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英 语 试 题 卷
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1. 答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写在答题卡上。
2. 作答时,务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。
3. 考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力 (共两节,满分20分)
第一节 (共5 小题; 每小题1分,满分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. What will the man do on Saturday?
A. Attend a party. B. See a relative. C. Hike out of town.
2. What is the woman probably doing
A. Driving a vehicle. B. Repairing a light. C. Handling a car accident.
3. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To ask for help.
B. To inquire about a friend.
C. To info rm him of some changes
4. Which sport has the man just started?
A. Swimming. B. Windsurfing. C. Horse- riding.
5. What are the speakers probably talking about?
A. A plane. B. A novel. C. A visitor.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15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。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why does the man speak to the woman?
A. To check out. B. To change a booking. C. To ask for room service.
7. How much will the man pay in total?
A. $80. B. $100. C. $120.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What do we know about Irena Smith?
A. She works in Poland. B. She has brown hair. C. She teaches maths.
9. What will the man probably do next’
A. Go to a lecture. B. Work on a project. C. Talk to a professor.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第 13 四个小题。
10. How does Ellie feel about going to the University of Leeds?
A. Nervous. B. Hesitant. C. Disappointed.
11. How does the woman say going to university will benefit Ellie?
A. She’ ll speak English better.
B. She’ ll find her favorite major.
C. She ll become more outgoing.
12. What worries the woman about Ellie going to university?
A. The financial burden. B. The long separation. C. The academic workload.
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B、Family members. C. Teacher and parent.
听下面一段对话,回答第 14 至第17 四个小题。
14. Which disease is Aisha suffering from?
A. A brain disease. B. A heart. disease. C. An eye disease.
15. How much in total is needed to treat Aisha?
A. About $2 million. B. About $4 million. C. About $6 million.
16. What did Aisha’s family do to raise money?
A. They gave out brochures.
B. They turned to the local paper.
C. They ran an online campaign.
17. What did Sam do to help?
A. He analyzed data
B. He contacted a charity.
C. He transported the medicine.
听下面一段独白,回答第 18至第20 三个小题。
18. How often is the competition held?
A. Once a month. B. Once a year. C. Every three years.
19. What did Andrew do that inspired the speaker?
A. He gave a talk. B. He showed his work. C. He went on a trip.
20. When did the speaker get the job offer?
A. After winning a prize. B. After designing a course. C. After returning from London.
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,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和 D) 中,选出最佳选项。
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From Paris 1924 to Paris 2024, What’s New and What Remains
PARIS, July 25 (Xinhua) — The year 2024 marks the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympic Games. The first was in 1900 and the last was a century ago in 1924. Since then, the world has changed dramatically.
NUMBER OF ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE
Paris 1924 featured 3,089 athletes, 135 women and 2,954 men, many of whom were accommodated in the first Olympic Village.
At Paris 2024, 10,500 competitors are expected to compete, with women and men in equal numbers. The Olympic Village for the 2024 Games is located five minutes from the Saint-Denis stadium, seven kilometers from the center of the French capital.
COUNTRIES (REGIONS) PARTICIPATING IN EACH EDITION
There were 44 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs) represented at Paris 1924. Ecuador, Ireland, Lithuania, Philippines, Uruguay, Latvia and Poland sent delegations for the first time.
In 2024, more than 200 national and regional Olympic committees will take part in the Games, in addition to the Refugee Olympic Team.
SPORTS IN EACH EDITION
With 17 sports and 126 medal events, the Paris 1924 Games lasted nearly three months, between May 4 and July 27, far longer than nowadays editions which are about two weeks. The upcoming Paris 2024 will run from July 26 to August 11 with nearly doubled number of sports: 32 in total — and 329 me dal events.
1. When was the first Olympic Village adopted?
A. 1900. B. 1924. C. 2004. D. 2024.
2. Which aspect of the Olympics is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The number of sports. B. The duration of the Games.
C. The names of newly added events. D. The location of the Olympic Village.
3. Where is the passage probably taken from!
A. An advertisement. B. A guidebook.
C. A news report. D. A textbook.
B
“ It was written in some sense,” that National Geographic Explorer Cynthia Chiang would end up in observational cosmology — the study of the origin and development of the universe using specialized detectors and telescopes. “I’m not going to lie, my father was a physicist. My mother was an astronomer. But no kid wants to be like their parents,” she jokes, semi-seriously
Chiang always enjoyed building things. It wasn’t unusual for her to disassemble her father’s research equipment and put them back together like a child engineer. She thanks, in part, her short attention span for her evolving curiosity: “I am always looking for something.”
For the last few years, Chiang has been looking for signs of the universe’s early existence — the birth of the first stars more than 13 billion years ago — and she’s building her own equipment to do it. As a professor of physics at McGill University, she focuses on peering beyond the universe as it is known today, into its distant past, using novel radio technology.
Initially, Chiang planned to do her PhD in particle (粒子的) physics but switched direction after a visit to a lab at the California Institute of Technology. “It was complete chaos. There are specialized equipment and tools everywhere. I didn’t know about observational cosmology at the time but thought ‘Whatever this is, I want to do that.’”
“This was also a leap of faith because I really couldn’t continue the work I was doing before,” Chiang recalls. “I had never done radio before but I thought,’ Let me give this a try and see how it goes.’”
4. What is the intention of Cynthia Chiang’s joke?
A. To illustrate her pursuit.
B. To prove her innocence.
C. To show her parents’ achievements.
D. To reflect her attitude to her parents.
5. What does the underlined word “disassemble” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Turn down. B. Put down. C. Fall apart. D. Take apart.
6. Why did Cynthia Chiang decide to pursue observational cosmology?
A. She was inspired by a lab.
B. She wanted to pursue her PhD.
C. She wanted to build radio telescopes.
D. She had a lifelong interest in astronomy.
7. Which words can be used to describe Cynthia Chiang?
A Sensible and reliable B. Industrious and considerate.
C. Adventurous and resolved. D. Knowledgeable and talented.
C
When a young sawfly, a bee- like insect, is threatened by its attackers like ants, it emits a mixture of unpleasant smells to defend itself. These emissions can seriously annoy a potential enemy.
Scientists wanting to study these smelly compounds — to understand which aspects of them discourage attackers and why — face great challenges. Jean-Luc Boevé, a zoologist who studies insects, from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, is an amateur musician and composer. He decided to try a different way — the sound approach. “To be honest, I considered this project so unpractical myself that I set it aside,” he said. It was months before Boevé and his parther, Rudi Giot, finally made a resolution to get started on it.
They chose 16 sawfly species’ emissions to translate into sounds. First, they figured out which molecules (分子) were present in each smelly compound and in what amounts. Then they assigned various characteristics of those molecules matching properties of sound. For example, smaller molecules like a kind of acid found in vinegar, a sour- tasting liquid, evaporate (挥发) quickly, so Boevé and Giot assigned them sounds with higher pitch (音高). Larger molecules were given lower- pitched sounds. In all, the scientists created individual audio descriptions for 20 molecules. Then they combined the sounds of each molecule present in a sawfy’s smell to construct the insect’s soundtrack. If a molecule was of higher proportion in an emission, they assigned it a higher volume. In such a case, the smaller a molecule is, the higher its pitch will be; and the higher the proportion of a molecule is, the higher its volume will be.
To examine people’s reactions to the soundtracks, they played the audio descriptions through speakers to about 50 study participants. Then the scientists measured how far people backed up to get to a “comfortable position” away from the noise. Most of the study volunteers told the researchers that the high pitch, as well as the high volume, was what made them withdraw. “Ants and volunteers moved away from a chemical and its matching soundtrack respectively,” the researchers wrote.
Boevé said he hoped the process would give other zoologists a new way to offer clues about which molecules fight off enemies most
8 What did Boevé do according to paragraph 2?
A. He spent several months on music trainmg.
B. He put forward a novel idea with his partner.
C. He resolved the greatest challenge in the research.
D. He determined to begin a new method after hesitation.
9. What do we know about the process of the sound translation?
A. Larger molecules were assigned sounds with higher pitch.
B. The smelly compounds can be translated into 20 soundtracks.
C. The lower volume indicates the lower proportion of a molecule.
D. The higher proportion of molecules has to match lower- pitched sounds.
10. What is the finding from the test?
A. There are efficient ways to transfer smells into soundtracks.
B. The soundtracks are more than what humans are likely to bear.
C. The ants dislike the sounds as much as humans hate the smells.
D. Humans’ reactions to the sounds resemble ants’ responses to the smells.
11. Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A. From Smells to Soundtracks
B. A New Perspective on Mrolecules
C. An Innovative Way of Studying Ants
D. Researches on Sawfly’s Effect on Humans
D
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” So begins one of the most famous poems in all of English literature. It is also one of the most frequently cited in usage books. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet XVIII” is offered as support for the view that “compare to” means to express a likeness, whereas “compare with” is used for contrasts.
But the picture is not simple. Shakespeare goes on to say that the woman he is addressing is “more lovely” and that she, unlike a summer’s day, will never fade. Some comment ators say, then, that the question is meant to be answered with a “no”, because of the differences he then stresses.
In that case, though, what follows is a textbook example of comparing her “with”, not “to”, a summer’s day.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage examined many literary examples of “compare” followed by “with” and “to”. Its editors found that after the active form (compare) the distinction is kept more often than not. After the past participle (compared) the variation is in effect random.
Good usage experts grasp that drawing up neat rules can be tough. Yet careful writers know that some distinctions are genuinely vital, and that underestimating these invites confusion. It is clear enough why people mix up “flout” (藐视) and “flaunt” (炫耀), including sensible writers who are in a hurry. But if you flout the distinction, warns The Economist, you risk appearing to flaunt your ignorance.
Relaxed observers sometimes note that language changes, as though nothing can be done about that, and, since the process is natural, nothing should be attempted. But two distinct words collapsmg into one really can make language lose its subtlety. Using “strategy” for “tactics” (战术) — one is how you win a war, the other how you win a battle — should unsettle not only military experts but also individuals outside the military. Some people are good tacticians and terrible strategists.
Which are which can be hard to tell. But if you can take the time to distinguish “compare to” from “compare with”, understanding those rules worth fighting for is surely worth the effort too.
12. What does the quote from Shakespeare’s poem imply?
A. The value of Shakespeare’s poems in literature.
B. The transformation of usage books.
C. The complexity of language usage.
D. The popularity of Shakespeare.
13. What might the editors discover about “compare to” and “compare with”?
A. They can be differentiated by most people easily.
B. They may mean differently in different forms.
C. They are used with equal frequency.
D. They are always interchangeable.
14. What is The Economist’s opinion of the distinction between “flout” and “flaunt”?
A. It should be stressed. B. It should be ignored.
C. It makes writing difficult. D. It makes experts confused.
15. What is the main purpose of this text?
A. To compare “compare to” with “compare with”.
B. To emphasize Shakespeare’s master y of language.
C. To persuade readers to follow language rules strictly.
D. To highlight the importance of distinguishing word usages.
第二节 (共5 小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Top Tips that Will Make You a Great Houseguest
“ The bottom line is to treat their home as you would want yours to be treated,” says etiquette (礼仪) expert Jan Goss. A recent survey asked 1,000 Americans to share the best things they can do as a houseguest. The top answers included asking if any help is needed and helping to clean the kitchen. ___16___ And here are some other suggestions.
Ask before entering a space.
Just because they are sharing their home with you doesn’t mean they are sharing their whole home with you. If you want to go somewhere other than the main common areas or the room you are staying in, simply ask.___17___
Prepare children in advance.
“ Before I stay anywhere, I always teach my children ‘ hands to self,’ ” says Goss.“ If you just tell them ‘ Don’t touch anything,’ it starts things out on a negative Note.”___18___ If the v break or dirty something, clean it up immediately and do whatever you can to make it right.
___19___
The trip is going so well that you want to extend it a couple of days? Think long and hard about that. Extending your stay is an etiquette mistake. Even people who really enjoy being together may long for the return to normal and it’s best to stick to your original plans.
Leave a thank- you note.
“I always carry some thank- you cards in my purse, and leave one on the bed or dresser when I leave,” says Goss. If she doesn’t have a thank- you card handy, she mails one to her host later.“ It only takes a few minutes, and it ends your stay on a high note,” she says.“ It’s a lovely surprise for your host. ___20___”
A. Extend your stay.
B. Leave as planned.
C. Everyone loves to be appreciated.
D. Children always love this warning.
E. Who doesn’t love a little assistance?
F. Once there, remember to keep an eye on your little ones.
G. A lot of etiquette boils down to requesting permission first.
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节,满分40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。
There was a time in my life when everything went terribly wrong. I had been ___21___ starting college that fall, but someone had closed my registration without my ___22___. This meant I would have to wait another semester before the paperwork could be ___23___. On that same ___24___ day, I returned to my small apartment to find it had been completely ___25___. One neighbor claimed ignorance about my ___26___, stating that a moving truck stopped outside and two men took everything. I completely ___27___, though later it turned out to be a mistake.
I wandered to a nearby bookstore, ___28___ a moment of peace and quiet. I knelt down on the floor in one of the book sections and began to ___29___ uncontrollably. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a 3-year-old girl ____30____ me with her mother watching at a distance. She stopped, touched my hair and then ____31____ me for what seemed like a minute. “Don’t be sad,” she said. “It will be all right.”
My heart and ____32____ returned in that instant. I thanked her and said to her mother, “You’ve ____33____ a beautiful girl.”
That little girl with a big heart truly saved me in my ____34____ hour. To this day, 20 years later, I still think of her whenever ____35____ get tough and remember her saying, “It will be all right.”
21. A. avoiding B. anticipating C. remembering D. recommending
22. A. introduction B. invitation C. guidance D. knowledge
23. A. rewritten B. resubmitted C. reprinted D. reviewed
24. A. disastrous B. meaningful C. dangerous D. powerful
25. A. burnt down B. given away C. cleared out D. tidied up
26 A. absence B. loneliness C. tolerance D. awareness
27. A. refused B. withdrew C. collapsed D. forgot
28. A. creating B. seeking C. imagining D. recording
29. A. shake B. scream C. breathe D. weep
30. A. approaching B. accompanying C. following D. recognizing
31. A. cleaned B. trained C. troubled D. hugged
32. A. honesty B. memory C. spirit D. wealth
33. A. rescued B. raised C. tricked D. encountered
34. A. shyest B. simplest C. darkest D. busiest
35. A. services B. decisions C. relationships D. times
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。
China’s intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) industry, ___36___ strives to integrate vehicles with road and cloud computing, has moved to a new stage ___37___ (feature) rapid technological and ecological development, according to white paper released by the National Innovation Center of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (CICV).
To promote its commercial ___38___ (apply), over 2,000 road test licenses ___39___ (issue) so far, said Miao Changxing, ___40___ official from the Ministry of Industry and Information.
___41___ (international), China’s progress has caught the attention of leading figures in the industry. In a report, it reveals that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is keen on bringing Tesla’s ___42___ (advance) autonomous driving technology to China. However, the transition ___43___ autonomous driving poses several challenges that need to be addressed.
The report recommends that safety ___44___ (measure) for autonomous vehicles should be rigorously tested and proven before widespread adoption. ____45____ (base) on the current situation, it also calls for a comprehensive ecosystem built to support research, development, and the commercialization of autonomous driving technology.
第三节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分)
46. The editors admitted the mistake and a___________ (道歉). (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
47. Her stomach was gripped with a___________ (焦虑), like a volcano erupting inside her. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
48. The police are a___________ (呼吁) to the public for any information about the missing girl. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
49. The children had an a___________ (争论) over what game to play. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
50. Hearing the news, he boiled with anger, a___________ (起身) from his chair and rushing out of the room without a word. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
51. We had an a___________ (安排) that he would clean the house and I would cook. (根据中英文提示填空)
52. With the a__________ (帮助) of his brother, he’s sold one painting. (根据中英文提示填空)
53. There’s no money a___________ (可用的) for an office party this year. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
54. People around the world would be a___________ (意识到的) of the real situation of water shortage. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
55. There followed an a___________ (尴尬的) silence while we all tried to think of something to say. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
第四部分 写作 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
56. 假定你是李华,下个月国庆节市博物馆将举办一场文化历史展,请给你校的英国留学生 Alex 写一封邮件邀请他一起观展,内容包括:
1. 活动内容、时间;
2. 活动意义;
3. 邀请一同观展。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Alex,
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
57. 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。
A Reason to Run
Justin and his friend David had known each other before they became classmates. David didn’t seem to mind that Justin was small for his age. But on the first day of school, when David and Justin had lunch with the rest of the fifth- grade boys, Steven asked when David had started playing with babies. David laughed out loud and Justin felt uneasy.
Several weeks later, David called to invite Justin to his birthday party at his grandfather’s farm. Justin didn’t want to go. He had wanted to spend the day running. When he ran, the problems at school didn’t matter, and being the smallest kid in his class didn’t matter, either. So every day after school he practiced. And Saturday morning was the best time to run.
This Saturday, however, he reached the farm with Steven and the rest of David’s friends. David’s mother suggested that David show the boys around, so David asked his grandfather, Mr. Hamilton, to drive them to the foot of a hill. Mr. Hamilton left to prepare for the party. The boys decided to enter a cave, go out from a hole at its top, climb the hill and then hike back.
The entrance to the cave was a big stone room with huge wooden beams (梁) bordering the doorway. About thirty feet in was a wall of rocks blocking further entrance. From the hole in the ceiling, light sh one on the back wall. David started to show the boys how to climb up the ha ck wall. “Let me go first,” Steven demanded. He grabbed David’s belt and pulled him off the rock, throwing him into Rafael.
“Watch it!” shouted David. But it was too late. He and Rafael fell hard against a beam and the wood started to crack. A second later the beam fell. Then part of the ceiling collapsed. Dust filled the air. When the dust finally settled, the six boys found themselves trapped in the cave and the only exit was the hole in the ceiling, which became smaller — too small for anyone to go out. Worse still, a stream of water was flowing into the cave.
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。
Justin looked up at the hole and said, “I might be small enough to get out.”
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Suddenly, Justin saw the farmhouse.
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英 语 试 题 卷
注意事项:
1. 答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号码填写在答题卡上。
2. 作答时,务必将答案写在答题卡上。写在本试卷及草稿纸上无效。
3. 考试结束后,将答题卡交回。
第一部分 听力 (共两节,满分20分)
第一节 (共5 小题; 每小题1分,满分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. What will the man do on Saturday?
A. Attend a party. B. See a relative. C. Hike out of town.
2. What is the woman probably doing
A. Driving a vehicle. B. Repairing a light. C. Handling a car accident.
3. Why does the woman call the man?
A. To ask for help.
B. To inquire about a friend.
C. To info rm him of some changes
4. Which sport has the man just started?
A. Swimming. B. Windsurfing. C. Horse- riding.
5. What are the speakers probably talking about?
A. A plane. B. A novel. C. A visitor.
第二节 (共15小题; 每小题1分,满分15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。
听下面一段对话,回答第6和第7两个小题。
6. Why does the man speak to the woman?
A. To check out. B. To change a booking. C. To ask for room service.
7. How much will the man pay in total?
A. $80. B. $100. C. $120.
听下面一段对话,回答第8和第9两个小题。
8. What do we know about Irena Smith?
A. She works in Poland. B. She has brown hair. C. She teaches maths.
9. What will the man probably do next’
A. Go to a lecture. B. Work on a project. C. Talk to a professor.
听下面一段对话,回答第10至第 13 四个小题。
10. How does Ellie feel about going to the University of Leeds?
A. Nervous. B. Hesitant. C. Disappointed.
11. How does the woman say going to university will benefit Ellie?
A. She’ ll speak English better.
B. She’ ll find her favorite major.
C. She ll become more outgoing.
12. What worries the woman about Ellie going to university?
A. The financial burden. B. The long separation. C. The academic workload.
13. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Classmates. B、Family members. C. Teacher and parent.
听下面一段对话,回答第 14 至第17 四个小题。
14. Which disease is Aisha suffering from?
A. A brain disease. B. A heart. disease. C. An eye disease.
15. How much in total is needed to treat Aisha?
A. About $2 million. B. About $4 million. C. About $6 million.
16. What did Aisha’s family do to raise money?
A. They gave out brochures.
B. They turned to the local paper.
C. They ran an online campaign.
17. What did Sam do to help?
A. He analyzed data
B. He contacted a charity.
C. He transported the medicine.
听下面一段独白,回答第 18至第20 三个小题。
18. How often is the competition held?
A Once a month. B. Once a year. C. Every three years.
19. What did Andrew do that inspired the speaker?
A. He gave a talk. B. He showed his work. C. He went on a trip.
20. When did the speaker get the job offer?
A. After winning a prize. B. After designing a course. C. After returning from London.
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,从每题所给的四个选项 (A、B、C和 D) 中,选出最佳选项。
A
From Paris 1924 to Paris 2024, What’s New and What Remains
PARIS, July 25 (Xinhua) — The year 2024 marks the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympic Games. The first was in 1900 and the last was a century ago in 1924. Since then, the world has changed dramatically.
NUMBER OF ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE
Paris 1924 featured 3089 athletes, 135 women and 2,954 men, many of whom were accommodated in the first Olympic Village.
At Paris 2024, 10,500 competitors are expected to compete, with women and men in equal numbers. The Olympic Village for the 2024 Games is located five minutes from the Saint-Denis stadium, seven kilometers from the center of the French capital.
COUNTRIES (REGIONS) PARTICIPATING IN EACH EDITION
There were 44 National Olympic Committees ( NOCs) represented at Paris 1924. Ecuador, Ireland, Lithuania, Philippines, Uruguay, Latvia and Poland sent delegations for the first time.
In 2024, more than 200 national and regional Olympic committees will take part in the Games, in addition to the Refugee Olympic Team.
SPORTS IN EACH EDITION
With 17 sports and 126 medal events, the Paris 1924 Games lasted nearly three months, between May 4 and July 27, far longer than nowadays editions which are about two weeks. The upcoming Paris 2024 will run from July 26 to August 11 with nearly doubled number of sports: 32 in total — and 329 me dal events.
1. When was the first Olympic Village adopted?
A. 1900. B. 1924. C. 2004. D. 2024.
2. Which aspect of the Olympics is not mentioned in the passage?
A. The number of sports. B. The duration of the Games.
C. The names of newly added events. D. The location of the Olympic Village.
3. Where is the passage probably taken from!
A. An advertisement. B. A guidebook.
C. A news report. D. A textbook.
【答案】1. B 2. C 3. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是1924巴黎奥运会年到2024年巴黎奥运会的不同之处。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据NUMBER OF ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE部分中的“Paris 1924 featured 3,089 athletes, 135 women and 2,954 men, many of whom were accommodated in the first Olympic Village.(1924年巴黎奥运会共有3089名运动员参加,其中135名女运动员和2954名男运动员,其中许多人住在第一个奥运村)”可知,1924年巴黎奥运会中,有许多人住在以第一个奥运村,所以第一个奥运村是在1924年采用的。故选B项。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据SPORTS IN EACH EDITION部分中的“With 17 sports and 126 medal events, the Paris 1924 Games lasted nearly three months, between May 4 and July 27, far longer than nowadays editions which are about two weeks.(1924年巴黎奥运会共有17个大项和126个奖牌项目,从5月4日持续到7月27日,持续了近3个月,远远超过了现在的两周)”可知,1924年的巴黎奥运会有17个大项和126个奖牌项目,持续时间近3个月,所以文章提到了运动项目和持续时间,结合NUMBER OF ATHLETES AND THE OLYMPIC VILLAGE部分中的“The Olympic Village for the 2024 Games is located five minutes from the Saint-Denis stadium, seven kilometers from the center of the French capital.( 2024年奥运会的奥运村距离圣丹尼斯体育场5分钟路程,距离法国首都市中心7公里)”可知,2024年奥运会的奥运村距离圣丹尼斯体育场5分钟路程,所以本文提到了奥运村的位置,综上信息可知,文章中没有提到的是“新增运动项目的名称”。故选C项。
【3题详解】
推理判断题。根据首段中的“PARIS, July 25 (Xinhua) — The year 2024 marks the third time that Paris has hosted the Olympic Games.(巴黎,7月25日(新华社)——2024年是巴黎第三次举办奥运会)”可知,本文是来自于新华社7月25日的报道,所以本文应是来自于新闻报道。故选C项。
B
“ It was written in some sense,” that National Geographic Explorer Cynthia Chiang would end up in observational cosmology — the study of the origin and development of the universe using specialized detectors and telescopes. “I’m not going to lie, my father was a physicist. My mother was an astronomer. But no kid wants to be like their parents,” she jokes, semi-seriously
Chiang always enjoyed building things. It wasn’t unusual for her to disassemble her father’s research equipment and put them back together like a child engineer. She thanks, in part, her short attention span for her evolving curiosity: “I am always looking for something.”
For the last few years, Chiang has been looking for signs of the universe’s early existence — the birth of the first stars more than 13 billion years ago — and she’s building her own equipment to do it. As a professor of physics at McGill University, she focuses on peering beyond the universe as it is known today, into its distant past, using novel radio technology.
Initially, Chiang planned to do her PhD in particle (粒子的) physics but switched direction after a visit to a lab at the California Institute of Technology. “It was complete chaos. There are specialized equipment and tools everywhere. I didn’t know about observational cosmology at the time but thought ‘Whatever this is, I want to do that.’”
“This was also a leap of faith because I really couldn’t continue the work I was doing before,” Chiang recalls. “I had never done radio before but I thought,’ Let me give this a try and see how it goes.’”
4. What is the intention of Cynthia Chiang’s joke?
A. To illustrate her pursuit.
B. To prove her innocence.
C. To show her parents’ achievements.
D. To reflect her attitude to her parents.
5. What does the underlined word “disassemble” in paragraph 2 mean?
A. Turn down. B. Put down. C. Fall apart. D. Take apart.
6. Why did Cynthia Chiang decide to pursue observational cosmology?
A She was inspired by a lab.
B. She wanted to pursue her PhD.
C. She wanted to build radio telescopes.
D. She had a lifelong interest in astronomy.
7. Which words can be used to describe Cynthia Chiang?
A. Sensible and reliable B. Industrious and considerate.
C. Adventurous and resolved. D. Knowledgeable and talented.
【答案】4. A 5. D 6. A 7. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇人物传记。文章主要介绍了国家地理探索者Cynthia Chiang的背景、兴趣、职业道路以及她在观测宇宙学领域的研究工作。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第一段““ It was written in some sense,” that National Geographic Explorer Cynthia Chiang would end up in observational cosmology— the study of the origin and development of the universe using specialized detectors and telescopes.“I’m not going to lie, my father was a physicist. My mother was an astronomer. But no kid wants to be like their parents,” she jokes, semi- seriously(“从某种意义上说,这是命中注定的,”国家地理探索者Cynthia Chiang最终会投身于观测宇宙学——这是一门利用专业探测器和望远镜研究宇宙起源和发展的学科。“我得说实话,我父亲是物理学家,我母亲是天文学家。但没有一个孩子想成为父母的翻版,”她半开玩笑地说。)”以及下文对她职业的介绍可知,作者提到Cynthia Chiang的笑话是为了引出她自己的职业追求。故选A。
【5题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线单词下文“put them back together like a child engineer(再重新组装起来,就像一个小工程师一样)”可知,她把父亲的研究设备拆开再组装起来,划线词的意思为“拆开”之意。选项A“Turn down (拒绝、调低)”;选项B“Put down (记下)”;选项C“Fall apart (崩溃)”;选项D“Take apart (拆开)”。故选D。
【6题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第四段“Initially, Chiang planned to do her PhD in particle (粒子的) physics but switched direction after a visit to a lab at the California Institute of Technology.“ It was complete chaos. There are specialized equipment and tools everywhere. I didn’t know about observational cosmology at the time but thought ‘ Whatever this is, I want to do that.’”(起初,Chiang计划攻读粒子物理学博士学位,但在参观了加州理工学院的一个实验室后,她改变了方向。“那里一片混乱。到处都是专业设备和工具。我当时还不了解观测宇宙学,但心想‘不管这是什么,我都想做。’”)”可知,Cynthia Chiang原本计划攻读粒子物理学博士,但在参观了加州理工学院的实验室后,她改变了方向,决定从事她当时并不了解的观测宇宙学。故选A。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“For the last few years, Chiang has been looking for signs of the universe’s early existence —— the birth of the first stars more than 13 billion years ago — and she’s building her own equipment to do it.(在过去的几年里,Chiang一直在寻找宇宙早期存在的迹象——即130多亿年前第一批恒星的诞生——为此,她正在自行研制设备。)”可知,Chiang是个有决心的人;而根据文章第四段“Initially, Chiang planned to do her PhD in particle (粒子的) physics but switched direction after a visit to a lab at the California Institute of Technology.“ It was complete chaos. There are specialized equipment and tools everywhere. I didn’t know about observational cosmology at the time but thought ‘ Whatever this is, I want to do that.’”(起初,Chiang计划攻读粒子物理学博士学位,但在参观了加州理工学院的一个实验室后,她改变了方向。“那里一片混乱。到处都是专业设备和工具。我当时还不了解观测宇宙学,但心想‘不管这是什么,我都想做。’”)”可知,Chiang有一定的冒险精神。故选C。
C
When a young sawfly, a bee- like insect, is threatened by its attackers like ants, it emits a mixture of unpleasant smells to defend itself. These emissions can seriously annoy a potential enemy.
Scientists wanting to study these smelly compounds — to understand which aspects of them discourage attackers and why — face great challenges. Jean-Luc Boevé, a zoologist who studies insects, from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, is an amateur musician and composer. He decided to try a different way — the sound approach. “To be honest, I considered this project so unpractical myself that I set it aside,” he said. It was months before Boevé and his parther, Rudi Giot, finally made a resolution to get started on it.
They chose 16 sawfly species’ emissions to translate into sounds. First, they figured out which molecules (分子) were present in each smelly compound and in what amounts. Then they assigned various characteristics of those molecules matching properties of sound. For example, smaller molecules like a kind of acid found in vinegar, a sour- tasting liquid, evaporate (挥发) quickly, so Boevé and Giot assigned them sounds with higher pitch (音高). Larger molecules were given lower- pitched sounds. In all, the scientists created individual audio descriptions for 20 molecules. Then they combined the sounds of each molecule present in a sawfy’s smell to construct the insect’s soundtrack. If a molecule was of higher proportion in an emission, they assigned it a higher volume. In such a case, the smaller a molecule is, the higher its pitch will be; and the higher the proportion of a molecule is, the higher its volume will be.
To examine people’s reactions to the soundtracks, they played the audio descriptions through speakers to about 50 study participants. Then the scientists measured how far people backed up to get to a “comfortable position” away from the noise. Most of the study volunteers told the researchers that the high pitch, as well as the high volume, was what made them withdraw. “Ants and volunteers moved away from a chemical and its matching soundtrack respectively,” the researchers wrote.
Boevé said he hoped the process would give other zoologists a new way to offer clues about which molecules fight off enemies most.
8. What did Boevé do according to paragraph 2?
A. He spent several months on music trainmg.
B. He put forward a novel idea with his partner.
C. He resolved the greatest challenge in the research.
D. He determined to begin a new method after hesitation.
9. What do we know about the process of the sound translation?
A. Larger molecules were assigned sounds with higher pitch.
B. The smelly compounds can be translated into 20 soundtracks.
C. The lower volume indicates the lower proportion of a molecule.
D. The higher proportion of molecules has to match lower- pitched sounds.
10. What is the finding from the test?
A. There are efficient ways to transfer smells into soundtracks.
B. The soundtracks are more than what humans are likely to bear.
C. The ants dislike the sounds as much as humans hate the smells.
D. Humans’ reactions to the sounds resemble ants’ responses to the smells.
11. Which is the most suitable title for the text?
A. From Smells to Soundtracks
B. A New Perspective on Mrolecules
C. An Innovative Way of Studying Ants
D. Researches on Sawfly’s Effect on Humans
【答案】8. D 9. C 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了科学家如何通过声音方法来研究锯锹甲虫释放的难闻化合物,并探索这些化合物如何阻止攻击者。
【8题详解】
细节理解题。根据文章第二段“Jean-Luc Boevé, a zoologist who studies insects, from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, is an amateur musician and composer. He decided to try a different way—— the sound approach.“ To be honest, I considered this project so unpractical myself that I set it aside,” he said. It was months before Boevé and his parther, Rudi Giot, finally made a resolution to get started on it.(来自比利时皇家自然科学研究所的昆虫学家Jean-Luc Boevé是一位业余音乐家和作曲家。他决定尝试一种不同的方法——声音方法。“说实话,我自己都认为这个项目太不切实际了,所以我把它搁置了一边。”他说。过了几个月,Boevé和他的搭档Rudi Giot才最终下定决心开始这项工作)”可知,Boevé在犹豫之后决定开始一种新的方法。故选D。
【9题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Then they combined the sounds of each molecule present in a sawfy’s smell to construct the insect’s soundtrack. If a molecule was of higher proportion in an emission, they assigned it a higher volume. In such a case, the smaller a molecule is, the higher its pitch will be; and the higher the proportion of a molecule is, the higher its volume will be.(然后,他们结合锯锹甲虫气味中每种分子的声音,构建了昆虫的声轨。如果一个分子在释放物中的比例较高,他们就给它分配更大的音量。在这种情况下,分子越小,其音高就越高;分子比例越高,其音量就越高)”可知,如果一个分子在释放物中的比例较高,就给它分配更大的音量,反之,较低的音量则表示分子的比例较低。故选C。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Most of the study volunteers told the researchers that the high pitch, as well as the high volume, was what made them withdraw.“ Ants and volunteers moved away from a chemical and its matching soundtrack respectively,” the researchers wrote.(大多数研究志愿者告诉研究人员,高音高以及大音量是他们后退的原因。“蚂蚁和志愿者分别远离了一种化学物质及其匹配的声轨。”研究人员写道)”可知,人类和蚂蚁对这些声音的反应与对气味的反应相似。故选D。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“Jean-Luc Boevé, a zoologist who studies insects, from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, is an amateur musician and composer. He decided to try a different way—— the sound approach.“ To be honest, I considered this project so unpractical myself that I set it aside,” he said. It was months before Boevé and his parther, Rudi Giot, finally made a resolution to get started on it.(来自比利时皇家自然科学研究所的昆虫学家Jean-Luc Boevé是一位业余音乐家和作曲家。他决定尝试一种不同的方法——声音方法。“说实话,我自己都认为这个项目太不切实际了,所以我把它搁置了一边。”他说。过了几个月,Boevé和他的搭档Rudi Giot才最终下定决心开始这项工作)”以及全文内容可知,文章主要讲述了科学家们将锯锹甲虫释放的难闻化合物转换成声轨,并研究蚂蚁对这些声音的反应。选项A“From Smells to Soundtracks(从气味到声轨)” 准确地概括了文章的主要内容,即介绍一种将气味转换成声音进行研究的新方法。故选A。
D
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” So begins one of the most famous poems in all of English literature. It is also one of the most frequently cited in usage books. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet XVIII” is offered as support for the view that “compare to” means to express a likeness, whereas “compare with” is used for contrasts.
But the picture is not simple. Shakespeare goes on to say that the woman he is addressing is “more lovely” and that she, unlike a summer’s day, will never fade. Some comment ators say, then, that the question is meant to be answered with a “no”, because of the differences he then stresses.
In that case, though, what follows is a textbook example of comparing her “with”, not “to”, a summer’s day.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage examined many literary examples of “compare” followed by “with” and “to”. Its editors found that after the active form (compare) the distinction is kept more often than not. After the past participle (compared) the variation is in effect random.
Good usage experts grasp that drawing up neat rules can be tough. Yet careful writers know that some distinctions are genuinely vital, and that underestimating these invites confusion. It is clear enough why people mix up “flout” (藐视) and “flaunt” (炫耀), including sensible writers who are in a hurry. But if you flout the distinction, warns The Economist, you risk appearing to flaunt your ignorance.
Relaxed observers sometimes note that language changes, as though nothing can be done about that, and, since the process is natural, nothing should be attempted. But two distinct words collapsmg into one really can make language lose its subtlety. Using “strategy” for “tactics” (战术) — one is how you win a war, the other how you win a battle — should unsettle not only military experts but also individuals outside the military. Some people are good tacticians and terrible strategists.
Which are which can be hard to tell. But if you can take the time to distinguish “compare to” from “compare with”, understanding those rules worth fighting for is surely worth the effort too.
12. What does the quote from Shakespeare’s poem imply?
A. The value of Shakespeare’s poems in literature.
B. The transformation of usage books.
C. The complexity of language usage.
D The popularity of Shakespeare.
13. What might the editors discover about “compare to” and “compare with”?
A. They can be differentiated by most people easily.
B. They may mean differently in different forms.
C. They are used with equal frequency.
D. They are always interchangeable.
14. What is The Economist’s opinion of the distinction between “flout” and “flaunt”?
A. It should be stressed. B. It should be ignored.
C. It makes writing difficult. D. It makes experts confused.
15. What is the main purpose of this text?
A. To compare “compare to” with “compare with”.
B. To emphasize Shakespeare’s master y of language.
C. To persuade readers to follow language rules strictly.
D. To highlight the importance of distinguishing word usages.
【答案】12. C 13. B 14. A 15. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了在语言使用中区分单词用法的重要性,以免造成混淆。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段““Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” So begins one of the most famous poems in all of English literature. It is also one of the most frequently cited in usage books. Shakespeare’s “Sonnet XVIII” is offered as support for the view that “compare to” means to express a likeness, whereas “compare with” is used for contrasts.(“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”这是英国文学中最著名的一首诗的开头。它也是用法书中最常被引用的一个。莎士比亚的《十四行诗十八》支持“compare to”表示相似,而“compare with”用于对比的观点)”以及第二段“But the picture is not simple.(但情况并不简单)”可知,从莎士比亚的诗中引用的这句话表明语言使用的复杂性。故选C项。
【13题详解】
推理判断题。根据第四段“Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of English Usage examined many literary examples of “compare” followed by “with” and “to”. Its editors found that after the active form (compare) the distinction is kept more often than not. After the past participle (compared) the variation is in effect random.(《韦氏英语用法词典》检查了许多文学作品中“compare”后跟“with”和“to”的例子。它的编辑发现,在主动形式(比较)之后,这种区别往往被保留。在过去分词(比较)之后,变化实际上是随机的)”可知,关于“compare to”和“compare with”,编辑们可能会发现它们可能以不同的形式表示不同的意思。故选B项。
【14题详解】
推理判断题。根据第五段“It is clear enough why people mix up “flout” ( 藐视) and “flaunt” (炫耀), including sensible writers who are in a hurry. But if you flout the distinction, warns The Economist, you risk appearing to flaunt your ignorance.(很明显,为什么人们会混淆“flout(藐视)”和“flaunt(炫耀)”,包括那些匆忙的明智作家。但《经济学人》警告说,如果你轻视这种区别,你就有可能被人认为是在炫耀自己的无知)”可知,《经济学人》认为“flout”和“flaunt”的区别应该被强调。故选A项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Which are which can be hard to tell. But if you can take the time to distinguish “compare to” from “compare with”, understanding those rules worth fighting for is surely worth the effort too.(哪个是哪个很难分辨。但如果你能花时间区分“compare to”和“compare with”,那么理解那些值得为之奋斗的规则当然也值得付出努力)”可知,文章主要讨论了在语言使用中区分单词用法的重要性,以免造成混淆。所以短文的目的是强调区分单词用法的重要性。故选D项。
第二节 (共5 小题; 每小题2.5分, 满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Top Tips that Will Make You a Great Houseguest
“ The bottom line is to treat their home as you would want yours to be treated,” says etiquette (礼仪) expert Jan Goss. A recent survey asked 1,000 Americans to share the best things they can do as a houseguest. The top answers included asking if any help is needed and helping to clean the kitchen. ___16___ And here are some other suggestions.
Ask before entering a space.
Just because they are sharing their home with you doesn’t mean they are sharing their whole home with you. If you want to go somewhere other than the main common areas or the room you are staying in, simply ask.___17___
Prepare children in advance.
“ Before I stay anywhere, I always teach my children ‘ hands to self,’ ” says Goss.“ If you just tell them ‘ Don’t touch anything,’ it starts things out on a negative Note.”___18___ If the v break or dirty something, clean it up immediately and do whatever you can to make it right.
___19___
The trip is going so well that you want to extend it a couple of days? Think long and hard about that. Extending your stay is an etiquette mistake. Even people who really enjoy being together may long for the return to normal, and it’s best to stick to your original plans.
Leave a thank- you note.
“I always carry some thank- you cards in my purse, and leave one on the bed or dresser when I leave,” says Goss. If she doesn’t have a thank- you card handy, she mails one to her host later.“ It only takes a few minutes, and it ends your stay on a high note,” she says.“ It’s a lovely surprise for your host. ___20___”
A. Extend your stay.
B. Leave as planned.
C. Everyone loves to be appreciated.
D. Children always love this warning.
E. Who doesn’t love a little assistance?
F. Once there, remember to keep an eye on your little ones.
G. A lot of etiquette boils down to requesting permission first.
【答案】16. E 17. G 18. F 19. B 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了成为一个伟大的房客的建议。
【16题详解】
根据上文“The top answers included asking if any help is needed and helping to clean the kitchen.”(排在前几位的答案包括询问是否需要帮助和帮助打扫厨房)以及下文“And here are some other suggestions.”(这里还有一些其他的建议。)可知,选项承接上下文说明要每个人都需要帮助。故E选项“谁不喜欢一点帮助呢?”切题。故选E项。
【17题详解】
根据标题“Ask before entering a space.”(在进入一个空间之前要询问。)根据上文“If you want to go somewhere other than the main common areas or the room you are staying in, simply ask.”(如果你想去其他地方,而不是主要的公共区域或你住的房间,简单地问一问)可知,选项承接上文且呼应小标题。说明请求许可是礼节问题。故G选项“很多礼仪可以归结为首先请求许可。”切题。故选G项。
【18题详解】
根据上文“Before I stay anywhere, I always teach my children ‘ hands to self,’ ” says Goss.“ If you just tell them ‘ Don’t touch anything,’ it starts things out on a negative Note.””(戈斯说:“在我去任何地方之前,我总是教我的孩子们自己动手。”“如果你只是告诉他们‘不要碰任何东西’,事情就会以消极的方式开始。”)可知,上文说了出发之前要做的事情,所以选项承接上文说明到达目的地该做的事情。故F选项“到了那里,记得照看好你的孩子”切题。故选F项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“Even people who really enjoy being together may long for the return to normal, and it’s best to stick to your original plans.”(即使是真正喜欢在一起的人也可能渴望回归正常,最好还是坚持你原来的计划。)可知,本段告诉读者要按照原计划离开,而不是久待。故B选项“按计划离开”切题。为本段的标题。故选B项。
【20题详解】
根据小标题“Leave a thank- you note.”(留下一封感谢信。)可知,选项呼应标题说明原因。故C选项“每个人都喜欢被感谢”切题。故选C项。
第三部分 语言运用 (共三节,满分40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。
There was a time in my life when everything went terribly wrong. I had been ___21___ starting college that fall, but someone had closed my registration without my ___22___. This meant I would have to wait another semester before the paperwork could be ___23___. On that same ___24___ day, I returned to my small apartment to find it had been completely ___25___. One neighbor claimed ignorance about my ___26___, stating that a moving truck stopped outside and two men took everything. I completely ___27___, though later it turned out to be a mistake.
I wandered to a nearby bookstore, ___28___ a moment of peace and quiet. I knelt down on the floor in one of the book sections and began to ___29___ uncontrollably. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a 3-year-old girl ____30____ me with her mother watching at a distance. She stopped, touched my hair and then ____31____ me for what seemed like a minute. “Don’t be sad,” she said. “It will be all right.”
My heart and ____32____ returned in that instant. I thanked her and said to her mother, “You’ve ____33____ a beautiful girl.”
That little girl with a big heart truly saved me in my ____34____ hour. To this day, 20 years later, I still think of her whenever ____35____ get tough and remember her saying, “It will be all right.”
21. A. avoiding B. anticipating C. remembering D. recommending
22. A. introduction B. invitation C. guidance D. knowledge
23. A. rewritten B. resubmitted C. reprinted D. reviewed
24. A. disastrous B. meaningful C. dangerous D. powerful
25. A. burnt down B. given away C. cleared out D. tidied up
26. A. absence B. loneliness C. tolerance D. awareness
27. A. refused B. withdrew C. collapsed D. forgot
28. A. creating B. seeking C. imagining D. recording
29. A. shake B. scream C. breathe D. weep
30. A. approaching B. accompanying C. following D. recognizing
31. A. cleaned B. trained C. troubled D. hugged
32. A. honesty B. memory C. spirit D. wealth
33. A. rescued B. raised C. tricked D. encountered
34. A. shyest B. simplest C. darkest D. busiest
35. A. services B. decisions C. relationships D. times
【答案】21. B 22. D 23. B 24. A 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A 31. D 32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是在作者人生中最困难的时刻,一个小女孩的拥抱让作者终生难忘。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我本来打算今年秋天开始上大学,但有人在我不知情的情况下关闭了我的注册资格。A. avoiding避免;B. anticipating期待,打算;C. remembering记住;D. recommending推荐。根据下文中的“This meant I would have to wait another semester before the paperwork could be ___3___ .”可知,这就意味着作者必须再等一个学期,由此可推断,此处指的是作者“打算”今年秋天开始上大学。故选B项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我本来打算今年秋天开始上大学,但有人在我不知情的情况下关闭了我的注册。A. introduction介绍;B. invitation邀请;C. guidance指导;D. knowledge了解,知道。根据上文的“I had been ___1___ starting college that fall, but someone had closed my registration”可知,作者打算秋天去上大学,但有人关闭了作者的注册,由此可推断,这是在作者不知情的情况下关闭的,所以此处使用“知道,了解”符合语境。故选D项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这意味着我必须再等一个学期才能重新提交文件。A. rewritten重写;B. resubmitted重新提交;C. reprinted复印;D. reviewed回顾,复习。根据常识和上文的“I had been ___1___ starting college that fall, but someone had closed my registration without my ___2___ .”可知,作者要打算上大学,但有人在作者不知情的情况下关闭了注册,所以只能再等一个学期,由此可知,此处指的是在等一个学期后才能“重新提交”文件。故选B项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:就在那个灾难性的日子,我回到我的小公寓,发现它已经被完全清空了。A. disastrous灾难性的;B. meaningful有意义的;C. dangerous危险的;D. powerful强有力的。根据上文的“I had been ___1___ starting college that fall, but someone had closed my registration without my ___2___ .”可知,作者打算秋天上大学,结果有人关闭了他的注册,这对作者来说应该是“灾难性的”日子。故选A项。
【25题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:就在那个灾难性的日子,我回到我的小公寓,发现它已经被完全清空了。A. burnt down烧尽;B. given away捐赠;C. cleared out清空;D. tidied up整理,收拾。根据下文的“One neighbor claimed ignorance about my ___6___ , stating that a moving truck stopped outside and two men took everything.”可知,邻居告诉作者一辆卡车上的两个人拿走了所有的东西,由此可知,作者回到小公寓应是发现已经被“清空”符合语境。故选C项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:一个邻居声称不知道我不在,说一辆移动的卡车停在外面,两个男人拿走了所有的东西。A. absence缺席,不在场;B. loneliness孤独;C. tolerance忍耐;D. awareness意识。根据上文的“One neighbor claimed ignorance about”以及下文的“stating that a moving truck stopped outside and two men took everything.”可知,邻居告诉作者一辆卡车上的两个人把东西都拿走,由此可推断,此处指的是邻居不知道作者“不在场”符合句意。故选A项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我完全崩溃了,虽然后来证明这是一个错误。A. refused拒绝;B. withdrew撤回;C. collapsed崩溃,晕倒;D. forgot忘记。根据语境以及上文的“One neighbor claimed ignorance about my ___6___ , stating that a moving truck stopped outside and two men took everything.”可知,作者打算上学的路被关闭,自己公寓的东西又被人全部拿走,由此可知,此处指的是作者完全“崩溃”符合语境。故选C项。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我漫步到附近的一家书店,寻求片刻的安宁。A. creating创造;B. seeking寻找;C. imagining想象;D. recording记录。根据语境和上文的“I wandered to a nearby bookstore”可知,在作者处于完全崩溃的时候去书店应该是“寻求”片刻的安宁,符合语境。故选B项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我在一个书区的地板上跪了下来,不由自主地哭了起来。A. shake揺晃;B. scream尖叫;C. breathe呼吸;D. weep哭泣。根据语境和上文的“I completely ___7___ , though later it turned out to be a mistake.”以及下文的uncontrollably可知,作者此时处于完全崩溃的状态,找到一片安静后,跪倒在地上应该是不由自主地“哭泣”符合语境。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我从眼角看到一个3岁的小女孩向我走来,她的妈妈远远地看着她。A. approaching接近;B. accompanying陪伴;C. following跟随;D. recognizing识别。根据上文的“Out of the corner of my eye”以及下文的“She stopped, touched my hair”可知,小女孩停下来,摸了摸作者的头发,由此可推断,此处指的是作者从眼角里看到一个小女孩“接近”作者,符合语境。故选A项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:她停了下来,摸了摸我的头发,然后拥抱了我大约一分钟。A. cleaned打扫;B. trained训练;C. troubled麻烦;D. hugged拥抱。根据下文的““Don’t be sad,” she said. “It will be all right.””可知,小女孩走进作者是安慰作者的,由此可知,此处应为“拥抱”作者大约一分钟的时间,符合语境。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我的心和精神在那一瞬间恢复了。A. honesty诚实;B. memory记忆;C. spirit精神;D. wealth财富。根据语境和下文的“returned in that instant.”可在,小女孩拥抱着作者大约一分钟的时间并且安慰作者,由此可知,此处指的是作者的内心和“精神”瞬间恢复过来,符合语境。故选C项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我谢过她,对她妈妈说:“你养育了一个漂亮的女孩。”A. rescued援救;B. raised养育;C. tricked诱骗;D. encountered遭遇。根据语境和上文的“I thanked her and said to her mother,”可知,作者在最困难的时候,小女孩的举动让作者重新振作起来,由此可知,此处作者应是表示感激并赞美小女孩的妈妈,所以此处应为“养育”了一个漂亮的女孩,符合语境。故选B项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:那个心胸宽广的小女孩在我最黑暗的时刻救了我。A. shyest最害羞的;B. simplest最简单的;C. darkest最黑暗的;D. busiest最繁忙的。根据语境和上文的“That little girl with a big heart truly saved me”可知,作者上大学的路被堵住,小公寓的东西被全部拿走,这应是在作者“最艰难的”时期,善良的小女孩拯救了作者。故选C项。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:直到20年后的今天,每当我遇到困难时,我仍然会想起她,记得她说:“一切都会好起来的。”A. services服务;B. decisions决定;C. relationships关系;D. times时期。根据上文的“That little girl with a big heart truly saved me in my ___14___ hour.”可知,作者在最艰难的时候小女孩的举动拯救了作者,此处为这段经历对作者的影响,由此可推断,此处指的是处于困难“时期”时,就会想到小女爱所说的话。故选D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。
China’s intelligent connected vehicle (ICV) industry, ___36___ strives to integrate vehicles with road and cloud computing, has moved to a new stage ___37___ (feature) rapid technological and ecological development, according to white paper released by the National Innovation Center of Intelligent and Connected Vehicles (CICV).
To promote its commercial ___38___ (apply), over 2,000 road test licenses ___39___ (issue) so far, said Miao Changxing, ___40___ official from the Ministry of Industry and Information.
___41___ (international), China’s progress has caught the attention of leading figures in the industry. In a report, it reveals that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is keen on bringing Tesla’s ___42___ (advance) autonomous driving technology to China. However, the transition ___43___ autonomous driving poses several challenges that need to be addressed.
The report recommends that safety ___44___ (measure) for autonomous vehicles should be rigorously tested and proven before widespread adoption. ____45____ (base) on the current situation, it also calls for a comprehensive ecosystem built to support research, development, and the commercialization of autonomous driving technology.
【答案】36. which
37. featuring
38. application
39. have been issued
40. an 41. Internationally
42 advanced
43. to 44. measures
45. Based
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是中国的智能网联汽车(ICV)产业已经进入了一个技术和生态快速发展的新阶段。
【36题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:根据国家智能网联汽车创新中心(CICV)发布的白皮书,中国的智能网联汽车(ICV)产业,努力将车辆与道路和云计算相结合,已经进入了一个技术和生态快速发展的新阶段。空格处引导非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词industry,指事物,且从句中缺少主语,所以此处使用关系代词which。故填which。
【37题详解】
考查现在分词。句意:根据国家智能网联汽车创新中心(CICV)发布的白皮书,中国的智能网联汽车(ICV)产业,努力将车辆与道路和云计算相结合,已经进入了一个技术和生态快速发展的新阶段。此处为非谓语动词作定语修饰名词stage,两者之间为主动关系,所以此处使用现在分词形式作后置定语。故填featuring。
【38题详解】
考查名词。句意:工信部官员苗长兴表示,为了促进其商业应用,到目前为止,已经颁发了2000多个道路测试许可证。此处为名词作宾语,apply的名词application意为“应用”符合句意。故填application。
【39题详解】
考查谓语动词。句意:工信部官员苗长兴表示,为了促进其商业应用,到目前为止,已经颁发了2000多个道路测试许可证。此处为谓语动词,根据时间状语so far可知,此处使用现在完成时,issue与主语licenses之间为被动关系,所以此处使用现在完成时的被动语态,且主语为名词复数。故填have been issued。
【40题详解】
考查冠词。句意:工信部官员苗长兴表示,为了促进其商业应用,到目前为止,已经颁发了2000多个道路测试许可证。official为可数名词单数,空前无限定词,泛指工信部的一位官员,使用不定冠词,official的发音首个音素为元音,所以使用不定冠词an。故填an。
【41题详解】
考查副词。句意:在国际上,中国的进步已经引起了业内领军人物的注意。此处为副词作状语修饰整个句子,international的副词为internationally意为“在国际上”,且位于句首,首字母需大写。故填Internationally。
【42题详解】
考查形容词。句意:一份报告显示,科技企业家埃隆·马斯克热衷于将特斯拉先进的自动驾驶技术引入中国。此处为形容词advanced“先进的”作定语修饰名词technology。故填advanced。
【43题详解】
考查介词。句意:然而,向自动驾驶的过渡带来了一些需要解决的挑战。此处为固定短语transition to sth.意为“向……的过渡”。故填to。
【44题详解】
考查名词复数。句意:该报告建议,在广泛采用自动驾驶汽车之前,应该对其安全措施进行严格的测试和验证。此处为宾语从句的主语,所以此处使用名词形式,measure意为“措施”为可数名词,结合句意可知,既然进行测试和验证,表明安全措施就不止是一项,所以此处应为名词复数形式。故填measures。
【45题详解】
考查过去分词。句意:根据目前的情况,它还呼吁建立一个全面的生态系统,以支持自动驾驶技术的研究、开发和商业化。此处为非谓语动词作状语,base与逻辑主语it之间为被动关系,所以此处使用过去分词形式作状语,based on意为“基于,根据”符合句意,且位于句首,句首单词首字母需大写。故填Based。
第三节 单词拼写 (共10小题; 每小题1分,满分10分)
46. The editors admitted the mistake and a___________ (道歉). (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
【答案】apologized##pologized
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意:编辑们承认了错误并道歉了。“道歉”是并列谓语动词,结合首字母提示,用动词apologize,讲述过去的事情用一般过去时态apologized。故填apologized。
47. Her stomach was gripped with a___________ (焦虑), like a volcano erupting inside her. (根据中英文提示单词拼写)
【答案】anxiety##nxiety
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意:她充满了焦虑,就像她体内的火山爆发了一样。根据句意和中英文提示“焦虑”,可知应填名词anxiety,不可数名词。故答案为anxiety。
48. The police are a___________ (呼吁) to the public for any information about the missing girl. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
【答案】appealing##ppealing
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意:警方在呼吁公众提供有关失踪女孩的任何消息。结合首字母提示可知,“呼吁”应用动词appeal,短语appeal to sb. for sth.意为“为某事向某人呼吁或请求”,且根据空前的“are”可知,时态为现在进行时,appeal需用现在分词形式。故填appealing。
49. The children had an a___________ (争论) over what game to play. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
【答案】argument##rgument
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意:孩子们为玩什么游戏而争吵。结合首字母提示可知,“争论”应用名词argument,作had的宾语,且空前有不定冠词an,argument应用单数形式。故填argument。
50. Hearing the news, he boiled with anger, a___________ (起身) from his chair and rushing out of the room without a word. (根据汉语提示单词拼写)
【答案】arising##rising
【解析】
【详解】考查动词。句意:听到这个消息,他勃然大怒,从椅子上站起来,一句话也没说就冲出了房间。此处为非谓语动词作状语,根据提示的汉语和首字母可知,表示“起身”应为arise,与逻辑主语he之间为主动关系,所以此处使用现在分词短语作状语。故填arising。
51. We had an a___________ (安排) that he would clean the house and I would cook. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】arrangement##rrangement
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意:我们有一个安排,他打扫房子,我做饭。根据中英文提示可知,“安排”作宾语,用可数名词arrangement,结合不定冠词an可知,应用其单数形式。故填arrangement。
52. With the a__________ (帮助) of his brother, he’s sold one painting. (根据中英文提示填空)
【答案】assistance/aid
【解析】
【详解】考查名词。句意:在他哥哥的帮助下,他卖了一幅画。“帮助”以及以字母a开头的单词,有assistance和aid,此处为抽象名词,不可数,“在……的帮助下”with the assistance/aid of…为固定搭配,assistance/aid作介词of的宾语。故填assistance/aid。
53. There’s no money a___________ (可用的) for an office party this year. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
【答案】available##vailable
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意:今年没有钱办办公室聚会了。此处为形容词作后置定语,结合提示的汉语和首字母可知,表示“可用的”应为available。故填available。
54. People around the world would be a___________ (意识到的) of the real situation of water shortage. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
【答案】aware##ware
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意:全世界的人都应该意识到水资源短缺的真实情况。根据句意和中英文提示可知,设空处在句中作表语,“意识到的”表达为形容词aware,固定短语be aware of意为“意识到”。故填aware。
55. There followed an a___________ (尴尬的) silence while we all tried to think of something to say. (根据中英文提示拼写单词)
【答案】awkward##wkward
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意:接着是一阵尴尬的沉默,我们都在努力想说点什么。此处为形容词作定语修饰名词silence,根据提示的汉语和首字母,表示“尴尬的”应为awkward。故填awkward。
第四部分 写作 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分 15 分)
56. 假定你是李华,下个月国庆节市博物馆将举办一场文化历史展,请给你校的英国留学生 Alex 写一封邮件邀请他一起观展,内容包括:
1. 活动内容、时间;
2. 活动意义;
3. 邀请一同观展。
注意:
1. 写作词数应为80个左右;
2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Dear Alex,
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Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Alex,
I hope this letter finds you well. As the National Day holiday approaches, I would like to extend a warm invitation to you to join me in visiting an exhibition.
The exhibition, titled “Timeless Treasures: A Journey Through Chinese History and Culture,” will showcase a remarkable collection of artifacts, paintings, and calligraphy from various historical periods of China. Scheduled from October 1st to October 7th at the National Museum of History, it will provide a fantastic experience for both of us, not only to appreciate the beauty and depth of Chinese culture but also to immerse oneself in our country’s rich heritage. I am planning to visit on the morning of October 3rd, and I would be thrilled if you could accompany me.
Please let me know if you are available on that day. I am looking forward to your positive response.
Yours sincerely,
LiHua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于邀请信。要求考生以李华的身份给英国留学生Alex写一封邮件,邀请他一起参观市博物馆即将举办的文化历史展,并说明活动的内容、时间以及活动意义。
【详解】词汇积累
临近:approach → draw near
展示:showcase → display/exhibit
沉浸:immerse → plunge/indulge
激动的:thrilled → excited
句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:The exhibition, titled “Timeless Treasures: A Journey Through Chinese History and Culture,” will showcase a remarkable collection of artifacts, paintings, and calligraphy from various historical periods of China.
拓展句:The exhibition, which is titled “Timeless Treasures: A Journey Through Chinese History and Culture,” will showcase a remarkable collection of artifacts, paintings, and calligraphy from various historical periods of China.
【点睛】[高分句型1] As the National Day holiday approaches, I would like to extend a warm invitation to you to join me in visiting a splendid cultural and historical exhibition. (运用了从属连词as引导的时间状语从句)
[高分句型2] Scheduled from October 1st to October 7th at the National Museum of History, it will provide a fantastic experience for both of us, not only to appreciate the beauty and depth of Chinese culture but also to immerse oneself in our country’s rich heritage. (运用了过去分词作状语和复合连词not only...but also...连接的并列结构)
[高分句型3] Please let me know if you are available on that day. (运用了从属连词if引导的条件状语从句)
第二节 (满分25分)
57. 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。
A Reason to Run
Justin and his friend David had known each other before they became classmates. David didn’t seem to mind that Justin was small for his age. But on the first day of school, when David and Justin had lunch with the rest of the fifth- grade boys, Steven asked when David had started playing with babies. David laughed out loud and Justin felt uneasy.
Several weeks later, David called to invite Justin to his birthday party at his grandfather’s farm. Justin didn’t want to go. He had wanted to spend the day running. When he ran, the problems at school didn’t matter, and being the smallest kid in his class didn’t matter, either. So every day after school he practiced. And Saturday morning was the best time to run.
This Saturday, however, he reached the farm with Steven and the rest of David’s friends. David’s mother suggested that David show the boys around, so David asked his grandfather, Mr. Hamilton, to drive them to the foot of a hill. Mr. Hamilton left to prepare for the party. The boys decided to enter a cave, go out from a hole at its top, climb the hill and then hike back.
The entrance to the cave was a big stone room with huge wooden beams (梁) bordering the doorway. About thirty feet in was a wall of rocks blocking further entrance. From the hole in the ceiling, light sh one on the back wall. David started to show the boys how to climb up the ha ck wall. “Let me go first,” Steven demanded. He grabbed David’s belt and pulled him off the rock, throwing him into Rafael.
“Watch it!” shouted David. But it was too late. He and Rafael fell hard against a beam and the wood started to crack. A second later the beam fell. Then part of the ceiling collapsed. Dust filled the air. When the dust finally settled, the six boys found themselves trapped in the cave and the only exit was the hole in the ceiling, which became smaller — too small for anyone to go out. Worse still, a stream of water was flowing into the cave.
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。
Justin looked up at the hole and said, “I might be small enough to get out.”
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Suddenly, Justin saw the farmhouse.
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【答案】Justin looked up at the hole and said, “I might be small enough to get out. He volunteered to have a try. He climbed slowly up the back wall and, with some effort, managed to go through the opening. Once outside, he took off towards the farm at full speed. After five minutes, he slowed downed a little until he could get regular step. That was what he would have done in a real race, but he wasn’t practicing anymore. He began counting the trees he passed. He got a regular pace and then picked up speed. He ran as he had never run before.
Suddenly, Justin saw the farmhouse. “Mr. Hamilton! Hurry! Everyone is trapped in the cave.” Without wasting a moment, Mr. Hamilton left for the cave while David’s mom called the police. By the time Justin and David’s mom reached the hill, the police had cleared the small opening and were pulling the boys out. Everyone was OK. Steven approached Justin and said “I sincerely apologize for making fun of you. It’s amazing how quickly you managed to get help.” “Apology accepted. Running at that speed was no big deal,” Justin replied, feeling a sense of pride in his body shape for the first time.
【解析】
【导语】本文以事故发生的情节为线索展开,讲述了Justin和他的朋友David在成为同学前就认识了,Justin的年龄较小,个子不高,由于其他同学的一个笑话使得Justin有些不安,他每天都在跑步,这样就不会在想学校的问题了,在一个星期六,David邀请他去农场参加他的生日派对,David带着几个伙伴进入了一个洞穴,在跨越洞穴入口的一个石头房间时发生了意外,大家被困在洞穴的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“Justin抬头看了看那个洞,说:“我可能足够小,可以出去。”可知,第一段可描写Justin是如何钻出洞口的,又是如何到达农场的,结合本文的题目应涉及到Justin跑步的相关内容。
②由第二段首句内容“突然,Justin看到了农场。”可知,第二段可描写Justin将消息告诉大人们后,人们又是怎么做的而最终将被困的孩子解救出来,此时Justin如何看待自己的小身材的。
2.续写线索:主动尝试钻出洞口——全速跑向农场——到达农场报信——人们马上行动——救出被困孩子——Justin的感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①穿过:go through /pass through/get through
②加速:picked up/speed up
③回答:replied/answer
情绪类
①自豪:pride/proud
【点睛】[高分句型1]. That was what he would have done in a real race, but he wasn’t practicing anymore.(运用了what引导的表语从句)
[高分句型2]. It’s amazing how quickly you managed to get help. (运用了“it作形式主语,how引导的主语从句”结构)
[高分句型3]. “Apology accepted. Running at that speed was no big deal,” Justin replied, feeling a sense of pride in his body shape for the first time. (运用了现在分词短语作状语)
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