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泉州科技中学2024-2025学年度第二学期高一年期中考试
英语试卷
考试时间:120分钟 试卷满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What do we know about Jack?
A. He had a pleasant trip to Wuhan.
B. He hoped everything went well in Wuhan.
C. He spent an unforgettable winter this year in Wuhan.
2. What does the woman think of the movie?
A. It's amusing. B. It's exciting. C. It's disappointing.
3. What did the woman do yesterday?
A. She went cycling. B. She did some running. C. She photographed a sunrise.
4. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a classroom. B. In a museum. C. In a hospital.
5. What does the man do?
A. He's a popular accountant.
B. He's a new media player.
C. He's a computer gamer.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What's the relationship between the speakers?
A. Tour guide and tourist
B. Waiter and customer.
C. Mother and son.
7. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman was satisfied with the dinner.
B. The man lent his phone to the woman.
C. They spent a pleasant evening party together.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man doing?
A. He is designing a fitness app.
B. He is downloading an exercise app.
C. He is searching for an exercise app.
9. What kind of app does the man suggest to the woman?
A. An app for making money.
B. An app for saving money.
C. An app for spending money.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Cooking. B. Cleaning. C. Gardening.
11. What does the man need to do today?
A. Offer cooking recipe.
B. Cover some plants.
C. Decorate his kitchen.
12. Where are the woman's plants?
A. In her kitchen. B. On her balcony C. In her garden.
听第9段材料.,回答第13至16题。
13. What was the woman planning to study originally?
A Business. B. Law. C. Medicine.
14. What made the woman change her mind?
A. The outbreak of COVID-19.
B. The lockdown of schools.
C. The reduction of income.
15. Why does the woman apply for a medical school?
A. She is interested in studying medicine.
B. She wants to meet her parents' need.
C. She looks forward to becoming a doctor.
16.What will the man probably do?
A. Apply for a law school.
B. Apply for a medical school.
C. Go to Harvard Business School.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. When will this autumn's fashion show start?
A. At 8 am on November 26.
B. At 8 pm on November 26.
C. At 8 am on October 26.
18.What color will the clothes on show be?
A. Blue. B. Red. C. Orange.
19.Why won't any shoes be for sale?
A. The show space is limited.
B. Sports clothes are more popular.
C. People have no interest in shoes.
20. What is the prize for the best designer this year?
A. Money. B. A computer. C. Money and a computer.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Help? Teen Line Is Here
·CALL800—852—8336 Nationwide (6:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m.)
·TEXT TEEN to 839863(6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.)
·EMAIL US at teenline@org.com
Are you a teen looking for help?
Opening up to someone can be scary. Talking about what you’re dealing with is often hard, but at Teen Line we do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for you. Our only goal is to help you in whatever way we can.
What to expect when you call or text Teen Line?
When you call or text Teen Line, another teen will be there to listen, understand, and answer your questions. Many of our callers are talking to someone about what they’re going through fur the first time. Our teen listeners are aware of that and try to make you as comfortable as possible.
When you call or text Teen Line, we won’t judge you or tell you what to do. We will listen to you and work with you to find a way to improve your situation.
Who is going to answer your call or text?
Our volunteers, who are high school students from Los Angeles, California, will answer your call. Our volunteers —who we call “Listeners”—receive over 100 hours of training from mental health professionals so that they can respond and understand the needs of the teens reaching out.
What topics can you discuss with us?
Listeners are ready to talk about anything you are going through. The most common topics teens reach out about are relationships, anxiety, depression and loneliness.
1. Who is the text written for?
A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Teenagers. D. Adults.
2. What will Teen Line do if they receive a call?
A. They will tell the caller what to do directly. B. They will work with the caller to solve the problem.
C. They will turn to professionals for help. D. They will only listen to the caller.
3. What can we know about “Listeners”?
A. They haven’t received much professional training. B. They are high school students in New York.
C. They only talk about how to deal with relationships. D. Then can’t answer your call after 10:00 p.m.
B
When you hear the word “birthmark”, you probably think of one of those black or brown spots that you have on your body. For me, it’s different — I have them on my lips and inside my mouth. I’m used to being asked, “What are those black marks on your lips?” When I tell people they’re birthmarks, they usually say, “That’s strange.” I used to consider them ugly. However, my mom calls them beauty marks.
In pictures, I used to hide my birthmarks by pursing(噘起) my lips so I wouldn’t have to deal with people’s questions. As I was growing up, people wore me out with them. Some people would ask me the same questions even before knowing my name. In society I feel like we judge people by their looks before their personality.
My birthmarks are caused by a genetic(基因的) condition from my mom’s side of the family. My mom’s mom has birthmarks on her lips, and my mom’s uncle and my uncle have some on their bodies. Every year I plan to have a procedure to remove them. But when imagining the process, I always get nervous and give up.
My cousin faces a similar challenge. She has a huge birthmark that takes up her whole arm. She’s never tried to hide it or change her appearance. Once, her grandmother told her that the birthmark looked extremely prominent and suggested that she should wear long sleeves more often. If my cousin had actually taken that suggestion, she wouldn’t be such a person as she is.
Inspired by my cousin, I am finally accepting who I am and now I don’t hesitate when someone asks me about them either. I say, “They’re beauty marks” and smile without pursing my lips.
4. How did the author feel when asked about the birthmarks?
A. She felt excited to show her difference.
B. She felt annoyed to give others an answer.
C. She was scared to be made fun of by people.
D. She was bored to be faced with the question.
5. Who has the similar birthmarks like the author?
A. Her mother. B. Her grandmother.
C. Her cousin. D. Her uncle.
6. What can be inferred about the author’s cousin?
A. She dislikes talking about her birthmark.
B She never judges others by their looks.
C. She is more confident than the author.
D. She has taken her grandma’s suggestion.
7. What does the underlined word “prominent” in paragraph 4 mean?
A. Brilliant. B. Apparent.
C. Harmful. D. Impressive.
C
The artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT can offer everything from answers to basic general knowledge questions, to writing essays and poems. Ask ChatGPT to write about the history of the French Revolution or Battles of Hastings, and it will provide a perfect essay in less than a second. It's such a powerful tool openly accessible to any student for free. However, AI-based plagiarism (抄 袭) or so called “AIgiarism” is fast taking off across student populations internationally, ringing alarm bells in schools and universities around the world
The developers OpenAI have since decided to prevent the misuse of its technology. The company is developing a system, water marks, for identifying those who cheat by submitting essays written by ChatGPT. By using the system which changes certain works into a recognizable pattern, the machine written text could be identified by anyone looking for the signs. These changes would not be noticeable to the reader. The researchers say that by setting up this kind of security system, it could prevent the technology from being misused for whatever reason. Such measures will also prevent an overdependence on the tool, which still has a long way to go before improving its accuracy, due to the fact that it collects the information from all over the internet. The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, said in a statement that it would be a mistake to depend on it for anything important at this stage.
Schools also in turn have tried to take matters into their own hands, with many across Europe and the US updating their policies to warn of punishments for those who are caught using the program improperly.
Other schools have limited internet network access to ChatGPT on campus. Examiners have the sense to identify essays written by ChatGPT by a lack of emotion or personal experiences in them. This ability is a human advantage—AI will struggle to copy.
8. Why does the author mention French Revolution and Battles of Hastings?
A. To explain what they are. B. To introduce the history of France.
C. To show the power of ChatGPT. D. To make a comparison between them.
9. What can we learn about the system mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. It will make ChatGPT helpless for people.
B. It will probably prevent an overdependence on ChatGPT.
C. The readers are worried about the system's future.
D. It has successfully recognized essays written by ChatGPT.
10. What can we know about AI according to the last paragraph?
A. AI is able to match humans.
B. AI has no ability.
C. AI has an advantage over humans.
D. There is something that AI can't copy from humans.
11. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Actions Against the Misuse of ChatGPT
B. ChatGPT Is Forbidden
C. All the Systems of OpenAI
D. ChatGPT—A Powerful Tool
D
Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes.
The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina (视网膜) — an area at the back of the eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors (纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.
“In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides, the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can — within about 30 to 40 milliseconds, rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the150 degrees a human eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light.
Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.
12. Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye?
A. To replace people’s real eyeballs. B. To gain a sharper vision.
C. To help the blind regain their eyesight. D. To help normal eyes perform better.
13. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A The design of the artificial eye. B. The structure of the human eye.
C. The advantages of the artificial eye. D. The material used for the artificial eye.
14. What can we learn about the artificial eye and the human eye?
A. They have the same structure.
B. The artificial eye may see more clearly.
C. The human eye sees better in weak light.
D. The artificial eye takes in a broader view.
15. Which word best describes Hongrui Jiang’s attitude to the artificial eye?
A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Unconcerned. D. Satisfied.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Top studying tips
If you frequently find yourself stuck in low efficiency though you spend a lot of time learning, the following strategies might be of great help to you.
Study in cycles
In the 1950s, the famous sleep researcher Nathaniel Kleitman discovered the Sleep Cycle._____16_____We actually fall in and out of deep sleep several times every night. If we decide to use an alarm to force ourselves awake before a cycle completes itself, we will wake up feeling extremely tired. What does this have to do with studying? Well, it turns out these cycles don't only happen while we are a sleep. We go through periods of increasing and decreasing focus and energy all day. _____17_____Theoretically (理论上) we should be able to get a better session (时段).This also means it's best to work in 90-minute period because after that our focus starts to decline.
Relax purposefully
Simply put, after every cycle where you decide to focus hard on something, you need to take a break and allow your mind to relax.____18____After you complete a hard set at the gym where you pushed your body to the limit, you need to wait a few minutes to regain your strength. The same thing applies to our mind. We need to spend 10 to 30 minutes of relaxing after a focus cycle, giving our brain a break.____19____.
____20____
If you feel like you are someone who is unable to focus even during the best 90-minute cycles throughout the day, some expert suggests practicing a simple mindfulness meditation (冥想) technique. Studies have found that doing this form of meditation for at least 13 minutes per session can sharply improve your ability to focus after just a few months.
A. Improve focus at times.
B. This is similar to working out.
C. Practice meditation per session.
D. If we keep a balance between study session and sleep cycle,
E. It turns out that our bodies go through 90 to 110 minute cycles while we sleep.
F. If we don't, chances are that our next session won't be as productive as we'd like.
G. So if we can time a study session with one of these cycles with our awareness increasing.
第三部分 语言运用(共四节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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。
While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this ___21___ process and found something that has changed my ___22___ at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language.
I never felt an urge to ___23___ any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The ___24___ language were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my ___25___ for ASL.
The ___26___ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ___27___ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ___28___ of communicating without speaking ___29___ me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the ____30____. This newness just left me ____31____ more.
After that, feeling the need to ____32____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to ____33____ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my ____34____ progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____35____ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I ____36____ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was ____37____. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. ____38____, if there had been any talking, it would have ____39____ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ____40____ way of communication it opens.
21. A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal
22. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion
23. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create
24. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken
25. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request
26. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task
27. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed
28. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason
29. A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted
30. A. end B. past C. course D. distance
31. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting
32. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain
33. A. print B. write C. sign D. count
34. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious
35. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize
36. A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for
37. A. forbidden B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated
38 A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However
39. A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected
40. A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new
第二节 短语七选五(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据下列句子语境从所给的词块中选择合适的词块填空,所给词块中有两个多余选项。
A. make a contribution to B. be regarded as C. take charge of
D apart from E. in spite of F. refer to G. pick out
41. If necessary, you can ________________ these books when writing your paper.
42. The man planned to ________________ a ring as an anniversary gift for his wife.
43. Dr Smith is going to ________________ the sales department next month.
44. The singer from a local band used to ________________ a representative of her generation.
45. He still has a positive attitude to his failures ________________ many ups and downs in his career.
第三节:课文句子填空(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据句子意思,在下列句子中填入括号内单词的正确形式。
46. Beethoven was regarded as one of the ________ (great) composers in the history of music. (所给词的适当形式填空)
47. Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some ________ (amaze) music. (所给词的适当形式填空)
48. ________(fortunate), Van Gogh's unique paintings weren't very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime. (所给词的适当形式填空)
49. ________ makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear. (用适当的词填空)
50. This photo shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, _______ (surround) by the darkness of night. (所给词的适当形式填空)
第四节 语法填空 (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。
Every year, more than £1 million in coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain (喷泉) in Rome are collected ____51____ (feed), clothe, and house the city’s poor.
____52____ (complete) in 1762, the fountain is one of the city’s most popular ____53____ (destination). Usually it’s a tourist madhouse, taking up a third of the space in the already small Piazza di Trevi (a public square). Visitors arrive in large numbers, and many hope to do more than see the ____54____ (wonder) artwork.
Tradition has it that visitors put their back to the fountain and throw ____55____ coin over their left shoulder with their right hand — an act ____56____ supposedly guarantees (确保) they shall return to the city. The tradition was born from the 1954 film Three Coins in the Fountain about three American women living in Rome who wish upon the fountain ____57____ love in the city.
Over €1 million is thrown into its waters every year, which is collected by ____58____ (sweep) all the coins together and then using a machine to pick ____59____ (they) up.
Caritas, a charity, ____60____ (receive) this massive windfall (巨额款项), and uses it to fund soup kitchens, homeless shelters (收容所), free supermarkets and other projects.
第四部分 写作(共一节, 满分25分)
61. 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。
One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself in a hurry. He wanted to be first to wish a happy New Year to his family. He turned up at every door of the house, and shouted the words of “Happy New Year” in an excited voice. After a quick breakfast, he hopped along the street like a happy bird, greeted and repeated the words to those he met.
When he came back, his father gave him 50 dollars, saying he could buy whatever he had been wishing for. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some interesting books that he had seen at the bookstore. He thanked his father and danced out of the house again with a light heart, wanting to buy those books.
As he ran down the street, he noticed a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children trembling with cold. “I wish you a happy New Year,” said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man took a look at the happy boy and shook his head sadly.
Edward stopped and said, “It seems that you do not belong to this country” The man again shook his head, a confused expression appeared over his face, for he could not understand or speak English.
But the poor man pointed to his mouth, and to the children with hungry looks, as if to say, “These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.”
Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in difficult situation.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
He took out his dollars, and gave them all to the man.
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Paragraph 2:
When Edward went home, his father asked what book he had bought.
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泉州科技中学2024-2025学年度第二学期高一年期中考试
英语试卷
考试时间:120分钟 试卷满分:150分)
第一部分 听力(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
第一节(共5小题,每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。每段对话仅读一遍。
1. What do we know about Jack?
A. He had a pleasant trip to Wuhan.
B. He hoped everything went well in Wuhan.
C. He spent an unforgettable winter this year in Wuhan.
2. What does the woman think of the movie?
A. It's amusing. B. It's exciting. C. It's disappointing.
3. What did the woman do yesterday?
A. She went cycling. B. She did some running. C. She photographed a sunrise.
4. Where does this conversation take place?
A. In a classroom. B. In a museum. C. In a hospital.
5. What does the man do?
A. He's a popular accountant.
B. He's a new media player.
C. He's a computer gamer.
第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22. 5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。每段对话或独白读两遍。
听第6段材料,回答第6、7题。
6. What's the relationship between the speakers?
A. Tour guide and tourist
B. Waiter and customer.
C. Mother and son.
7. What can we learn from the conversation?
A. The woman was satisfied with the dinner.
B. The man lent his phone to the woman.
C. They spent a pleasant evening party together.
听第7段材料,回答第8、9题。
8. What is the man doing?
A. He is designing a fitness app.
B. He is downloading an exercise app.
C. He is searching for an exercise app.
9. What kind of app does the man suggest to the woman?
A. An app for making money.
B. An app for saving money.
C. An app for spending money.
听第8段材料,回答第10至12题。
10. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Cooking. B. Cleaning. C. Gardening.
11. What does the man need to do today?
A. Offer cooking recipe.
B. Cover some plants.
C. Decorate his kitchen.
12. Where are the woman's plants?
A. In her kitchen. B. On her balcony C. In her garden.
听第9段材料.,回答第13至16题。
13. What was the woman planning to study originally?
A. Business. B. Law. C. Medicine.
14. What made the woman change her mind?
A. The outbreak of COVID-19.
B. The lockdown of schools.
C. The reduction of income.
15. Why does the woman apply for a medical school?
A. She is interested in studying medicine.
B. She wants to meet her parents' need.
C. She looks forward to becoming a doctor.
16.What will the man probably do?
A. Apply for a law school.
B. Apply for a medical school.
C. Go to Harvard Business School.
听第10段材料,回答第17至20题。
17. When will this autumn's fashion show start?
A. At 8 am on November 26.
B. At 8 pm on November 26.
C. At 8 am on October 26.
18.What color will the clothes on show be?
A. Blue. B. Red. C. Orange.
19.Why won't any shoes be for sale?
A. The show space is limited.
B. Sports clothes are more popular.
C. People have no interest in shoes.
20. What is the prize for the best designer this year?
A. Money. B. A computer. C. Money and a computer.
第二部分 阅读(共两节,满分50分)
第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Help? Teen Line Is Here
·CALL800—852—8336 Nationwide (6:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m.)
·TEXT TEEN to 839863(6:00 p.m.—9:00 p.m.)
·EMAIL US at teenline@org.com
Are you a teen looking for help?
Opening up to someone can be scary. Talking about what you’re dealing with is often hard, but at Teen Line we do everything we can to make it as easy as possible for you. Our only goal is to help you in whatever way we can.
What to expect when you call or text Teen Line?
When you call or text Teen Line, another teen will be there to listen, understand, and answer your questions. Many of our callers are talking to someone about what they’re going through fur the first time. Our teen listeners are aware of that and try to make you as comfortable as possible.
When you call or text Teen Line, we won’t judge you or tell you what to do. We will listen to you and work with you to find a way to improve your situation.
Who is going to answer your call or text?
Our volunteers, who are high school students from Los Angeles, California, will answer your call. Our volunteers —who we call “Listeners”—receive over 100 hours of training from mental health professionals so that they can respond and understand the needs of the teens reaching out.
What topics can you discuss with us?
Listeners are ready to talk about anything you are going through. The most common topics teens reach out about are relationships, anxiety, depression and loneliness.
1. Who is the text written for?
A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Teenagers. D. Adults.
2. What will Teen Line do if they receive a call?
A. They will tell the caller what to do directly. B. They will work with the caller to solve the problem.
C. They will turn to professionals for help. D. They will only listen to the caller.
3. What can we know about “Listeners”?
A. They haven’t received much professional training. B. They are high school students in New York.
C. They only talk about how to deal with relationships. D. Then can’t answer your call after 10:00 p.m.
【答案】1. C 2. B 3. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个青少年帮助热线的信息。
【1题详解】
推理判断题。根据标题“Are you a teen looking for help? (你是一个寻求帮助的青少年吗?)”以及最后一段“The most common topics teens reach out about are relationships, anxiety, depression and loneliness. (青少年接触到的最常见的话题是人际关系、焦虑、抑郁和孤独。)”可知,这篇文章是写给青少年的。故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“When you call or text Teen Line, we won’t judge you or tell you what to do. We will listen to you and work with you to find a way to improve your situation. (当你给Teen Line打电话或发短信时,我们不会评判你,也不会告诉你该怎么做。我们会倾听你的意见,并与你一起寻找改善你处境的方法。)”可知,如果青少年热线接到电话,他们会和来电者一起解决问题。故选B。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一行“·CALL800—852—8336 Nationwide (6:00 p.m.—10:00 p.m.)(·全国电话800-852-8336(下午6:00—晚上10:00))”可知,晚上10点以后不能接听电话。故选D。
B
When you hear the word “birthmark”, you probably think of one of those black or brown spots that you have on your body. For me, it’s different — I have them on my lips and inside my mouth. I’m used to being asked, “What are those black marks on your lips?” When I tell people they’re birthmarks, they usually say, “That’s strange.” I used to consider them ugly. However, my mom calls them beauty marks.
In pictures, I used to hide my birthmarks by pursing(噘起) my lips so I wouldn’t have to deal with people’s questions. As I was growing up, people wore me out with them. Some people would ask me the same questions even before knowing my name. In society I feel like we judge people by their looks before their personality.
My birthmarks are caused by a genetic(基因的) condition from my mom’s side of the family. My mom’s mom has birthmarks on her lips, and my mom’s uncle and my uncle have some on their bodies. Every year I plan to have a procedure to remove them. But when imagining the process, I always get nervous and give up.
My cousin faces a similar challenge. She has a huge birthmark that takes up her whole arm. She’s never tried to hide it or change her appearance. Once, her grandmother told her that the birthmark looked extremely prominent and suggested that she should wear long sleeves more often. If my cousin had actually taken that suggestion, she wouldn’t be such a person as she is.
Inspired by my cousin, I am finally accepting who I am and now I don’t hesitate when someone asks me about them either. I say, “They’re beauty marks” and smile without pursing my lips.
4. How did the author feel when asked about the birthmarks?
A. She felt excited to show her difference.
B. She felt annoyed to give others an answer.
C. She was scared to be made fun of by people.
D. She was bored to be faced with the question.
5. Who has the similar birthmarks like the author?
A. Her mother. B. Her grandmother.
C. Her cousin. D. Her uncle.
6. What can be inferred about the author’s cousin?
A. She dislikes talking about her birthmark.
B. She never judges others by their looks.
C. She is more confident than the author.
D. She has taken her grandma’s suggestion.
7. What does the underlined word “prominent” in paragraph 4 mean?
A Brilliant. B. Apparent.
C. Harmful. D. Impressive.
【答案】4. D 5. B 6. C 7. B
【解析】
【分析】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者嘴唇和嘴里都有胎记。在作者成长的过程中,人们总是问她嘴上的黑斑是什么,作者为此搞得筋疲力尽。在表姐的启发下,作者终于接受了自己的身份。现在当人们问起她的时候,她会毫不犹豫地说“他们是美的印记”。
【详解】1.细节理解题。根据第二段中的“In pictures, I used to hide my birthmarks by pursing(噘起) my lips so I wouldn’t have to deal with people’s questions. As I was growing up, people wore me out with them”(在照片中,我常常撅起嘴巴来掩饰我的胎记。这样我就不必面对别人的问题了。随着我长大,人们会因为胎记把我搞得筋疲力尽。)可知,作者照相时掩饰嘴上的胎记就是为避免人们的问题,人们反复问这个问题,导致作者感到厌倦,心情不好,故选D。
2.细节理解题。根据第一段中的“For me, it’s different-I have them on my lips and inside my mouth”(对于我而言,这是不同的-我嘴唇上和嘴巴里面都有胎记。)可知,作者的胎记在嘴唇上和嘴巴里,再结合第三段中的“My mom’s mom has birthmarks on her lips”(我外祖母嘴唇上也有胎记)可知,作者的外祖母也有胎记在嘴唇上,所以作者和外祖母有相似的胎记,故选B。
3.推理判断题。依据第四段中的“My cousin faces a similar challenge. She has a huge birthmark that takes up her whole arm. She’s never tried to hide it or change her appearance”(我表姐也面临同样的挑战。她有一块巨大的胎记占据她的整个手臂。她从来没试着掩盖胎记,或者是改变自己的外表。)和第五段中的“Inspired by my cousin”(受表姐的鼓舞)可知,作者的表姐比作者自信,故选C。
4.词义猜测题。根据画线词后面的“suggested that she should wear long sleeves more often...she wouldn’t be such a person as she is”(建议她应该多穿长袖......她不会是这样的人。)可知,表姐的奶奶想让她用长袖衣衫遮挡住胎记,因为她觉得胎记太明显了,与B项“Apparent”(明显的)符合,A. Brilliant杰出的;C. Harmful有害的;D. Impressive给人印象深刻的。故选B。
C
The artificial intelligence tool ChatGPT can offer everything from answers to basic general knowledge questions, to writing essays and poems. Ask ChatGPT to write about the history of the French Revolution or Battles of Hastings, and it will provide a perfect essay in less than a second. It's such a powerful tool openly accessible to any student for free. However, AI-based plagiarism (抄 袭) or so called “AIgiarism” is fast taking off across student populations internationally, ringing alarm bells in schools and universities around the world
The developers OpenAI have since decided to prevent the misuse of its technology. The company is developing a system, water marks, for identifying those who cheat by submitting essays written by ChatGPT. By using the system which changes certain works into a recognizable pattern, the machine written text could be identified by anyone looking for the signs. These changes would not be noticeable to the reader. The researchers say that by setting up this kind of security system, it could prevent the technology from being misused for whatever reason. Such measures will also prevent an overdependence on the tool, which still has a long way to go before improving its accuracy, due to the fact that it collects the information from all over the internet. The CEO of OpenAI, Sam Altman, said in a statement that it would be a mistake to depend on it for anything important at this stage.
Schools also in turn have tried to take matters into their own hands, with many across Europe and the US updating their policies to warn of punishments for those who are caught using the program improperly.
Other schools have limited internet network access to ChatGPT on campus. Examiners have the sense to identify essays written by ChatGPT by a lack of emotion or personal experiences in them. This ability is a human advantage—AI will struggle to copy.
8. Why does the author mention French Revolution and Battles of Hastings?
A. To explain what they are. B. To introduce the history of France.
C. To show the power of ChatGPT. D. To make a comparison between them.
9. What can we learn about the system mentioned in Paragraph 2?
A. It will make ChatGPT helpless for people.
B. It will probably prevent an overdependence on ChatGPT.
C. The readers are worried about the system's future.
D. It has successfully recognized essays written by ChatGPT.
10. What can we know about AI according to the last paragraph?
A. AI is able to match humans.
B. AI has no ability.
C. AI has an advantage over humans.
D. There is something that AI can't copy from humans.
11. What can be the best title for the passage?
A. Actions Against the Misuse of ChatGPT
B. ChatGPT Is Forbidden
C. All the Systems of OpenAI
D. ChatGPT—A Powerful Tool
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. D 11. A
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。ChatGPT可以在短时间内完美提供从基本常识问题的答案到写散文和诗歌的所有内容,导致人工智能剽窃正在全球学生群体中迅速兴起,为此,Open AI公司正在开发一种名为“水印”的系统,用于识别那些通过提交ChatGPT撰写的论文而作弊的人,同时,学校方面也有各种措施来防止学生滥用ChatGPT。
【8题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段第二句“Ask ChatGPT to write about the history of the French Revolution or Battles of Hastings, and it will provide a perfect essay in less than a second. (让ChatGPT写一篇关于法国大革命或黑斯廷斯战役的历史,它会在不到一秒钟的时间内提供一篇完美的文章。)”可知,作者提到法国大革命和黑斯廷斯战役来展示ChatGPT的强大功能。故选C项。
【9题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段中“Such measures will also prevent an overdependence on the tool, which still has a long way to go before improving its accuracy, due to the fact that it collects the information from all over the internet. (这些措施还将防止对该工具的过度依赖,由于该工具收集了来自互联网的所有信息,因此在提高其准确性之前还有很长的路要走。)”可知,这套系统可以防止使用者对ChatGPT的过度依赖。故选B项。
【10题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段“Examiners have the sense to identify essays written by ChatGPT by a lack of emotion or personal experiences in them. This ability is a human advantage—AI will struggle to copy. (考官们有一种感觉,通过ChatGPT写的文章缺乏情感或个人经历来识别它们。这种能力是人类的优势——人工智能将难以复制。)”可知,人类写的文章富含情感或个人经历,人工智能在这方面无法和人类相媲美。故选D项。
【11题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,根据第二段中“The developers Open AI have since decided to prevent the misuse of its technology. The company is developing a system, water marks, for identifying those who cheat by submitting essays written by ChatGPT. (开发者Open AI已经决定防止其技术被滥用。该公司正在开发一种名为‘水印’的系统,用于识别那些通过提交ChatGPT撰写的论文而作弊的人。)”,以及第三段“Schools also in turn have tried to take matters into their own hands, with many across Europe and the US updating their policies to warn of punishments for those who are caught using the program improperly. (反过来,学校也试图掌握自己的主动权,欧洲和美国的许多学校都更新了政策,警告那些被发现不当使用该项目的人将受到惩罚。)”,第四段“Other schools have limited internet network access to ChatGPT on campus.(其他学校对校园ChatGPT的互联网接入有限。)”可知,除了Open AI公司正在开发的名为“水印”的系统,学校方面也有措施来防止学生滥用ChatGPT在学术论文的撰写中。D项“Actions Against the Misuse of ChatGPT (防止滥用ChatGPT的行动)”适合作文章的标题,故选A项。
D
Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently. The device, which is about as sensitive to light and has sharper vision and a faster reaction time than a real eyeball, may outperform human eyes.
The human eye owes its wide field of view and clear eyesight to the retina (视网膜) — an area at the back of the eyeball covered in light-detecting cells. The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors (纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.
“In the future, we can use this to replace damaged human eyes,” says the lead designer. In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter. Besides, the artificial eyeball records changes in lighting faster than human eyes can — within about 30 to 40 milliseconds, rather than 40 to 150 milliseconds. Although its 100-degree field of view isn’t as broad as the150 degrees a human eye can take in, the device can see as well as the human eye in poor light.
Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.
12. Why does Zhiyong Fan develop the artificial eye?
A. To replace people’s real eyeballs. B. To gain a sharper vision.
C. To help the blind regain their eyesight. D. To help normal eyes perform better.
13. What is paragraph 2 mainly about?
A. The design of the artificial eye. B. The structure of the human eye.
C. The advantages of the artificial eye. D. The material used for the artificial eye.
14. What can we learn about the artificial eye and the human eye?
A. They have the same structure.
B. The artificial eye may see more clearly.
C. The human eye sees better in weak light.
D. The artificial eye takes in a broader view.
15. Which word best describes Hongrui Jiang’s attitude to the artificial eye?
A. Doubtful. B. Favorable. C. Unconcerned. D. Satisfied.
【答案】12. C 13. A 14. B 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了香港科技大学的一位科学家开发人工眼帮助盲人重获光明。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。由第一段“Blind people have long desired for brightness, but scientists don’t have the technology. To bring that one step closer to reality, Zhiyong Fan, a materials scientist of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, developed a new artificial eye recently.”(盲人长期以来一直渴望光明,但科学家们没有这项技术。为了让这一点更接近现实,香港科技大学材料科学家范志勇最近开发了一种新人工眼。)可知,发明人工眼的目的是帮助盲人重获光明。故选C项。
【13题详解】
主旨大意题。由第二段“The design for a new artificial eye is based on the structure of the human eye and uses a friendly light-sensitive material. At the back of the eyeball, an artificial retina is lined with Nan scale light sensors ( 纳米级光感器). Those sensors measure light that passes through the lens (晶状体) at the front of the eye. Wires attached to the back of the retina send signals from those sensors to the processor, similar to the way nerve networks connect the eyeball to the brain.”(新型人工眼的设计基于人眼的结构,并使用了一种友好的光敏材料。在眼球后部,人造视网膜上排列着Nan级的光传感器。这些传感器测量通过眼睛前部晶状体的光线。连接在视网膜后部的电线将信号从这些传感器发送到处理器,类似于神经网络将眼球连接到大脑的方式。)可知,第二段主要讲人工眼的结构设计。故选A项。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。由第三段“In theory, this artificial eye could see more clearly than the human eye, because the artificial retina contains about 460 million light sensors per square centimeter while a real retina has about 10 million light-detecting cells per square centimeter.”(理论上,这种人造眼比人眼看得更清楚,因为人造视网膜每平方厘米包含大约 4.6 亿个光传感器,而真正的视网膜每平方厘米有大约 1000 万个光检测细胞。)可知,理论上人工眼可能比真正的眼睛看得更清楚。故选B项。
【15题详解】
推理判断题。由尾段“Hongrui Jiang, an electrical engineer at the University of Wisconsin, though, thinks engineers need a much more practical and efficient way to produce vast series of tiny wires on the back of the artificial eyeball to give it superhuman sight, which is super hard to achieve.”(不过,威斯康星大学的电气工程师姜宏瑞认为,工程师们需要一种更实用、更有效的方法,在人造眼球的背面生产大量的细线,使其具有超人的视力,而这很难实现。)可知,他认为科学家们设想的很难达成,因此对人工眼持怀疑态度。故选A项。
第二节(共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Top studying tips
If you frequently find yourself stuck in low efficiency though you spend a lot of time learning, the following strategies might be of great help to you.
Study in cycles
In the 1950s, the famous sleep researcher Nathaniel Kleitman discovered the Sleep Cycle._____16_____We actually fall in and out of deep sleep several times every night. If we decide to use an alarm to force ourselves awake before a cycle completes itself, we will wake up feeling extremely tired. What does this have to do with studying? Well, it turns out these cycles don't only happen while we are a sleep. We go through periods of increasing and decreasing focus and energy all day. _____17_____Theoretically (理论上) we should be able to get a better session (时段).This also means it's best to work in 90-minute period because after that our focus starts to decline.
Relax purposefully
Simply put, after every cycle where you decide to focus hard on something, you need to take a break and allow your mind to relax.____18____After you complete a hard set at the gym where you pushed your body to the limit, you need to wait a few minutes to regain your strength. The same thing applies to our mind. We need to spend 10 to 30 minutes of relaxing after a focus cycle, giving our brain a break.____19____.
____20____
If you feel like you are someone who is unable to focus even during the best 90-minute cycles throughout the day, some expert suggests practicing a simple mindfulness meditation (冥想) technique. Studies have found that doing this form of meditation for at least 13 minutes per session can sharply improve your ability to focus after just a few months.
A. Improve focus at times.
B. This is similar to working out.
C. Practice meditation per session.
D. If we keep a balance between study session and sleep cycle,
E. It turns out that our bodies go through 90 to 110 minute cycles while we sleep.
F. If we don't, chances are that our next session won't be as productive as we'd like.
G. So if we can time a study session with one of these cycles with our awareness increasing.
【答案】16. E 17. G 18. B 19. F 20. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了一些提高学习效率的策略和方法。
【16题详解】
上文“In the 1950s, the famous sleep researcher Nathaniel Kleitman discovered the Sleep Cycle.”(在20世纪50年代,著名的睡眠研究者Nathaniel Kleitman发现了睡眠周期。)引出话题,提到睡眠周期。下文“We actually fall in and out of deep sleep several times every night.”(我们实际上每天晚上都会有好几次进入和退出深度睡眠。)具体介绍睡眠周期的情况。故可推断空格处内容为与睡眠周期相关。结合选项E项“事实证明,当我们睡觉时,我们的身体会经历90到110分钟的周期。”符合此推断,也是讲的关于睡眠周期的情况,上下文语意连贯。故选E项。
【17题详解】
根据上文“We go through periods of increasing and decreasing focus and energy all day.”(我们一整天都在经历注意力和精力时而增加时而减少的时期。)说明注意力和精力的实时变化。结合选项G项“因此,如果我们能够利用这些周期中的一个来安排学习时间,我们的意识就会增强。”可知,和上文形成因果关系,上下文语意连贯。故选G项。
【18题详解】
根据下文“After you complete a hard set at the gym where you pushed your body to the limit, you need to wait a few minutes to regain your strength.”(当你在健身房完成一组艰苦的训练后,你的身体达到了极限,你需要等几分钟来恢复你的力量。)可知,这里提到关于健身的内容。结合选项B项“这和健身很相似。”和下文内容一致,都是讲的关于健身的内容,上下文语意连贯。故选B项。
【19题详解】
根据上文“We need to spend 10 to 30 minutes of relaxing after a focus cycle, giving our brain a break.”(我们需要花10到30分钟的时间来放松,让我们的大脑休息一下。)说明大脑需要休息。结合选项F项“如果我们不这样做,很可能我们的下一个会议不会像我们希望的那样富有成效。”可知,和上文语意紧密连接,下文是对上文的语意递进。故选F项。
【20题详解】
由该题为段落小标题可知,为总结该段内容。该段下文“If you feel like you are someone who is unable to focus even during the best 90-minute cycles throughout the day, some expert suggests practicing a simple mindfulness meditation(冥想) technique. Studies have found that doing this form of meditation for at least 13 minutes per session can sharply improve your ability to focus after just a few months.”(如果你觉得自己是一个即使在一天中最好的90分钟周期中也无法集中注意力的人,一些专家建议练习一种简单的正念冥想技巧。研究发现,每次至少13分钟的冥想可以在短短几个月后显著提高你的注意力。)可知,讲的是一些专家建议练习一种简单的正念冥想技巧。结合选项C项“每次一段时间的冥想。”意思一致,为总结该段内容。故选C项。
第三部分 语言运用(共四节,满分45分)
第一节(共20小题;每小题1分,满分20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。
While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration. I myself went through this ___21___ process and found something that has changed my ___22___ at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language.
I never felt an urge to ___23___ any sign language before. My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends. The ___24___ language were enough in all my interactions(交往). Little did I know that I would discover my ___25___ for ASL.
The ___26___ began during my first week at college. I watched as the ASL Club ___27___ their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ___28___ of communicating without speaking ___29___ me. What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the ____30____. This newness just left me ____31____ more.
After that, feeling the need to ____32____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to ____33____ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged by my ____34____ progress, I was excited. I then made it a point to ____35____ those meetings and learn all I could.
The following term, I ____36____ an ASL class. The professor was deaf and any talking was ____37____. I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. ____38____, if there had been any talking, it would have ____39____ us to learn less. Now, I appreciate the silence and the ____40____ way of communication it opens.
21. A. searching B. planning C. natural D. formal
22. A. progress B. experience C. major D. opinion
23. A. choose B. read C. learn D. create
24. A. official B. foreign C. body D. spoken
25. A. love B. concern C. goal D. request
26. A. meeting B. trip C. story D. task
27. A. recorded B. performed C. recited D. discussed
28. A. idea B. amount C. dream D. reason
29. A. disturbed B. supported C. embarrassed D. attracted
30. A. end B. past C. course D. distance
31. A. showing B. acting C. saying D. wanting
32. A. exercise B. explore C. express D. explain
33. A. print B. write C. sign D. count
34. A. slow B. steady C. normal D. obvious
35. A. chair B. sponsor C. attend D. organize
36. A. missed B. passed C. gave up D. registered for
37. A. forbidden B. welcomed C. ignored D. repeated
38. A. Lastly B. Thus C. Instead D. However
39. A. required B. caused C. allowed D. expected
40. A. easy B. popular C. quick D. new
【答案】21. A 22. B 23. C 24. D 25. A 26. C 27. B 28. A 29. D 30. B 31. D 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 36. D 37. A 38. C 39. B 40. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了作者在大学学美国手语的经历,让作者学会了去欣赏这种无声的表达方式,也让作者开启了新的交流方式。
【21题详解】
考查动词和形容词词义辨析。句意:我自己也经历了这个寻找的过程,发现了一些让我在大学的经历变得更好的东西:我发现了美国手语。A. searching搜索;B. planning计划;C. natural自然的;D. formal正式的。根据前文的“While high school does not generally encourage students to explore new aspects of life, college sets the stage for that exploration.”可知,大学就是一个探索的过程,为我们新的探索奠定基础,因此可知,作者上大学后也经历了寻找某种东西的过程。故选A项。
【22题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我自己也经历了这个寻找的过程,发现了一些让我在大学的经历变得更好的东西:我发现了美国手语。A. progress进步,进展;B. experience经历;C. major专业;D. opinion观点。根据后文“at college for the better: I discovered ASL-American Sign Language”以及“Now, I appreciate the silence and the 20 way of communication it opens.”可知,作者在大学发现了美国手语,而这一发现也让作者在后来学会去欣赏这种无声的表达方式,因此可知,这个发现让作者大学的经历变得更好。故选B项。
【23题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我以前从未有过学习任何手语的冲动。A. choose选择;B. read阅读;C. learn学习;D. create创造。根据后文“After that, feeling the need to 12 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to ____ the alphabet that day.”可知,作者在了解了这一种手语后,对此充满兴趣,想要了解更多,有想要学习这种手语的冲动。故选C项。
【24题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在我所有的互动中,口语已经足够了。A. official官方的;B. foreign外国的;C. body身体的;D. spoken口语的。根据前文“My entire family is hearing, and so are all my friends.”以及后文“were enough in all my interactions(交往)”可知,作者生活当中用不到手语,因为身边的人都是听力正常的,所以作者觉得口语交流足够了。故选D项。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我不知道我会发现我对美国手语的爱。A. love爱;B. concern关注;C. goal目标;D. request请求。根据后文“After that, feeling the need to 12 further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”可知,作者喜欢上了这种手语,想要去探索更多关于这种手语,因此可知,作者从来不知道自己有一天会爱上这种手语。故选A 项。
【26题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:故事开始于我上大学的第一周。A. meeting会议;B. trip旅行;C. story故事;D. task任务。根据后文“I watched as the ASL Club ____ their translation of a song.”可知,作者是在一次观看手语俱乐部的表演才知道了这种手语,才喜欢上了这种手语,因此可知,此处讲的是事情是怎么发生的,即故事是怎么开始的。故选C项。
【27题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:我看着美国手语俱乐部表演他们翻译的一首歌。A. recorded记录;B. performed表演;C. recited背诵;D. discussed讨论。根据后文“their translation of a song. Both the hand movements and the very ____ of communicating without speaking ____ me.”可知,作者是被他们通过肢体语言来去演绎一首歌而吸引住了,从此爱上了手语,因此可知作者是看了手语俱乐部的表演。故选B项。
【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:手部动作和不说话交流的想法都吸引了我。A. idea观点,想法;B. amount总量;C. dream梦想;D. reason理由。根据后文“communicating without speaking”可知,看了表演之后,作者看到了不需要通过说话也能进行交流,因此作者涌上一种想法,即一种不用通过说话就能交流的想法。故选A项。
【29题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:手部动作和不说话交流的想法都吸引了我。A. disturbed打扰;B. supported支持;C. embarrassed使尴尬;D. attracted吸引。根据后文“What I saw was completely unlike anything I had experienced in the ____ .This newness just left me ____ more.”可知,这是作者从未有过的经历,让作者想要了解地更多,因此可知作者被深深吸引了。故选D项。
【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我所看到的与我过去经历的完全不同。A. end结束;B. past过去;C. course过程,课程;D. distance距离。根据后文“This newness just left me ____ more.”可知,这对作者来说是全新的经历,从未有过的,因此可知这是作者以前从未有过的经历。故选B项。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:这种新鲜感让我想要了解更多。A. showing展示;B. acting行动;C. saying说;D. wanting想要。根据后文“After that, feeling the need to ____ further, I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”可知,作者在看了表演之后,被深深吸引住了,因此决定更进一步地了解这种手语,因此可知作者想要了解更多。故选D项。
【32题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:之后,觉得有必要进一步探索,我决定去参加一个ASL俱乐部的会议。A. exercise运动;B. explore探索;C. express表达;D. explain解释。根据后文“I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings”可知,作者开始行动起来去了解这种手语,因此作者觉得有必要更进一步去了解、去探索这种手语。故选B项。
【33题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:那天我只学会了用手语来表达字母。A. print打印;B. write写;C. sign打手语;D. count数数。根据前文“I decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings. I only learned how to”可知,作者参加的是手语俱乐部的会议,自然学的就是手语,因此那天作者学会了用手语来表达字母。故选C项。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:然而,我并没有因为进步缓慢而气馁,相反,我很兴奋。A. slow慢的;B. steady平稳的;C. normal正常的;D. obvious明显的。根据前文“I only learned how to ____ the alphabet that day. Yet instead of being discouraged”可知,作者只学会了用手语表达字母,但是作者没有为此感到气馁,因此可知,作者学手语的速度不快,进步不大,但作者并不灰心。故选A项。
【35题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:之后,我决定参加这些会议,尽可能多地学习。A. chair主持;B. sponsor赞助;C. attend参加;D. organize组织。根据前文“decided to drop in on one of ASL club’s meetings.”可知,自从作者参加一次会议之后,作者决心经常参加这些会议,让自己多学点。故选C项。
【36题详解】
考查动词短语和动词词义辨析。句意:下一学期,我注册了一门美国手语课程。A. missed错过;B. passed通过;C. gave up放弃;D. registered for注册。根据后文“The professor was deaf and any talking was ____ .”可知,作者上了手语课,因此作者是在大学的第二个学期报名了一个手语课程。故选D项。
【37题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:教授是个聋子,任何谈话都是被禁止的。A. forbidden禁止;B. welcomed欢迎;C. ignored忽视;D. repeated重复。根据后文“I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.”可知,这个课堂是无声的课堂,大家都是通过手语来沟通的,因此可知在课堂上不允许用口语来交流,所以谈话是被禁止的。故选A项。
【38题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:相反,如果有任何谈话,它会导致我们学到更少的东西。A. Lastly最后;B. Thus因此;C. Instead反而;D. However然而。根据前文“I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant.”以及后文“if there had been any talking, it would have ____ us to learn less.”可知,课堂上的沉默无声是必要的,不然我们就很难真正学好手语,因此此处表示转折,意为“相反,反而”,应用Instead。故选C项。
【39题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:相反,如果有任何谈话,它会导致我们学到更少的东西。A. required要求;B. caused造成;C. allowed允许;D. expected期待。根据前文“I soon realized that the silence was not unpleasant. ____ , if there had been any talking”可知,在这个手语课堂上不用口语沟通是很正常的,这有利于我们学好手语,因此可知,如果有口语沟通,这会导致我们学不好手语,学到的也会更少。故选B项。
【40题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:现在,我很欣赏这种沉默和它所开启的新的交流方式。A. easy简单的;B. popular受欢迎的;C. quick快速的;D. new新的。根据前文“This newness just left me ____ more.”可知,作者以前都是用口语交流,而现在学会了手语,因此这是一种新的交流方式。故选D项。
第二节 短语七选五(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据下列句子语境从所给的词块中选择合适的词块填空,所给词块中有两个多余选项。
A. make a contribution to B. be regarded as C. take charge of
D. apart from E. in spite of F. refer to G. pick out
41. If necessary, you can ________________ these books when writing your paper.
42. The man planned to ________________ a ring as an anniversary gift for his wife.
43. Dr Smith is going to ________________ the sales department next month.
44. The singer from a local band used to ________________ a representative of her generation.
45. He still has a positive attitude to his failures ________________ many ups and downs in his career.
【答案】41. F 42. G
43. C 44. B
45. E
【解析】
【41题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:如果需要的话,在撰写论文时您可以参考这些书籍。根据“these books when writing your paper”以及句意“参考”可知应填refer to,且can后跟动词原形。故选F。
【42题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:这位男士打算挑选一枚戒指作为与妻子的周年纪念礼物。根据“a ring as an anniversary gift”以及句意“挑选”可知应填pick out,此处为不定式作宾语,故选G。
【43题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:史密斯博士将于下个月负责销售部门的工作。根据“the sales department”以及句意“负责”可知应填take charge of,此处为be going to do sth.短语。故选C。
【44题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:这位来自当地乐队的歌手过去被视为她这一代人的代表人物。根据“a representative of her generation”以及句意“被视为”可知应填be regarded as,此处为短语used to do sth.。故选B。
【45题详解】
考查固定短语。句意:尽管职业生涯中经历了诸多起伏,但他仍然对自己的失败持有积极的态度。根据“many ups and downs in his career”以及句意“尽管”可知应填in spite of,故选E。
第三节:课文句子填空(共5小题;每小题1分,满分5分)
根据句子意思,在下列句子中填入括号内单词的正确形式。
46. Beethoven was regarded as one of the ________ (great) composers in the history of music. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】greatest
【解析】
【详解】考查最高级。句意:贝多芬被视为音乐史上最伟大的作曲家之一。此处为one of+最高级+复数名词,表示“最……之一”。故填greatest。
47. Inspired by his struggles with deafness, the composer produced some ________ (amaze) music. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】amazing
【解析】
【详解】考查形容词。句意:受到自己与耳聋抗争经历启发,这位作曲家创作出了一些令人惊叹的音乐作品。修饰名词music用形容词amazing,作定语。故填amazing。
48. ________(fortunate), Van Gogh's unique paintings weren't very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】Unfortunately
【解析】
【分析】
【详解】考查副词。句意:不幸的是,梵高独特的画作并不受欢迎,他一生只卖出了一幅画。该空修饰整个句子,用副词,首字母大写;根据“Van Gogh's unique paintings weren't very popular and he only sold one painting in his lifetime.”可知这是不幸的事情,所以填Unfortunately。
49. ________ makes it striking is that it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear. (用适当的词填空)
【答案】What
【解析】
【详解】考查主语从句。句意:它引人注目的地方在于它展示了一个带着恐惧表情的瘦弱的身影。空处引导名词性从句作整个句子的主语,主语从句缺少主语,结合“it shows a thin figure with an expression of fear”可知,主语指物,应用连接代词what作引导词,句首单词的首字母需大写。故填What。
50. This photo shows a beautiful house lit by lights from inside, _______ (surround) by the darkness of night. (所给词的适当形式填空)
【答案】surrounded
【解析】
【详解】考查过去分词。句意:这张照片展示了一座美丽的房子,房子里充满了灯光,外面被夜晚的黑暗包围。逻辑主语a beautiful house和非谓语动词surround是被动关系,surround用过去分词作后置定语。故填surrounded。
第四节 语法填空 (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。
Every year, more than £1 million in coins thrown into the Trevi Fountain (喷泉) in Rome are collected ____51____ (feed), clothe, and house the city’s poor.
____52____ (complete) in 1762, the fountain is one of the city’s most popular ____53____ (destination). Usually it’s a tourist madhouse, taking up a third of the space in the already small Piazza di Trevi (a public square). Visitors arrive in large numbers, and many hope to do more than see the ____54____ (wonder) artwork.
Tradition has it that visitors put their back to the fountain and throw ____55____ coin over their left shoulder with their right hand — an act ____56____ supposedly guarantees (确保) they shall return to the city. The tradition was born from the 1954 film Three Coins in the Fountain about three American women living in Rome who wish upon the fountain ____57____ love in the city.
Over €1 million is thrown into its waters every year, which is collected by ____58____ (sweep) all the coins together and then using a machine to pick ____59____ (they) up.
Caritas, a charity, ____60____ (receive) this massive windfall (巨额款项), and uses it to fund soup kitchens, homeless shelters (收容所), free supermarkets and other projects.
【答案】51. to feed
52. Completed
53. destinations
54. wonderful
55. a 56. that ##which
57. for 58. sweeping
59. them 60. receives
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文,介绍了罗马特莱维喷泉。
【51题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:每年,人们会收集扔在罗马特莱维喷泉里的100多万英镑硬币,用于为这座城市的穷人提供食物、衣物和住所。分析句子结构可知,句中已有谓语动词are collected,此处需用非谓语动词表目的,所以用动词不定式to feed,“to feed clothe, and house the city’s poor”意为“为了给……提供食物、衣物和住所”。故填to feed。
【52题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:这座喷泉于1762年建成,是这座城市最受欢迎的景点之一。分析句子结构可知,本句已有谓语动词is,complete需用非谓语形式。complete与逻辑主语the fountain之间是动词关系,即“喷泉被建成”,所以用过去分词Completed作状语,句首单词首字母大写。故填Completed。
【53题详解】
考查名词复数。句意:这座喷泉于1762年建成,是这座城市最受欢迎的景点之一。“one of + the +形容词最高级+可数名词复数”为常用结构,意为“最……之一”,所以此处用名词复数destinations,意为“目的地,景点”。故填destinations。
【54题详解】
考查形容词。句意:游客大量涌入,许多人希望做的不仅仅是观赏这美妙的艺术品。此处修饰名词artwork,应用形容词wonderful,意为“美妙的,精彩的”。故填wonderful。
【55题详解】
考查冠词。句意:传统习俗是游客背对喷泉,用右手将一枚硬币从左肩上方扔过去——这个举动据说能确保他们会再次回到这座城市。coin为可数名词单数,此处表示泛指“一枚硬币”,且coin首字母的发音为辅音音素。所以用不定冠词a。故填a。
【56题详解】
考查定语从句。句意:传统习俗是游客背对喷泉,用右手将一枚硬币从左肩上方扔过去——这个举动据说能确保他们会再次回到这座城市。此处为关系词引导的定语从句,先行词为an act,指物,在从句中作主语,所以用关系代词that或which引导该定语从句。故填that/which。
【57题详解】
考查介词。句意:这个传统源于1954年的电影《罗马之恋》,这部电影讲述了三个生活在罗马的美国女性在喷泉边许愿,希望在这座城市收获爱情的故事。wish for为固定搭配,意为“希望得到,祈求”,所以此处填for。故填for。
【58题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:每年有超过100万欧元被投入喷泉,收集硬币的方式是先把所有硬币扫到一起,然后用机器把它们捡起来。by为介词,后接动名词作宾语,所以用sweeping。故填sweeping。
【59题详解】
考查代词。句意:每年有超过100万欧元被投入喷泉,收集硬币的方式是先把所有硬币扫到一起,然后用机器把它们捡起来。作动词pick宾语,后接宾格代词them指代前文的coins。故填them。
【60题详解】
考查动词时态和主谓一致。句意:慈善机构Caritas接收这笔巨额款项,并将其用于资助施粥所、无家可归者收容所、免费超市和其他项目。此处描述客观事实,用一般现在时,主语Caritas是第三人称单数,所以谓语动词用receives。故填receives。
第四部分 写作(共一节, 满分25分)
61. 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。
One pleasant New-year morning, Edward rose, and washed and dressed himself in a hurry. He wanted to be first to wish a happy New Year to his family. He turned up at every door of the house, and shouted the words of “Happy New Year” in an excited voice. After a quick breakfast, he hopped along the street like a happy bird, greeted and repeated the words to those he met.
When he came back, his father gave him 50 dollars, saying he could buy whatever he had been wishing for. His face lighted up as he took them. He had wished for a long time to buy some interesting books that he had seen at the bookstore. He thanked his father and danced out of the house again with a light heart, wanting to buy those books.
As he ran down the street, he noticed a poor German family, the father, mother, and three children trembling with cold. “I wish you a happy New Year,” said Edward, as he was happily passing on. The man took a look at the happy boy and shook his head sadly.
Edward stopped and said, “It seems that you do not belong to this country” The man again shook his head, a confused expression appeared over his face, for he could not understand or speak English.
But the poor man pointed to his mouth, and to the children with hungry looks, as if to say, “These little ones have had nothing to eat for a long time.”
Edward quickly understood that these poor people were in difficult situation.
注意:
1.续写词数应为150左右;
2.请按如下格式在相应位置作答。
Paragraph 1:
He took out his dollars, and gave them all to the man.
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Paragraph 2:
When Edward went home, his father asked what book he had bought.
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【答案】Paragraph 1:
He took out his dollars, and gave them all to the man. How their eyes sparkled with gratitude! They said something in their language, which might mean, “You are doing me a great favor, and I am very grateful to you.” The man was so moved that he stood there, failing to say any words. At the same time, Edward saw a bright smile spread across the man’s face. He smiled back at the father, waved goodbye to the family and went home delightedly.
Paragraph 2:
When Edward went home his father asked what book he had bought. He hung his head a moment, but quickly looked up. Then he told the story to his father. “I have bought no books,” said he, “I can wait for my books till next New Year.” “My dear boy,” said his father, “here are a dozen of books. I give them to you, more as a reward for your goodness of heart than as a New Year gift.” It was on that very moment that Edward realized a small act of kindness may be powerful enough to make a huge difference.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了爱德华在带着父亲给的钱去书店买书的路上遇见一个贫穷的德国家庭,他把钱给了这对夫妇后回家和父亲说了这件事情,父亲很高兴地送给他一些书,并教导他要随时帮助身边有困难的人们的故事。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“他拿出他的美元,把它们都给了那个人。”可知,第一段可描写爱德华把钱给了这对贫穷夫妻后回家告知父亲真相的事情。
②由第二段首句内容“爱德华回家后,他父亲问他买了什么书。”可知,第二段可描写回家后爱德华的父亲询问他买了什么书,爱德华将事实告知父亲,并且父亲赠与他一打书作为新年礼物,更是对他善良的奖赏。
2.续写线索:
新年获得两美元——准备去书店买书——路遇贫穷的夫妻——把钱送给这对夫妻——回家告知父亲真相——得到父亲的礼物和表扬
3.词汇激活
行为类
①.闪烁:sparkl/twinkle
②.低头:hang one's head/lower one's head
③.不能说出话:fail to say any word/fail to express any word
情绪类
①.感激:be grateful /show one’s gratitude to
②.快乐地:delightedly/cheerfully
【点睛】[高分句型1]. They said something in their language, which might mean, “You are doing me a great favor, and I am very grateful to you.”(由which引导的非限制性定语从句)
[高分句型2]. It was on that very moment that Edward realized a small act of kindness may be powerful enough to make a huge difference.(句中运用了强调句结构)
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