精品解析：湖南省常德市西洞庭管理区第一中学2023-2024学年高三下学期自我提升三模测试英语试题

2023—2024学年度下学期高三年级自我提升三 英语试卷 本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 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纸上。 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. When will the party end? A. At 8: 00 p. m. B. At 9: 00 p. m. C. At 10: 00 p. m. 2. Who telephoned the man? A. Miss Grey. B. David Brown. C. Mr. White. 3. When is the history exam to be taken? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. 4 Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital. C. In a classroom. 5. Why does the man meet the woman? A. To apply for a job. B. To sell her something. C. To reserve a seat. 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段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. How much will the man pay for the room? A. £75. B. £360. C. £450. 7. What can the man get for free? A. A breakfast with four courses. B. The transport to the airport. C. The membership of the golf club. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Look after the house. B. Take a painting course. C. Go to Scotland with him. 9. What do we know about Lucy? A. She is easy to get along with. B. She is younger than Maria. C. She is doing her summer job. 10. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Changes in eating habits. B. Side effects of unhealthy food. C. Disadvantages of soft drinks. 12. What is Roger Sabata? A. A famous doctor. B. A nutrition expert. C. A food scientist. 13. What is the big difference the man has found? A. People prefer to cook more often. B. People are more likely to eat out. C. People would rather have food delivered. 14. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Kids drink more milk than they did 10 years ago. B. Teenagers eat less fast food than they used to. C. Kids drink more soft drinks than milk. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Where is the Royal Hotel? A. Opposite the post office. B. Near the first crossing. C. At the first traffic light. 16. What does the man think of uphill walk? A. It's demanding. B. It's interesting. C. It's easy. 17. How will the woman probably go to the Royal Hotel? A. On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Who might the speaker be? A. A journalist. B. A student. C. A professor. 19. What is the students' favorite form of entertainment? A. Playing sports. B. Listening to music. C. Going out with friends. 20. Which activity surprised the speaker? A. Shopping. B. Seeing films. C. Watching TV. 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 World Food Day Poster Contest If you’re aged between 5 and 19 and wherever you live, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations wants to hear from you! Use your imagination and create a poster showing a world where no one is left behind and everyone has access to healthy and affordable food. Rules: ●The registration period will end at 12:00 on Friday, November 3. ●The contest is divided into the following categories: from 5 to 8 years old, from 9 to 12 years old, from 13 to 15 years old and from 16 to 19 years old. ●Participants who submit more than one poster will be disqualified. ●All artworks must be original. And posters have to be drawn or painted with pens or colored pencils or be designed digitally. ●Posters may or may not include the text. If the text is used, no more than 25 words will be accepted. Don’t include names, school names, age, contact information or photographic pictures of the competitors, etc. ●Posters can only be sent using the registration form provided for this purpose. All fields of the entry form must be completed and once the poster design has been uploaded, the SUBMIT button must be clicked. ●Only digital files in JPEG format will be accepted. Prize: ●The selection committee will choose 15 posters in each category for the shortlist (决选名单) and inform them in December. Shortlisted candidates will receive a certificate for this achievement. ●A jury (评委会) will choose three winning posters from each category, and these winning posters will be announced on the World Food Day website. ●Winners will be promoted on FAO social media and will also receive a certificate of recognition and a surprise gift bag. 1. What is a requirement for the participants? A. They must present only one poster. B. They must design their posters digitally. C. They must upload their posters on Nov. 3. D. They must provide their personal information. 2. How many posters will be chosen for the shortlist in all? A. 15. B. 30. C. 45. D. 60. 3. What will happen to the winners? A. They will become members of FAO. B. They will be introduced on FAO media. C. They will receive a lot of money. D. They will get many bags full of posters. 【答案】1. A 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了世界粮食日海报大赛的参赛规则。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Rules部分中“Participants who submit more than one poster will be disqualified.(提交多于一张海报的参赛者将被取消参赛资格。)”可知，对参赛者的要求是他们只能提交一张海报。故选A项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Rules部分中第二点“The contest is divided into the following categories: from 5 to 8 years old, from 9 to 12years old, from 13 to 15 years old and from 16 to 19 years old.(比赛分为5 - 8岁、9 - 12岁、13 - 15岁和16 - 19岁。)”可知，比赛分四个类别；再根据Prize部分中“The selection committee will choose 15 posters in each category for the shortlist(决选名单) and inform them in December.(评选委员会将在每个类别中选出15张海报进入决选名单，并于12月通知他们。)”可知，每个类别中选出15张海报进入决选名单，共四个类别，所以共60张海报会进入决选名单。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Prize部分中最后一点“Winners will be promoted on FAO social media and will also receive a certificate of recognition and a surprise gift bag.(获奖者将在粮农组织社交媒体上进行宣传，并将获得认可证书和惊喜礼品袋。)”可知，获奖者将在粮农组织媒体上被宣传。故选B项。 B At my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me plainly: “Now I will teach you how to write your name. And to make it beautiful.” I felt my breath catch. I was curious. Growing up in Singapore, I had an unusual relationship with my Chinese name. My parents are ethnically Chinese, so they asked fortune tellers to decide my name, aiming for maximum luck. As a result, I ended up with a nonsense and embarrassing name: Chen Yiwen, meaning, roughly, “old”, “barley (薏米)” and “warm”. When I arrived in America for college at 18, I put on an American accent and abandoned my Chinese name. When I moved to Hong Kong in 2021, after 14 years in the States, I decided to learn calligraphy. Why not get back in touch with my heritage? I thought. In calligraphy, the idea is to copy the old masters’ techniques, thereby refining your own. Every week, though, my teacher would give uncomfortably on-the-nose assessments of my person. “You need to be braver,” he once observed. “Have confidence. Try to produce a bold stroke(笔画).” For years, I had prided myself on presenting an image of confidence, but my writing betrayed me. I was trying to make sense of this practice. You must visualize the word as it is to be written and leave a trace of yourself in it. As a bodily practice, calligraphy could go beyond its own cultural restrictions. Could it help me go beyond mine? My teacher once said to me, “When you look at the word, you see the body. Though a word on the page is two-dimensional, it contains multitudes, conveying the force you’ve applied, the energy of your grip, the arch of your spine.” I had been learning calligraphy to get in touch with my cultural roots, but what I was really seeking was a return to myself. Now I have sensed that the pleasure out of calligraphy allows me to know myself more fully. During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the word I had just finished, telling me: “This word is much better. I can see the choices you made, your calculations, your flow. Trust yourself. This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.” 4. What did the author initially think of her name “Chen Yiwen”? A. It was lucky so she gladly accepted it. B. She felt proud of its symbolic meaning. C. She understood the intention but still disliked it. D. Its strange pronunciation made her embarrassed. 5. The author decided to learn calligraphy to ______. A. pick up a new hobby B. reconnect with her origin C. gain insights into a new culture D. fit in with local community 6. From the teacher’s words, the author learns that calligraphy ______. A. reflects the creator’s spirits B. comes from creative energy C. highlights the design of strokes D. depends on continuous practice 7. What does the author intend to tell us? A. Appreciate what our culture offers. B. Find beauty from your inner self. C. A great teacher leads you to truth. D. We are the sum of what we create. 【答案】4. C 5. B 6. A 7. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。这篇文章主要讲述了作者学习中国书法的经历和感悟，包括初次接触书法时的情景，名字的由来，在美国放弃中文名，回到香港学习书法的原因，老师对自己的评价，以及通过书法对自身的思考和认识等。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“My parents are ethnically Chinese, so they asked fortune tellers to decide my name, aiming for maximum luck. As a result, I ended up with a nonsense and embarrassing name: Chen Yiwen, meaning, roughly, “old”, “barley (薏米)” and “warm”.( 我的父母是华裔，所以他们请算命先生给我取名字，希望能给我带来最大的好运。于是，我给自己取了一个毫无意义又尴尬的名字：陈薏温，意思大致是“陈旧”、“薏米”、“温暖”)”可知， 作者认为自己的名字“Chen Yi wen”是无意义且令人尴尬的，虽然父母是为了追求最大的运气才取这个名字，但她还是不喜欢。故选C。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“When I moved to Hong Kong in 2021, after 14 years in the States, I decided to learn calligraphy. Why not get back in touch with my heritage? I thought.(当我在美国生活了14年后，于2021年搬到香港时，我决定学习书法。为什么不跟我传统联系一下呢？我想)”可知，作者决定学习书法是为了重新接触自己的文化根源。故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the word I had just finished, telling me: “This word is much better. I can see the choices you made, your calculations, your flow. Trust yourself. This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.”(在最近的一次课上，老师指着我刚完成的字对我说：“这个字好多了。我能看到你所做的选择，你的计算，你的心流。相信自己。这个词是你的。”他还不如说：“这个字就是你。”)”可推知，从老师的话中，作者了解到书法反映了创作者的精神。故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据最后一段“During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the word I had just finished, telling me: “This word is much better. I can see the choices you made, your calculations, your flow. Trust yourself. This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.”(在最近的一次课上，老师指着我刚完成的字对我说：“这个字好多了。我能看到你所做的选择，你的计算，你的心流。相信自己。这个词是你的。”他还不如说：“这个字就是你。”)”可知，作者最初学习书法是为了 “接触文化遗产（get back in touch with my heritage）”，但过程中逐渐意识到 “what I was really seeking was a return to myself（我真正寻求的是回归自我）”，最终感悟到 “the pleasure out of calligraphy allows me to know myself more fully（书法带来的乐趣让我更全面地了解自己）”。老师最后评价她的字 “this word is yours（这个字是你的）”，暗指 “字如其人”，作者通过书法探索自我、发现内在的价值与美好。故选B。 C In 1835, William Talbot finally succeeded in producing a photograph of his country house. He declared that his was the first house ever known to have drawn its own picture. The drawing was formed “by the action of light upon sensitive paper.” Photography offered nature a “pencil” to paint herself through optical (光学的) and chemical means alone. By the mid-nineteenth century, people no longer needed to hire a draftsman to draw detailed images because the process could be completed instantly with a camera. Advocates for the technology stated that not only was it more precise than the human hand — it was faster and cheaper. The removal of human fallibility in the creating process was one of photography’s biggest selling points, but this also started debates about the new medium’s implications for visual culture. Could images made largely by a machine be considered art? If so, where did human creativity fit in this process? As the twenty-first century becomes increasingly automated, more and more people attempt to identify where human agency exists in the technologically driven world. Images generated with artificial intelligence by companies like OpenAI are stimulating questions like those that emerged with the coming of the photograph. By typing a sentence, users can generate “new” images composed from images collected across the Internet. The result has been a flood of Al-generated images in places that are previously unique to human authors. Painting competitions, commercial graphic design and the fashion of portraiture (肖像) have all since collided (碰撞) with the technology in troubling ways. The fine arts were thought to be a final hold-out of human creativity, but the surprisingly high quality of AI-generated images is producing deeper questions about the nature of originality. If the history of photography tells us anything, it’s that the debate won’t be settled quickly, straightforwardly, or by the institutions we typically associate with cultural gate keeping. 8. Why did Talbot declare that his house had drawn its own picture? A. To downplay human factors in the creation. B. To investigate a supernatural phenomenon. C. To show his advanced knowledge in science. D. To demonstrate the beauty of his country house. 9. What does the underlined word “fallibility” mean in paragraph 3? A. Expecting a high price. B. Detailing the images. C. Being likely to make errors. D. Becoming sensitive to light. 10. What do Open AI and cameras have in common? A. They improve the taste of beauty. B. They advocate fashion designs. C. They challenge human agency. D. They produce original images. 11. What did the author indicate by referring to the history of photography? A. Cultural gatekeepers will solve the issue as they did. B. AI-generated images will go through a similar debate. C. The nature of originality will be held in human hands. D. The fine arts will include photography and AI images. 【答案】8. A 9. C 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了摄影术自诞生以来对视觉文化和艺术创作的影响，以及这一影响如何在人工智能生成图像的当代背景下重演。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“He declared that his was the first house ever known to have drawn its own picture. The drawing was formed “by the action of light upon sensitive paper.” Photography offered nature a “pencil” to paint herself through optical and chemical means alone.(他宣称他的房子是已知的第一个自己画房子的房子。这幅画是“光在感光纸上的作用”形成的。摄影为大自然提供了一支“铅笔”，仅通过光学和化学手段为自己作画)”可知，William Talbot在强调摄影作为一种新技术，能够通过非人为直接操作的方式捕捉图像，从而降低了人在创作过程中的介入程度。由此推知，William Talbot宣称他的房子画了自己的画是为了淡化创作中的人为因素。故选A。 【9题详解】 词句猜测题。根据文章第二段空前“The removal of human(消除人类的)”及空后“in the creating process(在创造过程中)”可推知，摄影最大的卖点之一是它可以减少在创作过程中人为错误的可能性。由此可知，划线词与C项“很可能犯错误”意义相近。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根基文章第四段“As the twenty-first century becomes increasingly automated, more and more people attempt to identify where human agency exists in the technologically driven world. Images generated with artificial intelligence by companies like OpenAI are stimulating questions like those that emerged with the coming of the photograph.(随着21世纪自动化程度的不断提高，越来越多的人试图在技术驱动的世界中确定人类能动性的存在位置。OpenAI等公司利用人工智能生成的图像，正如摄影术出现时一样，引发了诸多问题)”可知，OpenAI和相机的共同之处在于都挑战了人类的能动性。故选C。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“If the history of photography tells us anything, it’s that the debate won’t be settled quickly, straightforwardly, or by the institutions we typically associate with cultural gate keeping.(如果说摄影的历史告诉了我们什么，那就是这场争论不会很快、直截了当地得到解决，也不会由我们通常与文化把关联系在一起的机构来解决)”可推知，作者提到摄影的历史是想说明人工智能生成的图像将经历类似的辩论。故选B。 D There are close to 7, 000 languages spoken on Earth. However, it’s estimated that by the end of this century, up to 50% of them may be lost. It’s commonly thought that majority languages tend to be valued for being useful and for promoting progress, while minority languages are seen as barriers to progress, and the value placed on them is seen mainly as sentimental (感情用事的). But is sentimentality really the only motivation for preserving language diversity? Speakers of endangered languages often live in remote areas with unique landform. It is quite common for these languages to distinguish between hundreds more types of plants and animals than those known to modern science. For example, in Southeast Asia, some tribes have discovered the medicinal properties of over sixty-five hundred plant species. This has led to many of landmark achievements in medicine. It was once believed that the limits of one’s language defined the limits of one’s thought. This theory, called the Sapir-Wharf hypothesis (假说), has been largely rejected in favor of the improved version, which assumes that the language we speak does not set the limits of our thoughts, but it does direct our focus in certain ways. For example, English is a tense-based language. It’s nearly impossible to talk about doing something without specifying the time — i. e. I went to the party(past), I’m going to the party(present), or I’ll go to the party (future). This differs from Chinese, where it’s perfectly reasonable to say, “I go to the party” without defining the “when”. Thus, part of the richness of language is that it allows us to organize the world in so many unique ways. Some languages categorize the world in ways so different from our own that they are difficult to conceptualize (概念化). The United States employed native Navajo speakers to create a system of message coding during the Second World War. The Japanese were never able to break it, and the “code talkers” are often cited today as having helped decide the outcome of the war. As we’ve already seen, minority languages are valuable for many practical reasons. In conclusion, I’d say the short answer is yes — dying languages are certainly worth saving! 12. What do people tend to think of minority languages? A. Valueless. B. Time-honored. C. Informal. D. Stable. 13. How can we benefit from endangered languages according to the author? A. We can discover drugs in a much safer way. B. We don’t have to rely on modern medicine. C. We can acquire a broad knowledge of nature. D. We can learn how to protect plants and animals. 14. Why does the author mention the Second World War? A. To correct the Sapir-Wharf hypothesis. B. To prove the value of minority languages. C. To show wars’ role in preserving a language. D. To explain ways to conserve some languages. 15. What would be a suitable title for the text? A. Are majority languages worth valuing? B. Are we willing to save dying languages? C. Should endangered languages be saved? D. Is the future of minority languages bright? 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了少数语言以及一些濒危的语言被看作是感情用事，但却举例论证濒危的语言对社会在历史上以及现在带来的好处。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“It’s commonly thought that majority languages tend to be valued for being useful and for promoting progress, while minority languages are seen as barriers to progress, and the value placed on them is seen mainly as sentimental (感情用事的). (人们普遍认为，多数语言往往因有用和促进进步而受到重视，而少数语言则被视为进步的障碍，对它们的重视主要被视为感情用事的。)”可知，少数语言被视为进步的障碍，是没有价值的，故选A。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“For example, in Southeast Asia, some tribes have discovered the medicinal properties of over sixty-five hundred plant species. This has led to many of landmark achievements in medicine. (例如，在东南亚，一些部落已经发现了6500多种植物的药用特性。这带来了医学上许多里程碑意义的成就。)”可知，一些濒危的语言可以帮助人们在特定的领域拓宽知识，故我们可以通过濒危的语言来拓宽自然的知识，故选C。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第五段“Some languages categorize the world in ways so different from our own that they are difficult to conceptualize (概念化). The United States employed native Navajo speakers to create a system of message coding during the Second World War. The Japanese were never able to break it, and the “code talkers” are often cited today as having helped decide the outcome of the war. (一些语言以与我们截然不同的方式将世界分类，以至于很难将它概念化。二战期间，美国故用了以纳瓦霍语为母语的人来创建一个信息编码系统。日本人从来没能破解它，今天人们常常引用“密码通话员”，因为它帮助了决定这场战争的结果。)”可知，文章提到二战是为了证明纳瓦霍语在二战中起到的关键性的作用，使得日本人无法破解，从而带来了战争的胜利，故其是为了证明一些少数语言的价值，故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“It’s commonly thought that majority languages tend to be valued for being useful and for promoting progress, while minority languages are seen as barriers to progress, and the value placed on them is seen mainly as sentimental (感情用事的). But is sentimentality really the only motivation for preserving language diversity?( 人们普遍认为，多数语言往往因有用和促进进步而受到重视，而少数语言则被视为进步的障碍，对它们的重视主要被视为感情用事的。但是感情用事真的是保持语言多样性的唯一动机吗？)”可知，文章提出了少数语言以及一些濒危的语言被看作是感情用事，文章从第三段举例论证濒危的语言对社会在历史上以及现在带来的好处，故C项“濒危语言应该被保存下来吗？”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 order to survive in the world with challenges, we need to be wise. ____16____ Let me tell you this, wisdom provides us with ideas when we need it and it calms us down in terrible situations. Here are some strategies that we can use to get wiser. ____17____ This will open up as many as new pathways for us. Never base your ideas on the most popular opinion or which is the most comfortable for you. Train your mind to be a judgment-free space for ideas. If you are humble, then you will always get to experience something new. You must be the kind of person who learns something new every day. Take new classes and read new books. ____18____ The list goes on and on. All of these activities will help you to tackle problems from different angles, making everything easier. You obviously want to grow and do better in life, right? The best way is to have wise people as your mentors (导师), like teachers, colleagues and even special friends. Prior to making them a mentor, find out what makes them wiser, then engage in useful dialogue with them. ____19____ If you have accumulated a lot of knowledge, then why not share it with others too? ____20____ in today’s world, it is very easy to become wise but it isn’t easy to help others. So keep things balanced and never let go of your passions and values. This will pave the path to success. A. Why do we communicate with wise people? B. Why is wisdom crucial in this modern world? C. Change your routine and see where life takes you. D Surf the Internet and clear out your problems that confuse you. E. Sometimes we ourselves need to be open to diverse ideas. F. The more time is spent with them, the more transfer of knowledge there will be. G. Communicating with others and helping them out will also increase your wisdom. 【答案】16. B 17. E 18. D 19. F 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何获得人生智慧给出了建议，以此帮助读者更好地面对充满挑战的世界以及生活中的困境。 【16题详解】 根据空前的“In order to survive in the world with challenges, we need to be wise.(为了在这个充满挑战的世界上生存，我们需要变得聪明)”以及后文“Let me tell you this, wisdom provides us with perspective when we need it and it calms us down in terrible situations.(让我告诉你，当我们需要的时候，智慧会给我们提供视角，在糟糕的情况下，智慧会让我们冷静下来)”可知，智慧对每个人来说都是十分重要的，所以B项“为什么智慧在现代社会如此重要？”起到承上启下的作用，引出下文介绍智慧的重要性的具体例子。故选B项。 【17题详解】 设空处位于段首，是本段的中心句，根据后文“This will open up new pathways for us. Never base your perspective on the most popular opinion or which is the most comfortable for you. Train your mind to be a judgment-free space for ideas. If you are humble, then you will always get to experience something new.(这将为我们开辟新的道路。永远不要把你的观点建立在最流行的观点或对你来说最舒服的观点上。训练你的大脑成为一个不受评判的思想空间。如果你是谦虚的，那么你总能体验到新的东西)”可知，本段主要介绍了我们应学会接受不同的观点，所以E项“有时候，我们自己也需要对不同的观点持开放态度”符合文意，下文This代指E项内容。故选E项。 【18题详解】 上文“You must be the kind of person who learns something new every day. Take new classes, read books and the list goes on and on.(你一定是那种每天都能学到新东西的人。参加新的课程，阅读书籍，这样的例子不胜枚举)”指出了要每天学习新东西，并给出了具体例子，后文“All of these activities will help you to tackle problems from different angles, making everything easier.(所有这些活动将帮助你从不同的角度解决问题，使一切变得更容易)”指出学习新东西等这些活动的好处，由此可知，空处应承接上文，同样是列举学习新事物的方式，D项“上网查一下，解决那些让你困惑的问题。”符合语境，下文中的“All of these activities”即指代前两句话，且D项中的“clear out your problems”与下文中的“tackle problems”相呼应。故选D项。 【19题详解】 此处位于段尾，是对前文的总结，根据前文“You obviously want to grow and do better in life, right? The best way is to have wise people as your mentors (导师), like teachers, colleagues and even special friends. Prior to making them a mentor, find out what makes them wiser, then engage in useful dialogue with them.(你显然想要成长，想要在生活中做得更好，对吗？最好的方法是找一些有智慧的人做你的导师，比如老师、同事，甚至是特别的朋友。在成为他们的导师之前，找出是什么让他们更聪明，然后与他们进行有益的对话)”可知，本段的主题为“以智者为师”，所以F项“与他们相处的时间越多，知识的传递就越多”与本段主题相符，且F项中的“them”与上文中的“them”相呼应。故选F项。 【20题详解】 根据前文“If you have accumulated a lot of knowledge, then why not share it with others too?(如果你积累了很多知识，那么为什么不与他人分享呢？)”可知，本段提出积累了很多知识后要与他人分享并积极帮助他人，所以G项“与他人交流并帮助他们也会增加你的智慧。”与本段主题相符，且G项中的“Communicating with others”与上文中的“share it with others”相呼应。故选G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。 Most of us need to heal (痊愈) once in a while. For some of us, the ____21____ part of healing is simply to believe that it’s possible. Years ago, I was watching my son ____22____ free throws. He made a dozen ____23____ through the net without a miss. “How do you do that?” I said. “Before I ____24____ the ball,” he said, “I see it in my mind to make it happen.” I loved these words. It struck me that they might also ____25____ healing. We need to believe healing can happen and ____26____ it in our minds to see it in reality. ____27____ doesn’t assure us of the outcome we hope for. But it sets us in motion to move toward desired ____28____. Last year I had surgery for a broken ____29____ and spent eight weeks in a wheelchair. I had _____30_____ to be able to start walking again after the _____31_____ days. However, that didn’t happen. I then started physical therapy which I believed could help. I _____32_____ it day after day, seeing in my mind that I was walking quickly as before, which is _____33_____ I do today. When hope grows dim (暗淡的), belief _____34_____ the way and makes all things possible. We need to believe _____35_____ is possible. If we can see it in our minds, we can let go of the past, accept the present and move toward a better future. 21. A. simple B. emotional C. hardest D. reasonable 22. A. practice B. display C. hold D. score 23. A. attempts B. shots C. choices D. adjustments 24. A. spot B. beat C. catch D. release 25. A. rely on B. apply to C. arise from D. respond to 26. A. picture B. remember C. wake D. operate 27. A. Imagination B. Desire C. Belief D. Dream 28. A. result B. prize C. career D. option 29. A. hand B. ankle C. wrist D. arm 30. A. promised B. required C. refused D. expected 31. A. exciting B. confusing C. appealing D. struggling 32. A. turned to B. took in C. kept at D. commented on 33. A. exactly B. absolutely C. generally D. naturally 34. A. feels B. lights C. forces D. clears 35. A. happiness B. fortunate C. healing D. shooting 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. A 27. C 28. A 29. B 30. D 31. D 32. C 33. A 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者通过看儿子练球和自己的亲身经历感悟到，我们需要相信治愈是有可能的，这种信念会给我们带来好的结果。 【21题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：对我们中的一些人来说，治愈最难的部分就是相信它是可能的。A. simple简单的；B. emotional情感上的；C. hardest最难的；D. reasonable合理的。根据最后一段“We need to believe ____15____ is possible.”及前文“Most of us need to heal (痊愈) once in a while.”并结合语境可知，结合下文可知，作者认为，应相信治愈是可能的，这种信念会给我们带来好的结果，但是往往大家都不相信，所以，这是治愈最难的部分。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年前，我看着儿子练习罚球。A. practice练习；B. display展示；C. hold举办；D. score得分。根据下文“He made a dozen ____3____ through the net without a miss.”可知，作者观看儿子练球。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他打了十几个球都没有打偏。A. attempts尝试；B. shots投篮；C. choices选择；D. adjustments调整。根据上文“watching my son ____2____ free throws”可知，作者的儿子在练习篮球罚球，所以是进行了几次投篮。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“在我放开球之前，”他说，“我在脑海中想象着它的发生。”A. spot发现；B. beat打败；C. catch抓；D. release放开。根据“I see it in my mind to make it happen.”可知，儿子在投篮前想象着自己将球投出去，然后再放开篮球，进行投篮。故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我突然想到，它们或许也适用于治愈。A. rely on依赖；B. apply to应用于；C. arise from由……引起；D. respond to回应。根据“I loved these words. It struck me that”可知，儿子的话让作者有了启发，他认为这种想法也可以应用于治愈。故选B项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们需要相信治愈是可以发生的，并在我们的脑海中想象它，以便在现实中看到它。A. picture想象；B. remember记得；C. wake醒来；D. operate操作。根据上文“I see it in my mind to make it happen.”可知，儿子告诉作者，自己投篮前在脑海里先想象一下，此处作者认为我们也可以在脑海里想象治愈的场景。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：信念并不能保证我们所希望的结果。A. Imagination想象；B. Desire愿望；C. Belief信念；D. Dream梦想。根据上文“We need to believe healing can happen”可知，信念不能完全保证我们所希望的结果。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但它会让我们朝着想要的结果前进。A. result结果；B. prize奖品；C. career事业；D. option选择。根据“But it sets us in motion to move toward desired”可知，信念会让我们朝着想要的结果前进。故选A项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：去年我做了脚踝骨折的手术，在轮椅上坐了8个星期。A. hand手；B. ankle脚踝；C. wrist手腕；D. arm手臂。根据“spent eight weeks in a wheelchair”可知，作者不能站立，所以是脚踝做了手术。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我原以为在挣扎了几天之后，我就能重新开始走路了。A. promised承诺；B. required要求；C. refused拒绝；D. expected期待。根据“to be able to start walking again”可知，作者期待自己能重新开始走路。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. exciting令人激动的；B. confusing令人困惑的；C. appealing吸引人的；D. struggling苦苦挣扎的。根据上文“Last year I had surgery for a broken ____9____ and spent eight weeks in a wheelchair.”可知，作者在手术后，在轮椅上度过了艰难的日子。故选D项。 【32题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我日复一日地坚持着，心里想，我还是像以前一样走得很快，这正是我今天所做的。A. turned to求助于；B. took in吸收；C. kept at坚持；D. commented on评论。根据前文“I then started physical therapy which I believed could help.”及后文“seeing in my mind that I was walking quickly as before”可知，作者坚持自己能站起来的愿望。故选C项。 【33题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意同上。A. exactly恰好；B. absolutely完全地；C. generally总体上；D. naturally自然地，通常。根据“that I was walking quickly as before”可知，作者的希望成真了，恰好就是他现在的样子，即，他可以快速走路了。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当希望变得暗淡时，信念照亮道路，使一切成为可能。A. feels感觉；B. lights照亮；C. forces强迫；D. clears清理。根据“When hope grows dim”及“the way and makes all things possible”可知，希望渺茫时，信念会照亮道路，帮我们实现可能性。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查名词和形容词词义辨析。句意：我们要相信治愈是可能的。A. happiness幸福；B. fortunate幸运的；C. healing治愈；D. shooting枪击。根据第一段“For some of us, the ____1____ part of healing is simply to believe that it’s possible.”可知，此处与第一段呼应，表示我们要相信治愈是可能的。故选C项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1. 5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 “Pure love, only for China.” When the host of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Heilongjiang Province read out the words on the wallpaper of a lost phone to find its owner, ____36____ (applaud) broke out among the audience, CCTV News reported. The sentence was from the diary of Chen Xiangrong, ____37____ soldier, who lost his life in a border conflict with Indian troops in June 2020. The owner of the cellphone, surnamed Xie is a student of the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine. She learned about Chen’s story when she was in high school. Since then, Xie ____38____ (regard) Chen as an example and hoped one day she could also contribute to the country. So she took the patriotic (爱国的) expression ____39____ (write) by Chen as a motto, and placed together with the national flag ____40____ the background of her cellphone. ____41____ she didn’t expect was the sudden popularity of the wallpaper on the Internet, with many netizens ____42____ (ask) her to share it. “I am very happy that this resonates (共鸣) with so many people. We post-2000s generations are not a lost generation, ____43____ a generation that can contribute to the future of our country,” Xie said. “I firmly believe that through our efforts and hard work, our country will become more prosperous! We will ____44____ (definite) live up to the expectations of the times, and make an effort ____45____ (create) a better future for our country!” she added. 【答案】36. applause 37. a 38. has regarded 39. written 40. as 41. What 42. asking 43. but 44. definitely 45. to create 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了黑龙江中医药大学的一名谢姓学生的爱国主义手机壁纸网上走红的事迹。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：据央视新闻报道，当黑龙江省哈尔滨冰雪大世界的主持人念出丢失手机壁纸上的文字寻找失主时，观众中爆发出掌声。空处应用名词applause在句中作主语，为不可数名词。故填applause。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这句话出自陈祥榕的日记，他是一名士兵，在2020年6月与印度军队的边境冲突中牺牲。空处泛指一个， soldier发音以辅音音素开头，应用不定冠词a。故填a。 【38题详解】 考查时态。句意：从那时起，谢就把陈当作一个榜样，希望有一天她也能为国家做贡献。根据时间状语Since then可知，空处应用现在完成时，主语是第三人称单数，助动词用has。故填has regarded。 【39题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：于是，她把陈写的爱国主义的表达方式作为自己的座右铭，并和国旗一起作为手机的背景。空处在句中作后置定语，动词write与被修饰词expression之间是被动关系，故用其过去分词的形式。故填written。 【40题详解】 考查介词。句意：于是，她把陈写的爱国主义的表达方式作为自己的座右铭，并和国旗一起作为手机的背景。根据句意可知，空处应用介词as“作为”构成介宾短语。故填as。 【41题详解】 考查名词性从句。句意：她没有想到的是，这张壁纸突然在网上走红，许多网友都让她分享。空处引导主语从句，并在从句中作宾语，应用连接代词what引导，意为“……的事物”，位于句首首字母大写。故填What。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：她没有想到的是，这张壁纸突然在网上走红，许多网友都让她分享。空处在with的复合结构中作宾语补足语，动词ask和宾语netizens之间是主动关系，故用现在分词的形式。故填asking。 【43题详解】 考查连词。句意：我们00后不是迷惘的一代，而是能为国家的未来做出贡献的一代。not...but...“不是……而是……为固定搭配。故填but。 【44题详解】 考查副词。句意：我们一定不负时代的期望，努力为我们的国家创造更美好的未来！空处应用副词修饰动词live。故填definitely。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：我们一定不负时代的期望，努力为我们的国家创造更美好的未来！make an effort to do sth.“努力做某事”是固定短语。故填to create。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是校英文报的记者李华，上周五你校学生会在体育场刚举办了一场“慈善义卖”(Charity Sale)活动，请你写一篇英语报道。要点如下： 1. 活动目的和过程; 2. 活动反响及意义。 注意：1. 词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Aimed at helping the students from poverty-stricken areas the Student Union launched a grand Charity Sale last Friday at our school’s stadium, which witnessed the kindness and generosity of all the students and teachers present. As scheduled, the activity began at 3:00 p.m., lasting three hours. What came first was a moving speech delivered by a volunteer, mirroring the authentic life of the needy students and kindling the kindness. What subsequently followed was the exciting sales section where many second-hand items, ranging from electronic devices to old fancy clothes, were sold at a pretty low price. So enthusiastic were our schoolmates and teachers that all goods were snapped up within hours. All the money raised would be sent to the Red Cross and distributed to those needy students. This Charity Sale proved successful and meaningful. Not only did we students promote our social responsibilities, but we also understood every bit of our kindness could pile up enormous strength. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇英语报道，报道一下校学生会在体育场刚举办了一场“慈善义卖”(Charity Sale)活动，内容包括活动的目的和过程以及反响和意义。 【详解】1.词汇积累 见证：witness →see 按计划：as scheduled →as planned 令人感动的：moving →touching 证明是：prove →turn out 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：All the money raised would be sent to the Red Cross and distributed to those needy students. 拓展句：All the money which was raised would be sent to the Red Cross and distributed to those needy students. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Aimed at helping the students from poverty-stricken areas, the Student Union launched a grand Charity Sale last Friday at our school’s stadium, which witnessed the kindness and generosity of all the students and teachers present.（运用了过去分词短语作状语以及which引导的非限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】So enthusiastic were our schoolmates and teachers that all goods were snapped up within hours.（运用了so…that…引导结果状语从句以及倒装句） 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150 左右。 One sunny afternoon, I was playing in the backyard when I noticed a beautiful shiny piece of paper lying on the table. It was leftover aluminum foil (锡纸) from a package my mum had opened. I picked it up and was immediately attracted by its sparkling appearance. Curiosity got the best of me, and I couldn’t help but ask my dad about it. “Dad, what is this paper called? It’s so shiny and beautiful!” I inquired, holding the aluminum foil up for him to see. My dad chuckled and replied, “That’s called aluminum foil, and it has many uses.” Naturally, my curiosity was piqued (激发), and I eagerly asked, “What can it be used for?” My dad smiled and said, “Why don’t you research it yourself? It’ll-be a great opportunity for you to learn something new.” With a sense of excitement, I grabbed my phone and started researching on the Internet. I found out that it is a type of metal paper called aluminum foil, which is moisture-proof (防潮的). As I looked through the information, an idea popped into my head. What if I put some water in a small aluminum foil container and heated it in the microwave? Would the water boil? Unable to resist-the urge to experiment, I cut a piece of aluminum foil and folded it into a small square container. I added some water into the container and placed it in the microwave. With my eyes wide open, I anxiously watched the aluminum foil container, filled with anticipation. But before I could see any changes in the water, suddenly a burst of fire erupted from the microwave, surprising me. I quickly rushed to unplug the appliance and collapsed onto the floor, feeling a great fear. 注意： 1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡相应位置作答。 My dad, hearing the sound, hurried over and asked, “What happened?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reflecting on my dad’s instructive words, I began cleaning the mess. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】My dad, hearing the sound, hurried over and asked, “What happened?” I explained the situation, fleeing embarrassed and frightened by the unexpected outcome. My dad comforted me and explained patiently, “Metal should never be put in the microwave. It can cause a fire risk. Scientific experiments are serious and cannot be conducted blindly. Therefore, be careful with the way you do something and you’ll be closer to your goal.” I listened to my dad’s words and felt a sense of relief, knowing that no one was hurt. Reflecting on my dad’s instructive words, I began cleaning the mess. I began cleaning the mess. With gloves on, I picked up the black bits of tin foil and glass pieces across the kitchen floor and wiped away water stains from the stove top. The cleaning process felt like penning a reflective learning summary. I understood knowledge without caution is a double-edged sword and that science experiments require precision and careful planning. I promise to approach future experiments mindfully, seeking guidance and aware of potential consequences. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者在后院发现一张锡纸，问爸爸这张纸的用途，爸爸告诉作者这是铝箔，并鼓励他自己去研究。作者于是决定把一些水放在一个小铝箔容器里，然后用微波炉加热，结果导致着火。爸爸安慰作者，并告诉他科学实验需要谨慎和计划，作者决心以后要更加小心谨慎。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“爸爸听到声音，急忙跑过去问：“发生什么事了？””可知，第一段可描写作者解释事情发生的经过。 ②由第二段首句内容“我一边回想着爸爸的教导，一边开始收拾残局。”可知，第二段可描写作者收拾残局的过程，并反思自己以后一定在做实验时要更加谨慎。 2.续写线索：爸爸跑过去询问——作者解释了事情原因——爸爸教育作者——作者收拾残局——反思，认识到科学实验要谨慎 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①安慰：comforted/reassured ②进行，实施：conducted/ carried out ③寻求：seek/ look for 情绪类 ①尴尬的：embarrassed/ awkward ②害怕的：frightened/ scared 【点睛】[高分句型1] Therefore, be careful with the way you do something and you’ll be closer to your goal（运用了祈使句） [高分句型2] I understood knowledge without caution is a double-edged sword and that science experiments require precision and careful planning（由省略that引导的宾语从句以及未省略that引导的宾语从句） [高分句型3] I promise to approach future experiments mindfully, seeking guidance and aware of potential consequences.（现在分词作状语） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 2023—2024学年度下学期高三年级自我提升三 英语试卷 本试卷满分150分，考试时间120分钟。 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纸上。 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. When will the party end? A. At 8: 00 p. m. B. At 9: 00 p. m. C. At 10: 00 p. m. 2. Who telephoned the man? A. Miss Grey. B. David Brown. C. Mr. White. 3. When is the history exam to be taken? A. On Monday. B. On Tuesday. C. On Wednesday. 4. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a hotel. B. In a hospital. C. In a classroom. 5. Why does the man meet the woman? A. To apply for a job. B. To sell her something. C. To reserve a seat. 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段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. How much will the man pay for the room? A. £75. B. £360. C. £450. 7. What can the man get for free? A. A breakfast with four courses. B. The transport to the airport. C. The membership of the golf club. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What does the man ask the woman to do? A. Look after the house. B. Take a painting course. C. Go to Scotland with him. 9. What do we know about Lucy? A. She is easy to get along with. B. She is younger than Maria. C. She is doing her summer job. 10. What is the possible relationship between the speakers? A. Classmates. B. Husband and wife. C. Father and daughter. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Changes in eating habits. B. Side effects of unhealthy food. C. Disadvantages of soft drinks. 12. What is Roger Sabata? A. A famous doctor. B. A nutrition expert. C. A food scientist. 13. What is the big difference the man has found? A. People prefer to cook more often. B. People are more likely to eat out. C. People would rather have food delivered. 14. What can we learn from the conversation? A. Kids drink more milk than they did 10 years ago. B. Teenagers eat less fast food than they used to. C. Kids drink more soft drinks than milk. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Where is the Royal Hotel? A. Opposite the post office. B. Near the first crossing. C. At the first traffic light. 16. What does the man think of uphill walk? A. It's demanding. B. It's interesting. C. It's easy. 17. How will the woman probably go to the Royal Hotel? A On foot. B. By bus. C. By taxi. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Who might the speaker be? A. A journalist. B. A student. C. A professor. 19. What is the students' favorite form of entertainment? A. Playing sports. B. Listening to music. C. Going out with friends. 20. Which activity surprised the speaker? A. Shopping. B. Seeing films. C. Watching TV. 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 World Food Day Poster Contest If you’re aged between 5 and 19 and wherever you live, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations wants to hear from you! Use your imagination and create a poster showing a world where no one is left behind and everyone has access to healthy and affordable food. Rules: ●The registration period will end at 12:00 on Friday, November 3. ●The contest is divided into the following categories: from 5 to 8 years old, from 9 to 12 years old, from 13 to 15 years old and from 16 to 19 years old. ●Participants who submit more than one poster will be disqualified. ●All artworks must be original. And posters have to be drawn or painted with pens or colored pencils or be designed digitally. ●Posters may or may not include the text. If the text is used, no more than 25 words will be accepted. Don’t include names, school names, age, contact information or photographic pictures of the competitors, etc. ●Posters can only be sent using the registration form provided for this purpose. All fields of the entry form must be completed and once the poster design has been uploaded, the SUBMIT button must be clicked. ●Only digital files in JPEG format will be accepted. Prize: ●The selection committee will choose 15 posters in each category for the shortlist (决选名单) and inform them in December. Shortlisted candidates will receive a certificate for this achievement. ●A jury (评委会) will choose three winning posters from each category, and these winning posters will be announced on the World Food Day website. ●Winners will be promoted on FAO social media and will also receive a certificate of recognition and a surprise gift bag. 1. What is a requirement for the participants? A. They must present only one poster. B. They must design their posters digitally. C. They must upload their posters on Nov. 3. D. They must provide their personal information. 2. How many posters will be chosen for the shortlist in all? A. 15. B. 30. C. 45. D. 60. 3. What will happen to the winners? A. They will become members of FAO. B. They will be introduced on FAO media. C. They will receive a lot of money. D. They will get many bags full of posters. B At my first lesson in Chinese calligraphy, my teacher told me plainly: “Now I will teach you how to write your name. And to make it beautiful.” I felt my breath catch. I was curious. Growing up in Singapore, I had an unusual relationship with my Chinese name. My parents are ethnically Chinese, so they asked fortune tellers to decide my name, aiming for maximum luck. As a result, I ended up with a nonsense and embarrassing name: Chen Yiwen, meaning, roughly, “old”, “barley (薏米)” and “warm”. When I arrived in America for college at 18, I put on an American accent and abandoned my Chinese name. When I moved to Hong Kong in 2021, after 14 years in the States, I decided to learn calligraphy. Why not get back in touch with my heritage? I thought. In calligraphy, the idea is to copy the old masters’ techniques, thereby refining your own. Every week, though, my teacher would give uncomfortably on-the-nose assessments of my person. “You need to be braver,” he once observed. “Have confidence. Try to produce a bold stroke(笔画).” For years, I had prided myself on presenting an image of confidence, but my writing betrayed me. I was trying to make sense of this practice. You must visualize the word as it is to be written and leave a trace of yourself in it. As a bodily practice, calligraphy could go beyond its own cultural restrictions. Could it help me go beyond mine? My teacher once said to me, “When you look at the word, you see the body. Though a word on the page is two-dimensional, it contains multitudes, conveying the force you’ve applied, the energy of your grip, the arch of your spine.” I had been learning calligraphy to get in touch with my cultural roots, but what I was really seeking was a return to myself. Now I have sensed that the pleasure out of calligraphy allows me to know myself more fully. During a recent lesson, my teacher pointed at the word I had just finished, telling me: “This word is much better. I can see the choices you made, your calculations, your flow. Trust yourself. This word is yours.” He might as well have said, “This word is you.” 4 What did the author initially think of her name “Chen Yiwen”? A. It was lucky so she gladly accepted it. B. She felt proud of its symbolic meaning. C. She understood the intention but still disliked it. D. Its strange pronunciation made her embarrassed. 5. The author decided to learn calligraphy to ______. A. pick up a new hobby B. reconnect with her origin C. gain insights into a new culture D. fit in with local community 6. From the teacher’s words, the author learns that calligraphy ______. A. reflects the creator’s spirits B. comes from creative energy C. highlights the design of strokes D. depends on continuous practice 7. What does the author intend to tell us? A. Appreciate what our culture offers. B. Find beauty from your inner self. C. A great teacher leads you to truth. D. We are the sum of what we create. C In 1835, William Talbot finally succeeded in producing a photograph of his country house. He declared that his was the first house ever known to have drawn its own picture. The drawing was formed “by the action of light upon sensitive paper.” Photography offered nature a “pencil” to paint herself through optical (光学的) and chemical means alone. By the mid-nineteenth century people no longer needed to hire a draftsman to draw detailed images because the process could be completed instantly with a camera. Advocates for the technology stated that not only was it more precise than the human hand — it was faster and cheaper. The removal of human fallibility in the creating process was one of photography’s biggest selling points, but this also started debates about the new medium’s implications for visual culture. Could images made largely by a machine be considered art? If so, where did human creativity fit in this process? As the twenty-first century becomes increasingly automated, more and more people attempt to identify where human agency exists in the technologically driven world. Images generated with artificial intelligence by companies like OpenAI are stimulating questions like those that emerged with the coming of the photograph. By typing a sentence, users can generate “new” images composed from images collected across the Internet. The result has been a flood of Al-generated images in places that are previously unique to human authors. Painting competitions, commercial graphic design and the fashion of portraiture (肖像) have all since collided (碰撞) with the technology in troubling ways. The fine arts were thought to be a final hold-out of human creativity, but the surprisingly high quality of AI-generated images is producing deeper questions about the nature of originality. If the history of photography tells us anything, it’s that the debate won’t be settled quickly, straightforwardly, or by the institutions we typically associate with cultural gate keeping. 8. Why did Talbot declare that his house had drawn its own picture? A. To downplay human factors in the creation. B. To investigate a supernatural phenomenon. C To show his advanced knowledge in science. D. To demonstrate the beauty of his country house. 9. What does the underlined word “fallibility” mean in paragraph 3? A. Expecting a high price. B. Detailing the images. C. Being likely to make errors. D. Becoming sensitive to light. 10. What do Open AI and cameras have in common? A. They improve the taste of beauty. B. They advocate fashion designs. C. They challenge human agency. D. They produce original images. 11. What did the author indicate by referring to the history of photography? A. Cultural gatekeepers will solve the issue as they did. B. AI-generated images will go through a similar debate. C. The nature of originality will be held in human hands. D. The fine arts will include photography and AI images. D There are close to 7 000 languages spoken on Earth. However, it’s estimated that by the end of this century, up to 50% of them may be lost. It’s commonly thought that majority languages tend to be valued for being useful and for promoting progress, while minority languages are seen as barriers to progress, and the value placed on them is seen mainly as sentimental (感情用事的). But is sentimentality really the only motivation for preserving language diversity? Speakers of endangered languages often live in remote areas with unique landform. It is quite common for these languages to distinguish between hundreds more types of plants and animals than those known to modern science. For example, in Southeast Asia, some tribes have discovered the medicinal properties of over sixty-five hundred plant species. This has led to many of landmark achievements in medicine. It was once believed that the limits of one’s language defined the limits of one’s thought. This theory, called the Sapir-Wharf hypothesis (假说), has been largely rejected in favor of the improved version, which assumes that the language we speak does not set the limits of our thoughts, but it does direct our focus in certain ways. For example, English is a tense-based language. It’s nearly impossible to talk about doing something without specifying the time — i. e. I went to the party(past), I’m going to the party(present), or I’ll go to the party (future). This differs from Chinese, where it’s perfectly reasonable to say, “I go to the party” without defining the “when”. Thus, part of the richness of language is that it allows us to organize the world in so many unique ways. Some languages categorize the world in ways so different from our own that they are difficult to conceptualize (概念化). The United States employed native Navajo speakers to create a system of message coding during the Second World War. The Japanese were never able to break it, and the “code talkers” are often cited today as having helped decide the outcome of the war. As we’ve already seen, minority languages are valuable for many practical reasons. In conclusion, I’d say the short answer is yes — dying languages are certainly worth saving! 12. What do people tend to think of minority languages? A. Valueless. B. Time-honored. C. Informal. D. Stable. 13. How can we benefit from endangered languages according to the author? A. We can discover drugs in a much safer way. B. We don’t have to rely on modern medicine. C. We can acquire a broad knowledge of nature. D. We can learn how to protect plants and animals. 14. Why does the author mention the Second World War? A. To correct the Sapir-Wharf hypothesis. B. To prove the value of minority languages. C. To show wars’ role in preserving a language. D. To explain ways to conserve some languages. 15. What would be a suitable title for the text? A. Are majority languages worth valuing? B. Are we willing to save dying languages? C. Should endangered languages be saved? D. Is the future of minority languages bright? 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 order to survive in the world with challenges, we need to be wise. ____16____ Let me tell you this, wisdom provides us with ideas when we need it and it calms us down in terrible situations. Here are some strategies that we can use to get wiser. ____17____ This will open up as many as new pathways for us. Never base your ideas on the most popular opinion or which is the most comfortable for you. Train your mind to be a judgment-free space for ideas. If you are humble, then you will always get to experience something new. You must be the kind of person who learns something new every day. Take new classes and read new books. ____18____ The list goes on and on. All of these activities will help you to tackle problems from different angles, making everything easier. You obviously want to grow and do better in life, right? The best way is to have wise people as your mentors (导师), like teachers, colleagues and even special friends. Prior to making them a mentor, find out what makes them wiser, then engage in useful dialogue with them. ____19____ If you have accumulated a lot of knowledge, then why not share it with others too? ____20____ in today’s world, it is very easy to become wise but it isn’t easy to help others. So keep things balanced and never let go of your passions and values. This will pave the path to success. A. Why do we communicate with wise people? B. Why is wisdom crucial in this modern world? C. Change your routine and see where life takes you. D. Surf the Internet and clear out your problems that confuse you. E. Sometimes we ourselves need to be open to diverse ideas. F. The more time is spent with them, the more transfer of knowledge there will be. G. Communicating with others and helping them out will also increase your wisdom. 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。 Most of us need to heal (痊愈) once in a while. For some of us, the ____21____ part of healing is simply to believe that it’s possible. Years ago, I was watching my son ____22____ free throws. He made a dozen ____23____ through the net without a miss. “How do you do that?” I said. “Before I ____24____ the ball,” he said, “I see it in my mind to make it happen.” I loved these words. It struck me that they might also ____25____ healing. We need to believe healing can happen and ____26____ it in our minds to see it in reality. ____27____ doesn’t assure us of the outcome we hope for. But it sets us in motion to move toward desired ____28____. Last year I had surgery for a broken ____29____ and spent eight weeks in a wheelchair. I had _____30_____ to be able to start walking again after the _____31_____ days. However, that didn’t happen. I then started physical therapy which I believed could help. I _____32_____ it day after day, seeing in my mind that I was walking quickly as before, which is _____33_____ I do today. When hope grows dim (暗淡的), belief _____34_____ the way and makes all things possible. We need to believe _____35_____ is possible. If we can see it in our minds, we can let go of the past, accept the present and move toward a better future. 21. A. simple B. emotional C. hardest D. reasonable 22. A. practice B. display C. hold D. score 23. A. attempts B. shots C. choices D. adjustments 24. A. spot B. beat C. catch D. release 25. A. rely on B. apply to C. arise from D. respond to 26. A. picture B. remember C. wake D. operate 27. A. Imagination B. Desire C. Belief D. Dream 28. A. result B. prize C. career D. option 29. A. hand B. ankle C. wrist D. arm 30. A. promised B. required C. refused D. expected 31. A. exciting B. confusing C. appealing D. struggling 32. A. turned to B. took in C. kept at D. commented on 33. A. exactly B. absolutely C. generally D. naturally 34. A. feels B. lights C. forces D. clears 35. A. happiness B. fortunate C. healing D. shooting 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。 “Pure love, only for China.” When the host of the Harbin Ice and Snow World in Heilongjiang Province read out the words on the wallpaper of a lost phone to find its owner, ____36____ (applaud) broke out among the audience, CCTV News reported. The sentence was from the diary of Chen Xiangrong, ____37____ soldier, who lost his life in a border conflict with Indian troops in June 2020. The owner of the cellphone, surnamed Xie is a student of the Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine. She learned about Chen’s story when she was in high school. Since then, Xie ____38____ (regard) Chen as an example and hoped one day she could also contribute to the country. So she took the patriotic (爱国的) expression ____39____ (write) by Chen as a motto, and placed together with the national flag ____40____ the background of her cellphone. ____41____ she didn’t expect was the sudden popularity of the wallpaper on the Internet, with many netizens ____42____ (ask) her to share it. “I am very happy that this resonates (共鸣) with so many people. We post-2000s generations are not a lost generation, ____43____ a generation that can contribute to the future of our country,” Xie said. “I firmly believe that through our efforts and hard work, our country will become more prosperous! We will ____44____ (definite) live up to the expectations of the times, and make an effort ____45____ (create) a better future for our country!” she added. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是校英文报的记者李华，上周五你校学生会在体育场刚举办了一场“慈善义卖”(Charity Sale)活动，请你写一篇英语报道。要点如下： 1. 活动目的和过程; 2. 活动反响及意义。 注意：1. 词数100左右; 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150 左右。 One sunny afternoon, I was playing in the backyard when I noticed a beautiful shiny piece of paper lying on the table. It was leftover aluminum foil (锡纸) from a package my mum had opened. I picked it up and was immediately attracted by its sparkling appearance. Curiosity got the best of me, and I couldn’t help but ask my dad about it. “Dad, what is this paper called? It’s so shiny and beautiful!” I inquired, holding the aluminum foil up for him to see. My dad chuckled and replied, “That’s called aluminum foil, and it has many uses.” Naturally, my curiosity was piqued (激发), and I eagerly asked, “What can it be used for?” My dad smiled and said, “Why don’t you research it yourself? It’ll-be a great opportunity for you to learn something new.” With a sense of excitement, I grabbed my phone and started researching on the Internet. I found out that it is a type of metal paper called aluminum foil, which is moisture-proof (防潮的). As I looked through the information, an idea popped into my head. What if I put some water in a small aluminum foil container and heated it in the microwave? Would the water boil? Unable to resist-the urge to experiment, I cut a piece of aluminum foil and folded it into a small square container. I added some water into the container and placed it in the microwave. With my eyes wide open, I anxiously watched the aluminum foil container, filled with anticipation. But before I could see any changes in the water, suddenly a burst of fire erupted from the microwave, surprising me. I quickly rushed to unplug the appliance and collapsed onto the floor, feeling a great fear. 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。 My dad, hearing the sound, hurried over and asked, “What happened?” ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Reflecting on my dad’s instructive words, I began cleaning the mess. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $