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启用前★机密 江苏省前黄高级中学2023级高中毕业班摸底测试 英语 试卷号：2601101 2025.7 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 3.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 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 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man offer to do for Julie? A. Buy her a gift. B Drive her downtown. C. Give her a lift home. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why did the man miss the second part of the game? A. He was very busy. B. The power was cut off. C. His favorite team wasn’t in it. 3. 此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 When does the girl promise to finish her cleaning? A. At 5:45. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:15. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What happened to the man? A. He made the carpet dirty. B. He got the paper towel wet. C. He poured water into red wine. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will Anna do next? A Go shopping. B. Drink some coffee. C. Wait for her order. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How did the man find his trip? A. It was OK. B. It was boring. C. It was unbearable. 7. How did the man spend the time on the train? A. Watching movies on his phone. B. Talking with other passengers. C. Doing some reading. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To do a survey. B. To persuade him to exercise. C. To inform him of his health problems. 9. Why doesn’t the man sleep well in his opinion? A. He eats too many pizzas. B. He goes running too much in the day. C. He eats ice cream before going to bed. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. When does the conversation take place? A. At the beginning of a term. B. In the middle of a term. C. At the end of a term. 11. What is the relationship between the woman and Kevin? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates. 12. Where is Kevin from? A. Spain. B. Germany. C. England. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. What is the man doing? A. Chairing a meeting. B. Conducting an interview. C. Introducing new products. 14. What is the major aim of this new home system? A. To save space for people. B. To protect the environment. C. To make life more convenient. 15. What is the robot designed to do? A. Serve in the supermarket. B. Do some cleaning. C. Make meals. 16. What does the man say about this new home? A. It’s unrealistic to live in. B. It’s hard to build. C. It’s expensive to buy. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. At what age did Alma compose a sonata? A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. 18. What plays an important part in creating composition? A. Inspirations. B. Dreams. C. Fairies. 19. What is Alma’s attitude toward her success? A. She can’t adapt to a stressful life. B. She is modest about her achievement. C. She is proud to have become a musician. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. The power of the dream. B. A talented young musician. C. The importance of persistence. 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (满分37.5分) A Have you heard of these four monuments? Carhenge, Floralis Genérica, Traffic Light Tree and Hand of the Desert—these are four unusual monuments from around the world you might like to visit. • Carhenge Carhenge is in Alliance, Nebraska (USA). It has a lot in common with Stonehenge. But while Stonehenge was built with stones, Carhenge was created with cars. The monument was made by a local artist Jim Reinders. He used old cars and even an ambulance. At first, the people of Alliance didn’t like it, but they soon changed their minds after it became popular with tourists, who brought lots of money to the town. • Floralis Genérica Floralis Genérica is a massive statue of a flower. It stands in a pool of water in front of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eduardo Catalano, a native of Argentina, gave the statue as a gift to the city in 2002. Every morning, the flower opens. In fact, many people believe it is one of the most beautiful statues in the world. • Traffic Light Tree The Traffic Light Tree is situated at Heron Quay, in one of London’s financial districts. The tree has 75 sets of traffic lights. It was created by French artist, Pierre Vivant, and was installed in 1998. A computer controls the lights, which are turned on and off randomly. • Mano del Desierto (Hand of the Desert) The Hand of the Desert is in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The sculpture was designed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrazabal. From a distance, it looks as if there’s a giant in the sand who has stuck his hand out of the ground. If you’re looking for something new to see, you know where to go! 21. Why did the people of Alliance change their attitude toward Carhenge? A. It reminded them of Stonehenge. B. It brought them financial benefits. C. It added beauty to their community. D. It displayed the creativity of the designer. 22. Which of the four monuments was designed by a foreign artist? A. Carhenge. B. Floralis Genérica. C. Traffic Light Tree. D. Mano del Desierto. 23. Where is the text probably from? A. A guide book. B. A news report. C. A science magazine. D. An architecture advertisement. B It was a sunny winter day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the little door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. He was a pale, thin man with dark glasses. He kept close to the inner wall of the courtyard. On reaching the door, he touched it and sharply turned inside. In a moment, he disappeared up the staircase. I stood still, looking at the little sign that said “To the Tower… ” I felt obliged to follow. I didn’t follow closely. I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was surprised to see the attendant selling him a ticket as though he were any other visitor. With the ticket in one hand and touching the wall with the other, he reached the staircase leading to the hallway. “That man is blind,” I said to the attendant, but he showed no concern. “He’s blind,” I repeated. He didn’t answer, looking at me vacantly. “Perhans he wants to jump,” I said. But his chair was too comfortable. He didn’t stir. He still looked down at a crossword puzzle he had begun. I turned toward the staircase. “The ticket,” the attendant said, rising from his chair. It seemed the only thing that could move him. After purchasing my ticket, I hurried up the staircase. The man hadn’t gone as far as I imagined. After ten minutes, I approached him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am very curious to know why you came up.” “You’d never guess,” he said. “Not the view, I take it, or the fresh air on this winter day,” I said. He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, one can feel the change-the coo staircase suddenly becomes quite warm, —and how up here behind the wall there is shade, but as soon as one goes opposite a narrow window one finds the sun. In all of Siena there is no place so good as here.” He moved into the sunlight. Then he stepped into the shade. “Light, shade, light, shade,” he said, and seemed as pleased as a child who, in a game of hopscotch, jumps from square to square. We went down the tower together. I left him, gladdened as one can only be by the sunlight. 24. Why did the author follow the blind man? A. To offer timely help. B. To satisfy his curiosity. C. To teach him a lesson. D. To prevent him from climbing up. 25. What was the attendant’s attitude to visitors? A. Enthusiastic. B. Concerned. C. Indifferent. D. Skeptical. 26 What encouraged the blind man to climb the tower? A. The fresh air on the top. B. The pleasant childhood memories. C. The fantastic view from the tower. D. The striking contrast between light and shade. 27. What message does the writer want to convey in the text? A. Nature is the best gift for humanity. B. When one door shuts, another opens in life. C. Every individual can appreciate beauty in life. D. The disadvantaged deserve care from the society. C When a scent moved gently through the air in the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for just six months, their memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study by UCI (University of California, Irvine) Centre reaped a226% increase in cognitive (认知的) capacity compared to the control group. The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive (无创的) technique for strengthening memory and potentially preventing dementia. The team’s study appears in Frontiers in Neuroscience. The study was conducted through the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory. It involved men and women aged 60 to 85 without memory disorders. They were each given a diffuser (扩散器) and seven small bottles, each containing a single and different natural oil. People in the enriched group received full-strength bottles. Control group participants were given the oils in tiny amounts. Participants put a different bottle into their diffuser each evening prior to going to bed, and it remained active for two hours as they slept. People in the enriched group showed a 226%increase in cognitive performance compared to the control group, as measured by a word list test commonly used to evaluate memory. CT imaging revealed better integrity brain pathway. The pathway affects decision-making ability and usually becomes less powerful with age. Participants also reported sleeping more soundly. Scientists have long known that the loss of olfactory capacity, or ability to smell, can predict development of nearly 70 different kinds of diseases including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Evidence emerges about a link between smell loss due to COVID and later cognitive decrease. Researchers have previously found that exposing people with moderate dementia to up to 40 different scents twice a day over a period of time boosted their memories and language skills, alleviated depression and improved their olfactory capacities. Later, the UCI team decided to try making this technique easier for older adults. 28. What does the underlined word “skyrocketed” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Dramatically declined. B. Slightly improved. C. Severely weakened. D. Significantly increased. 29. What do we know about the experiment described in paragraph 2? A. All of the bottles contain the identical natural oil. B. The given oil amount varies from group to group. C. Each participant is distributed eight oil-filled bottles. D. No requirement is for participants except age and sex. 30. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage? A. To report a study on scent exposure boosting memory. B. To show a method to predict development of diseases. C. To reveal the relationship between smell and memory. D. To draw public attention to memory loss in older adults. 31. What will the follow-up paragraph most probably talk about? A. The approach to enhancing language skills. B. The reason behind simplifying the technique. C. The possibility of relieving severe depression. D. The solution to recovering olfactory capacities. D When American anthropologist Colin Turnbull published The Mountain People in 1972, he referred to his subjects — a Ugandan group called the Ik — as “the loveless people.” After two years of observations, he decided that they reflected humanity’s basic instincts (本能): cheat, thievery, and pitilessness. But when Athena Aktipis and her colleagues from the Human Generosity Project took a deeper look, they identified a community that shared everything. “Turnbull had visited Uganda during a disastrous famine (饥荒). All he saw is what happens when people are starving.” says Aktipis. But her team revealed that despite living under pressure, the Ik placed a high value on helping one another when they could. Aktipis believes that altruism is more common and beneficial than evolutionary social science has long thought. “It was assumed that people are designed to only do things to help themselves or their relatives.” she says. By studying the unique, selfless practices that helped nine communities across the world to continue to exist, the experts from the Project are looking to show that we are indeed capable of widespread cooperation. The Maasai people in Kenya provide one of the project’s main points. They rely on two-way friendships for resources like food or water when they’re in need, without expecting any repayment. Also, a world away, in New Mexico, while folks often help transport cattle and receive support in return, they will assist without repayment if someone faces difficulties, such as an injury or the death of a loved one. Aktipis believes theoretical frameworks she’s perfected through studying these groups can apply broadly to any interdependent systems. Her big goal is to design social-service systems that support everyone. Take market-based insurance in the United States as an example: It’s priced based on individual risk factors such as health histories and where people live, which means millions of Americans can’t afford it. But in a system built on neighboring, pooled costs (合并成本) would level the burden during collective hardship like natural disasters and pandemics. 32. What did Turnbull think of the Ik people? A. Heartless. B. Helpful. C. Restless. D. Generous. 33. What does the underlined word “altruism” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Trying to be strong and tough to survive. B. Making full use of the surrounding resources. C. Being devoted to themselves or their relatives. D. Caring about the needs and happiness of others. 34. What does paragraph 3 intend to convey? A. Friendships guarantee a well-being life. B. Folks assist each other to get support. C. Cooperation is a good and natural instinct. D. People tend to provide resources for free. 35. How does Aktipis intend to apply her findings? A. By designing a policy for public health. B. By monitoring individual health histories. C. By creating a system against collective hardship. D. By lowering insurance prices for individual victims. 第二节 七选五阅读(满分12.5分) Cheerfulness is a powerful way to deal with a world that will always be tough and unjust in one way or another. It is a sign of strength in the face of difficulties. Different from fear, joy, or anger, cheerfulness isn’t something that overcomes you. ____36____ As such, you can include it into your life once you make the right mental switch. Here are four ways to do so. ◎Acknowledge the difficulties Cheerfulness is an honest emotion because you’re not hiding from reality. ____37____ Instead, it’s extremely important to be honest with yourself about the problems you’re facing. Only by first acknowledging that things are tough will you be able to find ways to cope. ◎Don’t focus on the negative. Whether in your personal life or in society, it’s easy to focus on what’s going wrong. But whatever you focus on, it grows. If you decide to focus on what’s going wrong, those problems will grow in your mind until they consume you. ____38____ ◎Be grateful for what you have. ____39____ Usually, they’re the things we take for granted until they’re no longer there, such as good health, a loving family, or even something as simple as a beautiful sunrise. Being grateful will shift your perspective and make it easier to see the silver linings of your problems. ◎____40____ No cheerfulness without laughter. So you can watch comedies, browse memes, or joke around with friends. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts your mood, makes you feel less pain, and protects you from stress. Laughter is cathartic (精神宣泄的) and infectious. Laugh and brighten the room. A. Find your sense of humor. B. Deal with difficulties seriously. C. Focus on the good things you have. D. To a large degree, cheerfulness is a choice. E. You’re not covering your eyes and looking away. F. Acknowledge the problems, but don’t give them too much attention. G. Being cheerful will make you see the world and your own life in a different way. 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完形填空(满分15分) Staton, once a Maryland sanitation（公共卫生） worker, was accepted to Harvard Law School. His ___41___ American success story went viral. “Although I get ___42___ for diligence, working hard was the easy part because I could control that,” said Staton. “But I just happened to be around people who cared enough about me.” From early on Staton understood the ___43___ of life. His mother ___44___ the family when he was 8. He and older brother Reggie were raised ___45___ by their dad. The family of three struggled to make ends ___46___ . He saw his family's continual struggle to stay ___47___ , the uphill battle to do better. After high school, Staton quit the admission to a college and worked in a trash company, where his co-workers ___48___ him to do more with his life and go to college. It motivated him. A year later, he found his ___49___ to the University of Maryland. But he knew the effort and sacrifice were not his ____50____ . Reggie dropped out of college to help with the family finances when his father had a stroke, ____51____ Staton to finish college. The ____52____ for a better life for his family was the main reason he applied to law school for the further study. Staton was ____53____ to five of the nine law schools, Harvard included. “When my story went viral, the media presented it as a happy story, something like ‘Garbage Man Applies to Harvard, ____54____ In',” he said. “But I did it to ____55____ my family.” 41. A. odd B. self- made C. original D. self- controlled 42. A. credit B. commitment C. bonus D. inspiration 43. A. value B. abundance C. instability D. poverty 44. A. abandoned B. abused C. sacrificed D. ruined 45. A. pessimistically B. cautiously C. delicately D. solely 46. A. cross B. depart C. hug D. meet 47. A. afloat B. awake C. aboard D. alert 48. A. witnessed B. permitted C. pushed D. assigned 49. A. attitude B. way C. calling D. honor 50. A. respectively B. alone C. literally D. along 51. A. identifying B. accelerating C. guaranteeing D. praying 52. A. profile B. project C. impression D. desire 53. A. distributed B. covered C. offered D. dismissed 54. A. Breaks B. Gets C. Admits D. Comes 55. A. strengthen B. restore C. resolve D. save 第二节 语法填空(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。 Forget about Military-style Travel during which people tend to visit as many famous spots as possible in the ____56____ (little) amount of time. A more relaxed alternative, Citywalk, has emerged ____57____ a phenomenal hit. Unlike Military-style Travel, Citywalk is about wandering around a city on foot and finding unusual things ____58____ even a local might not have noticed before. Citywalkers get away from hot tourist ____59____ (attract) and shopping centers, instead ____60____ (leisure) seeking out interactions with the natives, authentic snacks, and a deeper appreciation for the history and culture of the city. Various videos about Citywalk ____61____ (post) over Chinese multiple social media platforms in recent months. On Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, a search for “citywalk” turns up over 600,000 posts and tens of millions of views. Citywalkers have shared their carefully ____62____ (plan) routes on social media platforms, generating thousands of followers. Their posts usually include how long the walk is going to take, and interesting places along the way. Some regions, such as Beijing, have included Citywalk in their plans ____63____ (promote) cultural tourism and leisure tours. While Citywalk can work as ____64____ approach to tourism, this trend sees Gen Z seek pleasure more through connection than consumption and ____65____ (imply) a deep cultural curiosity. 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，你校外教Ryan拟举办英语读书会(English Reading Bar)活动，想了解哪类图书更能吸引学生，请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 推荐的图书类别； 2. 推荐理由。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Ryan, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Hua 第二节.读后续写(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 A powerful storm erupted in North Carolina, causing many roads to be severely damaged and some houses to collapse. In the aftermath of the terrible storm, an animal protection society discovered a surprise at their booster that both broke and warmed their hearts. The surprise was that a group of baby dogs were left with a sad note, revealing a tale of sympathy in the hardship. The note, written by a homeless man, explained that the heartbreaking circumstances led him to adopt the baby dogs. He regularly fed their mother dog, but he discovered that she had unfortunately been hit by a car. Despite his own homelessness, he had provided the baby dogs with a chance to have a better life. However, the storm destroyed his temporary residence, and he had to leave them at the animal protection society’s doorstep with a heartfelt request for help. The note read, “Please help! I was sad to find a local homeless dog that I used to feed when I could, dead by the road. What made me sadder was that her babies were left homeless. I’m sorry for leaving them like this, but I am also homeless and cannot afford to look after them. My heart breaks for them and their mother. I just want them to be taken good care of. I know that it’s wrong to abandon them. But please don’t think poorly of me. I really don t have any other choice. Sincerely, a homeless man, George.” David, who was in charge of the animal protection society, posted the story, on the social media pages, expressing gratitude to the homeless man and admiration for his selfless act. David assured nim that his kindness, had not gone unnoticed and promised to honor his gesture by offering the baby dogs the love and care they would deserve. David also gave an invitation to him which read, “If you would like, please come to the animal protection society to see how the baby dogs will live, and I think that they will be glad to see you again!” 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。 A few days later, George, the homeless man, walked into the animal protection society. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Then George and David started looking for new homes for the baby dogs. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$ 启用前★机密 江苏省前黄高级中学2023级高中毕业班摸底测试 英语 试卷号：2601101 2025.7 注意事项： 1.答卷前，考生务必用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔将自己的姓名、考生号、考场号和座位号填写在答题卡上。将条形码横贴在答题卡右上角“条形码粘贴处”。 2.作答选择题时，选出每小题答案后，用2B铅笔把答题卡上对应题目选项的答案信息点涂黑;如需改动，用橡皮擦干净后，再选涂其他答案。 非选择题必须用黑色字迹钢笔或签字笔作答，答案必须写在答题卡各题目指定区域内相应位置上;如需改动，先划掉原来的答案，然后再写上新的答案;不按以上要求作答的答案无效。 3.考生必须保持答题卡的整洁，考试结束后，将答题卡交回。 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 听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the man offer to do for Julie? A. Buy her a gift. B. Drive her downtown. C. Give her a lift home. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hey, Julie. I have my car today, so you can go home in my car. W: Thanks, but I need to buy a gift for Sandy. Could you drive me downtown? M: I’m afraid I can’t .It’s not on my way. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Why did the man miss the second part of the game? A. He was very busy. B. The power was cut off. C. His favorite team wasn’t in it. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: Did you see the basketball game on TV last night? Your favorite team was in it. The last five minutes were really exciting. M: I’ve heard about it. But there was a power failure in my area. So I didn’t watch the second part of the game. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 When does the girl promise to finish her cleaning? A. At 5:45. B. At 6:00. C. At 6:15. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】M: It’s a quarter to six. Your mother will be home at 6:15. I need you to clean up this mess before she gets home. W: I’ll do my best. I should be able to have it done in 15 minutes. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What happened to the man? A. He made the carpet dirty. B. He got the paper towel wet. C. He poured water into red wine. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Oh, dear! I just got some drops of red wine on the carpet. Do you have any carpet cleaner? W: No, I just ran out. Get a paper towel and try to get the stains out with water and some salt. Hurry! 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What will Anna do next? A. Go shopping. B. Drink some coffee. C. Wait for her order. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Oh, no. Our store may start running out of coffee. W: What’s next? Chocolate? Milk? I have to go. M: Anna, where are you going? W: I’m going to the supermarket right now. I’m not waiting for the other shoe to drop. Jonathan. 第二节 听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟;听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. How did the man find his trip? A. It was OK. B. It was boring. C. It was unbearable. 7. How did the man spend the time on the train? A. Watching movies on his phone. B. Talking with other passengers. C. Doing some reading. 【答案】6. A 7. C 【解析】 【原文】W: How was your trip to your grandparents’ place? It is about 4 hours away by train, isn’t it? M: Well, I had prepared it. I had some reading to do for my history project with me. W: And it was a really hot day. M: Yeah I was expecting to feel boiling hot, but the air conditioning was on, so it was bearable. And I sat by the window. Anyway, while I was doing my reading, I was also listening to music, and at one point my earphones came out of my phone and the music played really loudly in the carriage. Luckily, no one expressed the dissatisfaction about the noise. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 8. Why does the woman talk to the man? A. To do a survey. B. To persuade him to exercise. C. To inform him of his health problems. 9. Why doesn’t the man sleep well in his opinion? A. He eats too many pizzas. B. He goes running too much in the day. C. He eats ice cream before going to bed. 【答案】8. A 9. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Oh, of course, thank you. Let’s find one more person...Excuse me, can I ask you a few questions about your health? M: Sure. W: Well, do you have any health problems? M: I can’t sleep at night. I’ve been on a diet for almost a year now. I go running for two hours a day. But I miss what I used to eat. W: What did you use to eat? M: Pizzas, burgers... I used to eat ice cream before going to bed. I know that’s the reason that I can’t sleep well. No ice cream, no sleep. What am I going to do? W: Um...I think you should talk to your doctor. Good luck. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 10. When does the conversation take place? A. At the beginning of a term. B. In the middle of a term. C. At the end of a term. 11. What is the relationship between the woman and Kevin? A. Teacher and student. B. Mother and son. C. Classmates. 12. Where is Kevin from? A. Spain. B. Germany. C. England. 【答案】10. A 11. A 12. C 【解析】 【原文】W: Kevin, I’d just like to find out how you’re settling, and how your Spanish course is going — basically, anything you feel you need to talk about. M: I’m OK, I suppose. I’m settling into my studies and I’m finding the course interesting. I’m just missing home a little. W: OK. Well, if it makes you feel any better, I think half the students I speak with are a little homesick. It’s only natural. This is the first time you’ve lived away from home? M: Yes. I’ve never spent so long away from my friends and family before. I’ve been back home once since I started in September, but it’s so expensive to get down to London by train that I can’t go very often. W: Well, don’t be too hard on yourself, Kevin. It’s quite a lot to deal with at first but I’m sure you’ll find things get better over the next few weeks. 听下面一段较长对话，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 13. What is the man doing? A. Chairing a meeting. B. Conducting an interview. C. Introducing new products. 14. What is the major aim of this new home system? A. To save space for people. B. To protect the environment. C. To make life more convenient. 15. What is the robot designed to do? A. Serve in the supermarket. B. Do some cleaning. C. Make meals. 16. What does the man say about this new home? A. It’s unrealistic to live in. B. It’s hard to build. C. It’s expensive to buy. 【答案】13. B 14. C 15. B 16. C 【解析】 【原文】M: Hello, Mrs. Tompkins. Our newspaper will carry some information about new products. Now, will you tell us something about the new home your company has built? W: Certainly. This is a complete home system. The main function is to make people’s life easier. The door will open with a touch of your finger. You will be able to call your food-saving machine when you’re in the supermarket to find out how much you need to buy. Isn’t it wonderful? M: Yes. Can I call the washing machine as well? W: Sure. But you won’t need to. The new home comes with a robot. It’s designed to do some cleaning and washing. M: And what is the price of the new home? W: About ten million dollars. M: Wow, it will be the 22nd century when I can afford to buy one. W: Believe me. This is a pretty good deal. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题。【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 17. At what age did Alma compose a sonata? A. 6. B. 7. C. 8. 18. What plays an important part in creating composition? A. Inspirations. B. Dreams. C. Fairies. 19. What is Alma’s attitude toward her success? A. She can’t adapt to a stressful life. B She is modest about her achievement. C. She is proud to have become a musician. 20. What is the talk mainly about? A. The power of the dream. B. A talented young musician. C. The importance of persistence. 【答案】17. A 18. A 19. B 20. B 【解析】 【原文】 M: Why is a seven-year-old musician named Alma Deutscher from Britain regarded as “mini-Mozart”? Most children of her age would not be able to sit through an opera. But Alma wrote her own sonata at the age of six. And she composed her first opera The Sweeper of Dreams this year. The English National Opera thought it was great work! Alma said, “The music comes to me when I’m relaxing. I like thinking about fairies a lot, princesses, and beautiful dresses.” She likes to sit on a swing in her garden and compose there. She also keeps a tape recorder by her bed for when inspiration strikes. According to this talented young musician, the idea for The Sweeper of Dreams came from a dream. But not only is Alma good at writing music, she is also a skilled violinist and pianist as well. And she always works hard. Now, Alma has become famous, and many people like to compare her to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. “I don’t mind if I am famous or not,” she says, “I like Mozart, but I’m not trying to become him. I’m going to be like Alma, not Mozart.” 第二部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分50分) 第一节 (满分37.5分) A Have you heard of these four monuments? Carhenge, Floralis Genérica, Traffic Light Tree and Hand of the Desert—these are four unusual monuments from around the world you might like to visit. • Carhenge Carhenge is in Alliance, Nebraska (USA). It has a lot in common with Stonehenge. But while Stonehenge was built with stones, Carhenge was created with cars. The monument was made by a local artist Jim Reinders. He used old cars and even an ambulance. At first, the people of Alliance didn’t like it, but they soon changed their minds after it became popular with tourists, who brought lots of money to the town. • Floralis Genérica Floralis Genérica is a massive statue of a flower. It stands in a pool of water in front of the National Museum of Fine Arts in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Eduardo Catalano, a native of Argentina, gave the statue as a gift to the city in 2002. Every morning, the flower opens. In fact, many people believe it is one of the most beautiful statues in the world. • Traffic Light Tree The Traffic Light Tree is situated at Heron Quay, in one of London’s financial districts. The tree has 75 sets of traffic lights. It was created by French artist, Pierre Vivant, and was installed in 1998. A computer controls the lights, which are turned on and off randomly. • Mano del Desierto (Hand of the Desert) The Hand of the Desert is in the Atacama Desert in Chile. The sculpture was designed by the Chilean sculptor Mario Irarrazabal. From a distance, it looks as if there’s a giant in the sand who has stuck his hand out of the ground. If you’re looking for something new to see, you know where to go! 21. Why did the people of Alliance change their attitude toward Carhenge? A. It reminded them of Stonehenge. B. It brought them financial benefits. C. It added beauty to their community. D. It displayed the creativity of the designer. 22. Which of the four monuments was designed by a foreign artist? A Carhenge. B. Floralis Genérica. C. Traffic Light Tree. D. Mano del Desierto. 23. Where is the text probably from? A. A guide book. B. A news report. C. A science magazine. D. An architecture advertisement. 【答案】21. B 22. C 23. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四个不同寻常的雕塑。 【21题详解】 细节理解题。由文章“• Carhenge”部分中“At first, the people of Alliance didn’t like it, but they soon changed their minds after it became popular with tourists, who brought lots of money to the town.(起初，阿联镇的人不喜欢它，但在它受到游客的欢迎后，他们很快就改变了主意，游客给小镇带来了很多钱)”可知，那里的人改变了他们对巨车阵的态度，是因为它给他们带来了经济利益。故选B。 【22题详解】 细节理解题。由文章“• Traffic Light Tree”部分中“The Traffic Light Tree is situated at Heron Quay, in one of London’s financial districts. The tree has 75 sets of traffic lights. It was created by French artist, Pierre Vivant, and was installed in 1998.(Traffic Light Tree位于伦敦金融区之一的Heron码头。这棵树有75组红绿灯。它由法国艺术家Pierre Vivant创作，于1998年安装)”可知，Traffic Light Tree是由外国艺术家设计的。故选C。 【23题详解】 推理判断题。通读全文，尤其是由文章第一段“Carhenge, Floralis Genérica, Traffic Light Tree and Hand of the Desert—these are four unusual monuments from around the world you might like to visit.(巨车阵，阿根廷钢花，交通灯树，沙漠之手——这是来自世界各地的四个不同寻常的雕塑，你可能会喜欢去参观)”可知，文章介绍了世界各地四个不同寻常的雕塑；由此可推知，文章很可能来自一本旅游指南。故选A。 B It was a sunny winter day. I had gone up and down the tower when, outside the little door at the foot, a blind man came toward me. He was a pale, thin man with dark glasses. He kept close to the inner wall of the courtyard. On reaching the door, he touched it and sharply turned inside. In a moment, he disappeared up the staircase. I stood still, looking at the little sign that said “To the Tower… ” I felt obliged to follow. I didn’t follow closely. I caught up with him in the ticket office. There I was surprised to see the attendant selling him a ticket as though he were any other visitor. With the ticket in one hand and touching the wall with the other, he reached the staircase leading to the hallway. “That man is blind,” I said to the attendant, but he showed no concern. “He’s blind,” I repeated. He didn’t answer, looking at me vacantly. “Perhans he wants to jump,” I said. But his chair was too comfortable. He didn’t stir. He still looked down at a crossword puzzle he had begun. I turned toward the staircase. “The ticket,” the attendant said, rising from his chair. It seemed the only thing that could move him. After purchasing my ticket, I hurried up the staircase. The man hadn’t gone as far as I imagined. After ten minutes, I approached him. “Excuse me,” I said as politely as I could, “but I am very curious to know why you came up.” “You’d never guess,” he said. “Not the view, I take it, or the fresh air on this winter day,” I said. He smiled. “Coming up the stairs, one can feel the change-the coo staircase suddenly becomes quite warm, —and how up here behind the wall there is shade, but as soon as one goes opposite a narrow window one finds the sun. In all of Siena there is no place so good as here.” He moved into the sunlight. Then he stepped into the shade. “Light, shade, light, shade,” he said, and seemed as pleased as a child who, in a game of hopscotch, jumps from square to square. We went down the tower together. I left him, gladdened as one can only be by the sunlight. 24. Why did the author follow the blind man? A. To offer timely help. B. To satisfy his curiosity. C. To teach him a lesson. D. To prevent him from climbing up. 25. What was the attendant’s attitude to visitors? A. Enthusiastic. B. Concerned. C. Indifferent. D. Skeptical. 26. What encouraged the blind man to climb the tower? A. The fresh air on the top. B. The pleasant childhood memories. C. The fantastic view from the tower. D. The striking contrast between light and shade. 27. What message does the writer want to convey in the text? A. Nature is the best gift for humanity. B. When one door shuts, another opens in life. C. Every individual can appreciate beauty in life. D. The disadvantaged deserve care from the society. 【答案】24. A 25. C 26. D 27. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了一次作者看到一个盲人买票到塔上去参观，他很好奇于是就跟上去，后来得知原来盲人是来塔上感受光影变化的，盲人也能感受到世界的美好。 【24题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第一段“On reaching the door, he touched it and sharply turned inside. In a moment, he disappeared up the staircase. I stood still, looking at the little sign that said ‘To the Tower… ’ I felt obliged to follow.(一到门口，他就碰了碰门，猛地转了个身。过了一会儿，他消失在楼梯上。我站着不动，看着写着“去塔楼……”的小牌子，我觉得有必要跟着走。)”以及后文推测可知，作者跟随盲人是为了及时为他提供帮助。故选A项。 【25题详解】 推理判断题。由文章第三段“He didn’t answer, looking at me vacantly.(他没有回答，茫然地看着我。)”以及第四段“He still looked down at a crossword puzzle he had begun. I turned toward the staircase.(他仍然低头看他开始玩的填字游戏。我转向楼梯。)”可知，服务人员对来访者漠不关心。故选C项。 【26题详解】 细节理解题，由文章倒数第三段“He smiled. ‘Coming up the stairs, one can feel the change-the cool staircase suddenly becomes quite warm, —and how up here behind the wall there is shade, but as soon as one goes opposite a narrow window one finds the sun. In all of Siena there is no place so good as here.’(他笑了。“走上楼梯，你可以感觉到变化——凉爽的楼梯突然变得相当温暖，墙后有树荫，但只要你走到一扇狭窄的窗户对面，就会发现阳光。在整个锡耶纳，没有比这里更好的地方了。”)”以及倒数第二段“Light, shade, light, shade,(光，阴影，光，阴影，)”可知，明暗之间的鲜明对比促使盲人爬上了那座塔。故选D项。 【27题详解】 推理判断题。由文章倒数第二段“He moved into the sunlight. Then he stepped into the shade. ‘Light, shade, light, shade,’ he said, and seemed as pleased as a child who, in a game of hopscotch, jumps from square to square.(他走向阳光。然后他走到阴凉处。“光，阴影，光，阴影”他说，似乎很高兴，就像一个孩子在跳房子游戏中从一个广场跳到另一个广场一样。)”以及上下文可知，文章主要讲述了一次作者看到一个盲人买票到塔上去参观，他很好奇于是就跟上去，后来得知原来盲人是来塔上感受光影变化的，盲人也能感受到世界的美好，从而表达每个人都能欣赏生活中的美。故选C项。 C When a scent moved gently through the air in the bedrooms of older adults for two hours every night for just six months, their memories skyrocketed. Participants in this study by UCI (University of California, Irvine) Centre reaped a226% increase in cognitive (认知的) capacity compared to the control group. The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive (无创的) technique for strengthening memory and potentially preventing dementia. The team’s study appears in Frontiers in Neuroscience. The study was conducted through the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory. It involved men and women aged 60 to 85 without memory disorders. They were each given a diffuser (扩散器) and seven small bottles, each containing a single and different natural oil. People in the enriched group received full-strength bottles. Control group participants were given the oils in tiny amounts. Participants put a different bottle into their diffuser each evening prior to going to bed, and it remained active for two hours as they slept. People in the enriched group showed a 226%increase in cognitive performance compared to the control group, as measured by a word list test commonly used to evaluate memory. CT imaging revealed better integrity brain pathway. The pathway affects decision-making ability and usually becomes less powerful with age. Participants also reported sleeping more soundly. Scientists have long known that the loss of olfactory capacity, or ability to smell, can predict development of nearly 70 different kinds of diseases including Alzheimer’s and other dementias. Evidence emerges about a link between smell loss due to COVID and later cognitive decrease. Researchers have previously found that exposing people with moderate dementia to up to 40 different scents twice a day over a period of time boosted their memories and language skills, alleviated depression and improved their olfactory capacities. Later, the UCI team decided to try making this technique easier for older adults. 28. What does the underlined word “skyrocketed” in paragraph 1 probably mean? A. Dramatically declined. B. Slightly improved. C. Severely weakened. D. Significantly increased. 29. What do we know about the experiment described in paragraph 2? A. All of the bottles contain the identical natural oil. B. The given oil amount varies from group to group. C. Each participant is distributed eight oil-filled bottles. D. No requirement is for participants except age and sex. 30. What is the author’s main purpose in writing the passage? A. To report a study on scent exposure boosting memory. B. To show a method to predict development of diseases. C. To reveal the relationship between smell and memory. D. To draw public attention to memory loss in older adults. 31. What will the follow-up paragraph most probably talk about? A. The approach to enhancing language skills. B. The reason behind simplifying the technique. C. The possibility of relieving severe depression. D. The solution to recovering olfactory capacities. 【答案】28. D 29. B 30. A 31. B 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了加州大学欧文分校神经科学家进行了一项为期六个月的研究发现，老年人的卧室里每晚持续两个小时的香味，老人的记忆激增。 【28题详解】 词义猜测题。根据划线词下文“Participants in this study by UCI (University of California, Irvine) Centre reaped a226% increase in cognitive(认知的) capacity compared to the control group. The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive(无创的) technique for strengthening memory and potentially preventing dementia.The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive technique for strengthening memory and potentially preventing dementia.(在UCI (加州大学欧文分校)中心进行的这项研究中，参与者的认知能力比对照组提高了226%。研究人员表示，这一发现将嗅觉和记忆之间长期存在的联系转化为一种简单、无创的技术，可以增强记忆，并有可能预防痴呆症)”可知，香味可以极大地提高老年人的记忆力，因此推断画线词与D项“显著提高”意思相近。故选D项。 【29题详解】 细节理解题。根据文章第二段“The study was conducted through the UCI Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory. It involved men and women aged 60 to 85 without memory disorders. They were each given a diffuser (扩散器) and seven small bottles, each containing a single and different natural oil. People in the enriched group received full-strength bottles. Control group participants were given the oils in tiny amounts. Participants put a different bottle into their diffuser each evening prior to going to bed, and it remained active for two hours as they slept. (该研究是通过UCI学习与记忆神经生物学中心进行的。研究对象为年龄在60至85岁之间且无记忆障碍的男性和女性。所有人都得到了七个小容器，每个容器都装有一种不同的天然油。强化组的人接受了全强度油。对照组的参与者服用了少量的精油。参与者每天晚上睡觉前把一个不同的容器放进房间，在他们睡觉的时候它会激活两个小时)”可知，给的精油量因组而异。故选B项。 【30题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章第一段“The researchers say the finding transforms the long-known tie between smell and memory into an easy, non-invasive (无创的) technique for strengthening memory and potentially preventing dementia. The team’s study appears in Frontiers in Neuroscience. (研究人员表示，这一发现将气味和记忆之间的长期联系转变为一种简单、非侵入性的技术，可以增强记忆，并有可能预防痴呆症。该团队的研究发表在《神经科学前沿》杂志上)”以及下文内容可知，文章主要介绍了加州大学尔湾分校神经科学家进行了一项为期六个月的研究发现，老年人的卧室里每晚持续两个小时的香味，老人的记忆激增。作者的写作目的是报告一项关于气味暴露促进记忆的研究。故选A项。 【31题详解】 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段“Researchers have previously found that exposing people with moderate dementia to up to 40 different scents twice a day over a period of time boosted their memories and language skills, alleviated depression and improved their olfactory capacities. Later, the UCI team decided to try making this technique easier for older adults. (研究人员此前发现，中度痴呆症患者在一段时间内每天两次接触多达40种不同的气味，可以提高他们的记忆力和语言技能，减轻抑郁，提高嗅觉能力。后来，UCI团队决定尝试让老年人更容易使用这项技术)”可知，接下来团队决定尝试简化这项技术，让老年人更容易使用这项技术，提高他们的记忆力和语言技能，减轻抑郁，提高嗅觉能力。故选B项。 D When American anthropologist Colin Turnbull published The Mountain People in 1972, he referred to his subjects — a Ugandan group called the Ik — as “the loveless people.” After two years of observations, he decided that they reflected humanity’s basic instincts (本能): cheat, thievery, and pitilessness. But when Athena Aktipis and her colleagues from the Human Generosity Project took a deeper look, they identified a community that shared everything. “Turnbull had visited Uganda during a disastrous famine (饥荒). All he saw is what happens when people are starving.” says Aktipis. But her team revealed that despite living under pressure, the Ik placed a high value on helping one another when they could. Aktipis believes that altruism is more common and beneficial than evolutionary social science has long thought. “It was assumed that people are designed to only do things to help themselves or their relatives.” she says. By studying the unique, selfless practices that helped nine communities across the world to continue to exist, the experts from the Project are looking to show that we are indeed capable of widespread cooperation. The Maasai people in Kenya provide one of the project’s main points. They rely on two-way friendships for resources like food or water when they’re in need, without expecting any repayment. Also, a world away, in New Mexico, while folks often help transport cattle and receive support in return, they will assist without repayment if someone faces difficulties, such as an injury or the death of a loved one. Aktipis believes theoretical frameworks she’s perfected through studying these groups can apply broadly to any interdependent systems. Her big goal is to design social-service systems that support everyone. Take market-based insurance in the United States as an example: It’s priced based on individual risk factors such as health histories and where people live, which means millions of Americans can’t afford it. But in a system built on neighboring, pooled costs (合并成本) would level the burden during collective hardship like natural disasters and pandemics. 32. What did Turnbull think of the Ik people? A. Heartless. B. Helpful. C. Restless. D. Generous. 33. What does the underlined word “altruism” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A. Trying to be strong and tough to survive. B. Making full use of the surrounding resources. C. Being devoted to themselves or their relatives. D. Caring about the needs and happiness of others. 34. What does paragraph 3 intend to convey? A. Friendships guarantee a well-being life. B. Folks assist each other to get support. C. Cooperation is a good and natural instinct. D. People tend to provide resources for free. 35. How does Aktipis intend to apply her findings? A. By designing a policy for public health. B. By monitoring individual health histories. C. By creating a system against collective hardship. D. By lowering insurance prices for individual victims. 【答案】32. A 33. D 34. C 35. C 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇说明文，文章主要讲述Athena Aktipis通过研究一个乌干达群体Ik人发现，他们非常重视互相帮助，Aktipis认为利他主义比进化社会科学长期以来认为的更为普遍和有益，可以通过合作建立一个对抗集体困难的制度。 【32题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中“When American anthropologist Colin Turnbull published The Mountain People in 1972, he referred to his subjects — a Ugandan group called the Ik — as ‘the loveless people.’(当美国人类学家Colin Turnbull在1972年出版The Mountain People时，他把他的研究对象——一个叫做Ik的乌干达群体——称为‘无爱的人’)”可知，Turnbull认为Ik人很无情，故选A。 【33题详解】 词义猜测题。根据第一段末句“But her team revealed that despite living under pressure, the Ik placed a high value on helping one another when they could.(但她的团队透露，尽管生活在压力之下，但Ik人非常重视在可能的情况下互相帮助)”及划线词下文“It was assumed that people are designed to only do things to help themselves or their relatives.(人们被认为只会做有利于自己或亲人的事情)”可知，Ik人会互相帮助，故划线词所在句意为“Aktipis认为，利他主义比进化社会科学长期以来认为的更为普遍和有益”，altruism意为“利他主义”，故选D。 【34题详解】 推理判断题。根据第三段“The Maasai people in Kenya provide one of the project’s main points. They rely on two-way friendships for resources like food or water when they’re in need, without expecting any repayment. Also, a world away, in New Mexico, while folks often help transport cattle and receive support in return, they will assist without repayment if someone faces difficulties, such as an injury or the death of a loved one.(肯尼亚的马赛人提供了该项目的主要观点之一。当他们需要食物或水等资源时，他们依靠双向友谊，而不期望任何回报。另外，在另一个世界的新墨西哥州，虽然人们经常帮助运输牲畜并获得支持作为回报，但如果有人遇到困难，比如亲人受伤或死亡，他们会无偿提供帮助)”可知，本段旨在通过两个例子表明，合作是一种良好而自然的本能，故选C。 【35题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Aktipis believes theoretical frameworks she’s perfected through studying these groups can apply broadly to any interdependent systems. Her big goal is to design social-service systems that support everyone.(Aktipis认为，她通过研究这些群体而完善的理论框架可以广泛应用于任何相互依存的系统)”以及“But in a system built on neighboring, pooled costs (合并成本) would level the burden during collective hardship like natural disasters and pandemics.(但在一个建立在相邻基础上的体系中，在自然灾害和流行病等集体困难时期，合并成本将减轻负担)”可知，Aktipis打算通过建立一个对抗集体困难的制度来应用她的发现，故选C。 第二节 七选五阅读(满分12.5分) Cheerfulness is a powerful way to deal with a world that will always be tough and unjust in one way or another. It is a sign of strength in the face of difficulties. Different from fear, joy, or anger, cheerfulness isn’t something that overcomes you. ____36____ As such, you can include it into your life once you make the right mental switch. Here are four ways to do so. ◎Acknowledge the difficulties. Cheerfulness is an honest emotion because you’re not hiding from reality. ____37____ Instead, it’s extremely important to be honest with yourself about the problems you’re facing. Only by first acknowledging that things are tough will you be able to find ways to cope. ◎Don’t focus on the negative. Whether in your personal life or in society, it’s easy to focus on what’s going wrong. But whatever you focus on, it grows. If you decide to focus on what’s going wrong, those problems will grow in your mind until they consume you. ____38____ ◎Be grateful for what you have. ____39____ Usually, they’re the things we take for granted until they’re no longer there, such as good health, a loving family, or even something as simple as a beautiful sunrise. Being grateful will shift your perspective and make it easier to see the silver linings of your problems. ◎____40____ No cheerfulness without laughter. So you can watch comedies, browse memes, or joke around with friends. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts your mood, makes you feel less pain, and protects you from stress. Laughter is cathartic (精神宣泄的) and infectious. Laugh and brighten the room. A. Find your sense of humor. B. Deal with difficulties seriously. C. Focus on the good things you have. D. To a large degree, cheerfulness is a choice. E. You’re not covering your eyes and looking away. F. Acknowledge the problems, but don’t give them too much attention. G. Being cheerful will make you see the world and your own life in a different way. 【答案】36. D 37. E 38. F 39. C 40. A 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了四种帮助快乐的方法。 【36题详解】 前文“Different from fear, joy, or anger, cheerfulness isn’t something that overcomes you.(与恐惧、喜悦或愤怒不同，快乐并不是能战胜你的东西。)”讲述了快乐不是能战胜你的东西，空处应讲述快乐应该是什么，D项“在很大程度上，快乐是一种选择。”符合题意。故选D。 【37题详解】 根据前文“Cheerfulness is an honest emotion because you’re not hiding from reality.(快乐是一种诚实的情绪，因为你不会逃避现实。)”和后文“Instead, it’s extremely important to be honest with yourself about the problems you’re facing.(相反，对自己所面临的问题坦诚相待是极其重要的。)”可知，空处的内容与Instead后面的内容相反，表示你不会逃避，E项“你没有捂住眼睛，把目光移开。”符合题意。故选E。 【38题详解】 根据本段小标题“Don’t focus on the negative.(不要把注意力集中在消极的方面。)”和前文“If you decide to focus on what’s going wrong, those problems will grow in your mind until they consume you.(如果你决定专注于哪里出了问题，这些问题会在你的脑海中滋长，直到吞噬你。)”可知，本段主要讲述了不要把注意力集中在消极的方面，专注问题会吞噬你，所以空处讲的应是不要太关注问题，F项“承认问题，但不要太在意。”符合题意。故选F。 【39题详解】 根据本段小标题“Be grateful for what you have.(感激你所拥有的。)”可知，本段主要讲述的是对所拥有的事情心存感激，C项“专注于你所拥有的美好事物。”符合题意，且选项中的the good things和下文中的They指代一致。故选C。 【40题详解】 空处是本段小标题，根据下文“No cheerfulness without laughter. So you can watch comedies, browse memes, or joke around with friends. Laughter strengthens your immune system, boosts your mood, makes you feel less pain, and protects you from stress. Laughter is cathartic(精神宣泄的) and infectious. Laugh and brighten the room.(没有欢笑就没有快乐。所以你可以看喜剧，浏览表情包，或者和朋友开玩笑。笑能增强你的免疫系统，提升你的情绪，让你感觉不那么痛苦，并保护你免受压力。笑声具有宣泄和感染力。开怀大笑，让房间明亮起来。)”可知，本段主要讲述了要找办法让自己开怀大笑，快乐起来，A项“找到你的幽默感。”符合题意。故选A。 第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节，满分30分) 第一节 完形填空(满分15分) Staton, once a Maryland sanitation（公共卫生） worker, was accepted to Harvard Law School. His ___41___ American success story went viral. “Although I get ___42___ for diligence, working hard was the easy part because I could control that,” said Staton. “But I just happened to be around people who cared enough about me.” From early on Staton understood the ___43___ of life. His mother ___44___ the family when he was 8. He and older brother Reggie were raised ___45___ by their dad. The family of three struggled to make ends ___46___ . He saw his family's continual struggle to stay ___47___ , the uphill battle to do better. After high school, Staton quit the admission to a college and worked in a trash company, where his co-workers ___48___ him to do more with his life and go to college. It motivated him. A year later, he found his ___49___ to the University of Maryland. But he knew the effort and sacrifice were not his ____50____ . Reggie dropped out of college to help with the family finances when his father had a stroke, ____51____ Staton to finish college. The ____52____ for a better life for his family was the main reason he applied to law school for the further study. Staton was ____53____ to five of the nine law schools, Harvard included. “When my story went viral, the media presented it as a happy story, something like ‘Garbage Man Applies to Harvard, ____54____ In',” he said. “But I did it to ____55____ my family.” 41. A. odd B. self- made C. original D. self- controlled 42. A. credit B. commitment C. bonus D. inspiration 43. A. value B. abundance C. instability D. poverty 44. A. abandoned B. abused C. sacrificed D. ruined 45. A. pessimistically B. cautiously C. delicately D. solely 46. A. cross B. depart C. hug D. meet 47. A. afloat B. awake C. aboard D. alert 48. A. witnessed B. permitted C. pushed D. assigned 49. A. attitude B. way C. calling D. honor 50. A. respectively B. alone C. literally D. along 51. A. identifying B. accelerating C. guaranteeing D. praying 52. A. profile B. project C. impression D. desire 53. A. distributed B. covered C. offered D. dismissed 54. A. Breaks B. Gets C. Admits D. Comes 55. A. strengthen B. restore C. resolve D. save 【答案】41. B 42. A 43. C 44. A 45. D 46. D 47. A 48. C 49. B 50. B 51. C 52. D 53. C 54. D 55. A 【解析】 【导语】这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了环卫工人斯塔顿被哈弗大学法学院录取的故事。 【41题详解】 考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他在美国靠个人奋斗成功的故事迅速传播开来。A. odd古怪的；B. self- made靠个人奋斗成功的；C. original原先的；D. self- controlled自我控制的。根据上文“Staton, once a Maryland sanitation（公共卫生）worker, was accepted to Harvard Law School.”提到被哈佛大学法学院录取，由此可知，此处应表示他在美国靠个人奋斗成功的故事迅速传播开来。故选B项。 【42题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：斯塔顿说：“虽然我因勤奋而受到赞扬，但努力工作是容易部分，因为我可以控制这一点。”A. credit赞扬；B. commitment承诺；C. bonus奖金；D. inspiration灵感。根据句意以及下文“for diligence”由此可知，此处应表示斯塔顿因勤奋而受到赞扬。故选A项。 【43题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：从很早的时候，斯塔顿就明白生活的不稳定性。A. value价值；B. abundance丰富；C. instability不稳定性；D. poverty贫穷。根据下文“His mother ___4___ the family when he was 8. He and older brother Reggie were raised ___5___ by their dad.”提到家庭的变化，由此可知，此处应表示斯塔顿很早就明白生活的不稳定性。故选C项。 【44题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：他母亲在他8岁时抛弃了这个家。A. abandoned抛弃；B. abused虐待；C. sacrificed牺牲；D. ruined破坏。根据下文“He and older brother Reggie were raised ___5___ by their dad.”由此可知，此处应表示他母亲在他8岁时抛弃了这个家。故选A项。 【45题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：他和哥哥雷吉都是由父亲独自抚养长大的。A. pessimistically悲观地；B. cautiously谨慎地；C. delicately精致地；D. solely独自地。根据上文提到的母亲在他8岁时抛弃了这个家，以及下文“The family of three struggled to make ends.”由此可知，此处应表示他和哥哥雷吉都是由父亲独自抚养长大的。故选D项。 【46题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：这个三口之家勉强维持生计。A. cross穿过；B. depart分开；C. hug拥抱；D. meet满足。根据上文提到的他和哥哥雷吉都是由父亲独自抚养长大的，以及“The family of three struggled…”由此可知，此处应表示这个三口之家勉强维持生计。make ends meet“入不敷出，维持生计”为固定搭配。故选D项。 【47题详解】 考查形容词词词义辨析。句意：他看到他的家人为了维持生计而不断挣扎，为了做得更好而进行的艰苦战斗。A. afloat经济上周转得开的，不欠债的；B. awake醒着的；C. aboard在船上的；D. alert警觉的。根据下文“the uphill battle to do better”由此可知，此处应表示他看到他的家人为了维持生计而不断挣扎。故选A项。 【48题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：高中毕业后，斯塔顿放弃了大学录取，在一家垃圾处理公司工作，他的同事们敦促他在生活中做更多的事情，去上大学。A. witnessed目睹；B. permitted允许；C. pushed促使；D. assigned分配。根据句意以及下文“…to do more with his life and go to college.”由此可知，此处应表示他的同事们敦促他在生活中做更多的事情，去上大学。故选C项。 【49题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：一年后，他进入了马里兰大学。A. attitude态度；B. way路；C. calling呼叫；D. honor荣誉。根据句意以及下文“…to the University of Maryland.”由此可知，此处应表示一年后，他进入了马里兰大学。故选B项。 【50题详解】 考查副词词义辨析。句意：但他知道，付出努力和牺牲的不仅仅是他一个人。A. respectively各自地；B. alone独自；C. literally字面上地；D. along向前，一起。根据下文“Reggie dropped out of college to help with the family finances when his father had a stroke,”提到雷吉从大学退学，由此可知，此处应表示他知道，付出努力和牺牲的不仅仅是他一个人。故选B项。 【51题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：父亲中风后，雷吉从大学退学，以帮助家庭经济，保证斯塔顿完成大学学业。A. identifying识别；B. accelerating加速；C. guaranteeing保证；D. praying乞求。根据上文“Reggie dropped out of college to help with the family finances when his father had a stroke”提到父亲中风后，雷吉从大学退学，以帮助家庭经济，由此可知，雷吉的做法是为了保证斯塔顿完成大学学业。故选C项。 【52题详解】 考查名词词义辨析。句意：为家人过上更好的生活是他申请法学院深造的主要原因。A. profile外形，轮廓；B. project项目；C. impression印象；D. desire愿望。根据下文“…for a better life for his family was the main reason he applied to law school for the further study”由此可知，此处应表示为家人过上更好的生活是他申请法学院深造的主要原因。故选D项。 【53题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：9所法学院中有5所录取了斯塔顿，包括哈佛大学。A. distributed分布；B. covered覆盖；C. offered录取，提供；D. dismissed解雇。根据下文“…to five of the nine law schools, Harvard included”由此可知，此处应表示9所法学院中有5所录取了斯塔顿。故选C项。 【54题详解】 考查动词短语辨析辨析。句意：他说：“当我的故事在网上疯传时，媒体把它描绘成一个快乐的故事，就像‘垃圾工申请哈佛，进来了’。”A. Breaks in闯入，打断；B. Gets in到达；C. Admits in承认；D. Comes in进来。根据上文提到的9所法学院中有5所录取了斯塔顿，包括哈佛大学，由此可知，此处应表示媒体把它描绘成一个快乐的故事，就像‘垃圾工申请哈佛，进来了’。故选D项。 【55题详解】 考查动词词义辨析。句意：但我这样做是为了巩固我的家庭。A. strengthen加强，巩固；B. restore恢复；C. resolve解决；D. save节省。根据上文提到的为家人过上更好的生活是他申请法学院深造的主要原因。由此可知，此处应表示斯塔顿这样做是为了巩固他的家庭。故选A项。 第二节 语法填空(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。 Forget about Military-style Travel during which people tend to visit as many famous spots as possible in the ____56____ (little) amount of time. A more relaxed alternative, Citywalk, has emerged ____57____ a phenomenal hit. Unlike Military-style Travel, Citywalk is about wandering around a city on foot and finding unusual things ____58____ even a local might not have noticed before. Citywalkers get away from hot tourist ____59____ (attract) and shopping centers, instead ____60____ (leisure) seeking out interactions with the natives, authentic snacks, and a deeper appreciation for the history and culture of the city. Various videos about Citywalk ____61____ (post) over Chinese multiple social media platforms in recent months. On Instagram-like Xiaohongshu, a search for “citywalk” turns up over 600,000 posts and tens of millions of views. Citywalkers have shared their carefully ____62____ (plan) routes on social media platforms, generating thousands of followers. Their posts usually include how long the walk is going to take, and interesting places along the way. Some regions, such as Beijing, have included Citywalk in their plans ____63____ (promote) cultural tourism and leisure tours. While Citywalk can work as ____64____ approach to tourism, this trend sees Gen Z seek pleasure more through connection than consumption and ____65____ (imply) a deep cultural curiosity. 【答案】56. least 57. as 58. that##which 59. attractions 60. leisurely 61. have been posted 62. planned 63. to promote 64. an 65. implies 【解析】 【导语】本文的文体属于说明文。文章主要介绍了Citywalk这种新型的旅游方式，它强调在城市中漫步，发现不寻常的事物，而不是像传统的军事化旅游那样在尽可能短的时间内游览尽可能多的著名景点。 【56题详解】 考查形容词。句意：忘记那些人们倾向于在最短的时间内参观尽可能多的著名景点的军事式旅行吧。空后是名词，所以空处应填形容词作定语，根据句意，表达“最短的时间”之意，用最高级。故填least。 57题详解】 考查介词。句意：另一种更轻松的选择是Citywalk，它的出现引起了轰动。此处是固定搭配：emerge as意为“成为”。故填as。 【58题详解】 考查定语从句。句意：与军事风格的旅行不同，Citywalk是指步行在城市里闲逛，发现当地人以前可能没有注意到的不寻常的东西。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词是things，在从句中作宾语，用which或者that引导。故填which或者that。 【59题详解】 考查名词。句意：城市步行者远离热门的旅游景点和购物中心，而是悠闲地寻求与当地人的互动，品尝正宗的小吃，并对城市的历史和文化有更深的了解。此处是固定搭配：tourist attraction意为“旅游胜地”，attraction为可数名词，根据后文的centers可知，用复数形式。故填attractions。 【60题详解】 考查副词。句意：城市步行者远离热门的旅游景点和购物中心，而是悠闲地寻求与当地人的互动，品尝正宗的小吃，并对城市的历史和文化有更深的了解。空处修饰空后的动词，应该用副词修饰。故填leisurely。 【61题详解】 考查动词时态和语态。句意：近几个月来，中国多个社交媒体平台上发布了各种关于Citywalk的视频。分析句子结构可知，post作本句谓语，和主语videos之间是被动关系，用被动语态，根据时间状语in recent months可知，用现在完成时，所以用现在完成时的被动语态。故填have been posted。 【62题详解】 考查形容词。句意：城市步行者在社交媒体平台上分享了他们精心规划的路线，吸引了数千名粉丝。空后是名词，所以空处填形容词作定语，plan的形容词形式是planned。故填planned。 【63题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：一些地区，如北京，已经将“城市漫步”纳入了他们促进文化旅游和休闲旅游的计划中。分析句子结构可知，本句已有谓语动词have included，所以promote用非谓语形式，根据句意，此处表目的，用不定式作后置定语。故填to promote。 【64题详解】 考查冠词。句意：虽然Citywalk可以作为一种旅游方式，但这种趋势表明，Z世代更多地通过联系而不是消费来寻求快乐，这意味着一种深刻的文化好奇心。approach意为“方式”，为可数名词，句中用的单数，前应用不定冠词修饰，approach为元音音素开头。用an修饰。故填an。 【65题详解】 考查主谓一致。句意：虽然Citywalk可以作为一种旅游方式，但这种趋势表明，Z世代更多地通过联系而不是消费来寻求快乐，这意味着一种深刻的文化好奇心。分析句子结构，根据空前的and可知，空处和前文的sees并列，用一般现在时的三单形式。故填implies。 第四部分 写作(共两节，满分40分) 第一节 应用文写作(满分15分) 66. 假定你是李华，你校外教Ryan拟举办英语读书会(English Reading Bar)活动，想了解哪类图书更能吸引学生，请你给外教写一封邮件，内容包括： 1. 推荐的图书类别； 2. 推荐理由。 注意： 1. 写作词数应为80个左右； 2. 请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。 Dear Ryan, ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Best regards, Li Hua 【答案】One possible version: Dear Ryan, I’m excited to hear about the English Reading Bar initiative. I recommend focusing on young adult fiction. First of all, young adult literature often tackles themes and issues that are highly relevant to the teenage experience, such as identity, friendship, and coming of age, which can foster deep engagement and discussion. Moreover, the writing style in these books is typically more approachable for English learners, allowing students to focus on comprehension and enjoyment without being overwhelmed by complex language. Last but not least, they offer a wide array of stories with diverse characters and settings, promoting inclusivity and broadening students’ perspectives on different cultures and experiences. I believe these selections will not only attract students to the bar but also enhance their reading skills and cultural awareness. Best regards, Li Hua 【解析】 【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。题目要求学生以李华的身份，给拟举办英语读书会的外教Ryan写一封邮件，向他推荐某一类别的图书，并阐述推荐的理由。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 专注于：focus on→concentrate on 处理：tackle→deal with/cope with 与……相关：be relevant to→be connected with/be associated with 广泛的：a wide array of→a wide range of 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句：I recommend focusing on young adult fiction. 拓展句：I recommend that you should focus on young adult fiction. 【点睛】[高分句型1] First of all, young adult literature often tackles themes and issues that are highly relevant to the teenage experience, such as identity, friendship, and coming of age, which can foster deep engagement and discussion. (运用了that引导限制性定语从句、which引导非限制性定语从句) [高分句型2] Moreover, the writing style in these books is typically more approachable for English learners, allowing students to focus on comprehension and enjoyment without being overwhelmed by complex language. (运用了现在分词短语allowing…作状语和being overwhelmed by complex language作宾语) 第二节.读后续写(满分25分) 67. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 A powerful storm erupted in North Carolina, causing many roads to be severely damaged and some houses to collapse. In the aftermath of the terrible storm, an animal protection society discovered a surprise at their booster that both broke and warmed their hearts. The surprise was that a group of baby dogs were left with a sad note, revealing a tale of sympathy in the hardship. The note, written by a homeless man, explained that the heartbreaking circumstances led him to adopt the baby dogs. He regularly fed their mother dog, but he discovered that she had unfortunately been hit by a car. Despite his own homelessness, he had provided the baby dogs with a chance to have a better life. However, the storm destroyed his temporary residence, and he had to leave them at the animal protection society’s doorstep with a heartfelt request for help. The note read, “Please help! I was sad to find a local homeless dog that I used to feed when I could, dead by the road. What made me sadder was that her babies were left homeless. I’m sorry for leaving them like this, but I am also homeless and cannot afford to look after them. My heart breaks for them and their mother. I just want them to be taken good care of. I know that it’s wrong to abandon them. But please don’t think poorly of me. I really don t have any other choice. Sincerely, a homeless man, George.” David, who was in charge of the animal protection society, posted the story, on the social media pages, expressing gratitude to the homeless man and admiration for his selfless act. David assured nim that his kindness, had not gone unnoticed and promised to honor his gesture by offering the baby dogs the love and care they would deserve. David also gave an invitation to him which read, “If you would like, please come to the animal protection society to see how the baby dogs will live, and I think that they will be glad to see you again!” 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。 A few days later, George, the homeless man, walked into the animal protection society. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Then George and David started looking for new homes for the baby dogs. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考范文： A few days later, George, the homeless man, walked into the animal protection society. He introduced himself as the guy who had left behind the baby dogs. The staff welcomed him warmly and spoke highly of his action. They took him to see the baby dogs. He was touched to see them grow up a little. Then he met David and offered to be a volunteer to care for them. David accepted his request and provided him with food and accommodation. As a result, George devoted himself to looking after the baby dogs before they found new owners. Then George and David started looking for new homes for the baby dogs. They posted pictures of the baby dogs online and told the heart-warming story. Many people were impressed by the homeless man’s behavior, and they were happy to adopt these dogs. Soon each baby dog had a new home. The homeless man realized his wish. David suggested that George continue to act as the animal caregiver, and George agreed. It was George’s kindness that made him find not only a new home for the baby dogs, but also a new job for himself. 【解析】 【导语】本文以故事发展为线索展开，讲述了流浪汉乔治收养了失去母亲的一群小狗，但在北卡罗来纳州爆发了一场强大的风暴后，乔治临时住所被毁，无法养这些小狗，只能把它们留在动物保护协会的门口，请求帮助，负责动物保护协会的大卫在社交媒体页面上发布了这个故事，对这位流浪汉表示感谢，希望他可以来看小狗。 【详解】1. 段落续写： ①由第一段首句内容“几天后，流浪汉乔治走进了动物保护协会。”可知，第一段可描写动物保护协会工作人员热情招待乔治，赞扬他的行为，带乔治去看小狗，乔治遇到大卫后提出愿意当志愿者来照顾小狗，大卫欣然同意，一起给小狗找新家。 ②由第二段首句内容“然后乔治和大卫开始为小狗寻找新家。”可知，第二段可描写网上发布信息给小狗找新家，网友知道流浪汉乔治和小狗间的暖心故事，纷纷领养小狗，正因为乔治的善良，他在动物保护协会获得了一份正式工作。 2. 续写线索：流浪汉乔治来到动物保护协会——工作人员热情招待乔治——带乔治去看小狗——大卫同意乔治自愿照顾小狗，一起给小狗找新家——二人开始为小狗寻找新家——网上发布信息后，网友纷纷领养小狗——乔治在动物保护协会获得一份正式工作 3. 词汇激活 行为类 ①高度评价：speak highly of/pay high tribute to ②照顾：care for/look after/take care of ③实现：realize/achieve 情绪类 ①感动的：touched/moved ②高兴的：happy/delighted 【点睛】【高分句型1】He introduced himself as the guy who had left behind the baby dogs. (运用了who引导的限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】David suggested that George continue to act as the animal caregiver, and George agreed. (运用了that引导的宾语从句和虚拟语气) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$下面是外语听力试音时间，请保持安静。听力考试期间不得向监考员询问。这世界有那么多人多幸运，我有个我们。只有成乌云中的城昏，常让我望远方出神。灰树叶飘转在池塘。身去咽下光阴的长。脚步声就让灯一亮，无人的空荡。风中闪过几帧从前啊。池中旋转已不见了吗？灯光中走来，你一身晴朗。身旁那么多人，可世界不不生不生。声中服过几盏君梦。梦中醒来好多话要讲，世界那么多人，可是他不舍不舍。试音到此结束。听力考试现在开始。试卷号2601101。这是江苏省前黄高级中学20二三级高中毕业班摸底测试英语试题的听力部分。第一节听下面5段对话，每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。现在你有5秒钟的时间阅读第一小题的有关内容。Hey, july, I have my car today so you can go home in my car. Thanks, but I need to buy a gift for Sandy. Could you drive me downtown? I'm afraid I can't. It's not on my way. Did you see the basketball game on T. V last night? Your favourite team was in IT. The last five minutes were really exciting. I've heard about IT, but there was a power failure in my area, so I didn't watch the second part of the game. It's a quarter to six. Your mother will be home at six fifteen. I need you to clean up this mess before he gets home. I'll do my best. I should be able to have IT done in fifteen minutes. Oh, dear, I just got some drops of red wine on the carpet. Do you have any carpet cleaner? No, I just ran out. Get a paper towel and try to get the stains out with water and some salt. hurry. Oh, no, our store may start running out of coffee. What's next? Chocolate milk? I have to go. Anna, where are you going? I'm going to the supermarket right now. I'm not waiting for the other shoot to drop, JoNathan. 第一节到此结束，第二节听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的ABC3个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟。听完后各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间，每段对话或独白读两遍。听下面一段对话，回答第六和第7两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。How is your trip to your grandparents place? IT is about four hours away by train. Isn't IT well. I had prepared IT. I had some reading to do for my history . project with me. And IT was a really hot day. Yeah, I was expecting to feel boiling hot, but the air conditioning I was on so IT was bearable, and I SAT by the window. Anyway, while I was doing my reading, I was also listening to music. And at one point my earphones came out of my phone, and the music played really loudly in the carriage. Luckily, no one expressed the dissatisfaction about the noise. How is your trip to your grandparents place? IT is about four hours away by train. Isn't IT. Well, I had prepared IT. I had some reading to do for my history . project with me. And IT was a really hot day. Yeah, I was expecting to feel boiling hot, but the air conditioning was on, so IT was bearable. And I SAT by the window. Anyway, while I was doing my reading, I was also listening to music. And at one point my earphones came out of my phone, and the music played really loudly in the carriage. Luckily, no one expressed the dissatisfaction about the noise. 听下面一段对话，回答第八和第9两个小题。现在你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。Oh, of course. Thank you. Let's find one more person. Excuse me, can I ask you a few questions about your health? sure. Well, do you have any health problems? I can't sleep at night. I've been on a diet for almost a year now. I go running for two hours a day, but I miss what I used to eat. What did you use to eat pizza. burgers? I used to eat ice cream before going to bed. I know that the reason that I can't sleep well, no ice cream, no sleep, what am I going to do? Um I think you should talk to your doctor. Good luck. Oh, of course. Thank you. Let's find one more person. Excuse me, can I ask you a few questions about your health? sure. Well, do you have any health problems? I can't sleep at night. I've been on a diet for almost a year now. I go running for two hours a day, but I miss what I used to eat. What did you use to eat pizza. burgers? I used to eat ice cream before going to bed. I know that the reason that I can't sleep well, no ice cream, no sleep, what am I going to do? Um I think you should talk to your doctor. Good luck. 听下面一段对话，回答第十至第十二三个小题。现在你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。Kevin, I just like to find out how you're settling and how your spanish course is going. Basically, anything you feel you need to talk about. I'm OK. I suppose i'm settle into my studies and i'm finding the course interesting. I'm just missing home a little OK. Well, if IT makes you feel any Better, I think half the students I speak with her a little homesick. It's only natural. This is the first time you've lived away from home. Yes, i've never spent so long away from my friends and family before. I've been back home once since I started in september, but it's so expensive to get down to london by train that I can't go very often. Well, don't be too hard on yourself, Kevin. It's quite a lot to deal with at first, but i'm sure you'll find things get Better over the next few weeks. Kevin, I just like to find out how you're settling and how your spanish course is going. Basically, anything you feel you need to talk about. I'm OK. I suppose i'm settle into my studies and i'm finding the course interesting. I'm just missing home a little. okay. Well, if IT makes you feel any Better, I think half the students I speak with her a little homesick. It's only natural. This is the first time you've lived away from home. Yes, i've never spent so long away from my friends and family before i've been back home once since I started in september, but it's so expensive to get down to london by train that I can't go very often. Well, don't be too hard on yourself, Kevin. It's quite a lot to deal with that first, but i'm sure you'll find things get Better over the next few weeks. 听下面一段对话，回答第13至第16 4个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Hello, mrs. tomkins. Our newspaper will Carry some information about new products. Now will you tell us something about the new home your company has built? Certainly, this is a complete home system. The main function is to make people's life easier. A door will open with a touch of your finger. You will be able to call your food saving machine when you are in the supermarket. To find out how much you need to buy isn't . IT wonderful? yes. Can I call the washing machine as well? sure. But you won't need to. The new home comes with a robot, is designed to do some cleaning and washing. And what is the Price of the new home? About ten million dollars. wow. IT will be the twenty second century when I can afford to buy one. Believe me, this is a pretty good deal. Hello, mrs. tonkin. Our newspaper will Carry some information about new products. Now will you tell us something about the new home your company has built? Certainly, this is a complete home system. The main function is to make people's life easier. The door will open with a touch of your finger. You will be able to call your food saving machine when you are in the supermarket. To find out how much you need to buy isn't IT wonderful? yes. Can I call the washing machine as well? Sure, but you won't need to. The new home comes with a robot, is designed to do some cleaning and washing. And what is the Price of the new home? About ten million dollars. wow. IT will be the twenty second century when I can afford to buy one. Believe me, this is a pretty good deal. 听下面一段独白，回答第17至第24个小题。现在你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。Why is a seven year old musician named oma daughter, her from britain regarded as mini mozart? Most children of our age will not be able to set through an Opera, but almost wrote her own senator at the age of six. And SHE composed her first Opera, the sweeper of dreams, this year. The english national Opera thought I was a great work, omar said. The music comes to me when i'm relaxing. I like thinking about ferries, a lot, princesses and beautiful dresses. SHE likes to sit on a swing in her garden and compose there. He also keeps a tape recorded by her bed for when inspiration strikes. According to this talented Young musician, the idea for the sweeper of dreams came from a dream, but not only is all a good at writing music, SHE is also a skilled violinist and pianist as well, and he always works hard. Now all a has become famous, and many people like to compare her to wolf kann on a das mozart. I don't mind if I am famous or not, he says, I like mozza, but i'm not trying to become him. I'm going to be like oma, not mozart. Why is the seven year old musician named oma dayer from britten regarded as mini mozart? Most children of our age will not be able to set through an Opera, but almost wrote her own senator at the age of six. And SHE composed her first Opera, the sweeper of dreams, this year. The english national Opera thought I was a great work, omar said. The music comes to me when i'm relaxing. I like thinking about ferries a lot, princesses and beautiful dresses. SHE likes to sit on a swing in her garden and compose there. He also keeps a tape recorded by her bed for when inspiration strikes. According to this talented Young musician, the idea for the sweeping of dreams came from a dream. But not only is all my good at writing music, SHE is also a skilled violinist and pianist as well, and he always works hard. Now alma has become famous, and many people like to compare her to wolf kann amadeus mozart. I don't mind if I am famous or not. He says, I like mozart, but i'm not trying to become him. I'm going to be like oma, not mozart. 听力部分到此结束。