精品解析：广东深圳奥斯翰外语学校2025-2026学年高三年级下学期期中考试英语试卷

这是中华人民共和国普通高等学校联合招收华侨、港澳地区及台湾省学生入学考试英语科听力部分。现在是听力试音时间。Hello, international friends club, can I help you? Oh, hello. I read . about your club in the paper today, and I thought i'd phone to find out a bit more. Yes, certainly. Well, we're a sort of social club for people from different countries. It's quite a new club. We have about fifty members at the moment, but we're growing all the time. That sounds interesting. I'm british actually. And I came to washington about three months ago. I'm looking for ways to meet people. Uh, what kinds of events do you organize? Well, we have social get togethers and sports events, and we also have language evenings. Could you tell me something about the language evenings? Yes, every day, except thursday, we have a language evening. People can come and practice their languages, you know, over a drink or something. We have different languages on different evenings. Monday spanish, tuesday italian, wednesday german and friday french. On thursday, we usually have a meal in a restaurant for anyone who wants to come. Well, that sounds great. I really need to practice my french. okay? Well, if you can just give me your name and address, i'll send you the form and some more information. If you join now, you can have the . first month free试音到此结束，听力考试正式开始。听下面几段录音，从各题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题的最佳选项，所有录音材料均仅读一遍。例如你听到。I wonder why . the office is still not open. but it's not yet eight. In fact, it's only a quarter to eight. 读完所提问题及所给的四个选项后会发现C是正确答案。下面听第一段材料回答第一小题。Hm, is death on her way here? I . called, but got her voice. Mae, so he must not have turned on her phone. I'm sure you'll be here soon. 听第二段材料，回答第二小题。I'm so excited. We have two weeks off. Cannot wait to get out of here. What are you going to do. bill? Yeah, i'm going to relax at the beach with my cousin for some time. We're leaving school for the airport tomorrow. 听第三段材料回答第三小题。Jason, Jason turned down the T, V, please, it's very loud. I am doing my homework. Oh, but this is my favorite program. We like IT when we were kids. Okay, maybe you're right. 听第四段材料，回答第四小题。I have a running machine at home. I used to use IT, but I already got sick of IT. Exercising at home is hard. You can join a gym or a club. 听第五段材料，回答第五小题。Could you tell me how to get to oxford street. please? Well, you're going the wrong way. You need to go straight along here. That's riverside road. Then turn left at the silver balls and it's just opposite the town hall. 听第六段材料，回答第六至第八小题。What are you going to do tomorrow, tina? I don't know. I'll probably stay in the hotel and relax. Why don't you come to lunch with us at home? Oh, thank you. But you have your family. yes, and they want to meet you. We're going to have a roast chicken. Our . traditional food sounds good. All right, i'll come what time we eat . at about one o'clock. So about twelve thirty, i'll show you the house. I'll get my brother to pick you up at the bus stop. No, that's OK. I'll get a taxi. IT takes about thirty minutes. All right, then that's settled. 听第七段材料回答第九至第十一小题。A lot of people talk about acting is a lying because you're pretending to be someone else. I don't believe so. Uh, no, I cannot think of a worst way to describe backing. Acting is telling the truth under imaginary scenes. IT is a real process. Have you used technology any differently since . making the film? Oh my god. yes. I said even clear lines than I had before between my public and my private lives. I love what you can do and how IT brings people together, but used in the wrong way, it's dangerous exactly . um what do you do to relax when no one's thinking about you was a movie star or as a role model? What you like to do? I bake i'm pretty competitive about my banana bread. I don't think anyone can believe how good IT is. It's really on another level. 听第八段材料回答第十二至第十三小题。Is england the first country to charge for a plastic bags? Alice. no other countries started charging a few years go. And countries around the world, including bengali desh, south africa and italy, have actually forbids them altogether. But seriously, with the five pens charge, i'm definitely going to recycle my plastic bags. 听第九段材料，回答第十四至第十七小题。Hello, i'm sera, and welcome to british life from B, B. C, learning english. We are glad that mister Peter Johnson is with us today. Hi Peter. Hi Sarah. Whenever you're feeling tired of the city, what do you do? Go for a cycle ride? no. Go for a holiday? no. Nothing as expensive as that. I cannot guess. Have you ever been . on a picnic? Of course I have. I love them when the weather gets warm and the sun is out. One thing that I really enjoy is having a picnic outside in the open. and that's what we're talking about today, picnic in nowadays. Yes, I did some research and learned that the word picnic comes from the french word peak neque meaning of fashionable social activity. I think that . definition is a bit different to what I imagine a picniC2Be to me. And for many people, a picnic is a simple affair. Plenty of food is easy to eat. Simple and easy is what I want for my picnic. But clearly, picnicking is taken very, very seriously by higher class people. And IT can be a big social chAllenge. I just realized that having a picnic is not a simple affair. There are a lot of rules and customs connected to IT. 听第十段材料，回答第十八至第二十小题。Why do we make decisions that our future, ourselves, so often regret? Now I think one of the reasons is that we have a wrong idea about the power of time. Every one of you knows that the rate of change slows over the human life, that the children seem to change by the minute, but parents seem to change by the year. But what is the name of this magical point in life is IT teenagers is IT middle age IT. Turns out for most people is now whatever now happens to be. So here's a study of change in people's personal values over time. There are three values, pleasure, success and honesty. Well, we asked thousands of people about how much their values would change in the next ten years and have changed in the last ten years. Here's what we found. Change does slow down as we age, but IT doesn't slow nearly as much as we think at every age from eighteen to sixty eight, people are wrong with how much change they would experience over the next ten years. Why does this happen? It's probably because most of us can remember who we were ten years ago, but we find IT hard to imagine who we are going to be. And then we mistakenly think that because it's hard to imagine, it's not likely to happen. Time is a powerful force for most of us. The present is a magic time. It's the moment at which we finally become ourselves. Thank you. 听力部分到此结束。 绝密★启用前 2025-2026学年第二学期 期中考试 高三年级（港澳台班） 英语 试题 考试分值：150分；考试时间：120分钟 Ⅰ.听力理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 听完录音后，从各题所给的四个选项中所能回答所提问题的最佳选项，所有录音材料均仅读一遍。 例：Man: I wonder why the office is still not open. Woman: But it's not yet eight.In fact,it's only a quarter to eight When does the office open? A.At 8:30. B.At 8:15. C.At 8:00. D.At 7:45. 答案是C。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers doing? A. Waiting for Beth. B. Writing to Beth. C. Talking with Beth. D. Listening to Beth. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where is Bill now? A. At the beach. B. In the school. C. In the airport. D. At home. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is Jason going to do probably? A. Search for a program. B. Do his homework. C. Reduce the noise. D. Look after the kids. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Buy a running machine. B. Stick to home exercise. C. Get professional help. D. Try outdoor workouts. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where is the man going? A. Riverside Road. B. Silver Balls. C. The Town Hall. D. Oxford Street. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What was Tina’s plan for tomorrow? A. Staying in the hotel. B. Relaxing at home. C. Going to a restaurant. D. Visiting the man. 7. How will Tina get to meet the man? A. By bus. B. Driving her own car. C. By taxi. D. Taking the underground. 8. When will Tina start off? A. At 12:00. B. At 12:30. C. At 13:00. D. At 13:30. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9. What does the man think of acting? A. It is lying. B. It is natural. C. It is imaginary. D. It is believable. 10. What do we know about the woman? A. She draws well. B. She loves public speaking. C. She organises meetings. D. She has different roles in life. 11. What is the woman? A. A program host. B. A film producer. C. An actress. D. A baker. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. Which country charges for plastic bags? A. England. B. Bangladesh. C. South Africa. D. Italy. 13. What does the woman prefer to do with plastic bags? A. Making no use of them. B. Using them repeatedly. C. Charging more on them. D. Getting them for free. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What does Peter think about having holidays? A. Costly. B. Exciting. C. Relaxing. D. Fashionable 15. What makes Sarah think about having picnics? A. People coming together. B. Delicious dishes. C. A comfortable place. D. Good weather. 16. Where is the word “picnic”from? A. Latin. B. German. C. French. D. Indian 17. What is the topic of this BBC program? A. British way of life. B. Opinions on picnic. C. Social customs. D. Rules of picnicking. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. Changes in people. B. Changes in life. C. The force of time. D. Memories about time. 19. What does the speaker consider as the magic point in life for most people? A. Teenager years. B. Middle ages. C. The future. D. The present. 20. What does the speaker think as difficult? A. Clear memories about the past. B. Imagination about future. C. Realization of mistakes. D. The development of brain power. Ⅱ.语言运用（共两节；满分35分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文。从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At first sight, Action Hunger’s vending machine (自动售货机) appears just like any other. However, look closer, and you will ____21____ that the products inside have no ____22____. That’s because the goods are to provide the area’s ____23____ with free goods like socks, toothbrushes, fresh fruit and water. Khaled, the founder ____24____ the idea after talking to the many homeless people he befriended. He realized that there ____25____ to be a more effective way of ____26____ ensuring the necessities were always available. To get the goods, the person ____27____ has to obtain a card from The Friary, ____28____ for the homeless that has been in ____29____ for over 30 years. To ensure everyone gets a ____30____ share, each cardholder is ____31____ only three items of their choice a day. ____32____ that may sound cruel, Khaled says, “The ____33____ is that users don’t become ____34____ on the machines, and are working towards a long-term plan for ____35____ the streets.” The machine is refilled ____36____ by volunteers, who also keep track of the most ____37____ items. Fifty percent of the food is donated (捐贈) while the rest is ____38____ from local restaurants. Though it has ____39____ been a few months since the machine was put into use in December 2017, the early ____40____ and feedback have been extremely encouraging. Khaled next plans to roll out the machines to other locations within the UK and four US cities! 21. A. believe B. understand C. realize D. guess 22. A. consumer B. price C. producer D. market 23. A. homeless B. children C. wealthy people D. old people 24. A. came across B. came out of C. came into D. came up with 25. A. wanted B. was C. came D. had 26. A. at least B. not at all C. after all D. not least 27. A. at first B. at last C. last D. first 28. A. a day center B. a kindergarten C. a magazine D. an organizer 29. A. business B. operation C. performance D. action 30. A. valuable B. fair C. large D. common 31. A. afforded B. charged C. chosen D. allowed 32. A. However B. Whether C. While D. For 33. A. thought B. view C. opinion D. idea 34. A. disappointed B. dependent C. excited D. focused 35. A. walking on B. staying in C. getting off D. running over 36. A. daily B. slightly C. nearly D. possibly 37. A. favorite B. expensive C. enjoyable D. popular 38. A. obtained B. sold C. made D. left 39. A. still B. already C. only D. even 40. A. service B. data C. production D. collection 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Every year during the Spring Festival, a small village east of Beijing puts on a special show. It’s about-15°C, and a man dressed in a straw hat and sheepskin coat____41____ (throw)spoon after spoon of heavy molten iron(铁水) at a massive，icy wall.The collision(碰撞)between the 1,600℃ liquid metal and the frozen brick creates a waterfall of sparks(火花)____42____(fall) over him, equally beautiful and dangerous. This is a performance____43____requires extraordinary courage, skill and strength. Known as Da Shuhua, it has a history of 500 years in Nuanquan, a highly-developed steel town.Da Shuhua translates literally into “beating down the tree flowers,”____44____agricultural activity of hitting fruit trees to stimulate growth. In ancient times, fireworks weren’t always____45____(wide) affordable. So people in Nuanquan made use of scrap iron and developed Da Shuhua as a way____46____(celebrate) festivals.As a result,they brought firework displays____47____a whole new level. Today,Da Shuhua has become more popular than ever,due to____48____(ban)on fireworks to reduce air pollution in some parts of China. Every year, this unique firework display attracts tons of people in spite of the freezing cold weather____49____draws attention for its protection. Since 2021,it_____50_____(list) as an intangible cultural heritage of China. Ⅲ.阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2.5分，满分40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 The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It stretches across Africa from Senegal to Egypt. The Sahara Desert is an unfriendly environment. During the day it’s very hot, and at night it’s sometimes very cold. It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara. In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab and Charlie Engle decided to do something very difficult. They made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920 km). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. The three men liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test. On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray and Charlie started their trip across the Sahara. Every morning they began running at 5:00. At 11 a.m. they stopped and rested until 5 p.m. Then they ran again until 9:30 in the evening. Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 km). Every day it was the same thing. They got up and ran. They listened to music on their iPods, and they ran and ran. Kevin Ray and Charlie needed to eat a lot of food during their trip. Most people need about 2,000 calories of food each day. Kevin, Ray and Charlie needed between 6,000 and 9,000 calories every day. That’s a lot of food! They also needed to drink a lot of water. The three men had some problems on their trip, and many times they wanted to quit and go home. It was often very hot (140°F/60℃) during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. Sometimes it was very windy, and they couldn’t see. One time they got lost. But they didn’t quit. After 111 days, Kevin, Ray and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara Desert. They hugged each other and put their hands in the water of the Red Sea. Then they ran to a hotel to take a long shower. 51. The Sahara Desert is not fit for people to live because of its . A. remoteness B. extreme weather C. vastness D. salty water 52. What does “a very big test” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. A real challenge. B. A competitive examination. C. A wise decision. D. A time-saving task. 53. The three men realized that their trip was finished when they_________. A. found a hotel B. ate up all the food C. saw the Red Sea D. drank all the water 54. What’s the reason for the success of their trip? A. They prepared sufficient food. B. They never got lost. C. They developed a good plan. D. They never gave up. B One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, is stories about people’s lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography, memoir, and biography. An autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by himself or herself. Often it begins with the person’s earliest recollections and ends in the present. Autobiography writers may not be entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer the reader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. Other writers, such as James Joyce, have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies, but they are very close to it. Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the events of the times as on the life of the author: Memoir writers typically use these events as backgrounds for their lives. They describe them in detail and discuss their importance. Recently, though, the term memoir seems to be becoming interchangeable with autobiography. A memoir nowadays may or may not deal with the outside world. Biographies are factual accounts of someone else’s life. In many senses, these may be the hardest of the three types to write. Autobiography writers know the events they write about because they lived them. But biography writers have to gather information from as many different sources as possible. Then they have to decide which facts to include. Their goal is to present a balanced picture of a person, not one that is overly positive or too critical. A fair well-presented biography may take years to research and write. 55. This passage is mostly about . A. the characteristics of autobiographies, memoirs and biographies B. famous autobiographies C. why biography can be difficult to write D. differences between autobiographies and memoirs 56. Helen Keller wrote A. a memoir B. an autobiography C. a work of fiction D. a biography 57. The word “diverse” in Paragraph 2 means . A. able to swim in deep water B. similar or alike C. varied or different D. enjoying poetry 58. Autobiography writers are not always objective because they . A. feel they have to make up details to make their books sell B. constantly compete with biography writers C. want to present themselves in a good light D. have trouble remembering the good times C The story of Cleopatra, a beautiful 17-year-old girl when she became the powerful ruler of ancient Egypt, has interested people for thousands of years. Now new information about Cleopatra’s life is coming to the surface. Parts of her ancient royal court have been found near Alexandria, Egypt. All of these ruins are underwater. Ancient Egyptian writings and drawings show that Cleopatra owned a royal (王室的) palace on an island named Antirhodos. The island was near Alexandria, the capital city of Egypt during Cleopatra’s rule in the first century B.C. Although the city of Alexandria still exists today, floods and earthquakes buried Antirhodos under water more than 1,600 years ago. But it wasn’t lost for good. In 1996, undersea explorer Franck Goddio found it beneath just 18 feet of water, off the shore of Alexandria. He found the ruins of Cleopatra’s palace in mud, seaweed, and garbage. Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII began to rule Egypt together in 51 B.C. But Ptolemy did not want to share the power, and he forced Cleopatra out of the palace. The clever young woman saw her chance to regain power when Rome’s main leader, Julius Caesar, traveled to Egypt. In order to meet with him, Cleopatra is said to have sneaked (潜行) into the palace rolled up in a carpet! Caesar soon fell in love with Cleopatra. He helped her push Ptolemy aside and take control of Egypt. After Caesar was murdered by his enemies, a new Roman leader, Mark Antony, met Cleopatra. Just like Caesar, Antony fell in love with her. He moved into Cleopatra’s palace at Antirhodos. Soon people back in Rome feared that Antony was more interested in Egypt than in his own empire. They turned against him and Egypt and sent a huge army by sea, which eventually defeated Egypt. In despair, Cleopatra and Antony took their own lives. Ancient Egypt’s last queen died at the age of 39. 59. How did Cleopatra’s life catch people’s attention again? A. Through ancient Egyptian writings and drawings B. Through the finding of the underwater city. C. Through the recent floods in Alexandria. D. Through the retelling of old stories 60. What does “it”(underlined in paragraph 3) refer to? A. Egypt. B. Alexandria. C. Antirhodos. D. Ptolemy XIII. 61. Who helped Cleopatra regain power after Ptolemy XIII forced her away? A. Franck Goddio. B. People in Egypt. C. Mark Antony. D. Julius Caesar. 62. Which of the following words best describes Cleopatra in the passage? A. Warm-hearted. B. Cruel. C. Quick-minded. D. Selfless. D In a world where we are tweeting, texting, Googling and checking e-mail all the time, technology addiction (沉迷) is a real concern for today’s kids. Yet parents are often unable to unplug from their own digital devices, research suggests. A recent national survey conducted by Common Sense Media, which included nearly 1,800 parents of children aged eight to 18, found that parents spend an average of nine hours and 22 minutes every day in front of various screens — including smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Of those, nearly eight hours are for personal use, not work. Perhaps even more surprising is that 78 percent of parents surveyed believe they are good role models for how to use digital technology. Multimedia are designed to be engaging and habit-forming, so we do not even realize how much time we spend when we warn people against the overuse of our devices, says Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect. This can be bad news for children, who not only feel that their parents are not caring for them or do not find them as engaging as the screen but who also learn to follow their parents’ behavior, Steiner-Adair notes. Studies show that greater use of technology among teens results in a preference for digital time over physical activity and worse performance in school. Babies also have a harder time learning emotional (情感的) and nonverbal cues because their parents always have what is called “still face phenomenon” from concentrating on mobile devices. The good news, however, is that if parents use screen time for shared activities with a child watching a movie or playing an educational game together, for example — it can enhance the child's learning. According to the survey, 94 percent of parents recognize that technology can be used to support their children’s education. The key is to limit and track kids’ time with technology and set rules for themselves, too. Modeling healthy media habits can start with something as simple as making the family dinner table a device-free zone. 63. Why do parents spend so much time every day on digital devices? A. They have to use them for work. B. They just follow the national rules. C. They’ve just got the habit to do so. D. They like using them with their kids. 64. What can we infer about Catherine Steiner-Adair’s feeling from her words? A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Scared. D. Excited. 65. How are small babies affected according to paragraph 3? A. They are likely to move less. B. They tend to make faces more. C. They’ll be slow in expressing feelings. D. They won’t see their parents clearly. 66. What does “the good news” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Dinner tables can always be device-free. B. Kids can use digital devices to play games. C. Parents can make good use of digital devices for kids. D. There are rules to guide kids how to use digital devices. Ⅳ. 选词填空（共10小题 ;每小题1分，共计10分） 表格中的12个单词中选择10个单词填在文中的空格处（注意每个单词只能用一次，且单词需适当的形式；有两个单词多余）。 yourself cost learn order work pay nobody inform settle pick willing everybody A friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After ____67____ down at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his ____68____. Of course ____69____ did. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and ____70____him how a cafeteria____71____.”Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and____72____ out what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to ___73___.” “I soon ____74____ that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend. “ Life is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are ____75____ to pay the price. You can even get success, but you will never get it if you wait for someone to bring it for you. You have to get up and get it ____76____.” Ⅳ. 书面表达（共2小题；满分35分） 第一节 （满分10分） 77. 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Becoming an attractive employee The 2008 financial crisis created an unstable job market. Fast-forward to the present, and the economy has not fully recovered. Thus, it’s of vital importance for job seekers to carefully strategize their approach to job application. And it is especially important for those new to the workforce. They should look at making themselves as attractive as possible to employers. For young people, information technology skills will play an increasing role in the future. As the generation to have grown up in the Information Age, they are quite confident when it comes to showing off their interests and skills in this field. This makes them a natural fit for companies seeking expertise in technology, marketing, and networking. They should emphasize these skills when applying for jobs that require the ability to multitask. Another attractive quality is experience. It is important that an applicant’s resume list any activities that involved teamwork and goal-driven responsibilities. Membership in a sports or social club and participation as a volunteer are good examples of this. These activities involve goal management and planning, along with the ability to focus while competing on a team. When hiring committees see this, they see a candidate who is capable of working in a variety of environments. Finally, an attractive quality when job-hunting is a great attitude toward a potential job. Young job seekers are known to be overconfident because they have been praised for everything they have done. But they must realize that the employment market is about how an employee will be a good fit for a company, not the other way around. In fact, in an interview, an important question to ask is: “What would be expected of me as an employee?” In today’s tough job market, young job seekers need to provide a potential employer with good reasons to hire them. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第二节 （满分25分） 78. 下面是某校关于中学生生出国留学利弊的一份调查结果。请借助资料，以Some thoughts on studying abroad为题目，给学校的英语校报写一篇稿件，就中学生出国留学发表你的看法。 利(advantages) 弊(disadvantages) 语言环境 18.7% 安全问題 9% 避免升学的压力 23.8% 费用(expenses) 20.7% 独立发展能力 7.2% 理解当地文化 1.7% 注 意 ：1 . 词数:100左右。 2.无需使用全部资料。 Some thoughts on studying abroad ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $ 绝密★启用前 2025-2026学年第二学期 期中考试 高三年级（港澳台班） 英语 试题 考试分值：150分；考试时间：120分钟 Ⅰ.听力理解（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分） 听完录音后，从各题所给的四个选项中所能回答所提问题的最佳选项，所有录音材料均仅读一遍。 例：Man: I wonder why the office is still not open. Woman: But it's not yet eight.In fact,it's only a quarter to eight When does the office open? A.At 8:30. B.At 8:15. C.At 8:00. D.At 7:45. 答案是C。 1. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What are the speakers doing? A. Waiting for Beth. B. Writing to Beth. C. Talking with Beth. D. Listening to Beth. 【答案】A 【解析】 【原文】M: Hmm. Is Beth on her way here? W: I called but got her voicemail, so she must not have turned on her phone. I’m sure she’ll be here soon. 2. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where is Bill now? A. At the beach. B. In the school. C. In the airport. D. At home. 【答案】B 【解析】 【原文】W: I’m so excited we have two weeks off. Can not wait to get out of here. What are you going to do, Bill? M: Yeah, I’m going to relax at the beach with my cousin for some time. We’re leaving school for the airport tomorrow. 3. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What is Jason going to do probably? A. Search for a program. B. Do his homework. C. Reduce the noise. D. Look after the kids. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】W: Jason. Jason. Turn down the TV, please. It’s very loud. I am doing my homework. M: Oh, but this is my favorite program. We like it when we were kids. Okay, maybe you’re right. 4. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 What does the woman suggest the man do? A. Buy a running machine. B. Stick to home exercise. C. Get professional help. D. Try outdoor workouts. 【答案】C 【解析】 【原文】M: I have a running machine at home. I used to use it but I already got sick of it. W: Exercising at home is hard. You can join a gym or a club. 5. 【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 Where is the man going? A. Riverside Road. B. Silver Balls. C. The Town Hall. D. Oxford Street. 【答案】D 【解析】 【原文】M: Could you tell me how to get to Oxford Street please? W: Well, you’re going the wrong way. You need to go straight along here. That’s Riverside road, then turn left at the Silver Balls. And it’s just opposite The Town Hall. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 6. What was Tina’s plan for tomorrow? A. Staying in the hotel. B. Relaxing at home. C. Going to a restaurant. D. Visiting the man. 7. How will Tina get to meet the man? A. By bus. B. Driving her own car. C. By taxi. D. Taking the underground. 8. When will Tina start off? A. At 12:00. B. At 12:30. C. At 13:00. D. At 13:30. 【答案】6. A 7. C 8. A 【解析】 【原文】M: What are you going to do tomorrow, Tina? W: I don’t know. I’ll probably stay in the hotel and relax. M: Why don’t you come to lunch with us at home? W: Oh, thank you. But you have your family. M: Yes, and they want to meet you. We’re going to have roast chicken, our traditional food. W: Sounds good. All right? I’ll come. What time? M: We eat at about one o’clock. So about 12:30 I’ll show you the house. I’ll get my brother to pick you up at the bus stop. W: No, that’s okay. I’ll get a taxi. It takes about 30 minutes. M: All right, then. That’s settled. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 9. What does the man think of acting? A. It is lying. B. It is natural. C. It is imaginary. D. It is believable. 10. What do we know about the woman? A. She draws well. B. She loves public speaking. C. She organises meetings. D. She has different roles in life. 11. What is the woman? A. A program host. B. A film producer. C. An actress. D. A baker. 【答案】9. D 10. D 11. C 【解析】 【原文】M: A lot of people talk about acting as lying because you're pretending to be someone else. I don’t believe so. W: Oh, no, I cannot think of a worse way to describe acting. Acting is telling the truth under imaginary scenes. M: Um, it is a real process. Have you used technology any differently since making the film? W: Oh my god, yes. I set even clearer lines than I had before between my public and my private lives. I love what it can do and how it brings people together, but used in the wrong way, it’s dangerous. M: Exactly. Um, what do you do to relax when no one’s thinking about you as a movie star or as a role model? What do you like to do? W: I bake. I’m pretty competitive about my banana bread. I don’t think anyone can believe how good it is. It’s really on another level. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 12. Which country charges for plastic bags? A. England. B. Bangladesh. C. South Africa. D. Italy. 13. What does the woman prefer to do with plastic bags? A. Making no use of them. B. Using them repeatedly. C. Charging more on them. D. Getting them for free. 【答案】12. A 13. B 【解析】 【原文】M: Is England the first country to charge for plastic bags? Alice? W: No, other countries started charging a few years ago, and countries around the world, including Bangladesh, South Africa and Italy, have actually forbidden them altogether. But seriously, with the five Pence charge, I’m definitely going to recycle my plastic bags. 听下面一段对话，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 14. What does Peter think about having holidays? A. Costly. B. Exciting. C. Relaxing. D. Fashionable 15. What makes Sarah think about having picnics? A. People coming together. B. Delicious dishes. C. A comfortable place. D. Good weather. 16. Where is the word “picnic”from? A. Latin. B. German. C. French. D. Indian 17. What is the topic of this BBC program? A. British way of life. B. Opinions on picnic. C. Social customs. D. Rules of picnicking. 【答案】14. A 15. D 16. C 17. B 【解析】 【原文】W: Hello, I'm Sarah and welcome to British life from BBC learning English. We are glad that Mr Peter Johnson is with us today. Hi Peter. M: Hi Sarah, whenever you're feeling tired of the city, what do you do? W: Go for a cycle ride? M: No. W: Go for a holiday. M: No, nothing as expensive as that. W: I cannot guess. M: Have you ever been on a picnic? W: Of course I have. I love them when the weather gets warm and the sun is out. One thing that I really enjoy is having a picnic outside in the open M: And that's what we're talking about today. Picnic in nowadays. W: Yes, I did some research and learned that the word picnic comes from the French word pique-nique, meaning a fashionable social activity. M: I think that definition is a bit different to what I imagine a picnic to be. To me, and for many people, a picnic is a simple affair. Plenty of food that's easy to eat, simple and easy is what I want for my picnic. W: But clearly picnicking is taken very, very seriously by higher class people and it can be a big social challenge. M: I just realized that having a picnic is not a simple affair. There are a lot of rules and customs connected to it. 听下面一段独白，回答以下小题【此处可播放相关音频，请去附件查看】 18. What does the speaker mainly talk about? A. Changes in people. B. Changes in life. C. The force of time. D. Memories about time. 19. What does the speaker consider as the magic point in life for most people? A. Teenager years. B. Middle ages. C. The future. D. The present. 20. What does the speaker think as difficult? A. Clear memories about the past. B. Imagination about future. C. Realization of mistakes. D. The development of brain power. 【答案】18. C 19. D 20. B 【解析】 【原文】Why do we make decisions that our future selves so often regret? Now, I think one of the reasons is that we have a wrong idea about the power of time. Every one of you knows that the rate of change slows over the human life. That the children seem to change by the minute, but parents seem to change by the year. But what is the name of this magical point in life? Is it teenage years? Is it middle age? It turns out for most people, is now wherever now happens to be? So here is a study of change in people’s personal values over time. There are three values: pleasure, success and honesty. Well, we asked thousands of people about how much their values would change in the next 10 years and had changed in the last 10 years. Here’s what we found. Change does slow down as we age. But it doesn’t slow nearly as much as we think. At every age from 18 to 68 people are wrong with how much change they would experience over the next 10 years. Why does this happen? It’s probably because most of us can remember who we were 10 years ago, but we find it hard to imagine who we’re going to be. And then we mistakenly think that because it’s hard to imagine, it’s not likely to happen. Time is a powerful force. For most of us, the present is a magic time. It’s the moment at which we finally become ourselves. Thank you. Ⅱ.语言运用（共两节；满分35分） 第一节 完形填空（共20小题，每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文。从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 At first sight, Action Hunger’s vending machine (自动售货机) appears just like any other. However, look closer, and you will ____21____ that the products inside have no ____22____. That’s because the goods are to provide the area’s ____23____ with free goods like socks, toothbrushes, fresh fruit and water. Khaled, the founder ____24____ the idea after talking to the many homeless people he befriended. He realized that there ____25____ to be a more effective way of ____26____ ensuring the necessities were always available. To get the goods, the person ____27____ has to obtain a card from The Friary, ____28____ for the homeless that has been in ____29____ for over 30 years. To ensure everyone gets a ____30____ share, each cardholder is ____31____ only three items of their choice a day. ____32____ that may sound cruel, Khaled says, “The ____33____ is that users don’t become ____34____ on the machines, and are working towards a long-term plan for ____35____ the streets.” The machine is refilled ____36____ by volunteers, who also keep track of the most ____37____ items. Fifty percent of the food is donated (捐贈) while the rest is ____38____ from local restaurants. Though it has ____39____ been a few months since the machine was put into use in December 2017, the early ____40____ and feedback have been extremely encouraging. Khaled next plans to roll out the machines to other locations within the UK and four US cities! 21. A. believe B. understand C. realize D. guess 22. A. consumer B. price C. producer D. market 23. A. homeless B. children C. wealthy people D. old people 24. A. came across B. came out of C. came into D. came up with 25. A. wanted B. was C. came D. had 26. A. at least B. not at all C. after all D. not least 27. A. at first B. at last C. last D. first 28. A. a day center B. a kindergarten C. a magazine D. an organizer 29. A. business B. operation C. performance D. action 30. A. valuable B. fair C. large D. common 31. A. afforded B. charged C. chosen D. allowed 32. A. However B. Whether C. While D. For 33. A. thought B. view C. opinion D. idea 34. A. disappointed B. dependent C. excited D. focused 35. A. walking on B. staying in C. getting off D. running over 36. A. daily B. slightly C. nearly D. possibly 37. A. favorite B. expensive C. enjoyable D. popular 38. A. obtained B. sold C. made D. left 39. A. still B. already C. only D. even 40. A. service B. data C. production D. collection 【答案】21. C 22. B 23. A 24. D 25. D 26. A 27. D 28. A 29. B 30. B 31. D 32. C 33. D 34. B 35. C 36. A 37. D 38. A 39. C 40. B 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍了“行动饥饿”组织创始人Khaled受街头流浪者启发而设立的免费自动售货机项目，以及其运作机制和积极反馈。 【21题详解】 考查动词。句意：然而，仔细观察，你会意识到里面的商品没有标价。A. believe相信；B. understand理解；C. realize意识到；D. guess猜测。根据前文“look closer”和后文“the products inside have no”可知，仔细观察便会“意识到”这一事实。 【22题详解】 考查名词。句意：然而，仔细观察，你会意识到里面的商品没有标价。A. consumer消费者；B. price价格；C. producer生产者；D. market市场。根据后文“the goods are to provide the area’s with free goods”可知，商品是免费的，因此没有“价格”。 【23题详解】 考查名词。句意：那是因为这些商品是为该地区的流浪者免费提供袜子、牙刷、新鲜水果和水等物品。A. homeless流浪者；B. children儿童；C. wealthy people富人；D. old people老人。根据后文“the many homeless people he befriended”可知，服务对象是“流浪者”。 【24题详解】 考查动词短语辨析。句意：创始人Khaled在与他结识的众多流浪者交谈后想出了这个主意。A. came across偶遇；B. came out of出自；C. came into进入；D. came up with想出。根据后文“the idea after talking to the many homeless people”可知，他是在交谈后“想出”了这个主意。 【25题详解】 考查动词。句意：他意识到需要一种更有效的方式来至少确保这些必需品始终可得。根据后文“a more effective way of ensuring the necessities were always available.”可推知，“必须”有一种更有效的方法，have to do sth.表示“必须做某事”，用一般过去时态had to be。 【26题详解】 考查短语。句意：他意识到需要一种更有效的方式来至少确保这些必需品始终可得。A. at least至少；B. not at all一点也不；C. after all毕竟；D. not least尤其。根据后文“ensuring the necessities were always available”可推知，“至少”要确保必需品可得。 【27题详解】 考查副词和副词短语。句意：要获取商品，这个人首先必须从The Friary获得一张卡。A. at first起初；B. at last最后；C. last最后；D. first首先。根据下文“has to obtain a card from The Friary”可知，这是获取商品的前提步骤，表示逻辑顺序上的“首先”。 【28题详解】 考查名词短语。句意：The Friary是一个为流浪者服务的日间中心，已经运营了30多年。A. a day center日间中心；B. a kindergarten幼儿园；C. a magazine杂志；D. an organizer组织者。根据下文“for the homeless”可知，这是一个为流浪者提供服务的场所，应为“日间中心”。 【29题详解】 考查名词。句意：The Friary是一个为流浪者服务的日间中心，已经运营了30多年。A. business生意；B. operation运营；C. performance表演；D. action行动。根据下文“for over 30 years”可知，表示该中心“运营”了30多年；in operation“在运行”。 【30题详解】 考查形容词。句意：为确保每个人获得公平的份额，每位持卡人每天只被允许选择三件物品。A. valuable有价值的；B. fair公平的；C. large大的；D. common常见的。根据下文“each cardholder is only three items of their choice a day”可知，限制每人每天只能拿三件，是为了保证“公平”。 【31题详解】 考查动词。句意：为确保每个人获得公平的份额，每位持卡人每天只被允许选择三件物品。A. afforded买得起；B. charged收费；C. chosen选择；D. allowed允许。根据上文“To ensure everyone gets a share”和下文“only three items of their choice a day”可知，每人每天被“允许”拿三件。 【32题详解】 考查连词。句意：虽然这听起来可能有些苛刻，但Khaled说：“其理念是用户不会对机器产生依赖，并且正在朝着长期计划努力，以摆脱流浪街头的生活。”A. However然而；B. Whether是否；C. While虽然；D. For因为。根据下文“that may sound cruel”和“are working towards a long-term plan for the streets.”可知，前后为让步关系，用while引导让步状语从句，表示“虽然”。 【33题详解】 考查名词。句意：虽然这听起来可能有些苛刻，但Khaled说：“其理念是用户不会对机器产生依赖，并且正在朝着长期计划努力，以摆脱流浪街头的生活。”A. thought想法；B. view观点；C. opinion意见；D. idea理念。根据后文“users don’t become on the machines, and are working towards a long-term plan for the streets.”可知，Khaled在解释这项措施背后的设计“理念”。 【34题详解】 考查形容词。句意：虽然这听起来可能有些苛刻，但Khaled说：“其理念是用户不会对机器产生依赖，并且正在朝着长期计划努力，以摆脱流浪街头的生活。”A. disappointed失望的；B. dependent依赖的；C. excited兴奋的；D. focused专注的。根据下文“working towards a long-term plan for getting the streets”可知，项目的长远目标是帮助流浪者最终摆脱流浪生活，因此不希望他们对机器产生“依赖”；become dependent on意为“变得依赖……”。 【35题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：虽然这听起来可能有些苛刻，但Khaled说：“其理念是用户不会对机器产生依赖，并且正在朝着长期计划努力，以摆脱流浪街头的生活。”A. walking on走在……上；B. staying in待在……里；C. getting off离开，摆脱；D. running over碾过。根据上文“a long-term plan”和下文“the streets”可推知，长期计划的目标是帮助流浪者最终“摆脱”街头生活。 【36题详解】 考查副词。句意：这台机器由志愿者每日补充，他们还会追踪最受欢迎的物品。A. daily每日地；B. slightly轻微地；C. nearly几乎；D. possibly可能地。根据上文为流浪者提供日常必需品的背景可知，机器需要“每日”进行补充才能保证供应。 【37题详解】 考查形容词。句意：这台机器由志愿者每日补充，他们还会追踪最受欢迎的物品。A. favorite最喜欢的；B. expensive昂贵的；C. enjoyable令人愉快的；D. popular受欢迎的。根据上文“keep track of”可推知，志愿者追踪的是哪些物品最“受欢迎”，以便更好地调整补充。 【38题详解】 考查动词。句意：百分之五十的食物是捐赠的，其余的是从当地餐馆获取的。A. obtained获得；B. sold出售；C. made制作；D. left留下。根据上文“Fifty percent of the food is donated”和下文“from local restaurants”可知，其余的食物是从餐馆“获取”的。 【39题详解】 考查副词。句意：尽管机器自2017年12月投入使用以来仅仅过了几个月，但早期的数据和反馈已经非常令人鼓舞。A. still仍然；B. already已经；C. only仅仅；D. even甚至。根据下文“the early and feedback have been extremely encouraging”可知，时间“仅仅”过了几个月，反馈已很好，前后形成对比。 【40题详解】 考查名词。句意：尽管机器自2017年12月投入使用以来仅仅过了几个月，但早期的数据和反馈已经非常令人鼓舞。A. service服务；B. data数据；C. production生产；D. collection收集。与下文“feedback”并列，结合上文志愿者会追踪物品受欢迎程度等信息可知，此处指运营中收集的“数据”也十分积极。 第二节 语法填空（共10小题；每题1.5分，满分15分） 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Every year during the Spring Festival, a small village east of Beijing puts on a special show. It’s about-15°C, and a man dressed in a straw hat and sheepskin coat____41____ (throw)spoon after spoon of heavy molten iron(铁水) at a massive，icy wall.The collision(碰撞)between the 1,600℃ liquid metal and the frozen brick creates a waterfall of sparks(火花)____42____(fall) over him, equally beautiful and dangerous. This is a performance____43____requires extraordinary courage, skill and strength. Known as Da Shuhua, it has a history of 500 years in Nuanquan, a highly-developed steel town.Da Shuhua translates literally into “beating down the tree flowers,”____44____agricultural activity of hitting fruit trees to stimulate growth. In ancient times, fireworks weren’t always____45____(wide) affordable. So people in Nuanquan made use of scrap iron and developed Da Shuhua as a way____46____(celebrate) festivals.As a result,they brought firework displays____47____a whole new level. Today,Da Shuhua has become more popular than ever,due to____48____(ban)on fireworks to reduce air pollution in some parts of China. Every year, this unique firework display attracts tons of people in spite of the freezing cold weather____49____draws attention for its protection. Since 2021,it_____50_____(list) as an intangible cultural heritage of China. 【答案】41. throws##is throwing 42. falling 43. which/that 44. an 45. widely 46. to celebrate 47. to 48. bans 49. and 50. has been listed 【解析】 【导语】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍“打树花”表演。这是一项需要非凡勇气、技巧和力量的表演。自2021年起，它被列为中国非物质文化遗产。 【41题详解】 考查谓语动词的时态。句意：气温约为零下15摄氏度，一个头戴草帽、身穿羊皮大衣的男人正把一勺又一勺的铁水扔向一堵巨大的冰墙。根据空前的It’s和空后的creates可知，本段应该使用throws，一般现在时态；或is throwing，现在进行时，用以描绘打树花的画面。故填throws/is throwing。 【42题详解】 考查非谓语的现在分词形式。句意：1600℃的液态金属和冰冻的砖块之间的碰撞产生了火花瀑布，同样美丽又危险。此处为“产生掉落在他身上的火花”，其中sparks和fall之间是主动关系，是现在分词作后置定语。故填falling。 【43题详解】 考查定语从句的连接词。句意：这是一项需要非凡勇气、技巧和力量的表演。先行词为performance, 指物，在定语从句中充当主语成分，从句由关系代词which/that引导。故填which/that。 【44题详解】 考查不定冠词。句意：树花的字面意思是“打树花”，这是一种通过击打果树来刺激生长的农业活动。打树花是一种农业活动，且agriculture以元音开头。故填an。 【45题详解】 考查副词。句意：在古代，烟花并不总是普遍负担得起的。此处需要用副词来修饰形容词affordable。故填widely。 【46题详解】 考查非谓语的不定式。句意：因此，暖泉人利用废铁，发展了打树花作为庆祝节日的一种方式。固定结构为a way to do sth.。故填to celebrate。 【47题详解】 考查介词。句意：结果，他们把烟花表演带到了一个全新的水平。固定搭配：bring sth. to“把……带到……”。故填 to。 【48题详解】 考查名词复数。句意：对烟花的“禁令”使得现在打树花变得愈加受欢迎。固定短语：due to“由于”；“禁令ban”是可数名词，此处应该用名词复数。故填bans。 【49题详解】 考查并列连词。句意：每年，尽管天气寒冷，这个独特的烟花表演吸引了成千上万的人，并引起了人们对其保护的注意。空前的attracts tons of people与空后的draws attention for its protection形成并列关系。故填and。 【50题详解】 考查谓语动词的被动语态。句意：自2021年起，它被列为中国非物质文化遗产。句子主语it和谓语动词list之间是被动关系，再根据空前since可知，应该用现在完成时的被动语态。故填has been listed。 Ⅲ.阅读理解（共16小题；每小题2.5分，满分40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 The Sahara Desert is the largest desert in the world. It stretches across Africa from Senegal to Egypt. The Sahara Desert is an unfriendly environment. During the day it’s very hot, and at night it’s sometimes very cold. It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara. In 2006, Kevin Lin, Ray Zahab and Charlie Engle decided to do something very difficult. They made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920 km). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. The three men liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test. On the morning of November 2, Kevin, Ray and Charlie started their trip across the Sahara. Every morning they began running at 5:00. At 11 a.m. they stopped and rested until 5 p.m. Then they ran again until 9:30 in the evening. Each day they ran about 40 miles (64 km). Every day it was the same thing. They got up and ran. They listened to music on their iPods, and they ran and ran. Kevin Ray and Charlie needed to eat a lot of food during their trip. Most people need about 2,000 calories of food each day. Kevin, Ray and Charlie needed between 6,000 and 9,000 calories every day. That’s a lot of food! They also needed to drink a lot of water. The three men had some problems on their trip, and many times they wanted to quit and go home. It was often very hot (140°F/60℃) during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. Sometimes it was very windy, and they couldn’t see. One time they got lost. But they didn’t quit. After 111 days, Kevin, Ray and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara Desert. They hugged each other and put their hands in the water of the Red Sea. Then they ran to a hotel to take a long shower. 51. The Sahara Desert is not fit for people to live because of its . A. remoteness B. extreme weather C. vastness D. salty water 52. What does “a very big test” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. A real challenge. B. A competitive examination. C. A wise decision. D. A time-saving task. 53. The three men realized that their trip was finished when they_________. A. found a hotel B. ate up all the food C. saw the Red Sea D. drank all the water 54. What’s the reason for the success of their trip? A. They prepared sufficient food. B. They never got lost. C. They developed a good plan. D. They never gave up. 【答案】51. B 52. A 53. C 54. D 【解析】 【导语】文章主要讲述了Kevin、Ray和Charlie三人跑步穿越撒哈拉沙漠的故事。 【51题详解】 推理判断题。根据第一段中“The Sahara Desert is an unfriendly environment. During the day it’s very hot, and at night it’s sometimes very cold. It is also difficult to find water in the Sahara. (撒哈拉沙漠是一个不友好的环境。白天很热，晚上有时很冷。在撒哈拉沙漠也很难找到水。)”可知，撒哈拉沙漠白天很热，晚上有时很冷，很难找到水，由此可推断出，撒哈拉沙漠的极端天气不适合人类居住。 【52题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中“They made the decision to run across the Sahara Desert 4,300 miles (6,920 km). It seemed impossible to do, but they wanted to try. (他们决定跑步穿越撒哈拉沙漠4300英里(6920公里)。这似乎不可能做到，但他们想试试。)”可知，三人决定跑步穿越撒哈拉沙漠，这似乎是不可能完成的任务，由此可推知，划线短语所在句“The three men liked to test themselves, and this would be a very big test.”意为“这三个人喜欢挑战自己，这将是一个非常大的挑战”，划线短语“a very big test”意为“一个真正的挑战”。 【53题详解】 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“After 111 days, Kevin, Ray and Charlie successfully finished their trip across the Sahara Desert. They hugged each other and put their hands in the water of the Red Sea. (111天后，凯文、雷和查理成功完成了穿越撒哈拉沙漠的旅行。他们拥抱在一起，把手伸进红海的水里。)”可知，当三人看到红海时，他们意识到他们的旅行结束了。 【54题详解】 推理判断题。根据最后一段中“The three men had some problems on their trip, and many times they wanted to quit and go home. It was often very hot (140°F/60℃) during the day, and the heat made them sick. Their legs and feet hurt. Sometimes it was very windy, and they couldn’t see. One time they got lost. But they didn’t quit. (这三个男人在旅途中遇到了一些问题，很多次他们都想放弃回家。白天通常很热(140华氏度/60摄氏度)，高温让他们生病。他们的腿和脚很疼。有时风很大，他们看不见。有一次他们迷路了。但他们没有放弃。)”可知，三人在旅途中遇到很多问题，但他们没有放弃，由此可推知，他们成功的原因是永不放弃。 B One of the most common types of nonfiction, and one that many people enjoy reading, is stories about people’s lives. These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography, memoir, and biography. An autobiography is the story of a person’s life written by himself or herself. Often it begins with the person’s earliest recollections and ends in the present. Autobiography writers may not be entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer the reader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way. People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies. Other writers, such as James Joyce, have written thinly fictionalized accounts of their lives. These are not autobiographies, but they are very close to it. Memoirs, strictly speaking, are autobiographical accounts that focus as much on the events of the times as on the life of the author: Memoir writers typically use these events as backgrounds for their lives. They describe them in detail and discuss their importance. Recently, though, the term memoir seems to be becoming interchangeable with autobiography. A memoir nowadays may or may not deal with the outside world. Biographies are factual accounts of someone else’s life. In many senses, these may be the hardest of the three types to write. Autobiography writers know the events they write about because they lived them. But biography writers have to gather information from as many different sources as possible. Then they have to decide which facts to include. Their goal is to present a balanced picture of a person, not one that is overly positive or too critical. A fair well-presented biography may take years to research and write. 55. This passage is mostly about . A. the characteristics of autobiographies, memoirs and biographies B. famous autobiographies C. why biography can be difficult to write D. differences between autobiographies and memoirs 56. Helen Keller wrote A. a memoir B. an autobiography C. a work of fiction D. a biography 57. The word “diverse” in Paragraph 2 means . A. able to swim in deep water B. similar or alike C. varied or different D. enjoying poetry 58. Autobiography writers are not always objective because they . A. feel they have to make up details to make their books sell B. constantly compete with biography writers C. want to present themselves in a good light D. have trouble remembering the good times 【答案】55. A 56. B 57. C 58. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要介绍了非小说类文学中常见的一种类型——关于人们生活的故事，这类故事分为自传、回忆录和传记三类，并分别阐述了它们的特点。 【55题详解】 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“These stories fall into three general categories: autobiography, memoir, and biography.(这些故事大致分为三类：自传、回忆录和传记。)”以及后文分别对自传、回忆录和传记的特点进行阐述可知，这篇文章主要是关于自传、回忆录和传记的特点。 【56题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies.(像本杰明·富兰克林和海伦·凯勒这样不同的人都写过自传。)”可知，海伦·凯勒写的是自传。 【57题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第二段中的“People as diverse as Benjamin Franklin and Helen Keller have written autobiographies.(像本杰明·富兰克林和海伦·凯勒这样diverse人都写过自传。)”以及常识可知，本杰明·富兰克林和海伦·凯勒是不同领域、不同特点的人，所以“diverse”意思是“不同的，多样的”，与“varied or different”意思相近。 【58题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Autobiography writers may not be entirely objective in the way they present themselves. However, they offer the reader a good look at the way they are and what makes them that way.(自传作者在描述自己时可能并不完全客观。然而，他们让读者很好地了解了他们是什么样的人以及是什么让他们成为这样的人。)”可推测，自传作者并不总是客观的，因为他们想以良好的形象展示自己。 C The story of Cleopatra, a beautiful 17-year-old girl when she became the powerful ruler of ancient Egypt, has interested people for thousands of years. Now new information about Cleopatra’s life is coming to the surface. Parts of her ancient royal court have been found near Alexandria, Egypt. All of these ruins are underwater. Ancient Egyptian writings and drawings show that Cleopatra owned a royal (王室的) palace on an island named Antirhodos. The island was near Alexandria, the capital city of Egypt during Cleopatra’s rule in the first century B.C. Although the city of Alexandria still exists today, floods and earthquakes buried Antirhodos under water more than 1,600 years ago. But it wasn’t lost for good. In 1996, undersea explorer Franck Goddio found it beneath just 18 feet of water, off the shore of Alexandria. He found the ruins of Cleopatra’s palace in mud, seaweed, and garbage. Cleopatra and her brother Ptolemy XIII began to rule Egypt together in 51 B.C. But Ptolemy did not want to share the power, and he forced Cleopatra out of the palace. The clever young woman saw her chance to regain power when Rome’s main leader, Julius Caesar, traveled to Egypt. In order to meet with him, Cleopatra is said to have sneaked (潜行) into the palace rolled up in a carpet! Caesar soon fell in love with Cleopatra. He helped her push Ptolemy aside and take control of Egypt. After Caesar was murdered by his enemies, a new Roman leader, Mark Antony, met Cleopatra. Just like Caesar, Antony fell in love with her. He moved into Cleopatra’s palace at Antirhodos. Soon people back in Rome feared that Antony was more interested in Egypt than in his own empire. They turned against him and Egypt and sent a huge army by sea, which eventually defeated Egypt. In despair, Cleopatra and Antony took their own lives. Ancient Egypt’s last queen died at the age of 39. 59. How did Cleopatra’s life catch people’s attention again? A. Through ancient Egyptian writings and drawings B. Through the finding of the underwater city. C. Through the recent floods in Alexandria. D. Through the retelling of old stories 60. What does “it”(underlined in paragraph 3) refer to? A. Egypt. B. Alexandria. C. Antirhodos. D. Ptolemy XIII. 61. Who helped Cleopatra regain power after Ptolemy XIII forced her away? A. Franck Goddio. B. People in Egypt. C. Mark Antony. D. Julius Caesar. 62. Which of the following words best describes Cleopatra in the passage? A. Warm-hearted. B. Cruel. C. Quick-minded. D. Selfless. 【答案】59. B 60. C 61. D 62. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要讲述了关于克利奥帕特拉（Cleopatra）的故事，包括她的宫殿被发现以及她如何夺回权力、最终结局等内容。 【59题详解】 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Now new information about Cleopatra's life is coming to the surface. Parts of her ancient royal court have been found near Alexandria, Egypt. All of these ruins are underwater.(现在，关于克利奥帕特拉生平的新信息正在浮出水面。她的部分古代王室宫殿遗址在埃及亚历山大港附近被发现，所有这些废墟都在水下。)”可知，克利奥帕特拉的生活再次引起人们关注，是因为她的王室宫殿遗址（水下废墟）被发现。 【60题详解】 词句猜测题。根据第三段中的“Although the city of Alexandria still exists today, floods and earthquakes buried Antirhodos under water more than 1,600 years ago. But it wasn’t lost for good.(尽管亚历山大城如今依然存在，但1600多年前，洪水和地震将安提罗多斯岛埋在了水下。但它并没有永远消失。)”可知，前一句提到洪水和地震将Antirhodos（安提罗多斯岛）埋在了水下，后一句用“but”表转折，说明这个岛并没有永远消失，因此“it”指代的是前文提到的Antirhodos（安提罗多斯岛）。 【61题详解】 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“But Ptolemy did not want to share the power, and he forced Cleopatra out of the palace. The clever young woman saw her chance to regain power when Rome’s main leader, Julius Caesar, traveled to Egypt. In order to meet with him, Cleopatra is said to have sneaked (潘行) into the palace rolled up in a carpet! Caesar soon fell in love with Cleopatra. He helped her push Ptolemy aside and take control of Egypt.(但托勒密不希望分享权力，他将克利奥帕特拉赶出了宫殿。当罗马的主要领导人尤利乌斯·凯撒前往埃及时，这位聪明的女子看到了夺回权力的机会。据说，为了与他会面，克利奥帕特拉裹在地毯里偷偷溜进了宫殿！凯撒很快就爱上了克利奥帕特拉。他帮助她排挤托勒密，掌控了埃及。)”可知，托勒密十三世将克利奥帕特拉赶出宫殿后，是罗马领袖尤利乌斯·凯撒帮助她重新掌权。 【62题详解】 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The clever young woman saw her chance to regain power when Rome's main leader, Julius Caesar, traveled to Egypt. In order to meet with him, Cleopatra is said to have sneaked into the palace rolled up in a carpet!(当罗马的主要领袖尤利乌斯·凯撒来到埃及时，这位聪明的年轻女子看到了重新掌权的机会。据说，为了见到他，克利奥帕特拉裹在地毯里偷偷潜入了宫殿！)”可知，克利奥帕特拉在被赶出宫殿后，抓住凯撒来到埃及的机会，乔装成地毯潜入宫殿见凯撒，从而获得帮助重掌权力，由此可推断她是一个思维敏捷、机智的人。 D In a world where we are tweeting, texting, Googling and checking e-mail all the time, technology addiction (沉迷) is a real concern for today’s kids. Yet parents are often unable to unplug from their own digital devices, research suggests. A recent national survey conducted by Common Sense Media, which included nearly 1,800 parents of children aged eight to 18, found that parents spend an average of nine hours and 22 minutes every day in front of various screens — including smartphones, tablets, computers and televisions. Of those, nearly eight hours are for personal use, not work. Perhaps even more surprising is that 78 percent of parents surveyed believe they are good role models for how to use digital technology. Multimedia are designed to be engaging and habit-forming, so we do not even realize how much time we spend when we warn people against the overuse of our devices, says Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect. This can be bad news for children, who not only feel that their parents are not caring for them or do not find them as engaging as the screen but who also learn to follow their parents’ behavior, Steiner-Adair notes. Studies show that greater use of technology among teens results in a preference for digital time over physical activity and worse performance in school. Babies also have a harder time learning emotional (情感的) and nonverbal cues because their parents always have what is called “still face phenomenon” from concentrating on mobile devices. The good news, however, is that if parents use screen time for shared activities with a child watching a movie or playing an educational game together, for example — it can enhance the child's learning. According to the survey, 94 percent of parents recognize that technology can be used to support their children’s education. The key is to limit and track kids’ time with technology and set rules for themselves, too. Modeling healthy media habits can start with something as simple as making the family dinner table a device-free zone. 63. Why do parents spend so much time every day on digital devices? A. They have to use them for work. B. They just follow the national rules. C. They’ve just got the habit to do so. D. They like using them with their kids. 64. What can we infer about Catherine Steiner-Adair’s feeling from her words? A. Surprised. B. Worried. C. Scared. D. Excited. 65. How are small babies affected according to paragraph 3? A. They are likely to move less. B. They tend to make faces more. C. They’ll be slow in expressing feelings. D. They won’t see their parents clearly. 66. What does “the good news” in the last paragraph refer to? A. Dinner tables can always be device-free. B. Kids can use digital devices to play games. C. Parents can make good use of digital devices for kids. D. There are rules to guide kids how to use digital devices. 【答案】63. C 64. B 65. C 66. C 【解析】 【导语】本文主要探讨了家长在数字设备上花费大量时间的现象及其对孩子的影响，同时提出了家长如何利用数字设备促进孩子学习的建议。 【63题详解】 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Multimedia are designed to be engaging and habit-forming, so we do not even realize how much time we spend when we warn people against the overuse of our devices, says Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect.(临床心理学家、《大脱节》一书的作者Catherine Steiner-Adair说，多媒体的设计就是为了吸引人并让人养成习惯，所以当我们警告人们不要过度使用设备时，我们甚至没有意识到自己花了多少时间)”可知，家长之所以每天在数字设备上花费大量时间，是因为他们已经养成了这样的习惯。 【64题详解】 推理判断题。根据第二段中“Multimedia are designed to be engaging and habit-forming, so we do not even realize how much time we spend when we warn people against the overuse of our devices, says Catherine Steiner-Adair, a clinical psychologist and author of The Big Disconnect. (临床心理学家、《大脱节》一书的作者Catherine Steiner-Adair说，多媒体的设计就是为了吸引人并让人养成习惯，所以当我们警告人们不要过度使用设备时，我们甚至没有意识到自己花了多少时间)”以及第三段中“This can be bad news for children, who not only feel that their parents are not caring for them or do not find them as engaging as the screen but who also learn to follow their parents’ behavior, Steiner-Adair notes. (Steiner-Adair指出，这对孩子们来说可能是个坏消息，他们不仅觉得父母不关心他们，或者觉得他们不如屏幕吸引人，而且还学会了模仿父母的行为)”可知，Catherine Steiner-Adair对于家长过度使用数字设备以及由此对孩子产生的不良影响感到担忧。 【65题详解】 细节理解题。根据第三段中“Babies also have a harder time learning emotional (情感的) and nonverbal cues because their parents always have what is called “still face phenomenon” from concentrating on mobile devices. (婴儿也很难学习情感和非语言暗示，因为他们的父母总是因为专注于移动设备而出现所谓的“面无表情现象”)”可知，由于父母总是专注于移动设备，婴儿在表达情感方面会受到影响，变得迟缓。 【66题详解】 词句猜测题。根据最后一段中“The good news, however, is that if parents use screen time for shared activities with a child watching a movie or playing an educational game together, for example — it can enhance the child's learning.(然而，好消息是，如果父母利用屏幕时间与孩子一起进行共享活动，比如一起看电影或玩教育游戏，这可以促进孩子的学习)”以及“According to the survey, 94 percent of parents recognize that technology can be used to support their children's education. (根据调查，94%的家长认识到科技可以用来支持孩子的教育)”可知，“the good news”指的是家长可以好好利用数字设备来促进孩子的学习。 Ⅳ. 选词填空（共10小题 ;每小题1分，共计10分） 表格中的12个单词中选择10个单词填在文中的空格处（注意每个单词只能用一次，且单词需适当的形式；有两个单词多余）。 yourself cost learn order work pay nobody inform settle pick willing everybody A friend’s grandfather came to America from Eastern Europe. After ____67____ down at Ellis Island, he went into a cafeteria in lower Manhattan to get something to eat. He sat down at an empty table and waited for someone to take his ____68____. Of course ____69____ did. Finally, a woman with a tray full of food sat down opposite him and ____70____him how a cafeteria____71____.”Start out at that end,” she said. “Just go along the line and____72____ out what you want. At the other end they’ll tell you how much you have to ___73___.” “I soon ____74____ that’s how everything works in America,” the grandfather told a friend. “ Life is a cafeteria here. You can get anything you want as long as you are ____75____ to pay the price. You can even get success, but you will never get it if you wait for someone to bring it for you. You have to get up and get it ____76____.” 【答案】67. settling 68. order 69. nobody 70. informed 71. worked 72. pick 73. pay 74. learned 75. willing 76. yourself 【解析】 【导语】本文讲述一位从东欧来到美国的祖父在自助餐厅的经历，领悟到人生如同自助餐厅，想要收获就要主动争取、愿意付出代价。 【67题详解】 考查非谓语动词。句意：在埃利斯岛安顿下来后，他去了曼哈顿下城的一家自助餐厅吃点东西。根据“down at Ellis Island”可知，在埃利斯岛安顿下来后。介词“After”可知，此处应填动名词形式，与“down”构成动词短语。settle down意为“安顿下来，定居”，符合句意。 【68题详解】 考查名词。句意：他在一张空桌子旁坐下，等着有人来接受他的点单。根据空前“He sat down at an empty table”可知，等着有人来接受他的点单。此处应填名词，作take的宾语。take one’s order是固定搭配，意为“接受点单/点菜”，符合餐厅场景。 【69题详解】 考查代词。句意：当然，没有人为他点单。根据上文“waited for someone to take his order”和“Of course”的转折语气可知，在自助餐厅中，没有人会来为他点单。nobody意为“没有人”，符合逻辑。 【70题详解】 考查动词。句意：最后，一个端着满满一盘食物的女士在他对面坐下，并告诉他自助餐厅是如何运作的。此处应填动词的过去式，与“sat down”并列作谓语，且后接宾语从句。inform意为“告知，通知”，inform sb. how…符合语境，即女士向他解释自助餐厅的规则。 【71题详解】 考查动词。句意：最后，一个端着满满一盘食物的女士在他对面坐下，并告诉他自助餐厅是如何运作的。此处是宾语从句的谓语部分，根据“sat down”可知，用一般过去时。work意为“运转，运作”，how a cafeteria worked表示“自助餐厅如何运作”，符合语境。 【72题详解】 考查动词短语。句意：她说：“从那一头开始，沿着队伍走，挑选你想要的东西。” 根据“go along the line and”的并列结构可知，此处应填动词原形。pick out是固定短语，意为“挑选”，与“what you want”搭配，and连接并列祈使句，用动词原形。 【73题详解】 考查动词。句意：在另一头，他们会告诉你必须付多少钱。根据空前“have to”可知，此处应填动词原形。pay意为“支付”，pay the price是常见搭配，符合结账场景。 【74题详解】 考查动词。句意：祖父告诉一个朋友：“我很快明白，这就是美国一切事物的运作方式。”根据空后“that’s how everything works in America ”可知， 此处表示 “领悟；明白”，讲述过去发生的动作，用一般过去时。 【75题详解】 考查形容词。句意：生活就像这里的自助餐厅。只要愿意付出代价，你可以得到任何你想要的东西。根据“as long as you are ____ to pay the price”可知，此处应填形容词，构成“be willing to do”结构。willing to do意为“愿意做某事”，符合语境。 【76题详解】 考查代词。句意：你得自己起身去获取它。根据上文“if you wait for someone to bring it for you”可知，此处强调不能依靠别人，而要依靠自己。yourself意为“你自己”，与“get it”搭配，强调亲力亲为。 Ⅳ. 书面表达（共2小题；满分35分） 第一节 （满分10分） 77. 阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。 Becoming an attractive employee The 2008 financial crisis created an unstable job market. Fast-forward to the present, and the economy has not fully recovered. Thus, it’s of vital importance for job seekers to carefully strategize their approach to job application. And it is especially important for those new to the workforce. They should look at making themselves as attractive as possible to employers. For young people, information technology skills will play an increasing role in the future. As the generation to have grown up in the Information Age, they are quite confident when it comes to showing off their interests and skills in this field. This makes them a natural fit for companies seeking expertise in technology, marketing, and networking. They should emphasize these skills when applying for jobs that require the ability to multitask. Another attractive quality is experience. It is important that an applicant’s resume list any activities that involved teamwork and goal-driven responsibilities. Membership in a sports or social club and participation as a volunteer are good examples of this. These activities involve goal management and planning, along with the ability to focus while competing on a team. When hiring committees see this, they see a candidate who is capable of working in a variety of environments. Finally, an attractive quality when job-hunting is a great attitude toward a potential job. Young job seekers are known to be overconfident because they have been praised for everything they have done. But they must realize that the employment market is about how an employee will be a good fit for a company, not the other way around. In fact, in an interview, an important question to ask is: “What would be expected of me as an employee?” In today’s tough job market, young job seekers need to provide a potential employer with good reasons to hire them. ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】参考答案 How can young people attract their future employers? First, they need to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in information technology. Second, they should include in their resume the experiences that reflect they are cooperative and goal-oriented. Finally, they need to adopt a proper attitude, that is, taking future employers’ expectations into consideration. 【解析】 【导语】文章介绍说，在当前严峻且未完全复苏的就业市场中，年轻求职者想要吸引雇主，需要掌握一定策略，重点培养三项有吸引力的特质：信息技术技能、相关实践经验以及正确的求职态度，以此提高自身竞争力。 【详解】1. 要点摘录 ①Thus, it’s of vital importance for job seekers to carefully strategize their approach to job application.  ②For young people, information technology skills will play an increasing role in the future ③Another attractive quality is experience. ④Finally, an attractive quality when job-hunting is a great attitude toward a potential job. 2. 缜密构思 将第①点作为核心总起，整合②③④三点，分别提炼出年轻求职者需具备的三项关键特质，用简洁的语言重组，形成逻辑连贯的内容概要。 3. 遣词造句 How can young people attract their future employers? First, they need to demonstrate their knowledge and skills in information technology. Second, they should include in their resume the experiences that reflect they are cooperative and goal-oriented.  Finally, they need to adopt a proper attitude, that is, taking future employers’ expectations into consideration. 【点睛】【高分句型1】Second, they should include in their resume the experiences that reflect they are cooperative and goal-oriented. (运用that引导的定语从句，修饰先行词experiences，表达高级) 【高分句型2】Finally, they need to adopt a proper attitude, that is, taking future employers’ expectations into consideration. (运用同位语结构补充说明proper attitude的具体内容，用taking...into consideration替代简单表达，提升语言质感) 第二节 （满分25分） 78. 下面是某校关于中学生生出国留学利弊的一份调查结果。请借助资料，以Some thoughts on studying abroad为题目，给学校的英语校报写一篇稿件，就中学生出国留学发表你的看法。 利(advantages) 弊(disadvantages) 语言环境 18.7% 安全问題 9% 避免升学的压力 23.8% 费用(expenses) 20.7% 独立发展能力 7.2% 理解当地文化 1.7% 注 意 ：1 . 词数:100左右。 2.无需使用全部资料。 Some thoughts on studying abroad ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 【答案】 Some thoughts on studying abroad Nowadays, studying abroad is becoming a hot topic among middle school students. According to a school survey, there are both advantages and disadvantages of it. On the one hand, many students choose to study abroad to avoid the pressure of entering higher schools, which accounts for 23.8% of the survey. Meanwhile, an English-speaking environment benefits language learning. Studying abroad also helps develop independence. On the other hand, high expenses are the main concern, taking up 20.7%. What’s more, some students may face safety problems. In my opinion, studying abroad is a personal choice. We should consider our family conditions and personal needs carefully before making a decision. 【解析】 【导语】要求考生借助学校关于中学生出国留学利弊的调查结果，以Some thoughts on studying abroad为题，给学校英语校报写一篇稿件，发表对中学生出国留学的看法。 【详解】1. 词汇积累 压力：pressure → stress 此外：meanwhile → at the same time 独立：independence → self-reliance 考虑：consider → take into account 2. 句式拓展 简单句变复合句 原句： According to a school survey, there are both advantages and disadvantages of it. 拓展句：As is shown in a school survey, studying abroad has both advantages and disadvantages. 【点睛】【高分句型1】 On the one hand, many students choose to study abroad to avoid the pressure of entering higher schools, which accounts for 23.8% of the survey. (运用了which引导的非限制性定语从句) 【高分句型2】 We should consider our family conditions and personal needs carefully before making a decision. (运用了动名词短语作宾语making a decision) 第1页/共1页 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $