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高三英语 考生注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间 120分钟。 2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4. 本卷命题范围：高考范围。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. Where does the conversation take place? A. At home. B. At the supermarket. C. At a car repair shop. 2. How does the woman sound? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Ashamed. 3. What does the man want to do? A. Find a roommate. B. Apply to a new school. C. Move out of his apartment. 4. Why does the woman apologize? A. For the wasted food. B. For the ruined books. C. For her dirty schoolbag. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Mother and son. 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 is the weather now? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny. 7. What is the man's advice for the woman? A. Avoid traveling. B. Buy a new phone. C. Take an umbrella. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What happened to the woman? A. Her story was lost. B. Her writing was copied. C. Her computer was stolen. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Check her backup. B. Focus on her work. C. Have lunch with the man. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. When will the man graduate? A. In a week. B. In three months. C. In a year. 11. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Get a part-time job. B. Borrow some money. C. Receive further education. 12. What does the man probably want to be? A. A teacher. B. A translator. C. An engineer. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the man doing? A. Preparing breakfast. B. Having dinner. C. Exercising. 14. How will the man go to his company's head office? A. On foot. B. By car. C. By train. 15. How much does the man weigh now? A. 89 kilos. B. 95 kilos. C. 101 kilos. 16. How will the man help the woman? A. By biking with her. B. By lending her a book. C. By teaching her to cook. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where is the speaker now? A. In Scotland. B. In Los Angeles. C. In England. 18. What did the speaker release most recently? A. A single song. B. A three- song record. C. A twelve- song record. 19. Who will speak next? A. A musician. B. A fan. C. A host. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A. To recall his traveling experiences. B. To offer tips on how to become a singer. C. To share his feelings about winning an award. 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 Online Lecture: In Search of Incan Remains — Walking Today’s Cusco City Join us on Tuesday at 11:00 am Aug. 20 for a one-hour lecture and Question and Answer (Q&A) to learn about Cusco’s Incan heritage (遗产). At a Glance In the Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire (帝国), the city of Cusco was destroyed. Is there anything left of these impressive buildings and their treasures? Join historian Oscar Oviedo Velasco for a tour of this city, capital of the largest empire ever seen in the Americas. Explore the streets of Cusco in search of the remains of a city that long ago disappeared. General Notes The online lecture, which will take place live over the course of 1 — 2 hours, uses Zoo m Webinar, an easy-to-use web video service. You will receive a confirmation email when you sign up, and a reminder email one week and one day before, as well as on the morning of the event with a link and instructions on how to tune in. You will not be pictured on screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. You will also have access to a recording of the whole lecture that you can watch any time within the two weeks following the live event. Featured Expert: Oscar Oviedo Velasco Oscar Oviedo Velasco has over 15 years of experience as a local expert and Group Leader. Oscar has participated in projects related to pre-Inca civilizations and battlefields. Specializing in archeology (考古学), museology, history and art, Oscar is currently studying conservation and restoration of antiques at San Marcos University. Price The price of $25 includes a live one-hour lecture, an interactive Q&-A session, live technology support and a recording of the lecture. Prefer to participate or inquire by phone? 800-454-5768. 1. Where can the participants interact with the lecturer? A. On the phone. B. In an art school. C In the Q&A box. D. At the lecture site. 2. What can we learn about Oscar Oviedo Velasco? A. He has explored Cusco for long. B. He works as an international guide. C. He is restoring antiques in a museum. D. He is responsible for live technology support. 3. What is accessible to the participants paying 25 dollars? A. The entire recording of the lecture. B. Long-term guidance from the expert. C. Free use of the organizer’s computers. D. A group tour to San Marcos University. 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文，文章主要介绍了一个在线讲座的相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据General Notes部分中“but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. (但你将有机会通过问答框向讲师提出现场问题。)”可知，参加者可以通过问答框和演讲者互动。故选C。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据Featured Expert: Oscar Oviedo Velasco部分中“Oscar Oviedo Velasco has over 15 years of experience as a local expert and Group Leader.(Oscar Oviedo Velasco作为当地专家和团队领导拥有超过15年的经验。)”可知，Oscar Oviedo Velasco已经探索库斯科很长时间了。故选A。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Price部分中“The price of $25 includes a live one-hour lecture, an interactive Q&-A session, live technology support and a recording of the lecture.(25美元的价格包括一小时的现场讲座，互动问答环节，现场技术支持和讲座录音。)”可知，参加者支付25美元可以得到整个演讲的录音。故选A。 B Love Is in the Air is one of the most popular wedding songs — it describes the invisible magic of this incredible feeling. For Joe l and Shelley, love is literally in the air — a couple who met 30 years ago as US Air Force jet pilots now fly Southwest Airlines planes together as a dream team. Shelley grew up in Iowa and later moved to Colorado, where Joel resided. In the late 1980s, they both went to study at the United States Air Force Academy to become professional pilots. Soon, four years at the academy passed without them actually meeting each other, although Joel heard of this girl as there were not many women studying there. A few more years later, they finally met when they got the same first assignment. When Shelley walked into the office, Joel was instantly attracted by her. “She’s taller than me. She’s an athlete, a natural leader, and just an impressive person. I didn’t know if she would consider going out with me,” Joel recalled. As time went by, Joel’s gentle and warm nature appealed to Shelley, who said, “He just really has a sensitive heart to people around him.” A year later, they started dating during their first deployment (调动) abroad — the couple would spend hours talking about everything, getting to know each other’s darkest secrets and most sacred wishes. In their hearts they both knew that they had found the one, so a few months after they came back to their country, they tied the knot. In the early 2000s, the married couple welcomed their twins and Shelley decided to take some time off flying and worked at US Air National Guard while Joel became a commercial pilot. Once the kids left the nest, Shelley found herself dreaming about flying again despite not being in the cockpit (驾驶舱) for over two decades. Joel loved the idea and encouraged Shelley to go on to study and update her pilot qualifications. In 2023, Shelley joined Joel at Southwest! Now the lovebirds fly together, Joel as the captain and Shelley as the first officer. 4. Why does the author mention a song in the first paragraph? A. To tell the theme of the text. B. To praise the couple’s wedding. C. To raise a question for discussion. D. To help the couple recall their past. 5. How did Joel feel when he first met Shelley? A. Very proud. B. Rather calm. C. Less confident. D. Extremely annoyed. 6. What did Joel and Shelley do first after returning from abroad? A. They began dating. B. They got married. C. They welcomed their kids. D. They trained at an academy. 7. Which word can best describe Joel as a husband? A. Romantic. B. Supportive. C. Strict. D. Organized. 【答案】4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过讲述Joel和Shelley从相识、相恋到婚后生活的故事。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Love Is in the Air is one of the most popular wedding songs — it describes the invisible magic of this incredible feeling. For Joe l and Shelley, love is literally in the air — a couple who met 30 years ago as US Air Force jet pilots now fly Southwest Airlines planes together as a dream team. (《Love Is in the Air》是最受欢迎的婚礼歌曲之一——它描述了这种不可思议的感觉所具有的无形魔力。对于Joel和Shelley来说，爱情真的在空气中弥漫——这对夫妇在30年前作为美国空军喷气式飞机飞行员相识，现在作为梦之队一起驾驶西南航空公司的飞机)”可推知，作者提到这首歌是为了引出文章的主题——Joel和Shelley的爱情故事。故选A项。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中““She’s taller than me. She’s an athlete, a natural leader, and just an impressive person. I didn’t know if she would consider going out with me,” Joel recalled. (“她比我高。她是一名运动员，一个天生的领导者，就是一个令人印象深刻的人。我不知道她是否会考虑和我约会，”乔尔回忆道)”可知，Joel第一次见到Shelley时，觉得她很优秀，不确定她是否会和自己约会，即他不太自信。故选C项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第五段“In their hearts they both knew that they had found the one, so a few months after they came back to their country, they tied the knot. (在他们心里，他们都知道自己找到了那个人，所以在他们回到自己的国家几个月后，他们喜结连理)”可知，他们从国外回来后首先做的是结婚。故选B项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Joel loved the idea and encouraged Shelley to go on to study and update her pilot qualifications. (乔尔喜欢这个想法，并鼓励雪莱继续学习并更新她的飞行员资格)”可知，Joel支持Shelley重新学习并更新飞行员资格，他是一个支持妻子的人。故选B项。 C Researchers say the polymetallic nodules (多金属结核) that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep- ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria living there. This discovery of this “dark oxygen” has the potential to rock negotiations happening this month in Jamaica, where a world rule-making body - the International Seabed Authority - is meeting to decide the future of deep-sea mining. “This study is a really good example of how limited our knowledge of the deep ocean currently is, and how much more we still stand to benefit with further scientific research,” said Diva Amon, a marine biologist from Trinidad. The excitement is focused on the potato-sized rocks - or polymetallic nodules - found littered across areas of the ocean floor. These nodules contain minerals, such as cobalt and nickel that green-energy batteries and technologies require. For years, companies such as Canada’s The Metals Co. have been working to persuade the international governing authority to greenlight their plans to harvest these metallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion Clipper Zone - a stretch of sea that spans 4,500 miles between Hawaii and Mexico. The company has argued that the metals are essential for building technologies that don’t rely on fossil fuels. They say the impact mining will have on the ocean floor is not only minimal, but also doesn’t compare with the destruction of rainforests and human communities that mining on land causes. But environmentalists, oceanographers and others say that driving large harvesting machines across the undeveloped and little- known ocean floor - atop and along areas of sediment (沉积物) three and four miles below the surface - could have unforeseen and disastrous consequences. They are urging lawmakers to ban the industry from digging up one of the last “untouched” ecosystems on the planet. This new research suggests the toll of mining the area could be greater than anyone had imagined. That’s because a team of international scientists found that the prized nodules produce oxygen and may be responsible for enriching this dark, remote ecosystem with one of life’s most important elements. 8. What can be known about the polymetallic nodules in the deep ocean? A. They are being widely used at present. B. Their reliance on green energy is heavy. C. They threaten surrounding living species. D. Their ability to produce oxygen is surprising. 9. Why does The Metals Co. talk about the impact of mining on the ocean floor? A. To advocate ocean protection. B. To criticize a governing authority. C. To have its plans carried out. D. To recommend perfect mining ways. 10. What do the environmentalists expect to see according to the text? A. Lawmakers’ loose policies on industries. B. Declaring mining deep-ocean nodules illegal. C. Researchers’ further exploration of the sea. D. Employing polymetallic nodules efficiently. 11. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “toll” in the last paragraph? A. Technical barrier. B. Previous ambition. C. Potential investment. D. Serious consequence. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B 11. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，研究表明，在海底由金属和金属氧化物组成的多金属结核可能是生活在那里的动物、植物和细菌的氧气来源，环保主义者希望深海结核开采被宣布为非法行为。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Researchers say the polymetallic nodules (多金属结核) that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep-ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria living there. (研究人员说，矿业公司希望从深海海底开采的多金属结核可能是生活在那里的动物、植物和细菌的氧气来源。)”和最后一段中“the prized nodules produce oxygen and may be responsible for enriching this dark, remote ecosystem with one of life’s most important elements. (珍贵的结核产生氧气，可能为这个黑暗、偏远的生态系统提供生命中最重要的元素之一。)”可知，多金属结核有着惊人的产生氧气的能力，故选D。 9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“For years, companies such as Canada’s The Metals Co. have been working to persuade the international governing authority to greenlight their plans to harvest these metallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion Clipper Zone (多年来，加拿大The Metals Co.等公司一直在努力说服国际管理机构批准他们在太平洋的Clarion Clipper区开采这些金属结核的计划)”和“They say the impact mining will have on the ocean floor is not only minimal, but also doesn’t compare with the destruction of rainforests and human communities that mining on land causes. (他们说，采矿对海底的影响不仅微乎其微，而且与在陆地上采矿对热带雨林和人类社区造成的破坏相比也无法相提并论。)”可知，多年来The Metals Co.公司一直在请求批准他们开采金属结核的计划，他们说采矿对海底的影响微乎其微是为了让其计划得以实施。故选C。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“They are urging lawmakers to ban the industry from digging up one of the last “untouched” ecosystems on the planet. (他们敦促立法者禁止该行业挖掘地球上最后一个“未受破坏”的生态系统之一。)”可知，环保主义者希望看到深海结核开采被宣布为非法，故选B。 【11题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段“This new research suggests the toll of mining the area could be greater than anyone had imagined. That’s because a team of international scientists found that the prized nodules produce oxygen and may be responsible for enriching this dark, remote ecosystem with one of life’s most important elements. (这项新的研究表明，在该地区采矿造成的toll可能比任何人想象的都要大。这是因为一个国际科学家团队发现，珍贵的结核产生氧气，可能是为这个黑暗、偏远的生态系统提供生命中最重要的元素之一。)”可知，结核产生氧气，为海底生态系统提供生命中最重要的元素之一，因此在海底开采结核造成的损失可能比任何人想象的都要大，toll意为“严重的后果”，故选D。 D To get our points across, we humans use numerous gestures(手势), shift the speed and tone of our speech and take turns in conversation. We aren’t the only members of the animal kingdom to do this. According to new observations from a study published in the journal Current Biology, chimpanzees may share our pattern of rapidly taking turns to “speak” and, sometimes, even interrupting each other. “While human languages are incredibly diverse, a characteristic we all share is that our conversations are structured with fast- paced turns of just 200 milliseconds on average,” study co- author and University of St Andrews primatologist(灵长类动物学家) Catherine Hobaiter said in a statement. “But it was an open question whether other animals share this conversational structure.” In the study, the research team collected data on chimpanzee “conversations” across five wild communities in East Africa. Their dataset represented more than 8,500 gestures for 252 individual chimpanzees. They then used computer software to measure the timing of turn- taking conversational patterns. 14% of communicative interactions included an exchange of gestures between two individual interactions. Most of these included a two- part exchange, but some included up to seven. “We found that the timing of chimpanzees’ gesturing and human conversational turn- taking is similar and very fast, which suggests that similar evolutionary mechanisms(进化机制) are driving these social, communicative interactions,” study co- author and University of St Andrews Ph. D student Gal Badihi said. In general, the researchers saw a similar timing observed in human conversation— short pauses between a gesture and then a gestural response at about 120 milliseconds. Some of the behavioral responses to gestures were slower. “We did see a little variation among different chimp communities, which again matches what we see in people— there are slight cultural variations in the pace of conversation; some cultures have slower or faster talkers,” Badihi said. This connection between human and chimpanzee face- to- face communication indicates that there are some hidden rules in communication in primates. The team notes that these structures could date back to a communication mechanism in a shared ancestor. Chimpanzees and humans also may have arrived at similar communication strategies as a way to enhance their interactions and manage competition for communicative “space”. 12. What was uncertain for Catherine Hobaiter before the study? A. Whether gestures were used by animals. B. Whether human talks feature fast- paced turns. C. Whether other animal species could communicate. D. Whether human conversational turn- taking was unique. 13 How did the researchers conduct their experiment? A. By rescheduling chimps’ routine life. B. By comparing chimps’ sound volume. C. By analyzing chimps’ gestural interactions. D. By changing chimps’ living environment. 14. What does the study suggest about chimpanzees? A. Communities may differ in conversational paces. B. Their behavioral responses to gestures remain slow. C. Cultural variations in communication are unobservable. D. Their communication strategies are better than humans’. 15. What is the main idea of the text? A. Chimps use gestures for communication. B. Chimps share a common ancestor with humans. C. Turn- taking conversational patterns are widespread. D. Chimps and humans have similarities in communication. 【答案】12. D 13. C 14. A 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了一项研究发现黑猩猩和人类在交流模式上存在相似性。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“ ‘But it was an open question whether other animals share this conversational structure.’ (“但其他动物是否拥有这种对话结构是一个悬而未决的问题。”)”可知，Catherine Hobaiter在研究之前不确定的是人类这种轮流对话的方式是否是人类独有的，故选D项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“In the study, the research team collected data on chimpanzee “conversations” across five wild communities in East Africa. Their dataset represented more than 8,500 gestures for 252 individual chimpanzees. They then used computer software to measure the timing of turn- taking conversational patterns. (在这项研究中，研究小组收集了东非五个野生社区的黑猩猩“对话”数据。他们的数据集代表了252只黑猩猩的8, 500多个手势。然后，他们使用计算机软件来测量轮流对话模式的时间。)”可知，研究人员是通过分析黑猩猩的手势互动来进行实验的，他们收集了大量黑猩猩的手势数据并分析其轮流对话模式的时间，故选C项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“ ‘We did see a little variation among different chimp communities, which again matches what we see in people— there are slight cultural variations in the pace of conversation; some cultures have slower or faster talkers,’ Badihi said. (“我们确实在不同的黑猩猩群体中看到了一些差异，这再次与我们在人类身上看到的情况相匹配——对话的节奏存在轻微的文化差异；有些文化中有语速较慢或较快的说话者，”Badihi说。)”可知，不同的黑猩猩群体在对话节奏上可能存在差异，这与人类类似，故选A项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“According to new observations from a study published in the journal Current Biology, chimpanzees may share our pattern of rapidly taking turns to “speak” and, sometimes, even interrupting each other. (根据发表在《当代生物学》杂志上的一项研究的新观察结果，黑猩猩可能与我们一样有着快速轮流“说话”的模式，有时甚至会互相打断。)”及全文可知，述了研究发现黑猩猩和人类在交流方面有相似之处，包括轮流对话模式的时间相似，不同群体在对话节奏上存在类似人类的文化差异等，故选D项。 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。 Thinking is an essential part of our daily lives. We analyze, reason and think carefully to make decisions and solve problems. ___16___ This phenomenon is often called “thinking without thinking”, in other words, intuition (直觉) and it has attracted philosophers, psychologists and scientists for centuries. While intuition may seem mysterious and magical for most of us, research has explained the potential abilities that enable our minds to engage in thinking without thinking. Gladwell, a writer for The New Yorker, explores many studies and real-life examples. ___17___ One such study involved examining the ability of art experts to determine the authenticity (真实性) of an artwork. ___18___ They have sharpened their intuition through years of experience and exposure to various art styles and techniques. Researchers have proven that the brain can make unbelievably accurate assessments based on cues and patterns our conscious mind might overlook from an experimental viewpoint. ___19___ Leaders who listen to their intuitive wisdom make innovative decisions that lead to success in business. In personal relationships, intuitive insights can help us understand the needs and feelings of others, building deeper connections. Although intuition can provide valuable insights, it is not rock-solid. ___20___ To better use the power of intuition effectively, we can adopt a few essential practices. Besides engaging in activities that enable your mind to gather valuable knowledge and patterns, seeking third-party judgements to confirm or challenge your intuitive insights is very important. These practices help to develop a deeper understanding of the factors influencing your intuition. A. They demonstrate the power of intuition. B. Intuition is a kind of imagination for experts. C. Sometimes emotional influences may cloud our judgments. D. Intuition serves as a guide in both personal and professional fields. E. The study discovered they made accurate judgments within seconds. F. The brain processes vast amounts of information and intuition results from the information. G. However, sometimes our minds skip the thinking process and arrive at immediate conclusions. 【答案】16. G 17. A 18. E 19. D 20. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了直觉的力量、依据以及如何更好地利用直觉的建议。 【16题详解】 根据上文“Thinking is an essential part of our daily lives. We analyze, reason and think carefully to make decisions and solve problems. (思考是我们日常生活中必不可少一部分。我们仔细分析、推理和思考以做出决策和解决问题。)”及下文“This phenomenon is often called “thinking without thinking”, in other words, intuition(直觉) and it has attracted philosophers, psychologists and scientists for centuries. (这种现象通常被称为“无思之思”，换句话说，就是直觉。几个世纪以来，它一直吸引着哲学家、心理学家和科学家。)”可知，前后为转折关系，空处承上启下，与G项“However, sometimes our minds skip the thinking process and arrive at immediate conclusions. (然而，有时我们的大脑会跳过思考过程并立即得出结论。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选G项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“Gladwell, a writer for The New Yorker, explores many studies and real- life examples. (Gladwell是《纽约客》的作家，他探讨了许多研究和现实生活中的例子。)”可知下文与这些例子有关，与A项“They demonstrate the power of intuition. (他们展示了直觉的力量。)”上下文一致，符合文意，They指代examples，故选A项。 【18题详解】 根据下文“They have sharpened their intuition through years of experience and exposure to various art styles and techniques. (他们通过多年的经验和接触各种艺术风格和技巧，磨练了自己的直觉。)”可知，上文是讲述与直觉有关的研究发现，与E项“The study discovered they made accurate judgments within seconds. (研究发现，他们可以在几秒钟内做出准确的判断。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选E项。 【19题详解】 根据下文“Leaders who listen to their intuitive wisdom make innovative decisions that lead to success in business. In personal relationships, intuitive insights can help us understand the needs and feelings of others, building deeper connections. (倾听他们直觉智慧的领导者会做出创新决策，从而在业务上取得成功。在人际关系中，直觉洞察可以帮助我们理解他人的需求和感受，建立更深层次的联系。)”可知，下文分别从商业和个人关系方面提到了直觉的作用，与D项“Intuition serves as a guide in both personal and professional fields. (直觉在个人和专业领域都可以作为指南。)”上下文一致，符合文意。故选D项。 【20题详解】 根据上文“Although intuition can provide valuable insights, it is not rock- solid. (虽然直觉能提供有价值的见解，但它并非坚如磐石。)”可知，直觉有时候也是会影响判断的，与C项“Sometimes emotional influences may cloud our judgments. (有时情绪影响可能会蒙蔽我们的判断。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选C项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 A lot has been going on lately in my life. One of them is ___21___ a new job as an international student, not to mention the research at my university, going to the gym and my guitar practice. ___22___ these things has become so tiring that sometimes I just want to be left alone without talking to anyone. One day, I went to a bookstore and ___23___ a book titled Morning Miracle. It said the author ___24___ his life after getting up just half an hour earlier than usual. With the ___25___ to make a difference, I tried his ___26___. I got up at 5:30 sharp, and followed the following simple ___27___: 5 minutes of journaling, 5 minutes of drinking water in peace, 5 minutes of mindfulness practice, 5 minutes of push-ups and 5 minutes of looking at the vision board. At first, it was really ___28___. I turned off my alarm many times, resulting in me ___29___ my buses and trains, which had a chain reaction of me getting late for work and having some ____30____ with my job. I ____31____ chose to continue. I found that after following these ____32____ habits for 21 days straight, I performed better at work. I am more focused and have the mental stamina (耐力) to ____33____ my day and still have energy for myself. Things have been actually ____34____ for me. Starting your day in the solitude (独处) in the morning will help you maintain the focus you need to finish your daily tasks ____35____. 21. A. assessing B. reforming C. quitting D. getting 22. A. Replacing B. Listing C. Balancing D. Removing 23. A. wrote B. spotted C. sold D. published 24. A. started B. changed C. lived D. paused 25. A. agreement B. permission C. desire D. capability 26. A. method B. career C. equipment D. position 27. A. schedule B. result C. service D. dream 28. A. entertaining B. boring C. challenging D. relaxing 29. A. reserving B. shifting C. catching D. missing 30. A. negotiations B. plans C. connections D. issues 31. A. also B. still C. never D. even 32. A. basic B. odd C. legal D. complex 33. A. take up B. count on C. go through D. set aside 34. A. different B. similar C. random D. invisible 35 A. secretly B. efficiently C. busily D. slowly 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. B 24. B 25. C 26. A 27. A 28. C 29. D 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者作为留学生的忙碌生活，以及他如何通过早起和遵循一些简单的习惯，改善了自己的生活和工作状态。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：其中之一就是找一份新工作，作为一名国际学生，更不用说我在大学的研究、去健身房和吉他练习了。A. assessing评定；B. reforming改革；C. quitting退出；D. getting获得。根据后文“a new job as an international student”可知，作者找一份新工作。故选D项。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：平衡这些事情变得如此累人，以至于有时我只想一个人待着，不想和任何人说话。A. Replacing替换；B. Listing列出；C. Balancing平衡；D. Removing移除。根据前文“A lot has been going on lately in my life. One of them is 1 a new job as an international student, not to mention the research at my university, going to the gym and my guitar practice.”和后文“has become so tiring”可知，作者同时做了很多事情，所以平衡这些事情让作者感到很累。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：有一天，我去了一家书店，发现了一本名为《晨间奇迹》的书。A. wrote写；B. spotted发现；C. sold卖；D. published出版。根据后文“a book titled Morning Miracle”可知，作者发现了一本书。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：书中说，作家仅仅比平时早起半小时就改变了他的生活。A. started开始；B. changed改变；C. lived居住；D. paused暂停。根据后文“his life after getting up just half an hour earlier than usual”可知，作家比平时早起半小时，所以他的生活发生了改变。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：由于渴望改变，我尝试了他的方法。A. agreement协议；B. permission允许；C. desire渴望；D. capability能力。根据后文“to make a difference”和“I tried his...”可知，作者尝试了作家的方法，所以作者渴望自己的生活有所改变。故选C项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. method方法；B. career职业；C. equipment设备；D. position位置。根据后文“I got up at 5:30 sharp, and followed the following simple...”可知，作者尝试了书中提到的方法。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我5点30分准时起床，遵循以下简单的日程安排：5分钟的日记，5分钟安静地喝水，5分钟的正念练习，5分钟的俯卧撑，5分钟看愿景板。A. schedule日程安排；B. result结果；C. service服务；D. dream梦想。根据后文“5 minutes of journaling, 5 minutes of drinking water in peace, 5 minutes of mindfulness practice, 5 minutes of push-ups and 5 minutes of looking at the vision board”可知，这些是作者遵循的日程安排。故选A项。 【28题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：起初，这真的很有挑战性。A. entertaining有趣的；B. boring无聊的；C. challenging有挑战性的；D. relaxing放松的。根据后文“I turned off my alarm many times”可知，作者多次关掉闹钟，说明早起对作者来说很有挑战性。故选C项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我多次关掉闹钟，导致我错过了公共汽车和火车，这引发了我上班迟到和工作出现问题的连锁反应。A. reserving保留；B. shifting转移；C. catching抓住；D. missing错过。根据后文“my buses and trains”和“getting late for work”可知，作者因为关掉闹钟错过了公交车和火车，上班迟到了。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：同上。A. negotiations谈判；B. plans计划；C. connections联系；D. issues问题。根据前文“had a chain reaction of me getting late for work”可知，因为迟到，作者在工作上出现了一些问题。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我仍然选择继续。A. also也；B. still仍然；C. never从不；D. even甚至。根据后文“I found that after following these 12 habits for 21 days straight, I performed better at work.”可知，尽管有困难，作者仍然选择继续。故选B项。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我发现，在连续21天遵循这些基本习惯后，我在工作中表现得更好。A. basic基本的；B. odd奇怪的；C. legal合法的；D. complex复杂的。根据前文“ 5 minutes of journaling, 5 minutes of drinking water in peace, 5 minutes of mindfulness practice, 5 minutes of push-ups and 5 minutes of looking at the vision board.”可知，这些习惯都是基本的日常活动。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：我更加专注，并有足够的心理耐力来度过一天，并且仍然有精力为自己所用。A. take up占据；B. count on依靠；C. go through经历；D. set aside留出。根据前文“I performed better at work”和“I am more focused”可知，作者更加专注，并且有足够的耐力来度过一天。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：事情对我来说确实不同了。A. different不同的；B. similar相似的；C. random随机的；D. invisible看不见的。根据前文“I performed better at work”和“I am more focused”可知，作者的生活和工作状态发生了改变，事情变得不同了。故选A项。 【35题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：在早晨的独处中开始新的一天，将有助于你保持高效完成日常任务所需的专注力。A. secretly秘密地；B. efficiently有效地；C. busily忙碌地；D. slowly缓慢地。根据前文“Starting your day in the solitude in the morning”和“help you maintain the focus you need to finish your daily tasks”可知，在早晨独处可以帮助保持专注，从而有效地完成日常任务。故选B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。 After covering 22,000 kilometers on foot across a dozen countries, Vienna Cammarota arrived in China via Irkeshtam, the farthest west land port in China, on Aug. 29. The Italian hiker started the journey from Venice in2022, ___36___ was the birthplace of her hero Marco Polo, a great ___37___(explore) in history. The local government ___38___(enthusiastic) welcomed the 75-year-old woman and residents performed traditional dances and songs, and presented her ___39___ a gift symbolizing friendship and blessings. Now Cammarota is still on the road. When ___40___ (begin) in Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Cammarota says she will complete a 15- month cultural journey across China. She adds ___41___ she has been dreaming of is keeping following in the footsteps of Marco Polo by exploring over 30 cities in 17 provinces and autonomous ___42___(region), including Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Fujian, Guangzhou and Beijing, where her journey will conclude to mark the 750th anniversary(周年纪念) of Marco Polo’s arrival in China in 1275. Cammarota, who is ___43___ adventurous and culture- driven traveler, first ___44___(study) The Travels of Marco Polo in 2000．Now she plans to retrace(重游) the Venetian businessman’s route along the Silk Road, aiming ____45____(experience) the deep cultural heritage of Chinese civilization, witness the development and achievements of modern China, and call for global harmony and inclusiveness. 【答案】36. which 37. explorer 38. enthusiastically 39. with 40. beginning 41. what 42. regions 43. an 44. studied 45. to experience 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是75岁的意大利徒步旅行家Vienna Cammarota于今年8月份抵达中国，而她这次跨越两万两千公里的徒步旅行开始于2022年，起点是意大利的威尼斯。如今，这位有冒险精神的旅行者计划完成为期15个月的中国文化之旅，想要重游Marco Polo曾走过的丝绸之路。 【36题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这位意大利徒步旅行者于2022年从威尼斯开始旅程，威尼斯是她心目中的英雄、历史上伟大的探险家马可·波罗的出生地。分析句子结构可知，该空引导的是一个非限制性定语从句，从句缺少主语，先行词是Venice，指地点，所以此处用关系代词which。故填which。 【37题详解】 考查名词。句意：这位意大利徒步旅行者于2022年从威尼斯开始旅程，威尼斯是她心目中的英雄、历史上伟大的探险家马可·波罗的出生地。Marco Polo是一位探险家，“探险家”用explorer表示，前面有a修饰，所以用单数形式。故填explorer。 【38题详解】 考查副词。句意：当地政府热情欢迎这位75岁的妇女，居民们表演了传统的舞蹈和歌曲，并送给她一份象征着友谊和祝福的礼物。空处修饰动welcomed，要用副词形式，enthusiastic的副词为“enthusiastically”意为“热情地”。故填enthusiastically。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：当地政府热情欢迎这位75岁的妇女，居民们表演了传统的舞蹈和歌曲，并送给她一份象征着友谊和祝福的礼物。present sb. with sth.是固定搭配，意为“送给某人某物”。故填with。 【40题详解】 考查现在分词。句意：当从新疆维吾尔自治区的喀什开始时，Cammarota说她将完成一次为期15个月的中国文化之旅。这里是“连词+非谓语动词”结构，Cammarota和begin是主动关系，所以用现在分词beginning作状语。故填beginning。 【41题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：她补充说，她一直梦想着追随马可·波罗的脚步，探索17个省和自治区的30多个城市，包括新疆、甘肃、陕西、福建、广州和北京。她的旅程将在北京结束，以纪念马可·波罗1275年抵达中国750周年。空处引导的是一个宾语从句，从句中缺少主语，指事。故填what。 【42题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：她补充说，她一直梦想着追随马可·波罗的脚步，探索17个省和自治区的30多个城市，包括新疆、甘肃、陕西、福建、广州和北京。她的旅程将在北京结束，以纪念马可·波罗1275年抵达中国750周年。根据空前over 30 cities in 17 provinces and autonomous可知，此处用所给名词复数。故填regions。 【43题详解】 考查冠词。句意：Cammarota是一位充满冒险精神且受文化驱动的旅行者，他在2000年首次研读了《马可·波罗游记》。traveler是可数名词，这里表示“一个冒险和受文化驱动的旅行者”，adventurous以元音音素开头。故填an。 【44题详解】 考查动词时态。句意：Cammarota是一位充满冒险精神且受文化驱动的旅行者，他在2000年首次研读了《马可·波罗游记》。根据时间状语in 2000可知，这里要用一般过去时，study与句子主语Cammarota之间为主动关系。故填studied。 【45题详解】 考查动词不定式。句意：现在她计划重游威尼斯商人的丝绸之路路线，旨在体验中国文明深厚的文化遗产，见证现代中国的发展和成就，并呼吁全球和谐与包容。aim to do sth.是固定搭配，意为“旨在做某事”。故填to experience。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 如今，越来越多的学生使用智能手机、平板电脑等电子设备学习。请你针对该现象写一篇英文短文向你校英文报投稿，内容包括： 1．你的看法； 2．你的建议。 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。 Nowadays, more and more students are using electronic devices, such as smartphones and Pads, for their studies. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Nowadays, more and more students are using electronic devices, such as smartphones and Pads, for their studies. In my view, this trend has both advantages and disadvantages. On the one hand, these devices provide easy access to vast amounts of information and educational resources, enhancing learning efficiency. On the other hand, excessive use may lead to distractions and a decline in focus. To harness the benefits while mitigating the drawbacks, I suggest setting clear boundaries for device usage. Students should use them primarily for educational purposes and limit entertainment apps. Additionally, regular breaks should be taken to avoid eye strain and maintain concentration. By doing so, we can fully leverage the potential of electronic devices in education. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于投稿，要求考生针对如今越来越多的学生使用智能手机、平板电脑等电子设备学习的现象写一篇英文短文向学校英文报投稿，内容包括：1．你的看法；2．你的建议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 现在：nowadays→at present 提高：enhance→boost 另外：additionally→in addition 导致：lead to→result in 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Nowadays, more and more students are using electronic devices, such as smartphones and Pads, for their studies. 拓展句：Nowadays, more and more students are using electronic devices for their studies, which include smartphones and Pads. 【点睛】[高分句型1] On the one hand, these devices provide easy access to vast amounts of information and educational resources, enhancing learning efficiency. (运用了现在分词作状语) [高分句型2] To harness the benefits while mitigating the drawbacks, I suggest setting clear boundaries for device usage. (运用了不定式表目的，while引导的时间状语从句，省略和动名词作宾语) 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。 The fire raced through Lahaina, Hawaii last August so fast that it destroyed more than 2,200 buildings, most of which were homes. It left more than 7,000 people without their possession s and in need of shelter. That afternoon, 36-year-old Kalyn Lepre grabbed her phone and wall et and drove out of town. She lost everything else in her house: clothes, documents, a computer and her precious long surfboard. Lepre surfed almost every day as surfing was a source of joy and a way to maintain her mental health. Seeing her treasured surfboard reduced to pieces made her heart-broken. Jud Lau understood. The 53-year-old Maui native has been riding the waves since he was a teenager, and he’s been building surfboards for the last 15 years. He knows the value of a good surfboard. “A surfboard is part of your whole being — especially in Hawaii, where surfing originated,” he says. “Losing a surfboard is like losing a part of your soul.” So, wanting to help the victims in some way, he started thinking about all the surfers who had lost their surfboards. “That’s my area of expertise,” he says. “Surfing is a healing (治愈) thing for surfers — getting in the ocean and connecting to Mother Nature.” Lau realized he could give that back to them. He started by connecting people who wanted to donate extra surfboards to those who had lost theirs, about 200 surfboards in total. Friends in Oahu and California collected another 550 surfboards and shipped them to Maui for Lau to distribute. While he was trying to connect with those victims online, Lau happened to see a post from Lepre. The post read, “How I wish my long custom surfboard still stayed with me! Tough to pull through.” Lau suddenly realized that many surfers, like Lepre, used custom surfboards designed to accommodate their size or the type of waves they rode. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Lau contacted Lepre through the Internet. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lau decided to help more people like Lepre and Lepre joined him. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Lau contacted Lepre through the Internet. He told her that he had seen her post and understood her loss. He assured her that he could help her find a replacement for her custom surfboard, which would allow her to continue surfing. Lepre was thrilled to hear the news. She immediately agreed to be part of the effort to help other surfers who had lost their boards in the fire. Lepre felt that this was a way for her to give back to the community and help those who were struggling just like she had been. Lau decided to help more people like Lepre and Lepre joined him. Together, they organized an event to collect surfboards and donations for those who had lost everything in the fire. They reached out to local surf shops, schools, and community centers, asking for support. The response was overwhelming. With the help of volunteers, Lau and Lepre were able to distribute the surfboards to those in need. Many surfers were brought to tears when they received their new boards, grateful for the kindness of strangers. The event not only helped those who had lost their surfboards but also brought the community together in a time of need. 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了去年八月夏威夷拉海纳镇的一场大火摧毁了众多建筑，导致许多人无家可归并失去了珍贵物品，其中包括Kalyn Lepre的冲浪板。Jud Lau作为一位资深的冲浪者和冲浪板制作者，深知冲浪板对冲浪者的意义，因此开始为失去冲浪板的人提供帮助，并注意到了Lepre的求助帖。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句“Lau通过互联网联系了Lepre。”可知，第一段将描述Lau如何通过互联网联系Lepre，并告知他可以帮助她找到替代的定制冲浪板，Lepre对此感到激动并决定加入帮助其他冲浪者的行列。 ②由第二段首句“Lau决定帮助更多像Lepre一样的人，Lepre也加入了他的行列。”可知，第二段将讲述Lau和Lepre如何携手组织活动，收集冲浪板和捐款，帮助更多在火灾中失去一切的人，并描述他们的行动得到了社区的积极响应和支持。 2.续写线索：Lau联系Lepre——提供替代冲浪板——Lepre激动并决定加入——组织收集活动——得到社区支持——分发冲浪板——帮助更多人并团结社区 3.词汇激活： 行为类： ①理解：understand/comprehend ②保证：assure/guarantee ③组织：organize/arrange 情绪类： ①激动：thrilled/excited ②感激：grateful/thankful 【点睛】[高分句型1] He assured her that he could help her find a replacement for her custom surfboard, which would allow her to continue surfing. (运用了连词that引导的宾语从句和关系代词which引导的非限制性定语) [高分句型2] Lepre felt that this was a way for her to give back to the community and help those who were struggling just like she had been. (运用了连词that引导的表语从句和关系代词who引导的限制性定语) [高分句型3] Many surfers were brought to tears when they received their new boards, grateful for the kindness of strangers.(运用了从属连词when引导时间状语从句) 听力 1—5 BAABC 6—10 BCACB 11—15 ACACA 16—20 BBACC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 高三英语 考生注意： 1. 本试卷分选择题和非选择题两部分。满分150分，考试时间 120分钟。 2. 答题前，考生务必用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔将密封线内项目填写清楚。 3. 考生作答时，请将答案答在答题卡上。选择题每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑；非选择题请用直径0. 5毫米黑色墨水签字笔在答题卡上各题的答题区域内作答，超出答题区域书写的答案无效，在试题卷、草稿纸上作答无效。 4. 本卷命题范围：高考范围。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例：How much is the shirt? A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是C。 1. Where does the conversation take place? A. At home. B. At the supermarket. C. At a car repair shop. 2. How does the woman sound? A. Worried. B. Excited. C. Ashamed. 3. What does the man want to do? A. Find a roommate. B. Apply to a new school. C. Move out of his apartment. 4. Why does the woman apologize? A. For the wasted food. B. For the ruined books. C. For her dirty schoolbag. 5. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Father and daughter. B. Brother and sister. C. Mother and son. 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 is the weather now? A. Rainy. B. Cloudy. C. Sunny. 7. What is the man's advice for the woman? A. Avoid traveling. B. Buy a new phone. C. Take an umbrella. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What happened to the woman? A. Her story was lost. B. Her writing was copied. C. Her computer was stolen. 9. What will the woman do next? A. Check her backup. B. Focus on her work. C. Have lunch with the man. 听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。 10. When will the man graduate? A. In a week. B. In three months. C. In a year. 11. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Get a part-time job. B. Borrow some money. C. Receive further education. 12. What does the man probably want to be? A. A teacher. B. A translator. C. An engineer. 听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。 13. What is the man doing? A. Preparing breakfast. B. Having dinner. C. Exercising. 14. How will the man go to his company's head office? A. On foot. B. By car. C. By train. 15. How much does the man weigh now? A. 89 kilos. B. 95 kilos. C. 101 kilos. 16. How will the man help the woman? A. By biking with her. B. By lending her a book. C. By teaching her to cook. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 17. Where is the speaker now? A. In Scotland. B. In Los Angeles. C. In England. 18. What did the speaker release most recently? A. A single song. B. A three- song record. C. A twelve- song record. 19. Who will speak next? A. A musician. B. A fan. C. A host. 20. Why does the speaker give the talk? A. To recall his traveling experiences. B. To offer tips on how to become a singer. C. To share his feelings about winning an award. 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 Online Lecture: In Search of Incan Remains — Walking Today’s Cusco City Join us on Tuesday at 11:00 am Aug. 20 for a one-hour lecture and Question and Answer (Q&A) to learn about Cusco’s Incan heritage (遗产). At a Glance In the Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire (帝国), the city of Cusco was destroyed. Is there anything left of these impressive buildings and their treasures? Join historian Oscar Oviedo Velasco for a tour of this city, capital of the largest empire ever seen in the Americas. Explore the streets of Cusco in search of the remains of a city that long ago disappeared. General Notes The online lecture, which will take place live over the course of 1 — 2 hours, uses Zoo m Webinar, an easy-to-use web video service. You will receive a confirmation email when you sign up, and a reminder email one week and one day before, as well as on the morning of the event with a link and instructions on how to tune in. You will not be pictured on screen during the lecture, but you will have the opportunity to ask the instructor live questions using the Q&A box. You will also have access to a recording of the whole lecture that you can watch any time within the two weeks following the live event. Featured Expert: Oscar Oviedo Velasco Oscar Oviedo Velasco has over 15 years of experience as a local expert and Group Leader. Oscar has participated in projects related to pre-Inca civilizations and battlefields. Specializing in archeology (考古学), museology, history and art, Oscar is currently studying conservation and restoration of antiques at San Marcos University. Price The price of $25 includes a live one-hour lecture, an interactive Q&-A session, live technology support and a recording of the lecture. Prefer to participate or inquire by phone? 800-454-5768. 1 Where can the participants interact with the lecturer? A. On the phone. B. In an art school. C. In the Q&A box. D. At the lecture site. 2. What can we learn about Oscar Oviedo Velasco? A. He has explored Cusco for long. B. He works as an international guide. C. He is restoring antiques in a museum. D. He is responsible for live technology support. 3. What is accessible to the participants paying 25 dollars? A. The entire recording of the lecture. B. Long-term guidance from the expert. C. Free use of the organizer’s computers. D. A group tour to San Marcos University. B Love Is in the Air is one of the most popular wedding songs — it describes the invisible magic of this incredible feeling. For Joe l and Shelley, love is literally in the air — a couple who met 30 years ago as US Air Force jet pilots now fly Southwest Airlines planes together as a dream team. Shelley grew up in Iowa and later moved to Colorado, where Joel resided. In the late 1980s, they both went to study at the United States Air Force Academy to become professional pilots. Soon, four years at the academy passed without them actually meeting each other, although Joel heard of this girl as there were not many women studying there. A few more years later, they finally met when they got the same first assignment. When Shelley walked into the office, Joel was instantly attracted by her. “She’s taller than me. She’s an athlete, a natural leader, and just an impressive person. I didn’t know if she would consider going out with me,” Joel recalled. As time went by, Joel’s gentle and warm nature appealed to Shelley, who said, “He just really has a sensitive heart to people around him.” A year later, they started dating during their first deployment (调动) abroad — the couple would spend hours talking about everything, getting to know each other’s darkest secrets and most sacred wishes. In their hearts they both knew that they had found the one, so a few months after they came back to their country, they tied the knot. In the early 2000s, the married couple welcomed their twins and Shelley decided to take some time off flying and worked at US Air National Guard while Joel became a commercial pilot. Once the kids left the nest, Shelley found herself dreaming about flying again despite not being in the cockpit (驾驶舱) for over two decades. Joel loved the idea and encouraged Shelley to go on to study and update her pilot qualifications. In 2023, Shelley joined Joel at Southwest! Now the lovebirds fly together, Joel as the captain and Shelley as the first officer. 4. Why does the author mention a song in the first paragraph? A. To tell the theme of the text. B. To praise the couple’s wedding. C To raise a question for discussion. D. To help the couple recall their past. 5. How did Joel feel when he first met Shelley? A. Very proud. B. Rather calm. C. Less confident. D. Extremely annoyed. 6. What did Joel and Shelley do first after returning from abroad? A. They began dating. B. They got married. C. They welcomed their kids. D. They trained at an academy. 7. Which word can best describe Joel as a husband? A. Romantic. B. Supportive. C. Strict. D. Organized. C Researchers say the polymetallic nodules (多金属结核) that mining companies hope to harvest from the deep- ocean seafloor may be a source of oxygen for the animals, plants and bacteria living there. This discovery of this “dark oxygen” has the potential to rock negotiations happening this month in Jamaica, where a world rule-making body - the International Seabed Authority - is meeting to decide the future of deep-sea mining. “This study is a really good example of how limited our knowledge of the deep ocean currently is, and how much more we still stand to benefit with further scientific research,” said Diva Amon, a marine biologist from Trinidad. The excitement is focused on the potato-sized rocks - or polymetallic nodules - found littered across areas of the ocean floor. These nodules contain minerals, such as cobalt and nickel that green-energy batteries and technologies require. For years, companies such as Canada’s The Metals Co. have been working to persuade the international governing authority to greenlight their plans to harvest these metallic nodules in the Pacific Ocean’s Clarion Clipper Zone - a stretch of sea that spans 4,500 miles between Hawaii and Mexico. The company has argued that the metals are essential for building technologies that don’t rely on fossil fuels. They say the impact mining will have on the ocean floor is not only minimal, but also doesn’t compare with the destruction of rainforests and human communities that mining on land causes. But environmentalists, oceanographers and others say that driving large harvesting machines across the undeveloped and little- known ocean floor - atop and along areas of sediment (沉积物) three and four miles below the surface - could have unforeseen and disastrous consequences. They are urging lawmakers to ban the industry from digging up one of the last “untouched” ecosystems on the planet. This new research suggests the toll of mining the area could be greater than anyone had imagined. That’s because a team of international scientists found that the prized nodules produce oxygen and may be responsible for enriching this dark, remote ecosystem with one of life’s most important elements. 8. What can be known about the polymetallic nodules in the deep ocean? A. They are being widely used at present. B. Their reliance on green energy is heavy. C. They threaten surrounding living species. D. Their ability to produce oxygen is surprising. 9. Why does The Metals Co. talk about the impact of mining on the ocean floor? A. To advocate ocean protection. B. To criticize a governing authority. C. To have its plans carried out. D. To recommend perfect mining ways. 10 What do the environmentalists expect to see according to the text? A. Lawmakers’ loose policies on industries. B. Declaring mining deep-ocean nodules illegal. C. Researchers’ further exploration of the sea. D. Employing polymetallic nodules efficiently. 11. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “toll” in the last paragraph? A. Technical barrier. B. Previous ambition. C. Potential investment. D. Serious consequence. D To get our points across, we humans use numerous gestures(手势), shift the speed and tone of our speech and take turns in conversation. We aren’t the only members of the animal kingdom to do this. According to new observations from a study published in the journal Current Biology, chimpanzees may share our pattern of rapidly taking turns to “speak” and, sometimes, even interrupting each other. “While human languages are incredibly diverse, a characteristic we all share is that our conversations are structured with fast- paced turns of just 200 milliseconds on average,” study co- author and University of St Andrews primatologist(灵长类动物学家) Catherine Hobaiter said in a statement. “But it was an open question whether other animals share this conversational structure.” In the study, the research team collected data on chimpanzee “conversations” across five wild communities in East Africa. Their dataset represented more than 8,500 gestures for 252 individual chimpanzees. They then used computer software to measure the timing of turn- taking conversational patterns. 14% of communicative interactions included an exchange of gestures between two individual interactions. Most of these included a two- part exchange, but some included up to seven. “We found that the timing of chimpanzees’ gesturing and human conversational turn- taking is similar and very fast, which suggests that similar evolutionary mechanisms(进化机制) are driving these social, communicative interactions,” study co- author and University of St Andrews Ph. D student Gal Badihi said. In general, the researchers saw a similar timing observed in human conversation— short pauses between a gesture and then a gestural response at about 120 milliseconds. Some of the behavioral responses to gestures were slower. “We did see a little variation among different chimp communities, which again matches what we see in people— there are slight cultural variations in the pace of conversation; some cultures have slower or faster talkers,” Badihi said. This connection between human and chimpanzee face- to- face communication indicates that there are some hidden rules in communication in primates. The team notes that these structures could date back to a communication mechanism in a shared ancestor. Chimpanzees and humans also may have arrived at similar communication strategies as a way to enhance their interactions and manage competition for communicative “space”. 12. What was uncertain for Catherine Hobaiter before the study? A. Whether gestures were used by animals. B. Whether human talks feature fast- paced turns. C. Whether other animal species could communicate. D. Whether human conversational turn- taking was unique. 13. How did the researchers conduct their experiment? A. By rescheduling chimps’ routine life. B. By comparing chimps’ sound volume. C. By analyzing chimps’ gestural interactions. D. By changing chimps’ living environment. 14. What does the study suggest about chimpanzees? A. Communities may differ in conversational paces. B. Their behavioral responses to gestures remain slow. C. Cultural variations in communication are unobservable. D. Their communication strategies are better than humans’. 15. What is the main idea of the text? A. Chimps use gestures for communication. B. Chimps share a common ancestor with humans. C. Turn- taking conversational patterns are widespread. D. Chimps and humans have similarities in communication. 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。 Thinking is an essential part of our daily lives. We analyze reason and think carefully to make decisions and solve problems. ___16___ This phenomenon is often called “thinking without thinking”, in other words, intuition (直觉) and it has attracted philosophers, psychologists and scientists for centuries. While intuition may seem mysterious and magical for most of us, research has explained the potential abilities that enable our minds to engage in thinking without thinking. Gladwell, a writer for The New Yorker, explores many studies and real-life examples. ___17___ One such study involved examining the ability of art experts to determine the authenticity (真实性) of an artwork. ___18___ They have sharpened their intuition through years of experience and exposure to various art styles and techniques. Researchers have proven that the brain can make unbelievably accurate assessments based on cues and patterns our conscious mind might overlook from an experimental viewpoint. ___19___ Leaders who listen to their intuitive wisdom make innovative decisions that lead to success in business. In personal relationships, intuitive insights can help us understand the needs and feelings of others, building deeper connections. Although intuition can provide valuable insights, it is not rock-solid. ___20___ To better use the power of intuition effectively, we can adopt a few essential practices. Besides engaging in activities that enable your mind to gather valuable knowledge and patterns, seeking third-party judgements to confirm or challenge your intuitive insights is very important. These practices help to develop a deeper understanding of the factors influencing your intuition. A. They demonstrate the power of intuition. B. Intuition is a kind of imagination for experts. C. Sometimes emotional influences may cloud our judgments. D. Intuition serves as a guide in both personal and professional fields. E. The study discovered they made accurate judgments within seconds. F. The brain processes vast amounts of information and intuition results from the information. G. However, sometimes our minds skip the thinking process and arrive at immediate conclusions. 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。 A lot has been going on lately in my life. One of them is ___21___ a new job as an international student, not to mention the research at my university, going to the gym and my guitar practice. ___22___ these things has become so tiring that sometimes I just want to be left alone without talking to anyone. One day, I went to a bookstore and ___23___ a book titled Morning Miracle. It said the author ___24___ his life after getting up just half an hour earlier than usual. With the ___25___ to make a difference, I tried his ___26___. I got up at 5:30 sharp, and followed the following simple ___27___: 5 minutes of journaling, 5 minutes of drinking water in peace, 5 minutes of mindfulness practice, 5 minutes of push-ups and 5 minutes of looking at the vision board. At first, it was really ___28___. I turned off my alarm many times, resulting in me ___29___ my buses and trains, which had a chain reaction of me getting late for work and having some ____30____ with my job. I ____31____ chose to continue. I found that after following these ____32____ habits for 21 days straight, I performed better at work. I am more focused and have the mental stamina (耐力) to ____33____ my day and still have energy for myself. Things have been actually ____34____ for me. Starting your day in the solitude (独处) in the morning will help you maintain the focus you need to finish your daily tasks ____35____. 21. A. assessing B. reforming C. quitting D. getting 22. A. Replacing B. Listing C. Balancing D. Removing 23. A. wrote B. spotted C. sold D. published 24. A. started B. changed C. lived D. paused 25. A. agreement B. permission C. desire D. capability 26. A. method B. career C. equipment D. position 27. A. schedule B. result C. service D. dream 28. A. entertaining B. boring C. challenging D. relaxing 29. A. reserving B. shifting C. catching D. missing 30. A. negotiations B. plans C. connections D. issues 31. A. also B. still C. never D. even 32. A. basic B. odd C. legal D. complex 33. A. take up B. count on C. go through D. set aside 34. A. different B. similar C. random D. invisible 35. A. secretly B. efficiently C. busily D. slowly 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。 After covering 22,000 kilometers on foot across a dozen countries, Vienna Cammarota arrived in China via Irkeshtam, the farthest west land port in China, on Aug. 29. The Italian hiker started the journey from Venice in2022, ___36___ was the birthplace of her hero Marco Polo, a great ___37___(explore) in history. The local government ___38___(enthusiastic) welcomed the 75-year-old woman and residents performed traditional dances and songs, and presented her ___39___ a gift symbolizing friendship and blessings. Now Cammarota is still on the road. When ___40___ (begin) in Kashgar in the Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, Cammarota says she will complete a 15- month cultural journey across China. She adds ___41___ she has been dreaming of is keeping following in the footsteps of Marco Polo by exploring over 30 cities in 17 provinces and autonomous ___42___(region), including Xinjiang, Gansu, Shaanxi, Fujian, Guangzhou and Beijing, where her journey will conclude to mark the 750th anniversary(周年纪念) of Marco Polo’s arrival in China in 1275. Cammarota, who is ___43___ adventurous and culture- driven traveler, first ___44___(study) The Travels of Marco Polo in 2000．Now she plans to retrace(重游) the Venetian businessman’s route along the Silk Road, aiming ____45____(experience) the deep cultural heritage of Chinese civilization, witness the development and achievements of modern China, and call for global harmony and inclusiveness. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 如今，越来越多的学生使用智能手机、平板电脑等电子设备学习。请你针对该现象写一篇英文短文向你校英文报投稿，内容包括： 1．你的看法； 2．你的建议。 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。 Nowadays, more and more students are using electronic devices, such as smartphones and Pads, for their studies. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 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。 The fire raced through Lahaina, Hawaii last August so fast that it destroyed more than 2,200 buildings, most of which were homes. It left more than 7,000 people without their possession s and in need of shelter. That afternoon, 36-year-old Kalyn Lepre grabbed her phone and wall et and drove out of town. She lost everything else in her house: clothes, documents, a computer and her precious long surfboard. Lepre surfed almost every day as surfing was a source of joy and a way to maintain her mental health. Seeing her treasured surfboard reduced to pieces made her heart-broken. Jud Lau understood. The 53-year-old Maui native has been riding the waves since he was a teenager and he’s been building surfboards for the last 15 years. He knows the value of a good surfboard. “A surfboard is part of your whole being — especially in Hawaii, where surfing originated,” he says. “Losing a surfboard is like losing a part of your soul.” So, wanting to help the victims in some way, he started thinking about all the surfers who had lost their surfboards. “That’s my area of expertise,” he says. “Surfing is a healing (治愈) thing for surfers — getting in the ocean and connecting to Mother Nature.” Lau realized he could give that back to them. He started by connecting people who wanted to donate extra surfboards to those who had lost theirs, about 200 surfboards in total. Friends in Oahu and California collected another 550 surfboards and shipped them to Maui for Lau to distribute. While he was trying to connect with those victims online, Lau happened to see a post from Lepre. The post read, “How I wish my long custom surfboard still stayed with me! Tough to pull through.” Lau suddenly realized that many surfers, like Lepre, used custom surfboards designed to accommodate their size or the type of waves they rode. 注意：1．续写词数应为150个左右； 2．请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Lau contacted Lepre through the Internet. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Lau decided to help more people like Lepre and Lepre joined him. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力 1—5 BAABC 6—10 BCACB 11—15 ACACA 16—20 BBACC 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$