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长沙市一中2024-2025 学年度高三阶段性检测(一) 英语试卷 时量: 120分钟 总分: 150分 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。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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What do we know about Tom? A. He’s just finished a piano lesson. B. He loves playing the guitar. C. He plays drums in a band. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hi there, Tom. I’ve just finished my piano lesson. Have you been practicing your guitar lately? M: Yeah. I’ve been learning some new songs. I love the feeling when I finally get a song right. W: We only need someone on drums and we could form a band. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers probably? A. At a café. B. At a university. C. At an animal shelter. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hi, Gina. Is that you? What brings you here? W: Oh, hi, Kevin. I’m adopting this cute little dog here. She’s so friendly and well- behaved. M: We haven’t met since university. What about a chat at the cafẻ nearby? My work is almost finished. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How can the man’s recipe be described? A. It’s a reward. B. It’s a success. C. It’s a problem. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: I tried that new recipe you shared — the chocolate chip cookies. They were a hit with my family. M: I’m glad you liked them. I’ve shared that recipe with so many people and they all say the same thing. Baking can be so rewarding. W: It certainly can. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What do the speakers have in common? A. They are both big readers. B. They are both in the library. C. They both have just finished a book. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: I’m reading an amazing book. I got it from the library. It’s a real page- turner. W: Which one is it? I’m looking for something new to read. I’ve just finished my latest book. M: The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern. You’ll love it. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the woman’s duty in the event? A. To make food. B. To play in the band. C. To give directions. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Did you hear about the charity event at the village hall next weekend? M: Yeah, I saw the flyers (传单) . There’s going to be a band and food. Are you going? W: Absolutely. I’m volunteering there to show people the way. It’s for a great cause. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Why was it difficult to rescue the cat? A. It was too scared to move. B. It was hurt by the branches. C. It was in the top of a tree. 7. What did the man do to rescue the cat? A. He got a neighbor to help him. B. He borrowed a ladder. C. He climbed the tree. 【答案】6. A 7. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Hey, you won’t believe what happened earlier today. I had to rescue a cat that was stuck in a tree. W: Oh, really? Tell me all about it. M: It was quite a challenge. The poor thing was terrified and wouldn’t come down. I had to get a ladder from my neighbor but, even then, it took some time to get the cat to trust me. Finally, after a bit of patience, I managed to reach it and bring it down safely. W: That’s so kind of you. It sounds like quite an adventure. M: It was. I’m just glad I could help the poor creature. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Reporting some news. C. Organizing an event. 9. What is Charles Martin’s family mainly worried about? A. That his health condition will become worse. B. That his duties at home and school will be affected. C. That his efforts in the community won’t be recognized. 10. How does Charles Martin plan to remove his family’s concerns? A. By talking to his teacher. B. By quitting the community project. C. By involving his family in community work. 【答案】8. A 9. B 10. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Charles Martin, thank you for joining us today. Could you tell us about your recent project? M: Of course. I’ve been working on a new environmental program in our community. We’ve been organizing clean-up events and planting trees to reduce pollution. W: That deserves praise. How does your family feel about the time you’re devoting to it? M: Well, it’s been challenging. My family has been supportive, but I can sense their concerns. W: I see. What are their major concerns? M: They worry that I might not have enough time for study or that I’ll neglect my responsibilities at home. W: That’s understandable. How do you plan to address these concerns while continuing your important work? M: It’s a balancing act for sure. I’m making an effort to involve them in some of the community activities, so it becomes a family effort. And I’ve been working on better time management. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What are the speakers? A. A player and a coach. B. Football fans. C. TV sports reporters. 12. What causes the current situation of the game according to the man? A. Bad defense. B. Poor passing. C. Certain players. 13. What does the woman think will happen at the end of the game? A. The visiting team will win. B. The game will end in a draw. C. The home team will win by two goals. 【答案】11. B 12. C 13. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Sorry I took so long. I couldn’t find our seats anywhere — these cheering sections in this stadium are crazy right now! W: It’s a very close match. We’ve only got 20 minutes left. How do you think the game will end? M: I don’t know, Eva. We’ve bought tickets and watched West Ham United F. C. play at home dozens of times. These games are hard to predict. W: I know. But look at all of us fans together, cheering on our team from the stands. We can cheer our team to victory. M: I hope so. It’s still a draw now. But if the coach doesn’t switch some players on the field, we’ll definitely lose. W: Have some faith! M: Well, as long as we keep up our excellent defense and passing, we’ll stop the visiting team from winning. W: Our team’s movement is excellent, and we’ll get at least two more goals in the net by the game’s end. You’ll see! M: I hope you’re right! 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. The working life. B. College experience. C. Hobbies. 15. How long has the man been at university? A. About four months. B. About six months. C. About eight months. 16. What is the biggest issue for the man? A. The stress of exams. B. The shortage of money. C. The loads of assignments. 17. When does the man find time to relax? A. On weekends. B. Right after exams. C. During the nights after work. 【答案】14. B 15. A 16. B 17. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Hey there. How’s life at university treating you? You’ve been there since September and it’s the end of December now. M: Oh, it’s been quite an experience. I’m really enjoying it. W: It’s great to hear you’ re enjoying it. What’s been the most enjoyable part so far? M: Well, I’ve made some fantastic friends here. I’ve met people from all walks of life. And I’ve even joined a club for outdoor enthusiasts. It’s been a lot of fun exploring the nearby hiking trails and spending weekends camping. W: Sounds great. But I can imagine it’s not all plain sailing. Any challenges you’ve had to face? M: Oh yes. Managing loads of assignments and exams can be quite stressful. And the most serious problem is the financial issue. My part- time job barely covers all my expenses, so budgeting has been a real struggle. W: I can see how that can be tough. Where do you usually study? M: I mostly study in the university library. It’s a quiet and well- equipped place, perfect for focusing. W: When do you usually find time to relax? M: Honestly, most of my free time is taken up by my part- time job or studying. I try to catch some relaxation time at the weekend by hanging out with friends or going for a long walk in the nearby park. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. How did the speaker become a photographer in demand? A. By teaching in workshops. B. By starting a business. C. By taking small jobs. 19. What challenge did the speaker face? A. The stress of producing perfect work. B. Decreased interest in photography. C. Constantly changing hobbies. 20. What is included in the speaker’s future plans for his career? A. Expanding the business. B. Taking photography trips abroad. C. Finding out more forms of photography. 【答案】18. C 19. A 20. C 【解析】 【原文】It’s quite incredible how a simple hobby can turn into a fulfilling and successful career. I want to share my journey with you, starting from my love for photography. I used to take pictures of landscapes and people during my free time. It was my way of capturing life’s beautiful moments and expressing my creativity. Little did I expect that this passion would lead to a career. Over time, I improved my skills by experimenting with various techniques and attending photography workshops. Friends and family began to notice my talent and asked me to photograph their events. This was the turning point. I started doing small jobs like capturing (拍摄) weddings, parties, and special moments. Word of mouth quickly spread, and soon, I was in demand as a photographer. As my client base expanded, so did my confidence and ambition. I realized I could turn my hobby into a full- time career. However, this journey had its challenges. The pressure of delivering perfect photos, the irregular income, and the competition in the photography world tested my patience. Now, I’ve established my own photography business, specializing in portrait (肖像) photography. I’ve traveled to beautiful places, met wonderful people, and captured countless unforgettable moments. My future plans include exploring new types of photography, teaching ambitious photographers, and continuing to find new ways to tell domestic stories through my camera. 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 There Was The One: SING THE NORTH There Was The One is a stunning choral work for SING THE NORTH chorus that a person sits under candlelight, thinking about what existed before the moment of creation that made his own world. It combines English, German, Spanish, and Latin. This project, beginning on May 1, is jointly sung by our virtual choir SINGTHE NORTH and our choir for contemporary music, STN Ice. All singers are welcome to join us without audition (试唱) to raise their voices in this superb composition. Singers submit audio recordings of There Was The One. We also invite singers to provide a portrait that will feature in the credits to our film. Remember to submit your recording before the end of this project, July 31. SING THE NORTH is a global family of choirs that welcomes singers from around the world. Led by founding Artistic Director and Conductor Kathryn Whitney since 2020, we offer singers the chance to perform high- quality Canadian choral works as part of a global family of dedicated recording choristers. Our two Virtual Recording Choirs — SING THE NORTH and STN Ice- rehearse (排练) online. In collaboration with our videographer Stephen Ross, we produce industry-standard audio and video recordings of both traditional and cutting-edge Canadian choral music and promote these to our global audience. To encourage understanding and friendship, we travel on the STN Virtual Choir Tour Bus to meet people living and working in the areas we are singing about. We also host both in- person and virtual Choral Events & Courses through the STN Choir School, including our popular in-person Summer Choral Program, which takes place on beautiful Vancouver Island every July. 21. How long will the project There Was The One last? A. One month. B. Two months. C. Three months. D. Four months. 22. What should you do to participate in the project as a singer? A. Send an email. B. Submit your portrait. C. Attach a resume. D. Present your video recording. 23. What can we know about SING THE NORTH and STN Ice in the last paragraph? A. They hold competitions regularly. B. They conduct in- person rehearsals. C. They focus on globalizing Canadian music. D. They provide free chorus courses for children. 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了由虚拟合唱团SING THE NORTH开展的There Was The One项目，以及SINC THE NORTH和STN Ice的信息。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“This project, beginning on May 1, is jointly sung by our virtual choir SINGTHE NORTH and our choir for contemporary music, STN Ice.(这个项目将于5月1日开始，由我们的虚拟合唱团SINGTHE NORTH和我们的当代音乐合唱团STN Ice共同演唱)”可知，该项目将于5月1号开始；结合第二段“Remember to submit your recording before the end of this project, July 31.(记得在7月31日这个项目结束之前提交你的录音)”可知，该项目结束于7月 31号。由此可知，它会持续三个月。故选C。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“We also invite singers to provide a portrait that will feature in the credits to our film. Remember to submit your recording before the end of this project, July 31.(我们还邀请歌手提供肖像，将出现在我们的电影的演职员表。记得在7月31日这个项目结束之前提交你的录音)”可知，想要参加该项目的歌手应该提交一张自己的照片。故选B。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“In collaboration with our videographer Stephen Ross, we produce industry-standard audio and video recordings of both traditional and cutting-edge Canadian choral music and promote these to our global audience.(与我们的摄像师斯蒂芬·罗斯合作，我们制作了行业标准的加拿大传统和前沿合唱音乐的音频和视频录音，并将其推广给我们的全球观众)” 可知，这两个虚拟合唱团应聚焦于使加拿大音乐全球化。故选C。 B When Ruth was growing up, her mother increased her income as a teacher’s assistant with side business, one of which was bilingual calligraphy, Chinese and English, She produced price signs for supermarkets and jewelry stores in Oakland and San Francisco, good- luck couplets for restaurant openings, banners for funeral wreaths, and announcements for births and weddings. Over the years, people had told Ruth that her mother’s calligraphy was at an artist’s level, first- rate classical. This was the piecework that earned her a reliable reputation, and Ruth had had a role in that success: she checked the spelling of the English words. “It’s ‘grapefruit’,” eight-year-old Ruth once said, “not ‘grapefoot’. It’s fruit not afoot.” That night, Lu Ling started teaching her the mechanic s of writing Chinese. “Watch,” Lu Ling ordered her in Chinese. She selected a brush from the dozens hanging with their tips down. Ruth’s sleepy eyes tried to follow her mother’s hand as she wiped the brush with ink, then held it nearly vertically (垂直) to the page, her wrist and elbow in midair. Finally she began, moving her wrist slightly so that her hand waved and dipped like a moth over the gleam of white paper. Soon the spidery images formed. Some night s Lu Ling found ways to help Ruth remember the characters. “Each radical (偏旁部首) comes from an old picture from a long time ago.” She made a horizontal stroke and asked Ruth if she could see what the picture was. Ruth looked and shook her head. Lu Ling made the identical stroke, then again and again, asking each time if Ruth knew what it was. Finally, her mother let out a snort, signalling her disappointment and disgust. “This line is like a beam of light. Look, can you see it or not?” To Ruth, the line looked like a sparerib (小排骨) picked clean of meat. She drew more lines — dots and dashes, downstrokes and upstrokes, bends and hooks. “Do you see this?” she said over and over as if she wanted to bump the Chinese gears (传动装置) of her daughter’s mind into action. 24. How did Ruth help her mother Lu Ling when she was growing up? A. By serving as a teacher’s helper. B. By producing price signs for stores. C. By collecting some pieceworks. D. By correcting the English spellings. 25. How did Ruth feel when shown how to write Chinese characters? A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Confused. D. Confident. 26. What did Lu Ling teach Ruth about Chinese characters to help her remember them? A. Their composition. B. Their writing method. C. Their pronunciation. D. Their beauty. 27. What did the author want to say about Ruth by mentioning “sparerib picked clean of meat”? A. She was imaginative. B. She made no sense of it. C. She was addicted to food. D. She needed more exposure. 【答案】24. D 25. C 26. A 27. B 【解析】 【导语】本文为记叙文。一位第一代美国华裔 Lu Ling汉语很好，但是英语不好，她有时候给人写一些标牌赚一点外快，女儿Ruth负责检查英语拼写。Lu Ling教自己女儿写汉字，她通过示范如何握笔和拆解汉字笔画教授，但是女儿不理解。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“This was the piecework that earned her a reliable reputation, and Ruth had had a role in that success: she checked the spelling of the English words.(正是这种计件工作为她赢得了可靠的声誉，而露丝也功不可没：她检查了英语单词的拼写)”可知，她检查出拼写错误，让她妈妈纠正。故选D。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“Ruth’s sleepy eyes tried to follow her mother’s hand as she wiped the brush with ink, then held it nearly vertically (垂直) to the page, her wrist and elbow in midair.(露丝用墨水擦着毛笔，困倦的眼睛试图跟随母亲的手，然后把毛笔几乎垂直地举在纸上，手腕和手肘悬在半空中)”和第四段“Ruth looked and shook her head.(露丝看了看，摇了摇头)”以及从Lu Ling一遍又一遍地问问题，但是Ruth回答不出来可知，她很“迷惑”。故选C。 【26题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“Some night s Lu Ling found ways to help Ruth remember the characters. “Each radical (偏旁部首) comes from an old picture from a long time ago.”(有些晚上，陆玲想办法帮助露丝记住这些字。“每个偏旁部首都来自很久以前的一张老图片。”)”以及最后一段“She drew more lines — dots and dashes, downstrokes and upstrokes, bends and hooks.(她画了更多的线——点和线，向下和向上，弯曲和钩)”可知，这些拆解都是汉字的构成，即她教了露丝汉字的构成来帮助她记忆。故选A。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“She drew more lines — dots and dashes, downstrokes and upstrokes, bends and hooks. “Do you see this?” she said over and over as if she wanted to bump the Chinese gears (传动装置) of her daughter’s mind into action.(她画了更多的线——点和线，向下和向上，弯曲和钩。“你看到了吗？”她一遍又一遍地说，好像她想把女儿脑子里的汉语传动装置变成行动)”以及母亲 Lu Ling希望女儿 Ruth能够理解自己所写的汉字，但是这些笔画在女儿的眼中就像是“去肉的小排骨”，说明女儿仍然是不理解。故选B。 C Should humans kill members of one bird species to help protect another? That’s the question scientists and conservationists are struggling with right now in the Pacific Northwest. In a bid to save northern spotted owls from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has suggested shooting more than 470,000 barred owls over the next 30 years. The proposal — which is still a draft and will remain open for public comment — has drawn criticism from some wildlife conservationists and highlights the difficulties land managers face while trying to maintain the delicate balance of ecosystems. Spotted owls and barred owls are closely related. But only spotted owls are native to the Pacific Northwest. Barred owls, an alien species, have slowly come to dominate the region over the last century. Their larger size, more generalist nature and faster reproduction rate have prepared them to out compete spotted owls, whose numbers have dropped by roughly 75 percent over the last 20 years, according to the USFWS. Biologists have long wondered how to keep the barred owl population in check. In 2021, scientists published the results of an experiment that involved killing 2,485 barred owls in five study areas. Over five years, spotted owl survival rates increased by an average of 10 percent at the sites. But to truly recover, spotted owls might need more than five years, because they are slow to reproduce. That’s the driving factor behind the agency’s recently proposed long-term management plan. Conservationists have mixed feelings about the plan. While they understand that science may support killing barred owls, they worry about the moral inference of killing off members of one species to save another. Bob Sallinger, executive director of the nonprofit Bird Conservation Oregon, says, “We don’t think it’s moral because they are currently doing better in the existing environment.” He describes it as a no-win situation that humans have created for ourselves. “Rather than choosing to conserve one bird over the other, this is about conserving two species,” says Kessina Lee, supervisor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Oregon. “Spotted owls are fighting for their existence right now. However, even if the service was able to remove that number of barred owls over the next 30 years, that would represent less than 1 percent of the global population of barred owls.” 28. Why is the USFWS proposing the long-term plan? A. To do biography research on owls. B. To recover spotted owl’s population. C. To balance the birth rates of two owls. D. To improve spotted owl’s reproductive ability. 29. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The relationship between two owls. B. The outcomes caused by alien species. C. The alarming situation of spotted owls. D. The physical advantages of barred owls. 30. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. The agency’s proposal. B. Existing environment. C. Conservationists’ concern. D. The co- existence of two owls. 31. What’s Kessina Lee’s attitude to the plan? A. Unclear. B. Dismissive. C. Favourable. D. Doubtful. 【答案】28. B 29. D 30. A 31. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了美国鱼类和野生动物管理局（USFWS）提议在未来30年里扑杀横纹猫头鹰来拯救北方本土斑点猫头鹰，这引起了野生动物保护者的强烈反对。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In a bid to save northern spotted owls from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS) has suggested shooting more than 470,000 barred owls over the next 30 years.(为了拯救北方斑点猫头鹰免于灭绝，美国鱼类和野生动物管理局（USFWS）建议在未来30年内射杀47万只横纹猫头鹰。)”可知，USFWS提出这项猎杀计划是为了拯救北方斑点猫头鹰免于灭绝，恢复其数量。故选B。 【29题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段中的“Barred owls, an alien species, have slowly come to dominate the region over the last century. Their larger size, more generalist nature and faster reproduction rate have prepared them to out compete spotted owls, whose numbers have dropped by roughly 75 percent over the last 20 years, according to the USFWS.(在过去的一个世纪里，一种外来物种——横纹猫头鹰已经慢慢主导了该地区。根据美国鱼类和野生动物管理局的数据，它们更大的体型、更多面手的天性和更快的繁殖率使它们能够战胜斑点猫头鹰，斑点猫头鹰的数量在过去20年里下降了约75%。)”可知，本段主要讲述了横纹猫头鹰的生理优势使其占据了优势地位。故选D。 【30题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第五段中的“Conservationists have mixed feelings about the plan.(环保主义者对这项计划有着复杂的感情。)”和“He describes it as a no-win situation that humans have created for ourselves.(他将其描述为人类为自己创造的一种注定失败的局面。)”可知，it指代前面所说的the plan，再结合第二段中的“In a bid to save northern spotted owls from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service(USFWS) has suggested shooting more than 470,000 barred owls over the next 30 years.(为了拯救北方斑点猫头鹰免于灭绝，美国鱼类和野生动物管理局（USFWS）建议在未来30年内射杀47万只横纹猫头鹰。)”可知，the plan指的是USFWS的提议。故选A。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段““Rather than choosing to conserve one bird over the other, this is about conserving two species,” says Kessina Lee, supervisor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Oregon. “Spotted owls are fighting for their existence right now. However, even if the service was able to remove that number of barred owls over the next 30 years, that would represent less than 1 percent of the global population of barred owls.”(俄勒冈州美国鱼类和野生动物管理局办公室主管Kessina Lee说：“不是选择保护一种鸟类放弃另一种，这是在保护两种鸟类。斑点猫头鹰现在正在为生存而战。然而，即使该服务能够在未来30年内清除如此数量的横纹猫头鹰，这也只占全球横纹猫头鹰种群的不到1%。”)”可知，Kessina Lee认为这个计划是在保护两种鸟类，即便猎杀了这么多数量的横纹猫头鹰，也只是占全球横纹猫头鹰种群的不到1%，不会对横纹猫头鹰造成种群灭绝危机，由此可推测出，他支持该项计划。故选C。 D Altitudes, landscapes and climates change dramatically as you move across the globe, but one factor remains nearly universal. All of Earth’s diversity is blanketed under a blue sky. But why is the sky blue? The explanation requires a bit of particle physics (粒子物理). We see blue above us because of how light from the sun interacts with Earth’s atmosphere. The visible light contains a variety of colors, ranging from red light to violet. When all of the colors are mixed, the light appears white, Marc Chenard, a scientist at the National Weather Service, told Live Science. But once the white light traveling from the sun reaches Earth, some of the colors begin to interact with small particles in the atmosphere, he said. Each color in the visible light has a different wavelength. Red and orange light waves, for instance, have longer wavelengths, while blue and violet light have much shorter wavelengths. It’s the shorter wavelengths of light that are more likely to be scattered (散射) or absorbed and reflected in a different direction by the air particles in Earth’s atmosphere, Chenard said. That’s what makes the sky blue. Even though violet light is scattered too, there are a couple of reasons why we see the sky as more blue than purple, according to Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the U. K. First, the sun doesn’t produce equal illumination (亮度) in all colors; it contains more blue light than violet light, so more blue light is scattered. Additionally, our eyes are not equally responsive to all colors, Bloomer told Live Science; they are less sensitive to violet light. This preferential scattering of blue light also plays into the colors of sun rise and sunset. At sunset, as a particular point is turning farther and farther from the sun, sunlight must travel farther through the atmosphere to reach your eyes. By the time the sunlight reaches you, all of the blue light has been scattered away. As a result, the orange, red and yellow wavelengths are all that’s left to color the sunset. 32. The sky is blue because visible lights . A. interact with air particles B. travel at different speeds C. are too colorful to illuminate D. are reflected by blue oceans 33. How does the author make the explanation more accessible? A. By following order of space. B. By picturing different scenes. C. By giving personal experience. D. By quoting scientists’ opinions. 34. What mainly affects the colors of sunrise and sunset? A. The quality of the atmosphere. B. The easier scattering of blue light. C. The reflecting direction of the sunlight. D. The distance between the observer and the sun. 35. What is the best title for the passage? A. Earth’s Diversity: A Changeable Factor B. Atmospheric Circle: A Colorful Blanket C. The Color of Sky:A Particle Physics View D. The Light Scattering:A Colorful Movement 【答案】32. A 33. D 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文从粒子物理学的角度分析了由于可见光的波长、传播距离、观测者对不同光波视觉敏感度等因素而导致天空颜色的变化。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“We see blue above us because of how light from the sun interacts with Earth’s atmosphere.(我们之所以能看到头顶上的蓝色，是因为来自太阳的光与地球大气层的相互作用)”以及“But once the white light traveling from the sun reaches Earth, some of the colors begin to interact with small particles in the atmosphere, he said.(但是，一旦从太阳发出的白光到达地球，其中一些颜色开始与大气中的小颗粒相互作用，他说)”可知，天空是蓝色的，因为可见光与空气粒子相互作用。故选A。 【33题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“When all of the colors are mixed, the light appears white, Marc Chenard, a scientist at the National Weather Service, told Live Science.(美国国家气象局的科学家马克·切纳德告诉《生活科学》杂志，当所有的颜色混合在一起时，光就会呈现白色)”；第三段“It’s the shorter wavelengths of light that are more likely to be scattered (散射) or absorbed and reflected in a different direction by the air particles in Earth’s atmosphere, Chenard said.(切纳德说，波长较短的光更有可能被地球大气中的空气颗粒散射或吸收，并以不同的方向反射)”以及第四段“Even though violet light is scattered too, there are a couple of reasons why we see the sky as more blue than purple, according to Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the U. K.(据英国格林威治皇家天文台的天文学家Ed Bloomer说，尽管紫光也会被散射，但我们看到的天空偏蓝而偏紫的原因有几个)”可知，作者通过引用科学家的观点来分析天空颜色的形成原因。故选D。 【34题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“This preferential scattering of blue light also plays into the colors of sun rise and sunset.(蓝光的这种优先散射也影响了日出和日落的颜色)”可知，蓝光更容易散射主要影响日出和日落的颜色。故选B。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“But why is the sky blue? The explanation requires a bit of particle physics (粒子物理).(但是为什么天空是蓝色的呢？这个解释需要一点粒子物理学的知识)”结合文章在从粒子物理的角度解释天空为什么是蓝色。正是由于粒子和光的相互作用，最后一段又提到了日出和日落呈现红色和橙色的原因。总而言之，文章从粒子物理的角度在解释天空的颜色。C选项“天空的颜色:粒子物理学的观点”最符合文章标题。故选C。 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。 In some US states, gym class is changing. Many schools are focusing on getting students ready for life after high school. They are looking for ways to leave even the least athletic kids with the will and skills to keep moving. For gym teachers, that means less focus on who is best at a sport. It means less rope climbing and dodgeball(躲避球).___36___ A New Model In one New York school district, there is no “gym” class. ___37___They include dance, self- defense and rock climbing. They include mountain biking, in-line skating, and boating. “We want our kids…, to be active for life,” said Ron Whitcomb. He manages the physical education, or PE, program for the Victor, New York, school district. A US law passed in 2015 increased the importance of health and fitness in education. It also gave more funding(资金) to PE programs. Whitcomb’s program started before that law passed. ___38___Connecticut, Vermont and Michigan are all planning to improve PE’s place in their schools. Outside the Gym Tracy Krause teaches PE in Washington State. For a few years, she has taken students fly-fishing and rock climbing. ___39___It combines PE, English, and science into one program. “We want kids to leave with a plan for the future,” Krause said. “I think the same needs to be true about their health.” Lifelong Skills In Washington, D. C, all second-graders learn to ride bikes. Fourth- and seventh-graders learn parkour(跑酷). Parkour teaches students to jump, climb and roll in the fastest way they can. Sixth- graders learn how to read a compass. High schoolers swim. ___40___ Teachers hope to keep students liking, not hating, PE. That means finding sports or activities they enjoy. A. They are also cutting back on team sports. B. It means more bike riding and outdoor hikes. C. Other schools are now following his program. D. Instead there is a list of different fitness classes. E. The school district’s goal is to teach lifelong skills. F. She is part of her school’s “Outdoor Academy” program. G. Kids who are not as athletic sometimes hate playing team sports. 【答案】36. B 37. D 38. C 39. F 40. E 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了在美国的一些州，体育课正在改变。许多学校正致力于让学生为高中毕业后的生活做好准备。 【36题详解】 根据前一句“It means less rope climbing and dodgeball.( 这意味着少用绳子攀爬和躲避球)”可知，这里在解释“新式体育课”的课程内容会较少使用绳子攀爬项目和躲避球项目，因此可推知设空应进一步解释会有哪些项目增加。选项B“It means more bike riding and outdoor hikes.( 这意味着更多的骑自行车和户外徒步旅行。)”提及了新增加的课程内容，且句子结构与前一句相呼应且形成对比，符合语境。故选B项。 【37题详解】 根据后文“They include dance, self- defense and rock climbing. They include mountain biking, in-line skating, and boating.( 其中包括舞蹈、自卫和攀岩。它们包括山地自行车、轮滑和划船。)”可知，这里在对“新式体育课”的课程设置进行解释，且设空句应包含“they”含义，即复数名词。选项 D“ Instead there is a list of different fitness classes(取而代之的是一系列不同的健身课程)”可以看作为对该句的总结，且classes对应后文句中的they，符合语境搭配。故选D项。 【38题详解】 根据后文“Connecticut, Vermont and Michigan are all planning to improve PE’s place in their schools.( 康涅狄格州、佛蒙特州和密歇根州都计划提高体育在学校中的地位。)”可知，该句举例是为了说明其他学校也在效仿前文提及的Whitcom’s program，因此可推知选项C“Other schools are now following his program.( 其他学校也在效仿他的做法。)”符合语境分析。故选C项。 【39题详解】 根据后文“It combines PE, English, and science into one program.( 它把体育、英语和科学融为一体。)”可知，后文应是解释了设空句提及的一个项目，既包含体育也包含学术。选项F“She is part of her school’s “Outdoor Academy” program.”提及了项目名称—Outdoor Academy program，符合语境分析。故选F项。 【40题详解】 根据前文内容“In Washington, D. C, all second-graders learn to ride bikes. Fourth- and seventh-graders learn parkour. Parkour teaches students to jump, climb and roll in the fastest way they can. Sixth- graders learn how to read a compass. High schoolers swim.( 在华盛顿特区，所有的二年级学生都学习骑自行车。四年级和七年级学生学习跑酷。跑酷教会学生以最快的速度跳跃、攀爬和翻滚。六年级学生学习如何读指南针。高中生游泳。)”提及教授的技能为ride bikes, parkour, read a compass 和swim，这些技能均为可以受益终生的技能。选项E“The school district’s goal is to teach lifelong skills.( 该学区的目标是教授终身技能。)”概括了前文内容且呼应该部分的小标题“Lifelong Skills”。故选E项。 【点睛】七选五技巧—代词逻辑亦管用 七选五考查上下文之间的衔接，而代词使语篇衔接的重要手段之一，因此解题时要擅长利用这一衔接手段。比如文章第3小题： Whitcomb’s program started before that law passed. ___3___Connecticut, Vermont and Michigan are all planning to improve PE’s place in their schools. 空前一句提及“Whitcomb’s program”，空后句提及了其他学校在努力提高体育课的地位，两句话能够放在同一段落，说明需要衔接，而选项C “Other schools are now following his program.”中的代词短语other schools 即为下文中的their schools；his problem即为前文的Whitcomb’s program。选项C中的代词承前启后，很好地将前后两句衔接。因此本空的答案为C项。 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。 The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. Many people ___41___ it this way, “A man comes to this world with his fist clenched (紧握), but when he dies, his hand is ___42___.” Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is ___43___, and full of a beauty that breaks through your own earth. Sometimes we recognize this ___44___ only in our backward glance when we suddenly realize that it is no more. We remember a beauty that ___45___, a love that disappeared. But we remember with far greater pain that we did not see that beauty when it flowered, that we ___46___ to respond with love when it was tendered. A recent experience re-taught me this truth. I was ___47___ following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place. One morning, I had to have some additional tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be ___48___ across the courtyard on a gurney (轮床). As we ___49___ from our unit, the sunlight hit me. That’s ____50____. And yet how beautiful it was — how warming, how sparkling, how brilliant! I looked to see whether anyone else enjoyed the sun’s golden glow, but everyone was ____51____ to and fro, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often we had been ____52____ to the beauty of each day, too preoccupied with chores. Life’s gifts are ____53____ — but we always pay no attention to them. Never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Embrace each hour, ____54____ each golden minute. Hold fast to life… but not so fast that you can’t let go. We must ____55____ our losses, and learn how to let go. 41. A. take B. put C. make D. get 42. A. closed B. tight C. open D. smooth 43. A. amazing B. surprising C. frightening D. frustrating 44. A. gossip B. fact C. message D. truth 45. A. faded B. ran C. escaped D. jumped 46. A. tackled B. reflected C. failed D. succeeded 47. A. hospitalized B. transferred C. exchanged D. delivered 48. A. rolled B. wheeled C. pushed D. pulled 49. A. jumped B. turned C. disappeared D. emerged 50. A. horrible B. terrible C. awesome D. shocking 51. A. smiling B. hurrying C. trembling D. lying 52. A. indifferent B. patient C. innocent D. excellent 53. A. useful B. expensive C. valueless D. precious 54. A. strike B. hit C. seize D. use 55. A. accept B. give up C. stick to D. cope with 【答案】41. B 42. C 43. A 44. D 45. A 46. C 47. A 48. B 49. D 50. C 51. B 52. A 53. D 54. C 55. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了生活的艺术在于知道什么时候该坚持，什么时候该放手。作者分享了自己在严重心脏病后住院的经历，回顾了人生中常常错过美好时刻的遗憾，呼吁人们珍惜生命中的每一个美好时刻，抓住宝贵的每一分钟，同时也学会接受失去，学会如何放手。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：许多人这样说：“人紧握着拳头来到这个世界，但当他离开这个世界时，他的手是张开的。”A. take拿；B. put说；C. make制造；D. get获得。根据下文“A man comes to this world with his fist clenched (紧握), but when he dies, his hand is ___2___.”可知，此处是对上一句的内容进行重新表述，固定短语put it this way意为“这么说，用这种方式表达”，表示许多人这样说。故选B。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：许多人这样说：“人紧握着拳头来到这个世界，但当他离开这个世界时，他的手是张开的。”A. closed关闭的；B. tight紧的；C. open打开的；D. smooth光滑的。根据上文“A man comes to this world with his fist clenched (紧握)”和表示转折的“but”可知，此处和人紧握着拳头来到这个世界形成对比，应该是离开世界时，手是张开的。故选C。 【43题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当然，我们应该紧紧抓住生活，因为它是令人惊奇的，充满了突破你自己的世界的美。A. amazing令人惊奇的；B. surprising令人惊讶的；C. frightening令人害怕的；D. frustrating令人沮丧的。根据下文“full of a beauty”可知，生活中充满了美，因此是令人惊奇的。故选A。 【44题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时候，我们只有在蓦然回首，突然意识到它已不复存在时，才认识到这一真相。A. gossip流言；B. fact事实；C. message消息；D. truth真相。根据上文“we recognize”和下文“only in our backward glance when we suddenly realize that it is no more”可推知，在回首突然意识到它已不复存在时，我们意识到的应该是上文描述的生活的真相，truth在第四段中有同词复现。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们记得枯萎的美，消失的爱。A. faded枯萎；B. ran跑；C. escaped逃脱；D. jumped跳跃。根据下文“we did not see that beauty when it flowered”可知，我们没有看到美丽绽放，由此推知，我们记得的是绽放之后枯萎的美。故选A。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我们更痛苦地记得，当美丽绽放时，我们没有看到；当爱萌生时，我们没有给予回应。A. tackled应付；B. reflected反射；C. failed失败；D. succeeded成功。根据上文“But we remember with far greater pain”可知，记得这样的事非常痛苦，因此是没有给予萌生的爱以回应，固定短语fail to do sth.意为“未能做某事”。故选C。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在一次严重的心脏病发作后住进了医院，在重症监护室呆了几天。A. hospitalized住院；B. transferred转移；C. exchanged交换；D. delivered交付。根据下文“had been in intensive care for several days”可知，作者住进了重症监护室，因此是住院了。故选A。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：所需的机器位于医院另一端的一栋楼里，所以我必须被推着轮床穿过院子。A. rolled滚动；B. wheeled推动（带轮子的东西）；C. pushed推；D. pulled拉。根据下文“on a gurney (轮床)”可知，作者躺在轮床上，因此是被推动轮床去做检查。故选B。 【49题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我们从单元楼出来时，阳光照在我身上。A. jumped跳跃；B. turned转头；C. disappeared消失；D. emerged出现。根据下文“the sunlight hit me”可知，阳光照在作者身上，emerge侧重从隐蔽处或暗处出现、浮现，固定短语emerge from意为“从……中出现”。故选D。 【50题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：太令人惊叹了。A. horrible可怕的；B. terrible糟糕的；C. awesome令人惊叹的；D. shocking令人震惊的。根据作者此时是一个需要住重症监护室的患者的情境，以及上文“the sunlight hit me”可推知，猛然被阳光照到作者会感到惊叹。故选C。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我看了看有没有人喜欢这金色的阳光，但每个人都来去匆匆，大多数人的眼睛都盯着地面。A. smiling微笑；B. hurrying匆忙；C. trembling颤抖；D. lying说谎。根据下文“most with eyes fixed on the ground”可知，大多数人的眼睛都盯着地面，因此是来去匆匆。故选B。 【52题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这时，我想起了我们过去常常对每天的美景漠不关心，一心忙于琐事。A. indifferent冷漠的；B. patient耐心的；C. innocent天真的；D. excellent优秀的。根据下文“too preoccupied with chores”可知，大家常一心忙于琐事，因此会对每天的美景漠不关心，固定短语be indifferent to意为“对……漠不关心”。故选A。 【53题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：生命的礼物是珍贵的——但我们总是忽视它们。A. useful有用的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. valueless无价值的；D. precious珍贵的。根据上文作者叙述的对错失美好时刻感到遗憾，赞叹阳光的美丽可推知，此处指生命的礼物是珍贵的。故选D。 【54题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：拥抱每一个小时，抓住宝贵的每一分钟。A. strike打击；B. hit击中；C. seize抓住；D. use使用。根据上文“Embrace each hour”可知，作者建议拥抱每一个小时，因此是抓住宝贵的每一分钟，充分把握。故选C。 【55题详解】 考查动词（短语）辨析。句意：我们必须接受失去，并学会如何放手。A. accept接受；B. give up放弃；C. stick to坚持；D. cope with应对。根据下文“our losses, and learn how to let go”可推知，对待失去，我们需要学会的是接受，然后放手。故选A。 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。 There was a time, not long ___56___, when peace between the Pokot and the Ilchamus seemed impossible. The two communities in Kenya had spent years fighting war over cattle, land, and water —turning one of the ___57___ (country) most biodiversity regions into a battlefield. In 2006 Pokot and Ilchamus elders reached an agreement.They agreed that ___58___ (build) unity and trust, the former enemies would work together to bring back the wildlife that their conflict helped drive out, starting___59___ the Rothschild’s giraffe. The Rothschild’s giraffe went extinct after decades of conflict and poaching. Eager to see these giraffes return to their homeland, the community members got to work ___60___ (active). Within a year, they had established a 44,000-acre community reserve ___61___ both the Pokot and IIchamus work. “It wasn’t easy, ” says Rebby Sebei, manager of the reserve.” But both sides were keen for change.” In 2011 the reserve received its very ___62___ (one) group of Rothschild’s giraffes: eight animals relocated from other areas in hopes that they’d multiply and repopulate the area. The giraffes ___63___ (place) on a peninsula in Lake Baringo. The species’ return to Lake Baringo attracted tourists, giving the local economy___64___much-needed boost. The relocated animals, and their babies ____65____ (bear) on the peninsula, became” a symbol of peace, unity, and a source of community wealth,” Sebei says. 【答案】56. ago 57. country’s 58. to build 59. with 60. actively 61. where 62. first 63. were placed 64. a 65. born 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。文章讲述了肯尼亚的两个部落共同保护长颈鹿促进了这两个地区的和平。 【56题详解】 考查副词。句意：曾经有一段时间，就在不久之前，波高和伊尔查姆斯之间的和平似乎是不可能的。根据There was a time可知，表示过去发生的事件，not long ago“不久之前”，表示过去的时间状语。故填ago。 【57题详解】 考查名词所有格。句意：肯尼亚的这两个部落为了争夺牲畜、土地和水资源而进行了多年的战争，把这个国家生物多样性最丰富的地区之一变成了战场。后接名词作定语 ，需要使用所有格。故填country’s。 【58题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：他们一致同意，为了建立团结和信任，这对昔日的敌人将共同努力，把因冲突而被驱逐的野生动物带回来，从罗斯柴尔德的长颈鹿开始。根据语境，此处表目的，用动词不定式形式。故填to build 【59题详解】 考查介词。句意：他们一致同意，为了建立团结和信任，这对昔日的敌人将共同努力，把因冲突而被驱逐的野生动物带回来，从罗斯柴尔德的长颈鹿开始。start with 意为“以……开始”，固定短语。故填with。 【60题详解】 考查副词。句意：渴望看到这些长颈鹿回到它们的家园，社区成员开始积极工作。修饰动词“got to work”，用副词作状语。故填actively。 【61题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：一年之内，他们建立了一个4.4万英亩的社区保护区，Pokot和IIchamus都在这里工作。此处定语从句修饰“reserve”，先行词在从句中作地点状语，故用关系副词where引导定语从句。故填where。 【62题详解】 考查数词。句意：在 2011 年的时候收到了第一批长颈鹿。修饰名词group用序数词。故填first。 【63题详解】 考查动词的时态语态。句意：这些长颈鹿被放在了在巴林哥湖的一个半岛上。分析句子可知，place作谓语，与主语giraffes是被动关系，用被动语态，且主语是复数，由前文的In 2011可知，描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时。故填were placed。 【64题详解】 考查冠词。句意：该物种回归巴林哥湖吸引了游客，给当地经济带来了很大的提高。boost此处为可数名词，前有形容词much-needed修饰，与不定冠词a连用。故填a。 【65题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这些被重新安置的动物和它们在半岛上出生的孩子成为了“和平、团结的象征，也是社区财富的来源”。分析句子可知，bear作定语，修饰babies，二者之间是被动关系，用过去分词作定语。故填born。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim在你微信朋友圈看到你发的“公筷行动(the Serving Chopsticks Movement)”的图片，发邮件向你咨询。请你给他回复，内容提要： 1. “公筷行动”简介； 2. 你的看法。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右; 2. 请按如下格式作答。 Dear Jim, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jim, Learning that you are interested in the picture I posted in my WeChat Moments, I’m writing to share with you some detailed information. As you can see, it is about the Serving Chopsticks Movement, which is aimed at advocating using serving chopsticks to move food from a serving plate to one person’s bowl when friends or family have dinner together. In this way, we can prevent spreading viruses and bacteria. Apparently, I strongly support the use of serving chopsticks. If you want to know more about it, please feel free to drop me a line. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给Jim回复邮件，介绍“公筷行动”活动的情况。 【详解】1.词汇积累 感兴趣的：be interested in→take interest in 支持：support→be in favor of 详细的：detailed→specific 显然：apparently→obviously 2.句式拓展 合并简单句 原句：In this way, we can prevent spreading viruses and bacteria. Apparently, I strongly support the use of serving chopsticks. 拓展句：Apparently, I strongly support the use of serving chopsticks because in this way, we can prevent spreading viruses and bacteria. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Learning that you are interested in the picture I posted in my WeChat Moments, I’m writing to share with you some detailed information. (运用了that引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] If you want to know more about it, please feel free to drop me a line. (运用了if引导条件状语从句) 第二节 (满分25分) 67. 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。 When our youngest sister was born, my little brother Tom was six and I was eight. I had always been the “Big Sister” and he had always been “The Baby”. Our sister’s arrival was a complete surprise to both of us. In those days no one worried much about sibling rivalry (兄弟姐妹间的较劲), and no “experts” told us how to deal with another child in the house. We had wise and loving grandpa and mom, however. I was excited about the baby and loved to hold her and help care for her. Tom’s feelings were quite different! He just looked at her and left, preferring to spend the evening in his room. When I went to his room to talk to him and try to get him to play games with me, he just looked away. “Why did they have to get that baby?” Tom asked. Later that night, Grandpa came over to see the new baby. As he held her, he said to Tom, “You know, she’s a lot like the baby lamb I’m raising on the bottle. I have to take care of her and feed her often, just the way your mom does with the baby.” Tom said, “I’d rather have the lamb.” Grandpa heard and said, “Well, if you’d rather have a lamb, maybe we could trade your little sister for it. I’ll give you a day to think it over, and if you still want to trade tomorrow, we’ll do it.” I thought I saw him wink at Mom, but I knew I must have been mistaken because Grandpa never winked at anyone. After Grandpa left, Mom read to Tom for a long while. Tom kept looking at the baby, and Mom asked him to hold our little sister while she went to the bathroom. When Mom came back. Tom was gently touching the baby’s smooth black hair, and as he held her hand, she took hold of his finger. 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。 “Mom, look! She’s holding my hand!” Tom smiled. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “She’s a day older now. I think she’s worth five lambs now,” Tom said. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】“Mom, look! She’s holding my hand!” Tom smiled. “Sure, she knows you’re her brother,” Mom smiled. He held the baby for more minutes, and seemed much happier at bedtime. The next day, Tom and I spent much of the day watching the baby bathe, watching her sleep and holding her. That evening, when Grandpa came back and asked Tom whether he was ready to trade, Tom looked surprised that Grandpa had remembered the bargain. He began to worry that Grandpa would take our sister away. She’s a day older now. I think she’s worth five lambs now, “Tom said. Grandpa looked shocked, and said he had to think it over, Anxious, Tom went to Mom’s room and held the baby for long. The next day, Grandpa visited us and told Tom he was preparing five lambs. Tom took a deep breath and said, “The baby is worth fifty lambs now!” Annoyed, Grandpa answered, “I can’t afford fifty lambs. I guess you’ll have to keep her and help your parents look after her.” Tom smiled, and this time I really did see Grandpa wink at Mom. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者的最小的妹妹出生时，作者的弟弟汤姆六岁，作者八岁。作者能够照顾小妹妹，而汤姆对这个小妹妹却显示出了排斥。一天爷爷来看望小妹妹，汤姆对爷爷说“我宁愿要羔羊，也不要小妹妹”。爷爷听到后说:“好吧，如果你想要一只小羊羔，也许我们可以用你的小妹妹来换它。”我给你一天时间考虑，如果你明天还想交易，我们就交易。爷爷走后，妈妈让汤姆照顾他的小妹妹。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容““妈妈，看!她握着我的手!”汤姆笑了。”可知，第一段可描写汤姆更愿意照顾小妹妹了，那天晚上，爷爷问起了交易的事情，汤姆很担心妹妹被带走。 ②由第二段首句内容“她现在大了一天。我想她现在值五只羊羔了。”可知，第二段可描写汤姆与爷爷对交易的“讨价还价”，最终爷爷放弃了交易。 2.续写线索：爷爷问起了交易的事情——担心——讨价还价——小妹妹被留下 3.词汇激活 行为类 照顾：look after /take care of 微笑：smile/beam 担忧：worry /concern 帮助：help/assist 情绪类 惊讶的：surprised/astonished 快乐的：happier/more pleased 【点睛】[高分句型1] The next day, Tom and I spent much of the day watching the baby bathe, watching her sleep and holding her. (运用了现在分词作宾语补足语和状语) [高分句型2] I guess you’ll have to keep her and help your parents look after her. (运用了省略that的宾语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 长沙市一中2024-2025 学年度高三阶段性检测(一) 英语试卷 时量: 120分钟 总分: 150分 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。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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What do we know about Tom? A. He’s just finished a piano lesson. B. He loves playing the guitar. C. He plays drums in a band. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers probably? A. At a café. B. At a university. C. At an animal shelter. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How can the man’s recipe be described? A. It’s a reward. B. It’s a success. C. It’s a problem. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What do the speakers have in common? A. They are both big readers. B. They are both in the library. C. They both have just finished a book. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is the woman’s duty in the event? A. To make food. B. To play in the band. C. To give directions. 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。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Why was it difficult to rescue the cat? A. It was too scared to move. B. It was hurt by the branches. C. It was in the top of a tree. 7. What did the man do to rescue the cat? A. He got a neighbor to help him. B. He borrowed a ladder. C. He climbed the tree. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is the woman doing? A. Conducting an interview. B. Reporting some news. C. Organizing an event. 9. What is Charles Martin’s family mainly worried about? A. That his health condition will become worse. B. That his duties at home and school will be affected. C. That his efforts in the community won’t be recognized. 10. How does Charles Martin plan to remove his family’s concerns? A. By talking to his teacher. B. By quitting the community project. C. By involving his family in community work. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 11. What are the speakers? A. A player and a coach. B. Football fans. C. TV sports reporters. 12. What causes the current situation of the game according to the man? A. Bad defense. B. Poor passing. C. Certain players. 13. What does the woman think will happen at the end of the game? A. The visiting team will win. B. The game will end in a draw. C. The home team will win by two goals. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What is the main topic of the conversation? A. The working life. B. College experience. C. Hobbies. 15. How long has the man been at university? A. About four months. B. About six months. C. About eight months. 16. What is the biggest issue for the man? A. The stress of exams. B. The shortage of money. C. The loads of assignments. 17. When does the man find time to relax? A. On weekends. B. Right after exams. C. During the nights after work. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. How did the speaker become a photographer in demand? A. By teaching in workshops. B. By starting a business. C. By taking small jobs. 19. What challenge did the speaker face? A. The stress of producing perfect work. B. Decreased interest in photography. C. Constantly changing hobbies. 20. What is included in the speaker’s future plans for his career? A. Expanding the business. B. Taking photography trips abroad. C. Finding out more forms of photography. 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 There Was The One: SING THE NORTH There Was The One is a stunning choral work for SING THE NORTH chorus that a person sits under candlelight, thinking about what existed before the moment of creation that made his own world. It combines English, German, Spanish, and Latin. This project, beginning on May 1, is jointly sung by our virtual choir SINGTHE NORTH and our choir for contemporary music, STN Ice. All singers are welcome to join us without audition (试唱) to raise their voices in this superb composition. Singers submit audio recordings of There Was The One. We also invite singers to provide a portrait that will feature in the credits to our film. Remember to submit your recording before the end of this project, July 31. SING THE NORTH is a global family of choirs that welcomes singers from around the world. Led by founding Artistic Director and Conductor Kathryn Whitney since 2020, we offer singers the chance to perform high- quality Canadian choral works as part of a global family of dedicated recording choristers. Our two Virtual Recording Choirs — SING THE NORTH and STN Ice- rehearse (排练) online. In collaboration with our videographer Stephen Ross, we produce industry-standard audio and video recordings of both traditional and cutting-edge Canadian choral music and promote these to our global audience. To encourage understanding and friendship, we travel on the STN Virtual Choir Tour Bus to meet people living and working in the areas we are singing about. We also host both in- person and virtual Choral Events & Courses through the STN Choir School, including our popular in-person Summer Choral Program, which takes place on beautiful Vancouver Island every July. 21. How long will the project There Was The One last? A. One month. B. Two months. C. Three months. D. Four months. 22. What should you do to participate in the project as a singer? A. Send an email. B. Submit your portrait. C. Attach a resume. D. Present your video recording. 23. What can we know about SING THE NORTH and STN Ice in the last paragraph? A. They hold competitions regularly. B. They conduct in- person rehearsals. C. They focus on globalizing Canadian music. D. They provide free chorus courses for children. B When Ruth was growing up, her mother increased her income as a teacher’s assistant with side business, one of which was bilingual calligraphy, Chinese and English, She produced price signs for supermarkets and jewelry stores in Oakland and San Francisco, good- luck couplets for restaurant openings, banners for funeral wreaths, and announcements for births and weddings. Over the years, people had told Ruth that her mother’s calligraphy was at an artist’s level, first- rate classical. This was the piecework that earned her a reliable reputation, and Ruth had had a role in that success: she checked the spelling of the English words. “It’s ‘grapefruit’,” eight-year-old Ruth once said, “not ‘grapefoot’. It’s fruit not afoot.” That night, Lu Ling started teaching her the mechanic s of writing Chinese. “Watch,” Lu Ling ordered her in Chinese. She selected a brush from the dozens hanging with their tips down. Ruth’s sleepy eyes tried to follow her mother’s hand as she wiped the brush with ink, then held it nearly vertically (垂直) to the page, her wrist and elbow in midair. Finally she began, moving her wrist slightly so that her hand waved and dipped like a moth over the gleam of white paper. Soon the spidery images formed. Some night s Lu Ling found ways to help Ruth remember the characters. “Each radical (偏旁部首) comes from an old picture from a long time ago.” She made a horizontal stroke and asked Ruth if she could see what the picture was. Ruth looked and shook her head. Lu Ling made the identical stroke, then again and again, asking each time if Ruth knew what it was. Finally, her mother let out a snort, signalling her disappointment and disgust. “This line is like a beam of light. Look, can you see it or not?” To Ruth, the line looked like a sparerib (小排骨) picked clean of meat. She drew more lines — dots and dashes, downstrokes and upstrokes, bends and hooks. “Do you see this?” she said over and over as if she wanted to bump the Chinese gears (传动装置) of her daughter’s mind into action. 24. How did Ruth help her mother Lu Ling when she was growing up? A. By serving as a teacher’s helper. B. By producing price signs for stores. C. By collecting some pieceworks. D. By correcting the English spellings. 25. How did Ruth feel when shown how to write Chinese characters? A. Excited. B. Interested. C. Confused. D. Confident. 26. What did Lu Ling teach Ruth about Chinese characters to help her remember them? A. Their composition. B. Their writing method. C. Their pronunciation. D. Their beauty. 27. What did the author want to say about Ruth by mentioning “sparerib picked clean of meat”? A. She was imaginative. B. She made no sense of it. C. She was addicted to food. D. She needed more exposure. C Should humans kill members of one bird species to help protect another? That’s the question scientists and conservationists are struggling with right now in the Pacific Northwest. In a bid to save northern spotted owls from extinction, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) has suggested shooting more than 470,000 barred owls over the next 30 years. The proposal — which is still a draft and will remain open for public comment — has drawn criticism from some wildlife conservationists and highlights the difficulties land managers face while trying to maintain the delicate balance of ecosystems. Spotted owls and barred owls are closely related. But only spotted owls are native to the Pacific Northwest. Barred owls, an alien species, have slowly come to dominate the region over the last century. Their larger size, more generalist nature and faster reproduction rate have prepared them to out compete spotted owls, whose numbers have dropped by roughly 75 percent over the last 20 years, according to the USFWS. Biologists have long wondered how to keep the barred owl population in check. In 2021, scientists published the results of an experiment that involved killing 2,485 barred owls in five study areas. Over five years, spotted owl survival rates increased by an average of 10 percent at the sites. But to truly recover, spotted owls might need more than five years, because they are slow to reproduce. That’s the driving factor behind the agency’s recently proposed long-term management plan. Conservationists have mixed feelings about the plan. While they understand that science may support killing barred owls, they worry about the moral inference of killing off members of one species to save another. Bob Sallinger, executive director of the nonprofit Bird Conservation Oregon, says, “We don’t think it’s moral because they are currently doing better in the existing environment.” He describes it as a no-win situation that humans have created for ourselves. “Rather than choosing to conserve one bird over the other, this is about conserving two species,” says Kessina Lee, supervisor of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service office in Oregon. “Spotted owls are fighting for their existence right now. However, even if the service was able to remove that number of barred owls over the next 30 years, that would represent less than 1 percent of the global population of barred owls.” 28. Why is the USFWS proposing the long-term plan? A. To do biography research on owls. B. To recover spotted owl’s population. C. To balance the birth rates of two owls. D. To improve spotted owl’s reproductive ability. 29. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. The relationship between two owls. B. The outcomes caused by alien species. C. The alarming situation of spotted owls. D. The physical advantages of barred owls. 30. What does the underlined “it” in Paragraph 5 refer to? A. The agency’s proposal. B. Existing environment. C. Conservationists’ concern. D. The co- existence of two owls. 31. What’s Kessina Lee’s attitude to the plan? A. Unclear. B. Dismissive. C. Favourable. D. Doubtful. D Altitudes, landscapes and climates change dramatically as you move across the globe, but one factor remains nearly universal. All of Earth’s diversity is blanketed under a blue sky. But why is the sky blue? The explanation requires a bit of particle physics (粒子物理). We see blue above us because of how light from the sun interacts with Earth’s atmosphere. The visible light contains a variety of colors, ranging from red light to violet. When all of the colors are mixed, the light appears white, Marc Chenard, a scientist at the National Weather Service, told Live Science. But once the white light traveling from the sun reaches Earth, some of the colors begin to interact with small particles in the atmosphere, he said. Each color in the visible light has a different wavelength. Red and orange light waves, for instance, have longer wavelengths, while blue and violet light have much shorter wavelengths. It’s the shorter wavelengths of light that are more likely to be scattered (散射) or absorbed and reflected in a different direction by the air particles in Earth’s atmosphere, Chenard said. That’s what makes the sky blue. Even though violet light is scattered too, there are a couple of reasons why we see the sky as more blue than purple, according to Ed Bloomer, an astronomer at the Royal Observatory Greenwich in the U. K. First, the sun doesn’t produce equal illumination (亮度) in all colors; it contains more blue light than violet light, so more blue light is scattered. Additionally, our eyes are not equally responsive to all colors, Bloomer told Live Science; they are less sensitive to violet light. This preferential scattering of blue light also plays into the colors of sun rise and sunset. At sunset, as a particular point is turning farther and farther from the sun, sunlight must travel farther through the atmosphere to reach your eyes. By the time the sunlight reaches you, all of the blue light has been scattered away. As a result, the orange, red and yellow wavelengths are all that’s left to color the sunset. 32. The sky is blue because visible lights . A. interact with air particles B. travel at different speeds C. are too colorful to illuminate D. are reflected by blue oceans 33. How does the author make the explanation more accessible? A. By following order of space. B. By picturing different scenes. C. By giving personal experience. D. By quoting scientists’ opinions. 34. What mainly affects the colors of sunrise and sunset? A. The quality of the atmosphere. B. The easier scattering of blue light. C. The reflecting direction of the sunlight. D. The distance between the observer and the sun. 35. What is the best title for the passage? A. Earth’s Diversity: A Changeable Factor B. Atmospheric Circle: A Colorful Blanket C. The Color of Sky:A Particle Physics View D. The Light Scattering:A Colorful Movement 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。 In some US states, gym class is changing. Many schools are focusing on getting students ready for life after high school. They are looking for ways to leave even the least athletic kids with the will and skills to keep moving. For gym teachers, that means less focus on who is best at a sport. It means less rope climbing and dodgeball(躲避球).___36___ A New Model In one New York school district, there is no “gym” class. ___37___They include dance, self- defense and rock climbing. They include mountain biking, in-line skating, and boating. “We want our kids…, to be active for life,” said Ron Whitcomb. He manages the physical education, or PE, program for the Victor, New York, school district. A US law passed in 2015 increased the importance of health and fitness in education. It also gave more funding(资金) to PE programs. Whitcomb’s program started before that law passed. ___38___Connecticut, Vermont and Michigan are all planning to improve PE’s place in their schools. Outside the Gym Tracy Krause teaches PE in Washington State. For a few years, she has taken students fly-fishing and rock climbing. ___39___It combines PE, English, and science into one program. “We want kids to leave with a plan for the future,” Krause said. “I think the same needs to be true about their health.” Lifelong Skills In Washington, D. C, all second-graders learn to ride bikes. Fourth- and seventh-graders learn parkour(跑酷). Parkour teaches students to jump, climb and roll in the fastest way they can. Sixth- graders learn how to read a compass. High schoolers swim. ___40___ Teachers hope to keep students liking, not hating, PE. That means finding sports or activities they enjoy. A. They are also cutting back on team sports. B. It means more bike riding and outdoor hikes. C. Other schools are now following his program. D. Instead there is a list of different fitness classes. E. The school district’s goal is to teach lifelong skills. F. She is part of her school’s “Outdoor Academy” program. G. Kids who are not as athletic sometimes hate playing team sports. 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。 The art of living is to know when to hold fast and when to let go. Many people ___41___ it this way, “A man comes to this world with his fist clenched (紧握), but when he dies, his hand is ___42___.” Surely we ought to hold fast to life, for it is ___43___, and full of a beauty that breaks through your own earth. Sometimes we recognize this ___44___ only in our backward glance when we suddenly realize that it is no more. We remember a beauty that ___45___, a love that disappeared. But we remember with far greater pain that we did not see that beauty when it flowered, that we ___46___ to respond with love when it was tendered. A recent experience re-taught me this truth. I was ___47___ following a severe heart attack and had been in intensive care for several days. It was not a pleasant place. One morning, I had to have some additional tests. The required machines were located in a building at the opposite end of the hospital, so I had to be ___48___ across the courtyard on a gurney (轮床). As we ___49___ from our unit, the sunlight hit me. That’s ____50____. And yet how beautiful it was — how warming, how sparkling, how brilliant! I looked to see whether anyone else enjoyed the sun’s golden glow, but everyone was ____51____ to and fro, most with eyes fixed on the ground. Then I remembered how often we had been ____52____ to the beauty of each day, too preoccupied with chores. Life’s gifts are ____53____ — but we always pay no attention to them. Never too busy for the wonder and the awe of life. Embrace each hour, ____54____ each golden minute. Hold fast to life… but not so fast that you can’t let go. We must ____55____ our losses, and learn how to let go. 41. A. take B. put C. make D. get 42. A. closed B. tight C. open D. smooth 43. A. amazing B. surprising C. frightening D. frustrating 44. A. gossip B. fact C. message D. truth 45. A. faded B. ran C. escaped D. jumped 46. A. tackled B. reflected C. failed D. succeeded 47. A. hospitalized B. transferred C. exchanged D. delivered 48. A. rolled B. wheeled C. pushed D. pulled 49. A. jumped B. turned C. disappeared D. emerged 50. A. horrible B. terrible C. awesome D. shocking 51. A. smiling B. hurrying C. trembling D. lying 52. A. indifferent B. patient C. innocent D. excellent 53. A. useful B. expensive C. valueless D. precious 54. A. strike B. hit C. seize D. use 55. A. accept B. give up C. stick to D. cope with 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。 There was a time, not long ___56___, when peace between the Pokot and the Ilchamus seemed impossible. The two communities in Kenya had spent years fighting war over cattle, land, and water —turning one of the ___57___ (country) most biodiversity regions into a battlefield. In 2006 Pokot and Ilchamus elders reached an agreement.They agreed that ___58___ (build) unity and trust, the former enemies would work together to bring back the wildlife that their conflict helped drive out, starting___59___ the Rothschild’s giraffe. The Rothschild’s giraffe went extinct after decades of conflict and poaching. Eager to see these giraffes return to their homeland, the community members got to work ___60___ (active). Within a year, they had established a 44,000-acre community reserve ___61___ both the Pokot and IIchamus work. “It wasn’t easy, ” says Rebby Sebei, manager of the reserve.” But both sides were keen for change.” In 2011 the reserve received its very ___62___ (one) group of Rothschild’s giraffes: eight animals relocated from other areas in hopes that they’d multiply and repopulate the area. The giraffes ___63___ (place) on a peninsula in Lake Baringo. The species’ return to Lake Baringo attracted tourists, giving the local economy___64___much-needed boost. The relocated animals, and their babies ____65____ (bear) on the peninsula, became” a symbol of peace, unity, and a source of community wealth,” Sebei says. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分 40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，你的英国朋友Jim在你微信朋友圈看到你发的“公筷行动(the Serving Chopsticks Movement)”的图片，发邮件向你咨询。请你给他回复，内容提要： 1. “公筷行动”简介； 2. 你的看法。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80左右; 2. 请按如下格式作答。 Dear Jim, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节 (满分25分) 67. 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。 When our youngest sister was born, my little brother Tom was six and I was eight. I had always been the “Big Sister” and he had always been “The Baby”. Our sister’s arrival was a complete surprise to both of us. In those days no one worried much about sibling rivalry (兄弟姐妹间的较劲), and no “experts” told us how to deal with another child in the house. We had wise and loving grandpa and mom, however. I was excited about the baby and loved to hold her and help care for her. Tom’s feelings were quite different! He just looked at her and left, preferring to spend the evening in his room. When I went to his room to talk to him and try to get him to play games with me, he just looked away. “Why did they have to get that baby?” Tom asked. Later that night, Grandpa came over to see the new baby. As he held her, he said to Tom, “You know, she’s a lot like the baby lamb I’m raising on the bottle. I have to take care of her and feed her often, just the way your mom does with the baby.” Tom said, “I’d rather have the lamb.” Grandpa heard and said, “Well, if you’d rather have a lamb, maybe we could trade your little sister for it. I’ll give you a day to think it over, and if you still want to trade tomorrow, we’ll do it.” I thought I saw him wink at Mom, but I knew I must have been mistaken because Grandpa never winked at anyone. After Grandpa left, Mom read to Tom for a long while. Tom kept looking at the baby, and Mom asked him to hold our little sister while she went to the bathroom. When Mom came back. Tom was gently touching the baby’s smooth black hair, and as he held her hand, she took hold of his finger. 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。 “Mom, look! She’s holding my hand!” Tom smiled. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “She’s a day older now. I think she’s worth five lambs now,” Tom said. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $第一节听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3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。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。Hi there, tom. I've just finished my piano lesson. Have you been practicing your guitar lately? Yeah, i've been learning some new songs. I love the feeling when I finally get a song. right? We only need someone on drums and we could form a band. Hi, gina. Is that you? What brings you here? Oh. hi Kevin. I'm adopting this cute little dog here. She's so friendly and well behaved. We haven't met since university. What about a chat at a cafe nearby? My work is almost finished. I tried that new recipe you shared with chocolate chip cookies. They were hit with my family. I'm glad you like them. I've share that recipe with so many people, and they all say the same thing. Baking can be so rewarding. It's certainly can. I'm reading an amazing book. I got IT from the library is a real page Turner. Which one is IT? I'm looking for something new to read. I just finished my latest book. the night circus by iron. More concern. You will love IT. Did you hear about the charity event at the village hall next weekend? Yeah, I saw the liars. There's going to be a band and food. Are you going? absolutely. I'm volunteering there to show people away. It's for a great cause. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面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ABC3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。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Hey, you will believe what happened earlier today. I had a rescue cat that was stuck in a tree. Oh, really, tell me all about IT. IT was quite a chAllenge. The poor thing was terrified and IT wouldn't come down. I had to get a latter from my neighbor, but even then, I took some time to get the cat to trust me. Finally, after a bit of patients, I managed to to reach out and bring that . down safely. That's so kind of you IT sounds like quite an adventure. IT was. I'm just glad I could help the poor creature. Hey, you will believe what happened earlier today. I had to rescue a cat that was stuck in a tree. Oh, really. Tell me all about IT. IT was quite a chAllenge. The poor thing was terrified and IT wouldn't come down. I had to get a latter from my neighbor, but even then, I took some time to get a cat to trust me. Finally, after a bit of patients, I managed to reach IT and bring IT down safely. That's so kind of you. That sounds like quite an adventure. IT was hundreds glad I could help support teacher. 听下面一段对话，回答第八至第13个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Charles Martin, thank you for joining us today. Could you tell us about your recent project? Of course, I ve been working on a new environmental program in our community. We've been organizing cleanup events and planting trees to reduce pollution. That deserves praise. How does your family feel about the time you're devoting to IT? Well, it's been chAllenging. My family has been supportive, but I can sense their concerns. I see what other major concerns. They worry that I might not have enough time before study or that don't neglect my responsibility. Lit ES. At home. That's understandable. How do you plan to address these concerns while continuing your important work? It's a balancing act, for sure. I'm making an effort to involve them in some of the community activities. So IT becomes a family effort, and i've been working on Better time and management. Charles Martin, thank you for joining us today. Could you tell us about your recent project? Of course, I have been working on a new environmental program in our community. We've been organizing cleanup events and planting trees to reduce pollution. That deserves praise. How does your family feel about the time you're devoting to IT? Well, it's been chAllenging. My family has been supportive, but I can sense their concerns. I see, what are their major concerns? They worry that I might not have enough time for a study or that on't neglect my responsibility, ie. S at home. that's understandable. How do you plan to address these concerns while continuing your important work? It's a balancing act, for sure. I'm making an effort to involve them in some of the community activities. So IT becomes a family effort, and i've been working on Better . time management. 听下面一段对话，回答第11至第13 3个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Sarah, I took so long, I couldn't find our seats anywhere. These cheering sections in this station are crazy right now. At a very close match, we've only got twenty minutes left. How do you think the game will end? I don't know, ever. We've bought tickets and watched the west ham united F, C. Play at home dozens of times. These games are hard to predict. I know, but look at all of us fans together cheering on our team from the stands. We can cheer our time to Victory. I hope so. It's still a draw now, but if the coach doesn't switch some players on the field, we'll definitely lose. Have some face. Well. as long as we keep up, our excEllent defense and passing will stop the visiting team from winning. Our team's movement is excEllent, and we'll get at least two more goals in the net by the gams end. You'll see. I hope you're right. Sarai took so long, I couldn't find our seats anywhere. These cheering sections in this stadium are crazy right now. At a very close match, we've only got twenty minutes left. How do you think the game will end? I don't know, ever. We've bought tickets and watch the west ham united F. C. Play at home dozens of times. These games are hard to predict. I know. But look at all of us fans together cheering on our team. From the stands. We can cheer our team to Victory. I hope so. It's still a draw now, but if the coach doesn't switch some players on the field, we'll definitely lose. Have some face. Well. as long as we keep up, our excEllent defense and passing will stop the visiting team from winning. Our team's movement is excEllent, and we'll get at least two more goals in the net by the gamers end. You'll see. I hope you're right. 听下面一段对话，回答第14至第17 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Hey, there has life at university treating you. You've been there since september, and it's the end of december now. Oh, it's been quite an experience. I'm really enjoying IT. It's great to hear you're enjoying IT. What's been the most enjoyable parts so far? Well. I made some fantastic friends here. I've ve met people from all walks of life, and i've even joined the club. For outdoor enthusiasts, it's been a lot of fun. ExpLoring the nearby hiking trails and spending weekends . camping sounds great, but I can imagine it's not all plane sAiling, any chAllenges you've had to face. Oh yes, managing loads of assignments and exams can be quite stressful. And the most serious problem is the financial issue. My part time job barely covers all my expenses, so budgeting has been a real struggle. I can see how that Candy tough. Where do you usually study? I mostly study in the university library. It's a quiet and well equipped place. perfect for focusing. When do you usually find time to relax? Honestly, most of my free time is taken up by my part time job or studying. I try to catch some relaxation time at the weekend by hanging out with friends or going for a long walk in the nearby park. Heye, there has life at university treating you. You've been there since september, and it's the end of december now. Oh, it's been quite an experience. I'm really enjoying IT. It's great to hear you're enjoying IT. What's been the most enjoyable part so far? Well, I made some fanatic friends here. I've met people from all walks of life, and i've even joined the club. For outdoor enthusiasts, it's been a lot of fun expLoring the nearby hiking trails and spending weekends . camping sounds great, but I can imagine it's not all plain sAiling. Any chAllenges you've had to face? Oh yes. Managing loads of assignments and exams can be quite stressful. And the most serious problem is the financial issue. My part time job barely covers all my expenses, so budgeting has been a real struggle. I can see how that Candy tough, where do you usually study? I mostly study in the university library. It's a quiet and well equipped place. perfect for focusing. When do you usually find time to relax? Honestly, most of my free time is taken up by my part time job or studying. I try to catch some relaxation time at the weekend by hanging out with friends or going for a long walk in the nearby park. 听下面一段独白，回答第18至第23个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。It's quite incredible how a simple hobby can turn into a fulfilling and successful career. I want to share my journey with you. Starting from my love for photography, I used to take pictures of landscapes and people during my free time. IT was my way of capturing life's beautiful moments and expressing my creativity. Little did I expect that this passion would lead to a career over time. I improve my skills. I experimenting with various techniques and attending photography workshops. Friends and family began to notice my talent and ask me to photograph their events. This was the turning point. I started doing small jobs like capturing weddings, parties and special moments. Word of mouth quickly spread, and soon I was in demand as a photographer. As my client base expanded, so did my confidence and ambition. I realized that could turn my hobby into a full time career. However, this journey had its chAllenges. The pressure of delivering perfect photos, the irregular income and the competition in the photography world tested my patients. Now i've established my own photography business, specializing in portrait photography. I've traveled to beautiful places meant to wonderful people and captured countless unforgettable moments. My future plans include expLoring new types of photography, teaching ambitious photographers and continuing defined new ways to tell domestic stories through my camera. It's quite incredible how a simple hobby can turn into a fulfilling and successful career. I want to share my journey with you. Starting from my love for photography. I used to take pictures of landscapes and people during my free time. IT was my way of capturing lives, beautiful moments and expressing my creativity. Little that I expect that this passion would lead to a career over time. I improve my skills by experimenting with various techniques and attending photography workshops. Friends and family began to notice my talent and asked me to photograph their events. This was the turning point. I started doing small jobs like capturing wedding parties and special moments. Word of mouth quickly spread, and soon I was in demand as a photographer. As my client base expanded, so did my confidence and ambition. I realized I could turn my hobby into a full time career. However, this journey had its chAllenges. The pressure of delivering perfect photos, the irregular income and the competition in the photography world tested my patience. Now i've established my own photography business specializing in portrait photography. I've travelled to beautiful places meant to wonderful people and captured countless unforgettable moments. My future plans include expLoring new types of photography, teaching ambitious photographers and continuing defined new ways to tell domestic stories through my camera. 第二节到此结束，现在你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。听力部分到此结束。