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上海中学2024学年第二学期期中考试 英语试题 高一______班 学号______ 姓名______ 成绩______ I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a pub. D. In a coffee shop. 2. A. He suggests eating out. B. He doesn’t like the talk show. C. He enjoys making dinner. D. He prefers to have ready-made food. 3. A. Writing an application letter. B. Searching for information. C. Having an online interview. D. Learning high-tech knowledge. 4. A. Checking the business hours. B. Making a complaint. C. Requiring fees for a repair. D. Changing an item. 5. A. Its color. B. Its material. C. Its style. D. Its brand. 6. A. Noise in a waiting room. B. Facilities in a hotel. C. Services in a restaurant. D. Environment in a cinema. 7. A. The TV isn’t worth repairing. B. John should give priority to his study. C. She can get the TV to work again. D. Someone should help John. 8. A. He prefers to do something else. B. He is the last person to offer help. C. He is quite late for the dinner party. D. He will do anything to help. 9. A. The man’s speech was persuasive. B. The woman misunderstood Philip’s topic. C. The woman was puzzled by the speech. D. The man failed to win the speech contest. 10. A. She is keen on abstract paintings. B. She isn’t able to appreciate the paintings. C. She doesn’t like art history class. D. She has a better taste of art than the man. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Peter Evans. B. Jim Carson. C. Gio Santos. D. Kiren Nadar. 12. A. Frightened. B. Excited. C. Desperate. D. Quiet. 13. A. He won the grand prize of the year. B. He takes pictures of endangered animals. C. He shots images of common creatures. D. He loves to observe animal behaviors. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Convenience. B. Flexibility. C. Light weight. D. Security. 15. A. A picture of the thief. B. A text message. C. The track of the thief. D. A voice message. 16. A. Distance alarm. B. GPS tracking. C. Digital payment. D. Power supply. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. He found the best budget hotel ever. B. He ended up at an unexpected destination. C. He was led to another hotel. D. It took him long to find the booked hotel. 18. A. Background information isn’t necessary. B. Information should be more vividly written. C. Travelers don’t read the information carefully. D. Information should be revised more often. 19. A. Because it allows him to save time and expense. B. Because he can get free advice from the local people. C. Because it helps him discover some unusual things to do. D. Because he can meet more travelers and share experiences. 20. A. The limitation of guidebooks. B. The importance of guidebook usage. C. How to choose a right guidebook. D. The real value of traveling. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Multiple Choice Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Now that Jennifer couldn’t attend the meeting,______ her place? A. who do you suggest that take B. who do you suggest take C. whom do you suggest should take D. who you suggest that takes 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查插入语和特殊疑问句。句意：既然Jennifer不能参加会议，你建议谁代替她呢？“do you suggest”是插入语，在特殊疑问句中，插入语不影响句子的基本结构和语序。特殊疑问句“Who take her place?”中，本来应该用陈述语序“who takes her place”，但因为有插入语“do you suggest”，所以“take”用原形，类似“suggest that sb. (should) do”结构，“should”可省略，故选B。 2. He had been working hard before the exam,______ he got full marks. A. in order that B. although C. so that D. therefore 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查连词和副词辨析。 句意：他在考试前一直努力学习，因此他得了满分。A. in order that 为了； B. although 尽管； C. so that 因此/以便； D. therefore 因此。本句为so that引导的结果状语从句。therefore 因此（副词，需分号或连接词引导，不能直接连接从句）。故选C项。 3. It was ______ she won the Academy Award for Best Actress ______ signaled the realization of all her long-held dreams. A. the moment when; that B. the moment which; that C. the moment; that D. the moment that; which 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查强调句。句意：是她赢得奥斯卡最佳女主角奖的那一刻，标志着她所有长期梦想的实现。这是一个强调句，用来强调某个特定的时间点或事件。强调句的常见结构是：“It is/was... that...”。在这个结构中，It is/was后面跟着被强调的部分，然后that引导句子的其余部分。我们需要在第一个空填入被强调的部分，第二个空填入that以完成强调结构。the moment when可以作为一个完整的结构，表示“当……的时刻”，when引导的是一个时间状语从句。然而，在强调句中，我们通常不需要when来引导时间，因为the moment本身就可以作为被强调的时间点，when是多余的。the moment which中的which用于定语从句，但the moment后的定语从句通常用when或that（或省略），而which不能指代时间。因此，唯一完全符合强调句结构的选项是the moment; that。故选C。 4. It might be years ______ we ______a cure for Huntington’s disease, which is an inherited disorder. A. before; make it possible B. before; make possible C. until; make it possible D. when; make possible 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查连词和宾语从句。句意：亨廷顿舞蹈症是一种遗传性疾病，我们可能还需要几年的时间才能治愈它。第一空为“It +be +时间段 + before...”句型，意思是“过了……时间才……；要……时间才……”；第二空为“make + it +形容词+ to do sth”结构，其中，it是形式宾语，真正的宾语是后面的to do sth。但在本句中，a cure for Huntington’s disease是 make possible的宾语，这里不需要形式宾语it，make possible sth表示“使某事成为可能”。故选B。 5. It was not so much the opportunities she got ______ the way that she seized and made the most of them ______ made her succeed. A. but; that B. as; that C. nor; which D. like; which 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查固定搭配和强调句。句意：与其说她获得了机会，不如说她抓住并充分利用了这些机会，这使她取得了成功。not so much ... as“与其……不如……”为固定搭配。第二个空为强调句：it be+强调部分+that。故选B项。 6. He realized he hadn’t studied enough and started cramming ______ the exam. A. not since long B. long before not C. since not long D. not long before 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语。句意：他意识到自己学得不够，在考试前不久前才开始临时抱佛脚。根据“He realized he hadn’t studied enough”可知，此处指“在考试不久前才开始临时抱佛脚”，not long before“不久之前”符合题意，其他选项短语搭配错误，故选D。 7. The race ______ when one of the runners ______ . A. had hardly begun; fell B. didn’t hardly begin; had fallen C. hardly began; fell D. hardly had begun; had fallen 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查固定句型。句意：比赛刚开始，其中一名选手就摔倒了。“hardly...when...”是一个固定句型，意为“一……就……”，当hardly位于句首时，句子要用部分倒装，且hardly所在的句子通常用过去完成时，when引导的从句用一般过去时。所以第一个空填“had hardly begun”，第二个空填“fell”。故选A 8. The reason ________ he didn’t attend the meeting was not ________ he was too busy with other tasks but ________ he had completely forgotten about it. A. why; /; that B. that; /; because C. why; that; that D. why; because; because 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句和表语从句。句意：他没有参加会议的原因不是他忙于其他工作，而是他完全把它忘了。第一个空引导定语从句，先行词The reason在定语从句作原因状语，关系词为why。第二个空和第三个空为表语从句，从句句意和句子结构完整，连接词都为that。“原因是……”为“The reason is that…”而非“because”，故选C项。 9. There were ______ few people ______ came to his concert ______ he felt really disappointed. A. such; who; which B. such; that; that C. so; who; that D. so; that; which 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查结果状语从句和定语从句。句意：来听他音乐会的人太少了，他感到很失望。当名词前有few，little，many，much等表示数量多少的词修饰时，要用so，而不用such，所以第一空填so；“______ came to his concer”是定语从句，修饰先行词“people”，从句中缺少主语，所以第二空填who；“so...that...”是固定结构，意为“如此……以至于……”，引导结果状语从句，所以第三空填that。故选C。 10. ______, the new themed area in the Disney Resort will offer guests an even more magical experience. A. When completed B. When being completed C. When is completed D. After is completed 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查状语从句的省略。句意：建成后，迪士尼度假区的新主题区将为游客提供更加神奇的体验。本句为状语从句的省略，原句为：When the new themed area is completed，省略了主语和be动词：the new themed area is。故选A项。 11. ______ breaks the law should be punished. A. No matter who B. Who C. Anyone D. Whoever 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查主语从句。句意：任何触犯法律的人都应该受到惩罚。A. No matter who无论谁；B. Who谁；C. Anyone任何人；D. Whoever无论谁。分析句子结构可知，本句为主语从句，且表示“无论谁”，所以用whoever引导，no matter who只能让步引导状语从句。故选D。 12. Last month, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, from ______ effects the people there are still suffering. A. which B. what C. whose D. that 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查定语从句。句意：上个月，缅甸发生了7.9级地震，当地人民至今仍在遭受地震的影响。此处为“介词+关系代词”结构非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词earthquake，且先行词在从句中做定语，故应用关系代词whose。故选C。 13. He discovered that he had left his umbrella ______ he had lunch. A. wherever B. in the place C. in the place which D. where 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查地点状语从句。句意：他发现他把伞落在吃午饭的地方了。设空处引导地点状语从句，表示“在……地方”，应用where引导，而wherever表示“任何地方”，不符合句意，故选D。 14. According to the researchers, ______ who participated in the survey about their favorite hobbies, as many as 80% said that reading was their top choice. A. those B. of those C. of whose D. which 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查代词。句意：根据研究人员的说法，在参与调查他们最喜欢的爱好的人中，多达80%的人说阅读是他们的首选。本句主干为80% said that reading was their top choice，前半部分of those who...hobbies是介词短语作范围状语，限定“80%”的所属对象 ——参与调查的那些人当中的 80%。those：指代参与调查的人（复数，对应后面的who participated）；of表示 “在…… 之中”，明确比例的范围，是本题的关键。故选B。 15. The book, which offers profound insights into human nature, is ______. A. worth to be read B. worthwhile reading C. worth being read D. worthy of being read 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语。句意：这本书对人性有深刻的见解，值得一读。“值得做某事”可以用“be worth doing”或 “be worthy of being done”或“be worthy to be done”或“It is worthwhile to do/doing”来表达，D项结构正确。故选D项。 16. The interviewer’s question put Tom on the ______, who had no idea how to answer it and just stood there, looking embarrassed. A. draw B. crowd C. spot D. scene 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查名词词义辨析。句意：面试官的问题让汤姆陷入窘境，他不知道如何回答，只能尴尬地站在那里。A. draw抽签；平局；B. crowd人群；C. spot地点；困境；D. scene场景。put sb. on the spot 是固定搭配，意为“使某人陷入窘境/为难”，符合句意。故选C。 17. A riot (骚动) ______ in the city center after the football match due to some fans’ violent behavior. A. broke up B. broke down C. broke out D. broke through 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：足球比赛结束后，由于一些球迷的暴力行为，市中心爆发了一场骚乱。A. broke up分手；B. broke down出故障；C. broke out爆发；D. broke through突破。根据后文“due to some fans’ violent behavior”可知，此处指由于球迷的暴力行为而爆发了骚乱。故选C。 18. Qantas Airways Ltd., not known for usually offering big discounts, had to ______ ticket prices to attract more passengers because of the gloomy economic climate. A. groan B. grab C. slide D. slice 【答案】D 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。 句意：澳洲航空通常不以大幅折扣闻名，但由于经济形势低迷，它不得不削减机票价格以吸引更多乘客。A. groan呻吟，抱怨； B. grab抓住，抢占； C. slide滑动，下滑； D. slice削减，切开。根据 “because of the gloomy economic climate.”可知，它不得不削减机票价格以吸引更多乘客。故选D项。 19. In the final minutes of the game, Tom aimed carefully at the hoop, ________ the ball with confidence, and scored the decisive goal for his team. A. shot B. hustled C. dribbled D. crushed 【答案】A 【解析】 【详解】考查动词词义辨析。句意：在比赛的最后几分钟，汤姆小心翼翼地瞄准篮筐，信心十足地投进了球，为球队打进了决定性的一球。A. shot投篮；B. hustled猛推，匆忙行事；C. dribbled运球；D. crushed压碎，彻底击败。根据“and scored the decisive goal for his team.”可知，汤姆仔细瞄准篮筐，自信地投出球。故选A。 20. After a short delay, the referee blew the whistle to ______ the second half. A. break through B. settle down C. kick off D. turn over 【答案】C 【解析】 【详解】考查动词短语辨析。句意：短暂延迟后，裁判吹响了哨子，开始下半场比赛。A. break through 突破；B. settle down 定居；安定下来；C. kick off(足球比赛等)开球；开始；D. turn over 翻转；仔细考虑。根据下文“the second half(下半场)”可知，裁判吹响哨子是为了开始下半场比赛，这里用 “kick off”表示“开始”下半场足球比赛，故选 C 项。 21. Winning an Olympic gold medal is the ______ dream for every athlete. A. conclusive B. ultimate C. convincing D. curable 【答案】B 【解析】 【详解】考查形容词词义辨析。句意：赢得奥运金牌是每个运动员的终极梦想。A. conclusive决定性的；确凿的；B. ultimate最终的；终极的；C. convincing有说服力的；D. curable可治愈的。根据“Winning an Olympic gold medal”可知，每位运动员的终极梦想是赢得奥运金牌。故选B。 Section B Vocabulary Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. traditions B. migrant C. moderate D. rank E. hospitality AB. influential AC. recognized AD. key AE. passed BC. serve BD. celebrations Have You Tried these Traditional Foods Recognized by UNESCO? In 2003, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list was established to protect and preserve a range of social practices, from craftsmanship to festive events — and of course, food practices. Many culinary delights have achieved UNESCO status, including the Neapolitan pizza of Italy and the baguette of France. But which other delicacies and food ____22____ have made the list? Ceviche A combination of raw fish marinated (腌) in lime and locally grown produce is the ____23____ to making ceviche, a famed Peruvian dish. A recent addition to the UNESCO list, ceviche was inducted (正式加入) in 2023, where it was ____24____ for the specialist practices and knowledge needed to prepare the delicacy. These culinary techniques are typically shared within families and have been ____25____ down for generations. Hawker culture in Singapore Hawker culture is a term used to describe the community of vendors who cook and sell meals across Singapore. Hawker centres ____26____ as the nation’s community dining rooms, and the cuisine varies from Chinese, Indian to Malay specialties. The centres are celebrated for attracting a wealth of hungry customers from a diverse range of social backgrounds. The practice can be traced back to the 1800s from the early ____27____ population who sold quick, affordable meals from makeshift stalls. These stalls could be found in town squares, parks and street pavements. The tradition has evolved significantly over the years and is still ____28____ across the region. In 2016, a hawker stall called Hawker Chan in Singapore became the cheapest Michelin-star restaurant in the world. The Mediterranean diet Praised for its emphasis on plant-based foods and healthy fats, the Mediterranean diet originated in the food cultures of ancient civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Basin. The diet commonly includes foods such as whole grains, legumes, fish, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables as well as olive oil. It also includes a(n) ____29____ amount of dairy and limited consumption of meat and saturated (饱和的) fat, like butter. The diet was inducted by UNESCO in 2013 and is celebrated for its social values, such as ____30____, neighborliness and creativity. It is also attributed with bringing communities together in cultural spaces, festivals and ____31____. 【答案】22. A 23. AD 24. AC 25. AE 26. BC 27. B 28. AB 29. C 30. E 31. BD 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了被联合国教科文组织认可的传统食物，包括秘鲁的酸橘汁腌鱼、新加坡的小贩文化、地中海饮食，重点讲述了这些美食和饮食文化的特点、起源及影响力。 【22题详解】 考查名词。句意：但还有哪些美食和饮食传统上榜呢？根据前文提到的“food practices”以及“culinary delights”，可知这里说的是食物相关的传统，“traditions”符合语境，指哪些美食和饮食传统上了名单。故选A。 【23题详解】 考查名词和固定搭配。句意：酸橘汁腌鱼最近被列入联合国教科文组织的名单，于2023年入选，因其制作这道美食所需的专业实践和知识而获得认可。“the key to...”表示“……的关键”，符合句意。故选AD。 【24题详解】 考查动词和固定短语。句意：同上。“be recognized for...”表示“因……而被认可”，符合句意，故选AC。 【25题详解】 考查动词和固定短语。句意：这些中心以吸引来自不同社会背景的大量饥肠辘辘的顾客而闻名。“pass down”表示“传承”，符合句意，空处和前面的“have been”构成现在完成时的被动语态，应用过去分词形式，故选AE。 【26题详解】 考查动词和固定短语。句意：小贩中心是全国的社区餐厅，菜肴包括从中国、印度到马来特色。“serve as”表示“充当，作为”，小贩中心充当了这个国家的社区餐厅。描述事实，用一般现在时，主语Hawker centres，谓语用原形，故选BC。 【27题详解】 考查名词。句意：这种做法可以追溯到19世纪，早期的移民人口在临时搭建的摊位上出售快捷、实惠的饭菜。“migrant population”表示“移民人口”，符合句意，故选B。 【28题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这一传统多年来发生了重大变化，在整个地区仍然具有影响力。设空处接在be动词后，应用形容词influential作表语，表示“有影响力的”，符合句意，故选AB。 【29题详解】 考查固定搭配。句意：它还包括适量的乳制品和有限的肉类消费和饱和脂肪，如黄油。“a moderate amount of”表示“适量的”，符号句意，故选C。 【30题详解】 考查名词。句意：该饮食由联合国教科文组织于2013年引入，以其好客、睦邻和创造力等社会价值观而闻名。设空处和名词neighborliness，creativity并列作宾语，应用名词hospitality，表示“好客”，故选E。 【31题详解】 考查名词。句意：它还将社区聚集在文化空间、节日和庆祝活动中。设空处和cultural spaces, festivals作宾语，应用名词celebrations，表示“庆祝”，故选BD。 III. Reading Comprehension Section A Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In a Different League Walk into any room in India with a screen from now until the end of May and you will find yourself watching the Indian Premier League (IPL), a wildly popular cricket tournament that is by some measures the world’s most profitable sports league after America’s National Football League. It is obvious that Indians are ____32____ about cricket. Yet the success of IPL has had the unlikely effect of driving a booming of domestic leagues in other sports, too. Over the past decade leagues modelled on IPL have ____33____in hockey, tennis, badminton, football and handball, along with native games such as kho kho and kabaddi. Some, notably kabaddi, have even been commercially successful. A cricket-mad country is ____34____. Cricket took 87% of what was spent on sports advertising and sponsorship last year. But that was down from 88% in 2021. “The pie for non-cricket sport is going to ____35____,” says Divyanshu Singh of JSW Sports. As in any other ____36____, not all ventures will succeed. Some leagues have already ____37____.____38____ , leagues tend to succeed only in team sports. It is hard to build up loyalty for artificial teams in player-driven sports such as tennis and badminton. Yet the problem lies in a range of internal factors. Any new league must also be well governed and offer its backers a ____39____ chance of getting their investment back. That means setting sensible ____40____ on player salaries, keeping costs down and investing in high production standards. To attract viewers, it must offer the very best talent in that particular sport. With global sports available on television and streaming, the difference in quality between,______41______, Indian and American basketball leagues is apparent. Viewers accustomed to global sports are ______42______ by amateurish production. Kabaddi’s success can in part be ______43______ the league offering the highest quality of play available in that sport. Yet the most important factor in sustaining the sports boom is one where progress remains slow. Though Indian viewers are happy to watch sports, rates of physical activity are ______44______. A recent survey found that while 57% of respondents described themselves as fans of cricket, only 31% had actually played the game in the previous year. Rates for other sports are even lower. Three-quarters of Indian adolescents are physically ______45______, according to the World Health Organization. “The younger generation has never played these sports,” says Jinisha Sharma of Capri Sports. “How do you keep finding ______46______ talent for the future?” 32. A. concerned B. critical C. crazy D. curious 33. A. transformed B. reunited C. crashed D. emerged 34. A. bouncing B. diversifying C. globalizing D. hustling 35. A. grow B. shrink C. drop D. crack 36. A. neighborhood B. boom C. country D. industry 37. A. thrived B. bent C. collapsed D. progressed 38. A. Thus B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Consequently 39. A. remote B. fair C. slight D. minimal 40. A. targets B. goals C. caps D. floors 41. A. for example B. in short C. in general D. in addition 42. A. settled down B. cracked down on C. signed in D. turned off 43. A. overshadowed by B. surrounded with C. credited to D. confused with 44. A. steady B. impressive C. rising D. low 45. A. weak B. energetic C. inactive D. tough 46. A. fitter B. stronger C. newer D. better 【答案】32. C 33. D 34. B 35. A 36. D 37. C 38. B 39. B 40. C 41. A 42. D 43. C 44. D 45. C 46. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了印度超级联赛（IPL）的成功推动了印度其他体育项目国内联赛的发展，同时也分析了这些联赛面临的问题以及持续繁荣的关键因素。 【32题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：很明显，印度人对板球很痴迷。A. concerne关心的；B. critical批评的；C. crazy疯狂的，痴迷的；D. curious好奇的。根据上文“a wildly popular cricket tournament”和下文“A cricket-mad country” 可知，印度板球联赛非常受欢迎，印度人对板球极为热衷。故选C。 【33题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：在过去的十年里，以印度超级联赛为蓝本的联赛在曲棍球、网球、羽毛球、足球和手球以及像 kho - kho 和卡巴迪这样的本土运动中出现了。A. transformed转变；B. reunited重聚；C. crashed碰撞；D. emerged出现。根据上文“Yet the success of IPL has had the unlikely effect of driving a booming of domestic leagues in other sports, too.” 可知，IPL 的成功推动了其他体育项目国内联赛的繁荣，所以这些联赛是出现了。故选D。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一个痴迷板球的国家正在变得多样化。A. bouncing反弹；B. diversifying多样化；C. globalizing全球化；D. hustling推搡，猛推。根据上文“Over the past decade leagues modelled on IPL have…in hockey, tennis, badminton, football and handball, along with native games such as kho - kho and kabaddi.” 可知，印度除了板球，其他体育项目的联赛也在发展，所以这个国家的体育项目变得多样化了。故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“非板球运动的蛋糕将会变大，”JSW 体育的迪维安舒・辛格说。A. grow增长，变大；B. shrink缩小；C. drop下降；D. crack破裂。根据上文 “Cricket took 87% of what was spent on sports advertising and sponsorship last year. But that was down from 88% in 2021.” 可知，板球在体育广告和赞助方面的占比在下降，那么非板球运动的份额就会增加。故选A。 【36题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：和其他任何行业一样，并非所有的企业都会成功。A. neighborhood街区；B. boom繁荣；C. country国家；D. industry行业。这里把体育联赛的发展类比成一个行业，在任何行业中都有成功和失败。故选D。 【37题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：一些联赛已经倒闭了。A. thrived繁荣；B. bent弯曲；C. collapsed倒塌，崩溃，倒闭；D. progressed进步。根据上文 “not all ventures will succeed.” 可知，不是所有的联赛都能成功，所以一些联赛会失败、倒闭。故选C。 【38题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：此外，联赛往往只在团队运动中取得成功。A. Thus因此；B. Moreover此外，而且；C. Therefore因此；D. Consequently结果。此处是进一步说明联赛成功的情况，与上文是递进关系，用 moreover 合适。这里是在前面提到一些联赛失败的基础上，进一步说明联赛成功的条件。故选B。 【39题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：任何新的联赛也必须管理良好，并为其支持者提供公平的收回投资的机会。A. remote遥远的；B. fair公平的；C. slight轻微的；D. minimal最小的。根据常理，投资者希望有公平的机会收回投资，这样才能吸引他们投资。联赛要想吸引投资，就需要给投资者提供公平的机会。故选 B。 【40题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：这意味着要合理限制球员的工资，降低成本，并投资于高制作标准。A. targets目标；B. goals目标；C. caps帽子，上限，限额；D. floors地板，下限。根据 “keeping costs down” 可知，要降低成本，就需要对球员工资设定上限。故选C。 【41题详解】 考查介词短语辨析。句意：由于电视和流媒体上有全球体育赛事，例如，印度和美国篮球联赛之间的质量差异是显而易见的。A. for example例如；B. in short总之；C. in general一般来说；D. in addition此外。这里是举印度和美国篮球联赛的例子来说明全球体育赛事之间质量有差异。故选A。 【42题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：习惯了全球体育赛事的观众会对业余的制作感到厌烦。A. settled down定居，平静下来；B. cracked down on镇压；C. signed in签到；D. turned off使厌烦，关掉。根据上文 “With global sports available on television and streaming, the difference in quality between ____ Indian and American basketball leagues is apparent.”可知，观众习惯了高质量的全球体育赛事，所以对业余的制作会感到厌烦。故选D。 【43题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：卡巴迪的成功部分可以归功于该联赛提供了该项运动中最高水平的比赛。A. overshadowed by被…… 遮蔽；B. surrounded with被…… 包围；C. credited to归功于；D. confused with与…… 混淆。根据下文“the league offering the highest quality of play available in that sport.”可知，卡巴迪联赛的成功是因为其提供了高质量的比赛，所以用 be credited to 表示 “归功于”。故选C。 【44题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：尽管印度观众乐于观看体育比赛，但体育活动的参与率很低。A. steady稳定的；B. impressive令人印象深刻的；C. rising上升的；D. low低的。根据下文 “A recent survey found that while 57% of respondents described themselves as fans of cricket, only 31% had actually played the game in the previous year. Rates for other sports are even lower.” 可知，印度观众观看体育比赛的比例高，但参与运动的比例低。故选D。 【45题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：根据世界卫生组织的数据，四分之三的印度青少年身体不活跃。A. weak虚弱的；B. energetic精力充沛的；C. inactive不活跃的；D. tough艰难的，坚强的。根据上文 “Though Indian viewers are happy to watch sports, rates of physical activity are ____ ” 可知，印度人运动参与率低，所以很多青少年身体不活跃。故选C。 【46题详解】 考查形容词比较级辨析。句意：你如何为未来找到更好的人才呢？”A. fitter更健康的；B. stronger更强壮的；C. newer更新的；D. better更好的。根据上文“The younger generation has never played these sports”，这里是说在年轻一代缺乏运动的情况下，如何找到更优秀的体育人才，用 better 合适。故选D。 Section B Directions: Read passage A, B, and C. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） Physicist Albert-László Barabási recently published a book—The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success—laying out his and his colleagues’ research into the nature of success with a simple equation. The degree of success for a given product, scientific paper, artwork, or other venture, represented by “S,” is broken down into two components: the essentially random quality of the underlying idea, symbolized by “r,” and the ability of the creator behind the project to actually bring ideas in a given field to fruition, which Barabási calls the “Q-factor.” With that framework in mind, success is the product of the random initial idea and the Q-factor of the creator: S= Qr. As an example of the importance of both components of the success formula, Barabási points out that Steve Jobs—someone with an undoubtedly high Q-factor in the field of designing consumer electronics—had a list of unsuccessful products to his name as well. Barabási wrote, “Think AppleLisa, NeXT, the G-4Cube, MobileMe. Never heard of them? They’re among Jobs’s many failures. If an idea has a small r value, no matter how high the Q, the product will be cheapened.” Of course, Barabási also noted that a strong combination of a capable, high-Q-factor creator with a really good initial idea could enhance each other and create extremely successful results: “Think of the iPhone—a fantastic idea with brilliant execution, resulting in the product that defined Jobs’s legacy.” One perhaps surprising result Barabási found was that a given individual’s Q-factor in a particular field tended to stay more or less constant over time. That is, a creator’s ability to take advantage of good ideas in their field neither improved with experience nor declined with age. That presents a double-edged sword to anyone trying to find success in their career. On the one hand, repeated struggles in a particular field could suggest an underlying lack of talent in that field. Barabási wrote, “if our Q-factor doesn’t work well with our job, we should consider if we’ve pinned our hopes on the wrong career path.” On the other hand, the relative constancy of a Q-factor in a given field means that one’s best work can happen at any point in their career. Barabási gave the example of the physicist John Fenn, who after a long and fairly low-impact scientific career developed a revolutionary technique for measuring the masses of large molecules at the age of 67. Fenn would later go on to win the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his late-career work. Barabási’s research suggests that a good way to succeed is to find what you are good at and then keep trying new things in that field. “The key to long-term success from a creator’s perspective is straightforward: let the qualities that give you your Q-factor do their job by giving them a chance to deliver success over and over,” he wrote. 47. According to the formula, which of the following is NOT a factor in achieving long-term success? A. A brilliant and talented idea. B. A proper price for the products. C. The ability to put the idea into practice. D. Perseverance in trying new things. 48. Why are AppleLisa, NeXT, the G-4 Cube and MobileMe not as successful as iPhone? A. Because Jobs lacked talent when working on these products. B. Because the ideas behind them were not of high quality. C. Because they were not developed by Jobs. D. Because they were not Jobs’s legacies. 49. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. Barabási worked out the formula based on his research in cooperation with his colleagues. B. A good idea plays a significant role in the ultimate success of a product or artwork. C. If you have a low Q-factor, you may have a try at changing your career path. D. The physicist John Fenn didn’t make much scientific impact because of his old age. 50. What is the main idea Barabási wants to convey in his book? A. The key to success lies in finding what you are good at and sticking with it. B. A person’s ability remains more or less constant over his or her lifetime. C. Success in a person’s career presents a double-edged sword. D. You need to give yourself chances to deliver success over and over again. 【答案】47 B 48. B 49. D 50. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了巴拉巴西在其书中提出的成功公式 “S=Qr”，并通过具体例子阐述了影响成功的因素，还探讨了该公式对人们追求成功的启示。 【47题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段 “Physicist Albert-László Barabási recently published a book—The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success—laying out his and his colleagues’ research into the nature of success with a simple equation. The degree of success for a given product, scientific paper, artwork, or other venture, represented by “S,” is broken down into two components: the essentially random quality of the underlying idea, symbolized by “r,” and the ability of the creator behind the project to actually bring ideas in a given field to fruition, which Barabási calls the “Q-factor.” With that framework in mind, success is the product of the random initial idea and the Q-factor of the creator: S= Qr.(物理学家Albert-László Barabási最近出版了一本书——《公式：成功的普遍法则》——用一个简单的方程式阐述了他和他的同事对成功本质的研究。一个给定的产品、科学论文、艺术品或其他投资的成功程度，用“S”来表示，可以分为两个部分：一个是潜在想法的本质随机性，用“r”来表示；另一个是项目背后的创造者将特定领域的想法付诸实践的能力，Barabási称之为“q因素”。在这个框架下，成功是随机初始想法和创造者q因素的产物：S= Qr)”可知，成功是随机的初始想法和创造者的 Q 因子的乘积：S = Qr。由此可知，成功与初始想法的质量以及将想法付诸实践的 Q 因子有关，对应选项 A “一个绝妙而有天赋的想法” 和选项 C “将想法付诸实践的能力”。再根据最后一段 “a good way to succeed is to find what you are good at and then keep trying new things in that field(成功的一个好方法是找到自己擅长的东西，然后在那个领域不断尝试新事物)”可知，选项 D “坚持尝试新事物” 也是取得长期成功的因素。而选项 B “产品的合理价格” 在文章中未提及，故选B。 【48题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Think AppleLisa, NeXT, the G - 4 Cube, MobileMe. Never heard of them? They’ re among Jobs’s many failures. If an idea has a small r value, no matter how high the Q, the product will be cheapened.(想想AppleLisa、NeXT、G - 4 Cube、MobileMe。没听说过它们？它们是乔布斯众多失败产品中的一部分。如果一个想法的 r 值很小，无论 Q 值有多高，产品都会贬值)”可推知，这些产品不如 iPhone 成功是因为它们背后的想法质量不高，即 r 值较小，故选B。 【49题详解】 细节理解题。根据第六段“Barabási gave the example of the physicist John Fenn, who after a long and fairly low - impact scientific career developed a revolutionary technique for measuring the masses of large molecules at the age of 67. Fenn would later go on to win the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his late - career work.(Barabási举了物理学家John Fenn的例子，他在漫长且影响相当小的科学生涯后，在 67 岁时开发了一种测量大分子质量的革命性技术。Fenn后来因他职业生涯后期的工作获得了 2002 年诺贝尔化学奖)”可知，约翰・芬恩在晚年取得了重大科学成就，选项 D“物理学家John Fenn因为年龄大没有产生太大的科学影响” 错误，故选D。 【50题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段“Barabási’s research suggests that a good way to succeed is to find what you are good at and then keep trying new things in that field. “The key to long-term success from a creator’s perspective is straightforward: let the qualities that give you your Q-factor do their job by giving them a chance to deliver success over and over,” he wrote.(Barabási的研究表明，成功的一个好方法是找到自己擅长的东西，然后在那个领域不断尝试新事物。“从创造者的角度来看，长期成功的关键很简单：通过给赋予你 Q 因子的特质一个反复取得成功的机会，让它们发挥作用，” 他写道)”可知，巴拉巴西在书中主要想传达的观点是成功的关键在于找到自己擅长的事情并坚持下去，故选A。 （B） The Ivory Towers of Ice-cream What is the most popular thing in the world? Music, guessed Donald Trump. No, replied his interviewer, Ali G; it is ice-cream. The problem, however, is that ice-cream drips. The solution, said the British comedian, is to sell “ice-cream gloves” to stop people’s hands getting sticky. The Donald somehow kept a straight face. Carpigiani, an Italian firm that makes ice-cream machines, has a better business plan. Avoiding gloves, it is going into education. Its home market is SATURATED. Italy already boasts 37,000 makers making gelatos — handmade Italian ice-creams. Since there are only so many scoops of ice-creams one nation can eat, exports are now 80% of Carpigiani’s business. Unfortunately, most foreigners have no idea how to make a proper gelato. So Carpigiani has set up Gelato University to teach them. In well-lit classrooms and shiny kitchens in Anzola dell’ Emilia, near Bologna, where Carpigiani has its factory, students from Russia, Belgium, Colombia, Morocco, Japan, Britain and Turkey are learning the secrets of selecting the perfect ingredients and freezing them. Lawrence Fama, a retired chemical engineer, hopes to set up an ice-cream shop in his home city of San Francisco. Corrado Barberis, an Italian economist, aims to take the real deal to Lille in northern France. Most teaching is done abroad: Gelato University also holds courses in countries such as America, Australia and China. Andrea Cocchi, Carpigiani’s managing director, sees the best growth prospects in Asia and South America. A week’s basic course in Anzola dell’ Emilia costs students €900 ($1,200). There is a sweetener, however: a €900 voucher for Carpigiani machines. For Gelat o University is not just about making the world a cooler place. It is also a marketing tool, and a rather cost-effective one at that. The fees cover the running costs, and more than 15% of students end up buying equipment. In the past three years student numbers have more than tripled, to about 6,700. Over the same period, Carpigiani’s sales have risen from €93 million to €113 million (roughly 8,000 machines). Sometimes the soft sell works. 51. The word SATURATED in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. wet B. freezing C. delicious D. full 52. If you sign up for Gelato University, you can do the following things EXCEPT ______. A have an idea of how to select perfect ingredients B. solve the dripping problem of ice-creams C. learn how to freeze materials necessary for making a gelato D. get a price reduction when buying the company’s machines 53. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Gelato University is set up by Carpigiani to sell ice-cream gloves. B. Lawrence Fama and Corrado Barberis are teachers at Gelato University. C. Gelato University tackles climate change by making the world a cooler place. D. Gelato University helps Carpigiani sell equipment and gain attention. 【答案】51. D 52. B 53. D 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文。本文讲述了意大利冰淇淋机制造商Carpigiani针对国内市场饱和的问题，通过建立Gelato University来培训外国客户制作正宗的意大利冰淇淋，以此作为营销工具促进设备销售。 【51题详解】 词句猜测题。根据划线词下文“Since there are only so many scoops of ice-cream one nation can eat, exports are now 80% of Carpigiani’s business.(由于一个国家能吃掉的冰淇淋数量是有限的，如今卡比詹尼（Carpigiani）公司 80% 的业务都是出口业务。)”可知，一个国家能吃的冰淇淋数量有限，所以公司的出口业务占比达到 80%，这说明其国内市场已经“饱和”。由此可知，SATURATED意为“饱和的”，与“full（满的，饱和的）”意思最接近。故选D。 【52题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段“students from Russia, Belgium, Colombia, Morocco, Japan, Britain and Turkey are learning the secrets of selecting the perfect ingredients and freezing them(来自俄罗斯、比利时、哥伦比亚、摩洛哥、日本、英国和土耳其学生正在学习挑选完美食材以及冷冻这些食材的秘诀。)”可知，学生们在学校可以学习挑选完美的原料以及冷冻这些原料的方法，所以A选项“知道如何挑选完美的原料”和C选项“学习如何冷冻制作意大利手工冰淇淋所需的材料”是可以做到的；根据最后一段“A week’s basic course in Anzola dell’ Emilia costs students €900 ($1,200). There is a sweetener, however: a €900 voucher for Carpigiani machines.(在安佐拉・德尔埃米莉亚（Anzola dell’Emilia）参加为期一周的基础课程需要学生花费900欧元（1200美元）。不过，还有一个诱人之处：一张价值900欧元的卡比詹尼（Carpigiani）机器代金券。)”可知，学生报名课程可以得到一张价值900欧元的公司机器优惠券，即购买公司机器有优惠，所以D选项“购买公司的机器有价格优惠”也可以做到；而文中并没有提到在Gelato University可以解决冰淇淋会滴下来的问题。故选B。 【53题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段“Carpigiani has set up Gelato University to teach them.(卡比詹尼（Carpigiani）公司已经创办了意式冰淇淋大学来教他们。)”以及最后一段“For Gelato University is not just about making the world a cooler place. It is also a marketing tool, and a rather cost-effective one. The fees cover the running costs, and more than 15% of students end up buying equipment.(因为意式冰淇淋大学不只是为了让世界变成一个更清凉能吃到更多冰淇淋的地方。它还是一种营销工具，而且是相当划算的营销工具。课程费用足以支付运营成本，并且超过15%的学生最终会购买公司的设备。)”可知，Gelato University不仅教人们制作冰淇淋，还是一个营销工具，能帮助Carpigiani销售设备并获得关注。故选D。 （C） “I’m living my childhood dream,” Djokovic told fans on court as he received the US Open trophy from a former rival, Andy Roddick. “I had the dream to become the best player in the world and win Wimbledon.” He’s won a lot more than just one Wimbledon, and Roddick’s presence was a reminder: Djokovic who won his first major at the Australian Open in 2008-has entered into another tennis era as the player to beat, with rivals like Roger Federer now retired and injuries challenging the careers of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. He owes his continued success to constant self-reflection around his goals. “One of the biggest lessons I have learned probably mentally throughout my career is that even if you find a formula that works, it’s not a guarantee,” he said. “And actually most likely it’s not going to work the next year. You need to reinvent, yourself, because everyone else does. As a 36-year-old competing with 20-year-olds, I probably have to do it more than I have ever done it in order to keep my body in shape, in order to be able to recover so that I can perform on the highest level consistently.” He showed as much again in the last few weeks, bouncing back from his Wimbledon loss to Carlos Alcaraz to beat the Spaniard (who, indeed, is 20 years old) in the Cincinnati final. Alcaraz was stopped by Medvedev in the US Open semis, but Djokovic is aware of the pressure to keep up-and try and stay ahead. “I focus on what I need to do and how I get myself in the best state so that I can win the biggest trophies in our sport,” he said. “That’s what I care about.” It was two years ago that Medvedev discontinued a different history-in-the-making moment for Djokovic as Novak went for the calendar Grand Slam — sweeping all four majors in one year. But that 2021 final loss provided lessons for Djokovic that he applied this past week: Block out all the noise. “I really did my best in the last 48 hours not to allow the importance of the moment and what’s on the line get to my head, because two years ago that’s what happened, and I underperformed, and I wasn’t able to be at my best, and I was outplayed,” he recalled. And he has no plans of slowing down. “I’m going to keep going,” he said. “I feel good in my own body. I still feel I have the support of my environment, of my team, of my family. These are the moments and these are the kind of emotions that I motivate myself with every single day when I’m not playing a tournament,” he added. “Yeah, occasionally I’m asking myself, ‘Why do I need this still at this stage after all I have done?’ ‘How long do I want to keep going?’ I do have these questions in my head, of course. But knowing that I play at such a high level still and I win the biggest tournaments in this sport... I don’t want to leave this sport if I’m still at the top, if I’m still playing the way I’m playing.” Djokovic takes to the court again this week (12-17 September), suiting up for Team Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in Valencia, Spain. 54. Which of the following is TRUE about Djokovic? A. He is going to challenge Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray soon. B. He was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the Cincinnati final. C. He lost when playing for the Grand Slam in 2021. D. He is playing with so much pressure to keep on that he wants to retire. 55. What motivates Djokovic to continue playing professional tennis? A. Finding a formula that works for all tennis players. B. Proving that he’s better than young players today. C. Challenging his rivals — Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. D. Feeling physically good and having emotional support. 56. What is Djokovic’s next scheduled competition? A. Wimbledon. B. Australian Open. C. Davis Cup Finals Group Stage. D. US Open. 57. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Djokovic Lives His Childhood Dream. B. Djokovic Reinvents Himself. C. Djokovic Wins Wimbledon. D. Djokovic Finds a Formula for Tennis. 【答案】54. C 55. D 56. C 57. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章主要讲述了网球运动员德约科维奇在获得美国网球公开赛奖杯后的感受和经历，包括他对自身职业生涯的反思、面对年轻对手的挑战、对胜利的渴望以及未来的计划。 【54题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第五段“It was two years ago that Medvedev discontinued a different history-in-the-making moment for Djokovic as Novak went for the calendar Grand Slam—sweeping all four majors in one year.(两年前，当德约科维奇冲击年度全满贯（一年内赢得四大满贯赛事）时，梅德韦杰夫终止了他创造不同历史的时刻。)”可知，2021年德约科维奇冲击年度全满贯时失利。故选C。 【55题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段“And he has no plans of slowing down. “I’m going to keep going,” he said. “I feel good in my own body. I still feel I [have] the support of my environment, of my team, of my family. These are the moments and these are the kind of emotions that I motivate myself with every single day when I’m not playing a tournament,” he added.(而且他没有放慢脚步的打算。“我会继续前进，”他说。“我感觉自己的身体状态很好。我仍然觉得我得到了身边环境、团队和家人的支持。这些时刻和情感是我在不参加比赛时每天激励自己的动力，”他补充道。)”可知，身体状态良好以及得到周围环境、团队和家人的情感支持激励着他继续打职业网球。故选D。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“Djokovic takes to the court again this week（12-17 September）, suiting up for Team Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in Valencia, Spain.(本周（9月12日至17日），德约科维奇将再次登上球场，代表塞尔维亚队参加在西班牙瓦伦西亚举行的戴维斯杯决赛小组赛。)”可知，德约科维奇接下来的比赛是戴维斯杯决赛小组赛。故选C。 【57题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“He owes his continued success to constant self-reflection around his goals.(他将自己持续的成功归功于围绕目标不断进行的自我反思。)”以及全文内容可知，文章不仅讲述了德约科维奇的成功，还强调了他如何通过不断自我反思和改进来保持高水平表现。选项B“Djokovic Reinvents Himself()”与文章中的“You need to reinvent (你需要重塑自我)”以及及德约科维奇不断适应新环境、新挑战的态度相吻合。故选B。 Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. How to Cope with Emotional Eating If you empty the fridge when you’re stressed or upset, that’s called emotional eating. Emotional eating affects most people from time to time. But regularly letting your feelings guide your food intake can affect your health. Sadness, boredom, and other negative feelings can drive emotional eating. Emotional eating includes eating a whole container of ice-cream after a breakup. Or eating up a bag of potato chips when you’re home alone on a Saturday night. ____58____ Many people overeat at joyous events, such as parties and weddings. Eating more food than your body needs can have dangerous results. People who eat for emotional reasons often gain too much weight. This puts them at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, and cancer. Eating too much has emotional consequences as well. ____59____ Here are some tips for you to stop emotional eating episodes and break the cycle: Learn to recognize hunger. Next time you reach for a snack, ask yourself what’s driving it. If you are truly hungry, you’ll notice physical symptoms, such as an empty stomach. ____60____ If you don’t have those signs, you probably don’t need to eat right then. Find other interests. Finding an activity that you enjoy can increase self-confidence, which is often poor in emotional eaters. Examples might be yoga, playing a musical instrument, volunteering, or painting. ____61____ If that’s so, then a new interest can fill your hours and make you less likely to look to food for emotional satisfaction. A. Emotional eating results from certain feelings such as anger or sadness. B. Other less obvious hunger cues include a bad temper and trouble focusing. C. But happy events can cause emotional eating, too. D. You may find that your eating is driven by boredom. E. These include feeling guilty or embarrassed afterward. F. However, boredom can lead to emotional eating as well. 【答案】58. C 59. E 60. B 61. D 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要探讨了情绪化进食的诱因及其健康风险，并提供了实用建议，如识别真实饥饿信号和培养替代兴趣来打破这种不良循环。 【58题详解】 前文“Sadness, boredom, and other negative feelings can drive emotional eating. Emotional eating includes eating a whole container of ice-cream after a breakup. Or eating up a bag of potato chips when you’re home alone on a Saturday night. (悲伤、无聊和其他负面情绪都可能引发情绪化进食。比如分手后吃掉整盒冰淇淋，或是周六晚上独自在家时吃完一整包薯片)”提到负面情绪会引发情绪化进食，并举例说明，后文“Many people overeat at joyous events, such as parties and weddings. (许多人在欢乐场合也会暴饮暴食，比如派对和婚礼上)”举例欢乐场合暴饮暴食的情况，此处需过渡句衔接到正面情绪也会引发情绪化进食，因此C项“But happy events can cause emotional eating, too. (但快乐的事件也可能导致情绪化进食)”符合语境，和前文构成转折，后文是对其展开说明。故选C。 【59题详解】 前文“Eating too much has emotional consequences as well. (暴饮暴食同样会带来情绪上的负面影响)”提到暴饮暴食会影响情绪，此处需具体说明，因此E项“These include feeling guilty or embarrassed afterward. (这些后果包括事后感到内疚或尴尬)”符合语境，承接前文，其中的These指代前文的emotional consequences。故选E。 【60题详解】 前文“If you are truly hungry, you’ll notice physical symptoms, such as an empty stomach. (如果你真的饿了，你会注意到一些身体症状，比如胃里空空的感觉)”提到真实饥饿的身体症状，此处需补充其他征兆，因此B项“Other less obvious hunger cues include a bad temper and trouble focusing. (其他不太明显的饥饿信号包括脾气暴躁和注意力不集中)”符合语境，承接前文，其中的Other less obvious hunger cues与前文的physical symptoms对应。故选B。 【61题详解】 后文“If that’s so, then a new interest can fill your hours and make you less likely to look to food for emotional satisfaction. (如果是这样的话，培养一项新的兴趣爱好就能充实你的时间，让你不太可能通过进食来寻求情感上的满足)”指出培养新兴趣能充实时间，从而解决情绪化进食，此处与情绪化进食是由无聊导致的情况有关，因此D项“You may find that your eating is driven by boredom. (你可能会发现自己的进食行为是由无聊驱动的)”符合语境，是培养兴趣能减少进食的前提条件，其中的boredom和后文的fill your hours呼应。故选D。 IV. Productive Grammar Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. The Path to Achieving Success Success is a destination that many people strive to reach, but the journey to it is rarely straightforward.____62____ some may seem to achieve success effortlessly, the truth is that for most, it involves overcoming numerous hurdles. Whether it is in the form of academic challenges, career setbacks, or personal struggles, persistence, patience, and adaptability are required along the path to achieving success. One of the first obstacles ____63____ stand in the way is self-doubt. When you’re starting a new project or embarking on a new career, you may wonder if you’re capable of achieving your goals. However, it is important to remember that doubt is a natural part of the process. ____64____ you keep moving forward, you can gradually build confidence. Success, after all, is not determined by how many times you fall, but by how many times you get back up. Additionally, success is not always achieved in a linear(线性的)fashion. Many individuals find themselves ____65____(face)unexpected challenges, such as economic hardships or personal crises.____66____ it is the loss of a job or a health setback, these experiences can feel like major roadblocks. However, this is precisely when resilience is built.____67____ who can adapt to new circumstances and continue to push forward often find that their setbacks eventually lead them to new opportunities. Success also requires learning from mistakes. We may fail many times — in our studies or careers — and the process of failing many times ____68____ we achieve the ultimate success can be frustrating. However, success is not solely about avoiding failure; it is about ____69____ you respond to it. By analyzing your mistakes and seeking ways to improve, you gradually pave the way for future achievements. In conclusion, the road to success is full of twists and turns, but it is the ability to navigate these challenges____70____ determines whether one will finally reach their goals._____71_____ setbacks you encounter, staying focused and learning from each experience ensures that success is waiting for you at the end of the tunnel. 【答案】62. While##Though##Although 63. that 64. As long as##As long as 65. facing 66. Whether 67. Those 68. before 69. how 70. that 71. Whatever 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要讨论了实现成功的路径，包括成功过程中可能遇到的障碍，并提出了应对这些挑战的方法和建议。 【62题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：虽然有些人似乎毫不费力就能取得成功，但事实上，对于大多数人来说，成功需要克服无数的障碍。空处为让步性状语从句的引导词，意为“虽然”，可用引导词“while或though或although”；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填While/Though/Although。 【63题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：挡在成功道路上的首要障碍之一是自我怀疑。空处为定语从句的关系词；先行词为“obstacles”，在定语从句中担当主语；由于其前有序数词“the first”修饰，用关系代词that引导。故填that。 【64题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：只要你不断前进，就能逐渐建立起信心。空处为状语从句的引导词，意为“只要”，用“as/as long as”引导；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填As/So long as。 【65题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：许多人发现自己面临着意想不到的挑战，比如经济困难或个人危机。空处为非谓语动词形式担当宾语补足语；宾语“themselves”和动词“face”之间为主动关系，用现在分词形式。故填facing。 【66题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：无论是失业还是健康问题，这些经历都可能成为重大的阻碍。空处为让步性状语从句的引导词，意为“无论是……还是……”，用“whether…or…”引导；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填Whether。 【67题详解】 考查代词。句意：那些能够适应新环境并继续前进的人常常会发现，他们所经历的挫折最终会为他们带来新的机会。空处为代词形式担当主语，指的是“……人”；根据谓语动词“find”可推测，空处为复数意思；由此可推测，空处用代词“those”；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填Those。 【68题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：在我们的学习或职业生涯中，我们可能会经历多次失败，在取得最终成功之前经历多次失败的过程可能会令人沮丧。空处为时间状语从句的引导词，意为“在……之前”，用“before”引导。故填before。 【69题详解】 考查宾语从句。句意：然而，成功不仅仅是避免失败，更在于你对失败的应对方式。空处为宾语从句的引导词；宾语从句中缺少方式状语，用how引导。故填how。 【70题详解】 考查强调句型。句意：总之，通往成功的道路充满了曲折，但正是应对这些挑战的能力决定了一个人是否最终能实现目标。空处为强调句型：it is…that…，意为“正是……”，符合句意。故填that。 【71题详解】 考查状语从句。句意：无论你遇到什么挫折，保持专注并从每一次经历中学习，你就能确信成功就在隧道的尽头等着你。空处为让步性状语从句的引导词；根据句意可知，意为“无论什么样的”，修饰名词setbacks，用“whatever”引导；出现在句首，首字母大写。故填Whatever。 V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 这位知识渊博的批评家详细说明了小说家如何能让读者与角色产生共鸣。（identify）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】The knowledgeable critic elaborated on how novelists could make readers identify with the characters. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语，时态和宾语从句。“这位知识渊博的批评家”译为“the knowledgeable critic”，“详细说明”用动词短语elaborate on，描述过去的事情，应用一般过去时，小说家如何能让读者与角色产生共鸣用how引导的宾语从句，“小说家”译为“novelist”，表泛指，使用复数形式，“能”用情态动词could，“让”用动词make，make sb. do sth. (让某人干某事)，“读者”译为“reader”，表泛指，使用复数形式，“与……产生共鸣”用动词短语identify with，作make的宾语补足语，用动词原形，“角色”译为“the characters”，故翻译为The knowledgeable critic elaborated on how novelists could make readers identify with the characters. 73. 市长刚一听说北京将举办2022年冬奥会，就激动地大哭起来。（no sooner）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】No sooner had the mayor heard that Beijing would host the 2022 Winter Olympics than he burst into tears with excitement. 【解析】 【详解】考查固定短语、时态、倒装。“一……就……”，使用句型“no sooner…than…”，no sooner位于句首时，句子要用部分倒装结构，且要用过去完成时；“市长”是the mayor；“听说”是 hear，这里用过去完成时的形式 had heard；“举办”是 host；“北京将举办2022年冬奥会”作“听说”宾语，表示的是从过去看将来的动作，时态用过去将来时，句意完整，翻译为that引导的宾语从句that Beijing would host the 2022 Winter Olympics；“激动地大哭起来”可以用短语burst into tears with excitement，因本句表示的是过去发生的动作，谓语动词使用一般过去时。所以整句话翻译为No sooner had the mayor heard that Beijing would host the 2022 Winter Olympics than he burst into tears with excitement。 74. 无论公司现在正经历怎样的艰难时光，都应该首先考虑整合新技术以提高竞争力。（tough）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】However tough a time the company is having now, it should first consider integrating new technologies to improve its competitiveness. 【解析】 【详解】考查短语、时态、非谓语动词和状语从句。“无论多么”用However，引导让步状语从句；“艰难时光”用短语have a tough time；“无论多么艰难”表达为however tough，“现在”用时间状语now，所以从句用现在进行时；“应该”用情态动词should；“考虑做某事”用短语consider doing sth.；“整合新技术”翻译为integrate new technologies；“提高竞争力”翻译为improve its competitiveness，用不定式作目的状语。故翻译为However tough a time the company is having now, it should first consider integrating new technologies to improve its competitiveness. 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 上海中学2024学年第二学期期中考试 英语试题 高一______班 学号______ 姓名______ 成绩______ I. Listening Comprehension Section A Directions: In Section A, you will hear ten short conversations between two speakers. At the end of each conversation, a question will be asked about what was said. The conversations and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a conversation and the question about it, read the four possible answers on your paper, and decide which one is the best answer to the question you have heard. 1. A. In a restaurant. B. In a hotel. C. In a pub. D. In a coffee shop. 2. A. He suggests eating out. B. He doesn’t like the talk show. C. He enjoys making dinner. D. He prefers to have ready-made food. 3. A. Writing an application letter. B. Searching for information. C. Having an online interview. D. Learning high-tech knowledge. 4. A. Checking the business hours. B. Making a complaint. C. Requiring fees for a repair. D. Changing an item. 5. A. Its color. B. Its material. C. Its style. D. Its brand. 6. A. Noise in a waiting room. B. Facilities in a hotel. C. Services in a restaurant. D. Environment in a cinema. 7. A. The TV isn’t worth repairing. B. John should give priority to his study. C. She can get the TV to work again. D. Someone should help John. 8. A. He prefers to do something else. B. He is the last person to offer help. C. He is quite late for the dinner party. D. He will do anything to help. 9. A. The man’s speech was persuasive. B. The woman misunderstood Philip’s topic. C. The woman was puzzled by the speech. D. The man failed to win the speech contest. 10. A. She is keen on abstract paintings. B. She isn’t able to appreciate the paintings. C. She doesn’t like art history class. D. She has a better taste of art than the man. Section B Directions: In Section B, you will hear two short passages and one longer conversation, and you will be asked three questions on each of the passages and the conversation. The passages and the conversation will be read twice, but the questions will be spoken only once. When you hear a question, read the four possible answers on your paper and decide which one would be the best answer to the question you have heard. Questions 11 through 13 are based on the following passage. 11. A. Peter Evans. B. Jim Carson. C. Gio Santos. D. Kiren Nadar. 12. A. Frightened. B. Excited. C. Desperate. D. Quiet. 13. A. He won the grand prize of the year. B. He takes pictures of endangered animals. C. He shots images of common creatures. D. He loves to observe animal behaviors. Questions 14 through 16 are based on the following passage. 14. A. Convenience. B. Flexibility. C. Light weight. D. Security. 15. A. A picture of the thief. B. A text message. C. The track of the thief. D. A voice message. 16. A. Distance alarm. B. GPS tracking. C. Digital payment. D. Power supply. Questions 17 through 20 are based on the following conversation. 17. A. He found the best budget hotel ever. B. He ended up at an unexpected destination. C. He was led to another hotel. D. It took him long to find the booked hotel. 18. A. Background information isn’t necessary. B. Information should be more vividly written. C Travelers don’t read the information carefully. D. Information should be revised more often. 19. A. Because it allows him to save time and expense. B. Because he can get free advice from the local people. C. Because it helps him discover some unusual things to do. D. Because he can meet more travelers and share experiences. 20. A. The limitation of guidebooks. B. The importance of guidebook usage. C. How to choose a right guidebook. D. The real value of traveling. II. Grammar and Vocabulary Section A Multiple Choice Directions: Beneath each of the following sentences there are four choices marked A, B, C and D. Choose the answer that best completes the sentence. 1. Now that Jennifer couldn’t attend the meeting,______ her place? A. who do you suggest that take B. who do you suggest take C. whom do you suggest should take D. who you suggest that takes 2. He had been working hard before the exam,______ he got full marks. A. in order that B. although C. so that D. therefore 3. It was ______ she won the Academy Award for Best Actress ______ signaled the realization of all her long-held dreams. A. the moment when; that B. the moment which; that C. the moment; that D. the moment that; which 4. It might be years ______ we ______a cure for Huntington’s disease, which is an inherited disorder. A. before; make it possible B. before; make possible C. until; make it possible D. when; make possible 5. It was not so much the opportunities she got ______ the way that she seized and made the most of them ______ made her succeed. A. but; that B. as; that C. nor; which D. like; which 6. He realized he hadn’t studied enough and started cramming ______ the exam. A. not since long B. long before not C. since not long D. not long before 7. The race ______ when one of the runners ______ . A. had hardly begun; fell B. didn’t hardly begin; had fallen C hardly began; fell D. hardly had begun; had fallen 8. The reason ________ he didn’t attend the meeting was not ________ he was too busy with other tasks but ________ he had completely forgotten about it. A. why; /; that B. that; /; because C. why; that; that D. why; because; because 9. There were ______ few people ______ came to his concert ______ he felt really disappointed. A. such; who; which B. such; that; that C. so; who; that D. so; that; which 10. ______, the new themed area in the Disney Resort will offer guests an even more magical experience. A. When completed B. When being completed C. When is completed D. After is completed 11. ______ breaks the law should be punished. A. No matter who B. Who C. Anyone D. Whoever 12. Last month, a 7.9-magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar, from ______ effects the people there are still suffering. A. which B. what C. whose D. that 13. He discovered that he had left his umbrella ______ he had lunch. A. wherever B. in the place C. in the place which D. where 14. According to the researchers, ______ who participated in the survey about their favorite hobbies, as many as 80% said that reading was their top choice. A. those B. of those C. of whose D. which 15. The book, which offers profound insights into human nature, is ______. A. worth to be read B. worthwhile reading C. worth being read D. worthy of being read 16. The interviewer’s question put Tom on the ______, who had no idea how to answer it and just stood there, looking embarrassed. A. draw B. crowd C. spot D. scene 17. A riot (骚动) ______ in the city center after the football match due to some fans’ violent behavior. A. broke up B. broke down C. broke out D. broke through 18. Qantas Airways Ltd., not known for usually offering big discounts, had to ______ ticket prices to attract more passengers because of the gloomy economic climate. A. groan B. grab C. slide D. slice 19. In the final minutes of the game, Tom aimed carefully at the hoop, ________ the ball with confidence, and scored the decisive goal for his team. A. shot B. hustled C. dribbled D. crushed 20. After a short delay, the referee blew the whistle to ______ the second half. A. break through B. settle down C. kick off D. turn over 21. Winning an Olympic gold medal is the ______ dream for every athlete. A. conclusive B. ultimate C. convincing D. curable Section B Vocabulary Directions: Complete the following passage by using the words in the box. Each word can only be used once. Note that there is one word more than you need. A. traditions B. migrant C. moderate D. rank E. hospitality AB. influential AC. recognized AD. key AE. passed BC. serve BD. celebrations Have You Tried these Traditional Foods Recognized by UNESCO? In 2003, the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity list was established to protect and preserve a range of social practices, from craftsmanship to festive events — and of course, food practices. Many culinary delights have achieved UNESCO status, including the Neapolitan pizza of Italy and the baguette of France. But which other delicacies and food ____22____ have made the list? Ceviche A combination of raw fish marinated (腌) in lime and locally grown produce is the ____23____ to making ceviche, a famed Peruvian dish. A recent addition to the UNESCO list, ceviche was inducted (正式加入) in 2023, where it was ____24____ for the specialist practices and knowledge needed to prepare the delicacy. These culinary techniques are typically shared within families and have been ____25____ down for generations. Hawker culture in Singapore Hawker culture is a term used to describe the community of vendors who cook and sell meals across Singapore. Hawker centres ____26____ as the nation’s community dining rooms, and the cuisine varies from Chinese, Indian to Malay specialties. The centres are celebrated for attracting a wealth of hungry customers from a diverse range of social backgrounds. The practice can be traced back to the 1800s, from the early ____27____ population who sold quick, affordable meals from makeshift stalls. These stalls could be found in town squares, parks and street pavements. The tradition has evolved significantly over the years and is still ____28____ across the region. In 2016, a hawker stall called Hawker Chan in Singapore became the cheapest Michelin-star restaurant in the world. The Mediterranean diet Praised for its emphasis on plant-based foods and healthy fats, the Mediterranean diet originated in the food cultures of ancient civilizations surrounding the Mediterranean Basin. The diet commonly includes foods such as whole grains, legumes, fish, eggs, fresh fruits and vegetables as well as olive oil. It also includes a(n) ____29____ amount of dairy and limited consumption of meat and saturated (饱和的) fat, like butter. The diet was inducted by UNESCO in 2013 and is celebrated for its social values, such as ____30____, neighborliness and creativity. It is also attributed with bringing communities together in cultural spaces, festivals and ____31____. III. Reading Comprehension Section A Cloze Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D.Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context. In a Different League Walk into any room in India with a screen from now until the end of May and you will find yourself watching the Indian Premier League (IPL), a wildly popular cricket tournament that is by some measures the world’s most profitable sports league after America’s National Football League. It is obvious that Indians are ____32____ about cricket. Yet the success of IPL has had the unlikely effect of driving a booming of domestic leagues in other sports, too. Over the past decade leagues modelled on IPL have ____33____in hockey, tennis, badminton, football and handball, along with native games such as kho kho and kabaddi. Some, notably kabaddi, have even been commercially successful. A cricket-mad country is ____34____. Cricket took 87% of what was spent on sports advertising and sponsorship last year. But that was down from 88% in 2021. “The pie for non-cricket sport is going to ____35____,” says Divyanshu Singh of JSW Sports. As in any other ____36____, not all ventures will succeed. Some leagues have already ____37____.____38____ , leagues tend to succeed only in team sports. It is hard to build up loyalty for artificial teams in player-driven sports such as tennis and badminton. Yet the problem lies in a range of internal factors. Any new league must also be well governed and offer its backers a ____39____ chance of getting their investment back. That means setting sensible ____40____ on player salaries, keeping costs down and investing in high production standards. To attract viewers, it must offer the very best talent in that particular sport. With global sports available on television and streaming, the difference in quality between,______41______, Indian and American basketball leagues is apparent. Viewers accustomed to global sports are ______42______ by amateurish production. Kabaddi’s success can in part be ______43______ the league offering the highest quality of play available in that sport. Yet the most important factor in sustaining the sports boom is one where progress remains slow. Though Indian viewers are happy to watch sports rates of physical activity are ______44______. A recent survey found that while 57% of respondents described themselves as fans of cricket, only 31% had actually played the game in the previous year. Rates for other sports are even lower. Three-quarters of Indian adolescents are physically ______45______, according to the World Health Organization. “The younger generation has never played these sports,” says Jinisha Sharma of Capri Sports. “How do you keep finding ______46______ talent for the future?” 32. A. concerned B. critical C. crazy D. curious 33. A. transformed B. reunited C. crashed D. emerged 34. A. bouncing B. diversifying C. globalizing D. hustling 35. A. grow B. shrink C. drop D. crack 36. A. neighborhood B. boom C. country D. industry 37. A. thrived B. bent C. collapsed D. progressed 38. A. Thus B. Moreover C. Therefore D. Consequently 39. A. remote B. fair C. slight D. minimal 40. A. targets B. goals C. caps D. floors 41. A. for example B. in short C. in general D. in addition 42. A. settled down B. cracked down on C. signed in D. turned off 43. A. overshadowed by B. surrounded with C. credited to D. confused with 44. A. steady B. impressive C. rising D. low 45. A. weak B. energetic C. inactive D. tough 46. A. fitter B. stronger C. newer D. better Section B Directions: Read passage A, B, and C. Each passage is followed by several questions or unfinished statements. For each of them there are four choices. Choose the one that fits best according to the information given in the passage you have just read. （A） Physicist Albert-László Barabási recently published a book—The Formula: The Universal Laws of Success—laying out his and his colleagues’ research into the nature of success with a simple equation. The degree of success for a given product, scientific paper, artwork, or other venture, represented by “S,” is broken down into two components: the essentially random quality of the underlying idea, symbolized by “r,” and the ability of the creator behind the project to actually bring ideas in a given field to fruition, which Barabási calls the “Q-factor.” With that framework in mind, success is the product of the random initial idea and the Q-factor of the creator: S= Qr. As an example of the importance of both components of the success formula, Barabási points out that Steve Jobs—someone with an undoubtedly high Q-factor in the field of designing consumer electronics—had a list of unsuccessful products to his name as well. Barabási wrote, “Think AppleLisa, NeXT, the G-4Cube, MobileMe. Never heard of them? They’re among Jobs’s many failures. If an idea has a small r value, no matter how high the Q, the product will be cheapened.” Of course, Barabási also noted that a strong combination of a capable, high-Q-factor creator with a really good initial idea could enhance each other and create extremely successful results: “Think of the iPhone—a fantastic idea with brilliant execution, resulting in the product that defined Jobs’s legacy.” One perhaps surprising result Barabási found was that a given individual’s Q-factor in a particular field tended to stay more or less constant over time. That is, a creator’s ability to take advantage of good ideas in their field neither improved with experience nor declined with age. That presents a double-edged sword to anyone trying to find success in their career. On the one hand, repeated struggles in a particular field could suggest an underlying lack of talent in that field. Barabási wrote, “if our Q-factor doesn’t work well with our job, we should consider if we’ve pinned our hopes on the wrong career path.” On the other hand, the relative constancy of a Q-factor in a given field means that one’s best work can happen at any point in their career. Barabási gave the example of the physicist John Fenn, who after a long and fairly low-impact scientific career developed a revolutionary technique for measuring the masses of large molecules at the age of 67. Fenn would later go on to win the 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his late-career work. Barabási’s research suggests that a good way to succeed is to find what you are good at and then keep trying new things in that field. “The key to long-term success from a creator’s perspective is straightforward: let the qualities that give you your Q-factor do their job by giving them a chance to deliver success over and over,” he wrote. 47. According to the formula, which of the following is NOT a factor in achieving long-term success? A. A brilliant and talented idea. B. A proper price for the products. C. The ability to put the idea into practice. D. Perseverance in trying new things. 48. Why are AppleLisa, NeXT, the G-4 Cube and MobileMe not as successful as iPhone? A. Because Jobs lacked talent when working on these products. B. Because the ideas behind them were not of high quality. C. Because they were not developed by Jobs. D Because they were not Jobs’s legacies. 49. Which of the following statements is NOT TRUE? A. Barabási worked out the formula based on his research in cooperation with his colleagues. B. A good idea plays a significant role in the ultimate success of a product or artwork. C. If you have a low Q-factor, you may have a try at changing your career path. D. The physicist John Fenn didn’t make much scientific impact because of his old age. 50. What is the main idea Barabási wants to convey in his book? A. The key to success lies in finding what you are good at and sticking with it. B. A person’s ability remains more or less constant over his or her lifetime. C. Success in a person’s career presents a double-edged sword. D. You need to give yourself chances to deliver success over and over again. （B） The Ivory Towers of Ice-cream What is the most popular thing in the world? Music, guessed Donald Trump. No, replied his interviewer, Ali G; it is ice-cream. The problem, however, is that ice-cream drips. The solution, said the British comedian, is to sell “ice-cream gloves” to stop people’s hands getting sticky. The Donald somehow kept a straight face. Carpigiani, an Italian firm that makes ice-cream machines, has a better business plan. Avoiding gloves, it is going into education. Its home market is SATURATED. Italy already boasts 37,000 makers making gelatos — handmade Italian ice-creams. Since there are only so many scoops of ice-creams one nation can eat, exports are now 80% of Carpigiani’s business. Unfortunately, most foreigners have no idea how to make a proper gelato. So Carpigiani has set up Gelato University to teach them. In well-lit classrooms and shiny kitchens in Anzola dell’ Emilia, near Bologna, where Carpigiani has its factory, students from Russia, Belgium, Colombia, Morocco, Japan, Britain and Turkey are learning the secrets of selecting the perfect ingredients and freezing them. Lawrence Fama, a retired chemical engineer, hopes to set up an ice-cream shop in his home city of San Francisco. Corrado Barberis, an Italian economist, aims to take the real deal to Lille in northern France. Most teaching is done abroad: Gelato University also holds courses in countries such as America, Australia and China. Andrea Cocchi, Carpigiani’s managing director, sees the best growth prospects in Asia and South America. A week’s basic course in Anzola dell’ Emilia costs students €900 ($1,200). There is a sweetener, however: a €900 voucher for Carpigiani machines. For Gelat o University is not just about making the world a cooler place. It is also a marketing tool, and a rather cost-effective one at that. The fees cover the running costs, and more than 15% of students end up buying equipment. In the past three years student numbers have more than tripled, to about 6,700. Over the same period, Carpigiani’s sales have risen from €93 million to €113 million (roughly 8,000 machines). Sometimes the soft sell works. 51. The word SATURATED in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to ______. A. wet B. freezing C. delicious D. full 52. If you sign up for Gelato University, you can do the following things EXCEPT ______. A. have an idea of how to select perfect ingredients B. solve the dripping problem of ice-creams C. learn how to freeze materials necessary for making a gelato D. get a price reduction when buying the company’s machines 53. Which of the following statements is TRUE? A. Gelato University is set up by Carpigiani to sell ice-cream gloves. B. Lawrence Fama and Corrado Barberis are teachers at Gelato University. C. Gelato University tackles climate change by making the world a cooler place. D. Gelato University helps Carpigiani sell equipment and gain attention. （C） “I’m living my childhood dream,” Djokovic told fans on court as he received the US Open trophy from a former rival, Andy Roddick. “I had the dream to become the best player in the world and win Wimbledon.” He’s won a lot more than just one Wimbledon, and Roddick’s presence was a reminder: Djokovic who won his first major at the Australian Open in 2008-has entered into another tennis era as the player to beat, with rivals like Roger Federer now retired and injuries challenging the careers of Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. He owes his continued success to constant self-reflection around his goals. “One of the biggest lessons I have learned probably mentally throughout my career is that even if you find a formula that works, it’s not a guarantee,” he said. “And actually most likely it’s not going to work the next year. You need to reinvent, yourself, because everyone else does. As a 36-year-old competing with 20-year-olds, I probably have to do it more than I have ever done it in order to keep my body in shape, in order to be able to recover so that I can perform on the highest level consistently.” He showed as much again in the last few weeks, bouncing back from his Wimbledon loss to Carlos Alcaraz to beat the Spaniard (who, indeed, is 20 years old) in the Cincinnati final. Alcaraz was stopped by Medvedev in the US Open semis, but Djokovic is aware of the pressure to keep up-and try and stay ahead. “I focus on what I need to do and how I get myself in the best state so that I can win the biggest trophies in our sport,” he said. “That’s what I care about.” It was two years ago that Medvedev discontinued a different history-in-the-making moment for Djokovic as Novak went for the calendar Grand Slam — sweeping all four majors in one year. But that 2021 final loss provided lessons for Djokovic that he applied this past week: Block out all the noise. “I really did my best in the last 48 hours not to allow the importance of the moment and what’s on the line get to my head, because two years ago that’s what happened, and I underperformed, and I wasn’t able to be at my best, and I was outplayed,” he recalled. And he has no plans of slowing down. “I’m going to keep going,” he said. “I feel good in my own body. I still feel I have the support of my environment, of my team, of my family. These are the moments and these are the kind of emotions that I motivate myself with every single day when I’m not playing a tournament,” he added. “Yeah, occasionally I’m asking myself, ‘Why do I need this still at this stage after all I have done?’ ‘How long do I want to keep going?’ I do have these questions in my head, of course. But knowing that I play at such a high level still and I win the biggest tournaments in this sport... I don’t want to leave this sport if I’m still at the top, if I’m still playing the way I’m playing.” Djokovic takes to the court again this week (12-17 September), suiting up for Team Serbia in the Davis Cup Finals Group Stage in Valencia, Spain. 54. Which of the following is TRUE about Djokovic? A. He is going to challenge Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray soon. B. He was beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the Cincinnati final. C. He lost when playing for the Grand Slam in 2021. D. He is playing with so much pressure to keep on that he wants to retire. 55. What motivates Djokovic to continue playing professional tennis? A. Finding a formula that works for all tennis players. B. Proving that he’s better than young players today. C. Challenging his rivals — Rafael Nadal and Andy Murray. D. Feeling physically good and having emotional support. 56. What is Djokovic’s next scheduled competition? A. Wimbledon. B. Australian Open. C. Davis Cup Finals Group Stage. D. US Open. 57. Which of the following is the best title for the passage? A. Djokovic Lives His Childhood Dream. B. Djokovic Reinvents Himself. C. Djokovic Wins Wimbledon. D. Djokovic Finds a Formula for Tennis. Section C Directions: Read the following passage. Fill in each blank with a proper sentence given in the box. Each sentence can be used only once. Note that there are two more sentences than you need. How to Cope with Emotional Eating If you empty the fridge when you’re stressed or upset that’s called emotional eating. Emotional eating affects most people from time to time. But regularly letting your feelings guide your food intake can affect your health. Sadness, boredom, and other negative feelings can drive emotional eating. Emotional eating includes eating a whole container of ice-cream after a breakup. Or eating up a bag of potato chips when you’re home alone on a Saturday night. ____58____ Many people overeat at joyous events, such as parties and weddings. Eating more food than your body needs can have dangerous results. People who eat for emotional reasons often gain too much weight. This puts them at greater risk for type 2 diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, obesity, and cancer. Eating too much has emotional consequences as well. ____59____ Here are some tips for you to stop emotional eating episodes and break the cycle: Learn to recognize hunger. Next time you reach for a snack, ask yourself what’s driving it. If you are truly hungry, you’ll notice physical symptoms, such as an empty stomach. ____60____ If you don’t have those signs, you probably don’t need to eat right then. Find other interests. Finding an activity that you enjoy can increase self-confidence, which is often poor in emotional eaters. Examples might be yoga, playing a musical instrument, volunteering, or painting. ____61____ If that’s so, then a new interest can fill your hours and make you less likely to look to food for emotional satisfaction. A. Emotional eating results from certain feelings, such as anger or sadness. B. Other less obvious hunger cues include a bad temper and trouble focusing. C. But happy events can cause emotional eating, too. D. You may find that your eating is driven by boredom. E. These include feeling guilty or embarrassed afterward. F. However, boredom can lead to emotional eating as well. IV. Productive Grammar Directions: After reading the passage below, fill in the blanks to make the passage coherent and grammatically correct. The Path to Achieving Success Success is a destination that many people strive to reach, but the journey to it is rarely straightforward.____62____ some may seem to achieve success effortlessly, the truth is that for most, it involves overcoming numerous hurdles. Whether it is in the form of academic challenges, career setbacks, or personal struggles, persistence, patience, and adaptability are required along the path to achieving success. One of the first obstacles ____63____ stand in the way is self-doubt. When you’re starting a new project or embarking on a new career, you may wonder if you’re capable of achieving your goals. However, it is important to remember that doubt is a natural part of the process. ____64____ you keep moving forward, you can gradually build confidence. Success, after all, is not determined by how many times you fall, but by how many times you get back up. Additionally, success is not always achieved in a linear(线性的)fashion. Many individuals find themselves ____65____(face)unexpected challenges, such as economic hardships or personal crises.____66____ it is the loss of a job or a health setback, these experiences can feel like major roadblocks. However, this is precisely when resilience is built.____67____ who can adapt to new circumstances and continue to push forward often find that their setbacks eventually lead them to new opportunities. Success also requires learning from mistakes. We may fail many times — in our studies or careers — and the process of failing many times ____68____ we achieve the ultimate success can be frustrating. However, success is not solely about avoiding failure; it is about ____69____ you respond to it. By analyzing your mistakes and seeking ways to improve, you gradually pave the way for future achievements. In conclusion, the road to success is full of twists and turns, but it is the ability to navigate these challenges____70____ determines whether one will finally reach their goals._____71_____ setbacks you encounter, staying focused and learning from each experience ensures that success is waiting for you at the end of the tunnel. V. Translation Directions: Translate the following sentences into English, using the words given in the brackets. 72. 这位知识渊博的批评家详细说明了小说家如何能让读者与角色产生共鸣。（identify）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 73. 市长刚一听说北京将举办2022年冬奥会，就激动地大哭起来。（no sooner）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 74. 无论公司现在正经历怎样的艰难时光，都应该首先考虑整合新技术以提高竞争力。（tough）(汉译英) _________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $