buaichifan, having experimented with various crafts, also caught on swiftly,” he says. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 在班会讨论中，出现不同意见的时候，我们怎样才能达成一致?请以此为话题写一篇80词左右的短文投稿。 内容包括：1.提出方法；2.给出理由。 _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 I am the kind of person who is shy and doesn’t express himself much among others. I spend a significant amount of time on introspection (内省). I lack the ease to engage in conversations with others. But I find this, on the other hand, can be an advantage. Once, as a school boy, I wondered if I, such an introverted (内向的) person, would be considered eccentric (古怪的). And I was even afraid that I could possibly get nowhere in my study. I went to school, where I was just an average student and struggled with shyness. My parents had high expectations, hoping I would finally be able to secure the first position at the end of the sixth grade. However, achieving that was no easy job. Given the keen competition between classmates and my then situation, it was challenging to stand out. I inquired with my friend, Tom, who consistently ranked first, and he revealed that his two aunts had been helping him, providing tutoring support. Asking for help was never easy for me; my shyness stopped me from seeking assistance. I believed that I had to depend on myself — it was my sole responsibility to learn and educate myself. This mindset surprisingly ignited (激发) a race within me to claim the top position in my class. However, I realized there were barriers on my path — several subjects troubled me. And I understood that achieving the first position would take a couple of years of hard work. I embarked on (开始) this journey when I was in the fourth grade. Attention focused in class and more time spent after class, I found I was gradually on the right track. By the fifth grade, work on my study was progressing steadily and improvement was obvious. Even Tom showed his surprise or I could say envy. But I knew my performance in writing still needed improving. And I knew, though without additional support, I could count on myself. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 The journey continued into the sixth grade ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The day arrived when the headmaster declared the exam results. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1-5 ABCCA 6-10. 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