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2024—2025学年度上学期 大庆外国语学校期中考试试题 高三英语 满分150分，考试时间120分钟 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How is the man feeling? A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious. 2. What does the woman recommend? A. A nearer bank. B. A less expensive café. C. A better place for sightseeing. 3. Where are the speakers? A. In a boat. B. On a plane. C. On a mountain. 4. What should the man do first? A. Fry the vegetables. B. Mix the flour and water. C. Take the chicken out of the fridge. 5. What time is it now? A. 20:30. B. 21:00. C. 21:30. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where has the woman found the report? A. On the desk. B. On the floor. C. On the bookshelf. 7. What will the woman do first? A. Send a report. B. Clean her room. C. Buy a new desk. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Fellow workers. 9. What industry does the woman probably work in? A. Fashion. B. Technology. C. Food service. 10. What will the man do next? A. Write an email. B. Shop for shirts. C. Go to the cafeteria. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Food. B. Restaurants. C. Foreign countries. 12. What is the woman’s nationality? A. American. B. Italian. C. Chinese. 13. Why do many Westerners have health problems according to the man? A. They lack exercise. B. They eat too much fat and sugar. C. They eat in restaurants too often. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does the man’s father do for a living? A. He is a cook. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a medical typist. 15. What does the man think of his mother’s job? A. It is boring. B. It is helpful. C. It is meaningless. 16. How often does the woman get paid? A. Once a month. B. Every three weeks. C. Every two weeks. 17. What was the most important reason for the woman choosing the job? A. To study medicine. B. To take care of patients. C. To balance work and family. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did Yu Chen stand out from his competitors at the interview? A. He did better on the technology tests. B. He had more work experience. C. He had a better degree. 19. Why is Annabel working from home today? A. She is sick. B. She has just had a baby. C. She has to take care of her child. 20. Where does Alison work? A. From home. B. In the office. C. A mix of the two. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November. Vatnajökull, Iceland Iceland’s name becomes increasingly accurate in November, as sub- zero temperatures arrive more frequently. This is the best time for tourists to enter into the heavenly world of ice caves — more accurately, glacier caves — as these changing holes need to be safely frozen before they can be explored. Lanzarote, Canary Islands Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers. With gardens designed by the famous Lanzarote architect César Manrique, Meliá Salinas is a big- name resort (度假胜地) with local style, set between two beaches. Jackson Hole, Wyoming During the winter, Jackson Hole is a wonderland of snow skiing, snowmobiling and ice- skating. If you’re looking for some fast- paced family fun, try the Alpine Slide, where you can slide down 2,500 feet of Snow King Mountain in a bobsled (雪车). No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early. Vancouver Island, Canada Part of British Columbia, Vancouver Island was originally the land of the Kwakwaka’ wakw, Nuu- chah- nulth and Coast Salish peoples. Today, the island is valuing the original cultures more and more. Planning means you can take your time seeking out activities that celebrate native people’s culture. Remember that you must order the ferries (渡船)from the mainland ahead of time. 1. Where would tourists preferring quiet destinations like to go? A. Vatnajökull. B. Lanzarote. C. Jackson Hole. D. Vancouver Island. 2. What do the last two destinations have in common? A. They need reservations. B. They have colourful cultures. C. They are famous for snow sports. D. They are suitable for all the family. 3. Where is the text most probably taken from? A. A coursebook. B. A survey report. C. A guidebook. D. A geographical paper. 【答案】1. B 2. A 3. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了在11月这个特定时间段内，几个值得推荐的旅游目的地，包括各自的特点和吸引游客的亮点。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Lanzarote, Canary Islands部分中的“Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers.(11月的兰萨罗特岛是一个绝佳的度假胜地。除了第一周外，这个月几乎没有学校假期，这对于寻求宁静的人来说是一个额外的优势。)”可知，Lanzarote是一个适合喜欢安静的人的旅游目的地。故选B。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章Jackson Hole, Wyoming部分中的“No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early.(无论你计划何时出行，都应该尽早预订。)”以及“Vancouver Island, Canada”部分中的“Remember that you must order the ferries(渡船)from the mainland ahead of time.(记住，你必须提前从大陆预订渡船。)”可知，Jackson Hole和Vancouver Island的共同点是都需要提前预订。故选A。 【3题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November.(随着12月的临近，11月往往被忽视，但它是逃离北欧单调天空的理想时机。以下是我们精选的11月最佳度假目的地。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了四个在11月适合旅游的目的地，对每个地方的特色进行了描述，如冰岛的冰川洞、加那利群岛的兰萨罗特岛、美国怀俄明州的杰克逊霍尔和加拿大的温哥华岛。这种内容明显是为了给读者提供旅游建议和指南，所以文章可能出自一本导游手册。故选C。 B Raised by a father who was in the military and a mom who had a corporate job, Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. After college, she quickly realized where her passion lies while working in the service industry. In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness, and four years later, a video of it went viral online. Although Crowe-Houston was cooking the food herself, social media commenters asked if she would consider food donations. Crowe-Houston then began researching and started learning all about food waste. “I really became angry around how much food goes to waste while so many people go hungry at the same time,” she says. In the meantime, she began to notice the growing popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and DoorDash. “I started thinking, ‘Who’s going to get food delivered to the people that don’t know where their next meal is coming from?’” recalls Crowe-Houston. The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. Goodr works with technology that makes it easy for businesses to request pickups when they have eatable food to donate or non-eatable items they want to recycle. She took her mission a step further by writing a children's book, Everybody Eats. She urges parents to not only talk about the topic with their kids but to take steps in their own home to reduce food waste. Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need. 4. What inspired Crowe-Houston to start her own business? A. The hardships her parents met at work. B. The education she received in college. C. The experience in the service industry. D. The popularity of food delivery apps. 5. What do we know about the restaurant Sunday Soul? A. It provided videos on cooking online. B. It offered food to the homeless. C. It was open for about four years. D. It aimed to deal with food waste. 6. Which of the following deals with food safety? A. Sunday Soul. B. Instacart. C. DoorDash. D. Goodr. 7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A. Parents are to blame for food waste at home. B. Crowe-Houston works for a pickup company. C. Goodr has made a difference in saving food. D. Goodr has been popular around the world. 【答案】4. A 5. B 6. D 7. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了Jasmine Crowe-Houston开餐馆来为社区中无家可归的人提供食物。她发现食物浪费现象严重，于是创办了一家公司并写了一本书， 以呼吁人们减少食物浪费。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. (Jasmine Crowe-Houston看到她的父母在自己的职业生涯中面临各种各样的挑战，这激发了她自己创业。)”可知，Crowe-Houston 是在看到父母在他们各自的职业生涯中面临各种挑战后才产生了创业的想法。故选A。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness (2013年，她开了一家名为Sunday Soul的餐厅，为社区里无家可归的人提供食物)”可知，她开了一家名为Sunday Soul的餐馆，为社区里无家可归的人提供食物。故选 B。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. (这个问题让她想到了Goodr，一家帮助企业减少食物浪费，同时解决食品不安全问题的垃圾转移公司。)”可知，Goodr帮助一些企业减少食物浪费，同时处理食物不安全的问题。故选D。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need. (虽然Goodr从亚特兰大起步，但现在它在全国约26个市场开展业务，并从垃圾填埋场转移了约500万磅食品，为有需要的人提供了近3500万顿饭。)”可知，Goodr在节约食物方面取得了巨大的成就。故选 C。 C Soon, every seat on an airplane could be a window seat! New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next-gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them. The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre-ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15 percent. The company explains their ethos is “to reduce emissions at heart”. “Right now research shows the cabin can contribute between 10% and 20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle,” Airbus officials write. “Putting a focus on reducing this, Airbus brought together ten airlines and eight technology companies to feed into a vision that rethinks the way the cabin should look and feel, maintaining superior passenger comfort.” Airbus found that one of the biggest levers (手段) in the cabin for reducing emissions is lightweight solutions. To achieve this, efforts should be focused on creating lighter “bionic designs” that will help reduce cabin weight by up to 40 percent. “As the world shifts to a more circular (循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. This is also a key part of the 2035+ vision,” Airbus officials explain. “Cabin lining and components will be developed for current aircraft using new materials and a complete introduction of these will be rolled out with the next generation aircraft.” 8. What can we know about the next-gen cabins from the first two paragraphs? A. They will be made of glasses. B. They will shorten travel time greatly. C. They will reduce food waste to some extent. D. They will provide whatever food passengers want. 9. What does the underlined word “ethos” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Advice. B. Fer. C. Loss. D. Idea. 10 What can be inferred about the future materials used inside the cabin? A. They are cheaper. B. They are more eco-friendly. C. They are more convenient. D. They are more available. 11. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To advertise some new flights. B. To call on people to live a greener life. C. To introduce new design ideas of a plane. D. To explain how to make planes smarter. 【答案】8. C 9. D 10. B 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是说明文。主要介绍了空中客车公司对下一代飞机客舱的概念设计。 【8题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段的“The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre- ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15percent. (这家法国公司还表示，由于新的预订单概念，乘客将有更多的食物选择。他们认为，在登机口领取餐食，食物和包装垃圾可以减少高达15%。)”可知，下一代飞机客舱将在一定程度上减少食物浪费。故选C。 【9题详解】 词义猜测题。根据前文“The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre- ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15percent.( Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+概念还允许乘客点击显示旅行时间的智能交互式窗口，让您探索目的地城市。这家法国公司还表示，由于新的预订概念，乘客将享受更多的餐点选择。他们认为，通过在登机口收集您的餐食，可以减少高达 15% 的食物和包装浪费。)”和下文“to reduce emissions at heart(从心底减少排放)”可知，“从心底里减少排放”是这家公司的理念。故选D。 10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第六段的“As the world shifts to a more circular(循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. (随着世界转向更加循环的经济，在端到端数字化数据透明度的推动下，我们正在重新思考客舱内使用的材料，以便它们在生命周期内能够被回收、再利用和修复。)可知，未来的飞机客舱内使用的材料更环保。故选B。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段的“New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next- gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them.(新的概念设计揭示了乘客在未来的飞机上如何仰望星空。航空巨头空中客车公司正在展示其对下一代机舱的设想，其中包括当你穿过云层时的全方位视野。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要介绍了空中客车公司对下一代飞机客舱的概念设计，包括智能互动窗户、减少食物浪费以及更环保的材料等新设计理念。因此文章的目的是介绍飞机的新设计思想。故选C。 D Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past? The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos. In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas. Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones. Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”. It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness. 12. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals? A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet. B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth. C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before. D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals. 13. What can we learn from paragraph 3? A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority. B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection. C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones. D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit. 14. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest? A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet. B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly. C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level. D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared. 15. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better? B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality. C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits. 【答案】12. B 13. D 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】文章是说明文。文章主要讲述了现代农业技术使得现代水果比以前更甜。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay(蛀牙) and weight gain.(据报道，2018年，澳大利亚墨尔本动物园已经停止给大多数动物提供水果，因为现在种植的水果太甜了，会导致蛀牙和体重增加。)”可知现代水果对动物的牙齿有很大的危害，因此停止了给动物供应水果。故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar”(though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar(分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. (在水果种植者中，“优质”这个词现在通常被用作“高糖”的同义词(尽管硬度、颜色和大小也要考虑在内)。2010年，韩国的一组植物科学家在一篇文章中探讨了如何利用“分子方法”来提高水果的甜度，他们写道，“总的来说，由于不断的选择和育种”，现在许多水果的“含糖量”比以前要高。)”可知，现代水果的甜度采用分子方法，故选D项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness.(不同之处在于，野生苹果的含糖量变化更大，而现代超市里的苹果很少低于一定的甜度。)” 可知野生苹果的含糖量变化很大，故选B项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第一段内容“Is modern fruit cultivated(培育) to be sweeter than in the past? The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated.( 现代种植的水果比过去更甜吗?简短的回答是肯定的，但较长的回答更为复杂)”并通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了现代农业技术使得现代水果比以前更甜。可知C项“水果更甜：这不是一个误解。”为最佳标题，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。 Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life. ____16____Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health. Three ways to stop getting up at night and improve sleep. Everyone wakes up a few times per night. Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.____17____We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.____18____Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better. Avoidance, not anxiety, may be damaging your life. Anxiety is a common and discouraging symptom experienced by many individuals. However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.____19____When we avoid certain situations and decisions, it can lead to more anxiety and problems. Psychological avoidance is a powerful enemy, but there are science-based skills to fight it. Check in with your thoughts and challenge them. And let your values, not your emotions, direct your actions. Gas lighting is emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognize and stop it. Gas lighting is a secret, manipulative (易于操纵的), and reality-bending form of emotional abuse. Yet when gas lighting is in our own relationships, many of us struggle to identify it, let alone escape it. Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.____20____Name the abuse. And use strategies such as getting out of the power struggle, checking in with your feelings often, and honoring your emotions to stop being subject to gas lighting. A. These can have a big impact on gas lighting. B. Are you wondering how to care for your mental health? C. It’s called psychological avoidance. D. Are you worried that someone you know suffers from mental problems? E. But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning. F. Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying. G. Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help. 【答案】16. B 17. E 18. G 19. C 20. F 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了一些可以改善心理健康的建议。 【16题详解】 上文“Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life.(心理健康是极其重要的，因为它几乎可以影响一个人生活的方方面面)”提到心理健康是极其重要的，下文“Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health.(以下是心理学家分享的一些最受欢迎的建议，可以改善你的心理健康)”提到一些可以改善心理健康的建议，故B项“Are you wondering how to care for your mental health?(你想知道如何照顾自己的心理健康吗？)”承上启下，符合语境。故选B。 【17题详解】 上文“Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.(大约每90分钟到两个小时从睡眠中醒来是正常的)”提到夜醒是正常的，下文“We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.(我们无法获得足够的深度睡眠)”提到相关的危害，故E项“But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning.(但频繁醒来会影响身体、情绪和精神功能。)”符合语境，和上文形成转折关系，且引出下文。故选E。 【18题详解】 上文“We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.(我们无法获得足够的深度睡眠)”提到睡眠不足问题，下文“Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea(睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better.(调整你的生物钟和你的睡眠时间表，尽量减少上厕所的时间。治疗你的睡眠呼吸暂停，习惯佩戴呼吸机。放松，努力让自己感觉更安全，从而睡得更好)”是三种解决办法，G项“Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help.(三个不太为人所知的浅睡和浅醒的解决方案可能会有所帮助。)”承上启下，符合语境。故选G。 【19题详解】 上文“However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.(然而，还有一个更微妙、更令人不快原因)”提到还有一个更微妙、更令人不快的原因，空处应是具体说明，C项“It’s called psychological avoidance.(它就是心理回避。)”符合语境，且C项中“avoidance”呼应下文“avoid”。故选C。 【20题详解】 上文“Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.(学会识别煤气灯效应的迹象)”提到要学会识别煤气灯效应的迹象，F项“Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying.(这些可能包括持续否认、歪曲事实、羞辱、矛盾和撒谎。)”具体说明哪些是煤气灯效应的迹象。故选F。 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help. She ___21___ for a shift at his home, California. “When it was time to sit by his ___22___, I was terrified,” said Kate. He was nervous and ___23___, shaking under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt ___24___ - she began to sing. Kate ___25___ the lyrics over and over, singing for two hours. “It calmed me down, which calmed him down,” she ___26___. “By the time I finished singing, I knew this was something that would be shared.” And the Threshold Choir was ___27___ - now a group of 1,300 volunteers around the world who provide ___28___ through song to people at the end of life. When invited to a bedside, choir volunteers ___29___ from a collection of about 300 songs, many ____30____ by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort. “We sing very ____31____ and quite close,” said Kate. “We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ____32____.” Choir singers join to make a difference because of the group’s deep sense of ____33____, which is especially apparent when a volunteer’s own loved one falls ill. Kristin Masters asked her Santa Cruz choir members to sing nearly every day throughout her partner Claudette’s ____34____ months. “Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet. It was like a ____35____ in there,” Kristin said. “I got to give her that kind of death.” 21. A. applied B. volunteered C. searched D. prepared 22. A. table B. doorstep C. bedside D. chair 23. A. upset B. excited C. confused D. crazy 24. A. happy B. lonely C. angry D. afraid 25. A. repeated B. learned C. imagined D. heard 26. A. interpreted B. advised C. estimated D. recalled 27. A. supplied B. produced C. born D. ensured 28. A. leisure B. comfort C. influence D. magic 29. A. posted B. collected C. selected D. predicted 30. A. recorded B. written C. promoted D. discussed 31. A. softly B. loudly C. toughly D. clearly 32. A. heart B. eye C. mouth D. ear 33. A. safety B. humor C. community D. justice 34. A. painful B. final C. amazing D. impressive 35. A. border B. camp C. shelter D. house 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 25. A 26. D 27. C 28. B 29. C 30. B 31. A 32. D 33. C 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了凯特由于一次探望临终艾滋病朋友的经历，受到启发，和一群志愿者成立了“门槛合唱团”，旨在为临终人士唱歌，提供临终安慰与关怀。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她主动要求在他位于加州的家中值班。A. applied应用；B. volunteered主动做；C. searched搜寻；D. prepared准备。根据前文“Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help.”可知，凯特不知道该如何提供帮助，故而主动去朋友家值班。故选B项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：凯特说：“当我坐在他床边的时候，我吓坏了。”A. table桌子；B. doorstep门阶；C. bedside床边；D. chair椅子。根据后文“shaking under the sheets”及“When invited to a bedside”可知，凯特在朋友床边，看到他状态很差。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他紧张不安，在被窝里发抖。A. upset不安的；B. excited激动的；C. confused困惑的；D. crazy疯狂的。根据前文“Her friend was dying of AIDS”及“He was nervous”可知，朋友忍受着疾病的折磨，显得非常痛苦不安。 故选A项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：于是凯特做了她感到害怕时总是做的事——她开始唱歌。A. happy开心的；B. lonely孤独的；C. angry生气的；D. afraid害怕的。根据前文“I was terrified”可知，凯特被吓坏了，开始唱歌，鼓励自己。故选D项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：凯特一遍又一遍地重复歌词，唱了两个小时。A. repeated重复；B. learned学习；C. imagined想象；D. heard听到。根据后文“over and over, singing for two hours”可知，凯特一遍又一遍地重复歌词。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“这让我冷静下来，也让他冷静下来，”她回忆说。A. interpreted解释；B. advised建议；C. estimated估计；D. recalled回想起。根据前文“It calmed me down, which calmed him down”可知，这是凯特在回忆当时的情形。故选D项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“门槛合唱团”诞生了，现在这个由1300名来自世界各地的志愿者组成的团体，通过歌曲为生命垂危的人提供安慰。A. supplied供应；B. produced生产；C. born出生，产生；D. ensured确保。根据前文“the Threshold Choir”及后文“a group of 1,300 volunteers”可知，凯特的这次经历促使她创立了“门槛合唱团”这个组织。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“门槛合唱团”诞生了，现在这个由1300名来自世界各地的志愿者组成的团体，通过歌曲为生命垂危的人提供帮助。A. leisure休闲；B. comfort安慰；C. influence影响；D. magic魔力。根据后文“through song to people at the end of life”及“express peace and comfort”可知，该组织旨在通过歌曲为生命垂危的人提供安慰。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当被邀请到床边时，合唱团的志愿者们会从大约300首歌曲中挑选一首，其中很多都是凯特专门为表达平静和安慰而写的。A. posted邮寄；B. collected收集；C. selected选择；D. predicted预测。根据后文“from a collection of about 300 songs”可知，合唱团的志愿者们会从大约300首歌曲中挑选一首。 故选C项。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当被邀请到床边时，合唱团的志愿者们会从大约300首歌曲中挑选一首，其中很多都是凯特专门为表达平静和安慰而写的。A. recorded记录；B. written写下；C. promoted促进；D. discussed讨论。根据后文“by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort”可知，很多歌曲都是凯特专门创作的。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：“我们唱得很轻，很近，”凯特说。“我们试图重现母亲的嘴和婴儿的耳朵之间的距离。”A. softly温柔地；B. loudly大声地；C. toughly强硬地；D. clearly清晰地。根据后文“quite close”及“We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s __12____”可知，志愿者为病人唱歌非常温和，就像母亲对婴儿哼曲那样。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“我们唱得很轻，很近，”凯特说。“我们试图重现母亲的嘴和婴儿的耳朵之间的距离。”A. heart心；B. eye眼睛；C. mouth嘴巴；D. ear耳朵。根据前文“between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s”可知，志愿者为病人唱歌非常温和，就像母亲对婴儿哼曲，婴儿聆听那样。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：合唱团的歌手们加入是为了改变世界，因为这个团体有着深厚的社区意识，当志愿者自己的亲人生病时，这种意识尤其明显。A. safety安全；B. humor幽默；C. community社区；D. justice公平。根据前文“Choir singers join to make a difference”并结合志愿者为临终病人唱歌提供安慰的介绍可知，他们具有社区意识。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：克里斯汀·马斯特斯要求她的圣克鲁斯合唱团成员在她的伴侣克劳德特生命的最后几个月里几乎每天都唱歌。A. painful痛苦的；B. final最终的；C. amazing不可思议的；D. impressive令人印象深刻的。根据后文“Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet”可知，克里斯汀·马斯特斯要求合唱团在她的伴侣克劳德特生命的最后几个月里几乎每天都唱歌。故选B项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：“那里就像一个住所，”克里斯汀说。“我得让她走得安详。”A. border边界；B. camp营地；C. shelter住所，庇护所；D. house房子。根据后文“I got to give her that kind of death”可知，死亡之后就像是去了另一个住所。故选C项。 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At the Main Media Centre of the Asian Games, the Exhibition Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture has become the favourite place for people to visit in their spare time. Since its opening, the exhibition hall ___36___ (receive) over 2,000 visitors, some of whom come to experience Tuina, ___37___ form of Chinese therapeutic massage. ___38___ (originate) in primitive society, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) encompasses thousands of years of experience in the battle ___39___ disease. It was ___40___ (gradual) formed and developed. By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a basic medical theoretical system already ___41___ (establish). TCM has matured and had a profound influence on the healthcare systems of countries and regions around the world. Zhu Wenpei, who studied Tuina during his undergraduate and postgraduate periods, said that the initial stage of study was quite ___42___ (pain). Zhu says that many people do not understand the difference between massage and Tuina. The former affects the skin and muscles,___43___ Tuina can treat issues related to Qi, blood, internal organs and even some complex diseases, such as stunted (发育不足的) growth in children. Since massage therapy tends to show relatively quick effects in treating bodily ailments (疾病), those engaged in massage work experience a strong sense of ___44___ (achieve). Professional massage doctors also use TCM meridian theory as a guide to diagnose and treat different conditions, allowing people from around the world _____45_____ (relieve) their exhaustion. 【答案】36. has received 37. a 38. Originating 39. with##against 40. gradually 41. had been established 42. painful 43. but##yet##while 44. achievement 45. to relieve 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了中医文化在亚运会上的推广与影响，并详细阐述了中医的起源、发展及其在现代社会中的应用。 【36题详解】 考查动词的时态和主谓一致。句意：自开放以来，该展厅已接待了2,000多名游客，其中一些人是来体验推拿的，这是一种中医按摩治疗方式。分析句子成分可知，设空处为本句谓语，根据时间状语“Since its opening”可知，此处应用现在完成时；主语“the exhibition hall”为单数形式，谓语也应用第三人称单数形式。故填has received。 【37题详解】 考查冠词。句意同上。“_____ form of Chinese therapeutic massage”为Tuina的同位语，此处泛指“一种中医按摩治疗方式”，应用不定冠词；且form的发音以辅音音素开头。故填a。 【38题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：中医起源于原始社会，蕴含着数千年抗击疾病的经验。分析句子结构可知，“_____ in primitive society”在句中作状语，“originate”与主语traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)之间为逻辑上的主动关系，应用现在分词形式。首字母大写。故填Originating。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意同上。此处表示“对抗疾病”，固定搭配in the battle with/against表示“对抗……”。故填with/against。 【40题详解】 考查副词。句意：它是逐渐形成和发展起来的。设空处作状语修饰其后的动词“formed”和“developed”，应用gradual的副词形式。故填gradually。 【41题详解】 考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。句意：到春秋战国时期，基本的医学理论体系已经建立起来。分析句子结构可知，设空处为本句的谓语，主语为“a basic medical theoretical system”；根据时间状语“By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods”可知，此处应用过去完成时；且此处表示“体系被建立”，应用被动语态。故填had been established。 【42题详解】 考查形容词。句意：朱文佩在本科和研究生期间学习推拿，他说学习的最初阶段相当痛苦。根据空前的was可知，设空处作表语，表示“令人痛苦的”，应用形容词。故填painful。 【43题详解】 考查连词。句意：前者影响皮肤和肌肉，但/而推拿可以治疗与气、血、内脏有关的问题，甚至一些复杂的疾病，如儿童发育迟缓。分析句子结构可知，本句包含两个并列分句；前后句子之间为转折或对比关系，应用连词but/yet/while。故填but/yet/while。 【44题详解】 考查名词。句意：因为按摩疗法在治疗身体疾病方面往往表现出相对较快的效果，所以从事按摩工作的人有强烈的成就感。设空处作介词of的宾语，应填achieve的名词形式。a sense of achievement为固定表达，表示“成就感”。故填achievement。 【45题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：专业的按摩医生还以中医经络理论为指导来诊断和治疗不同的病症，让来自世界各地的人们缓解疲惫。分析句子可知，这里考查allow sb to do sth结构，应用动词不定式作宾语补足语。故填to relieve。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你学生会主席李华。针对很多同学熬夜、久坐、缺乏锻炼等现象，请为你校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。内容包括： 1.存在问题； 2.建议举措； 3.发出倡议。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.题目已给出，不计入总词数。 Maintain A Healthy Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Maintain A Healthy Life Recently, issues of late-night studying, prolonged sitting, and a lack of physical activity among students have aroused great concern. These unhealthy habits can significantly impact our physical and mental well-being. To address these concerns, it is crucial to take regular breaks during study sessions to prevent tiredness. Additionally, promoting physical activities during school hours can encourage students to engage in movement and enhance our physical health. Furthermore, students should be educated on the importance of maintaining a balanced lifestyle. By prioritizing health and well-being, we can improve our academic performance, enhance our mental state, and build a foundation for a brighter future. Together, let us take the necessary steps to maintain a healthy life. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达是一篇应用文。要求考生为校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。 【详解】1.词汇积累 影响：impact→influence 处理：address→deal with 此外：additionally→what’s more 重要：importance→significance 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：To address these concerns, it is crucial to take regular breaks during study sessions to prevent tiredness. 拓展句：In order that we can address these concerns, it is crucial to take regular breaks during study sessions to prevent tiredness. 【点睛】[高分句型1] Additionally, promoting physical activities during school hours can encourage students to engage in movement and enhance our physical health.（运用了动名词作主语，动词不定式作宾语补足语） [高分句型2] To address these concerns, it is crucial to take regular breaks during study sessions to prevent tiredness.（运用了动词不定式to address these concerns和to prevent tiredness作目的状语，it作形式主语，动词不定式to take regular breaks作主语） 第二节 (满分15分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I still remember the day when we decorated the house, I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I’m the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good. My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn’t expecting. It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. She couldn’t wait. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister now. But I didn’t want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life is never going to be the same ever again. I wasn’t ready to grow up, to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant. On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn’t ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I’d ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare (噩梦) and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around me, and I was defenseless and so weak. I ran into my parents’ bedroom but couldn’t wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying. Panic at first, I then realized that it was just a car passing by. But she felt uneasy, her mouth wide opening, arms waving, and legs kicking. I thought she might be scared too, so I held out my hand to hold hers, patting her on the back with the other. I even moved a bit closer to her little bed, whispering my favorite song to her ears, just as my mum did when I got scared. Surprisingly, she seemed to understand me and stopped crying. Looking into her big eyes, I breathed a sigh of relief. After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me. The sense of loneliness was replaced by the responsibility of being an elder brother. Even though her arrival took over the center of the whole family initially, she started to become the center of my attention too. With her cute round face and sparkling eyes, she also won my love and care for her. I looked around and found my parents, awake, smiling at me. With a shadow of a happy family cast on the window, I felt my little sister was the best gift I'd ever got. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者每年都会收到家里人的圣诞节礼物，而且作者是家里的唯一焦点，这种感觉很好，但是那一年的圣诞节似乎不一样，作者的妹妹在离圣诞节两周的时候出生了，于是在圣诞节的前一天，所有人的关注点都转移到了妹妹身上，没人问作者礼物的事情，作者很伤心，于是哭着睡着了，做了噩梦，在半夜醒来，跑进父母卧室却叫不醒父母，结果发现妹妹醒了，正用她的大眼睛看着作者。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“突然，一个长长的影子走进卧室，她哭了起来。”可知，第一段可描写作者的妹妹被长长的影子吓到害怕的哭了起来，作者安慰妹妹的过程。 ②由第二段首句内容“安慰了她之后，我的内心慢慢发生了变化。”可知，第二段可描写作者的内心变化，有了当哥哥的责任感并且开始关心妹妹。 2.续写线索：妹妹被吓哭——安抚——妹妹停止哭泣——感到作为哥哥的责任感——关心妹妹——感到幸福 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①.经过：pass by /go through ②.低声说：whisper/ murmur ③.代替：replace /take place of 情绪类 ①.可爱的：cute / lovely ②.不安的：uneasy /disturbed/upset 【点睛】 [高分句型1]. I thought she might be scared too, so I held out my hand to hold hers, patting her on the back with the other.（省略连词的宾语从句和现在分词作状语） [高分句型2]. I even moved a bit closer to her little bed, whispering my favorite song to her ears, just as my mum did when I got scared.（现在分词作状语和连词when引导的时间状语从句） [高分句型3]. Even though her arrival took over the center of the whole family initially, she started to become the center of my attention too.（Even though连接的让步状语从句） 听力答案：1-5 CBACA 6-10 BACBA 11-15 ACBAB 16-20 CCACB 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024—2025学年度上学期 大庆外国语学校期中考试试题 高三英语 满分150分，考试时间120分钟 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分，满分7.5分) 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. How is the man feeling? A. Excited. B. Relaxed. C. Anxious. 2. What does the woman recommend? A. A nearer bank. B. A less expensive café. C. A better place for sightseeing. 3. Where are the speakers? A. In a boat. B. On a plane. C. On a mountain. 4. What should the man do first? A. Fry the vegetables. B. Mix the flour and water. C. Take the chicken out of the fridge. 5. What time is it now? A. 20:30. B. 21:00. C. 21:30. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. Where has the woman found the report? A. On the desk. B. On the floor. C. On the bookshelf. 7. What will the woman do first? A. Send a report. B. Clean her room. C. Buy a new desk. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. What is the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Fellow workers. 9. What industry does the woman probably work in? A. Fashion. B. Technology. C. Food service. 10. What will the man do next? A. Write an email. B. Shop for shirts. C. Go to the cafeteria. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. Food. B. Restaurants. C. Foreign countries. 12. What is the woman’s nationality? A. American. B. Italian. C. Chinese. 13. Why do many Westerners have health problems according to the man? A. They lack exercise. B. They eat too much fat and sugar. C. They eat in restaurants too often. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does the man’s father do for a living? A. He is a cook. B. He is a doctor. C. He is a medical typist. 15. What does the man think of his mother’s job? A. It is boring. B. It is helpful. C. It is meaningless. 16. How often does the woman get paid? A. Once a month. B. Every three weeks. C. Every two weeks. 17. What was the most important reason for the woman choosing the job? A. To study medicine. B. To take care of patients. C. To balance work and family. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. How did Yu Chen stand out from his competitors at the interview? A. He did better on the technology tests. B. He had more work experience. C. He had a better degree. 19. Why is Annabel working from home today? A. She is sick. B. She has just had a baby. C. She has to take care of her child. 20 Where does Alison work? A. From home. B. In the office. C. A mix of the two. 第二部分 阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A November is often overlooked as December approaches, but it’s an ideal time to arrange an escape from the dull skies of northern Europe. Here’s our pick of the best holiday destinations in November. Vatnajökull, Iceland Iceland’s name becomes increasingly accurate in November, as sub- zero temperatures arrive more frequently. This is the best time for tourists to enter into the heavenly world of ice caves — more accurately, glacier caves — as these changing holes need to be safely frozen before they can be explored. Lanzarote, Canary Islands Lanzarote provides an amazing break in November. The first week aside, there are few school holidays this month — a bonus for peace- seekers. With gardens designed by the famous Lanzarote architect César Manrique, Meliá Salinas is a big- name resort (度假胜地) with local style, set between two beaches. Jackson Hole, Wyoming During the winter, Jackson Hole is a wonderland of snow skiing, snowmobiling and ice- skating. If you’re looking for some fast- paced family fun, try the Alpine Slide, where you can slide down 2,500 feet of Snow King Mountain in a bobsled (雪车). No matter when you’re planning your trip, you should book early. Vancouver Island, Canada Part of British Columbia, Vancouver Island was originally the land of the Kwakwaka’ wakw, Nuu- chah- nulth and Coast Salish peoples. Today, the island is valuing the original cultures more and more. Planning means you can take your time seeking out activities that celebrate native people’s culture. Remember that you must order the ferries (渡船)from the mainland ahead of time. 1. Where would tourists preferring quiet destinations like to go? A. Vatnajökull. B. Lanzarote. C. Jackson Hole. D. Vancouver Island. 2. What do the last two destinations have in common? A. They need reservations. B. They have colourful cultures. C. They are famous for snow sports. D. They are suitable for all the family. 3 Where is the text most probably taken from? A. A coursebook. B. A survey report. C. A guidebook. D. A geographical paper. B Raised by a father who was in the military and a mom who had a corporate job, Jasmine Crowe-Houston saw her parents face various challenges in their own careers that inspired her to start her own business. After college, she quickly realized where her passion lies while working in the service industry. In 2013, she started a restaurant called Sunday Soul that fed people in her community experiencing homelessness, and four years later, a video of it went viral online. Although Crowe-Houston was cooking the food herself, social media commenters asked if she would consider food donations. Crowe-Houston then began researching and started learning all about food waste. “I really became angry around how much food goes to waste while so many people go hungry at the same time,” she says. In the meantime, she began to notice the growing popularity of food delivery apps like Instacart and DoorDash. “I started thinking, ‘Who’s going to get food delivered to the people that don’t know where their next meal is coming from?’” recalls Crowe-Houston. The question led her to dream up Goodr, a waste diversion (转移) company which helps businesses reduce food waste and meanwhile tackles food insecurity. Goodr works with technology that makes it easy for businesses to request pickups when they have eatable food to donate or non-eatable items they want to recycle. She took her mission a step further by writing a children's book, Everybody Eats. She urges parents to not only talk about the topic with their kids but to take steps in their own home to reduce food waste. Although Goodr started out in Atlanta, it's now operating in about 26 markets across the country and has diverted about 5 million pounds of food from landfill and provided nearly 35 million meals to people in need. 4. What inspired Crowe-Houston to start her own business? A. The hardships her parents met at work. B. The education she received in college. C. The experience in the service industry. D. The popularity of food delivery apps. 5. What do we know about the restaurant Sunday Soul? A. It provided videos on cooking online. B. It offered food to the homeless. C. It was open for about four years. D. It aimed to deal with food waste. 6. Which of the following deals with food safety? A. Sunday Soul. B. Instacart. C. DoorDash. D. Goodr. 7. What can we learn from the last two paragraphs? A. Parents are to blame for food waste at home. B. Crowe-Houston works for a pickup company. C. Goodr has made a difference in saving food. D. Goodr has been popular around the world. C Soon, every seat on an airplane could be a window seat! New concept designs are revealing how travelers will be able to gaze at the stars above in future airplanes. Aerospace giant Airbus is showing off its vision of next-gen cabins, which include an all-round view of clouds as you jet through them. The Airspace Cabin Vision 2035+ concept also lets passengers tap on smart interactive windows that show travel time and let you explore your destination city. The French company also says passengers will enjoy a greater choice of meals thanks to new pre-ordering concepts. They believe that, by collecting your meal at the gate, food and packaging waste could be reduced by up to 15 percent. The company explains their ethos is “to reduce emissions at heart”. “Right now, research shows the cabin can contribute between 10% and 20% to the aircraft’s overall environmental impact during its lifecycle,” Airbus officials write. “Putting a focus on reducing this, Airbus brought together ten airlines and eight technology companies to feed into a vision that rethinks the way the cabin should look and feel, maintaining superior passenger comfort.” Airbus found that one of the biggest levers (手段) in the cabin for reducing emissions is lightweight solutions. To achieve this, efforts should be focused on creating lighter “bionic designs” that will help reduce cabin weight by up to 40 percent. “As the world shifts to a more circular (循环的) economy, we are rethinking the materials used inside the cabin so they’re able to be recycled, reused and repaired during their lifecycle. This is also a key part of the 2035+ vision,” Airbus officials explain. “Cabin lining and components will be developed for current aircraft using new materials and a complete introduction of these will be rolled out with the next generation aircraft.” 8. What can we know about the next-gen cabins from the first two paragraphs? A. They will be made of glasses. B. They will shorten travel time greatly. C. They will reduce food waste to some extent. D. They will provide whatever food passengers want. 9. What does the underlined word “ethos” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Advice. B. Fer. C. Loss. D. Idea. 10. What can be inferred about the future materials used inside the cabin? A. They are cheaper. B. They are more eco-friendly. C. They are more convenient. D. They are more available. 11. What is the purpose of the passage? A. To advertise some new flights. B. To call on people to live a greener life. C To introduce new design ideas of a plane. D. To explain how to make planes smarter. D Is modern fruit cultivated (培育) to be sweeter than in the past? The short answer is yes, though the longer answer is more complicated. Some of the most powerful evidence that fruit is sweeter than before comes from zoos. In 2018, it was reported that Melboume Zoo in Australia had stopped giving fruit to most of its animals because cultivated fruit was now so sweet that it was causing tooth decay (蛀牙) and weight gain. The monkeys at the zoo were provided with a lower-sugar vegetable-based diet instead of bananas. Among fruit cultivators, the word “quality” is now routinely used as an equal for “high in sugar” (though firmness, color and size are also considerations). In 2010, in an article looking at ways to enhance the sweetness of fruit using “molecuiar (分子的) approaches”, a group of plant scientists of the Republic of Korea wrote that “in general, the sugar content” of many fruits is now higher than before “owing to continuous selection and breeding”. Modern apple varieties, the scientists noted, were on average sweeter than older ones. Cultivation isn’t the only reason that modern fruit is sweeter; there’s also climate change. Research from Japan found that since the 1970s, with rising temperatures, Fuji apples (which were already a sweet variety) have become significantly sweeter and softer. The lead researcher, Toshihoko Sugiura, said that “if you could taste an apple harvested 30 years ago, you would feel the difference”. It is sometimes claimed that the sweetness of modern fruit is not due to higher sugar content so much as the fact that the bitterness and sourness of wild fruit have been steadily cultivated out of it. There’s a grain — but only a grain — of truth in this. Studies of wild apples do indeed suggest that some ancient varieties were just as high in sugar as a modern Pink Lady or Honeycrisp. The difference is that there was much wider variation in sugar content across wild apples, whereas the modern supermarket apple seldom drops below a certain level of sweetness. 12. Why did Melbourne Zoo stop giving fruit to most of its animals? A. The animals preferred a vegetable- based diet. B. Modern fruit did great harm to animals’ teeth. C. The sugar content of modern fruit is lower than before. D. The flavor of modern fruit was not good for the animals. 13. What can we learn from paragraph 3? A. The sugar content is breeders’ first priority. B. Sweeter fruits are just a result of natural selection. C. The sweetness of modern apples is equal to the average of older ones. D. Molecular approaches are adopted to add the sweetness of modern fruit. 14. What do studies of wild apples in the last paragraph suggest? A. Apples of old species tasted less sweet. B. The sugar content of wild apples varied greatly. C. The sweetness of modern apples is of the same level. D. Fruit is sweet because bitterness in it has disappeared. 15. What’s the best title for this passage? A. Modern or Old: Which Is Better? B. Modern Fruit: Sweetness Is Quality. C. Fruit Is Sweeter: It’s Not a Misconception. D. Melbourne Zoo: Animals Stop Eating Fruits. 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。 Mental health is extremely essential because it can affect almost every part of a person’s life ____16____Here are some of the most popular advice shared by psychologists to improve your mental health. Three ways to stop getting up at night and improve sleep. Everyone wakes up a few times per night. Cycling out of sleep roughly every 90 minutes to two hours is normal.____17____We fail to get adequate quantities of the deepest stages of sleep.____18____Minimize bathroom breaks by aligning (使一致) your biological clock with your intended sleep schedule. Treat your sleep apnea (睡眠呼吸暂停) by getting used to wearing a CPAP machine. Relax and work on feeling safer to sleep better. Avoidance, not anxiety, may be damaging your life. Anxiety is a common and discouraging symptom experienced by many individuals. However, there is a more subtle and unpleasant one.____19____When we avoid certain situations and decisions, it can lead to more anxiety and problems. Psychological avoidance is a powerful enemy, but there are science-based skills to fight it. Check in with your thoughts and challenge them. And let your values, not your emotions, direct your actions. Gas lighting is emotional abuse. Here’s how to recognize and stop it. Gas lighting is a secret, manipulative (易于操纵的), and reality-bending form of emotional abuse. Yet when gas lighting is in our own relationships, many of us struggle to identify it, let alone escape it. Learn to recognize signs of gas lighting.____20____Name the abuse. And use strategies such as getting out of the power struggle, checking in with your feelings often, and honoring your emotions to stop being subject to gas lighting. A. These can have a big impact on gas lighting. B. Are you wondering how to care for your mental health? C It’s called psychological avoidance. D. Are you worried that someone you know suffers from mental problems? E. But frequent waking can affect physical, emotional, and mental functioning. F. Those may include persistent denial, reality-bending, shaming, contradiction, and lying. G. Three less well-known solutions for light sleep and waking can help. 第三部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Her friend was dying of AIDS, and Kate Munger didn’t know how to help. She ___21___ for a shift at his home, California. “When it was time to sit by his ___22___, I was terrified,” said Kate. He was nervous and ___23___, shaking under the sheets. So Kate did what she always did when she felt ___24___ - she began to sing. Kate ___25___ the lyrics over and over, singing for two hours. “It calmed me down, which calmed him down,” she ___26___. “By the time I finished singing, I knew this was something that would be shared.” And the Threshold Choir was ___27___ - now a group of 1,300 volunteers around the world who provide ___28___ through song to people at the end of life. When invited to a bedside, choir volunteers ___29___ from a collection of about 300 songs, many ____30____ by Kate specifically to express peace and comfort. “We sing very ____31____ and quite close,” said Kate. “We’re trying to recreate the distance between a mother’s mouth and a baby’s ____32____.” Choir singers join to make a difference because of the group’s deep sense of ____33____, which is especially apparent when a volunteer’s own loved one falls ill. Kristin Masters asked her Santa Cruz choir members to sing nearly every day throughout her partner Claudette’s ____34____ months. “Claudette’s last days were rich, warm, and sweet. It was like a ____35____ in there,” Kristin said. “I got to give her that kind of death.” 21. A. applied B. volunteered C. searched D. prepared 22. A. table B. doorstep C. bedside D. chair 23. A. upset B. excited C. confused D. crazy 24. A. happy B. lonely C. angry D. afraid 25. A. repeated B. learned C. imagined D. heard 26. A. interpreted B. advised C. estimated D. recalled 27. A. supplied B. produced C. born D. ensured 28. A. leisure B. comfort C. influence D. magic 29. A. posted B. collected C. selected D. predicted 30. A. recorded B. written C. promoted D. discussed 31. A. softly B. loudly C. toughly D. clearly 32. A. heart B. eye C. mouth D. ear 33. A. safety B. humor C. community D. justice 34. A. painful B. final C. amazing D. impressive 35. A. border B. camp C. shelter D. house 第二节 (共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 At the Main Media Centre of the Asian Games, the Exhibition Hall of Traditional Chinese Medicine Culture has become the favourite place for people to visit in their spare time. Since its opening, the exhibition hall ___36___ (receive) over 2,000 visitors, some of whom come to experience Tuina, ___37___ form of Chinese therapeutic massage. ___38___ (originate) in primitive society, traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) encompasses thousands of years of experience in the battle ___39___ disease. It was ___40___ (gradual) formed and developed. By the time of the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods, a basic medical theoretical system already ___41___ (establish). TCM has matured and had a profound influence on the healthcare systems of countries and regions around the world. Zhu Wenpei, who studied Tuina during his undergraduate and postgraduate periods, said that the initial stage of study was quite ___42___ (pain). Zhu says that many people do not understand the difference between massage and Tuina. The former affects the skin and muscles,___43___ Tuina can treat issues related to Qi, blood, internal organs and even some complex diseases, such as stunted (发育不足的) growth in children. Since massage therapy tends to show relatively quick effects in treating bodily ailments (疾病), those engaged in massage work experience a strong sense of ___44___ (achieve). Professional massage doctors also use TCM meridian theory as a guide to diagnose and treat different conditions, allowing people from around the world _____45_____ (relieve) their exhaustion. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 (满分15分) 46. 假定你是学生会主席李华。针对很多同学熬夜、久坐、缺乏锻炼等现象，请为你校英语报拟一则英文倡议书，呼吁大家健康生活，确保身心健康。内容包括： 1.存在问题； 2.建议举措； 3.发出倡议。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯； 3.题目已给出，不计入总词数。 Maintain A Healthy Life ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 (满分15分) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I still remember the day when we decorated the house, I was ten and it was two weeks before Christmas. I was looking forward to my presents. Since I’m the youngest in the family, all of the family members would give me a gift one way or another. Sometimes it was a cookie or a hug but it was always there. I was the only center of attention and it was feeling good. My uncles usually would ask me what I wanted before Christmas and that year I knew what I wanted. It was the spaceship I saw in the ads. I was dreaming of opening a big gift box, and it was there. But that year it came in a way that I wasn’t expecting. It was two weeks before Christmas. Just two weeks. She couldn’t wait. My dear mother told my father that it was time, and then we went to the hospital. After an hour, they told me that I had a sister now. But I didn’t want a sister. I wanted a spaceship. The next few days went so fast. No one was caring about me. Everyone was talking about her and I knew that my life is never going to be the same ever again. I wasn’t ready to grow up, to be a big brother. But it just happened in an instant. On the day before Christmas, everyone was in our home, talking only about my newborn sister. My family was becoming hers. Even my uncles didn’t ask me anything about the gift. She stole everything I’d ever had, my life and my presents. Thinking about this, I cried to sleep. I had a nightmare (噩梦) and woke up at the middle of the night. Shadows were all around me, and I was defenseless and so weak. I ran into my parents’ bedroom but couldn’t wake up my poor parents who were just too worn out. I was standing near their bed, trying not to cry when I saw her. She was awake and looking at me with her big eyes in her small bed. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Suddenly a long shadow came into the bedroom and she started crying. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ After having comforted her, something slowly changed inside me. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力答案：1-5 CBACA 6-10 BACBA 11-15 ACBAB 16-20 CCACB 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$