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嘉祥一中2024—2025学年度第二学期收心考试
高三英语试题
注意事项:
1. 答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2. 回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后,只交答题卡。
第一部分 听力 (共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的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. What will the woman do to help the man?
A. Join him in his tasks. B. Replace his damaged hat. C. Protect him from sunburn.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Job seeking. B. Financial planning. C. Academic performance.
3. When will Judy’s swimming lesson start today?
A. At 4:30 p. m. B. At 5:00 p. m. C. At 5:30 p. m.
4. What is probably the woman’s priority?
A Staying close to her family. B. Making more money. C. Having more excitement.
5. What is the woman doing?
A. Giving geography lessons. B. Taking photos of the salt flats. C. Sharing memories from a trip.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的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。
6. How can the man be best described?
A. He is a strict divorced father. B. He’s a bossy director. C. He is a successful actor.
7. Where does the man usually stay during the day?
A. At home. B. At his studio. C. In the street.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
8. What does the woman ask the man to make?
A. A shopping list. B. A dinner for the family. C. A reservation at a restaurant.
9. Why does the woman ask for the man’s help?
A. She doesn’t like cooking. B. She’s busy until the evening.
C. She forgot to buy cleaning supplies.
10. What will the man probably do next?
A. Tidy up the kitchen. B. Head for his office. C. Get into his car.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Coach and athlete. B. Skateboarder and fan. C. Fellow reporters.
12. What is Huston’s main problem?
A. He fell while competing. B. He lost the game for his team. C. He was hurt too badly to rise again.
13. What can we infer about the woman?
A. She feels happy about Huston’s courage.
B. She’s annoyed about the delayed first aid.
C. She thinks young athletes are more likely to win.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
14. What is probably the man’s job?
A. A hotel receptionist. B. A history teacher. C. A tour guide.
15. Why is the woman traveling currently?
A To attend business meetings. B. To take a vacation. C. To visit relatives.
16. What do the speakers have in common?
A. They’re crazy about sports. B. They’re interested in history.
C. They’re from the same region.
17. Where will the woman probably go first?
A. To a stadium. B. To a port. C. To a cafe.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
18. What is Coco’s childhood like?
A. Colorful. B. Tough. C. Wealthy.
19. When was the Chanel fashion brand established?
A. In 1880. B. In 1908. C. In 1910.
20. What is the main topic of the talk?
A. The personality of Coco Chanel.
B. The development of the brand Chanel.
C. The products of the Chanel fashion house.
第二部分阅读 (共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Being a pilot was first seen as a male occupation, however, these amazing female aviators proved that to be wrong.
Amy Johnson
On May 5, 1930, Amy Johnson, an English pilot, set out in her airplane, hoping to beat the record for the fastest flight between England and Australia: 15 days. Flying through sandstorms, monsoons, and terrible heat, she made several forced landings and landed in Australia 19 days later. She didn’t beat the record, but she was the first female to make the solo flight. Johnson set other solo records and eventually earned the nickname “Queen of the Air.”
Lee Ya-Ching
Lee Ya-Ching was China’s first woman pilot. When war broke out between China and Japan in 1937, Lee volunteered to be a combat pilot(空战飞行员)but the government declined that offer. Determined to do more to help her country, Lee set up a hospital and refugee(难民)camps. Then she bought a plane and set out a goodwill tour. She flew all over the United States, Canada, South America, and the Caribbean to raise money to help Chinese refugees by entertaining crowds with her flying.
Lotfia El Nadi
During the 1910s in Egypt, girls were expected to become housewives. Lotfia El Nadi, however, wanted a more exciting life. While attending the college, El Nadi secretly enrolled a flying school, working as the school’s secretary to pay for her lessons. In 1933, at the age of 26, she became the first female pilot in the Arab world. El Nadi’s fame inspired many other young Egyptian women to become pilots.
1. Which of the following best describes Amy Johnson’s first solo flight?
A. Routine. B. Pleasant. C. Eventful. D. Educational.
2. How did Lee Ya-Ching help her country?
A. By being a combat pilot. B. By volunteering in hospitals.
C. By flying refugees to safety. D. By collecting money with airshow.
3. What do the three women pilots have in common?
A. They were peace-lovers. B. They were born with talent.
C. They were dream-seekers. D. They were highly educated.
B
Solving the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster would be considered as a good deed, right? On that basis, a webcam has been set up overlooking the lake. Anyone can tune in at any time. If you see something suspicious(可疑的), you simply click the “snapshot” buttons to submit a picture for further analysis. It is free, easy, and you can do it for as little or as long as you like, with no login or signup required. What you are doing is micro–volunteering, which offers volunteers a series of easy tasks that can be done anytime, anywhere, on their own terms.
Micro-volunteering could involve anything from retweeting a message to joining a flash mob(快闪). Volunteers do not need to go through an application or training process, or to make any ongoing commitment. The vast majority of micro-volunteering takes place online, but it doesn’t have to. Weeding a garden in a local community center counts just as much.
The key benefit of micro-volunteering is its flexibility. People frequently cite their lack of time as the biggest barrier to volunteering. For many, micro-volunteering removes the need to worry about making long-term commitments once they start volunteering. It enables people who might be excluded from traditional ways of volunteering to participate.
To some extent, micro-volunteering is an approach that aims to help lots of people come together to make a difference. It could take a while to see its impacts. Studies, however, have shown that 65 percent of those who have micro volunteered were still actively doing so one year later. Even though micro-volunteering cannot replace long-term commitments, it serves as a complement(补充)to the more traditional methods of contributing to good causes.
4. Why is the Loch Ness Monster mentioned in paragraph 1?
A. To illustrate micro–volunteering. B. To get more volunteers involved.
C. To offer a solution to the mystery. D. To post a micro-volunteering task.
5. What does micro-volunteering feature?
A. It’s free of commitment. B. It’s flexible, time-wise.
C. It’s only available online. D. It needs systematical training.
6. Which can best explain the underlined “be excluded from” in paragraph 3?
A. Be used to. B. Be distracted by.
C. Be discouraged from. D. Be interested in.
7. What does the writer think of micro-volunteering according to the last paragraph?
A. Quick-impact. B. Widely-recognized.
C. Irreplaceable. D. Sustainable.
C
The world’s largest whales are more than just astonishing creatures. Much like the ocean, soil and forests, whales can help save humans from the increasing climate crisis by storing carbon. In a paper published recently, climate researchers suggest that whales are important, but often overlooked, carbon sinks.
The enormous size of these marine mammals, which can reach 150 tons, means they can store carbon much more effectively than smaller animals. And because whales live longer than most animals, they could be “one of the largest stable living carbon pools” in the ocean. Even when whales die, their dead bodies fall down to the deepest parts of the sea and settle on the seafloor, trapping the carbon they’ve stored in their bodies. An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their waste. Whale poop (粪便) is rich in nutrients which can be taken up by phytoplankton — tiny organisms that suck up carbon dioxide as they grow.
The process of carbon sequestration helps reduce climate impact because it locks away carbon that otherwise would have warmed the planet somewhere else for hundreds, if not thousands of years.
Yet whales are threatened, with six out of 13 great whale species classified as endangered or vulnerable due to threats including industrial whaling, as well as trap in fishing equipment, climate change-caused shifts in prey availability, noise pollution and more.
Heidi Pearson, a researcher at the University of Alaska Southeast, said the research shows that protecting whales has a double benefit — helping to stop the biodiversity crisis as well as human-caused climate change. Protecting whales is a low risk and low regret strategy, because there’s really no downside. She said there was no risk to this strategy compared to other untested, expensive solutions to capturing and trapping carbon, such as geoengineering.
But there remain big gaps in knowledge to fully determine how whale carbon should be used to slow down climate changes. Pearson hopes the current paper pushes policymakers to consider whales as a significant part of climate change solution.
8. What does paragraph 2 focus on about whales?
A. What their life cycles are like. B. Why their roles are overlooked.
C. Why they are called carbon sinks. D. Where they are on the food chain.
9 What does the underlined “it” refer to?
A. The waste of whales. B. The carbon trap of whales.
C. The death of whales. D. The carbon cycle in nature.
10. What does Heidi Pearson want to stress?
A. Geoengineering is costly and untested.
B. The strategy involving whales carries no risks.
C. Protecting whales can be a natural climate solution.
D. Whales’ survival is the key to stopping biodiversity crisis.
11. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To call for further research on whales. B. To call on people to balance the ecosystem.
C. To present a new reason for protecting whales. D. To stress the need of addressing climate changes.
D
College and high-school teachers are expressing concern about ChatGPT, an AI program that allows people with limited writing skills to create high-quality texts. It calls into question how and why we teach writing at all. If AI can do a fairly good job at most writing tasks, why spend so much time learning writing in school?
In fact, learning to write goes beyond just mastering grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. It involves much more. For one thing, it’s about learning to turn a loose set of thoughts into a clear line of reasoning — a skill that is useful for everyone, not just those who enjoy writing or need to do a lot of it for work.
Learning to write also trains your imagination to construct the person who will read your words. It puts you in relation to someone you may not know, someone who may even not exist. When you learn to write, you learn to meet their needs in an unfamiliar context. Even ordinary assignments teach students to predict what another person knows and expects.
Writing is never simply self-expression. It’s expression to a specific audience for a specific purpose. In some cases, like a love letter, a writer knows their audience very well. In others, the audience is every bit a work of the imagination as a novel’s characters are. Writers, then, should give up trying to address the public at large, but should imagine that a friend, though not the closest friend, is listening to our talk.
When this act of imagination is done well, a reader can feel deeply understood, as if a stranger has told them some previously unknown truth about themselves. That’s how I felt reading “Difference Maker” — an essay about parenthood. While our situations were unique, naming the problem provided a deeper understanding.
It seems unavoidable that large-language models of AI will allow us to offload some of the writing tasks that students learn in school. But we can’t allow ourselves to lose the capacity to empathize (共情) with distant strangers at just the moment when we’re more able than ever to communicate with them.
12. What is teachers’ concern about ChatGPT?
A. It’s a challenge to apply it to teaching. B. It’s hard to grade a paper written by it.
C. It limits students’ imagination and creativity. D. It questions the necessity of teaching writing.
13. What does the author think of learning to write?
A. It helps with logical thinking. B. It is a basic skill for everyone.
C. It focuses on correct expression. D. It is closely related to social skills.
14. What makes writing effective according to the text?
A. Expressing oneself. B. Targeting intended readers.
C. Conveying imaginative ideas. D. Creating attractive characters.
15. What may be a suitable title for the text?
A. What AI Can’t Teach the Writing Students B. ChatGPT Writing VS Traditional Writing
C. Never Lose the Capacity for Empathy D. What Is the Future for AI Writing
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
Running offers numerous advantages such as enhancing health and even forming new friendships. ____16____ Do you want to break the tape at the finish line? Here are quality tips on how to run cross-country faster.
As with any running plan, boosting your cross-country rate starts with building a base. Aerobic (有氧) fitness comes into play during this foundational phase, which means your muscles are receiving a sufficient amount of oxygen and energy. ____17____
Apart from consistent running, for an anaerobic (无氧的) push, it’s essential to occasionally add in anaerobic exercise: strides — short bursts of a faster pace, which can sharpen the legs. You can do something a little bit quick over a brief duration. ____18____ Training anaerobically comes in handy for that end-of-the-race kick.
____19____ Compared to road racing, cross-country landscapes are undeniably diverse with windy paths, steep hills or sharp turns, seeming impossible to gain speed on. A good knowledge of the types of environment you’ll be racing on guarantees you know how to engage your muscles differently on the race day.
A track is flat and controlled with at most 20 people in a race while in cross-country, you can have up to 200 people on the starting line. Be aware of who is around you and use them as a reference point and find that moment to speed up. It’s hard to put a time to one course with courses ranging from flat golf courses to hilly, muddy paths. ____20____ It’s more about the competition, not the time.
A. Is there a specific technique?
B. Just focus on the race at hand.
C. It enables them to sustain long runs.
D. You can refer to landmarks for the directions.
E. So when you do go faster, it won’t be a shock to the body.
F. Familiarity with the setting of the competition is also a must.
G. But when it comes to racing cross-country, speed matters most.
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Never did Ezra’s family anticipate opening their door to a great surprise from his former teacher!
5-year-old Ezra suffered liver(肝)damage from birth. As the disease ____21____over time, the urgency of his need for a liver transplant became ____22____. Without a functioning liver, Ezra’s life would be at severe risk. The complicated transplant process, above all, requires a ____23____donor, which is really challenging to ____24____. The family had all but given up ____25____when they received a(n)____26____knock on their door.
Carissa Fisher’s visit was the ____27____of months’ secret planning and strict medical testing to determine if she could be a suitable liver donor for Ezra.
Fisher, who had taught Ezra in preschool, was deeply moved and ____28____to donate part of her liver to him after learning of his condition online. Her determination was unshakable as she ____29____extensive medical evaluations, which was thorough to ensure both Fisher and Ezra would be _____30_____during and after the surgery.
When _____31_____she was a perfect match, Fisher headed straight to Ezra’s home to share the news. “The _____32_____of being that good of a match are slim to none, so it came as a _____33_____to me when I finally got that call,” the 20-year-old recalled, excited.
Fisher’s _____34_____act not only promised a healthier future for Ezra, giving Ezra’s family strength to carry on, but highlighted the incredible power of sympathy and human _____35_____.
21. A. spread B. stabilized C. ceased D. worsened
22. A. debatable B. hidden C. apparent D. overlooked
23. A. well-matched B. randomly-selected C. newly-born D. fresh-frozen
24 A. store B. find C. generate D. replace
25. A. adventure B. dignity C. cooperation D. hope
26. A. familiar B. anticipated C. unexpected D. hesitant
27. A. process B. influence C. result D. cause
28. A. managed B. resolved C. demanded D. learned
29. A. went through B. called off C. complained about D. picked out
30. A. active B. safe C. optimistic D. painless
31. A. informed B. reminded C. promised D. warned
32. A. risks B. effects C. possibilities D. roles
33. A. regret B. challenge C. choice D. shock
34. A. unselfish B. easy-going C. curiosity-driven D. independent
35. A. unity B. communication C. trust D. connection
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。
A production combining traditional Chinese opera with Western classical music took place in London.
The performance with the name A Hero’s Life tells of the story of Cai Lun, a man in China’s Eastern Han Dynasty credited with ____36____ invention of paper. It was produced by a famous Chinese theatrical figure Chen Xinyi, who has devised the performance style known as “symphony poetry drama”.
The soundtrack, performed by the Fidelio Orchesira, ____37____ (compose) by Richard Strauss in the 19th century, in a style called a tone poem a single continuous movement made up of sequences similar to ____38____ (chapter), as in a symphony.
“Cai Lun is a hero, the invention of ____39____ changed civilization and advanced cultural progress. But surprisingly, he also experienced misfortune, which stimulated my sympathy — he is a super ____40____ (drama) character,” she adds. “Combining a story with music ____41____ (write) hundreds of years ago and thousands of kilometers apart seems unlikely, but ____42____ (instant) I heard A Hero’s Life, the pairing came together.”
Integrating Chinese theater and Western music is a practice Chen has kept ____43____ (explore) for two decades, eight of her symphony poetry aramas performed previously, but this was her first performance in England.
“It’s William Shakespeare’s home. There’s a connection ____44____ him and the great playwright Tang Xianzu, who emerged in China at the same time,” she explains. “Then Europe saw the rise of symphonic music at the same time as China saw the rise of Peking Opera. So I love to bring together these two great performance styles and London is _____45_____ I particularly desired to do it.”
第四部分写作 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华,上个月在英国学习期间借宿在外教Mrs Smith家,你归国后打算给她邮寄一份具有中国特色的礼物。请你用英语给她写一封邮件,内容包括:
(1)表达感谢;
(2)挑选的礼物;
(3)提醒对方查收。
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 Mrs Smith,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Unbelievable,” Jade screamed while examining her camera that, seconds before, had been accidentally dropped into the seawater by her. It was her father’s favourite. She had brought it to her class beach barbecue to record memorable moments with her high school classmates. Jade held the camera close to her chest before drying it with a towel. She pressed the power button several times. No response.
Tears of sadness welling up in her eyes, Jade gathered her belongings, determined to leave.“Jade, where are you going?” Her putzzled classmates called behind her, but she ignored them. Without saying goodbye, she ran away from the barbecue. She wanted to take the camera to the repairman immediately. Uncle Lee, the trusty repairman for all things digital, could only shake his head, give her a resigned look and say, “It’s beyond repair.”
The camera was a gift from Jade’s mother to her father on his fortieth birthday. Since then, it had been his companion for all events, big and small. It had been instrumental in capturing all the significant milestones in their family. Numerous advanced digital cameras had come onto the market but his father had no intention of replacing the treasure. But this time she had secretly taken it out and ruined it! Her father would get cross with her and probably never trust her with his belongings again. Thinking of this, Jade put back the disabled camera quietly in her father’s drawer in the hope that her father wouldn’t find out the truth.
Jade remained disturbed for a few days. Then came the day when her father went for his camera because Jade’s younger sister would be graduating from kindergarten and he was preparing for the ceremony.
“What’s wrong with my camera? It was in good condition last Saturday. Maybe it’s too old to work,” Jade’s father said in disbelief, having tried turning it on several times and failed. “Take it easy, dear. Perhaps it’s high time to change for an advanced one,” Jade’s mother comforted him smilingly. “But I can’t part with this big treasure.” Her father responded.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Hearing this, Jade gathered up her courage.
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The next day, when Jade came home, she saw a new smartphone on her desk.
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嘉祥一中2024—2025学年度第二学期收心考试
高三英语试题
注意事项:
1. 答卷前,考生务必将自己的姓名、考生号等填写在答题卡和试卷指定位置上。
2. 回答选择题时,选出每小题答案后,用铅笔把答题卡上对应题目的答案标号涂黑。如需改动,用橡皮擦干净后,再选涂其他答案标号。回答非选择题时,将答案写在答题卡上,写在本试卷上无效。
3. 考试结束后,只交答题卡。
第一部分 听力 (共两节,满分30分)
做题时,先将答案标在试卷上。录音内容结束后,你将有两分钟的时间将试卷上的答案转涂到答题卡上。
第一节 (共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)
听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的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. What will the woman do to help the man?
A. Join him in his tasks. B. Replace his damaged hat. C. Protect him from sunburn.
2. What are the speakers mainly talking about?
A. Job seeking. B. Financial planning. C. Academic performance.
3. When will Judy’s swimming lesson start today?
A At 4:30 p. m. B. At 5:00 p. m. C. At 5:30 p. m.
4. What is probably the woman’s priority?
A Staying close to her family. B. Making more money. C. Having more excitement.
5. What is the woman doing?
A. Giving geography lessons. B. Taking photos of the salt flats. C. Sharing memories from a trip.
第二节 (共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)
听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的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。
6. How can the man be best described?
A. He is a strict divorced father. B. He’s a bossy director. C. He is a successful actor.
7. Where does the man usually stay during the day?
A. At home. B. At his studio. C. In the street.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
8. What does the woman ask the man to make?
A. A shopping list. B. A dinner for the family. C. A reservation at a restaurant.
9. Why does the woman ask for the man’s help?
A. She doesn’t like cooking. B. She’s busy until the evening.
C. She forgot to buy cleaning supplies.
10 What will the man probably do next?
A. Tidy up the kitchen. B. Head for his office. C. Get into his car.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
11. What is the probable relationship between the speakers?
A. Coach and athlete. B. Skateboarder and fan. C. Fellow reporters.
12. What is Huston’s main problem?
A. He fell while competing. B. He lost the game for his team. C. He was hurt too badly to rise again.
13. What can we infer about the woman?
A. She feels happy about Huston’s courage.
B. She’s annoyed about the delayed first aid.
C. She thinks young athletes are more likely to win.
听下面一段较长对话,回答以下小题。
14. What is probably the man’s job?
A. A hotel receptionist. B. A history teacher. C. A tour guide.
15. Why is the woman traveling currently?
A. To attend business meetings. B. To take a vacation. C. To visit relatives.
16. What do the speakers have in common?
A. They’re crazy about sports. B. They’re interested in history.
C. They’re from the same region.
17. Where will the woman probably go first?
A. To a stadium. B. To a port. C. To a cafe.
听下面一段独白,回答以下小题。
18. What is Coco’s childhood like?
A. Colorful. B. Tough. C. Wealthy.
19. When was the Chanel fashion brand established?
A. In 1880. B. In 1908. C. In 1910.
20. What is the main topic of the talk?
A. The personality of Coco Chanel.
B. The development of the brand Chanel.
C. The products of the Chanel fashion house.
第二部分阅读 (共两节,满分50分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
Being a pilot was first seen as a male occupation, however, these amazing female aviators proved that to be wrong.
Amy Johnson
On May 5, 1930, Amy Johnson, an English pilot, set out in her airplane, hoping to beat the record for the fastest flight between England and Australia: 15 days. Flying through sandstorms, monsoons, and terrible heat, she made several forced landings and landed in Australia 19 days later. She didn’t beat the record, but she was the first female to make the solo flight. Johnson set other solo records and eventually earned the nickname “Queen of the Air.”
Lee Ya-Ching
Lee Ya-Ching was China’s first woman pilot. When war broke out between China and Japan in 1937, Lee volunteered to be a combat pilot(空战飞行员)but the government declined that offer. Determined to do more to help her country, Lee set up a hospital and refugee(难民)camps. Then she bought a plane and set out a goodwill tour. She flew all over the United States, Canada, South America, and the Caribbean to raise money to help Chinese refugees by entertaining crowds with her flying.
Lotfia El Nadi
During the 1910s in Egypt, girls were expected to become housewives. Lotfia El Nadi, however, wanted a more exciting life. While attending the college, El Nadi secretly enrolled a flying school, working as the school’s secretary to pay for her lessons. In 1933, at the age of 26, she became the first female pilot in the Arab world. El Nadi’s fame inspired many other young Egyptian women to become pilots.
1. Which of the following best describes Amy Johnson’s first solo flight?
A. Routine. B. Pleasant. C. Eventful. D. Educational.
2. How did Lee Ya-Ching help her country?
A. By being a combat pilot. B. By volunteering in hospitals.
C By flying refugees to safety. D. By collecting money with airshow.
3. What do the three women pilots have in common?
A. They were peace-lovers. B. They were born with talent.
C. They were dream-seekers. D. They were highly educated.
【答案】1. C 2. D 3. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了几个令人惊叹的女飞行员。
【1题详解】
细节理解题。根据Amy Johnson下的“Flying through sandstorms, monsoons, and terrible heat, she made several forced landings and landed in Australia 19 days later. She didn’t beat the record, but she was the first female to make the solo flight.(她在沙尘暴、季风和酷热中飞行,几次强迫着陆,19天后降落在澳大利亚。她没有打破记录,但她是第一个单独飞行的女性。)”可知,Amy Johnson的第一次单飞是充满变故的,故选C。
【2题详解】
细节理解题。根据Lee Ya-Ching下的“She flew all over the United States, Canada, South America, and the Caribbean to raise money to help Chinese refugees by entertaining crowds with her flying(她飞遍了美国、加拿大、南美洲和加勒比海地区,通过飞行使人们娱乐以此来筹集资金帮助中国难民。)”可知,Lee Ya-Ching通过飞行展来筹钱。故选D。
【3题详解】
细节理解题。根据Amy Johnson下的“On May 5, 1930, Amy Johnson, an English pilot, set out in her airplane, hoping to beat the record for the fastest flight between England and Australia: 15 days.(1930年5月5日,英国飞行员艾米 · 约翰逊乘坐她的飞机出发,希望打破英国和澳大利亚之间最快飞行记录:15天。)”,Lee Ya-Ching下的“Determined to do more to help her country, Lee set up a hospital and refugee(难民)camps.(Lee决心做更多的事情来帮助她的国家,她建立了一个医院和难民营。)”,Lotfia El Nadi下的“Lotfia El Nadi, however, wanted a more exciting life.(然而Lotfia El Nadi 希望过上更刺激的生活。)”可知,这三位女性飞行员都是寻梦者,故选C。
B
Solving the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster would be considered as a good deed, right? On that basis, a webcam has been set up overlooking the lake. Anyone can tune in at any time. If you see something suspicious(可疑), you simply click the “snapshot” buttons to submit a picture for further analysis. It is free, easy, and you can do it for as little or as long as you like, with no login or signup required. What you are doing is micro–volunteering, which offers volunteers a series of easy tasks that can be done anytime, anywhere, on their own terms.
Micro-volunteering could involve anything from retweeting a message to joining a flash mob(快闪). Volunteers do not need to go through an application or training process, or to make any ongoing commitment. The vast majority of micro-volunteering takes place online, but it doesn’t have to. Weeding a garden in a local community center counts just as much.
The key benefit of micro-volunteering is its flexibility. People frequently cite their lack of time as the biggest barrier to volunteering. For many, micro-volunteering removes the need to worry about making long-term commitments once they start volunteering. It enables people who might be excluded from traditional ways of volunteering to participate.
To some extent, micro-volunteering is an approach that aims to help lots of people come together to make a difference. It could take a while to see its impacts. Studies, however, have shown that 65 percent of those who have micro volunteered were still actively doing so one year later. Even though micro-volunteering cannot replace long-term commitments, it serves as a complement(补充)to the more traditional methods of contributing to good causes.
4. Why is the Loch Ness Monster mentioned in paragraph 1?
A. To illustrate micro–volunteering. B. To get more volunteers involved.
C. To offer a solution to the mystery. D. To post a micro-volunteering task.
5. What does micro-volunteering feature?
A. It’s free of commitment. B. It’s flexible, time-wise.
C. It’s only available online. D. It needs systematical training.
6. Which can best explain the underlined “be excluded from” in paragraph 3?
A. Be used to. B. Be distracted by.
C. Be discouraged from. D. Be interested in.
7. What does the writer think of micro-volunteering according to the last paragraph?
A. Quick-impact. B. Widely-recognized.
C. Irreplaceable. D. Sustainable.
【答案】4. A 5. B 6. C 7. D
【解析】
【导语】本文是说明文。主要介绍了什么是微志愿活动,它的好处和意义。
【4题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段中“Solving the mystery of the Loch Ness Monster would be considered as a good deed, right?On that basis, a webcam has been set up overlooking the lake. Anyone can tune in at any time. If you see something suspicious, you simply click the “snapshot” buttons to submit a picture for further analysis. It is free, easy, and you can do it for as little or as long as you like, with no login or signup required. What you are doing is micro–volunteering, which offers volunteers a series of easy tasks that can be done anytime, anywhere, on their own terms.(解开尼斯湖水怪之谜会被认为是一件好事,对吧?在此基础上,架设了一个俯瞰湖面的网络摄像头。任何人都可以随时收听。如果你看到可疑的东西,你只需点击“快照”按钮,提交一张图片进行进一步分析。它是免费的,简单的,你可以用很少的时间或你喜欢的时间来做,不需要登录或注册。你所做的是微型志愿服务,为志愿者提供一系列简单的任务,他们可以随时随地按照自己的意愿完成)”可知,第1段提到尼斯湖水怪是为了说明微志愿。故选A项。
【5题详解】
细节理解题。根据第三段中“The key benefit of micro-volunteering is its flexibility. People frequently cite their lack of time as the biggest barrier to volunteering. For many, micro-volunteering removes the need to worry about making long-term commitments once they start volunteering.(微志愿服务的主要好处是它的灵活性。人们经常说他们缺乏时间是做志愿者的最大障碍。对许多人来说,微型志愿服务使他们在开始志愿服务后不必担心做出长期承诺)”可知,微志愿的特点是,它时间上很灵活。故选B项。
【6题详解】
词句猜测题。根据第三段中“For many, micro-volunteering removes the need to worry about making long-term commitments once they start volunteering.(对许多人来说,微型志愿服务使他们在开始志愿服务后不必担心做出长期承诺)”可知,因为微志愿在时间上很灵活,所以它可以让被排除在传统志愿服务方式之外的人能够参与进来,所以be excluded from的意思是“被排除”之意,和C项“Be discouraged from”意思相近。故选C项。
【7题详解】
推理判断题。根据最后一段中“To some extent, micro-volunteering is an approach that aims to help lots of people come together to make a difference. It could take a while to see its impacts. Studies, however, have shown that 65 percent of those who have micro volunteered were still actively doing so one year later. Even though micro-volunteering cannot replace long-term commitments, it serves as a complement to the more traditional methods of contributing to good causes.(在某种程度上,微志愿服务是一种旨在帮助很多人走到一起来改变世界的方法。可能需要一段时间才能看到其影响。然而,研究表明,65%的微志愿者在一年后仍在积极参与。尽管微型志愿服务不能取代长期的承诺,但它可以作为对更传统的慈善方式的补充)”可推知,作者认为微型志愿服务它可以作为对更传统的慈善方式的补充,所以作者对微志愿者的看法是可持续的。故选D项。
C
The world’s largest whales are more than just astonishing creatures. Much like the ocean, soil and forests, whales can help save humans from the increasing climate crisis by storing carbon. In a paper published recently, climate researchers suggest that whales are important, but often overlooked, carbon sinks.
The enormous size of these marine mammals, which can reach 150 tons, means they can store carbon much more effectively than smaller animals. And because whales live longer than most animals, they could be “one of the largest stable living carbon pools” in the ocean. Even when whales die, their dead bodies fall down to the deepest parts of the sea and settle on the seafloor, trapping the carbon they’ve stored in their bodies. An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their waste. Whale poop (粪便) is rich in nutrients which can be taken up by phytoplankton — tiny organisms that suck up carbon dioxide as they grow.
The process of carbon sequestration helps reduce climate impact, because it locks away carbon that otherwise would have warmed the planet somewhere else for hundreds, if not thousands of years.
Yet whales are threatened, with six out of 13 great whale species classified as endangered or vulnerable due to threats including industrial whaling, as well as trap in fishing equipment, climate change-caused shifts in prey availability, noise pollution and more.
Heidi Pearson, a researcher at the University of Alaska Southeast, said the research shows that protecting whales has a double benefit — helping to stop the biodiversity crisis as well as human-caused climate change. Protecting whales is a low risk and low regret strategy, because there’s really no downside. She said there was no risk to this strategy compared to other untested, expensive solutions to capturing and trapping carbon, such as geoengineering.
But there remain big gaps in knowledge to fully determine how whale carbon should be used to slow down climate changes. Pearson hopes the current paper pushes policymakers to consider whales as a significant part of climate change solution.
8. What does paragraph 2 focus on about whales?
A. What their life cycles are like. B. Why their roles are overlooked.
C. Why they are called carbon sinks. D. Where they are on the food chain.
9. What does the underlined “it” refer to?
A. The waste of whales. B. The carbon trap of whales.
C. The death of whales. D. The carbon cycle in nature.
10. What does Heidi Pearson want to stress?
A. Geoengineering is costly and untested.
B. The strategy involving whales carries no risks.
C. Protecting whales can be a natural climate solution.
D. Whales’ survival is the key to stopping biodiversity crisis.
11. What is the purpose of the text?
A. To call for further research on whales. B. To call on people to balance the ecosystem.
C. To present a new reason for protecting whales. D. To stress the need of addressing climate changes.
【答案】8. C 9. B 10. C 11. C
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了鲸鱼可以储存大量的碳,是重要的碳汇,是一种自然的气候解决方案。
【8题详解】
主旨大意题。根据第二段“The enormous size of these marine mammals, which can reach 150 tons, means they can store carbon much more effectively than smaller animals. And because whales live longer than most animals, they could be “one of the largest stable living carbon pools” in the ocean. Even when whales die, their dead bodies fall down to the deepest parts of the sea and settle on the seafloor, trapping the carbon they’ve stored in their bodies. An indirect way whales can be critical carbon sinks is through their waste. Whale poop (粪便) is rich in nutrients which can be taken up by phytoplankton — tiny organisms that suck up carbon dioxide as they grow.(这些海洋哺乳动物体型巨大,可达150吨,这意味着它们比小型动物更能有效地储存碳。由于鲸鱼的寿命比大多数动物都长,它们可能是海洋中“最大的稳定的活碳库之一”。即使鲸鱼死了,它们的尸体也会落到海洋的最深处,并在海底定居,将它们储存在体内的碳困住。鲸鱼成为重要碳汇的一种间接方式是通过它们的排泄物。鲸鱼粪便富含营养物质,可以被浮游植物吸收,浮游植物是一种生长过程中吸收二氧化碳的微小生物)”可知,关于鲸鱼,第2段关注的是为什么它们被称为碳汇。故选C。
【9题详解】
词句猜测题。根据划线词上文“The process of carbon sequestration helps reduce climate impact”以及后文“locks away carbon that otherwise would have warmed the planet somewhere else for hundreds, if not thousands of years”可知,鲸鱼的过程有助于减少气候影响,因为鲸鱼的碳截存锁住了碳,否则这些碳会在其他地方使地球变暖数百年,如果不是数千年的话。故it指的是“鲸鱼的碳截存”。故选B。
【10题详解】
细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“Heidi Pearson, a researcher at the University of Alaska Southeast, said the research shows that protecting whales has a double benefit — helping to stop the biodiversity crisis as well as human-caused climate change. Protecting whales is a low risk and low regret strategy, because there’s really no downside. She said there was no risk to this strategy compared to other untested, expensive solutions to capturing and trapping carbon, such as geoengineering.(阿拉斯加东南大学研究人员海蒂·皮尔森说,这项研究表明,保护鲸鱼有双重好处——有助于阻止生物多样性危机以及人为造成的气候变化。保护鲸鱼是一种低风险、低后悔的策略,因为它真的没有负面影响。她说,与其他未经测试的、昂贵的碳捕获和捕获解决方案(如地球工程)相比,这种策略没有风险)”可知,海蒂·皮尔森想强调保护鲸鱼是一种自然的气候解决方案。故选C。
【11题详解】
推理判断题。根据第一段“The world’s largest whales are more than just astonishing creatures. Much like the ocean, soil and forests, whales can help save humans from the increasing climate crisis by storing carbon. In a paper published recently, climate researchers suggest that whales are important, but often overlooked, carbon sinks.(世界上最大的鲸鱼不仅仅是令人惊讶的生物。就像海洋、土壤和森林一样,鲸鱼可以通过储存碳来帮助人类避免日益严重的气候危机。在最近发表的一篇论文中,气候研究人员认为,鲸鱼是重要的,但往往被忽视的碳汇)”结合文章主要说明了鲸鱼可以储存大量的碳,是重要的碳汇,是一种自然的气候解决方案。可推知,文章的目的是提出保护鲸鱼的新理由。故选C。
D
College and high-school teachers are expressing concern about ChatGPT, an AI program that allows people with limited writing skills to create high-quality texts. It calls into question how and why we teach writing at all. If AI can do a fairly good job at most writing tasks, why spend so much time learning writing in school?
In fact, learning to write goes beyond just mastering grammar, punctuation, and sentence structure. It involves much more. For one thing, it’s about learning to turn a loose set of thoughts into a clear line of reasoning — a skill that is useful for everyone, not just those who enjoy writing or need to do a lot of it for work.
Learning to write also trains your imagination to construct the person who will read your words. It puts you in relation to someone you may not know, someone who may even not exist. When you learn to write, you learn to meet their needs in an unfamiliar context. Even ordinary assignments teach students to predict what another person knows and expects.
Writing is never simply self-expression. It’s expression to a specific audience for a specific purpose. In some cases, like a love letter, a writer knows their audience very well. In others, the audience is every bit a work of the imagination as a novel’s characters are. Writers, then, should give up trying to address the public at large, but should imagine that a friend, though not the closest friend, is listening to our talk.
When this act of imagination is done well, a reader can feel deeply understood, as if a stranger has told them some previously unknown truth about themselves. That’s how I felt reading “Difference Maker” — an essay about parenthood. While our situations were unique, naming the problem provided a deeper understanding.
It seems unavoidable that large-language models of AI will allow us to offload some of the writing tasks that students learn in school. But we can’t allow ourselves to lose the capacity to empathize (共情) with distant strangers at just the moment when we’re more able than ever to communicate with them.
12. What is teachers’ concern about ChatGPT?
A. It’s a challenge to apply it to teaching. B. It’s hard to grade a paper written by it.
C. It limits students’ imagination and creativity. D. It questions the necessity of teaching writing.
13. What does the author think of learning to write?
A. It helps with logical thinking. B. It is a basic skill for everyone.
C. It focuses on correct expression. D. It is closely related to social skills.
14. What makes writing effective according to the text?
A. Expressing oneself. B. Targeting intended readers.
C. Conveying imaginative ideas. D. Creating attractive characters.
15. What may be a suitable title for the text?
A. What AI Can’t Teach the Writing Students B. ChatGPT Writing VS Traditional Writing
C. Never Lose the Capacity for Empathy D. What Is the Future for AI Writing
【答案】12. D 13. A 14. B 15. A
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇说明文。虽然人工智能可以完成高水平的写作任务,但有些东西是它无法做到的,例如写作可以把一套松散的想法变成一条清晰的推理线,写作训练人们的想象力,针对不同的目标读者写作方式不同。
【12题详解】
细节理解题。根据第一段“If AI can do a fairly good job at most writing tasks, why spend so much time learning writing in school?(如果人工智能在大多数写作任务中都能做得相当好,那为什么要花那么多时间在学校学习写作呢?)”可知,关于ChatGPT,老师关注是它质疑教学写作的必要性。故选D。
【13题详解】
细节理解题。根据第二段“For one thing, it’s about learning to turn a loose set of thoughts into a clear line of reasoning — a skill that is useful for everyone, not just those who enjoy writing or need to do a lot of it for work.(首先,它是关于学习将一套松散的想法变成一条清晰的推理线——这是一项对每个人都有用的技能,而不仅仅是那些喜欢写作或需要为工作做很多事情的人)”可知,作者认为学习写作有助于逻辑思维。故选A。
【14题详解】
细节理解题。根据第四段“Writing is never simply self-expression. It’s expression to a specific audience for a specific purpose.(写作从来不是简单的自我表达。它是为特定目的而对特定受众的表达)”可知,针对目标读者使写作有效。故选B。
【15题详解】
主旨大意题。通读全文,并根据第一段“College and high-school teachers are expressing concern about ChatGPT, an AI program that allows people with limited writing skills to create high-quality texts. It calls into question how and why we teach writing at all. If AI can do a fairly good job at most writing tasks, why spend so much time learning writing in school?(大学和高中教师对ChatGPT表达了担忧,这是一个人工智能程序,可以让写作技能有限的人创作高质量的文本。这引发了我们如何以及为什么要教写作的问题。如果人工智能在大多数写作任务中都能做得相当好,那为什么要花那么多时间在学校学习写作呢?)”可知,虽然人工智能可以完成高水平的写作任务,但有些东西是它无法做到的,例如写作可以把一套松散的想法变成一条清晰的推理线,写作训练人们的想象力,针对不同的目标读者写作方式不同。因此A选项“人工智能不能教给写作学生的东西”最符合文章标题。故选A。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2.5分,满分12.5分)
Running offers numerous advantages such as enhancing health and even forming new friendships. ____16____ Do you want to break the tape at the finish line? Here are quality tips on how to run cross-country faster.
As with any running plan, boosting your cross-country rate starts with building a base. Aerobic (有氧的) fitness comes into play during this foundational phase, which means your muscles are receiving a sufficient amount of oxygen and energy. ____17____
Apart from consistent running, for an anaerobic (无氧的) push, it’s essential to occasionally add in anaerobic exercise: strides — short bursts of a faster pace, which can sharpen the legs. You can do something a little bit quick over a brief duration. ____18____ Training anaerobically comes in handy for that end-of-the-race kick.
____19____ Compared to road racing, cross-country landscapes are undeniably diverse with windy paths, steep hills or sharp turns, seeming impossible to gain speed on. A good knowledge of the types of environment you’ll be racing on guarantees you know how to engage your muscles differently on the race day.
A track is flat and controlled with at most 20 people in a race while in cross-country, you can have up to 200 people on the starting line. Be aware of who is around you and use them as a reference point and find that moment to speed up. It’s hard to put a time to one course with courses ranging from flat golf courses to hilly, muddy paths. ____20____ It’s more about the competition, not the time.
A. Is there a specific technique?
B. Just focus on the race at hand.
C. It enables them to sustain long runs.
D. You can refer to landmarks for the directions.
E. So when you do go faster, it won’t be a shock to the body.
F. Familiarity with the setting of the competition is also a must.
G. But when it comes to racing cross-country, speed matters most.
【答案】16. G 17. C 18. E 19. F 20. B
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章分享了提高越野跑的跑步速度的一些建议。
【16题详解】
前文“Running offers numerous advantages such as enhancing health and even forming new friendships. (跑步有很多好处,比如增进健康,甚至结交新朋友)”提到跑步的各种好处,后文“Do you want to break the tape at the finish line? Here are quality tips on how to run cross-country faster. (你想冲过终点线吗?这里有一些关于如何更快地进行越野跑的优质建议)”指出有建议可以帮助跑得更快,空处应起到过渡作用,和跑步速度有关,因此G项“But when it comes to racing cross-country, speed matters most. (但在越野跑中,速度是最重要的)”符合语境,指出越野跑中速度最重要,和前文构成转折,引出后文的建议。故选G。
【17题详解】
前文“Aerobic (有氧的) fitness comes into play during this foundational phase, which means your muscles are receiving a sufficient amount of oxygen and energy.(有氧健身在这个基础阶段起作用,这意味着你的肌肉得到了足够的氧气和能量)”指出基础阶段需要进行有氧健身,增强肌肉,空处是段末句,应该是继续说明通过有氧运动增强肌肉对越野跑的用处,因此C项“It enables them to sustain long runs. (这使它们能够维持长时间的跑步)”符合语境,承接前文,其中的them指代前文的your muscles。故选C。
【18题详解】
前文“Apart from consistent running, for an anaerobic (无氧的) push, it’s essential to occasionally add in anaerobic exercise: strides — short bursts of a faster pace, which can sharpen the legs. You can do something a little bit quick over a brief duration.(除了持续的跑步,为了增强无氧能力,偶尔加入无氧运动也很重要:比如冲刺跑—短距离的快速跑,这能增强腿部力量。你可以进行一些短时间内的快速运动)”建议偶尔进行无氧运动,增强腿部力量,后文“Training anaerobically comes in handy for that end-of-the-race kick.(无氧训练对比赛快结束时的冲刺很有用)”指出无氧训练的好处,空处应该也是点明其好处,因此E项“So when you do go faster, it won’t be a shock to the body. (所以当你跑得更快时,它不会对身体造成冲击)”符合语境,承接前文。故选E。
【19题详解】
后文“Compared to road racing, cross-country landscapes are undeniably diverse with windy paths, steep hills or sharp turns, seeming impossible to gain speed on. A good knowledge of the types of environment you’ll be racing on guarantees you know how to engage your muscles differently on the race day.(与公路赛相比,越野赛的地形无疑更加多样,有蜿蜒曲折的小径、陡峭的山坡或急转弯,似乎很难提速。对比赛环境类型有充分的了解,能确保你在比赛当天知道如何以不同的方式调动肌肉)”主要说明越野赛地形多样,需要对其环境有所了解,空处作为段首句,应该是总的建议熟悉越野赛的环境,因此F项“Familiarity with the setting of the competition is also a must. (熟悉比赛的环境也是必须的)”符合语境,契合后文内容。故选 F。
【20题详解】
前文“It’s hard to put a time to one course with courses ranging from flat golf courses to hilly, muddy paths.(由于赛道类型多样,从平坦的高尔夫球场到起伏泥泞的小路都有,所以很难为一场比赛设定一个固定的时长)”指出为越野赛确定固定时长并不实际,后文“It’s more about the competition, not the time.(更重要的是竞争,而不是时间)”指出竞争本身比时间更重要,空处应该是建议关注比赛本身,因此 B项“Just focus on the race at hand. (专注于眼前的比赛)”符合语境,承前启后。故选B。
第三部分 语言运用 (共两节,满分30分)
第一节 (共15小题;每小题1分,满分15分)
阅读下面短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
Never did Ezra’s family anticipate opening their door to a great surprise from his former teacher!
5-year-old Ezra suffered liver(肝)damage from birth. As the disease ____21____over time, the urgency of his need for a liver transplant became ____22____. Without a functioning liver, Ezra’s life would be at severe risk. The complicated transplant process, above all, requires a ____23____donor, which is really challenging to ____24____. The family had all but given up ____25____when they received a(n)____26____knock on their door.
Carissa Fisher’s visit was the ____27____of months’ secret planning and strict medical testing to determine if she could be a suitable liver donor for Ezra.
Fisher, who had taught Ezra in preschool, was deeply moved and ____28____to donate part of her liver to him after learning of his condition online. Her determination was unshakable as she ____29____extensive medical evaluations, which was thorough to ensure both Fisher and Ezra would be _____30_____during and after the surgery.
When _____31_____she was a perfect match, Fisher headed straight to Ezra’s home to share the news. “The _____32_____of being that good of a match are slim to none, so it came as a _____33_____to me when I finally got that call,” the 20-year-old recalled, excited.
Fisher’s _____34_____act not only promised a healthier future for Ezra, giving Ezra’s family strength to carry on, but highlighted the incredible power of sympathy and human _____35_____.
21. A. spread B. stabilized C. ceased D. worsened
22. A. debatable B. hidden C. apparent D. overlooked
23. A. well-matched B. randomly-selected C. newly-born D. fresh-frozen
24. A. store B. find C. generate D. replace
25. A. adventure B. dignity C. cooperation D. hope
26. A. familiar B. anticipated C. unexpected D. hesitant
27. A. process B. influence C. result D. cause
28. A. managed B. resolved C. demanded D. learned
29. A. went through B. called off C. complained about D. picked out
30. A. active B. safe C. optimistic D. painless
31. A. informed B. reminded C. promised D. warned
32. A. risks B. effects C. possibilities D. roles
33. A. regret B. challenge C. choice D. shock
34. A. unselfish B. easy-going C. curiosity-driven D. independent
35. A. unity B. communication C. trust D. connection
【答案】21. D 22. C 23. A 24. B 25. D 26. C 27. C 28. B 29. A 30. B 31. A 32. C 33. D 34. A 35. D
【解析】
【导语】这是一篇记叙文。文章叙述了卡丽莎·费希尔无私地把自己的肝捐给给五岁的以斯拉的故事。
【21题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:随着时间的推移,疾病恶化,他对肝移植的需求变得更加紧迫。A. spread传播;B. stabilized稳定;C. ceased停止;D. worsened恶化。根据下文“the urgency of his need for a liver transplant became ____2____.”可知,Ezra的病情是恶化了。故选D。
【22题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:随着时间的推移,疾病恶化,他对肝移植的需求变得更加明显。A. debatable可辩论的;B. hidden隐藏的;C. apparent明显的;D. overlooked被忽视的。根据上文“As the disease ____1____over time”可知,对肝移植的需求变得更加明显需求变得更加明显。故选C。
【23题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:复杂的移植过程,首先需要一个匹配的捐赠者,这真的很难找到。A. well-matched匹配的;B. randomly-selected随机选择的;C. newly-born新生的;D. fresh-frozen新鲜冷冻的。根据常识以及“ a suitable liver donor for Ezra”可知,移植过程需要一个匹配的捐赠者才能保证移植成功。故选A。
【24题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:复杂的移植过程,首先需要一个匹配的捐赠者,这真的很难找到。A. store储存;B. find找到;C. generate生成;D. replace替换。根据“really challenging”可知,此处指找到匹配的捐赠者很难。故选B。
【25题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:就在这家人几乎放弃希望的时候,突然有人敲门。A. adventure冒险;B. dignity尊严;C. cooperation合作;D. hope希望。根据上文“which is really challenging to ____4____.”可知,此处指家人几乎放弃了希望。故选D。
【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:就在这家人几乎放弃希望的时候,突然有人敲门。A. familiar熟悉的;B. anticipated预期的;C. unexpected意想不到的;D. hesitant犹豫的。根据上文“ Never did Ezra’s family anticipate opening their door to a great surprise from his former teacher!”可知,此处指敲门声是意想不到的。故选C。
【27题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:卡丽莎·费希尔的来访是几个月来秘密计划和严格的医学测试的结果,以确定她是否适合作为以斯拉的肝脏捐赠者。A. process过程;B. influence影响;C. result结果;D. cause原因。根据“Carissa Fisher’s visit”以及“months’ secret planning and strict medical testing”可知,此处指访问是计划和测试的结果。故选C。
【28题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:费希尔在幼儿园教过以斯拉,在网上得知他的病情后,她深受感动,决定捐献部分肝脏给他。A. managed设法;B. resolved决心;C. demanded要求;D. learned学习。根据“was deeply moved”可知,此处指Fisher决心捐献肝脏给他。故选B。
【29题详解】
考查动词短语辨析。句意:她的决定是不可动摇的,因为她进行了广泛的医疗评估,以确保费希尔和以斯拉在手术期间和手术后都是安全的。A. went through经历;B. called off取消;C. complained about抱怨;D. picked out挑选。根据“extensive medical evaluations”可知,她进行了广泛的医疗评估。故选A。
【30题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她的决定是不可动摇的,因为她进行了广泛的医疗评估,以确保费希尔和以斯拉在手术期间和手术后都是安全的。A. active活跃的;B. safe安全的;C. optimistic乐观的;D. painless无痛的。根据上文“Her determination was unshakable as she ____9____extensive medical evaluations”可知,确保费希尔和以斯拉在手术期间和手术后都是安全的。故选B。
【31题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:当被告知她是一个完美的匹配时,费希尔直接去以斯拉的家分享了这个消息。A. informed告知;B. reminded提醒;C. promised承诺;D. warned警告。根据上文“extensive medical evaluations”以及下文“she was a perfect match”可知,她被告知是一个完美的匹配。故选A。
【32题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:“成为完美匹配的可能性微乎其微,所以当我最终接到那个电话时,我感到很震惊,”这位20岁的球员兴奋地回忆道。A. risks风险;B. effects效果;C. possibilities可能性;D. roles角色。根据下文“good of a match are slim to none”可知,可能性微乎其微。故选C。
【33题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:“成为完美匹配的可能性微乎其微,所以当我最终接到那个电话时,我感到很震惊,”这位20岁的球员兴奋地回忆道。A. regret遗憾;B. challenge挑战;C. choice选择;D. shock震惊。根据上文“being that good of a match are slim to none”以及“when I finally got that call”可知,这位20岁的球员感到震惊。故选D。
【34题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:费希尔的无私之举不仅给了以斯拉一个更健康的未来,给了以斯拉一家继续生活下去的力量,而且突出了同情和人类联系的不可思议的力量。A. unselfish无私的;B. easy-going随和的;C. curiosity-driven好奇心驱动的;D. independent独立的。根据上文“donate part of her liver to him”可知,费希尔是无私的。故选A。
【35题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:费希尔的无私之举不仅给了以斯拉一个更健康的未来,给了以斯拉一家继续生活下去的力量,而且突出了同情和人类联系的不可思议的力量。A. unity团结;B. communication沟通;C. trust信任;D. connection联系。根据上文“sympath”可知,突出了同情和人类联系的不可思议的力量。故选D。
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。
A production combining traditional Chinese opera with Western classical music took place in London.
The performance with the name A Hero’s Life tells of the story of Cai Lun, a man in China’s Eastern Han Dynasty credited with ____36____ invention of paper. It was produced by a famous Chinese theatrical figure Chen Xinyi, who has devised the performance style known as “symphony poetry drama”.
The soundtrack, performed by the Fidelio Orchesira, ____37____ (compose) by Richard Strauss in the 19th century, in a style called a tone poem a single continuous movement made up of sequences similar to ____38____ (chapter), as in a symphony.
“Cai Lun is a hero, the invention of ____39____ changed civilization and advanced cultural progress. But surprisingly, he also experienced misfortune, which stimulated my sympathy — he is a super ____40____ (drama) character,” she adds. “Combining a story with music ____41____ (write) hundreds of years ago and thousands of kilometers apart seems unlikely, but ____42____ (instant) I heard A Hero’s Life, the pairing came together.”
Integrating Chinese theater and Western music is a practice Chen has kept ____43____ (explore) for two decades, eight of her symphony poetry aramas performed previously, but this was her first performance in England.
“It’s William Shakespeare’s home. There’s a connection ____44____ him and the great playwright Tang Xianzu, who emerged in China at the same time,” she explains. “Then Europe saw the rise of symphonic music at the same time as China saw the rise of Peking Opera. So I love to bring together these two great performance styles and London is _____45_____ I particularly desired to do it.”
【答案】36. the
37. was composed
38. chapters
39. whom 40. dramatic
41. written
42. instantly
43. exploring
44. between
45. where
【解析】
【导语】本文是一篇新闻报道,讲述了结合中国传统戏剧与西方古典音乐的作品《A Hero’s Life》在伦敦的演出以及主要内容。
【36题详解】
考查冠词。句意:这部名为《A Hero’s Life》的剧目讲述了中国东汉时期发明纸张的蔡伦的故事。此处修饰invention,表示特指蔡伦的发明,应使用定冠词“the”。故填the。
【37题详解】
考查时态与语态。句意:由菲德利奥管弦乐队演奏的原声音乐是理查德·施特劳斯于19世纪创作的,其风格被称为“调性诗”,即由类似章节的序列组成的单一连续乐章,如交响乐。主语“soundtrack”与谓语动词“compose”之间是被动关系,结合上下文的时间状语“19th century”可知应用一般过去时的被动语态,注意主谓一致。故填was composed。
【38题详解】
考查名词复数。句意:由菲德利奥管弦乐队演奏的原声音乐是理查德·施特劳斯于19世纪创作的,其风格被称为“调性诗”,即由类似章节的序列组成的单一连续乐章,如交响乐。chapter为可数名词,前无不定冠词修饰,用复数形式chapters作宾语。故填chapters。
【39题详解】
考查定语从句关系词。句意:蔡伦是一个英雄,纸的发明改变了文明并促进了文化进步。该空引导定语从句,先行词为Cai Lun,先行词指人,关系词替代先行词作介词of的宾语,关系代词为whom。故填whom。
【40题详解】
考查形容词。句意:但令人惊讶的是,他也经历了不幸,这激发了我的同情——他是一个超级戏剧性的角色,她补充道。此处修饰名词“character”,需用形容词形式作定语,表示“戏剧性的”,对应词为“dramatic”。故填dramatic。
【41题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:把几百年前写的故事和相隔数千公里的音乐结合起来似乎不太可能,但当我听到《A Hero’s Life》时,两者就结合在一起了。结合句子结构,“music”与“write”之间是逻辑被动关系,应填过去分词形式“written”,作后置定语。故填written。
【42题详解】
考查状语从句。句意:把几百年前写的故事和相隔数千公里的音乐结合起来似乎不太可能,但我一听到《A Hero’s Life》》时,两者就结合在一起了。表示“一……就……”用连词instantly引导时间状语从句。故填instantly。
【43题详解】
考查非谓语动词。句意:整合中国戏剧和西方音乐是陈二十年来不断探寻的一种实践。“kept”后接动名词exploring作宾语。故填exploring。
【44题详解】
考查介词。句意:“这是威廉·莎士比亚的家。他和同时期出现在中国的伟大剧作家汤显祖有联系,”她解释道。根据句意可知,“him”和“the great playwright”之间存在线性的“连接”,用“between”,between...and...(在……和……之间)。故填between。
【45题详解】
考查表语从句。句意:所以我喜欢把这两种伟大的表演风格结合在一起,伦敦是我特别想做的地方。该空引导表语从句,句中“London”是地点名词,表语从句中缺少地点状语,用连接副词“where”。 故填where。
第四部分写作 (共两节,满分40分)
第一节 (满分15分)
46. 假定你是李华,上个月在英国学习期间借宿在外教Mrs Smith家,你归国后打算给她邮寄一份具有中国特色的礼物。请你用英语给她写一封邮件,内容包括:
(1)表达感谢;
(2)挑选的礼物;
(3)提醒对方查收。
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 Mrs Smith,
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Yours,
Li Hua
【答案】Dear Mrs Smith,
I’ve returned home, safe and sound. Never will I forget the wonderful time I spent in your house. I really appreciate your kind hospitality, which made me feel so comfortable during my stay there.
Filled with gratitude, I’ve been thinking of sending you a favored gift to convey my feeling. Considering you’re a Chinese tea addict, I finally decided on a delicate porcelain tea set, each item beautifully crafted with traditional Chinese patterns. I hope it can bring you more enjoyment while having tea. I’ve chosen a reliable international shipping service, which promised the gift will reach your house in a month. Please check the package in time. Hoping you’ll like it.
Looking forward to seeing you next time!
Yours,
Li Hua
【解析】
【导语】本篇书面表达属于应用文。要求给你在英国学习期间提供借宿的外教Mrs Smith写一封邮件,向对方表示感谢。
【详解】1.词汇积累
回到,返回:return → come back
选择:choose → select
精致的:delicate → exquisite
喜欢:like → be fond of
2.句式拓展
简单句变复合句
原句:Filled with gratitude, I’ve been thinking of sending you a favored gift to convey my feeling.
拓展句:Because I am filled with gratitude, I’ve been thinking of sending you a favored gift to convey my feeling.
【点睛】【高分句型1】Never will I forget the wonderful time I spent in your house. (运用了部分倒装句)
【高分句型2】I really appreciate your kind hospitality, which made me feel so comfortable during my stay there. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句)
第二节 (满分25分)
47. 阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。
“Unbelievable,” Jade screamed while examining her camera that, seconds before, had been accidentally dropped into the seawater by her. It was her father’s favourite. She had brought it to her class beach barbecue to record memorable moments with her high school classmates. Jade held the camera close to her chest before drying it with a towel. She pressed the power button several times. No response.
Tears of sadness welling up in her eyes, Jade gathered her belongings, determined to leave.“Jade, where are you going?” Her putzzled classmates called behind her, but she ignored them. Without saying goodbye, she ran away from the barbecue. She wanted to take the camera to the repairman immediately. Uncle Lee, the trusty repairman for all things digital, could only shake his head, give her a resigned look and say, “It’s beyond repair.”
The camera was a gift from Jade’s mother to her father on his fortieth birthday. Since then, it had been his companion for all events, big and small. It had been instrumental in capturing all the significant milestones in their family. Numerous advanced digital cameras had come onto the market but his father had no intention of replacing the treasure. But this time she had secretly taken it out and ruined it! Her father would get cross with her and probably never trust her with his belongings again. Thinking of this, Jade put back the disabled camera quietly in her father’s drawer in the hope that her father wouldn’t find out the truth.
Jade remained disturbed for a few days. Then came the day when her father went for his camera because Jade’s younger sister would be graduating from kindergarten and he was preparing for the ceremony.
“What’s wrong with my camera? It was in good condition last Saturday. Maybe it’s too old to work,” Jade’s father said in disbelief, having tried turning it on several times and failed. “Take it easy, dear. Perhaps it’s high time to change for an advanced one,” Jade’s mother comforted him smilingly. “But I can’t part with this big treasure.” Her father responded.
注意:
(1)续写词数应为150个左右;
(2)请按如下格式在答题卡的相应位置作答。
Hearing this, Jade gathered up her courage.
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The next day, when Jade came home, she saw a new smartphone on her desk.
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【答案】One possible version
Hearing this, Jade gathered up her courage. Full of apology and regret, Jade gave an account of the whole story. “Sorry, dad, it’s all my fault. I know the camera means a lot to you. I hope to buy a new one for you with all my pocket money.” Turning back to fetch her money, she was stopped by her mother. “Honey, it’s just a camera. Your honesty matters most to us,” Her mother said smilingly, hugging her tightly. Relieved, Jade responded with gratitude, “Thank you, Mom. Never will I make such a mistake.”
The next day, when Jade came home, she saw a new smartphone on her desk. On it was a note saying, “Jade, you’ve grown up. We’re proud of your integrity. This phone with a great built-in camera is for you. You can use it to capture memorable moments. Love, Dad & Mum.” Jade picked up the smartphone, tears of happiness streaming down her cheeks. She realized her parents’ love and forgiveness were more precious than any possession. She promised to herself that she would be more responsible and considerate, cherishing the trust her parents had in her.
【解析】
【导语】本文以人物为线索展开,讲述了Jade在不小心弄坏父亲心爱的相机后,内心充满了愧疚和不安。她最终鼓起勇气向父亲坦白,虽然担心父亲会生气,但父母却以宽容和理解回应了她,强调诚实的重要性。第二天,父母用一部新手机表达了对Jade勇敢和诚实的认可,Jade也因此明白了亲情和宽恕的珍贵。
【详解】1.段落续写:
①由第一段首句内容“Jade听了,鼓起了勇气。”可知,第一段可描写Jade向父亲道歉以及母亲对自己的宽慰。
②由第二段首句内容“第二天,当Jade回家时,她看到桌子上有一部新的智能手机。”可知,第二段可描写Jade接受智能手机后的感悟。
2.续写线索:向父亲道歉——感谢妈妈的理解——收到智能手机——感悟
3.词汇激活
行为类
①买:buy /purchase
②拥抱:hug/embrace
③意识到:realize /be aware of
④用:use/employ
情绪类
①感激:gratitude /appreciation
②珍贵的:precious/valuable
【点睛】[高分句型1] Her mother said smilingly, hugging her tightly. (运用了现在分词作状语)
[高分句型2] She realized her parents’ love and forgiveness were more precious than any possession. (运用了省略that的宾语从句)
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