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绝密★启用前 2024学年第一学期浙江省县域教研联盟高三年级模拟考试 英语学科 试题卷 2024年12月 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will the man do tonight? A Offer a recipe. B. Make some cookies. C. Go to a bakery. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A vacation plan. B. Weather forecast. C. After-class activities. 3. What does the woman want to watch? A. Evening news. B. A sports game. C. A quiz show. 4. How does the woman feel about the store? A. The prices are low. B. It has limited choices. C. The service needs improving. 5. What is probably the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Schoolmates. C. Shop assistant and owner. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the woman say about TV commercials? A. They ran for 5 months. B. They are successful. C. They cost a lot. 7. What does the man suggest? A. Having a meeting. B. Talking with the president. C. Learning from the competitors. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What surprised the man about the room? A. The view. B. The cost. C. The service. 9. What will be extra charged? A. Room service. B. Use of the hotel’s safe. C. A full continental buffet. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10. What tour does the man decide to take today? A. A three-hour tour. B. A half-day tour. C. A one-day tour. 11. What time is it now? A. 10:00 a. m. B. 10:30 a. m. C. 11:00 a. m. 12. Which place will the man visit tomorrow? A Buckingham Palace. B. Windsor Castle. C. Westminster Abbey. 13. How much does the man pay in all? A. £15. B. £90. C. £105. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题 14. Where did the speakers see Brigette Clark, the famous movie star? A. In the Sandwich Place. B. In the American style diner. C. In the new Italian restaurant. 15. What can be learned about the American style diner? A. They serve quickly. B. They make large hamburgers. C. They sell good chips. 16. How did the man know the Italian restaurant was great? A. He tried its food himself. B. He read reviews online. C. He heard it from his wife. 17. What did the woman think of Jeremy’s lunch? A. It’s delicious. B. It’s nutritious. C. It’s awful. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What did people worry about concerning the post office? A. It would be closed down. B. It would be expensive to run. C. It would be moved out of Scotland. 19. Why did the Fords want to come back home? A. To start a company. B. To look after their mothers. C. To do business with a company. 20. What do the Fords expect? A. To receive more visitors. B. To build a new community. C. To cut back postal services. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Brogdale Collections is the home of the National Fruit Collection and works to provide access and education about the National Fruit Collection. It offers a variety of activities to suit all ages and interests. For upcoming events, look here. ●Heritage Orchard Days Wed, October 9, 2024-Sun, October 20, 2024 (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm) Come and join us for a fun family day out at Brogdale Farm. Each weekend, visitors will delight in the wonderful orchards (果园) bursting with fruit, join a guided tour of the National Collection and taste hundreds of varieties straight from the trees. Children will join in with some apple campfire cooking and traditional apple pressing. Included in the ticket price, visitors will also harvest their own apples and pears to take home. ●Ticket price: Adult (16yrs+) £10.00 Child (3-15yrs, under 3’s free) £5.00 ●Kids Juicing Workshops Mon, August 19, 2024 - Mon, October 21, 2024 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm) Everyone loves apple juice, but have you ever thought about where it comes from and how it is made? Here we are giving children a unique opportunity to explore where our apples are growing and find out what happens to them. Come along to Brogdale where you will see more than 3000 varieties of fruit trees including apples, cherries, pears and plums. Then, there is an opportunity to pick some apples and have a go at making freshly pressed juice! ●Ticket price: £15.00 per child plus accompanying adult Additional child £10.00 Additional adult £15.00 1. What is the main purpose of Brogdale Collections? A. Offering traditional gardening courses. B. Collecting various fruits from all states. C. Providing fruit-related education with fun. D. Making tailored package tours for families. 2. What do the two events have in common? A. They offer guided tours. B. They end on the same day. C. They involve apple pressing. D. They allow making campfire. 3. How much do a couple with a kid pay to join Kids Juicing Workshop? A. £25. B. £30. C. £40. D. £45. 【答案】1 C 2. C 3. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了Brogdale Collections及其即将举行的两个活动的相关信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Brogdale Collections is the home of the National Fruit Collection and works to provide access and education about the National Fruit Collection. It offers a variety of activities to suit all ages and interests. (Brogdale Collections是国家水果收藏品的所在地，致力于提供有关国家水果收藏品的访问和教育。它提供各种活动，适合所有年龄和兴趣)”可知，Brogdale Collections主要目的是提供有关水果的教育，并且通过各种有趣的活动来实现这一目标。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Heritage Orchard Days部分中“Children will join in with some apple campfire cooking and traditional apple pressing. (孩子们将参加一些苹果篝火烹饪和传统苹果压榨活动)”和Kids Juicing Workshops部分中“Then, there is an opportunity to pick some apples and have a go at making freshly pressed juice! (然后，有机会摘一些苹果，尝试制作新鲜压榨的果汁！)”可知，这两个活动的共同点是都涉及苹果压榨。故选C项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Kids Juicing Workshops部分后“Ticket price: £15.00 per child plus accompanying adult Additional child £10.00 Additional adult £15.00 (票价：每个孩子加陪同成人15英镑；额外儿童10英镑；额外成人15英镑)”可知，一对夫妇带着一个孩子参加Kids Juicing Workshop需要支付“£15.00+£15.00=£30.00”。故选B项。 B Street artist Banksy, whose real identity remains unknown, has grabbed public attention with animals painted at different spots around London this week. On Aug. 5, a water bird was drawn above a fish-and-chips shop, as though wolfing down fish on the store’s signs. Then the following day, monkeys were seen painted swinging across a bridge near an East London station. “It’s an eye trick, and that’s what draws you in,” says Tordoff, a specialist in such art. There is no clear explanation for this animal-focused art series. Some have thought of it as a warning that eventually humanity would lose control of the earth and cities like London could return to nature. Meanwhile, a BBC presenter has claimed that Banksy cares deeply about the environment, animal welfare and ecological issues. “He puts situations together which are at first, playful and humorous,” says Acoris Andipa, who runs a gallery and sells Banksys worldwide. “People laugh, and then suddenly, step back and just say, ‘Ouch, that’s got a sting to it.’ That’s something people really enjoy.” Banksy’s work challenges the art market —often adding to its charm. Andipa has sold hundreds of Banksy’s paintings and thousands of prints since the mid-2000s. He mentioned that besides art thefts, some pieces have been ruined by other graffiti artists since their appearance. But with his knowledge of the commercial market for Banksy’s work, he says the recent London series is unlikely to influence prices for his work significantly. Almost everyone in the art world has a theory about Banksy’s real identity. “He’s hiding behind this mask: If his identity was revealed, immediately you would associate his painting with his position. It would be easy to say, ‘I don’t like it.’” Tordoff says. Banksy published his works on Instagram, allowing him to reach a large global audience —with more than 13 million followers. 4. According to Tordoff, what is the magic of Banksy’s work? A. Its mystery. B. Its visual effect. C. Its location. D. Its animal theme. 5. What does paragraph 2 focus on? A. Influence of Banksy’s work. B. Views about Banksy’s work. C. Concerns over Banksy’s work. D. Suggestions on Banksy’s work. 6. What does Andipa think might happen to Banksy’s work? A. Its price will stay relatively stable. B. It will be attacked by other artists. C. Its commercial market will expand. D. It will continue to focus on animals. 7. What is Tordoff’s attitude to Banksy hiding his identity? A. Critical. B. Ambiguous. C. Understanding. D. Doubtful. 【答案】4. B 5. B 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了神秘的街头艺术家班克斯以动物为主题在伦敦各地创作了一系列画作，并围绕这些画作展开了讨论。 【4题详解】 细节细节理。根据第一段中“ ‘It’s an eye trick, and that’s what draws you in,’ says Tordoff, a specialist in such art. (“这是一种视觉错觉，而这正是吸引你的地方，”从事此类艺术的专家Tordoff说道。)”可知，Banksy作品的魔力在于它的视觉效果，也就是视觉上吸引人的地方，故选B项。 【5题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段“There is no clear explanation for this animal-focused art series. Some have thought of it as a warning that eventually humanity would lose control of the earth and cities like London could return to nature. Meanwhile, a BBC presenter has claimed that Banksy cares deeply about the environment, animal welfare and ecological issues. ‘He puts situations together which are at first, playful and humorous,’ says Acoris Andipa, who runs a gallery and sells Banksys worldwide. ‘People laugh, and then suddenly, step back and just say, ‘Ouch, that’s got a sting to it.’ That’s something people really enjoy.’ (这个以动物为中心的艺术系列没有明确的解释。有些人认为这是一个警告，人类最终将失去对地球的控制，像伦敦这样的城市可能会回归自然。与此同时，一位BBC主持人声称Banksy非常关心环境、动物福利和生态问题。“他把起初俏皮而幽默的情况放在一起，”经营一家画廊并在全球销售Banksys的Acoris Andipa说。“人们笑了，然后突然后退一步，只是说，‘哎哟，这有点刺痛。’这是人们真正喜欢的事情。”)”可知，第二段整体是在讲关于Banksy作品的不同观点，故选B项。 【6题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“But with his knowledge of the commercial market for Banksy’s work, he says the recent London series is unlikely to influence prices for his work significantly. (但凭借他对Banksy作品商业市场的了解，他表示最近的伦敦系列不太可能对他的作品价格产生重大影响。)”可知，Andipa认为班克斯近期在伦敦的系列作品不太可能对其作品价格产生重大影响，也就是价格会相对稳定，故选A项。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“ ‘He’s hiding behind this mask: If his identity was revealed, immediately you would associate his painting with his position. It would be easy to say, ‘I don’t like it.’’ Tordoff says. (“他躲在这个面具后面：如果他的身份被揭露，你会立即将他的画与他的位置联系起来。说‘我不喜欢它’很容易。”Tordoff说。)”可知，Tordoff解释了班克斯隐藏身份的原因，是担心身份暴露后人们会因对其个人立场的看法而轻易否定其作品，所以Tordoff对班克斯隐藏身份是理解的态度，故选C项。 C Halloween plays on our fears and our fantasies. We craft haunted houses and scary decorations to arouse particular emotions. We choose our costumes to reflect the kind of people we are or want to be — edgy, funny, clever. For children, Halloween is an experiment in delayed satisfaction and negotiation — which candies to eat now, which to trade, which to save. It’s no surprise, then, that Halloween might show interesting features of human psychology. In fact, there’s a long tradition of using Halloween to shed light on the human mind and behavior. In a study published recently, researchers observed over 1,000 trick-or-treating children as they visited houses in Seattle on the evening of Halloween. The researchers were interested in understanding the conditions that lead to “unrestricted” behavior: stealing Halloween candy or money. One of the variables they controlled was whether the adult who greeted the children at the entrance asked for each child’s name and address, thereby treating each child as an identifiable individual, or instead let each child remain a stranger. Either way, the adult then instructed each child to take one candy from the table while the adult went away to “work in another room.” The children’s behavior was recorded by an observer behind a peephole. For each child, the observer recorded how many candies were taken, and whether the child took any money from a bowl of coins next to the candy. And they did take candy and money: about 30 percent of children took extra candy, money or both. The researchers identified several factors that influenced the probability of such behavior. Thefts were more likely for children whose names remained unknown, who were in groups rather than alone, and who were not accompanied by an adult. There was also an important influence of peer behavior: kids in groups were more likely to steal if the first child in their group did so. 8. Which of the following might children care more on Halloween? A. Horrible houses. B. Funny costumes. C. Scary decorations. D. Trick-or-treat candies. 9. What was the purpose of the Halloween research? A. To renew the knowledge of Halloween. B. To give a new definition to “trick or treat”. C. To uncover a Halloween-related psychology. D. To expose children’s bad behavior on Halloween. 10. How was the research mainly conducted? A. By observing subjects. B. By analyzing data. C. By recording children’s identities. D. By controlling children’s behavior. 11. Which group of children is less likely to steal candies? A. Kids who remain nameless. B. Kids coming with their parents. C. Kids accompanied by their friends. D. Kids whose peer members steal candies. 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. A 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。本文围绕万圣节这一节日展开，介绍了万圣节对人类心理的有趣展现，以及一项关于万圣节的研究。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。由文章第一段中的“For children, Halloween is an experiment in delayed satisfaction and negotiation — which candies to eat now, which to trade, which to save.(对于孩子们来说，万圣节是一个关于延迟满足和谈判的实验——哪些糖果现在吃，哪些用来交换，哪些留到以后吃)”可知，孩子们在万圣节更关心的是“不给糖就捣蛋”得到的糖果。故选D项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第二段第一句“In fact, there’s a long tradition of using Halloween to shed light on the human mind and behavior.(事实上，利用万圣节来揭示人类思维和行为是一个有着悠久传统的做法)”可知，万圣节研究的目的是揭示人类思维和行为，即揭示与万圣节相关的人类心理。故选C项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。由文章第三段中的“The children’s behavior was recorded by an observer behind a peephole.(孩子们的行为被一个躲在窥视孔后面的观察者记录下来)”可知，研究主要通过观察受试者进行。故选A项。 【11题详解】 细节理解题。由文章最后一段中的“Thefts were more likely for children whose names remained unknown, who were in groups rather than alone, and who were not accompanied by an adult.(对于名字未知、成群结队而不是独自一人、没有成人陪同的孩子来说，更容易发生偷窃行为)”和“Kids in groups were more likely to steal if the first child in their group did so.(如果一群孩子中第一个孩子偷了糖果，那么这群孩子就更有可能偷糖果)”可知，有父母陪同的孩子偷糖果的可能性更小。故选B项。 D It is a common view that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” That is, inventions supposedly arise when a society has an unfulfilled need. Quite a few inventions do fit in this category. For example, in 1794 Eli Whitney invented cotton gins to replace laborious hand cleaning of cotton grown in the U. S. South. Such familiar examples fool us into assuming that other major inventions were also responses to perceived needs. In fact, most inventions were developed by people driven by curiosity or by a love of tinkering (捣鼓). Once a device had been invented, the inventor then had to find an application for it. Only after it had been in use for a considerable time did consumers come to feel that they “needed” it. Thus, invention is often the mother of necessity, rather than vice versa. A good example is the history of the motor vehicle which was not invented in response to any demand. When Nikolaus Otto built his first gas engine in 1866, it was weak, heavy, and seven feet tall. Thirty years later, he built the first truck. But it was a time when horse wagons and steam-powered railroads dominated transportation. Public contentment with these two means remained high until World War I when the armies concluded that they really did need trucks, which eventually made those vehicles a substitute for horse-drawn wagons in industrialized countries. Inventors often have to persist at their tinkering for a long time in the absence of public demand, because early models perform too poorly to be useful. For instance, the first cameras, typewriters, and television sets were as awful as Otto’s seven-foot-tall gas engine. That makes it difficult for an inventor to foresee whether his or her awful prototype might eventually find a use and thus invest more time and expense to develop it. Even inventions that meet the need for which they were initially designed may later prove more valuable at meeting unforeseen needs. While James Watt designed his steam engine to pump water from mines, it soon was supplying power to cotton mills, then (with much greater profit) propelling trains and boats. 12. Why does the writer mention Eli Whitney in the first paragraph? A. To clarify a doubt. B. To illustrate a view. C. To introduce the topic. D. To evaluate a statement. 13. What contributed to the popularity of motor vehicles? A. Military demands. B. Powerful engines. C. Creative designs. D. Public satisfaction. 14. What does the underlined word “That” refer to in the last paragraph? A. A lack of money and time. B. Absence of public demand. C. Bad performance of early models. D. Awful looks of previous inventions. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Social Need: the Inner Drive for Invention B. Great Invention: the Force of Society’s Progress C. General Application: the Final Purpose of Invention D. Beyond Necessity: the Curious Pursuit of Invention 【答案】12. B 13. A 14. C 15. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章围绕发明与需求的关系纠正人们对于发明与需求关系的固有认知，指出人们通常认为发明是因社会有未被满足的需求而产生，但实际上很多发明是由发明者的好奇心或爱捣鼓的特质驱动的，往往是先有发明成果，经过一段时间使用后，消费者才觉得自己需要它，即发明常常成为需求产生的源头，强调了发明在很多时候是超出事先所认定的需求，是一种源于好奇等因素的探索追求的结果。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“It is a common view that ‘Necessity is the mother of invention.’ (人们普遍认为“需求是发明之母”)”可知，以Eli Whitney发明轧棉机为例，就是为了阐释“需求是发明之母”这一观点，所以是用其来举例说明观点，故选B项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Public contentment with these two means remained high until World War I when the armies concluded that they really did need trucks, which eventually made those vehicles a substitute for horse-drawn wagons in industrialized countries. (公众对这两种方式的满意度一直很高，直到第一次世界大战，当时军队得出结论，他们确实需要卡车，这最终使这些车辆在工业化国家成为了马车的替代品)”可知，是军队的需要推动了机动车的流行，故选A项。 【14题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段中“Inventors often have to persist at their tinkering for a long time in the absence of public demand, because early models perform too poorly to be useful. For instance, the first cameras, typewriters, and television sets were as awful as Otto’s seven-foot-tall gas engine. That makes it difficult for an inventor to foresee whether his or her awful prototype might eventually find a use and thus invest more time and expense to develop it. (在没有公众需求的情况下，发明家通常不得不长时间坚持他们的修补，因为早期模型的性能太差而无法使用。例如，第一台相机、打字机和电视机与Otto的7英尺高的燃气发动机一样糟糕。这使得发明家很难预见他或她糟糕的原型最终是否会找到用途，从而投入更多的时间和费用来开发它)”可知，That指代的就是前面提到的早期模型性能差这一情况，故选C项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中“It is a common view that ‘Necessity is the mother of invention.’ (人们普遍认为“需求是发明之母”)”，以及第二段中“Thus, invention is often the mother of necessity, rather than vice versa. (因此，发明往往是必要性之母，而不是反过来)”以及最后一段中“Even inventions that meet the need for which they were initially designed may later prove more valuable at meeting unforeseen needs. While James Watt designed his steam engine to pump water from mines, it soon was supplying power to cotton mills, then (with much greater profit) propelling trains and boats. (即使是满足最初设计需求的发明，也可能在后来证明在满足不可预见的需求方面更有价值。虽然詹姆斯·瓦特（James Watt）设计了他的蒸汽机从矿井中抽水，但它很快就为棉纺厂提供动力，然后（利润更大）推动火车和船只)”可知，本文强调发明往往超出了事先所认定的需求，是出于好奇等的一种探索追求，D选项“Beyond Necessity: the Curious Pursuit of Invention (超越需求：对发明的好奇追求)”能很好地概括文章主旨，适合作为文章标题，故选D项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 It’s your turn to talk, your opportunity to dive deep into a favorite anecdote. People around you are listening, hanging on your every word —until someone interrupt. There is little for you to do apart from swallow the bitter taste in your mouth, smile, nod and return to listening mode. ____16____ Perhaps not. First thing first. Although it might be easy to imagine you are not interesting or important enough to speak, that isn’t the case. In my opinion, one doesn’t have to get to the point or avoid boring topics all the time to be a good speaker. ____17____ So when people seem to brush aside your story next time, how to respond appropriately? ____18____ Everyone is programmed slightly differently. Perhaps if it’s a first-time incident, just take a deep breath and let it go. That’s not to say you can’t look out for a chance to return to your anecdote, just that now’s time to press the pause button. However, if you don’t want the interrupter to speak over you, there are gracious ways to reclaim your voice. ____19____ Insist you would love to hear their thoughts when you’ve finished your story. Then, in theory, everyone wins. ____20____ In group environments, that meaningful grin from across the table, the person with the “go-on” eyes, is waiting to hear your tale’s ending. This might be because they’re interested, or they recognize you’ve been silenced and want to show solidarity. Whatever it is, if you can, keep going. Pretty much everyone will experience conversational clashes at some point. Remember, the art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as being heard. A. Does it have to be this way? B. Can’t they just wait until you finish? C. One reason might be understanding. D. Understanding is almost certainly the answer. E. Everyone has the right to make their voice heard. F. Politely but firmly express that you appreciate their input. G. Don’t give up before checking if you still have someone’s attention. 【答案】16. A 17. E 18. D 19. F 20. G 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，文章介绍了当别人打断你讲话时，你该如何恰当地应对。 【16题详解】 根据上文“There is little for you to do apart from swallow the bitter taste in your mouth, smile, nod and return to listening mode. (除了吞下嘴里的苦味、微笑、点头并返回倾听模式之外，你几乎无事可做。)”及下文“Perhaps not. (也许不是。)”可知，空处应为疑问句引出下文，与A项“Does it have to be this way? (必须这样吗？)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选A项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“In my opinion, one doesn’t have to get to the point or avoid boring topics all the time to be a good speaker. (在我看来，一个人不必一直直截了当或避免无聊的话题即可成为一名优秀的演讲者。)”可知，作者认为好的演说者不必总是说到点子上或避免无聊的话题，下文需要解释为什么作者会有这样的观点，与E项“Everyone has the right to make their voice heard. (每个人都有权发出自己的声音。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选E项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“So when people seem to brush aside your story next time, how to respond appropriately? (那么，当人们下次似乎对你的故事置之不理时，如何适当地回应呢？)”及下文“Everyone is programmed slightly differently. (每个人的表现都略有不同。)”可知，空白处应引出下文对于每个人反应不同的解释，与D项“Understanding is almost certainly the answer. (理解几乎可以肯定是答案。)”上下文一致，承上启下，符合文意，故选D项。 【19题详解】 根据上文“However, if you don’t want the interrupter to speak over you, there are gracious ways to reclaim your voice. (但是，如果你不希望打断者对你说话，有一些优雅的方法可以收回你的声音。)”可知，下文会讲述夺回话语权的优雅方式，与F项“Politely but firmly express that you appreciate their input. (礼貌但坚定地表示你感谢他们的意见。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选F项。 【20题详解】 根据下文“In group environments, that meaningful grin from across the table, the person with the ‘go-on’ eyes, is waiting to hear your tale’s ending. This might be because they’re interested, or they recognize you’ve been silenced and want to show solidarity. Whatever it is, if you can, keep going. (在群体环境中，桌子对面那个意味深长的笑容，那个眼睛“漫不经心”的人，正在等着听到你的故事的结局。这可能是因为他们感兴趣，或者他们意识到你被压制了，并希望表现出团结。不管是什么，如果可以的话，请继续前进。)”可知，在群体环境中有人等着听你故事的结尾，所以不要轻易放弃讲述，与G项“Don’t give up before checking if you still have someone’s attention. (在检查你是否仍然受到某人的关注之前，不要放弃。)”上下文一致，符合文意，故选G项。 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I’m a photographer. Sometimes my travels take me to places where people have much less than I do. Sometimes I feel a wave of ____21____, knowing that the photo I’ve just taken is now in my possession, but the person in the photo is left with only a ____22____ of the image on the back of my camera. A decade ago, while planning a trip to Thailand, I came up with a solution to ____23____ my guilt: a portable photo printer. Equipped with one, I was ____24____ to hand out snapshots wherever I went. Near Mai Sot, I walked into a city dump where many poor people ____25____ among the mountains of trash. A family squatting in their open hut watched me ____26____ as if I came to spy on them. I asked the father if I could take their photo. He shrugged, ____27____ why I wanted to do so. My printer began to work. The moment the first print appeared, they approached and I was ____28____. Soon I began making friends. Children tugged at my shirt wanting to be the next ____29____. Old ladies tried to ____30____ the children so they could cut in line. I couldn’t make the photos fast enough, so I showed a teenage boy how to ____31____ machine. As their enthusiasm grew, I noticed that many held their small photos ____32____, as if they were gazing at a (n)____33____ they’d never seen before. After many such journeys, I was finally free of that bad feeling and grew ____34____. I’m a photographer, one who loves taking portraits and ____35____ them, and spreading happiness in the most unexpected places. 21. A. guilt B. panic C. pride D. satisfaction 22. A. description B. copy C. glimpse D. reflection 23. A. hide B. prove C. express D. ease 24. A. lucky B. ready C. hesitant D. honored 25. A. marched B. wandered C. searched D. sheltered 26. A. eagerly B. silently C. suspiciously D. bravely 27. A. expecting B. knowing C. wondering D. noticing 28. A. encouraged B. surrounded C. forgiven D. recognized 29. A. role B. model C. fan D. member 30. A. take over B. run after C. calm down D. drive away 31. A. operate B. activate C. polish D. protect 32. A. in disgust B. with patience C. in shame D. with awe 33. A. image B. shape C. pattern D. scene 34. A. concerned B. sympathetic C. relieved D. grateful 35. A. revealing B. distributing C. exhibiting D. cherishing 【答案】21. A 22. C 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. A 32. D 33. A 34. C 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章以第一人称叙述了作者作为摄影师在旅行中的经历，特别是与贫困地区人们的互动以及如何通过便携式照片打印机来减轻自己因拍照而产生的内疚感，并最终在这些经历中获得了内心的解脱和满足感。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时我感到一阵内疚，我知道我刚刚拍的照片现在是我的财产，但照片中的人只留下了我的相机背面的图像的一瞥。A. guilt内疚；B. panic恐慌；C. pride自豪；D. satisfaction满意。根据后文“I came up with a solution to 　　　　3　　　　 my guilt”可知，作者感到内疚。故选A项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：有时我感到一阵内疚，我知道我刚刚拍的照片现在是我的财产，但照片中的人只留下了我的相机背面的图像的一瞥。A. description描述；B. copy副本；C. glimpse一瞥；D. reflection反思。根据后文“the image on the back of my camera”结合实际可知，被照相的人，一般都是瞥一眼相机。故选C项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：十年前，当我计划去泰国旅行时，我想到了一个缓解内疚感的办法：一台便携式照片打印机。A. hide隐藏；B. prove证明；C. express表达；D. ease缓解。根据后文“I was finally free of that bad feeling”可知，作者找到一个缓解内疚感的办法。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：有了它，我随时准备在我去的任何地方分发照片。A. lucky幸运的；B. ready准备好的；C. hesitant犹豫的；D. honored荣幸的。根据前文“a portable photo printer. Equipped with one”可知，作者装备了一个携式照片打印机，结合选项，应是“随时准备打印和分发照片”符合语境。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在Mai Sot附近，我走进了一个城市垃圾场，那里许多穷人在堆积如山的垃圾中栖身。A. marched行进；B. wandered徘徊；C. searched搜索；D. sheltered遮蔽。根据后文“A family squatting in their open hut”可知，一户人家蹲在他们敞着的茅屋里，所以是在这里栖身。故选D项。 【26题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：一户人家蹲在他们敞着的茅屋里，怀疑地看着我，好像我是来监视他们似的。A. eagerly急切地；B. silently沉默地；C. suspiciously怀疑地；D. bravely勇敢地。根据后文“as if I came to spy on them.”可知，他们觉得作者在监视他们，所以是怀疑地看着作者。故选C项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他耸了耸肩，不明白我为什么要这么做。A. expecting期待；B. knowing知道；C. wondering想知道；D. noticing注意到。根据前文“I asked the father if I could take their photo. He shrugged”可知，作者想给这一家拍照，所以他们应是想知道作者为什么这么做。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：第一张照片打印出来的那一刻，他们走了过来，我被围住了。A. encouraged鼓励；B. surrounded包围；C. forgiven原谅；D. recognized识别。根据后文“Old ladies tried to 　　　　10　　　　 the children so they could cut in line.”可知，很多人找作者拍照，所以是作者被围住了。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：孩子们拽着我的衬衫，想成为下一个模特。A. role角色；B. model模特儿；C. fan粉丝；D. member成员。根据后文“Old ladies tried to 　　　　10　　　　 the children so they could cut in line.”可知，孩子们急着拍照，所以是想成为下一个模特。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：老太太们想把孩子们赶走，好让他们自己插队。A. take over接管；B. run after追赶；C. calm down冷静下来；D. drive away赶走。根据后文“so they could cut in line”可知，老太太们想插队，所以应是把孩子赶走。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我拍照片的速度不够快，所以我教一个十几岁的男孩如何操作机器。A. operate操作；B. activate激活；C. polish打磨；D. protect保护。根据前文“I couldn’t make the photos fast enough”可知，作者拍照速度不够，所以应是教一个孩子如何操作机器来帮助自己。故选A项。 【32题详解】 考查介词短语。句意：随着他们的热情高涨，我注意到许多人满怀敬畏地拿着自己的小照片，仿佛他们正在凝视着一张从未见过的影像。A. in disgust厌恶地；B. with patience耐心地；C. in shame羞愧地；D. with awe敬畏地。根据后文“they’d never seen before”可知，他们从未见过自己的照片，所以是带着敬畏地情绪。故选D项。 【33题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：随着他们的热情高涨，我注意到许多人满怀敬畏地拿着自己的小照片，仿佛他们正在凝视着一张从未见过的影像。A. image图像；B. shape形状；C. pattern模式；D. scene场景。根据前文“I noticed that many held their small photos”可知，他们看着自己的照片，所以是凝视着一张从未见过的影像。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：经过多次这样的旅行后，我终于摆脱了那种不好的感觉，感到如释重负。A. concerned关心的；B. sympathetic同情的；C. relieved宽慰的；D. grateful感激的。根据前文“I was finally free of that bad feeling”可知，作者摆脱了内疚感，所以是感到如释重负。故选C项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我是一名摄影师，我喜欢拍摄和分发照片，把快乐传播到最意想不到的地方。A. revealing揭示；B. distributing分发；C. exhibiting展出；D. cherishing珍视。根据前文“Equipped with one, I was 　　　　4　　　　 to hand out snapshots wherever I went.”可知，作者喜欢拍摄和分发照片。故选B项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When international travelers began arriving in China in early 2023 following a three-year hiatus (停滞), many may have found that routine daily tasks ____36____ (pose) challenges. More at ease with cash and credit cards and unfamiliar with Chinese apps, they experienced difficulties ____37____ (perform) tasks such as paying with QR codes and booking tickets online. But China is making efforts to address the ____38____ (convenience) many international visitors may face during their stay. New initiatives are making travel around China ____39____ (easy) in comparison to previous period. Alipay and Wexin Pay, China’s digital payment services, now allow users to link international credit cards and make mobile payments in a way similar ____40____ locals. Meanwhile, China is varying its means of payment to provide services ____41____ (design) for foreign visitors. An increasing number of businesses upgrade their payment systems ____42____ begin accepting international credit cards. While the major ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing boasts ____43____ user-friendly English interface (界面), museums and other attractions have been called on to develop websites ____44____ provide multilingual booking services and maintain in-person ticketing services. Since the introduction of a trial visa-free policy for visitors from certain countries, more countries _____45_____ (add) to the list. With continued efforts from the government as well as business and cultural sectors, travel experience in China will only become more enjoyable. 【答案】36. posed 37. performing 38. inconvenience 39. easier 40. to 41. designed 42. and 43. a 44. which##that 45. have been added 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了 2023 年初国际旅行者在经历三年停滞后来到中国时，在日常事务如电子支付、线上订票等方面遇到诸多挑战，中国采取诸多措施和不断努力，为外国游客提供更愉快的体验。 【36题详解】 考查时态。句意：在停滞了三年之后，2023年初，当国际游客开始抵达中国时，许多人可能发现日常工作带来了挑战。设空处为谓语，根据时间状语“in early 2023”可知描述的是过去发生的动作，所以用一般过去时，故填posed。 【37题详解】 考查动名词。句意：他们更方便使用现金和信用卡，不熟悉中文应用程序，因此在使用二维码支付和在线订票等任务时遇到了困难。短语“experience difficulties (in) doing sth”意为“做某事有困难”，应用动名词，故填performing。 【38题详解】 考查名词。句意：但中国正在努力解决许多国际游客在逗留期间可能面临的不便。设空处为宾语，应用名词，表示“不便”，故填inconvenience。 【39题详解】 考查形容词比较级。句意：与前一时期相比，新的举措使在中国旅行变得更加容易。设空处为形容词做补语，根据下文“in comparison to previous period”可知应是比较级形式，故填easier。 【40题详解】 考查固定短语。句意：中国的数字支付服务支付宝（Alipay）和微信支付（Wexin Pay）现在允许用户连接国际信用卡，并以类似于本地的方式进行移动支付。短语similar to，意为“和……相似”，符合句意，故填to。 【41题详解】 考查过去分词。句意：与此同时，中国正在改变支付方式，为外国游客提供服务。设空处为非谓语动词，修饰名词services，和名词之间是被动关系，应用过去分词作定语，故填designed。 【42题详解】 考查连词。句意：越来越多的企业升级了他们的支付系统，开始接受国际信用卡。设空处前后两部分表并列关系，应用and连接，故填and。 【43题详解】 考查冠词。句意：虽然主要的叫车应用滴滴出行拥有用户友好的英文界面，但博物馆和其他景点已被要求开发提供多语种预订服务的网站，并维护现场购票服务。设空处修饰名词English interface 表泛指，应用冠词，并且空后user-friendly 以辅音音素开头，故填a。 【44题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：同上。设空处引导限制性定语从句，修饰先行词websites，关系词指代先行词从句中作主语，故填which/ that。 【45题详解】 考查时态语态和主谓一致。句意：自从对某些国家的游客试行免签证政策以来，更多的国家被列入名单。设空处为谓语，根据Since短语，可知，应用现在完成时，主语more countries和谓语之间是被动关系，应用被动语态，并且主语是复数，谓语也要用复数形式，故填have been added。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，校英文报“Big Debate”栏目正面向全校学生征集关于未来职业的辩论话题。请给栏目编辑写一封邮件，内容包括： （1）推荐辩题； （2）说明理由。 注意： （1）写作词数应为80左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Chris, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 【答案】Dear Editor, I’m Li Hua, an enthusiastic reader of your column. I’d like to propose a thought-provoking debate topic: Should we pursue careers based on passion or financial stability? In an era marked by competitive environment, the choice between following one’ s passion or securing financial stability impacts not only one’s individual fulfillment but also overall well-being. For us young students, a debate on this topic will encourage us to reflect on our own values and long-term goals, preparing us to make informed decisions when planning our future career paths. I believe this topic is highly relevant and engaging and will spark meaningful discussions among students. Looking forward to hearing your thoughts. Best wishes. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生给面向全校学生征集关于未来职业的辩论话题的校英文报“Big Debate”栏目编辑写一封邮件，推荐辩题并说明理由。 【详解】1.词汇积累 提议，建议：propose → suggest 影响：impact → affect 鼓励：encourage → inspire 期盼：looking forward to→ expect 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：For us young students, a debate on this topic will encourage us to reflect on our own values and long-term goals, preparing us to make informed decisions when planning our future career paths. 拓展句：For us young students, a debate on this topic will encourage us to reflect on our own values and long-term goals, which can prepare us to make informed decisions when planning our future career paths. 【点睛】【高分句型1】In an era marked by competitive environment, the choice between following one’ s passion or securing financial stability impacts not only one’s individual fulfillment but also overall well-being.（运用了过去分词作定语和not only…but also句型） 【高分句型2】I believe this topic is highly relevant and engaging and will spark meaningful discussions among students.（运用了省略that的宾语从句） 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I hopped off the school bus, hitting the ground at a dead run, dropped my book bag at the house door and ran down to the barnyard. I couldn’t wait to touch the little horse and continue the training. He was coming along so well! My mother bought the horse as my 14th birthday gift. He was of unknown breeding, and a non-extraordinary brown color. The first time I caught his big, dark eyes with mine, I knew he was special. My mother was happy to see the two of us quickly bonded. As we progressed, his potential consumed me. He wasn’t my first horse, but the first one I took on as a project and my first time to train a horse under saddle (马鞍). However, my grin quickly faded into a confused frown as the little horse was no where to be seen. Panic surged through me. Where was my boy? Had something terrible happened? On the verge of tears, I dashed back to the kitchen for my mother, desperate for an answer. “Mom! Where’s ToiBoi? I can’t find him anywhere!” My mother looked up from her chores as I burst through the door. “Oh, sweetie, come here,” she said, reaching out to pull me to her side. “I have some news,” she began slowly. “You know how much we love and believe in you, and how proud we are of how far you and ToiBoi have come. But today something unexpected happened.” I stared at her my mind racing with possibilities. “What happened, Mom? Is he hurt?” “No, no,” she assured me quickly. “He is not hurt. But there was an opportunity. A trainer came by this afternoon looking for promising young horses. He took ToiBoi to his training ground for test. He was very impressed and promised to give ToiBoi professional training. It’s your horse. So I need you to make a choice for ToiBoi today.” 注意： （1）续写词数应为150左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: “Professional training?” I echoed, trying to understand what she was saying. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Decision made, it was time to go and see ToiBoi in the training ground. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】作答示例： “Professional training?” I echoed, trying to understand what she was saying. “You mean... they want to take him away from me?” My mother gave a slight nod. A wave of emotions crashed over me — pride that ToiBoi’s potential was being recognized, but also sorrow at the thought of losing him. As I tried hard to process everything, memories of us gaining trust in each other, making slow but steady progress in training came flooding back. Reluctant, but deep down I admitted this was a once-in-a-lifetime chance for ToiBoi to reach heights that would never be achieved on our own. Under my mother’s encouraging gaze, I knew it was time to let go. Decision made, it was time to go and see ToibBoi in the training ground. When we arrived, the trainer greeted us warmly and led us to where ToiBoi was being kept. As I approached, I saw the little horse grazing peacefully. Relief surged through me as I ran towards him, calling his name. He looked up and trotted over to me, nuzzling my hand affectionately. Obviously, he was in good hands. The trainer showed us around the facility and explained their rigorous training program. I could tell this was indeed an excellent opportunity. It wasn’t an easy decision, but sometimes letting go is the best thing you can do for those you love. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者与一匹小马（ToiBoi）之间的故事。作者很珍视妈妈作为14岁生日礼物送给自己的ToiBoi，每天放学后都迫不及待地去训练它。然而有一天作者去马厩时却发现ToiBoi不见了，焦急地跑回去问妈妈。妈妈告知作者，当天来了一位驯马师，看中了很有潜力的ToiBoi并带它去训练场测试，驯马师十分满意，承诺给予专业训练，现在需要作者来为ToiBoi的去留做出选择。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“‘专业训练？’我附和道，试图理解她在说什么。”可知，第一段可描写作者得知ToiBoi要被带走，作者为失去ToiBoi而难过，回忆涌上心头，但是作者内心深处还是明白这对ToiBoi的好处，作者明白是时候放手了。 ②由第二段首句内容“决定下来，是时候去训练场看看ToibBoi了。”可知，第二段可描写作者去看了ToiBoi，ToiBoi平静的吃草，但是当作者呼唤它的名字时ToiBoi跑到了作者身边，ToiBoi得到了很好的照顾，在这里作者了解到他们制定了严格的培训计划，这对ToiBoi来说是个绝佳的机会，以及作者的感悟。 2.续写线索：带走ToiBoi——感觉悲伤——作者的回忆——作者决定放手——去看望ToiBoi——ToiBoi得到很好的照顾——作者的感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①处理：address/deal with ②迎接：greeted/welcomed ③带领：led/guided/directed 情绪类 ①悲伤：sorrow/sadness/grief ②宽慰：relief/comfort/ease 【点睛】[高分句型1] A wave of emotions crashed over me — pride that ToiBoi’s potential was being recognized, but also sorrow at the thought of losing him. (运用了that引导的同位语从句) [高分句型2] As I approached, I saw the little horse grazing peacefully. (运用了As引导的时间状语从句) 听力1-5 BACCA 6-10 CABAA 11-15 BBCAC 16-20 BCABA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 绝密★启用前 2024学年第一学期浙江省县域教研联盟高三年级模拟考试 英语学科 试题卷 2024年12月 注意事项： 1. 答卷前，考生务必将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在答题卡上。 2. 回答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时，将答案写在答题卡上，写在本试卷上无效。 3. 考试结束后，将本试卷和答题卡一并交回。 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上，录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What will the man do tonight? A. Offer a recipe. B. Make some cookies. C. Go to a bakery. 2. What are the speakers talking about? A. A vacation plan. B. Weather forecast. C. After-class activities. 3. What does the woman want to watch? A. Evening news. B. A sports game. C. A quiz show. 4. How does the woman feel about the store? A. The prices are low. B. It has limited choices. C. The service needs improving. 5. What is probably the relationship between the speakers? A. Teacher and student. B. Schoolmates. C. Shop assistant and owner. 第二节（共15小题：每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What does the woman say about TV commercials? A. They ran for 5 months. B. They are successful. C. They cost a lot. 7. What does the man suggest? A. Having a meeting. B. Talking with the president. C. Learning from the competitors. 听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。 8. What surprised the man about the room? A. The view. B. The cost. C. The service. 9. What will be extra charged? A. Room service. B. Use of the hotel’s safe. C. A full continental buffet. 听第8段材料，回答第10至13题。 10. What tour does the man decide to take today? A. A three-hour tour. B. A half-day tour. C. A one-day tour. 11. What time is it now? A. 10:00 a. m. B. 10:30 a. m. C. 11:00 a. m. 12. Which place will the man visit tomorrow? A. Buckingham Palace. B. Windsor Castle. C. Westminster Abbey. 13. How much does the man pay in all? A. £15. B. £90. C. £105. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题 14. Where did the speakers see Brigette Clark, the famous movie star? A. In the Sandwich Place. B. In the American style diner. C. In the new Italian restaurant. 15. What can be learned about the American style diner? A. They serve quickly. B. They make large hamburgers. C. They sell good chips. 16. How did the man know the Italian restaurant was great? A. He tried its food himself. B. He read reviews online. C. He heard it from his wife. 17. What did the woman think of Jeremy’s lunch? A It’s delicious. B. It’s nutritious. C. It’s awful. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What did people worry about concerning the post office? A. It would be closed down. B. It would be expensive to run. C. It would be moved out of Scotland. 19. Why did the Fords want to come back home? A. To start a company. B. To look after their mothers. C. To do business with a company. 20. What do the Fords expect? A. To receive more visitors. B. To build a new community. C. To cut back postal services. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题：每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳答案。 A Brogdale Collections is the home of the National Fruit Collection and works to provide access and education about the National Fruit Collection. It offers a variety of activities to suit all ages and interests. For upcoming events, look here. ●Heritage Orchard Days Wed, October 9, 2024-Sun, October 20, 2024 (1:00 pm - 3:00 pm) Come and join us for a fun family day out at Brogdale Farm. Each weekend, visitors will delight in the wonderful orchards (果园) bursting with fruit, join a guided tour of the National Collection and taste hundreds of varieties straight from the trees. Children will join in with some apple campfire cooking and traditional apple pressing. Included in the ticket price, visitors will also harvest their own apples and pears to take home. ●Ticket price: Adult (16yrs+) £10.00 Child (3-15yrs, under 3’s free) £5.00 ●Kids Juicing Workshops Mon, August 19, 2024 - Mon, October 21, 2024 (10:00 am - 3:00 pm) Everyone loves apple juice, but have you ever thought about where it comes from and how it is made? Here we are giving children a unique opportunity to explore where our apples are growing and find out what happens to them. Come along to Brogdale where you will see more than 3000 varieties of fruit trees including apples, cherries, pears and plums. Then, there is an opportunity to pick some apples and have a go at making freshly pressed juice! ●Ticket price: £15.00 per child plus accompanying adult Additional child £10.00 Additional adult £15.00 1. What is the main purpose of Brogdale Collections? A. Offering traditional gardening courses. B. Collecting various fruits from all states. C. Providing fruit-related education with fun. D. Making tailored package tours for families. 2. What do the two events have in common? A. They offer guided tours. B. They end on the same day. C. They involve apple pressing. D. They allow making campfire. 3. How much do a couple with a kid pay to join Kids Juicing Workshop? A. £25. B. £30. C. £40. D. £45. B Street artist Banksy, whose real identity remains unknown, has grabbed public attention with animals painted at different spots around London this week. On Aug. 5, a water bird was drawn above a fish-and-chips shop, as though wolfing down fish on the store’s signs. Then the following day, monkeys were seen painted swinging across a bridge near an East London station. “It’s an eye trick, and that’s what draws you in,” says Tordoff, a specialist in such art. There is no clear explanation for this animal-focused art series. Some have thought of it as a warning that eventually humanity would lose control of the earth and cities like London could return to nature. Meanwhile, a BBC presenter has claimed that Banksy cares deeply about the environment, animal welfare and ecological issues. “He puts situations together which are at first, playful and humorous,” says Acoris Andipa, who runs a gallery and sells Banksys worldwide. “People laugh, and then suddenly, step back and just say, ‘Ouch, that’s got a sting to it.’ That’s something people really enjoy.” Banksy’s work challenges the art market —often adding to its charm. Andipa has sold hundreds of Banksy’s paintings and thousands of prints since the mid-2000s. He mentioned that besides art thefts, some pieces have been ruined by other graffiti artists since their appearance. But with his knowledge of the commercial market for Banksy’s work, he says the recent London series is unlikely to influence prices for his work significantly. Almost everyone in the art world has a theory about Banksy’s real identity. “He’s hiding behind this mask: If his identity was revealed, immediately you would associate his painting with his position. It would be easy to say, ‘I don’t like it.’” Tordoff says. Banksy published his works on Instagram, allowing him to reach a large global audience —with more than 13 million followers. 4. According to Tordoff, what is the magic of Banksy’s work? A. Its mystery. B. Its visual effect. C. Its location. D. Its animal theme. 5. What does paragraph 2 focus on? A. Influence of Banksy’s work. B. Views about Banksy’s work. C. Concerns over Banksy’s work. D. Suggestions on Banksy’s work. 6. What does Andipa think might happen to Banksy’s work? A Its price will stay relatively stable. B. It will be attacked by other artists. C. Its commercial market will expand. D. It will continue to focus on animals. 7. What is Tordoff’s attitude to Banksy hiding his identity? A. Critical. B. Ambiguous. C. Understanding. D. Doubtful. C Halloween plays on our fears and our fantasies. We craft haunted houses and scary decorations to arouse particular emotions. We choose our costumes to reflect the kind of people we are or want to be — edgy, funny, clever. For children, Halloween is an experiment in delayed satisfaction and negotiation — which candies to eat now, which to trade, which to save. It’s no surprise, then, that Halloween might show interesting features of human psychology. In fact, there’s a long tradition of using Halloween to shed light on the human mind and behavior. In a study published recently, researchers observed over 1,000 trick-or-treating children as they visited houses in Seattle on the evening of Halloween. The researchers were interested in understanding the conditions that lead to “unrestricted” behavior: stealing Halloween candy or money. One of the variables they controlled was whether the adult who greeted the children at the entrance asked for each child’s name and address, thereby treating each child as an identifiable individual, or instead let each child remain a stranger. Either way, the adult then instructed each child to take one candy from the table while the adult went away to “work in another room.” The children’s behavior was recorded by an observer behind a peephole. For each child, the observer recorded how many candies were taken, and whether the child took any money from a bowl of coins next to the candy. And they did take candy and money: about 30 percent of children took extra candy, money or both. The researchers identified several factors that influenced the probability of such behavior. Thefts were more likely for children whose names remained unknown, who were in groups rather than alone, and who were not accompanied by an adult. There was also an important influence of peer behavior: kids in groups were more likely to steal if the first child in their group did so. 8. Which of the following might children care more on Halloween? A. Horrible houses. B. Funny costumes. C. Scary decorations. D. Trick-or-treat candies. 9. What was the purpose of the Halloween research? A. To renew the knowledge of Halloween. B. To give a new definition to “trick or treat”. C To uncover a Halloween-related psychology. D. To expose children’s bad behavior on Halloween. 10. How was the research mainly conducted? A. By observing subjects. B. By analyzing data. C. By recording children’s identities. D. By controlling children’s behavior. 11. Which group of children is less likely to steal candies? A. Kids who remain nameless. B. Kids coming with their parents. C. Kids accompanied by their friends. D. Kids whose peer members steal candies. D It is a common view that “Necessity is the mother of invention.” That is, inventions supposedly arise when a society has an unfulfilled need. Quite a few inventions do fit in this category. For example, in 1794 Eli Whitney invented cotton gins to replace laborious hand cleaning of cotton grown in the U. S. South. Such familiar examples fool us into assuming that other major inventions were also responses to perceived needs. In fact, most inventions were developed by people driven by curiosity or by a love of tinkering (捣鼓). Once a device had been invented, the inventor then had to find an application for it. Only after it had been in use for a considerable time did consumers come to feel that they “needed” it. Thus, invention is often the mother of necessity, rather than vice versa. A good example is the history of the motor vehicle which was not invented in response to any demand. When Nikolaus Otto built his first gas engine in 1866, it was weak, heavy, and seven feet tall. Thirty years later, he built the first truck. But it was a time when horse wagons and steam-powered railroads dominated transportation. Public contentment with these two means remained high until World War I when the armies concluded that they really did need trucks, which eventually made those vehicles a substitute for horse-drawn wagons in industrialized countries. Inventors often have to persist at their tinkering for a long time in the absence of public demand, because early models perform too poorly to be useful. For instance, the first cameras, typewriters, and television sets were as awful as Otto’s seven-foot-tall gas engine. That makes it difficult for an inventor to foresee whether his or her awful prototype might eventually find a use and thus invest more time and expense to develop it. Even inventions that meet the need for which they were initially designed may later prove more valuable at meeting unforeseen needs. While James Watt designed his steam engine to pump water from mines, it soon was supplying power to cotton mills, then (with much greater profit) propelling trains and boats. 12. Why does the writer mention Eli Whitney in the first paragraph? A. To clarify a doubt. B. To illustrate a view. C. To introduce the topic. D. To evaluate a statement. 13. What contributed to the popularity of motor vehicles? A. Military demands. B. Powerful engines. C. Creative designs. D. Public satisfaction. 14. What does the underlined word “That” refer to in the last paragraph? A. A lack of money and time. B. Absence of public demand. C. Bad performance of early models. D. Awful looks of previous inventions. 15. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Social Need: the Inner Drive for Invention B. Great Invention: the Force of Society’s Progress C. General Application: the Final Purpose of Invention D. Beyond Necessity: the Curious Pursuit of Invention 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 It’s your turn to talk, your opportunity to dive deep into a favorite anecdote. People around you are listening, hanging on your every word —until someone interrupt. There is little for you to do apart from swallow the bitter taste in your mouth, smile, nod and return to listening mode. ____16____ Perhaps not. First thing first. Although it might be easy to imagine you are not interesting or important enough to speak, that isn’t the case. In my opinion, one doesn’t have to get to the point or avoid boring topics all the time to be a good speaker. ____17____ So when people seem to brush aside your story next time, how to respond appropriately? ____18____ Everyone is programmed slightly differently. Perhaps if it’s a first-time incident, just take a deep breath and let it go. That’s not to say you can’t look out for a chance to return to your anecdote, just that now’s time to press the pause button. However, if you don’t want the interrupter to speak over you, there are gracious ways to reclaim your voice. ____19____ Insist you would love to hear their thoughts when you’ve finished your story. Then, in theory, everyone wins. ____20____ In group environments, that meaningful grin from across the table, the person with the “go-on” eyes, is waiting to hear your tale’s ending. This might be because they’re interested, or they recognize you’ve been silenced and want to show solidarity. Whatever it is, if you can, keep going. Pretty much everyone will experience conversational clashes at some point. Remember, the art of conversation is the art of hearing as well as being heard. A. Does it have to be this way? B. Can’t they just wait until you finish? C. One reason might be understanding. D. Understanding is almost certainly the answer. E. Everyone has the right to make their voice heard. F. Politely but firmly express that you appreciate their input. G Don’t give up before checking if you still have someone’s attention. 第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 I’m a photographer. Sometimes my travels take me to places where people have much less than I do. Sometimes I feel a wave of ____21____, knowing that the photo I’ve just taken is now in my possession, but the person in the photo is left with only a ____22____ of the image on the back of my camera. A decade ago, while planning a trip to Thailand, I came up with a solution to ____23____ my guilt: a portable photo printer. Equipped with one, I was ____24____ to hand out snapshots wherever I went. Near Mai Sot, I walked into a city dump where many poor people ____25____ among the mountains of trash. A family squatting in their open hut watched me ____26____ as if I came to spy on them. I asked the father if I could take their photo. He shrugged, ____27____ why I wanted to do so. My printer began to work. The moment the first print appeared, they approached and I was ____28____. Soon I began making friends. Children tugged at my shirt wanting to be the next ____29____. Old ladies tried to ____30____ the children so they could cut in line. I couldn’t make the photos fast enough, so I showed a teenage boy how to ____31____ machine. As their enthusiasm grew, I noticed that many held their small photos ____32____, as if they were gazing at a (n)____33____ they’d never seen before. After many such journeys, I was finally free of that bad feeling and grew ____34____. I’m a photographer, one who loves taking portraits and ____35____ them, and spreading happiness in the most unexpected places. 21. A. guilt B. panic C. pride D. satisfaction 22. A. description B. copy C. glimpse D. reflection 23. A. hide B. prove C. express D. ease 24. A. lucky B. ready C. hesitant D. honored 25. A. marched B. wandered C. searched D. sheltered 26. A. eagerly B. silently C. suspiciously D. bravely 27. A. expecting B. knowing C. wondering D. noticing 28. A. encouraged B. surrounded C. forgiven D. recognized 29. A. role B. model C. fan D. member 30. A. take over B. run after C. calm down D. drive away 31. A. operate B. activate C. polish D. protect 32. A. in disgust B. with patience C. in shame D. with awe 33. A. image B. shape C. pattern D. scene 34. A. concerned B. sympathetic C. relieved D. grateful 35. A. revealing B. distributing C. exhibiting D. cherishing 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 When international travelers began arriving in China in early 2023 following a three-year hiatus (停滞), many may have found that routine daily tasks ____36____ (pose) challenges. More at ease with cash and credit cards and unfamiliar with Chinese apps, they experienced difficulties ____37____ (perform) tasks such as paying with QR codes and booking tickets online. But China is making efforts to address the ____38____ (convenience) many international visitors may face during their stay. New initiatives are making travel around China ____39____ (easy) in comparison to previous period. Alipay and Wexin Pay, China’s digital payment services, now allow users to link international credit cards and make mobile payments in a way similar ____40____ locals. Meanwhile, China is varying its means of payment to provide services ____41____ (design) for foreign visitors. An increasing number of businesses upgrade their payment systems ____42____ begin accepting international credit cards. While the major ride-hailing app Didi Chuxing boasts ____43____ user-friendly English interface (界面), museums and other attractions have been called on to develop websites ____44____ provide multilingual booking services and maintain in-person ticketing services. Since the introduction of a trial visa-free policy for visitors from certain countries, more countries _____45_____ (add) to the list. With continued efforts from the government as well as business and cultural sectors, travel experience in China will only become more enjoyable. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 假定你是李华，校英文报“Big Debate”栏目正面向全校学生征集关于未来职业的辩论话题。请给栏目编辑写一封邮件，内容包括： （1）推荐辩题； （2）说明理由。 注意： （1）写作词数应为80左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Dear Chris, _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Yours, Li Hua 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I hopped off the school bus, hitting the ground at a dead run, dropped my book bag at the house door and ran down to the barnyard. I couldn’t wait to touch the little horse and continue the training. He was coming along so well! My mother bought the horse as my 14th birthday gift. He was of unknown breeding, and a non-extraordinary brown color. The first time I caught his big, dark eyes with mine, I knew he was special. My mother was happy to see the two of us quickly bonded. As we progressed, his potential consumed me. He wasn’t my first horse, but the first one I took on as a project and my first time to train a horse under saddle (马鞍). However, my grin quickly faded into a confused frown as the little horse was no where to be seen. Panic surged through me. Where was my boy? Had something terrible happened? On the verge of tears, I dashed back to the kitchen for my mother, desperate for an answer. “Mom! Where’s ToiBoi? I can’t find him anywhere!” My mother looked up from her chores as I burst through the door. “Oh, sweetie, come here,” she said, reaching out to pull me to her side. “I have some news” she began slowly. “You know how much we love and believe in you, and how proud we are of how far you and ToiBoi have come. But today something unexpected happened.” I stared at her, my mind racing with possibilities. “What happened, Mom? Is he hurt?” “No, no,” she assured me quickly. “He is not hurt. But there was an opportunity. A trainer came by this afternoon looking for promising young horses. He took ToiBoi to his training ground for test. He was very impressed and promised to give ToiBoi professional training. It’s your horse. So I need you to make a choice for ToiBoi today.” 注意： （1）续写词数应为150左右； （2）请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1: “Professional training?” I echoed, trying to understand what she was saying. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2: Decision made, it was time to go and see ToiBoi in the training ground. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 听力1-5 BACCA 6-10 CABAA 11-15 BBCAC 16-20 BCABA 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$