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宜章一中2023级高二下期第一次阶段性测试英语学科试卷 第一部 分听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例How much is the shirt？ A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是 C. 1. What is Kate doing？ A. Boarding a flight. B. Arranging a trip. C. Seeing a friend off. 2. What are the speakers talking about？ A. A pop star. B. An old song. C. A radio program. 3. What will the speakers do today？ A. Go to an art show. B. Meet the man’s aunt. C. Eat out with Mark. 4. What does the man want to do？ A. Cancel an order. B. Ask for a receipt. C. Reschedule a delivery. 5. When will the next train to Bedford leave？ A. At 9:45. B. At 10:15. C. At 11:00. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。 6. What will the weather be like today？ A. Stormy. B. Sunny. C. Foggy. 7. What is the man going to do？ A. Plant a tree. B. Move his car. C. Check the map. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why is Kathy in California now？ A. She is on vacation there. B. She has just moved there. C. She is doing business there. 9. What is the relationship between Tom and Fiona？ A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Father and daughter. 10. What does Kathy thank Dave for？ A. Finding her a new job. B. Sending her a present. C. Calling on her mother. 听第8 段材料，回答第11 至13题。 11. How did Jack go to school when he was a child？ A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus. 12. What is Jack’s attitude toward parents driving their kids to school？ A. Disapproving. B. Encouraging. C. Understanding. 13. What is the problem with some parents according to the woman？ A. Overprotecting their children. B. Pushing their children too bard. C. Having no time for their children. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Why did Marie post her kitchen gardening online at first？ A To keep records of her progress. B. To sell home-grown vegetables. C. To motivate her fellow gardeners. 15. Why does Marie recommend beginners to grow strawberries？ A. They need no special care. B. They can be used in cooking. C. They bear a lot of fruit soon. 16. What is difficult for Marie to grow？ A Herbs. B. Carrots C. Pears. 17. What is Marie's advice to those interested in kitchen gardening？ A. Aim high. B. Keep focused. C. Stay optimistic. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 18. What is “Life of Johnson”？ A. A magazine column. B.ATV series. C. Ahistorical novel. 19. What is Johnson famous for？ A. His acting talent. B. His humorous writing. C. His long sports career. 20. When did Johnson join Sports Times？ A. In 1981. B. In 1983. C. In 1985. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A podcast is a sound file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on your phone or Pad. If you want to get entertained or learn something new, here are some most exciting podcast series. Sixth Sense Pam Sica’s friends said she should put her dog to sleep. After all, the 15-year-old golden retriever was aging and — to make matters worse — was now acting strangely. A long story about a family’s love for their dog and how he paid them back in the most shocking way. Think Fast, Talk Smart We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations. A Song of Ice and Fire For those who like long listens, George R. R. Martins series claims the (Iron) Throne (王冠). The first story, the 33-hour-long Game of Thrones, won a Guinness World Record for the “most character voices in an audio-book” with 224 characters alone. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Since it exploded in the early 2000s with shows like Big Brother and Survivor, reality TV has both fascinated and amazed viewers. The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful. 1. Which podcast helps improve communicative skills? A. Sixth Sense. B. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV. C. Think Fast, Talk Smart. D. A Song of Ice and Fire. 2. How many podcasts are suitable for listeners who are fond of long stories? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 3. What is the podcast Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV about? A. Discovering the truth behind the scenes. B. Teaching how to be trained as a celebrity. C. Providing survival skills in the wild. D. Criticizing the shows given by BBC. 【答案】1. C 2. A 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四种不同类型的播客系列，包括它们的内容和特点。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据Think Fast, Talk Smart部分中“We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly, especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations.”（我们都有能力更清楚地表达自己，尤其是在工作中。斯坦福商学院讲师马特·亚伯拉罕斯讨论了现实世界中的挑战，并提供了如何写更好的电子邮件和为会议和演讲做准备的技巧。）可知，Think Fast, Talk Smart这个播客有助于提高沟通技巧。故选C项。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据A Song Of Ice And Fire部分中的“For those who like long listens…”（对于那些喜欢长时间收听的人……）可知，只有A Song Of Ice And Fire这个播客提到适合喜欢长时间听故事的人。故选A项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV部分中的“The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful.”（BBC的西里恩·凯勒和潘多拉·赛克斯探讨了诸如卡戴珊家族如何创造网红，以及为什么《日落家园》和《真实主妇》如此成功等主题。）可知，Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV这个播客是关于真人秀节目背后的真相的探讨。故选A项。 B Chinese poet, critic, and translator Yu Guangzhong died at the age of 89 in Taiwan. Mr. Yu was a young college student in the Chinese mainland when his family moved to Taiwan in 1949. Mr. Yu was prolific (多产的), publishing more than 50 books of poetry, prose (散文) criticism and translations over seven decades. He traveled frequently. Besides Hong Kong, he wrote and taught in Europe, the United States and, after the travel ban was lifted in 1987, the Chinese mainland. “The Chinese mainland is like my mother, Taiwan is a wife, Hong Kong is a lover, and Europe is a mistress,” he wrote in a 1998 essay titled From Mother to an Affair. In Yu Guangzhong’s poem Nostalgia (《乡愁》), he describes his memory for his late mother as a grave, which separates them into two different worlds: Nostalgia was a low grave/Me on the outside/Mother on the inside. However, the fact that Nostalgia became so famous also disturbed Yu because among the over 1,000 poems that he had written, Nostalgia seemed to be the only one that the public ever talked about and appreciated. “I’d like to think of Nostalgia as my business card, but unfortunately it got too big that it kept people from seeing the real me,” Yu once said. To him, writing was an inseparable part of life that shouldn’t be affected by age or anything else. He spent his whole life working, even in his 80s. Whenever people asked him whether he still kept the habit of writing up, he would always answer, “Why don’t you ask me if I’m still breathing?” 4. What can we infer from paragraph 2？ A. Mr. Yu liked travelling in Hong Kong most. B. Mr. Yu once settled in America. C. Foreign affairs often bothered Mr. Yu. D. At one point, residents of Taiwan were forbidden to go to the Chinese mainland. 5. Both the essay From Mother to an Affair and the poem Nostalgia show that ______. A. Yu lived a happy life B. Yu missed the Chinese mainland C Yu had complex feelings about Taiwan D. Yu often wondered what would happen to his life 6. What can we know from paragraph 5？ A. Yu felt proud of himself. B. Nostalgia left Yu in trouble. C. Nostalgia was the best among Yu’s poems. D. Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia. 7. The last paragraph mainly tells us that ______. A. Mr. Yu never stopped writing B. Mr. Yu often argued with others C. Mr. Yu’s works will be kept alive D. Mr. Yu were misunderstood by many people 【答案】4. D 5. B 6. D 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了余光中以及他的诗歌《乡愁》。 【4题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Besides Hong Kong, he wrote and taught in Europe, the United States and, after the travel ban was lifted in 1987, the Chinese mainland. (除香港外，他还在欧洲、美国写作和教学，1987年旅行禁令解除后，他又前往中国大陆)”可推知，台湾人一度被禁止前往中国大陆。故选D。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段““The Chinese mainland is like my mother, Taiwan is a wife, Hong Kong is a lover, and Europe is a mistress,” he wrote in a 1998 essay titled From Mother to an Affair. (“中国大陆就像我的母亲，台湾是妻子，香港是情人，欧洲是外遇，”他在1998年一篇题为《从母亲到外遇》的文章中写道)”及第四段“In Yu Guangzhong’s poem Nostalgia (《乡愁》), he describes his memory for his late mother as a grave, which separates them into two different worlds: Nostalgia was a low grave/Me on the outside/Mother on the inside. (余光中在诗歌《乡愁》中，将对已故母亲的怀念描述为一座坟墓，将他们分隔成两个不同的世界：乡愁是一个低矮的坟墓/我在外面/母亲在里面。)”可推知，散文《从母亲到外遇》和诗歌《乡愁》都显示出余光中对中国大陆的思念。故选B。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第五段“However, the fact that Nostalgia became so famous also disturbed Yu because among the over 1,000 poems that he had written, Nostalgia seemed to be the only one that the public ever talked about and appreciated. “I’d like to think of Nostalgia as my business card, but unfortunately it got too big that it kept people from seeing the real me,” Yu once said. (然而，《乡愁》这首诗如此出名也让余光中感到困扰，因为他曾写下的一千多首诗中，似乎只有《乡愁》一首为公众所谈论和欣赏。“我愿意把《乡愁》视作我的名片，但遗憾的是，它太过显眼，以至于让人们忽视了真正的我，”余光中曾说道。)”可知，公众只谈论和欣赏《乡愁》，由此可推知很多中国人都知道《乡愁》这首诗。故选D。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段“To him, writing was an inseparable part of life that shouldn’t be affected by age or anything else. He spent his whole life working, even in his 80s. Whenever people asked him whether he still kept the habit of writing up, he would always answer, “Why don’t you ask me if I’m still breathing?” (对他来说，写作是生命中不可分割的一部分，不应该受到年龄或其他任何东西的影响。他一生都在工作，甚至在80多岁的时候。每当人们问他是否还保持着写作的习惯，他总是回答：“你为什么不问我是否还在呼吸呢？”)”可知，最后一段主要告诉我们余光中先生一生从来没有停止过写作。故选A。 C Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again. Everyone from Amazon to Silicon Valley start­ups is trying to eliminate lines in retail (零售) stores. Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence to see what you’ve taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some start­ups are closely copying Amazon’s approach to using AI­powered cameras fixed in ceilings.But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts. These companies have added cameras and sensors (传感器) to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve placed in them. A built­in scale weighs items, in case you have to pay by the pound for an item. Customers pay by using a credit card, or through an online payment system. When customers exit the store, a green light on the shopping cart indicates that their orders are complete, and they’re charged. The start­ups behind the smart shopping carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazon Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co­founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Amazon Go is too expensive to use in a large grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve has said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said he’s finding increased interest from retailers given Amazon’s steady expansion of Amazon Go since the first Amazon Go store opened in Seattle in 2018. “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something,” Siddiqui said. “They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.” Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customer privacy and the impact on jobs.Beshry notes that the cameras in his smart shopping cart point down into the cart, so only customers’ hands and part of their arms will be captured (拍摄) by cameras. 8. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 1? A. Cross. B. Remove. C. Extend. D. Break. 9. What do we know about the smart shopping carts? A. They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings. B. They can tell customers where to find what they want. C. They flash the green light when the order is cancelled. D. They are able to recognize purchases placed in them. 10. What does Beshry think of the technology applied in Amazon Go stores? A. It is far more expensive than their smart shopping carts. B. It may increase the cost of running a large grocery store greatly. C. It has attracted many more retailers than before. D It is likely to help retailers to think differently. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. The New Technology Promotes Retail Sales B. AI­powered Cameras Are Used in Retail Stores C. Smart Shopping Carts Will Let You Skip the Line D. Artificial Intelligence Affects the Future Job Market 【答案】8. B 9. D 10. B 11. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一款能够获取顾客购买的物品的信息，进而可以便利地完成结算的智能购物车的相关情况。 【8题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第一段中“Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again.(厌倦了排队?再等一段时间，你可能就再也不用这么做了。)”提出可能不再需要排队了，划线词所在句“Everyone from Amazon to Silicon Valley start­ups is trying to eliminate lines in retail (零售) stores.(从亚马逊(Amazon)到硅谷的初创企业，所有人都在试图eliminate零售商店里的排队现象。)”说明了原因：因为所有企业都在试图“消除”排队现象；eliminate与remove同义，意为“消除 ”。故选B项。 【9题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“These companies have added cameras and sensors (传感器) to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve placed in them.(这些公司在购物车上增加了摄像头和传感器，并使用人工智能来识别你在购物车里放了什么。)”可知，智能购物车能够识别放入其中的物品。故选D项。 【10题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Ahmed Beshry, co­founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Amazon Go is too expensive to use in a large grocery store.(Caper的联合创始人艾哈迈德·贝什里(Ahmed Beshry)认为，运行Amazon Go的技术过于昂贵，无法在大型杂货店中使用。)”可知，Beshry认为Amazon Go商店应用的技术过于昂贵，会大大增加经营一家大型杂货店的成本。故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨在意题。通读全文可知，主要介绍了一款能够获取顾客购买的物品的信息，进而可以便利地完成结算的智能购物车，它能让顾客免去排队付款这一令人厌烦的过程。所以“Smart Shopping Carts Will Let You Skip the Line(智能购物车让你不用排队)”是文章最佳标题。故选C项。 D People rarely use just one sense to understand the world, but robots usually only rely on vision and, increasingly, touch. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers find that robots could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing. “A lot of work showed sound could be useful, but it wasn’t clear when it came to robotics,” said Lerrel Pinto, who recently earned his Ph. D. in robotics at CMU. He and his colleagues found the performance rating was quite high, with robots that used sound successfully classifying objects 76 percent of the time. To perform their study, the researchers created a large data set, recording — at the same time — video and audio of 60 common objects, such as toy blocks, hand tools, and tennis balls — as they slid or rolled around a tray (托盘) and crashed into its sides. The team recorded these interactions using Tilt-Bot attached to the arm of a Sawyer robot. They could place an object in Tilt-Bot and let Sawyer move Tilt-Bot in random directions as cameras and microphones recorded each action. Though the size of this data set is the largest, other researchers have also studied how intelligent agents can collect information from sound. Oliver Kroemer, assistant professor of robotics, once led research into using sound to judge the number of materials, for example rice, by shaking a container, or calculating the flow of those materials from a spoon. The usefulness of sound for robots is therefore not surprising. Robots can predict the sound of unseen objects with the input of existing sound programs. This study will be useful for the advancement of robotics. The next step will be making the robots work on vision and hearing at the same time. For example, if the robot sees a cup and hears it, then it ought to be able to lift and move the cup without spilling (使洒出) what is inside. If scientists work on such special subjects, robots could soon become similar to humans. 12. What is CMU’s study on？ A. How useful sound is to robots. B. How robots understand the world. C. How many senses robots could have D. How sound determines robotic action. 13. What is Tilt-Bot according to the text？ A. A camera. B. A microphone. C. A tray. D. A block. 14. Why is Oliver Kroemer mentioned？ A. To refer to his research data. B. To explain his great achievement. C. To prove CMU’s finding is no surprise. D. To stress uniqueness of CMU’s research. 15. What will the researchers continue to research？ A. Robots’ vision-sound-action. B. Similarities between robots and man. C. Applications of sound in other fields. D. Improvement of robots’ control over objects. 【答案】12. A 13. C 14. C 15. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍的是卡内基梅隆大学（CMU）的研究人员发现，听觉有助于机器人感知和分辨事物。 【12题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers find that robots could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing.(卡内基梅隆大学（CMU）的研究人员发现，通过添加另一种感官——听觉，机器人的性能可以显著提升。)”以及第二段中的““A lot of work showed sound could be useful, but it wasn’t clear when it came to robotics,” said Lerrel Pinto, who recently earned his Ph. D. in robotics at CMU.( “很多研究表明声音可能是有用的，但在机器人技术领域还不清楚具体如何应用，”最近在卡内基梅隆大学获得机器人学博士学位的Lerrel Pinto说道。)”可知，卡内基梅隆大学的研究者主要研究的是声音对机器人的作用有多大。故选A项。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“To perform their study, the researchers created a large data set, recording — at the same time — video and audio of 60 common objects, such as toy blocks, hand tools, and tennis balls — as they slid or rolled around a tray (托盘) and crashed into its sides.(为了进行他们的研究，研究人员创建了一个大型数据集，同时记录了60种常见物体（如玩具积木、手工工具和网球等）的视频和音频，这些物体在托盘上滑动或滚动，并撞击托盘边缘。)”可知，研究人员将60种常见物体放在托盘里来进行实验，结合“The team recorded these interactions using Tilt-Bot attached to the arm of a Sawyer robot. They could place an object in Tilt-Bot and let Sawyer move Tilt-Bot in random directions as cameras and microphones recorded each action.(研究团队使用安装在Sawyer机器人手臂上的Tilt-Bot来记录这些互动。他们可以把一个物体放在Tilt-Bot中，然后让Sawyer以随机的方向移动Tilt-Bot，同时摄像头和麦克风记录下每一个动作。)”可知，他们通过使用固定在Sawyer机器人手臂上的Tit-Bot来记录这些互动，他们可以将物体放在Tilt-Bot里，让Sawyer朝任意方向移动Tilt-Bot，由此可推知，Tilt-Bot应该是一个托盘。故选C项。 【14题详解】 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段“Oliver Kroemer, assistant professor of robotics, once led research into using sound to judge the number of materials, for example rice, by shaking a container, or calculating the flow of those materials from a spoon.(机器人学助理教授Oliver Kroemer曾经领导了一项研究，即通过摇晃容器来判断材料的数量，例如大米，或者计算从勺子中流出的材料流量，以此利用声音进行评估。)”可知，此处是对Oliver Kroemer实验的介绍，结合“The usefulness of sound for robots is therefore not surprising.(因此，声音对机器人的有用性并不令人惊讶。)”可知，作者通过Oliver Kroemer曾经进行过的实验来说明声音对机器人有用这一点并不让人惊讶。故选C项。 【15题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“The next step will be making the robots work on vision and hearing at the same time. For example, if the robot sees a cup and hears it, then it ought to be able to lift and move the cup without spilling (使洒出) what is inside.(下一步将是让机器人同时利用视觉和听觉工作。例如，如果机器人看到一个杯子并听到它，那么它就应该能够在不洒出杯内物品的情况下拿起并移动杯子。)”可知，接下来研究人员的研究方向是让机器人同时依靠视觉和听觉来行动。故选A项。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。 Are you frequently depressed by the feeling that life is leaving you behind particularly when you look over social media sites and are faced with all the exciting things your friends are up to? ____16____ FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out refers to the perception that other people’s lives are superior to our own. It appears as a deep sense of envy, and constant exposure to it can have a weakening effect on our self-esteem(自尊). While feelings of envy and lack of confidence seem to be human nature, social media seems to have added fuel to the fire.____17____Social media, with its built-in appeal, allows us to share only the best presentations of our life, while leaving out the more boring aspects. Although this could be characterized as dishonest, it is the atmosphere social media seems to demand. So how do we avoid being trapped into our own insecurities by social media? Consider your own social media posts.____18____Well, so have others. And what they’ve left hidden is the fact that boredom, loneliness and unpleasant chores are an unavoidable part of everyone’s life, and you’re not the only one feeling left out. ____19____You may not be a regular at fancy parties or a climber of dizzying peaks, but you have your health, a place to live and real friends who appreciate your presence in their lives. Learn to shake it off. We are all flooded daily with photos of other people’s perfections, but really, what does it matter?____20____And even if you are more easily affected than others by social media envy, all you need to do is to look around you and acknowledge that you are doing pretty well after all. A. If so, you are not alone. B. Value your friends in real life. C. Learn to appreciate the positives. D. Why does it have such a stimulating effect? E. They are probably no more real than the funniest reality TV show. F. The feeling that we are left out has long-term damaging psychological consequences. G. Have you ever chosen photos that lead others to the rosiest conclusions about your life? 【答案】16. A 17. D 18. G 19. C 20. E 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了如何避免社交媒体中的嫉妒感。 【16题详解】 根据前句“Are you frequently depressed by the feeling that life is leaving you behind particularly when you look over social media sites and are faced with all the exciting things your friends are up to?(你是否经常感到生活离你而去，尤其是当你浏览社交媒体网站时，面对着朋友们正在做的所有令人兴奋的事情?)”及下一段“FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out refers to the perception that other people’s lives are superior to our own. It appears as a deep sense of envy, and constant exposure to it can have a weakening effect on our self-esteem(自尊).(FOMO指的是别人的生活比我们自己的生活更优越的看法。它表现为一种强烈的嫉妒感，持续暴露在这种情绪下会削弱我们的自尊。)”可知，空处为承上启下句，即强烈的嫉妒感是很多人都有的感觉，引出下文对FOMO的介绍。所以选择项A“If so, you are not alone.(如果是这样，你并不孤单。)”符合上下文语境。故选A。 【17题详解】 根据前句“While feelings of envy and lack of confidence seem to be human nature, social media seems to have added fuel to the fire. (嫉妒和缺乏自信似乎是人类的天性，而社交媒体似乎在火上浇油。)”和后文“Social media, with its built-in appeal, allows us to share only the best presentations of our life, while leaving out the more boring aspects. Although this could be characterized as dishonest, it is the atmosphere social media seems to demand. (社交媒体，以其固有的吸引力，让我们只分享我们生活中最好的一面，而忽略了更无聊的方面。虽然这可以被定性为不诚实，但这似乎是社交媒体所需要的氛围。)”可知，空处提问社交媒体为什么会有火上浇油的刺激作用，以引出下文对其原因的介绍。所以选择项D“Why does it have such a stimulating effect? (为什么它有这样的刺激作用？)”符合上下文语境。故选D。 【18题详解】 根据前句“Consider your own social media posts. (考虑一下你自己的社交媒体帖子。)”和后文“Well, so have others. And what they’ve left hidden is the fact that boredom, loneliness and unpleasant chores are an unavoidable part of everyone’s life, and you’re not the only one feeling left out. (其他人也是如此。而他们所隐藏的事实是，无聊、孤独和不愉快的家务是每个人生活中不可避免的一部分，你不是唯一一个被忽略的人。)”可知，呈现在社交媒体上一般都是经过选择过的，代表生活美好方面的。所以选择项G“Have you ever chosen photos that lead others to the rosiest conclusions about your life? (你有没有选择过一些照片，让别人对你的生活得出最美好的结论？)”符合上下文语境。故选G。 【19题详解】 空处为本段主题句，根据后文“You may not be a regular at fancy parties or a climber of dizzying peaks, but you have your health, a place to live and real friends who appreciate your presence in their lives. (你可能不是高档派对的常客，也不是攀登令人眼花缭乱的高峰的人，但你有健康的身体，有居住的地方，有真正的朋友，他们会欣赏你在他们生活中的存在。)”可知，本段主要介绍要学会欣赏积极的事物。所以选择项C“Learn to appreciate the positives. (学会欣赏积极的事物。)”符合上下文语境。故选C。 【20题详解】 根据前句“We are all flooded daily with photos of other people’s perfections, but really, what does it matter? (我们每天都被别人完美的照片淹没，但说真的，这有什么关系呢?)”可知，我们不能社交媒体上的完美照片的影响，因为它们不一定是真实的。所以选择项E“They are probably no more real than the funniest reality TV show. (它们可能并不比最有趣的电视真人秀更真实。)”符合上下文语境。故选E。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There have been quite a few angel sightings on social media lately. That’s because Erica Group, an artist in DeLand, Florida decided — in a moment of inspiration — to etch (蚀刻) a giant pair of ____21____ onto the side of a local ____22____. For several years, Erica has been ____23____ at a small dress shop in downtown DeLand. The ____24____ store is located next to an alley (小巷) that serves as a background for photos Erica and her colleagues take of their new clothes. One afternoon, Erica was struck by a(n) ____25____ to fill the alley’s wall with a pair of feathered wings. She got ____26____ from the owner of The West Volusia Beacon newspaper to ____27____ her piece of artwork on the paper’s building and posted the picture of the finished ____28____ on social media. ____29____, it just started spreading. People kept coming into the store, asking Erica and her colleagues where the wings were and taking their own pictures. The owner of the building quickly _____30_____ the tendency (趋势) and asked Erica to make the wings _____31_____ replacing chalk with paint. Since then, more than 1,400 people have had their pictures taken with the wings, usually _____32_____ them on Twitter, Instagram and Meta. “It’s become a cool treasure-hunt in town,” Erica says. “Wings are _____33_____ in this alley. Often, a number of people come to ask about their _____34_____.” The artist wants the wings to be _____35_____ however people wish. Despite the various explanations, they certainly seem to be inspiring people and bringing a bit of joy to Erica’s hometown. 21. A. gloves B. pants C. wings D. feathers 22. A. business B. custom C. library D. school 23. A. exploring B. resting C. shopping D. working 24. A. special B. tiny C. cool D. popular 25. A. comment B. order C. fact D. idea 26. A. permission B. attention C. advice D. praise 27. A. stick B. describe C. chalk D. color 28. A. article B. product C. photograph D. program 29. A. However B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Soon 30. A. made up for B. caught on to C. broke away from D. ran out of 31. A. interesting B. famous C. lasting D. natural 32. A. sharing B. introducing C. advertising D. editing 33. A. hidden B. covered C. lost D. ignored 34. A. history B. meaning C. influence D. location 35. A. replaced B. understood C. created D. drawn 【答案】21. C 22. A 23. D 24. B 25. D 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. B 31. C 32. A 33. A 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。主要介绍的是艺术家Erica Group在佛罗里达州德兰德市一幢建筑墙上创作巨大翅膀壁画的故事，以及这对翅膀如何成为社区中的热门拍照点，激发了当地居民和游客的极大兴趣。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是因为佛罗里达州德兰的一位艺术家Erica Group在灵感迸发的那一刻，决定在当地一家企业的侧面蚀刻上一对巨大的翅膀。A. glove手套；B. pants裤子；C. wings翅膀；D. feathers羽毛。根据下文的“One afternoon, Erica was struck by a(n) ____5____ to fill the alley’s wall with a pair of feathered wings.”可知，Erica想要画一对翅膀，符合语境。故选C项。 【22题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这是因为佛罗里达州德兰的一位艺术家Erica Group在灵感迸发的那一刻，决定在当地一家企业的侧面蚀刻上一对巨大的翅膀。A. business商业，企业；B. custom风俗；C. library图书馆；D. school学校。根据下文“from the owner of The West Volusia Beacon newspaper to __7__ her piece of artwork on the paper’s building”可知，Erica是在一家企业大楼上画翅膀。故选A项。 【23题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：几年来，Erica一直在德兰德市中心的一家小服装店工作。A. exploring探索；B. resting休息；C. shopping购物；D. working工作。根据下文“a background for photos Erica and her colleagues take of their new clothes”可知，Erica是在一家服装店工作。故选D项。 【24题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：这家小店位于一条小巷旁边，这条小巷是Erica和她的同事们拍摄新衣服照片的背景。A. special特别的；B. tiny小的；C. cool酷的；D. popular流行的。根据上文“at a small dress shop in downtown DeLand.”可知，这家服装店很小，符合语境。故选B项。 【25题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一天下午，Erica突然有了在小巷墙上画一对羽毛翅膀的想法。A. comment评论；B. order命令；C. fact事实；D. idea想法。根据下文“fill the alley’s wall with a pair of feathered wings”可知，Erica想要在小巷墙上画一对羽毛翅膀，由此可知，此处指的是Erica有了一个想法。故选D项。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她获得了《West Volusia Beacon》报纸业主的许可，在该报的建筑物上用粉笔创作她的艺术品，并在社交媒体上发布了完成作品的照片。A. permission许可；B. attention注意力；C. advice建议；D. praise赞扬。根据下文“from the owner of The West Volusia Beacon newspaper to __7__ her piece of artwork on the paper’s building”可知，Erica要在该报的建筑上用粉笔创作她的艺术品，由此可知，此处表示Erica应是得到了老板的许可。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：她获得了《West Volusia Beacon》报纸业主的许可，在该报的建筑物上用粉笔创作她的艺术品，并在社交媒体上发布了完成作品的照片。A. stick粘贴；B. describe描述；C. chalk用粉笔画；D. color上色。根据下文“replacing chalk with paint”可知，此处表示Erica用粉笔创作她的艺术作品。故选C项。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：她获得了《West Volusia Beacon》报纸业主的许可，在该报的建筑物上用粉笔创作她的艺术品，并在社交媒体上发布了完成作品的照片。A. article文章；B. product产品；C. photograph照片；D. program节目。根据上文的“She got ____6____ from the owner of The West Volusia Beacon newspaper to ____7____ her piece of artwork on the paper’s building”可知，Erica得到《West Volusia Beacon》报业主的许可，在建筑上用粉笔创作她的艺术品，结合空前finished可知，此处指的是在社交媒体上，Erica发布的是完成的作品的照片。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：很快，这张照片开始在社交媒体上传播开来。A. However然而；B. Besides此外；C. Otherwise否则；D. Soon很快，不久。根据下文的“it just started spreading. People kept coming into the store, asking Erica and her colleagues where the wings were and taking their own pictures.”可知，人们不断来到店里，询问Erica和她的同事们翅膀在哪里，并且拍摄他们自己的照片，由此可知，这张照B片很快传播。故选D项。 【30题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：建筑的所有者迅速意识到了这一趋势，并请Erica使用油漆而不是粉笔来使这对翅膀更加持久。A. made up for弥补；B. caught on to意识到；C. broke away from脱离；D. ran out of用完。根据下文“and asked Erica to make the wings ____11____ replacing chalk with paint.”可知，大楼的主人意识到这一趋势，要求Erica用油漆代替粉笔，让翅膀更持久。故选B项。 【31题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：建筑的所有者迅速意识到了这一趋势，并请Erica使用油漆而不是粉笔来使这对翅膀更加持久。A. interesting有趣的；B. famous著名的；C. lasting持久的；D. natural自然的。根据下文“replacing chalk with paint.”可知，大楼的主人要求Erica用油漆代替粉笔，目的是让翅膀更持久。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：从那以后，已经有1400多人在翅膀前拍照，通常会在Twitter、Instagram和Meta上分享这些照片。A. sharing分享；B. introducing介绍；C. advertising做广告；D. editing编辑。根据下文“on Twitter, Instagram and Meta.”可知，此处说的是人们会在社交媒体上分享这些照片。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：翅膀在这个小巷里隐藏着。A. hidden隐藏；B. covered覆盖；C. lost迷失；D. ignored忽视。根据上文“It’s become a cool treasure-hunt in town”可知，这已经成为镇上一个很酷的寻宝活动，由此可知，翅膀的位置不好找，就像是藏在小巷里一样。故选A项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：常常有一些人来询问它们的位置。A. history历史；B. meaning意义；C. influence影响；D. location位置。根据上文“It’s become a cool treasure-hunt in town”可知，这已经成为镇上一个很酷的寻宝活动，由此可知，翅膀的位置不好找，所以人们会来询问翅膀的位置。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：艺术家希望这些翅膀能够以任何人们希望的方式被理解。A. replaced替换；B. understood理解；C. created创造；D. drawn绘制。根据下文“Despite the various explanations, they certainly seem to be inspiring people and bringing a bit of joy to Erica’s hometown”可知，尽管有各种各样的解释，这些翅膀似乎确实激励了人们，由此可推断，Erica希望翅膀的意义能被理解。故选B项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Recognized for her extraordinary talent, Wu Suzhen has captivated audiences worldwide. As an award-winning ____36____ (perform) of Yuju Opera, Wu Suzhen, who specializes in the role of qingyi—graceful female characters,____37____ (star) in the classic production Yuzhou Feng, where she portrays a woman pretending to be mad to avoid becoming a mistress. Wu Suzhen,____38____ inheritor of the Chen School, won the Plum Performance Award in 2019, China’s top honor for traditional theater. She will bring her Suzhen Theater from Kaifeng, Henan province ____39____ this year’s Avignon Festival in France, marking the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic ties and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. Wu’s shows aim ____40____ (introduce) Yuju Opera to international audiences, highlighting its charm and ____41____ (express) movements. Previous performances in France received warm applause, which, despite cultural and language barriers,____42____ (significant) boosted the group’s confidence. Suzhen Theater plans to transport all original stage items to ensure authenticity. Wu will also share her knowledge through lectures,____43____ (demonstrate) Yuju Opera’s makeup, costumes, and performance techniques. This interactive approach,____44____ helps foreign audiences appreciate the beauty and complexities of traditional Chinese opera, fosters cultural exchange and understanding. Wu hopes these efforts will spark greater interest in traditional Chinese opera and encourage _____45_____ (far) exploration. 【答案】36. performer 37. stars 38. an 39. to 40. to introduce 41. expressive 42. significantly 43. demonstrating 44. which 45. further 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了中国豫剧演员吴素真的艺术成就及其在国际舞台上的推广努力。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：作为一位屡获殊荣的豫剧演员，吴素真擅长扮演青衣角色——端庄秀丽的女性角色，她在经典剧目《宇宙锋》中担任主角，饰演一位假装发疯以避免成为妾室的女子。award-winning是形容词，修饰名词，吴素真是一位演员，空格处意为“表演者”，名词是performer，空前有an，空格处用单数，故填performer。 【37题详解】 考查时态和主谓一致。句意：作为一位屡获殊荣的豫剧演员，吴素真擅长扮演青衣角色——端庄秀丽的女性角色，她在经典剧目《宇宙锋》中担任主角，饰演一位假装发疯以避免成为妾室的女子。句子描述客观事实，时态用一般现在时，主语Wu Suzhen是单数，因此空格处用第三人称单数，故填stars。 【38题详解】 考查冠词。句意：吴素真是陈派的传承人，在2019年获得了中国传统戏剧的最高荣誉——梅花表演奖。inheritor是可数名词的单数形式，表泛指，前面要加不定冠词，inheritor是元音音素开头，因此不定冠词用an，故填an。 【39题详解】 考查介词。句意：今年是中法建交60周年，也是中法文化旅游年，她将带着河南开封的素真剧团参加法国阿维尼翁戏剧节。from...to...是固定搭配，意为“从……到……”，因此空格处用介词to，故填to。 【40题详解】 考查不定式。句意：吴的演出旨在向国际观众介绍豫剧，突出其魅力和富有表现力的动作。aim to do sth.是固定短语，意为“旨在做某事”，因此空格处用不定式to introduce。故填to introduce。 【41题详解】 考查形容词。句意：吴的演出旨在向国际观众介绍豫剧，突出其魅力和富有表现力的动作。空格处用形容词作定语，修饰名词movements，express的形容词是expressive，意为“富于表现力的”。故填expressive。 【42题详解】 考查副词。句意：此前在法国的演出获得了热烈的掌声，尽管存在文化和语言障碍，但这极大地增强了乐队的信心。空格处用副词修饰动词boosted，significant的副词是significantly，意为“显著地”。故填significantly。 【43题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：吴还将通过讲座分享她的知识，展示豫剧的化妆、服装和表演技巧。句中谓语是will also share，空格处用非谓语动词，Wu和demonstrate之间是主谓关系，因此空格处用现在分词表主动，故填demonstrating。 【44题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：这种互动的方式，帮助外国观众欣赏中国传统戏曲的美丽和复杂，促进文化交流和理解。空格处引导的是非限制性定语从句，从句中缺少主语，先行词approach是物，因此空格处用关系代词which，故填which。 【45题详解】 考查比较级。句意：吴希望这些努力能激发人们对中国传统戏曲的更大兴趣，并鼓励人们进一步探索。由greater可知，空格处用比较级，此处表示“进一步探索”，因此空格处用比较级further。故填further。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15 分） 46. 假定你是李华，春节临近，你市博物馆将举行一场以“中国春节”为主题的中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展，请你写一封邮件邀请外教Henry一起参观，内容包括： 1. 展览时间、地点： 2. 展览内容。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80 左右。 2. 请按以下格式作答。 Dear Henry, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Dear Henry, I’m writing to invite you to visit a Chinese paper-cutting art exhibition with the theme of “Chinese Spring Festival” at our city museum. The exhibition will be held from January 22nd to February 5th, at the Jinhua Museum. This exhibition will showcase various paper-cutting works that represent the traditions and customs of the Spring Festival. You will have the chance to see live demonstrations by renowned artists and even try your hand at making your own paper-cutting. I believe you will find it both interesting and informative. Looking forward to your reply. Yours, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。市博物馆将举行一场以“中国春节”为主题的中国剪纸艺术展，要求考生按照要求写一封邮件邀请外教Henry一起参观。 【详解】1.词汇积累 参观：visit → pay a visit to 各种各样的：various → a variety of 机会：chance → opportunity 著名的：renowned → famous 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I’m writing to invite you to visit a Chinese paper-cutting art exhibition with the theme of “Chinese Spring Festival” at our city museum. 拓展句：I’m writing to invite you to visit a Chinese paper-cutting art exhibition at our city museum, whose theme is “Chinese Spring Festival”. 【点睛】【高分句型1】This exhibition will showcase various paper-cutting works that represent the traditions and customs of the Spring Festival.（运用了that引导的限制性定语从句） 【高分句型2】I believe you will find it both interesting and informative.（运用了省略引导词that的宾语从句作believe的宾语） 第二节 读后续写（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。 It was Tamika’s turn to tell her class where she went this summer. She stood up proudly. “This summer I went to Bradley,” Tamika announced. “They have a big market there. My mom bought a painting and I got second-hand inline skates. We had a great time there. ” “That’s not a trip,” Jeremy whispered loudly to his partner. “It’s only half an hour from here. My dad and I often go to Bradley to buy tools for his repair shop.” “Jeremy, no interrupting,” said Miss Snowdent, their teacher. “And Bradley has a fine market. I’m glad that Tamika can tell us about it. Go ahead, Tamika.” Miss Snowden smiled warmly at her, encouraging her to continue. But Tamika didn’t feel proud of her family’s trip to Bradley any more and she just felt embarrassed. Tamika dropped her head and said in a low voice that she was finished, and then hurried back to her desk. She hoped that the other kids didn’t notice her face turning red. Tamika listened as Peter talked about his cruise to Jamaical. She heard about Mary’s trip across the Atlantic to Ireland. She heard about John’s horseback ride through the Grand Canyon. It seemed as if everyone but her had taken a big trip over the summer. “I never get to go anywhere. ” Tamika thought to herself. A sense of sadness clouded her the whole day. After school things got worse. One of the wheels on Tamika’s skates came loose. Now she couldn’t even skate. Sitting on the sidewalk, Tamika tried to fix her wheel but did not know how. Then Miss Snowden happened to pass by. She walked up with a smile on her face, asking. “You look unhappy, Tamika. Why are you sitting here?” Tamika lowered her head, tears building up inside her eyes. “Want to talk about it?” Miss Snowden asked kindly. Tamika nodded, trying to avoid Miss Snowden’s eyes! Bending down, Miss Snowden said in a whisper: “You know, Tamika, actually we don’t always have to travel far to learn anything.” Tamika looked up with watering eyes and wondered what Miss Snowden meant. 注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Right at this moment, Jeremy was walking by and saw them. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Yes. I can fix it,” Jeremy said with confidence. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Right at this moment, Jeremy was walking by and saw them. Looking at the tears in Tamika’s eyes and recalling her embarrassment in class, he was overwhelmed with some regret. “I shouldn’t have said that. Tamika must be very sad.” At the thought of this, Jeremy stepped forward and offered his apology to Tamika. Miss Snowden gave Jeremy a thumbs-up and then asked, “One of the wheels on Tamika’s skate came loose. Can you fix it?” “Yes. I can fix it,” Jeremy said with confidence. Right away, he got down to deal with the wheel, with Tamika standing beside him. While working, he explained how to deal with the loose wheel step by step and Tamika listened carefully. Soon, the wheel was fixed. “Thank you. And I think I’ve learned how to deal with a loose wheel.” Tamika showed her thankfulness. Hearing this, Miss Snowden patted Tamika’s shoulder, “See? We don’t have to travel far to learn anything, Right?” Tamika’s lips curved into a big smile, “Yes, Miss Snowden. You’re right. It’s true that we don’t have to travel far to learn anything.” 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了塔米卡告诉全班同学她今年夏天去了布拉德利，而同学杰里米则说这根本算不上旅行，对此塔米卡不再为全家去布拉德利的旅行感到骄傲，她只是感到尴尬。放学后，塔米卡冰鞋的一个轮子松了，杰里米主动提出帮她修好了冰鞋。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“就在这时，杰里米经过，看到了他们。”可知，第一段可描写杰里米看到他们之后的内心活动以及对塔米卡道歉。 ②由第二段首句内容“是的。我能修好它，杰里米自信地说。”可知，第二段可描写杰里米修理冰鞋的过程以及两人互相坦白。 2.续写线索：杰里米路过——内疚——道歉——修鞋——坦白假期活动——感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①回想起：recall/ remember ②修理：fix /mend ③解决，处理：deal with/ handle 情绪类 ①难过的，伤心的：sad/ grieved/ broken-hearted ②感激：thankfulness /gratitude/ gratefulness 【点睛】[高分句型1]Looking at the tears in Tamika’s eyes and recalling her embarrassment in class, he was overwhelmed with some regret.（运用了非谓语动词中的现在分词作状语。） [高分句型2]While working, he explained how to deal with the loose wheel step by step and Tamika listened carefully.（运用了连词While引导的时间状语从句以及从句的省略用法。） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 宜章一中2023级高二下期第一次阶段性测试英语学科试卷 第一部 分听力（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共5小题：每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 例How much is the shirt？ A. £19.15. B. £9.18. C. £9.15. 答案是 C. 1. What is Kate doing？ A. Boarding a flight. B. Arranging a trip. C. Seeing a friend off. 2. What are the speakers talking about？ A. A pop star. B. An old song. C. A radio program. 3. What will the speakers do today？ A. Go to an art show. B. Meet the man’s aunt. C. Eat out with Mark. 4. What does the man want to do？ A. Cancel an order. B. Ask for a receipt. C. Reschedule a delivery. 5. When will the next train to Bedford leave？ A. At 9:45. B. At 10:15. C. At 11:00. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听下面5 段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的 A、B、C 三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6 段材料，回答第6、7 题。 6. What will the weather be like today？ A. Stormy. B. Sunny. C. Foggy. 7. What is the man going to do？ A. Plant a tree. B. Move his car. C. Check the map. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why is Kathy in California now？ A. She is on vacation there. B. She has just moved there. C. She is doing business there. 9. What is the relationship between Tom and Fiona？ A. Husband and wife. B. Brother and sister. C. Father and daughter. 10. What does Kathy thank Dave for？ A. Finding her a new job. B. Sending her a present. C. Calling on her mother. 听第8 段材料，回答第11 至13题。 11. How did Jack go to school when he was a child？ A. By bike. B. On foot. C. By bus. 12. What is Jack’s attitude toward parents driving their kids to school？ A. Disapproving. B. Encouraging. C. Understanding. 13. What is the problem with some parents according to the woman？ A. Overprotecting their children. B. Pushing their children too bard. C. Having no time for their children. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. Why did Marie post her kitchen gardening online at first？ A. To keep records of her progress. B. To sell home-grown vegetables. C. To motivate her fellow gardeners. 15. Why does Marie recommend beginners to grow strawberries？ A. They need no special care. B They can be used in cooking. C They bear a lot of fruit soon. 16. What is difficult for Marie to grow？ A. Herbs. B. Carrots C. Pears. 17. What is Marie's advice to those interested in kitchen gardening？ A. Aim high. B. Keep focused. C. Stay optimistic. 听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。 18. What is “Life of Johnson”？ A. A magazine column. B.ATV series. C. Ahistorical novel. 19. What is Johnson famous for？ A. His acting talent. B. His humorous writing. C. His long sports career. 20. When did Johnson join Sports Times？ A. In 1981. B. In 1983. C. In 1985. 第二部分 阅读（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A A podcast is a sound file similar to a radio broadcast, which can be downloaded and listened to on your phone or Pad. If you want to get entertained or learn something new, here are some most exciting podcast series. Sixth Sense Pam Sica’s friends said she should put her dog to sleep. After all, the 15-year-old golden retriever was aging and — to make matters worse — was now acting strangely. A long story about a family’s love for their dog and how he paid them back in the most shocking way. Think Fast, Talk Smart We all have the ability to express ourselves more clearly, especially at work. Stanford Graduate School of Business lecturer Matt Abrahams discusses real-world challenges and offers tips such as writing better emails and preparing for meetings and presentations. A Song of Ice and Fire For those who like long listens, George R. R. Martins series claims the (Iron) Throne (王冠). The first story, the 33-hour-long Game of Thrones, won a Guinness World Record for the “most character voices in an audio-book” with 224 characters alone. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV Since it exploded in the early 2000s with shows like Big Brother and Survivor reality TV has both fascinated and amazed viewers. The BBC’s Sirin Kale and Pandora Sykes explore themes such as the Kardashians’ creation of celebrity (网红), and why Selling Sunset and Real Housewives are so successful. 1. Which podcast helps improve communicative skills? A. Sixth Sense. B. Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV. C. Think Fast, Talk Smart. D. A Song of Ice and Fire. 2. How many podcasts are suitable for listeners who are fond of long stories? A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four. 3. What is the podcast Unreal: A Critical History of Reality TV about? A. Discovering the truth behind the scenes. B. Teaching how to be trained as a celebrity. C. Providing survival skills in the wild. D. Criticizing the shows given by BBC. B Chinese poet, critic, and translator Yu Guangzhong died at the age of 89 in Taiwan. Mr. Yu was a young college student in the Chinese mainland when his family moved to Taiwan in 1949. Mr. Yu was prolific (多产的), publishing more than 50 books of poetry, prose (散文) criticism and translations over seven decades. He traveled frequently. Besides Hong Kong, he wrote and taught in Europe, the United States and, after the travel ban was lifted in 1987, the Chinese mainland. “The Chinese mainland is like my mother, Taiwan is a wife, Hong Kong is a lover, and Europe is a mistress,” he wrote in a 1998 essay titled From Mother to an Affair. In Yu Guangzhong’s poem Nostalgia (《乡愁》), he describes his memory for his late mother as a grave, which separates them into two different worlds: Nostalgia was a low grave/Me on the outside/Mother on the inside. However, the fact that Nostalgia became so famous also disturbed Yu because among the over 1,000 poems that he had written, Nostalgia seemed to be the only one that the public ever talked about and appreciated. “I’d like to think of Nostalgia as my business card, but unfortunately it got too big that it kept people from seeing the real me,” Yu once said. To him, writing was an inseparable part of life that shouldn’t be affected by age or anything else. He spent his whole life working, even in his 80s. Whenever people asked him whether he still kept the habit of writing up, he would always answer, “Why don’t you ask me if I’m still breathing?” 4 What can we infer from paragraph 2？ A. Mr. Yu liked travelling in Hong Kong most. B. Mr. Yu once settled in America. C. Foreign affairs often bothered Mr. Yu. D. At one point, residents of Taiwan were forbidden to go to the Chinese mainland. 5. Both the essay From Mother to an Affair and the poem Nostalgia show that ______. A. Yu lived a happy life B. Yu missed the Chinese mainland C. Yu had complex feelings about Taiwan D. Yu often wondered what would happen to his life 6. What can we know from paragraph 5？ A. Yu felt proud of himself. B. Nostalgia left Yu in trouble. C. Nostalgia was the best among Yu’s poems. D. Many Chinese people know the poem Nostalgia. 7. The last paragraph mainly tells us that ______. A. Mr. Yu never stopped writing B. Mr. Yu often argued with others C. Mr. Yu’s works will be kept alive D. Mr. Yu were misunderstood by many people C Tired of standing in line? Wait a bit longer, and you may never have to again. Everyone from Amazon to Silicon Valley start­ups is trying to eliminate lines in retail (零售) stores. Amazon has opened 24 of its Amazon Go stores, which use cameras and artificial intelligence to see what you’ve taken off shelves and charge you as you walk out. Some start­ups are closely copying Amazon’s approach to using AI­powered cameras fixed in ceilings.But others are trying an entirely different way to skip the checkout: smart shopping carts. These companies have added cameras and sensors (传感器) to the carts, and are using AI to tell what you’ve placed in them. A built­in scale weighs items, in case you have to pay by the pound for an item. Customers pay by using a credit card, or through an online payment system. When customers exit the store, a green light on the shopping cart indicates that their orders are complete, and they’re charged. The start­ups behind the smart shopping carts, including Caper and Veeve, say it’s much easier to add technology to the shopping cart than to an entire store. Amazon Go stores rely on hundreds of cameras in the ceiling. The shelves also include sensors to tell when an item is removed. Ahmed Beshry, co­founder of Caper, believes the technology to run Amazon Go is too expensive to use in a large grocery store. Neither Caper nor Veeve has said how much their smart shopping carts will cost, making it difficult to compare the different formats. Shariq Siddiqui, CEO of Veeve, said he’s finding increased interest from retailers given Amazon’s steady expansion of Amazon Go since the first Amazon Go store opened in Seattle in 2018. “We’re always happy when Amazon is doing something,” Siddiqui said. “They force retailers to get out of their old school thinking.” Each time a business uses artificial intelligence and cameras, it raises questions about customer privacy and the impact on jobs.Beshry notes that the cameras in his smart shopping cart point down into the cart, so only customers’ hands and part of their arms will be captured (拍摄) by cameras. 8. Which of the following best explains the underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 1? A. Cross. B. Remove. C. Extend. D. Break. 9. What do we know about the smart shopping carts? A. They are linked to the cameras fixed in the ceilings. B. They can tell customers where to find what they want. C. They flash the green light when the order is cancelled. D. They are able to recognize purchases placed in them. 10. What does Beshry think of the technology applied in Amazon Go stores? A. It is far more expensive than their smart shopping carts. B It may increase the cost of running a large grocery store greatly. C. It has attracted many more retailers than before. D. It is likely to help retailers to think differently. 11. What is the best title for the text? A. The New Technology Promotes Retail Sales B. AI­powered Cameras Are Used in Retail Stores C. Smart Shopping Carts Will Let You Skip the Line D. Artificial Intelligence Affects the Future Job Market D People rarely use just one sense to understand the world, but robots usually only rely on vision and, increasingly, touch. Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) researchers find that robots could improve markedly by adding another sense: hearing. “A lot of work showed sound could be useful, but it wasn’t clear when it came to robotics,” said Lerrel Pinto, who recently earned his Ph. D. in robotics at CMU. He and his colleagues found the performance rating was quite high, with robots that used sound successfully classifying objects 76 percent of the time. To perform their study, the researchers created a large data set, recording — at the same time — video and audio of 60 common objects, such as toy blocks, hand tools, and tennis balls — as they slid or rolled around a tray (托盘) and crashed into its sides. The team recorded these interactions using Tilt-Bot attached to the arm of a Sawyer robot. They could place an object in Tilt-Bot and let Sawyer move Tilt-Bot in random directions as cameras and microphones recorded each action. Though the size of this data set is the largest, other researchers have also studied how intelligent agents can collect information from sound. Oliver Kroemer, assistant professor of robotics, once led research into using sound to judge the number of materials, for example rice, by shaking a container, or calculating the flow of those materials from a spoon. The usefulness of sound for robots is therefore not surprising. Robots can predict the sound of unseen objects with the input of existing sound programs. This study will be useful for the advancement of robotics. The next step will be making the robots work on vision and hearing at the same time. For example, if the robot sees a cup and hears it, then it ought to be able to lift and move the cup without spilling (使洒出) what is inside. If scientists work on such special subjects, robots could soon become similar to humans. 12. What is CMU’s study on？ A. How useful sound is to robots. B. How robots understand the world. C. How many senses robots could have D. How sound determines robotic action. 13. What is Tilt-Bot according to the text？ A. A camera. B. A microphone. C. A tray. D. A block. 14. Why is Oliver Kroemer mentioned？ A. To refer to his research data. B. To explain his great achievement. C. To prove CMU’s finding is no surprise. D. To stress uniqueness of CMU’s research. 15. What will the researchers continue to research？ A. Robots’ vision-sound-action. B. Similarities between robots and man. C. Applications of sound in other fields. D. Improvement of robots’ control over objects. 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5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。 Are you frequently depressed by the feeling that life is leaving you behind particularly when you look over social media sites and are faced with all the exciting things your friends are up to? ____16____ FOMO, or Fear of Missing Out refers to the perception that other people’s lives are superior to our own. It appears as a deep sense of envy, and constant exposure to it can have a weakening effect on our self-esteem(自尊). While feelings of envy and lack of confidence seem to be human nature, social media seems to have added fuel to the fire.____17____Social media, with its built-in appeal, allows us to share only the best presentations of our life, while leaving out the more boring aspects. Although this could be characterized as dishonest, it is the atmosphere social media seems to demand. So how do we avoid being trapped into our own insecurities by social media? Consider your own social media posts.____18____Well, so have others. And what they’ve left hidden is the fact that boredom, loneliness and unpleasant chores are an unavoidable part of everyone’s life, and you’re not the only one feeling left out. ____19____You may not be a regular at fancy parties or a climber of dizzying peaks, but you have your health, a place to live and real friends who appreciate your presence in their lives. Learn to shake it off. We are all flooded daily with photos of other people’s perfections, but really, what does it matter?____20____And even if you are more easily affected than others by social media envy, all you need to do is to look around you and acknowledge that you are doing pretty well after all. A. If so, you are not alone. B. Value your friends in real life. C. Learn to appreciate the positives. D. Why does it have such a stimulating effect? E. They are probably no more real than the funniest reality TV show. F. The feeling that we are left out has long-term damaging psychological consequences. G. Have you ever chosen photos that lead others to the rosiest conclusions about your life? 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 完形填空（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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 There have been quite a few angel sightings on social media lately. That’s because Erica Group, an artist in DeLand, Florida decided — in a moment of inspiration — to etch (蚀刻) a giant pair of ____21____ onto the side of a local ____22____. For several years, Erica has been ____23____ at a small dress shop in downtown DeLand. The ____24____ store is located next to an alley (小巷) that serves as a background for photos Erica and her colleagues take of their new clothes. One afternoon, Erica was struck by a(n) ____25____ to fill the alley’s wall with a pair of feathered wings. She got ____26____ from the owner of The West Volusia Beacon newspaper to ____27____ her piece of artwork on the paper’s building and posted the picture of the finished ____28____ on social media. ____29____, it just started spreading. People kept coming into the store, asking Erica and her colleagues where the wings were and taking their own pictures. The owner of the building quickly _____30_____ the tendency (趋势) and asked Erica to make the wings _____31_____ replacing chalk with paint. Since then, more than 1,400 people have had their pictures taken with the wings, usually _____32_____ them on Twitter, Instagram and Meta. “It’s become a cool treasure-hunt in town,” Erica says. “Wings are _____33_____ in this alley. Often, a number of people come to ask about their _____34_____.” The artist wants the wings to be _____35_____ however people wish. Despite the various explanations, they certainly seem to be inspiring people and bringing a bit of joy to Erica’s hometown. 21. A. gloves B. pants C. wings D. feathers 22. A. business B. custom C. library D. school 23. A. exploring B. resting C. shopping D. working 24. A. special B. tiny C. cool D. popular 25. A. comment B. order C. fact D. idea 26. A. permission B. attention C. advice D. praise 27. A. stick B. describe C. chalk D. color 28. A. article B. product C. photograph D. program 29. A. However B. Besides C. Otherwise D. Soon 30. A. made up for B. caught on to C. broke away from D. ran out of 31. A. interesting B. famous C. lasting D. natural 32. A. sharing B. introducing C. advertising D. editing 33. A. hidden B. covered C. lost D. ignored 34. A. history B. meaning C. influence D. location 35. A. replaced B. understood C. created D. drawn 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Recognized for her extraordinary talent, Wu Suzhen has captivated audiences worldwide. As an award-winning ____36____ (perform) of Yuju Opera, Wu Suzhen, who specializes in the role of qingyi—graceful female characters,____37____ (star) in the classic production Yuzhou Feng, where she portrays a woman pretending to be mad to avoid becoming a mistress. Wu Suzhen,____38____ inheritor of the Chen School, won the Plum Performance Award in 2019, China’s top honor for traditional theater. She will bring her Suzhen Theater from Kaifeng, Henan province ____39____ this year’s Avignon Festival in France, marking the 60th anniversary of China-France diplomatic ties and the China-France Year of Culture and Tourism. Wu’s shows aim ____40____ (introduce) Yuju Opera to international audiences, highlighting its charm and ____41____ (express) movements. Previous performances in France received warm applause, which, despite cultural and language barriers,____42____ (significant) boosted the group’s confidence. Suzhen Theater plans to transport all original stage items to ensure authenticity. Wu will also share her knowledge through lectures,____43____ (demonstrate) Yuju Opera’s makeup, costumes, and performance techniques. This interactive approach,____44____ helps foreign audiences appreciate the beauty and complexities of traditional Chinese opera, fosters cultural exchange and understanding. Wu hopes these efforts will spark greater interest in traditional Chinese opera and encourage _____45_____ (far) exploration. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节 应用文写作（满分15 分） 46. 假定你是李华，春节临近，你市博物馆将举行一场以“中国春节”为主题的中国剪纸（paper-cutting）艺术展，请你写一封邮件邀请外教Henry一起参观，内容包括： 1. 展览时间、地点： 2. 展览内容。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80 左右。 2. 请按以下格式作答。 Dear Henry, ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 读后续写（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。 It was Tamika’s turn to tell her class where she went this summer. She stood up proudly. “This summer I went to Bradley,” Tamika announced. “They have a big market there. My mom bought a painting and I got second-hand inline skates. We had a great time there. ” “That’s not a trip,” Jeremy whispered loudly to his partner. “It’s only half an hour from here. My dad and I often go to Bradley to buy tools for his repair shop.” “Jeremy, no interrupting,” said Miss Snowdent, their teacher. “And Bradley has a fine market. I’m glad that Tamika can tell us about it. Go ahead, Tamika.” Miss Snowden smiled warmly at her, encouraging her to continue. But Tamika didn’t feel proud of her family’s trip to Bradley any more and she just felt embarrassed. Tamika dropped her head and said in a low voice that she was finished, and then hurried back to her desk. She hoped that the other kids didn’t notice her face turning red. Tamika listened as Peter talked about his cruise to Jamaical. She heard about Mary’s trip across the Atlantic to Ireland. She heard about John’s horseback ride through the Grand Canyon. It seemed as if everyone but her had taken a big trip over the summer. “I never get to go anywhere. ” Tamika thought to herself. A sense of sadness clouded her the whole day. After school things got worse. One of the wheels on Tamika’s skates came loose. Now she couldn’t even skate. Sitting on the sidewalk, Tamika tried to fix her wheel but did not know how. Then Miss Snowden happened to pass by. She walked up with a smile on her face, asking. “You look unhappy, Tamika. Why are you sitting here?” Tamika lowered her head, tears building up inside her eyes. “Want to talk about it?” Miss Snowden asked kindly. Tamika nodded, trying to avoid Miss Snowden’s eyes! Bending down, Miss Snowden said in a whisper: “You know, Tamika, actually we don’t always have to travel far to learn anything.” Tamika looked up with watering eyes and wondered what Miss Snowden meant. 注意：1.续写词数应为 150左右； 2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Right at this moment, Jeremy was walking by and saw them. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ “Yes. I can fix it,” Jeremy said with confidence. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$