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2024-2025-2长沙实验中学高三下第七次调研考试 英语 时量：120分钟 满分：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略 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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A What happens to old Olympics stadiums after the medals have all been awarded? Here are four host cities taking a different approach, repurposing their Olympics structures for less sporty uses. Los Angeles, California The Grand Olympic Auditorium was constructed in 1924, and after the Games it continued to host boxing and wrestling matches. The building even served as the film set for parts of Rocky. The venue was so well known around Hollywood — hosting greats like Cassius Clay, Rage Againstthe Machine, Andre the Giant and Little Richard. Lake Placid, New York Most people entering the now remodeled 1980 Olympic Village in Lake Placid are in a lot of trouble. It’s not much of a surprise, though; this Olympic Village was built with a prison in mind, because the only way Lake Placid could get funding from the government for the Olympics was that they had a secondary purpose for any new buildings. Only the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP) offered to be the second use for the Village complex. Beijing, China After the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the National Aquatics Center was restored. And half of it is now Asia’s largest water park, called Happy Magic Water Cube. There are 13 waterslides, a lazy river, a wave pool and a spa. The second floor of the building has an auditorium with 17, 000 seats. Helsinki, Finland Originally constructed in 1937, the Tennispalatsi was never meant to last as a permanent structure. It first housed a car dealership and was restored one year later to add four tennis courts as the city began opening various sports venues around town. Then the venue hosted basketball when the Games finally came to Helsinki in 1952. Now, the Tennispalatsi holds the Helsinki City Art Museum and several restaurants. 1. Which Olympic stadium may appeal to movie star-chasers? A. The Tennispalatsi. B. The Olympic Village. C. The National Aquatics Center. D. The Grand Olympic Auditorium. 2. What was essential for the government to fund the 1980 Olympic Village? A. Lake Placid promised to host a second Olympics. B. Lake Placid could convince FBP to build a new prison. C. The Olympic Village managed to solve all the troubles. D. The Olympic Village could be used as a prison afterwards. 3. Why was the Tennispalatsi in Helsinki restored in 1938? A. To prepare for the 1952 Olympics. B. To meet the demand for sports space. C. To provide venues for basketball training. D. To expand the business of a car dealership. 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章介绍了四个主办奥运会的城市使用不同方法重新利用旧奥运会场馆。 【1题详解】 推理判断题。根据Los Angeles, California部分中“The building even served as the film set for parts of Rocky. The venue was so well known around Hollywood — hosting greats like Cassius Clay, Rage Againstthe Machine, Andre the Giant and Little Richard.(这座建筑甚至是《洛奇》的部分取景地。这个地方在好莱坞非常有名，曾招待过Cassius Clay、Rage Againstthe Machine、Andre the Giant和Little Richard等巨星)”可知，The Grand Olympic Auditorium可能会吸引电影明星的追逐者，故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据Lake Placid, New York部分中“It’s not much of a surprise, though; this Olympic Village was built with a prison in mind, because the only way Lake Placid could get funding from the government for the Olympics was that they had a secondary purpose for any new buildings.(不过，这并不令人惊讶；这个奥运村在建造的时候就考虑到了监狱，因为普莱西德湖能从政府那里获得奥运会资金的唯一途径就是任何新建筑都有一个次要的用途)”可知，政府资助1980年奥运村的关键是奥运村之后可以用作监狱，故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据Helsinki, Finland部分中“It first housed a car dealership and was restored one year later to add four tennis courts as the city began opening various sports venues around town.(它最初是一家汽车经销店，一年后经过修复，增加了四个网球场，因为该市开始在城镇周围开设各种体育场馆)”可知，1938年重建Tennispalatsi是为了满足运动空间的需求，故选B。 B “Promise me you won’t marry a farmer,” says a character in The Love of a Good Woman. Instantly, the reader is in Alice Munro territory. Ms Munro, the daughter of a silver-fox farmer, was brought up in rural Ontario. As a girl, she was told that the worst thing you could do was to “think you were smart”. She enrolled at the University of Western Ontario to study journalism but dropped out when her scholarship dried up. Then Ms Munro married young and moved to Vancouver. It was not the housework that dragged her down; it was the assumption that women who tried to do something as challenging as writing were inappropriate. She wrote when her daughters were taking a nap. Deep in domesticity in suburban Vancouver, she dreamed up plots. She was as consumed by the routine of daily life—cooking, cleaning, taking care of her children—as by the stories she was writing in her head in the deadness of early afternoon. Each story has layers, ranging from the ordinary to the excellent. Her characters do anything to avoid confronting their pain. In 1977, her first story, Royal Beatings, was published in the New Yorker; it was followed by many more. Her first book, Dance of the Happy Shades, won the Governor General’s Award—one of Canada’s highest literary awards—yet still she was dismissed by many as a shy housewife. In 2013, she became the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, but was too unwell to travel to Stockholm for the ceremony. Instead, the Nobel Foundation visited her at her daughter’s home in Victoria, British Columbia, and recorded an interview. In it, she said she wanted her stories to move people. She wanted readers to feel they were different when they finished reading. 4. Why did Alice Munro quit school? A. She was short of tuition fees. B. She got married and had to leave. C. She held no liking for journalism. D. She was subject to traditional views. 5. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2? A. Her commitment to writing. B. Her longing for freedom. C. Her will to escape housework. D. Her desire to earn money. 6. Which of the following can best describe Alice Munro as a writer? A. Persistent and shy. B. Devoted and productive. C. Diligent and caring. D. Open-minded and modest. 7. What made Alice Munro absent from the Nobel Prize ceremony? A. Her poor health condition. B. Her unwillingness to travel. C. Her dislike for public events. D. Her attendance at an interview. 【答案】4. A 5. A 6. B 7. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了加拿大著名女作家Alice Munro的成长经历、创作历程以及所获得的成就，通过叙述她的生活故事和作品影响，展现了她的文学才华和坚韧精神。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“She enrolled at the University of Western Ontario to study journalism but dropped out when her scholarship dried up. (她进入西安大略大学学习新闻学，但奖学金用完后便退学了。)”可知，Alice Munro退学是因为她缺少学费。故选A。 【5题详解】 主旨大意题。第二段第一句“It was not the housework that dragged her down; it was the assumption that women who tried to do something as challenging as writing were inappropriate.(将她拖垮的不是家务活，而是人们认为女性尝试写作这样具有挑战性的事情是不合适的。)”指出家务活不是拖垮Munro的原因，而是人们对女性写作的看法让她感到沮丧，接着后文描述了她如何在照顾孩子和家庭生活的同时坚持写作，因此第二段主要讲述的是她对写作的承诺和坚持。故选A。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“In 1977, her first story, Royal Beatings, was published in the New Yorker; it was followed by many more.(1977年，她的第一篇故事《皇家虐待》发表在《纽约客》上，随后又发表了许多作品。)”可知，Munro是一个高产的作家；而文章第二段描述了她在照顾孩子和家庭生活的同时仍然坚持写作，这说明她作为作家是专注的。故选B。 【7题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第三段“In 2013, she became the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, but was too unwell to travel to Stockholm for the ceremony.(2013年，她成为第一位获得诺贝尔文学奖的加拿大女性，但因身体不适无法前往斯德哥尔摩参加颁奖典礼。)”可知，是身体状况不佳让Alice Munro缺席了诺贝尔奖颁奖典礼。故选A。 C For millions of years, bees, moths and other pollinators have used scents (香气) to locate flowers and transfer pollen (花粉) to any flowers they later visit. But something is changing today. When the scents of flowers interact with certain air pollutants (污染物) at night, key scents are destroyed. Moths and other nighttime pollinators may find it hard to recognize the flowers they were seeking, researchers show. The Seattle team conducted field and lab tests with a plant — the pale evening primrose. Ecologist Jeremy Chan put bags over pale evening primroses to trap the flowers’ scent. Then he took the scent back to the lab, along with some moths. They released the primrose scent and moths into a wind tunnel that could mimic conditions in an outdoor field. At once, they watched the moths easily flying straight upwind and tracking the scent. But it was different when pollutants, like ozone and nitrogen dioxide, were added to the mix. Now, the moths flew in a “Z” line. They seemed to be seeking the scent — often without success. The team then decided to test its findings in nature at night. The result was the same. When this scent was mixed with the pollutants, moths’ visits dropped. Some moths even never found a single flower during the tests. Besides, the same reactions could hurt flowers’ scents by day. But because sunlight can break down ozone, the problem is likely more serious for night pollinators. As Earth’s climate warms, it’s likely that a mix of pollutants will continue to climb. Such conditions could worsen the pollution threat to flowers’ scents and plant pollination. “As we know, pollination is important to food growers”, noted Joel Thornton. He’s an atmospheric scientist in the team. He said pollution could pose a new type of threat to farming. 8. Why do moths have trouble finding out flowers today? A. Flowers’ scents interrupt moth. B. Pollutants affect flowers’ scents. C. Flowers are not available at night. D. Flowers are changing their scents. 9 How did the researchers get the findings? A. By monitoring moths’ behaviors. B. By detecting the primrose scent. C. By analyzing the types of pollutants. D. By comparing scents with pollutants. 10. What did Joel Thornton think of the findings? A. Amusing. B. Promising. C. Satisfying. D. Worrying. 11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Pollinators: Lost in Pollutants B. Scents: Gone with the Wind. C. Pollinators: Master of a Garden. D. Scents: Nature’s Secret Language. 【答案】8. B 9. A 10. D 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了最新的一项调查研究发现，空气中的污染物会对花的香味造成一定的影响，从而影响蜜蜂、飞蛾等授粉者寻找花源。调查研究者认为该现象同时会对农业造成一定的影响。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“When the scents of flowers interact with certain air pollutants (污染物) at night, key scents are destroyed.(当花朵的气味在夜间与某些空气污染物相互作用时，关键的气味就会被破坏)”可知，某些空气污染物与花香相互作用后，一些关键的香气就会受损，从而导致使授粉者很难找到花源。故选 B。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“At once, they watched the moths easily flying straight upwind and tracking the scent. But it was different when pollutants, like ozone and nitrogen dioxide, were added to the mix.(他们立刻看到飞蛾轻松地逆风飞行，追踪气味。但当臭氧和二氧化氮等污染物加入到混合物中时，情况就不同了)”以及“Now, the moths flew in a “Z” line. They seemed to be seeking the scent — often without success.(现在，飞蛾排成“Z”字形飞行。它们似乎在寻找气味，但往往没有成功)”可知，研究者们通过观察在有无污染物的环境中，飞蛾飞行行为的变化，从而确定污染物对飞蛾授粉的影响。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段““As we know, pollination is important to food growers”, noted Joel Thornton. He’s an atmospheric scientist in the team. He said pollution could pose a new type of threat to farming.(“我们知道，授粉对粮食种植者很重要，”乔尔·桑顿指出。他是团队里的大气科学家。他说，污染可能对农业构成一种新的威胁)”可知，研究团队担心空气中的污染物质会对农业造成威胁，从而影响收成。故选D。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“For millions of years, bees, moths and other pollinators have used scents (香气) to locate flowers and transfer pollen (花粉) to any flowers they later visit. But something is changing today. When the scents of flowers interact with certain air pollutants (污染物) at night, key scents are destroyed. Moths and other nighttime pollinators may find it hard to recognize the flowers they were seeking, researchers show.(数百万年来，蜜蜂、飞蛾和其他传粉媒介利用气味来定位花朵，并将花粉传递给它们以后访问的任何花朵。但今天有些事情正在发生变化。当花朵的气味在夜间与某些空气污染物相互作用时，关键的气味就会被破坏。研究人员表示，飞蛾和其他夜间传粉媒介可能很难识别它们正在寻找的花朵)”结合这篇文章中的研究对象为授粉者，研究发现空气中的污染物会对花的香味造成一定的影响，从而影响蜜蜂、飞蛾等授粉者寻找花源。A选项“传粉者：消失在污染物中”最符合文章标题。故选 A。 D In the last few decades, scientists have made enormous breakthroughs in understanding how our brains work by monitoring them in real time with fMRI and PET scanners. When people are hooked up to these machines, tasks, such as reading or doing math problems, each have corresponding areas of the brain where activities can be observed. But when researchers got the participants to listen to music, they saw fireworks. Some areas of their brains were lighting up at once, as they processed the sound, took it apart to understand elements like melody and rhythm, and then put it all back together into combined musical experience. Yet when scientists turned from observing the brains of music listeners to those of musicians, the little backyard fireworks became a massive celebration. It turns out that playing music is similar to a full-body workout. Playing a musical instrument engages practically every area of the brain at once, especially the visual, auditory, and motor cortices (大脑皮层). The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres (半球) of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical accuracy, in which the left hemisphere is more involved, with the novel and creative content that the right excels in. Because making music also involves crafting and understanding its emotional content and message, musicians often have higher levels of executive function. And, indeed, musicians exhibit enhanced memory functions, creating, storing, and retrieving memories more quickly and efficiently. Studies have found that’s because musicians use their highly connected brains to attach each memory to multiple labels, such as a conceptual label, an emotional label, an audio label, and a contextual label, like a good Internet search engine. The recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay that make up the amazing orchestra of our brain. 12. What does “fireworks” underlined in paragraph 1 refer to? A. A grand celebration of sound. B. An act of playing instruments. C. A burst of activities in the brain. D. A visual effect in performances. 13. In what way is playing music different from listening to music? A. It rarely depends on motor skills. B. It awakens most of the brain areas. C. It uses both hemispheres of the brain. D. It connects novel and creative content. 14. Why do musicians perform better memory functions? A. They practise instruments frequently. B. They label memories as different types. C. They connect the key information efficiently. D. They focus on the emotional content of music. 15. What is the main idea of the text? A. Listening to music has various mental benefits. B. Art activities have positive impacts on the brain. C. Playing music activates the brain more than listening. D. Those who play instruments are born more intelligent. 【答案】12 C 13. C 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了研究发现音乐对大脑有积极影响，而且与听音乐相比，演奏音乐能激活更多的大脑区域，从而给演奏者带来更多的好处。 【12题详解】 词句猜测题。根据画线词的下文“Some areas of their brains were lighting up at once, as they processed the sound, took it apart to understand elements like melody and rhythm, and then put it all back together into combined musical experience. (当他们处理声音的时候，他们大脑的某些区域会立刻活跃起来，把声音拆开来理解旋律和节奏等元素，然后把它们重新组合成综合的音乐体验)”可知，听音乐的人的大脑的某些区域活跃起来，开始处理听到的音乐。由此可知，画线词指的是大脑中突然出现的这些活动。故选C项。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres (半球) of the brain. (听音乐和演奏音乐之间最明显的区别是后者需要精细的运动技能，这些技能是由大脑的两个半球控制的)”可知，演奏音乐与听音乐的不同在于前者使用大脑的两个半球。故选C项。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中“Studies have found that’s because musicians use their highly connected brains to attach each memory to multiple labels (研究发现，这是因为音乐家使用他们高度连接的大脑将每个记忆与多个标签联系起来)”可知，音乐家表现出更好的记忆功能是因为他们将记忆划分为不同的类型。故选B项。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段中“Yet when scientists turned from observing the brains of music listeners to those of musicians, the little backyard fireworks became a massive celebration. It turns out that playing music is similar to a full-body workout. (然而，当科学家们从观察音乐听众的大脑转向观察音乐家的大脑时，后院的小烟火变成了一场盛大的庆祝活动。事实证明，演奏音乐与全身锻炼类似)”可知，文章主要介绍了研究发现音乐对大脑有积极影响，而且与听音乐相比，演奏音乐能激活更多的大脑区域，从而给演奏者带来更多的好处。故选C项。 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 No matter how friendly your tone is or how honey sweet you are in a conversation, when you use one of these two words (or both) in your sentences, the message to your conversation companion is “You are wrong”. ____16____ They are “no” and “but”. These words don’t say, “Let’s discuss this” or “I’d love to hear what you think about this” to people. They say, “You are wrong and I am right.” If your conversation companion is also eager to win at any cost, you will have a potential battle on your hands. The result? ____17____ Are you interested in a little test to see how competitive your co-workers are? Try this. For one week keep a scorecard of how many times each person uses “no” or “but”. ____18____ And, if you explore a little deeper, you’ll see patterns emerge. For instance, some people use these words to gain power. You’ll see how much people hate it, consciously or not, and how it stifles (抑制) rather than opens up discussions. ____19____ Practically without even thinking, I keep count of their use of these two little words. It’s such an important indicator! If the numbers pile up in an initial meeting with a client, I’ll interrupt him or her and say, “We’ve been talking for almost an hour now, and do you realize that you have responded 17 times with either ‘no’ or ‘but’?” This is the moment when a serious talk about changing behavior begins. If this is your interpersonal challenge, you can do this little test for yourself just as easily as you can to judge your co-workers. Stop trying to defend your position and start monitoring how many times you begin remarks with “no” or “but”. ____20____ For example That’s true, but...”. Another expression is “Yes, but...”. A. I use this technique with my clients. B. Why do people like to say these two words? C. What are these conversation stopping words? D. Nothing more can happen that will be productive. E. It’s human nature to like being accepted and recognized. F. You will be shocked at how frequently these words are used. G. Pay close attention to when you use these words in sentences. 【答案】16. C 17. D 18. F 19. A 20. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人们聊天时用到频率很高两个词“no”和“but”，这会把天聊死的。作者建议谈话时使用这两个词的时候一定要多加注意。 【16题详解】 根据上文“No matter how friendly your tone is or how honey sweet you are in a conversation, when you use one of these two words (or both) in your sentences, the message to your conversation companion is “You are wrong”.（无论你的语气多么友好，或者你在谈话中多么甜蜜，当你在句子中使用这两个词中的一个或两个时，给你的谈话同伴的信息是‘你错了’）”及下文“They are “no” and “but”（它们是‘不’和‘但是’。）”可知，上文提出了两个谈话中否定别人的两个词，具体给出了这两个词是什么。由此可知，C选项“这些把天聊死的词是什么？”符合语境，下一句话正是此问句的回答。故选C项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“If your conversation companion is also eager to win at any cost, you will have a potential battle on your hands. The result?（如果你的谈话对象也渴望不惜任何代价赢得胜利，你将面临一场潜在的战斗。结果呢？）”可知，本小题应该回答上一个问题，如果谈话双方发生了潜在的战斗，那么结果应该是谈话想要达成的事情肯定没有好的结果。由此可知，D选项“没有什么事情是有成效的。”符合语境，回答了前面的问句。故选D项。 【18题详解】 根据上文“For one week, keep a scorecard of how many times each person uses “no” or “but”.（ 用一周的时间，做一个记分卡，记录每个人说‘不’或‘但是’的次数。）”可知，上文建议我们记录一下大家说这两个词的次数。由此可知，F选项“你会对这些词的使用频率感到震惊。”符合语境，how frequently 呼应 how many times。故选F项。 【19题详解】 根据下文“Practically without even thinking, I keep count of their use of these two little words. It’s such an important indicator! If the numbers pile up in an initial meeting with a client, I’ll interrupt him or her and say, “We’ve been talking for almost an hour now, and do you realize that you have responded 17 times with either ‘no’ or ‘but’?”（几乎不假思索，我就数着他们对这两个词使用。这是一个非常重要的指标！如果在与客户的初次会面中次数很多，我会打断他或她说：‘我们已经谈了将近一个小时了，你意识到你已经用‘不’或‘但是’回答了 17 次了吗？’）”可知，下文作者讲述自己和客户会谈的经历和做法，使用了第一人称I。由此可知，A选项“我对我的客户使用这个技巧。”符合语境，下一句中的“their”呼应 clients，后文也再次用到“a client”。故选A项。 【20题详解】 根据上文“If this is your interpersonal challenge, you can do this little test for yourself just as easily as you can to judge your co-workers. Stop trying to defend your position and start monitoring how many times you begin remarks with “no” or “but”.（如果这是你的人际挑战，你可以为自己做这个小测试，就像你判断你的同事一样容易。不要试图为自己的立场辩护，开始注意自己用“不”或“但是”开头的次数。）”可知，此处作者建议我们也要去注意我们自己使用这两个词的次数。由此可知，G选项“要特别注意你是在什么时候使用的这些词。”符合语境。故选G项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Sarah Stewart’s favourite saying is “It’s never too late to pursue a dream”. At an age when many are settling into retirement, Sarah decided to ___21___ her life. After decades as a midwife (助产士), wife and mother, the 62-year-old has ___22___ from delivering babies to delivering jokes by taking to the ___23___ as a comedian. As Sarah got older, she started to ___24___ all the things she had desired to do but never ___25___. When she turned 60, Sarah began to explore the ___26___ of becoming a comedian. Having ___27___ a couple of comedy courses and taken part in a few talk shows, she discovered she has the ___28___ to make people laugh. But her journey to comedy hasn’t been without its ___29___. Sarah has had to _____30_____ between her ambition and devotion. “Over the last couple of years, I’d been building to my first show “Midwife Crisis”. But in May, my husband Mark was diagnosed with cancer. _____31_____, my priority was to support my husband but at the same time I was _____32_____ at the prospect of _____33_____ this opportunity to attain a goal that I had worked so hard for.” Fortunately, Mark had a successful surgery and was being looked after by their daughter at home. With the _____34_____ of their son and Mark’s friends, Sarah’s show was a hit. Sarah has woven a thread of inspiration: Age is merely a _____35_____ when it comes to pursuing one’s dreams. 21. A. face B. enjoy C. rewrite D. summarize 22. A. volunteered B. gone C. repeated D. measured 23. A. post B. step C. stage D. top 24. A. reflect on B. take over C. put aside D. make up 25. A. achieved B. avoided C. prepared D. changed 26. A. evidence B. satisfaction C. possibility D. consequence 27. A. guided B. assessed C. compared D. completed 28. A. interest B. ability C. duty D. chance 29. A. laughter B. challenges C. goals D. enthusiasm 30. A. balance B. suspect C. differ D. swing 31. A. However B. Unexpectedly C. Hesitantly D. Obviously 32. A. proud B. upset C. calm D. joyful 33. A. presenting B. seizing C. missing D. creating 34. A. assistance B. direction C. donation D. pressure 35. A. bond B. strength C. limit D. number 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. C 24. A 25. A 26. C 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. A 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. D 【解析】 【导语】本文为一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了62岁的Sarah Stewart决定追寻自己的喜剧梦想，从助产士转变为喜剧演员的故事，告诉我们追求梦想永远为时不晚。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在许多人开始享受退休生活的年纪，Sarah决定改写自己的人生。A. face面对；B. enjoy享受；C. rewrite改写；D. summarize总结。根据下文“from delivering babies to delivering jokes”可知，Sarah从助产士变成了喜剧演员，改写了自己的人生。故选C。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：做了几十年的助产士、妻子和母亲后，62岁的她从接生孩子变成了讲笑话，走上了喜剧演员的道路。A. volunteered自愿做；B. gone去；C. repeated重复；D. measured测量。根据下文“from delivering babies to delivering jokes”可知，Sarah从接生孩子变成了讲笑话，即她走上了喜剧演员的道路，go from…to…表示“从……到……”。故选B。 【23题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. post职位；B. step台阶；C. stage舞台；D. top顶部。根据下文“as a comedian”可知，喜剧演员是在舞台上表演的，所以Sarah走上了舞台。故选C。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：随着年龄的增长，Sarah开始思考所有她想做但从未实现的事情。A. reflect on思考；B. take over接管；C. put aside放在一边；D. make up编造。根据下文“all the things she had desired to do”可知，Sarah开始思考自己想做的事情。故选A。 【25题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. achieved实现；B. avoided避免；C. prepared准备；D. changed改变。根据上文“she had desired to do”可知，Sarah思考的是她想做但没有实现的事情。故选A。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：60岁时，Sarah开始探索成为喜剧演员的可能性。A. evidence证据；B. satisfaction满意；C. possibility可能性；D. consequence后果。根据下文“of becoming a comedian”可知，Sarah开始探索成为喜剧演员的可能性。故选C。 【27题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在完成了几个喜剧课程并参加了一些脱口秀节目后，她发现自己有让人发笑的能力。A. guided指导；B. assessed评估；C. compared比较；D. completed完成。根据下文“a couple of comedy courses”可知，Sarah完成喜剧课程。故选D。 【28题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. interest兴趣；B. ability能力；C. duty责任；D. chance机会。根据下文“to make people laugh”可知，此处指让人发笑的能力。故选B。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：但她的喜剧之路并非没有挑战。A. laughter笑声；B. challenges挑战；C. goals目标；D. enthusiasm热情。根据下文“Sarah has had to ____10____ between her ambition and devotion.”可知，Sarah在追求喜剧梦想的过程中遇到了挑战。故选B。 【30题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：Sarah不得不在她的抱负和奉献之间取得平衡。A. balance平衡；B. suspect怀疑；C. differ不同；D. swing摇摆。根据下文“between her ambition and devotion”可知，Sarah要在抱负和奉献之间取得平衡。故选A。 【31题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：显然，我的首要任务是支持我的丈夫，但同时，我也对可能错过这个机会感到难过，这是我一直以来努力争取的目标。A. However然而；B. Unexpectedly意外地；C. Hesitantly犹豫地；D. Obviously显然。上文提到Sarah的丈夫被诊断出患有癌症，所以显然她的首要任务是支持丈夫。故选D。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意同上。A. proud骄傲的；B. upset沮丧的；C. calm冷静的；D. joyful快乐的。根据下文“at the prospect of ____13____ this opportunity”可知，Sarah可能因为错过这个机会而感到难过。故选B。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. presenting呈现；B. seizing抓住；C. missing错过；D. creating创造。根据上文“But in May, my husband Mark was diagnosed with cancer.”可知，Sarah可能因为丈夫生病而错过这个一直努力争取的机会。故选C。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在儿子和Mark的朋友的帮助下，Sarah的表演大获成功。A. assistance帮助；B. direction方向；C. donation捐赠；D. pressure压力。根据下文“of their son and Mark’s friends”指儿子和Mark的朋友的帮助，应用assistance。故选A。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：Sarah编织了一条灵感的线索：在追求梦想时，年龄只是一个数字。A. bond联系；B. strength力量；C. limit限制；D. number数字。根据上文“It’s never too late to pursue a dream”以及Sarah在60岁开始追求喜剧梦想的故事，可知年龄只是一个数字，不会阻碍追求梦想。故选D。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Running from February 7 to 14, the Harbin Games represents another major international winter sports event hosted by China, following the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. With the theme “Dream of Winter, Love Among Asia,” the Games has so far received 1,275 athlete registrations from 34 countries and regions across Asia. To ensure a high-quality event, organizers have assembled numerous ice and snow professionals both ___36___ (domestic) and internationally. The Olympic Council of Asia has appointed 151 international technical officials, many of ___37___ have extensive experience from the Beijing Winter Olympics and other major events. On the evening of February 7th, amid roaring cheers from the audience, star speed skater Ning Zhongyan and skier Liu Mengting carried the Chinese national flag during the athletes’ parade. The Chinese delegation ___38___ (compose) of 257 members, including 170 athletes. The opening ceremony reached its climax ___39___ four Chinese torchbearers lit the lilac-shaped cauldron at the opening ceremony’s sub-venue, Harbin Ice and Snow World, ___40___ world’s largest ice and snow theme park. Framed by children’s dreams of inspiration, ___41___ (pursue) and fulfillment, the gala performance, featuring ___42___ (chapter) titled “Blazing Ice and Snow,” “Passion in Motion” and “Everlasting Friendship,” vividly ___43___ (present) hope and resilience. The performance opened with ice harvesters and ballet dancers symbolizing harmony with nature, while the Games’ emblem “Breakthrough” was illuminated. It then showcased the thrill of winter sports and a joyful ice carnival (狂欢), ___44___ (conclude) with colorful Asian dances and a unifying “Asian balcony concert”. Each masterpiece of art symbolized unity and friendship, transforming the venue ____45____ an honour to the Asian Winter Games’ glory and success. 【答案】36. domestically 37. whom 38. is composed 39. when 40. the 41. pursuit 42. chapters 43. presented 44. concluding 45. into 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇新闻报道。文章详细介绍了哈尔滨亚洲冬季运动会的筹备情况、开幕式盛况以及文艺演出的亮点。 【36题详解】 考查副词。句意：为了确保活动的高质量，组织者汇集了国内外众多冰雪领域的专业人士。修饰动词assembled，需用副词domestically作状语。故填domestically。 【37题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：亚洲奥林匹克理事会已任命了151名国际技术官员，其中许多人拥有丰富的北京冬奥会及其他大型赛事经验。空处引导非限制性定语从句，先行词151 international technical officials，指人，在定语从句中作介词of的宾语，需用关系代词whom引导。故填whom。 【38题详解】 考查动词时态语态。句意：中国代表团由257名成员组成，其中包括170名运动员。陈述客观事实，使用一般现在时，主语“The Chinese delegation”与谓语“compose”之间是被动关系，需用被动语态，主语为单数名词，be动词用is。故填is composed。 【39题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：开幕式上，当四名中国火炬手在开幕式分会场——哈尔滨冰雪大世界（世界最大的冰雪主题公园）点燃紫丁香形主火炬时，现场气氛达到了高潮。此处是时间状语从句，表示“当……时候”，用连词when引导。故填when。 【40题详解】 考查冠词。句意同上。此处表示“世界上最大的冰雪主题公园”，是特指，因此用定冠词the。故填the。 【41题详解】 考查名词。句意：这场文艺演出以孩子们的梦想、追求和实现为框架，分为“炽热冰雪”、“燃情时速”和“山高水长”几个篇章，生动展现了希望与坚韧。此处与“inspiration”和“fulfillment”并列作介词of的宾语，需要用名词形式，因此，将动词“pursue”转化为名词“pursuit”。故填pursuit。 【42题详解】 考查名词。句意同上。空处作宾语，结合后文“Blazing Ice and Snow,” “Passion in Motion” and “Everlasting Friendship,”可知，此处需填名词复数形式。故填characters。 【43题详解】 考查动词时态。句意同上。文章描述的是过去发生的事情，因此用一般过去时presented。故填presented。 【44题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：随后，演出展现了冬季运动的激情与欢乐的冰雪狂欢，最后以丰富多彩的亚洲舞蹈和团结一心的“亚洲阳台音乐会”作为结尾。句子主语“It（指代上文performance）”与动词“conclude”之间是主动关系，且动作几乎同时发生，因此用现在分词concluding作伴随状语。故填concluding。 【45题详解】 考查介词。句意：每一件艺术杰作都象征着团结和友谊，将场馆变成了一处彰显亚洲冬季运动会荣耀与成功的殿堂。固定搭配transform...into...，表示“把……变成……”。故填into。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 你校上学期开展了一系列劳动实践课程，包括蔬菜种植、手工制作、家电维修等等。请你写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，内容包括: 1. 你喜爱的课程； 2. 你的心得体会； 3. 对课程的建议。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 My Favorite Hands-on Course __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】My Favorite Hands-on Course In response to the call of nationwide labor education, a series of hands-on courses were launched last term in our school, ranging from planting vegetables to making traditional handicrafts. Sewing is one of my favorite courses, where I obtained a fundamental knowledge of essential life skills such as sewing a button, knitting a scarf, and making a cushion by operating the sewing machine. It was surely a rewarding and fulfilling experience, which not only enriched our extracurricular life but also helped us acquire practical basic working capabilities for livelihood and form the good habit of labouring. The hands-on courses have won wide popularity among students and exerted a positive effect on the personal growth of everyone involved. If possible, an exhibition could be held to demonstrate students’ well-designed works and display their creativity. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于说明文。要求考生写一篇短文，介绍自己最喜欢的劳动实践课程。 【详解】1.词汇积累 课程：lesson→course 获得：gain→obtain 影响：influence→effect 展示：show→display 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：In response to the call of nationwide labor education, a series of hands-on courses were launched last term in our school, ranging from planting vegetables to making traditional handicrafts. 拓展句：In response to the call of nationwide labor education, a series of hands-on courses were launched last term in our school, which ranged from planting vegetables to making traditional handicrafts. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Sewing is one of my favorite courses, where I obtained a fundamental knowledge of essential life skills such as sewing a button, knitting a scarf, and making a cushion by operating the sewing machine. (运用了where引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】It was surely a rewarding and fulfilling experience, which not only enriched our extracurricular life but also helped us acquire practical basic working capabilities for livelihood and form the good habit of labouring. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。 On Christmas Eve, seventy-three-year-old George selected his food carefully. Skim milk was $2.99, white bread 89 cents with a 10-cent discount. Leaving the cashier, he calculated that he had saved 80 cents today. At the exit, the wind reminded him of his gloves. “Where are they?” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when he entered the store. He clearly remembered putting them into the pocket of this coat. George made a second thorough search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store. Old George had bought the black leather gloves at a 25% discount, for just $35.00 ten years ago. They were soft and warn and very durable. He had taken care not to let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked like new. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him. George, calm on the outside but nervous inside, re-entered the store. He followed the same route he had walked before, starting at the bread counter, to the milk section, the corner where salt and sugar were placed, then the rest of the store. Several minutes of anxious searching turned out to be in vain. He asked the customers whether they saw a pair of black leather gloves, but they said no. Then he went over to the cashier without hesitation.to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but only received the same answer. His heart grew heavier. “Society has changed, people have changed,” he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Now a good action is lost.” Yet he did not give up hope. He started to stare at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like his. The first two persons he saw did wear gloves, but one was women's and the other not black. Paragraph 1 Suddenly, he found a man looking like a lawyer, wearing black leather gloves. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 During the whole holiday, he was always thinking whether to buy a new pair. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Suddenly, he found a man looking like a lawyer, wearing black leather gloves. Abrupt as it might seem, George came up without hesitation and asked if they were his, but there came a disappointing answer. On second thought, he realized nobody would be so foolish as to wear them right inside the store. He had no other alternative but to ask the cashier to keep them in case the lost gloves were found. Then he dragged his legs towards the exit. During the whole holiday, he was always thinking whether to buy a new pair. After all, in deep winter, he could not do without gloves. Finally poor George decided to buy another pair of leather gloves. With the last ray of hope, he stepped into the store again. No sooner had he opened the door than the cashier told him there was indeed one such pair as he lost. After examining them carefully, he was wild with joy, expressing sincere gratitude and saying to himself that a good action was never lost. 【解析】 【分析】这是一篇记叙文，要求阅读文章后续写一个结尾。 【详解】通过阅读文章可知，本文讲述了一位老人在超市结账后发现自己的手套丢失。然后在超市咨询并且寻找，甚至到收银台进行询问，但是都没有进展。最后他开始盯着每一个带着黑手套的人。 根据第一自然段的开头可知，他发现一个律师带着黑手套，由此推断出接下来应该写他去向律师询问是否是他的手套，但是答案一定是否定的，最后灰心丧气地离开了超市。第二段开头讲到，整个假期，他都在想是否要买一个新手套。所以接下来应该写他到超市去准备买新手套时，欣喜地发现他以前的手套找到了，并对收银员发出了感谢。 【点睛】本文描写详略得当，使用了高级词汇和高级句子。如：hesitation, alternative, express等高级词汇；本文还是用了很多高级句型比如：Abrupt as it might seem, George came up without hesitation and asked if they were his, but there came a disappointing answer.这句话使用了as引导让步状语从句时的部分倒装结构以及if引导的宾语从句。以及No sooner had he opened the door than the cashier told him there was indeed one such pair as he lost.这句话使用了no sooner......than结构中，no sooner位于句首的部分倒装结构。 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2024-2025-2长沙实验中学高三下第七次调研考试 英语 时量：120分钟 满分：150分 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分）略 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A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A What happens to old Olympics stadiums after the medals have all been awarded? Here are four host cities taking a different approach, repurposing their Olympics structures for less sporty uses. Los Angeles, California The Grand Olympic Auditorium was constructed in 1924, and after the Games it continued to host boxing and wrestling matches. The building even served as the film set for parts of Rocky. The venue was so well known around Hollywood — hosting greats like Cassius Clay, Rage Againstthe Machine, Andre the Giant and Little Richard. Lake Placid, New York Most people entering the now remodeled 1980 Olympic Village in Lake Placid are in a lot of trouble. It’s not much of a surprise, though; this Olympic Village was built with a prison in mind, because the only way Lake Placid could get funding from the government for the Olympics was that they had a secondary purpose for any new buildings. Only the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBP) offered to be the second use for the Village complex. Beijing, China After the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, the National Aquatics Center was restored. And half of it is now Asia’s largest water park, called Happy Magic Water Cube. There are 13 waterslides, a lazy river, a wave pool and a spa. The second floor of the building has an auditorium with 17, 000 seats. Helsinki, Finland Originally constructed in 1937, the Tennispalatsi was never meant to last as a permanent structure. It first housed a car dealership and was restored one year later to add four tennis courts as the city began opening various sports venues around town. Then the venue hosted basketball when the Games finally came to Helsinki in 1952. Now, the Tennispalatsi holds the Helsinki City Art Museum and several restaurants. 1. Which Olympic stadium may appeal to movie star-chasers? A. The Tennispalatsi. B. The Olympic Village. C. The National Aquatics Center. D. The Grand Olympic Auditorium. 2 What was essential for the government to fund the 1980 Olympic Village? A. Lake Placid promised to host a second Olympics. B. Lake Placid could convince FBP to build a new prison. C. The Olympic Village managed to solve all the troubles. D The Olympic Village could be used as a prison afterwards. 3. Why was the Tennispalatsi in Helsinki restored in 1938? A. To prepare for the 1952 Olympics. B. To meet the demand for sports space. C. To provide venues for basketball training. D. To expand the business of a car dealership. B “Promise me you won’t marry a farmer,” says a character in The Love of a Good Woman. Instantly, the reader is in Alice Munro territory. Ms Munro, the daughter of a silver-fox farmer, was brought up in rural Ontario. As a girl, she was told that the worst thing you could do was to “think you were smart”. She enrolled at the University of Western Ontario to study journalism but dropped out when her scholarship dried up. Then Ms Munro married young and moved to Vancouver. It was not the housework that dragged her down; it was the assumption that women who tried to do something as challenging as writing were inappropriate. She wrote when her daughters were taking a nap. Deep in domesticity in suburban Vancouver, she dreamed up plots. She was as consumed by the routine of daily life—cooking, cleaning, taking care of her children—as by the stories she was writing in her head in the deadness of early afternoon. Each story has layers, ranging from the ordinary to the excellent. Her characters do anything to avoid confronting their pain. In 1977, her first story, Royal Beatings, was published in the New Yorker; it was followed by many more. Her first book, Dance of the Happy Shades, won the Governor General’s Award—one of Canada’s highest literary awards—yet still she was dismissed by many as a shy housewife. In 2013, she became the first Canadian woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature, but was too unwell to travel to Stockholm for the ceremony. Instead, the Nobel Foundation visited her at her daughter’s home in Victoria, British Columbia, and recorded an interview. In it, she said she wanted her stories to move people. She wanted readers to feel they were different when they finished reading. 4. Why did Alice Munro quit school? A. She was short of tuition fees. B. She got married and had to leave. C. She held no liking for journalism. D. She was subject to traditional views. 5. What is mainly talked about in paragraph 2? A. Her commitment to writing. B. Her longing for freedom. C. Her will to escape housework. D. Her desire to earn money. 6. Which of the following can best describe Alice Munro as a writer? A. Persistent and shy. B. Devoted and productive. C. Diligent and caring. D. Open-minded and modest. 7. What made Alice Munro absent from the Nobel Prize ceremony? A. Her poor health condition. B. Her unwillingness to travel. C. Her dislike for public events. D. Her attendance at an interview. C For millions of years, bees, moths and other pollinators have used scents (香气) to locate flowers and transfer pollen (花粉) to any flowers they later visit. But something is changing today. When the scents of flowers interact with certain air pollutants (污染物) at night, key scents are destroyed. Moths and other nighttime pollinators may find it hard to recognize the flowers they were seeking, researchers show. The Seattle team conducted field and lab tests with a plant — the pale evening primrose. Ecologist Jeremy Chan put bags over pale evening primroses to trap the flowers’ scent. Then he took the scent back to the lab, along with some moths. They released the primrose scent and moths into a wind tunnel that could mimic conditions in an outdoor field. At once, they watched the moths easily flying straight upwind and tracking the scent. But it was different when pollutants, like ozone and nitrogen dioxide, were added to the mix. Now, the moths flew in a “Z” line. They seemed to be seeking the scent — often without success. The team then decided to test its findings in nature at night. The result was the same. When this scent was mixed with the pollutants, moths’ visits dropped. Some moths even never found a single flower during the tests. Besides, the same reactions could hurt flowers’ scents by day. But because sunlight can break down ozone, the problem is likely more serious for night pollinators. As Earth’s climate warms, it’s likely that a mix of pollutants will continue to climb. Such conditions could worsen the pollution threat to flowers’ scents and plant pollination. “As we know, pollination is important to food growers”, noted Joel Thornton. He’s an atmospheric scientist in the team. He said pollution could pose a new type of threat to farming. 8. Why do moths have trouble finding out flowers today? A. Flowers’ scents interrupt moth. B. Pollutants affect flowers’ scents. C. Flowers are not available at night. D. Flowers are changing their scents. 9. How did the researchers get the findings? A. By monitoring moths’ behaviors. B. By detecting the primrose scent. C. By analyzing the types of pollutants. D. By comparing scents with pollutants. 10. What did Joel Thornton think of the findings? A. Amusing. B. Promising. C. Satisfying. D. Worrying. 11. Which of the following can be the best title for the text? A. Pollinators: Lost in Pollutants B. Scents: Gone with the Wind. C. Pollinators: Master of a Garden. D. Scents: Nature’s Secret Language. D In the last few decades, scientists have made enormous breakthroughs in understanding how our brains work by monitoring them in real time with fMRI and PET scanners. When people are hooked up to these machines, tasks, such as reading or doing math problems, each have corresponding areas of the brain where activities can be observed. But when researchers got the participants to listen to music, they saw fireworks. Some areas of their brains were lighting up at once, as they processed the sound, took it apart to understand elements like melody and rhythm, and then put it all back together into combined musical experience. Yet when scientists turned from observing the brains of music listeners to those of musicians, the little backyard fireworks became a massive celebration. It turns out that playing music is similar to a full-body workout. Playing a musical instrument engages practically every area of the brain at once, especially the visual, auditory, and motor cortices (大脑皮层). The most obvious difference between listening to music and playing it is that the latter requires fine motor skills, which are controlled in both hemispheres (半球) of the brain. It also combines the linguistic and mathematical accuracy, in which the left hemisphere is more involved, with the novel and creative content that the right excels in. Because making music also involves crafting and understanding its emotional content and message, musicians often have higher levels of executive function. And, indeed, musicians exhibit enhanced memory functions, creating, storing, and retrieving memories more quickly and efficiently. Studies have found that’s because musicians use their highly connected brains to attach each memory to multiple labels, such as a conceptual label, an emotional label, an audio label, and a contextual label, like a good Internet search engine. The recent research about the mental benefits of playing music has advanced our understanding of mental function, revealing the inner rhythms and complex interplay that make up the amazing orchestra of our brain. 12. What does “fireworks” underlined in paragraph 1 refer to? A. A grand celebration of sound. B. An act of playing instruments. C. A burst of activities in the brain. D. A visual effect in performances. 13. In what way is playing music different from listening to music? A. It rarely depends on motor skills. B. It awakens most of the brain areas. C. It uses both hemispheres of the brain. D. It connects novel and creative content. 14. Why do musicians perform better memory functions? A. They practise instruments frequently. B. They label memories as different types. C. They connect the key information efficiently. D. They focus on the emotional content of music. 15. What is the main idea of the text? A. Listening to music has various mental benefits. B. Art activities have positive impacts on the brain. C. Playing music activates the brain more than listening. D. Those who play instruments are born more intelligent. 第二节 （共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 No matter how friendly your tone is or how honey sweet you are in a conversation, when you use one of these two words (or both) in your sentences, the message to your conversation companion is “You are wrong”. ____16____ They are “no” and “but”. These words don’t say “Let’s discuss this” or “I’d love to hear what you think about this” to people. They say, “You are wrong and I am right.” If your conversation companion is also eager to win at any cost, you will have a potential battle on your hands. The result? ____17____ Are you interested in a little test to see how competitive your co-workers are? Try this. For one week, keep a scorecard of how many times each person uses “no” or “but”. ____18____ And, if you explore a little deeper, you’ll see patterns emerge. For instance, some people use these words to gain power. You’ll see how much people hate it, consciously or not, and how it stifles (抑制) rather than opens up discussions. ____19____ Practically without even thinking, I keep count of their use of these two little words. It’s such an important indicator! If the numbers pile up in an initial meeting with a client, I’ll interrupt him or her and say, “We’ve been talking for almost an hour now, and do you realize that you have responded 17 times with either ‘no’ or ‘but’?” This is the moment when a serious talk about changing behavior begins. If this is your interpersonal challenge, you can do this little test for yourself just as easily as you can to judge your co-workers. Stop trying to defend your position and start monitoring how many times you begin remarks with “no” or “but”. ____20____ For example That’s true, but...”. Another expression is “Yes, but...”. A. I use this technique with my clients. B. Why do people like to say these two words? C. What are these conversation stopping words? D. Nothing more can happen that will be productive. E. It’s human nature to like being accepted and recognized. F. You will be shocked at how frequently these words are used. G. Pay close attention to when you use these words in sentences. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节 （共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Sarah Stewart’s favourite saying is “It’s never too late to pursue a dream”. At an age when many are settling into retirement, Sarah decided to ___21___ her life. After decades as a midwife (助产士), wife and mother, the 62-year-old has ___22___ from delivering babies to delivering jokes by taking to the ___23___ as a comedian. As Sarah got older, she started to ___24___ all the things she had desired to do but never ___25___. When she turned 60, Sarah began to explore the ___26___ of becoming a comedian. Having ___27___ a couple of comedy courses and taken part in a few talk shows, she discovered she has the ___28___ to make people laugh. But her journey to comedy hasn’t been without its ___29___. Sarah has had to _____30_____ between her ambition and devotion. “Over the last couple of years, I’d been building to my first show “Midwife Crisis”. But in May, my husband Mark was diagnosed with cancer. _____31_____, my priority was to support my husband but at the same time I was _____32_____ at the prospect of _____33_____ this opportunity to attain a goal that I had worked so hard for.” Fortunately, Mark had a successful surgery and was being looked after by their daughter at home. With the _____34_____ of their son and Mark’s friends, Sarah’s show was a hit. Sarah has woven a thread of inspiration: Age is merely a _____35_____ when it comes to pursuing one’s dreams. 21 A. face B. enjoy C. rewrite D. summarize 22 A. volunteered B. gone C. repeated D. measured 23. A. post B. step C. stage D. top 24. A. reflect on B. take over C. put aside D. make up 25. A. achieved B. avoided C. prepared D. changed 26. A. evidence B. satisfaction C. possibility D. consequence 27. A. guided B. assessed C. compared D. completed 28. A. interest B. ability C. duty D. chance 29. A. laughter B. challenges C. goals D. enthusiasm 30. A. balance B. suspect C. differ D. swing 31. A. However B. Unexpectedly C. Hesitantly D. Obviously 32. A. proud B. upset C. calm D. joyful 33. A. presenting B. seizing C. missing D. creating 34. A. assistance B. direction C. donation D. pressure 35. A. bond B. strength C. limit D. number 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Running from February 7 to 14, the Harbin Games represents another major international winter sports event hosted by China, following the Beijing Winter Olympics in 2022. With the theme “Dream of Winter, Love Among Asia,” the Games has so far received 1,275 athlete registrations from 34 countries and regions across Asia. To ensure a high-quality event, organizers have assembled numerous ice and snow professionals both ___36___ (domestic) and internationally. The Olympic Council of Asia has appointed 151 international technical officials, many of ___37___ have extensive experience from the Beijing Winter Olympics and other major events. On the evening of February 7th, amid roaring cheers from the audience, star speed skater Ning Zhongyan and skier Liu Mengting carried the Chinese national flag during the athletes’ parade. The Chinese delegation ___38___ (compose) of 257 members, including 170 athletes. The opening ceremony reached its climax ___39___ four Chinese torchbearers lit the lilac-shaped cauldron at the opening ceremony’s sub-venue, Harbin Ice and Snow World, ___40___ world’s largest ice and snow theme park. Framed by children’s dreams of inspiration, ___41___ (pursue) and fulfillment, the gala performance, featuring ___42___ (chapter) titled “Blazing Ice and Snow,” “Passion in Motion” and “Everlasting Friendship,” vividly ___43___ (present) hope and resilience. The performance opened with ice harvesters and ballet dancers symbolizing harmony with nature, while the Games’ emblem “Breakthrough” was illuminated. It then showcased the thrill of winter sports and a joyful ice carnival (狂欢), ___44___ (conclude) with colorful Asian dances and a unifying “Asian balcony concert”. Each masterpiece of art symbolized unity and friendship, transforming the venue ____45____ an honour to the Asian Winter Games’ glory and success. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 46. 你校上学期开展了一系列劳动实践课程，包括蔬菜种植、手工制作、家电维修等等。请你写一篇短文向校英文报投稿，内容包括: 1. 你喜爱的课程； 2. 你的心得体会； 3. 对课程的建议。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 My Favorite Hands-on Course __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节（满分25分） 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 续写的词数应为150左右。 On Christmas Eve, seventy-three-year-old George selected his food carefully. Skim milk was $2.99, white bread 89 cents with a 10-cent discount. Leaving the cashier, he calculated that he had saved 80 cents today. At the exit, the wind reminded him of his gloves. “Where are they?” Not in the coat pockets. Not in the grocery bag either. He was sure he was wearing them when he entered the store. He clearly remembered putting them into the pocket of this coat. George made a second thorough search of all his pockets, again including the grocery bag. Now he was sure they must have been dropped somewhere inside the store. Old George had bought the black leather gloves at a 25% discount, for just $35.00 ten years ago. They were soft and warn and very durable. He had taken care not to let a drop of water or rain touch his expensive gloves, so they looked like new. Losing this favorite possession was almost like losing a child to him. George, calm on the outside but nervous inside, re-entered the store. He followed the same route he had walked before, starting at the bread counter, to the milk section, the corner where salt and sugar were placed, then the rest of the store. Several minutes of anxious searching turned out to be in vain. He asked the customers whether they saw a pair of black leather gloves, but they said no. Then he went over to the cashier without hesitation.to ask if she had received any lost gloves, but only received the same answer. His heart grew heavier. “Society has changed, people have changed,” he murmured to himself. “Years ago, if somebody picked up something lost, they would give it back. Now a good action is lost.” Yet he did not give up hope. He started to stare at anybody wearing black gloves to see if they looked like his. The first two persons he saw did wear gloves, but one was women's and the other not black. Paragraph 1 Suddenly, he found a man looking like a lawyer, wearing black leather gloves. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 During the whole holiday, he was always thinking whether to buy a new pair. _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$