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南京外国语学校 2024-2025学年度第一学期期中初三年级 英语试题 (卷) 卷I客观题 (满分70分) I. Listening comprehension (1’×20=20’) Part One Listen to five mini dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. You will hear the recordings only ONCE. 1. Why did the police officer stop the woman? A. Because of the driving speed. B. Because of the license issue (问题). C. Because of drunk driving. D. Because of the broken tail light. 2. How does the man feel? A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited. D. Annoyed. 3. What is the woman telling the man? A. She likes him. B. She forgot him. C. She remembers him. D. She has a good memory. 4. What will happen in the speakers’ company? A. The office building will change. B. Many employees will lose their jobs. C. All employees will earn more. D. Most employees will like the decision. 5. What does the man plan to do first after work today? A. Buy a bag. B. Clean his teeth. C. Go to a party. D. See a dentist. Part Two Listen to dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. You will hear each dialogue TWICE. Listen to dialogue 1 and answer questions 6 to 7. 6. What was wrong with the man’s job interview? A. He went on the wrong day. B. He didn’t have the right documents. C. He went to the wrong place. D. He didn’t make an appointment (预约). 7. What does the man probably think of the woman? A. She is unfriendly. B. She is careless. C. She is helpful. D. She is polite. Listen to dialogue 2 and answer questions 8 to 9. 8. What aren’t the guards allowed to do according to the woman? A. Wear uniforms. B. Carry loaded (装了子弹的) guns. C. Guard (保卫) the palace. D. Talk to tourists. 9. What is Lucy’s attitude towards the rules? A. She doubts them. B. She understands them. C. She is against them. D. She doesn’t care about them. Listen to dialogue 3 and answer questions 10 to 12. 10. What do the speakers decide to do together? A. Play volleyball. B. Swim. C. Run. D. Watch a movie. 11. How long is the club open a day? A. For 13 hours. B. For 10 hours. C. For 8 hours. D. For 7 hours. 12. How will the speakers go to the club tomorrow night? A. By subway. B. By bus. C. On foot. D. By car. Listen to dialogue 4 and answer questions 13 to 16. 13. What is the woman’s main issue? A. Her bag was stolen. B. Someone harmed her C She can’t speak Italian. D. She lost her phone. 14. Where will the woman go next? A. To Rome. B. To Venice. C. To Florence. D. To Milan. 15. What does the man suggest the woman do in the future? A. Check in earlier. B. Stay close to her bag. C. Ask someone to watch her bag. D. Call the police. 16. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a train station. B. On a train. C. At a police station. D. On the street. Part Three Listen to the passage and answer questions 17 to 20. Choose the best answer to each question. You will hear the recording TWICE. 17. Why did the speaker practise at the youth golf camps? A To play with his dad. B. To have fun after school. C. To-become a professional. D. To play on his school team. 18. Where was the golf game firstly invented? A. In England. B. In Scotland. C. In Wales. D. In the US. 19. What is the most essential (极重要的) golf competition according to the speaker? A. The British Open. B. The Master’s Tournament (联赛). C. The US Open. D. The Players Championship. 20. What will the speaker probably do in the future? A. Open-his own golf course (球场). B. Do anything that benefits (使受益) himself. C. Organize golf camps for children. D. Attend more amateur (业余的) tournaments. II. Multiple choice (1’×20=20’) 1. Although ________ Smiths have visited Nanjing Museum three times before, they still want to go there ________ fourth time. A. the; the B. /; the C. /; a D. the; a 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：虽然史密斯一家以前已经参观南京博物院三次，但他们仍想再去第一次。 考查冠词。根据“Smiths”可知，此处是“the+姓氏复数”表示“……夫妇/一家人”；根据“fourth time”可知，空二处是“a+序数词”表示“又一，再一”。故选D。 2. After living in the countryside for ten years, the ________ writer finished a book on how to live a long and healthy life. A. 86-year old B. 86-year-old C. 86 years’old D. 86-years-old 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：在乡下住了十年之后，这位八十六岁的作家完成了一本关于如何长寿和健康生活的书。 考查合成形容词。根据“the… writer”可知，空处需要填入意为“八十六岁的”形容词，作定语，合成形容词各词之间需要使用连字符，且名词用单数。故选B。 3. ________ ago in the school library, I read a ________ novel. A. Sometime; Chinese fantastic B. Some time; Chinese fantastic C. Sometime; fantastic Chinese D. Some time; fantastic Chinese 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：不久前在学校图书馆里，我读了一本精彩的中国小说。 考查词义辨析和多个形容词的排序。sometime在某时；some time一段时间；Chinese中国的；fantastic极好的。根据“ago”可知，此处使用some time，表示“一段时间之前”，排除A和C；多个形容词修饰名词时，描述类的形容词置于国籍类的形容词之前，所以排除B，fantastic Chinese novel“精彩的中国小说”。故选D。 4. The news presented on TV today is not as interesting as ________ of yesterday, but the hosts are much more interesting than ________ of yesterday. A. that; those B. that; that C. the one; those D. the one; the ones 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：今天电视上的新闻没有昨天的那么有趣，但是主持人比昨天的有趣多了。 考查代词用法。that用于代替不可数名词或单数可数名词；those用于代替复数可数名词；one用于代替单数可数名词，以避免重复；ones用于代替复数可数名词，以避免重复。第一空，比较今天和昨天的新闻，“news”是不可数名词，因此使用“that”来指代；第二空，比较今天的主持人和昨天的主持人，这里“hosts”是复数形式，所以使用“those”来代替。故选A。 5. Jimmy phoned his mother and told her that he was quite good ________ chopsticks (筷子) in Nanjing and that she should be free ________ worries. A. at; from B. with; with C. with; from D. at; with 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：吉米给他妈妈打电话，告诉她自己在南京已经能很熟练地使用筷子了，让妈妈不要担心。 考查形容词短语。be good at“擅长于……”，侧重表示某人在某项技能，学科，活动等方面有较高的水平；be good with“擅长于……”，强调在使用某种工具，与某人相处或处理事务方面很熟练；be free from“免于……”；be free with“直爽，坦白”由题意可知，第一空侧重表示吉米熟练使用筷子，第二空指的是让妈妈不要担心。故选C。 6. I think the cattle here ________ to Tom. Here is a photo of ________. Walk along this road and you will surely recognize him. A. belong; his B. belong; him C. belongs; him D. belongs; his 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：我想这里的牛是汤姆的。这是他的照片。沿着这条路走，你一定会认出他的。 考查主谓一致和代词辨析。his他的；him他。cattle是集合名词，通常用作复数意义，故此处动词用原形，排除C、D；根据“Here is a photo of...”可知此处是一张汤姆的照片，作介词of的宾语，用代词宾格him。故选B。 7. It was pleasant ________ the children to run ________ into the forest and explore new things. A. of; deeply B. of; deep C. for; deeply D. for; deep 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：孩子们跑进森林深处探索新事物是一件愉快的事。 考查介词及副词辨析。of……的；for为了；deeply深深地，表示抽象含义；deep至深处。it is pleasant for sb. to do sth.“某人做某事很愉快”，是固定句式；根据“run…into the forest”的语境可知，此处指跑进森林深处，不表示抽象含义，用deep。故选D。 8. —All the rubbish there ________ by the time I arrived. —Well, if you had got up earlier that day, you ________ with the work. A. was collected; could help B. had been collected; could have helped C. was collected; could have helped D. had been collected; could help 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：——当我到达时，那里所有的垃圾都已经被收集起来了。——嗯，如果你那天起得早一点，你就可以帮忙做工作了。 考查动词时态。第一空动作发生在“我到达”之前，使用过去完成时态，结构为had done，因此第一空用“had been collected”；第二句表示条件虚拟，与过去事实相反，所以使用“could have helped”表示“你本来可以帮忙的”。故选B。 9. Which of the following sentences has the same structure as this one? Chester was feeling more tired than usual after a day at the office. A. The children ran off quickly after class. B. I always believe everyone is born equal. C. Her job was organizing papers in the office then. D. We all consider Lucy very clever and hard-working. 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：下面哪一个句子和这个句子有相同的结构？Chester在办公室待了一天之后比平常感觉更累了。 考查句子结构。选项A的句子结构是“主+谓+状（时间状语）”；选项B的句子结构是“主+谓+宾从”；选项C的句子结构是“主+系+表”；选项D的句子结构是“主+谓+宾+宾补”；“Chester was feeling more tired than usual after a day at the office.”的句子结构是“主+系+表（比较级作表语）”，与选项C结构相同，故选C。 10. Last Thursday my brother told me he ________ an interesting book about the WTO two days before and that China ________ the WTO in 2001. A. read; joined B. read; had joined C. had read; joined D. had read; had joined 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：上周四，我哥哥告诉我，他两天前读了一本关于世贸组织的有趣的书，中国在2001年加入了世贸组织。 考查动词的时态。根据“Last Thursday my brother told me he”和“two days before”可知，第一空动作发生在过去的过去，故应用过去完成时，即had done的结构。排除选项A和B；根据“in 2001”可知，句子应用一般过去时，故第二空应用过去式。故选C。 11. ________ the famous professor entered the lecture hall, everyone stood up and clapped their hands ________ the professor felt welcomed and respected. A. While; so that B. As; as if C. While; as if D. As; so that 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：当著名教授走进礼堂时，大家都站了起来，掌声雷动，教授感到自己受到了热烈的欢迎和尊敬。 考查连词辨析。While当……的时候，通常用来表示两个动作在一段时间内同时发生，强调的是时间段，从句动作是持续性的；As当……的时候，可以表示两个动作在某个具体时间点同时发生，也可表示两个动作随时间推移同时进行，从句动作可以是持续性的，也可以是短暂性的；so that为了，以便；as if仿佛，好像。根据句意可知，第一空表示“当……的时候”，且“entered the lecture hall”和“stood up and clapped their hands”动作是在某个时间点同时进行的，因此用as。第二空表示“为了”。故选D。 12. With the rain ________ continuously these days, we must do all that we can to stop the garden ________. A. falling; flooded B. falling; being flooded C. fallen; flooded D. fallen; being flooded 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：这些天雨一直下着，我们必须尽我们所能来阻止花园被淹。 考查with的复合结构和stop的用法。with的复合结构是with+宾语+宾语补足语，宾语补足语可以是形容词，副词，现在分词，过去分词，不定式等，该句中宾语是the rain，补足语是falling，因为the rain与fall之间是主动关系，故用现在分词；stop的用法是stop sth. from doing sth.阻止……做……，因为the garden与flood之间是被动关系，故用being flooded。故选B。 13. My sister together with my parents ________ shopping at the supermarket. I can call ________ of them to get me some ink. A. is; any B. are; any C. is; either D. are; either 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：我妹妹和我父母正在超市购物。我可以给他们中的任何一个打电话让给我带些墨水。 考查主谓一致和不定代词辨析。is是 (用于第三人称单数)；any 任何一个 ；are 是 (用于第二人称及复数)；either 两者中的任何一个；根据“My sister together with my parents…”，可知有“together with”，谓语动词的数要与前面的主语“My sister”保持一致，be动词要用“is”。而由“my sister”和“my parents”，可知这里表示从三个人当中任选一个，第二空应填“any”。故选A。 14. — Look at this pink water bottle. ________ it be Lily’s? — It ________ be hers. She does seem scatterbrained sometimes. A. May; might B. Can; can C. Can; might D. May; can 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：—— 看这个粉红色的水瓶。可能是莉莉的吗？ —— 可能是她的。她有时候看起来确实有点健忘。 考查情态动词表推测。may可能，常用于肯定句；might可能，可能性比may低，常用于肯定句；can可能，常用于否定和疑问。分析句型可知，第一空是疑问句，第二空是肯定句。故选C。 15. —The rescue plan is important ________ out as soon as possible. —But I think the plan needs ________ carefully before it’s carried out. A. to carry; being discussed B. to be carried; to discuss C. to carry; discussing D. to be carried; to be discussed 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：—— 救援计划很重要，需要尽快执行。 —— 但我认为在执行之前需要仔细讨论这个计划。 考查被动语态。第一空，主语rescue plan“救援计划”和动词carry out“执行”之间是被动关系，应该使用被动语态，不定式的被动语态是to be done；第二空，主语plan“计划”和动词discuss“讨论”之间也是被动关系，同样应该使用被动语态。故选D。 16. It was in his childhood ________ he often walked into the woods ________ he spent many hours observing insects. A. that; when B. that; where C. when; where D. when; that 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】句意：他小时候经常走进树林，在那里观察昆虫好几个小时。 考查强调句和定语从句。根据“It was in his childhood...he often walked into...”可知，此处是“it is+时间状语+that”的强调句结构；根据“the woods...he spent many hours observing insects”可知此处是定语从句，先行词是the woods，关系词在从句中作状语，用where引导定语从句。故选B。 17. I broke a chair in the language classroom by accident yesterday and only Jimmy saw it. Now the teacher knows I did it, so Jimmy must have ________. A. passed up on me B. let me down C. told on me D. stuck up for me 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：昨天我在语言教室里不小心撞坏了一把椅子，只有吉米看到了。现在老师知道是我做的，所以一定是吉米告发的。 考查动词短语辨析。passed up on me放弃我；let me down让我失望；told on me告发我；stuck up for me为我挺身而出。只有Jimmy看到“我”弄坏了椅子，并且现在老师知道此事，所以应是Jimmy告发了“我”。故选C。 18. ________ been trained properly, the boy ________ to the machine touched a button by accident during the test. A. Not having; wired up B. Having not, wiring up C. Not having; wiring up D. Having not; wired up 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】句意：因为没有受到正确培训，被接线到机器上的那个男孩在测试时意外地按到了一个按钮。 考查非谓语动词。第一空所在的句子想要表达的是否定含义，所以要在“having been done”前加“not”，而“not”要放在“having”前，因此前半句应该是“Not having been trained properly”，排除B和D；第二局主语为“the boy”，谓语动词是“touched”，且“the boy”和“wire up”之间是被动关系，表示“被接线到机器上的”，所以要用过去分词短语“wired up”作后置定语，修饰“the boy”，排除C。故选A。 19. Jack is ________ to come and help us with this task this afternoon. I’m sure the task will be made ________ after he comes. A. likely; easily B. possible; easy C. likely; easy D. possible; easily 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】句意：杰克今天下午可能来帮我们做这项工作。我相信他来了以后，任务就容易多了。 考查词汇辨析。likely可能发生的；possible可能得；easily容易地；easy容易的。此处主语Jack是人，第一空用likely而不用possible；第二空用形容词作主语补足语。故选C。 20. — Lily, thank you for doing the duty for me yesterday when I totally forgot it. — Don’t mention it. ________ A. That’s news to me. B. Welcome to the club! C. How could you? D. That’s what friends are for. 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】句意：—— 莉莉，谢谢你昨天在我完全忘记的时候替我值班。—— 别客气。这就是朋友的意义所在。 考查情景交际。That’s news to me那是我才知道的消息；Welcome to the club欢迎加入俱乐部；How could you你怎么能这样做；That’s what friends are for这就是朋友的意义所在。根据“Don’t mention it”可知，此处是表达不必客气的理由。故选D。 III. Cloze test (1’×15=15’) The expression, “everybody’s doing it,” is very much at the center of peer pressure (同伴压力). It is a social influence applied on an individual in order to get that person to act or believe in a ____21____ way as a larger group. This ____22____ can be negative or positive, and can exist in both large and small groups. People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly ____23____ that some part of their self-respect comes from the approval (认可) of others. This explains why the approval of peers, and the fear of ____24____, is such a powerful force in many people’s lives. This instinct (本能) drives people to dress one way at home and another way at work, or to answer a simple “fine” when a stranger asks “how are you?” ____25____ it is not necessarily true. For certain individuals, ____26____ for social acceptance is so important that it becomes an addiction (上瘾): in order to satisfy the desire (渴望), they may go too far and ____27____ their sense of right and wrong. Some young people may feel forced to use drugs, or join gangs (帮派) that ____28____ criminal behavior. Some adults may sometimes end up in debt (负债) because they are unable to hold back the desire to buy a house or car that they can’t afford in order to ____29____ the peers. _____30_____, peer pressure is not always negative. A student whose friends do well in _____31_____ may be motivated to work harder and get good grades. Players on a sports team may feel driven to play harder in order to help the team win. This type of influence can also get a friend off drugs, or to help an adult develop a good habit or drop a bad one. Although peer pressure is sometimes quite _____32_____, some people may not even notice that it is affecting his or her behavior. For this reason, when making important decisions, such as choosing a career path or deciding on a major investment, simply going with an instinct is _____33_____. Instead, people should seriously consider _____34_____ they feel attracted to taking a certain action. Is it because of their own values, long-term goals, or personal interests? They should also consider whether the real _____35_____ behind their action is simply that everyone else is doing the same thing. Taking the time to think and make a wiser decision can lead to a proper and fulfilling life. 21. A. traditional B. similar C. weird D. normal 22. A. influence B. result C. cause D. method 23. A. understandable B. important C. acceptable D. surprising 24. A. mistakes B. failure C. disapproval D. independence 25. A. as if B. even if C. since D. unless 26. A. asking B. caring C. waiting D. looking 27. A. gain B. lose C. decrease D. increase 28. A. avoid B. stop C. encourage D. improve 29. A. have fun with B. stay away from C. make fun of D. keep up with 30. A. However B. As a result C. In conclusion D. What’s more 31 A. research B. music C. school D. sports 32. A. positive B. ridiculous C. reliable D. obvious 33. A. common B. dangerous C. natural D. necessary 34. A. why B. when C. how D. what 35. A. motivation B. danger C. support D. problem 【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. D 27. B 28. C 29. D 30. A 31. C 32. D 33. B 34. A 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了同伴压力的利与弊以及应对同伴压力的正确方法。 【21题详解】 句意：它是一种施加于个人身上的社会影响，目的是让这个人的行为或信仰与更大的群体相似。 traditional传统的；similar相似的；weird奇怪的；normal正常的。根据“way as a larger group”和选项分析可知，较大群体中的人行事或相信的方式应该是相似的。故选B。 【22题详解】 句意：这种影响力可以是负面的，也可以是正面的，并且可以在大群体和小群体中都存在。 influence影响；result结果；cause原因；method方法。根据上文“It is a social influence”可知，同伴压力是一种影响，它可能是消极的或积极的。故选A。 【23题详解】 句意：人们天生就是社会性动物，因此，他们自尊的一部分来自他人的认可，这并不奇怪。 understandable可以理解的；important重要的；acceptable可以接受的；surprising令人惊讶的。根据上文“People are social creatures by nature,”可知，人天生就是社会性动物，所以人类的自尊有一部分来自别人的认可并不奇怪。故选D。 【24题详解】 句意：这解释了为什么同伴的认可和对不认可的恐惧在许多人的生活中是如此强大的力量。 mistakes错误；failure失败；disapproval不赞成；independence独立。根据“the approval of peers, and the fear of …”和选项分析可知，此处是指同伴的认可和对不赞成的恐惧在许多人的生活中是一种强大的力量。故选C。 【25题详解】 句意：这种本能驱使人们在家里和工作中穿着不同，或者在陌生人问“你好吗？”时，即使情况并非如此，也会简单地回答“很好”。 as if好像；even if即使；since因为；unless除非。根据句意和选项分析可知，句子前后两部分是转折关系，即虽然人们本能地这样做，但这并不一定是真的，所以要用表示转折关系的连词“even if”来连接。故选B。 【26题详解】 句意：对于某些人来说，寻求社会认可如此重要，以至于它变成了一种上瘾：为了满足这种欲望，他们可能会走得太远，失去对是非的判断。 asking询问；caring关心；waiting等待；looking寻找，寻求。根据“it becomes an addiction”和选项分析可知，有些人上瘾了，所以此处是指寻求社会认可很重要。故选D。 【27题详解】 句意：对于某些人来说，寻求社会认可如此重要，以至于它变成了一种上瘾：为了满足这种欲望，他们可能会走得太远，失去对是非的判断。 gain获得；lose失去；decrease减少；increase增加。根据“they may go too far”和选项分析可知，他们可能会走得太远了，所以此处是他们失去了是非感。故选B。 【28题详解】 句意：一些年轻人可能会感到被迫吸毒，或者加入鼓励犯罪行为的帮派。 avoid避免；stop停止；encourage鼓励；improve提高。根据“join gangs that … criminal behavior”和选项分析可知，此处是指加入“鼓励”犯罪行为的帮派。故选C。 【29题详解】 句意：一些成年人有时可能会负债累累，因为他们无法抑制购买自己负担不起的房子或汽车的欲望，以保持与同伴的同步。 have fun with和……玩得开心；stay away from远离；make fun of取笑；keep up with跟上。根据“buy a house or car”可知，购买房子或汽车，是为了跟上同龄人的步伐。故选D。 【30题详解】 句意：然而，同伴压力并不总是负面的。 However然而；As a result结果；In conclusion总之；What’s more而且。分析句子结构可知，空后的句子“peer pressure is not always negative”与前文是转折关系，即前文主要讲了同伴压力的负面影响，但此处说同伴压力并不总是负面的，所以此处应该用表示转折关系的副词“However”。故选A。 【31题详解】 句意：一个在学校表现良好的学生的朋友可能会受到激励，更加努力学习，取得好成绩。 research研究；music音乐；school学校；sports运动。根据“work harder and get good grades”和选项分析可知，更加努力学习、取得好成绩，所以此处是指在学校学习方面做得很好。故选C。 【32题详解】 句意：尽管同伴压力有时很明显，但有些人可能甚至没有注意到它正在影响他们的行为。 positive积极的；ridiculous荒谬的；reliable可靠的；obvious明显的。根据“some people may not even notice that it is affecting his or her behavior”和选项分析可知，有些人甚至可能没有注意到它正在影响他或她的行为，但是同伴压力有时相当明显的。故选D。 【33题详解】 句意：因此，在做出重要决定时，如选择职业道路或决定重大投资，仅仅凭直觉行事是危险的。 common常见的；dangerous危险的；natural自然的；necessary必要的。根据上文“some people may not even notice that it is affecting his or her behavior”和选项分析可知，在做重要决策时，有些人没有注意到同伴压力的影响，仅仅凭本能行事是很危险的。故选B。 【34题详解】 句意：相反，人们应该认真考虑他们为什么被吸引去采取某种行动。 why为什么；when什么时候；how如何；what什么。根据下文“Is it because of their own values, long-term goals, or personal interests?”和选项分析可知，他们采取某种行动是因为他们自己的价值观、长期目标还是个人兴趣？所以此处是指他们为什么会被某种行为所吸引。故选A。 【35题详解】 句意：他们还应该考虑他们行动背后的真正动机是否仅仅是因为其他人都在这么做。 motivation动机；danger危险；support支持；problem问题。根据下文“Taking the time to think and make a wiser decision can lead to a proper and fulfilling life.”和选项分析可知，花点时间去思考，做出明智的决定，所以此处是指他们应该考虑行动背后的真正动机。故选A。 IV. Reading comprehension (1’×15=15’) A Every year, TIME magazine puts out its list of best inventions. This year’s list includes 200 innovations that are changing how we live, work, learn, and play. Four of them are highlighted here. Which invention do you think is the best? And why? Product: Face ID Mask Inventor: Danielle Baskin User: Smart phone users Purpose: To unlock their phones with masks on Advantage: Face ID Masks show people’s covered faces on regular N95 masks. With the part of face printed on it, the ID mask helps unlock people’s phones. This reduces their chances of catching Covid-19. Also, the colours of the masks match different people’s skin colours. Customer Review: ★★★★★ Product: Purrble Inventor: Aaron Horowitz Purpose: To keep kids calm Advantage: This toy has seven sensors (传感器). It responds to touch. Purrble’s heartbeat speeds up when you play with it. Then you can comfort Purrble by hugging it. This slows down its heartbeats. In return, it calms you. Customer Review: ★★★★★ Product: Talking Eyes Inventor: Amnon Shashua User: Blind people or people with eye-sight problems… Purpose: To read for people in need Advantage: Described as “talking eyes”, it can match any type of glasses. It can tell faces, read text aloud and show directions. The size is friendly in a small box. Customer Review: ★★★★★ Product: BLK2FLY Inventor: Hexagon Purpose: To scan (扫描) hard-to-reach areas like building facades (正面) and rooftops Advantage: It is a self-guided flying laser scanner. It catches detailed images of hard-to-reach or dangerous places. It uses radar sensors, cameras, and GPS to create “3D digital twins”. “It takes less than 10 minutes to create a model of a New York City high-rise,” says Burkhard Boeckem, the chief technology officer of Hexagon. Customer Review: ★★★★★ For more information, you can go to the website: https: // www. bestinventions. com/ 36. Which will you probably take when you go hiking in deep forests? A. Face ID mask B. Purrble C. Talking Eyes D. BLK2FLY 37. Which of the following is NOT right about Talking Eyes? A. It can read the articles in the newspaper aloud for you. B. It can give you directions by showing maps to you. C. It can be installed (安装) on any of your glasses. D. It can recognize faces of different people. 38. How does Purrble help a boy who gets really emotional? A. It speeds up his heartbeat. B. It makes him feel calmer. C. It shares his feelings. D. It provides comfort by hugging him. 39. What do all these inventions have in common? A. They make our life more exciting. B. They still need to be improved. C. They are equipped with sensors. D. They receive good reviews by the users. 40. How does this article attract readers? a. It uses pictures. b. It shows customer reviews. c. It has a clear layout. d. It provides a link to videos. A. a, b, c B. a, c, d C. a, c D. a, b, c, d 【答案】36. D 37. B 38. B 39. D 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了《时代》杂志评出的四项最佳发明。 【36题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一个框中的“Product: BLK2FLY”以及“Purpose: To scan (扫描) hard-to-reach areas like building facades (正面) and rooftops”可知，该发明可以扫描建筑立面和屋顶等难以到达的区域，可推知，在深林中徒步旅行时可以用到该发明。故选D。 【37题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三个框中的“Product: Talking Eyes”以及“it can match any type of glasses. It can tell faces, read text aloud and show directions. The size is friendly in a small box.”可知，该发明可以直接显示方向，而不是通过向你显示地图来给你指路。故选B。 【38题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二个框中的“Product: Purrble”、“Purpose: To keep kids calm”以及“In return, it calms you.”可知，该产品可以帮助一个情绪化的男孩冷静下来。故选B。 【39题详解】 细节理解题。根据四个框中的“Customer Review: ★★★★★”可知，这四项发明都得到了用户的好评。故选D。 【40题详解】 细节理解题。根据表格可知，这四项发明都配了图片，a符合；根据四个框中的“Customer Review: ★★★★★”可知，b符合；根据表格可知，每项发明都介绍了名称、发明者、目的、优势以及客户评价可知，文章布局清晰，c符合；根据“For more information, you can go to the website…”可知，该链接是一个网址，以提供更多的信息，d不符。故选A。 B If you’re missing an amazing party for your aunt’s birthday that you promised your mum you would attend, you’ll probably get “FOMO” —the fear of missing out. It’s impossible to attend every social event in the calendar, but sometimes it really annoys you when you have prior (先前的) engagements (约定) and you know you’re missing out on something great. But some people feel the opposite. Rather than feeling FOMO, they take joy in missing out. They don’t feel the need to attend everything, and instead find comfort in either sticking to their original plans or staying at home alone. In a blog post, Kristen Fuller said “JOMO” is basically the “emotionally intelligent antidote to “FOMO” and it is “about being present and being satisfied with where you are in life.” Some people are born with it, others learn to accept it. Here are the different ways JOMO can show itself: 1. Living in the moment If you constantly worry about missing out on something, you cannot enjoy yourself wherever you are. This isn’t a healthy way to live your life, and Fuller wrote that you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people’s lives or experiences. “JOMO allows us to be who we are in the present moment, which is the secret to finding happiness,” she said. “When you free up that competitive and anxious space in your brain, you have so much more time, energy and emotion to realize your true priorities (首要事情).” 2. Switching off In an article, writer Justin Bariso discovered JOMO after he published his first book. He found it hard to switch off, worrying that his editor (编辑) would contact him for rewrites, or he would miss an important email. It wasn’t until he was abroad with his family and his daughter asked him to play that be thought: “What am I doing?” “Did I really want to go to Starbucks to sit in front of my computer, responding to emails from people I barely know, when instead I could be spending time with my family on a beautiful beach?” he wrote. 3. Enjoying your own company Some people are simply born with the ability to switch off, and not worry about what they could be missing out on. For them, being alone is important, and it doesn’t matter if they’re missing out on the party of the year. Others don’t necessarily need the space on a biological level, but they don’t feel the need to compare their lives to others. These are the people who aren’t involved in social media, and find joy in what they have, rather than focusing on what they don’t. 41. Which of the following proves that you feel JOMO? A. You spare a day for yourself every week to do some reading and writing. B. You constantly check your emails to make sure you keep up with your work. C. You cancel your original appointment and attend a party later. D. You always work hard in order to create a better future for your family. 42. What does the underlined word “antidote” mean in the article? A. A requirement to improve the situation. B. A way to take away the bad effects of something. C. An experiment to test the effect of something. D. A method to keep a balance between two things. 43. What is the cause of FOMO? A. Some people were born with big competitive space in their brains. B. People are not able to switch off the electronic equipment they use. C. People tend to focus on what others have instead of what they own. D. Some people spend too much time making friends on social media. 44. Which of the following may the writer disagree with? A. FOMO may cause health problems in one way or another. B. The more activities we participate in, the less anxious we will be. C. We can learn to get JOMO if we are not born with it. D. We should cut down unnecessary socializing (社交) and live our own life. 45. Which is the proper title of this article? A. Differences between FOMO and JOMO B. Your Choice: FOMO or JOMO C. JOMO: A Way to Deal with Fear D. JOMO: Find Happiness in Not Being Involved 【答案】41. A 42. B 43. C 44. B 45. D 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了FOMO和JOMO的概念及其不同的表现形式。 【41题详解】 推理判断题。根据“Rather than feeling FOMO, they take joy in missing out. They don’t feel the need to attend everything, and instead find comfort in either sticking to their original plans or staying at home alone.”可知，具有JOMO的人不觉得有必要参加所有活动，而是享受独处的快乐。选项A描述了每周腾出时间独处的情形，符合题意，故选A。 【42题详解】 词义猜测题。根据上下文“‘JOMO’ is basically the “emotionally intelligent antidote to ‘FOMO’”可推知，JOMO是解决FOMO的一种方法或缓解策略。选项B“消除不良影响的方法”符合题意，故选B。 【43题详解】 推理判断题。根据“you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people’s lives or experiences.”和“For them, being alone is important, and it doesn’t matter if they’re missing out on the party of the year.” 可以推测出FOMO是因为人们更关注别人拥有的，而不是自己已经拥有的。故选C。 【44题详解】 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，FOMO使人们难以享受当下并可能引发焦虑。选项B的说法与作者强调减少无谓社交、提升内心满足感相悖，作者可能不会赞同。故选B。 【45题详解】 最佳标题题。本文对FOMO和JOMO进行了比较，并讨论了选择JOMO可能带来的心灵安慰。因此，D项“JOMO：在不参与中寻找快乐”能较好总结文章内容。故选D。 C Today Eva’d head back to the half-pipe (单板U行滑雪场地), the packed-snow structure built especially for snowboarders. Her coach, Jeff, had told her, “If you want to compete again, you’ll have to get back in the half-pipe.” Eva sighed. She hadn’t been in it since she’d fallen last winter. After breakfast, Dad took Eva to the mountain. When she got to the half-pipe, it was empty. Her eyes followed the smooth sides, and she blinked (眨眼), not wanting to remember But the memory pushed out along with her breath. Last winter, Eva had planned to do an “eggflip” (空翻), a special trick at the top of the pipe. As she’d started the flip (翻转), she’d misjudged the distance. Her shoulder and helmeted head had slammed into the icy packed snow before she started to fall downward. It seemed as if she’d rolled and bounced forever, her snowboard twisting hard against her knees the whole time. As Eva stood there remembering, the half-pipe blurred (变模糊) in front of her. She breathed in cold air heavily and backed away. “Where do you think you’re going?” Jeff said. “I can’t, Jef,” Eva shouted, feeling dizzy. “I thought I could, but I can’t.” She didn’t wait for a response and rode down the slope. Days went by. Ashamed, Eva didn’t return to the half-pipe, nor Jeff’s phone calls. The weekend of the competition, Eva stayed with her aunt, On Saturday morning they were busy painting, but when the clock struck 9:00 a. m. , Eva’s mind was elsewhere. She knew that the snowboarders were getting ready. Throughout the day, Eva kept glancing at her watch. Ten-thirty. Compulsory (规定动作) in the half-pipe competition. Noon. Break for lunch. One-thirty. Freestyle. Not until she knew it was all over could Eva relax. But her heart felt heavy as she went to bed that night. “How was your weekend?” Mom asked when she picked up Eva on Sunday. “Good,” said Eva, but she was thinking about the competition. “Jeff called,” Mom said, as if reading Eva’s mind. “I left the results by the phone.” Eva nodded, grateful that Mom didn’t say more. Eva brought the list to her room and closed the door. Her friend Sherry had come first in compulsory, second in freestyle. That could have been me, Eva thought. Tears filled her eyes. Why did she have to be afraid? So what if she’d fallen? That was how you learned. Eva threw the list across the room. The next afternoon, Eva went snowboarding. She was enjoying the smooth rhythm as she glided down the slopes. On one run, Eva stopped and looked across the mountain toward the trees that hid the half-pipe. The competition was over. The snow season was nearly over, She could try again next year. But I don ’t want to wait any longer, thought Eva. 46. What did Jeff tell Eva to do in order to compete again? A. Improve her freestyle skills. B. Take a break from snowboarding. C. Win a local competition first. D. Get back in the half-pipe. 47. Why didn’t Eva return Jeff’s phone calls? A. She got badly hurt and felt dizzy. B. She was ashamed about not beating her fear. C. She had decided to quit snowboarding. D. She was angry with Jeff for pushing her too hard. 48. How did Eva feel during the competition weekend? A. She was excited about staying with her aunt. B. She was completely relaxed and focused on painting. C. She was anxious and thinking a lot about the competition. D. She was uninterested in the competition and bored. 49. Which of the following is TRUE about Eva after seeing the results of the competition? A. She regretted not taking part and decided to try again. B. She was happy, for her friend Sherry and felt no regret. C. She would have lost if she had taken part in the competition. D. She decided that snowboarding competitions were not for her. 50. What would Eva most probably do next? A. She would go to the half-pipe to practice. B. She would call her coach Jeff to apologize. C. She would go snowboarding but avoid the half-pipe. D. She would join in the snowboarding competition at once. 【答案】46. D 47. B 48. C 49. A 50. A 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述了滑雪板运动员Eva在经历了一次严重的摔倒后，如何面对自己的恐惧，以及她对错过比赛的反思和决定不再等待，想要尽快回到半管继续训练的故事。 【46题详解】 细节理解题。根据“If you want to compete again, you’ll have to get back in the half-pipe.”可知，Jeff告诉Eva想再次竞争，就得回到单板U行滑雪场地。故选D。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。“Days went by. Ashamed, Eva didn’t return to the half-pipe, nor Jeff’s phone calls.”可知，Eva感到羞愧，没有战胜恐惧。故选B。 【48题详解】 细节理解题。“But her heart felt heavy as she went to bed that night.”和“ said Eva, but she was thinking about the competition.”可知，Eva感到焦虑，一直在想着比赛。故选C。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段，看到比赛结果后，Eva后悔没有参加比赛，并决定再次尝试。故选A。 【50题详解】 细节理解题。根据“But I don ’t want to wait any longer, thought Eva.”可知，Eva最有可能去单板U行滑雪场地练习。故选A。 卷Ⅱ主观题 (满分50分) Please write the answers on the answer sheet. (请将此卷答案写在答卷纸上) V. Vocabulary A. Complete each sentence with proper words. The first letter of each word is given. (0.5’×15=7.5’) 51. By the year of 2050, women will have a life e________ of 83.6 years and men of at least 75.1. 【答案】(e)xpectancy 【解析】 【详解】句意：到2050年，女性的预期寿命将达到83.6岁，男性的预期寿命至少为75.1岁。根据“By the year of 2050,”及所给的首字母提示可知，这里指男女的预期寿命，expectancy意为“预期”，由a可知，此处用单数。故填(e)xpectancy。 52. I see my new job as a new beginning, so I am ready to take the c________, face them, no matter how big or small, and use them as chances to grow and improve. 【答案】(c)hallenges 【解析】 【详解】句意：我把我的新工作看作是一个新的开始，所以我已经准备好迎接挑战，面对它们，无论挑战有多大或多小，并将其作为成长和改进的机会。根据“I see my new job as a new beginning”以及“no matter how big or small, and use them as chances to grow and improve”并结合首字母提示可知，此处指把新工作看作是一个新的开始，准备好迎接挑战，并将其作为成长和改进的机会，challenge“挑战”符合；根据“them”可知，此处用复数形式。故填(c)hallenges。 53. We were left penniless (身无分文) with a huge s________ bill that we couldn’t pay after the law case. 【答案】(s)olicitor’s 【解析】 【详解】句意：我们身无分文，诉讼案发生后我们无法支付高额律师账单。根据首字母提示及“We were left penniless (身无分文) with a huge s...bill that we couldn’t pay after the law case.”可知，空处指“律师账单”，solivitor意为“律师”，其与bill之间为所属关系，空处需名词所有格，故填(s)olicitor’s。 54. The field of artificial intelligence is a________ rapidly and will continue to have many applications (应用) in our everyday life. 【答案】(a)dvancing 【解析】 【详解】句意：人工智能领域正在迅速发展，并将继续在我们的日常生活中有许多应用。根据“The field of artificial intelligence is a...rapidly”可知，空格处缺少动词，用现在进行时结构，其结构为am/is/are+doing，要用advance的v-ing形式。故填(a)dvancing。 55. Speaking of mountains, Alaska, has more than seventy volcanoes that are p________ active, meaning that someday they could repeat. 【答案】(p)otentially 【解析】 【详解】句意：说到山脉，阿拉斯加有70多座潜在的活火山，这意味着有一天它们可能会再次爆发。根据“meaning that someday they could repeat.”和所给首字母可知，阿拉斯加应是有70多座潜在的活火山，“潜在的”potential，此处应用副词修饰形容词active，故应用potentially。故填(p)otentially。 56. As a visitor to Nanjing Museum, you must keep in mind taking pictures of precious a________ is forbidden in the exhibition hall. 【答案】(a)ntiques 【解析】 【详解】句意：作为一名参观南京博物馆的游客，你必须记住，在展厅内禁止给珍贵的古董拍照。根据“As a visitor to Nanjing Museum, you must keep in mind taking pictures of precious...is forbidden in the exhibition hall”和首字母可知，在博物馆的展厅内，应该是禁止给古董拍照，“古董”antique，结合语境可知，此处应用其复数形式。故填(a)ntiques。 57. The cakes and snacks p________ on the table of the dessert shop draw attention from every passer-by. 【答案】(p)iled 【解析】 【详解】句意：堆放在甜品店桌子上的蛋糕和小吃，吸引了每一个路人的注意。主语cakes and snacks“蛋糕和小吃”和动词pile“堆放”之间是被动关系，应该使用过去分词作后置定语。故填(p)iled。 58. As a student studying f________, I learn how the world of money works and get to know places like banks and insurance companies. 【答案】(f)inance 【解析】 【详解】句意：作为一名学习金融的学生，我了解了货币世界是如何运作的，并了解了银行和保险公司等地方。根据“I learn how the world of money works and get to know places like banks and insurance companies”及首字母提示可知，此处与金融领域相关，finance“金融”，此时为不可数名词。故填(f)inance。 59. Even though ancient people knew living f________ was just a fantasy, their strong belief in eternal (永生的) life kept them determined, as they saw death as just another form of life. 【答案】(f)orever 【解析】 【详解】句意：尽管古人知道永生只是一种幻想，但他们对永生的强烈信仰使他们坚定，因为他们认为死亡只是生命的另一种形式。根据“eternal (永生的) life”可知此处表示永生，即永远活着，forever“永远”，副词修饰动词。故填(f)orever。 60. The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record with the global a________ temperature at 1.45℃ above the pre-industrial baseline. 【答案】(a)verage 【解析】 【详解】句意：世界气象组织的报告证实，2023年是有记录以来最热的一年，全球平均气温比工业化前的基线高出1.45℃。根据空后名词“temperature”可知，该空应填形容词。结合句意可知，该空表达意思为“平均的”即“average”。故填(a)verage。 61. During the past National Day holiday, scenic spots in many places were o________ with tourists, which didn’t bring pleasure but trouble. 【答案】(o)vercrowded 【解析】 【详解】句意：在过去的国庆假期里，许多地方的景点都挤满了游客，这带来的不是快乐，而是麻烦。根据“scenic spots in many places were...with tourists, which didn’t bring pleasure but trouble.”及所给的首字母提示可知，这里是许多地方的景点都挤满了游客，overcrowd意为“拥挤”，由were可知，这里用过去分词。故填(o)vercrowded。 62. Anna Palmer uses Argus, a fitness app, on her phone to m________ her steps, heart rate and the amount of calories she has burnt so as to keep track of her health. 【答案】(m)easure 【解析】 【详解】句意：安娜·帕尔默在手机上使用健身应用程序Argus来测量她的步数、心率和燃烧的卡路里量，以跟踪她的健康状况。根据“a fitness app, on her phone to…her steps, heart rate and the amount of calories she has burnt so as to keep track of her health.”及首字母提示可知，用程序Argus来测量她的步数等数据，应用动词measure表示“测量”，空前有不定式符号to，应用动词原形。故填(m)easure。 63. As a professional photographer, Jacqueline spent her lifetime c________ the beauty in life from clear-lakes to skies. 【答案】(c)apturing 【解析】 【详解】句意：作为一个专业的摄影家，杰奎琳一生致力于拍摄从清澈的湖泊到天空的美景。根据“the beauty in life from clear-lakes to skies.”及所给的首字母提示可知，杰奎琳一生致力于拍摄从清澈的湖泊到天空的美景，capture意为“拍摄”，固定搭配spend one’s lifetime doing sth.毕生致力于做某事，填写capture的ing形式。故填(c)apturing。 64. The world population will be 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a recent UN report while the current f________ is over 8 billion. 【答案】(f)igure 【解析】 【详解】句意：根据最近的一份联合国报告，到2050年，世界人口将达到96亿，而目前的数字已经超过80亿。根据“is over 8 billion”可知是指目前的数字已经超过80亿。figure“数字”，故填(f)igure。 65. Last winter my brother and I built a snowman in a nearby street. Each afternoon we returned to find our snowman fallen a________, and then we built him up again. 【答案】(a)part 【解析】 【详解】句意：去年冬天，我和弟弟在附近的一条街道上堆了一个雪人。每天下午，我们回来时都发现雪人已经摔碎了，然后我们又把它堆了起来。根据“and then we built him up again.”可知发现雪人摔碎了，所以又把雪人堆了起来，fall apart“摔碎”。故填(a)part。 B. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5’x15=7.5’) 66. The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn ________, started as one of the many coding bootcamps for adults looking for a career change. (program) 【答案】programming 【解析】 【详解】句意：熨斗学校是人们在这里付费学习编程的地方，最初是为寻求职业转变的成年人开设的众多编程训练营之一。此处是指学习编程这门课程，用名词programming“编程”，作宾语。故填programming。 67. People often drink alcohol a lot at parties, but drinking is ________ for teenagers in many countries. The United States has the highest drinking age in the world. (legal) 【答案】illegal 【解析】 【详解】句意：人们经常在聚会上大量饮酒，但在许多国家，青少年饮酒是违法的。美国的法定饮酒年龄是世界上最高的。根据“but drinking is…for teenagers in many countries.”可知但在许多国家，青少年饮酒是违法的。illegal“不合法的”，故填illegal。 68. The government plans to check prices of corn products every three months and make new rules so that farmers can get ________ fairly (合理地). (pay) 【答案】paid 【解析】 【详解】句意：政府计划每三个月检查一次玉米产品的价格，并制定新的规定，使农民能够得到公平的报酬。根据所给单词及语境可知，get paid“获得报酬”。故填paid。 69. Astronauts would be chosen for the project from the best military test pilots who had ________ in science or engineering. (educate) 【答案】education 【解析】 【详解】句意：宇航员将从受过科学或工程教育的最佳军事试飞员中选出。设空处在句中作宾语，应填写提示词的名词形式；education“教育”，不可数名词。故填education。 70. I couldn’t help feeling ________ when Sue was promoted (提拔) over my head. However, after working with her for several months, I had to admit that she was a person of great ability. (jealousy) 【答案】jealous 【解析】 【详解】句意：当苏被提拔超过我的职位时，我不禁感到妒忌。但和她一起工作了几个月后，我不得不承认她是一个很有能力的人。feeling为感官动词，其后跟形容词，jealousy意为“妒忌”，为名词，其形容词为jealous。故填jealous。 71. Most email users think junk mail senders ought to face some heavy ________, according to a study of nearly 28, 000 people. (punish) 【答案】punishments 【解析】 【详解】句意：根据一项针对近28, 000人的研究，大多数电子邮件用户认为垃圾邮件发送者应该受到一些严厉的惩罚。分析句子结构可知，此处缺少宾语，heavy“严厉的，严肃的”是形容词，形容词修饰名词；punish“惩罚”是动词，它的名词形式是punishment，由some可知这里需要用名词复数。故填punishments。 72. I used to be ________ person in my family. I hid behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to an unfamiliar person. (shy) 【答案】the shyest 【解析】 【详解】句意：我曾经是家里最害羞的人。每当我不得不和一个不熟悉的人说话时，我就躲在姐姐身后。根据“in my family”可知用形容词最高级，shy的最高级shyest，其前加定冠词the。故填the shyest。 73. The sound of the rain brought back many ________ from his childhood. (think) 【答案】thoughts 【解析】 【详解】句意：雨声勾起了他童年的许多思绪。根据空前的“many”和提示词“think思考”可知，此处用名词复数形式，作宾语，所以要填“thought心思”的复数形式。故填thoughts。 74. The new film school will have courses covering film ________, performance, directing and screenplay (电影剧本) writing. (produce) 【答案】production 【解析】 【详解】句意：这所新的电影学院将开设包括电影制作、表演、导演和剧本创作在内的课程。根据“courses covering film”可知，课程包括了电影制作，film production“电影制作”，故填production。 75. According to a pioneering scholar (学者) in CQ (Cultural Intelligence), cross-cultural contact doesn’t ________ lead to high CQ. (automatic) 【答案】automatically 【解析】 【详解】句意：据文商的一位先驱学者说，跨文化交流不会自动导致高文商。设空处在句中修饰动词，应填写提示词的副词形式；automatically“自动地”，副词。故填automatically。 76. Penguins are ________ to their mating partner. Parents share roles of hunting and looking after their baby. (faith) 【答案】faithful 【解析】 【详解】句意：企鹅对它们的配偶非常忠诚。父母共同分担狩猎和照顾宝宝的角色。根据“Penguins are”可知，此处需要形容词作宾语，根据“Parents share roles of hunting and looking after their baby”可知，空处意为“忠诚的”。故填faithful。 77. As people in this developing world become ________ related than before, there should be a common language for communication. (close) 【答案】more closely 【解析】 【详解】句意：随着这个发展中国家的人们彼此之间的联系比以前更加紧密，应该有一种通用的语言用于交流。副词closely修饰形容词related，结合than，此处需用副词比较级，故填more closely。 78. The European Union had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. They hoped the pictures would work better than written ________ on packs of cigarettes. (warn) 【答案】warnings 【解析】 【详解】句意：欧盟选择了42张照片，显示了香烟对身体的伤害。他们希望这些图片比香烟包装上的书面警告效果更好。根据空格前的形容词“written”可知，此处用名词形式，warning“警告”，此处为可数名词，用复数形式，表示泛指。故填warnings。 79. Cats can be very ________ and interactive with children and offer them chances to learn to care for another living being. (play) 【答案】playful 【解析】 【详解】句意：猫可以非常好玩，并且与孩子们互动，为他们提供学习照顾另一个生命的机会。根据“Cats can be very”可知，此处需要填入一个形容词作表语，结合句意可知此处指“有趣的，好玩的”。故填playful。 80. At home in China, young ________ of Pan Zhanle mobbed (团团围住) him, asking for autographs and photos. (admire) 【答案】admirers 【解析】 【详解】句意：在中国的家里，潘湛乐的年轻崇拜者们围住他，索要签名和照片。admire意为“仰慕者”，名词，由asking for autographs and photos.可知，这里需要用复数形式。故填admirers。 VI. Choose a proper phrase to complete each sentence and change the form if necessary. watch over look good on run a business look up (not) go to college learn about tell off (be) known for take notes get in the way of 81. The strict training that his father pushed upon him ________ his free lifestyle. He got bored, and became a rebel (叛逆者). 82. I think you are out of your mind if you take the job you don’t like just because you think it________ your resume. 83. Everyone ________ will need to make some big decisions about which system their companies will use very soon. 84. ________ about something important while watching, but you don’t have to copy every last detail down. 85. Remember ________ the words you don’t know in the dictionary. In this way, you can build up a large vocabulary quickly. 86. The students ________ the solar system in their astronomy class for the whole month. 87. Samantha said if she ________, she would not have met her closest friends there in her early twenties. 88. Usually the mother penguin ________ her baby when the father penguin is away in the ocean hunting for fish. 89. If you do not work hard, you may ________ by your parents after important exams. 90. Cancun in Mexico is a tourist paradise, ________ its impressive white-sand beach and clear, temperate waters. 【答案】81. got in the way of 82. will look good on 83. running a business 84. Take notes 85. to look up 86. have learnt about 87. hadn’t gone to college 88. watches over 89. be told off 90. known for 【解析】 【81题详解】 句意：他父亲对他的严格训练妨碍了他的自由生活。他厌倦了，成了叛逆者。根据“The strict training that his father pushed upon him…his free lifestyle.”可知，应该说严格的训练“妨碍了”他的自由生活。备选词get in the way of“妨碍”符合语境，该句是一般过去时，动词填过去式。故填got in the way of。 【82题详解】 句意：如果你仅仅因为认为某个工作会让你的简历看起来更漂亮，就接受了一份你不喜欢的工作，那我觉得你简直是疯了。根据“if you take the job you don’t like just because you think it…your resume.”可知，此处指的让你的简历更漂亮，look good on“看上去好”，该句使用一般将来时，故will look good on。 【83题详解】 句意：每个经营企业的人都需要做出一些重大决定，决定他们的公司很快会使用哪个系统。根据“ill need to make some big decisions about which system their companies will use very soon.”可知，此处指的是经营公司的人，备选词run a business“经营公司”符合语境，此处填现在分词形式，作定语修饰主语“Everyone”，故填running a business。 84题详解】 句意：在观看时记下一些重要的事情，但你不必把每一个细节都抄下来。根据“about something important while watching, but you don’t have to copy every last detail down.”可知，此处指的是记笔记，备选词take notes“记笔记”符合语境，该句是祈使句，填动词原形。故填Take notes。 【85题详解】 句意：记得在字典里查你不认识的单词。通过这种方式，你可以快速积累大量的词汇量。根据“the words you don’t know in the dictionary.”可知，此处指的是查阅单词，备选词look up“查阅”符合语境，结合“Remember”可知，后接不定式作宾语。故填to look up。 【86题详解】 句意：学生们在天文学课上学习了整整一个月的太阳系知识。根据“the solar system in their astronomy class for the whole month.”可知，此处应该说“学习”太阳系，备选词learn about“学习”符合语境，该句是现在完成时，主语是“The students”，助动词填have。故填have learnt about。 【87题详解】 句意：萨曼莎说，如果她没有上过大学，她就不会在二十出头的时候在那里遇到她最亲密的朋友。根据“she would not have met her closest friends there in her early twenties.”可知，此处指的是她如果没上大学，备选词(not) go to college“不上大学”符合语境，该句是过去完成时，故填hadn’t gone to college。 【88题详解】 句意：通常，当企鹅爸爸在海里捕鱼时，企鹅妈妈会照顾她的宝宝。根据“her baby when the father penguin is away in the ocean hunting for fish.”可知，此处指的是企鹅妈妈会照顾她的宝宝，备选词watch over“照顾”符合语境，该句是一般现在时，主语是“the mother penguin”，动词填三单形式。故填watches over。 【89题详解】 句意：如果你不努力学习，你可能会在重要考试后被父母训斥。根据“If you do not work hard”以及“by your parents after important exams.”可知，此处指的是被父母训斥，备选词tell off“训斥”符合语境，主语是“you”，应该是被训斥，设空处前有情态动词may，该句是含情态动词的被动语态。故填be told off。 【90题详解】 句意：墨西哥的坎昆是一个旅游天堂，以其令人印象深刻的白色沙滩和清澈温和的水域而闻名。根据“its impressive white-sand beach and clear, temperate waters.”可知，此处指的是“以……闻名”，备选词(be) known for“以……闻名”符合语境，为固定短语。故填known for。 VII. Read the passage and finish the form with ONE word in each blank and answer the question that follows. In Psychology, there’s a term (术语) called the “Mustang Effect”. On a grassland, the deaths of a group of wild horses were mysterious because there were no obvious injuries on their bodies, suggesting they were not attacked by wild animals. The wild horses died in groups because they were hunted by a type of “vampire bat.” During the feeding process, the wild horses became anxious and suffered greatly, yet they were unable to escape the vampire bats. As a result, the only comfort the horses could find from their anxiety and pain was through continuous wild running, which finally led to their death. What defeated the wild horses? For the wild horses, the amount of blood the vampire bats took in was minimal and did not affect their health. However, the horses’ sharp emotional reaction to this outside factor was the fundamental (根本的) cause of their deaths. In our lives, we often come across frustrating (令人挫败的) situations. Do you also feel like those wild horses, unable to control your emotions, continuously running until you’re tired out? You need to understand one thing: every negative emotion you feel in life is self-created. In other words, you don’t have to choose that emotion; you have other choices. If you want to remain undefeated emotionally and not be swept away by negative emotions, there’s a very simple method you can use in your life: the 5-minute rule. First, allow yourself five minutes to fully experience any negative emotions that are causing you pain. Do not control your emotions during this time; let them flow naturally and fully immerse (沉浸) yourself in these negative feelings. Second, after the five minutes are up, tell yourself the powerful words: “It’s unchangeable.” No matter what, after five minutes, take a deep breath and assertively (断言地) say the powerful words: “It’s unchangeable.” Third, and most importantly, unconditionally accept things that have happened or are beyond your control. This is often what we refer to as surrender (屈服). You must admit that getting angry or feeling sad about things you cannot change is pointless. The “Mustang Effect” An ___91___ of the “Mustang Effect” ● The horses hunted by the vampire bats are not seriously ___92___. ● They felt anxious, ___93___ running wildly and died. The cause of the wild horses’ deaths. They overreacted to the vampire bats’ bite. Frustrating situations in our lives ● You and the horses share similar ___94___. ● You ___95___ to control your emotions. ● You don’t ___96___ running until you’re tired out. One thing you need to understand You create your own negative emotions. The 5-minute rule to control your emotions ● Fully experience the negative emotions that ___97___ to your pain. ● Tell yourself it is unchangeable. ● Unconditionally accept ___98___ has happened or is uncontrollable. What do you do to manage your negative emotions? (Answer it within 8 words.) ____________________99____________________ 【答案】91. example 92. injured 93. continued##kept 94. feelings 95. fail 96. stop 97. lead 98. what 99. I practice the 5-minute rule method. (合理即可) 【解析】 【导语】本文通过对马的描述，引申出了控制消极情绪的方法即实践“5分钟规则法”。 【91题详解】 根据“The horses hunted by the vampire bats are not seriously…”以及“They felt anxious…running wildly and died.”可知，此处表示“野马效应的一个例子”，an修饰名词单数。故填example。 【92题详解】 根据“there were no obvious injuries on their bodies”可知，马没有受重伤，injured“受伤的”，故填injured。 【93题详解】 根据“As a result, the only comfort the horses could find from their anxiety and pain was through continuous wild running, which finally led to their death.”可知，野马不停地跑，continue/keep doing“继续做”，时态为一般过去时，动词用过去式。故填continued/kept。 【94题详解】 根据文中“In our lives, we often come across frustrating (令人挫败的) situations. Do you also feel like those wild horses, unable to control your emotions, continuously running until you’re tired out?”可知，人与马有类似情感，feelings“情感”，复数表泛指。故填feelings。 【95题详解】 根据“unable to control your emotions”可知表示控制情感失败，fail to do sth“未能做某事”，时态为一般现在时，主语是you，动词用原形。故填fail。 【96题详解】 根据“continuously running until you’re tired out”可知，人和马都不会停下来，don’t后接动词原形，stop“停下来”。故填stop。 【97题详解】 根据文中“allow yourself five minutes to fully experience any negative emotions that are causing you pain”可知，体验导致痛苦的情绪，lead to意为“导致，造成”，“negative emotions”是复数，时态为一般现在时，动词用原形。故填lead。 【98题详解】 根据“unconditionally accept things that have happened or are beyond your control”可知，要无条件接受已经发生的或无法控制的事情，用what引导宾语从句，故填what。 【99题详解】 根据“If you want to remain undefeated emotionally and not be swept away by negative emotions, there’s a very simple method you can use in your life: the 5-minute rule.”可知控制消极情绪的方法可以通过实践“5分钟规则法”，故填 I practice the 5-minute rule method. （合理即可） VIII. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter of of each word is given. When attending holiday parties, we are eager to help our hosts in the kitchen, with food and drink service, and with post-party cleanup, which sometimes causes more trouble and s____100____ for a host. So what can you do to really help holiday hosts? Here’s what professional event planners recommend. Be s____101____ to respond in a timely manner. Being a good guest begins long b____102____ the party begins. If the i____103____ asks you to respond, do so well before the host has to reach out to confirm your attendance. Hosts who don’t want their guests to help out during the party can hint (暗示) that all has been taken care of right on the invitation. Consider offering help to the host a____104____ of time. Asking a host if you can assist on the event date can be improper, but giving that offer while the host is still p____105____ the party and putting the details together may prove more useful. If you are someone who loves to help, contact the host in advance and offer your assistance. This way, the host can know an e____106____ pair of hands is available when needed. Don’t show up e____107____. Respect the event’s start time and arrive on time or 5 minutes later than the time on the invitation. When the party is over, don’t s____108____. At the end of the evening, you can make one last offer to help the host tidy up the space. But if they r____109____, don’t insist. Many hosts are too polite to tell you it’s time to go. So it’s your responsibility to leave at an appropriate hour. 【答案】100. (s)tress 101. (s)ure 102. (b)efore 103. (i)nvitation 104. (a)head 105. (p)reparing 106. (e)xtra 107. (e)arly 108. (s)tay 109. (r)efuse 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述受邀参加节日派对时，给主人提供帮助要注意的事项。 【100题详解】 句意：参加节日派对时，我们渴望在厨房里帮助主人，提供餐饮服务，以及派对后的清理工作，这有时会给主人带来更多的麻烦和压力。根据“which sometimes causes more trouble”及首字母提示可知，此处指给主人提供帮助有时会给主人带来更多的麻烦和压力，stress“压力”，不可数名词。故填(s)tress。 【101题详解】 句意：一定要及时回复。根据“Be…to respond in a timely manner.”的语境及首字母提示可知，此处指一定要及时回复，be sure to“一定要”，是固定词组。故填(s)ure。 【102题详解】 句意：在聚会开始之前很久，做一个好客人就开始了。根据下文“If the…asks you to respond, do so well before the host has to reach out to confirm your attendance.”及首字母提示可知，在聚会开始之前就要开始做一个好客人，before“在……之前”符合。故填(b)efore。 【103题详解】 句意：如果邀请函要求您回复，请在主人必须联系你确认你的出席之前做好回复。根据下文“Hosts who don’t want their guests to help out during the party can hint (暗示) that all has been taken care of right on the invitation.”及首字母提示可知，此处指派对的邀请函，invitation“邀请函”符合，根据空后的谓语“asks”为三单形式可知，此处用单数形式。故填(i)nvitation。 【104题详解】 句意：考虑提前向主人提供帮助。根据下文“If you are someone who loves to help, contact the host in advance and offer your assistance.”及首字母提示可知，此处指提前向主人提供帮助，ahead of time“提前”，是固定词组。故填(a)head。 【105题详解】 句意：询问主人是否可以在活动日期提供帮助可能是不恰当的，但在主人仍在准备聚会并整理细节时提供建议可能更有用。根据“putting the details together”及首字母提示可知，此处指准备派对的阶段，prepare“准备”，根据空前的“is”及语境可知，此处表示正在进行的动作，时态现在进行时。故填(p)reparing。 【106题详解】 句意：这样，主人就可以知道在需要时有一个额外的帮手可用。根据上文“If you are someone who loves to help, contact the host in advance and offer your assistance.”及首字母提示可知，告诉主人自己可以提供帮助，这样主人就可以知道有一个额外的帮手可用，extra“额外的”符合。故填(e)xtra。 【107题详解】 句意：不要提早出现。根据下文“Respect the event’s start time and arrive on time or 5 minutes later than the time on the invitation.”及首字母提示可知，此处建议准时或比邀请函上的时间晚5分钟到达，所以表示不要提早出现，分析句子结构可知，此处用副词形式，作状语，early“提前”。故填(e)arly。 【108题详解】 句意：聚会结束后，不要逗留。根据下文“Many hosts are too polite to tell you it’s time to go. So it’s your responsibility to leave at an appropriate hour.”及首字母提示可知，此处指聚会结束后，不要逗留，stay“逗留”符合，根据空前的“don’t”可知，此处用动词原形。故填(s)tay。 【109题详解】 句意：但如果他们拒绝，不要坚持。根据上文“you can make one last offer to help the host tidy up the space”以及空后的“don’t insist”可知，此处指拒绝的情况，refuse“拒绝”符合，if条件状语从句遵循“主将从现”原则，主语为“they”，用动词原形。故填(r)efuse。 IX. Writing (15’) 110. A group of students from the US are coming to our school on a visit. As one of the volunteer students, you are supposed to show an American student around a place in Nanjing this Saturday afternoon. Which place do you plan to take him/ her to? Why do you want to take him/ her there? What do you plan to do there? Please state your plan in a passage of around 80 words. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】例文： I plan to take the American student to the Nanjing Massacre Memorial Hall. This place is significant as it provides a poignant insight into a crucial part of history, promoting understanding and remembrance. It will help the student to learn about the past and understand the importance of peace. We plan to explore the exhibits, learn about the historical events, and discuss their impact on current society. This visit will be both educational and thought-provoking, fostering cultural exchange and mutual understanding. 【解析】 【详解】[总体分析] ①题材：本文是一篇材料作文； ②时态：一般现在时与一般将来时； ③提示：写作要点已给出，考生注意不要遗漏要点，并适当添加细节，突出重点。 [写作步骤] 第一步，介绍计划去的地方以及原因； 第二步，介绍去到那里的活动。 [亮点词汇] ①significant 有重大意义的 ②crucial 至关重要的 ③thought-provoking 发人深省的 [高分句型] This place is significant as it provides a poignant insight into a crucial part of history, promoting understanding and remembrance.（原因状语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 南京外国语学校 2024-2025学年度第一学期期中初三年级 英语试题 (卷) 卷I客观题 (满分70分) I. Listening comprehension (1’×20=20’) Part One Listen to five mini dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. You will hear the recordings only ONCE. 1. Why did the police officer stop the woman? A. Because of the driving speed. B. Because of the license issue (问题). C. Because of drunk driving. D. Because of the broken tail light. 2. How does the man feel? A. Confident. B. Nervous. C. Excited. D. Annoyed. 3. What is the woman telling the man? A. She likes him. B. She forgot him. C. She remembers him. D. She has a good memory. 4. What will happen in the speakers’ company? A. The office building will change. B. Many employees will lose their jobs. C. All employees will earn more. D. Most employees will like the decision. 5. What does the man plan to do first after work today? A. Buy a bag. B. Clean his teeth. C. Go to a party. D. See a dentist. Part Two Listen to dialogues and choose the best answer to each question. You will hear each dialogue TWICE. Listen to dialogue 1 and answer questions 6 to 7. 6. What was wrong with the man’s job interview? A. He went on the wrong day. B. He didn’t have the right documents. C. He went to the wrong place. D. He didn’t make an appointment (预约). 7. What does the man probably think of the woman? A. She is unfriendly. B. She is careless. C. She is helpful. D. She is polite. Listen to dialogue 2 and answer questions 8 to 9. 8. What aren’t the guards allowed to do according to the woman? A. Wear uniforms. B. Carry loaded (装了子弹的) guns. C. Guard (保卫) the palace. D. Talk to tourists. 9. What is Lucy’s attitude towards the rules? A. She doubts them. B. She understands them. C. She is against them. D. She doesn’t care about them. Listen to dialogue 3 and answer questions 10 to 12. 10. What do the speakers decide to do together? A. Play volleyball. B. Swim. C. Run. D. Watch a movie. 11. How long is the club open a day? A. For 13 hours. B. For 10 hours. C. For 8 hours. D. For 7 hours. 12. How will the speakers go to the club tomorrow night? A. By subway. B. By bus. C. On foot. D. By car. Listen to dialogue 4 and answer questions 13 to 16. 13. What is the woman’s main issue? A. Her bag was stolen. B. Someone harmed her C. She can’t speak Italian. D. She lost her phone. 14. Where will the woman go next? A. To Rome. B. To Venice. C. To Florence. D. To Milan. 15. What does the man suggest the woman do in the future? A. Check in earlier. B. Stay close to her bag. C. Ask someone to watch her bag. D. Call the police. 16. Where are the speakers probably? A. At a train station. B. On a train. C. At a police station. D. On the street. Part Three Listen to the passage and answer questions 17 to 20. Choose the best answer to each question. You will hear the recording TWICE. 17. Why did the speaker practise at the youth golf camps? A. To play with his dad. B. To have fun after school. C. To-become a professional. D. To play on his school team. 18. Where was the golf game firstly invented? A. In England. B. In Scotland. C. In Wales. D. In the US. 19. What is the most essential (极重要的) golf competition according to the speaker? A. The British Open. B. The Master’s Tournament (联赛). C. The US Open. D. The Players Championship. 20 What will the speaker probably do in the future? A. Open-his own golf course (球场). B. Do anything that benefits (使受益) himself. C. Organize golf camps for children. D. Attend more amateur (业余的) tournaments. II. Multiple choice (1’×20=20’) 1. Although ________ Smiths have visited Nanjing Museum three times before, they still want to go there ________ fourth time. A. the; the B. /; the C. /; a D. the; a 2. After living in the countryside for ten years, the ________ writer finished a book on how to live a long and healthy life. A. 86-year old B. 86-year-old C. 86 years’old D. 86-years-old 3. ________ ago in the school library, I read a ________ novel. A. Sometime; Chinese fantastic B. Some time; Chinese fantastic C. Sometime; fantastic Chinese D. Some time; fantastic Chinese 4. The news presented on TV today is not as interesting as ________ of yesterday, but the hosts are much more interesting than ________ of yesterday. A. that; those B. that; that C. the one; those D. the one; the ones 5. Jimmy phoned his mother and told her that he was quite good ________ chopsticks (筷子) in Nanjing and that she should be free ________ worries. A. at; from B. with; with C. with; from D. at; with 6. I think the cattle here ________ to Tom. Here is a photo of ________. Walk along this road and you will surely recognize him. A. belong; his B. belong; him C. belongs; him D. belongs; his 7. It was pleasant ________ the children to run ________ into the forest and explore new things. A. of; deeply B. of; deep C. for; deeply D. for; deep 8. —All the rubbish there ________ by the time I arrived. —Well, if you had got up earlier that day, you ________ with the work. A. was collected; could help B. had been collected; could have helped C. was collected; could have helped D. had been collected; could help 9. Which of the following sentences has the same structure as this one? Chester was feeling more tired than usual after a day at the office. A. The children ran off quickly after class. B. I always believe everyone is born equal. C. Her job was organizing papers in the office then. D. We all consider Lucy very clever and hard-working. 10. Last Thursday my brother told me he ________ an interesting book about the WTO two days before and that China ________ the WTO in 2001. A. read; joined B. read; had joined C. had read; joined D. had read; had joined 11. ________ the famous professor entered the lecture hall, everyone stood up and clapped their hands ________ the professor felt welcomed and respected. A. While; so that B. As; as if C. While; as if D. As; so that 12. With the rain ________ continuously these days, we must do all that we can to stop the garden ________. A. falling; flooded B. falling; being flooded C. fallen; flooded D. fallen; being flooded 13. My sister together with my parents ________ shopping at the supermarket. I can call ________ of them to get me some ink. A. is; any B. are; any C. is; either D. are; either 14. — Look at this pink water bottle. ________ it be Lily’s? — It ________ be hers. She does seem scatterbrained sometimes. A. May; might B. Can; can C. Can; might D. May; can 15. —The rescue plan is important ________ out as soon as possible. —But I think the plan needs ________ carefully before it’s carried out. A. to carry; being discussed B. to be carried; to discuss C. to carry; discussing D. to be carried; to be discussed 16. It was in his childhood ________ he often walked into the woods ________ he spent many hours observing insects. A. that; when B. that; where C. when; where D. when; that 17. I broke a chair in the language classroom by accident yesterday and only Jimmy saw it. Now the teacher knows I did it, so Jimmy must have ________. A. passed up on me B. let me down C. told on me D. stuck up for me 18. ________ been trained properly, the boy ________ to the machine touched a button by accident during the test. A. Not having; wired up B. Having not, wiring up C. Not having; wiring up D. Having not; wired up 19. Jack is ________ to come and help us with this task this afternoon. I’m sure the task will be made ________ after he comes. A. likely; easily B. possible; easy C. likely; easy D. possible; easily 20. — Lily, thank you for doing the duty for me yesterday when I totally forgot it. — Don’t mention it. ________ A. That’s news to me. B. Welcome to the club! C. How could you? D. That’s what friends are for. III. Cloze test (1’×15=15’) The expression, “everybody’s doing it,” is very much at the center of peer pressure (同伴压力). It is a social influence applied on an individual in order to get that person to act or believe in a ____21____ way as a larger group. This ____22____ can be negative or positive, and can exist in both large and small groups. People are social creatures by nature, and so it is hardly ____23____ that some part of their self-respect comes from the approval (认可) of others. This explains why the approval of peers, and the fear of ____24____, is such a powerful force in many people’s lives. This instinct (本能) drives people to dress one way at home and another way at work, or to answer a simple “fine” when a stranger asks “how are you?” ____25____ it is not necessarily true. For certain individuals, ____26____ for social acceptance is so important that it becomes an addiction (上瘾): in order to satisfy the desire (渴望), they may go too far and ____27____ their sense of right and wrong. Some young people may feel forced to use drugs, or join gangs (帮派) that ____28____ criminal behavior. Some adults may sometimes end up in debt (负债) because they are unable to hold back the desire to buy a house or car that they can’t afford in order to ____29____ the peers. _____30_____, peer pressure is not always negative. A student whose friends do well in _____31_____ may be motivated to work harder and get good grades. Players on a sports team may feel driven to play harder in order to help the team win. This type of influence can also get a friend off drugs, or to help an adult develop a good habit or drop a bad one. Although peer pressure is sometimes quite _____32_____, some people may not even notice that it is affecting his or her behavior. For this reason, when making important decisions, such as choosing a career path or deciding on a major investment, simply going with an instinct is _____33_____. Instead, people should seriously consider _____34_____ they feel attracted to taking a certain action. Is it because of their own values, long-term goals, or personal interests? They should also consider whether the real _____35_____ behind their action is simply that everyone else is doing the same thing. Taking the time to think and make a wiser decision can lead to a proper and fulfilling life. 21. A. traditional B. similar C. weird D. normal 22 A. influence B. result C. cause D. method 23. A. understandable B. important C. acceptable D. surprising 24. A. mistakes B. failure C. disapproval D. independence 25. A. as if B. even if C. since D. unless 26. A. asking B. caring C. waiting D. looking 27. A. gain B. lose C. decrease D. increase 28. A. avoid B. stop C. encourage D. improve 29. A. have fun with B. stay away from C. make fun of D. keep up with 30. A. However B. As a result C. In conclusion D. What’s more 31. A. research B. music C. school D. sports 32. A. positive B. ridiculous C. reliable D. obvious 33. A. common B. dangerous C. natural D. necessary 34. A. why B. when C. how D. what 35. A. motivation B. danger C. support D. problem IV. Reading comprehension (1’×15=15’) A Every year, TIME magazine puts out its list of best inventions. This year’s list includes 200 innovations that are changing how we live, work, learn, and play. Four of them are highlighted here. Which invention do you think is the best? And why? Product: Face ID Mask Inventor: Danielle Baskin User: Smart phone users Purpose: To unlock their phones with masks on Advantage: Face ID Masks show people’s covered faces on regular N95 masks. With the part of face printed on it, the ID mask helps unlock people’s phones. This reduces their chances of catching Covid-19. Also, the colours of the masks match different people’s skin colours. Customer Review: ★★★★★ Product: Purrble Inventor: Aaron Horowitz Purpose: To keep kids calm Advantage: This toy has seven sensors (传感器). It responds to touch. Purrble’s heartbeat speeds up when you play with it. Then you can comfort Purrble by hugging it. This slows down its heartbeats. In return, it calms you. Customer Review: ★★★★★ Product: Talking Eyes Inventor: Amnon Shashua User: Blind people or people with eye-sight problems… Purpose: To read for people in need Advantage: Described as “talking eyes”, it can match any type of glasses. It can tell faces, read text aloud and show directions. The size is friendly in a small box. Customer Review: ★★★★★ Product: BLK2FLY Inventor: Hexagon Purpose: To scan (扫描) hard-to-reach areas like building facades (正面) and rooftops Advantage: It is a self-guided flying laser scanner. It catches detailed images of hard-to-reach or dangerous places. It uses radar sensors, cameras, and GPS to create “3D digital twins”. “It takes less than 10 minutes to create a model of a New York City high-rise,” says Burkhard Boeckem, the chief technology officer of Hexagon. Customer Review: ★★★★★ For more information, you can go to the website: https: // www. bestinventions. com/ 36. Which will you probably take when you go hiking in deep forests? A. Face ID mask B. Purrble C. Talking Eyes D. BLK2FLY 37. Which of the following is NOT right about Talking Eyes? A. It can read the articles in the newspaper aloud for you. B. It can give you directions by showing maps to you. C. It can be installed (安装) on any of your glasses. D It can recognize faces of different people. 38. How does Purrble help a boy who gets really emotional? A. It speeds up his heartbeat. B. It makes him feel calmer. C. It shares his feelings. D. It provides comfort by hugging him. 39. What do all these inventions have in common? A. They make our life more exciting. B. They still need to be improved. C. They are equipped with sensors. D. They receive good reviews by the users. 40. How does this article attract readers? a. It uses pictures. b. It shows customer reviews. c. It has a clear layout. d. It provides a link to videos. A. a, b, c B. a, c, d C. a, c D. a, b, c, d B If you’re missing an amazing party for your aunt’s birthday that you promised your mum you would attend, you’ll probably get “FOMO” —the fear of missing out. It’s impossible to attend every social event in the calendar, but sometimes it really annoys you when you have prior (先前的) engagements (约定) and you know you’re missing out on something great. But some people feel the opposite. Rather than feeling FOMO, they take joy in missing out. They don’t feel the need to attend everything, and instead find comfort in either sticking to their original plans or staying at home alone. In a blog post, Kristen Fuller said “JOMO” is basically the “emotionally intelligent antidote to “FOMO” and it is “about being present and being satisfied with where you are in life.” Some people are born with it, others learn to accept it. Here are the different ways JOMO can show itself: 1. Living in the moment If you constantly worry about missing out on something, you cannot enjoy yourself wherever you are. This isn’t a healthy way to live your life, and Fuller wrote that you shouldn’t compare yourself to other people’s lives or experiences. “JOMO allows us to be who we are in the present moment, which is the secret to finding happiness,” she said. “When you free up that competitive and anxious space in your brain, you have so much more time, energy and emotion to realize your true priorities (首要事情).” 2. Switching off In an article, writer Justin Bariso discovered JOMO after he published his first book. He found it hard to switch off, worrying that his editor (编辑) would contact him for rewrites, or he would miss an important email. It wasn’t until he was abroad with his family and his daughter asked him to play that be thought: “What am I doing?” “Did I really want to go to Starbucks to sit in front of my computer, responding to emails from people I barely know, when instead I could be spending time with my family on a beautiful beach?” he wrote. 3. Enjoying your own company Some people are simply born with the ability to switch off, and not worry about what they could be missing out on. For them, being alone is important, and it doesn’t matter if they’re missing out on the party of the year. Others don’t necessarily need the space on a biological level, but they don’t feel the need to compare their lives to others. These are the people who aren’t involved in social media, and find joy in what they have, rather than focusing on what they don’t. 41. Which of the following proves that you feel JOMO? A. You spare a day for yourself every week to do some reading and writing. B. You constantly check your emails to make sure you keep up with your work. C. You cancel your original appointment and attend a party later. D. You always work hard in order to create a better future for your family. 42. What does the underlined word “antidote” mean in the article? A. A requirement to improve the situation. B. A way to take away the bad effects of something. C. An experiment to test the effect of something. D. A method to keep a balance between two things. 43. What is the cause of FOMO? A. Some people were born with big competitive space in their brains. B. People are not able to switch off the electronic equipment they use. C. People tend to focus on what others have instead of what they own. D. Some people spend too much time making friends on social media. 44. Which of the following may the writer disagree with? A. FOMO may cause health problems in one way or another. B. The more activities we participate in, the less anxious we will be. C. We can learn to get JOMO if we are not born with it. D. We should cut down unnecessary socializing (社交) and live our own life. 45. Which is the proper title of this article? A. Differences between FOMO and JOMO B. Your Choice: FOMO or JOMO C. JOMO: A Way to Deal with Fear D. JOMO: Find Happiness in Not Being Involved C Today Eva’d head back to the half-pipe (单板U行滑雪场地), the packed-snow structure built especially for snowboarders. Her coach, Jeff, had told her, “If you want to compete again, you’ll have to get back in the half-pipe.” Eva sighed. She hadn’t been in it since she’d fallen last winter. After breakfast, Dad took Eva to the mountain. When she got to the half-pipe, it was empty. Her eyes followed the smooth sides, and she blinked (眨眼), not wanting to remember But the memory pushed out along with her breath. Last winter, Eva had planned to do an “eggflip” (空翻), a special trick at the top of the pipe. As she’d started the flip (翻转), she’d misjudged the distance. Her shoulder and helmeted head had slammed into the icy packed snow before she started to fall downward. It seemed as if she’d rolled and bounced forever, her snowboard twisting hard against her knees the whole time. As Eva stood there remembering, the half-pipe blurred (变模糊) in front of her. She breathed in cold air heavily and backed away. “Where do you think you’re going?” Jeff said. “I can’t, Jef,” Eva shouted, feeling dizzy. “I thought I could, but I can’t.” She didn’t wait for a response and rode down the slope. Days went by. Ashamed, Eva didn’t return to the half-pipe, nor Jeff’s phone calls. The weekend of the competition, Eva stayed with her aunt, On Saturday morning they were busy painting, but when the clock struck 9:00 a. m. , Eva’s mind was elsewhere. She knew that the snowboarders were getting ready. Throughout the day, Eva kept glancing at her watch. Ten-thirty. Compulsory (规定动作) in the half-pipe competition. Noon. Break for lunch. One-thirty. Freestyle. Not until she knew it was all over could Eva relax. But her heart felt heavy as she went to bed that night. “How was your weekend?” Mom asked when she picked up Eva on Sunday. “Good,” said Eva, but she was thinking about the competition. “Jeff called,” Mom said, as if reading Eva’s mind. “I left the results by the phone.” Eva nodded, grateful that Mom didn’t say more. Eva brought the list to her room and closed the door. Her friend Sherry had come first in compulsory, second in freestyle. That could have been me, Eva thought. Tears filled her eyes. Why did she have to be afraid? So what if she’d fallen? That was how you learned. Eva threw the list across the room. The next afternoon, Eva went snowboarding. She was enjoying the smooth rhythm as she glided down the slopes. On one run, Eva stopped and looked across the mountain toward the trees that hid the half-pipe. The competition was over. The snow season was nearly over, She could try again next year. But I don ’t want to wait any longer, thought Eva. 46. What did Jeff tell Eva to do in order to compete again? A. Improve her freestyle skills. B. Take a break from snowboarding. C. Win a local competition first. D. Get back in the half-pipe. 47. Why didn’t Eva return Jeff’s phone calls? A. She got badly hurt and felt dizzy. B. She was ashamed about not beating her fear. C. She had decided to quit snowboarding. D. She was angry with Jeff for pushing her too hard. 48. How did Eva feel during the competition weekend? A. She was excited about staying with her aunt. B. She was completely relaxed and focused on painting. C. She was anxious and thinking a lot about the competition. D. She was uninterested in the competition and bored. 49. Which of the following is TRUE about Eva after seeing the results of the competition? A. She regretted not taking part and decided to try again. B. She was happy, for her friend Sherry and felt no regret. C. She would have lost if she had taken part in the competition. D. She decided that snowboarding competitions were not for her. 50. What would Eva most probably do next? A. She would go to the half-pipe to practice. B. She would call her coach Jeff to apologize. C. She would go snowboarding but avoid the half-pipe. D. She would join in the snowboarding competition at once. 卷Ⅱ主观题 (满分50分) Please write the answers on the answer sheet. (请将此卷答案写在答卷纸上) V. Vocabulary A. Complete each sentence with proper words. The first letter of each word is given. (0.5’×15=7.5’) 51. By the year of 2050, women will have a life e________ of 83.6 years and men of at least 75.1. 52. I see my new job as a new beginning, so I am ready to take the c________, face them, no matter how big or small, and use them as chances to grow and improve. 53. We were left penniless (身无分文) with a huge s________ bill that we couldn’t pay after the law case. 54. The field of artificial intelligence is a________ rapidly and will continue to have many applications (应用) in our everyday life. 55. Speaking of mountains, Alaska, has more than seventy volcanoes that are p________ active, meaning that someday they could repeat. 56. As a visitor to Nanjing Museum, you must keep in mind taking pictures of precious a________ is forbidden in the exhibition hall. 57. The cakes and snacks p________ on the table of the dessert shop draw attention from every passer-by. 58. As a student studying f________, I learn how the world of money works and get to know places like banks and insurance companies. 59. Even though ancient people knew living f________ was just a fantasy, their strong belief in eternal (永生的) life kept them determined, as they saw death as just another form of life. 60. The WMO report confirmed that 2023 was the hottest year on record, with the global a________ temperature at 1.45℃ above the pre-industrial baseline. 61. During the past National Day holiday, scenic spots in many places were o________ with tourists, which didn’t bring pleasure but trouble. 62. Anna Palmer uses Argus, a fitness app, on her phone to m________ her steps, heart rate and the amount of calories she has burnt so as to keep track of her health. 63. As a professional photographer, Jacqueline spent her lifetime c________ the beauty in life from clear-lakes to skies. 64. The world population will be 9.6 billion by 2050, according to a recent UN report while the current f________ is over 8 billion. 65. Last winter my brother and I built a snowman in a nearby street. Each afternoon we returned to find our snowman fallen a________, and then we built him up again. B. Complete the sentences with the proper forms of the given words. (0.5’x15=7.5’) 66. The Flatiron School, where people pay to learn ________, started as one of the many coding bootcamps for adults looking for a career change. (program) 67. People often drink alcohol a lot at parties, but drinking is ________ for teenagers in many countries. The United States has the highest drinking age in the world. (legal) 68. The government plans to check prices of corn products every three months and make new rules so that farmers can get ________ fairly (合理地). (pay) 69. Astronauts would be chosen for the project from the best military test pilots who had ________ in science or engineering. (educate) 70. I couldn’t help feeling ________ when Sue was promoted (提拔) over my head. However, after working with her for several months, I had to admit that she was a person of great ability. (jealousy) 71. Most email users think junk mail senders ought to face some heavy ________, according to a study of nearly 28, 000 people. (punish) 72. I used to be ________ person in my family. I hid behind my older sister, whenever I had to speak to an unfamiliar person. (shy) 73. The sound of the rain brought back many ________ from his childhood. (think) 74. The new film school will have courses covering film ________, performance, directing and screenplay (电影剧本) writing. (produce) 75. According to a pioneering scholar (学者) in CQ (Cultural Intelligence), cross-cultural contact doesn’t ________ lead to high CQ. (automatic) 76. Penguins are ________ to their mating partner. Parents share roles of hunting and looking after their baby. (faith) 77. As people in this developing world become ________ related than before, there should be a common language for communication. (close) 78. The European Union had chosen 42 photos that showed the damage cigarettes could do to the body. They hoped the pictures would work better than written ________ on packs of cigarettes. (warn) 79. Cats can be very ________ and interactive with children and offer them chances to learn to care for another living being. (play) 80. At home in China, young ________ of Pan Zhanle mobbed (团团围住) him, asking for autographs and photos. (admire) VI. Choose a proper phrase to complete each sentence and change the form if necessary. watch over look good on run a business look up (not) go to college learn about tell off (be) known for take notes get in the way of 81. The strict training that his father pushed upon him ________ his free lifestyle. He got bored, and became a rebel (叛逆者). 82. I think you are out of your mind if you take the job you don’t like just because you think it________ your resume. 83. Everyone ________ will need to make some big decisions about which system their companies will use very soon. 84. ________ about something important while watching, but you don’t have to copy every last detail down. 85. Remember ________ the words you don’t know in the dictionary. In this way, you can build up a large vocabulary quickly. 86. The students ________ the solar system in their astronomy class for the whole month. 87. Samantha said if she ________ she would not have met her closest friends there in her early twenties. 88. Usually the mother penguin ________ her baby when the father penguin is away in the ocean hunting for fish. 89. If you do not work hard, you may ________ by your parents after important exams. 90. Cancun in Mexico is a tourist paradise, ________ its impressive white-sand beach and clear, temperate waters. VII. Read the passage and finish the form with ONE word in each blank and answer the question that follows. In Psychology, there’s a term (术语) called the “Mustang Effect”. On a grassland, the deaths of a group of wild horses were mysterious because there were no obvious injuries on their bodies, suggesting they were not attacked by wild animals. The wild horses died in groups because they were hunted by a type of “vampire bat.” During the feeding process, the wild horses became anxious and suffered greatly, yet they were unable to escape the vampire bats. As a result, the only comfort the horses could find from their anxiety and pain was through continuous wild running, which finally led to their death. What defeated the wild horses? For the wild horses, the amount of blood the vampire bats took in was minimal and did not affect their health. However, the horses’ sharp emotional reaction to this outside factor was the fundamental (根本的) cause of their deaths. In our lives, we often come across frustrating (令人挫败的) situations. Do you also feel like those wild horses, unable to control your emotions, continuously running until you’re tired out? You need to understand one thing: every negative emotion you feel in life is self-created. In other words, you don’t have to choose that emotion; you have other choices. If you want to remain undefeated emotionally and not be swept away by negative emotions, there’s a very simple method you can use in your life: the 5-minute rule. First, allow yourself five minutes to fully experience any negative emotions that are causing you pain. Do not control your emotions during this time; let them flow naturally and fully immerse (沉浸) yourself in these negative feelings. Second, after the five minutes are up, tell yourself the powerful words: “It’s unchangeable.” No matter what, after five minutes, take a deep breath and assertively (断言地) say the powerful words: “It’s unchangeable.” Third, and most importantly, unconditionally accept things that have happened or are beyond your control. This is often what we refer to as surrender (屈服). You must admit that getting angry or feeling sad about things you cannot change is pointless. The “Mustang Effect” An ___91___ of the “Mustang Effect” ● The horses hunted by the vampire bats are not seriously ___92___. ● They felt anxious, ___93___ running wildly and died. The cause of the wild horses’ deaths. They overreacted to the vampire bats’ bite Frustrating situations in our lives ● You and the horses share similar ___94___. ● You ___95___ to control your emotions. ● You don’t ___96___ running until you’re tired out. One thing you need to understand You create your own negative emotions. The 5-minute rule to control your emotions ● Fully experience the negative emotions that ___97___ to your pain. ● Tell yourself it is unchangeable. ● Unconditionally accept ___98___ has happened or is uncontrollable. What do you do to manage your negative emotions? (Answer it within 8 words.) ____________________99____________________ VIII. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words. The first letter of of each word is given. When attending holiday parties, we are eager to help our hosts in the kitchen, with food and drink service, and with post-party cleanup, which sometimes causes more trouble and s____100____ for a host. So what can you do to really help holiday hosts? Here’s what professional event planners recommend. Be s____101____ to respond in a timely manner. Being a good guest begins long b____102____ the party begins. If the i____103____ asks you to respond, do so well before the host has to reach out to confirm your attendance. Hosts who don’t want their guests to help out during the party can hint (暗示) that all has been taken care of right on the invitation. Consider offering help to the host a____104____ of time. Asking a host if you can assist on the event date can be improper, but giving that offer while the host is still p____105____ the party and putting the details together may prove more useful. If you are someone who loves to help, contact the host in advance and offer your assistance. This way, the host can know an e____106____ pair of hands is available when needed. Don’t show up e____107____. Respect the event’s start time and arrive on time or 5 minutes later than the time on the invitation. When the party is over, don’t s____108____. At the end of the evening, you can make one last offer to help the host tidy up the space. But if they r____109____, don’t insist. Many hosts are too polite to tell you it’s time to go. So it’s your responsibility to leave at an appropriate hour. IX. Writing (15’) 110. A group of students from the US are coming to our school on a visit. As one of the volunteer students, you are supposed to show an American student around a place in Nanjing this Saturday afternoon. Which place do you plan to take him/ her to? Why do you want to take him/ her there? What do you plan to do there? 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