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邹城市兖矿第一中学2024—2025学年高三上学期 期中测试题(英语) 2024.11.20 一、听力选择题 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He is unemployed at present. B. He owns a company now. C. He still works in the agency. D. He is unable to support his family. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does Anna like doing? A. Going to the party. B. Talking with the speakers. C. Traveling alone. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is Dave going to do tomorrow? A. Write an essay. B. Take a test. C. Go camping. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A family gathering. B. A school activity. C. A travel plan. 5. 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where do the two speakers plan to make an advertisement? A. On TV. B. On a website. C. On a newspaper. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. In the man’s office. C. In a post office. 7. What will the man do next? A. Post some papers. B. Find a fax machine. C. Go downstairs. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is likely to blame for the woman’s feeling sick? A. The flu. B. Food poison. C. Lack of sleep. 9. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Classmates. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. What is required to return the blouse? A. A letter. B. An ID card. C. A receipt. 11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a store. B. At home. C. At a hotel. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. What is the man’s job probably? A. A university professor. B. A seaport manager. C. A ship captain. 13. Which country is the woman from? A. China. B. Italy. C. Singapore. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. A. Because it is his nickname. B. Because he is often called to put out fires. C. Because he brings more technical technology to each project. D. Because he is the one who gets called to address troubled projects. 15. A. He contributes more value than others. B. He struggled to settle problems but failed. C. He interfered with the distribution service projects. D. He learns from past mistakes and successes consciously. 16. A. To ask for a pay raise. B. To become a fireman. C To be the team leader. D. To present a better image. 二、阅读理解 A Young male African elephants show calmer behavior when older, more experienced male elephants are around, according to a new study. Experts say the discovery could help to protect both elephants and humans. Researchers from the University of Exeter, in south-west England and the charity Elephants for Africa studied the behavior of 281 male elephants (known as bulls) in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans National Park over three years. At between 12 and 15 years old, bull elephants leave the herd where they grow up and then spend much of their time either alone or with other males. Females, in contrast, stay with the herd they were born into. To see if there were patterns in the way males behaved after leaving their herd, the researchers divided them into four groups: two groups of adolescents (aged 10-15 or 16-20 years old), and two groups of adults (aged 21-25 or over 26 years old). They found that the younger males were more likely to be aggressive towards non-elephant targets, such as other animals and vehicles when there were fewer older adult bulls to mix with. Connie Allen from the University of Exeter, who led the study, suggests this may be because the young bulls on their own are less experienced at identifying threats to their safety. That means they are more likely to become fearful, which makes them attack. Allen said the research revealed an important role for older male elephants who have often been thought of as not very useful in elephant society. This mistaken belief has led wildlife authorities to allow some hunting of older males, reducing their numbers and their possible calming influence on younger bulls. In the area where the elephants live, 71% of people said they felt that elephants threaten their safety. The research suggests that having more older males could help with the problem. 17. How do bull elephants differ from female elephants? A. They leave the herd. B. They stay with the herd. C. They behave violently. D. They are more independent. 18. Why do younger male elephants attack people or vehicles? A. They protect their herd from danger. B. They are too young to recognize threats. C. They are frightened by non-elephant targets. D. They are not protected well by older elephants. 19. Which statement will the author probably agree with? A. Older male elephants are less important in elephant society. B. It is reasonable to allow some hunting of older male elephants. C. Older male elephants can help reduce elephant attack. D. People’s safety is threatened by older male elephants. 20. What is the best title for the text? A. Old Elephants Threaten People’s Safety B. Old Male Elephants Keep Young Calm C. Young Elephants Are More Aggressive D. Bull Elephants Tend to Leave the Herd B Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are indicating that accurate quake forecasting may be attainable, thereby casting doubt on the conventional wisdom that such an accomplishment is beyond our capabilities. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, created an AI model that, during a test run in China, correctly forecasted approximately 70 percent of earthquakes with a one-week warning and offered reliable assessments of their potential intensity. The researchers attribute their technique’s effectiveness to its reliance on a straightforward machine leaning framework. The AI was provided with a set of statistical features based on the team’s knowledge of earthquake physics, and then instructed to train itself using a five-year database of earthquake recordings. Once trained, the AI offered predictions by detecting early indicators of quakes hidden within the planet’s low-frequency rumbles (隆隆声). The project marks a substantial breakthrough in the exploration of AI for anticipating seismic (地震) events. According to Alexandros Savvaidis, a senior researcher heading the Texas Seismological Network, “Seismic occurrences strike without warning, often in the blink of an eye. Your readiness is all you can influence. Achieving a 70% prediction rate is a considerable achievement that could significantly restrict the impact of earthquakes, reducing both the financial burden and loss of life, and the potential to remarkably improve earthquake preparation worldwide.” Although the effectiveness of this method in different regions remains uncertain, the researchers believe that their AI model has the potential to enhance prediction accuracy when carried out in regions equipped with dependable seismic monitoring facilities. Their next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, where the University of Texas’s TexNet operates a network of 300 earthquake stations and over six years’ worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes. Ultimately, the authors aim to combine the system with physics-based models. This approach could be particularly valuable in areas characterized by limited or inadequate data. “That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward,” concludes Scott Tinker, the bureau’s director. 21. How does the AI predict seismic events? A. It identifies data from the satellites. B. It analyzes background sounds in the Earth. C. It models data based on earthquake recordings. D. It monitors changes in the Earth’s magnetic field. 22. What does Alexandros Savvaidis intend to show in paragraph 3? A. The ways to reduce losses in earthquakes. B. The importance of preparing for earthquakes. C. The significance of developing the AI prediction. D. The restrictions of AI-based methods in earthquake prediction. 23. What does the subsequent research focus on? A. Conducting tests in different locations. B. Applying the AI approach to other fields. C. Building more earthquake stations in Texas. D. Enlarging the database to train the calculation accuracy. 24. Which words can best describe the earthquake-predicting technology? A. Stable but outdated. B. Effective but costly. C. Potential and economical. D. Pioneering and promising. C As Earth’s climate has been warming, the risk of urban flooding has grown, too. Building ponds to collect rainwater can limit that flooding. But in some places, those ponds may actually add to global warming by releasing greenhouse gases into the air. That’s the finding of a new study. Earth’s changing water cycle has made many cities and their suburbs wetter. These urban areas have a limited ability to soak up rainwater. Floods hit roads, concrete parking lots, buildings and other features. Ponds can collect the water that runs off. But where nature hasn’t provided enough ponds, cities have been building them. Florida alone has built about 76,000 such stormwater ponds. Many other areas also rely heavily on these ponds for flood control, notes Audrey Goeckner. She’s a graduate student at the University of Florida in Gainesville and lead author of the new study. Recently, her team compared the uptake and later release of carbon-based gases at five stormwater ponds. All were in Manatee County, Fla. That’s on the state’s central west coast. Along with a lab technician, Goeckner collected samples from the bottoms of the ponds. The samples had a layer of muck (淤泥) above sandy material. Older ponds had deeper layers of muck. Back at the lab, the research team measured the carbon-based compounds in the samples. In general, older ponds released less of these carbon-based chemicals into the air than younger ponds did. At the same time, “the rate that older ponds were storing carbon in the sediment (沉积物) increased,” Goeckner says. In contrast, younger ponds seem to emit (排放) more carbon than they stored away. “It’s just really important to take into account how these human-made ecosystems are playing a part in the environment,” she concludes. Some ponds mostly store carbon, it seems. Others mostly release it into the air. Her team shared its findings on March 9 in Communications Earth & Environment. 25. What is the finding of the new research? A. Earth’s climate is warming. B. Urban flooding is growing. C. Ponds built by humans can collect rainwater. D. Man-made ponds may lead to global warming. 26. What does the underlined phrase “soak up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Absorb. B. Prevent. C. Decrease. D. Increase. 27. What result have the researchers found? A. Older ponds store less carbon. B. Younger ponds cause less harm. C. Older ponds cause less harm. D. Younger ponds store more carbon. 28. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Muck and Sediment B. Ponds and Water Cycle C. Ponds and Climate D. Rainwater and Environment D Imagine getting ready for bed, brushing your teeth, setting your alarm and then putting a device on your head that allows you to control your dreams. It might sound like something unfeasible, but it’s the real-life promise of a new futuristic-looking headband called Halo, at present in development by US tech company Prophetic. Expected to be released in 2025, Halo aims to allow you to have more lucid dreams (清醒梦). In some cases, you might also exercise a degree of control over what happens in these dreams, perhaps in ways that benefit your waking life, such as solving work problems, practicing guitar and more. Earlier research has shown lucid dreams could be used for real-life benefits. For example, one study carried out by researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland showed that participants who practised casting coins into a cup in their lucid dreams showed superior performance the next day. The team behind Halo are using technologies like EEG (脑电图) to collect vast amounts of brain data from volunteers experiencing lucid dreams. The idea is to build a detailed map of what’s happening in the brain during different types of lucid dreams. This information will be key for the second main area of investigation, which involves using TUS (delivered via the headband) to control brain activity. TUS, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, can change brain function by using high-frequency sound. “It’s seemingly true that the sound stimulation could contribute to the high-frequency brain activity that’s associated with lucidity,” says Professor Mark Blagrove, a sleep scientist based at Swansea University. “Sound stimulation has been used to cause low-frequency slow waves in slow wave sleep, so the method suggested is believable.” However, TUS is a relatively new approach to brain stimulation and it’s not entirely clear what the long-term results of stimulating your brain with high-frequency sounds might be. Moreover, some sleep scientists believe dreams have basic functions, including processing emotional experiences. By using a device to change the nature of your dreams, maybe you risk interrupting the usual purpose of your dreams. 29. What does the underlined word “unfeasible” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Impossible. B. Significant. C. Logical. D. Meaningless. 30. Why is the study by the University of Bern mentioned? A. To suggest a way to dream a dream. B. To provide a theory for developing Halo. C. To prove the benefits of lucid dreams. D. To indicate the meaning of being awake. 31. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. The way in which EEG works. B. The reason for designing Halo. C. The changes brought by Halo. D. The methods used by the team. 32 What can we know from the last paragraph? A Hal o has got widespread recognition. B. There may be some side effects about Halo. C. Dreaming doesn’t have any functions. D. Lucid dreams cause emotional experiences. 七选五 An expert says being a morning person is the best way to make the most of your day How can you train yourself to be a morning person?___33___. ●Train yourself to go to bed earlier Going to bed earlier will make it easier to get up in the morning since you are well-rested. Dr. Stanley said, “In order to be energetic next morning,___34___.” ●Do some exercise during the day If you are training yourself to be a morning person, it can be a good idea to start your exercise before you go to work. Dr. Stanley suggested, “Being awake and active during the day will help you get a good night sleep.___35___.” ●Turn on a light as soon as you wake up As soon as your alarm goes off,___36___. “The thing that tells you to be awake is light,” Dr. Stanley said. “Turning on the lights helps to create a positive mental attitude which will help you get up and go.” ●___37___ Set your old-school clock for the time you need to get up. Not your phone’s clock, but an old-school clock with an alarm on it. This means your phone should be nowhere near you when you’ re sleeping. Put it on the other side of the room or in another room. A. Use your phone’s clock B. Use an old-school clock C. train yourself to go to bed earlier D. You should go shopping everyday E. turn on a light to help you wake up F. Here, Dr. Neil Stanley gives his top tips to achieve it G. This means you should do some exercise during the day 三、完形填空 During one particularly bad storm in 1838, a ship got into trouble as it passed the Farne Islands. Despite one of the boilers in the ship having sprung a leak earlier in the journey, the ___38___ had decided to continue. In ___39___ conditions this may have been OK, but as the weather became worse, events turned disastrous as both boilers ___40___ , and the ship crashed against a big rock and broke in two. At around 4: 30 a. m. , 22-year-old Grace Darling living in that lighthouse ___41___ the wreckage (失事) and told her father ___42___ , William Darling, the lighthouse keeper. Father and daughter looked for ___43___ of life through a telescope, but due to poor light, it wasn’t until around 7 a. m. that Grace spotted movement. Realizing there was still life on board, and ___44___ that it was probably too stormy for the lifeboat from the nearby port of Seahouses to make it, Grace and William got in their 20ft boat and rowed out to ___45___ , despite Grace’s mother’s protests to stay put, not knowing if they themselves would ___46___ . On arrival at the rock, they found nine survivors— more than they ___47___ and too many for one passage to safety. While her father jumped onto the rock to help the ___48___ , Grace was tasked with steadying the boat on her own. William and Grace took the first boatload of survivors to the ___49___ , where Grace then remained with her mother, to ___50___ them, while her father rowed back to ___51___ the rest of the survivors. Finally, all the survivors were ___52___ . Discover Britain February 2023. 38. A. waiter B. sailor C. captain D. cook 39. A. calm B. urgent C. bad D. necessary 40. A. functioned B. burnt C. heated D. failed 41. A. prevented B. spotted C. recorded D. reported 42. A. immediately B. secretly C. cautiously D. suddenly 43. A. values B. origins C. signs D. meanings 44. A. imagining B. agreeing C. suggesting D. sensing 45. A. arrange B. warn C. help D. explore 46. A. fit B. return C. recover D. escape 47. A. remembered B. managed C. counted D. expected 48. A. injured B. dead C. missing D. drowned 49. A. coast B. lighthouse C. shelter D. hospital 50. A. worry about B. turn to C. provide for D. look after 51. A. collect B. pull C. support D. connect 52. A. educated B. seized C. rescued D. Transported 四、改错 53. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 0处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Last Thursday,a series of colourful activities were organized to extend our warmly welcome to our guests:a group of foreign teachers from our sister school. The foreign friends attend quit a few optional course representative of our school.But they visited the school gallery.It is housed a lot of art works created by students from Grade 3,included calligraphy(书法),and Chinese paintings.Which impressed them most was the pleasant learning atmosphere of his school. Apart from strengthening the friendship among the two schools,these activities gave us better understanding of our own culture. 五、语法填空 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出 提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Based on AR and VR, the metaverse aims to bring people closer together in an online setting, enabling them to be connected in ways they couldn’t be before. Imagine ____54____ (attend) a meeting from the comfort of your couch, where you don’t dress up, but your avatar does. You’re seated at a virtual table with other people ____55____ reactions and body language can be judged just as well as they would be in real life. A metaverse could very likely bring these ____56____ (imagine) to reality, and soon. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$null 邹城市兖矿第一中学2024—2025学年高三上学期 期中测试题(英语) 2024.11.20 一、听力选择题 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 A. He is unemployed at present. B. He owns a company now. C. He still works in the agency. D. He is unable to support his family. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Do you know what Mike does to support his family? W: He used to work in an agency, but now he is self-employed. Question: What does the woman say about Mike? 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does Anna like doing? A. Going to the party. B. Talking with the speakers. C. Traveling alone. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Throughout the college years, Anna was the life and soul of our party. But now she travels by herself except for her work, and seldom keeps in touch with us. M: Yes, I haven’t seen her for ages. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is Dave going to do tomorrow? A. Write an essay. B. Take a test. C. Go camping. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: How’s school today, Dave? M: Great. I got an A on my chemistry exam, a B on essay writing, and our teacher said we’d go camping tomorrow. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A family gathering. B. A school activity. C. A travel plan. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: Tomorrow is Arbor Day. We won’t have any classes. And we’ll go to the park to plant some trees with our teachers. W: Oh, that sounds like fun. Can parents join in? 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where do the two speakers plan to make an advertisement? A. On TV. B. On a website. C. On a newspaper. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: How about making an advertisement on the column for our dog online? M: That’s a good idea, but we should first upload a picture of it at least some detailed information. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. Where does the conversation take place? A. In a hotel. B. In the man’s office. C. In a post office. 7. What will the man do next? A. Post some papers. B. Find a fax machine. C. Go downstairs. 【答案】6. A 7. B 【解析】 【原文】W: What can I do for you? M: My name is Gordon Baker from room 1604. Could you check to see if anything has been delivered for me? W: Ah, yes, an envelope was dropped off for you. Here you are. M: I’ve been expecting that, thank you. It contains some papers I need to send to my office. Do you happen to have a fax machine I could use now? W: Certainly. There’s one on the second floor. You’ll need to cross the hall and go upstairs to get there. M: Thanks very much. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. What is likely to blame for the woman’s feeling sick? A. The flu. B. Food poison. C. Lack of sleep. 9. What’s the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Doctor and patient. C. Classmates. 【答案】8. B 9. A 【解析】 【原文】M: You look rather pale, aren’t you feeling well? W: Not at all. I was sick most of the night. I didn’t sleep very well. Could I ask for a sick leave, sir? M: What seems to be the matter? Is it the flu? W: No, I think it’s something I ate. We ate at that new restaurant last night and I must have eaten something that didn’t agree with me. M: Was it that new restaurant on fourth street? W: Yes, it was. Why do you ask? M: Because her classmate John ate there last week and had the same kind of problem. He was sick the next day, too. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. What is required to return the blouse? A. A letter. B. An ID card. C. A receipt. 11. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. At a store. B. At home. C. At a hotel. 【答案】10. C 11. A 【解析】 【原文】M: If this blouse doesn’t fit my wife, may I return it? W: Certainly. You’ll receive a full refund within 7 days if it’s not damaged by human error. And you must show your receipt. M: Oh, I see. But what if I just want to get it exchanged? W: You may change it for the goods at the same or a lower price within 14 days. M: Okay, I’ll take it. Can I pay it by credit card? W: I guess it’s OK. But you should make it clear to the cashier. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. What is the man’s job probably? A. A university professor. B. A seaport manager. C. A ship captain. 13. Which country is the woman from? A. China. B. Italy. C. Singapore. 【答案】12. B 13. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Welcome to the busiest seaport in the world. The Port of Shanghai is essential to the connection of our planet. W: I’m just a student now, but I hope to manage a shipping port like you one day. M: Great. I was just like you at your age. I’d love to explain this port’s role in global trade more clearly. W: Thanks. I’ve only studied the Port of Singapore in my hometown. M: Yes, that city’s port, from which you just arrived, is an important link for Shanghai’s trade. This critical route connects through Singapore, onto India and Africa, and ends in Italy or beyond. W: I heard this port dates back to 1842. Is that true? M: Exactly. Now, over 30 million units are processed yearly, with a couple thousand ships departing every month. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. A. Because it is his nickname. B. Because he is often called to put out fires. C. Because he brings more technical technology to each project. D. Because he is the one who gets called to address troubled projects. 15. A He contributes more value than others. B. He struggled to settle problems but failed. C. He interfered with the distribution service projects. D. He learns from past mistakes and successes consciously. 16. A. To ask for a pay raise. B. To become a fireman. C. To be the team leader. D. To present a better image. 【答案】14. D 15. D 16. A 【解析】 【原文】 During the seven years that I’ve been working with the aircraft parts marketing team, I’m familiar with each new project assignment. I think it’s fair to say that I contribute a lot more value today than I did about seven years ago. One reason is that, with each technical project, I bring more technical know-how than I did before. I make a conscious effort to learn from past mistakes and successes and to make sure that each new project benefits from the lessons that I have learned in the previous ones. Another factor is leadership — the ability to lead troubled projects to success. When our Brazilian passenger aircraft project was in trouble last year, I stepped in. When distribution service projects in Germany nearly fell through this year, I stepped in. I think you’re familiar with my nickname, “the fireman.” I’m the “go-to” guy who gets called in to put out fires and get troubled projects going again. I could go on, but I think you get the picture. Business today is about creating value at all levels. And I’m all about value. So, I think you’ll agree that I’m due for a pay raise. Thank you. Questions: 14. Why is the speaker called “the fireman”? 15. What can we learn about the speaker? 16. Why does the speaker make the speech? 二、阅读理解 A Young male African elephants show calmer behavior when older, more experienced male elephants are around, according to a new study. Experts say the discovery could help to protect both elephants and humans. Researchers from the University of Exeter, in south-west England and the charity Elephants for Africa studied the behavior of 281 male elephants (known as bulls) in Botswana’s Makgadikgadi Pans National Park over three years. At between 12 and 15 years old, bull elephants leave the herd where they grow up and then spend much of their time either alone or with other males. Females, in contrast, stay with the herd they were born into. To see if there were patterns in the way males behaved after leaving their herd, the researchers divided them into four groups: two groups of adolescents (aged 10-15 or 16-20 years old), and two groups of adults (aged 21-25 or over 26 years old). They found that the younger males were more likely to be aggressive towards non-elephant targets, such as other animals and vehicles when there were fewer older adult bulls to mix with. Connie Allen from the University of Exeter, who led the study, suggests this may be because the young bulls on their own are less experienced at identifying threats to their safety. That means they are more likely to become fearful, which makes them attack. Allen said the research revealed an important role for older male elephants who have often been thought of as not very useful in elephant society. This mistaken belief has led wildlife authorities to allow some hunting of older males reducing their numbers and their possible calming influence on younger bulls. In the area where the elephants live, 71% of people said they felt that elephants threaten their safety. The research suggests that having more older males could help with the problem. 17. How do bull elephants differ from female elephants? A. They leave the herd. B. They stay with the herd. C. They behave violently. D. They are more independent. 18. Why do younger male elephants attack people or vehicles? A. They protect their herd from danger. B. They are too young to recognize threats. C. They are frightened by non-elephant targets. D. They are not protected well by older elephants. 19. Which statement will the author probably agree with? A. Older male elephants are less important in elephant society. B. It is reasonable to allow some hunting of older male elephants. C. Older male elephants can help reduce elephant attack. D. People’s safety is threatened by older male elephants. 20. What is the best title for the text? A. Old Elephants Threaten People’s Safety B. Old Male Elephants Keep Young Calm C. Young Elephants Are More Aggressive D. Bull Elephants Tend to Leave the Herd 【答案】17. A 18. B 19. C 20. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。研究表明，当周围有更年长、更有经验的雄性非洲象时，年轻的雄性非洲象会表现得更平静。这对于大象和人类都是有好处的一项研究。 【17题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段最后两句“At between 12 and 15 years old, bull elephants leave the herd where they grow up and then spend much of their time either alone or with other males. Females, in contrast stay with the herd they were born into.(在12到15岁之间，公象离开它们成长的象群，然后花大部分时间单独或与其他公象在一起。相比之下，母象留在它们出生的地方)”可知，公象长大后会离开象群，而母象则一直和象群在一起。故选A项。 【18题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句“Connie Allen from the University of Exeter, who led the study, suggests this may be because the young bulls on their own are less experienced at identifying threats to their safety. That means they are more likely to become fearful, which makes them attack.(埃克塞特大学的康妮·艾伦领导了这项研究，她认为，这可能是因为小公象在识别自身安全威胁方面缺乏经验。这意味着它们更有可能变得恐惧，从而发动攻击。)”可知，小公象不能识别威胁，故而更容易发起进攻。故选B项。 【19题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“This mistaken belief has led wildlife authorities to allow some hunting of older males, reducing their numbers and their possible calming influence on younger bulls. (这种错误的观念导致野生动物管理局允许猎杀年长的公象，减少了它们的数量，也减少了它们对年轻公象的镇定作用。)”可知，年长的公象对年轻公象有镇定的作用，因此可以减少年轻公象的攻击性行为。故选C项。 【20题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段第一句“Young male African elephants show calmer behavior when older, more experienced male elephants are around, according to a new study. (一项新的研究表明，当周围有更年长、更有经验的雄性非洲象时，年轻的雄性非洲象会表现得更平静。)”可知全文主要说明了研究发现有年老的雄象的地方，年轻公象表现的更加平静。B项“年老的公象使年轻公象保持冷静。”作为标题能够概括全文主旨。故选B项。 B Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are indicating that accurate quake forecasting may be attainable, thereby casting doubt on the conventional wisdom that such an accomplishment is beyond our capabilities. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin, created an AI model that, during a test run in China, correctly forecasted approximately 70 percent of earthquakes with a one-week warning and offered reliable assessments of their potential intensity. The researchers attribute their technique’s effectiveness to its reliance on a straightforward machine leaning framework. The AI was provided with a set of statistical features based on the team’s knowledge of earthquake physics, and then instructed to train itself using a five-year database of earthquake recordings. Once trained, the AI offered predictions by detecting early indicators of quakes hidden within the planet’s low-frequency rumbles (隆隆声). The project marks a substantial breakthrough in the exploration of AI for anticipating seismic (地震) events. According to Alexandros Savvaidis, a senior researcher heading the Texas Seismological Network, “Seismic occurrences strike without warning, often in the blink of an eye. Your readiness is all you can influence. Achieving a 70% prediction rate is a considerable achievement that could significantly restrict the impact of earthquakes, reducing both the financial burden and loss of life, and the potential to remarkably improve earthquake preparation worldwide.” Although the effectiveness of this method in different regions remains uncertain, the researchers believe that their AI model has the potential to enhance prediction accuracy when carried out in regions equipped with dependable seismic monitoring facilities. Their next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, where the University of Texas’s TexNet operates a network of 300 earthquake stations and over six years’ worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes. Ultimately, the authors aim to combine the system with physics-based models. This approach could be particularly valuable in areas characterized by limited or inadequate data. “That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward,” concludes Scott Tinker, the bureau’s director. 21. How does the AI predict seismic events? A. It identifies data from the satellites. B. It analyzes background sounds in the Earth. C. It models data based on earthquake recordings. D. It monitors changes in the Earth’s magnetic field. 22. What does Alexandros Savvaidis intend to show in paragraph 3? A. The ways to reduce losses in earthquakes. B. The importance of preparing for earthquakes. C. The significance of developing the AI prediction. D. The restrictions of AI-based methods in earthquake prediction. 23. What does the subsequent research focus on? A. Conducting tests in different locations. B. Applying the AI approach to other fields. C. Building more earthquake stations in Texas. D. Enlarging the database to train the calculation accuracy. 24. Which words can best describe the earthquake-predicting technology? A. Stable but outdated. B. Effective but costly. C. Potential and economical. D. Pioneering and promising. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 24. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了人工智能可以给出准确的地震预测，介绍了其工作原理以及意义。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Once trained, the AI offered predictions by detecting early indicators of quakes hidden within the planet’s low-frequency rumbles (隆隆声).(经过训练后，人工智能通过探测隐藏在地球低频隆隆声中的早期地震指标来提供预测)”可知，人工智能分析地球上的背景声音预测地震事件。故选B。 【22题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“The project marks a substantial breakthrough in the exploration of AI for anticipating seismic (地震) events. According to Alexandros Savvaidis, a senior researcher heading the Texas Seismological Network, “Seismic occurrences strike without warning, often in the blink of an eye. Your readiness is all you can influence. Achieving a 70% prediction rate is a considerable achievement that could significantly restrict the impact of earthquakes, reducing both the financial burden and loss of life, and the potential to remarkably improve earthquake preparation worldwide.”(该项目标志着人工智能在预测地震事件方面的探索取得了重大突破。德克萨斯地震网的高级研究员Alexandros Savvaidis说：“地震发生在没有预警的情况下，经常在眨眼之间发生。你能影响的只有你的准备程度。达到70%的预测率是一项相当大的成就，可以显著限制地震的影响，减少经济负担和生命损失，并有可能显著改善全球的地震准备工作。”)”可知，亚历山德罗斯·萨瓦伊迪斯想在第3段说明发展人工智能预测的意义。故选C。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Their next step is to test artificial intelligence in Texas, where the University of Texas’s TexNet operates a network of 300 earthquake stations and over six years’ worth of continuous records, making it an ideal location for these purposes.(他们的下一步是在德克萨斯州测试人工智能，德克萨斯大学的TexNet运营着一个由300个地震站组成的网络，拥有超过六年的连续记录，使其成为进行这些研究的理想地点)”可知，接下来的研究重点是在不同地点进行测试。故选A。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段“Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) are indicating that accurate quake forecasting may be attainable, thereby casting doubt on the conventional wisdom that such an accomplishment is beyond our capabilities.(人工智能(AI)的进步表明，准确的地震预测可能是可以实现的，从而对传统智慧产生了质疑，即这种成就超出了我们的能力)”以及最后一段““That may be a long way off, but many advances such as this one, taken together, are what moves science forward,” concludes Scott Tinker, the bureau’s director.(“这可能还有很长的路要走，但许多像这样的进步，综合起来，是推动科学向前发展的动力，”该局局长斯科特·廷克总结道)”可推知，地震预测技术具有开创性和前景。故选D。 C As Earth’s climate has been warming the risk of urban flooding has grown, too. Building ponds to collect rainwater can limit that flooding. But in some places, those ponds may actually add to global warming by releasing greenhouse gases into the air. That’s the finding of a new study. Earth’s changing water cycle has made many cities and their suburbs wetter. These urban areas have a limited ability to soak up rainwater. Floods hit roads, concrete parking lots, buildings and other features. Ponds can collect the water that runs off. But where nature hasn’t provided enough ponds, cities have been building them. Florida alone has built about 76,000 such stormwater ponds. Many other areas also rely heavily on these ponds for flood control, notes Audrey Goeckner. She’s a graduate student at the University of Florida in Gainesville and lead author of the new study. Recently, her team compared the uptake and later release of carbon-based gases at five stormwater ponds. All were in Manatee County, Fla. That’s on the state’s central west coast. Along with a lab technician, Goeckner collected samples from the bottoms of the ponds. The samples had a layer of muck (淤泥) above sandy material. Older ponds had deeper layers of muck. Back at the lab, the research team measured the carbon-based compounds in the samples. In general, older ponds released less of these carbon-based chemicals into the air than younger ponds did. At the same time, “the rate that older ponds were storing carbon in the sediment (沉积物) increased,” Goeckner says. In contrast, younger ponds seem to emit (排放) more carbon than they stored away. “It’s just really important to take into account how these human-made ecosystems are playing a part in the environment,” she concludes. Some ponds mostly store carbon, it seems. Others mostly release it into the air. Her team shared its findings on March 9 in Communications Earth & Environment. 25. What is the finding of the new research? A. Earth’s climate is warming. B. Urban flooding is growing. C. Ponds built by humans can collect rainwater. D. Man-made ponds may lead to global warming. 26. What does the underlined phrase “soak up” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Absorb. B. Prevent. C. Decrease. D. Increase. 27. What result have the researchers found? A. Older ponds store less carbon. B. Younger ponds cause less harm. C. Older ponds cause less harm. D. Younger ponds store more carbon. 28. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Muck and Sediment B. Ponds and Water Cycle C. Ponds and Climate D. Rainwater and Environment 【答案】25. D 26. A 27. C 28. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人造池塘对于气候的影响。 【25题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“But in some places, those ponds may actually add to global warming by releasing greenhouse gases into the air. That’s the finding of a new study.(但在某些地方，这些池塘实际上可能会向空气中释放温室气体，从而加剧全球变暖。这是一项新研究的发现)”可知，新研究发现了人工池塘会释放温室气体，导致全球变暖。故选D。 【26题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第二段“Ponds can collect the water that runs off. But where nature hasn’t provided enough ponds, cities have been building them.(池塘可以收集流走的水。但是在大自然没有提供足够池塘的地方，城市就开始建造池塘)”可知，城市建造池塘是因为池塘可以收集流走的水，弥补城市自身吸水能力不足的缺点。由此推断出划线单词表达城市有限的“吸水能力”，所以划线单词含义为“吸水，吸收”。故选A。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“In general, older ponds released less of these carbon-based chemicals into the air than younger ponds did.(一般来说，老旧池塘向空气中释放的这些碳基化学物质比较新建的池塘少)”可知，老旧池塘释放的碳基化学物质更少，即更少的温室气体，因此对地球的伤害更少些。故选C。 【28题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“But in some places, those ponds may actually add to global warming by releasing greenhouse gases into the: air. That’s the finding of a new study(但在某些地方，这些池塘实际上可能会向空气中释放温室气体，从而加剧全球变暖。这是一项新研究的发现)”可知，新研究发现新建池塘会释放更多的温室气体，加剧全球变暖。所以本文是就人工池塘与全球气候的关系展开论述的。故选C。 D Imagine getting ready for bed, brushing your teeth, setting your alarm and then putting a device on your head that allows you to control your dreams. It might sound like something unfeasible, but it’s the real-life promise of a new futuristic-looking headband called Halo, at present in development by US tech company Prophetic. Expected to be released in 2025, Halo aims to allow you to have more lucid dreams (清醒梦). In some cases, you might also exercise a degree of control over what happens in these dreams, perhaps in ways that benefit your waking life, such as solving work problems, practicing guitar and more. Earlier research has shown lucid dreams could be used for real-life benefits. For example, one study carried out by researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland showed that participants who practised casting coins into a cup in their lucid dreams showed superior performance the next day. The team behind Halo are using technologies like EEG (脑电图) to collect vast amounts of brain data from volunteers experiencing lucid dreams. The idea is to build a detailed map of what’s happening in the brain during different types of lucid dreams. This information will be key for the second main area of investigation, which involves using TUS (delivered via the headband) to control brain activity. TUS, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, can change brain function by using high-frequency sound. “It’s seemingly true that the sound stimulation could contribute to the high-frequency brain activity that’s associated with lucidity,” says Professor Mark Blagrove, a sleep scientist based at Swansea University. “Sound stimulation has been used to cause low-frequency slow waves in slow wave sleep, so the method suggested is believable.” However, TUS is a relatively new approach to brain stimulation and it’s not entirely clear what the long-term results of stimulating your brain with high-frequency sounds might be. Moreover, some sleep scientists believe dreams have basic functions, including processing emotional experiences. By using a device to change the nature of your dreams, maybe you risk interrupting the usual purpose of your dreams. 29. What does the underlined word “unfeasible” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Impossible. B. Significant. C. Logical. D. Meaningless. 30. Why is the study by the University of Bern mentioned? A. To suggest a way to dream a dream. B. To provide a theory for developing Halo. C. To prove the benefits of lucid dreams. D. To indicate the meaning of being awake. 31. What is the fourth paragraph mainly about? A. The way in which EEG works. B. The reason for designing Halo. C. The changes brought by Halo. D. The methods used by the team. 32. What can we know from the last paragraph? A. Hal o has got widespread recognition. B. There may be some side effects about Halo. C. Dreaming doesn’t have any functions. D. Lucid dreams cause emotional experiences. 【答案】29. A 30. C 31. D 32. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种可以帮助你控制做梦的设备。 【29题详解】 词句猜测题。根据连词but可知，“It might sound like something unfeasible(这听起来可能unfeasible)”和下文“it’s the real-life promise of a new futuristic-looking headband called Halo, at present in development by US tech company Prophetic.(这是一款名为Halo的新型未来主义头戴装置的现实承诺，它目前正由美国科技公司Prophetic开发)”之间有转折关系。下文说这是一种可以实现的承诺，由此推知，上文说听起来“不可行的”，构成转折关系。画线词unfeasible与 Impossible意思一致。故选A项。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“Earlier research has shown lucid dreams could be used for real-life benefits. For example, one study carried out by researchers at the University of Bern, Switzerland showed that participants who practised casting coins into a cup in their lucid dreams showed superior performance the next day.(早些时候的研究表明，清晰梦境可以用于现实生活中。例如，瑞士伯尔尼大学的研究人员进行的一项研究表明，在清醒梦中练习向杯子里扔硬币的参与者第二天表现得更出色)”可知，段中提到伯尔尼大学的研究是为了证明段首观点：清晰梦境可以作用于现实生活，能给现实生活带来好处。故选C项。 【31题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第四段中“The team behind Halo are using technologies like EEG (脑电图) to collect vast amounts of brain data from volunteers experiencing lucid dreams. The idea is to build a detailed map of what’s happening in the brain during different types of lucid dreams. This information will be key for the second main area of investigation, which involves using TUS (delivered via the headband) to control brain activity. TUS, a non-invasive brain stimulation technique, can change brain function by using high-frequency sound.(Halo背后的团队正在使用脑电图等技术从经历清晰梦境的志愿者那里收集大量的大脑数据。这个想法是建立一个详细的地图，显示大脑在不同类型的清晰梦境中发生了什么。这一信息将是第二个主要研究领域的关键，这涉及到使用TUS(通过头带传递)来控制大脑活动。TUS是一种非侵入性脑刺激技术，可以通过使用高频声音来改变大脑功能)”可知，本段主要介绍了Halo团队使用的研究方法。故选D项。 【32题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“However, TUS is a relatively new approach to brain stimulation and it’s not entirely clear what the long-term results of stimulating your brain with high-frequency sounds might be.(然而，TUS是一种相对较新的大脑刺激方法，目前还不完全清楚用高频声音刺激大脑的长期结果可能是什么)”和“By using a device to change the nature of your dreams, maybe you risk interrupting the usual purpose of your dreams.(通过使用一种设备来改变你梦的性质，也许你会冒险打断你梦的通常目的)”可知，目前还不清楚TUS可能造成的长期影响，它也许会我们做梦功能。由此推知，Halo头戴装置可能会有一些副作用。故选B项。 七选五 An expert says being a morning person is the best way to make the most of your day How can you train yourself to be a morning person?___33___. ●Train yourself to go to bed earlier Going to bed earlier will make it easier to get up in the morning since you are well-rested. Dr. Stanley said, “In order to be energetic next morning,___34___.” ●Do some exercise during the day If you are training yourself to be a morning person, it can be a good idea to start your exercise before you go to work. Dr. Stanley suggested, “Being awake and active during the day will help you get a good night sleep.___35___.” ●Turn on a light as soon as you wake up As soon as your alarm goes off,___36___. “The thing that tells you to be awake is light,” Dr. Stanley said. “Turning on the lights helps to create a positive mental attitude which will help you get up and go.” ●___37___ Set your old-school clock for the time you need to get up. Not your phone’s clock, but an old-school clock with an alarm on it. This means your phone should be nowhere near you when you’ re sleeping. Put it on the other side of the room or in another room. A. Use your phone’s clock B. Use an old-school clock C. train yourself to go to bed earlier D. You should go shopping everyday E. turn on a light to help you wake up F. Here, Dr. Neil Stanley gives his top tips to achieve it G. This means you should do some exercise during the day 【答案】33. F 34. C 35. G 36. E 37. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何训练自己早起成为“早起的人”。主要包括：训练自己早睡早起、白天适度运动、起床后打开灯光、使用老式闹钟等。 【33题详解】 根据前文“An expert says being a morning person is the best way to make the most of your day How can you train yourself to be a morning person?(一位专家说，做一个早起的人是充分利用一天的最好方式。怎样才能把自己训练成一个早起的人呢？)”可知，此处提出问题即如何做一个早起的人，后文应该就此给出具体建议。F选项“Here, Dr. Neil Stanley gives his top tips to achieve it(在这里，尼尔·斯坦利博士给出了实现这一目标的重要建议)”承上启下，指出该专家提出了一些具体建议，符合语境。故选F。 【34题详解】 根据本段段旨“Train yourself to go to bed earlier(训练自己早点睡觉)”可知，本段陈述的是训练自己早睡来帮助自己早起。C选项“train yourself to go to bed earlier(训练自己早点睡觉)”与段旨呼应，符合语境。故选C。 【35题详解】 根据本段段旨“Do some exercise during the day(白天做些运动吗)”以及前文“Being awake and active during the day will help you get a good night sleep.(白天保持清醒和活跃有助于你晚上睡个好觉。)”可知，本段讲述的是在白天做一些运动有助于自己让自己在白天清醒和积极，可以让自己在晚间有好的睡眠。G选项“This means you should do some exercise during the day(这意味着你应该在白天做一些运动)”承接前文，指出白天运动有助于晚上能够有好的睡眠，符合语境。故选G。 【36题详解】 根据本段段旨“Turn on a light as soon as you wake up(你一醒来就把灯打开)”可知，此处给出的建议是一醒来的时候就把灯打开，能够让自己早起。E选项“turn on a light to help you wake up(打开一盏灯来帮助你醒来)”与段旨呼应，符合语境。故选E。 【37题详解】 根据后文的“Set your old-school clock for the time you need to get up.( 把你的旧闹钟设置为你需要起床的时间。)” 可知，本段主要陈述的是使用老式闹钟帮助自己起床。B选项“Use an old-school clock(使用老式的时钟)”概括本段内容，符合语境。故选B。 三、完形填空 During one particularly bad storm in 1838, a ship got into trouble as it passed the Farne Islands. Despite one of the boilers in the ship having sprung a leak earlier in the journey the ___38___ had decided to continue. In ___39___ conditions this may have been OK, but as the weather became worse, events turned disastrous as both boilers ___40___ , and the ship crashed against a big rock and broke in two. At around 4: 30 a. m. , 22-year-old Grace Darling living in that lighthouse ___41___ the wreckage (失事) and told her father ___42___ , William Darling, the lighthouse keeper. Father and daughter looked for ___43___ of life through a telescope, but due to poor light, it wasn’t until around 7 a. m. that Grace spotted movement. Realizing there was still life on board, and ___44___ that it was probably too stormy for the lifeboat from the nearby port of Seahouses to make it, Grace and William got in their 20ft boat and rowed out to ___45___ , despite Grace’s mother’s protests to stay put, not knowing if they themselves would ___46___ . On arrival at the rock, they found nine survivors— more than they ___47___ and too many for one passage to safety. While her father jumped onto the rock to help the ___48___ , Grace was tasked with steadying the boat on her own. William and Grace took the first boatload of survivors to the ___49___ , where Grace then remained with her mother, to ___50___ them, while her father rowed back to ___51___ the rest of the survivors. Finally, all the survivors were ___52___ . Discover Britain February 2023. 38. A. waiter B. sailor C. captain D. cook 39. A. calm B. urgent C. bad D. necessary 40. A. functioned B. burnt C. heated D. failed 41. A. prevented B. spotted C. recorded D. reported 42. A. immediately B. secretly C. cautiously D. suddenly 43. A. values B. origins C. signs D. meanings 44. A. imagining B. agreeing C. suggesting D. sensing 45. A. arrange B. warn C. help D. explore 46. A. fit B. return C. recover D. escape 47. A. remembered B. managed C. counted D. expected 48. A. injured B. dead C. missing D. drowned 49. A. coast B. lighthouse C. shelter D. hospital 50. A. worry about B. turn to C. provide for D. look after 51. A. collect B. pull C. support D. connect 52. A. educated B. seized C. rescued D. Transported 【答案】38. C 39. A 40. D 41. B 42. A 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. B 47. D 48. A 49. B 50. D 51. A 52. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了在1838年一次特别严重的风暴中，一艘船在暴风雨中在一块大石头上，断成两截，住在灯塔上的22岁的格蕾丝·达林发现了残骸，并立即告诉了她的父亲、灯塔看守人威廉·达林，两人救了船上的幸存者。 【38题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：尽管船上的一个锅炉在航行初期出现了漏水，船长还是决定继续航行。A. waiter服务员；B. sailor水手；C. captain船长；D. cook厨师。根据上文“a ship got into trouble”以及后文“had decided to continue”可知，在船上能决定继续航行的应该是船长。故选C。 【39题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在风平气和的情况下，这也许还可以，但随着天气变得更糟，事情变得灾难性了，两个锅炉都坏了，船撞在一块大石头上，断成两截。A. calm平静的；B. urgent紧急的；C. bad坏的；D. necessary必要的。根据后文“conditions this may have been OK, but as the weather became worse”中but表示转折，说明一开始海面平静，故选A。 【40题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在风平气和的情况下，这也许还可以，但随着天气变得更糟，事情变得灾难性了，两个锅炉都坏了，船撞在一块大石头上，断成两截。A. functioned运转；B. burnt燃烧；C. heated加热；D. failed失败，出故障，失灵。根据上文“as the weather became worse, events turned disastrous as both”提到随着天气变得更糟，事情变得灾难性了，说明两个锅炉都坏了，fail此处表示“出故障，失灵”。故选D。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：凌晨4点30分左右，住在灯塔上的22岁的格蕾丝·达林发现了残骸，并立即告诉了她的父亲、灯塔看守人威廉·达林。A. prevented阻止；B. spotted发现；C. recorded记录；D. reported报道。根据后文“the wreckage”指22岁的格蕾丝·达林发现了这艘船的残骸，故选B。 【42题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：凌晨4点30分左右，住在灯塔上的22岁的格蕾丝·达林发现了残骸，并立即告诉了她的父亲、灯塔看守人威廉·达林。A. immediately立即；B. secretly秘密地；C. cautiously慎重地；D. suddenly突然。根据后文“the wreckage and told her father”可知，事出紧急，22岁的格蕾丝·达林发现了残骸，并立即告诉了她的父亲。故选A。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：父亲和女儿通过望远镜寻找生命的迹象，但由于光线不好，直到早上7点左右，格蕾丝才发现有动静。A. values价值；B. origins起源；C. signs标志，迹象；D. meanings意义。根据后文“of life”以及上文提到船失事了，所以是寻找生命迹象，应用名词signs。故选C。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：格蕾丝和威廉意识到船上还有生命，并且意识到附近海港的救生艇可能暴风雨太大，无法到达，于是他们上了20英尺长的船，划出去帮忙，尽管格蕾丝的母亲抗议他们呆在那里，不知道他们自己是否会回来。A. imagining想象；B. agreeing同意；C. suggesting建议；D. sensing感觉，意识到。根据后文“that it was probably too stormy for the lifeboat from the nearby port of Seahouses to make it”以及后文他们自己去求助，可知他们意识到附近海港的救生艇可能暴风雨太大，无法到达。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：格蕾丝和威廉意识到船上还有生命，并且意识到附近海港救生艇可能暴风雨太大，无法到达，于是他们上了20英尺长的船，划出去帮忙，尽管格蕾丝的母亲抗议他们呆在那里，不知道他们自己是否会回来。A. arrange安排；B. warn警告；C. help帮助；D. explore探索。根据上文“of life through a telescope”提到他们搜寻生命迹象，可知他们上了20英尺长的船，划出去帮忙。故选C。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：格蕾丝和威廉意识到船上还有生命，并且意识到附近海港的救生艇可能暴风雨太大，无法到达，于是他们上了20英尺长的船，划出去帮忙，尽管格蕾丝的母亲抗议他们呆在那里，不知道他们自己是否会回来。A. fit适合；B. return返回；C. recover恢复；D. escape逃走。根据上文“it was probably too stormy”可知，暴风雨很大，所以格蕾丝的母亲抗议他们呆在那里，不知道他们自己是否会回来。故选B。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：到达岩石后，他们发现了9名幸存者——比他们预期的要多，而且只有一条通往安全地带的通道，人数也太多了。A. remembered记得；B. managed设法；C. counted计算；D. expected预期。根据上文“they found nine survivors— more than they”可知，他们发现了9名幸存者——比他们预期的要多。故选D。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当她的父亲跳到岩石上帮助伤者时，格蕾丝的任务是自己稳住船。A. injured受伤的；B. dead死亡的；C. missing丢失的；D. drowned淹死的。根据上文“While her father jumped onto the rock to help the”以及上文提到发现了9名幸存者，所以是去帮助伤员了。故选A。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：威廉和格蕾丝把第一批幸存者带到灯塔，格蕾丝和她的母亲留在那里照顾他们，而她的父亲则划船回去接剩下的幸存者。A. coast海岸；B. lighthouse灯塔；C. shelter收容所；D. hospital医院。根据上文“William Darling, the lighthouse keeper”可知，威廉·达林是灯塔看守人，所以是把第一批幸存者带到灯塔，故选B。 【50题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：威廉和格蕾丝把第一批幸存者带到灯塔，格蕾丝和她的母亲留在那里照顾他们，而她的父亲则划船回去接剩下的幸存者。A. worry about担心；B. turn to求助于；C. provide for提供；D. look after照顾。根据上文“where Grace then remained with her mother, to”可知，幸存者被带到灯塔后，格蕾丝和她的母亲留在那里照顾他们。故选D。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：威廉和格蕾丝把第一批幸存者带到灯塔，格蕾丝和她的母亲留在那里照顾他们，而她的父亲则划船回去接剩下的幸存者。A. collect收集；B. pull拉；C. support支持；D. connect连接。上文“took the first boatload of survivors”提到把第一批幸存者带到灯塔，所以是回去接剩下的幸存者了，collect此处表示“接走”符合语境。故选A。 【52题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：最后，所有的幸存者都获救了。A. educated教育；B. seized抓住；C. rescued营救；D. transported运输。根据上文的描述可知，威廉和格蕾丝把第一批幸存者带到灯塔，格蕾丝和她的母亲留在那里照顾他们，而她的父亲则划船回去接剩下的幸存者，所以最后所有的幸存者都获救了。故选C。 四、改错 53. 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 0处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除:把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。 修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词; 2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。 Last Thursday,a series of colourful activities were organized to extend our warmly welcome to our guests:a group of foreign teachers from our sister school. The foreign friends attend quit a few optional course representative of our school.But they visited the school gallery.It is housed a lot of art works created by students from Grade 3,included calligraphy(书法),and Chinese paintings.Which impressed them most was the pleasant learning atmosphere of his school. Apart from strengthening the friendship among the two schools,these activities gave us better understanding of our own culture. 【答案】1. warmly→warm 2. attend→attended 3. course→courses 4. But→Then/And 5.删除is 6. included→including 7. which→what 8. his→our 9. among→between 10. 在us后加a 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了上周四，我们组织了一系列丰富多彩的活动，热烈欢迎来自我们姐妹学校的外籍教师。 【详解】1.考查副词。句意：上周四，我们组织了一系列丰富多彩的活动，热烈欢迎来自我们姐妹学校的外籍教师。由该句的welcome为名词可知，前面应为形容词形式修饰该名词。故将warmly改为warm。 2.考查动词时态。句意：外国朋友参加了我校代表的几门选修课。根据上下文时态以及前面的Last Thursday可知，此处为陈述过去的事情，应为一般过去时。故将attend改为attended。 3.考查名词复数。句意：外国朋友参加了我校代表的几门选修课。由前面的quit a few可知，此处应为名词复数形式。故将course改为courses。 4.考查连词。句意：他们参观了学校的画廊。根据上下句句意可知，此处为并列顺承的故选。故将But改为Then/And。 5.考查动词。句意：它收藏了许多三年级学生创作的艺术作品，包括书法和中国画。分析句子可知，此处It和动词housed“收藏”为主动关系，所以此处的is多余。故将is删除。 6.考查介词。句意：它收藏了许多三年级学生创作的艺术作品，包括书法和中国画。分析句子可知，由calligraphy, and Chinese paintings.为名词可知，此处应为介词形式including“包括……在内”构成介宾形式。故将included改为including。 7.考查主语从句。句意：给他们印象最深的是我们学校愉快的学习氛围。分析句子可知，此处为连接词引导的主语从句，在从句中作主语成分，用what符合题意。故将which改为what。 8.考查代词。句意：给他们印象最深的是我们学校愉快的学习氛围。根据句意可知，此处为代词的偷换人称，应为“我们学校愉快的学习氛围”，满足句意要求。故将his改为our。 9.考查介词。句意：这些活动不仅增进了两校之间的友谊，还使我们更好地了解了自己的文化。由the two schools为两者，所以此处介词应为between“在两者之间”，among一般为“在三者或三者以上的之间”。故将among改为between。 10.考查冠词。句意：这些活动不仅增进了两校之间的友谊，还使我们更好地了解了自己的文化。由better understanding为单数意义的名词可知，此处为泛指“一种更好的理解”，为泛指概念，结合better为辅音因素开头，所以为不定冠词a。故在us后加a。 五、语法填空 阅读下列短文，根据短文内容填空。在未给提示词的空白处仅填写1个恰当的单词，在给出 提示词的空白处用括号内所给词的正确形式填空。 Based on AR and VR, the metaverse aims to bring people closer together in an online setting, enabling them to be connected in ways they couldn’t be before. Imagine ____54____ (attend) a meeting from the comfort of your couch, where you don’t dress up, but your avatar does. You’re seated at a virtual table with other people ____55____ reactions and body language can be judged just as well as they would be in real life. A metaverse could very likely bring these ____56____ (imagine) to reality, and soon. 【答案】54. attending 55. whose 56. imaginations 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了什么是元宇宙。 【54题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：想象一下，坐在舒适的沙发上参加会议，你没有打扮，但你的化身打扮了。根据imagine doing sth.“想象做某事”可知，空处应填attend的动名词形式作宾语。故填attending。 【55题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：你坐在一个虚拟的桌子上，其他人的反应和肢体语言可以被判断，就像他们在现实生活中一样。分析可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为other people，从句缺少定语，且与reactions构成所属关系，应用关系代词whose引导。故填whose。 【56题详解】 考查名词。句意：元宇宙很可能会很快将这些想象变成现实。空处应填名词作bring的宾语，被these修饰，应用该名词的复数形式。故填imaginations。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$