福建省厦门六中2023-2024学年高三上学期期中考试英语试题

厦门六中2023-2024学年高三上学期第三阶段检测 英语试题 本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 第一部分 听力（共两节，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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Which platform does the 10:40 train leave from? A. Platform 2. B. Platform 3. C. Platform 5. 2. Why is Mike so happy? A. He was admitted to college. B. He heard from his parents. C. He won a prize. 3. What time is the man’s appointment? A. At 9:15. B. At 11:00. C. At 11:10. 4. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？ A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman and customer. C. Friends. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What did Karen do during her trip? A. She made some wine. B. She drank some wine. C. She bought some wine. 7. What does Karen think about her trip to Alabama? A. Enjoyable. B. Awful. C. Boring. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does the woman have to move? A. The rent is too high. B. The landlord is selling the place. C. The construction noise is too loud. 9. Where might the woman stay for a while? A. In her parents’. B. In a storeroom. C. In a hotel. 10. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Pack her stuff. B. Look for a new place. C. Take care of her pet. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A history exam. B. Note-taking. C. A historical story. 12. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Use symbols. B. Add examples. C. Copy texts. 13. How many pages of notes did the woman take? A. Two. B. Six. C. Seven. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does Andy probably do? A. A tour guide. B. A writer. C. A pilot. 15. Which theme park has the most roller coasters in one park? A. Cedar Point. B. Magic Kingdom. C. Lotte World. 16. What can people do in the parks in China soon? A. Visit dinosaurs in the south. B. Ride the highest roller coaster. C. Watch animals at night. 17. Where does Andy plan to go this year? A. Singapore. B. New York. C. China. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Who is the speaker talking to? A. Gym members. B. Potential clients. C. Sports trainers. 19. What does the speaker suggest right after you sign up? A. Talking to a specialist. B. Starting your training program. C. Going on a diet. 20. What is the advantage of this gym? A. The classes are free. B. The services are better. C. The pool is always available. 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） A Louis Pasteur once said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” That’s the truth behind the following inventions--the scientists were prepared and were able to see the magic in a mistake. Mauve In 1856, William Perkin was trying to come up with an artificial medicine, but his experiments produced a thick mess. But the more Perkin looked at it, the more he saw a beautiful color in his mess. Turns out he had made mauve, the first-ever synthetic dye (合成染料), which was far better than any natural dyes: the color was brighter, clearer, and didn’t fade or wash out. Superglue This super-sticky substance was discovered by accident--twice! Chemist Harry Coover had been attempting to make clear plastic gun sights, and in 1942 one method he tested produced an extremely quick bonding adhesive (粘合剂). It was useless for his gun sights, though, and he forgot about it until almost ten years later, when he came across it again while developing heat-resistant parts for airplanes. This time he realised its potential, and the product was put on the market. Plastic In 1907, shellac (虫胶) was used in electronics. It was costly, so American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland tried to produce an alternative. Instead, his experiments produced a material that could take high temperatures. He later developed it into plastic, and it was soon used in the production of almost everything. Teflon Back in the 1930s, Young DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett was working to make a new kind of CFC for refrigeration. After storing the gas in certain containers, he opened one to discover that it had changed into a white powder that was extremely sticky and had a very high melting point. Three years later, the substance, which was named Teflon, was patented. 21. Which invention came out earliest? A. Mauve. B. Superglue. C. Plastic. D. Teflon. 22. Who recognized the value of his original invention when developing airplane parts? A. William Perkin. B. Harry Coover. C. Leo Hendrik. D. Roy Plunkett. 23. What do the inventions have in common? A. They could take high temperatures. B. They received no recognition at first. C. They were made by accident. D. They could be used in medical fields. B Most 13-year-olds might have spent those three years preoccupied with schoolwork or hanging out with mates. One teenager, however, spent his nights sleeping in a tent to raise money for the hospice (临终安养院) that looked after his friend. Now, Max Woosey--who became known as the Boy in the Tent during his young years-long fundraising campaign--has decided to go back indoors after three years and more than £700,000 in charitable donations. “I love camping, it’s one of my favourite things and I’m definitely going to miss it,” he said. “I think that highlight would have to be the second camp out, because that year was the hardest.” “The first year was quite nice but the second was colder and there were worse storms. It was really meaningful for me because all my friends and family were there.” He said that although the wind and the rain proved to be tricky adversaries (对手), it was last summer’s heatwave that almost forced him to return to the comforts of his bedroom. “Honestly, it was horrible, and when there’s a heatwave your tent turns into a greenhouse. It was absolutely boiling,” he said. On the prospect of sleeping inside on a regular basis again, he said: “I think it’s going to be weird (怪异的) the first few nights but I think it is time to come inside now. There are future adventures we are hoping can become possible. It is going to be strange but I’m just going to have to get over it.” Speaking to ITV’s Good Morning Britain, he said: “My friend Rick was absolutely amazing. He loved the outdoors, he loved sports and we got along really well. The North Devon hospice just took brilliant care of him and I wanted to say thank you in the biggest way I could. So I started sleeping outside and I tried to raise as much money as I could for them.” Donations will go to North Devon hospice. Stephen Roberts, its chief executive, told the ITV: “The funds he raised for North Devon hospice in this time will make a real difference to the patients and families we support.” 24. What has Max been engaged in for three years? A. Doing charity camping. B. Hanging out with friends. C. Looking after his friend. D. Donating tents to the hospice. 25. What was the biggest challenge for Max while he camped out? A. Terrible storms. B. Extreme heat. C. Freezing weather. D. Desperate loneliness. 26. What is Max’s attitude to future adventures? A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Expectant. D. Reserved. 27. Why did Max raise money for North Devon hospice? A. To pay the medical pill of his friend. B. To improve the welfare of its medical staff. C. To appreciate its loving care for his friend. D. To update its medical equipment and service. C Not long ago, Linda Khan was sitting by a hospital bed in Houston, feeling ill at ease. Beside her lay her father who needed a heart surgery. The two of them had engaged in nothing but depressing small talk. Then, her eye fell on a pile of books. She picked up one, and started to read it out loud. “Right away it changed the mood and atmosphere,” she says Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father. Listening allowed her father to travel on the sound of his daughter’s voice into a place where he felt himself again. “From then on,” Khan says, “I always read to him.” In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-loud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. The survey authors owed these improvements in large part to the “rich, varied diet of serious literature” that group members consumed, with fiction encouraging feelings of relaxation and calm, poetry fostering focused concentration, and narratives giving rise to cognitive (认知的) thoughts, feelings, and memories. In truth, almost any kind of reading to another person can be beneficial. Readers get rewards too. For Neil Bush, the late-life hospitalizations of his famous parents, George H.W. and Barbara Bush, became opportunities to repay a debt of gratitude. “When I was a kid, they would read to me,” he said. With his parents in and out of care, “We’re been reading books about Dad’s foreign policy and, more recently, Mom’s autobiography.” Bush went on, his voice thick with emotion, “ And to read their amazing life to them has been remarkable blessing to me, personally, as their son.” To many people, reading to parents may seem so far outside the normal range of regular activities, and it may even feel odd and improper. However, there are still a lot many who brave the momentary strangeness of reading to elderly adults and both reader and listener are, to borrow a phrase from Wordsworth, surprised by the joy of it. 28. What did reading offer to Linda and her father? A. A way to establish a bond. B. A way to engage in learning. C. A way to treat the disease. D. A way to travel together in reality. 29. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. Improvements in mental health. B. Benefits of reading to others. C. Changes in cognitive process. D. Development of social skills. 30. What does Neil Bush’s experience prove? A. Reading to parents is children’s duty. B. Parents should read more to their kids. C. Children should show their gratitude. D. Reading benefits more than the listener. 31. How does the author feel about reading to an elderly adult? A. Improper and odd. B. Abnormal but worthy. C. Rewarding and joyful. D. Interesting and unnecessary. D Humans are not the animal kingdom’s only super fans of fashion. Tits (山雀) can be fashion-victims, too, apparently. A study, published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology by Sonja Wild and Lucy Aplin, shows that, given the chance, they decorate their nests with this season’s mush-have color. Dr Wild and Dr Aplin were following up work published in 1934 by Henry Smith Williams, an American naturalist. He noticed that when he put various colored balls of wool out in his garden, almost always one and only one became popular that season, integrated into local bird’s nests. But which particular color was favored varied from season to season. This suggested that the color chosen by one of the early birds was spotted and copied by others. Williams’s work was, however, forgotten until Dr Wild and Dr Aplin came across it while following up on a different study. The study noted that, during any given breeding (繁殖) season, the blue tits they were investigating tended to integrate the same herbal plants into their nests regardless of how abundant those herbs actually were. This, too, suggested fashion-following, and it likewise led Dr Wild and Dr Aplin to infer that birds were studying the nests of others and copying them. They therefore set out to rerun Williams’s experiment, but this time to collect some actual numbers. The birds they followed were part of a well-monitored population of blue, great and marsh tits in a wood near the institute. Of the 68 tits nests built that season in the experimental areas, 26 contained wool, including 18 of the color of wool chosen by the first nest builder. Tits, then, do seem to be “on trend” when it comes to nest-building materials. Why that should happen remains obscure. Dr Wild and Dr Aplin suspect the trendsetters are older birds, and younger ones simply follow. Williams’s original work, though, suggests such initial choices are random. A bit like those of the leaders of human fashions. 32. What do we know about tits from the first two paragraphs? A. Tits favored wool to build their nests. B. Tits tend to copy others in building their nests. C. Tits choose the same color throughout the year. D. Tits like to follow fellow birds’ behavior in most cases. 33. Why did Dr Wild and Dr Aplin rerun William’s experiment? A. To offer guidance for William. B. To study birds’ nests. C. To investigate bird breeding. D. To prove birds’ modelling behavior. 34. What does the underlined word “obscure” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Evident. B. Shallow. C. Complicated. D. Unclear. 35. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Tits: Fashion Followers B. Nest Building: Colors First C. Birds: Human Followers D. Scientific Research: Number First 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） Think back to your last presentation. 36 And were they engaged in what you were saying? While you may think yourself to be a great speaker, it is not particularly hard to annoy your audience. Here are the top three annoying habits in a presentation and tips to help you avoid them. Reading the presentation The most annoying presentation habit is also one of the easiest to fall victim to. With a visual aid, you tend to look back and read what you have already written. 37 By reading your slides, you show no additional information, and therefore give your audience no reason to keep listening once they have finished reading the slide themselves. One guideline I find especially effective is to ensure each slide has no more than six main points, and no more than six words per point. 38 And your audience will be more focused on what you are saying. No knowledge of the subject matter 39 The more prepared you are, the better you can effectively avoid sounding like you’ve never even heard of your topic before. So in order to show your audience you know your stuff, getting ready will make all the difference. Using too many “umms” and “uhhs” The third most annoying habit was using many “umms” and “uhhs”, a symptom of not communicating effectively. This could be a result of stage fright, but more often than not these interjections (感叹词) happen unconsciously. 40 One tip for avoiding this is to practice your presentation multiple times beforehand, out loud. The more you practice, the more likely you can catch yourself before letting the “umms” and “uhhs” slip out. A. Was it boring? B. Were people interested? C. It helps you to save your time. D. This stops you overloading your slides with information. E. Despite how innocent they seem, they can ruin your credibility. F. Avoiding this annoying habit comes down to one factor: preparation. G. However, all this shows that you can do what your audience can as well. 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） For me, nothing is more satisfying than discovering hidden gems (美妙绝伦的事情) in secondhand shops and estate sales. After all, one person’s trash (废物) is another person’s 41 . I have collected more than 50,000 of these items. I’ve also set up a social media account to help 42 items with their owners. The first item I 43 was a VHS tape of a family holiday. It was a video of two parents and a son wearing a T-shirt with the words “Wesleyan swimming” on it. My social media 44 asked swimming coaches across the US if they recognised the student. After just a few days, someone identified him and we 45 him down on social media. He couldn’t believe it. He then 46 some of the movies with his own sons. People are often quite 47 when we get it touch--most of these items are lost after a house move: the people clearing someone’s 48 don’t always know what they’re getting rid of. Sometimes people 49 a camera to a charity shop and forget to take the memory card out. I’ve also heard 50 about people having to sell the contents of their storage units. I have some 51 , including not sharing sensitive photographs and removing posts if the family does not want their memories 52 . Without social media, this project would not be 53 . Every family I’ve contacted has been 54 to have their memories back. I want to inspire people to 55 their own family history and memorabilia (纪念品) so that they don’t end up getting lost. 41. A. treasure B. strength C. medicine D. duty 42. A. share B. exchange C. reunite D. package 43. A. sold B. purchased C. posted D. admired 44. A. followers B. monitors C. customers D. designers 45. A. guided B. tracked C. let D. settled 46. A. shot B. downloaded C. recreated D. contributed 47. A. emotional B. embarrassed C. optimistic D. confident 48. A. way B. calendar C. mind D. stuff 49. A. display B. donate C. rent D. return 50. A. notices B. deals C. stories D. advertisements 51. A. demands B. rules C. aims D. plans 52. A. apart B. away C. inside D. online 53. A. possible B. tough C. complete D. original 54. A. objective B. careful C. realistic D. grateful 55. A. assess B. preserve C. revise D. comprehend 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。 Breathing dirty air causes the premature death of at least 1,200 children across Europe each year. Actually, many thousands more 56 (trouble) with physical and mental health problems that could have lifelong impacts. When it comes to air pollution, we can’t regard children 57 little adults. They receive more pollution, and it starts in the womb (子宫) and continues in kindergarten and onwards. Children are more exposed to dirty air than adults because they have a 58 (fast) breathing rate, are closer to the ground 59 are outdoors more. They are particularly 60 (sense) to dirty air, and pollutants can have permanent impact on their development. The impacts begin before birth, 61 contributes to low birth weight and premature birth. Reducing the 62 (source) of air pollution, including road traffic, coal and solid fuel burning, and industrial emissions (排放物), is key. Action should also be taken 63 (reduce) the specific risks to children. These could include putting clean air zones around schools, where traffic would 64 (restrict) and idling engines (怠速运转) prohibited. Local authorities and schools should also consider 65 (plant) trees, ivy screens and hedge fences around playground. 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华，为了培养学生的创新精神和劳动技能，上周六你校在图书馆举办了学生现场手工制作比赛。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1. 参赛对象； 2. 比赛过程和结果； 3. 比赛意义。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 An on-site craft competition 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。 At age 10, I stood in front of my new class, my new classmates looking at me with mild interest as my teacher introduced me. I joined in the middle of the school year. There were 41 students in my new class. I was the 42nd. All my classmates sat in pairs except for this one girl, Kate. I went and sat down next to her and and gave her a small, uncertain simile. She smiled in return. The class started and we didn’t talk until lunch time. At lunch time, I pulled out my lunch box, packed by my mother. It had fried rice with home-made cakes and a small box of fruits. Clearly my mom had spent time packing this yummy lunch. This girl took out a small box with bread butter inside. In india, it’s pretty rare for kids to just get bread butter for lunch. The only time I had bread butter for lunch was if my mom was unwell. So I thought that was what the problem here was. I offered her a small part of my lunch and forgot all about it. The next day, she again had bread butter. Well, I thought, her mother might have fallen ill, so he was taking time to recover. I again offered her a part of my lunch. This went on for a week. Then one day, I asked the one question that I shouldn’t have. “Is your mom not well?” In fact, I wasn’t prepared for the answer. Later, I knew that her mother, who worked in a supermarket, was in poor health. She constantly stayed at home with no income. I didn’t know what to do. So I did the most obvious thing. I went home and told my mom that my lunch wasn’t enough and I still felt hungry after eating it. My mom started packing a bigger lunch. And in school, I’d tell Kate that my mom had packed me a lunch too big, so could she please help me finish it? Then I asked her what her favorite dish was. “Naan (薄饼),” she whispered. 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。 When I told my mom that I wanted very much to have Naan, she felt puzzled. I moved out of that school soon after and didn’t stay in touch with Kate. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 厦门六中2023-2024学年高三上学期第三阶段检测 英语试题 本试卷分四部分，共12页。满分150分。考试用时120分钟。 第一部分 听力（共两节，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。每段对话仅读一遍。 1. Which platform does the 10:40 train leave from? A. Platform 2. B. Platform 3. C. Platform 5. 2. Why is Mike so happy? A. He was admitted to college. B. He heard from his parents. C. He won a prize. 3. What time is the man’s appointment? A. At 9:15. B. At 11:00. C. At 11:10. 4. What will the weather be like tomorrow? A. Rainy. B. Sunny. C. Cloudy. 5. What is the probable relationship between the speakers？ A. Husband and wife. B. Salesman and customer. C. Friends. 第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分） 听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。 6. What did Karen do during her trip? A. She made some wine. B. She drank some wine. C. She bought some wine. 7. What does Karen think about her trip to Alabama? A. Enjoyable. B. Awful. C. Boring. 听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。 8. Why does the woman have to move? A. The rent is too high. B. The landlord is selling the place. C. The construction noise is too loud. 9. Where might the woman stay for a while? A. In her parents’. B. In a storeroom. C. In a hotel. 10. What does the woman ask the man to do? A. Pack her stuff. B. Look for a new place. C. Take care of her pet. 听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。 11. What are the speakers mainly talking about? A. A history exam. B. Note-taking. C. A historical story. 12. What does the man suggest the woman do? A. Use symbols. B. Add examples. C. Copy texts. 13. How many pages of notes did the woman take? A. Two. B. Six. C. Seven. 听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。 14. What does Andy probably do? A. A tour guide. B. A writer. C. A pilot. 15. Which theme park has the most roller coasters in one park? A. Cedar Point. B. Magic Kingdom. C. Lotte World. 16. What can people do in the parks in China soon? A. Visit dinosaurs in the south. B. Ride the highest roller coaster. C. Watch animals at night. 17. Where does Andy plan to go this year? A. Singapore. B. New York. C. China. 听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。 18. Who is the speaker talking to? A. Gym members. B. Potential clients. C. Sports trainers. 19. What does the speaker suggest right after you sign up? A. Talking to a specialist. B. Starting your training program. C. Going on a diet. 20. What is the advantage of this gym? A. The classes are free. B. The services are better. C. The pool is always available. 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） A Louis Pasteur once said, “Chance favors the prepared mind.” That’s the truth behind the following inventions--the scientists were prepared and were able to see the magic in a mistake. Mauve In 1856, William Perkin was trying to come up with an artificial medicine, but his experiments produced a thick mess. But the more Perkin looked at it, the more he saw a beautiful color in his mess. Turns out he had made mauve, the first-ever synthetic dye (合成染料), which was far better than any natural dyes: the color was brighter, clearer, and didn’t fade or wash out. Superglue This super-sticky substance was discovered by accident--twice! Chemist Harry Coover had been attempting to make clear plastic gun sights, and in 1942 one method he tested produced an extremely quick bonding adhesive (粘合剂). It was useless for his gun sights, though, and he forgot about it until almost ten years later, when he came across it again while developing heat-resistant parts for airplanes. This time he realised its potential, and the product was put on the market. Plastic In 1907, shellac (虫胶) was used in electronics. It was costly, so American chemist Leo Hendrik Baekeland tried to produce an alternative. Instead, his experiments produced a material that could take high temperatures. He later developed it into plastic, and it was soon used in the production of almost everything. Teflon Back in the 1930s, Young DuPont chemist Roy Plunkett was working to make a new kind of CFC for refrigeration. After storing the gas in certain containers, he opened one to discover that it had changed into a white powder that was extremely sticky and had a very high melting point. Three years later, the substance, which was named Teflon, was patented. 21. Which invention came out earliest? A. Mauve. B. Superglue. C. Plastic. D. Teflon. 22. Who recognized the value of his original invention when developing airplane parts? A. William Perkin. B. Harry Coover. C. Leo Hendrik. D. Roy Plunkett. 23. What do the inventions have in common? A. They could take high temperatures. B. They received no recognition at first. C. They were made by accident. D. They could be used in medical fields. 【答案】ABC 【主旨大意】本文为一篇说明文, 主要讲述了一些科学家在偶然的错误中发现了一些伟大的发明。其中包括了妙蓝染料、超级胶水、塑料以及特氟龙的发现。这些发明都是通过科学家们的准备和对错误的观察而得出的。 21.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据第一部分的In 1856，第二部分的in 1942，第三部分的In 1907及第四部分的Back in the1930s可知，第一部分的Mauve是最早发明的。故选A。 22.【答案】B 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据第二部分 “Chemist Harry Coover had been attempting to make clear plastic gun sights, and in 1942 one method he tested produced an extremely quick bonding adhesive（黏合剂）... This time he realised its potential, and the product was put on the market.（化学家哈里•库弗一直在尝试制造清晰的塑料枪瞄准具，1942年，他测试了一种方法，产生了一种极快的粘合粘合剂。然而，这对他的枪瞄准具毫无用处，因此他把它忘了近十年，直到他在开发飞机的耐热部件时再次发现了它。这一次，他意识到了它的潜力，并将产品推向了市场。）” 可知Harry Coover在开发飞机零件时认识到他的原始发明的价值。故选B。 23.【答案】C 【解析】本题属于细节题之细分细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据第一部分 “In 1856, William Perkin was trying to come up with an artificial medicine, but his experiments produced a thick mess.（1856年，威廉•珀金试图发明一种人工药物，但他的实验产生了一团乱麻。）”；第二部分 “This super-sticky substance was discovered by accident-twice!（这种超级粘稠的物质是偶然发现的——两次！）”；第三部分 “Instead. his experiments produced a material that could take high temperatures. He later developed it into plastic, and it was soon used in the production of almost everything.（相反，他的实验产生了一种可以承受高温的材料。后来，他将其开发成塑料，并很快用于几乎所有产品的生产。）”；第四部分 “After storing the gas in certain containers, he opened one to discover that it had changed into a white powder that was extremely sticky and had a very high melting point.（在将气体储存在特定的容器中后，他打开一个容器，发现它变成了一种白色粉末，非常粘稠，熔点非常高。）” 可知这几项发明都是在偶然的错误中发明出来的。故选C。 B Most 13-year-olds might have spent those three years preoccupied with schoolwork or hanging out with mates. One teenager, however, spent his nights sleeping in a tent to raise money for the hospice (临终安养院) that looked after his friend. Now, Max Woosey--who became known as the Boy in the Tent during his young years-long fundraising campaign--has decided to go back indoors after three years and more than £700,000 in charitable donations. “I love camping, it’s one of my favourite things and I’m definitely going to miss it,” he said. “I think that highlight would have to be the second camp out, because that year was the hardest.” “The first year was quite nice but the second was colder and there were worse storms. It was really meaningful for me because all my friends and family were there.” He said that although the wind and the rain proved to be tricky adversaries (对手), it was last summer’s heatwave that almost forced him to return to the comforts of his bedroom. “Honestly, it was horrible, and when there’s a heatwave your tent turns into a greenhouse. It was absolutely boiling,” he said. On the prospect of sleeping inside on a regular basis again, he said: “I think it’s going to be weird (怪异的) the first few nights but I think it is time to come inside now. There are future adventures we are hoping can become possible. It is going to be strange but I’m just going to have to get over it.” Speaking to ITV’s Good Morning Britain, he said: “My friend Rick was absolutely amazing. He loved the outdoors, he loved sports and we got along really well. The North Devon hospice just took brilliant care of him and I wanted to say thank you in the biggest way I could. So I started sleeping outside and I tried to raise as much money as I could for them.” Donations will go to North Devon hospice. Stephen Roberts, its chief executive, told the ITV: “The funds he raised for North Devon hospice in this time will make a real difference to the patients and families we support.” 24. What has Max been engaged in for three years? A. Doing charity camping. B. Hanging out with friends. C. Looking after his friend. D. Donating tents to the hospice. 25. What was the biggest challenge for Max while he camped out? A. Terrible storms. B. Extreme heat. C. Freezing weather. D. Desperate loneliness. 26. What is Max’s attitude to future adventures? A. Worried. B. Doubtful. C. Expectant. D. Reserved. 27. Why did Max raise money for North Devon hospice? A. To pay the medical pill of his friend. B. To improve the welfare of its medical staff. C. To appreciate its loving care for his friend. D. To update its medical equipment and service. 【答案】ABCC 【主旨大意】这是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述13岁少年Max Woosey通过在野外露营来进行慈善筹款的故事。 24.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据第一段的 “Now, Max Woosey--who became known as the Boy in the Tent during his years-long fundraising campaign--has decided to go back indoors after three years and more than £700,000 in charitable donations. (现在，Max Woosey——在长达数年的筹款活动中被称为“帐篷里的男孩”——在三年的慈善捐款超过70万英镑后，决定回到室内。)”可知，Max用了3年的时间做慈善露营。故选A。 25.【答案】B 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据第四段的 “it was last summer’s heatwave that almost forced him to return to the comforts of his bedroom. “Honestly, it was horrible, and when there’s a heatwave your tent turns into a greenhouse. It was absolutely boiling,” he said. (去年夏天的热浪几乎迫使他回到舒适的卧室。“老实说，这太可怕了，当有热浪时，你的帐篷就变成了温室。简直沸腾了，”他说。)” 可知，对于Max来说去年最大的挑战是极端高温。故选B。 26.【答案】C 【解析】本题属于推断题之观点态度, 考查推断隐含意义的能力。解题思路：根据倒数第三段的 “There are future adventures we are hoping can become possible. It is going to be strange but I’m just going to have to get over it. (我们希望未来可以冒险。这会很奇怪，但我必须克服它。)” 推知，Max对未来的冒险是非常期待的。故选C。 27.【答案】C 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据倒数第二段的 “The North Devon hospice just took brilliant care of him and I wanted to say thank you in the biggest way I could. So I started sleeping outside and I tried to raise as much money as I could for them. (北德文郡的临终关怀院对他进行了出色的照顾，我想尽我所能对它说声谢谢。所以我开始睡在外面，我试着为他们筹集尽可能多的钱。)” 可知，Max为北德文郡的临终关怀院筹款是为了感激他们对他的朋友Rick的照顾。故选C。 C Not long ago, Linda Khan was sitting by a hospital bed in Houston, feeling ill at ease. Beside her lay her father who needed a heart surgery. The two of them had engaged in nothing but depressing small talk. Then, her eye fell on a pile of books. She picked up one, and started to read it out loud. “Right away it changed the mood and atmosphere,” she says Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father. Listening allowed her father to travel on the sound of his daughter’s voice into a place where he felt himself again. “From then on,” Khan says, “I always read to him.” In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-loud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. The survey authors owed these improvements in large part to the “rich, varied diet of serious literature” that group members consumed, with fiction encouraging feelings of relaxation and calm, poetry fostering focused concentration, and narratives giving rise to cognitive (认知的) thoughts, feelings, and memories. In truth, almost any kind of reading to another person can be beneficial. Readers get rewards too. For Neil Bush, the late-life hospitalizations of his famous parents, George H.W. and Barbara Bush, became opportunities to repay a debt of gratitude. “When I was a kid, they would read to me,” he said. With his parents in and out of care, “We’re been reading books about Dad’s foreign policy and, more recently, Mom’s autobiography.” Bush went on, his voice thick with emotion, “ And to read their amazing life to them has been remarkable blessing to me, personally, as their son.” To many people, reading to parents may seem so far outside the normal range of regular activities, and it may even feel odd and improper. However, there are still a lot many who brave the momentary strangeness of reading to elderly adults and both reader and listener are, to borrow a phrase from Wordsworth, surprised by the joy of it. 28. What did reading offer to Linda and her father? A. A way to establish a bond. B. A way to engage in learning. C. A way to treat the disease. D. A way to travel together in reality. 29. What is paragraph 2 mainly about? A. Improvements in mental health. B. Benefits of reading to others. C. Changes in cognitive process. D. Development of social skills. 30. What does Neil Bush’s experience prove? A. Reading to parents is children’s duty. B. Parents should read more to their kids. C. Children should show their gratitude. D. Reading benefits more than the listener. 31. How does the author feel about reading to an elderly adult? A. Improper and odd. B. Abnormal but worthy. C. Rewarding and joyful. D. Interesting and unnecessary. 【答案】ABDC 【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述琳达和他的父亲发生在医院的事情，抒发主人公对父亲的感恩之情。 28.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据文章第一段 “Reading gave the daughter a way to connect with her father. (阅读给了女儿与父亲联系的途径。)” 可知阅读给琳达和她的父亲带来了“一种建立联系的方式。” 结合选项A. A way to establish a bond.一种建立联系的方式；B. A way to engage in learning.一种从事学习的方法；C. A way to treat the disease.一种治疗这种疾病的方法；D. A way to travel together in reality.在现实中一起旅行的方式。故选A。 29.【答案】B 【解析】本题属于主旨题之段落主旨, 考查理解主旨要义的能力。解题思路：通读第二段尤其根据第一句 “In a 2010 survey in the United Kingdom, elderly adults who joined weekly read-aloud groups reported better concentration, less anxiety, and an improved ability to socialize. (2010年在英国进行的一项调查显示，参加每周朗读小组的老年人注意力更集中，焦虑更少，社交能力也有所提高。)” 和最后一句 “In truth, almost any kind of reading to another person can be beneficial. (事实上，几乎任何一种阅读对另一个人都是有益的。)” 可以看出本段主要阐述了“读书给别人的好处”，故选B。 30.【答案】D 【解析】本题属于推断题之细节推断, 考查推断隐含意义的能力。解题思路：根据第三段首句 “Readers get rewards too. (读者也会得到奖励。)” 以及 “And to read their amazing life to them has been a remarkable blessing to me, personally, as their son.” (向他们朗读他们精彩的人生，对作为他们儿子的我个人来说，是一种非凡的祝福。)” 可以推出 Neil Bush在父母晚年住院治疗让他有机会为父母读书的经历证明“阅读比听者受益更多”。故选D。 31.【答案】C 【解析】本题属于推断题之观点态度, 考查推断隐含意义的能力。解题思路：根据最后一段 “However, there are still a lot many who brave the momentary strangeness of reading to elderly adults and both reader and listeners are, to borrow a phrase from Wordsworth, surprised by the joy of it. (然而，仍有许多人勇敢面对对老年人阅读的短暂陌生感，借用华兹华斯(Wordsworth)的一句话，读者和听众都为阅读所带来的快乐感到惊讶。)” 可以看出作者对于给一个上了年纪的成年人读书持“支持，认同”的态度。结合选项A. Improper and odd不合适又古怪的；B. Abnormal but worthy不正常但值得的；C. Rewarding and joyful有益且快乐的；D. Interesting but unnecessary有趣但没必要的。故选C。 D Humans are not the animal kingdom’s only super fans of fashion. Tits (山雀) can be fashion-victims, too, apparently. A study, published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology by Sonja Wild and Lucy Aplin, shows that, given the chance, they decorate their nests with this season’s mush-have color. Dr Wild and Dr Aplin were following up work published in 1934 by Henry Smith Williams, an American naturalist. He noticed that when he put various colored balls of wool out in his garden, almost always one and only one became popular that season, integrated into local bird’s nests. But which particular color was favored varied from season to season. This suggested that the color chosen by one of the early birds was spotted and copied by others. Williams’s work was, however, forgotten until Dr Wild and Dr Aplin came across it while following up on a different study. The study noted that, during any given breeding (繁殖) season, the blue tits they were investigating tended to integrate the same herbal plants into their nests regardless of how abundant those herbs actually were. This, too, suggested fashion-following, and it likewise led Dr Wild and Dr Aplin to infer that birds were studying the nests of others and copying them. They therefore set out to rerun Williams’s experiment, but this time to collect some actual numbers. The birds they followed were part of a well-monitored population of blue, great and marsh tits in a wood near the institute. Of the 68 tits nests built that season in the experimental areas, 26 contained wool, including 18 of the color of wool chosen by the first nest builder. Tits, then, do seem to be “on trend” when it comes to nest-building materials. Why that should happen remains obscure. Dr Wild and Dr Aplin suspect the trendsetters are older birds, and younger ones simply follow. Williams’s original work, though, suggests such initial choices are random. A bit like those of the leaders of human fashions. 32. What do we know about tits from the first two paragraphs? A. Tits favored wool to build their nests. B. Tits tend to copy others in building their nests. C. Tits choose the same color throughout the year. D. Tits like to follow fellow birds’ behavior in most cases. 33. Why did Dr Wild and Dr Aplin rerun William’s experiment? A. To offer guidance for William. B. To study birds’ nests. C. To investigate bird breeding. D. To prove birds’ modelling behavior. 34. What does the underlined word “obscure” in Paragraph 5 mean? A. Evident. B. Shallow. C. Complicated. D. Unclear. 35. Which of the following is the best title for the text? A. Tits: Fashion Followers B. Nest Building: Colors First C. Birds: Human Followers D. Scientific Research: Number First 【答案】BDDA 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍山雀也可能成为时尚的追求者。Sonja Wild和Lucy Aplin在《行为生态学与社会生物学》上发表的一项研究表明，如果有机会，它们会用本季必备的颜色装饰巢穴。 32.【答案】B 【解析】本题属于细节题之单一细节题, 考查获取事实性信息的能力。解题思路：根据第一段 “A study, published in Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology by Sonja Wild and Lucy Aplin, shows that, given the chance, they decorate their nests with this season’s must-have color. ( Sonja Wild和Lucy Aplin在《行为生态学与社会生物学》上发表的一项研究表明，如果有机会，它们会用本季必备的颜色装饰巢穴。)” 以及第二段 “This suggested that the color chosen by one of the early birds was spotted and copied by others. ( 这表明，之前的鸟选择的颜色被其他鸟类发现并复制了。)” 可知，山雀在筑巢时会模仿其他鸟，故选B。 33.【答案】D 【解析】本题属于推断题之细节推断, 考查推断隐含意义的能力。解题思路：根据第三段 “This, too, suggested fashion-following-and it likewise led Dr Wild and Dr Aplin to infer that birds were studying the nests of others and copying them. They therefore set out to rerun Williams’s experiment. (这也表明了时尚的追求。同样地，这也让Wild和Aplin博士推断出鸟类正在研究其他鸟类的巢穴并复制。因此，他们着手重新进行威廉姆斯的实验。)” 推知，Dr Wild和Dr Aplin重新进行试验的目的是要证明山鸟的模仿行为，故选D。 34.【答案】D 【解析】本题属于猜词题之单词, 考查根据上下文推断单词和短语的含义。解题思路：根据后文 “Dr Wild and Dr Aplin suspect the trendsetters are older birds, and younger ones simply follow. Williams’s original work, though, suggests such initial choices are random. (怀尔德博士和阿普林博士怀疑，引领潮流的是年龄较大的鸟类，而年轻的鸟类只是跟随。然而，威廉姆斯的原始研究表明，这种最初的选择是随机的。)” 可知鸟类追求时尚的原因还不明确，目前只是研究者们的猜测。故选D。 35.【答案】A 【解析】本题属于主旨题之最佳标题, 考查理解主旨要义的能力。解题思路：根据文章第一段 “Tits (山雀) can be fashion-victims, too, apparently.(显然，山雀也可能成为时尚的追求者。)” 以及第二段 “This suggested that the color chosen by one of the early birds was spotted and copied by others. (这表明，其中一只早期鸟类选择的颜色被其他鸟类发现并复制了。)” 以及第三段 “They therefore set out to rerun Williams’s experiment, but this time to collect some actual numbers. (因此，他们开始重新进行威廉姆斯的实验，但这次是为了收集一些实际数字。)” 还有最后一段 “Dr Wild and Dr Aplin suspect the trendsetters are older birds, and younger ones simply follow. (Wild和Aplin认为有可能引领潮流的是年纪较大的鸟类，而年纪较小的则紧随其后。)” 可知，第一段提出了山雀可能事实上追求者这一话题，后续段落对这一现象进行了原因分析和解释，所以最佳标题应为：山雀是时尚的追求者，故选A。 第二节（共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分） Think back to your last presentation. 36 And were they engaged in what you were saying? While you may think yourself to be a great speaker, it is not particularly hard to annoy your audience. Here are the top three annoying habits in a presentation and tips to help you avoid them. Reading the presentation The most annoying presentation habit is also one of the easiest to fall victim to. With a visual aid, you tend to look back and read what you have already written. 37 By reading your slides, you show no additional information, and therefore give your audience no reason to keep listening once they have finished reading the slide themselves. One guideline I find especially effective is to ensure each slide has no more than six main points, and no more than six words per point. 38 And your audience will be more focused on what you are saying. No knowledge of the subject matter 39 The more prepared you are, the better you can effectively avoid sounding like you’ve never even heard of your topic before. So in order to show your audience you know your stuff, getting ready will make all the difference. Using too many “umms” and “uhhs” The third most annoying habit was using many “umms” and “uhhs”, a symptom of not communicating effectively. This could be a result of stage fright, but more often than not these interjections (感叹词) happen unconsciously. 40 One tip for avoiding this is to practice your presentation multiple times beforehand, out loud. The more you practice, the more likely you can catch yourself before letting the “umms” and “uhhs” slip out. A. Was it boring? B. Were people interested? C. It helps you to save your time. D. This stops you overloading your slides with information. E. Despite how innocent they seem, they can ruin your credibility. F. Avoiding this annoying habit comes down to one factor: preparation. G. However, all this shows that you can do what your audience can as well. 答案：BGDFE 【主旨大意】这是一篇说明文。文章针对演讲不受欢迎的三大原因——读幻灯片、对主题一无所知和使用过多的感叹词，并分别给出了建议。 36. 【答案】B 【解析】本题设空位置在段中, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：根据上文 “Think back to your last presentation. (回想一下你上次的演讲。)” 和下文 “And were they engaged in what you were saying? (他们参与了你所说的吗? )” 由此可推知，设空处也应是一个问句。B项“Were people interested? (人们感兴趣吗？)” 与下文的 they 对应。故选 B 项。 37. 【答案】G 【解析】本题设空位置在段中, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：根据上文 “With a visual aid, you tend to look back and read what you have already written. (最讨厌的演讲习惯也是最容易成为受害者的习惯之一。有了视觉辅助，你倾向于回顾和阅读你已经写过的东西。)” 和下文 “By reading your slides, you show no additional information, and therefore give your audience no reason to keep listening once they have finished reading the slide themselves. (通过阅读你的幻灯片，你没有展示额外的信息，因此一旦他们自己看完幻灯片，就没有理由继续听。)” 由此可推知，设空处也应与读幻灯片内容有关。G项 “However, all this shows is that you can do what your audience can as well. (然而，所有这些都表明，你做了你的观众能做的事情。)”与上下文对应。故选 G 项。 38. 【答案】D 【解析】本题设空位置在段中, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：上文 “One guideline I find especially effective is to ensure each slide has no more than six main points, and no more than six words per point. (我发现一个特别有效的指导方针是确保每张幻灯片不超过6个要点，每个要点不超过6个单词。)” 由此可推知，设空处说明上文这么做的作用。D 项 “This stops you overloading your slides with information. (这样可以防止幻灯片上的信息过多。)” 中的 this 与上文 “ensure each slide has no more than six main points, and no more than six words per point” 对应。故选 D 项。 39. 【答案】F 【解析】本题设空位置在段首, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：下文 “The more prepared you are, the better you can effectively avoid sounding like you’ve never even heard of your topic before. (你准备得越充分，你就越能有效地避免听起来好像你以前从未听说过你的话题。)” 提到了另一个方法：充分准备。由此可知设空处应为本段主旨句。F项 “Avoiding another annoying habit comes down to one factor preparation. (避免另一个恼人的习惯可以归结为一个因素：准备。)”与下文对应。故选F项。 40. 【答案】E 【解析】本题设空位置在段尾, 考查对上下文的理解和推理判断能力。解题要点：上文 “The third most annoying habit was using many “umms” and “uhhs”, a symptom of not communicating effectively. This could be a result of stage fright, but more often than not these interjections (感叹词) happen unconsciously. (第三个最讨厌的习惯是不停地“嗯”和“啊” , 这是沟通效率低下的表现。这可能是怯场的结果，但更多的时候，这些感叹词是在无意识中发生的。)” 提到了一些无意识发生的感叹词，可知，空处要说明这些词产生的不好影响。E项 “Despite how innocent they seem, they can ruin your credibility. (不管他们看起来多么无辜，他们都会毁掉你的信誉。)” 中的they与上文的interjections对应。故选E项。 第三部分 语言运用（共两节，满分30分） 第一节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分） For me, nothing is more satisfying than discovering hidden gems (美妙绝伦的事情) in secondhand shops and estate sales. After all, one person’s trash (废物) is another person’s 41 . I have collected more than 50,000 of these items. I’ve also set up a social media account to help 42 items with their owners. The first item I 43 was a VHS tape of a family holiday. It was a video of two parents and a son wearing a T-shirt with the words “Wesleyan swimming” on it. My social media 44 asked swimming coaches across the US if they recognised the student. After just a few days, someone identified him and we 45 him down on social media. He couldn’t believe it. He then 46 some of the movies with his own sons. People are often quite 47 when we get it touch--most of these items are lost after a house move: the people clearing someone’s 48 don’t always know what they’re getting rid of. Sometimes people 49 a camera to a charity shop and forget to take the memory card out. I’ve also heard 50 about people having to sell the contents of their storage units. I have some 51 , including not sharing sensitive photographs and removing posts if the family does not want their memories 52 . Without social media, this project would not be 53 . Every family I’ve contacted has been 54 to have their memories back. I want to inspire people to 55 their own family history and memorabilia (纪念品) so that they don’t end up getting lost. 41. A. treasure B. strength C. medicine D. duty 42. A. share B. exchange C. reunite D. package 43. A. sold B. purchased C. posted D. admired 44. A. followers B. monitors C. customers D. designers 45. A. guided B. tracked C. let D. settled 46. A. shot B. downloaded C. recreated D. contributed 47. A. emotional B. embarrassed C. optimistic D. confident 48. A. way B. calendar C. mind D. stuff 49. A. display B. donate C. rent D. return 50. A. notices B. deals C. stories D. advertisements 51. A. demands B. rules C. aims D. plans 52. A. apart B. away C. inside D. online 53. A. possible B. tough C. complete D. original 54. A. objective B. careful C. realistic D. grateful 55. A. assess B. preserve C. revise D. comprehend 【答案】ACCAB BADBC BDCDB 【主旨大意】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者通过自己的社交媒体帮助遗失的物品找到主人的故事。 41.【答案】A 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. treasure宝贝；B. strength力量；C. medicine药品；D. duty责任。前面一句中 “secondhand shops (二手商品)”，可知本句的意思是“毕竟，一个人的废物是另一个人的宝贝”，强调有些二手物品对主人的重要性。故选A。 42.【答案】C 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. share 分享；B. exchange 交换；C. reunite重聚；D. package打包。本文主要讲述作者通过自己的社交媒体帮助遗失的物品找到主人的故事。句意为“我也建立一个社交媒体账号去帮助物品与主人重聚。”故选C。 43.【答案】C 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. sold卖；B. purchased买；C. posted发布；D. admired爱慕。作者通过在社交媒体账号上发布物品信息帮助找到主人，可知句意为“我发布的第一件物品是一盘家庭度假的录像带。”故选C。 44.【答案】A 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. followers跟随者；B. monitors监督者；C. customers消费者；D. designers设计者。社交媒体的优点就在于可以通过大量关注者传播信息，句意为“我的社交媒体粉丝询问了美国各地的游泳教练他们是否能认出录像带里的学生。”故选A。 45.【答案】B 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. guided指导；B. tracked 追踪；C. let让；D. settled定居、处理。“someone identified him” (有人认出他)，表明我们可以在社交媒体上追踪到他，故选B。 46.【答案】B 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. shot射击；B. downloaded下载；C. recreated再创造；D. contributed贡献。根据句子意思“然后他和儿子一起下载了一些影像。” 故选B。 47.【答案】A 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. emotional情绪化的；B. embarrassed尴尬的；C. optimistic乐观的；D. confident自信的。本句主要强调主人与物品之间的感情羁绊，根据句子意思“人们经常非常有感触当我们取得联系的时候，大部分物品都是在搬家之后遗失的，人们清理不要的东西然而不总是知道他们丢掉了什么。”可知选A。 48.【答案】D 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. way方法；B. calendar日历；C. mind 想法；D. stuff东西。根据句子意思“人们清理不要的东西然而不总是知道他们丢掉了什么”，可知清理的是某件东西，故选D。 49.【答案】B 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. display展示；B. donate捐赠；C. rent出租；D. return返还。由 “charity (慈善机构)”，可知此空选语义为“捐赠”的单词，句子意思为“有些时候人们把相机捐给慈善机构却忘了取出记忆卡。”故选B。 50.【答案】C 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. notices通知；B. deals交易；C. stories故事；D. advertisements广告。 “people having to sell the contents of their storage units. (人们不得不卖掉储存卡里的内容。)”是故事，故选C。 51.【答案】B 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. demands要求；B. rules规则；C. aims 目的；D. plans计划。根据句子意思“包括不分享敏感照片和搬运帖子，如果他们不想让他们的回忆出现在网上。”可知这是一个原则，故选B。 52.【答案】D 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。 A. apart分开；相隔；B. away远离；C. inside里面；D. online网上。根据句子意思“包括不分享敏感照片和搬运帖子，如果他们不想让他们的回忆出现在网上。”故选D。 53.【答案】C 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. possible可能的；B. tough艰难的；C. complete完成的；完全的；D. original起源的。 “Without social media (没有社交媒体)”，可知，此空语义为“这个项目不会完成”，故选C。 54.【答案】D 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. objective客观的；B. careful小心的；C. realistic现实的；D. grateful感激的。“have their memories back (他们的记忆返还)”，他们的心情肯定是感激的，故选D。 55.【答案】B 【解析】本题考查语境判断之其他线索（上下文推断）。A. assess评价；B. preserve 保存；C. revise修改；D. comprehend理解。最后一段作者呼吁大家保存好自己珍贵的回忆，句意为 “我想鼓励人们保存好他们的家庭历史和纪念品，从而不会弄丢。”，故选B。 第二节（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词，或括号内单词的正确形式。 Breathing dirty air causes the premature death of at least 1,200 children across Europe each year. Actually, many thousands more 56 (trouble) with physical and mental health problems that could have lifelong impacts. When it comes to air pollution, we can’t regard children 57 little adults. They receive more pollution, and it starts in the womb (子宫) and continues in kindergarten and onwards. Children are more exposed to dirty air than adults because they have a 58 (fast) breathing rate, are closer to the ground 59 are outdoors more. They are particularly 60 (sense) to dirty air, and pollutants can have permanent impact on their development. The impacts begin before birth, 61 contributes to low birth weight and premature birth. Reducing the 62 (source) of air pollution, including road traffic, coal and solid fuel burning, and industrial emissions (排放物), is key. Action should also be taken 63 (reduce) the specific risks to children. These could include putting clean air zones around schools, where traffic would 64 (restrict) and idling engines (怠速运转) prohibited. Local authorities and schools should also consider 65 (plant) trees, ivy screens and hedge fences around playground. 【答案】 56. are troubled 57. as 58. faster 59. and 60. sensitive 61. which 62. sources 63. to reduce 64. be restricted 65. planting 【主旨大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了空气污染对儿童的影响，并提出了一些应对措施。 56.【答案】are troubled 【解析】本题考查谓语动词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为动词, 考虑谓语动词/非谓语动词/词性变化。2. 判断词形。本句中有一个连词that和一个谓语动词could have，说明还需要一个谓语动词，则空格处填谓语。句意:事实上，还有成千上万的人受到身体和心理健康问题的困扰，这些问题可能会对他们的一生产生影响。主语many thousands more指many thousands more children，与动词trouble之间为被动关系。结合上一句中谓语动词causes可知，句子陈述的是一般性事实，空处应用一般现在时的被动语态。主语是复数概念，be动词用are，故填are troubled。 57.【答案】as 【解析】本题考查介词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。无提示词, 考虑介词/连词/冠词/代词。2. 确定答案。句意:说到空气污染，我们不能把儿童视为小大人。regard sb. as为固定搭配，表示 “把某人视为;认为某人是”，空处应填介词as，意为 “当作;作为”，故填as。 58.【答案】faster 【解析】本题考查比较级。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为形容词, 考虑形容词变成比较级、最高级或词性变化。2. 判断词形。句意:儿童比成年人更容易暴露在污浊的空气中，因为他们的呼吸速度更快，离地面更近，户外活动更多。根据句意以及后面的closer和more可知，空处应用形容词比较级，来修饰名词短语breathing rate，故填faster。 59.【答案】and 【解析】本题考查连词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。无提示词, 考虑介词/连词/冠词/代词。2. 确定答案。句意:儿童比成年人更容易暴露在污浊的空气中，因为他们的呼吸速度更快，离地面更近，户外活动更多，可知此处表示并列关系，所以用连词and连接，故填and。 60.【答案】sensitive 【解析】本题考查形容词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为名词, 考虑名词复数或词性变化。2. 判断词形。句意:他们对污浊的空气特别敏感，污染物会对他们的发育产生永久性的影响。sense为名词，意思是感觉，道理。空处应用形容词形式sensitive作表语，be sensitive to表示 “对......敏感的”，是固定短语，故填sensitive。 61.【答案】which 【解析】本题考查定语从句。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。无提示词, 考虑介词/连词/冠词/代词。2. 确定答案。句意:这些影响在出生前就开始了，这会导致出生体重低和早产。空格前后都有谓语动词，说明空格处填连词，结合句意可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，关系词指代前面句子内容，且在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which引导该从句，故填which。 62.【答案】sources 【解析】本题考查可数名词复数。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为名词, 考虑名词复数或词性变化。2. 判断词形。句意: 减少空气污染源是关键，这些污染源包括道路交通、煤炭和固体燃料燃烧以及工业排放。空格前后分别为冠词the和介词of，说明空格处应填名词形式，source “来源”是可数名词，根据后面的including road traffic, coal and solid fuel burning, and industrial emissions可知，空气污染源有很多，所以source用复数形式，故填sources。 63.【答案】to reduce 【解析】本题考查非谓语动词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为动词, 考虑谓语动词/非谓语动词/词性变化。2. 判断词形。句中已有谓语动词should be taken，没有其他连词，所以空格处只能填非谓语。句意: 还应采取行动减少对儿童的具体风险。根据句意可知，此处表目的，应用动词不定式to do作目的状语，故填to reduce。 64.【答案】be restricted 【解析】本题考查谓语动词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为动词, 考虑谓语动词/非谓语动词/词性变化。2. 判断词形。本句为where引导的非限制性定语从句，主语traffic后面缺少谓语动词，故空格处应填谓语。句意: 这些措施可能包括在学校周围设立清洁空气区，限制交通，禁止发动机空转。主语traffic与动词restrict之间为被动关系，应用被动语态。would后面接动词原形，所以是be done的形式，故填be restricted。 65.【答案】planting 【解析】本题考查非谓语动词。解题步骤：1. 判断词性及考点。提示词为动词, 考虑谓语动词/非谓语动词/词性变化。2. 判断词形。句中已有谓语动词should consider，没有其他连词，所以空格处只能填非谓语。句意: 地方当局和学校还应考虑在操场周围种植树木、常春藤屏障和树篱。consider doing sth. 为固定搭配，表示 “考虑做某事”，plant为动词，意思是种植，plant trees表主动，所以用现在分词doing的形式，故填planting。 第四部分 写作（共两节，满分40分） 第一节（满分15分） 假定你是李华，为了培养学生的创新精神和劳动技能，上周六你校在图书馆举办了学生现场手工制作比赛。请你为校英文报写一篇报道，内容包括： 1. 参赛对象； 2. 比赛过程和结果； 3. 比赛意义。 注意： 1. 词数80左右； 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 An on-site craft competition 【参考答案】 An on-site craft competition An on-site craft competition was held in our school library last Saturday, which was aimed at developing students’ innovative spirit and labor skills. The participants selected from all the classes were required to create a craft in the given time. After an hour, a variety of awesome works were presented, including vivid wooden carvings and lifelike clay animals. Finally, the completed works were judged, ten of which received awards. The competition was a great success. Not only did it provide the students with a platform to demonstrate their talents, but also it stimulated their interest in exploring their creativity. 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。 At age 10, I stood in front of my new class, my new classmates looking at me with mild interest as my teacher introduced me. I joined in the middle of the school year. There were 41 students in my new class. I was the 42nd. All my classmates sat in pairs except for this one girl, Kate. I went and sat down next to her and and gave her a small, uncertain simile. She smiled in return. The class started and we didn’t talk until lunch time. At lunch time, I pulled out my lunch box, packed by my mother. It had fried rice with home-made cakes and a small box of fruits. Clearly my mom had spent time packing this yummy lunch. This girl took out a small box with bread butter inside. In india, it’s pretty rare for kids to just get bread butter for lunch. The only time I had bread butter for lunch was if my mom was unwell. So I thought that was what the problem here was. I offered her a small part of my lunch and forgot all about it. The next day, she again had bread butter. Well, I thought, her mother might have fallen ill, so he was taking time to recover. I again offered her a part of my lunch. This went on for a week. Then one day, I asked the one question that I shouldn’t have. “Is your mom not well?” In fact, I wasn’t prepared for the answer. Later, I knew that her mother, who worked in a supermarket, was in poor health. She constantly stayed at home with no income. I didn’t know what to do. So I did the most obvious thing. I went home and told my mom that my lunch wasn’t enough and I still felt hungry after eating it. My mom started packing a bigger lunch. And in school, I’d tell Kate that my mom had packed me a lunch too big, so could she please help me finish it? Then I asked her what her favorite dish was. “Naan (薄饼),” she whispered. 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。 When I told my mom that I wanted very much to have Naan, she felt puzzled. I moved out of that school soon after and didn’t stay in touch with Kate. 【参考答案】 When I told my mom that I wanted very much to have Naan, she felt puzzled. Naan was not a common dish in our household, and my mom wasn’t sure if she could prepare it, but she promised she would try. The next day, I was thrilled to find that my lunch box now contained a piece of Naan, and I eagerly shared it with Kate. Seeing her smiling face made me feel really happy inside. From that day on, my mom would occasionally pack some Indian delicacies for me to share with Kate, and I would be more than happy to do so. I moved out of that school soon after and didn’t stay in touch with Kate. However, this experience taught me an important lesson about kindness and understanding. Often we judge people too quickly, without realizing their underlying struggles. While it may seem small, sharing my lunch with Kate helped me to connect with her on a deeper level and to understand her better. As I grew older, I would try to apply this lesson in my daily life – to be a little kinder, a little more empathetic, and a little more understanding of people’s struggles. 参考答案 阅读理解 A篇 ABC B篇 ABCC C篇 ABDC D篇 BDDA 七选五 BGDFE 完型填空 ACCAB BADBC BDCDB 语篇填词 56. are troubled 57. as 58. faster 59. and 60. sensitive 61. which 62. sources 63. to reduce 64. be restricted 65. planting 应用文写作： An on-site craft competition An on-site craft competition was held in our school library last Saturday, which was aimed at developing students’ innovative spirit and labor skills. The participants selected from all the classes were required to create a craft in the given time. After an hour, a variety of awesome works were presented, including vivid wooden carvings and lifelike clay animals. Finally, the completed works were judged, ten of which received awards. The competition was a great success. Not only did it provide the students with a platform to demonstrate their talents, but also it stimulated their interest in exploring their creativity. 读后续写： When I told my mom that I wanted very much to have Naan, she felt puzzled. Naan was not a common dish in our household, and my mom wasn’t sure if she could prepare it, but she promised she would try. The next day, I was thrilled to find that my lunch box now contained a piece of Naan, and I eagerly shared it with Kate. Seeing her smiling face made me feel really happy inside. From that day on, my mom would occasionally pack some Indian delicacies for me to share with Kate, and I would be more than happy to do so. I moved out of that school soon after and didn’t stay in touch with Kate. However, this experience taught me an important lesson about kindness and understanding. Often we judge people too quickly, without realizing their underlying struggles. While it may seem small, sharing my lunch with Kate helped me to connect with her on a deeper level and to understand her better. As I grew older, I would try to apply this lesson in my daily life – to be a little kinder, a little more empathetic, and a little more understanding of people’s struggles. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $