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2023-2024年莆田一中高一上期中考试卷 第一部分 听力 (略) 第二部分 阅读理解 (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 Does your child love high-tech, writing or specialty arts? Attending a summer camp with this focus is a perfect way for them to explore and to experience. Look through our selection and find the perfect fit for your child. ID Tech Summer Camp We’re trusted and hosted by the world’s top learning organizations. The right instructor changes everything. With personalized learning, your child will progress at their own pace. Your child can level up to Grade 10, standing out to colleges and future workers. We can’t wait to welcome your child to our community of 500, 000+students. Summer Academic Youth Programs Summer is the perfect time for pre-college students to explore their career interests. Our programs provide opportunities for students to experience college life while expanding their knowledge and exploring their interests. There are many opportunities including overnight camps and class credit opportunities. Independent Lake Camp It is an overnight summer camp offering impressive activities due to our quality facilities (设备), and talented staff. Started as a non-traditional summer camp, we focus on promoting creativity within each camper and the community and developing individual growth with our personalized scheduling — each camper chooses their own activities. Virtual Live Creative Writing Camp Creative writing is taught live online by experienced teachers. Great for ages 7+and divided into age-based groups, this camp has a limited class size so students can learn fun new skills. Videos will be made available to all creative writing campers. So with several camps to attend, your child will never miss a beat! 1. Who will be interested in Summer Academic Youth Programs? A. Graduates looking for jobs. B. Students to level up credits. C. Learners to have academic courses. D. High schoolers expecting college life. 2. What do ID Tech Summer Camp and Independent Lake Camp have in common? A. They make arrangements for work. B. They include overnight activities. C. They offer personalized learning. D. They improve personal creativity. 3. Which camp best suits children with busy summer schedules? A. ID Tech Summer Camp. B. Independent Lake Camp. C. Virtual Live Creative Writing Camp. D. Summer Academic Youth Programs. 【答案】1. D 2. C 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四款针对不同兴趣孩子的暑期夏令营活动及其特色。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据Summer Academic Youth Programs部分提到的“Summer is the perfect time for pre-college students to explore their career interests. Our programs provide opportunities for students to experience college life while expanding their knowledge and exploring their interests.(夏季对于大学预科学生来说是探索职业兴趣的最佳时机。我们的项目为学生提供了体验大学生活的机会，同时扩展他们的知识并探索自己的兴趣)”可知，这个项目适合期待体验大学生活的高中生。故选D。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据ID Tech Summer Camp提到了“With personalized learning, your child will progress at their own pace.(通过个性化学习，您的孩子将按照自己的节奏进步)”及Independent Lake Camp也提到了“Started as a non-traditional summer camp, we focus on promoting creativity within each camper and the community and developing individual growth with our personalized scheduling — each camper chooses their own activities.(我们最初是一个非传统的夏令营，专注于在每位营员及社区中激发创造力，并通过个性化的日程安排促进个人成长——每位营员可以自主选择他们的活动)”可知，两者都强调了个性化学习的特点。故选C。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据Virtual Live Creative Writing Camp中的“Creative writing is taught live online by experienced teachers.(创意写作课程由经验丰富的教师在线直播授课)”及“Videos will be made available to all creative writing campers. So with several camps to attend, your child will never miss a beat!(创意写作营的学员可以获得所有课程视频。因此，即使参加多个营地活动，您的孩子也不会错过任何内容)”可知，这个夏令营提供了灵活的在线参与方式，适合时间安排紧凑的孩子。故选C。 B Anna Chojnicka was quarantined (隔离) last year in her house because of COVID-19. She was so bored that she absent-mindedly picked up a banana on her kitchen table and started running her fork along the outside of the skin. The dark lines that appeared on the skin looked interesting to her, and she watched as the marks gradually got darker. She continued doodling and was soon interested. Chojnicka started making pictures that were more and more complex (复杂的) using the same way—only pressure, no paint—until she drew an Ethiopian coffee pot and cup. Her new hobby was born. Since that first day she knew what she could do by drawing on a banana skin, Chojnicka has been posting her daily paintings online, where she has thousands of fans. “I haven’t missed a day, but I know I can’t keep that up forever,” she says, adding that she finishes her daily picture, takes a photo and then eats the banana because she doesn’t like waste. Her art comes to life by oxidization (氧化). Just like apples, bananas oxidize or turn brown as their cells interact with oxygen in the air. Cells that are damaged brown faster. By varying the time when she applied the marks, Chojnicka discovered that she could create complex pictures. While her banana drawings began as a way to overcome boredom, they have become something bigger. “I saw a chance to put it to something good,” says Chojnicka. With the help of her social media fans, she has collected about $1,600 for FareShare, an organization in the United Kingdom that provides food for people in need. 4. What does the underlined word “doodling” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Eating. B. Drawing. C. Observing. D. Imagining. 5. What does Chojnicka do after finishing her daily creation? A. She colors it with dark paint. B. She sells it to her followers online. C. She throws the oxidized banana away. D. She shares a photo of it on the social media and then eats it. 6. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How Chojnicka took up the hobby. B. How banana drawings are possible. C. Why banana drawings are so popular. D. Why Chojnicka began to study fruits. 7. What is Chojnicka trying to do with her creations? A. To help the society. B. To climb to the top of her career. C. To teach people how to appreciate art. D. To encourage her followers to achieve their dreams. 【答案】4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了英国女艺术家安娜·霍伊尼茨卡隔离期间利用氧化作用在香蕉皮上创作艺术品的故事。 【4题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词前文“She was so bored that she absent-mindedly picked up a banana on her kitchen table and started running her fork along the outside of the skin. The dark lines that appeared on the skin looked interesting to her, and she watched as the marks gradually got darker.( 她太无聊了，她心不在焉地拿起厨房桌子上的香蕉，开始用叉子在香蕉皮的外面划来划去。在她看来，香蕉皮上出现的暗纹很有意思，她看着这些痕迹逐渐变暗)”可知，安娜·霍伊尼茨卡在香蕉皮上用叉子刻画打发时间，对线条感兴趣，然后继续刻画，直至被完全吸引。所以doodling应是“刻画”之意。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Since that first day she knew what she could do by drawing on a banana skin, Chojnicka has been posting her daily paintings online, where she has thousands of fans. “I haven’t missed a day, but I know I can’t keep that up forever,” she says, adding that she finishes her daily picture, takes a photo and then eats the banana because she doesn’t like waste.(从她第一天知道她可以在香蕉皮上画画开始，霍伊尼茨卡就把她每天的画发到网上，她在网上有成千上万的粉丝。她说：“我没有错过一天，但我知道我不能永远这样做。”她补充说，她完成了每天的照片，拍了照片，然后吃香蕉，因为她不喜欢浪费)”可知，霍伊尼茨卡每天创作作品，分享网络，然后把香蕉吃掉。故选D。 【6题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第三段“Her art comes to life by oxidization (氧化). Just like apples, bananas oxidize or turn brown as their cells interact with oxygen in the air. Cells that are damaged brown faster. By varying the time when she applied the marks, Chojnicka discovered that she could create complex pictures. (由于氧化作用，她的作品焕发出了生机。和苹果一样，香蕉会与空气中的氧气发生氧化反应，也就是线条会逐渐变黑。霍伊尼茨卡发现，通过变化在香蕉皮上刻画的时间，她能够创作出更复杂的作品)”可知，通过不断摸索，霍伊尼茨卡逐渐掌握了如何成功在香蕉皮上创作，也就是利用香蕉皮作画成为可能。故选B。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段““I saw a chance to put it to something good,” says Chojnicka. With the help of her social media fans, she has collected about $1,600 for FareShare, an organization in the United Kingdom that provides food for people in need.(我发现可以利用它来一些有益的事，霍伊尼茨卡说道。在她的媒体粉丝的帮助下，霍伊尼茨卡为FareShare----一个给有需求的人提供食物的组织----筹集到1600美元)”可知，霍伊尼茨卡通过香蕉皮创作的影响力，做了有益于社会的事情，即帮助社会。故选A。 C Great scientific progress has been made in recent years to show that walking is among the simplest and most effective for people to promote (促进) physical health and help prevent diseases. A research has brought more good news. A team of researchers looked at data (数据) on 474,919 people who took part in the UK Biobank study, in which they answered whether the walking speed was slow, average or fast. Researchers also measured factors (因素) including the people’s BMI (体重指数) and body-fat percentage. They found that people who walked fast had longer life expectancies (预期寿命) than the others in spite of their BMI, at 86.7 to 87.8 years for women 85.2 to 86.8 years for men. Those who walked slowly had short expectancies, particularly those who moved slowly and had a BMI of less than 20, even though this was in the healthy range. Women in this group had an average life expectancy of 72.4 years, dropping to 64.8 years for men. The lowest life expectancy was seen in those who were underweight with a slow walking speed which is in contrast to the assumption: that is often made that fatness creates the greatest risk. In fact, many others have also reported an increased risk of death rate in those who are underweight, although this research is the first to investigate this in relation to walking speed. However, the study is not a cause-and-effect relationship. More research must be done to look at whether the high-risk group could improve their life expectancies by picking up their speed. “While there’re likely to be many factors contributing to the strength of our findings, increasing your fitness is one of the best things you can do for your health, ”,said Tom Yates, lead author of the study. “Increasing your walking speed in everyday life is a good way to increase fitness levels, particularly in those who are slow walkers. So get moving fast!” 8. How did the researchers carry out their new research? A. By observing many people. B. By doing surveys. C. By analyzing the information. D. By doing experiments. 9. What does the author say about the study? A. It needs further research. B. It arrives at a wrong conclusion. C. Its findings are not reasonable. D. Its results are similar to those of past studies. 10. What is Yates attempting to do in the last paragraph? A. Make comments. B. Give suggestions. C. Offer explanations. D. Express opinions. 11. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Walk for better health. B. Fast walkers appear to live longer. C. Your BMI determines how long you live. D. Increasing your fitness matters. 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. B 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。一份新的研究表明：走得快的人比其他人的预期寿命更长。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“A team of researchers looked at data (数据) on 474,919 people who took part in the UK Biobank study…Researchers also measured factors (因素) including the people’s BMI (体重指数) and body-fat percentage.(一组研究人员查看了474919名参与英国生物银行研究的人的数据……研究人员还测量了人们的BMI和体脂百分比等因素)”可知，研究人员通过分析信息来进行新研究的。故选C。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段“However, the study is not a cause-and-effect relationship. More research must be done to look at whether the high-risk group could improve their life expectancies by picking up their speed.(然而，这项研究并不是因果关系。必须进行更多的研究，看看高危人群是否可以通过加快速度来提高预期寿命)”可知，作者认为这项研究还需要进一步研究。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段““Increasing your walking speed in everyday life is a good way to increase fitness levels, particularly in those who are slow walkers. So get moving fast! ”(“在日常生活中提高你的步行速度是提高健康水平的一个好方法，尤其是那些慢步者。”所以赶快行动吧！”)”可知，Tom Yates建议人们快步走起来。即Yates在本段的目的是给建议。故选B。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段“A research has brought more good news.(一项研究带来了更多好消息)”可知，本文主要介绍了一份新的研究。根据第三自然段“They found that people who walked fast had longer life expectancies (预期寿命) than the others in spite of their BMI, at 86.7 to 87.8 years for women 85.2 to 86.8 years for men. Those who walked slowly had short expectancies, particularly those who moved slowly and had a BMI of less than 20, even though this was in the healthy range.(他们发现，尽管体重指数很高，但走得快的人比其他人的预期寿命更长，女性为86.7至87.8岁，男性为85.2至86.8岁。那些走路慢的人的预期寿命很短，尤其是那些走路慢且BMI低于20的人，尽管这在健康范围内)”可知，这份研究的主要内容是快走与延长寿命的关系。B项“Fast walkers appear to live longer.(快走者似乎寿命更长)”最能概括文章主旨。故选B。 D When you are lying in bed, every single noise-from the creak(嘎吱声) of the bed to a whistle in your partner’s nose-may keep you awake. You may find it hard to get a good night’s sleep. Actually, you may just need more noise. While it may sound strange, it is scientifically proven that certain types of noise can help you sleep well. Specially white, pink and Brown noise can mask(掩饰) these sounds, creating a more harmonious background. White noise contains sounds of all frequencies(频率) that humans can hear. But it comes across as a high-pitched buzz(声调高的嗡嗡声). That’s because of the way your ears hear it. Basically, your brain strengthens sounds in higher-pitched frequencies. So while you are hearing sounds from a variety of frequencies, the highest frequencies tend to drown(淹没) the lower-pitched ones. The pink noise balanced out the noise so that sounds of all frequencies are heard equally. The higher the frequency, the more its volume is decreased. To your ears, the sound is deeper and softer than white noise. Think of rain falling on the sidewalk or a gentle wind in the trees. In a study at China’s Peking University, researchers found that when people hear either pink noise or no noise during the sleep, 75 % reported more restful sleep with the pink noise. Brain activity monitors proved that people had 23 % more restful brain activity at night with pink noise and 45 % more restful sleep during naps. Brown noise takes this concept to the next level, further weakening higher frequency noise to produce an even deeper and richer sound. The color of noise that will help you get more sleep is the one you like the best. While pink and brown noises are deeper and more balanced than white noise, your personal sleep preferences will decide which one gives you the best sleep. 12. According to the passage, we know that the white noise ________ A. removes low-frequency sounds. B. protects ears from high-pitched sounds. C. makes sounds of all frequencies heard equally. D. contains sounds of all frequencies of people can hear. 13. Why does the author mention the study at China’s Peking University? A. To show the need for silence during sleep. B. To prove pink noise’s positive influence on sleep. C. To stress the importance of restful sleep. D. To give the reason for more noise for sleep. 14. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. Some types of noise may help people sleep better. B. Our brain is always kept active. C. Many people have difficulty sleeping well. D. Noise has different colors and frequencies. 15. In which section of newspaper may this passage appear? A. Environment. B. Education. C. Science. D. Travel. 【答案】12. D 13. B 14. A 15. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。短文介绍了有些类型的噪音可以帮助人们睡得更好。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“White noise contains sounds of all frequencies(频率) that humans can hear.”（白噪声包含人类能听到的所有频率的声音）可知，白噪声包含人类能听到的所有频率的声音。故选D项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“In a study at China’s Peking University, researchers found that when people hear either pink noise or no noise during the sleep, 75 % reported more restful sleep with the pink noise.”（在中国北京大学的一项研究中，研究人员发现，当人们在睡眠中听到粉红色的噪音或没有噪音时，75%的人报告说，有了粉红色的噪音，他们的睡眠会更平静）可知，作者为什么提到中国北京大学的研究是为了证明粉色噪音对睡眠的积极影响。故选B项。 【14题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“While it may sound strange, it is scientifically proven that certain types of noise can help you sleep well.”（虽然这听起来很奇怪，但科学证明，某些类型的噪音可以帮助你睡得好）以及下文具体介绍了集中类型的噪音。可知，短文主要关于有些类型的噪音可以帮助人们睡得更好。故选A项。 【15题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“While it may sound strange, it is scientifically proven that certain types of noise can help you sleep well.”（虽然这听起来很奇怪，但科学证明，某些类型的噪音可以帮助你睡得好）以及下文具体介绍了集中类型的噪音。可知，短文主要关于有些类型的噪音可以帮助人们睡得更好。所以短文来自报纸上的科学板块。故选C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。 How to get motivated You must think positively no matter how big a challenge is. If you think positively you will feel better and will be able to overcome challenges in life. Furthermore, meet an optimistic person and you will notice how motivated he is towards life. ____16____ On the other hand,negative thinking will only cause more depression in your life. One of the best ways to motivate oneself is to get inspired by others’ success. ____17____ Instead, take inspiration from their success stories. This will make you motivated to get what you want. Moreover, you can also read books that are written by inspirational and successful personalities. There is a famous quote that reads, “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.” ____18____ Therefore, it is important to exercise. Whether you are working out in the gym or going for a long walk, make sure that you include an exercise plan in your daily routine. ____19____ Therefore, it is important to break your routine and do something different. Either you go on a vacation or learn a new skill, it is important to break the sameness in your daily life. Human beings are extraordinary individuals who are able to complete the hardest tasks and achieve the impossible. It is important to get out of your comfort zone and try something different. ____20____ A. If your mind is healthy you will think positively. B. Keeping yourself motivated is not a difficult task. C. Don’t envy those who are successful around you. D. You might lose motivation by doing the same things over and over again. E. Remember, positive thinking gives you motivation to achieve what you want. F. By doing so you will get motivated and your attitudes towards life will be positive. G. Do things that make you happy and find inspiration in everything you see possibly. 【答案】16. E 17. C 18. A 19. D 20. F 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了我们该怎样激发自身积极性。 【16题详解】 根据前文“Furthermore, meet an optimistic person and you will notice how motivated he is towards life.(此外，遇到一个乐观的人，你会发现他对生活是多么的积极)”以及后文“On the other hand,negative thinking will only cause more depression in your life.(另一方面，消极的想法只会给你的生活带来更多的抑郁)”可知，此处应是将消极和积极对你的好处作对比，前文没有提到，所以应是空处提到积极的好处，所以E项“Remember, positive thinking gives you motivation to achieve what you want.(记住，积极的思考给你动力去实现你想要的)”符合文意，和后文形成对比。故选E项。 【17题详解】 根据前文“One of the best ways to motivate oneself is to get inspired by others’ success.(激励自己最好方法之一就是从别人的成功中得到启发)”可知，本段主要讲述了和成功的人学习，根据后文“Instead, take inspiration from their success stories.(相反，从他们的成功故事中汲取灵感)”可知，空处应和后文构成转折关系，所以C项“Don’t envy those who are successful around you.(不要嫉妒你周围的成功人士)”符合本段主题，并且和后文构成转折关系。故选C项。 18题详解】 分析设空，空处位于首句之后，应是对前句的进一步解释，根据前文“There is a famous quote that reads, “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.”(有一句名言是这样说的：“健康的身体会带来健康的思想。”)”可知，A项“If your mind is healthy you will think positively.(如果你的思想是健康的，你就会积极地思考)”符合文意，是对前句的进一步说明，其中mind和healthy为同词复现。故选A项。 【19题详解】 分析设空，位于段首，是本段的中心句，根据后文“Therefore, it is important to break your routine and do something different. Either you go on a vacation or learn a new skill, it is important to break the sameness in your daily life.(因此，打破常规，做一些不同的事情是很重要的。无论你是去度假还是学习一项新技能，打破日常生活中的千篇一律是很重要的)”可知，本段主要讲述要打破常规，不要总做生活中的千篇一律的事，所以D项“You might lose motivation by doing the same things over and over again.(你可能会因为一遍又一遍地做同样的事情而失去动力)”符合文段主题，为本段中心句。故选D项。 【20题详解】 分析设空，位于段尾，是对前文的总结，根据前文“Human beings are extraordinary individuals who are able to complete the hardest tasks and achieve the impossible. It is important to get out of your comfort zone and try something different.(人类是非凡的个体，他们能够完成最困难的任务，实现不可能的目标。走出你的舒适区，尝试一些不同的东西是很重要的)”可知，后文应是总结这么做的好处，所以F项“By doing so you will get motivated and your attitudes towards life will be positive.(通过这样做，你会有动力，你对生活的态度会变得积极)”符合文意，是前文的总结，其中doing so代指前文的走出你的舒适区。故选F项。 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节，满分50分) 第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I met my art teacher Ms. J in the seventh grade and she changed me. In her first class, she encouraged us to ____21____ what art meant. During the discussion about facial structure and paintings, she ____22____ the “golden ratio (黄金比例)”, a beauty standard and explained how Da Vinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually (视觉上) attractive. I couldn’t help but think that if my ____23____ had been measured against the “golden ratio”, my score would have been low. I was born with a facial disfigurement (缺陷) and my face looked ____24____ . After several appointments with ____25____ , my face was changed many times with little improvement. I ____26____ seeing myself in the mirror. People’s strange words and curious expressions kept telling me that I was different. Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below. I felt ____27____ . I told Ms. J about my ____28____ and how my face was compared to Picasso’s painting. “Art isn’t about what you see but about what you ____29____ .” She comforted me and told me that our ____30____ appearances were our signatures that we left in the world, which set us ____31____ and made us beautiful. And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. “You see, Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ____32____ beauty on us,” she added. I was touched by her words, and I wondered why I had never thought this way. “Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame, but it’s a(n) ____33____ . You are unique and you are a masterpiece.” Today, when I look into the mirror, I will remember the words of my teacher, “Beauty is subjective” and I get to know my appearance is my ____34____ . It takes me years to ____35____ that beauty is more than a cold calculation. 21. A. like B. explore C. record D. master 22. A. introduced B. invented C. questioned D. drew 23. A. legs B. head C. feet D. face 24. A. normal B. pale C. frightening D. amusing 25. A. doctors B. artists C. teachers D. actors 26. A. hated B. enjoyed C. kept D. imagined 27. A. nervous B. ashamed C. puzzled D. curious 28. A. choices B. dreams C. sufferings D. goals 29. A. paint B. plan C. hear D. feel 30. A. pretty B. ordinary C. ugly D. unique 31. A. down B. apart C. back D. aside 32. A. impressed B. focused C. went D. loaded 33. A. job B. victory C. honour D. excuse 34. A. pain B. art C. stress D. chance 35. A. watch B. complain C. realize D. forget 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. D 31. B 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者在老师的教导下，正确对待自己脸部的缺陷，并不再为此难过的故事。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在她的第一堂课上，她鼓励我们探索艺术的意义。A. like喜欢；B. explore探索；C. record记录；D. master掌握。根据后文“During the discussion about”可知此处表达“探索艺术意义”。故选B。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在讨论面部结构和绘画时，她介绍了“黄金比例”，这是一种美丽的标准，并解释了达·芬奇是如何将其应用到他的作品中，以确保作品在视觉上具有吸引力。A. introduced介绍；B. invented发明；C. questioned提问；D. drew绘画。根据前文“In her first class”以及后文“the “golden ratio(黄金比例)””，可知是介绍“黄金比例” 。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我忍不住想，如果我的脸是按照“黄金比例”来衡量的，我的分数就会很低。A. legs腿；B. head头；C. feet脚；D. face脸。根据前文“facial structure”可知，此处指的是脸。故选D。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我生下来就有面部缺陷，我的脸看起来很可怕。A. normal正常的；B. pale苍白的；C. frightening让人害怕的；D. amusing让人发笑的。根据上文“I was born with a facial disfigurement”可知，作者脸有缺陷，所以看起来会让人害怕。故选C。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在定期看医生后，我的脸改变了很多次，但几乎没有多大改善。A. doctors医生；B. artists艺术家；C. teachers老师；D. actors演员。根据后文“my face was changed many times with little improvement.”可知，此处表示“在定期看医生后，我的脸改变了很多次，但几乎没有多大改善”。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我讨厌照镜子。A. hated讨厌；B. enjoyed喜欢；C. kept保持；D. imagined想象。 根据前文“with little improvement”可知，作者没有什么改变，所以脸还是有缺陷，就自然而然讨厌照镜子。故选A。 【27题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我感到羞愧。A. nervous紧张的；B. ashamed羞愧的；C. puzzled感到困惑的；D. curious好奇的。根据上文“Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below”可知，作者的照片出现在一本杂志上，下面有几个大字“脸与毕加索的作品相似”，这让作者感到羞愧。故选B。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我告诉Ms. J我的痛苦，以及我的脸如何被比作毕加索的画。A. choices选择；B. dreams梦想；C. sufferings遭遇；D. goals目标。根据上文“Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below. I felt ___7__”可知，作者告诉老师自己的遭遇。故选C。 29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：艺术不在于你看到什么，而在于你的感受。A. paint画；B. plan计划；C. hear听见；D. feel感受。 根据下文““You see, Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ____12____ beauty on us,” she added.”可知，这里指艺术来源于感受。故选D。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：她安慰我，告诉我，我们独特的外表是我们在世界上留下的印记，它使我们与众不同，使我们变得美丽。然后她给我看了一张白发老人的照片。A. pretty漂亮的；B. ordinary普通的；C. ugly丑陋的；D. unique独特的。根据下文“You are unique and you are a masterpiece.”可知，此处是指独特的外表。故选D。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：她安慰我，告诉我，我们独特的外表是我们在世界上留下的印记，它使我们与众不同，使我们变得美丽。然后她给我看了一张白发老人的照片。 A. down下面；B. apart分开；C. back后面；D. aside一边。根据上文“our __10___ appearances were our signatures that we left in the world”可知，此处表示“我们独特的外表是我们在世界上留下的印记，它使我们与众不同”，set sb. apart意义为“使某人与众不同”，结合前文句意，符合题意。故选B。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她补充说道“你看，达·芬奇看起来很普通，但他的作品给我们留下了美丽的印象。”。A. impressed使……印象深刻；B. focused专注；C. went去；D. loaded装载。根据上文“Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works”和常识可知，达·芬奇的画给人们留下了美丽的印象。故选A。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“与毕加索相比似乎是一种耻辱，但这是一种荣誉。你是独一无二的，是一件杰作。”A. job工作；B. victory胜利；C. honour荣誉；D. excuse借口。根据下文“You are unique and you are a masterpiece”可知，此处表示“与毕加索相比似乎是一种耻辱，但这是一种荣誉。你是独一无二的，是一件杰作”，故选C。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：今天，当我照镜子时，我会想起老师的话，“美是主观的”，我知道我的外表是我的艺术。 A. pain痛苦；B. art艺术；C. stress压力；D. chance机会。根据第二段“In her first class, she encouraged us to ____1____ what art meant.”可知，此处表示“我知道我的外表是我的艺术”。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我花了好几年的时间才意识到美丽不仅仅是一种冷酷的计算。A. watch看；B. complain抱怨；C. realize意识到；D. forget忘记。根据下文“that beauty is more than a cold calculation”可知，此处表达的是很久以后，作者才意识到美丽不仅仅是一种冷酷的计算。故选C。 第二节 完成句子 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面的句子，在空格处填入括号内单词的正确形式或根据中文提示填入短语，每空填一个单词。 36. It ________ ________(讲得通) to work on the problem before it gets out of control. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 【答案】 ①. makes ②. sense 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语和时态。句意：在问题失去控制之前解决它是有意义的。根据汉语意思提示可知，此处为动词短语make sense“讲得通，有道理”，满足句意要求，结合从句动词gets可知，此处应为一般现在时，主语It为第三人称单数，所以为动词用第三人称单数形式。故分别填makes；sense。 37. Spain ________(接管，控制)Peru in the 16th century and ruled it until 1821. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 【答案】took control of 【解析】 【详解】考查短语和时态。句意：西班牙在16世纪控制了秘鲁，并一直统治到1821年。take control of“接管，控制”符合题意，和下文ruled为并列的谓语动词，因此也用一般过去时。故填took control of。 38. My adviser recommended that I should ________ ________ ________ (报名参加) advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 【答案】 ①. sign ②. up ③. for 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语。句意：我的导师建议我报名读高级文学，因为我喜欢英语，而且我擅长英语。根据汉语提示可知，此处是动词短语sign up for报名参加。情态动词should后接动词原形。故填①sign；②up；③for。 39. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and ______ ______ (分发) food to homeless people in the community. (根据汉语提示完成句子) 【答案】 ①. hand ②. out 【解析】 【详解】考查时态。句意：每周三，我们都会在施食处工作，向社区里无家可归的人分发食物。结合汉语提示可知填入hand out，和work一起作并列谓语，结合时间状语Every Wednesday和work，可知句子用一般现在时。故填① hand ②out。 40. In less than one minute, a large city lay ________ ________ (破败不堪). (根据汉语提示完成句子) 【答案】 ①. in ②. ruins 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语。句意：不到一分钟，一座大城市就变成了废墟。“破败不堪”是固定短语in ruins。故填in，ruins。 41. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals ________ ________ (对……独特的) the rainforest. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 【答案】 ①. unique ②. to 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语。句意：然后你可以花三天时间在当地导游的带领下探索热带雨林，欣赏热带雨林特有的动植物。根据汉语提示及句意可知，此处是固定短语be unique to对……来说是独特的，在句中作定语。故填①unique；②to。 42. I am writing to ______ ______ (申请) the post of volunteer for the activity. (根据汉语提示完成句子) 【答案】 ①. apply ②. for 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语。句意：我写这封信是为了申请这个活动的志愿者职位。根据“writing to”可知，空处应为动词原形，与“to”构成动词不定式；根据汉语提示，动词短语apply for表示“申请”，符合句意。故空①填apply；空②填for。 43. ________ (compare) with the ocean, a drop of water is extremely insignificant. 【答案】Compared 【解析】 【详解】考查过去分词。句意：与海洋相比，一滴水是微不足道的。compare 与a drop of water之间是逻辑上的动宾关系，表被动，所以用过去分词。故填Compared。 44. I also remember ______ (attract) by the wisdom of two writers in our group. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】being attracted 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：我也记得我被我们组里两位作家的智慧所吸引。分析知，此处是固定搭配：remember doing sth.意为“记得做过某事”，又根据后文的by可知，I和attract之间是被动关系，此处表被动，所以需用动名词的被动形式。故填being attracted。 45. Michael Jordan says that the secret ________ his success is learning from his failures. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】to 【解析】 【详解】考查介词。句意：迈克尔·乔丹说他成功的秘诀是从失败中吸取教训。the secret to...……的秘密/秘诀，固定搭配，故填to。 46. She joined a volunteer club to help teenagers quit ______ (smoke) and live a healthier life. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】smoking 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：她加入了一个志愿者俱乐部，帮助青少年戒烟，过上更健康的生活。分析句子，句中quit doing为固定短语，意为“停止做某事”，使用动名词作宾语。故填smoking。 47. What you do after studying could have a big effect ______ how well you learn and remember. (用适当的词填空) 【答案】on##upon 【解析】 【详解】考查介词。句意：你在学习后做的事情对你的学习和记忆有很大的影响。have a(n)...effect on/upon固定搭配，意为“对……产生……的影响”，故填on/upon。 48. Exercise is ______ (reward) than holding a membership card at an expensive fitness club. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】 more rewarding 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词比较级。句意：锻炼比在昂贵的健身俱乐部持有会员卡更有收获。结合than，用形容词rewarding (有益的、值得做的)的比较级作表语。故填 more rewarding。 49. My uncle gave me ________(detail) instructions on how to get there. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】detailed 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词。句意：我叔叔详细地告诉我如何到达那里。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词instructions，detail的形容词是detailed，意为“详细的”，故填detailed。 50. I feel highly honoured______ (deliver) a speech to welcome the respected guests. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】to deliver 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：我非常荣幸地发表讲话欢迎尊敬的客人。根据句中谓语动词“feel”可知，空处应为非谓语动词；动词短语feel honoured to do sth表示“做某事感到荣幸”，deliver为动词，deliver a speech意为“发表讲话”，符合句意。故填to deliver。 51. She won the ______ (admire) of the whole audience for her excellent performance. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】admiration 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：她的出色表演赢得了全体观众的钦佩。分析知，空前是动词win，所以空处应填名词作宾语，admire的名词形式是admiration。故填admiration。 52. It is wise to make a list of your ______ (strong) and weaknesses before you make this decision. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】strengths 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：在你做决定之前，列出你的优点和缺点是明智的。分析知，空处与后文的weaknesses并列，一起作of的宾语，所以空处填名词，strong的名词形式是strength意为“优势”，，为可数名词，根据下文的weaknesses可知，此处用复数形式。故填strengths。 53. Drought continues to annoy many parts of China, with tens of thousands of people ______ (suffer) water shortages. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】suffering 【解析】 【详解】考查非谓语动词。句意：干旱继续困扰着中国的许多地区，成千上万的人遭受着水资源短缺。分析句子结构可知，设空处为“with+宾语+宾补”复合结构，宾语“tens of thousands of people”与动词“suffer”之间为主动关系，应用动词的现在分词的形式。故填suffering。 54. After the quakes, many soldiers were sent to Tangshan to dig out those who ______ (trap) and to bury the dead. (所给词的适当形式填空) 【答案】were trapped 【解析】 【详解】考查时态和语态。句意：地震发生后，许多士兵被派往唐山，挖出被困人员并埋葬死者。结合were sent可知，事情已发生，限制性定语从句谓语动词trap，和从句主语who是被动关系，用一般过去时的被动语态，who指代先行词those，主谓一致，从句谓语复数形式。故填were trapped。 55. The young man received an award in ________ (recognize) of his success over the past year. （所给词的适当形式填空） 【答案】recognition 【解析】 【详解】考查名词。句意：这个年轻人获得了一项奖励，以表彰他过去一年的成功。介词in后用名词作宾语，动词recognize(认出)的名词是recognition(认出；表彰)，是不可数名词，in recognition of是固定搭配，意为“承认......而；为酬谢”，故填recognition。 第三节 (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。 When I left for the United States to study, I had butterflies in my stomach. My mind was full of ____56____ (anxious) because I was going to a new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand ____57____ (they) language. Everything was ____58____ (true) different from my own country. There was nobody ____59____ can comfort me and I just had my husband, which made me feel alone and had no confidence in my new life. ____60____ was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want to leave my hometown because I ____61____ (grow) up there and had wonderful memories of the place. So, thinking about all these changes made me nervous and I am ____62____ (frighten) to face them. But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself. I had to take ____63____ the challenge. In university campus, international students can see the world from different perspectives. International students are likely ____64____ (meet) peers from different countries and regions. There was a lot to explore when _____65_____ (live) abroad. I believe a bright future will await me. 【答案】56. anxiety 57. their 58. truly 59. who 60. It 61 grew 62. frightened 63. up 64. to meet 65. living 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要描述了作者即将去美国时的感受。 【56题详解】 考查名词。句意：我的脑海里充满了焦虑，因为我要去一个新的地方，那里有新的人和新的习俗。此处作介词of的宾语，应用名词anxiety“焦虑”，不可数。故填anxiety。 【57题详解】 考查代词。句意：我甚至听不懂他们的语言。此处修饰名词language，应用形容词性物主代词their。故填their。 【58题详解】 考查副词。句意：一切都与我自己的国家大不相同。此处修饰形容词different，应用副词truly，作状语。故填truly。 【59题详解】 考查定语从句关系词。句意：没有人能安慰我，我只有我的丈夫，这让我感到孤独，对我的新生活没有信心。此处引导限定性定语从句，先行词是复合不定代词nobody，指人，关系词替代先行词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词who引导。故填who。 【60题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：当我不得不和家人和朋友道别时，那是一个悲伤的时刻。It was+时间+when+事件/事情发生，通常用于描述过去发生的事件或者事情，首字母大写。故填It。 【61题详解】 考查时态。句意：我不想离开我的家乡，因为我在那里长大，对那个地方有着美好的回忆。结合全文主要时态用一般过去时，事情已发生，从句谓语动词grow用一般过去时。故填grew。 【62题详解】 考查形容词。句意：所以，一想到这些变化，我就很紧张，害怕面对它们。be frightened to do sth. (害怕做某事)，用说明人的状态的-ed形容词frightened。故填frightened。 【63题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：但出国留学是我自己做的决定。我不得不接受挑战。固定搭配take up (接受)，take up the challenge (接受挑战)。故填up。 【64题详解】 考查不定式。句意：国际学生可能会遇到来自不同国家和地区的同龄人。固定搭配be likely to do sth. (可能做某事)，meet用不定式形式。故填to meet。 【65题详解】 考查状语从句的省略。句意：在国外生活时，有很多值得探索的地方。主句中动作explore的逻辑主语是I，此处是when引导时间状语从句省略句，从句主语I和从句谓语动词live是主动关系，正在进行的动作，谓语动词live用be doing形式，讲述过去的事情，过去进行时，状语从句中，当从句主语和主句主语一致（或者从句主语为it）且从句谓语中包含be动词，可省略从句主语和be动词，用现在分词living。故填living。 第四部分 写作 (满分20分) 66. 假定你是李华, 你们学校下周将要举行全校英语演讲比赛, 学校安排外教 Jay 选拔一名主持人, 请你给 Jay 写一封推荐信，推荐你的同班同学王明。 内容包括：1. 写信目的； 2. 推荐理由； 3. 希望给予考虑。 注意： 1.词数 80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jay, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Jay, I am writing to recommend Wang Ming as the host of the coming English Speech Contest. Humorous and outgoing, he never fails to make us feel at ease. Besides, he can speak English fluently and accurately. Moreover, he has the experience of being a host in the New Year party, which left us a great impression. He knows exactly what makes a good host. I sincerely hope you can consider my recommendation because he is the right person you are looking for. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【分析】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生按题目要求给外教Jay写封邮件，推荐同班同学王明为下周全校英语演讲比赛的主持人。 【详解】第一步：审题 体裁：应用文 时态：根据提示，时态主要为一般现在时。 结构：总分法总分法指把主题句作为总说，把支持句作为分说，并以这种方式安排所写内容。 要求：1. 写信目的； 2. 推荐理由； 3. 希望给予考虑。第二步：列提纲（重点词汇） recommend; host; English Speech Contest; humorous; outgoing;fail to do; at ease; besides; fluently; accurately; moreover; experience; leave sb an impression; exactly; sincerely; consider; recommendation; look for. 第三步：连词成句 1.I am writing to recommend Wang Ming as the host of the coming English Speech Contest. 2.Humorous and outgoing, he never fails to make us feel at ease. 3.Moreover, he has the experience of being a host in the New Year party, which left us a great impression. 4.He knows exactly what makes a good host. 5.I sincerely hope you can consider my recommendation because he is the right person you are looking for. 根据提示及关键词（组）进行遣词造句，主语主谓一致与时态问题。 第四步：连句成篇（衔接词） 1.表并列补充关系：Besides, moreover 2.表转折对比关系：However, On the contrary, but, Although+clause(从句), In spite of+n/doing(供参考) 3.表文章结构顺序：First of all, Firstly/First, Secondly/Second… And then, Finally, In the end, At last(供参考) 连句成文，注意使用恰当的连词进行句子间的衔接与过渡，书写一定要规范。 【点睛】[高分句型1]Moreover, he has the experience of being a host in the New Year party, which left us a great impression. He knows exactly what makes a good host.(由which引导非限定性定语从句。) [高分句型2]He knows exactly what makes a good host.(由what引导宾语从句。) [高分句型3]I sincerely hope you can consider my recommendation because he is the right person you are looking for.(由because引导原因状语从句。) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2023-2024年莆田一中高一上期中考试卷 第一部分 听力 (略) 第二部分 阅读理解 (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 Does your child love high-tech, writing or specialty arts? Attending a summer camp with this focus is a perfect way for them to explore and to experience. Look through our selection and find the perfect fit for your child. ID Tech Summer Camp We’re trusted and hosted by the world’s top learning organizations. The right instructor changes everything. With personalized learning, your child will progress at their own pace. Your child can level up to Grade 10, standing out to colleges and future workers. We can’t wait to welcome your child to our community of 500, 000+students. Summer Academic Youth Programs Summer is the perfect time for pre-college students to explore their career interests. Our programs provide opportunities for students to experience college life while expanding their knowledge and exploring their interests. There are many opportunities including overnight camps and class credit opportunities. Independent Lake Camp It is an overnight summer camp offering impressive activities due to our quality facilities (设备), and talented staff. Started as a non-traditional summer camp, we focus on promoting creativity within each camper and the community and developing individual growth with our personalized scheduling — each camper chooses their own activities. Virtual Live Creative Writing Camp Creative writing is taught live online by experienced teachers. Great for ages 7+and divided into age-based groups, this camp has a limited class size so students can learn fun new skills. Videos will be made available to all creative writing campers. So with several camps to attend, your child will never miss a beat! 1. Who will be interested in Summer Academic Youth Programs? A. Graduates looking for jobs. B. Students to level up credits. C. Learners to have academic courses. D. High schoolers expecting college life. 2. What do ID Tech Summer Camp and Independent Lake Camp have in common? A. They make arrangements for work. B. They include overnight activities. C. They offer personalized learning. D. They improve personal creativity. 3. Which camp best suits children with busy summer schedules? A. ID Tech Summer Camp. B. Independent Lake Camp. C. Virtual Live Creative Writing Camp. D. Summer Academic Youth Programs. B Anna Chojnicka was quarantined (隔离) last year in her house because of COVID-19. She was so bored that she absent-mindedly picked up a banana on her kitchen table and started running her fork along the outside of the skin. The dark lines that appeared on the skin looked interesting to her, and she watched as the marks gradually got darker. She continued doodling and was soon interested. Chojnicka started making pictures that were more and more complex (复杂的) using the same way—only pressure, no paint—until she drew an Ethiopian coffee pot and cup. Her new hobby was born. Since that first day she knew what she could do by drawing on a banana skin, Chojnicka has been posting her daily paintings online, where she has thousands of fans. “I haven’t missed a day, but I know I can’t keep that up forever,” she says, adding that she finishes her daily picture, takes a photo and then eats the banana because she doesn’t like waste. Her art comes to life by oxidization (氧化). Just like apples, bananas oxidize or turn brown as their cells interact with oxygen in the air. Cells that are damaged brown faster. By varying the time when she applied the marks, Chojnicka discovered that she could create complex pictures. While her banana drawings began as a way to overcome boredom, they have become something bigger. “I saw a chance to put it to something good,” says Chojnicka. With the help of her social media fans, she has collected about $1,600 for FareShare, an organization in the United Kingdom that provides food for people in need. 4 What does the underlined word “doodling” in Paragraph 1 mean? A. Eating. B. Drawing. C. Observing. D. Imagining. 5. What does Chojnicka do after finishing her daily creation? A. She colors it with dark paint. B. She sells it to her followers online. C. She throws the oxidized banana away. D. She shares a photo of it on the social media and then eats it. 6. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about? A. How Chojnicka took up the hobby. B. How banana drawings are possible. C. Why banana drawings are so popular. D. Why Chojnicka began to study fruits. 7. What is Chojnicka trying to do with her creations? A. To help the society. B. To climb to the top of her career. C. To teach people how to appreciate art. D. To encourage her followers to achieve their dreams. C Great scientific progress has been made in recent years to show that walking is among the simplest and most effective for people to promote (促进) physical health and help prevent diseases. A research has brought more good news. A team of researchers looked at data (数据) on 474,919 people who took part in the UK Biobank study, in which they answered whether the walking speed was slow, average or fast. Researchers also measured factors (因素) including the people’s BMI (体重指数) and body-fat percentage. They found that people who walked fast had longer life expectancies (预期寿命) than the others in spite of their BMI, at 86.7 to 87.8 years for women 85.2 to 86.8 years for men. Those who walked slowly had short expectancies, particularly those who moved slowly and had a BMI of less than 20, even though this was in the healthy range. Women in this group had an average life expectancy of 72.4 years, dropping to 64.8 years for men. The lowest life expectancy was seen in those who were underweight with a slow walking speed, which is in contrast to the assumption: that is often made that fatness creates the greatest risk. In fact, many others have also reported an increased risk of death rate in those who are underweight, although this research is the first to investigate this in relation to walking speed. However, the study is not a cause-and-effect relationship. More research must be done to look at whether the high-risk group could improve their life expectancies by picking up their speed. “While there’re likely to be many factors contributing to the strength of our findings increasing your fitness is one of the best things you can do for your health, ”,said Tom Yates, lead author of the study. “Increasing your walking speed in everyday life is a good way to increase fitness levels, particularly in those who are slow walkers. So get moving fast!” 8. How did the researchers carry out their new research? A. By observing many people. B. By doing surveys. C. By analyzing the information. D. By doing experiments. 9. What does the author say about the study? A. It needs further research. B. It arrives at a wrong conclusion. C. Its findings are not reasonable. D. Its results are similar to those of past studies. 10. What is Yates attempting to do in the last paragraph? A. Make comments. B. Give suggestions. C. Offer explanations. D. Express opinions. 11. Which would be the best title for the passage? A. Walk for better health. B. Fast walkers appear to live longer. C. Your BMI determines how long you live. D. Increasing your fitness matters. D When you are lying in bed, every single noise-from the creak(嘎吱声) of the bed to a whistle in your partner’s nose-may keep you awake. You may find it hard to get a good night’s sleep. Actually, you may just need more noise. While it may sound strange, it is scientifically proven that certain types of noise can help you sleep well. Specially white, pink and Brown noise can mask(掩饰) these sounds, creating a more harmonious background. White noise contains sounds of all frequencies(频率) that humans can hear. But it comes across as a high-pitched buzz(声调高的嗡嗡声). That’s because of the way your ears hear it. Basically, your brain strengthens sounds in higher-pitched frequencies. So while you are hearing sounds from a variety of frequencies, the highest frequencies tend to drown(淹没) the lower-pitched ones. The pink noise balanced out the noise so that sounds of all frequencies are heard equally. The higher the frequency, the more its volume is decreased. To your ears, the sound is deeper and softer than white noise. Think of rain falling on the sidewalk or a gentle wind in the trees. In a study at China’s Peking University, researchers found that when people hear either pink noise or no noise during the sleep, 75 % reported more restful sleep with the pink noise. Brain activity monitors proved that people had 23 % more restful brain activity at night with pink noise and 45 % more restful sleep during naps. Brown noise takes this concept to the next level, further weakening higher frequency noise to produce an even deeper and richer sound. The color of noise that will help you get more sleep is the one you like the best. While pink and brown noises are deeper and more balanced than white noise, your personal sleep preferences will decide which one gives you the best sleep. 12. According to the passage, we know that the white noise ________ A. removes low-frequency sounds. B. protects ears from high-pitched sounds. C. makes sounds of all frequencies heard equally. D. contains sounds of all frequencies of people can hear. 13. Why does the author mention the study at China’s Peking University? A. To show the need for silence during sleep. B. To prove pink noise’s positive influence on sleep. C. To stress the importance of restful sleep. D. To give the reason for more noise for sleep. 14. What’s the main idea of this passage? A. Some types of noise may help people sleep better. B. Our brain is always kept active. C. Many people have difficulty sleeping well. D. Noise has different colors and frequencies. 15. In which section of newspaper may this passage appear? A. Environment. B. Education. C. Science. D. Travel. 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。 How to get motivated You must think positively no matter how big a challenge is. If you think positively you will feel better and will be able to overcome challenges in life. Furthermore, meet an optimistic person and you will notice how motivated he is towards life. ____16____ On the other hand,negative thinking will only cause more depression in your life. One of the best ways to motivate oneself is to get inspired by others’ success. ____17____ Instead, take inspiration from their success stories. This will make you motivated to get what you want. Moreover, you can also read books that are written by inspirational and successful personalities. There is a famous quote that reads “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.” ____18____ Therefore, it is important to exercise. Whether you are working out in the gym or going for a long walk, make sure that you include an exercise plan in your daily routine. ____19____ Therefore, it is important to break your routine and do something different. Either you go on a vacation or learn a new skill, it is important to break the sameness in your daily life. Human beings are extraordinary individuals who are able to complete the hardest tasks and achieve the impossible. It is important to get out of your comfort zone and try something different. ____20____ A. If your mind is healthy you will think positively. B. Keeping yourself motivated is not a difficult task. C. Don’t envy those who are successful around you. D. You might lose motivation by doing the same things over and over again. E. Remember, positive thinking gives you motivation to achieve what you want. F. By doing so you will get motivated and your attitudes towards life will be positive. G. Do things that make you happy and find inspiration in everything you see possibly. 第三部分 英语知识运用 (共三节，满分50分) 第一节 完形填空 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I met my art teacher Ms. J in the seventh grade and she changed me. In her first class, she encouraged us to ____21____ what art meant. During the discussion about facial structure and paintings, she ____22____ the “golden ratio (黄金比例)”, a beauty standard and explained how Da Vinci applied it to his works to ensure they were visually (视觉上) attractive. I couldn’t help but think that if my ____23____ had been measured against the “golden ratio”, my score would have been low. I was born with a facial disfigurement (缺陷) and my face looked ____24____ . After several appointments with ____25____ , my face was changed many times with little improvement. I ____26____ seeing myself in the mirror. People’s strange words and curious expressions kept telling me that I was different. Worse still, my photo appeared in a magazine with big letters “Face similar to works of Picasso” right below. I felt ____27____ . I told Ms. J about my ____28____ and how my face was compared to Picasso’s painting. “Art isn’t about what you see but about what you ____29____ .” She comforted me and told me that our ____30____ appearances were our signatures that we left in the world, which set us ____31____ and made us beautiful. And then she showed me a picture of an old man with long white hair. “You see, Da Vinci doesn’t look too pretty, but his works ____32____ beauty on us,” she added. I was touched by her words, and I wondered why I had never thought this way. “Being compared to Picasso may seem like a shame, but it’s a(n) ____33____ . You are unique and you are a masterpiece.” Today, when I look into the mirror, I will remember the words of my teacher, “Beauty is subjective” and I get to know my appearance is my ____34____ . It takes me years to ____35____ that beauty is more than a cold calculation. 21. A. like B. explore C. record D. master 22. A. introduced B. invented C. questioned D. drew 23. A. legs B. head C. feet D. face 24. A. normal B. pale C. frightening D. amusing 25. A. doctors B. artists C. teachers D. actors 26. A. hated B. enjoyed C. kept D. imagined 27. A. nervous B. ashamed C. puzzled D. curious 28. A. choices B. dreams C. sufferings D. goals 29. A. paint B. plan C. hear D. feel 30. A. pretty B. ordinary C. ugly D. unique 31. A. down B. apart C. back D. aside 32. A. impressed B. focused C. went D. loaded 33. A. job B. victory C. honour D. excuse 34. A. pain B. art C. stress D. chance 35. A. watch B. complain C. realize D. forget 第二节 完成句子 (共20小题;每小题1分，满分20分) 阅读下面的句子，在空格处填入括号内单词的正确形式或根据中文提示填入短语，每空填一个单词。 36. It ________ ________(讲得通) to work on the problem before it gets out of control. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 37. Spain ________(接管，控制)Peru in the 16th century and ruled it until 1821. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 38. My adviser recommended that I should ________ ________ ________ (报名参加) advanced literature because I like English and I’m good at it. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 39. Every Wednesday, we work at a soup kitchen and ______ ______ (分发) food to homeless people in the community. (根据汉语提示完成句子) 40. In less than one minute, a large city lay ________ ________ (破败不堪). (根据汉语提示完成句子) 41. You can then spend three days exploring the rainforest with a local guide and enjoying the plants and animals ________ ________ (对……独特的) the rainforest. （根据汉语提示完成句子） 42. I am writing to ______ ______ (申请) the post of volunteer for the activity. (根据汉语提示完成句子) 43. ________ (compare) with the ocean, a drop of water is extremely insignificant. 44. I also remember ______ (attract) by the wisdom of two writers in our group. (所给词的适当形式填空) 45. Michael Jordan says that the secret ________ his success is learning from his failures. (用适当的词填空) 46. She joined a volunteer club to help teenagers quit ______ (smoke) and live a healthier life. (所给词的适当形式填空) 47. What you do after studying could have a big effect ______ how well you learn and remember. (用适当的词填空) 48. Exercise is ______ (reward) than holding a membership card at an expensive fitness club. (所给词的适当形式填空) 49. My uncle gave me ________(detail) instructions on how to get there. (所给词的适当形式填空) 50. I feel highly honoured______ (deliver) a speech to welcome the respected guests. (所给词的适当形式填空) 51. She won the ______ (admire) of the whole audience for her excellent performance. (所给词的适当形式填空) 52. It is wise to make a list of your ______ (strong) and weaknesses before you make this decision. (所给词的适当形式填空) 53. Drought continues to annoy many parts of China, with tens of thousands of people ______ (suffer) water shortages. (所给词的适当形式填空) 54. After the quakes, many soldiers were sent to Tangshan to dig out those who ______ (trap) and to bury the dead. (所给词的适当形式填空) 55. The young man received an award in ________ (recognize) of his success over the past year. （所给词的适当形式填空） 第三节 (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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When I left for the United States to study, I had butterflies in my stomach. My mind was full of ____56____ (anxious) because I was going to a new place with new people and new customs. I couldn’t even understand ____57____ (they) language. Everything was ____58____ (true) different from my own country. There was nobody ____59____ can comfort me and I just had my husband, which made me feel alone and had no confidence in my new life. ____60____ was a sad moment when I had to say goodbye to my family and friends. I didn’t want to leave my hometown because I ____61____ (grow) up there and had wonderful memories of the place. So, thinking about all these changes made me nervous and I am ____62____ (frighten) to face them. But studying abroad was a decision that I made myself. I had to take ____63____ the challenge. In university campus, international students can see the world from different perspectives. International students are likely ____64____ (meet) peers from different countries and regions. There was a lot to explore when _____65_____ (live) abroad. I believe a bright future will await me. 第四部分 写作 (满分20分) 66. 假定你是李华, 你们学校下周将要举行全校英语演讲比赛, 学校安排外教 Jay 选拔一名主持人, 请你给 Jay 写一封推荐信，推荐你的同班同学王明。 内容包括：1. 写信目的； 2. 推荐理由； 3. 希望给予考虑。 注意： 1.词数 80 左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 Dear Jay, __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours Li Hua 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$