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2024-2025学年第一学期九年级第二次联考(模拟测试)
英语试题
说明:全卷共11页,满分120分,考试时间为90分钟
一、单项填空(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案,并将答题卷上对应的选项涂黑。
1. Many young people, most of ________ were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.
A. whom B. which C. who D. that
2. Some students find ________ very hard ________ in the early morning.
A. is; to get up B. that; get up C. it; to get up D. it’s; gets up
3. I ________ with my friend, as I considered his experiment design ________.
A. impressed; well-organising B. was impressed; well-organising
C. was impressed; well-organised D. impressed; well-organised
4. I ________ at home rather than ________ out in such heat.
A. prefer staying; to go B. prefer to stay; go
C. prefer to stay; to go D. prefer staying; go
5. Faced with the approaching exam, I am not confident. ________ I do badly again?
A. What about B. What if C. Why not D. What will happen
6. This new English Students’ book ________ Senior High School students.
A. is designed for B. are designed for C. are designed by D. is designed to
7. I look good, think fast and play hard. If I’m not in class, I’m ________ in the library ________ in the computer lab.
A. either, or B. neither, nor C. both, and D. not only, but also
8. You are careless. No wonder you fail again. Several letters ________ in your writing.
A. are left for B. are left aside C. are left behind D. are left out
9. After seeing the ________ film, the boy didn’t seem ________ at all. He stayed alone at night.
A. frightened, frighten B. frightening, frighten
C. frightened, frightening D. frightening, frightened
10. It was such a close match that people stared at the TV ________ to see who would be the champion.
A. anxious B. with anxious C. with anxiety D. in anxious
11. ________ a balanced diet will make a difference to your ________ and your future.
A. Having; healthy B. Have; healthy C. Have; health D. Having; health
12. It’s no use ________ the pink dress for a red one, for she likes neither of the color.
A. exchange B. exchanging C. exchanged D. to exchange
13. When the sun _______ in the morning, our national flag _______.
A. is raised, will be raised B. rises, will be risen
C. rises, will be raised D. is raised, will rise
14. —I don’t know if Mr. Li ____ to the party this evening.
—I think he will come if he ____ free.
A. will come; is B. will come; will be C. comes; is D. comes; will be
15 Mother was so angry at all ________ I was doing ________ she walked out.
A. that; that B. what; that C. what; as D. that; which
16. You can never imagine what great trouble I had ________ the poor boy and the little dog ________ were seriously hurt.
A. help; which B. to help; that C. helping; that D. helped; who
17. Teachers recommend parents ________ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.
A. not allow B. do not allow C. mustn’t allow D. couldn’t allow
18. ________ computer games is the reason ________ he is absent-minded in class.
A. Being addicted to; that B. Addicted to; why
C. Being addicted to; why D. Addicted to; that
19. ________ made Mr. Lin excited was that his new book was highly praised by readers.
A That B. Where C. What D. When
20. What seemed most ________ to me was that no one thought of his own safety.
A. surprised B. surprise C. surprising D. to surprise
三、完形填空(本大题有15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案,将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。
After a rough week, all I wanted was a good rest. I went to the beach nearby for some ___21___ time with myself. It was a lovely, warm weekend in California, kids joyfully ___22___ in the water, or building sandcastle.
As I was leaving, I ___23___ a girl playing by herself. She built a little sandcastle with a moat (护城河) around it and was trying to fill it with water. Unluckily, there was no ___24___ around to carry water. She would go to the waves, ___25___ her hands and then walk back to her little castle. ___26___, not much of the water was making it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and ___27___. As I was standing there watching her, feeling helpless, I ___28___ that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly ___29___, took it out, and walked over to ___30___ it to her. She was confused at first, then smiled but ___31___ her head shyly, saying no. I told her that it would make getting the water much faster. She ___32___ and finally took it from my hands after I insisted (坚持). Then I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile, ___33___ in hand.
For me, it was a small ___34___. But I also know that when she meets someone in need, maybe, she would think of this little act of kindness by a ___35___. And maybe she would help create a little gentler world around her.
21. A. crazy B. free C. busy D. hard
22. A. playing B. sleeping C. washing D. skiing
23. A. felt B. caught C. heard D. noticed
24. A. bowl B. box C. container D. spoon
25. A. raise B. cup C. wash D. wave
26. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Amazingly D. Surprisingly
27. A. lonely B. honest C. safe D. hopeful
28. A. believed B. decided C. realized D. expected
29. A. dug in B. set off C. picked up D. gave away
30. A. explain B. hand C. throw D. point
31. A. hung B. held C. nodded D. shook
32. A. smiled B. opened C. failed D. promised
33. A. castle B. pack C. bottle D. bag
34. A. experience B. act C. idea D. change
35. A. designer B. fisherman C. stranger D. friend
四、阅读理解(本大题有20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读A、B、C、D四篇短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。
A
Deepfake: synthetic (合成的) media, including images, videos, and audio, is generated by AI technology to show something that does not exist or events that have never occurred.
Examples of deepfakes have been widely spread, including a video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech about his company’s plan, and a video of Elon Musk dancing and talking about the power of dreams, etc.
It’s easy for AI to produce such deepfakes using two different deep-learning algorithms (算法): one that creates the best possible clone based on a real image or video and another that detects whether the copy is fake (伪造的) and, if it is, reports on the differences between it and the original. The first algorithm produces a synthetic image and receives feedback on it from the second algorithm and then adjusts it to make it appear more real; the loop is repeated as many times as it takes until the second algorithm does not detect any false imagery.
Deepfakers often have evil motives, including creating misinformation and generating confusion. They tend to demean, terrify, and annoy, and have targeted not only celebrities but ordinary citizens as well.
Most of the academic research surrounding deepfakes focuses on the detection of huge amount of deepfake videos emerging online. One detection approach is to use algorithms to identify inconsistencies in deepfake videos. For example, an automatic system can examine videos for errors such as irregular blinking patterns of lighting. However, these approaches have been criticized because deepfake detection is characterized by a “moving goal post” where the production of deepfakes is changing and improving while detection tools are always on the way of catching them up.
However, education and medicine are two of the fields that may benefit from deepfake technology. In the classroom, historical speeches could be deepfaked to offer immersive and engaging lessons. In health care, it can improve the accuracy with which tumors (肿瘤) are spotted, making them easier to treat. Its use also permits using synthesized data instead of that from real patients to avoid privacy concerns.
36. What is the challenge of detecting deepfake videos?
A. Ever-evolving deepfake techniques.
B. Insufficient academic basis on detection solutions.
C. A massive number of false videos online.
D. Limited availability of detection tools.
37. What is the author’s attitude toward deepfake?
A. Supportive. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Unconcerned.
38. What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Potential threats: AI’s new playground B. Deepfake: Human’s another helping hand
C. Artificial Intelligence: A piece of fake D. Detecting deepfake: An ongoing battle
B
Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But what’s taking us so long?
As early as 1997, MIT (麻省理工) decided to post videos of all university lectures online, for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many.
The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but it’s not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.
The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD.Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.
Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen. There is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
39. What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?
A. It will concentrate on physics lectures.
B. It will completely replace real universities.
C. It will help to make universities more successful.
D. It will play an increasingly important role in education.
40. What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean?.
A. Creative. B. Enthusiastic. C. Well-behaved. D. Experienced.
41. According to the author, what is holding back the popularity of online learning?
A. The lack of lectures available online.
B. The high cost of access to the websites.
C. The low standard of educational websites.
D. The competition with online computer games.
42. Why does the author mention Hollywood?
A. To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies.
B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment.
C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content.
D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites.
C
“I had no intention to adopt a cat that day. I just liked being around animals.” Miranda says. But when she saw Nala in her metal cage, “We made eye contact and I couldn’t resist (抗拒) her big blue eyes.” At that point, “Nala was so small. I asked the shelter if I could hold her. Once had Nala in my arms, Nala looked up at me and licked (舔) my face.” And that was when she knew she had to take this kitty home.
Still, Miranda never imagined Nala would become an Insta-star. “I started Nala’s Instagram account in 2012 as a way to share photos with my close friends and family in Thailand,” she explained. The possibility of Nala gaining attention beyond that small group of people hadn’t occurred to her until it happened.
Miranda says, “Each time Nala’s photo was featured on Instagram’s popular page, her account would gain 1,000 new followers.” From there, Nala’s popularity snowballed. Large nationwide brands messaged Miranda about hiring Nala to do ads. “This took us by surprise because we couldn’t believe that a big brand wanted to pay them to take photos with their products next to Nala.”
Nala started life out in a shelter, just waiting to be loved like many other animals that were abandoned. Todaythat dreamhas surely come true. Nala has over 4 million followers on Instagram, which earned her the title “Guinness World Records Most Popular Cat on Instagram.”
In addition to managing her Insta fame, Nala is being asked to test various cat food brands. More importantly, “Nala is our chance to share the love to help create a better life for other animals, so they can grow well and bring joy to the world like Nala has.”
43. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Visits to a shelter. B. Love at first sight.
C. Power of blue eyes. D. Duty to adopt cats.
44. Why did Miranda open Nala’s Instagram account?
A. To meet Nala’s needs. B. To help Nala be a star.
C. To share Nala’s pictures. D. To attract public attention.
45. How did Miranda feel about Nala’s popularity?
A. Satisfied. B. Amazed. C. Upset. D. Disappointed.
46. What does the underlined phrase “that dream” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Being well treated like many of her kind. B. Starting life in the shelter.
C. Gaining chances to earn money. D. Being raised by Instagram fans.
D
I was surprised to find the congestion (拥塞) outside Layla’s primary school was unusually absent—I’d driven right into a parking space, and I was on time, for once. The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different— the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.
Before I could enquire my daughter Layla, Mr Trent, the deputy head, approached. “Mrs Pavis, did you not read our letter?” Letter? What letter? I had a history of not looking out for them, and not reading them in most cases. “The letter? Of course. It must have just slipped my mind—I’ve been away with work.”
Now I was digging around in Layla’s messy schoolbag at home. Eventually, I found several letters, all addressing the same topic—parking outside the school gates. Apparently with some parents parking illegally, the police were about to get involved. “Why didn’t you give me these letters?” I demanded. Layla shrugged. “I forgot.” I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.
I contained myself and figured out that they wanted the parents to car-pool (拼车). I spent the next half hour ringing round Layla’s friends’ parents, enquiring if they would like to car-pool with us. Unfortunately, they were all sorted. It was my own fault—I should have read those letters ages ago. “Er... I overheard others talking about it,” Layla said, “They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’ re always late.” I flushed instantly. We were a disorganised family, and I was the one to blame.
I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I’ve even started checking the kids’ schoolbags for notes from school.
47. What did the author notice when the school was over?
A. It was hard to find a parking space. B. Children were picked up in groups.
C. Her daughter was absent from class. D. She arrived much earlier than others.
48. What stopped the author criticizing her daughter?
A. The reflection of her daily routine. B. The realization of her carelessness.
C. The knowledge of her kid’s character. D. The awareness of her kid’s depression.
49. Why did others refuse to car-pool with them according to Layla?
A. Because they contacted them late. B. Because they failed to keep the house tidy.
C. Because they couldn’t be on time. D. Because they ignored the school’s request.
50. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Action creates motivation. B. Mother’s love never changes.
C. It’s never too late to mend. D. Patience is the key to success.
第二节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
根据短文内容,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。
Floods can come from multiple sources. It can be a hurricane, failed dam, or overflowing river. The disasters can move quickly. ___51___ It’s important to know how to keep your family and belongings safe during such an event. Full preparation can put you at ease for its coming.
A flood is simply an event where water overflows a natural area and covers normally dry places. In general, there are two types. ___52___ The soil in these areas can’t absorb a lot of moisture. The water then rapidly runs off the surface resulting in a torrent (激流) of rapidly moving water. River flooding is when a river overflows its banks due to excessive (过分) water and the situation can get worse if barriers such as a dam or levee (防洪堤) break as well.
A flood can be caused by many things. ___53___ Living next to a river, dam, on the coast, or in a low-lying area puts you at risk for flooding.
There is no specific flood season. ___54___ Any time there is a large amount of rain in a short period, flooding can occur. Man-made and natural disasters can also cause flooding outside of those months. For example, the collapse of a dam can cause a flood. A natural disaster, such as a tsunami, can also cause flooding on a massive scale.
___55___ Using existing maps and examining low-lying areas can determine high risk areas for flooding. Moreover, flood warnings are sent out to areas that could experience flooding when there is a large amount of rainfall over a short time.
A. The rising river threatens people’s lives.
B. Floods can be preventable and predictable.
C. Flash floods are more common in dry areas.
D And sometimes they come with little warning.
E. The weather forecast accurately predicts all disasters.
F. They include severe weather, geography, and other man-made factors.
G. Generally, the period from spring to fall is considered a heightened risk for floods.
五、短文填空(本大题有10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
请用恰当的词完成下面的短文,并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Heatherwick Studio recently built a greenhouse at the edge of the National Trust’s Woolbeding Gardens. This beautiful structure, named Glasshouse, ___56___ at the centre of a new garden that shows ___57___ the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.
The latest engineering techniques are ___58___ to create this protective functional structure that is also beautiful. The design features ten steel “sepals (萼片)” ___59___ of glass and aluminium (铝). These sepals open on warm days to give the inside plants sunshine and fresh air. In cold weather, the structure stays closed to protect the plants.
___60___, the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse walks visitors through a journey influenced ___61___ the ancient Silk Road, by which silk as well as many plant species came to Britain for ___62___ first time. These plants included modern Western favorites such as rosemary, lavender and fennel. The garden ___63___ contains a winding path that guides visitors through the twelve regions of the Silk Road. The path offers over 300 plant species for visitors to see, too.
The Glasshouse stands as a great achievement in contemporary ___64___ to house the plants of the southwestern part of China at the end of a path retracing (追溯) the steps along the Silk Route ___65___ brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the richness of gardening in England.
六、读写结合(本大题分为A、B两个部分,共40分)
A.书面表达(本题20分)根据要求完成短文写作,请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
66. 假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Jackson来信询问你未来的人生规划,请你回信,内容包括:
1.你的人生规划;
2.解释原因;
3.请他提出建议。
注意:
1.写作词数应为100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.注意书信格式。
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B.书面表达(本题20分)根据要求完成短文写作,请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
67. 假定你是晨光中学学生李华。你校英文报开设了 “经典阅读”专栏,将举办主题为“Reading Classics Will Never Be Outdated” 的征文活动。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:
1.阅读经典作品的人越来越少的原因;
2.阅读经典作品的好处;
3.你的建议。
注意:
1.词数不少于100词;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯。
Reading Classics Will Never Be Outdated
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2024-2025学年第一学期九年级第二次联考(模拟测试)
英语试题
说明:全卷共11页,满分120分,考试时间为90分钟
一、单项填空(本大题共20小题,每小题1分,共20分)
在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳答案,并将答题卷上对应的选项涂黑。
1. Many young people, most of ________ were well-educated, headed for remote regions to chase their dreams.
A. whom B. which C. who D. that
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:许多年轻人,其中大多数受过良好的教育,前往偏远地区追逐自己的梦想。
考查定语从句。whom关系代词,指代人,作宾语;which关系代词,指代物,作宾语;who关系代词,指代人,作主语或宾语;that关系代词,指代人或物,作主语或宾语。此处是定语从句,先行词young people指年轻人,介词of后接whom。故选A。
2. Some students find ________ very hard ________ in the early morning.
A. is; to get up B. that; get up C. it; to get up D. it’s; gets up
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:有些学生发现很难在清晨起床。
考查it的固定句型。此处是结构find it adj. to do sth.“发现做某事是……的”,it作形式宾语,真正的宾语是动词不定式。故选C。
3. I ________ with my friend, as I considered his experiment design ________.
A. impressed; well-organising B. was impressed; well-organising
C. was impressed; well-organised D. impressed; well-organised
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:我对我的朋友印象深刻,因为我认为他的实验设计很有条理。
考查动词短语和形容词的用法。be impressed with对……印象深刻,固定用法,排除A、D;根据“considered his experiment design”可知,此处用形容词well-organised“很有条理的”作宾语补足语。故选C。
4. I ________ at home rather than ________ out in such heat.
A. prefer staying; to go B. prefer to stay; go
C. prefer to stay; to go D. prefer staying; go
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:这么热的天气,我宁愿待在家也不愿出去。
考查prefer的句型。prefer staying宁愿待;prefer to stay宁愿待;to go去,动词不定式;go去,动词原形。prefer to do sth. rather than do sth“宁愿做某事,也不(愿意)做某事”。故选B。
5. Faced with the approaching exam, I am not confident. ________ I do badly again?
A. What about B. What if C. Why not D. What will happen
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:面对即将到来的考试,我没有信心。如果我再次做得不好怎么办?
考查特殊疑问句。What about……怎么样;What if如果……怎么办;Why not为什么不……;What will happen将会发生什么。根据“Faced with the approaching exam, I am not confident.”可知,此处担心自己考得不好该怎么办。故选B。
6. This new English Students’ book ________ Senior High School students.
A. is designed for B. are designed for C. are designed by D. is designed to
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:这本新的英语学生用书是为高中生设计的。
考查动词短语和主谓一致。be designed for为……而设计;be designed to do sth.目的是做某事;be designed by被……设计。主语是This new English Students’ book,be动词用is,排除B、C;根据“Senior High School students.”可知这本新的英语学生用书是为高中生设计的,用is designed for。故选A。
7. I look good, think fast and play hard. If I’m not in class, I’m ________ in the library ________ in the computer lab.
A. either, or B. neither, nor C. both, and D. not only, but also
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:我看起来不错,思维敏捷,做事努力。如果我不在课堂上,我要么在图书馆,要么在计算机实验室。
考查连词辨析。either...or...或者……或者;neither...nor既不……也不;both...and两者都;not only...but also不但……而且。根据“I look good, think fast and play hard. If I’m not in class, I’m...in the library...in the computer lab”可知自己很努力,如果没有在课堂上,要么在图书馆,要么在计算机实验室。故选A。
8. You are careless. No wonder you fail again. Several letters ________ in your writing.
A. are left for B. are left aside C. are left behind D. are left out
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:你太粗心了。难怪你又没及格。你的写作中漏了好几个字母。
考查动词短语。left for动身去(某地);left aside不考虑;left behind丢弃;left out遗漏。根据“You are careless. No wonder you fail again.”可知,粗心导致漏写了好几个字母。故选D。
9. After seeing the ________ film, the boy didn’t seem ________ at all. He stayed alone at night.
A. frightened, frighten B. frightening, frighten
C. frightened, frightening D. frightening, frightened
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:看完这个可怕的电影后,这个男孩看起来不害怕。他晚上一个人待着。
考查形容词的用法。frighten受惊,恐吓;frightened受惊的,受恐吓的,修饰人;frightening令人恐惧的,引起惊恐的,修饰事物。第一空修饰film,用frightening修饰;第二空主语为the boy,故用frightened修饰。故选D。
10. It was such a close match that people stared at the TV ________ to see who would be the champion.
A. anxious B. with anxious C. with anxiety D. in anxious
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:这是一场势均力敌比赛,人们焦急地盯着电视,想看看谁会成为冠军。
考查介词短语。anxious焦急的,形容词;with anxiety焦急地,介词短语。此处修饰动词stared用副词anxiously或者介词短语with anxiety,表示“焦急地”。故选C。
11. ________ a balanced diet will make a difference to your ________ and your future.
A. Having; healthy B. Have; healthy C. Have; health D. Having; health
【答案】D
【解析】
【详解】句意:均衡的饮食会对你的健康和未来产生影响。
考查非谓语动词和名词的用法。health健康,名词;healthy健康的,形容词。第一个空作主语用动名词;形容词性物主代词your后加名词health。故选D。
12. It’s no use ________ the pink dress for a red one, for she likes neither of the color.
A. exchange B. exchanging C. exchanged D. to exchange
【答案】B
【解析】
【详解】句意:把粉红色的裙子换成红色是没有用的,因为她两种颜色都不喜欢。
考查非谓语动词。it’s no use doing sth.“做某事没有用”,动名词作主语。故选B。
13. When the sun _______ in the morning, our national flag _______.
A. is raised, will be raised B. rises, will be risen
C. rises, will be raised D. is raised, will rise
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:当太阳在早晨升起时,我们的国旗就会升起。
考查时间状语从句及被动语态。本句是由when引导的时间状语从句。结合选项可知, 从句时态为一般现在时。sun和rise之间是主动关系,排除AD;第二空所在句为主句,用一般将来时,主谓和谓语之间是被动关系,用被动语态。rise是不及物动词,没有被动语态,排除B。故选C。
14. —I don’t know if Mr. Li ____ to the party this evening.
—I think he will come if he ____ free.
A. will come; is B. will come; will be C. comes; is D. comes; will be
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:——我不知道今晚李先生是否将去派对。——我认为他将来如果他有空。
考查If用法。根据“I don’t know if Mr. Li”可知第一空是if引导的宾语从句,根据“this evening.”可知应用一般将来时;第二个if表示“如果”,引导的是条件状语从句应符合“主将从现”。空处是从句,用一般现在时。故选A。
15. Mother was so angry at all ________ I was doing ________ she walked out.
A. that; that B. what; that C. what; as D. that; which
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:妈妈对我所做的一切都感到非常生气,以至于她气冲冲地走了。
考查定语从句和状语从句。分析句子可知,空格处到“doing”为定语从句,修饰先行词不定代词all,只能用that引导该定语从句,what不引导定语从句;第二个空是用在so…that…结构中,表示“如此……以至于……”,引导结果状语从句。故选A。
16. You can never imagine what great trouble I had ________ the poor boy and the little dog ________ were seriously hurt.
A. help; which B. to help; that C. helping; that D. helped; who
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:你永远无法想象我在帮助那个可怜的男孩和那只严重受伤的小狗时遇到了多大的麻烦。
考查动名词及定语从句。have trouble doing sth为固定搭配,意为“做某事有困难”,故填helping;分析句子可知,第二个设空处是一个定语从句,先行词是“the poor boy and the little dog”,既有人又有物,故应用that来引导。故选C。
17. Teachers recommend parents ________ their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety.
A not allow B. do not allow C. mustn’t allow D. couldn’t allow
【答案】A
【解析】
【详解】句意:老师们建议家长为了安全起见,不要允许12岁以下的孩子骑自行车上学。
考查虚拟语气的用法。recommend表示“建议”时,其后接宾语从句,从句要用虚拟语气,即should + 动词原形,其中should可以省略。根据空前“Teachers recommend parents”以及空后“their children under 12 to ride bicycles to school for safety”可知,老师希望家长为了孩子的安全,不要让他们骑自行车上学。recommend sb. (should) not do sth. 意为“建议某人不要做某事”,此处用not allow,因为其完整形式是should not allow,should可以省略。而其他选项do not allow、mustn’t allow、couldn’t allow均不符合recommend后接宾语从句用虚拟语气的用法。故选A。
18. ________ computer games is the reason ________ he is absent-minded in class.
A. Being addicted to; that B. Addicted to; why
C. Being addicted to; why D. Addicted to; that
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:沉迷于电脑游戏是他上课心不在焉的原因。
考查非谓语和定语从句。分析句子可知,“is”前为主语,应用动名词短语“Being addicted to computer games”作主语;第二空到句末为定语从句,修饰先行词“reason”,应用关系副词why引导定语从句,在从句中作原因状语。故选C。
19. ________ made Mr. Lin excited was that his new book was highly praised by readers.
A. That B. Where C. What D. When
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:让林先生激动的是,他的书获得了读者的高度赞扬。
考查主语从句。That那个,引导从句无实义;Where哪里;What什么;When什么时候。分析句子可知,句子主语部分是一个从句,从句部分缺少主语,要表示“让林先生激动的是他的书被读者高度赞扬”,所以应用连接代词 what 引导,表示“……的事物”。故选C。
20. What seemed most ________ to me was that no one thought of his own safety.
A. surprised B. surprise C. surprising D. to surprise
【答案】C
【解析】
【详解】句意:似乎最让我惊讶的是,没有人顾及自己的安危。
考查形容词辨析。surprised感到惊讶的,形容词,通常用于描述人的心理状态;surprise使惊讶,动词;surprising令人惊讶的,形容词,通常用于描述事物或情况;to surprise使惊讶,动词不定式。分析句子结构可知,应用surprising,作表语,描述事物或情况。故选C。
三、完形填空(本大题有15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
通读下面短文,掌握其大意,然后在每小题所给的四个选项中,选出一个最佳答案,将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。
After a rough week, all I wanted was a good rest. I went to the beach nearby for some ___21___ time with myself. It was a lovely, warm weekend in California, kids joyfully ___22___ in the water, or building sandcastle.
As I was leaving, I ___23___ a girl playing by herself. She built a little sandcastle with a moat (护城河) around it and was trying to fill it with water. Unluckily, there was no ___24___ around to carry water. She would go to the waves, ___25___ her hands and then walk back to her little castle. ___26___, not much of the water was making it to the moat. But she kept trying, still smiling and ___27___. As I was standing there watching her, feeling helpless, I ___28___ that I had a bottle of water in my bag. I quickly ___29___, took it out, and walked over to ___30___ it to her. She was confused at first, then smiled but ___31___ her head shyly, saying no. I told her that it would make getting the water much faster. She ___32___ and finally took it from my hands after I insisted (坚持). Then I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile, ___33___ in hand.
For me, it was a small ___34___. But I also know that when she meets someone in need, maybe, she would think of this little act of kindness by a ___35___. And maybe she would help create a little gentler world around her.
21. A. crazy B. free C. busy D. hard
22. A. playing B. sleeping C. washing D. skiing
23. A. felt B. caught C. heard D. noticed
24. A. bowl B. box C. container D. spoon
25. A. raise B. cup C. wash D. wave
26. A. Sadly B. Luckily C. Amazingly D. Surprisingly
27. A. lonely B. honest C. safe D. hopeful
28. A. believed B. decided C. realized D. expected
29. A. dug in B. set off C. picked up D. gave away
30. A. explain B. hand C. throw D. point
31. A. hung B. held C. nodded D. shook
32. A. smiled B. opened C. failed D. promised
33. A. castle B. pack C. bottle D. bag
34. A. experience B. act C. idea D. change
35. A. designer B. fisherman C. stranger D. friend
【答案】21. B 22. A 23. D 24. C 25. B 26. A 27. D 28. C 29. C 30. B 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. B 35. C
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了作者在海滩放松,帮助一个小女孩的故事。
【21题详解】
句意:我独自去了附近的海滩度过了一段空闲时间。
crazy疯狂的;free自由的;busy忙碌的;hard困难的。根据“a good rest”可知是度过一段空闲的时间。故选B。
【22题详解】
句意:那是一个温暖的周末,在加利福尼亚,孩子们在水里快乐地玩耍,或者在建造沙堡。
playing玩;sleeping睡觉;washing洗;skiing滑雪。根据“in the water”可知孩子在水里玩。故选A。
【23题详解】
句意:当我准备离开的时候,我注意到一个小女孩在独自玩耍。
felt感到;caught捉住;heard听到;noticed注意到。根据“a girl playing by herself.”可知是注意到一个女孩在独自玩耍。故选D。
【24题详解】
句意:不幸的是,周围没有可以用来装水的容器。
bowl碗;box盒子;container容器;spoon勺子。根据“around to carry water.”可知是没有容器来装水。故选C。
【25题详解】
句意:她会走到海浪边,用手捧水,然后再走回她的沙堡。
raise举起;cup使(手)窝成杯状;wash洗;wave挥动。根据“around to carry water.”以及“her hands and then walk back to her little castle”可知因为没有容器装水,所以她把手窝成杯状来装水。故选B。
【26题详解】
句意:遗憾的是,很少有水能流进护城河。
Sadly悲伤地;Luckily幸运地;Amazingly令人惊叹地;Surprisingly令人惊讶地。根据“not much of the water was making it to the moat.”可知很少有水能流进护城河,这是令人伤心的。故选A。
【27题详解】
句意:但她一直在尝试,仍然面带微笑,充满希望。
lonely孤独的;honest诚实的;safe安全的;hopeful有希望的。根据“still smiling”可知她一直在微笑,充满了希望。故选D。
【28题详解】
句意:这时我意识到我的包里有一瓶水。
believed相信;decided决定;realized意识到;expected期望。根据“that I had a bottle of water in my bag”可知是意识到包里有一瓶水。故选C。
【29题详解】
句意:我迅速拿起它,把它拿出来,然后走过去递给她。
dug in挖掘;set off出发;picked up拿起;gave away捐赠。根据“took it out”可知是拿起那瓶水,把它拿出来。故选C。
【30题详解】
句意:我迅速拿起它,把它拿出来,然后走过去递给她。
explain解释;hand递给;throw投掷;point指向。根据“it to her”可知是把那瓶水递给她。故选B。
【31题详解】
句意:她一开始很困惑,然后笑了,但害羞地摇了摇头,说“不”。
hung挂;held举着;nodded点头;shook摇。根据“saying no”可知是摇头。故选D。
【32题详解】
句意:她微笑,最后在我的坚持下从我手中接过了水。
smiled微笑;opened打开;failed失败;promised承诺。根据“Then I saw her running over to the sea with a big smile”可知她微笑。故选A。
【33题详解】
句意:然后我看到她手里拿着水瓶,带着灿烂的笑容跑向大海。
castle城堡;pack包裹;bottle瓶子;bag包。根据“I had a bottle of water”可知是拿着作者给她的瓶子。故选C。
【34题详解】
句意:对我来说,这只是一件小事。
experience经验;act行动;idea想法;change改变。根据“For me, it was a small ”可知作者认为给这个女孩一瓶水是一个小的行为。故选B。
【35题详解】
句意:但我同样知道,当她遇到需要帮助的人时,也许她会想起这个陌生人的小小善举。
designer设计师;fisherman渔夫;stranger陌生人;friend朋友。根据“she would think of this little act of kindness by a”可知作者和这个女孩之间是陌生人的关系。故选C。
四、阅读理解(本大题有20小题;每小题1.5分,共30分)
第一节(共15小题,每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
阅读A、B、C、D四篇短文,从每小题所给的四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并将答题卡上对应的选项涂黑。
A
Deepfake: synthetic (合成的) media, including images, videos, and audio, is generated by AI technology to show something that does not exist or events that have never occurred.
Examples of deepfakes have been widely spread, including a video of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg giving a speech about his company’s plan, and a video of Elon Musk dancing and talking about the power of dreams, etc.
It’s easy for AI to produce such deepfakes using two different deep-learning algorithms (算法): one that creates the best possible clone based on a real image or video and another that detects whether the copy is fake (伪造的) and, if it is, reports on the differences between it and the original. The first algorithm produces a synthetic image and receives feedback on it from the second algorithm and then adjusts it to make it appear more real; the loop is repeated as many times as it takes until the second algorithm does not detect any false imagery.
Deepfakers often have evil motives, including creating misinformation and generating confusion. They tend to demean, terrify, and annoy, and have targeted not only celebrities but ordinary citizens as well.
Most of the academic research surrounding deepfakes focuses on the detection of huge amount of deepfake videos emerging online. One detection approach is to use algorithms to identify inconsistencies in deepfake videos. For example, an automatic system can examine videos for errors such as irregular blinking patterns of lighting. However, these approaches have been criticized because deepfake detection is characterized by a “moving goal post” where the production of deepfakes is changing and improving while detection tools are always on the way of catching them up.
However, education and medicine are two of the fields that may benefit from deepfake technology. In the classroom, historical speeches could be deepfaked to offer immersive and engaging lessons. In health care, it can improve the accuracy with which tumors (肿瘤) are spotted, making them easier to treat. Its use also permits using synthesized data instead of that from real patients to avoid privacy concerns.
36. What is the challenge of detecting deepfake videos?
A. Ever-evolving deepfake techniques.
B. Insufficient academic basis on detection solutions.
C. A massive number of false videos online.
D. Limited availability of detection tools.
37. What is the author’s attitude toward deepfake?
A. Supportive. B. Critical. C. Objective. D. Unconcerned.
38. What is probably the best title for the passage?
A. Potential threats: AI’s new playground B. Deepfake: Human’s another helping hand
C. Artificial Intelligence: A piece of fake D. Detecting deepfake: An ongoing battle
【答案】36. A 37. C 38. D
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了Deepfake技术利用人工智能生成虚假的图像、视频和音频,虽然常被用于恶意目的,但也可能在教育和医疗领域带来积极影响。
【36题详解】
推理判断题。根据“deepfake detection is characterized by a ‘moving goal post’ where the production of deepfakes is changing and improving while detection tools are always on the way of catching them up.”可知deepfake检测的特点是“移动的目标柱”,deepfake的生产正在发生变化和改进,而检测工具总是在追赶它们,所以deepfake检测面临的挑战是技术的不断发展。故选A。
【37题详解】
观点态度题。根据“Deepfakers often have evil motives”以及“However, education and medicine are two of the fields that may benefit from deepfake technology”可知作者在文章中既提到了deepfake技术的负面影响,也提到了其可能带来的积极影响,所以作者的态度是客观的。故选C。
【38题详解】
最佳标题题。本文主要介绍了Deepfake技术利用人工智能生成虚假的图像、视频和音频,虽然常被用于恶意目的,但也可能在教育和医疗领域带来积极影响,故以选项D“检测deepfake:一场持续的战斗”为标题最合适。故选D。
B
Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online. I applaud Mr. Gates. But what’s taking us so long?
As early as 1997, MIT (麻省理工) decided to post videos of all university lectures online, for free, for all people. But today, how many students have you met who mastered advanced mathematics or nuclear physics from an MIT online video? Unfortunately, the answer is not many.
The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students. Those who go to the MIT website and watch courses online are surely very smart people, but it’s not like playing a video game such as World of Warcraft. Only the most ardent students, those who are highly motivated, will devote themselves to studying these boring online videos.
The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms. Where is the Avatar of education? Think about this. The market for Hollywood films per year is worth around 30 billion USD.Education in the world is a trillion-dollar-a-year market, hundreds of times bigger than Hollywood movies. Yet the most expensive digital learning system ever built cost well under 100 million dollars.
Bill Gates’ prediction is going to happen. There is no doubt about it. But it will only happen when we create high level educational content and experiences that engage and excite more than has ever been possible in the real world.
39. What has Bill Gates forecast about online learning?
A. It will concentrate on physics lectures.
B. It will completely replace real universities.
C. It will help to make universities more successful.
D. It will play an increasingly important role in education.
40. What does the underlined word “ardent” in Paragraph 3 mean?.
A. Creative. B. Enthusiastic. C. Well-behaved. D. Experienced.
41. According to the author, what is holding back the popularity of online learning?
A. The lack of lectures available online.
B. The high cost of access to the websites.
C. The low standard of educational websites.
D. The competition with online computer games.
42. Why does the author mention Hollywood?
A. To show that Hollywood produces many successful movies.
B. To prove that education is more profitable than entertainment.
C. To argue that movie directors should produce educational content.
D. To urge that more money be spent developing educational websites.
【答案】39. D 40. B 41. C 42. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了比尔盖茨预言网上学习将会变得越来越重要。
【39题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Bill Gates recently predicted that online learning will make place-based colleges less significant, and five years from now, students will be able to find the best lectures in the world online.”可知,比尔盖茨预言网上学习将变得比大学上课更重要,即在教育上将扮演着越来越重要的角色,故选D。
【40题详解】
词义猜测题。根据“those who are highly motivated”可知,此处是指那些非常有动力的人,也就是那些非常有热情的人,划线单词与Enthusiastic“热情的”意思相同。故选B。
【41题详解】
细节理解题。根据“The problem is the poor quality of online education websites and the experience they provide to students.”可知,阻碍网上学习的问题就是低质量的教育网站。故选C。
【42题详解】
推理判断题。根据“The real question is why we aren’t spending more to develop better online education platforms.”以及后面提到“Hollywood”投入大量的资金来发展,作者觉得应在网上教育平台上投入更多的资金。故选D。
C
“I had no intention to adopt a cat that day. I just liked being around animals.” Miranda says. But when she saw Nala in her metal cage, “We made eye contact and I couldn’t resist (抗拒) her big blue eyes.” At that point, “Nala was so small. I asked the shelter if I could hold her. Once had Nala in my arms, Nala looked up at me and licked (舔) my face.” And that was when she knew she had to take this kitty home.
Still, Miranda never imagined Nala would become an Insta-star. “I started Nala’s Instagram account in 2012 as a way to share photos with my close friends and family in Thailand,” she explained. The possibility of Nala gaining attention beyond that small group of people hadn’t occurred to her until it happened.
Miranda says, “Each time Nala’s photo was featured on Instagram’s popular page, her account would gain 1,000 new followers.” From there, Nala’s popularity snowballed. Large nationwide brands messaged Miranda about hiring Nala to do ads. “This took us by surprise because we couldn’t believe that a big brand wanted to pay them to take photos with their products next to Nala.”
Nala started life out in a shelter, just waiting to be loved like many other animals that were abandoned. Todaythat dreamhas surely come true. Nala has over 4 million followers on Instagram, which earned her the title “Guinness World Records Most Popular Cat on Instagram.”
In addition to managing her Insta fame, Nala is being asked to test various cat food brands. More importantly, “Nala is our chance to share the love to help create a better life for other animals, so they can grow well and bring joy to the world like Nala has.”
43. What is the first paragraph mainly about?
A. Visits to a shelter. B. Love at first sight.
C. Power of blue eyes. D. Duty to adopt cats.
44. Why did Miranda open Nala’s Instagram account?
A. To meet Nala’s needs. B. To help Nala be a star.
C. To share Nala’s pictures. D. To attract public attention.
45. How did Miranda feel about Nala’s popularity?
A. Satisfied. B. Amazed. C. Upset. D. Disappointed.
46. What does the underlined phrase “that dream” in paragraph 4 refer to?
A. Being well treated like many of her kind. B. Starting life in the shelter.
C. Gaining chances to earn money. D. Being raised by Instagram fans.
【答案】43. B 44. C 45. B 46. A
【解析】
【导语】本文主要讲述了Miranda遇见了一只名叫Nala的猫,并把它带回了家,在Instagram上分享它的照片却无意中火了,很多国际品牌都请它打广告,并且获得了Instagram上最受欢迎的猫“吉尼斯世界纪录”,并且说明Nala是我们分享爱的机会,帮助其他动物创造更美好的生活,这样它们就能像Nala一样成长得很好,给世界带来欢乐。
【43题详解】
主旨大意题。根据“We made eye contact and I couldn’t resist (抗拒) her big blue eyes”“Nala looked up at me and licked(舔) my face”以及“And that was when she knew she had to take this kitty home.”可知第一段主要介绍了Miranda和Nala一见钟情,让Miranda把Nala带回了家。故选B。
【44题详解】
细节理解题。根据“I started Nala’s Instagram account in 2012 as a way to share photos with my close friends and family in Thailand”可知Miranda开通Instagram账户,是作为与在泰国的亲密朋友和家人分享照片的一种方式。故选C。
【45题详解】
细节理解题。根据“Still, Miranda never imagined Nala would become an Insta-star”以及“This took us by surprise”可知Miranda对Nala的受欢迎感到惊讶。故选B。
【46题详解】
词句猜测题。根据“Nala started life out in a shelter, just waiting to be loved like many other animals that were abandoned. Today that dream has surely come true”可知Nala在一个收容所开始了她的生活,就像许多其他被遗弃的动物一样,等待着被爱,今天,这个梦想一定实现了,故此处划线部分指代“像许多同类一样受到善待”。故选A。
D
I was surprised to find the congestion (拥塞) outside Layla’s primary school was unusually absent—I’d driven right into a parking space, and I was on time, for once. The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different— the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.
Before I could enquire my daughter Layla, Mr Trent, the deputy head, approached. “Mrs Pavis, did you not read our letter?” Letter? What letter? I had a history of not looking out for them, and not reading them in most cases. “The letter? Of course. It must have just slipped my mind—I’ve been away with work.”
Now I was digging around in Layla’s messy schoolbag at home. Eventually, I found several letters, all addressing the same topic—parking outside the school gates. Apparently with some parents parking illegally, the police were about to get involved. “Why didn’t you give me these letters?” I demanded. Layla shrugged. “I forgot.” I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.
I contained myself and figured out that they wanted the parents to car-pool (拼车). I spent the next half hour ringing round Layla’s friends’ parents, enquiring if they would like to car-pool with us. Unfortunately, they were all sorted. It was my own fault—I should have read those letters ages ago. “Er... I overheard others talking about it,” Layla said, “They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’ re always late.” I flushed instantly. We were a disorganised family, and I was the one to blame.
I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared. I’ve even started checking the kids’ schoolbags for notes from school.
47. What did the author notice when the school was over?
A. It was hard to find a parking space. B. Children were picked up in groups.
C. Her daughter was absent from class. D. She arrived much earlier than others.
48. What stopped the author criticizing her daughter?
A. The reflection of her daily routine. B. The realization of her carelessness.
C. The knowledge of her kid’s character. D. The awareness of her kid’s depression.
49. Why did others refuse to car-pool with them according to Layla?
A. Because they contacted them late. B. Because they failed to keep the house tidy.
C. Because they couldn’t be on time. D. Because they ignored the school’s request.
50. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Action creates motivation. B. Mother’s love never changes.
C. It’s never too late to mend. D. Patience is the key to success.
【答案】47. B 48. B 49. C 50. C
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了作者在参与孩子的学校生活中,发现自己粗心大意,并且因为迟到,其他家长拒绝和自己拼车,于是作者决心改变,承担起对孩子的责任,再也没有迟到过。
【47题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“The school bell rang, and in a moment a stream of children made their way through the gate. But something was different— the kids were piling into vehicles in threes and fours.”可知,作者注意到了孩子们被成群地接走。故选B。
【48题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段“I was about to launch into a severe lecture when it occurred to me that I had always forgotten—I had forgotten to give Layla her money for cookery that morning and forgotten to hang out the kids’ washed clothes.”可知,作者正准备严厉地训斥一顿,突然想到自己总是忘记——那天早上自己忘了给莱拉做饭的钱,也忘了把孩子们洗好的衣服晾在外面,所以应该是意识到自己的粗心大意阻止了作者批评她的女儿。故选B。
【49题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“ ‘Er... I overheard others talking about it,’ Layla said, ‘They said they didn’t know who would car-pool with us, because we’ re always late.’ ”可知,根据Layla的说法,其他人拒绝与他们拼车是因为他们不能准时。故选C。
【50题详解】
主旨大意题。根据最后一段“I resolved to change. With responsibility for my kids, I find I am never, ever late. It’s good for Layla and for her older brothers, and it’s good for me, because now I never leave the house unprepared.”可知,文章主要讲述了作者在参与孩子的学校生活中,发现自己粗心大意,并且因为迟到导致其他家长拒绝和自己拼车,于是作者决心改变,承担起对孩子的责任,再也没有迟到过。因此,文章告诉我们“亡羊补牢,犹未晚也”的道理。故选C。
第二节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
根据短文内容,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。
Floods can come from multiple sources. It can be a hurricane, failed dam, or overflowing river. The disasters can move quickly. ___51___ It’s important to know how to keep your family and belongings safe during such an event. Full preparation can put you at ease for its coming.
A flood is simply an event where water overflows a natural area and covers normally dry places. In general, there are two types. ___52___ The soil in these areas can’t absorb a lot of moisture. The water then rapidly runs off the surface resulting in a torrent (激流) of rapidly moving water. River flooding is when a river overflows its banks due to excessive (过分的) water and the situation can get worse if barriers such as a dam or levee (防洪堤) break as well.
A flood can be caused by many things. ___53___ Living next to a river, dam, on the coast, or in a low-lying area puts you at risk for flooding.
There is no specific flood season. ___54___ Any time there is a large amount of rain in a short period, flooding can occur. Man-made and natural disasters can also cause flooding outside of those months. For example, the collapse of a dam can cause a flood. A natural disaster, such as a tsunami, can also cause flooding on a massive scale.
___55___ Using existing maps and examining low-lying areas can determine high risk areas for flooding. Moreover, flood warnings are sent out to areas that could experience flooding when there is a large amount of rainfall over a short time.
A. The rising river threatens people’s lives.
B. Floods can be preventable and predictable.
C. Flash floods are more common in dry areas.
D. And sometimes they come with little warning.
E. The weather forecast accurately predicts all disasters.
F. They include severe weather, geography, and other man-made factors.
G. Generally, the period from spring to fall is considered a heightened risk for floods.
【答案】51. D 52. C 53. F 54. G 55. B
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了和洪水相关的信息。
【51题详解】
根据“It can be a hurricane, failed dam, or overflowing river. The disasters can move quickly”以及“It’s important to know how to keep your family and belongings safe during such an event”可知洪水速度很快,没有什么征兆就会发生,所以知道如何保护家人和财物的安全是很重要的,选项D“有时它们几乎没有任何警告”符合语境。故选D。
【52题详解】
根据“In general, there are two types”以及“The soil in these areas can’t absorb a lot of moisture”可知此处介绍第一类洪水,这些地区的土壤不能吸收大量的水分,选项C“山洪暴发在干旱地区更为常见”符合语境。故选C。
【53题详解】
根据“A flood can be caused by many things”可知洪水可能由多种因素引发,选项F“它们包括恶劣的天气、地理和其他人为因素”符合语境。故选F。
【54题详解】
根据“There is no specific flood season”可知没有特定的汛期,选项G“一般来说,春季至秋季被认为是洪水风险较高的时期”符合语境。故选G。
55题详解】
根据“Using existing maps and examining low-lying areas can determine high risk areas for flooding.”可知使用现有地图并检查低洼地区可以确定洪水的高风险地区,所以洪水是可以预防和预测的,选项B“洪水是可以预防和预测的”符合语境。故选B。
五、短文填空(本大题有10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)
请用恰当的词完成下面的短文,并把所缺单词填写在答题卡指定的位置上。每个空只能填写一个形式正确、意义相符的单词。
Heatherwick Studio recently built a greenhouse at the edge of the National Trust’s Woolbeding Gardens. This beautiful structure, named Glasshouse, ___56___ at the centre of a new garden that shows ___57___ the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.
The latest engineering techniques are ___58___ to create this protective functional structure that is also beautiful. The design features ten steel “sepals (萼片)” ___59___ of glass and aluminium (铝). These sepals open on warm days to give the inside plants sunshine and fresh air. In cold weather, the structure stays closed to protect the plants.
___60___, the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse walks visitors through a journey influenced ___61___ the ancient Silk Road, by which silk as well as many plant species came to Britain for ___62___ first time. These plants included modern Western favorites such as rosemary, lavender and fennel. The garden ___63___ contains a winding path that guides visitors through the twelve regions of the Silk Road. The path offers over 300 plant species for visitors to see, too.
The Glasshouse stands as a great achievement in contemporary ___64___, to house the plants of the southwestern part of China at the end of a path retracing (追溯) the steps along the Silk Route ___65___ brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the richness of gardening in England.
【答案】56. is 57. how
58. applied
59. made 60. Further
61. by 62. the
63. also 64. design
65. which##that
【解析】
【导语】本文主要介绍了Heatherwick工作室最近公布的一个新项目——一个位于国家信托基金会Woolbeding花园边缘的动态温室,并详细描述了该温室的设计、功能以及它如何与丝绸之路的历史和丝绸之路花园相结合。
【56题详解】
句意:这座名为玻璃屋的美丽建筑位于一个新花园的中心,展示了丝绸之路如何影响英国花园,即使在现代也是如此。句子缺少谓语,时态为一般现在时,This beautiful structure作主语,谓语动词用is。故填is。
【57题详解】
句意:这座名为玻璃屋的美丽建筑位于一个新花园的中心,展示了丝绸之路如何影响英国花园,即使在现代也是如此。根据“shows...the Silk Road influences English gardens even in modern times.”可知,是展示了如何影响英国花园,用how引导宾语从句。故填how。
【58题详解】
句意:最新的工程技术被应用于创造这种美观的保护功能结构。根据“The latest engineering techniques are...to create this protective functional structure”可知,应表达技术被应用于创造保护功能结构,be applied to do“被应用于做某事”。故填applied。
【59题详解】
句意:该设计以由玻璃和铝制成的十个钢制“萼片”为特色。根据“‘sepals (萼片)’...of glass and aluminium (铝).”可知,应表达由玻璃和铝制成的“萼片”,make“制作”,空处用过去分词表示被动关系,作后置定语。故填made。
【60题详解】
句意:此外,温室周围的丝绸之路花园带领游客踏上了受古代丝绸之路影响的旅程,丝绸和许多植物物种首次通过丝绸之路来到英国。根据“the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse walks visitors through a journey influenced by the ancient Silk Road,”可知,此处说了丝绸之路花园的另一个用途,空处作独立成分,用further表示“此外”,句首字母大写。故填Further。
【61题详解】
句意:此外,温室周围的丝绸之路花园带领游客踏上了受古代丝绸之路影响的旅程,丝绸和许多植物物种首次通过丝绸之路来到英国。根据“a journey influenced...the ancient Silk Road”可知,是受丝绸之路影响的旅程,用介词by。故填by。
【62题详解】
句意:此外,温室周围的丝绸之路花园带领游客踏上了受古代丝绸之路影响的旅程,丝绸和许多植物物种首次通过丝绸之路来到英国。空处修饰序数词first,用定冠词the修饰。故填the。
【63题详解】
句意:花园里还有一条蜿蜒的小路,引导游客穿过丝绸之路的十二个地区。根据“the Silk Route Garden around the greenhouse walks visitors through a journey influenced by the ancient Silk Road,”可知,此处提到丝绸花园,空处再次提到,用副词also修饰动词contains。故填also。
【64题详解】
句意:玻璃屋是当代设计的一项伟大成就,它将中国西南部的植物安置在一条追溯丝绸之路的尽头,丝绸之路将植物从亚洲的原生栖息地带到了英国,从而定义了英国园艺的丰富性。根据“The Glasshouse stands as a great achievement in contemporary...”可知,说的是玻璃屋的设计是一项伟大成就,design“设计”。故填design。
【65题详解】
句意:玻璃屋是当代设计的一项伟大成就,它将中国西南部的植物安置在一条追溯丝绸之路的尽头,丝绸之路将植物从亚洲的原生栖息地带到了英国,从而定义了英国园艺的丰富性。根据“the Silk Route...brought the plants from their native habitat in Asia to come to define much of the richness of gardening in England.”可知,此句为定语从句,先行词Silk Route指物,用that/which连接在从句中作主语。故填which/that。
六、读写结合(本大题分为A、B两个部分,共40分)
A.书面表达(本题20分)根据要求完成短文写作,请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
66. 假定你是李华,你的英国朋友Jackson来信询问你未来的人生规划,请你回信,内容包括:
1.你的人生规划;
2.解释原因;
3.请他提出建议。
注意:
1.写作词数应为100左右;
2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;
3.注意书信格式。
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【答案】Dear Jackson,
I’m writing to share with you my life plan in the future. When I grow up, I want to be a journalist. The reasons are as follows.
First of all, in my opinion, working for a newspaper and reporting news globally would be really exciting. What’s more, journalists are to be very enthusiastic, independent and good at communicating with people. Hence I am trying to improve my speaking and writing skills. And of course, absorbing as much knowledge as possible at this stage in my life is what I must do.
What do you think of my life plan? Any suggestions are welcome.
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材:本文是一篇书信作文;
②时态:时态以“一般现在时”为主;
③提示:写作要点已给出,考生应根据提示要点进行书面表达,不要遗漏要点,可适当发挥。应能够围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等,清楚连贯地表达自己的思想,进而完成写作任务。
[写作步骤]
第一步,表明写作意图,引出话题;
第二步,具体阐述写作内容。介绍你的人生规划的具体详情、解释原因并请他提出建议。
第三步,书写结语。表达自己的愿望。
[亮点词汇]
①share sth with sb与某人分享某事
②first of all首先
③communicate with与……交流
④try to do sth努力做某事
[高分句型]
When I grow up, I want to be a journalist. (When引导时间状语从句)
B.书面表达(本题20分)根据要求完成短文写作,请将作文写在答题卡指定的位置上。
67. 假定你是晨光中学学生李华。你校英文报开设了 “经典阅读”专栏,将举办主题为“Reading Classics Will Never Be Outdated” 的征文活动。请你根据以下要点写一篇短文投稿,内容包括:
1.阅读经典作品的人越来越少的原因;
2.阅读经典作品的好处;
3.你的建议。
注意:
1.词数不少于100词;
2.可适当加入细节,使内容充实、行文连贯。
Reading Classics Will Never Be Outdated
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【答案】
例文:
Reading Classics Will Never Be Outdated
Nowadays, many people, especially the young, are unwilling to spend time reading classics. Some reasons account for this phenomenon. For one thing, people tend to do fragmented reading, which brings them fast information without deep thinking. For another, some people feel it no use reading classics since they are outdated and disconnected with their current life.
There is no denying that we can benefit a great deal from reading classics. To start with, it is significant for readers to learn about society by reading great works about history and culture, thus enriching our knowledge in many aspects. Additionally, classics provide a chance for us to enhance our aesthetic taste with their beautiful and unique language styles.
From my perspective classics are a precious spiritual treasure of all human beings, which we should value and inherit. Therefore, I advocate all of us reading classics and absorbing the essence of great literature.
【解析】
【详解】[总体分析]
①题材:本文是一篇话题作文;
②时态:时态以“一般现在时”为主;
③提示:写作要点已给出,不要遗漏要点,可适当发挥,能够围绕主题准确使用一定的语法、词汇、短语和句型等,清楚连贯地表达自己的思想,进而完成写作任务。
[写作步骤]
第一步,表明写作意图,引出话题;
第二步,具体介绍阅读经典作品的人数越来越少的原因、阅读经典作品的好处以及你的建议;
第三步,书写结语。表达自己的倡议。
[亮点词汇]
①be unwilling to do sth. 不愿意做某事
②account for说明……
③benefit from从……中受益
④to start with首先
[高分句型]
①From my perspective, classics are a precious spiritual treasure of all human beings, which we should value and inherit. (which引导的非限制性定语从句)
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