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衡阳县四中2025届高三第一学期期末考试 英语 注意事项： 1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题) 第一部分 听力 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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the speakers probably do next? A. Cook at home. B. Explore a street. C. Eat out. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Which desk is the man going to buy? A. The one with two drawers. B. The one with three drawers. C. The one with two pen holders. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the woman describe her move? A. Stressful. B. Smooth. C. Unexpected. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers? A. In a bank. B. In a bookstore. C. In a post office. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers discussing? A. A course. B. An instrument. C. A sport. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How does the woman sound at first? A. Amused. B. Relieved. C. Surprised. 7. What is Emily like according to the woman? A. She is reliable. B. She is playful. C. She is troublesome. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a repair shop. B. In a car rental company. C. In an insurance company. 9. What does the woman decide to do? A. Give up the repairs. B. Borrow a car. C. Take out insurance. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10 Why will Helen be away from town? A. To attend a wedding. B. To meet Angela Ferrero. C. To watch a concert. 11. When will the speakers see the performance? A. On June 18th. B. On June 25th. C. On July 2nd. 12. What does Helen want to do? A. Purchase tickets immediately. B. Invite co-workers to join her. C. Check her work emails. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. Why did Eason work as a living statue performer? A. To fulfill his dream. B. To satisfy his curiosity. C. To make some money. 14. What did Eason do for the World Championships? A. He practiced several body movements. B. He designed a realistic stone appearance. C. He studied previous championship performances. 15. What does Eason cherish most about his job? A. The praise from judges. B. The interaction with audience. C. The achievement in competitions. 16. What is the key to being a good living statue according to Eason? A. Physical strength. B. Creative ideas. C. Attractive appearance. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. What can we learn about the library? A. It will close down one year later. B. It is open during public holidays. C. It typically operates 10 hours a day. 18. How much does a copy cost library users without a copier card? A. 10 cents. B. 20 cents. C. 60 cents. 19. Where should history enthusiasts go? A. The first floor. B. The second floor. C. The third floor. 20. What is said about the computer use in the library? A It has no time limit. B. It requires registration. C. It is free only for first-time users. 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 Winners of the Broadcom MASTERS Girls took the top prizes at the Broadcom MASTERS, a science competition for middle school students. Alaina Gassler Alaina won the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize for the project of reducing blind spots in cars. She was inspired to solve this issue by her mother who didn’t like driving her vehicle because its large A-pillar (A柱) design made her feel in danger. “I started to think about how blind spots were a huge problem in all cars,” said Alaina. So she worked on and solved it. Sidor Clare Sidor won the $10,000 Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation, an honor made by Samueli’s generous donation of his 2012 Marconi Society Prize Award. She developed bricks that could one day be made on Mars, so that humans wouldn’t be required to carry building materials with them in order to build there. Alexis MacAvoy Alexis won the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement, which recognized the student whose work and performance showed the most promise in health-related fields and demonstrated an understanding of the many social factors that affect health. She designed a water filter (过滤器) by using carbon to remove heavy metals from water. Rachel Bergey Rachel won the $10,000 Lemelson Award for Invention, awarded by The Lemelson Foundation to a young inventor creating promising solutions to real-world problems. She developed a trap made of tinfoil (锡纸) and netting for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species causing damage to trees. 21. What is the purpose of Alaina Gassler’s invention? A. To beautify vehicles. B. To improve the safety of driving. C. To decorate the sidewalk for the blind. D. To reduce the carbon released from cars. 22. Whose invention is related to human health? A Alaina Gassler’s. B. Sidor Clare’s. C. Rachel Bergey’s. D. Alexis MacAvoy’s. 23. What is the Broadcom MASTERS about? A Art. B. Sport. C. Technology. D. Education. B Joy Chapman, 70, retired from work in 2018 but decided she’d never become a “boring” granny. She joined local gym and got herself a hard workout routine which sees her in the gym every day for two and a half hours. She said, “I was afraid of turning 70, but I don’t feel my age at all.” As her confidence in the gym improved, she hardly spent a day without going to the gym. “When I first started, I would come home feeling tired,” she said. “Every muscle ached, but as I progressed, my fitness levels improved and I got better. I would never have believed in 100 years that I would love the gym so much.” Joy said, “Working out and staying fit stops things from getting me down.” The granny has been longing for living since losing her husband in 2011, when he was just 58 — making Joy realize life is valuable. She said, “My husband died very young and very quickly. He became ill in February, was diagnosed (诊断) in March and died on April 22. No one could believe it. Everybody was shocked at his death. When he died, it made me think deeply of my life and I am quite a confident and strong person as a result.” Every day when she does her workouts, Joy meets up with a group of partners who help keep her young. She said, “I’ve made amazing friends. As soon as I step in the gym, there is friendly humour with the receptionists, the trainers, the cleaner — everyone. They all think I’m mad, but in a nice way. I’m the fittest granny in the town. I’d advise other people in later life not to be scared by the gym. Give it a go, because it’s just great.” 24. What caused Joy to hardly feel her age? A. She worked out hard in a gym regularly. B. She met with a lot of humorous friends. C. She never felt tired from workouts. D. She was shocked at the loss of her husband. 25. What can best describe Joy’s workouts in the gym? A. Tired. B. Bored. C. Scared. D. Addicted. 26. What lesson did Joy learn from her working out in the gym? A. It helped her to live a regular life happily. B. It encouraged her to be kind and humorous. C. It made her feel never bored at the age of 70. D. It made her strong to overcome the misfortune. 27. What was Joy’s advice to those in retirement? A. Meeting people to keep yourself young. B. Playing kind jokes with cleaners at the street. C. Having a try at doing exercise at the gym. D. Making as many brilliant friends as you can. C Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art, has an unusual ability to express people in their various moods. Rembrandt is also known as a painter of light and shade and as an artist who favored an uncompromising (不妥协的) realism. Early in his career and for some time, Rembrandt painted mainly portraits (肖像). Although he continued to paint portraits throughout his career, he did so less frequently over time. Nearly one-tenth of his paintings consist of studies of his own face as well as more formal self-portraits. Seen over his whole career, the changes in Rembrandt’s style are worthy of attention. His approach to composition and his expression of space and light tend to make a gradual change, even within a single work. The painting known as Night Watch (1642) was clearly a turning point in his stylistic development. These changes are not the result of an involuntary evolution (无意识的演进); rather they should be seen as a clear-minded search in pictural and narrative sides, sometimes as if he were in discussion with his great previous generations. Rembrandt quickly achieved fame among Dutch art lovers and an art-buying public for his history paintings as well as his portraits and self-portraits. His unusual drawings, which in fact were done as practice exercises or as studies for other works, were also collected by current art lovers. Certain artists in 18th-century Germany and Venice even adopted his style. He was respected during the Romantic era and was considered a forerunner (先驱) of the Romantic movement; from that point he was regarded as one of the greatest figures in art history. In the Netherlands itself, his fortunes have once again risen, and he has become a symbol of both greatness and Dutchness. 28. Why is Rembrandt called “one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art” in Paragraph 1? A. He was good at telling good stories. B. His own life story is well worth telling. C. He could use light and shade skillfully. D. He could show people’s moods vividly. 29. What features Rembrandt’s early career? A. His preference for portraits. B. His vivid description of beauty. C. His unintended search of changes. D. His high fame among art lovers. 30. What can we expect from Night Watch? A. A painting style without any change. B. Different expression of space and light. C. An involuntary evolution in narrative respects. D. Similar content to that of those painted before. 31. What do the underlined words “that point” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Rembrandt’s contributions to the Romantic movement. B. Rembrandt’s influence on contemporary art lovers. C. Rembrandt’s unusual portraits and self-portraits. D. Rembrandt’s influence on artists in 18th-century Europe. D Search engines, virtual worlds, the Internet — ever get the feeling you’re living in a science fiction fantasy? Well indeed you are. For more than a century, inventors have been driven to create what sci-fi writers have boldly imagined before. As a boy in India, Amit Singhal dreamed of space. “Those were my favorite times as a little child on a hot summer day, sitting in a room watching Star Trek,” he says. Singhal now works at Google, where he is in charge of maintaining Google’s search algorithms (算法). “But my main job is to dream about what searching would look like a few years from now,” he says. And what do those dreams look like? Singhal was fascinated by the way Star Trek characters simply talk to a computer to find out about almost anything, so now he’s working on Google’s voice-recognition search products. Singhal isn’t unique. Scratch the surface (作肤浅的探讨) of many inventors in Silicon Valley, and there’s a kid who loved science fiction underneath. “Teenagers read these things, they fall in love with the novel, they get inspired by the technology and they keep it in the back of their minds till they’re about 30, and then they build it,” technology forecaster (预言家) Paul Saffo says. The grandfather of science fiction is probably Jules Verne, whose novels have inspired whole generations of people. And ever since Verne, there’s been a long list of inventions that come from science fiction. Buck Rogers inspired a generation of scientists excited about space exploration. William Gibson dreamed up the Internet while writing Neuromancer on a manual typewriter. Neal Stephenson predicted virtual worlds in his novel Snow Crash. One of his readers Philip Rosedale, built the virtual world Second Life based on the “Metaverse” from the novel. Science fiction helps engineers see the meaning of their work, says Snow Crash author Stephenson. It makes it “possible for these people to see a realized vision of what all of their efforts could eventually lead to.” 32. What can we learn about Singhal? A. He has shown less enthusiasm for space. B. He has strongly criticized the movie Star Trek. C. He has dreamed of becoming a science fiction writer. D. He has been exploring future possibilities of search engines. 33. What does Saffo say about science fiction? A. It plants seeds of creativity in teenagers’ hearts. B. It helps readers understand real human issues. C. It fails to live up to its full potential. D. It should be based on scientific facts. 34. How is paragraph 4 mainly developed? A. By presenting writers’ achievements. B. By analyzing the reasons for technological progress. C. By making comparisons between fiction and reality. D. By giving examples of innovations driven by science fiction. 35. What is the best title for the text? A. Jules Verne imagined the world ahead B. Science fiction inspires engineers to build our future C. Why teens are fascinated by science fiction D. Why science fiction writers are so good at predicting the future 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。 Creativity isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone. If you aren’t an artist or someone in an “artsy” field, you might wonder why creativity is important. Here, you may find the answer. ___36___ Creativity is the key to the door of expression, no matter what form of creativity you choose. It could be painting or anything that brings interesting things out. All conveys how you really feel on the inside and reveals things you may not be comfortable about. Feeling discouraged and frustrated about something? ___37___ It takes your mind off what’s bothering you while you’ re still engaging your mind in something more fun. Actually, creating something, like baking, drawing, etc., is like running the engine of your mind. Thinking creatively always opens up possibilities. ___38___ Oftentimes, people get stuck in the mindset and patterns they used to employ to solve difficulties. While the old way might still get the job done, if your problem-solving was more creative, it could give you new perspectives to help you do better. Creativity has been proven in extensive research to relieve both stress and anxiety. Sometimes, among life’s responsibilities, we forget that we need and deserve downtime and self-care. ___39___ It’s like a cure for your mental health. When you think creatively and overcome challenges, you’re proving to yourself that you’re a capable person. Creativity plays a part on your way to self-recognition. ___40___ A. Creativity makes you more productive. B. Doing something creative can help you shake off a bad mood. C. Turning to creativity can give you more of what you need in this area. D. Organizing your thoughts creatively makes them more real and clearer. E. Freedom of expression is considered important to a person’s well- being. F. That’s because with creativity, people can see things from different angles. G. During this lengthy road, creativity allows you to be aware of your strengths. 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四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I’ve reached the turn-around point of the day’s kayaking (皮划艇) trip. Sweat runs down my cheek as I ___41___ my fingers through the cool water. I look around. It’s just me, a couple of seagulls, and shining freshwater to the horizon. This, I whisper to myself, is ___42___. Solo outings had never ___43___ my mind before because I always had loyal friends willing to tag along. But three years ago, I moved to Cleveland. Meeting close friends in a new city is ___44___. And a world wide health crisis made ___45___ impossible. In October 2022, I decided to ___46___ a whole day on a solo hiking trip. I went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to ___47___ the autumn leaves. Five miles in, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so alive. I was more ___48___ of my surroundings than I’d ever been while hiking that day. I studied the markings of trees, focused my ears on each forest sound and did something I had almost never spared ___49___ for: I listened to my own thoughts. Every word in my mind pointed to a newfound ___50___—solo hiking is my happy place. From then on, I have adjusted myself to any solo activity. Pride ___51___ through my body when I first launched my kayak. My chest, ___52___ tightened by nerves, was bursting with happiness as I finally reached the middle of the river that I’d long ___53___ standing on shore before. Adventuring alone has become like medicine for me! It’s also pushed me to go ___54___ my comfort zone and to meet new people. Through meetups and social media, my adventure friend circle has ___55___. But at least once per month, I schedule time to hit nature with my favorite trail buddy: me. 41. A. dip B. raise C. point D. slip 42. A. exhausting B. awesome C. surprising D. terrible 43. A. crossed B. lost C. cleared D. occupied 44. A. available B. crucial C. tough D. common 45. A. admissions B. circumstances C. connections D. relationships 46. A. bring up B. take up C. pull up D. put up 47. A. appreciate B. collect C. cut D. sweep 48. A. ashamed B. scared C. aware D. tired 49. A. time B. effort C. room D. money 50. A. myth B. regulation C. definition D. truth 51. A. pulled B. looked C. coursed D. carried 52. A. occasionally B. initially C. constantly D. instantly 53. A. visited B. swam C. rowed D. admired 54. A. within B. into C. beyond D. through 55 A. emerged B. ballooned C. surrounded D. encountered 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题) 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) Chinese architect and writer Lin Huiyin was posthumously awarded (追授) a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Weitzman School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania in ____56____ (recognize) of her outstanding contributions as a pioneer of modern architecture in China. ____57____ (comment) on the decision, Weitzman Dean Fritz Steiner said that “All the men from China received full scholarships and Lin got half of one. She was the only woman and the only student who ____58____ (deny) an architecture degree by the School.” “But she deserved that degree.” In 1924, Lin applied for architecture courses at the University of Pennsylvania. It was a decade ____59____ the university began awarding architecture degrees to women. With her admission application rejected, Lin had to study in the only department ____60____ accepted female students—the School of Fine Arts. Apart from completing her art courses as well as most of the ____61____ (require) architecture courses, Lin also worked as a teaching assistant in architectural design and outperformed most of her male peers ____62____ (academic). After returning to China, as the first Chinese female architect in modern times, Lin achieved great success ____63____ architectural history, design, and education despite war and disease. Lin’s ____64____ (legend) story has now become known to generations of young people. This is not just a story about how Chinese women are breaking through stereotypes(刻板印象) and historical limits, but serves as ____65____ role model for modern Chinese women. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 近年来，越来越多的科学技术被应用于现代农业生产中。科学技术的进步促进了农业发展，但同时也引发了一系列问题。你所在的学校校报正开展以“Farming and the new technologies”为主题的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括以下要点： 1.分析“Farming and new technologies”的优势和问题； 2.阐述你的观点，并说明原因。 注意： 1.词数为100词左右； 2.开头已给出，不计入词数。 Farming and new technologies In recent years, an increasing number of new technologies have been applied in farming. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好; “Brrrrr—boppppp!” Ricky sat at the kitchen table, imitating the drumbeat of his favorite song as he finished his math homework. His pencil moved in time to the percussive (打击乐的) rhythms booming from his earbuds. Grandma Johnson came into the kitchen just as Ricky was putting his math notebook back into his backpack. “I don’t know how you get anything done listening to that hippity-hoppity noise,”she exclaimed. Ricky took out his earbuds and fought hard not to roll his eyes. He knew Grandma Johnson was half-teasing. But the hip-hop rhythms relaxed his mind and quietened his thoughts, allowing his brain to focus on the page. “Guess what, Grandma?” said Ricky. “I’ve finished my homework.” Without his earbuds, Ricky could hear the music playing in the background — a song by Diana Ross and the Supremes. Pushing aside his annoyance, he took his grandmother’s hand and gave her a little twirl (旋转). Ricky has always felt close to his grandma. And now that his high school was near his grandmother’s Brooklyn home, he went there every day to eat dinner and do his homework before heading home to Harlem. Ricky knew his presence helped ease his grandmother’s loneliness, and he loved spending time with her. But… he just wished she would stop dismissing his favorite music as noise. That evening, Grandma surprised Ricky with tickets to a Stevie Wonder concert at Madison Square Garden. Ricky was secretly disappointed, as he believed the concert would be boring compared to the hip-hop concerts he had attended. However, he smiled and thanked his grandmother for the gift. At dinner, Grandma Johnson took out her old photo albums and told Ricky stories about her past experiences at music festival s and concerts, including a Stevie Wonder concert in 1972. “This is not just music,” Grandma told him. “This is Black History, Black Culture. Blind as he is, he is a great musician.” But a Stevie Wonder concert today —an old guy on stage, playing a keyboard and singing? No dancers? No special effects? How boring! Paragraph 1 The day of the concert arrived. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 It turned out that the live performance differed from Ricky’s imagination. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 衡阳县四中2025届高三第一学期期末考试 英语 注意事项： 1．答题前，先将自己的姓名、准考证号填写在试题卷和答题卡上，并将准考证号条形码粘贴在答题卡上的指定位置。 2．选择题的作答：每小题选出答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑，写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 3．非选择题的作答：用签字笔直接答在答题卡上对应的答题区域内。写在试题卷、草稿纸和答题卡上的非答题区域均无效。 4．考试结束后，请将本试题卷和答题卡一并上交。 第Ⅰ卷(选择题) 第一部分 听力 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. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will the speakers probably do next? A. Cook at home. B. Explore a street. C. Eat out. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: I’m too tired to cook at home tonight. What would you like to eat? W: Well, I really want pizza and there’s a lovely new place in the high street. It’s quite romantic actually. M: Oh, you’ve convinced me. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Which desk is the man going to buy? A. The one with two drawers. B. The one with three drawers. C. The one with two pen holders. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: I’m getting a new desk and I’ve narrowed it down to these two. W: I like the three drawers in the brown one. The gray desk only has two. Also the brown one has a pen holder M: Well, I think you’re right. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 How does the woman describe her move? A. Stressful. B. Smooth. C. Unexpected. 【答案】A 【解析】 原文】M: How a big move coming along! It’s this weekend, isn’t it? W: Don’t remind me. I’ve still got hundreds of little things to take care of before I can get out of here. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where are the speakers? A. In a bank. B. In a bookstore. C. In a post office. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】W: Six hundred and fifty, seven hundred, seven hundred and fifty dollars and your receipt, sir. M: What about my bank book? W: We’ll mail it to you. There are some adjustments we need to make. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers discussing? A. A course. B. An instrument. C. A sport. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: You really can’t throw very well. I don’t think you can be on the team unless you improve. M: I’m afraid I’m very bad at playing it. 第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分，满分22.5分) 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How does the woman sound at first? A. Amused. B. Relieved. C. Surprised. 7. What is Emily like according to the woman? A. She is reliable. B. She is playful. C. She is troublesome. 【答案】6. C 7. A 【解析】 【原文】M: Emily got into trouble at school yesterday. W: No, you’re joking. Whatever for? M: Well, apparently she was accused of breaking a window. W: No, I don’t believe it. What did she say? M: She denied it of course and I think the headmaster believed her story. W: Well, of course he did. How could anyone suspect Emily of lying? She always discipline herself and never causes any trouble. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Where does the conversation probably take place? A. In a repair shop. B. In a car rental company. C. In an insurance company. 9. What does the woman decide to do? A. Give up the repairs. B. Borrow a car. C. Take out insurance. 【答案】8. A 9. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Have you figured out what’s wrong with it? M: Yes, one of the engine parts is broken and needs to be replaced. I ordered it, but it will take a few days to come in. W: Oh, that’s no good. I need to use the car to go to a trade show this weekend. M: Well, do you have insurance? We have some loner cars that you can use while your car is being repaired W: Yes I do. That’s great. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. Why will Helen be away from town? A. To attend a wedding. B. To meet Angela Ferrero. C. To watch a concert. 11. When will the speakers see the performance? A. On June 18th. B. On June 25th. C. On July 2nd. 12. What does Helen want to do? A. Purchase tickets immediately. B. Invite co-workers to join her. C. Check her work emails. 【答案】10. A 11. C 12. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Oh, Helen, Andy Terrino is performing at orchestra hall on June eighteenth and ANDA Ferrero on June twenty fifth. W: I’d love to see Andy Trino, but that date doesn’t work. My friend is getting married then and I’ll be out of town for their ceremony. M: Wait, let me check. Oh, it looks like Andy Terrino will be back for one more night of Jazz two weeks later. Do you want to go then? W: Let me check my schedule. Oh, yeah, that’s perfect. Let’s check if anyone else from our office would like to go and see the concert. I’ll send out an email right now. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. Why did Eason work as a living statue performer? A. To fulfill his dream. B. To satisfy his curiosity. C. To make some money. 14. What did Eason do for the World Championships? A. He practiced several body movements. B. He designed a realistic stone appearance. C. He studied previous championship performances. 15. What does Eason cherish most about his job? A. The praise from judges. B. The interaction with audience. C. The achievement in competitions. 16. What is the key to being a good living statue according to Eason? A. Physical strength. B. Creative ideas. C. Attractive appearance. 【答案】13. C 14. B 15. B 16. A 【解析】 【原文】W: Eason, could you tell us how you got started as a living statue performer? M: Well, it is not actually something I planned to do. It was a fun job I took on while I was at university to earn a bit of extra money and when I did it actually, it turned out that I was quite good at it. W: What do you have to do as a living statue? M: Firstly you should come up with a creative idea and then you have to practice and find the right clothes and stuff and do the full body makeup. W: You won the world living statue championships recently. Could you tell us something about that? M: Um, for the world championships, I was a stone statue and I painted in those tiny marks, so that I looked like a kind of old almost falling apart statue. And I think the judge is really appreciated that. W: Yep, I get it. So what is the point of doing this job? M: The point really is the connection you make with your audience. When you make a tiny movement, they tend to explode with laughter. And it’s that interaction between the audience and the performer that’s really what it’s all about. W: And what is the secret of being a good living statue? M: Firstly never try and perform on an empty stomach. If you get hungry, you can start to feel light headed, so you always need to eat something first. Well, good stomach muscles are key, too. You need to have them to hold those positions. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. What can we learn about the library? A. It will close down one year later. B. It is open during public holidays. C. It typically operates 10 hours a day. 18. How much does a copy cost library users without a copier card? A. 10 cents. B. 20 cents. C. 60 cents. 19. Where should history enthusiasts go? A. The first floor. B. The second floor. C. The third floor. 20. What is said about the computer use in the library? A. It has no time limit. B. It requires registration. C. It is free only for first-time users. 【答案】17. C 18. B 19. C 20. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Here’s your new library card. It will run out one year later from today and allow you to borrow up to fifteen books per month. The library is open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day except Sundays and public holidays. On the first floor, you’ll find fiction, literature, biography, travel and lifestyle books, gardening books and cook books. There’s also a photocopier for public use. Copies cost 20 cents each. But I recommend you buy a monthly Copy card for ten dollars, which gives you sixty copies per month at a reduced price. On the second floor, you’ll find technology, geography, science books and children’s books. There’s a small children’s recreation area there as well. And on Saturdays we hold a story reading morning for young kids. The third floor has history, maps, newspapers, journals and arts and humanities books. We have computers with Internet access on the fourth floor. The computers are free to use but there’s a two-hour limit. It’s first come, first served. Just put your name down on the list if you want to use one. If you want to use your own computer in the library, we have free wireless access as well. That’s about it. Do you have any questions? 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 Winners of the Broadcom MASTERS Girls took the top prizes at the Broadcom MASTERS, a science competition for middle school students. Alaina Gassler Alaina won the $25,000 Samueli Foundation Prize for the project of reducing blind spots in cars. She was inspired to solve this issue by her mother who didn’t like driving her vehicle because its large A-pillar (A柱) design made her feel in danger. “I started to think about how blind spots were a huge problem in all cars,” said Alaina. So she worked on and solved it. Sidor Clare Sidor won the $10,000 Marconi/Samueli Award for Innovation, an honor made by Samueli’s generous donation of his 2012 Marconi Society Prize Award. She developed bricks that could one day be made on Mars, so that humans wouldn’t be required to carry building materials with them in order to build there. Alexis MacAvoy Alexis won the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement, which recognized the student whose work and performance showed the most promise in health-related fields and demonstrated an understanding of the many social factors that affect health. She designed a water filter (过滤器) by using carbon to remove heavy metals from water. Rachel Bergey Rachel won the $10,000 Lemelson Award for Invention, awarded by The Lemelson Foundation to a young inventor creating promising solutions to real-world problems. She developed a trap made of tinfoil (锡纸) and netting for the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species causing damage to trees. 21. What is the purpose of Alaina Gassler’s invention? A. To beautify vehicles. B. To improve the safety of driving. C. To decorate the sidewalk for the blind. D. To reduce the carbon released from cars. 22. Whose invention is related to human health? A. Alaina Gassler’s. B. Sidor Clare’s. C. Rachel Bergey’s. D. Alexis MacAvoy’s. 23. What is the Broadcom MASTERS about? A. Art. B. Sport. C. Technology. D. Education. 【答案】21. B 22. D 23. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个学生的发明以及各自的特点。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“She was inspired to solve this issue by her mother who didn’t like driving her vehicle because its large A-pillar(A柱) design made her feel in danger. “I started to think about how blind spots were a huge problem in all cars,” said Alaina.(她的母亲不喜欢驾驶她的车，因为它的大A柱设计让她感到危险，这给了她解决这个问题的灵感。阿莱娜说：“我开始思考盲点是所有汽车的一个大问题。”)”可知，阿莱娜·加斯勒发明的目的是提高驾驶安全。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Alexis won the $10,000 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Award for Health Advancement, which recognized the student whose work and performance showed the most promise in health-related fields and demonstrated an understanding of the many social factors that affect health.(亚历克西斯获得了1万美元的罗伯特伍德约翰逊基金会健康促进奖，该奖项表彰了在健康相关领域的工作和表现最有希望的学生，并展示了对影响健康的许多社会因素的理解)”可知，Alexis MacAvoy的发明与人类健康有关。故选D。 【23题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“Girls took the top prizes at the Broadcom MASTERS, a science competition for middle school students.(女孩们在面向中学生的科学竞赛Broadcom MASTERS中获得了最高奖项)”可知，Broadcom MASTERS主要关于科技。故选C。 B Joy Chapman, 70, retired from work in 2018 but decided she’d never become a “boring” granny. She joined local gym and got herself a hard workout routine which sees her in the gym every day for two and a half hours. She said, “I was afraid of turning 70, but I don’t feel my age at all.” As her confidence in the gym improved, she hardly spent a day without going to the gym. “When I first started, I would come home feeling tired,” she said. “Every muscle ached, but as I progressed, my fitness levels improved and I got better. I would never have believed in 100 years that I would love the gym so much.” Joy said, “Working out and staying fit stops things from getting me down.” The granny has been longing for living since losing her husband in 2011, when he was just 58 — making Joy realize life is valuable. She said, “My husband died very young and very quickly. He became ill in February, was diagnosed (诊断) in March and died on April 22. No one could believe it. Everybody was shocked at his death. When he died, it made me think deeply of my life and I am quite a confident and strong person as a result.” Every day when she does her workouts, Joy meets up with a group of partners who help keep her young. She said, “I’ve made amazing friends. As soon as I step in the gym, there is friendly humour with the receptionists, the trainers, the cleaner — everyone. They all think I’m mad, but in a nice way. I’m the fittest granny in the town. I’d advise other people in later life not to be scared by the gym. Give it a go, because it’s just great.” 24. What caused Joy to hardly feel her age? A. She worked out hard in a gym regularly. B. She met with a lot of humorous friends. C. She never felt tired from workouts. D. She was shocked at the loss of her husband. 25. What can best describe Joy’s workouts in the gym? A. Tired. B. Bored. C. Scared. D. Addicted. 26. What lesson did Joy learn from her working out in the gym? A. It helped her to live a regular life happily. B. It encouraged her to be kind and humorous. C. It made her feel never bored at the age of 70. D. It made her strong to overcome the misfortune. 27. What was Joy’s advice to those in retirement? A. Meeting people to keep yourself young. B. Playing kind jokes with cleaners at the street. C. Having a try at doing exercise at the gym. D. Making as many brilliant friends as you can. 【答案】24. A 25. D 26. D 27. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。Joy迷上了健身，成为健身达人。健身让她充满活力，忘记了自己的年龄。健身还让她更加坚强，能够积极地面对人生的逆境。古稀之年的她，成了最健康的奶奶。 【24题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段“She joined local gym and got herself a hard workout routine which sees her in the gym every day for two and a half hours. (她加入了当地的健身房，并为自己制定了严格的锻炼计划，每天在健身房锻炼两个半小时)”可知，Joy每天两个半小时的健身活动。由此可知，她经常在健身房努力锻炼。故选A。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“As her confidence in the gym improved, she hardly spent a day without going to the gym.(随着她对健身房的信心增强，她几乎每天都去健身房)”和“I would never have believed in 100 years that I would love the gym so much. (我怎么都不会相信自己会如此热爱健身房)”可知，Joy没有一天不去健身房，她自己都不相信她会如此喜欢健身房。由此可推知，她对健身是痴迷的。故选D。 【26题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“Working out and staying fit stops things from getting me down.(锻炼和保持健康可以阻止事情让我沮丧)”可推知，健身使她能够坚强地面对生活，有助于她克服逆境。故选D。 【27题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段“I’d advise other people in later life not to be scared by the gym. Give it a go, because it’s just great.(我建议其他人在晚年生活中不要被健身房吓到。试一试吧，因为它很棒)”可知， 她给退休的人们提出的建议是到健身房试试。故选C。 C Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art, has an unusual ability to express people in their various moods. Rembrandt is also known as a painter of light and shade and as an artist who favored an uncompromising (不妥协的) realism. Early in his career and for some time, Rembrandt painted mainly portraits (肖像). Although he continued to paint portraits throughout his career, he did so less frequently over time. Nearly one-tenth of his paintings consist of studies of his own face as well as more formal self-portraits. Seen over his whole career, the changes in Rembrandt’s style are worthy of attention. His approach to composition and his expression of space and light tend to make a gradual change, even within a single work. The painting known as Night Watch (1642) was clearly a turning point in his stylistic development. These changes are not the result of an involuntary evolution (无意识的演进); rather they should be seen as a clear-minded search in pictural and narrative sides, sometimes as if he were in discussion with his great previous generations. Rembrandt quickly achieved fame among Dutch art lovers and an art-buying public for his history paintings as well as his portraits and self-portraits. His unusual drawings, which in fact were done as practice exercises or as studies for other works, were also collected by current art lovers. Certain artists in 18th-century Germany and Venice even adopted his style. He was respected during the Romantic era and was considered a forerunner (先驱) of the Romantic movement; from that point he was regarded as one of the greatest figures in art history. In the Netherlands itself, his fortunes have once again risen, and he has become a symbol of both greatness and Dutchness. 28. Why is Rembrandt called “one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art” in Paragraph 1? A. He was good at telling good stories. B. His own life story is well worth telling. C. He could use light and shade skillfully. D. He could show people’s moods vividly. 29. What features Rembrandt’s early career? A. His preference for portraits. B. His vivid description of beauty. C. His unintended search of changes. D. His high fame among art lovers. 30. What can we expect from Night Watch? A. A painting style without any change. B. Different expression of space and light. C. An involuntary evolution in narrative respects. D. Similar content to that of those painted before. 31. What do the underlined words “that point” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Rembrandt’s contributions to the Romantic movement. B. Rembrandt’s influence on contemporary art lovers. C. Rembrandt’s unusual portraits and self-portraits. D. Rembrandt’s influence on artists in 18th-century Europe. 【答案】28. D 29. A 30. B 31. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要介绍荷兰艺术家伦勃朗·凡·瑞恩对艺术的贡献。 【28题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Rembrandt van Rijn, Dutch Baroque painter and printmaker, one of the greatest storytellers in the history of art, has an unusual ability to express people in their various moods. (伦勃朗·凡·瑞恩，荷兰巴洛克画家和版画家，艺术史上最伟大的说书人之一，具有卓越的表达人们各种情绪的能力。)”可知，伦勃朗被称为“艺术史上最伟大的说书人之一”是因为他能生动地表现人们的情绪。故选D项。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段首句“Early in his career and for some time, Rembrandt painted mainly portraits (肖像). (在伦勃朗早期的职业生涯中，有一段时间，他主要画肖像画。)”可知，伦勃朗早期的职业生涯特点是他喜欢肖像画。故选A项。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第三段“Seen over his whole career, the changes in Rembrandt’s style are worthy of attention. His approach to composition and his expression of space and light tend to make a gradual change, even within a single work. The painting known as Night Watch (1642) was clearly a turning point in his stylistic development. (纵观伦勃朗的整个艺术生涯，其艺术风格的变化值得关注。他的构图方式以及他对空间和光线的表达往往会发生渐进的变化，即使在一件作品中也是如此。这幅名为《守夜人》（1642）的画作显然是他风格发展的一个转折点。)”可知，我们能从《守夜》中了解到空间与光的不同表达。故选B项。 【31题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词所在的句子“He was respected during the Romantic era and was considered a forerunner (先驱) of the Romantic movement; from that point he was regarded as one of the greatest figures in art history. In the Netherlands itself, his fortunes have once again risen, and he has become a symbol of both greatness and Dutchness.(他在浪漫主义时代受到尊敬，被认为是浪漫主义运动的先驱，从那一刻起，他被认为是艺术史上最伟大的人物之一。在荷兰本土，他的财富再次上升，他已经成为伟大和荷兰的象征。)”可知，此处that point指代Rembrandt van Rijn对浪漫主义运动的贡献。故选A项。 D Search engines, virtual worlds, the Internet — ever get the feeling you’re living in a science fiction fantasy? Well indeed you are. For more than a century, inventors have been driven to create what sci-fi writers have boldly imagined before. As a boy in India, Amit Singhal dreamed of space. “Those were my favorite times as a little child on a hot summer day, sitting in a room watching Star Trek,” he says. Singhal now works at Google, where he is in charge of maintaining Google’s search algorithms (算法). “But my main job is to dream about what searching would look like a few years from now,” he says. And what do those dreams look like? Singhal was fascinated by the way Star Trek characters simply talk to a computer to find out about almost anything, so now he’s working on Google’s voice-recognition search products. Singhal isn’t unique. Scratch the surface (作肤浅的探讨) of many inventors in Silicon Valley, and there’s a kid who loved science fiction underneath. “Teenagers read these things, they fall in love with the novel, they get inspired by the technology and they keep it in the back of their minds till they’re about 30, and then they build it,” technology forecaster (预言家) Paul Saffo says. The grandfather of science fiction is probably Jules Verne, whose novels have inspired whole generations of people. And ever since Verne, there’s been a long list of inventions that come from science fiction. Buck Rogers inspired a generation of scientists excited about space exploration. William Gibson dreamed up the Internet while writing Neuromancer on a manual typewriter. Neal Stephenson predicted virtual worlds in his novel Snow Crash. One of his readers Philip Rosedale, built the virtual world Second Life based on the “Metaverse” from the novel. Science fiction helps engineers see the meaning of their work, says Snow Crash author Stephenson. It makes it “possible for these people to see a realized vision of what all of their efforts could eventually lead to.” 32. What can we learn about Singhal? A. He has shown less enthusiasm for space. B. He has strongly criticized the movie Star Trek. C. He has dreamed of becoming a science fiction writer. D. He has been exploring future possibilities of search engines. 33. What does Saffo say about science fiction? A. It plants seeds of creativity in teenagers’ hearts. B. It helps readers understand real human issues. C. It fails to live up to its full potential. D. It should be based on scientific facts. 34. How is paragraph 4 mainly developed? A. By presenting writers’ achievements. B. By analyzing the reasons for technological progress. C. By making comparisons between fiction and reality. D. By giving examples of innovations driven by science fiction. 35. What is the best title for the text? A. Jules Verne imagined the world ahead B. Science fiction inspires engineers to build our future C. Why teens are fascinated by science fiction D. Why science fiction writers are so good at predicting the future 【答案】32. D 33. A 34. D 35. B 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。这篇文章主要讲述了科幻小说对科技发明和工程师们的启发作用，指出许多科技发明都源于科幻小说中的想象，科幻小说帮助工程师们看到他们工作的意义，并激励他们去实现这些想象。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段“Singhal was fascinated by the way Star Trek characters simply talk to a computer to find out about almost anything, so now he’s working on Google’s voice-recognition search products.(Singhal被《星际迷航》中的角色通过与电脑对话来了解几乎所有事情的方式所吸引，所以现在他正在开发谷歌的语音识别搜索产品)”可知，Singhal一直在探索搜索引擎未来的可能性。故选D。 【33题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段““Teenagers read these things, they fall in love with the novel, they get inspired by the technology and they keep it in the back of their minds till they’re about 30, and then they build it,” technology forecaster (预言家) Paul Saffo says.(“青少年阅读这些东西，他们爱上了小说，他们受到技术的启发，他们把它放在他们的脑海里，直到他们30岁左右，然后他们把它造出来，”技术预测师保罗·萨福说)”可知，萨福认为科幻小说在青少年的心中播下了创造力的种子。故选A。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段“The grandfather of science fiction is probably Jules Verne, whose novels have inspired whole generations of people. And ever since Verne, there’s been a long list of inventions that come from science fiction. Buck Rogers inspired a generation of scientists excited about space exploration. William Gibson dreamed up the Internet while writing Neuromancer on a manual typewriter. Neal Stephenson predicted virtual worlds in his novel Snow Crash. One of his readers Philip Rosedale, built the virtual world Second Life based on the “Metaverse” from the novel.(科幻小说的鼻祖可能是儒勒·凡尔纳，他的小说激励了整整几代人。自凡尔纳以来，有一长串的发明来自科幻小说。巴克·罗杰斯激励了一代对太空探索充满热情的科学家。威廉·吉布森在用手动打字机写《神经漫想者》时，曾设想过互联网。尼尔·斯蒂芬森在他的小说《雪崩》中预言了虚拟世界。他的一位读者菲利普·罗斯戴尔根据小说中的“虚拟世界”创建了虚拟世界“第二人生”)”可知，第4段主要是通过列举科幻小说推动的创新的例子展开。故选D。 【35题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Search engines, virtual worlds, the Internet — ever get the feeling you’re living in a science fiction fantasy? Well indeed you are. For more than a century, inventors have been driven to create what sci-fi writers have boldly imagined before.(搜索引擎、虚拟世界、互联网——你是否有过生活在科幻小说里的感觉？你确实是。一个多世纪以来，发明家们一直在创造科幻作家大胆想象的东西)”结合这篇文章主要讲述了科幻小说对科技发明和工程师们的启发作用，指出许多科技发明都源于科幻小说中的想象，科幻小说帮助工程师们看到他们工作的意义，并激励他们去实现这些想象。可知，B选项“科幻小说激励工程师创造我们的未来”最符合文章标题。故选B。 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。 Creativity isn’t something that comes naturally to everyone. If you aren’t an artist or someone in an “artsy” field, you might wonder why creativity is important. Here, you may find the answer. ___36___ Creativity is the key to the door of expression, no matter what form of creativity you choose. It could be painting or anything that brings interesting things out. All conveys how you really feel on the inside and reveals things you may not be comfortable about. Feeling discouraged and frustrated about something? ___37___ It takes your mind off what’s bothering you while you’ re still engaging your mind in something more fun. Actually, creating something, like baking, drawing, etc., is like running the engine of your mind. Thinking creatively always opens up possibilities. ___38___ Oftentimes, people get stuck in the mindset and patterns they used to employ to solve difficulties. While the old way might still get the job done, if your problem-solving was more creative, it could give you new perspectives to help you do better. Creativity has been proven in extensive research to relieve both stress and anxiety. Sometimes, among life’s responsibilities, we forget that we need and deserve downtime and self-care. ___39___ It’s like a cure for your mental health. When you think creatively and overcome challenges, you’re proving to yourself that you’re a capable person. Creativity plays a part on your way to self-recognition. ___40___ A. Creativity makes you more productive. B. Doing something creative can help you shake off a bad mood. C. Turning to creativity can give you more of what you need in this area. D. Organizing your thoughts creatively makes them more real and clearer. E. Freedom of expression is considered important to a person’s well- being. F. That’s because with creativity, people can see things from different angles. G. During this lengthy road, creativity allows you to be aware of your strengths. 【答案】36. E 37. B 38. F 39. C 40. G 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了创造力重要的原因。 【36题详解】 根据后文“Creativity is the key to the door of expression, no matter what form of creativity you choose. It could be painting or anything that brings interesting things out. All conveys how you really feel on the inside and reveals things you may not be comfortable about.(无论你选择何种形式的创造力，创造力都是打开表达之门的钥匙。它可以是绘画或任何能带来有趣事物的东西。所有这些都传达了你内心的真实感受，并揭示了你可能感到不舒服的事情)”可知，本段主旨主要关于表达对人们的重要性，E选项expression对应后文expression。故E选项“表达自由被认为对一个人的幸福很重要”符合语境，故选E。 【37题详解】 根据上文“Feeling discouraged and frustrated about something?(对某事感到气馁和沮丧？)”可知，上文提到感到气馁，推测本句是在给出解决办法。故B选项“做一些有创意的事情可以帮助你摆脱坏心情”符合语境，与下文it呼应。故选B。 【38题详解】 根据上文“Thinking creatively always opens up possibilities.(创造性地思考总是能打开可能性)”可知，本句承接上文，解释创造性思考打开创造力原因。故F选项“那是因为有了创造力，人们可以从不同的角度看问题”符合语境，故选F。 【39题详解】 根据上文“Creativity has been proven in extensive research to relieve both stress and anxiety. Sometimes, among life’s responsibilities, we forget that we need and deserve downtime and self-care.(广泛的研究已经证明，创造力可以缓解压力和焦虑。有时候，在生活的责任中，我们忘记了我们需要并且值得休息和自我照顾)”以及后文“It’s like a cure for your mental health.(就像治疗你的心理健康一样)”可知，上文提到了“在生活的责任中，我们忘记了我们需要并且值得休息和自我照顾”，推测本句是在说明创造力在自我照顾方面的作用。故C选项“发挥创造力可以让你在这方面得到更多所需”符合语境，故选C。 【40题详解】 根据上文“When you think creatively and overcome challenges, you’re proving to yourself that you’re a capable person. Creativity plays a part on your way to self-recognition.(当你创造性地思考并克服挑战时，你就是在向自己证明你是一个有能力的人。创造力在你自我认知的道路上扮演着重要的角色)”可知，上文提到创造力有助于自我认知，即本句对此进一步解释，指出创造力可以帮助对自己有了更加深刻的了解，认识到自己的优缺点。故G选项“在这条漫长的道路上，创造力让你意识到自己的优势”符合语境，故选G。 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四个选项中选出最佳选项。 I’ve reached the turn-around point of the day’s kayaking (皮划艇) trip. Sweat runs down my cheek as I ___41___ my fingers through the cool water. I look around. It’s just me, a couple of seagulls, and shining freshwater to the horizon. This, I whisper to myself, is ___42___. Solo outings had never ___43___ my mind before because I always had loyal friends willing to tag along. But three years ago, I moved to Cleveland. Meeting close friends in a new city is ___44___. And a world wide health crisis made ___45___ impossible. In October 2022, I decided to ___46___ a whole day on a solo hiking trip. I went to Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP) to ___47___ the autumn leaves. Five miles in, I couldn’t remember the last time I’d felt so alive. I was more ___48___ of my surroundings than I’d ever been while hiking that day. I studied the markings of trees, focused my ears on each forest sound and did something I had almost never spared ___49___ for: I listened to my own thoughts. Every word in my mind pointed to a newfound ___50___—solo hiking is my happy place. From then on, I have adjusted myself to any solo activity. Pride ___51___ through my body when I first launched my kayak. My chest, ___52___ tightened by nerves, was bursting with happiness as I finally reached the middle of the river that I’d long ___53___ standing on shore before. Adventuring alone has become like medicine for me! It’s also pushed me to go ___54___ my comfort zone and to meet new people. Through meetups and social media, my adventure friend circle has ___55___. But at least once per month, I schedule time to hit nature with my favorite trail buddy: me. 41. A. dip B. raise C. point D. slip 42. A. exhausting B. awesome C. surprising D. terrible 43 A. crossed B. lost C. cleared D. occupied 44. A. available B. crucial C. tough D. common 45. A. admissions B. circumstances C. connections D. relationships 46. A. bring up B. take up C. pull up D. put up 47. A. appreciate B. collect C. cut D. sweep 48. A. ashamed B. scared C. aware D. tired 49. A. time B. effort C. room D. money 50. A. myth B. regulation C. definition D. truth 51. A. pulled B. looked C. coursed D. carried 52. A. occasionally B. initially C. constantly D. instantly 53. A. visited B. swam C. rowed D. admired 54. A. within B. into C. beyond D. through 55. A. emerged B. ballooned C. surrounded D. encountered 【答案】41. D 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. C 46. B 47. A 48. C 49. A 50. D 51. C 52. B 53. D 54. C 55. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者以前从未尝试过独自出门旅行，因为总有人陪伴她。后来作者决定独自去徒步旅行。第一次独自徒步旅行给作者带来了极大的快乐，她学会了享受个人时光，并且从中获得勇气去结识新朋友。 【41题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我把手指滑过凉水时，汗水顺着我的脸颊流下来。A. dip蘸；把（手）伸入；B. raise提高；C. point指；D. slip滑过。由上文“I’ve reached the tum-around point of the day’s kayaking (皮划艇) trip.”可知作者滑了一天的皮划艇，所以应该是作者的手指滑过凉水，故选D。 【42题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我对自己低语道，这太棒了。A. exhausting令人筋疲力尽的；B. awesome让人惊叹的；C. surprising令人惊讶的；D. terrible可怕的。由上文“It’s just me, a couple of seagulls, and shining freshwater to the horizon”可知，这里有一对海鸥，闪耀的淡水一望无际，景色优美，令人惊叹，故选B。 【43题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我以前从来没有想过单独外出，因为我总是有忠实的朋友愿意跟着我。A. crossed穿越，掠过脑海；B. lost丢失；C. cleared清理；D. occupied占有。由下文“my mind before because I always had loyal friends willing to tag along.”可知，以前作者身边总是有朋友跟着作者，所以作者没有想过要单独外出，故选A。 【44题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：在一个新的城市遇到亲密的朋友是很困难的。A. available可利用的；B. crucial关键的；C. tough艰难的；D. common共同的。由下文“And a world wide health crisis made ________ impossible.”可知，在一个新的城市遇到亲密的朋友是很困难的，全球疫情使遇到新朋友更加困难，故选C。 【45题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一场全球性的健康危机让人们无法沟通。A. admissions承认；B. circumstances环境；C. connections连接，联络，关系；D. relationships关系。由上文“And a world wide health crisis made”可知，全球疫情使得人们无法进行联络，make connections固定搭配，意为“进行联络”，故选C。 【46题详解】 考查动词短语词义辨析。句意：2022年10月，我决定花一整天的时间进行一次独自徒步旅行。A. bring up抚养；B. take up占据，使用，占用（时间或空间等）；C. pull up停车；D. put up张贴。由下文“a whole day on a solo hiking trip.”可知，作者决定花一整天去徒步旅行，故选B。 【47题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我去库雅荷加谷国家公园(CVNP)欣赏秋叶。A. appreciate欣赏；B. collect收集；C. cut切；D. sweep清除。上文提到作者决定去徒步旅行，结合下文“the autumn leaves”可知，作者去徒步旅，决定去库雅荷加谷国家公园欣赏秋叶，故选A。 【48题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那天徒步旅行时，我比以往任何时候都更加注意周围的环境。A. ashamed羞愧的；B. scared害怕的；C. aware意识到的；D. tired累的。根据下文“of my surroundings than I’d ever been while hiking that day.”和“I studied the markings of trees, focused my ears on each forest sound and did something”可知，be aware of固定搭配，意为“注意到，意识到”，作者研究着周围的树木的标记，这说明作者比以往任何时候都更加注意欣赏周围的环境，故选C。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我研究着树木的标记，把我的耳朵集中在每一个森林的声音上，并且做了一件我几乎从来没有花时间去做的事情：我倾听我自己的思想。A. time时间；B. effort努力；C. room房间；D. money金钱。由上文“I had almost never spared________”可知，作者以前几乎从来没有花时间这样做过，故选A。 【50题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：我脑海中的每一个字都指向一个新发现的事实——独自徒步旅行让我快乐。A. myth神话；B. regulation规章；C. definition定义；D. truth事实。由下文“solo hiking is my happy place”可知，独自徒步旅行让作者快乐，这是作者新发现的事实，故选D。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：当我第一次启动我的皮划艇时，骄傲充斥着我的全身。A. pulled拉；B. looked看；C. coursed奔跑，（感情、思想等）涌动；D. carried搬运。由下文“through my body when I first launched my kayak.”可知，作者第一次启动皮划艇时，骄傲充斥着全身，course through意为“贯穿”。故选C。 【52题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：我的胸口最初因为紧张而紧绷着，当我终于到达河中央的时候，我的心里充满了喜悦，我以前一直很喜欢站在岸上欣赏这条河。A. occasionally偶尔地；B. initially最初；C. constantly持续地；D. instantly立即。由上文“tightened by nerves”和下文finally可知，作者最初很紧张，最后到达河中央后很高兴，故选B。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我的胸口最初因为紧张而紧绷着，当我终于到达河中央的时候，我的心里充满了喜悦，我以前一直很喜欢站在岸上欣赏这条河。A. visited参观；B. swam游泳；C. rowed划船；D. admired钦佩，欣赏。由下文“standing on shore before.”可知，作者以前一直站在岸边欣赏这条河，故选D。 【54题详解】 考查介词词义辨析。句意：这也促使我走出自己的舒适区，结识新朋友。A. within在……内；B. into在里面；C. beyond超出，超越；D. through通过。由下文“my comfort zone and to meet new people”可知，作者超越自己的舒适区，结识新朋友，故选C。 【55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：通过聚会和社交媒体，我的探险朋友圈已经大了起来。A. emerged出现；B. ballooned激增，膨胀；C. surrounded围绕；D. encountered遭遇。由上文“Through meetups and social media, my adventure friend circle has”可知，聚会和社交媒体使作者的探险朋友圈大了起来。故选B。 第Ⅱ卷(非选择题) 第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分) Chinese architect and writer Lin Huiyin was posthumously awarded (追授) a Bachelor of Architecture degree from the Weitzman School of Design of the University of Pennsylvania in ____56____ (recognize) of her outstanding contributions as a pioneer of modern architecture in China. ____57____ (comment) on the decision Weitzman Dean Fritz Steiner said that “All the men from China received full scholarships and Lin got half of one. She was the only woman and the only student who ____58____ (deny) an architecture degree by the School.” “But she deserved that degree.” In 1924, Lin applied for architecture courses at the University of Pennsylvania. It was a decade ____59____ the university began awarding architecture degrees to women. With her admission application rejected, Lin had to study in the only department ____60____ accepted female students—the School of Fine Arts. Apart from completing her art courses as well as most of the ____61____ (require) architecture courses, Lin also worked as a teaching assistant in architectural design and outperformed most of her male peers ____62____ (academic). After returning to China, as the first Chinese female architect in modern times, Lin achieved great success ____63____ architectural history, design, and education despite war and disease. Lin’s ____64____ (legend) story has now become known to generations of young people. This is not just a story about how Chinese women are breaking through stereotypes(刻板印象) and historical limits, but serves as ____65____ role model for modern Chinese women. 【答案】56. recognition 57. Commenting 58. was denied 59. before 60. that 61. required 62. academically 63. in 64. legendary 65. a 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了中国近代建筑史学家、诗人、作家林徽因，作为现代中国女性的榜样人物，在国外的主要求学经历和在中国近现代建筑史上取得的重大成就。 【56题详解】 考查名词。句意：中国建筑师、作家林徽因被美国宾夕法尼亚大学魏茨曼设计学院追授建筑学士学位，以表彰她作为中国现代建筑先驱的杰出贡献。此处为名词作宾语，recognize的名词为recognition意为“赞誉，赏识”，in recognition of意为“为表彰……”符合句意。故填recognition。 【57题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：魏茨曼设计学院的院长Fritz Steiner在评论这一决定时说：“所有来自中国的男性都获得了全额奖学金，林徽因获得了一半的奖学金。她是唯一一位被学校拒绝授予建筑学学位的女性和学生。”该句中said为谓语动词，空处需填非谓语动词，院长Fritz Steiner和comment为主谓关系，需用现在分词作状语，位于句首，首字母大写。故填Commenting。 【58题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：魏茨曼设计学院的院长Fritz Steiner在评论这一决定时说：“所有来自中国的男性都获得了全额奖学金，林徽因获得了一半的奖学金。她是唯一一位被学校拒绝授予建筑学学位的女性和学生。”此处为定语从句中的谓语，根据句意以及主句中的谓语动词was可知，此处描述过去发生的事情，用一般过去时，且与主语who指代的student之间为被动关系，所以此处使用一般过去时的被动语态。故填was denied。 【59题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：10年后，这所大学才开始向女性颁发建筑学位。此处为固定句型“it be+时间段+before…”意为“多长时间之后才……”符合句意，所以此处应为before引导的时间状语从句。故填before。 【60题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：由于她的入学申请被拒，她不得不在唯一接受女生的院系 —— 美术学院学习。此处为限制性定语从句修饰先行词the only department，在从句中作主语，且先行词被the only修饰，用that引导定语从句从句。故填that。 【61题详解】 考查形容词。句意：除了完成她的艺术课程和大部分的建筑必修课程外，她还担任建筑设计的助教，在学业上优于大多数男性同龄人。空后是名词，所以空处应填形容词作定语，require的形容词形式是required意为“必修的”。故填required。 【62题详解】 考查副词。句意：除了完成她的艺术课程和大部分的建筑必修课程外，她还担任建筑设计的助教，在学业上优于大多数男性同龄人。此处用副词修饰动词，作状语，academic的副词形式为academically意为“在学术上”符合句意。故填academically。 【63题详解】 考查介词。句意：回国后，作为中国近代第一位女建筑师，她不顾战争和疾病，在建筑史、设计和教育方面都取得了巨大的成功。此处是固定搭配：achieve success in意为“在……方面取得了成功”。故填in。 【64题详解】 考查形容词。句意：林的传奇故事现在已经为一代又一代的年轻人所熟知。空后是名词，所以空处应填形容词作定语，legend的形容词形式是legendary意为“传奇的”。故填legendary。 【65题详解】 考查冠词。句意：这不仅是一个关于中国女性如何突破刻板印象和历史限制的故事，也是现代中国女性的榜样。model为可数名词单数，空前无限定词，所以使用冠词，结合句意，此处表示“一个榜样”应为泛指，所以此处使用不定冠词，role的首个音素为辅音，所以使用不定冠词a。故填a。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 66. 近年来，越来越多的科学技术被应用于现代农业生产中。科学技术的进步促进了农业发展，但同时也引发了一系列问题。你所在的学校校报正开展以“Farming and the new technologies”为主题的征文活动。请你用英语写一篇短文投稿，内容包括以下要点： 1.分析“Farming and new technologies”的优势和问题； 2.阐述你的观点，并说明原因。 注意： 1.词数为100词左右； 2.开头已给出，不计入词数。 Farming and new technologies In recent years, an increasing number of new technologies have been applied in farming. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】Farming and new technologies In recent years, an increasing number of new technologies have been applied in farming. Despite all inevitable risks, these breakthroughs in technologies do promote agricultural development. On the one hand, with the application of various advanced technologies, varying from automatic systems to AI integration in agricultural field, the farming efficiency and productivity are shooting up, enabling farmers to break away from tedious physical workloads. On the other hand, what concerns the public is that the long-term effects of new technologies may do harm to the environment and human health. Furthermore, the escalating unemployment level and population migration issues due to the automatic farming process should be fully taken into consideration. As far as I’m concerned, while we are embracing new technologies in farming, it is crucial to strike a balance between their benefits and risks to fulfill the sustainable farming development. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于开放性作文，要求考生用英语写一篇短文来参加学校校报正开展的以“Farming and the new technologies”为主题的征文活动，内容包括分析“Farming and new technologies”的优势和问题、阐述个人的观点并说明原因。 【详解】1.词汇积累 将……考虑在内：take into... consideration→take... into account 关键的：crucial→critical 而且：furthermore→moreover 实现：fulfill→accomplish 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Despite all inevitable risks, these breakthroughs in technologies do promote agricultural development. 拓展句：While there are inevitable risks, these breakthroughs in technologies do promote agricultural development. 【点睛】【高分句型1】On the other hand, what concerns the public is that the long-term effects of new technologies may do harm to the environment and human health.(运用了what引导的主语从句和that引导的表语从句) 【高分句型2】As far as I’m concerned, while we are embracing new technologies in farming, it is crucial to strike a balance between their benefits and risks to fulfill the sustainable farming development.(运用了while引导的时间状语从句和it作形式主语不定式作真正主语的结构) 第二节(满分25分) 67. 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。 注意： 1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右; 2. 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好; “Brrrrr—boppppp!” Ricky sat at the kitchen table, imitating the drumbeat of his favorite song as he finished his math homework. His pencil moved in time to the percussive (打击乐的) rhythms booming from his earbuds. Grandma Johnson came into the kitchen just as Ricky was putting his math notebook back into his backpack. “I don’t know how you get anything done listening to that hippity-hoppity noise,”she exclaimed. Ricky took out his earbuds and fought hard not to roll his eyes. He knew Grandma Johnson was half-teasing. But the hip-hop rhythms relaxed his mind and quietened his thoughts, allowing his brain to focus on the page. “Guess what, Grandma?” said Ricky. “I’ve finished my homework.” Without his earbuds, Ricky could hear the music playing in the background — a song by Diana Ross and the Supremes. Pushing aside his annoyance, he took his grandmother’s hand and gave her a little twirl (旋转). Ricky has always felt close to his grandma. And now that his high school was near his grandmother’s Brooklyn home, he went there every day to eat dinner and do his homework before heading home to Harlem. Ricky knew his presence helped ease his grandmother’s loneliness, and he loved spending time with her. But… he just wished she would stop dismissing his favorite music as noise. That evening, Grandma surprised Ricky with tickets to a Stevie Wonder concert at Madison Square Garden. Ricky was secretly disappointed, as he believed the concert would be boring compared to the hip-hop concerts he had attended. However, he smiled and thanked his grandmother for the gift. At dinner, Grandma Johnson took out her old photo albums and told Ricky stories about her past experiences at music festival s and concerts, including a Stevie Wonder concert in 1972. “This is not just music,” Grandma told him. “This is Black History, Black Culture. Blind as he is, he is a great musician.” But a Stevie Wonder concert today —an old guy on stage, playing a keyboard and singing? No dancers? No special effects? How boring! Paragraph 1 The day of the concert arrived. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Paragraph 2 It turned out that the live performance differed from Ricky’s imagination. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 The day of the concert arrived. Ricky, with a mix of curiosity and skepticism, accompanied his grandmother to Madison Square Garden. The atmosphere was electric, filled with fans of all ages, their faces glowing with anticipation. As they took their seats, Grandma Johnson’s excitement was palpable, her eyes sparkling with memories. Ricky couldn’t help but feel a twinge of guilt for his earlier dismissive thoughts about the concert. The lights dimmed, and the stage came to life, the audience erupting into cheers as Stevie Wonder made his entrance. It turned out that the live performance differed from Ricky’s imagination. The music was soulful and powerful, transcending generations and resonating deeply within him. Stevie’s voice, rich and emotive, captivated the audience, and his mastery of the keyboard was nothing short of mesmerizing. There were no flashy dancers or high-tech special effects, but the raw talent and passion of the performance spoke volumes. Ricky found himself tapping his feet, nodding his head, and even singing along. By the end of the concert, he had a newfound appreciation for the music that had shaped his grandmother’s youth and realized the timeless beauty of true artistry. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了Ricky与他的祖母之间关于音乐的代沟和理解的故事。Ricky通过祖母给他的Stevie Wonder音乐会的票，经历了从怀疑到欣赏的转变，从而对祖母的音乐品味和文化背景有了更深的理解。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ① 根据第一段首句“音乐会的日子到来了。”可知第一段描述Ricky虽然对音乐会持怀疑态度，但出于对祖母的尊重，还是陪同她前往。 ② 根据第二段首句“结果发现现场表演与Ricky的想象不同。”可知第二段揭示了音乐会的现场表演超出了Ricky的预期，使他对音乐有了新的认识。 2. 续写线索：怀疑——陪同——现场体验——转变观念——欣赏——理解 3. 词汇激活： 行为类 ① 陪同：accompany/attend with e②爆发欢呼声：erupting into cheers/burst into cheers 情绪类 ① 怀疑：skepticism/doubt ② 欣赏：appreciation/admiration ③ 热情：passion/enthusiasm 【点睛】【高分句型1】The lights dimmed, and the stage came to life, the audience erupting into cheers as Stevie Wonder made his entrance.（独立主格结构和as引导的状语从句） 【高分句型2】By the end of the concert, he had a newfound appreciation for the music that had shaped his grandmother’s youth and realized the timeless beauty of true artistry.（that引导的定语从句） 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$请看听力部分第一节，第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3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。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。I am too tired to cook at home tonight. What would you like to eat? Well, I really want pizza. And there's a lovely new place in the high street. It's quite romantic actually. Oh, you've convinced me. I'm getting a new desk, and i've narrowed IT down to these two. I like the three draws in the Brown one. The great desk only has two. Also, the Brown one has a pen holder. Well, I think you're right. How's a big move coming along? It's this weekend. Doesn't IT don't remind me. I've still got hundreds of little things to take care of before I can get out of here. Six hundred and fifty, seven hundred, seven hundred and fifty dollars and your receipt, sir. what about my bank book? We'll mail IT to you. There are some adjustments we need to make. You really can't throw very well. I don't think you can be on the team unless you improve. I'm afraid i'm very good at playing IT. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面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ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Emily got into trouble at school yesterday. No, you're joking. whatever. For well. apparently he was accused of breaking a window. No, I don't believe IT. What did he say? SHE denied IT, of course, and I think the had master believed her story. Well, of course he did. How could anyone suspect Emily of lying? SHE always disciplines herself and never causes any trouble. Emily got into trouble at school yesterday. No, you're joking. Whatever for. well, apparently he was accused of breaking a window. No, I don't believe. IT. What did he say? SHE denied IT, of course, and I think the had master believed her story. Well, of course he did. How could anyone suspect Emily of lying? SHE always disciplines herself and never causes any trouble. 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Have you figured out what's wrong with IT? Yes, one of the engine parts broken underneath to be replaced. I ordered IT, but I will take a few days to come in. Oh. that's no good. I need to use the car to go to a trade show this weekend. Well, do you have insurance? We have some longer cars that you can use while your car is being repared. Yes, I do. That's great. Have you figured out what's wrong with IT? Yes, one of the engine parts is broken and needs to be replaced. I ordered IT, but I will take a few days to come in. Oh, that's no good. I need to use the car to go to a trade show this weekend. Well, do you have insurance? We have some lona cars that you can use while your car is being repaid. Yes, I do. That's great. 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十二三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Oh, Helen, andy terreno is performing at orchestra hall on june eighteenth, and Angela fero on. i'd love to see andy terreno, but that date doesn't work. My friend is getting married then, and i'll be out of town for their ceremony. Wait, let me check. Oh, IT looks like andy terreno will be back for one more night of jazz two weeks later. Do you want to go then? Let me check my schedule. Oh yeah, that's perfect. Let's check if anyone else from our office would like to go and see the concert. I'll send out an email right now. Oh, Helen. Andy terreno is performing at orchestra hall on june eighteen th, and Angela fero on june twenty fifth. I'd love to see andy terreno, but that date doesn't work. My friend is getting married then, and i'll be out of town for their ceremony. Wait, let me check. Oh, IT looks like andy terreno will be back for one more night of jazz two weeks later. Do you want to go then? Let me check my schedule. Oh yeah, that's perfect. Let's check if anyone else from our office would like to go and see the concert. I'll find out an email right now. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Ison, could you tell us how you got started as a living statue? Performer. well, IT is not actually something I planned to do. IT was a fun job I took on while I was at university to earn a bit of extra money. And when I did IT actually IT turned out that I was quite good at IT. What do you have to do as a living statue? Firstly, you should come up with a creative idea, and then you have to practice and find the right clothes and stuff and do the full body makeup. You won the world living statue championships recently. Could you tell us something about . that for the world championships? I was a stone statue, and I painted in those tiny Marks so that I looked like a kind of old, almost falling apart statue. And I think the judge is really appreciated that. Yep, I get IT. So what is the point of doing this job? The point really is the connection you make with your audience. When you make a tiny movement, they tend to explode with laughter. And it's that interaction between the audience and the performer. That's really what it's all about. And what is the secret of being a good living statue? Firstly, never try and perform on an empty stomach. If you get hungry, you can start to feel light headed, so you always need to eat something first. Well, good stomach muscles are key to you need to have them to hold those positions. Ison, could you tell us how you got started as a living statue? Performer. well, this is not actually something I planned to do. IT was a fun job I took on while I was at university to earn a bit of extra money. And when I did IT actually IT turned out that I was quite good at IT. What do you have to do as a living statue? Firstly, you should come up with a creative idea, and then you have to practice and find the right clothes and stuff and do the full body makeup you want. The world living statue championships recently. Could you tell us something about . that for the world championships? I was a stone statue, and I painted in those tiny Marks so that I looked like a kind of old, almost falling apart statue. And I think the judge is really appreciated that. Yep, I get IT. So what is the point of doing this job? The point really is a connection you make with your audience. When you make a tiny movement, they tend to explode with laughter. And it's that interaction between the audience and the performer. That's really what it's all about. And what is the secret of being a good living statue? Firstly, never try and perform on an empty stomach. If you get hungry, you can start to feel light headed, so you always need to eat something first. Well, good stomach muscles are key to you need to have them to hold those positions. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第24个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Here's your new library card. IT will run out one year later from today and allow you to borrow up to fifteen books per month. The library is open from nine AM to 7PM every day，except sundays and public holidays. On the first floor, you'll find fiction, literature, biography, travel and lifestyle books, gardening books and cookbooks. There is also a photocopier for public use. Copies caused twenty cents each, but I recommend you buy a monthly copy your card for ten dollars, which gives you sixty copies per month at a reduced Price. On the second floor, you'll find technology, geography, science books and children's books. There is a small children's recreation area there as well. And on saturdays we hold a story reading morning for Young kids. The third floor has history, maps, newspapers, journals and arts and humanities books. We have computers with internet access on the fourth floor. The computers are free to use that. There's a two hour limit. It's first come, first served. Just put your name down on the list if you want to use one. If you want to use your own computer in the library, we have free wireless access as well. That's about IT. Do you have any questions? Here's your new library card. IT will run out one year later from today and allow you to borrow up to fifteen books per month. The library is open from nine AM to seven PM every day, except sundays and public holidays. On the first floor, you will find fiction, literature, biography, travel and lifestyle books, gardening books and cookbooks. There is also a photocopier for public use. Copies caused twenty cents each, but I recommend you buy a monthly copy or card for ten dollars, which gives you sixty copies per month at a reduced Price. On the second floor, you'll find technology, geography, science books and children's books. There is a small children's recreation area there as well. And on saturdays we hold a story reading morning for Young kids. The third floor has history, maps, newspapers, journals and arts and humanities books. We have computers with internet access. On the fourth floor, the computers are free to use, but there's a two hour limit. It's first come, first served. Just put your name down on the list if you want to use one, if you want to use your own computer in the library, we have free wireless access as well. That's about IT. Do you have any questions? 第二节到此结束，现在你有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到客观题答题卡上。