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2025届光山县一高、二高二模联考 高三英语试题 注意事项: 本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题，每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What are the speakers probably talking about? A. The bike price. B. A bike race. C. The man's bike. 2. Why has the woman moved the boys seat? A. He talks too much. B. He has trouble in listening. C. She wants to see him better. 3. What does the director probably think of the offer? A. Generous. B. High. C. Low. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Customer and waiter. B. Husband and wife. C. Host and guest. 5. What does the woman mean? A. The plane ticket was expensive. B. She decided to save more money. C. There were a few plane tickets left. 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，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. Why does the man come in? A. To express gratitude. B. To train staff members. C. To work an evening shift. 7. What will the man probably do next? A. Walk home. B. Change shoes. C. Take medicine. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why is the man upset? A. He lost a race. B. He failed a test. C. He missed a class. 9. What does the man want to be? A. A professional swimmer. B. An instructor. C. A lifeguard. 10. What is the woman’s advice? A. Trying harder. B. Eating some ice cream. C. Giving up immediately. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11. What is the only problem of Fitzgerald’s new film according to the man? A. It is uninteresting. B. It lacks musical performances. C. It’s only aimed at one age group. 12. What instrument does Fitzgerald like best? A. The violin. B. The piano. C. The guitar. 13. Why do many important people dislike Fitzgerald? A. He doesn’t respect other people. B. He changes his mind quite often. C. He expresses his views directly. 14. What does the man think of Fitzgerald’s personality? A. Attractive. B. Warm-hearted. C. Outgoing. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Where does Molly come from? A. Singapore. B. Canada. C. Japan. 16. When did Molly begin to ski? A. At age four. B. At age seven. C. At age thirteen. 17. What made Molly decide to be a skier? A. Her love for snow. B. Her mom’s choice. C. Her friend’s support. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Workmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 19. When did the woman graduate? A. In 2018. B. In 2014. C. In 2022. 20. What is this woman’s specialty? A. Developing AI. B. Designing web pages. C. Giving computer lessons. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair 2024 The Novel Fair is an annual competition initiated by the Irish Writers Centre (IWC). Described by The Irish Times as “A Dragons’ Cave for writers”, each year the Fair aims to introduce up-and-coming writers to top publishers and literary agents. The Prize The twelve winners will have the opportunity to present the summary of their novel directly to industry professionals. Leading publishers and agents will be invited by the IWC to meet these writers in person or through a series of online meetings. To get fully prepared for the meeting with publishers and agents, the winners will receive a place in a workshop on “How to Promote Your Novel”, two weeks in advance. Also, applicants who are longlisted (初选) but do not make it to the shortlist of twelve will have their works evaluated and criticized by the judging panel. How to Enter Entry fee for application is £55 (Members of IWC can enter for a discounted fee of £45). This competition only accepts manuscripts (原稿) for novels. Applicants are required to send a summary within 300 words and up to five chapters of their novel, which should be 10,000 words (+/-10％). Manuscripts should be submitted online. There is a limit of one entry per applicant. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world. Before entering the competition, please ensure that you have read the Novel Fair Terms & Conditions 2024 very carefully as the Fair is open to only novelists who have never published work previously. If you have any questions about the application process, please email novelfair@irishwriterscentre.ie. 1. What’s the purpose of the Fair? A. To advertise local stories. B. To encourage literary reading. C. To serve as a platform for writers. D. To arouse enthusiasm for writing. 2. What can the workshop help the winners do? A. Deal with the judging panel. B. Improve their writing skills. C Learn about publishing process. D. Present their novels attractively. 3. Which of the following meets the requirement of the Fair? A. A summary of 200 words. B. A novel published in 2023. C. A paper manuscript by post. D. A submission of seven chapters. 【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了爱尔兰作家中心2024年的小说书展活动，包括活动目的、奖品、参与方式等信息。 【1题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“Described by The Irish Times as “A Dragons’ Cave for writers”, each year the Fair aims to introduce up-and-coming writers to top publishers and literary agents. (被《爱尔兰时报》描述为“作家的龙洞”，每年的书展旨在向顶级出版商和文学代理商介绍崭露头角的作家)”可知，书展的目的在于为作家提供平台，让他们被出版商和文学代理商认识。故选C项。 【2题详解】 推理判断题。根据The Prize中“To get fully prepared for the meeting with publishers and agents, the winners will receive a place in a workshop on “How to Promote Your Novel”, two weeks in advance. (为了充分准备与出版商和代理商的会面，获奖者将提前两周获得参加“如何推广你的小说”研讨会的机会)”可知，研讨会将会教获奖者推广他们的小说。由此推知，这会帮助他们把小说精彩地呈现出来。故选D项。 【3题详解】 细节理解题。根据How to Enter中“Applicants are required to send a summary within 300 words and up to five chapters of their novel (申请人必须提交一篇300字以内的摘要，以及小说五个章节以内的内容)”可知，一篇200字的摘要符合书展的要求。故选A项。 B Seated at the grand piano in MIT’s Killian Hall last fall first-year student Jacqueline Wang played one piece of Mozart’s music. When she’d finished, Mi-Eun Kim, a pianist and lecturer at MIT, asked her to move to the back of the hall. Kim tapped at an iPad. Suddenly, the music Wang had just played poured forth again from the piano — its keys sinking and rising just as they had with Wang’s fingers on them. Wang stood with a confused expression, taking in a repeat of her own performance. This unusual lesson took place during a three-week residency (驻留期) of the Steinway Spirio|r, a piano that obtains the data of live performances and offers students new possibilities for studying and experimenting with music. Wang was one of several participants to have the experience of hearing herself play while watching the data of her performance move up and down across a screen: color-coded rectangles (矩形) indicating the speed and duration of each note, and a moving line charting her use of the damper pedal (阻尼踏板). Wang could even edit her own performance when Kim suggested her rhythmic use of the pedal might be unnecessary. Using the iPad interface to erase the pedaling entirely, they listened to the playback again, the notes gaining new clarity, For Wang, the session introduced an element she’d never experienced since beginning her piano studies. The visual display of how long each key was played and with what speed gave her a more precise demonstration of the ideas of voicing and evenness. Playing the piano is one of the most complex activities that humans do with their hands. Some people might think the new technology will replace the pianist. In Kim’s view, that human complexity is complemented by this kind of technical possibility. But it doesn’t mean all of the things that go into learning music will be abandoned. It’s going to be an invaluable third partner: the student, the teacher, and the Spirio|r. It’s going to play a necessary role in lots of musical efforts. 4. What happened after Jacqueline Wang finished her performance? A. Her teacher played a piece of music to compete against her. B. She got her performance reviewed on the Spirio|r. C. She was asked to comment on her performance. D. Her teacher instructed her to improve her skills. 5. What can we say about the new piano technology? A. It is difficult to operate. B. It needs to be more intelligent. C. It might reveal users’ privacy. D. It is beneficial for students’ learning. 6. What does the author intend to express in the last paragraph? A. The music world is full of uncertainties. B. Technology cannot replace human pianists. C. There won’t be fiercer competition among pianists. D. Pianists should be updated with the latest technology. 7. What can be the best title for the text? A. Making Full Use of MIT’s Program B. The Evolution of Musical Instruments C. Exploring Music with the Steinway Spirio|r D. The Challenges of Learning a New Instrument 【答案】4. B 5. D 6. B 7. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了麻省理工学院（MIT）使用的一台特殊钢琴——Steinway Spirio|r，它能够通过获取现场表演的数据，为学生提供学习和实验音乐的新可能性。 【4题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“Seated at the grand piano in MIT’s Killian Hall last fall, first-year student Jacqueline Wang played one piece of Mozart’s music. When she’d finished, Mi-Eun Kim, a pianist and lecturer at MIT, asked her to move to the back of the hall. Kim tapped at an iPad. Suddenly, the music Wang had just played poured forth again from the piano - its keys sinking and rising just as they had with Wang’s fingers on them.(去年秋天，麻省理工学院基利安音乐厅的一年级学生Jacqueline Wang坐在大钢琴前演奏了一首莫扎特的作品。她演奏完后，麻省理工学院(MIT)讲师、钢琴家Mi-Eun Kim请她搬到大厅后面去。Kim敲击了一下iPad。突然间，王刚弹奏的乐曲又从钢琴上流出来——琴键的上下起伏，就像他们在王刚的手指上弹奏时那样。)”以及文章第三段“Wang was one of several participants to have the experience of hearing herself play while watching the data of her performance move up and down across a screen: color-coded rectangles (矩形) indicating the speed and duration of each note, and a moving line charting her use of the damper pedal (阻尼踏板).(Wang是几个参与者之一，她一边听自己演奏，一边看着她的演奏数据在屏幕上上下移动：用颜色编码的矩形表示每个音符的速度和持续时间，用一条移动的线表示她使用阻尼踏板的情况。)”可知，当Jacqueline Wang演奏完莫扎特的音乐后，她的老师Mi-Eun Kim请她走到大厅后面，并使用iPad使Spirio|r钢琴再次播放了她刚刚演奏的音乐。这个钢琴能够获取现场表演的数据，并在屏幕上展示这些数据，如彩色编码的矩形表示每个音符的速度和持续时间，以及一条移动线记录了她使用阻尼踏板的情况。因此，Wang的表演在Spirio|r上得到了回顾和分析。故选B。 【5题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第四段“For Wang, the session introduced an element she’d never experienced since beginning her piano studies. The visual display of how long each key was played and with what speed gave her a more precise demonstration of the ideas of voicing and evenness.(对王来说，这节课引入了一种她开始学习钢琴以来从未体验过的元素。每个琴键播放的时间和速度的视觉显示，让她更准确地展示了声音和均匀的概念。)”以及最后一段“In Kim’s view, that human complexity is complemented by this kind of technical possibility. But it doesn’t mean all of the things that go into learning music will be abandoned. It’s going to be an invaluable third partner: the student, the teacher, and the Spirio|r. It’s going to play a necessary role in lots of musical efforts(在Kim看来，人类的复杂性得到了这种技术可能性的补充。但这并不意味着学习音乐的所有东西都将被抛弃。它将成为一个无价的第三方伙伴：学生、老师和Spirio|r钢琴。它将在许多音乐努力中发挥必要的作用。)”可知，Steinway Spirio|r这架特殊钢琴的功能，它能够获取现场表演的数据并在屏幕上显示这些数据，如音符的速度、持续时间和阻尼踏板的使用情况。这种技术使学生能够更精确地了解自己的演奏情况，从而有助于他们的学习。故选D。 【6题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Some people might think the new technology will replace the pianist. In Kim’s view, that human complexity is complemented by this kind of technical possibility. But it doesn’t mean all of the things that go into learning music will be abandoned. It’s going to be an invaluable third partner: the student, the teacher, and the Spirio|r. It’s going to play a necessary role in lots of musical efforts.(有些人可能认为新技术将取代钢琴家。在Kim看来，人类的复杂性得到了这种技术可能性的补充。但这并不意味着学习音乐的所有东西都将被抛弃。它将成为一个无价的第三方伙伴：学生、老师和Spirio|r钢琴。它将在许多音乐努力中发挥必要的作用。)”可知，这表明作者认为技术虽然提供了新的可能性，但它并不能取代人类钢琴家的角色。故选B。 【7题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段“This unusual lesson took place during a three-week residency(驻留期) of the Steinway Spirio|r, a piano that obtains the data of live performances and offers students new possibilities for studying and experimenting with music.(这一不同寻常的课程是在为期三周的Steinway Spirio|r钢琴驻留期间进行的。Steinway Spirio|r是一架钢琴，它可以获得现场表演的数据，并为学生提供学习和实验音乐的新可能性。)”以及全文内容可知，文章主要围绕Steinway Spirio|r这架特殊的钢琴展开，介绍了它的功能以及它如何为学生提供学习和实验音乐的新可能性。特别是在最后一段，文章明确提到了这架钢琴将在音乐学习和演奏中发挥重要的作用。而标题C“Exploring Music with the Steinway Spirio|r（用Steinway Spirio|r来探索音乐）”正好捕捉了文章的核心内容。故选C。 C From misremembering a movie quote to forgetting a vital ingredient from the shops for an evening dinner, the human memory is not always reliable. Now, researchers have discovered that sleep may play a key role in distorting (扭曲) memories, but perhaps in a good way. As part of this study, researchers from the University of York’s Department of Psychology tested 488 participants on their ability to recall a list of words 12 hours after seeing them, with some of the participants being allowed to sleep in the 12-hour period. They found that those who had slept remembered more of the words on the list than those who had not, but they were also more likely to give words that weren’t on the list, but were related. The related incorrect words are known as “lure words”. If a list contained words like nurse, hospital and sick, the false memories may include lure words like doctor. Dr Matthew Mak, first author of the study, said, “Participants may falsely recall the lure words because ‘doctor’ most probably represents the gist (要旨) of the word list, and humans are known to often rely on gist encoding.” Co-author Professor Gareth Gaskell added, “Memories in some ways are more about our future than our past. They exist to provide knowledge about our past that can be applied in a generalised way to help us to deal with future events. So a gist-like representation might actually be more useful than a ‘perfect’detailed representation. What sleep might be doing is helping us to store memories in a gist-like way that can then be better applied to our future interactions.” However, the researchers did recognize several limitations of their study, namely that all participants were aged between 18 and 25, and that the tests were performed online, meaning that other distractions (干扰) and environments could not be controlled. 8. What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the study? A. Its purpose. B. Its process. C. Its subject. D. Its finding. 9. What is Gaskell’s attitude to a gist-like representation? A. Negative. B. Doubtful. C. Favorable. D. Unclear. 10. What message does the author want to convey in the last paragraph? A. The tests make little sense. B. The study needs improving. C. The conclusion is satisfying. D. The participants are nervous. 11. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. Sleep May Bring About False Memories B. Old People Tend to Have Short Memories C. A Good Night’s Sleep Keeps Us Energetic D. Rising Early Delivers a Promising Start 【答案】8. D 9. C 10. B 11. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了英国约克大学的一项研究表明，睡眠可能会使我们产生错误的记忆。 【8题详解】 主旨大意题。根据文章第三段“They found that those who had slept remembered more of the words on the list than those who had not, but they were also more likely to give words that weren’t on the list, but were related. The related incorrect words are known as “lure words”. If a list contained words like nurse, hospital and sick, the false memories may include lure words like doctor. (他们发现，那些睡过觉的人比那些没有睡过觉的人记住了更多的单词，但他们也更有可能给出不在列表中但相关的单词。相关的错误词被称为“诱饵词”。如果列表包含护士、医院和病人等词，则错误记忆可能包括医生等诱饵词。)”可知，本段主要讲述了该研究的发现，故选D项。 【9题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中“Co-author Professor Gareth Gaskell added, “Memories in some ways are more about our future than our past. They exist to provide knowledge about our past that can be applied in a generalised way to help us to deal with future events. So a gist-like representation might actually be more useful than a ‘perfect’detailed representation. What sleep might be doing is helping us to store memories in a gist-like way that can then be better applied to our future interactions.” (合著者Gareth Gaskell教授补充说：“在某些方面，记忆更多的是关于我们的未来，而不是我们的过去。它们的存在是为了提供有关我们过去的知识，这些知识可以以普遍的方式应用，以帮助我们应对未来的事件。因此，类似要点的表示实际上可能比“完美”的详细表示更有用。睡眠可能正在帮助我们以一种类似要点的方式存储记忆，然后可以更好地应用于我们未来的互动。”)”可知，Gareth Gaskell对概要式称述的态度是肯定的，故选C项。 【10题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“However, the researchers did recognize several limitations of their study, namely that all participants were aged between 18 and 25, and that the tests were performed online, meaning that other distractions(干扰)and environments could not be controlled. (然而，研究人员确实认识到他们研究的几个局限性，即所有参与者的年龄都在18至25岁之间，并且测试是在线进行的，这意味着无法控制其他干扰和环境。)”可知，作者在最后一段中想说明该研究还有待进一步完善，故选B项。 【11题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文尤其是第一段中“Now, researchers have discovered that sleep may play a key role in distorting(扭曲)memories, but perhaps in a good way. (现在，研究人员发现，睡眠可能在扭曲记忆中起关键作用，但也许是以一种好的方式。)”可知，本文主要介绍英语约克大学的一项研究结果——睡眠可能会使我们产生错误的记忆，故选A项。 D California has been using recycled wastewater for many years. A team has used it to make ice surfaces for the game of hockey(冰球运动). It has been used to make snow for the sport of skiing. And farmers use it to water their crops. But it has not been used directly for drinking water. Recently, California officials approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses. It is a big step for California. California’s new rules would let—but not require—water agencies to take wastewater, treat it, and then put it right back into the drinking water system. That means proving to people that recycled water is not only safe to drink but also not dirty. California would be just the second US state to permit this, following Colorado. It has taken officials more than 10 years to develop these rules, a process that included several studies by independent groups of scientists. A project in San Diego is aiming to produce nearly half of the city’s water through recycling wastewater by 2035. And the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California aims to produce up to nearly 570 million liters(升)a day for its 19 million people. Adel Hagekhalil is with Metropolitan Water. He said the new rules will permit new projects that have not yet been considered. California’s new rules require the wastewater be treated for all bacteria and viruses, even if they are not present in the wastewater. In fact, the treatment is so intense that it removes all of the minerals that make fresh drinking water taste good. That means the minerals need to be added back at the end of the process. Polhemus is a director of the drinking water group for the California Water Resources Control Board. “It’s at the same drinking water quality, and probably better in many instances,” he said, adding that it takes time and money to build these treatment centers. So, they will only be available for bigger cities at first. 12. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about the recycled wastewater? A. Its qualities. B. Its functions. C. Its target users. D. Its disadvantages. 13. What do California and Colorado have in common? A. They made some new rules on pollution. B. They spent ten years recycling wastewater. C. They tried to make wastewater safe to drink. D. They requested water agencies to speed up treating water. 14. What is Polhemus’s attitude to turning recycled wastewater to drinking water? A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Pessimistic. D. Indifferent. 15 What is the best title for the text? A. The Process of Recycling Wastewater Is Complicated B. California Tries to Reduce the Wastewater Generation C. California Permits Turning Wastewater to Drinking Water D. New Wastewater Treatment Projects Have Been Approved 【答案】12. B 13. C 14. B 15. C 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道。加州多年以来一直在回收使用废水，最近，其颁布了新的规定, 允许水务机构对废水进行循环再利用，将其输送到为家庭、学校和企业提供饮用水的供水管道。 【12题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“A team has used it to make ice surfaces for the game of hockey(冰球运动). It has been used to make snow for the sport of skiing. And farmers use it to water their crops. (一个团队用它来制作冰球比赛的冰面。它被用来为滑雪运动造雪。农民们用它来灌溉他们的作物。)”可知，本段主要介绍了将废水用来制作冰球比赛的冰面，用废水为滑雪运动造雪，农民用废水灌溉庄稼。由此可推知，本段主要介绍的是回收的废水的功能。故选B。 【13题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“California’s new rules would let—but not require—water agencies to take wastewater, treat it, and then put it right back into the drinking water system. That means proving to people that recycled water is not only safe to drink but also not dirty. California would be just the second US state to permit this, following Colorado.(加利福尼亚州的新规定将允许但不要求水务机构收集废水，进行处理，然后将其直接送回饮用水系统。这意味着要向人们证明，循环水不仅可以安全饮用，而且不脏。加利福尼亚州将是继科罗拉多州之后美国第二个允许这样做的州。)”可知, 加利福尼亚州的新规定将允许水务机构将废水经过处理后再直接放回饮用水系统，继科罗拉多州之后，加州将成为美国第二个允许这样做的州。由此可知，这两个州都试图将废水转化为安全的饮用水。故选C。 14题详解】 主旨大意题。根据最后一段中Polhemus说的话“It’s at the same drinking water quality, and probably better in many instances(它的饮用水质量相同，在很多情况下可能会更好)”可知，Polhemus认为，用回收的废水转化成的饮用水和普通饮用水的质量是相同的，而且在很多情况下可能会优于普通的饮用水。由此可推断出，Polhemus对于将回收的废水转化成饮用水的态度是支持的。故选B。 15题详解】 主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第二段“Recently, California officials approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses. It is a big step for California.(最近，加州官员批准了新的规定，允许水务机构回收利用废水，并将其直接输送回为家庭、学校和企业运送饮用水的管道中。这对加州来说是一大步。)”可知，文章主要介绍了美国加利福尼亚州的官员最近批准了新规定，允许水务机构回收废水，经过处理后再将其放回到饮用水管道中，输送到家庭、学校和企业。由此可知，C项(加利福尼亚州允许将废水转化为饮用水)适合作为本文的最佳标题。故选C。 第二节(共5小题;每小题2. 5分，满分12. 5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many significant international projects have considered how schooling might change to better match the changes that have taken place in the 21st century. ____16____ One is a shift in the meaning of knowledge, and the other is the need to build education systems based around what we now know about learning. The term “knowledge age” or “knowledge economy” refers to a reorganization away from an Industrial Age economy, where exploitation (开采) of natural resources, primary production and mass production were the standard models for economic development. ____17____ This is achieved through the rapid creation of new knowledge and has become the basis for economic development. It is argued that education for the knowledge age must focus on the development of learners’ competences to deal with new situations and environments. ____18____ Nor does it deny the need for obvious goals for students’ knowledge development. Rather, the future-focused education literature suggests we need to adopt a much more complex view of knowledge, one that incorporates knowing, doing and being. Alongside this we need to rethink our ideas about how our learning systems are organized, resourced and supported. Research clearly shows that people do not learn well as passive recipients (接受者) of pre-packaged, bite-sized pieces of knowledge. ____19____ Although some of these principles are understood by many teachers, our education systems and practices are often set up in ways that do not support these principles to operate in practice. Teachers and school leaders are attempting paradigm (范式) shifts. ____20____ A. There needs to be wider public support for them. B. There are two important ideas that support this work. C. This does not mean that knowledge no longer matters. D. Good learning requires active engagement in the “whole game”. E. We are required to prepare young people for the knowledge age. F. This is possible only when active learning approaches are applied. G. In the knowledge age, the ability to generate value is put in the first place. 【答案】16. B 17. G 18. C 19. D 20. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇议论文。文章论述了教育如何进行改变，以更好地适应21世纪发生的变化。 【16题详解】 根据下文“One is a shift in the meaning of knowledge, and the other is the need to build education systems based around what we now know about learning.”（一个是知识意义的转变，另一个是建立基于我们现在对学习的了解的教育系统的需要。）可知，这里提出了两种观念，因而空处应是对后文内容的提示，阐述有两种观点。选项B“There are two important ideas that support this work.”（有两个重要的观点,可以支持这项工作。）符合题意，故选B项。 【17题详解】 根据上文“The term “knowledge age” or “knowledge economy” refers to a reorganization away from an Industrial Age economy, where exploitation (开采) of natural resources, primary production and mass production were the standard models for economic development. ”（“知识时代”或“知识经济”一词指的是工业时代经济的重组，在工业时代，自然资源的开发开采、初级生产和大规模生产是经济发展的标准模式。)提到了工业时代的情况。所以空处应该承接前文，讲述知识时代的情形。选项G“In the knowledge age, the ability to generate value is put in the first place.”（在知识时代，创造价值的能力被放在首位。）开始讲述知识时代的情况，和前文的工业时代形成对比。下文“This is achieved through the rapid creation of new knowledge and has become the basis for economic development. ”（这是通过快速创造新知识来实现的，并已成为经济发展的基础。）中的This是知识时代的指代，故选G项。 【18题详解】 根据后文“Nor does it deny the need for obvious goals for students’ knowledge development.”（它也不否认学生的知识发展需要明确的目标。）可知本句用了否定词置于句首的部分倒装，结合nor一词可知空处也要用否定，选项C“This does not mean that knowledge no longer matters.”这并不意味着知识不再重要。）与后文在句式和语义上的衔接顺畅，符合题意。故选C项。 【19题详解】 根据前文“Research clearly shows that people do not learn well as passive recipients (接受者) of pre-packaged, bite-sized pieces of knowledge.”（研究清楚地表明，被动接受预先包装好的、零碎的知识不会让人学得很好。）可知，此处作者提出了他不赞长的“被动灌输”的学习的方式，因此，空处应该是作者认可的学习方式。选项D“Good learning requires active engagement in the “whole game”.”（良好的学习需要积极参与“整个游戏”。），表明积极参与是有利于学习的，符合题意，故选D项。 【20题详解】 根据前文“Although some of these principles are understood by many teachers, our education systems and practices are often set up in ways that do not support these principles to operate in practice. Teachers and school leaders are attempting paradigm (范式) shifts. ”（虽然其中一些原则被许多教师所理解，但我们的教育系统和实践往往是以不支持这些原则在实践中运作的方式建立起来的。教师和学校领导正在尝试范式转变。）可知，许多教师理解的原则在实践中并不被教育系统所支持，大大促使教师和学校领导要做出转变。作为段落的结尾句，应该提出对于教师和学校领导的转变要有支持。选项A“There needs to be wider public support for them.”（他们需要得到更广泛的公众支持。）中的“them”指代前文的“teachers and school leaders”，符合题意，故选A项。 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When Tom Blake was a young boy, watching a jet (喷气式飞机) streak across the sky, he knew flying was what he wanted to do when he grew up. After five years’ training, he finally ____21____ his dream job in his late twenties — working as an airline pilot. But in 2019, the travel firm he was ____22____ for collapsed. By this time Mr Blake had become increasingly ____23____ the growing threat of climate change, and the aviation industry’s carbon emissions. “I had an uncomfortable____24____,” he says. “I was really eager to get involved in ____25____ protest groups, but I knew it would be career suicide, and I had a lot of ____26____. It would be easier to return to the industry and pay them off.” Yet with the COVID-19 pandemic grounding aircraft, Mr Blake decided to quit his flying ____27____ for good. “I prefer flying and ____28____ interesting destinations, and earning a decent ____29____.” says Mr Blake. “But when we are ____30____ the climate and ecological emergency, how could I possibly ____31____ my needs? We need to think about how to ____32____ the biggest threat to humanity.” Giving up his dream job was a ____33____ decision, he says. “Financially I’ve been really ____34____ . It’s been challenging.” But he adds, “Taking action has ____35____ my anxiety.” Mr Blake is now a climate activist. 21. A. quitted B. changed C. completed D. landed 22. A. waiting B. preparing C. working D. looking 23. A. concerned about B. puzzled at C. engaged in D. experienced in 24. A. goal B. conflict C. solution D. approach 25. A. political B. economical C. environmental D. technical 26. A. regrets B. debts C. pressures D. troubles 27. A. schedule B. dream C. ambition D. career 28. A. discovering B. selecting C. searching D. visiting 29. A. salary B. honor C. award D. fame 30. A. accustomed to B. faced with C. addicted to D. trapped in 31. A. remove B. ignore C. meet D. create 32. A. issue B. introduce C. imagine D. handle 33. A. tough B. wise C. reasonable D. positive 34. A. saving B. struggling C. investing D. contributing 35. A. covered B. stimulated C. eased D. driven 【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. C 26. B 27. D 28. D 29. A 30. B 31. C 32. D 33. A 34. B 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文，文章主要讲述Blake先生是一名飞行员，他非常关心气候变化的威胁，后来辞去工作成为一名气候活动家。 【21题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：经过5年的训练，他终于在快30岁的时候找到了自己梦寐以求的工作——一名航空公司飞行员。A. quitted退出；B. changed改变；C. completed完成；D. landed着陆，成功得到。根据“working as an airline pilot”可知，此处指找到梦寐以求的工作，故选D。 【22题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但在2019年，他工作的旅游公司倒闭了。A. waiting等待；B. preparing准备；C. working工作；D. looking看。上文提到他找到了自己梦寐以求的工作——一名航空公司飞行员，结合空前“the travel firm”可知，此处指他工作的旅游公司，故选C。 【23题详解】 考查固定短语辨析。句意：此时，Blake先生已经越来越关注日益增长的气候变化威胁，以及航空业的碳排放。A. concerned about关心，关注；B. puzzled at对……困惑；C. engaged in从事，参与；D. experienced in在……有经验。根据下文“I was really eager to get involved in ____5____ protest groups”以及文章最后一句“Mr Blake is now a climate activist.(Blake先生现在是一名气候活动家)”可知，他关注气候变化，故选A。 【24题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：他说：“我有一种不舒服的矛盾。”A. goal目标；B. conflict冲突，矛盾；C. solution解决办法；D. approach方法。根据“I was really eager to get involved in ____5____ protest groups, but I knew it would be career suicide”可知，Blake先生渴望加入抗议组织，但这于职业不利，故他很矛盾，故选B。 【25题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：我真的很想加入环保抗议组织，但我知道这无异于自杀，而且我还欠了很多债。A. political政治的；B. economical经济的；C. environmental环境的；D. technical技术的。根据上文“the growing threat of climate change, and the aviation industry’s carbon emissions”可知，他关心气候变化威胁以及航空业的碳排放，故他想加入环保抗议组织，故选C。 【26题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. regrets遗憾；B. debts债务；C. pressures压力；D. troubles麻烦。根据下文“pay them off(还清它们)”以及“Financially I’ve been really ____14____ .”可知，Blake先生欠很多债，故选B。 【27题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：然而，随着COVID-19大流行的飞机停飞，Blake先生决定永远退出他的飞行生涯。A. schedule工作日程；B. dream梦想；C. ambition野心；D. career事业。第二段中“working as an airline pilot”提到Blake是一名飞行员，故此处指退出飞行职业，下文“Giving up his dream job”也是提示，故选D。 【28题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我更喜欢飞行和参观有趣的目的地，并挣一份体面的薪水，”Blake 先生说。A. discovering发现；B. selecting选择；C. searching搜寻；D. visiting参观，拜访。结合空后的“interesting destinations”可知，此处指参观有趣的目的地，故选D。 【29题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意同上。A. salary薪水；B. honor荣誉；C. award奖；D. fame名声。根据空前的“earning”可知，此处是挣一份体面的薪水，故选A。 【30题详解】 考查固定短语辨析。句意：但是当我们面临气候和生态的紧急情况时，我怎么可能满足我的需求呢？A. accustomed to习惯于；B. faced with面临；C. addicted to沉迷于；D. trapped in困在。根据第三段中“the growing threat of climate change, and the aviation industry’s carbon emissions”可知，此处指“我们面临气候和生态的紧急情况”，故选B。 【31题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意同上。A. remove移除；B. ignore忽视；C. meet满足；D. create创造。根据上文“I prefer flying and ____8____ interesting destinations, and earning a decent ____9____ .”可知，Blake先生想要飞行去各种有趣的目的地，同时能够挣一份体面的薪水，故此处满足自己的需求，故选C。 【32题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们需要思考如何应对人类面临的最大威胁。A. issue发出，发行；B. introduce介绍；C. imagine想象；D. handle处理，应付。结合空后“the biggest threat to humanity”以及文章最后一句“Mr Blake is now a climate activist.(Blake先生现在是一名气候活动家)”可知，此处指“我们需要思考如何应对人类面临的最大威胁”，故选D。 【33题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他说，放弃自己梦想的工作是一个艰难的决定。A. tough艰难的；B. wise明智的；C. reasonable合理的；D. positive积极的。上文提到他欠很多债，结合下文“It’s been challenging.”可知，放弃自己梦想的工作是一个艰难的决定，故选A。 【34题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：我在经济上一直很挣扎。A. saving节约；B. struggling挣扎，艰难地行进；C. investing投资；D. contributing做贡献。根据“It’s been challenging.”可知，Blake先生在经济方面很艰难，故选B。 【35题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他补充说：“采取行动减轻了我的焦虑。”A. covered覆盖；B. stimulated刺激，促进；C. eased缓解，减轻；D. driven驾驶，驱动。根据“It’s been challenging.”以及转折词But可知，虽然很有挑战，但是采取行动能够减轻焦虑，故选C。 第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 People worldwide have enjoyed noodles for thousands of years. But did you ever stop _____36_____ (think): who made the very first noodle? People first started _____37_____ (grow) wheat and making flour in the Middle East around 10,000 years ago. However, until 2002, no evidence of ancient noodles had been uncovered. Archaeologists discovered an upside-down clay bowl in the _____38_____ (ruin) of an ancient Chinese village. When they lifted it, they found a 4,000-year-old noodle. This “mummy” noodle _____39_____ (make) from grain. Traders brought wheat _____40_____ China about the time this ancient noodle was cooked. The Chinese _____41_____ (eventual) mastered the art of stretching wheat dough (面团) into long noodles. Some people claim that Marco Polo brought pasta (意粉) to Italy. The tale of his discovery was likely enhanced to promote pasta consumption in America. Marco Polo’s writings suggest that noodles were already present in Italy during his time, as he compared Chinese noodles to _____42_____ (that) in Italy. The Middle East also played a _____43_____ (significance) role in noodle history. The oldest written mention of pasta outside China dates back about 1,600 years in the Middle East. Dried noodles were a popular travel food in the region and beyond, making them a likely prospect for spreading the noodle recipe to other parts of ____44____ world. So who REALLY invented noodles? We may never know — the history of noodles is as complicated as a bowl of pasta. But _____45_____ invented them, we’re sure glad they did! 【答案】36. to think 37. growing 38. ruins 39. was made 40. to 41. eventually 42. those 43. significant 44. the 45. whoever 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了面条发展的相关历史。 【36题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：但你有没有停下来想过：是谁做了第一个面条？分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词作宾语，根据“stop to do sth”意为“停下来去干某事”可知，此处应为动词不定式形式作宾语。故填to think。 【37题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：大约一万年前，中东地区的人们开始种植小麦和制作面粉。分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词作宾语，根据并列连词and前后动词形式应该一致可知，and后为动名词形式，所以and前也应为动名词形式。故填growing。 【38题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：考古学家在一个古代中国村庄的废墟中发现了一个倒置的粘土碗。分析句子结构可知，此处应为名词作宾语，ruin为可数名词，结合句意可知，此处表示“废墟”，所以应使用ruin的复数形式。故填ruins。 【39题详解】 考查谓语动词。句意：这种“木乃伊”面条是由谷物制成的。分析句子结构可知，此处应为谓语动词，根据上文可知，此处描述的事情发生在过去，且make与句子主语This “mummy” noodle之间为被动关系，因此，此处使用一般过去时被动语态，且句子主语为名词单数形式。故填was made。 【40题详解】 考查介词。句意：大约在这种古老的面条煮熟的时候，商人们把小麦带到中国。分析句子结构可知，此处应为固定短语“bring…to…”意为“把……带到……”符合句意。故填to。 【41题详解】 考查副词。句意：中国人最终掌握了将小麦面团拉长的技艺。分析句子结构可知，此处应为副词作状语修饰谓语动词mastered，eventual的副词形式为eventually意为“最终”符合句意。故填eventually。 【42题详解】 考查代词。句意：马可·波罗将中国的面条与意大利的面条进行了比较，他的著作表明面条在他那个时代就已经出现在意大利了。分析句子结构可知，此处应为代词作宾语，结合句意可知，此处指代前文的noodles，所以此处为that的复数形式those。故填those。 【43题详解】 考查形容词。句意：中东在面条历史上也发挥了重要作用。分析句子结构可知，此处应为形容词作定语修饰名词role，significance的形容词为significant意为“有重大意义的”符合句意。故填significant。 【44题详解】 考查冠词。句意：干面在该地区和其他地区是一种受欢迎的旅行食品，这使得他们有可能将面条配方传播到世界其他地方。分析句子结构可知，world为可数名词，其前无限定词，所以此处应该用冠词，结合句意可知，此处表示特指，所以使用定冠词the。故填the。 【45题详解】 考查连词。句意：但无论是谁发明了它们，我们都很高兴他们做到了！分析句子结构可知，此处应为连词引导状语从句，结合句意可知，此处为连词引导的让步状语从句，且在从句中作主语，表示“不论是谁”，所以使用连词whoever或者是no matter who，因无提示词只能填一个词，所以此处使用whoever。故填whoever。 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 学校英文报正在开展以“Protecting our eyes to enjoy a bright world”为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1.学生近视率状况描述； 2.简单评论； 3.你的建议。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.短文题目和首句已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Protecting our eyes to enjoy a bright world The health of children’s vision is facing a growing threat. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】One possible version: Protecting our eyes to enjoy a bright world The health of children’s vision is facing a growing threat. Data shows that 14.3 percent of pre-school kids are nearsighted. The rate is 35.6 percent for primary school students, 71.1 percent for junior high school pupils and 80.5 percent for senior high school students. The age for the beginning of shortsightedness is getting younger. Meanwhile, there is the rapid progression of shortsightedness during the middle school. To tackle the growing problem, schools should reduce the academic burden of students and increase the time of outdoor activities. What’s more, we should attach importance to our visual health and control the time spent on electronic devices. 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于图表作文。要求考生以“Protecting our eyes to enjoy a bright world”为题，根据图表调查结果写一篇短文，简述学生近视率状况，给与评论并提出建议。 【详解】1.词汇积累 同时：meanwhile→at the same time 解决：tackle→handle/cope with/solve 减少：reduce→decrease/cut down 重视：attach importance to→take sth seriously/make account of 2.句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：Data shows that 14.3 percent of pre-school kids are nearsighted. 拓展句：Data shows that 14.3 percent of pre-school kids are nearsighted, which should arouse our attention. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Data shows that 14.3 percent of pre-school kids are nearsighted.（运用了that引导宾语从句） 【高分句型2】What’s more, we should attach importance to our visual health and control the time spent on electronic devices.（运用了“spent on electronic devices”过去分词作后置定语，修饰名词“the time”） 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My two-year-old daughter was lovingly squished(挤) between a stack of groceries in one of my two shopping carts. Shopping once a month was a well-planned process. My list was organized so that I wouldn’t miss even one item. I knew the aisle, order, and cost of each item. A gentleman in a suit stood behind me with three items in his hads. He looked up at his watch, then at me and smiled. I’d already let a person ahead of me with a single item. While my daughter was behaving well, I knew I’d pushed her longer than her endurance promised to last. Still, I felt for the man; he obviously had to be somewhere, and he’d be behind me a good long time. “Why don’t you go ahead of me?” I said shifting the cart backwards. “You only have a couple of items. “Thank you,” he replied appreciatively, stepping ahead of me. My daughter gave him a broad smile. “Heh wo,” she said in her sweetest voice. “Hello,” he replied, taken off guard by her friendliness. His face lit with pleasure. As the belt moved forward, I started unloading my cart. His few items were ahead of mine separated by a red marker with the store name on it. I was only halfway finished unloading the first cart when a realization hit me. My husband had borrowed my bank card the night before and I couldn’t recall him putting it back in my wallet. I hurriedly dug out my purse and opened my wallet. My heart dropped. He hadn’t returned it. The gentleman in front of me had paid and was picking up his groceries. “I’ve forgotten my bank card. Could I pay with my phone?” I asked the cashier hopefully. “I’m sorry. We only accept credit card or cash. The cashier looked down the lane, disgusted at the amount of groceries. I’m sure she was predicting she’d have to put items back on the shelves. “It will take me an hour to run home and an hour back. Can you just put my stuff on the side please?“I was discouraged. All my careful planning hadn’t helped. The hour and a half of shopping left me exhausted and I wasn’t sure how my daughter would handle another two hours in the car. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Just then, the gentleman in front of me smiled at me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next morning, my family knocked at the gentleman’s door. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】范文 Just then, the gentleman in front of me smiled at me. His eyes were shining with kindness and empathy. Without a second thought, he turned to the cashier and said, “I’ll cover her groceries.” I was surprised by his generosity and struggled to find words to express my gratitude. As he swiped his credit card, a wave of relief washed over me. It was a small act of kindness, but it meant the world to me in that moment. With tears welling up in my eyes, I thanked him heartily feeling overwhelmed by the goodness of strangers. The next morning, my family knocked at the gentleman’s door. We wanted to personally express our gratitude for his selflessness and repay his kindness. As he opened the door, we handed him a bouquet of flowers and a heartfelt thank-you note. He was visibly touched and invited us inside for a cup of tea. Sitting in his cozy living room, we shared stories and laughter, realizing that this chance encounter had brought us together. At that moment, I realized that sometimes the greatest blessings come in the form of unexpected friendships. 【解析】 【导语】本文以人物为线索展开，讲述了作者和两个女儿在超市购物的时候，因为东西多，所以让后面的人先结账。结果到了作者结账的时候发现自己忘了带银行卡。作者正在苦恼时，前面的人好心为作者结了账，作者十分感动和感激。第二天作者和家人亲自上门表示感谢，对方也邀请作者一家进屋喝茶。 【详解】1.段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“就在这时，我前面的那位先生对我笑了笑”可知，第一段可描写前面的人好心帮作者结了账，作者十分感动。 ②由第二段首句内容“第二天早上，我的家人敲了这位先生的门”可知，第二段可描写作者和家人上门道谢并在对方家里喝茶。 2.续写线索：前面的人帮忙付账——感到惊讶——感动和感激——上门道谢——请喝茶——作者感悟 3.词汇激活 行为类 ①意识到：realize/be aware of ②寻找：find/search for ③表达：express/extend 情绪类 ①同情：empathy/sympathy ②使惊讶：surprise/astonish 【点睛】[高分句型1] Sitting in his cozy living room, we shared stories and laughter, realizing that this chance encounter had brought us together. (运用了that引导宾语从句) [高分句型2] As he opened the door, we handed him a bouquet of flowers and a heartfelt thank-you note. (运用了as引导时间状语从句) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 2025届光山县一高、二高二模联考 高三英语试题 注意事项: 本试卷分四部分，考试时间120分钟，满分150分。考生应首先阅读答题卡上的文字信息，然后在答题卡上作答，在试题卷上作答无效。 第一部分 听力(共两节，满分30分) 做题时，先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后，你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。 第一节（共5小题，每小题1. 5分，满分7. 5分） 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. What are the speakers probably talking about? A. The bike price. B. A bike race. C. The man's bike. 2. Why has the woman moved the boys seat? A. He talks too much. B. He has trouble in listening. C. She wants to see him better. 3. What does the director probably think of the offer? A. Generous. B. High. C. Low. 4. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Customer and waiter. B. Husband and wife. C. Host and guest. 5. What does the woman mean? A. The plane ticket was expensive. B. She decided to save more money. C. There were a few plane tickets left. 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，从每题所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。 6. Why does the man come in? A. To express gratitude. B. To train staff members. C. To work an evening shift. 7. What will the man probably do next? A. Walk home. B. Change shoes. C. Take medicine. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why is the man upset? A. He lost a race. B. He failed a test. C. He missed a class. 9. What does the man want to be? A. A professional swimmer. B. An instructor. C. A lifeguard. 10. What is the woman’s advice? A. Trying harder. B. Eating some ice cream. C. Giving up immediately. 听第8段材料，回答第11至14题。 11. What is the only problem of Fitzgerald’s new film according to the man? A. It is uninteresting. B. It lacks musical performances. C. It’s only aimed at one age group. 12. What instrument does Fitzgerald like best? A. The violin. B. The piano. C. The guitar. 13. Why do many important people dislike Fitzgerald? A. He doesn’t respect other people. B. He changes his mind quite often. C. He expresses his views directly. 14 What does the man think of Fitzgerald’s personality? A. Attractive. B. Warm-hearted. C. Outgoing. 听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。 15. Where does Molly come from? A. Singapore. B. Canada. C. Japan. 16. When did Molly begin to ski? A. At age four. B. At age seven. C. At age thirteen. 17. What made Molly decide to be a skier? A. Her love for snow. B. Her mom’s choice. C. Her friend’s support. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. What is the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Workmates. B. Teacher and student. C. Interviewer and interviewee. 19. When did the woman graduate? A. In 2018. B. In 2014. C. In 2022. 20. What is this woman’s specialty? A Developing AI. B. Designing web pages. C. Giving computer lessons. 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 A Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair 2024 The Novel Fair is an annual competition initiated by the Irish Writers Centre (IWC). Described by The Irish Times as “A Dragons’ Cave for writers”, each year the Fair aims to introduce up-and-coming writers to top publishers and literary agents. The Prize The twelve winners will have the opportunity to present the summary of their novel directly to industry professionals. Leading publishers and agents will be invited by the IWC to meet these writers in person or through a series of online meetings. To get fully prepared for the meeting with publishers and agents, the winners will receive a place in a workshop on “How to Promote Your Novel”, two weeks in advance. Also, applicants who are longlisted (初选) but do not make it to the shortlist of twelve will have their works evaluated and criticized by the judging panel. How to Enter Entry fee for application is £55 (Members of IWC can enter for a discounted fee of £45). This competition only accepts manuscripts (原稿) for novels. Applicants are required to send a summary within 300 words and up to five chapters of their novel, which should be 10,000 words (+/-10％). Manuscripts should be submitted online. There is a limit of one entry per applicant. Entries are welcome from anywhere in the world. Before entering the competition, please ensure that you have read the Novel Fair Terms & Conditions 2024 very carefully as the Fair is open to only novelists who have never published work previously. If you have any questions about the application process, please email novelfair@irishwriterscentre.ie. 1. What’s the purpose of the Fair? A. To advertise local stories. B. To encourage literary reading. C. To serve as a platform for writers. D. To arouse enthusiasm for writing. 2. What can the workshop help the winners do? A. Deal with the judging panel. B. Improve their writing skills. C. Learn about publishing process. D. Present their novels attractively. 3. Which of the following meets the requirement of the Fair? A. A summary of 200 words. B. A novel published in 2023. C. A paper manuscript by post. D. A submission of seven chapters. B Seated at the grand piano in MIT’s Killian Hall last fall, first-year student Jacqueline Wang played one piece of Mozart’s music. When she’d finished, Mi-Eun Kim, a pianist and lecturer at MIT, asked her to move to the back of the hall. Kim tapped at an iPad. Suddenly, the music Wang had just played poured forth again from the piano — its keys sinking and rising just as they had with Wang’s fingers on them. Wang stood with a confused expression, taking in a repeat of her own performance. This unusual lesson took place during a three-week residency (驻留期) of the Steinway Spirio|r, a piano that obtains the data of live performances and offers students new possibilities for studying and experimenting with music. Wang was one of several participants to have the experience of hearing herself play while watching the data of her performance move up and down across a screen: color-coded rectangles (矩形) indicating the speed and duration of each note, and a moving line charting her use of the damper pedal (阻尼踏板). Wang could even edit her own performance when Kim suggested her rhythmic use of the pedal might be unnecessary. Using the iPad interface to erase the pedaling entirely, they listened to the playback again, the notes gaining new clarity, For Wang, the session introduced an element she’d never experienced since beginning her piano studies. The visual display of how long each key was played and with what speed gave her a more precise demonstration of the ideas of voicing and evenness. Playing the piano is one of the most complex activities that humans do with their hands. Some people might think the new technology will replace the pianist. In Kim’s view, that human complexity is complemented by this kind of technical possibility. But it doesn’t mean all of the things that go into learning music will be abandoned. It’s going to be an invaluable third partner: the student, the teacher, and the Spirio|r. It’s going to play a necessary role in lots of musical efforts. 4. What happened after Jacqueline Wang finished her performance? A. Her teacher played a piece of music to compete against her. B. She got her performance reviewed on the Spirio|r. C. She was asked to comment on her performance. D. Her teacher instructed her to improve her skills. 5. What can we say about the new piano technology? A. It is difficult to operate. B. It needs to be more intelligent. C. It might reveal users’ privacy. D. It is beneficial for students’ learning. 6. What does the author intend to express in the last paragraph? A. The music world is full of uncertainties. B. Technology cannot replace human pianists. C. There won’t be fiercer competition among pianists. D. Pianists should be updated with the latest technology. 7. What can be the best title for the text? A. Making Full Use of MIT’s Program B. The Evolution of Musical Instruments C. Exploring Music with the Steinway Spirio|r D. The Challenges of Learning a New Instrument C From misremembering a movie quote to forgetting a vital ingredient from the shops for an evening dinner, the human memory is not always reliable. Now, researchers have discovered that sleep may play a key role in distorting (扭曲) memories, but perhaps in a good way. As part of this study, researchers from the University of York’s Department of Psychology tested 488 participants on their ability to recall a list of words 12 hours after seeing them, with some of the participants being allowed to sleep in the 12-hour period. They found that those who had slept remembered more of the words on the list than those who had not, but they were also more likely to give words that weren’t on the list, but were related. The related incorrect words are known as “lure words”. If a list contained words like nurse, hospital and sick, the false memories may include lure words like doctor. Dr Matthew Mak, first author of the study, said, “Participants may falsely recall the lure words because ‘doctor’ most probably represents the gist (要旨) of the word list, and humans are known to often rely on gist encoding.” Co-author Professor Gareth Gaskell added, “Memories in some ways are more about our future than our past. They exist to provide knowledge about our past that can be applied in a generalised way to help us to deal with future events. So a gist-like representation might actually be more useful than a ‘perfect’detailed representation. What sleep might be doing is helping us to store memories in a gist-like way that can then be better applied to our future interactions.” However the researchers did recognize several limitations of their study, namely that all participants were aged between 18 and 25, and that the tests were performed online, meaning that other distractions (干扰) and environments could not be controlled. 8. What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us about the study? A. Its purpose. B. Its process. C. Its subject. D. Its finding. 9. What is Gaskell’s attitude to a gist-like representation? A. Negative. B. Doubtful. C. Favorable. D. Unclear. 10. What message does the author want to convey in the last paragraph? A. The tests make little sense. B. The study needs improving. C. The conclusion is satisfying. D. The participants are nervous. 11. Which can be a suitable title for the text? A. Sleep May Bring About False Memories B. Old People Tend to Have Short Memories C. A Good Night’s Sleep Keeps Us Energetic D. Rising Early Delivers a Promising Start D California has been using recycled wastewater for many years. A team has used it to make ice surfaces for the game of hockey(冰球运动). It has been used to make snow for the sport of skiing. And farmers use it to water their crops. But it has not been used directly for drinking water. Recently, California officials approved new rules to let water agencies recycle wastewater and put it right back into the pipes that carry drinking water to homes, schools, and businesses. It is a big step for California. California’s new rules would let—but not require—water agencies to take wastewater, treat it, and then put it right back into the drinking water system. That means proving to people that recycled water is not only safe to drink but also not dirty. California would be just the second US state to permit this, following Colorado. It has taken officials more than 10 years to develop these rules, a process that included several studies by independent groups of scientists. A project in San Diego is aiming to produce nearly half of the city’s water through recycling wastewater by 2035. And the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California aims to produce up to nearly 570 million liters(升)a day for its 19 million people. Adel Hagekhalil is with Metropolitan Water. He said the new rules will permit new projects that have not yet been considered. California’s new rules require the wastewater be treated for all bacteria and viruses, even if they are not present in the wastewater. In fact, the treatment is so intense that it removes all of the minerals that make fresh drinking water taste good. That means the minerals need to be added back at the end of the process. Polhemus is a director of the drinking water group for the California Water Resources Control Board. “It’s at the same drinking water quality, and probably better in many instances,” he said, adding that it takes time and money to build these treatment centers. So, they will only be available for bigger cities at first. 12. What does paragraph 1 mainly tell us about the recycled wastewater? A. Its qualities. B. Its functions. C. Its target users. D. Its disadvantages. 13. What do California and Colorado have in common? A. They made some new rules on pollution. B. They spent ten years recycling wastewater. C. They tried to make wastewater safe to drink. D. They requested water agencies to speed up treating water. 14. What is Polhemus’s attitude to turning recycled wastewater to drinking water? A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Pessimistic. D. Indifferent. 15. What is the best title for the text? A. The Process of Recycling Wastewater Is Complicated B. California Tries to Reduce the Wastewater Generation C. California Permits Turning Wastewater to Drinking Water D. New Wastewater Treatment Projects Have Been Approved 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，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Many significant international projects have considered how schooling might change to better match the changes that have taken place in the 21st century. ____16____ One is a shift in the meaning of knowledge, and the other is the need to build education systems based around what we now know about learning. The term “knowledge age” or “knowledge economy” refers to a reorganization away from an Industrial Age economy, where exploitation (开采) of natural resources, primary production and mass production were the standard models for economic development. ____17____ This is achieved through the rapid creation of new knowledge and has become the basis for economic development. It is argued that education for the knowledge age must focus on the development of learners’ competences to deal with new situations and environments. ____18____ Nor does it deny the need for obvious goals for students’ knowledge development. Rather, the future-focused education literature suggests we need to adopt a much more complex view of knowledge, one that incorporates knowing, doing and being. Alongside this we need to rethink our ideas about how our learning systems are organized, resourced and supported. Research clearly shows that people do not learn well as passive recipients (接受者) of pre-packaged, bite-sized pieces of knowledge. ____19____ Although some of these principles are understood by many teachers, our education systems and practices are often set up in ways that do not support these principles to operate in practice. Teachers and school leaders are attempting paradigm (范式) shifts. ____20____ A. There needs to be wider public support for them. B. There are two important ideas that support this work. C. This does not mean that knowledge no longer matters. D. Good learning requires active engagement in the “whole game”. E. We are required to prepare young people for the knowledge age. F. This is possible only when active learning approaches are applied. G. In the knowledge age, the ability to generate value is put in the first place. 第三部分语言运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节(共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。 When Tom Blake was a young boy, watching a jet (喷气式飞机) streak across the sky, he knew flying was what he wanted to do when he grew up. After five years’ training, he finally ____21____ his dream job in his late twenties — working as an airline pilot. But in 2019, the travel firm he was ____22____ for collapsed. By this time Mr Blake had become increasingly ____23____ the growing threat of climate change, and the aviation industry’s carbon emissions. “I had an uncomfortable____24____,” he says. “I was really eager to get involved in ____25____ protest groups, but I knew it would be career suicide, and I had a lot of ____26____. It would be easier to return to the industry and pay them off.” Yet with the COVID-19 pandemic grounding aircraft, Mr Blake decided to quit his flying ____27____ for good. “I prefer flying and ____28____ interesting destinations, and earning a decent ____29____.” says Mr Blake. “But when we are ____30____ the climate and ecological emergency, how could I possibly ____31____ my needs? We need to think about how to ____32____ the biggest threat to humanity.” Giving up his dream job was a ____33____ decision he says. “Financially I’ve been really ____34____ . It’s been challenging.” But he adds, “Taking action has ____35____ my anxiety.” Mr Blake is now a climate activist. 21. A. quitted B. changed C. completed D. landed 22. A. waiting B. preparing C. working D. looking 23. A. concerned about B. puzzled at C. engaged in D. experienced in 24. A. goal B. conflict C. solution D. approach 25. A. political B. economical C. environmental D. technical 26. A. regrets B. debts C. pressures D. troubles 27. A. schedule B. dream C. ambition D. career 28. A. discovering B. selecting C. searching D. visiting 29. A. salary B. honor C. award D. fame 30. A. accustomed to B. faced with C. addicted to D. trapped in 31. A. remove B. ignore C. meet D. create 32. A. issue B. introduce C. imagine D. handle 33. A. tough B. wise C. reasonable D. positive 34. A. saving B. struggling C. investing D. contributing 35. A. covered B. stimulated C. eased D. driven 第二节(共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 People worldwide have enjoyed noodles for thousands of years. But did you ever stop _____36_____ (think): who made the very first noodle? People first started _____37_____ (grow) wheat and making flour in the Middle East around 10,000 years ago. However, until 2002, no evidence of ancient noodles had been uncovered. Archaeologists discovered an upside-down clay bowl in the _____38_____ (ruin) of an ancient Chinese village. When they lifted it, they found a 4,000-year-old noodle. This “mummy” noodle _____39_____ (make) from grain. Traders brought wheat _____40_____ China about the time this ancient noodle was cooked. The Chinese _____41_____ (eventual) mastered the art of stretching wheat dough (面团) into long noodles. Some people claim that Marco Polo brought pasta (意粉) to Italy. The tale of his discovery was likely enhanced to promote pasta consumption in America. Marco Polo’s writings suggest that noodles were already present in Italy during his time, as he compared Chinese noodles to _____42_____ (that) in Italy. The Middle East also played a _____43_____ (significance) role in noodle history. The oldest written mention of pasta outside China dates back about 1,600 years in the Middle East. Dried noodles were a popular travel food in the region and beyond, making them a likely prospect for spreading the noodle recipe to other parts of ____44____ world. So who REALLY invented noodles? We may never know — the history of noodles is as complicated as a bowl of pasta. But _____45_____ invented them, we’re sure glad they did! 第四部分写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节(满分15分) 46. 学校英文报正在开展以“Protecting our eyes to enjoy a bright world”为题的讨论。请使用图表中的调查结果写一篇短文投稿，内容包括： 1.学生近视率状况描述； 2.简单评论； 3.你的建议。 注意： 1.词数80左右； 2.短文题目和首句已为你写好，不计入总词数。 Protecting our eyes to enjoy a bright world The health of children’s vision is facing a growing threat. ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节(满分25分) 47. 阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。 My two-year-old daughter was lovingly squished(挤) between a stack of groceries in one of my two shopping carts. Shopping once a month was a well-planned process. My list was organized so that I wouldn’t miss even one item. I knew the aisle, order, and cost of each item. A gentleman in a suit stood behind me with three items in his hads. He looked up at his watch, then at me and smiled. I’d already let a person ahead of me with a single item. While my daughter was behaving well, I knew I’d pushed her longer than her endurance promised to last. Still, I felt for the man; he obviously had to be somewhere, and he’d be behind me a good long time. “Why don’t you go ahead of me?” I said shifting the cart backwards. “You only have a couple of items. “Thank you,” he replied appreciatively, stepping ahead of me. My daughter gave him a broad smile. “Heh wo,” she said in her sweetest voice. “Hello,” he replied, taken off guard by her friendliness. His face lit with pleasure. As the belt moved forward, I started unloading my cart. His few items were ahead of mine separated by a red marker with the store name on it. I was only halfway finished unloading the first cart when a realization hit me. My husband had borrowed my bank card the night before and I couldn’t recall him putting it back in my wallet. I hurriedly dug out my purse and opened my wallet. My heart dropped. He hadn’t returned it. The gentleman in front of me had paid and was picking up his groceries “I’ve forgotten my bank card. Could I pay with my phone?” I asked the cashier hopefully. “I’m sorry. We only accept credit card or cash. The cashier looked down the lane, disgusted at the amount of groceries. I’m sure she was predicting she’d have to put items back on the shelves. “It will take me an hour to run home and an hour back. Can you just put my stuff on the side please?“I was discouraged. All my careful planning hadn’t helped. The hour and a half of shopping left me exhausted and I wasn’t sure how my daughter would handle another two hours in the car. 注意：1.续写词数应为150左右; 2.请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Just then, the gentleman in front of me smiled at me. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ The next morning, my family knocked at the gentleman’s door. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$