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扬大附中东部分校2024-2025学年第二学期 第一次模块学习效果调查高二年级英语学科试题 （总分150分 时间120分钟） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Borrow a magazine. B. Buy a book. C. Reserve a seat. 2. Where are the speakers probably? A. At the man’s home. B. In a hospital. C. In a supermarket. 3. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To ask for advice. B. To send an invitation. C. To make a complaint. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Shop assistant and customer. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A meeting. B. A movie. C. A lecture. 第二节（共11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. Who turned up at the party last night? A. Marian. B. James. C. Alison. 7. What did the man say about the party? A. It was impressive. B. It was awkward. C. It was boring. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why did the man stay up late last night? A. He went out with friends. B. He watched a game. C. He prepared for the exam. 9. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Have a rest. B. Go to lecture. C. Keep a healthy diet. 10. How does the man sound in the end? A. Anxious. B. Surprised. C. Proud. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Who is the woman probably? A. A teacher. B. A host. C. A writer. 12. What does the man say about life admin? A. It is pleasing. B. It is tiring. C. It is dull. 13. What did Elizabeth advise the “admin avoiders” to do? A. Make a to-do list. B. Do necessary tasks first. C. Avoid depending on others. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Wife and husband. C. Mother and son. 15. When will the woman watch the play? A On April 6th. B. On April 7th. C. On April 8th. 16. How much will the woman pay for the children’s tickets? A. £10. B. £20. C. £30. 17. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Visit the Children’s Club. B. Pay for the tickets now. C. Arrive at the theatre early. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What made young seabirds fly off their nests? A. Hunger. B. Loneliness. C. Cold. 19. How did the speaker help the young seabirds? A. She fed them food. B. She built nests for them. C. She helped them return home. 20. What did the speaker say about the experience? A. It was exciting. B. It was meaningful. C. It was unforgettable. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Participating in art competitions is essential for students to gain formal recognition and impress college admission officers. Today, we have a list of art competitions on regional, national, and international scales. EarthX Eco-Art Competition It invites young artists aged 5-22 to create 2-D or 3-D art that illustrates the theme: Protectors for the Planet. The theme can be interpreted in various ways, including individuals taking action towards a more sustainable planet, or highlighting the efforts of environmental leaders working to sustain ecosystems. Deadline: March 8, 2024 The Children’s Drawing Contest Sponsored by International Certification Organization Network, the contest, whose theme this year is “Passing on Our Precious Earth to The Future”, invites children aged 7-15 worldwide to draw the kind of natural environment they would like to live in. 48 winners will receive special memorabilia. All entrants will receive a participation prize. Medium: Drawings with any type of paint, pastel, etc. Deadline: May 31, 2024 Science without Borders Challenge The competition is open to children and young people under the age of 16. We welcome entries from both groups and individuals to create art to promote public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore nature. The theme is “The Sixth Extinction” and you can focus on the protection of endangered species. Acceptable media include paint, pencil, marker, crayon, ink, felt, and oil pastel. Deadline: March 4, 2024 The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the longest-running literary and art competition in the US, provides opportunities and academic awards for creative young people to express their talent. The theme this year is “Tell Your Climate Story”. Students in the 9th to 12th grades can submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction to show their understanding of environmental issues. Deadline: June 10, 2024 1. On which date can participants send their entries to EarthX Eco-Art Competition? A. May 6, 2024. B. March 15, 2024. C. April 28, 2024. D. February 9, 2024. 2. Which competition best suits teenagers good at writing poems? A. EarthX Eco-Art Competition. B. The Children’s Drawing Contest. C. Science without Borders Challenge. D. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. 3. What do the four competitions have in common? A. They target students under the age of 20. B. They are about environmental protection. C. They require participants to write a story. D. They only accept entries from individuals. B People usually wash their produce before eating to remove some remains from pesticides (农药). But are your fruits and vegetables really clean enough to eat? Now 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia has won the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing an AI-based handheld tool that is very accurate in finding pesticide residues (残留物). The ninth grader at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville has received the title “America’s Top Young Scientist”, according to a press release from the 3M Company. Now in its 17th year, the challenge supports middle school students to think creatively and apply STEM principles to discover real-world solutions. When the finalists were chosen, they were paired with a 3M scientist who guided them over the summer to help transform their ideas from just concepts into models. Sirish spent four months competing against nine other finalists and secured his win at the final challenge events at 3M’s global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sirish’s journey to winning the award came from watching his mother wash vegetables and fruits every day and caution him to always do so. He wondered whether washing actually made a difference. Since 70 percent of produce in the US has pestioide residues that are linked to illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer’s, it’s very important to know if the fruits and vegetables are safe to eat. That’s what PestiSCAND is designed to do. The device works by shining light on the surface of the produce and measuring the wavelengths that bounce back. Sirish has tested the device on more than 12,000 food samples including strawberries, apples, and tomatoes. PestiSCAND uses a sensor and an AI-based processor to achieve an accuracy of over 85 percent. Sirish aims at making this technology widely accessible so that consumers will be able to make safe food choices. But he still believes people should wash their produce anyway. He plans to use the $25,000 prize from the competition to help fund his educational goal of attending MIT. 4. Why was Sirish awarded “America’s Top Young Scientist”? A. He developed a new kind of pesticide. B. He invented a smart pesticide detector. C. He improved an AI-based handheld tool. D. He found a way to remove pesticide residues. 5. What inspired Sirish to make his achievement? A. His interest in the application of AI technology. B. His teacher’s guidance on scientific research. C. His family’s daily routine. D. His ambition to win a competition. 6. Which of the following can best describe Sirish? A. Curious and creative. B. Clever and courageous. C. Confident and knowledgeable. D. Devoted and responsible. 7. What does the text want to tell us? A. Actions speak louder than words. B. A good beginning is half done. C. Achievements are not about age. D. Many hands make light work. C This week Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released a warning about the risks that social media presents to the mental health of children and teenagers. Adolescent (青少年的) mental health has been declining for years, and an increasing amount of research suggests that social media platforms could be partially to blame. But experts continue to debate just how much impact they have. Numerous studies demonstrate that adolescent rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness have skyrocketed in the U. S. and elsewhere since around the time that smartphones and social media became ever-present. Yet the role social media plays has been widely debated. Some researchers have sounded the alarm, arguing that social media provides the most credible explanation for problems such as enhanced teen loneliness. Other researchers have been sitting on the fence. In 2019, Jeff Hanceck, founding director of the Social Media Lab at Stanford University, and his colleagues completed an analysis of 226 scientific papers dating back to 2006. They concluded that social media was associated with not only a slight increase in depression and anxiety but also improvements in feelings of belonging and connectedness. Some recent studies have attempted to figure out the link between social media and mental health, asking, for instance, whether social media use is causing depression or whether people are being more active on social media because they’re depressed. In an attempt to present evidence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Alexey Makarin and two of his colleagues conducted mental health surveys taken by college students across the country. Their study, published in 2022, found that rocketing rates of depression and anxiety followed Facebook’s arrival. Makarin says much of the harm they documented came from social comparisons: students viewed the online images of their peers and believed them to “have nicer lives, party more often, have more friends and look better.” “In total, there’s an increasingly clear picture that, indeed, social media has a negative impact on mental health,” Makarin says. “We are not saying that social media can explain 100 percent of the rise of mental health issues... But it could potentially explain a sizeable portion.” 8. What can be learnt about social media? A. It plays an important role in treating mental illness. B. It is the leading cause of adolescent depression. C. It has negative influence on adolescent mental health. D. Its impact on mental health is still unknown. 9. What is Jeff Hancock’s attitude towards social media? A. Objective. B. Critical. C. Favorable. D. Uncaring. 10. How does social media influence teenagers according to Makarin? A. By threatening their academic performance. B By causing them to be addicted to online images. C. By making them feel worse-off than others. D. By reminding them to balance their life. 11. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To warn people of the harm of using social media frequently. B. To expose the link between social media and mental health. C. To analyze the causes of worsening adolescent mental health. D. To introduce an effective approach to handling mental illness. D In what they claim is a world first, researchers in Japan have developed chopsticks that artificially create the taste of salt, as part of efforts to reduce sodium (钠) levels in some of the country’s most popular dishes. The chopsticks work using electrical stimulation and a mini-computer worn on the eater’s wristband. The device transmits sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness, says Homei Miyashita, a professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, whose laboratory collaborated with the food and drink manufacturer Kirin to develop the device. The team plan to improve the first design and hope to make the chopsticks available to consumers next year. The chopsticks could find a receptive audience in Japan, where the traditional diet tends to be high in salt due to the use of components such as miso and soy sauce. The average Japanese adult consumes about 10 grams of salt a day, double the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health ministry has proposed reducing daily salt intake to a maximum of 7.5 grams for men and 6.5 grams for women. The chopsticks use “very weak electricity — not enough to affect the human body — to adjust the function of ions such as sodium chloride and sodium glutamate to change the perception of taste by making food seem to taste stronger or weaker”, Kirin said in a statement. Miyashita and Kirin said clinical tests on people who follow a low-sodium diet had confirmed that the device enhances the salty taste of low-sodium food by about 1.5 times. High salt intake can contribute to high blood pressure, the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. “To prevent these diseases, we need to reduce the amount of salt we take,” said Kirin researcher Ai Sato. “If we try to avoid taking less salt in a conventional way, we would need to suffer the pain of cutting our favourite food from our diet, or suffer eating food with very little taste.” Miyashita’ s lab has also invented a lickable TV screen that imitates the flavours of various foods. 12. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. How the chopsticks work. B. What the team plans to do. C. What the device is designed for. D. How a sense of saltiness is created. 13. What can be inferred from paragraph three? A. The chopsticks may be popular in Japan. B. The Japanese traditional diets are high in salt. C. The WHO advised an adult to take 2 0 grams of salt a day. D. A woman should eat at least 6.5 grams of salt everyday. 14. What is a direct result of the chopsticks according to clinical tests? A. Food can have stronger or weaker flavours. B. Low-sodium food tastes saltier than it actually is. C. People are less likely to have heart attacks and strokes. D. We may not be able to eat our favourite food anymore. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Japan conducts clinical tests on low-sodium diets B. Japanese high-tech salty chopsticks gain popularity C. Japan invents electronic chopsticks making food taste salty D. Japanese researchers reduce sodium levels in popular dishes 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。 There you were, sitting in a classroom, practicing writing letters and words. Maybe you were printing (手写印剧字体) them, or maybe you were learning cursive (草体). At some point, you probably asked yourself, “Why do I need to know how to write when all 1 need is to press the keys on a computer?” ___16___ It also helps you remember the information that you write down. ___17___ Actually, beginner printing is usually very messy, and sometimes we cannot even tell what the letters are. Also, the shape of each letter can change each time a child tries to write it. But remember that every time a child sees a letter that looks a little different but still has the same name, it helps the child’s brain to learn that letter. Research has also shown that if you wrote something by hand, you would remember it better than if you typed it on your computer! Why does this happen? ___18___ But speed may be the problem! When we type information, we tend to type exactly what the teacher is saying. Without thinking about it. Writing by hand takes longer, so we cannot record everything the teacher says. When writing, we tend to put things into our own words or summarize what the teacher says. ___19___ In summary, writing by hand can help you learn new things like letters, but it also allows you to remember information better than if you typed it. It does not matter how you write—printing, cursive, abbreviations (宿写).___20___ So, keep writing! A. That makes things a lot easier. B. It just matters that you write by hand. C. Surely it is quicker to type during a lecture than to write, right? D. What did your printing look like when you first started to write? E. In a way, taking notes by hand is a way of studying while we are learning! F. Well, in short, writing by hand helps you learn a set of symbols more easily. G. When people write letters, they actively see and feel the letters being written. 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45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。 The Last Lecture Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and one of the pioneers of virtual technology. The Last Lecture by him is world-known as one version of fairy tales, with more than 5 million ___21___ sold in the United States alone. Randy had been informed by his doctor to be in the ___22___ stage of cancer, before he was once invited to give a lecture under the same name. Randy married his dream lover and had three lovely children. ___23___, he would be absent from their future life forever. So, in his remaining life, he tried to ___24___ his family. Then again he intended to make some ___25___ arrangements to ensure that their future life, at least in terms of material, was as comfortable as possible. He used his time of ___26___ to keep his body active every day. Once, twice... with the permission of his body, Randy ___27___ riding to strengthen his body, hoping to have more time to ___28___ together the things he should have told his children slowly in the next 20 years into those small stories. When the children grow up and can read, Randy hopes they can be ___29___ that their father loves them deeply, even though he is _____30_____. In this book, in an aspect of engineering, Randy told his kids that nothing is perfect, and they should learn to do their best with limited _____31_____ — you can’t control the cards you’ re _____32_____, but just how you play the hand — probably that is what Randy wanted to _____33_____ to his kids. As his co-author Jeffrey Zaslow put it, the _____34_____ that Randy hoped to personally teach his children about how to face life, as well as the rich content of this book, is not only a gift to all students, teachers, and parents, but also those with _____35_____ in the world. 21 A. copies B. originals C. collections D. versions 22. A. early B. minor C. initial D. advanced 23. A. Undoubtedly B. Unfortunately C. Admittedly D. Seemingly 24. A. support B. remind C. accompany D. reward 25. A. financial B. virtual C. alternative D. educational 26. A. cycling B. teaching C. lecturing D. recovering 27. A. wondered about B. appealed to C. weighed up D. stuck with 28. A. film B. press C. restore D. track 29. A. encouraged B. confident C. threatened D. amazed 30. A. disabled B. critical C. abnormal D. gone 31. A. relatives B. welfare C. resources D. capacity 32. A. dealt B. awarded C. brought D. left 33. A. distribute B. declare C. communicate D. spread 34. A. strength B. truth C. creativity D. wisdom 35. A. dreams B. priority C. solidarity D. superiority 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个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The West Lake is always topping the list with its beauty, and its ____36____ (important) in literary and artistic history when a tourist comes to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The West Lake and the hills surrounding its three sides ____37____ (inspire) scholars and artists since the 9th century. The green-colored Lianlian, one of the three mascots (吉祥物) of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, is inspired by lotus (荷花) ____38____ (leaf) in the West Lake. Lianlian not only represents purity and opening-up, ____39____ also expresses the wish of building a shared future for mankind. The West Lake has 10 poetically named scenic areas, ____40____ (make)it an outstanding example of a cultural landscape. It consists ____41____ temples, pagodas, gardens and decorative trees, as well as artificial islands. These additions have been made ____42____ (improve) the landscape west of Hangzhou. In 2011, the West Lake Cultural Landscape, ____43____ includes the West Lake and the nearby hills, was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. As UNESCO says on its official website, “As ____44____ matter of fact, the West Lake has _____45_____ (huge) influenced garden design in the rest of China, as well as Japan and the Republic of Korea, for centuries.” 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 46. 学校英语俱乐部将组织关于“生活中具有重大影响的科技产品”的讨论，请你作为代表发言，内容包括： 1. 介绍一项产品及其影响； 2. 对该产品的展望。 注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Good morning, everyone! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I had been swimming competitively for five years but after such a long time, I was ready to quit. I was often the only African American at the swimming competitions and our team couldn’t afford good uniforms. However, my number-one reason for wanting to quit was that I kept receiving “Honorable mentions” (安慰奖). Any athlete knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you showed up. One summer day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. When I told her, she looked me in the eye and said, “Baby, remember these words: ‘Quitters never win and winners never quit.’ Your grandmother didn’t raise losers or quitters. You go to that swim meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a grandchild of mine, you hear?” I was too afraid to say anything but “Yes, ma’am.” The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, missing my group of swimmers in the 15/16 age group. My coach insisted that I be allowed to swim with the older group. I knew that she was including me in the race so that our journey to the meet would not be wasted, and she had no expectations whatsoever that I would come in anything but eighth place and only that, because there weren’t nine lanes. As I was mounting the board, all the other girls looked at me. I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing—beat me! All of a sudden, my grandma’s words rang in my head. “Quitters never win and winners never quit. You swim like you are a grandchild of mine. Quitters never win and winners never quit.” “Yes, Grandma, I will swim like I am a grandchild of yours,” I said to myself. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 SPLASH! I swam harder than I’d ever swum before ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It was then that I heard the claps and cheers around me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 扬大附中东部分校2024-2025学年第二学期 第一次模块学习效果调查高二年级英语学科试题 （总分150分 时间120分钟） 第一部分 听力（共两节，满分30分） 做题时，请先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What does the man want to do? A. Borrow a magazine. B. Buy a book. C. Reserve a seat. 2. Where are the speakers probably? A. At the man’s home. B. In a hospital. C. In a supermarket. 3. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To ask for advice. B. To send an invitation. C. To make a complaint. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Mother and son. B. Sister and brother. C. Shop assistant and customer. 5. What are the speakers talking about? A. A meeting. B. A movie. C. A lecture. 第二节（共11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. Who turned up at the party last night? A. Marian. B. James. C. Alison. 7. What did the man say about the party? A. It was impressive. B. It was awkward. C. It was boring. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why did the man stay up late last night? A. He went out with friends. B. He watched a game. C. He prepared for the exam. 9. What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Have a rest. B. Go to lecture. C. Keep a healthy diet. 10. How does the man sound in the end? A. Anxious. B. Surprised. C. Proud. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. Who is the woman probably? A A teacher. B. A host. C. A writer. 12. What does the man say about life admin? A. It is pleasing. B. It is tiring. C. It is dull. 13. What did Elizabeth advise the “admin avoiders” to do? A. Make a to-do list. B. Do necessary tasks first. C. Avoid depending on others. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Strangers. B. Wife and husband. C. Mother and son. 15. When will the woman watch the play? A. On April 6th. B. On April 7th. C. On April 8th. 16 How much will the woman pay for the children’s tickets? A. £10. B. £20. C. £30. 17. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Visit the Children’s Club. B. Pay for the tickets now. C. Arrive at the theatre early. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What made young seabirds fly off their nests? A. Hunger. B. Loneliness. C. Cold. 19. How did the speaker help the young seabirds? A. She fed them food. B. She built nests for them. C. She helped them return home. 20. What did the speaker say about the experience? A. It was exciting. B. It was meaningful. C. It was unforgettable. 第二部分 阅读理解（共两节，满分50分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分） 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Participating in art competitions is essential for students to gain formal recognition and impress college admission officers. Today, we have a list of art competitions on regional, national, and international scales. EarthX Eco-Art Competition It invites young artists aged 5-22 to create 2-D or 3-D art that illustrates the theme: Protectors for the Planet. The theme can be interpreted in various ways, including individuals taking action towards a more sustainable planet, or highlighting the efforts of environmental leaders working to sustain ecosystems. Deadline: March 8, 2024 The Children’s Drawing Contest Sponsored by International Certification Organization Network, the contest, whose theme this year is “Passing on Our Precious Earth to The Future”, invites children aged 7-15 worldwide to draw the kind of natural environment they would like to live in. 48 winners will receive special memorabilia. All entrants will receive a participation prize. Medium: Drawings with any type of paint, pastel, etc. Deadline: May 31, 2024 Science without Borders Challenge The competition is open to children and young people under the age of 16. We welcome entries from both groups and individuals to create art to promote public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore nature. The theme is “The Sixth Extinction” and you can focus on the protection of endangered species. Acceptable media include paint, pencil, marker, crayon, ink, felt, and oil pastel. Deadline: March 4, 2024 The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, the longest-running literary and art competition in the US, provides opportunities and academic awards for creative young people to express their talent. The theme this year is “Tell Your Climate Story”. Students in the 9th to 12th grades can submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction to show their understanding of environmental issues. Deadline: June 10, 2024 1. On which date can participants send their entries to EarthX Eco-Art Competition? A. May 6, 2024. B. March 15, 2024. C. April 28, 2024. D. February 9, 2024. 2. Which competition best suits teenagers good at writing poems? A. EarthX Eco-Art Competition. B. The Children’s Drawing Contest. C. Science without Borders Challenge. D. The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards. 3. What do the four competitions have in common? A. They target students under the age of 20. B. They are about environmental protection. C. They require participants to write a story. D. They only accept entries from individuals. 【答案】1. D 2. D 3. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个艺术比赛的情况。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据EarthX Eco-Art Competition部分中“Deadline: March 8, 2024(截止日期：2024年3月8日)”并结合选项可知，参赛者可于2024年2月9日递交参赛作品予EarthX生态艺术比赛。故选D。 【2题详解】 细节理解题。根据The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards部分中“Students in the 9th to 12th grades can submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction to show their understanding of environmental issues.(9至12年级的学生可以提交诗歌、小说和非小说类作品，以展示他们对环境问题的理解)”可知，The Scholastic Art and Writing Awards最适合擅长写诗的青少年。故选D。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段部分“The theme can be interpreted in various ways, including individuals taking action towards a more sustainable planet, or highlighting the efforts of environmental leaders working to sustain ecosystems.(这一主题可以有多种解释，包括个人为实现更可持续的地球而采取的行动，或强调致力于维持生态系统的环境领导者的努力)”；第二部分“Sponsored by International Certification Organization Network, the contest, whose theme this year is “Passing on Our Precious Earth to The Future”, invites children aged 7-15 worldwide to draw the kind of natural environment they would like to live in.(该比赛由国际认证组织网络主办，今年的主题是“把我们珍贵的地球留给未来”，邀请世界各地7-15岁的儿童画出他们想要生活的自然环境)”；第三部分“We welcome entries from both groups and individuals to create art to promote public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore nature.(我们欢迎团体或个人参赛，创作艺术作品，以提高公众对保存、保护和恢复自然的意识)”以及第四部分“Students in the 9th to 12th grades can submit poetry, fiction and nonfiction to show their understanding of environmental issues.(9至12年级的学生可以提交诗歌、小说和非小说类作品，以展示他们对环境问题的理解)”可知，这四项比赛的共同之处在于都是关于环境保护的。故选B。 B People usually wash their produce before eating to remove some remains from pesticides (农药). But are your fruits and vegetables really clean enough to eat? Now 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia has won the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing an AI-based handheld tool that is very accurate in finding pesticide residues (残留物). The ninth grader at the Gwinnett School of Mathematics, Science, and Technology in Snellville has received the title “America’s Top Young Scientist”, according to a press release from the 3M Company. Now in its 17th year, the challenge supports middle school students to think creatively and apply STEM principles to discover real-world solutions. When the finalists were chosen, they were paired with a 3M scientist who guided them over the summer to help transform their ideas from just concepts into models. Sirish spent four months competing against nine other finalists and secured his win at the final challenge events at 3M’s global headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. Sirish’s journey to winning the award came from watching his mother wash vegetables and fruits every day and caution him to always do so. He wondered whether washing actually made a difference. Since 70 percent of produce in the US has pestioide residues that are linked to illnesses like cancer and Alzheimer’s, it’s very important to know if the fruits and vegetables are safe to eat. That’s what PestiSCAND is designed to do. The device works by shining light on the surface of the produce and measuring the wavelengths that bounce back. Sirish has tested the device on more than 12,000 food samples including strawberries, apples, and tomatoes. PestiSCAND uses a sensor and an AI-based processor to achieve an accuracy of over 85 percent. Sirish aims at making this technology widely accessible so that consumers will be able to make safe food choices. But he still believes people should wash their produce anyway. He plans to use the $25,000 prize from the competition to help fund his educational goal of attending MIT. 4. Why was Sirish awarded “America’s Top Young Scientist”? A. He developed a new kind of pesticide. B. He invented a smart pesticide detector. C. He improved an AI-based handheld tool. D. He found a way to remove pesticide residues. 5. What inspired Sirish to make his achievement? A. His interest in the application of AI technology. B. His teacher’s guidance on scientific research. C. His family’s daily routine. D. His ambition to win a competition. 6. Which of the following can best describe Sirish? A. Curious and creative. B. Clever and courageous. C. Confident and knowledgeable. D. Devoted and responsible. 7. What does the text want to tell us? A. Actions speak louder than words. B. A good beginning is half done. C Achievements are not about age. D. Many hands make light work. 【答案】4. B 5. C 6. A 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了14岁的Sirish Subash发明了一种基于人工智能的手持工具，用于准确检测农药残留，并因此获得了“美国顶尖年轻科学家”的称号。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段的“Now 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia has won the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing an AI-based handheld tool that is very accurate in finding pesticide residues (残留物).(现在，来自佐治亚州的14岁的Sirish Subash赢得了2024年3M青年科学家挑战赛，该挑战赛开发了一种基于人工智能的手持工具，该工具在寻找农药残留方面非常准确)”可知，Sirish因为发明了一种基于人工智能的手持工具，能够非常准确地检测农药残留，而获得了“美国顶尖年轻科学家”的称号。故选B。 【5题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段的“Sirish’s journey to winning the award came from watching his mother wash vegetables and fruits every day and caution him to always do so.(Sirish获得该奖项的旅程来自于看着他的母亲每天洗蔬菜和水果，并提醒他要经常这样做)”可知，Sirish的成就灵感来自于他每天看到母亲洗蔬菜和水果，并告诫他也要这样做。因此，他的家庭日常习惯激发了他的灵感。故选C。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段的“He wondered whether washing actually made a difference.(他好奇清洗是否真的有所作用)”可知，Sirish对清洗是否真的有用感到好奇，这表明他具有好奇心；根据第一段的“Now 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia has won the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing an AI-based handheld tool that is very accurate in finding pesticide residues (残留物).(现在，来自佐治亚州的14岁的Sirish Subash赢得了2024年3M青年科学家挑战赛，该挑战赛开发了一种基于人工智能的手持工具，该工具在寻找农药残留方面非常准确)”可知，Sirish发明了一种基于人工智能的手持工具来检测农药残留，这表明他具有创造力。由此可推知，Sirish是一个具有好奇心且有创造力的人。故选A。 【7题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段的“Now 14-year-old Sirish Subash from Georgia has won the 2024 3M Young Scientist Challenge for developing an AI-based handheld tool that is very accurate in finding pesticide residues (残留物).(现在，来自佐治亚州的14岁的Sirish Subash赢得了2024年3M青年科学家挑战赛，该挑战赛开发了一种基于人工智能的手持工具，该工具在寻找农药残留方面非常准确)”可知，文章主要讲述了14岁的Sirish Subash因为发明了一种基于人工智能的手持工具来检测农药残留而获得了奖项，所以文章想要告诉读者“成就与年龄无关”。故选C。 C This week Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released a warning about the risks that social media presents to the mental health of children and teenagers. Adolescent (青少年的) mental health has been declining for years, and an increasing amount of research suggests that social media platforms could be partially to blame. But experts continue to debate just how much impact they have. Numerous studies demonstrate that adolescent rates of depression, anxiety and loneliness have skyrocketed in the U. S. and elsewhere since around the time that smartphones and social media became ever-present. Yet the role social media plays has been widely debated. Some researchers have sounded the alarm, arguing that social media provides the most credible explanation for problems such as enhanced teen loneliness. Other researchers have been sitting on the fence. In 2019, Jeff Hanceck, founding director of the Social Media Lab at Stanford University, and his colleagues completed an analysis of 226 scientific papers dating back to 2006. They concluded that social media was associated with not only a slight increase in depression and anxiety but also improvements in feelings of belonging and connectedness. Some recent studies have attempted to figure out the link between social media and mental health, asking, for instance, whether social media use is causing depression or whether people are being more active on social media because they’re depressed. In an attempt to present evidence, Massachusetts Institute of Technology economist Alexey Makarin and two of his colleagues conducted mental health surveys taken by college students across the country. Their study, published in 2022, found that rocketing rates of depression and anxiety followed Facebook’s arrival. Makarin says much of the harm they documented came from social comparisons: students viewed the online images of their peers and believed them to “have nicer lives, party more often, have more friends and look better.” “In total, there’s an increasingly clear picture that, indeed, social media has a negative impact on mental health,” Makarin says. “We are not saying that social media can explain 100 percent of the rise of mental health issues... But it could potentially explain a sizeable portion.” 8. What can be learnt about social media? A. It plays an important role in treating mental illness. B. It is the leading cause of adolescent depression. C. It has negative influence on adolescent mental health. D. Its impact on mental health is still unknown. 9. What is Jeff Hancock’s attitude towards social media? A. Objective. B. Critical. C. Favorable. D. Uncaring. 10. How does social media influence teenagers according to Makarin? A. By threatening their academic performance. B. By causing them to be addicted to online images. C. By making them feel worse-off than others. D. By reminding them to balance their life. 11. What is the main purpose of the text? A. To warn people of the harm of using social media frequently. B. To expose the link between social media and mental health. C. To analyze the causes of worsening adolescent mental health. D. To introduce an effective approach to handling mental illness. 【答案】8. C 9. A 10. C 11. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了美国卫生局局长Vivek H. Murthy关于社交媒体对儿童和青少年心理健康风险的警告，并介绍了相关研究、争议以及专家观点等。 【8题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“This week Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy released a warning about the risks that social media presents to the mental health of children and teenagers.(本周，美国卫生局局长Vivek H. Murthy发布了一则关于社交媒体对儿童和青少年心理健康构成风险的警告。)”以及最后一段““In total, there’s an increasingly clear picture that, indeed, social media has a negative impact on mental health,” Makarin says.(Makarin说：“总体而言，有越来越清晰的迹象表明，社交媒体确实对心理健康产生了负面影响。”)”可知，社交媒体对青少年心理健康有负面影响。故选C。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Other researchers have been sitting on the fence. In 2019, Jeff Hanceck, founding director of the Social Media Lab at Stanford University, and his colleagues completed an analysis of 226 scientific papers dating back to 2006. They concluded that social media was associated with not only a slight increase in depression and anxiety but also improvements in feelings of belonging and connectedness.(而另一些研究人员则持中立态度。2019年，斯坦福大学社交媒体实验室的创始主任Jeff Hanceck及其同事对226篇可追溯到 2006年的科学论文进行了分析。他们得出的结论是，社交媒体不仅与抑郁症和焦虑症的轻微增加有关，还能提升归属感和联系感。)”可知，Jeff Hanceck既指出了社交媒体会使抑郁症和焦虑症有轻微增加，又提到它能提升归属感和联系感，全面地看到了社交媒体的利弊，这种态度是客观的。故选A。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“Makarin says much of the harm they documented came from social comparisons: students viewed the online images of their peers and believed them to “have nicer lives, party more often, have more friends and look better.”(Makarin表示，他们记录的大部分危害来自于社交比较：学生们看到同龄人在网上发布的照片，就认为他们“生活更美好、聚会更频繁、朋友更多、外表更出众”。)”可知，Makarin认为社交媒体带来的很多危害来自社交比较，学生看到同龄人在网上的照片，会觉得他们生活更美好、聚会更频繁、朋友更多、外表更出众，从而会觉得自己不如别人，感觉更糟糕。故选C。 【11题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，文章开篇指出卫生局局长发布社交媒体对儿童和青少年心理健康构成风险的警告，接着阐述了青少年心理健康下降的情况以及社交媒体可能负有部分责任，然后说明专家对社交媒体影响程度存在争论，还列举了不同研究来探究社交媒体与心理健康的联系，所以文章的主要目的是揭示社交媒体与心理健康之间的联系。故选B。 D In what they claim is a world first, researchers in Japan have developed chopsticks that artificially create the taste of salt, as part of efforts to reduce sodium (钠) levels in some of the country’s most popular dishes. The chopsticks work using electrical stimulation and a mini-computer worn on the eater’s wristband. The device transmits sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness, says Homei Miyashita, a professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, whose laboratory collaborated with the food and drink manufacturer Kirin to develop the device. The team plan to improve the first design and hope to make the chopsticks available to consumers next year. The chopsticks could find a receptive audience in Japan, where the traditional diet tends to be high in salt due to the use of components such as miso and soy sauce. The average Japanese adult consumes about 10 grams of salt a day, double the amount recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO). The health ministry has proposed reducing daily salt intake to a maximum of 7.5 grams for men and 6.5 grams for women. The chopsticks use “very weak electricity — not enough to affect the human body — to adjust the function of ions such as sodium chloride and sodium glutamate to change the perception of taste by making food seem to taste stronger or weaker”, Kirin said in a statement. Miyashita and Kirin said clinical tests on people who follow a low-sodium diet had confirmed that the device enhances the salty taste of low-sodium food by about 1.5 times. High salt intake can contribute to high blood pressure, the leading cause of heart attacks and strokes. “To prevent these diseases, we need to reduce the amount of salt we take,” said Kirin researcher Ai Sato. “If we try to avoid taking less salt in a conventional way, we would need to suffer the pain of cutting our favourite food from our diet, or suffer eating food with very little taste.” Miyashita’ s lab has also invented a lickable TV screen that imitates the flavours of various foods. 12. What does the second paragraph mainly tell us? A. How the chopsticks work. B. What the team plans to do. C. What the device is designed for. D. How a sense of saltiness is created. 13. What can be inferred from paragraph three? A. The chopsticks may be popular in Japan. B. The Japanese traditional diets are high in salt. C. The WHO advised an adult to take 2 0 grams of salt a day. D. A woman should eat at least 6.5 grams of salt everyday. 14. What is a direct result of the chopsticks according to clinical tests? A. Food can have stronger or weaker flavours. B. Low-sodium food tastes saltier than it actually is. C. People are less likely to have heart attacks and strokes. D. We may not be able to eat our favourite food anymore. 15. What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Japan conducts clinical tests on low-sodium diets B. Japanese high-tech salty chopsticks gain popularity C. Japan invents electronic chopsticks making food taste salty D. Japanese researchers reduce sodium levels in popular dishes 【答案】12. A 13. A 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲的是日本研究人员发明了一种能够人工创造咸味的筷子，旨在减少日本一些最受欢迎的菜肴中的钠含量。 【12题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第二段中的“The chopsticks work using electrical stimulation and a mini-computer worn on the eater’s wristband. The device transmits sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth where they create a sense of saltiness, says Homei Miyashita, a professor at Meiji University in Tokyo, whose laboratory collaborated with the food and drink manufacturer Kirin to develop the device. (东京明治大学的教授Homei Miyashita表示，这些筷子通过电刺激和佩戴在食客手腕上的微型计算机工作。该设备会将食物中的钠离子通过筷子传送到口中，从而产生咸味。Homei Miyashita的实验室与食品和饮料制造商Kirin公司合作开发了这一设备。)”可知，东京明治大学的教授Homei Miyashita表示，这些筷子通过电刺激和佩戴在食客手腕上的微型计算机工作，并简要介绍了如何通过筷子产生咸味儿的，由此可知，第二段主要告诉我们筷子的工作原理。故选A。 【13题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段中“The chopsticks could find a receptive audience in Japan(这种筷子能够在日本找到接受它们的人群)”可推测出，这种筷子可能在日本会受欢迎，因此A选项正确；根据“where the traditional diet tends to be high in salt due to the use of components such as miso and soy sauce”可直接得出B选项，是直接信息，因此可排除B选项；根据“The average Japanese adult consumes about 10 grams of salt a day, double the amount recommended by the World Health Organization(WHO).”可推知，10克是世界卫生组织推荐的盐日摄入量的两倍，所以世界卫生组织推荐的是每日摄入5克盐，因此可排除C选项；根据“The health ministry has proposed reducing daily salt intake to a maximum of 7.5 grams for men and 6.5 grams for women. (卫生部建议将每日盐摄入量减少到男性最多7.5克，女性最多6.5克。)”可推知，卫生部建议女性每天最多摄入6.5克盐，而不是至少6.5克，因此可排除D选项。故选A。 【14题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Miyashita and Kirin said clinical tests on people who follow a low-sodium diet had confirmed that the device enhances the salty taste of low-sodium food by about 1.5 times. (Miyashita 和 Kirin表示，对低钠饮食的人进行的临床测试证实，该设备能将低钠食物的咸味提高约1.5倍。)”可知，使用筷子的直接结果是低钠食物吃起来比实际更咸。故选B。 【15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第一段“In what they claim is a world first, researchers in Japan have developed chopsticks that artificially create the taste of salt, as part of efforts to reduce sodium(钠) levels in some of the country’s most popular dishes. (日本的研究人员研发出了一种人工制造咸味的筷子，他们声称这是世界首例，这是减少日本一些最受欢迎的菜肴中钠含量的努力的一部分。)”可知，本文主要讲的是日本研究人员发明了一种能够人工创造咸味的筷子，旨在减少日本一些最受欢迎的菜肴中的钠含量，因此题目“Japan invents electronic chopsticks making food taste salty(日本发明了电子筷子，使食物尝起来咸)”概括了文章主题，可作为最恰当的标题。故选C。 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。 There you were, sitting in a classroom, practicing writing letters and words. Maybe you were printing (手写印剧字体) them, or maybe you were learning cursive (草体). At some point, you probably asked yourself, “Why do I need to know how to write when all 1 need is to press the keys on a computer?” ___16___ It also helps you remember the information that you write down. ___17___ Actually, beginner printing is usually very messy, and sometimes we cannot even tell what the letters are. Also, the shape of each letter can change each time a child tries to write it. But remember that every time a child sees a letter that looks a little different but still has the same name, it helps the child’s brain to learn that letter. Research has also shown that if you wrote something by hand, you would remember it better than if you typed it on your computer! Why does this happen? ___18___ But speed may be the problem! When we type information, we tend to type exactly what the teacher is saying. Without thinking about it. Writing by hand takes longer, so we cannot record everything the teacher says. When writing, we tend to put things into our own words or summarize what the teacher says. ___19___ In summary, writing by hand can help you learn new things like letters, but it also allows you to remember information better than if you typed it. It does not matter how you write—printing, cursive, abbreviations (宿写).___20___ So, keep writing! A. That makes things a lot easier. B. It just matters that you write by hand. C. Surely it is quicker to type during a lecture than to write, right? D. What did your printing look like when you first started to write? E. In a way, taking notes by hand is a way of studying while we are learning! F. Well, in short, writing by hand helps you learn a set of symbols more easily. G. When people write letters, they actively see and feel the letters being written. 【答案】16. F 17. D 18. C 19. E 20. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲的是手写字的好处。 【16题详解】 空前“At some point, you probably asked yourself, “Why do I need to know how to write when all 1 need is to press the keys on a computer?”(在某些时候，你可能会问自己，“当我所需要的只是按电脑上的键时，为什么我需要知道如何写？”)”说明我们需要用手写字，空后“It also helps you remember the information that you write down.(它还可以帮助你记住你写下的信息。)”说明了用手写字的好处，由also可知，空格处也应该讲用手写字的一个好处，F选项“Well, in short, writing by hand helps you learn a set of symbols more easily.(简而言之，手写可以帮助你更容易地学习一组符号。)”是用手写的一个好处，也是空前那个问题的回答，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选F。 【17题详解】 空后“Actually, beginner printing is usually very messy, and sometimes we cannot even tell what the letters are.(实际上，初学字体通常很乱，有时我们甚至不知道字母是什么。)”说明了初学者写的字很乱，空格处应该是问“你刚开始学写字时写的字是什么样的”，D选项“What did your printing look like when you first started to write?(当你第一次开始写作时，你的字体是什么样子的？)”提出你刚学写字时的字体是什么样的这个问题，因此引起下文，符合语境，故选D。 【18题详解】 空前“Research has also shown that if you wrote something by hand, you would remember it better than if you typed it on your computer!(研究还表明，如果你手写一些东西，你会比在电脑上把它们打出来记得更好！)”说明手写有利于记住东西，空后“But speed may be the problem!(但速度可能是问题所在！)”说明了速度快反而是问题，空格处应该指出在电脑上打字更快，C选项“Surely it is quicker to type during a lecture than to write, right?(上课时打字肯定比写字快，对吧？)”说明了在电脑上打字更快，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选C。 【19题详解】 空前“When we type information, we tend to type exactly what the teacher is saying. Without thinking about it. Writing by hand takes longer, so we cannot record everything the teacher says. When writing, we tend to put things into our own words or summarize what the teacher says.(当我们输入信息时，我们倾向于准确地输入老师所说的内容。想都不用想。手写需要更长的时间，所以我们不能把老师说的每一句话都记录下来。在写作时，我们倾向于用自己的话来表达，或者总结老师所说的话。)”说明我们手写时倾向于用自己的话来表达，或者总结老师所说的话，这说明手写更有利于学习，E选项“In a way, taking notes by hand is a way of studying while we are learning!(在某种程度上，手写笔记是我们学习的一种学习方式！)”说明了手写笔记是学习的一种方式，承接上文，符合语境，故选E。 【20题详解】 空前“In summary, writing by hand can help you learn new things like letters, but it also allows you to remember information better than if you typed it. It does not matter how you write—printing, cursive, abbreviations (宿写).(总之，手写可以帮助你学习新的东西，比如字母，但它也能让你比打字更好地记住信息。不管你怎么写，印刷体，草书，缩写。)”说明了手写是很有好处的，空后“So, keep writing!(所以，继续写！)”说明了要继续写，因此空格处应该说手写是重要的，B选项“It just matters that you write by hand.(重要的是你要手写。)”说明了手写很重要，因此承上启下，符合语境，故选B。 第三部分 语言运用（共三节，满分45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。 The Last Lecture Randy Pausch was a professor of computer science at Carnegie Mellon University and one of the pioneers of virtual technology. The Last Lecture by him is world-known as one version of fairy tales, with more than 5 million ___21___ sold in the United States alone. Randy had been informed by his doctor to be in the ___22___ stage of cancer, before he was once invited to give a lecture under the same name. Randy married his dream lover and had three lovely children. ___23___, he would be absent from their future life forever. So, in his remaining life, he tried to ___24___ his family. Then again he intended to make some ___25___ arrangements to ensure that their future life, at least in terms of material, was as comfortable as possible. He used his time of ___26___ to keep his body active every day. Once, twice... with the permission of his body, Randy ___27___ riding to strengthen his body, hoping to have more time to ___28___ together the things he should have told his children slowly in the next 20 years into those small stories. When the children grow up and can read, Randy hopes they can be ___29___ that their father loves them deeply, even though he is _____30_____. In this book, in an aspect of engineering, Randy told his kids that nothing is perfect, and they should learn to do their best with limited _____31_____ — you can’t control the cards you’ re _____32_____, but just how you play the hand — probably that is what Randy wanted to _____33_____ to his kids. As his co-author Jeffrey Zaslow put it, the _____34_____ that Randy hoped to personally teach his children about how to face life, as well as the rich content of this book, is not only a gift to all students, teachers, and parents, but also those with _____35_____ in the world. 21. A. copies B. originals C. collections D. versions 22. A. early B. minor C. initial D. advanced 23. A. Undoubtedly B. Unfortunately C. Admittedly D. Seemingly 24. A. support B. remind C. accompany D. reward 25. A. financial B. virtual C. alternative D. educational 26. A. cycling B. teaching C. lecturing D. recovering 27. A. wondered about B. appealed to C. weighed up D. stuck with 28. A. film B. press C. restore D. track 29. A. encouraged B. confident C. threatened D. amazed 30. A. disabled B. critical C. abnormal D. gone 31. A. relatives B. welfare C. resources D. capacity 32. A. dealt B. awarded C. brought D. left 33. A. distribute B. declare C. communicate D. spread 34. A. strength B. truth C. creativity D. wisdom 35. A. dreams B. priority C. solidarity D. superiority 【答案】21. A 22. D 23. B 24. C 25. A 26. A 27. D 28. B 29. B 30. D 31. C 32. A 33. C 34. D 35. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述的是卡内基梅隆大学计算机科学教授Randy Pausch在得知自己罹患晚期癌症后，为家人和学生留下宝贵生活智慧的故事。他的最后一次演讲以童话的一个版本而闻名于世，仅在美国就售出了500多万册。Randy希望亲自教给孩子们如何面对生活的智慧，以及这本书的丰富内容，不仅是给所有学生、老师和家长的礼物，也是给世界上有梦想的人的礼物。 【21题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他的《最后的演讲》作为童话的一个版本而闻名于世，仅在美国就售出了500多万册。A. copies(书、报纸等的)一本，一册，一份；B. originals原版；C. collections收藏；D. versions版本。根据生活常识和上文“The last lecture by him is world-known as one version of fairy tales”以及下文的“sold in the United States alone.”可知，此处指这个演讲的童话版本书籍仅在美国就售出了500多万册。故选A项。 【22题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：Randy的医生告诉他，他的癌症已经到了晚期，之后他被邀请以同样的名字做一次演讲。A. early早期的；B. minor轻微的；C. initial初期的；D. advanced晚期的。根据上文“The last lecture”以及后文“in his remaining life”可知是最后一次演讲，说明癌症已经到了晚期。故选D项。 【23题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：不幸是，他将永远缺席他们未来的生活。A. Undoubtedly毫无疑问；B. Unfortunately不幸的是；C. Admittedly诚然；D. Seemingly似乎，看似。根据上文的“Randy had been informed by his doctor to be in the ___2___ stage of cancer”以及下文的“he would be absent from their future life forever.”可知，他的癌症已经到了晚期，无法再陪伴家人，所以此处指的是“不幸地”。故选B项。 【24题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：因此，在他的余生中，他尽量陪伴家人。A. support支持；B. remind提醒；C. accompany陪伴；D. reward奖励。根据上文“he would be absent from their future life forever. So, in his remaining life”以及上文提到他癌症晚期，所以此处指的是他在自己的余生尽力“陪伴”他的家人。故选C项。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：然后，他又打算做一些财务安排，以确保他们未来的生活，至少在物质方面，尽可能舒适。A. financial财务的；B. virtual虚拟的；C. alternative可替代的；D. educational教育的，有教育意义的。根据下文的“that their future life, at least in terms of material, was as comfortable as possible.”可知，他的安排至少要确保家人的物质生活舒适，由此可知，此处指的是“财务的”安排。故选A项。 【26题详解】 考查名词和动名词词义辨析。句意：他每天利用骑自行车的时间来保持身体活跃。A. cycling骑自行车；B. teaching教学；C. lecturing讲课；D. recovering恢复。根据下文“riding to strengthen his body”可知，他保持身体活跃的活动最有可能是骑车。故选A项。 【27题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：一次、两次……在身体允许的情况下，Randy坚持骑车来增强体质，希望有更多时间整理那些本应在接下来的20年里慢慢告诉孩子们的事情，把它们浓缩成小故事。A. wondered about想知道，对……感到疑惑；B. appealed to呼吁；C. weighed up权衡；D. stuck with坚持。根据上文的“Once, twice… with the permission of his body”以及下文的“hoping to have more time to ___8___ together the things he should have told his children slowly in the next 20 years into those small stories.”可知，他还有很多的事情要告诉孩子，由此可推断，此处指的是在身体允许的情况下，他“坚持”骑车锻炼身体。故选D项。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一次、两次……在身体允许的情况下，Randy坚持骑车来增强体质，希望有更多时间整理那些本应在接下来的20年里慢慢告诉孩子们的事情，把它们编成小故事。A. film拍摄；B. press压缩，整理；C. restore恢复；D. track跟踪，追踪。根据下文的“together the things he should have told his children slowly in the next 20 years into those small stories”可知，因为时日无多，他希望有更多的时间把他本应该在接下来的20年里慢慢告诉孩子们的事情“压缩”成那些小故事。故选B项。 【29题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当孩子们长大并能阅读时，Randy希望他们能相信他们的父亲深深地爱着他们，尽管他已经不在了。A. encouraged受到鼓励的；B. confident自信的；C. threatened受到威胁的；D. amazed感到惊讶的。根据上文的“When the children grow up and can read”以及下文的“that their father loves them deeply”可知，他希望孩子们长大后读到这些，“相信”父亲深深地爱着他们，符合语境。故选B项。 【30题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：当孩子们长大并能阅读时，Randy希望他们能相信他们的父亲深深地爱着他们，尽管他已经不在了。A. disabled残疾的；B. critical危急的；C. abnormal异常的；D. gone不在的。根据上文的“Randy had been informed by his doctor to be in the ___2___ stage of cancer”可知，他已经癌症晚期了，孩子长大的时候他已经不在了。故选D项。 【31题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：在这本书中，在工程学的一个方面，Randy告诉他的孩子们没有什么是完美的，他们应该学会在有限的资源中做到最好——你不能控制你发的牌，但你只能控制你怎么打这手牌——可能这就是Randy 想要告诉他的孩子们的。A. relatives亲戚，亲属；B. welfare福利，幸福；C. resources资源；D. capacity能力。根据下文的“you can’t control the cards you’ re ___12___ , but just how you play the hand”可知，Randy告诉孩子们不能控制有什么牌，而是要知道如何玩好手里的这把牌，结合上文的“nothing is perfect, and they should learn to do their best with limited”可知，此处指的是应该学会在有限的“资源”下做到最好。故选C项。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这本书中，在工程学的一个方面，Randy告诉他的孩子们没有什么是完美的，他们应该学会在有限的资源中做到最好——你不能控制你发的牌，但你只能控制你怎么打这手牌——可能这就是Randy想要告诉他的孩子们的。A. dealt发牌；B. awarded授予；C. brought带来；D. left离开。根据上文的“Randy told his kids that nothing is perfect, and they should learn to do their best with limited ___11___ ”可知，Randy告诉孩子们应该学会在有限的资源下做到最好，由此可知，此处指的是无法控制发什么牌，但是会打好手里有的牌，符合语境。故选A项。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在这本书中，在工程学的一个方面，Randy告诉他的孩子们没有什么是完美的，他们应该学会在有限的资源中做到最好——你不能控制你发的牌，但你只能控制你怎么打这手牌——可能这就是Randy 想要告诉他的孩子们的。A. distribute分配；B. declare宣布；C. communicate沟通；D. spread传播。根据上文“In this book, in an aspect of engineering, Randy told his kids that nothing is perfect, and they should learn to do their best with limited ___11___”可知，书中Randy想要告诉孩子们要充分利用自己的人生，学会在有限的资源下做到最好，这就是Randy想要和他的孩子们交流、沟通的。故选C项。 【34题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：正如他的合著者Jeffrey Zaslow所说，Randy希望亲自教给孩子们面对生活的智慧，以及这本书丰富的内容，不仅是对所有学生、教师和家长的礼物，也是对世界上有梦想的人的礼物。A. strength力量；B. truth真理；C. creativity创造力；D. wisdom智慧。根据下文的“Randy hoped to personally teach children about how to face life, as well as the rich content of this book, is not only a gift to all students, teachers, and parents...”可知，Randy希望亲自教给孩子们如何面对生活，所以，此处指的是Randy想教给孩子们的智慧。故选D项。 【35题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：正如他的合著者Jeffrey Zaslow所说，Randy希望亲自教给孩子们面对生活的智慧，以及这本书丰富的内容，不仅是对所有学生、教师和家长的礼物，也是对世界上有梦想的人的礼物。A. dreams梦想；B. priority优先事项；C. solidarity团结；D. superiority优越性。根据上文的“as well as the rich content of this book, is not only a gift to all students, teachers, and parents”可知，这本书内容丰富，为读者提供一种面对生活的智慧，对不同的人都有一定的影响力，由此可推断，此处指的是这本书也是对世界上有“梦想”的人的礼物，最能体现书的影响范围和价值。故选A项。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 The West Lake is always topping the list with its beauty, and its ____36____ (important) in literary and artistic history when a tourist comes to Hangzhou, Zhejiang province. The West Lake and the hills surrounding its three sides ____37____ (inspire) scholars and artists since the 9th century. The green-colored Lianlian, one of the three mascots (吉祥物) of the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, is inspired by lotus (荷花) ____38____ (leaf) in the West Lake. Lianlian not only represents purity and opening-up, ____39____ also expresses the wish of building a shared future for mankind. The West Lake has 10 poetically named scenic areas, ____40____ (make)it an outstanding example of a cultural landscape. It consists ____41____ temples, pagodas, gardens and decorative trees, as well as artificial islands. These additions have been made ____42____ (improve) the landscape west of Hangzhou. In 2011, the West Lake Cultural Landscape, ____43____ includes the West Lake and the nearby hills, was included in UNESCO’s World Heritage List. As UNESCO says on its official website, “As ____44____ matter of fact, the West Lake has _____45_____ (huge) influenced garden design in the rest of China, as well as Japan and the Republic of Korea, for centuries.” 【答案】36. importance 37. have inspired 38. leaves 39. but 40. making 41. of 42. to improve 43. which 44. a 45. hugely 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了杭州西湖风景名胜区的情况。 【36题详解】 考查名词。句意：当游客来到浙江杭州时，西湖总是以其美丽和在文学和艺术史上的重要性而名列榜首。作介词的宾语，应用名词importance，不可数。故填importance。 【37题详解】 考查时态。句意：自9世纪以来，西湖及其三面环山一直激发着学者和艺术家的灵感。根据后文since the 9th century可知为现在完成时，主语为The West Lake and the hills surrounding its three sides，助动词用have。故填have inspired。 【38题详解】 考查名词的数。句意：第19届杭州亚运会的三个吉祥物之一，绿色的“莲莲”，灵感来自西湖的荷叶。前文没有冠词，表示数量大于一应用复数形式。故填leaves。 【39题详解】 考查固定句型。句意：莲莲不仅代表着纯洁和开放，也表达了构建人类命运共同体的愿望。句型not only…but also…表示“不仅……而且……”。故填but。 【40题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：西湖有10个风景名胜区，是文化景观的典范。此处make与上文句子构成主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。故填making。 【41题详解】 考查介词。句意：它由寺庙、宝塔、花园和装饰树木以及人工岛屿组成。短语consist of表示“由……组成”。故填of。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：这些附加设施是为了改善杭州西部的景观。短语be made to do sth.表示“被用来做某事”。故填to improve。 【43题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：2011年，西湖文化景观，包括西湖和附近的山丘，被列入联合国教科文组织的世界遗产名录。非限制性定语从句修饰先行词the West Lake Cultural Landscape，关系词在从句作主语，指物，故填which。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意：正如联合国教科文组织在其官方网站上所说：“事实上，几个世纪以来，西湖对中国其他地区以及日本和韩国的园林设计产生了巨大的影响。”短语as a matter of fact表示“事实上”。故填a。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：正如联合国教科文组织在其官方网站上所说：“事实上，几个世纪以来，西湖对中国其他地区以及日本和韩国的园林设计产生了巨大的影响。”修饰动词influence应用副词hugely，故填hugely。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 46. 学校英语俱乐部将组织关于“生活中具有重大影响的科技产品”的讨论，请你作为代表发言，内容包括： 1. 介绍一项产品及其影响； 2. 对该产品的展望。 注意：1. 写作词数应为80左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题纸的相应位置作答。 Good morning, everyone! ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 Good morning, everyone. Today, I am thrilled to share with you a technological item in our life: Artificial Intelligence (AI). AI involves the development of computer systems designed to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence. By automating routine tasks and providing innovative solutions to complex problems, AI has already made waves in various aspects. It is transforming healthcare with personalized treatments, enhancing security with facial recognition, and even teaching languages with unmatched efficiency. Looking ahead, AI is bound to become an indispensable part of our lives. While the future with AI holds immense promise, it’s also crucial to address ethical issues to make sure it benefits humanity. Thank you. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求考生写一篇关于“生活中具有重大影响的科技产品”的发言稿。 【详解】1.词汇积累 加强：enhance→strengthen 各种各样的：various→a variety of 确保：make sure→ensure 重要的：crucial→vital 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Looking ahead, AI is bound to become an indispensable part of our lives. 拓展句：When we look ahead, AI is bound to become an indispensable part of our lives. 【点睛】[高分句型1] By automating routine tasks and providing innovative solutions to complex problems, AI has already made waves in various aspects. (运用了动名词作宾语) [高分句型2] While the future with AI holds immense promise, it’s also crucial to address ethical issues to make sure it benefits humanity. (运用了while引导让步状语从句) 47. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 I had been swimming competitively for five years but after such a long time, I was ready to quit. I was often the only African American at the swimming competitions and our team couldn’t afford good uniforms. However, my number-one reason for wanting to quit was that I kept receiving “Honorable mentions” (安慰奖). Any athlete knows that you don’t want to have a bookshelf full of “Honorable Mentions”, which you get just because you showed up. One summer day, the day before a big swim meet, I decided to break the news to my grandma that I was quitting the swim team. When I told her, she looked me in the eye and said, “Baby, remember these words: ‘Quitters never win and winners never quit.’ Your grandmother didn’t raise losers or quitters. You go to that swim meet tomorrow, and you swim like you are a grandchild of mine, you hear?” I was too afraid to say anything but “Yes, ma’am.” The next day we arrived at the swim meet late, missing my group of swimmers in the 15/16 age group. My coach insisted that I be allowed to swim with the older group. I knew that she was including me in the race so that our journey to the meet would not be wasted, and she had no expectations whatsoever that I would come in anything but eighth place and only that, because there weren’t nine lanes. As I was mounting the board, all the other girls looked at me. I quickly noticed that these girls were here to do one thing—beat me! All of a sudden, my grandma’s words rang in my head. “Quitters never win and winners never quit. You swim like you are a grandchild of mine. Quitters never win and winners never quit.” “Yes, Grandma, I will swim like I am a grandchild of yours,” I said to myself. 注意： 1. 续写词数应为150左右; 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 SPLASH! I swam harder than I’d ever swum before. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ It was then that I heard the claps and cheers around me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One Possible Version: SPLASH! I swam harder than I’d ever swum before. As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person. I assumed we were battling for eighth place and I refused to finish dead last, so I added more kick on the last 200 yards. I hit the wall and looked to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beat me, but no one was there. They must have gotten out of the water already. It was then that I heard the claps and cheers around me. I raised my head to see my coach screaming hysterically. My eyes followed her pointing finger and I couldn’t believe what I saw. The other swimmers had just reached the halfway point of the pool! That day, at age 15, I broke the national 17/18-year-old 400-freestyle record. I hung up my honorable mentions and replaced them with a huge trophy. “Yes, grandma, you’re right. Quitters never win and winners never quit.” 【解析】 【导语】本文以参加游泳比赛为线索展开，讲述了作者已经参加了五年的游泳比赛，准备退出，因为觉得自己很糟糕，但奶奶让作者坚持下去。第二天作者来到比赛地点，没有赶上作者15/16岁年龄组的游泳选手。教练坚持允许作者和年龄大一些的人一起游泳。当作者登上跳板时想起了奶奶的话。 【详解】1.段落续写 ①根据第一段首句“扑通一声！我游得比以前任何时候都努力”可知，下文应讲述作者比赛的经过和心理活动。 ②根据第二段首句“就在那时，欢呼声和掌声淹没了我”可知，下文应讲述作者打破了17/18 400自由泳的全国纪录，以及作者获胜后的感想。 2.续写线索：努力游泳——心理活动——听到欢呼声和掌声——知道自己破了纪录——感悟 3.此类激活 行为类 ①注意到：notice/spot/see/witness ②认为：assume/think ③抬起：raise/lift ④到达：reach/arrive at/get to 情绪类 ①歇斯底里地：hysterically/with all strength 【点睛】[高分句型1]As I drew my right arm back, I noticed I was tied with one person.（运用了as引导时间状语从句） [高分句型2]I hit the wall and looked to the left and to the right for the swimmers who had beat me, but no one was there.（运用了who引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$