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null 2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期末模拟卷（上海） I. Listening Comprehension （15分） Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. 5:55. B. 6:15. C. 6:45. D. 6:30 2. A. At a convenience store. B. At a cinema. C. At a railway station. D. At a hospital. 3. A. She watched a TV show until midnight. B. She was trying a new diet. C. She did too much physical exercise. D. She was having a fever. 4. A. He left his cellphone at home. B. He was late for the meeting. C. He was in a hurry to go back home. D. He didn’t read the message while running. 5. A. Ticket seller and audience. B. Manager and secretary. C. Librarian and reader. D. Receptionist and customer. 6. A. The boy’s examination score. B. The boy’s life goals in the future. C. The boy’s performance in a basketball game. D. Parents’ expectation on child’s academic performance. 7. A. The man had supposed the woman to be late. B. Stacy didn’t take the traffic into consideration. C. Stacy didn’t admit being late for the appointment. D. The woman was a little bit late for the appointment. 8. A. From the newspaper. B. From the Internet. C. From wildlife protection groups. D. From the government officials. Section B Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 9through 11are based on the following passage. 9. A. He was punished to be working in an animal shelter. B . He was fined a lot of money and lost his job as a butcher. C. He was forbidden from living in his apartment for three years. D. He was heavily fined and not allowed to keep animals for ten years. 10. A. He was scratched by the cat he raised at home. B. His cat was captured and nearly killed by the tiger. C. He was attacked by the tiger and was bit in the arm. D. His tiger was seriously ill after eating the raw meat. 11. A. Ming can’t live without jazz and hip-hop. B. Ming is not accustomed to the country life. C. Ming doesn’t like the food in the animal shelter. D. He can’t fall asleep without Ming’s smell and noise. Questions 12through 15are based on the following passage 12. A. She is a chef. B. She is a nurse assistant. C. She is a medical transcriptionist. D. She is a housewife. 13. A. Listening to the conversation between the doctor and patients. B. Writing down the medical report on the computer. C. Finding the problems in the medical treatment. D. Helping the doctor to take care of patients. 14. A. She gets paid every two weeks. B. She can explain it to her son. C. She can learn from different medical cases. D. She can balance work with domestic duties. 15. A. He regards the job meaningless and looks down upon it. B. He insists that it should be done by the doctor himself. C. He is proud of his mother and understands her choice. D. He feels sorry that it is not paid as well as his father’s job. II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. When the Going Gets Rough Does change frighten you? There are many ways 1 (handle) the little surprises life throws at us. Stuff happens. There’s nothing we can do to change that. But the problem is that our bodies and brains are programmed to be suspicious of change — to be anxious about it. After all, change means uncertainty and in our evolutionary past, that 2 (mean) a greater risk of meeting up with a hungry lion or annoyed elephant. Therefore, when you are uncertain, the brain releases stress hormones, the fight-or-flight chemicals 3 , when we lived on the savannah, helped our ancestors avoid these hungry lions of face them down. The problem is that the uncertainties we 4 (face) with today aren’t generally as life-or-death, and don’t usually resolve to a quick getaway. So we have to deal with those excess stress hormones in a different way, which is where mindfulness can really help. Here are some top tips for dealing with change so the next time something new and challenging arises, you’ll know exactly what to do. Control What You Can Even in the most difficult of situations, there are some things that you can control. Make a list of these things, 5 small they seem, and then start doing them. You will find that ticking them off the list will make the less controllable problems appear far ____6______ (manageable). Opportunity, Not Disaster Suppose you don’t get the grades you need for university, or you don’t get your dream job. One natural response is to see it as a disaster and that your life is over. This will achieve nothing and make you miserable. 7 is to see it as an opportunity to do something else entirely: go travelling, apply for an apprenticeship, etc. Studies have shown that people who train themselves to think of change 8 an opportunity cope with it much better. Time it Uncertainty, 9 ________ change itself, is the biggest cause of stress. One way of coping with it is to work out how long the uncertainty will last for. 10 (know) when things will change for the better gives your mind an end point that allows it to cope with the uncertain present. Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．signs B．minds C． immediate D．function E. altering F. borderless G. relative H. worth I. individual J. breakdown K. sociable Imagine meeting a foreigner for the first time but he/she is fluent in your language. There may appear to be no 11 communication barrier. Would you adapt the tone of your voice, or the spacing of pauses in your speech? How about 12 your body language and facial expressions, depending on the background of the person in front of you? These are just a small part of the changes in behavior that can improve your “cultural intelligence”, or CQ. There is growing evidence that suggests that they are well 13 learning. “The number one predictor of your success in today’s 14 world is not your IQ, not your resume, and not even your expertise,” writes social scientist David Livermore. “It’s your CQ.” Much of the research on CQ has been done by Professor Soon Ang with the Nanyang Technological University. In the late 1990s, her job was dealing with the “Y2K bug.” It was a software bug that was feared would bring down the world’s computer networks. Ang put together an international team of programmers to update computer systems in Singapore. They were some of the brightest 15 in the industry. However, Ang soon found that these people just couldn’t work together. Often, 16 members would appear to agree on a solution, but then carry it out in completely different ways. Clearly, it wasn’t a question of language skills or expertise. Instead, she saw that these employees were held back by each other’s cultural differences. This would lead Ang to work with psychologist P. Christopher Earley. Together they built a theory of CQ. They defined it as “the capability to 17 effectively in a variety of cultural contexts.” Someone with a low CQ might view everyone else’s behavior through his own cultural lens. If he comes from a more 18 environment, for instance, and notices that his Japanese colleagues are very quiet in a meeting, he may think that they are being unfriendly. In aviation, such cultural differences might cause a(n) 19 in communication between pilots and air traffic controllers. The consequences would be unthinkable. A person at the top of the scale, meanwhile, might realize that silence is one of the   20 of respect. In Japanese culture, feedback often won’t be given unless it is asked for. As a result, he/she will offer suitable opportunities within the meeting for others to provide their opinions. III. Reading Comprehension (45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context “It’s almost a moral duty that museums should be free,” said Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modem Art (MOMA) in 2002, when a ticket to MOMA cost $12. In October MOMA started charging $30, the latest in a series of price 21 involving the Metropolitan Museum. Higher energy and labour costs have pushed up ticket prices in Europe, too. Prices have remained 22 only in Asia and the Middle East, where museums are younger and state funding is especially generous. Ticket fees may seem high, but whatever museums 23 , it is not covering their operating costs. The Association of Art Museum Directors reported in 2018 that ticket sales accounted on average for just 7% of total 24 at American art museums. Memberships contributed another 7%. The 25 of budgets usually come from charitable donations, grants and retail operations. European museums are less 26 admissions fees, because they are often heavily subsidized (补助) by governments. Some observers have repeated Mr. Lowry’s call for museum to stop charging for 27 entirely. 28 prices go against museums’ goal of sharing art with a more diverse public. They could also speed up the already steep decline in the share of Americans attending museums. 29 public interest is a challenge for organizations that rely heavily on public support. Those who choose not to visit a museum today may be the people who 30 to write personal cheques (支票) as sponsors in a few years. Those who spend time inside museums’ galleries are more likely to grasp their richness and want to 31 their own riches in them. Yet significantly reducing costs may not actually do much to 32 new audiences either. If tickets were free, “people who typically come anyway might come more often. 33 that, you’re not really changing your demographic (观众结构),” says an economist who studies pricing in the arts. He 34 museums to the best American university: Harvard could afford to make tuition free for all, but many wealthy students would be among the biggest beneficiaries (受益者). As museums throughout the West debate what price is right, most are unlikely to conclude the answer is 35 “moral duty” or not. 21．A．lists B．rises C．controls D．wars 22．A．climbing B．flexible C．inspiring D．stable 23．A．promote B．wage C．charge D．exhibit 24．A．attendance B．donation C．cost D．income 25．A．motivation B．rest C．generosity D．mixture 26．A．reliant on B．resistant to C．enthusiastic about D．tolerant of 27．A．survival B．budget C．collection D．admission 28．A．Floating B．Discounted C．Ballooning D．Competitive 29．A．Growing B．Sustaining C．Declining D．Evolving 30．A．demand B．refuse C．fail D．agree 31．A．invest B．evaluate C．anchor D．abandon 32．A．discourage B．relieve C．attract D．liberate 33．A．In view of B．Aside from C．Contrary to D．For fear of 34．A．credits B．attaches C．refers D．compares 35．A．zero B．both C．wrong D．above Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Recently, South Australia has committed an additional $17.1 million to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program to fight against one of the world’s most invasive pests—the red imported fire ant. They might be only 2-6mm long, but they can destroy crops and machinery, and make yards, parks, and farmlands unusable. They can also damage electrical equipment including streetlights and telecommunication networks. And they can bring a painful sting (叮) that has the potential to cause a deadly allergic reaction in people, pets and livestock. The red fire ants, which were from South American countries and were first discovered in Brisbane in 2001, have not been discovered in South Australia and currently are only present in Queensland and New South Wales (NSW). But they can spread to new territory quickly. Five nests (巢) were ascertained in northern NSW in November 2023. The ants generally spread through human activity, mainly the moving of polluted soil, plants or agricultural machinery, and once in a new area, they can rapidly establish a new nest. The National Fire Ant Eradication Program includes a four-year response plan worth $ 592.8 million, which will use the latest technology and innovative approaches to eventually sweep away fire ants. The State Government’s latest funding commitment is on top of $6.5 million already committed to the program. Reece Pianta, Advocacy Manager with the Invasive Species Council, said “Fire ants are one of the world’s worst super-pests and if they are allowed to spread, their economic impact will be greater than rabbits, feral cats and foxes combined. They will damage Australia’s environment and agriculture, cost our economy billions annually and we could see hundreds of thousands of extra medical visits every year as they sting Australians at the park or in the backyard.” Red imported fire ants are a notifiable (须申报的) pest in South Australia which means there is a legal obligation for people to report any suspected detections to the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800084881. 36．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A．The prediction for the program. B．The impact of the red fire ants. C．The appearance of the ants. D．The South Australia’s policy. 37．What does the underlined word “ascertained” mean in paragraph 3? A．Established. B．Restored. C．Displayed. D．Detected. 38．What may red fire ants result in according to Reece Pianta? A．Enormous economic losses. B．Run-down tourism. C．Environmental pollution. D．Outdated medical service. 39．What is the best title of the text? A．Red Fire Ants Are Spreading in Australia B．Millions Added to Fight Deadly Fire Ants C．Australians Are Warned of The Red Fire Ants D．A New Approach for Sweeping Away Fire Ants B A Day at Fantasyland Park Fantasyland Park, opened in 1998, has become a must-visit destination for families and adventure seekers alike. Attractions The Dragon’s Flight This heart-stopping roller coaster takes you on a high-speed journey through the mythical lands of dragons. With its twists, turns, and drops, it’s not for the faint-hearted. The Pirate’s Plunder Set sail on an exciting adventure as you help the pirates find their hidden treasure. This water ride is perfect for those who love a bit of splash and excitement. The Time Machine Start with a journey through time and space in this interactive ride. Experience the excitement of traveling to the future and the past, all while learning about the history of human innovation. The Enchanted Forest A walk through the Enchanted Forest is like stepping into a fairy tale. Meet your favorite characters, solve riddles, and enjoy a gentle boat ride through the forest’s magical landscapes. Shows Witness the incredible accomplishments of the park’s resident magician. Join the royal family and their friends as they parade through the park. Tips for Visitors ● The park is open from 9 AM to 9 PM daily. ● Arrive early to avoid long queues for popular attractions. ● Download the Fantasyland Park app for a map, wait times and special offers. ● Don’t forget to check the schedule for shows and plan your day accordingly. 40．Which attraction best suits those who enjoy water-based adventures? A．The Dragon’s Flight. B．The Pirate’s Plunder. C．The Time Machine. D．The Enchanted Forest. 41．What should visitors pay attention to? A．Book online to avoid long queues. B．Explore at any time when available. C．Use the app for detailed information. D．Ignore the schedule and enjoy freely. 42．Where is this text probably taken from? A．A textbook. B．A tour guide. C．A travel journal. D．A science magazine. C Driverless taxicabs, almost certainly coming to a city near you, have scared passengers in San Francisco, Phoenix and Austin over the past year. Some documented their experiences on TikTok, like “startled by the empty front seats during a ride to a coffee shop” or “we’re making a left hand turn without using a left hand”. The nervous laughter of anxious TikTokers reminds historian Victor McFarland of the pedestrians (行人) who yelled “Get a horse” to motorists in the 1910s. But McFarland, who teaches at the University of Missouri, says the new beasts known as automobiles were more threatening and unfamiliar to people a century ago than driverless cars are to us now. “Automobiles were frightening to a lot of people at first,” he says. “The early automobiles were noisy, dangerous, had no seatbelts and ran over pedestrians.” Some people also felt threatened by the freedom and independence newly available to entire classes of people, says Saj e Mathieu, a history professor at the University of Minnesota. They included black people whose movements were restricted by Jim Crow. Cars let them more easily search for everything from better employment to improved healthcare, as could women. Larger concerns today move to numerous laws that can be broken when no one is at the wheel. Who is to blame if a pregnant person takes a driverless car across state lines to obtain an abortion, for example? Or when driverless cars transport illegal drugs? And back then, like now, Mathieu adds, there were concerns about the future of certain jobs. Once we were worried about Teamsters, who then drove teams of horses, being out of work. Truckers today fear that they might soon compete with driverless vehicles in their own dedicated lanes. “You can’t have congestion-free driving just because you constantly build roads,” observes history professor Peter Norton of the University of Virginia. Now, he says, is an excellent time to learn from what has not worked in the past. “It doesn’t automatically get safe just because you have state-of-the-art tech.” Historians say we need to stay behind the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, even if that becomes only a figure of speech. 43．Why did pedestrians shout “Get a horse” in the 1910s? A．They were opposed to automobiles. B．They had pity on the poor horses. C．They tried to warn motorists of danger. D．They wanted to own a horse themselves. 44．What is a concern about the rise of driverless cars today? A．It makes car driving a lost art. B．It weakens competition in certain jobs. C．It favors a certain socioeconomic group. D．It introduces gray areas in responsibility. 45．What do historians suggest with regard to driverless cars? A．Exploring new technology further. B．Building more roads to avoid traffic jam. C．Getting on top of driverless cars. D．Putting humans physically behind the wheel. 46．What is the best title of the text? A．Driverless Cars: Pioneering a New Era B．Driverless Cars? What History Teaches Us C．Driverless Cars: Bridging the Past and Present D．Driverless Cars? How Innovations Shape the World Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need.Young children value the lives of animals more than adults do If you had to save the life of a person or an animal, which would you choose? Most adults say they would pick the person, but almost half of young children would prefer to save the animal, according to a study in Poland. “The finding really surprised us,” says Matti Wilks at the University of Edinburgh, UK. 47 For example, a survey of millions of people in 233 countries, most of them in their 20s and 30s, found they largely agreed that self- driving cars should crash into dogs or cats instead of people if they had to choose. However, growing evidence suggests many young children feel differently. Using a toy railway and Lego figures, Wilks and her colleagues presented 170 children aged 6 to 9 in an urban part of Poland with scenarios based on a thought experiment called the trolley problem. The children had to decide whether to direct a runaway rail car down one of two tracks so that it crashed into a Lego person or a Lego animal — either a dog or chimpanzee. 48 About 42 per cent of the children wanted to save the dog and make the rail car collide with the person, compared with just 17 per cent of adults. About 28 per cent of children also prioritized the chimpanzee over the person, compared with 11 per cent of adults. “Children learn from their parents, teachers and others that it’s really important to care for others, but it may be easier for them to learn this as a blanket rule that applies to both humans and animals,” says Karri Neldner at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. 49 “However, as they get older, they might pick up on cultural narratives that tell us it’s really important to care for other people,” says Neldner. 50 When she asked Australian children aged 4 to 10 to order pictures of people, animals, plants and objects according to how much they cared about them, the 4- year- olds tended to care more about dogs, cats and dolphins than about classmates, police officers and sick people, but this was reversed in the 10- year- olds. The reason children value dogs so highly is probably due to familiarity, says Wilks. Her studies have found that children who spent more time with dogs were more likely to say they would save a dog over a person. A．Most adults view human life as especially precious. B．Her research suggests this shift starts by the age of 10. C．Surprisingly, children were more likely to save a dog over a person. D．For comparison, the researchers repeated this with 178 Polish adults aged 18 to 50. E．As a result, they don’t show a strong preference for saving one over the other, she says. F．About 28 per cent of children aged 5 to 9 said they would save a dog over a person, compared with 8 per cent of adults. IV. Summary Writing （10分） Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible. These days our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. It appears that people have got used to being in a hurry. However, it is better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. The main reason that convinces us to oppose doing work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrongs in a rush. When people do their jobs or take actions in a hurry, they cannot make a sound decision and probably regret later. As the saying goes, “Haste makes waste. ” We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work less quickly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances in enjoying our life. Finally, slower life pace provides better healthy conditions for us. As is known to all, taking actions in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think if they are not in a hurry, they will become a loser and that annoys them. Being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier and live much longer than those whose life is tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter. In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. However, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace. 51._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ V. Translation （15分） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52．一个残疾人取得如此伟大的成就，真是令人惊叹。(amaze) 53．我们最好每个月留出一定数额的钱, 以防紧急情况发生。(in case) 54．这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) 55．谈及营造学习氛围，培养团队精神和开展师生互动等方面，传统教学的确比网络教学略胜一筹。(come to) VI. Guided Writing （25分） Direction: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56．假设你是李华，你班下周英语课将以“使用纸质词典还是电子翻译笔?”(Better to study with a dictionary or a translation pen?)为主题展开辩论。请你就此辩题写一篇发言稿。要点包括： 1. 你的观点; 2. 你的理由。 注意： 1. 词数80左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear fellow students, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 试卷第20页，共29页 试卷第1页，共29页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025学年高一英语上学期期末模拟卷（上海） I. Listening Comprehension （15分） Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. 5:55. B. 6:15. C. 6:45. D. 6:30 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Were you late for the musical? W: Yes. I got to the theatre at 6:45. It had been on for 15 minutes. Q: When did the musical start? 2. A. At a convenience store. B. At a cinema. C. At a railway station. D. At a hospital. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Excuse me, did anybody find a black umbrella after the last show? I left it under my chair. W: As a matter of fact, we did. Please check it at the ticket office. Q: Where does the conversation most probably take place? 3. A. She watched a TV show until midnight. B. She was trying a new diet. C. She did too much physical exercise. D. She was having a fever. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: What’s wrong with you? You look so tired. W: I saw a TV show about a new diet. So I’m trying it. I’m hungry and sweating all the time. Q: Why did the woman look tired? 4. A. He left his cellphone at home. B. He was late for the meeting. C. He was in a hurry to go back home. D. He didn’t read the message while running. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Why didn’t you answer any of my texts or call me? M: I forgot my cellphone. I was running a little late, so I didn’t want to go back for it. Q: What can we learn about the man? 5. A. Ticket seller and audience. B. Manager and secretary. C. Librarian and reader. D. Receptionist and customer. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】W: There must be some mistake. I booked a non-smoking room, but I can smell smoke in the room. M: I’m sorry, ma’am. Our non-smoking rooms are fully booked, but we’ll upgrade you to an executive suite. Is it OK? Q: What’s the probable relationship between the two speakers? 6. A. The boy’s examination score. B. The boy’s life goals in the future. C. The boy’s performance in a basketball game. D. Parents’ expectation on child’s academic performance. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Mum, we won the basketball game at last. I scored 10 goals. W: Great! Your dad will be proud of you. Q: What are they talking about? 7. A. The man had supposed the woman to be late. B. Stacy didn’t take the traffic into consideration. C. Stacy didn’t admit being late for the appointment. D. The woman was a little bit late for the appointment. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Stacy, you’re really late! And that isn’t acceptable at all. W: I’m so sorry. How was I supposed to know that I was going to get stuck in a traffic jam? Q: What can we learn from the conversation? 8. A. From the newspaper. B. From the Internet. C. From wildlife protection groups. D. From the government officials. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Have you read today’s newspaper? It says the government has decided to take measures to protect the wildlife? M: I learned it from the Internet. Q: How did the woman learn the news? Section B Directions: In Section B. you will hear two passages and one longer conversation. After each passage or conversation, you will be asked several questions. The passages and conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 9through 11are based on the following passage. 9. A. He was punished to be working in an animal shelter. B . He was fined a lot of money and lost his job as a butcher. C. He was forbidden from living in his apartment for three years. D. He was heavily fined and not allowed to keep animals for ten years. 10. A. He was scratched by the cat he raised at home. B. His cat was captured and nearly killed by the tiger. C. He was attacked by the tiger and was bit in the arm. D. His tiger was seriously ill after eating the raw meat. 11. A. Ming can’t live without jazz and hip-hop. B. Ming is not accustomed to the country life. C. Ming doesn’t like the food in the animal shelter. D. He can’t fall asleep without Ming’s smell and noise. 【答案】9. D 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【原文】A man who kept a 400-pound tiger in his apartment in Harlem, New York has been fined $2,500 and forbidden from owning animals for ten years. Brian Jackson, 31, had bought the Bengal tiger, named Ming, when it was just a three-month-old cub. It had been living in his fourth-floor apartment for three years, eating raw meat provided by Jackson, who worked as a butcher. Neighbours had often complained of strange smells and loud noises. Jackson’s unusual pet came to light because he had had to go to the hospital with cuts and bites to his arm. The tiger had attacked him in an apparent attempt to capture and kill a cat that he also kept in the apartment. Police officers removed the tiger to a New York animal shelter. A neighbor said, “We liked having Ming here. He was cool. My worry is that he won’t like the country. He’s a city animal, and he likes jazz and hip-hop.” Questions: 9. What’s the punishment for Jackson? 10. Why did Jackson go to the hospital? 11. What is a neighbor’s worry? Questions 12through 15are based on the following passage 12. A. She is a chef. B. She is a nurse assistant. C. She is a medical transcriptionist. D. She is a housewife. 13. A. Listening to the conversation between the doctor and patients. B. Writing down the medical report on the computer. C. Finding the problems in the medical treatment. D. Helping the doctor to take care of patients. 14. A. She gets paid every two weeks. B. She can explain it to her son. C. She can learn from different medical cases. D. She can balance work with domestic duties. 15. A. He regards the job meaningless and looks down upon it. B. He insists that it should be done by the doctor himself. C. He is proud of his mother and understands her choice. D. He feels sorry that it is not paid as well as his father’s job. 【答案】12. C 13. B 14. D 15. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Mom, my teacher wants us to tell the class about where our parents work. W: What will you tell them about your parents? M: I will tell them that my dad is a chef and cooks in a nice restaurant. But I don’t know about you because I’m not sure where you work. W: I work from home. M: What kind of work do you do from home? W: I am a medical transcriptionist. M: What does that mean? W: It means that I listen to a doctor talking about a medical report and then I write it down for the doctor. This way doctors have something to look at the next time they see their patients. M: Why doesn’t the doctor write it down himself? W: Doctors are very busy with patients and don’t have time to write everything down. M: You do all of this here at home? W: Yes, I receive the tapes from the doctor and then I write the reports down on our computer. M: Do you get paid like Dad does at his job? W: Yes, I get a paycheck for my work every two weeks. The pay is good actually. Money isn’t as tight as it used to be. M: Why do you want to work at home? W: For many reasons actually, but above all, I need flexible working hours to make sure I’m able to take care of my family. M: Now I understand and can explain it to my class. I’m proud of you, Mom! I love you! Questions: 12. What’s the woman? 13. What does the job involve? 14. Why does the woman choose this job? 15. What does the son think of his mother’s job? II. Grammar and Vocabulary (20分) Section A Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. For the blanks with a given word, fill in each blank with the proper form of the given word; for the other blanks, use one word that best fits each blank. When the Going Gets Rough Does change frighten you? There are many ways 1 (handle) the little surprises life throws at us. Stuff happens. There’s nothing we can do to change that. But the problem is that our bodies and brains are programmed to be suspicious of change — to be anxious about it. After all, change means uncertainty and in our evolutionary past, that 2 (mean) a greater risk of meeting up with a hungry lion or annoyed elephant. Therefore, when you are uncertain, the brain releases stress hormones, the fight-or-flight chemicals 3 , when we lived on the savannah, helped our ancestors avoid these hungry lions of face them down. The problem is that the uncertainties we 4 (face) with today aren’t generally as life-or-death, and don’t usually resolve to a quick getaway. So we have to deal with those excess stress hormones in a different way, which is where mindfulness can really help. Here are some top tips for dealing with change so the next time something new and challenging arises, you’ll know exactly what to do. Control What You Can Even in the most difficult of situations, there are some things that you can control. Make a list of these things, 5 small they seem, and then start doing them. You will find that ticking them off the list will make the less controllable problems appear far ____6______ (manageable). Opportunity, Not Disaster Suppose you don’t get the grades you need for university, or you don’t get your dream job. One natural response is to see it as a disaster and that your life is over. This will achieve nothing and make you miserable. 7 is to see it as an opportunity to do something else entirely: go travelling, apply for an apprenticeship, etc. Studies have shown that people who train themselves to think of change 8 an opportunity cope with it much better. Time it Uncertainty, 9 ________ change itself, is the biggest cause of stress. One way of coping with it is to work out how long the uncertainty will last for. 10 (know) when things will change for the better gives your mind an end point that allows it to cope with the uncertain present. 【答案】 1．to handle 2．meant 3．that/which 4．are faced 5．however 6．more manageable 7．Another 8．as 9．rather than/instead of 10．Knowing/To know 【导语】本文是说明文。文章通过阐述人们面对变化时的心理反应和应对策略，给出了如何更好地应对生活变化的方法和建议。 1．考查非谓语动词。句意：有很多方法来处理生活给我们的小惊喜。此处是固定搭配：way to do sth.意为“作某事的方法”，用不定式作后置定语。故填to handle。 2．考查动词时态。句意：毕竟，变化意味着不确定性，在我们的进化历史中，这意味着遇到饥饿的狮子或恼怒的大象的风险更大。本句是and连接的并列句，后句缺少谓语，mean作谓语，根据时间状语in our evolutionary past，用一般过去时。故填meant。 3．考查定语从句。句意：因此，当你感到不确定时，大脑就会释放压力荷尔蒙，一种“战或逃”的化学物质，当我们生活在大草原上时，这种化学物质帮助我们的祖先避开饥饿的狮子或将它们打倒。空处引导定语从句，先行词是chemicals，在从句中作主语，用which或者that引导。故填which/that。 4．考查动词时态和语态。句意：问题是，我们今天面临的不确定性通常不是生死攸关的，也通常不会让我们迅速逃离。本句省略that的定语从句，从句缺少谓语，此处是固定搭配：be faced with意为“面临”，根据时间状语today可知，用一般现在时。故填are faced。 5．考查状语从句。句意：把这些事情列一个清单，不管它们看起来多么小，然后开始做。空处引导状语从句，根据句意，表达“不管怎样”之意，用however引导让步张玉春。故填however。 6．考查形容词。句意：你会发现，把它们从清单上划掉会让那些不太可控的问题显得容易得多。空前是系动词，所以空处应填形容词作表语，根据句意以及空前的far可知，此处表达“容易得多”之意，用比较级。故填more manageable。 7．考查代词。句意：另一种是把它看作一个机会，去做一些完全不同的事情：去旅行，申请学徒，等等。本句缺少主语，所以空处应填代词或者名词，根据前文“One natural response is to see it as a disaster and that your life is over. This will achieve nothing and make you miserable.”可知，此处在描述遇到不顺后的可能的反应，应该有三种或以上的可能，用another作主语，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填Another。 8．考查介词。句意：研究表明，那些训练自己将变化视为机遇的人能更好地应对变化。此处为固定搭配：think of sth.as sth.意为“把某物想成某物”。故填as。 9．考查固定短语。句意：不确定性，而不是变化本身，是压力的最大原因。根据句意，空处表达“而不是”之意，可用固定搭配：rather than或者instead of。故填rather than/instead of。 10．考查非谓语动词。句意：知道什么时候事情会变得更好，会给你的大脑一个终点，让它能够应对不确定的现在。本句缺少主语，所以空处可用动名词作主语，此处也可表达“去知道”之意，也可用不定式作主语，位于句首，首字母应大写。故填Knowing/To know。 Section B Directions: Fill in each blank with a proper word chosen from the box. Each word can be used only once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A．signs B．minds C． immediate D．function E. altering F. borderless G. relative H. worth I. individual J. breakdown K. sociable Imagine meeting a foreigner for the first time but he/she is fluent in your language. There may appear to be no 11 communication barrier. Would you adapt the tone of your voice, or the spacing of pauses in your speech? How about 12 your body language and facial expressions, depending on the background of the person in front of you? These are just a small part of the changes in behavior that can improve your “cultural intelligence”, or CQ. There is growing evidence that suggests that they are well 13 learning. “The number one predictor of your success in today’s 14 world is not your IQ, not your resume, and not even your expertise,” writes social scientist David Livermore. “It’s your CQ.” Much of the research on CQ has been done by Professor Soon Ang with the Nanyang Technological University. In the late 1990s, her job was dealing with the “Y2K bug.” It was a software bug that was feared would bring down the world’s computer networks. Ang put together an international team of programmers to update computer systems in Singapore. They were some of the brightest 15 in the industry. However, Ang soon found that these people just couldn’t work together. Often, 16 members would appear to agree on a solution, but then carry it out in completely different ways. Clearly, it wasn’t a question of language skills or expertise. Instead, she saw that these employees were held back by each other’s cultural differences. This would lead Ang to work with psychologist P. Christopher Earley. Together they built a theory of CQ. They defined it as “the capability to 17 effectively in a variety of cultural contexts.” Someone with a low CQ might view everyone else’s behavior through his own cultural lens. If he comes from a more 18 environment, for instance, and notices that his Japanese colleagues are very quiet in a meeting, he may think that they are being unfriendly. In aviation, such cultural differences might cause a(n) 19 in communication between pilots and air traffic controllers. The consequences would be unthinkable. A person at the top of the scale, meanwhile, might realize that silence is one of the   20 of respect. In Japanese culture, feedback often won’t be given unless it is asked for. As a result, he/she will offer suitable opportunities within the meeting for others to provide their opinions. 【答案】 11．C 12．E 13．H 14．F 15．B 16．I 17．D 18．K 19．J 20．A 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了文化智商（CQ）的重要性，说明跨文化交流中行为调整可提高成功机会。 11．考查形容词。句意：可能看起来没有任何直接的沟通障碍。空处需要形容词作定语修饰后面的名词communication。根据上文“Imagine meeting a foreigner for the first time but he/she is fluent in your language.”可知，外国人能够流利的说你的语言，因此会没有立刻的、直接的沟通障碍。immediate为形容词“立刻的”，符合语境，作定语修饰名词短语communication barrier。故选C。 12．考查动词。句意：根据面前人的背景，你会改变你的肢体语言和面部表情吗？How about doing sth.“做某事怎么样”。根据下文“depending on the background of the person in front of you”可知，要根据背景来调整或改变自己的非语言交流方式。alter“改变”，符合语境，此处需要动名词作宾语。故选E。 13．考查介词。句意：越来越多的证据表明，这些行为变化是非常值得学习的。根据上文“These are just a small part of the changes in behavior that can improve your “cultural intelligence”, or CQ.”可知，这些行为能够提升你的文化智商，因此他们是值得学习的。worth为介词“值”，构成“be worth doing sth.”的结构，意外“值得做某事”。故选H。 14．考查形容词。句意：社会科学家大卫·利弗莫尔写道：“在今天这个无国界的世界里，预测你成功的首要因素既不是你的智商，也不是你的简历，甚至不是你的专业知识。而是你的文化智商”。空处需要形容词作定语修饰名词world，此处指当今的世界是一个无国界的世界。borderless为形容词“无国界的”，符合语境。故选F。 15．考查名词。句意：他们是该行业中一些最聪明的人。根据上文“Ang put together an international team of programmers to update computer systems in Singapore.”可知，这些来自世界各地的程序员是最聪明的人。mind为名词“聪明人”，根据They可知，此处需要该名词的复数形式。故选B。 16．考查形容词。句意：常常，个别成员似乎对解决方案达成了一致，但随后却以完全不同的方式执行。空处需要形容词作定语修饰后面的名词members。根据上文“these people just couldn’t work together”可知，这些人不能一起工作，所以是个别的成员似乎对解决方案达成了一致。individual为形容词“个别的，个体的”，符合语境。故选I。 17．考查动词。句意：他们将其定义为“在多种文化背景下有效工作的能力”。根据空前的动词不定式符号to可知，空处需要动词的原形。function为动词“正常工作”，符合语境。故选D。 18．考查形容词。句意：例如，如果他来自一个更加社交的环境，并注意到他的日本同事在会议中非常安静，他可能会认为他们在故意冷落他。空处需要形容词作定语修饰后面的名词environment。根据下文中的“notices that his Japanese colleagues are very quiet in a meeting, he may think that they are being unfriendly”可知，此处表示他来自一个更加社交的环境，所以会认为日本同事在会议中非常安静，这是在故意冷落他。sociable为形容词“社交的”，符合语境。故选K。 19．考查名词。句意：在航空领域，这种文化差异可能导致飞行员和空中交通管制员之间的沟通中断。根据空前的a(n)可知，空处需要单数名词。breakdown“（讨论、系统的）失败，崩溃”，符合语境。故选J。 20．考查名词。句意：另一方面，文化智商最高的人可能会意识到，沉默是尊重的一种标志。根据空前的the和空后的of可知，空处需要名词。此处指“沉默是尊重的一种标志”。sign为名词“标志，迹象”，符合语境。one of+可数名词的复数形式，所以空处需要名词的复数。故选A。 III. Reading Comprehension (45分) Section A Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A. B.C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context “It’s almost a moral duty that museums should be free,” said Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modem Art (MOMA) in 2002, when a ticket to MOMA cost $12. In October MOMA started charging $30, the latest in a series of price 21 involving the Metropolitan Museum. Higher energy and labour costs have pushed up ticket prices in Europe, too. Prices have remained 22 only in Asia and the Middle East, where museums are younger and state funding is especially generous. Ticket fees may seem high, but whatever museums 23 , it is not covering their operating costs. The Association of Art Museum Directors reported in 2018 that ticket sales accounted on average for just 7% of total 24 at American art museums. Memberships contributed another 7%. The 25 of budgets usually come from charitable donations, grants and retail operations. European museums are less 26 admissions fees, because they are often heavily subsidized (补助) by governments. Some observers have repeated Mr. Lowry’s call for museum to stop charging for 27 entirely. 28 prices go against museums’ goal of sharing art with a more diverse public. They could also speed up the already steep decline in the share of Americans attending museums. 29 public interest is a challenge for organizations that rely heavily on public support. Those who choose not to visit a museum today may be the people who 30 to write personal cheques (支票) as sponsors in a few years. Those who spend time inside museums’ galleries are more likely to grasp their richness and want to 31 their own riches in them. Yet significantly reducing costs may not actually do much to 32 new audiences either. If tickets were free, “people who typically come anyway might come more often. 33 that, you’re not really changing your demographic (观众结构),” says an economist who studies pricing in the arts. He 34 museums to the best American university: Harvard could afford to make tuition free for all, but many wealthy students would be among the biggest beneficiaries (受益者). As museums throughout the West debate what price is right, most are unlikely to conclude the answer is 35 “moral duty” or not. 21．A．lists B．rises C．controls D．wars 22．A．climbing B．flexible C．inspiring D．stable 23．A．promote B．wage C．charge D．exhibit 24．A．attendance B．donation C．cost D．income 25．A．motivation B．rest C．generosity D．mixture 26．A．reliant on B．resistant to C．enthusiastic about D．tolerant of 27．A．survival B．budget C．collection D．admission 28．A．Floating B．Discounted C．Ballooning D．Competitive 29．A．Growing B．Sustaining C．Declining D．Evolving 30．A．demand B．refuse C．fail D．agree 31．A．invest B．evaluate C．anchor D．abandon 32．A．discourage B．relieve C．attract D．liberate 33．A．In view of B．Aside from C．Contrary to D．For fear of 34．A．credits B．attaches C．refers D．compares 35．A．zero B．both C．wrong D．above 【答案】 21．B 22．D 23．C 24．D 25．B 26．A 27．D 28．C 29．C 30．B 31．A 32．C 33．B 34．D 35．A 【导语】本文是一篇议论文，探讨了博物馆是否应对公众免费开放的问题，以及门票价格对博物馆运营和观众多样性的影响。 21．考查名词词义辨析。句意：在10月，现代艺术博物馆（MOMA）开始收取30美元的门票，这是包括大都会博物馆、旧金山现代艺术博物馆等一系列价格上涨中的最新一次。A. lists清单；B. rises上涨；C. controls控制；D. wars战争。根据上文的“It’s almost a moral duty that museums should be free”以及“In October MOMA started charging $30”可知，从原来的博物馆免费到现在开始收30美元的门票费用，这是价格的上涨。故选B项。 22．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：只有在亚洲和中东，价格一直保持稳定，那里的博物馆较新，国家资助尤其慷慨。A. climbing上升的；B. flexible灵活的；C. inspiring令人鼓舞的；D. stable稳定的。根据下文的“where museums are younger and state funding is especially generous.”可知，这些地区的博物馆较新，国家资助尤其慷慨，由此可知，这些地区的博物馆的价格保持稳定。故选D项。 23．考查动词词义辨析。句意：但无论博物馆收取多少费用，都无法覆盖其运营成本。A. promote促进；B. wage开始，发动；C. charge收费；D. exhibit展览。根据下文的“it is not covering their operating costs.”可知，所收费用不能够支付其运营成本，由此可知，此处说的是博物馆的收费。故选C项。 24．考查名词词义辨析。句意：2018年，艺术博物馆馆长协会报告称，门票销售平均仅占美国艺术博物馆总收入的7%。A. attendance出席；B. donation捐赠；C. cost成本；D. income收入。根据上文的“The Association of Art Museum Directors reported in 2018 that ticket sales accounted on average for just 7%”可知，报告称门票收入平均占比只有7%，由此可推断，此处指的是门票在总收入中的占比是7%。故选D项。 25．考查名词词义辨析。句意：预算的剩余部分通常来自慈善捐赠、赠款和零售业务。A. motivation动机；B. rest剩余部分；C. generosity慷慨；D. mixture混合。根据下文的“budgets usually come from charitable donations, grants and retail operations.”可知，预算来自于慈善捐赠、赠款和零售业务，所以，此处说的是剩余部分的来源。故选B项。 26．考查形容词短语辨析。句意：欧洲博物馆不太依赖门票收入，因为它们通常得到政府的大量补贴。A. reliant on依赖；B. resistant to抵抗；C. enthusiastic about对……充满热情；D. tolerant of对……宽容。根据下文的“because they are often heavily subsidized (补助) by governments.”可知，欧洲博物馆通常得到政府的大量补贴，由此可知，欧洲博物馆不太依赖门票。故选A项。 27．考查名词词义辨析。句意：一些观察人士再次响应洛瑞先生的呼吁，要求博物馆完全停止收取入场费。A. survival生存；B. budgets预算；C. collections收藏；D. admission入场。根据上文的“European museums are less ______ admissions fees, because they are often heavily subsidized (补助) by governments.”可知，欧洲博物馆不太依赖门票收入，因为它们通常得到政府的大量补贴，由此可知，此处表示有些观察人士要求停止收取博物馆的入场费。故选D项。 28．考查形容词词义辨析。句意：不断膨胀的价格违背了博物馆与更多不同公众分享艺术的目标。A. Floating漂浮的；B. Discounted打折的；C. Ballooning膨胀的；D. Competitive有竞争力的。根据下文“prices go against museums’ goal of sharing art with a more diverse public. They could also speed up the already steep decline in the share of Americans attending museums.”可知，与更多元化的公众分享艺术品的目标背道而驰以及加速美国人参观博物馆的比例已经急剧下降的趋势的原因应该是门票费用的膨胀。故选C项。 29．考查动词词义辨析。句意：对于严重依赖公众支持的机构来说，公众兴趣的下降是一个挑战。A. Growing增长；B. Sustaining 维持；C. Declining下降；D. Evolving进化。根据上文的“They could also speed up the already steep decline in the share of Americans attending museums.”可知，门票费用的膨胀可能加速美国人参观博物馆的比例已经急剧下降的趋势，由此可知，此处指的是公众兴趣的下降是一个挑战。故选C项。 30．考查动词词义辨析。句意：今天选择不去参观博物馆的人，可能就是几年后拒绝写个人支票作为赞助者的人。A. demand需求；B. refuse拒绝；C. fail 失败；D. agree同意。根据下文的“Those who spend time inside museums’ galleries are more likely to grasp their richness and want to _____ their own riches in them.”可知，那些在博物馆里花时间的人可能会更能领会去丰富性而给博物馆捐款，与此相对应的那些选择不去博物馆的人可能是拒绝写个人支票作为赞助者的人。故选B项。 31．考查动词词义辨析。句意：那些在博物馆画廊里花时间的人更有可能领会其丰富性，并希望在其中投资自己的财富。A. invest投资；B. evaluate评估；C. anchor使固定；D. abandon放弃。根据上文的“Those who spend time inside museums’ galleries are more likely to grasp their richness”以及下文的“their own riches”可知，那些去博物馆的人更能领会其丰富性，所以，他们应是希望在其中投资自己的财富的人。故选A项。 32．考查动词词义辨析。句意：然而，大幅降低成本实际上也可能无法吸引新的观众。A. discourage使气馁；B. relieve缓解；C. attract吸引；D. liberate解放。根据上文的“Yet significantly reducing costs”以及下文“new audiences”可知，此处指的是通过降低成本来吸引新观众。故选C项。 33．考查介词短语辨析。句意：除此之外，你并没有真正改变你的观众结构，一位研究艺术定价的经济学家说。A. In view of由于；B. Aside from除……之外；C. Contrary to与……相反；D. For fear of以免，唯恐。根据上文的“people who typically come anyway might come more often.”和下文“you’re not really changing your demographic (观众结构)”可知，通常来的人可能会更频繁地来，此处说的是除了前面提到的情况之外，你并没有真正改变你的观众结构。故选B项。 34．考查动词词义辨析。句意：他将博物馆比作美国最好的大学：哈佛大学可以为所有人提供免费学费，但许多不需要这份礼物的富家子弟将是最大的受益者。A. credits归功于；B. attaches附加；C. refers参考；D. compares比较。根据下文的“museums to the best American university”以及“Harvard could afford to make tuition free for all, but many wealthy students would be among the biggest beneficiaries (受益者).”可知，哈佛大学可以为所有人提供免费学费，但许多不需要这份礼物的富家子弟将是最大的受益者，由此可知，此处是将博物馆和最好的大学进行比较。故选 D 项。 35．考查名词词词义辨析。句意：在西方各地的博物馆都在讨论合适的价格时，大多数博物馆不太可能得出答案是零的结论，不管是不是“道德责任”。A. zero零；B. both两者都；C. wrong错误的；D. above上述的。根据上文的““It’s almost a moral duty that museums should be free,” said Glenn Lowry, director of the Museum of Modem Art (MOMA) in 2002, when a ticket to MOMA cost $12.”可知，博物馆应该免费，这几乎是一种道德责任，由此可知，此处说的是免费即价格为零的问题。故选A项。 Section B Directions: Read the following three passages. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. A Recently, South Australia has committed an additional $17.1 million to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program to fight against one of the world’s most invasive pests—the red imported fire ant. They might be only 2-6mm long, but they can destroy crops and machinery, and make yards, parks, and farmlands unusable. They can also damage electrical equipment including streetlights and telecommunication networks. And they can bring a painful sting (叮) that has the potential to cause a deadly allergic reaction in people, pets and livestock. The red fire ants, which were from South American countries and were first discovered in Brisbane in 2001, have not been discovered in South Australia and currently are only present in Queensland and New South Wales (NSW). But they can spread to new territory quickly. Five nests (巢) were ascertained in northern NSW in November 2023. The ants generally spread through human activity, mainly the moving of polluted soil, plants or agricultural machinery, and once in a new area, they can rapidly establish a new nest. The National Fire Ant Eradication Program includes a four-year response plan worth $ 592.8 million, which will use the latest technology and innovative approaches to eventually sweep away fire ants. The State Government’s latest funding commitment is on top of $6.5 million already committed to the program. Reece Pianta, Advocacy Manager with the Invasive Species Council, said “Fire ants are one of the world’s worst super-pests and if they are allowed to spread, their economic impact will be greater than rabbits, feral cats and foxes combined. They will damage Australia’s environment and agriculture, cost our economy billions annually and we could see hundreds of thousands of extra medical visits every year as they sting Australians at the park or in the backyard.” Red imported fire ants are a notifiable (须申报的) pest in South Australia which means there is a legal obligation for people to report any suspected detections to the Exotic Plant Pest Hotline on 1800084881. 36．What does paragraph 2 mainly talk about? A．The prediction for the program. B．The impact of the red fire ants. C．The appearance of the ants. D．The South Australia’s policy. 37．What does the underlined word “ascertained” mean in paragraph 3? A．Established. B．Restored. C．Displayed. D．Detected. 38．What may red fire ants result in according to Reece Pianta? A．Enormous economic losses. B．Run-down tourism. C．Environmental pollution. D．Outdated medical service. 39．What is the best title of the text? A．Red Fire Ants Are Spreading in Australia B．Millions Added to Fight Deadly Fire Ants C．Australians Are Warned of The Red Fire Ants D．A New Approach for Sweeping Away Fire Ants 【答案】36．B 37．D 38．A 39．B 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。本文主要介绍了南澳大利亚州向国家红火蚁根除计划额外拨款1710万美元，用于对抗红火蚁。 36．主旨大意题。根据第二段关键句“They might be only 2-6mm long, but they can destroy crops and machinery, and make yards, parks, and farmlands unusable. They can also damage electrical equipment including streetlights and telecommunication networks. (它们可能只有2-6mm长，但它们会破坏农作物和机械，使院子、公园和农田无法使用。它们还会损坏包括路灯和电信网络在内的电气设备。)”可知，本段介绍了红火蚁会破坏农作物和机械，还会损坏电气设备，由此可知，第二段主要介绍的是红火蚁的影响。故选B项。 37．词义猜测题。根据画线单词上句“But they can spread to new territory quickly. (但它们可以迅速传播到新的领域。)”可知，红火蚁的传播速度非常快，由此可知，下文指研究人员在新南威尔士州北部发现了五个巢穴，“Detected”意为“发现，查明”，能够表达画线单词在句中的意思。故选D项。 38．推理判断题。根据倒数第二段关键句“Reece Pianta, Advocacy Manager with the Invasive Species Council, said “Fire ants are one of the world’s worst super-pests and if they are allowed to spread, their economic impact will be greater than rabbits, feral cats and foxes combined. (入侵物种委员会的宣传经理Reece Pianta说：“火蚁是世界上最严重的超级害虫之一，如果允许它们传播，它们带来的经济影响将超过兔子、野猫和狐狸的总和。)”可知，Reece Pianta说红火蚁带来的经济影响将超过兔子、野猫和狐狸的总和，由此可知，根据Reece Pianta的说法，红火蚁会带来巨大的经济损失。故选A项。 39．主旨大意题。根据第一段内容“Recently, South Australia has committed an additional $17. 1 million to the National Fire Ant Eradication Program to fight against one of the world’s most invasive pests—the red imported fire ant. (最近，南澳大利亚州向国家红火蚁根除计划额外拨款1710万美元，用于对抗世界上最具入侵性的害虫之一——红火蚁。)”可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了南澳大利亚州为根除红火蚁，拨款1710万美元的事情，“Millions Added to Fight Deadly Fire Ants”意为“数百万美元加入抗击致命火蚁的行列”，能够概括文章主要内容。故选B项。 B A Day at Fantasyland Park Fantasyland Park, opened in 1998, has become a must-visit destination for families and adventure seekers alike. Attractions The Dragon’s Flight This heart-stopping roller coaster takes you on a high-speed journey through the mythical lands of dragons. With its twists, turns, and drops, it’s not for the faint-hearted. The Pirate’s Plunder Set sail on an exciting adventure as you help the pirates find their hidden treasure. This water ride is perfect for those who love a bit of splash and excitement. The Time Machine Start with a journey through time and space in this interactive ride. Experience the excitement of traveling to the future and the past, all while learning about the history of human innovation. The Enchanted Forest A walk through the Enchanted Forest is like stepping into a fairy tale. Meet your favorite characters, solve riddles, and enjoy a gentle boat ride through the forest’s magical landscapes. Shows Witness the incredible accomplishments of the park’s resident magician. Join the royal family and their friends as they parade through the park. Tips for Visitors ● The park is open from 9 AM to 9 PM daily. ● Arrive early to avoid long queues for popular attractions. ● Download the Fantasyland Park app for a map, wait times and special offers. ● Don’t forget to check the schedule for shows and plan your day accordingly. 40．Which attraction best suits those who enjoy water-based adventures? A．The Dragon’s Flight. B．The Pirate’s Plunder. C．The Time Machine. D．The Enchanted Forest. 41．What should visitors pay attention to? A．Book online to avoid long queues. B．Explore at any time when available. C．Use the app for detailed information. D．Ignore the schedule and enjoy freely. 42．Where is this text probably taken from? A．A textbook. B．A tour guide. C．A travel journal. D．A science magazine. 【答案】40．B 41．C 42．B 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。介绍 Fantasyland Park主题公园，包括了公园的游乐设施、表演和游客的建议。 40．细节理解题。根据The Pirate’s Plunder中的“Set sail on an exciting adventure as you help the pirates find their hidden treasure. This water ride is perfect for those who love a bit of splash and excitement.(开启一段刺激的冒险之旅，帮助海盗找到他们隐藏的宝藏。这个水上游乐设施非常适合那些喜欢飞溅和刺激的人)”可知，The Pirate’s Plunder最适合那些喜欢水上冒险的人。故选B项。 41．细节理解题。根据Tips for Visitors下的“Download the Fantasyland Park app for a map, wait times and special offers.(下载Fantasyland Park应用程序，获取地图、等待时间和特别优惠信息)”可知，游客应该下载 Fantasyland Park应用程序，以便查看地图、等待时间和特别优惠。故选C项。 42．推理判断题。根据本文标题“A Day at Fantasyland Park(在幻想世界公园玩一天)”以及第一段“Fantasyland Park, opened in 1998, has become a must-visit destination for families and adventure seekers alike.(梦幻乐园于1998年开放，已成为家庭和探险爱好者必去的目的地)”可知，文章介绍了 Fantasyland Park主题公园的游乐设施、表演和给游客的建议，所以最可能来自一本旅游指南。故选B项。 C Driverless taxicabs, almost certainly coming to a city near you, have scared passengers in San Francisco, Phoenix and Austin over the past year. Some documented their experiences on TikTok, like “startled by the empty front seats during a ride to a coffee shop” or “we’re making a left hand turn without using a left hand”. The nervous laughter of anxious TikTokers reminds historian Victor McFarland of the pedestrians (行人) who yelled “Get a horse” to motorists in the 1910s. But McFarland, who teaches at the University of Missouri, says the new beasts known as automobiles were more threatening and unfamiliar to people a century ago than driverless cars are to us now. “Automobiles were frightening to a lot of people at first,” he says. “The early automobiles were noisy, dangerous, had no seatbelts and ran over pedestrians.” Some people also felt threatened by the freedom and independence newly available to entire classes of people, says Saj e Mathieu, a history professor at the University of Minnesota. They included black people whose movements were restricted by Jim Crow. Cars let them more easily search for everything from better employment to improved healthcare, as could women. Larger concerns today move to numerous laws that can be broken when no one is at the wheel. Who is to blame if a pregnant person takes a driverless car across state lines to obtain an abortion, for example? Or when driverless cars transport illegal drugs? And back then, like now, Mathieu adds, there were concerns about the future of certain jobs. Once we were worried about Teamsters, who then drove teams of horses, being out of work. Truckers today fear that they might soon compete with driverless vehicles in their own dedicated lanes. “You can’t have congestion-free driving just because you constantly build roads,” observes history professor Peter Norton of the University of Virginia. Now, he says, is an excellent time to learn from what has not worked in the past. “It doesn’t automatically get safe just because you have state-of-the-art tech.” Historians say we need to stay behind the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, even if that becomes only a figure of speech. 43．Why did pedestrians shout “Get a horse” in the 1910s? A．They were opposed to automobiles. B．They had pity on the poor horses. C．They tried to warn motorists of danger. D．They wanted to own a horse themselves. 44．What is a concern about the rise of driverless cars today? A．It makes car driving a lost art. B．It weakens competition in certain jobs. C．It favors a certain socioeconomic group. D．It introduces gray areas in responsibility. 45．What do historians suggest with regard to driverless cars? A．Exploring new technology further. B．Building more roads to avoid traffic jam. C．Getting on top of driverless cars. D．Putting humans physically behind the wheel. 46．What is the best title of the text? A．Driverless Cars: Pioneering a New Era B．Driverless Cars? What History Teaches Us C．Driverless Cars: Bridging the Past and Present D．Driverless Cars? How Innovations Shape the World 【答案】43．A 44．D 45．C 46．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文回顾了百年前人们对于汽车的态度，由历史照见今日，为今天无人驾驶的兴起带来了启示。 43．推理判断题。根据第二段“The nervous laughter of anxious TikTokers reminds historian Victor McFarland of the pedestrians (行人) who yelled “Get a horse” to motorists in the 1910s. But McFarland, who teaches at the University of Missouri, says the new beasts known as automobiles were more threatening and unfamiliar to people a century ago than driverless cars are to us now.(焦虑的TikTok用户发出的紧张笑声，让历史学家Victor McFarland想起了20世纪初对驾车者大喊“找匹马来”的行人。但在密苏里大学任教的McFarland说，一个世纪前，被称为汽车的新野兽对人们来说比无人驾驶汽车对我们来说更具威胁性和陌生感)”可知，行人对驾车者吼叫“Get a horse”，表明了那时的人们对于汽车这种新事物持否定态度。故选A项。 44．推理判断题。根据第四段“Larger concerns today move to numerous laws that can be broken when no one is at the wheel. Who is to blame if a pregnant person takes a driverless car across state lines to obtain an abortion, for example? Or when driverless cars transport illegal drugs?(如今更大的担忧在于，当没有人控制车辆时，可能会违反许多法律。例如，如果一名孕妇乘坐无人驾驶汽车跨州进行堕胎，该责怪谁？或者当无人驾驶汽车运送非法毒品时呢？)”可推断，无人驾驶汽车对于某些违法现象在责任归属方面难以界定，产生了责任的灰色地带。故选D项。 45．细节理解题。根据最后一段“Historians say we need to stay behind the wheel when it comes to driverless cars, even if that becomes only a figure of speech.(历史学家说，当涉及到无人驾驶汽车时，我们需要坐在方向盘后面，即使这只是一种比喻)”可知，人们需要对无人驾驶汽车进行监管和控制。故选C项。 46．主旨大意题。根据第二段“The nervous laughter of anxious TikTokers reminds historian Victor McFarland of the pedestrians (行人) who yelled “Get a horse” to motorists in the 1910s. But McFarland, who teaches at the University of Missouri, says the new beasts known as automobiles were more threatening and unfamiliar to people a century ago than driverless cars are to us now.(焦虑的TikTok用户发出的紧张笑声，让历史学家Victor McFarland想起了20世纪初对驾车者大喊“找匹马来”的行人。但在密苏里大学任教的McFarland说，一个世纪前，被称为汽车的新野兽对人们来说比无人驾驶汽车对我们来说更具威胁性和陌生感)”以及本文回顾了百年前人们对于汽车的态度，由历史照见今日，给今天无人驾驶技术的问题带来了启示。B选项“Driverless Cars? What History Teaches Us(无人驾驶汽车吗? 历史给我们的启示)”是文章的最佳标题。故选B项。 Section C Directions: Read the passage carefully. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. Young children value the lives of animals more than adults do If you had to save the life of a person or an animal, which would you choose? Most adults say they would pick the person, but almost half of young children would prefer to save the animal, according to a study in Poland. “The finding really surprised us,” says Matti Wilks at the University of Edinburgh, UK. 47 For example, a survey of millions of people in 233 countries, most of them in their 20s and 30s, found they largely agreed that self- driving cars should crash into dogs or cats instead of people if they had to choose. However, growing evidence suggests many young children feel differently. Using a toy railway and Lego figures, Wilks and her colleagues presented 170 children aged 6 to 9 in an urban part of Poland with scenarios based on a thought experiment called the trolley problem. The children had to decide whether to direct a runaway rail car down one of two tracks so that it crashed into a Lego person or a Lego animal — either a dog or chimpanzee. 48 About 42 per cent of the children wanted to save the dog and make the rail car collide with the person, compared with just 17 per cent of adults. About 28 per cent of children also prioritized the chimpanzee over the person, compared with 11 per cent of adults. “Children learn from their parents, teachers and others that it’s really important to care for others, but it may be easier for them to learn this as a blanket rule that applies to both humans and animals,” says Karri Neldner at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Germany. 49 “However, as they get older, they might pick up on cultural narratives that tell us it’s really important to care for other people,” says Neldner. 50 When she asked Australian children aged 4 to 10 to order pictures of people, animals, plants and objects according to how much they cared about them, the 4- year- olds tended to care more about dogs, cats and dolphins than about classmates, police officers and sick people, but this was reversed in the 10- year- olds. The reason children value dogs so highly is probably due to familiarity, says Wilks. Her studies have found that children who spent more time with dogs were more likely to say they would save a dog over a person. A．Most adults view human life as especially precious. B．Her research suggests this shift starts by the age of 10. C．Surprisingly, children were more likely to save a dog over a person. D．For comparison, the researchers repeated this with 178 Polish adults aged 18 to 50. E．As a result, they don’t show a strong preference for saving one over the other, she says. F．About 28 per cent of children aged 5 to 9 said they would save a dog over a person, compared with 8 per cent of adults. 【答案】47．A 48．D 49．E 50．B 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要是关于儿童与成年人在面对生命选择时不同态度的研究。 47．根据上文““The finding really surprised us,” says Matti Wilks at the University of Edinburgh, UK.(“这一发现确实让我们感到惊讶，”英国爱丁堡大学的马蒂·威尔克斯说道。)”和下文“For example, a survey of millions of people in 233 countries, most of them in their 20s and 30s, found they largely agreed that self- driving cars should crash into dogs or cats instead of people if they had to choose.(例如，一项针对233个国家数百万人的调查（其中大多数为20多岁和30多岁的人）发现，他们在很大程度上都认为，如果必须做出选择，自动驾驶汽车应该撞向狗或猫，而不是人。)”可知，空处承上启下，进一步说明上文提出的观点，并通过例子说明成年人认为人的生命比动物珍贵。选项A“大多数成年人认为人的生命尤其珍贵”符合语境。故选A。 48．根据上文“Using a toy railway and Lego figures, Wilks and her colleagues presented 170 children aged 6 to 9 in an urban part of Poland with scenarios based on a thought experiment called the trolley problem.(威尔克斯（Wilks）和她的同事们使用玩具火车和乐高人物，在波兰的一个城市地区向170名6至9岁的儿童展示了基于一个名为“电车问题”的思想实验的场景。)”可知，Wilks和她的同事使用玩具火车和乐高人物，向波兰城市地区的170名6至9岁的儿童展示了基于一个名为电车问题的思想实验的场景。此处提到了对6至9岁的儿童进行了实验，再结合下文“About 42 per cent of the children wanted to save the dog and make the rail car collide with the person, compared with just 17 per cent of adults.( 大约42%的孩子想救狗，让火车撞人，相比之下，只有17%的成年人会这样做。)”可知，此处需要对比儿童和成年人在这一实验中的不同表现，选项D“为了比较，研究人员对18至50岁的178名波兰成年人重复了这项实验”符合语境。故选D。 49．根据上文“Children learn from their parents, teachers and others that it’s really important to care for others, but it may be easier for them to learn this as a blanket rule that applies to both humans and animals.(孩子们从父母、老师和其他人那里学到，关心他人是非常重要的，但对他们来说，可能更容易将此作为一个既适用于人类也适用于动物的普遍规则来学习。)”可知，此处提到了孩子们更容易把关心他人这一规则当作适用于人类和动物的普遍规则来学习，再结合下文“However, as they get older, they might pick up on cultural narratives that tell us it’s really important to care for other people.(然而，随着年龄的增长，他们可能会接触到文化叙事，这些叙事告诉我们关心他人是非常重要的。)”可知，孩子们在成长过程中，对于关心人类和动物的态度会有所转变，选项E“因此，她说，他们并没有表现出对拯救一方而非另一方的强烈偏好”符合语境，其中“she”指的是上文提到的Karri Neldner。故选E。 50．根据下文“When she asked Australian children aged 4 to 10 to order pictures of people, animals, plants and objects according to how much they cared about them, the 4-year-olds tended to care more about dogs, cats and dolphins than about classmates, police officers and sick people, but this was reversed in the 10-year-olds.(当她让4至10岁的澳大利亚儿童根据他们关心的程度对人物、动物、植物和物体的图片进行排序时，4岁的孩子往往更关心狗、猫和海豚，而不是同学、警察和病人，但10岁的孩子则相反。)”可知，这一研究关注的是4至10岁的儿童，选项B“她的研究表明这种转变从10岁开始”符合语境，其中“this shift”指的是孩子们对于关心人类和动物态度的转变。故选B。 IV. Summary Writing （10分） Directions: Read the following passage. Summarize the main idea and the main point(s) of the passage in NO MORE THAN 60 WORDS. Use your own words as far as possible. These days our society develops rapidly and forces people to rush. It appears that people have got used to being in a hurry. However, it is better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. The main reason that convinces us to oppose doing work in a hurry is the possibility of doing wrongs in a rush. When people do their jobs or take actions in a hurry, they cannot make a sound decision and probably regret later. As the saying goes, “Haste makes waste. ” We should think carefully before making a decision and do our work less quickly. We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. For example, taking a train to some place certainly will take more time than taking a plane. However, taking a train makes people have enough time to get to know a lot of new friends. Besides, it allows people to fully enjoy the beautiful scenery along the way. On the contrary, being in a hurry will make us lose chances in enjoying our life. Finally, slower life pace provides better healthy conditions for us. As is known to all, taking actions in a hurry bothers people and raises their stress. People think if they are not in a hurry, they will become a loser and that annoys them. Being in a hurry can hurt people both physically and mentally. According to some studies, people who have a slower pace suffer fewer diseases, tend to be happier and live much longer than those whose life is tense, even if the former finish jobs more slowly than the latter. In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. However, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. Therefore, take your time and live your life at a slower pace. 51._______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry because doing things hurriedly will lead to the possible of making mistakes. Moreover, slowing down the pace of life will give people more chances to enjoy life and better health conditions, which are much more important than material things working quickly brings. 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章首先提出了观点，即人们应该放慢生活节奏，而不是急于完成事情。接着，作者通过列举三个主要理由来支持这一观点：一是匆忙工作可能导致错误决策和后悔；二是放慢生活节奏有助于人们更好地享受生活；三是较慢的生活节奏为人们提供了更好的健康条件。最后，作者总结指出，虽然快速工作能带来更多的物质利益，但压力无法带来快乐、朋友和健康，这些比金钱和其他物质优势更重要。因此，人们应该放慢脚步，以较慢的节奏生活。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 ①However, it is better for people to take their time and live their life at a slower pace than to hurry to get things done. ②We should not make mistakes by doing work hurriedly. ③Slowing down the pace of life helps people enjoy their life better. ④Finally, slower life pace provides better healthy conditions for us. ⑤In short, working quickly will bring about more material benefits to make our society more advanced. ⑥However, much stress can’t bring enjoyment, friends and health, which are much more important than money and other material advantages. 2. 缜密构思 将第1、2两个要点进行重组整合，将第3、4、5、6两个要点进行整合。 3. 遣词造句 To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry because doing things hurriedly will lead to the possible of making mistakes. Moreover, slowing down the pace of life will give people more chances to enjoy life and better health conditions, which are much more important than material things working quickly brings. 【点睛】[高分句型1]To live life at a slower pace is better than to live life in a hurry because doing things hurriedly will lead to the possible of making mistakes.(运用了动词不定式作主语及because引导的原因状语从句) [高分句型2]Moreover, slowing down the pace of life will give people more chances to enjoy life and better health conditions, which are much more important than material things working quickly brings.(运用了动名词作主语及which引导的非限制性定语从句) V. Translation （15分） Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 52．一个残疾人取得如此伟大的成就，真是令人惊叹。(amaze) 【答案】It is amazing that a disabled person has made such great achievements. 【详解】考查时态，主语从句和短语。结合句意强调动作已经完成，应用现在完成时，表示“一个残疾人”应用a disabled person；表示“取得如此伟大的成就”应用动词短语make such great achievements，achievement应用复数形式作宾语；表示 “令人惊叹的”应用动词amaze的形容词形式amazing，句子主语为“一个残疾人取得如此伟大的成就”，句子成分齐全，意思完整，用that引导主语从句，“是令人惊叹的”使用系表结构，表语为amazing，说明事物的特征，主语部分比较长，表语部分比较短，为了使句子结构平衡，应使用it作形式主语，that从句作真正主语的结构，结合主谓一致。故翻译为It is amazing that a disabled person has made such great achievements。 53．我们最好每个月留出一定数额的钱, 以防紧急情况发生。(in case) 【答案】We’d better set aside a certain amount of money every month in case emergency occurs. 【详解】考查固定短语。分析句子可知，主语为we，“留出”可用set aside表示，宾语为money，in case作短语连词，后接状语从句。再根据其他汉语提示。故翻译为：We’d better set aside a certain amount of money every month in case emergency occurs. 54．这本杂志不仅会影响青少年对时尚的看法，还会开启健康饮食的新潮流。(difference) 【答案】The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager’s opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 【详解】考查名词，固定短语，时态和句子结构。句子主语“这本杂志”译为the magazine，句首单词首字母大写，“不仅……还”可用not only…but also结构连接两个并列的部分，句子表达了对未来将要发生的两个事件的预期，时态为一般将来时，“影响”用动词短语make a difference to，“青少年对时尚的看法”可译为teenager’s opinions on fashion，“开启健康饮食的新潮流”译为“start a new trend towards a healthy diet”。故翻译为The magazine will not only make a difference to teenager’s opinions on fashion, but also it will start a new trend towards a healthy diet. 55．谈及营造学习氛围，培养团队精神和开展师生互动等方面，传统教学的确比网络教学略胜一筹。(come to) 【答案】When it comes to creating the learning/study atmosphere, cultivating team spirit, interacting with students, traditional teaching really has certain advantages over online teaching. 【详解】考查动词短语和名词。根据汉语提示可知，本句陈述客事实，应用一般现在时。表示“谈及”应用when it comes to...；表示“创造学习氛围”应用动词短语create learning/study atmosphere，表示“培养团队精神”应用动词短语cultivate team spirit，表示“和...互动”应用动词短语interact with，前面三个动词短语都为介词to的宾语，故用它们的动名词形式；表示“传统教学”应用名词短语traditional teaching，作主句主语；表示“略胜一筹”应用动词短语have certain advantages over，作主句谓语动词，因主语不可数，故谓语动词用单数形式；表示“网络教学”应用名词online teaching。结合其他汉语提示，故翻译为When it comes to creating the learning/study atmosphere, cultivating team spirit, interacting with students, traditional teaching really has certain advantages over online teaching. VI. Guided Writing （25分） Direction: Write an English composition in 120-150 words according to the instructions given below in Chinese. 56．假设你是李华，你班下周英语课将以“使用纸质词典还是电子翻译笔?”(Better to study with a dictionary or a translation pen?)为主题展开辩论。请你就此辩题写一篇发言稿。要点包括： 1. 你的观点; 2. 你的理由。 注意： 1. 词数80左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear fellow students, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Dear fellow students， As we gather here today to debate on the topic of “Better to study with a dictionary or a translation pen?” I would like to express my support for the traditional method: using a paper dictionary. Initially, a paper dictionary provides a more comprehensive and detailed explanation of words, including their origins, synonyms, and antonyms. This depth of information fosters a deeper understanding of vocabulary and enhances language learning. Moreover, consulting a paper dictionary encourages a more reflective and focused approach to studying, as opposed to the instant gratification of electronic devices which may hinder deep learning. In conclusion, while electronic translation pens offer convenience and speed, I believe that the richness of information and the studious atmosphere fostered by a paper dictionary make it the superior choice for serious language learners. 参考范文(二) Dear fellow students, As we prepare to debate on the topic “Better to study with a dictionary or a translation pen?” I stand firmly on the side of electronic translation pens. Initially, translation pens offer unparalleled convenience. With just a scan, they provide instant translations, saving valuable time and effort. Moreover, they often come with additional features such as voice pronunciation and example sentences, which greatly aid in language learning. In conclusion, while dictionaries are valuable resources, the efficiency and additional learning tools provided by translation pens make them the superior choice for modern students. 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文，要求考生就“使用纸质词典还是电子翻译笔”主题发表自己的观点和理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 1. 全面的：comprehensive → thorough 2. 起源：origin → root 3. 促进：foster → promote 4. 增强：enhance → strengthen 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：A paper dictionary provides a more comprehensive and detailed explanation of words, including their origins, synonyms, and antonyms. 拓展句：A paper dictionary provides a more comprehensive and detailed explanation of words, which includes their origins, synonyms, and antonyms. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Moreover, consulting a paper dictionary encourages a more reflective and focused approach to studying, as opposed to the instant gratification of electronic devices which may hinder deep learning.(运用了which引导的定语从句) 【高分句型2】While electronic translation pens offer convenience and speed, I believe that the richness of information and the studious atmosphere fostered by a paper dictionary make it the superior choice for serious language learners.(运用了While引导的让步状语从句，that引导宾语从句) 试卷第20页，共29页 试卷第1页，共29页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$